In today's powerful message, Pastor Duane Brooks explores the profound story of Herod and the ancient famines, brilliantly contrasting it with the unstoppable good news of Jesus' love. History confirms these events, yet the true triumph lies within the early church's response—generous, compassionate giving that still resonates within us. In a time of constant turmoil and misplaced trusts, let's remember to turn our gaze to the one true source of hope, Jesus Christ, and help spread His transformative message. Let's continue to grow in grace together. Message based on Acts 11:27-30, and 12:19-24.
Quotes:
Duane Brooks: Church must not be a “non-prophet” organization.
Duane Brooks: The Disciples gave:
Proportionately – as they were able
Voluntarily—they chose to take up an offering
Compassionately – to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea
Faithfully – trusting their teachers Barnabas and Saul
Emperor Julian the Apostate: It is disgraceful that when no Jew ever has to beg, and the impious Galileans (Christians) support not only their own poor but ours as well, all men see that our people Roman Pagans lack aid from us.
Houston, Texas: 23.6% of children are food-insecure. Food insecurity is: the condition of not having access to sufficient food, or food of an adequate quality, to meet one's basic needs.
Farmer said to Abraham Lincoln: Around here, they say the future of our country depends on God and Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln replied: well, they are half-right.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state and never its tool.
Charles Colson: Many Christians, like most of the populace, believe the political structures can cure all our ills. The fact is, however, that government, by its very nature, is limited in what it can accomplish. What it does best is perpetuate its own power and bolster its own bureaucracies.
Joel Winters: You will not share your glory with another.
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