Our Obligatoin Series

Our world needs forgiveness found in Christ. Are you willing to fight for the heart of your king?

3. We should be obligated because of the power of the gospel of Christ.

We have got it messed up. We have stopped believing in the power of the gospel of Christ for the salvation of everyone who believes.

You say, “No we haven’t”. Yes we have.

Take a look around at what the Christian world is teaching. You have people like Joyce Meyer, Joel Olstein and Charles Stanley that are primarily preaching the power of living the right kind of life and the blessings that God will give you for doing so.

Whatever happened to the gospel message? Whatever happened to Christians remembering their own forgiveness, seeing the need of forgiveness, understanding the power of the gospel and preaching the truth of the gospel message?

Why is it that we as Christians are willing to go half way around the world for a short-term mission trip but we aren’t willing to go across the street and share the gospel of Christ?

I’ll tell you why, because instead of fighting for the heart of our king we are fighting to keep this form of domesticated Christianity.

True power for living is not found in this positive living junk that is spewed by so many of our television preachers. The power for living is not found in the pseudo-spiritualism of Oprah Winfree.

The power for living is found in the Gospel of Christ. It is time that we Christians remember that and give our lives to it.

You may not know this, but the movie Braveheart is one of my favorite three movies. The other two favorites are Mel Gibson movies as well.

If you seen the movie Braveheart you might remember the scene of Ben Wallace talking to the princess just before he was killed. She begged him to pledge allegiance to the king of England and he would be able to live instead of dying.

Then he looked her and said something like, “Every man dies, but not every man chooses to live.”

What about you Christian man, woman and child? Do you look at your Christian life and see a life that is living to fight for the heart of your king?

Can you like Paul say, I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes…

If you can say those words that means you are preaching them at every opportunity, stay faithful. If you can’t say those words then lay aside all fear and begin today to fight for the heart of your king.

Invitation!