A few heads-ups for this Sunday…

Posted by on Nov 17, 2011 | Comments Off

I’ll be honest: of all the weeks in the 2011 series, this one has me more nervous than any other week.  Here’s the working sermon title…

A Nation Divided: Congress Narrowly Avoids Govt Shutdown

In case you don’t remember what was happening a few months ago, this might jog your memory…

 

I’m not nervous because this is hard to address, but because politics – probably more than any other issue in our culture – has the ability to polarize, incite anger, and divide.  As one person jokingly said to me last week, “You’re going to need your preaching helmet for that week.”

Here are three “heads-ups” for this week…

  • We’ll be talking about the elephant in the country’s room (no political pun intended) – that our nation is increasingly divided by politics with two fundamentally opposing views gaining strength both in political leadership and among the people.  Many people are now even saying that America is “two nations within one border” because the divide has become so deeply entrenched.
  • We’ll specifically be looking back at congress’ last-hour avoidance of a government shutdown by approving a spending bill in the wee hours of the morning on October 4, 2011. A brief synopsis can be seen on wikipedia HERE. (it is only listed under the “History of the Republican Party” article… this is not a party-alliance link :) )
  • If you’re already cringing 3 days in advance with flashbacks to the last “God hates Democrats” or “God hates Republicans” sermon you heard (depending on what church you were in), I’m BEGGING you to give this weekend a chance.  It will be… well, different.
  • If you’re a politically-oriented person or (like me) are increasingly disillusioned by what you’re seeing in national leadership structures, this one’s for you.

See you Sunday, preaching helmet on :)

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