My brothers and sisters, God's creatures which He created for making His name known and for showing them the depth of His love and grace are being told a lie everyday they are here on this earth. Most of my brothers and sisters are believing this thief which is trying to brainwash them into thinking that they mean nothing to anyone and that they are simply here to take up space and find pleasure for this moment before it is all gone. Satan is the liar and he is telling them that they will always be able to feel good if they just follow him and give in to the temptations which he presents. We act as though it is just our flesh but it is so much more than that! Satan is waging a war with our friends and we are just standing by and shaking our head acting as though it is their fault and their sin and they need to change. They are in a battle everyday and they don't even know who is fighting them. You see, he masquerades around like an angel of light the Bible says and everything he presents really does look good to our friends. The problem is not that they need to change, the problem is that we need to! Why don't we start presenting them with something that will last for eternity, with a purpose to life, with a love that will never end, with a contentment that is eternal, with a truth that is absolute?! Its time to fight him back....its time to pray to the Holy Father who has been waiting for us and to go out there and show these friends of ours who the liar is and who the Lord is! If you are reading this and you know a friend that is giving in to the lies everyday, go share with them the truth of the Gospel and the King who can take control of the situation with their surrender of it! Don't just sit there and hope that someone else comes along to do what God has placed you there to do. Why don't we start doing what God created us and planned for us to do instead of trying to enjoy life along the way in the wrong way as followers of Jesus. If anyone can destroy the devil's schemes, its the King of kings and Lord of lords. God says in His Word that if we do not obey Him in this manner, then their blood is on our hands! We are guilty for sending them to an eternity without Christ, an eternity where the liar and thief will torment them forever! It is a VERY serious matter....lets start turning our worlds around for the glory of His name and for the revealing of His truth.
Many times I’ve sat on the front pew just prior to the sermon time looking at the steps to the pulpit. In these moments each Sunday morning I’m reminded of the great task with which I have been entrusted and my own weakness to perform it. After hours of painstaking study and prayerful preparation, I still stare at those steps and feel under qualified, knowing I’ve only scratched the surface of the message. There is a certain holy trembling a preacher feels before climbing those steps to proclaim God’s eternal Word. In centuries past, preachers like Charles Spurgeon and Martyn Lloyd-Jones had to climb winding staircases to reach the “sacred desk”, but many pulpits today are just a few steps above the floor. Whether you have many steps or none at all, it is an other-worldly task we have been given. The following are a few practical steps preachers can take before climbing the real ones on Sunday morning... 1. Get in the Word We must immerse ourselves in the text at the outset o
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