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Moms in Exile

Exiled: Salt, Not Bear

Exiled - Sent, Not Stranded

Settling in Exile: "You Are There (And it's Okay)" - Guest Pastor Craig Rutherford

Life of Purpose - Guest Speaker Hayden Carlson

Happy Easter- He has Risen!

Good Friday

Palm Sunday: When the King Arrives

The Devil's Playbook - Week 7

The Devil's Playbook - WK 6 - Get off the Bench

The Devil's Playbook - Wk 5 - Get off the Bench

The Devil's Playbook - Wk 4 - Bounce Back

The Devil's Playbook -Wk. 3 - Isolation

The Devil's Playbook - Week 2 - The Lure of Temptation

The Devil's Playbook - Week 1: Know Your Enemy

Take Up Your Cross - PT 4

Take Up Your Cross - Pt. 3

Take Up Your Cross - Pt 2

Take Up Your Cross - PT 1

Weary World Rejoices - PT 5

Christmas Eve

Weary World Rejoices - Pt 4

Weary World Rejoices - Pt 3

Weary World Rejoices- Pt 2

Weary World Rejoices

The Lifeboat- PT 8 - The Preseason

The Lifeboat- PT 7 - Go Fish

The Lifeboat - Teach Me to Row

The Lifeboat- Learn to Row - PT 5

The Lifeboat - Get Fed - PT 4

The Lifeboat - Time to Dry Off - PT 3

The Lifeboat (Week 2) - What's Your Gospel

The Lifeboat

Forgiven Not Furious

Bigger God- A Catch With Dad

Don't Follow your Heart

Be the Reed - Pt. 10

Be the Reed - PT 9

Be the Reed - Pt 8

Be the Reed- Pt. 7

Be the Reed - Stay Thirsty Part 2

Be the Reed: Stay Thirsty

Be the Reed- Part 4

Be the Reed - Pt 3

Be the Reed: Stretch

Be the Reed

Celebration Sunday

Break the Chains- Part 6

Break the Chains - Part 5

Breaking the Chains- Part 4

Break the Chains - Part 3

Break the Chains- Part 2

Break the Chains- Part 1

Things that Last

Prayer Through the Tough Times

the Room or the Rope

The Power of Empty

Good Friday

The Power of Yes

The Best is Yet to Come

The Dust of the Rabbi

Suffering Well

Nehemiah 6 & 7

Brick by Brick: Nehemiah 5

Nehemiah 4: Brick by Brick

Nehemiah: Brick-by-Brick

U-Turn: Profiles in Repentance: Peter

U-Turn: Profiles in Repentance: James

Elder Ordination of Adam Griffin

U-TURN: Profiles in Repentance - Judah

U-TURN: Profiles in Repentance: Josiah

U-TURN: PROFILES IN REPENTANCE - DAVID

U-Turn: Cain and Abel

Guest Speaker: Steve Milunovic: "Take the World, but give me Jesus"

My Dysfunctional Family: Mary and Joseph

My Dysfunctional Family: Dereliction of Duty

My Dysfunctional Family

My Dysfunctional Family: Judah and Tamar

Love and Respect: The Respect He Needs

Love and Respect: The Love She Needs

The Marriage Series: Waiting on You

The King is not the King

Love and Respect: One Flesh?

Made for Adventure: Be humble

Made for Adventure: RUN!

Made for Adventure- Wrong Way

Made for Adventure: On the Road - Luke 24

Made for Adventure: the Search

Made for Adventure: Life as a Journey with GOD: Satan Falls: 1

Hebrew 12/13: Everything starts with Jesus, pt. @: Living Outside the Camp: 11

Hebrews: Everything Starts with Jesus, pt. 2: Mountain-Moving Faith: and 13 more

Hebrews: Everything Starts with Jesus, pt. 2: Mountain-Moving Faith: Jephthah

Hebrews: Everything Starts with Jesus, pt. 2: Mountain-Moving Faith: Rahab

Hebrews: Everything Starts with Jesus, pt. 2: Mountain-Moving Faith: Moses

The Cost of Our Pride

Hebrews: Everything Starts with Jesus, pt. 2: Mountain-Moving Faith: Abraham

Parable of the Persistent Widow

Hebrews: Everything Starts with Jesus, pt. 2: Mountain-Moving Faith: Noah

Hebrews: Everything Starts with Jesus, pt. 2: Mountain-Moving Faith: Abel

Hebrews: Everything Starts with Jesus, pt. 2: Mountain-Moving Faith

Hebrews: Everything Starts with Jesus, pt. 2: Hold Fast

Hebrews: Everything Starts with Jesus, pt. 2: The New Covenant

Sermon on the Mount: House on the Rock

Sermon on the Mount: Watch Out!

