BeachCast.TV: Bible Exploration, Apologetics and Church History with Dr. Chase A. Thompson:

Does the church have a God given business that it is supposed to be doing? Sort of. Also: How is the Kingdom of God not about talk and words, but about power?

What is the only biblically ordained church growth method? It turns out to be quite different from most modern methods, and it involves planting, watering, building, and laying the right foundation, as each part does its work. Today we discuss real biblical evangelism and discipleship!

Paul speaks quite enigmatically in 1 Corinthians 2, discussing God's hidden wisdom, and a long-hidden mystery of God. What are these things - what could God be hiding?? (Or, is something deeper afoot, Watson?)

Paul says there must be NO - zero divisions in the church, and pastor Tony Evans today will help us see how the truth of God's Word can guide us away from race-based divisions, class-based divisions, and other possible disagreements.

Christians believe that Jesus rose from the dead at least in part because the Bible teaches it. How then can we know the Bible is reliable - isn't it just another religious book filled with outrageous stories and claims? Also: How Christians should answer the questions of skeptics.

Today we wade into a huge discussion: Sovereignty vs. Free Will. How is God our Shepherd - does He guide very detail of our life? Does He force His will on us? Is there such a thing as free will? Today we receive wisdom from C.S. Lewis on sovereignty and free will.

On the cross, at the lowest and hardest point of His life, Jesus was forsaken by His Father. Why did such a terrible thing happen?

While Jesus was dying on the cross, the religious leaders mocked Him viciously, suggesting that He should be able to save Himself from death, if He was truly the Messiah. Unbeknownst to them, if Jesus did save Himself, then He would have demonstrated that He was not the Messiah at all, according to the prophet Isaiah and other Bible prophecies.

Today we see how Jesus gives us a completely different definition of greatness than the world does. Also - we look to the Scriptures to see all of the many ways that Satan, or the Devil, seeks, to attack Christians and oppose the will of God.

Two more topics today: What defines true giving in the eyes of Jesus - the amount you give numerically, or something else? ALSO: How can we best be ready for the end times and the second coming, according to Jesus Himself?

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In Luke 19, we see the amazing character of Jesus, befriending and dining with Zacchaeus, when everybody else pretty much hated him. We also see Jesus unambiguously declaring Himself to be God AND we learn several truths about the Second Coming from the Parable of the Talents/Minas.

Today we discuss how reading through the Psalms helps us parse and process our emotions, especially emotions like doubt and anxiety. Also, we marvel at how God can save anybody and send them to Heaven if literally ALL people are unrighteous.

In reading the Psalms today, we find that many have the feeling that they are alone - that nobody else around them is seeking the Lord, but we will also find out that the Lord protects those who are His, and hears their groaning.

Most shows geared for kids and teens these days have a mantra: Believe in yourself! Be yourself! How does such a philosophy stand up to the teaching of Jesus? Not very well, we will find out today, as Jesus shows us a Pharisee who believed in himself and a tax collector, who was a great sinner, and yet was heard by God.

The disciples uttered a wonderful prayer when Jesus told them that they must forgive people over and over again, and we can learn much about obedience and faithfulness from that prayer.

The Bible says very little about what happens immediately after we die, but today's passage is one of the few that addresses that question, so we discuss it, as well as Jesus' mysterious statement that Lazarus the beggar was in a place called 'Abraham's Bosom.' Does this refer to Heaven, or purgatory, or some other place?

The prodigal son is one of the most famous teachings of Jesus, but there are many misconceptions that people have about it. Most don't know exactly what prodigal means, nor do they know that this is a parable about TWO sons, and not just one, and that a big focus in the parable is the JOY of the father over the return of His son. Today we talk prodigal sons and joy over finding lost things.

Jesus teaches several parables in Luke 14, one of whom calls His listeners to hate their fathers and mothers. Why would Jesus teach such a strange thing, and is there a deeper meaning to what He said, considering that Jesus commanded His followers to love everybody, including their enemies?

Sometimes we are so satisfied in the way that God answers our prayers and brings justice against those who do evil...and sometimes, we don't understand God's ways or His delays at all. We see both of these realities reflected in the Psalms, which genuinely mirror our emotions and feelings so well at times. Today we struggle to understand the justice of God.

Forgiveness is important and commanded by Jesus in Scripture - Christians must forgive! However, what about a situation where a person has done something evil, and they are neither sorry nor repentant about what they have done. Must we forgives in that situation also?

Jesus discusses disasters in today's chapter, and asks a penetrating question - do the worst disasters happen to the worst people? Do bad things happen to the most bad people? Actually, no says Jesus. How do disasters work?

Jesus strongly opposed the Pharisees and other religious leaders - often because they were such big hypocrites. What is hypocrisy - what is a hypocrite? Why did Jesus single out this behavior as so worthy of His challenge?

Today we discuss Jesus' call to persist in prayer and read a fascinating letter from a teenage orphan dying in her hospital bed that calls her friend to turn to Jesus and keep on asking, seeking and knocking on the door of prayer.

In Luke 10, Jesus sends out 72 of His followers to go and share the good news, and their mission is remarkably successful. They come back overjoyed, remarking that even demons had submitted to their names. Jesus then sits them down and challenges them on this, turning their rejoicing away from marvelling at their success, towards marvelling at God's grace. Why did He do this?