Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Endure!

Matthew 24: 12 - 13
12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

On August 11th, 1927…Pastor Smith Wigglesworth preached a sermon on the second coming of Jesus.
He told his congregation that day, to watch out for these signs…

·         There must be special preparation for the return of Christ and at least half of all believers will be totally unprepared.
·         There will be many Christians who believe that they can do whatever they want and God will look the other way.
·         It will be common for preachers to deny the existence of hell.
·         It will be offensive to talk about the blood of Christ.
·         The pulpit will not be a place where you’ll hear about sin, repentance or confession.
·         The world will look to worship a man and will overlook his faults to get him into power.
·         People will believe that certain preachers are powerful symbols of God, simply because of their crowds and their buildings.
·         As churches turn away from the Holy Spirit many believers will seek after false teachers.
·         The last days are a time for the truest people of God, to engage in extravagant asking.

I wonder how many people then, thought old Pastor Wigglesworth had lost his mind?
It seems like the old codger knew what he was talking about after all.

So in considering what this preacher of the past had to say, will you be one of the few, who will endure to the end?

Maybe it’s time for the church, to engage in extravagant asking…

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