Sermon on the Mount: The Narrow Gate

Sermon on the Mount: Ask for What You Need

Sermon on the Mount: Don't Judge

Sermon on the Mount: Why Worry?

Sermon on the Mount: Transform One Treasure

Sermon on the Mount: Debts

Test Me Again Lord

Sermon on the Mount: Thine, Not Mine

Sermon on the Mount: Simplicity, Forgiveness, and Rescue

Sermon on the Mount: Thy Kingdom Come

Sermon on the Mount: Hallowed Not Hollowed

Sermon on the Mount: Grow Not Show

Sermon on the Mount: Enemy Love

Sermon on the Mount: Turning the Other Cheek

Sermon on the Mount: Things that Last, Part 3

Ordination of Nate Ballinger

Sermon on the Mount: Things that Last, Part 2

Sermon on the Mount: Things that Last, Part 1

Sermon on the Mount: Salt & Light

Sermon on the Mount: Beatitudes

Unity for a Purpose

Journeying to Jesus

His Great Names: Prince of Peace

His Great Names: Everlasting Father

His Great Names: Mighty God

His Great Names: Wonderful Counselor

The Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control

The Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness

The Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness

The Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness and Goodness

The Fruit of the Spirit: Patience

The Fruit of the Spirit: Joy and Peace

The Fruit of the Spirit: Love One Another

The Fruit of the Spirit: Delicious!

Hebrews ~ Everything Starts with Jesus: Help!

Hebrews ~ Everything Starts with Jesus: We Have the Meats

The Compassion Behind the Passion

Hebrews ~ Everything Starts with Jesus: Learning the Family Business

Hebrews ~ Everything Starts with Jesus: Cut by the Kingdom

Hebrews ~ Everything Starts with Jesus: Body Matters

Hebrews ~ Everything Starts with Jesus: Pt. 2: Stick with It!

Hebrews: Everything Starts with Jesus

Kings: Outnumbered

Kings: Blessing and Cursing

Kings: Burn Your Boats

Kings: How Did We Get Here?

Kings: God of Fire, God of Whispers

Kings: Winners Never Quit

For I Know the Plans I Have for You

Kings: It's Time to Choose

Kings: Agents of Resistance

Chasing the Outsiders

Fasting

Surrendering What's in Our Hands

You Came in with My Son

Do What Makes You Happy.....no, HOLY: Pt. 9

Do What Makes You Happy.....no, HOLY: Pt. 8

Do What Makes You Happy.....no, HOLY: Pt. 7

Do What Makes You Happy.....no, HOLY: Pt. 6

Do What Makes You Happy.....no, HOLY: Pt. 5

Do What Makes You Happy.....no, HOLY: Pt. 4

Do What Makes You Happy.....no, HOLY: Pt. 3

Do What Makes You Happy.....no, Holy: Pt. 2

Do What Makes You Happy.....no, HOLY

The Good Father: The Father's Heart

The Good Father: Big Brothers

The Good Father: Little Brothers

Restored: Joy

Restored: Rest

Restored: Peace

Restored: Wonder

United: Forgiveness

United: Common Cause

United: The Trust Factor

The Microwave Mentality

The Waiting Room: Habakkuk 3

The Waiting Room: Habakkuk 2

The Waiting Room: Habakkuk 1

Poured Out: Rest

Doing Life Together - The Five Fold 'Let Us' Approach

Poured Out: An Offering

Poured Out: Thorns and Thistles

Poured Out: God Works

1 John: Watch Out!

1 John: Man Down

1 John: The Person Next to You

1 John: Fearless

Hookers and Hell: A Study of Christian Mythology

1 John: The Love of God

1 John: Where's the Spirit

1 John: Strikes and Gutters

1 John: I Know What You Did Last Summer

Joshua, pt. 4: Contaminated

Joshua, pt. 3: Devoted

Joshua, pt. 2: Committed

Joshua, pt. 1: Courage

Prayer after Uvalde

Dear Church: Laodicea; Pt 8

Dear Church: Philadelphia; Pt 7

Mother's Day

Dear Church: Sardis; Pt 6

Defeating the Devil at Every Level

Dear Church: Thyatira; Pt 5

Dear Church: Pergamum; Pt 4

Dear Church: Smyrna; Pt 3

Dear Church: Ephesus; Pt 2

Dear Church: the 7 Churches in Revelation Intro; Apocalypse Now

Living Ekklesia and Watching Hummingbirds

Gifted: Pt 8, The Big Fight

Gifted: Pt 7, Giving

Gifted: Pt 6, Night Lights

Gifted: Pt 5, Peoplemovers

Gifted: Pt 4, Mercy

Gifted: Pt 3, Angels

Gifted: Pt 2, Prophecy

Gifted: Pt 1, Encouragement

Joshua & What's Next

Bad Religion, Pt 6: Leader Guys and the Limelight

Bad Religion, Pt 5: Why Christmas?

