CHARLIE CAMPBELL is available to speak at churches, conferences, retreats, schools, men’s gatherings, and apologetics events on a wide variety of topics related to the Christian faith. His engaging, highly visual presentations are designed to strengthen believers’ confidence in God and the Bible, equip them to answer challenging questions and objections, and encourage them to lovingly share the truth with others.

Below are Charlie’s currently available presentations. Depending on your setting, you might choose one topic for a Sunday morning or midweek service, or combine two or three for a weekend apologetics event. Promotional graphics are available for many of the teachings, and you’re welcome to customize them with your church name, service times, website, or other details.

Not sure which topic would be the best fit for your church or event? We’d be glad to help. Feel free to contact us using the form at the bottom of the page with any questions or for recommendations.

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Evidence for God
The Case for a Creator

Does God really exist? Is there compelling evidence for a Creator—or does belief in God ultimately require a blind leap of faith? In this engaging presentation, Charlie builds a cumulative case for God’s existence using evidence from science, philosophy, Scripture, and the life of Jesus Christ.

Organized around five memorable lines of evidence—the Five C’s—Charlie examines:

• • • The Cosmos — What best explains the existence and beginning of the universe?
    • The Conditions for Life — Why does our universe appear so finely tuned for life?
    • The Complexity of Life — What do DNA, the cell, and the remarkable design of living things point to?
    • The Canon of Scripture — What evidence demonstrates that the Bible is a trustworthy revelation from God?
    • The Christ — What does the extraordinary life, claims, miracles, and resurrection of Jesus reveal about God?

Filled with fascinating scientific discoveries, memorable illustrations, and easy-to-understand evidence, this presentation will strengthen believers’ confidence in God’s existence and equip them to thoughtfully respond to atheists, skeptics, and others who ask, “What evidence is there that God exists?” (Graphic for promo)

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Evidence for the Bible
Seven Reasons You Can Trust the Bible

Can we really trust the Bible? Has it been accurately preserved? Is there evidence that its historical accounts are true—or must Christians simply accept the Bible by faith? In Charlie’s most-requested teaching, he presents seven compelling lines of evidence that demonstrate why Christians can have confidence that the Bible is trustworthy and truly unlike any other book ever written.

Using fascinating examples, photographs, and easy-to-understand evidence, Charlie examines:

• • • Fulfilled prophecy
    • Archaeological discoveries
    • The Bible’s remarkable internal consistency
    • Corroboration from nonbiblical historical sources
    • Scientific accuracy and foresight
    • The Bible’s remarkable honesty about its heroes’ failures
    • The manuscript evidence

This faith-strengthening presentation is ideal for Christians who want greater confidence in God’s Word—and for churches wanting to equip their people to answer one of the most common challenges to the Christian faith: “Why should anyone believe the Bible?” (Graphic for promo)

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Archaeological Evidence for the Bible
The Stones Cry Out

Can archaeology actually confirm people, places, and events recorded in the Bible? In this fascinating, highly visual presentation, Charlie takes the congregation on a journey through the ancient lands of the Bible to examine remarkable archaeological discoveries that illuminate and corroborate details in both the Old and New Testaments.

Using photographs and easy-to-understand explanations, Charlie highlights discoveries such as:

• • • The Tel Dan Stele, containing an ancient reference to King David
    • The Pontius Pilate Inscription, confirming the Roman governor who sentenced Jesus to crucifixion
    • The Babylonian Chronicle Tablets, which corroborate events surrounding the fall of Jerusalem
    • The Dead Sea Scrolls, confirming the Old Testament books were accurately transmitted
    • The ruins of Macherus, the fortress associated with the imprisonment and execution of John the Baptist
    • Archaeological evidence illuminating first-century Roman crucifixion

Through remarkable discoveries and compelling visuals, this presentation brings the world of the Bible to life while strengthening confidence that Scripture describes real people, real places, and real events rooted in history. (Graphic for promo)

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The Case for Jesus
Answers to Skeptics’ Top Seven Objections

Can we really trust what the New Testament tells us about Jesus? Critics commonly claim that the Gospel writers borrowed His story from pagan religions, that Jesus’ earliest followers never believed He was God, that the Gospels were written centuries later and contain contradictions, and that alternative writings such as the Gospel of Thomas may give us a more accurate picture of the “real Jesus.”

