Things Jesus Never Said – Week 3 | God Bless America

When patriotism starts to look like a religion and political identity becomes the measure of who’s righteous, people get sorted into friends and enemies faster than ever. This sermon cuts into the real tension of our moment: loving country without making God into a partisan mascot, and the hard work of refusing the us-versus-them script that infects churches and public life alike. The message turns to Jesus’ radical flip of expectations—love your enemies, pray for those who persecute you—and shows how that stance undermines nationalism, scapegoating, and the temptation to claim God’s favor for our side. You’ll hear why being “on God’s side” asks for repentance of easy certainties, practical ways to love across lines of difference, and what it looks like when grace replaces victory as the goal of public life—an outcome that quietly upends how we think about belonging and power.