Weekly messages and devotions with the aim of connecting the riches of Christ to the realities of life.

In this episode of Footnotes, we look at the "Prayer of Serenity" written by Reinhold Niebuhr.

In this episode of "Footnotes", we survey the books of wisdom in the Old Testament.

Lose control and find peace in the One who has it.

We continue our teachinig series on the book of Ecclesiastes.

As we begin our series in Ecclesiastes, "The Reason for God," we first consider the rise and fall of King Solomon, the preacher who exposes the emptiness of life "under the sun" and points us to our deeper need for God.

Paul concludes 2 Timothy with instructions to Timothy and gives glory to Christ. What does it take to live a Christ-centered life?

Paul charges Timothy to "preach the word." But what is good preaching according to 2 Timothy 4:1-5?

In contrast to the false teachers (2 Timothy 3:1-9), Paul offers a self-portrait as a representation of true teachers and true Christianity.

Worldliness enters the church through false teachers, driven by corrupt love and the exploitation of the vulnerable.

In this sermon, we look at the sinfulness of sin and the salvation of sinners.

700 years before the birth of Jesus, Isaiah prophesied about his birth and what it would mean to the world.

Paul tells Timothy that he must not only get the right message out, but also be the right kind of messenger.

Paul instructs Timothy on how to deal with false teaching and false teachers.

Paul tells Timothy why he should choose a life of suffering for Jesus.

In a "post-Christian" world, what should be our mentality as followers of Christ?

Paul tells young Timothy to follow the pattern of sound words and guard the good deposit.

The Apostle Paul writes to Timothy, exhorting him to endure and not to be ashamed of the gospel.

God gets to the root of Jonah's anger.

Jonah receives a second chance to offer Nineveh another opportunity. His brief sermon sparks a massive revival and reveals the dynamics of turning to God.

Jonah composes a thanksgiving Psalm in the belly of the great fish.

Jonah keeps going down, down, down until he hits rock bottom. It's in this moment that God's grace breaks in to save him.

We kick off a series of sermons on the book of Jonah titled "Jonah & the Mercy of God."

Peter and John are arrested for preaching in Jesus the resurrection of the dead. As they are brought before the Sanhedrin, Peter boldly proclaims the gospel.

The epilogue to Revelation reminds the church of the themes of Revelation and, indeed, of the entire Bible. It reveals what the true faith is; it tells what Christianity is.

Revelation continues to describe the beauty, measurements, and meaning of heaven.

Revelation 20:11-22:21 is all about the afterlife. What happens when a person, believer or non-believer, dies? Why is it necessary to have a sound theology of heaven?

The Thousand-Year Reign of Jesus Christ teaches us to cultivate a kingdom mindset.

How do we get ready for the second coming of Jesus?

God invites us to come out of Babylon. What does that mean? How do we live in the world as believers without the world living in us?

God judges the false religious system of the world. We learn the danger of false religion and the foundation for the true faith of the gospel.

The final seven bowls judgments are listed in Revelation, and amid these judgments, there is celebration in heaven that these judgments are just and true.

John MacArthur passed away on July 14th. We pay tribute.

God sends three angels to proclaim the gospel to the nations before the final plagues.

Satan parodies the Holy Trinity to deceive the world.

The story of Satan and spiritual warfare against God's people.

The message of the two witnesses.

Who are the two witnesses of Revelation 11?

In the interlude between the 6th and 7th trumpets, John sees a mighty angel and is commissioned to be God's true prophet. The church of AD 95 and today learn the importance of cultivating the spiritual discipline of discernment. That is, we must discern between the actual message and the false message; between the true Word of God and false prophets; between wisdom and foolishness. Revelation 10 gives us keys to cultivating a life of discernment.

The plotline of Scripture is the gospel, and it culminates in Revelation 12 and the ultimate mother-versus-Satan scenario. We learn that we overcome Satan by the blood of the Lamb and the Word of our testimony.

In this sermon, we review trumpets 5 and 6 from Revelation 9.

As God's judgments on the earth increase in intensity, John introduces the seven trumpet judgments of God.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ has life-changing implications for believers.

Jesus' last word on the cross was "It is finished".

Elders, angels, and saints worship the Lamb in eternity.

Who can stand in the time of the tribulation? Revelation chapter 7 answers the question.

God has a contract with the world to judge it, and he also has an escape clause. In this sermon, we cover the rest of the seal judgments of the Book of Revelation.

The judgments of Christ on the world are outlined in the seven seals of the book of Revelation.

John continues to observe the scene of worship in heaven. Christ is worshipped as worthy of opening the scroll and bringing history to its swift conclusion.

Jesus led John into heaven, giving him a glimpse of God's unfathomable majesty and sovereignty. John recorded his vision, intended to demonstrate that God truly is on the throne and sovereign.