August 5, 2024
August 11 Study | Thoughtful Hearts
The prophets Zechariah and Malachi warn God's people to turn their hearts toward God and repentance.
Series: Study
July 29, 2024
August 4 Study | Give Careful Thought to Your Ways; Obey the Voice of the Lord
When God’s people do not care, they endanger God’s vision in the world. Such was the problem for the post-exilic prophet Haggai.
July 22, 2024
July 28 Study | She Brought Joy
The Jews thwarted their enemies, and the events that Purim celebrates also propelled Esther and Mordecai into even more significant positions of authority . . .
July 15, 2024
July 21 Study | She Displayed Love
Esther took the bold step of going to the king uninvited . . .
July 8, 2024
July 14 Study | She Found Courage
Times got tough for Mordecai and Esther when the king's right-hand man, Haman, went crazy . . .
July 1, 2024
July 7 Study | She Found Favor
The book of Esther begins with the Jewish people in captivity and Ahasuerus (Xerxes) in power . . .
June 24, 2024
June 30 Study | Vision and Insight
Daniel 9 is one of the most penitent prayers in the Bible. In it, Daniel acknowledged God's greatness and how, in spite of Israel not keeping their end of the covenant, God kept his. . . .
June 17, 2024
June 23 Lesson | Revealed in Writing
As Belshazzar watched, his face turned pale, his legs became weak, and his knees were knocking. Suddenly the wine didn’t taste so good. . . .
June 10, 2024
June 16 Study | Looking in Amazement
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego defended themselves without being defensive. They said they did not need to answer the king. . . .
June 3, 2024
June 9 Study | Deep and Hidden Things
The prophet Daniel believed that if God revealed the deep and hidden things, then they could be understood. . . .
May 27, 2024
June 2 Study | Knowledge and Understanding
The major prophet Daniel had the challenging task of balancing (or holding in tension) the knowledge he received from Almighty God and the knowledge he acquired from living in captivity. . . .
May 20, 2024
May 26 Study | Generosity
Second Corinthians 8-9 is the largest stewardship of giving passage in the Bible. After the rich discussion about the ministry of the gospel (2:14—7:16), Paul launched into this major teaching about giving. . . .
May 13, 2024
May 19 Study | Hope
“We have . . . an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands” (2 Corinthians 5:1). In hope we long for that forever home. . . .
May 6, 2024
May 12 Study | Perseverance
The apostle Paul knew much about perseverance, and he wrote more about this quality in 2 Corinthians than in any of his Epistles. . . .
April 29, 2024
May 5 Study | Integrity
The apostle Paul experienced unjustified criticism of his integrity from the church in Corinth. . . .
April 22, 2024
April 28 Study | Resurrection
The resurrection (both Jesus’ and ours) makes a mockery of death. It is the ultimate joke on the devil. . . .
April 15, 2024
April 21 Study | Love
Who would deny that love is one of the largest (if not the largest) themes of Scripture? It is the most descriptive characteristic of God himself (1 John 4:8). . . .
April 8, 2024
April 14 Study | Spiritual Gifts
Every Christian has received grace (charis) and therefore has been given gifts (or charisma) from the Holy Spirit to be used in ministry in the body of Christ. . . .
April 1, 2024
April 7 Study | God’s Wisdom
There is a mind-boggling profundity in the message of the cross. What seems to be a picture of weakness actually is the only true power to get us home to God. . . .
March 25, 2024
March 31 Lesson | Edification
What constitutes success in the church? The number of seats occupied on Sunday mornings? The number of baptisms per year? . . . For the apostle Paul, one litmus test for church success surely was edification.
