సాంస్కృతి - Culture

20th September 2026 Sermon: సాంస్కృతి - Culture Series: సంఘ విధి The Church Mandate New Covenant Tabernacle, Hyderabad. Contact No's: 9346777400/9642324432 Location : https://maps.app.goo.gl/RCrLYE8DEgG7E... This video, part of a series titled The Church Mandate, explores the concept of culture and the responsibility of the church to influence it through the lens of biblical teachings, specifically focusing on the creation narrative in Genesis. Key themes include: The Cultural Mandate: The speaker emphasizes that God gave humans the responsibility to "till and keep" the earth (Genesis 2:15). This is described as a deliberate effort to cultivate, protect, and develop a productive environment, extending from agriculture to society and parenting (0:29 - 28:44). Mindset as Cultivation: The speaker argues that "culture" is not just material products but also values, laws, and shared ways of living. He compares parenting and guiding a society to farming—requiring intentional, patient, and persistent effort to sow good seeds and remove "weeds" (negative influences) to produce the desired fruit (30:12 - 35:37). The Church’s Responsibility: A major point of the sermon is that the church has often neglected this responsibility by focusing on personal needs or imitating secular trends rather than fulfilling God’s purpose to act as His representatives on earth (38:38 - 43:44). The Call to Action: The speaker calls for a shift in perspective, urging believers to identify the "weeds" in society and take up the task of properly cultivating the minds of the next generation to reflect God’s will, rather than being passive victims of societal decay (56:03 - 1:05:37).