Purcellville Pearls

Addictions are harmful to mankind. God instructs us to avoid things that are addictive. 

Forty Days After the Resurrection Luke 24:1-2 Speaker: DJ Kessinger Date: 7/19/20

Jesus Christ: The Light of the World Matt. 4:12-17 Speaker: Robert Sholl Date: 7/12/20

Some think we should follow the Old Testament law, while others think we should ignore it completely. What did Jesus say about it?

Our fathers declared their freedom from a burdensome king. Christians have a perfect King, who makes us free. 

The world makes division where there is none. But what does God think about this? 

Upon Mt. Gilboa 1 Sam. 31:3-5 Speaker: DJ Kessinger Date: 7/5/20

The Beatitudes Matt. 5:2-11 Speaker: DJ Kessinger Date: 6/28/20

Why is it so hard to know whether or not there is a God?

Kindness is a virtue for which many seem to have contempt. Kindness is a strength, not a weakness.

Bad arguments for God's existence abound! We go over the flaws of "Pascal's Wager".

Christian Fathers Eph. 6:1-4 Speaker: DJ Kessinger Date: 6/21/20

"A Study of Esther" Esther 4:13-14 Speaker: DJ Kessinger Date: 6/14/20

"Almost any man can become a father, but it takes someone special to be a 'daddy'". God gave fathers a special responsibility to their children. 

This week we jump from the philosophical objections to the existence of God and deal with the most famous objection to the existence of God: Darwinian Evolution.

The US Declaration of Independence points to the right to pursue happiness. Many who do so never obtain happiness. What are the keys to true happiness?

Perhaps the most famous objection to the existence of God since the time of the ancient Greeks has been "The problem of evil". This week, we will examine the logic of one of the hardest questions about God.

June 6 marked the anniversary of D-Day. Nearly 1,500 US servicemen sacrificed their lives to secure an allied victory. Someone else made an even greater sacrifice to secure the Christian's victory.

The arguments for the existence of God have their critics of course. We start examining the common criticisms with the dilemma found in Plato's work "Euthyphro".

The existence of God is the most important question anybody can ask. We look into the moral argument, which proves the existence of God through the existence of objective morality.