1 Peter: The Journey Home
[1 Peter 1:1-2] What type of journey is the Christian life?
Andy O'Rourke
Resting in Jesus
[Matthew 11:28-30] How can we experience true rest every day of our lives?
Summer Psalms: God our Shepherd and Host
[Psalm 23] What does it mean that the Lord is the Shepherd and Host for his people?
Summer Psalms: Darkness to Dawn
[Psalm 22] In Psalm 22 David turns to God in the blackest darkness of suffering and trusts in God for a brilliant dawn of praise.
Summer Psalms: A Rejoicing People
[Psalm 21] Followers of Jesus should be known as people who rejoice in God.
Summer Psalms: In God We Trust
[Psalm 20] What does a lifestyle of trusting God look like?
Summer Psalms: God is Not Silent
[Psalm 19] How has God revealed himself?
Summer Psalms: Praying From the Valley
[Psalm 17] How should we pray in times of deep distress?
Summer Psalms: A Soul-Satisfying God
[Psalm 16] Why is knowing God the all-satisfying answer to the deepest longings of our soul?
Summer Psalms: A Lifestyle of Integrity
[Psalm 15] What does a lifestyle of integrity look like?
Summer Psalms: Trials and Trust
[Psalm 13] In Psalm 13, David wrestles with God in the midst of extreme turmoil.
Summer Psalms: Crisis and Confidence
[Psalm 11] In Psalm 11, David responds to crisis with confident faith in the Lord.
Nehemiah: Community Rhythms
[Nehemiah 9-12] As Antioch strives to be centered in God’s word, we need to embrace essential rhythms for life in God’s community.
Nehemiah: A Word-centered Community
[Nehemiah 8] In Nehemiah 8, Israel’s spiritual foundations are strengthened through the recovery of God’s Word and the celebration of the feast of Tabernacles.
Nehemiah: Community Building
[Nehemiah 5] Nehemiah 5 describes how the community of God’s people grew under Nehemiah’s leadership.
Nehemiah: Responding to Opposition
[Nehemiah 4, 6] Nehemiah 4 and 6 describe how God’s people responded to opposition in order to finish rebuilding Jerusalem’s wall.
Nehemiah: We’re All in This Together
[Nehemiah 3] In Nehemiah 3, how do we see God’s people working together to accomplish God’s mission?
Nehemiah: Courageous and Strategic Action
[Nehemiah 2] God’s gracious hand is evident in the midst of Nehemiah’s courageous and strategic actions.
Nehemiah: The Priority of Prayer
[Nehemiah 1] In chapter 1, Nehemiah receives a negative report from Jerusalem and responds with prayer to God.
Signs of Life: Raising Lazarus from the Dead
[John 11:1-44] John 11:1-44 describes how Jesus raised his friend Lazarus from the dead.
Signs of Life: Healing a Man Born Blind
[John 9] John 9 describes how Jesus healed a man who was blind since birth.
Signs of Life: Walking on Water
[John 6:16-21] In John 6:16-21 Jesus demonstrates his power to his disciples by walking on water.
Signs of Life: Feeding of the 5,000
[John 6:1-15] In John 6:1-15 Jesus miraculously feeds a multitude of people.
Signs of Life: Healing an Official’s Son
[John 4:46-54] John 4:46-54 describes Jesus’ long-distance healing of an official’s dying son.
Signs of Life: Water to Wine
[John 2:1-11] In John 2:1-11 Jesus changes water to wine at a wedding and reveals his glory.
Gospel Sexuality: Restoring Sexuality
The church is intended to be a community of restoration from our sexual brokenness.
Gospel Sexuality: Mixed Messages: Manhood & Womanhood
What messages do we hear in our culture about what it means to be a man or woman? How does the gospel message speak into those cultural voices?
Gospel Sexuality: God’s Design for Gender
How can we build a biblical framework for courageous compassion regarding God’s design for gender?
Gospel Sexuality: Holy Sexuality in a Sexually Broken World
[Genesis 2:18-25; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20] How can we pursue a life of holy sexuality in a sexually broken world?
Gospel Sexuality: Made in God’s Image
[Genesis 1:26-28] Our existence in the image of God is at the core of human sexuality.
