What if pain, that which we do all that we can to avoid, actually turned out to be one of the greatest means of personal growth available to us? Would that change how you view hardship, suffering or persecution in your life? Today, the author of Hebrews shares with us the amazing privilege we experience as children of God.

With the culture around us waiving high the banner of "more," it can be hard to believe that less may actually be more. In today's passage, Jesus confronts us with the cold, hard reality that if we are to grow in fruitfulness, sometimes things need to be cut out - and not only cut out, but replaced by something that leads to true joy.

We're always being bombarded with messages telling us that what we have and what we've experienced is not enough and that we need more. But is there a point when more becomes less? In today's lesson on kingdom economics, we'll learn how less can be more and the secret to multiplied fruitfulness.

Most of us want to live for a long time, but does quanitity of time necessarily equate to quality of time? Today our guest speaker, Dr. Ryun Chang, takes on a deep dive into the lives of two kings. Both lived, but who truly lived well, and why?

How does one practice the discipline of "denying one's self" in the midst of an increasingly individualistic, materialistic, and hedonistic society? Today Pastor Andy Kim from Radiance Christian Church shares with us how Jesus answered this question with another question of his own - one personally directed to each and every one of us.

False spirituality has perhaps done more to damage the witness and effectiveness of the Church than all the persecutions of the past two millenia combined. Strong kingdoms don't tend to fall when confronted by outside forces, but rather when sabotaged from within. Today we're going to examine THE litmus test that Jesus gave us by which to evaluate the genuineness of all spirituality - including our own.

There are too many Christians who know how to play the game, but don't know how to win. We settle for superficial, skin-deep Christian moralism, while missing out on the deep heart level change that Jesus promised for those who believe in Him. How do we move past the milk to get to the meat of true spiritual living? Today's special guest speaker shares with us insight from over a decade on the mission field.