Kootenai Church Sunday School

Dave Rich begins a critical examination of the Christian conscience in this first installment of Fire in the Hole. Drawing from both Old and New Testament texts, Rich explores the biblical foundation of conscience as a God-given human faculty that judges our actions and thoughts. Fire in the Hole examines how conscience functions differently in believers and unbelievers, examining passages in which the Old Testament uses phrases like "heart struck" and "integrity of heart" to convey what the New Testament explicitly calls conscience. Through careful analysis of Genesis, 1 Samuel, Romans, Hebrews, and 1 Corinthians, Rich demonstrates that while conscience is a grace from God to all image bearers, it remains fallible and requires illumination by Scripture and the Holy Spirit. The teaching reveals how conscience can be natural or spiritual, good or defiled, correct or incorrect, strong or weak, confident or uncertain—establishing the foundation for understanding how Christians should train their conscience according to biblical standards rather than mere personal conviction.

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Dave Rich
Pastor-Teacher, Kootenai Community Church

What is Kootenai Church Sunday School?

The expository preaching ministry of Kootenai Community Church by Pastors/Elders Jim Osman, Jess Whetsel, Dave Rich, and Cornel Rasor. This podcast feed contains the weekly sermons preached in the adult Sunday School class on Sunday mornings at Kootenai Church.

The Elders/Teachers of Kootenai Church exposit verse-by-verse through whole books of the Bible. These sermons can be found within their own podcast series by visiting the KCC Audio Archive.