Genesis 25:1-8Genesis 25 is the end of Abraham’s story, but it’s just the beginning of God being faithful to His promise to Abraham.

Genesis 24After a long life, Abraham sends his servant on a journey to his homeland of Mesopotamia to find a suitable wife for his son Isaac. The servant prays for a specific sign from God that confirms that the woman is God’s choice for...

Genesis 23After a long life together for Abraham and Sarah, including waiting for a child and then miraculously having Isaac, Sarah passes away. Abraham is able to maintain his composure as he seeks a burial plot for his wife. How does h...

Genesis 22In Genesis 22, Abraham faces what has long been considered a faith test. What can we learn from Abraham’s availability?

Genesis 21:22-34In this passage, Abraham and Abimelek make a pact together. Abimelek sees Abraham’s special relationship with God and wants to receive benefits from it via Abraham. Abraham and Abimelek name God differently. How do we nam...

Genesis 21:1-21In Genesis 21, we see the beginning of God’s promise to Abraham fulfilled. Isaac is born. It doesn’t take long for things to go off the rails again, though.

Genesis 20It’s easy for modern skeptics to look at Old Testament accounts of God’s action and see Him as unjust and overly wrathful. Genesis 20 offers us a different view of God’s interaction with the non-covenant man.

Genesis 19:30-38We’ve all made bad decisions. And we’ve made bad decisions after making bad decisions. How do we make it stop?

Genesis 19:1-29Sodom and Gomorrah is often considered a “text of terror” and gets referenced and misused by people of all sorts. What does this Scripture show us, and what do we take away from it?Helpful follow-up material: Exped...

Genesis 18:16-33In this passage, Abraham bargains with God. What can we learn about bargaining with God? How can we ourselves consider what it means to bargain with God?

Genesis 18:1-15In this passage, Abraham and Sarah roll out the red carpet for some guests, but the hospitality only goes so far. Praise God that his hospitality is never ending grace toward us.

Luke 15:11-24    Parable of the lost son

John 21:15-25Have you ever told somebody a hard truth? It was a truth you knew they needed to hear but didn’t want to hear. At the end of John’s Gospel, Jesus speaks hard truth, but we know he does so out of love.

John 21:1-14 Can you recall a time you reunited with a close friend or family member? Part of advent is waiting to reunite with Christ. The disciples experienced this reunion after Jesus’ resurrection.

John 20:19-31In another resurrection appearance, Jesus speaks peace over the disciples. Thomas struggles to believe because he can’t see. What about us when we can’t see?

John 20:1-18As advent begins, we look at the end of the gospel of John. The resurrection narrative invites us to think about the birth of Christ from a different perspective. At the beginning of John 20, Mary experiences the emotional ex...

John 15:1-17In John 15, Jesus tells the disciples, “I am the true vine.” Dependence on him bears Gospel fruit in our lives, and that fruit is something we all want.

John 14In this abbreviated look at John 14, we hear Jesus tell his followers that he is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

John 11:1-44In John 11, Jesus experiences the grief of people he loves, but the grief gives way to hope.

John 10:1-21In John 10, Jesus gives more “I am” statements. Jesus declares himself the door and the shepherd. He’s not only the way in. He’s also the way forward.

 John 8:12-20In John 8:12 Jesus angered the Jewish leaders by saying that He is the light of the world.  Why was this such a controversial statement, and why is it still so important to us 2,000 years later?

John 6Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."  Let's be more like expectant Samaritans rather than protective Israelites.

John 5:1-18We look for the truth in a variety of places. Jesus’ contemporaries did also. He demonstrates, though, that HE is the truth.

John 4:1-43Jesus says his followers are “salt of the earth,” but what does this mean? In his encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well, Jesus shows us.

John 2:13-25In John 2, Jesus makes a whip to run people out of the temple. He is zealous for his father’s house. How should we think of zeal in our own lives?