A new Empire has been established. A new Kingdom ruled by the one and only King who sacrificed himself for the sake of his people. This new Kingdom will be fully realized in the future. In the meantime, we are the Kingdom!

He did not overthrow the Roman government. He did not take the throne of Israel. He did not purge the temple of corruption. Instead, Jesus was brutalized and crucified. At the moment of his death, it seemed like all hope was lost. But hope was about to be resurrected.

Throughout their history, God had required blood sacrifices from the Israelites. But now, at the dawn of the long-awaited “New Covenant” God would provide the ultimate blood sacrifice.

If Jesus dared to enter the city of Jerusalem, his enemies would have him arrested and executed. Knowing this, Jesus entered Jerusalem, not under the cover of nightfall, but in broad daylight and with great fanfare.

Before entering Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover, Jesus performed a miracle so powerful that it threatened to destroy the fragile peace that existed between the Roman Empire and the Jews. The solution was clear. In order to preserve the peace, it was decided that Jesus must be killed.

Our culture feeds us success in the form of fame, money, power, pleasure, and prestige from a very young age—a diet from which we will never grow satisfied. Living within our individualistic and consumeristic society, what does “success” mean to you? What does God have to say about “success"? And which voice are you going to choose to listen to?

Discipleship is made possible through a partnership between the collective membership of the local church and the individual members of the local church.

The leaders of the local church carry a burden and a responsibility for the people of the local church.

Within the life of a local church there is a tension that exists between grace and truth that must remain unresolved.

The priority Jesus gives to His Church is explicitly clear and absolutely counterintuitive.