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Seventh Sunday of Kingdomtide-A-Oct 19

20 Oct

Freedom and Domination-A-The prophets were very clear about responsibility. The saying had been, “The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children’s teeth are set on edge”, implying that the children suffered due to the sins of their parents. While all mankind suffers because of the sins of Adam and Eve, it is because we choose to follow their example and choose our way over God’s way. God gave the law to direct our behavior towards what God had intended but our desire is to obey the letter of the law while getting around it to get our way if possible. Since our heart seeks to disobey, even when we outwardly obey, our heart isn’t in it and we are rebelling against God’s law, and the penalty for sin is death. God established Israel with no rulers. Every man was responsible to God. The people later demanded a king like the other nations but God warned them that the king would draw them away from God and demand allegiance that only God deserved. However, the Israelites persisted, and God allowed them to have a king. The kings drew the people away from God, just as He said they would. In fact, that is what the kings did. The prophets reminded the people that “the soul that sins will die”. Each man is responsible for his own behavior. Men want to have someone else in charge to make decisions and take the heat for bad decisions. When we appoint leaders over us, we are authorizing them to make decisions on our behalf. We then become responsible for their decisions. If they don’t do what we want, we should remove them if we can. If we can remove them and do not, we are consenting to their decisions. When leaders take power by force and try to force us to do something that violates God’s will, we must decide whether we will obey them or obey God. We cannot claim we violated God’s law because man told us to, because no man has the authority to override God’s commands. Ultimately, God will hold us accountable for our behavior and will hold them accountable for theirs.

 

 
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MAGA-A-E

20 Oct

It seems like the country is in a mess and the church has been unable to do anything to change it but many churches have allowed sin to enter the church and many other churches hold up Biblical standards but do not teach their people how to live like Christ would have us. As a result, many church members live no differently then unbelievers. Yet, God has said that if we humble ourselves and turn from our wicked ways, and seek His face, he will hear our cry and turn and heal our land. We need a nationwide revival. Revivals are now breaking out on our college campuses and we need revivals in our churches. If the people in church turn back to God those around the church will notice the change and will want that difference in their life. All past revivals have begun when church members recognize their failure to live as Christ wants them to and turn back to God. Government can make it easier for the church or harder, but it cannot bring revival.

 

 
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Health Care-M

20 Oct

I had Polio at age two. For two days my life hung by a thread. I lived but was paralyzed from the waist down until a nurse developed physical therapy to restore muscle function. I was finally able to walk again after six years on crutches and in braces. I was one on the fortunate ones. Millions of children died from Polio and millions more were crippled for life. The Polio vaccine saved millions of children and their families from the disease but came 10 years too late for me. Children should get vaccinated against major diseases but I sometimes think they get too many too fast. Vaccines using live or dead viruses are a great life saver but the ones developed for Covid are artificial not real vaccines. They were never fully tested to how the body would react and may have done more damage then good. We need answers and have not been getting them. Maybe now we will with someone in charge who is interested in getting answers, not kickbacks.

 

 
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Sixth Sunday of Kingdomtide-Oct 12-B

16 Oct

We are seeing an increasing number of judges and politicians in the U.S. who don’t feel that they are bound by the laws of this country or the will of the people, let alone by God’s law, and the people need to let their leaders know through the ballot box that that is not acceptable. We are facing a crucial election next month. No one, who values his freedom, should vote for a candidate who shows open contempt for the people who elect him and the laws of this country, but sadly, many including Christians will do so this election. Voters need to check the candidate’s record and not rely on his campaign promises. There are a number of organizations like the League of Women Voters, the Faith and Freedom Coalition, and others that publish the voting records of candidates so voters should check them before voting. (see Christian Values-Rule of Law at  https://www.udemy.com/course/christian-values-rule-of-law/?referralCode=71BC01DED5FF0937DCF0

 

 
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Sixth Sunday of Kingdomtide-Oct 12-A

16 Oct

Matt. 5:17-20  The Value of the Rule of Law- Too often Christians neglect the Old Testament because they feel Jesus did away with it. Jesus said He didn’t come to do away with the law, He came to fulfill it. In Matt. 25, Jesus puts the Law in perspective. Children need rules to guide them until they are old enough to make decisions on their own. We don’t let small children use a stove because they don’t know how. They could be burned or leave a burner on and start a fire so we have to make a rule that they are not to touch the stove. They do not receive the right to use the stove simply by reaching a certain age. Someone has to teach them how to cook and use the stove safely. Once they are old enough and have learned to cook and use the stove safely, we allow them to use the stove. There will always be those who have not learned to be responsible and have to be held in check by the law.         

