Dealing with Doubts - Jesus, You, and Healthcare, Part 1
Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast
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🗓️ 12 May 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Do you know why the top universities in the world were founded? Or why someone like Harriet Tubman risked her life to rescue slaves? In this program, guest teacher John Dickerson makes that connection for us. John’s gonna unpack the common thread that links some of history’s most notable figures and institutions.
Main Points
Heroes of history who read Jesus’ words and did what it says:- Mary Moes
- Founders of Massachusetts General Hospital
- Johns Hopkins
- Look for the people who actually do what Jesus said, not cultural Christians.
- Do others know who you serve? What deeds are you doing that point to Jesus?
- Devout followers of Jesus who led anti-slavery movements in history: Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas, & Elijah Lovejoy
- Ten out of ten leading universities were started by Christians for the purpose of teaching the Bible.
- The Scientific Revolution was birthed by Christian scientists: Isaac Newton, Blaise Pascal, Johannes Kepler, & Robert Boyle
- For more evidence see the book, Jesus Skeptic: A Journalist Explores the credibility and Impact of Christianity by John S. Dickerson
- There are more ancient manuscripts of the Bible than any other ancient literature in the world.
- "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." -Acts 1:8
- Jesus is the only one who can: Change human nature from the inside out.
- Jesus is the only one who can: Transform hearts.
- Jesus is the only one who can: Reconnect us to God.
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About Chip Ingram
Chip Ingram’s passion is helping Christians really live like Christians. As a pastor, author, and teacher for more than three decades, Chip has helped believers around the world move from spiritual spectators to healthy, authentic disciples of Jesus by living out God’s truth in their lives and relationships in transformational ways.
About John Dickerson
John Dickerson is a prize-winning research journalist, a seminary-trained pastor, and a frequent commentator in national news outlets such as USA Today. Dickerson is the author of Hope of Nations, Jesus Skeptic and serves as the lead pastor of Connection Pointe Christian Church in the Indianapolis metro area.
About Living on the Edge
Living on the Edge exists to help Christians live like Christians. Established in 1995 as the radio ministry of pastor and author Chip Ingram, God has since grown it into a global discipleship ministry. Living on the Edge provides Biblical teaching and discipleship resources that challenge and equip spiritually hungry Christians all over the world to become mature disciples of Jesus.
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| 0:00.0 | Have you ever wondered why the top universities in the world were founded? |
| 0:07.0 | Or did you ever wonder why Harriet Tubman risk her life to rescue the slaves? |
| 0:13.0 | They have a common thread. |
| 0:15.0 | Want to know what that was? That's today. Stick around. |
| 0:18.0 | Welcome to this edition of Living on the Edge That's today. Stick around. |
| 0:25.8 | Welcome to this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram. |
| 0:32.4 | Our mission is to inspire Christians to be genuine followers of Jesus and to empower them to be active disciple makers in our world. Thanks for being with us as we continue our newest series |
| 0:37.3 | dealing with doubts, |
| 0:38.8 | reaffirming your personal faith. Today, Chips handing the teaching reins over to our friend John |
| 0:43.9 | Dickerson. For those who don't know, John's an author, award-winning investigative journalist, |
| 0:49.2 | and lead pastor at Connection Point Christian Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. But before we get going, let me encourage you to try using our message notes while you listen. |
| 0:59.0 | They contain John's outline, all the scripture he references, and much more. |
| 1:03.0 | These notes will really help you get the most out of what you're about to hear. |
| 1:07.0 | Download them under the broadcasts tab at Livingon The Edge.org, app listeners, tap, |
| 1:13.5 | fill in notes. Well, with that, here's John with his talk, Jesus, you, and health care. |
| 1:20.5 | We all want the best for the people we care about in the world. For our kids or grandkids, |
| 1:26.8 | our classmates, boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse, we want the in the world. For our kids or grandkids, our classmates, boyfriend, girlfriend, |
| 1:29.4 | spouse, we want the best for those people. I wonder, who do you think of, when you think of |
| 1:35.4 | who you love the most, and you want them living free from disease, you want them living healthy, |
| 1:41.8 | you want them living a life of prosperity, a life of well-being where |
| 1:45.1 | they've got enough food, a life where they have freedom. Who do you think of when you think of |
| 1:50.4 | someone you really want that for? I think of my two daughters, Zoe and Evie. Zoe and Evie |
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