The War Of 2024

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The war of 2024 will be against the marriage, but it's very clear that, according to the world around us, marriage is an absolute joke. It's made fun of, it's mocked, it's played with, it's toyed with like a cat plays with a little mouse. Listen, friend your marriage is under attack. You want to know why Satan hates your guts.

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00:58 - Jack Hibbs (Host)
Y'all need to pay attention. If you name the name of Jesus, hang on to your seats. The faith is going to be under attack in 2024 more than you have ever seen it in American history. Guaranteed, all of the powers and players are already in place to execute their wrath on those who believe in this Bible and Jesus Christ. I just want to say that the most precious thing that you own in life, it's not your car, it's not that jewelry piece, it's not your home, it's your faith, the greatest possession I mean to tell you right now I am not kidding you.

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If somebody stacked gold five feet high with gems and pearls, you know how stupid that is. Think about how dumb that is Versus the truth of God. I'm going to go with the truth of God every time Because, listen, I learned I don't have to have this, because I learned a long time ago that $50 can ruin your life. Okay, oh, but that's a stack of gold. Do you know what that means? That can really ruin your life. It's not going to satisfy you. It's not going to make you happy. In fact, you're going to be more unhappy and then you're going to start worrying. What do I do with it? That's the first thing that's going to come out of your mouth is what am I going to do with it? That's your problem. You give me the word of God. This lasts forever, people, the promises and the fulfillment. And eternity is forever. Gold is so nothing that God uses it for asphalt. And eternity in heaven. Can you imagine, god? What do we do with this? Yeah, just pave the streets with it, let my people walk on it.

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Faith, bible says in Hebrews 11. Hebrews 11, verses 1 to 3. Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for. Listen to this. The evidence. You ever think about putting faith and evidence in the same sentence? God does the evidence of things not seen, for by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith, we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God. What does that mean? God said it. And there's Jupiter. Wow, by it, the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. Faith, your faith. So what do I do about it in this war of 2024? What do I do? What do we do? We do this.

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2 Corinthians 10, verses 4 and 5. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God. For what? Pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God? Listen. Fourthly, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. Take your mind and bring it under Jesus' control by inviting them to govern over your mind all the time. That's what you're going to want to do.

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Regarding faith in this world and you being attacked, romans, or, excuse me, 1 Timothy 1.18. This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare. The Christian, listen, christian, are you a Christian? Yes, I am. Are you waging a good warfare? See, the Bible implies that you and I are in a fight. We're in a fight right now, as Christians, against an invisible war.

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Romans, chapter 13, verse 12. This is powerful. Romans 13, verse 12. This is powerful. Romans 13, verse 12. The night is far spent. The day is at hand. By the way, if you've ever heard of the doctrine of imminency, you say I've never heard of that. The word imminency is not in the Bible, neither is the word Bible in the Bible. The doctrine of imminency means that Christ could come at any time, and this is one of those verses that back that up. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore, let us cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armor of light. That's what we're going to do, that's what we must do.

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Jude, chapter 1, verse 3. Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you, exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once and for all delivered to the saints. The word contend is the word that you think. It means. Think of a championship boxing match. You go in it to win. Nobody steps into the ring and says you know what? I'm going to lose this, I'm just going to lose it. No, you've made it there and you go into that ring because you've qualified and you fight.

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The Bible says for the believer contend earnestly, look for the faith People are going to be attacking the faith that you hold to. It doesn't mean you roll over and play dead. It means you stand up and you speak truth. That's what we have to do this year, people. If we're silent, then we become irrelevant and we fall into the tactic of the enemy. 1 Peter 3, verse 15. 1 Peter, 3, verse 15, says but sanctify the Lord, god in your hearts and always be ready to give a defense. Hear that kind of language To everyone who asks of you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear. What a beautiful Christian. That is Number four. Everybody. Mark it down if you would.

