Get an overview of the Gospel of Mark in two animated videos that summarize the narrative, themes, structure, and more. Understanding how Mark has arranged the narrative can help us probe the richness of the divinely-inspired words…
![David's Lovingkindness | 2 Samuel 9 Lesson [Slideshow+]](https://catchforchrist.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2-Samuel-9-Commentary-Study-326x245.png)
What do lions do when they take over a pride? They often kill the cubs of the former lion king. Similarly, in the ancient Near East, new kings would often kill off any potential rivals from the former king’s family. Going against cultural norms, however, King David demonstrates his lovingkindness by having King Saul’s grandson eat at his table like a son…
![Righteous Refugees | Psalm 37 Lesson [Slideshow+]](https://catchforchrist.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Psalm-37-Commentary-Meaning-326x245.png)
Psalm 1 tells us that the righteous will prosper and the wicked will be destroyed. But what should we do when it seems like the wicked prosper — often at the expense of the righteous? Psalm 37 is wisdom psalm, full of proverbs from A-Z, that tells us how to live faithfully while the faithless seem to flourish
![David's Road to Royalty | 2 Samuel 5:1-5 Lesson [Slideshow+]](https://catchforchrist.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2-Samuel-5-1-5-Commentary-Lesson-326x245.png)
When people do us wrong and/or prevent us from what God wants us to do, isn’t it tempting to take matters into our own hands? David’s road to the throne exemplifies putting the matter into God’s hands, rather than one’s own hands.
![David Spares Saul (Again) 1 Samuel 26 Lesson [Slideshow+]](https://catchforchrist.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1-Samuel-26-Commentary-Lesson-326x245.png)
Many think 1 Samuel 24 and 26 are different traditions of the same event, but there are important differences. David here comes across Saul not by chance, but by choice. In both accounts he acts wisely — by not taking matters into his own hands.
![Wisdom and Folly Personified: Abigail, Nabal & David (1 Samuel 25 Lesson) [Slideshow]](https://catchforchrist.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1-Samuel-25-Commentary-Lesson-326x245.png)
This account of the foolish and evil Nabal and the beautiful Abigail who has good understanding is sandwiched between two episodes (1 Sam 24, 26) in which David spares King Saul’s life. The placement is purposeful. Given the number of parallels between Nabal and Saul, the author(s) are likely engaging in “narrative analogy” — making a point without explicitly…
![Ambassadors for Christ (2 Corinthians 5:11-21) Bible Study [Slideshow+]](https://catchforchrist.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2-Corinthians-5-11-21-Bible-Study-Slideshow-326x245.png)
Christians are called to be ambassadors — authorized agents of the message of reconciliation to God through Christ. We are reconciled reconcilers. In this (updated) Bible Study, based on a sermon…
![Ambassadors For Christ (2 Corinthians 5:11-21) Sermon [Video, Text]](https://catchforchrist.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Ambassador-For-Christ-Sermon-2-Corinthians-5-11-21-326x245.jpg)
Christians are called to be ambassadors — authorized agents of the message of reconciliation to God through Christ. In this sermon, shared on the 17th anniversary of Pastor…
![Lost & Found | Luke 15:11-32 Sermon (Parable of the Prodigal Son) [Video, Text+]](https://catchforchrist.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Lost-and-Foud.jpg-326x245.jpg)
‘The Parable of the Two Lost Sons and Gracious Father’. Doesn’t have the same ring to it, right? Yet, it is likely a bit more accurate than “The Parable of the Prodigal Son” or “The Parable of the Lost Son”. All three main characters represent parties who are probably present when Jesus takes advantage of a teachable moment…
God’s grace is so amazing because, like the younger son, we don’t deserve it. We have all sinned and separate ourselves from God. And we cannot earn our reconciliation back to God simply by doing what we should have been doing in the first place. We need grace – unmerited, undeserved favor. We need grace that says: no matter what you’ve done, no matter how far you have fallen, no matter how many mistakes you have made, if you turn back to your Heavenly Father, He is not only waiting for you, He will run out to greet you, to throw His arms around you, and to kiss you tenderly as His child.
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