Truth does not seem to be in good standing in our culture. Facebook recently reported that they deleted over 3 billion fake accounts. This means there are a lot of people who want to influence others around the world with untruth. Fake news! Our previous sermon series was all about false ideas that Christians believe,Continue reading “Find truth in a world of fake news – Titus 1:1-4, Part 3”
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False Ideas Christians Believe About…God’s Will
Do you know God’s will for your life? How do you find out? A lot people wonder. In this post we are fact-checking Christian ideas about God’s will. There are a lot of thoughts out there about God’s will. And unfortunately there is much confusion too. Here are the ideas that we are going toContinue reading “False Ideas Christians Believe About…God’s Will”
Of Slaves and Apostles – Titus 1:1-4, Part 2
Have you ever called yourself a slave to your boss? A slave to your job? Maybe you have slaved over a project in school. Or perhaps you worked slavishly doing yard work. We use the word “slave” in many ways, even though that word has a horrid connotation because it describes the very awful andContinue reading “Of Slaves and Apostles – Titus 1:1-4, Part 2”
False Ideas Christians Believe About…Salvation
What happens when we die? Is there a way to know? In this post we are fact-checking phrases about salvation and the afterlife: We’re all God’s children. We need people to pray the Sinners’ Prayer. Jesus wants to live in your heart. I’m so sorry for your loss. Heaven must have needed another angel. First,Continue reading “False Ideas Christians Believe About…Salvation”
Reading other people’s mail – Titus 1:1-4, Part 1
Have you ever accidentally received mail for your neighbor? It happens to all of us from time to time. The question is, what do you do with it? Usually just walk it over to their house, right? Do you ever just throw it away? Please don’t! It’s illegal! Most often misdelivered mail happens when youContinue reading “Reading other people’s mail – Titus 1:1-4, Part 1”
False Ideas Christians Believe About…Temptation
Author’s Note: It’s been 2+ months since I wrote for this blog, and I’m excited to get back to it. A very busy season of life has finally eased up, and I want to catch up where we left off in the series on False Ideas Christians Believe. In order to speed the catch-up process,Continue reading “False Ideas Christians Believe About…Temptation”
God doesn’t expect that much from me? [False ideas Christians believe about…God’s desires for Christians. Part 5]
How much does God expect from us, really? It is very tempting to think, “God does not expect that much from me,” when you know you are so thoroughly loved by God, so thoroughly forgiven, and in fact rightfully believing that there is nothing you can do to earn your salvation. We can almost theologicallyContinue reading “God doesn’t expect that much from me? [False ideas Christians believe about…God’s desires for Christians. Part 5]”
God wants me to be happy, not angry, and never to doubt? [False ideas Christians believe about…God’s desires for Christians. Part 4]
In 1 Timothy 3:12 we read that “all those who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” Woah. Maybe God doesn’t want us to be happy, and only cares about us becoming godly or holy, even if it takes us being persecuted? How are we to understand this? Does GodContinue reading “God wants me to be happy, not angry, and never to doubt? [False ideas Christians believe about…God’s desires for Christians. Part 4]”
God’s love for me is determined by my behavior? [False ideas Christians believe about…God’s desires for Christians. Part 3]
How many of you have secretly wondered if we have sinned so badly that God actually doesn’t love you anymore? I remember when my grandmother was in hospice near the end of her life, and she had really struggled with anger, and with treating my grandfather with unkindness in those later years, in a momentContinue reading “God’s love for me is determined by my behavior? [False ideas Christians believe about…God’s desires for Christians. Part 3]”
Religion/Ritual bad, Relationship good? [False ideas Christians believe about…God’s desires for Christians. Part 2]
Is religion automatically bad? Some Christians are very anti-religion because they feel it goes against the concept of relationship. But does it? Read James 1:26-27, and you’ll see James suggest that religion is not only a viable way to view our connection with God, but that God approves of religion that has a heart forContinue reading “Religion/Ritual bad, Relationship good? [False ideas Christians believe about…God’s desires for Christians. Part 2]”
Engaging Scripture 