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Pastor Loran Livingston 🔥THIS IS A STATE OF EMERGENCY! Jesus Warned Us About This

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[applause] >> Praise the Lord. May Jesus Christ in all things said and done today be glorified. Father, may we honor you by our worship.

Holy Spirit, may we receive your guidance. When all of this is done in the next few moments, eternal God, I pray that our hearts will be strengthened, our faith increased, our love may it burn more brightly. May it be hotter for you and for a lost and dying world.

Guide this preacher today, Lord, as I pray almost every time. Open our ears and our hearts that we may receive this [music] word today. In the name of Jesus Christ, we pray, and the whole church said, "Amen." Thank you, and you may be seated.

I spent all of last Sunday afternoon watching the funeral service for Charlie Kirk. And she had lots of tears, was moved deeply to hear the name of Jesus spoken that many times, to hear the gospel preached multiple times, to see how people respond and to see leaders not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus. Some of that was scripted, I know.

Go ahead, sure. >> [applause] >> We all know some of them read, but others spoke from their hearts. And it moved me greatly.

It seemed that God was saying for 5 hours in a country that's turning its back on me that is full of violence that is corrupt that is vile and sinful for 5 hours I'm going to let my son's name be proclaimed. >> [applause] >> And then yesterday Sandra and I watched online as Franklin Graham had a festival in Belgium and he preached the simple gospel of Jesus Christ. I was amazed.

It looked to me like thousands came forward. My heart was touched. I saw people wearing headphones.

They Everything had to be translated. There were various cultures and languages and yet the gospel of Jesus Christ was being preached and tears were being shed. And Franklin did what the Billy Graham Association has always done.

He gave everybody a Bible and instructions. And I thought to myself what a week this has been. On the one hand I saw half of the United Nations General Assembly walk out when Netanyahu got up to speak.

I said, "Oh boy, we are in the last days." Jesus said, "Before it's over, every single nation on earth will turn against Israel." And I even watched as our own leadership waffled a little bit this week about a Palestinian state. It kind of disturbs me, but Jesus said, "Every nation will turn against the people of Israel." So, when I see these prophetic things happening around the world and I see the gospel being preached and the name of Jesus being extolled, oh, I just I I had one of those moments. I'm living I'm living it.

I'm going to see it take place. And I heard uh one speaker after another tell people, "Find a church. Get a Bible.

GO BACK TO CHURCH. Get in a fellowship." And I I rejoiced in that, but as a pastor it it disturbed me a little bit because I know it has to be the right church. >> Amen.

>> You can't just pick out any church and go to it. And I began to pray, "Lord, let these let these people find a Bible-preaching church, a Bible-believing church." J- just to show up at a temple or a uh some kind of religious building, that's not church. Just because people are in it and they call it a church.

That's not church. Church is where Jesus is Lord and the Bible is preached. And I as I saw that all of that, I was reminded Satan has a plan.

Don't you think for one half second that he just sat back and is going to let this take place without some type of controversy or battle. Why when I saw all those people coming down at the festival and I heard all of those invitations to go to church and get a Bible I was reminded that Jesus on the day of Pentecost planted his church in the world. But then Satan turned around and planted his world in the church.

So that he skews the issues and he confuses people. And he's the master of deceit. He's the greatest liar ever.

He's the father of lies. He can't tell the truth and his whole objective is to keep people from the knowledge of Jesus. But when they find Christ, he then begins to make them doubt the power of Jesus, confuses them about who Jesus really is in their everyday life.

When you see something like that you reminded that the Lord laid out the plan. He said, "When a sower goes out to sow, some seed fall by the wayside." And I'm sure that not everybody that came down front for salvation got saved. I think they were moved, but I think the seed fell by the wayside and Satan snatched it out of their hearts.

And there were others who received it, but it didn't go down deeply enough. It didn't take root, and that it withered away. That is inevitable.

Then there's the other group that did receive it, but along life's journey, the cares of this life and the desire for riches and other things choke the word and it becomes unfruitful. But then that fourth group received it with gladness and they brought forth even up to a hundredfold. And that's the group Satan targets.

Jesus talked about that in one of his parables in Matthew chapter 13. Listen to this. Another parable he put forth to them saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

But while men slept." Now, that bothers me. "While men slept." Nobody plants at night. These men were sleeping on the job in the day.

