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Who was/is Jesus, really?  

What God, through His Son Jesus, has done for us is so unbelievable in human terms.  For His Son to suffer as we do and die a horrible excruciating death in our stead makes no logical sense. Who would do such a thing?  Christian's accept those gifts on Faith, but many doubt that it really happened.  

Part 1

For those  who harbor such doubt, or who know someone who does, we invite you to join our investigation into who Jesus really was.  Was He really who He claimed to be, the Son of God, or was He just a good moral teacher or even a lunatic? C.S. Lewis says He must be one of those 3. This multi-session discussion series will critically and honestly examine Jesus’ claims using "cold case forensic" techniques. Each session will include a video which will identify 1 category's available evidence. Following the video, participants will have an opportunity to safely share their thoughts, doubts and related experiences. Share if you like, just listen if you prefer.

Your thoughts are welcome. Your doubts are welcome.  We are all in this together! 

Part 2

Experience the life of Jesus as if you are there with him.  Part 2 of this series with show each available episode of "The Chosen" multi-season video series about Jesus, told from the viewpoint of those who walked this earth with him. 

Join us for either one, or both.

When:

The 1st, 3rd, and 4th Monday of the month at 10:30 AM (Except holidays)

Where:

Part 1 Planned Schedule*

* Sometime these discussion are enthusiastic participants want to continue the same topic for a 2nd week in which case all subsequent discussion will slip a week.  The above "planned schedule" will be updated so that it reflects the current topics and date schedule. 

Part 2 Expected Start Date:  Monday, March 2nd

Space is limited so let us know you're coming; we'll save a seat for you.  

How can we be sure what the Bible tells us about Jesus is truthful?  

How would you even go about verifying that?  You’d probably use a lot of the same techniques used by law enforcement to solve today’s “cold cases”. Join us as we look into those techniques and apply them to the evidence surrounding what the secular historical texts, science, and the New Testament tell us about the entity called Jesus.  Is he really who He said He is.

Please, join us as we follow a forensic examination of what the New Testament tells us about Jesus. 

Space is limited so let us know you're coming; we'll save a seat for you.  

Why should I care?

I don’t believe in God, what would I gain from attending?  

Every human has a built in desire to know God.  You may not recognize it as such but rather as a need for something more in your life – an emptiness that you can’t seem to fill.  If you have such a feeling, an emptiness, you owe it to yourself to at least investigate whether Jesus is who he says he is.  If he is, you will gain more than you can ever imaging.  If he isn’t, you only lost a little time; time during which you’ve had some interesting discussion and met some caring people.

I already believe Jesus is my Savior, what would I gain from attending? 

Jesus commanded us to “go and teach”.  Have you ever began to talk to a friend or neighbor about Jesus only to be told that He’s a fictitious character or a good man, nothing more? Or, the Bible is just a bunch of stories, old wives tales that enlightened people no longer believe? Were you satisfied with how you were able to respond?   This investigation will give you to tools you need to speak about the authenticity of what the New Testament tells us;  

We’d love to hear your thought and doubts.  Come, help us with this study.

Space is limited so let us know you're coming; we'll save a seat for you.  

How do we know whether what the Bible tells us about Jesus is fabrication or not? 

After all, each one of the “Gospels” gives us a slightly different picture of Him. 

We’ll start by meeting the investigatory team and looking at what people say about Jesus.  We’ll examine our own beliefs about Him and discuss various beliefs others have regarding that persona so many call God and others call a fiction.

We’ll examine whether there were any eye-witnesses and if so analyze whether they are to be believed. We’ll subject the New Testament documents to the same scrutiny historians use to determine if any historical document is accurate.

We’ll look to see if there are any historical documents outside of the Bible that collaborates what the Bible tells us. And, find out what we might conclude about Jesus from non-Christian historical sources such as Josephus, the Talmud, Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, and others.

Next it will be time to look at Jesus Himself.  Was He the long-awaited Jewish Messiah? Were the miraculous deeds he performed real miracles or just magic tricks?  We’ll define the difference between the two and look for evidence that Jesus did indeed perform miracles.  That He was filled with the Spirit of God. That He had the power to forgive sins and that He fulfilled the descriptions of the Messiah from the Old Testament.

Jesus’ resurrection from the dead is core to Christianity.  If he did rise from the dead there can be no doubt that He is who He said he is; the Son of God.  If he didn’t, then his claims to be the Son of God have little or no credibility. We’ll examine the claims of what could have happened to make it falsely appear as if Jesus had risen when he had not. Are they credible?  If not, why not?  We’ll also examine the physical abuse He suffered before and during His crucifixion to see if medically that abuse is more consist with claims of His death or survival.  And lastly, we’ll look at the claims Jesus was seen alive after he had died and was buried.

