An approachable, Scripture-rich look at the gift of giving and how generosity flows from faith, gratitude, and a desire to glorify God. This message traces giving from Old to New Testament, highlights the blessings tied to generosity, and helps believers recognize when the Spirit has empowered them to give with unusual joy and confidence.

A heartfelt exploration of the gift that reflects God’s compassion toward people in need. By walking through Jesus’ parables and real examples of mercy in Scripture, this session shows how Spirit-empowered compassion moves beyond emotion into action that brings hope, healing, and dignity to others.

Text: Luke 15:11-32

Healthy relationships are inviting and provide space for free will.

An invitation to see Scripture not as an old religious text but as the living Word that reveals Jesus and draws believers into relationship with Him. It highlights how Scripture protects us from deception, exposes the enemy’s strategies, strengthens us against temptation, and equips us to navigate life with wisdom and clarity. Through vivid examples and biblical insight, the teaching shows how the Word shapes character, anchors identity, and becomes a lifelong source of guidance, joy, and spiritual resilience.

Text: Psalm 50:7-15

Settle in your mind once and for all that God owns it all

Text: Proverbs 21:5

Slow and steady wins the financial race.

Text: Proverbs 11:14

You must look for wise counsel rather than wait for it to come to you

Text: Proverbs 24:27

Work for your money then get your money working for you

Walking through the opening movements of Jesus’ story — the formation of the Gospels, the significance of His genealogies, the miracle of His birth, and the deep messianic hunger that shaped Israel in the first century. From the announcement to Mary, to Simeon and Anna’s prophetic recognition, to the visit of the magi and Herod’s violent response, these readings reveal a world longing for deliverance and a Messiah arriving in ways no one expected. The session also traces the early ministry of John the Baptist, the baptism and temptation of Jesus, the calling of His first disciples, the wedding at Cana, the cleansing of the temple, and Jesus’ profound encounters with Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman. Across every scene, the authority of Jesus rises, the activity of the Spirit is unmistakable, and the expectation of the Kingdom grows clearer.

The early days of Jesus’ public ministry move to center stage: His announcement of the Kingdom, His rejection in Nazareth, the calling of His first disciples, His confrontations with the demonic, and the explosion of healings that follow Him everywhere. This session highlights the authority Jesus carries, the tension it creates, and the growing recognition that Israel’s long-awaited Messiah may finally have arrived.

Growing crowds, growing opposition, and growing revelation shape this portion of the story. Jesus heals the blind and mute, teaches in parables, exposes the emptiness of religious posturing, and describes a Kingdom that upends expectations. This session shows both rising belief and rising hostility as Jesus’ identity becomes harder for the religious elite to dismiss.

Jesus’ ministry intensifies as His teachings expose the growing contrast between God’s kingdom and the world’s assumptions. These readings highlight rising tension with religious leaders, growing misunderstanding among the crowds, and the steady march toward the cross. Through parables, confrontations, and moments of compassion, Jesus reveals a kingdom that upends expectations and calls for wholehearted trust rather than cultural or political certainty.

These passages trace the upside-down nature of the kingdom through Jesus’ parables, His predictions of suffering, and His call to servant leadership. Encounters with the blind, the desperate, and the despised—culminating in Zacchaeus’ transformation—reveal a Messiah who seeks the lost and overturns human assumptions about worth, power, and status. Everything builds toward the triumphal entry, where hopes run high but expectations run in the wrong direction.

These readings move from Gethsemane to the cross with heartbreaking clarity. Jesus wrestles in agony, willingly submits to arrest, endures betrayal, denial, and corruption at every level of power, and ultimately walks the road toward crucifixion with full knowledge of what it will cost. Yet woven through the darkness is unshakable purpose—Scripture fulfilled, the enemy defeated, and the path opened for resurrection and new creation.

Text: Proverbs 12:15

You open your mind when you open your ears.

Text: Proverbs 12:18

Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will hurt or heal me.

Text: Proverbs 15:1

Choose to respond rather than react in the face of anger.

Text: Proverbs 17:17

The needs of others are opportunities to demonstrate loyalty.

Text: Proverbs 25:17

Leave people wanting more of you not less.

Text: Proverbs 26:17

Be careful where you poke your nose.