#690: Lions & Lambs — Power, Politics, and the Church

Allen Jackson Ministries

Ben Hayes

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🗓️ 30 August 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The Bible says we are God’s people and the sheep of His pasture, and the enemy is like a lion prowling the earth seeking whom he may devour. But there is another Lion who holds all power: Jesus Christ. Without Him, we are inadequate to face the threat of the enemy. In this sermon, Pastor Allen Jackson invites us toward a new position in our faith—to believe that obedience and service to God will empower us to stand firm, not only for the transformation of our hearts but the transformation of nations. Politicians and earthly powers cannot resolve our problems. If the Church stays silent amid evil, we abandon our world to destructive influences and chaos. We need to stand with the Lion of the tribe of Judah.

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0:00.0	The greatest power available to human beings is not economic, military, or political.
0:10.0	I'm not denying the reality of those things.
0:12.0	They are very real and they can be very powerful.
0:15.0	But we have such a small imagination of God.
0:18.0	We have such a limited understanding of God, such a limited relationship with God,
0:21.9	that we've imagined somehow that the creator of heaven and earth and all that is in them,
0:26.8	and the sustainer of all life, and the one who holds our future is somehow less significant
0:31.9	or less powerful than an economic idea. May God help us.
0:39.9	You're listening to Alan Jackson Ministries. You can get the outlines for this episode
0:44.8	at Alanjaxon.com slash podcast. If these messages help build you up, or encourage you to be a more
0:51.5	fully devoted Christ follower, leave us a five-star rating and review.
0:56.0	Hopefully, that will help others find out about them as well.
1:00.0	Now it's on to Pastor Allen.
1:02.0	Be blessed.
1:08.0	I've begun a new study under the general title of lambs and lions.
1:14.4	For lions and lambs, it works either way.
1:17.8	This particular session, I want to talk about power, politics, and the church.
1:22.9	Yes, I believe all those things have to go together.
1:26.4	The authority over our lives, absence, the presence of the Spirit of God, will become increasingly
1:31.1	authoritarian and deprive us of our freedoms. I'm not advocating for candidates or parties,
1:37.5	but I am very much advocating for policies and positions that reflect the biblical worldview.
1:42.6	And I believe the church has to do that.
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