Saturday, August 9, 2014

SERMON - IS AMERICA DENYING GOD pt1

Is America Denying
God
Part 1
 
 
It began in Europe and is rapidly spreading to America . First disguised as European openness then seen as a continental position Europe began to accept open sex as a fact of life. Then Christianity began its wane and sex, drugs and other lewdness got its foothold.
 
Next we see governments handing out money to immigrants and those who refused to work in gainful employment. To give that money the people that were producers and showed ambition saw their taxes increased to outrageous sums and an air of ‘so what’ began to take hold of the minds of the populace.
 
It did not take long for Europe to begin its fist-shaking towards God as it boasted of being a secular society. To the average citizen of Europe God had no right to expect any type of a place in society. In short order His name was removed from sight and there is no recognition of Him to be seen. As far as the political leaders of the European Union are concerned God is dead and they are His replacement!
 
Today we watch as America , founded on the basis of religious freedom, heads in the same direction as did Europe . We are slowly pushing God out of our lives. It began with school prayer, removal of religious artifacts from public buildings then from anything to with showing recognition of Him in the form of Christian crosses and such. “Ban the Nativity scene, no Christian symbols; remove God from our money, our Pledge of Allegiance…”
 
We, here in America, have are seeing our fellow citizens and elected officials display an attitude of arrogance as they refuse to give God credit for anything. It is as if they, mainly politicians and educators are saying, “We have accomplished everything on our own. We did it as we claimed to be a Christian nation but we were lying as God had nothing to do with it! Although we were victorious in our cause we did all that was done by being evil and devious. Now we want to ban God and tell it like it is.”
 
After that statement the wholesale lies begin!
 
We Christians love God and see Him as the One deserving of any and all credit for our successes. We know that He led us to this land and to victory over our enemies. Apparently this is ignored by many and instead of thanking God for all He has given us they are saying, “Get out; can’t You see when you are not wanted?”
 
I am a patriot and I love America . When I see the utter madness of our elected officials, school teachers, college professors and like minded people shaking their fists at God I see but two things. I see a display of ‘arrogance and self righteousness.’
The Hebrew word for ‘wicked,’ as seen in Malachi 4:1 means ‘arrogance.
 
Malachi 4:  1 "Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and that day that is coming will set them on fire," says the LORD Almighty. "Not a root or a branch will be left to them.
 
Look at what is happening with an open mind and you will see God’s Word is on point for this day and age.
 
Marriage is being made a mockery as it is legally allowed to be dissolved merely for “irresolvable differences.” Then, as if that was not enough, people began to want marriage for sexual perversions. Gay and Lesbian marriage is demanded.
 
Other groups gained notoriety as they were allowed to grant sexual liaisons between men and boys. Instead of families being allowed to adopt we see Gays and Lesbians being placed at the head of the line to adopt our children. We see rifts in church groups and many seek to deny God’s Word and allow homosexuals to preside over religious matters.
 
We see our own government label God fearing men and women as ‘extremists’ for having pro-life positions, love of God and other acceptable beliefs that scare the ones in elected office.
 
It is very clear that America has now out-sinned back-slidden Israel , out sinned Sodom and Gomorrah and even out-sinned the people of Noah’s age.
 
Isaiah 60: 2 See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
 
In this Scripture Isaiah is saying, ‘A dark gloom is coming to the earth and will cover it.” He is also saying that those that accept Him will be protected and His glory will be seen in you...
 
Jeremiah 13: 16 Give glory to the LORD your God before he brings the darkness,     before your feet stumble on the darkening hills. You hope for light,  but he will turn it to thick darkness and change it to deep gloom.
 
Just as Isaiah and Jeremiah prophesied such happenings so did Malachi.
 
Malachi 3: 14 "You have said, 'It is futile to serve God. What did we gain by carrying out his requirements and going about like mourners before the LORD Almighty? 15 But now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly the evildoers prosper, and even those who challenge God escape.' "
 
The wicked walk around in arrogance and we, the general populace are helpless to do anything to stop it. Rest assured that God will not wink at such arrogance and He will judge it harshly!
God will be quick to spare His children just as quickly as He punishes the wicked.
 
