I boast over really small accomplishments in my life. But I do know there's one thing I definitely cannot boast about - my salvation - because it wasn't even a little bit my doing. Like Ephesians 2:8-9, I say it's all because of God through Jesus.

I can give my sugar snap pea seeds everything they need to grow - but I can't cause them to grow. Mark 4:26-29 uses the farming analogy to help us better understand spiritual growth as well.

Flee from false doctrine! We take a quick look at the harsh way 1 Timothy 6:3-5 describes people who spread false doctrine.

2 Chronicles gives recaps of several king's actions and legacies. What will your legacy be?

An anecdote from my summer in Singapore to help us remember that our friends who have not attended church will most likely be confused by our "church vocabulary."

Ezra 7:10 has a beautiful description of Ezra’s character and commitment to God. It’s also a great challenge to us as believers.

It's not enough to simply say that we love God more than we love other things. We'll take a look at 1 John 2:15-16.

Romans 12:1 teaches us that worship is a daily lifestyle - not just something we do at church on Sunday mornings.

All the genealogies and rules for sacrifices in the Bible often feel boring. But they are actually the Lord's glorious fulfillment of Scripture.

Temptation escalates following the same formula today that it did in Genesis. By recognizing the pattern, we can better fight sin in our lives.