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State
of the Church
WHAT
is happening in the Church
• Love of the World
• Shock
Survey
• Hidden
Sin
• Unclean
media
• Pornography
addiction |
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WHY
it's happening in the Church
• Sin & Compromise
• Empty
Salvation & Vain Grace
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False Teachers & False Prophets
• Jesus
Warned...
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Please Note: Thankfully,
there is a Remnant of very good, godly
ministers, speaking the uncompromising Word of God,
and living holy before the Lord. However, sadly
there is a growing majority of the Church being lead
astray and seduced by the world and it's ways, but
also by False Teachers, False Doctrine, False
Prophets, etc. as we see below.
God’s
Word predicted in these last days – there is great
deception, a great falling away – the days of
Noah are upon us. The seduction of the
world and the culture is great and getting darker.
Love
of The World:
Many in the Church have been seduced
by the instant gratification the world offers our carnal
desires. Today’s culture is an affront to those
in the church today.
Paul warned: "In
the last days perilous times shall come. For
men shall be lovers of their own selves...lovers of
pleasures more than lovers of God...Having
a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof."
(2 Timothy 3:1-5).
Many of today's Churches
are:
• More of a "Christian Social Club"
for the Family & Pleasure seeking
• Communicate a feel good, comfortable, watered
down, "relevant" gospel
• Avoids words like “sin” or “hell”
so as not to "confront" or "offend"
anyone.
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"We
are tired of men in soft raiment and softer speech
who use rivers of words
with but a spoonful of unction. These know
more about competition than consecration, about
promotion than prayer. They substitute
propaganda for propagation and care more
for their church’s happiness than its holiness!"
– Leonard Ravenhill |
The
Church has been:
1. Weakened by many Church
Leaders more interesting in "growing" a church
than "making disciples" of Christ, and/or
are living in "hidden sin" themselves.
2. Influenced, corrupted and defiled by the
world and it’s media.
Hidden
sin:
Many are living
a dual-lifestyle.
• Many Church leaders
ministering under an anointing in public, and living
in hidden sin in private.
• One way at Church,
and another way at home, work, and socially.
• Many are being
lured away by the seductive culture, through all forms
of media.
• Being lead into
in fornication and even homosexuality…including
Church Leaders and ministers!
Unclean
Media:
Many have opened up their soul to unclean media
and entertainment
Including TV, Internet, Movies, – defiling their
souls and bodies.
Many "Christians" are
watching and being entertained with the very things
God hates and speaks against because they bring
corruption and destruction to our souls and lives and
ultimately separates us from God!
Pornography:
Statistics show a great number of Pastors and
those in the Church struggle with pornography.
These are the ones that "admit" to the
struggle – sadly the real statistics may be higher.
•
60 percent of Christian men and 35 percent of
women admit to struggling with pornography.
• 4 out of every
7 calls to the “Focus on the Family” help
line are pornography-related.
• 37% percent
of pastors admit to the addiction.
Sin
& Compromise
Pastors are
letting the culture ways influence and dictate their
music, messages, and events
• Music
– worship is becoming more of a concert and entertainment
• Messages
– in the name of being “relevant”
turn to the world for creative sources and inspiration
(from Disco nights, Motorcycles Stunts, to “Michael
Jackson’s demonic “Thriller” video
being show and danced to in Church!)
• Events
& Counsel – Marriage Retreats with
“Nightclub” dancing, encouragement to “spice
up their marriage” using sex toys, and going to...this
is a direct quote – “that fine Christian
establishment in the mall called – Victoria Secret.”
(unbelievable)
• Now the Divorce
rate in church is as high as the world!
Unbalanced:
Salvation & Vain Grace:
Many are not experiencing true salvation –
"spiritual regeneration" by the Holy Spirit.
As Leonard Ravenhill said it "passing from death
to unto life."
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Many “salvations” are more of a “response”
or “mental assent” – deceiving themselves
• Many are using
“grace” as a cover up to excuse their sin.
• Many are still
in “bondage to sin” because they have not
truly submitted to the “grace” of God that
"empowers" us to live holy and righteous unto
Him for His glory.
For many Jesus is Not Lord OF all,
therefore He is Not Lord AT all.
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Church
Leaders and the Five-fold ministry will be held
accountable for not speaking the
uncompromising truth and fullness of God’s
Word, and leading people astray.
"And many false
prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many."
– Matthew 24:11
"...and false prophets will rise and
show great signs and wonders to deceive,
if possible, even the elect." –
Matthew 24:24
False
Teachers & Prophets:
Imposters
– wolves in sheep's clothing – are
defiling and weakening the Church!
•
Mystical New Age teaching and
practices using "Christian lingo" is
seeping into the church.
• Emergent
church – questioning, softening
and twisting the foundations of the faith.
• False
doctrines abound on many levels.
• Best-selling
Books subtlety defiling the character
and person of God and the Holy Trinity
• Many have
reduced God to a "feel good"
Cosmic Genie or Bellhop
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Extreme ministries – focusing
more on the "supernatural" than Christ.
• Deceptive
Prophetic ministries – speaking
more of "angels" and "anointings"
than Christ.
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Mixed Prophetic ministries –
because of a compromising lifestyle or wrong motives,
many are prophesying more out of their own mind
and understanding, than from God. It's
a polluted mix.
Jesus
Warned...
Jesus speaks of at the Judgment Seat many
would come saying in Matthew 7:22-23:
"Not everyone
who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the
kingdom of heaven,
but he who does the will of My Father
in heaven.
"Many
will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord,
have we not prophesied in Your name,
cast out demons in Your name,
and
done many wonders
in Your name?'
"And
then I will declare to them,
'I never knew you; depart from Me, you
who practice lawlessness!"
June, 08, 2008 – The Lord also spoke
to the Church Leaders and Five-fold ministry.
"You have defiled My house and defiled my
people!
The sin is destroying My people, destroying My
church and destroying your nation!
– from the prophecy "Judgment
is Coming to the Pulpits of America"
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Repentance
must begin in the house of God. (1 Peter
4;17)
THEN God Will Hear, Forgive, and
Heal our land, or nation. (2 Chronicles 7:14)
AWAKE CHURCH AWAKE!
PREPEARE – FOR HE IS COMING
TO VISIT HIS CHURCH AND CLEAN HOUSE!
Psalm
24 proclaims:
We must have Clean Hands (not soiled with the
things and love of the world)
And a Pure Heart (Humble and right
before God).
See "The
State of America"
Please
see "How We Should Pray"
Darrel deVille
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