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Sometimes, when we study the end times in the Bible, we try to crack the code to figure out God’s plans for the future. But God is not hiding anything from us—prophecy is supposed to reassure us. In Daniel 7, we learn about a visionary dream Daniel had that reminds us of the God we serve. The God of the furnace and the God of the lion’s den is the same God who reigns over heaven and earth. Ryan Br...

Daniel’s experience in the lions’ den was his final demonstration of how to live for God within a godless culture. It was a result of small, daily acts behind closed doors when no one was looking. Daniel didn’t suddenly muster up the courage to face a group of hungry lions. His character was built by the habits he formed over decades. Building his muscles of faith equipped him to be among lions. A...

Pride is a blind spot that we often don’t recognize in ourselves until it’s too late. In Daniel 4-5, God confronts the pride of two powerful kings. It’s a story about how He ultimately brought down the Babylonian Empire, but it also shows how He deals with prideful, rebellious people in all times and places. God will always have the final word. Our hope isn’t in our circumstances. It’s in Him. Aar...

When Daniel’s friends were told to bow down to a golden idol, they were courageous in their convictions. As a result, they were thrown into a fiery furnace. We all face our own furnaces that ultimately reveal who we are and who we’re becoming. When we go into the heat, we’re not alone. We can trust God to refine us to become more like Him. Aaron Brockett • Among Lions • Daniel 3 CONNECT WITH US! E...

In Daniel 1, we saw Babylon’s strategy to influence Daniel. In chapter 2, we see Daniel’s strategy to influence Babylon. God was at work in and through Daniel because he didn’t isolate, blend in, or water down. He was deeply involved in others’ lives who were far from God, and he lived unapologetically for God. When the pressure’s on, God wants to give us a solid foundation so we can make a differ...

The book of Daniel is a roadmap for how godly people can thrive in a godless culture. Daniel lived for God in a way that was winsome and influential. He didn’t just survive the godless culture around him. He thrived in it, got promoted in it, and was viewed with respect and had influence within it. While Babylon tried to indoctrinate him, Daniel held onto his distinctiveness and didn’t compromise...

Jesus is the perfect expression of the Fruit of the Spirit, including self-control. In Matthew 4, He was tempted by three of the greatest lures that can lead someone to lose control of their life: instant gratification, identity, and power. Each time, He used the Word of God and showed us that self-control happens when we exchange our personal priorities for the provision, purpose, and power of Go...

We live in a harsh world, which means there’s a great opportunity for gentleness. Gentleness is strength under control. It doesn’t mean being weak; it means acting like Jesus under pressure. When we’re gentle, we’ll stand out in division, we’ll allow healing to take place, and we’ll allow the truth to be heard. People need to see the gentleness of Jesus, and we’re the ones who can show it to them....

Faithfulness is different from the other Fruit of the Spirit because it takes time. In order for us to reflect God’s faithfulness, we must first understand it. He is never-changing, always true, a firm foundation that can always be trusted. When we anchor ourselves to His character, we’ll be people of integrity who reflect His faithfulness to an ever-changing world. Jake Barker • What the World Ne...

Do you believe that God is good? Not just that He does good things, but that He is good. It’s who He is. The goodness of God is seen in the characteristics of God. God’s goodness is seen in His loving-kindness. His kindness draws us closer to him. It’s an act of his goodness when he saves us. God’s goodness is seen in how he shares even himself with us. Once you are saved by God, you’re also seale...

Kindness means being genuinely concerned with what’s best for someone else no matter what. God is kind, compassionate, and tenderhearted toward us, and He wants to produce supernatural kindness within us. What the world needs now is His kindness expressed through selfless love and service. That’s what draws people to Christ. Ryan Bramlett • What the World Needs Now • Galatians 5 CONNECT WITH US! E...

The world moves at a pace that makes it hard to be patient, but God wants to produce supernatural patience in our lives. Patience is the ability to endure for a long time, to persevere without wanting to retaliate or seek revenge, and to be content in all circumstances. What the world needs now is for us to be patient with God’s plan for our lives and with one another and ourselves. Ryan Bramlett...

