Browse sermon summaries, Bible study notes, key Scriptures, verse explanations, and practical takeaways from pastors and churches to help you understand and apply God’s Word.
Our culture keeps asking, “What do you do?” and teaches that your activity creates your identity. Jesus overturns that formula. In the Sermon on the Mount He first names who His followers already…
Jesus turns the world’s performance formula upside-down. Culture says what you do makes you who you are; Jesus says who you are in Him shapes everything you do. In the Sermon on the Mount He names…
Craig Groeschel reminds believers that “where you’re from determines how you speak, think, and act.” Because followers of Jesus are “citizens of heaven,” earth is only a temporary residence. Knowing…
Pastor Craig closed the series “Who Do You Think You Are” by reminding us that followers of Jesus are not from this world—we are citizens of heaven. Where you are from determines how you speak,…
Willie Robertson urges every believer to become a “gospeller”—someone known for sharing the good news of Jesus in ordinary conversations. Rooted in Jesus’ command in Matthew 28, he shows how caring…
Willie Robertson challenges every believer to reclaim the nearly forgotten identity of a “gospeller”—someone known for talking about Jesus in ordinary life. Grounded in the Great Commission, he…
Jesus spoke of the end times and suddenly inserted three stark words: “Remember Lot’s wife.” Christine Caine used that surprise command to warn against getting calcified in the past when God is…
In a world swirling with wars, pandemics, moral confusion, and economic upheaval, followers of Jesus can feel disoriented or stuck. Drawing from Jesus’ warning to “remember Lot’s wife,” Christine…
The message moves from a nostalgic classroom memory to Jesus’ piercing question in Luke 9: “Who do you say that I am?” We often confine Jesus—just as a child once reduced her teacher to a single…
Priscilla Shirer anchored the message in Jesus’ question, “Who do you say that I am?” (Luke 9). Our willingness to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him hinges on how we answer that…
Walking with Jesus is not a quiet stroll; it is a combat rescue carried out in already–won territory. Our King has crushed the enemy, yet daily intimacy with Him must still be fought for. The devil…
Ben Stuart describes the Christian life as a rescue mission lived in an active combat zone. Jesus has won the decisive victory, yet believers still fight to enjoy the intimacy He purchased. Drawing…
The message launches a new study of the book of Ruth—an 85-verse “chick flick” packed with dialogue, tragedy, and the quiet but constant providence of God. In chapter 1 a famine pushes Elimelech to…
Ruth 1 opens “in the days when the judges ruled”—a time when “everyone did what was right in their own eyes.” Elimelech moves his family from Bethlehem, “the house of bread,” to Moab, chasing…
Our lives move so fast that many of us can’t quiet our minds, yet Jesus repeatedly withdrew from noise and crowds to be alone with His Father. The message presses one conviction: “There is no such…
Life feels loud and our minds race, yet God calls us to something different: “Be still and know that I am God.” In this third message of “Habits of a Healthy Heart,” Pastor Craig shows that Jesus…
This episode launches a new LifeGroups season focused on one question: How do we love our neighbors in everyday, tangible ways? Jason, Allie, and guest Jeff Galley explore why caring for people is…
Heartbreak fills Ruth 1, yet Ruth 2 opens with hope. Naomi and Ruth return to Bethlehem empty-handed, but God’s unseen hand is already arranging provision “behind the scenes.” As Ruth goes out to…
Craig Groeschel explores Ruth 2 to show a “different approach” to meeting, dating, and marrying that honors God. Chapter 1 of Ruth ends in loss; chapter 2 opens with God’s quiet, providential…
This episode of the You’ve Heard It Said podcast explores practical, Christ-centered ways to love the people who live right around us. Through neighborhood stories, an interview with Jonathan Veal…
The message begins with the claim that Proverbs 3:5 may be the most quoted and most disobeyed verse in the Bible. From there the sermon explores why trusting God “with all your heart” is so…
We worry because it feels easier than trusting, yet Proverbs 3 calls us to lean entirely on the Lord instead of our own understanding. Pastor Craig traced that battle through Hannah’s story in 1…
The episode highlights how one invested adult can change the entire trajectory of a child’s life and calls listeners to become that presence in their local schools. Principal Heather Zacharias…
Jesus is not merely a source of information—He is the Truth itself. When what we feel or believe contradicts what Jesus says, we must let our own “truth” die and live by His. Craig used games,…
Pastor Craig opened a new series, “Almost True,” by exposing the danger of treating personal perspective as absolute truth. Using Jesus’ exchange with Pilate, he showed that truth is not an idea we…
Season 9 of the “You’ve Heard It Said” podcast turns to two tough questions: How do I love neighbors experiencing homelessness or food insecurity, and where do I start without messing it up?…
We naturally drift toward self-preoccupation, yet Jesus calls His disciples to radical self-denial. Using everyday examples, cultural slogans, and Jesus’ own words, the message exposes how…
Our culture urges us to “do what’s best for me,” but Jesus calls His disciples to the very opposite: deny self, take up the cross, and follow Him. Pastor Craig contrasts the popular almost-true…
Culture keeps saying, “You are enough,” but the ache in our souls tells another story. Craig Groeschel exposes that feel-good slogan as a false gospel and shows from Scripture that, on our own, we…
Culture keeps repeating, “You are enough,” but Pastor Craig showed that the claim is almost true—and therefore dangerously false. Without Christ we are spiritually dead, powerless, and objects of…
