Come Out of Babylon: Flee Sin, Embrace Rescue

It is going to be the place. If you wanna try to run from God, this is going to be the place for you. So many ungodly things are taking place here. But we as Christians today, what are we called to do with sin? We're called to flee places like these. We're not called to go to those and indwell those and pitch a tent and say, oh, this is a pretty cool spot. No. We as followers of Jesus, we're called to flee. Matter of fact, the proverb writer tells us in Proverbs chapter six verses twenty seven and twenty eight, he says, don't play with fire. You know what? If you play with fire long enough, what will happen to you? You will get burned. [00:43:48] (40 seconds)  #FleeSin

Flee sin as bad as bad and prevalent as sin and temptation is now, and it is bad and it is prevalent. In Babylon, it will be exponentially worse. But church, good news for us, we don't have to see this. God has rescued us from this. But there may be some of us in this room right now or watching online that if Jesus decides to rapture the church out this afternoon, we are going to be headed for this. Why? Because we are lost. [00:46:31] (37 seconds)  #RescuedFromBabylon

``We aren't smart enough to figure this out on our own. I don't care what your IQ level is. I don't care if you're Mensa or above Mensa if there's a such a thing. I don't care about that. You aren't smart enough to figure out how to defeat sin in your own power. We all need the Holy Spirit, and he is victorious, the good shepherd, the alpha, and the omega, the one who was, who is, and who is to come is ultimately victorious. We are good to go with the Lord Jesus Christ. Why wouldn't we rest in him? [00:48:40] (34 seconds)  #WeCantDoItAlone

Why would we try to play with fire? Why would we want to experience what Revelation 18 is referring to? If you're lost, this is where you're going if you're living during this time period. Why do you wanna do that? Well, man, it sounds fun, preacher. All this sensuality, all this money, all this power. Yes. Sin's fun for a while. Right? But eventually, eventually, punishment comes. Eventually, you're found out. No one's gonna find out about my sin. Okay. Maybe no one on planet Earth, but we're gonna get to a point in a few moments where we read a passage of scripture that you're not gonna hide from someone. You know that someone is? That's god the father. He knows any and all things, and he sees any and all things in the lightness and in the darkness. We cannot hide from him. [00:49:15] (58 seconds)  #DontPlayWithFire

But for those who remain in their lostness, who are lost without Jesus, who said, I don't need Jesus, may I share with you what your ultimate punishment is? The Bible says to be forever separated from God in the place called hell. It doesn't have to be that way, though. You or your family member or your friend does not have to experience hell. God desires for all of us to know him. God desires for all of us to be in a relationship with him and to one day be with him for all of eternity. [00:59:12] (50 seconds)  #GodDesiresAll

And God will eventually bring discipline to that. But how do you avoid the ultimate punishment of hell? Repent of your sins. Preacher, I don't sin. Bible says differently. Bible says that all of us are sinners. And as a result of that sin, we fall short of God's glory. And as a result of that sin, if we continue to live in that state that our destination is eternal separation from God in the place called hell. [01:01:48] (31 seconds)  #RepentOfYourSins

Those waters do not save you. Just a lot of water. Probably more water than you take a bath in. Hopefully, it's warm. Hope Lexi was warm today. If not, we apologize. But usually, it's warm, so that's good. There's nothing special about it because I don't get you into heaven. No. Being saved from your sins, Jesus is the only who can do that. Now baptism is important after you're saved. Yes. It is it is obedience to him. We should all want to be baptized. If you've not been baptized, I I would strongly encourage you to ask the Lord, God, should I? And the answer I know is gonna be, yes, you should, if you're a follower of Jesus. [01:03:42] (47 seconds)  #BaptismIsObedience

But those waters don't save you, only Jesus saves. Matter of fact, sitting in these pews every single Sunday for the next thirty years, it's not gonna save you. It's good. We want you here. It's not gonna get you to heaven. Only Jesus gets only Jesus rescues you from what happens to Babylon and you not being a part of that. So today is the day of salvation for someone. Second Peter chapter three verse nine, Jesus is patient. Why? So that all would repent and not perish, not die in their sins. [01:04:29] (39 seconds)  #OnlyJesusSaves