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Welcome back! This week we continue in chapter 7 of our study in "The Gospel According to Luke" looking at verses 18-35. The challenge of the week is: "Can a Christian listen to music with explicit lyrics or messages that go against our beliefs, if the music itself is really good and powerful?" “Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021...

Welcome back! This week we continue in chapter 7 of our study in "The Gospel According to Luke" looking at verses 11-17. The challenge of the week is: "How can new believers avoid being misled by pastors who use eisegesis to support biased theology, and what challenging questions can we ask to ensure confidence in their teachings?" “Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Le...

Welcome back! This is the YALife. Vegas Podcast and this week we start chapter 7 of our study in "The Gospel According to Luke" looking at verses 1-10. The challenge of the week is: "How can we encourage people who profess to have accepted Jesus but whose actions (or “fruits”) do not reflect a Christ-like life to genuinely commit to following Christ?" To check out my Logos Bibl...

Welcome back! This is the YALife. Vegas Podcast and this week we continue chapter 6 of our study in "The Gospel According to Luke" looking at verses 37-45. The challenge of the week is: "How do you use discernment to recover from religious trauma?" Young Adult Life is a ministry at Life Baptist Church in Las Vegas, Nevada. Our goal is to help young adults grow in their relation...

Welcome back! This is the YALife. Vegas Podcast and this week we continue chapter 6 of our study in "The Gospel According to Luke" looking at verses 37-45. The challenge of the week is: "How can we tell which verses in the Bible we should take literally, and which we should have room for interpretation and ambiguity?" Young Adult Life is a ministry at Life Baptist Church in Las...

Welcome back! This is the YALife. Vegas Podcast and this week we continue chapter 6 of our study in "The Gospel According to Luke" looking at verses 27-36. The challenge of the week is: "Can Christians have non-Christian friends?" A friend, according to the Bible, is a loyal, trustworthy companion who loves at all times, gives wise counsel, shares in both joy and suffering, and...

Welcome back! This is the YALife. Vegas Podcast and this week we continue chapter 6 of our study in "The Gospel According to Luke" looking at verses 12-19. The challenge of the week is: "Is lying to someone for an innocent reason a sin?" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/things-unseen-with-sinclair-b-ferguson/id1656711321?i=1000698983421&r=175 How to Study Scripture htt...

Welcome back! This is the YALife. Vegas Podcast and this week we continue chapter 6 of our study in "The Gospel According to Luke" looking at verses 12-19. The challenge of the week is: "Can an online community be enough to fulfill the need of being involved with a church?" RULE 1 Realize that God means for you to be where you are. RULE 2 Be more concerned for God’s glory than...

Welcome back! This is the YALife. Vegas Podcast and this week we start chapter 6 of our study in "The Gospel According to Luke" looking at verses 6-11. The challenge of the week is: "How do I know God can hear my prayers?" Young Adult Life is a ministry at Life Baptist Church in Las Vegas, Nevada. Our goal is to help young adults grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ and...

Welcome back! This is the YALife. Vegas Podcast and this week we start chapter 6 of our study in "The Gospel According to Luke" looking at verses 1-5. The challenge of the week is: "The Bible tells us to "love your neighbor as yourself," but what if you hate yourself? Can you still effectively love others?" “People will not DO what they do not LOVE and cannot LOVE wha...

Welcome back! This is the YALife. Vegas Podcast and this week we continue chapter 5 of our study in "The Gospel According to Luke" looking at verses 27-39. The challenge of the week is: With 1 Corinthians 4:3-4 as the context. "How do we recognize and pursue Gods “judging”, or “commendation”, with/from other believers but especially - as Paul seems to say is necessary - from God alo...

Welcome back! This is the YALife. Vegas Podcast and this week we continue chapter 5 of our study in "The Gospel According to Luke" looking at verses 12-26. The challenge of the week is: ”How can we handle disagreements over non-essential beliefs with love and unity?" https://www.crossway.org/articles/12-principles-for-disagreeing-with-other-christians/ For a free trial of Logos New...

Welcome back! This is the YALife. Vegas Podcast and this week we start chapter 5 of our study in "The Gospel According to Luke" looking at verses 1-11. The challenge of the week is: "How do I know the Bible is true?” https://www.wesleyhuff.com/ It [The Bible] is a reliable collection of historical documents written down by eyewitness during the lifetime of other witnesses. They repo...

