PRAYER FOR PEACE
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On OCTOBER 7TH AT 6;30 AM AIR RAID SIRENS began sounding in Jerusalem warning citizens of the attack in progress and to immediately take cover
an estimated 2200 rockets were fired toward southern and central Israel Including tel Aviv and Jerusalem
(TALK ABOUT ISRAEL)
PALESTINIAN MILITANT GROUP.....KNOW AS HAMAS
IN FACT THE ACRONYM H.A.M.A.S.
IS TRANSLATED FROM ARABIC MEANING....
ISLAMIC RESISTANT MOVEMENT
AROUND 2000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED
AND MANY MANY MORE, INJURED AND DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES
MANY ARE CALLING IT THEIR 9-11
THE FACT IS…IT’S MUCH MUCH WORSE
BASED ON THE POPULATION OF ISRAEL (OVER 9.5 MILLION) (7.1 MIL JEWS)
COMPARED TO U.S. (OVER 330 MILLION)
IT WOULD BE LIKE US WAKING UP TO AN ATTACK
AND 70,000 BEING DEAD
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you be secure.
7 May there be peace within your walls
and security within your citadels.”
8 For the sake of my family and friends,
I will say, “Peace be within you.”
WE ARE INSTRUCTED IN THE WORD OF GOD TO PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF ISRAEL.
I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU AS THE BODY OF CHRIST
TO SINCERELY BE PRAYING AND INTERCEDING ON THEIR BEHALF
TOMORROW, MONDAY 23RD...
MANY CHURCHES ACROSS THE US WILL BE MEETING AND PRAYING FOR ISRAEL
WE WILL BE JOINING THEM
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THAT
THE CHURCH WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW FROM 6-8PM
AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOU CAN
TO STOP BY AND JOIN US IN PRAYER
BUT, WE ALSO....
NEED TO PRAY FOR THEIR ENEMIES
WE NEED TO DO THIS CHURCH.
I WAS WATCHING AND READING STORIES OF THE ATROCITIES THAT ARE HAPPENING
I’M WAS REMINDED OF THE SCRIPTURE
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
WOW!
WHAT A WORD TO US AS CHRISTIANS
I THINK ABOUT THE ENEMY OF ISRAEL
AND EVERYTHING THEY HAVE DONE TO FAMILIES
YOU CAN’T HELP BUT TO FEEL ANGER TOWARD THEM
BUT,
GOD SAYS TO LOVE OUR ENEMIES AND PRAY FOR THEM
WE CAN BE ANGRY
THE BIBLE SAYS TO BE ANGRY AND SIN NOT....
IT’S SAYS,
THE ANGER OF MEN, DOES NOT PRODUCE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD
19 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.
FOR US TO TAKE REVENGE IS A SINFUL ANGER.
WE HAVE TO LEAVE IT TO GOD TO REPAY
A RIGHTEOUS ANGER...
MUST DRIVE US TO PRAYER FOR OUR ENEMY
IT MUST DRIVE US TO PRAY FOR ISRAELS ENEMY
HOW CAN THAT BE PASTOR?
HOW CAN WE LOVE THOSE WHO DO SUCH THINGS?
HOW CAN WE BE JOYFUL WHEN WE ARE PERSECUTED IN SUCH A MANNER?
I’M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT
ALL I KNOW IS THAT
THIS IS WHAT HIS WORD TELLS US TO DO.
LETS LOOK AT WHAT SCRIPTURE SAYS....
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
HE CALLS CHRISTIANS IN ISRAEL AT THIS MOMENT WHO ARE BEING PERSECUTED......
BLESSED
WHEN YOU STAND UP AGAINST SOMEONE FOR THE SAKE OF CHRIST AND ARE MOCKED OR PERSECUTED FOR THAT....
HE CALLS YOU BLESSED
IT’S HARD TO WRAP OUR MINDS AROUND THIS FULLY
BUT ONCE WE UNDERSTAND THAT GOD HAS A ETERNAL PLAN FOR CHRISTIANS
AND ESPECIALLY FOR CHRISTIANS IN ISRAEL
I THINK WE CAN UNDERSTAND IT A LITTLE BETTER
HIS PLAN DOES NOT INCLUDE US LIVING ON THIS EARTH
LETS LOOK AT.....
14 For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.
15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
I LIKE THE WAY THE NLT SAYS IT...
14 For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come.
MOST OF US KNOW THIS.....
BUT WE DON’T LIVE LIKE IT
WE LIVE ACCORDING TO WHAT MAKES US COMFORTABLE
WE’RE NOT IN TO......“SUFFERING FOR JESUS”
WE DON’T WANT TO... “GO WITHOUT”
THIS IS HARD TO HEAR AND ACCEPT...
