THE SLUMBERING CHURCH
Matt. 13: 24 – 29
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,
“The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
But while men (his servants) slept, his enemy came
and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
But when the blade was spring up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
So the servants of the householder came and said unto him,
Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field?
From whence then hath it tares?
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this.
Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares,
ye root up also the wheat also.”
Hopefully, readers will realize that the 'man' spoken of
in verse 24 is represenative of Jesus.
The enemy in verse 25 is none other than Satan.
What you may have overlooked is,
that the servants in this story
represent 'THE SLUMBERING CHURCH.'
For anyone who does
not yet understand this,
you can jump ahead
to verses 37 thru 39.
In verse 37 Jesus says
very plainly that
the one who sowed
the 'good seed'
is the Son of Man
refering of course,
to himself.
In verse 38
Jesus goes on to
explain that the
good seed
are the children of
the (God's) kingdom.
He also says
in this verse 38
that the tares are
the 'children of
the wicked one'.
So much then
for the widely popular
saying, that
( we are ALL God's
children )
We all have to choose
whether we will believe
what Jesus said,
OR , what the likes
of, let's say, an Oprah
Winfrey preaches.
'WAKE UP CHURCH'
How someone who claims
to be a Christian
can listen to such drivel day
after day is beyond me.
No only do 'many' Christians
(so called) listen to such
utter nonsense
but, they hang on
every word like it
was coming straight
from the mouth of God.
Even more amazing
is the fact that
they see absolutely
'nothing' wrong
in doing so.
'WAKE UP CHURCH'
MANY have listened
so long to the lullaby
of the world
until they can no
longer distinguish
between what is
Godly, and what is
Un-Godly,
between what is Good,
and what is Evil.
Confusion reigns
supreme in Jesus'
CHURCH,
and sadly to say,
MANY have 'chosen'
to believe that
a long spiritual nap
is just what
Jesus ordered.
Guess what?
WRONG!
Jesus said, 'WATCH'
and 'PRAY'.
By in large
the CHURCH does.
The largest part
of BELIEVERS
(so claiming at least)
do WATCH and PRAY,
but the real question is
'what' are they watching
and 'what'
are they praying for?
To far too MANY,
or so it seems,
God has become
nothing more than
some kind of 'beck
and call girl'
He is called upon
only in times of
trouble or
A bad case of
the I WANT's
WAKE UP CHURCH
The good seed
that Jesus sowed
is the Word of
the Living God.
Even when we hear
those words
Satan comes
immediately to
dig it back up.
He does this
by creating doubts
that Jesus really meant
what he said.
He does not need
to do this personally
because he has
MANY children
who are only 'too
happy' to do
'THEIR' father's
bidding.
Beware,
tho their teeth
may be pearly white
and have enough
makeup on
to paint a battleship,
and tho they speak
in a voice so sweet
that it sounds like
sugar would NOT
melt in their mouths,
we need to awaken
and realize that their
words are every bit
as poisonous as any
venemous serpent.
'WAKE UP CHURCH'
Jesus meant exactly
what he said
and ALL who
say otherwise are
nothing less than liars
and not only
are they NOT
to be believed,
BUT, NOT to be
even listened too.
In today's high tech
world of computers
I can think
of no better analogy
than, GARBAGE in
GARBAGE out.
How very 'subtle'
are both the voices
of our enemy Satan
and the multitudes
of those
who are in reality
his children and
not God's.
The CHURCH of
Jesus Christ has
become so intoxicated
on the spirit
of this world
BECAUSE,
that's the ONLY thing
they feed continually
into their spirits.
So MANY Christians
(so called at least)
have put so many things
ahead of Jesus that
he hardly even rates
a passing thought.
Todays 'slumbering Church'
has created so many
false God's
and placed them all
above the very God
who created and
loves them.
The inevitable result is
that they now look,
act, talk and LIVE
exactly like the WORLD.
'WAKE UP CHURCH'
Stop listening to
every voice who
pipes while you dance.
These are nothing more
than Satan's Pied Pipers
They play his tune
Many Christians
love that dance
They are nothing
more that tares
that Satan has sown
among us.
Learn to look,
listen and realize
what is happening.
Exactly as Jesus predicted
and warned of in Rev. 2: 4 ,
MANY have left
their FIRST LOVE.
Drawn away
by their own lust.
I'm speaking here
of the MANY
who first
heard the gospel
of Jesus Christ
and fell head
over heels in love
with this man.
This man who gave his
very life in exchange
for theirs.
Where, does this same
Jesus rate in your life
today?
Where indeed!
I am not for sure
and certain of how
many times the CHURCH
was warned to WATCH
and PRAY.
My first thought would be
a lot. By in large
the CHURCH does.
They do WATCH
and they do PRAY.
They WATCH Oprah
like she was some
oracle sent by God
and they 'do' PRAY.
