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ARE YOU REALLY FIGHTING PORNOGRAPHY—OR NEGOTIATING WITH IT?
A Christian Call to Declare War on Sexual Sin
Pastor Joseph Clark

There comes a point in every Christian’s battle with pornography when we need to stop asking, “How can I manage this temptation?”

And start asking:

“How badly do I want to be free?”

Because pornography is not harmless entertainment.

It is not merely a private weakness.

It is not something Christians should simply learn to “live with.”

It is a temptation that can become an enslaving pattern of lust, fantasy, secrecy and sin. It can consume the imagination, corrupt the way we see other people, damage marriages and relationships, steal time, weaken prayer, and draw the heart away from the purity to which Christ has called His people.

And if you are a Christian who is fighting pornography, you need to understand something:

You are in a fight.

The question is whether you are actually fighting.

Or whether you are negotiating.

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STOP NEGOTIATING WITH TEMPTATION

One of the greatest mistakes we make with temptation is giving it a conversation.

“I’ll just look for a minute.”

“I won’t go any further.”

“I’ve been good for two weeks.”

“This isn’t really pornography.”

“Nobody knows.”

“God will forgive me.”

That isn’t resistance.

That’s negotiation.

And Scripture doesn’t tell us to negotiate with sexual temptation.

It tells us to flee.

“Flee fornication.”

— 1 Corinthians 6:18

Paul told Timothy:

“Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”

— 2 Timothy 2:22

Notice the word:

FLEE.

Not debate.

Not analyze.

Not negotiate.

Not see how close you can get without crossing the line.

Run.

Joseph understood this.

When Potiphar’s wife attempted to seduce him, Joseph didn’t stay around to see how strong his resistance would be.

When she grabbed him, Scripture says:

“And he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.”

— Genesis 39:12

Joseph ran.

Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is close the laptop.

Sometimes it’s putting the phone down.

Sometimes it’s getting out of bed.

Sometimes it’s leaving the room.

Sometimes it’s calling your accountability partner.

Sometimes it’s getting on your knees.

FLEE.

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JESUS DIDN’T NEGOTIATE WITH SATAN

Look at Jesus in the wilderness.

Satan came when Jesus was physically weakened after fasting forty days and forty nights.

The devil tempted Him.

And what did Jesus do?

He didn’t engage Satan in a philosophical debate.

He didn’t entertain the temptation.

He didn’t say, “Let me think about that.”

He said:

“It is written.”

When Satan tempted Him to turn stones into bread, Jesus answered:

“It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”

— Matthew 4:4

When Satan twisted Scripture to tempt Him again, Jesus answered:

“It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”

— Matthew 4:7

And when Satan offered Him the kingdoms of the world:

“Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”

— Matthew 4:10

Three temptations.

Three answers rooted in Scripture.

“It is written.”

That’s your model.

When pornography comes knocking, you need something stronger than emotion.

Something stronger than willpower.

Something stronger than the promise that “this will make you feel good.”

You need the Word of God.

David said:

“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”

— Psalm 119:11

Don’t wait until you’re already looking at pornography to start thinking about holiness.

Put the Word in your heart now.

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DECLARE WAR

Let’s be blunt.

If pornography has become a recurring sin in your life, declare war on it.

Don’t declare war on it tomorrow.

Don’t declare war on it after one more failure.

Declare war today.

Jesus used deliberately shocking language when describing how seriously we must treat sin:

“And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee…”

— Matthew 5:29

And:

“And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee…”

— Matthew 5:30

Jesus is not commanding literal self-mutilation.

He is teaching us that we must deal with sin radically and decisively.

If your smartphone repeatedly becomes the doorway to pornography, change how you use your smartphone.

If being alone late at night repeatedly leads you into sin, change your nighttime routine.

If particular websites, social-media accounts, or applications trigger lust, eliminate them.

If unrestricted internet access is destroying your purity, install safeguards.

If secrecy is feeding the problem, bring it into the light.

Stop protecting your access to the sin you claim you want to defeat.

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ARE YOU REALLY STRUGGLING?

This is where the question gets uncomfortable.

A Christian can struggle with sin.

Paul describes the conflict between flesh and Spirit:

“For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other…”

— Galatians 5:17

There is a battle.

There is resistance.

There is conflict.

But ask yourself:

Are you actually resisting?

Are you praying?

Are you fasting?

Are you reading Scripture?

Do you have an accountability partner?

Have you told another mature Christian about the problem?

Have you installed accountability software?

Have you removed private access to pornography?

Have you changed your routines?

Have you identified your triggers?

Have you stopped following accounts that stimulate lust?

