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Why should we believe the Bible?

July 24, 2016

Randy McCarthy introduced services by reading from Matthew 18:1-6 and introducing the topic of how should we deal with others in the present culture who question whether the bible has relevance. He said that as the current culture becomes more of a post-Christian pagan culture, there are great opportunities for the church to engage and bring the gospel to God’s little ones who are struggling with the emptiness of modern life.

Mark Wattenbarger preached about the experiences of the prophet Elijah with regard to standing for our faith and dealing with opposition and doubt. He related how that, while it was prudent for Elijah to withdraw from the threats of Jezebel Queen of Israel, it was not appropriate for him to subsequently feel sorry for himself and give up. God told Elijah to get back to work, and encouraged him in his self-pity and discouragement. 1Kings 19. We should be bold and encouraged, since the truth is true, and is always true, and we can trust in Him who is Truth. We can’t heal the world by going to church; we can only help the world by being the church.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 53:38 — 16.3MB)

Tagged With: bible authenticity, culture, Elijah, Mark Wattenbarger, Randy McCarthy, truth

Looking Into 2014

December 29, 2013

Randy McCarthy

Introduction: Justification (Romans 5:1-5)

Main Subject: Looking into 2014

Scripture References: Matt 16:13-18; Isa. 44:24-28, 45:1-7; Ezra; Haggai; Zech 1:1-6

Podcast: Download (Duration: 46:15 — 13.3MB)

Tagged With: bible authenticity, Haggai, history, justification, New Year, Randy McCarthy, Zechariah

Old Testament Prophecy of Jesus

September 8, 2013

Randy McCarthy

Introduction: 1Cor 15:1-8

On the day that Jesus was raised from the dead, He began opening the understanding of his disciples to the OT scriptures which foretold the suffering, death, burial and resurrection of Christ (Luke 24:13-47).

Randy examined several prophecies in the writings of Moses (first five books of the OT) that demonstrate a suffering and triumphant Messiah, including the seed of the woman in Genesis 3, the offering of Isaac in Genesis 22 and the eight day festival of Passover (Exodus 12, Leviticus 23). With regard to the Passover, Jesus’s death was represented by the paschal lamb offered on the first day of the Passover feast and his glorified resurrection represented by the first fruits offering on the third day of the Passover feast (1 Cor 15:20).

Podcast: Download (Duration: 46:41 — 13.9MB)

Tagged With: Abraham, bible authenticity, Moses, passover, prophecy, Randy McCarthy, resurrection

The Story of Jesus Christ was Not a Fable

August 25, 2013

Mark Wattenbarger

For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

Text: 2Pet 1:16-18, 1John 1:1-4, Phil 2:5-8, John 1:1-4, 12-13, 5-8

Podcast: Download (Duration: 34:48 — 10.1MB)

Tagged With: bible authenticity, history, Mark Wattenbarger

Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

August 11, 2013

Randy McCarthy

In this sermon, Randy continues his discussion of the authenticity and reliability of the New Testament, and identifies four facts accepted by essentially all historians, secular and Christian, concerning the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. (Luke 24:13-35)

These facts are:

Jesus was buried in a borrowed tomb owned by a member of the Sanhedrin;
The tomb was discovered to be empty by a group of women;
Multiple people with different backgrounds claimed to have personally encountered the resurrected Jesus; and
The gospel preached by the early Christians was absolutely contrary to the disciples’ own expectations concerning the Messiah.

The best explanation for these and other facts is that God raised Jesus from the dead exactly as described in the NT Scriptures.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 39:14 — 10.9MB)

This is a continuation of the previous week’s topic “The Authenticity and Reliability of the New Testament“.

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Authenticity of the New Testament

August 4, 2013

Bill McCarthy

Subject: (Introduction) – The Holiness of Jesus

Text: 1Timothy 4:16

Randy McCarthy

Subject: The Authenticity and Reliability of the New Testament.

Randy cites to the early Christian creed in 1 Cor 15:1-8 and the writings of several secular historians and church fathers that confirm the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. From these and other evidences it is conclusive that the New Testament books we have today were written before the close of the first century AD and accurately reflect real events that took place exactly as described in the Bible. Statements by scoffers today that Jesus probably didn’t ever live at all, and that the NT books were written hundreds of years later, are absolutely false and cannot be reasonably supported by the overwhelming evidence that proves otherwise.