Episodes
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Worship and Wealth | Ecclesiastes: Chasing the Wind
This week we will be studying Ecclesiastes 5:1-20 under the theme “Worship and Wealth.” This text explores how God frees us from empty religion and the endless pursuit of more, giving us lasting security in Christ and grateful hearts to enjoy his everyday gifts. Series Summary: Life moves…
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Life Together | Ecclesiastes: Chasing the Wind
This week we will be studying Ecclesiastes 3:7-12 under the theme “Life Together.” Here we discover why success can leave us lonely, and how Jesus brings us into a family where we help one another stand, endure, and find joy. Series Summary: Life moves quickly. Our plans prove fragile, and even...
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A Time for Everything | Ecclesiastes: Chasing the Wind
This week we will be studying Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 under the theme “A Time for Everything”. See how Jesus frees us to trust God’s timing, enjoy today’s gifts, and face every season with eternal hope. Series Summary: Life moves quickly. Our plans prove fragile, and even good gifts cannot give us...
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The Search for Satisfaction | Ecclesiastes: Chasing the Wind
This week we’ll study Ecclesiastes 2:1–11 under the theme “The Search for Satisfaction.” How much can we ask pleasure and success to give us? Solomon puts both to the test and discovers that neither can give life lasting meaning. But what we could never secure for ourselves, Jesus freely gives.…
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Everything is Vapor | Ecclesiastes: Chasing the Wind
This week we will be starting our study of Ecclesiastes by studying Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 under the theme “Everything Is Vapor.” What do we do when life feels like the same weary cycle? Ecclesiastes 1 exposes the limits of everything we chase “under the sun” and invites us to look beyond it for...
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Choose Life | Lessons from the Wilderness: Numbers & Deuteronomy
This week we will be studying Deuteronomy 30:11-20 under the theme “Choose Life.” Every heart must choose what it will cling to—and Moses reminds us that real life is found not merely in following God’s commands, but in holding fast to the God who is our life. Series Summary: The wilderness…
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Success Without Forgetting God | Lessons from the Wilderness: Numbers & Deuteronomy:
This week we will be studying Deuteronomy 8:1-18 under the theme “Success Without Forgetting God.” The spiritual danger of success in life (and the need for testing in the wilderness) is not that we will lose what God has given us, but that his gifts will convince us we no longer need the Giver....
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Love the Lord Your God With All Your Heart | Lessons from the Wilderness: Numbers & Deuteronomy
This week we’ll be studying Deuteronomy 6:1-12 under the theme “Love the Lord Your God With All Your Heart.” Here we learn that God’s commands aren’t a ladder to earn his blessing, but a gracious design for lives transformed by the Lamb whose blood has already saved us. Series Summary: The...
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The Cure Found in Christ | Lessons from the Wilderness: Numbers & Deuteronomy
We'll be studying Numbers 21:4-9, under the theme "The Cure Found In Christ." It's coming up on 40 years in the wilderness, and the Israelites are still complaining. Now, their sins are eating away at them. Just as he always has, God proves to be forgiving and merciful. He offers a strange…
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When Leaders Fail | Lessons from the Wilderness: Numbers & Deuteronomy
This week we’ll study Numbers 20:1-13 under the theme “When Leaders Fail.” At the end of forty years in the wilderness, Moses fails to trust God and misrepresents his grace to a new generation, bringing severe consequences on himself. Yet God still brings life-giving water from the rock, showing...
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The Danger of Grumbling | Lessons from the Wilderness: Numbers & Deuteronomy
This week we’ll be studying Numbers 11:1-23 under the theme “The Danger of Grumbling.” We discover how grumbling, complaining, and negativity can weaken our faith and relationships, and learn how biblical gratitude and trust in God can transform the way we respond to life’s challenges Series...
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Don't Let Fear Decide | Lessons from the Wilderness: Numbers & Deuteronomy
This week we’ll be studying Numbers 13:1-3, 17-14:9 under the theme “Don’t Let Fear Decide.” We learn that when fear makes God’s promises seem impossible, faith looks beyond the giants and trusts the God who is greater. Series Summary: The wilderness exposes what is in the human heart. But it…
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Don't Drift. Finish Strong. | 2 Peter: Stay Sharp
This week we’ll be studying 2 Peter 3:10-18 under the theme “Don’t Drift. Finish Strong.” This world won’t last, and drifting is always a danger, but Jesus holds us securely and grows us in grace so we can finish strong. Series Summary: In a confusing and compromised world, you don't drift into...
