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"The Mite is Mighty" -- Matthew 13:31-32
43:58
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Though the Church is Hidden, It Still Shall Grow
50:17
3
A Different Kind of Good News
20:05
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Ten Great Realities of Christmas
43:24
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A Terrible God
37:49
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Hidden in Plain Sight
37:32
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God Shall Explain His Stories to His Children
36:53
8
Our God is Holy and Happy
44:35
9
Worth Everything
46:57
10
All Fish Do Not Make it to Market
33:22
11
In With the New, In With the Old
30:25
12
A Storm-Proof Faith
35:22
13
All Shall Bow
35:19
14
Jesus, Please Leave
36:15
15
Jesus, May I Follow?
35:14
16
Understanding the Old Testament Law
32:46
17
There is No Place Like Home
27:47
18
Resurrection State of Mind
52:27
19
Heaven: The Ultimate Extreme Home Makeover
53:34
20
Heaven: "God Will Be Our Neighbor"
43:42
21
The Kingdom Forever
48:32
22
Our Tomorrowland
56:18
23
"Know Thyself"
49:47
24
We Will Not Be Assimilated
50:12
25
"Christ Has Compassion for the Crestfallen" -- Luke 7:11-17
48:11
26
"The Waiting is Worth It!" -- Luke 2:25-32
35:43
27
"It Was Never Us" -- Luke 1:35-38
43:00
28
If God Said It, He Will Do It!
53:40
29
"What Did You Go to See?" -- Matthew 11:7-9a
45:14
30
"The Voice is Here" -- Matthew 11:9-10
40:11
31
The Kingdom is Better!
38:01
32
"Break Through the Opposition" -- Matthew 11:12
41:58
33
Worse Than Those From Capernaum
49:37
34
The Resurrection and Vindication of Jesus
1:12:35
Knowledge With No Understanding
44:33
36
We Were Wrong, but Still Correct
33:23
37
Jesus is Master of All
32:14
38
Knows Me Like Myself
30:48
39
There are No Tryouts on Team Jesus
35:58
40
When Your Burden Becomes Your Joy
37:26
41
"Know Our Sin, to Show Our Love" -- Luke 7:36 - 47
55:11
42
Jesus Knows that Hell is Real, Do You?
57:21
43
"More than a Prophet" -- Luke 7:47-50
36:10
44
Jesus Knows that Demons are Real, Too
37:32
45
Ready for Battle! -- The Demons are Here
1:04:41
46
"They Refuse to Believe" -- Matthew 12:22 - 28
40:09
47
This is NEVER a Competition -- Luke 11:21 - 22
35:11
48
There are NO 'Switzerlands' in Christianity -- Luke 11:23
33:33
49
You Better Check the Fruit -- Matthew 12:33 - 37
41:28
50
"Do We Demand a Miracle?" -- Matthew 12:38 - 42
41:54
51
"HIS Blood is Thicker Than Everything" -- Mark 3:31 - 35
34:31
53
The Intersection of Faith and the Law
35:15
54
The Gift of Understanding
43:09
55
Hard as Pavement
44:30
56
Do We Really Want to be a Christian?
46:51
57
Recognize and Remove Our Thorns
56:17
58
The Good Soil -- Matthew 13:1-23
52:23
59
The Purpose of the Light
32:54
60
The Love of Listening to the Lord
36:50
61
Just Share the Information
22:37
62
Opposition Produces Growth
36:31
63
We Need to be in Our Chair While the Music is Playing
49:39
64
Looks can be Deceiving
47:01
65
Can We Touch Heaven?
29:24

Knowledge With No Understanding

1 year ago
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"Too Smart to See"

‬This is a photo of Richard Dawkins signing one of his books. In preparing for this sermon, Richard Dawkins came to my mind because he was in the news this week for a comment he made about Islam and Christianity. I don’t want to get sidetracked, but Richard Dawkins is one of the most famous atheists in the world. His book “The God Delusion” has sold over three million copies since its release in 2006. In the book, Dawkins argues that belief in God or gods is a delusion akin to other mistaken beliefs. He presents scientific evidence and philosophical arguments to support his case.

This week also got me thinking about the statistics on high school students who, when they graduate from high school, say they are Christian, but after they finish college, they have moved away from Christianity. The data from Lifeway Research from 2017 indicates that 66% of high schoolers stopped attending church regularly for at least a year after turning 18. Actually, this number is better than the 70% number from 2007.

What about higher education leads people to turn their back on God? We know that the Bible says knowledge is actually good:

Psalm 18:15
An intelligent heart acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

So, what is happening here?

Well, guess what? Jesus has a little bit to say about that today as we continue following Him in His earthly ministry chronologically. Where He will make the point this week that we can have “Knowledge With No Understanding.”

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