Christianity Still Makes Sense

Watch the full message at Imagechurch.live  A Foolproof Life  Ecclesiastes 8:1-10:20   A Few Thoughts on Foolishness   ·      Foolishness Easily Contaminates  
 ·      Foolishness  is Easily Recognized      2.  Foolproof your Leadership    ·      Master Your Emotions 
 ·      Assess Leaders Before You Assimilate 
 ·      Exemplify What You Expect 
 ·      Maintain Your Responsibilities     Foolpro...

Trying to Make Sense of Life Ecclesiastes 6:1-7:29   15 Realizations Worth Considering When Trying to Make Sense of Life: 1.      Realize that Chasing Money and Success for Money and Success’ Sake Will Never Fill our Void of Discontentment. 2.      Realize that Who You Are Is More Important than What You Have. 3.      Realize that It Is Better to Live Our Vanishing Life with Purpose, than to Waste...

Watch the full message at: https://imagechurchlive.churchcenter.com/episodes/386650 How Not to Chase Success Ecclesiastes 4:1-16   "I am not the richest, smartest or most talented person in the world, but I succeed because I keep going and going and going." - Sylvester Stallone 1. Chasing Success by Oppressing others to Gain More Power  2. Chasing Success by Never Learning the Secret to Contentmen...

Watch the full message at: https://imagechurchlive.churchcenter.com/episodes/389363 How To Approach God Ecclesiastes 5:1-20     1. Approach God Reverently     How Do We Approach God Reverently?   1. With a Teachable Heart 
 2. With a Thoughtful Heart 
 3. With a Humble Heart  
 4. With a Focused Heart 
  “The dreams appear to be daydreams, reducing worship to verbal (or mental) doodling.” Derke Ki...

Understanding the Times Ecclesiastes 3:1-22     “Teach us to number our days and recognize how few they are; help us to spend them as we should.” Psalm 90:12                1.      Understand that time will present us with a variety of experiences. 2.      Understand that God makes everything beautiful, in its time.   “Faith means believing in advance what will only make sense in reverse.” Philip...

Watch the full message at Imagechurch.live  I Can’t Get No Satisfaction! Ecclesiastes 2:1-26 1. Trying to Find Satisfaction through Hedonistic Pleasure. 2. Trying to Find Satisfaction through Philosophical Wisdom. 3. Trying to Find Satisfaction through Hard Work.

Life Is Short! Ecclesiastes 1:1-18   Embrace the moment I have been given 
 Engage my responsibilities with the right perspective 
 Explore nature, but know it alone will not provide the ultimate meaning of life.
 Expect nothing new to explain the purpose of life 
 Enter a personal relationship with the Creator of all things!   “There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of each man which cannot be...

Watch the full message at Imagechurch.live Purpose of This Letter 1 This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you in which I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder,  2 that you should remember the words spoken beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken by your apostles.  Peter's linking of the prophets and apostles placed them on th...

Watch the full message at Imagechurch.live  1.      Resolve To Live in Harmony with God’s Moral Character 2.      Remember The Past from Which You Were Saved 3.      Rigorously Evaluate the Genuineness of Your Profession of Faith 4.      Repeatedly Reflect on the Warnings Enclosed in God’s Word

Watch the full episode here: https://imagechurchlive.churchcenter.com/channels/4149/series/44941 Keeping the Church Healthy 1 Peter 5:1-14   Five Marks of a Healthy Church!   1. Healthy Churches Are Led by Godly Leaders 2. Healthy Churches Honorably Relate to One Another 3. Healthy Churches Rely Deeply On God through Life’s Difficulties 4. Healthy Churches Guard Against Satan’s Tactics 5. Healthy...

Watch the full message here: https://imagechurchlive.churchcenter.com/episodes/361277 Living Out God’s Will  1 Peter 4:1-11  
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2 “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus...

Watch the full message at Imagechurch.live https://imagechurchlive.churchcenter.com/episodes/358595 Thoughts on Suffering Unjustly 1 Peter 3.8-22   1. Refrain from returning evil for evil.   -Returning blessing for evil increases the quality of our own life. -Returning blessing for evil protects our words from evil and deceit. -Returning blessing for evil is the best way to discover peace. -Return...

