The Call of God to Preach and Its Consequences — Keith Daniel

The Call of God and the Authority of Scripture

Let's bow our heads, please. Our Father, we bless Thee, we praise Thee. We worship Thee for Thy Son, Jesus, the Christ, our God, our Saviour, our dearest friend. We worship Thee for His death, for me, to live for eternity.

We worship Thee for His life on earth and His words recorded in this book. We worship Thee for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We worship Thee for the Holy Spirit, who shall not speak of Himself. His whole work is to glorify Christ.

We worship Thee for the Holy Bible, our Father, which Thou hast entrusted to us to pass on in the relay race of earth's history, from good men who gave us its teachings with no compromise, to pass on with no compromise, to those God brought near us to say, Give these men this message now, that they may run probably the last lap of the race, right now, before Christ's return.

And so we worship Thee that we can ask Thee by the Holy Ghost to bless this word to our hearts, to protect us from Satan, our only enemy, his demons. Rebuke thou thyself, Satan, and his demons away, in the name of Jesus Christ, and by the Holy Spirit brewed upon this building, and in every heart, and reach out and turn our direction forever, in Jesus Christ's name, for His glory.

Amen. In Jeremiah 1 verse 4, Then the word of the Lord came unto me, Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in the womb, I knew thee. Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee.

Before thou camest forth out of the womb, I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Then said I, Ah, Lord God, behold, I cannot. Moses said that. Ezekiel said that. I cannot. Not me.

No. Then said I, Ah, Lord God, behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child. I am a child. But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child, for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee. And whatsoever I command thee, thou shalt speak.

Be not afraid of their face us, for I am with thee. I am with thee to deliver thee, said the Lord. Then the Lord put forth his hand and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

I have put my words in thy mouth. If God commands you to do something, it is the highest possible evidence equal to an oath that you can do it. Charles Finney said, If God commands you to do something, it is the highest possible evidence equal to an oath that you can do it.

Jesus' Call to Become Fishers of Men

The great Charles Finney said, When the dear Lord Jesus looked at fishermen uneducated and said to them, Come, come, follow me. And I will make you to become fishers of men, to become soul winners. Don't ever lose sight of those few words.

If God has ever called you, I will make you. All you are required to do from my heart is to follow me, to obey me. If I call you, leave the rest to God as far as anointing and equipping you to become a soul winner.

I will make you to become fishers of men. That's God's anointing. That's God's equipping. That's God's business. You don't doubt God if he says to you, Come. When I was first saved, 45 years ago now, it was within a few months, three months, sitting in a meeting that suddenly God impressed on my heart.

And I will never doubt this. I've never doubted it from that moment as I sat there listening to that message. I've never doubted that from that day to this, that God was there speaking to me. To the basest, weakest of people in that pulpit.

He wanted my life to preach his gospel, to burn every bridge behind me in one moment, forever that night. Not to consider it, to do it right then, because it was his voice reaching my heart where no human voice could ever reach.

And I knew that. And you know when it's God, when it's not man's voice reaching where no human heart can reach. You know you have to do with God every plan you ever made, Keith. Every dream you've ever had in life, Keith.

Burn it. Bury it. That you never look back again. Not once in your life at it. I remember that night trembling as I seldom have trembled at anything in life. I shook like a leaf in fear. I had never been so presumptuous to think I could preach.

I had never thought in my life, because I would never have been so presumptuous to think I could preach to others. I had the right to preach. That was too much for me to ever entertain such a thought.

But that night, and from that night, nothing else but that mattered. I stood in that meeting, trembling, saying to God of every faculty of my being, as weak as I was, take my life. Have it for thyself, a life, and let it be consecrated, separated, for thee, till I die.

I remember all the things I thought of doing to prepare to be used by God. God just cancelled them out and swiftly said no. And you know when God's speaking through people, circumstances, messages, and everything.

Especially that book. And God led me to probably the most despised Bible school you would call a theological seminar. The same thing in our country. He led me there. It didn't matter to them what your academic qualifications were.

You see, the old man said, don't pass and get 100 the true results of what you take into your heart, and live in God's sight. Even if you get 40%, if God sees you're the one that passed the exam, not the others.

You're the person God needs in his service, not the others who get 100 on paper. Oh, that's a different theological seminar to most for equipping you. And I thank God I went there. I went back home after our first quarter, our first term, and went across the country back to Johannesburg where my parents lived at that stage to be with them for three weeks.

