Jubilee Bridge's Ask Adam

Here we are with another Ask Adam + episode! These episodes are devoted to questions that don't regard our monthly theme so enjoy the wonderful conversation that Pastor Adam and Jessica have with your questions. Please don’t hesitate to submit any questions you might have about ANYTHING! 

Questions: 

1.Are all Messianic prophecies fulfilled? - Rico

2.How do you come up with your sermons? Do you have a formula or something? - Stephen

3.In John 18 when Jesus is arrested He asks them “Who are you seeking?” He answered “I AM HE and they fell back and Jesus asked again. In your opinion why do you think Jesus had to ask them again? When Jesus was knowing all things that would come upon Him. - Chris Flores

4.With this month’s theme being “As you go” and having read the New Testament numerous times over the course of my walk, would you say that we have no choice but to minister and preach the Gospel? To whomever God sends us to? - Chris Flores

5.I have always been taught that marking your Bible is desecrating your Bible, is this true?

6.Why did Elisha ask for a double portion from Elijah?

7.Why are men referred to as the “Priest of the house”?

Recorded on 5.23.23 at Jubilee Bridge Church in Morgan Hill, CA

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For this episode of Ask Adam Pastors Adam and Jessica encourage you to “Go, Do and See!” This Life is a journey and when you take the long way home sometimes we stumble upon the most unique and wonderful things. Be Blessed!

Recorded on 6.6.23 at Jubilee Bridge Church in Morgan Hill, CA

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Here we are with another Ask Adam + episode! These episodes are devoted to questions that don't regard our monthly theme so enjoy the wonderful conversation that Pastor Adam and Jessica have with your questions. Please don’t hesitate to submit any questions you might have about ANYTHING! 

Questions: 

1. Why is the word patience not mentioned in the OT? - Pastor Michelle
2. The Bible states that “God is love” and we as believers are to forgive those who sin against us and not to seek retribution because God says that He will repay…”Vengeance is mine” says the Lord. What does that consist of? Does it come during our time on earth - or in eternity!? What does His vengeance consist of? - Chris Flores
3. Pastor Adam, what is the most authentic Bible movie? What is the least accurate? - Anonymous 
4. Was there always someone watching Jesus writing down everything he did and that’s how the Bible was written? Teddy age 10
5. I am reading through the Gospels again and came across this passage I did not understand. Matthew 12:43-45 43 “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. 44 Then he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order. 45 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation.” The passage speaks of the return of an unclean spirit. What did Jesus mean by this? - Ryan Welch
6. Did Jesus drink “wine” - the kind with alcohol content? 

Recorded on 5.23.23 at Jubilee Bridge Church in Morgan Hill, CA

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Here at the Bridge, our church’s monthly theme is Patience! So please sit back and relax as Pastor Adam & Jessica dive deeper into what it means to be patient and explore various avenues to try and answer your questions! Please don’t hesitate to submit any questions you might have about ANYTHING! 

Questions: 

1.How does “patience” differ from “self-control”?

2.What is the Bible’s greatest example of patience? 

3.Is patience mandatory for heaven? 

4.If we are called to love and “be patient” with our enemies - do you think this means we are called to “be patient” with Satan and his attacks on us?

5.Do you think God has a breaking point with patience for his people? For example, He flooded the world because he couldn’t save the people and he decided to start over. I assume His patience was at its end.

6.Patience is a difficult subject for most non-believers. They don’t believe because they don’t wait to see God's promises fulfilled. How can a Christian help encourage those to not lose faith/hope in the waiting season of patiences with the Lord?

Recorded on 5.09.23 at Jubilee Bridge Church in Morgan Hill, CA

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Questions: 

KIDS Questions

1. Q: What came first, dinos or people?
2. Q: How many words are in the Bible? (Nessy, 5) 
3. Q: How old is the Bible/ When was the Bible written? (Nessy/Jenna)

A: 783,137 words

A: 1604

1. Q: Do you think that you will see the babies before they’re born? (Are babies created in heaven before they are born on earth) - Serenity
2. Q: Is heaven in space? Annabella

ADULT Questions

1. Q: What would you tell the younger Pastor Adam about leading people after all these years? (Joseph “Joey” Quevedo)
2. Q: Do you believe Jesus died on Thursday or Friday? Based on the duration of the Passover they would have practiced at the time, I have heard there is some debate on which day Jesus actually died - Chris Flores
3. Did Jesus commit a form of suicide? What are your views of suicide?

Recorded on 4.26.23 at Jubilee Bridge Church in Morgan Hill, CA

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The month's theme is faithfulness, so take a listen and explore with Pastor Adam & Jessica as they dive deep into the history of our monthly scripture, the origins of Easter, and much more!

Questions: 

