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    Engage: Talking to Atheists about Jesus (Pt. 2)

    en-usNovember 26, 2023

    About this Episode

    Wrapping up our series “Engage”, this week is part 2 of a 2 part message from Pastor Jodi, equipping us with practical, logical, and helpful insights into how to engage with those who claim there is no God, including questions to ask your atheist friends and family. This is also a good message for those who identify as atheists as well, so share with your atheist friend!

    Key Scripture Passages:
    2 Cor 10:3-5, 1 Pet 3:15, 1 Cor 2:14, 3:19-20, Psa 10:4-7, 14:1, 19:1-2, 74:18, 92:5-6, Gen 1:1, Ecc 3:11, Rom 2:15, Eph 4:18

    Books Referenced:
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    J. Warner Wallace’s “God’s Crime Scene”
    - Timothy Keller’s “Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism”

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