Resources to help you understand Scripture, grow in faithful habits, and discover more favorite passages.
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Letting Go of What Fades
Luke 7:36-8:3 – A grateful woman poured out costly perfume for Jesus while religious people questioned her every move. Those who discover the worth of Jesus can release what will never last.
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Worship Beyond Sunday
Worship was never meant to be confined to a church service or a few songs on Sunday morning. In this episode, discover how your weekly soundtrack, daily awareness of God, and ordinary routines can cultivate a life of continual worship.
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Rest & Recharge
God designed life with rhythms of both work and rest, and ministry leaders ignore that pattern at their own expense. Sabbath reminds us that before humanity was ever called to produce, we were first invited to rest in relationship with God.
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Guardrails
Scripture is most often misread not because it is unclear, but because it is handled without boundaries. Hermeneutical guardrails protect faithful interpretation by slowing us down, correcting drift, and keeping us from using God’s Word in ways He never intended.
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Application
Application is where Scripture finally reaches its intended destination. God’s Word was never meant to stop at understanding or agreement, but to move God’s people toward faithful obedience that reshapes everyday life.
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Defeat
When God’s people refused to live differently from the nations around them, He eventually gave them over to those very nations. The fall of Israel and Judah revealed that God values true holiness more than outward appearances and will allow painful refinement to bring His people back to Himself.
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Why Worshipping Together Matters
Corporate worship is more than shared music preferences or a weekly routine. In this episode, we explore why gathering with God’s people matters, how worship wars reveal deeper heart issues, and why true unity only comes when our focus is centered on Christ.
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Order Your Week Wisely
Wise leaders do not simply react to their week; they intentionally order it around the right priorities at the right times. When each day carries a clear focus, life gains clarity, margin, and healthier rhythms for long-term faithfulness.
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Show Me Whom You’ll Walk Beside
Your life will be shaped not only by the direction you choose, but by the people you choose to walk beside. Proverbs 13:20 reminds us that walking closely with Jesus and surrounding ourselves with wise, godly people will profoundly influence who we become and where we ultimately arrive.
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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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Focused Staff Meetings
Focused staff meetings protect the mission by turning shared time into shared clarity instead of wasted energy. When leaders come prepared, stay engaged, and communicate clearly, meetings move the ministry forward rather than slowing it down.
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Foundation 50
Memorize fifty foundational verses that provide a solid understanding of God, His Word, the gospel, and the Christian life. These carefully selected passages will equip you to know Scripture more deeply and live it more faithfully.
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Plan the Week Well
Sunday reveals what matters, but Monday determines whether it will be addressed. Thoughtful planning turns Sunday insight into intentional care instead of a reactive, rushed week.
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Orientation
Reading the Bible as one unified story brings clarity where there was confusion and purpose where there was frustration. When God’s redemptive plan comes into focus, Scripture stops feeling scattered and starts shaping how we read, believe, and live.
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After the Church Lights Go Out
Sunday is not finished when the lights go out, and leaders who fail to reflect often trade gratitude for hurry. Thoughtful reflection helps turn Sunday moments into lasting momentum by celebrating God’s work and clarifying what still needs attention.
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Associations
Jesus’ ministry centered around his association with two critical groups: sinners and self-righteous. To understand these complex dynamics reveals the nature of Jesus’ approach.
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Preparation
We know little about his life between the birth of Jesus and the beginning of his ministry. The gospel authors reported very sparse details, but what we do know provides excellent insight into his preparation for the ministry.
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Incarnation
The Son of God came in the flesh to fulfill God’s plan of salvation. The birth of Jesus was not an afterthought but an intentional plan from the beginning.
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The Four Gospels
The four Gospels are books about Jesus but not by Jesus. These accounts show a full picture of Jesus’ message and ministry, delivered to four specific audiences.
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The Grand Narrative of Scripture
Truth has a story, and the Bible puts the entire narrative together. While many people know isolated events and popular phrases from within the pages of the Scriptures, it is important to understand the big picture of what God is doing.
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Overview of the New Testament
Nine authors wrote the twenty-seven books that comprise the New Testament. Within a few decades, they complied and spread the message of Jesus and the ministry of the early church.
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Intro to the New Testament
The New Testament highlights the message and ministry of Jesus Christ. Understanding the purpose and position of the section within the Bible helps us know how to apply it better to our lives.
