by Eric Spivey | Dec 13, 2024 | Advent 2024, future-weeks
Back to all discussion guides → December 15 – Zephaniah 3:14-20 Main Focus: When we behold Jesus, we live lives marked by overwhelming joy. The third week of Advent observes the joy of the Lord brought to us in and through the birth of Jesus, Immanuel, God with...
by Eric Spivey | Dec 8, 2024 | Advent 2024, future-weeks
Back to all discussion guides → December 8 – Micah 5:2-5 Main Focus: When we behold Jesus, we respond by resting in the peace he brings his people. Traditionally, the second week of Advent is about peace, so we’ll turn first to Micah 5:2-5 to read a precision...
by Eric Spivey | Dec 1, 2024 | Advent 2024
Back to all discussion guides → December 1 – Jeremiah 33:10-16 Main Focus: When we behold Jesus, we learn to hope in the God who keeps his promises. We’re calling our 2025 Advent series Behold, because we want to end our year with a long, close look at Jesus and...
by Eric Spivey | Nov 24, 2024 | 1 Peter
Back to all discussion guides → November 24 – 1 Peter 5:1-14 Main Focus: God’s people are called to Christ-like humility, produced in them by God’s active grace which also enables them to stand firm in their faith. We’re at the end of 1 Peter, which means Advent...
by Eric Spivey | Nov 12, 2024 | 1 Peter
Back to all discussion guides → November 17 – 1 Peter 4:1-19 Main Focus: Entrusting ourselves to God even when we suffer for following Jesus. Right away you’ll see the connection in this passage to the one last week; here Peter continues to discuss how followers...