Luke 19:41 (KJV)
[41] ¶ And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
-Who Will Weep For Our City?
-Who Will Weep For Her Lost?
-Who Will Have A Burden?
-Who Will Care?
Does Anyone Have Time To Care?
The Power of One…. Just One Person Can Make a Difference! For Good or For Evil…
Remember- Someone, Led You to Christ…
Does Anyone Have a Burden?
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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier
1 Peter 4:11
2 Peter 3:4 (KJV)
[4] And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
Waiting- Is Your Greatest Enemy!
• Not the People Who Hate You
• Not The Government
• Not The Wicked World
Waiting-For The Promise Is Your Greatest Enemy!
1. It caused king Saul to take things into his own hands.
2. It caused 5 of the 10 virgins to not be prepared.
Trust Me-Jesus Is Coming… “Are You Ready?”
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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier
1 Peter 4:11
Revelation 3:16 (KJV)
[16] So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
The Temperature In The Room Should Not Determine Your Temperature!
When We Adjust We Become Like Them…
God Would Rather That You’d Be Colder or Hotter Than The Room!
The Reward of The Indeterminate Is Being Spit Out by God! Now That’s Rejection…
Where’s Your Walk With God? I’m Not Really Sinning and I’m Really Not On Fire!
LUKEWARM = Rejection
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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier
1 Peter 4:11
2 Timothy 4:10 (KJV)
[10] For Demas hath forsaken me, *having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
No mention here of moral failure or great sin…
Just the record of what happened when Demas became distracted by the world!
No Matter That Demas Had Been With Paul Since His First Imprisonment and Was Once a Passionate Follower-
Your Distraction Today Could Be Your Final Tombstone Epitaph Tomorrow…
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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier
1 Peter 4:11
Galatians 4:15 (KJV)
[15] Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
A Human Flaw - “We Can Do Unbelievable Things In The Moment”
But Become As A Weakened Samson if the Demand is Longterm!
1 Case In Point-
Do You Worship With As Much Effort As You Do Did When You Found God?
Church Family Let’s Get Back To That “First Love”
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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier
1 Peter 4:11
Luke 19:41 (KJV)
[41] ¶ And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
Compassion was a defining mark of our leader!
Knowing Jerusalem would soon reject Him and cry “Crucify Him!”
He Still Had Tremendous Compassion!
Revival Begins With “Compassion” Not With Critical Scrutiny…
Would To God Someone In Our Church Would Go To A Place and View Our City and Weep… Weep For Lost, Regardless of Our City’s Response…
Revival Starts With Compassion…
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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier
1 Peter 4:11
Matthew 12:41 (KJV)
[41] The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
The Greatest Testimony is not Great Feats and Tremendous sacrifice but rather - “Repentance”
*So much so that Jesus recounts this singular act- They Repented!
This Singular Act “Repentance” Spared an Entire City of over 120,000 people!
*The Greatest Testimony You Could Have is “Repentance”
Try It Today! Make It A Regular Part of Your Devotions…
“Repent”
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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier
1 Peter 4:11