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Popular culture depicts Satan and demons as ruling hell and tormenting the unrighteous dead, but Scripture paints a different picture. Hell is a place of imprisonment and punishment for the unrighteous dead and fallen angels. Satan currently operates in the earthly realm, but at the end of the age, he will be judged and thrown into the Lake of Fire for eternal punishment. Ultimately, hell, like ev...

The Bible uses different words that are translated as "hell" in English, but they do not all refer to the same place. In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word Sheol refers to the realm of the dead, while the New Testament uses the Greek word Hades to describe the same realm. However, Gehenna, another Greek word translated as "hell," refers to God's final judgment and is associated with the Lake of Fi...

In Office Hours this week Pastor Amos opened with prayer and announced that the next live Bible study would cover the heavenly reward system. Theresa shared a praise report about her first successful caregiver event and recommended a book on hearing God's voice. Ark shared that he was appointed to a university advisor board and discussed using AI to perform songs he had written. Micah shared a pra...

What happens to us when we die? Do we immediately go to heaven or hell, or is there another place where we await our final destination? Does everyone go to the same place, or are there different destinations depending on our relationship with God? Has where people go after death changed since Jesus' death and resurrection? And what happens at the final judgment? Understanding what the Bible teache...

What got you to your current level of success will not take you to the next one. For example, a seed stays a single seed until it is buried, and only its death produces a harvest. Success works the same way. The role you love, the way you have always done things, or the belief that everything depends on you becomes the ceiling. Evaluate what in your life needs to die so you can go to the next leve...

There is a lot of pressure in this world to conform to the ways of the world, but when we walk in the light of God and live holy the way Jesus teaches us, we are being different. We show an example of how a human submitted to God is supposed to live, work and act. Be different. Don't conform to the ways of the world. When you are different, you are bringing glory to God. __________ Matthew 5:13-16...

Scripture teaches us that when people do not accept divine guidance, they fail. To illustrate this, Jesus gives an example with two builders. The one who follows the vision of God succeeds. The one who follows their own vision fails. Every vision meets trouble, and only God's vision stands. __________ Proverbs 29:18 KJV, Proverbs 29:18 NLT, Matthew 7:24-27 NLT __________ Partner with Us: https://c...

Counsel from people without the Holy Spirit carries darkness, even when those people are successful. Why? Jesus teaches that the unbeliever is full of darkness, and the curse that came through Adam shows that wealth gained under it comes with sorrow. Success is not the test for whose advice to follow. The state of a person's heart is. Take information from anyone, but filter all counsel through th...

Business leaders like Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Steve Jobs have insight that could help believers, yet the Bible warns against taking counsel from the ungodly. However, Jesus acknowledges that people of this world are often shrewder in worldly affairs than believers. Moses receives leadership advice from his father-in-law, a priest outside Israel, who tells him to follow it only if God commands. I...

During this week's office hours, Pastor Amos announced changes to the office hours schedule and shared how he uses Claude AI to streamline podcast editing. The group discussed AI tools, including WavePad, CapCut, ChatGPT, Canva, and Muse, along with the importance of spiritual discernment when using AI. Ark suggested clearer communication about financial partnership with the ministry. Doyin raised...

When God says something is lost, he does not ask us to save it. Paul is on a ship in a storm, and God's report is that every life will be saved but the ship will be lost. The soldiers let the lifeboats drift away, the crew eats and throws the cargo overboard, and they cut the anchors and run the ship aground. They use the ship's destruction to reach shore. Likewise, let's stop spending energy on a...

Sometimes God's report is good but is not what we wanted to hear. On a storm-tossed ship, Paul is told that everyone will live but the ship will be lost. In Babylon, the exiles want to hear they will be freed today, but God tells them to build, plant, marry and pray for the city because they will be there for 70 years. Both reports are good, though neither is the one people hoped for. Learn why we...

Just as the President of the United States makes decisions from a daily intelligence briefing, God gives believers a report and invites them to make faith decisions based on it. Faith is not wishful thinking. It is an expectation grounded in what God has actually spoken. When Paul faces a storm at sea, he trusts the specific word God gave him and chooses courage over fear. Whatever God is saying t...

