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April 11, 2026 (8:30am-12:00pm)
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Prophecy

Aaron Erhardt

May 5, 2026

While there are many ways to prove that the Bible is inspired, prophecy may be the best way to do so. Even critics must admit that these words were uttered long before the events took place.

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Paul’s Preaching

Aaron Erhardt

April 28, 2026

We need preachers who will call sin “sin”. Men with the courage to address the pressing moral issues of our day like abortion and homosexuality; and the ignored sins in society like divorce, foul language, and immodest apparel. Men who will be truth-tellers rather than ear-ticklers.

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Did Mary Have Other Children?

Aaron Erhardt

April 21, 2026

There is no need to create fanciful traditions that contradict scripture to honor Mary. We all believe that she was a virgin when she conceived Jesus through the Holy Spirit.

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The Empty Makes Us Full

Aaron Erhardt

April 14, 2026

Do you have a “void” inside that can’t seem to be filled? Most of us do. Yet sadly, the more we try to fill that void the emptier it becomes.

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A Proper Perspective of Mary

Aaron Erhardt

April 7, 2026

One does not have to be raised in the Roman Catholic Church (as I was) to know that it puts a great deal of emphasis on Mary. She is called “Mother of God,” “Queen of Heaven,” “Refuge of Sinners,” and more.

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What We Believe Matters

Aaron Erhardt

March 31, 2026

It is important that we know “what” we believe and “why” we believe it. Yet sadly, many Christians could not give a detailed explanation from scripture about their beliefs.

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When the Perfect Comes

Aaron Erhardt

March 24, 2026

Paul said that the miraculous gifts would cease when “the perfect comes” (1 Corinthians 13:10, ESV).

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The Lesser Evil?

Aaron Erhardt

March 17, 2026

On June 30, 2010, an article entitled “Yes, abortion is killing. But it’s the lesser evil” appeared in The Times [London]. It was written by Antonia Senior, a devoted feminist. Her perspective on the abortion issue is very telling. 

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Does Man Have a Choice?

Aaron Erhardt

March 10, 2026

Calvinists teach that God predestined some individuals to be lost before the foundation of the world, and there is nothing they can do to change their fate.

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Transubstantiation

Aaron Erhardt

March 3, 2026

The Lord’s Supper consists of unleavened bread and fruit of the vine. We know that the bread is to be unleavened because Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper during the feast of the unleavened bread.

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Broken Beauty

Aaron Erhardt

February 24, 2026

“Kintsugi” is the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramics using lacquer mixed with gold, silver, or platinum. It sees breakage as something to be highlighted rather than hidden, and the result often increases the object’s value.

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The Sinner’s Prayer

Aaron Erhardt

February 17, 2026

There is a very popular teaching that says salvation comes through prayer. Commonly called the “Sinner’s Prayer,” the idea is that one can become a Christian by simply uttering a short prayer admitting they are a sinner and asking Jesus into their heart.

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A ‘Yes’ Face

Aaron Erhardt

February 10, 2026

One of the most important decisions we make each day has to do with our attitude and as Christians, we need to make sure that our attitude is attractable.

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Henry ‘Box’ Brown

Aaron Erhardt

February 3, 2026

Brown’s plan required him to be placed in a confined space and carried by others for 27 hours to secure his freedom. God’s plan required Jesus to be placed in a confined space, the womb of a woman, and carried by her for nine months to secure our freedom.

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Tithing

Aaron Erhardt

January 27, 2026

The new law does not teach tithing. It is not required, or even recommended, as the basis of giving for Christians.

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Communion

Aaron Erhardt

January 20, 2026

The Lord’s Supper is the most ingenious memorial ever established. One can easily see the wisdom of God in it.

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Jesus Barabbas

Aaron Erhardt

January 13, 2026

“Barabbas” was a notorious criminal who is mentioned in all four gospel accounts. Known by some manuscripts as “Jesus Barabbas,” he has committed robbery and murder during an insurrection.

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Falling From Grace

Aaron Erhardt

January 6, 2026

Many in the religious world teach that a Christian can never lose his salvation. They say he is “once saved, always saved.”

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Home Alone

Aaron Erhardt

December 30, 2025

“Home Alone” is a holiday movie starring Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an eight-year-old boy who defends his suburban Chicago home from burglars after his family accidentally leaves him behind on their Christmas vacation to Paris. 

