THESE RELIGIOUS SPIRITS



You know, the Lord is moving. The fire of the Holy Ghost is burning throughout this land, and throughout the world. I tell you, there's one thing that distresses me. Excuse me, that annoys me. And that is the schools in the United States of America. The government has become more and more ungodly everyday. I want to see, let's just put it this way, I declare war on the kingdom of hell, right here in Jesus' holy name. We want to see prayer back in the schools. We want to see abortion outlawed in the United States of America. We want to stand on the state capital steps and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. As far as your separation of church and state, it's bolognie, load of bolognie. We have been given a task. There's a calling upon us. When I was down in Alabama a few weeks ago, a Senator came out and supported our outreach. We had the stadium down there. I was surprised to see that McDonalds got behind us; and some of the worldly corporations; and things in the area. Senator, I praise God for you. You men that are in the Congress and the Senate, I praise God for you. I've been asked to speak to the legislature in Arkansas. I'm gonna tell you somethin'. You people in government, you have had the schools. We've seen what you've done with the schools. You've turned this country the way you've wanted it to turn. And it's goin' straight to hell in a hand basket. We, those who love the Lord Jesus Christ, we want the schools back.

I preached the other night against religious spirits; and they came out, in force, after the outreach. :) It totally blew my mind. Here I preached against it, and they all showed up, and stood in line after it was over. :) There's one spirit I hate more than any other spirit, that is a religious spirit. I hate a religious spirit. Praise God. These religious spirits, they stand up and they start judging. They come against you. They come against me. They talk about me wearing a watch, a gold watch. Where were they when I was in the world wearing a gold watch? Why is it that the world goes out there and they rock. As long as I was in sin; as long as I was doing drugs; as long as I was goin' off with bad situations; then it's fine, whatever you want. Then you start witnessing for the gospel of Jesus Christ and, all of a sudden, people have a double standard. But I'm goin' to tell you somethin'. The people that have, it's been the religious spirit more than anyone else, that we've had to face. I hate a religious spirit. All you religious spirits out there, time to wake up. :) Jeff's back on TV again. :) Keep those cards and letters comin' in. :)

These religious spirits come up. I had one come up the other night. And said, 'You were up there for three hours tonight. And you never once said a thing about adultery.' Right. Adultery. I said, ' Oh, really?' Out there in front of a whole bunch of people. I'm at the table. I'm out there gettin' together with the young people. I said, 'Really?' 'Yes.' I said, 'Well, I thought that I said somethin' against adultery, because I preached the Word of God. I believe in the inerrant Word of God, that the Bible is the inerrant Word of God. It's in there, Do not commit adultery. You're not to be idolators; you're not to be greedy; and on and on and on and on. What's your point?' 'Any particular reason?' 'No, no particular reason.' 'Well, I've noticed a lot of times when there's problems in people's lives, they won't preach against it.' I said, 'Spirit of religion, I bind you in the name of Jesus.' That's it. 'Oh. Oh. You're not going to bind me. No, you don't bind me.' I said, 'Can I pray with you?' 'Oh, no. You're not going to pray with me.' He kept hassling me, saying, 'Are you in adultery?' I said, 'No. I'm not in adultery.' Then I said, 'Excuse me, would you leave, please? Would you go in the name of Jesus?' I looked around for some people to kinda talk to this person. Finally, I went on. There's people accusing me of being too rough. But there were young kids standing there, that had just been saved. And I've got a religious spirit over here telling me I'm an adulterer. I'm not in adultery. I'm not an adulterer. I'm washed in the blood of Jesus. I love my wife. I'm faithful to my wife and my children. And I'm serving the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.

That same night, I had another one come up right after that. And say, 'You were talking about Antone LeVey, the head of the satanic church.' I said, 'Right.' He said, 'You're too rough on these people.The Word of God says you are to love your enemies.' I said, 'Oh, really? I know it says that. But what about Psalm 79?' Because there were curses. There were people that had said there had been satanic curses put out against our meeting in that area. And there were people all over the area that were struggling and having problems. There were satanists who were there in the crowd. God said in Ezekiel, I'll make your head like the hardest rock. I will harden you as hard as the people [I'm paraphrasing], but I will harden you as the people you're goin' to witness to. And I'm gonna tell you, the United States of America and this young generation, you are a rebellious crowd. And when you're going to start mixing up the hornet's nest, you better be ready for some action. But greater is He that is in us, than he that is in the world.

My Savior Jesus reigns. I have no fear but my fear of my Father God. I fear my Lord. I don't fear any man. So I stood up and I said, 'Every curse that has been brought against this brother and this sister, I pray it goes back on 'em sevenfold until the day they will surrend their knee. The person that sent it out, until they will surrender their knee and receive Jesus as Lord. That's Scriptural. It's in Psalm 79. Yet a religious spirit comes up, 'You're not of God. You're to love your enemies.' I said, 'The devil, is he my enemy?' 'Yes.' 'Well, you love him, do you?'

Over and over again, I hear people coming out of darkness. And then saying, they've been ridiculed. They've been accused of things. They've been slandered. Young people have told me they can't join a youth group, because they don't look a certain way, or they don't act a certain way. There have been pastors refusing to allow people into the church. I'm tellin' you somethin'. The church is goin' to be shakin' even more than its been shakin'. And all the religious spirits are goin' to have to get out in the name of Jesus.

For the Word of God says in II Timothy 4:3, For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gaither around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. Well, you can sit around and listen to what you want to hear. But as for me and my house, we're goin' to serve the Lord. Those of us that have received the power of the Holy Ghost, we're going forward as one mighty army, in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

I'll tell you who my Jesus is. I'll tell you why I feel so bold. My Jesus is the image of the indivisible God. The first born over all creation. For by Him were all things created. Things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible. Whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities. All things were created by Him, and for Him. He is before all things [my Jesus]. And in Him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning and the first born among the dead. So that in everything He might have supremacy. For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him. And through Him to reconcile to Himself all things. Whether things on the earth or things in heaven, by making peace through His blood shed on the cross. But now He has reconciled you [and even long-haired, ex-dirt-balls, like me. :)] to Jesus Christ's physical body through death, to present you holy in His sight, without blemish. And free from accusation.

If you're being accused wrongfully, you are free from those accusations through the blood of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Who goes before us in all that we do. If you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. Then you will be free from your accusers. How many of you have been accused of somethin' since you've been saved? 'In the last hour.' I shut myself up for a couple hours before this happened, so I've been free for atleast two or three. :) You know what? I love the Lord. I'm not goin' out. I'm not goin' anywhere. People accuse. They say, 'Oh, he'll just go back into the world as soon as the goin' gets tough.' You're way too late. You're way too late! Plus I've got a great wife. I've got kids that even lift me up. Praise the Lord. I'm on the Rock that doesn't roll, my Savior. Praise the Lord.

My Deepest Love,
Jeff
Portland, Oregon, 1990


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