How Can God Hear Millions of Prayers at Once? Why Did Jesus Say "My God"? And Is Theistic Evolution Biblical?

How can God listen to millions of prayers at the same moment when we can barely follow one conversation? Pastor Scott Thom sets aside the usual answer that God is simply "outside of time." Once God created, He acts in sequence, and sequence is time. But God is not bound to time the way we are. We live on a single line, one second after another; God can stretch any second out as long as He wants. So every prayer gets His undivided attention. You are not taking a number at the DMV but walking straight into the throne room as if no one else were there. Then a question cults often use: if Jesus is God, why did He say He was ascending "to My God"? In the incarnation God took on flesh without the two natures blending, so as a sinless man Jesus rightly worshiped the Father, and Scripture getting this exactly right across 40 authors and 1,500 years marks its divine origin. Finally, a teenager asks whether theistic evolution is biblical. Pastor Scott shows why "guided chance" contradicts itself, why the finches show built-in variety rather than new information, and why even a single bacterium's 160,000 character genetic code could never assemble by accident. Please note: the phone numbers mentioned in this episode, 505-578-2040 and 505-207-4407, have been retired. To reach Pastor Scott and Cross Fellowship, use 505-375-6560. For The Habit Revolution ebook, text HABITS to 505-375-6560. Cross Fellowship is a Bible teaching church home in Albuquerque. Learn more and plan a visit at CrossFellowship.org. Get Trained at Pastor Scott's Bible College When a cult member twists a verse about Jesus, or a classmate says evolution disproves God, could you answer? Most believers were never trained to, and between work, family and cost, Bible school feels out of reach. CCF Bible College (CCFcollege.com) closes that gap with self paced, affordable training you can start any time, including Shepherd School, a two year program built for anyone pursuing pastoral and full time ministry roles. Pastor Scott will personally walk you through the next step if you qualify. Text COLLEGE to 505-375-6560 to learn more. You can also catch Pastor Scott's other two podcasts, "Leadership From The Cross" and "Navigating Life from the Cross," available on any podcast app. Author Pastor Scott Thom