Have you changed the environment in which you repeatedly fall?

Are you seeking pastoral help?

Are you willing to seek professional Christian counseling when appropriate?

Are you willing to seek a biblically grounded deliverance ministry if you believe you are dealing with entrenched spiritual bondage?

Or are you simply saying:

“I really want to stop”

while keeping every door open?

That’s not war.

That’s a weak attempt to negotiate a ceasefire with your own sin.

Commit.

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MAKE PORNOGRAPHY YOUR ENEMY

Paul says:

“Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God…”

— Romans 6:13

You have a choice about what you present yourself to.

What are you yielding?

Your eyes?

Your imagination?

Your phone?

Your computer?

Your time?

Your sexuality?

Your mind?

Your body?

Who gets them?

Pornography wants them.

Christ wants them.

Choose.

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DON’T BE IDLE

Idleness can become an open door.

If you are constantly alone, bored, scrolling, lying in bed, wandering through the internet, and allowing your mind to drift wherever it wants, don’t be surprised when temptation finds you.

Get busy.

Work.

Exercise.

Study.

Read.

Serve.

Pray.

Go outside.

Spend time with people.

Serve the church.

Build something.

Learn something.

Pursue your calling.

Paul instructed believers:

“And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands…”

— 1 Thessalonians 4:11

Don’t give temptation an empty house to occupy.

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BRING THE BATTLE INTO THE LIGHT

Pornography thrives in secrecy.

That is why accountability matters.

James says:

“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed.”

— James 5:16

Find someone trustworthy.

A mature Christian man.

A pastor.

A mentor.

An accountability partner.

Someone who will actually ask you the hard questions.

Not:

“Everything okay?”

But:

“Have you looked at pornography?”

“Have you intentionally searched for sexually explicit material?”

“Are there apps on your phone that you are hiding?”

“Have you been honest with me?”

You don’t need someone who merely makes you feel better.

You need someone who loves you enough to tell you the truth.

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SAFEGUARD YOUR DEVICES

Let’s stop pretending that technology is neutral when we know how we are using it.

If your phone is the primary gateway to your sin, safeguard your phone.

If your laptop is the gateway, safeguard your laptop.

Use reputable filtering and accountability tools.

Remove applications that repeatedly lead you into temptation.

Don’t sleep with an unrestricted device beside your bed if nighttime is when you repeatedly fall.

Don’t keep secret browsers.

Don’t create hidden accounts.

Don’t maintain a private digital world that nobody else knows exists.

Jesus said:

“And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee…”

— Matthew 5:29

The principle is clear:

Remove the access point.

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FAST AND PRAY

There are battles that should drive us to our knees.

Jesus Himself fasted when He entered the wilderness.

Matthew records:

“Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.”

— Matthew 4:1

And:

“And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.”

— Matthew 4:2

Fasting isn’t a magic formula.

It doesn’t purchase God’s favor.

But it can become a powerful expression of humility and dependence upon God.

Tell the Lord:

“Jesus, I cannot conquer this in my own strength. I need You.”

Pray when the temptation comes.

Pray before it comes.

Pray when you are strong.

Pray when you are weak.

And believe God.

Paul says:

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful…”

— 1 Corinthians 10:13

And then comes one of the greatest promises in Scripture:

“…but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”

— 1 Corinthians 10:13

Look for the escape route.

And when God provides it—

TAKE IT.

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PUT ON THE WHOLE ARMOUR OF GOD

You are not merely fighting a website.

You are fighting temptation.

You are fighting lust.

You are fighting deception.

And Scripture describes the Christian life as spiritual warfare.

Paul says:

“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

— Ephesians 6:10–12

Then he tells us to take:

The belt of truth.

The breastplate of righteousness.

The Gospel of peace.

The shield of faith.

The helmet of salvation.

The sword of the Spirit—which is the Word of God.

And:

Prayer.

Pornography can become a powerful instrument of temptation and enslavement.

Don’t underestimate it.

Peter says:

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Whom resist stedfast in the faith…”

— 1 Peter 5:8–9

Be sober.

Be vigilant.

Resist.

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SEEK DELIVERANCE IF YOU NEED IT

Some Christians experience pornography as an entrenched pattern of bondage that requires more intensive spiritual intervention.

If you believe that describes you, seek a mature, biblically grounded deliverance minister who understands Scripture, repentance, spiritual warfare, accountability, and the finished work of Christ.

One resource used in some Christian settings is Neil Anderson’s Bondage Breaking material.

But understand this carefully:

Your deliverer is not a minister.

Your deliverer is Jesus Christ.

No technique saves you.

No program saves you.

