Path to Pure “In-Dentity”  Matthew 15: 29-39 These days there is lots of talk about discrimination, prejudice and identity.  But in Jesus big-tent kingdom, what should make up our primary identity? Could it be our In-Dentity, in-Christ?   Find the Study Guide here: “In-Dentity” Study Guide

Path to Pure “Set in Stone” Matthew 15:21-28 This week Ms. Whitney asks how much our prayers influence God’s plans?   Find the Study Guide here: Path to Pure_ Set In Stone_Study Guide  

  Path to Pure Clean Break Matthew 15:1-20   Maybe you’ve heard of  “bait and hook” in marketing, but how about in religion? Today Jesus makes a clean break with the Pharisees and bait and hook religion. What He wants for us is much more.  Find the Study Guide here: “Clean...

Super-Size Your Faith Matthew 13:53-58 Sometimes our familiarity with Jesus can wear  our wonder in Jesus thin.  Can we pray every day to raise our  expectationsto the level of God’s greatness? 

“The Price is Right”  Matthew 13:44-46 Most of us would give most anything to grab hold of and keep what is most valuable to us. .But is anything worth everything? Jesus  seems to say yes, in this parable from Matthew 13:44-46.   Find the Study Guide here: The Price is Right...

 Jesus’ parable of the mustard seed tells how the Kingdom of God is all about the care, nurture and flourishing of His people.  Find the Study Guide here: Perfect Perch Study Guide  

“One More Day” Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 This week  we talk about what it is to be wheat in the field of God’s world, and what a blessing it is to have one more day for all of us to become so! Find the Study Guide here: One More Day Study Guide

Tales from the Kingdom Trail “Soul Soil” Matthew 13:1-23 In this first “Tale from the Kingdom Trail” we talked about the importance of cultivating a rich, bold and stout “Soul Soil” that can understand and then live out Jesus’ teaching.  Access the Study Guide Here: “Soul Soil” Study Guide

Going His Way We Are Family Matthew 12:46-50 This week, Jesus has some controversial things to say about the natural family and its relationship to the family of God.  To explore more, see the Study Guide here: We Are Family Study Guide

  Going His Way “Big Turns”  Matthew 11:28-30 This week we discuss when God calls us to make big changes in our lives with Patrick Senense and Whitney Gibbs.