Focus: to present Jesus as the glorious Son of God and the suffering Son of man who is to be listened to and obeyed.

Focus:  encouraging the church to have daring, persevering, humble faith in Christ's goodness and power, and to offer this faith to all peoples

Focus:  to help us honor God's Word above all things and to focus on the attitudes of our hearts, not merely our actions as the source of our defilement or our righteouness.

Focus: strengthening our faith in Jesus as the compassionate Lord of creation and the Son of God such that He can use us to do things that otherwise would not and could not do.

Focus: to highlight the stark contrast between the moral depravity of Herod & Herodias with the moral integrity of John the Baptist.

Focus: to call us to make the kingdom (and the King) our great treasure, because of joy and the coming judgment.

Focus: Giving people hope in the growth and justice of the kingdom in the face of great odds and evil.

Focus: To worship Jesus as our Sovereign Savior and to join with Him in sowing the Gospel liberally.