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Cults and World Religions
When encountering other religions or cults, it can be difficult to share Christ with people of religious backgrounds effectively. It is important to understand shared language and differing beliefs.
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Help for the Homeless that Actually Helps
When we often encounter people who are homeless, our reaction is typically to look away so that we don’t feel the pressure to do anything about it. As followers of Jesus, we must be like Him and embrace those in need rather than ignoring them.
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Help for Spiritual Disciplines
Many disciples of Jesus have a desire to grow or at least a guilt when they aren’t doing so, but we rarely design a plan to help us in our efforts. To be successful in spiritual disciplines, you need to evaluate what you need to start and what you need to stop.
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The Three Things You Have to Do Today
People often miss the essentials due to distraction, laziness, or busyness. Don’t allow these mindsets to rob you of accomplishing great things with the time you have this very day.
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Having Friends Again
In our younger years, we obsess greatly about who we consider our best friends, yet we become more relationally isolated as we age. Many of us miss a key aspect of life by failing to make and keep deep friendships.
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Fighting Unseen Battles
Whether or not we acknowledge it, many of our conflicts aren’t against physical powers but spiritual forces. As spiritual beings, we fight spiritual battles, but if we ignore the reality of them, we are probably losing ground all around us.
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Why Giving Tuesday Happens Once We’re Broke
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (if you consider being stressed, busy, and broke as wonderful). While there are so many exciting moments to enjoy, our culture has structured this time of year to hinder our commitment to ministry.
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Your Child Needs the Home & the Church
We have more ministry programming for the next generation than ever before, but our kids aren’t staying connected to the church. We are expecting programs to do what God expects parents to do.
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Processing Election Results
The United States has survived another election day, but there are plenty of questions still to be answered in the days to come. As citizens of this country, we are called to live according to our heavenly citizenship regardless of the outcome.
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Handling Political Frustration
In hostile political times, Christians can get sucked into the vitriol that is consuming the United States of America. Instead of reflecting the words, attitudes, and actions of the culture, the Scriptures provide another path.
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Distinctive Discipleship (Berea)
Colossians 1:27-29 – We often minimize Christianity to a momentary decision, but if we are following Jesus, we should still be moving. A disciple of Jesus continues to pursue thorough spiritual maturity.
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Church Planting: From Members to Mobilizers
Acts 13:1-3 – As individual local churches seek to increase their membership, it becomes easy to overlook the larger context. We need intentional people mobilized for church planting and replanting to reach our city and beyond.
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Family Ministry: From Programs to Parents
2 Timothy 1:1-7 – In recent decades, churches have created programs to do what God has called parents to do. We must align the efforts between the home and the church to disciple the next generation well.
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This Is Gonna Hurt Me More
Ephesians 6:1-4 – Many parents have said, “This is gonna hurt me more than you” when it comes to discipline, but if a parent fails to correct, there’s more significant pain to come. Parents must take the formation of their children seriously.
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Unless the LORD Builds the House
Psalm 127:1-5 – Discipling your children should be the top priority in parenting. Being active in church cannot fully substitute the power of an intentional home.
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Ministry Service: From Obligations to Opportunities
1 Corinthians 12:4-7 – While guilt or pressure can be successful motivators to get us to serve, we ought to minister to others in line with our giftings and passions. In those meaningful positions, those obligations turn into opportunities.
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How Can a Young Man Keep His Way Pure?
Converge 2025 // Psalm 119:9-16 – If young men are to keep their ways pure, they must prioritize studying and applying the Word in all aspects of their lives. Purity cannot be discovered apart from God’s direction.
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Providential Pieces
Converge 2025 // Psalm 139:1-24 – If we want to discover our identity, we cannot do so apart from accepting God’s wisdom as Creator. What appear to be random components of our lives are actually providential pieces of God’s plan.
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Gospel Groups: From Rosters to Relationships
Hebrews 10:23-25 – Being involved in the life of a church requires more than having your name on the roster of a group. Discover how to move from being a name on a list to developing relationships that further your discipleship.
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Mentoring Discipleship: From Information to Imitation
Hebrews 13:7-8 – If we simplify discipleship to mere information transfer, we miss much of what is necessary for transformation. We all need mentoring relationships worth imitating as we seek to follow Jesus.