Leaven in the Kingdom
About this sermon
In “Leaven in the Kingdom,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about the authority of Scripture, the condition of the church, spiritual deception. Drawing especially from Matthew 24, John 17, Psalm 138, Matthew 13, the teaching emphasizes that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise.
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Odle focuses on spiritual deception while working through Matthew 24, John 17, Psalm 138. The message argues that believers are warned to test persuasive claims and religious appearances by Scripture. 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 freedom from fear while working through Matthew 13. The message argues that the believer must answer fear with trust in God, sober judgment, and faithful action. It connects this with the conviction that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on eternal life and hope while working through Matthew 13, Luke 13. The message argues that the promise of eternal life directs believers toward hope, holiness, and perseverance in Christ. It connects this with the conviction that God’s grace forgives and also trains believers to leave sin and live in obedience. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on salvation while working through Matthew 13, John 3, Luke 17. The message argues that salvation is presented as God’s work in Christ that produces a changed life and continuing faith. 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 test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on the condition of the church while working through Matthew 13, Proverbs 25, Matthew 16. The message argues that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. It connects this with the conviction that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. The practical emphasis is to practice patient, truthful love in relationships and conflict.
Odle focuses on the authority of Scripture while working through Matthew 13, Revelation 17. The message argues that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. It connects this with the conviction that unresolved offense can become bitterness, while forgiveness releases judgment to God and protects the heart. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on the condition of the church while working through Matthew 13, Revelation 17, and 1 Timothy 5. The message argues that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. It connects this with the conviction that believers are warned to test persuasive claims and religious appearances by Scripture. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on grace and mercy. The message argues that God’s grace forgives and also trains believers to leave sin and live in obedience. It connects this with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on the authority of Scripture while working through Jeremiah 29. The message argues that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. It connects this with the conviction that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on the authority of Scripture while working through Psalm 46. The message argues that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. It connects this with the conviction that believers are warned to test persuasive claims and religious appearances by Scripture. The practical emphasis is to examine the heart, receive correction, and finish faithfully.
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hallelujah praise you lord there's there's none like you jesus you are the only king of kings you are the lord of lords you are the god of gods you're the creator of heaven and earth and all of the universe you are god the way the truth and the life and there is no other way to heaven no other way to eternal life there's no other god who took on flesh and and died for the sins of mankind you are the only way the only truth and the only life lord help us to convey that god both with with love and boldness so many people around us they need to know you before it's too late so we pray god help us to be men and women of prayer men and women of of boldness and sharing our our witness and our testimony that jesus christ is the way the truth and the life the savior the only one that can wash away sin well we praise you and we thank you jesus name amen hallelujah well good morning everyone hope you had a good week [Music] i did two deliverances this week so i'm tired i'm worn out went back to working at gtr this week as well so i'm even more tired and worn out than usual but god is good he is our strength he refreshes us amen he helps us um hallelujah well going to look at some stuff today got a few things i want to go to in the word this morning first of all i want you to turn in your bibles turn to uh to matthew chapter 13 we're going to look at the shortest parable jesus ever told and yet the ramifications of it are huge because really i believe it was a basically a parable or a prophecy about the time we're living in now everybody knows in here because you've heard me preach it many times that we're living in the last of the last days and one of the things jesus said in matthew 24 was one of the major signs or problems or issues
