Matthew 8:28-34 Matthew shows us that Jesus is the Son of God, the victor over darkness, and yet because of sin, people do not treasure… Read More »Christ the Victor and Our Treasure
Matthew 7:1-12 Jesus’ teaching about righteous judgement shows us how to be balanced “gospel physicians.”
Matthew 6:1-18 Jesus proclaims that a flourishing life with God in the Kingdom is one that is real.
2 Corinthians 12:1-10 When you experience suffering, you get one of two paths to tread. You can become offended by God, or you can take… Read More »God’s Grace Is All That You Need
Matthew 5:17-48 Christ came not to destroy God’s holy Law, but rather he came to fulfill it by giving us holy, obedient hearts that truly… Read More »But I Say to You
Matthew 5:1-12 The Beatitudes show us the characteristics of those who, while they suffer under the current hardships, can thrive in the present age through… Read More »Fruit Trees in the Desert
Luke 1:67-80 God’s redemptive promises will come to fulfillment just as he said they would.
Matthew 4:12-25 Christ has come to bring restoration in the darkest of places.
Matthew 3:13-17 It is because Jesus, the God-pleasing son, fulfilled righteousness and because he allows us to be unified in him that we now can… Read More »The God-Pleasing Son
Matthew 2:13-23 The sorrows that might initially look like setbacks to God’s plan are in reality fitting perfectly in propelling forward his promise and purpose.
Matthew 2:1-12 The story of the Magi serves as a reminder that Satan and sin’s power on the earth is coming to and end.
Matthew 1:18-25 Jesus was born to be King, who as the perfect image of the invisible God would reign on the throne forever in righteousness… Read More »O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Matthew 1:1-17 In Matthew’s portrait of Christ, Jesus is the King in whom all of the promises of God are “yes and amen.”
Revelation 5:1-10 The Christian and the Church as a whole ought to be both the cross and mission, for both are intricately intertwined for the… Read More »Is He Worthy?
John 20:19-23 A disciple is a missionary, or one who joins in God’s mission to preach reconciliation to both our neighbors and the nations.
John 4:1-42 True worshippers are not right religious people who do the right religious things in the right religious place. Instead, true worshippers are those… Read More »In Spirit and in Truth
Mark 10:17-31 A disciple is a giver whose giving visibly displays the infinite value of Jesus.
Matthew 11:25-30 True disciples are not experts who have mastered life; but instead they are students, who, being enrolled by faith in the School of… Read More »The School of Christ
Matthew 28:16-20 Because Jesus reigns over the heavens and the earth, disciples are to make disciples of all nations, while knowing that the Lord himself… Read More »The Church’s Mission
Philippians 4:1-9 Our union with Christ energizes us to stand firm in unity, joy, gentleness, peace, and beauty.
Philippians 3:12-21 Paul’s goal in this text is to encourage Christians to run the race for Christ, to pursue the prize of life with God,… Read More »Pressing on Like Paul
Philippians 2:19-30 Timothy and Epaphroditus provide a realistic picture of the Christ-centered life: multiplying others-focused disciples with missional courage.
Philippians 2:1-11 Christians follow the model of Christ as they serve each other and pursue gospel-centered unity.
Philippians 1:27-30 Living in a manner worthy of the gospel inherently increases the believer’s unity with God and other followers of Christ, which then enables… Read More »Stand Firm in Unity
Philippians 1:3-11 Paul challenges our understanding of true joy in the best way possible as he writes to the Philippians from a prison cell.
Acts 16:9-34 & Philippians 1:1-2
Psalm 105 The Lord is worthy of our praise because he preserves his people and brings them to his place.
