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One Is the Win Andy Stanley€¦ · Andy Stanley Scripture: John 13:34–35; 17:1, 11, 20–23;...
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© 2020 North Point Ministries, Inc. Talking Points – Part 1 1 One Is the Win Andy Stanley Scripture: John 13:34–35; 17:1, 11, 20–23; Matthew 16:18 Idea: We can disagree politically and love unconditionally. Introduction [Today we begin a three-part series that will make us uncomfortable and better. It’s entitled…] [Talking Points: The Perfect Blend of Politics and Religion] [It’s impossible to stay away from the topic of religion at church, but I usually stay away from politics.] [Yet when a topic intersects with the teaching of Jesus, it’s my responsibility to talk about it. The division in the church created by our current political climate intersects directly with Jesus.] [Since our churches are large, diverse, and geographically dispersed, we are set up to be divided. I became painfully aware of this the Sunday following the 2016 presidential election.] [I was at one of our more suburban campuses. I was in my pickup truck in line to exit the parking lot. I was scrolling through Twitter (my truck was in park), and I noticed that I got a mention from an African-American woman who attends one of our churches closer to town. This is what she said:] “I came to church this morning looking for reassurance. I’m scared. No one even mentioned the election. I feel abandoned by my church.” [To which Republicans would have responded, “Scared of what? There’s nothing to be scared of. Now, if the Democrats had won? That would’ve been scary.”] [But she had experienced this in a totally different way.] Nothing divides like politics… PREVIEW
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Scripture:John13:34–35;17:1,11,20–23;Matthew16:18 Idea:Wecandisagreepoliticallyandloveunconditionally.Introduction[Todaywebeginathree-partseriesthatwillmakeusuncomfortableandbetter.It’s
entitled…]
[TalkingPoints:ThePerfectBlendofPoliticsandReligion][It’simpossibletostayawayfromthetopicofreligionatchurch,butIusuallystay
awayfrompolitics.]
[YetwhenatopicintersectswiththeteachingofJesus,it’smyresponsibilitytotalk
aboutit.Thedivisioninthechurchcreatedbyourcurrentpoliticalclimateintersects
directlywithJesus.]
[Sinceourchurchesarelarge,diverse,andgeographicallydispersed,wearesetupto
bedivided.IbecamepainfullyawareofthistheSundayfollowingthe2016presidential
election.]
[Iwasatoneofourmoresuburbancampuses.Iwasinmypickuptruckinlinetoexit
theparkinglot.IwasscrollingthroughTwitter(mytruckwasinpark),andInoticed
thatIgotamentionfromanAfrican-Americanwomanwhoattendsoneofour
churchesclosertotown.Thisiswhatshesaid:]
“Icametochurchthismorninglookingforreassurance.I’mscared.Nooneevenmentionedtheelection.Ifeelabandonedbymychurch.”
[TowhichRepublicanswouldhaveresponded,“Scaredofwhat?There’snothingtobe
scaredof.Now,iftheDemocratshadwon?Thatwould’vebeenscary.”]
[Butshehadexperiencedthisinatotallydifferentway.]
Nothingdivideslikepolitics…PREVIEW
