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Scott Lively Coming to Oklahoma City!

 

                                                             THE L.G.B.T. LONG CON– Its mission to neutralize Bible-based Christianity;  how it’s been done before & is succeeding now; & what you must do about it

 Draper Park Christian Church

April 27, 28, and 29, 2012

Friday-7:00pm-8:30 pm

Saturday-9:00am-12noon

Sunday-9:30am, 10:45am & 6:00pm

                       

designed for church leaders – open to the public 

admission is FREE – love offering will be taken

 

Click on “Redeeming the Rainbow” under the “Links” section to download a free copy of Dr. Lively’s book.

DPCC Israel Watch #3: Do Jerusalem’s Stones Move You to Pity?

Recent events, viewed through the entire lens of the inspired quotes and context which make up God’s inerrant Word, have reminded me that they do. Jerusalem’s stones. Move me to pity. That is, I care about modern-day Israel. In short, I am a Zionist.

My heart is tied to the literal city, and people, of Jerusalem in 2011.

That word “Zionist” is incendiary.  Its implications are politically charged.  However, I have increasingly come to see that there is no avoiding its use. I embrace it. The physical existence of an Israeli nation, on the geographic territory promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, is a kind of real-world referendum on the promises of God.    Israel and the Jews today are a test for the world.    Your attitude toward today’s Israel, her people, her borders, her boundaries, her security, is a reflection on your world-view.

American presidents since our founding have been judged by this test, but never more so than since 1948.   Does our Chief Executive view Israel through a foreign policy lens based on secular, man-made history that rejects the Bible?  If he does, he will attempt to steer MidEast policy on that basis, using modern words like “Palestinian”, “Occupier”, and “Right of Return”.

If, on the other hand, our elected leaders have their Biblical lens in place, they will understand the history of the Middle East entirely differently.  This in turn will impact their policy decisions;  more importantly, however, it will raise the question starkly and clearly for believers, “In what other arenas do they reject the Scripture?” 

The same Word which tells me the Lord Jesus died for my sins, and that if I am faithful to the end in confessing Him as Lord and Savior I will lay hold of eternal life by Grace through Faith, also tells me that the God the Father “will arise and have compassion on Zion…her stones are dear to your servants; her very dust moves them to pity.” (Psalm 102:13-14)

Jerusalem’s very stones are dear to God’s true servants!   Zion’s very dust moves God’s true servants to pity! 

Meanwhile, those who are not God’s servants will be moved to a fanatical, bizarre hatred toward Jerusalem, a hatred which goes far beyond the ostensible issues of “equality” and “justice” and “advocacy” for those “oppressed” by Israel.   I do not believe a believer in Christ can fail to be moved to defend Israel—the safest place, ironically, in the entire Middle East for Palestinians. 

In my opinion, God has literally set up Zion as a test for Christians and for those who are not.  For the latter, if you see Jerusalem today with a Biblical lens, you are “not far from the kingdom of heaven”.  Keep seeking truth in God’s Word.  For the former, I believe Christians who refuse to see Jerusalem through a biblical lens are darkening their biblical vision in other areas of life.

That’s why in all Biblical ways and in full Biblical context, I am a modern-day, New Testament Zionist.  I hope you are too.

DPCC Videos on YouTube

Draper Park Christian Church now has begun posting some videos to YouTube at the following address. http://www.youtube.com/user/DraperParkChristian

Press Release regarding Scott Lively Event

Having heard Scott Lively in public and met him in person, as well has having reviewed carefully his books REDEEMING THE RAINBOW and THE PINK SWASTIKA, the leadership of DPCC has determined that God is calling us to give our members and the wider OKC community the opportunity to hear Scott’s message.

 We knew that Scott is not only a controversial figure, but one hated and feared by his opponents.   Through extensive contact and interviews, we have determined that this hatred and fear is largely based on misrepresentation and distortion of his message.  While we cannot overcome the distortion—nor will we waver from God’s call to invite Scott—we can do our best to respond to the fears by explaining our position with regard to Scott Lively.

 Draper Park Christian Church exists only because of, and only for the sake of, a shared commitment to Christ Jesus of the Old and New Testaments.   He is our Savior, but also our Lord and King. 

