The entire trajectory of Matthew 18 is a call to radical pursuit of the lost. Often the part of the passage on conflict (v. 15-20) has been isolated to talk about how we remove people from the church, but if you look at the entire chapter, you can...

Jesus asks his followers a vital question: "Who do you say I am?" Despite giving the correct answer they have incorrect expectations of what their answer means.

Jesus comes to show us what God is like - not just in His words, but also by His deeds. In these chapters we learn of God's heart of compassion toward those who need healing - not just in Jesus' day but also in your life and in mine.

To judge or not to judge? How do we address that notion of making healthy judgment calls in order to build each other up? Jesus’s teaching in Matthew 7 not only focuses on our inward motivation, but also that need for a genuine relationship with God.

In this dramatic showdown, Jesus not only shows us what God wants from us, but also how to handle temptations of various kinds when they come into our lives.

The story of Jesus is not just any story... You and I are invited to choose to enter into it and participate, not as a dispassionate observer, but one who is beloved by the Father, empower by the Spirit and in family relationship with Jesus the Son

Thomas is often given the nickname "Doubting Thomas" because he asks for proof of Jesus' resurrection. But his intriguing story of incredulity and inquiry can also be helpful to understand the way in which God responds to us in our...

The story of Judas Iscariot carries some important lessons for us on what happens when we place unrealistic expectations onto Jesus as well as helping us ask important questions about what expectations Jesus has of us. Join us for this Palm Sunday...

How do you process your doubts? Religion usually suppresses doubt as unhealthy, while society often elevates such an emotion to a defining status. But God offers us a third way as he invites us to pray our doubts. The writers of the Psalms model how...

When it comes to doubt, the pages of history and of the Bible are FULL of people like you with real hurts, real hang ups and very real questions.  Part of this is just the nature of what it means to be human.  Doubt is a normal part of the life of...