This week we answer the question “what does it mean to be a Christian who is an American?” What does the Bible say? Not a podcast or talk radio or Facebook or the so-called conservative media or even a “Christian” politician. What does Jesus say, and how did his followers in the 1st century understand the intersection of faith and politics – citizenship on earth and citizenship in heaven?
To begin, we’ll explore what is perhaps the most familiar“ political” story in the Bible. Read Matthew 22:15-22 as you prepare to join your GCC family for worship this weekend.
ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER! That’s our next study in the ONE ANOTHER sermon series. You may wonder what deep spiritual value encouragement has. We all like to receive it, and it makes us feel good to give it, but we are tempted to think that encouraging one another doesn’t rank up there with the “heavyweights” of loving one another and forgiving one another. Think again! In the words of Bible scholar William Barclay, “Encouragement one of the highest of human duties…The world is full of discouragers, but we have a Christian duty to encourage one another.” And that’s why God, in His Word, goes into great detail explaining encouragement.