Finally, we’ll tie together all the evidence we discovered so you can reach your own verdict.  Was Jesus who He said He was, or was he a mere man; a good teacher perhaps. 

Who’s the lHow can we be sure what the Bible tells us about Jesus is truthful?  

How would you even go about verifying that?  You’d probably use a lot of the same techniques used by law enforcement to solve today’s “cold cases”. Join us as we look into those techniques and apply them to the evidence surrounding what the secular historical texts, science, and the New Testament tell us about the entity called Jesus.  Is he really who He said He is.

Please, join us as we follow a forensic examination of what the New Testament tells us about Jesus. 

Space is limited so let us know you're coming; we'll save a seat for you.  

Why should I care?

I don’t believe in God, what would I gain from attending?  

Every human has a built in desire to know God.  You may not recognize it as such but rather as a need for something more in your life – an emptiness that you can’t seem to fill.  If you have such a feeling, an emptiness, you owe it to yourself to at least investigate whether Jesus is who he says he is.  If he is, you will gain more than you can ever imaging.  If he isn’t, you only lost a little time; time during which you’ve had some interesting discussion and met some caring people.

I already believe Jesus is my Savior, what would I gain from attending? 

Jesus commanded us to “go and teach”.  Have you ever began to talk to a friend or neighbor about Jesus only to be told that He’s a fictitious character or a good man, nothing more? Or, the Bible is just a bunch of stories, old wives tales that enlightened people no longer believe? Were you satisfied with how you were able to respond?   This investigation will give you to tools you need to speak about the authenticity of what the New Testament tells us;  

We’d love to hear your thought and doubts.  Come, help us with this study.

Space is limited so let us know you're coming; we'll save a seat for you.  

How do we know whether what the Bible tells us about Jesus is fabrication or not? 

After all, each one of the “Gospels” gives us a slightly different picture of Him. 

We’ll start by meeting the investigatory team and looking at what people say about Jesus.  We’ll examine our own beliefs about Him and discuss various beliefs others have regarding that persona so many call God and others call a fiction.

We’ll examine whether there were any eye-witnesses and if so analyze whether they are to be believed. We’ll subject the New Testament documents to the same scrutiny historians use to determine if any historical document is accurate.

We’ll look to see if there are any historical documents outside of the Bible that collaborates what the Bible tells us. And, find out what we might conclude about Jesus from non-Christian historical sources such as Josephus, the Talmud, Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, and others.

Next it will be time to look at Jesus Himself.  Was He the long-awaited Jewish Messiah? Were the miraculous deeds he performed real miracles or just magic tricks?  We’ll define the difference between the two and look for evidence that Jesus did indeed perform miracles.  That He was filled with the Spirit of God. That He had the power to forgive sins and that He fulfilled the descriptions of the Messiah from the Old Testament.

Jesus’ resurrection from the dead is core to Christianity.  If he did rise from the dead there can be no doubt that He is who He said he is; the Son of God.  If he didn’t, then his claims to be the Son of God have little or no credibility. We’ll examine the claims of what could have happened to make it falsely appear as if Jesus had risen when he had not. Are they credible?  If not, why not?  We’ll also examine the physical abuse He suffered before and during His crucifixion to see if medically that abuse is more consist with claims of His death or survival.  And lastly, we’ll look at the claims Jesus was seen alive after he had died and was buried.

Finally, we’ll tie together all the evidence we discovered so you can reach your own verdict.  Was Jesus who He said He was, or was he a mere man; a good teacher perhaps. 

Space is limited so let us know you're coming; we'll save a seat for you.  

Who’s the lead investigator? 

Atheist-turned-Christian Lee Strobel, the former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune, is a New York Times best-selling author of more than forty books and curricula that have sold fourteen million copies in total. He currently serves as Founding Director of the Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics at Colorado Christian University.

Lee has been described in the Washington Post as “one of the evangelical community’s most popular apologists.” He was educated at the University of Missouri (Bachelor of Journalism degree) and Yale Law School (Master of Studies in Law degree). He was a journalist for fourteen years at The Chicago Tribune and other newspapers, winning Illinois’ highest honors for both investigative reporting and public service journalism from United Press International. 

After probing the evidence for Jesus for nearly two years, Lee became a Christian in 1981. He subsequently became a teaching pastor at three of America’s largest churches and hosted the national network TV program Faith Under Fire. In addition, he taught First Amendment law at Roosevelt University and was Professor of Christian Thought at Houston Baptist University.

Space is limited so let us know you're coming; we'll save a seat for you.