America 250 Promotions And A Listener Supported Program Appeal
Jeff Chamblee Welcome to Real Truth for Today with Pastor Jeff Shirive, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Texarkana, Texas. Now here's Pastor Jeff.
Honoring Marines Veterans And Public Safety Officers
Pastor Jeff Schreve Well, good Tuesday morning and welcome to Real Truth for Today. Pastor Jeff here want to start off the program by saying happy Birthday to our United States Marine The Core, 251 years old. And, we celebrate our Marine The Core. We had Marine, evangelist Tim Lee at First Baptist Texarkana just this past Sunday. And we were talking about, you know, once a Marine, always a Marine. One of our favorite guests on Real Truth for Today is, the Bishop E.W. jackson, who is a Marine The Core veteran. And so, we love our, brave men and women who put on the uniform and fight for our freedoms. people who do that in our military, people who do that in our, law enforcement and local and federal law enforcement, state law enforcement, officers. We appreciate them so much. we stand against the defund the police crowd, because we're not insane. Insane. And, it's common sense that you have to have police. we stand against the, abolish ICE crowd because we do have immigration laws and you have to enforce the immigration laws. And so, we stand for what is good for the masses, what is good for the welfare of the city. Police are good for the welfare of the city. Moral laws are good for the welfare of the city. And as the Lord has told us, Jeremiah, 29:7, we are to seek the welfare of the city in which the Lord has sent us into exile. And we're to pray for the welfare of the city. And so we want to do that also.
Veterans Day Interview And A Coming Operation Christmas Child Testimony
Tomorrow is November 11th, Veterans Day here in America and we want to give a shout out to all our vets. We have a special program we're airing tomorrow where I got to interview Dinesh d' Souza and his brand new work book and veterinary video the Stones Cry Out. It's about biblical archaeology. Fascinating interview with Dinesh. I appreciate that guy and all that he's done and his, his voice for conservative values. And some of you may not know but Dinesh's son in law is Brandon Gill, who is just a top notch representative here in Texas, representing the state of Texas in Washington D.C. and so ah, you are going to enjoy that interview with Dinesh d'. Souza. The Stones Cry out well, we are in the aftermath of the election. We're waiting for the new regime to take effect in January. I wanted to pass along some information. I was up early this morning, I was having my quiet time and really praying about what the Lord wants me to talk about and talk about specifically this Sunday. So I preached a three part series, religion and Politics leading up to the election and then preached after the election, preached about the fact that from Habakkuk3, hey, when things fall apart, what do you do? You praise God yet I will exult in the Lord. I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. the Lord God is my strength. He has made my feet like hinds feet and causes me to walk in my high places. We don't live under the circumstances as believers in Jesus. We live above the circumstances. We fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, and we walk with him. And so then we had Tim Lee this, this past Sunday. And so I was thinking, okay, what, what should I preach this Sunday? It's going to be a special Sunday. We have a shoebox testimony from a man who received his shoebox in somewhere in Southeast Asia. He's coming in with Operation Christmas Child and talk about how that shoebox changed his life when just a kid. You know we have these testimonies on American Family Radio quite often around the time of Operation, Christmas Child and Shoebox, you know, Sundays around the country and in churches. And so we emphasize that there's some awesome, awesome testimonies that Samaritan's Purse, Operation Christmas Child has. And so we're looking forward to bringing this man in this Sunday to talk about that.
