Amanda Jenkins

Est s llamado a rendirte. Jes s dijo: "Yo soy el camino, la verdad y la vida. Nadie viene al Padre sino por m " (Juan 14:6). Lamentablemente, vivimos en un mundo que valora los sentimientos y deseos personales m s que la verdad objetiva. Incluso hemos cambiado nuestro lenguaje coloquial para adaptarnos a nuestro egocentrismo y a nuestra relaci n en constante evoluci n con la verdad, llam ndola "mi verdad", como si la verdad cambiara seg n la persona que afirma conocerla. Pero cuando se trata de seguir a Jes s, quien se llam a s mismo la Verdad, no podemos adaptar nuestras creencias sobre qui n es l o lo que ense en funci n de lo que nos resulte c modo. En este devocionario The Chosen, libro cinco, se te desafiar a rendirte a las ense anzas m s dif ciles de Jes s. Seremos desafiados a soportar sus palabras con o dos que escuchan; animados a ser sobrios; y alentados a aferrarnos a la Verdad, sin importar cu n impopulares se hayan vuelto sus ense anzas.

You are called to surrender. Jesus said, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6). Unfortunately, we live in a world that values personal feelings and desires more than objective truth. We've even changed our vernacular to accommodate our self-centeredness and ever-evolving relationship with the truth by calling it "my truth," as though truth changes depending on the person claiming to know it. But when it comes to following Jesus--the One who called Himself the Truth--we don't get to curate our beliefs about who He is or what He taught based on what we're comfortable with. In The Chosen - Book Five, you'll be challenged to surrender to the harder teachings of Jesus. Together, may we endure His words with ears that hear. May we be soberminded. And may we hold fast to the Truth, no matter how unpopular His teachings have become.

Written to accompany The Chosen--the hit multi-season series about the life of Christ--each of these devotional books contain forty devotions. Within each devotion, you'll find a Scripture, a unique look into a Gospel story, suggestions for prayer, and questions that lead you further in your relationship with Christ. You are called by name. Every follower of Jesus in the Gospels had a not-so-great "before." But God's love reached beyond the brokenness and called them His own. He's still doing that today. Encounter Jesus the way His followers did. Identify with their recklessness, rough pasts, religious piety, desperation for life change, and, ultimately, their redemption. Experience the transformative love and power of the One who sees past your "before" to the "after" He can redeem you to be. You are called to be different. As important as it is to know about and relate to key characters in the Bible, it's more important to understand the lengths to which Jesus has gone to relate to you. What does it mean to really follow Him? To place your identity in Him. To be surrendered to His will and His way. To be different in all the wonderful ways He was different. He is perfect love, which means when life causes your soul to faint and your faith to fail, Jesus will not. You are called to passionate pursuit. Jesus doesn't want passive followers. He wants you to pursue Him, to seek understanding, to pray for more faith, to know and hold fast to what is true and reject what isn't, to obey God's Word, and to persevere through hard things. Of which there will be many. You can't stay in the boat and walk on the water. So, get out of the boat Because when you're out of your depth, wholly depending on God, awesome things happen. You are called to Truth. Jesus came to fulfill Scripture, to seek and save the lost, and to testify to the truth. Once He collides with our lives--our deepest needs, cultural biases, personal motivations, even prideful objections--the outcome can be infuriating. Or exhilarating. Or anything in between. Explore the angles from which you can better see Jesus and the things He taught. Learn from His followers. Welcome His rebuke and testify to the Truth who is ever working within you. You are called to surrender. We live in a world that values personal feelings and desires more than objective truth. When it comes to following Jesus--the One who called Himself the Truth--we don't get to curate our beliefs about who He is or what He taught based on what we're comfortable with. Let's surrender to the harder teachings of Jesus. Together, may we endure His words with ears that hear. May we be soberminded. And may we hold fast to the Truth, no matter how unpopular His teachings have become.

Come and See Jesus is a charming board book about a little girl who meets Jesus and is captivated by His kindness, sense of humor, and friendship--and then brings all her friends to meet Him too. Abigail talks A LOT. Joshua does NOT. So, when they meet Jesus for the first time, Abigail talks about Him to every kid she can find Together the children gather at Jesus' campsite and experience the wonder, wisdom, and fun found in His presence. This sweet story is a simplified version of The Chosen Presents: Jesus Loves the Little Children, based on season one, episode three of the groundbreaking TV show, The Chosen. Now in board book form, even the littlest readers will see Jesus--His kindness, His sense of humor, His availability, and His love for "the least of these"--through the eyes of children just like them.

One Chosen Night is a delightful board book that retells the Christmas story through simple rhymes and colorful images from the perspective of the lowly shepherds, emphasizing God's love for everyone. Snuggle up with your precious lamb to experience the excitement and awe of the shepherds that first chosen night when angels declared the Savior of the world had been born This sweet story is a simplified version of The Chosen Presents: The Shepherd, based on the pilot episode of the groundbreaking TV show. Now in board book form, even the littlest readers will see and hear the good news that Jesus came for everyone, including them.

