Mark 15 ends with Jesus in the grave. Joseph of Arimathea requested the body, wrapped, and buried him. What kind of courage did this take? AND, what does it actually mean that Jesus was in the grave for all that time? Where was Jesus between Friday and Sunday?

This is the most important question we could ever possibly answer. What did Jesus do for us on the cross, theologically?

My friend Jonathan has been through a LOT in his relatively young life. Yet, he perseveres and has found strength to keep going. He shares the Biblical secret to finding that strength in this very helpful message.  

I am a big digital tools guy.. I use my iPhone , my iPad, and my Mac everywhere I go. But, Brian's message hit me right where I live. I bet it will hit you also!  

Part 1 of 2. Before we look at the theological impact of the cross, let's look at the historical and chronological events of the cross. What really happened to Jesus at Golgotha, the Place of the Skull?

At the beginning of the week, the crowd was chanting Jesus' name.. They were singing 'Hosanna' as he entered Jerusalem triumphantly. But now, at the end of the week, they are chanting the name of Barabbas. He is the one they want, and they demand that Jesus be crucified. What happened in one week? How in the world do you go from chanting 'Jesus' to chanting 'Barabbas' in just a few days?

It was that final terrible night before the cross. Jesus has been agonizing in prayer at Gethsemane. Betrayed by one of his own, he is taken for a fake trial and beaten. The evening ends with outright denial by his closest friend. But what happens next is something you've probably never thought about.

At Jesus' fake trial before Caiaphas, the high priest and the Sanhedrin, Jesus remains completely silent. That is, until he is asked a very different kind of question. The answer that Jesus gives is totally incriminating. Does Jesus have to answer that way? What if he had answered differently? How might things have worked out?

You will want to drop everything and listen to this amazing story of God's grace despite Ian's resistance. 

This week, Charlie Kirk was assassinated in Utah. We are reeling, grieving, in shock.  In this episode, we reflect on the life of Charlie Kirk, and we look at where God wants us to go from here.

Jesus' closest disciples failed him. They couldn't stay awake and watch. One of his own betrayed him with a kiss. All of them ran when things got tough. What happens to a disciple that fails Jesus?

Why does Jesus sweat blood? Why couldn't the disciples stay awake with Jesus in the garden? What really happened in the Garden of Gethsemane?

We celebrate communion together frequently. But, as we discover what Jesus and his disciples were doing around that table, it becomes very clear that there is so much more going on here than what meets the eye. Jeff Parker unpacks this last supper for us.

Do you think Judas began following Jesus with a plan to ultimately betray him? How did he go from follower of Christ, to traitor against Christ? What did that journey look like, and how can I tell if I am taking the same terrible Judas steps in my life?

Everyone had become extremely polarized, and people began to chose sides. Two followers of Jesus made their choice. One was good, and one was really, really bad.

Do you ever feel like you're just waiting and waiting on God to do something... Anything? What is it about having to wait on God? 

What reverberates in your life so strongly that it affects the entire rest of your life?

Jonathan Goode lost his mom just a few months ago, yet he has been experiencing the power of God through his grief. 

Special Guest John James, founding singer of Newsboys brings his story of rising to great heights, only to have a devastating fall. His only hope? A great redeemer. John's story is a powerful one.

When Jesus finally returns, he will be doing two things. One of them awesome, but one kind of awful? When I read about it, it makes me uncomfortable. We will read this uneasy part today, and see why Jesus does what he does, and what we should expect at the return of Christ.