Pastor Wayne Edwards of the Heritage Baptist Church, Perry, Georgia, USA continues his enlightening series of sermons. This Sundays sermon is “Heavenly Citizens – Earthly Servants”. The service begins at approximately 25 minutes. As always the news clips illustrating prophecy fulfillment is a must read section for all sentient people who are in tune with the signs of the times which are all around you.
Gibber! Gibber!
Chugley
PASTOR WAYNE WRITES:
September 6, 2024
Dear Heritage Family and Friends,
Persecution is the deliberate mistreatment or ridicule of a person or group of people based on their race, country of origin, religion, or political opinion. According to both Christian and secular historians, the Jews have been, and continue to be, the most oppressed ethnic group in the history of humanity.
However, anti-Christian violence in America is rising. According to the Family Research Council, the number of attacks on churches in 2023 (436) was twice as high as it was in 2022 and eight times as high as it was in 2018.
Pastors are being targeted. On Tuesday night, dozens of bullets were fired at Pastor Greg Locke’s home in Tennessee. Several months ago, a trailer full of Bibles was pulled into the church parking lot and set afire.
Conservative politicians are being targeted. Christian schools are being targeted. Pro-life organizations are being targeted. Evangelical Christians are the number one enemies of secular humanists, and if Donald Trump wins the election in November, Christians can expect such violence to increase.
This Sunday, we will continue our sermons from 1 Peter: A Living Hope – Preparing for Persecution. The title of this sermon is “Heavenly Citizens – Earthly Servants.” As Christians, we are called to stand firm in our faith. However, God has also called us to prepare to be persecuted because of our convictions.
According to the article enclosed by Noah Lewallen, the “Greatest Threat” to our democracy is today’s fake news. Some synonyms for fake include “false, not genuine, counterfeit, imitation, fraudulent, invalid, and untrue.” The con begins with just enough truth to get us to listen to or watch it, and then the subtle fraud begins.
For example, in the tragedy at the school in Winder, GA, a 14-year-old boy managed to bypass the security system, enter the school building, and kill four people. While the news media accurately stated the facts of the event, the STORY morphed into the need for more gun control, which is a significant issue of the liberal progressives. So, the news is slanted to the writer’s worldview and those they choose to interview.
However, the greatest threat we face today is the fake gospel—just enough truth to convince the undiscerning that what they are hearing is true, but not the whole truth. “Just pray and invite Jesus into your heart, and He will make your life happy and healthy.” There is no call to confession of sin, repentance from sin, a surrender of their lives unto the Lordship of Christ, and a willingness to become transformed into the image of Christ. Sadly, countless thousands have fallen victim!
Years ago, Charles Haddon Spurgeon said, “Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong, but in knowing the difference between right and almost right.” Regarding our salvation, eternity is too long to be just a little bit wrong!
Thank you for forwarding these news reports and articles to those you think might be interested. We added several new email addresses to our list this week. PW
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Wayne J. and Linda J. Edwards PO Box 766 Perry, GA 31069 706-599-3966 wnledwards@gmail.com
