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 116 – Rabbis and Disciples Pt 1: Laying the Foundation
Key Passage(s): Matthew 23:1-2; Matthew 26:20-25
Being intentional with God’s Word is essential to living a deep and meaningful life. In the biblical period, God’s people were called to not only dig into the Scriptures […]
Episode 115 – Placing God’s Word Upon Your Heart
Key Passage(s): Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Hebrews 4:12–13; 2 Timothy 3:16–17
Sometimes the Bible speaks right to our hearts by encouraging or challenging us in just the right way. Other times, we walk away uninspired and discouraged, […]
Episode 114 – Being Intentional With God’s Word
Key Passage(s): Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Being intentional with God’s Word is essential to living a deep and meaningful life. In the biblical period, God’s people were called to not only dig into the Scriptures but also […]
Episode 113 – Storms Reveal Your Foundation
Storms are a guarantee in life. We lose jobs. Relationships end. Money gets tight. All of this can leave us feeling anxious and fearful. Therefore, the reason we feel those things is because storms expose what we really trust. We may say we trust God...
Episode 112 – The Dignity of Difference Pt 3: Being Christ in the Chaos
Key Passage(s): Genesis 12:2-3; Matthew 5:14-16
Jesus was a master at navigating the polarized social context of the First Century with wisdom and skill. In this third and final episode in our teaching series, […]
Episode 111 – The Dignity of Difference Pt 2: Seek Justice
Key Passage(s): Genesis 18:19; Isaiah 9:6-7; Micah 6:8
Things are heated right now. Tensions are high. People are on edge. And justice is the […]
Episode 110 – The Dignity of Difference Pt 1: Unity Not Uniformity
Key Passage(s): Matthew 10:2-4; John 17:20-23
God is a God of unity, not uniformity. In this episode, Brad Gray discusses how there is a dignity to difference. As a result, diversity isn’t the aberration; it’s […]
Episode 109 – Feeling vs. Fixing
Key Passage(s): Mark 9:14-29
Life can be gut-wrenching. And when the bottom falls out, we need people who know how to hold and honor our pain. Unfortunately, most of us don’t know how to respond well […]
Episode 108 – Entertain the Interruptions
Key Passage(s): Luke 8:40-48
We’re often oblivious to and annoyed by distractions and interruptions because we inhabit a culture obsessed with speed, efficiency, and productivity. But hurry […]
Episode 107 – Demolishing the High Places
Key Passage(s): 1 Kings 15:11-14
Too often, we live with divided hearts. On the one hand, our hearts are devoted to God. We want God’s best for our lives. We want God’s kingdom to come. On the other […]
