Category: QnA

Episode 24 – July 21st Sermon Q&A

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Questions & Timestamps:

@ 17:04 – What is the difference between condemnation and conviction?
@ 20:13 – I’ve always found my love to be responsive. How do I love preemptively. How can I “practically” participate in GROWING my agape love.
@ 27:09 – If the Bible is a mirror for me to see myself, and not a lens to see others, does this mean that I should never confront someone if their behavior is not right?
@ 32:33 – Is pride always a bad thing?
@ 37:00 – What does fullness of joy look like in the midst of suffering?
@ 43:16 – If I don’t earn my place with God by good works, then why should I do good works?
@ 47:55 – How do you handle feelings of doubt? As in, doubting the existence of God?

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July 24, 2019

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Episode 23 – July 14th Sermon Q&A

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Questions & Timestamps:

@ 15:53 – Why does God “test” people when he is all-knowing?
@ 21:38 – Can you explain what John means when talking about children of the Devil? Where else is this talked about in scripture?
@ 23:47 – What does it mean for our hearts to condemn us? Does condemnation only/primarily come from the heart?
@ 28:48 – Is it always a sin to hate?
@ 31:29 – How should I respond when confronted with the reality of my own failures as a Christian?
@ 34:10 – Why did you have to spoil Toy Story 4 for me?
@ 36:47 – John talks about seeing others in need, and shutting up your heart from them (I guess by not giving) … should I give to every homeless person in need?
@ 42:19 – How can I give if I don’t have much to give?
@ 48:54 – If someone claims to be a Christian but is self-centered and not loving others would their heart condemn them of this?

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July 18, 2019

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Episode 22 – July 7th Sermon Q&A

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Questions & Timestamps:

@ 11:52 – What are some tips that you have to stay strong when the world hates you?
@ 18:57 – Where did Cain find a wife if the first humans were Adam and Eve?
@ 22:46 – How can I tell if I am truly loving my “brother”? I know we are supposed to forgive others their trespasses against us, but if someone is gossiping about me, or being two faced, does loving them mean I have to keep being open to them? These are the nuances I don’t understand? Does loving people mean I have to continue acting nice and giving to all people? Or can I retreat?
@ 30:28 – Is Satan a created being? If so, why did/would God create “evil?”
@ 34:06 – You said that God’s predestination of some is heresy? What do you mean?
@ 40:25 – How do you stop living your life trying always to be liked and please others?
@ 46:24 – Why did God have a problem with Cain’s offering and respect Abel’s?

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July 10, 2019

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Episode 21 – June 30th Sermon Q&A

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Questions & Timestamps:

@ 12:42 – When someone says that they aren’t interested in Christianity because it’s a religion, and all religion is man-made, what is the best kind of response to that?
@ 18:05 – In the Gospels, why does Jesus tell the disciples not to stop the people casting out demons in his name because if someone is not against them, they’re for them, but later, he also tells the disciples that whoever is not for Him is against Him. That seems like a direct contradiction, what gives?
@ 23:31 – Do you know of a verse to read to someone who thinks if they kill themself and think they can still go to heaven?
@ 28:49 – Specifically what does it mean that angels are messengers of God?
@ 30:35 – Does each Believer have their own guardian angel?
@ 35:04 – Is there a hierarchy of sin(s)?

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July 3, 2019

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Episode 20 – June 9th Sermon Q&A

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Questions & Timestamps:

@ 7:21 – I just looked up the scientific and Scripture discussion on when life begins. There is the embryological view, the neuro-genical (or neurological) view, the ecological view, the birth view and the zygote view. Then I went to what our Bible teaches that life begins after fertilization. I was researching it in light oh the Hyde Amendment and the pros and cons. What is your view?
@ 17:28 – A question for the news segment: Pope Francis recently approved a change to the Lord’s Prayer, specifically vs 13, from “and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” to “do not let us fall into temptation”. Why? what is your opinion of this change?
@ 25:34 – If Jesus knew what was ahead of him and why he was being crucified, why did he ask God why He had forsaken him?
@ 30:23 – How do you find joy in difficult times?
@ 35:23 – How can I help my children find joy?
@ 43:00 – How can I have joy if my kids or someone I love walked away from God?
@ 48:06 – If abiding in the Word involves meditation, how do I meditate on the word?
@ 55:20 – I was taught before, that you get the baptism of the Holy Spirit at a point after you are saved, are you saying we get it when we are saved?

