SUNDAY November 1, 2020 • Mike Kleven
John 11; Romans 8:29
Can you feel the tension, the anxiety, the stress mount with the presidential election just two days from now?
Christians are telling other Christians to take a stand for Christ in this election.
Some Christians passionately claim voting for Joe Biden is the Christian thing to do. Others, just as passionately, can be heard saying the only way a Christian should vote is for Donald Trump.
Christians should take a stand. But, what does it look like for a follower of Jesus Christ to take a stand before and after an election?
Scott Ridout, the president of Converge (the denomination FBC Falun is affiliated with) wrote this week in an email:
“I sense that the church's response to this election will set a tone of opportunity or challenge that will ripple into 2021 and beyond.”
What kind of Christian stand will lead to opportunities to share the message of God's love in Jesus Christ? What kind of misstep could hurt that?
This message, Christians Should Take a Stand, But How? explores the question, "What should it look life for Christians and churches to take a stand?"
The story of the death and raising of Lazarus in the Gospel of John chapter 11 provides a surprising place to glimpse what it means for a follower of Jesus to take a stand.
Could it be when Christians take a stand they look like Jesus?