As the story of the blind man in John 9 shows, when Jesus touches us, he transforms us completely. But what can we expect when he transforms us? First, we must recognize that our transformation is God's artwork. But then, we also must expect...

We often meet people who are very sincere in their beliefs about God and even about Jesus. But, the reality is that if their beliefs do not line up with what the Bible says, then they are wrong. The Jews had some sincere beliefs about Jesus, and he...

Freedom is something we each value and hold dear, but there is a freedom that goes deeper than a political or physical freedom. It is a freedom that every person, regardless of background, needs desperately to possess. It is the freedom of the soul...

In a conversation in the Temple during the Feast of Tabernacles, Jesus engaged the Pharisees in a conversation. In that conversation, he claimed that he is the Light of the World and that he is God hiimself. Both of these ststements were met with...

We find the story of an adulterous woman brought to Jesus in John chapter 8. In the story, we find three different responses to the situation. These responses are typical of all of us when we are brought before Jesus. We see our situations through...

As Sagemont's "Next Step" series concludes, the last piece of the Discipleship Pathway is "Go." What does the Bible have to say about that? There are actually three different elements that make up this "Go" part of...

In Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus commands his followers to make disciples throughout the world. It's a command that the church has taken as its primary objective for the past two thousand years. But how do you make a disciple? Thankfully, we have some...

Put simply, a life that doesn't love is empty. A main focus on the teachings in the New Testament is how we are to love one another. It involves choices and intentionality, but loving one another is essential to the life of a believer. At...

What does it mean to worship? Worship is defined simply as ascribing value to something or someone. It is something that can be done in isolation, but there is also a command from Scripture to worship with a congregation. So what do we do to make...

There's a question that every single church must answer. If a church can't answer that question, that church will become stagnant, dormant, and ineffective. The question is "What Do We Do?" Good news is, Jesus already gave us the...