What kind of balance should Christians seek in their involvement with politics?
As part of the Good News of the gospel, Jesus invites us into the community of his disciples, who are to influence society and take a stand when human and divine authorities are in conflict with each other. What kind of balance should Christians seek in their involvement with politics? How does the Bible inform us on how Christians should practice "right politics"?
Use this 13-session course to take a deeper look at God in our culture.
This 13-session course on God and culture will be ideal for your Sunday school quarterly curriculum or to use in your small group. It covers such topics as how to be counterculturally relevant, how to have righteous anger, the value of human life and faithfulness. Most of all it will help us learn how to live for Christ in today's culture.
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The Kingdom and Our CultureHow can Christians live for ...
This six-session course looks at how a passion for social change can change the world in which we live in, as God’s power works through our availability.
William Wilberforce took on the entire British Empire to fight the slave trade. Although it took most of his life, cost him great wealth, and nearly destroyed his health, he persisted until he saw success. This six-session course looks at how a passion for social change can change the world in which we live in, as God's power works through our availability. Through looking at Wilberforce's example, ...
Why we need to err on the side of love, not politics
Alan Danielson
I had no idea what I was in for when a former marine came into my office and asked me to mediate a conversation between himself and a man who attended his small group. The marine said this man was completely anti-war. You can already see where this is headed.
I met with them both to hear the story of how the subject of war came up in their group, and it turned into a full-blown political debate. Without ...
Discuss important and much-debated laws that are of specific interest to Christians.
The following 4-week course will help you and your group think about important and hotly debated laws that are of specific interest to Christians. The course will initiate questions like: What does the "separation of church and state" mean to you? What's our church's policy about sending missionaries to closed countries? Should jails and prisons focus more on reforming criminals, while punishing them ...
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