Episodes

  • True Hope for Salvation | Isaiah 7:1-9:7

    True Hope for Salvation | Isaiah 7:1-9:7
    May 26 2024
    Faced with geopolitical tensions that threaten the southern kingdom of Judah, King Ahaz is faced with a crucial decision: will he trust in God for salvation or will he trust in someone or something else? Through Ahaz's decision, we learn that false hopes placed in false saviors will result in our disappointment and devastation. But true hope for salvation is found in the God who is with us.
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    32 mins
  • Glorious vision, Glorious call | Isaiah 6:1-13

    Glorious vision, Glorious call | Isaiah 6:1-13
    May 20 2024
    The prophet Isaiah receive a vision of God's glory. This prompts him to receive cleansing and to be commissioned to preach to hardened hearts. Even if the message is difficult and even if the message falls on deaf ears, God's servants are commissioned for the sake of his glory. We may not have a specific vision, but we have put our faith in the glory of the cross and the risen Christ. Thus, we have been cleansed and commissioned for the sake of God's glory.
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    40 mins
  • Hopeful Humility | Isaiah 2:1-5:30

    Hopeful Humility | Isaiah 2:1-5:30
    May 13 2024
    Isaiah presents a beautiful picture of our future hope in God's Kingdom - people from all nations will gather together to worship God and live in perfect peace. But because human pride is the greatest obstacle to experiencing that future hope, we need to embrace a hopeful humility. This humility repents of prideful self-exaltation, removes idols that promise false hopes, and relies on God for true salvation. In the end, there is no belonging to God's Kingdom apart from humility because the King himself is a humble king.
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    38 mins
  • When God Takes You to Court | Isaiah 1:1-31

    When God Takes You to Court | Isaiah 1:1-31
    May 6 2024
    This first chapter opens up like a courtroom scene with God as the plaintiff and Judah as the defendant. Even though God has been a loving Father, God's people have rebelled against Him with their impiety and injustice. At the heart of rebellion is not merely the breaking of God's Law, but moreso the breaking of God's heart. Nevertheless, God graciously extends the invitation to repentance in order for God's people to experience restoration.
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    38 mins
  • Prayer and Thanksgiving | Various Passages

    Prayer and Thanksgiving | Various Passages
    Apr 30 2024
    41 mins
  • Walking with Others in Grief | Various Passages

    Walking with Others in Grief | Various Passages
    Apr 21 2024
    We are called to weep with those who weep and bear each other's burdens with wisdom. Walking with others in grief means presence, empathy, and sacrifice.
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    35 mins
  • Processing Grief through Lament | Lamentations 5:1-22

    Processing Grief through Lament | Lamentations 5:1-22
    Apr 14 2024
    While lamenting is just one part of a multi-faceted journey in processing grief, for Christians, it is an essential part. In this passage, we see four major steps for engaging in the practice of lament: turn, complain, trust, and ask. As we engage in these steps of lament, we can begin to process our grief.
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    34 mins
  • Grief | Various Passages

    Grief | Various Passages
    Apr 8 2024
    Grief is a natural and appropriate emotional response to the unavoidable losses we experience living in a fallen world. Grief will be expressed in different ways by different people with a variety of emotional, physical, cognitive, and behavioral indicators. Often, we attempt to resist dealing with our grief because it is painful to do so, but that leads to the unhealthy alternatives of avoidance, anger, and addictions. The better way forward is to face our grief, because in doing so, by God's grace, we will grow in freedom, wisdom, resilience, compassion, and joy.
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    32 mins