Derek finishes this week’s message by looking at how the Lord confirmed the preached Word in Scripture—with signs and wonders. He is just the same today. Derek then looks at the two words, ministers and servants, pointing out that they have the same meaning. This is what we are to be: ministers or servants of the Word.

Derek speaks on the faithfulness and power of the Scriptures, exhorting us to place our trust in them and not to be moved. The Word of God is the source from which we can confidently speak and teach, knowing that as we do, God will confirm His Word.

In this session Derek continues with the conditions we must meet to be victorious Christians. Then he goes on to look at what it means to have a form of godliness but deny its power. There are those who seem to want spiritual help, but really aren’t serious with God. Since the days will come when there will be opposition from the occult, we must be ready for it.

Today Derek addresses the importance of denying our self-pleasing desires, and the need to take up our cross and follow Jesus. We are to be His disciples and learn from Him how we are to live. The cross is the place where we must make decisions that will forever affect our future.

Derek begins his study this week by looking at Paul’s warning to Timothy concerning eighteen attitudes that will overtake people in the last days. Among these moral blemishes are three in particular that Derek highlights. These are the love of self, love of money, and love of pleasure. Derek points out that these people have a form of godliness; being professing Christians who are deceived by these worldly lures. And Jesus taught His disciples about this in His Parable of Seed Sown.

Derek finishes this message for the week by referring to a question that God posed to him personally: “Would you ask Me to give you My heart for America?” God presented a serious invitation to Derek to ask God for His heart. This same opportunity is now open to you. Will you accept the challenge?

Using Scripture from 1 Corinthians, Derek stresses the need for the church to judge itself and walk uprightly before the Lord. He then looks at a passage from Amos concerning judgment coming to Israel. He then asks whether the United States is not in much the same situation.

Derek comments on spiritual conditions in America by comparing to Ezekiel's writings, looking at the condition of secular rulers, then at the church, and questioning how it has dealt with sin. Comparing the iniquity of Sodom—which was pride, fullness of bread, abundance of idleness, and a failure to take care of the poor—he stresses the need for intercession for America.

Today we are looking at a time in Israel’s history when Ezekiel was given supernatural insight to see God’s judgment, which began with the prophets and priests in the house of the Lord. Derek uses this passage to illustrate how God deals with leaders who have been deceived by the love of money and who do not recognize true holiness.

Derek begins this study with John's description of Jesus in Revelation—one who knows all about His church. Believers will all stand before Him one day, not to hear words of condemnation, but to answer for what they have done in the kingdom. While there are various judgment seats referred to in Scripture, we must always keep in mind that “judgment begins at the house of God.”