20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 89)

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  @sarahfaith316 · 3 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Question Time Stamps for Quick Reference:<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA">0:00</a> - Intro<br>1. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=40">0:40</a> {Are Soul Ties Biblical?} What are “soul ties,” and are they biblical? <br>2. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=1080">18:00</a> {Has Jesus Always Been God?} Our pastor said on Sunday that Jesus wasn’t God here on Earth until the baptism of John and descending of the Holy Spirit. It sounded really bad to my ears. Can you comment, please? <br>3. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=1366">22:46</a> {Honoring God Regardless of Feelings} When I feel &quot;good&quot; I find myself doubting less, being more loving, and sinning less. How do I know if I&apos;m growing in the spirit or if it&apos;s just my antidepressants making me nicer? <br>4. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=1604">26:44</a> {Witnessing to Muslims} How do you convince a Muslim that Jesus is more than just a prophet? <br>5. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=1831">30:31</a> {Did Jesus Overturn the Tables Twice?} Why is Jesus overturning the money tables in John 2 and not later when He enters Jerusalem (around John 11 or 12)? Did He do this 2 times and not just in His last week (Matthew 21: 12; Mark 11: 15)? <br>6. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=2106">35:06</a> {Did God Foretell Something that Didn’t Happen?} In 1 Samuel 23: 11-13 (ESV), the Lord says David will be handed over to Saul at Keilah, then David leaves town before Saul gets there, so he was not. Why did the Lord foretell a future event that didn&apos;t happen? <br>7. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=2428">40:28</a> {About the Cruciform Hermeneutic} What are your thoughts on the cruciform hermeneutic or cruciform theology? <br>8. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=2720">45:20</a> {Advice for a Tough Marital Situation} If my wife committed adultery against me and a child resulted from the affair, am I bound to care for the child? Why or why not, and how would I go about handling the situation after finding out? <br>9. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=2808">46:48</a> {Should Couples Promise “Till Death Do Us Part”?} In many modern weddings, people promise before God &quot;till death do us part,” or something similar. Doesn&apos;t that biblically preclude the option of even a biblical divorce? <br>10. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=3016">50:16</a> {Why was the Cross Necessary if God is All-Powerful?} I have an agnostic friend who can’t accept that the cross was necessary. They believe God was not all powerful if He could not find another way of saving humanity without sacrificing Jesus. Thoughts? <br>11. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=3179">52:59</a> {About Jacob’s Wrestle with God} How do you interpret Genesis 32, when Jacob wrestles with God? <br>12. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=3530">58:50</a> {Having Insurance = Lack of Trust in God?} What are your thoughts on having insurance and medical aid? I&apos;ve heard it said that these things are rooted in fear and keep us from truly trusting God. Is that a biblical/wise perspective to have? <br>13. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=3685">1:01:25</a> {What Kind of Jokes Fall Under “Jesting”?} I&apos;m confused about “eutrapelia” and I don’t know if it is just crude joking or all jokes that word speaks of in Ephesians 5:4. I use the KJV and it just says &quot;jesting.&quot; <br>14. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=4007">1:06:47</a> {Can We Rebuke the Enemy Ourselves?} Can we rebuke the enemy? <br>15. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=4118">1:08:38</a> {Are Flashy Lights Inappropriate for a Church?} My church recently renovated our hall to be more upbeat and have flashy lights. I&apos;m extremely disheartened by this. Do you have any advice? <br>16. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=4405">1:13:25</a> {Slavery in the Old Covenant} How do we reconcile the treatment of foreigner slaves (not Israelite servitude) under the old covenant (bought as property, handed down to children, etc. – Leviticus 25: 44-46)? <br>17. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=4776">1:19:36</a> {Should we Only Have One Teacher?} Please, can you talk about what we should do when a spiritual leader wants you to only take advice from them and no one else, especially when the Bible says to have a “multitude of counselors”? <br>18. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=4855">1:20:55</a> {Why did Some Men in the Bible Have Multiple Wives?} Most of the men in Bible had multiple wives. Can’t you then say they lived in sin their entire lives? Many people say that continual sin doesn’t equate to being a true Christian. <br>19. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=5072">1:24:32</a> {Respectfully &amp; Effectively Witnessing to a Boss} My boss is a leader in the LDS church. He is a good and friendly boss but calls himself a Christian. Do I have a responsibility to confront him, and if so, how do I do this respectfully since he is my boss? <br>20. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=5236">1:27:16</a> {Does 2 Kings 2 Challenge God’s Goodness?} My brother brought up 2 Kings 2: 23-25 to challenge the goodness of God. He saw an imbalance of justice when bears came to maul 40 boys for making fun of Elisha. How would you respond to this?

