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Wired Chapter 5
This chapter was called "Joining the Ranks of True Worshipers" and it was about how worshiping starts with when we see God. A "true worship" is someone who worships the Father from the heart with all they are... all they have. Worshiping should be this way because it is an entire life response to how great God is. Worship is a verb. Therefore, it is something you do. All this being said, if we do not really see Him and are not really with him, then none of this matters. Worshiping is for Him.

I loved this chapter and thought it had multiple very unique and great points. I loved Giglio's point about worship being a verb. It is much easier to think of and relate to this way. A verb is an action and so when we worship we have to be actually doing something instead of just going through the motions. Worshiping is for God and that is so important to remember. I know for many people we make the mistake of worshiping with the intention of getting self satisfaction or to feel better about ourselves as Christians. However, worshiping is about giving all the glory to God. He is the one we should give it all to.

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Wired Chapter 4
Chapter four was called "God Wants Most for You" and it was about how true worship begins at the cross. God loves us so much that he wants us to live to best most awake life that we possibly can. We are able to worship God in truth because who he truly is, is that great. That being said, we can't worship and idea or thought about God that isn't true. The cross is important in this chapter because in order to really know that the title of this chapter is true, you have to understand the story that makes Him so incredible. The story of the cross, because that's where it all started. Therefore, that's where our worshiping should start.

I enjoyed reading this chapter. I really liked all of Giglio's points at the end about worship starting at the cross. Many of times, people don't want to think about this because it was such a horrible thing that happened. However, it is crucial to understand in order to worship, and be a Christian for that matter. One statement that I really liked was ".. at the center of all true worship stands a wonderful cross..". That is pretty amazing and so true. This can give readers a realization on how they should be seeing God.

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Wired Chapter 3
This chapter was called "Why Worship Matters" and it was about how we need to worship God, even more than God needs our worship. He is so worthy of our worship and love, and all worship should begin and end with God. We are created to worship and it should not be something we throw away. We have to fight for our worship and how important that is. This is proven in Psalm 96:4-5. Satan wants to steal our worship because he doesn't have our best interest at heart like the one who we're worshiping does. You can choose to worship anyone or anything, but all worship should begin and end with God.

I thought this chapter was the best so far. It wasn't just telling us to woship God, but it was telling us why. And why we NEED to worship God. The verses used to explain this painted a wonderful picture of just how great God is and that is what makes us want to continue to worship Him. One of the questions asked in the margins was, "Why does Satan want to steal your worship?" I think he wants to steal our worship because he knows how amazing God is. He doesn't want us to find that out for ourselves because he's selfish. By worshiping God, we can find an entirely new person in our hearts that is amazing and loving which is not what the devil wants for us, but it's what our great God wants.

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Wired Chapter 2
This chapter was called "Something More". It continued the thought of the last chapter about everyone worshiping something, except this time it saying that everyone is made to worship God. God wants you to know him and that is proven through multiple verses of scripture mentioned in this chapter. The God who made the world wants to give to you every breath every single day. To conclude, Giglo says that you can't live without Him and God knows that. Therefore, he is always seeking you.

I thought this chapter was very personal to each person and was gave readers the ability to relate to it. One line that I really liked was "God is always seeking you. Every sunset. Every clear blue sky. Every ocean wave." This is very comforting to me because I am often an over thinker and, therefore, in the past have thought that God wasn't seeking me unless I was perfect and always seeking Him which i know is not true. I loved this entire chapter and how it all concluded to say that God not only always seeks you, but he wants to seek you as well.

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John 5: 30-40
Jesus says that God's testimony about Him is the only one that is true. He says that some people chose John's light over His but His light is always brighter because he's the Son of Man. God sent him to spread amazing news and get people to come to Christ and he doesn't understand how some people won't come to Christ after seeing the amazing works that Jesus has done.

At the end of this verse we see Jesus is just like us because he kind of has a slight personality change. He is questioning both to them and Himself why they are not coming to Christ. Personally, if I heard these words from Jesus Himself I don't know how I wouldn't come to Christ. That just shows that some people's faith is stronger than others.

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John 5: 24-29
Jesus is now telling them that in order to have eternal life all they have to do is believe in Him. He says that the Father gave Him the authority to Judge because he is the Son of Man. To conclude he tells everyone, even if you have done evil you can be condemned, but time is running out and they should follow Him and be saved.

Jesus is showing his amazing forgiveness here as He encourages them to be saved. One thing Christians can take form this is understanding that this is our job now. In order for non Christians to have eternal life and live with and for Christ, they must be saved.

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John 5: 16-23
Jesus said both He and God were working. Yet, the Jewish leaders were still trying to persecute Him. Jesus then told them that He was equal with God. This is because the son cannot do anything without the Father, and they have to honor both not just one.

