A special posting for this week. It is worth your time. Is America a Nation in crisis? 

The early Christians found themselves facing a hostile pagan world, but over time they changed it for good. Can we as Christians do the same for America? Is America a Nation in crisis? How do we make that determination? Can we as individual Christians make a difference? We have the same Holy Spirit if we call on Him. 

(Our study of Acts began with an introduction to Act on 3/19. Click on date in the Blog Archive in upper right hand corner of page)

If you recognize that there is a problem in our society and culture, you, like many others, may be wondering how did we get here? What happened to the America I grew up in? Are we still "One Nation Under God"?

A number of significant Supreme Court decisions have changed America’s relationship with God, which we will look at. Should the Church be interested in politics? If not, others will and their decisions and those they elect to public office, will determine the course of the Nation—for better or for worse. 

Shown on the slide is a list of major Supreme Court decisions that have literally changed America’s relationship with God, perhaps forever. Can we recover? Pray for America.

America’s turning point; the nine Supreme Court justices that changed the Nation. Those justices are named on the next slide. 

A list of the justices of the Warren Supreme Court. Nine men (and the presidents that appointed them) that changed the Nation forever…. Can we recover? Pray for America.

The American Church that stands firm on the Word of God, is the Nation’s first line of defense. The battle for the soul of the Nation isn’t over just yet. 

As Pastor Scott Larson explains in his Wednesday teaching about the Great Commission, it was the Church that changed the pagan world with the Great Commission. We all can’t go on a missionary journey, but we are all in a mission field right here at home. Share Jesus with your friends and neighbors when the opportunity presents itself. Be part of the Great Commission right here at home. The Church has the Holy Spirit and power to change the world, if we call upon Him. The Holy Spirit is not an "it" or a "force". He is the third Person of the Holy Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

https://covp.org/connect/wednesdays-live-lessons

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Pastor Adrian Rogers doesn’t just tell us what’s wrong and how we got here, but what we, as Christians, can and should do. His sermon is just as relevant today as when he made it, maybe more so. 

Pastor Adrian Rogers 35-minute sermon on how we got here: A Nation in Crisis! 

https://youtu.be/E-JP_KFS4qc

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My current weekly focus, in our Sunday Foundations classes, is to see today’s world and events from a biblical perspective. Anyone watching Newsmax or One America News (OAN) or Fox will readily recognize that America is a nation in crisis. I believe one basic reason, as explained by Adrian Rogers, is that America has lost its spiritual compass and its GPS. Join us on Sunday to explore this further.

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