God's Mandate: A 3-Part Message to the Church

Do you understand the creator of the universe lives and you and you and him? God tells in John 14, you were in me and I am in you because you are the one to love me. This is incredible. As a Christian, you have an inheritance. The world can't even comprehend. This is holy God speaking to you. Who knows everything about you and your thoughts? Welcome to the Ignite with Barry McGuire podcast, where Barry's book and passion for spreading God's love are guaranteed to ignite your life. Now listen in and prepare to have your life ignited. So here's a side note. The entire text of this podcast, which is quite long, is available in the Ignite updates on IgniteAmerica.com and read to Seth the scene. For those of us who are Christians, when the trumpet sounds, you know the only thing that will matter is how many people will be in heaven because of our influence. God only has one agenda. But it's not a game for the clergy, for the rest of us to watch and applaud and support. That's what's going on today. All of us are in the game, but 99% of us don't even know we're on the team because we've never been told or positioned or out of play or enjoyed or be rewarded for it. That's why we're losing the game. You might want to take a break and get a cup of coffee before I share with you this very serious three-part message to the church, which includes God's clearing, call to the church, what He's called us to do. Secondly, our inheritance, what God has given us, it's incredible. And lastly, our response, how are we to be respond to what He's given us and share with the world? If you want, now's the time to hit the buzz button. To start, let's talk about God's clearing, call to the church. America's a post-Christian nation. It is, face it. And we're working to destroy its decidedly Christian government that was created for immoral and religious people. John Adams, George Washington, many of them said that. It's true. You go back to the Mayflower Compact. It describes the Pilgrim's mission, having undertaken the glory of God and advanced through the Christian faith. It's undeniable. The Pilgrims took their treacherous trip across the life of a Philgods clearing, call to the church. Share the good news that our founding fathers risked everything they had when they created our Declaration of Independence in 1776 and our Constitution in 1788. Both based on Scripture and declaring our freedom to worship God as we choose. It was because Americans responded to God's clearing, call to seek and save the loss that God made America the most prosperous and generous nation in the world. I mean, there's been nothing like America. Christ says, oh, they want. There's nothing like America ever. Over the last 250 years, America has evangelized the world more than all the other countries in the world combined. I mean, like by five times over, this explains why God's grace is continued to bless America in spite of our turning our backs on God inside America for the last 60 years. God's clearing, call to the church into America has not changed. God is the same today tomorrow and forever. The tragedy is that while evangelizing the world, the church in America has grown silent. America's problems of the result of Christians ignoring God's call to reach the loss inside America. We're now the majority of America. So this brings us to the question, who's your God? Jesus souls in John 1335. They will know you're my disciple by your love, meaning God's salvation, you love flowing through you to everyone around you. In his letter to the church at Ephesus revelations 2.4, God speaks to Christians who have replaced him as their first love and are no longer doing the first work of telling people about him. The degree to which you tell people about God is the degree to which you love God. God's stunning warning comes in. Rollways is 215. Remember from where you have fallen, repaid or removed your candlestick, your testimony. That's the state of the church today. American cringes have lost their testimony by ignoring God's call to tell people about him. None of us are exempt. Because the majority of Americans stopped attending church and Christians stopped telling them Jesus loves them. We have chaos. This explains America's godliness. Believe in yourself to be a Christian by devoting your time and resource to Christian causes can actually be a trap. The slippery slope comes when you allow anything to capture your heart and fill your prayers. That's not leaving people to Jesus. Hear me on this. Advances calling for repentance and revival means across America has been replaced with God and country rallies capturing the emotions and devotion of Christians while having nothing to do with winning the loss. And help us. The gap between those who are proud of what they're doing for the Lord and those who are humbled by how the Lord is using him is the great divide. Make no mistake. God's call to the churches to reach the loss. Love your neighbor as yourself. Be as concerned for their salvation as you are for your own. Think about this. Nothing you do today or any day will have internal consequences except leading people to