Gospel Light Minute X with Daniel Whyte III

Is Jesus God?

Sunday Evening Evangelistic Message #77 Scripture: Hosea 10:1-8,12 Based on a list of sins which the great evangelist Charles G. Finney gave in his classic sermon titled "Break Up Your Fallow Ground: It is Time to Seek the Lord", we began pinpointing some of the sins which we as the church need to confess and repent of. This week, we are continuing this series by addressing the next three sins on our list. 1. The first sin we will address today is the sin of being lukewarm in our service to the Lord. 2. The second sin we will address today is the sin of stubborness. 3. The third sin we will address today is the sin of despising godly counsel. + Plus, listen to Dottie Peoples singing "Are You Washed in the Blood of the Lamb?" and The Katinas singing "Everlasting God"

100 Days of Preaching the Gospel #50 | with Daniel Whyte III SCRIPTURE -- John 14:6-7: "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him." In our present era of conflicting worldviews and new religious claims, no question has been raised more than the question of whether or not Jesus is truly the only way to God as He claimed to be. This question is very important because if He is truly the Only Way, then all other paths are dead ends. In fact, it would be foolish for someone to ignore the claims of Jesus Christ and not examine them while He had a chance. Thus, this very important question deserves an answer. Nearly 2000 years have passed since Jesus walked on the earth, and Christians still believe and proclaim that Jesus Christ is the only way to God. Others, however, challenge that belief. Today, allow me to address three responses to this most important question. 1. One response people give is that faith is a matter of sincerity. 2. Another response people give is that faith is a matter of opinion. 3. A third response that people give is that faith is a matter of fact. + Plus, listen to Hillsong singing "One Way Jesus" and Deitrick Haddon singing "Sinner's Prayer"

100 Days of Preaching the Gospel #51 | with Daniel Whyte III SCRIPTURE -- I Peter 1:24-25: "For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you." The Bible is perhaps the most contested book in all of history. No other book has been banned, burned, and confiscated as much as the Bible. Yet, no other book has made so many people so willing to die for what it says. After so much turmoil surrounding the Bible down through the centuries, 1 Peter 1:25 makes a lot of sense -- "the word of the Lord endureth forever." Many people, today, still have questions about the Bible. They want to know whether it is a book of truth or a book of made up stories. They want to know what will happen if they follow its teachings. They want to know whether or not the Bible is reliable in what it says. Well, I am one of those who has read and followed the teachings of the Bible for many years, and I can tell you that the Bible has never failed me. It is has proven to be true in all of its claims throughout my experience. But for those of you who are not as familiar with the Bible, allow me to share with you three reasons why we can trust the Bible. 1. The first reason why we can trust the Bible is because the text of the Bible is reliable. 2. The second reason why we can trust the Bible is because of its remarkable unity. 3. The third reason why we can trust the Bible is because it is life-changing. + Plus, listen to singing Adam Young singing "In Christ Alone" and Deitrick Haddon singing "Sinner's Prayer"

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How to Handle Persecution, Part 10 | with Daniel Whyte III TEXT: Matthew 5:10-12: "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. People often ask the question, why do bad things happen to good people? That question may come to mind when you are being persecuted for the faith. Here you are holding to the truth, holding to righteousness, following Jesus Christ, and trying to live a good and upstanding life. Yet, you are persecuted because of your faith in Jesus Christ. It doesn't seem fair. It doesn't seem right. Yet, as He expresses in the verses we just read, Jesus anticipates that His followers will be persecuted for righteousness. Today, let's look at the reasons why righteousness is persecuted. 1. The first reason why righteous people are persecuted is because evil people love something that is evil or untrue. 2. The second reason why righteous people are persecuted is because unrighteous people feel a need to justify their own actions or lifestyle. 3. The third reason why righteous people are persecuted is because the principles that they live by are from another world.

He is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and songwriter who came to prominence by writing the screenplay for the 1995 film "Braveheart". He earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay and a Writers Guild of America award for Best Screenplay Adapted Directly for the Screen for this film. He has also directed "The Man in the Iron Mask", "Pearl Harbor", "We Were Soldiers", and "Secretariat". He is also the New York Times bestselling author of seven novels and the lyricist of the acclaimed hymn "Mansions of the Lord" which was performed as the closing music for President Ronald Reagan's national funeral. He is currently working alongside Bishop T.D. Jakes to produce the family drama, "Heaven Is for Real". He says of his faith, "I grew up in a Christian home in Tennessee. My mother and father, along with my grandparents and my Aunt Betty, founded a church in the front room of their farmhouse, and that church is thriving even now. We went to church at least ten hours every week—Sunday mornings, Sunday evenings, Wednesday night prayer meetings, Sunday school, Training Union, choir practice. During revivals those hours doubled. The amount of preaching I heard in those days seemed endless, but what affected me most in those services was the Bible itself, and the hymns. Baptists are big on both. The person who most embodied God's love to me was my Grandmother Page. Everyone who ever knew her recognized that she heard the voices of the angels. When I was small and suffered from asthma, she would hold me in her lap all night long and sing to me. When we went to tent revivals and sang "The Old Rugged Cross" together, and I saw tears rolling down her face, I knew I might never have the purity of her soul, but I would always cling to that cross." He further says, "I am a Christian, no matter what else I do. I could change my name to something else, but I would not become someone else. My Christian identity doesn't depend on my earning the title; the start of my journey as a Christian is my certainty that I don't merit the love of God and I have it anyway—just as I am, without one plea." Often crediting his Christian faith as an influence on his approach to filmmaking, he said, "If we call a man a Christian doctor, deep sea diver, or dogcatcher, we'd expect that he did his work the best he could, maybe even with special care for excellence. When we ask if someone is a Christian writer/director, we might become suspicious that he was trying to spread not simply the love God has given him, but his own theories about God and that love. I studied theology; I have many theories. But I believe in none of them. I believe that the death of Jesus of Nazareth opened a door to love and life that are, quite literally, a union with God. I don't understand it, but Jesus didn't ask for my understanding. He just said "Follow me," gave up his life, and rose from the dead. So I try to follow. I'm not trying to spread my dogma. I'm trying to live my experience that God loves me, and the only way I can follow is by loving others." His name is Randall Wallace.

