The Good Shepherd

Jesus is the Good Shepherd who provides physical and spiritual rest, nourishment, and care, even in the wilderness.

Mark 6:30-44

The Love of God

Our triune God serves because love is the foundational feature of His identity, and blessing flows when we receive His love and share it with others.

John 13: 1-17

A Faithful Saying About the Faithful God

Believers can be encouraged to be faithful, enduring even through suffering, by remembering the faithfulness of God.

2 Timothy 2:8-13

Our Perfectly Righteous Redeemer

Question 23: Why must the Redeemer be perfectly righteous?

The Redeemer must be perfectly righteous so that His obedience and sacrifice in our place will be acceptable to God.

Romans 5:19; Hebrews 2:17; 1 Peter 1:18-19

Knowing Christ

Christ is the perfect image in character, quality, and power of God with whom we are reconciled by Christ’s death on the cross.

Colossians 1:15-22

Exile Prayers

In light of the experience of the exile and his visions of the future, and built upon biblical teaching regarding God’s covenant and the end of the exile, Daniel turns to God in an intense time of prayer – praising God, confessing the sin of God’s people, and crying out […]

Strangers In A Strange Land

To stand strong in trying times, we must know that God is Sovereign and faithful, even in the land of our exile.

Daniel 1:1-2

The Power of Praise

John’s vision of a heavenly picture of praise is the model we must emulate in order to see the Power of Praise in our lives.

Revelation 4:6-11 (ESV)

The Grace of Comfort

Our afflictions are avenues for abundant comfort for the lost.

2 Corinthians 1:3-7

What Is God’s Character Like?

What is God’s character like? God is perfect in holiness, love, and integrity.

Isaiah 6:1-8

The Father’s Heart

The father in the parable displays the merciful and gracious heart of God towards those who are lost.

Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

The Davidic Covenant

When God graciously promised to bless David and his house, David responded in prayer with humility, praise, thanksgiving, and bold faith.

2 Samuel 7

A Holy Kingdom

God is utterly holy, and the only way for sinful humans to be blessed rather than destroyed in His Holy Presence is because of the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ.

2 Samuel 6; 1 Chronicles 13-16

Sola Gratia – Saved Because of Grace Alone

Sin has corrupted humans so thoroughly that we can only be saved because of grace – God’s undeserved merciful kindness and favor – alone.

Ephesians 2:8-10

O Peter of Little Faith

We can have faith in God because God is faithful and has always been there for us and always fulfilled His promises.

Matthew 14:24-31

The Fugitive’s Faithful Father

Despite David’s sin and unfaithfulness, God was faithful to save David and fulfill His covenant promises.

1 Samuel 28:1-2; 29:1-30:8 (30:1-8)

The Shepherd Singer

David expressed his faith in God’s loving care through songs of worship to His Shepherd King.

Psalm 23

The Path of Authentic Love

Authentic love is based on the nature of the Trinity, revealed in Christ’s death, completed when Christian’s love one another, and gives confidence as we face the day of judgment.

1 John 4:7-21

All Things New

Our God is One Who renews and restores that which has been broken and marred by sin, and Who proclaims “I make all things new!”

Revelation 21:1-5

Authentic Atonement

When we sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus the Righteous One, who has provided authentic atonement for us – bearing the wrath of God and purifying us from sin, allowing us to freely come before the Father.

1 John 2: 1-2