Ep. 020 to Election Day - The Case for Hope: An Antidote to Christian Pessimism

The Kirk Cameron Show

Kirk Cameron

Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity

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🗓️ 7 October 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode, Kirk is joined by his pastor, Rex Holt, and the two men ask the question: is it reasonable for Christians to hope that our country and culture can change? For many of us in the family of faith, there is a growing despair and an idea that the world is too far gone from the ways of the gospel, and there is no hope for repair. Rex and Kirk believe this is the wrong mindset for Christians to have, and point to the circumstances in which Jesus lived and transformed an entire culture. The Roman Empire produced a dark culture and bleak circumstances, and yet the light of the Church penetrated the darkness of the culture of the time. The Bible reminds us that the Church is a victorious institution, and while it may seem like the family of faith is "losing" current cultural battles, we can't just focus on the short term. Christ followers have a great calling to disciple to the nations and bring the culture of heaven to earth, just as Jesus did in the time of the Roman Empire, and we must have hope in this mission. To learn more, visit kirkcameron.com To learn more about the sponsor of today’s show and what our family currently uses for our healthcare check out Christian Healthcare Ministries by visiting https://hubs.ly/Q02vWQGy0 Editing and production services provided by thepodcastupload.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We can see the values of not only our country,
0:03.8	but every nation align with the values of heaven.
0:07.6	We can build a culture that is heavenly right here,
0:11.6	where we are in our lifetime.
0:14.1	If the Lord wills and he gives us opportunity,
0:16.7	and we just need to lean in to that faith
0:19.2	working itself out through love,
0:26.1	and then draw down on our second birth bravery, which you have.
0:31.5	Hi, everybody.
0:35.4	Welcome to this special edition of the American Camp Fire Revival.
0:38.8	I have a special VIP guest with me tonight. This is my pastor, Rex Holt, and he's from Texas, and I'm here in Tennessee, and together, we're going to be
0:46.2	talking about whether or not it makes sense to have all of this hope that we have, and whether or not
0:52.7	all this talk of having courage of changing the culture
0:56.0	to reflect more of heaven here on Earth is misplaced, that maybe we're just postponing the inevitable,
1:03.0	which is that things are only going to get worse.
1:07.0	Well, again tonight, I'm so excited to have one of my favorite people in the whole world,
1:11.7	one of my very best friends on the planet, my pastor, Rex Holt.
1:16.3	And Rex has been a pastor for, what, 50 years now?
1:19.3	Yep.
1:20.0	50 years and a missionary in Africa, and he's got a wonderful ministry there, and his family
1:26.0	is working together with him, and it is a privilege to be able to talk through the principles of my new book,
1:31.5	Born to Be Brave, How to Be a Part of America's Spiritual comeback together with him.
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