Jesus & Fake News, conclusion

We began this series talking about Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem in Matt. 21. Let's go back to an earlier chapter. Jesus poses an important question to his disciples. By now, you'd think Jesus would not have to ask such a question. Let's take a look at these verses: Matthew 16, verses 13-20 13 When Jesus …

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Jesus & Fake News, part 3

Yesterday, I left off talking about people who are curious about Christ but don't come to church. It leads me to this conclusion: Just because people aren't being fed, doesn't mean that they aren't hungry. Here's another statistic from Barna Group: 73 percent of Americans identify as Christians, but only 31 percent attend church at …

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Jesus & Fake News, part 2

Taking a look again at The Triumphal Entry, of Jesus into Jerusalem, who did these people in this set of verses say Jesus is? Well, in actuality, they were saying more than just “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.” This is from Jesus.org: His coming in this manner had been revealed prophetically in the …

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Jesus & Fake News, part 1

The term “fake news” has really become a big issue this past election season and even into the presidency. And it isn't just regarding the professional news media, it's also all over social media because, with social media, anyone can post anything about anyone and anything—including themselves—to make someone look a certain way. In fact, …

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