We, in America, are in the biggest spiritual battle of our lives

We, in America, are in the biggest Spiritual battle of our lives

"We wrestle not against flesh and blood but...against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" Eph 6:12.

Many feel we are not a Christian nation any longer and I concur. Christ, the Bible, and Christianity is being thrown out of our country, full scale, daily. Along with it, our democracy and freedom of Christianity, is in deep jeopardy. This just came to me and I have felt compelled to share this with you to pray about.

"How Long Do We Have?

About the time our original thirteen states adopted their new
constitution in 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at
he University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the
Athenian Republic some 2,000 years earlier:

"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a
permanent form of government."

"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters
discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public
treasury."

"From that moment on, the majority always vote for the candidates who
promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that
every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which
is always followed by a dictatorship."

"The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the
beginning of history, has been about 200 years"

During those 200 years, those nations always progressed through the
following sequence:

1. From bondage to spiritual faith;

2. From spiritual faith to great courage;

3. From courage to liberty;

4. From liberty to abundance;

5. From abundance to complacency;

6. From complacency to apathy;

7. From apathy to dependence;

8. From dependence back into bondage"

Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St. Paul,
Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the 2000
Presidential election:

Number of States won by:
Gore: 19
Bush: 29

Square miles of land won by:
Gore: 580,000
Bush: 2,427,000

Population of counties won by:
Gore: 127 million
Bush: 143 million

Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by:
Gore: 13.2
Bush: 2.1

Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory Bush won
was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of this great
country.
Gore's territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in
government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government
welfare..." Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between
the "complacency and apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy,
with some forty percent of the nation's population already having reached the
"governmental dependency" phase.

If Congress grants amnesty and citizenship to twenty million criminal
invaders called illegal and they vote, then we can say goodbye to the USA
in fewer than five years."

By the way, may I add. Everyone I know welcomes with open arms immigrants for every one of our ancestors, way back, were immigrants who come legally and contributed to the spiritual growth and greatness of America.

The only way as I see it to win this battle is for every Christian to win souls so we can change the whole complexion of our country and the world. Make sense? I love you dear people and covet your prayers for our ministry, our nation and our world. ABC Sumner

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If our gospel be hid, Satan did it, he hates for you to witness

Satan blinds the minds
"But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them that believe not, lest the light of this glorious gospel should shine unto them" and they get saved. 2 Cor.. 4:3,4. Let's face it, Satan is doing all he can to send your family, your children and friends to hell. "Be sober, serious, because your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion walketh about, seeking whom he may devour" 1 Peter 5:8.

Satan binds the minds
He will do all he can to bind your mind and your tongue to keep you from sharing this good news, that God loves you and sent His Son, the Lord Jesus to suffer and die for your sins and mine, paid our debt in full, was buried, rose again and was seen by hundreds. That is the good news, the gospel, the full gospel we are to share. Please don't let him stop YOU. Get in the game. Let's change the world, one soul at a time.

Defeat the devil
You overcome the devil by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of your testimony" Rev. 12:11. As Israel applied the blood of the lamb to the door of their homes, by faith apply the blood of the Lamb to the door of your heart and mind and defeat the devil today. Resist the devil and he will flee from you" James 4:7.

"Obedience is better than sacrifice"
Like Peter, say "At thy word I will" and "let down your nets", go "fishing for men" and see what God will do. Remember the joy it brings to the sinner, to you, to friends and family and to the Lord God of glory Luke 15: 4-7. I LOVE YOU ABC Sumner

"If we are not telling others about God we are not telling God about others".

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Someone is praying for that lost person you meet today

You must open the conversation-
Jesus opened the conversation with the woman at the well, John 4. Phillip opened the conversation with the Ethiopian in Acts 8. Both were strangers to them. "We say come and hear, God says go and tell." I am thinking about someone who comes to your door, such as a salesman, delivery person, repairman or a clerk, waitress etc, You can be sure someone is praying that you would witness to them and lead them to Christ. Lk 16, That man in hell pleaded that someone would go and witness to his brothers. I prayed for 35 years that someone would lead my father to Christ. He was hard and told me, in no uncertain terms, to leave him alone. The tragedy is that no one ever witnessed to him.

Tracts open the door
I am totally baffled why Christians don't give out tracts to people at their door or in their store. Almost every person I have led to Christ , outside of the Chrurch, it started out with giving them a tract. Not only that but the multitude of times you can not do any more, They then have a chance to get saved or God has an opening to start convicting them and someone else lead them to Christ.

What to do you say then?
NEVER ask, "Are you a Christian"! Church members of every denomination, of every cult etc. think they are and will say, "Yes." Then what do you say? You are stuck. Start out by saying as you graciously offer the person a tract, "This just tells you how to go to heaven." Pause and listen for a response. I have heard, from "I have been wanting to get saved for three weeks, tell me what to do" to "Man I need that." and then give them the gospel and see them get saved.

If no response
Be sure you are walking and talking in the Spirit and ask, "Do you know for sure you are going to heaven one day?"
When someone says, "Yes, I have been born again" or "I am a believer". I always say, "I am so glad. Aren't you glad someone told you how to be saved. Don't you think we all ought to tell someone else how to be saved too." "You will love that tract. Please read it and then give it to someone else so they have a chance to be saved too." and I leave them and look for someone who is prepared. What do you say when they say, "No I don't know for sure I am gong to heaven." don't miss the next lesson. It is vital.

Get this in you heart and be sure you tell it every time you witness, "God loves you and sent His Son the Lord Jesus to suffer and die for your sins and mine, paid our debt in full, was buried, rose again and was seen by hundreds of people." That is the "full" gospel and it is "The power of God unto salvation to everyone who BELEIVES" that is the only reason and way they can go to heaven.

People have one thing in common: They are all different." One day like Him we shall be!

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