Core 52 | Outside In — Racism

Preached with deliberate conviction in a year of national unrest, this message argues the church should be leading the conversation on racism, not trailing it. Rather than citing the news, it draws its examples of prejudice straight from Scripture. Jonah's hatred of Nineveh, Israel misreading a command into superiority, Aaron and Miriam's contempt for Moses' Cushite wife, and Peter's learned bias all show biblical figures failing here — and God redeeming each. "God's Spirit dwells where unity prevails" becomes the refrain. Acts 10 and Galatians 3 ground the truth that God shows no favoritism and that every person bears his image. The applications are concrete: it starts with parents, requires changed attitudes and actions, refuses the cycle of hatred, and calls Christians to listen, empathize, and stand with those facing injustice.