The Church’s Prophetic Voice

Summary

Elder Michael Goans delivers a sermon on the church's dual role in society, emphasizing both its pastoral voice to comfort believers and its prophetic voice to speak truth to power and culture. Using Acts 24 and other scriptures, he explains that the church must engage with the world by proclaiming righteousness, self-control, and judgment to come, while maintaining separation of church, government, and family authorities. He warns against political pacifism and social compromise, urging the church to address contemporary moral issues with calm, reasoned truth rooted in Scripture.