Awakening Audio

This sermon jam is based on a prayer by the Virgin Mary. What we see in this prayer is a person who is humble and willing to bring her whole life forward. She is a living sacrifice. Every part is trusting in Christ. Her life is held by God. The driving motive of her labors and self-denial is the love of Christ. We must seek this same love so we can act with zeal, self-denial, and passion. But we cannot do this without power and entire sanctification. Jesus promises power so we can be witnesses for Him! Every true believer must meet Calvary face to face, God calls every believer to die! At Calvary sin meets death. God cannot fill a vessel that is full of self. Christ came to save us from our sins. To rescue us, to heal us, to make us holy. Mary is an example of a Christian who believes and offers more and more of her life to God. She was a house for God, she became a storehouse of blessing. This should become the testimony of every Christian. “Let it be to me according to Your word!” [Holy Is His Name]

The story of Job is the story of the Christian life. Every regenerated believer will face trials similar to Job in their life. He was blameless and upright, but he faced the consuming fire of the Lord. God allows true believers to go through trials. God is a refiner and purifier of silver. God will purify and purge Christians so they can be an offering of righteousness. Job did not turn away as a coward when he faced life’s trials. He was tested and came forth as gold. As Christians we are called to remain in faith no matter what trials we face. We are not to turn away, hide, or run from God. Job even said, “Though He slay me, still I will trust Him.” How much of the safety and tranquility of your life is built around false assumptions? How much have you been tested in situations? How have you done in these tests? The life of everyone will be tried by fire. How much are you willing to trust God? [How Much Are You Willing To Trust God?]

This sermon jam focuses on the story of the prodigal son. Every time we want our own way we are rebelling against our Heavenly Father. Repentance is our only hope. God loves us and allows us to go through difficult times so we will turn to Him. Our lives become terrible when we are separated from the Giver of all life! There must be a change of mind. We may have resolutions, but we must act on them. The prodigal son made a resolution, “I will arise!” God gives freedom, righteousness, peace, and joy! All is possible by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. The true penitent must forsake sin because it brings sorrow to his own soul and grieves God. We must respond to the call of God and do something about it! In the story the prodigal son finds everything back home he desired in the faraway country. But we must desire to repent and respond to the call of God. This is how the dead are given new life. This is how the lost are found. [I Will Arise]

If the fire of God is going down in you God wants to breathe new life into it. Christ is coming in judgment, and His judgment will be based on our righteousness. Each one must stir up the fire of God within, holiness is the flame of God! Keep the faith warm and glowing always, it will not stay lit on its own, it must be cared for and attended to. The embers need to be stirred, fresh fuel must be added, and it is the Holy Spirit that does this work. The Church has been forgetful to do this and there will be a gradual setting in of difficult times. The Church must be reminded that if we become lovers of self and overcome by the cares and desires for the things of this world we will be overcome. The cause of the fire going out is distraction. We must be ready for Christ’s return! Yet the Church today is worldly and full of apostates. It is the time of the great falling away. Beware of those with religion in their creeds but not in their lives. God gives a true believer power, love, and a sound mind. When a Christian has given the Holy Spirit control over their lives they will have power to witness, power over temptation, and power to be a living sacrifice. We must not be conformed to this world, we must put on Christ-like patterns every day, and we must renew our minds and have Christ-centered thinking. Sin has impacted the entire person and we must daily consecrate ourselves to God. True faith is proven in suffering. Those that are cowardly have weak faith, these are those who recant when they face suffering. The cross is the only answer to compromise that the world has to offer. Will we stand before God and hear “well done?” Stir up the fire and add fresh fuel! [Stir Up the Fire]

This is a powerful sermon jam based on the parable of the lost son in Luke 15. “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him." (Luke 15:20) [I Will Arise]

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Matthew 6:19-21) [What Do You Love the Most?]

"For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled." (2 Corinthians 10:4-6) [Fight Against Sin]

The hand of the Lord is not shortened that it cannot save, but the iniquities of the people have kept them from Him. Sin has separated us from God. He has turned away from the people because of their sin. We are in a negative condition because of our sin, no matter what false preachers say. Sin that God condemns is being practiced by the ungodly. It does not matter who endorses sin! What God’s Word says is wrong is wrong. Repent of your sin and entrust your life to God. Live and practice what Christ says in the Gospels. We must turn from our wicked ways so God can hear us from Heaven. Only then will God hear us from Heaven. We must be separated from our sin in order to be reconciled to God. Only then will God receive us. No matter what we call ourselves if we want the favor of God we must humble ourselves under Him. Obey the Word of the Lord and do not listen to anyone that tells you otherwise. [The Lord's Hand Is Not Shortened]

Where are the mighty signs today? The Lord’s hand is not short that He cannot save. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. God shows no partiality. Why do we not see miracles in a greater measure? Why do we not see great revivals? Has the modern Church lost its vision? Many who claim to be Christians have little or no testimony, the modern Church has modeled itself after the world. The philosophy of man has put limitations on God. The Church has been influenced by the spirit of antichrist. How do we stop this slide? How do we bring about this change in ourselves and the world around us? We must first examine our own hearts, Truth and judgment begins in our own hearts! We can never overcome the world unless we have Truth in us. We are called to live above everything that is trying to bring us down. Most of the Church is living in disobedience. We must consecrate our lives to Him. We must overcome the world and consecrate our lives to God. God demands Truth I the inward parts! If the inside is not pure we will not stand before God. We must pray for a clean heart! We must ask God to do whatever it takes to take the garbage out of our hearts. Everything else is going to be burned up. Before there will be revival there must be judgment against sin in our own hearts. Consecration enables God’s greatness to be seen. Sin has to go! True consecration brings boldness and spiritual triumph to the body of Christ. If the Church will ever rise above the world around us we must pour our lives out for Christ. Believe God for great and mighty things. Ask the Holy Spirit, Lord is it I? Before there is revival there must be judgment against sin in our own hearts. [Lord...Is It I?]

Biblical doctrine teaches that after someone has been born again through repentance, regeneration, and adoption, that person belongs to God. No longer do they belong to themselves. They are a new creation. The Sprit of God lives in them. They do not build on carnality, that grips this age, they build on Jesus Christ. In every generation everything about the rise and fall of mankind depends on what people do with the commands of God. It was never God’s will for people to disobey God and build on sand. Humanity ignores the voice of God and builds on sand. Every aspect of our society has been impacted! All institutions are fallen. God calls us to godly sorrow and true repentance. God calls all men everywhere to repent. True repentance is when one hears the commands of Jesus, confesses their sins, obeys the commands of God, and remains completely open before God. Repentance is a prerequisite to be born again. Repentance calls for a person to continually do what Jesus says. You must be willing to repent and go on repenting until God’s works is finished within you. One who does not do what God commands is like a foolish man who builds his house on the sand and when the storm comes the house falls. Will you obey the commands of God and live? Or will you rebel and transgress by refusing to do what He commands? [Building On the Rock]