Taking Your Next Step In Following Jesus Christ

Man has tried for years to take care of his/her problem with evil and sin. People have tried to either pay or work their way into fixing their sin problem but neither of these have worked. Peter shares with us the purpose of God's redemption plan and how His plan is perfect compared to man's plan. 

Hope is absolutely essential to life. We need hope just like we need air to breathe. Peter encourages believers who live in a wicked and secular culture to have hope to the end. He provides some very practical ways that we can live with hope each and every day. 

The book of 1 Peter is all about living with hope! Peter begins talking about how faith is essential but also what it produces in the believer's life practically speaking. On today's episode, we walk from the beginning of our faith to the end of our faith and examine what lies in-between. 

God is for us! This is a powerful truth that we as believers need to grab a hold of. This means we are inseparable from God. It means that everything in your life is working for you. It means you are more than a conquerer. It means you can be victorious in life today not just when you get to heaven. 

Do you like it when people accuse you of something? Whether you are guilty or innocent, we typically get defensive and aggravated when people accuse us. The resurrection of Jesus Christ produces a very important truth in the life of a believer.. That Jesus Christ is our advocate.

When Jesus died on the cross what all occurred both physically and spiritually speaking? We examine how Jesus became something we could not become and what that makes us today in God's eyes!

What if someone doesn't believe the Bible? Can we reveal who Jesus is from outside sources? We examine six non Christian sources that paint the same picture that Scripture paints of Jesus Christ. This can be very helpful to show the historicity of the person and work of Jesus to unbelievers. Resource link below:

https://www.cfccampusministry.com/bible-studies/the-importance-of-the-resurrection

One of the first verses people will use in teaching that you can loose your salvation is Hebrews 6:4-6. Is this really what this verse teaches? On this episode, we will examine what the verse teaches and answer the questions of whether a person can loose their salvation or not. 

Jesus invites us to follow Him and Peter challenges us to follow in the steps of Jesus. How can we do this and what does it look like in our lives today? We examine four areas of our life that we can choose to follow in the steps of Jesus.

We revisit the topic of abortion to answer three of the very common objections people give for abortion. Our goal for this conversation is to better equip ourselves to defend the choice for life and help people understand the logical conclusion of what they are saying. We will talk through these three popular responses:

1. Doesn't a woman have a right to her own body?
2. Abortion should be allowed in cases of rape and incest.
3. You shouldn't push your beliefs on other people. 

Often we think of God's will as some type of mystery that God is hiding from us. That He will only reveal it for just a moment and if we miss it then it is gone. This is totally inconsistent with God's character.  God's will is fully knowable and doable today because His will is in the present. We will talk about discovering what God's will is for our lives and then how to fulfill that will. 

Do you know God's will for your life right now? When I ask that question in a group most of the time hardly any hands will go up. Most are trying to figure out what God's will is in their life. On this episode, we will discuss what God's will really is and how we can know it today.  

If God is not stopping all the evil and suffering then what is He doing about it? We look at what God's answer is to the problem of evil and weigh out if He has done enough.  

If God is all powerful then He can stop the evil but He doesn't. Why? What reasons are there for God not to stop the evil and suffering we find in our world?

We know that God exists, God is love, God is all good, God is all powerful, God is all knowing, and evil and suffering exist. So did God create evil and if not where did it come from? We take the next three episodes to answer three foundational questions of how suffering and evil can exist with a loving God.