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We are reading chronologically through the bible with a view to the church's purpose in the world. Each week we draw a lesson from the previous week's reading.

Jan 7

To know where we are and where we're going we must first know our point of origin.

Jan 14

Favoritism always does long term damage. Our world still reels from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Jan 21

Home with God is an identity that will lead to a lost mission if we abandon it.

Jan 28

Job's friends cause damage when they forgot the greatest skill that they arrived with.

Feb 4

God has to remove us from where we are to get us where he wants us to be.

Feb 11

Permanent faith requires a mindset challenging to the emancipated mind: voluntary servitude.

Feb 18

Our ability to maintain good motives will be what portrays Christianity accurately to those around us.

Feb 25

God's offer of rest and reset should be met with excitement but we are often too smart for that.

Mar 3

Moses showed two hearts that made him the man he was. The apostle Andrew showed a similar passion.

Mar 10

Too much time can be spent in the safety of God's shadow. Mission required vulnerability.

Mar 17

A pop-culture reference has roots in the bible, and serves as an instruction for the basis of fulfillment.

Mar 24

Joshua faces two challenges: the realistic obligation of leadership, and the comparison to a legend.

Mar 31

The group that left Egypt was arguably the most thoroughly devoted. Here is why.

Apr 7

As the period of judges progresses, those who oversee God's people depart from stable administration.

Apr 14

Cam Giannetti fills in with a message about the danger of allowing a pagan world to control narratives of truth

Apr 21

Both David and Saul serve as examples of what happens when we deviate from the mission.

Apr 28

A cautious use of metaphor can provide a lesson about coming together to build God's church.

May 5

A Psalm about a man at his worst shows us how to become our productive best.

Mar 12

David attempts to leave Solomon what will help him most: lessons from his mistakes.

May 19

Solomon Shows his wisdom in how he deals with people from His father's past

May 26

Our choices, and not our feelings determine our character, as well as the results of our effort.

Jun 2

Attention to Solomon's conclusions help us avoid the counterfeit and not have to pay the deep price.

Jun 9

An over-emphasis of the final goal can cause us to use methods that will not help us arrive there.

Jun 16

Jun 23

The divergent trajectories of two nations reveal true victory.

Jun 30

"Reaction to the Gospel"

Jul 7

Ministry will not achieve God's purpose if we don't understand how He defines success.

Jul 14

Our limited view causes us to question why God allows certain things, but His methods never change.

Jul 28

Political upheaval makes us prone to buy into panic. We look at the one consistent conspiracy through time.

Aug 4

Men fall from where God places them and He has to bring them back. How are we a part of this process?

Aug 11

No matter when or where, people have similar reactions when truth makes them uncomfortable.

Aug 18

The sudden demise of a nation only surprises those who trust in the faulty notion of permanence.

Aug 25

The demise of a Judeah's neighbor serves as a warning of what can be observed in our own society.