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!
Work Transformed by God: Keeping People Alive
Genesis 39-50
Joseph’s life reminds us: our location doesn’t determine our significance, God’s presence does.
Work Transformed by God: Seamless Work
Acts 9:36-43
Tabitha lived as a disciple of Jesus whose productivity was infused with generosity. In her we see an occupation shaped by vocation because she was raised up in Christ.
Work Transformed by God: Work as Exiles
Isaiah 60:1-11; 18-21
You are here. Settle in and do good—for God’s glory and your benefit.
Work Transformed by God: An Offering to God
Isaiah 60:1-11; 18-21
In Isaiah 60, we get a glimpse of work that is fruitful and enduring, offered in worship to the Lord. It's time for us to rethink how we see our work!
Jonah: Responding to God's Compassion
Jonah 4
Jonah 4 is the climax of the story. God did a great work through Jonah and for Jonah, but now He wants to do an even greater work in Jonah. Will Jonah let that work be done?
The Prayer and Action of One Recovered
Isaiah 38:9–20
God remembered Hezekiah in his time of distress, but Hezekiah failed to remember God when he recovered. When God saves us, we can either glorify Him or grieve Him with what He has given us.
Jonah 3: Responding to God’s Rescue
Jonah 3
In Jonah 3 we see two responses to God's rescuing heart, one of reluctant obedience and the other of repentant turning. How do our hearts respond?
Jonah: Drowning in Anger - Praying from the Belly of the Fish
Jonah 2
Jonah's disobedience and attempt to run from the Lord got him pitched overboard to die afloat on the sea. What happens when the disobedient and hard-hearted turn to the Lord and cry out for mercy?
Jonah: Drowning in Anger - Lessons from a Miseducated Prophet
Jonah 1
Jonah is a prophet who somewhere along the line was miseducated. He quickly learns what it means to walk by faith in the will of God.