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What are the barriers to a ​community? James explains our communities often break down​, and how to overcome these barriers in light of God’s love in Christ. (James 4:1-10)

What are the requirements to be a citizen of the kingdom of God? Life is full of requirements. The same is true of the Kingdom of God. (Luke 18:9-14)

The content of salvation is fellowship—fellowship with God and with one another in Christ. Jesus teaches us how to seek reconciliation in the church when we hurt one another. (Matthew 18:15-20)

What does it mean to experience the Holy Spirit? We often think of dramatic stories when we think of the Spirit, leaving us to question if we have ever truly experienced the Spirit of God. Here Paul teaches us that we experience the Holy Spirit when we are empowered to imitate Jesus; when we are empowered to live the life that God calls us to live. (1 Thessalonians 1:1-10)

Why is it so hard to write thank you notes? Why did only 1 out of the 10 lepers come back to thank Jesus? It is only when we thank others does relationship become possible. This is true of God as well. (Luke 17:11-19)

What does true repentance look like? It is much more than saying you are sorry. Psalm 51 gives us an example of repentance. (Psalm 51)

Our Christian hope in the face of death and suffering. (Romans 8:18)

Our policy as Christians is to lay down our lives for one another. Are we willing to do this? God has revealed this type of love in Jesus and invites us to participate in this love that originates within Himself. (1 John 3:16-20)

How do you experience worship? Are you filled with a sense of God’s presence? Or do you feel like you are just going through the emotions? Isaiah says that if you are not experiencing God on Sundays, your worship is not the problem. The problem is you are not seeking to live out your faith in the world. Only when you do this will you experience the abiding presence of God on Sunday morning. (Isaiah 58:1-12)

The demons believe—and they shudder. Is your faith a faith born from love? Or is your faith just a shuddering like the demons? (James 2:1-10, 14-17)