Before Jesus commences his ministry, he is taken to the wilderness and tested. What is the significance of his first trial? How is it connected to the history of Israel and the Empires that oppressed the people?
Jesus feeds thousands of people in the wilderness. How does he manage that feat? Does he turn stones into bread? Or does he demand his followers do something for such a miracle to happen?
When Jesus asks his disciples to share their meagre food with the thousands of people in the wilderness, what lesson is he teaching them? And what is he forecasting about the nature of food security in the Kingdom of God?
Read more: The Power of Sharing - A Forecast of God's Empire
What does it actually mean to worship the God of the Bible? And how are the two greatest commandments according to Jesus intricately linked with each other?
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