The Architecture of Prayer
July 26 Good Prayer (James 5)
July 19 Why Pray if God Already Knows? (Luke 11, 18)
July 12 How Does Prayer Work? (Mark 11)
July 5 Jubilee (Lev 25, Luke 4)
The Vision of the Church
June 28 Your Next Step (Luke 19)
June 21 Dads, Bacon, and the Purpose of Life (Mt. 22, 28)
June 14 The Vision of the Church (Acts 2)
Stand Alones
June 7 The Danger of Being Fine (Luke 7:36-50)
May 31 The Colonization of the Western Mind (Ex. 34)
May 24 Jesus’ Anxiety (Mark 5)
May 17 Faith That Travels (Acts 2:42-47)
May 10 What Faith Does For Family
May 3 When Faith Stops Working (Mt. 14)
April 26 Passing on Generosity (1 Tim 6)
April 19 Life Lived Right (1st Tim 4)
April 12 Spiritual But Not Religious Never Works (1 Tim 4)
Easter
April 5 Easter
Mar. 29 Palm Sunday
1st Timothy
Mar. 22 The Bible and Women
Mar. 15 Home (1st Tim 3)
Mar 8 Qualities of a Leader (1st Tim 3)
Mar 1 Passing on Prayer (1st Tim 2)
Feb 22 Passing on Grace (1st Tim 1)
The Life Jesus Wants For Us
Feb 15 Gospel of Weightlifting (Gal 6)
Feb 8 Life in the Spirit (Gal 5)
Feb 1 Heirs (Gal 4)
Jan 25 Unlearning Our Way to God (Gal 3:1-14)
Jan 11 Worth Fighting Over (Gal 2)
Jan 4 Straight From God (Gal 1)
Christmas
Dec 21 Not What They Expected (Isaiah 53)
Dec 14 The Coming King (Isaiah 9)
Dec 7 A Birth Foretold (Isaiah 7)
Nov 30 Holy Night (Isaiah 6)
Thankful
Nov 23 Remembering to be Thankful (Psalm 136)
Nov 16 Healthy and Thankful (Psalm 103)
Nov 9 Giving (2 Corinthians 8:1-9, 9:6-8)
Final Things: About Heaven and Hell
Nov 2 Final Things: Be Ready (Mt. 24-5)
Oct 26 Final Things: How Could a good God create hell? (Eph. 6)
Oct 19 Final Things: How to Get Ready (Mt. 13)
Where is God When It Hurts?
Oct 12 Fellowship With God In Suffering
Oct 5 Can God Heal My Anxiety? (Matthew 6)
Sept 28 When God Is For Us (John 9)
Sept 14 Mending a Broken World (Psalm 30)
Core Values of the Church
Sept. 7 Service (Mk. 10)
August 31 Outreach (Mt. 28)
August 17 Worship (Deut 6)
The Parables of Jesus
August 10 How to Pray Fiercely (Luke 18:1-8)
August 3 How to Follow Through (Matthew 21:28-32)
July 27 How to Prepare for Heaven (Matthew 25)
July 20 What Love Looks Like (Luke 10)
July 13 Why Are Christians Hypocrites? (Luke 16)
July 6 What Has Washington to do with Nazareth (Mark 12)
Jun 29 What Jesus Said About Money (Luke 16)
Jun 15 Jesus’ Autobiography (Mark 12)
Jun 8 Trading Up (Mt 13)
Jun 1 IYKYK (Mark 4)
Hope
May 25 Hope for Heaven (John 14, Rev. 21)
May 18 Hope for Rest (Ex. 20)
May 11 Hope for Home (Deut. 6)
May 4 Practicing the Way
Apr 27 Practicing the Way
Apr 20 Easter (John 20)
Apr 13 Palm Sunday (John 12)
At The Table: The Gospel of John
Apr 6 At The Table: That All Might Be One (John 17)
Mar 30 At The Table: How to Hear God (John 16)
Mar 23 At The Table: The Vine & The Branches (John 15)
Mar 16 At The Table: How to Pray Powerfully (John 14)
Mar 9 At The Table: The Way It Is (John 14)
Mar 2 At The Table: Betrayal (John 13)
Feb 23 At The Table: Better Than Me (John 13)
