Looking at Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:12, Zach considers the way our need for "more" stands in the way of true joy.

How can anxious hearts have the peace of God in the midst of an anxious world?

This week Pastor Zach teaches us from Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 focusing on the right way to engage with God in worship.

After reading David Powlison's excellent book How Does Sanctification Work? this week, Zach is thinking about leading a 2 or 3 week discussion group with people in our church to talk about it and apply it's key teachings to our everyday lives. This video is a call out to anyone interested in being a part of such a group.

How should we think about others with strong and differing opinions on how to interact with one another when we “reopen?”

Pastor Zach teaches from Ecclesiastes 4 and sheds light on how we ought to live and survive in light of the brokenness of the world we live in.

In this video, Pastor Zach looks to Ephesians 4:1-3 to encourage us to be gracious and patient with one another at SCC as we consider how to go about reopening our church in the weeks (and perhaps months) to come.

Some ways that the New Testament teaching on the nature of the church may challenge our thinking.

Teaching on how we can respond in worship to God even when faced with the uncontrollable circumstances in life.

Thinking about our access to God and making sure we are longing for church gatherings for the right reasons.

Pastor Zach reflects on the resurrection of Christ on this Easter Sunday and how we ought to respond to suffering and sin in light of the resurrection.

In this video, Zach address the topic of forgiveness. What is forgiveness? When is forgiveness necessary? How do we become more forgiving people? Here Zach draws wisdom from Scripture and looks to a helpful book on biblical conflict resolution (The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict by Ken Sande) to explain what forgiveness is and how we can get better at extending it to others.

For Good Friday, Zach explores the foundational reason Jesus died on the Cross, with a reading from John Piper's Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die.

What do you do when your sin has been exposed? What makes a proper confession of sin? Zach deals with these questions in this video, using Ken Sande's "7 A's of Confession" (from his bookThe Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide for Resolving Personal Conflict) as a guide.

In this video, Zach works through a second important aspect of biblical conflict resolution - that of confrontation. What is confrontation, biblically speaking? When should you bear with someone and when should you confront them? How should you confront someone, when the time comes for you to do so? Knowing when and how to confront others in sin is a critically important aspect of resolving conflict in God's way.

Pastor Zach shares the importance of putting first things first in light of the teachings from Ecclesiastes 2:1-26.

In a fallen world, conflict in our relationships is inevitable. But during the current shutdown, conflict at home is especially likely. In this video, Zach begins to work through the first of four critical aspects of resolving conflict biblically; namely the practice of forbearance.

This is the perfect time to reflect deeply on how we are (or aren't) loving the people in our homes. God's Word helps us do this as His Spirit changes us.

As we continue time being isolated at home Pastor Zach reflects on the teachings from Ecclesiastes 1:1-18.

We often live our lives as if we are the masters over them and treat God as if he is essentially irrelevant to our plans. But if there is anything the recent coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated; it is that we are not nearly so powerful as we think we are. In this video, Zach dives into James 4:13-17 to help us learn how to go about our lives with attitudes of humble submission to God as we remember our great need for him.