Welcome to the Bethel Church Sermon of the Week.

We hope you enjoy this message by Pastor Eric Johnson.

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You know, a lot's going on in the world today.

A ton is going on.

What's happening in the Middle East is something that deserves our attention and prayers.

What's happening all over the world, it really does deserve our attention and prayers.

And what's happening in our own country, what's happening in our streets, you know, we find

ourselves in a very polarizing time in human history.

And what I want to do today is I want to talk a little bit about culture.

I want to talk about the times we live in.

And I believe you will leave encouraged today.

I believe you will leave not just encouraged, but with a fire in your soul, a fire in your belly.

I believe we actually live for such a time as this.

And yes, it's polarizing. Yes, it's so many things going on. And honestly, it can be very

confusing the moment you step out your front door or the moment you pull your phone out of

your pocket. Some of the contributing factors to that would be we live in a day where there's

so much advancement in technology, there's so much advancement in information that we are now

exposed to information all over the world. We're exposed to stuff that previous generation

never knew that would exist. So you and I live in a very intriguing time where we have so much information

of what's happening on our streets, in our states, in our city, and you know what's happening on the

other side of the world within moments, and it's just constantly polarizing, and it can be quite

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