Jesus turns water into wine A story about Jesus taking our empty cups and filling them to overflowing. Watch Online Reflections Play Table of Contents The Four Sentence Story on Jesus turning Water into Wine Storyline Commentary on John 2:1-11 Prayer Reflections on John 2:1-11 More Resources Reflections on Water into Wine from John 2:1-11. The Four Sentence Story on Jesus turning Water into Wine The Four Sentence Story is a memory pattern that can be used for preaching, teaching, and storytelling without notes. Every story can be broken down into four parts. The setting, tension ..read more

Come and you will see, words loaded with life Followers of John thought they were going to see where Jesus was staying, but they were about to see more than they could have ever imagined. Watch Storyline Commentary Play Table of Contents The Four Sentence Story on Come and See Storyline Commentary on John 1:35-51 Prayer Reflections on Come and See More Resources Reflections on Come and See from John 1:35-51. The Four Sentence Story on Come and See The Four Sentence Story is a memory pattern that can be used for preaching, teaching, and storytelling without notes. Every story can b ..read more

Table of Contents Reflections on Genesis 21:1-3; 22:1-14 What sort of God would test a man by asking him to sacrifice a child on a mountain? One not worth following, that’s for sure. I believe that Jesus is God (I’m of the Christian trinitarian persuasion) and can you ever imagine Jesus testing a man by telling him to go sacrifice his kid on a mountain? That sounds more like Satan than it does Jesus. So what’s up with the Abraham, Isaac, and God story in Genesis 22? Isn’t that what we’ve been told about this story? That God wanted to test Abraham’s devotion by telling him to sacrifice Is ..read more

Table of Contents The Four Sentence Story on the Resurrection Storyline Commentary on Luke 24:1-12 Reflections on Luke 24:1-12 More Resources The Four Sentence Story on the Resurrection The Four Sentence Story is a memory pattern that can be used for preaching, teaching, and storytelling without notes. Every story can be broken down into four parts. The setting, tension, resolution, and through line. Memorize these four parts, add your own creativity into the mix, and then watch the story unfold. (setting) Jesus has been dead for three days and all seems lost. (tension) Having accepted d ..read more

Table of Contents The Four Sentence Story on Zacchaeus Storyline Commentary on Luke 19:1-10 Reflections on Zacchaeus and Jesus More Resources Reflections on Zacchaeus from Luke 18:31-19:10. The Four Sentence Story on Zacchaeus The Four Sentence Story is a memory pattern that can be used for preaching, teaching, and storytelling without notes. Every story can be broken down into four parts. The setting, tension, resolution, and through line. Memorize these four parts, add your own creativity into the mix, and then watch the story unfold. (setting) Jesus was passing through Jericho, follow ..read more

Table of Contents The Four Sentence Story Storyline Commentary on Luke 16:19-31 Reflections on The Rich Man and Lazarus More Resources Reflections from The Parable of The Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31 The Four Sentence Story The Four Sentence Story is a memory pattern that can be used for preaching, teaching, and storytelling without notes. Every story can be broken down into four parts. The setting, tension, resolution, and through line. Memorize these four parts, add your own creativity into the mix, and then watch the story unfold. (setting) A rich man clothed in luxury withou ..read more

Table of Contents A Retelling of the Good Samaritan More Resources Storyline Commentary on Luke 10:25-42 Reflections on A Retelling of the Good Samaritan Jesus was gathered with a crowd of people when suddenly an expert in religious law decided to stand up and test him. Jesus tells the man that loving God and loving your neighbor are the most important of God’s laws but the expert wanted to know who qualified as his neighbor. Jesus told a story about a man left for dead, and how someone most hated was the one to stop and rescue the man. Jesus answered the expert’s question by teaching th ..read more

Table of Contents A Retelling of The Widow at Nain More Resources Storyline Commentary on Luke 7:11-17 Reflections on Luke 7:11-17 Reflections on the Widow at Nain in Luke 7:11-17 A Retelling of The Widow at Nain Some of the most tragic words you will ever hear in life are, “They lost their son.” Or, “They lost their daughter.” Having officiated the funerals of a 29 year old son, a 20 year old son, and an infant son, I can tell you there are no words that bring comfort. There is nothing that eases that pain. There’s just deep aching sorrow. And we find these words penned down in Luke cha ..read more

Table of Contents A Retelling of the Shepherds Visit More Resources Storyline Commentary on Luke 2:8-20 Reflection A Retelling of the Shepherds Visit In the stillness of the night, an Angel of the Lord appears to some shepherds, to people who’ve been a symbol of what God has always been doing in the world, keeping watch by night. And in this darkness, light had entered the world, and here was God, celebrating and declaring and proclaiming this light over the people.  And this angel of the Lord tells the shepherds, fear not, I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all peo ..read more

Table of Contents A Retelling of Luke 1:26-45 More Resources Luke 1:26-45 Storyline Commentary on Luke 1:26-45 Reflections on Luke 1:26-45 A Retelling of Luke 1:26-45 In a no name town, a town with no significance at all, the town of Nazareth, an Angel of the Lord Gabriel appears to a young a woman, Mary a bride-to-be, with nothing significant to offer either. There was absolutely nothing significant or special about the people that God was going to use for the in breaking of Jesus into this world. Joseph was just another member in the family line of David, Mary was just a small-town gir ..read more