Welcome to Waymaker Church! We are so excited to have you join us today! We exist to Encounter, Live for, and Advance the Kingdom of God!

This morning we are beginning a new 3-part sermon called “the coming king”. This series has been stirring in my heart since the end of last year. The bottom-line of this series is that we need to make sure that our eyes are open to the truth.

There have always been spiritual battles in society, but they are rapidly intensifying. What once lurked in the shadows is being paraded openly and publicly. Wickedness and darkness once on the fringe of society is now widely embraced. The degrading condition of the nation along with the rapid moral decay of nations around the world should heighten our spiritual antennas.

God has instructed His church in 2 Timothy 4:5 “But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.”

Every one of us is called to the ministry. We must be watchful in all things. We are strategically positioned for this time and season. We are not here by accident. God in His sovereignty has placed us here and now. He has given us all things pertaining to life and Godliness.

We must run the race set before us with the mindset to win! God calls us a victorious people! Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,”

Heaven is cheering us on watching with anticipation as we run our race for the kingdom of God.

We have everything we need! The darkness in the world cannot overcome the light of revelation and glory that God has placed on your life! God is calling us out of fear, out of doubt and unbelief, out of powerlessness.

We don’t need to fear what is happening in the earth. He has told us in advance that darkness will cover the earth, and deep darkness the people. These things should not cause us to lose heart! I have read the end of the book. We win!

To many people shrink back into obscurity and hopelessness through fear because of what is happening in our nation and around the earth. We must not allow ourselves to shrink back or be fearful! Now is the time Arise! To change our posture! To boldly reveal the Love of God and shine brightly for His Kingdom.

When the Apostles were threatened in Acts 4:29 they cried out to the Lord for boldness! They said, “Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word,” This should be our prayer as well! Lord give us boldness!

The King is Coming!!

Yes, the battle is raging, but the king is coming! I want to show you a few images from the past 12 months to expose the enemy’s plans. My aim for these pictures is to make sure that our eyes are open to the truth. The only way to defeat darkness is to turn the light on.

The culture of the world is preparing for and aligning with biblical prophecy for the rule of the anti-Christ. What grips my heart as a minister is that so many are completely oblivious to it. Many go about their everyday lives without so much as a thought about things to come.

Why does the world want to normalize the worship of satan?

The scripture is clear of what is to come in the earth. In the prophet Daniels 70 weeks prophesy he speaks of a ruler who will come. He will rule for seven years. Halfway through he will break the seven-year covenant he has signed with Israel, and there will be great tribulation. During this time, he will enter into the Holy of Holies in the third temple and declare himself to be God. This is what is known as the abomination of desolations.

At the halfway point of the tribulation there will be a mark that is given to buy or sell. This mark goes beyond transactions and purchases. The bible tells us that the one who receives it declares personal allegiance to the anti-Christ and will worship him.

An important thing to note about the mark is that those who receive the mark of the beast will be damned for eternity. There will be no more hope of salvation.

The normalization of satan in culture is a sign of what is to come (Slide 19). It is physical proof of spiritual realities. It is needed for the body of Christ to understand the urgency of the hour in which we live. We must take the gospel to the world. God has placed us as watchmen in our generation. We are the ones carrying the baton.

The world desperately needs the message of the Gospel. Not simply in word, but in deeds. We need to declare the message through surrendered transformed lives. This is the hour that we must not shrink back in fear or defeat.

We are instructed to be watchful to this end with all perseverance.

Our strength is not in ourselves! We are strong in the Lord! It is through His armor, his strength, and his power that we will stand against the schemes of the devil. We will wrestle against the enemy, but through Him we will withstand the evil in our day and advance His kingdom.

We have the greater one living on the inside of us! We must let our light shine by walking in the love of God, doing good to our neighbor, sharing the Gospel with as many as possible, lay hands on the sick they might recover and see the goodness of God! This is not the hour of darkness, but the hour of the kingdom! We have assignment and by the power of the Holy Spirit we will see salvation and victory in the lives of people.