Bible, theology, culture, etc.
“Sticks and stones may break bones, but words will never hurt me” I learned this little rhyme when I was a young child, and was encouraged to chant it if I ever felt like someone was trying to hurt me with their words, as if it would stop someone else from wanting to mock me. … Continue reading Bad Words (James 3:1-12)
At Sola, we recently discussed the topic of the Bible and Homosexuality. I spoke to a room full of students between 6th and 12th grade, along with their parents - below is the audio for the lesson, as well as the follow up Q&A session. Because of time restraints, I simply was not able to cover … Continue reading The Bible and Homosexuality
This is the fourth and final part of my transcript from my lesson on the Bible and Homosexuality - you can find the audio and other parts here. Many of you may have never had to wrestle with this at all, some of you may have felt confusing feelings that you feel like you can’t really … Continue reading What If I Experience Same-Sex Attraction?
This is the third part of my transcript of my talk on the Bible and Homosexuality - you can find the audio and the other parts here. “Okay, I see that is true – but man, doesn’t that sound harsh?” That is a common sentiment among young people when they encounter the Bible’s teaching on … Continue reading How is that Loving?
This is the second part of my transcript of my talk on the Bible and Homosexuality - you can find the audio and the other parts here. The Bible tells us that in the beginning God created everything, and He created it “good”. Hebrew scholars often refer to God’s design for creation with the word shalom. … Continue reading God’s Design for Sexuality
Many Christians find it hard to talk openly to others about their struggles with same-sex attraction (SSA). If they are still coming to terms with it, there may be the fear that talking about it will somehow make it more real, as though the very act of speaking of it gives it a greater presence … Continue reading What Should I Do If A Christian Comes Out To Me?
We have been saying that the fundamental theme of the book of James has been “authentic faith leads to a transformed life”. The passage we will cover tonight provides the heartbeat of the theme. James has been striving to encourage the brothers and sisters in Christ that they can endure trials without lashing back in … Continue reading Dead Faith (James 2:14-26)
This is the first part of my transcript of my talk on the Bible and Homosexuality - you can find the audio and the other parts here. With the recent surge of LGBT activism that has swept our nation, I have seen many people interact with and dialogue about the good and the bad things that … Continue reading The Ugly Dance
Below is the sermon transcript from this Sunday. The link to the audio is here, the sermon is titled "Benefit of the Doubt": npberean.org/sermons-2 The Argument And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly … Continue reading Benefit of the Doubt (Mark 9:14-29)
Who do you admire? What celebrity would you be most excited about meeting? A few years ago, I had the opportunity to meet in person a pastor and author that I seriously admired. He was speaking at a conference I was attending and was hosting a book signing afterwards. I grabbed a hardback copy of … Continue reading No Divisons (James 2:1-13)
Marc Sims 