This passage is very powerful when Jesus speaks to the Jewish leaders. It is mind blowing coming from my perspective that people could think so negatively of Jesus and want to persecute Him. I think it truly shows how amazing God is when he doesn't talk down to them just because of what they are trying to do, instead he treats them with the love and forgiveness that he would anyone else. That's pretty cool.

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John 5: 10-15
This verse is saying that if you believe in God you are accepting all of his testimony. However, if you do not, not only do you not believe but you are calling Him a liar. If you are a Christian you'll have eternal life and if you aren't then you will not.

This was very point blank and straight forward. Yet, it is very true and something that I think everyone needs to understand. It is hard for me, a christian, to think of how you could not want to live your life with and for Christ, especially when the consequence of not is not having eternal life.

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Madeline these are great reflections.  Thank you for engaging the Scripture and at times you even refer to other parts of the New Testament.  I was very impressed.  Here are few thoughts I had...

Remember that everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial (1 Corinthians 10:23).

God is Omniscient and Omnipresent.  He knows all and sees all.  You are wise to know that you cannot hide from Him.  But God is not watching waiting for us to fail.  He's watching to be there for us if we fall.

Great point about Nicodemus.  Next semester we will talk about general revelation and special revelation.

Good point about sharing our faith.  Read Romans 10:14-16

We live in sort of an "anything goes society" and that is unfortunate because Jesus is the only real truth.  So many people refuse to see that though.

It is an amazing moment when that light bulb goes off.  Thank God for that.

I'm glad you caught that about how Jesus didn't judge the woman at the well.  To Him she was no different than anyone.  He never showed favoritism.

Read 1 Peter 3:15.  We talked about it early on in class.  You are right.  Ours is not to judge but to present the truth with gentleness and respect.

Jesus' miracles and the Bible itself are two tremendous sources of validity for the Christian faith.

Well done Madeline.

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John 5: 1-9
This passage is about Jesus traveling to Jerusalem. He asked disabled people if they wanted to get well. And he then cured a man who could never walk and just like that he could walk again.

Once again we are told about Jesus working miracles. People witnessing this would want to come to Christ just because of how amazing he is in what he did here. He can do individual things like this in all of our lives if we trust him with our lives.

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John 4: 46-54
Jesus returned to where he had turned the water into wine. There a man asked him to please heal his sick son. Jesus told him to return home for his son would be healed, and he was. Because of this, not only did his son live, but the man believed in Him.

Jesus can work miracles and he does every day. Some are small and others are huge and we don't always know that he's working them. However, when he does people often question how it was possible. As Christians, we can explain that God has that power to work incredible miracles.

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John 4:43-45
Jesus now was leaving and going to Galilee. He had made such an impact and it spread fast because they already knew of what He was doing. His good works were spreading very fast for they had seen him at the Passover festival.

Just as news spread during this time, it can spread today. This can be both positive and negative. Positive because we can spread things through out a group about God and they can continue to pass it along and come to know him. Negatively, spreading things like gossip spreads like wildfire and that's something that we need to use God's word to stop. Although this verse wasn't specifically about that, it made me think of it.

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John 4:39-42
Because of the conversation that Jesus had with the Sumerian woman, many people in the town came to know Him. They now believed her and were able to also believe Him. This passage ended by them calling him the "Savior of our World".

Hearing stories like these make me so happy. It is so incredible what the Word of God can do and how it can truly change peoples lives. It has been saving people since the beginning of time and today it can do the same thing.

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John 4:31-38
The disciples were constantly asking Jesus to eat something. But, he told them that his food was to fulfill the prophecy. He was to do the hard work, along with his disciples, and then they could bear the fruits of their labor.

This passage is yet another example of how amazing God is. He continuously wants to do what is best for the people. Even his disciples have a hard time understanding how selfless he is, so it's understandable to doubt him today. However, verses like these can guarantee just how amazing He is.

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John 4:27-30
His disciples were apparently surprised that he was speaking to this woman. But, he gave her water in the jar and she went away and told everyone about Jesus. This brought the whole town to Him because of the impact He made on the woman.

Today, we can be the voice of Christ. As Christians, telling stories, even like this one, to people can make such an impact. Or, even just not being judgmental of other people who we know are living in sin. But, instead, we can just love them the way He would and make a huge impact on them.

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John 4:16-26
Jesus tells the woman that he knows that she does not have one, but five husbands. He told her that she needed to be ready for the messiah to come and she said that once he came she would ask him to explain everything. Then, Jesus reveals that he is the messiah.

I think it would be so amazing if this happened to me. I mean to realize that you have been talking to Jesus the whole time and you didn't even know it would be amazing. But, this passage just adds to how amazing Jesus is. He never judged the woman for her sins, he simply just told her how to have them forgiven.

