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Advent celebrates the arrival of Jesus into the world and all he that brings us!
This is week 5, which is all about Jesus.

If you have been listening this month, we have talked about Hope, Peace, Joy, Love and now today we talk about Jesus Christ. This is the traditional Advent progression and I wanted to share it briefly with you in the hopes that you would be encouraged to celebrate not just this season, but the whole reason for the Christmas season - Jesus Christ.

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Advent celebrates the arrival of Jesus into the world and all that brings us!
This is day 4 - Love

"O Holy Night"
Truly He taught us to love one another; His law is love and His gospel is peace.

If you want to know how to love one another, look at the love that sent Jesus.
That is the beauty of Christmas!
God showed himself to us in a way we could understand.
He sent his son, Jesus in human form, so we could see how God would act on this earth.
We don't have to guess at what God is like.
We don't have to wonder what would Jesus do. We can actually know.
We can read all about the life of Jesus and then the letters from those that actually knew and lived and walked with Jesus. All recorded in the New Testatment.

We can love because He first loved us.

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California, why do you hate God?

San Jose Church, after numerous shut downs and Supreme Court wins, now faces 3.8 million in fines.

Also, San Jose school teaches students how to cast spells.

Also, Los Angeles School District teaches 4 year old and up students how to change genders.


God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen!


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Bill C4 has just passed all of the legislation in Canada and the potential consequences for the church are explosive.

We have been talking about Truth for a long time now.
Truth is important.
Many people think the Bible says 'all you need is love.'
That was the Beatles, not Jesus

Now we are reaping the consequences of this ideology.

If you are a pastor or counselor or just a believer in Canada, after the new year, when this bill goes into place, you may be jailed up to 5 years for helping a person find their identity in Christ. If that sounds crazy or authoritarian or something like you'd hear in China or Afghanistan or Iran, you are right. But it is going to happen in Canada in the new year thank's to Bill C4.

Why am I talking about this in America when this is happening in Canada, because we are not that different and those running the show up there are just like those running the show down here. The Equality act, in America is different but similar enough that you should pay attention to both Canada, Australia, England and of course American legislation. They are all related.

Now, what you will hear about C4 is that the bill outlaws 'conversion therapy.'
The proponents will tell you it is to avoid shock therapy and medical castration and other things.
However, this is not the focus of the bill.

Link to the Bill C4
https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-4/royal-assent

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Philippians 4:4 says: “Rejoice in the Lord always! I will say it again, rejoice!” 

Are you full of Joy?
Why or why not?

Joy is the heart of Christmas. 
And the reason JOY is the heart is because of the good news of great Joy that Jesus has come to earth to save us.

Advent Week 1 - Hope
https://youtu.be/TjgajWlZp04

Advent Week 2 - Peace
https://youtu.be/j7JL0r3aRB0


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What is an abortion sanctuary?
Seems like this is an oxymoron like jumbo shrimp or intelligent politician.

Not only does Sanctuary reference the holy place of the church, but it also historically refers to the protection of those seeking refuge from people attempting to do them harm.

The definition, like so many others, has done a complete flip flop where sanctuary now refers to a place where you can go and sacrifice an innocent life on the altar of self.
My how times have changed.

I'm Matt Odegaard, Welcome to Church Public!


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 “Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright. Round yon virgin, mother and Child, Holy Infant so tender and mild, sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.”

Week 2 of Advent here at Church Public. This week we are talking about Peace. The peace of Christ. The peace that Jesus brings that ONLY comes from him.

We all long for peace, but there is sadly so little of it.
Wars in the Middle East.
War in China with Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Then there's political unrest of the last couple years in America.
Not to mention all the fear from the virus.

But for the believer we know that Jesus IS our peace.
Only in Christ can we actually have  peace.

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Abortion is better than adoption?!?!

The left has gone so far in this demonic abortion argument that ANY resistance to full abortion on demand at any stage causes them to commit to whatever argument is in front of them, however insane it is.

In todays episode, we look at NYT contributor Elizabeth Spiers 
Self proclaimed 'Democratic digital strategist'

She makes the case that abortion is better than adoption because adoption is evil, or something like that.

NYT article - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/opinion/adoption-supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett.html

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The Truth Hurts

Twitter names a new CEO who is interested not in the truth, but in what causes harm because now we have two different world views when it comes to the truth. 
Does the truth actually set you free or if the truth hurts, should it be removed?

"You will know the truth and the truth will set you free." Jesus in John 8:32



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Advent is a traditional Christian practice that reminds us how much we need our Savior Jesus Christ. The word Advent means ‘visit’ or ‘arrival’. Today we remember the arrival of Jesus to this world. Many of your kids have the little calendars with chocolate in them marking each day until Christmas. This practice of Advent is a weekly reminder marking the arrival of Jesus into this world and looking forward to the day he comes again.

This week we look at the Hope we have and the Patience it takes to get there.

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