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John
An Inside Look
January 7, 2024
The Upper Room Discourse has been called “a window into the heart of Jesus.” Here in the first few verses, we get an inside look at the knowledge of Jesus and the love of Jesus. These two things not only establish the context of the upper room, they shape the entire discourse.
John
Come and See
December 31, 2023
Jesus invites us to come and see who He is and what life with God is like. It is also an invitation to be seen and changed, so that we can see even greater things as we follow Him.
Isaiah
He is the Suffering Savior
December 24, 2023
In this final Servant Song, Isaiah tells us that the Servant himself is the powerful arm of the LORD come to save. But who would have thought God’s saving power would look like this?
Isaiah
He is the Obedient Servant
December 17, 2023
The third servant song asks us to behold the obedience of the Servant. His obedience is born out of his intimacy with God, endures in the face of suffering, and is sustained through his trust in God's help. We are invited into that same kind of beautiful trust through Jesus, the obedient one!
Isaiah
He is Light and Salvation for the Nations
December 10, 2023
The second servant song is the Servant’s testimony about himself. He makes an announcement about himself to the whole world, because he came to do something for the whole world. And we are the beneficiaries of this good news!
Isaiah
He Will Bring Forth Justice
December 3, 2023
The Servant Songs set before us the real Jesus, who he is and what he came to do. The first song is about the his mission to bring forth justice. What does that mean? And how does he do it?
Romans
Total Security in Christ
November 26, 2023
Paul wraps up Romans 5-8 with the strongest language possible to convince us that we are totally secure in Christ. We’re secure because God is for us, because God justifies us, and because God loves us. These life-changing truths are not only for us to believe in, but to revel in and rest in.
Romans
God’s Sovereign Grace
November 19, 2023
We think we will be happy when we are in control or when we get what we want. Paul lifts our eyes to the joy of knowing that God is in control and trusting that his plans are so much better than ours.
Romans
Groaning and Glory
November 12, 2023
This passage sets present suffering and future glory right alongside each other. We live in the tension between the two: we live in the already, looking forward to the not yet. So even though we groan, we have great hope!
Romans
The Spirit of Adoption
November 5, 2023
Romans 8 tells us that the Christian life is life in the Spirit. And in verses 12-17, the Apostle Paul points to two aspects of life in the Spirit. Those who are in Christ have been given both a new obligation and a new identity.
2 Chronicles
Repentance and Its Aftermath
August 2, 2025
Manasseh was a wicked king, yet God showed him grace. Still, the effects of his sin lingered on. Ultimately, Jesus is the only one who can fix what sin has broken and make all things new.
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2 Chronicles
Pride Goes Before the Fall
July 27, 2025
The story of “pride goes before the fall” is so common that it has become cliche. And yet, it keeps happening.King Uzziah's story teaches us about true success, the anatomy of pride, and our hope in Jesus.
2 Kings
Judgment Through Jehu
July 20, 2025
Do we have a category in our minds for the judgment of God? The story of Jehu shows us the faithful judgment of God; the certainty of it, the severity of it, and our only hope in light of it.
2 Kings
Surprising Grace
July 13, 2025
The salvation God brings is a total reversal. The great famine becomes a great feast, and the least and last in this world are the first to the table. They acted on the possibility of mercy, and they discovered the surprising grace of God.
2 Kings
More Than Meets the Eye
July 7, 2025
In this account, Elisha shows us that there’s more going on around us than meets the eye. God is always at work in the world in unseen and unexpected ways.
1 Kings
How God Meets Us
June 29, 2025
When things fall apart in our lives, we’re tempted to run from it all. We want God to snap his fingers and make it better. That’s what Elijah wanted, but this story shows us what Elijah really needed, and what we really need, is the presence of God.
1 Kings
What Do You Believe?
June 22, 2025
One of the most important questions for you to answer in this life is: What do you believe? What do you trust in? Your answer to that question will steer and direct your life. Most of us waver between multiple beliefs, but this passage confronts our divided hearts. The prophet Elijah confronts ancient Israel to see who is truly God, and follow him.
1 Kings
A Divided Kingdom
June 15, 2025
In the midst of failing kings and a divided kingdom, there is a faithful God at work to accomplish his plans. There will be a true king who heals what has been broken and unites what has been divided.
1 Kings
Divided Heart: Solomon’s Downfall
June 8, 2025
Solomon’s downfall is one of the greatest tragedies in all of scripture. It’s a sobering look at someone who didn’t finish well, and it gives us the anatomy of a spiritual downfall.
1 Kings
The Heart of a King: Solomon’s Succession
June 1, 2025
After David dies, Solomon takes the throne. And even though he gets off to a good start, there are hints of a divided heart.
Luke
Lord, Teach Us to Pray
May 25, 2025
Jesus promises that everyone who asks receives, but life doesn’t seem to work out that way. Through a model prayer and a parable, Jesus reveals to us that God's greatest gift is his presence.
Acts
Prevailing Power
May 18, 2025
The power of God prevails over evil spirits and idol empires. He changes people so radically that they begin to change the city.
Acts
Provoked by Idols
May 11, 2025
Seeing the idols of Athens, Paul was provoked to preach about Jesus and the resurrection. Gospel-centered ministry requires that we understand the culture so we can speak into it with the truth of the gospel.
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Ephesians
How Kids and Parents Walk in Love
February 17, 2019
God is filling his people with his life and filling the world with his people. We need bigger thoughts about God, truer thoughts about who we are, a fresh experience of God’s power, and a compelling vision for life with God in this world.
1 Corinthians
The Hope of Easter
April 9, 2023
The message of Easter is that Jesus died and came back new. The hope of Easter is that what happened to Jesus will happen to us. We will be raised up to new life in new bodies on a new earth.
John
Abide in Christ
February 18, 2024
Jesus said the mark of his disciples is that they “bear much fruit.” We want to roll-up our sleeves and make it happen, but the kind of fruit Jesus is talking about comes from being connected to him. If we want to be truly fruitful, we must learn to abide in Christ.
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.
Mark
The Crowds and the Called
October 20, 2024
In these two scenes in Mark 3, we see a contrast between the crowds that had gathered around Jesus and the twelve apostles. As we compare these two groups of people, some defining marks of a follower of Jesus emerge.
1 Kings
How God Meets Us
June 29, 2025
When things fall apart in our lives, we’re tempted to run from it all. We want God to snap his fingers and make it better. That’s what Elijah wanted, but this story shows us what Elijah really needed, and what we really need, is the presence of God.
2 Samuel
The Hope of God’s Holiness
July 7, 2019
David was a man after God’s own heart, yet he had deep flaws and committed grievous sin. The point of his story is to lead us to the true and better King who delivers us from our sin and ushers in the kingdom of God.
John
Living Water
April 23, 2023
Jesus uses water to talk about our deeper thirst for God, and how he alone can quench it. We drink from the wells of money and success and relationships and approval, but they are all broken cisterns that leave us empty, and thirstier than before. Jesus came to give us living water.
Genesis
The Flood of God’s Judgment
July 30, 2023
The story of the flood is a hard story that makes us want to look away from the darkness of sin and awfulness of God’s judgment. But we have to look at this difficult story to help us see God as he really is. And as we do, we discover his mercy and grace.
