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 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 […]
Episode 106 – Grapes in the Desert Pt 6: Enough Is Enough
Key Passage(s): Exodus 16:19-2; Deuteronomy 8:2-5; Matthew 6:25-33
The idea that we don’t have enough permeates our lives. We don’t have enough money. We don’t have enough sleep. We don’t have enough time. We’re constantly looking for […]
Episode 105 – Grapes in the Desert Pt 5: Feet for the Path
Key Passage(s): Habakkuk 3:19; 2 Samuel 22:33-34
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. […]
Episode 104 – Grapes in the Desert Pt 4: Trusting God
Key Passage(s): Exodus 13:21; Exodus 14:10-12
You’re not where you were, and you’re not where you’re going to be. You’re in between. Welcome to the wilderness. It’s in these ambiguous spaces where we either become […]
Episode 102 – Grapes in the Desert Pt 2: Davar in the Midbar
Key Passage(s): Hosea 9:10
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
Key Passage(s): 1 Kings 19:10-18
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 […]
Episode 100 – Life in the 40
Key Passage(s): Matthew 4:1-2
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. The number 40 represents testing, trial, […]
