Psalm 139 paints a picture of the character of God, and how God’s power and presence is radical and inescapable. But sometimes, that presence is too close for comfort.

Some of the most profound truths in the Bible are found when Jesus has conversations with those around Him. During one of these conversations, Jesus discusses how we can find living water to meet all of our needs. How can we find that living water? 

When we look back on our lives, we probably see a history of difficult times that God helped us get through. But even though we can look back and see all that He has done for us, we still face times in life when our doubt seems stronger than our faith that God will see us through. 

In the Old Testament book of Habakkuk, the prophet accuses God of being unfair. God tells Habakkuk to wait for an answer. In the interchange between them, God shows us how we need to go about waiting. 

John Russell's last presentation showed Jesus as the Messianic King being rejected by the people because the prophecies He fulfilled included non-Jewish ethnic groups they could not tolerate. Jesus cleared the temple to make room for these outsiders, showing that diversity in his kingdom was arguably his highest goal.