Episodes
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A Foolproof Life Ecclesiastes 8:1-10:20
Watch the full message at Imagechurch.live A Foolproof Life Ecclesiastes 8:1-10:20 A Few Thoughts on Foolishness · Foolishness Easily Contaminates · Foolishness is Easily Recognized 2. Foolproof your Leadership · Master Your Emotions · Assess Leaders Before You Assimilate · Exemplify What You...
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Trying to Make Sense of Life Ecclesiastes 6:1-7:29
Trying to Make Sense of Life Ecclesiastes 6:1-7:29 15 Realizations Worth Considering When Trying to Make Sense of Life: 1. Realize that Chasing Money and Success for Money and Success’ Sake Will Never Fill our Void of Discontentment. 2. Realize that Who You Are Is More Important than What You…
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Understanding the Times Ecclesiastes 3:1-22
Understanding the Times Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 “Teach us to number our days and recognize how few they are; help us to spend them as we should.” Psalm 90:12 1. Understand that time will present us with a variety of experiences. 2. Understand that God makes everything beautiful, in its time. “Faith...
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How To Approach God Ecclesiastes 5:1-20
Watch the full message at: https://imagechurchlive.churchcenter.com/episodes/389363 How To Approach God Ecclesiastes 5:1-20 1. Approach God Reverently How Do We Approach God Reverently? 1. With a Teachable Heart 2. With a Thoughtful Heart 3. With a Humble Heart 4. With a Focused Heart “The dreams...
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How Not to Chase Success Ecclesiastes 4:1-16
Watch the full message at: https://imagechurchlive.churchcenter.com/episodes/386650 How Not to Chase Success Ecclesiastes 4:1-16 "I am not the richest, smartest or most talented person in the world, but I succeed because I keep going and going and going." - Sylvester Stallone 1. Chasing Success…
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I Can’t Get No Satisfaction! Ecclesiastes 2:1-26
Watch the full message at Imagechurch.live I Can’t Get No Satisfaction! Ecclesiastes 2:1-26 1. Trying to Find Satisfaction through Hedonistic Pleasure. 2. Trying to Find Satisfaction through Philosophical Wisdom. 3. Trying to Find Satisfaction through Hard Work.
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Life Is Short! Ecclesiastes 1:1-18
Life Is Short! Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 Embrace the moment I have been given Engage my responsibilities with the right perspective Explore nature, but know it alone will not provide the ultimate meaning of life. Expect nothing new to explain the purpose of life Enter a personal relationship with the...
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Prepare You Fools! 2 Peter 3:1-18
Watch the full message at Imagechurch.live Purpose of This Letter 1 This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you in which I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, 2 that you should remember the words spoken beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the…
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An Unstuck Faith 2 Peter 1:1-21
Watch the full message at Imagechurch.live 1. Resolve To Live in Harmony with God’s Moral Character 2. Remember The Past from Which You Were Saved 3. Rigorously Evaluate the Genuineness of Your Profession of Faith 4. Repeatedly Reflect on the Warnings Enclosed in God’s Word
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Keeping the Church Healthy 1 Peter 5:1-14
Watch the full episode here: https://imagechurchlive.churchcenter.com/channels/4149/series/44941 Keeping the Church Healthy 1 Peter 5:1-14 Five Marks of a Healthy Church! 1. Healthy Churches Are Led by Godly Leaders 2. Healthy Churches Honorably Relate to One Another 3. Healthy Churches Rely…
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Living Out God’s Will 1 Peter 4:1-11
Watch the full message here: https://imagechurchlive.churchcenter.com/episodes/361277 Living Out God’s Will 1 Peter 4:1-11 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and...
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Thoughts on Suffering Unjustly 1 Peter 3.8-22
Watch the full message at Imagechurch.live https://imagechurchlive.churchcenter.com/episodes/358595 Thoughts on Suffering Unjustly 1 Peter 3.8-22 1. Refrain from returning evil for evil. -Returning blessing for evil increases the quality of our own life. -Returning blessing for evil protects our...
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Showcasing Counter-Cultural Marriages 1 Peter 3:1-7
Showcasing Counter-Cultural Marriages 1 Peter 3:1-7 “The percentage of 23- to 38-year-old Americans who are married steadily decreases by generation: 81% for the Silent Generation, 61% for baby boomers, 53% for Generation X, and 44% for millennials. The percentage of unmarried Americans 15 years…
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OutLive the World! 1 Peter 2:13-25
OutLive the World! 1 Peter 2:13-25 How Do We Outlive the World? Readily and willingly serve as cooperative citizens of the state. Recognize the value of self-imposed limitations to our freedom. Realize the importance of treating everyone honorably. Refuse to return evil for evil.
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Be Holy! 1 Peter 1:13-25
Be Holy! 1 Peter 1:13-25 How to Live Holy: Live Holy by anticipating Christ’s future return 2. Live Holy by refusing to return to your past "Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly” (Proverbs 26:11). 3. Live Holy by reflecting on God’s Holiness “With our loss of the...
