Author: Todd Baker

September 11 and October 7 – these dates have some things in common.  Two different peace-loving democracies learned a hard lesson on those dates – that you cannot underestimate the power and evil of your enemies. Christians need to learn this lesson as well, but we should avoid learning it the hard way.  In this installment of our Foundations of Our Faith series, we are going to be looking at the doctrine of Satan.  He is indeed our enemy and he is a very powerful one at that.  As with most doctrines, there are people at two extremes: one extreme …

What do you think of when you hear the word angel?  Do you think of little cherubs floating around, or maybe of cupid?  Do you think of gentle creatures with wings?  Do you think of them as deities, helpers to call on?  Or simply figments of people’s imaginations?  Let me tell you that if you think of any of these things, you are picturing something far different than what is true.  The Bible paints a far different picture than what art of the past few hundred years has made popular. As we continue our study on the basic doctrines of …

In this second message on the nature of God, we dig into six more attributes or perfections of God.  We will take a look at His omniscience, His righteousness, simplicity, and truth. We will also look into two attributes that are a little tougher to fully comprehend: His unity, which deals with the Trinity, and His sovereignty, which delves into the relationship of His decree and our responsibility.  I hope you will join us, not just for this message, but also the in-person only Sunday School next week that will go deeper and seek to answer your questions on these …

What do you believe about God? Everyone has some form of “God Belief”.  Your God Belief may be that there is no God – you may be an atheist.  Your God Belief may be that there are many gods, so you would be considered a polytheist.  Or, as Jews, Muslims, and Christians believe, your God Belief says there is one God.  Those are the big categories of God Beliefs, but let’s get a little more specific:  If you believe in one God, how big is He in your mind?  Is He weak or all powerful?  Is He good or evil; …

How confident are you that what we call the Bible is really God’s Word? Is it all God’s Word, or just part of it?  Are the ideas God’s, or the very words?  Maybe you noticed that a particular publishing company printed the version you are using; has it been changed from the original?  And how did it get written in the first place? These are some of the questions we will cover in this message.  The Bible is absolutely foundational to our faith, so it is important that we understand what it is, what it says about itself, and know …

“What comes to our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us”.  This quote by the great author and pastor, A.W. Tozer is true at so many levels.  Today, we tend to evaluate church, preaching, and religion in general at the surface level – personality, style, and atmosphere.  The very foundations of true Christianity, however, are often neglected, and sadly, very weak in the Western World.  For the next few months, we will try to remedy that here in our own little corner of the evangelical world.  This message marks the beginning of a series …