Shock & Awe
About this sermon
In “Shock & Awe,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about the condition of the church, Israel in prophecy, Bible prophecy. Drawing especially from Luke 19, 1 Thessalonians 5, Revelation 9, Amos 3, the teaching emphasizes that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that the sermon relates Israel’s place in Scripture to the unfolding prophetic picture.
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Odle focuses on Bible prophecy while working through Luke 19. The message argues that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. It connects this with the conviction that God’s judgment is treated as righteous, certain, and a reason to repent while mercy is offered. The practical emphasis is to respond with honest repentance and concrete obedience.
Odle focuses on the authority of Scripture while working through Revelation 9. The message argues that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. 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 while working through Amos 3. The message argues that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. It connects this with the conviction that leaders are accountable to teach faithfully, serve the flock, and model the character they proclaim. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on spiritual vigilance. The message argues that believers are urged to remain sober, alert, prayerful, and ready amid spiritual danger. 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 Israel in prophecy while working through Ezekiel 36, Isaiah 11, Amos 9. The message argues that the sermon relates Israel’s place in Scripture to the unfolding prophetic picture. 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 spiritual vigilance while working through Romans 2. The message argues that believers are urged to remain sober, alert, prayerful, and ready amid spiritual danger. It connects this with the conviction that God’s judgment is treated as righteous, certain, and a reason to repent while mercy is offered. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on eternal life and hope. 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 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 eternal life and hope while working through Matthew 7, Ezekiel 18, Ezekiel 3. 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 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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for thus saith the lord god i am passing by once more says the lord i am going to pass by the american church one more time says the lord many will not recognize me they will not reach out for me they will not desire me to come into the boat with them but i am passing by again and i will move for my people who are hungry and thirsty for me says the lord i will draw near to you if you will draw near to me i will manifest my presence i will make known my ways i will reveal things to you i will show you my power and my presence i am longing to be with my people my people have held back for years other things have distracted you other things have lured you and tempted you and pulled you away but this is the hour of visitation saith the lord i will visit both in mercy and in judgment i will visit in mercy and in wrath you will have to choose the side of that you are on but i desire mercy i desire you to be on my side to be with me i am the lord jesus christ i am the king of kings i am the one who died for you and rose again i will be there for you in trials in tribulation i am your strength and your shield i will guide you and keep you i will strengthen you even in trouble but you must draw near to me and do not be like those who missed me when i came the first time they missed the hour of their visitation they did not discern the time or the need to repent and draw near to me they thought they were okay in their religion i am moving again and i will bring revival to my people i will bring my presence my fire my power my truth and i will judge the world in righteousness the wicked will perish and all of the pride of man will be brought down says the lord so
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praise you father we thank you this morning god that you are both the god of mercy longing that everyone would come to repentance you take no pleasure in the death of the wicked or the destruction of those who reject you lord you don't desire that for them god you want us all to come to repentance to turn from sin to truly make jesus lord of our lives to take up the cross and follow you the very best we can lord we pray that many eyes will be opened in this hour that you will truly open many people's eyes around us the hour is late the time is short we know that great trouble lies ahead and that your second coming is drawing near help us to draw near to you lord and you promised in james chapter 4 that if we would draw near to you you would draw near to us we believe that today and we accept that today in jesus name amen while we were doing the last song i just felt the lord say that and it's just real quick and simple if you're not actively pursuing the things of god then you're gradually becoming like the world and you're not gonna make it it's a warning if you're not actively pursuing him now you're not gonna make it if you don't you're not gonna make it mentally physically spiritually or emotionally in what's coming so well that's the word i felt you know i'm not preaching on this this morning but i believe it's luke 19 where jesus was passing by jerusalem and he wept over jerusalem and he stopped and he revealed why he was weeping because he said that they would be destroyed and he knew destruction and judgment was coming to jerusalem and he he was weeping over it and he said why he said because they did not know the time of their visitation he said i would have gathered them together to me but they would not and now their house is left of them desolate god has loved america god raised up america for a purpose and god used america for that purpose
