How do we know the Bible is God's Word? How do we know the books we have in the Bible are inspired? How can we trust the Bible is complete and no books were left out? As the authority of the Bible is being questioned, we need to answer these questions by examining how the Bible came together, how it was written, and how it has been preserved.
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Sunday, August 28, 2016
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Story of the Church: Savage Wolves, part 3: The Persecutors
Persecution is at an all-time high worldwide, and Satan wields his weapon of fear against Christians all over the world, including right here. "In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted" (2 Timothy 3:12).
So what is the cause of this fierce opposition? What does God expect of believers facing fearful situations? And what is our comfort? We looked in to Revelation and other passages to answer these questions.
(Revelation 12-13, Hebrews 10, Romans 8)
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So what is the cause of this fierce opposition? What does God expect of believers facing fearful situations? And what is our comfort? We looked in to Revelation and other passages to answer these questions.
(Revelation 12-13, Hebrews 10, Romans 8)
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Story of the Church: Savage Wolves, part 2: The Gnostics
When Paul was nearing the end of his ministry, he warned of the "savage wolves" that would come after and threaten the church. Paul was primarily referring to false teachers. This week, we looked at one set of false teachers who infected the early church called the Gnostics.
Gnosticism was a short-lived heresy with lasting effects. In fact, the fundamental error of Gnosticism--the separation of the physical from the spiritual--still infects the beliefs of many Christians today. This week we looked at three devastating consequences of separating the physical from the spiritual in your thinking...
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Gnosticism was a short-lived heresy with lasting effects. In fact, the fundamental error of Gnosticism--the separation of the physical from the spiritual--still infects the beliefs of many Christians today. This week we looked at three devastating consequences of separating the physical from the spiritual in your thinking...
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
The Birth of the Church, part 9: The Apostle's Heart
It's been almost two months since we've been able to post a sermon, due to technical problems we were not able to work out. We've got a new way to record now, so we hope that now more sermons will be missed.
What do you think of the apostle Paul? Who was he? What was he like? How people answer that question often determines how they look at the church. This week we look into the heart of the apostle Paul...
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