Friday, February 8, 2008

The Church Triumphant


The world and especially the United States has drifted to depravity and apostasy. It is now time to make men realize that something must be done. Truly it is time that the obvious spiritual debilitation and decline should cause us great alarm!

Everywhere I travel, so many Christians are more dead than alive. It is so sad to see the Great Church triumphant more dead than alive. Not to be cynical or negative here but for the most part, the church is sterile instead of virile.

I have said so many times from the pulpits of America, "Don't look at me, look at Jesus". Too long men in the pulpit emphasized their question marks rather than their exclamation points. Too many theologians have been trying to prove Jesus instead of preach Jesus. Too much stress is given upon Christian evidence and not on the Christian Life.

I prayed today, "O God give us more spiritual prophets rather than smart pulpiteers and Christian Marketers. Give us more humble men and women who emphasis brokenness more than braininess. It is so easy to let clever quips cloud our Christ emphasis.

We need more of the demonstrations of the Spirit and of power than the enticing words of man's wisdom. (I Cor 2:2-5). Christianity has failed to become a powerful sect instead it has become a heresy. Acts 28:22

God's approval is far more important that man's acclaim. God give us preaches who give more Bible dogmatism than modern dialogue. Give us more who enforce the defeat of Satan. God deliver unto our ears, more of those who are red hot from the pulpit, pulling people out of the pit to the altar. Give us more preachers who give more emphasis (not less) on the authority of the Name of Jesus Christ and His infallible Word.

The Bible upsets sin. It has become more and more unsuited for our society. The Holy Ghost is needed to read through the Bible with UNDERSTANDING. Without the power of the Holy Ghost, more and more funny translations will spring up. We need Christians who love by the Holy Ghost, who read the Word by the Holy Ghost.

The Bible is never behind the times but instead it is ahead of the times. You just need the Holy Ghost power inside you to bring understanding of what you read and what is being preached to you.

Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you right now. Ask Jesus to forgive your sins. Ask Him to come live in your heart and forgive you of all sin. He is faithful to forgive those who ask HIM.

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