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We are glad you came today to worship the Lord!

Reflecting on Deuteronomy 8:11-20, this message delves into the implications of a society straying from God’s path, from diminished reverence for Him to the hardening of hearts and decline into disbelief.

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We are glad you came today to worship the Lord!

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  1. We are glad you came today to worship the Lord!

  2. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction?

  3. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? Deuteronomy 8:11-20 KJV 11Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: 12Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; 13And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; 14Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; 15Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

  4. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? 16Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; 17And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. 18But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. 19And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. 20As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.

  5. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? Little or no recognition of God in our everyday lives

  6. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no recognition of God in our everyday lives • Our laws and judgments have moved away from godly ways

  7. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no recognition of God in our everyday lives • Our laws and judgments have moved away from godly ways • Our actions and deeds have become worldly

  8. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no recognition of God in our everyday lives • Our laws and judgments have moved away from godly ways • Our actions and deeds have become worldly • Our thoughts and teachings have strayed from God

  9. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no recognition of God in our everyday lives • Our thoughts and teachings have strayed from God • Pharaoh (our leaders) • Exodus 5:2 KJV 2And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.

  10. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no recognition of God in our everyday lives • Our laws and judgments have moved away from godly ways • Our actions and deeds have become worldly • Our thoughts and teachings have strayed from God • Disbelief and unbelief rubs off

  11. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no recognition of God in our everyday lives • Disbelief and unbelief rubs off • We see less and less regard for neither God nor His ways in our courts, our legislatures, our homes , our lives

  12. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no recognition of God in our everyday lives • Disbelief and unbelief rubs off • Starts at the bottom and works to the top

  13. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no recognition of God in our everyday lives • Disbelief and unbelief rubs off • Evil is at the top because we allow it, we look the either way, we even vote for it • Exodus 6:9 KJV 9And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

  14. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no recognition of God in our everyday lives • Our actions and deeds have become worldly • Our thoughts and teachings have strayed from God • Disbelief and unbelief rubs off • Hardened hearts rule the day

  15. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no recognition of God in our everyday lives • Hardened hearts rule the day • Exodus 7:14 KJV And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go. • Exodus 7:22-23 KJV 22And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said. 23And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also.

  16. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no recognition of God in our everyday lives • Disbelief and unbelief rubs off • Hardened hearts rule the day • We have moved away from God’s desire in our lives

  17. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no recognition of God in our everyday lives • Disbelief and unbelief rubs off • Hardened hearts rule the day • We have moved away from God’s desire in our lives • Poor judgment is shown - We fail to see the consequences

  18. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no recognition of God in our everyday lives • Poor judgment is shown - We fail to see the consequences • Jeremiah 4:22 ( NKJV ) 22    “For My people are foolish,    They have not known Me.    They are silly children,    And they have no understanding.    They are wise to do evil,    But to do good they have no knowledge.”

  19. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society

  20. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Won’t do the right thing • James 4:17 KJV Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

  21. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Sinful living is rampant and accepted • Genesis 6:5 KJV And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. • Psalms 53:3 KJV Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

  22. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Sinful living is rampant and accepted • Isaiah 53:6 KJV All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. • Isaiah 64:6 KJV But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

  23. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Sinful living is rampant and accepted • Ungodly thoughts – more than we can imagine - Hollywood

  24. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Sinful living is rampant and accepted • Ungodly thoughts – more than we can imagine - Hollywood • Ungodly actions – Sodom and Gomorrah-like

  25. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Sinful living is rampant and accepted • Ungodly thoughts – more than we can imagine - Hollywood • Ungodly actions – Sodom and Gomorrah-like • Self-importance – it is all about my needs

  26. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Sinful living is rampant and accepted • Self-importance – it is all about my needs • Abortion kills

  27. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? MANY WILL TRY TO SAY IT IS JUST PROTECTING THE MOTHER’S HEALTH

  28. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Why do women have abortions? • 56% say it is not the right time for a baby, or a baby would interfere with future opportunities. • 40% say they cannot afford to have a child. • 31% say they do not want to be a single parent, or have relationship problems with husband or partner. • Source: BMC Women's Health, Understanding Why Women Seek Abortions in the U.S., 2013 • Less than 2% say they became pregnant as a result of rape or incest. • Source: The Alan Guttmacher Institute, Perspective on Sexual & Reproductive Health, Sept. 2005

  29. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? Did you know… One baby is aborted every 26 seconds137 every hour 3,304 every day 23,196 every week 100,516 every month 1,206,192 every year in the United States alone. OVER 60 million since 1973 Roe v. Wade

  30. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Sinful living is rampant and accepted • Self-importance – it is all about my needs • Abortion kills • Abortion costs

  31. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Sinful living is rampant and accepted • Self-importance – it is all about my needs • Self-inadequacies – I can handle it – NOT

  32. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Sinful living is rampant and accepted • Self-importance – it is all about my needs • Self-inadequacies – I can handle it – NOT • Alcohol Anonymous recognizes the need for help or not going it alone

  33. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Sinful living is rampant and accepted • Self-importance – it is all about my needs • Self-inadequacies – I can handle it – NOT • We need to have someone close by to help encourage us

  34. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Sinful living is rampant and accepted • Self-importance – it is all about my needs • Self-inadequacies – I can handle it – NOT • We need to call upon the Lord individually and collectively for help

  35. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Sinful living is rampant and accepted • Weakened to the core by sin • Romans 7:11 KJV For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.

  36. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Sinful living is rampant and accepted • Weakened to the core by sin • Deceives others • 2 Timothy 3:13 KJV But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. • Hebrews 3:13 KJV But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

  37. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Sinful living is rampant and accepted • Weakened to the core by sin • Deceives others • Popular – ungodly lifestyles and Hollywood influences

  38. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Popular – ungodly lifestyles and Hollywood influences • Psalms 52:3 KJV Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah • 2 Thessalonians 2:12 KJV That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

  39. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Sinful living is rampant and accepted • Weakened to the core by sin • Deceives others • Popular – ungodly lifestyles and Hollywood influences • Destructive – we shall not stand if we continue after ungodliness

  40. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Destructive – we shall not stand if we continue after ungodliness • Proverbs 11:3 KJV 3The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

  41. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Weakened to the core by sin • Deceives others • Popular – ungodly lifestyles and Hollywood influences • Destructive – we shall not stand if we continue after ungodliness • Shameless – they condemn righteousness as wrong

  42. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no removal of sin in our society • Shameless – they condemn righteousness as wrong • Isaiah 3:9 KJV The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. • Psalms 38:20 ( KJV ) 20They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is. • Isaiah 5:20 ( KJV ) 20Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 

  43. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no protection of the needy

  44. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no protection of the needy • Helpless – widows, orphans, children, unborn infants • Exodus 22:22 KJV Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

  45. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • Little or no protection of the needy • Helpless – widows, orphans, children, unborn infants • Poor • Deuteronomy 24:19 KJV When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.

  46. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • God’s advice: • Seek God

  47. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? Hosea 14:1-9 KJV 1O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. 2Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves [sacrifices] of our lips. 3Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. 4I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. 5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 6His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

  48. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • 7They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. 8Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found. 9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

  49. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • God’s advice: • Seek God • Trust God • 2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

  50. What Happens When Our Nation Goes The Wrong Direction? • God’s advice: • Seek God • Trust God • Repent and walk away from our sins

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