(SERMONS ARE AVAILABLE HERE) Many people are confused—or even put off—by Ecclesiastes. It seems to resonate a little too much with our darkest thoughts and fears about life, with our cynicism and despair. Is there anything truly meaningful, substantial, and lasting in life? The emphatic and resounding answer of Ecclesiastes is, No, “under the sun”… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Galatians 5:22-23), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… Self-control as the Fruit of the Spirit is a facet of divine love, the restraining of one’s self-oriented impulses in order to give oneself to others for the sake of Christ… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Galatians 5:22-23), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… Any culture’s appreciation for the quality of gentleness is a result of having been influenced by Jesus and his people. Otherwise, we live in a world where we expect the powerful… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Galatians 5:22-23), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… In English, “faith” and “faithfulness” have different meanings; “faith” is the belief or trust you place in someone else, while “faithfulness” means you are trustworthy or committed to keeping your promises…. Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Galatians 5:22-23), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… “Goodness” is the quality of something that comes from God and pleases God. In Genesis 1, God created the heavens and the earth and all that fills them—these things all come… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Galatians 5:22-23), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… Read Luke 6:27-36 and 14:12-14. Kindness is a facet of love as God defines it (“love is kind,” 1 Corinthians 13:4). God’s love is extraordinary because he is kind, not just… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Galatians 5:22-23), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… Read Psalms 123 and 130. Christian patience is not just delayed gratification with calmness. We are not just waiting for something, we are waiting for someone—we wait upon the Lord with… Read more »

Here are some questions based on last Sunday’s sermon text (Galatians 5:22-23), in case they’re helpful to you for personal growth or group discussion… In the Fruit of the Spirit, Paul is likely talking about personal peace more than relational peace. Isaiah prayed, “You [Lord] keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you,… Read more »