God Centered Life

“Just when you think it couldn’t get worse…” It’s a lousy phrase when it’s you at the center of the ensuing story. Whether you’re on the steep downhill to disaster, or just wallowing through incessant disappointment, our study today offers hope. Genesis 38 - 39

What is the threshold where bad stuff becomes suffering? Does discouragement qualify as suffering? Does Scripture address subtle frustration? We’ll explore the suffering continuum and how to rise above in this study. Genesis 38 - 39

Is there a difference between wrestling with God for our purposes and wrestling with God for God's purposes? Is there value to assessing the goal of our fight? We’ll look at these questions in our study today. Genesis 32:22-32

Does the daily objective of “conflict avoidance” keep us from tapping into bigger gains in our understanding of God? What can we learn from Jacob's wrestling match with God? Genesis 32:22-32

It’s easy to quietly think that when we go through suffering, we’re outside of God’s best plan for us. But is that really the case? We’ll continue our exploration of how to handle suffering in this study. 1 Peter 1:3-12

Our study today explores the dream that Jacob had as recorded in Genesis, and how it links to our understanding of who God is. Genesis 28:10-22

What does it mean to say that God is in control when we’re talking about a point in our life where action is needed? When do we power-up versus when do we pray? We’ll look at this question in today's study. Genesis 24

What’s the relationship between being in a tight situation and having faith? Perhaps it's easy to assume when the pressure is off. Our study looks at an example of faith in the worst imaginable situation. Genesis 22:1-19

Very few people will say they really enjoy tests. What if we knew clearly that the test was coming directly from God? Abraham faced just this reality. Today's study looks for things we can learn from his test. Genesis 22:1-19

If the bad guys are always “those people” do we miss out on an honest look at ourselves? And does that view lessen the value of grace? We’ll look at these questions in this study. Genesis 18

We start the day with a plan. Then, within moments, the curveball comes at us and our plan is out the window. Resources available to handle this? We’ll look at those in this study. 1 Peter 1:3-12

What question would you ask God if you were walking along next to Him after sharing a meal? While that might be a difficult scene to imagine, we’re heading there nonetheless in this study. Genesis 18

What does it mean to be blessed by God? We’ll look at Old Testament blessings but pull solid parallels to our current desire to experience blessing in our lives today. Genesis 12:1-9

Looking to God for guidance… if we’re honest, that requires faith. What if we don’t hear anything from God? We’ll look at how God guides us in this study. Genesis 12:1-9

We see something as judgement, but is there a divinely ordained purpose that might be woven behind it? We’ll look at that question today. Genesis 11:1-9

Unity at any cost! Sounds good at a quick glance, but with just a bit of consideration, the potential for disaster emerges. We’ll explore this idea in our study today. Genesis 11:1-9

The legal system ranks crimes, some more deserving of stricter punishment than others. Have you ever found yourself ranking your past failings? Our study today sets out to remove that ranking. 1 Peter 1:1-2

A nuance question regarding how you regard God: do you see God as celebrating the destruction of evil? Is this an accurate view of God? We’ll explore this question in our study today. Genesis 6:1-8

It’s easy to define a segment of the world as evil and worthy of God's wrath. Is this passage suggesting all, including heavenly beings, are capable of failing God? We’ll look at that question today. Genesis 6:1-8

Ever performed an inventory of your thoughts of God, specifically looking for elements of your fallen self that have crept in to “help” define who God is? Scary notion for sure, but we’ll head that direction in this study. Genesis 4

If you were fortunate enough to grow up in a good home, longing for that home is likely. Our study today asks if there is a part of us that longs for the home of the garden, our “most connected to God” home. Genesis 4

Less evil! Of course this is a worthy goal. But is there a disservice done if we don’t at least acknowledge how the presence of evil has changed our world? We’ll explore this question in our study. Genesis 3:1-24

Looking for encouragement? Let’s study Biblical election! Okay, maybe not the first inclination that comes to mind when encouragement is needed. But should it be? Let’s find out! 1 Peter 1:1-2

It’s a broad truth that to solve a problem, you need to identify its source. We take that approach in this study to try and understand the problem of evil in our world. Genesis 3:1-24

Is loneliness something that God cares about? In our study today, we’ll look at another foundational principle that speaks directly to this question. Genesis 1:26 - 2:5