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John 4:10-15
This continues the story that we left off with in our last journal. The woman is still not understanding who Jesus is and thinks he should get his house own water. Jesus then tells her that the water he would give her would give her eternal life and then she wants it form Him.

At the end of this passage, the woman had a realization that I think can be very relevant today. Non- believers often think they know and understand Christianity until a light bulb goes off in their heads. They finally understand that they need Jesus and themselves is not enough. This can be a very amazing moment.

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John 4:1-9 (journal #4)
Jesus went to Sumeria while his disciples stayed and baptized. He sat down and asked a woman walking by for a drink of her water. However, she was shocked by this question because he is a Jew and she is a Sumerian women.

This passage can be a little bit hard to relate to since we do not live in a time like this. We can read this, however, and be grateful to live in both a time and place where most people and views are accepted. Looking back and reading this, it seems strange for someone to deny Jesus, but for her it was just as strange for him to ask.

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John 3: 31-36 (journal #4)
This verse is saying that there is nothing greater than God. If you accept him, you will be saved and have eternal life. However, if you do not you will not.

Just this passage alone is very informative and cut and dry. However, it is also very truthful because this is what you have to understand in order to be saved. God is the only answer to having eternal life. Without him, your life on earth will be miserable and eternal life with him is not possible.

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John 3:22-30 (journal #4)
Jesus was baptizing in Judea and so was John. John then began to Testify about Jesus. He was explaining that he is not the messiah, Jesus is, but he has come to tell these people how they can be with Jesus like him.

Although we do not live with Jesus physically with us every day, we can still speak about him to everyone we meet. Jesus is accessible to us 24/7, so all we have to do is ask him if we are unsure of what to say or do. As Christians, it is part of our job to explain the word to others.

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John 3:19-21(journal #4)
In these verses, there is light that has entered the world. People are still leaning to the darkness because of their evil disposition. However, if you live according to the word, you are living according to the light.

This passage speaks a lot to our sinful nature as humans. We want to lean on sin because it's easy for us, but does nothing for us in the end. If we would first go to God and look at the world according to the light, we would be much happier individuals.

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John 3:13-18 (Journal #3)
Jesus is still speaking to Nicodemus in the passage. He's concluding by saying that the Son of Man must die and rise again so that everyone else can be forgiven and have eternal life. He finishes by saying that God sent his only son and you must believe in him to have eternal life.

John chapter 3 is very commonly known specifically John 3:16, which we read in this section. It's so well known because it is such a powerful and informative verse that really lays out Christianity for people. Once people can understand this, they, like Nicodemus, can have enough knowledge to be ask Christ into their hearts.

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John 3:1-12 (Journal #3)
In these verse, Nicodemus comes to Jesus and asking for help and Jesus teaches him.  He explains that he must be born again in order to truly understand the word of God. Then, he explains that being born again is in your soul and not physically going back into your mothers womb.

This passage can show people today that just because you "know scripture" doesn't mean you actually understand it. Nicodemus was supposed to be teaching the word, but instead he himself didn't even understand it. It's okay to not understand the bible and admit that, and then go to God with questions that you have.

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John 2:23-25 (Journal #3)
Many people saw what Jesus was doing and came to believe in Him from this. Jesus did not need to know this because he already did. This passage was very short but it ended with the explanation that Jesus knew what was in each person.

Sometimes people think that If they do something alone that no one sees them, good or bad. These verses can assure you that it is false for Jesus knows all of each person, yet he doesn't think badly about them. To conclude, I should not try to explain or hide things from God because he already knows, I just have to ask for forgiveness.

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John 2:13-22 (Journal #3)
This was about Jesus clearing the temple courts. in Jerusalem. Jesus told everyone to stop selling the sheep and cattle because they were turning His Father's house into a market. Some people questioned him, so Jesus said that he would raise it back in three days if they destroyed the temple. He rose from the dead three days later and the disciples finally understood that he meant his body was the temple.

This passage concludes with the reference of your body being a temple, which is written in Corinthians as well. This is applicable to my life today because this isn't what the world thinks a lot of the time. The world says it's okay to fill your body with ungodly things like drugs and alcohol, for example, and as a Christian I have to know that I don't need to treat my body that way because my body is a temple in the eyes of God.

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1:29-34 - Seeing is believing.  It's helpful to non believers to know that the Bible is based on actual events and eyewitness testimony.

1:35-42  Won't it be awesome when we get to see Him face to face like they did 2000 years ago.

1:43-51  I think many people are not curious about Christianity because they've not read the Bible.

2:1-12 He is the BIG problem solver for sure. His miracles are a tremendous apologetic for the Christian faith. We will explore them more next semester.

Wired 1 - I liked his point that we worship what we most desire.  Really puts things into perspective.  Good summary.

