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Many Christians describe having an intense experience with the Holy Spirit after their salvation, sometimes called being “baptised in the Spirit.” But other Christians never have anything like that happen. Are they missing something important?

In today’s message, pastor Dan discusses how to have a relationship with the Holy Spirit that is powerful without being weird.

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Pastor Dan works through another handful of your questions this morning, including whether Christians should ever participate in non-Christian religious ceremonies, if the pastor-led church model is biblical, how to deal with legalistic parents, and whether Christian should ever attend same sex weddings.

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Calvinism. Arminianism. Election. Predestination. Even if these terms mean little to you, at some point you’ve probably wondered if God chooses some people to go to heaven and some people to go to hell. There are bible verses that might lead you to think so, and entire theologies have been built to explain whether humans really have free will or not.

In today’s edition of “You Asked For It,” pastor Dan answers the question that was submitted more times than any other: Is salvation my choice of God’s?

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What’s the biggest thing Christians get wrong? How do you know whether a pastor is truly a man of God or a wolf in sheep’s clothing? Can a Christian own a nightclub? Pastor Dan answers each of these questions in today’s edition of “You Asked For It.”

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Suppose a person says the “Sinner’s Prayer” but afterward not much changes in their life. Is that person truly saved? If so, what’s the point in trying to be holy? If not, don’t we really believe in a works-based salvation?

In today’s episode of “You Asked For It,” pastor Dan explains the relationship between faith and works in the Christian life.

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We’ve been saving up your spiciest questions for a special NSFW (“Not Safe For Worship”) message, and this is it! Pastor Dan answers questions about politics, pronouns, pornography and more.

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Sometimes the question is big enough it needs an entire service to answer: Today we're discussing why Christians are so confident that - with all the gods and religions around the world - ours is the true one.

It's a fascinating conversation that will feed your soul and your mind, so don't miss it!

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In today’s edition of “You Asked For It,” pastor Dan answers more of your questions, including:

❓Are all sins really equal in God’s Eyes?

❓If someone repents of sins, should they be freed from the consequences?

❓Why do so many Christians seem fake?

❓How do we know if commands in the bible are cultural or universal?

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The bible has much to say about the afterlife. But how much of what we have always heard is actually scriptural? In today’s message, pastor Dan addresses one of your most-asked questions: What actually happens when we die?

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The idea of striking a deal with the devil is an old one, but is it a biblical one? In today’s message pastor Dan answers this question, as well as what we mean when we say Connect is a baptist church.

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