Bad Religion, Pt 4: Words that Kill

Bad Religion, Pt 3: Pools and People

Bad Religion, Pt 2: Rules and Regulations

Bad Religion, Pt 1: Missing the Miraculous

There Will Be Giants, Pt 8: Letting Go

There Will Be Giants, Pt 7: Sin

There Will Be Giants, Pt 6: Commitment

There Will Be Giants, Pt 5: Vengeance

There Will Be Giants, Pt 4: The Cave

There Will Be Giants, Pt 3: Jealousy

There Will Be Giants, Pt 2: Honor

There Will Be Giants Pt.1: Spiritual Warfare

Gideon, Mighty Man of Valor, Pt.3

Agapic Love

Will Glory Hurt?

Anointings & Antichrists

Bad Habits

In Light of Eternity

Meet the Family

The Usual Suspects

Mulligan

Joy-Full

Gideon: Mighty Man of Valor, pt. 2

Father's Day: Dadding

Gideon, Mighty Man of Valor

I Dare You: James

I Dare You: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego

I Dare You: Paul

I Dare You: Barnabas

I Dare You: Mary

I Dare You: Nehemiah

I Dare You: Hannah

Testimonies of Salvation & Faith

I Dare You: Ehud

Moving Forward

Evangelism in Acts

Messengers of Grace pt5

The Miracle of Grace pt4

Jonah: Cries of Grace pt3

Jonah: Mechanics of Grace pt2

Jonah: Hoarding Grace pt1

Delight Yourself in the Lord; a look at Psalm 37

Guardrails: Heart Matters pt5

Guardrails: Greed pt4

Guardrails: Fidelity pt3

Guardrails: Proximity pt2

Guardrails Introduction

Come Home

A Tender Savior

A Sympathetic Savior

Live Not by Lies

Unwelcome Guests

The king is not the King

You Say: Becoming pt7

You Say: Tumbled pt6

You Say: Commissioned pt5

You Say: Colonials pt4

You Say: Snakebit pt3

You Say: Identity Crisis

You Say: Identity "Essentialism"

Lessons from Lockdown: Dedications pt13

Lessons from Lockdown: Content pt12

Lessons from Lockdown: Engaged pt11

Lessons from Lockdown: Percolators pt10

Lessons from Lockdown: Unstuck pt9

The Goal

Don't Forget Your Roots

Lessons from Lockdown: Stripped pt7

Lessons from Lockdown: Vindicated

Lessons from Lockdown: Empty pt5

Lessons from Lockdown: Danger pt4

Lessons from Lockdown: Keep Going pt3

Lessons from Lockdown: Good Work

Lessons from Lockdown: Gospel

Better Together

Holy Rollers: Jubilee pt5

Holy Rollers: Contaminated pt4

Holy Rollers: Wise pt3

Holy Rollers: For Life pt 2

Holy Rollers: Real Rollers

Better Than Normal

When God Disappears: God Responds

When God Disappears: Shiva

Bad Advice

How to Hurt

How to Spot a Wolf

Don't Move the Lampstand: Apocalypse O'Clock

Don't Move the Lampstand: When It Moves II

Don't Move the Lampstand: When It Moves

Don't Move the Lampstand: Sharing

Don't Move the Lampstand: Eating and Praying

Don't Move the Lampstand: Bible and Baptism

Don't Move the Lampstand, Part 2

Don't Move the Lampstand

The Message of Life: Keep it Simple, Keep it Clear

Stuff

Worry

Sabbath

Simplicity

Giving That's Not a Grind

A Healthy Obsession

The So-Called Curse

Fame

Entitlement

Fearlessness

Me-God Dependence

Fear of Failure

The Children of God

The Failure of Self-Reliance

The Failure of Others

The Faithfulness of God

Kneelers

Hindsight is 20/20

Glorious

Free to Flourish

Trustified

Live in Peace - He's Got This! (Devotion)

Chasing the Spirit

Revived

Infected

Paradigm Shift

Dad's Job Description

Missions is for Everyone

Hell

Genocide

The Bible

Hypocrisy

Sexuality

Science

Victorious

Burdened

Tempted

Bullied

Accused

Abandoned

Worship on the Weekdays

The End of Exile

Bad Priests

Bad Prophets

Bad Kings

A Better Resolution

Rules for Gathering

The Role of Stuff

A Very Merry Christmas

The Wheat and the Chaff

None of This is Yours

Late to the Party

The Remnant Plan

Beautiful Things

A Holy Terror

From Grace to Grace

Get Out of Jail Free

It Takes Two

What Will Your Story Be?

