~ Recognizing A Worldly Church ~
(Caps Herein Are For Divine Emphasis)
Psalms 127: 1
"Except The Lord Build The House,
They Labour in Vain that Build It:
Except The Lord Keep The City,
The Watchman Waketh but in Vain."
Amos 8: 9 ~ 12
" And it shall come to pass in that day, Saith The Lord God,
that I will cause the Sun to go down at noon,
and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
And I will turn your feasts into mourning,
and all your songs into lamentation;
and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins,
and baldness upon every head;
and I will make it as the mourning (grieving) of an only son,
and the end thereof as a bitter day.
Behold, the days come, Saith The Lord God,
that I will send a Famine in the land,
not a Famine of bread,
nor a thirst for water,
But Of Hearing The Words of The Lord:
And they shall Wander from Sea to Sea,
and from the North even to the East,
they shall run to and fro to
Seek The Word of The Lord,
and shall Not Find It."
For this reason ~ this message.
At the outset of this sermon, from my heart to yours ~
If you're involved in a Fellowship that has Reverent Worship services With God's Holy Anointed Word being taught and preached, wonderful. If it is Jesus Christ that is focused upon and being lifted up to the people, Hallelujah! This is what we see in the beginning of the Christian church with fellow believers in the Book of Acts. Our Examples of 'the Faith'. Souls coming in Touch with God, enabling them to Walk In The Holy Spirit and be Productive Soul-winners.
Howbeit If, as you read on through this message,
You Identify with 'the following Worldly Fruits in your christian gathering'~ it is my prayer that The Holy Spirit and God's Word shall Illuminate and Convict your Conscience; Cause you to Leave such an Atmosphere. Then what? (you may be thinking) What Should .. you do Then?
You will Need to Seek God in Prayer and Fasting, Combined with much Study of His Word. Walk With Jesus In The Gospels. Read it Slow; Think on it. Digest It.
You must Not look to 'a building' or to a Denomination for what is 'physically called church'.
The building and denomination is not what Christ will Resurrect one day. Souls...The Spiritual Church, Is Who ~ He'll Resurrect.
See 1 Corinthians 12...Romans 8, Romans 10; Acts 2, 10 and 19th Chapters. Study..." The Church."
God Shall Send you To a Bona fide Christ-Centered group of souls Who Are Hungering for Jesus and His Word. A Spiritual Fellowship where He Is Revered Openly.
He will show you Where His Anointed Word and Christ IS Preached Through a Sold-out Consecrated Minister and Ministry. Faithful.
Know this: You are better off to be With Like-Believers In a True Spiritual Environment that Honors God and His Holy Order. These are all around us.
Some gather in homes, restaurant rooms, halls, hotel rooms, parks, the woods, byways etc. Therein, Souls are Nurtured IN THE Lord and These become Productive Under Christ as Soul-Winners in Partnership with Him. These are the Souls that are not only Saved, but who go On Into Consecration and Sanctification Maturing IN The Spirit Under God. Holiness to The Lord.
2 Timothy 2: 14 ~ 16
" Of These Things put them in Remembrance,
Charging them before The Lord
that they strive not about words to no profit,
but to the Subverting of the Hearers.
Study to Shew Thyself Approved unto God,
A Workman that Needeth Not to Be Ashamed,
Rightly Dividing The Word of Truth.
But Shun Profane and Vain Babblings:
For They will Increase unto more Ungodliness. "
Matthew 5:6 Jesus said:"Blessed are they which do Hunger and Thirst after Righteousness: for They Shall Be Filled."
Ezekiel 44: 23, 24
" And they Shall Teach My people the Difference Between the Holy and Profane, And Cause Them to Discern Between the Unclean and The Clean.
And In Controversy They Shall Stand In Judgment; and They Shall Judge It According To MY Judgments: and They Shall Keep My Laws and My Statutes in All Mine Assemblies; and They Shall Hallow My sabbaths."
John 3:34 Jesus said: "For he Whom God Hath Sent Speaketh The Words of God: for God giveth not The Spirit by Measure unto Him."
John 6:63 Jesus said: "It is The Spirit that Quickeneth; the Flesh Profiteth Nothing: The Words that I Speak unto you, They Are Spirit, and They Are Life."
~ Some Earmarks of This Carnal UnBiblical 'Worldly Movement':
The Guise ~ 'It will Win souls to Christ and fill the local assembly'. Some 'new thing'.
