Fantasy Land
About this sermon
In “Fantasy Land,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about biblical love, Bible prophecy, the condition of the church. Drawing especially from Psalm 119, Luke 11, 1 Thessalonians 4, 2 Thessalonians 2, the teaching emphasizes that biblical love is demonstrated through truth, patience, sacrifice, and conduct toward others. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone.
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Odle focuses on Bible prophecy while working through Psalm 119. The message argues that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. It connects this with the conviction that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on the authority of Scripture. The message argues that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. It connects this with the conviction that biblical love is demonstrated through truth, patience, sacrifice, and conduct toward others. The practical emphasis is to practice patient, truthful love in relationships and conflict.
Odle focuses on Bible prophecy while working through Luke 11. The message argues that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. It connects this with the conviction that the sermon relates Israel’s place in Scripture to the unfolding prophetic picture. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on spiritual leadership. The message argues that leaders are accountable to teach faithfully, serve the flock, and model the character they proclaim. It connects this with the conviction that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on the condition of the church. The message argues that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. It connects this with the conviction that biblical love is demonstrated through truth, patience, sacrifice, and conduct toward others. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on biblical love. The message argues that biblical love is demonstrated through truth, patience, sacrifice, and conduct toward others. It connects this with the conviction that the believer must answer fear with trust in God, sober judgment, and faithful action. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on Islamic origins and claims. The message argues that Islamic claims and biblical revelation present incompatible accounts of God and salvation. It connects this with the conviction that a durable Christian life must be built on Christ, sound doctrine, and obedient response to Scripture. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on prayer. The message argues that prayer expresses dependence on God and prepares believers to hear and obey Him. It connects this with the conviction that faithfulness in the home requires instruction, loving correction, protection, and a consistent Christian example. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
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father we ask you to soften our hearts truly Lord I think a lot of times we don't realize our hearts get a little callous a little hard a little dry Lord I ask you Lord today to soften our hearts to open our eyes to help us Lord where we need help today it's not our church still needs help we need your spirit to move we need you to touch people even in this room those listening today those who will listen to this service Lord we ask you God the touch Christians today there are so many Christians Lord today are just they're just Lawless they're self-centered and self-oriented they make excuses they don't want to hear certain things that are in your word and they live in a fantasy world Lord I pray that folks will wake up in Jesus name amen it's a whole lot going on sure come here come up here come up here just hold on we want to get it you just spoke to me that a word in season is Pleasant to the soul and he also spoke to me that we have to fortify the walls of the city so and then he also gave me another thing that says my word is like a fire to burn up the stubble so that was the thing amen praise God there's just so much going on you guys you know I guess what I'm more amazed about in these times right now I'm really amazed you know we could talk about you know it's shocking what's going on with Isis in the Middle East it's shocking what's going on with Russia and the Ukraine it's shocking what's going on in our own country with the border and just the horrible policies of our government it's shocking what's going on in the world mass murder I mean we are we're watching another Holocaust in our time happen but it's shocking is all that is I think I'm more shocked right now by how Christians are acting especially Western Christians and when I say Western I I say that now because we have people in Europe and people in Australia and people in America
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listening so what I'm talking about is the modern Western mentality that's running through not the Middle East not Asia but our mentality here particularly Americans because we tend to ship our mentality and ideas elsewhere all over the place but just in the last week just listening to Christians and what Christians want to defend and argue about and I'm like are you Clueless you know you got to wonder so when will you when will when will the church or people who say they're Christian when will they grow up a little bit um you know I mean we have Christians defending occultists we have Christians defending using pagan occult witchcraft techniques to heal them or to have health like essential oils we have people arguing about uh upset at me because I said I don't trust Muslims and you do I guess and I and then I start realizing then you dare call out a sin and they want to argue about why it's okay or why you know there's Grace and why God overlooks it you bring up demons and they want to talk about oh you're looking for a demon behind every bush that's amazing to me I guess what's amazing to me is you bring up stuff that's in the Bible oh yeah and if you preach on end time prophecy we don't want to hear that we're tired of hearing that that's been said in this place we've actually had people leave the church not just because of that offended over several things because of the word offended at the word offended because they can't divorce their husband or their their wife for no reason offended because Pastor Dean there would say no you can't do that we've had people offended saying you know we got people get offended still still don't like us because you know we said hey it's not a good idea to to date somebody else when you're still married imagine that we had that problem isn't it amazing though Christians really are at a point where they just really don't want to hear what's reality there's a whole Christian fantasy world
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the Bible study Thursday night ended up being a three and a half to four hour debate about the pre-tribulation Rapture and several other issues from someone who came as a guest who decided they wanted to go down that road and I'm just going to be honest with you I'm at a point where y'all already know I'm pretty tough but I'm at a point now where I'm really getting to the point I'm not going to care about anybody's feelings anymore over the truth if your feelings get hurt over the truth or if I preach something 500 times and you don't like it I don't care because I'm going to preach and I'm going to teach exactly what God tells me and then you take it up with him you got a problem with it it's really that simple you know the the problem with the people of God in the Old Testament and in the New Testament when Jesus came along the problem was not that they didn't want certain things from their their prophets and their priests and their pastors and their teachers and the prophets and apostles it's not going to say oh yeah they want healing oh yeah they want Deliverance oh yeah they want help oh yeah they want someone there when somebody's sick or when somebody dies oh yeah we we we want you to tell us what makes us feel good but we really really really tell you the truth the body of Christ does not want they just don't want true Prophets I found this out they really don't they don't want true prophets they don't want to know what's really going on they don't want to know what's really reality I can't tell tell you how many Christians have said to me I don't want to know about that I don't want to hear that babe look this verse up for me please to save me time I think it's in Psalm 119. but those it says this those who love God's law the word of God it says this nothing shall offend them oh look that up for me I believe it's Psalm 119 I can't remember what verse out of the hundred and 76 verses but that was just burning on my mind this morning those who love 165 psalm 119. 165. why don't you read it real loud for
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US Bank great peace have they that love thy law or Thy word God's word and nothing shall offend them Psalm 119 verse 165 great peace have they who love thy law Thy word and nothing shall offend them so let me just let me just inform you of something if something that I preach from the Bible or even in current events that is happening because it's in Bible prophecy if something that I preach offends you or makes you irritated or makes you mad or something you don't want to hear the problem is because some for some reason you don't really love God's word with all your heart soul mind and strength you don't really love the truth if you did you would not be offended at the word of God it's always proof that you love something else more something it's either yourself or some sin you want to keep hold of or some Idol you want to keep hold of or some plan that you want to keep hold of or something you want to hold on to but when the words preached and you can't handle it the problem is because you just don't love the word of God as you should see a lot of Christians give lip service oh I love the Bible I love the truth I want to hear the truth I love the scriptures I love uh you know I love I love it I I know people as you said preach it man step on my toes rebuke me correct me until I do hold me accountable Pastor Dean oh and then when I do but what I'm amazed about now is how I give people scripture about something and they want to go off into some some fantasy world as a Christian you're supposed to build your life your faith your beliefs every single thing about you is supposed to be built upon the word of God the truth no lies no deception no half truth no partial truth no no truth some truth mixed with some lies and because of this attitude because there are just so many offended
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