The Idolatry of Pope Francis & the Roman Catholic Church
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In “The Idolatry of Pope Francis & the Roman Catholic Church,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about worship, idolatry and occult influence, the authority of Scripture. Drawing especially from Matthew 24, Revelation 21, Revelation 13, 1 Corinthians 10, the teaching emphasizes that true worship centers on God and is expressed through reverence, surrender, and obedience. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that objects and practices tied to idolatry are treated as spiritual compromises that should be renounced.
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Odle focuses on idolatry and occult influence while working through Matthew 24. The message argues that objects and practices tied to idolatry are treated as spiritual compromises that should be renounced. 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 worship. The message argues that true worship centers on God and is expressed through reverence, surrender, and 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 worship. The message argues that true worship centers on God and is expressed through reverence, surrender, and 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 beast system while working through Revelation 21, Revelation 13. The message argues that Revelation’s beast imagery is connected with coercion, worship, and end-time deception. It connects this with the conviction that objects and practices tied to idolatry are treated as spiritual compromises that should be renounced. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on idolatry and occult influence while working through Acts 15. The message argues that objects and practices tied to idolatry are treated as spiritual compromises that should be renounced. It connects this with the conviction that true worship centers on God and is expressed through reverence, surrender, and obedience. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on worship. The message argues that true worship centers on God and is expressed through reverence, surrender, and obedience. It connects this with the conviction that repentance involves turning from known sin and bringing conduct into agreement with God’s word. The practical emphasis is to respond with honest repentance and concrete obedience.
Odle focuses on the condition of the church while working through Revelation 18, Revelation 17. 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 prayer. The message argues that prayer expresses dependence on God and prepares believers to hear and obey Him. It connects this with the conviction that objects and practices tied to idolatry are treated as spiritual compromises that should be renounced. The practical emphasis is to seek God in prayer and act on what Scripture requires.
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want everybody to take your Bibles this morning and turn to the Gospel of John chapter four is where we're going to start um given in those that email I sent you there's a link to an article and also at the bottom of the page a link to a video you can just get those ready you don't have to put those up at the moment um John chapter 4 this morning the title of my message this morning is very simple the idolatry of Pope Francis from the Roman Catholic Church the pope has visited America Cuba and then America and I knew it was going to be quite the spectacle of idolatry man worship idolatry worship and yes even Mary worship we're going to discuss this in great depth this morning because the war that's in the world the war over you the war is over who you will worship the war is over worship you need to understand that most of us don't even understand what worship is neither do we understand the definition of the sin of idolatry if we did there wouldn't be so many Christians and people who call themselves Christians participating in idolatry and rejoicing in idolatry I'm going to show you in the scriptures and I'm going to show you that idolatry is really one of the things that God hates the most and a lot of people will say well wait a minute now don't we all do this we may all have at one point or another but I'm going to show you this morning the Bible says the habitual practitioners of idolatry will not inherit the kingdom of God and we're going to address the Roman Catholic church this morning because we've seen millions and millions of people
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crying their eyeballs out over a man wanting him to touch them wanting him to pass by them people in the streets weeping over this man dressed in religious robes and this man himself is an idolater he is a hypocrite of Hypocrites he is the false prophet of false prophet he is not even going to heaven when he died unless he repent of his idolatry blasphemy of the Gospel you know it's not just what Pope Francis said in here while he was here in America because it's all for show not just what he said because I watched a lot of it it's not what he said just what he said but it's a lot of what he didn't say here's a man who's supposed to represent Christianity he's supposed to be the head of the church according to 1 billion plus people so he's not we'll address that too in a minute but not one time did he ever say or preach when he had the audience of America and the world not once did he say You Must Believe and you must repent and you must accept Jesus Christ as your savior and Lord or you will be lost in eternity he never preached the basic Gospel of the cross in fact he said and if there's a video of him saying it very clearly that when Jesus went to the cross it was a failure folks I want to tell you something the Bible forewarns that in the last days there would come false Christ and false prophets they would say I am Christ do you know that the popes say that they are Christ on Earth do you know that it's in Catholic Doctrine Pope after Pope after Pope has declared it and you know of course within Catholic theology and Doctrine once the pope declares it that's the way it is it doesn't matter what the Bible says anymore in fact they even admit it doesn't matter what the Bible says Pope says it that's it how one billion people could fall for this is mind-boggling but it's not just the one billion plus that are growing identify themselves as Roman Catholics but I watched American Christians like Joel Osteen Rick Warren T.D Jakes slobbering at the mouth
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and going weak in the knees like little school girls over their famous rock star that comes around these are men who are supposed to be people who believe the Bible who preach the Bible who stand for God's word instead they are fawning over slobbering over bowing down to a man who is clearly and I'm going to show you this morning he is an idol worshiping idolater he kisses statues he bows to statues he puts flowers and statues of Mary this is the very definition of idol if we're not going to Define idolatry if we're not going to say this is idolatry then it doesn't exist then we just need to scratch that word out of the Bible now why am I fired up about this because I'm watching not just Roman Catholics be deceived and led into Hell by this man and the Bishops and the Cardinals and the priests and the nuns and if any of you think for one second that Fox News is an unbiased newsagency please understand that nearly everyone every anchor of Fox News Sean Hannity Bill O'Reilly Murdoch almost all of them the men and women are Roman Catholics that's why you heard them call him the Blasphemous name Holy Father you know that Holy Father has only used one time in the Bible and it's when Jesus was praying to God almighty his father how dare any human being allow themselves to become Holy Father blast them how dare any person call themselves literally the Vicar of Christ the Christ on Earth with the same Authority as Christ who who doesn't think that this is the absolute Insanity of this world Jesus warned many will come in my name saying I am Christ and to Steve many that's what he said in Matthew 24. they will even do great signs and wonders I'm getting ready soon Pope Francis is going to do some miracles and more and more people are going to believe he is from God he is not
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I want you to look at this John chapter four let's look at worship here you got that okay let's read a little bit of this story here John chapter 4 verse one where when therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John though Jesus himself baptized not but his disciples he left Judea and departed again into Galilee and he must need to go through Samaria then cometh to the city of of Samaria which is called psychar near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph now Jacob's Well was there and Jesus therefore being wearied with his journey sets us on the well and it was about the sixth hour and there come with a woman of Samaria to draw water and do you saying they're giving me to drink for his disciples were gone away into the city to buy meat then say as a woman of Samaria unto him how is it that thou being a Jew ask his drink of me which I'm a woman of Samaria for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritan and Jesus answered and said unto her if thou knewst the gift of God and who it is that saith and did he give me to drink thou what is to ask of him and he would have given the Living Water the woman saith in him sir that has nothing to draw with and dwell is deep from whence then hast thou that Living Water art thou greater than our father Jacob which gave us the well and the drink thereof himself and his children in his cattle and Jesus answered and said unto her whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life the woman said to him sir give me this water that I thirst not neither come hither to draw Jesus saying to go call thy husband come hither the woman answered and said I have no husband and Jesus said unto her thou has well said I have no husband for thy eyes had five husbands and he who now now has is not thy husband and that said it thou truly the woman saith in him sir I perceive that thou art a prophet our fathers worshiped in this mountain and you say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship Jesus said that a woman believed me the hour cometh when you shall neither in this mountain nor yet at Jerusalem worship the father you worship you know not what we know what we worship for salvation is of the Jews but the hour cometh and now he is when the true worshiper shall worship the father in spirit and in truth for the father seeketh such to worship him God is a spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth everybody say this we must worship God in spirit and in truth and you can say this too I will worship something or someone
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