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Why Isn't God Fixing This Yet? | 2 Peter: Stay Sharp
This week we’ll be studying 2 Peter 3:1-9 under the theme “Why Isn’t God Fixing This Yet?” When God seems slow to fix what’s broken, Peter shows us that his delay is not neglect—it is mercy, patience, and perfect timing. Series Summary: In a confusing and compromised world, you don't drift into...
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Not Everything That Sounds Spiritual Is True | 2 Peter: Stay Sharp
This week, we’ll be studying 2 Peter 2:1-3 under the theme “Not Everything That Sounds Spiritual Is True.” False teaching thrives by appealing to what our fallen hearts want to believe, but God’s Word keeps us anchored in the saving truth of Jesus. Series Summary: In a confusing and compromised...
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Don't Forget What You Know | 2 Peter: Stay Sharp
This week, we’ll be studying 2 Peter 1:12-21 under the theme “Don’t Forget What You Know.” We tend to think spiritual growth means learning something new, but Peter reminds us that God often preserves and strengthens faith by bringing us back to the truths we already know—the reliable Word that...
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God Says: "You Got This!" | 2 Peter: Stay Sharp
When the world around us seems to be getting more and more godless, we may wonder how we can stand on our biblical principles, much less let our Jesus-light shine in an obvious way. Do we have what it takes to grow in our discipleship when we feel so weak? Through Peter, in his Second Epistle…
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When Doing Good Doesn't Pay Off | 1 Peter: Different on Purpose
Following Jesus makes you different. That difference most commonly and brilliantly shows up when life gets hard. Doing Good doesn't guarantee an easy life. Christians are called to pursue good regardless of the outcome. Our hope rests not in favorable circumstances but in the finished work of...
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What If They're Wrong...But Still in Charge? | 1 Peter: Different on Purpose
Following Jesus makes you different. That difference most commonly and brilliantly shows up when life gets hard. This week, we will be studying 1 Peter 2:13-25 under the theme “What If They’re Wrong…but Still In Charge?” It’s hard enough to respect authority when leaders are wise and fair. But…
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Love Life and See Good Days | Juneteenth & Father's Day
As we celebrate Juneteenth this weekend, we will look at 1 Peter 3:8-12 under the theme Love Life and See Good Days. God calls His people to live differently—showing love, humility, compassion, and peace, even toward those who mistreat them, trusting that God sees, hears, and blesses those who...
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You're Not Doing Life Alone | 1 Peter: Different on Purpose
Following Jesus makes you different. That difference most commonly and brilliantly shows up when life gets hard. This week, we’ll be studying 1 Peter 2:4-10 under the theme “You’re Not Doing Life Alone.” From the moment we’re born, we crave connection—and in Christ, God gives us something better...
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Stop Playing Both Sides | 1 Peter: Different on Purpose
Following Jesus makes you different. That difference most commonly and brilliantly shows up when life gets hard. This week, we will be studying 1 Peter 1:13-21 under the theme “Stop Playing Both Sides.” A holy God desires the whole of a person, not double agents who serve two masters. This text...
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Exile...and Okay | 1 Peter: Different on Purpose
This week, we will be studying 1 Peter 1:1-9 under the theme “Exile…and Okay.” Exiles in a world that isn’t home, Christians endure temporary suffering with a living hope that can never burn, break, or fade. SERIES SUMMARY: Following Jesus makes you different. That difference most commonly and...
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A Thorn in the Flesh | 2 Corinthians 12
This week, we’ll be studying 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 under the theme “A Thorn in the Flesh.” In a church captivated by impressive spiritual leaders and visible strength, Paul points not to his visions or credentials, but to the weakness he once begged God to remove. As Christ strips away false...
