Pastor Andrew Craig copped some flak from the Advertiser for a "Wild Conspiracy Sermon". He is pastor of Church For You, Elizabeth Park. He is also a Councillor at the City of Playford.
The Adelaide Freedom Rally invited Pastor Craig to speak on the subject of freedom. Our freedoms and civil liberties are under threat. Pastor Craig brings a Biblical persepctive to this issue.
What Time is it?
It’s Time to wake up, Australia! Most people are fast asleep.
We want the freedom to get facts. To get all the information that we need, to make our own, informed choice. Some would try and take those freedoms away. Fake news filters what people get to hear.
As Aussies, we value the freedom to choose - about what medication we use, or refuse.
What Time is it? It’s time to stand up. We’re here because we stand up for freedom. Freedom from tyranny. As Aussies, we value freedom.
We must stand up against tyranny, against global government. Against coercion.
As a born again Christian, I can see that GOD wants us to be free. He created us to be free. To live in peace and liberty, to make our world a better place. That’s His plan.
True freedom comes by faith in Christ. By perseverance.
Freedom is a just cause. We, the people, here today, want freedom and justice. We want to see a better world, for ourselves, and our children, and grandchildren.
In Australia we have freedom of speech. Freedom of religion. And freedom to assemble.
Our freedoms are under threat, however.
We want to maintain our freedoms, as parents, to guard our families. To guide our own children, and have a say about how they are taught.
In Australia I can have the freedom today in Adelaide to say that Jesus Christ is my Lord. And to say true freedom is found in Jesus. It’s His mission – He said he’s come to set the captives free. Jesus Christ can set us free from sin, and be our Saviour.
Our freedoms are under threat. Things look pretty grim in this struggle against tyranny.
In Australia today we have the freedom to raise our voice and speak out, against wickedness. For example, I have the freedom to say that I am against the wickedness of world pride day. God’s judgment is against such wickedness.
I pose the question: What Time is it?
The drums of war are sounding. I don’t think we have any time to waste. I have the freedom to say here in Adelaide that it’s Time to seek the Lord - while He may be found.
We have need today of faith and hope. Don’t lose hope.
I’m sure we can all agree that we have need of Free speech. We must maintain that, and fight for that.
I believe that freedom from tyranny is not just a political or social issue, but a spiritual one.
It’s time for freedom. Many are enslaved in their mind.
You can find hope. Freedom is truly found in Christ. John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
What Time is it?
It’s time to prepare. Get ready. Christ is coming.
I believe that we must resist tyranny and fight for freedom, both for ourselves and for others. Let’s cherish and protect the freedoms that we have.
Keep raising your voice.
May God grant us the courage and wisdom we need.
(Note: These are the personal views of Andrew Craig; they do not necessarily represent the views of the City of Playford.)
[0:00] Pastor Andrew Craig.
[0:21] Did he get your attention when he made the front page of the news? Pastor Andrew Craig.
[0:53] He's also a councillor in Clayford Council. Over to you, Andrew. Thanks, Cathy, everybody. We're standing together for freedom, aren't we? Freedom.
[1:04] Let me first acknowledge the people that have vaccine injured amongst us. There's people that have vaccine injured that are here amongst us. I've heard some horror stories. There's people that are hurting.
[1:16] There's people that have lost loved ones. We feel for you. We stand with you. This information needs to get out there. And like Cathy says, I'm a councillor at the city of Clayford. Hopefully I'm on the right side of politics, as it were.
[1:30] I'm also a preacher. You might have heard my wild conspiracy sermon, as the advertiser put it. But we've all got different views amongst us. You might not necessarily agree with all the things that I have to say.
[1:41] And that's the good thing about Australia, isn't it? We've got freedom of speech, haven't we? Freedom of speech. That's what it's all about. So you might not agree with what I have to say, but it's okay, because this is Australia.
[1:53] This is free, isn't it? A free country. So I'll put to you some things. It's time to wake up. It's time, Australia.
[2:04] Wake up, Australia, isn't it? People are fast asleep. And the media like it that way. They want to keep it that way. We need freedom. Freedom to get information. Freedom to get the facts.
[2:16] That's what we've heard today from some of the speakers. Freedom to make our own informed choices. Some would try to take those freedoms away. We've got fake news. We've got a narrative that's telling us a different story.
