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Does Knowledge Help You Or Hurt You - Knowledge without understanding does not solve problems. Knowledge without moral responsibility does not solve problems. Knowledge without sound values does not solve problems. We are here because we love Jesus Christ. God wants to change you. It is because we love Jesus that we learn to love each other more. You can become one of the best friends of a Christian or a sinner. Jesus wants you so much He was willing to die for you. Are you His? Will you be baptized into Christ? Bible Study at God's Message. Does Knowledge Help You Or Hurt You Podcast lesson

Jesus Emphasized The New - One of the eternal struggles in human existence is created by the ever present reality of established thinking clashing with new thinking. In every age, established thought patterns exist and new thought patterns emerge. It is harder for old religious thought patterns to learn to think about spiritual truths that are new to the person's thinking. In spiritual matters, when established thinking tries to understand spiritual truths that require new thinking, it commonly produces an emotional, hostile reaction. Bible Study at God's Message Jesus Emphasized The New Podcast lesson

Looking Past The Old to See The New - Until we understand that God's accomplishments and provisions for us in Christ are distinctly different to what God did for Israel through law, we will never become what God wants us to be. Israel never had the opportunity to have what every Christian has in Jesus Christ. The most devout Israelite would swap places spiritually with any Christian in a heart beat. It is not a superior or improved law that would make them want to swap places. They would swap places with us because the relationship we have with God did not even exist for them. Bible Study at God's Message Looking Past The Old to See The New Podcast lesson

God Makes Everything New - God sent Jesus to be our Savior, He was not fixing the Old Testament law or Judaism. The Old Testament system, which came from God, did not need fixing, or adjusting, or improving, or restructuring, or amending. If we have developed the idea that God did not do it right the first time with Israel so He corrected it with Jesus Christ, we need a better understanding of Jesus Christ. If that is a new thought to you as a Christian, or if that is something that you already understand, I want us to allow the Bible to reveal to us the meaning of that understanding. Bible Study at God's Message God Makes Everything New Podcast lesson

Worship Do You Know It When You Do It - This world pounds on each of us every day. Evil is constantly looking for ways to invade our lives, to create guilt, and to cause us pain and suffering. Everything in our lives is under attack. If it is just me against the world, me will lose. We do not worship an arrogant God who has to have His ego stroked. Worship is for our personal benefit. It is to strengthen and renew us. When we personally do not worship when we come together, we are the loser, not God. Bible Study at God's Message Worship Do You Know It When You Do It Podcast lesson

For What Food Do You Hunger - To see God's power in Jesus and dream of groceries, houses, possessions, and health is more foolish than looking at the power of a space shuttle and dreaming about using it for a wheel barrow. Do you want Jesus to use his power to give you your material ambitions, or do you want Jesus to use his power to forgive you and teach you about finding the life that will never end? Are you hungry for things, or are you hungry for life? Bible Study at God's Message For What Food Do You Hunger Podcast lesson

Gods Dedication To Healing - I have spent most of my life and most of my ministry helping and encouraging those who are broken seek soundness. Spiritually, that often includes the need for repentance and the need to trust God's forgiveness. Physically, that commonly includes making sick or ruptured human relationships sound again. It always includes the need to find and support a sense of peace. The point I want you to note is that healing is difficult. It can get to a point of offense against God that it cannot occur. Because we are God's people does not mean we cannot offend God. Bible Study at God's Message God's Dedication To Healing Podcast lesson

The Challenge Of Disappointment - How do Christians deal with disappointment created by other Christians? We live in a society filled with cynicism, ready to criticize anything or anyone. Our society tells us to think the worst and expect it to happen in every situation. A common response is that is what I expected! In our democracy, we do not fear finding fault with anyone. What about you? Will you allow any person to be bigger than Jesus and make God's efforts of no benefit in your life? Will you let the mistakes of any human be bigger than God? Bible Study at God's Message The Challenge Of Disappointment Podcast lesson

Understanding Each Other - As Christians, we all should be more committed to a patient sharing of whys instead of a quick dismissal of those in Christ by an emotional reaction. One of the enduring strengths of the spiritual kingdom God built on Jesus' death and resurrection was and is its ability to encourage believers to grow and question. Understanding is the interstate highway for the journeys of faith. May spiritual growth never make us feel threatened. May fear never be substituted for faith. Bible Study at God's Message Understanding Each Other Podcast lesson

Jesus Proactive Or Reactive - I want Jesus to teach me how to be a Christian. That is why I want Jesus to teach me how to teach others. I want him to teach me how to teach instead of just reacting to evil. I want him to teach me how to see and understand God's full will and purposes in the Bible. I want him to help me understand what it means for him to be Lord of the Sabbath. I want to understand God's purposes in Jesus, and God's purposes for us. Bible Study at God's Message Jesus Proactive Or Reactive Podcast lesson

The Many Forms of Faith - Faith cannot and must not be restricted to the single expression of obedience. Faith always exists and is constantly expressing itself. It is not confined to the moment of the act of obedience. Obedience is an essential expression of faith. But it is not the only expression of faith. In fact, all other expressions of faith are just as powerful and just as important as obedience. Our personal goal as a Christian man or woman must to be express faith in all of its forms. Bible Study at God's Message The Many Forms of FaithPodcast lesson

We Are On A Journey With God - This journey we make with God as Christians has little to do with where we live on this earth or where we physically travel. It has everything to do with who we are. It is a journey that involves the body, but it is primarily a journey of the mind and heart. No matter where the body is, no matter the age or condition of the body, the journey of the mind and heart always continues. Because it is a journey, our minds, our hearts, and our lives always are changing, always are growing, and always are spiritually developing. Bible Study at God's Message We Are On A Journey With God Podcast lesson

God What Do You Expect From Me - It is urgent that each of us understand that the will of God is seen in God's concern that the whole world learn of its Savior. It is urgent that we see that the will of God is seen in His desire that all who have accepted the Savior function together as a healthy body, a healthy community, a healthy family. It is urgent that we all see that the will of God is seen in His desire for Jesus Christ to literally rule and direct our personal lives. Bible Study at God's Message God What Do You Expect From Me Podcast lesson

Do You Know What We Need - To decide that the only people that we want to attract to Christ are people just like us is a disastrous decision. Let me speak a moment to those of my generation and older. Have you noticed that people just like us are disappearing? If you haven't, take a serious look at your children and your grandchildren. They don't think like we think. Their roots are different. The everyday world they live in is different. Their experiences are different. Bible Study at God's Message Do You Know What We Need Podcast lesson

Faith Grows Through Doubt - Faith is not a fact to be possessed; It is a confidence to be advanced and developed. Any person who has faith at all times both has it and is developing it. There is a direct correlation between having occasions of doubt that raise hard questions and the development of the confidence that the Bible calls faith. The existence of occasions of doubt do not prove that you have no confidence in God. The existence of doubt may be no more than occasions when your confidence is being challenged to grow and mature. Bible Study at God's Message Faith Grows Through Doubt Podcast lesson