 
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MAGA-A-D

15 Oct

Parents have a big influence on children but society may have a lot of influence too if they aren’t firmly grounded in their beliefs. America was founded on Christian principles. Though there have been times during America’s expanding west that there have been areas without churches and their influence, the churches moved into those areas and tamed them through teaching Christian values. In the mid 20th Century, a vast majority of Americans either were active in church or at least had some connection to one. The church taught the values to the parents who lived it out in their everyday life.  They voted for politicians and school board members that supported Christian values and read newspapers and listened to radio and TV stations that supported Christian values. The politicians  enacted laws on Christian principles and school board members hired teachers and enacted policies based on Christian values or they got voted out. Those radio and TV stations that didn’t support Christian values often died out due to lack of support. As  a result, many people who had no church connection held Christian values at least in theory. However, the churches no longer teach Christian values and the parents no longer teach their kids. As a result they don’t vote in politicians and school board members that support Christian values, they vote in politicians that feed their selfish greed. They also listen to radio and TV stations that don’t hold Christian values and don’t support stations that do. As a result, an increasing number of people don’t hold Christian values even if they attend church.  The result has been growing crime and violence. Many politicians claim the government can solve it but the fact is, the government has been responsible for much of the problem because of the politicians voted in. In addition, the schools have helped create the problem because of the school board members voted in. The radio and TV stations have also added to the problem because people support them. As society becomes more corrupt, the schools and media corrupt many of those growing up in Christian oriented homes.

 

 
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MAGA-C-C

15 Oct

Many today say we are inherently good and that it is society that corrupts us but all we have to do is look at a baby and we can see that we are inherently selfish. We have to learn to control our selfish desires. Our parents have to set rules to control us and enforce them. We all see kids whose parents didn’t teach them  to control themselves and their selfish desires.  But we have to learn to move beyond obeying to avoid punishment to where we can control ourselves when our parents aren’t around. Our parents won’t always be around. If children don’t learn to obey basic rules as a child, they will not obey society’s rules as an adult and there aren’t enough police to be everywhere. We are seeing an increase in crime and violence because children are not learning to control their selfish nature as kids due to the breakdown of the family.

 

 
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Politics-AB-BC

03 Oct

Democrats blame Republicans for refusing to pass the budget but they aren’t willing to give in either. Democrats want to increase the debt limit and spend billions of dollars on health care for illegal immigrants but don’t want to increase payments to Medicare insurance providers. In fact President Biden cut payments to Medicare in the last couple months of his term, forcing Medicare insurance providers to cut services covered under Medicare or increase copayments hurting Seniors who are already hard pressed to meet expenses. Republicans are trying to hold the line on the debt limit and reduce spending so they can begin paying off the national debt. The mid-term elections are coming up next year. Voters need to decide if they want Democrats to continue bankrupting the federal government to benefit illegal immigrants who will then illegally vote to elect Democratic Congressmen or if they want Republicans to cut spending and stimulate the economy so the American people benefit.

 

 
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Fifth Sunday of Kingdomtide-Oct 5-B

03 Oct

Value of Life-Since the world believes we are here by accident, people do not value life beyond themselves. Those joining the church for the first time must be taught the value of life through example. They must see the church honoring others as God’s creation, not just because they have economic value. They will see the value of the individual as the church supports those experiencing difficulty and celebrates the accomplishments of members. They will see it as the church involves members in decisions rather than merely making decisions in board meetings and informing the congregation afterward. They will see it as the church encourages them to discover their talents and use them to build up the church and to minister to those beyond the church that are in need. But they will see it most as the church seeks to protect the unborn, the crippled, and the elderly, who can not protect themselves and who have no economic value. Babies who may not be wanted by their parents, may be an answer to prayer of someone who wants children but cannot have them on their own. Those who are sick, disabled, or elderly may continue to contribute love, encouragement, or other benefits that cannot be measured. Even those whose only apparent value comes from the fact that they were created by God and belong to Him. Walking with Christ helps us see things as God sees them and not just what we see on our own. Unfortunately, many churches today have lost the value of the individual and members become lost in the crowd.

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Fifth Sunday of Kingdomtide-Oct 5-A

03 Oct

Value of Life  As Christians, we recognize that every person is created by God for a purpose and only God has the right to say when that life ends. While liberals say that that they care about the girl who is pregnant and want to help her, they simply want to get rid of the baby so it won’t be a problem for society. They say that the girl has a right to take the life of her baby if it will inconvenience her, but once you state that, you open the door to allow other people to claim the right to kill someone who inconveniences them, whether it is an aging parent, a terminally ill family member, or simply someone that gets in their way on the freeway.  In addition, every life is created with a purpose and we should not allow any life to be wasted. God wants us to have life and that more abundantly so we should seek to help everyone to reach their full potential by helping them find God’s purpose for them and helping them achieve it.

 
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