King Jesus 2020
From the last week in September through Election Day in November, we will pray for the health of our nation and the holiness of our church. We are going to do this in two ways as a church: 1) a commitment and 2) training & resources.
Daily: Reflect on the Ten Commitments
In the midst of a chaotic cultural moment, daily centering ourselves on Christ and his vision for Life is vital if we are to maintain sober minds and soft hearts. We will hand out reminder cards in the services on 9/20. Here are the ten commitments we will remind ourselves of daily:
1. Worship (Ex 20:2-3; Psalm 115:1-8, Phil 2:9-11): I commit my allegiance to King Jesus over all other idols and ideologies.
2. Love (Phil 2:1-11, Matt. 22:34-40): I commit to participating in civic life as a means of loving and serving my neighbor.
3. Respect (Gen 1:26, James 3:9): I commit to honoring the image of God in all people by treating them with dignity.
4. Wisdom (Psalm 119; 2 Tim 3:16): I commit to having my views challenged by the Bible rather than using the Bible to proof-text my presuppositions.
5. Speech (Gal 5:22-23, James 3): I commit to engaging in political speech that is marked by love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
6. Humility (James 1:19, 1 Cor 12:12-26): I commit to being quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
7. TheLog (Mt 7:1-5): I commit to giving meaningful attention to critiquing potential flaws in my own political ideas and instincts.
8. Justice (Is 1:17; Micah 6:8, Mt 23:23): I commit to pursuing justice as I engage in public life and allowing Scripture to shape my concept of justice.
9. Peacemaking (Mt 18:15-17, Rom 12:17-21): I commit to face-to-face conflict resolution rather than arguments on social media.
10. Enemies (Mt 5:43-44, 1 Tim 2:1-4): I commit to loving and praying for my so-called political enemies.
Training & Resources
Podcast: ForJesus
In a cultural moment where there is lots of talking and little listening, we want to listen to thoughtful members of Redemption Church who can help us not only think deeply, but feel rightly as it relates to complex issues in our time. We will release new episodes on Tuesday mornings on the For Jesus Podcast (Luke Simmons, Alessi Debartolo, Joshua Ruiz, and Guests).
King Jesus 2020 Episodes:
Political Religions — interview with Redemption Tempe pastor, Jim Mullins.
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Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
Jeremiah 29:7
