Blind Oblivious Sheep
About this sermon
In “Blind Oblivious Sheep,” Pastor Dean Odle warns that professing Christians can remain spiritually blind when they neglect Scripture, refuse the fear of the Lord, or settle into lukewarm religion. Using Jesus’ charge to Peter to feed His sheep, 1 Corinthians 4, Ephesians 4, and 1 Peter 2, Odle describes ministers as stewards responsible to provide the whole counsel of God while believers must actively desire the milk and meat of the Word.
Chronological teaching outline
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Worship and prayer stress God’s holiness and the fearful seriousness of responding to Him.
Jesus’ charge to Peter and the ministry gifts establish a duty to feed believers faithfully from Scripture.
Proverbs 25 and Matthew 13 introduce the need to search out truth rather than assume biblical mysteries are obvious.
Psalm 25, Proverbs 1, and Isaiah 66 connect guidance and God’s secret with humility, reverence, and obedience.
The speaker critiques doctrinal systems and teachers that, in his view, evade plain warnings of Scripture.
Personal responsibility, fear of God, judgment, and the consequences of habitual compromise are emphasized.
Jesus’ demands, apostolic preaching, and Hebrews 12 are used to reject casual discipleship.
The sermon closes by urging hearers to accept Scripture from Genesis to Revelation and pray for revival.
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But the face of the Lord is against them who do evil. To what? To cut off the remembrance of them from the land. And it's a fearful thing to fall into the hands of a mighty God. It's a fearful day to fall into the hands of the almighty God that sits before the golden throne. Amen. So let's give the Lord the glory due to his name today. Thank you Jesus. Thank you Jesus. Praise God. Thank you Jesus for your goodness tonight. I know this is a new song, but let's call the land of the living free. Let's pay attention to the words. And as we sing the song, let's do our best to mean them. Mean the words. Mean what we're singing. Wake me up, Lord. Feel my cup blow till I'm yearning for you. With your power, Holy Spirit, till I'm burning for you. Oh, holy, holy fire of God, move upon me. Keep my soul from death, my tears, my feet from falling. I draw near to you, oh Lord. Draw near to me. And I will praise you in the land of the living free. The land of the living free. I will love you because you hear me
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o joyfully. I will sing of the glory of your power and your awesome mesty. Holy, holy, fire of God, move upon me. Keep my soul from death, my tears, and my feet from falling. I draw near to you, oh Lord. Draw near to me and I will praise you in the land of the living free. In the land of the living free. Let me feel the joy of the Holy Ghost from breathing. Touching others by the power of your presence in me. Holy, holy, fire of God, move upon me. Keep my soul from death and my eyes from tears and my feet from falling. Lord, I draw near to you. Oh Lord, draw near to me. And I will praise you in the land of the willing free. In the land of the living free, Lord. The land of the living free. Lord in the land of the living free. Lord Jesus we praise you. Thank you Jesus. Thank you. Thank you Lord. Thank you Lord. You know we can live free here. Yes. We can live free. There is power to overcome.
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There's power in the blood of Jesus. We overcome by the word of our testimony, by the blood of the lamb. Praise God. Thank you, Jesus, for keeping us today. Jesus, thank you. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Lord. Lord, we choose to praise you today in the land of the living, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Jesus. We love you, Lord. And we just worship you this morning, Lord. Lord, we just pray that that what we bring this morning to you, Lord, will be a a fragrant offering, Lord. That it would be pleasing to you, oh God. Thank you Jesus. I love you Lord for your mercy never fails me. And all my days I've been held in your hands. From the moment that I wake up till I lay my head. Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God. Cuz all my life you have been faithful. Cuz all my life you have been so so good. With every breath that I am able, oh I will sing of the goodness of God. I love your voice. You have led me through the fire and in darkest night. You are close like no other. known you as a father. I've known you as a friend. Oh, and I have lived in the goodness of God. Thank you, Jesus. Cuz all my life you have been faithful. You're faithful. All my life you have been so so good. With every breath that I am able. Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Lord, that you've been faithful. Let's sing that again. Cuz all my life you have been faithful. You've been faithful.
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And all my life you have been so so good with every breath that I am able. Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God. Your goodness, your goodness is running after. It's running after me. Your goodness is running after. It's running after me. With my life laid down, surrender it down. Not give you everything. Your goodness is running after. It's running after me. Cuz all my life cuz all my life you have been faithful. You've been faithful. And all my life you have been so so good. With every breath that I am aable. Oh I will sing of the goodness of God. Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God. Oh, I will sing the goodness of God. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Lord. Let's sing that one more time. All my life, cuz all my life you have been faithful. And all my life you have been so so good. With every breath that I made. Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God. Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God. Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord. Everybody that can pray in the spirit, let's just pray in the spirit right here. Jesus. Lord Jesus, we call on you.
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