The UnSafe Bible

It’s easy to believe a lie, but have you ever wondered why that is? Today, Pastor Ken says it’s because in every lie, there’s a little bit of truth to make it believable. You must be alert to the lies of the enemy. He wants to tear you down and will do so by giving little bits and pieces of the truth throughout the lies he’s telling you. Satan is the king of lies; of course, he’ll try to put you down by sharing things with you that will deceive you from the truth. Lean into God’s love for your life. Trust in His goodness today.

When you use a leveler to put up a picture, you’re ensuring that your picture is put up on the wall well. When it’s not straight, the leveler tells you how to tilt the frame so you can make it straight. Today, Pastor Ken says God told Amos that He was going to use a plumb line to measure Israel’s disobedience to Him. They were failing the test and falling into deep sin. God wants to redeem you just like He wanted to redeem Israel. He loves you, and even when you’re in the depths of sin, He’ll forgive you if you repent and believe.

When you put food dye into water, that water becomes tainted and can never be clear again until you pour it out and wash the container it’s in. If you use that picture, that’s how sin acts in your life. You’re forever tainted until you’re washed clean by the blood of Jesus. Today, Pastor Ken says you can’t have full pardon from your sin without repentance. Repentance is asking the Lord for forgiveness for the sin that you’ve committed. After you’ve repented from your sin, God promises to cleanse you fully.

Isn’t it funny how every time a sports team becomes arrogant, they seemingly start to crumble? Usually, it comes down to not having enough prepared for their opponent because they underestimate them! Today, Pastor Ken says Amos was humbling Israel by telling them that in the grand scheme of things, their victories were meaningless! When you rely on your own strength and become arrogant about it, you minimize what God’s doing in your life! Give God all the glory! He deserves it!

In a country where there’s a dictatorship, often the government will try to brainwash its people into thinking that what the authority considers good is right, and everything else is wrong. They will even shame those who go against them! Yet, American culture is similar! It’ll try to minimize the things that we do as a culture that are against God and shame those who are standing for God! Today, Pastor Ken warns that the culture around sex in America is becoming one that says it’s okay even outside of marriage. 

If you’ve ever watched a horror movie, you’ll know that the times when you’re the most frightened are when the main character finds safety and the bad guy pops up out of nowhere and gets them! You may have even been watching in these moments and thought, “Why would anyone feel secure in that situation?” Yet, that’s what most non-believers do today! In his message today, Pastor Ken says that non-believers find comfort in their own way of living, whereas they should find their security in the Lord.

One of the signs of the last days will be churches that have strayed from doctrinal teaching and Godly conduct. Just as the Israelites turned away from God’s rules for temple worship, many churches in our culture have lost their way. Today, Pastor Ken says this is because they have become wealthy and too comfortable. We have taken moral decisions into our own hands, and it always leads to a fall. Happiness does not exist outside of God’s will. We are relying on groundless confidence, not God.

In light of the end times, what should the church be doing? Today, Pastor Ken encourages us to focus on three essentials. First, we should “occupy until He comes.” This means we need to keep doing what God has called us to do and share our faith throughout that journey. The church's primary responsibility is to make disciples, rather than solely focusing on social justice. Finally, we are called to be faithful. Regardless of whether it is popular or easy, we must remain faithful to God’s calling.

We see evidence all around us of God's impending judgment. In his message today, Pastor Ken highlights these signs and urges us to repent. He discusses nominal Christians, explaining their “falling away” as a result of a lack of true conversion. He emphasizes that in the end times, apostasy and rebellion will be widespread. These false Christians even encourage others to sin alongside them. We currently have the opportunity to repent and turn to God, as this repentance is the only path to true revival.

There are many nominal Christians in our culture today. Many believe they are Christians simply because they were born in a country with a Christian majority. Today. Pastor Ken explains how to identify these false believers by examining their fruit. If the fruit of the Spirit is not demonstrated in their lives, likely, they have not experienced a genuine spiritual conversion. He also explains that a heretic is someone who is misled on some doctrines, whereas an apostate does not believe in God’s truths.