Jesus. Jesus explained in Matthew 20 that all he requires is to love him and love your neighbor as yourself. Everything works together for good. Romans 8.20 for those who love him and live for his purpose of seeking to save the loss. You see God blesses people, ministries, a businesses and nations who focus on leading people to Jesus. Otherwise, you're really on your own, folks. So, scripture, naivety, apathy, love for the things of this world and misguided good intentions or response returning America into a post-Christian nation. By replacing God with another God, anything other than God himself, Christians have lost their God focus and they're building to lead people to Him. You know, if as much effort was spent on reaching the losses we spent on fighting for candidates or issues, America would be a Christian nation. The scales would be taken off the eyes, evil be seen as evil. People would vote for right causes and issues and candidates and America would be a Christian nation again. It's not that we're not exerting enough effort. It's that we made other things or God. For those of us who are Christians, when you breed your last breath, where you live, what you accomplish, how much you've been honored, will be meaningless. God made us for heaven and the only thing matters is how many of you will be in heaven because of your influence. In Matthew 7, 22, Jesus sits on judgment day, many will say, the Lord, Lord, Lord, do we not prophesy in your name and in your name, drive out demons and in your name, perform many miracles, heels of this. You know, He says, then I would tell them, plainly, I never knew you. Away from me, you evil doers. You ignored my clarity, call. It's a serious. Paul explained in 1st Thessalonians 219 that our crowns and rewards have nothing to do with our earthly goodness or status or kindness to others. Our words in heaven would be those we lead to the Lord. Wherever God has placed you, He'll bless the work of your hands, where the work of your hands is leading people to Jesus. We're enjoying huge political success, pushing back the darkness, but no amount of political successes will save America. We're actually witnessing the centralization of Christianity in America, having the form of Godliness, but denying the power thereof, that's second Timothy 3.5. When a demon is forced to depart and then finding the place still empty of God returns with seven more demons, more evil than himself, the last will be far worse than the former. Matthew 1243 read it, I have to tell you without revival, this is the faith that awaits America. There is but one clearing call to seek and save the loss. Our only hope is igniting Christ in the 9th American revival, one person at a time. So now we're at part 2, your inheritance from God. This is huge. Are you enjoying your inheritance? Do you understand the creator of the universe lives in you and you and him? God tells in John 14, you were in me and I am in you because you're the one to love me. This is incredible. As a Christian, you have an inheritance, the world can't even comprehend. This is holy God speaking to you, who knows everything about you, clean your thoughts, even your words before you say them sounds 139 and he still loves you. It's unbelievable and overwhelmingly humbling. How can you comprehend or explain your inheritance for God? No eye is seen or ear has heard and when no human mind has conceived, the things God has prepared for those who love him. First Corinthians 2.9, that alone should keep you running full speed with him, no matter what the world throws at you. Come on, we have God for us. If God is for us, who could be against us? You know, you're not the first to feel underqualified of ever said God. You can rightfully say with the Apostle Paul, Ephesians 3, 7, 19. Listen to this. By God's special favor and mighty power, I, you have been given this wonderful privilege of serving him by spreading the good news. Do you understand what I'm saying? But Paul is saying, Paul tells us Ephesians 3, 7, 19. I did nothing to deserve it. And though in the least deserving of all Christians, I, you were chosen to explain to everyone in this planet that God, the Creator of all things, has kept secret. And then you would be filled with a fullness of the life and power that comes from God. Wow, that's your inheritance. This is what big a Christian is all about. Everything else in your life pales and compares into this. Nothing else matters. This is what we're made for. And yet we rarely have ever even think about it. Freedom is your inheritance when you know you're exactly what God wants you doing, what he wants you to do. You're allowing him to speak through you and knowing nothing can happen to you unless God allows it or makes it happen to lead people to Jesus. Try to stay kind of the ground. You will know the truth and the truth will set you free, John A32. Everything in life is about leading people to Jesus. Here's how it works when you're in sync with God. He loves people through you. Then they would tell you the needs, the Holy Spirit gives you the words to say, lives are transformed, your faith explodes and your relationship with God becomes intimate. This