Acts 2:1
When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
Matthew 21:12-17
12 Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.
13 And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’”
14 Then the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them.
15 But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant
16 and said to Him, “Do You hear what these are saying?”
And Jesus said to them, “Yes. Have you never read,
‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have perfected praise’?”
17 Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and He lodged there.
I believe if we keep the fire of Holy Spirit burning night and day that we will enter into a powerful flow of the Holy Spirit, where angelic activity is coming, where demonic networks will be shattered and a massive revival will follow.
God is preparing many portals around the world and these portals will be mission command centers as revival is planned, launched and administered.
So we need Acts, Ch. 2 to explode again. The way the first church was birthed is the way it was meant to continue.
So they were ALL In one accord AND in one place.
It depicts a group of people that were radically devoted to this massive commitment to fulfill the mission.
Now let me talk about the improper focus on fellowship, which is IMPORTANT in its right place.
Being in agreement is very different than being in fellowship.
Agreement equals strength that helps break through barriers the enemy sets up.
But a strategy of JUST fellowship alone means we are susceptible to offense, gossip, frustration, disagreement etc.
Fellowship is NOT strong enough to be a foundation of a local church.
Agreement however is.
Acts 1:8
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
So the mandate was to gather together and wait for power, for a specific purpose.
The call is to be WITNESSES, but do we know what that means?
It’s NOT just to talk to people or hand stuff out.
The Greek meaning of the word witnesses is MAR’-TOO’S or Martyrs.
We are called to embrace the call to DIE for CHRIST.
If we gather JUST for fellowship and nurturing, people will respond on what they receive from church.
But on the contrary, when we gather and understand the severity of the mission, that our mandate is to embrace martyrdom, they are not looking for personal gain. They are surrendered to the call to advance the Kingdom.
If we want to experience revival we must do NOW what we will be doing when revival breaks out.
It should be normal to us to experience the presence of the Holy Spirit regularly.
We should walk into church and fee His fire, brokenness, tears, drunkenness in the Holy Ghost, prophetic unction, repentance etc.
We need a 2 Chron. 7 church.
2 Chron. 7:1-3
1 When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.
2 And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house.
3 When all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord on the temple, they bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the Lord, saying:
“For He is good,
For His mercy endures forever.”
The glory was so powerful everyone was on the floor.
When we experience power like that and like Acts 2, the ability to advance the Kingdom, win souls and experience miracles, increases significantly.
Yours for revival,
Pastor Francis Armstrong
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Let The Wind Blow Without Delay
John 3:1-3, 8
1 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
I want to talk to you about this WIND. By the way, the word WIND and SPIRIT is the same word.
PNEUMA – Breath of God.
This was the same WIND that hovered over the face of the earth.
The same WIND that the prophet Ezekiel was told to prophecy to.
The same WIND that started blowing on that Valley of Dry bones.
This breath of God is why you are born-again.
The new birth is NOT the end of what God is doing, but the very beginning.
So this is NOT a one-time experience.
The wind of God’s spirit is constantly blowing and we need the continual infilling, indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit.
WIND IS A TRANSFORMING FORCE.
Wind transforms the landscape.
The constant blowing of the wind picks up dirt, sand, rocks and even trash and over time transforms the appearance of the land (i.e. Thurs. morning) Windstorm. It’s called wind erosion.
Church, in our best effort we still are not where we need to be spiritually.
He is working on us, changing us, transforming us.
Christ is being formed in us!
We need the wind of God blowing in our lives to pick up the junk and carry it out.
We need to let the wind rearrange some things.
THE WIND BLOWS WHERE IT WILLS.
Too many people don’t want the wind, they only want salvation.
They don’t want to change. Let God blow some things out of your life.
THIS WIND IS A POWER GENERATING FORCE.
On Wolfe Island we have windmills built to generate power (electricity).
Wind, for centuries, carried ships and boats across oceans. The WIND of God blowing in you life will empower you.
