Church Leaders, It's Your Time For Action Volume 9 - Pastors, Make Your Stand - We Are The Watchmen Weekly - September 9, 2023
We Take You Inside The Liberty Pastors Training Camp At Liberty University With A Keynote From Pastor Jack Hilligoss - Read, Share, & Subscribe - WeAreTheWatchmen.org
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Scripture Notes
This week’s edition of the newsletter is call for those for ALL of those who minister in EVERY CAPACITY to make their stand.
Our most recent We Are The Watchmen Tour Stop at the Lake Church in White Lake, NC equips us with timely scripture verses:
Remember who’s in charge.
As the Lord tells us in 1 Samuel 8:5-9:
5 They said to him, “You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have.”
6 But when they said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord.
7 And the Lord told him: “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.
8 As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.
9 Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.”
What happens when we don’t remember who’s in charge.
When the church body ABDICATES (abandons or renounces) leadership, we are no longer the moral compass for the culture, which leads to the society that we see today.
As we are told in Isaiah 3:12:
12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
We need to remember who we are.
When we cede territory to the enemy, we forget about what we were told about who we are as Salt & Light.
As we are told in 1 Peter 2:9:
9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Now that you are armed with the word, prepared to be inspired by a look at the Liberty Pastors Training Camp.
“What Part Of Your Life Is Jesus NOT Lord Over?” The Liberty Pastors Training Camp At Liberty University
Pastors from as far as California traveled to the legendary Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA for the kick off new round of Liberty Pastors training camps.
“Right now… with this completion today, we’ll have almost 1500 pastors from California to the tip of Florida that have gone through this training that get it and are engaged,” said Pastor Paul Blair.
“And we are seeing some substantial changes of direction in several of these states.”
As we shared last week, We Are The Watchmen Weekly is excited to be the publication of record for the Liberty Pastors Network Training Camp series, capturing the stories around of the process of empowering pastors with biblical principals of civil government and being bold in the pulpit and in the culture, and their growth during the process.
One of the true success stories from the Liberty Pastors Training Camps is that of Jack Hilligoss, Sr. Pastor of Highpoint Church in Lake Wales, FL… and Mayor of the city.
“As Paul mentioned, I’ve been a Pastor for over 30 years, but I was just recently diagnosed with the the affliction of politician - and that happened to me at one of Paul’s conferences,” joked Hilligoss in his opening remarks.
Striking a more serious tone, Hilligoss began to share his story about becoming a Liberty Pastor.
“Our church was involved in our city… but our engagement was the usual PR stuff seeker-sensitive churches would do.
We were the church that painted the school’s library, but we never questioned the books that were on the shelf at the library.”
Please enjoy this powerful testimony from Pastor Jack Hilligoss at the Liberty Pastors training camp.
Homework: Pastor Hilligoss shared an important verse from Matthew that will make sense with the context of his message.
It’s a wonderful teaching tool that you should take time to read and to mediate on as you work on your conversations outside of the church walls.
33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”
We will continue to share the stories of the Liberty Pastors Training camps with you, including testimonials, as they become available.
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NEWS UPDATE: KNOW YOUR FOE VOLUME TWO: ABORTION
Yesterday’s news stories regarding republican legislators “discussing a new term to stave of pro-life losses” is disturbing.
From the article:
Republican strategists are exploring a shift away from “pro-life” messaging on abortion after consistent Election Day losses for the GOP when reproductive rights were on the ballot.
At a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans this week, the head of a super PAC closely aligned with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., presented poll results that suggested voters are reacting differently to commonly used terms like “pro-life” and “pro-choice” in the wake of last year’s Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, said several senators who were in the room.
“What intrigued me the most about the results was that ‘pro-choice’ and ‘pro-life’ means something different now, that people see being pro-life as being against all abortions ... at all levels,” Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said in an interview Thursday.
As we mentioned earlier, when the church body ABDICATES (abandons or renounces) leadership, we are no longer the moral compass for the culture, which leads to the society that we see today.
You’ll likely run into this in your conversations this week. We wanted to re-share our “Know Your Foe” series on abortion, so that you are well armed with God’s word, and the facts from an expert, Dr. Marc Newman.
Foe #3: Abortion
Strengths: One of Satan’s most useful weapons, as he is able to murder saints in the womb, presented to those who are deceived as “health care” and a “right” to justify it. Satan is on a mission to stop God’s plan and kill his creation… because he knows why we are made. As we are told in Jeremiah 1:5:
5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Weaknesses: More people being awakened to the evil, average people listening to their spirit and asking questions, more Christians pointing out the evil.
Their Talking Points: “You can’t deny a woman her right to choose, or to health care!“ “My body, my choice!” “You hate women!”
Fighting The Battle The Right Way
We are proud to present this interview with Pastor Paul Blair of Liberty Church Edmond and the Liberty Pastors Bootcamps, as he speaks with Dr. Marc Newman, founder of Speaker For Life, a training firm dedicated to equipping pro-life advocates nationwide with public speaking skills.
In this ground breaking interview, Dr. Newman helps us to “know our foe.” Reader, understand what we’re dealing with, and how to help those who are thinking about an abortion, to understand there’s a better way.
You’ll be better educated and more inspired after watching this interview.
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Pulling It Together
Though the times may be difficult, we have the creator on our side. As we are told in scripture, these things will come so that we know He is Lord.
As Jesus tells us in John 16:33:
33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
He has given us the spiritual tools we need for the battle… we only need to use them.
As you have this conversation with people, share with them the simple and clear scripture that connects these dots. It may be the one thing that they hear that brings them to Christ.
We Are The Watchmen Weekly provides easy and practical ways to tie scripture into what’s happening right now.
Use Wisdom, Use Discernment, And Use The Word!
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