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Christmas and the Christian 

Aaron Erhardt

December 23, 2025

Christmas is commonly regarded as one of the most important holidays of Christianity. However, it has been a source of controversy over the years since Christians were never commanded to celebrate the birth of Christ.

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A Father’s Love

Aaron Erhardt

December 16, 2025

God’s love is too great to describe with words. It is beyond the limits of human language. He “did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us” (Romans 8:32).

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We Shall Live!

Aaron Erhardt

December 9, 2025

All of us were like that young soldier. The guilt of our sin was exposed, and punishment was soon to commence. Then love intervened.

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Your Legacy

Aaron Erhardt

December 2, 2025

We all need to realize that the decisions we make today will determine how we’re remembered tomorrow. Your legacy is being written right now, what does it say about you?

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Shepherds

Aaron Erhardt

November 25, 2025

Leaders are essential. Every football team needs coaches, every business needs managers, every school needs administrators, and every flock of God needs shepherds.

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Our Great Enemy

Aaron Erhardt

November 18, 2025

Satan is a spirit being who opposes God and man. He “prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8).

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Edification

Aaron Erhardt

November 11, 2025

To “edify” means to build up or strengthen. In the New Testament, it often refers to the promotion of spiritual growth among Christians.

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Prayer

Aaron Erhardt

November 4, 2025

Our prayers must be offered according to God’s will. John declared, “And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us” (1 John 5:14).

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When was Paul Saved?

Aaron Erhardt

October 28, 2025

We are first introduced to Saul of Tarsus at the stoning of Stephen (Acts 7:58). At that time, he was convinced that Jesus Christ was an imposter and the His followers needed to be silenced.

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The Thief on the Cross

Aaron Erhardt

October 21, 2025

The penitent thief is a remarkable story of salvation. However, he lived under different circumstances than we do. We must look at the new covenant for how one is saved today (Acts2:38; Rom. 6:3-5; 1 Pet. 3:21).

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Attempts to Bury the Resurrection

Aaron Erhardt

October 14, 2025

The gospel accounts of what happened on that memorable morning are true. Jesus was raised! His spirit broke forth from the hadean realm and reunited with his body.

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Jailhouse Rock

Aaron Erhardt

October 7, 2025

The earthquake in Philippi that night was not the work of Mother Nature, it was the work of Father God. He made the “jailhouse rock,” not to deliver the prisoners but to deliver the jailer and his family!

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An Empire of Love

Aaron Erhardt

September 30, 2025

Jesus knew that love was paramount. It was at the core of His message and mission, and it has propelled His kingdom beyond all others.

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Religious Titles

Aaron Erhardt

September 23, 2025

Jesus condemned the wearing of religious titles in Matthew 23. He said, “Don’t let anyone call you ‘Rabbi,’ for you have only one teacher, and all of you are equal as brothers and sisters.

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Lazybones

Aaron Erhardt

September 16, 2025

While there are some things to admire about Luther, there are many more things that should give us pause. He had a distorted view of God’s grace, the sacrifice of Christ, and the inspiration of scripture.

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A Meaningful Life

Aaron Erhardt

September 9, 2025

We give our lives to pursuing goals that would have little value if we ever succeeded in reaching them. And that is really what Ecclesiastes is trying to convey. A meaningful life is a Master-full life!

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The “Broken” Body

Aaron Erhardt

September 2, 2025

It is not uncommon to hear Christians speak of the Lord’s “broken” body. Some do this out of tradition and are just repeating what they have heard many times before, while others sincerely believe that it is biblical language.

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Alarming Quotes from Luther

Aaron Erhardt

August 26, 2025

While there are some things to admire about Luther, there are many more things that should give us pause. He had a distorted view of God’s grace, the sacrifice of Christ, and the inspiration of scripture.

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Dinosaurs

Aaron Erhardt

August 19, 2025

The Bible teaches that all land-living animals, including dinosaurs, were created on day 6 of creation. That is the same day that man was created. Hence, humans and dinosaurs coexisted on the earth.

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An Embarrassing Admission

Aaron Erhardt

August 12, 2025

Grace puts the “good” in Good News. It provides healing to those who hurt, help to those who struggle, and hope to those who despair.

