In this conversation, Bible teacher Ray Vander Laan helps you find your true identity in Christ and recognize God’s bigger purpose for you. He’ll inspire you to bring God’s peace to chaos in the culture, while emphasizing the importance of Christian community.

 

Join renowned teacher and Bible scholar Ray Vander Laan as he examines what it means to be a follower of Christ through the cultural, historical, and otherwise contextual lens of Scripture. The Study is a four-season video Bible study for small groups and individuals to consider the question: what did it mean to be one of the original disciples of Jesus, and what does that mean for us today?

  

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In this conversation, Bible teacher Ray Vander Laan helps you find your true identity in Christ and&nbsp;recognize God&rsquo;s bigger purpose for you. He&rsquo;ll inspire you to bring God&rsquo;s peace to chaos in the culture, while emphasizing the importance of Christian community.
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Living as a Disciple of Jesus in Community

Dannah Gresh unpacks the good and the bad aspects of the purity culture movement, speaking against legalism and shame without abandoning God’s design for sexuality. She shares about her experiences healing from sexual sin and equips women to live with sexual integrity.

 

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Dannah Gresh unpacks the good and the bad aspects of the purity culture movement, speaking against legalism and shame without abandoning God&rsquo;s design for sexuality. She shares about her experiences healing from sexual sin and equips women to live with sexual integrity.
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The Good, Bad, and the Holy of Purity Culture (Part 2 of 2)

The Good, Bad, and the Holy of Purity Culture (Part 1 of 2)

Imagine life if you were 100% in tune with God all the time! Sadly, things get in the way—squabbles with our loved ones, difficult circumstances, disappointments. John Burke reminds us that God is the source of life and of our contentment and joy. He gives us a clear picture of what it looks like to do life with God and how you can trust Him with your strongest and deepest desires! Just like branches connected to the Vine, with John’s 60-60 experiment (connecting with God every 60 minutes for 60 days), you can cling to God’s peace and love, allowing that to overflow to your relationships and everything you do.

 

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Imagine life if you were 100% in tune with God all the time! Sadly, things get in the way&mdash;squabbles with our loved ones, difficult circumstances, disappointments. John Burke reminds us that God is the source of life and of our contentment and joy. He gives us a clear picture of what it looks like to do life with God and how you can trust Him with your strongest and deepest desires! Just like branches connected to the Vine, with John&rsquo;s 60-60 experiment (connecting with God every 60 minutes for 60 days), you can cling to God&rsquo;s peace and love, allowing that to overflow to your relationships and everything you do.
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