Zechariah 4:6
So he answered and said to me:
“This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘
Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’
Says the Lord of hosts.
Colossians 1:29
To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.
Jesus said, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel”, “but first BE FILLED WITH HOLY SPIRIT”.
WAIT, until you’re endued with power from on high.
Holy Spirit was sent to empower them for service.
The baptism of Holy Spirit is NOT a Pentecostal thing or a Charismatic thing. IT ‘S A CHURCH THING.
Yours for revival,
Pastor Francis Armstrong
1 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
I want to talk to you about this WIND. By the way, the word WIND and SPIRIT is the same word.
PNEUMA – Breath of God.
This was the same WIND that hovered over the face of the earth.
The same WIND that the prophet Ezekiel was told to prophecy to.
The same WIND that started blowing on that Valley of Dry bones.
This breath of God is why you are born-again.
The new birth is NOT the end of what God is doing, but the very beginning.
So this is NOT a one-time experience.
The wind of God’s spirit is constantly blowing and we need the continual infilling, indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit.
WIND IS A TRANSFORMING FORCE.
Wind transforms the landscape.
The constant blowing of the wind picks up dirt, sand, rocks and even trash and over time transforms the appearance of the land (i.e. Thurs. morning) Windstorm. It’s called wind erosion.
Church, in our best effort we still are not where we need to be spiritually.
He is working on us, changing us, transforming us.
Christ is being formed in us!
We need the wind of God blowing in our lives to pick up the junk and carry it out.
We need to let the wind rearrange some things.
THE WIND BLOWS WHERE IT WILLS.
Too many people don’t want the wind, they only want salvation.
They don’t want to change. Let God blow some things out of your life.
THIS WIND IS A POWER GENERATING FORCE.
On Wolfe Island we have windmills built to generate power (electricity).
Wind, for centuries, carried ships and boats across oceans. The WIND of God blowing in you life will empower you.
Zechariah 4:6
So he answered and said to me:
“This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘
Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’
Says the Lord of hosts.
Colossians 1:29
To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.
Jesus said, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel”, “but first BE FILLED WITH HOLY SPIRIT”.
WAIT, until you’re endued with power from on high.
Holy Spirit was sent to empower them for service.
The baptism of Holy Spirit is NOT a Pentecostal thing or a Charismatic thing. IT ‘S A CHURCH THING.
Yours for revival,
Pastor Francis Armstrong
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
2013 Year Of No Delay Pt.2
All throughout 2012, we declared that we must get into governmental order and I believe that shift took place in July.
We must get in and stay in a more aggressive and offensive posture that will not just hold ground but begin to take ground.
An apostolic commissioning is taking place.
Acts 22:14-16
14 Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth. 15 For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.
16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
The commissioning is this:
1. Know His will
2. To see the Righteous One
3. To hear utterances from His mouth
4. To be witness and testify of what we see and hear
So why delay? We are in the season 2013 of NO DELAY.
You are light in the midst of darkness.
Malachi 2:6-7
6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and injustice was not found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and equity, and turned many away from iniquity.
7 “For the lips of a priest should keep knowledge, and people should seek the law from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
So enter in with NO Delay, your New Normal awaits!
Yours for revival,
Pastor Francis Armstrong
We must get in and stay in a more aggressive and offensive posture that will not just hold ground but begin to take ground.
An apostolic commissioning is taking place.
Acts 22:14-16
14 Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth. 15 For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.
16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
The commissioning is this:
1. Know His will
2. To see the Righteous One
3. To hear utterances from His mouth
4. To be witness and testify of what we see and hear
So why delay? We are in the season 2013 of NO DELAY.
You are light in the midst of darkness.
Malachi 2:6-7
6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and injustice was not found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and equity, and turned many away from iniquity.
7 “For the lips of a priest should keep knowledge, and people should seek the law from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
So enter in with NO Delay, your New Normal awaits!