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  @samharrington1679 · 3 years ago

  “Let’s say I’m married to my wife” Mike is often funny on accident

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  @cameronsnow7129 · 3 years ago

  I was on anti-depressants for 7 years, always feeling guilty as I &nbsp;was a Christian. However my walk was very compromised, so I rarely studied the Word. The Lord brought a Christian into my life that said, &quot;My Bible states God hasn&apos;t given me a spirit of fear but power, love, and a SOUND MIND! Ask the Lord to &nbsp;show you His Will in this. Later I heard the Holy Spirit for the first time in a long time, say &quot;Its time to listen...throw the pills away, trust in Me.&quot; I did, with no fear or side effects, and was delivered in one day of 7 years of depression, the last 3 years included suicidal thoughts. I have never felt so free, and I really know my Bible now! His promises are true, we have to trust!

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  @jessies1454 · 3 years ago (edited)

  My husband and I have the same name, same birthday, and initially bonded over having the same favorite band. Before I was saved I was all about the astrological meaning behind this. Since being saved, this isn’t something I put stock in to. Maybe God just has a sense of humor with us

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  @angiesiege · 3 years ago

  I lost my husband to suicide in 2020! &nbsp;The pain I felt as a result of that abrupt and gut-wrenching ending to our life together was so profoundly deep that I could only describe it as having a part of my soul ripped from me, leaving a gaping hole where a &nbsp;part of me, ( my soul mate), once resided! All i could do for the first week was curl up into a fetal position and cry so hard that my heart actually &nbsp;ached with physical pain! &nbsp;I don&apos;t &nbsp;believe it&apos;s unhealthy to love your spouse so deeply, nor is it an unhealthy obsession to feel he was my soul mate. &nbsp;The &nbsp;scripture that says the two shall become one flesh took on a profound meaning after my husband died! &nbsp;I am recovering from my loss, but I will never stop loving and missing him or the bond we once shared.

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  @IanPatrickOfficial · 3 years ago

  Pastor Mike my friend, I just want to take a real moment to seriously compliment and bless you by saying that you’ve been such a major blessing to everyone by always imparting grace to the many listeners who tune in. I will leave you with these encouraging verses:<br><br><b>Numbers </b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I6SrydwNrA&amp;t=384"><b>6:24</b></a><b></b><b>-26</b> “The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.”<br><br>Amen.

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  @winns35 · 3 years ago

  To the question about taking care of the child that came from unfaithfulness, I had this exact same thing happen to me. I raised my daughter and dont regret it in the slightest. She is 14 now and she is also the baby of my children. Her biological father came back into the picture when she was about 5. When her mother came to me and told me that her biological father got in contact with her and changed his life in many ways and really was hoping he could get to know his daughter. At this time almost no one but family knew that she was not biologically my daughter. My thought was I did not have a father and I would have given anything to know my biological father, so I would not take that away from my daughter either. I allowed it to happen and now 9 years later she has a decent relationship with her biological father but still has a much stronger one with me. As a matter of fact she just left the house to go get a manicure done with her grandmother and she walked up gave me a hug and told me she loved me. Unfortunately me and her mom divorced a long time ago and it was the last thing I wanted to accept in the world but hey you cant make people do things. I do not see her any different than my other kids even in the slightest and I would never have done anything different.

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  @kennethbrown8380 · 3 years ago

  This video grabbed me and I realized that I rather be a friend of Jesus than a friend to the world.

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  @grinjamusic · 3 years ago (edited)

  Even though a &quot;soul tie&quot; might not be the perfect definition, there is a form of bonding that happens when a couple has intercourse and sleeps together. After a breakup, it can be really hard to get over the other person, no matter how much you want to get over them. That&apos;s from personal experience.

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  @adriamcfarland6032 · 1 year ago

  I cried out to the Lord, I wasn’t willing to go back to smoking pot because He had already worked with me on that but I was not okay. He woke me up in the middle of the night with the instructions in my heart to go to a specific doctor. I got a good diagnosis for the first time in my life. No one had ever diagnosed me with PTSD or major depression because I “keep it together” but this place actually took a brain scan and monitored the blood flow between rest and activity. And they gave me the right dose of the right medicine the first time. I’m so grateful because depression and PTSD were drowning me and cutting me off from God but the longer I exist in this place with my head above water the more and more I move closer to Him and engage with His word more. I think Mike did a good job leaving space for Christians to walk according to their convictions. One of the verses that is really convicting to me is where Paul says not to condemn yourself by what you approve of. Let people live, unless the Bible names something as a sin or the practice of something leads to a sin, mind ya business 😘

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  @Elijah-R-F · 3 years ago

  Since my question wasn&apos;t selected I might as well ask the comment section. I&apos;ve been going through a hard time trying to come to Christ, and even though I&apos;m mentally there, every other part of me wants to reject it. And sometimes I&apos;ll have intrusive thoughts saying what if nothing is even real, (stupid as it sounds). So I guess my question is how do I get past this internal struggle and denial?

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  @collegepennsylvania837 · 3 years ago

  &quot;Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.&quot; Proverbs 3:5<br>Trust in the Almighty God who cares for you and wants what is best for you. He loves you so much and His faithfulness is unfailing. His past faithfulness demands our present trust. Be reminded of God&apos;s amazing doing in our lives everyday and live with that attitude of thankfulness. Hopefully this encouraged and helped you today. God bless you!

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