{"id":61765,"date":"2021-06-22T16:53:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T21:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/?page_id=61765"},"modified":"2024-07-03T14:11:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T19:11:19","slug":"matthew-tingblad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/matthew-tingblad\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Tingblad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"61765\" class=\"elementor elementor-61765\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e4053a3 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2e4053a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"top\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/vimeo.com\\\/566308788&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-embed\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a53d2a4\" data-id=\"2a53d2a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e700ea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e700ea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Matthew Tingblad<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-669fbb74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"669fbb74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matthew Tingblad is a speaker and author on Josh McDowell Ministry\u2019s global team.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-152428f5 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elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCyDY-55jTpEn_pcmfzOO4tQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Youtube Channel<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-50cebf04\" data-id=\"50cebf04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60cd91d4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"60cd91d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"\/book-matthew\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book Matthew for Your Event<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61d28ead\" data-id=\"61d28ead\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-368cb8ca elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"368cb8ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2023\/04\/matthew-tingblad-bio-4-25-25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Matt's Bio<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c2fcf93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c2fcf93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"matthew\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37114744\" data-id=\"37114744\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-badcc80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"badcc80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Matthew<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5db23505 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5db23505\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-531a1a07\" data-id=\"531a1a07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bfae171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bfae171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2022\/10\/MatthewTingblad-headshot2-square.jpg?w=1024\" title=\"MatthewTingblad-headshot2-square\" alt=\"MatthewTingblad-headshot2-square\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c5e9f2c\" data-id=\"2c5e9f2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c87787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69c87787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a writer and speaker holding a Master of Divinity from Talbot School of Theology, Matthew has a passion to grow and strengthen the church with a firm grounding for the Christian faith. With wisdom and sensitivity, he offers a unique approach to tough biblical questions and the deeply felt needs of teenagers, college students, and young professionals today by integrating theology and philosophy into apologetics.\u00a0 Matthew has led thousands of individuals to grow in a rock-solid conviction that God is real, God is good, and God is worth it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7413a53f elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7413a53f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26ad5ac3\" data-id=\"26ad5ac3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1f98b7 pp-testimonials-content-bubble pp-testimonials-quote-position-before-after pp-testimonials-h-align-center elementor--star-style-star_fontawesome elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-testimonials\" data-id=\"c1f98b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-testimonials.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonials-wrap\" data-slider-settings=\"{&quot;slides_per_view&quot;:1,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:1,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:600,&quot;fade&quot;:false,&quot;vertical&quot;:false,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;rtl&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:&quot;6000&quot;,&quot;dots&quot;:false,&quot;slides_per_view_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;slides_to_scroll_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;slides_per_view_tablet&quot;:1,&quot;slides_to_scroll_tablet&quot;:1}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonials-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-slider-arrow pp-arrow-prev pp-arrow-prev-c1f98b7\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-slider-arrow pp-arrow-next pp-arrow-next-c1f98b7\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonials pp-testimonials-carousel pp-testimonials-image-inline pp-slick-slider\" data-layout=\"carousel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial pp-testimonial-skin-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\tMatt is a gifted and powerful communicator of God\u2019s Word. Even as a young man barely out of college, students in our area were captivated by his messages and preferred him to many seasoned speakers! In Matt, God has molded a unique blend of energy, drive, thoughtfulness, and humor with a deep passion for Jesus, his Word, and apologetics. Hear him!\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-footer-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-cite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-name\">Brandon Smith<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-position\">Evangelist, Ambassadors for Christ International<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial pp-testimonial-skin-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\tMatthew is a Biblically sound teacher. He communicates the truths of God&#8217;s word in a creative, thorough and inspiring way. I highly recommend Matthew.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-footer-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-cite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-name\">Ray Fritz<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-position\">Lead Pastor, Connections Church, Ramsey MN<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial pp-testimonial-skin-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-text\">\n\t\t\tMatt is a dynamic speaker who shares winsomely and passionately. He has a vast knowledge of apologetic and theological issues and is a trustworthy voice in this generation!\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-footer-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-cite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-name\">Daniel Jansson<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-testimonial-position\">Lead Pastor, Imago Dei Church, Downey CA<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f40c3a3 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f40c3a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10d4bec4\" data-id=\"10d4bec4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5adea586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5adea586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Solidify Weekend<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c78ced elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17c78ced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">With Matthew Tingblad<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d7727c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-divider\" data-id=\"5d7727c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-divider-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-divider pp-divider-horizontal horizontal\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7668dda3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7668dda3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A conference designed for teens and young adults to strengthen their faith against the storms of our secular culture.