The Dark Night of the Soul

The Power of Prayer

Acts 12:1-24

John the Baptist: Baptism of Repentance

Luke 3:1-20

Jesus at the Temple: the God Jesus Knew

Luke 2:40-52

King Jesus meets Moses, Simeon, and Anna

Luke 2:21-40, Matt 5:17, Col 2:13-15, & Gal 3:23-29

Why Shepherds?

Luke 2:8–20, 1 Samuel 17:28-37, Genesis 37:2, Exodus 3:1-4

Retelling Christmas

Luke 2:1–7 & Matthew 2:1–12

The Biblical Call of a Forerunner

Luke 1:57-80, Matthew 11:7-15, Malachi 4:5-6 , 1 Kings 17-2 Kings 2

Silence and Solitude: The Way of Jesus

Luke 5:15-16, Matthew 6:6 & 4:1-11

Making Decisions with Spiritual Wisdom

Colossians 1:9-11 & 1 Corinthians 2:14-15

When God Breaks the Silence

Malachi 4:4-6 & Luke 1:5–25

Jesus the Shamebreaker

Luke 1:26–56, 2 Cor 5:21, Hebrews 12:2, 1 Cor 13:4-8 & Galatians 5:22-25

I Will Build My Church

https://www.elam.com/

Why Christianity?

Luke 1:1-4

Recognizing Jesus

Luke 24:1–35

The Unexpected Jesus

Luke 19:28–48; Revelation 19:11–21; Zechariah 9:9-10; Jeremiah 7:1-8 and 7:11

From Chaos to Kingdom: Jesus' Pattern of Restoration and Reconciliation

Luke 8:22-9:6

Invitation to Erēmos: A Call to Prayer, Fasting, and Solitude with Christ

Exodus 34:28, Deut. 9:18, 1 Kings 19:4-8, Galatians 1:15-17, Matt. 4:1-2, Luke 4:1-2, Mark 1:35, Luke 6:12-13, Matthew 4:1-2, Matthew 14:23, Matt. 6:16-18, Matt. 9:15, & Acts 13:2-3

The Lord's Prayer: Yours is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory FOREVER

Matthew 6:13b & 1 Chronicles 29

It's Our Turn to Share the Gospel

1 John 4:14, John 20:21, Acts 5:28, Acts 5:42, Acts 8:4, Acts 17:6, Acts 1:8, 2 Cor 5:20, 1 Cor 11:1, Acts 1:14, Eph 5:18, Matt 28:18-19

The Lord's Prayer: Deliver Us From the Evil One

Matthew 6:13 & Luke 4:1-13 & Daniel 3:16-30

The Lord's Prayer: Forgive Us Our Debts

Matthew 6:12 & Matthew 18:21-35 & Luke 23:34

The Lord's Prayer: Our Daily Bread

Matthew 6:11, Exodus 16:4-12, John 4:31-34, John 6:35, Isaiah 25:6-8 & Revelations 19:9-10

The Lord's Prayer: Your Kingdom Come and Your Will be Done

Matthew 5:21-22, 5:27-28, 6:2-3, 6:24, Luke 12:15, John 15:4, 1 Corinthians 13:4, Galatians 5:22, James 1:26-27

The Parable of the Sower

Matthew 13:18-23, 1 Corinthians 3:5-9, Mark 4: 26-29, & Galatians 6:9

The Lord's Prayer: Holy is Your Name

Ezekiel 36:21-32, Isaiah 6:1-9, & Mark 15:33-38

The Lord's Prayer: Our Father

Matthew 6:9-13, Mark 14:36, Romans 8:15, Galatians 4:6

The Lord's Prayer: 4 Keys to Praying Like Jesus

Matthew 6:5-9, Luke 5:16-17 , 6:12-13, 17-19

Good News in Difficult Places

Acts 17:16-31

Integrity in Discipleship

John 8:31-47

Following the Stars

Genesis 1:14-16 & Numbers 24:17 & Matthew 2:1-2 & Romans 1:20

The Glory of God

Psalm 23 and 1 Peter 4:1-2 & 5:1-5

I Lay Down My Life

Psalm 23 and John 10:1-21,25-28

The One

Psalm 23 & Luke 15:1-7

You Prepare a Table Before Me

Psalm 23, Romans 12:1-2 & Ephesians 6:12 & Luke 19:1-10 & John 13:21, 26-27 & 1 Corinthians 10:21

Valley of the Shadow of Death

Psalm 23

He Leads Me in Paths of Righteousness for His Name's Sake

Psalm 23:3 & Galatians 2:15-21 & Romans 3:21-26

He Leads Me Beside Still Waters

Psalm 23, Jeremiah 2:13, and John 4:4-26

He Restores My Soul ; The Call to Follow Jesus

Psalm 23 & Matthew 11:28-30

He Makes Me Lie Down in Green Pastures

Psalm 23 and Mark 6:30-44

Chasing Contentment - I Shall Not Want

Psalm 23:1b & Philippians 4:10-13

The Lord is My Shepherd

Psalm 23, Ezekiel 34:1-16 & 23 , John 10:11-18

Human Suffering: Helene, Ukraine, Israel...

