Rob Bell, Hell, and the danger of losing our theological soul
Posted April 18th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
The belief in hell is absolutely one of the most difficult beliefs for American Christians to rationalize and defend. In a culture that looks for the soft fluffy God who will never judge but only loves people, no matter what they have done or what they believe, this doctrine puts Bible-believing followers in Jesus is […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: Al Mohler, Hank Hanegraaff, Hell, Mark Driscoll, Rob Bell, The Resurgence
Satan and Demons – Spiritual Warfare and gaining victory
Posted March 22nd, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
This is the final blog answering some questions raised in the sermon a couple weeks ago as we looked at a demon-possessed man. The final installment here will look at the things the Bible says about spiritual warfare and our source of victory. The first issue though, is to know the reality that victory is […]
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Mark, The Messianic Secret, and Jesus Identity
Posted March 13th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
Wanted to clear up a theological issue in the Gospel of Mark which time in the service each week doesn’t really allow me to tackle. One of the curious things that keeps happening in Mark involves Jesus commands directed at people whom he healed and served to keep quiet about Jesus work and identity. He […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: Mark, Messianic Secret, R. C. Sproul
Satan and Demons – Their Tactics
Posted March 12th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
“Where God is on one side, you may be sure to find the devil on the other.” William Gurnall, 1655 This is the second post on the topic on the Biblical topic of Satan and demons. This post will look at the tactics and goals Satan uses against us. In the last post we looked […]
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Satan and Demons – Their Origins
Posted March 11th, 2011 by Mike Hubbard
“There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them.” — C. S. Lewis, Screwtape Letters After our message on the Gerasene Demoniac this past weekend, I […]
Posted in Sermon Thoughts, Theological issues | Tags: Satan & Demons