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" In Scripture, a name often connotes purpose, authority, makeup, and character. In fact, a person's name is frequently seen as an equivalent of that person. "

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" Religious programs, activities have often blurred and sidelined the centrality of the cross - causing religion to be empty of its core. "

" I must confess that it is a lot easier for me as a pastor to preach about prayer than to spend that same amount of time engaged in it. "

" Biblical justice is the equitable application of God's moral law in society. "

" You may have an older audience in front of you holding the Bible and a younger audience holding an iPhone. You don't want to lose either audience. "

" I condemn racism on all levels, whether personal or systemic. "

" It is in following Christ as our captain that we can win in our personal lives, families, churches, and communities. "

" When you repent and operate on God's standards, now you have restoration and reconciliation. "

" God has established what man is supposed to do, and he expects man to do it his way and not a way independently of him. And when you do things independently of him, you have consequences you don't want to bear. "

" Christians historically have believed wrong on issues. Take slavery: they believed wrong on that issue for generations, and it had, just, repercussions that were staggeringly negative for our culture and my community. So it is possible to be Christian and to believe wrongly and practice wrongly. "

" People from different backgrounds may not have natural affinity, but when the Word of God is treated right and the Holy Spirit is allowed to engage, it can bring together things, people, backgrounds, histories, races, colors, and cultures and hold them together in a way that natural affinity may not be able to do. "

" Every four years, the eyes of America become riveted on the national election returns. But God's first concern during any political season is not the same as our first concern - it is not about what is happening, or going to happen, in the White House. God's first concern is what is happening, or not happening, in His house. "

" If God created the family, He should be the ultimate definer of what it is, and that should be our point of reference. "

" Human nature being what it is, if you told me you were going to give me one dollar with no strings attached, I probably wouldn't question the gift too much. But if you told me you wanted to give me one hundred dollars with no obligation, I'd have to think about it for a minute before accepting. "

" To carry our cross is to have such a commitment and identify with Jesus Christ and what He accomplished that I am willing to suffer the repercussions to that identification. "

" Football is oneness in action. When played well, it is unity on display. Players come from different races and different backgrounds. However, when they get on the field, they harmonize their differences toward a common goal. "

" We're going to have to become very aggressive in addressing justice issues that have to do with fairness and doing that which is equitable and honoring to God. "

" I have always and will always stand on behalf of justice and do not condone oppression in any form. "

" The Bible is pregnant with politics. You cannot read the Bible from Genesis through Revelation and go through too many chapters that are not involving politics. "

" Occasional setbacks are probably unavoidable - part of the struggle of living in a fallen world. Other setbacks are due to our own sin and failures, or circumstances outside our control. "

" The Church and only the Church has been given the keys to the kingdom, so we have unique access to God that nobody else has. "

" Gone must be the days of only pointing fingers at others to fix what they may never fix. Our nation's ills are not merely the result of corruption or racism, although these are evil. Our troubles can also be traced directly to ineffective Christians. "

" If you're not married, and your boyfriend is putting his hands on you, you know he ain't the one, because you know that will continue. "

" What God wants is for us to live by His rules, resulting in the receiving of His blessing and power. When we as Christians, celebrating our differences, join together as the house of God representing the kingdom of God for the glory of God, we get the response of God to our presence in history. "

" The cross is to be our point of reference for every area of our lives all the time. "

" Black lives matter, as a subset of all lives matter. So any injustices to a particular group must be addressed specific to that group but under the banner that all life is created in the image of God. "

" Churches need to be intentional about reaching the next generation by creating templates for young people to see that there is a stepping stone for leadership in this church. "

" God operates the world by covenants. Those covenants have specific jurisdictions and responsibilities, not to be infringed upon by another covenant. "

" The issue of race is not an issue of choice. It's an issue of birth. "

" Technology has changed how people communicate, how people relate, the speed at which this takes place. To ignore that, in the name of preaching the Word, is to forget that we're to preach the Word to people. "