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The Hamilton Minute

The Hamilton Minute is a power packed 60 seconds where we tackle the issues of the day through the lens of God’s Word. You don’t want to miss a moment of it.

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Elevate Him
October 11, 2019
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“And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” John 12:32 (ESV)

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.

Full weaponization of the federal government to crush a political opponent, politicians and a political party that bill themselves as pro-life while refusing to actually do what’s in their power to stop the killing of little babies, the successful and unrelenting advance of Regressivism…

All of these are signs that our national condition is not merely a natural phenomenon.  It is spiritual.

Civic engagement without spiritual engagement produces political roller coasters.  National course correction will only come by national repentance.  We must elevate Him.

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Surprise Million
October 10, 2019
00:00:59

“"Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.”  Luke 19:5 (ESV)

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.

When their mom passed the Landau brothers of NJ had a garage sale to clear out their mom’s house, but they decided to keep a few things including mom’s old creepy painting of a woman passed out in a chair and two men trying to revive her.

Fast forward to their estate auction and the brothers found themselves fielding bids from France and Germany for the painting.

Turns out it was a long lost Rembrandt that ultimately sold for $1.1 million.

A trained eye spots value where others don’t.

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Every Joint Supplies
October 09, 2019
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“From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth…”  Ephesians 4:16 (KJV)

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is the Hamilton Minute.

It's not by chance that Jesus refers to his Church as “The Body.”  Just as it is with our physical bodies every member has a distinct role and function to fulfill.

Unfortunately, in the era of celebrity Christianity we’ve reduced the concept of ministry solely to what occurs in what is often little more than Sunday productions and performances.

The key to thriving in God’s Kingdom is understanding that every member in The Body of Christ is vital called to ministry.

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Jesus Messiah
October 08, 2019
00:00:59

They said to each other, "Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked with us on the road, while He opened to us the Scriptures?"

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is the Hamilton Minute.

These words were shared between Cleopas and his companion on the seven mile walk from Jerusalem to Emmaus as Jesus, in resurrected form, used the Hebrew scriptures to reveal himself to them as the Messiah.

There are at least 109 distinct biblical prophecies the Messiah has to fulfill. The mathematical probability of such a feat occurring is astoundingly absurd.  Yet that absurdity is satisfied in Jesus the Messiah.

Come let us adore Him.

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Flame Quenchers
October 07, 2019
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“Then Saul clothed David with his armor. He put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail.”  1 Samuel 17:38 (ESV)

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is the Hamilton Minute.

40 days of twice daily taunting from Goliath sent Saul and the Israelite army reeling in fear.  But David’s passion for YHWH, conviction, and full persuasion stirred King Saul.

When people are on fire for God it often provokes others to glob on to that fire.

But we must be careful to resist the well-meaning overtures of the flame-less by-standers.

Saul meant well, but his armor couldn’t help.  It would only slow David down.

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Open-Minded Christian
October 04, 2019
00:00:59

"Salt [is] good: but if the salt has lost its savour, how will it be seasoned?” Luke 14:34 (NKJV)

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Corner.

Matt Walsh wrote a piece for the Daily Wire where he said, "The contemporary American Christian is the most open-minded person to have ever existed.  He’s so open minded you can hardly tell he’s Christian, or has a mind at all…

He has for a long time been open to the idea that marriage isn’t permanent and sex isn’t meant exclusively for marriage.  He’s basically open to whatever notions are popular…

He is open, and where he is not open, he is silent."

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In Leaf
October 03, 2019
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“And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.”  Mark 11:13 (ESV).

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Corner.

From a distance, the fig leaves gave Jesus the impression that there was fruit on the tree.  Upon closer inspection, the tree was fruitless.

Perfect church attendance and ministry activity cannot replace actual Christ-like fruit produced in our lives.

From a distance, it can appear as though we’re bearing fruit but what would we find with a closer look?

Are we content with fruitful appearance or do we yearn for the real thing?