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fde4e8f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7fde4e8f\" 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a68bd92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Christianity Makes Sense<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b69311e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b69311e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What is the evidence for the existence of God, the reliability of the Bible, or the resurrection of Jesus? These are the fundamental questions of Christian apologetics, which seeks to provide reasons for believing that Christianity is true. In this talk, Matthew goes through the ABCs of Christian apologetics to help others understand that Christian faith is grounded upon a reasonable basis for belief.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-78ec0dd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78ec0dd6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ae89d47\" data-id=\"4ae89d47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596145f elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-video\" data-id=\"596145f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video pp-video-type-vimeo\" data-settings=\"{&quot;post_id&quot;:61765,&quot;widget_id&quot;:&quot;596145f&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-play pp-video-play-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/player.vimeo.com\\\/video\\\/975605580?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-596145f&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-media-overlay pp-video-overlay\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/975605580?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-video-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/i.vimeocdn.com\/video\/1890045064-6a60e68b7aa19ae41af9b48ee967368d850167cacc0387decc0d19e399efc8ec-d_840?region=us\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-video-play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6622d4ee\" data-id=\"6622d4ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fa7336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44fa7336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did God really say?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e298c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e298c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this special presentation, Matthew brings in real artifacts of the Old and New Testament, taking his listeners back in time and explaining how they demonstrate that the text of the Bible has been reliably preserved for us today. The talk is more than a simple apologetic presentation, but an opportunity to encounter real evidence for the living Word of God.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e92441 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e92441\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-385cd33\" data-id=\"385cd33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e4f76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-video\" data-id=\"b7e4f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video pp-video-type-vimeo\" data-settings=\"{&quot;post_id&quot;:61765,&quot;widget_id&quot;:&quot;b7e4f76&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-play pp-video-play-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/player.vimeo.com\\\/video\\\/975604184?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-b7e4f76&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-media-overlay pp-video-overlay\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/975604184?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-video-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/i.vimeocdn.com\/video\/1890043615-85c246f605e3f9131282bdd0f931006795f415d9e1afc15e5ce769dc9011116c-d_840?region=us\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-video-play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a949fb\" data-id=\"2a949fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a148928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a148928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Breathed Out by God<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21682f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21682f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2 Timothy 3:16 teaches that the Bible is \u201cBreathed out\u201d by God. But how does Scripture demonstrate divine insight? In this talk, Matthew discusses how the Bible bears the markings of a supernatural source. By discovering the remarkably unified nature of Scripture, you will learn that the Bible\u2019s message is best explained by the divine handiwork work of God.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-15e745a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15e745a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-74d63b32\" data-id=\"74d63b32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83f985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-video\" data-id=\"f83f985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video pp-video-type-vimeo\" data-settings=\"{&quot;post_id&quot;:61765,&quot;widget_id&quot;:&quot;f83f985&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-play pp-video-play-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/player.vimeo.com\\\/video\\\/975605282?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-f83f985&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-media-overlay pp-video-overlay\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/975605282?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-video-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/i.vimeocdn.com\/video\/1890044764-96ed3d6e3a7d3f6bdd3355107d2017b7a2b00f5bd2ec542c503b6b699c46b85a-d_840?region=us\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-video-play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-50e8506f\" data-id=\"50e8506f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25988b2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25988b2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why did God Do That?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c1dd7a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c1dd7a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Of all the different ways that Christianity has been challenged, probably the most common objection is that God is not good. After all, how can God be good when he gives burdensome laws, delivers judgment, or sends people to Hell? Matthew tackles these questions to affirm God&#8217;s goodness, not in spite of these difficulties, but because of them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-57bc9e67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57bc9e67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-22122164\" data-id=\"22122164\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4672a63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-video\" data-id=\"4672a63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video pp-video-type-vimeo\" data-settings=\"{&quot;post_id&quot;:61765,&quot;widget_id&quot;:&quot;4672a63&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-play pp-video-play-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/player.vimeo.com\\\/video\\\/975605388?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-4672a63&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-media-overlay pp-video-overlay\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/975605388?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-video-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/i.vimeocdn.com\/video\/1890044957-86164cd584279a847b6ff40e8c880bf0af25d507253409a4b8fcf0b2dd1902b3-d_840?region=us\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-video-play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cf7e4d5\" data-id=\"7cf7e4d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ddd004e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ddd004e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where is God in my Pain and Suffering?