No Longer Children
About this sermon
In “No Longer Children,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about family discipleship, faith, the condition of the church. Drawing especially from Mark 16, Hebrews 5, 1 Peter 2, Luke 10, the teaching emphasizes that faithfulness in the home requires instruction, loving correction, protection, and a consistent Christian example. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises.
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Odle focuses on faith. The message argues that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. It connects this with the conviction that salvation is presented as God’s work in Christ that produces a changed life and continuing faith. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on demons and deliverance while working through Mark 16. The message argues that demonic influence must be answered through Christ’s authority and the freedom He provides. It connects this with the conviction that following Christ requires self-denial, obedience, and perseverance rather than passive association with religion. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on family discipleship while working through Hebrews 5, 1 Peter 2. The message argues that faithfulness in the home requires instruction, loving correction, protection, and a consistent Christian example. It connects this with the conviction that salvation is presented as God’s work in Christ that produces a changed life and continuing faith. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on Satanic opposition while working through Luke 10. The message argues that Satan’s work is described through deception, accusation, temptation, and opposition to God’s purposes. It connects this with the conviction that faithful endurance is necessary when obedience brings testing, opposition, or suffering. 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 Colossians 3, James 1. The message argues that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. 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 test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on healing and faith. The message argues that the message connects prayer for healing with faith in Christ, pastoral care, and submission to God. 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.
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 faithfulness in the home requires instruction, loving correction, protection, and a consistent Christian example. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
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 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 family discipleship. The message argues that faithfulness in the home requires instruction, loving correction, protection, and a consistent Christian example. It connects this with the conviction that thankfulness remembers God’s mercy and guards the heart from entitlement and complaint. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
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Hallelujah Lord we pray you this morning Emmanuel God With Us Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth King of Kings Lord of lords God you are mighty you're worthy to be praised you are the one who came to make us holy Lord you shed your blood on the cross sinless spotless blood Precious Blood you shed on the cross he rose from the dead the third day you provided forgiveness for those who would believe confess your name and repent of sin there is remission renewal of sins a washing away of sin lord it's an amazing thing pave the way to give mankind all who would turn to you all who would believe all who would call on your name and repent and make you Lord to give everyone the opportunity to have eternal life in heaven with you nothing beautiful than that nothing more important than that Lord but you were also wounded for our transgressions you were bruised for our iniquities the chastisement of our peace was upon you by your strikes we were healed God every time you shed blood through that whole process of suffering you were providing for something that we would need and then you went down into hell and you got the keys of hell and death from the devil and you have power and authority over all the powers of Satan and of darkness and you've given that to your church God help us to grow up and to use what you've given us to change the World to Change people's lives around us father I pray this today in Jesus name amen amen you may be seated Hallelujah since the presence of the Lord here this morning and welcome those you hear the fire and Grace Church we welcome those listening by Blog Talk Radio our friend Sue that told us she'll be listening this morning all the way to the Netherlands we it's an amazing thing isn't it well we welcome all of those listening by Blog Talk Radio live all over the country in different in different countries across the world um this morning I have a subject to cover that I kind of covered before but
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um let's just say this for fire and Grace Church and for many Believers across the world can I just say that 2016 better be a year that you finally grow up amen as enough of being spiritual babies especially after the time period when you should not be spiritual babies anymore foreign titled this message no longer children now the Bible talks about that there are stages of spiritual growth but there's also and what's interesting is that there's different Greek words for each stage of spiritual growth but there's also a different Greek word for a grown-up who refuses to act like a grown-up foreign if you pay attention you're going to find out where you are in the spirit now granted a few newly come to the faith and you will be a spiritual babe or a spiritual child that's just part of it but if you've been saved truly Born Again Walking With Jesus because of the Holy Ghost for any amount of time there are certain things that you should be doing and the sad fact of the matter is is that there are many many many Christians instead of doing what they need to be doing so just sitting in churches getting fed but not using what they've been fed now I'm going to show you that and and first I tell you what I was going to go to first John first John chapter 2 is where we'll be in just a second so you can go there but I want you to go to Hebrews chapter 5 first this is kind of when the Holy Spirit dropped this in my heart last night that this was the message for today this was the passage okay I'm gonna put up Kevin's going to put up these Greek definitions as we go through this but I just want to read this here first we're not going to put the words up yet on that but Hebrews chapter 5 and we're going to start reading at verse 8 this is speaking Jesus it says though he were a son yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered and being made perfect he became the
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author of Eternal salvation unto all those that obey him now I could just stop right there you know I had a little debate last night with a reformed calvinist Theologian well he says reformed theology that simply means the errors of Luther and the errors of Calvin that he believes I had to hurt his feelings because well Luther became an anti-semite and I said and Calvin became a murderer so I don't worship either of those men or their doctrines all right but the fact remains is that Jesus became the author of Eternal salvation to all those who obey him if you don't obey him guess what that means pretty clear isn't it calvinist and reformed theologians think all you have to do is believe and it doesn't really matter how your life is after that once they've always saved or unconditionally eternal security it's really demonic the doctrine of demons it really is I told him so um but of course he's a 30-something-year-old that's in Bible College he was just looking for a debate I told him I said I don't really have time for for you guys anymore I said I'd rather teach and preach to people who actually want to know the truth instead of Bible school students who think they know everything uh and been indoctrinated by false teachers but that's another story some people have gone to Seminary and bible school and they think they are spiritually mature and they're full doctrines of men and error and they never grow up because they eventually get a piece of paper on the wall by the way I've got a piece of paper too it it's good for about as much as lighting a fire with it it's true grow up okay you know I could make all y'all call me doctoral but I don't do that okay but let's keep going here so Jesus became the author of Eternal salvation and all those that obey him called of God high priest after the order of Melchizedek of whom we have many things to say and hard to be uttered seeing that you are dull of hearing for when the time you ought to be teachers foreign you have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the Oracles of God and have become such as have need of milk and not strong meat for everyone that uses milk is unskippable in the word of righteousness for he is a babe but strong meat belongeth to them that
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are full age even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both Good and Evil now we can spend a lot of time just on this passage this morning but for those of you who have been long time members we're coming up January the 11th will be the seven year anniversary of fire and great church some of you have been here the entire seven years some of you have been here less than that but some of you have been here in the four years five years whatever and then there's Mike who's been around me since 1988. but here's the thing there we we've come to a place now that it's time for some of you out here that are not using what you've been taught to begin to use it see let me say all the details here Jesus the model Jesus gave us for making disciples was built upon the fact that he would go away and that they would carry on his teaching his ministry of healing casting out demons raising the dead preaching the gospel so truly making disciples means that if if I was gone tomorrow because you are supposedly my disciples and some people think that that's crazy but we'll I'll read that a minute Paul said in First Corinthians chapter four I believe it's around verse 20. I'll have to look in a second but he said follow me as I follow Christ we are to make disciples and I'm not ashamed to say that you know what I don't have a problem because I strive to stay in the truth of God's word and into sound Doctrine and to give you what most churches aren't giving anymore the whole truth and nothing but the truth whether it be about repentance or salvation or backsliding or Christians have demons and deliverance and needing to cast out demons or or end time Bible prophecy I try to give you the whole counsel of God's word so that you can walk out this Christian line yourself and so that you not just Pastor Dean or or Nancy but so that you can lead people to Jesus lean back sliders back to Jesus cast demons out of people you not Pastor Dean you heal the sick and if I was gone tomorrow see what I wonder is the things that I've taught you say about Deliverance about the the deception of the life once saved always saved no matter how you live I wonder if I was gone tomorrow and
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