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A Warm Invitation to Church

This blog has been permanently relocated to https://www.removingbarriers.net Redirecting in seconds... Matthew 4:19 (And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.) “I do not care if you ever darken the doors of my church.” I would often say this to folks I am sharing the gospel with. My wife Jay did not like the tone of that statement and asked me to stop saying it. Tone aside, however, I mean it. I first said it to a person who accused me of evangelizing because I want more people to come to my church so offerings can increase. Our youth pastor lamented in a recent sermon, “We invite folks to a location rather than to the Person of Jesus Christ. That captures perfectly what I have felt all along. Too often, Bible believing Christians make it a habit to invite folks to a location. I decided years ago that I will never invite anyone to church without first tryin...
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Black Lives Matter - and the Police

Episode 30
 
BLM - 5 
 
The police has been the target of much social backlash recently. A lot of that backlash has come from the Black Lives Matter movement. Technology has made it quite easy to run into our own corners and just talk with folks who agree with our stances. Therefore, we at the Removing Barriers Podcast wanted to give the police a voice to share their side of the story, to share their heart on the matter. 
 
In this episode of the Removing Barriers Podcast, we sat down with Officer CigarBro (obviously not his real name and his jurisdiction will remain unknown). We discussed why he became a police officer, the dangers of being a police officer, and general policing practices. We also discussed the procedures to follow if pulled over and how to respond and behave with law enforcement.
 
However, most of our time was spent discussing social justice and policing. We discussed the Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake shootings, and we got Officer CigarBro’s professional opinion on the death of George Floyd and his gut feeling on the pending trials. We also discussed qualified immunity, whether there is a code or culture about police officers correcting each other in public, and the public push to defund/dismantle the police. 
 
We concluded the episode with Officer CigarBro sharing his heart as a police officer and with a clear presentation of the gospel. The gospel is the only truth that can change the direction of our country, of the police, and of human hearts. 
 
This episode is much longer than all other episodes thus far but it will be worth a listen. 
 


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