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Faithful Where You Are, Building Others in Christ

The men’s 19-week study through 1 Corinthians caught up this week: the group had skipped a session two weeks earlier to help grill in North Dallas, and last week covered the end of chapter 7 (“a …

Faithful in the Last Days: Standing Firm on God's Word

Big idea: in the last days a disciple must break with the flow of the world, expect opposition, and cling to the God-breathed Scriptures that alone equip us to remain faithful. Week seven of the …

Serving Humbly and Reflecting Christ's Heart

The group walked through 1 Corinthians 4 to answer one practical question: “What does true Christian maturity look like?” Paul’s answer is startlingly simple–mature disciples serve like unseen …

Faith to Finish: The Perseverance God Honors

In 1926, a young American swimmer named Trudy Ederle waded into the frigid water at Cape Gris-Nez, France, and started swimming toward England. Twenty-one miles of open sea, riptides, jellyfish, and …

Is God Worth It? Faithfulness in the Silence

The study closed the “Completely” series in Malachi by merging the final two lessons into one question: “Is following God even worth it when life doesn’t seem to pay off?” Malachi 3:13-4:6 exposes …

Giving God Our Best: Sacrifice, Covenant, and Relationships

Malachi confronts God’s people for bringing blemished, second-rate sacrifices and then wondering why heaven seems silent. Tonight’s lesson presses the class to see that God is not after our “leftover …