Resources to help you understand Scripture, grow in faithful habits, and discover more favorite passages.
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The Gift of Technology
Technology isn’t evil; it’s powerful. Like fire, it can warm or it can burn. Used wisely, it can multiply your impact for the Kingdom; used carelessly, it can master your soul.
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Joy That Holds You When Life Shakes You
Most people chase happiness, but joy runs deeper. It’s possible to have a steady joy even when life falls apart because the Holy Spirit gives what circumstances can’t touch.
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Chaos & Clarity
A culture in rebellion against God inevitably descends into chaos. The disorder we see, moral confusion, fractured families, and pervasive anxiety, is not random but the result of rejecting divine design.
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Crucifixion
John 1:9-14 – Since we could not reach heaven, the Son of God came to us. The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus would change everything.
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The Kind of Love That Actually Costs Something
We talk about love all the time, but most of what we call love is actually about getting, not giving. Real love, the kind that changes people, isn’t based on feelings, but on sacrifice.
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The Lost Art of Confronting in Person
We’ve grown comfortable throwing words online and uncomfortable looking people in the eye. The most Christ-like conversations happen not in comment sections but in gracious conversations.
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When Anxiety Overwhelms You
Anxiety visits every one of us, but Jesus shows us how to face it without being consumed by it. When distress overwhelms, peace is found not in escape but in drawing near to God and godly friends who help us stand firm.
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Persecution & Perseverance
Scripture teaches that all who desire to live godly lives in Christ will face persecution. While opposition increases in our culture, many believers around the world endure far greater suffering, and their faith challenges us to stand firm and support them.
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Corruption
Judges 21:24-25 – The people of God progressively pushed against the ways of God and pursued the ways of the world. The further they drifted, the more apparent their need for a Savior was.
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Sending Isn’t Safe
When Paul described the Macedonian believers’ radical generosity, he revealed that obedience to Christ often comes with a cost. The gospel advances not through comfort but through churches willing to risk, release, and recommission for the sake of others.
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Replacing Parents with Programs
We have to rethink the role of parents in the church’s strategy to evangelize and disciple the younger generations. Replacing parents with programs will not solve the problems.
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Ignorant Disobedience vs. Informed Disobedience
The commandments in Scripture educate us on how sinful we truly are. But instead of leaving us in our rebellious despair, we learn of something that is even more numerous than our trespasses—it is God’s grace.
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Resistant to Jesus
As Jesus mourned over Jerusalem’s unwillingness to be protected from Him, how often are we resistant to His leading? Instead of experiencing His covering, we expose and endanger ourselves.
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Sinners Welcomed
Sinners are welcomed at Jesus’ table and into God’s family. It doesn’t mean He provides a free pass to continue what took Him to the cross, but He doesn’t expect people to change before He loves them.
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If Adam Never Ate
If Adam could have chosen obedience, I would have come after him and received Paradise’s eviction notice on behalf of all humanity. Instead of blaming others for the condition of this world (like Adam and Eve did), take responsibility for how your sin has caused chaos in your world.
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Recommissioned
It is tragic yet common for Christians and churches to wander away from Jesus’ parting instructions. To make disciples of all nations, we must recommission ourselves to the Great Commission.
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Jesus Is Coming Soon(er)
Jesus’ return could happen at any time. We need to live as if any day’s schedule might dramatically change.
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Recommissioned (Series Overview)
It is tragic yet common for Christians and churches to wander away from Jesus’ parting instructions. To make disciples of all nations, we must recommission ourselves to the Great Commission.
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2025 Sermon Plan
After much prayer and study, we developed this sermon plan for our network of aligned churches. I can’t wait to proclaim God’s Word during this pivotal year of our lives.
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Are You Committing the Unforgivable Sin?
The unpardonable sin is defiantly and ultimately refusing to accept the Holy Spirit’s declaration that Jesus is Lord. That’s why it is the only sin that can’t be forgiven; you declare His forgiveness unnecessary and undesired.
