Shaking Scripture's Leaves

What are the characteristics exemplified in a great wife? How can a woman grow into this, and how can a man grow into someone that she would be interested in? How do you identify these characteristics before getting married? In part 3 of a dating series, John Horning discusses how to navigate dating with the […]

How do you resist sexual temptation? What are the practical decisions and larger mindsets that a person should have? In part 2 of a dating series, John Horning discusses God’s intention for sexuality and how to overcome temptations to depart from it.

How does the story of Naomi and Ruth end? What do we learn about God’s ability to care for individuals, and even God’s method of caring for the world? In this lesson, John Horning teaches through the conclusion of the Biblical Rom-Com

How does a Christian approach dating in our modern culture? What guidance does the Bible provide about how a Christian dates? In this lesson, John Horning unpacks all the things that we can say for sure about what the Bible says about dating.

How does Ruth go about proposing to Boaz? In this lesson, John Horning continues to follow the Bible’s RomCom as God continues to provide for two widows in ancient Israel.

What is wrong with the world? Where did all of our problems come from? In this lesson, John Horning discusses everything wrong with the world and the only solution to our problems.

What’s the Bible’s version of a RomCom? How might a person evaluate a potential partner? In this lesson, John Horning continues to follow the story of God’s provision for two widows in ancient Israel.

What is God’s intention for marriage? Where did marriage come from? What is marriage for? In this lesson, John Horning discusses God’s plan for marriage based on its origin in Genesis 2.

How did we get here? What are the rules, characters, and conflicts of the world’s story? In this lesson, John Horning starts a 3-part series on the pilot of our world and story.

Is God active in the lives of individuals? Are there faithful people in wicked groups? In this lesson, John Horning follows the destruction of Naomi’s life and God’s care for her in the midst of a wicked nation.

How do you reason from the Bible? How can a person pull truth from the Bible at large or evaluate ideas biblically? In this episode, John Horning explains the fundamental assumptions of Biblical reasoning by using the doctrine of the Trinity as a case study.

What are you supposed to do after you have accepted the Gospel? Does the Christian life end at conversion? What is a Christian supposed to do after conversion? In this lesson, John Horning discusses the “battlefield” of the Christian life.

In light of the wasted life, what should a person do? What is a person’s response to seeing life and God accurately? What is the Gospel? In this lesson, Justin Ko presents the Gospel in light of a proper view of life and God.

Welcome to the first message of a three-lesson winter camp led by John Horning and Justin Ko. In this lesson in a series about the “Well-Lived Life,” John Horning discusses what the wasted life is in order to orient the students.

Not everything we do is a lesson. In this discussion, John and the Youth Group just read 1 Peter 5:1-11 and talk through it. What does the Bible say about the Church? Why should young people learn what a faithful elder looks like? Listen to the group discuss these questions and more.

What were the circumstances that surrounded the birth of Jesus? How did Jesus debut into his ministry? In this discussion, John Horning and the youth go through the story of Jesus entrance onto the world scene.

Is sharing the Gospel only passive? In this discussion introduction, John encourages his students to be active in their pursuit of the Gospel.

What can we learn about evangelism from John the Baptist? In this lesson, John Horning discusses the birth and first message of John the Baptist to compare it to the birth and first message of Jesus.

How do you actually share the Gospel? Do you only share the Gospel my doing street evangelism? In this lesson, John Horning discusses how to have and pursue Gospel conversations in your regular life.

How did David give thanks? Who does David give thanks to? In today’s lesson, John Horning discusses what it means to give thanks to God and how Christians should respond to God’s good gifts and God’s good character.

What parts of your life do you need to give to God? Additionally, what is the deal with race in the Old Testament? In this lesson, John Horning discusses the fact that we need to give our whole life to God. Additionally, he addresses some questions regarding Israel’s relationship with foreigners in the Old Testament.

How does a Christian honor God and witness to the world through their relationship with their spouse? What role does each spouse fulfill in a marriage? In this lesson, John Horning discusses the role of men and women in marriage and how that relates to our Gospel witness.

How do you study a passage? In this group discussion, John Horning leads the youth group through the process of reading and understanding a passage, using Nehemiah’s revival as the example passage.

How does a Christian relate to authority? Why does a Christian relate to authority the way he does? In this lesson, John Horning discusses this crucial part of a Christian’s testimony: submission to authority.

As Christians, we need to be on guard against falsehood. Where does that falsehood come from? How do we go about defending ourselves from it? In this lesson, John Horning discusses the example of Nehemiah and his response when surrounded by deception and lies.