Study Guides

MESSAGE TITLE When Is Jesus Returning? sermon guide There are many Old Testament prophecies about the coming of the Messiah; Jesus fulfilled all of them. Did you know there are even more prophecies about his return, about the second coming of Christ and the events surrounding it? Matthew 24:3 records Jesus’ disciples asking him, “Tell

MESSAGE TITLE Are we living in the end times? sermon guide Gene shared three unique indicators that we may be living in the end times: The regathering of the Jewish people to the land of Israel. (Jeremiah 16:14-15; Isaiah 11:11-12) The reclamation of the land of Israel. (Ezekiel 36:35) The rebirth of Israel as a

MESSAGE TITLE Walking in faith sermon guide Courage comes from living life in the hands of God. Hebrews 11 is known as the Bible Hall of Fame, reminding us of men and women who didn’t just believe in God, but believed God, listened to him, and lived their lives with faith and courage. Who is

MESSAGE TITLE Wounded sermon guide For hundreds of years, the Israelites had been waiting and praying to be set free from slavery in Egypt. God sent Moses to deliver them. You’d think that the Israelites—especially after the awesome Red Sea episode—would have been ecstatically happy, eternally grateful, cooperative and confident of Moses’ leadership and God’s

MESSAGE TITLE Wounded sermon guide We have all experienced painful physical wounds from time to time. On a deeper level are painful wounds to the soul. Gene described that type of wound as “a deep sense that there is a core part of me that is unlovable, unaccepted, and unwanted.” It is an injury to

MESSAGE TITLE Waiting sermon guide Faced with a difficult season of waiting, we start asking some significant questions: What’s going on? How can I handle this? What can God do? Are there other areas of your life, aside from the pandemic, that have you waiting for God to do something? Have someone read Genesis 50:22-26 and Exodus 1:1-11.

MESSAGE TITLE Light in the darkness sermon guide God truly is our light in the darkness! Since the beginning of creation, He shouted the words, “Let there be light!” And He has been driving out darkness with light ever since. Let’s explore some verses together that remind us of His light. Have someone read Luke

MESSAGE TITLE Promise Keeper sermon guide We discover much about the nature of God—his intentions, his will, his “heart”—by studying the different names he is called in the Bible. This week we focused on Jehovah-Jireh, the God who provides, who has promised to provide. God is the Promise Keeper. The pandemic the world is currently

MESSAGE TITLE Miracle worker sermon guide God first reveals Himself as Jehovah-Rapha (the God who heals) in Exodus 15:26. We see this characteristic of God as a healer throughout the Old and New Testaments. Let’s explore some of these together: Assign different people to read Exodus 15:22-27; Psalm 41:3; Jonah 2:5-7; Psalm 23:3; Psalm 147:3;