GospelSpiritual Growth Six Characteristics of Gospel-Shaped Love
Jesus said the most defining characteristic of his church should be its love. Your love for each other, he told his disciples, is how the world will recognize that you belong to me...
Gospel Union With Christ When You Don’t Fit In
Social shame asks the questions: Where do I belong? Who am I? Who are my people? Who can be trusted? None of these questions can or will be answered perfectly by any person, place, community, or church. Your experience tells you this truth...
christ-and-cultureChurchEthicsGodGospelJesus ChristLeadershipLifeSpiritual GrowthWorldview How to Strive for Unity Amidst Division
Episode 586 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about the definition of sin, if God speaks to anyone today, about Mary and Joseph, and feeling unified with Christians who believe different things than us.
EthicsGodGospelHoly SpiritJesus ChristLifeSpiritual Growth Soul, Spirit, Flesh: What’s the Difference?
Episode 585 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about if God's love is conditional, if God uses governments for his ends, Pentecost, the body and soul, and repentance.
EthicsGodGospelHoly SpiritJesus ChristLifeSpiritual Growth Help! I Can’t Stop Drinking & Smoking
Episode 584 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about if God speaks to us in dreams, introversion, the Trinity, and addiction.
christ-and-cultureChurchEthicsGodGospelJesus ChristLeadershipLifeSpiritual GrowthWorldview My Church Is Dividing Over Covid-19
Episode 583 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about Roman Catholicism, what it means to be a child of God, if the church is neglecting evangelism, and what to do when disagreements around COVID divide the church.
BibleGodGospelJesus ChristLifeSpiritual Growth Are Certain Passages of the Bible Inappropriate for Children?
Episode 582 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about if one can lose their salvation, what it means to follow God, what Jesus means when he says not everyone will enter the kingdom, and if certain parts of the bible are inappropriate for children.
BibleGodGospelJesus ChristLifeSpiritual Growth Were the Ten Commandments Strictly for the Old Testament?
Episode 581 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about if there are contradictions in the bible, what it means that Jesus is the "Word," the 10 Commandments, and what it means to be a disciple.
Biblechrist-and-cultureChurchEthicsFamilyGodGospelJesus ChristLifeWorldview How Do We Respond to Claims of the Mark of the Beast by Vaccine?
Episode 580 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about what the Bible says about sadness and loneliness, what "working our your salvation" means, those who have been hurt by the church, and what the Mark of the Beast is and is not.
BibleChurchEthicsGodGospelLifeSpiritual GrowthWorldview The Difference Between America’s Presidents and Israel’s Kings
Episode 579 | Pastor Adriel Sanchez and Dr. Bill Maier answer questions about if one can lose their salvation, how to put others' needs above our own, what the "universal" church is, and if the story of Adonijah replacing David as king is like the US presidential election.
