SNS 028: Why Do Christians Stumble? Psalm 1, an Answer

It seems like every few years we hear of a new scandal involving some Christian leader. Have you ever wondered why these folks stumble and fall? Though, if we want to be really honest about this, we need to look no further than ourselves to know that we Christian folks do stumble. That’s right, you, I, and every other person who follows Christ. Because we are human beings, none of us are guaranteed to never stumble. But, why do we do this, and is there a way not to stumble? In this episode, we are going to look at an underlying reason for this. One that is found in Psalm 1.

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Scripture Passages referenced:
Psalm 1
Matthew 14:28-33 ~ Peter walking on water.
Philippians 4:11-13 ~ Paul content in plenty and in lack.

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SNS 027: Why Doesn't God Just Fix Things?

In our last episode, there were a couple of things we just weren’t able to get to. In particular, the question of why God doesn’t just fix things. If he is the caring friend who is always with us, then why doesn’t he simply remove what is causing us pain? What if it is a result of his caring so much about us? And what if our going through the pain, with him by our side, is actually better for us than his merely fixing things? My name is Charles, grab yourself some coffee, and let’s talk about them.

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Scripture Passages referenced:
Genesis 1:26 ~ God making man in his own image.
Genesis 3:8 ~ God walking in the garden to speak with Adam and Eve.
John 15: 7-12 ~ Remain in Jesus and his love and his joy will be in you and your joy will be complete.
Philippians 4:7 ~ The peace which passes our ability to understand it.
1 John 4:8 ~ The one who doesn't love doesn't know God.
2 Corinthians 4:8, 9 ~ To be hard-pressed but not crushed, perplexed but not despairing, struck down but not destroyed.


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SNS 026: Where Is God When I'm Hurting?

Have you ever asked yourself, where is God when you are hurting? Why is God hiding, why can’t you feel his presence? If you are like most of us, you have at least once or twice. Would it surprise you that Jesus knew this was an unfair world and that he gave us a heads up that we would experience trouble, be hurt, and even come to doubt him and our relationship with him? My name is Charles. Grab yourself some coffee and let’s talk.

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Scripture Passages referenced:

John 16:33 - In this world you will have trouble.

John 15:18-21 - The world will hate you because it hated me.

John 15:1-17 - Abide in Jesus and his love and joy will be complete.

Philippians 4:4-7 - Peace which passes all understanding.

Matthew 14:28-30 - Peter walking on water then sinking.

John 15: 14, 15 - Jesus calls us friends.

Mark 6:3, John 7:52; Matthew 26:65, 66; and possibly John 8:41 – Jesus is made fun of.

Luke 22:41, 42 - Jesus in pain and under stress.

Hebrews 4:15 - Jesus can sympathize with our weaknesses. 

Matthew 27:46 – Jesus knows what it feels like to feel abandoned by God. 

Romans 12:15 – To laugh when you laugh and cry when you cry. 

Hebrews 13:3 – To remember those in prison as if you are bound and those mistreated as if you were suffering with them.

Matthew 28:20 – Jesus promises to always be with us.

Romans 8:39 – No one can drive him away.

Romans 8:11 – The Comforter, the Holy Spirit to dwell in us.

Job 38:3; 40:7 – God telling Job to play the man, to man-up.

Hebrews 5:12, 13 – Solid food is for grownups, milk is for infants. The need for us to be growing.

1 Corinthians 3:1 – Only being able to address folks as infants.

1 Corinthians 14:20 – We are told to stop being infants, we need to be mature.

1 Peter 2:2 – Milk given to help us grow up. 

Psalm 1:2, 3 – study God’s word night and day.

Philippians 4:8, 9 – fill mind with noble, right, and pure things and the God of peace will be with us.

Philippians 4:4-7 The peace which passes all understanding.

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 The problem of evil video on YouTube.

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SNS 025: Does Having Faith Mean That You Stop Thinking?

In this episode, we consider the questions: Does having faith in Christ mean that you stop thinking? Does my emphasis on God’s love and our love for him mean that I agree with this? The answer is, not so much; to both questions. For to love authentically involves thinking. Thinking involved in learning about God, what he teaches and how those teachings apply to my daily life. If you are not thinking you are not fully loving. I know, right? My name is Charles. Grab yourself some coffee and let’s talk. 

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Scripture Passages referenced:

Matthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-31 ~ the greatest commands ever given.

1 John 5:13; 1 Timothy 3: 14,15; John 20:31; and Luke 1:4 ~ these are a few that deal with Scripture having been written so that we know and believe.

1 John 4:1 ~ test the spirits.
2 Corinthians 13:5 ~ examine and test yourselves.
1 Thessalonians 5:21 ~ test all things.


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SNS 024: Christianity Isn't Merely a Religion

Christianity isn’t merely a religion. How can I say it isn’t? That is not what I said. I said it is not merely one. For authentic Christianity is a relationship that leads to religious practice. While Christianity works itself out in religious practices, these are not all that is to be found in Christianity. These are not even primary to the Christian faith. For, Christianity is primarily a relationship with Christ. This is what we talk about in this episode.

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Scripture Passages referenced:

John 15:9,10 ~ Jesus remains in the Father's love.
John 17:20-23 ~ Jesus and the Father are one and Jesus prays we will be one in them.
Matthew 15:14 ~ The Pharisees are the blind leading the blind.
Luke 22:40-44 ~ Jesus not excited at Gethesmane.
James 1:27 ~ What God considers pure and undefiled religion.
James 2:8 ~ The Royal Law is to love your neighbor as yourself.
Matthew 22:34-40 ~ Greatest commands and them being the basis for all biblical teaching.
1 Corinthians 13 ~ Lacking love we are obnoxious and worthless.
Matthew 5:20 ~ Our righteousness needs to surpass that of the Pharisees.
Matthew 23:27 ~ Jesus calling them whitewashed tombs.
Matthew 15:14 ~ Jesus calling them the blind leaders of the blind.
John 5:39, 40 ~ They diligently searched Scripture and missed out on Jesus.
1 John 5:1 ~ To believe equated to Loving.
1 John 4:7-21 ~ If we do not love, we do not know God, for God is love.

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