Here’s 4 short minutes of a sermon by Al Martin which should either send you to your knees in repentance or cause you to lift your heart to God in grateful thanks for His wonderful salvation and deliverance from eternal punishment in hell.
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Gods Wrath!
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Re: Gods Wrath!
by Jannie » 16 Aug 2009, 22:10
Hebrews 10:31 "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God."
Praise His wonderful name...He sent Jesus.
I have faith the God of the whole earth will do right.
Had I been fooling myself all these years, I'd still praise Him,
for I know how unworthy I am in my flesh.
The wrath of God is sadly missing in the preaching today.
Too many people think God is all love and peace and the road to heaven is broad. We need more fire and brimstone to wake up the slumbering masses.
Psalm 111:10 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever."
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Re: Gods Wrath!
by Jeani » 16 Aug 2009, 22:32
Our churches today are like the Laodicean church in Rev. 3
They were pictured as utterly abhorrent to Christ because they were lukewarm.
This was addressed to the church and also to the messenger or the pastor whom some believe was Archippus (Col 4:17).
It is improbably, however, that Archippus, if he had been the pastor of the church, was still living.
In referring to the church as 'lukewarm' Christ had in mind that this was its permanent situation.
In their feasts as well as in their religious sacrifices people in the ancient world customarily drank what was either hot or cold--never lukewarm.
This rebuke would have been especially meaningful to this church, for water was piped to the city from Hierapolis, a few miles north.
By the time the water reachd Laodicea, it was lukewarm!
Their being lukewarm spiritually was evidenced by their being content with their material wealth and their being unaware of their spiritual poverty.
Christ used strong words to describe them: wreteched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
They were urged to buy not ordinary gold, but refined gold, referring to that which would glorify God and make them truly rich.
Through its banking industry the city had material wealth.
But the church lacked spiritual richness.
Though they had beautiful clothes, they were urged to wear white clothes symbolic of righeousness which would cover their spiritual nakedness.
As wool was a major product of the area, Laodicea was especially famous for a black garment made out of black wool.
What they needed instead was pure white clothing.
Then Christ exhorted them to put salve..on their eyes.
The church at Laodicea is typical of a modern church quite unconscious of its spiritual needs and content with beautiful buildings and all the material things money can buy.
Christ rebuked them because he loved them, which love would also bring chastisement on this church.
With Christ on the outside, there can be no fellowship or genuine wealth.
With Christ on the inside, there is wonderful fellowship and sharing of the marvelous grace of God.
This describes my own church,and many others today~
They were pictured as utterly abhorrent to Christ because they were lukewarm.
This was addressed to the church and also to the messenger or the pastor whom some believe was Archippus (Col 4:17).
It is improbably, however, that Archippus, if he had been the pastor of the church, was still living.
In referring to the church as 'lukewarm' Christ had in mind that this was its permanent situation.
In their feasts as well as in their religious sacrifices people in the ancient world customarily drank what was either hot or cold--never lukewarm.
This rebuke would have been especially meaningful to this church, for water was piped to the city from Hierapolis, a few miles north.
By the time the water reachd Laodicea, it was lukewarm!
Their being lukewarm spiritually was evidenced by their being content with their material wealth and their being unaware of their spiritual poverty.
Christ used strong words to describe them: wreteched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
They were urged to buy not ordinary gold, but refined gold, referring to that which would glorify God and make them truly rich.
Through its banking industry the city had material wealth.
But the church lacked spiritual richness.
Though they had beautiful clothes, they were urged to wear white clothes symbolic of righeousness which would cover their spiritual nakedness.
As wool was a major product of the area, Laodicea was especially famous for a black garment made out of black wool.
What they needed instead was pure white clothing.
Then Christ exhorted them to put salve..on their eyes.
The church at Laodicea is typical of a modern church quite unconscious of its spiritual needs and content with beautiful buildings and all the material things money can buy.
Christ rebuked them because he loved them, which love would also bring chastisement on this church.
With Christ on the outside, there can be no fellowship or genuine wealth.
With Christ on the inside, there is wonderful fellowship and sharing of the marvelous grace of God.
This describes my own church,and many others today~
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Re: Gods Wrath!
by Jannie » 16 Aug 2009, 23:14
By the time the water reachd Laodicea, it was lukewarm!
Sounds like what happens after going to Bible College.
Tickling the ears of the members has become paramount in too many churches today. That's why I love the New Testament assemblies. More than one brother gets up to share what God is showing him from the Word. I really think we'll be seeing a return to that as the persecution of Christians increases. We'll have to go underground, and then we can hear from all the brothers, not just one.
Thanks for sharing the inside info about the Laodician church. Cool.
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Re: Gods Wrath!
by Carmela » 17 Aug 2009, 07:24
powerful video, Frank! It left me very humbled at the thought of what a mighty God did for me. . . .for all of us!
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Re: Gods Wrath!
by Mike » 22 Aug 2009, 09:49
Thank You Jesus for speaking peace to our souls and for so great a salvation! Hail the Mighty King! Thanks Brother Frank for putting this up!
Born Again and Forgiven by the Riches of His Grace in Christ, according to the kind intention of His Will, behold the kindness and severity of God. What mercy, why me? Only God knows, praise Him! What a Gracious Lord!
Born Again and Forgiven by the Riches of His Grace in Christ, according to the kind intention of His Will, behold the kindness and severity of God. What mercy, why me? Only God knows, praise Him! What a Gracious Lord!
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