FENCE RIDER?FENCE RIDER?

IN-BETWEENERIN-BETWEENER

COMPROMISESCOMPROMISES

CAN’T MAKE DECISIONCAN’T MAKE DECISION

NOT FULLY COMMITTEDNOT FULLY COMMITTED

OROR

MESSAGE FOR THE MESSAGE FOR THE CHURCHCHURCH

REVELATION 2:14-16REVELATION 2:14-16

““I know your works, that you are I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hotneither cold nor hot. I could wish you . I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarmyou are lukewarm, and neither cold , and neither cold nor hot, nor hot, I will vomit you out of My I will vomit you out of My mouth.mouth.

WATERED DOWN CHRISTIANITYWATERED DOWN CHRISTIANITY

MUSICMUSIC

MOVIESMOVIES

CHURCHESCHURCHES

ENT.ENT.OROR

HOBBIESHOBBIES

CHURCH/GODCHURCH/GOD

FINANCESFINANCES FRIENDSFRIENDS

SOCIAL LIFESOCIAL LIFE

FAMILYFAMILY

CAREERCAREER

MEME

ENT.ENT.OROR

HOBBIESHOBBIES

CHURCHCHURCH

FINANCESFINANCES FRIENDSFRIENDS

SOCIAL LIFESOCIAL LIFE

FAMILYFAMILY

CAREERCAREER

GODGOD

ANCIENT ISRAELANCIENT ISRAEL

IGNORED WARNINGS FROM IGNORED WARNINGS FROM PROPHETSPROPHETS

BELIEVED THEY WERE GODLY:BELIEVED THEY WERE GODLY:WENT TO TEMPLEWENT TO TEMPLE

BROUGHT OFFERINGBROUGHT OFFERING

SET UP ALTARS TO GODSET UP ALTARS TO GOD

THEY WERE ALSO IN LOVE WITH THE WORLDTHEY WERE ALSO IN LOVE WITH THE WORLD

ISRAEL = GOD’S ISRAEL = GOD’S PEOPLEPEOPLE

DID NOT FEAR GODDID NOT FEAR GOD

THEY WERE GOD’S PEOPLETHEY WERE GOD’S PEOPLE

NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN TO USNOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN TO US

ASSYRIANS/BABYLONIANS TOOK ASSYRIANS/BABYLONIANS TOOK OVEROVER

WE GO TO CHURCH!WE GO TO CHURCH!

WE GIVE OFFERING!WE GIVE OFFERING!

1.1. MTG/RENTMTG/RENT

2.2. FOODFOOD

3.3. UTILITY BILLSUTILITY BILLS

4.4. CAR PAYMENTCAR PAYMENT

5.5. CREDIT CARDSCREDIT CARDS

6.6. CLOTHESCLOTHES

7.7. PET SUPPLIESPET SUPPLIES

8.8. ENT/VACATIONSENT/VACATIONS

9.9. LEFT OVERS (TITHES)LEFT OVERS (TITHES)

IDOLS IN STREETS?IDOLS IN STREETS?

HELL = LITERAL PLACEHELL = LITERAL PLACE

PSALMS 63:8-9PSALMS 63:8-9 My soul follows My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand close behind You; Your right hand upholds me. But those upholds me. But those whowho seek seek my life, to destroy my life, to destroy it,it, Shall go into Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.the lower parts of the earth.

PSALMS 30:3PSALMS 30:3 O LORD, thou hast O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.should not go down to the pit.

EVIL NOT PERMITED IN GOD’S EVIL NOT PERMITED IN GOD’S PRESENCEPRESENCE

PSALMS 5:4-5PSALMS 5:4-5 For you are not a For you are not a God who is pleased with God who is pleased with wickedness; with you, wickedness; with you, evil people evil people are not welcomeare not welcome. . The arrogant The arrogant cannot stand in your presencecannot stand in your presence..

PARABLES ON PARABLES ON SEPERATIONSEPERATION

WHEAT & TARES PARABLEWHEAT & TARES PARABLE

MATTHEW 13:24-30MATTHEW 13:24-30Another parable He put forth to them, saying: Another parable He put forth to them, saying:

““The kingdom of heaven is like a man who The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his fieldsowed good seed in his field; but while men ; but while men slept, his slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among enemy came and sowed tares among the wheatthe wheat and went his way. But when the and went his way. But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the the tares also appearedtares also appeared. So the servants of the . So the servants of the owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not owner came and said to him, ‘Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?’ have tares?’

He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then The servants said to him, ‘Do you want us then to go and gather them up?’ But he said, ‘No, to go and gather them up?’ But he said, ‘No, lest while you gather up the tares you also lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together together until the harvestuntil the harvest, and at the time of , and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’”barn.”’”

PARABLE EXPLAINEDPARABLE EXPLAINEDMATTHEW 13:36-43MATTHEW 13:36-43

Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”the tares of the field.”

He answered and said to them: “He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man (JESUS)Son of Man (JESUS). The . The field is the worldfield is the world, the good seeds are the , the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked tares are the sons of the wicked one one (SATAN).(SATAN). The The enemy who sowed them is the devilenemy who sowed them is the devil, the , the harvest is harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angelsthe end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. Therefore as . Therefore as the the tares are gathered and burned in the firetares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the , so it will be at the end of this age. end of this age.

The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, and lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of firewill cast them into the furnace of fire. There will . There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father.their Father.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear!He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

SHEEP & GOATSSHEEP & GOATSMATTHEW 25:31-46MATTHEW 25:31-46

““When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy[ angels When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy[ angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will will be gathered before Him, and He will separateseparate them one from them one from another, as a shepherd divides another, as a shepherd divides hishis sheep from the goats. And He sheep from the goats. And He will set will set the sheep on His right handthe sheep on His right hand, but the , but the goats on the leftgoats on the left. .

