This is not a question of God’s power. It is a question of God’s character and will.

God cannot lie.

Titus 1:2

Hebrews 6:18

John 4:8, 16 – God is love.

John 8:12 – God is light.

John 14:6; I John 2:21 – God is truth.

God cannot fail.

Premillenialists claim that Jesus failed and had to setup the church instead.

Isaiah 42:1-9 – Jesus would not fail!

God could not remain in the grave.

Acts 2:24

Hebrews 2:3-4

John 10:18

God cannot accept man in his sins.

John 8:21

Ephesians 1:7

Hebrews 9:22

Matthew 11:27-28

Matthew 18:19; Acts 2

I Corinthians 15:58

Philippians 3:13-14

I Peter 2:5-12

God cannot condemn man in his righteousness

We have noticed some things that God cannot do. In each case it was His nature and character that made it impossible for Him to do those things.

How do you tell the difference between a Christian and a non-Christian?

Philippians 2:15

We must teach the truth.

I Corinthians 1:21

Acts 17 – The philosophers rejected Paul’s teachings about a crucified Savior.

I Corinthians 15:1-8 – This is the story of the gospel!

People don’t necessarily believe this story today.

I Corinthians 15:12-19 – If Christ was not raised, the Bible is a lie!

I Corinthians 2:1, 12-13; 4:1-2

We must actually obey.

Romans 1:5, 28-32

Romans 5:1; 6:3, 19 – We can put sin behind us!

Romans 9:6-8

Romans 11:22 – God will bless you with His kindness if you obey.

Romans 16:25-27

We must develop love.

Luke 6:27, 32

Romans 5:6-8

Acts 9:1-43

Acts 9:1-9 – It is possible to be sincerely wrong. Sincerity does not equal truth! In modern times, Jesus does not intervene directly like He did in the case of Paul. It is our responsibility to study and find truth.

Acts 9:10-19 – Ananias obeyed God despite the threat Paul posed. He was able to see beyond Paul’s problems. We should be able to overcome our doubts and extend love to others like Ananias.

Acts 9:15-16 – See Ephesians 3:8; Acts 25:11; 17:1-2.

Acts 9:20-30 – See Galatians 1:15-24. Paul evidently made a trip to Arabia at some point here. When we become loyal to Christ, earthly relationships are bound to change.

Acts 9:31 – Descriptive phrases about the church:

“enjoyed peace”

“being built up”

“going on in the fear of the Lord”

“and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit”

“continued to increase”

Acts 9:32-43 – These miracles were undeniable. The conditions were not faked, and the healing was instantaneous!

Luke 10:1-11:9

Luke 10:2 – This is just as true now as it was then. The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

Luke 10:4 – “… greet no one on the way” – The customs of the time meant these greetings could consume significant time. The disciples’ task was urgent, so they were not to delay the work with idle greetings.

Luke 10:18 – Jesus was telling them that He was aware of Satan’s power being diminished on earth when demons were cast out of men. It is not saying that Satan was an angel cast down from Heaven. Heaven here just represents a place of power.

Luke 10:20 – As great as their spiritual gifts were, the much bigger blessing was that their names were written in Heaven.

Luke 10:30-37 – Parable of the good Samaritan.

Luke 10:29 – The lawyer was not asking a sincere question. He was trying to trap Jesus and justify himself.

Luke 10:38-42 – Mary and Martha

Luke 11:1-4 – Jesus taught His disciples to pray. We don’t have a record of John teaching His disciples to pray, but evidently, he did so.

Address the prayer to deity.

Glorify His name.

Petition Him for help and blessings.

Introduction

Titus 2:2-5

Proverbs 20:29

Let your kids leave and cleave.

Genesis 2:22-24

Pray!

We must respect God’s design. If children fall into sin, do the best you can to help.

Reinforce good morals.

Proverbs 22:6

Proverbs 29:15 – Respect for authority.