A Generous Life
[Acts 2:42-47] What does it look like to live a generous life?
Ruth: A Joyful Providence
[Ruth 4] God’s providence ultimately works for the joy of his people.
Ruth: Hope in Action
[Ruth 3:1-18] Ruth carries out a risky plan to preserve Naomi’s family line.
Ruth: A Ray of Hope
[Ruth 2] God lavishes kindness upon those who take refuge in him.
Ruth: A Painful Providence
In Ruth 1:1-22, Naomi and Ruth respond to the painful providence of God in their lives.
The Gospel at Work: Transforming Work
God uses the work we do to transform us through the gospel.
The Gospel at Work: Gifted for Work
[Exodus 31:1-11] How are you able to accomplish God’s mission through your work?
The Gospel at Work: Good Work
[Jeremiah 29:1-14; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13] Our work provides an opportunity to contribute to the common good.
The Gospel at Work: The Future of Work
[Matthew 25:14-30] How will our present work impact our future work in God’s heavenly kingdom?
The Gospel at Work: Redeeming Work
Jesus’ saving work redeems our work.
The Gospel at Work: Cursed Work
[Genesis 3] The brokenness of a sinful world has severely impacted our work.
The Gospel at Work: You Were Made For This!
[Genesis 1-2] God has designed each of us to glorify him through our work.
Listening to God: Listening to God in Making Decisions
How can we listen to God as we make decisions in our lives?
Listening to God: Listening to God in Prayer
What would it look like to be people who listen to God in prayer?
Listening to God: Hearing God’s Voice
How does God speak to us?
Summer Psalms: The Pathway to Praise
[Psalm 9] How can we praise God when life doesn’t make sense?
Summer Psalms: Wounding Words
[Psalm 7] How should a follower of Jesus respond to verbal attacks?
Summer Psalms: Prayer and Peace
[Psalm 4] How can we experience peace in times of trouble?
Summer Psalms: Save Me, Lord!
[Psalm 3] In Psalm 3 David prays that God would save him from his adversaries.
Summer Psalms: Take Refuge in the King
[Psalm 2] Psalm 2 invites the rebellious to take refuge in the Divine King.
Summer Psalms: Two Ways to Live
[Psalm 1] True joy is found in knowing God and walking in the path of righteousness.
Spirit of God: Consummating Spirit
The Holy Spirit is working to bring God’s purposes to a glorious future consummation in a New Creation.
Spirit of God: Communing Spirit
The Holy Spirit enables us to enjoy deep communion with God.
Spirit of God: Sanctifying Spirit
How does the Holy Spirit make us more like Jesus?
Spirit of God: Gifting Spirit
The Holy Spirit empowers God’s people with various gifts to accomplish God’s mission.
Spirit of God: Sending Spirit
The church is sent on mission in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Spirit of God: Redeeming Spirit
The Holy Spirit applies the redemptive work of Jesus to every one of his followers.
Spirit of God: Revealing Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the revealer of God.
Spirit of God: Creating Spirit
God’s Holy Spirit is intimately involved in the work of creation.
Ephesians: The Armor of God – Part 2
[Ephesians 6:10-20] How should followers of Jesus fight the spiritual battle they are engaged in?
Ephesians: The Armor of God – Part 1
[Ephesians 6:10-20] How should followers of Jesus fight the spiritual battle they are engaged in?
Ephesians: Gospel-Shaped Work
[Ephesians 6:5-9] Your identity as a follower of Jesus should shape how you relate to others in your work.
Ephesians: Children and Parents
[Ephesians 6:1-4] God cares deeply about the relationships between parents and their children.
Ephesians: Gospel-Shaped Wives
[Ephesians 5:22-33] God calls wives to respectfully submit to their husbands.
Ephesians: Walking Carefully
[Ephesians 5:15-21] Following Jesus involves walking carefully every day.
Generosity Above and Beyond
How can we be ready to go above and beyond in generous giving?
Generosity in Giving
[1 Corinthians 16:1-4; 2 Corinthians 8-9] What does a lifestyle of generosity look like when it comes to financial giving?
Ephesians: Walking as Children of Light
[Ephesians 5:3-14] Following Jesus involves walking as children of light.
