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A Snowy 2nd Sunday in Advent 2018 Greetings!
Pastor Josh & Sister Kristina 9 Dec 2018
In the early days of the church, Advent was a time of prayer, fasting & confession. Today, Advent is more a time of preparation & expectation of the coming of the Lord. Did you know the second advent candle has 3 different themes? Faith--to indicate the faith it took for Mary & Joseph to deal with the unexpected pregnancy & the trip to Bethlehem; Peace--for the peace promised to all mankind through the coming of the Savior; & the Bethlehem Candle pointing to the Savior's birth in a manger. He is coming again. Prepare!
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Tackling Hard Questions & Providing Hope in the Answers
Hard Questions -- an open Bible Study where we ask questions that bother or perplex and find the clues to practical answers by being a Berean and searching the Scriptures.
Sometimes we find ourselves on opposite sides of the Christian fence with a brother or sister in the Lord. Should women be pastors? What about divorced leaders? How about tithing-- is it on the net or the gross, or is it even necessary anymore? Oh, and the music! Or how about whether or not to actually 'market' your church? Deacon (now Pastor) Joshua opens the floor to questions that folks may have, and together we study and work through both inductive and deductive reasoning. These are the Bible studies wherein we search, talk, and hopefully understand more fully the question and the answer, or at least move further down the road in gaining understanding and in deepening our faith.
Hard Questions...
Please post your questions on our Facebook Hard Questions Bulletin Board. We'll do our best to make sure they are answered.
An Open Floor Bible Study
11 June 2017
How do you deal with social constructs, and ...
25 June 2017
What About Slavery?
9 July 2017
More hard questions
23 July 2017
What about contracts between Christians, both organizations and individuals?
13 August 2017
Do we obey forced evacuations? Are cremations ok?
10 September 2017
Surety of Salvation; Scriptural view of Immigration
24 September 2017
A quick look at Ezekiel, part 1
17 January 2018
Talking about the passage in Judges 19
17 January 2018
Problems that can get in our way & a look at how to dig out answers from the Bible
28 January 2018
Isaiah 18:7, a people scattered and peeled; the Kingdom of God versus the Kingdom of Heaven
11 February 2018
If God is good, why do bad things happen?How do we talk to people in crisis?
11 March 2018
Opinions, facts, stumbling blocks, & knowing the difference.
22 April 2018
Is Jesus making a mistake in John 3:13? What about Elijah & Enoch?
10 June 2018
Opinions, facts, stumbling blocks, & knowing the difference.
22 April 2018
What's the difference between assurance of salvation and eternal security?
24 June 2018
Ezra 9-10' family breakups & What's the difference in precepts, statutes, ordinances, & laws?
22 July 2018
What about hospitality? Are there limits? How much control do I really have in life ? What about actions & dress as opposed to heart motives?
12 Aug 2018
What about "free will"? What is Calvinism? Arminianism? do I have anything to say about my faith?
26 Aug 2018
If the world was made perfect, what's with mosquitoes? What about questions we can't answer? How about a resource to share our faith?
9 Sept 2018
Outward appearances vs the heart, discerning a higher principle, & applying types & shadows.
23 September 2018
Is the Bible really the Word of the one true God? What about logic & verifiable proof? Doubters, scoffers, & that step of faith...
14 October 2018
Should a Christian participate in boycotts? What about our witness? Are there reasons to not boycott? What about our heart vs our actions?
25 November 2018
Tithes, & Offerings ~ Mosaic law only or also for the New Testament believer?
13 January 2019
Difficult conversations, handling offenses, & wondering why God loves us
27 January 2019
Providing protection, asking God "Why?" & "Why not?", & what is the right view of the Sabbaths
10 February 2019
Is it Saturday or Sunday?, foreshadowing the Christ, & being true to God's laws
24 February 2019
Why pain & suffering, history's hints, & can we really trust Genesis?
10 March 2019
Why make us if we are expected to just fall in line & 'worship', & what's with the prophets?
24 March 2019
Questions, answers, Bible accuracy, & Am I really hearing from the Lord?
14 April 2019
Confronting Sin Without Crossing the Line
28 April 2019
Calvinism vs. Arminiansim
Free will, Grace, Salvation, & the Sovereignty of God
26 May 2019
Jewish religious traditions & thoughts on the Messiah, the Trinity, & changes over time
2 June 2019
The woman at the well, the meaning of life, & the Book of Works
9 June 2019
wheat, tares, good seed, the judgments of nations, & what about the children?
23 June 2019
UnBiblical immigration laws, dogs vs puppies, & the OT vs the NT "God"
30 June 2019
Wealth & works, what or who is good, & the "how" of gaining eternal life in heaven
10 July 2019
Atheists, burnout, self-care,& keeping God foremost
25 August 2019
Kings’ length of reign, successors, ages, & timing discrepancies
21 July 2019
Fear, deep emotional hurt, & dealing with unexpected loss
8 September 2019
Betrayal, anxiety, & choosing a Christlike response
15 September 2019
Anxiety, Borrowing from the future, & Responding with Grace
22 September 2019
Miracles, questions, wonder, & mysteries of the faith
18 August 2019
The Virginity Test
Pastor Josh 6 Oct 2019
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Faith Healing
Pastor Josh 13 Oct 2019
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Post-Biblical prophets-Joseph Smith, Mohammed, etc Pastor Josh
20 Oct 2019
Faith-God can vs God will, promises, & how to trust Pastor Joshua
3 November 2019
Will we feel grief over a loved one in hell while we are in heaven?
10 November 2019
Head coverings in the church, yea or nay? And who? Pastor Josh
1 December 2019
How to interact with folks who've rejected the church, helping the bitter & those who've come out of cults.
8 December 2019
The work of the Holy Spirit & His role in the Godhead Pastor Josh
17 November 2019
Dealing with suffering Biblically, & what's up with the NIV? Pastor Josh
17 November 2019
Responding to depression, anxieties, & mental illnesses
15 December 2019
Using the interlinear to find out the meaning of Jacob have I loved and Esau have I hated, part 1
22 December 2019
Using the interlinear to find out the meaning of Jacob have I loved and Esau have I hated, part 2
22 December 2019
The sacred vs the profane, the holy vs the common, the clean vs the unclean.
5 January 2020
What if I don't always 'feel' saved?
19 January 2020
26 January 2020
Hard Questions! Women and Leadership.
12 January 2020