Thirsting Souls

Mark 15 tells a horrifying story—one filled with more grief than we can imagine. And yet it was that grief that proved the love that Jesus has for those he came to save. Listen along as Pastor Daniel preaches through the crucifixion account in Mark 15.

As believers who have been reconciled to God, what is our new purpose in life? The reality that Jesus has taken away the strife in our relationship with God should change things, but in what way? In 2 Corinthians 5:11-21, Paul argues that our reconciliation should cause us to declare Christ to any and all who will listen.

2 Corinthians 4:16-5:10 shares some inspiring truths about the resurrection. The resurrection changes the way we see suffering. It gives us hope as we approach death, and it motivates us to please the Lord. It changes everything!

Revelation 3: 7-13 contains jesus's words to the church in Philadelphia. It is a blameless church, one that had been faithful even despite incredible persecution. Jesus shares wonderful truths about himself to encourage the church, he offers them rewards, and he challenges them to continue pursuing faithfulness to him in all things!

The Ministry of the Gospel is a wonderful privilege. As Christians, we get to display the glory of Christ. That entails many rich privileges as well as some deep suffering, but all of it works together for the glory of Christ. Listen along as Pastor Daniel walks through 2 Corinthians 4 to show us how we can magnify the glory of Christ.

Walk through Revelation 6-7 in this Bible study format!

As ministers under the New Covenant, God has granted us the privilege of beholding His glory and then unveiling it before our world. Unfortunately, we often grow discouraged in this task, and we quit ministry altogether. Paul talks about this in 2 Corinthians 3-4, and shows us how we can avoid quitting ministry. Listen along as we see how we can live with audacious hope as we unveil the glory of G...

1 Kings 22 gives us a glimpse an overview of Ahaziah's life. If anyone should have been afraid of Yahweh, it was Ahaziah, but he flaunted his sin instead. Are you going the same? Should you be afraid of Yahweh?

God has called each of us to be ministers of the gospel wherever we go. He has also ordained away for us to fulfill that calling! Follow along as we unpack 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 in order to see how we can be doing ministry everywhere and always.

Judges 15 shares part of Samson's life with us, and it is supposed to make us laugh at the Philistines. The laughing helps us digest the truth from the passage: only fools make themselves the enemy of God.

What do you know about your God? What is it about Him that makes Him worthy of trust? Listen to these truths from Psalm 115 as we discover the character of a trustworthy God!

When you consider the claim, "Jesus demands you submit everything to Him," it can lead to some incredibly difficult decisions. It can feel like you are giving up on your hope and dreams when you contemplate submitting to Jesus, so the appropriate question to ask is this--if I submit, will Jesus be enough? Open your Bible to find out!

If you live in the real world, it's safe to say that technology plays a significant role in your life. If it's not a smartphone, it's medicine. If it's not social media, it's a refrigerator. Technology is everywhere, and Scripture demands that we submit everything, including technology, to the Lordship of Jesus. How do we do that? Let's go to God's Word to find out.

Do you ever feel like God gifted you with interests and abilities that are totally useless? You're not alone, and as you look at Scripture, you find that when you submit to Jesus as Lord, he uses what you thought was unusable!

Titus 2:11-15 helps the Christian understand that the grace that is needed for live transformation is found by devoting your mind to understanding doctrine.

When your family life reaches the point of desperation, it is often only the beginning of God's glorious plan for your life. Follow along in 1 Samuel 1 as we see how God gives hope to desperate families.

Unpacking the account from the Garden to Golgotha

In Malachi 1, the prophet rips back the curtain to expose the sinful sacrifices of the priests, and in the process, he reveals a great deal about God's character. He is a God who has incredibly high standards for worship and sacrifice. They are standards so high that we cannot meet them.

When we overlook definitions of familiar concepts like church, that leads to imprecision. Unfortunately, imprecision can lead to apathy, and when apathy strikes within the church, there are serious problems which prevent us from accomplishing the purpose that God has given us through new life in Christ. 

What happens when you trust yourself? Our culture preaches that trusting yourself, having self-confidence, is crucial. However, Jesus contrasts that view in Luke 18 with two parables. Both of them teach that trusting yourself is a terrible option.

As a Christian, when you isolate yourself from God's people, you wreck your usefulness to God. God has called His people to serve in community rather than to isolate themselves from others. In the conclusion of his letter to the Colossian believers, Paul teaches the Colossians to express sincere concern for others as a bridge to serving well in community.

In His letter to the church in Pergamum, Christ both commends and condemns the church regarding separation. The Christian life demands that you separate form the world in every area, and we have much to learn from this church's successes and failures.

When you misuse a tool, it loses its effectiveness. Often, Christians misuse prayer and destroy its effectiveness. It is easy to find ourselves using prayer merely to increase our own comfort in life, and we disconnect it from God's purposes. In Colossians 4, Paul reminds believers that prayer proves to be an invaluable weapon in our quest to spread the gospel.

Revelation 2:1-7

Paul wrote to the church in Colossae to instruct them on how new-creation character should impact their relationships. As Christians, they did not get to choose which relationships were impacted because all of them must be transformed by new-creation character. In Colossians 3:18-4:1, Paul targets the two most difficult arenas to manifest new-creation character, but he shows the beautiful ideal th...