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How Can I Know How To Forgive Someone Who Has Hurt Me?

Introduction:  C.S. Lewis wrote, “Forgiveness is a lovely idea until we have something to forgive.”  Although we extol the value of forgiveness in theory, we find it difficult to practice in our everyday life.  Yet, choosing to forgive those who hurt us is essential for our physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. 

How Can I Know God Is Good With All the Suffering in the World?

Introduction:  The late British pastor John Stott wrote, “The fact of suffering undoubtedly constitutes the single greatest threat to the Christian.”  Today, we will reconcile the reality of evil and suffering with the certainty of a good and loving God.

How Can I Know I'm Going To Heaven When I Die? Part 2

Introduction: Today we will discover the answer to life's most important question, "How can I know I'm going to Heaven when I die?"

How Can I Know I'm going to Heaven When I Die? Part 1

Introduction:  All of us are eventually confronted with the reality of death.  After experiencing the loss of his children in a freak accident, Job asked, “If a man dies, will he live again?” (Job 14:14)  Is there any evidence for life after death?  If so, what will that existence be like for people of various religious faiths?

How Can I Know the Bible Is True Part 2

Introduction:  Today we are going to examine two more powerful pieces of evidence for the inerrancy of the Bible, as well as answer the most common objections to the trustworthiness of the Scriptures.

How Can I Know the Bible Is True Part 1

Introduction:  Even if we accept that there is a Divine Creator, how do we know that He is the God revealed in the Bible instead of the god described in any of a multitude of other religious writings?

How Can I Know Christianity Is The Right Religion?

Introduction:  Almost every religion in the world claims to offer the exclusive way to experience a relationship with our Creator and the assurance of life after death.  Today, we are going to discover three reasons we can say with confidence that Christianity is the “right” religion.

How Can I Know There Is A God? Part 2

Introduction:  Last time we identified five sources of doubt about the existence of God.

First Dallas Story | New Language, Same Mission

For the first time in our church’s history, First Baptist Dallas now offers a Slavic Sunday School class. Sergey and Vitaliy are leading this new initiative, translating the same curriculum used in our adult Sunday School classes into Russian. This class provides a crucial resource for Russian-speaking families during the ongoing turmoil in Ukraine and Russia. Sergey and Vitaliy seek to embody the First Dallas mission of transforming the world with God’s Word one life at a time.

How Can I Know There Is A God? Part 1

ntroduction:  Today we are going to answer the foundational question of life and eternity: “How can I know there is a God?”  Although the Bible assumes the existence of a divine Creator, is there any tangible evidence outside the Bible that proves the existence of God?