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Lesson 2 The Journey of How the Bible Was Made and Preserved Lesson 2 of our six-week study is designed to deepen confidence in the Bible by tracing the remarkable path it traveled to reach modern hands. This Bible study traces how the Old Testament was formed through prophetic authority, translated into Greek as the…
An essay in Christian apologetics: A Traditional Christian Response to a Mormon Missionary Tract ❖ ❖ ❖ Introduction: A List That Has Outlived Its Origin Few Latter-day Saint apologetic instruments have enjoyed the quiet longevity of the so-called ‘17 Points of the True Church.’ For more than half a century, the list has circulated on…
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Why Truth Matters — and Why We Must Share the Gospel Now More Than Ever ❦ ❦ ❦ Introduction: A Journalist, a Sunset, and the Question Beneath the Question On the morning of May 12, 2026, a producer at The New York Times sat down with her colleague Lauren Jackson, host of the paper’s Believing…
Between God and Joseph Smith: The Tragic Arc of Oliver Cowdery Early Mormon Personalities Series — Fourth Post Introduction: A Man Between Two Worlds In the late spring of 1829, somewhere along the green banks of the Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania, a young schoolteacher named Oliver Cowdery knelt beside a young farmer named Joseph…
How the Book of Mormon Itself Refutes the Distinctive Doctrines of Modern Mormonism A Critical Examination of the “Fullness of the Gospel” Claim From a Traditional Christian Perspective Introduction: A Promise on the Sabbath On a Sunday afternoon in late November of 1841, in the parlor of Brigham Young’s modest home in Nauvoo, Illinois, Joseph…
Lesson 1 The Journey of How the Bible Was Made and Preserved The lesson opens a six-week study designed to deepen confidence in the Bible by tracing the remarkable path it traveled to reach modern hands. Pastor Joey reminds the class that Scripture did not fall from the sky, leather-bound and gilt-edged — it came…
Delivered by Pastor Joey | East Valley International Church | Gilbert, Arizona Text: Luke 12:35-48 (ESV) Abstract and summary of the pastor’s sermon: Setting the Stage: From Worry to Watchfulness Pastor Joey opens by connecting this sermon to the previous study on worry and anxiety from Luke 12. He reminds the congregation that while life…
AI-generated image: In the house of God, the highest calling is not to be feared like a gladiator but trusted like a shepherd. The pastor who gathers applause by force may win a crowd for a season, yet only the one who walks in humility, truth, and self-giving love will leave a lasting mark on…
Delivered by Pastor Joey | East Valley International Church | Gilbert, Arizona Text: Luke 12:22-34 (ESV) Abstract and summary of the pastor’s sermon: Setting the Context: From Greed to Worry The sermon picks up where the previous two weeks left off — first the rich fool parable (Luke 12), then Pastor Terry’s message on evangelism….