Sunday Morning Worship 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM

The Danger of Being Assimilated
The advance of Christ's Kingdom on earth has always included the great struggle of the Church against cultural assimilation
THE EXAMPLES OF THE DRIFT TOWARD ASSIMILATION IN BIBLICAL HISTORY
- Lot and Sodom (Genesis)
- Israel and Egypt (Exodus)
- The conquest of Canaan (Joshua)
- The people's demand for a King (Judges)
- Israel's Fall (Hosea)
- Judah's Fall (Jeremiah)
- During the time of Christ and the Apostles (James addresses)
- Ongoing struggle right up to present
NOTICE THE FEATURE OF CULTURAL ASSIMILATION IN HOSEA'S DAY
- Unfaithful Leadership
- Lack of the true knowledge of God
- Lack of repentance when confronted by God
- Mixture with the world
HOW MIGHT WE (THE CHURCH/CHRISTIANS) RESIST CULTURAL ASSIMILATION?