Malachi 3: 17 "They will be mine," says the LORD Almighty, "in the day when I make up my treasured possession. [a] I will spare them, just as in compassion a man spares his son who serves him. 18 And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.
 
We may be seeing the day of reckoning coming upon America and the entire world. The federal government, as well as the many financial institutions, is losing financially. Age old corporations are being affected with no way of recovery and a general spreading of gloom is pervasive. Even the secular European world sees America headed for hard times and sees their warnings going unheeded by arrogant political leaders.
 
There is almost what one could describe as ‘a furious gloom’ sweeping the globe. It is as if the arrogant are saying, “It is too late. The slide is on. We have been greedy for too long but, WE CANNOT STOP OUR LUST FOR POWER!”
 
Throughout the world the cost of basic needs are skyrocketing. Gasoline prices are again on the upsweep and electricity will soon follow. Jobs are disappearing and yet the arrogant continue laughing and smiling as they say, “Things are different here in America . Our economy will always right itself. We have faced these kinds of problems in the past and recovery has always followed.”
 
My dear friends, brothers and sister in Christ, let me ask you something. What if Malachi’s words, as written in our Bible are true? What if the basic roots of recovery are scorched to the root and beyond any hope of recovery?
 
Well you can rest assured of some basic facts. Just as Malachi prophesied in Chapter 3 verse 18 (see above), Christians need have no fear! His, Malachi’s, message to Christians is not reflective of gloom but of gladness! As the wicked and arrogant are filled with fear we Christians have been delivered another message; a message of hope and rejoicing.
 
Malachi 4: 2 But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall.
 
In the darkest of times, when things look hopeless, when fear surrounds those who are charlatans and gloom overtakes them we know and can rely on thing God has promised His children. 
 
You may be asking, “what is this promise that will cause happiness to me?’
 
The answer is: Jesus Christ will be witnessed saving His children! As radical Islamists scream their joy of having prevailed, when agnostics and atheists shout, “God is dead or does not exist,” Jesus Christ will rise up as bright as the sun and heal His children!
 
Malachi’s word, as written in our Bible, tells of calves leaping. This leaping tells of extreme happiness as God grants a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit!
 
Acts 4: 29Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. 30Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus."
 
In this Scripture we read of “signs and wonders.”  These are not to be confused with the fake claims of so-called Evangelists or the fake healings they claim. No, these are all fakery and detestable to behold. What we Christians will see is Jesus Christ performing miraculous acts that will astonish even the most hardened of hearts.
 
Brothers and sisters in Christ we must prepare ourselves and stay prepared. We must be on the alert as we realize that Satan will do anything and use anybody to do his evil works. He will use politicians, judges, men and women of fame and anybody that is unwittingly falling into his web of evil.
 
Keep on the alert and be unafraid of the events of the day that foretell gloom and doom. Look upon those that deny God with pity and assist those that remain open minded. That is your Christian duty and you are well versed in such matters. God has revealed His Word to you and you truly believe!
 
(Closing prayer)
 
Father, Creator of us all, we come to You with happiness and joy as we realize that You have prepared us for all that we are going through. For this and for Your Majesty we praise You and want You to know that You are in our hearts and minds every hour of every day. We ask that You accept our worship and our heartfelt thanks for all that You have done in our lives and will do in the days ahead.
 
Father, we are beset by evil that attempts to disguise itself as hope and prosperity. With the gift of discernment the Holy Spirit has allowed us to see truth. For this we thank You Lord Most High.
 
In these troubling times we ask that You protect those that follow Your Word and open the hearts and minds of any that are salvageable and are open to Your Word. Father, those that have cast their lot with Satan, please reveal them to us so as to allow us to be deaf to their offerings.
 
Bless our military, judges, police, elected officials that are deemed worthy of You and further Your Word.
 
We pray these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son and our Lord and Savior who is One with You and the Holy Spirit, One God forever and ever,
 
Amen, amen and amen. 

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