Resources to help you understand Scripture, grow in faithful habits, and discover more favorite passages.
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Study Deeply
If you are called to preach or teach, carving out focused time for deep study is not optional but essential to handling the Word faithfully. When you labor in the text early, you are freed to minister to people later without resentment or distraction.
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Context
Hermeneutics Session 7: Why Context Governs Meaning Scripture was written within conversations, stories, and situations that shape its meaning. Context governs interpretation by anchoring verses to a wider setting rather than misinformed understandings. Consideration Reading Scripture without context is like opening The Return of the King in the middle and assuming you understand the story.…
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Leaving All for More
Luke 5:1-11 – After a miraculous catch, Peter left everything to follow Jesus. You gain far more by leaving all for Him than you ever lose in letting go.
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What Prayer Actually Is
Most of us do not avoid prayer because we doubt God. We avoid it because we have quietly turned it into something it was never meant to be, and in this episode, we strip it back to what Jesus intended all along.
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Selfless Teamwork
Ministry flourishes when staff members resist main character syndrome and choose humility and unity over personal visibility. Small, self-centered habits can quietly grow into division, but selfless teamwork protects the mission and strengthens the whole body.
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More Than a Social Gospel
Luke 4:31-44 – Jesus cared for both physical and spiritual needs. If we meet earthly needs while ignoring eternal ones, we give help without hope.
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Why We Avoid Prayer
Most disciples of Jesus believe in prayer but quietly avoid it. In this episode, we explore why prayer feels distracting, awkward, or boring and why the issue is often not our faith, but our method.
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Even in the Shadows: A Sermon Series Through Esther
Esther’s story shows us that even when God’s name isn’t mentioned, His hand is still at work. This fall, we’ll walk through a chaotic culture, bold decisions, and providential moments to see how God moves—even in the shadows.
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More Than a Degree: Making Jesus Your Aim
College won’t last forever, but how you live during it will shape who you become for eternity. When you truly understand how much Jesus loves you, your greatest goal won’t be grades or popularity—it’ll be to live every day to please Him.
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Eight Conversations Every Couple Should Have Before Marriage
This resource guides couples through Genesis 1–3 to uncover eight foundational truths that can strengthen their future marriage. By engaging God’s Word, sharing intentionally with each other, and seeking wise counsel, couples can prepare for a Christ-centered marriage that lasts.
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Tell THIS Person About THAT Issue
We all carry burdens, but too often we carry them alone out of fear or shame. God never intended us to suffer in silence—He calls us to share the weight with someone who will walk with us toward healing.
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Don’t Pour Gas on the Fire: Communicating Through Conflict in Marriage
When conflict enters a marriage, your response can either heal or harm. Don’t pour gasoline on the fire—let the Spirit guide your words toward grace, not escalation.
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Designing with Purpose
Designing a church building isn’t just about style—it’s about purpose. As we prepare for our sanctuary and campus expansion, we’re asking how every square foot can help people encounter Jesus and connect with others.
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More Than a Moment: Why Discipleship Takes a Lifetime
Discipleship is the lifelong journey between the moment God declares us holy and the day He makes us fully holy. While justification and glorification are entirely God’s work, sanctification is where He invites us to join Him in the daily pursuit of becoming more like Christ.
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Why I Go (And Why I Take Others)
We just returned from a week of gospel ministry in Central America, and the impact was undeniable. When you go—and bring others with you—you don’t just reach people there; you raise up disciples here.
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The Psalm That Determines the Other 149
Psalm 1 isn’t just the first psalm—it’s the gatekeeper to every other one. If you don’t surround yourself with people who love God, you’ll stop worshiping Him long before you stop showing up to sing.
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Why You Should Preach Through Galatians
Preaching through Galatians has stretched me as a pastor and deepened our church’s grasp of the gospel. It’s a bold, Spirit-filled letter that repeats the same truth in different ways—and the challenge has been keeping that message clear, compelling, and fresh each week.
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The Work of God
God’s providential work among creation ensures that His benevolent identity guides His sovereign activity. To know the heart of God is to trust the hand of God.
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Distinctive Discipleship [Impact Conference]
We cannot depend upon widespread methods hoping to address the specific needs of everyone. Particular people require distinctive discipleship.
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The Nature of God
Knowing who God is helps us comprehend what it is that God does. Within Scripture, we discover the glorious nature of God by embracing all of His attributes.
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What God Has Joined Together (Marriage Conference)
No marriage deteriorates overnight, but it can suffer due to a gradual drift. If you don’t address your marriage separators, you are unfortunately inviting the gap to widen.
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Natural Revelation
God has graciously revealed Himself to Mankind through His Creation and His Word. Natural Revelation is God’s attempt outside of Scripture to awaken our need for Him.
