The Cross and the Crown

Psalm 101 is a call to godly leadership. What can we glean from peering into the heart of a leader after God's own heart. What should be the response to failures in leadership? How does this psalm point beyond David to Christ, the perfect King?

Psalm 100 is a declaration of thanksgiving rooted in the goodness, steadfast love, and faithfulness of the Lord. In this session, we will examine the foundation for praising God and founding our identity in Him.

Psalm 91 contains some of the most empowering verses in all the psalter. Saints throughout church history have drawn confidence and courage from its inspiring words during their most difficult days... and also, Satan quoted it to Jesus during his wilderness temptations. How do we avoid mishandling its words and cut to the heart if its beauty?

In this session, we examine Psalm 90 verse-by-verse. How does the steadfast love of the Lord help us begin to process the difficulties of life and foster a deeper and meaningful relationship with God?

In this prayer of Moses, we explore the potential settings and themes of the Psalm.

In this session, we examine Psalm 85, exploring this song of forgiveness, salvation, faithfulness and righteousness written by the Sons of Korah.

In the closing passage of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus- the Light of the World- places before us two types of storm-tossed people: those who are wise builders and those who are foolish builders. In this session, we will learn how Jesus' words are a summons to abide in him, the futility of not abiding in him, and introduce how the book of James helps us learn how to put into practice the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount.

In this session, we will wrap up Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, with his hearers openly acknowledging his authority. In this next warning passage, Jesus continues the theme of religious hypocricy by giving a dire and sobering warning of the fates of many who not only openly profess his name, but who do many mighty works in his name. We are then given an image of two house immersed in a storm. One stands. One falls. Where shall we cast our hope? How then shall we live?

In this session, we will continue to dig deeper into the conclusions of Jesus within the Sermon on the Mount. In this warning passage, Jesus calls his hearers to beware of false prophets. How can previous passages in the Sermon on the Mount help us identify true from false prophets? What does "good and bad fruit" look like?

In this session, we will dig deeper into the conclusions of Jesus within the Sermon on the Mount. What does he mean when he warns of entering through the broad gate, which is easy, and that leads to destruction? How have previous passages in the Sermon on the Mount helped define what the narrow and wide gates look like?