Jeff Warren

Pastor- Park Cities Baptist Church, Dallas. Beloved son of God in Christ, writer, artist, women’s advocate, anti-racist, grace addict

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When loyalty to a leader becomes more important than character, we reveal what matters most, and the ends justify the means. Disregarding the moral character of a person is evidence that you have fallen into the power of deception and you are culpable with the chaos that follows.

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The ends do not justify the means in the kingdom of God. They are, in fact, the way that we glorify God, regardless of what the particular “end” might be. The means nullify the ends if accomplished in a way that does not align with the way of Jesus and His kingdom.

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Corruption in the public square is not a new phenomenon. But for Christians to support corruption should never become normal. Integrity (the integration of body, mind, and heart) matters in leadership, marriage, business, politics, the church, and in every relationship in life.

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While you’re chillin today, traveling, etc.. take a deep dive into the glorious nature of the Gospel. You are set free in Him.

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The Gospel announces a shocking justification. The great reversal is that the moral man is condemned and the guilty man is justified.

The Pharisee declared himself righteous. The tax collector was declared righteous by God.

He’s given a new resumé:

Christ’s righteousness. 🩵

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I was challenged by preaching on the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector (Luke 18:9-14). Like the parable of the prodigal son, Jesus reveals the counter-intuitive nature of the Gospel (in just 6 verses). Some key takeaways:

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There are two ways to avoid God (as Keller noted): by breaking all the rules (the path of rebellion) or by keeping all the rules (the path of self-righteousness).

This maps right over the parable of the prodigal son, both addressed to Pharisees.

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Theological distinctives aside, evangelical leaders should read Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical. We need a much more robust biblical anthropology and theology of cultural renewal. His contrast between Babylon vs the collective building of the wall is aspiring.

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3/3

“‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.”
- Jesus, Matthew 15:8-9

Let’s abide in Him today and worship Him with our lives. 🩵

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1/2

In 1981, Billy Graham offered his advice to Jerry Falwell:

“I told him to preach the Gospel. That's our calling. I want to preserve the purity of the Gospel and the freedom of religion in America. I don't want to see religious bigotry in any form…”

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2/2
Liberals organized in the '60s, and conservatives certainly have a right to organize in the '80s, but it would disturb me if there was a wedding between the religious fundamentalists and the political right. The hard right has no interest in religion except to manipulate it.”

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As a prophetic psalm about the perfect reign of Jesus, this is His desire for leaders today:

Give your love of justice to the king, O God, and righteousness to the king’s son. Help him judge your people in the right way; let the poor always be treated fairly. - Ps. 72:1-2

Pray.

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There are over 30 trillion of these inside the human body constantly sending one million instructions a second.

It is next to impossible not to rationally conclude that we are created by an intellegent divine mind.

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer was 30 years old when he wrote, “When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die”, in his classic book, “The Cost of Discipleship”. 8 years later, on April 9th, 1945, he was stripped and hanged in a concentration camp for crimes against Hitler’s Third Reich.

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Silent Saturday 🩶

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Silent Saturday reminds us not to confuse God’s silence with His absence. He is always at work. He is with you in the waiting. Draw near to Him.

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@BethMooreLPM Thank you, Beth, for inspiring faithfulness through the years. May the LORD continue to be high and lifted up through your teaching and preaching of His Word, and may He continue to shine through your life and ministry ahead.