Prophetic Conference Sunday Night
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Where’s your Passion & Compassion
Where’s your Passion & Compassion
I want to thank everyone for coming this evening to this our 1st Prophetic Conference, and again to welcome you all to Victory Biker Church International. I know the theme of this conference is based on 2 questions… Where is your passion and Where is your compassion and I’m going to stick with that theme but I want to make sure you have your riding boots on. Glory to God!
Listen, as I’ve prayed about this weekend and about the theme questions for this prophetic conference. The Lord took me in a direction that I really didn’t expect. He first took me to Matt 6:21 and started showing me idolatry, of all things, and why we’re not seeing those signs and wonders, in our churches, that we’re suppose to be seeing and doing.
Listen, God is cleaning up His church, the Bride of Christ, preparing her for His coming and we His ministers, His children and His Body, collectively, must get ready and be inline with His will!
Ya see, He keeps taking me back to one phrase (in regard to the body of Christ)… Out of Order. The visual cues the Lord has given me is a very traditional church building with an Out of Order sign on the front door.
Then He has said… My Church is out of Order
As I listened He began to show me the overall areas of sin within the Church, as a whole, that have made her out of order and I’m going to speak about each of these areas, to some extent, this evening.
Those areas are:
Religion/Denominationalism
Not allowing His Spirit in to our services
Removal of the apostolic and prophetic gifts (Eph 4:11-16)
Removal of the Body Gifts (1 Cor 12)
Ordaining sin
Ya see, the church is in all out apostasy right now.. She’s lost her first love (Jesus) and is spotted with sin.
So, let’s begin...
Where is your Passion - or I could ask - Where is your heart?
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
This verse is very familiar to all of us - which most of us, in ministry, have preached on and have read it probably a million times. Right?
Q: But have we slowed down enough to truly digest it and then apply it to our own personal lives?
Let’s begin with... What are our treasures? Yas see, the 1st thing we have to ask ourselves tonight is: What are my treasures?
A big house?
Millions of dollars in our accounts?
Fancy cars, trucks and motorcycles?
( get this) Prestige and titles?
Or, more importantly, The Kingdom of God?
Souls saved & Discipled?
People healed, delivered, and set free?
Q: Where’s your heart today? On carnal things or Godly things?
The reason for this self-examination is because - we must know what our treasures are before our hearts, our attentions, our desires can be focused on… the treasure?
So many, including myself, fall into the trap of thinking - If I only had this.... or if I only had that… things would be so much better!
But, in reality, Jesus is ALL WE NEED! He supplies all of our needs according to His riches in heaven, according to His plans and not our own.
Q: So where should our focus be? Matt 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.
My point is this… The Church, as a whole, is out of order and it’s devoid of the Wonder Working Power of the Blood of the Lamb and the fix is repentance!!
All because, ministers are pre-occupied with carnal things, with sins of the flesh, with the pride and arrogance of life and may I say, denominations.
The BODY OF CHRIST IS DIVIDED!
Jesus said in Mark 3:25 (HCSB) “If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” Denominations have done just that… divided the church and we wonder why we don’t see the power of God at work in our midst.
Some may say that denominations are important but from a Kingdom view - they’re nothing but evil! Denominations divide believers because of traditions of man and doctrines of demons. The Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 3:4
For whenever someone says, “I’m with Paul,” and another, “I’m with Apollos,” are you not unspiritual people?
Please, let’s all focus on the most important things
There is only 1 God (Yahweh)
Who gave His only son, Jesus, that ALL may be saved
Born of a Virgin
Died on a cross
Went to Hell for 3 days
Rose again
Ascended up to Father God
and poured out His Spirit on all mankind
LET’S ALL WORSHIP KING JESUS!!
He is the love of God manifested - He is the final sacrifice for all mankind's sins!!!
Ya see, we all should be focused on Jesus and Praying Matt 6:10
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
The next issue of powerlessness in the Body of Christ is so many churches have told the Holy Spirit - I’m sorry but we’ve got this - we’re going to elevate our denomination or our religious beliefs over your will and power - Please don’t come in here. OOOOOH
How foolish! There is NO POWER WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT!!
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Q: How can the Church be His witness without His Spirit - The power of God only comes by way of the Holy Spirit - He is the agent of Change, He is God we, nor religion is!!
The Prophets & Apostles are back - some call it the Third Apostolic age yet so many religious and denominational organizations have rejected al but the Pastor and then they elevate the pastor on to a pedestal to worship him. The Church is out of Order because religion has silenced the Will of God in the earth - by refusing the gifts of the Apostle, Prophet, and Evangelists.
