Questions in this episode: – What does it mean when it says we will be judged by every idle word that comes out of our mouth? – 2 Samuel 17 David’s sons are called priests, what does this mean? – How do we love someone who we don’t feel love toward? – Do you think …
Questions in this episode: – If we aren’t suffering, does that mean we aren’t a Christian? – Does Scripture command us to go out in pairs in a covenant promise to do the Lord’s work? – Is the Sermon on the Mount only relevant to the disciples in talking about the narrow path in Matthew …
Questions in this episode: – Why did God require a perfect sacrifice to satisfy the penalty of sin? – When do we stop believing doctors and start believing God will heal? – What does it mean that pastors, leaders, husbands, etc. will be judged more harshly? – How do we respond to a pastor that …
Questions in this episode: – Should we have our children circumcised? – When we pray to God is it okay to call Him Father? – Did John the Baptist and Jesus spend time together growing up? If so, why would John ask Jesus if he was the One? – Is it okay for a young …
Questions in this episode: – Does God want us with a specific person for a relationship? – Where did Adam and Eve find wives for their three sons? – As Christians, how do we understand the verses about judging others? – What do we do when a pastor says he’s not going to assign gender …
Are You Living Each Day with Eternity in Mind?
We will all stand before God at the end of our days and be judged. For Christians, that doesn’t determine our salvation, it is about rewarding us for our faithfulness–our usefulness to the Lord.
We only have one life and we should be living it to the utmost for God. Uncover the fascinating truths about how the life you live today determines your life in eternity.
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Questions in this episode: – If Jews are called God’s chosen people, why is the Church called the Bride of Christ? – What are we to do with the command, honor you father and mother, when my parent is a notorious criminal? – Adam and Eve had Cane, Abel and Seth whose lineage says …
Questions in this episode: – Thinking through the problem of eternal punishment, what do we do with the doctrine of hell? – Since Lucifer walked away from God because of his pride, what’s to say that man won’t do the same thing once we all get to heaven? – Does paying taxes to a …
The doctrine of God’s grace reminds us that not only do we not deserve God’s love and forgiveness, but we actually deserve nothing from God but his exacting judgment. And not the kind of judgment which we would incur were we to sin against a fellow citizen, some high ranking diplomat, or even an exalted and holy angel…
I recently read in the paper about a “successful Christian outreach” where many “accepted Jesus as their savior”. The problem, as with most of our modern culture’s take on “salvation”, is that there is little clarity about what these folks are acquiring “salvation from”. The article described the “celebration” as giving some people
The book of Proverbs sets before us several thought provoking and inspired truths that can and should have a significant impact on how we “wisely” relate to one another. Take for instance the curious and seemingly obvious…
Earthly powers will always be subject to the sovereign judgment of God, our job is to humbly serve the King of Kings and promote his greatness throughout the earth.
Unfortunately, this side of heaven we will all experience a lot of injustice – much of it personal. In this fallen world we can count on being falsely accused, mistreated, misquoted and maligned. Fortunately, none of it escapes…
Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: 1. How do you transition from knowing about God to knowing God? 2. What is the best way to help people find the right path to live a life God wants them to live. (My paraphrase) 3. What is the best …
We shouldn’t be surprised at pushback from people when we faithfully deliver the gospel, because God always uses it for the unpleasant work of exposing sin and guilt before he uses it to save.
It is always more costly than we think to follow our wayward enticements, and to turn away from obedience to Christ’s life-giving words.
When we experience the inevitable betrayal from those we trusted, we must give ourselves to prayer as we trust our loving and attentive God will eventually make things right.
The present world will be filled with injustice that will often touch close to home and should rightly make us indignant, but we should not despair, but rather pray, knowing God’s coming justice is certain.
We would do well to keep this sinful world and our eternal salvation in perspective, pitying the lost and joyfully anticipating the return of our glorified and exalted Savior.
While Israel’s widespread rejection of King Jesus resulted in a postponement of the earthly kingdom, we should remain confident in God’s impeccable promises as we work and patiently await the King’s second coming.
It is entirely reasonable for us to trust and obey the words of the Triune God, not only in light of his character and authority, but also in view of the judgments meted out on those who rebel.
True Christians must be fearless and faithful as stewards of God’s message of reconciliation in a defiant culture until Christ returns to reward his ambassadors.
Pondering God’s longtime plan of redemption humbles us Christians, as we realize that Christ’s horrible suffering was the judgment our sins and transgressions had earned.
God’s pending judgment is the sobering aspect of Christ’s return that should make us grateful for its gracious delay, motivated by the current opportunity for evangelism, and thankful for our forthcoming salvation.
We must seek to be zealous enough for God’s honor that we find ourselves selflessly grieving over those who reject the truth (with all its commensurate consequences) and sincerely rejoicing over those who repent.
We must see our absolute necessity to repent of our sins regardless of any sense of security we may feel based on a relative comparison of our sinfulness.
While one day all pain and problems will be behind us, for now we must draw strength from God’s family as we endure the sting of strained and fractured relationships that are inevitable because of our alliance with Christ.
We must understand the clear and repeated call to fear God, first in view of our need for salvation and then in view of his absolute and ultimate authority over every aspect of our lives.