Converting a Man of Zeal

Tit-for-Tat

Everybody Loves a Comeback

How to Rest in Peace

This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

Elections Have Consequences

Persians Do It Better

The Heart of God

Grace Finds a Way

Keep Your Head Up

The First Sin

You Don't Know How It Feels

The God-Father

Hope for Haters, Part 2: Emergency Measures

Dont Forget to Party

The Economy of God

The Shepherd's Crown

Bad Moms in the Bible

Achieving Greatness in the Estimation of our Heavenly Father

The Joyous Crown

The Crown of Righteousness

The Victor's Crown

The Crown of Life

First Taste of Forever

Risk and ROI

Heaven is a Place on Earth

The Retirement Plan

Transformative Prayer

The Perfect People

For the Crowd

Know Your Enemy

A Better Justice

Keeping Everything Together

Burn Your Boats

Before Someone Gets Really Hurt

Can We Really Change?

Gifts of the Christmas Spirit: Vision

Gifts of the Christmas Spirit: Possibility

Gifts of the Christmas Spirit: Joy

Gifts of the Christmas Spirit: Truth

Fair Fish and Aquascapes

The Next Reformation

Labor of God

American Idols

Spiritual Tryptophan

Help Along the Way

When Your Only Tool is an Allen Wrench

The Breaking Point

How (not) to Love God

Fear and Love

The Difference between love and Love

Discerning the Spirits

The Apostle John: A Journey from Being a "Son of Thunder" to the "Disciple Whom Jesus Loved"

The Hot Hand

I'm No Superman

What's Love Got to Do with It?

Where Does Your Love Come From?

Brush or be Brushed

Holding the High Ground

Growing Together Apart

A Virtuous Father, Who Can Find?

Making Change Faithful

Can't Beat the Real Thing

The Blind Side

Restless Hearts and Shopping Carts

There is Beauty in this Tension

Hope for Haters

Don't Hate, Congregate!

Rebooting the Franchise

Regime Change

The General, the Agent, and the C-4

How to Make a Hero

Pizza Flies and Wisdom Teeth

Bo Knows

The Game of Life or Risk?

Staff Support

The Victim and the Ubermensch

The Perfect and the Penitent

The Fox and the Hound

The Apprentice

The Cherry on Top

Making a Logical Liturgy

The Peace Bike, Part 2: Getting Your Peace Bike Back

The Peace Bike, Part 1: Assembly

Doing Life Together is not an Option

What To Do When God Arrives

Imminent Arrival

Preparing the Feast

Take Out Your Long Knives

Ad Testudinem! (Form the Turtle!)

Looking for Justice in All the Wrong Places

There's No I in Team

Your Wedding Every Wednesday

From Boys to Men

Worshipping after the Riots

Evangelizing after the Riots

Sex is Fire, Part 3: The Sanctuary City

Sex is Fire, Part 2: The Inferno

Sex is Fire, Part 1: Make a Warm, Bright Fire

The Lure of Choice

Commit to Community

From Surviving in the World to Thriving in the Church

The Abolition of Man

Grow Up!

They Only Have One

The Marks of a Great Church

Why We Fight

Full.

The Melting Pot Temple Mission

Open for Business, but Still Under Construction

A Father After God's Own Heart

You've Only Just Begun

Salad Bowl or Melting Pot?

Grace and the Impossible

Everything's Different But Nothing's Changed

Look at Them, and Love Them

Recovering God's Call to Mothers

The Walking Dead

Is It You?

Seeing Past the Fog of War

Let Your Hair Hang Loose

Got the Big Truth. Now What?

The Benefit of the Doubt

Secured for the Promised Land by the Spirit

Delivered through Jesus the King

Chosen in Jesus the King

Get the Big Truth First

A More Excellent Way

That We May Be One

Pastor Tom Bennett's Ordination Service

The Laying on of Hands

How to Deal with Losses in Our Lives

Darking the Light, Eviling the Good, and Bittering the Sweet

A New Sprout

Letting Go of All Fear

A Terrorist Attack and A Refugee Crisis: The Christmas Story, Part 2

A Terrorist Attack and a Refugee Crisis: The Story of Christmas, Part 1

The Purim Party, the Purim Pain

A Just War?

