Through meditating on Romans 5:1-2, Jonathan Thiede answers the question, “Why Should I Follow Jesus?” by arguing for two concrete benefits. Peace with God and Access to a Father are both central to the longings of the human heart and are two things we have after being justified through faith.

Adult Ministry Leaders Jake, Jonathan, and Bryce teach about Jesus on Good Friday.

In the same way with our human relationships, we desire to go deeper into the things God is saying to us. In a real way, we desire to ask God, “What do you mean by that?” This is what we are discussing today as we look at the word “Exegesis.”

Over the next few months, we will be exploring the book of Colossians! This book has many key themes including Wisdom, Suffering, Spirituality, and, above all, Christ himself. We pray that this devotional series is an encouragement to you as we unite in our mission of helping people find and follow Jesus.

Adult Ministry Director Jonathan Thiede looks at how the things we know about God settle the things we don't know about everything else.

There is a growing popularity of identifying with the phrase, “spiritual, but not religious” in our culture. The first challenge of this ideology is that it creates perceived common ground so long as the values of relative truth are upheld. So, how do we step into this conversation as a Christian?

I was fifteen years old when I first heard the word, “Propitiation.” You can imagine my face as the man who was discipling me broke it down syllable by syllable. Today we will be taking a dive into this word, discovering what it means, why it matters, and how we can take the concept to heart.