The Rapture Day Of Grace And The Coming Tribulation
And so I said okay, well what should I talk about? And so I was thinking of talking about the day of grace and the Day of the Lord. You know, the Bible talks about the day of the Lord in numerous places. But in 2 Thessalonians, chapter 2, we read about the day of the Lord. And the Thessalonians were told that they had missed the rapture, that they were in the day of the Lord. And Paul says, no, no, no, you're not in the day of the Lord. We, are the age of the church. In the day of grace, the door to the Ark is wide open. And, whosoever will may come. And we are inviting men, women, boys and girls to come to Jesus. But, we are going to hit a place where, the Lord says, that's it. and the Father is going to say to the Son, Jesus, go and get your bride. Today is your wedding day. And that is the rapture of the church. And when the Lord removes his restraining power, that is the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. And the Spirit in the church is removed. The Holy Spirit is not removed, but the Spirit in the church is removed because the church is raptured to heaven. then the Bible says there's going to be, apostasy like we've never seen before. There's going to be the, emergence of the Antichrist. There's going to be the seven Year treaty that the Antichrist will sign with, Israel. There'll be peace in the Middle east, or a false peace anyway. It only lasts for, three and a half years. And then the Devil will show his true colors. The Antichrist will go into the temple of God, declare himself to be God, and declare all worship, of God has to stop because he is God and worship only comes to him. And then he will mark everyone666 on your right hand or on your forehead. And if you don't get the mark of the beast, you can't buy or sell. You're in serious, serious trouble. And, the torture and the murder and martyrdom of saints is going to be off the chart.
Political And Cultural Shifts Prompt Concern About America
And so here's what I was thinking today. I was looking at different things. You know, Islam is on the rise in America. Not a surprise there. LGBTQIA is on the rise in America. One, gay guy sang at the basketball, game for the warriors. And he was waving his gay, pride flag. And as he was singing the national anthem, you have the Muslims, declaring such great victory. Hey, Texas has turned blue, they said, and this is a great victory for Allah. You know, I told you yesterday that, one pastor posted how his network of Pastors who are, I wonder if they have any idea what salvation is. But they were saying, you know, God did his thing last Tuesday in America. Well, it's strange to me if you think that the God of the Bible did his thing last, Tuesday in America and the Muslims are giving praise to their God on Allah for the victory that came on Tuesday. as I've said repeatedly, you got to look to see who's on your team, who is celebrating with you. if the Muslims and the lesbians and the gays and the transgenders and the baby killers of Planned Parenthood and Iran and every radical is celebrating with you, you're on the wrong team. And you say God did his thing. You're worshiping m. From my estimation, you're worshiping a false God. You know, it's just unbelievable. So, the imams, the radical Muslims are excited about what's going on in Texas. And they said, you know, Allah is going to give us the victory. The victory will come. And Dallas is going to be the Medina of America. You know, you have two big cities, in the life of Muhammad, Mecca, and Medina, Mecca is where everybody goes, you know, your pilgrimage to Mecca and they, they worship the false God Allah there. And Medina is also an important city. Well, they said Dallas is going to be the Medina America. Well that ah, should be a great concern to anyone who loves the Lord. And even if you're not a Christian, if you love America and the freedoms that we have as Americans, that should be a concern to you. I had somebody get on to me because I said something about Islam is not compatible with the Constitution of the United States. Islam is not compatible with the Bible and Islam is not compatible with the Constitution. Islam doesn't get in a melting pot and fit in and become an American. No, it's, it's going to bring its own laws, its own religion, its own belief system, its own way of life. It's bringing that. And so the rise of Muslims, in politics in America is very, very concerning. So 97 million or 97 Muslim victories nationwide, including re elected incumbents. the growing political success of Islam in America. So you have the Council on American Islamic Relations, CAIR released figures where they said 255 Muslim elected officials are serving across 26 states, 98 council members, 63 education officials, 46 state, legislators, 18 judges, 11 mayors, four members of Congress, 15 other elected officials. And you know, if you're not celebrating that, what do they say, well, you're Islamophobic? Well, I'm not afraid of Islam. I just know what Islam is. And so I, know that that is poison. You know, I don't sit around, shaking in my boots because, I pass, you know, a bottle of arsenic at a store. You know, a rat poison. I know what that is. I'm not tasting it. I'm, not putting it in my food, because I know that will kill you. And I, feel for those who are blinded by the lies of Islam. We don't want people to be blinded by the lies of Islam. We want people to come out of the light, come out of the darkness to the light and put their faith and trust in Jesus. So you have Islam on the rise, and then you have the LGBTQ on the rise. 17 LGBTQ lawmakers, two senators, and 15 House members. 1359 openly LGBTQ elected officials nationwide. it's an increase of 200% since 2017. And with, transgender elected officials around the country, you have six. Alabama, Michigan, Washington, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Delaware. this is serious, serious stuff.
