Knowing Our Absolute Standard
We must be especially attuned to the state of our conscience, making sure it is rightly calibrated to God’s truth, and then faithfully followed by God’s grace.
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Restoration
As we read through the Book of Jeremiah we are confronted with a very familiar refrain, “God would never do that!” This is what the Lord’s faithful spokesman encountered when he exposed the gaping distance between the standards God had commanded in his word, and the values…
Exclusivity
Many take offense at our call to trust Christ for the forgiveness of their sins because it is so exclusive. They stumble over the words of Jesus when he said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (Jn.14:6). They despise the tone of our evangelism when it echoes…
December 26, 2024
Questions in this episode: – What should we do if we hear someone twisting Scripture? – Is there Scripture that speaks to family planning: marriage, birth control, etc? – My son-in-law has a YouTube platform and he twists the Bible, what is my responsibility to my grandson to educate him correctly about the Bible? – …
December 17, 2024
Questions in this episode: – In Daniel 12 it talks about the days of the tribulation, but there are multiple days mentioned. How do we make sense of this? – If all our past, present and future sins were forgiven on the cross, why do we have to daily confess our sins? – In light …
December 12, 2024
Questions in this episode: – Is the Shroud of Turin the real burial cloth of Christ? – How can we be assured of our salvation? – Can you explain in 1 John 5:16-17 what the sin that does not lead to death is? – I’m married to an unbeliever, am I sinning everyday with my …
Exposing Anxiety
When God confronts the sin of anxiety in Philippians 4, his prescribed remedy helps to clearly diagnose the problem – especially in the lives of those who tend to downplay its repercussions and choose to think that worry is not that big of a deal. In Philippians 4:4-8 the Lord commands five things for those …
Anger
Anger is admittedly a volatile and dangerous emotion. But it is important to note that it is not always a sinful emotion, and it certainly isn’t always expressed in sinful ways. God gives us adequate warning that…
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 …
Responding to Trials
Modern Christians tend to misplace a good portion of their compassion. Often when they learn of someone who is struggling or hurting, regardless of the reason, they are quick to offer…
Question & Answer Service 2024-Part 2
Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: Should we believe in a “young earth” or “old earth?” How do we communicate what it means to be a “slave of Christ?” Is addressing someone by their preferred pronouns somehow sinful or a compromise of my Christianity? What does it …
Question & Answer Service 2024-Part 1
Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: How do we discern pride in ourselves and others? Where did all the different ethnicities come from after the flood. What is the biblical view on the “age of accountability” How does Satan have any authority on earth if dominion is …
July 9, 2024
Questions in this episode: – What does the Bible say about Creation? – What are we to make of Paul and his struggle with sin in Romans 7? – Do infants go to Heaven when they die? – What about the different levels of Heaven mentioned in the Bible? – Can you please explain Rewards …
July 2, 2024
Questions in this episode: – Are the sermons Jesus taught in Luke 6 and Matthew 5 the same? – How do we find a new Pastor? – What does 1 John 5:16 mean? – What does 1 John 5:19 mean? – How do I continue to love my family member without affirming the lesbian relationship? …
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, …
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.
May 14, 2024
Questions in this episode: – How did Satan convince 1/3 of angels to leave God to follow him? – Should I leave my Church if it’s small and not growing and I don’t feel growth in my Christian life when listening to the pastor? – Will believers ever see their pets again in heaven? …
April 4, 2024
Questions in this episode: – What does Mark 13:30 mean? – Is it possible to not sin for a day? How often do we sin? – Is it possible for a believer to love God completely and at all times? – If God is our master, can’t He do whatever he wants with us …
The Divine Use of Secular Means
Even in our fallen messed-up world we must recognize and respond to God’s sovereign use of governments to accomplish his will for his people.
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.
The Grace of God
We need to understand God’s amazing grace and sincerely respond to it with our whole hearts in light of the sinfulness of our sin.
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.
Disturbed by Sin
The society in Israel had become compromised, corrupt and forgetful of God. Ezekiel was God’s mouthpiece to point out to them just how far they had regressed into worldliness, and what the divine consequences of that regression would be. Of course not everyone…
Questions & Answers 2023-Part 1
Pastor Mike answers questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity. Questions in this session: How do we deal with a professing Christian about sin that they are unwilling to acknowledge? Is AI/machine learning dangerous? And what about pastors who use it to create sermons? What happens to us immediately after we die? In the Millennial …
Exalting Evil?
One of the challenges of living a godly life in an ungodly world, is the pressure we face when the world perpetually exalts those who are evil, and expects the rest of us to applaud. As with Isaiah, we live in a culture filled with “those who call evil good and good evil” (Is.5:20). Jesus made it clear that
Anticipating Culture’s Mob Mentality
We need wisdom to discern the larger movements of society that rise up with hostility against the gospel and the values of God, knowing the Holy Spirit is graciously at work to defend us.
Confession
The Bible instructs us to “confess” our sins (1Jn.1:9). While many think that means to say “I’m sorry” to God, the word actually precludes most forms of modern apologies. The word confess in the Greek New Testament is a compound word which is made up of the words “the same” and “to speak”. The idea is that when we