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The Parable of the Two Sons and the Prodigal Father (Luke 15:11-32)

2

Pursuit and Celebration of the Valuable (Luke 15:1-10)

3

Bid Farewell (Luke 14:25-35)

4

The Right Now Moment (Luke 14:15-24)

5

From Prominence to Humility (Luke 14:1-14)

6

Making Every Effort to Know and be Known (Luke 13:22-35)

7

The Day Freedom Disrupted Religion (Luke 13:10-21)

8

Active God, Active Response (Luke 13:1-9)

9

The Urgency of the Revival Within (Luke 12:49-59)

10

Be Ready, Always, EveryONE (Luke 12:35-48)

11

Lent 2026: The Unrequested King (Zechariah 9:9-12)

12

Lent 2026: Invitation and Opportunity to Dwell (Psalm 27)

13

Lent 2026: Choosing to Love, Listen, and Hold Fast to God (Deuteronomy 30:11-20)

14

Lent 2026: God’s Refinement, Our Obedience, Global Promise (Jeremiah 32:26-41)

15

Lent 2026: Desiring the Lord (Psalm 84)

16

Lent 2026: Listening in the Wilderness (Week 1: Psalm 95)

17

Faithful Focus On Jesus (Luke 12:22-34)

18

Living Richly Toward God (Luke 12:13-21)

19

He’s Got Our Back (Luke 12:1-12)

20

Warnings and Invitations to Abide (Luke 11:37-54)

21

A Good Eye and the Humble Heart (Luke 11:29-36)

22

Just Keep Swimming (Luke 11:14-28)

23

The Good Father (Luke 11:1-13)

24

Advent 2025: To the Heart of God (Advent Week 5: Christ - Jonah 4:1-11)

25

Advent 2025: To the Heart of the Enemy (Advent Week 4: Love - Jonah 3:1-10)

26

Advent 2025: In the Depths of the Sea (Advent Week 3: Joy - Jonah 1:9-17)

27

Advent 2025: In the Chaos of the Storm (Advent Week 2: Peace - Jonah 1:9-17)

28

Advent 2025: To the Ends of the Earth (Week 1: Hope - Jonah 1:1-8)

29

The Good Portion (Luke 10:38-42)

30

Open to Interruption (Luke 10:25-37)

31

So Others May Live (Luke 10:21-24)

32

Our Kingdom Identity (Luke 10:13-20)

33

The Potential in the Not-Yet (Luke 10:1-12)

34

Kingdom Possibilities and Costs (Luke 9:51-62)

35

Patience Amidst Misconception (Luke 9:37-50)

36

Dynamic Listening to Jesus (Luke 9:28-36)

37

Titles, Meanings, and Implications (Luke 9:18-27)

38

Invitation, Not Interruption (Luke 9:10-17)

39

Missional Blueprint (Luke 9:1-9)

40

Desperate for Jesus (Luke 8:40-56)

41

Remaining Despite Resistance (Luke 8:26-39)

42

Transformative Power of Obedience (Luke 8:16-25)

43

Everyone, A Place to Belong and Serve (Luke 8:1-15)

44

Undivided Dependence (Luke 7:36-50)

45

This Kingdom is for You (Luke 7:24-35)

46

Beauty of Ambiguity (Luke 7:18-23)

47

Restorative Implications of the Inbreaking Upside Down Kingdom (Luke 7:1-17)

48

Hope of a Foundation in Christ (Luke 6:46-49)

49

Dependent Like Our Teacher (Luke 6:37-45)

50

Radical Dependence and Trust (Luke 6:27-36)

51

The Cost … Blessing of Discipleship (Luke 6:12-26)

52

Sabbath and Abiding in Jesus’ Kingdom (Luke 6:1-11)

53

New Wine Skins (Luke 5:33-39)

54

Being the People Who See (Luke 5:27-32)

55

Seeing as He Sees (Luke 5:17-26)

56

Willingness to Encounter Brokenness (Luke 5:12-16)

57

Comfort in Uncomfortability (Luke 5:1-11)

58

Confession, Conviction, Action - The Cycle of Obedience (Luke 4:31-44)

59

False Dichotomy of For or Against … (Luke 4:14-30)

60

Lent Week 7: Easter Sunday (Matthew 28)

