Sometimes the things we ask God for in prayer actually happen…but what about when they don’t? Why doesn’t prayer work every time? Perhaps it’s our expectations that need to change to align with what prayer is and what prayer actually does.
Natural disasters, sickness, violence, starvation…all bad things that happen to people, even good people. Why do bad things happen to good people? Jesus gives us some understanding on this topic and our friend Sean Lennon gives us some reasonable understanding to this complex topic.
The Bible is many things but it is also not many things. Listen in as our friend Tim Walk gives us a challenge to see the Bible as the Bible reveals itself.
Heaven may be more real than hell when it comes right down to it. But is heaven how it’s portrayed in popular culture and contemporary church teaching? We can say resoundingly: No. The Bible is clear on some things about heaven and unclear about other things.
This is one of the more troubling questions that people have about the Christian faith? If this is true then hell must be a lot bigger than heaven…would a loving God create a system in which hell is bigger than heaven?
Is God real is one of the fundamental questions of humanity, but how can we reasonably think that God exists outside of evidence provided in the Bible? In this message, Pastor Dave Warner gives five standard apologetic reason why it’s conceivable to believe in God plus 1 reason he believes is the best for him.
Everyone has some questions from time to time..wondering if what we are hearing is too good to be true. Thomas struggled with believing the Good News of his friends saying that Jesus was actually alive…but his doubts gave rise to clarity and ultimately to belief upon his experience of the resurrection.
When Jesus stood before Pilate, Pilate gave the religious leaders a choice: choose the way of violence and power personified by Barabbas or choose peace and surrender personified by Jesus. We still have the same choice today and many religious leaders still choose political power and control rather than Jesus. The Gospel calls for us…
We often confuse the love of power with the power of love. Jesus stood between two political powers that pulled him in the direction of power and yet he refused to take on political power to instead show the power of sacrificial love.
Following Jesus’ arrest, Peter followed at a distance until he got to the courtyard fire pit. There, he denied Jesus 3 times and didn’t even realize what he had done until a rooster woke him up. Following Jesus from a distance generally makes denying him easier, but Jesus always provides a way back, for Peter…