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Preparing for the Election
October 31, 2020 / New Hope Community Church | sharingnewhope.orgPreparing for the Election
#1. Don’t make this election than it is
– I Sam. 8:4-7
- This is our
– Heb. 13:14
– Heb. 11:13-16
- is in
– Ps. 135:6
– Ps. 22:28
– Dan. 2:20-21
– Prov. 21:1
- does not us, does
Have you prayed as much or more for national revival as you have about the election and who will be our next President?
#2. Don’t make this election than it is.
- Government to
Rom. 13:1-6:- We are to respect God-given authority
- When we don’t respect, it, we face consequences
- Government should encourage good and punish wrong
- Government leaders are servants of God
- We should respect government to avoid punishment and to have a clear conscience before God
- We pay taxes so they can devote themselves to serving us
- Government has a tremendous impact on our lives
Democrat National Party Platform
https://www.demconvention.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-07-31-Democratic-Party-Platform-For-Distribution.pdf
Republican National Party Platform (2016 reaffirmed for 2020)
https://prod-cdn-static.gop.com/docs/Resolution_Platform_2020.pdf
- Christians should participate in the political process
- We are called to be salt and to “delay the decay”
Matt. 5:13
The reason we are salt is to delay the decay so we can have long enough to shine the light
- The state of our country impacts our ability to do God’s work
I Tim. 2:1-4
#3. Make this election as important as it should be
- Be discerning
- Character should still count
- Focus on policies more than personalities (actions more than words)
- Abortion should maybe be our primary decision-maker
- Whatever happens, we must continue to honor and follow God