Pastor Responds to Blowback from His “Vote Like Jesus” Sermon with Pastor Josh Howerton

I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Dr. Frank Turek

Religion & Spirituality, Education, Christianity

4.8 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Why do people remain shocked that a majority of Christians (and the nation) voted for Donald Trump? How is that voting like Jesus? This week, Frank invites Pastor Josh Howerton of Lakepointe Church in Dallas, TX to talk about Josh's recent (and somewhat controversial!) political sermon, 'How to Vote Like Jesus'.During the podcast, Frank asks Pastor Josh to answer questions like: * What kind of feedback did he receive after his politically charged sermon?* What are the three types of leaders that we find in the Bible and how do they relate to the recent presidential election?* Who is at the top of the Political Org Chart in America, and why do Christians have a responsibility to be involved?* What is the key difference between the current Democrat and Republican platforms that some Christians are overlooking?* Is the Church becoming more political? Or have politics become more spiritual?* Is it really necessary for Christians to vote if both candidates are morally corrupt?* How can pastors effectively disciple their congregations in the area of politics?* How do you respond when someone accuses you of trying to legislate morality as a Christian?Now that the election is behind us, will the American Church take advantage of God's extension of mercy on our country? Or will we once again drift into complacency? All this and more will be discussed in this entertaining and educational podcast episode!Resources mentioned during the episode:Follow Pastor Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josh_howerton/ (https://www.instagram.com/josh_howerton/)Pastor Josh's sermon 'How to Vote Like Jesus': https://youtu.be/SitsLDo6X_Y (https://youtu.be/SitsLDo6X_Y)Lakepointe Church in Dallas, TX: https://lakepointe.church/ (https://lakepointe.church/)Calvin Robinson's Oxford Union Speech: https://youtu.be/ymbTb2HS5Rc (https://youtu.be/ymbTb2HS5Rc)George Barna article on 2024 Election Results: https://bit.ly/3YRHopn (https://bit.ly/3YRHopn)

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, why do Christians tend to compartmentalize their faith?
0:10.0	A lot of Christians think faith is just for Sunday or just for home or just at church.
0:14.8	But when they get out in the world, they get out in the culture, they get out in the voting booth.
0:20.0	They go, well, that's not really
0:21.5	necessary. I don't need to really lean on my Christian faith at all. I have my own ideas,
0:26.5	and that really doesn't apply to that world. Why do we think that way? Well, during the last
0:33.8	couple of weeks of the election, I got a, I saw a podcast from Allie Beth Stucky.
0:40.4	You know, we had Allie on just a few weeks ago for her great book, Toxic Empathy.
0:43.9	And she was really praising a sermon by Pastor Josh Howardton at a church down in Dallas called Lake Point Church.
0:52.7	So I looked it up. I watched this 44-minute
0:55.7	sermon and I said, man, you can't do better than that in 44 minutes. This guy covered the gambit
1:01.8	and he did it so clearly. Well, here he is. He's with us right now. Josh Howardton. Oh, man. Thank you.
1:09.3	That was one of the best political sermons I've ever heard, if you want to call it a political sermon, Josh.
1:15.4	Thank you. Tell people about, I mean, you're a third generation pastor. Your grandfather was a pastor. Your father was a pastor. Tell us a little bit before we get into what we're going to talk about today, how you got to where you are.
1:26.9	You just nailed it. So first of all, thank you. That's the best introduction I may have ever been given.
1:32.7	And I would say responses to this sermon is either five-star reviews or one-star reviews and nothing in
1:37.3	between. Nothing in between. Yeah, man. Like you said, third-generation pastor, my papal Jerry,
2:01.8	every time I'm preaching, I'm like, the stage is going to cave in because there's three guys standing there not one my papal Jerry my father Rick who is on staff with me here wow and and then me and so I grew up watching papaw pastor and then my dad was a pastor my whole life my dad planted a church before it was cool in the Nashville area. And I watched him do that. And God just captured my heart with a vision for the church
2:06.7	and never look back. Now where'd you grow up? Bowling Green, Kentucky.
2:12.0	Really? Bowling Green Kentucky around the Nashville area from the time I was seven all the way on.
2:17.9	Is that why you went to Southern Seminary?
2:20.4	I went both geography and theological alignment.
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