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Encounter the Truth
Through faithful teaching of the Scriptures, we seek to facilitate encounters with the truth of God’s Word – and ultimately, with the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Truth that came down from heaven. Our prayer is that those who do not yet know Jesus will come to a saving knowledge of the truth, that believers will be grounded in the truth, and that local churches will be encouraged in their witness to the truth.
Episodes
Encounter the TruthChrist (Part 2 of 2)
Jesus came as the long-awaited Messiah—the promised King of Israel, who would bring to fulfilment the promises of God for a needy and oppressed people. And for…
Encounter the TruthChrist (Part 1 of 2)
Jesus came as the long-awaited Messiah—the promised King of Israel, who would bring to fulfilment the promises of God for a needy and oppressed people. And for…
Encounter the TruthThe Gentle Shepherd
After long years of judgment in exile, God proclaims comfort for his people. He will bring them into the land of promise, he will lift their judgment, and he…
Encounter the TruthThe Long-Awaited Child
Into a dark world, God brings a promise of light. Warfare will cease and joy will come. And the cause of this change…? The birth of a child who will sit on…
Encounter the TruthThe Divine Redeemer (Part 2 of 2)
n a world of suffering and sadness, God gives his servant confidence that the Lord himself will come and stand upon the earth—and that his servants will see…
Encounter the TruthThe Divine Redeemer (Part 1 of 2)
In a world of suffering and sadness, God gives his servant confidence that the Lord himself will come and stand upon the earth—and that his servants will see…
Encounter the TruthThe Coming King (Part 2 of 2)
While rulers of the kingdoms of the world rage against the Lord and his rule, God places his King on the throne of his kingdom. The Lord promises blessing for…
Encounter the TruthThe Coming King (Part 1 of 2)
While rulers of the kingdoms of the world rage against the Lord and his rule, God places his King on the throne of his kingdom. The Lord promises blessing for…
Encounter the TruthTrue Son (Part 2 of 2)
Instead of starting our Christmas season with a study of one of the gospels, we thought we'd look back to the promises of God in the Old Testament. God…
Encounter the TruthTrue Son (Part 1 of 2)
Instead of starting our Christmas season with a study of one of the gospels, we thought we'd look back to the promises of God in the Old Testament. God…
Encounter the TruthStanding Firm in Unsteady Times (Part 2 of 2)
Peter is writing to believers who are living in the midst of a storm and coping with the uncomfortable sensation of being unsteadied by the winds swirling…
Encounter the TruthStanding Firm in Unsteady Times (Part 1 of 2)
Peter is writing to believers who are living in the midst of a storm and coping with the uncomfortable sensation of being unsteadied by the winds swirling…
Encounter the TruthShepherding in Times of Suffering (Part 2 of 2)
Peter tackles the reality of suffering head-on in this vitally important passage, and he teaches us what to do to be ready for suffering—and then to endure…
Encounter the TruthShepherding in Times of Suffering (Part 1 of 2)
Leadership matters. Good leadership raises and dignifies any group of people—bad leadership does the opposite. This principle, which is true in general, is…
Encounter the TruthTrusting God in Suffering (Part 2 of 2)
Peter tackles the reality of suffering head-on in this vitally important passage, and he teaches us what to do to be ready for suffering—and then to endure…
Encounter the TruthTrusting God in Suffering (Part 1 of 2)
Peter tackles the reality of suffering head-on in this vitally important passage, and he teaches us what to do to be ready for suffering—and then to endure…
Encounter the TruthGodly Living in Days of Darkness (Part 2 of 2)
Peter has been preparing us for enduring opposition from a scornful world, and he wants believers in Christ to learn how to live godly and honourable lives in…
Encounter the TruthGodly Living in Days of Darkness (Part 1 of 2)
Peter has been preparing us for enduring opposition from a scornful world, and he wants believers in Christ to learn how to live godly and honourable lives in…
Encounter the TruthZealous for What Is Good (Part 2 of 2)
Christians live in the context of constant pressure from the world around. That was true in the first century AD—and it is true today. Knowing the possibility…
Encounter the TruthZealous for What Is Good (Part 1 of 2)
Christians live in the context of constant pressure from the world around. That was true in the first century AD—and it is true today. Knowing the possibility…
Encounter the TruthMarriage According to God's Design (Part 2 of 2)
The biblical pattern for marriage is so out of step with the world’s pattern. Wives and husbands are called to honour one another in complementary and…
Encounter the TruthMarriage According to God's Design (Part 1 of 2)
The biblical pattern for marriage is so out of step with the world’s pattern. Wives and husbands are called to honour one another in complementary and…
Encounter the TruthBeing Subject for the Lord's Sake (Part 2 of 2)
