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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 1 THE BODY OF CHRIST IS TO BE THE WATCHMAN FOR THE LORD A PRESENTATION OF CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 2 CREDITS – REFERENCES Ecclesiastes 1:9 That which has been is that which will be, And that which has been done is that which will be done. So, there is nothing new under the sun.

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 3 Below is a list of various web sites, authors, sermons, and other references used for information, graphics, ideas, etc. No intention has been made to violate any copyright and the material which I have developed is intended for ministry and for free distribution. If anyone sees that a copyright has been violated please let me know so it can be used with permission or deleted. Modifications have been made and my own ideas have been express as I was led by the Holy Spirit Pastor Bob Paquet, PO Box 285, Callicoon Center, NY 12724 email: wilderness@hvc.rr.com Tel :845-482-5864

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 4 CREDITS GRAPHICS www.prophecy.worthyofpraise.org/index.html www.ezekiel33graphics.com/index.html www.homelandsecurity.gov www.endtimeframeofmind.com/Baptism.html www.thebiblerevival.com/clipart24.htm REFERENCES www.SermonCentral.com Why We Must Warn People of God’s Judgment by Paul Fritz We are on watch; take it serious by Roy Fowler I Have Made You a Watchman by Charles Salmon The Full Life study Bible, New International Version Copyright 1992 by Life Publishers International

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 5 Ezekiel 33 THE WATCHMAN FOR THE LORD A PRESENTATION OF CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS MINISTRY

EZEKIEL The Full Life Study Bible, NIV p1179: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 6 EZEKIEL The Full Life Study Bible, NIV p1179 WHO Ezekiel means “God Strengthens” Born 627B.C. Trained as a priest Taken captive in 597B.C at the age of 25 . WHAT A prophet at age 30 – for 21 years A contemporary of Daniel and Jeremiah

EZEKIEL The Full Life Study Bible, NIV p1179 : 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 7 EZEKIEL The Full Life Study Bible, NIV p1179 WHEN The darkest hour of OT history Taken captive by the Babylonians 597B.C. A Prophet from July, 593 – April, 571B.C. WHERE Lived first 25 years in Jerusalem Lived by the Kebar River in Babylon as a married private citizen among the Jewish exiles

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 8 To deliver God’s Message of judgement to apostate Judah and Jerusalem To encourage God’s people in exile To sustain the faith of the exiles To emphasize the personal responsibility and accountability of God’s people EZEKIEL The Full Life Study Bible, NIV p1179 WHY

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EZEKIEL 33:7: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 10 EZEKIEL 33:7 "Now as for you, son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel;

THE TASK OF THE CHURCH AND THE CHRISTIAN TODAY : 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 11 THE TASK OF THE CHURCH AND THE CHRISTIAN TODAY To declare the whole message of the Gospel with a compassionate roar To warn mankind of the justice and wrath of God To confront mankind with the message of God. How?

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 12 John 3:16 1 Corinthians 13

AGAPE LOVE: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 13 AGAPE LOVE Is patient Is kind Is not jealous Does not brag Is not arrogant Does not act unbecomingly Does not seek its own Is not provoked

AGAPE LOVE: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 14 AGAPE LOVE Does not take into account a wrong suffered Does not rejoice in unrighteousness Rejoices with the truth Bears all things Believes all things Hopes all things Endures all things Love never fails

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 15 "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. When I say to the wicked, O wicked man, you will surely die and you do not speak out to dissuade him from his ways, that wicked man will die for his sin and I will hold you accountable for his blood. But if you do warn the wicked man to turn from his ways and he does not do so, he will die for his sin, but you will have saved yourself ." EZEKIEL 33: 7-9

THE WATCHMAN’S TASK: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 16 THE WATCHMAN’S TASK To be alert while others sleep To sound a warning when there is danger What kind of watchman are you? Would you want? Alert, dependable and focused or asleep, distracted and unreliable

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WHY SHOULD WE OBEY?: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 18 WHY SHOULD WE OBEY? We are appointed by God as watchmen to give His warning of the coming judgment. “He who has my commands and keeps them, he it is who loves me and I will love Him and will disclose myself to him.” (John 14:21) Freely we have received, freely we should give. If we neglect our duty we can expect consequences

WHAT DIFFERENCE WILL IT MAKE?: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 19 WHAT DIFFERENCE WILL IT MAKE? CORRECT FALSE VIEWS Some need to have their view of God corrected Some say, “My God is love and He would never send people to hell.” These are people who are creating a god in an image to their own liking. (Psalm 115)

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 20 And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. Revelation 20:15 WHAT IF THE BIBLE IS TRUE?

