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June 22, 2025

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Sermon Notes

Navigating Politics and Faith without Losing Your Soul


  1. REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE, IN CHRIST
  2. We are citizens of two kingdoms
  3. The kingdom or society of this world
  4. Romans 13:1-7
  5. Obey the governing authorities (unless they governing authority is demanding that you do something that is against the Word of God.
  6. Do what is good according to God
  7. Be a good citizen according to the Word of God.
  8. Pay taxes, follow the rules, etc.
  9. Seek to bring order to chaos and life into darkness.
  10. Political Parties come and go. There is always an ebb and flow.
  11. We as Kingdom of God people are to live according to the Kingdom of God in the kingdom of the world.
  12. GOD IS KING
  13. 1 Sam 8:7
  14. Is 43:15
  15. JESUS IS KING!
  16. God has given ALL authority to Jesus … and He gives it to His followers.
  17. “ALL AUTHORITY IN HEAVEN AND EARTH HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ME,” JESUS SAYS (Matt 28:18) (Matt 28:18)
  18. Jesus began His ministry saying, “Repent!” The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matt 4:17)
  19. In the End  
  20. Rev 17:14
  21. Rev 19:16
  22. JESUS IS KING!
  23. JESUS RULES AND IS IN CHARGE
  24. We are to do what He commands us to do.
  25. John 18:36 
  26. Philippians 3:20–21 
  27. Our actions and the way we live should reflect the Kingdom of God and not the kingdom of this world.
  28. Bringing order to chaos
  29. Bringing life to darkness
  30. Love as He loves
  31. Extend Mercy as He extends Mercy
  32. JESUS PRAYED FOR UNITY
  33. John 17:20–23 
  34. Jesus desired for the church to be perfectly ONE as He and the Father were ONE.
  35. NOTICE: Jesus is saying THOSE WHO WILL BELIEVE IN ME THROUGH THEIR WORD
  36. This is not the world
  37. Jesus prayed for UNITY, NOT UNIFORMITY.
  38. BUT, we do all need to unified in what Jesus commands and what the Word of God calls us to.
  39. As followers of Christ our King, we are to adhere to the scriptures and not to the wisdom of the world
  40. We all think what we believe and think is good and right and what others think is wrong and evil.
  41. In the midst of the “conversations”, We are called to:
  42. Bring Order to Chaos - not create chaos
  43. Bring Life and flourishing to darkness and death
  44. Treat others with dignity and respect (They were created in the image of God just as you were)
  45. Listen to one another.
  46. James 1:19–20 
  47. CHRIST-LIKE LOVE IS THE LANGUAGE OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD
  48. Matthew 5:43–48 
  49. Love your enemies
  50. Pray for those who persecute you
  51. That you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven
  52. Luke 6:27–36 
  53. Bless those who curse you
  54. Pray for those who abuse you.
  55. That you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven (Sons of the Most High - vs 36)
  56. The kingdom you are most closely associated with is the Kingdom you will reflect in your actions
  57. Anger
  58. Social Media, FB posts, X Posts, Insta Posts
  59. What you say about people around people who are like you and think like you.
  60. Divisiveness
  61. Creating an us against them mentality.
  62. Establishing enemies in the debate and dialogue
  63. You are fighting the wrong enemy and giving yourself to be a pawn in satan’s camp
  64. Ephesians 6:12 
  65. Romans 12:16–19 
  66. BE A PEACEMAKER, NOT A DIVIDER
  67. Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. 
  68. Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. 
  69. Psalm 34:14 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. 
  70. Romans 12:18-19
  71. JESUS IS OUR PEACE!
  72. Ephesians 2:14–16 
  73. If you are creating division (especially with intent) you are living in the kingdom of the devil and putting yourself into a position of being a pawn in his game.
  74. STOP IT!!
  75. Reflect the Kingdom of God
  76. Do Better



Reflection & Application Questions

  1. What does it mean to you that Jesus prayed for our unity before His death? Why do you think that mattered to Him so much?
  2. In what ways have you seen political division damage relationships in your life or church?
  3. How do you balance your earthly citizenship with your Kingdom citizenship?
  4. How has your political perspective been shaped more by culture than by Scripture?
  5. How do you typically respond to people who think or vote differently from you? What might Jesus call you to do differently?
  6. What would it look like to love someone with whom you strongly disagree?
  7. How do we practically live out being peacemakers in polarized conversations?
  8. What’s one area of your life where politics has overtaken your identity in Christ?
  9. Can you identify a moment when you were more concerned with being right than being Christlike? How would you respond now?
  10. What is one commitment you can make this week to reflect the Kingdom of God more than the kingdom of this world?

Time of Response

Take a few minutes of silence. Allow your own thoughts to quiet and be still. Where does the Holy Spirit want you to decrease so that Christ could increase in your life? What part of your life, if reduced, would make more room for you to thrive spiritually?

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QUESTIONS TO ASK WHILE READING SCRIPTURE


What does this reveal about God?

What does this reveal about you in relation to God?

What do you need to do about it?

The Covenant Prayer from John Wesley's Covenant Service, 1780 (adapted)

I am no longer my own, 

but Yours. 


Put me to what you will, 

rank me with whom you will. 


Put me to doing, 

put me to suffering. 


Let me be employed for You or laid aside for You, 

exalted for You or brought low for You. 


Let me be full, 

let me be empty. 


Let me have all things, 

let me have nothing. 


I freely and heartily yield all things 

to Your pleasure and disposal. 


And now, O glorious and blessed God, 

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, 

You are mine, 

and I am Yours. 


So be it. 


And the covenant which I have made on earth, 

let it be ratified in heaven. 

Amen. 

 

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How Can I Be Intentional When Reading Scripture?

One Method To Use When Reading Scripture: 

The S.O.A.P.S. Method

S.cripture: Write down the Bible passage you will be studying.

O.bservations: Examine the text and write down what you notice and see. Start with the obvious and move to the deeper.

A.pplication: Apply God’s Word to your life in a practical way. What is God saying about Himself, about you and about what He is calling you to?

P.rayer: Respond to God’s Word with your own words.

S.hare: Commit to share what God is showing you with someone else.



  • Inductive Bible Study: 
  • Observation (what does the passage say?)
  1. What is happening in the passage?
  2. Who is involved in the passage?
  3. What happened before and after the passage.
  4. Where are they located and how is that influencing the passage.
  • Interpretation (what does it mean?)
  1. What is the passage saying considering everything I have observed and what I know from the rest of Scripture
  2. What does the scripture say within context of the entirety of Scripture?
  • Application (how does it apply to my life?)
  1. What does the passage say about God?
  2. What does the passage say about me and to me?
  3. What am I being called to DO because of the passage of Scripture?

How do I talk with God?

WAYS TO PRAY


One Way to talk with God is to:

Pause.

Rejoice.

Ask.

Yield.


ANOTHER OPTION

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