Who are these men? These are pastors that should be awake and vigilant all the time. You know why I fuss at pastors the way I do?

Because you have the greatest responsibility on this planet. You are taking care of the people that Jesus bled and died for. You are not in a profession and you're not a professional.

You don't just draw a check. If God has called you to be a pastor, he called you from eternity past. He laid his hand on you.

You have a call that nobody else has. The gifts and call of God are without repentance. You are special, you are empowered, and you've been commissioned to take care of the body of Christ.

Don't you dare go to sleep. Don't you dare take it easy. Don't you dare take time off from the battle of taking care of God's church BECAUSE THE MOMENT YOU DO, the enemy will slip in AND HE WILL PLANT tares and weeds and briars in the congregation that God has assigned you to.

I fussed enough about that. Let me go on. But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.

Just an explanation. Tares, briars, it's it's a plant that looks exactly like wheat. It's called darnel.

It's known mostly in the Middle East. The difference between wheat and darnel is that wheat feeds you and darnel is poisonous. It will kill you.

But the enemy planted a counterfeit and it grew and the roots mixed with the roots of the wheat and that's the problem. When the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. So the servants of the owner came and said to him, "Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field?

How then does it have tares?" He said to them, "An enemy has done this." The servant said to him, "Do you want us then to go and gather them up?" But he said, "No, lest while you gather up the tares, you also uproot the the wheat with them." In other words, if their roots are entangled and you try to jerk up the tares, you will damage the wheat. He said, "Leave it alone. Let both grow together until the harvest.

And at the time of harvest, I will say to the reapers, "First, gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them. But gather the wheat into my barn." And then Jesus explained it. He said, "He who sows the good seed is the Son of man, Jesus.

The field is the world. The good seeds are the sons of the kingdom. But the tares are the sons of the wicked one.

The enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. Therefore, as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age.

The Son of man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all things that offend that offend him and those who practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their father.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear." And there you have it. That's the scene in the world today. Everywhere there is a church that preaches the truth, you have tares.

Everywhere where Christ is lifted up, Satan has planted things and people to try to diminish the purity and power of that church. You know, the religious world is full of false teachers and lying prophets. I do this all the time, you see.

I observe. I listen to the preaching that goes on the radio and television and the internet. And sometimes I just scratch my head and say, "Where did they get that?" But there are people who listen to that.

Somehow they complicate the whole message of Jesus and slide their own interpretations in, and people who do not know the Bible will swallow it hook, line, and sinker. I'm going to shock you today, especially if you're visiting. You wouldn't expect a preacher to say this.

In this church Now, this is the second service we've had today. The first one was just this full. We have people in overflow.

We have people watching uh 30 or 40,000 are watching online right now. But in this very gathering called Central Church, there are people who act like Christians, but they are not. There are tares in this congregation.

Go into any church in town and there will be tares and darnel in the congregation. You can't really pick them out a lot of times cuz they've learned to talk the talk and they know how to do the things that Christians do, but they have never repented of their sins, confessed their transgressions. They have never been born again.

That's what I'm dealing with right now. As I preach to you, I am exposing what Jesus taught very plainly. In fact, there is a proof of this over in Acts chapter 8.

Do you remember when a great revival broke out in Samaria and a fellow by the name of Philip went down and he preached Christ. He preached the gospel. They were baptized.

There was great joy in that city. They believed what he said. And there was also a fellow named Simon.

Now, Simon kind of had a grip on the people there in Samaria. He was a kind of an astrologer, witchcraft, mad magician kind of guy. And he had the people in his grip.

They were afraid to cross him or offend him. He impressed them because he could do supernatural stuff. But when Philip preached the gospel of Christ, the people believed it and they were suddenly set free from the fear of Simon.

They were not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. And they were not ashamed to tell him, "You're a fake." BUT SOMETHING HAPPENED. THE Bible says Simon himself also believed.

And when he was baptized, he continued with Philip and was amazed as he watched the miracles that Philip performed. Now, let me ask you this. Do you think for a moment that Simon actually got saved?

No. He believed for a while. Jesus teaches that some people believe for a while.

