Pastor Rick Warren shares his recommendations for pastors and leaders this post-election Sunday.
Ed: I'm with Pastor Rick Warren pastor of founding, pastor of Saddleback, author of Purpose-Driven Life and lots of other resources as well. So, tell us what you can or should talk about this weekend.
Rick: Well, this is my 11th presidential cycle since I started Saddleback Church. And as you know, it I'm an avid fan and student of history. And if I weren't a pastor, I'd be a history professor, probably a church history professor, but all the lessons are in the past. So, the seven things that I want to recommend pastors share or say through their flocks this weekend are not just biblically based—here are some historical reasons behind them, too.
1. Choose faith over fear.
A lot of people are fearful right now. Don’t panic; pray. Don’t worry; worship. Turn your thoughts to the greatness of God. There are two reasons why Christians should not be fearful during this pond, a biblical reason and a historical reason. The biblical reason is that we're commanded to not be afraid. In fact, the most common command in Scripture is fear not. There are 365 “fear nots” in the Bible, one for every day of the year. The historical reason is that many elections have taken time to decide the earliest one was 1800, which took weeks.That was between Aaron Burr and Jefferson. And it took them weeks to decide.
2. Trust that God is in control.
Job 25:2 says that God is the one to fear because God is in control. If you fear God, you don’t need to fear anything else. The sovereignty of God is not meant to be a club, it’s meant to be a comfort. History is his story.
3. We have to be patient.
It's not the end of the story. Now I'm not talking about the end of the election. The election ...
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