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SERMONS IN THE RAW #1

A Tool of the Adversary
With a Hebrew Rendering of the Greek Name "God" and "Messiah"

The Television is a tool of the adversary/Satan

It openly flaunts sexual sin; "You have heard that it was said, "Do not commit adultery" BUT I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman (or obviously at a man also) lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart." Matthew 5:27-28

It openly flaunts violence; "I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment." Matthew 5:22....."You have heard that it was said, "Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth." "BUT I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strike you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.? Matthew 5:38-39.

It openly flaunts vengeance; "You have heard that it was said, "Love you neighbor and hate your enemy." "BUT I tell you; Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven." Matthew 5:43-45.... "Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing." 1 Peter 3:9.

It openly flaunts pagan god worship; "Away from me Satan. For it is written; "Worship Yahweh Your Mighty One, and serve Yahweh ONLY." Matthew 4:10

It openly flaunts nudity; "For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do - living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry..." 1 Peter 4:3. "But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality or any kind of impurity or of greed, because these are improper for Yahweh's separate people." Ephesians 5:3.... "I also want women to dress modestly with decency and propriety."
1 Timothy 2:9.

It openly flaunts impure speech; "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their need, that it may benefit those who listen." Ephesians 4:29 ...... "Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving."Ephesians 5:4.

It openly flaunts greed; "We brought nothing into the world and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of riches is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people eager for riches, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs." 1 Timothy 6: 7-10.

It openly flaunts murder; "You have heard from the beginning that it was said, "Do not murder and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment." Matthew 5:21. And how can you watch murder as "entertainment" when people are actually being gruesomely murdered everywhere in the world...... What do you think Yahshua would say to you about this?

It does not honor Yahweh; "OF THIS YOU CAN BE SURE: NO immoral, impure or greedy person - such a person is an idolater - has any inheritance in the kingdom of Yahshua and of Yahweh. Ephesians 5:5 ..... Sing and make music in your heart to the Master, always giving thanks to Yahweh the Father for everything, in the Name of our Master, Yahshua Ha MasheYah." Ephesians 5: 19-20.
Our Father in heaven set-apart is Your Name, Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Matthew 6:9.

It does not portray belief in Yahweh's truth; "Since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of Yahweh, they were given up to their depraved minds to do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are arrogant and boastful, they invent ways of doing evil, they disobey their parents, they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Although they know Yah's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do those very things but also APPROVE OF THOSE WHO PRACTICE THEM (watching these things as "entertainment" is approving them).

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of The Father is not in them. For everything in the world the cravings of sinful mankind, the lust of their eyes and the boasting of what one has and does comes not from The Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the one who does the will of Yahweh lives forever.
1 John 2: 15-17.

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see Yahweh."
Matthew 5:8.

Surrender your heart to Yahshua, and overcome as he overcame, by the Spirit of Yahweh.
Quoted from http://kahalyahweh.topcities.com/WhatIsKahalYaheh.html

SAVED BUT LOST
Backwards into familiar self
Old mind and heart
Into economics and survival
Comfortable and secure
Backwards to delusion to
Sightless visions
Death warmed over
Into getting and spending
Self respect and desire
Wheels and deals
5 cent sales
With majority shareholders
And politicians
Before dark became light
Before the cross of Christ
The resurrection
The hope of ages
Back before death
Before "the life" and
Nothing God can use

Something has happened in my world. It bears scrutiny from Christ's perspective. A question has arisen that has a biblical foundation: How does the world know who we are and how do we know each other?

Jesus said to love one another. He said a believer can be known by their fruits. He said that if we love Him we will have his love in us and be able to love our enemies! These are just some of the signposts of being "born again" having the Holy Spirit in us and not living the dead life that was crucified with Christ when we believed .

What is so hard to take a moment to love one another? Why do we give more "respect" and attention to those we have a $ relationship with who are "lost" then we do our brethren? How come we hate our enemies and are quite lukewarm to other Christians who love us and never try to GET something from us. Why is it SO HARD TO LOVE? To take a moment?? To Communicate for a second? To stop with the excuses?

If we are all saved, one day we will all be with Christ in Heaven, living in The Golden City and seeing each other daily. What will we say to one another then? Just couldn't take a moment , or too busy, or making money, keeping our equities in order, Family first, or whatever. Love is waxing cold in the "church" (called out ones). And we say we have the Spirit of Christ? Time for us to get a spiritual checkup. Just go to the bible and read. It's FREE.

