Bible Text: Genesis 16:1-13 |   “Hagar’s View,” Genesis 16   Open:  What does it mean to stand in the story’s shadows?  What does it mean to be poor, unemployed,…

Bible Text: Genesis 17:1-22 |   “Abram’s View,” Genesis 17   Open:  How most young children view their parents—Bigger than life and able to leap tall buildings   I.        As…

Bible Text: Genesis 2:4-7, 15-25 |   “Adam’s View,” Genesis 2   Open:  Why talking about God is more important than talking about ourselves—Vacation musings.          Adam encounters God  …

Bible Text: Matthew 27:35-55

Bible Text: Matthew 27:11-26 |   “Whom Do You Want?” – Matthew 27:11-26   Introduction:  The plot to eliminate Jesus (See Matthew 26:47-68)   I.        Pilate and Jesus           A.    …

Bible Text: Ephesians 2:4-7; John 5:24; Romans 6:4-8; Romans 8:10-11; Deuteronomy 30:19-20 |   “From Death to Life”   Introduction:  What does death look like?  The mysterious case of a…

Bible Text: 2 Samuel 12:1-10

Bible Text: Hebrews 10:19-31 |   “From Sloth to Passion”   Introduction:  Deuteronomy 6:4 contra Revelations 21:8 with the curious inclusion of cowards [Hebrews 10:39] We will not limit sloth…

Bible Text: 2 Corinthians 3:7-18 |   “From Failure to Freedom” – 2 Corinthians 3:7-18   Introduction:  Glory Defined   I.        The Covenant Faceoff A.     The Old Covenant 1.      (v7)…

Bible Text: Luke 14:7-14, Romans 12:3, 12:16 |   “Conceit to Humility”   Introduction:  Of all our sins, conceit [pride, vanity, egotism] quite possibly disguises itself best. Conceit can lead…