Deadly Influences in 2012—Kingdom Confrontation Part 1

Deadly Influences in 2012—Kingdom Confrontation Part 1

Deception is getting easier and easier
Biblical marketing is a huge contribution toward deception
“Biblical marketing is an attempt to use the latest sales concepts and
marketing principles to attract the lost in the hope that they will be won to Christ.”
There are now tons of books concerning prosperity--
It appears the only thing that a Christian wants to do is to prosper “financially” and
So many will resemble the format of Revelation 3:17
“You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’
However, the Lord said to the church in Smyrna
“I know your afflictions and your poverty--yet you are rich!”

Today many give to God or the church because
They want more money yet I have seen many
Christians that got nothing in return...
Today many treat their tithe like playing the lottery and
This is a product of the world

The book of Proverbs warns of a quick fix and
So often, we mix truth with error!
Today if you do not tithe
You will never be in a ministry position!
How foolish that today’s churches
Use the tithe as a law and spit in the face of Grace

Tithing is no sign of Christian devotion
We must tithe for the right reason so
Let our tithe feed the poor, help the widow and
Minister to the heart of God etc

Let us not play the lottery in church
Because that is a sign of mockery--
Today many give to God or the church because
They want more money

Deception is getting easier and easier
Biblical marketing is a huge contribution toward deception
“Biblical marketing is an attempt to use the latest sales concepts and
marketing principles to attract the lost in the hope that they will be won to Christ.”
There are now tons of books concerning prosperity--
It appears the only thing that a Christian wants to do is to prosper “financially” and
So many will resemble the format of Revelation 3:17
“You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’
However, the Lord said to the church in Smyrna
“I know your afflictions and your poverty--yet you are rich!”

Mark Frank Copyright 2012

‘Micro-Christianity’—the Kingdom Challenge

‘Micro-Christianity’—the Kingdom Challenge

We are in a time of history when we have so much
Information about Christianity (the Lord Jesus Christ)
Yet many don’t take the time out to read and research
Certain things must be learnt and studied but
Today we find ourselves in a fast paced life that
Constantly tries to ‘tear’ us away from Our Lord and Saviour

The only reason why God has allowed different Bible translations is so
That the message can get to everyone ( on their level)—in his mercy
We might not agree with every translation but each of us
Can take the time out to study the context of the verse
In order to get the proper meaning—we live in a great time
We can learn so many truths (keys) of the Gospel

The lack of true biblical literacy on the part of God’s people is alarming
Today people believe in a ‘micro-Christianity’—
Our generation has lost the art of reading—
With this lack we forget that Jesus is the one that was bleeding
We live in a time when our senses are being bombarded
With constant noise and entertainment—the heart goes out to my learners
In their pain I understand their strain and so I pray that Jesus
Will guard their soul because it isn’t easy for our youth—

When people are told they should read their Bibles
Their instincts, correctly, are to begin with Genesis
But they get half way and are confronted by ‘Cain and Abel’
This is not easy reading and so the reader becomes ‘confused’—
The ones who tend to read their Bibles the most, tend also to read them poorly
Just think of all the denominations that are defending their ‘doctrine’

Many just read the ‘good parts’ of the Bible because it suits them
But it will be wise to remember that
A battery is made up of a positive and a negative so
It is imperative that the Bible presents the true negatives of life

We are in a time of history when we have so much
Information about Christianity (the Lord Jesus Christ)
Yet many don’t take the time out to read and research
Certain things must be learnt and studied but
Today we find ourselves in a fast paced life that
Constantly tries to ‘tear’ us away from Our Lord and Saviour

Mark Frank

Copyright 2012

In Kingdom Living Tomorrow Never Dies

The Kingdom always gives you a FUTURE

Mistakes cannot remove your future—

The Kingdom of God will rectify your mistakes

The Kingdom will show you who you are and

It will not allow you to be religious

Jesus knew moments of darkness in his life

We will have moment of darkness in our life

Darkness means ‘growth’—

In Garden of Gethsemane Jesus realized

The awful type of death that he would suffer—

He knew that the physical pain would be terrible

He would carry our ‘sins while he was on that cross’

In the Garden, he prayed to his Father. He said, ‘If it is possible, do not let me suffer this death.’ (Luke 22:41-46.)

Believers today, at some time will have periods of spiritual darkness

They will display clouds of doubt—

Sometime they will experience an eclipse

The Bible states, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day’ for darkness is as light to you. Psalm 139:11-12

Many saints never doubt that God is real

However many saints at times doubt HIS SOVEREIGNTY

Many at times feel that God is unfair—

They feel that God has not worked in

The way that they hoped or planned

Jeremiah in the Bible was concentrating on the people’s ‘return’ to God

However, God said to him, ‘If you return, then you can serve me’ (15:4)—

Jeremiah was full of pain and despair—

Our Heavenly FATHER reminded Jeremiah about his job

Jeremiah must help people to change—

He must not change and become like the people (15:19b)

Jeremiah’s job was going to be very hard

But God encouraged him—

Jeremiah had doubts— He was suffering very much

Sometimes we forget what God has said to us—

We then need to read it again—and believe

Our lives may be hard

But we must trust in his promises—

They do not change (Read 1 Peter 1:4; Joshua 21:45; 23:14; 1 Kings 8:56 and Numbers 23:19.)

AT times you may not be sure that prayer is worthwhile—

But you must still pray and lay it before him—[even in anger]

Even at his worst times, Jeremiah continued to pray—

Sometimes it seemed that he only complained to God

But he continued to pray—nothing stopped him

(Jeremiah 12:1-3; 15:15; 17:14 and 20:7-12)

Jeremiah prayed clearly and in an honest way

Mark Frank

Copyright 2012