Band of Brothers

Lessons From The Life of David | Week 4 |  Ken Miller -- In this lesson, we will pick up the story of David’s second attempt to seek refuge among the Philistines. This is one of many occasions when David tried to come up with his own plan for solving the problem of Saul. -- Notes

Lessons From The Life of David | Week 3 |  Mitchell Dorris -- This section of 1 Samuel covers David’s fun-filled days as a fugitive. He is a man on the run, forced to live in hiding to escape the unrelenting wrath of Saul. -- Notes

Lessons From The Life of David | Week 2 |  Ken Miller -- This lesson will cover David’s rise to fame and his fall from grace. We will watch him go from hero to the hunted. -- Notes

Lessons From The Life of David | Week 1 |  Ken Miller -- This will serve as an introduction to the entire series, providing a foundation understanding of the events surrounding David’s rise to prominence and power. -- Notes

No Other Jesus | Week 6 |  Ken Miller -- The Church is a mystery and a marvelous illustration of the unity and community made possible through faith in Christ. There is nothing else like it on the planet.

No Other Jesus | Week 5 |  Mitchell Dorris -- This weeks lesson focuses on how Christ transforms the everyday parts of life when He’s truly at the center. Paul takes us straight into the home, the workplace, and the way we live in front of others. It’s a call to live with intentionality and surrender in the places that matter most.

No Other Jesus | Week 4 | Ef Salcedo -- This week’s lesson is focused on Christ’s work in the believer’s life which has an outward expression of God’s virtues toward others.  

No Other Jesus | Week 3 | Mitchell Dorris -- Paul warns against being led astray by persuasive arguments, empty philosophies, or religious rule-keeping that looks spiritual but lacks substance. In Christ, we have everything—we’ve been made alive, forgiven, and set free from the weight of the law. 

No Other Name | Week 2 | Ef Salcedo -- In this week’s lesson, Paul continues his emphasis on Jesus’ deity and humanity, stressing his own willingness to suffer as Christ did so that the Colossians could experience the full impact of the good news regarding Jesus. For Paul, Jesus was the Son of God in human form, and this difficult to believe reality was the key to their ongoing transformation into...

No Other Name | Week 1 | Ken Miller -- In this week’s lesson, Paul gives a powerful lecture on Christ to a group of professing believers. Why does he spend so much time lecturing the faithful on the nature of Jesus? Great question.

Getting To Know God | Week 12 | Ken Miller --  "Adonai" is a Hebrew term that is often translated as "Lord" or "My Lord." It is one of the names used to refer to God in the Jewish, Christian, and some other monotheistic traditions. -- Notes

Getting To Know God | Week 11 | Ken Miller -- Jehovah-Shammah translates to "The Lord is There" or "The Lord Is Present." The name emphasizes God's abiding presence with His people, indicating that He is always near, accessible, and actively involved in their lives. -- Notes

Getting To Know God | Week 10 | Ken Miller --  Jehovah-Sabaoth (often spelled Yahweh Sabaoth) is a name for God that emphasizes His sovereignty as the Lord of Hosts or the Commander of Armies. Throughout the Old Testament, this name is often invoked in contexts of war, victory, and divine intervention. -- Notes

Getting To Know God | Week 9 | Mitchell Dorris -- Jehovah-Tsidkenu (or YHWH Tsidkenu) means "The Lord Our Righteousness" and emphasizes God's role as the source of righteousness for His people. The name is found in the book of Jeremiah, where it is used in a prophetic context, speaking of a future time when God will provide righteousness through a coming Messiah. -- Notes

Getting To Know God | Week 8 | Ken Miller -- Jehovah-Goel (YHWH Go'el) translates to "The Lord is my Redeemer" or "The Lord, my Kinsman-Redeemer." This name emphasizes God’s role as a redeemer who rescues, delivers, and restores His people. -- Notes

Getting To Know God | Week 7 | Ken Miller -- Jehovah-Bara highlights God's role as the Creator. Bara means "to create" or "to shape," and it is frequently used in the Old Testament to describe God's creation of the universe, life, and everything within it. It indicates the idea of creation ex nihilo (creation "out of nothing"), showing God's power to bring things into existence by His will and wor...

Getting To Know God | Week 6 | Mitchell Dorris -- Jehovah-Shalom is derived from two key components: Jehovah (or Yahweh), which is the personal name of God in the Old Testament, and Shalom, which means "peace" in Hebrew. Together, the name Jehovah-Shalom translates to "The Lord is Peace." -- Notes

Getting To Know God | Week 5 | Ken Miller -- Jehovah-M'Keddesh (sometimes written as Yahweh-M'Kaddesh) translates to "The Lord Who Sanctifies" or "The Lord Who Makes Holy." This name reflects God's role in sanctifying or setting apart His people for holiness and service. It emphasizes God's active role in purifying and consecrating His followers to live according to His will. -- Notes

Getting To Know God | Week 4 | Mitchell Dorris -- The name Jehovah-Nissi is used in Exodus 17:15 and is translated as "The Lord is My Banner." This name reveals a significant aspect of God's character and His role as a protector and source of victory for His people. -- Notes

Getting To Know God | Week 3 | Ken Miller -- Jehovah-Rapha is one of the compound names of God in the Bible, often translated as "The Lord Who Heals" or "The Lord Our Healer." God instructed Moses to throw a piece of wood into the water, making it sweet and drinkable. After this event, God declared Himself as "Jehovah-Rapha," promising that if the Israelites listened to His commands and kept His s...

Getting To Know God | Week 2 | Ken Miller -- Jehovah-Jireh is one of the names of God found in the Bible, specifically in the Old Testament. It is derived from the Hebrew words "YHWH" (the personal name for God, often translated as "LORD") and "Yireh" (meaning "will see" or "will provide"). Therefore, Jehovah-Jireh can be understood as "The LORD will provide" or "The LORD will see to it." -- Notes

Getting To Know God | Week 1 | Ken Miller -- This will be the introductory lesson to the series and is intended to set up the context for all the names of God we will be studying. In this lesson, we will look at three primary names for God: Elohim, El Elyon, and El Shaddai. -- Notes

Searching for God in the Land of Uz – Week 11 | Ken Miller -- With the last words of Elihu ringing in his ears, Job finally gets the one thing he has longed for throughout this long and arduous ordeal: He hears from God. His friends have run out of words but Job has not lost hope. -- Notes

Searching for God in the Land of Uz – Week 10 | Ken Miller -- This lesson picks up where we left off last week and provides further insight into Job’s weak but lingering faith in God. He has been battered, abused, falsely accused, and robbed of his health, prosperity, reputation, and dignity. But he refuses to give up on God. -- Notes

Searching for God in the Land of Uz – Week 9 | Ken Miller -- In these passages, we will see Job addressing the false claims of his friends while trying to defend his innocence in the face of their relentless accusations of guilt. Job even utters a series of extended prayers to God, pleading for vindication and a validation of his innocence. -- Notes