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"It's urgent that you listen carefully to this: Anyone here who believes what I am saying right now and aligns himself with the Father, who has in fact put me in charge, has at this very moment the real, lasting life and is no longer condemned to be an outsider. This person has taken a giant step from the world of the dead to the world of the living. -- John 5:24 (The Message)
Tough Questions
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Tough Questions 1
Originally Preached: December 30, 2007
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Tough Questions 2
Originally Preached: March 30, 2008
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Tough Questions 3
Originally Preached: August 31, 2008
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Tough Questions 4
Originally Preached: March 29, 2009
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Tough Questions 5
Originally Preached: May 31, 2009
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Tough Questions 6
Originally Preached: June 14, 2009
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Tough Questions 7
Originally Preached: August 30, 2009
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Tough Questions 8
Originally Preached: November 29, 2009
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Tough Questions 9
Originally Preached: May 30, 2010
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Tough Questions 10
Originally Preached: August 29, 2010
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Tough Questions 11
Originally Preached: October 31, 2010
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Tough Questions 12
Originally Preached: July 17, 2011
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Tough Questions 13
Originally Preached: October 30, 2011
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Tough Questions 1
Originally Preached: December 30, 2007
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Tough Questions 2
Originally Preached: March 30, 2008
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Tough Questions 3
Originally Preached: August 31, 2008
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Tough Questions 4
Originally Preached: March 29, 2009
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Tough Questions 5
Originally Preached: May 31, 2009
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Tough Questions 6
Originally Preached: June 14, 2009
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Tough Questions 7
Originally Preached: August 30, 2009
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Tough Questions 8
Originally Preached: November 29, 2009
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Tough Questions 9
Originally Preached: May 30, 2010
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Tough Questions 10
Originally Preached: August 29, 2010
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Tough Questions 11
Originally Preached: October 31, 2010
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Tough Questions 12
Originally Preached: July 17, 2011
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Tough Questions 13
Originally Preached: October 30, 2011
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Tough Questions
At The Crossover, we love tough questions! And we admit right up front, we don't have all the answers. But sometimes questions are better than answers. In fact, a healthy faith almost has to have some tough questions because God is not easy to understand.
Our hope is not only to give you some answers but more importantly to help give you a framework from which to tackle your own tough questions.
We ask our congregation to give us tough questions and we use those questions for Tough Question Sunday.
Every 3 months, there is a Sunday with 5 Sundays. That fifth Sunday is Tough Question Sunday! Make a plan to join us.
Here is a list of tough questions so far.
From Tough Questions 1:
Why Doesn’t God just Forgive us Without the Cross?
Are all Angels Male?
What Would It Take to Unite All the Churches of the World?
How Is It Wrong to Be Gay When God made us Who We Are?
From Tough Questions 2:
Which is of most important? Knowing Jesus or Knowing of Jesus?
Do you believe in "Once Saved, Always Saved"?
If a Christian takes their own life, do they still go to heaven?
What does the Bible of The Crossover say about man's need to be born again?
From Tough Questions 3:
Why is it easier to be “bad” than to be “good”?
The Bible says you’re supposed to love everybody. How am I supposed to love the Devil?
Hell, personally, I do not think there is one. Why would God condemn people to hell for not knowing?
Why is the Bible so authoritative when it was put together by a group of men, just like us?
When some talks about lice, our heads begin to itch. How is feeling God any different?
From Tough Questions 4:
How many times should a person be baptized? Or Why do people get baptized more than once? (Romans 6:1-13; Colossians 2:9-15)
Can you explain the purpose of Hell's existence? (John 3:16-21; Matthew 25:31-46)
What does it mean in Romans 9 when it talks about Predestination?
Why don't we observe lent?
What does God look like? Would I recognize Him today? (Genesis 1:26-27)
Christians are the number one reason I have trouble believing in God. They complain about serving. They are unwilling to let me be myself and get to know me. They are so convinced they are right about so much more than just about God. Why are Christians like this? (Matthew 23:13-33)
From Tough Questions 5:
Why has the band stopped using a Religious Tempo?
Can you believe in extra terrestrial life, that earth has been and still is visited by this life and still believe in God and that the Bible is 100% true and supports this theory?
What makes you think God wrote the Bible and not just a bunch of guys over the years?
Why is there evil if God created everything? Did God create evil?
From Tough Questions 6:
Most of the world would consider a paper boy in America to be rich because he makes over $50.00 per month. What did Jesus mean by rich when He said that it will be harder for a rich man to get into Heaven than for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle?
From Tough Questions 7:
Catholics worship Saints and worship The Virgin Mary, yet the Bible says that a person is not to put another person before God so isn't wrong to worship Saints or even Jesus’ Mother or does God just overlook that practice?
How do you know someone believes and not just walking thru the steps?
Do some sins carry more weight than others?
Who is God's Father?
Since its wrong to divorce, what happens if I do? Will God still forgive a person if they do?
From Tough Questions 8:
There is song about the Bible being like a deck of cards. I know some churches don't believe you should play cards. Is that song accurate?
The Bible teaches us that in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven we must become like little children. What does that mean?
If everything happens for a reason, what are we supposed to do when we don't know or understand that reason?
How are we to act when God says no?
We go to A LOT of Catholic weddings. Priests are not supposed to be married right? How can a Priest talk to a couple about marriage and what it takes to have a healthy and strong marriage when they have no idea what it is like to be married?
From Tough Questions 9:
Are kids part of heaven and church?
Do your pets go to heaven?
Why does God love a sinner such as I am?
From Tough Questions 10:
Is it ok for a Christian to question and judge or should a Christian love without curiosity because it is right?
After a divorce, does God say you’ve had your chances? No more mates for you?
