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I've Got Questions
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Mar 31, 2021 (message contributor)
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1. How Can God Be Good?
Contributed on Mar 31, 2021
First in a series based on questions that we received from people in the Church. This message deals with the question of the morality suffering
Question to be asked: I’m a bit confused. Why does everyone just say that God is good and ignore some of things He seems to approve? He lets evil and suffering go on in the world. He ordered a lot of people to be killed. And then there’s the whole concept of hell. Why would a God who is good ...read more
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2. How Can Heaven Be Happy?
Contributed on Mar 31, 2021
A short study of Heaven and why Christians should look forward to it.
We live in a world full of different ideas about Heaven. World religions have all kinds of forms of it - Hinduism teaches that it’s what happens for the person who finally escapes reincarnation. Mormonism teaches that we’ll all eventually become gods and each have our own planet to populate. ...read more
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3. What About The People Who Haven’t Heard?
Contributed on Mar 31, 2021
The challenge of the unreached people of earth. What does God's word say about their eternity?
Question to be asked: This has always bothered me. The Bible says that people need Jesus to be saved. But there are a lot of people in the world, and in history, who have never heard about Jesus. Do you mean to tell me that they won’t be allowed into Heaven just because they didn’t ...read more
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4. How Can I Be Sure?
Contributed on Mar 31, 2021
Dealing with the exclusiveness of Jesus as the only way to salvation
Question to be asked: This question is really important to me. I’m wondering how you can be so confident that our way is the right way. With all the different religions in the world, all the different ways of interpreting the Bible, how can we be sure that we have the right way? Or does it even ...read more
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5. How Can I Know God’s Will?
Contributed on Mar 31, 2021
Learning to know God's will. What is its nature, how can I discern it?
Question to be asked: I hear a lot of people say that God told them to do something. I also have a friend who says that she and God have an understanding when it comes to some of her choices. I’m wondering – how can I tell when God is directing me to do something? Intro: “How can I know God’s ...read more
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6. If It’s Ok, Is It Ok?
Contributed on Mar 31, 2021
Marijuana. Yes, this is a message prompted by the legalization of recreational marijuana use in our state. How should a believer approach this?
Question to be asked: OK, now that marijuana has been legalized, is there anything wrong with using it? Intro: I’m driving up Perryville. There, on the right-hand side, there’s a line of people standing out in the cold. I’ve noticed them there since very early on this year, nearly every day. ...read more
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7. Why Are We Here?
Contributed on Mar 31, 2021
In answer to the question: Why does God need our worship? Is that our purpose - only to live and praise God?
Question to be asked: Why does God need our worship? Is that our purpose - only to live and praise God? Intro: Why are we here? I hope that by the time we’re done here this morning you don’t leave saying, “Why are we here, again?” I’m driving in Canada some years ago, and every once in a ...read more
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8. What Must I Do To Be Saved?
Contributed on Mar 31, 2021
In answer to the question: There seem to be a lot of different ideas about how a person can be sure to be allowed into Heaven. I have a lot of family members who tried different approaches. Are they in Heaven or not?
Question to be asked: There seem to be a lot of different ideas about how a person can be sure to be allowed into Heaven. I have a lot of family members who tried different approaches. Are they in Heaven or not? Intro: I’m going to guess that the main reason for this question is that someone ...read more
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9. Can I Trust The Bible?
Contributed on Mar 31, 2021
Message as COVID 19 lockdowns began. In answer to the question: It seems like we put an awful lot of weight on what the Bible says. What makes it different from any other religious writings? It’s so old, and there are so many different ones, how can I even be sure that it’s worth trusting?
Question to be asked: It seems like we put an awful lot of weight on what the Bible says. What makes it different from any other religious writings? It’s so old, and there are so many different ones, how can I even be sure that it’s worth trusting? What a week this has been! We came back from a ...read more