Secret Church 2020 - God, Government, And The Gospel
Thanks for joining us for this years Secret Church even. If you were not able to watch the full simulcast on Friday or wish to go over the livestream again, the replay video will be available in the account through the month of June. You can go back and access it any time.
“Let every person be subject to the governing authorities” (Romans 13:1).
But what if you don’t agree with who those authorities are and how they are governing? How does this apply to different types of governments in different parts of the world? How does this command apply to the persecuted? In summary, how should Christians relate to government? Should we gladly submit to government, work to change government, or both, or neither? And what do Christians do when they disagree about political positions and personalities, cultural concerns and challenges?
Secret Church 20 will explore how the gospel transforms the way followers of Jesus relate to governing authorities in any nation for the glory of God in all nations. The purpose of this Secret Church is definitively not to advocate for a political position, party, or candidate in any particular country. The purpose of this Secret Church is to establish biblical foundations for understanding how the character of God and the content of the gospel totally transform the way Christians relate to government.
Along the way, we will examine how these biblical foundations help Bible-believing Christians promote love and preserve unity even when we disagree on policies and politics. Ultimately, we will encourage one another to live faithfully as citizens of heaven while we’re citizens on earth.
2020 PEOPLE FOCUS
PRAY FOR THE UNREACHED
During Secret Church 20 and for the entire month of May, we will focus our prayers on the unreached, that is, people groups with little or no access to the gospel. Approximately 7,000 people groups across the globe still fit this description, which means that there is an urgent need for the church to pray for and to engage these people groups with the gospel. Because Christ commanded His disciples to “make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19), and because His gospel is the only hope of salvation for sinners, we are praying that workers would be sent to the remaining unreached peoples and places to proclaim the good news, all to the glory of God. Join us during Secret Church 20 as we pray for the unreached.