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but for the most part now america has turned its back on god and yes most of the christian church has even turned its back on god's word and god's truth and now what lies at the door i believe is jesus weeping over america and what's about to happen but it's amazing in luke he talks about it being both the day of his blessing and a day of his vengeance at the same time that's why the last days is such a tough thing to grasp a hold of that god promised in in acts chapter 2 he said i will pour out in the last days he said i will pour out my spirit on all flesh he said your sons and your daughters will prophesy i'll pour out my spirit on your handmaidens and on your your sons and your daughters and all my servants and they'll see visions and they'll dream dreams and they'll prophesy but he said that right after he said that he said but there will be blood fire pillars of smoke this is what is about to happen you guys matter of fact i will be surprised if we get out of the summer before we see the pillars of smoke i want everybody to turn this morning to first thessalonians chapter 5 first but yesterday when i was praying and and studying and asking god what he wanted me to preach on this morning he just kind of said first thessalonians there's a lot of things in this book that are very important but i want to start in the back of the book here i was going to start at the front but the way the holy spirit is moving this morning speaking i think that chapter 5 is a good place to start there are several truths that god wants to get across to us in the book of first thessalonians and this what's interesting about the book of first thessalonians a lot of people don't know this is that this is the first letter that paul ever wrote to a church this is the first this is the beginning of the apostle paul's writing of scripture now he might have written other letters that we don't know about but when the holy spirit came upon him to inspire him to write what would be most of the new testament this was the first book and this was penned by the apostle paul under the inspiration of the holy spirit in about a.d 50 51 somewhere in that time period so there were just a few books of the bible written by then the gospel of mark was the first it looks like and then matthew but then when it comes to the apostle paul though this was the first one he wrote and it's interesting if you look at that because he knew by the holy spirit that this book would be considered the word of god it would be considered new testament scripture and
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thus that all churches would end up reading it so the truths that he put in this first book are just quite amazing and i think sometimes we don't really slow down and look at them but can i just say this in it amazing that in the first book that the apostle paul would write he talks a great deal about the second coming of jesus christ and the things that would lead up to that and this is what i don't understand and again i've said this many times but i can't understand preachers and christians preachers who don't want to preach about the second coming of jesus and the bible prophecy and the end times and what's hap what's happening especially now that we're right in the midst of it happening and this is the time that most preachers in america are being silent on these issues and yet paul in his first book to the new testament church in his first letter to a new testament church he talks about it the coming of jesus the resurrection the what's called the rapture he talks about the judgment that's coming and and he points out a verse here when he says when they shall say peace and safety then sudden destruction will come on them and so he gives us a picture of what's going to happen in the last days so let's look at chapter 5 first and we're going to work our way back chapter 5 verse 1. a lot of people use these verses out of context basically to say that you're not supposed to talk about the end times and you're not going to know when jesus is coming because he's coming like a thief in the night but they don't keep reading i love how people like to quote things out of context to try to prove their point their false point i should say do it all the time but first thessalonians 5 says this verse 1 but of the times and of the seasons brethren you have no need that i write unto you and he just got through talking to them about the coming of the lord in the rapture in chapter four he said but of the times and the seasons brethren you have no need that i write unto you for yourselves know perfectly that the day of the lord so cometh as a thief in the night for when they shall say peace and safety then sudden destruction cometh upon them as travail upon a woman with child and they shall not escape now he's talking about the world here and then he adds this but you brethren who's he talking to christians but you brethren are not in darkness that that day should overtake you as a thief hear what i'm saying he's saying that to the world to the unsaved to those who walk in darkness who walk contrary to the word of god who reject jesus who don't want to follow jesus he says they are walking in darkness and in sin and in rebellion he says that day is going to come on them like a thief they're not going to know
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