Comment by Rick Livermore, Webmaster220 regarding this: I noticed the book (not the study guide but the main book) will be sold for even less than the listed sale price as explained here and also below next to the picture of the book, "Save even more with coupon code you'll receive after joining the Online Bible Study!"
Journey with Max as you learn about the life of Immanuel, the Friend of sinners, our Compassionate Physician, the Great Teacher, our Miracle Worker, who became our Victorious Sacrifice. The study gets started March 2 and will conclude on Easter Sunday. Join now and get FREE access to Max's study videos, downloads of the first chapters of the book and study guide, and more.
And get a taste of the study today — watch the full session one video now on our blog! In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it… The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
— John 1:1–5, 14
Opening Reflection
When you were a child, what did you think clouds were made of? Cotton? Pillows? Something springy and soft? When you're young, it's hard to wrap your mind around the idea of air, ice particles, and liquid coming together to form a mass that — were you to touch it — would feel like nothing. To understand the concept of a cloud, it helps to initially put substance around it.
The concept of God can be equally difficult to wrap our minds around, even as adults. He is everywhere. He is outside of time. He is on the earth, but He is outside the earth. What does He look like, exactly? Where does He dwell, exactly? Is He up or down? East or west?
Jesus came to earth as the first tangible presence of God. Paul writes,
Jesus was a man, but He was also God. His role is summed up well in the Hebrew word Immanuel, which means "God with us."
God sent Jesus so we would know what He was like and know that He understands us. Jesus was fully human, so He experienced the daily life of a human of His time. He experienced our physical limitations and the emotional pain, grief, and happiness we've all experienced on this earth.
God sent Jesus to tell us He knows what it is like to be a human in this world.
Because of Jesus, God is no longer a confusing, ethereal, unformed being located somewhere in the sky. Instead, God is right here. Near us and with us. Immanuel. In this session, you will take a deeper look into the biblical story of how Jesus arrived on earth, why He came the way that He did, and what all of this can teach you about God.
By exploring Jesus' life, death, and resurrection as well as specific details like how He interacted with His friends and His enemies, what He did with time alone, how He acted at a party, this compilation from Max Lucado—now with original never-before-read content from Max—gives readers the chance to become more familiar with the man at the center of the greatest story ever told.
Max writes "Don't settle for a cursory glance or a superficial understanding. Look long into the heart of Christ and you'll see it. Grace and life. Forgiveness of sin. The defeat of death. This is the hope He gives."
As you read these pages, may the Hero of all history talk to you personally, and may you find in him the answer to your deepest needs.
Our God gets us... God sent Jesus to tell us He knows what it is like to be a human in this world. — Max Lucado
Journey with Max as you learn about the life of Immanuel, the Friend of sinners, our Compassionate Physician, the Great Teacher, our Miracle Worker, who became our Victorious Sacrifice. The study gets started March 2 and will conclude on Easter Sunday. Join now and get FREE access to Max's study videos, downloads of the first chapters of the book and study guide, and more.
And get a taste of the study today — watch the full session one video now on our blog! In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it… The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
— John 1:1–5, 14
Opening Reflection
When you were a child, what did you think clouds were made of? Cotton? Pillows? Something springy and soft? When you're young, it's hard to wrap your mind around the idea of air, ice particles, and liquid coming together to form a mass that — were you to touch it — would feel like nothing. To understand the concept of a cloud, it helps to initially put substance around it.
The concept of God can be equally difficult to wrap our minds around, even as adults. He is everywhere. He is outside of time. He is on the earth, but He is outside the earth. What does He look like, exactly? Where does He dwell, exactly? Is He up or down? East or west?
Jesus came to earth as the first tangible presence of God. Paul writes,
Christ Himself was like God in everything… He was born as a man and became like a servant. — Philippians 2:6-7 NCV
Jesus was a man, but He was also God. His role is summed up well in the Hebrew word Immanuel, which means "God with us."
God sent Jesus so we would know what He was like and know that He understands us. Jesus was fully human, so He experienced the daily life of a human of His time. He experienced our physical limitations and the emotional pain, grief, and happiness we've all experienced on this earth.
God sent Jesus to tell us He knows what it is like to be a human in this world.
Because of Jesus, God is no longer a confusing, ethereal, unformed being located somewhere in the sky. Instead, God is right here. Near us and with us. Immanuel. In this session, you will take a deeper look into the biblical story of how Jesus arrived on earth, why He came the way that He did, and what all of this can teach you about God.
By exploring Jesus' life, death, and resurrection as well as specific details like how He interacted with His friends and His enemies, what He did with time alone, how He acted at a party, this compilation from Max Lucado—now with original never-before-read content from Max—gives readers the chance to become more familiar with the man at the center of the greatest story ever told.
Max writes "Don't settle for a cursory glance or a superficial understanding. Look long into the heart of Christ and you'll see it. Grace and life. Forgiveness of sin. The defeat of death. This is the hope He gives."
As you read these pages, may the Hero of all history talk to you personally, and may you find in him the answer to your deepest needs.
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