The three lost parables all boil down to one point: you’d devote your life to seeking after something you’d value, but we don’t devote our lives to seeking lost humans. This means we don’t value humans as we should. We’ll zero in on the relationship...

As we shift our focus towards new values, we must “cash out” of our old value system and invest in this new one. This is a scary, costly journey. In Luke 14, Jesus paints the picture of what it will cost us to pursue this new way of life.

There is something broken in us that can prevent us from entering the kingdom of heaven. We fail to see the value of the human soul because we value other things more (our own honor, reputation, comfort). Instead, we must shift our value to lifting...

Have you ever noticed how often money is mentioned in Luke 12-16? It’s everywhere! Jesus launches this section with a famous parable about a man who found riches in all the wrong places (a man just like us). Jesus ends this story with a charge to be...

This service, as we Celebrate the New Life we have in Jesus, Max Critchfield will be teaching on God's provision from Psalm 23! We hope you'll join us for this service to celebrate members of our church family getting baptized and dedicating...

The Chernobyl meltdown happens in Nehemiah 12-13. Everything that was built falls back apart. We see a chaotic Nehemiah screaming and attacking God’s people. And then the book ends. What can we learn from disaster? From a revival that almost got off...

After the striving and opposition of three major projects, it looks like everything is finally coming together! The temple is built, the Torah is read, the city is secure! Nehemiah leads them in an amazing worship service, a time of corporate...

Nehemiah is often taught as one of the strongest leaders in Scripture. He received a burden from the Lord, ran after it at full steam, battled opposition, and succeeded! Yet, at the end of the story we see everything starting to fall apart. What is...

Ezra, the hero priest, is called up to Jerusalem to restore the role of the Scriptures in the lives of God’s people. What a way to spark revival! Unfortunately, this story has an awkward ending as Ezra is forced to make some decisions related to...

Ezra, the hero priest, is called up to Jerusalem to restore the role of the Scriptures in the lives of God’s people. What a way to spark revival! Unfortunately, this story has an awkward ending as Ezra is forced to make some decisions related to...