Yours for revival,
Pastor Francis Armstrong
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
2013 – Year Of No Delay Stepping Into Your New Normal
God is saying for 2013 that DELAY is no longer an option.
It’s been taken off the table, there is no longer a choice given to wait!
God says what you know to do you must do NOW.
The option of tomorrow is gone; this must be a year of NO DELAY.
You will have challenges, but the pay off will be great.
You will step into your NEW NORMAL this year.
What you have delayed on before, you can no longer delay on.
2013 will be the season of no more delay. You have been equipped, refined and prepared for this mandate.
You are being commissioned as 21st century messengers that will go forth with profound revelation of the Father’s heart.
You will be a light shining in the midst of great darkness. There will be a notable acceleration in this apostolic ministry this year.
All mixture and corruption must be sifted from your soul.
We must be like Daniel, who in Chapter 9 said:
We have sinned
We have committed iniquity
We have done wickedly
We have rebelled against You
We have departed from your precepts
We have departed from your judgments
We have not heeded your prophets.
Do not delay, sift your heart. As Kim Clement said, we cannot enter 2013 with one negative word on our lips, but rather the word CONQUER will resonate and prepare our path to many victories in 2013. DON’T DELAY.
It’s time for a year of no more struggles. God is about to reach down to take you up to a supernatural level in the heavenlies. Higher than you have ever been.
Yours for revival,
Pastor Francis Armstrong
It’s been taken off the table, there is no longer a choice given to wait!
God says what you know to do you must do NOW.
The option of tomorrow is gone; this must be a year of NO DELAY.
You will have challenges, but the pay off will be great.
You will step into your NEW NORMAL this year.
What you have delayed on before, you can no longer delay on.
2013 will be the season of no more delay. You have been equipped, refined and prepared for this mandate.
You are being commissioned as 21st century messengers that will go forth with profound revelation of the Father’s heart.
You will be a light shining in the midst of great darkness. There will be a notable acceleration in this apostolic ministry this year.
All mixture and corruption must be sifted from your soul.
We must be like Daniel, who in Chapter 9 said:
We have sinned
We have committed iniquity
We have done wickedly
We have rebelled against You
We have departed from your precepts
We have departed from your judgments
We have not heeded your prophets.
Do not delay, sift your heart. As Kim Clement said, we cannot enter 2013 with one negative word on our lips, but rather the word CONQUER will resonate and prepare our path to many victories in 2013. DON’T DELAY.
It’s time for a year of no more struggles. God is about to reach down to take you up to a supernatural level in the heavenlies. Higher than you have ever been.
Yours for revival,
Pastor Francis Armstrong
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The Year Is Not Over
We are about to step into new territories, revisit some old ones, initiate new paths and plans in 2013. But this year is not over.
In Exodus 12 we read that God is about to deliver the children of Israel from 430 years of bondage.
On this night before they leave, God through Moses is instituting a new calendar so Israel and the world can know God’s prophetic plan.
This for Israel is a NEW beginning, a fresh start. They are about to leave bondage into DESTINY.
And so are we. But since we are still in 2012 make the best of what is left.
But Pastor what can I expect in these last few days of 2012?
You can expect everything that is in line with His will.
This year will not end in failure no matter what.
Renounce your set back and recommit to the Lordship of Jesus.
Doors can still open, you do have keys.
The year is not over yet.
Whatever you resolved to do this year, it’s not to late, the year in not over, the Lord can do more in one hour than the whole year combined.
God can and will perform His Word. It can be accomplished.
It CAN BE DONE!
How many believe that? Even in these last few weeks.
He anointed my head with oil and my cup run’s over.
He has anointed me with the oil of gladness above my FELLOWS.
He has anointed me with FRESH OIL.
God say’s “I will accomplish, I shall accomplish what has not yet been accomplished.” The year is NOT over yet.
