[CS-FSLUG] Bill has it right!

Sat Sep 18 21:49:37 CDT 2004

To carry on further about demoninations, I must agree with most who've posted. 
The most important thing is leading the lost to Christ........"satan is NOT 
playing games!!"

Fred
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DAILY DEVOTIONAL   SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2004
(John 10:10)

***BILL KELLER SPEAKING IN FT. MYERS THIS COMING TUESDAY.   Bill Keller will
be sharing a special message this Tuesday, September 21st at 11:00 a.m. at
the SW Florida Christian Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Ft. Myers.  The
meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Holiday Inn Bell
Tower, 13051 Bell Tower Dr in Ft. Myers.  There is an $18 charge for lunch
and you can call 239-481-1411 for reservations.  If you are in the Ft. Myers
area, make plans to attend.

A battle for souls, satan is NOT playing games.  Each day, Liveprayer
receives and responds to over 40,000 emails for prayer.  While I personally
take 100-150 at random each day, I get a detailed report of the types of
prayer needs we receive.  In over 5 years of operating this ministry I
can say there is very little that shocks me any more.

Several months ago, I received an email from a mother that was upset because
her 12
year old daughter had been suspended from school.  The reason?  She and
another 12 year old girl had a contest one day to see how many boys they
could give oral sex to on the bus before they reached their school.  I wish
I could say this was the first time I ever received such an email, but I
have had at least a half dozen like it in the last couple of years.  Where
do 12 year olds even get such ideas?  They get them daily through
television, music, magazines, and advertising!

Case in point.  The hottest selling clothing in Europe today comes from a UK
apparel company, the French Connection Group, that sells it goods under the
acronym FCUK.  They recently came out with a line of fragrances.  One is for
men called, FCUK Him, and the other is for women called, FCUK Her.  They
targeted teens with a $10 million dollar ad campaign called, "Scent To Bed."

My two-fold purpose for even mentioning this company and their marketing
campaign is to first warn parents what their children are being exposed to
and to drive home the point I try to share often with you....SATAN IS NOT
PLAYING GAMES!!!

Parents, now more than ever, you MUST know what is out in the popular
culture that your children are being exposed to.  You MUST be aware of what
is on TV, what the popular music is, what the hot movies are, what kind of
clothes are being marketed to your kids, the content of the magazines your
children are reading, and the advertising campaigns that are geared to reach
YOUR KIDS!

I can only encourage you to work daily to have a good line of communication
open with your children.  You need to talk to them.  You need to understand
the messages that they are getting daily from the world, and make sure they
know what God says about these issues.  Building a solid spiritual
foundation in their lives through church, praying with them, doing family
devotions, is critical.  They need to be able to identify the lies of satan,
and  know the truth of God's Word so that they can stand strong in the midst
of all  that they are exposed to on a daily basis.

YOUR CHILDREN  ARE THE NUMBER ONE MINISTRY THAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU!!!  One of
the huge problems we have in this nation is there
is now a large percentage of 2 full generations that have not gone to church
and
are growing up in homes void of God.  You have parents now that grew up in
homes void of God, raising children that are obviously growing up in homes
void
of God.  This means the only "truth" these people know is the lies they have
been
fed by the world.  They simply don't know or absolutely reject what God
says.
This is why most of Europe and Canada have become places void of God and
open to everything that God opposes.

If you think satan is playing games, you should come to the Liveprayer
offices some day and scan through some of the 40,000 emails that we receive
each day.  The vast majority are from people that have bought into satan's
lies, and their lives have been greatly damaged.  Jesus told us in John
chapter 10 what the enemies goal is, to steal, kill, and destroy.  Steal
our peace and joy, destroy our lives so that we can never fulfill our
purpose in life to serve God, and literally kill us.

Life is a battle for the eternal souls of people.  Satan is DEADLY serious
about taking as many souls into everlasting damnation as he possibly can.
We live in a world that has become so void of God, satan has free reign to
do whatever he wants to get as many people as he can eternally separated
from God.  God loves us so much, that He sent His Son to die for our sins so
that we could be forgiven and spend eternity with Him.  He has made a way
for man to be with Him forever by coming to know Jesus Christ by faith.

What is the answer?  Those who know Christ as their Savior, MUST take the
message of hope, love, and everlasting life thru Christ to this lost world
that we live in.  I am all for the practical efforts to boycott stores, TV
programs, advertisers, work to change laws, and all of those meaningful
efforts that can help the climate that we currently live in.  I pray for and
support those ministries and organizations called to do those types of
things.  My calling however, is to boldly, loudly, and without fear proclaim
the truth of God's Word, to help lead the lost and hurting into an eternal
relationship with Jesus Christ.

I love you and care about you so much.  Maybe now you can catch a glimpse of
why I am so passionate about what I do each day.  Why I am so focused on
using the same vehicles satan uses to carry his lies to the masses, like the
Internet and secular television.  You see, I know, just like Elijah did in 1
Kings chapter 18, that if you simply put God head to head with satan, God
will win EVERY TIME!!!

GOD IS UNDEFEATED!!!  THE FACT IS, THE GAME IS ALREADY OVER
AND GOD HAS WON!!!  The only thing left to be determined is how many
people will end up on the winning team, and how many will choose to be part
of the losing team.  Satan is serious about leading people to everlasting
death, the
people of God need to be just as serious about leading people to everlasting
life!
This is a battle for the eternal souls of people.

In His love and service,
Your friend and brother in Christ,
Bill Keller

If I can help you in any way you can contact me through my personal email
at bkeller at liveprayer.com

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