One day when we see Him face to face, all of our delight will be in Him, and the Immanuel mission will be complete.
We can live in the power and blessing of unity with other believers who have different convictions on open-handed issues when we grasp the danger of condemnation and the way in which we can thrive in a community of diverse (open-handed) convictions.
We can understand a Christ follower’s relationship to the government by answering two questions.
The gospel allows us to correctly see ourselves. Once the gospel redeems our view of self, it frees us to love others.
The only logical response to God’s mercy discussed in chapters 1–11 is to offer Christ our very selves as a living sacrifice. We will see the whole Christian life rises and falls on Romans 12:1–2; that is, it rises and falls on whether or not we obey in “view of God’s mercy,” or motivated by fear. Life lived “in view of God’s mercy” is the antidote to apathy and chronic disobedience.
We should be burdened for Jews to meet their Messiah Jesus. We can understand the importance of the Jews in redemptive history by answering four questions.
Chris teaches through Romans 9:30–10:21 and shares the two deceptions of the Roman Jews.
Chris breaks down the two views that can influence our interpretation of Romans 9: Calvinism and Arminianism.
There are many influences that can deceive us into thinking that we have been separated from Christ. We find absolute assurance that we are not separated in this passage.
We can live in the painful and often frustrating tension between our current circumstances and future glory by walking in two realities: the future hope of glory and Spirit-driven prayer.
There are three questions we need to answer to see what God will accomplish in us through the gospel in Romans 6.
We are made to hope in something beyond ourselves, something eternal, something real and life-giving.
Paul introduces Abraham and David as case studies for justification through faith in Christ. We see the content and testing of saving faith.
We can understand our sinfulness and the solution through Paul’s deep dive into our broken condition before God.
We can understand the power of the relationship we are to have with the gospel by answering six questions from our text.
Beto teaches about the theology of the Trinity: what the Bible says, and why it matters.
On Father's Day, Justin shares about ten character attributes of God — who is our perfect Heavenly Father.
This summer, Awaken members took trips to India, Greece, and Sweden. Listen to hear stories of how God moved on these trips.
Phil continues Awaken's series on Exodus with a look at the four gospel/salvation reminders: liberation, redemption, adoption, and inheritance.
We see our hard hearts through both the hero and the villain of this story. Our problem is not a behavior problem as much as it is a soul problem, and it is terrifyingly deadly.
Phil teaches on Exodus 2:23 – 3:15 as a lens into the way God makes promises to his people.
Phil kicks off Awaken's new Exodus series by teaching from Exodus 1–2 about biblical compassion and justice.
Awaken celebrates Easter by reading through the resurrection account told in the Gospels.
Kimball wraps up this six-part series with a look at the teaching of Jesus' disciples in 1 & 2 Peter and Revelation.
Kimball shares Paul's teaching on The Day of the Lord by examining Romans 8:14–31 and 1 Thessalonians 4:13 – 5:11.