Learning Resources

How could Jesus sympathize with our weaknesses, since He was so strong that he never sinned when faced with temptation? How could Jesus be made perfect, since He has always been perfect?

Not Just Priest and King, but Priest-King

Only if our High Priest is the Sovereign King himself, can his ministry to us be unshakable and perfect forever.

Holding Fast IS Drawing Near

Today, let us cling to our confession--by going to God in His grace in King Jesus.

How, in the wilderness wanderings, did Israel strive to enter God's rest. How should you?

Spiritually Naked Before God

God sees everything in our lives and to the very depths of our hearts. Therefore, fearfully cling to gospel grace and gospel rest, and nothing in ourselves.

Resting from our Works as God has done

God "rested on the seventh day from all his work..." And yet, "My Father is working until now, and I am working." Perhaps it is not as simple as saying that rest is the opposite of work...

Available, but not Automatic

What benefit does good news bring when it is not believed?

Let us Fear to Bear the Fruit of Unbelievers

Be warned: There is such a thing as a fake believer--one who has tricked everyone, even him or herself.

We who hold fast our confidence are God's house. But what kind of house is this?

Confidence a Condition?

We must hold fast our confidence...but confidence in what?

Son, Heir, Creator, Radiance, Upholder, Purifier, Superior, and the list goes on and on. For all these things, therefore....consider Jesus.

What a blessing they had! But what about us?

The New Testament is not Better than the Old

Comparing the messengers, not the message...

Heir of all things. Creator of all things. Seated at the right hand of Majesty.

Ask questions? Yes, but not like clay pots.

Answering Arminianism 2

If the idea of God sovereignly predestining people is hard for you to swallow, you are not alone. But Scripture has an answer for you.

Answering Arminianism 1

"Romans 9 is about nations and service, not about individuals and salvation."

Answering the Questions

If our faith and salvation is ultimately based in God's election, then why does he still find fault with unbelievers?

The Righteousness of Sovereign Election

Is election unto salvation a contradiction of the truth, that is...is it unjust?

Manifest and Broadcast

God means for his glory to be manifest and broadcast. May it be to your advantage.

Slow down and look closely, and you will be blown away by the ironies of this passage.

Observe Carefully. Confirm Prophetically

Bible stories teach theology.

God's timing is not only perfect, it is revelatory.

Dig Deep for Doxology

"Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!" To see these riches, you will have to work hard and dig deep.

Which of your circumstances lead you to gratitude?

Unceasing Sorrow and Anguish

God's heart is not simplistic.

How can Paul say he could wish to be cut off from the One he treasures above all?

Fruitfulness is Our Calling

The eternal, triune God is the ultimate reality. Thus, an ultimate call is laid upon everyone's life...

Fruitfulness is a Gift

The story of the gospel is not one of long time friends loving each other, but rather of a faithful One dying to make His enemies into His friends.

Fruitfulness is Happy

What is the fruit borne by those who abide in Jesus?

Jesus is the giver of Life, and his Father stands behind history as sovereign.

"Wasting" our lives for Jesus

Jesus is central. Not even good things like social justice come before Him.

Relaxed or Fulfilled?

What does it mean to "not relax" the commands that Jesus has fulfilled?

Sexual Freedom is Not Free

“Whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.”

God forbid that the Church draw people the way politicians do.

Your Faith has Made You Well

In what way can our faith make us well? What does Jesus mean when he says this to Bartimaeus?

Jesus' great disciples are those who are servants of all.

Blessing Displayed in Generosity

The righteous may not always have an abundance of riches, but they always live in an abundance of generosity.

Lift up your Eyes and See

Do you see the future in faith?

Salvation IS from the Lord

A key litmus test of gospel teaching.

Tripping While Holding God's Hand

Does the Lord delight in the life you've chosen? Does He delight in the path you walk today?

Be Amazed by God's Love!

What shall we say to these things?!

In Christ... Is God against His Son? Of course not!!! Then neither can God be against those that are in His Son.

The 3-Part Cost of Discipleship

Possessions...family...life. Lay them down, and pick up your cross.

Come to Jesus. Hate your Own. Love others.

Jesus Blazing the Trail

Let us set our faces and follow our Lord up to Jerusalem.

Jesus--both good and God

Step into the shoes of the Rich Young Ruler and learn about what is truly valuable.