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The Old Testament
The Old Testament archives the beginning of God’s work to redeem God’s people. From the very beginning, God had a plan that no enmity or enemy could stop.
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Why Are There So Many Bible Translations?
The very fact that we study the Bible in English implies that someone has already interpreted the original message into our language. Discover the Bible’s organization and its numerous translations to understand some of our interpretive challenges.
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Protection Against the Dangers of Technology
We know that screens are very present in our world, but how can we ensure they don’t control us or those we love? Discover how you can protect yourself and your family against the dangers of technology.
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How Should We Interpret Apocalyptic Literature?
While the entire Bible has interpretive challenges, none is so difficult to navigate as the Book of Revelation. Despite the debated details, the main point of the book is full of glorious and guaranteed promises.
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Learn from Parental Examples
Good, bad, or indifferent, we all have learned lessons from our parents. Yours might have been intentional or even estranged, but you can’t deny that their life has made an impact. Have you ever considered what to do with what you’ve learned?
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Prioritize God’s Direction
We have all faced the looming decision that increased our anxiety. When we have to make the call, our values will come to the forefront without warning. So, before you make that next decision, have you ever considered what God desires you to do?
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Putting Jesus on the Calendar
Any event that you make it to in your life is one you put on a calendar. If you want to know Jesus better, you must make the time.
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Needed Friendships
We often see friendships as a benefit but rarely a necessity. The reality is that we were not meant to live life alone.
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Camp Commitments
It’s that time of year when camp is happening, and many students are praying that the change lasts this time. If you or your student ministry is growing in Christ, it doesn’t have to stop once you go home.
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Patient Placement
Most aspiring individuals attempt to exalt themselves into higher positions of leadership. Jesus breaks the common paradigm by teaching that the humble wait to be exalted.
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Controlling Comparison
Many of us struggle with a poor image of ourselves because we live in a culture that constantly showcases everyone’s filtered, glamorous snapshots of what seems to be perfect lives. It’s dangerous for our souls.
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Raising Student Ministry Bars
Many of the teenagers in our churches aren’t pursuing Christ passionately because we have not expected them to do so. Instead of lowering expectations, we ought to expect sincere followers of Jesus.
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Confronting Bitterness
We are often unable to enjoy God’s gift of relationships now due to disappointments from failed connections in the past. If we are not careful, past letdowns will rob us of present possibilities. We must deal with the pain and not continue to overlook it.
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Seeking Community
In our age of pseudo-community provided by digital technology, we are missing out on the connection we were designed to meet and need. If you struggle to find your footing right now, it may be because you aren’t standing beside others.
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The Spirit Fills Us to Work and Rest
Exodus 31:1-18 – At the beginning of the tabernacle’s construction, God showed that He had filled specific individuals with His Spirit to complete the design and assembly. God gives each of us skills to do His work and wisdom to experience His rest so that we never confuse the One deserving of credit.
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How to Prepare for Worship
Exodus 30:1-38 – God explained how He desired His people to approach Him in worship. Through their prayers, offerings, and purifications, God showed them a sure path to engage Him.
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Dressed in His Righteousness Alone
Exodus 28:1-29:46 – God provided precise instructions regarding His expectations of the priests’ covering and consecration. As a kingdom of priests, our hope is being clothed in the righteousness of a perfect sacrifice.
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How to Reenter the Presence of God
Exodus 26:1-27:21 – Within the structure of the tabernacle, God architected details to remind us of how sin separates and how sacrifice restores. Our sin has separated us from God, and our only hope to reenter His presence is upon His conditions.
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The God Who Draws Us Near
Exodus 24:1-18 – God has proven to desire a close relationship with His people, no matter how far we stray. In this sermon, from Ridgeways Baptist Church in Nairobi, Kenya, discover how God is pulling up a chair for you.
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Giving Out from What You’ve Been Given
Exodus 25:1-9 – God instructed the people to give in specific ways to create a place to meet with Him. The offerings of these formerly enslaved people are much like ours – given from the overflow of God’s provision.
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The God Who Draws Us Near
Exodus 24:1-18 – After God provided the commandments, He ratified a covenant with His people. A sacrifice was essential so that the people could experience close fellowship with God.
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Rituals for Renewal
Exodus 23:10-33 – God expected His people to observe weekly rhythms and calendered festivals to recall His presence in those moments they needed Him most. We ought to build patterns into our lives that remind us and the generations behind us of God’s continued faithfulness.
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God Loves Justice
Exodus 21:33-23:9 – In addition to God’s commandments instructing individual behaviors, He also provided a type of order in which society could thrive. In these multifaceted commands, we realize that God loves justice and a culture that embodies it.
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Willing & Able
Mark 1:40-45 – Not only is Jesus willing to meet us in our problems, but He is able to change our lives in the midst of them [Sermon at Anderson University Campus Worship].