Category: Awakening

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A Nation in Need of Repentance 

A plainspoken call to face racial injustice, love the stranger, and return to the God who made every person in His image.  Theme Verse: “And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth.” — Acts 17:26  America cannot say it honors God while treating people made in God’s image as…

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Why God’s Sovereignty Matters in Everyday Life

When we say that God is sovereign, we simply mean that God is in charge. He is not weak, confused, surprised, or limited. He is the Creator, the King, and the final authority over everything He has made. Nothing in heaven or on earth is outside His knowledge, His power, or His permission.  The Bible says, “Yours, O Lord, is…

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Returning to the Full Gospel: A Call for Change

This warning also speaks to the church of Jesus Christ today. Sometimes a church can choose a way that seems right because it keeps people comfortable, avoids hard conversations, fills seats, and makes the message sound easier to accept. But if the message is no longer the full truth of Jesus, then it may be popular, but it is not…

When People Twist God’s Word 

“There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction…” — 2 Peter 3:16  God’s Word is not something we get to bend, reshape, or use to fit whatever we already want to believe. The Bible warns us that there will be people who take truth and twist it—sometimes…

Building Trust in Politics: Combatting Division and Hate

Galatians 5:15 gives us a serious but simple warning: “If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.” That warning does not only apply to families, churches, or friendships. It also speaks to nations. When political leaders, parties, and citizens spend more time attacking one another than solving problems, the whole country…

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When We Bite and Devour One Another 

Galatians 5:15 gives us a serious but simple warning: when people keep fighting, gossiping, criticizing, and tearing each other down, they can destroy the very community they belong to. Paul uses the picture of people “biting and devouring” one another to show how ugly conflict can become when love is pushed aside. Instead of building each other up, people begin…

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Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters 

“But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream.” — Amos 5:24  There is a lot of injustice in the world today. We see it in politics, racism, poverty, unfair treatment, abuse, broken communities, lack of health care, crime, homelessness, and people being ignored simply because they are poor, elderly, addicted, imprisoned, or powerless. It can…

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Reviving the Church: Embracing the Authentic Gospel Message 

The Bible says, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” — Matthew 5:6  To hunger and thirst for righteousness simply means to want God more than anything else. It means we are not satisfied with just looking religious, hearing encouraging words, or going through church routines. We want what is right in God’s…

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Breaking Free: The Danger of Repeating Past Mistakes

One of the most dangerous things a nation can do is forget what once wounded it.  We can break free from destructive patterns, survive painful seasons, and learn hard lessons—only to be tempted to run right back to the same anger, pride, division, fear, and foolishness that hurt us before.  Scripture says, “As a dog returns to its vomit, so…