Revival Conference 2007 - Harold Vaughn - Part 6 — Harold Vaughn

Parental Authority and Responsibility

How they were talking back saying things they ought not to say. A Grandfather sitting at the table. A grandfather. His eight-year-old son sitting at the table. Calling him by his first name. Now listen, you know Lord how in the world.

Do we ever get to this place? How do we ever get to this place? Here? We are a forfeiture of parental Authority my dear people listen to me. I Think we need to take back the ownership of the responsibility for and the control of our own children.

It's not the government's responsibility to raise our children. It doesn't take a village. It takes a mother and father filled with the Spirit of God. It's not the church's responsibility to raise raise our children.

I think we need to quit running a spiritual surrogacy service and start doing more to equip and train the parents to do what God called them to do. Whether in the house of God. Isn't it interesting? We've got ministries for children and youth ministries ladies Bible studies addiction ministries.

We've got all these things and these are all good in their place. But isn't it amazing how many churches have a ministry to fathers and to men to train them to be what God has called them to be the shepherds of their homes.

Revival Beginning in the Home

A forfeiture of parental authority. Most of us sitting here didn't grow up in red-hot Christian homes. But I want to tell you when God turns your heart to your children. I want to tell you God will show you along the way man how to come out on the other end.

He'll place the people in your path. That'll give you a little light brother and give you a little hope and give you a little instruction. And I'm telling you we all believe in believing God for revival in the home.

We're looking for revival all across the world and in the government. Forget it man. Let's try some revival in our own hearts in our own home and believe God to do something in our churches. Wouldn't that be an improvement?

We're trying to get prayer back in the public school. I like to get back in the church for crying out loud forfeiture of parental authority. Pray that God will abandon his own covenant people. Is there any question that God will abandon those that abandoned him?

The Glory of God Departing From Nations

I want to ask you are there any signs that God is about to depart from your life. I'm telling you the glory came to part. Nations can lose the glory. Anybody here think that maybe America's in trouble with God?

Remember 9-eleven the strip club had the marquee pray for America. I'm telling you is no use for a hooker to pray for America until she repents. We're so out of whack with all of this. I'm not trying to be harsh and callous.

I'm just telling you God hates in man. And he can't stand it and I'm just telling you that sin is wrong and fellowship with known and vital error is participation in sin said Charles Spurgeon. We can't mess the world in God.

We can't water the thing down. We can't throw out the non-negotiable parts. I'm not talking about making the narrow way more narrow than it already is. But I am talking about against making the narrow way broader than what God has said it is.

It's a narrow gate that leads to a narrow way that leads to eternal life my friend. All my brethren nations can lose the glory. Ezekiel watched As the glory lifted off the mercy seat and he saw the glory Stand over the threshold of the door and then he watched as the glory departed over on the hillside.

And then he watched the glory disappear out of sight never to return until 400 years later. When the glory of God was found in a manger in Bethlehem. I'm telling you that nations can lose the glory of God.

The Glory Departing From the Church

It happened right here in the book of churches can lose the glory. Even that church in Ephesus which had so many good things about them. We talk about a model church soul-winning. Serving separate. I mean they had it all but God said to him you've got something.

I've got something against you. You've left your first love and if you don't repent I'm gonna remove the candlestick. The glory can depart from the local church my friend. But you know something individuals can lose the glory as well.

Samson, Solomon, and the Danger of Spiritual Presumption

What about Samson? All my brethren. Called by God empowered by God did exploits for God. He paid a mighty high price for his low living when he got a haircut in the devil's barbershop. And you know the story how that how that?

When when he when he spilled the beans to that wicked Delilah you remember how that he lost his power. And he didn't even know what the Lord had departed from him, and he didn't know it. He thought he could go through his religious calisthenics.

And I'll go out and shake myself as at other times and surely the glory will come but this time the board didn't come back. He lost the glory. Okay, which scares me to death if Solomon who wrote the Holy Word of God.

Who tasted the powers of the world to come? Who was used by God to build that meeting place for God and man? If his heart was turned to false gods because of his disobedience my friend. Who are we and a David a man after God's own heart.

It's Samson the strongest man in the world. David the most spiritual man in the world. Solomon the wisest man in the world. Man, if they all committed adultery. We're only one decision away from tragedy at any given time.

I'm telling you I'll put a holy fear God in your heart my friend that we want to end up. Well and not go down in flames amen. The individuals can lose the glory of God. I want to tell you you have church without God, but you can't have soul saved and life changed without God.

Seeking the Glory and Presence of God

My friend listen where the glory of God resides the voice of God is heard. Where the glory of God resides the voice of God is heard. You say well. Why did you bring a message on Ichabod to a conference like this you're supposed to be encouraging our hearts well?

I have message like that, but I felt glad to give this one. Why did you bring a message like this? I'll tell you why because we've been a hundred years in the United States of America a hundred years without a widespread outpouring heart-melting.

Season of refreshing from the presence of God and maybe tonight. God has got a controversy with us his people. Believe in more than introspection. I do believe in Holy Spirit. Inspection. My brethren tonight.

I'm telling you. I think we've lost out with God. I mean to the point now where we have no discernment. We cannot discern and make a judgment call on anything, and I'm not talking about going too far and becoming legal.

But I'm telling you my friend. We can become lawless and we can condone what God condemns. We can become over tolerant. We can become relativistic my friend. We can lose the glory of God and is that not what has basically happened across the boards here in the land of the free in the home of the brave.

Churches Filled With God

I would spring said the kingdom of God is not going to be advanced by our churches becoming filled with men. The kingdom of God Will not be advanced by our churches becoming filled with men, but by men and our churches becoming filled with God.

That's the thing we need. That's what I need. That's what you need. We had a couple's advance last weekend. I told the boys I said listen. Forget the marriage seminars and the handouts. Go for the jugular preached our hearts because if we get right with God then the marriage things will take care of themselves.

On Friday night a man broke up brought a message on brokenness the key to revival. And I've never seen a man's been. God was all over that guy. We said all right Friday night. We have a prayer meeting here in 30 minutes.

Anybody want to come and break. We have 80 80 takers that came and prayed to nearly midnight midnight on a romantic weekend praise God. And others were back there seeking the Lord. The kingdom of God will not be advanced by our churches becoming filled with men.

Becoming filled with God. What gave birth to Ichabod. What caused the glory to depart. Number one an unconverted priesthood? I asked you sincerely my friend. Are you saved? Are you converted. Number two an unfit leadership?

Six Causes of Ichabod

Brethren, are we walking worthy of the vocation? We're with we've been called. Number three no respect for the moral law my dear men and women. Are we living holy lives. Number four rebellion against parental authority?

I ask you are you submissive to mom and dad young people they ignored the Word of God. Brethren, are you obedient to the light that you've got. Number six? They forfeited their parental authority mom and dad.

Listen to me. Hear me. Are you raising your children in the fear and admonition of the Lord? I'll give you ten words for revival in your home. Ten words for revival in the home. I was wrong. I'm sorry.

Will you forgive me? Ten words for revival in the home. I was wrong. I'm sorry. Will you forgive me? I wonder if you need to say that to anybody in your home, sir. What about a man? What about it young people all my brethren a forfeiture of parental authority now.

Repentance as the Beginning of Restoration

What will cause the glory to return? I? Think by repenting of the things that caused it to depart is a good place to start. And can I say this this afternoon. I think there's plenty of room for repentance all across the theological spectrum.