Are We Preaching in Vain?
Gen. 6:9-22
Noah was a righteous Man way back in his day
He was a preacher, and He preached for 120 years
But His only Converts were His wife
His three sons and their wives
Only seven people in all, That was his converts!
His ark though was a strong message to his generation
It was a visible monument
And it was telling of the WRATH OF GOD
Which was coming
The preaching of Noah fell on Deaf Ears
No doubt He was mocked
And He was ridiculed, He was made fun of
No doubt they told him how stupid he was!
Some people wrote articles as to why there could
Never be a universal flood
These people hadn’t never seen it rain
But Noah entered the ark
With no man’s blood on his hands.
Noah knew what his commission was
He had the Courage because God gave it to him
He took his converts
And He had a clear Conscience
Cause He had already preached them the truth
I have to preach the word people – THE TRUTH
I have to warn you of the storm clouds that’s
On the horizon - in the not so far away sky
I have to warn you of the storm and the wrath
That is coming
And please listen people
It ain’t gonna be to far off!!!
I know that trying to live a Christian life
Ain’t just easy pickin’s
Nobody told us it was gonna be a flowery
Bed of ease
We are going against the grain living Christian
When we were living in sin, The devil didn’t
Pay much attention to us because we belonged
To him
Now when we become Christians the devil
Is mad, because he has lost us for his cause.
Gen 6;17 says
And, behold, I even I do bring a flood of waters
upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is
the breath of life, from under heaven; and
everything that is in the earth shall die!!
Everybody has storm clouds coming in their
Lives sooner or later
Maybe you have experienced some storm’s
Today or yesterday or last week.
And I can promise you that you weren’t alone
And it ain’t over yet!!
Maybe you’ve had a death of someone you love
Very much
Or maybe you’ve committed a sin in your life that
is dominating your mind or your heart and
Its taking you down
You see - Storm Clouds come in many different
Shapes And sizes
Maybe you have a relationship that’s gone bad or maybe you have let alcoholism or a drug addiction
Pull you down!!!
Or if you have never been through a storm
I can tell you this
The storm clouds are building in the distance
And they will be here soon!!!
Preachers don’t just try to step on your toes
They don’t just try to make you feel bad
Preachers are just following God
I have to preach to warn you of the storms
That’s coming
Just like Noah did!!!!
I have to preach to you that there is another
Way for you to live in this OLE dying world!!!
There is eternal life waiting for you if you just
except Jesus into your Heart before its too late!!!
Picture Noah preaching what no doubt was
his last sermon to all those Godless people
The ark was finished and is standing there with
An Open door!!!
The preaching of salvation has already been
Offered up to them
Who will come and seek refuge in Noah’s ark?
Noah was a righteous man,
He was blameless among the people of his time
He walked with God – He seeked God’s face
The earth was corrupt in God’s eyes and full of violence
Noah was of excellent character among these
People
Noah’s lifestyle was against the grain of all
The rest of the people of his time
The earth was full of evil and perversion
Sin and violence
How would they know that there was a different
Way To live if a preacher didn’t preach the truth??
Noah preached to them that there was a different
Way to live their life
They might not choose to change their way
But that was between God and them!!!
Its a preacher’s job to show you just like Noah that there is a different way to live but if you noticed
Noah couldn’t just show them by his preaching, He had to show them by his life!!
I pray that someone can see something in my life
That hopefully they will want a taste of!!!!
AND THAT’S JESUS CHRIST!!!!
I have to preach God’s patience to you
And I have to preach that your sinfulness
Ain’t gonna last forever!!!!
There is gonna be an end to it all
And its your choice if the end is eternal
Life in Heaven or eternal death in hell!!!
GEN 6;13 says:
And God said unto Noah
The end of all flesh is come before me; for
the earth is filled with violence through them;
and behold;
I will destroy them with the earth
When we sin we think no one finds about it
But
God knows
But we will still think; well it don’t appear that God has done anything about my sin!!!
And then you begin to think, I have got away with it!
And the next thing you know you keep sinning
And sinning and sinning
Listen people I am here tonight to let you in on a
Little something
God’s patience with our sinfulness ain’t gonna
Last forever,
Somebody has got to remind us that God’s patience
Aint gonna last!!
God’s patience didn’t last forever with the people of Noah’s time and it aint’ gonna last forever
With our generations either
Right now there are some of you that aren’t
Living like you should be living
And guess what
Its my job to tell you that God’s patience with you
Is short lived as well
The way of Salvation is narrow
The bible says
On The path to heaven
The gate is strait and narrow is the way
And few find it!!!!
GEN 6:18 & 19 SAYS:
But with thee will I establish my covenant; and
thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons,
and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of
every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep
them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
When the storm came there weren’t many ways out
They couldn’t run to their houses and lock
Their doors
They couldn’t get away from the water
They couldn’t run to the mountains
Because the water covered them
There was only one way out
It was Noah’s ark
God had set Noah among the people
He sent Noah to preach that the way
Was narrow and someone had to show
Them the way
I pray you see the way that we are trying
To show you
You can get out but the way is narrow!!!
I was going to Toledo OH the other day
I saw they were blacktopping the roadway
The traffic had to change from two lanes
Into only one lane
They had orange cones and flaggers to direct
Us, and to show us the way was narrowed!!
My God
This is just how I am doing with you right now
I am trying to flag you down and direct you
Over into the narrowed lane
To make sure you don’t waiver or stray
I’m standing here with the big orange flag
Waiving it in the air
LOOK!!!!
I’m flagging you over to Jesus!!!!
The way to salvation is narrowed
But Jesus said
I am the way, the truth and the light!!!
If the way to heaven was wide and smooth
We wouldn’t need any preachers or deacons
Or teachers or churches
But God has given us the choice
HEAVEN OR HELL!!!!!
Finally the storms came and the waters got
Higher and higher
And God got 8 souls and the devil got
The rest!!
People we have to preach the Gospel of Jesus
We have to preach the truth so we don’t
See these numbers again!!!
I want all of my loved ones and friends to be
With me in heaven
I have to do everything in my power with the
Help of God to see to it that I tell them
You have to do everything in your power
Along with the help of God to see to it
That you tell your friends and loved ones
I have to preach God’s obedience
I have to preach His Commission
I have to have that Courage
So I can take My Converts to Heaven
And clear my Conscience
GEN 6:22 SAYS
Thus did Noah; according to all that
God commanded him, so did He
So many people think now I’m saved
I can do what I want
News Flash – don’t think eternal salvation
Or once in grace always grace
Because you can fall
Stay prayed up
God told us
If you love me Keep my Commandments
Somebody has to preach it THE TRUTH
IT MIGHT AS WELL BE ME!!!
Are you living like you should tonight
Do you have Jesus living in your heart
God desires for you to walk with him
If you have realized that you haven’t been
Living like you should
And you see a storm brewing
I invite you to this altar to get
It straight with God
If you never have never found that narrow
Way to God
I invite you to come with me and I can
Steer you into the right direction
If God is speaking to your heart tonight
Please come to this altar and let us lead you
To the Lord!!!