In this engaging presentation, Charlie examines the historical evidence and responds to seven popular objections:

• • • “The authors of the Gospels borrowed their ideas about Jesus from ancient religions such as those involving Horus and Mithras.”
    • “The earliest Christians didn’t believe Jesus was God.”
    • “The Gospels contain errors and contradictions.”
    • “The Gospel of Thomas and Gospel of Judas may tell us the truth about Jesus.”
    • “There’s no good evidence outside the Bible that Jesus was a real person.”
    • “The Gospels were written hundreds of years after Jesus lived.”
    • “Accounts of Jesus’ miracles were added to the Gospels later to attract followers.”

Drawing from ancient manuscripts, early Christian writings, non-Christian historical sources, and the New Testament itself, Charlie shows why these increasingly common objections fail to overturn the historical case for Jesus. This presentation will strengthen believers’ confidence in the biblical Jesus and equip them to thoughtfully respond when friends, professors, documentaries, social media, or skeptical authors challenge what the Bible says about Him. (Graphic for promo)

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The Bible’s Scientific Accuracy and Foresight

The Bible is not a science textbook—but when it speaks about the natural world, does it get the facts right? Even more remarkably, did biblical writers describe realities about our universe and planet long before they became known through modern scientific investigation?

In this eye-opening presentation, Charlie examines intriguing passages concerning:

• • • The Start of the Universe
    • The Stretching Out of the Universe
    • The Stars
    • The Sun
    • The Shape of the Earth
    • The Suspension of the Earth
    • The Second Law of Thermodynamics
    • The Source of Water
    • Springs in the Ocean
    • Sea Paths

Written hundreds—and in some cases thousands—of years before many corresponding scientific discoveries, these passages contain remarkable statements about the natural world that would have been unexpected from ancient writers relying merely on the knowledge of their day.

Using Scripture, scientific discoveries, historical background, and compelling visuals, Charlie shows how the Bible’s scientific accuracy and foresight provide another line of evidence for its divine inspiration—strengthening our confidence that “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God” (2 Timothy 3:16). (Graphic for promo)

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Concise Answers to Atheists’ Objections and Questions, pt. 1

Christians increasingly encounter challenging objections to God, the Bible, and the Christian faith—from friends and coworkers, in classrooms, on social media, and throughout popular culture. But lengthy answers aren’t always necessary. Sometimes Christians simply need a clear, concise, biblically sound response that helps move the conversation forward.

Beginning with a brief look at Jude 1:3 and the biblical call to “contend earnestly for the faith,” Charlie offers practical 2–5 minute answers to a wide variety of objections, including:

• • • “The Bible condones slavery!”
    • “The God of the Old Testament commanded genocide.”
    • “If God exists, why doesn’t He simply appear publicly and prove it?”
    • “The Bible was written by men. It’s not trustworthy.”
    • “The New Testament authors borrowed the virgin birth and resurrection from pagan myths.”
    • “Evolution is a proven fact.”

Charlie also tackles several other common objections concerning Christianity, sexuality, judging others, the treatment of women, religious violence, the reliability of Scripture, and more.

Fast-moving, practical, and highly relevant, this presentation strengthens believers’ confidence in the Christian faith while giving them concise answers they can remember and use when difficult questions arise in real-life conversations. (Graphic promo here)

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Concise Answers to Atheists’ Objections and Questions, pt. 2

How should Christians respond when skeptics raise objections they weren’t expecting? In this companion presentation, Charlie begins with the exhortation of 1 Peter 3:15 to “always be ready” and then provides practical 2–5 minute answers to another wide-ranging collection of challenges to Christianity.

