Nazarene Stream Preacher

Christians, Conflict, & Just War The question of peacemaking is not a question of whether or not to engage in conflict, but a question of why you engage in conflict. As our nation drifts from God and seeks open war against Him and all that is good and true, Christians must start to ask when to engage in conflict with the world. Is being a peacemaker the same thing as being a pacifist? What does it really mean to turn the other cheek? This is the question of just war theory. Christ is both merciful and severe, and the turning away from evil is an important aspect of Christian living. The church is not called to tolerate evil and sin, and we must stand for righteousness. (Church of the Nazarene Stream Preacher) #JustWar #Conflict #Revival #Theology #Pastor #Nazarene #Holiness #Faith #Christian #America #Restoration #Revolution #liberty #Freedom #Peace #Gospel #Study

Valley of the Shadow of Death (Screwtape Letters) Scripture does not teach us that the faithful will be rid of dark valleys, but instead gives us the tools to persevere with assurance of goodness and truth. We must be prepared for the low points in life, both personally and as a nation. Do we have a plan if everything falls apart, what would happen to us if America collapsed? CS Lewis' Screwtape letters give us insight into how God wants us to deal with low points as opposed to how hell wants to use low points against us. (Church of the Nazarene Stream Preacher) #Patriotism #Pacifism #Patriot #America #Protest #Globalism #Screwtape #CritialThinking #Logic #Faith #Prayer #ClassicalThought #Thinking #Philosphy #CSLewis #Virtue #Liberty #Pastor #Genesis

The Devil Sees You As Food (Screwtape Letters) A protester eats a bloodied heart while an American flag burns. The insanity plaguing us is not accidental, but by design. Men and women are designed to be spiritual and religious, and when people are separated from God they find themselves worshiping all sorts of idols. However, these idols do not love them in return like God does. They use them to gain power and control, and how sad it is that so many people are turning a blind eye the growing chaos. We examine the Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis and discuss Genesis 4. (Church of the Nazarene Stream Preacher) #Patriotism #Pacifism #Patriot #America #Protest #Globalism #Screwtape #CritialThinking #Logic #Faith #Prayer #ClassicalThought #Thinking #Philosphy #CSLewis #Virtue #Liberty #Pastor #Genesis

Patriotism, Pacifism & The Gospel (Screwtape Letters) Should the church be made up of patriots or pacifists? Does Christian recognition of Heavenly citizenship mean we embrace globalism? The sin nature often tricks us into false worldviews were we are not focused on principles and truth, but convenient interpretations that support our desires. In this examination of the Screwtape Letters, by CS Lewis, we tackle this effective deception. (Church of the Nazarene) #Patriotism #Pacifism #Patriot #America #Globalism #Screwtape #CritialThinking #Logic #Faith #Prayer #ClassicalThought #Thinking #Philosphy #CSLewis #Virtue #Liberty #Pastor

Patriotism, Pacifism & The Gospel (Screwtape Letters) Should the church be made up of patriots or pacifists? Does Christian recognition of Heavenly citizenship mean we embrace globalism? The sin nature often tricks us into false worldviews were we are not focused on principles and truth, but convenient interpretations that support our desires. In this examination of the Screwtape Letters, by CS Lewis, we tackle this effective deception. (Church of the Nazarene) #Patriotism #Pacifism #Patriot #America #Globalism #Screwtape #CritialThinking #Logic #Faith #Prayer #ClassicalThought #Thinking #Philosphy #CSLewis #Virtue #Liberty #Pastor|

Masks & the Mark of the Beast Is there any connection between masks and the mark of the beast? How should we read Revelation in our current time with Covid-19 Coronavirus and all the culture war chaos? What is the biggest threat to our society, is it big tech or internal political fighting? What role should the supreme court play in our lives, and what is the deal with the court ruling against Michigan's governer Gretchen Whitmer? All this an more in pastoral response to questions of life. (Church of the Nazarene Pastor) #MaskDebate #Masks #GovernerWhitmer #Culturewar #Change #Philosophy #Streaming #Pastor #BigTech #Revelation #MarkoftheBeast #Scipture #BibleStudy #Nazarene #revolution

What happens when the sciences are emotionalized and mythologized? People are hardwired to be religious, to have a moral code defining good and evil with which they navigate the world. What happens when people, in attempt to avoid superstition, start to allow these natural and complex processes to creep into the sciences without the true God of creation on the throne? We find, as CS Lewis and GK Chesterton both noticed, that people will start to fight for nameless religions that are crooked and chaotic. This is the world of the materialist magician, and this is tearing apart western civilization and America. Join us in examining the Screwtape Letters. (Church of the Nazarene Podcast) #Screwtape #CritialThinking #Logic #Faith #Prayer #ClassicalThought #Thinking #Philosphy #CSLewis #Virtue #Liberty #Pastor

Make Believe Hatred (Screwtape Letters) Who are your enemies? How many times have you actually interacted with them? What is the difference between what our mind thinks about people and how we have actually interacted with them? Often our world is filled with make believe hatred and love. God wants us to have real love, and engage in the reality as it is. We discuss the Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis. (Church of the Nazarene) #Screwtape #CritialThinking #Logic #Faith #Prayer #ClassicalThought #Thinking #Philosphy #CSLewis #Virtue #Liberty

Death of Virtue (Screwtape Letters) Would you rather be virtuous or feel virtuous? People are largely kept from being virtuous by paying attention to their feelings and emotions of virtue, rather than putting in the hard work and patient discipline of actually doing virtuous things. This is part of our continuation of the study of CS Lewis' Screwtape Letters. (Church of the Nazarene) #Screwtape #CritialThinking #Logic #Faith #Prayer #ClassicalThought #Thinking #Philosphy #CSLewis #Virtue #Liberty

What is Real? (Screwtape Letters) Disagreeing people will be certain that one another's hatred is real; meanwhile, they will also be certain that someone's love is false in a moment of generosity. Often we associate what is "real" with what is familiar and what our emotions tell us. Yet, there is something deeper that we need to learn if we are to be free of temptation and truly exemplify Christlike love. (Church of the Nazarene) #Screwtape #ScrewtapeLetters #CSLewis #Faith #Debate #Culturewar #Argument #Philosophy #Prayer #Freedom #Liberty #Truth #Podcast

The Devil Hates Debate (Screwtape Letters) The forces of darkness hate debate, not because they are incapable of twisting truth, but because they know they it is more powerful to conceal truth. To even open the floor to debate truth awakens an opportunity for people to see truth, which belongs to God. Join us as we discuss CS Lewis' work in The Screwtape Letters, which are a letters from Screwtape, a demon in hell, giving advice to his nephew Wormwood on how to better tempt people. (Church of the Nazarene) #Screwtape #ScrewtapeLetters #CSLewis #Faith #Debate #Culturewar #Argument #Philosophy #Prayer #Freedom #Liberty #Truth #Podcast