
A Wake-up Call to the Southern Baptist Convention
Romans 13:11-14
(Romans 13:11-14) - 11 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
Sunday evening we received a devastating report that things were not right within our own denomintion…within our SBC family.
The 288-page Guidestone Report was released exposing a pattern of our SBC leaders ignoring reports of sexual abuse in our SBC Churches as well as victimizing the victims of the abuse.
The news of this report was on the front page of every major newspaper and was covered by all the cable news and media networks.
This report is A WAKE-UP CALL to the SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
1. It is a call within our hearts to profound
(Psalm 34:18; Isaiah 41:10; Matthew 11:28-30)
It is a call to
(Proverbs 28:13; Revelation 3:19; Zachariah 1:3b; 2 Corinthians 7:10; Psalm 51:17)
It is a call to
(2 Chronicles 15:8)
It is a call to
(Psalm 51:4; Isaiah 57:15; James 4:6, 8)
It is a call to
(Romans 1:16)
If these measures are not met, it would necessitate
6. …a call to
(Ephesians 5:8-14)
Is there any word from the Lord today?
(1) We must wake-up
(2) We must wake-up
6 things that should NEVER mark the Church.
SOCIAL SINS…
SEXUAL SINS…
SINS of the SPIRIT…
(3) We must wake up
It is high time to