Defending the Word Against Liberalism

Now, suddenly I found in our home a number of preachers, liberal and one or two unsaved. But they were in our home. And as I listened to the conversation, statements were made. One particular undermining this book, challenging the authority and divine inspiration of this book.

There was a statement or two made and suddenly I found myself standing up. And I was young and I raised my voice and with indignation burning in my heart. I defended God's word. Then I saw my father hang his head down and saying, In our country, at least it used to be so, young people do not offend older people like that.

I stopped and I said, Father, forgive me. And I said to this one preacher particularly, Forgive me for offending you. I'm young. I am really sorry that I offended you in our home like this. Please forgive me.

This preacher stood up and he said these words that I shall never forget for eternity. I am not offended. I am not offended. I am staggered. I am stunned. I look at a young man who was so full of complexes.

So fearful of man that I used to fear for you. You were so fearful. You withdrew with all your complexes and fears of man. You were so complex, Keith. And I wonder what happened to this boy. Suddenly he stands up with this courage, with his boldness, with his fearlessness.

How could this have happened so swiftly in this complex, fearful life? And I am staggered, not offended. Tears began to come down his eyes. How could this have happened? You see, when Jesus said these words, he meant it.

Come, follow me. I will anoint you. I will equip you. I will make you. It's God's work. In one moment it happened. Powers of hell staggered. So will we! No matter who he calls, Jeremiah, it's the highest possible evidence equal to an oath.

You can fulfill that calling. It's almost an insult to God to doubt. That's why God's anger was kindled against Moses and Ezekiel and Jeremiah in their fear of him calling them. If I have the call of God upon my life, and once I have the call of God upon my life, nothing that all hell may do and send against me must ever keep me from fulfilling that calling till the day I die.

Once I have the call of God upon my life, nothing that all hell could send against me and will send against you must keep me from fulfilling that calling till the day I die. Even if those who love me oppose me.

Obedience to God's Calling Over Family Expectations

My brother and I, we worked together. There was a few businesses he had. I had a business. They were blossoming. They were thriving businesses for young men to have. And God called us. And my brother and I were going to obey God's calling.

And so my brother announced to my father and mother he was to sell his businesses immediately and go to theological seminar to become a missionary, a preacher. My father was so shaken, for my father was not saved yet, but he stood up in his unsaved state against my brother.

Being three years older than me, Dudley did the speaking. We're giving up the businesses. We have nothing in us to continue. They've died to us, daddy. And he said these words to Dudley. I forbid you.

I forbid you to sell your businesses. Dudley, Keith, your Bible says obey your father and mother. Honor your father and mother. Let me tell you one of the reasons I think God said that. Because we are there to protect you.

We are there to guide you. Dudley, very few businessmen in this world will ever be so successful as you are. And look how young you are. Isn't that an indication that God is with you? Isn't that an indication, Dudley, that this is God's will?

Not for you to leave it, what God is so prospering. You can send and support preachers in such a way that very few will ever want to. And you'll be able to do it. Why would you be so prospering like this?

No, Dudley, I forbid you. I forbid you. And I'm your father. And God says in that book, you obey your father. My brother trembled at my father and said, daddy. I will obey you in anything you ask of me in life.

Until you ask me to disobey God. My father was so stunned that he fell into a chair. Tears came down his eyes. He had no more words to say. Oh, daddy was saved soon after that. How could he not get saved with such a brother as mine?

And daddy was our greatest supporter till he died. From the day he was saved till he died. There were times he would weep looking at us in front of people. But crying out to our hearts, don't you ever, ever leave God's service.

Don't you ever stop preaching for anything on earth. You know, my daddy's last words to me as he died, he still wept. Promise me. I know the Bible does say don't bow. Promise me you will never, ever leave.

This privilege God has given you of preaching for anything, anything till you die. Oh, a mother and father, when they are saved and rightly related to God, will give their life to keep you from ever giving up once God has called you.

They will literally give their lives, I believe, to stop you from ever leaving the noblest calling on earth. The highest calling on earth. God could ever give a man. We have a missionary in our work. Our missionary society is close on 100 years, just on 100 years.

Missionary Sacrifice and the Support of Called Workers

It has had many thousands of workers and one across Africa, hundreds of thousands of souls. Mostly our ladies who never, ever gotten the pulpits, but they went from hut to hut and died of disease as many of them across Africa.

But they brought the souls in the hundreds of thousands to God. We have a man in our mission whose name is Davi Kruvi, an Afrikaans speaking man. Davi Kruvi was made district superintendent as he rose up in respect of his abilities over large areas of Southern Africa.

