Genesis 12:10-13:4 // God's promises are not sustained by the strength of our faith, but by the faithfulness of the God who called us. The promise is tested, fear grasps, God preserves, and grace restore

Genesis 12:1-9 //  What makes life better, worth living? Not choice, not pleasure, but purpose. Purpose doesn't come from personal fulfillment. It comes from calling. True purpose is never internal. It is external. In this text we see 1) the people God calls; 2) the way God calls; and 3) the reason God calls.

*Due to technical error, the first 5 minutes of the recording are missing*

Colossians 2:6-15 // Because we are united to the crucified and risen Christ, his cross removes our shame, his resurrection becomes our life, and his victory becomes our honor. Therefore, the church is freed from competing for status and becomes a community that learns to see and honor one another in him.

1 Corinthians 11:17-34 //  Only when we come to the table honestly, with no pretense before God or others, do we participate truly. Here in the supper, we learn honesty before God and honesty before God's church. 

Psalm 110 // Jesus taught us to pray "your kingdom come", which means we pray for the arrival and the brining in of the King's Power, the King's People, and the King's Place.

Psalm 23 // Psalm 23 does not promise that the path will avoid darkness; it promises that no part of the path will be without the Shepherd. Jesus, the shepherded King, has passed through death into glory and now leads all who belong to him along the same road. Trust therefore says: He is with me, his goodness is pursuing me, and he will bring me all the way home.

Psalm 105 // Prayer can be an act of remembrance where we remember the word of God, the works of God, the world of God, and the worship of God. 

Psalm 147 // Prayer is not simply a duty, but a delight. Adoration is the way we move in prayer towards the truth, goodness, and beauty of God. 

Psalm 112 // As we pray for obedience, Christ helps us by embodying it, sharing its benefits with us, and empowering us to live it out. In Psalm 112 we see three areas where Christ’s obedience fuels our own: blessing, generosity, and confidence.

Psalm 137 // What do we do when we are rightfully angry at injustice or suffering? We must learn, as the Psalmist does, to confront our anger, pray our anger, and release our anger as a response to the victory and compassion of Jesus.