The purpose of this new series, A Closer Look, is to address the challenge our Lord has given us to preach the Gospel and make disciples (Matthew 28:18-20). We are looking deeply into the basics of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and how to share it effectively with family, friends and others God leads into our lives. We are looking at the importance of personal evangelism and how to use apologetics as we tell others of the wonderful grace of our mighty God.

In this section of our study, we are looking at the sayings of Jesus to His disciples prior to His crucifixion. 

King Nebuchadnezzar took a large group of Jews captive about 597 BC. Ezekiel, a priest, was one of those Jews taken captive. Let’s see what we can learn about revival from Ezekiel.

I began a five-month investigation as an atheist in early 1971 to determine three major claims of Christianity. My investigation looked at – (1) Does God exist? (2) Is the Bible a credible ancient historical document? (3) Did Jesus of Nazareth exist, and did He die on a Roman cross and rise from the dead? 

I became a Christian following my investigation and these became my core beliefs:

Welcome to Season 7 of the Faith & Self Defense Podcast. Our first episode features thoughts from the Book of Jude.