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Jesus Is The Master Of “Church-Shrinking” Strategies

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Scripture: Hebrews 13:20-25
Topics: Evangelism, Polemics, Preaching, Contributor: Joel Webbon

Mega-Church isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In his earthly ministry, Jesus was constantly “shrinking” his followers.

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God Mocks The Wicked, So Should We

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Scripture: Psalm 2
Topics: Evangelism, Evangelism, Faith & Hope, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Polemics, Contributor: Joel Webbon

Scripture is clear that God “takes no pleasure in the destruction of the wicked.” However, Scripture also tells us that God mocks the wicked, in the sense that God sees their feeble attempts to cast off his authority and “he who sits in the heavens laughs.” As the people of God, we should seek to imitate God’s holy example.

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Where The Battle Rages, There The Soldier’s Loyalty Is Proved

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Scripture: Romans 1:1-32
Topics: Evangelism, Evangelism, Faith & Hope, Culture & Politics, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Polemics, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Contributor: Joel Webbon

Martin Luther once said, “If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at the moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is …

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How Can You Tell If Your Pastor Is A Coward?

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Scripture: Titus 2:15
Topics: Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Polemics, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Contributor: Joel Webbon

“Happy New Years Everyone! | There appears to be a growing divide in American Evangelicalism. Whether it be the political sphere, cultural sphere, or church sphere, the “middle ground” seems to be rapidly disappearing. Today, pastors are either bold or compromising. So how can a Christian quickly identify whether or not a specific pastor is a coward, before investing years …

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What Makes “Seeker-Sensitive” Churches So Unbiblical?

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Scripture: 1 John 1:1-2
Topics: Evangelism, Evangelism, Faith & Hope, Culture & Politics, Confrontation, Doctrine of God, Doctrine of Man, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Polemics, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Contributor: Joel Webbon

Merry Christmas Everyone! | In this episode of Questions, Pastor Joel answers the question, what makes “seeker-sensitive” churches unbiblical. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content like this! If you would like to make a donation and receive a free digital copy of Pastor Joel’s book on the assurance of salvation, use this link:https://rightresponseministries.com/product/one-time-gift/

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Christian Shrewdness | How Nathan Gets David To Pronounce His Own Death Sentence

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Scripture: Psalm 51
Topics: Evangelism, Evangelism, Faith & Hope, Culture & Politics, Confrontation, Confrontation, Doctrine of God, Doctrine of Man, Doctrine of Justification, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Polemics, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Gospel, Polemics, Preaching, Contributor: Joel Webbon

When the Prophet Nathan confronts David, he tells him a parable. The prophet uses shrewdness in order to cause King David to recognize the true severity of his sin and pronounce judgment upon himself.

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Is “Cancel Culture” Always A Bad Thing?

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Scripture: 2 Chronicles 34:1-42 Kings 18:1-5Acts 19:19
Topics: Evangelism, Evangelism, Faith & Hope, Culture & Politics, Confrontation, Confrontation, Confrontation, Culture & Politics, Doctrine of God, Doctrine of Man, Doctrine of Justification, False Doctrine, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Polemics, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Gospel, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Contributor: Joel Webbon

In 2 Kings 18:1-5, Hezekiah became king in Judah. During his rule, he tore down the high places erected to false gods and shattered all the idols. King Josiah did the same thing in 2 Chronicles 34:1-4. And in Acts 19:19, the people of Ephesus “who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all.” …

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How Can You Tell If Your Pastor Is A Coward?

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Scripture: Titus 1:9
Topics: Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Polemics, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Preaching, Gospel, Polemics, Preaching, Polemics, Polemics, Preaching, Contributor: Joel Webbon

There appears to be a growing divide in American Evangelicalism. Whether it be the political sphere, cultural sphere, or church sphere, the “middle ground” seems to be rapidly disappearing. Today, pastors are either bold or compromising. So how can Christians quickly identify whether or not a specific pastor is a coward, before investing multiple years in that local church?