Revival or Ruin

Hello this is Pastor Sam loop welcoming you to victory today. I'm going to share with you a message that I preach recently operated, it will be a blessing. More information you can always go to our website@victorytap.org or call us your church office 80478881. Let's go to that service right now where God is moving by his spirit.

What you turn in your Bible to Matthew chapter 6 with me in verse 10 Matthew chapter 6 in verse 10. What was your turn it let's do it in experiments conducted experiments today.

Would you like to Republican, Democrat, liberal, progressive left right these terms are divisive when you say these things. What happens is it pushes somebody's hot I mean you just say the word is like all that I know what you are 11 lady and she's precious lady loves the Lord and that she she wrote to me this week and said you know every time in my pants growing up when I heard go the word Republican because of the way I was raised. I thought automatically racist. Racist somebody else that you know when you say the word liberal your judging people be honest with you. If you are a liberal. What that means is if I understand it, what it means is that you're in favor of all the things that liberals are in favor of in the government abortion on demand gay marriage is not meant to be a term of derision. But because of what's associated with. So all of these terms will not be used today were going to set all of this aside because we have something that's more important. You see, Jesus talked about in John 17 it when he said the fathers and father were what I pray that that that the church will be one. I pray that they will be one with us. Paul said it like this. There's one Lord and one spirit we are to endeavor to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of Christ. We are one touch somebody say we belong to each other so I don't want to use terms today that will anger you recalls you to resent me on what I want to do is talk about the kingdom of God.somebody and say to them it's all about the King will develop say we can agree on making you can agree on that. It's it's about the kingdom of God and there is a there is a kingdom of darkness. Satan has a kingdom.

In fact, when when Jesus was accused of casting out demons.

By the prince of demons, Beelzebub, he made it clear the kingdom of Satan is not divided. I wish we could say that about us in the in the kingdom of God and in the kingdom of heaven in the church, but sometimes we allow things to drive away between us and we begin to resent one another and we take sides but Jesus said the kingdom of Satan is not divided and he went on to say is important to remember this piece at a kingdom divided cannot stand so one more time. Look at your neighbor and smile and say we are one now and Matthew chapter 6 and verse 10 Jesus said when you pray, pray like this thy kingdom come, thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done in earth, as it is in him. Jesus made the statement that the kingdom of God does not come with observation wasn't me that means is not in any particular geographical location. The kingdom of God is not in Richmond and it's not in Chesterfield is not in Virginia it's not in New York City is not in LA it's not in Africa. I it's not in Europe. The kingdom of God is not in any particular geographical location aware is the Bible says is within us and it is righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost, so wherever you are.

You take the kingdom of God with you right so now I want you to understand this, even though at this moment it is not a kingdom of visible kingdom. Jesus instructed us to pray for the day when the kingdom of God is established, all the earth, he said, thy kingdom come, thy will be done in our as it is in heaven, and older be a literal kingdom and angel by the name of Gabriel appeared a 16-year-old virgin. While she was gone water as if you're not married for those found favor with God. Behold, thou shall conceive in the womb and bear a son shall call his name Jesus, for shall be graded shall be called the son of the highest in the Lord also given him the throne of his father David. He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. The kingdom of God is coming. But here's what I want to say today and I pray all God please help me to say it the right way. The kingdom of God is coming.

But our response to God's word will result in revival or when in America say it again even though ultimately the kingdom of God will be established in America, I will focus on America today because that's where we will even call the kingdom ultimately will be established. We know that what happens to us in America is determined by response to God's word and it will either be revival, which is what I say or it can be ruined. Is that what you talking about Deuteronomy chapter 20 in those first 14 verses God said if you diligently market of most of the Lord your God and obey his commands them to things to think number one.

He said you must hear me how many people today are just tuned out people today do not hear from God anymore, even if the charts were skeptical about hearing from God where to do everything else and that will, in lockstep with Dr. feel and we understand Oprah's philosophy. The church of Oprah and we understand how the world thinks because were to went to bed I saw an interview just the other day they were interviewing young people in in in college and listen you need to hire young people fresh out of college while they still only answers because it there's always time to get confused about things, but they said that certain candidates should be elected simply because they are into with what America wants software into with the people around us, but where tuned with heaven is always under two things you have to do is have been here the voice of the Lord. And secondly, you must obey is not enough to hear. You must obey.