God can still do it. So ask Him, “Lord are You going to do it? Because I believe you are. I believe.”
Listen that final month in Egypt they came out healthy and with wealth.
Ps. 105:37
He also brought them out with silver and gold,
And there was none feeble among His tribes.
They may have been sick in Egypt and they may have been broke, but when they crossed from the border of Egypt en route to the Promised Land:
They left their sickness BACK THERE
They left their weakness BACK THERE
They left bad memories BACK THERE
They left poverty BACK THERE.
The Bible says they took the spoils of Egypt with them.
They took most of their silver.
They took most of their gold.
They took the finest of fine garments.
They DID NOT leave Egypt sick.
There was not one weakling or sickly among them.
Let me tell you what you can get ready to step into for 2013.
You can leave poverty behind.
You can leave your sickness behind.
You can have your sorrow behind.
You can leave your sadness behind.
God is going to bring your out of the year with a mighty hand.
He is ready to bring you out:
With great strength.
With great power.
With great wealth.
In good health.
Walking in Kingdom authority and order.
Walking in Governmental order.
Anointed
Appointed
Stepping into purpose and destiny God is here and with you now. Oh give Him praise.
In Egypt they were afflicted.
They were oppressed.
They were in bondage.
They were sick/afflicted.
They were slaves.
But God brought them out with His mighty hand. On eagles wings. Pharaoh could no longer RESTRAIN them.
The power of Egypt could no longer hold them.
Are you ready to come out?
Yours for revival,
Pastor Francis Armstrong
Music I'm Listening to: Jesus Culture with Martin Smith: Live From New York
In Exodus 12 we read that God is about to deliver the children of Israel from 430 years of bondage.
On this night before they leave, God through Moses is instituting a new calendar so Israel and the world can know God’s prophetic plan.
This for Israel is a NEW beginning, a fresh start. They are about to leave bondage into DESTINY.
And so are we. But since we are still in 2012 make the best of what is left.
But Pastor what can I expect in these last few days of 2012?
You can expect everything that is in line with His will.
This year will not end in failure no matter what.
Renounce your set back and recommit to the Lordship of Jesus.
Doors can still open, you do have keys.
The year is not over yet.
Whatever you resolved to do this year, it’s not to late, the year in not over, the Lord can do more in one hour than the whole year combined.
God can and will perform His Word. It can be accomplished.
It CAN BE DONE!
How many believe that? Even in these last few weeks.
He anointed my head with oil and my cup run’s over.
He has anointed me with the oil of gladness above my FELLOWS.
He has anointed me with FRESH OIL.
God say’s “I will accomplish, I shall accomplish what has not yet been accomplished.” The year is NOT over yet.
God can still do it. So ask Him, “Lord are You going to do it? Because I believe you are. I believe.”
Listen that final month in Egypt they came out healthy and with wealth.
Ps. 105:37
He also brought them out with silver and gold,
And there was none feeble among His tribes.
They may have been sick in Egypt and they may have been broke, but when they crossed from the border of Egypt en route to the Promised Land:
They left their sickness BACK THERE
They left their weakness BACK THERE
They left bad memories BACK THERE
They left poverty BACK THERE.
The Bible says they took the spoils of Egypt with them.
They took most of their silver.
They took most of their gold.
They took the finest of fine garments.
They DID NOT leave Egypt sick.
There was not one weakling or sickly among them.
Let me tell you what you can get ready to step into for 2013.
You can leave poverty behind.
You can leave your sickness behind.
You can have your sorrow behind.
You can leave your sadness behind.
God is going to bring your out of the year with a mighty hand.
He is ready to bring you out:
With great strength.
With great power.
With great wealth.
In good health.
Walking in Kingdom authority and order.
Walking in Governmental order.
Anointed
Appointed
Stepping into purpose and destiny God is here and with you now. Oh give Him praise.
In Egypt they were afflicted.
They were oppressed.
They were in bondage.
