The Minister's Crucible: Recent Episodes
Fred C. Rochester
The Asbury Chapel Revival in Wilmore, KY. Is it genuine? Let's search the Scriptures then apply what we know to the scrutiny of the Scriptures.
Do you know the difference between normal and crazy? Sin is crazy. Righteousness is normal.
The violence in the earth is escalating. False preachers will attempt to take advasntage of the violence in the earth by perverting the Scriptures.
Go. And Sin No More? What would you do if the Lord Jesus told you to sin no more? Would you move with godly feaqr and stop sinning against God?
Why did God cast out the nations usi g the children of Iasrael? It's because of wickedness.
What is being born of God? Those that are born of God keeps himself and the wicked one doesn't touch him.
The coming election is about the wicked agenda of satan to destroy this natoin. The election is delaying the inevitable.
The difference between sound doctrine and un-sound doctrine. We need to look at examples of strange doctrine.
Teach no other doctrine. How to know the difference between sound doctrine and un-sound doctrine.
Many people, incuding mockers are asking this question. With events happening faster than we could keep up with, the answer is simple.
The spirit of the Antichrist is not only in the world, but also among the true churches. Let's explore the Scriptures.
Who are the antichrists among us? False prophets. They must be tested according to 1 John 4:1-6.
In the last days, the antichrists among us are false apostles, prophets, pastors, and teachers. Let's do like Paul. Name names and warn the flock of God.
The antichrists in the fellowship of believers. They're "wells without water, clouds withot rain...."
"Watch Your Step" with false apostles, prophets, teachers, and bishops. Don't be gullible with slick preachers saying enticing words to trip you up.
While everyone is paying attention to Gog and Magog, we mustn't lose sight of the Temple Mount and the Palestinian Authority's quest for a 2 state solution.
The Scriptures reveal end time prophesy. The recent events gives the appearance that things are setting up, but let's explore the Scriptures.
What did Jesus really mean "Look up. For your redemption draws near? Let's explore the Scriptures.
"Professing to be wise, they became fools." The word "fools" is etymologically defined as morons. Let's explore the Scriptures.
Has there been a change of mind in one of the most prominent WOF prosperity teachers? Let's explore this with the Scriptures.
The world is experiencing a mental health crisis. What can fix this? The answer is in the Scriptures. Let's explore the Scriptures.
The origins of abortion in America was pointed towards the genecidal elimination of Black people. Let's study the origins of abortion in the Scriptures.
Pastors that fail to dig deep into a music minister's life, and also that of the praise and worship team, it's no more than a den of thieves. Pastor. It begins with you. Is your life clean and holy before God?
Saul's disobedience cost him the kingship over Israel. Obedience is better than sacrifice (praise & worship).
The Lord's Prayer has eternal value. But have we ever put Scripture to the Lord's Prayer to understand what the Lord prayed?
The Lord said "You shall not murder." The shootings, stabbings, and choking will end when all men get saved.
The Lord never annulled the 10 Commandments. They're fulfilled in us because Christ is the fulfillment of the law. Obedience is still required. Let's explore the Scriptures.
It's a good thing that the Lord placed in the Bible the true account of the origins of abortion. Let's examine the Scriptures.
As with all tragedies, the question is asked "Where Is God? The answer is in the Scriptures.
God commanded "You Shall Not Murder." Why do killings still take place? Let's explore the Scriptures.
When you fill up on faith, and walk in disobedience, it's a missing link. Your faith will not work in disobedience. This is part 1 in our new series "Obedience. The Missing Link.
What's the whole counsel of God in the Scriptures regarding women in the ministry? Let's explore the whole counsel of God in the Scriptures.
In today's message, let's understand the origins of Mother's Day, and other issues regarding abortion.
We must understand that the leak isn't the issue. The content of the majority decision is the issue. The church may count this as a victory but is it?
When we look at Christ, He is the Minister of the Sanctuary. Let's look at what He accomplished for us in the heavenly Tabernacle.
Ever been in a service and the preacher is looking lustfully at a women wearing inappropriate clothing or appropriate clothing? It happens more often than you think.
While studying the Passover Lamb, we see that the Lord Jesus is also High Priest of the heavenly Tabernacle.
When you see an end time sign, we must NEVER deflect the intention of the sign. The purpose of a sign is to warn and or inform us.
Are you a Christian in name only, or are you an authentic, genuine, born again believer? The way you live reveal who you are.
When you're not doing the word, but you do a lot of spiritual things, there's a good chance that you're not born again.
When you don't hear "You must be born agan," there may be a problem in the preacher. You hear a lot of "They need to come to church," but nothing about "be born again."
What have we learned with trusting in God? Are we like Asa, and like Saul that learned nothing? Or like the world?
The mystery of the birth of Christ was a mystery hidden from the foundtion of the world. Thank God that we now know what this mystery is.
Too often, when the thing we greatly feared comes upon us, we seldom check our hearts. Let's find out how God deals with our hearts in the thing we greatly fear.
The love of God will put us in places of protection so that His will be done. Therefore, perfect love casts out fear.
You can be afraid of Covid and its variants, or be like Timothy. You have the spirit of power over fear. You have the spirit of love over fear. You have the spirit of a sound mind over fear.
The next shaking is coming. In our fear driven culture, we need to understand what Paul told Timothy. How to overcome fear.
