Part of the Bearing Fruit Series.

Last time we looked at the root work of hope. But how can we grow in our hope? The scriptures tell us that we grow in our hope as we grow in our faith.

Matt and Alan get together to discuss this second part of the root work of the believer.

Part of the Gospel Lens Series.

Matt and Alan get together to take a look at 2 Corinthians 5 and the account of Balaam. They urge Christians to be about the gospel movement above any other movements.

Part of the Bearing Fruit Series.

Matt and Alan begin to discuss the Root Work of the Christian life as they explore biblical hope. It's only as we root ourselves into the rich soil of Jesus Christ's person and work that we will have the strength and desire to bear the fruit he wants to produce in us.

Part of the Gospel Lens series.

Matt and Alan get together to discuss what it looks like to live out our gospel identity in the nitty gritty of everyday life.

Continuing the Bearing Fruit series.

Matt and Alan look at John 15 and other passages to show that Jesus is the only God pleasing fruitful human that has ever lived and the only one who can produce fruit in us as we abide in him.

Continuing the Bearing Fruit series.

Last time Matt and Alan discussed how, in our natural flesh, we can only ever produce bad fruit. Now they discuss what it looks like when we "fake it till we make it" and consider how the motives of guilt and shame only ever lead us to despair, legalism, hypocrisy, pride and judging others.

Part of the Gospel Lens series.

Matt and Alan take a look at Philippians 3 and explore the idea that, not only are we tempted to find our identity in our sin and suffering, but also in our service to God and others and in our successes.

They consider how Paul the apostle, who had more reason than many of us to find his identity in his successes, chooses instead to rest his identity in the gospel of Jesus.

Part of the Bearing Fruit series.

Matt and Alan take a look at Isaiah 5 and other passages to understand why the human heart, without the Spirit powerfully working in us, can only ever produce bad fruit and wild grapes.

Continuing the Bearing Fruit series.

Matt and Alan take a look at 1 Chronicles 29 and other passages to show what it looks like to live in the reality that God doesn't need us, but he does love us and delights to see our obedience to him.

We are the needy ones, not him.

Continuing the Gospel Lens series.

Matt and Alan take a look at 1 Corinthians 1 and discuss why we can't, and therefore shouldn't, boast in our own wisdom, strength or privilege - basically in any of our own achievements.

Our only boast is Jesus.