Crimson Threads W2: Risen Indeed
the Church Podcast
Focus: Jesus, the Messiah, is really Risen! If not for this fact, we would be like the disciples on the road who said, “We had hoped he was the one.” But praise be to God! Christ is indeed risen, and because He lives, the threads of our lives are eternally woven together with His, safe and secure. Because He lives, we too shall live. Luke 24
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Crimson Threads W1: The Crucified King
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Focus: The King, Jesus, the Messiah, the very Son of God, the Word made flesh, is rejected by his own people who say, “we have no King but Caesar.” Our sinless King, forever woven together with our lives, hangs on a cross bearing our sins, and dies. Luke 23:26-49; John 19:1-30
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The Woven Word W3: Who Do You Say I Am?
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Focus: Jesus asks the question that stands at the center of every life: “Who do you say I am?” Peter confesses Him as the Christ, yet soon learns that Jesus is not the kind of Savior many expect. He comes not first with earthly power, but through the way of the cross. This week invites us not only to confess Jesus rightly with our lips, but to follow Him faithfully with our lives. Mark 8:27-38
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The Woven Word W2: The Kingdom Has Come Near
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Focus: Jesus enters the wilderness, overcomes temptation, and then announces that the long-awaited promises of God are being fulfilled in Him. Good news for the poor, freedom for the captive, sight for the blind, and favor for the broken are no longer distant hopes—the Kingdom has come near in Jesus. This week calls us to turn from lesser kingdoms and receive the healing reign of Christ in our lives today. Luke 4:1-21
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The Woven Word W1: The Word Made Flesh
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Focus: Before creation began, Jesus was. The eternal Word through whom all things were made has now stepped into our world in flesh and blood. He comes not from a distance, but near enough to be seen, touched, heard, and trusted. In Christ, God is not hidden. He is revealed, full of grace and truth. This week invites us to behold the glory of Jesus and receive the new life only He can give. John 1:1-29
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Exile & Return W3: The Thread Continues
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Focus: God’s promises never fail. After 70 years in exile, God used another King to return a remnant of His people to Jerusalem to begin to rebuild. Isaiah 40; Ezra 1
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Exile & Return W2: Hope in Exile
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Focus: Even in exile, in the midst of the consequences for rejecting God, He is with His people. God especially blesses Daniel, and as He raises him up He encourages Daniel and Israel though His prophets and a promise that there is a future where they are restored. There is no where God’s people can be sent or where they can go where God will not be with them. Jeremiah 29; Daniel 1
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Exile & Return W1: The Rise and the Cry
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Focus: David’s son, Solomon, started out so well, seeing his need for wisdom to rule God’s people. God honored and blessed Solomon. And still, Solomon’s heart was slowly drawn away from God. From Israel’s most financially prosperous and peace-filled 40 years, to the judgment that Israel would be split and exiled, we see what happens when God’s people choose to worship something other than the only true God. And once again we see God remaining faithful to His promises. 1 Kings 3–12; Isaiah 6
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Kings & Longing W3: A Heart Like God's
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Focus: Long before Jesus came, God told Samuel that He looks not at outward appearances, but at the heart. In choosing David, God revealed that the kind of leadership He desires flows from trust, humility, and devotion. In the light of Easter, we see that Jesus is the true Son of David, the King whose heart reflects the Father’s. This week invites us to examine our own hearts and to ask what it means to live as people shaped by and reflecting the character of the risen King. 1 Samuel 16
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Kings & Longing W2: He Is Risen!
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Focus: Aren’t you glad that God’s grand story does not end at the cross? On the third day, the grave is empty! Death itself is defeated! The risen Christ fulfills the ancient promise that God will swallow up death forever and wipe away every tear. Easter declares that Jesus is not only the crucified Savior but the living King who holds the keys of death and life. Because He lives, hope is no longer a wish. Hope is a certainty grounded in the victory of God. Isaiah 25:6–9; Matthew 28:1–10; Revelation 1:17–18
info_outlineFocus: Even in exile, in the midst of the consequences for rejecting God, He is with His people. God especially blesses Daniel, and as He raises him up He encourages Daniel and Israel though His prophets and a promise that there is a future where they are restored. There is no where God’s people can be sent or where they can go where God will not be with them.
Jeremiah 29; Daniel 1