Pergamum - Revelation 2:12-17 12 "And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: 'The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword. 13 " 'I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith 2 even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells. 14 But I have a few things a...

Galatians 6:11-18 11See with what large letters I am writing to youwith my own hand.12It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh whowould force you to be circumcised, and onlyin order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.13For even those who are circumcised do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they m...

Download the full study guide PDF Galatians 1:1-5 Main Idea:God the Father initiates our salvation, and God the Son accomplishes our salvation Overview:In this section, Paul seeks to establish his apostolic authority by claiming that it was given to him through Jesus Christ, whose resurrection from the dead proves his claim to be the son of God. After establishing his...

Revealing Our Hearts There is one thing God has continually been teaching me over the last few weeks, and it is this: I am a far worse sinner than I could have ever imagined, and that God is far more gracious than I believed Him to be. There is something about changing our daily rhythms that reveals what is in our hearts. As a creature of habit, I have felt off and disori...

Reading The Chief Priests and Pharisees Place Guards at the Tomb -Matthew 27:6266 Video Reflection Living In-Between Holy Saturday is the day in between the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. It was a day of Sabbath as Jesus was in the tomb and his disciples were experiencing the aftermath of Good Friday. They were living in between the darkest day in history a...

To put it in simplistic terms, this past week has been hard. It has been hard not connecting with my community in person. It has been hard giving up some means of comfort due to stores and restaurants being closed. It has been hard hearing from friends about how this crisis is going to destroy them financially. And for a fast-moving, high output person like me, it has been...