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Pastor Adam Host & Pastor Sam

Pastor Adam Host & Pastor Sam

The question for this podcast is: "How do I make the transition from feeling like God is an abstract distant thing, to feeling like God is here, now, present and real in my life?"If you want to submit a question about anything please email us atwww.missionhillschurch.org.If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected]. Pastor Adam host & Pastor Sam 

The question for this podcast is: "If God is all-powerful can He rescue people from hell after they die?"If you want to submit a question about anything please email us atwww.missionhillschurch.org.If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected]. Pastor Adam Host  & Pastor Sam

The question for this podcast is: "Are there different levels of how bad sin is, or in God's eyes are all sins equally bad? For example, if someone wishes someone else was dead, is that the same level of bad or sin as actual murder?  If so and we are forgiven what is holding us back? Or another way of putting it, is looking at someone with lust the same as having an affair in God's eyes? Are all sins the same?"If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at www.missionhillschurch.org.If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected]. Hosts Pastor Adam & Pastor Sam

The question for this podcast is: "What is the difference between serving others and people pleasing? Is people pleasing unbiblical?"If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at www.missionhillschurch.org.If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected]. 

The question for this podcast is: "When we have dreams about deceased loved ones coming back, talking with us,  is it simply a way of our brain processing memories and grief even decades later or is there a spiritual element to it?"If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at www.missionhillschurch.org.If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected]. 

Pastor Adam Host with Pastor SamThe question for this podcast is: "Can you expand on Proverbs 23:13-14 'Do not withhold discipline from a child.  If you strike him with a rod he will not die, if you strike him the rod you will save his soul from Sheol.' Is the rod a literal rod or an analogy for something else?"If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at www.missionhillschurch.org.If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected]. 

The question for this podcast is: What does it actually mean to “bear one another’s burdens” as brothers and sisters in Christ? Are there healthy and/or unhealthy ways of doing so?If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at www.missionhillschurch.org.If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected]. 

The question for this podcast is: What's the deal with Satan? Did Satan have to ask God permission to be in the Garden of Eden so that He could tempt Adam and Eve, just like Satan asked God permission to tempt Job? Or was Satan already in the Garden and could tempt them freely?If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at www.missionhillschurch.org.If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected]. 

Question for this podcast is: How do you have a good marriage? How do you get ready for one? How do you save one that is struggling? What does the church offer to help in this area? If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at www.missionhillschurch.org.If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected]. 

Question for this podcast is: What is the difference between oaths, vows, and covenants? Jesus tells us in Matthew 5:33-37 to not make a vow, but we have wedding vows that seem good. If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at www.missionhillschurch.org.If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected]. 

Question for this podcast is: What do you think of the Christian Nationalism movement in the evangelical church?  Should we be concerned about Christian nationalism in our church?  Is Christianity dying in America? How do we save it?If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at www.missionhillschurch.org.If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected]. 

Question for this podcast is: What does it mean in Scripture when it says what we loose here on earth, we loose in heaven and what we bind here on earth we bind in heaven (Matthew 18:18)? If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at www.missionhillschurch.org.If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected] 

Question for this podcast is: What does it mean to belong… to the body of Christ, to Jesus Himself, to a group of friends? What does “belonging” mean? If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at www.missionhillschurch.org.If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected] Host Pastor Adam  & Pastor Sam

Question for this podcast was: What does God think about mental health from medication, to treatments, to is it a sin, and all the other stuff? Should I go to therapy as a Christian? If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at www.missionhillschurch.org.If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected] Host Pastor Adam & Pastor Sam

Question for this podcast was: Visions and dreams in today's time with regular people saying things like, "God told me this" or "I saw this" or "I had an encounter and saw the afterlife," is it crazy? How can we recognize or how to listen to God when He is speaking to us? What does it mean to have discernment? What is one of the most vivid ways you have heard God's voice? If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at www.missionhillschurch.org.If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected] Pastor Adam & Pastor Sam

We hope you enjoy this first ever LIVE recording of the ATPA podcast.  We did a Question & Response time to follow up our series on Marriage called: "A Great Mystery - the Gospel & the Meaning of Marriage."If you have any questions, please contact us = [email protected] want more information about our church please visit us = www.missionhillschurch.org

Question for this podcast was: Is the idea of "once saved, always saved" supported by Scripture? I thought that God cannot "lose" a soul, but people still have the free will to walk away. What does the Bible say about it?If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at www.missionhillschurch.org.If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected]

Question for this podcast is: "Does the Holy Spirit work differently in the Old Testament than the New Testament? What does the Holy Spirit do now in and for the believer?" If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected]

Question for this podcast was: What is some of the best marriage advice that you have ever received?If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected]

