Series: Letters to a Pastor

Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:1-5

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Paul Conway

Paul opens his letter to Timothy with a problem to be solved; false teachers focusing on myths and genealogies. It was causing confusion, division and even people abandoning the faith. Timothy is Gods man to set them straight so that unity and love vs conflict are what drive the Ephesian church.

Great resources: How to read the Bible for all its worth By Doug Stuart and Gordon Fee and “The New Bible Commentary”. the Best one volume bible commentary on the market today.

Series: Habits of a Believer

Scripture: Topical

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Paul Conway

This message focuses on the topic of Tithes, Offerings and arguments people make. Giving is a discipleship issue. Money is the only thing the Bible says can be a root to evil, idolatry and the place we can put God to the test. This is worth listening to, praying about and conforming you life to. If you attend NECC or some other church, share this with others.

Title: The Bible

Scripture: Topical

Speaker: Dr. Rev. Paul Conway

How did we get it, how to read it & discussion about Bart Ehrdman Ph.D. a misguided scholar who is dismantling the faith of people with an limited field of study, Text Criticism. The Bible we have today came from thousands upon thousands of copies. The discipline of examining such manuscripts and selecting the version closest to the original Bible is called "Text Criticism." Bruce Metzger Ph.D. The greatest in this field said "We have 99.5% accuracy of the original Bible in our translations." Bart Ehrdman Ph.D., one of his students is now an atheist. He has turned his effort to writing books that use Text Criticism that have sown doubt and led to the de-conversion of many with his books on the NYT Best Sellers list. We engage the topic but so much more is left to be said. We recommend the book "Myths and Mistakes in Text Criticism" as a starting point. We DO NOT recommend Bart Ehrdmans books. But certainly not before reading and becoming familiar with the topic with the book recommendation we made or writings by Daniel Wallace Ph.D. However Myths and Mistakes is very user friendly.