The Porch

We've heard it over and over again: "Follow your heart." It sounds nice, but in reality, our heart is an untrustworthy guide. Scripture often advises us to lead our hearts, not the other way around. This week, Kylen Perry gives us helpful principles for guarding and training our hearts as we seek to love the Lord our God with everything we have.

What is your life marked by? In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul makes the case that all things we want to hang our hats on mean nothing when they're done without love — and not the kind of love they talk about in greeting cards. This week, guest speaker and pastor of Passion City Church D.C., Ben Stuart, talks about what biblical love looks like and how it impacts the way we interact with the world.

Do you want the appearance of godliness more than God Himself? This week, Kylen Perry takes us to 2 Timothy 3:1-5 to show us the signs of a fake faith that glorifies us more than the God we serve.

What happens when your feel-good quick schemes fall short? This week, Kylen Perry takes us to Ecclesiastes 2:1-11, where the wealthy and distinguished Solomon describes how, in a world of wanting, God is the only one who truly satisfies.

Seeing God clearly changes how we see ourselves. This week, Kylen Perry walks us through Isaiah 6 to see how God’s holiness reveals our need for Him, how His grace saves us, and how being saved by God sends us into a new purpose.

The love of money is the root of all evil, yet we're called to faithfully steward our God-given resources—so how do we navigate the tension? This week, Tyler Moffett walks us through 1 Timothy 6 to remind us that our finances may change, but the Lord we serve never will.

We've rebranded self-obsession as self-care, and it's not working. This week, Tyler Moffett continues our "Lovers" series in 2 Timothy 3, warning us against becoming "lovers of self" and reminding us that God's perfect love allows us to fix our eyes on the One who deserves our attention.

Golden calves might be hard to find nowadays, but the sentiment remains; We were made to worship, and we often worship people and things other than God. This week, Kylen Perry walks us through Exodus 32 to identify why we choose idols, how God responds to it, and how, because of Christ, we can move forward when we mess up.

When we hear the gospel, it demands a response. This week, guest speaker Sam Gibson, the director of Pray.NYC and executive pastor of the Church of the City New York, walks us through Joel 2 to remind us of what life in Christ truly looks like.

We often try to make God into a grandfatherly figure who is more of a "pal" than a Savior. We're told that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of all wisdom — and in our final session, Matt Chandler walked us through exactly what this kind of reverence looks like in our life with Christ.