There is a urgent need today for those who claim to be a child of God to "study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2Ti 2:15 There are many things that are practiced and taught today and claim to be from the God of Heaven and it really turns out to be promoted by the " prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:" Eph 2:2 

"For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake." Th 1:5 The Word of God should be studied and used as an instruction manual in partnership with the Holy Spirit to promote a sober, righteous, and godly life style in this present world.  This type of walk would show that you have a great love for your Savior and that you are obedient to His Word. This obedience will be your testimony to others that "Christ in you, the hope of glory:" Col 1:27  Our testimony is very important to others and to Christ, if we are to be followers of Christ, take on the name Christian, then, we are able to be ensamples to all, so they can see that we have "received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost." 1Th1:6 

Most “so called” professing Christians today do not believe that they have to live any different in their walk of life after they have received grace from God. They believe that the grace they have received will protect them and cover them while they continue to live in sin. God’s grace will not be in partnership with that type of life style, "Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity." 2Ti 2:19   There are those who even teach that your flesh, your lust, your envy of your old nature will rule your life until you die. This type of teaching is the norm today and is readily accepted.  Some of these teachers claim to have every trait of the “old man” in them and still in control of them. This doesn’t sound like a new creature that has received God’s grace, the divine influence that will lead him into all truth.  Their teaching doesn't correspond with God's instructions when His Word says "if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." 2Co 5:17 

To make matters worse, a lot of these false ideas are coming from the ones who are supposed to be the ensamples to the flock. Those who are to teach God's word in purity and guide His flock into all truth. These stewards of God's heritage "must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;" 1Ti 3:2  There is one qualification they will all hit on and hit on and hit on and that is the husband of one wife, while they neglect the rest of the very important qualifications in which God requires of them, to be an ensample unto. 

They seem to have themselves talked into unholy thoughts and unholy actions not only in their day to day walk, but even when they get up to pray before they preach. What about accountability to Christ and the others that they are being an ensample unto? After Paul's deliverance on the road to Damascus, he charted his course so not to shame the name of his Savior and to have the name “Christian” to mean Christ-like in his thoughts and his daily walk. "But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway." 1Co 9:27 

Is it important to keep your body in subjection? Paul believed it was very important and God says "a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;" Tit 1:7  Below is a prayer by a preacher, his name is not important, but his thoughts for his prayer are disturbing to say the least. Remember the qualifications of a bishop (preacher)! One could only wonder how he claims to be so wicked, with lust, envy, jealousy, pride, luke-warmness and unbelief and he only wants to be flushed out for a little while!  Are these the type of words that will call sinners to repentance?  Is this feeding Jesus’ sheep?  Judge for yourself. 

"Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?" Jam 3:11

The Audio of his prayer

His Prayer: 

“Our Heavenly Father, help me to be a help to the people of God.  Lord, help me to be faithful to Christ.  Help me to be faithful to my calling.  Help me to be faithful to the book.  Help me to be faithful to the Holy Ghost and preach exactly what and how he puts it in my heart. 

Father, I pray you’d flush out of me. . . God, I can feel the internal corruption. . . so wicked, so ever-present.  I pray you’d flush all the hell. . . hellishness. . .out of my system; All the lust and envy and jealousy and pride and lukewarmness and unbelief and fear; All that comes from the old nature. I pray you’d flush it out for a little while. 

May I stand sacred and sanctified before ya in this hour. Lord, help us. We need help. This is a demonic hour. Lord, this is a dysfunctional hour. This is a demon possessed hour. This is a dark depressing hour across the planet. Lord, it ought not be that way in the house of God. 

Help us, I pray, to receive help from the Scriptures and I’ll thank ya for it, in Jesus’ name we pray and all the Lord’s people said. . . . . . Amen. 

"So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth." Rev 3:16 

Can the Holy Ghost put things in your heart, if the wickedness in your heart is so ever-present? 

Can you stand sacred and sanctified with all this lukewarmness and unbelief? 

Could this be the way that the apostles or the preachers of the apostolic faith started the great revival meetings of the past?  Or did they preach God’s Word with power by grace and in partnership with the Holy Spirit. What has happened to the faith which was once delivered unto the saints?  Where did the preachers of the apostolic faith go?  Where are the ensamples to the flock? 

When God's Word is not studied and preached "in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine." 2Ti 4:2, then there is a comfort level for sin and it will be tolerated, and then it will become the norm in their day-to-day walk. It is our responsibility, as a child of God, to be obedient to Him no matter what is taught or preached, so we can be the ensample for others who really are seeking after Jesus Christ our Lord. 

"Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain."   Phi 2:12-16