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Evangelism often carries negative connotations, but the work of telling the good news of Jesus Christ is central to our Christian calling. In Acts 2, Peter gives his first evangelistic sermon to the crowd in Jerusalem; he models for us how to...

How did a small band of Jewish believers grow into largest of all the world's religions? Acts, a book brimming with perilous journeys, political intrigue, and prison escapes, tells the inspiring story of the early church and answers fundamental...

Samson's story caps this series of flawed and tragic heroes in Judges. Though the model of a born leader, Samson scorns his calling and seeks nothing more than his own gratification. God remains faithful, despite Samson's failings, as we...

Jephthah committed an atrocity, making a blood sacrifice of his own daughter, and retelling this tragic story from Judges reveals how a flawed view of the world may result in terrible consequences.

The story of Gideon is often used to teach children about humility, faith, and courage, but the truth is that Gideon is flawed: a poor role model who seems to bring as much harm as good to the people of Israel. Gideon’s story shows us the relationship...

Deborah, the only female Judge, encourages the militia leader Barak to lead Israel into battle against the Canaanite commander Sisera, a story that not only teaches us the importance of encouragement, but also the relationship between courage and faith.

Judges is the "Wild West" of the Old Testament, filled with stories of violence, deceit, betrayal, abuse, and vigilante justice. How can we possibly be edified by this book? How can we read it well?

Galatian's final exhortations toward Christian community life, at first glance, might seem merely practical advice, but what Paul has to say about freedom in community is inextricable from his message about the gospel. In life together, we show...

What does it mean to be truly free? Many would respond you must be free to do what you want without someone interfering. But St. Paul says freedom consists in wanting and pursuing what Jesus wanted and pursued. A truly free life is one which is lived...

You have become united with Christ and now share in his identity and relationship to the Father. But how do we live into this identity? How does it transform the way that we think about ourselves and the way that we live?

Salvation is not something we earn. Our identity--who we are--is determined not by how we look, or what we can do, or who we know, or where we live, or any other such measure. All such standards of worth and identity have been put to death.

Galatians is a book that reflects a moment of crisis. Paul's passion and urgency as he writes the letter is unmistakable, and there is good reason for that. For what is at stake is the Gospel itself.

This week we turn our attention to the New Testament and the person of Jesus and ask the question: How does Jesus help us understand them better and how does he help us live more wisely today?

In this lesson, we will study what God says to Job in order to understand how this book equips us, not to have all our questions answered, but to endure through suffering with hope.

Job’s three friends attempt to make sense his trials by using retribution theology, a common and yet ultimately foolish response to suffering. But despite their foolish counsel, the failures of Job’s friends teach us what it means to read scripture...

What could it possibly mean to be "wise" in the way that we respond to suffering and grief? Tonight we address questions like these as we turn our attention to one of the most haunting and profound books in the Bible, the book of Job.

Human wisdom has limits; even the wisest among us are subject to the ravages of a fallen world, and the vanity of life extends even to wisdom itself. What, then, does it look like to live wisely in a world where even wisdom can be vain?

Modern Americans work harder and for longer hours than almost ever before. According to the writer of Ecclesiastes, however, work is like wealth. If we look to it to provide meaning and happiness, it will inevitably disappoint us. So how can we relate...

In our lesson this week, we will seek to listen closely to the Preacher’s criticism of the pursuit of wealth and discuss together how his teaching might help us live more wisely in our materialistic culture.

In this lesson, we begin our study of this wonderful and often strange book by discussing two important keys for understanding Ecclesiastes as a whole and learning to appreciate its sober wisdom.