Date: 03/31/19
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: God’s Name In Vain
Scripture: Exodus 20:7
Description: What does it mean to take God's name in vain, and how can we avoid it?
Make No Image - Exodus 20:4-6
Date: 03/24/19
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Make No Image
Scripture: Exodus 20:4-6
Description: The command not to make and worship any images can seem like an easy command to obey. Really, we aren't as safe as we might believe. But by God's grace we can be.
Introducing The Ten Commandments - Exodus 20:1-3
Date: 03/17/19
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Introducing The Ten Commandments
Scripture: Exodus 20:1-3
Description: What are the Ten Commandments, and why should we care about them?
True Freedom - Exodus 19:1-9
Date: 03/10/19
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: True Freedom
Scripture: Exodus 19:1-9
Description: God redeems his people not to leave them to themselves but to bring them to himself, where they can know the joy of true freedom--a relationship of trust and obedience, with God as their Father.
In the Wilderness - Exodus 15:22-16:36
Date: 03/03/19
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: In the Wilderness
Scripture: Exodus 15:22-16:36
Description: Israel is out of Egypt, but they are not yet in the Promised Land. In between lies a wilderness. But in this wilderness, and in ours, God continues the work he began in Egypt, showing us who he is and setting us free.
Standing Firm Amidst (Un)Certainty - Exodus 14:1-31
Date: 02/24/19
Speaker: Shaka Mitchell
Title: Standing Firm Amidst (Un)Certainty
Scripture: Exodus 14:1-31
Description: God continues to provide a way for his people to move from certain death to eternal life. First with Moses and now with Jesus, we can stand firm knowing God will fight for us.
Redemption - Exodus 11:1-12:42
Date: 02/17/19
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Redemption
Scripture: Exodus 11:1-12:42
Description: In a way this story resolves the tension that's been building throughout Exodus. But it's a resolution that is also full of tension. It's a story of judgment and of mercy. It's a story of death and of life. It's the story of Israel's redemption that pictures the redemption of everyone who trusts in Jesus.
That You May Know - Exodus 7:8-10:29
Date: 02/10/19
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: That You May Know
Scripture: Exodus 7:8-10:29
Description: These nine signs of power serve one central purpose. They reveal to us who the Lord really is. What do they tell us about him?
Who Is (Really) The Lord? - Exodus 5:1-7:7
Date: 02/03/19
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Who Is (Really) The Lord?
Scripture: Exodus 5:1-7:7
Description: Pharaoh's challenge to God's demand—"Who is the Lord?"—was meant as a rhetorical question. But it's a question God takes seriously and intends to answer, for Pharaoh and for Israel and for us, through all that comes next.
Persistent Doubt and Resilient Grace - Exodus 4:1-17
Date: 01/27/19
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Persistent Doubt and Resilient Grace
Scripture: Exodus 4:1-17
Description: Through watching God respond to Moses in his moments of doubt, we learn what grace we can expect from God in our own doubts.
I AM - Exodus 3:1-22
Date: 01/20/19
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: I AM
Scripture: Exodus 3:1-22
Description: With three crucial statements God introduces himself to Moses, and to us: I will be with you, I am, I promise.
God Knew - Exodus 1:1-2:25
Date: 01/13/19
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: God Knew
Scripture: Exodus 1:1-2:25
Description: These two chapters set the stage for the story that follows, and, at the center, they draw our attention to a contest of powers: the king who forgets, and the God who remembers.
Grace And Obedience: Introducing Exodus - Exodus 1
Date: 01/06/19
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Grace And Obedience: Introducing Exodus
Scripture: Exodus 1
Description: Exodus shows us the God who redeems, and what his redemption is for.
A Prayer For Hope - Romans 15:13
Date: 12/30/18
Speaker: Justin Turner
Title: A Prayer For Hope
Scripture: Romans 15:13
Description: As a study of Paul’s prayer for an abounding hope, we look deeper at Paul’s petition to God to fill the church with joy and peace so that hope overflows.
Waiting for Comfort - Luke 2:22-32
Date: 12/16/18
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Waiting for Comfort
Scripture: Luke 2:22-32
Description: The story of Simeon helps us see how, for now, hope often looks like waiting. But Simeon's story also shows us how to find joy in what he saw while we wait.
Hopeful Aliens: Recapping 1 Peter
Date: 12/09/18
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Hopeful Aliens: Recapping 1 Peter
Scripture: 1 Peter 1-5
Description: Our hope defines who we are. Our hope distinguishes us from what we were. And our hope depends completely on the coming of Jesus.
Final Instructions - 1 Peter 5:6-14
Date: 12/02/18
Speaker: Bill Heerman
Title: Final Instructions
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6-14
Description: Peter ends his letter with some simple commands that help us bring the hope of Christ into our everyday. Be humble. Stay alert. And keep your eyes on heaven.
The Humble Community - 1 Peter 5:1-5
Date: 11/25/18
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: The Humble Community
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-5
Description: Christian communities should be marked off by an unusual humility towards one another. Peter shows this sort of humble community has a lot to do with how elders and members relate to one another in the local church.
Rejoice - 1 Peter 4:12-19
Date: 11/18/18
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: Rejoice
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-19
Description: Peter says we should expect to suffer because we're Christians, and that we should rejoice when we do. But why? What makes suffering good news?
The End - 1 Peter 4:7-11
Date: 11/11/18
Speaker: Matt McCullough
Title: The End
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:7-11
Description: Peter says the end of all things is at hand. But what he tells us to do about it may surprise you.