No deliverance minister saves you.

No accountability application saves you.

Jesus saves.

Jesus said:

“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”

— John 8:36

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FILL YOURSELF WITH CHRIST

Here’s the part many people miss.

The Christian life isn’t merely about removing pornography.

It’s about filling your life with Christ.

Paul says:

“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit.”

— Ephesians 5:18

Fill your mind with Scripture.

Fill your home with worship.

Fill your day with prayer.

Fill your time with service.

Fill your life with godly relationships.

Fill your heart with the things of God.

Paul tells us:

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report… think on these things.”

— Philippians 4:8

The goal isn’t simply:

“I must stop thinking about pornography.”

The goal is:

“I want to think more about Christ.”

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TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME

You don’t have to promise God that you’ll never be tempted again.

You don’t have to figure out how you’re going to remain pure for the next thirty years.

Win today.

When tomorrow comes, win tomorrow.

Jesus said:

“Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.”

— Matthew 6:34

Take today seriously.

Today, don’t look.

Today, don’t search.

Today, don’t indulge.

Today, pray.

Today, read the Word.

Today, walk in the Spirit.

Today, keep your eyes on Jesus.

One day at a time.

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AND IF YOU FALL—GET BACK UP

This is crucial.

If you fall, Satan will whisper:

“You failed again.”

Then:

“You’re a hypocrite.”

Then:

“You might as well keep going.”

Don’t listen.

Repent.

Confess it.

Get honest.

Tell your accountability partner.

Identify what led to the fall.

Close the door you left open.

And get back up.

“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again…”

— Proverbs 24:16

One failure does not mean you should surrender.

A person who falls off a wagon doesn’t say:

“Well, I fell off, so I might as well lie in the road forever.”

Get back on.

Repentance means turning back toward God.

Don’t allow shame to become an excuse for continued sin.

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DON’T USE GRACE AS AN EXCUSE

Never say:

“God forgives me, so it doesn’t matter.”

Paul asks:

“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

God forbid.”

— Romans 6:1–2

Grace is not permission to remain enslaved.

Grace teaches us:

“…denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world.”

— Titus 2:12

Christ did not die to make you comfortable in your chains.

He came to set you free.

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SO—ARE YOU REALLY FIGHTING?

Here is the question I want you to answer honestly.

Are you really fighting pornography?

Or are you negotiating with it?

Are you praying?

Are you fasting?

Are you in the Word?

Are you accountable?

Are your devices protected?

Are you eliminating your triggers?

Are you fleeing immediately?

Are you seeking help?

Are you willing to confess?

Are you willing to change your habits?

Are you willing to sacrifice convenience for purity?

Are you treating pornography like the serious spiritual threat that it is?

Because you cannot declare war on pornography while secretly maintaining a supply line to it.

You must choose.

You cannot serve Christ and willingly cultivate the sin that is destroying your fellowship with Him.

Jesus said:

“No man can serve two masters…”

— Matthew 6:24

So declare war.

Not against yourself.

Not against your sexuality.

Not against God’s good design for sexual intimacy.

Declare war against lust.

Declare war against pornography.

Declare war against secrecy.

Declare war against compromise.

Declare war against the lies that tell you that you cannot change.

And then—

LOOK TO JESUS.

“…let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith…”

— Hebrews 12:1–2

Your hope isn’t your willpower.

Your hope isn’t your perfect record.

Your hope isn’t an accountability application.

Your hope isn’t a deliverance minister.

YOUR HOPE IS JESUS CHRIST.

Submit to God.

Resist the devil.

Flee temptation.

Take the escape route.

Get back up when you fall.

Stay in the Word.

Put on the armour.

And keep your eyes on Jesus.

James gives us the battle cry:

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.”

— James 4:7–8

SUBMIT.

RESIST.

DRAW NEAR.

And keep fighting.

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A PRAYER FOR FREEDOM FROM PORNOGRAPHY AND SIN

Heavenly Father,

I come before You in the name of Jesus Christ.

I plead the blood of Jesus over all sin, sickness, temptation, evil, suffering, sexual sin, lust, and pornography.

I reject Satan and all his evil works.

I reject every lie, deception, temptation, bondage, and stronghold that would draw me away from Jesus Christ.

I renounce pornography and sexual impurity.

I repent of every time I have willingly entertained lust, fantasy, pornography, or sexual sin.

Lord Jesus, forgive me.

Cleanse me.

Purify my heart.

Renew my mind.

Strengthen my spirit.

Give me the power to flee temptation rather than negotiate with it.

Give me discernment to recognize temptation before it takes hold.

