Blessed are the Meek
Can we really afford to be meek in a dog eat dog world like ours?
From Success to Significance
We can have all the success that the world had to offer and still feel empty inside. However, the calling that God has on our lives is far more significant than any success that the world has to offer.
Worship
When we turn to Psalm 95, what can we learn about worshipping our God?
Songs for Our Temple (Week 25: Ps. 73-75)
Jim takes us through the next Psalms — 73-75 — and what we find out about our God and His calling for us in them.
Success that Isn't
What does success really look like? As we continue a series on Agur’s wise words in Prov. 30, we consider how we grasp for success.
Blessed Are the Persecuted
The familiar verse “the righteous will live by his faith” is quoted multiple times in the New Testament to remind us of God’s grace through faith. But, it’s point doesn’t stop there — it also assures us of God’s faithfulness in times of trouble.
From Routine to Risk
Risk can either invite fear or kick off your faith. When we choose faith, the reward is always worth it?
The Playlist for Life
The Psalms are the soundtrack of the experience of life. Bob helps us to see the variety of ways they speak into our lives.
Songs for Our Temple (Week 24: Ps. 70-72)
Melanie Haynes takes us through the next Psalms — 70-72 — and what they share about how God is with us in all circumstances.
Becoming a Wise Guy
What does wisdom really look like? Do we really know as much as we think we do? As we begin a series on Agur’s wise words in Prov. 30, we consider how he challenges our view of wisdom.
From Hidden to Highlighted
Have you ever been tempted to hide your faith? Sometimes we feel embarrassed to share our faith, however, Jesus calls us to not live a hidden faith but an unleashed faith!
Songs for Our Temple (Week 23: Ps. 67-69)
Jim Krenning takes us through the next Psalms — 67-69 — and what we find out about our God and His calling for us in them.
Have Your Cake and Lisa Too
What are our motives as we “protect” things we care about? Is it to do what is right or to watch out for our own interests?
The Heater With No Heart
We’re good at looking pure—saying the right things, following the right rules, putting on the kind of life that earns approving nods—and that’s precisely the trap Jesus names in Matthew 5:8 when he calls the pure in heart blessed, not the pure in appearance.
From Here to There
Pastor Nikomas begins a new series helping us think about unleashing the love of God in our own community.
Songs for Our Temple (Week 22: Ps. 64-66)
Uncertain times are a perfect time to turn to our latest Psalms — 64, 65 and 66 — which remind us of a God who is righteous, in control and faithful.
I Thought This Was Just a Tram
As we move to the New Testament, we look at the story of Felix. He invites conversation with Paul, yet with significant barriers he erects. How do we do the same?
Mercy When You're Dented
Blessed are the merciful—it sounds really good when we are the ones receiving mercy. That call suddenly sounds a lot worse when we’re the ones called to show mercy. Jesus calls us to that mercy, against our natural inclination for payback.
Why Do People Suffer?
We struggle to get our heads around why God allows suffering. How do we make sense of what happens in our world?
Why is Grace Essential for the Christian Home?
As we think about what the Christian home is called to be, why is grace an essential part of that?