The Faith Debate

Note: This livestream was originally titled, "36: First John 5:13-15 (11-28-20)". . "You May Know That You Have Eternal Life" This is the first half of a two-part message on 1 John 5:13-21. . This sermon and discussion from the Household of Faith in Christ includes a listen to how Pastor Troy proposed to his wife Dina live on the radio. . www.householdoffaithinchrist.com

Man Who Grew Up in Frederick Does Good Faith Debate: November 22nd, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Through most of 2020 the topics were rather serious on the Faith Debate. And with good reason. There are lots of serious things happening in the world. But as the calendar headed into the holiday season it was temporarily time to shift gears and get folks into the spirit of Advent...

Note: This livestream was originally titled, "35: First John 5:4-12 (11-21-20)". . This Household of Faith in Christ lesson-hour was originally streamed live. The sermon and discussion cover 1 John 5:1-12. . (This is part two of a two-part message.) . www.householdoffaithinchrist.com

The Path Leading an SBC Church to Decide to Stay and Fight Faith Debate: November 15th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Here's a quote: . "The Southern Baptist Convention is tanking rapidly. President J. D. Greear has asked for forgiveness from the LGBT community for 'discrimination, injustice and abuse.' Are you kidding? What abuse? What injustice? What discrimination? Are Chris...

Note: This livestream was originally titled, "34: First John 5:1-3 (11-14-20)". . This Household of Faith in Christ livestreamed service has a sermon that covers 1 John 5:1-3. It is the first of a two-part message on 1 John 5:1-12 titled "Remember the Overcomer". . Following some story time and the sharing of the Gospel, there is a group discussion about the Scripture passage. . www.householdoffai...

Fork in the Path Facing the SBC and Its Local Congregations Faith Debate: November 8th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Woke Church. Critical Race Theory. Intersectionality. White Privilege. Black Lives Matter. White Fragility. Ethnic Gnosticism. Neo-Marxist Black Liberation Theology. Post Modern Cultural Marxism. Identity Politics. Social Justice Warriors. Systemic Racism. LGTBQ...

Note: This livestream was first published under the title, "33: First John 4:12-21 (11-07-20)". . This is part two of a message on 1 John 4:7-21 titled, "Love is... Love is Not..." . Following the sermon there is a group discussion about the lesson, along with some thoughts about the 2020 election controversy. . www.householdoffaithinchrist.com

Path that Brought a Congregation to Leave the SBC Faith Debate: November 1st, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . There's a movement within the church that's gained influence in recent decades. The movement has increased power in recent years, and it came to a pivot point for the life of Christ's church within the past couple of dozen. . A theological liberalism is appearing to win t...

Note: This livestream originally had the title, "32: First John 4:7-11 (10-31-20)". . Household of Faith in Christ message and discussion. . First half of a message on First John 4:7-21 titled, "Love is... Love is Not..." . www.householdoffaithinchrist.com

The Path That Brought One Man to Becoming a Southern Baptist Minister Faith Debate: October 25th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Pastor James L. Pittman, Jr. is the lead under shepherd for the congregation of New Hope Community Church in Palatine, Illinois. That's actually Troy Skinner's old stomping grounds, as he grew up in a bunch of towns all around that area of suburban Chi...

Can Christians vote Democrat? Can Christians vote Republican? . Household of Faith in Christ answered the questions live. Your comments are welcome. . www.householdoffaithinchrist.com

There's a Whole New Woke Vocabulary Faith Debate: October 18th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . "Critical Race Theory", "White Privilege", "Systemic Racism", "Social Justice Warrior", "Cultural Marxism", "Intersectionality", and a whole bunch of new terms have been added to the American pop-culture lexicon with the rapid ascendency of the "Black Lives Matter" slogan, organization...

Revisiting Wedding Day! Congratulations Dan and Sarah! . www.householdoffaithinchrist.com

White Privilege Faith Debate: October 11th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Perhaps you've heard about, or even been subjected to, "training" (at work or in school) that tells everyone that "all white people contribute to what many call 'racism'" and that all Caucasians must lament their "white privilege". And even further, all institutions of the Western World are systemically p...

On October 17th, 2020, Pastor Troy Skinner had the honor, privilege, and responsibility of officiating this beautiful young woman's marriage covenant ceremony, as she and Dan become one "until death do they part". . A few weeks before the wedding Sarah was baptized, and her testimony video served as Household of Faith in Christ's video upload for the week of October 10th, 2020. . www.householdoffa...

Taking a Stand Against "Critical Theory" Faith Debate: October 4th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The Trump administration said it woud cease and desist from using taxpayer dollars to promote: anti-American training specifically dealing with any form of "critical race theory" or "white privilege", or that says the United States is an inherently evil country, or that any race is...

Note: This livestream was also once uploaded under the title, "28: First John [Part 2] (10-03-20)". . Glass half full? Or cup overflowing? (Part two of two.) . This message and discussion centers on First John chapter 3. It's a warming message for believers in Christ and a warning message for unbelievers. . www.householdoffaithinchrist.com

Theological Controversy Brings Out the Best & the Worst in the Church Faith Debate: September 27th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . If handled correctly, controversy sharpens the understanding of the message of Scripture and its application to the contemporary world, so the church can emerge from a period of theological discussion and debate with a much greater clarity on the...

Note: This livestream was also once uploaded under the title, "27: First John 3 [Part 1] (09-26-20)". . The Household of Faith in Christ sermon series that tackles John's First Epistle continues with this message and discussion about 1 John 3. . This is the first part of a multi-part message on this particular chapter. . www.householdoffaithinchrist.com

CRT In the Church Faith Debate: September 20, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD - Frederick, Maryland . This is the 4th show with the same 3 men on the panel. Each episode has opened with commentary on a video from Phil Vischer (creator of VeggieTales). VeggieTales is fine, however the cartoons don't represent Christ the way that most seem to think. Sadly, neither does Phil. Many trust Phil as a biblical v...

This livestream was initially published under under the title, "26: First John 2:18-29 & 4:1-6 (09-19-20)". . This "Beware the Antichrists" completes a sermon looking at First John 2:18-29 and 4:1-6. Following the message is a group discussion. . www.householdoffaithinchrist.com

Awakening to the Dangers of the Woke Movement Faith Debate: September 13th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The past two shows opened with comments about a political video produced by Phil Vischer (creator of Veggie Tales). We began there because big worldview ideologies which use big fancy philosophical terms it can seem irrelevant to everyday life, so "out there somewhere". But...

The sermon series on 1 John continues. Pastor Troy Skinner presents: "Exploring Background Issues for John's First Epistle". . The sermon is followed by a group discussion. . www.householdoffaithinchrist.com

Critical Race Theory and the Church Faith Debate: September 6th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . One can only wonder why such an army of professing Christians have offered up teachings (represented pretty well by Phil Vischer, the creator of Veggie Tales, in a viral video) as something delicious for other Christians to gobble up. . Consider, for example, that the video does not q...

The original title for this livestream was, "24: First John 2:7-14 (09-06-20)". . Troy Skinner, Pastor of Household of Faith in Christ, shares a sermon on 1 John 2:7-14. This is the second half of a message titled "Living in Light with Love". . www.householdoffaithinchrist.com