Give me the courage to close the door, put down the phone, turn away from the screen, and run from whatever would lead me into sin.

I receive Jesus Christ with all my heart and soul as my Lord and Savior.

I surrender my body, my mind, my eyes, my imagination, my sexuality, my desires, my relationships, my future, and my entire life to Jesus Christ.

Holy Spirit, fill me.

Teach me.

Guide me.

Strengthen me.

Convict me when I begin to wander.

Give me hatred for sin and a greater love for righteousness.

Help me to walk in purity.

Help me to walk in holiness.

Help me to walk in obedience.

Give me strength to fast.

Give me strength to pray.

Give me strength to stay in Your Word.

Give me wisdom to establish safeguards and accountability.

Give me humility to ask for help when I need it.

When temptation comes, remind me that You have provided a way of escape.

When I am weak, remind me that Your grace is sufficient.

When I fall, give me the humility to repent and the courage to rise again.

I declare that pornography will not be my master.

Lust will not be my master.

Sin will not be my master.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and my Master.

I submit myself to God.

I resist the devil.

I draw near to Jesus Christ.

And I place my complete faith and trust in Him.

In the mighty name of Jesus Christ,

Amen.

United States of America, looks like another silent night

As we're sung to sleep by philosophies
That save the trees and kill the children

And while we're lying in the dark
There's a shout heard 'cross the eastern sky

For the Bridegroom has returned
And has carried His bride away in the night

America, what will we miss while we are sleeping?

Will Jesus come again
And leave us slumbering where we lay?

America, will we go down in history

As a nation with no room for its King?

Will we be sleeping?

"While You Were Sleeping"
Casting Crowns

SERMON: WAKE UP AND CHOOSE HOLINESS — OR MISS ETERNAL LIFE

Text: Hebrews 12:14 — "Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord."
Text 2: Matthew 7:21 — "Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father."

INTRODUCTION:

Church, we love to say "I am saved, I believe." True, we are saved by grace through faith Ephesians 2:8.

But Bible says believe without obedience, without living pure life, earns no eternal life.

James 2:17,26 — Faith without works is dead. Dead faith cannot save.

This is a warning to church that has got GREEN 7 vision on the wall — calling for spiritual revival, repentance, awakening, rebirth. Get prepared now or you will miss eternal life and be cast in eternal fire. For eternal life God gives it to righteous only.

PART 1: BELIEVING ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH — OBEDIENCE IS PROOF

Romans 6:16 — "Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?"

You say you believe, but you still obey jealousy, gossiping, quarreling, fornication, lies — you are still slave to sin leading to death.

Luke 6:46 — Jesus says "Why do you call Me Lord, Lord, and do not do things which I say?"

1 John 2:3-4 — "Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says I know Him and does not keep His commandments is a liar, and truth is not in him."

Titus 1:16 — They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him.

Many in church are saved but living flesh mindset — that is compromise of truth.

PART 2: WHAT IS COMPROMISE OF TRUTH? — THE FLESH MINDSET

You must wake up and choose holiness above all else — above prosperity gospel, above money, above fame.

Compromise = Choosing prosperity gospel over holiness. Choosing flesh mindset.

Galatians 5:19-21 — "Now works of flesh are evident: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries... those who practice such things will not inherit kingdom of God."

Look: Jealous, gossiping, quarreling = will NOT inherit kingdom. That is what you wrote.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 — Neither fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, thieves, covetous, drunkards, revilers, extortioners will inherit kingdom.

2 Timothy 3:1-5 — In last days men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient — having form of godliness but denying its power.

Church, if you still live like this, your salvation is not finished.

PART 3: THOUGH YOU ARE SAVED, YOU MUST RUN A CLEAN RACE TO END

Philippians 2:12 — "Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling."

Hebrews 12:1 — "Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, laying aside every weight and sin which so easily ensnares us."

2 Timothy 4:7-8 — Paul says "I have fought good fight, I have finished race, I have kept faith. Finally there is laid up for me crown of righteousness, which Lord, righteous Judge, will give to me."

Not starting race — finishing clean race.

1 Corinthians 9:27 — Paul says "I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified."

Matthew 24:13 — "He who endures to end shall be saved."

Your final salvation is at end, not at beginning. 1 Peter 1:9 — receiving end of your faith — salvation of your souls.

PART 4: GREEN 7 VISION ON WALL — CALL FOR REVIVAL, REPENTANCE, AWAKENING, REBIRTH

You asked what is Green 7 on wall. This is what God showed me, Reagan, His servant witness.

Proverbs 29:18 — Where there is no vision, people perish.