We are called to be subject to government and to those in authority over us in the workplace. And we are to do that, not because they are necessarily good and…
Encounter the TruthBeing Subject for the Lord's Sake (Part 1 of 2)
We are called to be subject to government and to those in authority over us in the workplace. And we are to do that, not because they are necessarily good and…
Encounter the TruthA People Made New (Part 2 of 2)
Jesus is the cornerstone, and in him, we are being built up together to be a beautiful temple in which God lives by his Spirit. We were nothing—we were not a…
Encounter the TruthA People Made New (Part 1 of 2)
Jesus is the cornerstone, and in him, we are being built up together to be a beautiful temple in which God lives by his Spirit. We were nothing—we were not a…
Encounter the TruthA Call to Love (Part 2 of 2)
The new birth that is ours through the Word of God leads to a new way of relating to one another—and the key mark of this is love. When pressure comes, the…
Encounter the TruthA Call to Love (Part 1 of 2)
The new birth that is ours through the Word of God leads to a new way of relating to one another—and the key mark of this is love. When pressure comes, the…
Encounter the TruthA Call to Holiness (Part 2 of 2)
Jesus has ransomed us from our former way of life through his own blood. Having ransomed us at such cost, the God of holiness calls us to be holy in our way of…
Encounter the TruthA Call to Holiness (Part 1 of 2)
Jesus has ransomed us from our former way of life through his own blood. Having ransomed us at such cost, the God of holiness calls us to be holy in our way of…
Encounter the TruthAn Incredible Privilege (Part 2 of 2)
We who belong to Christ are immensely privileged people. The Spirit so worked in the Old Testament prophets that they might write down God’s Word to serve us…
Encounter the TruthAn Incredible Privilege (Part 1 of 2)
We who belong to Christ are immensely privileged people. The Spirit so worked in the Old Testament prophets that they might write down God’s Word to serve us…
Encounter the TruthA Confidence in Trials (Part 2 of 2)
Life in this world is hard, and opposition is real. But the Christian believer has a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. These trials may…
Encounter the TruthA Confidence in Trials (Part 1 of 2)
Life in this world is hard, and opposition is real. But the Christian believer has a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. These trials may…
Encounter the TruthA God-Given Identity (Part 2 of 2)
As he begins this letter, Peter knows that God’s people are facing real trials and difficulties. He does not minimize those trials, but he reminds us of our…
Encounter the TruthA God-Given Identity (Part 1 of 2)
As he begins this letter, Peter knows that God’s people are facing real trials and difficulties. He does not minimize those trials, but he reminds us of our…
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True Worship (Part 4 of 4)
Worshipping God acceptably also involves honouring leaders within the church—following their example, submitting to their leadership, listening to their…
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True Worship (Part 3 of 4)
Worshipping God acceptably also involves honouring leaders within the church—following their example, submitting to their leadership, listening to their…
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True Worship (Part 2 of 4)
The writer tells us to worship God acceptably, and here he tells us what worship of the living God will look like as we live in his presence: showing brotherly…
Encounter the TruthA Confidence in Trials (Part 2 of 2)
Life in this world is hard, and opposition is real. But the Christian believer has a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. These trials may…
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True Worship (Part 1 of 4)
The writer tells us to worship God acceptably, and here he tells us what worship of the living God will look like as we live in his presence: showing brotherly…
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The Great Assembly (Part 2 of 2)
By faith we have come to the unseen and untouchable Mount Zion where God himself is found and where his saints gather. We must be careful to listen to his…
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The Great Assembly (Part 1 of 2)
By faith we have come to the unseen and untouchable Mount Zion where God himself is found and where his saints gather. We must be careful to listen to his…
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Endurance (Part 2 of 2)
By faith we have come to the unseen and untouchable Mount Zion where God himself is found and where his saints gather. We must be careful to listen to his…
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Endurance (Part 1 of 2)
The writer now delves further into the theme of endurance. He takes us into the deep waters of opposition and trial and suffering—and shows us how we are to…
Encounter the TruthRunning the Race to the End (Part 1 of 2)
The Christian life is a marathon run by faith. We need to fix our eyes on Jesus—and his model of endurance in suffering—if we are to run faithfully to the end.
