Imagine that someone you love just suffered unimaginable loss. You see them for the first time since it happened—what do you say to them?This isn’t a hypothetical scenario. Our hearts break for the ma...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — The Return to EgyptExodus 4:18-31Study Information:Moses took a step of faith to follow God back to Egypt. After his dramatic encounter with God at Mount Horeb, the Mount...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Human Inadequacy and the Power of GodExodus 4:1-17Study Information:As we’ve explored Moses’s story, we’ve learned about the reality of human inadequacy and the power of ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Exodus 3:13-22Study Information:What we look for in a name in our culture today is different than in the ancient world and many parts of the the world today. Typically we...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Exodus 3:1-12 CalledStudy Information:It is pretty common to look back on seasons of our lives and be filled with a sense of regret. We regret ways we failed, how we didn...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Exodus 2:11-25 ExiledStudy Information:We each experience turning points in our lives that define us. Some of those turning points are things that happen to us against ...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Exodus 2:1-10 Drawn OutStudy Information:The beginning of Exodus was framed with a lot of darkness and a seemingly absent God. The people of God previously found refuge i...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Exodus 1:8-22 ProtectedStudy Information:One temptation during times of prolonged suffering and darkness is to believe that somehow God is not in control or that he has l...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Exodus 1:1-14 ForgottenStudy Information:The book of Genesis ended with an element of darkness to the story of the people of God. God made a promise to Abraham to make hi...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Philemon 3: the Challenge of Forgiveness Philemon Study Information:Forgiveness and reconciliation can often feel like something that is good in theory but hard to do. We...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Philemon 2: Received Back Philemon Study Information:In our previous study guide we learned about how forgiveness involves absorbing the cost of someone’s wrong against u...  Read More

Community Group Study Guide — Philemon 1: A Debt too Big to PayPhilemonStudy Information:Forgiveness is a challenge that we face on a day to day basis. Jesus taught his disciples in the Lord’s Prayer ...  Read More