Does our church draw attention to Christ or to ourselves? How are we to draw attention to Christ?

We look at Paul's relationship with Barnabas, John Mark, and the beginning of their first missions trip.

Why does the Church pray?

We can see our position in Christ in implied statements in 1 John 3.

Peter told us we should grow by means of grace. How does the context help us understand the importance of this idea?

Paul's relationship with Barnabas was vital to his serving with believers. Paul also interacted with Peter so that both know God has a purpose for each other.

We continue looking at implicit and explicit statements about the believer's position in Christ in 1 John.

Some parts of our society want a "safe space", a place free of challenges or vastly different opinions. Should the church be a safe space for believers?

We conclude our study of spiritual gifts by looking at the gifts of giving, organization, mercy, evangelist, and shepherd-teachers.

We consider what the Vine and Branches metaphor tells us about maturity.