Hey and welcome to today's podcast. This is Michael Beckia with brilliant

perspectives. Thanks for joining us today. It's a special episode where Graham

answers questions submitted by our brilliant community.

Questions cover subjects like how to connect in a new church, how to pray when the news is showing

nothing but crisis.

And what does it look like to love your friends or family who are not yet Christians in a world that is more divisive than ever?

Enjoy encouragement and uplifting perspective as Graham's calm wisdom and insight into the Father's Heart guides us through these.

Hi, this is Graham Cook.

Once in a while I love to do a Q&A session with people from our brilliant

community. So let me answer a few of your recent questions.

So this one's from Simon and he asks in your experience how do I find like-minded

believers in a good home church if I'm in a new town I get so discouraged when I see leadership not taking responsibility

for unsound doctrine being taught to the church.

I think for me Simon a key thing is knowing that Jesus is the door and so that he's

the one that opens up opportunities for friendship and fellowship.

You can look around and find out where the nearest church is out of where you live and so on.

But when you visit a church, the questions to ask yourself are, does the message

reflect who Jesus is? Is this relational teaching?

Will it help me to actually make a firmer bond

in relationship with Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?

Are the people friendly and welcoming. Is the worship uplifting? So for me just a few

questions like that helps you to focus helps you to get a sense of what

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