Direct Bible Teaching

In this encore episode, we encourage Christians to pray for governmental leaders and suggest some ways in which Christians should pray. Our church is highlighting our need to Pray First this summer. We think it is much more important to pray first than it is to worry first, vote first, or fire off a social […]

In this episode, we remind listeners to pray and not to complain about their government leaders. In fact, praying for them might be a good New Year’s Resolution, if you are into that kind of thing! NOTES: Our key Bible verses were 1 Timothy 2:1-4: First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, […]

Today’s topic: How your view of end times affects your perspective on politics, the world, and the church. There has been much talk about end times as we’ve gone through this pandemic. Things like a one-world government, the mark of the beast, and the anti-Christ have been on people’s minds these past couple of years. […]

In this episode, we take a look at what it is that makes “A City on a Hill” such an attractive metaphor for the United States and why we believe the Church of Jesus Christ is the true light of the world. Here is a link to the full farewell speech by Ronald Reagan. Here […]

The Right-Side-Up Values of the Kingdom of Heaven In this episode, we take a look at the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount. They stand alone as character qualities, but they also govern the way kingdom people engage the political sphere. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  […]

Living as an exile in a world that was formerly Christian or learning to play as the visiting team. In this episode, we confront our expectations about what kind of world we live in. Do we expect to live in a world that is predominantly Christian, or a world that is foreign to the kingdom […]

First Peter 2:17 was simple, clear, and helpful as we navigated the government’s restrictions for the pandemic. Yes, we honor the emperor, but we also honor everyone and love the brotherhood! It is hard to overstate how grateful I am for a simple statement like 1 Peter 2:17 that served as a guide through this […]

Here is our take on some of the texts where it appears Jesus or the early church had “less than a good attitude” about government. Matthew 14:3-11 Luke 13 Acts 5:28-33 Music: Little Lily Swing, Tri-Tachyon, Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International, https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/the-kleptotonic-ep/little-lily-swing Sorry, Comfort Fit, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Germany (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 DE), https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Comfort_Fit/Forget_And_Remember/03_Sorry

Matthew 17:24-27 and Matthew 22:17-21 are two places where you can see Jesus’ attitude about taxes. Music: Little Lily Swing, Tri-Tachyon, Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International, https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/the-kleptotonic-ep/little-lily-swing Sorry, Comfort Fit, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Germany (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 DE), https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Comfort_Fit/Forget_And_Remember/03_Sorry

No one likes to submit. In fact, it’s not really submission unless you disagree. Here’s our take on how and when Romans 13 applies. Music: Little Lily Swing, Tri-Tachyon, Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International, https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/the-kleptotonic-ep/little-lily-swing Sorry, Comfort Fit, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Germany (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 DE), https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Comfort_Fit/Forget_And_Remember/03_Sorry