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Psalms
How God Guides His People
August 14, 2022
We want God to tell us what to do, but instead he shows us who he is. He invites us into a relationship with him so that we can learn and even sense what he wants and where he is leading us. Psalm 25 shows us that we get God’s guidance by getting God.
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God Is With Us and for Us
August 7, 2022
Psalm 23 is a poem that utilizes the author’s experience as a shepherd to help us build a vision for how God interacts with and provides for his people.
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Let the Nations Be Glad
July 31, 2022
Psalm 67 is a prayer for God’s blessing and an assurance that God wants to bless us. But even though he blesses us for our good, he has an even greater purpose in mind: His glory among the nations.
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Fret Not Yourself
July 24, 2022
Don’t fret about what is going on in the world, because evil has an end date. Don’t envy what the world has to offer because that comes up empty. Instead, "delight yourself in the Lord” because He is life that is truly life.
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The King of the World
July 17, 2022
We live in a turbulent, noisy, intimidating world, with people and nations clamoring for power and position. Sometimes we wonder if the world is going to be okay. But Psalm 2 gives us confidence that God has the whole world in his hands. His anointed King reigns over the nations!
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Facing Fear With God’s Beauty
July 10, 2022
Anxiety and fear are pervasive and a real threat to our thriving. By gazing upon the beauty of God, David clues us into how he faced terrifying circumstances with courage and delight.
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Be Merciful to Me a Sinner
July 3, 2022
When we have made a mess of our things, the consequences can feel overwhelming. We want to fix it. Or maybe we just want to crawl in a hole. The good news is that even when we have sinned and made a mess of our lives, we can still turn to God. Psalm 38 shows us how.
Psalms
Better Than Life
June 26, 2022
Our most desperate longings can point us to an even deeper desire for God. When that happens, we discover first-hand that his love is better than life.
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Don’t Forget to Remember
June 19, 2022
If we’re going to bless the Lord with all that is within us, then we’ll need to remember all his benefits toward us. But remembering them goes much deeper than simple mental recall.
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Praying Through Our Fears
June 12, 2022
David does not downplay his fear, nor does he let it take over. Instead, he prays through his fear in the presence of God. Psalm 3 shows us how we can do this too.
Psalms
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
July 21, 2024
During uncertain and unstable times, the thing we need most is to be reminded of God. This psalm is thoroughly God-centered and each stanza points us to something particular about him. When it feels like the world is falling apart, we can trust him.
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Unless the LORD Builds the House
July 14, 2024
This psalm addresses two aspects of human life that people have always cared about: work and family. It shows us that, without God, those things end up being pointless and fruitless.
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God Restores His People
July 7, 2024
Psalm 126 speaks to us in the desolate places and invites us to sing a song of hope that God will turn our desolate place into a harvest. We can lean into that truth as we remember God's restoration, request it now, and sow in hope God's coming restoration.
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Confidence in God
June 30, 2024
If we trust in ourselves and our resources, we will eventually falter, but those who trust in the Lord cannot be moved. They can rest secure in his sovereign love.
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Living in Hostile Territory
June 23, 2024
What do we do when we feel like the world we’re living in is not our home? When we feel like exiles in a land that’s hostile toward the things of God? Psalm 120 expresses distress over the way of the world and cries out to God for help.
Psalms
Why We Go to Church
June 16, 2024
Christians voluntarily gather for worship every week, all over the world, as they have for 2000 years. Psalm 122 answers the question why: we go because we belong to God, and we belong to God's people.
Psalms
The LORD is Your Keeper
June 9, 2024
The Christian life is a pilgrimage, a long obedience in the same direction. And on that journey, the LORD is your keeper. But what does that mean and how is it possible?
Revelation
The Lukewarm Church
June 2, 2024
In the last of the seven letters to the seven churches, Jesus delivers the harshest rebuke yet. They are lukewarm and in danger of being rejected. But then, he makes the most incomparable offer: he invites them into intimate fellowship. This letter shows us what kind of relationship Jesus wants with us and how that can turn our whole life upside down.