The value of hard work. I Timothy 6:9

Leave a spiritual legacy.

Psalms 78:1-8, 55, 70

Deuteronomy 4:9

II Peter 1:12-15; 3:1

II Timothy 3:14-15

How do you want to be remembered by your children and grandchildren?

“Grandparenting is generational concern with names.”

Doy Moyer – Letters to Our Grandchildren

Repent! (Grandparenting is a limited do-over.)

II Chronicles 33:12-19

Psalms 71:18

I Peter 3:15

We should be asking religious questions and be ready to answer them!

Isn’t faith just believing without evidence?

Dr. Jeff Miller – Faith is not belief without evidence!

Dr. Richard Dawkins – “Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of lack of evidence.”

Blind faith is not biblical faith!

Mark 2:5-12 – Jesus heals the paralytic man.

John 20:24-31 – Thomas confesses faith in Jesus upon seeing the evidence.

Acts 2:32

Biblical faith is built on evidence.

Hasn’t science disproven the Bible?

Psalms 19:1-6 – The universe points to God.

Many scientists are heavily biased against God. Many scientists refuse to allow for the existence of the supernatural. Only natural processes and explanations are allowed.

Richard Lewontin: “… we have a prior commitment … to materialism. … We cannot allow a Divine foot in the door.”

Romans 1:20

ApologeticsPress.org

Why can’t I just believe what I want?

Truth is not subjective!

Acts 26:9

Acts 17:11

Romans 10:1-4, 14-17

We don’t invent truth – we discover it!

II Timothy 2:15

When we encounter a question, let’s investigate it!

John 18:37-40 – “What is truth?”

There is one, objective truth.

I Corinthians 1:18-20

I Corinthians 14:20 – God wants us to be good thinkers!

Dr. Frank Turek – I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist

Common rebuttals:

“There is no truth.” > Is that true?

“We can’t know anything.” > Then how do you know that?

“All truth is relative.” > Is that truth relative?

“There are no absolutes.” > Is that an absolute?

“It’s true for you but not for me.”

I Corinthians 2:5

God’s Word is that truth.

II Timothy 3:16-17

Each of us needs to examine the evidence for the inspiration of the Bible.

Scientific foreknowledge

Historical reliability

Fulfilled prophecy

ApologeticsPress.org is a good resource for information.

Titus 1:2

Acts 5:30

What’s the truth about the death of Jesus?

Bible: Acts 5:30

Quran: Surah 4:157 – “They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him …”

All religious teachings in the world can’t be true!

Romans 3:4

Satan tries to suppress God’s truth

Genesis 3:1-5

Isaiah 5:20-21

John 8:44-47

This results in religious and moral confusion.

“You shouldn’t judge me.”

Matthew 7:1-5 – Jesus was teaching against hypocritical judging.

I John 4:1

Galatians 1:8

Aren’t you judging me for judging you?

People aren’t really against judging – just judging they don’t like!

“Homosexuality is not sinful.”

Romans 1:25-27

“Being against homosexuality is like being racist!”

Race is sacred. Genesis 1:27. Racism opposes what God has designed.

Sexuality is sacred. Hebrews 13:4. Homosexuality opposes what God has designed.

“Pretty much everyone is going to Heaven.”

Stephen Hawking

Mark 9:42-48 – Jesus warned about the reality of hell!

“Pornography doesn’t harm anyone.”

Matthew 5:27-30

Matthew 18:6

“I can choose my own gender.”

The commonalities between body integrity disorder and eating disorders.

God created people as males and females. A very small percentage are born with indistinct genitalia.

Matthew 19:12 – Some are born eunuchs.

Matthew 19:4-6

We need to confront Satan’s lies with the truth of God’s Word!

John 1:1-5, 9-11; 3:19-21

John 8:31-32 – If we obey Jesus, we can be free from sin!

John 9:34; 11:53 – Rejection and suppression of truth.

John 14:6