But all hell rose up against him. All hell rose up to destroy him. That happens when God calls you to preach. Don't doubt this now. We watched Davi Kruvi crumble and age and crawl. That happens, Jeremiah.

That doesn't mean God didn't call you or that you're a failure. Davi Kruvi was so crushed that he lay almost like a destroyed human in every aspect and faculty of his being. It was horrific to see how much rose against him from every direction to destroy his life and ministry.

And I was in his home, one of our district headquarters in a large, what you would call state in Southern Africa. And his mother, his godly mother was in the house. And I looked at this lady and said to her, lady, I fear that your son is giving up.

I fear that it has been too much for him and he will not be able to survive this. I fear that he's leaving God's service. He can't go on. And I'm very sorry, lady. Do you know this woman was so stunned at what I said?

The tears just flowed from her eyes as she looked at me. And trembling, she walked toward with me and said with a loud voice, no, I will lay my body across that door before he does that. My son will have to trample over his mother's body before he leaves God's service.

Her son heard her saying those words to me. He was unable to leave God's service because of that mother. He's still serving God today. Always had strokes and problems, all the things that came on him.

Yes, but he still preached us and still serves God. Oh, once our loved ones are saved, they will die before you leave God's service if they are right with God. For they know it's the greatest honor they have ever been given in life or so to have someone in their bloodstream serving Christ.

As Hannah, who gave that little boy Samuel and never hesitated to give it to God. All she did was provide for that boy and pray for him and encourage him and leave him for the honor of serving God. No wonder the whole of Israel knew God was with him.

With such a mother, giving him such an early training to serve Christ. God with all his heart, soul and might. He had a million mile start on others. That mother gave that right to him. Once the calling of God has come upon my life.

Nothing that all hell may send against me must keep me from fulfilling that calling to the day I die. Even if people cannot comprehend and openly despise me for forsaking all to fulfill this calling. I was once in a vehicle and there were many people in that large vehicle.

The Calling of God Changes Every Value and Priority

And one lady turned to me and said with a loud voice, angrily, I thank God I'm not your wife. I thank God I'm not Jenny. I would rather die than to have sacrificed my life as she has sacrificed her life for you.

To be left alone to raise the children so much. To be left alone to survive without a husband. To be left alone so that you can get the limelight and preach all over the way you are. To sacrifice what a waste of life that she married you.

She had to bury her life. Everyone in that vehicle was stunned and shocked and sorrowful at what she said to me. I put my head down and my heart sunk. And I trembled. But I prayed. Oh God. The difference between Jenny and this woman is that Jenny has a calling from God.

That this woman has never received. From a little girl of 14 she stood in a meeting. And meant it with all her heart. As the appeal was there to give your life to God's service. If it's God speaking to your heart.

She meant it as she stood and gave God her life. And one thing burned in her heart from that day till she stood as a missionary. In full time service years later. She meant it. The one thing God. The one difference between this woman and my wife.

Is that this woman has never had a calling from God. My wife has. When God calls you lady. When God calls you young girl. When God calls you. Every single value in life changes. That moment. Every direction changes if you've been called by God.

Every priority. Every value is gone. Changed. Things you have never thought or considered in your life. Of giving your life for. Suddenly you embrace. And you're willing to die for. With joy. In one moment.

Every single value and priority and direction is changed forever in your life. Once you have the call of God. Not what the unsaved. And the shallow superficial Christian. Would look upon as a wasted life.

As a sacrifice. You. Will only think. Of this. It is privilege. The word sacrifice is not in the vocabulary of someone who is called by God. It leaves the dictionary. It leaves the vocabulary in your life.

It cannot come near you. Every single thing is called. And looked upon in your innermost being as privilege. That others will look upon as sacrifice. Great sacrifice. And worthless waste. Even if. People cannot comprehend.

And openly despise me for. Forsaking all and fulfilling God's calling. If I have been truly called by God. And I remain rightly related to him. Beloved that word sacrifice. Will never ever. Come from my lips.

With regard to anything God has asked for me. I will only think. Privilege. That he called me. Even to this. To face this. We will not hesitate. We will not hesitate to give our lives. For the souls that God has sent us to reach.

We will not hesitate. To give our lives. For the souls God has sent us to reach. Mr. Will McFarlane. Was the godliest man I ever met in my life. Oh. That you could just have him in this pulpit for 30 minutes.

