Amanda Jenkins – författare

The #1 bestseller in New Testament Commentaries. Over 400,000 copies sold!  This is the official companion study to season 1 of The Chosen, the groundbreaking television series about the life of Jesus.   What Does It Mean to Be Chosen? parallels each episode, connecting readers to the Bible in a brand-new way. It includes: A deeper look at Isaiah 43 and its fulfillment in Jesus and the lives of His followers (including us!) Script excerpts, quotes, and illustrations from the show Guiding questions for groups or individuals   Being chosen by Jesus has beautiful and far-reaching implications—although it says even more about the Chooser than the choosees. We are loved because He is love. We are saved because He is merciful. We belong to the family of God because Jesus invites us, making the Bible and all its promises as true for us today as it was for God’s chosen people. What does it actually mean to be Chosen? To answer that question, we’re going Old school—Testament that is—which leads us back to the New. Which always leads us directly to Jesus.

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 brings both the Old and New Testaments to life in an approachable and conversational way.   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 MountScript excerpts, quotes, and illustrations from each episodeScripture to provide lesson contextPictures and bios of characters for increased connectionConversational features to invite Bible knowledgeGuiding 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.  

Shepherds were dirty and stinky and poor. They were lowly.

But God doesn't care what we look like. Or how old we are.  Or where we're from.  Or how much money we have.  He loves us no matter what.

Which is why a lowly shepherd and his low sheep, on a low hill, in a lowly town, on the very first Christmas, were the first to be in line to meet the savior of the world.

And then the lowly shepherd got to tell everybody else.

Based on the pilot episode of the groundbreaking TV show, The Chosen, this book will provide little readers with a new experience of the Christmas story from the perspective of the shepherds. Like them, we've been chosen by God to be part of the greatest story ever told.

 

Amanda is a raging perfectionist. She begins each day with a long list. “Keep the house picked up; limit myself to two Diet Cokes; spend special time with each of the kids; work out; pray; avoid sugar; read a chapter in a book about something very important; read my Bible; call my mom.” She determines each day’s worth, and ultimately her own, by keeping track of her stats—pounds gained or lost, stuff accomplished. That is, until God spoke into her life, waking her up to the true costs of her addiction to perfection. Confessions of a Raging Perfectionist is more than Amanda’s confession; it’s a journey of letting go of the subtle but destructive idols of her overactive inner voice and replacing them with God’s truth. Amanda hopes her journey can inspire others to let God dig in to their own lives, uncovering the subtle lies we unconsciously live by.

You are called by name. Every follower of Jesus in the Gospels had a not-so-great "before." A brash fisherman. A pious religious leader. A demon-possessed woman. A thieving tax collector. But God''s love reached beyond the brokenness and called them before His transformative work of redemption even began. And He called them His own. He''s still doing that today. Encounter Jesus the way His followers did. In The Chosen: 40 Days with Jesus, explore the moving backstories of Simon Peter, Nicodemus, Mary Magdalene, Matthew, and other recipients of Jesus'' miracles. You can''t help but identify with their recklessness, rough pasts, religious piety, desperation for life change, and, ultimately, their redemption. Written to accompany the hit multi-season series about the life of Christ, 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. Experience the transformative love and power of the One who sees past your "before" to the "after" He can redeem you to be.

The healing of the crippled man at the pool of Bethesda. The Sermon on the Mount. The calling of Simon the Zealot. 'The Chosen - Book Two' features forty brand-new devotions that each contain a Scripture, a unique look intoa Gospel story, suggestions for prayer, and questions that lead you further in your relationship with Christ. See Jesus through the eyes of those who knew him best and explore the backstories of people like Simon the Zealot, Philip the Apostle, and the Samaritans.

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. That''s the purpose of every person''s story: to aid in the supernatural revelation of Jesus Christ. Every detail matters. Every exchange deserves thorough examination and deep contemplation. And through the mess, you''ll begin to see Him more clearly. Jesus prays for you, forgives and renews you, guides and keeps you.   In The Chosen – Book Two, encounter Jesus the way His followers did. Explore their touching backstories. 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. What does it mean to really follow Him? To place your identity in Him. To be surrendered to His will and His way. To go where He goes and do the things He does. To be different in all the wonderful ways He was different. He knows your needs. He sees your suffering. He understands your pain. And He is perfect love, which means when life causes your soul to faint and your faith to fail, Jesus will not. He is the lover of your soul.

Usted ha sido llamado por su nombre. Cada seguidor de Jesús en los Evangelios tuvo un «antes» no tan bueno. Un pescador impulsivo. Un líder religioso piadoso. Una mujer poseída por un demonio. Un recaudador de impuestos ladrón. Pero el amor de Dios los alcanzó más allá de la fragilidad humana y los llamó, incluso antes de que Él comenzara su obra transformadora de redención. Y los llamó «suyos». Actualmente aún lo hace. Tenga un encuentro con Jesús tal como lo hicieron sus seguidores. En The Chosen – Libro uno: 40 días con Jesús, explore las historias conmovedoras de Simón Pedro, Nicodemo, María Magdalena, Mateo y otros destinatarios de los milagros de Jesús. Usted no podrá evitar identificarse con la imprudencia, el pasado difícil, la piedad religiosa, la desesperación por un cambio de vida y, en última instancia, la redención de sus almas. Escritas para acompañar la exitosa serie de varias temporadas, cada una de estas cuarenta devociones contiene una escritura, una perspectiva única sobre alguna historia de los Evangelios, sugerencias para la oración y preguntas que desarrollarán su relación con Cristo. Experimente el amor y el poder transformador de Aquel que ve más allá de su «antes» hacia el «después» de ese ser que Él puede redimir.

