What should you do? If you are a follower of Jesus, you are part of the grandest story of all: the biblical story of redemption. Finding yourself in this story will help you know what to do.

In this passage, we witness the event which sets up the rest of Joseph's story. His brothers turn against him, attack him and sell him into slavery. Three major characters emerge from this narrative: Joseph, his brother Judah, and their father...

We begin a new series looking at the story of Joseph. This is one of the richest, most detailed personal narratives in the entire Bible. It's a story of family, culture, failure, suffering, and redemption. But mostly it's a story about God's...

Our idolatry runs deeper than we think. God is jealous and disrupts us to confront us. Our idols can only be removed when they are replaced by Jesus, moment by moment.

If the angels in the second chapter of the gospel of Luke were signaling peace on earth as they commemorated the birth of Jesus, one could be forgiven for surmising that they were misinformed, for war has continued unabated on earth from the day...

The question before us today is: what allowed the apostle Paul to go through the many afflictions and difficulties he faced? What allowed him to go through the many afflictions and difficulties he faced without losing heart and losing hope?...

Peter concludes his letter with a final exhortation which summarizes the main point of his writing. The true grace of God is our ability to suffer injustice in the presence of God. As we stand firm in that, we will draw closer to God ourselves and...

There have been more than enough developments in 2020 to raise our anxiety levels. What do we do with our anxiety? With his words, Peter paints pictures. Therefore, to benefit from his words, we will have to use our imaginations.

We spend much of our lives trying to avoid or alleviate the pain that we experience. However, the key to flourishing is not to run from our pain. Rather, as followers of Jesus, we must expect to suffer and learn to lean into our suffering. When we...

As Peter starts to wrap up the ideas in the book, he returns to the theme of suffering. In this passage, he specifically addresses the suffering of living life in a counter-cultural way. He provides three mindsets which help the follower of Jesus to...