Question for this podcast was: Should we try to find Christian parallels in every form of media we consume? If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected]

Question for this podcast was: How do we know when we should act and when we should not act?  What is God's role and what is our role?  What part do we have to play in all of this and what is God's part in all of this? If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was: Can I keep developing a relationship with God without going to church?Helpful Article = https://mbird.com/religion/church/why-go-to-church-anyway/If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was: What do we do when we have followed God, been faithful, and done our best and in the end, the situation or the relationship just falls apart?If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was: All over, the Bible references the power of Jesus' name (John 3 16-20). What about Jesus' name is so powerful? How is there power within a name?If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was: Aliens, ghosts / hauntings, fact or fantasy, what is real?If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was: Since God is perfect and all knowing, why did he put humans in a position to fail in the garden?  Where did evil come from if God is good? If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was: What does it mean to belong… to the body of Christ, to Jesus Himself, to a group of friends. What does “belonging” mean?If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

This week we took the seminar that Pastor Sam did at our church on gender and sexuality and recorded it to have it here for people to access. We hope this helps you think through, but more importantly, love through the time and people that we find ourselves with.  With any follow up questions please contact us at = [email protected]

Question for this podcast was: If the Torah was written by Moses, how do we know it is real and accurate because he does not come on the scene physically till Exodus?If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was: If God is all powerful and all loving, why does he need blood spilt to forgive people?  Humans can forgive each other without blood, so why does God need it?If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was: what do you do with people who are praying for God to be on their side?  Like in sports games, tests, conflicts, even wars… Does God pick a side?  & what if both sides have christians on them?  Does God even care about who wins a football game? // does God care…If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was: What do I do with regret? If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was: What in the world is going on with the spiritual realm, angels and demons, powers and principalities?  In what ways can we learn, grow, and come  understand more fully this spiritual realm and world that we do not know a lot about?If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was: I’ve heard different thoughts/opinions on the Sabbath.  How should we view or practice the Sabbath?If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was: What do you do when your spouse has a drinking problem and won’t acknowledge it or do something about it?Book Referenced = Strongs Bible Concordance If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was: Is it really true that if people do not believe in Jesus that they are going to hell?  How is that loving?Book Referenced = Skeletons in God’s Closet = Joshua Ryan ButlerIf you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was: Why is temptation so hard to overcome?  I feel like I have really good days and then all of a sudden, I feel like I am under attack with so much temptation.  I remember Paul saying I do the things that I don’t want to do and I know that is wrong. It is just crazy how much we are under attack when we’re following Christ.  If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was: How can I build and hold fellowship with others in the faith?If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was = My friend was an atheist, and after having a psychedelic trip, he says he absolutely believes in “something.”  Is this possible? // Does God show up via psychedelics?  How do I talk to him about God if he believes that spirituality exists in an alternative reality? // What are your thoughts about people using psychedelics? // How should Christians think about them?   If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was:  What happened to all the millions and billions of people before Jesus came? Are they savable, if there is no Savior yet?If you would like to connect with us, visit us at [email protected]

Question for this podcast was = How would you as a pastor / parent care for and talk to a child who is walking away from God? If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was =If God is real, what is he doing?  Why is there so much brokenness, pain, suffering in the world?  What did he do about it, is he doing about it, or what will he do about it? Book referenced in the podcast =Dostoevsky— the brothers karamaz Elie Wiesel — night If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was = What does the Bible have to say about sex before marriage?Book referenced in the podcast =The Meaning of Marriage - Timothy KellerDominion – Tom HollandIf you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was = At times I feel Spiritual connection when watching sports and music.  There is a thrill in watching the interaction of players/artists creating something unquestionably “good” and sharing that experience with many people.  It feels deeply meaningful.  The creation of art and peak performance should be celebrated.  It bothers me when pious Christians think sport or music is dumb or waste our time.  My question is: should sports and music be celebrated in Christian culture?  Why or why not?If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org Instagram @missionhillschurchsm

Question for this podcast was = Being single in the church: how do we do it well & why is it so hard?If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was = Should christians still listen to fallen leaders in the church?  Like Mars Hill or Hillsong, or many others… Who do we keep and who should we avoid? Book referenced in the podcast =The Allure of Toxic Leaders By Jean Lipman- BlumenIf you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org 

Question for this podcast was = How do we reconcile the OT and the NT?  Examples - Eye for an eye to turn the other cheek // stoning sinners by Lord’s instruction to he who has not sinned should cast the first stone // filled with war at the Lord’s command to propensity towards peace in Jesus. Dad Dish Playlist from pastor Sam = If you want to submit a question about anything please email us at [email protected] you would like to connect with us, visit us at www.missionhillschurch.org Instagram @missionhillschurchsm