61

Lent Week 6: Palm Sunday (Luke 22:33-34, 23:39-43; John 19:25-27; Matthew 27:45-46; John 19:28-30; Luke 23:44-46)

62

Lent Week 5: Encountering God, Empowering Love (Matthew 27:22-31 and Mark 15:37-41)

63

Lent Week 4: The God Who Sees Us (Mark 14:27-31 and Luke 22:54-62)

64

Lent Week 3: The Obedience of Prayer (Matthew 26:36-46 and Luke 22:39-44)

65

Lent Week 2: Obedient Service Despite Betrayal (Luke 22:1-34 and John 13:1-17)

66

Lent Week 1: Resolute Obedience and God’s Kingdom (Luke 9:18-36, 43-48, and 51-62)

67

Obedience as Foundation (Luke 4:1-13)

68

Sons and Daughters of God (Luke 3:15-38)

69

Upside Down Fruit of His Kingdom (Luke 3:7-14)

70

Hearing, Remaining, and Understanding (Luke 3:1-6)

71

Listen First … Listen Twice (Luke 2:41-52)

72

The Impact of Availability and Obedience (Luke 2:22-40)

73

Too Good Not to Share (Luke 2:1-21)

74

Communal Impact of Transparent Living (Luke 1:57-80)

75

Mary's Upside Down Kingdom Perspective (Luke 1:26-56)

76

God's Upside Down Kingdom and Our Faith (Luke 1:1-25)

77

Advent 2024 Week 4: Peace (Luke 1:46-55)

78

Advent 2024 Week 3: Joy (Isaiah 12)

79

Advent 2024 Week 2: Love (Luke 1:68-79)

80

Advent 2024 Week 1: Hope (Psalm 25:1-10)

81

Relentless Prayer (Colossians 4:2-18)

82

Christ In All (Colossians 3:18-4:1)

83

Set Your Sights Above (Colossians 3:1-17)

84

Focus on the Shadows or The Substance? (Colossians 2:16-23)

85

The Struggle of Lordship (Colossians 2:6-15)

86

Dependent > Dependable (Colossians 1:24-2:5)

87

Foundation and Centrality of Christ (Colossians 1:1-23)

88

Faithful In the Ordinary (Romans 16:1-27)

89

A Life of Missional Purpose (Romans 15:23-33)

90

Ready/Growing in Christ (Romans 15:14-22)

91

Unity in Christ, Vital for Worship and Witness (Romans 15:1-13)

92

Pursuing Christ in Community (Romans 14:13-23)

93

Relieved of Our Propensity to Judge (Romans 14:1-12)

94

The Debt of Love (Romans 13:8-14)

95

Actionism Over Activism (Romans 13:1-7)

96

Heaping Coals of Love … (Romans 12:9-21)

97

Life as Worship (Romans 12:1-8)

98

Unifying Faith in Christ (Romans 11:25-36)

99

Rooted by Faith in Christ Alone (Romans 11:11-24)

100

God's Not Done Yet (Romans 11:1-10)

101

Our Messaging Matters (Romans 10:14-21)

102

Courageous Obedience (Romans 9:30-10:13)

103

Obedience as Extraordinary (Romans 9:14-29)

104

The Children of Promise (Romans 9:1-13)

105

What Can Separate Us?

106

Living in the In-between (Romans 8:18-30)

107

What Motivates You? (Romans 8:1-17)

108

The Plight of Living to Law (Romans 7:13-25)

109

Freed for Another (Romans 7:1-12)

110

Whose Kingdom Are You Building? (Romans 6:15-23)

111

Grace Initiates and Sustains Life in Christ (Romans 6:1-14)

112

Which Camp Will You Choose? (Romans 5:12-21)

113

Worth Our Lives (Romans 5:1-11)

114

Belief Beyond Reasonable Expectation (Romans 4:13-25)

115

Open to the Unexpected (Romans 4:1-12)

116

Faithfulness as the Cure (Romans 3:21-31)

117

Cure Over Diagnosis (Romans 3:9-20)

118

Windows of God’s Faithfulness (Romans 3:1-8)

119

Who Is In? (Romans 2:17-29)

120

Surrendering Our Desire to Judge (Romans 2:1-16)