Belshazzars Judgment Illustrates The Limits Of Gods Patience
And so you ask yourself, okay, God sees this, and God is marvelously patient. But God's patient doesn't last. Patience doesn't last forever. You look In Daniel, chapter 5, the destruction of Babylon is recorded in Daniel 5. The king Belshazzar is having a big, big party, a giant feast for a thousand of his nobles. And he was drinking wine in the presence of the thousand, and they were toasting the gods of Babylon. And then they said, hey, bring out the vessels, the cups and things that we took from, Jerusalem. And we're going to praise the gods of gold and silver and bronze and iron and wood and stone. Well, when they did that, they crossed a line. And God said, the handwriting on the wall, he just saw a hand with no arm, and it was writing these words, mini mene tekel upharsin, which means you've been weighed in the balance and found wanting. It means that go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. It means in Terminator speak. Hasta la vista, baby, you're done. Your kingdom is done. Stick a fork in you, you're done. Because God will not be mocked. We're listening to Real Truth for today. Pastor Jeff Schrieve here. Hey, it ain't over until God says it's over. And, the day of grace is coming to a close, and the day of the Lord is coming. We'll be right.
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Jeff Chamblee This is real truth for today. Podcasts of the program are available on the podcast [email protected] now back to Pastor Jeff Schrieve.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Welcome back to the program. So, Daniel, chapter five. Belshazzar saw the writing on the wall as he mocked God. Do not be deceived. God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows this, he will also reap. And the Lord told him, judgment is coming. And it came that night. You've been weighed in the balance and found wanting. Hey, we're living in a world that is a sinking ship. And the only, way off is through Jesus. Everything, my hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness. I dare not trust the sweetest frame but wholly lean on Jesus name on Christ the solid rock I stand all other ground is sinking sand.
Christmas Buttons Help A Pastor Start Gospel Conversations
And so what is our job here on the earth? As I shared with you yesterday, our job is to be his witnesses. Now, a great way that you can witness is to get people to ask you questions. And so our guest today is Brother Jerry Lawson, the pastor of Enon Presbyterian Church in Ackerman, Mississippi, and a longtime advocate of using AFA Christmas buttons as a tool for evangelism. He orders them in bulk and gives them away to church members, friends, and strangers, anyone he meets in his travels throughout the busy Christmas season. And it's a great conversation starter, and it opens the door to share the gospel. So, Jerry, welcome to the program today.
Jeff Chamblee Thank you, Jeff. It's, a joy to be here today.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Well, I appreciate you coming on, my friend. I appreciate your, witness and how you use these buttons to open the door to gospel conversations. So Tell us how that came about in your life.
Jeff Chamblee Well, God called me into the ministry when I was 14. And second, Timothy 2:15, study to show thyself approved unto God a workman who needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. And so I prayed for years, Lord, how can I be the witness that you want me to be? And he shared with me Jon, chapter four. And in that chapter, to me is a perfect model to engage a person. You notice that Jesus first spoke to her, and he developed a perspective that she could see. and so I love to speak to people first, and, they get curious about the, button. And all of a sudden they've given me permission to talk to them about Jesus Christ.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Amen. Well, you're wearing a button now. Tell us what it says.
Jeff Chamblee Well, I do. I have a button on right now, and it says, I bring you good news of great tidings. And, so it's got, an angel on it. It's got the wise Men on it. And, I have also in my pocket, Jesus, he came for us. And just different Christmas buttons that I've shared over the years. I carry them in my pocket all the time.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Yes. And, so typically, if you go out in public with that on Jerry, you're going to get some kind of response. May, be positive, maybe negative, but it's not going to be nothing.
Jeff Chamblee Jeff, when you go out into public and you've got this button on, you'll be surprised how many hurting people the Lord will lead you to and just pulling a button out and giving it to them, talking to them about Jesus, trying to be a blessing to others, it'll bring a sparkle of joy, into their life, and it'll fill you with a smile and a joy in your heart.
