Summary: <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/westside-christian-fellowship/id386117063">If you want to stay up on the latest audio messages from Westside Christian Fellowship, don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes.</a><a style="line-height: 1.5em;" href=""> </a><a class="twitter-share-button" href="http://twitter.com/share">Tweet</a><a style="line-height: 1.5em;" href=""></a> Complete Sermon Notes When The Wicked Man Rules “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked man rules, the people groan” (Proverbs 29:2). VOTING won’t save America anymore than a dumbbell will save someone who is drowning; however, leaders play an enormous role in shaping the direction of the country. The prophets were statesmen, reformers, and preachers - they were called to redirect the focus of the people back to God. __________________________ WE HAVE DUAL CITIZENSHIP - If a mere 50 percent of eligible Christian voters would vote, the political landscape would change dramatically. James A. Garfield, an ordained minister and twentieth President of the United States, said, “Now, more than ever before, the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption.” EVERY PASTOR W/ A PLATFORM who is remaining silent - it’s time to wake up… I DON’T WANT TO OFFEND I DON’T WANT TO UPSET I DON’T WANT TO BE VIEWED AS POLITICAL...it’s time to sound the alarm...blow the trumpet in zion ------ Dobson, “I’m tired of being called a Right-wing Crazy.” Shocking Poll Christianity Today article Aug. 8th, 2016 - according to a new Pew Research survey, 1% of churchgoers said their pastor has spoken positively of Trump compared to 6% who heard praise for Hillary. Trump received more criticism at 7% than Hillary’s 4%. MANASSEH OR HEZEKIAH: Manasseh - 2 Kings 21:12 therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle. 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab; I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. AHAB OR JOSIAH: There was never anyone like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, urged on by Jezebel his wife. Wicked Leadership is often judgment on the people - JOHN CALVIN in his Institutes says “that they who rule unjustly and incompetently have been raised up by him [God] to punish the wickedness of the people...I shall proceed no farther until I have added some sure testimonies of this thing. Yet, we need not labor to prove that a wicked king is the Lord’s wrath upon the earth [Job 34:30, Vg.; Hos. 13:11; Isa. 3:4; 10:5; Deut. 28:29].” Make sure to hear the closing two points Dr. Jim Garlow - <a href="http://www.charismanews.com/politics/opinion/59206-if-you-re-on-the-fence-about-your-vote-this-pastor-clarifies-how-the-very-future-of-america-is-at-stake" target="_blank">http://www.charismanews.com/politics/opinion/59206-if-you-re-on-the-fence-about-your-vote-this-pastor-clarifies-how-the-very-future-of-america-is-at-stake</a> A] Look at the platform on which the candidate will stand. B] Like us, both candidates are flawed. But I’d rather deal with a man who is critical vs.