1. We know Paul was a man of great faith (he wrote just about half the New Testament!) During Easter Sunday service on April 9th you yourself brought up an “Ask Adam” question… in Corinthians Paul refers to written scriptures - which scriptures is he referring to? Did Paul draw from the written Word at the time in building “the faith”?
2. If faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains, is someone that has strong faith but some doubt the same?
3. I’ve been curious about this passage in Matthew 16:24. Jesus told his disciples, “if anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me.” Since this is before Jesus was crucified, what did he mean by “Take up his cross”? Was this a common saying in this time that the disciples would have understood what it meant? Was it a prophetic statement of Him knowing his near future? Or does it not refer to the crucifixion at all?
4. We were watching The Passion on Good Friday, and when we got to the point where Jesus needed help carrying the cross my daughter asked me, “Mom - what does this say about our faith, that Jesus needed help carrying the cross - when he asks us to point blank take up our crosses and follow him? If Jesus needed human help carrying the cross - wouldn’t this indicate that we humans cannot carry our own crosses, is this a contradiction?
5. In Revelation 20 (Great White Throne of Judgement), the passage describes Death and Hades being personified entities, then being thrown into the lake of fire. Are they entities AND places at the same time? If so, is that why Jesus was able to defeat “death, hell, and the grave”?
6. As our activation this month challenges us to be faithful by spending time with God and in our word, I am curious. How do you study the Bible beyond just reading it?
7. Is there any actual proof of the resurrection of Jesus Christ? How could something so impactful come across in the natural as so vague? How are we supposed to build our faith/faithfulness without physical evidence?
8. We know that with the modern translations of the Bible, most simply rephrase scripture to a common day phraseology - however, recently we learned there are some versions with entire scriptures removed? Is this true? What does this say about our “faith” ? Does this make some churches more faithful than others?

Recorded on 4.11.23 at Jubilee Bridge Church in Morgan Hill, CA

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As we’ve continued to receive all of your amazing questions we’ve had to produce a new episode! So from now on Ask Adam will have 2 episodes every month! So keep submitted questions about ANYTHING you would like Pastor Adam to answer! 

Questions: 

1. (a) How can you save yourself from going to hell when the world ends?
2. What did Jesus mean when He said - “The Good Shepherd loses none of the sheep the Father gives Him?!” (Ted P)
3. What is your belief regarding the Earth being 6,000 years old? (Michael) 
4. Why do you think there isn’t more written about the Hebrew’s time of captivity (and their Exodus) in the Egyptian artifacts/records? (Jeffrey, Washington DC)
5. How can I learn to hear from God?
6. What are your thoughts on the Pre-Adamic race? (Joshua)
7. Why didn’t Satan recognize WHO Jesus was? Is it because Jesus hid it from him? Was it so the cross could happen?
8. Where is the “original” Bible stored? (Teddy, age 10)
9. Why don’t we know more about what happened during the Intertestamental period between the OT and the NT? (Madeline)
10. My family and I were talking about the parable of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar. Jesus speaks of the rich man being in hades and Lazarus being in Abraham’s bosom. We couldn’t determine if this is heaven and hell or a different place because Christ hadn’t been crucified and liberated the dead yet? It speaks of a great chasm and the rich man can see Lazarus. Is this how death use to be before Jesus or was this all symbolic? - Ryan and the Welch family

Recorded on 3.23.23 at Jubilee Bridge Church in Morgan Hill, CA

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In this month’s episode of Ask Adam we ask Pastor Adam Bernal about Self Control… here are some of the questions we “Asked Adam”

Questions: 

1. How can I stop my negative thinking?
2. Is fasting a part of self control?
3. How do you introduce self control to children? And continue to grow the idea as they grow up?
4. If Adam and Eve failed in the area of self control under the BEST of circumstances - does this mean the Holy Spirit was not yet available to them… if not, does that mean that now that we HAVE the Holy Spirit available to us, we could now be considered  “superhuman” and legitimately all things are possible? (Jessica)
5. Which disciple had the best and which had the worst self control in their walk with Jesus?
6. What does Jesus say about self control?
7. Because it is called a fruit as compared to a seed (mustard) is faith needed before the fruit can be manifested? And with your travels, what has been the greatest example of self-discipline that you have witnessed and who was it? (Chris Flores)
8. The older I get, the harder it is to control my flesh. I feel like I am losing control over my will. It was easier to fast when I was younger… is this normal? 

Recorded on 3.14.23 at Jubilee Bridge Church in Morgan Hill, CA

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In this month’s episode of Ask Adam we ask Pastor Adam Bernal about love… here are some of the questions we “Asked Adam”

Questions: 

1.How did you get your start in ministry?

2.Why was the Song of Solomon a book in the Bible?

3.Were love marriages prominent in antiquity or were they mostly arranged (i.e. Mary and Joseph)?

4.Can you explain the different words for “love” in Greek? And how is God's love (agape) different? 

5.Aren’t we supposed to display God’s kind of love? If that is AGAPE - is it even possible? 

6.My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. John 15:12-14 Do you see this as a prophetic statement by Jesus, referring to His own crucifixion and also the coming persecutions of the Disciples? 

7.Have you ever met someone during your missionary travels that has lived or exemplified 1 Corinthians 13 in their lives despite being injured or berated?

8.Have you heard it said that out of the fruits of the Spirit that love was placed first and self-control placed last as bookends to hold together the other 7, it takes love & self-control in order to achieve those in between. ?

9.In Galatians the Apostle Paul is trying to correct the teaching that has crept in the church by the Judaizers to push the new converts to follow the mosaic law and be circumcised in order to be accepted by God. Why did Paul circumcise Timothy as stated in the book of Acts? Wouldn’t his action confuse the new converts? We see him being so bold and going up against others, even Peter, why would he then cave into the Jews to have Timothy circumcised? 

10.Is it possible to love someone else after falling in love with someone else? 

11.Are soul ties a form of love? Can they be broken?

Recorded on 2.14.23 at Jubilee Bridge Church in Morgan Hill, CA

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Thank you for joining us for our very first Podcast recording! Be sure to submit your questions 1 of 3 ways. You can either submit them in person, email [email protected], or fill out our google form linked here: https://forms.gle/1o7ikDuKzStxM5wG8 This podcast will be uploaded monthly so don't miss out next month as Pastor Adam & Jessica will continue to answer all of your questions!

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Recorded on 1.10.23 at Jubilee Bridge Church in Morgan Hill, CA