They mostly PRAY
for more, More,
and MORE Stuff.
Dear God,
give me more STUFF.
They worship before
a electronic beast
which spews forth
and glorifies sin
continually.
All the while they do so,
their spirits are being fed
on vanity, greed & LUST
“Get what you deserve.”
“Live the good life.”
“You deserve a break
today”.
If you believe
only one thing
written in this article,
BELIEVE THIS.
The last thing you
want to GET, is
'what you deserve'.
We are baraged 24/7
with the lust of the
flesh,
the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life.
There are 24 hours in a day.
Fourteen Hundred
and forty minutes.
How many
of those minutes
do you reserve
for the 'ONLY' ONE
who was willing to die
for YOUR sins?
Let's say you need
8 hours sleep,
8 hours for work
and 2 hours for
preparing and
eating meals.
That would total
18 hours & leave you
with 6 hours to spend
as YOU choose.
What part
of those 6 hours
do you give to Jesus?
That 6 hours equals
360 minutes.
Does Jesus rate even
one TENTH of that?
36 minutes a day?
What do you choose
to do with your
leisure time?
Let's say you might
be a 'dedicated'
Oprah lover. HEY!
Oprah is NOT about
to die for YOU!
She will however
joyfully LIE to you.
She will continually
dig up the good seed
that was planted in you.
Listen to her version
of the gospel !
“God would NEVER
send anyone to Hell
just because they
don't believe in Jesus
because God is Love!”
Well, La -Te- Da!
So He IS.
News flash Church!
God is not SENDING
anyone to Hell.
He never has !
Now get this
straight Church.
All of mankind
was doomed to Hell
long before
God ever sent Jesus.
God in his mercy
knew we could 'Never'
become sinless
and perfect enough
to inherit his Kingdom,
Before God sent JESUS
we were all ALREADY
on that Broad Way
that leads only to
DEATH and HELL
'Because of' his great
LOVE and MERCY
He made for us
a way out.
That Way was Jesus,
it always HAS been
and always WILL be.
An example
would be good here
Suppose you were
in a burning building
and there was ONLY
One Way to safety
ONE way out
God appears
and tells you
what that WAY is
BUT, you choose
NOT to believe Him
You choose your
OWN way
Or Oprah's way
When and IF
you perish in that fire
ONLY a Moron
would then say,
God caused you
TO PERRISH.
Am I condemning
Oprah Winfrey.
No way JOSE !
Am I condemning
the false gospel
she preaches?
You'd better believe it !
You need to realize
that God is
the Creator of
ALL things,
NOT OPRAH !
ALL things
includes US
He ALONE
has the right
to decide what
the Rules are
News flash!
God is GOD!
Oprah is NOT,
NOT, NOT! NOT!
Our God made
the way of
Salvation for us
NOT Oprah.
He gave you
and me a choice.
You can choose
to believe the God
who made you,
THE God who paid
our price for us,
OR,
you can choose
to believe some
self-glorifying BIMBO
whose every 'good deed'
is done only for
the purpose
of being seen by men,
WAKE UP CHURCH!
No one should be
preaching a gospel
they do NOT
understand
OR believe.
Perhaps there was a day
when you 'knew'
that God alone'
was God.
You have fed
you mind and spirit
with so much drivel
until you're no longer
certain that Jesus
is even real?
Certainly not sure
enough to give up
your life of ease
and pleasure.
'WAKE UP CHURCH'
“I really intended
to spend time with
Jesus Sunday
BUT, the Super Bowl
was on.”
Oh really!
What about Monday?
Uh, Uh, well I
got home late from work
and had to watch
all my favorite soaps
that I taped on Tivo!
Perhaps onTuesday
you weren't feeling
all that well
so you just
decided to kick back
until you felt better!
Hey, another news flash.
You ain't fixing
to get better
so you might as well
call one of your other
'little gods' (your doctor),
ASK him for some more
anti-depresents.
You can rest assured
that you 'ARE'
going to need them.
Until you learn
that people were never
intended to be made
into ' little gods'
to worship
What you need
to do IS, RETURN to
the God of your YOUTH
Men and women
were NEVER
intended to be 'gods'.
Can you dig back
far enough
into your memory
to recall, that same
vain desire
Spelled the downfall
for another
Creation of God.
Can you remember
God's promised
destiny for him?
Humans can NOT
handle being worshipped
and just having
that desire to BE
worshipped is guarentee
of failure
It does not matter
if that someone
is the world's
greatest golfer,
ball player, movie star
or
T.V. Icon.
'WAKE UP CHURCH'
It's time to get honest.
Learn to listen to the
words that come
from your own mouths.
Jesus said it best
when he spoke the words
“Out of the abundance
of the heart,
the mouth speaketh.”
The thing you speak
most about is
the thing most
important in your life.
It matters not
whether it's a person,
a thing, or whatever.
