Prophets & Prophecy (Part 2)
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In “Prophets & Prophecy (Part 2),” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about Bible prophecy, the condition of the church, holiness. Drawing especially from Joel 2, 1 Thessalonians 5, John 10, Hebrews 5, the teaching emphasizes that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. 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 Bible prophecy while working through Joel 2, John 10. The message argues that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. It connects this with the conviction that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
Odle focuses on the gospel while working through Hebrews 5, Romans 10, Mark 16. The message argues that the gospel announces Christ’s saving work and calls every hearer to repent, believe, and obey. 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 holiness while working through John 16. The message argues that God calls believers to reject compromise and pursue practical holiness. It connects this with the conviction that the Holy Spirit leads, equips, corrects, and strengthens believers who yield to God. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
Odle focuses on Bible prophecy. The message argues that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. It connects this with the conviction that spiritual gifts are given by the Holy Spirit to build up the church and serve God’s purposes. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on Bible prophecy while working through Acts 2, Acts 10, Acts 19. The message argues that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. It connects this with the conviction that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on Bible prophecy while working through John 3. 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 Bible prophecy. The message argues that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. It connects this with the conviction that spiritual gifts are given by the Holy Spirit to build up the church and serve God’s purposes. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on faith while working through Joel 2, Revelation 9. The message argues that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. 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.
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[Music] well we offer our sacrifice of praise [Music] you worship the name of jesus christ of nazareth who died on that cross as the sinless spotless lamb of god lord you came to take away the sin of the world or you took upon you the sins of every man woman boy and girl then you rose from the dead three days later and you said that if we would confess our sins if we would repent and turn from them and surrender to the lordship of jesus christ to be obedient to the word of the living god the written word and to the leading of the holy spirit that we would become your disciples we would be born again [Music] nothing more important than that right there lord [Music] we thank you for the cross we thank you for your blood that was shed to wash our sins away we thank you for power that you've given to your children in the name of jesus power and authority over all the power of the enemy we thank you lord that greater thing that's in us and heeds in the world we thank you god that you still heal you still deliver from demons you still save to the utter muslim nothing is too hard for you we worship you today we praise you today hallelujah [Music] amen amen [Music] no go ahead brother [Music] well the our brothers shared a word with us first of all that someone here was weary and heavy laden just really needed to come to the lord and he refreshed you now that's you this morning i want you to step up here and let us pray for you this morning and [Music] go ahead and do that but he also said say it again foreign sound the alarm sound the trumpet the day of visitation is here blow the trumpet that's straight from joel 2 there it is here i'm telling you prophetically speaking 2014 is going to see some major changes in the world no doubt
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so many people so many prophets so many men and women of god are sharing the exact same thing that this year will bring some unprecedented changes in our world [Music] all right [Music] just close your eyes lord we praise you holy spirit come in this place god whoever needed that refreshing lord let him be refreshed spirit soul and body times of refreshing god come from your presence lord he said when the church comes together the church can be edified or strengthened [Music] so lord just build that person up strengthen that person spiritually emotionally physically if it's someone listening right now lord i pray for spiritual strength to go into that person right now spiritually mentally emotionally physically lord let your presence go forth and strengthen and refresh that person or persons this morning that needs that lord we we believe your word and acts through the times of refreshing come from the presence of the lord it's not something we can work up it's not something we can make up lord there are times that we just run out of strength we run out of energy but lord you promised that we would mount up with wings as eagles we'd run and not be weary we'd walk and not faint that you would renew our strength you would renew our strength as the eagles so lord i pray that for somebody today that their strength would be renewed lord that their their weariness has caused them to become lukewarm and backslidden and just kind of uh neglecting the the joy of their salvation lord i pray that god that the strengthening the supernatural touch from heaven would fill them touch them strengthen them so that they can get back to just enjoying having the joy of their salvation and the energy and the strength to pray to fast to study that they'll have the joy and desire to be there with you to put forth the effort to be with you father we pray that in jesus name [Music] amen amen hallelujah well you may be seated this morning praise god again those of you that are listening by uh internet radio we just welcome you to fire and grace church uh if it's your first time i'm pastor
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dean odle and we're here in opelika alabama auburn alabama area and again we welcome you we know people listen to the podcast from all over the world so hey if you're listening we welcome you let me switch these mics here and we'll get started test one two check all right i suppose we're on now all right um you know i've just been seeking the lord about what to do and i think we're just going to continue with with part two but i think you know the bible says that um in first thessalonians 5 that we're not supposed to despise prophesy matter of fact why don't we start there today i want you to turn with me go ahead and turn to first thessalonians chapter 5 while i look up something here on my phone well that's something we didn't say twenty years ago everybody turn to first thessalonians chapter five you know last week the the message i guess we'll just called it uh new testament prophet prophets and the gift of prophecy and we talked about the importance of of hearing from god and talked about that god is still speaking today to his people to his children as jesus said in john 10 27 my sheep hear my voice and they follow me of course i shared with you how that my sheep hear and the verb here and the verb follow both are present tense greek verb present tense greek verb the definition of that is a continuous ongoing action that's taking place in the present so a present tense greek verb is something that never ends something that keeps going something that's happening right now and continues and has been continuing so for those that say out there you know the pharisees and the sadducees and the dead theologians that say that god quit speaking when the bible was finished when the canon was finished i'm sorry but the very bible that they say is is perfect and i agree with that but the bible they say is perfect says
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that god continues to speak that his children continue to hear his voice notice it didn't say that they just continue to read his word it says that they continue to hear his voice i believe this and i'm just going to tell you there's a there are several things that we can that have weakened the church in the world and particularly in america and say in the uk and in europe but the church is is has became very weak very powerless um in america and the world but primarily for several reasons and i'm just gonna give you some that just on top of my head this morning but this is the reason some of the reasons for powerlessness in the church world and i'm going to focus in you know particularly on the gift of prophecy today even more in the gifts of the holy spirit even more but one of the reasons uh of course that the church loses power from the holy spirit number one is sin the moment we disobey god and choose to rebel and choose to do the things that he says not to do we're going to lose power no matter whether we know the truth or not knowing the truth is not enough and that's what i love about you know we've talked about those verses in second thessalonians chapter one um in hebrews and in uh hebrews five and in uh of course in in acts chapter five where it talks about god's you know hebrews 5 talks about jesus became the author of eternal salvation to those who obey him right we we read the scripture where it says god gives the holy spirit to those who obey him we read in fir you know ii thessalonians 1 that jesus is coming back in flaming fire he's going to take vengeance on those who do not know god and those who do not obey the gospel so obedience is absolutely necessary for the christian so if you want the power of god in your life you want the presence of god in your life you want to hear the voice of god and have the gifts of the holy spirit in your life you want to be baptized in the holy spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues and become a normal new testament christian the first thing you got to get down in your heart and in your mind is that i'm going to obey god i'm going to obey the written word i'm going to obey the holy spirit i'm going to truly make jesus lord you know i love this you know the verse that you know all of our baptist friends and i'm going to say most of the lukewarm dead church want to quote all the time about getting saved in romans 10 where it says that if you will confess with your mouth the lord jesus and believe in your heart that god has raised him from the dead you shall be
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