Showcasing Counter-Cultural Marriages 1 Peter 3:1-7   “The percentage of 23- to 38-year-old Americans who are married steadily decreases by generation: 81% for the Silent Generation, 61% for baby boomers, 53% for Generation X, and 44% for millennials. The percentage of unmarried Americans 15 years or older has risen from 23% in 1950 to 34% in 2022.” Pew Research Survey   “41% of Gen Z men and 52%...

OutLive the World! 1 Peter 2:13-25   How Do We Outlive the World?   Readily and willingly serve as cooperative citizens of the state.  Recognize the value of self-imposed limitations to our freedom. Realize the importance of treating everyone honorably. Refuse to return evil for evil.

Be Holy! 1 Peter 1:13-25   How to Live Holy:       Live Holy by anticipating Christ’s future return   2.      Live Holy by refusing to return to your past   "Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly” (Proverbs 26:11).   3.      Live Holy by reflecting on God’s Holiness   “With our loss of the sense of Majesty has come the further loss of religious awe and consciousness...

Order Bobby's latest book, 'Does Christianity Still Make Sense?' at:  https://www.amazon.com/Does-Christianity-Still-Make-Sense/dp/1496476433/ Visit www.christianitystillmakessense.com Take a course: https://www.christianitystillmakessense.com/courses In a world where Christianity no longer makes sense this channel exists to show that it still does. As a pastor/apologist and one who was a near apo...

On this week's episode of 'Christianity Still Makes Sense,' Bobby Conway and Tim Hull discuss some of the major headlines of the week and what they reveal about today's culture. Topics covered include: Media Reaction to Harrison Butker's Commencement Speech. Faith revival in the UK among Gen Z. Scary statistics on which religious groups actually take their faith seriously. Personal vs group respon...

Watch the full message at https://imagechurchlive.churchcenter.com/episodes/334368 Losing What Matters Most Ruth 1   1. Sometimes things go bad   2. Sometimes things go from bad to worse   3. Sometimes things go from worse to impossible What NOT to Do When You Lose What Matters Most:   Refuse to push others away. Refuse to blame God.   “Some dreams important to us will shatter, and the realization...

On this week's episode of 'Does Christianity Still Make Sense' Tim and Bobby discuss some of the most common objections against Christianity and organized religion. Topics include hurt experienced in church caused by poor leadership, favoritism, legalism, bad doctrine, a dysfunctional congregation, cliques, and gossip. Plus, what is an appropriate way to respond to these problems when they happen,...

In this episode of 'Christianity Still Makes Sense' Tim gets to ask Bobby questions on one of his favorite topics - moral philosophy! Together they discuss the moral objection to Christianity and elaborate on the need to be able to both acknowledge that objective morality exists and that it must be grounded in God. For more specific responses to moral objections against Christianity watch Bobby's...

In this episode of 'Christianity Still Makes Sense' Tim and Bobby dive into the pluralist objection to Christianity that many people struggle with. Though this objection certainly isn't new, it is hardly surprising that it has become an even greater hindrance to people over recent years. Particularly when one considers the cultural climate we find ourselves in today that values diversity, equity,...

In this episode we are introduced to Tim's non-Christian, super skeptical twin, Mit who explodes onto the scene with lots of questions for the Doc. Some of the objections covered include: The hiddenness of God. What would God's presence even feel like? What evidence is there for the existence of God? Isn't morality just a social construct? What about people who do evil in the name of God?

Oprah says the most important tool you have is "speaking your truth". But what does that mean if we're living in a post-truth era. If truth can mean anything, it quickly means nothing. I this episode of 'Christianity Still Makes Sense' Tim and Bobby discuss some of the philosophy that got us here and how we can respond. Pre-Order your copy of 'Does Christianity Still Make Sense?' Here: https://www...

Watch the full episode at imagechurch.live Encountering Gospel Freedom Romans 6:1-14   “I would say that if you don't believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ and Messiah, and that he rose again from the dead and by his sacrifice our sins are forgiven, you're really not in any meaningful sense a Christian.” Christopher Hitchens   “If Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is usele...

Watch the full message at imagechurch.live   7 Marks of a Spiritually Mature Christian 1 Corinthians 16   1.      Spiritually Mature Christians Are Marked by Generosity   “We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of gener...