Biblical mercy is much broader than mere physical acts of charity or development for the materially poor. Mercy seeks to alleviate not only suffering from physical brokenness, but also all forms of spiritual, mental, emotional, and relational brokenness because of sin. In this part, you'll learn how to explain why the church is the most effective mercy ministry under heaven.

Biblical mercy is much broader than mere physical acts of charity or development for the materially poor. Mercy seeks to alleviate not only suffering from physical brokenness, but also all forms of spiritual, mental, emotional, and relational brokenness because of sin. In this part, you'll learn how to recognize how mercy ministry reflects the mercy God shows us in Christ.

iblical mercy is much broader than mere physical acts of charity or development for the materially poor. Mercy seeks to alleviate not only suffering from physical brokenness, but also all forms of spiritual, mental, emotional, and relational brokenness because of sin. In this part, you'll learn how to teach how church mercy ministry is a sign and instrument of God's kingdom.

The revelation of God’s Triune Lordship in the gospel is not just a set of theological beliefs. It’s also a way of seeing God and all things that gives meaning and purpose to life. It’s a biblical worldview through which we are meant to understand everything that happens so we will know, love, serve, and worship God as Triune Lord in all areas of life.

Deepen your knowledge of God by examining analogies he’s given us about himself. Then, take a closer look at God’s knowledge (omniscience), power (omnipotence), and presence (omnipresence).

Learn how God reveals who he is and what he does as Triune Lord in the creation and redemption of all things.

Recognize how God created the world to be his kingdom on earth, and understand how the Father’s kingdom on earth was overthrown. Learn how God’s good creation of the world and humanity did not lose its original God-ordained order, structure, and laws.

Learn how God’s kingdom has already come on the earth, and understand the way God’s Kingdom will one day be on earth.

The Bible’s revelation of God’s Triune Lordship in the gospel is not just a set of theological beliefs. It’s also a way of seeing God and all things, a biblical worldview, that helps you know and worship God as Triune Lord in all areas of your life. Learn how to see the person and work of the Triune God in everything so you will know, love, serve, and worship God as Triune Lord in all areas of your life.

In a world that no longer wants to listen, the essential secret is not mastering certain preaching techniques, but being mastered by certain core convictions. Understand the necessary core convictions in preaching.

A core conviction in preaching is the need to communicate both: 1) the music of God’s radical love in Christ, and 2) the call to dance to that music, i.e. God’s radical call to gospel obedience.

The Apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians displays a pattern for Gospel-centered preaching that includes both indicatives and imperatives. In Ephesians, the Apostle Paul demonstrates a model for Gospel-centered preaching that includes both indicatives (chapters 1-3: who we are in Christ) and imperatives (chapters 4-6: what we do for Christ).

Harvard medical doctor, Atul Gawande, made an amazing discovery of a simple, practical tool that is proven to help pilots and surgeons be more effective. Learn how this tool can help preachers too.

One of the key ways to have more effective, Christ-centered messages is learning how to find and focus everything on the bible passage’s one unifying idea and answering four key questions.

Learn how to apply the Bible in practical ways to people’s hearts and lives and lead both unbelievers and believers to Jesus Christ in prayer.

There is no magic template for developing leaders. God moves mysteriously in his sovereignty to raise up leaders for his church. Nevertheless, there are some valuable, biblical principles that are given to the church for developing godly leaders. These principles help churches develop leaders according to the requirements of Scripture and help leaders be more effective in their ministries.

There is no magic template for developing leaders. God moves mysteriously in his sovereignty to raise up leaders for his church. Nevertheless, there are some valuable, biblical principles that are given to the church for developing godly leaders. These principles help churches develop leaders according to the requirements of Scripture and help leaders be more effective in their ministries.

There is no magic template for developing leaders. God moves mysteriously in his sovereignty to raise up leaders for his church. Nevertheless, there are some valuable, biblical principles that are given to the church for developing godly leaders. These principles help churches develop leaders according to the requirements of Scripture and help leaders be more effective in their ministries.

The good news of the gospel includes the promise of a new humanity on earth through which God will carry out his mission to make all things new. Jesus calls this new humanity the church. He refers to it as a new society on earth that is like a great city on a hill. It's a new and better society that stands in stark contrast to all the oppression, injustice, and brokenness that fills the earth today.