LIVE DIFFERENT (7 OF 10)
by Craig Smith
Scripture: Galatians 3:26-29, Galatians 4:1-6
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Live Different (7 of 10)
Series: Live Free
Craig Smith
Galatians 3:26-29,4:6
Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills. we're really honored to have you join us on this 4th of July weekend. For those of you who are watching from other countries, this is the weekend here in America where we celebrate our independence as a nation. And we celebrate that in a lot of different ways, but one of the ways is patriotic songs, maybe the most popular of which is I'm proud to be an American.
But a recent survey came across my newsfeed this week with some really interesting statistics. It turns out that pride in America is actually at an all time low. And among people 30 and under, it's actually the minority position. And when people are pressed on why they're not necessarily proud to be an American, one of the main things that comes up is how divided we are as a nation. People often cite how divided we are along racial, political, social, and economic issues.
Which is really ironic given our Pledge of Allegiance: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
There's a very strong emphasis on being united, on being one, on being undivided... at least that's the rhetoric. But the reality is that we're deeply divided as a nation. And the question I find myself asking as a church leader is this: is the church helping or hindering the unity that's so important to God? Because here's the thing: how can we possibly get to being one nation under God when we can't even see ourselves as one church under God?
The passage we're going to look at today speaks directly to this issue. And we're going to see two things: first, what makes an undivided church possible, and, second, what makes an undivided church difficult...but also what we can do to fight against it. And the principles we're going to see aren't just applicable to church life, there a ...
Series: Live Free
Craig Smith
Galatians 3:26-29,4:6
Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills. we're really honored to have you join us on this 4th of July weekend. For those of you who are watching from other countries, this is the weekend here in America where we celebrate our independence as a nation. And we celebrate that in a lot of different ways, but one of the ways is patriotic songs, maybe the most popular of which is I'm proud to be an American.
But a recent survey came across my newsfeed this week with some really interesting statistics. It turns out that pride in America is actually at an all time low. And among people 30 and under, it's actually the minority position. And when people are pressed on why they're not necessarily proud to be an American, one of the main things that comes up is how divided we are as a nation. People often cite how divided we are along racial, political, social, and economic issues.
Which is really ironic given our Pledge of Allegiance: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
There's a very strong emphasis on being united, on being one, on being undivided... at least that's the rhetoric. But the reality is that we're deeply divided as a nation. And the question I find myself asking as a church leader is this: is the church helping or hindering the unity that's so important to God? Because here's the thing: how can we possibly get to being one nation under God when we can't even see ourselves as one church under God?
The passage we're going to look at today speaks directly to this issue. And we're going to see two things: first, what makes an undivided church possible, and, second, what makes an undivided church difficult...but also what we can do to fight against it. And the principles we're going to see aren't just applicable to church life, there a ...
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