But when trouble comes and pressure, they turn away. That's exactly what this man did. Simon was an impostor.

And yet he talked like the Christians. He acted like the Christians, but his heart had never been changed. Now, Philip didn't see that.

But in walks Peter. And Peter looked at him and said, "Wait just a minute. Something is wrong with you.

I just heard you ask for the power to give people the Holy Spirit. You want to act like an apostle, but something is wrong. Your heart is not right in THE SIGHT OF GOD.

Repent of this wickedness and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you." Listen to this. Peter said, "I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity." So, you have a prime example of tares among the wheat. Of someone acting like a Christian having never been born again.

Sometimes these people become teachers in the church. And sometimes they actually become pastors in the church. Yes.

Pastors that have never been saved. Teachers who have never truly known Christ. And it becomes a dangerous thing.

So, by the time you get over to a little book called Second John. Oh, you It's only got 13 verses in it. Most people just read right over it.

John writes and opens up by saying, "To the elect lady and her children whom I love in truth and not only I, but also all those who know the truth." He was writing a letter to a beautiful Christian lady who had a wonderful Christian family and she loved everybody and she entertained and when she when strangers came through town she would put them up and John is about to give her uh an exciting piece of news. He said "Your kindness is going to get you in trouble. You have such a big heart that you cannot even see sin in some people's lives." Oh, maybe I should stop right here.

Do I need to go on with this? He goes on and says "Uh look to yourselves that we do not lose those things we worked for but that we may receive a full reward." He is saying, "I brought you to Christ. I've grown you in the faith.

Now, don't blow it by allowing a lying preacher or a false apostle to teach you something that is not the truth. Whoever transgresses and does not abide, listen, in the doctrine of Christ does not have God." "He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son." See, there was already some false teaching, some heresy circulating in that new church. And some of that had to do with the divinity of Jesus.

See, the devil always wants people to question the divinity of Jesus. Was he really God? And some of it had to do with the Trinity.

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. So, apparently one of these teachers came through and they were teaching that Jesus was not really divine because how could God, almighty God, spiritual God become a man of flesh? How could a God be in three persons?

Here's what John said. If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house nor greet him. For he who greets him shares in his evil deeds.

I'm going to say something to you that will upset you. When people walk down the street and they're dressed and they've got some pamphlets and they're headed to your front door and they've come there to convert you, don't even answer the door. You don't have to be nice.

You don't have to be polite. Well, yeah, but pastor, if I open the door and just say, "Well, God bless you. Can I give you a cup of water?" Don't you dare do it.

But didn't Jesus say, "LOVE YOUR ENEMIES?" LISTEN, THEY ARE NOT YOUR ENEMIES. THEY ARE GOD'S ENEMIES. THAT'S WHAT THE PARABLE IS ALL ABOUT.

An enemy hath done this. God considers any teaching, ANY PREACHING THAT DENIES HIM, HIS SON, HIS SPIRIT IS FROM HELL. IT IS THE ENEMY OF GOD THAT DOES THIS KIND OF THING.

AND THE PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF CHRISTIANS IS WE won't stand up against IT. WE WON'T CALL IT OUT. WE'RE TOO KIND AND WE'RE TOO NICE.

I DON'T HAVE TO OPEN MY DOOR AND LET them give me an introduction to a a A DAMNABLE DOCTRINE. NO, SIR. I JUST WATCH THEM LEAVE.

I DON'T CARE. THAT'S GOD'S BUSINESS. I'M GOING TO TAKE CARE OF MY HOUSE.

I KNOW WHOM I HAVE BELIEVED. I KNOW WHO JESUS IS. I KNOW WHO THE FATHER IS.

I KNOW WHO THE HOLY SPIRIT IS. I KNOW WHO GOD IS. >> [applause] >> KIND OF RUDE, WASN'T IT?

NO, SIR. I ain't opening it. Sorry, my grammar.

I'm sorry. I almost I ain't opening my door to him. I don't owe them the time of day.

You see, my Bible says, "Beloved, don't believe every spirit. Try the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone into the world." Folks, the Antichrist hasn't come yet. But many Antichrists are already at work in the world.

You've been targeted. You have been targeted. Antichrist, false prophets, lying teachers are looking for someone who has not been founded [snorts] properly in the word of God.