[2:29] There's filters on everything that we hear. We don't comply with the things that make no sense. I saw that with someone's shirt. I like that. We don't comply with things that don't make sense.
[2:41] What time is it? I'll put to you. It's time to stand up. It's time to stand up for what's right. And we're here because we're standing up for freedom, aren't we? Freedom.
[2:52] Who's standing up for freedom here? That's what we're here for. That's what we're here for, aren't we? Freedom from tyranny. And that's obviously the value of freedom. That's why we're here. And we're standing up against tyranny. Against world government. Against coercion. We will not comply. And as a born again Christian, I can see that God wants us to be free.
[3:04] He created us to be free. To have peace and liberty. To make our world a better place. That's his plan. Freedom comes by faith and perseverance. We the people here today want freedom and justice. We want to see a better world for ourselves. That's our world for ourselves.
[3:15] That's our world for ourselves. That's our world for ourselves. That's our world for ourselves. That's our world for ourselves. To make our world a better place. That's his plan. Freedom comes by faith and perseverance.
[3:25] And freedom is a just cause. We the people here today want freedom and justice. We want to see a better world for ourselves, our children and our grandchildren. And in Australia we have freedom of speech.
[3:40] Freedom of religion. Freedom to assemble. What we're doing right now. But friends, our freedoms are under threat. We want to maintain our freedoms. That's why it's good to get together at opportunities like this.
[3:53] We want to have freedom to guard our families. To guide our children. About what they're taught at school for one thing. In Australia we've got freedom today. And in Adelaide we've got freedom to say some things.
[4:06] I've got freedom today to say to you that Jesus Christ is my Lord. And to say that true freedom is found in him. It's his mission. And says, he came.
[4:17] He says, I've come to set the captives free. That's his mission. And that's what we're all about today. Jesus Christ can set us free from sin and be our saviour. Friends, our freedoms are under threat.
[4:29] And that includes freedom of religion. But we have that freedom today. So let's stand for it. Things are looking a bit grim in this struggle against tyranny. We've heard some of the news that are underfoot in government and such.
[4:44] In Australia today we've got the freedom to raise our voices. So let's not be afraid to do that. Like one of the speakers said, approach your local councils. Approach your local councillors. Approach your local MPs.
[4:56] Make your voice heard. In Australia today we've got the freedom to raise our voice and to speak out about some things. Against wickedness. For example, I can speak out today for myself.
[5:07] And some of you may not agree with this. But I have the freedom to say that I'm against the wickedness of World Pride Day. And God's judgment is against such wickedness.
[5:18] God's judgment is against that. And I've got the freedom to say it. You might have the freedom to say you love it. That's the free Australia that we live in, isn't it? What time is it? I put to you the drums of war are sounding.
[5:31] We've got some flags flying here. We're on the brink of war. The drums of war are sounding. And I put to you that we don't have much time to waste. I have the freedom to say here in Adelaide that it's time to seek the Lord while he may be found.
[5:45] Call upon him while he is near. We have need of faith today. And hope. And I put to you, don't lose hope. Even though things can get grim. Keep that hope alive.
[5:55] The Bible talks about a blessed hope. That Jesus is coming. And that's a good thing. I'm sure that we can all agree that we have need of free speech. And we must maintain that and fight for that.
[6:06] I believe that freedom from tyranny is not just a political or a social issue. But it's a spiritual one as well. So I put to you today, friends, today it's time for freedom.
[6:18] Many of us are enslaved in their mind. You can find hope. Freedom is truly found in Christ. Jesus says that the Son therefore shall set you free.
[6:29] He shall be free indeed. So what time is it? It's time to prepare. Get the facts. Get the information. Write to your politicians. Don't be afraid to stand up for what you believe in.
[6:40] Christ is coming. That's what I believe. And I believe that we must resist tyranny and fight for freedom. Let's do that for ourselves and for the people that we love. Let's cherish and protect the freedoms that we have.
[6:53] While we've got the freedom to speak out, let's raise our voice. Keep on raising your voice. And may God grant us the courage and the wisdom that we all need. Thank you.
[7:03] Thank you. Thank you Andrew. Thank you.