Sometimes people that are associated with the charge of the group around the church on their parents were devout Christians, they say. All I know all about that, you'll need to tell me anything I know more Scripture than most people understand the basic Christian doctrines of the Bible and they know, but they're not obeying what they know and he said if you will hear and if you will bank I will bless you when you go out and when you come back in this West going and coming right in and saw Christina back there. Back from from India and they were talking about international ministry that was at time for her to stand up your day what got it done in her life in India through her ministry. But you get an opportunity later will but but all this time. Is it a little blessed. Whether you're going or coming you can be going to Mexico and going to India going to Guatemala wherever you are, doesn't depend on you. Just be in one country but wherever you go.

You're blessed when you turn medical medical is that all bless your basket and your store manager checking account or savings account is the best way to describe gusset all bless the work of your hands and all.

Bless your children all bless your grandchildren interview the least bit reluctant about receiving the blessing I will command you to take the blessing the blessing will overtake you as that is the blessing will run you down because I love you so much. I will find a way to bless you. But you must be willing to hear may and you must obey me now volunteers the truth if you're born again, you're close enough to God to hear his voice. When you read the word of God. You hear what God is saying if you really do love him. Then he will obey him when he speaks to, but now beginning with verse 15 I think that chapter goes maybe diverse 64 but from those verses. This is this is the update. This is what you what you get.

This is the upshot of this is this is what you see, if you read those verses. All driveway will be karst when you go out and when you come back into the city in the fill your basket and you shall follow but not land.

You will not be above and not been able to be beneath, and not above and that one place in there and I don't know exactly what this means, but what God was talking about the judgment that would fall on Israel.

He said the stranger on long you will have the upper hand. He said all these terrible things will happen because you have not all. I may reify all rule and the choice is yours. Now I want to show you some other things don't turn me off now. No sale.

One person told me that they submit email 603 just to get up and tell us to vote for Trump cannot be totally honest with you it makes me feel just talking about person is not promised I would not want to because I won't be totally transparent. I get so sick of his boasting. Listen vanity is not a virtue.

Pride is not a trait that I think that anybody on 1/2 and on out I see I see it mumbling him and then he needed to be humble.

But while he makes me feel to be honest with you since made our urgent care.

Just haven't found is always I wish we had somebody that was a great Christian somebody that that that had no track record of doing great things. I do too, but we don't we don't so we got it. I live in Rio.

They were usually I live in the real world, you got you got to choose but not when I talk about politics today. Okay Susan is the will of God in the wool Democrats and was born and bred Republican no… Republican will. Good for you but listen to my clients Republicans. It is whatever you call it the kingdom of God stands all over and against my if you are a child of God. You should be able to try & all that foolishness gets old man.

I see people I speak good semantic and they have separated themselves from their brothers and sister over something that is not making a difference a day after the election day at the exit were still obey your praising God day after that I took were still good. Last night was like hot day after the election, the Holy Ghost will still die after the accident. People still beside so don't let things that are are trivial in nature become the focus of your attention. Okay so I'm trying this display with moments of some of pray for me with free from saving. We are standing on the threshold. The greatest event in the history of humankind, no I'm not talking about the 2016 presidential election.

I'm talking about the literal visible bodily appearing of Jesus Christ of classical Jesus is coming to touch your neighbor sees common everything that has happened in the services. Help me to preach this message. The message in tongues and interpretation of the dance, prepare the way for the Lord everything that's been set up there from the start has paved the way for me to say what God wanted me to say to you, and you know Christ's government will first of all, because angels believed X1 11 basic human of Delhi was stage gazing up and have this same Jesus, which is taken up from you in heaven, shall so come in like manner ship seen him go in the apostle John said that Christ was reversed on 32 beloved, now we the sons of God doth not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like you, but we shall see him as he is never man that hath this hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure. How do you know is coming back, the great apostle Peter believe the Christ would return second Peter chapter 3 in verse three said in the last days scoffers would come walking after their own lusts and say where is the promise of his coming, but the Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness, but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that also encumber, is nevertheless we, according to his promise 70 work where and when it righteousness. How do you know is coming back. The apostle Paul said Christ would return in verse this loan is chapter 4 verses 67 think this is for the Lord himself shall be sent from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trump of God of the dead in Christ shall rise first.

Then we which are alive and remain shall be called up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so shall we ever be with the look how do you know the Lord is coming because Jesus himself said let not your heart be troubled you believe in God believe also before it. My father's house carpet.