You would never recover. Till the day you die. A man said to me. A few minutes. In that man's company. Your conscience will never allow you to be the same. To recover. Men just looking at him fell down.

Crying out to God for mercy. And for salvation. Just looking at his godliness. One of our old missionaries in Africa told me. Minutes in his company and hours on my face. Publicly sobbing for God to have mercy.

Oh he was godly. Oh he was godly. Mr. McFarlane went to different countries. He didn't just stay in our mission. Though he was the second male worker. In our missionary society. Many, many years ago. Close to 100 years ago now.

Mr. McFarlane went to Canada. For a number of years. Served God there. In our mission. In Canada. One day. He and his wife and the workers allocated to them. Were in Vancouver. On the beach. They had made a stand.

On the beach. To have an open air meeting with a loud speaking system. And they were calling out. To the sinners. Strewn across the beaches. To turn. From hell to heaven. Mrs. McFarlane. The godly. Godly.

Mrs. Will McFarlane's wife was so godly. So Christ like. Though she was so frail. She had courage like few I've ever known on earth. She would stand at that door. And when preachers walked out. She would say.

You failed God. And their blood is on your hands. She was fearless. For God. Though she was frail. And she never let a man fail. Without walking to his face. And telling him. If he left that pulpit. Having wasted his opportunity.

Their blood is on your face. She stood. At that open air meeting. On the beach. She took the microphone. And she only quoted scriptures. But all of the judgments of God. On those who will not repent. She quoted the words of God's coming judgments.

Of those who continue in sin. Though Christ died for them. Rejecting Christ. Just quoting the words of God. With such earnestness. And compassion. Those were the hippie days. Those hippies. And many became angered.

There was a group. That in their enragement against this woman. Quoting God's words. There's nothing more sharper than God's words. It's like a sharp two-edged sword. Piercing. Oh, it reaches where no man can undo.

It undoes men. All their arguments. Don't give them arguments about evolution. Don't give them arguments about creation. Just quote the book. It undoes them. Everything the devil has built up around their minds.

Is undone by the world. For God's sake. Don't bury that for all your arguments. On science's level. I don't despise you for that. I respect you. Dear brothers. But the centrality of God's working is through the word.

To undo the sinner's minds. No matter what he is and how hard he is. No matter what arguments or academic achievements he has. In moments the word cuts through. And pierces. Till they agonize. In fear.

And every argument is gone when they deal with God's word. Don't bury it. For anything. To reach them. As she quoted. These enraged sinners. Came up on the platform and beat her. With their hands. She fell.

They kicked her. In her face. They kicked and beat her. What does the godly will not fall and do? He falls over her. And cries. Beat me.

Do what you will. But to me not to her. Please. Beat me but not her. Is that staggering? No. Here's the staggering part. One week later.

She hobbled back. Onto that beach. Hurt. Wounded. She took the microphone. No anger. No bitterness. The love of God burning in her heart. And cried out the same verses to the same people. Of whom many was there back on that day.

That's the staggering part. Beloved. When you're called by God. We will not hesitate to give our lives for the souls God has sent us to reach. We don't become embittered Jeremiah. We don't become full of self-pity Jeremiah.

We don't become angry Jeremiah. We will give our lives. For the souls. God has sent us to reach. If we've truly been called by God. And stays rightly related to God. William Booth. The great General William Booth.

Founder of the Sub-Basin Army. He marched into what is known as no man's land. In Europe. Where police would not venture. It was so dangerous they wouldn't come out alive. He marched. He shook the powers of hell.

This man crying out to the then known evangelical church. You have become useless to God. You sit in the ease of the churches. Too good for God to use. While sinners go to hell. Who are not good enough.

For you to feel comfortable enough to have in your churches. God cannot use you. We go to the streets. He marched down the streets. And he formed an army. Of prostitutes. Of murderers. Of drunks. And when they were saved.

As he reached them with God. And his gospel and love. He clothed them in a uniform. Like an army. And he gave them a weapon. The only weapon. God wanted them to ever carry. The Bible. And they marched.

For God down those streets. Singing. Onward Christian soldiers. Marching. As to war. With the cross of Jesus. Gone before. Booth marched. Those near fifty. To the housing. Of the mafia king of Europe.

The most feared man of Europe. To get there. Numbers of those people were killed. To stop them. Of enraged evil thugs. And criminals. Who beat them with steel bars. Smashing their heads open. Booth marched on.

As they poured coals. Whole barrages of coals. Upon these dead bodies. Or dying bodies. That the stench of human flesh. Booth marched on. Till he got to this. Housing. Of the mafias. Leaders. In Europe.

