Episode 009 – Victory In The Garden (Resurrection)i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-360{ color: #515151;}i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-360:hover { color: #e00400;}i.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-360.icon-hover-animation-pulsate:after {-webkit-box-shadow:0 0 0 2px rgba(255,255,255,0.1), 0 0 10px 10px #333333, 0 0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);-moz-box-shadow:0 0 0 2px rgba(255,255,255,0.1), 0 0 10px 10px #333333, 0 0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(255,255,255,0.1), 0 0 10px 10px #333333, 0 0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);}Key Passage(s): John 20:1, 11-15The Resurrection of Jesus is the most significant event in human history, and each of the gospel writers tell the story in a way to highlight different aspects. This teaching explores how John records it, and how he employs the “8th Sign” and “garden” themes to boldly declare that sin, death, pain, brokenness, and chaos do not get the final word.

Discussion Questions

What’s your biggest takeaway from the teaching?

What amazed you the most about how John told the epic story of Jesus?

Did you learn anything new about the relationship between the cross and the empty tomb? If so, what are the implications?

What did/do you find most hopeful about the resurrection story?

What’s one step you can take in living out the truths of this teaching this week?

Episode 008 – Dying To Expectationi.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-363{ color: #515151;}i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-363:hover { color: #e00400;}i.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-363.icon-hover-animation-pulsate:after {-webkit-box-shadow:0 0 0 2px rgba(255,255,255,0.1), 0 0 10px 10px #333333, 0 0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);-moz-box-shadow:0 0 0 2px rgba(255,255,255,0.1), 0 0 10px 10px #333333, 0 0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(255,255,255,0.1), 0 0 10px 10px #333333, 0 0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);}Key Passage(s): Matthew 16:21-23One of the most challenging aspects of faith is unmet expectations - that gap between what we thought/hoped God would do and what actually occurred. So how do we deal with those moments? That's what this teaching addresses as we explore the bizarre exchange between Jesus and Peter at Caesarea Philippi.

Discussion Questions

What’s your biggest takeaway from the teaching?

Where do you feel like God has let you down or is currently letting you down?

What expectations are you holding onto tightly?

Why are you holding onto them so tightly?

How is this affecting you?

What’s one step you can take in dying to those expectations this week?

For Further Study

Dying To Expectation – this is the full sermon I did on this passage from Matthew 16, including laying out the context for why Jesus has this seminal conversation with his disciples at Caesarea Philippi.

Episode 007 – Back To The Futurei.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-366{ color: #515151;}i.fb-icon-element.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-366:hover { color: #e00400;}i.fontawesome-icon.fb-icon-element-366.icon-hover-animation-pulsate:after {-webkit-box-shadow:0 0 0 2px rgba(255,255,255,0.1), 0 0 10px 10px #333333, 0 0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);-moz-box-shadow:0 0 0 2px rgba(255,255,255,0.1), 0 0 10px 10px #333333, 0 0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(255,255,255,0.1), 0 0 10px 10px #333333, 0 0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);}Key Passage(s): Isaiah 2:1-2The future is often really fuzzy. And trying to figure out what is to come or understand what God is doing can leave us confused, frustrated, anxious, or even angry. So how we do we approach an unknown future? This teaching seeks to answer this by looking at a key concept in Isaiah 2. Personally, this was one of the biggest lessons I learned in one of the most challenging transitions I've undergone.

Discussion Questions

What’s your biggest takeaway from the teaching?

Where are you allowing the future to negatively affect your present?

What are key moments in your past where God met you in profound ways?

Where do you need to simply breathe, relax, and trust God with your future?

What’s one step you can take in walking out the truths of this teaching this week?

For Further Study

Back To The Future – this is a sermon I did on this concept from Isaiah 2 in light of the details of Jesus' last week as well as those of Pentecost. Be prepared to have your mind blown because God is a God of the details, and He does care about what's unfolding in your life and future!