Face to Face with Grace

Luke15.1-32. The most powerful moment in a Christian’s life is when they come face to face with grace in the nakedness of their sin. We may struggle to truly believe that God loves us fully and has forgiven us completely, but when God demonstrates His grace to us in that moment of our greatest unworthiness, […]

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Teach Us To Pray

Luke 11:1-13. “The Lord’s Prayer” serves as a model prayer, not to just be recited as some religious formula, but to provide key principles for our own prayer-lives as we learn how to pray. The tenants and handrails for prayer our found in this powerful example of prayer.  

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Jesus, The Way, The Truth & The Life

John 14:1-6. What did Jesus mean when He said He was The Way, The Truth, and The Life? And How do we know we have it? He also made the qualifier that no man comes to the Father unless it’s through Him. That seems so narrow and exclusive, doesn’t it? Can it really be that […]

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God’s Dealings, Discipline & Deliverance

Heb 12:5-11. We don’t always understand why bad things happen in life, but we do know that God uses things in life to deal with us or discipline us. He desires to bring us back to a relationship of faith in Him and also works to help keep us there. But whatever befalls us, may […]

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Christ’s High Priestly Prayer (Part 2)

John 17:8-17. Jesus prays to the father, requesting that all the promises made to his disciples would be fulfilled. What is so deeply encouraging is to find this prayer is not only for the 11 disciples, but for all of us. In this refreshing study we consider questions such as, What does glory mean? What […]

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Christ’s High Priestly Prayer (Part 1)

John 17:1-8. The veil is drawn back and we are permitted to enter in the most holy place and hear the fervent prayer of God the son, praying to God the Father. What a chapter for us to treasure. Typifying his ministry as our High Priest, He intercedes for the disciples, and for all of […]

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The Lost Son

Luke 15:11-32. In this timeless parable on the lost son, Jesus answers the accusation in the heart of the pharisees that he receieves sinners. His answer is essentially the gospel, portrayed with a loving, gracious father, who runs, who restoresm who forgives.

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