When we or people we love are victims of evil, it can bring great pain and hurt into our lives. If God loves us and the ones we love, then what is He going to do about this pain? What can we do to overcome it? The answer is in seeking God, embracing His hope, and embracing his pain-relieving truths. Scriptures referenced: Psalm 34, John 11:32-35, Romans 8:31-39, Genesis 6:5-8, Psalm 22:24, Luke 3:21-22, John 3:35-36, Hebrews 12:1-3 To see David Hicks on YouTube, click here.

Many of us have been hurt by sins, wrongs, the evil of others. In a world where there is freedom for us to choose to hurt others, we will get hurt. So what is God going to do about this? If He loves us, shouldn't He just go ahead and get rid of all evil? The answers lie in a parable told by Jesus, "the parable of the wheat and the tares" (also known as "the parable of the wheat and the weeds"). In this story we will see how the owner of a field (i.e., Jesus) had his field sabotaged by...

If God loves us, why does He allow evil to happen to us? And did God create evil? The answers lie within why God made people in the first place. You see, we as people are made in God's likeness, God's image. What we will see today is that means we are children of God, children with the capacity to choose between right and wrong, good and evil. To see David Hicks on YouTube, click here.

We take a jovial look at an embarrassing work situation that holey matters to me, our odd use of the f-bomb, and then close it out with some clean comedy, literally. And no, despite the title, I do not go all "Eddie Murphy" on you in this routine. It is about as unadult as adult comedy can be. Also, my apologies as certain parts of this only make sense from a video perspective. To see David Hicks on YouTube, click here.

If God loves me, why is life so hard? Why do I have so many problems? In this video we look at six positive reasons as to why God, out of His love for us, might be giving us or allowing us to have hardships in our lives. We will especially look at man born blind and how his trial, despite popular belief, had nothing to do with sin, but everything to do with God's work being revealed through his story and with helping him come to faith in Jesus. Scriptures covered: John 9, James 1:1-4, Romans ...

Are we loved? It is a question we often ask in times of depression, sadness and hardship. We want to know if someone cares about us or worse, is there any reason someone should care about us. In this video, we begin to answer that question (spoiler alert - the answer is an unequivocal "yes!") by mentioning the three big reasons people do not believe they are loved - their circumstances, evil done to them and evil they did, then by focusing on this question: "Does my difficult life mean I am n...

Two of the more puzzling questions regarding how we got the Bible, especially the writings of the New Testament, are "who wrote them" and "how did we get the books that we have?" The answers aren't as straightforward as one would think. Still, thanks to the evidence within the Scriptures themselves and to the writings of some of the earliest Christians, we can with confidence know most of the true authors of the books of the Bible. More importantly, we can approach with these writ...

We continue our look at the writings of the Bible by examining how others viewed and treated them, especially Jesus Himself when He was tempted by Satan. We will consistently see that the Word of God was seen as authoritative, as truth, and even as basis for proof including the proof that Jesus is the Anointed One, i.e., the Son of God. We will also start looking at which writings should be considered Scripture by first understanding what was Scripture in Jesus' day, then by thinking through...

What are the writings of the Bible? Why are they considered holy? From where did they come? Today we take a look at how the Scriptures are described as "the word of God", "the word of the Lord". They are writings penned by men who were being guided by the Holy Spirit as they wrote them. Along the way, we will see how they were treated with absolute respect and authority, how they were regarded as truth even by Jesus Himself. Scriptures covered: 2 Timothy 3:16-17. 2 Pet...

One of the biggest values in the kingdom of God is humility, the quality of refusing to think oneself as being greater than others. In contrast is pride, where we believe ourselves to be greater than a person or group. Today we will see how Jesus repeatedly taught that if we exalt ourselves, we will be humbled, but if we humble ourselves, we will be exalted. We will also look at how Jesus taught that to be the greatest in God's kingdom, we need to have the humility of children and striv...

