Genesis 1:1-2:3 Introduction When I think of the most controversial topics related to faith, if not number one, at least solidly in the top five would be creation. By creation, I mean specifically whether the world we see around us was created in six 24-hour days or over a much longer period. Related to this…
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Revelation 21:1-4 Introduction Have you ever heard the phrase, “so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good”? There is an assumption here that thinking about earthly things are at least more relevant than thinking about heavenly things. This could be turned around and say that that someone is “so earthly minded that they are…
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2 Timothy 4:1-5 Introduction You may or may not know that I’m involved in the area of apologetics. If you are not familiar with apologetics, it is about providing reasons for holding to the Christian faith. It often includes a defence against attacks on the faith. To some, that might seem like a distraction from…
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Romans 13:1-7 Introduction One of the recent criticisms against Christians has been that we are too political. Some may argue that we are not political enough, but the criticism stands. By being too political, I mean that some Christians align too closely with a specific political party. This has especially true in the United States.…
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Philippians 1:12-18 Introduction Life in general has its fill of challenges, in everything from finances to relationships to health to every other aspect. Sometimes we would like to think that Christians are exempt from this. There are certain preachers that do claim this. We are supposed to be kids of the King and so our…
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Romans 5:6-11 Introduction Have you ever heard the phrase “the crux of the matter”? What does that word crux mean? The dictionary definition is “the decisive or most important point at issue.” I took business as my major for my undergraduate degree. Many of the assignments and tests for my courses were case studies. These…
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Genesis 2:4-7 Introduction This is a topic that I approach with fear and trembling. The reason for this is that those who have opinions on this, hold those opinions very strongly. One group will believe that all those who take science seriously must hold one position and the other group will believe all those who…
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A sermon based on Ephesians 6:10-20. Introduction I remember back about twenty-five years ago when I was deep into my spiritual journey. I had recently moved from atheism to a generic belief in God. I was then working for some Christians and they were eager to get me to convert to Christianity. They spoke to me…
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Introduction It was about thirty years ago. I was up early to catch a plane to go to Florida for March Break with my friends. I was pretty groggy, and my mother after waking me had started telling me about Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker. My parents watched the PTL Club regularly, not because they…
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