Carter Conlon | Sermons

We are living in obviously perilous times now, times we have been warned about for 35 years from this particular congregation.

I wish I could say things in the world will get better. I don’t think so. It’s going to get more difficult, according to the word of God. Deceptions will get deeper, wars will go farther, and there will be famines and pestilences, and earthquakes, as Jesus said.

But he also said this word would be preached in all the world before he comes. God is a God of justice, but he is also a God of mercy.

Can God speak to you?

Can God move you from where you are today and take you to where he wants you to go?

Can he move your heart to where you are destined to be, so it brings glory to His name?

Before Jesus returns, he speaks of a time of wars in the world, where kingdom raises up against kingdom. He said there are going to be famines as a result of this. There are going to be diseases that sweep over the entire world. And everything around us that we trusted in will be shaken. People will simply grow weary.

But, Jesus promises to give each of us endurance. Not a human endurance but supernatural power is given by the Holy Spirit for these very days.

Jesus said - in this season this Gospel will be preached in all the world as a witness to all nations, and then, the end will come.

The question is how will we preach the gospel?

Join me as I share a word for today, a Word of hope and promise, for the days we are facing today and in the future.

When you give your life to Jesus Christ, God gives you the Holy Spirit, and you obtain his power which causes you to make the power of darkness tremble. The enemy will lie to you and point out your flaws and failures and ultimately hinder you because you have bought into the lies that you have no power. James chapter 2 verse 19 says, “You believe that there is one God you do well. Even demons believe and tremble.”

The enemy knows the power within you and will do everything to convince you that you don’t have the power to overcome. Remember, the power of the Holy Spirit is within you and goes with you everywhere you go. It’s time to bring that power into your battles. It’s time we use that power to shake the powers of hell.

In the midst of everything Paul the Apostle went through, he learned that he could do all things through Christ, who gave him strength.

He learned the secrets of being content in all circumstances. Fear lost its grip on him. Are you battling with fear? Are you overwhelmed with fear of the times we live in and are worried about what’s to come?

Don’t allow fear to govern you. You don’t have to fear the unknown because God will be with you every step of the way.

He will see that the calling upon your life is accomplished for His glory. God will give you the strength to accomplish what He calls you to do.

Do not be afraid, and go where God is asking you to go and do what He is calling you to do.

2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

You don’t have to be afraid of the calling upon your life. Believe God for everything He has called you to be and do for His kingdom. God doesn’t call the equipped. He equips the call. Continue to believe Him to work in and through your life. Allow God to use you in this generation to be a mountain mover. God has a specific plan for you, and you don’t have to be afraid of that plan. Remember, the Bible says we can do ALL things through Christ, who gives us strength. It doesn’t say somethings; it says all things. Don’t be afraid and say yes to the plan of God for your life.

When you give your heart to Christ, the Lord touches your heart, and there is a gifting of His spirit that comes into your life. You are given a divine purpose. When we look at the calling of God over our life, we begin to look at ourselves and how we fall so short of the ability to do what He is calling us to do. In 2 Timothy 1:6-7, it says, "Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." God will give you the giftings you need through the power of the Holy Spirit to accomplish what He is calling you to do. So don't fear, but trust the Lord who is able to equip you with everything you need for the call.

Mark 11:22-26, "So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore, I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”

Jesus gives us an incredible promise in Mark chapter 11; however, the power and authority we receive is on the foundation stone of forgiveness. If we want authority to move mountains, we must forgive.

In the last days, sinners are going to become bold in their sinning. They are going to rise against the word of God and declare their sin publicly. They are going to take pride in their sin. They will stand against everything Holy and will do it on the side of virtue.

Does that sound familiar? That's what we are currently seeing in the world today.

It's time the people of God become bold. As believers, we know there is only one righteousness. There is only one truth, and the only way we can be saved is by the sacrifice Christ did on the cross for our sin. In these last days, we must bring glory to God on the earth, so many might know there is only one way to heaven, and that is through Jesus Christ.

God is looking for a people that will allow God to be God in their life and prove who He is through their life. He is calling people to make the decision to follow Him and be a part of His end-time army. God has given us a harvest that is ready to be picked. Will you answer the call and allow God to use you for His glory in this generation?

"What is the future going to hold for our children? For our families? Are we going to plunge into ever deepening crisis? And if there is confidence, where can that confidence in these days be found?"