Grace United Methodist Church

From Galilee to Glory: The Eternal Logos - Jeff Streszoff 26.01.2026 28:05 ↓

After 70 years of worship and reflection, John (95-100 CE) gives us the fullest vision: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... And the Word became flesh." We unpack John's Prologue line by line, exploring what Logos meant to Stoics and Jews, and how John applies it to Jesus. This isn't claiming Jesus is a second God, but that the divine...

From Galilee to Glory: The Universal Savior - Jeff Streszoff 19.01.2026 35:01 ↓

Luke writes for educated Gentiles, heavily influenced by Paul's theology. Paul—shaped by Stoic philosophy in Tarsus, Hellenistic Judaism, Roman citizenship, and Pharisaic training—synthesizes "Logos" with "Messiah" into "the Christ." For Paul and Luke, Jesus is the one fully anointed with the Logos, the divine ordering principle becoming visible in human life. Luk...

From Galilee to Glory: The New Moses - Jeff Streszoff 13.01.2026 32:53 ↓

Matthew wrote around 80-85 CE, after the Temple's destruction, for Jewish Christians asking, "Who are we now?" His answer: Jesus is the New Moses who fulfills Israel's entire story and extends God's covenant to all nations. We explore Matthew's Moses parallels—the infancy narrative, five teaching blocks, the Sermon on the Mount delivered from a mountain—and his constant r...