Reverse Course

No Quarter

Insomnia and God's Irony

Making the Last First

Fearful, Yet Faithful

God's Dice

Standing for the Faith, Literally

“Behind the Scenes of ‘The Bachelor’”

Knee-Xerx Reaction

Insatiable Xerxes and the Queen's Bluff

Families Facing a Babylon Moment

How to Exile: Keeping Faith in a Post-Christian Nation

Imago Dei/Imago Christi

Kingdom Life is Beautiful, Easy, Free & Extraordinary

Give Me Your Heart

Answering the New Atheists: Prayer, Happiness, and the Good Life

Pisteuo

The Powerful Word, Message and Spirit

See Jesus Die & Experience Change

How Demons Make Peace

Responding to Gay Marriage

Resurr-perplex-ion

A Trial of Personal Gain

Pre-prayer Yourself

The Sifting Has Begun

Greatness: Temporary or Timeless?

Asymmetrical Spiritual Warfare

Peace for Our Children as We Near the End

Future Persecution: Our Testimony is Just Beginning

What is Resurrection About?

Interactive Study, Luke 19-20

The Things That Make for Our Peace

Some Resurrections are Hard to Recognize

Payback upon Receipt of the Kingdom

Go Where the Lord is Going

Don't Forget the Flowers

Jesus' Warnings about the End of the Age

Jesus on the Border

Making Friends for the Master

Enough to Finish

The Bema Seat Judgment of Christ

Tragedy Can Strike at Any Moment

Settle Your Life Now

You Will Have Your Day in Court

Investing in the Kingdom of God

It Came Upon The Midnight Clear

The Danger of Begging God to Come

Fearless in the Face of the Mob

The Awful Outflow of Outward Living

Swept and Clean, but Empty Inside

Listening is the Better Part

When You Pray

Is There a Limit to Your Love?

Looking for a Few Good Babies

Disturbing the "Peace" by Sharing It

The Lord is on Line 1

"What manner of spirit are you?"

The Next Best Thing

Good and Bad Willful Denial

Are You Ready to Receive?

Faith that Doesn't Choke

Power, Pigs & Purpose

Spiritual Equilibrium: Ears that Hear

Responding to Suffering Strangers

Feasting & Celebration

Suffering

Children

Getting Serious about Having Fun

Living in our Body/Temple

Sleep & Rest

New Money

Impromptu Devotional on Earthly Suffering

The Rest of Life Resurrected: Old Money

The Rest of Life Resurrected: Resurrecting a Digital World (Cultivating Creatureliness)

Resurrecting a Digital World

The Rest of Life Resurrected, Part 3: Parenting

The Rest of Life Resurrected, Part 2: Work

The Rest of Life Resurrected

No Risk in Resurrection

A Painful Grace

Jesus on Leadership: Kneel Lower and Go Slower

But Lord...

What to do with my Enemies List, Part 3 of 3

God is Not Pleased: Present Malaise in the Church

What to do with my Enemies List, Part 2

What to do with my Enemies List - Part 1

The Two Kingdoms

God Wants to Interrupt our Regularly Scheduled Program

Jesus, filled with God's Spirit, to find and bless the needy and receptive ones

Almost Perfect... But Not Quite

Caught Up In The Kingdom

The People Jesus Aligned With

From God, On God's Terms, In God's Time

John's Powerful Influence

What Seems Ordinary is Part of God's Extraordinary

A Christmas Mess

Are we Faithful, but Unexpectant?

True Merriness

Break the Cycle

Rahab: God Delights in Using the Unlikely, Part 2 of 2

Rahab: God Delights in Using the Unlikely, Part 1 of 2

The Glory of God Among the Nations

Expand the Guest List

Pieces of Bread, Cups of Water, and Ice Cream Sandwiches

Forgiveness Cannot Change the Past, but it Can Enlarge the Future

A Foolish Proposition

Spiritual Knowledge - Knowing As You Ought To Know

Hearts Unceasingly Open Before Him

Awe, Fear, Peace & Rest

Sabbatical Gleanings

One Foot in Eternity

Pt 2: Freedom

Pt 1: Truth: I AM

The Happiness of God

The Pursuit of Happiness

Nehemiah, A Man Who Cared

Life in the Family

Keep Calm and Carry On

An Inefficient God

Four Final Commands for the Faithful

The Acts of the Apostates

All Apostates Receive Judgment

Guard the Faith

Re-Thinking Our Thoughts about God

Host! Those Who Boast Are Toast!

A High Calling for Every Woman

A Plurality of Leadership in the Church, Part 2 of 2

A Plurality of Leadership in the Church, Part 1

Tragedy Saves Lives

Not Just Namedropping: Paul's Servant-Leadership Team

Wise Up and Lift Up Prayers

The Grave and the Resurrection

Thy Will Be Done

Come Under Proper Authority

Put On the New Man

Put Off the Old Man

Eyes up, on Christ

Beware of Subtle Syncretism

Examine the Source

The god of open options

Purposeful Suffering

Jesus' High Hopes for You!