Welcome back! This is the YALife. Vegas Podcast and this week we end chapter 4 of our study in "The Gospel According to Luke" looking at verses 31-44. The challenge of the week is: "Why do we have documents of different teaching by the early church?” For a free trial of Logos New Era: logos.sjv.io/eKOB0r “Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright ©...

Welcome back! This is the YALife. Vegas Podcast and this week we jump into chapter 4 of our study in "The Gospel According to Luke" looking at verses 14-30. The challenge of the week is: "If I steal as a character in a video game am I breaking God’s command not to steal?" For a free trial of Logos New Era: logos.sjv.io/eKOB0r “Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy S...

Welcome back and Happy New Year! This is the YALife. Vegas Podcast. This week we jump into chapter 4 of our study in "The Gospel According to Luke" looking at verses 1-13. The challenge of the week is: "Has God predetermined who He will save?" 1689 Baptist Confession 3.3 By God’s decree, and for the demonstration of His glory, some human beings and angels are predestined (or fo...

Welcome back to the YALife. Vegas Podcast. This week we end this year off by finishing chapter 3 of our study in "The Gospel According to Luke" looking at the genealogy of Jesus in verses 23-38. Chuck's challenge of the week is: In what area of your life do you need to cultivate a deeper sense of expectation for God to act? For a free trial of Logos New Era: logos.sjv.io/eKOB0r “Scr...

Welcome back to the YALife. Vegas Podcast. This week in our series "The Gospel According to Luke" we look at chapter 3 verses 21-22. The challenge of the week is: How do I talk to my LGBTQ+ friend? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQLfgaUoQCw For a free trial of Logos New Era: logos.sjv.io/eKOB0r “Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The L...

Welcome back to the YALife. Vegas Podcast. This week in our series "The Gospel According to Luke" we look at chapter 3 verses 1-20. The challenge of the week is: How much are you responsible for where funds are spent if you know where they are going? For a free trial of Logos New Era: logos.sjv.io/eKOB0r “Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021...

Welcome back to the YALife. Vegas Podcast. This week in our series "The Gospel According to Luke" we look at chapter 2 verses 41-52. The challenge of the week is: In a Biblical context, when does divorce become an acceptable answer? It is NEVER acceptable. In fact, marriage was intended as a lifelong, faithful union of a man and a woman. For a free trial of Logos New Era: logos.sjv.io/eK...

Welcome back to the YALife. Vegas Podcast. This week in our series "The Gospel According to Luke" we look at chapter 2 verses 21-40. The challenge of the week is: "How can I make joy a daily habit?" Joy in Salvation = Psalm 21:1-6, 51:12, 105:43, Acts 13:48-52  Joy in His Word  = Psalm 119:111  Joy in the Good News (Good news of great joy) = Luke 1:14, 2:14 Joy that Christ prov...

Welcome back to the YALife. Vegas Podcast. This week in our series "The Gospel According to Luke" we look at chapter 2 verses 1-20. The challenge of the week is: "How do you know if your relationship with Christ is genuine instead of just following because you know what the consequences are if it’s not genuine?" For a free trial of Logos New Era: logos.sjv.io/eKOB0r https://www...

Welcome back to the YALife. Vegas Podcast. This week in our series "The Gospel According to Luke" we look at chapter 1 verses 57-80.  The challenge of the week is: "Why live the way Jesus called me to live if I’m just going to be forgiven in the end anyway?" Biblical Forgiveness: A commitment by the offended to pardon graciously the repentant from moral liability and to be reco...

Welcome back to the YALife. Vegas Podcast. This week in our series "The Gospel According to Luke" we look at chapter 1 verse 39-56.  The challenge of the week is: "How much theology does it take to make you not a believer?" “Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Man...

Welcome back to the YALife. Vegas Podcast. This week in our series "The Gospel According to Luke" we look at chapter 1 verse 26-38.  The challenge of the week is: "If every religion talks about good and bad, why is there a certain religion I have to follow if all I have to do is be good?" “Scripture quotations taken from the (LSB®) Legacy Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2021 by Th...