Tyler Velin
Tyler Velin has been on staff at Sovereign Hope since 2007 and an elder since 2015. He is a graduate of the University of Montana and Western Seminary (Portland, OR). Tyler and Sarah were married in 2011 and have four children: Owen (2012), Addley (2015), Ellie (2017), and June (2019). Tyler's background is in campus ministry and he currently serves as the chaplain for the University of Montana football team.
Jesus' healing of ten lepers shows us the reorienting power of mercy.
Scripture: Luke 17:11-19
In Luke 16:14-18 Jesus helps us identify the effects of salvation and our understanding of it by giving us two contrasts and a case study.
Scripture: Luke 16:14-18
Luke 16 includes one of Jesus' most controversial parables, but the scandal of it makes the truth all the more relevant.
Scripture: Luke 16:1-13
Jesus helps drive home the significance of repentance in the parable of the prodigal sons.
Scripture: Luke 15:11-32
Jesus finishes his three-parable teaching at the Pharisee's house by showing how eternity shapes our lives.
Scripture: Luke 14:12-24
As Jesus sits down to eat dinner with the Pharisees, he emphasizes the necessity of humility in light of the gospel.
Scripture: Luke 14:1-11
Jesus calls his disciples to strive for salvation in him as they witness Jesus' own striving for salvation of the lost.
Scripture: Luke 13:22-35
In Luke 13 Jesus enters a synagogue where we see a healing and hardening which calls us to examine our own hopes and expectations.
Scripture: Luke 13:10-21
In 1 Timothy 3 we get a glimpse into two important ways a local church can declare the glory of God: by appointing faithful elders and deacons.
Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-16
As Jesus concludes his teaching on his second coming, he calls the church to find hope in the only place they can truly find it: repentance.
Scripture: Luke 12:49-13:9