graceTALK, July 2008
Monday, July 7th, 2008 : By Leadership Team
The Leadership Team answers your questions.
Q1 (1:50): Why are matters such as leasing\buying a building put to vote by the whole church? Specifically, what issues are to be decided by the church members? Why is it biblical?
Q2 (13:30): Hi and thank you for reading this: I recently heard Andy Stanley tell a story about how they had lost one of their pastoral staff to cancer. It was a terribly sad story. The man who lost the fight to cancer was a man of God in his early 30’s and was a father of two. Mr. Stanley said, shortly before he passed away, that the church elders gathered and anointed him with oil and prayed over him. Obviously the …
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graceTALK, May 2008
Sunday, May 4th, 2008 : By Leadership Team
The Leadership Team answers your questions.
Q1 (2:29): Several years ago, I had an argument with my sister-in-law in which she accused me and my husband of all sorts of transgressions against members of the family. The big problem was that not a single one of those offenses was against her. After the argument, we received calls from the remaining siblings who were present at my toungue lashing telling me that they held nothing against my husband and me and didn’t even know what offenses the sister-in-law was talking about. I wrote an open letter of apology to our family members and asked them to come to us in the future if they held something against us. …
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God Questions, Part 5
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 : By Leadership Team
God is a big topic and people have tons of questions so we asked people what were some “God Questions” they would like to see discussed. Today, we talk about “What happens to those people living on an island in the middle of the Pacific who will never hear about Jesus Christ?”
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The God Questions, Part 4
Sunday, April 20th, 2008 : By Leadership Team
God is a big topic and people have tons of questions so we asked people what were some “God Questions” they would like to see discussed. Today, we talk about “Why do you believe God even exists?”
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The God Questions, Part 3
Sunday, April 13th, 2008 : By Leadership Team
God is a big topic and people have tons of questions so we asked people what were some “God Questions” they would like to see discussed. Today, we talk about
Are you saying that over 3 billion people in this world are wrong since they don’t believe in your way to get to heaven? Also, what happens to those people living on an island in the middle of the Pacific who will never hear about Jesus Christ?
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The God Questions, Part 2
Sunday, April 6th, 2008 : By Leadership Team
God is a big topic and people have tons of questions so we asked people what were some “God Questions” they would like to see discussed. Today, we talk about
How do you know the Bible wasn’t written by men pushing their idea of God? Also, why should we take the Bible literally?
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The God Questions, Part 1
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 : By Leadership Team
God is a big topic and people have tons of questions so we asked people what were some “God Questions” they would like to see discussed. Today, we talk about
If God loves the world so much then why is there so much pain in this world?
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graceTALK, February 2008
Sunday, February 17th, 2008 : By Leadership Team
The Leadership Team answers your questions.
Q1 (1:31): I struggle to share my faith. I know I should and really do want to, but what are some first steps in making this hope a reality? Also, if a person never shares their faith, how would you get them to share their faith?
Q2 (10:57): Scripture teaches of the Trinity that God is three persons. It also says God is one essence. Further, Scripture teaches that God is unchanging. Finally, Christ took upon himself all our sin becoming sin for us and dying. What then happened to the unchanging Trinity of the cross? Was there a separation of the Son from the Father and the Spirit? Or was his separation on the …
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graceTALK, December 2007
Sunday, December 30th, 2007 : By Leadership Team
The Leadership Team answers your questions.
Q1 (1:43): Why did Jesus tell Mary not to touch him because “I have not yet returned to my Father”? Does that mean he had not been in heaven? Why was it so important that Mary not touch him, but then he told the disciples later to place his hands on his wounds?
Q2 (6:05): In discussing the fact that we are all sinners and need to repent I run into the following argument that I get stumped trying to answer. In John 8:1-11, Jesus is confronted with a clear situation of sin in relation to a woman caught in adultery. Yet, Christ refused to condemn her actions as wrong. Jesus …
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graceTALK, October 2007
Sunday, October 21st, 2007 : By Leadership Team
The Leadership Team answers your questions.
Question 1 (0:00): How does the Leadership Team deal with political issues? I mean do you intend to hand out voter cards or information showing the candidates and the issues they support?
Question 2 (5:31): I have a hard time realizing that God does love me and forgive me for all of my sins. I almost feel like I am cheapening God’s grace when I quickly realize my sin and move on to the rest of my day. Am I wrong for not suffering more for my sin? How much personal grief should I have if I am serious about sin?
Question 3 (14:08): I have friends who say that feeling like you have …
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