A Grocery Store Encounter Shows How Buttons Can Encourage
Pastor Jeff Schreve Well, so we're commanded, in Scripture, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account of the hope that is in you yet with gentleness and reverence. And so, listen, if you have trouble, starting a conversation, this button can really help you because people will inquire about it. And Jerry, I imagine you have a lot of people that, ask you, where can they get those?
Jeff Chamblee Yes, they do. And, of course they can. They can go on the website here at AFA and, the buttons come in packages of 10. You get free shipping. And, so I've already passed out 600 buttons this year, and, gonna pick up another 500 today. And, I just, I get A joy out of this time of year. There's a lot of people out there. That's doom and gloom. But if you're a Christian, you should blossom and bloom and produce fruit for the Lord.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Yes. And, you know, we have a lot of people, today that are discouraged, discouraged in what's going on in America. And if you love America, you know, it's just like a loved one. If a, loved one gets a cancer diagnosis, you know, you rejoice in the Lord, but you don't rejoice in the cancer diagnosis. It's hard for us to rejoice in, the lawlessness and immorality we see in America. But we know that God is in control. And it just reminds us again that, our job here is to witness. And so, Jerry, tell us about some witnessing opportunities you've had because of those buttons, that have. Have, produced fruit for the kingdom.
Jeff Chamblee Well, I was in a big box store the other day, and, I've never seen so many people in there pushing and pulling. People had two buggies filling them up with groceries, and I was constantly running into buggies. And so I'm thinking, I need to get out of here. So I'm rushing up to the front of the store, and as I go to get in a line, the cash register, I run into another buggy. Well, there was a man standing there, and he was a manager. And I said, I, want to ask you, do y' all give courses on how to operate buggies in Yalls grocery store? And he said, I've never been asked that question. I said, well, I need a course on how to operate a buggy. Well, the lady that I had run into, I, looked at her and she was crying, and I thought, oh, no. And so I said, ma', am, what's going on in your life? And she said, sir, I had a wreck yesterday, and it's tearing my heart out. I said, I want to pray with you right now for everybody that was injured. She said, well, nobody was injured. I said, I want to pray with you right now for insurance that it'll all be covered. Oh, yes, everybody had insurance. I said, well, then I want to pray that the damage wasn't too bad. Oh, no, it was just a slight bump. I said, ma', am, you got so much to be thankful for and nothing to be grieving over here. The Lord wants you to have this button here and put it on and wear it.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Yeah,
Jeff Chamblee she put it on. She looked at me and she said, you Know, I'm glad I ran into you. I said, no, ma', am. I ran into you. She said, well, I guess God calls this wreck. this happens all the time. It's not a coincidence. God brings you into the field that he needs you in.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Yes. Okay. Jerry, do some people get upset about it when they see it?
Jeff Chamblee Well, I passed out tens of thousands of buttons. I've only had two people refuse a button. I don't think that's a bad percentage.
Pastor Jeff Schreve No. Now, that's great.
Christmas Button Designs And Practical Ways To Order Them
you know, it's funny. We live in a world where, people are. We sing that song at Christmas. You know, sweet little Jesus boy, they made you be born in a manger. And, people like the idea of this little baby that's helpless. They don't necessarily like the idea of the Lord of Glory who, has come to take over. but that's the gospel we preach, is it not, Jerry?
Jeff Chamblee Well, it is. And if you've invited Jesus Christ into your heart. I tell people here this morning, God's put a seed in you, his holy spirit. Now, that seed needs to grow and develop and produce fruit for the kingdom. I just enjoy. I mean, people are complaining about maybe the way the election went or whatever. God's light has not diminished. His sovereignty has not diminished. I mean, I've got so much to be thankful for and nothing to complain about.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Amen to that. Well, you can order these. These buttons. And what are all the different. How many different buttons are there, Jerry?
Jeff Chamblee There's three buttons. We have a new button this year, and, then we have the red button and the green button from previous years.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Okay, and what are all three of those? Say they have different sayings on them.