Everybody listen to this pastor. If you don't eat this book, if you don't wallow in it, read it, shed tears on its pages, and become engulfed in it, sooner or later, you will be confused because public opinion will begin to move you more than God's word or emotions or feelings. They will always override when you are ignorant of scripture.

When you know what God said, you don't have to worry about being tricked or deceived by the devil. You ought not to take everything I'm saying right now at face value. You better test everything I said to you today with the holy scripture.

I should never get up and just give you opinion after opinion. I better have a scripture. That's the only way to determine truth.

I read it again. I say it again. BROTHERS AND SISTERS, DON'T BELIEVE every spirit.

I DON'T CARE HOW HANDSOME HE is on TV. I DON'T CARE WHAT KIND OF APPEAL HE HE he offers or I DON'T CARE WHAT SHE SAYS. Don't you believe what they say until you can verify that it's from the word of God.

TEST THE SPIRITS. TRY THE SPIRITS cuz many false prophets have gone out into the world. Jesus warned us plainly about wolves in sheep's clothing.

They're everywhere. Oh, the devil is having a heyday in the church today. Wolves in sheep's clothing.

They they they come to deceive, to trick, and devour the people of God. I want to read something to you and I'm going to do it very slowly because I want you to get it. For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

You know your favorite preacher on TV or that favorite one you occasionally you'll skip here and go to hear her or him. Do you know what they believe? When you send money to a preacher on TV, do you know what they believe?

Or did they just say something you liked? Did you Google the doctrine? Sometimes that doesn't work because they won't give their doctrine.

I'm asking you again. These people to whom you contribute their ministries, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY BELIEVE ABOUT JESUS, the Holy Spirit, the Trinity, THE WORD OF GOD? HAVE YOU CHECKED IT OUT?

False apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And watch this. And no wonder, Paul said, {exclamation point} And no wonder, for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.

If Satan can appear to BE LIGHT, HOW DOES ANYONE WHO IS IGNORANT OF SCRIPTURE THINK THAT THEY CAN DETERMINE TRUTH FROM FALSEHOOD? WHEN SATAN HIMSELF THE IMPOSTOR CAN APPEAR TO BE FULL OF LIGHT AND GOODNESS. THAT'S HOW cults fill up their buildings.

That's why all the cults have all the money. You ever notice that? By the way, any group that has to have another Bible is a cult.

>> [applause] >> You don't want me to list them, do you? You You You figure it out. Any group that has to have another Bible is preaching another gospel.

And it is a cult. No wonder for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore, it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness.

That's why there's such deception in the world and confusion today. I I contend it's because we are ignorant of scripture. We let preachers tell us what we believe rather than the word of God.

We do not search the scriptures daily. We are very In America, we are very guilty of trying to find the latest book the latest religious release that come out by the hundreds every week. And see, if you're using a book to understand the Bible better, you've messed up.

You use the Bible to help you understand truth better. You cannot substitute a book, a man-made, a man-authored book. I don't care who the author is.

>> [snorts] >> That should not be your source. You should take your own Bible. Cuz I'm going to tell you something.

One day, every book in the world is going to burn up. Except one. And this is the one that will be here when the world is on fire.

Don't you trust anybody more than you trust Peter, Paul, James, Isaiah, JESUS. THAT'S THE truth right there. And you need to understand that when Satan comes against you and suddenly you find turmoil in your soul about what's right and who's preaching what and what church to go to, etc., it will always be about the divinity of Jesus.

Satan hates Jesus. And he hates Christians because they are the body of Jesus. He hates Jesus.

He will first attack this book. You see, we believe in the verbal inspiration of the Bible. We believe that God put this book together.

In his omniscience and his sovereignty, God allowed these words to be put into this book. There are no contradictions. There are no mistakes.

This is a perfect eternal supernatural God-breathed book. Holy men as THEY WERE MOVED BY THE Holy Spirit wrote what's in this book. There are people that come to me all the time, "Well, what about the book of Maccabees and Esdras?" Uh the book that are not that are not included.

Well, they're not included. There was NO MISTAKE MADE. GOD MOVED on those who put the canon of scripture together.

