Every week, without fail—when we actually are ready to get down to business—my community group begins the same way, with these words: Because of the gospel, this is a safe place. What is said here stays here. No one has anything to fear because if God is for us, who can be against us?Through the gospel, we are a...

Does God really live within His people? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: How Scripture describes God’s people as the temple of the Holy SpiritThe importance of the indwelling of the Holy SpiritThe difference between the Spirit’s presence with people in the Old Testament vs the NewHow...

The Bible uses deeply personal language connecting the church to Jesus. The church is the body of Christ, the bride of Christ, and the people of God. But how does the Bible connect God’s people to the Holy Spirit? By calling us the Spirit’s temple. When the Bible talks about the people of God as the temple of the...

The salvation we enjoy first came to the Jews in Jerusalem and Judea. The Jews were expecting a Jewish Messiah to come and restore the kingdom to Israel on the promise of a new covenant: a new heart, forgiveness of sin, and the coming of the Holy Spirit. When they heard that Gentiles were also experiencing this salvation, some...

We know better. Nothing is really free, is it? That “free” weekend get-a-away isn’t really free—you “pay” for it by enduring a four hour time-share sales pitch. That “free” 1-month trial isn’t really free—you “pay” for it by needing to give your credit card info which they automatically bill on day 31 as they make it nearly impossible to...

How do we handle theological disagreement? That’s the question we’re discussing on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: How the conversion of Gentiles began to concern Jewish Christians in the early days of the churchThe significance the unity of of Paul, Peter, and James in the debate over whether or not Gentile believers must keep...