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Just kidding

Actually, last week’s discussion (our best so far, methinks) was just getting rolling when we ran out of time, so we’ll continue with the same topic this week.  I’m learning a lot and I’m also learning a lot about all of you.  BTW: if any of you have any information on our topic that you would like to bring with you, feel free to share it.  Unlike the picture above (sorry, but I just HAD to use it – LOL), we welcome your stories, resources, thoughts & convictions.  And the discussion doesn’t have to wait until the group meets. Feel free to post your thoughts here on the website. We have all of this whiz-bang technology; might as well use it.

Myth:    Angels & Demons – We’re past that aren’t we?

• The Question: Are angels & demons just a personification of good & evil, or are they real entities? What are 21st century Christians to believe?

• The Problem: Modernism: a leftover worldview from the enlightenment period based on rationalism

• The Informing Text: Luke 4:40-41

• The Big Idea: The methods of science are crucially limited. Since traffic with demons is forbidden in both testaments, Christians should believe/accept this or the rest of the Bible’s authenticity is called into question.

Myth: Ouch! It Hurts So I’m Not In God’s Will

• The Question: If you are in pain, are you out of God’s Will? Is it really that simple? Is it a lack of faith?

• The Problem: To be a servant of God we must at some point be served a cup of pain.

• The Informing Text: Luke 4 – The temptation of Jesus

• The Big idea: We believe in healing, but what about healing afflictions?