BY PASTOR MICHAEL HENDERSON

(FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH SPRINGFIELD, B.M.I.C. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY)

I don’t think that anyone would disagree that the number one cultural focus that the MSM (Main Stream Media), Universities, Government and Businesses are all picking up on these days is the division that surrounds Homosexuality. More and more we see the culture shifting at break-neck pace to embrace and wrap itself around this lifestyle –one that revolves around the choice of sex partners. Why do these entities embrace it now?

I would like to try as best as possible to approach the issue from a truly “Love for God and Neighbor” viewpoint. Whether I am successful does not matter; for I am constrained, not by my own wish to speak out but by the continuing call of God to live as he directs through the conviction of the Holy Spirit. Below is a list of topics I will briefly touch upon.

To the God fearing Christian
Why is it such a divisive issue?
What is driving it?
Who is getting on board?
Will Psychology books be rewritten?
WWJD – What would Jesus do?
WSCD- What should Christians do?
To the God fearing Christian

I specifically wanted to speak to you first of all because sometimes we need to be encouraged (1 Thess. 5:14, Heb. 12:3)…..

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If you have been checking your local newspaper recently, the increasing amount of  young people dying is stunning. Men and women, from all ages from 50 and under, are moving on to eternity in rapid fire. They are dying from accidents; cancer or heart disease. In the cities, urban violence is claiming untold youth.

But what is really disconcerting, more than the scary increase in youthful deaths, is the content of their obituaries! I have been following the daily Obits in the paper for the past couple years and the content of these people’s lives is stunning!

Here is just a sample of a few obituaries. These are more than local samples. These are representative of a national culture, mindset and soul, which have lost their way!
“He was an avid poker fan; loved fishing; playing videos games and his guitar….”
“He loved hanging out with his buddies; hunting; fishing and tattoos…..”
“She was a sorority sister; loved life, animals and was very giving…”
“She cared about her cats; loved bingo and cared about people (in that order)…”
“He loved his Cubbies; NASCAR and going to the BRICKYARD 400 every year…”

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