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Aligning Your Plan
If you look at your current financial picture, you might notice too many issues to address at once. Instead of becoming overwhelmed by the numerous tasks, rely on biblical wisdom and align your plan with immediate obedience and gradual progression. #1. Prioritize God’s wisdom over others’ opinions. Proverbs 2:3-4 – Yes, if you call out…
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Enjoying Your Blessings
Christians often feel tension with knowing how to respond to God based upon our blessings in the light of others’ misfortunes. If we give credit to God for our blessings, how should we show an adequate attitude of gratitude? Unfortunate Responses Ingratitude – A sense of false guilt regarding blessings does not show gratitude toward…
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Funding Your Future
While none of us know the time or the manner of our passing, we know we must be prepared. In an effort not to be a burden to others but to be a blessing to others at the time of our passing, you must make preparations now. By wisdom, a house is built, and by…
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Eliminating Your Debt
Debt seeks to secure our happiness now by committing to pay more for it later. Regardless of how much debt you have accumulated, learn some biblical and practical steps to reduce your debt now, and remove the opportunity to increase more debt later. Proverbs on Debt Prov. 11:15 – Whoever puts up security for a…
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Balancing Your Finances
We tend to polarize financial convictions, but the Bible provides surprising wisdom to obtain balance. If we learn God’s financial perspective, we will benefit from obeying biblical practices. Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with…
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Stress: The Anxious Disposition
If left unchecked, stress has a way of hindering the essential parts of your life. God’s Word provides powerful yet practical ways to address mounting pressure. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our affliction,…
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Debt: The Financial Strain
Discontentment will lead to justifying debt. When your finances get overwhelming, it drastically alters every other aspect of your life. What Does the Bible Say About Debt? Proverbs 22:7 – The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. Romans 13:7-8 – Pay to all what is owed to…
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Transitions: The Unsure Direction
We all experience moments of transition with decisions we make or situations beyond our control. How do you determine your path when you are unsure of God’s direction? Ephesians 5:15-17 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not…
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Divorce: The Deceitful Escape
While divorce may seem like a desirable path for some couples, it is never a simple escape from trouble. Before going down this path, there are many things that must be considered. How Bad Is It? How committed are you in order to make things work? How committed is your spouse to that end? What…
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Consequences: The Unfortunate Reality
After making a bad decision, we are often left with the unfortunate reality of consequences. How should we go forward when we are dealing with effects from previous decisions? Why Am I Going Through This Situation? Is God trying to teach me a lesson? Is Satan trying to take me down? Are enemies trying to…
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The Church
After Jesus’ commissioned his disciples, he sent the Holy Spirit to empower them for the tasks assigned. On the day of Pentecost, the apostles were transformed from unsure disciples into bold missionaries. The world changed.
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The Passion
As Jesus’ ministry swelled to a climax, his opponents grew in hatred toward him, and yet Jesus seemed focused on one task and one task alone. He was going to the cross, but the story would not end at the cross or even at the tomb.
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The Teacher
Jesus taught in a time when there was no shortage of religious rabbis and spiritual sermons, but what set him apart from all the rest was his ability to teach with authority. When Jesus taught, people listened and followed.
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The Messiah
Within the concluding pages of the Old Testament, the people look for the long-awaited Messiah. As the New Testament opens, we are introduced to Jesus the Christ, and the world has yet to recover from his invasion for redemption.
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The Kingdom
At the height of Israel’s power, the people dramatically collapse. The grandeur of King Solomon’s kingdom is undone quickly as a result of idolatrous compromises. A nation splits, a people rebel, and prophets call for repentance.
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The Excursion
As God’s people wandered in the wilderness, His faithfulness continued to them regardless of their unfaithfulness toward Him. As they entered and settled into the Promised Land, they had to yet again make a decision of who they would follow.
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The Exodus
God created a world and covenanted with a people. As this family grew into a nation, they were sovereignly placed into the most powerful nation in the world. This nation now had the opportunity to tell all nations about the God above all other gods.
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The Patriarchs
As God works through a family to usher in redemption to the world, the opening pages of the Bible portray a grouping of fragile people prone to multiple failures. Despite their missteps, God proves His unwavering faithfulness time and time again.
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You Can’t Take It With You
Luke 12:13-21 – In The Parable of the Rich Fool, Jesus taught how unreliable our possessions could be to forming and completing our lives. Live for something that outlives you.
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Unrighteous Righteousness
Luke 18:9-14 – In The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, Jesus contrasted one who thought he was righteous and another who knew he was not. If we believe our works to be righteous, we reveal our hearts to be unrighteous.
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Leaving Jesus Destitute
Matthew 25:31-46 – In The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats, Jesus taught that whatever we do for others, or refuse to do, directly correlates to our relationship with Him. By refusing to meet the needs of others, many of us have left Jesus destitute.
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Incapable Saviors and Wannabe Lords
John 21:1-25 – After Jesus’ resurrection, He regathered His disciples to reinstate and redirect them. We must remove substitutes from our lives to ensure we are following after the truly Matchless One.
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The Sinking and the Saving
Matthew 14:22-33 – Jesus walked on the water in a storm that almost capsized the disciples. Through His example and invitation, He invites us to follow Him through difficult circumstances to reach people who need hope.
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The Opportune Time
Luke 4:1-13 – Satan tempted Jesus when He was isolated and weakened. When temptation comes to us at opportune times for failure, we must stay connected to Jesus.
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The Tomb Is Still Empty
John 20:1-21 – You cannot follow a risen Savior and simply go back to a normal life. If the tomb is still empty, then everything has changed.
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I Am Barabbas
Mark 15:6-15 – Sinless Jesus went to the cross while guilty Barabbas went free. Barabbas is a physical representation of a spiritual reality for every one of us.
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Matchless One
John 4:4-30 – Jesus encountered a woman with inaccurate beliefs and immoral behavior, He sought to help her find peace in both areas. Jesus is not afraid to address the critical areas until His role in our lives is unmatched.
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Seize the Opportunities God Gives You
Matthew 25:14-30 – In The Parable of the Talents, Jesus taught us to be faithful to steward whatever God has entrusted to us. It’s not about what you have but what you do with what you’ve been given.