Without the right fuel, things don’t run right. The Christian life is the same way. There is a way that our Christian life is supposed to run, there is a fuel that’s meant to fill our tank, but often we try to run without the fuel and it leads to immense frustration, exhaustion and sometimes, … Read more
When it comes to eternity, we’re not talking about taking some blind leap into the dark of a shadowy afterlife. In this message we explore realities in light of what scripture tells us. The truth is that every joy that is pure and true on earth, every good thing, is a tiny glimpse, a whisper … Read more
When we walk through this world, everything we see is merely a shell of what it was meant to be. Everything we see has been corrupted by sin. At the beginning it was so much more, and one day it will be again, when the curse of sin is fully reversed.
Jesus is coming again. We have hope because He has promised to return and I’m sure that when the disciples started thinking back to all the things that they had heard Jesus say, they were still afraid of what the immediate future might hold, but all along Jesus had been planting seeds of hope regarding … Read more
Group Discussion Guide OPENING QUESTION: How do you feel about people who pretend to be one thing, but are something else? INTRO: “Every time Judas is mentioned in Scripture, we also find a notation about his being a traitor. He is the most colossal failure in all of human history. He committed the most horrible, … Read more
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION GUIDE: In seeking truth there are people who base truth primarily on: Personal Experience Popular Opinion Expert Guidance Upbringing or Tradition How have you seen these things be helpful or harmful? INTRO: As we’ve studied through the 12 disciples it seems evident that the Holy Spirit was already at work in their … Read more
Group Discussion Guide Philip: It Can’t Be Done The Life of a Disciple – Part 5 OPENING QUESTION: Have you ever felt like people where asking too much from you, and how do you handle a situation like that? INTRO: The disciple Philip is first introduced in John chapter 1, where Jesus intentionally seeks him … Read more
Brothers James and John are nicknamed “Sons of Thunder” by Jesus. Both of them seem to be very black and white in how they see things. Based on that, James was probably cheering when Jesus cleansed the temple, when Jesus rebuked the religious leaders, when demonic powers were cast out and defeated, or when the … Read more
BIBLE STUDY GUIDE: The Apostle Peter was the clear leader of the initial 12 disciples who Jesus called to follow Him. By nature Peter was brash, vacillating, and undependable. He tended to make great promises but could struggle to follow through. He was one of those people who appears to lunge wholeheartedly into something but … Read more
Have you ever felt hopelessness? If you were able to face those situations, what got you through? The book of Hebrews has some great things to teach us about the kind of hope that can change your life. The idea of hope shows up in Hebrews in several passages. And we walk through a few … Read more