America - Bring Back God
America needs to bring God back and build its laws and values on His Word to escape its current situation.
Shane Idleman passionately calls for America to return to God, emphasizing the prevalence of mockery against Christian values and the challenges faced by those who stand firm in their faith. He highlights how societal norms have shifted to ridicule traditional beliefs, including parenting, purity, and marriage, and warns that this mockery is a sign of the times. Idleman urges believers to embrace their faith despite persecution, viewing it as a badge of honor, and stresses the importance of grounding the nation's laws in biblical principles. He concludes with a fervent plea for America to bring back God, asserting that this is the only hope for the nation amidst its moral decline.
Full Transcript
But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, how they told you there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. These are sensual persons who cause division not having the Spirit of God. Are there mockers today? If you don't think there are, just get involved in ministry.
Just stand up, just post something biblical on Facebook. I dare you. I double dog dare you.
Twitter it. Just say, Jesus is Lord. Watch out.
See, mockers come in. Mockers, mocking parenting, don't they? Christian parenting is now mocked. Little Johnny can have a phone at 10 and play on video games all day and dress however they want and even change to a girl if they want to.
They should be whatever they want to be. Christian parenting, that's mocked. That's ridiculed.
Mocking purity? Tim Tebow, did he get mocked? Just get this through your mind. Right now, you want to stand up for God, you will be mocked. It comes with the territory.
It is part of the calling. It's actually a badge of honor. Blessed are those who are persecuted for my namesake.
Mocking purity, you're going to wait until you're married? You're going to do things the right way? Oh my Lord, wrong spirit. Mocking marriage, man and a woman, traditional values, you're so old fashioned. Mocking, mocking, mocking.
Mocking God's Word so people can walk according to their own desires. Mocking the laws so people can walk according to their own desires. Look at our legal system now.
You want to have godly legislation? It's mocked. And this might be a good time to remind you, I've told you before, but when the country was first started, there was something called Blackstone's Commentaries of the Laws of England. They built the whole legal system on God's Word.
From having a witness present, to the death penalty, to rape, to manslaughter, all of these things, all the legal system was built on the Word of God. Now if you bring up, well the Bible says, oh, you can't be quoting the Bible. Well what are you quoting, yourself? The European Union? That's where you're going to get your information from? Quoting themselves, looking at their own laws and their own, what's written on their own evil hearts.
See, I believe we need to bring God back. We need to bring God back. Basketball says bring back Jordan.
Baseball says bring back Jeter. Football says bring back Favre. I've got a message, America, bring back God.
That's who we need to bring back. That's what's going to get us out of this situation that we're in. Bring back God.
Don't reject it. Don't mock it. Don't remove it.
Bring it back and fall on your knees before Almighty God, before the judgment hand falls, and there is no hope, because they have mocked Him. They have ridiculed Him. They have mocked the sanctity of marriage.
They have mocked the children born in the womb, and there comes a time where you have to say, bring back God. That is our only hope.
Sermon Outline
- I. The Reality of Mockers
- A. They walk according to their own ungodly lusts
- B. They cause division and do not have the Spirit of God
- II. The Consequences of Mocking God
- A. It comes with the territory of standing up for God
- B. It is a badge of honor to be persecuted for His name
- III. The Importance of Bringing God Back
- A. We need to build our laws and values on God's Word
- B. We need to fall on our knees before Almighty God
- IV. The Hope of Bringing God Back
- A. It is our only hope for salvation
- B. It is the key to getting out of our current situation
Key Quotes
“Just get this through your mind. Right now, you want to stand up for God, you will be mocked.” — Shane Idleman
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for my name's sake.” — Shane Idleman
“Bring back God. That's who we need to bring back. That's what's going to get us out of this situation that we're in.” — Shane Idleman
Application Points
- We must be prepared to stand up for God and face persecution, even ridicule, for His name.
- We need to build our laws and values on God's Word, not human desires and laws.
- We must fall on our knees before Almighty God and seek His forgiveness and guidance.