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Introduction to the Gospel of John

Introduction to the Gospel of John

Introduction to the Gospel of John I don’t normally watch very much TV except during football season and March Madness, but one thing that can hook me if I am bored and channel surfing is a good biography. Maybe you are like this too. I am curious about people who’ve become famous or powerful or […]

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Narrow Path

“Truth, Apostasy, and the Narrow Gate”

“Truth, Apostasy, and the Narrow Gate” Harvest Baptist Aug. ‘24 Good Morning and welcome to Philosophy 101. My name is Professor Nitz. And by the way it is not “Knits”, and any of you who write my name that way on one of your papers, will get marked down! Some of you might be having […]

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Now that I Believe, What’s Next?

Now that I Believe, What’s Next?

So you’ve been listening to the “Share the Word Podcast”, you’ve understood the gospel message and made the decision to receive Jesus as your savior and turn your life toward following him . . . And now you’re thinking, “What comes next?” Congratulations on making the most important decision you’ll ever make by the way […]

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Do I Need a Priest to Have my Sins Forgiven?

Do I Need a Priest to Have my Sins Forgiven?

Good question. It might surprise you that my answer is “Yes”– but not the kind of priest in a black robe hidden behind a screen in a confessional booth. At “Share the Word” we take the Bible as our authority to answer important questions like this, not the pronouncements or traditions of any particular religion. […]

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What’s Normal? (when it comes to gifts of the Holy Spirit)

What’s Normal? (when it comes to gifts of the Holy Spirit)

Are supernatural spiritual gifts active in our time? I once heard a Pentecostal preacher say that what we read on the pages of the Book of Acts is just “normal Christianity”. As he explained it: “If Christians were just being who God wants us to be, what we see happening in Acts would be happening in […]

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Why I Trust the Bible

Why I Trust the Bible

Why I Trust the Bible You might wonder, especially if you have not grown up in a Christian environment, why some people who otherwise seem pretty intelligent and well-educated actually take the Bible seriously. Or maybe you are under the impression no one who is intelligent or educated possibly could! Well, there are actually reasons […]

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Israel vs. Palestine in Biblical Focus

Israel vs. Palestine in Biblical Focus

Does the Bible provide any insight into the current Palestinian/Israeli conflict? Yes actually. Quite a bit. It’s an age-old problem which the Bible has a lot of info about. What is the origin of this problem according to biblical history? The origin of the conflict goes back more than 4000 years to the time of […]

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