Description:Psalm 1 gives us a key to deeper fulfillment in every dimension of our being: meditation. Its essence is reading and reminding ourselves of the truths of God while dwelling in his presence. As we dwell on him with our minds, our other dimensions ignite, affecting our lives and relationships, infusing them with wisdom, stability, and delight.

Description:The Holy Spirit is the source of spiritual power available to all Christians. When we trust in Christ’s work done on our behalf, we can turn from trusting ourselves, and our spiritual life will begin.

Description:No one knows better than Jesus that life is full of suffering. What does it mean to rejoice in our sufferings, or even grow from them?

Description:If you want to gaze on the gospel as “the angels long to do,” you need to understand what the gospel is, how to gaze into it, and how to read the Old and New Testaments in light of Christ.

Description:Principle 3 taught at UTC Colorado 2016

Description:AIA Principle 1 taught at UTC Colorado 2016

Description:Principl 2 taught at UTC Colorado 2016

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Description:Principle 5 taught by Teg during UTC Colorado 2011 week one.

Description:Principle 3 taught by Teg during UTC Colorado 2011 week one.

Description:Audience of One taught by Teg during UTC Colorado 2011 week one.

Description:Principle 2 taught by Phil during UTC Colorado 2011 week 1.

Description:2 peter 3:1-10

Description:Sports are a gift from God—but we’ll waste this gift if we play for our own glory. So how do we play sports for God’s glory and not our own? This message provides a biblical worldview of sports so that we don't waste this gift. “I had the opportunity to glorify God in my sports,” C.J. writes, “and I fumbled it. I wasted my sports. You have the opportunity, by the grace of God, not to waste yours.”

Description:The book of Esther is the only book in the Bible that does not mention God. Yet in reality we see God working behind the scenes in the smallest details to shape our lives, to call us to him, and to teach us the difference between what the world desires and what he desires. The world is obsessed with beauty and outward appearance and performance, but Jesus Christ loves us in spite of our flaws in order to make us beautiful.

Description:Jesus tells his disciples to have private prayer lives. Using the disciplines of morning and evening prayer, we can process our lives before God and bring him our requests while being at peace with the outcome. This talk was given during a leadership training session at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, and includes suggestions concerning Bible study, meditation, and contemplation.

Description:The cure for our self-absorption is an encounter with God. The real God is infinitely glorious, weighty, and beautiful. When God moves from being a concept to a reality, he changes our beliefs and priorities by displaying his beauty, man’s sinfulness, and purifying man by grace. Once changed, we can live new lives for him.

Description:In the parable of the Prodigal Sons, Jesus redefines God as Father, redefines sin, and redefines salvation. We need the initiating love of the Father to learn to repent for something besides sins and to be moved by the cost of bringing us home.

Description:There are two spiritual tests highlighted in these passages: good times and bad times. These circumstances show our sin in general or our idols in particular.

Description:The default mode of the human heart is to work on our behavior and outer appearance, but the gospel changes us at the heart level. To grow, we must understand the difference between religion and the gospel, and apply the gospel to our hearts to confront the idols at the root of our sin.

Description:A common misconception about religion is that it is seeking approval and acceptance from God through our behavior, but this approach is self-centered and self-righteous, leading only to a rejection of God and Christian community. Real acceptance from God only comes from accepting God's grace and Christ's sacrifice to atone for our sins.

Description:Seasons of spiritual dryness and disillusionment are inevitable in life, and may derail your faith. They don’t seem to fit with a just and holy God. Psalm 42 offers a prescription for your soul when it seems impossible to feel close to God and sense his lovingkindness.

Description:The essential dynamic of change in the heart of the Christian runs on a cycle of repentance and faith. Repentance is unmasking the idols of the heart, the motivations for action and bases for identity other than Christ, and then taking them to the Cross.

Description:John is the small groups pastor at Blueprint church in Atlanta. He has been on a basketball tour with AIA and he is teaching here on the parable of the lost sons.