Merry Christmas | Messiah Performed Around the World OCPAC Weekly Insights Monday Edition December 23, 2019 No Wednesday OCPAC Meeting December 25, 2019 We Wish You A Merry Christmas Celebrating Christmas in the White House ‌ Today's Content Merry Christmas by Bob Linn Last Week at OCPAC Bobby Cleveland Oklahoma Correction Professionals Scott Crow Director, Department of Corrections Two Weeks Ago at OCPAC Marc Nuttle International Consultant OCPAC ACTION POINT Sign a Letter to Chick fil A Special Events James Robison Coming to City Elders January 2020 Other OCPAC ~ CITY ELDERS New Book Recommendation Merry Christmas by Bob Linn In just two days, nations and cultures all over the world will celebrate the advent of the Lord Jesus Christ. Christ, the seed of Abraham, is the focus of the season. Promises that Abraham and his descendants would be a blessing to the nations linger no more as a distant hope. The long-awaited Christ has come! He has charged us to make the nations His disciples. (Micah 4:2; Matt 28: 18-20.) This season, Handel’s Messiah will fill concert halls in nations all over the world. This music will trumpet Christ as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Bach’s inspiration for his Magnificat was taken verse by verse from Mary’s response to the news that the long-awaited incarnation would come through her. (Luke 1:46-55.) Mary was quite a Bible scholar as evidenced by the theological depth of her comments recorded in Luke’s first chapter. She reviews the past and sees into the future! Mary employs the phraseology of King Nebuchadnezzar found in the book of Daniel. Daniel 4:1-3 quotes this Babylonian king. He gives quite an appropriate description of Christianity, its Messiah, and Christ's mission to fulfill His promises to Abraham. Keeping in mind both Handel’s Messiah and Mary’s Magnificat, this Babylonian king, converted to Christianity, gives quite an appropriate statement for this Christmas season below: Hebrews 11:26 tells us that Moses converted to Christ while in Egypt. For this reason, Jesus was able to say (Luke 24:27) that Moses wrote of Him (as did all the prophets)! Christianity germinated 6,000 years ago in Eden. It was articulated boldly in Genesis 3:15. It grew incrementally, touching the nations through Rahab, Ruth, Naaman, and, of course, King Nebuchadnezzar. Beginning with the Apostle Paul, it has now spread in much power to the nations of the earth. By virtue of the power and authority of which Christ spoke in Matthew 28, it forms the very foundation for some of their constitutions. May we be found faithful to the Savior’s last command to continue to disciple them! Featured Last Week Oklahoma's Department of Corrections Last week's presentation provided a fascinating look into Oklahoma's prison system. We plan to follow up with the topic in 2020. TWO WEEK'S AGO For those of you who missed our luncheon with Marc Nuttle two weeks ago, consider ordering his book, Moment of Truth. The byline of this book reads: How Our Government's Addiction To Spending and Power Will Destroy Everything That Makes America Great. Again, thank you, Marc, for generously giving us two hours of your time to speak and answer our many questions. We need of Marc's leadership now more than ever! Subscribe to the Nuttle Report here. Order Marc's book here. Letter to Chick fil A Add your signature today! A few week's ago, the president of the American Family Association sent a very kindly worded letter to the CEO of Chick fil A asking for clarification of statements made by Chick fil A leadership. The issue, of course, is their withdrawal of support of Christian organizations in order to fund, instead, leftist and LGBTQ causes. Read Tim's letter here. Adding your signature to the letter will help Chick fil A to understand that we are concerned. Your signature will encourage them to break their silence to the questions raised by AFA. Add your signature here. ‌ ‌ COMING TO CITY ELDERS James Robison Council & Confidant of the President Registration closed after December 31, 2019 Hear Vision 2020 here Tulsa, Oklahoma Thursday, January 9, 2020 6:30 PM Banquet Information & Tickets CityElders.com Vision 2020 A Black Tie Event Dark suit, ballroom attire, tux not a requirement The Marriott Hotel 1902 E 71st St, Tulsa, OK ‌ The OCPAC compact with City Elders is significant for both organizations. Most importantly, the partnership is significant for the future of Oklahoma. __________________ If you live in the Tulsa Area, please attend their weekly Thursday morning meetings. It will be the highlight of your week! The Doubletree Hotel at 61st & Yale in Tulsa 8 A.M. to 10 A.M. Hear the vision of City Elders here. Increase your political savvy by ordering (and reading) Moment of Truth by Marc Nuttle. Wed December 4, 2019 OCPAC Guest Speaker Marc Nuttle Moment of Truth by Marc Nuttle Available here . Marc Nuttle helped build the conservative movement that brought us Ronald Reagan. In Moment of Truth he reminds us that power lies in our hands to create the kind of America we want to leave for our children and grandchildren. ~ U.S. Senator Tom A. Coburn ‌ Not A Daycare Still an important read Dr. Everett Piper Dr. Piper is one of God's choice men. He is leading the way in the American Church and in the American Christian University by calling for a return to epistemological bedrock. I urge those of you who have not read his book, Not A Day Care: The Devastating Consequences of Abandoning Truth, to order a copy today. It is available very inexpensively here. 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