Resources

Philippians, Part 7

To Live Is Christ, To Die Is Gain

Like Paul, we can face an uncertain future with eager and confident expectation, knowing that Christ is our everything—both in life and in death.

Philippians, Part 6

Christian Confidence in Trying Times

The sources of Christian confidence in trying times are help not of this world and hope beyond it.

Philippians, Part 2

The Practical Power of a Gospel Centered Perspective

Center your life on Jesus—on the joy of His grace in the past, the confidence that He holds your future, and the purpose He’s given you in the present—and you will experience the power of a gospel-centered perspective.

Revelation: Christ is King, Part 5

Patiently Enduring Evil

We can more patiently endure evil when we pull the curtain back and understand the source and agents of our affliction as well as the hope available to us in our affliction.

Revelation: Christ is King, Part 2

Letters to the Church

We do not overcome trials and temptations by our own power or might. The weapons of our warfare are not of this world. We are mighty when we hear and heed the Words of Christ. He who has ears to hear, let him hear—and overcome.

Joy in the Midst of Trials

Isaiah 12 is a song of future glory, but it is a song that weary Christians can sing today in light of the joy of our salvation, the joy of corporate worship, and the joy of the good news of the Gospel.

New Life: A Series in Colossians, Part 1

What is God Doing?

Paul saw what God was doing in the Colossian church. Through Jesus, God made them holy before him and adopted them into his household. Their hope in heaven fueled their faith in Christ and love for all the saints by the power of the gospel.

Considering the Nature of Life Itself

Psalm 90 invites us to evaluate our lives before God, with him as the beginning and the end and the center.

Light in the Darkness, Part 2

Hope in the Lord

The Psalmist wrestles with the sovereignty of God, cries out to the Lord in his distress, and finds a hope that is real, a hope that is available to us today.

Daniel: Our God Reigns, Part 11

Hope in the Great Battle

Christians can always be happy in hope despite hardship, temptation, and discouragement. That’s because they have a glorious inheritance reserved for them in heaven and they are being safeguarded now by the power of God.

1 Peter: Living Hope, Part 2

Sustaining Faith

Christians are elect exiles with sustaining faith that is tested and connected to the past.

1 Peter: Living Hope, Part 1

Living Hope

Our hope is in a future inheritance that is founded on God’s mercy, secured through Christ’s resurrection, and kept by God’s power.

Romans 8: Life in the Spirit, Part 3

Future Glory

Patient hope in the gospel of Jesus Christ will enable us to handle present suffering in the light of future glory.

The Gospel of John: So That You May Believe, Part 11

I AM! Do Not Fear

Jesus Christ is the only one who can take your deepest fears away. Run to him, trust him, and hold on to him with all your heart, soul, and strength and he will take care of your deepest needs.

The Hope of Christmas for Troubled Souls

Christians can walk through months of despair and doubt, but God can meet them in the darkness.

Isaiah: Behold the Conquering Servant King, Part 3

In Whom Do You Trust?

Just as Isaiah and the faithful remnant trusted the Lord in difficult political times, so we are called to do also.

Restless, Part 1

Peace

The LORD provides peace for me and protects me personally on my pathway all the days of my life.

Living in the Hope of God’s Love

How do you get to the point of living in the good of God's love for us? He's provided everything we need in Romans 8.

Women of the Word Conference, Part 4

Workshop

A final interactive session of digging into Psalm 77 together

Matthew: The Life and Words of Jesus, Part 49

Jesus Trains His Disciples

Throughout this passage, Jesus is training his disciples. Even though his disciples don’t understand, Jesus still instructs them, and he doesn’t give up on them.

A Mighty Fortress is Our God

Where do you turn when disaster descends? Confidence is possible because the invincible, invisible, eternal, almighty God is with you, disciple of Jesus.

Malachi: Looking Back, Looking Forward, Part 2

Those Who Fear God

Those who fear the Lord can face the future with joy and confident hope.

The Most Influential Preacher in Your Life

You are always preaching some kind of gospel to you. What gospel are you preaching?

Romans, Part 10

Future Glory and God’s Steadfast Love

Paul ransacks his imagination for all images that might pose a threat to the believer’s security and dismisses each of them.