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The war of 2024 is against the church. Obviously, my goodness Against the church. Obviously, my goodness against the church. How do I answer this one? What is the church? Where is the church? Seriously, do you know anything about church history? If you know something about church history, my challenge to you right now, right now, kind of makes you sick to your stomach. The church, wherever it has been alive, it has been an absolute issue for people to have to deal with the church. It's not that little thing on the corner of every town and you choose to go there or not. Maybe Historically, the church is a living, breathing organism that affects the world around it, so much so that people who literally act like Jesus become hated.

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Did you hear what I said, pastor? You're asking me to sign up to be hated. I'm asking you to sign up to be like Jesus. And Jesus said if you do that, the world's going to hate you. Friends, you want the world to hate you If the world says oh, he's awesome, she's awesome, they're awesome, yikes. Jesus says watch out when the world speaks well of you.

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See, we have fallen into the trap of how many likes, how many likes, how many friends that See, we have fallen into the trap of how many likes, how many likes, how many friends. That's not a good thing, james 3.17 says. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure. This is the church. Pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy, good fruits without partiality and without hypocrisy. Wouldn't you go to a church that was like that? That'd be beautiful.

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John 13, verse 35. This is our response to the church being attacked by this. Jesus said all will know that you are my disciples if you have love for one another. John 14, 31. But that the world may know that I love the Father and as the Father gives me commandment, so I do arise and let us go from here, loving God, loving one another.

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Another action item for us is Matthew 5, verse 13. You know this well church. Jesus said to every single one of us right now, that would say I'm a Christian. This is what Jesus says to you today. You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be re-seasoned? You can't re-infuse salt into salt. It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket. Who would do that? Can you imagine lighting a lamp and then putting it in a basket? It would burn down your house. You'd certainly burn the basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. That's powerful.

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The war of 2024 will be against the marriage, but it's very clear that, according to the world around us, marriage is an absolute joke. It's made fun of, it's mocked, it's played with, it's toyed with like a cat plays with a little mouse. Listen, friend, your marriage is under attack. You want to know why Satan hates your guts. I don't think I ever loved him in the first place. Let's say you didn't. Are you married. I ever loved him in the first place. Let's say you didn't. Are you married? Yep, then make it work.

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Did you know you can choose to love anybody? Did you know that? Have we forgotten this? If you think, oh, no, I have to feel it. Well, enjoy it, because that's going to be like 18 to 22 months. You're going to get a buzz 18 to 22 months. He walks by and you're going to get a buzz 18 to 22 months. He walks by and you're going to go oh, that's the honeymoon period of a relationship, married or not, it's the honeymoon period. She walks by and, oh, she could say, jump off the bridge. And he'll say which one say jump off the bridge, and he'll say which one? You have to wait 18 to 22 months and then that goes away. It's supposed to go away.

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You can't live like that. You can't live like that in the long term. How are you going to eat? Who's going to go to work? You go, no, no, you go. No, I'm just going to look at you. No, I'm going to look at you. No, you go. No, no, you go. You can't live like that. You got to. There comes a time, after a moment, you say okay, we're married. Let's make this work. You mow the lawn and I'll change the oil. No, I'm kidding, but you know what I'm saying, you don't? It's okay.

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God says in Genesis 1, verse 26,. Then God said I love that. I'm so glad it says that. Then God said boom, let us make man in our image, according to our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.

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Imagine what that must have been like Walking up to a giraffe and talking to it and getting on its back and running around. You know, I don't know, but everything was there for you. Can you imagine Walking up to it? How about a lion? Wouldn't you like to just nuzzle up and cuddle with a lion? The nose on the thing is like this just the nose. Did you know what I learned last night? I learned that the heart of a blue whale is the size of a Volkswagen. Did you know the heart of a blue whale is the size of a Volkswagen? Did you know the heart of a blue whale is the size of a Volkswagen? Did you know its tail is the size of a private airplane's wings. Did you know? Listen to this. Did you know this has nothing to do with the message? Did you know that the tongue of a blue whale is the same weight as an elephant, an adult elephant? It is the biggest living thing that has ever been known to live on the planet ever, the blue whale.

