The 5.2 Project

"And you... who do YOU say that I am?"

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Tuesday, March 16

March 15, 2010

LET'S TALK ABOUT A RESURRECTION!!!!

Wow. Just... stop. Will you take a moment to thank Jesus for loving you enough to die for you?!?! Will you praise Him that even death could not stop Him?!? Are you aware of who you're following today?!?

Will you praise God that this same Jesus who will surely lead you to Jerusalem will lead you to eternal life as well, and that He paid the price with His own life?!?

Will you kneel for a moment in the quietness of … wherever you are... to acknowledge that He is our King... and the victor over death and the grave?

Please read Matthew 27:62-66.

Will you praise the Lord that He is in the details?!? Will you acknowledge today through the historical account of the resurrection, and the hours of your own day that He is a God of detail and that there is no question about His reality?

Please read Mark 16:1-8.

Will you praise the Lord that He would call Peter by name, and long for Peter to be assured of restoration and desired to continue leading him further? Will you praise the Lord that He has called you by name and wants to lead you further?

Please read Luke 24:!2.

Will you thank God for evidence worthy of RUNNING after? Will you praise Jesus that getting close to Him after falling away is worth desperately, recklessly, pursuing?

“... and he wondered to himself what had happened.”

Peter was wondering. He was finally pushing his thoughts out of what impact circumstances might have on Jesus... to what impact JESUS might have.... on circumstances. Will you praise Jesus for the way that He continues to teach us?!?! Will you thank the Lord that He reigns triumphant over every circumstance?

Please read Mark 16:7 and Matthew 28:10.

Jesus was still leading the way. He was still about the business of leading His children. He was still about the work of pursuing the lost. And He still invited the disciples to follow Him. And they did. Are you? Follow Him through acknowledging what you know. If you didn't verbally praise Him through this study, will you take some time go back and spend some intimate time with Him thanking Him for who He is? Will you follow Him forward?

Are you resolved to follow Him recklessly?

Because He's about to reveal another step.

For Discussion: What will you add to our praise for today? Will you finish this sentence... just one step forward for today: “I am resolved to _________________________________________.” There is no right or wrong answer, its up to what the Lord has been teaching you.

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Monday, March 15

March 15, 2010

Good morning my friends! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and that you are taking physical, tangible steps to follow the Lord closely this week!

Friday we watched Peter [follow Jesus at a distance] in Luke 22:54. We discussed the fact that following Jesus at a distance always leads to some form of denial, and that's certainly what happened to Peter. He denied Jesus, not to a soldier, not to a raging crowd, but to a simple servant girl. And the passage ends with Peter weeping bitterly.

P...

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Friday, March 12

March 11, 2010

We've come to another Friday my friends! I hope that you've had a wonderful week and a great weekend to look forward to! Please let me know at any time if I can serve you in any way!

The verses that we read yesterday written by Peter confirmed the conclusions of hindsight. Focus in imperative. Fixing your eyes on Jesus is the only way to walk on the water. And the physical evidence of fixed eyes is prayer. It is impossible to follow Jesus without fixed eyes and communication. Period.

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Thursday, March 11

March 11, 2010

Hello again my friends! Thank you so much in your perseverance through this study! I've enjoyed it thoroughly, we'll wrap it up in a few short weeks. I'm so thankful for each one of you.

Aren't you glad to be able to follow an interceding Savior today? I sure am. Let's follow Jesus and the disciples as they leave the Last Supper. Please read Mark 14:32-42.

Jesus knew what was coming, He knew what He had to do. He didn't hide to be captured …. He walked straight through Jerusalem, leadi...

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Wednesday, March 10

March 9, 2010

Let's join Jesus and his closest friends once again, as they are gathered around a table for their last supper together before the ultimate suffering. Jesus has just expressed amazing love as He knelt down and washed His disciples feet. And now His love will continue to be revealed as Jesus gazes into the eyes of His friends who would soon deny Him, and He explains, prepares, and shepherds them. Isn't His kindness absolutely mind-blowing?

Please read John 13:18-30.

Talk about rockin' the ...

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Tuesday, March 9

March 9, 2010

Well we've arrived in Jerusalem. This is a painful part of the journey to walk through with Peter, and yet at the same time it was the time at which salvation was possible, at which Jesus showed the full extent of His love. So please determine to be resolved. Let's make it personal. Let's follow the Lord through our studies by seeking Him in prayer. And then...

Please read John 13:1-17.

As we've mentioned earlier in this study, The 5.2 Project is a life-style of worship, based on the concep...

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Monday, March 8

March 8, 2010

Good morning! I hope that you week gets off to a wonderful start! Are you resolved? Ready to move forward?!?! Isn't God good to always be there, waiting to lead us!?!

As we begin to draw near the end of Jesus earthly ministry, He and the disciples are almost always on the road. And very often they are on the same road... they weren't wandering aimlessly, there was a clear destination.

Please read Matthew 20:17 and Matthew 21:1. Where were they heading?

Jerusalem. Always... Jerusalem.

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Friday, March 5

March 5, 2010

Good morning and happy coffee to you!!! I hope you're doing well today!

Let's move on forward and follow! Be encouraged today. God is leading you somewhere... somewhere greater than our minds can conceive. He's leading us further into the knowledge of Himself.

And it is... [greater than our minds can conceive.] Are you resolved?

Please read Matthew 17:1-13

We watched Peter's mountain-top experience and declaration of the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and followed his quick descent and rebuke...

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Thursday, March 4

March 4, 2010

Happy almost-Friday to you! I hope you're doing well!

Yesterday we asked a tough question. :)

I'm simply going to draw from the previous stories we've studied to try to find some direction on whether or not it's acceptable to question God. The verses mentioned lead me to believe that doubt... and unbelief … may actually be different things afterall... and doubt may be the worse option which is not what I expected. There are 3 factors that need to be weighed and 3 differences that need t...

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Wednesday, March 3

March 3, 2010

Hey there! How are things? Hope all is well with you :) You're in my thoughts and my prayers!!!

Let's continue to follow the path of our beloved fisherman as he follows the Savior! Please read Mark 16:21-28.

Wow. Just like that. From walking on water, from being the first to step forward and (rightly!) proclaim Jesus as Lord, to being identified as being a rock on which Jesus would build the church... to hearing “Get behind me Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in min...

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