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of the last days he said many will come in my name and deceive many right many will come in my name and deceive many and then he even said it again later on in the chapter he said many false prophets will rise and deceive many okay i think it's hard for us i still think even within our church there is not a grasp of how bad the deception has spread within the church okay because i'm i'm just giving you these verses you can look me up later but second thessalonians chapter 2 jesus through the apostle paul said let no man deceive you talking about the coming of the lord and and the rapture he said let no man deceive you concerning the coming of our lord jesus christ and our gathering together unto him he said let no one deceive you that day will not come except there come a falling away first and you've heard me talk about and what that means is an apostasy that means many people who were walking loyal to jesus walking in the truth of the word of god before jesus comes back in this in the second coming he said there would be this departure from the faith and and let me just say this departure from the faith does not mean necessarily that you quit believing in jesus so that he is um the son of god it literally means there the apostasy or to be deceived the words mean to stray from truth y'all hear me jesus is known as the way the truth and the life right jesus testified and all of the apostles and all of the prophets testified that the word of god is the truth right jesus said it in john 17. he said in his prayer his great they the great prayer he prayed before he was crucified he said sanctify them through thy word thy word is truth right the word of god is true now jesus name is also known as the word of god and y'all have heard me say this many times but you cannot separate jesus christ of nazareth from the written word of god they are as one as unified as father son and holy ghost okay matter of fact if you look at psalm 138 and if you want to turn there you can but one of the things it says and i believe it's in verse 2 but in psalm 138 there he says that god speaks about his word and he says he's magnified his word above his name think about that for a second this is the same god who says if you
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take his name in vain he will not hold you guiltless right this is the same god who says in the new testament that the name of jesus is above every name and that at the name of jesus every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that jesus christ is lord to the glory of god the father so god speaks of his word he says he has magnified it above his name see let me just say the word of god is holy the word of god is pure the word of god is truth the word of god is alive and powerful and you cannot separate the bible the written word of god genesis to malachi matthew to revelation you cannot separate that from who jesus is now the moment you begin to teach anything or preach anything that is not according to what the bible says you are no longer believing in or following the jesus christ of the bible you are creating your own jesus your own spirit and your own gospel okay now y'all know you know i'm telling you the truth because we've looked at this verse hold your spot there matthew 13. and this is just need to set this up i've talked about this we're going to lay the foundation second corinthians 2 corinthians chapter 11. i want you to see this again with your own eyes so you know pastor dean is not making this up so paul's warning to christians here speaking of christians second corinthians chapter 11 verse 1 he said i would to god you could bear with me a little in my folly and indeed bear with me for i am jealous over you with a godly jealousy see this is how listen this is how a pastor should feel about his people i'm jealous over you with the godly jealousy not that i want to keep you in this church i want to get you to heaven you see what i'm saying that's why i'm not going to water it down amen because the goal of a true pastor or goal of a true minister of jesus is to do whatever it takes to get you right with god to get you on the right path to get you walking in the truth as a matter of fact if you and we may turn there in a minute but if you're looking in the epistles of john first john second john third john you see something that he repeats over over and over but he says this he says i have no greater joy. than to see my children walking in the truth now he was calling the churches that he established his children but do you see
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what i'm saying the apostles looked at it differently they didn't say i want to see you uh i want to see you all you know having fun he didn't say always i want to see everyone smiling he said i have no greater joy than to see that you walk my children are walking in the truth right so paul's jealousy here and he says it he says i'm jealous over you with a godly jealousy for i have espoused you to one husband that i may present you as a chaste virgin to christ so what he's saying here to these corinthians is i have introduced you to jesus and you're engaged right i remember the saying when i first came here nancy and i first came here there was a saying from several of you but it basically boiled down to this we didn't know how messed up we were until you got here you want to know why because actually you'd been fed a false gospel you'd been fed a compromised gospel and it was affecting your life i just listened to an excerpt from dr michael brown on youtube preaching at the brownsville revival about whatever happened to the wrath of god but he just went on and on about we've we've preached a defective gospel that's made defective converts in the church world and then those defective converts come in and make more defective converts truth is of utmost importance in the kingdom of god i mean truth is it if jesus says the words i am the way the truth and the life it's pretty serious all right he says here though i've espoused you that i may present you as a chaste or pure virgin to christ meaning i want to i want you to make it there but i fear now has anybody ever thought about this paul was a man who had suffered persecution shipwreck beatings with rods beatings with whips this is the man who god told you're going to suffer great things for my namesake and yet he went and kept preaching and kept preaching and preaching this is a man to me i would say that had no fear this is the man who also wrote god has not given us a spirit of fear but a power love and a sound mind so he's obviously talking about another fear here paul's one fear here's his one fear was that the christians that he had preached to would somehow allow themselves to be deceived by the devil and not make it this was his fear this is what motivates and ought to motivate every man of god every woman of
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