Executing Christ’s Great Commission [podcast]

WHAT A WONDERFUL SAVIOR

Jesus walked the streets offering His hope to fallen mankind. He sent us to do the same – and instructed us to pray to the Father for His labourers to be sent forth.

Matthew 9
The Harvest Is Plentiful, the Laborers Few

“35  And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
36  But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
37  Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
38  Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.”

Also ….

Matthew 11
“28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Revelation 22:17
“And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.”

God be praised for each and every one of His witnesses. They are His remnant.

“The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.” Psalms 68:11

“The Lord gave the word” and it’s His heavenly bread of life which His people are simply handing out to the people. We are serving the hot bread of Heaven, the Word Himself.

ALL who are truly one of the few remnant, ARE involved in Christ’s Great Commission. All not involved in the LORD’s work are instead involved in gaining their own lives in this fleeting world.

“And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.” Mark 4:19

Many of today’s local pastors are little more than franchise circus conductors collecting money for the denominational headquarters by using gamish type tactics, dancing bear “worship,” psychobabble, philosphy, and human reasoning in place of pure Bible truth …. Their hands are undirtied as they reach no further than to those they can exploit for money with their lies (2 Peter 2:19).

Seminary has ruined Christianity for certain…..  Here’s an example of such:

John Wesley was a firebrand for Christ unparalleled in American history. The Methodist church was formed on his ministry. Historical fact: The Methodist church was on fire until they began requiring seminary for their pastors which was Satan’s plan to stop their dependence on the Word and Holy Spirit of God. In seminaries, the Bible is set aside and has been replaced with what mere men said about the Bible instead of the Bible text itself taking front and center.

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15

“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.” 2 Timothy 4:2

Did Jesus call and command His apostles to go out and answer questions in order help people better in their morality? NO! Those who do such today “in the name of Christ” aren’t speaking God’s Word, aren’t speaking Scripture, aren’t even quoting the Ten Commandments. Yet, this is what the apostate church world vainly believes is going to solve America’s problems. Nothing could be more of a pipe dream.

Only the law of God can convict, lead to repentance and convert the sinner.

“The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. 8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.” Psalms 19:7

How shall these very and many sinners be convicted of their sin and converted, forgiven by Christ if they aren’t hearing the law from the only entity who can give it out – the body of Christ?

“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?” Romans 10:13-14

Personally I’ve been listening to Jay Sekulow live on the radio for decades. What’s been the result? Everything’s gotten exponentially worse, right? Right. Sekulow is exclusively on Christian radio and now has over 20k supporters of bandaids that will never solve the problems of this fallen world, which are all rooted in mankind’s sin. In fact he’s now jockeying for 350 new supporters to be part of his power club to support paying tens of millions to atty’s to solve problems of which they will never get to the root. Isn’t that like paying the car mechanic to fix your electrical circuitry at your home? Isn’t that like paying the plumber to fix your accounting issues? Yes.

“And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?” Numbers 32:6

We are SO very steeped in utter rebellion, having no fear of God before our eyes as we lean to our own understanding instead of truly repenting and therefore leaning not to our own understanding. This is damnable unbelief. We don’t believe the first part of the Bible and delusionally believe we are truly Christ’s elect. We have evil hearts of unbelief as is cited in Hebrews 3-4. Read it afresh in repentance.

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.” Proverbs 3:5-7

Today, will you truly repent? Will you lay down your life at the feet of the Savior you claim to love and serve?

When you do, you will cease bidding God speed to band aids and be fueled by divine grace to participate in the Great Commission Jesus gave us and for which we shall give full account.

Sin is man’s core problem – always has been after Adam and Eve fell, and always will be. And there’s but one, only one Solution – the precious blood of Jesus Christ.

OUR MONEY shows we care, not just mere cheap lipservice. 1 John 3:18

No amount of good money after bad money given and poured into political causes is going to alter the judgment coming on America for the 62 million precious innocent babies murdered in cold blood! This is proven by the fact that literally billions of dollars have been wasted on bandaids. Isn’t today the day to truly repent and obey God – by funding HIS kingdom work?

