The Soil of Thankfulness
For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened (Romans 1:21, esv). “Thank You, God.” How often do those words cross our lips? How often does genuine gratitude fill our hearts? This isn’t a […]
4 Reasons Strongholds Are Hard To Break
WATCH Resource in this teaching: Personality Temperament Test Four Reasons Strongholds Are Hard To Break | 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 | Overcoming Rejection and Betrayal Strongholds are fortified patterns of thinking that are stubbornly resistant to God’s Word and God’s will. Wherever you’re stuck, whether a destructive sin or hidden addiction – to find freedom, […]
Test Questions
In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ (1 […]
A Decision Only You Can Make
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. Colossians 3:23-24 Paul’s words in these verses are so practical we may gloss over their radical nature. Serving Christ isn’t just about obvious […]
Let’s Get Way Behind
WATCH Let’s Get Way Behind |2 Corinthians 2 | Overcoming Rejection and Betrayal Addiction is a heart sickness and a broken crutch. We encounter addiction every day in our ministry. In this new series, we begin grappling with its source. Addiction is a way of thinking that must change if sobriety is going to last. If […]
What to Do When You’re Going Under
And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save […]
God is in Control
WATCH God is in Control |Acts 12 In the most challenging and unexpected seasons of life, someone may have told you “God is in control.” This weekend, first-century believers will remind us why we can trust God and His will. Growing throughout the book of Acts, the early church was marked by chaos, persecution, life […]
Worship that Isn’t Worship
But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. —John 4:23 John 4 includes some of the most influential verses regarding the discipline of worship – how better to understand whether or not […]
Pick It Up
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night (Psalm 1:1–2, esv). Let’s take an informal survey. Question: […]
Standing with the Fallen
We all stumble in many ways (James 3:2a, esv). Maybe you’ve noticed one or two flaws in a few of the Christians around you. (Just maybe.) But that’s not really so surprising, right? After all, we’ve got a few flaws ourselves. If the church is supposed to be a place where hope abounds—even with sin […]