Isolation, Passivity, and Political Idolatry with Dave Brown-CMAW140

What You'll Hear:

Dave grew up in Ohio then began a career in the Federal Government in Wash DC

In 1980 God pulled out the pins from under him.  He asked what his purpose was.  God granted Dave repentance and faith, and Dave was born again.

The only Christian Dave knew was Chuck Colson.  Chuck told him that God would make it clear to him what his will was for him

Later Dave went to Seminary and pastored some churches and started WACMM

Not only does God save us, He continues to save us.  There's nothing that we can contribute, but all of our desires change.

Life verse from John 13 "apart from Me, you can do nothing"

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Genesis 3, as human beings we "messed the nest".  The first Adam was passive and isolated himself by blaming others.  The second Adam was the opposite of being isolated and passive.

A life of passivity leads to an avoidance of courageous decisions.

Both isolation and passivity has been exaggerated with Covid.

The Devil draws men into pornography, idolatry, and boredom.

We're in a whole dress rehearsal for heaven

He's given us freedom in Christ, why would we want to go back

The life of Jesus was an engaged, active life

Matthew 11:29 was the only time when Jesus talks about His heart, and He said His heart is gentle and meek

We are on display to the world

We should all be optimistic because we know how this thing is going to end

Break 1:30:28 - Next we'll talk about political idolatry

We've always had this issue, it boils down to who do we trust and who do we treasure.  Psalm 146:3-6

Our hope has never come and never will come on Air Force One.  That doesn't mean we should drop out and be ignorant of the culture.  We should be men of Issachar, who discerned the times, but our allegiance is to the Lord Jesus Christ.

When we see we're spending more and more time on politics that's a warning sign.

We should pray for government leaders even when there's no evidence of godly wisdom.

We worry about political power, when we have access to supernatural power that transforms lives

Caution: Be mindful of your witness when engaging in political conversation.  Don't say things in a way that would alienate someone who is an unbeliever, as well as believers.

We live in a pagan culture and the Gospel is under attack.   Be encouraged.  God is Sovereign.  Be in prayer and be in community.