Why Do You Believe That? - Hope for our Times

Is The Gospel in the Stars?

January 20, 2024 • Pastor Tom Hughes, Don Stewart

Is The Gospel in the Stars? In Episode 25 of “Why Do You Believe That?” Pastor Tom Hughes and Don Stewart talk about the universe and Earth and what the Bible teaches. The questions that are answered are: - Does the Bible Teach That the Earth Is the Center of The Universe? - Is the Gospel Found in the Stars? - Why Did God Restrict the Children of Israel From Eating Certain Foods? - Did the Sun Actually Stand Still in Joshua's Long Day? The answers to these questions will provide you with tools to help defend the HOPE that lives with in those who have personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Please join me in praying that people will be blessed and equipped to defend the HOPE that lives in them.

Is There Evidence That Jesus Lived? Did Jesus Exist?

January 12, 2024 • Tom Hughes, Don Stewart

Questions 1. Why is it important to examine the life of Jesus? 2. How do we know that Jesus really did exist? 3. Are there extra Biblical writings about Jesus? 4. Who was Flavius Josephus? 5. How can we trust the writings of Mark and Luke’s gospels since they were not apostles? 6. Do the Dead Sea scrolls tell us about the existence of Jesus?

Resolving Scientific Difficulties in Scripture: Part 3

Pastor Tom Hughes, Don Stewart

Resolving Scientific Difficulties in Scripture: Part 3 In Episode 23 of "Why Do You Believe That?" Pastor Tom Hughes and Don Stewart talk about how science and the bible coexist and how Christians try to fit the Bible into Science when that's not how it works. The key points they bring up are: -1. What is the primary purpose of scripture? Is it to teach us about science? -2. Why do some Christians try to "make the bible fit" the latest theories of science (Concordism)? -3. Has Christianity opposed the advancement of science? -4. Does scripture teach that the sky is a solid dome? The answers to these questions will provide you with tools to help defend the HOPE that lives with in those who have personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Please join me in praying that people will be blessed and equipped to defend the HOPE that lives in them. If you'd like to support our ministry, please visit: https://hopeforourtimes.com/give Please visit the Hope For Our Times Store: https://hopeforourtimes.com/shop Connect with Pastor Tom Hughes! --- LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/hfot Stay Connected: https://hopeforourtimes.com/connect Facebook: https://http://www.facebook.com/tomhughesendtimes Instagram: https://http://www.instagram.com/tomhughesprophecy Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/hopeforourtimes Website: https://hopeforourtimes.com Short Clips: https://http://www.youtube.com/channel/ucfuvk4tezmnx36uzcvmcnda Connect with Don! --- Website: https://educatingourworld.com

What is the Trinity?

December 29, 2023 • Pastor Tom Hughes, Don Stewart

What is the Trinity? In Episode 2 of “What Do You Believe It?” with Pastor Tom Hughes and Don Stewart they answer questions such as: - How can there be one God in three persons? -Did Jesus always exist as God the Son before He became a human being? - How are the attributes of the Trinity seen in Jesus since He was not omnipresent while on this earth? - Why was Jesus called the last Adam? - How is God the Father a spirit being? - Will Jesus have His glorified body for eternity? - Will He always appear as the Lamb that was slain? - Does it matter if a person believes the Trinity? The answers to these questions will provide you with tools to help defend the HOPE that lives with in those who have personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Please join me in praying that people will be blessed and equipped to defend the HOPE that lives in them. If you'd like to support our ministry, please visit: https://hopeforourtimes.com/give Connect with Tom Hughes! --- LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/hfot Stay Connected: https://hopeforourtimes.com/connect Facebook: https://http://www.facebook.com/tomhughesendtimes Instagram: https://http://www.instagram.com/tomhughesprophecy Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/hopeforourtimes Website: https://hopeforourtimes.com Short Clips: https://http://www.youtube.com/channel/ucfuvk4tezmnx36uzcvmcnda Connect with Don! --- Website: https://educatingourworld.com

