Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak, Slow to Anger
May 25, 2025“Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.” James 1:19–20 isn’t merely good advice—it’s a spiritual discipline. It teaches us how to align our hearts and actions with God’s desire for righteousness. These three short commands—quick to listen,…
Spiritual Warfare: A two part study
May 24, 2025This two part study considers the age old concept of Capital Vices, the Seven Deadly Sins. Part 1: Seven Sins and Virtues. Part 2: Separation and Sin.
The Power of Restoration
May 24, 2025We often think of restoration as fixing what’s broken—repairing a house, a car, a situation. But the restoration God does goes deeper. It’s not just about putting things back together—it’s about bringing them back to life. And sometimes, He shows us this not through thunder or miracles, but through something as small and silent as…
Part 6: Living Free — Walking in Victory Over Sin
May 21, 2025Forgiveness is not the end of the story — it’s the beginning. Jesus didn’t just die to get us out of hell; He rose again to bring us into a new kind of life — one not ruled by shame, fear, or defeat, but by freedom, joy, and victory. This last part of our journey…
Part 5: The Remedy for Sin — The Cross and Repentance
May 21, 2025We’ve followed sin from its definition to its origin, effects, and exposure through the Law. And by now, the picture is clear: we are powerless to fix what’s broken. We cannot save ourselves. But we are not left without hope. God Himself provides the remedy. That remedy is not a new law, not a better…
Part 4: Sin and the Law — Why Rules Couldn’t Save Us
May 21, 2025By now, we’ve seen what sin is, where it came from, and what it does. The natural next question is: What can fix it? What can restore the separation, silence the shame, and undo death? In the Old Testament, God gave His people the Law—a holy standard, written in commandments, rituals, and practices. But the…
Part 3: The Effects of Sin — Separation, Shame, and Death
May 21, 2025Sin doesn’t just sit in the past as a theological concept—it moves, multiplies, and manifests in real ways. Its impact is personal, relational, and universal. Once sin entered the world, it didn’t stay confined to a garden in Eden. It spread like a virus, infecting every human heart, every system, every generation. In this study,…
Part 2: The Origin of Sin — From Eden to Us
May 21, 2025If sin is more than just bad behavior—if it’s a condition, a rupture, a falling short—then a natural question follows: Where did it come from? How did this brokenness become part of our human story? To answer that, we return to the very beginning. In the Garden of Eden, humanity was created for perfect relationship…
Part 1: What Is Sin? — More Than Just Bad Behavior
May 21, 2025We often reduce sin to a list of bad actions—lying, stealing, hurting others, or violating moral rules. But biblically speaking, sin is much deeper than wrong behavior. At its core, sin is a rupture in relationship—between us and God, between us and others, and even within ourselves. It is rebellion, yes, but also disconnection. It…
Understanding Sin – a Study Series
May 21, 2025This series, “Understanding Sin — From Brokenness to Redemption,” is not a finger-pointing exercise. It’s a journey. Together, we’ll explore what sin really is, where it comes from, and what it does to us—and more importantly, how God responds to it. Part 1: What Is Sin? — More Than Just Bad Behavior Part 2: The…