Your false god
can be anything
you give your time,
and devotion too.
WAKE UP CHURCH
You aren't any
more likely
to have time for Jesus
tomorrow
than you did today.
Stop lying to yourself.
The darkest days
'ever known to man'
are upon us
Things WILL
get much worse before
they get better.
This is NOT the day
or the season
for putting aside
Jesus.
If you can find
a reason for doing
that today,
you will find another
reason tomorrow.
'WAKE UP CHURCH'
Not only have you
fallen asleep
but you're as much
to blame
As are Satan's Crooners
who sang you to sleep.
Another new flash!
Church is not some
place you go to
on Sundays
The CHURCH is you.
Every voice you have
chosen to listen too
will determine what
you end up believing.
You dozed peacefully
while they sang
you their lulabys.
Your spirit has grown
so dull of hearing
that you can
NO longer discern
between Good and EVIL.
Would you like to know why?
The answer is simple.
You loved having it so,
WHY?
Because
It was the
'EASY' way.
It was the EASY way
Because it was exactly
what your flesh
'WANTED' to hear.
'WAKE UP CHURCH'
Every one who comes
within your hearing
was NOT
sent by God.
Beware of anyone
and everyone
who comes talking
about Jesus
like he was real
but then turns around
AND in their next
breath plants doubts
about what he said.
Had you made time
to stay in God's Word,
you would
have known that.
Yes, Yes, I know.
You would have
if only there weren't
SO MANY important things
to do.
Answer THIS question!
A hundred years
from now,
will you even REMEMBER
what Oprah
talked about today?
I don't think so!
In a hundred years
will you even remember
who won the SuperBowl
this year? I doubt it.
How about who
won the world
series 10 years ago??
Allow me to let you in
on a little secret.
In a hundred years
from now,
ONLY ONE thing
Will matter.
That ONLY thing
that 'WILL MATTER”
is whether or not
you had time
for Jesus today.
Today's gospel is
“I WANT, I WANT, I WANT
and ME FIRST.
Translated into
the most simple of terms
it means, “I WANT
& ME FIRST.”
The message
of this article
is simple. It is plainly
written
These words are
easy to understand.
It does NOT matter
one iota what some
smooth talking clown
or 'clowness' has
told you about anything.
The Truth-twisters
you choose to believe today
can NOT determine
your eternal destiny
UNLESS
YOU CHOOSE
to let them.
These little 'gods
and godesses'
will not even be able
to save themselves
much less anyone else.
All of your idols
that you now
so willingly worship
will NOT be able to save you.
There is only ONE
who can.
His name is JESUS
and
his message today
is CLEAR.
Listen carefully
and you will 'never'
again be able to say
you were not WARNED.
This is Jesus' message
to ALL those
who call themselves
by his name.
You can 'NOT'
be a Christian
if you believe
it's okay with God
for you to murder
unborn babies.
You can NOT
be a Christian
if you justify
those who do.
You can NOT
be a Christian
if you LIE,
Cheat and Steal
just to satisfy
your own lusts.
You are only
'self deceived'
and it will NOT
matter who
your deceivers were.
The deceivers
will pay for
'their' own sins
and YOU
will pay for 'yours'.
Jesus gave up
everything he had
to give you the right
to choose where
and with whom,
you would spend
YOUR eternity.
What will YOUR choice be?
Will you choose to be a
child in God's Kingdom,
OR,
a child of the wicked one?
Will you cling to
and hold fast to
the 'WORDS OF LIFE'
that God sent HIS Son
to speak?
OR,
will you continue
to worship some clown
who's only love
is for themselves.
Jesus is 'calling'
HIS CHURCH to repentance
and back to trusting in Him.
JESUS only
can give us the strength
to live a Godly life.
'WAKE UP CHURCH'
It is entirely possible
that this short little
article will be
the 'LAST CALL'
you'll ever get.
Many have went to bed
and never again
awakened
in this world.
It is highly unlikely
that when they fell asleep
that they were expecting
to wake up in another world.
The tares 'will be'
GATHERED and BURNED
and it will make
absolutely NO difference
whether you believe that or not.
Jesus is the TRUTH
and He does NOT lie.
Men (and women) can
and 'most often' do.
You WILL spend
eternity with the God
of your own choosing.
If that god
turns out to be
some man, some woman,
or some thing
please at least
be honest about it.
Don't blame God
should you end up
in Hell.
The only ones who will
spend eternity there
will those who chose
other things
over seeking God.
This short
little message
you just read here
can only end in
one conclusion.
I end this short
writing with two
questions and a statement.
Do you really believe
you can have NO TIME
for Jesus in this life
and then inherit eternal
life?
Do you REALLY,
REALLY, REALLY
believe that?
I DON'T believe
that for one moment
and NEITHER DO YOU.
My advice
to the Church
is simple.
'WAKE UP'
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