By Thomas McKenzie | Listen | 21m
Published in November of 2019
SUMMARY: A short 21-minute sermon, delivered with mirth, from pastor Thomas McKenzie on five principles from Colossians 1:11-20 for Christians to engage in politics well.
KEY QUOTE: “The best things that have come out of the church has almost all come from our suffering not out of our power.”
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