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The apostle Paul stopped in a town called The Three Taverns on his way to Rome, chained as a prisoner, to stand before Caesar and answer for his message that there was a King in heaven that overruled all kings!
Other believers came to meet him there and encourage him. That is what The Three Taverns is all about, encouragement for our journey as we encounter the powers of this world.
YOU ARE NOT ENOUGH
You must find purpose outside of yourself because YOU simply are not enough.
The importance of faith, family and flag have dropped disastrously just in the last few years. This according to research written about in the WALL STREET JOURNAL.
Only 38 percent of poll respondents said patriotism was very important to them, down from 70 percent in 1998. Of religion, 39 percent said it was very important, down from 62 percent.
Beyond God and country, a desire to have children and community involvement plummeted by double digits, too. Meanwhile, the once universal value of “tolerance for others” has declined from 80 percent to 58 percent in the last four years alone.
So what has it been replaced with? Mostly focus on "you."
"Love thy neighbor" has been replaced with "F___ you if you don't agree with my pronouns" or "Get off my lawn."
We have been called a Prozac nation.
It is not helping.
"Claiming to be wise they became utter fools and worshipped the creation instead of the Creator" is not a prescription for joy, freedom and health.
Many find themselves in a pit of despair. Hopelessness. Depression. I have said over and over through the years that there is NO PIT you can dig yourself into that the UNLIMITED can't get you out. But you must stop digging. And you must look up.
That requires looking away from self to the One above you. He will then lift you and turn your focus to the ones beside you. It is the Way, the Truth and the Life that can deliver us. Only Him.
You might be worrying about where the world’s headed these days. Stop for a second, and give a moment’s thought to the dispirited disciples’ tragic plight back in 30 AD.
But in spite of how awful things MIGHT look now, how utterly hopeless you THINK it is, everything can change for the better in one day. In Jesus’ case, it’s a historical fact and a hope even for non-believers: Jesus either rose from the dead, or SOMETHING ELSE happened that caused the gospel to unstoppably march into place as the dominant faith in the Roman Empire, until it ultimately even became the default state religion.
You could say it was a miracle.
You might disbelieve in the Resurrection, and doubt whether the rise of Christianity was a good thing for humanity or not but that’s not the point. (Side note: Christianity as a religion is like all religions, based on your behavioral performance. I did not sign up for an “ity.” I am a believer in a PERSON. God's grace is utterly different, and relationship with the UNLIMITED is transformational), The point is, in this crazy world of ours, under the right conditions, the defeated victim of the system can beat all the odds and become the Victor in a moment's time.
So no matter how dark things look, no matter how completely dystopian or fantastically irrational things appear, a total turnaround could be right around the corner at any moment.
Shaul, the great Jewish Gamaliel-trained Pharisee who hated followers of "the Way" and the Lord Jesus, met SOMEONE on the road to Damascus. This Someone showed Shaul--later Paul-- that when he was persecuting the followers of the Messiah, in reality he was persecuting the Messiah Himself! Thus began the revelation of the One-ness of the Lord with those who follow Him that transforms the world.
While the leaders of this world hold onto power in whatever way they must, God is also at work finding his man or woman who can turn the tide. Lets' get in on that!
GOLDEN TICKET
Speaking of power-grabs, one of the ways world leaders gain power is by stealing your wealth, the fruits of your labors, your financial well-being, your ability to take care of your family creating dependence on them. To feed yourself you will do whatever they require and keep voting for those who give you the most stuff! That is power!
There are leaders in this country who believe it is their right to take your money and distribute it however they see fit in order to buy votes and influence.
But outside of this country there are also power-plays going on in the global economy that will greatly impact you.
42 NATIONS have joined together to create another global currency; they plan to KILL the greenback and DETHRONE the dollar as the world's reserve currency once and for all.
Leading the charge are the usual suspects: Russia, China, Iran, oil-soaked Saudi Arabia, and even our neighbor, Mexico.
And because this alliance holds close to 70% of all US Dollars…
Ditching their holdings could flood America with a tsunami of US Dollars…
This could trigger hyper-inflation and a Wall Street nosedive so deep, it VAPORIZES trillions in hard-earned retirement savings. Think Weimar Republic history.
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TAVERN TALKS TUESDAY
So many of you have mentioned how encouraging this gathering has been! I'm so thankful for our time together at The Mission Cigar & Social each Tuesday morning, 7am.
Last week I opened the subject of Hearing God Today. We looked at a sweep of biblical accounts of hearing God and I made the point that when you read scripture just for what it says, you come to two conclusions:
It is expected that people will hear God’s voice. From the first story to the last, it just states and shows that God speaks to people. We looked at lots of examples of different ways God communicated in scripture.
The second thing you will notice is there is NOWHERE in scripture a manual for HOW we hear God’s voice. It just simply shows that we will.
We explored some of this and set the stage for this next week’s panel discussion on October 1st at 7am. Greg Wark, Michael Farren and Jon Sparks will form a panel and I will lead a discussion of their thoughts about hearing God’s voice.
It’s so awesome examining things like this in the company of men not afraid to look at truth in new ways and push through their own limitations and backgrounds. One of the frequent ways we end a meeting after prayer is to look at each other and declare, “I love you and there’s NOTHING you can do about it!”
NEXT TAVERN TALKS: Padraic Russell is a happily married father of three and follower of Jesus. He’s a successful technology executive but his real passion is for the fatherless. He and his wife of 22 years have cared for eight children in foster care, adopting one of them along the way. Padraic found “Tavern Talks” through an Instagram post and came on his own and has become an important part of our fellowship.
Bring your coffee, your Bible, Febreze if you go to the office after, an open mind and open heart. You can purchase a cigar as well to enjoy your first cigar of the day.
We are really grateful to Mark, Monte and Willie for opening up The Mission early each Tuesday and participating in Tavern Talks!
Looking Up!
Tod Bell
Chief Tavern Host
P.S. It’s always good to challenge your premises!