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Getting Unstuck Ruth 3
Order Bobby's latest book, 'Does Christianity Still Make Sense?' at: https://www.amazon.com/Does-Christianity-Still-Make-Sense/dp/1496476433/ Visit www.christianitystillmakessense.com Take a course: https://www.christianitystillmakessense.com/courses In a world where Christianity no longer makes...
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Butker Gets His Butt Kicked For Commencement Speech
On this week's episode of 'Christianity Still Makes Sense,' Bobby Conway and Tim Hull discuss some of the major headlines of the week and what they reveal about today's culture. Topics covered include: Media Reaction to Harrison Butker's Commencement Speech. Faith revival in the UK among Gen Z....
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Losing What Matters Most Ruth 1
Watch the full message at https://imagechurchlive.churchcenter.com/episodes/334368 Losing What Matters Most Ruth 1 1. Sometimes things go bad 2. Sometimes things go from bad to worse 3. Sometimes things go from worse to impossible What NOT to Do When You Lose What Matters Most: Refuse to push...
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The Proper Response To Church Hurt Episode 65
On this week's episode of 'Does Christianity Still Make Sense' Tim and Bobby discuss some of the most common objections against Christianity and organized religion. Topics include hurt experienced in church caused by poor leadership, favoritism, legalism, bad doctrine, a dysfunctional…
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That Is Not How You Demonstrate Objective Morality! Episode 64
In this episode of 'Christianity Still Makes Sense' Tim gets to ask Bobby questions on one of his favorite topics - moral philosophy! Together they discuss the moral objection to Christianity and elaborate on the need to be able to both acknowledge that objective morality exists and that it must…
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If You Don't Believe What We Believe You Are Going To.Hell? Episode 63
In this episode of 'Christianity Still Makes Sense' Tim and Bobby dive into the pluralist objection to Christianity that many people struggle with. Though this objection certainly isn't new, it is hardly surprising that it has become an even greater hindrance to people over recent years....
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Episode 62: A Skeptic Grills Bobby
In this episode we are introduced to Tim's non-Christian, super skeptical twin, Mit who explodes onto the scene with lots of questions for the Doc. Some of the objections covered include: The hiddenness of God. What would God's presence even feel like? What evidence is there for the existence of...
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The Truth Objection Episode 61
Oprah says the most important tool you have is "speaking your truth". But what does that mean if we're living in a post-truth era. If truth can mean anything, it quickly means nothing. I this episode of 'Christianity Still Makes Sense' Tim and Bobby discuss some of the philosophy that got us here...
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Encountering Gospel Freedom Romans 6:1-14
Watch the full episode at imagechurch.live Encountering Gospel Freedom Romans 6:1-14 “I would say that if you don't believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ and Messiah, and that he rose again from the dead and by his sacrifice our sins are forgiven, you're really not in any meaningful sense…
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7 Marks of a Spiritually Mature Christian 1 Corinthians 16
Watch the full message at imagechurch.live 7 Marks of a Spiritually Mature Christian 1 Corinthians 16 1. Spiritually Mature Christians Are Marked by Generosity “We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of...
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Hope Beyond the Grave 1 Corinthians 15
Watch the full episode at imagechurch.live Hope Beyond the Grave 1 Corinthians 15 Questions to Ponder: First off, do you believe in Jesus? I mean, are you trusting in the death, burial, and resurrection as your hope for both now and beyond the grave? Second, if not, what’s preventing you from...
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When We Gather 1 Corinthians 14:26-40
Watch the full message at imagechurch.live 1. When we gather, each of us has a part to play in building up the church. 2. When we gather, our words are meant to provide clarity to each other, not confusion and chaos. 3. When we gather, it should be both tasteful and orderly. “Let a woman learn...
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Making Sense of Church 1 Corinthians 14:1-25
Thoughts to Ponder: -While everything may not make sense in the church, we shouldn’t go out of our way to make nonsense out of what is supposed to make sense. -Spiritual gifts aren’t given to us to create confusion and chaos, but rather they’re given to unify the church and build it up. -When we...
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Ways of the Cross 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5
Watch the full message: https://imagechurchlive.churchcenter.com/episodes/252027 “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” Jean-Jacque Rousseau. ‘Certain new theologians dispute original sin, which is the only part of Christian theology which can really be proved.” (G.K. Chesterton,...
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God’s Reconciling Grace The Book of Philemon
God’s Reconciling Grace The Book of Philemon “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;that is, in Christ God was...
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Love Is the Final Apologetic 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13
Love Is the Final Apologetic 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (John 13:34-35). "Upon his authority he gives the world the right to...
