Sunday, January 29, 2012
Led by Eric Gintert
The most important thing we can do this election year is not to vote, but to pray.
- Acts 1:1 - 2:47
- As our leader, Jesus always did what He said He was going to do... He was a doer and not a hearer only (James 1:22)
- Even the Apostles were concerned about if Jesus was going to restore the kingdom back to Israel... they were only looking at the physical kingdom and not the spiritual kingdom.
- Jesus didn't come to obtain political power, but to advance God's kingdom.
- Jesus came to reign in our hearts... He is our spiritual King.
- Herod wanted to kill Jesus (and killed many babies in the attempt) because the political rulers thought He came to take their position... they were thinking carnally and not spiritually.
We need to pray for those in authority in our country. During a campaign, candidates say many things that they promise to do if they are voted into office but very little of that ever gets carried through once they are in. Instead, they blame Congress, the Senate, and/or prior presidencies for why they could not keep their promises. This is why we need to pray for our leaders.
Our Current Line Up:
Mitt Romney - Mormon (false teaching)
Rick Santorum - Catholic (worship Mary and idols)
Newt Gingrich - professing Protestant (also an adulterer and found guilty in House)
Ron Paul - Lukewarm at best (says everyone has a right to choose)
President Obama - hasn't kept promises, everyone has a right to choose
This is why we need to pray for our leaders!
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Luke 23:28-31
Women are no longer blessed and looked well upon if they have many children (above the 2.3 per house average).
In the News:
Historical All-Female Flight Takes Place Aboard USS Carl Vinson - Navy News
Victims speak out about North Carolina sterilization program, which targeted women, young girls and blacks - MSNBC Rock Center
Consider this:
1. There’s a traveling preacher and his wife who are living in poverty. They already have fourteen children. Now she finds out she’s pregnant with the 15th child. They are very poor
and probably will be unable to afford a doctor’s attention. Considering their poverty, the
excessive world population, and the number of children they already have, would you
recommend she get an abortion?
2. The grandmother is an alcoholic and the father spends his evenings out drinking in the taverns. His mother has tuberculosis. She has already given birth to four children. The first child is blind, the second child died, the third child is deaf, and the fourth child has tuberculosis. Now the mother is pregnant again. Given the extreme situation, would you recommend an abortion?
3. A white man raped a 13-year-old black girl and now she is pregnant. Her family lives in extreme poverty; in fact, to survive, they often have to steal food. If you were her parents, would you recommend or require her to have an abortion?
4. A young girl is pregnant. She is not married and is very poor. The man she hopes to marry is not the father of the baby. There is no hospital or doctor available. Would you recommend that
she get an abortion?
The Outcome:
1: You would have just aborted the world-famous Methodist preacher John Wesley.
2: You would have just aborted the great composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
3: You would have just aborted Ethel Waters, the marvelous black Gospel singer.
4: You would have just aborted Jesus Christ, the savior of the world!
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