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba32db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ba32db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For many years, the challenge of pain and suffering has eroded our ability to trust that God is truly good and loving. In this talk, Matthew discusses not just the philosophical problem of why God allows pain and suffering but guides his listeners to explore how God brings healing and comfort in our darkest moments of life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1118905a elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1118905a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-680ca313\" data-id=\"680ca313\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba92927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-video\" data-id=\"ba92927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video pp-video-type-vimeo\" data-settings=\"{&quot;post_id&quot;:61765,&quot;widget_id&quot;:&quot;ba92927&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-play pp-video-play-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/player.vimeo.com\\\/video\\\/975608268?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-ba92927&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-media-overlay pp-video-overlay\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/975608268?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-video-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/i.vimeocdn.com\/video\/1890061483-42dc65e46cbb46c42481214d6c284a6e6e79f01f0868e1557ed6af5d811ccb5b-d_840?region=us\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-video-play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-745e5d58\" data-id=\"745e5d58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c7d0bd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c7d0bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information Oceanload<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50146fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50146fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We live in a world with an ocean of information. Although an ocean can be a marvelous thing to make use of, it appears that our generation is lost at sea. This is mentally exhausting and has corroded our trust in Christianity and truth in general. This is the challenge that Matthew seeks to address by providing sensible methods for interpreting information and encouragement that God\u2019s truth is able to lead us to shore.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-61146958 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61146958\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-585e915a\" data-id=\"585e915a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-358a097 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-video\" data-id=\"358a097\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video pp-video-type-vimeo\" data-settings=\"{&quot;post_id&quot;:61765,&quot;widget_id&quot;:&quot;358a097&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-play pp-video-play-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/player.vimeo.com\\\/video\\\/975608351?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-358a097&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-media-overlay pp-video-overlay\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/975608351?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-video-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/i.vimeocdn.com\/video\/1890062001-6fc0b16e92b0f4bfac980273f76d782b7380b127e8e95bd775bc1d102cf7e6ed-d_840?region=us\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-video-play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-23759894\" data-id=\"23759894\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c23f9c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c23f9c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Case for Community<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53268b91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53268b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, most Christian apologetics is about why we should believe in God, the Bible, and Jesus. But there is another issue that is sharply needed in today&#8217;s consumeristic society: Why should we believe in the local church? In this talk, Matthew defends our need for Christian community by presenting a biblical case of God&#8217;s design for his local church and why it matters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cebabc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cebabc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-690a738b\" data-id=\"690a738b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6b0a28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-video\" data-id=\"a6b0a28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video pp-video-type-vimeo\" data-settings=\"{&quot;post_id&quot;:61765,&quot;widget_id&quot;:&quot;a6b0a28&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-play pp-video-play-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/player.vimeo.com\\\/video\\\/975608439?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-a6b0a28&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-media-overlay pp-video-overlay\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/975608439?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-video-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/i.vimeocdn.com\/video\/1890062443-2c3bf06ce109d0667e4a244b2cddd081f099c7619c5a8ccff3b5dc7bd482ae7d-d_840?region=us\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-video-play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-33a7d0d1\" data-id=\"33a7d0d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c741af8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c741af8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Worth It!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab22ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ab22ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even with all the reasons to believe God is real and God is good, many remain hesitant to embrace Christianity. The life God calls us to is not easy, and young people are not convinced that God is worth it. This message seeks to address the fear of committing one\u2019s life to God by diving into Philippians 3, exploring why Paul joyfully gave away his former life to attain Christ.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ed88cf8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ed88cf8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ade9eb\" data-id=\"4ade9eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b51b290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-video\" data-id=\"b51b290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video pp-video-type-vimeo\" data-settings=\"{&quot;post_id&quot;:61765,&quot;widget_id&quot;:&quot;b51b290&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-play pp-video-play-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/player.vimeo.com\\\/video\\\/975605492?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-b51b290&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-media-overlay pp-video-overlay\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/975605492?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-video-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/i.vimeocdn.com\/video\/1890044961-b91477d158b514f6f77e598e0cf65f635f7de36541743e15f4974441b2fb8117-d_840?region=us\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-video-play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-395e7dcd\" data-id=\"395e7dcd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46813cad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46813cad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do we Mature as Christians?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28182f5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28182f5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left\">How does spiritual growth take place? How do spiritual practices translate into Christian maturity, and what does Christian maturity even look like? In this talk, Matthew looks hard at these questions and offers pastoral encouragement for those who feel hopelessly stuck in their faith.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c465dfb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c465dfb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a4b539\" data-id=\"6a4b539\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b6645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-video\" data-id=\"84b6645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video pp-video-type-vimeo\" data-settings=\"{&quot;post_id&quot;:61765,&quot;widget_id&quot;:&quot;84b6645&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-play pp-video-play-lightbox\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/player.vimeo.com\\\/video\\\/975608082?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-84b6645&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-media-overlay pp-video-overlay\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-video-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/975608082?