There is Entertainment on the Platform, Things Said and Done that Appeal To the Flesh and Being Seen and Lauded by People: i.e. Jokes, Skits, Role playing, Dancing, Faking 'the Power of God', etc. A Theater. Such Flesh Coddling Sinful Irreverence to God and HIS Feelings is Disgusting, Angering and Shameful. The Flesh Grieves The Holy Spirit.
Refreshments are served: coffee and doughnuts prior to and during a 'service'..(Paul said to eat at home in Corinthians). Many have a 'set time for service' and then, out. That's a Growing thing these days....It has gotten so you have to wonder when you pass a church building, 'Do they Let JESUS IN There?' :(
A Prevailing Angering Fact to The Righteous Genuine Christian Regarding 'This Movement' Is: People Who Are Going Through Drivings and Heartaches and Bondages In a FIGHT ~ Against the Devils of Hell; People Who Need Absolute Uncompromising Truth and Healings... Finally ~ Enter a 'church building' or Approach a 'Professing Christian' or, a So-Called 'Minister' to Get Divine Insight and Freedom....Only to Find that 'They Themselves Already Have' What 'These So-Called Saved Christians' Talk..about. The World and It's Bondages.
So, They leave...AS they Come. Only Now, They are 'Convinced that They are as Well Off' as the 'professors who Don't possess'. Yes, These SEE Through it All and They Could Teach Right vs. Wrong Because They've Walked It Out. (How Father Hurts and Grieves at All This Sham!) Not Delivered; set Free!
A Reminder: The Devil's of Hell Recognize Flesh, Sin and JESUS CHRIST in His Chosen.
'It's The Anointing that Breaks the Yoke.' We Can't Give What We Don't Have Ourselves.
2 Corinthians 6: 14 ~ 18
"Be ye not Unequally Yoked Together with Unbelievers: for What Fellowship hath Righteousness with Unrighteousness? and What Communion hath Light With Darkness? And What Concord Hath Christ With Belial? or What Part Hath He That Believeth With an Infidel?
And What Agreement Hath The Temple of God With Idols? for Ye Are The Temple of The Living God; as God hath Said, I Will Dwell In Them, and Walk In them; and I Will Be Their GOD, and They Shall Be My People.
Wherefore Come Out From Among Them, and Be Ye Separate, Saith The Lord, and Touch Not the Unclean Thing; and I Will Receive You.
And Will Be a Father unto You, and Ye Shall Be My Sons and Daughters, Saith THE LORD Almighty."
Fact: When GOD Guides us, HE Guides us In Accord With HIS Word. It IS Biblical ~ Sound Doctrine and Examples of Believing Followers of Christ.
One who Partakes 'In the Flesh' Lifestyle, is 'Not Able to Properly Discern Good and Evil' or 'Partake Of The Holy Spirit' for long. If there ~ He Will Leave.
'Churchy Worldly Agendas and Carnal Formats' do Not Belong In a Christian's life ... Or, in a So-Called Worship service in 'the name' of God.
With these things addressed, I urge you to Walk through The Gospels ~ See Jesus, our Leader Triumphant ~ How and Where ~ He ~ Preached and Taught God's Mind to the people. Then, Walk Through The Book of Acts. This is Christ; This is True Christianity. These ~ are our Examples of The Faith that we should Cling to and Live Out before all. As you see there...Christ Added to The Church (Spiritual) Daily, Confirming The Word By The Spirit's Anointing they Walked In and Taught.
We'll do the Same as we Follow Him. Souls ... are the Result of our Life's Witness that all See.
It's His Anointing that Convicts, Transforms and Calls Souls to Him; = Healing and Delivering people.
Numerous Decades ago, I was told by a Sold-Out-Christian of many years, that you can tell when The Holy Spirit Leaves an Assembly by the Antics, 'Specials' and 'Extravaganza Choir Loft Performances' in a church. Also, the Gimmicks and Attention Getting Tactics on the Platform. I was Surprised to Hear that Anyone Would (or Could) Be so Insincere with God and man; Deceitful and Insensitive to The Heart of God. Stumbling blocks to all Who Mimic them. Sadly, This.......Is.......That!
The 'Root cause' of this 'Abominable Charade' that Quenches and Grieves The Precious Holy Spirit is: the 'Spiritual Heart Condition' of people.
