With 4th of July being later this week Steve, Rich and Sarah wanted to take the opportunity to talk through Independence Day and how a Christian should respond. The conversation begins with everyone sharing memories and traditions revolving around this summer holiday. Like many things there can be extreme views and sometimes Christians have gotten caught up in these things. Rich shares that the ideals of freedom and individual liberty are important and are things that a Christian can appropriately celebrate. Those things should be appreciated! This freedom has allowed for America to be one of the main places that missionaries are sent out of to share the Gospel across the world. Our first and primary allegiance is not to our country but to our Lord Jesus Christ, to His Kingdom. That is what we live for. Philippians 3:20-21 is a great reference for this. With that mindset it is important to keep in mind that true Christianity has to work not only in America, but it has to work in every country of the world. Steve expounds more on this and again reminds believers that their allegiance is to Christ first. We have to see ourselves as people who are following Jesus and living on mission. There is so much wisdom packed into this 25-minute episode, we would highly encourage you to listen to it. Have a safe and happy 4th of July!

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