Marketplace Bible Study

Grow Up! - Hebrews 5:11-14

Today, Pastor Jamie Rasmussen brings us to these hard-hitting words found in Hebrews 5:11-14:

"11About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, 13 for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. 14 But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil." (ESV)

Jamie shares that some of us have become stunted in our spiritual growth.  Some have zeal without knowledge, have knowledge, but lack experience; and some have ongoing sin that holds them back.

Listen as Jamie shares the Bible's call for us to grow up:

What To Do When You Don't Know What To Do

Today's guest speaker is Pastor Bryan McAnally from Scottsdale Bible Church.

Sometimes we find ourselves in a position where we don't know what to do.  When we seek advice from friends, the advice generally comes in two fronts:

• Just do it
• A highly technical road map

However, how does the Bible weigh in on this matter.  Listen to Pastor Bryan explain:

Peace - Hebrews 4:1-16

In this session of the Marketplace Bible Study, Pastor Jamie Rasmussen tackles the issue of peace.

This economy has stricken the household of every man, some severely.  With all of our turmoil, worries, and pain, just how on earth are we to have peace?  

Listen as Jamie explains:

When the Going Gets Tough - Hebrews 3:1-19

From the third book of Hebrews, Pastor Jamie Rasmussen instructs us that the main point of this chapter is perseverance. 

Main Point: The only way to keep one's faith in the long haul is to learn to persevere during the tough times.

Our culture would have us believe that when the going gets tough, the tough get going.  But as we'll learn, the Bible gives us a different path to endure tough times.

Listen as Pastor Jamie shares four ways that we can learn biblical perseverance:

Does Anyone Understand? - Hebrews 2:9-18

Next in our series on the book of Hebrews, Pastor Jamie Rasmussen brings us to the second chapter and seeks to help understand that we have a Savior who is well acquainted with our grief.

All of us at times have cried that no one understands what we are going through, but Jesus, as the author of salvation has personally faced every hurt, temptation, and even the pain of death.

Listen as Pastor Jamie explains that no one is better able to understand, and help us with our pain:

Why Jesus? - Hebrews 1:1-14

For 2012, Pastor Jamie Rasmussen has started a new series on the book of Hebrews.

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. (Hebrews 1:1-4 ESV)

The author of Hebrews wants us to first understand two things:

1. Who Jesus is.
2. What Jesus has done.

Watch as Pastor Jamie unfolds the first chapter of the book of Hebrews:

Christianity is not Meaningless

With this message, Pastor Jamie Rasmussen completes his series: What Keep Me Believing? 

Over the past weeks, we've looked at some of the big questions of faith from a more apologetic point of view.  

Today, however, through very personal stories from his "Norman Rockwell childhood", Pastor Jamie digs down to the taproot of our lives to discuss our individual worldviews.

To have a meaningful worldview, Pastor Jamie says that three questions need to be asked and answered:

1. Origin - where do we come from?
2. Purpose - why are we here?  what should we do?  who should we be?
3. Destiny - where are we going?  what happens when we die?

Listen as Jamie addresses each of these questions, and then shares five things that make Christianity very meaningful to him:

Does a Loving God Send People to Hell?

Continuning in his series, What Keeps Me Believing, Pastor Jamie Rasmussen today discusses the disturbing realities of hell.

Our postmodern society doesn't like to discuss this subject, and would rather stay convinced that a loving God couldn't possibly send people to a place of eternal torment.

But what does the Bible say?  

Jamie covers the following questions in today's talk:

• What is hell?
• Why is there a hell?
• Who goes to hell?
• Is hell fair?
• What about those who have never heard of Jesus?  Do they go to hell?
• Is there a second chance after death to avoid hell?
• What about universalism?  Are we all God's children, and all going to heaven?
• What about annihilationism?  If there is a hell, are we annihilated instead of experiencing an eternal punishment?

Listen as Pastor Jamie answers these important questions...

Confused Young Men in Today's American Culture

Today we heard from guest speaker, Pastor Ryan Rice from Imago Dei Community Church in Phoenix.  

Pastor Ryan shared alarming information about a massive tidal wave of confusion that is plaguing today's 20 & 30-something men.

He shared that confused young men dominate our day, and feel a general disappointment with life, have unresolved, non-understood pain, while feeling a sense of loneliness and drifting.

Listen as Pastor Ryan Rice sheds some light on this sobering subject:

Christianity Is Not Narrow Minded

In part four of the series on What Keeps Me Believing, Pastor Jamie Rasmussen tackles the popular complaint that Christianity is exclusive and narrow minded.

Our relativistic society posits that truth is relative.  Never mind the fact that this in itself is an exclusive truth claim, but as Jamie will share, "All truth, by definition, is exclusive.

Listen as Jamie explains: