2 Timothy 2:22–26 Proverbs 16:24 There are times when what we say is absolutely true, but the way we say it makes the truth harder to hear. We’ve probably all heard someone defend a harsh response by saying, “Well, I was just telling the truth.” And sometimes they were. The facts may have been right.…

Colossians 1:9–23 Today we’re beginning a new series through the book of Colossians called Christ Alone . Over the next few weeks, we’re going to see the supremacy of Christ, the sufficiency we have in Him, the new life He gives us, and what His lordship looks like in everyday life. After several heavier…

Proverbs 31:15 Ephesians 5:11-17 The word efficient may sound like a business word, but it does belongs in the Christian life because it has to do with stewardship. For our study tonight, we are using this definition: Efficient means accomplishing the greatest productivity by preparing myself and my…

Luke 20:20–47 Several years ago, detectives in Los Angeles reopened a murder case that had gone unsolved for more than two decades. The victim was a woman named Sherri Rasmussen. She had been murdered in her home in 1986, and for years the case had gone cold. But eventually, advances in DNA testing gave…

Numbers 11:10-17 We have been talking about some pretty heavy topics: Anxiety, Depression, Negativity, Hurts that we have a hard time getting over. But some times there are seasons when life doesn’t feel like one big crisis. It feels like twenty smaller things happening at the same time. There’s work…

2 Corinthians 1:3–11 Several years ago, I was working with one of those Little Giant ladders. I was trying to collapse it down so it would slide into itself and become smaller. If you’ve ever used one, you know that when those sections move, they can move fast. I was lowering it, and suddenly the ladder…

1 Peter 1:13–21 Holy: Being conformed to the image of Christ so my life is clean, pure, and free from sin because it is regulated by God and His Word. There’s a way to talk about holiness that can leave Christians with the wrong picture of God. Sometimes holiness is presented as though God is standing…

Luke 20:9–19 Jesus had just been confronted by the religious leaders in the temple. They wanted to know who gave Him the authority to do what He was doing. They had watched Him cleanse the temple. They had heard Him teach. They had seen the people gather around Him. And they demanded, “Tell us, by what…

Numbers 13:25–14:9 For the last several weeks in our Peace of Mind series, we have been looking at battles that take place inside us. We have talked about anxiety. We have talked about what happens when the darkness will not lift. But there is another battle of the mind that can quietly become a way…

Colossians 3:2 ; Luke 22:42 Tonight I want us to begin in a garden. It is late. The streets of Jerusalem are behind them now. Jesus has crossed the brook Cedron with His disciples and entered a place He knows well—a garden called Gethsemane. The disciples have seen Him pray before. They have heard Him…