The Stump of Jesse

The Roe v.Wade abortion decision in 1973 challenged the faith of Christians. With the U.S. Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriages in 2015, secular America had thrown down the gauntlet as a challenge to the Christian faithful to either bow to the wishes of this brave new world, or to pack it in. Many years after that fateful 2015 decision, the highest court in the land had again taken direct aim at Christians. Their opinion dramatically limiting open worship in American society had nearly brought the American Church to its knees. Will God keep his promises to "never leave or forsake" his people? Rev. Warren Isaac Watts is just one of the pastors across the country who are trying to keep the faith and to serve. His weekly Sunday sermon to an empty, deteriorating sanctuary never changes. A message of hope. A message from the prophecy of Isaiah to God's people Israel. A message that could be heard now, centuries later, by those followers of Jesus who were willing to listen. A message that "the stump of Jesse" was about to grow new life. That the Church was not about to die in America. How does a Christian believer find hope to move ahead and grow in their faith when the majority of the nation seems to be firmly against them? Is The Stump of Jesse just a compelling story, or is it prophecy? What lies ahead for Christians in our country?