Holy Spirit Part 3

Air Date November 2, 2008 @ 6:30 am on 104.7FM Host Pastor Roy Aiken, Jr.

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Holy Spirit Part 2

Air Date October 26, 2008@ 6:30 am on 104.7FM Host Pastor Roy Aiken, Jr.

From a Sermon Originally Recorded 7/6/08 @ Christian Fellowship Center
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Holy Spirit Part 2

Message Title Holy Spirit Part 2
Air Date Oct 26th Program 26 @ 6:30 am on 104.7FM Host Pastor Roy Aiken, Jr. and Co-Host Shelli Prindle
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Interview with Shelli Prindle

Air Date October 19, 2008@ 6:30 am on 104.7FM Host Pastor Roy Aiken, Jr.

Interview of Shelli Prindle founder Hope and Passion Ministries, and Principal of Christian Fellowship Center and Academy

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THE NEED FOR GODLY CANDIDATES

Title: THE NEED FOR GODLY CANDIDATES

Text: Psalm 12:1

Topic: The deceit involved with the demagoguery of modern politicians.

Date: Monday, September 29, 2008

I. Introduction: John Jay, the original Chief Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court—and one of the three men most responsible for the Constitution—declared:

“Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty—as well as the privilege and interest—of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.¹⁰”

A. Purpose of Speech

1. To illustrate how a decline of godly character in the culture has contributed to a decline in godly candidates in political offices.

B. My speech will be approached from five premises:

1. If we the people of this great democracy fail to educate ourselves concerning our national heritage, we will become a nation saturated by mythology and demagoguery.

2. If we the people of this great democracy abate our Godly heritage, we will become a nation of heathens and pagans.

3. If we the people of this great democracy begin to worship other gods, it will lead to a state of confusion and agricultural austerity.

4. If we the people of this great democracy continue to elect leaders who are led by ambition to lead us, we will become a nation under the demagoguery of tyrants instead of one nation under God.

5. If we the people of this great democracy continue to place in authority ungodly leaders, we are testifying to the world that we are an ungodly people.

II. First Premise

A. The great depression of 1929-39 was not only an era of economic decline, it was also an error of educational decline. People stopped buying books and philosophy had all but diminished. It is sad to say that we, too, have declined in our acumen; not by reason of economic crisis, but by sure indolence and a desire to be spoon feed a goulash of religious experiences; while denying the historicity of Christianity and accepting the heterogeneous mythology of evolution and deconstructionism as the only gospel fit for our society. A quote attributed to President Woodrow Wilson forcefully pronounces:

“A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday, does not know what it is today, nor what it is trying to do.” We are trying to do a futile thing if we do not know where we have come from, or what we have been about.¹ 2Tim. 4:1-4, Jos. 24:26-27

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III. Second Premise

A. The force of religion upon a society is undeniable. John Adams declared that:

“The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were.… the general principles of Christianity.… Now I will avow that I then believed and now believe that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence and attributes of God.² From the Aztecs and the worship of Q to witches worshipping nature and woodland diva, we are moved to worship something.”

I’m afraid we have become such a needy people that we are ripe for deception. Anyone that can tap dance, has a human interest story, can put three words in good enough order to make a small sentence, read a teleprompter, cry when they’re losing, or brag when they’re winning, sound confident, or simply be self confident could lead our nation to hell in a hand basket. All these syllogisms (A subtle or specious piece of reasoning) have become enough for a pagan culture to nominate candidates for the highest office in the free world.

Nominating candidates upon theses subtle lines of reason is a formula for disaster. We have forgotten where we come from. The principles of faith were incorporated into our governing documents from the very beginning, and the positive results have been obvious.

As French observer, Alexis de Tocqueville reported in his famous work Democracy in America:

“There is no country in the whole world in which the Christian religion retains a greater influence over the souls of men than in America—and there can be no greater proof of its utility, and of its conformity to human nature, than that its influence is most powerfully felt over the most enlightened and free nation of the earth.”

What do they see now? Romans 1

IV. Third Primes

A. The religious nature of any people is directly illustrated in its prosperity. The more we drift away from God, the further away we drift from national security and prosperity. 7,000,000,000 ballots can only bail out the economy, it can’t bailout divinity. There is no paying God to cover our own neglect. I assure you as I stand before you today, God will unleash the hounds of hell and a dooms day will come. Nature will rebel and enemies will invade our shores if we continue to allow vile men to lead.