Jeff Chamblee They do. Each one, has a different saying on it. The button that we have this year says, merry Christmas. I bring you good tidings of great joy. the red button says, Jesus Christ. He came for you. And the green button I don't have in front of me right now. It was two years ago. My memory's not the best.
Pastor Jeff Schreve That's all right. Okay, so you can order online at resources.afa.net resources.afa.net or you can call 8779-2749-1787-7927-4917. how much are the buttons, Jerry?
Jeff Chamblee Well, I've been trying to find out here this morning. I know what I pay, and I don't know if I get a special deal or not because I handle so many buttons. I shouldn't because everything belongs to the Lord to begin with.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Right? They're very affordable, and, you can start wearing them. I mean, people are all into Christmas now. Here we are, it's November 10th, but, Thanksgiving tends to not get its due. But people are thinking Christmas, and so it's an opportunity to make a difference. So, Jerry, thank you so much for coming on today and for sharing. And I appreciate your, your faithfulness to. To wear those buttons and share the gospel and, just look for opportunities everywhere you go to shine and share. So God bless you, my brother.
Jeff Chamblee Thank you, Jeff. And we have a button for every season, and I wear one every day. And Jeff, if I don't see you down here, I'll see you up there.
Pastor Jeff Schreve All right, Sounds great. That was Brother Jerry Lawson, the pastor of Enon Presbyterian Church in Ackerman, Mississippi. And, boy, he takes advantage of, those buttons. And it's an opportunity. Listen, if you say I'm not really good at witnessing, if you wear those buttons, people will ask you about it. And, then always be ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account. So God bless you, brother. I appreciate it.
Jeff Chamblee God bless you.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Describes Her Identity And Faith
Pastor Jeff Schreve Well, you may have heard that Sarah Huckabee Sanders, she just got reelected, for another term as governor of Arkansas. She has a brand new book out, her second book. Her first book was called Speaking for Myself. It was a NewSong York Times bestseller. And now she has a new book out called Unapologetic Clarity and Conviction in a World Gone Crazy. And, Sarah has been on, numerous talk shows. She even went on the View, which is, you talk about going into hostile territory. And, Sarah just handles herself so well. She's very smart. She's well spoken. She's, firm, but she's kind. And this is what she had to say on the View.
Jeff Chamblee Really quickly, I want to ask about your book Unapologetic. You open about surviving cancer, a devastating car accident, governing through tragedy, being a mom, your biggest policy, fighting. What made you want to share the more personal parts of your life in this book?
Sandy Rios Well, the whole goal and the purpose of the book is that I'm unapologetic in my faith. And I think that so often people misunderstand how faith works. They think that if you are a believer that life gets easy, when in fact, it can often be quite the opposite. It's not that faith prevents us from the difficulties and from the struggles, but it's what helps us get through it. And, I'm proud that I'VE been a White House press secretary. I'm proud as a governor, I'm proud that I'm a wife and I'm a mom. But those are not the things that are my identity, my greatest identity. The only true peace and fulfillment that I have and will ever get is my identity in Christ. It is only in that that I think you have that everlasting, life altering confidence and peace. And so that's what the book is, hopefully people will read and feel is the unapologetic love and life for Christ that I have.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Amen to that. I appreciate Sarah greatly, and her dad, Mike Huckabee, is a dear friend and, doing a wonderful job as ambassador to Israel. And so as she was speaking, I was thinking about this song I learned years and years ago on a trip to the Brooklyn Tabernacle. You know, she's talking about unapologetic. What is her identity? It's not in being a wife, a mom, a, governor, nationally known person. It's not in any of that, best selling author. It's in her relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. And this song that I learned from the Brooklyn Tabernacle. Jim Cymbla, I am redeemed. Bought with a price. Jesus has changed my whole life. If anybody asks you just who I am, tell them I am redeemed. And that's what we have to tell people.
