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A billion people watched a memorial defined by bold forgiveness, and something shifted. Church attendance spiked, Bible sales soared, and campus arenas from Ohio State to Florida State filled with students lining up for baptism. We take that momentum seriously and ask the harder question history demands: when hearts change, do cultures follow?

We walk through the evidence: record Easter services, mass beach baptisms, and stadium crusades drawing thousands. Then we hold it against the long arc of American revivals. The First and Second Great Awakenings shaped ideals of liberty and fueled abolition, yet later waves overlapped with the Progressive Era, when eugenics spread through state laws and media reframed faith as anti-science. The Scopes trial’s legal reality lost to a narrative that still echoes. Meanwhile, the Frankfurt School’s critical theory crossed the Atlantic, took root in elite universities, and helped redirect the formation of generations.

Our aim is clarity and responsibility. Renewal is real when it transforms not only private lives but public life—schools, laws, media, and the habits of a free people. That means pairing conviction with craft: teaching doctrine and civic duty, mentoring Gen Z leaders, building durable local institutions, and telling true stories about human dignity, science, and freedom. If we steward this moment, today’s surge can mature into a culture that protects conscience and nurtures virtue.

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Why is there a relative order to the fossil record? Well, evolutionists will tell you it’s because each layer represents a different era of history and the creatures that lived during that time.

But if we look at the fossil record through a biblical lens, we know the global flood of Noah’s day would’ve ripped up miles of sediment, redepositing it in layers, trapping and burying organisms.

As the floodwaters rose, they overwhelmed different environments, starting with the ocean floor and moving toward the continents. So, the layers don’t represent different times, they represent different environments that lived at the same time.

Sometimes we cling to things God has already called finished. Dr. Tony Evans shows how faith and obedience help God’s people move forward when foundations shift—turning His promises from something within our reach to something firmly in our hands.

Today, Pastor Jack teaches that church leadership is not about position or popularity, but about God’s will for us, to embrace his character, and be empowered by the Holy Spirit to strengthen the Body Of Christ.

Sermon Overview

Scripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 15:9-10

Many of us believe the lie that God will only accept us on the basis of our performance. But this idea is the opposite of grace and faith in Jesus. Scripture reveals how grace grants us freedom from the performance trap.

1 Corinthians 15:10 says, “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.”

First, we must acknowledge the ruin of perfectionism.

Perfectionism is the disease of judging ourselves by our achievements. Perfectionism is a thief; it promises rewards but steals our joy and satisfaction. Because it is an unattainable goal, we’ll never truly feel accepted—in fact, we may even become angry at God.

Perfectionism is harmful to others; perfectionists judge others for not reaching the high standards they themselves cannot reach.

Adrian Rogers says, “One of the finest things you could do would be to let others know you are not perfect. They’ll relax a little bit—not because they learn it (that you’re not perfect), but because they learn that you’ve learned it.”

Perfectionism can also ruin a church. A church is a fellowship of sinners saved by grace, all in different stages of progression; we are works in progress, not yet perfect.

God does not look for perfection from His children; He wants excellence.

If we ever want to be free from the performance trap, we must recognize the marks of perfectionism in our own lives.

1. Are you an idealist or a realist?

2. Do you set impossible goals for yourself and others, failing to fulfill them?

3. Do you try to be the best, or to do your best?

4. Are you project-minded or process-minded?

5. Do you dwell on failure or do you learn from it?

God does not keep score or make lists of our accomplishments and failures.

By His own grace, God has already accepted us—not because of anything we can do, but because of what Christ has done. Through faith, we can accept that acceptance, and learn to accept others.

Apply it to your life

Are you caught up in the trap of performance? Recognize the marks of perfectionism in your own life, and remember that you can be freed from it. Accept the acceptance God has already given to you.

In today’s message Gary begins teaching in Romans 3 and addresses the question ‘Why does God let good things happen to bad people?’.

Today, Mark shares how perfectionism in ministry once nearly burned him out — and how many parents unknowingly pass that same pressure onto their teens. What parents intend as encouragement is often interpreted by teens as never being “good enough.” Instead, he urges parents to model honesty, grace and vulnerability — reminding kids that only Jesus is perfect. Strong relationships, not seeking perfection, are what truly shape a teen’s heart.

Would you like Mark's advice on raising your teen? Ask him your parenting questions at markgregston.com. Your question may be answered on the podcast!

Parenting Today's Teens is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network. To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be, visit parentingtodayteens.org.

Problems often bring worry and fear. And fear and worry make it difficult to solve problems. And that causes more fear and worry. Many of us have been caught in a downward spiral like that. But often, when we get to the end of ourselves, we get to the beginning of God. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out that the Lord is ready to help, but He waits for our invitation. What is it that has you backed into a corner today? Help is on the way from the book of Romans.

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