Paul has to leave the new church quickly and has concerns about tough things he had said to them. Did they accept them? Reject? Were they mad at him? He sends Timothy and gets a refreshing answer to his relational doubt.
The oldest written document of the New Testament is 1 Thessalonians. It gives us the oldest foundational principles of the church. 1 Thessalonians begins by turning the clock back to remember how the gospel saves and changes pagans.
In Psalm 119, the Psalmist uses 176 verses on a single subject: the beauty and benefits of God’s word. The Psalmist’s goal is the same as our goal for Edgewater; to be a Church who approaches scripture seeking its greatest benefit.
Daniel lives a life of difficulty from being ripped from his home as youth, to being thrown to the lions as an old man. It would be natural to ask, “Is this worth it?” Daniel’s book concludes with God telling him this is the end and it is brilliant.
As we watch our society shift and change it can be easy to want to disengage and run. But is there a better way? Jeremiah the prophet battles this mentality when God gives him the remedy and the recipe for exiles to thrive in Babylon.
Nahum is the sequel to Jonah. The Ninevites have repented of their repentance and have become a national bully. God’s longsuffering runs out and in its place is God’s wrath. Nahum forces us to wrestle with how to respond to God’s anger.
In a culture of shortcuts and life hacks, Scripture confronts us with a time tested slow path to maturity that offers no shortcuts but promises transformation. Colossians begins with two…
A City that was once prospering is in a slow decline because of a decision made by the far-off city of Rome. Into this desperation comes cults, spiritualism, syncretism, and…
Happiness is a treasure that people will try to steal. Philippians 3 warns us to look out for three types of thieves. Even better, Philippians 3 arms us with truth…
Bible Text: Luke 10:17-20, Jeremiah 32:17, Genesis 3:1-10; Psalm 51; Isaiah 26:3; Matthew 11:28-30 | Preacher: Matt Heverly | Series: Psalms
Bible Text: Psalm 88; Isaiah 61:3; Romans 16:20; Jeremiah 1:6; Ezekiel 3:15 | Preacher: Matt Heverly | Series: Psalms
Bible Text: Ecclesiastes 3:19-21, 5:14-16, 6:12, 7:2, 8:7-8, 9:1-6; Genesis 2:7, 15-17; Luke 12:4, 2 Corinthians 5:8, 4:16-17; Philippians 1:19-25; Ephesians 2:1, Revelation 6:1-2, 12:11, 21:1-4; 1 Corinthians 15:54-57; 2…
Bible Text: Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 | Preacher: Matt Heverly | Series: Ecclesiastes
Bible Text: I Thessalonians 1:2-3, 2 Peter 3:18, John 15:1, Hebrews 11:1, 6, James 2:26, Eph. 2:10, Col. 3:5, I Cor. 13:4-7, John 3:16, I John 3:16, I Thess. 1:6-8,…
