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Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Richard Peifer

1 John 4:10 "This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as as propitiation for our sins." This is one of those signature verses that we need to lean into on a daily basis and as we do the love of God will pour into our hearts and then into the lives of others. When we move our hearts to what Christ has done and are satisfied with his sacrifice then we're on the same page as God.

• According the New Covenant would a Christian still have to pay his ten percent?
• How do we put on the full armor of God?
• Anne shares how she learned that giving of herself was her best way to give to God.

Categories: Money/Giving Spiritual Warfare Apologetics

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Richard Peifer

"For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!" The power of God's love moves us from death to life. It makes us children of God rather then enemies. He chose to send Jesus to save us.

• Does 1 Corinthians 3:17 say we can lose our salvation?
• Wayne says his trip took many years. But he finally moved from death to life after hearing about grace and love of God.
• Alan asks about Matthew 12 concerning speaking against the Holy Spirit.

Categories: Testimonies/Thanks Salvation Holy Spirit

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Richard Peifer

Romans 5:8 "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." If we don't understand the love of God demonstrated at the cross, we're not going to understand the love of God. I know there are people worried sick that God is going to punish them. God is not punishing you for your sins. 2,000 yrs. ago Jesus saw every sin you would commit and took those sins upon himself and took the full wrath of God to pay your sin debt in full. Settle the issue that if you are in Christ, you are forgiven.

• My husband verbally abuses me and then denies it. What can I do about it?
• Ray comments about the completeness of the saving work of Christ.
• Do you need to fast to receive the Holy Spirit?

Categories: Marriage/Divorce Testimonies/Thanks Sin Holy Spirit

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Richard Peifer

What happens to a person when he responds to the Gospel through faith? Many would respond to that question based on what they did ... walked an aisle, prayed a prayer, etc. We want to look at what happens as far as God is concerned. The answer is found in John 5:24 - when someone responds to the Gospel through faith we cross over from death to life. Understanding this truth is key to our Christian life falling into place. (Chapter 4, page 25)

Categories: Grace

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Richard Peifer

God is love. Anyone who knows God knows love. Too often we think of God in every way except for love. That's why we need our minds renewed to see God as love. Many people We've been born again of the Spirit and through that relationship we learn and discover that God is love.

• How do you explain dinosaur fossils in light of Genesis?
• Clays comments about Romans 5:8 "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
• Victor asks about believers who think they can replace Israel. Is it a new thing?
• Darnelle wonders when Jesus received "all power and authority".
• How pertinent is "limited atonement" to the missions field?

Categories: Apologetics Love Jesus Christ Christian Living

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Richard Peifer

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." Most of us memorized that growing up and it's stuck with us more than any other. It makes the love of God personal. And we'd like to know when God's love became real to you.

• Linda asks for clarification on what is real marriage.
• Jose feels that God hates him and is truly fearful.
• Curtis shares the revelation of God's love in his life.
• Angela overcomes fear by trusting in God's Word that leads to obedience.

Categories: Marriage/Divorce Emotions/Depression Testimonies/Thanks Christian Living

Richard Peifer, Bob Davis, Andrew Farley

There are two things that get set apart. There's me and then there's my behavior. In Hebrews 10 we see God setting us apart as children of God. So often we turn these two separations into one. We are not our behavior, we have become new creations and realize that if the Lord returns right now, He has made us His children. We are free from waiting, hoping and pleading for more.

• Doreen comments on sanctification.
• Are there examples in the Bible about secret ballot?
• William: "We're to keep our eyes on Jesus."

Categories: Righteousness/Justification Christian Living

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis, Richard Peifer

Welcome to a very special Memorial Day broadcast as we remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country and the families they've left behind. We know what the Bible has to say about this: "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command."

• There are two sacraments we celebrate as the church. Those are baptism and the Lord's Supper. The first thing we realize is that both of these start with the memory of sacrifice - Jesus' death on the cross. It's a time of celebration because of the freedom found through His sacrifice. It is a joyous occasion to remember all that Christ's death accomplished for us. God remembers our sins no more. We have been set free from the law of sin and death. Through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ we have been made holy. We have been set apart for God's use. Apart from Jesus' sacrifice that would not be possible.
• Today, as you remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom, think about what Jesus has done for you by His death.
• All of us look for a sense of purpose. What is our purpose in life? It is to be used by God. That's what it means to be made holy - to be set apart by God for His use. Jesus made that possible. There is nothing more worthwhile than to make ourselves a "living sacrifice" for God's work.
• Philippians 2:12, 13 "Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose."

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

The writer of Hebrews tells us "faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance of what we cannot see (Hebrews 11:1). "Without faith, it is impossible to please God because anyone who comes to him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him" (Hebrews 11:6). That's the essence of faith. Faith is tied to Jesus Christ. Apart from him, it is just an empty meaningless word. But when Jesus Christ shows up, that word fills with life, substance and meaning. We continue examining the story of Abraham and Isaac and see how Abraham's faith was lived out. Abraham was tested, at the critical moment, and his faith proved genuine. He truly believed God had power over death. Here is where belief in the resurrection is crucial. Do you really believe this to be true? If not, perhaps it's time for you to step into the faith of Abraham and experience the reality of the resurrection. (Chapter 3, page 22)

Categories: Grace Faith

Bob Christopher, Bob Davis

In John 17 we read: "I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified." We are sanctified by the Word of God.

• Why does God give Satan so much power? Can he disguise himself as an angel of light?
• If Jesus was born of Mary, what about her sin nature?
• Salt and light in this world of darkness is what we're set apart to be.

Categories: Spiritual Warfare Jesus Christ Christian Living Sin