Standing Firm In Christ While Sharing Truth With Gentleness
First Peter, chapter three, verse 14. But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed and do not fear their intimidation and do not be troubled. We're living in an increasingly hostile world. Hostile toward the gospel, hostile toward the name of Jesus Christ. If you, if you want to present another Jesus whom we have not preached, the Jesus of James Talarico, then everybody's fine with that. The Jesus of, Abdul El Sayed, the Jesus of the Muslim, which is not the Jesus of the Bible. Everybody's fine with that Jesus. But if you present the real Jesus, the Jesus who died on the cross, rose again from the dead, is coming back in power and great glory, and is coming back to, wage war, as the Bible says in Revelation 19. Well, they have trouble with that Jesus. And the Bible says, do not fear their intimidation. Do not be troubled, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, set him apart as Lord, master boss of everything in your, in your life, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you. Yet with gentleness and reverence, we're not mean to people, and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame. Many of you know that Jennifer Welch and, one of her friends were laughing about Charlie Kirk and saying that we, should dig him up again and shoot him again. And they thought that was just so funny. Just something is so vile and so evil and so satanic and demonic, and they were laughing about it, like, two witches, two ghouls is horrible. Well, she's getting backlash. She's losing sponsors, and she's saying, I'm getting 400 death threats a minute. I find that hard to believe, but this is what I said to her. I don't want you to die. I want you to get convicted about your sin and come to Jesus Christ while there's still time. You're on the broad road that leads to destruction, and no true Christian wants you to perish. Well, you're listening to Real Truth for today. Pastor Jeff Schrieve here. When we come back from the break, we'll take your calls. 888-589-8840. Triple 858-98840. Give me a call, and let's talk.
Jeff Chamblee If you'd like to contact Pastor Jeff, email pastor jeffromhishheart.org now back to Real Truth for today with Pastor Jeff Schrieve.
Operation Christmas Child Shares The Gospel Through Shoeboxes
Pastor Jeff Schreve Welcome back to the program. Pastor Jeff Schrieve here. I just want to encourage you to get involved in Operation Christmas Child. This Christmas, pack a shoebox or two or three or four, however many are in your family. And national, Collection week is November 16th through the 23rd. And I had the privilege of going to the Dominican Republic earlier this year and seeing those shoeboxes passed out to those kids. It was exciting. And, I tell you, it does really does make a difference in the way Operation Christmas Child is organized. The layers that they have. That is a massive, massive undertaking. And they do an excellent job in sharing the gospel, in getting, the right shoebox to the right child and making sure everybody hears, what is this all about? You know, I'm talking about the true meaning of Christmas, this December. Beyond the tinsel. What is Christmas all about? It's not about, just a little baby in a manger. It's not about gifts and toys. It's about the greatest gift. For God so loved the world that he. He gave his only begotten son. A child is born to us, Isaiah said, but a son is given to us. Everybody likes the infant story, but we so often miss out on the infinite sacrifice God gave his son to die on the cross and rise again from the dead. Well, we're going to the phone lines 8885-898840-88858-9840. If you have a question or comment, love to hear from you.
Election Commentary Leads To A Call For Christian Witness
And right before we go to the phone lines, I do want to check in with Victor Davis Hanson. I saw this clip, this morning where he's talking about, what does this election, last Tuesday, what does it mean for America? And what is the agenda that we're going to see? This is Victor Davis Hansen from the Daily Signature Signal.
Victor Davis Hansen. The next question is, well, are they going to have an agenda? No, they're not going to have an agenda. They had an agenda and nobody liked it. It was a 30%. Open the border. It was a 30%. Let's let in 10,000 a day. Let's try to defund the police. Nobody wanted that. They never mentioned any of that in this election. Their election was two things. Donald Trump is Satan and he caused your gas to be higher. Why? He bombed poor kids in Iran for nothing. That was it. Well, after that's over and there is no Trump m around. I mean, he won't be in the campaign. He won't be out there. He's not the candidate. He won't be on the ballot. They don't have an agenda. Their agenda will be back. The court and everybody said, well, they're not stupid. They're not going to show their radical, well, did you hear El said victory speech? You think Talarico is suddenly going to say, give me a big. Is he suddenly going to get his cowboy hat and his ram and go visit an oil field? No, he is what he is for six years. And they're all going to do that. Is it wise for them to do it? No, they can't help themselves. And it's going to get ugly.