Booth needed no microphone. His voice pierced. As the prostitutes. Lay with men. Defiling their bodies. And shaming children. And their wives. They crawled out of those buildings. On their knees of the prostitutes.

Giving their life to Christ. Because that voice went through every room. And all Booth did. Did you know? Was quote scriptures. Those scriptures. With this piercing voice. Brought thousands to God. From the most filthy.

Defiling places. Till the powers of hell were trembling. And the churches were trembling in shame. And no one else was doing this. In love for souls that Christ died for. Because they were too good. For God to use.

Booth stood outside of this house. And cried with this voice. Quoting the damnation of God. The judgment of God. Unless a man repents and comes to Christ. They stormed out of that building. The mafia head.

Spat in his face. And spat again. And the others began spitting all over. Booth's body and face and beard. And he cursed God. And he cursed Booth. And he cursed. The whole group. With blasphemous cursings.

And anger. And suddenly. The man standing behind Booth. In the army uniform with a Bible. Began to weep and howl. In fear. Facing death. In his eyes. About the blood of soldiers. Of God. Going like a stream.

To where Booth stood. And surrounding his boots as he stood there. And this man began to howl. Booth turned to look at him. He was wiping the spittle off his face also. And Booth said. No. Brother. Grab his hand.

Don't wipe them off. These are medals. For a true soldier of God. Don't wipe it off. Brother. Tears pouring down his face. But always love in his eyes. Always love. His harshest word. Throbbing with God's love.

For you sin preacher. If it isn't. If your harshest word. Does not throb with God's love. That the worst sinner. Is conscious though you condemn him. By God's word. No man has ever loved their soul. Or them in their lives like this.

If that is not what they're conscious of. You're sinning. Being a preacher. It is not spiritual to offend. It's impossible. But the offense will come. But oh. You are buried by God himself. If you go out.

To offend without love. Driving you. Without the love of Christ. Driving you. No other reason. When Booth said those words. This thug. The most feared man in Europe. Began to weep. Booth said. I hate.

Your evil. I hate. Your sin. God hates your evil. God hates your sin. But I love. Your soul. God loves your soul. I don't want. You to face judgment. For eternity. I want you to have total forgiveness.

No matter what evils you have done. I long. For you to find. The forgiveness that is in Christ. Who while we were yet sinners died. Knowing your sins. Tasted death. For every man. God says. I want you to come to Christ.

To pray for forgiveness. And find eternal salvation. This man crumbled. And fell on his knees. Booth knelt beside him. And led him. To Jesus Christ. And eternal life. There is no evil. That will not be conquered.

By God's love. If it can be through you. Before you die preacher. Not just God's words. But God's love. Oh the others. The mafia leaders. Looking at this man. That they lived in fear of their lives. As for fell down on their knees.

Trembling. And gave their lives to Christ. They were. Apart from two hung. For their crimes. Booth stood with each one. As they died. And Booth said. Of those men. They were. In the army of God. The salvation army.

In prison uniform. Before they died. They won the warders. The police. The criminals in that prison. Seeking God. Through them before they died. They were soul when ash. Like you and I. Washed in the blood of Christ.

And though they face the consequences. Of their sin by man. Not forgiving them of their crimes. They face no judgment. For eternity. For them. As he died for the murderer. On the cross beside him. And assured him of eternal life.

As he died. For putting his faith in Jesus. Any murder will be forgiven. In eternity. With such love. We will be willing to die. For the souls. God has sent us to reach. That is privilege. That no one else will ever do.

Who never knew a calling from God. I was stabbed once. And as the blades went in my body. And in my back. And the blood just covered me. I thought I was to die. As they just ruthlessly. Put the blades through me.

I felt no pain. Just a numbness. But two things staggered me. That I shall never ever forget. Firstly. The peace that flooded my heart. The peace of God. That passes all understanding. That I began to worship.

As I thought I faced death. That there was no fear of death. No matter how you have to die. Oh it stunned me. It staggered me. It changed my preaching. When God didn't let me die. That others could know this when they die.

No matter how you have to die. But there was something else that staggered me. I had no anger. No bitterness. Only love. As I thought I was dying. Do you know what I thought? These are the last two I will ever be privileged.

To tell of Jesus. And I'm not going to waste this moment. And I poured out the love of God. From my souls to them. Till they knelt. And sobbed uncontrollably. When we have the call of God upon our lives.