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An Unfinished Story | O Church Arise: Modern Lessons from the Early Christian Church
This week we’ll be studying Acts 28:16-31 under the theme “An Unfinished Story.” Here we learn that even in chains, Paul’s story wasn’t over...and neither is the mission of Jesus through his people. Series Summary: The Book of Acts is a companion volume to The Gospel of Luke. It tells the story…
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Stay Anyway | O Church Arise: Modern Lessons from the Early Christian Church
We’ll be studying Acts 14:1-7 under the theme “Stay Anyway.” We learn that sharing the Gospel about Jesus will bring about hardships and opposition. Division is often part of the impact that proclaiming the Good News has! Effectiveness in ministry doesn’t mean absence of conflict. It is often…
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Blinded by the Truth | O Church Arise: Modern Lessons from the Early Christian Church
This week we’ll be studying Acts 13:4-12 under the theme “Blinded by the Truth.” We learn that when the church speaks the truth of Jesus with Paul-like courage, and confronts falsehood head-on, the end result is both opening the eyes of some, while also exposing and disabling the darkness of...
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Bigger Than "Us" | O Church Arise: Modern Lessons from the Early Christian Church
This week we will be studying Acts 11:1-18 under the theme “Bigger Than Us.” The early Church was made aware that when God starts moving, he doesn’t ask for our permission. He blows past our preconceived boundaries. This text shows a gospel that refuses to stay small, and how Jesus, as Savior of...
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Scattered, But Not Stopped | O Church Arise: Modern Lessons from the Early Christian Church
This week we’ll be studying Acts 8:1-8 under the theme “Scattered, But Never Stopped.” Here we learn that scattered by persecution, yet propelled by purpose, the early Church discovered that what was meant to silence them actually multiplies their mission. When the gospel moves through ordinary...
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Proclaim the Easter Peace! | John 20:19-31
Everybody's looking for it, and no one will find it in the things of this world. Peace in the heart. In the evening of that first Easter Day, the risen Lord Jesus came to his fearful disciples and calmed their troubled hearts with the peace only he can give. Peace in the human heart happens when…
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Believing is Seeing | Easter Sunday
The women who went to Jesus' tomb that first Easter morning were faithful but afraid, worried about obstacles they couldn't solve. Yet God had already rolled the stone away. Faith doesn't mean we're never afraid or confused; it means we keep believing even when we can't see the way forward,...
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The Anticipation of Death | Good Friday
Jesus experienced the very thing we fear most: a deathbed—so that when our time comes, we can face it with exhilarating anticipation rather than terror. Good Friday reveals God's astonishing love: the Light of the world went dark so that our light would never go out, and nothing can ever separate...
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Have You Eaten with Jesus? | Believing is Seeing | Holy Thursday
Jesus transformed the Passover meal into something new. It is a gift of His body and blood for the forgiveness of sins, given freely to the unworthy who need it most. This meal is a foretaste of the eternal feast where Christ gathers His people, connecting those who commune here with those…
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Unexpected Messiah | The Gospel of Mark: From Throne to Cross and Back
This week, we will be studying Mark 11:1-11 under the theme “Unexpected Messiah.” The annual message of Palm Sunday is a reminder that our life, redeemed by a Savior who loves us enough to endure the cross, is ruled by a Humble King who operates in unexpected, powerful, beautiful ways. Series...
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See-ers of Golgotha | Believing is Seeing
The greatest truth in history hung on a cross, yet those closest to it completely missed it because Jesus didn't meet their expectations of what a king should be. While soldiers mocked and religious leaders sneered, Jesus was accomplishing the ultimate act of grace by refusing to save himself so…
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The Cost of Control | The Gospel of Mark: From Throne to Cross and Back
This week, we will be studying Mark 10:17-31 under the theme “The Cost of Control.” Here, we find a wealthy, moral man who runs to Jesus asking how to gain eternal life—but Jesus exposes the one thing he cannot let go. We discover salvation begins where our self-sufficiency ends, because what is...
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The Only Verdict that Matters | Believing is Seeing
Jesus stood before the high priest and clearly confessed his identity as the Messiah, even though it would cost him his life. He promised a day when everyone would see with their own eyes that he is the Son of Man with divine authority. The righteous Judge took our place in the courtroom and...
