Genesis 27:1-29

Being led by the Spirit gives us the freedom to obey God, and not be led by our flesh, by emotion, or human logic.

2 Samuel 24:1-25

When the leaders sin, the people pay a price.

Genesis 26:26-35

Like our Savior, we should be peacemakers…and also expecting trouble – even in our families.

Genesis 26:12-25

Jesus is the spring of water, welling up to eternal life for every generation of the church.

1 Peter 4:7-11

Jesus is coming back; He commanded us to occupy till He comes.

1 Peter 4:1-6

Thinking about Christ’s suffering on the cross produces a new way of thinking … and living.

Mark 2:13-17

Jesus displays his authority by calling Levi.

1 Peter 3:19-22

Christ’s eternal judgment against Noah's pagan generation, and his resurrection power to save us and give us assurance, shows us he is just in the suffering his Providence allows in us now.

1 Thessalonians 5:11-25; 1 John 4:7-11

One anther-ing deals with the intentional creation of unity through everything we think, say, and do.

1 Peter 3:18-22

Our suffering in this life connects us to Christ’s suffering on the cross, the same as Christ’s resurrection from the dead pictures us being made alive by the Holy Spirit.