Among the objections Charlie addresses:

• • • “You’re only a Christian because you were raised in a Christian culture.”
    • “You don’t believe in Zeus or Thor. I just believe in one less god than you do.”
    • “Belief in God is just a psychological crutch.”
    • “Science and belief in God are incompatible.”
    • “The Gospels contradict one another.”
    • “Churches are full of hypocrites.”

Charlie also responds to several other questions and objections involving dinosaurs, human races and skin color, transgenderism, religious pluralism, the exclusivity of Christianity, salvation through Jesus alone, and more.

Designed to be engaging, fast-moving, and immediately useful, this presentation helps Christians discover that even difficult-sounding objections often have reasonable answers—and equips them to respond with greater confidence, clarity, and grace. (Graphic promo here)

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Ten Upcoming Events in Bible Prophecy

What does the Bible say is coming next? For many Christians, Bible prophecy can seem complicated—a maze of passages, symbols, and competing interpretations. In this popular, fast-moving presentation, Charlie brings the big picture into focus by walking listeners through ten major events the Bible says still lie ahead.

Using Scripture, compelling visuals, and easy-to-understand explanations, Charlie provides a clear overview of:

• • • The Rapture
    • The Believer’s Day of Rewards
    • The Tribulation
    • The Invasion of Ezekiel 38–39
    • The Battle of Armageddon
    • The Second Coming of Christ
    • The 1,000-Year Reign of Christ
    • The Great White Throne Judgment
    • Eternity in the New Jerusalem

Rather than getting lost in speculation or minor details, this presentation helps believers understand how the major events of end-times prophecy fit together, where they are taught in Scripture, and why God has revealed these things to us in the first place. The result is not fear, but greater clarity, hope, motivation to live wholeheartedly for the Lord, and joyful anticipation of Jesus Christ’s return. (Graphic for promo)

Note: Charlie holds to a Pretribulational Rapture and Premillennial Second Coming, the same views held by John Walvoord, Norman Geisler, John MacArthur, Warren Wiersbe, Chuck Smith, etc. After Charlie gave this teaching at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, Pastor Jack Hibbs shared it with his Facebook followers, saying it was “one of the most encouraging, biblically accurate, and evangelistic you’ll hear all wrapped up in the one service.” 

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Ten Reasons to Reject Darwinian Evolution

Does the scientific evidence really support Darwinian evolution—or are there good reasons to question the theory? In this presentation, Charlie lays out ten scientific and biblical reasons Christians can confidently reject the idea that all living things arose through an unguided evolutionary process.

Drawing from biology, genetics, paleontology, and Scripture, Charlie examines major challenges to evolutionary theory, including the scarcity of convincing transitional fossils, the inability of mutations and natural selection to account for the vast amounts of new genetic information required for large-scale evolution, and the irreducible complexity of living systems. He also examines how DNA points to an intelligent Designer and why the fossil record can be understood more naturally in light of catastrophic burial and the biblical account of a global Flood.

Filled with scientific evidence, memorable examples, and compelling visuals, this presentation will strengthen believers’ confidence in the biblical account of creation and equip them to thoughtfully respond to one of the most influential challenges to the Christian worldview. (Graphic for promo).

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If God is Loving, Why Does He Allow Evil and Suffering?

If God is all-powerful and loving, why is there so much evil and suffering in the world? Why doesn’t He stop wars, disease, natural disasters, violence, and death? Why does He allow innocent people—even children—to suffer? Couldn’t God have created a world without evil? And why doesn’t He intervene more often?

These are among the most difficult questions Christians face—and for many people, they are deeply personal. In this thoughtful and compassionate presentation, Charlie examines what the Bible teaches about the origin of evil and suffering, why God allows them to continue, and how human freedom, sin, Satan, and life in a fallen world contribute to the suffering we experience. He also explains several ways God can sovereignly use suffering to accomplish great good—even when we cannot see His purposes at the time.