I remember years ago as a young pastor, the Lord Jesus promoted me to the office of Apostle. I was clueless, so I went to the Word and to prayer. I asked the Lord what my job discription was and what my marching orders were. He spoke to me and said ‘ I have not changed’ my will is still Eph 4:11-16 - go there..
And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,
until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, growing into a mature man with a stature measured by Christ’s fullness.
Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit.
But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head —Christ.
From Him the whole body, fitted and knit together by every supporting ligament, promotes the growth of the body for building up itself in love by the proper working of each individual part.
Along with the Full-Fold gifts there are also the Body gifts that found there way to the religious File 13.
to one is given a message of wisdom through the Spirit, to another, a message of knowledge by the same Spirit,
to another, faith by the same Spirit, to another, gifts of healing by the one Spirit,
to another, the performing of miracles, to another, prophecy, to another, distinguishing between spirits, to another, different kinds of languages, to another, interpretation of languages.
But one and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as He wills.
messages of wisdom
messages of knowledge
faith
gifts of healing
preforming of miracles
prophecy
different kinds of languages
interpretations of languages
They gifts are by and only by the Will of the Holy Spirit -
Q: So how can any Christian or church tell the Holy Spirit we don’t need you!! Live we can do it with out HIM!!
Ordaining sin
Over the last few years we’ve seen several old and large denominations, who know better, start to ordain sin.
Q: What do I mean by ordain sin?
Openly homosexual and lesbian individuals being ordained at pastors, bishops, deacon and so forth.
Ministers being caught in extra-marital affairs (the Bible calls that adultery)
Pagan practices being brought in to the church and being practiced right along with the preaching of the word.
ALL IN AN ATTEMPT TO BE INCLUSIVE - WHAT DOES SIN HAVE TO DO WITH THE GLORY OF GOD???
This is nothing more than Jezebel creeping her demonic way into the Church to bring her pagan worship of BAAL in. Where are the true Apostles to bring correction? Where are the true Prophets that truly declare the Word of the Lord? Where are the true Evangelists that work to bring people to Christ? Where are the true Pastors and Teachers to Shepard the people and teach them the Word?
Yet, we cannot condemn people of their sin, NOT OUR JOB, and we can’t commit sin ourselves and when we do… 1 John 1:9
Listen… Acts 17:30 says
“Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent,
There is a level of expectancy, maturity and integrity that we, as ministers, have to live up to...
Because the Church has allowed sin to prevail and carry on death is being leached in to the lives of the Body of Christ. To the world we’re a joke! Because we stand again sin but so many practice that same sin in their ‘private’ lives. hypocrites!
Q: Doesn’t sin lead to death?
Finally...
Q: Where is your Compassion for Christ?
Exodus 20:3 says...
Do not have other gods besides Me.
> Listen, we need to rid ourselves of religion and denominationalism and get right with God - We need to repent of having other gods before Him!! We need to repent for tying to do church our way and ask Him to do it His way!!
> Listen, If we, the Body of Christ, continue to be so legalistic, religious and judgmental, when Jesus never was, no one will be saved!! Except by the drawing of the Holy Spirit.
I
know this has been a hard message and I don’t apologize for that… but let me bring it back around. OK?
Years ago, I was working on a message and Luke 4:18-19 was one of my scripture references - The Lord spoke to me and He said this ( it blew my wig back) He said “This verse is for you too!” I said “what, Lord?” This is about you!! He said yes… but I’m in you aren’t I? I said Yes, Lord you are!
Let’s read it… Luke 4:18-19
The Spirit of the Lord is on Me,
because He has anointed Me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent Me
to proclaim freedom to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set free the oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.
The Spirit of the Lord is on you!!
He has anointed you:
To preach the good news to the poor
To proclaim freedom to the captives
to bring recovery of sight to the blind
To set Free the oppressed
To proclaim the year of the Lords favor
He has anointed you!!! So, GO THEREFORE
It’s passed time to be that which the Apostle Peter wrote, under the unction of the Holy Spirit, in 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
As I wrap this up
Let me say this as I close: When we rid ourselves of idolatry (i.e. worshipping things, denominations, money, titles, etc.) and truly turn our hearts back the Lord Jesus and choose to allow God to do what He has always planned to do and live in that Holy Passions for Christ and Compassion for the people (with the anointing that He has placed on us) we will change the Word and bring the Kingdom of God here and now.
As for Me, if I am lifted up from the earth I will draw all people to Myself.”