 That commitment forbids us to ever, by our own actions or inactions, to cause or allow harm to any person within our reach who claims to be gay or lesbian.

 That commitment also forbids us to harm anyone spiritually and eternally by our silence:  especially  about sin. 

 Draper Park spends the majority of its time dealing in God’s grace and truth with sins other than homosexual behavior and commitments.   But we have determined that this is a specific season God has called us to help Scott Lively issue a classic, traditional, charitable but unwavering warning about the dangers of enshrining homosexuality as a human norm and a human right.

 We believe and expect that Scott Lively will abide by both aspects of our commitment to Christ—the refusal to allow harm as well as the refusal to remain silent—because  we have observed for ourselves to our satisfaction that Scott shares our allegiance to Jesus Christ as both Savior and Lord.  Thus,  we  believe Scott will issue his concerns clearly and articulately, in an attitude not only  of charity and concern but of urgency. 

 Based upon our religious freedom and our right to peaceable assembly, we are determined to allow Scott Lively to present his entire message and, as per our publications, invite the public to come peaceably, hear him out, and evaluate his message for themselves.

Finally, Scott has asked us to include the following statement in his own words:  “Sometimes the accusation of “hate” is not an honest assessment of a
person’s words or deeds, but a calculated tactic to silence an uncomfortable truth.  It is a tactic that has worked so well on the topic of homosexuality that very few people still dare to speak about it.  I thank Draper Park Church for having the courage to allow this truth to be told, and I promise all who attend my talks that you will witness this most challenging topic handled boldly but with compassion.”

Read the Bible in One Year

The  DPCC library has challenged DPCC members to read through the bible in 2011.  Below are links to several reading plans which can be used as a guide for completing this challenge!

Beginning to End 
Chronological
Historical
The One Year Bible (Old, New, Psalms)

Playground Project

                                                                                  What?

  • A brighter spot for our children, visitors, and fellowship activities
  • New durable playground equipment
  • Replace old wood chips with (rubber material)
  • New Fencing
  • Benches and Tables

 

Why?

  • Existing Playground is over 20 years old
  • Security Risks with the broken fencing
  • Safety of our children
  • Material is outdated and worn out

New Children’s Church Format

During the church hour, the 2’s & 3’s, 4’s & 5’s and Junior Church will now begin, and end, in the Family Life Center (on the south end).  We will be doing singing and puppets all together and then separate for classes. Please drop off and pick up your children in the Family Life Center. Sunday school and the nursery are not affected by this change.

We Believe….

We believe in the total and unique inspiration of the Bible in the original text.  It is the infallible Word of God and is therefore the all sufficient rule of faith and life. (II Tim 3:16)

We believe in: the deity and supreme authority of Christ; obedience to the Gospel; the edification of the Church; and the restoration of its unity on the New Testament basis. (Col 2:9-10; Acts 2:38, 9:31; Eph 4:13)

We believe that God created the heavens and the earth; the creatures of the sea, and the sky, and the land; and God created man in his own image. (Gen 1:1,21,25,27)

We believe that the God head consists of God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Mt 28:19, Jn 14:26;15:26, II Cor 13:14, I Pet 1:2)

We believe that Jesus Christ and God the Father are one. (Jn 1:1; 10:30; 12:45; 14:7,9,10; Col 2:9)

We believe that Jesus was born of a virgin; was crucified unto death; was buried; and then resurrected on the third day; then ascended into heaven. (Mt 1:23; Lk 1:34; Mt 27:35; Lk 23:33,46; Mt 27:60; Lk 23:53; Mt 28:5; Lk 24:6; Acts 1:9; Eph 4:8)

We believe that there is no other name or way by which men can be saved except by Jesus Christ. (Lk 1:69, 2:30; Jn 10:9, 14:6; Act 4:12)

We believe that all who desire salvation and eternal life with God must believe, repent, confess their faith that Jesus is Lord, be immersed in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sin and the receipt of the Holy Spirit, and continue to live in accordance with the word of God.  (Rom 6:3-5; John 3:5; Rom 10:9,10; Act 2:38; Matt 28:19,20)