Philippians 3:7-12 - At the end of his life while sitting in prison the Apostle Paul expresses his intention to keep pressing on towards his ultimate goal.

Matthew 1:1-16 - Jesus' family history is complicated and difficult. And it tells us that no matter how messed up your family history is you are welcome in God's family.

1 John 4:18 - God's love is unconditional and indiscriminate. That is the kind of love we are called to embody towards everyone on the planet. Even when it defies common sense.

Luke 13:10-21 - Jesus is not interested in a pathological bride who simply knows how to say and do the right things. He's looking for a bride who knows what it is on the inside to genuinely love him.

Luke 13:10-13 - God has given us authority to advance his kingdom. One of the primary ways this is accomplished is through the power of the tongue.

Luke 13:1-9 - Jesus' warning about perishing is not an angry threat. It is a loving warning about the destructive nature of sin.

Genesis 12

Psalm 100 - God inhabits the praises of his people. There are things that can happen in a unique way when God's people are in unity that cannot happen in any other context.

Luke 13:1-5 - While God can use suffering and tragedy He is not the author of suffering and tragedy. God always looks like Jesus Christ. Your passion for God is often directly linked to the picture of God you have in your head.