Thursday Sep 18, 2008

Leap of Faith

Pastor Shaun speaks on faith and tough questions. <meta content="OpenOffice.org 2.4 (Win32)" name="GENERATOR" /><style type="text/css">  </style> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">How can I be sure God exists? How is the Bible true? Do I have purpose? Is religion just a way for people to deal with their fear of death? How do we know this is all real? If God is so wonderful and powerful why do so many doubt? Can I lose my salvation? Why does God let bad things happen? What about evolution? Why should I believe in God when there are other things to believe in?</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in"></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in">Live from Generation Church in Frederick, MD on Sunday night, September 14, 2008</p></p></div></div></div></div><div class="episode-detail-bottom container"><div class="pb-2"><div class="cc-comments"><div class="comment-title">Comment (0) </div><div class="content empty-content text-center"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" class="bi bi-chat-left-text" viewbox="0 0 16 16"><path d="M14 1a1 1 0 0 1 1 1v8a1 1 0 0 1-1 1H4.414A2 2 0 0 0 3 11.586l-2 2V2a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h12zM2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v12.793a.5.5 0 0 0 .854.353l2.853-2.853A1 1 0 0 1 4.414 12H14a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V2a2 2 0 0 0-2-2H2z"></path><path d="M3 3.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h9a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1h-9a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5zM3 6a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h9a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1h-9A.5.5 0 0 1 3 6zm0 2.5a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h5a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1h-5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5z"></path></svg><p class="pt-3">No comments yet. 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