The news He is Risen is an open window to three life-changing realities: God is knowable, death is not the end, and this is the day of salvation. How do we respond to this new reality?

What is the difference between a nominal faith and a transformational faith? The difference is how we understand the cross. In Mark 15 we consider the cross of Christ from the perspective of Barabbas to discover the life-altering significance that Jesus died in our place.

Do you know how determined God is to save? In Gethsemane we witness the dreadful prayer that reveals God's irrevocable will to save sinners. There is fear and beauty here, it frightens and it fascinates. We have God's "yes" because Jesus received God's "no."

In an ugly world beauty has the power to transform us. Do we pay attention to the beautiful? The gospel is beautiful. Are you beholding it?

What day defines you? Jesus calls us to live our lives for the day of His return. How does living for this day prepare us for anything in this world? Learn in this message on Mark 13.

What are we made for? Jesus reveals the purpose of every person in his teaching of the greatest commandment. 

Have you come to Jesus sincerely? Have you trusted in Him from the heart? Jesus continues to be challenged by the religious leaders. In these exchanges Jesus shows three ways we can approach Jesus dishonestly and the great dangers that come when we do. This is a call to self-examination.

How can our insistence on being right keep us from the Kingdom? In this confrontation between Jesus and the religious leaders of Israel we are warned against trying to outsmart Jesus and are shown that real life comes through admitting we are wrong.

As Jesus enters Jerusalem his reception reveals that the worship in Israel had gone terribly off course. What, then, does it mean to worship God correctly?

What is your identity based upon? Discover why the gospel offers us the only identity that gives us true security and purpose.