A Georgia pastor has gone viral after a sermon in which he urged Christians to pray for Donald Trump, saying he believes God is “using” the president in ways that may be difficult for people to understand.
Otha L Turnbough, pastor of Lionheart Church in Georgia, told congregants not to speak negatively about the president, but instead to pray for him, emphasizing that God often works through unexpected and controversial figures.
“God is using that man outside your understanding,” Turnbough said. He encouraged listeners to look to the Old Testament, where God used unlikely leaders and prophets to confront evil and carry out judgment, arguing that similar biblical patterns can be seen today.
Turnbough suggested that while some of Trump’s actions provoke strong reactions, they should be viewed through a spiritual lens rather than an emotional one. He told the congregation that when God moves to judge evil, the individuals He uses are often misunderstood or viewed as unconventional. #Trump #trumpadministration
I see people living as if they expect to live here forever, building, digging in, fortifyng themselves, perparing for many years, when, if the truth could be seen, a few short months are all that are left.
A story from an unnown source; a prosperous man was stricken by disease one day in his office. He was placed in the hospital, where there appeared before him a vision of a stranger, a stranger seemingly from another world. The stranger said, “I am Death, and I have come for you.” “Oh,” cried the ill man, “I am not prepared to die. I cannot die now! Give me one more chance. I promise to prepare for you, and to be ready the next time you call.” Strange to say, Death took him at his word and gave him another chance. He improved and was soon back in his office and at his work. Like hundreds before him, with the return of good health came the old habit of rejecting the Christ. He failed to keep his promise. A few weeks later he was again stricken with disease, and aain was placed in the ambulance and taken to the hospital, where he was the second time approached by the stranger. “I am Death,” said the stranger, “and I have come for you.” “But,” cried the patient, “I am not ready for you. I cannot die now. Give me one chance more. I promise to be properly ready next time you come.” But it was too late. Death had come this time to take him. Certainly Death is coming for us all. For a season we can stay the grim hand, but for a season only. All too soon he will come to call for us and will not be denied.
The next world is our forever home, choose carefully which it will be; the one with Jesus the Christ or the one without Him.
In response to the above “Daily Prompt” that would be
Pastor
Now I am fully aware that that would trigger a lot of negative thoughts in the minds of some folk and there are others that would e somewhat ambivalent. While still others would have positive thoughts.
Among those who have positive thoughts, many, if not most, would wonder; are you one of the good ones? Most of those who know me would say “yes”. I am sure there are some who would answer otherise.
I am almost always amused by social media posts that say snarkely “…and you call yourself a Pastor?” A lot of those individuals, if they were able to spend some time with me face-to-face would soon, by their own choice and from the heart begin to call me “pastor”. Others, on social media, have angrily made that snarky statement because their hypocrisy -or- Scriptural ignorance has been exposed. Thereby, I have accomplished my God-given task – Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
For those who are curious about the accuracy of or who buy into the statement that “God is Nonbinary”, I hope this helps. Then ask yourself, is this claim from a wolf in sheep clothing?
According to this claim, they cite Genesis 1:1-2 and argue the Hebrew term for God is maculine (ĕlōhîm) and Spirit is feminine (rûaḥ). Therefore, God is Nonbinary.
In Matthew 3:16, we read of the “Spirt of God” ascending upon Jesus. There, the Greek term for Spirit (pneuma) is neuter and God (theos) is masculine. Word gender in both cases, according to Bill Mounce, a leading Greek teacher, is simply grammatical and has no bearing on the gender of the entity. He states, “Hebrew and Greek words follow what is called “grammatical gender.” This means that the gender of the word is not determined by its meaning but by other things. For example, all nouns ending in ματ are neuter. Since πνευμα is from the root πνευματ, it is therefore neuter. But that says nothing about how the Greek understood the concept of God’s Spirit.”
To support this, look at John 15:26, “But when the Counselor comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness to me.” This is Jesus speaking in the Upper Room Discourse to the 11 Apostles, Judas has left. Jesus refers to the Spirit (pneuma) as masculine. Anyone saying differently is, in essence, claiming to understand more than Jesus, and deceiving their audience.
Beware of false teachers! The warning we receive thoughout scripture from Peter (2 Peter 2:1), Paul (1 Tim 4:1), Matthew (Matt 24:11), Luke (Acts 20:29-30), Jeremiah (Jer 23:16), and many more.
Please share this if you care to speak against those who as Jeremiah states, “speak the vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD”.
He’s the person that Jesus warned us about he will appear as an angel of light. This guy is pure evil, and the Democrats are so morally bankrupt. They can’t see it.
Talarico says USA should have a giant welcome mat for illegal immigrants NO! it should not! That would be the death of America, unfortunately the Democrats would celebrate that.
People act like the U.S. and Israel just woke up and decided to attack Iran for no reason. That’s not reality.
For years, Iran has funded and armed groups attacking both countries, pushed its missile program, and moved closer to nuclear capability. When a regime openly calls for Israel’s destruction & threatens U.S. interests in the region, that’s not something you just ignore and hope works itself out.
This isn’t about starting a war, it’s about stopping a bigger one later. If you believe Iran getting nuclear weapons would destabilize the entire region and put millions at risk, then taking action before that happens makes sense. Not to mention the sheer evilness of slaughtering 30,000 innocent Iranian civilians.
You don’t have to like it, Trump or Netanyahu, but pretending there’s no justification at all ignores the bigger picture.
Dr. Houman David Hammati has seen ALL of Iran and now? He writes…
🇮🇷 47 years ago, I stood at a window in Tehran as a 3-year-old boy, smelling burning tires and hearing the chants that would steal my country. I didn’t have words for what was happening. Today, I am watching smoke rise over the same city — but this time the smoke is not the end of Iran. It is, God willing, the beginning of her resurrection.
