Mark 1:16-20. Jesus's invitation to follow him is an invitation to become like him, restoring us to who he created us to be.

Haggai 2. In a time of great discouragement, Haggai urges the remnant to be strong, have hope, and check their hearts.

Haggai 1. After more than forty years in exile, the remnant community returned to Jerusalem to rebuild their home. When the temple reconstruction is halted, God sends Haggai to the nation's leaders to address the ambivalence which had taken root in their hearts.

Psalm 63: To keep our passion for God alive, our desire must be for God, our delight must be in God, our dependence must be on God, and our deliverance must come from God.

Psalm 3. This psalm is a lament Psalm retelling the time David fled from his son Absalom. It helps us see a real-life example of what it looks like to see our faith grow as we take our fears and anxieties to God.

Psalm 8. God is magnificent because he created the entire universe, and we are significant because we're made in his image and called to represent him in the world.

Psalm 116. When we pray to God in our distress and experience his deliverance, we grow in our love for God and our faith in God. We can rest because we know he is good.

Ruth 4. Experiencing God's loyal love through others has the power to move us to witness, redeem broken lives, and make our lives significant.

Ruth 3. The story of Ruth teaches us that God's extraordinary love is expressed through the actions of ordinary (and often the most unlikely) people. This is especially in times of suffering and cultural confusion. In this teaching, we consider Ruth's conversation with Boaz on the threshing floor and reflect on how Ruth's actions teach Boaz and Naomi about the extraordinary love of God.