Pastor Jesse Bradley joins to discuss Pope Leo's historic first visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

Senior Pastor Jesse Bradley of Grace Community Church in Auburn, Washington, discussed the significance of Pope Leo's first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon. He highlighted the Pope's focus on the gospel, unity among Christians, and the importance of essential beliefs such as Jesus Christ's death and resurrection.

Bradley also addressed the rise in global persecution of Christians, particularly in Africa and China, and called for proactive support and prayer. He condemned anti-Semitism, expressed solidarity with Jewish communities, and encouraged continued advocacy for religious liberty and faith.

Pope Leo's historic trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Let's welcome now Senior Pastor at Grace Community Church in Auburn, Washington, Pastor Jesse Bradley. Good afternoon, Pastor. TW, great to see you today. It is my pleasure, sir. I appreciate you. Tell me, what do you think of the Pope's first foreign trip here? What do you make of it? I think it's focused on the gospel and uniting, and what unites us more than Jesus Christ died for our sins and he's risen? That's the good news. The gospel's for everyone, and everyone should be able to hear and make their decision to follow Jesus. TW, I was an atheist at Dartmouth until someone finally shared with me. And when you consider the creed and going back, you know, so many years, what unites us? The scripture. Jesus is fully God, fully human. He's the Savior, Messiah. So I think Pope majoring on the majors is wise because there's going to be a lot of non-essentials that we can discuss, but our eyes are on Jesus. He is the hope of the world. He's the hope of the Middle East. He's the Prince of Peace, and there won't be peace in the Middle East ultimately until he returns. But until then, we pray for the peace of Jerusalem and we live as peacemakers. Absolutely, we do. You bring up such a good point, Pastor. But talk to me a little bit about what we've seen around the world. We know Christians have been under assault, both here in America, but certainly abroad. I mean, you look at what's happening in Africa and other places, and even here in Turkey. How important is the Pope's message at this time, and what can Christians in America do to continue to push for religious liberty, which is what this nation was founded on? Yes, T.W., we are so grateful for the freedoms that we have. We have Bibles in our hands. We can worship. We can gather. We can share our faith. Don't take that for granted. We're giving God thanks for that and the people who laid down their lives for that freedom. But as we look around the world right now, the numbers of martyrs for Christians, it's increasing rapidly. There's pastors in China who disappear. Nigeria, I lived in Africa. Nigeria right now, it's an average over 20 Christians are killed every day, and it's been that way for over a decade. So we can't be naive. We need to be proactive. And one thing we can do is to pray. Another thing we can do is to take action and support those brothers and sisters. And it could be trips over there. It could be resources. We also need to spread the gospel so that more people will turn to Jesus. People just won't believe unless they've heard. So we are inspired around the world by our brothers and sisters. Voice of the Martyrs puts out a great map to let you know exactly what's happening. And we need to be intentional, not passive, not retreating. And let's be bold in America, because as the dark gets darker, the light gets brighter. People are bold for sin. We need to be bold for Jesus. That is a good word, Pastor. There's so much in addition to Christians being attacked, this anti-Semitism that we see coming so strongly at this time in America and even abroad. What's your word to our Jewish brothers and sisters that have been under assault for so long? It seems like even increasingly so among Democrat circles. What's your message to them? I've got about 30 seconds to you on that question, sir. Yes, we love you. We pray for the peace of Jerusalem. It's wrong. Anti-Semitism is always wrong. It's been going on for thousands of years. Jesus is Jewish. He's the Messiah. We have so much in common together. And we need to take a stand. We can't be naive again. And ultimately, around the world, our hope is in God right now. We will overcome these challenges. But we know Jesus rose from the grave, and that gives us hope in every situation. And absolutely, we need to call out this wrong and evil that we see today. Pastor, you've done a terrific job. Real quick, where can they find more about you and your ministry, sir? Justchoosehope.org. Let's grow in our faith together. Justchoosehope.org. Pastor Jesse Bradley, thank you so much for joining us. We appreciate you, sir. Hope to have you back.

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