BUT IT’S THE TRUTH
MANY CHRISTIANS SAY “WE BELIEVE IN HEAVEN”
BUT THEY DON’T LIVE IN A WAY THAT SHOWS THEY BELIEVE JESUS IS COMING SOON
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU GAVE UP SOMETHING THAT HURT YOU
OR GAVE UP SOMETHING THAT MADE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE
IN ORDER TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL OR JUST TO GIVE TO SOMEONE ELSE
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU GAVE SOMETHING TO SOMEONE BEFORE YOU EVEN HAD ONE FIRST?
THIS IS THE WAY CHRISTIANS LIVED IN THE BOOK OF ACTS
44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.
WANNA KNOW WHY THEY LIVED THIS WAY?
BECAUSE JESUS HAD JUST BEEN THERE
IT WAS REAL TO THEM
IT WAS EVERYTHING TO THEM
IT’S NOT THAT REAL TO A LOT OF CHRISTIANS ANYMORE
WE KNOW IT TO BE TRUE…THAT HE’S COMING AGAIN
WE’VE HEARD IT ALL OF OUR LIVES
BUT WE’VE BECOME SO CALLOUSED TO THE TRUTH
THAT WE HAVE STOPPED LIVING LIKE IT’S REAL
I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT IF YOU KNEW
THAT BY THE END OF THIS WEEK JESUS WAS COMING
A LOT OF US WOULD LIVE DIFFERENTLY THIS WEEK
LORD HELP US...
I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA PREACH TO YOU ON PRESENCE DOORS AGAIN THIS MORNING
THEN I SAT DOWN IN MY OFFICE AND THIS IS WHAT GOD GAVE TO ME.
I’M NOT GONNA LIE
READING AND WATCHING ABOUT ISRAEL HAS BEEN TERRIBLE AND CAN BE OVERWHELMING TO THINK ABOUT
BUT, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING
THE ATTACK ON ISRAEL IS NOT A POLITICAL ATTACK
IT IS A RELIGIOUS ATTACK
IT’S A DEMONIC ATTACK
Conflict in Israel has been a reality SINCE Israel has existed as a NATION.
Whether it was the
Egyptians,
Amalekites,
Midianites,
Moabites,
Ammonites,
Amorites,
Philistines,
Assyrians,
Babylonians,
Persians,
or Romans,
the nation of Israel has always been persecuted by its neighbors.
Why is this PASTOR CHRIS?
According to the Bible, it is because
God has a special plan for the nation of Israel,
and Satan wants to defeat that plan.
Satanically influenced hatred of Israel—
and especially Israel’s God—
is the reason Israel’s neighbors have always wanted to see Israel destroyed.
BUT WHAT WE KNOW, ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE IS...
attempts to completely destroy Israel will always fail.
The persecutors of Israel will come and go,
but the persecution will remain until the second coming of Christ.
As a result,
CONFLICT ALONE in Israel is not a reliable indicator OF THE END TIMES.
HOWEVER, THE BIBLE DOES SAY....
THERE WILL BE TERRIBLE CONFLICT IN ISRAEL DURING THE END TIMES
7 How awful that day will be!
No other will be like it.
It will be a time of trouble for Jacob,
but he will be saved out of it.
I WANNA LOOK REAL QUICK AT A FEW THINGS THAT THE BIBLE DOES SAY...
ABOUT ISRAEL IN THE END TIMES
THERE WILL BE A MASS RETURN OF JEWS TO THE LAND OF ISRAEL
6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring my sons from afar
and my daughters from the ends of the earth—
King David ruled the region around 1000 B.C.
His son, who LATER became King Solomon
BUILT the first holy temple in ancient Jerusalem.
In about 931 B.C., THAT area was divided into two kingdoms:
Israel in the north and
Judah in the south.
Israel and Judah were once separate kingdoms that co-existed and fought with each other for around two centuries until, eventually, only Judah (the southern area) was left intact
Today, Israel is a republic in the Middle East that was once a part of Palestine
Jerusalem, which was once the capital of Judah, is now the capital of Israel
The Bible reveals that Israel and Judah will eventually be reunited as one nation
LOOK AT……
3 then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you.
11 “ ‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. 12 As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. 13 I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countries, and I will bring them into their own land. I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land.
24 “ ‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land.
2. The Antichrist will make a 7-year covenant of "peace" with Israel
27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.”
THIS “ONE SEVEN” TRANSLATES TO ONE 7 YEAR PERIOD
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ON THIS, I CAN SHOW YOU HOW THIS TRANSLATES
MAYBE SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD OF THE 70 WEEKS OF DANIEL
483 YEARS OF PROPHECY HAS BEEN FULFILLED
THERE IS A 7 YEAR PERIOD LEFT THAT HAS TO BE FULFILLED
WHICH IS THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION
THE ANTICHRIST
3. THE TEMPLE WILL BE REBUILT IN JERUSALEM
15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand—16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
THIS SCRIPTURE TELLS US THAT
THE TEMPLE (HOLY PLACE) WILL BE REBUILT FOR
THE ABOMINATION THAT BRINGS DESOLATION TO STAND IN.
