Truth Encounter: Weekly Message Podcast

Abandon the packaged “Sound Bites” and force your ears to listen. Let’s get at the very heart of where our moral decisions come from.

What would it have been like to be part of NASA after President Kennedy launched the race to the moon? Talk about purpose! The space mission is now getting cut back, but someone greater than a U.S. President has enlisted you in a far greater goal than that “giant leap for mankind.” To live we need a mission. What’s yours?

NFL coaches need to be masters of motivation and spotting talent. CEOs need to be able to make the hard decisions when the economy starts to slide into the "seven lean" years after the "fat ones," and even presidents have to correct their course and navigate the troubled waters of public support. Where do you find successful coaches, business leaders, and wise rulers? Where does God go to interview those He is touching for leadership in His Church?

"You can treat someone like dirt until they prove that they deserve your attention." Where does the Bible say that obedience and respect should begin, and how can this light turn on some respect in the next generation?

"You can treat someone like dirt until they prove that they deserve your attention." Where does the Bible say that obedience and respect should begin, and how can this light turn on some respect in the next generation?

Family First, Focus On The Family, and thousands of pages written on "How to be Better Dads and Moms" and "How to Raise Our Kids to be Godly and Good." Of course, Jesus teaches us to put family first, or does he? How did Jesus warn us about the idolatry of family?

The nuclear family—a dad and mom with their kids living under one roof is becoming a relic of the past. Conservatives cry for the days of Leave it to Beaver and liberals applaud experimentation with new forms of family living. Who actually created families and what does He reveal about what their purpose should be? Listen as we trace the story of Adam and Eve's three sons.

What do we do when we lose one of our loved ones in death- we visit the grave and weep or we plow on with life and weep far away from the grave. There is one time in human history when loved ones arrived at the grave to cry and they ended up bursting with joy.

The Romans crucified thousands during the high point of their 400 year rule, but there is one cross that will never be forgotten. It is Easter –the time when even the calendar calls us to Calvary.

From a religious standpoint and a political standpoint, the religious and political leaders who tried Jesus might not have believed that He was important, but time and history have proven them wrong.