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Parables · Around August 1, 2026
Parables: Week 1
Big idea We began a brand-new sermon series this week titled "Parables." A parable, as we learned during the weekend message, is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. During His ministry on Earth, Jesus told parable…
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Why Try · Around July 31, 2026
Why Try: Week 6 - Friday
When was the last time you felt like saying, “I give up?” Maybe you were trying to become a long-distance runner and realized by mile 3 that this kind of running is not for you. Maybe you felt like giving up after tryin…
Open resourceWhy Try · Around July 30, 2026
Why Try: Week 6 - Thursday
In our Bible study this week, we have talked about the marvelous truth in Romans 8 that God loves us. In fact, He loves us so much that He showed us the extent of His love by sending Jesus to die on the cross for our si…
Open resourceWhy Try · Around July 29, 2026
Why Try: Week 6 - Wednesday
I have heard it said, “What gets repeated gets remembered.” You undoubtedly know this truth to be true because you have experienced it in your own life. If you have young children, you understand that’s why you tell the…
Open resourceWhy Try · Around July 27, 2026
Why Try: Week 6 - Monday
For over a month in our Bible study together, we have been studying Romans 8, a passage of Scripture that gives followers of Christ so many reasons to hope. Throughout this passage of Scripture, Paul teaches that those …
Open resourceWhy Try · Around July 25, 2026
Why Try: Week 6
Big idea Those of us who grew up in church are very familiar with the hymn, “Jesus Loves Me.” In fact, even if you did not grow up in church, chances are that you have at least some familiarity with the song. The refrai…
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Why Try · Around July 24, 2026
Why Try: Week 5 - Friday
It has been said that each of us has either just walked through a storm, is currently in one, or is about to walk through one. Indeed, this world is full of pain and suffering, and no one is immune to the suffering and …
Open resourceWhy Try · Around July 23, 2026
Why Try: Week 5 - Thursday
And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering.
Open resourceWhy Try · Around July 20, 2026
Why Try: Week 5 - Monday
But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.
Open resourceWhy Try · Around July 18, 2026
Why Try: Week 5
Big idea From the moment sin entered the world in Genesis 3, it corrupted everything. With it came death, destruction, and decay. No part of God’s creation was untouched by sin and its devastating impacts. As long as we…
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How To Pray When God Feels Silent · Around July 16, 2026
How To Pray When God Feels Silent: Thursday
Earlier this week in our Bible study together, we looked at King David’s words in Psalm 22, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?” His words in this Psalm were deeply personal and honest. These words, however, were…
Open resourceHow To Pray When God Feels Silent · Around July 14, 2026
How To Pray When God Feels Silent: Tuesday
In our Bible study yesterday, we acknowledged that we are invited to come to God honestly, just as we are, and to share our genuine emotions, thoughts, and feelings. Feelings are important and allowed to be shared. When…
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God's Not Dead · Around July 11, 2026
God's Not Dead: Saturday
Confession time: my sense of direction is not good. I am not exaggerating at all when I say that I would be lost without my GPS. As my GPS directs me to my desired location when I drive, I follow its directions exactly.…
Open resourceGod's Not Dead · Around July 10, 2026
God's Not Dead: Friday
God’s Word is one of the primary ways that God speaks to us today. Indeed, as we discovered in our Bible study yesterday, it is the very Word of God to us. It highlights God’s great love for us, reminding us that we are…
Open resourceGod's Not Dead · Around July 9, 2026
God's Not Dead: Thursday
We call the Bible “the Word of God” so often that we might forget how significant that title is if we are not careful. The fact that the Bible is indeed the Word of God is not something we should take lightly. It is His…
Open resourceGod's Not Dead · Around July 8, 2026
God's Not Dead: Wednesday
During our Bible study yesterday, we were reminded that observing God’s communication to us through His creation leads us to humility. When we see God’s glory and power on display through the world He created, we cannot…
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Why Try · Around July 1, 2026
Why Try: Week 4 - Wednesday
There is a reason why many young children run straight to their dads when they are scared, whether because of a thunderstorm or a nightmare. Children run straight to their dads when they are afraid because they find dee…
Open resourceWhy Try · Around June 30, 2026
Why Try: Week 4 - Tuesday
See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are!
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