is how you live and breathe and share your inheritance every day and night in the good times and the bad. This is living out your inheritance out loud for God's purpose. The thought of faith sharing being confrontational is actually the opposite of loving on people. People don't get mad when you tell the God loves them. This is especially true when the joy of your inheritance permeates everything you do, you're just full joy. When you continually celebrate what God has done for you and is doing for you and doing for everybody around you through you, your joy never ends. Your light never goes out and sharing your faith never stops. It's who you are. Actions don't speak louder than words. Being good doesn't get you or anyone else in heaven. Your in-go is not merely giving clothes or food or comfort to people in the way to hell doing good. Your goal is to lead everyone to heaven. That's your goal. Actions go before your words. It's the word of God that redeems souls. When your actions match your words, your words have power. Lives are changed when your actions match the words you speak, the scriptures you quote, and the love you express. When it's all packaged, you're consistent is what you are. Jesus saw as a Mark 1231 loving him and your neighbor is yourself fulfills everything he requires of you. Think of it. Here's why. When you love your neighbors as yourself, you're concerned for their salvation as you are your own. That's a game changer. It's knowing everything you say and do is leading people around you further away or closer to God. Indeed, you're in full-time ministry. A word to the wise. God's response to those who didn't gain a return on his investment, you know, in that parable that helps Matthew 25-14 is frightening. This is how he views you. When you don't invest what he's given you into the lives of others, when you have nothing to show no souls for the investment he's made in you. You're called to multiply yourself. How many souls have been won because of his investment in you? Think about it. It's a important question. Here's the good news. God tells us, a servant who reaped a return on his investment, you have been faithfully handling this small amount. So now I will give you many more responsibilities, more influence, more people to lead them, lead them to God. Luke 17, you're a herring for God grows as you invest it in others. This is God's ultimate incentive plan. After being baptized in the Holy Spirit of the 1970s, Pat Boomer wrote a book. He's called a new song. And he said he felt like he discovered a bank account he never knew he had, that he could write checks on. These many years later, most Christians have the same malady, having no understanding of the endless wealth of their spiritual inheritance. Praise the God. This is awesome. Freedom from worry and anger and doubt and envy and strife and questioning God is your inheritance on earth when you're leading people to Jesus. Isaiah 43, 10 explains it. And then there's heaven. Can you imagine the joy you experience when you meet those in heaven who are there because of your influence? Far greater. Can you imagine God's voice saying to you, Matthew 5, 25, 21, well done. Well done, now good faithful servant, interdoward to the joy of the Lord, Romans 8, 7, Siege. As heirs of God, enjoy heirs with Christ. Hallelujah. Knowing this, how could you, how could you say silence? And finally, part three. Let's talk about your response to God's divine love. This is big. This is where we live. God didn't create love. God is love, who was and is, and always will be a revelation to one day to always like to use scriptures to back up what I'd say. His love never changes and never ends having no veributus of shadow turning James 1, 17, holy, holy, holy speak to the purity, the separatists, the divineness of God who loves you. A revelation for 11. Have you considered how God knows everything about you and never waivers in his love for you? Oh Lord, you've examined my heart. You know everything about me. You know what I'm going to say before I say it. You go before me and you follow me. I can never escape your spirit. I can never get away. How precious are your thoughts about me? They all remember the grains of science. How much was 30? Who could, who could fat this? Nothing can separate you from God's love. Romans 8.38. No matter how far you've wondered, those of you who are not walking the walk because you should, no matter how far we've wondered, no matter what you've done, no matter how alone you feel, God will never leave you. He was 135. Incredible promise. He doesn't love you to the end. God loves you forever. I was 211. This is why we can't hate anybody. You know God loves the people you hate. We're not allowed to hate. It's not allowed in God's love to flow through us. Do everyone around us always, forever to receive face-to-face. So how do you love God back? Jesus said, if you love me, keep my commandments, John 14, 15. Then when asked which is the most important commandment, Jesus said in Mark 12, 30, loving your neighbor as yourself, being as concerned for their salvation as you are for your own. And that's being equal to loving him and astoundingly