God Centered Life

The early church found in the book of Acts provides a model for subsequent churches to “do church right.” We’ll take a look at the specifics in our study today. Acts 2:42-47

The Holy Spirit… the filling, the power, the benefit… Do you wait for it, or pursue it? We’ll continue our look at Pentecost in this study. Acts 2:1-13

Is salvation a “course correction” or more of a “dramatic U-turn"? How radical is the change we should expect? We’ll look at one “grand reversal” in our study today. Esther 5 - 7

Pentecost was a point on the young church's timeline. But what takeaways, what action steps can we apply to our churches today based on this historic event? We’ll explore this question today. Acts 2:1-13

Want to over-simplify the challenges our culture is currently facing? The loss of a belief in absolute truth is a strong candidate. We’ll explore this topic in our study today. Acts 1:12-26

“God, please show me which way to go.” Ever prayed that prayer? Very likely. How does God guide? We’ll tackle that question in our study today. Acts 1:12-26

If you were to create a continuum of “more attention on the Holy Spirit” versus less attention, and placed your church on it, where would it land? Is there a correlation to the dynamism within churches based on this continuum? We’ll explore this question in our study today. Acts 1:1-11

Stating the obvious, problems abound! So does skepticism about solutions. And yet, our new study proposes a universal solution and boldly claims that it actually works! Acts 1:1-11

Ask the next ten folks you meet what “otherness” means. Is self-preservation or even self-promotion the primary energy of the day? We’ll explore availability for the greater good in today's study. Esther 3 - 4

David and Goliath… a great story from the Old Testament. What is your Goliath? Once you admit you have a Goliath, how do you defeat it? We’ll study that today. Ephesians 6:10-24

Having studied the exhortations to submit, we’re heading toward the end of this study with strong military images. We’ll look at how these two ideas co-exist. Ephesians 6:10-24

Leading through service. We’ll look to understand how those two align in our study today. Ephesians 6:1-9

Submitting to become free? At a glance, that doesn’t make sense. We’ll unpack this dichotomy in our study today. Ephesians 6:1-9

Contentious marriages are all around us, including amongst believers. How do we change this? We’re heading into practical teaching aimed at nurturing successful marriages. Ephesians 5:22-33

Where is the balance between “God will do it” versus “take advantage of opportunities"? Our study in the book of Esther looks directly at this question. Esther 2:1-23

Marriage, it’s a mystery. Or is it? What if marriage is a reflection of something else? We’ll explore this idea in our study today. Ephesians 5:22-33

We all have influences that affect how we behave, some more obvious than others. Our study today will challenge us to examine who we’re imitating. Ephesians 5:1-21

What is kindness? Is it an important force within the church? Does is constitute an important part of evangelism? We’ll explore these questions today. Ephesians 4:17-32

“People are basically good.” Do you buy this? Does Paul buy this? Let’s find out in our study today. Ephesians 4:17-32

What does unity cost? Are we willing to “pay” truth to buy unity? And does this dynamic ever make it into the church? We’ll investigate in our study today. Ephesians 4:1-16

It’s easy to wring our hands while looking at the craziness around us. Our study today jumps head first into a situation that will eventually escalate into the crazy, but then quietly reminds us who’s in charge through it all. Esther 1:1-22

What is love? Easy to answer, right? So why does Paul pray that God would help us understand love? We’ll jump into this question in our study today. Ephesians 3:14-21

Doesn’t take long for any news channel to drain the hope out of you. So where does positivity come from? Scripture speaks to this question in our study today. Ephesians 3:1-13

Unity… how does that come about? There are a lot of theories about this, but can it be that it’s a simple answer we’ve all heard and excused as a cliché? We’ll explore this question today. Ephesians 2:11-22

Life is not perfect. So how do we handle the “bombs” going off around us? We’ll explore durability in our study today. Ephesians 2:1-10