This week we begin a new series that will be a simple presentation of the Gospel. This will be an important reminder for many of us, and a great opportunity to bring an unchurched friend. This week we will be looking at Genesis 1:26-27 and what the Bible says about who we are, why we have meaning, and what we need most.

This week we conclude our study of biblical principles of money with a look at what money is really for. God does give us wealth and material things - what are they for? What are we supposed to do with them? Take some time and read 1 Timothy 6:17-19 and 2 Corinthians 9:6-13 to consider the answers to these questions.

In Old Testament times a horse could open a lot of doors - could take you a lot of places - but before this could happen the horse would have to be broken-tamed. So it is with our wealth. God wants us to use our wealth - to control it - to get it to serve us and Him rather than the other way around. This week we examine biblical principles on how to “break” our wealth and control it. Consider reading Jesus’ famous teaching in Matthew 6:19-24.

This week we begin a 3 week study on what the Bible says about money. This Sunday we will be looking at a parable Jesus gives us in Luke 12:13-21 that provides a stark warning about money. Read the parable as well as John's dire words in Revelation 3:15-17 and identify the warning, consider what real riches are, and examine your own attitude toward wealth.

This week we finish up our first of four studies this year in 1 Samuel with a look at 1 Samuel 4-7. Read the text with a special notice to the unhealthy relationship the Israelites have with the ark of the covenant. Consider what good things - even things of God that we can sometimes value more than God and depend on in place of God.

This week we look at 1 Samuel 2:12-3:21 and we examine what it means to honor God above all else. Read the text and compare Eli with Hannah - which did each honor more God or their child/children? Compare Samuel with Hophni and Phinehas. Who did they honor? And how? All the while consider the question, "Who or what do I honor more than God?"

This week we continue our study of 1 Samuel called "Not by Might". Here we examine Hannah's song in 1 Samuel 2:1-11 and consider the importance of being truly in awe of God and how that helps us to depend on the Lord and prevail in life. Consider reading the text and prayerfully finding ways to be in awe of God more often.

This week we begin a new study on the first 7 chapters of 1 Samuel called "Not by Might". We will be examining what it looks like to depend on the Lord and actually prevail. Take some time to read 1 Samuel 1 and consider what it looks like for Hannah to "pour out her soul before the Lord" and notice her face was no longer sad before she knew what God's answer to her prayer would be. And finally, consider what she did with her son after God blessed her with him. How do these occurrences guide us in our own prayer life?

As we wrap up our series “To Know God” we will add our 3rd and final leg and ask the question: What does it mean to do God’s work? Ephesians 3: 6-10, James 1:27, Matthew 5:14-16, and 1 Corinthians 3:9 are good verses to start with.

This week we look at the 2nd leg of the stool - the importance of transparent Christian relationships. Over and over again in scripture, we are called to counsel each other, confront each other, confess to each other, weep and rejoice with each other. We need each other! Take some time to read 1 Corinthians 12 and consider how God means for us to be a body.