Evil and the Presence of God

This sermon explores what philosophers often refer to as “the problem of evil.” The problem is articulated like this: a. if God is all powerful… b. if God is all good… c. why is there evil? But there is actually a “two-fold” problem here. There is the intellectual challenge (the abstract argument above) and then […]

Work of the Holy Spirit

This past weekend we celebrated Pentecost Sunday. Fifty days after Jesus rose from the dead, and ten days after He ascended to heaven, the Holy Spirit was poured out on those who believed Jesus was the Messiah/Christ of God (Acts 2:1-4). In some ways, you could say it was the beginning of the Church. It […]