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The Spiritual Truths We Learn from Little Ones | The Gospel of Mark: From Throne to Cross and Back
This week, we’ll be studying Mark 9:35-50 under the theme “The Spiritual Truths We Learn From Little Ones.” We find that Kingdom greatness doesn’t look like climbing over others—it looks like kneeling to serve them. In this passage, Jesus shows that true greatness is found in welcoming the…
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God's Plan Comes True in Weakness | Believing is Seeing
God's most magnificent plan unfolds not through human power and strength, but through weakness—supremely demonstrated when Jesus willingly submitted to arrest and crucifixion in the Garden of Gethsemane. When we embrace our own weakness and dependence on Christ, we discover that God's power is…
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A Death that Leads to Life | The Gospel of Mark: From Throne to Cross and Back
This week, we’ll study Mark 8:34–9:1 under the theme “A Death That Leads to Life. After Peter resists a suffering Messiah, Jesus makes it clear: you cannot follow him while trying to save yourself. The instinct to protect our plans, preserve our reputation, or maintain control when following him...
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Seeing in the Dark | Believing is Seeing
Jesus's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane reveals how his honest struggle and faithful surrender show us how to navigate our darkest moments. Through Jesus's example of prayer, patience, and trust in the Father's will, we learn that seeing in the dark means recognizing our weakness while…
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This World’s Wrong Ideas | The Gospel of Mark: From Throne to Cross and Back
This week, we’ll be studying Mark 8:14-21 under the theme “This World’s Wrong Ideas.” Jesus warns the disciples about the “yeast” of the Pharisees and Herod — showing how the world’s wrong ideas quietly seep into our hearts and shrink our faith. If we’re not paying attention, we’ll worry about...
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It's About Jesus, Not You | Believing is Seeing
Peter boldly declares he'll never abandon Jesus, even as Christ predicts his three-time denial. As we ponder our Savior's passion, we're confronted with a freeing truth: our salvation isn't about being stronger or more faithful than others, but about what Jesus accomplished on the cross and…
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Even Her | The Gospel of Mark: From Throne to Cross and Back
This week, we will be studying Mark 7:24-30 under the theme “Even Her.” We learn that God’s grace crashes through every barrier — race, religion, reputation. We see a Savior who draws out bold faith and proves that the good news of Jesus overcomes all boundaries. Series Summary: Fast-paced…
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Ash Wednesday | Believing is Seeing
In this Ash Wednesday devotion, we encounter a woman who poured out a year's wages in perfume on Jesus. It was an act others called wasteful, but Jesus called beautiful. As we begin Lent by confronting our mortality and sin with ashes, we're reminded that though we deserve dust, Jesus paid the...
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Head Above Water | The Gospel of Mark: From Throne to Cross and Back
We see Jesus revealed as the Lord over chaos, the great I AM who is far more powerful than our fears. Whether he calms the storm or walks with us through it, he meets us in our weakness and shows us grace that always arrives right on time. Series Summary: Fast-paced, urgent, and relentlessly...
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The Offense of Jesus | The Gospel of Mark: From Throne to Cross and Back
Jesus is rejected in his hometown—not because he lacks power, but because their hearts are closed. People's unbelief doesn't change who Jesus is. Jesus is our Savior even when he's misunderstood. Our doubts or other people’s opinions don’t cancel Jesus’ authority or compassion. God doesn’t…
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Faith for Something Better | The Gospel of Mark: From Throne to Cross and Back
This week, we’ll study Mark 5:21-43 under the theme “Faith for Something Better.” When everything feels too late and too broken to fix, Jesus meets us in the chaos and calls us to trust him—not just for relief, but for something better. Series Summary: Fast-paced, urgent, and relentlessly focused...
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The Kingdom’s Mysterious Growth | The Gospel of Mark: From Throne to Cross and Back
This week, we will be studying Mark 4:1-20 under the theme “The Kingdom’s Mysterious Growth.” Jesus’ parable of the soils reveals that the real issue isn’t whether God’s Word is powerful, but whether if our hearts are truly open for it to take root, go deep, and bear fruit. Series Summary:...
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The Life-Giving Lord of the Sabbath | The Gospel of Mark: From Throne to Cross and Back
This week we will be studying Mark 2:23–3:6 under the theme “The Life-Giving Lord of the Sabbath.” In these verses, Jesus confronts not only questions about rest and obedience, but the deeper issue of who has authority over life itself. The Sabbath was given as a gift, yet it had become a burden....
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