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In the book of Revelation, Jesus wrote seven personal letters to seven churches throughout Asia. Since we are part of the church, we can learn much from these letters about how to conduct our personal lives. Join Pastor Skip Heitzig in this series to discover what it is the Spirit has to say to the church as a whole.

As detailed by Pastor Skip Heitzig, First Samuel tells the stories of a prophet, a politician, and a poet—Samuel, Saul, and David—and how God used them to form the nation of Israel.

This 12-message series takes a close look at how the 10 Commandments are relevant to New Testament believers in Christ. See what God has to say about His Name, the sanctity of life, relationships with parents, marraige, stealing, resting and all of the other topics God gave us in His commandments to Moses and the nation of Israel.

First Thessalonians is a letter to a young church. Skip Heitzig teaches how Paul calls them to have a holy lifestyle, strength in the face of difficulties, and purity in the midst of immorality.

We would probably all agree that war is never a good thing, but we also know that it is almost inevitable in our world. So, how should the Christian respond to such a reality? In this series, Pastor Skip Heitzig tackles the challenging issues of this muddled subject from a biblical perspective. Discover what God thinks about warfare, and how we're called to respond to such crises.

At the first moment of creation, the Lord's Spirit hovered over the waters (see Genesis 1:2). And throughout history, He has chosen to enter our imperfect world to reveal Himself and draw near to His chosen people in moments when ordinary places became holy ground. Today, He still meets us in our everyday lives. And when we respond to His nearness with reverence, the mundane becomes sacred—our homes, workplaces, and relationships become holy ground.

In this study of Elijah the prophet, we take a close look at the life of this man who “walked with God.” We see the frailty of the man and the supernatural power of God in the life of Elijah, the righteous and faithful.

The Gospel of John differs from the three other Gospels in that it emphasizes the deity of Jesus Christ. Skip Heitzig shows why this Gospel is the one so often recommended to new believers.

As the Israelites camped before Mount Sinai, the Lord gave them His law, and the people gave a promise that they would obey it. But because God knew they would not be able to keep their promise, he instituted offerings and sacrifices to make atonement through the shedding of blood. The book of Leviticus, written by Moses, details the sacrificial system of the nation of Israel, including the shedding of the blood of an innocent animal, which showed the seriousness of sin.

In this series, Pastor Skip Heitzig takes us verse by verse through the parables of Jesus. The word parable means to come alongside, and Jesus used parables to reveal spiritual truths in a practical way to His disciples and all who heard them. Learn how to personally apply His challenging stories to your own life.

The prophet Haggai gave encouragement to the people to rebuild the house of God after the return from Babylon. Skip Heitzig expounds on the theme of the book, “consider your ways.”

In the series Technicolor Joy: A Study through Philippians, we learn how to find joy in the most unlikely places as we discover that God can add color to the most black and white moments in life.

Skip Heitzig teaches through a series of messages on the life of Paul. Paul the Apostle stands out as one of history's greatest figures, towering above most everyone else, with the exception of his own Master, the Lord Jesus Christ. We'll take a peek into his unique background - a mix of both Jewish and Greco-Roman nurturing. Let's see how God used this distinctive individual as one of His finest tools.

Join Skip Heitzig for this study of Malachi, in which God called for his people to turn back to him and his ways. As the last book of the Old Testament, Malachi highlights the Jewish people's - and all of humanity's - need for salvation.

Join Skip Heitzig as he looks at the minor prophet book of Joel, which was written during a time of famine and locusts in the land of Israel. In it, Joel warned the nation of coming judgment and the impending day of the Lord as he appealed to the people to repent.

The Upper Room Discourse was Jesus’ final message to His closest followers before He went to the cross. After washing their feet and giving them the example of how to love and serve one another, He taught what it really means to be His disciples. Pastor Skip Heitzig teaches how we can learn to face situations similar to those encountered by Jesus’ disciples.

Philemon is a personal letter of Paul in which he encourages a believer to forgive his runaway slave. Pastor Skip Heitzig expounds on this book’s theme of forgiveness and brotherly love.

As Jerusalem fell in judgment to the Babylonians after years of rebellion against God, an anonymous author - probably the prophet Jeremiah - poured out his heart in what we now know as the book of Lamentations. In this series, Skip Heitzig shows how there is hope even in the midst of extreme pain and suffering.

Abraham has often been called, "the father of faith." In this inspiring series, we study the life of Abraham, an ordinary man who heard the voice of God and "did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith" (Romans 4:20).

Titus, a gentile believer, was personally led to faith in Christ by the apostle Paul. As Skip Heitzig teaches, this book stresses the importance of organization, sound doctrine, and a pure lifestyle.