In God We Trust
Jim Perdue
Proverbs 14:34
I have an incredible burden this morning for what I'm about to preach. So much that I have interrupted my series on Sundays through the book of Joshua to focus on a different topic.
Our nation is at a crossroads. I don't have to tell you that; most likely you already know it. Morally, spiritually, socially, economically, and politically, we are at a crossroads.
There is no doubt that this election is quite likely the most important in my lifetime - maybe the most important in your lifetime. What direction will we take as a nation? What path will we choose for our future?
*Maybe you think that the church or the pastor shouldn't talk about such issues. I would say that maybe part of the problems we are facing today is because the church has been unwilling to take a stand. Plato said, ''The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by men worse than themselves.''*
Today, we are not going to talk about politics. We are going to talk about morality. We are going to talk about sin. We are going to talk about righteousness. *This is not a right vs. left issue, it's a right vs. wrong issue. It's an issue of morality. And we must take a stand.*
I want to encourage you to come back tonight. We'll deal with a similar topic but come back tonight and I'll tell you ''How to Vote.''
*Many of you have heard of Will Rogers. He was an astute observer of life and American Politics. Even thought most of his statements were made more than half a century ago, they still ring true today. He said, ''I really can't see any advantage of having one of your party in as President. I would rather be able to criticize a man than have to apologize for him.'' Also, ''The promising season ends on Election Day. That same night, the alibi season begins and lasts for the next four years.'' And finally, ''Congress is so strange. A man gets up to speak and says nothing, nobody listens and then e ...
Jim Perdue
Proverbs 14:34
I have an incredible burden this morning for what I'm about to preach. So much that I have interrupted my series on Sundays through the book of Joshua to focus on a different topic.
Our nation is at a crossroads. I don't have to tell you that; most likely you already know it. Morally, spiritually, socially, economically, and politically, we are at a crossroads.
There is no doubt that this election is quite likely the most important in my lifetime - maybe the most important in your lifetime. What direction will we take as a nation? What path will we choose for our future?
*Maybe you think that the church or the pastor shouldn't talk about such issues. I would say that maybe part of the problems we are facing today is because the church has been unwilling to take a stand. Plato said, ''The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by men worse than themselves.''*
Today, we are not going to talk about politics. We are going to talk about morality. We are going to talk about sin. We are going to talk about righteousness. *This is not a right vs. left issue, it's a right vs. wrong issue. It's an issue of morality. And we must take a stand.*
I want to encourage you to come back tonight. We'll deal with a similar topic but come back tonight and I'll tell you ''How to Vote.''
*Many of you have heard of Will Rogers. He was an astute observer of life and American Politics. Even thought most of his statements were made more than half a century ago, they still ring true today. He said, ''I really can't see any advantage of having one of your party in as President. I would rather be able to criticize a man than have to apologize for him.'' Also, ''The promising season ends on Election Day. That same night, the alibi season begins and lasts for the next four years.'' And finally, ''Congress is so strange. A man gets up to speak and says nothing, nobody listens and then e ...
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