In this lesson, we discuss the different effects of the Fall evident in God’s confrontation of Adam and Eve and in the curses God pronounces as punishment for their disobedience; the curses have implications for Satan, child rearing, marriage, work, and death. We also examine how believing in Jesus Christ rescues one from all of these…
In this sermon, Pastor Babij preaches on the compassion of Jesus Christ shown through Jesus’s interaction with a leprous man. Pastor Babij gives background regarding leprosy and then explains the leper’s humble petition, Jesus’s radically compassionate response, and Jesus’s stern warning to the leper.
In this lesson, we begin discussing the second C of the Seven Cs of Creation: Corruption. Using Genesis 3, we examine the circumstances of the Fall, the strategy Satan uses against Adam and Eve, and the gospel’s appearance in the midst of the tragedy.
In this sermon, Pastor Babij explains how Jesus’s servanthood ought to both amaze and instruct us: Jesus personally serves common people with common needs; Jesus serves constantly, even through inconvenience or tiredness; Jesus prays in preparation for more service; and Jesus prioritizes proclaiming the gospel above all other kinds of service.
In this lesson, we discuss three common old-earth viewpoints in today’s church: the Gap Theory, Progressive Creation, and Theistic Evolution. We also consider whether the church’s previous error regarding geocentrism/heliocentrism in the early 1600s should affect our attitudes toward the claims of scientists and theologians today.
In this sermon, Pastor Babij explains why the Galilean Jews were amazed at Jesus’s authority and why Jesus’s authority should amaze us today, too, moving us to obedience.
In this lesson, we examine man’s role as ruler over the earth and its resources. We also consider how Christians should respond today to environmental concerns like Global Warming.
In this sermon, Pastor Babij explains the significance of Jesus going public when He did, what it meant for the kingdom of God to be at hand, and why repentance and belief are the necessary response. He also discusses what repentance and belief actually are.
In this lesson, we discuss Genesis’s clear and specific claims about the age of the earth, both in Genesis 1-2 and in the special genealogies of chapters 5 and 11. We also examine radioisotope dating and whether its necessary assumptions fit with a biblical worldview.
In this sermon, Pastor Babij explains how Jesus’ victory over temptation in the wilderness shows Jesus to be the second Adam and how believers ought to, as new creations in Christ, combat temptation like Jesus did.