GREEN = Mercy, life, green pastures Psalm 23:2, revival, Holy Spirit life. Psalm 52:8 — I am like green olive tree in house of God.

7 = Completion, perfection Genesis 2:2-3, fullness of God.

GREEN 7 ON WALL = Final fullness of God's mercy calling for:

Spiritual Revival: Habakkuk 3:2 — "O LORD, revive Your work in midst of years." Psalm 85:6 — Will You not revive us again?
Repentance: Acts 3:19 — "Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come."
Awakening: Ephesians 5:14 — "Awake, you who sleep, arise from dead, and Christ will give you light." Romans 13:11 — Now it is high time to awake out of sleep.
Rebirth: John 3:3,5 — Unless one is born again, born of water and Spirit, cannot enter kingdom.

This vision was given so you don't miss eternal life. Wall means it is written before you — warning is posted.

PART 5: ETERNAL LIFE GOD GIVES TO RIGHTEOUS ONLY — OR ETERNAL FIRE

Revelation 21:8 — "But cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is second death."

Matthew 25:46 — These will go away into everlasting punishment, but righteous into eternal life.

Romans 2:6-8 — God "will render to each one according to his deeds: eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey truth, but obey unrighteousness — indignation and wrath."

Psalm 11:7 — For the LORD is righteous, He loves righteousness.

God is righteous Judge 2 Timothy 4:8 — He cannot give eternal life to unrighteous. Must be righteous — washed by blood AND living pure Revelation 7:14, 14:4-5.

144,000 are seen as pure before God Rev14:4-5 — blameless. That is righteousness.

CONCLUSION: CHOOSE NOW

Joshua 24:15 — Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve.

Deuteronomy 30:19 — I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life.

Saved, church — wake up! Stop prosperity gospel lie that says "once saved always saved while living in sin." Stop flesh mindset — jealous, gossiping, quarreling.

Green 7 is last mercy. Next is RED 7 — blood, judgment complete. And skeleton vision — dead bones without Spirit.

Pray:

In Name of JESUS THE LAMB OF GOD, I repent! I turn from compromise of truth! I choose holiness above all else Heb 12:14! I will run clean race to end Heb 12:1! I receive Green 7 revival, awakening, rebirth John 3:3! Make me righteous by blood and obedience Rom 6:16, pure, blameless Rev14:5, so I miss not eternal life! Amen!

Blessings Brethren! Did you miss our Sunday Service yesterday (8/30/26)? Check out part of the Sermon Excerpt by Pastor Leon on "When Satanic Agenda Demands A Stand"

1 Samuel 22:17-18

Also, please continue to read the remainder of the excerpt.

Blessings Brethren! Did you miss our Sunday Service last week (8/23/26)? Check out the Sermon Excerpt by Pastor Leon on "The Power of Wordless Evangelism: Let Your Life Speak"

1 Thessalonians 1:7-8

We look forward to worshiping with you today at 10 am!

GLORIOUS SUNDAY SERMON OF
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Beautiful people of God, congratulations for making it to the last Sunday of August! We give God all the glory for bringing us this far. Every day we have seen His mercy, His preservation, and His faithfulness. And as we come to the final Sunday of this month, let us not only celebrate how far God has brought us. Let us also ask ourselves a deeper question:
If Jesus comes today, am I truly ready? Because the Rapture is real, but Jesus Christ is the real deal. And, that is the message before us today:
THE REAL DEAL.

LET US PRAY:
Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of Your Word. Open our hearts today and give us understanding. Let Your Word awaken us, examine us, and prepare us for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Above everything else, help us to know Jesus, live in Jesus, and remain in Jesus until the end. In Jesus' mighty name. Amen.

LESSON: JOHN 14:1-3, 6

TOPIC: THE REAL DEAL

TEXT:
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
1 Thessalonians 4:16 (NKJV)

INTRODUCTION:
Jesus promised that He would come again and receive His people to Himself. Scripture teaches that the Lord will descend, the dead in Christ will rise, and those who are alive and remain will be caught up to meet Him in the air. But the Rapture is not the real deal. Jesus Christ is the real deal. Because without Jesus, there is no Rapture for us. No Jesus, no Rapture!

EXPOSITION 1
THE RAPTURE IS REAL:
We must first establish this clearly.
The Rapture is not a Christian fairy tale.
It is not something invented to frighten people.
It is part of the hope given to the Church.
Jesus said in John 14:3: “I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” Notice something very important.
Jesus did not merely say, “I will send somebody for you.” He said: “I will come again.” And Paul gives us the picture in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17. He says the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God. The dead in Christ will rise first, and those who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them to meet the Lord in the air. That is the Rapture.

