Story Encounters: The Chosen

Nicodemus challenges Shmuel on the box he has placed God in, and a woman forces her paralytic friend through the crowd to encounter Jesus while He is teaching. In this episode, we look at how Jesus taught and how scripture can be misused in the interpretation of scripture.

A marginalized leper approaches Jesus for healing on the road to Capernaum. This episode dives deeper into God's life-giving power--His willingness to share it and its 'disruptive' effects.

When the wine at the wedding runs low, Mary asks her Son to intervene on behalf of the bridegroom's family. In this episode, we examine how Jesus' act of kindness was the beginning of the revealing of God's character.

Peter shares with Eden about his encounter with Jesus, Nicodemus interrogates John the Baptizer, and Jesus and his students make their way to a wedding celebration in Cana. This episode zeroes in on the 'awakening' of the various characters portrayed to the true identity God is calling them to.

Simon spends one last night fishing in a desperate attempt to square his debts. Andrew spots a familiar face waiting for them on the shores of Galilee. This episode explores parallels between Israel and Jesus in their roles as Sons of God.

With his life and family under threat from Rome, and his sick mother-in-law moving in to his home, Simon is out of options. And that is precisely where God wants Him to be.

Jesus befriends and teaches the group of children who discover His camp on the outskirts of Capernaum. In this episode, we explore the intensity of emotion as Jesus pleads with His Heavenly Father, and delights in the receptivity of His first little students.

Matthew validates Simon's claims with Praetor Quintus, Nicodemus investigates the miracle reported in the Red Quarter, and Mary receives surprise guests at her Shabbat dinner. In this episode, we take a closer look at the Sabbath and its links to Creation and Exodus.

Nicodemus is crushed by his inability to cast our Lilith's demons, while Lilith tries to drown her despair. In this episode, we see the arrival of hope when Jesus encounters Lilith and calls her by her true name.

Two brothers struggle with their tax debts to Rome while a woman in the Red Quarter wrestles with her demons. In this episode, we meet some of the key characters before they encounter Jesus, and see how their efforts to solve their problems in their own power only create more problems.