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Enduring Faithfulness
May 26, 2024
The church in Philadelphia is described as having "but little power." And yet, out of all these seven churches, it is this weak and vulnerable church that is held up as the one that is loved by Christ. This letter to the church in Philadelphia teaches us an important lesson about what God values in the lives of his people.
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Resting in Reputation
May 19, 2024
The church at Sardis is the first church that Jesus doesn’t praise in any way. Which is surprising, because they have such a good reputation. But Jesus sees into their spiritual reality, and it doesn’t line up with their reputation.
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The Tolerant Church
May 12, 2024
The church in Thyatira was a vibrant and fruitful church, but they had a serious problem of tolerating false teaching that led people into immorality and idolatry. We can be part of a church that is doing so well in so many ways, and yet, perhaps there are things that we have learned to live with that Jesus wants to shine a light on.
Revelation
Compromising the Truth
May 5, 2024
How should the church respond when pressured to compromise its beliefs about what is true to better fit in with the culture? Pergamum was standing firm against pressure from the outside. But they had a problem on the inside.
Revelation
Unveiling Persecution
April 28, 2024
The church in Smyrna was being persecuted for their faith, and Jesus tells them that things will get worse. In order to conquer fear and doubt, these Christians needed the same thing that we need today: to catch a glimpse of what Jesus is doing in the midst of suffering. Only then will we find the grace to remain faithful.
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Ezra
Rebuilding God’s People with God’s Law
June 21, 2020
The story of exile teaches us about the human condition. The story of return and rebuilding teaches us that while there is good work to do, we can’t change the human condition. Only Jesus can do that. Until he comes, we work while we wait.
John
Regeneration
May 8, 2011
The mark of new creation is the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. As we learn more about the person and work of the Spirit, we are empowered to live faithful and fruitful lives for God.
Mark
A Glimpse of Glory
January 24, 2021
The disciples want to be associated with the glory of the Christ, but they don’t understand what true glory is. So, Jesus gives a glimpse of his glory; to show more clearly who he is and to give every disciple assurance in following him.
Luke
The Demands of Discipleship
March 6, 2022
In this passage, Jesus begins his journey to Jerusalem. He is resolute as he heads toward the cross. What does it take to follow him on the road? What are the demands of discipleship to Jesus? That is the question this passage answers.
1 Corinthians
The Foolish Wisdom of the Gospel
September 4, 2022
One of the main problems in the Corinthian church is that they were living according to worldly wisdom. They were seeing the world just like the world sees the world. So, Paul reminds them of the wisdom of God found in the gospel. The foolish wisdom of the gospel turns our view of the world upside down.
Galatians
Paul’s Pastoral Heart
October 18, 2020
The gospel is not only the gateway to our life with God. It is also the pathway for our life with him. We are prone to add other things that give us a sense of assurance or belonging, but Jesus plus anything else is a false gospel.
Psalms
Praise the LORD!
July 30, 2017
The Psalms teach us what God is like so that we can learn to seek him and trust him.
Exodus
God Comes to Us
May 24, 2015
The Exodus event is the defining story in Israel’s history, and points forward to the deliverance and redemption that Jesus brings.
2 Timothy
Enduring In Christ
February 5, 2017
The gospel is the true story of the world. It is worth our labor and endurance, and our very lives. Fight the good fight!
John
I Am the True Vine
April 14, 2019
When Moses asked God his name, God replied: “I AM WHO I AM” (Ex. 3:14). Jesus claimed to be God and gave us insight into what God is like through a variety of metaphors that begin with “I AM”.
1 John
Do Not Love the World
February 2, 2020
What is eternal life, and how do you know if you have it?
1 Peter
Love That Covers Sin
November 5, 2017
What does it mean to follow Jesus without isolating from the world? How do we engage culture without being conformed to it? 1 Peter has answers to these questions that reshape everyday life.