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If We Are the Body 1 Corinthians 12:12-31
If We Are the Body 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 “If we are the body why aren’t His arms reaching? Why aren’t His hands healing? Why aren’t His words teaching? And if we are the body, why aren’t His feet going? Why is His love not showing them there is a way?” Casting Crowns, If We Are the Body, chorus....
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Unwrapping Spiritual Gifts 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
“Many of us who affirm and practice spiritual gifts would feel more comfortable among anticharismatics who are at least grounded in Scripture than among such flaky charismatics.” Craig Keener 1. Spiritual gifts are meant to be unwrapped. 2. Spiritual gifts and those who profess to have them…
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Approaching Communion Sacredly 1 Corinthians 11:17-32
Approaching Communion Sacredly 1 Corinthians 11:17-32 Approach communion with a heart of gratitude 2. Approach communion by remembering Jesus’ sacrifice on our behalf "And Moses took the blood and threw it on the people and said, “Behold the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you…
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Hats Off! 1 Corinthians 11:2-16
Hats Off! 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 Five Reflections to Chew On: First, when reading the Scriptures, be careful to discern between the timeless and the timely. Second, value the cultural traditions of other cultures without necessarily assuming them as your own. Third, honor the cultural traditions…
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Preventing A Moral Wipeout 1 Corinthians 10:1-22
1. Learn from the immoral examples of others verses experiencing a moral wipeout for yourself. 2. Never think you’re above a moral wipeout. It can happen to any of us. 3. Know how to overcome temptation when it comes your way. 4. Eliminate the idols in your life that can ultimately take you down.
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The Most Watched Episode of 2023
We are counting down the most-watched Christianity Still Makes Sense Episodes of 2023. As we approach the end of the year, please remember your support fuels our efforts to reach a wider audience, bringing comfort and encouragement to those doubting the Christian Faith. By backing our channel…
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The Second Most Watch Episode of 2023 Is...
We are counting down the most-watched Christianity Still Makes Sense Episodes of 2023. As we approach the end of the year, please remember your support fuels our efforts to reach a wider audience, bringing comfort and encouragement to those doubting the Christian Faith. By backing our channel…
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The Third Most Watched Episode of 2023 Is...
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The Fourth Most Watched Episode of 2023 Is...
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4 Truths About Christian’s Scandal | Episode 43
Another breaking scandal in the Christian sphere! Mike Bickle is accused of sexual misconduct. What is the story, and what, if any, effect might this have on our Christian faith? We look at 4 Truths we need to remember when facing scandals.
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Greg Koukl Gives The Evangelism Advice You Can’t Be Without | Episode 42
Oddly enough, evangelism has become almost a curse word to many Evangelical Christians. 47% of Millenial Christians think it is immoral. In Episode 41, we looked at some cringe-worth examples of evangelism and gave you some tips on making it less weird. This week, famed author, apologist, and...
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How To Avoid Cringy Evangelism But Still Follow The Great Commandment | Episode 41
96% of Millennials claim that being a witness for Jesus is an important part of their faith, yet 47% say it is morally wrong to practice evangelism. Perhaps you share the same view as Ray, who said this about why he dislikes evangelism: the idea behind evangelism is wrapped up in this idea that…
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Ways To Help The 52% Experiencing Religious Doubt | Episode 40
A March 2023 Barna Study found that "52% of adults and teens have experienced religious doubt in the past few years." If you are in the 52%, it may be comforting to know you aren't alone. If that number is shocking to you, you likely know a doubter and you aren’t aware. In our last episode, we...
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The Despair of a Near Apostate and How To Help | Episode 39
If you've never heard the agony of a doubter, the despair of a near apostate now is your chance. In 2013, Bobby received an email from Jane, a teenage girl in the final stages of doubt, marked by depression, despair, and nearly ready to depart. We are going to hear her words and take 2 episodes…
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The Philosophy Tearing Down Christianity | Episode 38
Yes, Bobby has once again handed over the reins of the show to me. My name is Tim, and I am the executive producer here at Christianity Still Makes Sense. Today, I get to share some of my thoughts on what I think is a very important topic. Keeping Your Faith Intact Through Turbulent Times |…
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Keeping Your Faith Intact Through Turbulent Times | Episode 37
Turbulent times have been known to shake us off our foundation. Answering some key questions, we believe, will help keep our faith centered on Christ. In this episode of Christianity Still Make Sense, we will look at the most significant issues in our world today and answer questions like: What…
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Thoughts On The War In Israel | Episode 36
A horrifying attack occurred on October 7th, 2023, in Israel when Hamas terrorists breached the security lines. There are reports of more than a thousand dead, and we learn more about how evil these attacks were each day. This attack raises several questions for Christians about how the US should...
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Is Critical Race Theory Compatible With Christianity with Dr. Neil Shenvi Episode 35
The conversation of race in American society isn't going away, as there is still much to talk about and a lot of healing left to do. Critical Race Theory seems to find itself at the center of much of that conversation. Whether you applaud restrictions on CRT or see those restrictions as masking a...
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