Seeking the Peace of the City

Peace, Theocracy & Oregon Measures 54, 56 and 59

Living In Exile, Part Four

Sermon Outline by Pastor Dennis Tuuri, September 7, 2008

1.         Seek the Peace of the City: A Command Jer. 29:7

2.         A Need to Know What Peace Is The Goal

            A.        From Genesis to the Great Commission to Revelation

                        Theocracy (Not Ecclesiocracy!) Does Jesus Reign Now?

            B.        Dt. 4:5-8 Our Wisdom and Gods Civil Laws  (10 Words; Law Code?)

            C.        The Reformed Witness - Theonomy/Theocracy

3.         An Attention to What Needs to Be Done to Reach the Goal: The Mechanisms

            A.        Tongue, Ears, Eyes - Our Mars Hill

            B.        Hands - Christian Voting

4.         The Application of Command, Goal, and Mechanism to Oregons Ballot Measures

                        A.        Measure 54 Pick an Age Amends Constitution: Standardizes voting eligibility for             school board elections with other state and local elections.

1.)        Military and Enrollment Age: 20 

            Exo. 30:14; 38:26; Numbers 1:2,3,18; 14:29; 26:2; 2 Chr. 25:5

2.)        Ruling Age: 25 or 30  Numbers 4:2,3, 23, 30, 35, 43,47; 8:23-26; 1 Chr. 23:3

B.        Measure 56 Taxation, Representation and Consent (and Deception!) Amends Constitution: Provides that May and November property tax elections are decided by majority of voters voting.

C.        Measure 59 Envy and Paying What You Dont Ever Get Creates an unlimited deduction for federal income taxes on individual taxpayers' Oregon income-tax returns.

5.         The Analysis of Our Problem

            Sen. Obamas Experience Running for Office; Politics and Idolatry

            We live in an Arminian (Political) World

            Gods Gracious Chastisements

            Praying for the City
Seeking the Peace of the City - Questions for Children from Dt. 4

1.     Jeremiah says we are to ___ ___ ___ ___ peace in our city.

2.     Its not enough to just ___ ___ ___ ___ for peace.

3.     Peace is Gods ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ and blessing in the world.

4.     We believe that Gods ___ ___ ___ should rule in our city.

5.     Muslims think the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ should rule.

6.     Who rules the world now? ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

7.     When we have biblical laws, more ___ ___ ___ want the same law.

8.     When we have biblical laws, men are drawn to ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.

9.     There are ___ ___ state-wide measures to be voted on this year.

10.   ___ ___ is the Biblical age of when one is seen as a full adult.

11.   Men couldnt be forced to go to ___ ___ ___ until they were 20.

12.   Should men and women wait until 20 to get married?

13.   ___ ___ was the age to begin ruling in office.

14.   ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ are what the government uses to pay for itself.

15.   A ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ number of voters shouldnt be able to tax all the         rest of the people.

16.   ___ ___ ___ ___ wants to hurt those above us in some way.

17.   People want the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ to be like God today.

18.   We should ___ ___ ___ ___ for our laws and leaders.