Go Deeper

Worship artist Hope Darst shares a powerful devo at the Worship 24/7 studio.

Throughout scripture, we are compared to the sheep who go astray or get lost. We have a great need for continual care and vigilant protection, and Christ offers us that and so much more. He is a shepherd who seeks out the one lost sheep and rejoices at its discovery! He leads us, guides us, and restores our souls. Courtney Doctor teaches on Jesus’s statement, “I AM the Good Shepherd” from John 10:11-18. A good shepherd cares for, protects, and provides for his sheep.

Pastor Bill Gehm from Grace Church in Amarillo, TX, shares a message from the passage of Acts 1:1-8, diving into what it means to “be filled.”

1 John 2:15–17 commands us not to love the world or the things of the world. Setting our hearts on the world is incompatible with love for God. In this message, Dr. Voddie Baucham reminds us of our call to stand against the world when we are called to compromise and considers how we may do this by developing a Christian worldview, recognizing the errors of worldly philosophies, and committing ourselves to the community of believers in the church.

Pastor Mike Tatlock (from Grace Chapel in Wilsonville, OR) emphasizes the importance of living every day as a celebration of the resurrection, not just a single holiday with a message about discipleship, exploring the meaning of being a true disciple and the call to share the gospel actively.

Author and host of “Help Me Teach the Bible” podcast, Nancy Guthrie helps us understand what Jesus means when he says, “I AM the resurrection and the life” in John 11.

From Pastor Kyle Idleman at Southeast Christian Church in Kentucky: We all have a past that we enter into this new life in Jesus with. While the sins of our past were forgiven at the cross, the consequences and shame attached to our past can often remain with us like a weight holding us down. Romans 5 reminds us that sin got us into this, but Jesus is the only one Who can get us out of it. No matter what the story of our past is, regardless how deep the chasm of sin that separated us from God, there is overwhelming grace found in Jesus alone. It is not just a grace that frees us from our past of sin, but one that unleashes into a life of true freedom. This life of freedom is one where we discover that He isn’t just the God of our future- He is the God of our past, and He is working all things out for our good and His glory.

Be honest – Do you treat God casually without much thought or reverence? Is your relationship marked by flippant shallowness versus deep intimate awe? Do you obey only when convenient or seek to glorify Him with all that you are? In this convicting yet uplifting message, John Bevere shares hard but necessary truths about the forgotten fear of the Lord. God deeply desires close friendship with us, but it requires that we rightly fear and honor Him. Are you treating the Lord as commonplace? Join me as we remember why our awesome God deserves our awe and wholehearted obedience. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom!

Theologian and scholar, Professor N.T. Wright is one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars and a world authority on the apostle Paul. Here, he shares a message on God’s comfort at Transformation Church.

Author Ruth Chou Simons unpacks Jesus’s statement “I am the way, and the truth, and the life” from John 14:1–14.