You’re standing at the water’s edge. Waves move in and out with a slow, rhythmic pulse. The breeze brushes your skin. You can hear the steady hush of water meeting sand — that constant, timeless rhythm of rise and retreat. You step closer until the water touches your feet. The coolness grounds you. The surface ripples, restless with movement, but as you look deeper, you notice something surprising. Beneath the waves, everything is calm. You take another step in — ankle deep,

When I think about the person of Jesus, I’m reminded that He is both the most familiar and the most mysterious person who ever walked this earth. We call Him Savior, Redeemer, and Lord of Lords. He is the Alpha and Omega, the Prince of Peace, and yet, even after two thousand years of study, worship, and wonder — we are still discovering who He really is. There’s a reason for that. No one can look at the sun without being blinded by its light, and no one can truly gaze at the

Introduction In a recent sermon, I spoke about the one item Saul forgot to pack on his way to becoming a king; courage. Courage simply...