Several weeks ago I wrote in that the fever of 1979 was finally breaking. I never imagined I would wake up to see that fever confronted so directly. Israel — with the clear support of the United States — has launched a preemptive strike deep into Tehran and against the regime’s military machinery. Explosions in the capital. Military targets hit. The IRGC’s aura of invincibility, already cracked, is shattering in real time.
I do not celebrate war. No decent person does. What I celebrate — what millions of Iranians inside the country and in the diaspora have prayed for in secret for decades — is the possibility that a regime which has no right to exist may finally be forced to go.
This is the same regime that: – Armed and cheered the October 7 massacre against Israel for no reason other than pure genocidal hatred. – Murdered tens of thousands of its own sons and daughters who dared to walk peacefully in the streets demanding the most basic freedoms. – Gouges out the eyes of young women for the “crime” of wearing makeup. – Hangs teenagers from cranes for posting a tweet. – Exports terror, poverty, and darkness to every corner it can reach including the U.S.
No nation, no people, should have to live under that. Not Israelis. Not Americans. Not Lebanese. Not Syrians. And certainly not Iranians.
I am a physician who has spent his life trying to heal bodies and a son of Iran who has spent his life mourning a stolen homeland. What we are witnessing is not aggression — it is surgery. Painful, necessary surgery to remove a tumor that has metastasized for 47 years. The tumor is the Islamic Republic that has hijacked Iran.
To the brave pilots and special operators of the Israeli Air Force and the men and women of the United States military now carrying out this mission: I pray for you with everything I have.
May God shield you from harm. May every missile find its target and every soldier return home safely to the families who love them. You are not invaders. You are the answer to the prayers of millions who have whispered “enough” in the dark since 1979. You are giving our friends the chance to breathe free air again. The entire region will owe you a peace we have not known in my lifetime.
To my fellow Iranians watching from inside the country right now, heart pounding, maybe hiding in basements or on rooftops: Hold on. The end is clearer than it has ever been. The regime’s fear is real. Their eyes — those same eyes that once stared down at us with absolute power — now show something they haven’t shown in decades: panic. The math has changed. The window of 1979 is finally closing.
To the little three-year-old boy I once was — and to every little boy and girl in Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, and Tabriz today who hears explosions instead of lullabies: This time the sounds are not the closing of a door. They are the opening of one.
The road ahead will not be easy. Transitions never are. But the direction is unmistakable. A secular, prosperous, free Iran is no longer a dream — it is becoming an inevitability.
I have lived the stolen life so that others might not have to. Today, for the first time in 47 years, I allow myself to believe that the stealing is almost over.
Thank you, Israel. Thank you, America. The Iranian people — the real Iran — will never forget.
The fever is breaking. The dawn of 2026 is here. And this time, the light wins.
Since many of my Democrat colleagues don’t seem to understand the War Powers Act, it’s very simple:
The President must notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops or commencing an attack. The President must then withdraw troops within 60-90 days, unless Congress declares war.
In this instance, Congress was notified in advance and briefed before the strike on Iran. A full classified briefing will be forthcoming.
Now, Congress can pass a concurrent resolution ordering the troops be withdrawn at anytime, which is what Massie and Khanna are trying to do.
But under Article II and as Commander in Chief, the President has the authority to act. The notion that this strike is illegal or that the President needed Congress’ authority is wrong.
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Furthermore, Biden and Obama conducted numerous strikes in numerous countries without Congress and none of the people screaming now, seemed to have any objections.
For historical context, Congress has not declared war since WWII. – Mike Lawler @Lawler4ny
“I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).
I. L-ove (Loving Through Christ)
“Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another” (I John 4:11).
As the followers of Christ were to be exposed to the hatred of the world, it was no small consolation to them to know that that hatred would be only in proportion to their faith and holiness; and that, consequently, instead of being troubled at the prospect of persecution, they should rejoice, because that should always be a proof to them that they were in the very path in which Jesus himself had trod.
A. Life has little meaning to some because they possess so little love. Christ loved us and died for us, paying the penalty for our sins. When Christ is Lord of our life, He should be the love of our life also.
B. Christ’s love brings meaning to our life. His love must reach out through us to help, comfort, and share Christ with others (Matt. 28:19).
Make disciples of all nations, bring them to an acquaintance with God who bought them, and then baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
II. I-nstruction (Learning from Christ)
“I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye” (Ps. 32:8).
Blessed are the forgiven
When we are forgiven, cleansed, and filled with the love of Christ, we have just begun to live. We still have much to learn. We will continue to face frustrations and possible failure.
B. We must depend on Christ’s Holy Spirit for guidance and direction. He will help us through frustration and will bring victory and meaning to life as we keep on praying, learning from His Word, trusting, and obeying.
III. F-reedom (Liberty in Christ)
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. (Gal. 5:1).
Many are bound (entrapped) by sinful pleasures, social pressures, and sensual practices. They are in bondage to themselves, others, and Satan. Life has little meaning as a result.
B. Christ came to bring freedom from the bondage of sin. He breaks the fetters that bind and sets free all who come to Him in repentance and faith.
C. Christians are liberated and their lives become meaningful. When one’s sins are forgiven, one’s heart is cleansed. One is free to help others find their way to heaven (John 8:36).
IV. E-ternal Life (Living with Christ)
God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son” (I John 5:11).
A. Everyone wants to live. But only those who have accepted Christ as Savior and Lord will live eternally.
B. Life here on earth is brief at best. We should make the most of it. This life can have real meaning only if we are prepared for the next life.
C. Christians look forward with anticipation to living forever with Christ. He has gone to prepare a place for them. He has promised to return and receive them unto Himself (John 14:1—3).
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