This presentation is designed not only to equip the mind but encourage the heart. It provides biblical answers for Christians wrestling with suffering themselves while preparing them to respond thoughtfully and compassionately to skeptics who argue that evil and suffering are incompatible with the existence of a loving, all-powerful God. (Graphic for promo)

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Heaven: Ten Wonderful Truths About Our Eternal Home 

What will Heaven actually be like? Will we float around on clouds playing harps—or has God promised His people something far more wonderful? In this uplifting and hope-filled presentation, Charlie opens the Scriptures to explore ten wonderful truths about the eternal home awaiting all who have been redeemed through Jesus Christ.

Listeners will discover what the Bible reveals about the glorious New Jerusalem and New Earth, our future resurrected bodies, the “Paradise of God,” rewards in Heaven, and the extraordinary life awaiting God’s people in eternity. Charlie also explains why there will be no more death, sorrow, crying, or pain; why Heaven will be a place of unimaginable joy; and why believers can look forward to being reunited with the redeemed from throughout history.

Filled with Scripture, beautiful imagery, and encouraging reminders of God’s promises, this presentation will help believers develop a more biblical—and far more exciting—view of their eternal home. Above all, it points to the greatest truth about Heaven: we will be with our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, forever. (Graphic for promo)

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Answers to the Tough Questions about Hell 

How can a loving God send people to Hell? Why would God create people knowing that many would reject Him? What happens to those who have never heard of Jesus? Is eternal punishment really just? And will everyone in Hell receive the same punishment?

Few biblical doctrines raise more difficult questions—or stronger objections—than the doctrine of Hell. In this thought-provoking presentation, Charlie addresses some of the most common challenges, including:

• • • “A God of love would never send anybody to Hell.”
    • “Why would God create us if He knew so many people would be eternally lost?”
    • “Couldn’t God have created a world in which no one would end up in Hell?”
    • “What about those who have never heard of Jesus?”
    • “Why doesn’t God give people a second chance after death?”
    • “Why not reform people in some kind of temporary purgatory?”
    • “Isn’t eternal punishment unjust for sins committed during a finite lifetime?”
    • “Will everyone in Hell receive the same punishment?”
    • “Why would a loving God create Hell to be so horrible?”
    • “How could I be happy in Heaven knowing someone I love is in Hell?”

Drawing carefully from Scripture, Charlie exposes common misconceptions about Hell while explaining how its reality is consistent with both God’s perfect justice and His extraordinary love and mercy toward sinners. This presentation equips Christians to answer difficult objections with biblical clarity and compassion—and reminds believers of the urgency of lovingly sharing the gospel with those who do not yet know Christ. (Graphic for promo)

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The Case for Jesus’ Resurrection

Did Jesus Christ really rise from the dead? Christianity stands or falls on the answer to that question. If Jesus remained in the grave, the Christian faith is false. But if He truly rose from the dead, His resurrection provides powerful confirmation of His identity, His claims, and the truth of the gospel.

In this engaging presentation, Charlie builds a compelling historical case for the resurrection using five lines of evidence, organized around the easy-to-remember acronym R.I.S.E.N. Along the way, he examines the empty tomb, the transformation of Jesus’ disciples, the explosive growth of Christianity in Jerusalem, and other historical facts that demand an explanation. He also addresses alternative theories proposed by skeptics to explain away the resurrection.

This faith-strengthening presentation will help believers understand why there are good historical reasons to believe Jesus rose from the grave—and equip them to confidently explain and defend the event at the very heart of the Christian faith. (Graphic for promo)

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What About Other Religions?

With so many religions in the world, can Christianity really claim that Jesus is the only way to God? Aren’t the world’s religions simply different paths leading to the same destination? What about sincere Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims? And what happens to people who have never even heard the name of Jesus?

In this engaging and thought-provoking presentation, Charlie examines the increasingly popular belief that all religions are valid paths to God. He explains why the world’s religions cannot all be true, examines the popular “blind men and the elephant” analogy, and shows from Scripture why Jesus could boldly declare, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). Charlie also addresses several challenging questions, including:

• • • “What about those who’ve never heard of Jesus? Are they going to end up in Hell?”
    • “How can Christianity claim to be the only true religion?”
    • “Don’t Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims also connect with God in their own ways?”
    • “Aren’t the world’s religions just using different names for the same God?”