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June 12, 2019

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Episode 19 – June 2nd Sermon Q&A

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Questions & Timestamps:

@ 16:57 – According to 1st Corinthians 5:11 if I invited a brother who calls himself a believer and yet he has not been in fellowship and has not been going to church for many years and has a problem with alcohol and I invite him to church and then to have lunch together would I be going against God?
@ 23:18 – “They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. Who were “they?”
@ 26:38 – What do you think of the Harry Potter books/movies?
@ 37:10 – How do you discern between two contradictory spirits that both confess that Jesus came in the flesh? For instance, two different churches.
@ 41:48 – What are the “lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and the pride of life”?
@ 46:38 – Is it wrong to take anti-depressants?

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June 5, 2019

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Episode 18 – May 26th Sermon Q&A

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Questions & Timestamps:

@ 13:02 – Acts 13:48 it says “Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the Word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.” Appointed by whom?
@ 19:59 – Was Jesus talking to us in present time in Matthew 16:24-25. Or was that message meant for the disciples?
@ 28:34 – How do we experience the Spirit in our daily lives if we don’t “feel” the Spirit?
@ 36:33 – If I have been fully forgiven do I need to keep asking for forgiveness, how often?
@ 40:43 – Do you have any daily routine advice to help me read the Bible?
@ 43:51 – How long does it take when reading the Bible for our affections to change?
@ 46:42 – Is it wrong to have nice/expensive things?

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May 29, 2019

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Episode 17 – May 19th Sermon Q&A

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Questions & Timestamps:

@ 20:20 – What if we don’t hate people but we are indifferent? How do we draw closer to loving other?
@ 27:41 – How do we draw close to Jesus when we realize we have backslid? I know I need to draw near but I have a hard time reading the Bible and even praying right now. Any suggestions to restore my relationship?
@ 31:53 – When Jesus says, “love your enemies ” how do you justify or explain for a Christian going to war for his/her country and kill their enemies?
@ 36:11 – I’m reading the Bible daily, and am up to Chronicles. I understand it the genealogy from the beginning, but what am I learning (or supposed to be getting from the text)? Why was it believed to be important for inclusion in the Bible?
@ 42:01 – The Bible seems to have confusing messages regarding death and judgment. From scripture, it appears that Jesus will judge us at the moment of our death; However, at His second coming, “He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead”. Who are the dead that will be judged at the Second Coming, if people are being judged at the time of death?
@ 47:54 – How do you make a big decision, like choosing to take a job offer, or move?
@ 56:06 – How do you become more assertive, but also not be pushy, rude, or obnoxious?

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May 23, 2019

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Episode 16 – May 12th Sermon Q&A

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Questions & Timestamps:

@ 11:48 – If Jewish people don’t believe that Jesus was the Messiah and therefore don’t believe in the new covenant, do they still follow the whole law of the old testament?
@ 14:45 – Can you explain what Paul meant in Romans 7:15-20?
@ 21:55 – Why do you believe there has been an increase in Calvinism today?
@ 30:50 – Can you explain “total depravity” more?
@ 34:17 – Do calvinists use their beliefs to justify their own sin and personal responsibility to be obedient to Christ?
@ 36:25 – Do you believe we can live up to all the imperative commands in the New Testament? Is it possible?
@ 38:29 – Can you explain what the Enneagram is and if it is advisable or profitable for a Christian to use.

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May 16, 2019

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Episode 15 – May 5th Sermon Q&A

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Questions & Timestamps:

@ 7:40 – What did you mean when you said ” your sin will find you out?”
@ 14:41 – First question is on Mark 16:9-19. Why were these verses added to the Scriptures? My second question is what’s going on with taking up serpents and drinking anything deadly?
@ 20:15 – What is the main purpose of free will?
@ 28:36 – Is struggling with depression the same as walking in darkness?
@ 34:47 – As I cannot be without sin, why wouldn’t Matthew 7:1 apply to me vs 1 John 2:4 ? What about forgotten (and therefore unconfessed) sin?
@ 38:41 – Is sacrifice to the god Molech in the Old Testament comparable to modern day abortion?
@ 44:45 – In Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus says “I never knew you” to people who said they cast out demons and did other deeds in the name of Jesus. By whose power did they do that? How are they different than us who claim to know God? Are those people mentioned in Matt 7:21-23 any different than Pentecostal or charismatic church’s?
@ 49:16 – I’m going through the entire Bible cover to cover again (chronologically this time) and I always want to skip through the geneologies and laws, all the “boring” bits. I know they’re included for very good reasons, but can you give some pastorly wisdom or encouragement as to why those shouldn’t be skipped? (Or pastorly permission to just go ahead and skip them?)
@ 57:40 – When we all die and also the Rapture happens what will the Holy Spirit’s function be in Heaven?

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May 8, 2019