Don't be mad at somebody else. This is about us. The courage we'll have and the conviction we have.

You see, we've learned to play church just like dress up.

We know what time we're supposed to be there,

we know what time we need to park in order to get a seat that's acceptable.

We know when to sit and stand.

We prefer the tradition we know because we're less likely to embarrass ourselves. But the real joys of our lives

and the passions of our lives are invested elsewhere. We've exchanged the

truth for something else. And if we're going to have a different future for

ourselves and our children and our grandchildren we're going to have a different future for ourselves and our children and our

grandchildren we'll have to be different not someone else.

You're listening to Alan Jackson Ministries. You can get the outlines for this episode at Alan Jackson.com

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fully devoted Christ follower, leave us a five-star rating and review. Hopefully that

will help others find out about them as well. Before today's message, here is

Pastor Allen to tell you about something special happening in the ministry this month.

Hey, this is Pastor Allen. Thank you for your generous partnership in our ministry.

It's Christmas time and we're celebrating Jesus' birth in Bethlehem.

He changed our world and our lives forever.

Well, we need a Jesus revolution in America today.

The problems we face aren't going to be fixed by politicians or political parties.

We need Jesus to change hearts.

I want to ask you to make the largest investment in ministry you've ever made.

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