We praise God more for everything else, but when it comes to our salvation, we should praise Him the most. Don't get me wrong, thank God for everything that He's done, but when it comes to our salvation, He should get the best praise.
We all know that the Scarlet Woman is the emerging system to come during the great tribulation, but we've taken a detour and talked about death. No one wants to die. The fear of death is driving Covid vaccinations. But those that are in Christ have this assurance. That just like Christ was raised from the dead, we to, will rise again.
The wealth accumulated today and the system of the Scarlet Woman on the Scarlet Beast is setting itself up. The end isn't yet but the system set up is taking place.
The events of our times will eventually lead to the Scarlet Woman & The Scarlet Beast. There's some interesting parallels and critical confirmations in the Book of Revelation regarding the Scarlet Woman and the economic events of our times. Let's explore these parallels.
Too often, we don't cover what Nebuchadnezzar dreamt and focus on just dreams. We skip over the meaning of the dream because, to be honest, we don't understand it. But here, we get into understanding the dream of Nebuchadnezzar.
A year and 10 months ago, things were volatile, but events were breaking real fast. But today, the events are happening faster than we could keep pace. It's a race to the end.
When we play the hypocrity, Job 8:13 states that the hope of the hypocrite shall perish, and then in Job 36:13, the hypocrite stores up wrath. Current conditions is exposing the hypocrites. Don't play the hypocrite.
The world is drunk with Covid 19 and vaccines. The Word gives us assurance and God can be trusted.
When you drift from the Lord, it begins with small things, and then it increases until there's a complete departure from the Lord and His Word.
The mandate isn't law. But a mandate under emergency powers are supposed to be necessary for the well being of people. But people are not breaking the law. Let's find out what's the law and what's a mandate.
With Authentic Conversion, Peter was confronted with racism but it was actually Israeli nationalism. But circumcision is about covenant, not nationalism, which God instituted in the OT. Under "grace by faith in Christ," we're born again and Gentiles are no longer alienated.
Too often, we box God in and when He does something that we haven't discovered in the Scriptures, we have a cow. God is God and He chooses to do whatever He does, without our permission or consent.
Tares are among wheat because an enemy planted them to poison the wheat. False disciples are the tares among wheat.
Paul was a true disciple and remained consistent with the gospel. In Galatians, false brethren came in for a specific reason. We must know the difference and distinguish between them or we risk preaching another gospel.
In Acts, we see Paul become a believer on the road to Damascus. But what's the difference between a true and false disciple?
Authentic Conversions is about knowing the difference betwwen teaching and preaching Christ, or preaching and teaching to make disciples after yourself.
Not only are we to be disciples, be discipled, but to make disciples of all the nations. That's the purpose of the gospel.
What's the determining factor of a person that's born again? Also, are altar calls and the sinner's prayer a valid determination that a person is born again?
The Sinner's Prayer and Altar Calls. What did Jesus instruct His disciples to do? Does the Holy Spirit need help to get people born again?
No command of Jesus was given to have an "altar call." There's no where in the NT for an "altar call."
Authentic Conversions require a good understanding of the gospel. In the Book of Acts, we will discover the pure gospel, authentic conversions, and false conversions.
After producing fruit, and maturing in Christ, you ust arrive at the place of sharing your faith. Authentic Conversions will arrive at a place of sharing theuir faith in Christ.
Are you producing GOOD fruit? Authentic Conversions demand that you produce GOOD fruit. Self Control is the Fruit of The Spirit. Can you control yourself?
5 Signs Of Authentic Conversion. 1. Repentance From Dead Works and Faith Towards God. 2. Understand The Gospel. 3. Producing Good Fruit. 4. You Hate Evil. 5. You Share Your Faith.
4 things to minister the gospel to sinners. From Todd Friel. 1. Law. 2. Gospel. 3. Repentance. 4. Faith. Also, have you done a pilot's pre flight check list?
Is your conversion authentic? Just because you've said a "Sinners prayer" and you return to your favorite sin, your conversion may not be real.
Debt cancellation in the area of finances are VERY RARE. But the debt of sin cancellation is not. It's common. The woman, who was a sinner, came to Jesus and received debt cancellation.
"Whoever is born of God does not sin." Paul said "Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things are passed away. Behold. All things are become new."
Did you spend time before the Lord, searched the Scriptures, and did a side by side comparison of the candidate? If you didn't, perhaps your mind is already made up. But a prudent voter that practices the faith of Jesus Christ will do all of the above.
Many ministers are treating the pupit as a stage to perform. It's intent is to have disciples follow after them for fame, money, and sex. Don't follow them.
Jesus said "Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks." Whatever is abundant in your heart, yuo will say it. When you're with your co workers and friends, what's in them, if you don't guard your heart, will get into you." Guard your heart.
Reading the end of the end time signs isn't difficult. It's tedious but not too difficult. The Holy Spirit will give us all the information we need in the Scriptures. Line upon line. Precept upon precept. Here a little. There a little.
Racial Unrest, Anger, Bitterness. These things have infiltrated the Body of Christ to the point where we're ineffective to do the work that the Lord called us to do. Let's crucify strife.
We must put on the whole armor of God that we may be able to stand against the methods and strategies of the devil.
Believers need to return to the Lord and return to love Him more, and be a witness for Jesus.
The coming of the Lord is drawing near. This is not the time to despise this common phase. This is the time to pay attention more, not less. Pass the word.