"We Must Kill Besetting Sins!" (Bro. David- Barbados) Colossians 3:5 !!

We must mortify sin, that is put sin to death. We must fear God and hate evil and abstain from it. God is holy and has called us to pursue a holy life that will refuse to compromise with known sin. It is a daily battle! 1 Peter 1:14-15 "As obedient children, not comforming yourselves to the former lusts as in your ignornace. But as He who called you is holy, you also must be holy in all your conduct." We must daily renew our minds with God's Word and not fill our minds with the cultural garbage of this sinful world. 1 Peter 2:11 "I beg you as pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul. God wants us to have pure minds, not polluted minds. The lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes are not of the Father, but of this world. Our culture is ruled by the devil who hates God. James 1:27 says that pure Christianity is to keep ourselves unspotted from the world. This means we make daily choices that please God and reject that which will defile us. It's all about "content". Is is righteous or is it unclean? The major sources used by the devil to entice the flesh and eyes are"

1. TV, movies, DVDs with ungodly content
2. Romance novels, magazines, and tabloids that are filled with ungodly content (as married couples we do not seek the advice of the wicked on how to have romance and intimacy. We don't look to the Dr. Ruth's of this world and secular writers that tell us how to enhance our sex lives. Concerning tabloids, why do we want to know all about the sinful details of celebrities that have no use for God? Tabloids are like soap operas, which are nothing but the glorification of sin and the disdain for everything that's holy.)

3. Certain websites and YouTube videos with ungodly content. You must refuse to look at porn sites and lewd videos.

4. Music and music videos with vulgar, lewd, and ungodly lyrics. (Have we gotten to a point where we're no longer shocked at sin and perversion?)

So the Christian must be very careful to abstain from taking pleasure in scenes of immorality or nudity and gross violence as seen in movies, videos, DVDs, TV and books. Friend, we must not be passive or lazy. We are running a race! We are pressing on! We are fighting a fight!

Psalm 1:1-2 "Blessed is the man who walks not is the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord and in His law he meditates day and night." (Wow. Is this a reality in our lives?)

Covetousness is a real danger and can kill our witness for Christ. Christmas has just passed and many believers have overspent and have focused on what they get. The holiday is not a holy day for many Christians due to greed and materialism. We give to those who already have plenty, while we ignore the poor and the needy. Billions are spent on ourselves, while others have nothing. Some believers are shoeless, while we have too many pairs of shoes. Just how much do we need to live? Catalogs tell us we're not happy unless we buy their product. How expensive does a watch have to be to tell time? Do we need a Rolex or a simple Timex to tell time? Giving gifts isn't a sin, but where is the stopping point? My wife and I do not exchange gifts and we are at peace because we are content. We seek to give and be generous to those in need. We do give a few gifts to close relatives and friends but we remain wise and frugal and do not overspend. We feel liberated from a culture that pressures us to spend, spend, spend. It is God's money and we must be wise stewards of it.

Scriptures

Hebrews 13:5 "Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have."

1 Timothy 6:6 "Now godliness with contentment is great gain."

Col. 3:5 "Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolitry."

Hebrews 12:14 "Make every effort to be holy, for without holiness, no one will see the Lord."

1 Cor. 9:27 "But I discipline my body and bring it to subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified."

Psalm 97:10 "You who love the Lord hate evil."

Romans 6:12 "Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body that you should obey it in it's lusts." [THE WORLD,THE FLESH AND THE DEVIL ARE REAL ENEMIES THAT WE CONTEND WITH DAILY.WE MUST MORTIFY SIN BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND OBEDIENCE TO THE WORD OF GOD.Read Romans 8:1-16] And of course all of ROMANS Chapter 6 !! This sermon was being preached in a converted Bar/nightclub which was called"1st one in last one out"!! I I FOUND THIS PLACE WHICH WAS ON A STREET IN THE INNER CITY SURROUNDED BY BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS. I RENTED IT AND FIXED IT UP AND TURNED INTO A CHURCH/MISSION.It caused quite a stir on the island because the area was full of bars,drugs,prostitutes,drunkards and a host of other sin problems.

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[blondi35]

Amen Praise the Lord Brother thank you for sharing that truthful message, may the Lord continue to Bless you and keep you in his loving care.

[aflame4God]

@blondi35 God bless you blondi35 and thank you for watching.May the Lord minister to you tru the videos.I hope all is well with you.Bro.David.

[Griphen84]

Thx for those videos, we really need a hunger after holyness in these times. A hunger after Gods holyness and not going to the edge and go as far as the limit allows without doing sin.

We need to draw near Jesus.

[aflame4God]

Amen!We must have a passion for holiness! Be sure to watch part 2 .Your comments are a blessing.

[jebeja]

aflame4God, Thanks for the video, it speaks the truth better than any of the prosperity non-gospel I've seen so far. God help us turn to Him and follow His Word, by living right via the Word. Jesus is coming sooner than any of us realizes, I pray we're ready when He gets here.

[aflame4God]

Thank you for your encouraging comments.We all need to hear the Word that will rebuke,warn and correct.There are areas in ALL of our lives that we must take before the Lord.We need to see sin as God sees sin and we need to turn from it with all our hearts.

[JESUStheSUNofGOD]

Wow very moving, Simple yet powerfull. Simply awesome

[boan000]

Jesus said that where our treasure lies, there our heart will be also. May the Holy Spirit ignite a passion in us to hate our sin and the things of this world, and to love the things of God. Let us heed Scripture's exhortation to fix our eyes upon Jesus, and as we do so, may the Lord open the eyes of our understanding to see his glory, beauty and majesty.

[LaydeeKye]

AMEN!!!! AMEN!!!!!! AMEN!!!!!

[rusheena]

I don't know how many times I've watched this, but I can't stop. This is very powerful and has helped me a lot. Thanks Bro. David:)

[eDrifter1]

We should not pamper or indulge the body but we should control it

Amen! Amen!

[Christselecterservnt]

GOOD JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU DONT SCRATCH ITCHING EARS THAT WONT ENDURE SOUND DOCTRINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IM AN ANTI DENOMINATIONAL CHRISTIAN PASTOR AND I CATCH A LOT OF FLAC BECUASE I DONT PREACH "CHRISTMAS" AND MY FIVE KIDS AND I DONT GO TO SECULAR EVENTS AND PLACES OR OBSERVE THEIR DAYS NOR WILL I HAVE A TELRVISION FOR MY CHILDREN TO FREELY WATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I RESPECT YOUR ZEAL AND BACKBONE KEEP PREACHING THE TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PRAI­SE THE NAME OF JESUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[Formertelecomguy]

praise the Lord for the truth. I love to hear it, it is getting harder to find it these darkening days of the Babylon fallen people of God. You must obviously be spurned by the mainstream pastors, they tickle flesh, you are telling the truth.

[SELAHPAUSE]

wow....that was awesome...just plain awesome....ty for the post.....grace and peace...

[BereanSwordsman72]

Yes ,Be Holy like Heb 12:14!!!

I want to see the Lord!!!

[Keruaran]

Yes, it is the grace of God that teaches us to say no to ungodliness...