The Art of Faith
Feb 16 The Art of Faith: Sermon on the Mount (Prov 3)
Feb 9 Art of Faith: Return of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15)
Feb 2 The Art of Faith: Abraham, Abraham (Genesis 22)
Jan 26 The Art of Faith: The Son of Man (Romans 3)
Jan 19 The Art of Faith: The Creation of Adam (Ephesians 2)
Jan 12 The Art of Faith: The Starry Night (Psalm 19)
Jan 5 Our Daily Bread (Matthew 6)
Dec 22 Witnesses: Mary (Matthew 1)
Dec 15 Witnesses: Magi (Matthew 2)
Dec 8 Witnesses: Herod (Matthew 2)
Dec 1 Witnesses: The Shepherds (Luke 2)
Nov 24 The Spiritual Art of Thanksgiving: The Blessings of Thanksgiving (Philippians 4:10-20)
Nov 17 The Spiritual Art of Thanksgiving: Focus on Thanks (Philippians 4:1-10)
Nov 10 The Spiritual Art of Thanksgiving: Sorbet (Philippians 1)
Nov 3 One King (John 6)
Oct 27 Unclean (Mark 5)
Oct 20 The Nation God Wants (Exodus 19)
Oct 13 Not In It To Win It (John 13)
Oct 6 Categories of Kings (Acts 1)
Great News!
Sept 29 Great Faith (Matthew 8)
Sept 22 Great Joy (Luke 15)
Sept 8 The Greatest Serve (Matthew 23)
Sept 1 The Great Banquet (Luke 14)
Aug 25 The Great Commission (Matthew 28)
Aug 18 The Greatest Commandment (Matthew 22)
Better
The book of Hebrews promises us that life with Jesus is better than anything else. In this series, we’ll explore the biblical promises of all that life with Jesus holds for us. The Christian life has better promises than any other faith or philosophy ever will, and beginning to follow Jesus now will lead to a life of blessings down the road.
Aug 11 This Story is Better (Hebrews 11)
Aug 4 Better Life (Hebrews 10)
July 28 The Spirit is Better (Hebrews 8)
July 21 Growth Is Better (Hebrews 5)
July 14 The Rest Is Better (Hebrews 4)
July 7 Faith is Better (Hebrews 3)
June 29 Up Close is Better (Hebrews 2)
June 23 Jesus is Better (Hebrews 1)
This is Real Life
This two-week series will look at practical ways that we can take a step closer into relationship and community as a church. Anchored in the teachings of Jesus, discover what it means to deepen your connection to God by investing in connections with those around you.
June 9 How We Grieve (John 11)
June 16 Investing Where it Matters Most (Mt 25:14-30)
The Sermon on the Mount
Jesus preached a life-changing, world-changing, counter-cultural, counter-instinctive, counter-intuitive, power-upending, kingdom-bringing sermon called the Sermon on the Mount. It has changed history, and if we take it seriously, it will change us.
May 26 Wise and Foolish (Mt 7)
May 26 True and False (Mt 7)
May 19 Two Roads Diverge (Mt 7)
May 12 Don’t Judge (Mt 7)
May 5 Don’t Judge (Mt 7)
Apr. 28 When You Worry (Mt 6)
Apr. 21 When You Fast (Mt 6)
Apr. 14 When You Pray (Mt 6)
Apr. 7 When You Give (Mt 6)
Mar. 31 Easter (Mt 28)
Mar. 24 Palm Sunday (Mt 21)
Mar. 17 Enemies (Mt 5)
Mar. 10 Love Stuff (Mt 5)
Mar. 3 Thoughts of Murder (Mt 5)
Feb. 25 The Law (Mt 5)
Feb. 18 Salt and Light (Mt 5)
Feb. 11 The Opening Curtain (Mt 5)