Ephesians: Walking in New Life
[Ephesians 4:17-24] Following Jesus involves walking in newness of life.
Isaiah 40: Behold Our God: God Beyond Compare
[Isaiah 40:12-26] We should be deeply encouraged because our God is beyond compare.
Isaiah 40: Behold Our God – God of Comfort – Part 2
[Isaiah 40:1-11] Our experience of a comforting God should cause us to be deeply encouraged.
Isaiah 40: Behold Our God – God of Comfort
[Isaiah 40:1-11] Our experience of a comforting God should cause us to be deeply encouraged.
Ephesians: Walking in Unity – Part 2
[Ephesians 4:1-16] Walking worthy of our calling in Christ includes making unity a high priority.
Ephesians: Walking in Unity – Part 1
[Ephesians 4:1-16] Walking worthy of our calling in Christ includes making unity a high priority.
Ephesians: Unleashing God’s Power
[Ephesians 3:14-21] Prayer unleashes God’s transforming power in our lives.
Ephesians: Church Matters
[Ephesians 3:1-13] Why does the church matter?
Ephesians: Cross-formed Community
[Ephesians 2:11-22] We need to understand the community-forming power of the cross of Jesus Christ.
Ephesians: Our Gospel Story
[Ephesians 2:1-10] Remembering our gospel story is essential to live as followers of Jesus everyday.
Ephesians: Open the Eyes of Our Hearts, Lord
[Ephesians 1:15-23] Are we praying for a deeper spiritual understanding of the gospel treasures given to us in Christ?
Ephesians: Bursting with Praise! (Part 2)
[Ephesians 1:3-14] We should overflow with praise to God for the abundant spiritual blessings given to us in Christ.
Ephesians: Bursting with Praise!
[Ephesians 1:3-14] We should overflow with praise to God for the abundant spiritual blessings given to us in Christ.
Ephesians: The Story of a Church
[Ephesians 1:1-2; Acts 19; Revelation 2:1-7] What lessons can we learn from the story of the church in Ephesus?
Habakkuk: Responding With Confident Faith
We can respond with confident faith in God, even in the midst of terrible circumstances.
Habakkuk: When Evil Goes Unpunished
[Habakkuk 1:12-2:20] Why does God seem to let evil go unpunished?
Habakkuk: When Unrighteousness Reigns
[Habakkuk 1:1-11] What are we to do when God appears to allow unrighteousness to go unchecked?
Missional Reminders
[Titus 3:1-11] What do we need to remember about our mission as God’s church?
It’s Harvest Time!
In John 4:1-42, Jesus has a conversation with a woman in spiritual need and with his disciples who are in spiritual blindness.
Luke: Jesus Appears and Ascends
[Luke 24:36-53] What do we need to understand in order to live out our calling as “the church?”
Luke: The Road to Emmaus
Luke 24:13-35 describes how two disciples journey to faith in the risen Jesus.
Luke: Jesus: Dead and Buried, Risen and Alive
Luke 23:50-24:12 describes how Jesus was buried on Friday, but rose from the dead on Sunday!
Luke: The King’s Cross
[Luke 23:26-49] What does Jesus’ crucifixion reveal about his Kingship?
Luke: Jesus on Trial
Luke 22:66-23:25 describes how Jesus was tried and sentenced to death by crucifixion.
Gospel Identity: Disciples
Through the gospel we are disciples of Jesus.
Gospel Identity: Servants
[John 13: 1-17] Through the gospel we are servants of God.
Gospel Identity: Family
Through the gospel we are members of God’s family.
Gospel Identity: Worshipers
[Romans 1:18-23; 3:21-26; 12:1-2] Through the gospel we are worshipers of God.
Luke: Pray Like Jesus
Luke 22:39-53 describes Jesus’ prayer and arrest on the Mount of Olives.
Luke: The Path of Discipleship
[Luke 22:24-38] What sort of path is Jesus leading his disciples on?
Luke: The Last Supper
Luke 22:7-23 describes Jesus’ last supper with his disciples before his crucifixion.
Luke: Judas the Betrayer
Luke 22:1-6 describes the tragic account of Judas’ plan to betray Jesus.