The Word in Ten

John Ross works through Psalm 14 and its unflinching picture of human corruption — and the surprising contrast at the center of it: a God who, despite finding no one who seeks him, keeps searching anyway. A passage about human decay that somehow ends as a passage about divine persistence. Speaker: John Ross

John Ross works through Psalm 135, unpacking its chiastic structure and the strategy behind it — using the exodus as the focal point to remind Israel, and us, of God’s absolute supremacy over anything else we’ve ever been tempted to run to. The warning about idol worship, it turns out, is just as relevant for the Western church as it was for ancient Israel. Speaker: John Ross

John Ross opens a series in the Psalms with Psalm 49 and its central riddle — that wealth looks like winning from the horizontal view, but from God's perspective, the rich are often the most deceived of all. A straightforward look at where materialism gets us and what actually constitutes real riches. Speaker: John Ross

Doug O'Malley wraps up the series in Luke 7 with the woman who crashes a dinner party to anoint Jesus's feet — and the Pharisee who hosted it. Two people in the same room, both sinners, but only one of them knew it, and that made all the difference. Speaker: Doug O'Malley

Doug O'Malley continues in Luke 7 with one of the more surprising moments in the Gospels — John the Baptist, from prison, sending word to ask Jesus if he's really the one. It's an honest look at what doubt actually is, why even the greatest among us experience it, and how Jesus responds to it. Speaker: Doug O'Malley

Doug O'Malley continues in Luke 7 with the widow of Nain — a woman who didn't ask Jesus to show up, and yet he did. When the Bible doesn't give us clean answers for our suffering, what it does give us is a God who sees, who moves toward grief, and who is powerful enough to do something about it. Speaker: Doug O'Malley

Doug O'Malley opens a series on four encounters with Jesus in Luke 7, starting with the Roman centurion — a powerful, well-respected man who understood authority better than most, and whose humility turned out to be the thing that genuinely amazed Jesus. Speaker: Doug O'Malley

Brad Dufault examines Jeremiah 2:13, where God accuses Israel of two sins: forsaking him as the spring of living water and digging broken cisterns that can't hold water. He explains that turning from God always involves forgetting his rescue, while idolatry—whether ancient or modern—inevitably fails because it's not grounded in reality. Dufault makes a pragmatic case for putting God first, arguing...

Brad Dufault examines Philippians 2:13, unpacking two distinct ways God works in believers: giving power to act on good desires, and actually changing what we want in the first place. He addresses a common misunderstanding—that we can wait to feel like obeying before we act—arguing instead that trust is proven through action, even when our desires haven't caught up yet. Dufault closes with an enco...

Brad Dufault unpacks Jesus' vine and branches metaphor from John 15:5, breaking it into four elements: Jesus as the source of life, believers as dependent yet valuable branches, abiding as an ongoing relationship of trust and communication, and fruit as the resulting impact on others. He clarifies that fruit doesn't create our connection to Christ but reveals it—we're not saved by good works, but...

Brad Dufault examines Romans 8:32, tracing Paul's logical argument that since God didn't withhold his own son, he will graciously give us all things. He addresses the natural tension this raises—why does life still involve suffering and confusion if God gives us everything—and argues that the cross remains the clearest picture of God's heart toward us, regardless of unresolved questions. Dufault c...

Conrad wraps up the series in Mark 10 with Jesus' answer to all the striving — a kingdom where greatness looks like servitude, not dominance. The reason Jesus could wash his disciples' feet, and the reason we can serve without keeping score, comes down to the same thing: a standing that can't be earned or lost. Speaker: Conrad Hilario

Conrad continues in Mark 10, adding two more distinctions to the anatomy of striving for superiority — excellence versus superiority, and being better versus being recognized as better. With examples ranging from Magic Johnson and Larry Bird to Simon and Garfunkel, he makes the case that this drive is more pervasive and more destructive than we typically admit. Speaker: Conrad Hilario

Conrad traces a thread through Scripture that runs from Cain and Abel all the way to James and John angling for seats at Jesus' right and left — the persistent human drive toward superiority. Drawing on Mark 10, he works through the difference between comparison and competition, and why the competitive mindset is more destructive than we tend to think. Speaker: Conrad Hilario

Ben Foust wraps up the series in Philippians 4 with Paul's final instruction: discipline your focus. You can't turn off anxious thoughts, but you can displace them — and research backs up what Scripture has always said about how much our habits of thought actually shape our experience. Speaker: Ben Foust

Ben Foust works through Philippians 4:6-7 and the practical question anxious people actually ask: what am I supposed to do with my fears? Paul's answer isn't to ignore them or obsess over them — it's to pray them, using a simple framework of telling God, giving thanks, and asking him to act. Speaker: Ben Foust

Ben Foust continues in Philippians 4, making the case that most of our go-to strategies for managing anxiety backfire because they're all attempts to do the job of a sovereign God. Accepting our own limitations — and the reality that God is both in control and personally invested — is what actually begins to loosen anxiety's grip. Speaker: Ben Foust

Ben Foust opens a four-part series on anxiety from Philippians 4, starting with what anxiety actually is — and why Paul's command to "rejoice" isn't a platitude. The foundation for addressing worry, he argues, isn't positive thinking but a clear-eyed understanding of what's already true of you in Christ. Speaker: Ben Foust

Ryan Lowery concludes the Joseph series as Joseph goes from prisoner to Egypt's second-in-command in a single morning, then faces his brothers who unknowingly bow before him—fulfilling his dream from 20 years earlier. He contrasts Jacob's false perception that "everything is against me" with the reality that Joseph controls Egypt's food supply and will save them all. Speaker: Ryan Lowery

Ryan Lowery traces Joseph's dramatic rise from condemned prisoner to Egypt's second-in-command after interpreting Pharaoh's dream about famine—a reversal that happened in a single morning after 13 years of suffering. He contrasts Joseph's hidden blessing with Jacob's false perception that "everything is against me" as he mourns Joseph's supposed death while starving in Canaan, unaware that Joseph...

Ryan Lowery continues Joseph's story as he's sold into slavery in Egypt, rises to manage Potiphar's household, refuses sexual advances from Potiphar's wife, and gets falsely accused of rape—landing in prison for doing the right thing. After interpreting dreams for Pharaoh's cup bearer and asking for help, Joseph is forgotten for two more years, totaling 13 years of slavery and imprisonment despite...

Ryan Lowery opens a series on Joseph's life, one of scripture's longest individual narratives, examining the paradox of a gifted, blessed son from God's chosen family whose life is marked by tragedy and betrayal. Speaker: Ryan Lowery

John Ross concludes the series in Haggai 2, where God addresses Jews discouraged that their rebuilt temple looks inferior to Solomon's original. God promises future glory when Messiah himself will visit, reminding them that his presence matters more than building materials. Ross explores the contagious nature of uncleanness versus holiness—warning that rituals and proximity to holy things don't sa...

John Ross examines the book of Haggai, where God confronts Jews who stalled temple construction for 16 years while building their own paneled houses. Through the prophet Haggai in 520 BC, God exposes their timing excuses and connects their material struggles—never enough food, clothing, or money—to spiritual disobedience. Ross explores how ignoring God's priorities for material ones brings emptine...

John Ross continues examining Israel's return from exile, focusing on the temple's reconstruction in Ezra 3-6. He explores the mixed emotions at the foundation laying—younger Jews shouting for joy while older priests wept—and the relentless opposition faced across nearly a century. Ross challenges modern believers who feel scandalized by minor pushback, contrasting it with the Jews who kept buildi...