NFL quarterback Carson Wentz sits down with our lead pastor Aaron Brockett for a conversation around fatherhood. CONNECT WITH US! Engage with this message: https://tpcc.org/messages Visit our website: https://tpcc.org We believe in the power of prayer: https://tpcc.org/prayer Instagram: https://instagram.com/traderspointcc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TradersPointCC Facebook: https://facebook.com...

Our culture is obsessed with happiness, but happiness and joy are not the same. Where happiness is a feeling, joy is an attitude based on the God we serve. God wants us to experience something eternal, not temporary. Eternal joy anchors us in the fact that God is with us no matter what, because His presence never changes. Kyle Riley • What The World Needs Now • Galatians 5 CONNECT WITH US! Engage...

The Fruits of the Spirit are natural byproducts of walking in a close relationship with God. The first fruit listed in Galatians 5 and the one that informs all the rest is love. Agape love means a choice, not a feeling. It’s a decision to put others first. The world needs us to show them real, sacrificial, unconditional love. When we know God’s love, we can show His love to others. Bart Shaw • Wha...

All of us need friends who are willing to see us for who we really are and love us anyways. The Bible has no shortage of friendships, including David and Jonathan. What we learn from them is that friendships deeply impact us. They fulfill our desire to belong; they require encouragement, challenge, and commitment; and they’re an opportunity to be fully seen and fully known.

Relationships can be hard, but the Bible has a lot to say about them. It affirms singleness, doesn’t idolize marriage, and teaches that divorce shouldn’t be a first response but a last resort. The best thing we can do in our cultural climate is model marriage, relationships, sexuality, and singleness the way God designed for the world to see.

When sin entered the world, it put a wedge in our relationships, distorted our view and understanding of sex, and shattered the image of God within us. What we do with our bodies forms us into the person we’re becoming. Ultimately our understanding of sex is a lordship issue. Will we trust God and what He says about sex, or will we trust what we feel or what culture says? Satan has a plan to curse...

Maddie Wentz, wife of NFL quarterback Carson Wentz, sits down with our lead pastor Aaron Brockett for a conversation around motherhood.

Society is constantly shaping our beliefs, determining our perspective, and guiding our decisions about sex. God designed sex as a gift to be enjoyed within boundaries where it will bring blessings and not pain. But because of the sinful nature that exists in all of us, sex has the potential to become one of the greatest problems in a dating or marriage relationship. Sex is a divine design. It isn...

One of the things that makes life so rich and rewarding is relationships. And one of the things that makes life so painful and complicated is relationships. God designed us on purpose. He made human beings in His image. What we believe about that will impact how we relate to others and inform how we behave. God is relational and designed us for connection. When we see ourselves as image bearers of...

In John 3, Jesus has a conversation with Nicodemus—a man who appears to have it all together from the outside, but Jesus knows what’s going on underneath the surface. We can fool a lot of people, yet all of us are guilty of holding back a portion of ourselves or not revealing all that’s going on inside our hearts. Jesus looks past the exterior to what’s underneath. The only way to have a relations...

Many of us would say we want safety and security, but we often experience the opposite. In John 10, Jesus describes Himself as the Gate. If we want all that God has for us, Jesus is the door that we must go through. When we walk through that door and hear His voice, He promises three things: we will be saved, we will come and go freely and find good pastures, and we will have a rich and satisfying...

The theme of shepherd and sheep is one that runs throughout the Bible. Jesus came to be the Good Shepherd. He sacrificed it all for us, even His life, and He’s motivated by love. To God, we’re not a number. We’re not what we can do or what we can produce. He calls us by name. How can we hear the voice of the Good Shepherd? We turn down the volume of the world and find silence in God’s presence. He...

Jesus concludes His Sermon on the Mount with a parable about foundations. Storms are inevitable, and the best time to prepare for them is before they come. We are all building a life. Our daily decisions, choices, and routines are the hammer and nails, assembling the shape of what our lives will ultimately be. A wise builder understands the cumulative effect of choices, big and small, and applies...