YouPick 2009
You pick the sermon topics! Submit or rate questions that you want answered in a sermon. The top four questions will become the sermon series in February 2009.
Voting closes at 11:59 EST on Sunday, January 18, 2009.
[Won't be in town during February? Fear not! You can listen online.]
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| Question | Average Rating |
|---|---|
| Why am I Chinese? | |
| Why should I pray for change when God will have His way anyway? | |
| Is it possible to glorfiy God and still want good things for yourself, i.e. good grades, boyfriend/girlfriend, stable job, get accepted into college? When does it become sinful? | |
| What is "predestination?" Does God really choose whom He saves before people are even born? | |
| Why must wives be submissive to their husbands in a biblical relationship? | |
| Since we are called to love everyone, what should be the distinguishing factors between who you love and who you marry? | |
| What is acceptable physical contact before marriage? Just kissing? | |
| If it is by grace and faith that we are saved, how can we know if we are not living our lives for God and won't be let into Heaven? | |
| Should I interpret everything historical in the bible as factual truth? | |
| If you want to start telling someone about Christianity, how should you start? If they ask a question you don't know the answer to, how should you respond to them? | |
| How should politics be involved in our faith? | |
| How should Christians treat homosexuality? Specifically, if someone is struggling with it in the church? | |
| In what ways can you love someone that takes advantage of your pacifism? | |
| Can Christians kill others in self-defense? | |
| Is poker considered gambling? | |
| What happens at the end of the world? | |
| What are the four horsemen of the Apocalypse? | |
| What will it be like at the Battle of Armageddon? | |
| When does enjoying having material possessions become sinful? Can we have nice things or should we be donating all extra that we have to charity? | |
| Describe different beliefs so if we are trying to spread His Word, we won't be too ignorant! | |
| Can we sing "still" and "from the inside out" and "everlasting God" for part of our worship? | |
| If you are planning to read the Bible, what book should you start at? | |
| Will the unreached people in the world be condemned for not believing in Christ, simply because they don't hear the Good News before they die? Or will they still be given a chance to receive God's gift of eternal life? In either case, how is that fair? | |
| Is it possible for a baptized person and an announced "believer of Christ" to live a life on Earth that is completely against God, and end up not going to heaven? | |
| In the Bible, it does not specify the exact date Jesus was actually born. Why did people choose December 25 to celebrate his birth when there isn't actual proof? | |
| Is it wrong to date a non-christian? | |
| How can Christians be totally honest and not be fake, but can still show our true selves to others? (be authentic) | |
| How would you define worldly wisdom and spiritual wisdom? | |
| What is the biblical relationship for Christians and government? Are we called to be civically minded, involved? How do rights discourse, utilitarianism, and values compare with Christian principles in forming opinions about public policy? | |
| What does it mean to have Christian community? That is, why does it seem so hard to find (especially for college and young adults) and how do you build it? | |
| How do we know that the bible is completely true? | |
| Why do some churches practice speaking tongues and some don't? | |
| How can I best discern God's will for my life? | |
| What does revelations have to do with how I live as a Christian? Won't we already be in Heaven? | |
| How does God have no beginning? or end? | |
| When a non-Christian friend asks you to prove that the Bible is true and not fiction, what am I supposed to do? | |
| If a person was baptized, and later in life he went thru a tough time and he committed suicide does that make him go to hell? |