Author: Cultivate Relationships

In this teaching, Nathan discusses Titus 1.1-9 and Paul’s encouragement to Titus to raise leaders, teach sound doctrine, and model an upright lifestyle, challenging both individuals and the church to reflect Jesus in their character and actions for the sake of their reputation and witness to the world.

In this teaching, Nathan looks at Mark 10.17-22 and how we incline ourselves away from trusting God and toward trusting ourselves with temporal security, comfort, and control.

Prayer, by its simplest definition, is a two-way conversation between humans and the living God. In this teaching, Nathan looks at Matthew 6:5-18 and reveals how Jesus prayed and taught his followers to pray.

Success is not determined by our accomplishments. In this teaching, Nathan discusses Matthew 26:36-46 and reveals why Jesus succeeded in life. He reveals three ways we can be sure we also succeed no matter what we may or may not accomplish. These include our relationships, our vulnerability, and our gratitude.

As Christians, this world is not the place where we make our home; we find our home in our Heavenly Dad. In this teaching, Nathan discusses 1 Peter 2:11-12 and reveals four characteristics of this world that tempt us into removing our focus from trusting God into trusting ourselves.

Jesus grieved, suffered, and was tempted exactly like us. In this teaching, Nathan discusses Matthew 26:36-46 and the healthy principles Jesus lived by to get through grief, suffering, and temptation.

The prayer Jesus taught his disciples is a point-by-point model for how we should pray. In this teaching, Nathan discusses Matthew 6:5-15 and the prayer Jesus taught his disciples to pray. He also breaks down how each point within the prayer applies to our lives today.

Prayer is what connects us to God. In this teaching, Nathan discusses Acts 10:9-12 and Peter’s prayer and God’s response through a dream. He also shares some basic principles about what prayer simply is and is not.