Home Bound:  “Eureka!” Matthew 6:19-21 Where do you place your trust? On what do you ultimately depend?  Whatever it is,  Jesus says we will treasure it most and hold onto it the tightest. If this is true, should we not trust and treasure the one thing that is eternal? Should...

“The Extra Mile” Matthew 5:21-48 Murder. Adultery. Divorce, and more. Jesus takes us down the road in considering how we see the toughest subjects of our time, and then asks us to go the extra mile and see them from God’s point of view.  Engage with the Study Guide here: The...

“On Purpose” Matthew 5:13-1 Everyone  wants to feel like they are fulfilling their purpose in life…even if they are not quite sure what that purpose might be. Today, Jesus gives us a sense of purpose that goes beyond what we do to what we preserve and promote in our daily...

“Home-Bound Heroes”  Matthew 5:1-12  How far would you go to secure the kind of confidence and faith that leads to deep happiness? Would you go so far as to follow the ways of Jesus? Download the Study Guide here: Home Bound Heroes Study Guide  

“Home Bound Adventure” Matthew 4:18-22 This time of  being homebound has not diminished our natural yearning for adventure and discovery. At the same time, it may have increased your awareness of those empty spaces in our lives that long to be filled. What kinds of things are competing to full...

King of Hearts: “King of Power” Ephesians 3:14-19 Sometimes our ability to “keep the faith” is hampered by our inability to face the hard truths about our circumstances. But Jesus empowers us to power through any trial.  Download the Study Guide here: King of Power Study Guide    

King of Hearts “King of Friendship” 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 We’ve all had a best friend at one time or another, but even the best of friendships can become strained. When relationships rupture, Paul says Christians have a responsibility to reconcile. How we do that depends a  lot on our relationship...

King of Hearts “King of Hope”  John 20:1-8 We are experiencing lots of uncertainty these days, but nothing like the uncertainty Mary faced as she approached Jesus’ tomb that first Easter morning. But  she, John and Peter find out that facts dispel uncertainty when they come face to face with...

King of Hearts: “King of Humility” Palm Sunday Matt.21:2-5 “See, your king comes to you…” Matt. 21:5 Jesus had a message to deliver on his way to Jerusalem.  How what it meant  depended on where people stood along the road. Where do you stand? 

King of Hearts: “King of Life” John 11: 38-44 “…Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?”  – John 11:40 God is never indifferent to our prayers, or cold to our needs. Jesus even weeps for our suffering. But weeps for something...