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January 12th
1 Samuel 28:3-25; 31:1-13: The Tragedy of King Saul Here we witness the final demise of Saul – the once promising hero and hope of Israel. But, as ironic and tragic as this story is, there is much for us to learn here about sin and unbelief – the two greatest threats to Saul and the two greatest threats to each and every one of us! |
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December 8th
1 Samuel 18-20: On Friends and Friendship What can we learn about friendship from the way the would-be crown prince Jonathan befriends the young king-to-be David? And how does this friendship point us forward to Jesus' love for us? |
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December 1st
1 Samuel 17: There Is a God in Israel! The well-known story of David's triumph over David is not a story about you. It is a story about God and how God’s name is honored and vindicated by an unlikely but faith-filled victor. David’s victory here must be understood in context and we must pay attention to the clues in the text to see what point the author is making! |
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November 24th
1 Samuel 16: The Crazy Unusual Wisdom of God God is about to anoint a successor to Saul and Israel's new king. But His choice, according to His wisdom, surprises everyone. What is crazy unusual about the way of God's wisdom here? |
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November 17th
1 Samuel 11-15: The Rise and Fall of King Saul The root defect in Saul's character is “untrust”. Is it in us? Let’s examine how "untrust" leads to Saul’s demise and what that means for us. |
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November 10th
1 Samuel 9-10: Looking for Donkeys; Finding a King Israel wanted a king “like all the other nations”. God would grant their request. Yet, He would do so in a way that would not relinquish His ultimate plans for them but rather advance those very plans. |
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November 3rd
1 Samuel 6:17-7:17 - Lessons from Mizpah and Ebenezer This story highlights the goodness of God in leading His people to repentance. How does God's goodness lead to repentance? |
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October 27th
1 Samuel 4:1b-6:16 - Lessons from Aphek and Ashdod What is God up to in the defeat of Israel at Aphek and in the capture of the Ark by the Philistines? |
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October 20th
The Seven Stewardships of Revival Pastor and author Joe Humrichous walks us through the answer to this question: "How can we let Jesus build His church and still be a responsible leadership and congregation?" |
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October 13th
1 Samuel 2:11-3:21 - God Calls Samuel God is always at work, calling to service and working through the one who will hear His word (“Samuel” = “God hears”). He will judge anyone and everyone who refuses to listen to Him. “He who has hears to hear, let him hear!” |
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October 6th
1 Samuel 1:1-2:10 - Hannah's Story God’s sovereign hand is at work in changing the course of history through the pain and heartbreak of a barren woman from the hills. |
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September 29th
Ezekiel 37 - Special Guest Speaker Mike Taylor Mike Taylor serves as the Vice President of Mobilization for Greater Europe Mission and Executive Director of UK-USA Ministries. |
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September 22nd
Psalm 146 & 1 Samuel 8:5 The great question of life - and indeed of human history - that is raised in Psalm 146 is "Who will be king?" Blessing is ours only when we bring our lives under submission to the One True King. |
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September 15th
Ephesians 2:1-10: The Impossible Task The task of conversion is beyond human ability. The miracle that is required for any human being to pass from darkness to light, from death to life, is, like any miracle, a supernatural and superhuman work, and therefore not within the capacity of any of us to accomplish |
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September 8th
Luke 10:1-24: On Mission with Jesus In Luke 10, we observe seven timeless truth about the business of mission that remain as true today as they did when this instruction fell from the Savior’s lips 2,000 years ago. And it these truths which can help us to renew our passion, focus, and joy about the business of mission. |
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September 1st
1 John 1:1-4: The Joy of Life Eternal What if we feasted on the joy that is ours through our union with Jesus? Once your soul has been pierced with this stab of longing, you will never be the same. |
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August 25th
Deuteronomy 6:4-6: Glorious Intrusion God, is the glorious intruder in our lives. It's only when we begin to understand who He really is that the true focus of our life can be realized. |
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August 11th
Psalm 87: The City of God and the People Who Belong There Since God has focused His activity in one place, we must seek to know whether or not we belong there. |
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August 4th
Psalm 94: In Praise of Vengeance (God's Not Ours) Psalm 94 shows us how trusting in a God of vengeance is liberating. |
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July 28th
Romans 8:1-10 Grace Abounding How does grace keep us from the twin errors of legalism and license? |
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July 21st
John 13:1-17 True Biblical Humility Listen in as Joe opens up John 13 to help us understand how true biblical humility works. |
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July 14th