ACCOUNTABILITY: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 21 ACCOUNTABILITY If we live we live to the Lord and if we die, we die to the Lord, so whether we live or die we are the Lord’s. (Romans 14:8) Each person will give an account of themselves to God. (Hebrews 9:27; Romans 14:9-12) Only by allowing Christ to pay the penalty for our sin will we be able to satisfy the wrath of God for our sin. (1 John 2:2; 4:10)

FORGIVEN: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 22 FORGIVEN Only by receiving Christ as our Savior for the forgiveness of sin can we be saved from the wrath that is to come. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

FEAR AND HOPE: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 23 FEAR AND HOPE We must be willing to tell both of God’s hope and His judgment without fear (1 John 4:7-21) To present only the Lord’s positive incentives for obedience is to give only half of the truth which is being guilty of the sin of omission. (Amos 1-9) If anyone knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. (James 4)

RESPONSIBILITY FOR EACH ONE: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 24 RESPONSIBILITY FOR EACH ONE Responsibility lies with every individual to choose to accept Christ as Savior. People cannot give the excuse: “What about all those who have never heard the gospel? God told Jeremiah, “You will find Me when you search and seek for me with all your heart.”(Jeremiah 29:13)

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 25 FEAR NOT We should not worry about peoples’ response as much as our responsibility to share the gospel. We will not be held accountable for their response but our diligence, courage and obedience to His command to obey all parts of the great commission. “Fear not for I am with you, but not dismayed for I am your God. I will help you. I will strengthen you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isa 41:10)

THE GREAT COMMISSION: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 26 THE GREAT COMMISSION "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28:18b-20

CHRISTIANS ARE JUST THE MESSENGERS: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 27 CHRISTIANS ARE JUST THE MESSENGERS What we speak is not our opinion, but simply what the Bible teaches. These warnings are not a matter of opinion, but are revealed by God in His Word If they are angry or resentful tell them to take the matter up with God. Let them know that it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of an angry God.

WHAT IF THE BIBLE IS THE INSPIRED, AUTHORITATIVE, INFALLIBLE WORD OF GOD? : 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 28 WHAT IF THE BIBLE IS THE INSPIRED, AUTHORITATIVE, INFALLIBLE WORD OF GOD? Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or die.

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 29 EXPECT REJECTION Most people will reject God’s judgment thinking they can somehow escape it. Jesus said, “Enter into the narrow gate for wide is the gate that leads to destruction and many go into it. But narrow is the way that leads to life and few there be that find it. (Matt 5:13,14)

BE PREPARED BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT The Full Life Study Bible, NIV p1642: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 30 BE PREPARED BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT The Full Life Study Bible, NIV p1642 Matthew 3:11 "As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. Luke 24:49 "And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

BE PREPARED BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT The Full Life Study Bible, NIV p1642: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 31 BE PREPARED BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT The Full Life Study Bible, NIV p1642 Acts 1:8 “…but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." Acts 10:38 "You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power , and how He went about doing good, and healing all who were oppressed by the devil; for God was with Him.

BE PREPARED BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT The Full Life Study Bible, NIV p1642: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 32 BE PREPARED BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT The Full Life Study Bible, NIV p1642 Speaking in tongues Boldness and power Prophetic utterances Discernment Awareness of God’s judgment A life that brings glory to Jesus

BE PREPARED BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT The Full Life Study Bible, NIV p1642: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 33 BE PREPARED BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT The Full Life Study Bible, NIV p1642 Manifestations of the gifts of the Holy Spirit A greater desire to pray A deeper love and understanding of God’s Word A greater awareness of God as Father

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 34 Ephesians 6:10-20

COMFORT IN OBEDIENCE: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 35 COMFORT IN OBEDIENCE If we do our duty to warn people of God’s judgment against sin; if we are willing to speak the truth in love and compassion… THEN We can know the fruit of the Holy Spirit

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 36 LOVE JOY PEACE PATIENCE KINDNESS GOODNESS FAITHFULNESS GENTLENESS SELF-CONTROL Galatians 5:22-26 The Full Life Study Bible, NIV p1818

HOW TO BRING THE MESSAGE: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 37 HOW TO BRING THE MESSAGE Do not speak condescendingly to people Do not to do it out of anger or a superiority complex. Present the message humbly, gently, graciously and soberly so that people know it is from God LOVE – LOVE – LOVE – LOVE - LOVE

DO NOT TAKE REJECTION PERSONALLY: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 38 DO NOT TAKE REJECTION PERSONALLY They are not rejecting us but God Let us not feel hurt or offended when people revile us Jesus said, "The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me." (Luke 10:16)

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 39 “…If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you;…” (John 15:20)

TRUE LOVE WARNS OF CONSEQUENCES: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 40 TRUE LOVE WARNS OF CONSEQUENCES To truly love people involves warning them of God’s true nature. God shows no partiality toward anyone. The soul that sins, it will die.

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 41 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; [17] but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die." Genesis 2:16-17 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23

THE INTOLERANCE OF JESUS: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 42 THE INTOLERANCE OF JESUS Jesus said, “He who believes in the Son has everlasting life and will not come into judgment, but whoever is unbelieving is disobedient, refuses to trust in Christ as the substitutionary payment for the forgiveness of their sins, or who disregards God’s warnings is subject to the wrath of God and the Lord’s displeasure and indignation hangs over him forever. (John 3:36) Jesus said, “Unless you repent you will all likewise perish and be lost for eternity.”

