Real Jesus in a Real World

Real Jesus: 24/7/365

What if every day was a "Jesus day"?  Daytime, night, and everything in between.  Waking, sleeping, you name it - what if?  A man carries a simple cross in his pocket - a reminder of the constant, living love-presence of Real Jesus.  A woman does her best to follow the example of her beloved grandmother whose very name was Faith, and she loved her name, passing that legacy on to others.  And we'll listen in to a big sister's answer to a little girl's "if only" question at the funeral of her beloved grandpa..."If only grandpa would just wake up".  And what would your 24/7/365 be like if doctors told you you'd be totally blind in 6 months?  That's where the 24/7/365 of grandpa, who's been blind for years, comes in.  Every day - 24/7/365 - that's the powerful gift of Real Jesus!

On the Road with Real Jesus: In the Margins

Setting out, roadblocks, surprises, ordinary days...we've thought about all of these during these last weeks.  But what about those places, those people, that we don't often encounter - or even think too much about?  This week, we travel with Real Jesus in places and spaces He spent a lot of time, love, and compassion in - what we might call "in the margins".  For example, a high school student who finds himself serving 400 hours of community service in the "Death to Life House".  Or a woman named Manna who thinks life has "thrown her away".  Then there's the guy who refuses to stop giving extra food from his workplace to hungry homeless people, and the student caught cheating on a school exam who's surprised not to be thrown off the church mission team.  Check out the living love of Real Jesus - holy, life-givering power - especially "in the margins"!

On the Road with Real Jesus: Ordinary Days

As we continue our theme of being "on the road" of life with Real Jesus, how does that work in all our "ordinary" days, when nothing spectacular or awful happens?  Tina, a youth at summer youth camp, asks a question - how can someone be free...and yet be a slave/servant at the same time?  But what if those seemingly ordinary definitions aren't so ordinary?  Think about the "ordinariness" of planting a row of baby grape vines - with our aunt, uncle, and their 11 kids.  Enter the living love of Real Jesus, and ...wow.  And then the "ordinariness" of a cross on the wall in a house - and the question a visitor asks:  "Hey Gabby, can you introduce me to your Jesus?"  And speaking of crosses, many people wear them, but imagine what happens when that symbol becomes "Your Jesus is showing!"  From ordinary to extraordinary - that's the living love of Real Jesus!

On the Road with Real Jesus: Surprises

Question of the Week:  Surprise!  OK, well, what about when the "surprise" isn't at all what you expected - or ever wanted?  What now?

On the Road with Real Jesus: Roadblocks

Question of the week:  Life seems to be going along great (or at least OK), and when...ROADBLOCK!  What now?

On the Road with Real Jesus: Setting Out

What difference can Real Jesus make as we "set out" into a new day, or perhaps as we hit reset (or reboot) in our lives?

With Real Jesus in the Storms of Life

Storms.  They shake us.  They scare us.  What if we knew for sure that we'd make it through any and every storm if we just stay connected to and rely on Real Jesus?

Forever Vision: Life with Real Jesus

In a world where the saying "the only thing constant is change", how can Real Jesus help us see beyond all that?

The Love Foundation of Real Jesus

How would your life change if you knew - really knew - that with Real Jesus, the foundation of your life is rock-solid, unshakeable love itself?

The Unwavering Spirit of Real Jesus

When times get tough - real tough - what would it be like to know that Real Jesus would never, ever fail to lead you through...and onward?