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Going Beyond What’s Expected: The Good Samaritan and the Heart of Neighbor Love
In today’s fast-paced world, loving our neighbor can sound like a cliché, but Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) cuts through the no...
How to Share the Gospel: Finding Your Mission Field Where You Are
Learn how to share the Gospel in everyday life through prayer, relationships, service, and meaningful conversations with the people God has placed aro...
Joyful Obedience: How Following God Leads to a Fuller Life
Discover how joyful obedience to God can lead to greater purpose, rest, generosity, worship, and a fuller life through lessons from Nehemiah. KEY TAKE...
How to Live Out Your Faith: Lessons from Nehemiah
Learn how Nehemiah teaches Christians to live out their faith through renewed commitment, community, joyful obedience, and everyday mission. Key Takea...
How God’s Word Transforms Our Lives
Discover how God’s Word transforms our lives through Nehemiah 8 and learn how Scripture brings conviction, joy, spiritual growth, and lasting change. ...
Biblical Compassion: How to Put Compassion Into Action
What does the Bible say about compassion? Discover how Nehemiah and Jesus show us that biblical compassion goes beyond feelings and moves us to action...
Overcoming Obstacles with God: Lessons from Nehemiah
Learn how to overcome obstacles with God through Nehemiah’s example of prayer, perseverance, practical action, and trust in God’s strength. Key Takeaw...
How to Share the Gospel With Your Neighbors: 7 Practical Ways
Learn how to share the gospel with your neighbors through prayer, hospitality, service, relationships, and simple conversations about Jesus. Key Takea...
How to Trust God’s Timing
Learn how to trust God’s timing, pray for direction, prepare faithfully, and step through the doors God opens with courage and faith. Key Takeaways Tr...
Sharing the Gospel in Everyday Life: Living on Mission Where You Are
Discover how sharing the gospel in everyday life can happen where you live, work and play through prayer and compassion for others. Key Takeaways: You...
What Does The Bible Say About Death: Finding Hope at the End of Life
Learn what the Bible says about death, grief, Heaven, and the hope Christians have through Jesus Christ. Key Takeaways: Death entered the world becaus...
God’s Love: Finding Hope When You Feel Left Behind
Discover how God's love brings hope, healing, and identity in Christ when you're struggling with singleness, divorce, or loneliness. Key Takeaways: Go...
Finding Joy in Difficult Circumstances: How Jesus Brings Lasting Hope
Finding joy in difficult circumstances is possible. Discover biblical hope for anxiety, loneliness, suffering, and lasting peace. Key Takeaways: Bibli...
How Christian Parents Can Model Humble Obedience
Christian parenting begins with modeling humble obedience. Learn biblical ways to teach children obedience with grace, love, and consistency. Key Take...
The Hardest Compassion: Wrestling with Anger and Extending Grace to the Unlovable
Discover how biblical compassion transforms anger into forgiveness through the example of Jesus and God's grace. Key Takeaways: Biblical compassion ca...
Made in God’s Image: Why AI Can Never Replace Your Humanity
Discover what the Bible says about artificial intelligence, the image of God, and why humanity can never be replaced. Key Takeaways: People are made i...
What Your Money Says About Your Heart: What the Bible Says About Money
What the Bible says about money reveals how stewardship, generosity, and your spending reflect the condition of your heart. Key Takeaways: God owns ev...
Bold Faith in the Breakroom: How To Share Your Faith At Work
Learn how to share your faith at work with wisdom, courage, and grace while building authentic relationships and pointing coworkers to Jesus. Key Take...
121 Podcast
October 11 | Going Beyond What is Expected with Our Neighbors
Sometimes we limit our neighbors to a few people, but God would have us to expand our view of what it is to be a good neighbor.
October 4 | His Harvest, Our Joy
The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few, and it is our JOY to labor for his greater purpose.
September 27 | Definitive Action on Necessary Godly Reforms
Reforms can be difficult, and strong leadership can ensure that godly, healthy reforms remain intact.
April 26 | A Reaction of Power
When the truth of the Gospel meets the Thessalonians, there is an incredible reaction of power.
Against the Grain
Pick-Up Soccer, Purposeful Mission
In this episode, Eric, Jhejuda, and Kevin dig into the incredible ministry happening right in our own backyard — from cross-cultural friendships to pi...
You Don’t Need a Passport to Live on Mission (with Amy Hadley & Kevin Brooks)
Missions" isn't just what happens in foreign countries across the globe. Missions is a life calling to make disciples and share the hope of Christ wit...
Daily Devotionals
Thursday, October 15 – 1 John 3:16-17
"We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoever has the world’s goods, and ...
Wednesday, October 14 – Psalm 139:13-16
"For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made... My frame was n...
Tuesday, October 13 – Luke 10:29-37
"But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, 'And who is my neighbor?'... 'Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man ...
Monday, October 12 – Luke 10:25-28
"And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, 'Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?' And He said to him, 'What is written in th...
Friday, October 9 – Luke 10:17, 20
"The seventy-two returned with joy and said, 'Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.' ... However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to...