You are called to Truth. Jesus came to fulfill Scripture, to seek and save the lost, and to testify to the truth. But truth can sometimes take a minute to grasp because we contend with it in a variety of ways under a variety of circumstances. Once Jesus collides with our lives--our deepest needs, cultural biases, personal motivations, even prideful objections--the outcome can be infuriating. Or exhilarating. Or anything in between. In The Chosen - Book Four, explore the angles from which you can better see Jesus and the things He taught. Learn from His followers how to really hear. To repent. To wait on His wisdom and timing. To obey. Written to accompany the hit multi-season series, each of these forty devotions contains a Scripture, a unique look into a Gospel story, suggestions for prayer, and questions that lead you further in your relationship with Christ. May we welcome His rebuke and testify to the Truth who is ever working within us...the outcome of which will, indeed, be nothing short of exhilarating.

Usted ha sido llamado a la verdad. Jes s vino a cumplir las Escrituras, a buscar y salvar a los perdidos y a testificar de la verdad. Sin embargo, a veces puede tomar un tiempo comprender la verdad, porque nos enfrentamos a ella de diversas maneras y en diferentes circunstancias. Una vez que Jes s nos confronta, incluyendo nuestras necesidades m s profundas, nuestros prejuicios culturales, nuestras motivaciones personales y hasta objeciones arrogantes, el resultado puede ser exasperante. O estimulante. O cualquier cosa intermedia. En The Chosen -Libro cuatro: 40 d as con Jes s, explore los puntos de vista desde donde puede conocer mejor a Jes s y las cosas que l ense . Aprenda de sus seguidores c mo escuchar realmente, c mo esperar en su sabidur a y su tiempo, sobre el arrepentimiento y la obediencia. Escritas para acompa ar la exitosa serie de varias temporadas, cada una de estas cuarenta devociones contiene una escritura, una perspectiva nica sobre alguna historia de los Evangelios, sugerencias para la oraci n y preguntas que desarrollar n su relaci n con Cristo. Que podamos aceptar su reprensi n y testifiquemos de la verdad, la cual siempre est operando dentro de nosotros... y cuyo resultado, de hecho, ser nada menos que vivificante.

Bienaventurados los elegidos es un estudio b blico interactivo de ocho lecciones dirigido a individuos o grupos peque os que se basa en la temporada 2 de la innovadora serie de televisi n The Chosen. Esta gu a de estudio trabaja paralelamente con cada uno de los episodios de la serie e incluye: Un vistazo profundo al car cter, poder y promesas de Dios utilizando el Serm n del Monte de Jes s como marco de referencia. Fragmentos del guion, citas e ilustraciones de cada episodio. Citas b blicas para dar contexto a la lecci n. Fotograf as y biograf as de los personajes para una mayor asociaci n. Segmentos conversacionales para invitar al conocimiento b blico. Preguntas orientativas para discutir o reflexionar en grupo o individualmente. Una vez que le pertenecemos, no solo se nos da una nueva identidad, sino que se nos introduce a una nueva realidad: una que es segura, poderosa y que cambia vidas. Y as Tenemos esperanza, sin importar nuestras circunstancias Tenemos seguridad y recursos, aun en las pruebas de la vida. Somos bienaventurados en todas las cosas porque somos elegidos por l. Blessed Are the Chosen is an eight-lesson interactive Bible study for individuals or small groups based on season 2 of the groundbreaking television show, The Chosen. This study guide works in tandem with each episode of the show and includes: A deeper look at God's character, power, and promises using the framework of Jesus's Sermon on the Mount Script excerpts, quotes, and illustrations from each episode Scripture to provide lesson context Pictures and bios of characters for increased connection Conversational features to invite Bible knowledge Guiding questions for group or individual discussion or reflection Once we belong to Him, we're not only given a new identity, we're ushered into a new reality - one that is sure, powerful, and life-changing. And so-- We have hope no matter our circumstances. We have assurances and resources, even in life's trials. We are blessed in all things because we are chosen by Him.

Todos tenemos que elegir: el camino ancho que lleva a la destrucci n o el camino angosto que lleva a la vida. La tercera temporada de la innovadora serie de televisi n, The Chosen, retoma la manera en que los seguidores de Jes s aplican Sus ense anzas a sus vidas. El camino de los elegidos es un estudio b blico interactivo de ocho lecciones dirigido a individuos o grupos peque os que trabaja paralelamente con cada uno de los episodios de la serie. El modelar "el camino angosto que lleva a la vida" comprende: Perdonar como Jes s lo hace Ir cuando y donde l te env e Llorar por lo que lo hace llorar Mantenerse firme en Sus palabras y car cter Deleitarse en las cosas que le agradan Pedir y preguntar porque l lo ordena Recibir a quienes l recibe Confiar en Su voluntad y en Su camino Los lectores ser n desafiados a pasar de saber qui n es Jes s a hacer realidad su fe al seguir el camino de los elegidos. We all have to choose: the wide road that leads to destruction or the narrow path that leads to life. The third season of the groundbreaking television show, The Chosen, picks up with how Jesus' followers apply His teaching to their lives. The Way of the Chosen is an eight-lesson interactive Bible study for individuals or small groups that works in tandem with each episode of the show. In modeling "the narrow road that leads to life" it includes: Forgiving the way Jesus does Going when and where He says to go Grieving what He grieves Standing firm on His words and character Delighting in the things that please Him Asking because He says to Welcoming those He welcomes Trusting His will and way Readers will be challenged to move from knowing who Jesus is to living out their faith by going the way of the Chosen.