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Heaven Bound — 302 episodes
A Woman of Real Strength
We Are Not Alone
The Death of Moses
Seasons of Growth: Our Individual Responsibilities
Welcome, as Christ Has Welcomed You
Some Things Simply Do Not Fit
Seasons of Growth: The Word Was Preached
Life is Worth the Living Just Because He Lives
“Going to Heaven”
Seasons of Growth: The Growth of the Gospel
How Can We Develop “Depth” as Disciples?
“I Was in Prison and You…”
Seasons of Joy: The Joy of Reaching the End and a Lasting Legacy
What Happened the Next Day?
Even in Laughter…
Seasons of Joy: The Joy of Worship
What is “the Kingdom of God”?
When Storms Blow…
Seasons of Joy: The Joy of Knowing the Truth
Transformation, Compassion, and Purpose
Rejoicing, Praying, Thanking
Seasons of Joy: The Joy of Right Thinking
The Shepherds of God’s Pasture
Some Things Are Just Wrong
Change is Coming (4): Change in Our Personal Lives
Why Are There Times When I Do Not Feel Saved?
One Thing is Necessary
Change is Coming (3): Change in Our Churches
Stones That Help Us Tell the Story
A Man in the Gap
Change is Coming (2): Change in Our Families
Some Never See…
Bloom Where You Are Planted
Change is Coming (1): Life is All About Change
Fueling Up with Psalm 119
“Casting All Your Anxiety on Him…”
The Joy of the Journey (5): Fuel for the Journey
The Balance of Shame
Job and His Wife
The Joy of the Journey (4): Our Journey Home
If God Could Give David a Song in a Cave…
David Prepared, Solomon Built
The Joy of the Journey (3): Our Journey Through the World
Thinking Through “The Way”
The Revelation of God Through What Has Been Made
The Joy of the Journey (2): Our Journey With Each Other
How Do We Find Joy in the Journey?
Changing Things
The Joy of the Journey (1): Our Journey With the Lord
Seven Questions to Launch a New Year
Plans for a New Year
Celebrating the Seasons of Faith (4): What is There to Celebrate in the “Winter”?
Averages and Comparisons
Celebrating the Seasons of Faith (3): What is There to Celebrate in the “Fall”?
There Is So Much More Going On Than We Can See
Tears in a Bottle
Celebrating the Seasons of Faith (2): What is There to Celebrate in the “Summer”?
What Does It Mean to Live With Propriety?
If You Haven’t Made the Bible a Part of Your Daily Life…
Celebrating the Seasons of Faith (1): What is There to Celebrate in the “Spring”?
The Fundamental Choices of Discipleship
The Lord Gave, and So Should We
The Seasons of Thanksgiving (4): Gratitude for Things Personal
When Storms Come, What Choices Will We Make?
It Is Good to Give Thanks to the LORD
The Seasons of Thanksgiving (3): Gratitude for Things Eternal
The Battle Against Bitterness When Life is Tough
Noah Prepared an Ark
The Seasons of Thanksgiving (2): Gratitude for Things Invisible
“You Will Be Able…” Resisting the Lion in the Fall
Praying for Strangers
The Seasons of Thanksgiving (1): Gratitude for Things Visible
The Gentle Lowliness of Jesus
Your Enemy’s Donkey and What Kindness Looks Like
Lord’s Supper Reflections (5): Jesus Became Poor That We Might Become Rich
“Caleb Fully Followed the LORD”
Let Them Lean
Lord’s Supper Reflections (4): Jesus is Crowned With Glory and Honor
The Blessing and Power of Singing
Moses Wanted to Know the LORD
Lord’s Supper Reflections (3): Jesus is the Founder & Perfecter of Our Faith
Maturity in Christ: The Big Ones Helping the Little Ones
“He Causes the Grass to Grow…”
Lord’s Supper Reflections (2): Jesus Has Unleashed the Power of the Gospel
Exciting Opportunities to Grow on Wednesdays Throughout the Fall
“When I Kept Silent About My Sin…”
Lord’s Supper Reflections (1): Jesus Destroys the Works of the Devil
Exciting Opportunities to Grow on Sundays Throughout the Fall
A Person of Wisdom Learns
New to the Bible (4): Growth Will Take You Places
Why Do People Walk Away From Jesus?
The Expanse is Declaring
New to the Bible (3): Gaining an Appreciation for Steady, Consistent Reading
Is Real Stability Anywhere To Be Found?
Marriage: Many Moons in the Same Canoe
New to the Bible (2): Getting to Know Your Bible
Choosing Life … Differently
A Sign From Heaven, “Marvelous”
New to the Bible (1): Getting the Big Picture
Are You Confident?
“Where Are You?”
