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What Does the Bible Say about Women in Christian Leadership?by Rev. Ken McGarvey Today many theological seminaries have more female students than male. Some denominations have had women as pastors and denominational leaders for many decades. Some still forbid women from ordination or serving as pastor, elders or even Read more…
January 28, 2018 taught by Ken McGarvey First Baptist Church of Tellico Village, Tennessee The Great Commission tells us to go and make disciples of all nations. So first of all, What is a disciple? (Other related questions will follow in subsequent weeks.) In the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20) Jesus Read more…
Difficult Bible Questions January 21, 2018 taught by Ken McGarvey First Baptist Church of Tellico Village, Tennessee Prayer — We are commanded to pray, and the Bible says, “The prayer of a righteous man availeth much,” (KJV) and other passages, yet many/most of our prayers go unanswered or answered, “no.” Read more…
January 14, 2018 taught by Ken McGarvey First Baptist Church of Tellico Village, Tennessee Background Following the Flood God gave instructions to Noah and his family to multiply and fill the earth. In the next few hundred years many of them did so pretty well. As they multiplied they began Read more…
taught by Ken McGarvey First Baptist Church of Tellico Village, Tennessee January 7, 2018 Why do we bow our heads and look at the ground when we pray, instead of looking to heaven where God is? Let me broaden the question: should we pray standing, sitting, kneeling, prostrate, looking Read more…
December 31, 2017 taught by Ken McGarvey First Baptist Church of Tellico Village, Tennessee Where are the dead in Christ before he returns? Are they asleep someplace? There is a belief called “soul sleep,” taught by Jehovah’s Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists and others. It states that when a person dies, Read more…
December 17, 2017 taught by Ken McGarvey First Baptist Church of Tellico Village, Tennessee How much of the traditional Christmas story as we know it is accurate? Believing the Bible is the totally trustworthy word of God, I believe the Christmas story, like the rest of the Bible, is totally Read more…
October 8, 2017 taught by Ken McGarvey First Baptist Church of Tellico Village, Tennessee Throughout Christian history there have always been a few people with the vision and the drive to go to other cultures and share the name, the love and the redemption of Jesus. However, for centuries it Read more…
August 20, 2017 taught by Ken McGarvey First Baptist Church of Tellico Village, Tennessee Here are a few principles. 1. Do not assume your intuitive answer or “what you’ve always been taught” is correct. 2. The answer may be simple or complex. The main part of salvation is simple; but Read more…
October 15, 2017 taught by Ken McGarvey First Baptist Church of Tellico Village, Tennessee The Pharisees were a sect of Jews in first century Palestine distinguished by their attentiveness to the Law and the traditions of the elders. Their name comes from Hebrew words that mean “separation.” They separated themselves Read more…