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The parables of Jesus are designed to shake us up, to shock, confront, provoke, and indict us. Each parable works differently, and each must be studied separately to determine its significance, how it functions, and how it calls its readers to respond. Explore a variety of parables in this new Threshold Bible Study offering - each empowering us to think, teach, and act like Jesus did, to accept his new vision of the world, and to participate wholeheartedly in the new life he offers.

Discover how the church brings together what the world has separated, transcending the boundaries that divide--national partitions, racial barriers, class distinctions, and political partisanship. Paul writes these letters from prison, as "an ambassador in chains" for preaching the gospel, demonstrating how struggle and resistance can unite believers and enhance their witness to Christ. This unity of the church--forming one body and one Spirit, joined in one hope, one Lord, one faith, and one baptism--is God's gift as well as a goal to be achieved through the transforming power of the gospel.

"Worship of God in the Mass is the most distinctive activity of Christ's church, the summit toward which all its activity is directed and the font from which its life flows. Explore the biblical foundations of each part of the Mass and learn how the saving truths of Scripture are made present for us in the eucharistic liturgy."

In every stage of Israel's history and into the life of the church, music has played a central role. From the least to the greatest, the people of the Bible sang and played musical instruments, and music was woven into the fabric of their communal living and public worship. Many of these hymns and songs have been preserved for us in the Torah, prophets, gospels, and epistles. Choirs of voices, lyres and harps, strings and pipes, tambourines and dance all resonate in praise, remembering God's wondrous deeds and celebrating the feasts of God's people.

Practicing forgiveness is good for one's health and happiness and refusing to forgive can bind people in depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. God calls Christians to embody pardon and mercy in imitation of the divine forgiveness they have received. Learn the dynamics of forgiveness and how it can bring healing to one's personal life, family, and church.

Threshold Bible Study is a thematic Scripture series designed for both personal study and group discussion. The thirty lessons in each study may be used by an individual for daily study over the course of a month or they may be divided into six lessons per week, providing a group study of six weekly sessions. Through the spiritual disciplines of Scripture reading, study, reflection, conversation, and prayer, readers will cross the threshold to a more abundant dwelling with God. Ideal for Bible study groups, small Christian communities, parish leadership teams, adult faith formation, student Scripture-study groups, RCIA teams, and individual learning. About "People of the Passion Suffering seems to bring out the best and the worst in our human nature. Some people are overcome with hopelessness that leads to despair; others are filled with courage that leads to heroism. Still others exhibit a wide range of responses that reveal their character: trust, generosity, steadfastness, cowardice, greed, and pride. The people of the passion in this book are the characters who participated in some dramatic way in the suffering and death of Jesus. Well-known characters include Peter, Pilate, and Mary Magdalen; lesson-known include Simon of Cyrene, the daughters of Jerusalem, and the woman who anointed Jesus.

The second half of Matthews Gospel moves from the Transfiguration to the Resurrection, announcing Jesus as the worlds true King. The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus bring the hopes of ancient Israel to their dramatic climax, linking Jesus royal character to his humble service and self-sacrificing love. This study completes the unique portrait of Jesus developed in the first half of Matthews Gospel and offers firm guidance for the Church and disciples today.

Matthews gospel presents Jesus as Israels royal Messiah, inaugurating Gods kingdom in the world. It was written to help Jewish Christians understand that their faith in Jesus was entirely consistent with the faith of ancient Israel. With frequent quotations and allusions from the Old Testament, Matthew demonstrates how Jesus is both Son of David and Son of God. This study will help you understand the scope of this gospel, the clear advice it offers for the church, and its personal implications for the lives of disciples today.

The cross is the both worlds' most contemptible instrument of punishment and the symbol of humanity's greatest hope. In turning this tool of torture into his followers' proudest boast, Jesus produced the most dramatic reversal the world has ever experienced. Worn around our necks, hung in our homes, carried in procession and set on mountaintops, the cross speaks to what we believe about Jesus and about how we understand our lives in relationship to him. This study plumbs the depths of Scripture for the horrible and glorious significance of the world's most beloved symbol. Ideal for Lent and Easter seasons.