Speaking Truth to Power

SunDAY: 9 AM Sunday School, 10:30AM Worship /TuesDAY 6 pm prayer/ WedNESDAY 6PM Bible study

Mar. 30, 2025

Background:

Today some churches are going along to get along
There are some things that need to be changed but in a right manner
If it does not align with God it is up to us Christians to step up and say something

Key Sermon Points:

1. Biblical examples

If we are going to speak in power make sure it is in God's power and not our own
Nathan should have checked with God before speaking (2 Samuel 7:4; 1 Corinthians 28:3)
We need to make sure if we are speaking truth to power we are speaking in God's truth and not our own because we can mess things up
Make sure before you make a decision you check in with God
David was a man after God's own heart, he sinned (2 Samuel 12)
None of us are right
When we step up and speak truth to power there will be consequences
David had repented (Psalm 51:1, 10-12)
If you come forward with a repenting heart God will forgive us
It is hard to speak truth to power, but we must trust God (James 5:19)
Sometimes we have to speak up instead of letting things go
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego (Daniel 3:16-30)
Daniel in the lions den (Daniel 6:16)
In both cases they were elevated to new positions of power
Jesus not only spoke to those in the earthly realm but also to Satan in the spiritual realm
Jesus did not have a problem speaking truth to power and He too was elevated to a position of power on the cross, in the grave, being resurrected, and now being seated at the right hand of God with all power

2. Modern day examples

Abraham Lincoln- when he wanted to end slavery there was a civil war and then he was assassinated
Dietrich bon Hoffer- a German preacher that stood up to Hitler and was hanged
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.- a preacher who spoke up for civil rights and he too was assassinated

3. Our decision