Nathan Who?

Posted by on Jul 2, 2003 in Ask the Pastor | 0 comments A good friend to our church family writes: “In 2 Samuel 7, we read about Nathan the prophet. Could this be David’s son, the same Nathan we read about in Chapter 5?” Dear friend, There are certain names in the Bible that create a lot of confusion because there are so many people that share that same name. One of the much-used names I sometimes struggle to keep attached to the...
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Sermon Preparation

Posted by on Apr 6, 2003 in Ask the Pastor | 0 comments A minister recently visited our “Questions To The Pastor” section and asked, “How do you prepare a sermon?” Here’s Pastor Greg’s answer … Dear Brother, Thank you for your question; and I’m honored that you would ask. Frankly, I feel that immediately after each Sunday morning service I preach, I learn a new lesson on how I SHOULD have prepared the...
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Revelations: Millenial Interpretations

Posted by on Feb 8, 2003 in Ask the Pastor | 0 comments A visitor to our website asks: Question: What are all the views and the Biblical backing for the three main views (premillennial, postmillennial, and dispensational) on how the book of Revelation is interpreted, and what, in your opinion, is the correct view on this topic? Answer: Dear friend, Let’s start by fine-tuning your question just a little. I think that what you’re asking...
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New Heaven?

Posted by on Apr 10, 2002 in Ask the Pastor | 0 comments Question: Can you give some insight into the Bible’s teaching about “the new heaven and the new earth”? Some groups teach that the 144,000 mentioned in the Book of Revelation will be the only ones in the new heaven; and that everyone else will be in the new earth. What is the new heaven and the new earth? Are these two different places? Who will be in them? * * * * * * * * *...
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Which Bible?

Posted by on Jan 2, 2002 in Ask the Pastor | 0 comments Someone from our church family writes: I have two questions. The first one is, what Bible do you recommend? My eyes are getting worse as I get older, and I like to replace my old one to a large print version. The second question is, what is this Gender-neutral version I been hearing about? It all sound nice, but wouldn’t that alter the real meaning of what the Bible is saying? * * * * * * *...
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