1/15/2023

The Bible says that Christians must encourage one another. To encourage someone literally means to put courage in them. But how do we do that? God tells us how, in His word. And he gives us many profiles in courage to inspire us to become the encouraging people our friends and fellow believers need us to be.

1/8/2023

When Jesus saves us from sin, he also calls us into a new community of relationships with God's people. And he gives us some instructions on how to BLANK one another. The Bible fills in the "blank" with all kinds of words: serve one another, submit to one another, pray for one another. We cannot exist as Christians without one another. Join us as we kick off the series with the most important one another command.

In 2 Thessalonians, the Apostle Paul assures his readers that while the end of the world is not upon us, it will be coming soon. Even then, though, we need not fear, for we have been chosen, saved, and called. What does that mean? 

The End of the World has already been fascinating for people to think about. For Christians in Thessalonica, though, it was downright terrifying--because they thought it had already started! The Apostle Paul writes to assure them that it hasn't. But that doesn't mean we don't need to be ready for it.

Jeremy DeBord teaches on "Do not be deceived by false teaching." The only way to not be deceived and know what is true and untrue is by consistently staying in God's Word.

Sometimes we run out of words to pray. In Scripture God gives us some beautiful and powerful prayers to pray for each other. One of those prayers is Paul's prayer for the Thessalonians in 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12. But there's still plenty to discuss in the prayer about God's will for our lives.

7/9/23

Paul didn't just write one letter to the Thessalonians--he wrote two! After hearing about how his new church was doing, he reached out again with words of gratitude and encouragement for them in the hard times they were facing. Even the introduction to this lesser-known letter offers helpful words for us as we seek to grow in faith and love in our own lives and church.

7/2/23

Every wonder what a benediction is? "A benediction is a pronouncement made on behalf of another that contains a desire that the other person or group experience some kind of beneficial state of affairs. That state of affairs may be received passively or achieved actively or it may be a combination of both." - Dr. Douglas Groothuis

6/25/23

Ever wonder what living the Christian life looks like. It is about helping, being patient, encouraging, admonishing, and seeking to do good for others. This is taught through intentional teaching and leadership, communal influence, and through a rule of life.

6/10/23

Lots of people THINK the world is going to end, and stockpile food and weapons to make sure they're ready. Christians KNOW the world is going to end. But how should we prepare? Food and weapons? Paul tells us how in 1 Thessalonians 5. And according to the apostle, while we have nothing to fear from the end of the world, there is plenty we can do to be ready.