The Cross and the Crown

In Matthew 6:1, Jesus introduces the next section of His Sermon on the Mount by calling us to guard against hypocrisy. He paints a clear picture of not only the roots of hypocrisy, but how we can act…

What?! Jesus' conclusion to the "You've heard it said... but I say" passages is a gripping statement that we must wrestle with. If we misunderstand it, it has the potential to plunge us into Pharisee…

The impact of Psalm 24 throughout history has cut through the heart of false thinking within cultures since its origen. It reorients not only how we see the world, but how we see the One who is sover…

Psalm 23 may perhaps be the most widely known chapter in all the Bible. It has been a source of comfort to countless believers over the centuries. In this session, we will press into what it means. H…

How does Psalm 22 deliver to us an honest reaction to the depths of human suffering, while at the same time offering us a practical means of wrestling with our trials? How does this Psalm specificall…

Psalms is a broad and diverse collection of 150 Hebrew poems, songs, prayers, and prophecies that span the history of Israel. Written by various authors over the course of time, what shall they tell …

Psalms is a broad and diverse collection of 150 Hebrew poems, songs, prayers, and prophecies that span the history of Israel. Written by various authors over the course of time, what shall they tell …

Psalms is a broad and diverse collection of 150 Hebrew poems, songs, prayers, and prophecies that span the history of Israel. Written by various authors over the course of time, what shall they tell …

Psalms is a broad and diverse collection of 150 Hebrew poems, songs, prayers, and prophecies that span the history of Israel. Written by various authors over the course of time, what shall they tell …

Love your enemies?! Why? How? To what measure? How does the gospel plunge us into the answer to all these questions? 

Turn the other cheek? Give the coat off our back? Go the extra mile? Give to the beggar? How does this passage point us to Christ who came to fulfill the law? How will Christ equip us to respond to h…

In this fourth example of the "You've heard it said" passages, Jesus takes on the issue of oaths. Why is honesty vital? What does Jesus say in response to oaths? Who will be the perfect oath keeper? 

In this session, John tackles the use of Psalm 100 by God's people throughout past generations, showing how it applies to our lives today.

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 u…

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 u…

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 u…

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 u…

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 c…

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 fa…

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