Why the Church Absolutely Needs to Talk About Politics

A man drapes an American flag over his shoulders at a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in Colorado Springs
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“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people mourn” (Prov. 29:2). 

Pastor Shane Idleman uses this verse to highlight exactly why the church needs to talk about politics from the pulpit.  

“What cracks me up about this topic—politics in the pulpit—is the gospel permeates every area of our lives,” Idleman says in a recent sermon. “So to remove things like abortion, gay marriage, the direction of our nation, to say, ‘Oh no, these don’t matter, we just need to talk about the gospel.’ Yeah, the gospel’s our primary focus but … ” 

Watch the video to see the rest. 

9/11/16 “WHEN THE WICKED MAN RULES” – Pastor Shane Idleman from Westside Christian Fellowship on Vimeo.

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