In the sermon titled 'Planting Gardens Among the Ashes,' speaker Kevin Swanson highlights the enduring relevance of Psalm 37, emphasizing that throughout history, earthly empires such as the Babylonian, Persian, and others have been short-lived compared to the lasting impact of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. Swanson cites historical figures like Napoleon to illustrate the superiority of Jesus's kingdom of love over the temporary kingdoms of men. He argues that despite current societal trends and issues, such as transgenderism and abortion, these will eventually fade, and Christians are called to 'plant gardens in the ashes,' signifying growth and renewal in the aftermath of societal decay. The sermon encourages believers to see the present times as an opportunity to demonstrate the transformative power of Christ's love in a world marred by darkness, contrasting the enduring growth and blessing of Jesus's Kingdom with the fleeting nature of worldly powers.

One of the things that stood out to me is Psalm 37 absolutely applies to every era in world history. It was extraordinary to me that the Babylonian Empire lasted about 75 years. The Persians maybe 150 years, Alexander the Great's empire maybe 30 years and Adolf Hitler's Third Reich maybe 16 years. That's nothing. Nothing in comparison to the fruitfulness of the kingdom of Jesus Christ and the undying, growing impact of the Church of Jesus Christ all over the world to this day.

Napoleon in his dying words admitted that Jesus Christ was the greatest who had ever lived and that his kingdom of love had absolutely eclipsed anything that the kingdoms of men had ever produced. So, yeah, Psalm 37 absolutely applies to every era in world history. So this idea that the wicked will somehow continue to advance and succeed in the generations to come is absolutely false. Yeah, these kingdoms will come down. The vision for transgenderism and homosexuality and aborting half to two thirds of the world population, that's going to come to an end.

Within some number of years, they always come to an end. And so what we're to do is to plant the gardens in the ashes of what was left by those who have destroyed our civilizations and expect that the Kingdom of Jesus will be doing very well. Thank you very much. While the Kingdoms of Men come and go, the Kingdom of Jesus just continues to grow and to expand and to bless the nations of the world. So let's be encouraged.

We, I think, are looking at a huge opportunity to shine as lights in a very dark world, to show that the love of Christ and the gospel of Jesus Christ truly transforming lives within the church will be a night and day comparison to what the world has produced.