The Christ Hymn: A Timely Song for the Church in Colossi

Justification by Faith or Works

Surprise!

Christians and Tragedy: Responding to Newtown

Faith, Love, and Hope: Virtues in Colosse

2 Mentors, 2 Young Pastors, 1 Benefactor, 1 Slave and a Church Filled with Promise & Pitfalls: An Intro to Colossians

Robbed while Robed in Black

Silence and Solitude

Fasting: A spiritual practice with rich history and relevance for today.

Tower of Babel and the God Who is on the Move

Vows to our Children, Rooted in Scripture

The Future of the Middle East

God Guide America

The Future of Israel's Neighbors

Israel, Singled Out Again

My Job Description on Sunday

A Participatory Service

Unlearning Misconceptions About Church

Much is Required

Abraham's Faith and the Resurrection of Christ

Yield to Oncoming Strife

Mercy, Irony and Tragedy at Bethel, Part 2: The Merciful One Dies, While the Liar Lives

Mercy, Irony and Tragedy at Bethel, Part 1: The Idolater is Healed

A Thousand Years and a Day

Healing Checklist: Medicine, Prayer and Confession?

Silent Sinners, Selah

A New Vision for Coast Bible Church

The Purpose of the Church

The Shepherd's Calling: To Protect and to Nourish

Wisdom and Folly: Two Hosts Competing for Your Reservation

Loyal Love, Not Sacrifice

The Spiritual Discipline of Remembering

Ascent From the Whelming Flood

She Shall Be Saved

A Brief History of Eternity, Parts 3 & 4

A Brief History of Eternity, Parts 1 & 2

Before Impulse, Take a Spiritual Pulse

Life Preserved

Real, Christian Friendship

Friendship, With All Its Imperfections

Leprosy, Barriers to Worship, and Jesus

The End of These Things

Antichrist, King of the North

A Kingdom-Ready Family

Once More, Antiochus Epiphanes

From Darius the Mede to Seleucus IV

The Angelic War for Prophetic Truth

Elder Ordination

The 70 Weeks of Daniel, Part 2: A Reasonable Approach

The 70 Weeks of Daniel, Part 1: Lots of Questions, One Big Clue

And Without Faith...

Signs Are No Substitute for Steadiness

Christmas Day Devotion

Jesus and Hanukkah: New Meaning to an Ancient Jewish Feast

Christmas: It Really Is Our Story, Part 2: The God Who Notices

Christmas: It Really is Our Story

The Invisible War

A Prayer for Undeserved Relief

The Ram, the Goat, and the Little Horn: Part 3: A Practice Run of the Final End

The Ram, the Goat, and the Little Horn: Part 2: Antiochus, a Prelude of Antichrist

Better is Boldness Today Than a Lifetime of Indecision

The Ram, the Goat, and the Little Horn: Putting the Prophetic Pieces Together

The Four Beasts and the Final Kingdom, Part 2: The Kingdom of Christ and the Saints

The Four Beasts and the Final Kingdom, Part 1: Identifying the Four Beasts

Darius, Daniel and the Den of Lions

The Hand of Judgment Upon Babylon

Nebuchadnezzar: Cut Down to Size, pt 2

Nebuchadnezzar: Cut Down to Size, pt 1

1. The Wonder of the Glorified Messiah

2. Final Words to the Church

3. His Worthiness Among the Saints

4. Wrath Upon Planet Earth

5. The Woman and the Beast

6. Worship For All Eternity

7. Is There a Hell?

8. Heaven is Real!

You were Designed for Honor, but are you Destined for it?

A Reminder of the Hope We have in Christ

What is a Theophany?

Fear Nothing, Except Offending God

Resident Aliens

Unabashed Confidence in God's Revelation

Tough Times are Temporary

A Respectful Refusal to Compromise

The History and Significance of the Book of Daniel

Focus on the Prize

Romans Wrap-Up

Spiritual Warfare

Jesus Saves a Widow

Who's Who in Rome

Hiding Easter

Roll Out the Red Carpet

Fulfilling God's Mission

Totally Free, Voluntarily Subject

Resist Turning Gray Into Black and White

Love Awakening

Submit To Your Governing Authorities

We're Christians -- And That Means Something

Moving From Fear to Faith

Responding to God: Thankfulness for Our Existence

How Can I Use My Gift Starting Today?

Rounding Out the Gifts

Getting Acquainted With Spiritual Gifts

Spiritual Renewal Notice

Christian Life Inventory

Christmas Epiphany

How To Stay Expectant in Drought

All Israel Will Be Saved

Grafted In: Branches of Privilege

Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones, but Words Can Be the Death of Me

Those Whom God Calls Are Never Forsaken

Gospel Delivery Confirmation

Is Confession Required for Salvation?

