People protect their perimeter, but God's sheep exit earthly enclosures into fruitful fellowship.
The one true church has no place for pride, is led by love, and flourishes in a fellowship of faith.
Message #29 from John 9:13-37 God is too creative to be defined by dogma so he's come in person.
Only those who are from God belong with God. Only those who are in Christ are from God because Christ came from God and from God he came.
Exposition of John 8:31-37 In message #25 of the In the Flesh series on John, Nathan unpacks Jesus' promise of freedom.
Getting a God's-eye view of our circumstances through the story of Joseph John Buck shares insights from the biblical story of Joseph.
As we enter a new year, we contemplate the one thing that will last. What's worth living for? In this realm of passing shadows, it can be hard to find. According to the apostle Peter, there's one thing that endures - the word of God. That word is a seed from which God's people have … Continue reading "First Thing First"
What gift does God want for Christmas and every other day? Our bodies offered as living sacrifices to his Body.
The true light came into the world but went unnoticed because people were stuck in the silent night of willful blindness.
John Buck answers the question, "Where did God come from?" Have you ever wondered, "Where did God come from?" Apparently, the answer is "Teman."
Faith saves, but not just any faith. Nathan shares about the faith of Abraham and of his Seed.
In the Flesh #22 on John 7:14-30 Only Jesus is the truth because he's real, reliable, and reachable.
What comes to mind when you think about God the Father? Is it an angry disciplinarian or a loving protector?
Law showed us what we need to be hungry for, but it certainly would never fix that hunger. So I want us to get over this notion that the Bible is a book of rules that we must follow to get to heaven.
In the Flesh message #18 on John 6:16-33 We must abandon our mortal methods to receive Jesus by faith alone in the living God who gives real life.
Ordinary people can do exceptional things when they serve the holy God. Dean Corder shares about the kind of people God uses to do extraordinary things from the example of the Twelve Apostles and Samuel, the prophet.
In the Flesh message #13 on John 4:43-52 Jesus avoided skeptics to give them a chance to see and reflect his glory.
In the Flesh message #12 on John 4:27-42 Faith disciples must accept Jesus' mission as essential, crucial, and incomparable.
Thirsty people engage in empty religion that God despises because he seeks real relationship. Message #11 from In the Flesh: Studies in John on chapter 4 verses 15-16.
John baptized to show Israel her Messiah who was immersed into humanity so everyone could be immersed into his divinity.
Unbelievers can be good, but when they are, it's not without God. According to the Gospel of John, all good is an emanation of the preincarnate Jesus Christ.
Message #20 in The Ologies on our future resurrection from death. The-Ologies-1920-ResurrectionDownload
The Ologies continues with our first message on Eschatology. As we enter a study of End Times, Nathan exposits Paul's arguments for the hope of a future resurrection of the righteous. This is the first of two messages from 1 Corinthians 15 built around the statement: By the hope of the resurrection, we enter Christ's … Continue reading Resurrection – Part 1
Not exactly one of the ologies of the Christian system, and not quite the scientific study of blood, John Buck explores the significance of blood in the Scripture.
Spiritually dead people can't perceive God, exist in decaying relationships, and lack power to overcome sin. God is reversing death through the gospel because it is his power to salvation.