The word may be debated by people, but the biblical event is clearly described.There will be a resurrection.
There will be a catching away. There will be a meeting in the air. And there will be a glorious reunion with the Lord. So, Christian, the Rapture is real. But don't stop there. Because there is something more important than knowing that the Rapture is real.

You must know the One who is coming.
The Rapture is an event. Jesus is the Person behind the event. The Rapture is a promise. Jesus is the Promiser. The Rapture is the catching away.
Jesus is the One we are going to meet.
That brings us to the heart of the message.

EXPOSITION 2:
JESUS CHRIST IS THE REAL DEAL
From Genesis to Revelation, the great story of Scripture is pointing us toward God's redemptive work fulfilled in Christ. Jesus is not an addition to Christianity. Jesus is the center of Christianity.
Remove Jesus, and Christianity has no foundation.
Remove Jesus, and salvation has no meaning.
Remove Jesus, and the resurrection has no hope.
Remove Jesus, and the Gospel has no message.
And remove Jesus from the Rapture...
There is no Rapture for you.

Jesus said in John 14:6:
“I am the way, the truth, and the life.”
Not a way. The way. Not a truth. The truth.
Not merely someone who gives life. The life.
That is why Jesus is the real deal.
He is not an imitation Savior.
He is not a religious symbol.
He is not merely a great teacher among many teachers. He is the Son of God who came into the world, died for our sins, rose from the dead, and promised to come again. And notice how beautifully the Bible connects the resurrection, the Rapture, and Jesus.

Paul says in 1 Thessalonians 4:14 that because Jesus died and rose again, believers have hope concerning those who have died in Christ. Then he proceeds to explain the coming of the Lord and the catching away. Everything points back to Jesus. So don't make the mistake of becoming more interested in escaping the earth than in knowing Christ.

Don't become so fascinated by the Rapture that you forget the One who is coming.
Don't spend all your time asking:
“When will the Rapture happen?” and fail to ask:
“Am I truly in Christ?” Because the greatest question is not: “Will there be a Rapture?” The greatest question is: “Will I be ready for Jesus?”

EXPOSITION 3:
NO JESUS, NO RAPTURE
Now we come to the heart of the message.
NO JESUS, NO RAPTURE! Let me say it again:
NO JESUS, NO RAPTURE! Why?
Look at the language of Scripture.
1 Thessalonians 4:16 does not simply say, “the dead shall rise.” It says: “The dead in Christ shall rise first.”
That is the key. IN CHRIST. That is the qualification.

The issue is not merely whether you attend church.
The issue is whether you are in Christ.
You may know Christian songs. No Jesus, no Rapture. You may carry a Bible. No Jesus, no Rapture. You may have a church position. No Jesus, no Rapture. You may be called Pastor, Evangelist, Prophet, Reverend or Minister. No Jesus, no Rapture.
You may come from a Christian family.
No Jesus, no Rapture. You may have been baptized.
No Jesus, no Rapture. You may have preached to thousands. No Jesus, no Rapture. Because the Rapture is not a reward for religious appearance.

It is the blessed hope of those who belong to Christ
Jesus Himself said in Matthew 7:21 that not everyone who says, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the kingdom of heaven. That should make every one of us examine ourselves. Because there is a difference between knowing about Jesus and knowing Jesus. There is a difference between carrying Christianity and carrying Christ. There is a difference between having a religious identity and having a relationship with Jesus.

So, my brother, my sister: Do you have Jesus?
Not just religion. Jesus. Not just church. Jesus.
Not just the language of Christianity. Jesus.
Not just the appearance. Jesus. Because when that trumpet sounds, your title will not catch you up.
Your denomination will not catch you up.
Your money will not catch you up.
Your popularity will not catch you up.
Your social-media followers will not catch you up.
It is Christ that matters.

The Bible says: “The dead in Christ shall rise first.”
And those who are alive and remain will be caught up to meet the Lord. So the destination is not even the most important thing. The destination is important because Jesus is there. Heaven is precious because Jesus is there. Eternal life is precious because Jesus is there. The Rapture is glorious because it brings us to Jesus. Therefore: THE RAPTURE IS REAL.
BUT JESUS CHRIST IS THE REAL DEAL.
NO JESUS, NO RAPTURE!

Say it in your heart. NO JESUS, NO RAPTURE!
Get Jesus right. Live for Jesus. Walk with Jesus.
Remain in Jesus. And when Jesus comes...
be ready to meet Him.