3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
THIS IS TALKING ABOUT THE ANTICHRIST MUST BE REVEALED BEFORE “THAT DAY COMES”
4. The Antichrist will break his covenant with Israel, and worldwide persecution of Israel will result
1 “At that time Michael shall stand up,
The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people;
And there shall be a time of trouble,
Such as never was since there was a nation,
Even to that time.
And at that time your people shall be delivered,
Every one who is found written in the book.
11 “And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.
WE SEE IN EZEKIEL 39 & 39
THAT ISRAEL WILL BE INVADED
...............WORSHIP TEAM COME................
I’M GONNA END BUT I GOTTA READ THIS TO YOU..
21 “I will display my glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the punishment I inflict and the hand I lay on them. 22 From that day forward the people of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God. 23 And the nations will know that the people of Israel went into exile for their sin, because they were unfaithful to me. So I hid my face from them and handed them over to their enemies, and they all fell by the sword. 24 I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and their offenses, and I hid my face from them.
25 “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will now restore the fortunes of Jacob and will have compassion on all the people of Israel, and I will be zealous for my holy name. 26 They will forget their shame and all the unfaithfulness they showed toward me when they lived in safety in their land with no one to make them afraid. 27 When I have brought them back from the nations and have gathered them from the countries of their enemies, I will be proved holy through them in the sight of many nations. 28 Then they will know that I am the Lord their God, for though I sent them into exile among the nations, I will gather them to their own land, not leaving any behind. 29 I will no longer hide my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit on the people of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord.”
5. Israel will finally recognize Jesus as their Messiah
10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
6. Israel will be regenerated, restored, and regathered
8 I will cleanse them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against me.
17 “Therefore say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you back the land of Israel again.’
26 and in this way all Israel will be saved. As it is written:
“The deliverer will come from Zion;
he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT SCRIPTURE SAYS MUST HAPPEN BEFORE THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST......
PASTOR CHRIS....COULD THE WAR ON ISRAEL BE A SIGN...
YES, I BELIEVE TO SOME DEGREE IT IS A SIGN....
THE BIBLE SAYS.....
6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.
THERE ARE STILL THINGS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN
BUT CONFLICT AND ATTACKS ON ISRAEL IS A PART OF WHAT IS TO COME.......
AMEN????
......STAND TO YOUR FEET......
I KNOW ONE THING FOR SURE AND THAT IS THIS.....
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you be secure.
WE ARE COMMANDED TO PRAY FOR JERUSALEM, ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE
I SAT DOWN IN MY OFFICE AND I KNEW AND FELT LIKE I NEEDED TO ADDRESS WHAT WAS GOING ON....
I BECAME SICK AT MY STOMACH AND OVERWHELMED WITH SORROW AND SADNESS FOR THE FAMILIES
I HAVE TRIED TO PUT MYSELF IN THEIR SHOES AND I CAN’T
THE BIBLE TELLS US OVER AND OVER....
TO CONSIDER IT PURE JOY WHEN PERSECUTION COMES
MATTHEW SAID....
REJOICE AND BE GLAD WHEN PEOPLE PERSECUTE YOU
MOCK YOU
AND FALSELY ACCUSE YOU
HE CALLS THE PERSECUTED....
BLESSED
I DON’T UNDERSTAND IT ALL
BUT I TRUST HIS WORD
I KNOW HE HAS A PLAN
AND I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO HONOR AND GLORIFY HIM WHILE I’M HERE
CLOSE IN PRAYER.....
REMINDER....TOMORROW FROM 6-8
THESE DOORS WILL BE OPEN AND WE WILL BE HERE PRAYING AND INTERCEDING FOR ISRAEL.
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MEETING WITH ALL PEOPLE BEING BAPTIZED
WHEN WE SUBMIT OUR LIVES TO JESUS....HE BECOMES LORD
WHEN WE REPENT OF OUR SINS AND ASK HIM AND PUT OUR FAITH IN HIM....HE BECOMES OUR SAVIOR
THE BIBLE SAYS WHEN IN...
9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TOLD SOMETHING AND BELIEVED IT...
I MEAN YOU KNEW IT WAS TRUE EVEN IF SOMEONE SAID IT WASN’T
THAT’S BELIEVING IN HIM WITH YOUR HEART
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SOMETIMES PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT
YOU AREN’T SAVED UNTIL YOUR BAPTIZED
SOME BELIEVE THAT BAPTIZING IS WHAT SAVES YOU
THIS IS FALSE.....
BAPTISM DOES NOT SAVE YOU
ROMANS 10:9 IS HOW WERE SAVED
WATER BAPTISM :
PUBLIC DECELERATION OF YOUR FAITH AND DECISION TO FOLLOW JESUS
WE ARE BAPTIZED IN THE HOLY SPIRIT AT THE MOMENT OF SALAVATION
THAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT INDWELLS US
AND LIVES INSIDE OF US AS A GUIDE, A COMFORTER
SOMEONE WHO HELPS US STAY STRAIGHT
AND SPEAKS TO OUR SPIRIT WHEN WE STEP OUT OF LINE
THIS IS CALLED CONVICTION