Topic: God
To see more broadcasts select show names, a year, or all video media.Is the Holy Spirit truly a person? Is He a distinct personality from the Father and the Son? What are the characteristics of a person? Does the Holy Spirit meet these characteristics? Is He self-aware? Does He have a will? Does He do things we would only attribute to a person? Is it really fair to say the Trinity is pagan? Or have anti-Trinitarians been misleading in this argument.
Is the Holy Spirit truly Divine? How can we know for sure? What hints does scripture give us? Is the Holy Spirit on the same level with Jesus and the Father as God? Does the Holy Spirit have the attributes of God, such as omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence, and eternal life? This week we focus on the Divinity of the Holy Spirit.
John Spellman preaches on the true meaning of Christmas. Though Jesus wasn't born on December 25th, the Christian world commemorates His first advent. But why did Jesus come to this world as a baby? What was the purpose of His arrival? What hope is there in the first coming of Jesus for people today? What are we really celebrating in the Christmas season? Was Jesus really the Son of God? Why was He called Immanuel? These questions are explored as we discuss the true meaning of Christmas.
Why does God allow human suffering? Does human suffering really disprove the existence of an almighty and all powerful God? What does the Bible have to say about human suffering? Why does God permit it? Did Job still believe in God even when he went through times of hardship? How do the cosmological argument, theodicy, and the great controversy help us to understand the question of human suffering and the existence of an all-powerful God?
What was the relationship between Peter, Jesus, and the church? How should we understand Jesus' words that upon the rock would he build his church? Who was this rock? Protestants and Catholics have long debated this passage but what secrets do the Greek manuscripts hold that make the matter more clear? In this study John Spellman goes into depth explaining the passage Matthew 16:18 in a way you may never have heard before. Why does it matter who Jesus is to us? Why is it important that we see Him as the rock?
How does Matthew introduce the gospel? Who exactly was Matthew and why was his perspective on Jesus' ministry unique? Why does he use a genealogy to introduce Jesus as the Messiah and what does this ancestral record say about who Jesus is? What can we learn in the Bible about who Jesus is as a person, what God is like, and His mission here on earth? Was Jesus really divine? What did Jesus reveal to the world about God? What can we learn about God through the people Jesus was related to? What hope might be in all this for us today?
What does the Bible teach us about God and missionaries? What is a missionary and what is their mission? In what ways is God Himself a missionary? What took place in the Garden of Eden that caused humanity to be lost? How did Jesus Christ address that problem? What were the consequences of Sin? Why did Adam and Eve fall? What implications does this have for missionaries today? Why did God choose to operate through missionaries instead of heavenly beings or doing the work Himself? This week we tackle many of these subjects as we explore God as a missionary.
This week we focus on wisdom and its link to Creation. How is wisdom linked to creation? In what ways does wisdom's personification in Proverbs 8 connect with the characteristics of the Godhead? Also, in this chapter, Solomon again compares wisdom and foolishness highlighting their different approach at drawing people to their side. What makes wisdom the better option? What value should we place on wisdom? How do fools respond to wisdom?
How does the cross show God's love for humanity? Does the Father truly love us, or does only Jesus love us? Why did Jesus come to save humanity? What do we receive as a result of His sacrifice on the cross? What does it mean for our every day living? How did Jesus teach that we should approach salvation? Can even the worst of sinners be saved? This week we tackle the topic of salvation exploring the themes of these questions.