John 10:9-10 reads: "I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." Heaven is a one way street. There are no two ways to get to Heaven. The passage we just read in John 10 tells us that the thief, who is the devil, tries to come up some other way. He will even deceive people into thinking they can go to Heaven by some other way. But Jesus Christ is the Door to Heaven. He is the only way that anybody can get to Heaven. There is simply no other way. Some people may tell you that church membership, baptism, or doing good works can get you to Heaven, but they cannot. You can enter into the door of life today. Jesus Christ is the door. He promises in His Word that if any man enter in through that door, he will find life and life more abundantly. You cannot have this abundant life in your own way. You must come through the door of Jesus Christ. The door is wide open waiting to receive anyone who will believe. Acts 4:12 says, "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." My friend, don't listen to the devil. His way is not the way. His way will not lead you to eternal life. Salvation and eternal life is found only through the door of Jesus Christ. It is available right now for all who choose to believe that Jesus Christ died, was buried, and rose from the dead. Heaven is a one way street and only by way of the door of Jesus Christ can you get there. Allow me to show you how you can enter this door of salvation today: + Plus, listen to Casting Crowns singing "Jesus, Friend of Sinners"

100 Days of Preaching the Gospel #49 | with Daniel Whyte III SCRIPTURE -- Genesis 1:1 reads, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Hebrews 11:1-3 reads, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." There’s a lot of misunderstanding about faith. Some believe faith actually contradicts facts. Michael Shermer, editor of The Skeptical Inquirer, scoffed that “The whole point of faith is to believe regardless of the evidence, which is the very antithesis of science.” However, that’s certainly not a correct understanding. Faith should be seen as a reasonable step in the same direction that the evidence is pointing. In other words, faith goes beyond merely acknowledging that the facts of science and history point toward God. It’s responding to those facts by investing trust in God—a step that’s fully warranted due to the supporting evidence. Oxford’s Alister McGrath pointed out that all worldviews require faith. He said, “The truth claims of atheism simply cannot be proved. How do we know that there is no God? The simple fact of the matter is that atheism is a faith, which draws conclusions that go beyond the available evidence”. On the other hand, the available evidence from the latest scientific research is convincing more and more scientists that facts support faith as never before. In his article titled, "The New Convergence", journalist Gregg Easterbrook writes, "The age-old notion that there is more to existence than meets the eye suddenly looks like fresh thinking again. We are entering the greatest era of science-religion fusion since the Enlightenment last attempted to reconcile the two." On this matter of faith and science, notice with me three things: 1. Could It Be that Faith and Science Are Intellectual Kinfolk? 2. What Is Truth? 3. Since God Is the Creator of the Universe, Don't You Believe It Is Time for You to Meet that God? + Plus, listen to Andrae Crouch singing "Heaven Bound" and Deitrick Haddon singing "Sinner's Prayer"

100 Days of Preaching the Gospel #49 (REVISED EDITION) | with Daniel Whyte III SCRIPTURE -- Hebrews 11:1-3: "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." There is a lot of misunderstanding about faith nowadays. Some people believe that faith actually contradicts facts. Michael Shermer, editor of The Skeptical Inquirer, scoffed that, "The whole point of faith is to believe regardless of the evidence, which is the very antithesis of science." I believe that Mr. Shermer is mistaken in his view. There are many ways in which scientific evidence actually backs up what many people believe by faith. However, scientific evidence is not sufficient to facilitate a belief in God or in the saving work of Jesus Christ. There are many people who accept the evidence that points to the existence of God and the saving work of Jesus Christ. Yet many of these people still have not placed their trust in Jesus Christ for salvation. That is the step that takes faith. One can not simply accept the facts. One must act on the facts to be saved. The available evidence from the latest scientific research is convincing more and more scientists that facts support faith. For those of you who are the more intellectual type, today, I want to share with you some ideas regarding faith, science, truth, and reason that I believe will help you make the decision to begin a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ. On this matter of faith and science, notice with me three things: 1. God is the God of faith and reason. 2. God is the God of truth. 3. God is the God of personal relationships. + Plus, listen to Andrae Crouch singing "Heaven Bound" and Deitrick Haddon singing "Sinner's Prayer"

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