FOR GOD & COUNTRY

June 28, 2026

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Politics is the conversations, decisions, and actions that shape the lives of a group of people.

 

Philippians 3:20 (NIV) But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

2 Corinthians 5:20 (NIV) We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.

Jeremiah 29:7 (NIV) Seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.

 

Our citizenship is in Heaven.

Our representation belongs to Christ.

But our assignment is here.

LIE #1 “Christians should .”

 

Matthew 5:13-16 (NIV) “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Truth: God never called His people to . He called them to .

LIE #2 “If you speak about , you’re being .”

 

Isaiah 1:17 (NIV) Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. Seek justice.

Luke 3:19 (NIV) John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done

Truth: Just because culture on it doesn’t mean God is about it.

LIE #3 “ makes you a .”

 

Patriotism

Love for your country.

Nationalism

Belief your nation should be prioritized over others.

Christian Nationalism

When loyalty to nation becomes equal to or greater than loyalty to Christ.

Truth: your country isn’t idolatry. your country is.

LIE #4  “Jesus stayed .”

Truth: Jesus wasn’t , but He was never .

LIE #5 “God is sovereign, so doesn’t matter.”

 

Proverbs 29:2 (NIV) When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked are in power, they groan.

Truth: God’s sovereignty does not remove our .

LIE #6 “The church’s only job is .”

 

Matthew 22:37-39 (NIV) Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

Luke 4:18 (NIV) “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free…

Truth: The gospel changes and changed hearts change .

 

Three Responses

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2. .
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1. Remember your .
2. Be thoughtful, not .

 

Romans 12:2 (NIV) Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

         

           3. Use the you’ve been given.

           4. Keep the central.

 

1 Corinthians 2:2 (NIV) For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

Revelation 11:15 (NIV) The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said:

 

“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever.”