Your Questions about Divorce Reveal Your Heart

Pharisees want to know what is, or is not, permitted. Jesus asks what God's purpose is...

Marriage from the Beginning

"What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."

Embrace the fiery rebuke and correction of Jesus. Recognize it as good.

Rewards are for Those Who Don't Compete

The upside-down, right-side-up Gospel truth...

Receive Kids, Don't Reject Them

How you interact with kids (and not just your own kids), is no small matter. It indicates how you receive Jesus.

Election and Foreknowledge

God foreknew the elect exiles, and He foreknew Jesus before He was made manifest to us.

Who are the 'elect exiles'? Think you know? Let's look closer...

We start by numbering our days, which leads us to the Gospel, where we find refuge in God.

Mortality is Oppressive

Our lives pass quickly and then they are gone. This is an oppressive reality that should drive us to the gospel.

Short and Full of Toil

Life is short and full of trouble. This is a reality that is not fun to think about, but a reality that we must heed to become wise unto salvation.

The glory of the Kingdom and the glory of the Cross are inseparable glories. And this is the path we have been called to walk.

Transfigured—both Jesus and Us

What would you give to see the Kingdom of God after it has come with power?!

Where do the combination of your culture and conviction land you?

Who is a True Believer

Peter had his high points and his low points--sometimes one right after the other! In the final call however, Peter was a true believer. How do we know? What is a true believer?

Jesus' Logic and Invitation

If you want to follow Jesus, you must follow Him down the road of suffering.

Ground, Details and Purpose

We were made to joyfully wonder at the glory of God, and to express that wonder in a variety of ways.

Cornerstone, Keystone, and Stumbling Stone

There is only one cornerstone. When you encounter it you will either be built up, or else stumble and be broken down.

Grammatical Flow of Languages

It is not just words, but also grammatical structures which differ between languages...and sometimes things simply get lost in translation.

Whose Reproaches did Jesus Bear?

Sometimes you begin digging deep into a passage of scripture and you come to realize that the way you have always read that passage is, well, wrong.

Beware that you don’t spend your life working hard and laboring only to find that the whole time you were sowing nothing but wind.

What was important to Paul personally as he soberly approached the end of his earthly life?

Jesus is the eternal and sovereign Son of God. So why does it take Him two tries to heal a man of blindness in Mark 8?

“Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” What is the leaven that Jesus warns us about?

Jesus is always doing more than it first appears, and everything He does has meaning.

Soldiers, Athletes and Farmers

What do soldiers, athletes and farmers have in common?

A Surprising Servant of God

Do you thank God for, and give appropriate honor to, your governing officials?

What does it mean to come to God in full knowledge of your unworthiness, but also full knowledge of His grace?

Big Questions

Mark 7:1-23

06/13/2015

Arcing & Bracketing

Intermediate

Sin Starts from the Heart

Mark 7:18-23

06/07/2015

Arcing & Bracketing

Intermediate

What Do You See?

