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Forrest Brown preaches through Psalm 5, which records David's desperate cry that the Lord would keep him walking in righteousness. 

In this Psalm, Forrest Brown hightlights the way we were created to allow the Lord to work in an through us in all that we do. If we simply become laborers for the Lord but neglect heart-connection with him, we work in vain. But when we plug into the life that he gives and serve him in view of his grace for us, we experience abundant life. 

Is your God too small? Most of the spiritual problems that we have today—like apathy, lack of emotion, doubt and insecurity—are the result of us minimizing God. Even as Christians, our hearts calcify over time, just as plaque builds up on teeth, and the dentist has to scrape it off. Similarly, we as believers need regular encounters with the living God to remind us of just how spectacularly massive he is. In Psalm 36, the author, David spends considerable time describing polar opposites in order to provide CLARITY around God’s character and the life he offers. This Psalm is a call to fear the Lord and encounter him regularly.

In this Psalm, David describes the Lord in his might and power, using imagery of a mighty storm. And this kind of power makes God worthy of all praise. The beauty of it is that his power also makes him powerful enough to abide in when our lives face their own storms and troubles since he sits above it all on his throne. Listen as Tim Carpenter preaches.

Tim Carpenter preaches on Psalm 110, which focuses on the messiah as both the coming king and priest forever. How can one person fulfill both aspects of these prophecies unless is it Jesus Christ?

Forrest Brown preaches on this passage as Jesus now asks the religious leaders a challenging theological question. But unlike the religious leaders, Jesus doesn't ask out of insecurity, his desire is to prove that he is the Messiah, and he is worthy to prase and to trust with their lives.

In this text, the Sadducees take a theological swing at Jesus, only to come up short (just like the chief priests and and teachers of the law before them). The difference was that the Sadducees held a liberal view of the Old Testament text, which skewed their view of reality. Jesus corrects their thinking by using an Old Testament Scripture that they did respect. Amazingly, Jesus' argument was based upon the verb tense of Exodus 3:6, which means that not only is the story of Scripture true, but even the verb tense is inspired by God. In this way, we see the brilliance of Jesus and the necessity to treasure every piece of Scripture, even down to the details and verb tenses. 

When religious leaders bait Jesus into a trap, pitting him between the Romans and the Old Testament law, Jesus threads the needle perfectly. He effortlessly responds to them in perfect wisdom while also challenging them to reconsider their own relationship with government and political power. This timeless teaching also weighs on us today in significant ways.

Paul is at the end of his life and writing a letter to his disciple, Timothy. In it, Paul exhorts Timothy to keep the faith, be on mission, prize & preach the Word, and live for what matters on Judgment Day. This message is particularly pertinent to those that we send out of our midst into the world, as a community with a large portion of college students.

The religious leaders question Jesus' authority, and Jesus, as he often does, answers them with a question of his own. Forrest Brown exegetes this passage, focusing on the authority of Jesus, the conflict with Jesus, and what we do with him.

Happy Easter! He is Risen! Listen as Forrest returns from paternity leave to finish out our series in the book of Isaiah. 

Join us as we read the crucifixion story from the gospels of Matthew and John.

Pastor Taylor Frank from Harvest Bible Chapel preaches on Isaiah 52-53, focusing on Jesus as the suffering servant.

Tim Carpenter preaches on Jesus as our Savior, the one that redeems his people.

Muchun Yin continued our series in Isaiah, this week looking at the greatness of God.

Tyler Shirley preaches on the shoot of Jesse--Jesus--that is the prophesied perfect king to come. 

This is a time to learn what the gospel is, how to tell others about it, and what to do if it is being received well or poorly. We know that people have a lot of questions when it comes to sharing the gospel. Please come prepared with any questions you may have. Also, if you don' know how to share the gospel with a friend, feel free to simply bring them to this class.

In this passage, we see the complexity of Jesus' emotions as he receives praise, weeps over Jerusalem and clears out the temple in anger. All of this points to someone that is both fully human (like us) and yet wholly separate (receives due praise as God). Additionally, we see the heart of Jesus, who truly and deeply cares about people.