The Teaching Series
Welcome to The Teaching Series. Below you will find short video teachings about. 12-20 minutes in length (also available as a podcast) that will help you study the Bible and understand its original context. Great for personal use, small group study, teams, family time, etc. Accompanying each teaching are discussion questions, and at times, additional resources for going deeper. Look out for new teaching every other Tuesday.
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Episode 109 – Feeling vs. Fixing
Life can be gut-wrenching. And when the bottom falls out, we need people who know how to hold and honor our pain.
Episode 108 – Entertain the Interruptions
We’re often oblivious to and annoyed by distractions and interruptions because we inhabit a culture obsessed with speed, efficiency, and productivity. But hurry is trouble for the soul.
Episode 107 – Demolishing the High Places
Too often, we live with divided hearts. On the one hand, our hearts are devoted to God. Yet, on the other hand, we continue to allow places in our lives where evil and sin persist.
Episode 106 – Grapes in the Desert Pt 6: Enough Is Enough
The idea that we don’t have enough permeates our lives. But “more” rarely delivers the contentment we’re looking for.
Episode 105 – Grapes in the Desert Pt 5: Feet for the Path
There are moments in life when the path ahead is unclear or downright scary, moments when everything in us wants out of the situation or circumstance we’re in. It’s only natural to ask God to rescue us or change things.
Episode 104 – Grapes in the Desert Pt 4: Trusting God
You’re not where you were, and you’re not where you’re going to be. You’re in between. Welcome to the wilderness.
Episode 103 – Grapes in the Desert Pt 3: Lament the Loss
The practice of grounding yourself in gratitude is essential to a life well-lived. But in the wilderness experiences of life, gratitude isn’t enough.
Episode 102 – Grapes in the Desert Pt 2: Davar in the Midbar
In Hebrew, the root word for midbar (desert) is the Hebrew word davar, which means to speak. While God is always speaking, we usually hear God best in the desert experiences of our lives. Why?
Episode 101 – Grapes in the Desert Pt 1: Isolated But Not Disconnected
When things go wrong in life, one of the first things we feel is that we’re alone. And the social distancing and stay-at-home orders of the COVID-19 pandemic only amplify our sense of isolation.
Episode 100 – Life in the 40
The number 40 is hugely significant in the Scriptures. Noah. Moses. Israel. Elijah. Jonah. Jesus. It shows up again and again, and for good reason.
