Truth Encounter: Weekly Message Podcast

From those on the outside, "born againers" are a bunch of uptight people who can’t have a good time and live enslaved to a bunch of outdated biblical rules. The truth is that there is a no more liberated, free people on planet earth than those who have invited Jesus Christ into their lives. What is true freedom anyway?

Does the breaking of bread and the drinking of the cup mean anything to you as a follower of Christ? In the first century the way they disciplined a believer who had fallen into unrepentant sin was to deny them access to the Lord’s Table. For many in the church today this would hardly be much of a punishment.

Ritual abuse, occult paraphernalia, a fascination with the dark side, 666 and Satan has once again come out of the closet. If Satan is real and if his demons can harm humans, what steps should we take to protect ourselves from this destructive attack?

It’s a Thursday and you almost have another week under your belt. What are your big plans for the weekend? Do your expectations run more like the “life is good" beer ads? Where does your heart point for a good time

Five o’clock alarms, ten and twenty mile runs, weight training, regimented diet, video analysis--the Olympian who hopes to win must dedicate everything to this objective. How does your discipline in seeking to win a heavenly medal- the commendation of your Savior- compare to the Olympian running for the gold?

Chuck Swindoll’s book sounded a trumpet call for a grace awakening, but many of God’s children continue to confuse culture and content and truth and tradition. Take a careful look at First Corinthians chapter nine. How could the Paul act like a Jew one minute and a Gentile the next?

No one can deliver freedom like Jesus Christ! If this is true, then why are so many of us some of the most uptight people you could ever meet? Worried about what we eat and drink. Worried about what we listen to. Worried about who we associate with and what we do!

A preacher who steals money from his church or hypocritically sells religious teaching for a quick buck robs far more than the congregation he serves.The Apostle Paul faced the con artists and the disillusioned congregations back in the first century, but he didn’t quit the ministry because of the lack of funds.

Just imagine inviting Jesus to spend the day with you, but as the you start to get involved in daily activities it is very apparent that there is a lot of stuff in the routine that you wouldn’t be comfortable having Jesus join you in. For example, who wants Jesus looking over your shoulder as you laugh at Jimmy Kimmel Live or salivate over a racy novel? Finally some friends invite you to come out that night and really party. As you get ready for the big night on the town and proceed out the door, Jesus follows even though you uninvited him. Finally in exasperation, you nail the Savior to the cross again to keep him out of your life. Powerful truth--but we need to be sure that we know what the biblical Christ is actual like, what he likes to do and what he doesn’'t like to do.

Just imagine inviting Jesus to spend the day with you, but as the you start to get involved in daily activities it is very apparent that there is a lot of stuff in the routine that you wouldn’t be comfortable having Jesus join you in. As you get ready for the big night on the town and proceed out the door, Jesus follows even though you uninvited him. Finally in exasperation, you nail the Savior to the cross again to keep him out of your life. Powerful truth--but we need to be sure that we know what the biblical Christ is actual like, what he likes to do and what he doesn't like to do.