True power and true joy are found in knowing Christ, a knowledge that involves our body, mind, and soul.

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The Power of Knowing Christ

When we're struggling with joy-killers like grumbling and arguing how do we deal with it? We need a spiritual framework so we can understand their root causes and "argue" the life-giving word into our hearts.

Shining Like Stars

Paul's famous "Christ Hymn" reveals that confession is a keystone to our joy, entrusting our broken ambitions and desires to the care of our risen King, Jesus Christ.

Upside-down Relationships

Humility is the key that unlocks the chains of selfishness and leads to live of love towards God and service towards one another.

The Joy of Selflessness

What do you live for? When Christ is our life purpose and passion we can find joy regardless of the hardships we face.

What it Means to Live

How do we find joy when we're stuck in difficult circumstances? Paul here shows us by example. Stuck in prison for his faith, he finds joy because, even in the midst of such adversity, the gospel advances through him in the most surprising of ways.

Chained But Joyful

In this introduction to Philippians we'll discover how to deal with life's circumstances that steal our joy.

Introduction to Joy

God gave Peter corrective lenses, of sorts, which corrected Peter’s understanding of God’s heart and plan for humanity, and the way Peter related with others. What kind of corrective lenses might God have in store for us today?

Peter's Re-Conversion

On Pentecost Peter preached to a large gathering of people who didn't believe. By the end of this first sermon Peter ever delivered, over 3,000 people had become followers of Jesus. What did they hear that changed their life?

Peter's First Sermon (Pentecost)

A life of surrender is not easy and is often costly, but its reward bears fruit for a lifetime.

Asleep in the Garden

In this poignant passage we see Peter at his best and worst, at once a bedrock of a person and a stumbling rock. Do you see yourself in him?

Bedrock or Stumbling Rock?

When we step out in faith, God's presence is promised but our worldly sense of comfort is not. In the face of life's most fearsome storms is a far stronger wind, the Spirit and love of God.

Doubting Faith

When Jesus suffered, he didn't become self-consumed, but showed us the way by humbly serving and loving even those who would hurt him.

Dirty Feet

Following Jesus changes everything in your life.

Simon the Fisherman's Call

Where do we go once we've failed badly? The answer lies here in one of the most spectacular interchanges in history, between Jesus and one of the most colorful, captivating characters in the Bible.

Beyond Denial

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