It's Time For Christians To Join The Public Arena

 Over the past couple of weeks I have heard a message being preached from several different pulpits, articles and even songs. This message is that it is time for Christians to stop being silent, rise into action, and speak the truth publicly about the message of Jesus Christ and the state of society as a whole.

I would also echo that it is time for Americans to speak out and openly combat the forces that want to change our nation into something that more resembles the totalitarian state of George Orwell's classic novel 1984.

In case you are unfamiliar with the plot:

In the year 1984, civilization has been damaged by war, civil conflict, and revolution. Airstrip One (formerly known as Great Britain) is a province of Oceania, one of the three totalitarian super-states that rule the world. It is ruled by the "Party" under the ideology of "Ingsoc" (a Newspeak shortening of "English Socialism") and the mysterious leader Big Brother, who has an intense cult of personality. The Party brutally purges out anyone who does not fully conform to their regime using the Thought Police and constant surveillance through Telescreens (two-way televisions), cameras, and hidden microphones. Those who fall out of favour with the Party become "unpersons", disappearing with all evidence of their existence destroyed.

Getting back on point, this past week Charlie Kirk taught three separate lectures at Legacy Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico about  the subject of Christians joining the public forum by not only by spreading the gospel but also influencing politics in order to restore the foundation of faith here in America.

I strongly suggest you put aside some time to watch these. I believe it will have a great impact on your life and be an inspiration to take faith into action:

Charlie Kirk Talks About The Future Of America

This past Wednesday pastor James Greer preached during our weekly Dream Team meeting at Journey Church (Pineville, Louisiana) about Christ's Parable of the Talents:

Matthew 25:14-30

14 “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. 15 To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. 16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. 17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. 18 But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. 19 Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 22 And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 24 He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.’ 26 But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? 27 Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. 29 For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

In the time of Christ a talent was:

In the Old Testament, a talent was a unit of measurement for weighing precious metals, usually gold and silver. In the New Testament, a talent was a value of money or coin.

As Pastor Greer pointed out it is time for members of the church to multiply as in to use what God has given each individual and double it by reaching out into the community and growing the church.

What I got out of the message, combined with what was talked about by Charlie Kirk, is that we Christians need to use our talents (not money in this case but actual skills) to further God's kingdom be it by blogging (like I am doing at this moment), writing articles, public speaking, singing or teaching. 

Whatever skills God has given you should be used to spread the word.

Going out and spreading the message of Christ is the theme for the song Super Spreader by Christafari (a Christian reggae band if you would believe it):

 

Though we are called to do great deeds in the name of the Lord, we should never loose sight of the importance of establishing a true relationship with Jesus. This past Sunday Pastor Richie Thornton here at Journey Church preached on Matthew 7:22-23:

22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’

I urge you to watch that entire sermon here:

In closing I want to share a sermon by my son-in-law Pastor Steven Roberts here at Journey in which he talks about how precious our relationship with Jesus truly is:

My favorite quote of the week comes from Charlie Kirk: "Without the presence of God, wrong and right are merely opinions."

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