30And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' 31The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:30-31)

Your word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. (Psalm 119:105)

The Bible is clear regarding immigration.
• Every human is made in the image of God and deserves to be treated with care. We refuse to demonize immigrants. (Genesis 1:26; James 3:9)
• Borders and boundaries necessitate safety and order. Wide open borders to anyone are not wise.
• Christians are commanded to help those in need. We cannot sit back and do nothing when we see immigrants facing injustice. (Matthew 22:37-39; Leviticus 19)

The Bible is NOT clear about the strategic implementation of policies on immigration.
• Immigration vetting process.
• Laws with regard to immigrants seeking work.
• Sanctuary cities or not.

19Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. (James 1:19-20)

1. Worship
I commit my allegiance to King Jesus over all idols and Ideologies (Exodus. 20:2-3; Psalm 115:1-8; Philippians 2:9-11)

2. Love of Neighbor
I commit to participating in civic life as a means of loving and serving my neighbor rather than just serving my own interests. (Matthew 22:34-40; Philippians 2:1-11)

3. Image of God
I commit to honoring the image of God in all people by treating them with respect and abstaining from dehumanizing caricatures. (Genesis 1:26; James 3:9)

4. Biblical Wisdom
I commit to having my views challenged by the biblical story rather than using the Bible to proof-text my predetermined positions. (Psalm 119; 2 Timothy 3:16)

5. Biblical Justice
I commit to understanding and pursuing justice as I engage in civic life, not minimizing Scripture’s repeated call to seek justice, and allowing Scripture to critique popular conceptions of justice in our culture. (Isaiah 1:17; Micah 6:8; Matthew 23:23)

6. Fruitful Speech
I commit to engaging in political discourse with speech that is marked by the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. (Galatians 5:22-23; James 3)

7. Peacemaking
I commit to face-to-face conflict resolution rather than vitriolic arguments on social media or talking behind someone’s back. (Matthew 18:15-17; Romans 12:17-21)

8. Removing the Log
I commit to giving more attention to examining the potential flaws in my own political leanings, conduct, and sin than I give to scrutinizing others. (Matthew 7:1-5)

9. Humble Learning
I commit to being quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger as I seek to learn from the varied perspectives within the body of Christ. (1 Corinthians 12:12-26; James 1:19)

10. Loving Enemies
I commit to loving and praying for my so-called political enemies, especially those I have the hardest time loving and praying for. This includes a commitment to praying for our government leaders regardless of who wins the election. (Matthew 5:43-44; 1 Timothy 2:1-4)

11. Full Commitment
During this election season, I commit to following Jesus in my political participation and discourse. While I know that I am a sinner who is imperfect and cannot live out this vision perfectly, I am committed to growing in these ten areas as a means of loving God and my neighbors during these conflicted times.

Because relationship with one another is at the core of being a disciple of Christ, we invite you to find community and experience spiritual transformation through LCC’s groups, classes, events, and service opportunities.

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BRUNCH & BELONGING
This community group is for newer attendees who desire community and are looking for their place of belonging within the LCC church family. Come form lasting relationships with others who are also new to Lighthouse. We meet on Sundays at 10:30am in Room 321 (Building 2). No need to register. Visit www.lighthousehome.org/connect for more ways to find community at LCC.

THIS WEEK
• Worship Night: For everyone! No need to register. 6:30pm on Tuesday, July 2.
• Fourth of July: In observance of the 4th of July, LCC offices will be closed on Thursday.

NEXT WEEK
• Political Gospel: A study for all adults. Wednesdays at 6pm, July 10 - August 28.
• Family Movie Night in the Park: Meet up with other families from LCC out at Meridian Habitat Park for the showing of Lady and the Tramp. Opens at 6:00pm. Movie starts at 7:00pm on Friday, July 12.

SEE YOU AT THE GYM
We have lots of fun activities going on in the LCC gym. Not a professional athlete? No worries! All abilities and skill levels are welcome. Our regular gym activities, including Zumba, women’s Pilates, volleyball, and pickleball, are free and open to everyone. No registration or sign-up is required. Get the details at www.lighthousehome.org/gym.

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