The Christians' Duty Before, On and After an Election

Righteousness and Salvation are Near

The Calling of the Gentiles, the Refining of Israel

Never Without Mercy: God's Patient and Purposeful Wrath

The Expectation of His Coming

Indebted to God or In Debt: Two Life-Transforming Choices

More Money is Not the Answer: Money Does Not Bring Happiness and Peace

Help! God Didn't Go Off and Leave Us

Mercy and Hardening are God's Prerogatives

God's Promises Remain for the Israel within Israel

Covered By His Love

Jesus' Inheritance: Designed to be Shared

What Does It Mean to Suffer With Christ

Groanings to Glory

Troubled Waters? To Whom Will You Turn?

New Life, New Rule

Good Reason to Trust

This is a Matter of (Experiential) Life and Death

Hurdles to Victory: How We Read Romans 8 Matters

The Christian Life Works Best in Union With Christ

You Are Not a Slave of Sin; You Are a Righteous Servant of God

Raised Up Living

Grace Has Entered, New Life Has Come

If God Did This for His Enemies, How Much More Will He Do for His Friends?

Enemies are People, Too

Abraham: Justified by Faith, Part 2

Abraham: Justified by Faith, Part 1

6 Marriage Tips from Song of Solomon

Words are Cheap, Jesus' Death Wasn't

Propitiation and Mercy Seat

We are Absolutely Guilty, but Salvation is Absolutely Free

Sin Won't Change God's Promies, But Don't Push Your Limits

Dreams and Visions: Expectations and Warnings

Dreams and Visions: Do They Have Merit Today?

Christmas Dreams, Christmas Visions, part 2

Christmas Dreams, Christmas Visions, part 1

A Righteous Response is Required

The Trouble With Transitions

Thanksgiving Praise

John's Movie Trailer

Without Excuse: Our Own Righteousness Isn't Good Enough, part 3

Without Excuse: The Truth Exchange Program, part 2

Without Excuse: God Is Plain To See, part 1

The Gospel in Romans: The Power of God Unto Life and Deliverance, part 2

The Gospel in Romans: The Power of God Unto Life and Deliverance, part 1

We're in this Together

The Epistle to the Romans

Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed

Remember Your Creator

Injustice

All Things Beautiful In His Time

A Fresh Perspective On Our Old Enemy

Do Not Fear, For Our God Protects

Adopted by Abba Father

Hung By Your Tongue

Giving and Receiving Rebuke: Part 2 of 2

Giving and Receiving Rebuke: Part 1 of 2

Honor

The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth

Divine Adornment

Mark this well: Preach the Word

Sign Me Up

What Will It Take For You To Believe?

We Are Never Too Far Gone

Christ in the Passover

A Theology of Missions

Significant Snapshots of the Death of Jesus

Had He Saved Himself, He Couldn't Have Saved Us

A Bloodthirsty Passover: How quickly Israel forgot the merciful blood of the Passover lamb

The Folly of the Loudest Voice

Jesus' Merciless Last Night

A Tale of Good Use and Waste

All Believers Enter, But Only Watchful Believers Will Reign

The Coming of the Son of Man

Doom for the Temple, Danger for the Disciples

Love That Never Quits

The Inevitability of Christ's Advent: The Final Attempt to Erase the Memory of Messiah

The Inevitability of Christ's Advent: The Mercy that Trumped Apparent Illegitimacy

The Inevitability of Christ's Advent: The Foiled Plot to Kill the Christ

The Lacking Scribes, the Lauded Widow

Biblical Citizenship: How are Christians to Interact with Those in Authority

Watchmen Never Hold Their Peace: On Abortion and Life

Watchmen Never Hold Their Peace: On Homosexuality and Marriage

'What if' Nonsense!: Jesus' Straight Talk on the Resurrection

Be a Man in Your Marriage

The Vineyard Must Be Worth It!

Put an End to Equivocation

The Fruitless Temple: What Happens When Our Place of Worship Fails Us?

The Anticlimactic Arrival

Follow the Blind Man

Salvation Redirection: How Jesus Evangelized the Rich Young Ruler

Divorce: A Divine Concession

We're the Authorized, Sanctioned and Certified Christians

So, What's on Your Mind?

"Help My Unbelief!"

Jesus' Prayer For Us

The Kingdom is Already Here

How Do We Follow Christ?

Wanna Be Like Mike?

Counsel or a Rubber-Stamp?: What Do We Seek From Our Elders?