This presentation helps believers understand why Jesus is humanity’s only Savior, while equipping them to respond to difficult questions about other religions with biblical clarity, confidence, and compassion. It also reminds Christians that although there is only one way of salvation, God’s invitation is wonderfully broad: the gospel is offered to people of every nation, tribe, and tongue. (Graphic for promo)

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Answering Islam

Islam is the world’s second-largest religion, with nearly two billion followers worldwide. But what do Muslims actually believe? Who was Muhammad? How did Islam begin? Is Allah the same God Christians worship? Is the Quran truly a revelation from God? And how can Christians graciously share the truth about Jesus with their Muslim friends and neighbors?

In this informative and highly practical presentation, Charlie provides a clear overview of Islam and examines some of its most important beliefs and truth claims. He addresses questions such as:

• • • Where, when, and how did Islam originate?
    • Who was Muhammad, and what did he teach?
    • What are the core beliefs and practices of Islam?
    • Are Allah and the God of the Bible the same God?
    • Does the Quran advocate peace or violence?
    • Is there good evidence that the Quran is an authentic revelation from God?
    • What are some of the most important differences between Islam and Christianity?
    • How can Christians effectively and lovingly talk with Muslims about Jesus?

Using history, Scripture, Islamic sources, and apologetic evidence, Charlie helps believers better understand Islam, evaluate its claims, and recognize the profound differences between the Quran and the Bible and between Muhammad and Jesus. Most importantly, this presentation equips Christians to engage Muslims not with fear or hostility, but with truth, confidence, respect, and genuine love—pointing them to the Savior who died and rose again for them. (Graphic for promo)

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The Case for a Pretribulational Rapture

Will Christians go through the coming Tribulation—or will Jesus gather His church to Himself beforehand? Few subjects in Bible prophecy have generated more discussion and disagreement among sincere believers.

In this Scripture-packed presentation, Charlie lays out eight reasons he believes the Rapture will occur before the Tribulation described in Matthew 24 and Revelation 6–18. He examines God’s promise that believers are not appointed to His coming wrath, Jesus’ promise to keep His church from the coming “hour of trial,” the absence of the church throughout Revelation’s Tribulation chapters, Christ’s promise in John 14 to take believers to His Father’s house, the imminence of Christ’s return, and other important biblical evidence.

Along the way, Charlie responds to common objections—including the “last trumpet” argument, the presence of saints during the Tribulation, and the popular claim that the pretribulational Rapture was invented by John Nelson Darby in the nineteenth century. While acknowledging that sincere Christians disagree over the timing of the Rapture, this presentation makes a clear biblical case for the pretribulational view and reminds believers of the wonderful hope at the heart of the discussion: Jesus is coming for His people, and He could come at any time. (Graphic for promo)

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Socialism’s Rise in America: A Biblical Response for the Church

A recent survey found that 62% of Americans ages 18–29 view socialism favorably—highlighting just how quickly this ideology is gaining ground among the next generation. How should the church respond? In this presentation, Charlie Campbell examines socialism through the lens of Scripture and history, equipping believers to think biblically about economics, government, and compassion. While socialism promises fairness and care for the poor, this teaching shows how its core ideas conflict with key biblical principles—including personal responsibility, the dignity of work, private stewardship, voluntary generosity, and individual freedom. Drawing from both Scripture and real-world examples, this message helps Christians understand why God’s design for human flourishing is far better than the promises of socialism—and how to articulate that truth with clarity and grace. (Graphic for promo)

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Answering Objections to the Bible’s Teaching on Homosexuality

Few issues today require Christians to speak with greater biblical clarity, courage, and compassion than homosexuality. Christians want to love their gay and lesbian friends, family members, coworkers, and neighbors well—but they are also increasingly challenged to explain and defend what the Bible teaches about sexuality and marriage.

