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When did Jesus know He was God?
Click player to listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio, Mornings with Kelli and Steve. Jesus was always God and no doubt was aware of it at a young age. John 1:1, Jesus, as the "word," was with God in the beginning and was God. It is the clear...
Why is it so important that Mary was a virgin?
Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio's program Morning's with Kelli and Steve. This is a great question because it answers so many other questions about Jesus. The virgin birth t is a big deal because the Scriptures foretold that Mary would be a...
Why do people reject Jesus?
Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio's program Morning's with Kelli and Steve. Through the eyes of a Christ follower, it seems like it is impossible to miss the message of Jesus. For those who are unchurched and do not know Jesus, it is easy. I...
How do I love Jesus?
Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio's program Mornings with Kelli and Steve. Do I love Jesus as I love a friend? The love of a friend is different from the love of God. The Greek word for the love of a friend is Philia. This love is more of a...
Why does it matter that we pray for others?
Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live with Moody radio's program Morning's with Kelli and Steve. Why pray for others when we know that God is all knowing and all powerful and can do all things! In spite of all that, Jesus commands us to pray for others. 1 Timothy...
Does God hear my prayers?
Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio program Mornings with Kelli and Steve. God is God and there is absolutely nothing that passes Him by. He knows everything we are going to say before a word comes out of our mouth. Psalm 139:1-4 “O LORD, you...
What makes a cult a cult?
Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio, on Morning's with Kelli and Steve. The definition of a cult is a group of people centered on the false teachings of a leader who claims that he/she is uniquely called by God. It embraces particular rites...
Why do Christians try to push their beliefs off on others?
Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio's Mornings with Kelli and Steve. Matthew 28:19-20, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that...
If God knew how sinful we all would be, why did He create us?
Listen to Nancy's answer on Moody Radio's Mornings with Kelli and Steve here! God created us for his pleasure, his glory and for relationship with all those that he made. Adam and Eve sinned against God and broke off the personal relationship that they enjoyed...
Can you help me understand how hell is just, especially for those who never heard the name of Jesus on earth?
Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Mornings with Kelli and Steve, on Moody Radio. Sometimes I have a hard time believing the punishment of sin matches up with the severity, anguish and eternal hell. Can you help me understand how hell is just, especially...
Identity Crisis
Today millions of young people are struggling with a serious condition that is causing many to leave their faith, lose their family influence and struggle with communicating face to face with friends, family, and foe. These trends did not happen overnight, and they...
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What does it mean for the Christian to be a new creation in Christ?
Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Mornings with Kelli and Steve, on Moody radio. 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” The word “therefore” where Paul says that we as...
What does your workout look like?
High schools, colleges, and homes across the country have workout rooms; that house stationary bikes, weights, benches, treadmills and other types of equipment to assist people in conditioning their bodies for athletic competition and healthy lives. If you were to...
I know that I am continually forgiven but can I ever be free of my sinful nature?
Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio's Mornings with Kelli and Steve! NO. What is a sin nature? Adam and Eve were created in the image of God without a sin nature. God gave them the ability to choose to obey or not to obey. They chose to...
If I, as a sinful person, continually sin, can I ever be righteous?
Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio. Righteous is not something that we can earn for but rather it is a gift from God The Bible’s standard of human righteousness is God’s own perfection in every way including behavior, attitudes and actions....
If you have been a Christian and then turn from God, will you still go to heaven?
Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio. Many who call themselves Christians are not Christians. They may go to church as a duty and then leave their faith at the door after church is over. They may have said a prayer but did not understand what...
What should be our attitude when confronting those who are Christians but are not living out their faith in a Christ-like way?
Any time we feel that God is pushing us to confront another Christian’s behavior, we must remember that we too are broken and will always be in need of God’s continual grace. This is a delicate situation. You need to pray and make sure that your motives are in...
What is freedom?
A Note from Nancy... We as Americans just finished celebrating, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," in the "land of the free," and yet many are not experiencing the true freedom that God has designed for us from the beginning of time. For many, freedom has...
What does it mean to be free?
A Note from Nancy... Hello , We as Americans just finished celebrating, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," in the "land of the free," and yet many are not experiencing the true freedom that God has designed for us from the beginning of time. For many,...
Can I be saved even though I doubt?
Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio: Birth of Doubt: Genesis 2:1-6 when Satan was tempting Eve he said, “did God really say…” We all have periods of doubt. There is such mystery about God, that it is impossible to understand...
Is there a hell?
Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio: God desires that all would repent and be saved. He provided a way through the cross. All will have a chance to be saved. Those who reject Jesus will be forever separated from Him. The...
If believing in Jesus gives us access to heaven, what about those born before Jesus?
Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio. Today, we look back in history at the cross and those who believe that Jesus died for our sins over 2000 years ago, God counts our faith in Him as righteousness and we know for...
Is there a heaven and what is it like?
Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio's own Mornings with Kelli and Steve. Heaven is a real place described in the Bible. The word “heaven” is found 276 times in the New Testament alone. It is a place where God manifests His love, joy, peace, patience,...
Do we as Christians actually have free will?
Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio, here: Yes, we have been given the right to choose not only Jesus as our Savior but also whether or not to obey Him. Every person has the freedom to choose to accept or reject God. We also...
How do I get bad images out of my head?
Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio here. If not dealt with, bad images can go on for an entire lifetime. Prayer, seeking godly counsel, reading Scripture, and confession and repentance are the only way to put an end to...
I recommitted my life to Christ, but nothing much has changed. What should I do?
Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio's Mornings with Kelli and Steve here. What does it mean to recommit your life to Christ? To believe means to trust in Jesus, rely on Him to change your heart and to guide you. God did not die on the cross to be...
If God has a plan for our lives, why wouldn’t He plan that everyone ends up becoming a Christian?
Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio here! It is His plan, and he hopes that all belief in Him. Love demands a choice. 2 Peter 3:9 – “He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to...
What if I die before I’m baptized, will I still go to heaven?
Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody radio. Absolutely. Why? Because you are saved by Christ alone, by faith... Ephesians 2:8-9. Baptism is a way or celebrating your salvation and publicly declaring your faith in Jesus....
Are there three days between Friday and Sunday?
Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio here. It's important to be able to answer this question because people have walked away from their faith due to what they have perceived as an error in Scripture. However, we need...
If God is eternal, what “life” did Jesus have to give up?
Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio here! Jesus was 100% God and 100 % man – Philippians 2:5-11 It was the sinless human side along with the God of Him that willingly died on the cross. Was it easy for Him? Luke 22. 39-44...
Did Jesus die for the sins of all people throughout time?
Yes, His sacrifice was perfect for paying the price of sin for all people. Christ’s sacrifice was sufficient, once for all. (Hebrews 10:1-18) Hebrews 10: 3-10 But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls...
Jesus cried out on the cross, “Why have you forsaken me?” Did He cease being God at that moment?
Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio here: We enjoy the assurance that God will never forsake us. But Jesus experienced a separation from the Father so that we are fully reconciled in relationship with God. Jesus did not...
Did God’s plan of salvation, that required sacrifices, exist before the cross?
Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio here. The Messiah Jesus had to be the one to serve as a substitute for man because He is the only sinless man that could pay the price for sinful man. Because humans are moral, we...
Easter: Why does it Matter?
"For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He appeared to Cephas and then to the...
How can I know for sure that the tomb of Jesus was empty?
To listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio, here: When the disciples of Jesus proclaimed the resurrection, they did so as eyewitnesses, and they did so while people were still alive who had contact with the events about which...
How were the doctrines formed in the early church?
Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio, here: It is helpful to note that the New Testament, as we know it today, came long after the first Jewish Christians lived. The early church used the Old Testament exclusively in the...
Can everyone know God?
Yes. Below are an abundance of scriptures, most of which are self-explanatory, which establish the fact that every single person born on this earth has a chance to be saved. We cautiously step on Holy ground when trying to understand the mysterious things of God. When...
Does God really care about us?
To listen to Nancy’s answer recorded from Moody radio, click below. Yes, every moment of each day, he cares about us. On your best or worst day, he cares for you. Knowing God is good and full of love, all the time answers the question. But it is often...
The Reality of Truth in a Post-Truth Society
The question posed to Jesus from Pilate is as relevant today as it was then, "What is truth?" We are living in what is being referred to as a post-truth culture. What does that really mean and what effect does living in a post-truth culture have on the way we think...
Does everyone have a chance to know God?
Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio below. Yes. Below are an abundance of scriptures, most of which are self-explanatory, which establish the fact that every single person born on this earth has a chance to be saved....
Why would God create people when He knows they will be in hell for eternity?
Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio here: The clash of the human finite mind and God’s infinite mind. For God so loved the world… He did not make us with an inborn love for God, but rather one who has the capacity to love...
If the Father and the Son are one, who is the Holy Spirit?
Listen to Nancy's full answer on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio here. The Holy Spirit is part of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit is God. God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. One being, 3 persons. God has a personal relationship with all who...
Is there a difference between Allah, Yahweh, or whatever people call a higher power? Does it matter what the higher power is called?
Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio, here: Yes, there is a difference. Allah is the name of the god that the Muslims worship. In Arabic it means, “the only god”. The nature of Allah is strikingly different from the God of...
“Screenagers” Who Are They?
"Screenagers", the newest generation age 19 and under, are coming of age and are bringing with them an insatiable appetite for success and happiness. They say they are willing to work hard to gain the educational and professional achievement they desire. This is a big...
How do I identify someone’s worldview?
Listen to Nancy’s full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio here:
Do Christians have a choice or is God a dictator?
A dictator is someone who has a position of leadership obtained by force. It is someone who rules with absolutely authority without always having a person’s best interest in mind. It can be in a cruel or brutal way. “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the...
Finding hope in a season of barrenness…
From our gang to you, we wish you a Happy New Year! For those of us who love the chill in the air and snowy days, this season is a welcomed sight! Others try to get through the barrenness of winter by waiting expectantly for this season to change in anticipation of...
What did we do before…
A Note from Nancy... What did we do before the mobile phone took over our lives? I actually knew phone numbers, and if not I used a phone book. I used maps and still got lost, read real books and newspapers for information. When in the car with my kids, we talked,...
How many girls are on a volleyball team?
A Note from Nancy... How many girls are on a volleyball team? I had the privilege of speaking to the female athletes at Taylor University several weeks ago. Some of the volleyball players indicated they wanted to learn more about what we taught at Anchorsaway. Their...