"You are the Christ": Why Jesus Put a Gag Order on a True Statement

Gideon's Tale

A Humble and Quiet Hope

When Seeking a Sign

Are We Pretending Not To See?

The Devil Wants Us in the Details

The Rightful Place of Tradition

All I Really Need to Know I Learned in a Basket of Bread

A Crash Course in Real Reality

The Hope of Resurrection

Examine Yourselves: What Paul is (and isn't) Saying in 2 Corinthians 13:5

Whatever it Takes to be with You

As the Death of John, so the Death of Jesus

The First Mission of the Disciples

Too Accustomed to Jesus

Healing by Faith, Regardless of Status

What Do You See?

Living by Faith

A Storm Within a Storm

We Saw the Lord's Christ: The Magi

We Saw the Lord's Christ: Simeon and Anna

We Saw the Lord's Christ: The Shepherds

Going on a Kingdom Hunt

Receptive Ears Bear Fruit

Rightly Identifying Jesus is Imperative

Jesus and the Twelve Disciples: Authority Given for a Missional Purpose

Don't Fall From Grace

Obeying Law at the Expense of Doing Good

Think Outside the Box: Jesus' Innovative Techniques in Disciple-Making

"Your Sins Are Forgiven"

One Day With Jesus: Five Lesson From Capernaum

The Great Commissioning

Battle of the Ages

Unwarranted Blessing

Don't Trust Your Eyes, Trust the Lord

Which House Are We Building?

Jesus and the Leper

The Underdog & the Mighty Hand of God

Biblical Friendship

You Can Always Come Home

CBC 40th Anniversary - "Celebrate Today, Anticipate Tomorrow"

God's Grace is Available Today

Don't Despise Discipline

What Does Jesus Expect from Shepherds and Sheep?

Christians Under Fire

Psalm 23 Reflection

Divine Body-Building

Give Mom Care, not 'Corban'

Vindication Ahead

Suffering: the Unexpected Key to a Satisfying Life

Subject 'to' Others, 'for' Others

A Jesus Kind of Glory

Christ Suffered for Us

Rock Solid Church Life

How to Become a Loving Person

Responding Biblically to Muslims

Honor the Family Name

Marvelous Salvation

The Nature & Goal of Faith in 1 Peter

What Are You Looking Forward To?

Thanks, Lord, I Needed That

Make Me Proud

Don't Throw Away Your Invitation

Defend the Destitute

Lazy is Lethal

Jesus, God's Rescue Mission

"For Unto Us a Child is Born"

"Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son"

More Than a Hand Out

Peace That Passes Understanding

Conduct That Befits One's Destination

We Have Not Arrived

One Basket For All Your Eggs

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

The First and Greatest Commandment

The Church at Philadelphia, 2 of 2

The Church at Philadelphia, 1 of 2

The Blame Game

If the Lord Wills

A Church So Healthy It Shines

Know His Mind to Mind Him

To Achieve Unity, Focus on the Gospel

A Matter of Life and Death

Appearances Can Be Deceiving

The Participation Award

Applying the Old Testament

What is the Purpose that Drives Your Life?

Don't Bother Your Father, or Should You?

The Beauty of Brokenness

Who has the Power?

Pergamos: Hidden Manna, A White Stone & A New Name

The Da Vinci Code, and The Church at Pergamum

Passing the Faith Along

Pergamos, A Thoroughly Married Church - Great Toleration Leads to Tragedy

Are You Zealous for the Church?

Pergamos, the Compromising Church - How to Get Jesus Fighting Mad!

When It Makes Sense to Bury the Dead

Hosanna: Please Save Us Lord We Pray!

Smyrna: The Church that would Celebrate Life!

Smyrna: The Suffering Church

The Character of a Godly Man

Where Can a Thirsty World Go for Refreshment?

Why Look on the Fields?

What's In It For Me?

Show Yourself!

Grace Outside the Gates

Will You be Eating from the Tree of Life?

Ephesus: The Honeymoon is Over

The Voice, the Lampstands and the Stars

Did Jesus Have an Extreme Makeover?

Thinking for a Change

What Jesus got for Christmas

A Christmas Greeting from Jesus

When Good Becomes Evil

Love you, Pop

The Secret of the Dragnet

The Secret of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Price

The Secret of the Mustard Seed and the Leaven

The Secret of the Bad Seed

The Secret of a Good Harvest

Jesus has a Secret: Does He have our Ear? The Secret of Spiritual Success

Are We Living in the Golden Age of the Christian Church?

The 4 Most Important Possessions a Parent can Pass On to Their Children

Start Being Such a Child

How to Pray a Prayer that is Heard in Heaven

The Labor of Prayer: Is it Worth it?

Too Far and Not Far Enough