Desperate for that Voice, Part 8

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Desperate for that Voice, Part 8

November 16, 2011 • Pastor Star R. Scott

Hallelujah! Glory to God! Turn to 1 Corinthians 14, and let's see if we can get settled in, here. Hopefully, on Sunday morning we will start our little segment on eschatology. It will be just a little survey, as we encourage ourselves in the Blessed Hope--the soon coming of the Lord (amen?); because, "every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as He is pure" (1 John 3:3). If you want a lengthy study, grab Dwight Pentecost's book, Things to Come; after a year, when you get through it, you will have a very good understanding of the subject of eschatology. It is probably one of the most complete books that have been done. But if you want to cheat, get an old copy of Hal Lindsay's book, The Late Great Planet Earth; as he sat through Dwight Pentecost's courses on eschatology, he condensed into about 150 pages and made it contemporary, at least for the seventies. But it's interesting to see the heart's expectation of the seventies: as time continues, everything that was seen on the horizon that caused this great excitement in eschatology back then has cycled and is back to a greater degree. It's exciting to see how God, in His infinite wisdom, allows these things cycle through history: there were many times when things were in place, but God is merciful; amen? We don't know the day or the hour, but we do know for certain that He is coming back for His church (praise God!), and He is going to appear to those who are looking for Him, and He is going to appear to those who love His appearing, praise God! So, we want to stir ourselves up to where our expectation, every day, is to hear that trumpet, and live lives motivated by that to where we have a compassion for the lost. I mean, how many of us would be a little more diligent in crying out to those who are on the precipice of eternal damnation if we knew that there were only 24 hours left? These souls are going to an eternal damnation. How many of our priorities would change? These things that are so important to us today--our jobs, our home remodeling, our recreation, and the new whatever it is that is on the horizon--in light of eternity, it's all vanity. I just hope that comes through in the teaching. We are not as interested in your being able to pinpoint who the Antichrist is. I will share with you, however, that, as you look at the newspaper, as you see the world turning against Israel, in one statement the king of the North, the king of the East, and the king of the South, all said that, if Israel moves against Iran, they will destroy it. That's big talk for a guy with a hook in his jaw, because God is the One who is orchestrating all of this. The Bible says He is going to put a hook in the king of the North's jaw and just draw him down there to destroy him. It will take Israel seven years to count the destruction, the weapons, and the slain. You don't mess with God's weaponry. As you begin to read Ezekiel 38 and 39, and then through those passages, it's an exciting thing, praise God!...

Desperate for that Voice, Part 1

October 23, 2011 • Pastor Star R. Scott

[I'm] jealous of everybody that's on vacation, so I think I'll take a little rest tonight myself, praise God! [Pastor is teaching seated in a director's chair.] Oh, yeah! Hallelujah, feels good! You know, the song that we were just singing--I think probably, if not in the all-time favorite, but one of the--just the continual awareness of our desperation for God, amen? The need of it--isn't it interesting how easily we fall out of that? You know, as I was listening to the utterance that went forth tonight, the great truth of the--that Tom was sharing in the utterance of those events in the lives of those people, something that should really stick out in our hearts: God is always the pursuer, amen? The Scripture says we didn't seek Him, He sought us; and it's still that way right now. We haven't arrived. We're in need every day of God pursuing us, embracing us, illuminating us, because we are a needy people; amen? And then the hunger for that daily bread, thinking about the song and the daily bread, His Word--if we would just find this and eat it, it becomes the joy and the rejoicing of our hearts, the Scripture says. Isn't it interesting how we--so many times, we get into the rote reading of the Word of God. How many of you are still on reading your Bible through annually, the--are we even providing that any more, or are we just keeping the other one going? How many of you are on that and are on your--what would we be now, third trip through? The fourth one? And what a great opportunity to have a vehicle like that which gives us something to follow...

Desperate for that Voice, Part 2

October 26, 2011 • Pastor Star R. Scott

Hallelujah! Amen! I'm trying to find the balance between letting everybody get back in town and not getting too far along in our teaching. I want to continue along because I believe the Lord's been speaking to us. I've heard some good testimonies from the teachings on healing. We've been getting some testimonies of the power of God in individual's lives and bodies; people laying hands on others. It's exciting; you get what you're believing for. Amen? For many years now the Holy Spirit has been dealing with us in many ways, building character in our lives, establishing patience and humility. Is anybody in here glad that we don't need any more teachings on patience and humility? We've already arrived there; praise God, so we've got that covered. As we look, we really see that this is all part of the preparation of the bride. Jesus is coming back soon! Amen? Somebody was telling me today that they had just received some information that the Vatican had sent out word to many leaders across the world, for some type of a summit, to call the leaders together so that they could redistribute the wealth of the world. That's probably a good idea for everyone except Americans, but it's not biblical. Amen? Not much that Rome does is. Of course, for years we've heard the teaching concerning Rome that the Pope was going to be the antichrist; but I don't believe that's what the Scripture teaches. I believe the Pope will be a major player in the founding of the whore, the great apostate religious system. It's just another one of those things that's happening. As we're looking around at what's going on in the Middle East today--we see the emergence, to a degree, of Rome, where they are just thumbing their noses at America. They're becoming preeminent now, on the verge of collapse economically. A central leader over there would probably be a good idea. Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus! Amen?...

Desperate for that Voice, Part 3

October 30, 2011 • Pastor Star R. Scott

Let's turn to the book of Acts, Chapter 1. I was going through some of my notes, and I remembered that, years ago, one of the criticisms against the Full Gospel churches was that all they did was teach on signs and wonders and speaking in tongues. It's interesting that, over the years, and perhaps regretfully, we haven't spent a lot of time teaching about the Holy Spirit or the manifestations of the Holy Spirit through the gifts of the Spirit (explained in 1 Corinthians) to fulfill the mandate Jesus gave when He said, "Go out and preach the Gospel [or the Good News] of the kingdom: heal the sick, cast out devils and raise the dead. Freely you have received, freely give" (Matthew 10: 5-8, Mark 16:15-18); amen? We have spent a lot of time in recent years on building Christian character in our lives-and the Lord knows we need it (amen?)--and we have been talking a lot about faith and a lot about patience. We have been talking a lot about humility; and now that we are all perfect, and don't need teaching on humility anymore, we can go on to study a few other topics. But, as we go back and look at this that is so foundational to the church, it is tragic that there would be any division within visible Christendom at all, and yet it's a great dividing line. You have many, many, Fundamentalist believers who are really opposed to the teaching of the manifestation of the Holy Spirit of God. Yet the book of Acts is full of it; Paul, in his epistles, speaks not only of his life flowing in these gifts, but speaks of their regulation--how they are to function within the body of Christ. I have been a Spiritfilled believer for 44 years since I was baptized in the Holy Spirit, and I will be the first one to say--and I have seen the carnality all over the world as well as in America--that there are abuses. But the fact that there have been abuses does not mean it's not the Word of God. The fact that there are abuses shows very clearly Satan's plan and his tactics to diminish the true flow of the Holy Spirit in the church. So we want to talk about the person of the Holy Spirit and the manifestation of the Holy Spirit in the church through His gifts to empower the church to bring this Gospel message with power. Jesus said, "I will go with you and I will confirm the words that you speak with signs following" (Matthew 28:20, Mark 16:20). Amen? We are not seeing enough of that today. As we take this time, we are just saying, "Father, come and show Yourself in our midst; we are hungry for that visitation."...