AND most importantly: What will we say to our Savior and His Bloody wounds when we stand before Him to give account for our life after we said "Lord, I believe".

Are you a person fed up with yourself. Maybe you can't look in the mirror anymore? Can't stand the ads on t.v bombarding you with how to get an erection and why you might lose it with prostate cancer or what to take to kill the possability of new life from the sex you had the night before. Maybe the whole thing makes you want to throw up.

YOU MAY BE BLESSED. IT COULD BE YOUR TIME WHEN JESUS IS CALLING! ARE YOU READY FOR A TRIP OUT OF THIS WORLD? ARE YOU READY TO GET OUT OF PRISON BY BELIEF IN JESUS AND HIS GOSPEL AND BE DELIVERED FROM A DEATH SENTENCE THAT HANGS OVER YOUR HEAD?

If we had two words left to speak,"Jesus Saves" would be of more value to others than the riches of Solomon or the earthly glory that was Rome. I for one got tired of my name. What good could it do anyone from a eternal point of view? The world loves to entertain THE NAME all over the place. Our old self, delivered from the death of sin, is still so proud to write our name on credit card slips, applications, checks, and a myriad of other worldly stuff. Maybe we should change our name to "JESUS SAVES".

Not I but Christ who lives in me is no idle boast (Rom.8:1-2;Gal.5:16). It is the truth of being born again. We die in Christ daily. The old man in Adam is dead on the cross and the new man in Christ is alive by the indwelling power of The Holy Spirit. A dead life is conquered by real life and His Spirit will lead us closer and closer to Jesus and the life God has in store for us. So what would Jesus do is a good question to ask oneself before we do.

Would Jesus hang around those who openly reject Him? Would He constantly be thinking about making money? Would He sit home while other's walked helplessly on empty streets of aloneness and fear? Would He be a constant church goer while on Monday care less for those needy and poor? Would he pass nonsense on to those who have left this world of lostness and said "yes" to wisdom and no to death? Would he parrot "whatever" or take a powder on "forget about it"?

Before you do, ask what Jesus would do. You who sit with life eternal, are you too comfortable on your plush sofa? Maybe you dont want to be disturbed by His mighty voice when he calls us home? Why so concerned about "standard of living" and "the bottom line", the flesh and the cares of this world while the Devil has his way ? You are THE LORD'S property. You are a stranger here and a saint and priest. Called out! Or did you fall back in to yourself when the enemy whispered "God helps those who help themselves? (Eph.2:8-10).

"JACOB'S TROUBLE" (Jer.30:7; Dan.9:27).
Have you had your troubles brethren? (Jn.16:33). You ask why should I have tribulation? I ask then are you the enemy of Satan? And isn't he alive and not well on planet earth? The Lord warned us about him and the warfare he would engage in"the whole world lieth in the evil one" (1Jn.5:19; 2Cor.4:3-4).

Count your blessings because Jesus saves us from the wrath to come. Our Father has promised that to us and The Lord will deliver (1Thess.5:9). Wrath and terrible judgements are not for the church. The Lord himself unleashes all the judgements on earth during the tribulation period. Surely one would not think he could send them upon His bride to be.

Jacob's trouble is for Israel.The unbelieving world will go thru a terrible time of calamity. Those who believe in Christ during this time will be comforted through their faith, while the true church, which is with The Lord in heaven, awaits the conclusion of the great tribulation.

"Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling..." (JUDE 24)
Jesus keeps us in grace, we do not. We are not sinless, He is. It is His blood that our Father has accepted for all sins, not ours. It was His body that was given for us, and not our goodness, rightness or nobility. While it is true the indwelling Holy Spirit will comfort, teach, and empower us for real service, it remains that we still sin by virtue of our fallen nature. But God is gracious to forgive us and not remember our transgressions as we confess them through Jesus Christ. We ARE sinners but delivered from it's penalty which is eternal separation from God. That is the second death scripture speaks of.

Salvation is NOT tentative and once saved we can do nothing to change that. For our eternal gift of everlasting life comes to us by the completed work of Christ. We cannot fall from grace because He cannot. We will sin but are forgiven thru Him. He is the author and finisher of our faith and will never leave us. He cannot fail.