The books that are supposed to be here are here because God ordained for them to BE HERE. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE READING ALL THOSE OTHER MACCABEES AND CATHOLIC stuff and extra stuff. Why would you even do that?

Here is the word of God. And holy men wrote it as they were moved along by the Holy Spirit. And then Satan will attack the Trinity.

We are Trinitarians. That's scripture. We believe in one God eternally is existing in three persons namely the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

The Father is not the Son. The Son is not the Spirit. The Spirit's not the Father or the Son.

The Father is not the Son or the Spirit. They are separate co-equal, eternal and they are God. One God in three persons namely the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Each one has a peculiar and particular function in the work of salvation. But, we are Trinitarians. Now, there's something going on and has been since John wrote this letter.

We call it today Jesus only or oneness. And it's it's been around forever. And it simply say it There are people that say, "Yeah, we're Trinitarians.

We believe in the Trinity." Listen to me. We believe in the Trinity. WE BELIEVE IN ONE GOD.

WE BELIEVE IN THREE PERSONS. BUT, they don't believe that that God is in three separate persons all the time. They believe that God is the Father sometime.

Then, he decides to be the Son sometimes. Then, he decides to be the Holy Spirit sometimes. But, he's never all three at the same time.

He's one manifestation at a time. That's heresy. That's against scripture.

Many of the preachers on TV believe this. It is associated a lot with Pentecostalism. Jesus only oneness.

But, I want to tell you again, scripture teaches that there is one God eternally existing in three persons, namely the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Now, folks, we've come to a day where Satan is pulling out this ace. And it's this.

We're in such Pastor, what does it matter where people go to church as long as they go to church? Pastor, let's find the things we have in common. Let's not put each other down.

People may not believe about your God. Maybe they believe in their God, but what's the difference? We're all believing in God.

Yes, and that talk is from the pit of hell. See, there is only one way to heaven. AND YOU KNOW WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY and how loudly I'm going to say it.

THERE IS NONE OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN GIVEN AMONG MEN WHEREBY WE MUST BE SAVED. THE NAME OF JESUS IS THE ONLY NAME. HE'S THE ONLY WAY.

HE IS THE TRUTH, THE WAY, THE LIFE. >> [cheering] >> JESUS ALONE. >> [applause] >> JOHN SAID, "Whoever denies the Father and the Son is antichrist." That's what it says.

So, for you that think that I was pretty rough on a couple of groups a while ago, John called them antichrist. You don't get any lower than that. And for those of you who think, "My God, Pastor, last week was a call for us just to kind kind of come together and make the world a better place." "Make the world a better place." Then I even heard stupid stuff like this.

"Let's Let's find our our better angel." What does that mean? I heard it several times. We need to discover our better angels.

What's angels got to do with this? Listen. The world is never going to be a better place.

I I I feel like letting go right here. I'm going to tell you something, Christians. I give you this wonderful word again.

Christian, you are living in the worst world you're ever going to live in. The one that's coming, eye has not seen, ear has not heard, you can't EVEN IMAGINE. BUT SINNER, YOU ARE LIVING IN THE BEST WORLD YOU'RE EVER GOING TO live in.

You think IT'S PRETTY ROUGH NOW? JUST WAIT TILL THE CHURCH IS GONE. JUST WAIT TILL THE HOLY SPIRIT MOVES OUT OF THE WAY.

JUST WAIT TILL THE ANTICHRIST STEPS UP AND TAKES OVER. BROTHER, YOU HAVEN'T seen violence and sin AND MURDER AND CHAOS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE ON THAT DAY. SO, I URGENTLY I URGENTLY BEG YOU, get right with God.

JESUS IS COMING. TIME IS RUNNING OUT. >> [applause] >> I HAVE TO FINISH.

YOU KNOW, Jesus said, "If you're ashamed of me, I'll be ashamed of you that day." Second time he said, "If you're ashamed of me and my words, ah, and my words." Cuz lots of people, Jesus was a great teacher, a kind man. He was a prime and pre primo example. Jesus.

We're proud of to say that we believe in Jesus. But Jesus said, "How about my words?" You see, if you listen to the words of Jesus, Jesus said homosexuality is a sin. Jesus said there's only two genders.

Jesus said marriage is between a man and a woman. Jesus said murder is to take innocent life like abortion. It just goes on and on.