“Thou shalt not kill” was removed from our public schools and that’s when everything went straight downward. Exodus 20 … America will not recover if those who claim to know Jesus don’t repent.

“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14

Every penny spent on any other surface level political cause but the Gospel going forth is a waste. Only that which is done of the “Father’s business” will be rewarded (Luke 2:49).

EVERYONE is doing something. God’s people are known in that they are doing HIS work. Nothing in this whole earth is transpiring that is even remotely important compared to the far surpassing work of our LORD’s Gospel, involving the eternal souls of men.

Those who repent will bring forth good fruit and no longer “evil fruit” (Matthew 3:7-10). They will be in obedience to Christ, to the mandate He gave us to feed His sheep, to teach His Word, and to preach His holy original Gospel to the lost (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:47; book of Acts).

Propping up, funding what we can call “Bandaid causes” will not put a penny into our eternal, heavenly “account” (Matthew 6:19-21; Philippians 4:17). It’s 100% waste born out of pure, unmitigated rebellion for which violators shall give full account before a holy God. Judgment is coming. You will stand before the Almighty.

“Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.” Matthew 7:17-18

The Cost of Following Jesus

“And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62

Here’s the passage below. End of Luke 9. Notice that Jesus is teaching us that our lives in this world are to be abandoned to Him – and when they are we will put our hand on the plow of His work and keep it there, till we are with Him. We are here to serve Christ with absolute priority, and not family.  “Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:60).

Luke 9
“57  And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 
58  And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 
59  And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 
60  Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. 
61  And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. 
62  And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

If You Refuse to Obey, You will Pay

“Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.” Ezekiel 18:4

So many today, vainly claiming they are Christ’s, are just like Saul who was replaced by the beloved David, a man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22). Multitudes today swear they are saved and yet the fruit of their lives shows no such evidence. Saul was Israel’s first king. He swore he was in the will of God, was doing God’s will while he lied through his teeth. Saul did things his own way, living out of an uncircumcised heart, having no fear of God before his unholy eyes (Romans 3:18). Like Cain and other rebels who came before and after him, Saul having once been a humble servant, was now doing things his own way, inserting human reasoning where sheer obedience should have been injected and executed.

“And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.” 1 Samuel 15:22-23

Every Saul, every rebel today who is claiming they are in the will of God and yet is not bearing the fruit inseparable with being Christ’s, get ready because the unchanging God of your eternal soul is going declare to you your sins of self-will, rebellion, witchcraft, stubbornness, iniquity, and idolatry as He rejects you for rejecting His Word.

“Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:” Matthew 25:41

Read 1 Samuel 15 for the whole story, from God. Pray before you begin, asking the LORD to open your heart and the eyes of your understanding and to bring the needed repentance, confession of sin and correction (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

Good or Bad Fruit?

SO you aren’t actively participating in the Great Commission Christ gave and still believe the fruit of your life isn’t rotten? Your disobedience clearly proves you are a rebel in need of repentance before it’s too late.

“They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.” Titus 1:16 

Now either repent and get right with God or go find the many ear ticklers who will help further grease your pole to Hell.

Better yet, confess and do not cover your sins.

“He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.” Proverbs 28:13

All who do not do things GOD’s way prove to be Hell bound rebels. Repent now, sinner.

ALL professors who aren’t actively participating in the work of Christ are pretenders, counterfeits.

Read Matthew 25:31-46.

“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: 20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.” Isaiah 1:18-20

YOUR PRAYER: Holy Father, I come to You now as an unholy transgressor, in the name of Jesus Christ. I have rebelled against Thee O LORD. I have leaned to my own understanding, crassly ignoring Your call for me to repent for real, for putting off, for rejecting Your Word. Here and now I ask You to forgive my sins of spiritual adulterly, my idolatry of the miserable, depraved, futile, sin-filled god of self. I re-turn to You now my LORD Jesus and heavenly Father. Please forgive my sins by the precious blood of Jesus and break and fill this Your vessel. Use me please dear LORD. In Jesus’ name.

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