Author Archive: Matt Arnett
March 10, 2022
Last night we looked at Proverbs 6:6-11. In that passage Solomon tells us we should be like the ant. We talked about how our work life, along with our spiritual life should reflect that of hard work like the ant. Regarding our spiritual life, hard work is not for salvation purposes, rather it is because we […]
Continue ReadingMormonism Part 4
Prepared and Presented by Emily Aufenkamp, Youth Group Leader Continuation of theological differences between Mormon and Protestant church teachings: My main question for us today as we are starting to wrap up our overview of Mormonism is: Why should we believe the Bible and not the Book of Mormon or the other Mormon books? Both […]
Continue ReadingMarch 3, 2022
We looked at Proverbs chapter 3 last night as we examined who we should trust. Should we go with the media and the world and trust ourselves and our own hearts, or should we trust in the LORD and have Him direct our paths? According to Proverbs 3, the latter is the wiser choice! Our […]
Continue ReadingFebruary 24, 2022
We continued with our study in Proverbs last night as we talked about Proverbs 2:1-7. We discussed how we go about understanding the fear of the LORD. In this passage we learn that seeking the Word of God like silver will help us understand the fear of the LORD, thus helping us receive the wisdom […]
Continue ReadingMormonism Part 3
Prepared and Presented by Leanne Donovan, Youth Group Leader Continuation of theological differences between Mormon and Protestant church teachings: The Mormon Church teaches that you must work for your salvation. On their website, churchofjesuschrist.org, it says that the key to eternal life is dependent upon “One’s worthiness in this life through living the gospel and […]
Continue ReadingMormonism Part 2
Last week we got a general overview of Mormonism and a tad bit of history. This week we are going to talk about some of the extra documents that Mormons use for their doctrine, along with some ideas that seems to contradict the Bible. To start, Mormons use the King James version of the Bible. […]
Continue ReadingFebruary 17, 2022
We starting a new series on the book of Proverbs last night. It can be a tricky book to understand due to the imagery that is used, as well as how the sections are broken up. We started by learning some facts about the book, as well as how we read the book of wisdom. […]
Continue ReadingFebruary 10, 2022
Last night we finished our series on the attributes of God. We touched on the perfection of God. The verse we looked at was short but powerful, which was Matthew 5:48. We started out by having students come up front and talk about what they view as perfect. For example, one question that was asked […]
Continue ReadingCatholicism: Priests and Pastors
Prepared and Presented by Titus Prevatt, Youth Group Student Leader Today we’ll be going over priests and pastors in the Catholic church and what we believe regarding that. If perhaps you missed one of these spotlights, remember that you can find every apologetics spotlight on the EBC website. There you will find all of the […]
Continue ReadingFebruary 3, 2022
Last night we talked about the holiness of God. We looked at Isaiah 6:1-7 and how Isaiah got a glimpse of God and His holiness. We discussed the reaction that Isaiah had. First, Isaiah recognized his sinful nature, which led him to confess his sin. We also saw that our reaction should be the same. […]
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