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Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum discuss the pivotal moment in human history, when the Son of God died for the sins of the world on a criminal’s cross on Friday. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum conclude a four-part examination of the Thursday on which Jesus was arrested, now looking at His arrest and the trials that stretch into the early hours of Friday morning. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum offer the third episode of a four-part examination of the Thursday on which Jesus was arrested, as He spends the night in anguishing prayer for what lies ahead. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum continue a four-part examination of the Thursday on which Jesus was arrested, as He promises the Holy Spirit and explains His role in the lives of believers. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum begin a four-part examination of the Thursday on which Jesus was arrested. Here His disciples secure the Upper Room, He washes their feet, and He eats the Passover meal with them – as Judas departs to betray Him. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers...

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum continue the exploration of Jesus on the Mount of Olives the day before His arrest. Here in Matthew 25 he offers the parable of the Sheep and Goats, a pointed lesson that how we treat others matters. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Metho...

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum go with Jesus and His disciples to the Mount of Olives, where on the Wednesday before His crucifixion He gives two parables in Matthew 25 that use temporal concerns to highlight eternal truths. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist C...

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum talk more about the Tuesday before Jesus’ death in Matthew 22, when the Pharisees and Herodians conspire to trap Him over the topic of paying taxes, and the Sadducees try to trip him up over questions about death and afterlife. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Co...

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum continue to discuss Jesus’ last week, with His teachings on Tuesday at the temple grounds in Mark 11 which defend His authority. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum begin the journey with Jesus on His last week, beginning in Luke 19 with His triumphal entry on Sunday and cleansing the temple on Monday in Jerusalem. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum go with Jesus to Bethany in John 11, where He raises Lazarus from the dead, only to have the religious leaders develop a plot to kill Him. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum delve into John 8 and 9, where Jesus reveals His identity as God with words and actions as He gives sight to a man blind from birth. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum discuss Jesus’ authority over sin as He forgives an adulterous woman and withstands disputes regarding His identity in John 8. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum look into the topic of “Seeing is Believing,” as Jesus heals the blind and offers salvation to Zacchaeus in Luke 18 and 19. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

This is the Life of Jesus podcast with Ben Greenbaum and Mark Ellcessor. For a full year we are looking at the life, teachings, and works of Jesus from the four Gospels, put together in one chronological flow. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum talk about how Jesus’ challenges us in Luke 17 and 18 to live in the now and not-yet kingdom, with patient persistence. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum discuss how Jesus uses every day relational tensions to drive at deeper truths. In Luke 15 Jesus tells a parable about an older and a younger son. In Luke 16 Jesus gives a parable about a rich man and a poor man. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers...

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum explore Luke 14, when Jesus heals someone at the home of a prominent Pharisee and gives the parables of the Wedding Feast and the Great Banquet. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum examine how Jesus teaches on repentance and right living, in the midst of misguided loyalties all around, as He heals a crippled woman on the Sabbath and grieves over Jerusalem. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum talk about how Jesus warns His disciples about who they follow, and prepares them for His return one day. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum dive into Jesus’ encounter with Martha and Mary, as well as some of His teaching, which all point to a better way to be in relationship with God. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum discuss how Jesus challenges His disciples’ view of ministry, as He expanded the network of those trained to minister and of the recipients of that ministry. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum look in on Jesus preparing His disciples for ministry in a sinful world through everything from rebuke to forgiveness. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum talk about Jesus’ predictions of His own death and His transfiguration before the eyes of His disciples. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022

Mark Ellcessor and Ben Greenbaum converse about how Jesus ministers to Gentiles in the Decapolis with powerful healing of a deaf man and miraculous feeding of 4000 families. To follow along with our Life of Jesus study visit fishersumc.org/the-life-of-jesus or download the Fishers United Methodist Church App. Copyright Fishers United Methodist Church 2022