Tag: Jesus

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 I ‘Jauchzet, Frohlocket’ (J.S. Bach Foundation)

This is a 1734 Christmas cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach that serves as the first part of his Christmas Oratorio. Bach was then Thomaskantor, responsible for church music at four churches in Leipzig, a position he had assumed in 1723. For the oratorio, the libretto by an unknown author followed the nativity of Jesus from…


[PREMIERING 6/30, 6:15 PM ET]: Invitations | The Chosen Episode 7

Matthew struggles to reconcile the miracles he has witnessed with reality. Nicodemus meets with Jesus by night. About The Chosen Series: A charismatic fisherman struggling with debt. A troubled woman wrestling with demons. A gifted accountant ostracised from his family and people. In this ground-breaking first season of The Chosen, see how Jesus reaches each of…


[PREMIERING 6/30, 6:15 PM ET]: I Am He | The Chosen Episode 8

Jesus and His students complete their preparations and leave Capernaum for Samaria. Jesus meets with a suffering woman at Jacob’s Well and announces that He is the Messiah. About The Chosen Series: A charismatic fisherman struggling with debt. A troubled woman wrestling with demons. A gifted accountant ostracised from his family and people. In this ground-breaking…


[PREMIERING 6/27 at 6:15 PM ET] Indescribable Compassion | The Chosen Episode 6

After witnessing the healing of a leper on the road to Capernaum, a woman forces her paralytic friend through the crowd to meet Jesus. About The Chosen Series: A charismatic fisherman struggling with debt. A troubled woman wrestling with demons. A gifted accountant ostracised from his family and people. In this ground-breaking first season of The…


[PREMIERING at 6:15 PM ET] The Wedding Gift | The Chosen Episode 5

Nicodemus interrogates John the Baptizer while Jesus and his students make their way to a wedding celebration in Cana. When the wine runs low, Mary asks her son to intervene on behalf of the bridegroom’s family. About The Chosen Series: A charismatic fisherman struggling with debt. A troubled woman wrestling with demons. A gifted accountant ostracised…


[PREMIERING 6/20, 6:15 PM ET] The Rock on Which It Is Built | The Chosen Episode 4

With his life and family under threat from Rome, 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. About The Chosen Series: A charismatic fisherman struggling with debt. A troubled woman wrestling with demons. A gifted accountant ostracised…


[PREMIERING at 6:15 PM ET] Jesus Loves the Little Children | The Chosen Episode 3

Jesus befriends and teaches the group of children who discover His camp on the outskirts of Capernaum. About The Chosen Series: A charismatic fisherman struggling with debt. A troubled woman wrestling with demons. A gifted accountant ostracised from his family and people. In this ground-breaking first season of The Chosen, see how Jesus reaches each of…


Shabbat | The Chosen Episode 2

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. About The Chosen Series: A charismatic fisherman struggling with debt. A troubled woman wrestling with demons. A gifted accountant ostracised from his family and people. In this ground-breaking first season of…


[PREMIERING TONIGHT! 6:15 PM ET] I Have Called You by Name | The Chosen Episode 1

Two brothers struggle with their tax debts to Rome while a woman in the Red Quarter wrestles with her demons. About The Chosen Series: A charismatic fisherman struggling with debt. A troubled woman wrestling with demons. A gifted accountant ostracised from his family and people. In this ground-breaking first season of The Chosen, see how Jesus…


I Have Called You by Name | The Chosen Episode 1

Two brothers struggle with their tax debts to Rome while a woman in the Red Quarter wrestles with her demons. About The Chosen Series: A charismatic fisherman struggling with debt. A troubled woman wrestling with demons. A gifted accountant ostracised from his family and people. In this ground-breaking first season of The Chosen, see how Jesus…