Pastor Skip examines the difference between preaching and teaching and why instruction is so important to your spiritual growth.

Pastor Skip explores how the Holy Spirit moves to take hope around the world.

Pastor Skip shows you why regular Bible study is not only essential but also very attainable.

We can get through almost anything in life with friends to share our sorrow and divide our grief. A Chinese word for friend is peng-yu and it has a much fuller meaning than in English. It means "one who brings completion and sums up beauty." The ancient Hebrews saw true friendship as an ideal to pursue and a blessing to enjoy. In these final moments with His followers, Jesus uses a most tender term for their relationship—they were friends! What does that friendship look like?

Pastor Skip examines the dangers of losing focus on your priorities as a Christian.

Pastor Skip looks at the opposition Paul faced in Ephesus—and what we can learn from his experience.

Pastor Skip explores Paul’s big strategic vision for taking the gospel all the way to Rome.

Pastor Skip examines how training others to know and share God’s Word can have an amazing impact on the spread of the gospel.

Pastor Skip shows you how God uses different people to perform different functions in spreading the gospel and growing His kingdom.

As we grow older, we mature. In our spiritual lives we should become spiritually mature. The Bible calls it being fruitful. Spiritual fruit is the indication that we're truly connected to Christ. But there are others, as we'll see today. Last week we examined how the relationship with Christ is described (Connected to Christ, Cared for by the Father, and Consistent Over Time). Today let's consider how this relationship is demonstrated. When we're rightly connected to God we'll be: