Reflections
Pastor Tom Shrader shares 7 reflections from Ecclesiastes 3 on life's cycles, faith, and God's goodness.
Suffer to Worship
1 Peter 4:12-19 — Tom Shrader on why Christians suffer and how to entrust hardship to God.
An Idol Response
Daniel 3 teaching on Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego — faith, idolatry, and God's presence in the fire.
How Was 2006 How to Make 2007 the Greatest
Year-end review from 2 Timothy 4 — fight well, finish strong, live with purpose in the new year.
God Will Achieve His Purpose
1 Samuel 23–24: David spares Saul, trusting God's timing. Teaching on promise, patience, and conscience.
When You Pray and God Says No
2 Samuel 7: Tom Shrader on remembrance, gratitude, and hope when God says no to prayer.
Samuel: Hanna's Unlikely Story of Redemption
Tom Shrader opens 1 Samuel with Hannah's barrenness, showing God works through impossibility.
We Want to Be Like Everyone Else
1 Samuel 8–12: Tom Shrader on Israel's demand for a king, rejecting God, and the call to be different.
Friendship That Transforms
1 Samuel 13–15: Tom Shrader on faith, obedience, and the transforming power of an armor-bearer friendship.
Don't Mess With the Army of God
1 Samuel 17: Tom Shrader on David and Goliath, faith over fear, and trusting God in overwhelming circumstances.
The Fall of Man: Where It All Began
Tom Shrader teaches Genesis 3 and Romans 5:12 on the fall of man and spiritual death.
Chains of Joy
Philippians 1:12-18: Paul's imprisonment advances the gospel. Tom Shrader on joy in adversity.
You Won't Be Disappointed in the Gospel
Philippians 1:19-27: Tom Shrader on why believers will never be disappointed in the gospel.
Jesus' Arrest and Trials
Tom Shrader teaches John 18 — Jesus' arrest, illegal Jewish trials, and Pilate questioning truth.
What I Learned on My Summer Vacation (2001)
Tom Shrader on 9/11, sovereignty, and Romans 8:28 — doctrine for uncertain times.
What I Learned on My Summer Vacation, Part 2 (2001)
Tom Shrader on 1 Thessalonians 5 — rejoice, pray, give thanks amid post-9/11 uncertainty.
Jesus Calms a Storm
Mark 4:35-41: Tom Shrader teaches why God allows storms and how faith overcomes fear.
Words of a Proud Papa
Luke 1:57-80: Zechariah's Benedictus, John's birth, and God's unbreakable promises explained.
What I Taught at the Summer Camp (1999)
Tom Shrader teaches six lessons from Daniel 1–6 on integrity, faith, and God's sovereignty.
Lesson From Littleton
Romans 8:28 and the Columbine tragedy: Tom Shrader on God's sovereignty in suffering.