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Something inevitable happens when the good news liberates people from their bondage.
The profits of their masters dry up and the masters cry out.
If God's people are bringing liberation to the lives of people, powers that be and industries of oppressive commerce will declare,
"These men … are disturbing our city."
And they will be correct …. hopefully.
"But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city." – Acts 16:19-20 (ESV)
Let us disrupt the systems that oppress.
Let us disentangle the bonds that keep people enslaved and marginalized.
Let us discredit the narratives that devalue and dehumanize.
Let us disparage the disparaging messages of our culture that promote bigotry and supremacy.
Let us dispel the myth that religion is a nice addition to one's preexisting mode and rationale for living.
Let us distribute grace, love, and justice freely and with militant joy.
God help us to disturb the city.
Pastor Tom's Community 
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