Confronting The Big Lie: “No One Wants To Hear”

September 24, 2017

Confronting The Big Lie: “No One Wants To Hear”

• Satan’s Chief Tool Is Deception -- He Is A Liar

• John 8:44 (NIV) he (SATAN) was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Confronting The Big Lie: “No One Wants To Hear”

• 2 Corinthians 2:11 (NIV) in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

• 2 Cor 11:14 (NIV) And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

Satan Is A Liar

• 1 Pet 5:8 (NIV) Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

• Satan Tries To Devour People Thru Deception

Satan Is A Liar

• Do Not Be Swayed, Dismayed, Or Deceived

• John 8:31 (NIV) … Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. (32) Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

Satan Is A Liar

• 2 Tim 3:13 (NIV) … evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

• Mark 13:5 (NIV) Jesus said to them: "Watch out that no one deceives you.

• Eph 5:6 (NIV) Let no one deceive you with empty words

Confronting Lie #1: There Is Plenty Of Time

• THE RAPTURE: 1 THES 4:13 -5:3

• It Can Happen Very Soon

• The Time to Get Ready is Now!

• It’s Not a Question of If --But When!

• The Question: Will You Be Ready?

Confronting Lie #2: It’s Okay To Ignore The Gospel

• Too Many Have Taken The Truth Of God And Exchanged It For A Lie

• 2 Tim 4:4 (NIV) They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

Confronting Lie #2: It’s Okay To Ignore The Gospel

• The Idea That We Can Take What We Want From The Bible And Ignore All The Rest Will Lead Ultimately To Our Own Ruin

• Hosea 4:6 (NIV) “my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.”

• Lack of Scriptural Knowledge Leads to a Downward Spiral of Morality

Confronting Lie #2: It’s Okay To Ignore The Gospel

• We Don’t Change The Gospel To Fit With Modern Concepts Of Morality

• The Bible Is The Book Of The Ages:

• Psa 119:89 (NIV) Your word, O LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.

Why Look At Last Days Lies?

Because : Ignorance

Can Hurt You!

Confronting The Big Lie : “No One Wants To Hear”

• The Devil Plants Excuses To Keep Us From Witnessing

• The Truth is Everyone Needs The Gospel

• Acts 4:12 (NIV) … Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."

Confronting The Big Lie : “No One Wants To Hear”

• People Don’t Just Need to Hear They Want to Hear!

• Acts 2:17 (NIV) … "'In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.

Confronting The Big Lie : “No One Wants To Hear”

• Some People Are So Hungry They Are Opening Themselves To False Teachers And Cults

• 1 John 3:7 (NIV) Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. (8) He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work.

Confronting The Big Lie : “No One Wants To Hear”

• We Don’t Need To Cover The Gospel We Need To Illuminate It

• We Don’t Need To Give In To The Enemy’s Deceptions. We Need To Let The Light Shine

• Acts 3:19 (NIV) Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,

Confronting The Big Lie : “No One Wants To Hear”

• Ignorance Can Hurt: • You & Your Church

• Your Family & Loved Ones

• This Whole Wide World

• TRUTH =They WANT and NEED to Know that Jesus Christ Has Come To Set Them Free!