121

Misplaced Focus As Idolatry (Romans 1:12-32)

122

Obligation of Love (Romans 1:8-17)

123

Identity Pointing to Purpose (Romans 1:1-7)

124

Called and Equipped to See As Jesus Sees (Acts 9:19b-31)

125

Obedience is Mission Critical (Acts 8:1-3; 9:1-19a)

126

Conduits of God's Peace: Advent Week 4 (Psalm 89)

127

Our Bags of Gold: Advent Week 3 (Psalm 126)

128

The Enduring Love of God Played Out: Advent Week 2 (Psalm 85)

129

The Vulnerability of Lament: Advent Week 1 (Psalm 80)

130

Its All About Relationship (Malachi 3:13-4:6)

131

Kingdom Economics (Malachi 3:6-12)

132

Holy Refinement (Malachi 2:17-3:5)

133

Life of Covenant Faithfulness (Malachi 2:10-16)

134

The Covenant to Give Life and Peace (Malachi 2:1-9)

135

His Story and Our Place In It (Malachi 1:1-14)

136

Obedience Leads to Restoration (Haggai 2:10-23)

137

The Greater Glory of the One Within (Haggai 1:15b-2:9)

138

Sacrificial Obedience and the Promise of Presence (Haggai 1:1-15a)

139

As We Go... Make Disciples (Matthew 28:1-20)

140

End of the Old and Beginning of the New (Matthew 27:45-66)

141

Listening First in Our Dependence on God (Matthew 27:27-44)

142

Living Selflessly for Our King (Matthew 27:11-26)

143

The Tale of Two Disciples and Two Communities (Matthew 26:69-27:10)

144

Living As Jesus Lived (Matthew 26:47-68)

145

The Fight for Faith (Matthew 26:31-46)

146

Preparation to Live as Christ Lived (Matthew 26:17-30)

147

What is Jesus Worth to You?

148

Focusing on the Just One (Matthew 25:31-46)

149

Investing Well in Jesus' Kingdom (Matthew 25:14-30)

150

Be Preparing (Matthew 25:1-13)

151

Keep Watch (Matthew 24:36-51)

152

Faithful Living (Matthew 24:1-35)

153

Root Over Fruit (Matthew 23:25-39)

154

Upside Down Metrics of Christ (Matthew 23:13-24)

155

Known by Love (Matthew 23:1-12)

156

Exposing the Truth, Penetrating Our Hearts (Matthew 22:37-46)

157

With Open Hands Before Jesus Daily (Matthew 22:15-33)

158

The In-between Time (Matthew 22:1-14)

159

Stewarding in God's Kingdom (Matthew 21:33-46)

160

Saying Yes and Doing Yes (Matthew 21:23-32)

161

Cleansed and Called to Bear Fruit (Matthew 21:12-22)

162

Go and Tell His Truth (Matthew 28:1-15)

163

Donkey or Horse? (Matthew 21:1-11)

164

Jesus Sees Them, Do You? (Matthew 20:29-34)

165

Not So With You (Matthew 20:17-28)

166

Where is Our Focus? (Matthew 20:1-16)

167

The Cost of Following Jesus (Matthew 19:13-30)

168

Forgiveness and Reconciliation (Matthew 19:1-12)

169

The Life of Forgiveness (Matthew 18:21-35)

170

Peanut's Closet

171

Accountability in the Church (Matthew 18:15-20)

172

Who Is the One You're Called To? (Matthew 18:1-14)

173

Our Faith and Our Witness (Matthew 17:14-27)

174

Are You Listening? (Matthew 17:1-13)

175

Who Do You Say I Am? (Matthew 16:13-28)

176

Here is Your Sign (Matthew 16:1-12)

177

Desiring Jesus (Matthew 15:29-39)

178

God With Us (Mathew15:21-28)

179

The Heart of the Matter (Matthew 15:1-20)

180

Called to Action (Matthew 14:22-36)

181

The Kingdom of Peace (Matthew 14:1-21)

182

Our Response to the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 13:44-58)

183

Wheat, Weeds, and Mustard Seeds (Matthew 13:31-35)

184

Are We Wheat or Weeds? (Matthew 13:24-30 & 36-43)

185

What Soil Are You? (Matthew 13:1-23)