Megachurch Pastor Reacts To MLB SCANDAL Targeting Christian Players | Live Free with Josh Howerton

Live Free with Josh Howerton

Lakepointe Church

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

What happens when Christian conviction collides with cultural pressure?In this bonus episode of Live Free, Pastor Josh Howerton reacts to the MLB Pride Night controversy involving San Francisco Giants players who wrote a Bible verse on their hats instead of participating in Pride messaging. Josh explores what this moment reveals about faith, courage, religious freedom, and the challenge of standing firm without losing compassion.In This Episode: Why the Giants Pride Night controversy exploded nationally The meaning behind Genesis 9 and the rainbow in Scripture The difference between loving people and affirming beliefs What Romans 1 reveals about truth, culture, and conviction How Christians can stand for truth with both grace and courage You can love people deeply without approving of everything they do.You can stand firmly on biblical truth without losing compassion.And in a moment like this, Christians must do both.Stand firm. Think biblically. Live free. 🧢 Want a Live Free hat of your own? Visit LiveFree.shop 📲 Looking to grow deeper in your faith? Check out the Lakepointe App to access our Discipleship Guide, daily Bible reading plan, and more. Text APP to 20411 to download

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0:00.0	Never, ever, ever believe them when they say that what they're about is tolerance.
0:05.9	They are not about tolerance.
0:07.3	They are about submission.
0:08.7	If their primary value is tolerance, they would be very tolerant of Christian convictions.
0:14.6	But they're not.
0:15.4	Why?
0:15.8	Because something else is going on.
0:17.3	What's going on is tolerance for me, submission for thee. Well, hey,
0:23.2	Lifree Nation, before we jump into the episode, this podcast is recorded right here at Lake Point
0:27.6	Church in Dallas, Texas. But the Live Free Nation is spread all over the country and all around the
0:33.1	world. So if you've been watching and thinking, man, I wish I could be part of something like this.
0:37.3	We want to invite you to take a simple next step and that is join us for church online.
0:42.3	Every weekend we stream our services live on YouTube, Facebook, and our church online platform,
0:46.3	and it's more than just watching a service.
0:48.3	There are a live host in the chat, prayer teams ready to stand with you
0:52.3	and people all around the world worshiping together in real time. And so whether you're exploring the chat, prayer team's ready to stand with you and people all around the world worshiping together
0:54.8	in real time.
0:56.6	And so whether you're exploring the faith,
0:58.4	coming back to church or just looking for a place to start,
1:01.5	church online is a great way to jump in
1:03.3	and experience what God is doing here at Lake Point.
1:06.5	We would love to see you in the chat this weekend
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