The Good Book: Fresh Insights Into an Ancient Text
Many of us have wrestled with what the Bible is and how it is to be read and lived. Our hearts tell us one thing while our minds tell us another. How can we reconcile these things? That's what we'll be attempting to do in this series.
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Messages in this series
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Sep 29, 2025
How Did Jesus Interpret Scripture?
Brett Tilford
Jesus interpreted scripture by prioritizing mercy, forgiveness, and inclusion over literal or contextual readings—selectively quoting Leviticus 19's "love your neighbor" while ignoring surrounding laws, omitting Isaiah 61's language of vengeance, and rejecting Pharisaic purity codes that excluded the sick and poor.
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Sep 24, 2025
Is Scripture a Straight Line or a Circle? Ephesians 3:1-6
Brett Tilford
Christ is the center of all Scripture—not a character appearing midway through a linear story, but the interpretive key that unlocks every text. Read the Old Testament asking how the cross and resurrection illuminate it; start your theology with Christ's life and teachings, then move outward to see the mystery revealed throughout.
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Sep 16, 2025
Scripture, More Than A Book: Luke 24:25-27
Brett Tilford
Brett examines why early Judaism and Christianity had a fluid view of scripture as evolving collections of sacred texts rather than a fixed book, shaped by scroll technology and gradual canonization over centuries—arguing modern Christians must read the Bible with discernment and interpretive care, not rigid certainty, while keeping Christ at the center.