Wake Up America Seminars * * January 13, 2017

Wake Up America Seminars * * January 13, 2017

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Something to Ponder
Jesus' Kingdom vs the Worlds' Kingdom
Two kings, Herod and Jesus, personified very different kinds of power. Herod had legions of Roman soldiers to enforce his will, and history records how Herod used his power: he stole his brother's wife, locked up all dissenters, beheaded John the Baptist as a party trick. Jesus too had power, but he used it compassionately, to feed the hungry and heal the sick. Herod had a gold crown, palaces, guards, and all the visible tokens of royalty. For Jesus, the closest thing to a formal coronation, or Messiah's "anointing," occurred in an embarrassing scene when a disreputable woman poured perfume over his head. He got the title "King of the Jews" as a criminal sentence. His "crown," made of thorns, was merely one more source of pain. And though he could have called on a legion of angels for protection, he declined.
Consistently, Jesus refused to use coercive power. He knowingly let one of his disciples betray him and then surrendered himself with-out protest to his captors. It never ceases to amaze me that Christian hope rests on a man whose message was rejected and whose love was spurned, who was condemned as a criminal and given a sentence of capital punishment.
Despite Jesus' plain example, many of his followers have been unable to resist choosing the way of Herod over that of Jesus. The Crusaders who pillaged the Near East, the conquistadors who converted the New World at the point of a sword, the Christian explorers in Africa who cooperated with the slave trade—we are still feeling aftershocks from their mistakes. History shows that when the church uses the tools of the world's kingdom, it becomes as ineffectual, or as tyrannical, as any other power structure. And whenever the church has intermingled with the state (the Holy Roman Empire, Cromwell's England, Calvin's Geneva), the appeal of the faith suffers as well. Ironically, our respect in the world declines in proportion to how vigorously we attempt to force others to adopt our point of view.

Excerpt from Philip Yancey's book Jesus The Light of the World
Chapter 13: Kingdom-Wheat Among the Weeds
(To be continued in the next NewsWatch)
Scripture Thought for the Day

Matthew 6:33 ESV
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

John 18:36 ESV
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”

Mark 1:15 ESV
And saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

Romans 14:17 ESV
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Luke 17:20-21 ESV
Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”

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WUAS News

Our booklet Are You Ready for the Second Coming? is in big demand. WUAS customers have been buying multiple copies to share with friends, family and people they meet. We only charge $1 for each one with a minimum order of 4 to cover shipping. This booklet is a compilation of the
In the last quarter, the WUAS YouTube Channel has had and and average viewing time of 11 minutes per person. In the last 30 days, it has had an average viewing time of 14 minutes per person.
We are releasing a new (vintage) video series on YouTube this weekend. The title of the series is The Balance of Justice and Mercy. This series was recorded in 2009 in Dayton, Ohio and formerly titled "Circumstances and Consequences." Since people do YouTube searches based on subject matter, we felt it was better to release the series with a different name.
Here is a link to the first released video of the series: God's Kindness and Patience Have Their Limits - Balance of Justice and Mercy (1 of 10)
Here is a link to the full series: The Balance of Justice and Mercy. Not all of the videos have been released yet, so please bookmark this link.

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