We've been talking about how, in God's kingdom, we have a different world view, a way of seeing various aspects of life often not in line with the rest of the world. It is a view framed by the teachings and ways of God and His Son. That being the case, how then should we view women? Look no further than Jesus who demonstrated time and time again that women were precious to Him. Today we will see Jesus longing to give the Holy Spirit and eternal life to a 5-time-divorced, living-with-a-man wom...

When it comes to understanding how we should view various aspects of life from the perspective of Christ, there may not be a more important topic in this day and age than gender. Gender is no longer being seen as simply male and female. More people than ever it seems struggle with their gender identity and at least consider changing from one to the other. So what does God's Word have to say about gender? We start by looking at the basic questions of how many genders did God make and how does ...

As followers of Christ and members of God's kingdom, what kind of people should we be? What should we not be? What should we do and not do? What should be important to us what should be unimportant? We look at three passages that answer these exact questions, that detail both the values (the things we should cherish) and anti-values (the things we should reject), as children of God. Scriptures covered: Acts 10:34-35. Revelation 14:6-7. Colossians 3. Romans 12:9-21.&nb...

We continue our look at how, as members of God's kingdom, we see and think about the world differently. When it comes to the subject of race, there is no racism in the kingdom of God. Instead we love people of all races, knowing that good news of salvation by faith in Jesus is for all. That may seem like common sense, but even for the apostle Peter, it was a message that God had to go out of His way to teach before Peter could share Jesus with the first Gentile convert, Cornelius. Related Scr...

A Christian law enforcement officer on the front lines of fighting sex trafficking for the past seven years, continues to share about his faith and the insight he has learned when it comes to keeping children safe from child predators. You will learn about his journey from Catholicism to Christ and why we should follow Jesus as well. We will talk about what to do if you think your child has been abducted, what can we do to fight human trafficking, and the role pornography plays in the formati...

How do we keep our children safe from sexual predators? How prevalent is sex and human trafficking anyway? To help us with the answers, a Christian law enforcement officer of 20 years and a specialist in sex trafficking for the past 7, shares his faith, knowledge, experience, wisdom and insights when it comes to dealing with the dark world of human trafficking. Questions covered: 0:31 What is your career, your job? 3:32 How bad is it out there? What is the scale of wh...

The teachings of Jesus help us see that the kingdom of God has its own culture and worldview. As citizens of the kingdom, we have a way of viewing and thinking about life that is vastly different than most of the cultures of the world. In this episode, we will look at some of those differences when it comes to the values of greatness, family, possessions and love. Scriptures covered: Mark 10:35-45, Matthew 12:46-50, Mark 10:17-31, Luke 6:27-36, Matthew 5:38-48. To see David Hicks on You...

Alex was born with cerebral palsy, a disease that has left her with the inability to walk without aid. Despite this struggle, she has grown into a young woman of great faith. Wanting to help others who face this and other difficult situations, Alex freely shares about her struggle with being bullied, how she copes with her disease, how she came to faith in Jesus, her ministry to children and her love of horses. In listening to Alex, you will hear many helpful points of wisdom whether yo...

Much of Jesus' teaching centered around the kingdom of God, the kingdom of heaven. So what does it mean then, to be a part this kingdom? Several things: 1) We have king, namely Jesus. 2) We have a Father, namely God. 3) We have a common culture, a common world view. As just one example, we look at how the way we think about our possessions in the kingdom of Christ is radically different than the way the people of the world look at them. Scriptures covered: Luke 23:1-4. John...

For many of us who live in the America, including those of us who call ourselves Christians, the answer to this question is an enthusiastic "Yes!" That, however, is a problem, a HUGE problem. Because the answer to the question, "Which is the greatest nation?", as we will see in today's video, is the Kingdom of God, and it isn't even close. So today we will look at the kingdom of heaven as compared to the United States. We will also answer the question of why U.S. citizens believe America is t...