http://www.edgewaterthechurch.org Loving God. Loving people. Serving our community. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:12:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en ©Pastor John Fanous johnf@edgewaterthechurch.org (Pastor John Fanous) johnf@edgewaterthechurch.org(Pastor John Fanous) 1440 edgewater,covenant,church,pittsburg,antioch,california This is the podcast for Edgewater Covenant Church in Pittsburg, California. Our sermon audio podcast spotlights our pastor John Fanous and other featured guests. You can reach us at www.edgewaterthechurch.org. This is the podcast for Edgewater Covenant Church in Pittsburg, California. Our sermon audio podcast spotlights our pastor John Fanous and other featured guests. You can reach us at www.edgewaterthechurch.org. Pastor John Fanous Pastor John Fanous johnf@edgewaterthechurch.org No no http://www.edgewaterthechurch.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://www.edgewaterthechurch.org 144 144 http://www.edgewaterthechurch.org/index.php/2008/06/29/what-about-other-religions-and-those-who-havent-heard-about-jesus/ http://www.edgewaterthechurch.org/index.php/2008/06/29/what-about-other-religions-and-those-who-havent-heard-about-jesus/#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:45:40 +0000 Diane Peterson http://www.edgewaterthechurch.org/?p=70 http://www.edgewaterthechurch.org/index.php/2008/06/29/what-about-other-religions-and-those-who-havent-heard-about-jesus/feed/ 00:01:01 What About Other Religions and Those Who Havenrsquo;t Heard About Jesus? June 29, 2008 Sermon series: Hot Potatoes ndash; 2 of 9 Pastor John Fanous The Belief: ldquo;All religions ... What About Other Religions and Those Who Havenrsquo;t Heard About Jesus? June 29, 2008 Sermon series: Hot Potatoes ndash; 2 of 9 Pastor John Fanous The Belief: ldquo;All religions are just different legitimate attempts to discover God. To claim that one religion is the only way is exclusive and oppressive.rdquo; Three Observations 1. This belief shows an ________________________ of religions. 2. This belief tends to justify onersquo;s own __________________. 3. This belief is _________________________. Big Question #1: Who will you trust to reveal God _________________? Jesus kept pointing to _______________ "For my Fatherrsquo;s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day." John 6:40 "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12 "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies." John 11:25 "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6 "We are not stoning you for any of these," replied the Jews, "but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God." John 10:33 "But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sinshellip;" Mark 2:10 "I kept looking in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, and He came up to the Ancient of Days and was presented before Him. And to Him was given dominion, glory and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations and men of every language might serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion which will not pass away; and His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed." Daniel 7:13-14 (NASB95) "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12 Big Question #2: Who do ______ say Jesus is? (Mark 8:27-30) Isnrsquo;t it exclusive to believe that Jesus is the only way? Jesus got into trouble because of who he _________________. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, ldquo;This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.rdquo; Luke 15:2 Why didnrsquo;t God provide multiple paths to Him? Godrsquo;s good news is essentially ____________________ in nature. It makes sense that God would choose to make us _____________ on others to learn about Him. "And how can anyone tell them without being sent by the Lord? The Scriptures say it is a beautiful sight to see even the feet of someone coming to preach the good news." Romans 10:15 (CEV) We have replaced the value of love with the value of _________________. What about those who havenrsquo;t heard about Jesus? "For since the creation of the world Godrsquo;s invisible qualitiesmdash;his eternal power and divine naturemdash;have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse." Romans 1:20 We know that God is _______________ and ___________________. "Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief." 1 Timothy 1:13 sermons Pastor John Fanous no No