The Town Church / Fort Collins

The Major Prophets can feel confusing or intimidating to read. This week, we walk through some practical pointers for how to read through these books.  Questions we explore: • How do we see more of Jesus through lamenting and grief (Lamentations)? • How has God responded to situations in our own lives? • According to the Major Prophets, what is God like?

In the Major Prophets, God speaks with authority about His character, His judgment, and His plans for redemption. From Isaiah to Daniel, we see God’s longing for His people to turn from sin, and each book points forward to the coming Messiah who will ultimately deliver His people.

The wisdom books teach us a lot about human emotion. We often swing between two extremes: ignoring our emotions or letting them rule our lives. Today, we talk about how to avoid those two ditches and explore a few other helpful topics. What is the "fear of God" mentioned in Proverbs? How do we read through Proverbs devotionally?  What resonated with us from Sunday's sermon?  Listen...

God intentionally created us as emotional beings. From Job to Song of Solomon, the wisdom books of the Old Testament give voice to those emotions and show us how to bring our whole selves to God. 

In this big picture overview of the History books, we see the continued pattern of a deep longing for Jesus.  Is every failing or disappointment in life meant to point us to Jesus and His promised return?  How do we counsel someone enduring hardship, knowing that restoration may not come until Jesus returns?  What is God like according to these books? 

The History books of the Old Testament continue to reveal that something is missing for God’s people—something only Jesus can fulfill. Through the stories of promised lands and imperfect leaders, we see the ache for a greater King and a true place of rest. Every victory, failure, and longing points us to Jesus—the one who fully satisfies.

This week, we zoom out and look at the big picture. How do the first five books of the Bible show us our need for Jesus?  What generally struck you from this sermon?  Have you always viewed the Bible as one cohesive story?  Why is the Old Testament still valuable today? 

All of the Old Testament points forward to the coming of Jesus. This week, we’re looking at how Christ is revealed in The Law -- the first five books of the Old Testament. In these pages, God shows us His character and His will for His people. At the same time, The Law exposes our inability to perfectly live out that will. These books stir in us a longing for someone greater someone who will fulfi...

In our 1 Corinthians wrap-up, we explore the themes of chapter 16—how saints give together, serve together, endure together, and love together.  Of these themes, which one resonated with you the most?  How has God shaped your perspectives around giving? What has that looked like for you?  What are current ministries to be involved in at our church (and are there any that you would like to see one...

Our journey through 1 Corinthians ends with Paul’s closing words in chapter 16.  He ties together the heart of his message—our unity in Christ—and shows what that looks like in practice. It’s a fitting conclusion to this letter and to our series, reminding us again that we are called to be saints together .

In the resurrection, we will finally be completely free from sin and its consequences.  Is it harder for us to think about having bodies that are physically restored or bodies that are unaffected by sin? What effect of sin are we most looking forward to being destroyed?  What could it look like for each of us to remain steadfast and immovable in our own lives? 

Jesus is victorious over sin and death. Because of His victory, we will one day no longer feel the sting of sin. In the final verses of 1 Corinthians 15, Paul proclaims this triumphant truth that should move our hearts to worship.

Resurrection bodies?! This subject can bring up a lot of questions that we may never be able to answer. Rather than venturing into the weeds, we consider a few different questions:  How does the reality of death before life hit our hearts?  How does this influence the way we share the gospel with others?  How does this increase our hope in what is to come? 

As Christians, we get to live in eager anticipation for what is to come when our bodies are fully restored and we get to dwell in perfect union with God.  Paul reminds the Corinthians of this promise of life and restoration in this passage on resurrection bodies. 

A brief introduction to the forthcoming short podcast series designed as a companion to our fall reading plan of the Gospel of John. It answers questions like: Why this short series? What do we mean by engaging with the Bible "devotionally"? What can I expect?

The bodily resurrection of Christ is foundational to our faith, yet this can be a stumbling block to our culture.  Where have we seen culture contradict the truth of the resurrection?  Are there any beliefs you've had that contradicted the gospel?  How have you seen God graciously correct those overtime?  What has He used to correct any inconsistent beliefs? 

Paul builds upon the unifying Gospel truths he wrote in the beginning of chapter 15 to now help some in the Corinthian church who had beliefs and lifestyles inconsistent with the Gospel truth of Christ's bodily resurrection.  In this text Paul both encourages us with the beautiful ramifications of Christ's bodily resurrection as well as offers us the gift of examining where we believe an...