In today's episode, we hear from Pastor Craig Smith in a message he preached to his home congregation called Syncretism, The Larger Church's Largest Issue. In this two part series, Craig presents some research studies of Dr. George Barna, one of Evangelicalism's leading research expert. He shares a conviction that syncretism is the church's biggest issue today and presented supportive documentation to prove it. As you know, the Indigenous Faith resources the Smiths have developed are all about syncretism in the Naive church. This message proves that it's not just in Native ministry, but in the church at large. Please take the time to listen to both parts in this timely series designed to challenge believers of all races to walk in biblical obedience to Christ.

Today, Pastor Craig concludes his sermon he's titled Christ our Coming King by reviewing some of the items presented in the first part of this message he preached at his home church in Cass Lake, Minnesota in late May 2026. From there, he answers the question on many believers minds who do not fully understand biblical prophecy on the issue of the Abomination of Desolation spoken of by both the prophet Daniel and by Matthew in his prophetic presentation on end time issues in Matthew 24. How does the Antichrist commit this abomination, which involves himself claiming to be God in a new temple in Jerusalem, especially when that territory is in the hands today of the Arab Muslims and the site of their third most holy site worldwide called the Dome of the Rock? Pastor Smith offers one possibility, based upon current events, which may or may not be how this is accomplished. One thing is certain, though. It will happen because God's Word says it will! That's why it's important to filter today's current events with the Bible in hand and in our hearts if we are to know absolute, universal truth. Something the Smiths contend for each and every week right here on Indigenous Faith! They are so glad to have you along in this prophetic journey into God's Word!

After the Smiths finished their series on the church in Sardis, they break from their study in Revelation on Christ's words to the seven churches in Asia Minor to present a message Craig preached in late May, 2026 at their home church on the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. This message, Christ our Coming King is in two parts and continues their teaching on end time prophecy. Drawing from Daniel and other Old Testament prophetic passages, Craig reminds his church family that we can believe the prophetic Scriptures, even if it comes out of the Old Testament because all it foretold of Christ's first coming has been verified and confirmed by history. And if it's confirmed truth for the first coming, we can be assured that it's confirmed truth for the second coming! The message also speaks about one of the many prophecies pieces of the end times, which is often misunderstood or not understood by many of God's people today. And that has to do with the Antichrist and issue of the Abomination of Desolation spoken of by Daniel in the Old Testament and Matthew in the New Testament. Clarifying truth is what Craig and LaDonna seek to provide you, as faithful listeners to the Indigenous Faith broadcast. With that in mind, they trust today and next week's preaching message will be a blessing, encouragement, and an enlightening event!