The Cross and the Crown

Nov 17 2024 515 ep. 44 mins 27
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How does a deeper understanding of God's story help us understand our own? The Cross and the Crown explores how scripture fits together into one whole with one Hero at the center of it all. In rooting our identity in Christ, we find profound meaning and encouragement in both triumph and tragedy.

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Psalm 68

Nov 17 2024 50 mins  
How does Psalm 68 look backward into history to cultivate peace in the present? How did Psalm 68 press forward into the hope of the person and work of Christ?

Psalm 62

Nov 17 2024 41 mins  
In world full of noise, how does David help us appreciate the wisdom of silence? When is the proper time to speak? What is our message when we do?

Psalms 52-60 (Survey)

Nov 17 2024 39 mins  
How did the events of 1 Samuel inspire much of Psalms 52-60? What truths can we glean from a historical survey of the trials that David experienced that led to composing these psalms?

The Gospels: Ask, Seek, and Knock

Nov 17 2024 44 mins  
Jesus calls his followers to ask, seek, and knock while delivering precious promises to our asking. Considering its place within the context of the Sermon on the Mount, what does Jesus mean and not mean? How does this challenge the meek toward boldness and the peddling of a prosperity gospel at the same time?

The Gospels: Judge Not, Lest You Be Judged

Nov 17 2024 51 mins  
In one of the most famous Bible passages known today, what does Jesus mean when he calls his followers to "judge not?" What happens when we keep reading?

The Gospels: Treasure, Light, Idolatry and Anxiety

Nov 04 2024 42 mins  
In this next passage on the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus examines the connection between what we treasure and what/Who we serve. How does Jesus' call to cast off anxiety and seek first His kingdom and righteousness relate to what we value most in the world?

The Gospels: Fasting for the Glory of God

Nov 04 2024 52 mins  
In this next passage of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus explains true and proper fasting. Immediately after calling us to pray for daily bread, we are called to fast. How does prayer and fasting help align our hearts to our heavenly Father's aims and hunger and thirst for His righteousness?

The Gospels: The Lord's Prayer (God's Deliverance for the Hallowing of His Name)

Oct 26 2024 45 mins  
What does Jesus mean when he calls us to pray "lead us not into temptation?" How does this prayer teach us to rely upon God to deliver us from evil and the evil one? How does the example of Jesus and other passages of Scripture equip us to practically wage war against our sin?

The Gospels: The Lord's Prayer (Forgiveness for the Hallowing of God's Name)

Oct 26 2024 46 mins  
As we explore this next phrase in the Lord's Prayer, how does the forgiveness we recieve relate to the forgiveness we offer others who sin against us? How does the grace of God glorify God? Why is it imperative for forgiven people to forgive people and how can we practically do it? How does our forgiving others lay the groundwork for sharing the gospel?

The Gospels: The Lord's Prayer (Daily Bread for the Hallowing of God's Name)

Oct 26 2024 44 mins  
How does our reliance upon God's provision glorify the Father's name? How is this theme of reliance upon God for our daily bread threaded throughout the whole of the Scriptures? How can we learn to trust God to provide for our needs?