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 43 There would be no warning People would just continue doing whatever they are doing People would die. WHAT IF HE DOES NOT DO HIS JOB?

WHAT WOULD YOU THINK OF A WATCHMAN WHO DID NOT DO HIS JOB?: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 44 WHAT WOULD YOU THINK OF A WATCHMAN WHO DID NOT DO HIS JOB? What would we think of someone who allowed thousands of people to die without a warning?

THE BIBLE PUTS RESPONSIBILITY WHERE IT BELONGS: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 45 THE BIBLE PUTS RESPONSIBILITY WHERE IT BELONGS If the watchman sounds the warning and is not heeded, then he is not responsible for defeat. If the watchman fails to sound the warning he will be accountable for defeat or death All this seems quite fair and reasonable. It is just.

TAG! YOU ARE THE WATCHMAN: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 46 TAG! YOU ARE THE WATCHMAN 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a HOLY NATION, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; IF NOT ME WHO?! IF NOT NOW WHEN?!

IS THERE A NEED FOR A WATCHMAN TODAY?: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 47 IS THERE A NEED FOR A WATCHMAN TODAY? We live in a world and even in a nation where most people do not know the True God: It has been estimated that the Church reaches about 25% of the population. People look for life’s meaning in occult religions, Buddhism, Hinduism, Yoga, witchcraft, Satan worship.

THE STATE OF THE UNION: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 48 THE STATE OF THE UNION America is rapidly approaching the state of affairs in which Israel found itself. An entire generation of people who know nothing of God. Judges 2:10 “And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers; and there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord, nor yet the work which He had done for Israel.”

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FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST ARE TO BRING THE WARNING - MESSAGE: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 50 FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST ARE TO BRING THE WARNING - MESSAGE If the Church does not proclaim it, no one else will. It is not the job of schools, government, "the media." All religions cannot be equally true. There is “absolute truth” Jesus said, “I am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the father except through me.” John 14:6

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH – YOU?: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 51 WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH – YOU? A survey was made and 90% of those surveyed said the purpose of the Church is to meet their spiritual needs. Only 10% said it is to win the lost to Christ. The purpose of the Church’s existence is to meet the spiritual needs of all mankind and they are only met through Jesus Christ.

TO WHOM SHALL WE GO?: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 52 TO WHOM SHALL WE GO? Wherever we are sent! Friends, enemies, neighbors,relatives Those we have a divine appointments with Cain asked God, "Am I my brother’s keeper?’ The answer is "Yes." We must take God’s Truth to a dying world!

WHAT IS THE MESSAGE?: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 53 WHAT IS THE MESSAGE? There is such a thing as sin. It will condemn you to hell. Judgement is coming. We don’t know when the Lord will return, but, He will.

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 55 THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH Most people don’t think sin is an important issue. Claim they have the right to live "any way they want." Everything is just a matter of opinion. Not so. The wages of sin is still death and it is still true we have all sinned and fallen far short of God’s expectations.

IS THERE ANY HOPE?: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 56 IS THERE ANY HOPE? Jesus died to pay the penalty for your sin and mine. 1. It was done as an act of extreme love and compassion. It was voluntary. 2. Also died for the sins of the entire world and He entrusted us with the task of spreading that message. 3. We usually fail to share this message because we fear rejection, ridicule, or embarrassment. Deep down inside, we fear for ourselves, not the other fellow.

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SO WHAT CAN BE DONE?: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 58 SO WHAT CAN BE DONE? He calls upon you to surrender your life to His care and give yourself to His allegiance. In faith, one must acknowledge Jesus as Lord and Savior and surrender to Him through repentance and baptism. We must strive to grow more Christ like. BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH

THEN WHAT? SIT AROUND DOING WHATEVER WE WANT?: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 59 THEN WHAT? SIT AROUND DOING WHATEVER WE WANT? God expects us to be a part of His Body, doing His work on earth.

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 60 Matthew 5:14 "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. GUESS WHAT YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

WHAT’S THE MESSAGE?: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 61 WHAT’S THE MESSAGE? The watchman’s message is not just, "Come to Church, we have a lot of nice people there." The Message is; "come to Jesus.

DO WE WARN THEM?: 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 62 DO WE WARN THEM? Our job is to speak God’s Truth to others Their response is not our problem. If we fail to confront them God will hold us accountable

THE JOB OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO REVEAL THE TRUTH, SANCTIFY, AND CONVICT OF SIN : 

September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 63 THE JOB OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO REVEAL THE TRUTH, SANCTIFY, AND CONVICT OF SIN The Full Life Study Bible, NIV p1956 John 16:1-15

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 64 IF WE DON’T DO IT HE WILL

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 65 Will We Be Held Responsible? What if the Bible is true? If not me who? If not now when?

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September 05 www.cryinginthewilderness.org 67 WOW! I thought Pastor Blab the Babel Rouser would never finish this one!