The Destruction of San Francisco & Revival
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In “The Destruction of San Francisco & Revival,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about divine judgment, the condition of the church, revival. Drawing especially from Ezekiel 33, Jeremiah 1, John 10, John 16, the teaching emphasizes that God’s judgment is treated as righteous, certain, and a reason to repent while mercy is offered. 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 the condition of the church while working through Ezekiel 33, Jeremiah 1. 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 seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
Odle focuses on divine judgment while working through Ezekiel 33, John 10, John 16. The message argues that God’s judgment is treated as righteous, certain, and a reason to repent while mercy is offered. 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 divine judgment while working through Matthew 24, Luke 21. The message argues that God’s judgment is treated as righteous, certain, and a reason to repent while mercy is offered. It connects this with the conviction that the promise of eternal life directs believers toward hope, holiness, and perseverance in Christ. The practical emphasis is to respond with honest repentance and concrete obedience.
Odle focuses on a biblical foundation while working through Matthew 11. The message argues that a durable Christian life must be built on Christ, sound doctrine, and obedient response to Scripture. 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 test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on revival while working through Revelation 8, Isaiah 26. The message argues that revival begins with repentance, renewed hunger for God, and practical obedience among His people. 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 seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
Odle focuses on revival. The message argues that revival begins with repentance, renewed hunger for God, and practical obedience among His people. It connects this with the conviction that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on family discipleship while working through Matthew 24, Luke 21, Isaiah 13. 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 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 freedom from fear while working through John 16, Matthew 24, Luke 21. 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 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 while working through Psalm 116. 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 prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
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father we worship you today we worship you Jesus king of kings Lord of lords the name is above every name truly Lord what can wash away our sins nothing but the blood of Jesus we are grateful that you came in the flesh died on the cross for the sins of mankind rose from the dead all you said we needed to do Lord to have forgiveness of sins and eternal life is to repent confess our sins turn from them believe and what you did for us on the cross and your resurrection and follow you from from that point on not a hard thing huh Lord so many reject and refuse so many choose and persist in wickedness and evil and sin and Lord we know that the day of your patience is running out there will be a day you return and you end it all or when the end of our life comes or we have to be on one side or the other so Lord I ask you today to speak to our hearts and to change our lives let us make sure we're on the right side with you in Jesus name amen amen you may be seated this morning welcome you to Fire and Grace Church welcome those listening by Blog Talk Radio we have any uh first-time listeners my name is Pastor Dean odle we're here in Opelika Alabama East Central Alabama near Auburn Alabama the home of Auburn University just to let you know where we are we welcome you though this morning we're going to turn first of all today I want to turn to Ezekiel 33 before we go anywhere else Ezekiel 33 got a lot to share with you this morning let me find my Ezekiel 33. all right y'all ready this morning uh um what you're about to hear this morning you're probably not used to hearing in church okay um now if you've been going to our church for any amount of time you are but I have to be obedient to the Lord
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okay so I'm going to share something with you you're going to think well maybe how does it even pertain to me seeing that we live here in Alabama how does this even pertain to us so why would you share this um but believe me by the end of this you'll understand that it does pertain to us and really all the United States and all of the world um the Lord speaks to me at times when he called me to the ministry when I was 19 years old he did so through I was sitting at the table reading the Bible praying all alone probably you know late 12 midnight one in the morning something like that and I'm praying reading the Bible and uh as I'm praying to reading the Bible and I flip open to Jeremiah chapter one and I was a young man at the time and I knew God was calling me to preach and teach but you know when you're young and you've got a lot to learn you feel very inadequate you know there was a time believe it or not that I wasn't used to getting up in front of people and speaking you know I and so um I wasn't real you know excited about that but I was I wanted to do what God wanted me to do no matter what it was so I learned to overcome my fears of doing things and saying certain things but it was during that time I was sitting there at the table Bible open praying and I opened up to Jeremiah chapter one and the Holy Spirit came all over me all