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Born in Sin?

Aaron Erhardt

August 5, 2025

While man does bear some of the consequences of Adam’s sin, he does not bear the guilt of Adam’s sin (Ezekiel 18:20). We are not born sinful, we become sinful!

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Donation or Sacrifice

Aaron Erhardt

July 29, 2025

Christians are never told to “tithe” in the New Testament. It is not required, or even recommended, as the basis of our giving. We are simply to give as we have prospered.

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Take the Plunge

Aaron Erhardt

July 22, 2025

Many preachers neglect these truths because they view baptism as a meritorious work. However, Paul makes a distinction between “works done by us in righteousness” (meritorious works) and the “washing of regeneration” (baptism) in Titus 3:5.

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Marriage

Aaron Erhardt

July 15, 2025

God did not intend for marriage to be a burden, but a blessing. He saw that it was “not good” for man to be alone, so He made a wife to be his compatible companion.

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The High Cost of a Free Gift

Aaron Erhardt

July 8, 2025

Our English word “excruciating” literally means “out of crucifying,” and that is probably the best way to describe how Jesus died. It was excruciating!

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Politically Incorrect Grace

Aaron Erhardt

July 1, 2025

Jesus spent His whole life showing grace to the disgraced. From touching a leper to speaking to a Samaritan woman to eating with tax collectors, He was the personification of “loving the unloved.”

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The Sabbath and Christians

Aaron Erhardt

June 24, 2025

Christians are not under the 10 Commandments today. The Sabbath was given to the Jews, for the Jews.

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The Book of Revelation

Aaron Erhardt

June 17, 2025

Revelation has self-imposed time restraints that many seem to either miss or ignore. It begins and ends by telling us that these things would happen shortly.

 

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Unity of the Bible

Aaron Erhardt

June 10, 2025

The Bible has had an enormous impact on the world. It has influenced cultures and shaped nations.

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Jealousy

Aaron Erhardt

June 3, 2025

The jealous man is not content and constantly compares himself to others. He feels that their fortune is his misfortune; that their promotion is his demotion.

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Self-Control

Aaron Erhardt

May 27, 2025

Self-control is a vital virtue. Just as an athlete must discipline his mind and body to win the physical race, a Christian must discipline his mind and body to win the spiritual race.

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Baptism and Forgiveness

Aaron Erhardt

May 20, 2025

Baptism is an act of total surrender to God. By doing this, one is sharing in the Lord’s death, burial, and resurrection, he is appealing to God for a good conscience, and his sins are washed away.

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Parachute of Truth

Aaron Erhardt

May 13, 2025

The world is full of smart people who foolishly trust “knapsacks” to save them. It might be the knapsack of popular opinion, or the knapsack of personal preference, or the knapsack of family tradition, or the knapsack of my preacher says.

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Healing Place

Aaron Erhardt

May 6, 2025

The church is to be a hospital for sinners. We are here to help those who are hurting. We do that by being gentle and merciful to them, and by pointing them toward the “Great Physician.”

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Day of Prayer

Aaron Erhardt

April 29, 2025

When Christians come together and act as a single unit, we too form a weapon that is terrible to behold. We become an incredibly powerful instrument for God to use in the world.

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Kindness

Aaron Erhardt

April 22, 2025

“Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”

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Humility

Aaron Erhardt

April 15, 2025

There can be no real love without humility, for love “does not boast,” “is not arrogant,” and “does not insist on its own way.”

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Have You Accepted the Pardon?

Aaron Erhardt

April 8, 2025

In 1830, a man named George Wilson was sentenced to death by hanging for mail theft. President Andrew Jackson gave Wilson a pardon, but he refused to accept it.

 

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Psalm 23

Aaron Erhardt

April 1, 2025

Psalm 23 has been referred to as “the psalm of psalms,” “the pearl of psalms,” “an idyll of great beauty,” and “a literary gem unsurpassed.”

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His Grace is Our Gain

Aaron Erhardt

March 25, 2025

The sacrifice of Jesus Christ did not begin on the cross, or in the garden, or in the manger. It began in heaven when He laid aside His glory and consented to come to earth.

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Mercy Not Merit

Aaron Erhardt

March 18, 2025

We have all been programmed to be performers. It is all about how good we do; how well we perform in a certain area.

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