As we begin a new year, honesty is important. Especially with regards to our heart. This is what the famous parable in Matthew 13 invites us into. It does not invite us to become something different or to try harder. Rather, it simply invites us to honest reflection and then to honest openness to the Word of God for us.
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As we begin a new year, honesty is important. Especially with regards to our heart. This is what the famous parable in Matthew 13 invites us into. It does not invite us to become something different or to try harder. Rather, it simply invites us to honest reflection and then to honest openness to the Word of God for us.
As we begin a new year, honesty is important. Especially with regards to our heart. This is what the famous parable in Matthew 13 invites us into. It does not invite us to become something different or to try harder. Rather, it simply invites us to honest reflection and then to honest openness to the Word of God for us.
It is easy to walk through our lives and only see the troubles and challenges. But today we dare to dream of what the New Creation will be. Listen in today as we learn the real reason for why we'll be at all.
What is the role of work in our lives today? And how will that carry over into a beautiful eternity in the New Creation? Listen in today as we learn about the glorious purpose of work and how it is far better than most of us assume.
Advent is not just about looking back at Jesus' birth. It's also (more so) about looking forward to his second coming. Listen in today as we learn how to wait for the fulfillment of who we will be forever.
What is your brightest hope for tomorrow? As we come to the end of the book of Revelation and the final sermon in our fall series, we finally discover our ultimate joy. Listen in and be filled with everlasting hope for forever.
Hope is not just for tomorrow… it’s for today too. What does hope in Christ do for us today, while we’re living and breathing? Listen in today for hope for your life.
Who is Jesus? We know Jesus for many things, but how do you feel about Jesus being our Conquering King? Listen in today to get the fullest picture of the dynamism of Jesus Christ, our King.
Is Judgment Day real? Will all of us have to give account for our lives? Listen in today to hear a series of "yes or no" thoughts about how our lives can be lived and how it impacts our eternity.
Politics has never been hotter or more polarizing than it is now. How could there possibly be hope for politics today? Listen in today and find how the Lamb provides our deepest hope, even for politics.
Is suffering the worst thing in our lives, or perhaps the most important thing in our lives? While often our pain, trials, and sufferings are the hardest things about our life, listen in today to learn how God restrains and uses our sufferings for more than we could ever imagine.
What is your ultimate hope in life? What do you wish to see the most? Listen in today as we learn together about our greatest hope (for every creature!) and how our souls can find everything we've ever wanted.
The church is the beautiful creation of Jesus Christ. He loves the church. But for every generation, sin and dangers exist in the church. Listen in today to the powerful teaching of Jesus to the seven churches in Revelation 2-3.
Is everything okay in our world? While it may seem like the world is getting worse and worse, and darker and darker, as we listen to Revelation 1 we see another Story. It's the Story of Hope and confident trust in the plans of God. Listen in today as we being our journey into the book of Hope, the book of Revelation.
As we step into the fall together, this is a good time to remind and encourage one another. Listen in today to a special message from Paul McPheeters on what the Christian life really practically is.
The only way to conclude a summer in the Psalms is to close in praise! This is what the Psalms really are all about, because that is what all of life - from beginning to end - is all about. Listen in to learn the ABCs of praise from Psalm 145.
As we approach the fall and a new season, where are you looking for your help? Psalm 121 is a beautiful, well-known Psalm that talks about looking up to the mountains for help. But the Psalm is really directing someplace further. Listen in today to discover more about where our true help is found.
What does it look like to really trust in the Lord? Listen in today as we learn from David in Psalm 20 and hear practical applications for our current times.
“When will things be normal again?” All of ask this question at some point in our life. What are we to do in times like this? Listen in today to David in Psalm 11 and learn what he did during a foundation-rocking time in his life.
As we begin a new year, honesty is important. Especially with regards to our heart. This is what the famous parable in Matthew 13 invites us into. It does not invite us to become something different or to try harder. Rather, it simply invites us to honest reflection and then to honest openness to the Word of God for us.