They were sick/afflicted.
They were slaves.
But God brought them out with His mighty hand. On eagles wings. Pharaoh could no longer RESTRAIN them.
The power of Egypt could no longer hold them.
Are you ready to come out?
Yours for revival,
Pastor Francis Armstrong
Music I'm Listening to: Jesus Culture with Martin Smith: Live From New York
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Learning The Value Of Praise
2 Chron. 20:12&17
12 O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
17 You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you.”
This story about Jehoshaphat is powerful. He knew the enemy was coming in great numbers against him.
He knew that in the natural he was in trouble, so he went to the Lord with a problem that he knew was too great for him.
2 Chron. 20:12
O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
We don’t know what to do, BUT our eyes are on you.
Would to God that the church could get this!
Lord, I’m in trouble but my eyes are on you. The doctor says cancer, but my eyes are on you. My bank says broke, but my eyes are on you.
Then the word of the Lord came to Jehoshaphat.
2 Chron. 20:15, 17
15 And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
17 You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you.”
Think about God saying, “This is not your battle but mine, you don’t have to fight this battle, I will, so don’t worry about it, JUST PRAISE ME!”
So He appointed Praise/Worship. Watch. Without one visible sign of victory they sang praise – RIGHT IN THE FACE OF THE ENEMY.
Praise God, right in his face. And while they were praising, God was setting up ambushes against the enemies and they were defeated. (Vs. 22)
Two of the opposing armies began to fight the third and when they demolished it, then they turned on each other until the valley was full of dead bodies and NO ONE ESCAPED.
Their praise brought not only victory but also great reward.
2 Chron. 20:25
When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away their spoil, they found among them an abundance of valuables on the dead bodies, and precious jewelry, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away; and they were three days gathering the spoil because there was so much.
They had added riches and reward they never dreamed of and the way of the wicked was turned upside down.
There were two songs in this battle.
1. A song of praise
2. A song of deliverance afterward
Remember, if you choose to deal with your pain and your past God’s way, then THE BATTLE IS THE LORDS. And you can know both victory and reward by praising Him.
Yours for revival,
Pastor Francis Armstrong
12 O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
17 You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you.”
This story about Jehoshaphat is powerful. He knew the enemy was coming in great numbers against him.
He knew that in the natural he was in trouble, so he went to the Lord with a problem that he knew was too great for him.
2 Chron. 20:12
O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
We don’t know what to do, BUT our eyes are on you.
Would to God that the church could get this!
Lord, I’m in trouble but my eyes are on you. The doctor says cancer, but my eyes are on you. My bank says broke, but my eyes are on you.
Then the word of the Lord came to Jehoshaphat.
2 Chron. 20:15, 17
15 And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the Lord to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
17 You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you.”
Think about God saying, “This is not your battle but mine, you don’t have to fight this battle, I will, so don’t worry about it, JUST PRAISE ME!”
So He appointed Praise/Worship. Watch. Without one visible sign of victory they sang praise – RIGHT IN THE FACE OF THE ENEMY.
Praise God, right in his face. And while they were praising, God was setting up ambushes against the enemies and they were defeated. (Vs. 22)
Two of the opposing armies began to fight the third and when they demolished it, then they turned on each other until the valley was full of dead bodies and NO ONE ESCAPED.
Their praise brought not only victory but also great reward.
2 Chron. 20:25
When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away their spoil, they found among them an abundance of valuables on the dead bodies, and precious jewelry, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away; and they were three days gathering the spoil because there was so much.
They had added riches and reward they never dreamed of and the way of the wicked was turned upside down.
There were two songs in this battle.
1. A song of praise
2. A song of deliverance afterward
Remember, if you choose to deal with your pain and your past God’s way, then THE BATTLE IS THE LORDS. And you can know both victory and reward by praising Him.
Yours for revival,
Pastor Francis Armstrong
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The Day Everything Changes
The Day Everything Changes
Luke 21:34-36
34 “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.