Why Is it that people get Duped and Join Themselves With this Sort? Answer:
They do Not Know their Bible. They do Not Study IT, so The Holy Spirit 'Can' Touch Their Minds ...Through Its Teachings.
Thus, 'They Have a Spiritual Heart Problem'. These Want (and Go For) The 'Quick Fixes of Feel Good and Look Good Power' on their Undisciplined Self.
Our Protection From the Stealthy Self-Exalting Ploys of Satan ~ Is To Read and Submit Our 'Self' To God's Word. Loving, Believing and Genuine Children of His. Holy. We all Choose by Our Own Heart.
' Withdraw Your Feet From every Appearance of Evil.'
Discerning Guidance is Given to us as we Study, Think on and Apply God's Word to Our Daily life.
It is There, We Learn Truths, Light vs. Darkness and Carnality vs. Spirituality. (See Proverbs)
We are Able then to Build Our 'Relationship with God'. Thus ~ Anointed by The Holy Spirit, we are Fruitful Soul Winners unto Christ. "Sir, we would See JESUS."
Rooted and Grounded IN Him ~ a Doer of His Word; and a Hearer of His Voice. 'MY sheep Know MY Voice and They Follow ME.'
"You shall Know The Truth and The Truth Shall set You Free."
"Who The Spirit sets Free IS FREE indeed.' Light.
Matthew 7: 15, 16 Jesus said:
" Beware of False Prophets, which come to you in Sheep's clothing, But Inwardly they Are Ravening Wolves. Ye shall Know Them By Their Fruits. Do men gather grapes of Thorns, or figs of Thistles?"
Isaiah 8: 20 To The law and to The Testimony: If They Speak Not According to This Word, it is Because there Is No Light In Them. (Christ Is 'The Light' of the World)
Jesus said: 'If I be Lifted up I shall draw all men unto ME.' †
When people Don't Know their Bible they are easy Prey to Become a Part of Things, and Feelings that are In Direct Opposition to Bible teaching and Examples of the Believer's Conduct, Speech and Lifestyle. They Trust 'people' Instead of Being Established themselves 'In the Faith' through Sitting With 'Jesus in His Word' daily.
"You shall Know The Truth and The Truth shall set you Free."
If we Truly Believe and Love ~ God and His Word ~ we Gladly 'Lay Aside every Weight of Sin (Unbelief that Prompts Disobedience with Rebellion) that would so easily Beset (Hinder) us.'
This ~ Is Faith With True-hearted Repentance. We're Warned: 'The Blind Lead the Blind and they All Fall In the Ditch!'
'Flesh profits Nothing.' 'Flesh Is an Enemy of God.'
(As Mary said, 'They've taken away my Lord and I know Not Where they have laid Him.')
'Come ye Out and Be Ye Separate and I Will Receive you' Saith The Lord.
'By Their Fruits you Shall Know Them.'
Colossians 2: 6 ~ 10
" As ye Have therefore Received Christ Jesus The Lord, So Walk Ye IN Him: Rooted and Built Up IN Him, and Established IN The Faith, As Ye Have Been Taught, abounding Therein with Thanksgiving.
Beware lest Any man Spoil you Through Philosophy and Vain Deceit, After the Tradition of Men, After the Rudiments of The World, and Not After Christ.
For In Him Dwelleth All the Fulness of The Godhead Bodily. And Ye Are Complete IN Him, which is The Head of All Principality and Power:..."
Proverbs 15: 3 "The Eyes of The Lord are in Every place, Beholding (seeing and hearing) the Evil and the Good."
Romans 8: 1, 5 ~ 8
" There is therefore Now No Condemnation To Them which Are In Christ Jesus, who Walk Not after the Flesh, but After The Spirit...For They that Are After the Flesh do Mind the Things Of the Flesh; But They that Are After The Spirit the Things Of The Spirit.
For to be Carnally Minded is Death; But to Be Spiritually Minded Is Life and Peace.
Because the Carnal Mind is Enmity (an Enemy) Against God: for It is Not Subject To The Law of God, neither indeed can be.
So then They that are in the Flesh Cannot Please God."
Because ~
We Walk as 'Children' In Loving Trust with GOD, It's Easier Not to Leave HIS Side Who Keeps us Close to His Heart in Unconditional Love. This is Faith..in HIM.
