The Bible and Our Culture

Different personality types engage the culture war differently, but the key is to fight.

Fighting the Culture War as a "Joshua" or "Caleb".

The American Church no longer needs to scout out the land.  We already know their is wickedness and corruption everywhere.  

 

Praying for God's enemies to repent.

Moses changed God's mind, by the will of God?

Does Moses dare try to advise God.

How does God mercy manifest when we have provoked His Judgment?

"Give us this day our daily giants."

We all have giants especially if you are taking ground for the purposes of God. 

When they threaten you, realize, like Caleb, they are your bread! 

 

Attitude affects destiny.

Fear and sour attitudes caused the children of Israel to miss their key opportunity.  

Sour attitudes = missed opportunities

Even before the assassination of Charlie Kirk, people have been coming to Jesus in record numbers.  Many of these are college age students especially football players.  At the Memorial for Charlie Kirk in Glendale AZ many of his staff, friends and benefactors shared the gospel.  Renown musicians led the nation in worship and even politicians shared the gospel.  These are signs and wonders!

Matthew 14:13-21 versus Matthew 15:32-39; contrasting two very similar miracles.

Why did the Holy Spirit put these two similar but different miracles of Jesus in the Bible?

• When there was a greater mathematical need, there was a mathematically greater miracle.
• In contrasting the two similar “loaves and fish” miracles, we observe there is no lack to whatever or whoever is in the hands of Jesus!
• God doesn’t call the gifted so much as he gifts the called.
• God doesn’t call the qualified, so much as he qualifies the called.
• Charlie was not an exception to this rule.

• Though he was gifted, Charlie’s impact resulted from two basic characteristics we all can follow:

1.Availability unto God

–God’s adjustment and correction

–God’s purposes in his generation

2.Hunger

–Hunger to be fed by the Lord’s bread and meat

–Hunger for God’s will to be done in America and across the world

Romans 1:11-13

• Paul was an achiever, as spiritual entrepreneur looking to bear much fruit in as many places as possible.
• Farming fruit trees was something the culture in Paul’s day could relate to.
• One might think if the Bible were written today, it might use financial investment analogies more than farming analogies, because the idea with fruit is you want high-yield investments multiplied over time.
• There is risk in investing in godly relationships, because you can be hurt, betrayed, misunderstood, used and manipulated; but it is worth the risk to have true biblical fellowship.
• Fellowship is a benefit for saints that unbelievers can merely counterfeit.
• People are valuable; build wealth in people.
• Make time for spiritual relationships according to the pattern of Romans 1.
• Impart, Establish, Encourage, and Bear fruit in your relationships.