You like Jesus now? Want me to keep on going? IF YOU'RE ASHAMED OF ME AND MY WORDS, I'LL BE ashamed of you when the Son of Man appears in glory with the angels.

I don't want him to be ashamed of me. I'm not ashamed of him today. I say Jesus is Lord to THE GLORY OF GOD THE FATHER.

Jesus even said Oh, I think Paul said it in a beautiful way. If we died with him, we shall also live with him. If we endure, we shall also reign with him.

YOU LIKE THAT? Let me finish then. If we deny him, he will deny us.

I just read it. It's right here. I didn't make that up.

If we deny him, he'll deny us. If we are faithless, he remains faithful. He cannot deny himself.

My heart is burdened today. For those people searching, I happen to believe that lots of churches will find new people in them today. Because of that admonition last week, when a woman said I forgive the man who killed my husband, something resonated.

When government officials said Jesus Christ is the savior of the world, something resonated. There are people today searching. And I tell you what I want to do as a church.

Stand with me if you would, please. >> [snorts] >> First, if you're one of those searchers, searching for truth, searching for life, don't know what to do about your sins, let me tell you right now, Jesus Christ loves you. He did not come into this world to condemn you.

He came to save you from your sins. He came to save you from all of your sins. He came to erase your past and give you a new beginning.

Jesus Christ died a miserable death on a cross for you. Today, if you ask him to save you, he will. You don't have to give any money.

You don't have to sign a card. You don't have to do a blessed thing except say, "Jesus, save me from my sins." And he will save you in a split second. And you'll be heaven-bound.

That's a gift from God. It's a gift, see? When someone offers you a gift, you don't pull out your wallet.

You don't say, "I can make payments on this." You know, you you receive it. JESUS IS YOUR GIFT. FROM THE FATHER, AND THE FATHER SAYS, "Here's my son.

When you receive him, I receive you." That's a promise. [music] >> [snorts] >> I'm going to call a lot of people down this morning. And if you happen to be mingling in that group for salvation, that's okay.

I don't have to know. But I am going to call the church down to pray for all those seekers. I want us to pray that the Holy Spirit will guide the seekers to the church that will lead them to Christ.

[music] So, how many of you will join me around the altar here? And And let us pray for souls to be led to the truth. [music] That's right.

Come on. >> [snorts] >> Somewhere [music] somebody woke up this morning and said, >> [music] >> "I need to go to church." Somebody said, "I haven't been to church in 20 years." Somewhere somebody said, "I I've never really been to church." We [music] can ask the Holy Spirit today to lead them to [music] the place they need to be. God's got a place for them.

Don't you believe this? Hallelujah. How many of you have a family member that needs to be led to church?

Sure. >> [snorts] >> Isn't this beautiful? I'll wait till everybody's placed.

Then I want to pray and I want you to agree with me. Father in heaven, I believe with all my heart >> [music] >> that this past week untold scores of thousands of people have once again thought >> [music] >> about you. They thought about church.

[music] They thought about their spiritual condition. There's something missing in their soul. They don't know what to do about it.

So, Lord, I gather with hundreds and hundreds this morning. And we [music] ask you, Holy Spirit, take them by the hand. Take them to the place they need to be.

Let them hear a truth preached. Let them hear the word of God proclaimed. Let a man or a woman of God preach it without shame.

Let them feel the conviction of the Holy Spirit. May they open their hearts wide and receive the full and free salvation of Jesus. Oh God, I thank you for saving my soul.

Oh God, I thank we thank you that we heard the gospel truth one day. Aren't you glad you heard IT IN CHURCH? AREN'T YOU GLAD HE saved you?

And now, Lord, as you continue to make up your body, one of these days the last person is going to get saved, >> [music] >> and then the trumpet is going to sound, and the church is going to meet you in the clouds. So, Lord, have your way. Father, raise up anointed preachers.

Let preachers get back on their knees and in the closet and in the book. Let them be the firebrands of truth that they're supposed to be. Lord, let churches have revival.

Let churches fill up. Let revival break out. Lord, let people be amazed at what will happen.

And we ask it in the name of Jesus. And we [music] praise you for it. Would you, as we leave, as we close, [music] just slip your hands up, and would you thank him for the power of the blood?

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