Knowledge of Heaven and Hell

Luke spoke to us this week about the reality of hell and how it pertains to evangelism. Because this is a weighty topic, we seldom like to think about this eternal reality, but Luke pushes the audience to have right thinking, right feeling and right application in regards to the topic. Listen to find out more!

Using the Bible in Relationships

Dan explains to us what theology is. He describes it as scripture applied to life which helps us love people better. Dan then explained the purpose of our words and their power. The final portion of his talk was looking at three specific applications of theology in relationships: encouragement, restoration, and sarcasm.

Yahweh Meqaddishekem: “I Am Your Sanctifier”

The theme of STP this summer is “Known.”  Basically, we are spending the summer learning about the different names of God, what they reveal about Him and us, and seeing how the whole Bible is ultimately about the story of redemption through Jesus Christ.  

The theme training talk on Monday night was about “Yahweh Meqaddishekem,” the name of God that means “I Am Your Sanctifier.”  Elliot Stokes spoke about how sanctification is both a one-time defeat of sin and a progressive growth over the course of a lifetime.  As Christians, we have been sanctified once and for all in God’s eyes through Christ’s death and resurrection and also are experiencing the progressive kind of sanctification right now.

The Bible As Final Authority

Matt Reagan discusses the reasons why we can trust what is in the Bible and how we can know that it is the right book to base our lives off of.  He says it is uniquely complied, it is a gateway to reality, it is our final authority and it is a wakeup call.