The Arrival of the Royal Priest
We should joyfully submit to King Jesus knowing he redeemed us and will one day vanquish all rebels, ushering in a kingdom of peace.
salvation
October 30, 2024
Questions in this episode: – Can you clarify “Good Works without Faith is Dead,” and “Faith without Good Works is dead?” – Is there an issue with a christian spouse going through a Catholic Consolidation ceremony if their other spouse who is Catholic wants to have one? Is there a way I can support the …
October 10, 2024
Questions in this episode: – Please explain Ezekiel’s Temple in Ezekiel Ch 40-47. – Would Jesus have lived beyond the crucifixion, would his body have gone on to live had God not subjected him to death? – What’s the difference between God showing partiality and God showing favor? – What about infant salvation? And when …
October 9, 2024
Questions in this episode: – I was baptized 5 years back, and someone recently asked me if I was baptized in the Spirit as well. Can you explain what is meant by baptized in the Spirit? – My sibling was baptized at a young age, and is now 40, recently changed from a denomination of …
August 29, 2024
Questions in this episode: – Does God have a soul? – Are you aware of the word musar (chastisement) ever meaning anything other than punitive discipline? Do you know a better way to show the truth of penal substitutionary atonement as it relates to Isa 53? – How do I talk to my grown daughter …
June 25, 2024
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 …
June 20, 2024
Questions in this episode: – What does the Bible verses the Roman Catholic church say about sin, it’s consequence and confession? – Should I be in an employee job at a church: Pastor, Ministry Director or work for the church? – Does the physical act of baptism save you as those who believed in …
June 6, 2024
Questions in this episode: – If a person is saved and they commit suicide do they loose their salvation? – Are you really a christian if you struggle with joy and happiness in this country/world today? – Will sins committed and forgiven, be exposed even though you are saved? – Comparing John and James, …
Building Bridges
Lots of Christians talk about “building bridges” with non-Christians. And I’m all for it. The problem, though, is that often once the bridge is built nothing of eternal significance is ever transported across. Intuitively many bridge builders don’t…
The Role of Your Testimony
We must strategically employ the powerful evangelistic tool of our personal testimony as a supplement to our sharing of the gospel facts.
April 30, 2024
Questions in this episode: – What age was Ahaziah when he began his reign? The text in 2 Chronicles 22 says differs depending on the translation. – In Acts 14 there is a man who could never walk. Paul sees that he has faith and heals him. Does that mean that you need to …
April 18, 2024
Questions in this episode: – What does Ezekiel 38 mean? – Does Matthew 5:31 mean that instead of stoning for sexual immorality, there should just be a divorce? – Will my miscarried children be tempted at the end of the millennium by Satan? – How do you help someone suffering from dementia or Alzheimers …
February 29, 2024
Questions in this episode: – When the disciples went out to spread the gospel, did they use the name Jesus or Yeshua? Is Jesus the official name that matches Yahweh? Did they use the Hebrew name or Greek name? – What do I do when my husband won’t put his faith in Jesus because …
Act Like a Child?
For people who prefer to think of themselves as intelligent, competent, and self-reliant (which is just about all of us), the following words of Jesus likely come as a shock: “Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it” (Mk.10:15). No one likes to be considered childish…
The Gift of Repentance
God graciously works through a variety of means to bring us to repentance, both at the outset of the Christian life and throughout it, so that we might walk in fellowship with him.
January 18, 2024
Questions in this episode: – Is baptism by immersion a requirement to be granted Salvation, and is infant baptism valid? – Are there such things as ex-Christians? Were they truly believers or not? What is the Biblical perspective on “the great falling away”? – Why would God create humans when he knows that a …
Wise Decisions
We must make all of life’s decisions with a resolve to do what pleases the Lord, as stewards, knowing that godly choices yield God’s blessings and eternal dividends.
December 28, 2023
Questions in this episode: – What is Expository Preaching? – Our kids are older and continue to follow the world, what suggestions to you have in us as parents helping them to not go down the wrong path? – What does the average Catholic think of the Protestant? – After the 1000 year reign …
Repentance & Faith
When we recognize our sin before a holy, just and loving God, we will feel the pang of sorrow for our offense. But the happiness of knowing we are forgiven through repentance and trust in Jesus, our savior, should bring joy.
September 26, 2023
Questions in this episode: – What is the information in the Old Testament about how to be save and how is it different than in the New Testament? – Using the phrase Luck or Lucky. Is this something we should or should not use? – Is it possible for a Christian to live a …
Questions & Answers 2023-Part 2
Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: How should Christians view birth control and artificial insemination? Does the Bible say what language will be used in the New Heaven and New Earth? How do we work out God’s sovereignty with our prayers for people’s salvation? What happens to …
Christian Outreach
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
Funerals
It is remarkable that non-Christians, agnostics and staunch secularists turn into weeping and hope-filled theologians at their loved ones’ funerals. People that rarely give God a thought or ten minutes of contemplation take up the microphone and tearfully recite their poems about the fishing, feasting and frolicking in “heaven”. They speak confidently of
Keeping Grace in View
We are prone to forget, especially as we compare our relative righteousness, that our salvation is all of grace. We must never fail to remember that everything about our lives – our spiritual efforts, our moral resumes and our celebrated accomplishments – are all exchanged for Christ’s. Our salvation is secured in the same way
The Kind of Love We Need Easter Service
By God’s grace, we can be recipients of Christ’s incomparable love that provides for our most profound needs by means of his life, death, and resurrection.
Something Greater
People demand proof that Jesus deserves their submission and allegiance, but God has provided more than ample evidence and it is our honor and duty to relay it to them.
The Mega Christmas Message
Christmastime is the perfect time to anchor our minds on the person and work of Christ, knowing it is the ultimate reason for the incarnation.
Saving Lives
We must be prepared and perceptive enough to capitalize on evangelistic opportunities that God has sovereignly placed before us.
Questions & Answers 2022-Part 1
Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: Would Job be one of the first people to be a Christian? What is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit and is that an unforgivable sin? Please explain John 14:28 where Jesus says the Father is greater than I. Is there any …