fulfills everything he requires of you for the entirety of your life. If that's it, he asks nothing else of you. That's it. And most of us are ignoring it all together. God help us. That's why our ministry of ignite. We're here to ignite you. To date your life, to put you together with God. Whatever you love most is what you talk about. God knows how much you love him by how much you talk about him. And quite frankly, lead people to him. And times running out, the last lap of the races is called the gun lap where dedicated runners give their all to win that race. This is where every dedicated Christian is at this very moment, giving their all to win as many people as possible Lord before time runs out. And you hear God say, well done, now good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of the Lord, Matthew 25. The absurdity of loving the temporary of this world versus the eternity of heaven is satanic. That's the way it can be described. Satan blinds the minds of unbelievers, 2nd Corinthians 4-4, making them see evil as good and good as evil Isaiah 5-20. There's no other explanation why anyone would love the tempering as the godless of this world. And nor God's gifts of eternal life. It would make sense. They're blind. I have to tell you everybody. The time for Christianity is over. Hear me. The time for casual Christianity is over. Your position in heaven and whether those you love that influence will make it to heaven are hanging in the balance right now. This is deadly serious and ecstatic, exciting. Now is the time to try his men's souls. Sharing your faith is the antidote against casual Christianity that embraces the same filthy language and worries and indulgences and appearances of those who hate God. You're seeing churches and conferences all the time. What's going on here? This is why so many churches have switched their legions to Christian causes. Well, they never need to think about winning the loss. It's called having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof, 2nd Timothy 3-5. If Christians directed as much time and resources to winning the loss, as we do fighting abortion and human trafficking, all of which we need to do. Hear me on that. We'd be a Christian nation many times over. If the end goal of your ministry is not leading people to Jesus, it's no value to God. Jesus reserved his 2nd most luxurious promise after John 3-16 to making everything in your life worth for good when you love your neighbors as yourself, when you seek and save the loss, when you move everyone every day closer to Jesus. This is God's only requirement for the entirety of your life. We are you, therefore, our Christ's ambassador, 2nd Corinthians 5-20. So God, we're making His appeal through us and He is. We implore you on Christ's behalf. Be reconciled to God. Do not bring sorrow to God's Holy Spirit by the way you live. If Jesus 4-30, how can righteous this be a part of the wickedness, 2nd Corinthians 6, 3-7? They were God is saying to us, come up from among unbelievers and separate yourselves from them. Don't touch their filthy things, and I will welcome you, 2nd Corinthians 6, 14-17. Do not be a stumbling block for Romans 14-13. Obsaying from all appearances of evil, 1st Thessalonians 5-22, all things are lawful for me, but all things do not edify. 1st Corinthians 10-23. Tragically, passes of stop preaching this message and robbing the earthy inheritance and interrewards from their people. When you live your life to seek and save the loss, souls are saved. Rewards are earned. And the destruction of this world, lose their appeal, you don't even care about it anymore. They no longer have a hold on you. This is not religious purgatory. This is where whole-hearted faith, Romans 8-28, leads a joy-filled days, John 15-11. God answering your prayers, James 1-4, directing yourselves. Yes, Proverbs 3-5. Give you the word to say when you need them, Luke 12-12, and experience the intimacy with God, Isaiah 43-10, in attestimation of the crowns and rewards you receive because of those you've led to the Lord. 1st Thessalonians 2-9. Wow. There's nothing more exciting than God leading you into conversations. Having people share their deepest needs, experiencing the Holy Spirit, giving you the words to say, and watching so of being transformed in front of your eyes. This is how you experience intimacy with God. This is when God's divine love ignites your life and explodes your faith. This is what being a Christian is all about. And if that isn't enough for you, here's an epilogue that you may want to read and recite every morning. Read with me, the United Creed. My dedication is to live the entirety of my life to seek and save the lost, but none should be lost. Moving everyone, every day, closer to Jesus, from my weakest, most spotless moment to the most profound, to get as many people as possible into heaven before the trumpet sounds, for your purpose and your glory. Amen. If you enjoyed today's episode, let us know and don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review to help us reach more listeners. Remember, sharing your faith, ignites your faith. See you next time on The Ignite with Barry McGuire Podcast.