Mark 7:1-5

05/31/2015

Arcing & Bracketing

Beginner

Hear O Israel

Deuteronomy 6:4-9

05/24/2015

Arcing

Intermediate

You Feed Them

Mark 6:30-44

05/12/2015

Arcing

Intermediate

Jesus is Conquering

Mark 6:14-29

04/30/2015

Arcing

Intermediate

Sent on a Mission

Mark 6:7-13

04/29/2015

Arcing

Beginner

1 John 2:7-11

The Old-New Commandment

04/19/2015

Arcing

Intermediate

Sin Not, For Assurance Sake

1 John 2:1-6

04/09/2015

Arcing

Beginner

God is Light

1 John 1:5-10

04/01/2015

Bracketing

Beginner

For Fellowship and Joy

1 John 1:1-4

03/29/2015

Phrasing

Beginner

No Condemnation, part 3

Romans 8:1-11

03/17/2015

Arcing

Advanced

No Condemnation, part 2

Romans 8:1-11

03/11/2015

Arcing

Advanced

No Condemnation, part 1

Romans 8:1-11

03/08/2015

Arcing

Advanced

Know the Heart of Jesus

James 5:19-20

02/26/2015

Phrasing

Beginner

Respond in Genuine Prayer

James 5:13-18

02/19/2015

Arcing

Intermediate

James 5:7-12

Wait for the Lord, part 2

02/12/2015

Arcing

Advanced

Wait for the Lord, part 1

James 5:7-12

02/06/2015

Arcing

Advanced

Weep, You Rich

James 5:1-6

01/31/2015

Arcing

Intermediate

Sinful Decisions

James 4:13-17

01/23/2015

Bracketing

Beginner

Do not speak evil against brothers

James 4:11-12

01/15/2015

Bracketing

Beginner

But he gives more grace

James 4:1-10

01/08/2015

Bracketing

Beginner

Reconciled for Relationship

Colossians 1:21-23

01/01/2015

Sentence Diagramming

Intermediate

The Meekness of Wisdom

James 3:13-18

12/26/2014

Arcing

Beginner

Your Tongue Could Burn Your Life Down

James 3:5-12

12/19/2014

Arcing

Beginner

Careful: To Teach Is to Play with Fire

James 3:1-5

12/11/2014

Arcing

Beginner

Workless Faith is Dead, part 3

James 2:18-19

12/03/2014

Bracketing

Advanced

Workless Faith is Dead, part 2

James 2:20-26

11/30/2014

Bracketing

Intermediate

Workless Faith is Dead, part 1

James 2:14-17

11/20/2014

Bracketing

Beginner

The Gospel Beginning

Mark 1:1-11

11/13/2014

Bracketing

Intermediate

Love Mercy, part 3

James 2:1-13

11/05/2014

Arcing

Intermediate

Love Mercy, part 2

James 2:1-13

10/30/2014

Arcing

Intermediate

Love Mercy, part 1

James 2:1-13

10/23/2014

Arcing

Intermediate

Sober Warnings

Jude 5-7

10/17/2014

Bracketing

Beginner

Keep Wisdom, part 2

Proverbs 3:19-35

10/08/2014

Arcing

Beginner

Keep Wisdom, part 1

Proverbs 3:19-35

10/03/2014

Arcing

Beginner

Arise Jonah!, part 2

Jonah 1:1-6

09/24/2014

Arcing

Intermediate

Arise Jonah!, part 1

Jonah 1:1-6

09/18/2014

Arcing

Intermediate

Free Servants

1 Peter 2:13-17

09/10/2014

Bracketing

Intermediate

Servant of Sinners, part 2

Galatians 2:17-21

09/03/2014

Arcing

Advanced

Servant of Sinners, part 1

Galatians 2:17-21

08/28/2014

Arcing

Intermediate

For God Thus Loved

John 3:16

08/21/2014

Sentence Diagramming

Beginner

Message Preparation

Hosea 6:1-3

08/13/2014

Bracketing

Beginner

Let Us Return

Hosea 6:1-3

08/07/2014

Bracketing

Beginner

Wise Waiting

Acts 1:12-26

07/30/2014

Arcing

Advanced

I Am Not Ashamed

Romans 1:16-17

07/23/2014

Bracketing

Beginner

O Foolish Galatians, part 2

Galatians 3:1-9

07/16/2014

Sentence Diagramming

Intermediate

O Foolish Galatians, part 1

Galatians 3:1-9

07/09/2014

Sentence Diagramming

Intermediate

Love Defined

1 John 4:7-12

07/02/2014

Arcing

Beginner

How You Learned Christ

Ephesians 4:20-24

06/25/2014

Arcing

Beginner

Sons of Abraham, part 2

Galatians 3:10-14

06/19/2014

Sentence Diagramming

Advanced

Sons of Abraham, part 1

Galatians 3:7-9

06/12/2014

Sentence Diagramming

Advanced

Pray & Live to Spread the Gospel

Colossians 4:2-6

06/05/2014

Arcing

Beginner

The Blessed Man

Psalms 1

05/27/2014

Arcing

Beginner

Peace of Christ, Word of Christ

Colossians 3:15-16

05/21/2014

Sentence Diagramming

Intermediate

Seek Christ, Your Life

Colossians 3:1-4

05/13/2014

Arcing

Intermediate

Shadow and Substance

Colossians 2:16-23

05/06/2014

Bracketing

Intermediate

Two Surprises and a Gospel Word

1 Peter 5:6-7

04/29/2014

Arcing

Beginner

How to See God

John 12:44-50

04/24/2014

Bracketing

Intermediate