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Divine Advantage
October 02, 2019
00:00:59

“Then Elisha prayed and said, 'O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see…'”  Excerpt from 2 Kings 6:17 (ESV)

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Corner.

One morning, Elisha’s young servant went out first thing and saw the Syrian army surrounding Elisha’s home town. The servant was racked with fear and cried out to Elisha, “What will we do?” Elisha said, “Don’t be afraid.  There are more with us than are with them.”  Then Elisha prayed, "LORD, open this young man’s eyes.” The servant then saw mountain full of horses and chariots of fire!

As opposition mounts in our lives, fear not, the LORD - who is in us and with us - is greater than the hostility present in the world.

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Pruning
October 01, 2019
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“Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” John 15:2

My name is Abraham Hamilton III and this is the Hamilton Minute.

No one likes to suffer difficult circumstances.  In this era of easy believe-ism it's often conveyed, “If life isn’t always smooth we’re doing something wrong.”

The Scripture teaches us, however, that our LORD often meets fruitful branches with additional pruning.  The pruning is not punishment.  It's actually to make us even more fruitful.

If you’re in a rough spot right now, take heart.  What may feel like the squeeze to end all squeezes could very well be the LORD’s pruning for additional fruitfulness.

When the LORD prunes us He does so for our good.

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Inalienable Rights
September 30, 2019
00:00:59

Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens. Psalm 119:89 (ESV)

My name is Abraham Hamilton III, and this is the Hamilton Minute.

The American republic was founded on the principle that rights are given to us by God, not man.  As a result, men nor government can take them away. That’s why our Declaration of Independence refers to our rights as inalienable rights.

Government’s role then is to protect the rights that God has given to us.

The first freedom listed in the bill of rights, which government is entrusted to protect, is religious liberty.  The founders did this because they know that free exercise of religion is the fulcrum for all liberty.

Wherever the flame of religious liberty is extinguished, all liberty is imperiled.

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The Source of America's Greatness
September 27, 2019
00:00:59

What is the source of America's greatness? Alexis de Tocqueville, a 19th century French political thinker and philosopher, had this exact same question.

This is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.

On the heels of the French Revolution, he came to America in 1831 to investigate America's ascendency. In doing so, he found that America's greatness did not lie in her economic system. It did not lie in her banking system. Nor did it lie in her educational system.

He found that America's pulpits, aflamed with righteousness, was the source of America's greatness. He opined that America is great because she is good, but when America ceases to be good, she will cease to be great.

Let us pray for restoration of the flame of righteousness in our pulpits.

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Principles Matter
September 26, 2019
00:00:59

What would it take for you to compromise your principles?

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.

Recently I heard a statement that went like this. “I don’t think principles matter if you can’t get elected.” Principles form the core of who you are; principles form the foundation of a civil society.

George Washington in his farewell address identified religion and morality as indispensable supports. “In vain would that man claim attribute to patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness”, George Washington said.

It makes me think of a scripture; “What would it profit a man to gain the whole world yet lose his soul?”  What would it profit a candidate to gain an election but lose his principles?

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Step Down Faith
September 25, 2019
00:00:59

“Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, 'Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.' This is a desert place” Acts 8:26.

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.

At the height of a Holy Spirit outpouring in Samaria, where the Gospel was being preached with great power and droves of people were converting to follow Christ, the LORD instructed Philip to leave Samaria and head south to Gaza.

Philip didn’t know a divine appointment awaited him.

Through his ministry to the Ethiopian Eunuch, the Gospel would spread to Africa.

He left the crowd. To serve one.

I call this step down faith. It's easy to step up for the attention and applause of the masses, but do we have step down faith?

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Heaven's Preview
September 24, 2019
00:00:59

“There were added that day about three thousand souls.” Acts 2:41

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is the Hamilton Minute.

