Making the Most of the Early Stages of Marriage

Joey Francisco

Lauren Francisco

Marriage is about oneness and life long commitment, but what we see in our culture is marriage in a deep decline while divorce rates are rising. How do we fight against this cultural trend and have a successful, Christ-centered marriage? We will look at what habits are good to form in the early stages of marriage to lead to success.

Our Temporary Residence

Chris Hearty

1 Peter 1:17-25

What if we view this life as our permanent residence? The Bible is clear that this life is only temporary. 1 Peter 1 details God's incredible motivating plan to help us align our hearts and minds with our true home in heaven and away from all of the distractions that so often entangle us. Which residence will we invest our lives in?\r\n

The Ways of Knowing

Jim Leffel

Deuteronomy 6:4-8

What is it Like to be a Child of God?

Dennis McCallum

Romans 8:15-39

What does God mean when He calls us children of God? Find out all that it means and look at how deeply God loves us.

The Faith Progression

Dennis McCallum

Romans 5:1-11

Through Christ, we have confident access to God. Not only that, we have hope that we have an eternal future to look forward to spending with God. This teaching is about the hope we have and the character transformation that comes through that.

In the Yoke Together

Scott Risley

2 Corinthians 6:14-7:3

Paul expresses his deep love for the Corinthians and asks them to open their hearts to him as well. He also warns them to be wise about committing to serious relationships with non-believers. Doing so in areas such as marriage or business can cause hardship, advice useful to Christians today.

Good Friends Are Hard to Find

Patrice McCormac

1 Samuel 23

Our culture is plagued with loneliness. Part of the problem is that we are often more concerned about whether people are being good friends to us than if we ourselves are being a good friend! As we examine the biblical story of David and Jonathan's friendship however, we see several key elements of good friendship. To be a good friend, we must warn our friends of danger even when it may be risky for us. We should speak and wish well of them, encourage, and initiate choosing to commit to the friendship. As we move away from our own selfish tendencies and toward these habits, we move toward becoming a good friend to others.

Suffering - Pastoral Care or Apologetics?

Pat Reeder

1 Peter 3:15

Unfortunately some of us have been perpetrators or victims of apologetics used during sensitive and difficult times that are cringe-worthy. How do we balance providing truth and biblical answers in times of suffering with being a caring and sensitive friend? This workshop helps practically break down scenarios and address appropriate responses to others' suffering based on timing and relationship, amongst other factors. As we learn some practical steps in both pastoral cases and apologetical cases, we become better equipped to provide thoughtful responses to others around us.

The Person of Jesus (Part 3) - Loving Anger

See Jesus Ministries

Mark 3:3-6

We find in the Bible that Jesus loves through his anger. Jesus embodies love and views people as they are meant to be seen. When Jesus gets angry it is because of injustice. Through the story of the man with the crippled hand we can follow Jesus' anger and learn how to love in anger.