If Christianity is True, Why is the Church SO Full of Hypocrates?

We continue our “Tough Questions” series with a message entitled; “If Christianity is True, Why is the Church SO Full of Hypocrites?”

Has this question ever crossed your mind? Before I knew Christ it crossed my mind many times. I don’t have an answer for that Tough Question except to say that one day we’re all gonna stand before God & give an account of all the things we did or didn’t do, the stuff we said or didn’t say. But here are 3 interesting things about this that I do know…

The Church should be full of hypocrites; Jesus founded His church to bring Real people into a relationship with His father & to help them to be more like God. So, if a church is doing what God wants it to do, it will be attracting people who look & act like they need a Savior. Does this excuse arrogant, immature, hypocritical behavior? No, but maybe it explains it a little.

Not all Christians are hypocrites; Let’s get this straight, we shouldn’t pass judgment on a person or group of people based on a negative experience cuz many Christians aren’t perfect but are authentic.

Jesus was not a hypocrite; The ultimate issue about Christianity is always gonna center around the person of Jesus & if Jesus was a hypocrite then following Him is senseless. Throughout the Gospels we see many tried to undermine Jesus but couldn’t find hypocrisy in Him.

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Tough Questions message series

Our September message series at BPC is “Tough Questions” and when it comes to the things of God there are so many Tough Questions out there on a lot of people’s minds, wouldn’t you say? The TQ’s we won’t be asking are ones like “What’s Heaven Gonna Be Like?” or “Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?” The TQ’s we’ll tackle this September 2011 are one’s that are a part of our everyday lives, are one’s that most people are thinking about but might be hesitant to ask.

Tough Questions like, “If Christianity is True Then Why is the Church So Full of Hypocrites?” (The topic of our next podcast) “The Bible; Is It True, Who Wrote It & What About the Errors?” as well as “What’s the Point of Problems & How in the Heck Do I get Rid of Them?” are our 2 most recent podcast’s which, if you click the title of this blog post you’ll be directed to our podcast webpage.

Do you have a few Tough Questions rolling about in your head? Well, this September they may be the very same ones we’ll be discussing at BridgePoint Church.

Restoring Your Passion podcast

This is the final podcast in BPC’s “Making a World of Difference in Our World” message series and hopefully all you BPCers have been encouraged by Paul words as we’ve briefly perused the book of Romans during the month of August.

Our theme verse has been Romans 1:16-17a I am not ashamed of the Gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes….For in the Gospel righteousness from God is revealed…

In this podcast we’ll examine Romans 12:1-2; two very powerful verses that instruct us on offering ourselves to God as living sacrifices (listen to the podcast for clarity & explanation on this statement), testing, approving and knowing God’s good, pleasing and perfect will for our lives. In reality it’s all about yielding, separating and allowing God to transform our minds so…

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Be blessed!

BPC’s latest podcast & new addition to our staff

“Living with Integrity” is the latest podcast in BPC’s August 2011 message series “Making a World of Difference in Our World.”

Charles Evens Hughes, Chief Justice of the United States from1930-41 once said; A man has to live with himself and he should always see to it that he has good company. Integrity is paramount as to whether or not we genuinely reach people for Christ. Living a life of integrity determines whether or not we hit our personal goals, hopes & dreams so Integrity is the very thing that catapults us towards our future or drops us like a hot rock! Integrity shows up thru the HS’s power active in you. Also on this podcast, I’m excited to welcome Maribeth Heshler to the BPC staff as our Outreach Director. Maribeth has a passion for the lost & will be instrumental in helping BPC continue to “Connect Real People to the Real God” in Tarentum & the AK Valley. The pic above is how I remember Maribeth as an elementary student coming to Jr Church at APC when I was the Children's pastor.

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BPC's August Message Series

Hey, so sorry that we weren’t able to upload the 1st talk in BPC’s August message series; “Making a World of Difference in our World” but we do have the 2nd message uploaded so here it is

“Making a World of Difference Takes Courage”, it took courage for the Apostle Paul to make a difference & it’s certainly take courage for us. Listen as I explain the process.

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Final podcast in BPC's July message series; Getting to Know God

This past Sunday we Got to Know God through Desperation. Isn’t it interesting that statics show the majority of people who come to Christ do so during a time of desperation. Fearful or anxious people often begin looking for something greater than themselves to ease the pain in life.
But it’s not enough just to hope to get next to God when you come to Him… YOU gotta want to spiritually touch Him! In desperation a significant touch from God through the power of the Holy Spirit helps us to touch as many people as possible for the kingdom while changing us forever. How many what to see the Holy Spirit flowing freely just like oil in your life touching God & touching others?

Well, it’s not enough to be a part of the crowd…you gotta want to touch Him!

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BPC's very latest podcast

Here's BPC's very latest podcast from this past Sunday; July 17 2011.

July's message series has been; "Getting to Know God" and the title of this talk is..."Through Dependence." Life sometimes seems just like a rollarcoaster ride with it's many twists n turns, ups n downs & would'nt it be so great if we could depend on others to keep us "in our seats" so to speak just like we depend on the lap bar in a rollarcoaster car?

Although a great prophet of God & a man of great strengths & weaknesses, Elijah was on similar coaster rides just like us today. But...during his rides on earth he learned through Dependence on God that by Prayer, Purpose & Passion his Possibilities could turn in Realities & it's through that Dependence he really Got to Know God!

As a side note; thanks so much to all you BPCers for your great comments during our July series! I get soo encouraged when you get encouraged through our messages allowing God to grow you in your relationship with Him through the person & the power of the Holy Spirit!

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