(Topics subject to change without notice)
March - 5 WINNING OVER TEMPTATION Temptation is one of the realities of every person's life, it's the enticement to do something we know to be sin, or the inducement to do something, which isn't necessarily "sinful", but that for which we'd dislike ourselves if we did it. The New Testament gives the word a serious meaning. And while our study of "overcoming temptation" deals primarily with sin in all its seriousness, we must admit some temptations are to less grievous behavior.
March - 12 THE PURPOSE OF MIRACLES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT No one can read the Bible without being aware of the numbers of miracles in the Old and New Testaments. . It's amazing that many --even some who are professed Christians --yes, even some of the clergy, attempt to explain Biblical miracles as mere natural occurrences. At the other extreme are those who say that we Christians should be experiencing miraculous powers in our lives today, and if not, is our faith faulty?
March - 19 THE PILLAR AND GROUND OF THE TRUTH The Gallup Poll revealed a significant drop in the percentage of Americans who continue to have confidence in church or organized religion, down from 60% to 45%, the lowest since Gallup's been taking those polls. I'm personally concerned about that and I've been asking why, and what we need to do to reverse that trend?
March - 26 THE BAPTISM OF JESUS If anyone were to sit down to write a book about the "highlights" of the life of Jesus, we'd have to include His baptism. It was, without any doubt, one of the most significant events of His entire life. It's doubtful that enough teaching is now being done about it. Could it be because of the public aversion to the subject of baptism? And, could that aversion possibly be due to the modern religious hostility toward it?
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