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When Should the Church Address Current Events?

January 16, 2024

Adriel Sanchez

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Preaching

When Should the Church Address Current Events?

25 min

Watch On

Preaching

When Should the Church Address Current Events?

25 min

“If your pastor is primarily focused on current events, he’s not going to do a good job preaching the word of God faithfully; he just can’t. The fact of the matter is what the minister is charged to do, by the Lord, is preach the Word.”
– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Questions in this Episode

Questions with an asterisk have related resources linked below.

  1. What will happen to people who hear the gospel but don’t believe?
  2. How much transparency should pastors provide for their use of money?
  3. Where in the Bible does God say we need to be “born again”?
  4. Should pastors address current events from the pulpit?

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Adriel Sanchez

Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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