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Wired Chapter 1
This chapter was about introducing worship. Everyone is a worshiper because we all believe in something and worship is just about value. Our reaction to the things we love he most is worship. Therefore, it is happening all the time because God made us this way. He created us with a purpose of the ability to be able to worship and go to Him constantly.
I thought chapter one was a very interesting read. I like how the author eased into the book instead of shoving the bible down your throat from the beginning. That's just one of my pet peeves, so I was relived to see that this book was different. I liked how the author related worshiping to multiple different modern day things so that it could connect with people on many different religious levels. a I have always thought that Colossians 1:15-17 is a wonderful verse so I also liked the way he connected it to his introduction of worship. I'm excited to see what else this book has in store.

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John 2: 1-12
This is a passage that most Christians have heard time and time again. It is truly amazing. A woman tells Jesus there is no more wine for the wedding. He filled 6 jars full of water and then turned them into wine. He was praised for this and therefore the disciples believed in Him.
This passage can apply to me because it allows me to ability to understand how miraculous Jesus is. He can do anything. This is why we should always come to Him with any problems we have because although I cannot fix them, God has the ability.

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John 1: 43-51
This passage describes Jesus calling on Phillip and Nathaniel to follow him. Jesus tells Nathaniel that he's known him since he was under the fig tree and then he calls him the Son of God and Messiah. This passage ends by Jesus sharing with him that he will see even greater things than what they saw today.
This passage, like the ones before it, are very powerful for both the Christians and non-believers. Reading the words that Jesus spoke can give us hope and a sense of knowing that the best has yet to come. If we share this with non-believers I'm not sure how that wouldn't at least be curious if this can really be true.

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John 1: 35-42
This passage is a story of people who started following Jesus. They were in awe of him and called him rabbi, which means teacher. They called him messiah and all eventually came to know Christ, Simon actually came to know Christ from this experience.
This passage can apply to my life today because it is always amazing to me to read stories where people actually got to accept Christ into their hearts with and Jesus himself was there and present. Reading stories like these truly show you how simple yet incredibly powerful Christianity is.

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John 1: 29-34
This is John showing loyalty to Jesus. He is saying that he baptized Him with in the Jordan River. He is testifying what he has seen and done and how he felt the spirit in this experience.
This passage can apply to my life today because hearing testimony of events like this can affect our lives today. John explain seeing the spirit coming down and effecting people. Today, if non-Christians read this they could have a realization of how amazing Christ is, and maybe come to know him personally.

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Great! John the Baptist refused to be something he was not and instead became the man God purposed for him to be...the front runner for Jesus. Wow. Would that all of us can catch that vision. Why do so many want to live according to what men thing they should be when we can become who God created us to be. Great insight Madeleine.

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Great reflection. You are so right about the simplicity of the Gospel. Anyone can understand it. Also, even though there are multiple protestant Christian denominations who disagree about various portions of Scripture, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, His life, death and resurrection is the one thing that unites us all because it is so simple to understand and it is something we can all agree upon.

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Good Madeleine. It reminds us of the importance of reading the Scripture. If we can just get people to go to the Word sometimes that's all it takes. So few people actually read it.

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John 1: 19-28
In this passage John the Baptist denies being the messiah. All of the Jewish leaders were asking him if he was the messiah and he could kept on denying them. All he would say is that he baptized in the Jordan River.
This passage can apply to my life today because it is important to know that I shouldn't ever deny anything that's false but also I shouldn't ever say I am something that I'm not. John the Baptist very humbly told them that he was baptizing and that is all, and that they would not understand. This was because they did not know God and he did. However, he was not rude or mean to them. This is important for people today, including myself, because if we are around a non believer we must treat them with the love of Christ.

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John 1: 14-18
In this passage John speaks out to the people by telling them about Jesus who has come to save them from the father. Then he explains that this is one who is has been telling them about. Now they can see the one and only son of God so that they can have a life of grace.
This passage in scripture is more of a testimony from John who is telling the people what has happened. However, this still applies to my life because understanding that Jesus came from the Lord and gave the ultimate sacrifice for our sins is one of the important concepts I grasped right before I was saved. It's the most bare and simplest part of the bible to understand once you see how amazing God is. Today, this story told in the gospels is changing peoples lives for eternity.

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John 1: 11-13
John is talking about people who choose to follow God's path for their life and ask Him to guide their life. Many people did not receive Him because of that they wouldn't have the righteous life that the ones who did receive Him did. Those who received the Lord were children born of God.
This passage applies to my life because I have chosen this path that leads to righteousness and eternal life. The outcomes of being a child of God are just what John was talking about. Today, readers can still take away the importance of salvation and possibly even chose to become a child of God from reading this. This passage from John applied then and still does today.