Humble Leaders
1 Peter 5:1-5 — Tom Shrader on humble leadership, shepherding, and self-forgetful love.
Freedom to Love
Galatians 5:1-15: Tom Shrader on Christian freedom, grace alone, and loving others as yourself.
Bear One Another's Burdens
Galatians 6:1-10 teaching on restoring sinners gently, bearing burdens, and sowing to the Spirit.
1 Thessalonians 12-10
1 Thessalonians 1: faith, love, hope, and election as marks of genuine Christian life.
1 Thessalonians 4:9-12
1 Thessalonians 4:9-12: four practical callings for believers—love, quietness, focus, and work.
Ephesians: Paul's Background
Ephesians intro: Tom Shrader surveys Paul's background and the letter's theme of reconciliation. Eph 1:1-2.
Marks of Discipleship
Ephesians 1:15-23 study on Paul's prayer for wisdom, hope, and God's surpassing power in believers.
Loving the Difficult to Love
Ephesians 4:1-6 — Tom Shrader on humility, gentleness, and unity in the church.
Bad Company Corrupts Good Morals
Ephesians 5:1-11 — Tom Shrader on imitating God's love and avoiding sexual immorality.
True Friendship
Tom Shrader teaches on biblical friendship from 1 Samuel 20 — covenant love that bears, believes, and endures.
The Freedom of Grace
Eternal security and grace for living from Ephesians 2 and John 10 — Tom Shrader, EVBC.
Thanksgiving and Prayer for the Saints
Philippians 1:1-8 teaching on grace, peace, and God's assurance of completing His work in believers.
Paul's Three Wishes
Philippians 1:9-11 — Paul's prayer for abounding love, sincere living, and fruit of righteousness.
I Will Not Leave You as Orphans
John 14:16-27 — Tom Shrader on the Holy Spirit, adoption, and the peace of God.
The Believer Abiding in Christ
John 15:1-11 teaching on abiding in Christ — fruit comes from union with Jesus, not personal effort.
The Real Lord's Prayer, Part 4
John 17:20-26 — Tom Shrader on Jesus' prayer for unity, God's perfect love, and eternal hope.
God's Definition of Love, Part 1
Tom Shrader teaches 1 Corinthians 13 — love's five attributes and why only Christ can produce them.
God's Definition of Love, Part 2
1 Corinthians 13: Tom Shrader on selfless love, Philippians 2, and not keeping record of wrongs.
God's Definition of Love, Part 3
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 teaching on love, gossip, bitterness, and Peter's restoration by Tom Shrader.
If We Don't Love Here We Won't Love Anywhere
John 13:34-35 | Tom Shrader on love as the mark of discipleship and caring for one another.