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Series: In Defense of Faith
Service: Gospel Meeting
Type: Sermon
Speaker: Kevin Clark
Summary In Defense of Existence of God
📘 Sermon Information
Course Title: Christian Apologetics / Fundamentals of the Christian Faith
Instructor: Kevin Clark
Date: 2025-10-03 Gospel Meeting Friday Night
Chapter/Topic: In Defense Of — Defending the Fundamentals: Existence of God, Scripture, Christ, Resurrection, and the Church (focus: Defense of the Existence of God)
🧠Key Learnings
Knowledge point 1: The necessity of examined belief (faith with reasons)
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Knowledge point 2: Christians are commanded and expected to defend their hope
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Knowledge point 3: Faith and evidence are complementary
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Knowledge point 4: Witnesses to God's existence — creation and providence
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Knowledge point 5: Personal experience and prayer as confirmatory testimony
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Knowledge point 6: Practical outcome — obedience to the gospel and Christian living
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✏️ Key Concepts
Concept 1: Faith (Hebrews 11:1–3; 11:6)
Definition: Faith is trust in God that pleases Him; it includes belief that God exists and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him.
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Concept 2: General Revelation (Creation and Providence)
Definition: General revelation is God’s self-disclosure through nature, history, and human conscience — accessible to all people.
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Concept 3: Special Revelation (Scripture) — role in forming faith
Definition: Special revelation is God's revealed word (Scripture) that communicates God’s character, purposes, and redemptive work, and shapes Christian faith and practice.
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Concept 4: Testimony of Creation (Animals, Plants, Human Body)
Definition: The design, complexity, and provision observable in animals, plants, and the human body act as evidentiary testimony to an intelligent Creator.
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Concept 5: Human Yearning for Eternity (Ecclesiastes 3:11)
Definition: The innate human sense of longing for permanence and transcendence is itself a testimony to something beyond temporal existence.
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Concept 6: Apologetics and Credibility in Witnessing
Definition: Apologetics involves reasoned defense of Christian truth claims; credibility of the messenger significantly affects how the message is received.
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🔄 Q&A/Discussion
Question 1: Why should I believe God exists — isn’t that just what I was taught? Answer 1: The instructor argued that while upbringing is valid (and commanded), personal ownership of belief is required. Scripture, creation, conscience, providence, answered prayer, and personal experience provide reasons supporting belief beyond mere upbringing.
Question 2: Does God expect blind faith or is evidence available? Answer 2: God provides evidence; Romans 1 teaches that creation and providence make God's attributes known so people are "without excuse." Hebrews emphasizes faith’s role, but Scripture also invites investigation and offers testimonies.
Question 3: What should I do if I want to act on this belief? Answer 3: The speaker outlined the gospel steps: hear, believe, repent, confess Jesus as Son of God, and be baptized (immersion) for remission of sins, followed by faithful Christian living within the church (Romans 6; Colossians 2; Luke 19:10).
Question 4: How can Christians be credible witnesses? Answer 4: Live consistently with doctrine (teach and live rightly), be transparent about struggles, use prayer support, and let personal testimony and obedience corroborate verbal defense of faith.
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Series: In Defense of Faith
Service: Gospel Meeting
Type: Sermon
Speaker: Kevin Clark
Summary In Defense of Existence of God
📘 Sermon Information
Course Title: Christian Apologetics / Fundamentals of the Christian Faith
Instructor: Kevin Clark
Date: 2025-10-03 Gospel Meeting Friday Night
Chapter/Topic: In Defense Of — Defending the Fundamentals: Existence of God, Scripture, Christ, Resurrection, and the Church (focus: Defense of the Existence of God)
🧠Key Learnings
Knowledge point 1: The necessity of examined belief (faith with reasons)
Summary:
Details:
Example:
Knowledge point 2: Christians are commanded and expected to defend their hope
Summary:
Details:
Example:
Knowledge point 3: Faith and evidence are complementary
Summary:
Details:
Example:
Knowledge point 4: Witnesses to God's existence — creation and providence
Summary:
Details and analysis for each:
Example/Case analysis:
Knowledge point 5: Personal experience and prayer as confirmatory testimony
Summary:
Details:
Example:
Knowledge point 6: Practical outcome — obedience to the gospel and Christian living
Summary:
Details:
Example:
✏️ Key Concepts
Concept 1: Faith (Hebrews 11:1–3; 11:6)
Definition: Faith is trust in God that pleases Him; it includes belief that God exists and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him.
Key Points:
Example / Analogy:
Concept 2: General Revelation (Creation and Providence)
Definition: General revelation is God’s self-disclosure through nature, history, and human conscience — accessible to all people.
Key Points:
Example / Analogy:
Concept 3: Special Revelation (Scripture) — role in forming faith
Definition: Special revelation is God's revealed word (Scripture) that communicates God’s character, purposes, and redemptive work, and shapes Christian faith and practice.
Key Points:
Example / Analogy:
Concept 4: Testimony of Creation (Animals, Plants, Human Body)
Definition: The design, complexity, and provision observable in animals, plants, and the human body act as evidentiary testimony to an intelligent Creator.
Key Points:
Example / Analogy:
Concept 5: Human Yearning for Eternity (Ecclesiastes 3:11)
Definition: The innate human sense of longing for permanence and transcendence is itself a testimony to something beyond temporal existence.
Key Points:
Example / Analogy:
Concept 6: Apologetics and Credibility in Witnessing
Definition: Apologetics involves reasoned defense of Christian truth claims; credibility of the messenger significantly affects how the message is received.
Key Points:
Example / Analogy:
🔄 Q&A/Discussion
Question 1: Why should I believe God exists — isn’t that just what I was taught? Answer 1: The instructor argued that while upbringing is valid (and commanded), personal ownership of belief is required. Scripture, creation, conscience, providence, answered prayer, and personal experience provide reasons supporting belief beyond mere upbringing.
Question 2: Does God expect blind faith or is evidence available? Answer 2: God provides evidence; Romans 1 teaches that creation and providence make God's attributes known so people are "without excuse." Hebrews emphasizes faith’s role, but Scripture also invites investigation and offers testimonies.
Question 3: What should I do if I want to act on this belief? Answer 3: The speaker outlined the gospel steps: hear, believe, repent, confess Jesus as Son of God, and be baptized (immersion) for remission of sins, followed by faithful Christian living within the church (Romans 6; Colossians 2; Luke 19:10).
Question 4: How can Christians be credible witnesses? Answer 4: Live consistently with doctrine (teach and live rightly), be transparent about struggles, use prayer support, and let personal testimony and obedience corroborate verbal defense of faith.
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