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Now I'm trying to tie this into the sermon but it's not going to work. Oh, all these amazing things. Verse 27. So God created man in his own image. In the image God created him male. And what Male and female. He created them, didn't God know? Then God blessed them and he said to them be fruitful and multiply. Oh, now I get it. To be fruitful and multiply, you have to be a he and a she. He and she makes more he's and she's. Imagine that Boom, god God said. Then God said imagine that boom, god, god said. Then God said and the war is today in your world and mine. Are you going to believe God? Are you going to believe the psychologist from Stanford University? Seriously, that's what we're getting pitted up against, absolutely amazing, and I'll have you stand, because that will remind me that it's time to go.

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Genesis, chapter 2, verse 20. Follow with me, I'll read it. So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air and every beast of the field, but for Adam listen to this everybody, there's a blessing in this but for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him. The word means there was no helper that fit. Adam didn't look like any of them and they didn't look like him, and he didn't act like them and they didn't act like him. And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam and he slept and he took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh in its place. Then, the rib which the Lord God had taken from man, he made into a woman and he brought her to the man. And Adam said this is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh, which is amazing statement. If you know anything about the marrow that's in a rib, she shall be called woman because she was taken out of man. Therefore, a man shall move out of his mom and dad's house and be joined to his wife and they shall become one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. Isn't that amazing? You know what this is so brilliant. Every man knows this, by the way.

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We're just not big fans publicly about this passage. You know what it means. God says hey, adam, see these animals, none of them are right for you. So Adam's standing there, he gives names to all of them and as they're going by, mr and Mrs Hippo going by, mr and Mrs Hippo, mr and Mrs Gorilla, mr and Mrs Platypus that had to be weird, right. And then at the end of the day, god goes okay, that's it, and it's like I feel kind of alone. God, god intensified his loneliness. Adam, nobody's right for you, adam, no one fits for you, and you should be very glad about that. Adam, I'm going to make someone especially for you. So you think about this.

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The Bible says in the book of Ephesians wives ought to submit to their husbands. Thanks for coming. God bless you guys. Can you imagine the ride home in your car? Wives submit to your own husbands as to the Lord. How come? Why? Because why the husband is head of the wife. You know what head means? It means he's the first one to be sacrificed. Did you know that? Remind your husband of that one. Hey, woman, you need to submit. Yeah Well, you need to die. You need to die, as also Christ is head of the church. Didn't he die For the church and his savior of the body? Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let wives be to their own husbands and everything. How come, why should I Husbands, love your wives just as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for her? That's precious Ladies.

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You find a man like that. He's easy to submit to. In fact, the word submit won't even come up. You won't even hear about it because he loves you so much. It's like oh, my goodness, this guy is the real deal. And guys listen, you want to be like oh man, I want to be a Christian man. I'm going to rock it for Jesus 2024.

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Yeah, you married. Yeah, you bet. Okay, well, it starts in your marriage. At the end of 2024, your wife should be able to fill out your report card. Seriously, that's your first ministry. Is that wife in your life? And that should be exhibited by you being willing to be sacrificed for her welfare. Yeah, yeah, we know. We know what the world is saying to all of us. I can take care of myself. We already know that. In fact, let's be honest, you take care of us most of the time.

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And us guys, we don't do good on our own. If all the women of the world got raptured and we were left behind, we'd kill each other over the Rams playing the goats. Today we don't do good on our own. That's why there's only two days in a weekend. Man would kill himself. We need a woman in our life. We need wives. Marriage the world has destroyed it. The only hope for marriage is right here in this room, to show the world in the war of 2024 that you're fighting it all right. You're walking in truth, you're walking in light and you're walking in love, and your family will exhibit the characteristics of God. That's the will of God for us this year, in Jesus' name, and all God's people said amen. God bless you guys.

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