CONCLUSION
JESUS IS THE REAL DEAL !
The message is simple. The Rapture is real.
But don't make the Rapture your god. Jesus is the real deal. Don't merely prepare for an event. Prepare to meet a Person. Don't merely look for the trumpet.
Look to Jesus. Because NO JESUS, NO RAPTURE.
But if you are in Christ, you have the blessed hope that when He comes, you will meet Him in the air and be with Him forever. Jesus is the real deal.

PRAYER
Lord Jesus, I need You. Forgive my sins, cleanse my heart, and make me truly Yours. Remove every form of hypocrisy, lukewarmness, and false confidence from my life. Help me to remain in You, walk with You, and live ready for Your coming. When the trumpet sounds, may I be found in Christ. May I not miss You. May I not miss eternity. In Jesus' mighty name. Amen.

GOODWILL MESSAGE
May you never miss Jesus. May your heart remain faithful, your life remain ready, and your faith remain strong until the Lord comes. May you be found in Christ when the trumpet sounds. In Jesus' name, Amen.

HAPPY GLORIOUS SUNDAY
HAVE AN AMAZING WEEK MM

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SERMON TO KINGDOMS OF KINGS ON EARTH — WHAT SON IS SPEAKING THROUGH VISIONS — ABOUT KING OYO OF TORO DEAD AT 34 AND KING HARALD V OF NORWAY DEAD AT 89 — SAME WEEK — WHY KINGDOMS MUST FOLLOW THOSE ALIVE IN CHRIST SO THAT SOULS EVEN IF DEAD REMAIN OF LORD'S

Preach for living ones — Green 7 lens — Spiritual advice — With scriptural support

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TEXT: Ps 146:3-4 — Do not put your trust in princes, nor in son of man, in whom there is no help. His spirit departs, he returns to his earth; in that very day his plans perish.

Dan 2:21 — He removes kings and raises up kings.

Rom 14:8 — For if we live, we live to Lord; and if we die, we die to Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are Lord's.

1. SAD NEWS CONFIRMED — TWO THRONES EMPTY — ONE YOUNG, ONE OLD — SAME WEEK

Son has shown me — Red 7 judgement first to house 1 Pet 4:17 — then to thrones — for Green 7 purification — Now fulfillment seen:

King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Toro Kingdom, Uganda — world's youngest monarch crowned at 3 years — died about 10pm August 27, 2026 aged 34 — ruled 31 years — Toro Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki announced with profound sadness, heavy heart.

King Harald V of Norway, Europe — died peacefully at Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet at 6:35 a.m. August 28, 2026 aged 89 — reigned since 1991 — 35 years — Europe's oldest living monarch — now succeeded by King Haakon — BBC confirmed "Norway's King Harald dies aged 89".

Young Africa king 34 — Old Europe king 89 — Both removed same 48 hours — Job 12:23 — He makes nations great, and destroys them... He takes away understanding of chiefs...

Why Son allowed both? To speak to ALL kingdoms — black and white — traditional and modern — Thrones are temporary.

2. WHAT SON IS SPEAKING / SHOWN THROUGH VISIONS — WHY I SAID KINGDOMS MUST FOLLOW THOSE ALIVE

Son showed Red 7 — massive sorrow on house to end massive glory Rom 8:18 — Gold pure Job 23:10 — Then shake thrones Heb 12:27 — Because some culture norms they worship not with alignment with sound doctrine — If not corrected, souls do not remain Lord's when dead — they rest in assembly of dead Prov 21:16.

My word was: Should these kingdoms of kings on earth need to follow those alive so that their souls even if dead remain of Lord's.

Spiritual meaning:

Luke 9:60 — Jesus said: Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach kingdom of God.
Rev 1:18 — I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore.

Follow those alive = Follow Christ alive and those alive in Christ — not follow dead ancestors, dead kings, dead traditions, dead drums.

John 11:25-26 — I am resurrection and life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.

If kingdoms follow alive Christ now, then Rom 14:8 fulfilled — Whether live or die, you are Lord's — Soul remains Lord's even if body dies — 2 Cor 5:8 — absent from body, present with Lord.

If follow dead culture, John 8:24 — If you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins — Soul does NOT remain Lord's.

3. WHERE CULTURE NORMS OF THESE TWO KINGDOMS MISSED SOUND DOCTRINE

A. Toro Kingdom culture:

Worship of Nyalebe sacred drum as god — sounding drum to become king — Ex 20:3 — You shall have no other gods before Me — Acts 17:24 — God does not dwell in temples made with hands, nor in drums.
Lion-skin crown treated as power object — Col 2:8 — Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to tradition of men, and not according to Christ.
Consulting Emisambwa, ancestors, mediums when king dies — turning drums upside down — Deut 18:11-12 — Or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. For all who do these things are abomination to LORD — Isa 8:19 — Should a people seek their God? Should they seek the dead on behalf of the living? — Lev 20:6 — I will set My face against the person who turns to mediums.

