Message Title: Satan's Battle Plan
Scripture: Gen.3:2-4; 2Tim.3:1-5; 1Cor.1:18
I get asked the question a lot about
listening to non-Christian music or watching certain movies. Can we or should
we watch and listen to non-Christian entertainment? Now, I am not going to tell
you if you should or should not listen to it. But, here’s a question?
Have you ever noticed that when
listening to non- Christian music or a non-Christian movie they leave something
out? For example. Most Love stories, Boy and Girl meet something tries to stop
them from being together, they finally overcome that thing and boom Happily
Ever After. Songs the same Way. Let’s drink, party, have sex and there are
never consequences for this behavior.
The fact of the matter is, that is
not at all reality. There are always consequences for our actions. The no
consequence idea is not a new one.
Gen 3
2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the
trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree
which is in the midst of the
garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you
die.’ ”
4 Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die.
The first thing Satan told mankind
was there will not be a consequence for your disobedience to God. And He’s been
doing it ever since.
People also say that they sometimes
get a spiritual meaning out of secular movies and music. It reminds me of the
scripture in
2 Tim 3
But know this, that in the last days [a]perilous times will come: 2 For men will
be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers,
disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, [b]unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal,
despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty,
lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having
a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
A form of godliness,
meaning it sounds spiritual but, denying its power is actually denying Jesus
and why he came. In other words these movies and songs deny the fact that we
are sinners in need of a savior and that Jesus is that savior.
1 Cor. 1:18
18 For the [g]message of
the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being
saved it is the power of God.
The next time you watch
or listen to something secular ask yourself. What are they really saying?
Music Worship Leaders:
JW & Sharon Peck
Songs:
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