Fake messiahs
May 23, 2023
He said, "Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them." It’s been true ever since He was here. There were false Messiahs in His day. There are those that today claim supernatural power. They actually are moving into the place of Christ. They draw attention to themselves rather than to the Lord. Now, they talk a great deal about Jesus today. I know you hear all of that, and it’s saccharine sweet, but actually it does not glorify Him one wit because it’s taking away the glory from Him.
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You know, you can become so religious and callous that you can exclude Jesus from your life. You may be an expert in argument and resting on the haunches of your smug complacency, but the question is: Have you ever let Christ into your heart? And there’s no substitute for that. Are you filled with doubts? Puzzles? Trouble? Are you bent double today with the burdens of life? Then come to Jesus. Come with your burdens; come with your sin. Come anytime. It doesn’t make any difference; you can come to Him. What a wonderful lesson there is here.
May 22, 2023
Because you are a Christian, you have no inoculation that you won’t have trouble. That’s a viewpoint a great many get today, that a Christian is one that’s going to miss all of the trouble down here. My friend, you’ll miss the Great Tribulation, but the way I like to put it, you won’t miss the little tribulation. You're going to have a little of it right down here. And then, there’s something else here. When you see trouble coming to someone else and not to you, don’t get the idea that probably you’re superior to that individual. But the lesson for you is that maybe God has permitted you to see this trouble in order that it might bring you to God.
May 19, 2023
My friend, do you think God is asleep? Do you feel like that He’s gone to bed when you pray and you can’t get Him up? Do you feel like He doesn’t want to answer your prayer? My friend, God wants to answer your prayer. And God will answer your prayer. It’s a wonderful thing, by the way. You do not have to storm the gates of heaven. You do not have to knock the door of heaven down. God’s not reluctant to hear you, friend. He wants to answer your prayer. He says, “Before they call, I will answer them.” God wants to hear and answer your prayer.
May 18, 2023
And my frustrated, confused friend today, are you at that corner of life where you don’t know which way to turn? Then, for goodness sake, sit down. Sit at Jesus’ feet. And a great many folk are taking time out every day to sit at His feet as we look at His Word. And it’ll help you with your housework. It will make you a better dishwasher. You’ll sweep the floors cleaner. And you can dig a ditch better, and you can mow the lawn better. And you can study your lesson better, and you can work at the office better, and you can drive your car better. You can do everything better if you’ll just take a little time, friend, to sit at Jesus’ feet.
May 17, 2023
Now there is a very practical application for us today. Any person you can help is your neighbor. It doesn’t mean the man lives next door to you, because generally he’s as well off as you are. And the chances are that you need his help. But any person you can help is your neighbor, and anyone who needs Christ today—for He is the Good Samaritan—and needs the gospel. We have a great deal of talk today about getting the gospel out, but we don’t make much of an effort.
May 16, 2023
Paul says in Galatians 2:16, “Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, for by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.” You just can’t measure up to it, friends, that’s all. It’d be impossible for you to keep the Law. “For what the law could not do.” That’s the reason God sent the Holy Spirit, to enable you to live. You just can’t take the Law, bare knuckled, and keep it.
May 15, 2023
God's men are always chosen. You remember He said in the Gospel of John, "You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you." I was a teller in a bank when the Lord called me. I didn’t have any idea of ever being a preacher. I always actually looked down on preachers. I never thought much of them. And He called me. And I’ve always felt good about it because if He called me, He’s responsible. I didn’t call Him; He called me. That’s wonderful. He says, “You have not chosen Me, I have chosen you.” I love that. They tell me election is something fearful. It’s a great comfort if you understand what it really means.
May 12, 2023
Why did the Lord Jesus call publicans and sinners and eat with them? He came to minister to them. The gospel is really for those who recognize their need. There are some people today that are too good to be saved. Did you know that? That is, they think they are. I want to speak very frankly. If you recognize that you have a need, then the gospel’s for you. Christ can save you, and He will save you. And if you’re self-sufficient, you recognize no need, may I say to you just go on your self-chosen pathway. It’ll lead you to destruction; the message is not for you. I’m very sorry. I wish I had a message for you, but I don’t have a message for folks like that.
May 11, 2023
Then we have the story here of the paralytic in Capernaum that was healed. And this is when they let this man down through the roof. A lot of people today, friends, are not going to get the message unless—you’re just going to have to get at the corner of a stretcher, because these people are paralyzed today. Paralyzed by sin, paralyzed by so many other things that this world holds for them. Some of them are paralyzed by prejudice, and some are paralyzed by indifference. And they’re never going to hear Jesus say to them, “Son, thy sins be forgiven thee” unless you get at the corner of a stretcher and bring them.
May 10, 2023
We have here the healing of the leper. But you notice how He did it? He put forth His hand and touched him. Nobody had touched that poor fellow for years. Can you imagine what it meant to have the touch of this hand upon him? May I say to you, and I say it very literally, has the Lord Jesus touched your life? There are so many lives today that need to be touched. And maybe it will have to be your hand, by the way. It’ll have to be something you do. And I’m confident all of you can reach somebody. We need to reach out our hand and touch some soul that only you could touch. No one else could touch them.
May 9, 2023
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Get ready to fight the good fight against legalism in Galatians. When this letter was written, it defended the gospel of Christ from people who wanted to reduce it to rules. Not surprising, Galatians has provided the backbone for several great spiritual revivals around the world. Freedom, we learn, is a serious fight. Allow grace to revolutionize your own life through these seven lessons from Dr. J. Vernon McGee.
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About Dr. J. Vernon McGee
John Vernon McGee was born in Hillsboro, Texas, in 1904. Dr. McGee remarked, "When I was born and the doctor gave me the customary whack, my mother said that I let out a yell that could be heard on all four borders of Texas!" His Creator well knew that he would need a powerful voice to deliver a powerful message.
After completing his education (including a Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary), he and his wife came west, settling in Pasadena, California. Dr. McGee's greatest pastorate was at the historic Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles, where he served from 1949 to 1970.
He began teaching Thru the Bible in 1967. After retiring from the pastorate, he set up radio headquarters in Pasadena, and the radio ministry expanded rapidly. Listeners never seem to tire of Dr. McGee's unique brand of rubber-meets-the-road teaching, or his passion for teaching the whole Word of God.
On the morning of December 1, 1988, Dr. McGee fell asleep in his chair and quietly passed into the presence of his Savior.
After completing his education (including a Th.M. and Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary), he and his wife came west, settling in Pasadena, California. Dr. McGee's greatest pastorate was at the historic Church of the Open Door in downtown Los Angeles, where he served from 1949 to 1970.
He began teaching Thru the Bible in 1967. After retiring from the pastorate, he set up radio headquarters in Pasadena, and the radio ministry expanded rapidly. Listeners never seem to tire of Dr. McGee's unique brand of rubber-meets-the-road teaching, or his passion for teaching the whole Word of God.
On the morning of December 1, 1988, Dr. McGee fell asleep in his chair and quietly passed into the presence of his Savior.
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