Resources

The Transforming Power of the Gospel

Through the gospel, God has transformed us into new creations with new purposes and powers.

Luke: The Wisdom of Jesus, Part 6

The Rich Man and Lazarus

A life devoted to God is marked by generosity, compassion, and a regard for Scripture, which will have a bearing on our eternal destiny.

Luke: The Wisdom of Jesus, Part 1

The Bad News of the Good Samaritan

While the parable of the Good Samaritan provides an example of compassion, Jesus also uses it to reveal a much deeper issue that requires not just a simple change in behavior but a full regeneration of the heart.

Philemon

Paul urges Philemon and the Church to encourage one another, make sacrifices, and demonstrate grace as they pursue Gospel reconciliation for the sake of Christ.

New Life: A Series in Colossians, Part 9

New Clothes for a New Lifestyle

The new lifestyle we are called to involves putting off what is earthly and putting on what is heavenly.

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.

Luke: The Power and Preaching of Jesus, Part 8

Kingdom Ethics – Love Your Enemies

Jesus’ command to love our enemies is a personal ethic for persecuted disciples. When we enlarge our frame of reference, we will see that we follow a Savior who exemplified his own command by loving us who were once his enemies.

Galatians: No Other Gospel, Part 13

The Way You Live and Treat Others Matters for Today and Eternity

Living by the Spirit means bearing one another’s burdens and persevering in doing good.

Showing the Spirit, Part 3

Let Love Motivate Your Desire for Spiritual Gifts

Gifts without love are nothing but a joke. Love seeks what is best for others and will remain even after the gifts pass away.

1 Corinthians: Real Church, Part 17

Let Love Lead Liberty to the Glory of God

Loving others involves doing what is best for them. Loving God involves showing he is best. This is bringing glory to him, doing all to his glory.

1 Corinthians: Real Church, Part 15

Self-Denial for the Sake of the Gospel

Self-denial is always for a greater goal. When Paul calls Christians to deny themselves by accommodating others and disciplining themselves, he does so for the advance of the gospel.

1 Corinthians: Real Church, Part 14

Paul and His Rights

Following in Christ’s footsteps, Paul set an example for the Corinthian church by not insisting on his rights. He did this to advance the gospel and care for others’ consciences.

1 Corinthians: Real Church, Part 13

Don’t Flaunt Your Freedom

You will honor God and will serve the soul of your brother or sister if you prioritize the protection of their conscience.

Grace Will Lead Us Home

The Christian life is not easy, but neither is it complicated. Our calling is to worship God and imitate him by loving people.

1 Timothy: A Family on a Mission, Part 10

Caring for the Family of God

It is a distinct mark of the Church that she care for the poor and needy, especially widows.

Last Words, Part 4

Bearing Fruit Rooted in the Love of Jesus

Jesus calls his disciples to live lives that bear much fruit, fruit that is rooted in his unsearchable love for them.

Relationships (1031 Wednesday Night Meetings), Part 3

Relationships: With Family (Part 2)

Todd Keeler continues to address high schoolers on having a God-honoring relationship with family.

Relationships (1031 Wednesday Night Meetings), Part 2

Relationships: With Family (Part 1)

Todd Keeler addresses high schoolers on having a God-honoring relationship with family.

Live a Life of Love

We are dearly loved children of God who imitate him by sacrificially loving others.

Romans: The Most Important Letter Ever Written, Part 12

Romans 16

God can use greeting to change lives, by making a difference in an individual and in a church.

Romans: The Most Important Letter Ever Written, Part 11

Put Others First

God’s Word gives us a command, a model, a guide and a goal to compel us to live in Christian unity despite our differences.

What To Wear This Summer

Let's dress in the wardrobe God has picked out for us and purchased for us. And tying it all together, let's put on love.

Together in Christ

A Community Excelling in Love

Love is supreme. Therefore pursue love above everything else.

Colossians: Christ is All, Part 12

Ordinary People

Because Christ is supreme, we can entrust our ordinary lives to him, and our ordinary tasks can have extraordinary meaning.

Life Together, Part 3

Serving One Another

We glorify God in the church by loving and serving one another.

Matthew: The Life and Words of Jesus, Part 69

Ultimate Truth, Ultimate Consequences

How we regard Jesus Christ in our beliefs and actions determines our eternal destiny.

Matthew: The Life and Words of Jesus, Part 51

When Sheep Stray

The way we treat a straying Christian is a big deal to Jesus.

What Christmas Creates, Part 4

Generosity

Generosity is giving rooted in the gospel. The generous giver produces abundant righteousness and strengthens the bonds of Christian love.

What Christmas Creates, Part 2

Servanthood

Christmas creates humble, sacrificial servants who follow Christ’s supreme example.

Relationships: A Mess Worth Making

Hurt and conflict, somehow, someway, become the ingredients of all of our relationships. Learn why hope turns into disappointment and peace morphs into conflict, and discover how your relationships can be what they were designed to be.

The Glue of Christian Unity, Part 3

The Word of Christ and Christian Unity

We truly worship God when we honor his word and show love for his children.

Nehemiah: When God Revives His People, Part 8

Revival and Recommitment

When God revives His people, they respond in grace-filled recommitment. They make the appropriate connections between their sins and the difficulties of their lives, and then commit to change, being distinct from the world by living in love.

Romans, Part 14

Practical Gospel Implications

This passage presents us with the practical outworking of love based on a gospel foundation.

Romans, Part 13

The Church and the State

In Romans 12 & 13 we see how believing the gospel and obeying the gospel are inseparable aspects of the gospel.