Following Jesus makes you different. That difference most commonly and brilliantly shows up when life gets hard.This week, we will be studying 1 Peter 1:13-21 under the theme “Stop Playing Both Sides.” A holy God desires the whole of a person, not double agents ...

This week, we will be studying 1 Peter 1:1-9 under the theme “Exile…and Okay.” Exiles in a world that isn’t home, Christians endure temporary suffering with a living hope that can never burn, break, or fade.SERIES SUMMARY: Following Jesus makes you different. That difference ...

This week, we’ll be studying 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 under the theme “A Thorn in the Flesh.” In a church captivated by impressive spiritual leaders and visible strength, Paul points not to his visions or credentials, but to the weakness he once begged God to remove. As Christ strips away false s...

This week we’ll be studying Acts 28:16-31 under the theme “An Unfinished Story.” Here we learn that even in chains, Paul’s story wasn’t over...and neither is the mission of Jesus through his people.Series Summary: The Book of Acts is a companion volume to The Gospel of ...

We’ll be studying Acts 14:1-7 under the theme “Stay Anyway.” We learn that sharing the Gospel about Jesus will bring about hardships and opposition. Division is often part of the impact that proclaiming the Good News has! Effectiveness in ministry doesn’t mean absence of conflict. It is often ...

This week we’ll be studying Acts 13:4-12 under the theme “Blinded by the Truth.” We learn that when the church speaks the truth of Jesus with Paul-like courage, and confronts falsehood head-on, the end result is both opening the eyes of some, while also exposing and disabling the darkness of o...

This week we will be studying Acts 11:1-18 under the theme “Bigger Than Us.” The early Church was made aware that when God starts moving, he doesn’t ask for our permission. He blows past our preconceived boundaries. This text shows a gospel that refuses to stay small, and how Jesus, as Savior ...

This week we’ll be studying Acts 8:1-8 under the theme “Scattered, But Never Stopped.” Here we learn that scattered by persecution, yet propelled by purpose, the early Church discovered that what was meant to silence them actually multiplies their mission. When the gospel moves through ordinar...

Everybody's looking for it, and no one will find it in the things of this world. Peace in the heart. In the evening of that first Easter Day, the risen Lord Jesus came to his fearful disciples and calmed their troubled hearts with the peace only he can give. Peace in the human heart happens ...

The women who went to Jesus' tomb that first Easter morning were faithful but afraid, worried about obstacles they couldn't solve. Yet God had already rolled the stone away. Faith doesn't mean we're never afraid or confused; it means we keep believing even when we can't see the way forward, tr...