GracePoint Kitsap Podcast

VISION SUNDAY 2024 - Waves and Rip Tides - Barry Bandara

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PROVE IT (Part 3) • "Is the Bible Really God’s Word?" • Barry Bandara

• This Series: Christianity is often ridiculed for being anti-science, a made up myth, an archaic belief, and a faith that is blind. This series will attempt to intellectually answer the common questions that saints and sceptics are asking.

 

• This Week: We will look at the supernatural qualities of the Bible that sets it apart from every other book on planet earth.

 

Key Phrase: “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness.” 2 Timothy 3:16

PROVE IT (Part 2) • "Is Christianity Anti-Science?" • Barry Bandara

• This Series: Christianity is often ridiculed for being anti-science, a made up myth, an archaic belief, and a faith that is blind. This series will attempt to intellectually answer the common questions that saints and sceptics are asking.

 

• This Week: We will look at multiple examples in the Bible that shows God’s word making scientific claims that were thousands of years ahead of modern science.

 

Key Phrase: “the life of every creature is its blood.” Leviticus 17:14

PROVE IT (Part 1) • "Does God Exist?" • Barry Bandara

• This Series: Christianity is often ridiculed for being anti-science, a made up myth, an archaic belief, and a faith that is blind. This series will attempt to intellectually answer the common questions that saints and sceptics are asking.

 

• This Week: We will look at 3 Proofs that God does indeed exist.

 

Key Phrase: “God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out to him, though he is not far from any of us.” Acts 17:27

THE DIVIDING LINE (Part 3) • ”Titles Fulfilled” • Barry Bandara

• This Series: All human time is centered on the birth of Christ. BC means “before Christ.” AD means “the year of our Lord” – a reference to Jesus. This Christmas season we will look at prophecies in the BC that were fulfilled at the coming of Christ in the AD.

 

• This Week: Whoever you are and whatever you do, it comes with a title. Titles indicates our task. The BC gives the coming Messiah numerous titles for numerous tasks he would fulfill in the AD. As a result, His titles set up our testimony.

 

Key Phrase: “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” John 1:14

THE DIVIDING LINE (Part 2) • ”Fulfilled Rejection” • Barry Bandara

• This Series: All human time is centered on the birth of Christ. BC means “before Christ.” AD means “the year of our Lord” – a reference to Jesus. This Christmas season we will look at prophecies in the BC that were fulfilled at the coming of Christ in the AD.

 

• This Week: BC prophecies proclaim the coming Messiah would be rejected. These prophesies would be fulfilled in the AD. Jews today reject Jesus as their Messiah because they refuse to believe their Messiah would suffer and die on a despised cross. One day their blinded eyes will be open, and they will see Jesus as he really is.

 

Key Phrase: “He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.” John 1:11

THE DIVIDING LINE (Part 1) • ”The Light of the World” • Barry Bandara

• This Series: All human time is centered on the birth of Christ. BC means “before Christ.” AD means “the year of our Lord” – a reference to Jesus. This Christmas season we will look at prophecies in the BC that were fulfilled at the coming of Christ in the AD.

 

• This Week: The Creator began creation with bringing light into the world. Why? Because Jesus is the Light of the world. It was prophesied in Isaiah that the Messiah would bring light into darkness. The birth of Christ fulfilled with BC prophesy.

 

Key Phrase: “The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.” John 1:9

STEAK AND POTATOES (Part 12) • ”Gratitude” • Barry Bandara

• This Series: This 12 week series will look at the major themes in the book of Romans. This Epistle provides the fullest explanation of the gospel in the New Testament. It pulls no punches while describing man’s condition, the cause and effect of sin, and the transformational power of the gospel.

 

• This Week: Paul begins the book of Romans with "me" and ends the book with "we". In 27 verses in chapter 16, Paul gives a shout out to 37 individuals who have greatly impacted the ministry. He does this due to his gratitude for their investment in his life and in the church at Rome. It's easy to bypass this chapter due to many names that are difficult to pronounce. However, this chapter gives great insight into a healthy church; a church God assigned people to be a part of. If God has assigned you to GracePoint Church, there is an important role to play. And God is writing down our names as we serve Him through our local church.

STEAK AND POTATOES (Part 11) • ”Closing Challenge” • Barry Bandara

• This Series: This 12 week series will look at the major themes in the book of Romans. This Epistle provides the fullest explanation of the gospel in the New Testament. It pulls no punches while describing man’s condition, the cause and effect of sin, and the transformational power of the gospel.

 

• This Week: The big problem in the early church and in today's church is when people spiritualize their preferences and opinions. This is called legalism. A legalist looks down on people who draw lines where they draw lines. Paul addresses disputes in the church where good people can have different positions with disputable issues. Paul's warning then is still a relevant warning today: Don't destroy the work of God for the sake of your opinion. During COVID, many churches split over the disputable issue of wearing masks. Sad but true. Let's not win the argument but lose our testimony in the process.

 

Key verse: "Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of _____." Romans 14:20

STEAK AND POTATOES (Part 10) • ”Submitting to Authority” • TJ McConahay

• This Series: This 12 week series will look at the major themes in the book of Romans. This Epistle provides the fullest explanation of the gospel in the New Testament. It pulls no punches while describing man’s condition, the cause and effect of sin, and the transformational power of the gospel.

 

• This Week: Having a biblical perspective goes a long way in how we are to submit to our civil authorities – as long as they do not violate God’s authority.

 

Key Phrase: “There is no authority except that which God has established.” Romans 13:1