JAKE STIMPSON | ISRAEL | PALESTINE | GENOCIDE | JOSHUA | CANAAN | HISTORY | MIDDLE EAST | ZIONISM 

Week 6 of Ask the Pastor! Is Israel committing genocide? What about Hamas? Does Israel have a Biblical right to the land? Did Israel commit genocide when they took the land under Moses and Joshua? How should we as Christians respond to what is going on between Israel and Palestine? Historically, how did this region become so volatile?

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JAKE STIMPSON | HISTORY | JESUS | IMPACT | CHANGE THE WORLD | KINGDOM OF GOD | DANIEL 

In the year 30, worldwide, there were 360 non-Christians to every Christian. By 1960, it was 24 non-Christians to every Christian. At last count, in the year 2004, it was only 6 non-Christians to every Christian. At times, it can seem dark and discouraging. You can start to wonder if Jesus’ Kingdom really is taking over the darkness. Listen to some incredible testimonies and statistics of what Jesus is doing to spread His kingdom around the world.

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JAKE STIMPSON | HISTORY | JESUS | IMPACT | CHANGED THE WORLD | GREEK EMPIRE | ROMAN EMPIRE

Why do we believe what we believe? Where did our modern, western worldview come from? Does the Bible really promote racist, sexist, repressive, anti-education attitudes?

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JAKE STIMPSON | HISTORY | JESUS | IMPACT | CHANGED THE WORLD | GREEK EMPIRE | ROMAN EMPIRE 

Where did we get our modern worldview from? Why do we see things the way we do? Why do we think humility is something good? Why is hypocrisy so despised? Why do we think there is honor in loving and forgiving those who hurt you? It’s all because of Jesus’ radical influence on our modern world.

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JAKE STIMPSON | HISTORY | JESUS | IMPACT | CHANGED THE WORLD | WOMEN | FEMINISM | CHILDREN  

Why do we believe what we believe? Where has our modern worldview come from? Believe it or not, much of what we take for granted in how we view the world has come straight from Jesus. Why do we feel compelled to care for the sick? Why do we assume all people have inherent rights? Why do we view men and women as equals? Because of the things that Jesus said and did.

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JAKE STIMPSON | HISTORY | JESUS | IMPACT | CHANGED THE WORLD | JORDAN PETERSON | LITERATURE 

In the words of Jaroslav Pelikan, “Regardless of what anyone may personally think or believe about him, Jesus of Nazareth has been the dominant figure in the history of Western Culture for almost twenty centuries. If it were possible, with some sort of super magnet, to pull up out of history every scrap of metal bearing at least a trace of his name, how much would be left?” You’ve heard of Jesus, sure, but are you aware of the unbelievably massive impact He’s had on our modern world? No one else comes even close.

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JAKE STIMPSON | SAINT PATRICK | IRELAND | MISSIONS | MONKS | CHURCH HISTORY | CELTIC CHRISTIANITY

What happened in Europe after Saint Patrick brought the Gospel to Ireland is one of the most fascinating stories in all of history. The Roman Empire had collapsed. Barbarian tribes had demolished cities, burned crops, destroyed libraries, and chased away the military, government officials, philosophers, teachers, and priests. European civilization was on the brink of collapse. But along came the Irish monks, preaching the Good News and a love of learning. “Monks began to set off in every direction, bent on glorious and heroic exile for the sake of Christ. They were warrior-monks, of course, and certainly not afraid of whatever monsters they might meet.” It is because of the hard work of these Irish monks – some of them a bit crazy – that European civilization survived and Christianity spread to countless unreached Barbarian tribes.

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JAKE STIMPSON | LUKE 1 | GABRIEL | MESSIAH | BIRTH OF JESUS | NATIVITY | MARY

In his book The Desire of the Everlasting Hills, author Thomas Cahill wrote, “Beneath the surface differences of each culture… there beats in human hearts a hope beyond all hoping, the hope of the hopeless… the hope of those who… seem to be waiting in vain, a hope – not for an emperor… but for a Just One.” After 400 years of silence, in the midst of political oppression and religious stagnation, the angel Gabriel appeared to a young woman named Mary. As he began to speak, he unleashed the most important news the world had ever heard, that the long-awaited Savior was coming to make all things right.

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JAKE STIMPSON | CORONAVIRUS | FEAR | PANIC | PANDEMIC | CHURCH HISTORY | DISEASE | HEALING THE SICK

With widespread panic and fear around the coronavirus, how should we respond? Jesus gave us a clue in Matthew 8, when he was approached by a man who had leprosy, a highly infectious disease feared in the ancient world. For the safety of the community, lepers were expected to live alone outside the city, wear tattered clothes and style their hair to discourage visitors, and shout a warning when people came too close. What did Jesus do? He extended his hand, touched the man, and healed him. Whether this is just another fad virus or a plague of Biblical proportions, we must not run away or close ourselves off in fear or panic. We must not cave to the pressure around us. Instead, we must respond to this crisis in faith and peace and be ready to minister to those in need.

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JED SMOCK | BLESSED | HEALTH | HISTORY | KINGDOM OF GOD | MONEY | PROSPERITY | WEALTH | WORK

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