I can tell you it's like Jesus walked in the room and his Spirit came all over me and as I read Jeremiah 1 this is what he said he said before I formed you in the womb I knew you he said before I formed you in in your mother's womb I Sanctified you I called you to be a prophet to the nation and I remember when that came over me and I remember saying just like Jeremiah but Lord I'm just a young I'm just a teenager and Jeremiah said Lord same thing I cannot do this I'm just a child and the Lord said to Jeremiah he said I'm going to send you to speak some will fight against you he said but I will make you like a defense City and I remember when that happened and I remember the Lord it was like he was standing behind me and leaned over in my ear and he said it's not for right now son but it will be all right and then of course later on I I always knew that that God would open doors and
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doors did open as I started pastoring I started a church in Montgomery Alabama in 1995. I wrote my first book in 1997. the doors began to open the invitations to go to other places in the world of course I did go to um to Israel in 1988 and spent a month preaching all over the country and then um in 2000 I went to the island of Mauritius way out in the middle of the Indian Ocean a little bitty tiny Island and I preached there for two weeks and the power of God fell and just amazing ways and then Africa Nigeria in 2002 and again in 2006 and I began to wonder I began to think well Lord is that you know we get it in our head how it's going to work you know of course when the Lord calls you to be a minister of you don't know how it's all going to work out of course that was 1987 so that was before the internet and uh little did I know what was going to happen and the way God was going to do it but now I see through now through the way God told us you know when back a number of years ago when this church we were still meeting in our home at the time and he told me he said that our church would pretty much remain small um you know in comparison to other churches but that our church would be like the Five Loaves and the two fish of the little boy's lunch and that the Lord told me he said I will take it and I'll multiply it and and your little bitty lunch your little bitty group will feed thousands and thousands of people um I did I just had no idea and then after that it really some things began to take off with uh the audio messages on iTunes and then YouTube and now the radio the internet radio it's it's it's really mind-boggling how many people all over the world that we're reaching and that contact me and I can't tell you how many people contact me and said I wish I had a church like yours that I could go to I said well maybe you do maybe you don't say you don't know but I have calls I had somebody call me from Florida the other day and just weeping in tears and saying I'm just so glad that you know that you're being true to what God called you to do all right now having said that I'm also called as I'm called to be a prophet I'm called to be a pastor and I'm called to be a teacher the fivefold ministry and sometimes there's all kind of different combinations of those things so not everyone's called to be a prophet they might just be a pastor and a teacher they might just be an evangelist they might be you know an
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apostle they might be any combination um so you know there are some churches that are not as uh you know hard to deal with is this one because I'm not just a pastor so I don't come across as soft and Easy A lot of the time but there's a reason for that and everybody you know I tell people all the time you got to go to the church where God tells you to go to but you still need a good diet of fivefold ministry so um that's just a free one right there but prophetic things um I've shared like I shared last week about how it's important to be led by the Holy Spirit and I talked about some of the things over the years that God has spoken to me and how to hear God and I mentioned that if you weren't here you didn't you know sometimes even if you were here you might need to go back and listen and make sure you're getting it down in you I believe all Christians can hear from God true born-again Christian Jesus said my sheep will hear my voice and they will follow me I mean he made that very John 10 27. he made it very clear in John 16 he said when the Holy Spirit has come he will speak to you and he will show you things to come I believe like Paul said to the Corinthian Church he said you all may prophesy one by one doesn't mean you're all Prophet but all may prophesy right and then God said in Acts chapter 2 in the last days I will pour out my spirit on All Flesh your sons and your daughters will prophesy your young men will see Visions your old men will dream dreams I will pour out my spirit on your servants on your handmaidens he said and they will prophesy and he said he talked about the blood fire and pillars of smoke meaning that the prophecies would not all be nice and sweet and encouraging okay some of them would be warnings warnings of judgment warnings of satanic attacks satanic plots the schemes of the devil and also God's Wrath and judgment coming okay that's part of it now I want to read this this is Ezekiel 33 and we're going to go down to verse 11. excuse me thank everyone for praying we are getting better here in the old household Ezekiel 33 11. I want to read this this is a revealing of God's heart here God tells the prophet Ezekiel he says say unto them as I live saith the Lord God I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that the wicked turned from his way and lived turn ye turn ye from your evil
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