Peter Roselle: Stop Normalizing Sin... Go and Sin No More (John 8:11)
Channel: King of Kings Worship Center
Date: 2020-12-10

Peter Roselle: Stop Normalizing Sin... Go and Sin No More (John 8:11)
New Testament Christians were bringing a radical message to their culture. A big part of the problem in America today is that the churches have been too decaffeinated, and too ready to water-down the power of God’s Word. The result is that we are normalizing sin. God is not happy about the church normalizing sin. 1 Samuel 12:21-23 “Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty. Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own. As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you.”

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Acts 14:22, look at this as... 
Here's the spiritual warfare piece right now - it's not like the writers of the New Testament didn't warn us. It says, "It's necessary for us to enter into the realm "of God's kingdom, because that's the only way "that we will endure the many trials and persecutions "of being an ambassador for the king." 

This is a radical message, that we're bringing. Can I just comment on America? I think a big part of the problem is that the churches have been too decaffeinated, and too ready to water down the power of the Word. The result of that is that we are normalizing sin. God is not happy about the church normalizing sin. 

We were forgiven of our sins, but He told the woman caught in adultery, "Go and sin no more." (John 8:11) She might have said, “I feel so judged.” Jesus could have said, “Well then go ahead and keep sinning and watch what happens. It will be a disaster.” He could have also said, “I have good news for you, but you need to now be a diligent seeker (Hebrews 11:6) of the Lord and He will help you. He will empower you so that you won't give into that sin nature.”

Let’s turn to 1 Samuel 12, before David comes on the scene. It's the beginning of King Saul's reign and that did not go well. We can look at King Saul in the Old Testament and compare him to our fleshly, sin nature. Saul was obviously not a man of prayer because when he wasn't sure what to do, he went and visited the Witch of Endor. Ironically, this is after being told that he was the anointed of God. Was he the anointed of God? Yes. Did he act like it? No, but “the Lord is patient and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love” (Psalm 145:8-9). God really wants our lives to prosper, but it wasn’t God’s idea to give them a king.

1 Samuel 12:14 says, 
"If you fear the Lord and serve Him and obey His voice and if you don't rebel against the command of the Lord…"  This is after they decided that they wanted a king. They wanted to be like the other nations, they wanted a king. Samuel tells them, “God will do it, but there are conditions.”
1) You need to fear the Lord and serve Him and obey His voice. 
2) If you do not rebel against the command of the Lord and 
3) If both you and the king who reigns over you follow the Lord, then, all will be well. 

Matthew 12:13-14 (Voice)
There are two paths before you; you may take only one path. One doorway is narrow, and one door is wide. Go through the narrow door. For the wide door leads to a wide path, and the wide path is broad; the wide, broad path is easy, and the wide, broad, easy path has many, many people on it; but the wide, broad, easy, crowded path leads to death. Now then that narrow door leads to a narrow road that in turn leads to life. It is hard to find that road. Not many people manage it.”

1 Samuel 12
17 Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”
18 So Samuel called to the LORD, 
and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain.
18-19 As a result, all the people greatly feared the
LORD and Samuel. They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants 
so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”
20 “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
21 Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty. 
22 Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
23 As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you.