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;autoplay=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-video-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/i.vimeocdn.com\/video\/1890062940-9733718436f6ee1a8bafd9122e0bbd6ca6522e887b0e62675881140733673632-d_840?region=us\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pp-video-play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-189001e\" data-id=\"189001e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb263ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb263ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is the World so Cruel?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327eefc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"327eefc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><em>Practically everyone says that they want to be a good person. And yet, we hear or experience the sobering reality of human cruelty every day. What is wrong with this world, and how can we address it? In this talk, Matthew evaluates the situation and returns to the Biblical diagnosis in a way that honors human dignity and offers a way out.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e49f7a8 elementor-section-stretched elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e49f7a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-832e6ca elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"832e6ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCyDY-55jTpEn_pcmfzOO4tQ\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Follow me on my YouTube Channel Now!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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data-widget_type=\"uael-video-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video-gallery-wrap uael-vg__layout-grid uael-vg__action-lightbox uael-aspect-ratio-16_9\" data-action=\"lightbox\" data-layout=\"grid\" data-all-filters=\"filter-reliability-of-the-gospels\" >\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-item\" id=\"uael-video__gallery-item1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-iframe\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/EX1rJsC0Y8k\/hqdefault.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-clickable uael-vg__play_full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EX1rJsC0Y8k?autoplay=1&amp;version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1\" data-fancybox=\"uael-video-gallery-1291fe1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-animation- uael-vg__play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-video__caption\">Episode 1<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-item\" id=\"uael-video__gallery-item2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-iframe\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/BRC5xAM3ryw\/hqdefault.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-clickable uael-vg__play_full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BRC5xAM3ryw?autoplay=1&amp;version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1\" data-fancybox=\"uael-video-gallery-1291fe1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-animation- uael-vg__play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-video__caption\">Episode 2<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-item\" id=\"uael-video__gallery-item3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-iframe\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/qLYFv_1X1MA\/hqdefault.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-clickable uael-vg__play_full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qLYFv_1X1MA?autoplay=1&amp;version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1\" data-fancybox=\"uael-video-gallery-1291fe1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-animation- uael-vg__play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-video__caption\">Episode 3<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-item\" id=\"uael-video__gallery-item4\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-iframe\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/w5eO6jDY3ZI\/hqdefault.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-clickable uael-vg__play_full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w5eO6jDY3ZI?autoplay=1&amp;version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1\" data-fancybox=\"uael-video-gallery-1291fe1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-animation- uael-vg__play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-video__caption\">Episode 4<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-item\" id=\"uael-video__gallery-item5\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-iframe\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/FH0OrBcfU7A\/hqdefault.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-clickable uael-vg__play_full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FH0OrBcfU7A?autoplay=1&amp;version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1\" data-fancybox=\"uael-video-gallery-1291fe1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-animation- uael-vg__play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-video__caption\">Episode 5<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-item\" id=\"uael-video__gallery-item6\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-iframe\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/xBd7cQ2mqKc\/hqdefault.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-clickable uael-vg__play_full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xBd7cQ2mqKc?autoplay=1&amp;version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1\" data-fancybox=\"uael-video-gallery-1291fe1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-animation- uael-vg__play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-video__caption\">Episode 6<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-item\" id=\"uael-video__gallery-item7\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-iframe\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/PFKt1dtrFNQ\/hqdefault.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-clickable uael-vg__play_full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PFKt1dtrFNQ?autoplay=1&amp;version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1\" data-fancybox=\"uael-video-gallery-1291fe1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-animation- uael-vg__play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-video__caption\">Episode 7<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-item\" id=\"uael-video__gallery-item8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-iframe\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/c_wbAddgH5w\/hqdefault.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-clickable uael-vg__play_full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c_wbAddgH5w?autoplay=1&amp;version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1\" data-fancybox=\"uael-video-gallery-1291fe1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-animation- uael-vg__play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-video__caption\">Episode 8<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-item\" id=\"uael-video__gallery-item9\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-iframe\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1zHLGZXhTi0\/hqdefault.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-clickable uael-vg__play_full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1zHLGZXhTi0?autoplay=1&amp;version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1\" data-fancybox=\"uael-video-gallery-1291fe1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-animation- uael-vg__play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-video__caption\">Episode 9<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-item\" id=\"uael-video__gallery-item10\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__gallery-iframe\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ViIjsD3wX18\/hqdefault.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-clickable uael-vg__play_full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ViIjsD3wX18?autoplay=1&amp;version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1\" data-fancybox=\"uael-video-gallery-1291fe1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-video__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-animation- uael-vg__play-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h4 class=\"uael-video__caption\">Episode 10<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-vg__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t\tjQuery( document ).ready( function( $ ) {\n\n\t\t\t\t$( '.uael-video-gallery-wrap' ).each( function() {\n\n\t\t\t\t\tvar $node_id 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