Jesus tells the story of the Prodigal Son to illustrate how God feels about each one of us, even if we have rebelliously left Him in our past as wanted Him to leave us alone. But this Father, who had been so shamed by his arrogant son excitedly welcomes him home and showers him with gifts to convince him that he is truly a son and not a slave. What a beautiful picture of how precious we are to the Father. Click the link below for the PDF document SHOW NOTES 2. I am precious t

We begins a series that we call Ian's Mantra. In this first one we look at the people that were called by name by God. The conclusion is that if God knows them by name He also knows you and me by name. It is true. God know you by name. You are so important to Him I had to tell you. click on link below for the pdf. SHOW NOTES My Mantra 1. God knows me by name. Adam: Where are you? Abraham: I have big plans for you. Isaac, Jacob: Your are a cheater man but we will wrestle it ou

As we conclude this series on God and Evil we look closely at the cross to discover if there is anything revealed about the agency of evil. If there was ever a time for God to lash out at sinners that would have been the time. We were killing Jesus but in the process we made him suffer to the greatest extent possible. Instead God in Jesus asks them to be forgiven and excuses them for the didn't know what they were doing. What an amazing God we have come to discover. Click on

There he is hidden in plain sight. The destructive power attempting to destroy the Seven Churches, demonstrated in the Seven Seals, presented in the Seven Trumpets. His advocacy for violence and evil is presented in the Seven Battle scenes. He also engineers the Seven Last Plagues to destroy the planet. Join us to discover the hidden enemy in the book of Revelation. Click the link below for the pdf. SHOW NOTES 4. Who does the Book of Revelation indict as the agent of evil? Th

Sermon preached by Pastor Ian Hartley at True Live Community Church

The clear teaching of Jesus is that there is only one that is responsible for the evil in this world. Clearly Jesus indicts Satan for human suffering and moral evil. He is the one that comes only to steal, kill and destroy. Jesus came to bring life, abundant life. Jesus exonerates God in every way of any complicity with evil. He is pure light, goodness and love. CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE PDF. SHOW NOTES 2. Did Jesus indicate any complicity in God with Evil? Jesus, the only eyewi

While sins causation is a mystery the Bible does identify the being in which it originated. This identification was not clear to the Old Testament writers. They simply attribute everything good and evil to God. It is clear in the Old Testament that evil and violence originated with God. We will look at the Old Testament evidence. But then in part 2 Jesus sets the record straight and unveils the true god of violence and brutal warfare. Click below to open the pdf document SHOW

Catastrophes and tragedies are not God's punishment or justice for wrongdoing. They are the consequences of living on this planet. The second meaning of justice is restorative justice. He knows that we did not choose to be born on this planet, into this world of sin. God's heart is to bring restoration to all that are affected by sin. Rather than punishment or revenge He wants to heal and restore. CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR THE PDF SHOW NOTES 11. Does the God of Justice Punish?

Traditionally Christians have held that the "Justice of God" means punishment. This thought brings some people satisfaction to know that one day there will be a reckoning for the wicked who seem to get by so easily. We will explore the idea of punitive or retributive justice that is dependent on violence for its implementation. It is common to believe that the ultimate form of retributive punishment ever invented is an ever-burning hell for the rejecters of God's lifestyle. T

Sermon by Pastor Ian Hartely preached at the True Life Community on October 18, 2025.

Listen to this episode BEFORE you read the Old Testament! It is essential to understand what was added to the book of Job to realize that there is a God that protects and a devil that brings strife. This is critical to understand as we read the Old Testament where they simply attribute everything that happened supernaturally to God. There was very little understanding of the devil until they came back from captivity in Babylon. The book of Job should probably have been put at

Pastor Ian Hartley preached at the True Life Community in Colorado.

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