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Justice for All – Addressing Racism Biblically

If we believe that racism is wrong based on the objective Word of God (See “What is Our Authority“), then we should also look  to the same source for the solution of racism.  This message seeks to find a distinctively biblical method to address both our own tendencies towards bias and how to practice brining unity to a very divided world. Previously we looked at the problems with one of the current models addressing racism, Critical Race Theory, now we want to spend more time looking at a biblical view of the problem to know how to take steps to …

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Justice for All – Solutions to Racism

July 25, 2021 – Previously we looked at the problem of racism in the message found here; now we want to talk about how we should address it. It is good that there are many conversations being held in our country discussing this very topic, unfortunately, some of the conclusions being drawing are at least as damaging as the problem they purport to solve.  Sadly, it is one of these erroneous conclusions that is getting the most attention. Listen in to find out why this is, and to learn of a better way that takes into account the condition of every …

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Justice for All Series: The Problem of Racism

July 18, 2021 – Racism has been a major issue in the news for decades, but especially these past 12 months.  The topic is hot and the views on it are many.  Some say its all fake news, that racism is not an issue in America.  They say it is just a created illusion being used for political purposes and to drum up viewers for the news stations.  Other’s say that it is persistent, systemic, and will never go away and all whites need to fess up to their lifelong racism that is inherent in their “whiteness”. What is true?  How …

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Justice For All – What is our Authority?

In the battle against injustice, there is a major question that needs to be answered before we can make any significant forward progress.  We have to decide what injustice is!  Who gets to define it?  It is not until we define injustice can we set out to solve and eradicate it.  The problem is, there are many differing opinions both on what injustice is and how to fix  it, so we have to go back another layer and determine what authority source we are using to determine right from wrong. You see, the definition of right and wrong, justice and …

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Justice for All

Social justice has been a major topic that has headlined news articles for over a year now.  There are very real issues of injustice in our country and in our world that need to be addressed, but sadly the whole topic has become extremely political and extremely divisive.  What is the solution?  Is there any hope for those who are hurting and in need?  How can they get justice? I am excited to begin a new series of messages today entitled “Justice for All”  I want to address the topic biblically, helping us to have a clear understanding of the …

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The End of the Days

What happens at the end?  What does the Bible say about the end of the world?  What does the Bible say about the end of our life?  This week as we wrap up our study on the book of Daniel, I will be discussing both. Our main focus will be on end time issues, but that will lead us to touch briefly on the topic of “what happens when I die?”.  We will look at the topic of life after death and the final judgment.  I hope you will take the time to join us, either here online or at …

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Father to the Fatherless

Not everyone, as you may well know, has had the blessing of a good dad involved in their lives.  Sadly, many our suffering even now from a “father wound” that was inflicted years ago.  Does God care?  Does He offer anything for those who have no one to say “Happy Father’s Day” to?  Absolutely!  Join us as we look at God’s claim to be a “Father to the Fatherless” and see what that means to you.

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With Us to the End of Days

God’s promise to us has never been that He would make life easy.  What He has promised is that “He would never leave us nor forsake us” (Hebrews 13:5) and that if we are one of His, He would discipline us because He loves us (Hebrews 12:5) to make us more like Jesus (Romans 8:28-29).  Those truths have been very evident in the Daniel account of Israel’s history and the prophecies God has given there of Israel’s future. As we continue to study through Daniel 11 and 12, we see both God’s judgment and His promise to not abandon but …

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Lessons on Sowing and Reaping

Daniel 11 is both an amazing and disturbing chapter.  It is amazing, because it prophesied with striking detail many world events between the end of the Old Testament and the time of Christ’s birth.  Those who reject the Bible as the supernatural Word of God are forced to deny this chapter as a product of Daniel’s writing in the 6th century B.C.  Those who believe God is the author of the Scriptures point to this chapter as one of the most spectacular examples of the accuracy of His predictions. But the chapter is also disturbing.  It shows how powerful and …

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A Glimpse Behind the Scenes

Seeing is believing; but is what we see all there is?  Is what we know all there is to know? By the time we become adults we have learned that there is a lot more to life than what we already know and there is a lot happening in the world that we do not see.  In Daniel 10 we find out that is far more true than we ever realized.  We see a glimpse into the realm of the supernatural that is really mind-blowing.  I encourage you to join in today, not only to discover these startling realities, but …