How do marriages impact spirituality? What's so wrong with unequally yoked marriages? If someone sins through being unequally yoked, what are the consequences for the individual? What about the nation? Christians today? Was Nehemiah too harsh in his approach? Why did Paul address this differently? Why does God want spiritual compatibility? Was this about nationality or faith?
2019 Broadcasts
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John Spellman preaches on Transformative Acceptance. In an age where so many are looking for acceptance how can we define what acceptance is? What should it look like in the church? For what purpose does God accept those who come to Him? What is transformation?
How should we worship God? What principles can we take from examples of worship in the Bible? What impact did music have on people in terms of worship? How was worship set up after the rebuilding of the temple and the wall? What role did dedication, purification, and sacrifice play in the worship experience? How do these things inform our worship experience today?
How does God lead us to repentance and spiritual revival? When the feasts were over, How did the Israelites in Nehemiah's time go about the work of confession and repentance? What subjects were addressed in their prayer? What role does the Bible play in revival?
What impact did the Word of God play in the revival of the captives returning to Jerusalem? What did they learn from Ezra as the Law of Moses was read and explained to the people? What was the proper response to their understanding of their need for repentance? What was the significance of the Feast of Tabernacles?
How did God encourage the Jews to rebuild even in times of great opposition? What role did Haggai, Zecharaiah, Nehemiah, Ezra, Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and others play? What lessons about ministry and working for God can we learn from their story?
What was the role of Nehemiah in fulfilling God’s promise to bring back the captives of Judah? How were the prayers of Nehemiah similar to Daniel? In what ways did God work through pagan kings to accomplish His purposes? What lessons can we learn about leadership from Nehemiah? Does trusting in God mean we shouldn’t think things through?
What can we understand about the end of the 70 year prophecy of Jeremiah? Why did the kingdom of Judah go into captivity in the first place? How did God use a pagan king to fulfill Jeremiah’s prophecy? What role did Ezra play in the return to Jerusalem? What messages might the release from captivity have for us today?
How is the church to serve the community? Is there a difference between acts of compassion and preaching the gospel in the context of the 3rd angel’s message? Or do both go together? How should members of the church treat one another? Why? How can we better be unified and work together? How does justice, grace, and love tie in to all that we do?
The mind is most easily deceived when it’s attention is not focused where it should be. The moment you get distracted, the moment you get pulled in a particular direction. You can miss something you should have seen but didn’t see because your eyes weren’t where they needed to be.
Have you ever gone through experiences in which you felt like you weren’t getting answers to your prayers? Have you ever felt like you expected more from the church? Do you leave the church feeling like you’ve had an encounter with God? Everybody who comes to church, at some point has to leave the church, and one of the worst ways to leave the church is the exact same way you came in!
What does it mean to love mercy? How should Christians respond and relate to those in need? How can we be a voice to the voiceless? Should all voices be heard? What is the relationship between faith and practical living? Does God accept our worship if we mistreat one another? How can we cultivate a character of compassion, generosity, peace-making, education, prayer, and good expectations?