Thursday, October 8 – Luke 10:8–9
"When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to y...
Wednesday, October 7 – Luke 10:5–6
"When you enter a house, first say, 'Peace to this house.' If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will retur...
Tuesday, October 6 – Luke 10:3
"Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves." (Luke 10:3) Jesus gives his followers a clear and challenging command: “Go!” But he also sets thei...
Monday, October 5 – Luke 10:2
"He told them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field....
Friday, October 1 – Nehemiah 13:11-12
So I rebuked the officials and asked them, “Why is the house of God neglected?” Then I called them together and stationed them at their posts. All Jud...
Thursday, September 30 – Nehemiah 13:17-18
I rebuked the nobles of Judah and said to them, “What is this wicked thing you are doing—desecrating the Sabbath day? Didn’t your ancestors do the sam...
Wednesday, September 29 – Nehemiah 13:7-9
"Here I learned about the evil thing Eliashib had done in providing Tobiah a room in the courts of the house of God. I was greatly displeased and thre...
Tuesday, September 28 – Nehemiah 12:27
"At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the...
Monday, September 27 – Nehemiah 11:1-3
"Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten of them to live in Jerusalem, the ...
Friday, September 25 — Nehemiah 10:29
"...all these now join their fellow Israelites the nobles, and bind themselves with a curse and an oath to follow the Law of God given through Moses t...
Thursday, September 24 — Nehemiah 10:29
“...joined with their brothers… and entered into a curse and an oath to walk in God’s Law… and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord.” (N...
Wednesday, September 23 — Nehemiah 10:28–29
“The rest of the people… joined their fellow Israelites… and bound themselves with a curse and an oath to follow the Law of God.” Nehemiah 10:28-29 No...
Tuesday, September 22 — Nehemiah 10:1–29
"...all these now join their fellow Israelites the nobles, and bind themselves with a curse and an oath to follow the Law of God given through Moses t...
Family Devotionals
Parent Guide – August 30
Family Table Weekly Devo: Overcoming Obstacles Based on Nehemiah 4 and the Sermon "Overcoming Obstacles" For Toddlers – Kinder Big Idea God helps us k...
Parent Guide – July 19th
This guide is meant to equip you with discussion questions and conversation starters that you can use throughout the week to continue the conversation...
Week of July 12 – Jonah 2:1-2, 7, 10
Family Devotional: God Meets Us in Hard Places Opening Story Imagine being inside the belly of a huge fish for three whole days and nights! That's wha...
Week of July 5 – Jonah 1:1-3, 15-17
Family Devotional: When We Run From God Read Together: Jonah 1:1-3, 15-17 "The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 'Go to the great city of...
Week of June 28 – 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24
Family Devotional: Growing Together in Christ Based on 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24 Opening Prayer Dear God, thank you for bringing our family together tod...
Week of June 21 – 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Family Devotional: Living Ready for Jesus' Return Based on 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Opening Prayer Father God, thank you for bringing our family togethe...
Week of June 14 – 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Family Devotional: Our Hope in Jesus' Return 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Opening Prayer Dear Jesus, thank You for being with our family today. Help us und...
Week of June 7 – 1 Thessalonians 3:11-4:12
Family Devotional: Keep Growing in Jesus 1 Thessalonians 3:11-4:12 Opening Prayer "God, thank You for our family and for loving us so much. Help us to...
Week of May 31 – 1 Thessalonians 3:6-7, 12
Family Devotional: Loving Others No Matter What Family Scripture Reading 1 Thessalonians 3:6-7, 12 "But now that Timothy has come to us from you and h...
Week of May 24th – 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20
Family Devotional: Following Jesus with Our Whole Heart 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20 Opening Story There once was a teenager named Patrick who lived in Bri...
Week of May 17 – 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12
Walk Like Jesus: A Family Devotional Opening Prayer "Jesus, thank you for bringing our family together today. Help us learn what it means to follow yo...
Week of May 10 | Family Devotional: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
Family Devotional: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Opening Prayer Dear God, thank you for bringing our family together today. Help us learn what it means to liv...
Week of May 3 – 1 Thessalonians 1:6-10
Family Devotional: 1 Thessalonians 1:6-10 Opening Prayer Dear God, thank you for bringing our family together today. Help us learn what it means to ha...
Week of April 26 – 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5
"For we know, brothers, loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spiri...
Week of April 19th – 1 Thessalonians 1:1
Family Devotional Acts 17:1-9 & 1 Thessalonians 1:1 Read together: Acts 17:1-4 "Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came t...
Week of April 12 – Genesis 1:26-28, 31
Family Devotional: Created in God's Image in an AI World SCRIPTURE READING Genesis 1:26-28, 31 "Then God said, 'Let us make man in our image, after ou...
Week of April 5 – 1 Peter 1:3-21
Family Easter Devotional: Our Living Hope Read Together: 1 Peter 1:3-5 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His g...
Week of March 29 – John 17:20-23
Family Devotional Read Together: John 17:20-23 "I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; that t...