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Are We Living In The Last Days? pt 1 · Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation

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  Pastor Rober Young: Ever wonder how and if the Bible has relevance for today.
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  Pastor Rober Young: On this podcast we provide biblical answers to today's tough questions.
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  Pastor Rober Young: Hi friends, I'm Pastor Robert Young.
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  Pastor Rober Young: We have 30-plus years of church planting and mentoring other pastors, 30-plus years of training leaders in evangelism and discipleship.
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  Pastor Rober Young: We do this so that you can make a true, informed decision about Jesus Christ.
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  Pastor Rober Young: And today our question is, are we living in the last days?
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  Pastor Rober Young: We will attempt to answer this question next on the podcast.
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  Pastor Rober Young: Hi friends, and welcome back to Not Your Parents Religion Podcast.
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  Pastor Rober Young: Today I want to begin a new series that addresses a pressing question that fills our hearts and minds and sometimes with fear, are we living in the last days?
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  Pastor Rober Young: This should be a three-part series.
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  Pastor Rober Young: As we witness global events unfold before our eyes, it is vital to seek wisdom from the scriptures and carefully examine our current reality.
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  Pastor Rober Young: So let's dive into this topic with open hearts and discerning minds, relying on God's word and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
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  Pastor Rober Young: Some signs of the last days.
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  Pastor Rober Young: Let's start in the book of Timothy 2 Timothy 3, verses 1-5.
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  Pastor Rober Young: And it reads, But mark this, there will be terrible times in the last days.
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  Pastor Rober Young: People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy without love, unforgiving, slanderous without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash conceited lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.
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  Pastor Rober Young: Matthew 24, chapter 24, verse 6-7.
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  Pastor Rober Young: You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed.
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  Pastor Rober Young: Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
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  Pastor Rober Young: Nations will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom.
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  Pastor Rober Young: So what are some of the preludes to the last days?
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  Pastor Rober Young: Well, in the book of Daniel, chapter 12, verse 4, it reads But you, daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll.
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  Pastor Rober Young: Until the time of the end, many will go here and there to increase knowledge.
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  Pastor Rober Young: People communication.
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  Pastor Rober Young: From the book of Revelation, chapter 11, verse 9-10.
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  Pastor Rober Young: For three and a half days, some from every people, tribe, nation and language were gazed on their bodies and refused them burial.
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  Pastor Rober Young: The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by giving gifts to each other because these two prophets had tormented those who lived on the earth.
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  Pastor Rober Young: Now, what should our response be if we are living in the last days?
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  Pastor Rober Young: Keep this in mind.
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  Pastor Rober Young: In the book of Psalms, chapter 46, verse 1-2,.
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  Pastor Rober Young: Chapter 46, verses 1-2.
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  Pastor Rober Young: God is our refuge and strength and ever present help in trouble.
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  Pastor Rober Young: Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, by staying anchored in God's word, as it says in 2 Timothy, chapter 3, verses 16-17,.
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  Pastor Rober Young: All Scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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  Pastor Rober Young: Our job is to continue to share the gospel.
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  Pastor Rober Young: According to Mark 16, 15,.
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  Pastor Rober Young: He said to them Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every person, creation to all creation.
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  Pastor Rober Young: So, as we contemplate if we are living in the last days, the signs of our times, and observed current events through a biblical lens, let us not succumb to fear or despair.
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  Pastor Rober Young: Instead, let us remain steadfast, knowing that God is in control and that He has prepared us for such a time as this.
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  Pastor Rober Young: It is my prayer that you will find solace and strength in God's Word and share the hope of the Gospel with a world in desperate need.
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  Pastor Rober Young: Now remember, regardless of the days we live in, our calling remains the same To love God and to love one another as ourselves.
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  Pastor Rober Young: Let us walk in faith, trusting that God's plan is unfolding before us Now.
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  Pastor Rober Young: This is just part one of a possible three-part series.
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  Pastor Rober Young: We will definitely get more involved in other scriptures and explanations coming, but I wanted to lay this foundation down first that, no matter if we are living in the last days or not, just to remember that God is with us.
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  Pastor Rober Young: And friends, if you have been listening to this podcast for any length of time and you've come to the realization that you believe and that you want this Jesus Christ and all the love and hope that we've been speaking about in this podcast, then say this simple prayer with me, Father I repent of my sins, the things that I have done wrong that are not pleasing in your sight, because I know that your Word says that we've all sinned and fallen short of pleasing God.
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  Pastor Rober Young: I believe that Jesus Christ died on that cross so that I could be forgiven and that I could be back in right standing with you through His bloodshed, through His raising from the dead, and I receive Him now as my Savior, my Lord and my God, And Father, I ask you to fill me with the precious gift of the Holy Ghost, and Father, I believe this and receive it in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
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  Pastor Rober Young: Well, friends, if you've said that with a sincere heart, the Bible lets us know that your name has been written in a book up in heaven called the Lamb's Book of Life.
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  Pastor Rober Young: But there's one more thing, two more things that you must do.
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  Pastor Rober Young: So until next time next week, when we will be working on part two of Are We Living in the Last Days, I am your host, Pastor Robert Young, and may God bless you.