Matthew 18.15-35. Eph. 4.25ffConflict in relationship – it’s all around us! If there’s good news its that Jesus KNEW this was going to be part of our lives. And the first disciples of Jesus experienced this, too! Conflict is inevitable becaus
1 John 3:16, 1 John 4.19-21It is a good thing to be loved and to love others. It’s fun when it works, it’s wonderful when friendship is clicking, when romance is flowin… but it is also fraught with difficulty and hurt. But every Christian, be
1 John 2.28-3.3, Prov 1.7We are talking about relationships this semester and the most important relationship you will ever have – the foundation for all other relationships – is that with your Heavenly Father. God as Father desires a unique
Genesis 1.26-28a, 2.18, 21-23; John 17.20-23What we’ll discover in Scripture is that God designed us for relationship. Hard-wired us. We need people; we need close relationships. We need people to join in our indignation at the unfairness of
1 Peter 4.1-6: Peter encourages us to to holiness and saying no to sin--and it is guaranteed to be painful. The Holy Spirit grows us into Christ as we mature into whole Christians.
1 Peter 3.8-17: To our culture, 'authenticity' means 'be true to myself’. But the Gospel way to approach this is to look outside of self. Authentic living means blessing the world around you.
1 Peter 2.11-17: “Honor the Emperor”...the presidential election last November, police brutality, unjust laws, unjust professors, racial violence... how to I navigate this as a Christian?
1 Peter 2.4-12. Peter describes what it looks like to be the genuine Church as Jesus has envisioned it. Living stones, Jesus and the Cornerstone, on mission to proclaim the excellencies of Jesus. It's a challenge for sure... [p.s. there are som
1 Peter 2.4-12. Peter describes what it looks like to be the genuine Church as Jesus has envisioned it. Living stones, Jesus and the Cornerstone, on mission to proclaim the excellencies of Jesus. It's a challenge for sure...
1 Peter 1.1-5. Beginning the series on 1 Peter and the Life of Peter. Authenticity comes from outside of us, not inside according to Jesus. We all want to be genuine! Listen to Peter telling us how authenticity comes from the work of God in the
1 Peter 1.6-12. What if you knew the end of your story on earth...what if you knew it would end in suffering? Would you be able to lead a joyful life? Peter tells us how though he knew he'd suffer and die for Jesus, he found a lasting joy. In J
1 Peter 1.13-21 What is it that you have most of around you in your life? What kinds of things do you DO most? What do you daydream about? How do you imagine the most restful thing for you? By what major markers we structure our weeks? Years?
1 Peter 1.6-12. What if you knew the end of your story on earth...what if you knew it would end in suffering? Would you be able to lead a joyful life? Peter tells us how though he knew he'd suffer and die for Jesus, he found a lasting joy. In J
1 Peter 1.1-5. Beginning the series on 1 Peter and the Life of Peter. Authenticity comes from outside of us, not inside according to Jesus. We all want to be genuine! Listen to Peter telling us how authenticity comes from the work of God in the
Revelation 12.17-13.18. What is a good deception? One with a little truth and something offered that you really want. The Bible calls sin deceptive. The Bible calls Satan, the eternal enemy of God, the Deceiver and Father of Lies. And this pass
Revelation 4-5. Good news everyone, the throne of the universe is occupied! Worship is intended to center us. Center us on the throne, where Jesus reigns.
Christ is revealed in all His glory, beauty and power in the book of Revelation. We take the first step into this art-ful, majestic, hope-giving world of Revelation in chapter 1.