There is a big debate among Christians on if we should or shouldn't follow the Law of the Old Testament. On today's podcast, we dive into this debate.  __________ Deuteronomy 4:12-14 KJV, Jeremiah 31:31-33 KJV, Proverbs 20:5 KJV, Galatians 3:23-26 KJV, Romans 6:14-16 KJV, John 16:13 KJV __________ Partner with Us: https://churchforentrepreneurs.com/partner Connect with Us: https://churchforentrepr...

In Office Hours this week, Deborah discussed her second job interview for a position she felt no passion for, her struggle with motivation, and her recent emotional trip that affected her spiritual state. Pastor Amos encouraged her to consider her true need for the job and to process her grief, while also emphasizing the importance of using one's gifts and position in life. Theresa shared her jour...

The Bible tells us that all things work together for our good, but what does that mean? Does it mean that bad things are good for us? Understanding this concept is critical to your faith, because a misunderstanding of this could crush your faith.  __________ Romans 8:28 KJV, 1 Kings 17:12,15-17,21-22 KJV, Job 1:1-3 KJV, Job 42:10,12-13 KJV __________ Partner with Us: https://churchforentrepreneurs...

Conflict within the body of Christ is inevitable. At some point, another brother or sister in Christ will  say or do something that hurts you, offends you, or creates a personal conflict. Jesus knew this would happen, so He gave us a clear process for dealing with situations when another believer sins against us. The problem is that we've taken Jesus' instructions for resolving personal conflict a...

In Scripture, Paul made a very interesting statement: "By now you ought to be teachers." This implies that every believer, at some point in their growth as a Christian, should become someone who teaches the Word. This is really what the Great Commission is all about: going out and making disciples. To make disciples, Jesus said we also need to teach them. This command to teach was given to everybo...

When God places a vision in your heart, your thoughts, words, and actions should come into agreement with what He has spoken. This is not secular manifestation, where you try to create whatever you desire through your own thoughts. Instead, it is about aligning yourself with God's vision for your life. Just as God changed Abram's name to Abraham, "father of many nations," before the promise was fu...

There is disagreement among Christians concerning what happened to Jesus between His physical death on the cross and His bodily resurrection three days later.  The canonical position is that Jesus completed all suffering for sin on the cross and then entered Hell entirely victorious, but another possibility held by others is that Jesus, as our substitute, actually experienced the consequences asso...

God called you to step into your calling, knowing that you're not perfect and that you have mess in your past. But it doesn't really matter because God uses the mess of our past for our success. __________ Isaiah 42:16 KJV, Matthew 1:1-6 ESVUK  __________ Partner with Us: https://churchforentrepreneurs.com/partner Connect with Us: https://churchforentrepreneurs.com __________    

Jesus' calling was to die on the cross and go to hell so we could be saved. We often assume that this was easy to do because, after all, Jesus is the son of God. However, this is far from the truth. Jesus walked the earth as a man and had to overcome stress and fear (just like the rest of us) to fulfill his calling.   __________ Hebrews 11:1 KJV, Matthew 26:2 KJV, Matthew 26:28 KJV, Matthew 26:32...

This week in Office Hours CFE members discussed their current projects and sought advice. Alicia shared that she and her husband successfully raised $28,000 of their $30,000 crowdfunding goal for their film project, which will begin production in March. Theresa asked for advice about organizing her first wellness event, expressing concern about low attendance despite having 13 vendors registered....

Have you ever wondered why God created us? Well, in today's study we dig into God's purpose for creating us.  __________ Matthew 28:19-20 KJV, Genesis 1:26-28 KJV, Genesis 2:20 KJV, Genesis 1:1 KJV, John 3:16-17 KJV __________ Partner with Us: https://churchforentrepreneurs.com/partner Connect with Us: https://churchforentrepreneurs.com __________    

Have you ever wondered why you can't hear the voice of God or what you can do to make it clearer in your life? I believe the parable that answers these questions is found in Mark 4:13-20. Jesus told us that this is the parable we need to understand, and if we don't understand it, we won't understand any other parables. This parable explains how God gets a word to us and what we need to do to hear...