Husbands are called to love their wives as Christ loves the Church. What does this mean theologically and what does it require in daily life? A study of Ephesians 5.21-33. (Answers to additional questions in the second video below.)
Husbands are called to love their wives as Christ loves the Church. What does this mean theologically and what does it require in daily life? A study of Ephesians 5.21-33. (Answers to additional questions in the second video below.)
Marriage is the most intimate workshop of God’s grace. Wives and husbands become cold when they forget this. A study of Ephesians 5.21-25.
Dionysus, the god of theater and spring, wants you to be full of wine. Paul says that he will only waste your vitality. True renewal comes from being filled with the Spirit. A study of Ephesians 5.18-21.
In this Easter morning sermon from John 20.1-18, we encounter the first person to realize that Jesus had risen from the dead, Mary Magdalene. (March 31, 2024)
A look at the women who followed Jesus and their importance for us today from Luke 8.1-3. (Palm Sunday, March 24, 2024.) In a second video, Matt answers questions about the sermon.
The call to walk wisely is a call to ask, “Where are you going? What path are you on?” A study of Ephesians 5.15-17. (Matt answers questions about this sermon in a second video below.)
The presence of Christ wakes us up. It shines light on the evil that is both around us and in us. A study of Ephesians 5.6-14. (Video answering questions on this sermon included below.)
We are called to be like a beloved child who imitates his parent. As Christ loved us, we are to love others. A study of Ephesians 5.1-5. (A second video answering questions about this sermon is posted below.)
Letters from a Roman emperor were sealed in wax. We are sealed by the Holy Spirit. A special family service devoted to Ephesians 4.25-32.
Like a butterfly, each believer is changing from one kind of creature into another. A study of Ephesians 4.17-24.
Many believers are carried around by every wave of teaching. What does it really take to become mature? A study of Ephesians 4.13-16.
Jesus Christ equips us to build his Kingdom. Everything we need comes from him but he equips us through his Word and other people. A study of Ephesians 4.11-12.
In Ephesians 4.7-10, Paul describes Christ’s victory parade using Psalm 68. To understand Paul’s message, we begin in Numbers 10.35.
Every Christian is called to a high purpose. What does it mean to be worthy of that calling? A study of Ephesians 4.1-6.
The discipleship agenda for Bethel Grove from Ephesians 4.1.
Jesus’s parable of the unmerciful servant highlights forgiveness. But what exactly is forgiveness? Why should Christians extend it to others? A study of Matthew 18.23-35.
The last time the glory of God appears in the Old Testament, it is leaving the temple. Will it ever return? Where and when?
There is a world beyond what we can see. In Isaiah 6.1-7, the prophet sees beyond the earthly temple into the heavenly places, where fiery angels fly around the throne of God.
A priest on duty in the temple, surrounded by symbols of angels, suddenly encounters a real one. A study of Luke 1.18-20.
Angels are everywhere when Jesus is born. They visit an elderly priest, a young woman, and a carpenter. They surprise shepherds in the middle of the night. What are these beings and why are they so prominent when Messiah appears?
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