The day of Pentecost concluded with 3,000 converts being added to the initial body of 120 believers.  Then, that 3,120 spent time together daily going to the temple and interacting in each other’s homes.

They devoted themselves continually to the apostles’ teaching, fellowship, sharing meals and praying together.

The 3,120 that made up the early church came from Turkey, the Middle East, and Africa and included Arabs and Romans.  In addition to all of this geographic and ethnic diversity they spoke different languages.  They were made one family in Christ Jesus.

Scripture has the answer to the issues we face today.

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Turn Aside to See
September 23, 2019
00:00:59

“And Moses said, ‘I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned’” Exodus 3:3.

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.

In the burning bush encounter Scripture records that it began as Moses kept Jethro’s flock Exodus 3:1.

“When the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, 'Moses, Moses!' And he said, 'Here I am'" Exodus 3:4.

Notice, God didn’t speak to Moses until He gave full attention to what God was trying to show him.

Diligent attention to daily duty is necessary.  We must be careful, however, not to allow duty to become an idol.  Are our hearts still sensitive to God? Can God still get our attention?

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Present Absence
September 20, 2019
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“She took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.” Genesis 3:6(b) (ESV).

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.

Genesis 3 records for us the cataclysmic rebellion against God in the Garden of Eden.  The entire episode, Eve’s entertainment of the sensual lies of the talking snake, the deceptive twisting of God’s word, all of it transpired with Adam standing right there.

Adam was the one to whom God entrusted his word to originally, Adam was the one God charged with cultivating and protecting the garden and his wife.

Yet he stood there silent.

Men, let us not repeat Adam’s sin of present absence.

Stand on God’s word and defend your gardens!

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100+
September 19, 2019
00:00:59

“For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.’” 1 Corinthians 14:33 (ESV).

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.

The BBC, the UK’s version of PBS, created a resource for children ages 9-12 that claims there are over 100 “gender identities.”

The BBC’s “The Big Talk” resource is a series of videos that features children asking questions about sex, relationships, and gender and the answers are given by trusted adults, including transgender activists.

“The Big Talk” said respecting others is not only about recognizing differences but celebrating them, including sexual differences, because that’s “integral to being a great person in society.”

Did you get that?  Don’t tolerate, celebrate says the BBC.

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Supreme Rebalancing
September 18, 2019
00:00:59

“When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, ‘What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone?’” Excerpted from Exodus 18:14 (ESV).

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.

In the recent Barr v. East Bay Sanctuary Covenant case where the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump Administration’s new policy, which requires asylum applicants to apply in the first safe country they arrive in before coming to the U.S., the high court issued a stern repudiation of local district court judges issuing nationwide injunctions.

It’s a huge step toward reigning in an out of control federal judiciary, one I am glad to see.

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No Ms. Monopoly
September 17, 2019
00:00:59

“God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created them; male and female.” Genesis 1:27 (NASB).

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.

Hasbro has created a new version of their long-popular board game, Monopoly.  The new version, called Ms. Monopoly, was designed, according to Hasbro, as the first where women make more money than men.”

To accomplish this feat, the game is played by giving female players more money at the start of the game.

Great job Hasbro, you are empowering women and girls by telling them the only way for them to succeed is by giving them a head start.

I will not give my daughters that message.

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Disqualifying Admission
September 16, 2019
00:00:59

“So about three thousand men from the people went up there, but they fled from the men of Ai.” Joshua 7:4 (NASB).

My name is Abraham Hamilton, III and this is The Hamilton Minute.

In the heat of debate Joe Biden admitted that he and the Obama administration knew pulling out of Iraq would give rise to ISIS… but they did it anyway.

He said, "The big mistake that was made, which we predicted was that you would not have a circumstance where the Shia and the Kurds would work together to keep ISIS from moving in."

Your foreign policy decision gave ISIS a caliphate stronghold.

Consider the carnage, the thousands murdered, maimed, tortured and raped.

This substantively disqualifies Biden for the presidency in my view.

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