This week we began our new series on the Book of Ephesians. Paul begins his letter with an outpouring of praise for the spiritual blessings we have through Christ. We identified what these spiritual blessings are. We also considered what it means that we are "predestined" and "chosen before the creation of the world."

This week we were joined by Pastor Phillip Beatty from Hartford City Church. Phil helped us to see the significance of a special interaction between Jesus and Peter at the end of the Gospel of John.

This morning we were joined by Kyler Barr from Walnut Hill Community Church. Kyler showed us how Psalm 73 and the Book of Habbakuk can provide comfort and direction when we fact disappointment and injustice.

Data suggests that over the last 10 years, people in our culture have grown more skeptical of the truth and usefulness of faith in Christ.

This Sunday we considered a story from the Gospel of Mark (9:14-29) that can help give us perspective.

This week we looked at Jesus's longest recorded prayer in the Bible, the prayer he offered right before his arrest. Since honest prayers are a window into a person's deepest desires, we considered what this prayer reveals about what Jesus wants: for himself, for the world, and (especially) for his followers.

This Easter, we considered what three stories in the resurrection accounts reveal about how we come to realize that Jesus is risen.

Jesus finished the Farewell Discourse by telling the disciples: "I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace." We considered: How does Jesus bring us peace? And how is the peace he offers different from the peace the world offers?

Jesus said "if they persecuted me, they will persecute you." We explored the topic of persecution: the extent of it, what it is, and what it isn't.

Multiple times in the Farewell Discourse, Jesus repeats the command: "Remain in me." We considered what that means, and how to do it.