John 21:1-19
John the Baptist is in prison and asks Jesus, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” When life is hard, what questions do you ask? What signs do you see? What hope do you find?
When in Doubt, Pay Attention!
John 20:24-29
What do you do with your questions and doubts about the Christian faith? In Thomas's encounter with Jesus, we learn three things to pay attention to. When in doubt, pay attention!
Onward & Upward: God Prays to God
John 17:1–26
Christ's prayer in Gethsemane demonstrates that God is sovereign, He does not fail, and that you are one with, in, and for Him.
Onward & Upward: Overcomer
John 16:25–33
Jesus speaks his final words to his disciples, and what he says calls us all to put into action what we believe about him. Only then can we know peace.
Global Outreach Sunday: The Way Up Is Out
Acts 11:19-30
Your fullness of life and the work of God in the world will only be achieved by being missional.
Onward & Upward: Sorrow Into Joy
John 16:16–24
Jesus offers his disciples and us a profound new understanding of the relationship between joy and sorrow. The joy He offers goes to the core of who we are, and no one can take it away.
Onward & Upward: To Our Advantage
John 16:4–15
It is to our advantage that Jesus goes away so He can send His Holy Spirit. It is also to the world's advantage that the Holy Spirit comes, because only then can the world finally stop being "the world."
Onward & Upward: Bearing Fruit
John 15:1–25
This Sunday, we celebrate the testimonies of those who have surrendered their lives to Christ. In the waters of baptism, they are declaring, "He abides in me, and I abide in Him." Glorious!
Onward & Upward: Another Helper
John 14:15–31
Compared to Jesus's disciples in the Upper Room we are better off by far. They sat with him; we are indwelt by him. His Spirit leads us onward and upward.
Onward & Upward: The Way, The Truth, The Life
John 14:1–14
If you want to know what God is like, how God treats sinners, how God responds to suffering, then look at Jesus!
Onward & Upward: Responding to Glory
John 13:31–35
Jesus gives his disciples a new commandment, new because of his glory. How we respond to this glory-filled command makes all the difference in the world.
Onward & Upward: To the End
John 13:1–20
Those who have surrendered to Christ have as their Lord a Master who does the work of a slave. You must let Him wash you, even when doing so subverts all of your clever presuppositions.
Onward & Upward: Extravagant Love
John 12:1–8
As opposition grows following Jesus's climactic miracle of raising Lazarus, the one Jesus loved, Mary pours out extravagant love at the feet of Jesus. How do we respond to such love?
Onward & Upward: Seeing Glory
John 11:1–53
As the cross is quickly approaching, Jesus is touching lives and preparing them for what is coming next. His purposes of bringing glory to God and to himself, the Son of God, move the Jewish leaders to kill Jesus...but God's plan, God's timing.
Onward & Upward: The Resurrection and the Life
John 11:1–53
When it seems that all hope is lost, Jesus still loves you more than you know, and His timing will exceed your expectations.
Prepare the Way of the Lord: The Hope
Matthew 11:1-15
John the Baptist is in prison and asks Jesus, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” When life is hard, what questions do you ask? What signs do you see? What hope do you find?
Prepare the Way of the Lord: The Lamb
John 1:29-34
John the Baptist points us to the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. This Lamb is unlike any other lamb there ever was. Thanks be to God!
Prepare the Way of the Lord: The Song
Luke 1:67-79
When anxiousness and fear threaten to drag you under, join in the song that Zechariah sings of a deliverance that guides you out of fear and into the way of peace.
Prepare the Way of the Lord: The Promise
Luke 1:5-25
In the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives, it's often hard to see what God is doing. But God always keeps his promises, and He sends us messengers to show us the bigger story that we fit into.
Prepare the Way of the Lord: The Voice
Luke 3:1-20
We just might need a political figure to help us understand what John the Baptist meant by "prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths." Let's get this straight!