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There are many reasons for leaving a church as there are people who leave churches in our contemporary evangelical culture.
The music was too contemporary…the music was too traditional…the building was too cold…there was never a good place to park…there were just old people there…the people weren’t friendly…the people were too in-your-face…all they talked about was money…the lines were too long for the doughnuts and lattes..the tread mills in their praisenasium were always broken…the sermons were too long…
Is there EVER a GOOD reason to leave a church?
How about…..They didn’t preach the gospel…They didn’t hold the Bible up as the Word of God… Where would you draw the line?
They are scattered around the globe, serving our country…deployed or waiting to be deployed to places like Iraq and Afghanistan. They are lonely, far from home and facing more uncertainties in a day than most of us ever do. Do you think they might need God’s word? Faith Comes by Hearing Ministries has been distributing audio bibles for many years, and just recently they launched a new idea to reach our troops with the word of God. Its the Military Biblestick, an MP3 player about the size of a pack of gum, pre-loaded with a dramatized audio New Testament. Almost 40 thousand of these devices have been distributed, but there is a long waiting list.
Today on Truthtalk Live, guest host Steve Noble welcomes John Wilkie and Brad Fisk to talk about this exciting Military Biblestick project….and the best news is you can help.
Your gift of 25 dollars underwrites the cost of one of these Military Biblesticks…perhaps you can fund an entire squad of 12 soldiers over this next year at $25 a month…or a company of 100 soldiers for $2,500.
Celebrate the 4th of July in a tangible way that will bear eternal fruit. Just click on the “donate” button below or call tollfree (800) 800-2555.
They are designed to get your attention, but our guest today on Truthtalk Live has a problem with the false messages, half-truths and poor theology of church marquees.
Bryan H. Rhoden became a Christian at age fourteen and began preaching at the age of seventeen.
He is a graduate of Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute and Southeastern Baptist Theological College.
He has served as associate pastor at The Master’s Church in Burlington, NC since 2002. He is a full time teacher at Covenant Christian Day School in Greensboro, NC as well as a professor at Carolina Christian College in Winston-Salem, NC. Bryan is married and has two children and he doesn’t like signs like these:
It’s Friday, and while that should be bonus enough for you…..wait there’s more!
Stu has lost his voice today, but we found enough of it to bring you bonus coverage from some of our best recent shows.
For times like these we keep the recorders going after Truthtalk Live goes off the air and we captured some conversations you don’t want to miss.
Should Muslins be allowed to build a mosque at groubnd zero…that’s the plan.and Walid Shoebat, a former Muslin talks about why that’s a bad idea.
Stu also visits with Ed Lyons of the Persecution Project Foundation for a ministry update and to find out the latest from the Sudan.
And there’s more of a conversation with Bill Coleman, a missionary to Vietnam. He talks about the single most imporant element of a missions trip.
And why is Corey Paul so passionate about a movie that hasn’t been made yet? You can help him Discover Matt Ryan.
And finally, how can you help keep 1700 orphans from starving to death? Stu visits with Manny Ohonme of Samaritan’s Feet Ministries, and Michael Spencer from DoingMyPart.com
Should we just avoid the topic? Engage the issue directly?
How much like the world are we really? What do we watch? What do we allow our children to watch? Are we being desensitized to our crumbling culture?
The questions just get harder..and the answer, says today’s guest host Keith Deltano is to DEFY CONFORMITY!
Keith is a teacher , author, public speaker and comedian. he uses Christian comedy to go where others fear to tread.
If you’re in the southeastern U.S. , you’ll have a chance to see Keith LIVE His show is called “Defy Conformity- because normal is boring – a look at sex, peer pressure and culture.” He’ll be atFaithwalk United Methodist Churchin Gibsonville, NC on Sunday, July 11th at 7:00 p.m. The church is located HERE.
And President Barak Obama thinks that’s just fine.
In a Father’s Day speech over the weekend, Obama became the first U.S. president to give a nod to same sex parenting. See news story HERE.
Is this change we can believe in?
Today, guest host Steve Noble, host of the nationally-syndicated radio program Called to Action This Week welcomes your calls tollfree at 877-44-TRUTH.
With terrorist attacks from Muslims inside and outside the U.S. it’s easy to believe that Muslims hate Americans. Is that true? And don’t we really all believe the same thing?
Today on Truthtalk Live.. lifting the veil on Muslims in America. David Liepert, a convert from Christianity to Islam gives an insider’s view.
Dr. Liepert is the author of the new book “Muslim, Christian and Jew – Finding a Path to Peace Our Faiths Can Share”.
