Shaking Scripture's Leaves

How do people respond to suffering? How might people respond to a righteous person’s suffering? Why do people suffer? In this lesson, John Horning eavesdrops into a conversation of sages when a righteous person suffers, and we learn that there is a wrong way to use truth.

What does God’s judgement look like, and how is God merciful to Israel’s worst king? In this lesson, John Horning introduces the ministry of Elijah — one of God’s best prophets sent to one of Israel’s worst kings.

After 4 and a half months of doing a Nazarite vow, John Horning reports his experiences to the Foothills Church Youth Group. Join us right before this vow comes to an end.

Is suffering always punishment for sin? How should a person respond when they suffer? What is the cosmic relationship between good and evil? God and Satan? In this lesson, John Horning introduces a series that will answer these questions and more. It all begins when one man is the center of a divine wager.

How are you supposed to pray when you are in the midst of deep struggles? When you are in pain, confusion, and anger; how is the Christian supposed to talk to God? In this discussion, John Horning walks his students through how to walk the line between honesty and disrespect before God.

How do you pray for forgiveness? What do you do when you don’t know how to pray for forgiveness? In this discussion, John Horning walks through Psalm 51 and teaches the students how to pray for repentance.

Welcome to some of the most sobering and terrifying verses in the entire Bible. Do most people go to Heaven or Hell? How is a person saved? What is the choice God offers every person? In this lesson, John Horning discusses Jesus’ declaration that there are two ways — and His invitation to make a […]

How should a Christian respond to knowing Christ’s Law? What do we do when we see others or ourselves not following Christ’s Law? In this lesson, John Horning discusses the need for a Christian to respond properly to sin in their lives and the lives of others.

How should a Christian think about anxiety? Why would a Christian have anxiety? How should a Christian deal with anxiety? In this lesson, John Horning discusses what Jesus says about the sin of anxiety.

What should a Christian’s relationship with money be? How should a Christian view the world? In this lesson, Myles Cooper teaches about the difference between desiring earthly wealth and desiring heavenly wealth.

What is fasting? How do you fast? What is fasting for? In this lesson, John Horning goes through the entire Bible to discuss what fasting is, how you fast, and why fasting matters.

How does a Christian pray when they don’t know how to pray? How do you start learning to pray if you don’t know what to say? In this discussion, John Horning walks through the Lord’s Prayer and how Jesus intends it to be used.

Why does a Christian do the things they do? What does it mean if our righteousness is motivated by the wrong thing? In this lesson, John Horning discusses the motivation for prayer and alms in the Christian’s life.

How do you learn to pray? If a Christian wants to learn, but just doesn’t know where to start, is there a resource that one can use to grow in this crucial area? In this prayer session, John Horning teaches his students how to pray from the Psalms — starting with praying for righteousness.

How is a Christian expected to behave when a person wrongs that person? How is a Christian supposed to deal with personal hatred toward a person? In this lesson, John Horning discusses Jesus’ teaching on turning the other cheek and loving your enemies.

Is it lying to break a vow? Are there acceptable situations to lie? How do God and Christians feel about dishonesty? In this lesson, John Horning discusses God’s standard for our speech, and why it matters when we break that standard.

What happens when a Christian falls into sin? Can a Christian fall into ongoing sin? In this lesson, John Horning discusses how a Christian relates to sin in his life, and what that means for evaluating one’s salvation and the salvation of others.

What does it mean to sin? Why does lust matter? What does God intend for marriage? In this lesson, John Horning discusses the teaching of Jesus as it relates to the exclusivity and duration of the marriage covenant.

How is a Christian supposed to understand the Old Testament? Is it regulation to be followed? Is it unimportant? In this precursor to a discussion, John Horning introduces how a Christian relates to the Old Testament.

How can you know if you’re a Christian? What are the marks of salvation that can be used in our lives and the lives of others to discern belief? In this lesson, John Horning discusses the changed life that follows faith in Christ.

What does Jesus call us to be and to do? What does it mean that a Christian is salt, and what does it mean to let your light shine? In this lesson, Kyu Lee discusses one of the most famous descriptions of a Christian.

What kind of person enters the Kingdom of Jesus? What is the core characteristic that lies at the heart of a Christian’s behavior? In this lesson, John Horning discusses what it means to be poor in spirit.

What is the Nazarite Vow? What does it represent? In this brief lesson, John Horning discusses the Nazarite Vow before starting one himself.

How do you know if you or someone else is a Christian? What are the marks of faith in a person’s life? In part 1 of Discerning Salvation, John Horning discusses the beliefs that characterize a Christian.

What does the ideal husband look like? How can men grow into this, and how can women grow into someone he would be interested in? How can these characteristics be identified in dating? In part 4 of a dating series, John Horning discusses how to go about dating with the loving husband in mind.