Be Encouraged and Keep Suffering for Christ (1 Peter 3:18–22)
Key Idea: Be encouraged…keep doing good because the path of suffering leads to our victorious king.
Understanding Unbelief (John 12:37-50)
1. Reasons for Unbelief: Trust in the sovereignty of God (vv. 37-43) Two Reasons for Unbelief 1a. Because of sin, people willfully refuse to believe. They would not believe (vv. 36, 42-43) 1b. In God’s sovereignty, people are unable to believe. They could not believe (vv. 38-40) – God’s sovereignty over belief/unbelief allows us to […]
A Life Like the Gospel (John 12:20-36)
Promises and Purpose of God in Persecution (1 Peter 3:13-17)
Key Idea: As Christians we will be persecuted for our faith, but we are able to endure and redeem it if we look to God’s promises and live out God’s purposes.
Praying in a Pandemic (Psalm 23)
Rescuing the Wanderer (James 5:19-20)
Key Idea: True faith cares about the faith of others. You have a responsibility to rescue the wanderer.
A Compelling Community that Blesses (1 Peter 3:8–12)
Key Idea: We are called to be a compelling witness for Christ within the church and to the outside world.
Pursuing God During a Pandemic (Psalm 63)
Wisdom at Work: Ambition, Stewardship, Testimony (Selected Scriptures)
Praise in a Pandemic (Psalm 63)
Jesus Changes Everything Part 8 – Praise in a Pandemic (Psalm 63, Part 1) Key idea: When we seek, see, and savor God we will esteem God, and be joyfully satisfied in God. Three truths that David holds on to, that allow him to find joy in the desert: I. Live convinced that only God […]