The Teaching Series
Welcome to The Teaching Series. Below you will find short video teachings approx. 12-20 minutes in length (also available as a podcast). Great for personal use, small groups, teams, family time, etc. Accompanying each teaching are discussion questions, and at times, additional resources for going deeper. You can also leave comments and share via social media. New teaching is released every other Tuesday.
Episode 132 – The Journey Pt 5: Goal is to Roll
Key Passage(s): Psalm 37:5
The Hebrew language of Psalm 37:5 offers an interesting visual for how we’re meant to live our lives. It says, “Roll onto the LORD your path, trust on him, […]
Episode 131 – The Journey Pt 4: It’s Not Safe
Key Passage(s): Acts 14:19-22; 2 Corinthians 11:21-28; Matthew 16:24-25
Following Jesus isn’t safe. It was never intended to be. And yet, many of us make decisions based on what’s safe, comfortable, and predictable. Paul understood […]
Episode 130 – The Journey Pt 3: Give God Something to Bless
Key Passage(s): Exodus 13:20-22; Exodus 14:10-15
One of the classic dilemmas we all face in life is this: What does it look like to live faithfully when we’re stuck and not sure what to do? Exodus 13 and 14 perfectly capture the conundrum […]
Episode 129 – The Journey Pt 2: The Next Right Step
Key Passage(s): Acts 13:2-5; Acts 16:6-10
If God is a God of the journey, and not the destination, then how do journey well when there aren’t any manifests or roadmaps? That’s precisely the content of this […]
Episode 128 – The Journey Pt 1: It’s Not About the Destination
Key Passage(s): Genesis 12:1-4, Hebrews 11:8, Exodus 3:9-10, John 1:35-36, 1 John 2:6
Abraham is often held up as a model of faithfulness because when God told him to go, he went. No […]
Episode 127 – Ask, Seek, Knock
Key Passage(s): Matthew 7:7-11
What does Jesus mean when he says, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be […]
Episode 126 – Easter at Emmaus
Key Passage(s): Luke 24:13-32
Easter isn’t a day we celebrate. It’s a way of being in the world. It’s a posture of heart that announces, “What Jesus accomplished at the cross and empty […]
Episode 125 – Who’s the GOAT? Jesus vs. Caesar
Key Passage(s): Mark 1:1; Luke 2:10-14, Romans 1:1-4, Colossians 1:15-20
The New Testament uses all kinds of words and phrases to describe Jesus and his kingdom. Savior. Son of God. Gospel. Forgiveness of sins. But […]
Episode 124 – Rabbis and Disciples Pt 8: Jesus’s Yoke
Key Passage(s): Matthew 11:28-30
One of the biggest problems we have when reading the Bible is familiarity. When we’re too familiar with a passage, we start believing we already know what […]
Episode 123 – Rabbis and Disciples Pt 7: A Difficult Lifestyle
Key Passage(s): Matthew 4:23; Luke 9:57-58
We all want to live fully and deeply, but in order to do that we’ve got to live as Jesus lived. The problem is we don’t always understand what […]
