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Foundations of the Faith

Foundations of the Faith – Understanding Forgiveness – Part 8 of 8

Sermon Summary All of us want to live a life of significance. And the only way to assure that is live each day with eternity in view. This life is preparation for roles and responsibilities we will assume in the next life when we will have the opportunity to reign with Christ in the coming…

Foundations of the Faith – Understanding Sin and Temptation – Part 7 of 8

Sermon Summary How do believers walk with God in a deteriorating society? Is it even possible? To answer that question, there are some foundational truths that we need to understand. First, we must understand what hinders us from walking in fellowship with God: our sin problem. Rather than seeing God’s loving and wise boundaries as…

Foundations of the Faith – The Holy Spirit is Not a Ghost! – Part 6 of 8

Sermon Summary Sermon Summary What mental image do you get of God the Father? Now picture Jesus. Now, try to picture the Holy Spirit. For most of us, it is hard to envision the Holy Spirit. Who is the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is not an it, but a person. He is referred to…

Foundations of the Faith – God is Absolutely in Control – Part 5 of 8

Sermon Summary We live in a painful, confusing world with way too much evil and injustice; how can we make sense of it? Believers have a hard time reconciling all the pain and evil in the world and the existence of God. Does God cause or allow these evils? What are the theological implications if…

Foundations of the Faith – Jesus – The “Normal” Human Being – Part 4 of 8

Sermon Summary Two thousand years ago an unimpressive looking Jewish blue-collar laborer burst on the scene, claiming to be God. Jesus’ life and ministry, his sinless perfection, and his historically undeniable death and resurrection were so convincing that he was God, that merely fifty years after Jesus walked the earth, some people began doubting that…

Foundations of the Faith – Is Jesus Really God? – Part 3 of 8

Sermon Summary Jesus is a controversial historical figure, not so much because of what he taught, but who he claimed to be: God in the flesh. Those who knew him best believed him, and risked life and limb to echo that claim. Is Jesus really God? Let’s consider the case for Jesus’ deity. Jesus claimed…

Foundations of the Faith – You Can Trust the Bible — It’s Reliable! – Part 2 of 8

Sermon Summary The Internal Evidence Test concerns the trustworthiness of the writers as revealed by the text. Dr. Gleason Archer, retired former chairman of the division of the Old Testament, Trinity Evangelical Seminary, concludes: As I have dealt with one apparent discrepancy after another and have studied the alleged contradictions between the biblical record and…

Foundations of the Faith – You Can Trust the Bible — It’s Unique! – Part 1 of 8

Sermon Summary Is the Bible truly a unique book when compared to other religious writings like, say, the Koran or the Hindu Scriptures? Is the Bible trustworthy? Is it historically accurate? Is it internally consistent? When compared to other works of literature, the Bible is unique. A. Unique in its continuity. The Bible was written…

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