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Prayer Requests for April 2018

April 2nd, 2018
We so appreciate your prayers! Here are some specific requests for this month: 1. Praise God for the work He did in people's hearts over Easter. Please pray that the reality of Christ's death and resurrection will linger in people's minds and they will truly know Him as Savior and Lord. If you're interested, we had 586,857 site users on Good Friday and 604,245 site users on Easter Sunday. Pray that God's Word will multiply in their hearts. 2. Pray that God will soften hearts and draw many more to Himself. Especially with Easter fresh in people's . . .

YouTube Channel

April 2nd, 2018
We're continually expanding our YouTube channel with new videos. If you've not seen them, you can check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/user/gotquestionsorg. The majority of our videos are linked to our articles, but we thought there was room for a little fun, too … This video features some epic auto-correct fails in the Q&A system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od4hRdw3_x4&feature=youtu.be. Enjoy! We also have a new Got Questions Ministries informational video in the works. So please be praying for that. We'll let you know when . . .

Sample Q&A from March 2018

April 2nd, 2018
**This is a good example of answering a question thoroughly, explaining concepts clearly, and doing so with a kind and personable tone. Question: Isaiah 7:14 and Matthew 1:20-23. I am confused at the answer given here, and many other places on this topic. Isaiah prophecy was to assure Ahaz that his city would still be standing regardless of the attacks (seeing he is horrible at matters of war and his deceased dad was). How would predicting the birth of a child 730+yrs LATER benefit this king? the prophecy was fulfilled, and in 14yrs his city was . . .

Scripture for April 2018

April 2nd, 2018
"For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me" (1 Corinthians 15:3–8, ESV). "But . . .

Happy birthday GotQuestions.org – a memory from MeLissa

February 28th, 2018
Happy 16th birthday to GotQuestions.org! This is how I remember February 12, 2002: Shea was running a little website called Theology 101 on Geocities, but had been talking about moving to a "real url." While watching TV in our tiny apartment in Kansas City, a Got Milk? commercial came on. Shea: "Got Milk? What do you think about that?" MeLissa: "I like milk... especially chocolate milk. When I was a kid my mom would sometimes reward me with chocolate milk if I behaved in the grocery store." Shea: "I mean for the website. What about Got Questions?" . . .

Sample Q&A from February 2018

February 28th, 2018
**This is a good example of fully answering a question while also addressing the more foundational issues that led to the question. The response provides clear explanations with good detail. It also has a personable tone. Question:When God says a person is in the palm of his hand, does that mean they're also a member of the body of Christ at the same time? Answered by: Mark King, who has been a volunteer with us since July, 2014. Answer: There are two passages that come to mind where the concept of being in the palm of God's hand is expressed. . . .

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