Ultimate Outcomes is a non-profit organization founded on the fruit of the 30-plus years Pastor Richard Elwell and his wife Marty spent in church ministry, developing sermons and Bible studies that would help their congregants discern and apply God’s truth. Richard was a firm believer that the outcomes in our lives result from what ideas we believe and follow.
Is it our ambition to find ourselves in a better place than we are now? If it is, then is the journey worth it? Are we currently restless? Are we longing to be in a better place? Would you be content…
What do you know for sure? What are you absolutely sure of? How do we gain knowledge of what we are ignorant of? How do we know for sure? How do we come to know what we hadn't known before? We need t…
Does God answer our prayers? Does He even hear our prayers? How can we know that God is hearing our prayers? Do we have His ear? Under what conditions can we be confident that God can answer our pray…
Has God spoken to us? Has he communicated with us? Is the Bible God speaking? Is God a liar? Is the Bible the truth and wisdom of God? It isn't in God's nature to lie, so if the Bible is inspired by …
If Jesus and Satan are completely opposite from one another. What is it they have in common? If they are complete opposites according to verses like John 10:10 how are they similar? The thing they ha…
Do you know what God is really like? Do you have a firsthand experience of His personality, His nature, His presence? Is God a loving God? Is love a part of God? How can the same God who sent His son…
Why? We are often asked or ask why. Why are we here? Why do I believe what I believe? Why am I going to school? Why do people love math? Why should I put my faith in Jesus? The answer to the question…
What is a thing to behold? What is so amazing it is awe-inspiring? It would change depending on what we are influenced by. Why is it harder to marvel at God than it is to marvel at created things? Is…
Why do people lie? Do they ever get what they hope to accomplish by lying? Why do we lie when it diminishes how people view us? Do people accept the lies that people tell? Why are some willing to acc…
Who or what do you love? What causes us to love? Why do some people love things that others hate? What causes us to love something is that we believe that thing or person or idea will make us happy. …
How much influence or lack of influence with Jesus affects us or affects the codes we live by? Are we truthful to who we really are? Do we wear different masks or personas depending on where we are o…
How much do people influence you? How much of what you are results from the company you keep? Do you truly make your own decisions? Are you influenced and, if so, by who or what? How much of the cult…
What is fellowship? Do we fully understand partnership or fellowship? What breaks fellowship? What causes partnerships and fellowships to end? 1 John 1:5-10
How much are we willing to endure in order to be part of a group? Why do we long to be part of something? What drives us to fellowship? Is fellowship the purpose of the Gospel? What does it mean to b…
Are we ready to be with Christ when he returns? No matter how much we accomplish, without love, we are nothing and we gain nothing. How does this truth affect our destiny? How does what is in us effe…
We continue to look at love and what it is to be in a loving relationship with Christ. What is the difference between dead and alive? What is the physical and spiritual line between living and dead? …
What do we mean when we use the word love? Have you ever said the two of you aren't really good for each other. Isn't the common response to that statement, but we love each other? Is the confusion o…
Is it possible for every man to be aware of God's presence? Most people have heard someone say if God showed himself to me, I would believe in Him.What keeps us from having the spiritual perception t…
Some things are easier to picture in our minds, but abstract things can be more difficult. What does faith look like? What does saving faith look like? What does peace and justice or joy look like? C…
Why doesn't everybody love Jesus? Why are people offended by Him? To us, Jesus is the source of all good things, humble in heart and yet people take offence. You never really hear someone say Jesus l…