Resolving Scientific Difficulties in Scripture: Part 2

December 22, 2023 • Pastor Tom Hughes, Don Stewart

Resolving Scientific Difficulties In Scripture: Part 2 In Episode 21 of “Why Do You Believe That?” Pastor Tom Hughes and Don Stewart talk about ways that explains that Biblical Scripture is more accurate than Science and what the limitations of science are. The key points they bring up are: - 1. What is the primary purpose of scripture? - 2. Is it to teach us about Science? - 3. Why do some Christians think the Bible contains no useful scientific information? The answers to these questions will provide you with tools to help defend the HOPE that lives with in those who have personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Please join me in praying that people will be blessed and equipped to defend the HOPE that lives in them. Please visit the Hope For Our Times Store: https://hopeforourtimes.com/shop Connect with Pastor Tom Hughes! --- LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/hfot Stay Connected: https://hopeforourtimes.com/connect Facebook: https://http://www.facebook.com/tomhughesendtimes Instagram: https://http://www.instagram.com/tomhughesprophecy Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/hopeforourtimes Website: https://hopeforourtimes.com Short Clips: https://http://www.youtube.com/channel/ucfuvk4tezmnx36uzcvmcnda Connect with Don! --- Website: https://educatingourworld.com

Resolving Scientific Difficulties In Scripture: Part 1

December 15, 2023 • Pastor Tom Hughes, Don Stewart

Resolving Scientific Difficulties In Scripture In Episode 20 of “Why Do You Believe That?” Pastor Tom Hughes and Don Stewart talk about ways that explains that Biblical Scripture is more accurate than Science and what the limitations of science are. The key points they bring up are: - 1. Scientists Cannot Directly Observe The Past - 2. There Are Certain Things Beyond Scientific Inquiry - 3. There Is A Difference Between Operational And Origin Science - 4. Scientists Also Exercise Faith The answers to these questions will provide you with tools to help defend the HOPE that lives with in those who have personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Please join me in praying that people will be blessed and equipped to defend the HOPE that lives in them.

Who Is Jesus

December 8, 2023 • Tom Hughes, Don Stewart

Why Do You Believe That? Have you ever encountered challenging questions from skeptical family, friends, or even strangers in unexpected places like the grocery store checkout line? Questions such as: Who was Jesus? Who is God? What is the Trinity? How can you be certain of your salvation? What is sin? And won't all good people go to heaven? In this series, Pastor Tom Hughes and Don Stewart come together to provide comprehensive answers to these thought-provoking questions and many more. Their mission is to equip you with the necessary tools to confidently defend your faith during everyday conversations. Whether you are a new believer or a seasoned believer, this series offers invaluable insights that will both strengthen your own faith and empower you to share it effectively with others.

The Second Coming of Christ

December 1, 2023 • Tom Hughes, Don Stewart

In Episode 18 of “Why Do You Believe That?” Pastor Tom Hughes and Don Stewart talk about Revelation 19 talking about the Second Coming of Jesus . The questions that are answered are: - What happens when Jesus comes back? - Jesus doesn’t touch Jezreel Valley? - Does Jesus touch down on the Mount of Olives? - What is the 75 Day Interval in the Book of Daniel? - What is the Hope we have with what happens on this Earth? The answers to these questions will provide you with tools to help defend the HOPE that lives with in those who have personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Please join me in praying that people will be blessed and equipped to defend the HOPE that lives in them.

What is the Wedding Supper of the Lamb?

November 24, 2023 • Tom Hughes, Don Stewart

In Episode 17 of “Why Do You Believe That?” Pastor Tom Hughes and Don Stewart talk about Revelation 19 talking about the Last Days. The questions that are answered are: - What is the Wedding Supper of the Lamb? - What does it mean when we are clothed in Wedding Garments? - How big will this Wedding Feast be that Jesus will put together? - Will Old Testament Saints and New Testament Saints both be in The Feast? - Will they be like the holidays in the Judaism or how we fellowship as Christians? - What is the Parable of the Wedding Banquet and does it relate to Revelation Chapter 19? The answers to these questions will provide you with tools to help defend the HOPE that lives with in those who have personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Please join me in praying that people will be blessed and equipped to defend the HOPE that lives in them.

Did Jesus Descend Into Hell?

November 17, 2023 • Tom Hughes, Don Stewart

In Episode 16 of “Why Do You Believe That?” Pastor Tom Hughes and Don Stewart talk about the passage (Luke 16:19-31) about Lazarus and the rich man. The questions that are answered are: - Is this an account of an actual event or a parable? How do we know? - Does this teach that OT saints are in a holding place now? Or were until Jesus resurrected? - Many have connected this passage with others and say that Jesus descended into hell and build all types of erroneous beliefs - One of those is Ephesians 4:8-10 which says in part that He led captivity captive… that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things The answers to these questions will provide you with tools to help defend the HOPE that lives with in those who have personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Please join me in praying that people will be blessed and equipped to defend the HOPE that lives in them. If you'd like to support our ministry, please visit: https://hopeforourtimes.com/give Please visit the Hope For Our Times Store: https://hopeforourtimes.com/shop Connect with Pastor Tom Hughes! --- LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/hfot Stay Connected: https://hopeforourtimes.com/connect Facebook: https://http://www.facebook.com/tomhughesendtimes Instagram: https://http://www.instagram.com/tomhughesprophecy Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/hopeforourtimes Website: https://hopeforourtimes.com Short Clips: https://http://www.youtube.com/channel/ucfuvk4tezmnx36uzcvmcnda Connect with Don! Website: https://educatingourworld.com

What do we Biblically know about Mary?

