Series Resources

Here are resources from our Summer 2010 Series, "I Have A Question".  These include Sunday messages, slides and handouts, and an extensive list of recommended resources for going deeper.

We hope these resources will help equip you as you "walk across the room" to engage others on their spiritual journey.

Sunday Messages

Recommended Resources

Show and Tell

7/11/2010

Mark and the panel help us understand how to help our friends with questions about their faith journey.

Mark Norman

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About the Bible

7/18/2010

Mark and the panel investigate the authenticity, accuracy, and authority of the Bible.

Mark Norman

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Reaching Muslims

7/25/2010

Patti interviews Keith Swartley about reaching out to Muslims.

Patti Hewat and Keith Swartley

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What Do We Do With Genesis?

8/1/2010

Josh explains and answers several questions regarding the Book of Genesis.

Joshua Moody

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Who Was Jesus?

8/8/2010

Mark continues today in our series about questions that non-Christians ask by wrestling with the identity of Jesus. Panel interaction is included

Mark Norman

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The Only Way?

8/15/2010

Larry explains today in our series about questions that for all of us, Jesus is the only way to salvation. In latter part of the today message, Josh Moody joins Larry in answering some live questions from text messages and tweets.

Larry Moody

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Answering the Tough Ones

8/22/2010

The panel for the "I Have A Question" series takes on three significant issues: the Doctrine of Salvation, how we understand the Bible, and what to do with the sovereignty vs free will conversation. You’ll appreciate the practical insights offered for very common questions.

Mark Norman

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Good Works or Good News?

8/29/2010

Dave and The panel for the "I Have A Question" series discuss the question of what gives us the gift of salvation, Good Works or Good News?

Dave Krueger

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Books that may be good to read with a skeptical or seeking friend:

  • Lee Strobel, The Case for Christ or The Case for Faith
  • Tim Keller, The Reason for God
  • Frances Collins, The Language of God
  • C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity. (CSLewisInstitute.org has just created a video series for this book)
  • Andy Stanley, How Good Is Good Enough?

Helpful People

During this series we’ve discussed questions about God, about the Bible, about Jesus, about other religions, and about what the Bible teaches about salvation.

The following are widely respected scholars, theologians, philosophers and apologists who have thought and written deeply on these topics. They’ve all written many good books, we’ve listed their websites so you can track down the resources most relevant to you.

  • Darrell Bock, bible.org, Recovering the Real Lost Gospel, The Missing Gospels
  • Daniel Wallace, bible.org, Reinventing Jesus, Dethroning Jesus
  • Ben Witherington, benwitherington.com, What have they done with Jesus?
  • William Lane Craig, reasonablefaith.org, Reasonable Faith, Hard Questions Real Answers
  • Gary Habermas, garyhabermas.com, The Historical Jesus, Dealing with Doubt
  • Ravi Zacharias, rzim.org, Jesus Among Other Gods, The End of Reason, Who Made God?
  • Paul Copan, paulcopan.com, True For You But Not For Me, That’s Just Your Interpretation, How Do You Know You’re Not Wrong?
  • Lee Strobel, leestrobel.com, The Case for… [Christ, Faith, Creator, Real Jesus]
  • Sean McDowell, seanmcdowell.org, Evidence for the Resurrection, Apologetics for a New Generation

Some of the best "how to think through my friend’s questions" resources come from Search Ministries

  • Ken Boa and Larry Moody, I’m Glad You Asked
  • Bill Kraftson and Lamar Smith, The Search For Meaning audio series

If you’d like to pursue your - or your friend’s - questions further, don’t hesitate to contact us here.

Please be advised that inclusion on this list does not imply endorsement of all viewpoints and positions