Is Jesus the same person as the archangel Michael?
Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?
Can we lose our salvation?
What would Jesus say about building a Mosque near ground zero?
From Tough Questions 11:
Is it normal to be afraid of the answers God gives us? Can we accept his guidance without being tearful of the results?
Should we feel guilty for asking God for help? Are we worthy enough for these prayers?
From Tough Questions 12:
Why do we need to draw lines in our life?
Is the Bible meant to be read literally or figuratively?
Is it normal to be afraid of the answers God gives us? Can we accept his guidance without being tearful of the results?
Should we feel guilty asking God for help? I wonder if I'm worthy enough to ask God for this help.
From Tough Questions 13:
At The Crossover, we love tough questions! And we admit right up front, we don't have all the answers. But sometimes questions are better than answers. In fact, a healthy faith almost has to have some tough questions because God is not easy to understand.
Our hope is not only to give you some answers but more importantly to help give you a framework from which to tackle your own tough questions.
We ask our congregation to give us tough questions and we use those questions for Tough Question Sunday.
Every 3 months, there is a Sunday with 5 Sundays. That fifth Sunday is Tough Question Sunday! Make a plan to join us.
Here is a list of tough questions so far.
From Tough Questions 1:
Why Doesn’t God just Forgive us Without the Cross?
Are all Angels Male?
What Would It Take to Unite All the Churches of the World?
How Is It Wrong to Be Gay When God made us Who We Are?
From Tough Questions 2:
Which is of most important? Knowing Jesus or Knowing of Jesus?
Do you believe in "Once Saved, Always Saved"?
If a Christian takes their own life, do they still go to heaven?
What does the Bible of The Crossover say about man's need to be born again?
From Tough Questions 3:
Why is it easier to be “bad” than to be “good”?
The Bible says you’re supposed to love everybody. How am I supposed to love the Devil?
Hell, personally, I do not think there is one. Why would God condemn people to hell for not knowing?
Why is the Bible so authoritative when it was put together by a group of men, just like us?
When some talks about lice, our heads begin to itch. How is feeling God any different?
From Tough Questions 4:
How many times should a person be baptized? Or Why do people get baptized more than once? (Romans 6:1-13; Colossians 2:9-15)
Can you explain the purpose of Hell's existence? (John 3:16-21; Matthew 25:31-46)
What does it mean in Romans 9 when it talks about Predestination?
Why don't we observe lent?
What does God look like? Would I recognize Him today? (Genesis 1:26-27)
Christians are the number one reason I have trouble believing in God. They complain about serving. They are unwilling to let me be myself and get to know me. They are so convinced they are right about so much more than just about God. Why are Christians like this? (Matthew 23:13-33)
From Tough Questions 5:
Why has the band stopped using a Religious Tempo?
Can you believe in extra terrestrial life, that earth has been and still is visited by this life and still believe in God and that the Bible is 100% true and supports this theory?
What makes you think God wrote the Bible and not just a bunch of guys over the years?
Why is there evil if God created everything? Did God create evil?
From Tough Questions 6:
Most of the world would consider a paper boy in America to be rich because he makes over $50.00 per month. What did Jesus mean by rich when He said that it will be harder for a rich man to get into Heaven than for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle?
From Tough Questions 7:
Catholics worship Saints and worship The Virgin Mary, yet the Bible says that a person is not to put another person before God so isn't wrong to worship Saints or even Jesus’ Mother or does God just overlook that practice?
How do you know someone believes and not just walking thru the steps?
Do some sins carry more weight than others?
Who is God's Father?
Since its wrong to divorce, what happens if I do? Will God still forgive a person if they do?
From Tough Questions 8:
There is song about the Bible being like a deck of cards. I know some churches don't believe you should play cards. Is that song accurate?
The Bible teaches us that in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven we must become like little children. What does that mean?
If everything happens for a reason, what are we supposed to do when we don't know or understand that reason?
How are we to act when God says no?
We go to A LOT of Catholic weddings. Priests are not supposed to be married right? How can a Priest talk to a couple about marriage and what it takes to have a healthy and strong marriage when they have no idea what it is like to be married?
From Tough Questions 9:
Are kids part of heaven and church?
Do your pets go to heaven?
Why does God love a sinner such as I am?
From Tough Questions 10:
Is it ok for a Christian to question and judge or should a Christian love without curiosity because it is right?
After a divorce, does God say you’ve had your chances? No more mates for you?
Is Jesus the same person as the archangel Michael?
Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?
Can we lose our salvation?
What would Jesus say about building a Mosque near ground zero?
From Tough Questions 11:
How can you trust the Bible?
Is the world ending in 2012?
Why is living together considered living in sin? Should we really make a big deal about it?
I know if I ask for forgiveness and repent god will forgive me but how do I forgive myself?From Tough Questions 11:
Why do we need to draw lines in our lives?
Should we read the Bible literally or figuratively? IIs it normal to be afraid of the answers God gives us? Can we accept his guidance without being tearful of the results?
Should we feel guilty for asking God for help? Are we worthy enough for these prayers?
From Tough Questions 12:
Why do we need to draw lines in our life?
Is the Bible meant to be read literally or figuratively?
Is it normal to be afraid of the answers God gives us? Can we accept his guidance without being tearful of the results?
Should we feel guilty asking God for help? I wonder if I'm worthy enough to ask God for this help.
From Tough Questions 13:
Is it ok to celebrate Halloween?
Is Satan a who? Or a what/where/why/When?
How do you know for sure what God wants you to do?
If God created everything, how do I explain where he came from?
I have a very difficult time with 1 Corinthians where Paul talks about the church and how the women are not supposed to be have an active role, as I'm an active participant and am glad to be...but I don't want to go against scripture when it's so boldly stated!