In the wake of Miley Cyrus” controversial video release, “Can’t Be Tamed”, Dannah Gresh made a choice to choice to do something about it. In fact, even wrote a letter to Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus.
Today on Truth Talk Live, Stu speaks with Dannah about what she did to stand up for the truth and what you can do to help your children as they face these circumstances everyday.
Also available a few resource books available from Dannah Gresh. Click on the picture below our go to her website linked above.
Christians are divided when it comes to environmental issues. But while there are Christians at both extremes on everything from “global warming” to”save the whales” is there a ‘biblical” position.
Do you REALLY know your spouse? Don Crosby would say…..no you don’t..and it doesn’t matter whether you’ve been married for 5 days or 50 years.
On today’s program guest host Don Crosby, Founder & CEO of Global Behavior introduces a husband and wife to each other.
Don is also host of his own radio program “Sound Behavior” and with a unique and powerful tool known as ProScan, he has introduced more than twenty thousand people to themselves.
Samaritan’s Feet currently helps to provide hope and nutrition daily to 1,770 orphans in Masoyi, South Africa. However, we cannot do it without your help! For just $3 a month you can help save these orphans from running out of food. You can become a Hero, and can help curb malnutrition in Masoyi. You will also be a major addition in our movement to create a sustainable solution for these children by becoming a part of Samaritan’s Feet program.
To accomplish this monumental task, Samaritan’s Feet has partnered with DoingMyPart.com, an online fund raising platform to give you a simple way to do your part in about 60 seconds. It’s as simple as clicking HERE.
Joining Stu on the program today is Manny Ohonme, Founder of Samaritan’s Feet and Mike Spencer, Founder of DoingMyPart.com and Ski and Josh Chilton.
Stu takes the show on the road today…to Charlotte, North Carolina to see how the King’s business is being done in the Queen City, and to inspire you to integrate your faith with your business.
Do you think that if you were to be convicted of a sex offence, that you should expect anyone from your Church to ever come and visit you. How about your Pastor? Do you feel at least your Pastor would come and visit you if you really messed up and got caught selling adolescent pornography? How about your Old youth Pastor? Would your Old youth Pastor ever write you a letter you if you were sentenced to 5 years for selling cocaine. How about your small group? Would your small group come to your sentencing hearing if you were caught embezzling from your company?
Does your Church visit its members who have fallen and have gone to prison or has your church turned its back on your members who have been incarcerated? Do you know if anyone is visiting, writing, encouraging?
Matthew 25 (New King James Version) 41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ 44 “Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ 45 Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ 46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
You may say,”my church has a jail and prison ministry, we are there every week reaching the lost”. Is that what Jesus is referring to in this passage; reaching the lost?
What did Jesus mean by, “inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.”?
Is it old fashioned for a young man to ask the father for permission to marry his daughter?
Or should the standard be even higher?
Stu has FOUR daughters so this is a subject that is of great interest to him. He wants to know what you think and we’ll open up the phone lines (866) 34-TRUTH and take your calls.
And to your left is Voddie Baucham’s book “What He Must Do If He Wants To Marry My Daughter” a Stu recommended resource. Just click on the book cover to order.
Are evangelical Christians guilty of blind support for everything Israel does today, or is it right and biblical to support the nation of Israel?
And is there a conflict between Christian Zionism and Christian evangelism of the Jewish people.
Join guest host Dr. Michael Brown , host of the Line of Fire broadcast and president of FIRE School of Ministry, as he tackles a tough issue and takes your calls.
What would Jesus say to President Obama if he had a private audience in the oval office? Would He talk about his presidency? The oil spill in the Gulf? Illegal immigration? Or…..his faith?
Today, guest host Steve Noble, host of the nationally-syndicated radio program Called to Action This Week welcomes your calls tollfree at 877-44-TRUTH.
Today’s guest host is Kevin McCullough, host of his own national morning radio program and co-host of the weekly Baldwin/McCullough program heard on more than 200 stations nationwide.
Muslims plan to build a mosque in New York within two blocks of Ground Zero and the proposal is being defended by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Walid Shoebat is shocked by the idea and he’s a former Muslim and PLO terrorist.
Shoebat is also author of several books including: “Why I Left Jihad”, “Why We Want To Kill You” and “God’s War on Terror”.
Shoebat has lectured at Harvard Law School and Columbia University and has appeared on CNN, Fox News, NBC, CBS, ABC and the BBC among others.
He joins Stu and you on todays edition of Truthtalk Live.
There are many reasons for leaving a church as there are people who leave churches in our contemporary evangelical culture.
Today guest host is Pastor David McGee of Calvary Chapel of the Triad and Cross the Bridge Ministries.
