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In this episode, we struggle to admit another election cycle is upon us. Then, we talk about what someone might to do help others grow as disciples in a politically divided environment.
NOTES:
Here are the verses we mentioned in this episode:
- Matthew 28:18-20 — 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
- Proverbs 21:1 — The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.
- Isaiah 40: 22-23 — It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in; who brings princes to nothing, and makes the rulers of the earth as emptiness.
- Psalm 100: 3, 5 — Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.
- Revelation 21:1-6 — Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also, he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty, I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment.
- 1 Peter 1:3-5 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
RECAP/TAKEAWAYS:
- We offered some suggestions on how you can help others focus on Jesus and not on the partisan nature of the elections.
- Listen, ask questions. That will surprise everyone!
- Point them to Jesus as their king.
- Humbly set aside your partisan or political opinions in conversation. Don’t confuse what is yours as a citizen of the kingdom of heaven and what is American.
- Be okay saying, “I don’t know.”
- Use some of the verses above to deal with FEAR.
- Use some of the verses above to remind them of HOPE.
- Keep learning.
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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),