“Many will say to Me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name?’”–that’s a preacher. Verse 22 has more to say: “Many will say to Me in that day”–who will say to me? Many. Would you say Amen? And so, “not every one that saith unto Me ‘Lord, Lord’ shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven.” You can’t work your way to heaven, but as surely as you’re born, if you let Me save you by grace, you will do right. He said, “Not every one that saith unto Me ‘Lord, Lord’ shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven.” It’s not enough to call Me “Lord, Lord.” There’s got to be a response in your life. Would you say Amen? I’m not your friend if I sugarcoat it and water it down. I’m not your friend unless I tell you the whole truth. And by the way, Christ is my kind of preacher. The Bible says, “Not every one that saith unto Me, ‘Lord, Lord’ shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” Now, I want to explain to you why there is so much wickedness and at the same time, there are so many religious groups and so much preaching and so much television ministry. The most important question, as the song puts it, is said: Is my name written there? Does God look at me and regard me as His child, His servant, and His faithful witness? Am I a real Christian? Have I fully surrendered my life to Christ and to His will? Or am I just a nominal Christian, which means a Christian in name only? There is no salvation in simply being a member. There is no salvation in having your name written on a church role, no matter whose church it is. I want to start out this evening by saying this: It’s not enough to join the church. It becomes very evident that we have far too many with a “form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.” Would you say Amen? People are doing almost anything conceivable and receiving the hospitality of the pulpit. We come to a dangerous time and a time of moral madness. There are more churches in this country, more church members, more preachers, more television ministries than ever before, and yet there is also more wickedness than ever before. Our message tonight is “Depart From Me I Never Knew You – Lost in Church.” We noticed a few nights ago strange phenomena. Brooks) transcribed and edited by Derek Morris Pastor CD Brooks Sermon Transcript, Lost In Church This is yet another powerful CD Brooks sermon titled, LOST IN CHURCH (from the Breath of Life Series by C.
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