What does God say about where human history is headed? Even though these two chapters near the end of the Bible were addressed to the 1st century readers, we too can use them to find the hope we need to move forward.
Transforming Ordinary People into Extraordinary Followers of Christ
Christianity: The Basics
In these seemingly increasingly divisive days, where do we get the resolve to get along with those who seem deeply different from us?
Christianity is sometimes shrouded in mystery. Case in point: What does “God in three persons” mean? We understand “God the Father”. We even understand Jesus, “God the Son”. But what is “God the Spirit”? Sometimes we call him the Holy Spirit. Sometimes we call him the Holy Ghost. But who is he? Who better to clear things up for us than Jesus! Through the Bible, he teaches us who the Holy Spirit is, what he does, and how to receive what the Holy Spirit gives.
What makes our hearts want to fight and bicker and be divisive? How do we develop a heart that extends peace and unity?
Have you faced the potential for evil within you? Do you know what’s in your heart? Do you know what you’re capable of? But more importantly, what are you going to do about the evil in our hearts?
Although you could teach about God from any passage in the Bible, Moses’ encounter with the Living God in a burning bush (Exodus 3:1-14) is one of the best. Most people in the world believe in the existence of a God, but they don’t know him personally
Everyone is deeply religious, whether they admit to it or not. People may not be formally religious (they may not go to church), but we all have deeply held faith axioms which are unprovable. Human beings demand answers to questions…
In this age of ubiquitous software and operating system updates, how can we think that the Bible is God’s final word on what we believe and how we live? Doesn’t it need an update, too?
Even if you believed everything the Bible taught was true, that doesn’t actually answer the question, “What role should it play in my life?” Today we answer three important questions…
Are the first four books of the New Testament more legend than history? The eyewitnesses whose content filled these gospels would say, “No!” This sermon teaches that their message conveys the truth of who Jesus is and also gives us confidence in believing the good news of why he came.