What is your most valuable possession? Why that thing? Does it possess intrinsic value, sentimental value, or something else? What would have to change in your life to feel this way about the rule and reign of Christ -- to value his kingship as your greatest treasure?

The kingdoms of this world grow -- they expand in influence, power, and control -- through conquest.

The kingdom of God grows, paradoxically, by a very different means. Learn what it means to follow King Jesus in the expansion of his glory and good news.

After King Jesus laid down his life and then conquered sin, death, and hell by taking it up again, he had a commission for his followers. A key message of Good News they were to take to the world. What does this message say about who gets into the kingdom -- and how they get in?

If we want the Church to represent the kingdom of God, we need to know, love, and serve the interests of our paradoxical king.

What do non-Christians think of Jesus based on the attitudes and tone of Christians? Are they drawn to lean in and learn more or are they put off by proud, reductionist, hypocritical thinking? How can we strike the right balance so that the manner of our lives is both truthful and graceful?

Christianity is a team sport -- and we find true resilience, substance, and character as we do life with others.

Why do you do what you do? What are you living for? Is the purpose or aim of your life resilient, substantive, eternal? Or is it little more than transient moments of living for self? What is the designed purpose of your life -- and how can you live for that?

The default for most of us is to rely on our own power and wisdom, and go it alone. We miss out on opportunities for God to work supernaturally in us and through us because we're not even asking him to work.

Does your job/career feel disconnected from your spiritual life? Do you sometimes wonder how to do your work in a distinctively Christian way? Do other people's occupations seem more important or more impactful than yours? Would you like to experience something more resilient, more substantive, more transcendent when it comes to your vocation?

Moment by moment, we're led by our longings. We desire certain experiences, certain possessions, and certain relationships, and so we go after those things. Even when we get what we want, we're often left empty and ashamed. What would it look like if we led our longings, rather than being led by them?