Then the King will say to those on His right hand, Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the worldthe foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave Me : for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I took Me in; I waswas naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’ “Then the visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’ “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed hungry and feed You,You, or thirsty and give or thirsty and give YouYou drink? When did we drink? When did we see You a stranger and take see You a stranger and take YouYou in, or naked and clothe in, or naked and clothe You?You? Or Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ And the when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did as you did itit to one of the least of these My brethren, you did to one of the least of these My brethren, you did itit to to Me.’Me.’

““Then He will also say to Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Methose on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, , you cursed, into the you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angelsangels: for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and : for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, you gave Me no drink; I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ visit Me.’

““Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ Then He will answer them, saying, did not minister to You?’ Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do itit to one of the to one of the least of these, you did not do least of these, you did not do itit to Me.’ And these will go away into to Me.’ And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

WARNING TO CHURCH ON WARNING TO CHURCH ON SEPEARTIONSEPEARTION

PARABLE OF 10 PARABLE OF 10 VIRGINSVIRGINSMATTHEW 25:1-13MATTHEW 25:1-13

““Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virginsten virgins who took their lamps and went out to who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five and five werewere foolish. Those who foolish. Those who werewere foolish took foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.slumbered and slept.

““And at midnight a cry was And at midnight a cry was heard:heard: ‘Behold, the ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!’ Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us somesome of of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘answered, saying, ‘No,No, lest there should not be lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. door was shut.

““Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ But he answered and ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

PARABLE OF WEDDING PARABLE OF WEDDING BANQUETBANQUET

MATTHEW 22:1-14MATTHEW 22:1-14

And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said:And Jesus answered and spoke to them again by parables and said:

““The kingdom of heaven is like a The kingdom of heaven is like a certain kingcertain king who arranged a marriage for who arranged a marriage for his his sonson, and sent out his , and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the weddingservants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and ; and they were not willing to come. Again, he sent out they were not willing to come. Again, he sent out other servantsother servants, saying, ‘Tell , saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fatted cattle cattle areare killed, and all things killed, and all things areare ready. Come to the wedding.”’ But they made ready. Come to the wedding.”’ But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. And light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business. And the rest seized his servants, treated the rest seized his servants, treated themthem spitefully, and killed spitefully, and killed them.them. But when But when the king heard the king heard about it,about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Then he said to his servants, ‘The those murderers, and burned up their city. Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthythose who were invited were not worthy. .

Therefore go into the highways, and Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the weddingas many as you find, invite to the wedding.’ .’ So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hallhall was filled with guests. was filled with guests.

““But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not did not have on a wedding garmenthave on a wedding garment. So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in . So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. Then the king said to here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast cast himhim into outer into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

““For many are called, but few For many are called, but few areare chosen.” chosen.”

EXPLANATION OF WEDDING BANQUET PARABLEEXPLANATION OF WEDDING BANQUET PARABLE

KING/FATHER = GODKING/FATHER = GOD

SON = JESUSSON = JESUS

SERVANTS = PROPHETSSERVANTS = PROPHETS

WOULDN’T LISTEN = NATION OF ISRAELWOULDN’T LISTEN = NATION OF ISRAEL

OTHER SERVANTS = DISCIPLES OF CHRISTOTHER SERVANTS = DISCIPLES OF CHRIST

AS MANY AS YOU FIND = ALL PEOPLE (JEW & GENTILE)AS MANY AS YOU FIND = ALL PEOPLE (JEW & GENTILE)

WEDDING BANQUET = CHRIST & CHURCH COME TOGETHERWEDDING BANQUET = CHRIST & CHURCH COME TOGETHER

WEDDING GARMENTS = WHITE ROBE OF RIGHTEOUSNESSWEDDING GARMENTS = WHITE ROBE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

OUTER DARKNESS = HELL (SEPERATION FROM GOD)OUTER DARKNESS = HELL (SEPERATION FROM GOD)

DINNER GUESTSDINNER GUESTSLUKE 14:15-24LUKE 14:15-24

Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, Now when one of those who sat at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, “Blessed he said to Him, “Blessed isis he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!” he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!” Then He said to him, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, Then He said to him, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’ But they all with one ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’ But they all with one accordaccord began to began to make excuses. make excuses.

The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and The first said to him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I must go and see it. I ask you to have me excused.’ And another said, ‘I have bought five see it. I ask you to have me excused.’ And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’ yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.’ Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’

So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here thethe poor and poor and thethe maimed and maimed and thethe lame and lame and thethe blind.’ blind.’

And the servant said, ‘Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there And the servant said, ‘Master, it is done as you commanded, and still there is room.’ Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways is room.’ Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel and hedges, and compel themthem to come in, that my house may be filled. For to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my I say to you that none of those men who were invited shall taste my supper.’”supper.’”

WARNING TO LUKEWARM WARNING TO LUKEWARM CHRISTIANSCHRISTIANSMATTHEW 7:21-23MATTHEW 7:21-23

““Not everyoneNot everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall shall enter the kingdom of heavenenter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the , but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. will of My Father in heaven.

Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ name?’

And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

PRACTICE PRACTICE RIGHTEOUSNESSRIGHTEOUSNESS

1 JOHN 3:10-121 JOHN 3:10-12

In this the children of God and the children of In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever the devil are manifest: Whoever does not does not practicepractice righteousness is not of God, nor righteousness is not of God, nor isis he he who does not love his brother. who does not love his brother.

For this is the message that you heard from For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one the beginning, that we should love one another, not as Cain another, not as Cain whowho was of the wicked was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.his brother’s righteous.

CONVICTIONCONVICTION