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  • Bruce Rzengota avatar

    The Question Of Evil Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Jan 4, 2012
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     | 6,312 views

    THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION OF THE PROBLEM OF EVIL IS ONE OF THE TOP TWO CRINGE QUESTIONS.

    The Question of Evil April 17, 2011 INTRODUCTION May 11, 2011 -- GAFFNEY, SC -- A three year old child is dead after a tragic accident at a Gaffney church. Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler says that Alyssa Jade Mayfield, of Gaffney, was airlifted to Spartanburg Regional Hospital Wednesday ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Questions They Need Us To Ask Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Jan 4, 2012
     | 2,820 views

    Being ready to give a defense for the reasons we believe, also be prepared to ask the right questions.

    questions they need us to ask June 26, 2011 2 Cor 10:4-5 INTRODUCTION During a televised presidential campaign debate in 1984, Henry Trewhitt of The Baltimore Sun posed his question to Ronald Reagan: "You already are the oldest president in history, and some of your staff say you were tired after ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Why The Bible Is Trustworthy

    Contributed by Eric Hanson on Jul 1, 2015
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    A brief and concise apologetic and summation of Bible development and trustworthyness

    Why the Bible is Trustworthy (Pastor Eric J. Hanson) (2 Timothy 3:16, II Peter 3:15-16, II Peter 1:20-21) The Old Testament -Not under attack in this current wave of attacks; but constantly attacked across the last 160 years. Particularly Genesis and Daniel are hated and attacked. -Jesus and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What If Jesus Did Rise From The Dead

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 19, 2020
     | 3,241 views

    A sermon on the resurrection, including some apologetic proofs of the resurrection.

    What if Jesus DID Rise from the Dead An Easter Sermon Chuck Sligh April 19, 2020 NOTE: A PowerPoint presentation is available for this sermon by request at chucksligh@hotmail.com. Please mention the title of the sermon and the Bible text to help me find the sermon in my archives. TEXT: 1 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Frederick Meekins avatar

    The Moral Argument For God

    Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Oct 30, 2009
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     | 3,040 views

    The Moral Argument For God

    The early 21st century stands as a period of profound moral confusion. On the one hand, mothers and doctors are permitted to crack open the skulls and suck out the brains of nearly-born babies with government sanction under the banner of partial birth abortion. Should these very same people hike ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Did You Get The "Text” About My Son? Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Larry La Douceur on Mar 7, 2009
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     | 4,707 views

    Continuation (Part 2) of an Apologetic Message, set in a contempory theme...there should be enough for a lengthy sermon or it could be re-worked to an appropriate length for your circumstances. You will be encouraged to use your minds as we examine histor

    Did You Get the “TEXT” About My Son? – Part 2 by Larry La Douceur Last Sunday’s sermon (Did You Get the “TEXT” About My Son?), helped with one very important building block as we build a foundation upon which we can rest our faith... We have seen that it is more logical ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Rational Defense Of The Christian Faith

    Contributed by John Gaston on May 2, 2025
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    This is the first in a series of messages on apologetics. This segment deals with how, as scientific discoveries continue, evidence for God's existence has grown stronger, not weaker. Science, done right, points to God.

    A RATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH INTRODUCTION Christianity isn’t just a matter of blind belief or emotional comfort—it presents a worldview grounded in logic, evidence, and reason. In an age where skepticism often masquerades as intelligence, Christian apologetics offers a robust, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Damien Spikereit avatar

    Is Jesus The Only Way? Series

    Contributed by Damien Spikereit on Aug 12, 2002
    based on 248 ratings
     | 21,698 views

    An apologetic response to pluralism that affirms Jesus as the only way to God.

    - Following the attacks on September 11th, New York Mayor, Rudy Guilliani spoke before the United Nations. And in his speech he mentioned that on a typical weekend he will visit an Islamic mosque on Friday and a Christian Church on Sunday. Then he commented that both groups worship the same God, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Brian La Croix avatar

    Answering Our Culture #10: Just Do It, Already! Series

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 26, 2002
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     | 4,451 views

    Last in this apologetics series, this one focusing on reasons to become a Christian.

    Answering Our Culture #10 – Just Do It, Already! Various Scriptures October 13, 2002 Introduction This is our last message in our series on The Top 10 Reasons to NOT be a Christian. We’ve looked at a bunch of different reasons people give for not becoming a Christians. Today I want to give you ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Living In The Airport Series

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Jul 5, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 6,042 views

    An apologetic on why to choose a servant attitude over a selfish attitude.

    July 8, 2001 For eleven years a man named Merhan Karimi Nasseri was a man without a country. For eleven years he lived in a Paris airport. He had no passport. He had no citizenship. He had no papers that enabled him to leave the airport or fly to another country. He had been expelled from his ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    "Hey Jesus - Who Do You Think You Are, Anyway?"

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jul 20, 2008
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     | 7,331 views

    Discussion of Jesus’ challenging of the religious leaders who challenge His authority at the temple.

    “Hey Jesus – Who Do You Think You Are, Anyway?” Matthew 21:23-27 July 20, 2008 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT USED IN MY MESSAGES IS BORROWED FROM ANDY STANLEY’S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." We: How many times have you been caught by surprise by someone asking you why you believe ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Nate Herbst avatar

    A Confident Step Of Faith

    Contributed by Nate Herbst on Nov 21, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,068 views

    This is a short summary of numerous apologetical reasons to trust the Bible and Jesus Christ - it is a summary of numerous other resources and a short but hard hitting perspective on taking a confident step of faith (some of the notes are similar to the "

    Why Believe in Jesus Thanks so much for having us!!!
 I’m so excited about all God is doing here, I am praying for you guys! Keep up the fight. 
 Get ready for a lot of info in a short period of time. 
 BIG NOTE: I’ll be using a ton of info from a ton of people today. Those ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Frederick Meekins avatar

    Dying For An Answer: An Attempted Theodicy To The Problem Of Evil

    Contributed by Frederick Meekins on Jun 2, 2013
     | 3,995 views

    Dying for an Answer: An Attempted Theodicy to the Problem of Evil

    It is perhaps one of the greatest intellectual stumbling blocks in all of religious thought. As much as any soul would like to avoid the topic all together, sooner or later each person will be forced to grapple with the seemingly incongruous realties resulting from the simultaneous existence of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Scott Bayles avatar

    Case For A Creator (Part 1) Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Sep 6, 2013
     | 5,615 views

    In this five part apologetics series, based heavily on the work of William Lane Craig and Reasonable Faith, five arguments are presented in favor of the existence of God: the evidence of Cosmology, Creation, Conscience, Christ, and Conversion.

    The Case for a Creator (1) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 4/7/2013 Twenty years ago, back when I was attending Algonquin Middle School in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Lee Strobel was a pastor at Willow Creek Community Church in Algonquin, just a few miles from my house. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Case For A Creator (Part 2) Series

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Sep 6, 2013
     | 3,761 views

    In this five part apologetics series, based heavily on the work of William Lane Craig and Reasonable Faith, five arguments are presented in favor of the existence of God: the evidence of Cosmology, Creation, Conscience, Christ, and Conversion.

    The Case for a Creator (2) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 4/14/2013 I like the story of a little boy who was asked if he believed in God. He answered, “Well, yes I do.” When asked why, he said, “Well, I guess it just runs in the family.” Not ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church