Thinking Through “My Jesus, I Love Thee” (4): How Does God’s Love Change Me?
Are We Serious About the Things God Is Serious About?
Opening Your Bible Each Day
Thinking Through “My Jesus, I Love Thee” (3): How Do We Show Our Love for God?
When God Talks to Us About Submission…
Sins, Guilt, and Forgiveness
Thinking Through “My Jesus, I Love Thee” (2): Is It Tone Deaf to Talk About God’s Love in the Midst of a Tragedy?
On Guard Against the Lion in the Summer
Pride: A Tough Word to Understand
Thinking Through “My Jesus, I Love Thee” (1): Love is a Choice
On the Other Side of the Waters… What’s Next?
Uncomfortable For Jesus
“Go & Tell” (4): The Case Study of Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
Through the Waters: Distress, Limitations & Relationship
Good Leaders, Good Followers
“Go & Tell” (3): Sharing the Good News at Home
Four “See to It” Admonitions For Your Day From Hebrews 12
Forgotten Names, But Known to God
“Go & Tell” (2): The Simple Power of “Come & See”
“In My House”
“Go & Tell”: The “Why” Behind Evangelism
Why Would Anyone Want to Be a Servant?
The Watchman
Words That Move Us (5): Keep
What is God Doing Now?
Reflections on Fear
Words That Move Us (4): Guard
Thinking Through the Coronation of a New Pope
“To the Church…” It’s Not Just About Me
Words That Move Us (3): Watch
The Great Potential of New Faith
Are You a Helper in the Kingdom?
Words That Move Us (2): Alert
Will I Be Part of the Devil’s Crushing or Act Like His Child?
A Worthless Religion
Words That Move Us (1): Diligence
“Do This Because I Said So…”
Pure Nard and a Pure Heart
The Four Resurrections in the Gospels (4): The Resurrection of Jesus
From Theory to Reality
“I’m Sending Timothy”
The Four Resurrections in the Gospels (3): Lazarus
How Can We Make Sure Our Hearts are “Good Soil”?
Leading Through Storms
The Four Resurrections in the Gospels (2): The Only Son of a Widow
That Very First Sunday…
A Lament for a Good Man
The Four Resurrections in the Gospels (1): Jairus’ Daughter
Am I a Friend of God?
“For What is Your Life?”
Our Favorite Psalms (4): Psalm 63: Your Steadfast Love is Better Than Life
The Various Roles of the Watchman
Preparing to Be an Elder
Our Favorite Psalms (3): Psalm 73: But God is the Strength of My Heart
Why Reread a Book I’ve Read Many Times Before?
It’s an Honor to Lead the People of God
Our Favorite Psalms (2): Psalm 34: Taste and See That the LORD is Good
Disciples of the Second Mile
“We Handle Pain Better Than Pleasure”?
Our Favorite Psalms (1): Psalm 23: The LORD is My Shepherd
Knit Together
Good Old Noah
Taking the Masks Off of Love (4): Love With Boundaries
“Remember Lot’s Wife.”
We Once Were Goats
Taking the Masks Off of Love (3): Love & Discipline
Maturity Doesn’t Make Us Immune to Temptation
We Are at War
Taking the Masks Off of Love (2): Finding the Balance Between Love & Truth
Maturing Into a WE (not Me) Mindset
The Hope We Have in Christ
Taking the Masks Off of Love
Slowing Down Long Enough to Look, Ask, Walk & Find
Listening, Silence, and Prayer
Seasons of Life, Seasons of Faith: Fall
Thinking Through the “Rings” of Spiritual Development
Just Bring the Donkey
Seasons of Life, Seasons of Faith: Summer
Growing to Be People of Dependability, Responsibility & Knowledge
Inauguration Day
Seasons of Life, Seasons of Faith: Spring
Time for Some Self-Evaluation: In What Season of Faith Am I?
“We Know God Spoke to Moses…”
Seasons of Life, Seasons of Faith: Winter
The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached
Speaking a Clear Message
Bringing the Best (3): Our Opportunities
A Holy Temple in the Lord
Gracious to the Poor
Bringing the Best (2): The Best Home We Can Be
Drawing Near as Priests of God
Old Things & New Things
Bringing the Best (1): The Best Disciple I Can Be
Speaking the Same Thing as God
When There Was No King in Israel
Legacy (5): What Does a Culture of Legacy Look Like?
Joy, Prayer & Gratitude as a Lifestyle
Being Married is a Blessing
Legacy (4): Where Does It Begin?
“What is Man That You Are Mindful of Him?”
Help From Heaven
Legacy (3): How to Keep It Going?
“How’s This Going to End?”
“Jesus, Will You Help Me?”
