October 2008

Sun Nov 2, 2:00 PM: Dialogue on The Preservation of Scripture

October 26, 2008

Elder Gus Harter continues with the second presentation in a series of studies in apologetics by focusing on the preservation of scripture. Christianity is invalidated if the Bible is no more than the thoughts of men. If we believe God inspired the original authors, can we also trust that He preserved what they wrote uncorrupted [...]

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Foundations of Faith 1: Inspiration of Scripture

October 26, 2008

If the Bible is not something more than the scribbling of men, Christianity has no foundation. With this message on the inspiration of scripture, Elder Gus Harter begins a series on the Foundations of Faith. Due to technical problems with the recording, this recording is incomplete. We will work to correct this problem and post [...]

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Christ Pictured in Isaiah

October 26, 2008

The words of the prophet Isaiah are quoted more often in the New Testament than those of any other Old Testament writer, over 40 times. Elder Gus Harter shows why: in Isaiah’s prophecy can be found the clearest picture of the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ and its substitutionary (or vicarious) effect on behalf of [...]

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Sun Oct 26, 2:00 PM: Dialogue on the Inspiration of Scripture

October 22, 2008

Elder Gus Harter will begin a series of studies in apologetics by focusing on the inspiration of scriptures. If the Bible is not something more than the scribbling of men, Christianity has no foundation. The format for the meeting will be informal. Bring your questions and speak right up!

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Laborers Together with God

October 12, 2008

Using as his text 1 Corinthians 3:9, Elder Gus Harter expounds upon the phrase, “we are laborers together with God.” We greatly desire to be “with God.” God is everywhere present, and nowhere absent, the scriptures tell us. So when we pray for His presence, we do not imply that He has departed. Rather, we [...]

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Let Us Rise Up and Build

October 5, 2008

In Nehemiah’s day, the walls of Jerusalem were broken down. Destroyed by the Babylonians, they remained in disrepair for years, even after the Persians conquered the region and introduced a degree of detente toward the previously dispersed children of Israel. Ezra oversaw the rebuilding of the temple during the Persian reign, but the walls remained [...]

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