The Daily Discipleship Podcast

While little is said about Jesus' life from boyhood to adulthood, there is enough said to raise plenty of questions.

While there is little in the Gospels about Jesus when  between ages 12 and 30, there are some Old Testament passages that give us a few clues.  Jesus can relate with us even in the awkward years of adolescence and young adulthood. 

Jesus spent 30 years preparing to fulfill His mission.  As He chose His initial followers, He will spend about 1.5 years building and modeling foundations upon which ministry was/is to be built.

When Jesus was about the enter His public ministry, he was baptized by John. Why was Jesus baptized?  What was revealed about Jesus at His baptism?

As Jesus embarked into His ministry and right after His baptism, we was led into the wilderness for 40 days. How did Jesus confront the temptations He faced?

Not only IS Jesus the Word, but He also demonstrated a relationship with Scriptures that leaves us an example to follow as we seek to follow Him.

Jesus begins issuing challenges to people. To the curious non-believer He gives one challenge, but once they have believed, He gives a different challenge.  Let's learn together. 

Jesus' first miracle reveals many things about Jesus to His followers.  They met His family (humanity) and they saw His first miracle (deity).  Jesus shows Himself to be who He has said that He is, and WE are today's messengers of that truth.