Confronting the King

Cary Cox, from 2 Samuel 12:1-15. When David sinned, God sent a preacher to boldly confront him for that sin. God does not play around with our sin – He is holy. And God loves his people too much to let us continue in sin! We must respond to God’s confrontations by confessing and repenting of our sin, and receiving his forgiveness. Yet, we also face difficult consequences caused by our sin.

Worship – The Heart of the Kingdom, Part 1

Cary Cox, from 2 Samuel 6. As David brings the ark of the covenant into Jerusalem, he is centering the kingdom around the worship of God – his presence with his people! What can we learn about true worship here?

Be Holy

Cary Cox, from 1 Peter 1:14-16. Peter commands believers to be holy, because God is holy. We were not holy. God made us part of his holy people through conversion to Christ. And now he calls us to walk out that holiness as we live in a hostile world.

Walk in God’s Light

Cary Cox, from 1 John 1:5-7. John clarifies true Christianity for hurting churches under attack from false teachers. He shows us God’s nature as light, and corrects false understandings about sin: we cannot live in a lifestyle of sin and know the God who is light!

The Separating God – 2Cor Study 30

Cary Cox, from 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1. God is a separating God, who separates light from darkness, good from evil, and his people from the unbelieving world. God calls his people to be separate – a unique people, different from the world, and set apart to God.

The Separating God – 2Cor6 14-7 1 – Cary Cox

The Blood Speaks – Hebrews Study 36

Cary Cox, from Hebrews 12:18-24. We do not approach God through the old covenant he made with Israel. We worship God according to the better new covenant, enacted through the blood of Jesus Christ! An encouraging look at what we have in Christ.

Jesus Our High Priest Part 2 – Hebrews Study 12

Cary Cox, from Hebrews 5:1-10. Encouraging truth about Jesus, who meets the qualifications to serve as our high priest and bring us to God. Jesus represents his people before the Father in tender love and mercy.