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Living Water (John 4)

By John, Talks

There are so many ways we try to satisfy our thirst. There are so many things we do in the dark that we feel ashamed of. And yet, Jesus meets us in the brilliance of the midday sun to tell us that he knows – he knows the depths of our heart. He knows all of the ways we try to satisfy our cravings outside of him. And yet he loves us all the same. That is the message of the gospel: that despite our sin and shame, Christ’s sacrifice on the cross means we can receive His Spirit – a Spirit that bubbles up inside of us like living water. And it’s this message that Philip unpacks in his talk on John 4: how the gospel breaks down all barriers and satisfies us with new life.

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The Light (John 3)

By John, Talks

Perhaps one of the most well-known stories in the New Testament is the conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus. In this talk, we unpack what exactly Jesus is getting at when he repeatedly tells Nicodemus that in order to see God and what he’s doing in this world “you must be born again.” Steeped with imagery between light and darkness, John wants us to know that Jesus is the Light, who’s come into our world because of his great love for us, in order to bring us out of darkness and into eternal life.

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(talk) The Word (John 1:1-18)

By John, Talks

John’s Gospel is like no other – poetic, evocative, jam-packed with imagery. And John’s prologue (the first 18 verses) is like the entrance to a building: the place John invites us into that helps provide a context for what’s to come. In this talk, we explore the themes John raises by paying special attention to this mysterious figure called “the Word.” Who is this “Word?” Why is he here? What did he accomplish? How does his coming change the entire course of human history?

Love For Others (Jonah 4)

By Jonah, Talks

In the final talk in our mini-series through Jonah, Jayesh beautifully takes us through the main reason why the author wrote this book. And in so doing, he compares and contrasts Jonah’s love for others with God’s love for his creation – and how we as Christians might live in light of God’s generous mercy toward us in Jesus.

The Fear of God (Jonah 1)

By Jonah, Talks

In this talk, our good friend Jayesh takes us through the first chapter of Jonah in this series he’s called “The Portrait of a Pathetic Prophet.” The fear of God is a massive topic to consider, particularly as our culture seems to have given up language that helps us grasp “fear” as a potentially good and healthy emotion. Jayesh puts it to us that when it comes to God, we should not primarily relate to Him in fear, and yet neither should we abandon this way of relating to God altogether.