1st Peter 4-5, Matthew 24:3-8, Matthew 14:21-31

The God Who Sees

Psalm 139:1-4, Luke 19:1-5, John 1:48-50, Luke 8:43-48, Genesis 16

How to Vote the Gospel in 2024

2 Chronicles 34-35, Revelation 16:16 & Joshua 5:13-15

Holding the Tension of Pain and Joy

Acts 28:30 & Nehemiah 4:16-18, 8:1-17

Vision Sunday

Acts 2:42-74 & Mark 1:35 & Luke 5:16 & Matthew 28:16-20

Not By Might Nor By Power

Acts 28:13-30 & Isaiah 6:1-10

Shackles, Seasickness, Storms, Shipwrecks, & Snakebites

Acts 28:1-12 , Job 1:6-12

Battle at Ai

Joshua 7:1-13, 1 Peter 5:8-9, Joshua 5:13-15, Judges 3:1-2, Ephesians 6:10-17, Matthew 15:19, Matthew 6:24, 1 Timothy 6:10, Romans 8:28-29, 2 Timothy 2:20-21

Shipwrecked

Acts 27-28:1

The God Who Sees

Genesis 16:1-13 and Mark 6:45-50

An Invitation to Exit the False Self

Acts 26:12-20 , Luke 4:1-13 , Romans 7:14-26

The God of the Old, The God of the New, The God of the Now

Acts 26:9-23, Ezekiel 2:1-8, Exodus 33:7-11, Luke 4:16-21

Breaking Generational Sin

Acts 25:11-26:3 & Exodus 34:4-7

What is Worship?

Acts 24:1-27 Hebrews 13:15 Psalm 103:1-5

Foiling the Plots

Acts 23:12-35 Isaiah 54:17 Romans 8:28 Luke 17:1-2

Finding Courage

Acts 23:9-11 and Joshua 1:1-9

Asking for Forgiveness

Acts 22:30 – Acts 23:5 Gal 5:19-22 Exodus 22:28 1 Cor 13:4-5

God's Highest Purpose

Acts 22:1-21

Freedom is Here

Luke 3:21-22, Luke 4, Luke 5:31, John 8:31-34, Romans 6:16-20

Seek God

2 Chronicles 15:1-19, 2 Chronicles 16:1-13 Proverbs 3:5-6 John 15:1-8 Galatians 5:16-27

The New Temple: Denial and Self-Deception

Acts 21:27-36 & 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 & 2 Chronicles 5:7, 13-14 and 7:1-3

The Deep Well of Ourselves

Genesis 34: 1-7 John 4:1-15, 39-42

I am Enough

Acts 21:17-31

Hearing God & Prophecy

Acts 21:4-14, 1 Corinthians 13:12, 14:3, 29

Finding Joy

Acts 21:1-6 & Heb. 12:2b

Ordinary to Extraordinary

Acts 20:6-12

Share Your Testimony... Which One?

Ephesians 2:10 & Revelation 12:11

Lost & Found

Luke 15

Self Swindlers

Mark 11:1-111

On Mission Together

Acts 19

Popular in Heaven, Famous in Hell

Acts 19:14 & 4:13 & 20:13-37

Mental Health: Paul's, Michael's, and Yours

Acts 19

Priscilla

Acts 18:18-28

Grow Up!

Ephesians 1:11 & 4:15

The Discipline of Fasting

Luke 18:9-14 | Matthew 6:1-18

Overcoming Fear

Acts 18:1-17, 2 Corinthians 10:13-16, Joshua 1:1-9

God’s Shaping of Paul & God’s Shaping of you…

Acts 17:16-34

Idolatry Then and Now…

Exodus 20:10-7, Isaiah 44:13-19, Acts 17:16-34

Be Berean

Acts 17:1-15

The Rhythms of Transformation

John 2:1-12

Jesus the Shame-breaker & Joy-maker

Candlelight Christmas Eve from Luke 2:1-21

Jesus the “Tekton” from Nazareth

Matthew 13:55

Hope Rising

Matthew 2:19-23, 4:12-17

Why Nazareth?

Advent season. Luke 1:26-38

The Pursuit of God: Lydia, the Slave Girl and the Jailer

Acts 16:11-40

A Double Sided Chameleon?

Acts 16:1-5

Resolving Anger With Disagreement

Acts 15:30-41

"Help, I'm Stuck!"

Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 37:5

Who Has Bewitched You?

Acts 15:1-21, Galatians 2:19-3:6

Is the God of the Bible, the same as the god of the Quran?

Acts 4:12

Indigenous Empowerment: The Return to Antioch

Acts 14:20-28

How to Transform a City: Paul in Iconium, Lystra and Derbe

Acts 14:1-21

Leading Through Limitation: Paul's Sermon

Acts 13:13-52

Saltbox Vision Sunday

The End of the Story

Acts 12

5 Ways to Know and Exercise the Will of God

Acts 9:35-43

Overcoming Prejudice: The Conversation of the Apostle Peter

Acts 9:43, Acts 10:1-23

The Gift of Waiting

Acts 7:51-81

4 Steps to Beginning a Relationship with the Lord Jesus

Acts 10:23-48