This culture, if continues, makes heir Prince also miss Lord.

B. Norway Kingdom culture — King Harald V era:

Kingdom called Christian but now secular — Church blessing same-sex — Isa 5:20 — Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil — Rom 1:26-27 — exchange natural use for unnatural.
Royal tolerance of scandals — 1 Cor 6:9-10 — Do not be deceived... neither fornicators... nor homosexuals... will inherit kingdom of God.
Tradition of Lutheran state church as culture, not as Christ alive — 2 Tim 3:5 — Having form of godliness but denying its power.
2 Tim 4:3-4 — Time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires... will turn their ears away from truth, and be turned aside to fables.

King Harald V was loved for warmth and humility — King Charles tribute said "warmth and humility" — But warmth without truth cannot keep soul — Need Eph 4:15 — speaking truth in love.

Both kingdoms — Toro traditional, Norway modern — both need return to sound doctrine.

4. SPIRITUAL ADVICE — WHAT KINGDOMS MUST DO NOW SO SOULS REMAIN LORD'S EVEN IF DEAD

Tit 2:1 — But as for you, speak things which are proper for sound doctrine.

For Toro — Heir Prince to be enthroned:

Let Christ be crowned first in Karuziika Palace — Matt 6:33 — Seek first kingdom of God and His righteousness. — Josh 24:15 — As for me and my house, we will serve LORD.
Stop giving worship to objects — Drum, crown, stool are artifacts, not gods — John 4:24 — God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.
Bury King Oyo with gospel — Not with calling dead spirits — 1 Thess 4:14 — For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. — Let funeral preach resurrection — so his soul, if he believed, remains Lord's — Rom 14:8.
Teach true Israel — 1 John 3:9 — Whoever born of God does not practice sin — True kingship established by righteousness Prov 16:12 — throne established by righteousness — Not by millet bread rituals.

For Norway — New King Haakon VIII:

Acknowledge King of kings over King of Norway — 1 Tim 6:15 — King of kings and Lord of lords — Ps 2:10-12 — Be wise, O kings... Kiss Son, lest He be angry.
Lead nation back to sound doctrine — Rev 3:19 — As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. — Remove blessing of sin — Return to 1 Cor 6:11 — And such were some of you. But you were washed, sanctified, justified in name of Lord Jesus.
Use Nidaros Cathedral not as museum but to preach Acts 20:28 — Church purchased with His own blood belongs to Christ — That Harald V soul and all Norwegians who die — remain Lord's only if washed in Blood — Rev 1:5 — To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood.
Pray for kings — 1 Tim 2:1-2 — Supplications... be made for kings... that we may lead quiet and peaceable life in all godliness.

For All Kingdoms of Earth:

Heb 12:27-28 — Yet once more I shake... that those things which cannot be shaken may remain... we are receiving kingdom which cannot be shaken.

If kingdoms follow those alive — Christ alive — then promise:

Rom 14:8 — Whether live or die, we are Lord's.
Rom 8:38-39 — Neither death nor life... shall be able to separate us from love of God which is in Christ Jesus.
Rev 14:4 — 144,000 follow Lamb wherever He goes — It is not written they died — thus in spiritual lens won't suffer death — Those living to be raptured with dead in Christ raising first in air then them meeting Christ on clouds — 1 Thess 4:16-17 — But regardless, even when they die still belong to Lord — Rom 14:8.

If refuse — more thrones empty — Isa 40:23 — He brings princes to nothing.

ALTAR CALL TO KINGDOMS:

King Oyo dead 34 — King Harald V dead 89 — Young or old — appointment stands — Heb 9:27 — It is appointed for men to die once, but after this judgment.

Toro and Norway — Choose now whom you will follow — Dead customs or Alive Christ?

Deut 30:19 — I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live.

Let both new kings — Prince heir of Toro and King Haakon VIII of Norway — declare: My kingdom belongs to Christ — From now we follow those alive — So our souls even if dead remain Lord's.

Rev 5:12 — Worthy is Lamb who was slain to receive power...

Amen — Let living ones hear — Repent or perish — Thrones fall so only Christ throne remains forever.

WHAT IF GOD ANSWERED… JUST NOT THE WAY YOU EXPECTED?

Sometimes we're so focused on what we THINK the answer should look like that we miss what GOD is doing right in front of us.

His plan doesn't have to look like mine to still be GOOD.

Have you ever looked back and realized God's answer was better than yours?

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