24/23 Days Until Story of Redemption is Filmed in Israel! - When we read the New Testament, we often fail to understand the incredible political situation into which Jesus was born. Jerusalem had been ruled over by different empires for hundreds of years--most recently by the Romans--and was ruled over more immediately by King Herod the Great.

It was a volatile region, and the Jews of course hated being ruled over by the Romans. But most of them hated being…

The city of Hebron, which is not far outside of Jerusalem, is one of the most ancient cities of the world (Num. 13:22). The city is linked most especially to three people: Abraham, David, and King Herod the Great. The Cave of Machpelah / Cave of the Patriarchs…

It is 26 days until the Story of Redemption is filmed in Isarel! Well, actually, it is 25 days, as it is well past 12 am. Just shows how packed the days are as we are preparing for the trip to Israel. There is so much to do!

One of the places that we will go and film is at Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea by the sea. This beautiful city on the beach was built…

Yesterday I was filled with joy as one of our good friends, Kelly Weatherford, posted that her husband, Charlie Weatherford, was just hired…

28 DAYS UNTIL ISRAEL FILMING! - "HOUSE OF DAVID" ARCHAEOLOGY FINDING DEMONSTRATES KING DAVID DID EXIST! - The Story of Redemption is designed to tell the overall biblical story and build faith seekers and hopefully strengthen this faith in long time believers. While this series primarily draws upon the power of the biblical story well told to build faith, many…

To find out more about the Story of Redemption, go to www.StoryofRedemption.com!

#29 - JERUSALEM, the TEMPLE, and THE DOME OF THE ROCK - There are 29 days until the Story of Redemption (SOR) begins filming in Israel, and I want to highlight a…

On March 1, I leave for three weeks to go to Israel to film the Story of Redemption, and I am just thrilled. I began writing the Story of Redemption as an evangelistic Bible study series…

Story of Redemption 1.1. - "Intro and In the Beginning" (from Love and Creation) from James Nored on Vimeo.

In thinking about and planning for outreach, we often only focus on adults. And yet teens (and even those younger) can be incredible evangelists for…

Does prayer make a difference in reaching out to others for Christ--including starting seeker Bible studies? Does having a specific time and date and plan for a seeker study matter? Is there power in making a specific ask of people?

The answer to these questions is YES!

1. A Plan

Recently,…

Wow. So each week, I and others in our seekers group commit to trying to bless three people each week (for both Christians and…

I love sharing the gospel with people. And I love seeing people start following Jesus and be baptized into his name.

This past Sunday, Vololona (2nd from the left in picture above) and her nephew, Earnest (2nd from the right in picture above), were baptized into Christ! They are originally from Madagascar, and we came to know them through our…

Last night was an awesome night with our seeker Bible study (part 8 in the www.StoryofRedemption). Two more made the decision to be baptized in a few weeks! And what is more, our group came back this week sharing their "BELLS"--churched and unchurched people they sought to BLESS, EAT together with, LEARN from…

 In the above video, which we showed this Sunday, Kelly Weatherford talks about how she had prayed for her husband, Charlie, to become a Christian for 13 years. They went through the Story of Redemption, and at the end of the study, he was baptized! Now, everything has changed. Charlie has become the spiritual leader in their home, they are…

 Sam Trevino was baptized on September 25, 2011. There have been so many baptisms lately that it has been hard to write up all of their stories, so sorry for the delay. However, this story continues to develop.

Sam has been friends with Alfonso DeLuna, a current High Pointe member, for years. When they knew each other years ago,…

Today, Jas Gilbreath, wife of Louis Gilbreath, was baptized into Jesus Christ. Praise God! Jas grew up in India, and there she was often mistreated. Women in general are not treated well by many. She met her husband Louis online. They…

In 1979, Francois Lyotard wrote The Postmodern Condition, in which he recognized this seismic change that was sweeping across culture and philosophy. The postmodern condition “pertains to one’s awareness of the deconstructibility of all systems of meaning and truth.”[1] Postmodernism is a condition rather than a singular definition, for every system of meaning…

The Story of Redemption is an eight part evangelistic Bible study that I have written to help lead unchurched, postmodern people to faith in Jesus Christ. This story is largely narrative in form, which is appropriate for many reasons. [1]

• Humans are storytellers, and they make sense of their lives through narrative.[2]
• Most of Scripture is narrative, and the Christian faith was presented…

Our small group has six youngsters that are full of energy and who have wide open hearts for God's Word. Some of them were desiring to be baptized. At such a young age, their parents were concerned that they need to have some grasp of what baptism meant and how it is a part of a larger faith experience. 

We decided to study through…

Last Sunday morning I was out of town. But I found out later that there was a baptism, and one that I did not know was going to happen. The teen that was baptized was Chay Johnson (see above, baptized by Lantz Howard). She was brought to faith by her Christian friend Shawnee, the daughter of Dan and Dalana Squires (Dalana works in our clothes closet and faithfully…