Witness List – how people struggled to understand their encounters with God

a-witness.jpgIn the moment it is nearly impossible to see the big picture. Each of the following witnesses tries to understand what they see and hear. Because they come from different places in their lives, their perspectives are diverse.

Witnesses in blue are included in this blog. Click on the blue text to dengrove_0903go directly to each testimony.

The Father’s Heart (Joseph in the manger)

A Man of The Law – A Trilogy (a pharisee in the temple observing Jesus at Age 12)

    I: Servants of God 

    II:  Going Astray

    III: Judgement

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Banquet Service (a wine steward at a wedding in Cana)

Night School (Nicodemus approaches under cover of darkness)

Outcast (a Samaritan woman at the well, midday)

The Rabbi’s Riddle (a childhood acquaintance of Jesus, in the Synagogue at Nazareth)

The Kingdom of Heaven (a woman with her husband hearing Jesus speak on a mountainside)

Give Us A Sign  (a man who received bread and fish, and the next day joined a crowd and followed Jesus across the Sea of Galilee [Sea of Tiberius] in order to get more)

Seized! (a woman caught in adultery)

Darkness and Light (a blind man surprised by the great healer)

Cleaning Up (a leperous Samaritan apeals to an itinerant Rabbi)

Kingdom Come (heading for Jericho, the crowd of travelers include a variety of characters, and a mix of interest and persecutors)

Deliverance (his followers ponder the future as they travel with a crowd to Jerusalem for Passover)

Sacrifices (Jesus enters the temple following a magnificent greeting by the people as he entered Jeurusalem at the beginning of Passover week)

Alive! (Martha recounts her relationship with Jesus)

Signs of the End (challenged by the authorities, leading to a discussion of the end)

Campout in the Courtyard (Peter bravely follows, then retreats in defeat)No one comes to the Father except through me

The Befuddled Judge (Pontius Pilate struggles to maintain control)

Execution at The Skull (a Centurion oberserves events on the day before Passover)

Guarding a Rock and a Corpse (a Roman soldier realizes his life hangs in the balance of events occurring around him)

Preceding Prophets

Amos:

Just a Shepherd – The Oracle of Amos

The Seeker of Righteousness – Amos from Amaziah’s viewpoint

Jonah:

A View To The FUture: What was Jonah thinking as he baked in the sun?