Imagine if it were not so I would've told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

Going from top-flight whale, my dad is that where I am, there you may be also jump one through three. Christ will come back and this is the hope is born in the heart of every true believer. This is the incentive for God living personal holiness. This is the joy, the glory for which Christ endured the cross, despising the shame Titus chapter 2 beginning in verse 11 for the grace of God to bring salvation of the pure dog in teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lust. We should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us, and he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people customizing your PICU up a peculiar people, zealous of good works and you know that means his burial, even though you opportune is that I'm coming back for my very own people having to belong to him. Same where is America in the book of Revelation that the what we share that the sins of Babel and there's no doubt about that but to seek Babel and in the book of Revelation is an actual city in Iraq and it will be the commercial headquarters for the antichrist during the tribulation where is America is everywhere in the last days when you went with him in the book of Revelation book of Daniel prophecy is history written in advance so if you can see Russia if you can see China if you could see Israel of course in all the nations around the Persian Gulf. If you see all these players in the last day of the book of Revelation. Why is the most powerful nation and not even mentioned in the book of Revelation.

You don't even see a nation that vaguely resembles the United States of America.

Well, here's the reason there are two possible scenarios now one of them. I really prefer the whether preferred or not. It doesn't matter if we don't respond to the word of God. The first one. This is what I prefer is revival, there is going to be an unprecedented revival in America so we talking about web second Chronicles 740. If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land. That's what I want to say I revival the springs like a wind driven prairie file fire all across United States of America honoring 200 years of Christian witness a revival and result in the conversion of all of your family or friends or neighbors or coworkers revival that will assure actual rapture is another scenario in its ruling is that were set problems that want to get verse 24 because of collagen. No man, and you've refused.

I've I'm calling and you've rejected me said not all my counsel would none of my reproof I will laugh at your calamity. I will balk when your fear cometh. Could it be that America will play the fool that we will continue to reject everything that we know is true and continue to follow.

Now listen to involved for judgment. Michelle you the word of God for God even just his own chosen people because of the why don't we think that America in the 21st century will never be just what God chose to judge Israel. We have reject that the truth is that what you know asked, feeling funny anyway. But you know that gay marriage thing, but now it's happened. I don't see any big Dave Soto Lord you're ready to embrace an abomination, but you know why I've never had an abortion.

I don't see the big deal is just Bob and issue anyway out the big did you know that we advocate and by the way is legal that we can kill born child the moment when is born into this world and there will be no repercussions. One, because the Supreme Court said it was okay.

So since 1973 we successfully murdered 50 million babies don't just want to eat. The church was asleep at the wheel, but now we got to the place will talk about don't talk about printer people because it is so when you start talking about it. You gonna make people angry and they will leave. If everybody leaves me on the loneliest man in Midlothian.

I'm still going to tell you the truth. God hates hands that shed innocent blood and honey it doesn't get more innocent than the humble. They don't have a voice. But they got wanted me because I want to. It's wrong and God calls it an abomination. Some 3312 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord of the people who mean so Susan is inherited. Have we been blessed for 200 years. I mean, the world can't even figure out and then we said, you know it's it's exceptional here at American and they thought we were boasting a brag about ourselves what we meant was that God was involved in the establishing of this nation and that everything that we do. In fact, the University of Houston. Not long building as social science professors study 15,000 documents from the founding fathers. The 55 founding fathers. 53 of the more evangelical Christians, did you know that work and they discovered that 90% of all the quotes came right out of the Bible and the precepts for government more than anything else right now the Bible and there were times when they would just say with let's let's just stop always bickering and fighting everybody's prayer time that would literally get all these in Congress and seek God for guidance and direction that some would come a long way in the wrong direction heavily noticed with the Bible since in some night some 90% of these is the wicked shall be turned inhale and all the nations that forget God. You question because if we forgot. Did God judge his own people. Deuteronomy 12 and a God rebukes Israel for don't know what's this for doing what is right in their own eyes see, here's the problem with that they were not doing what was right in the eyes of the Lord there were only do what was right in their own eyes, and here's what you and I know we just admit every sin that has come down the pipe in this generation has been disguised as something else with alcohol gay marriage, Salomé. We call it marriage equality what it sounds good when we call it women's hail so we come up with new names for all sins so we can feel good without being good and were always trying to do what's right in our eyes. But here's the problem. They did not do in verse or chapter 13 verse I think they did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord today in church is almost like consensus will you know if enough people think that is is not wrong that is not wrong anymore. I don't care for blessed one of you think some drone all right if your worldview is different from the way I used to think that was wrong and I went to the University you know you got educated way beyond your intelligence and you came back trying to tell us.

This book is well.

You will because long after your golden toes up whatever happens to you, this book will last forever, so maybe the work of the courses that were taught, purified seven times. That was out deep South preserve them from generation forever and something can only be wrong if God says is wrong and it can only rely with a special prayer for you. I pray today that God will bless you and encourage you and that what you've heard today will stay with you and you will be able to walk out your thank you so much for being a part of victory today for more information. I want you to go to our website as victory tab.border policy or at 804-744-8881. Thank you for listening. God bless you unto. See you next time. All victory today