We will give our lives. For the souls. God has sent us. To reach. Like Booth we will die. Winning the soul. If I have the call of God. When God calls us to preach. If we are rightly related to God. We must place ourselves on the front line of the battle.

I'm not talking about go and be stupid now. Don't do that. But. The Bible speaks of men who have hazarded their lives. For the gospel sake. Have you? I want you to seriously consider that. Men who have hazarded their lives.

For the gospel sake. It also speaks of what will be said of most preachers. By God and man at the end of their ministries and lives. Ye. Were not valiant for the truth. Tell me preacher when did you ever.

Allow God to put you in the front line of the battle. Where you were in any way. In a position where you could have been persecuted. Hurt. Rejected. Suffer. Rejection or persecution. And you didn't back down.

Were not valiant for the truth. You were not as those men who hazarded their lives. For the gospel sake. You never were willing to put yourself in any position. On the front line of God's battle in this earth.

Where you couldn't even be. Or suffer embarrassment. And even if all hell comes against you. From within the ranks of your own church. And today it will. If you're faithful. Don't doubt this preacher.

Even if all hell comes against you. From within the ranks of your own church. Don't compromise. On the message God has put into your hands. Divert. Don't divert. From what God has said in this book. And called you to preach.

Even if they put you in jail. In Canada now. For quoting Romans 1. As hate speech. But don't give up preaching what God has called. Don't go out deliberately looking for trouble. Where you don't need to.

Just to put yourself in prison. That is total folly. But don't throw off the cargo. Do you remember how Jonah brought all that fear on those men. And they threw off everything that they were commissioned to take across the oceans.

The purpose they were traveling was not just those passengers. The cargos they had were thrown off. In fear that the boat would sink. Like Paul with those men. Who when the ship was wrecked. They threw off everything.

To try and lighten it. So we don't sink. Oh. When the megachurches. The charismatic prosperity. The charismatic personalities. Who divert from the truth. For entertainment. And money. And crowds. When they rose up.

Overnight in our generation. And drew away the crowds. Replacing the central means of bringing souls to Christ by the preaching of the word. The uncompromising word of God. They replaced it with worldly entertainers.

They brought the world's music in. Of course it grew overnight. The world wants that in religion. But don't preach the bible to them. Not the context that will make them truly fear if they're still in sin.

You'll lose 90 of them overnight you mega preachers. Try it before you accuse me. I dare you to just read Romans 1 without apologizing or explaining it away. Once to see what's left in your church. Tragically as these movements have blossomed overnight.

The conservative movements feared as they lost their youth firstly. Brother you didn't lose your youth. You lost the unsaved. If they went to the world in the church. They are the world. You can't win the world by being like the world.

Levon Ravenhill said. They'll win you. Nothing else will happen. Don't try it. Oh these conservative movements panicked. Fearfully conceding. Crying throw off all the old heavy cargo. So that we don't sink into oblivion.

The Cost of Compromise in Worship and Preaching

So what did they throw out? Firstly the godly sacred hymns of our faith. That have never offended through the hundreds of years. We have sung them that are reverential. The reverential fear of God. And once that goes the sharp edge of the sword cannot be preached.

In an atmosphere that's like a disco. Or a rave concert. That God saved me out of. Let alone walk in and say but this is where I was saved from. Oh they throw out the godly sacred hymns. And they replace and open their platforms to entertainers.

Not to singers, preachers. They should be in Hollywood. No as. If you wait for applause. You angry sir? If you are it's because it's true. They replace their platforms with entertainers that look like the world.

That sway their bodies like the world. And the more like the world. No matter how disgusting or low these demonically looking singers and entertainers look. They welcome in the platform so long as they get the crowds.

These men and women who stand there waiting for applause. Otherwise they wouldn't be there. They get it from the world in the church. When the world is comfortable in the church it's because the church is becoming comfortable in the world.

When the church is right with God. No sinner will enjoy being in your church. They will tremble. They will fear. They will agonize. Until they get right with God they won't be walking and singing and leaping and praising God.

And you're scared to say thou shalt not. Don't do that. We want attendances to throw out the old cargo. It's sinking us. We've got to keep the youth. We've got to stop a new tribe preaching. Hell after that music.

Who in their right mind will listen? In an unsanctified Godless atmosphere. You lose your sensibilities preacher if you think God's in that. You've totally lost your sensibilities. Let alone your action.

That's enough of that. Once God calls us we are not called only to preach. Be careful if God's called you it's not to only preach. It is to endure hardness as soldiers. We are called to endure hardships.