Encounter the TruthEnduring by Faith (Part 2 of 2)
Moses—and other heroes of the faith—were willing to endure hardship because they trusted the unseen God. Does our faith equip us to do the same? Hebrews says…
Encounter the TruthEnduring by Faith (Part 1 of 2)
Moses—and other heroes of the faith—were willing to endure hardship because they trusted the unseen God. Does our faith equip us to do the same? Hebrews says…
Encounter the TruthSeeing with the Eyes of Faith (Part 2 of 2)
Abraham is a model of faith, giving up his homeland and travelling to the unseen land of promise. People who live by faith prove by their lifestyle that they…
Encounter the TruthSeeing with the Eyes of Faith (Part 1 of 2)
Abraham is a model of faith, giving up his homeland and travelling to the unseen land of promise. People who live by faith prove by their lifestyle that they…
Encounter the TruthTrue Faith (Part 2 of 2)
Here is perhaps the Bible’s clearest definition of faith: “the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Abel, Enoch, and Noah are all…
Encounter the TruthTrue Faith (Part 1 of 2)
Here is perhaps the Bible’s clearest definition of faith: “the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Abel, Enoch, and Noah are all…
Encounter the TruthHolding Fast Our Confidence (Part 2 of 2)
In light of all the truths we have learned in chapters five to ten, we now reach the heart of the exhortation of the letter: we must draw near, hold fast our…
Encounter the TruthHolding Fast Our Confidence (Part 1 of 2)
In light of all the truths we have learned in chapters five to ten, we now reach the heart of the exhortation of the letter: we must draw near, hold fast our…
Encounter the TruthA Complete Salvation (Part 2 of 2)
Unlike the sacrifices of old, the sacrifice of Jesus is complete. God prepared for him a human body that he might make this sacrifice. And his self-offering…
Encounter the TruthA Complete Salvation (Part 1 of 2)
Unlike the sacrifices of old, the sacrifice of Jesus is complete. God prepared for him a human body that he might make this sacrifice. And his self-offering…
Encounter the TruthThe Sacrifice That Purifies (Part 2 of 2)
Jesus’ sacrifice did what the animal sacrifices never did: it cleanses our conscience to make us fit for service in the very presence of God. We have the joy…
Encounter the TruthThe Sacrifice That Purifies (Part 1 of 2)
Jesus’ sacrifice did what the animal sacrifices never did: it cleanses our conscience to make us fit for service in the very presence of God. We have the joy…
Encounter the TruthA New and Greater Covenant (Part 2 of 2)
The change of the priesthood means the introduction of a new covenant which is better in every way. God’s law is on our heart, we know the Lord personally, and…
Encounter the TruthA New and Greater Covenant (Part 1 of 2)
The change of the priesthood means the introduction of a new covenant which is better in every way. God’s law is on our heart, we know the Lord personally, and…