35 For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
We understand that we are to occupy until He comes.
Yet we are being thrust by time itself into the time of prophetic fulfillment, which will end the age. It’s like warnings about an approaching storm.
The signs are clear. We are racing down the information superhighway at breakneck speed without even asking, “Where are we headed?”
Yet people from every nation, race and creed are asking this question.
Environmentalists are sounding alarms about the earth (some false).
New diseases, resistant to medicine. Trillion-dollar debt.
Wars and rumors of wars.
People working around the clock to pay bills to enjoy a life they don’t enjoy. Increased credit-card debt.
IS THERE HOPE? YES, The hope is in Jesus and His promise to take away those of us who believe in Him.
We are living in the days when the Holy Spirit is lighting up the prophetic scriptures and darkness is fleeing.
Matt. 24:3-7
3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
4 And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you.
5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
All these are happening NOW at breakneck speed.
Matt. 24:8
All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Labor pains start slow then increase in intensity as they continue, so it is with last days.
So we know spiritual deception will increase.
1 Tim. 4:1
Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,
The point is that the birth pangs are growing closer and closer together and greater and greater in intensity. The earth is crying out. JESUS IS COMING.
We have spiritual deception, national disruption and physical destruction.
How should we respond? It’s not to excite us or scare us.
People will travel to prophecy conferences and study it etc. but they NEVER CHANGE.
Won’t come to church and don’t live differently.
Stop trying to get RIGHT and GET RIGHT.
What shall be the signs of Your coming? The labor pains are a minute apart and the world is dilated to 10 but Christians want a spiritual epidural.
We MUST WAKE UP and get to work while it is YET DAY.
The TIME IS NOW, the altar is HERE and Jesus is calling YOUR NAME.
He is calling you to live differently while there is time.
If you are NOT saved or not sure if you are, He is calling your name while there is hope and time.
Yours for revival,
Pastor Francis Armstrong
Luke 21:34-36
34 “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.
35 For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
We understand that we are to occupy until He comes.
Yet we are being thrust by time itself into the time of prophetic fulfillment, which will end the age. It’s like warnings about an approaching storm.
The signs are clear. We are racing down the information superhighway at breakneck speed without even asking, “Where are we headed?”
Yet people from every nation, race and creed are asking this question.
Environmentalists are sounding alarms about the earth (some false).
New diseases, resistant to medicine. Trillion-dollar debt.
Wars and rumors of wars.
People working around the clock to pay bills to enjoy a life they don’t enjoy. Increased credit-card debt.
IS THERE HOPE? YES, The hope is in Jesus and His promise to take away those of us who believe in Him.
We are living in the days when the Holy Spirit is lighting up the prophetic scriptures and darkness is fleeing.
Matt. 24:3-7
3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
4 And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you.
5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.
6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
All these are happening NOW at breakneck speed.
Matt. 24:8
All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Labor pains start slow then increase in intensity as they continue, so it is with last days.
So we know spiritual deception will increase.
1 Tim. 4:1
Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,
The point is that the birth pangs are growing closer and closer together and greater and greater in intensity. The earth is crying out. JESUS IS COMING.
We have spiritual deception, national disruption and physical destruction.
How should we respond? It’s not to excite us or scare us.
People will travel to prophecy conferences and study it etc. but they NEVER CHANGE.
Won’t come to church and don’t live differently.
Stop trying to get RIGHT and GET RIGHT.
What shall be the signs of Your coming? The labor pains are a minute apart and the world is dilated to 10 but Christians want a spiritual epidural.
We MUST WAKE UP and get to work while it is YET DAY.
The TIME IS NOW, the altar is HERE and Jesus is calling YOUR NAME.
He is calling you to live differently while there is time.
If you are NOT saved or not sure if you are, He is calling your name while there is hope and time.
Yours for revival,
Pastor Francis Armstrong
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