In such a 'Relationship With Christ' we Consider HIS Feelings, HIS Desires, How We Affect HIM by what HE Knows about us INside and Out. This is Love for HIM.
CAN We BE Lightheartedly Drawn Aside Into 'Childish and Self-indulgent Sinful Foolishness' that Takes the Spotlight Off of Jesus and His Word, and Not Reap His Judgment in and/or throughout our life? No.
'Examples of The Believer'? All that matters is What Father God Knows of us.
John 12:46~49 Jesus said:
" I Am Come a Light Into the World, that Whosoever Believeth on Me should Not Abide In Darkness.
And if Any man Hear My Words, and Believe Not, I judge him not: for I came not to Judge the World, but to Save the World.
He that Rejecteth Me, and Receiveth Not My Words, Hath One that Judgeth him: The Word that I Have Spoken, the Same Shall Judge him in the last day. For I have not Spoken of Myself; But The Father which Sent Me, HE gave Me a Commandment, What I Should Say, and What I Should Speak."
1 John 2: 16, 17 "For All that is in the World, the Lust of the Flesh, and the lust of the Eyes, and the Pride of life, Is Not Of The Father, but Is Of the World. And the World Passeth away, and the lust thereof: But He that Doeth The Will (Word) of God Abideth Forever."
Galatians 5: 16 24, 25
" This I say then, Walk In The Spirit,
and Ye shall Not Fulfil the Lust of the Flesh.
And they that Are Christ's Have
Crucified the Flesh with the affections and lusts.
If we Live In The Spirit, let us also Walk In The Spirit."
John 3:34 Jesus said:
"For he Whom God Hath Sent
Speaketh The Words of God:
for God giveth not The Spirit by Measure unto him."
2 Peter 2: 1 ~ 3, 18, 19 and 22 vs.
" But there were False Prophets also Among the people,
even as there Shall be False Teachers Among you,
Who Privily (Secretly, Deceitfully)
shall Bring In Damnable Heresies,
even Denying The Lord that Bought them,
and Bring Upon Themselves Swift Destruction.
And many shall Follow Their Pernicious
(Heresies, Carnal, Flesh-Coddling) Ways;
By Reason of Whom THE WAY OF TRUTH
Shall Be Evil Spoken of.
And Through Covetousness shall They with Feigned
(Faked, Pretense) Words
Make Merchandise of You:
Whose Judgment now of a long time Lingereth Not,
and Their Damnation Slumbereth Not...
...For When They Speak Great Swelling Words of Vanity,
They Allure Through the lusts of The Flesh,
Through much Wantonness,
Those that were Clean Escaped from Them who Live In Error.
While They Promise them Liberty,
They Themselves Are the Servants of Corruption:
for of Whom a man is Overcome,
of the Same is he Brought in Bondage...
.. But it is happened unto them according to the True proverb,
the Dog is turned to his Own Vomit again;
and the Sow that Was Washed to her Wallowing in the Mire."
1 Thessalonians 5: 12 ~ 24
" And we beseech you, brethren,
to Know Them which Labour Among you,
and are over you In The Lord, and Admonish you;
And to Esteem Them very Highly in Love for Their Work's Sake.
And Be at Peace Among yourselves.
Now we exhort you, brethren,
Warn them that are Unruly,
Comfort the feebleminded,
Support the Weak,
Be Patient toward All men.
See that None render Evil for Evil unto Any man;
But Ever Follow that which is Good,
both among yourselves, and to all men.
Rejoice Evermore.
Pray Without Ceasing.
In Everything give Thanks:
for This is The Will of God In Christ Jesus Concerning you.
Quench Not The Spirit.
Despise Not Prophesyings.
Prove All things;
Hold Fast that which is Good.
Abstain From all Appearance of Evil.
And The very God of Peace Sanctify you Wholly;
and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body
Be Preserved Blameless unto The Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Faithful is He that Calleth you, Who also Will Do It."
Jeremiah 29: 13
" And Ye Shall Seek Me, and Find Me,
When Ye Shall Search for Me with All Your Heart."
Thank you so much dear hearts for coming by to sit 'At The Feet of Father God' with me today.
He Is Worthy of our Allegiance. Let's Show them .... JESUS.
(Tuesday, May 10, 2016)
(Thank You Cathy For the Use of This Beautiful Graphic Set)
The Beautiful Inspirational Music Playing Today is Entitled,
The City of God
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