From Revivals To Public Policy: When Faith Shapes Culture

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If spiritual fireworks don’t change the neighborhood by Monday, what are we missing? We take a hard look at a century of American revivals that stirred the heart but barely nudged the culture, and then we trace a different path: how revivals become awakenings when believers are discipled and Scripture is applied to daily life. Not just belief, but apprenticeship. Not just emotion, but formation that shapes families, work, and public decisions.
We dig into the Great Commission’s overlooked command to “teach them to observe all things” and connect it to concrete civic questions. What does Jesus’ teaching on stewardship say about rewarding productivity? How does the vineyard wage story illuminate voluntary contracts? Why does “Where are your accusers?” echo through America’s due process rights to confront accusers and compel witnesses? Along the way, we surface sobering data on the behavior gap between professing Christians and the wider culture, making the case that conversion without discipleship leaves public ethics unchanged.
History shows a better model. Early American pulpits spoke directly to the issues of the day—earthquakes, fires, education, deployment and just war, taxation, commercial crisis, health codes, addiction, and the injustice of slavery. Sermons didn’t dodge the news; they discipled people to think biblically about it. That habit formed moral reflexes that influenced law, economics, and community life. We invite you to recover that tradition: teach “all things,” support those serving in public office, and let Scripture inform both private character and public action.
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Chapters

1. Setting The Stage And Stakes (00:00:00)

2. Revivals That Didn’t Change Culture (00:00:49)

3. From Revival To Awakening (00:02:16)

4. Discipleship Versus Mere Conversion (00:04:48)

5. Jesus’ Teachings And Public Policy (00:07:18)

6. Due Process And Biblical Roots (00:13:21)

7. Moral Metrics And Church Behavior Gap (00:15:04)

8. Break And Event Invitation (00:16:04)

9. Historical Sermons Shaping Society (00:20:46)

10. Economics, Tax, And Law From Scripture (00:25:36)

11. Closing And Conference Invite (00:26:00)

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