Mark 13:32-37 Stay Awake Because God warns us against spiritual lethargy, we must fight to stay awake. |
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June 30th
Psalm 15: The Worship Question What God is looking for in true worshippers is the inner reality of a truth-shaped heart. |
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June 23rd
Psalm 62: Our Only Safe Place The only truly safe place we have to flee for refuge is the stronghold of God’s powerful and loving protection. |
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June 16th, 2019
Colossians 4:2-6 - Three Essentials for Christ-First Living We should be known for three essential characteristics of Christ-first living: our prayer (2-4), our walk (5), and our talk (6). |
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June 9th, 2019
John 15 - Risky Prayer BJ Hendricks shares how Jesus' prayer in John 15 leads us to pray "risky" prayers. |
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March 26th, 2019
Colossians 3:18-4:1 - Living Out of Your In Christ Identity, Part 5 To belong in Gospel community in the home means that we joyfully submit to the present reality and loving rule of Jesus in our life together at home. |
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March 19th, 2019
Colossians 3:12-17 - Living Out of Your In Christ Identity, Part 4 To belong in Gospel community in the Body means that we find the extraordinary presence and power of Jesus in the everyday ordinary experience of life together. |
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May 12th, 2019
Colossians 3:1-17 - Living Out of Your In Christ Identity, Part 3 Because of who we are and what we have in Christ, we can (we must!) fight for real and lasting change to occur in our lives. How do we fight? |
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May 5th, 2019
Colossians 3:1-11 - Living Out of Your In Christ Identity, Part 2 We go to the root of our motivation and fight against temptation by seeking pleasure in God. How do we fight against temptations by seeking pleasure in God? |
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April 28th, 2019
Colossians 3:1-11 - Living Out of Your In Christ Identity, Part 1 How can we experience joy as God transforms us when we live out of our in Christ identity? |
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April 21st, 2019 - EASTER
Colossians 3:1-4 - How Easter Explains the Christian How does Easter – the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead – explain Christian faith, Christian living, and Christian hope? 
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April 14th, 2019
Colossians 3:1-4 - The Logic of Christianity The instructions Paul gives here are entirely foolish and will lead to a wasted life - if they are not based in truth and on reality! Here are four arguments why Christianity makes sense. |
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April 7th, 2019
Colossians 2:16-23 - Christ-First Discipleship: The Reality of Our Union with Christ One sure way to miss all that God has provided for us in our union with Christ, the Head, is to be separated from the life that is in His Body, the Church! |
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March 31st, 2019
Colossians 2:8-15 - Christ-First Discipleship: Our Sufficiency in Christ Just how real is this “in Christ” life? Are we truly “complete” in Him? It is really enough for me to be “in Christ”? |
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March 24th, 2019
Colossians 2:6-7 - Christ-First Discipleship: The Center of Discipleship The central reality of our lives as disciples is found in rediscovering our union with Christ! |
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March 17th, 2019
Colossians 1:24-2:5 - Christ-First Discipleship: What Discipleship Requires This passage gives us insight into Paul’s passion for the Colossians. Here we learn that discipleship requires: 1) aligning our priorities, 2) focusing our efforts, and 3) safeguarding our treasure. |
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March 10th, 2019
Colossians 1:21-23 - Christ-First DNA - Gospel Story How do we “preach the Gospel” to one another? We use the three tenses of the Gospel story… our Gospel past, future, and present. |
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March 3rd, 2019
Colossians 1:15-20 - Christ-First DNA - Gospel Worship How does the Gospel help us to worship Jesus? |
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February 17th, 2019
Colossians 1:1-8 - Christ-First DNA - Gospel People What does it look like to be 'gospel people'? How does God make us gospel people? |
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February 10th, 2019
2 Corinthians 8:1-9 - ENTRUST What do we mean by "entrust"? How do we do this? Why is it so important? |
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February 3rd, 2019
2 Corinthians 1:3-7 - ENCOURAGE What do we mean by "encourage? How do we encourage one another? Why is encouragement so critical? |
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January 27th, 2019
Hebrews 10:19-25 - ENGAGE Our Three E Ministry strategy begins with ENGAGE: What do we mean by ‘engage’? How do we engage? Why is engagement so critical? |
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January 20th, 2019
Ephesians 3:14-21 - The Foundation for the Three E's Just how does Paul's glorious prayer in Ephesians 3 point out the foundation for our church's ministry strategy of Engaging, Encouraging, and Entrusting? |
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January 13th, 2019
Ephesians 4:1 - "Walk Worthy of the Call" What is the "call" that we are to walk worthy of? |
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January 6th, 2019
Romans 12:1-2 - "Be Transformed" God calls us to transformation? What does that mean and what does it look like? |
