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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 28, 2026
Why Try: Week 6 - Tuesday
Paul teaches us in Romans 8:31 that God is “for us.” In His great love for His people, God's desire for us is to live in the life and freedom available in Him. He wants us to find hope in Him amidst the hopelessness of …
Open resourceWhy Try · Around July 25, 2026
Why Try: Does God Still Love Me?
If God is for us, who can be against us?
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 22, 2026
Why Try: Week 5 - Wednesday
My very least favorite time of the year is springtime. Sure, it is often a beautiful time of the year, but with it comes the pollen. Spring allergies are one of the biggest reminders to me that things here on earth are …
Open resourceWhy Try · Around July 21, 2026
Why Try: Week 5 - Tuesday
What comes to mind when you think of the word “temporary”? For some, the word “temporary” brings relief. For others, this word brings unease because they like stability. For each one of us, there is one instance in whic…
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.
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How To Pray When God Feels Silent · Around July 17, 2026
How To Pray When God Feels Silent: Friday
Can you even imagine how Jesus felt when, as He was being crucified on the cross, He spoke the words in Matthew 27:46, “My God, my God, why have You abandoned me?” That level of despair must have been more excruciating …
Open resourceHow 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 15, 2026
How To Pray When God Feels Silent: Wednesday
Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines the word “lament” as “crying out in grief.” I believe that the beginning of David’s Psalm that we have looked at this week in Psalm 22 falls under the category of lament. After all, …
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God'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 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…
Open resourceGod's Not Dead · Around July 7, 2026
God's Not Dead: Tuesday
In Exodus 3, God had a conversation with Moses and revealed a special, divine name for Himself: I AM. This name is a reminder that God is the one who has always existed, since before the creation of the world, and who a…
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