Legacy (2): The Principle of the Baton
Following Jesus: Not Always Convenient, Comes With Consequences, More Than Talk
We Are the World’s Bible
Legacy (1): The Value of Legacy
Rome, America, and the Choices We Make as Citizens of Heaven
The Seed Among the Thorns of This Life
Changing Seasons (2): Changes in Our Spiritual Lives
WE Are the Temple, the Sacrifices, the Priests, and the Instruments
The Rebuke of a Wise Man
A Two-Week Fall Break
Changing Seasons (1): Constants in Our Spiritual Lives
When My Will Intersects With God’s Will
Hope is a Powerful Experience
Our Favorite Hymns (4): I Could Not Do Without You
Getting to Know the Unknown God
An Old Christian at a Funeral Home
Our Favorite Hymns (3): Thank You, Lord
You Decide Who Will Find You
Our Favorite Hymns (2): Jesus, Draw Me Ever Nearer
The Long Thread of God’s Grace That Stretches All the Way to Me
Whatever Happened to Esther?
Our Favorite Hymns (1): Footprints of Jesus
Jesus is the Best Messenger, the Best Mediator, and the Best Shepherd
There Was a Dread in Esther’s Day
Teach Me, O Lord (5): We Are Taught to Teach
Seeing Signs of the Grace of God Today
On That Night, the King Could Not Sleep…
Teach Me, O Lord (4): Teach Me to Do Your Will
The Basic Ingredients of a Healthy Church
Esther as a Leader
Teach Me, O Lord (3): Teach Me to Pray
Hearts That Are Glad & Generous
It’s Risky to Stop Evil, But It’s the Right Thing to Do
Teach Me, O Lord (2): Teach Me to Wait
A Reminder of How Good We Have it
“I Cannot and Will Not…”
Teach Me, O Lord (1): Jesus Learned Obedience
Pulling the Weeds in Our Hearts
The Last Will Be First, and the First Last
Let Freedom Reign (4): People Who Are Free, Living as Servants of God
Seeing the Invisible
We Like Grace … When It Comes to Us, But…
Let Freedom Reign (3): What’s It Mean to Be a Slave of Christ?
“Don’t You Know…?” Lessons From the Olympic Athlete
God is Different
Let Freedom Reign (2): A Slave Who Lived Among the Tombs
Is the Restoration Plea Still Relevant Today?
The Master Has a Work
Let Freedom Reign (1): The Truth Will Set You Free
Is It Even Possible to Be Ready?
Some of Us Are Eleventh Hour People
“Now That I’ve Graduated…” (5): Rejoice, O Young Person, in Your Youth
The Choice to Make Faith My Own
Angels in Our Lives
“Now That I’ve Graduated…” (4): What Should I Look For in a Spouse?
How Can I Avoid Being Separated From My Faith?
Angels Who Did Wrong
“Now That I’ve Graduated…” (3): What Should I Look For in a Church?
Six Important Reminders for Parents
Guardian Angels?
“Now That I’ve Graduated…” (2): Coming Out of the Starting Gate Strong
Prayer Prompts from Psalm 90
Angels: Appreciating How Many of Them There Are
“Now That I’ve Graduated…” (1): Appreciate the Foundations
“When My Anxious Thoughts Multiply Within Me…”
“You Have Made Him a Little Lower Than the Angels…”
When the World Goes Dark: Lessons From the Eclipse (4): When People Love the Dark…
The Transient and the Eternal
Using Our Times of Misery
When the World Goes Dark: Lessons From the Eclipse (3): “The Sun Shall Be Turned to Darkness”
“Lowering the Nets” with Dan Lankford
Running Like Jonah
When the World Goes Dark: Lessons From the Eclipse (2): Darkness at the Crucifixion
Making Sure Our Insides Match Our Outsides
From the Belly of a Fish
When the World Goes Dark: Lessons From the Eclipse (1): The Plague of Darkness
Why the Resurrection Really Matters
A Preacher Who Longed to Be a Failure
Tips for Marriage (5): Frustrations
Why Jesus? Because…
You Can’t Live Like a Sinner and Die Like a Saint
Tips for Marriage (4): Future
Every Person Matters
“…And in Hades…”
Tips for Marriage (3): Family
The Compass in the Middle of Your Bible
There is No “The End” to Our Lives
Tips for Marriage (2): Finances
“I Do Not Ask For These Only, But Also For Those Who Will Believe”
Not So Much What You Have as What Has You
Tips for Marriage (1): Faith
The Righteous Justice of God
Poor Lazarus
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me (4): “There Are Moments You Won’t Be Sure You’re Going to Make It”
An Essential, Productive, Glorified Relationship
Guidance and Direction in Our Plans
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me (3): “Some Brethren Are Going to Disappoint You”