The book of Jonah explores the deep level of God's sovereignty, mercy, and our own need of grace. Functioning as a microcosm of the Bible's overarching storyline, how does this short book challenge us to examine our own hearts as we explore the character and work of God in His world? 

The book of Jonah explores the deep level of God's sovereignty, mercy, and our own need of grace. Functioning as a microcosm of the Bible's overarching storyline, how does this short book challenge us to examine our own hearts as we explore the character and work of God in His world? 

Jesus' teachings in the Sermon on the Mount are rarely difficult to understand. They are diffult to digest. As Jesus' sermon unfolds, he takes on the issue of marriage, divorce, and remarriage. How can a robust understanding of the meaning of marriage help us digest Jesus' teaching on this tender topic? 

Jesus aims at the heart of sin in order to heal the heart of the sinner. Going to the heart of the commandments, he now takes on lust. What are the roots and consequences of lust? Only One has not faltered. 

In the first of the "You've heard it said... but I say..." passages, Jesus takes on the topic of anger. 

What should we make of Jesus' claim that he came not to abolish the Law and the Prophets, but to fulfil them? What is the relationship between the believer and the law in light of Jesus' claims? 

What does Jesus mean when He refers to believers as the salt of the earth, the light of the world, and a city on a hill that cannot be hidden? 

What does Jesus mean by "blessed?" What are the promises given to believers within the Beatitudes? Who has the authority to grant such blessings and promises to people? 

In Matthew 5:10-12, we read that those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake are blessed. Indeed, there is an immediate call to rejoice. How is this possible? Is Christ commanding something that he wasn't willing to enter into himself? 

How is Jesus the perfect peacemaker? What does it mean to be a peacemaker? What is peacemaking not? Why does this mark the life of the believer and what impact might it have in the world today?