November 3, 2023 • Tom Hughes, Don Stewart

What Do we Biblically know about Mary? In Episode 14 of “Why Do You Believe That?” Pastor Tom Hughes and Don Stewart talk about the importance our Lord and Savior Jesus and what he did for us to be saved. The questions we answered are: - How is there a connection to the Old Testament and the whole sacrificial doctrine? - How did Jesus fulfill the law? - Why did Jesus take our own sin? - What do we Biblically know about Mary? The answers to these questions will provide you with tools to help defend the HOPE that lives with in those who have personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Please join me in praying that people will be blessed and equipped to defend the HOPE that lives in them. Lastly, please continue to pray for the peace in Israel that is God’s nation.

Living In The Light Of Eternity: Part 2

October 27, 2023 • Tom Hughes, Don Stewart

Living In The Light Of Eternity: Part 2 In Episode 12 of “Why Do You Believe That?” Pastor Tom Hughes and Don Stewart talk about hot topics on what happens after we leave this Earth from Don Stewart’s Afterlife series such as: - What Is The Second Death Or Eternal Death? - Do We Find Examples Of Cremation In The Bible? - Does The Bible Encourage Superstitious Practices About Death, Dying And Burial? - Does The Bible Command Or Allow Worship Of Ancestors? - In What Sense Has Jesus Abolished Death? The answers to these questions will provide you with tools to help defend the HOPE that lives with in those who have personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Please join me in praying that people will be blessed and equipped to defend the HOPE that lives in them.

Living In The Light Of Eternity

October 20, 2023 • Tom Hughes, Don Stewart

Living In The Light Of Eternity In Episode 11 of “Why Do You Believe That?” Pastor Tom Hughes and Don Stewart talk about hot topics talking about what happens after you pass from this world such as: - Where Did Death Come From? If God Created A Perfect World Why Is There Death And Dying? - Are We Humans Made Up Of Both Body And Spirit Or Are We Merely A Body? - According To The Bible What Is The Meaning Of Physical Death? - What Different Terms Does The Bible Use To Describe Physical Death? - Can The Spirit, Or Soul, Be Destroyed? - In What Sense Do Human Beings Have Immortality? - What Is Spiritual Death? - What Is The Second Death Or Eternal Death? - Why is it important to know about the afterlife? The answers to these questions will provide you with tools to help defend the HOPE that lives with in those who have personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Please join me in praying that people will be blessed and equipped to defend the HOPE that lives in them

Why Israel Matters?

October 13, 2023 • Tom Hughes, Don Stewart

Why Israel Matters? In Episode 11 of “Why Do You Believe That?” Pastor Tom Hughes and Don Stewart talk about the importance of Israel and why it is God’s chosen people. The topics they discussed are: - Any thoughts on the increase of anti-semitism? - Why Israel Matters? - How do we know that God’s covenant with Abraham still exists to this day and will stand? - What does the fullness of the Gentiles mean from Romans 11? - What does it mean in the Bible when God talks about He will never abandoned Israel and because of His name it will go exactly as planned? - Why God will never break His promise to Israel? - What do say to the non-believers that do not know the Lord based on the times we live in? The answers to these questions will provide you with tools to help defend the HOPE that lives with in those who have personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Please join me in praying that people will be blessed and equipped to defend the HOPE that lives in them. Lastly, please continue to pray for the peace in Israel that is God’s nation.

What Power Does the Bible Have to Change Lives?

October 6, 2023 • Don Stewart , Pastor Tom Hughes

What Power Does the Bible Have to Change Lives? In Episode 10 of “Why Do You Believe That?” Pastor Tom Hughes and Don Stewart talk about the hot topics on why the Bible has so much power for believers and non-believers. The questions that have been answered are: - Why do we need a written Revelation from God? - Is it logical to think that God would communicate with humanity? - Is human language a sufficient means for God to be able to communicate with us? - To whom was the Bible written? - What power does the Bible have to change lives? - If God was behind the writing of the book, then what should we expect from it? The answers to these questions will provide you with tools to help defend the HOPE that lives with in those who have personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Please join me in praying that people will be blessed and equipped to defend the HOPE that lives in them.