If you doubt, you have lost before you started. If you believe, you have won before you ended. Our confusion will come when we diminish into the shadows of history as another fallen imperialistic nation. Our austerity will arise in our famine. Our sins will one day curse the ground, dry up rivers and streams, clouds will blow over, the nation will groan from every sector. Because of our sins, a piece of bread will be worth a bag of gold. Joel 1:1-12

V. Fourth Primes

A. The doom of demagoguery (A leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace.) and tyranny will be our lot. There is no future in the futility of feelings. How masterful is the craft of tyrants? They work on the imaginations of the populace ever telling them, all is lost, when all is found. “Eight years of what,” I ask. From health care to green jobs, these so-called critical issues of life are purported as necessary for well being. Fear mongering is the wave of today’s polity. Romans 13:1-7

VI. Fifth Primes

A. Ungodly people elect ungodly leaders. We have no one to blame but ourselves. Our leaders are a reflection of our values. If we have immoral leaders it tells the world we are an immoral people. If crooks rule over us, it’s because we are crooks. Our candidates didn’t come from outer space. There are not a product of some scientific experiment. They come from us. There is only one way to have a godly candidate and that is to become a godly people. Psalm 12:1-8

Conclusion:  The longest traditional form of annual sermon in America was the election sermon. The first documented election sermon was preached in 1634 in Virginia,³⁹ and for each year thereafter until the twentieth century, election sermons were preached in pulpits across America. Christians understood their dual citizenship. They were indeed citizens of heaven, but they were also citizens of earth. God had placed them here in America with a stewardship government that belonged to “We the People,” so what did God expect from them in their stewardship capacity concerning the civil government that He had given them? What did He expect from them in the selection of their leaders? What did the Scriptures teach about the election process? For almost three centuries, this was a topic addressed annually in pulpits across America.^[2]

MELVIN THE MOUSE

Melvin is your typical mouse; small, furry, and very cute, you know the stereotypical Jerry. His big ears and big eyes would melt your heart. Still it goes without saying no matter how cute a mouse is, he has no place in the house.

What Melvin was thinking no one really knows? Nevertheless, for some strange reason he thought, “I’m going to see what’s inside the big brown house.” Therefore, he went to his family and his friends to see if anyone else would like to go on this adventure with him.

They all declined with vigor saying, if you go into that house that cat will eat you. I am not worried about that cat said Melvin. Another mouse warned Melvin sternly saying; if the cat does not eat you, the people will capture you and put you in a cage.

Melvin arrogantly said, “Enough with the small talk; nothing you all said will keep me from going to the big brown house.” I leave tomorrow at sunrise Melvin boldly announced.

Melvin went to bed dreaming of the great adventures that lie ahead of him the next day. Early in the morning, before any mouse would even think of moving about Melvin leaves his house in a rush. Whistling his favorite song and prancing like a ballerina, he made his way to the house.

After several passes around the home, he finally spots a hole that would lead him in. Oh yes he said quietly to himself I have made it, I am in the house. What fun I will have today. What food I will find. I will find a hiding place and no one will ever know that I am here.

No sooner than he finished saying those words, he hears an awful cry. A mouse a mouse a mouse is in the kitchen, the mother said. The mother picked up a broom and began to chase Melvin around the kitchen. Melvin ran as fast as his furry little feet could take him.

Finally, after ten minutes he found a way to escape from the kitchen. Nevertheless, as soon as he caught his breathe he heard a voice, a cold, soft, slick voice say, come here Mister Mouse I will not hurt you. I just want to play. He knew the voice was the voice of the cat. His worst nightmare had come true.

Please do not eat me Mister Cat said Melvin. If you let me go I’ll leave the house and never come back again. The cat said no, no, my friend I have no plans of eating you I just want to play. To play, asked Melvin. Yes to play said the cat. If I come out will you promise not to eat me asked Melvin. I promise said the cat.

Melvin slowly came out from hiding expecting the worst. However, much to his surprise the cat did not eat him right away. He simply looked him over and said, you should have never come here scaring the women like you did. Now I will be forced to eat you.

The cat then pounced on Melvin and gripped him in his mouth. Melvin jerked and tried to get free but the cat was to strong. Melvin thought this was the end. Yet after holding Melvin in his mouth for what seemed to be a lifetime, he put him down placing his foot on his neck.

He then said to Melvin, I would like to make you a deal. Melvin could hardly speak from the pushing of the cat’s paw on his neck. Therefore, he simply wagged his head in acceptance. The cat said, I will release you and count to three, if you can escape from the house you are free, but If I catch you a second time you will be my breakfast.

So the cat released him and began to count 1, 2, 3,. By the time the cat got to three Melvin had already made his way to the second floor. Not knowing where he was, he entered a bed room not looking behind him. The cat was hot on his trail.

Melvin looked around for a split second, Then leaping with all his might, he landed on a bed. There sleeping under the covers was a little boy about the age of ten. The cat waited at the door knowing Melvin had only one way out of the room.

Melvin was scared stiff. His eyes full of water he decided to climb under the covers to hide from the cat’s glare. When he climbed under the covers, his furry body tickled the boy, and he woke up only to find a mouse sitting on him. The little boy leaped from his bed and threw the covers across the room.

The covers landed on the cat. The cat being covered up could not see his way. Melvin ran like a bolt of lightning; down the stairs, through the living room into the kitchen, Melvin found his way to the place where he had first entered the house. Melvin left the big brown house in a hurry. He returned home to his family and friends having learned a valuable lesson. Melvin learned that day the curiosity can kill mice as well as cats.

Moral of the Story

Take heed to the instruction found in the community of family and friends.

The Holy Spirit Part 1

Air Date October 12, 2008@ 6:30 am on 104.7FM Host Pastor Roy Aiken, Jr.

Recorded from a Sunday Morning Sermon on 6/22/08 ”original audio”

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