Usted ha sido llamado a ser diferente. Tan importante como es conocer y relacionarse con personajes clave de la Biblia, es más importante comprender todo lo que Jesús hizo para tener una relación con usted. Ese es el propósito detrás de la historia de cada personaje: ayudar en la revelación sobrenatural de Jesucristo. Por eso, cada detalle importa. Todo intercambio merece un examen minucioso y una profunda contemplación. Y es a través del desorden, que comenzará a verlo más claramente. Jesús intercede por usted, lo perdona y renueva, lo guía y guarda. En The Chosen – Libro dos: 40 días con Jesús, tenga un encuentro con Jesús tal como lo hicieron sus seguidores y explore sus trasfondos conmovedores. Escritas para acompañar la exitosa serie de varias temporadas, cada una de estas cuarenta devociones contiene una escritura, una perspectiva única sobre una historia del Evangelio, sugerencias para orar y preguntas que desarrollarán su relación con Cristo. ¿Qué significa seguir a Jesús realmente? Colocar su identidad en Él. Estar rendido a su voluntad y a su dirección. Ir a donde Él va y hacer las cosas que Él hace. Ser diferente de la manera maravillosa que Él fue diferente. Él conoce sus necesidades. Él ve su sufrimiento. Él entiende su dolor. Y Él es amor perfecto. Así que cuando la vida hace que su alma desfallezca y su fe se debilite, Jesús no lo hará. Él es a quien ama su alma.

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. In The Chosen – Book Three, you will discover Jesus'' followers being changed by His power, authority, and love. 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. 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 like seas parting, and giants falling, and lions purring, and armies resurrecting, and Jesus being glorified through the lives of those who are willing to follow Him wherever He goes.

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.

Four Gospels. One Jesus.Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John: The different details, timelines, and emphases of each Gospel can make it difficult to picture the whole narrative. And The Chosen TV series acknowledges its own timeline for the unique purposes of the show. That’s why we’ve created The Chosen Presents: A Blended Harmony of the Gospels. We want you to see the factual accounts in one chronological story. You’ll experience:• the story of Jesus in one seamless narrative,• section divisions for forty daily readings,• a preface by Dallas and Amanda Jenkins, and• an index detailing the Scripture references of each passage.Immerse yourself in the greatest story ever told.

Four Gospels. One Jesus.Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John: The different details, timelines, and emphases of each Gospel can make it difficult to picture the whole narrative. And The Chosen TV series acknowledges its own timeline for the unique purposes of the show. That''s why we''ve created The Chosen Presents: A Blended Harmony of the Gospels. We want you to see the factual accounts in one chronological story. You''ll experience:·       the story of Jesus in one seamless narrative,·       section divisions for forty daily readings,·       a preface by Dallas and Amanda Jenkins, and·       an index detailing the Scripture references of each passage.Immerse yourself in the greatest story ever told.

Usted ha sido llamado a una búsqueda fervorosa. Jesús no quiere seguidores pasivos. Él quiere que lo busque apasionadamente, que busque entendimiento, que aumente su fe, que conozca y se aferre a lo que es verdadero y rechace lo que no lo es, que obedezca la Palabra de Dios, y que persevere firme en las situaciones difíciles. En The Chosen – Libro tres: 40 días con Jesús, descubrirá que los seguidores de Jesús son transformados por su eterno poder, autoridad y amor. Escritas para acompañar la exitosa serie de varias temporadas, cada una de estas cuarenta devociones contiene una escritura, una perspectiva única sobre alguna historia de los Evangelios, sugerencias para la oración y preguntas que desarrollarán su relación con Cristo. No puede quedarse en la barca si desea caminar sobre el agua. Así que, ¡salga de la barca! Solo cuando está fuera de su zona de confort, que depende totalmente de Dios, suceden cosas asombrosas. Sea testigo de mares que se dividen en dos, gigantes que son derrotados, leones a los que se les cierran sus bocas, ejércitos que se levantan y vencen, y a Jesús siendo glorificado a través de las vidas de aquellos que están dispuestos a seguirlo a donde sea que Él vaya.

Usted ha sido llamado a la verdad. Jesús 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 Jesús nos confronta, incluyendo nuestras necesidades más 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 días con Jesús, explore los puntos de vista desde donde puede conocer mejor a Jesús y las cosas que Él enseñó. Aprenda de sus seguidores cómo escuchar realmente, cómo esperar en su sabiduría y su tiempo, sobre el arrepentimiento y la obediencia. Escritas para acompañar la exitosa serie de varias temporadas, cada una de estas cuarenta devociones contiene una escritura, una perspectiva única sobre alguna historia de los Evangelios, sugerencias para la oración y preguntas que desarrollarán su relación con Cristo. Que podamos aceptar su reprensión y testifiquemos de la verdad, la cual siempre está operando dentro de nosotros... y cuyo resultado, de hecho, será nada menos que vivificante.

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.