Chris Hankel

Category: Sunday’s Sermon

  • The Way of Wisdom—Guard Our Hearts

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    Last week, we started our Summer series called Proverbs—The Way of Wisdom.  When Solomon takes over as king of Israel from his father, King David, God asks him, what is one thing you would ask of me?  Solomon asks God for wisdom to govern.  Because God is pleased with Solomon’s request, He makes Solomon the…

  • The Way of Wisdom-Introduction

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    A young man was searching for the secret of wisdom and heard that there was a guru high in the Himalayas who knew how to find it. So he set off to find the guru, going through much hardship and travail until finally, high in the mountains, he found the guru sitting on a rock.“Tell…

  • Generosity – Developing A Grander Vision

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    Would you agree with me that we all need to know that we are loved?  I think all of us understand that we are broken people, and things within us often lead us toward rebellion and disobedience toward God.  Because we are so aware of our brokenness, we often carry this shadow of shame around…

  • Science and the Bible

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    Have you ever wondered why the Bible and science seem to be in conflict with each other. Christians claim God created the world in 7 days, but then someone says well, what about the Big Bang Theory and the Theory of Evolution? Many people will say, there is no way any educated, rational, thinking person…

  • When Christians Let You Down

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    Have you have ever heard someone say this or something like this: “I don’t go to church because the church is full of narrow-minded, judgmental hypocrites.” Some people doubt God because when they look at His family, they see a group of people claiming one thing but doing another.  And it is confusing. You may…

  • Deconstruction

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    When I was in my third year at Western Baptist College, now Corban University, I had a minor crisis of faith. I began to wonder how much of what I believed about faith, God, and the church was what I had been told I should believe and how much of what I believed was what…

  • When I Doubt Myself

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    We are talking about doubting God because, let’s be honest, some of us sometimes find ourselves doubting God. I’ve been there, and I’ve done that. There have been times when I was 100% certain of God’s presence, but other times, I have wondered if God is even there. But more often, if I’m honest, I…

  • Doubting God – God Meets Us In Our Doubt

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    Matt 28:1-6 (CSB)—After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to view the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it. His appearance…

  • Strategies of the Enemy – Counter-Offensive

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    Humanity has an enemy whose chief aim is to keep you disconnected from God and ineffective in your walk with Him. The enemy employs an array of strategies to accomplish his goal. Most of those strategies involve lies, deception, and misdirection. Light does not have to fight to dispel darkness. To get rid of darkness,…

  • Strategies of the Enemy – Distractions

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    A man bought a horse from a pastor. The pastor explains that to make the horse go, all you have to say is ‘Thank God!’ And to make the horse stop, say, ‘Hallelujah!’ One day, the man is riding his new horse and gets distracted when suddenly he notices he is about to ride off…