Encounter At Illinois State University / Isu

How can we step into life with God, rather than letting Him be on the outside? (Colossians 4:2-6, Acts 2:31-33, Acts 2:42-47)

As the New Testament Church gets rolling, incredible public revival becomes the natural result of deep personal surrender. (Acts 2:42-47, Rev 21:2-4, Eph 5:25-27, Acts 2:31-38, I Peter 3:21-22, 2...

The Holy Spirit is alive and working. How can we practice reverence in hearing His voice and where it leads us to in our everyday lives? (Acts 2:1-41, Rom 8:11)

Throughout Scripture, waiting on God is spoken of in a very positive way.  If waiting is such a good thing, why do we hate it so much? (Acts 1:4-5, 12-14,...

The Christian life is one of transformation.  But if we’re being transformed, what’s the final version of us supposed to look like? (Rom 12:2, 2 Cor 3:18, Gal 4:19, 2...

Fall Retreat-Session 4- Sunday AM Living the Story of the Kingdom on Behalf of Others and the reality of the Kingdom Advancing (1 Sam 17, Lk 4:18-19, Mt 20:25-28)

Fall Retreat-Session 3-Saturday PM The Story of the Kingdom and the Realities of Heaven (Rm 12:2, Mk 1:15, Lk 4:18-19, Mt 20:25-28, Gal 5:22-23)

Fall Retreat-Session 2- Saturday AM The Story of Sin and the Realities of Hell (Col 2:13-15, Ps 8:5, Gen 2:7)

Fall Retreat-Session 1- Friday PM The Stories we Believe and the Realities they Create (Rm 10:10-13; 1 Jn 2:28, Philip 4:6-7, Eph 4:31-32)

Before Jesus ascends, he promises his closest disciples that they will become his witnesses.  What does it mean to be a witness for Christ? (Acts 1:4-11, Luke 12:32, Jn 12:46,...

Going back further into the teachings of Jesus we find a lesson on trust. “Your Father has been pleased to give you the Kingdom” is a little phrase that the...

What happens in our lives when resurrection goes from being an idea to a lived reality? (Luke 24:13-50, Lk 11:1-4, Acts 1:1-3, Jn 20:19, I Cor 15:6, Jn 11:17-26, I...

God is writing a beautiful story in our lives, but sometimes our desire to be the author of our own story cuts God out of the equation.  Nicodemus points us...

Practice 3: Wonder – What does it mean for us to regularly be taken aback by God’s glory? How can we continue to be held in wonder at the sheer...

God makes it very clear that He cares deeply about lost people.  This was Jesus’ mission statement, and should certainly shape our own. (Lk 15:4-7, Jn 10:10-15, Lk 19:10, Lk...

We are the receivers of God’s deep blessing and grace, and yet feel slighted when we sense that others get more than their fair share of the very same thing....

Practicing Celebration – In our lives, joyfulness, prayer, and thankfulness should be a part of the language we speak to those around us. In fact, this is literally “God’s will”...

Jesus wants us to understand how His Kingdom works, and gives us 2 small parables that help us understand the incredible value of His good news and the high cost...

We all desire a deep sense of peace, but the path to shalom requires us following Christ into some very hard places. (Matt 7:1-6, Isaiah 26:3, Jn 14:27, I Jn...

Jesus shatters our expectations on who “deserves” our love. Who is our neighbor? Connect this to our prayer discipline for the month. Who are we praying for? Who have you...