Message Out 27th Nov 2005

SLIDE 1

Discerning the Times

Text : 1 Chronicles 12:32


SLIDE 2
Be decerning like the Sons of Issachar
•1 Chron 12:32 “ of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command;


SLIDE 3
Wars and calamity prophesied in Matthew 24:4-14
•But an “End Time” harvest is also predicted before the end….
•Becoming a “Character church” is to “become like Christ” ààin His fighting spirit, wisdom & foresight


SLIDE 4
Wake up to the War Mode
•Willing to sacrifice comfort and put aside selfishness in war times
•Examples
–Cruise liner Queen Mary 1940 – stripped bare to fit multilevel bunk beds
–Operation Moses in 1991 – jumbo jets stripped of seats to take 3000 people per load


SLIDE 5
Dangers of the Passive Spirit
•Remember David & Beersheba?
•Are you content to be just a sleeping dog?


SLIDE 6
Kingdom of God belongs to the “forceful ones”
•What does Matthew 11:12 says?
•“From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.”


SLIDE 7
Victory assured in Final Conflict!
•Daniel 7:25; 12:1-3 –even the devil frustrate the saints by delays and compromises
•Revelation 12:7-12 – the “ancient serpent” is hurled down to the pit
•There is no dualism here – good and evil do not co-exist forever!
•Ying and Yang is only temporal
•The devil will be hurl down into the pit!
•Signs of a desperado….


SLIDE 8 - CONCLUSION

Wrapping it up – be Discerning
•Discern like the sons of Issachar – Don’t sleep through this End Times harvest!
•Don’t you know that you are in a Cosmic War! Whose side are you on?
•Don’t embrace the passive spirit! The kingdom belongs to the forceful ones
•Don’t cease from praying, seeking and hunger for more of the reality and presence of God
•Don’t live for a lesser course & miss the opportunity to live for God’s Higher purposes