5 Things to Consider:
1. Judge Not
2. Be Gracious and Humble
3. Do Not Compromise
4. Do Not Fear
5. Practice Empathy
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4 Practical Applications:
1. Make sure you have your allegiances in order.
2. Write a letter.
3. Do not give into the easy choice of cynicism.
4. Find a person who has a different political perspective than you and listen to them, break break, pray together.
Stand Firm and Resist Your Adversary
June 4, 2017
Power and Posture Among God's People
May 28, 2017
Suffering the Way God Wills
May 21, 2017
Getting Ready for the Fire
May 14, 2017
Are You Prepared to Make a Defense?
April 30, 2017
Strangers in a Strange Land PM
April 23, 2017
Strangers in a Strange Land AM
April 23, 2017
The Good and Beautiful Life
April 16, 2017
The opening story is from Mark Sundeen’s The Unsettlers: In Search of the Good Life in Today’s America. Peter De Vries is the author of The Blood of the Lamb. The retelling of De Vries’ story is from Richard John Neuhaus’s "Death on a Friday Afternoon." “Revelation” can be found in the Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor, and the story about Americo is from a Cru publication, 'Worldwide Challenge.'
Chosen by God, Royal Priest, Precious Possession?
April 9, 2017
The details on the distinctiveness of the early Christian movement can be found in Larry Hurtado’s Destroyer of the Gods. The Michael Green quote and line about Hosea’s story ending were from Tim Keller, and the story about Karl Barth is from Fleming Rutledge’s The Crucifixion.
To Crave and To Love
April 2, 2017
Reclaiming Holiness
March 26, 2017 • 1 Peter 1:13-25
*The Wendell Berry quote is from his book 'Blessed are the Peacemakers.' The story about Vaclav Havel is from Rod Dreher’s book, 'The Benedictine Option.'
A Burning Hope
March 19, 2017 • 1 Peter 1:3-9
*The definition of hope was adapted from Dostoevsky’s novel 'The Brothers’ Karamazov.' The story of Sarah Smith is from C.S. Lewis’s book, 'The Great Divorce.'
Resident Aliens
March 12, 2017 • 1 Peter 1:1-2
*The statistics about the Post-Christian west and summary of its defining characteristics are from 'Everyday Church' by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis. The story from Skye Jethani about the cellist of Sarajevo was from Jon Tyson’s book, 'Creative Minority,' which was also quoted in the sermon.
