The Bible and Our Culture

Your mouth sets the course of your life.

The difference between secular PMA and speaking the Word of God in faith is the foundation and the direction.  
Jesus commanded us to hear his words and do them.  This will cause you to believe His Word in faith or mourn for sin.  

Joshua and Caleb built their lives on the Rock!

Numbers 13,14 compared with Matthew 7:24-27

Why are we ashamed of our biblical morals?

"Lose your soul," "take up your cross" "surrender all" versus typical American sales and marketing.
Why are we ashamed of our biblical morals?
"Christianity" tells lies about following Jesus.

Don't confuse Jesus' call to die with contemporary Christians

Come to Jesus on His terms, not yours.
Mark 8:34-38.
Jesus' "marketing" campaign is not like anything else in the culture.
Jesus expects everything from us.

Why does God call His Church the New Jerusalem.

Psalm 122, Galatians 4
If He calls His Church the New Jerusalem then He must love and have plans for the natural Jerusalem as well. 

Different applications of the "House of God"

God commanded His people to party regularly.
How to ascend into the mountain of the LORD.
Worshipping together brings a different anointing than by yourself.
What is the house of God?
Psalm 122

Address the elephant in the room: lack of hope.

The world's lack of hope must be addressed
Focus on the unseen--focus on the eternal!
What hope do we have that the world wants to hear.
Jesus gives us hope in so many different facets. 
Focusing on eternity is hope the world can't boast about

We must boast. Boast in God!

2 Corinthians 4: 7-18
Hope in Jesus is more than a positive mental attitude.

Living in a culture of lies

The media, the politicians, the gatekeepers all seem to succeed in their careers because they are skillful liars.
Lies have become normal in most every facet of our society.  This is what the Bible calls living in darkness.
Just because lying is thought of as normal and few care, doesn't mean that God doesn't care about a culture of lies.  

Economic freedom or Environmental protections

Beware of the self-righteous Climate Change clowns and other godless propaganda masquerading as science.  
Pastor Jay's address to Spokane City Council regarding "Climate Resiliency" funding.  
Economic freedom is far more important to Third World Countries (and all countries) than environmental protections.