Spiritual Growth
My story of discovering inductive Bible study, gaining confidence in Scripture, and encountering the Holy Spirit through observation, interpretation, and application.
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Spiritual Growth
God's kingdom and human kingdoms in Daniel, Israel, politics, and daily life.
Spiritual Growth
What the kingdom of God is, how God’s will and power work together, and how Jesus brings the King’s rule into daily life.
Spiritual Growth
Study Hebrews 11:1 with Patrick Oben using observation, interpretation, and application to understand faith and bring God’s Word into daily life.
Spiritual Growth
Learn how good Christian traditions become religious bondage when human practices are treated as God's commands—and how truth restores freedom in Christ.
Spiritual Growth
Learn the observation, interpretation, and application method for understanding Scripture and letting God's Word transform daily life.
Holy Spirit
Learn what Scripture means by God's voice, why it is not only an audible sound, and how to hear Him in the Bible for yourself.
Prayer
Recognize ten signs of spiritual dryness and learn how prayer, God’s Word, obedience, and fellowship restore spiritual vitality.
Holy Spirit
Discover how the Holy Spirit gives life to Bible study, opens spiritual understanding, and makes Jesus real through the living Word of God.