In this thoughtful and practical presentation, Charlie responds to some of the most common objections and questions Christians encounter, including:

• • • “Homosexuals were born that way. How can it be wrong to fulfill desires they were born with?”
    • “Jesus never said anything about homosexual activity. If it were sinful or important to Him, surely He would have addressed it.”
    • “What two consenting adults do is their own business. They’re not hurting anyone—and Jesus said not to judge.”
    • “Christians ignore Old Testament laws about shellfish, pork, and clothing. Why do they still insist its prohibition of homosexual activity applies today?”
    • “When Paul wrote about homosexual activity, he was addressing pagan practices and abusive relationships—not two people in a loving, committed same-sex relationship.”
    • “Why are Christians opposed to same-sex marriage?”
    • “Why would some Christians decline to attend a same-sex wedding?”

Drawing carefully from Scripture, Charlie helps believers understand what the Bible actually teaches, why it teaches it, and how to respond to challenging objections without compromising truth or treating people unlovingly. This presentation equips Christians to navigate one of the most difficult conversations in our culture with greater confidence and grace—while pointing people to the forgiveness, hope, and new life available to all of us through Jesus Christ. (Graphic for promo) 

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Answering Mormonism

Mormons frequently speak about God, Jesus Christ, salvation, Scripture, and eternal life—and consider themselves Christians. But behind many of these familiar terms are beliefs that differ significantly from historic, biblical Christianity. So what does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints actually teach, and how can Christians lovingly and effectively share the truth with their Mormon friends and missionaries?

In this informative and practical presentation, Charlie examines the history, teachings, and truth claims of Mormonism, addressing questions such as:

• • • Where, when, and how did Mormonism begin?
    • Who was Joseph Smith, and should he be regarded as a prophet of God?
    • What does Mormonism teach about God, Jesus Christ, humanity, salvation, and the afterlife?
    • How do those teachings compare with biblical Christianity?
    • Is the Book of Mormon an authentic revelation from God?
    • What do archaeology, history, textual evidence, and other lines of evidence reveal about the Book of Mormon?
    • How can Christians have more knowledgeable and effective conversations with Mormon friends and missionaries?

Drawing from Scripture, Mormon sources, history, and apologetic evidence, Charlie helps believers understand where Mormonism departs from biblical Christianity and lays out six memorable reasons the Book of Mormon should not be trusted as Scripture. Most importantly, this presentation equips Christians not merely to identify theological differences, but to graciously point Mormons to the biblical Jesus and the good news of salvation by grace through faith in Him.

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The Case for Christmas
Available from Thanksgiving – December 31

Can we really trust the biblical accounts of Jesus’ birth—or has the Christmas story been embellished over the centuries? Was Jesus even a real historical person? Did His earliest followers believe He was God? Was the virgin birth borrowed from pagan religions? And do Matthew and Luke contradict one another in their accounts of Christ’s birth?

In this timely and engaging presentation, Charlie examines the historical evidence surrounding Jesus and responds to several popular objections skeptics raise about Christ and the Christmas story:

• • • “Jesus is a myth. He never actually existed.”
    • “Jesus’ earliest followers didn’t believe He was God in the flesh.”
    • “The virgin birth was borrowed from ancient pagan religions.”
    • “Matthew and Luke contradict one another in their accounts of Jesus’ birth.”
    • “The Gospels were written centuries after Jesus lived and therefore cannot be trusted.”

Drawing from Scripture, ancient historical sources, early Christian testimony, and other evidence, Charlie shows why Christians have good reasons to trust what the Gospels tell us about Jesus. This faith-strengthening presentation is especially well suited for the Christmas season, helping believers confidently answer skeptical claims while turning everyone’s attention back to the extraordinary person at the heart of Christmas—Jesus Christ. (Graphic for promo)

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SOMETHING TO CONSIDER . . .

Charlie is often available to do Saturday or Sunday EVENING sessions as well.

If you’re planning to have Charlie out for a Sunday morning church service(s), prayerfully consider holding a special Saturday or Sunday evening gathering, consisting of two additional sessions separated by a 15-minute break for dessert and fellowship. Charlie has done this in many churches, and people love the evening format. It gives them the opportunity to be equipped in three topics within 24 hours and to invite out non-Christian friends who might normally hesitate to attend a Sunday morning church service.

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