Pastor Jeff Schreve It's going to get ugly. But, hey, the Lord is in control. As, Brother Lawson said, we don't need to be afraid. Hey, we just need to sanctify Christ as Lord in our hearts and always be ready to give a, defense, of the hope that is in us, yet with gentleness and reverence. We're not ugly to people. It's going to get ugly out there, but we're not ugly to people. We shine, we share, we point people to Jesus and we look for opportunities to turn things back to moral sanity. Because we know that is what really loving your neighbor is all about. Having them live in a country where there's freedom, where there's law, where there's order, where there's opportunity, and not in this upside down, dystopian world.
Caller Sees National Judgment And Shreve Urges Prayerful Revival
Well, we have Steve on the line from Missouri. Steve, welcome to Real Truth for today.
Caroline Thank you for taking my call, Pastor Jeff.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Yes, sir.
Caroline I am, studying, the word of the Lord in the Bible. and I do that every day. I learned so much. But I never hear anyone, on AFR or bot talking about that we are in a time of judgment like Israel was when they fell so far away from the Lord and went, to idolatry and all this other stuff. And, Tuesday, the elections confirmed in my mind that I believe we are in a time of judgment because of our unfaithfulness to God, our sinful ways as a nation. And, so the only thing I can see is we need a, you know, if he's going to help us, it would have to be, a great revival kind of, thing to start bringing people back.
Yes,
Caroline to him. And it seems like that's happening with some of the young people, but I don't think that's happening at all, like, with people my son's age, he's in his 40s, and I'm in my 70s, and I don't think. I surely don't see it in anybody in my age. And so, how can I help fix this if, or other than just praying and hoping God will use me to help save our country?
Pastor Jeff Schreve Well, I think the prayer is critical. And so as we pray, you know, the Lord says, I looked for a man among them who would stand in the gap for the land, that I wouldn't destroy it. And I found no one. And so as we pray and as we stand in the gap and as we get people to join us in prayer, Linda from Texas always, she has ladies that come together and they pray for America. I've done a Saturday night prayer time at First Baptist Texarkana for 20 years. And, we don't have a bunch of people come, but we have faithful people come. And it doesn't take a lot of people or two or three are gathered together in the Lord's name. He's there in the midst. Doesn't take a lot. We love it to grow, you know, some prayer, some power, a little bit of prayer, a little bit of power. Much prayer, much power. And so as we get much prayer going With a great amount of people. There's power in that. And God answers prayer. So I would encourage you, Steve, keep praying, keep shining, keep sharing. Look for opportunities to speak up, to point the way to Jesus. think about things like, you know, this world is going down. We're on this ship called Earth, and the Earth is in a storm and the ship is taking on water and it is going to sink. And the only way out is through Jesus. He's our only ark of safety. And so, we keep pointing people to Jesus, and we do it in love, not in hatred and not in, you know, turn or burn kind of thing. But that is part of it. As I said to that Jennifer Welch that, that lady that was laughing at, at Charlie Kirk, I said, I mean, I responded on, X platform, who knows if she'll ever see it? But I said, you know, you said, you're getting 400 death threats a minute on Instagram. I find that hard to believe. But I don't want you to die. I want you to repent. I want you to live. as the Lord says in Ezekiel 18, where the people said, the way of the Lord is not right. He said, are, my ways not right? No, it's your ways that are not right. Do I have any pleasure in the death of anyone who dies? Declares the Lord, and the answer is no. And he says, therefore, repent and live. And so keep praying, Steve. Don't get discouraged. Keep praying. God is on his throne. And we do need a revival. And unless we have a revival. And as one, lady said, I think it was Michele Bachman, she said, hey, we're looking at this from our perspective. Everything is terrible and the whole thing is going down. But from God's perspective, he can put the situation in such a way that all of a sudden, eyes are open to the truth and hearts are awakened and people see, hey, we need God. We need to cry out to him. And that can bring about a great revival. That's what we're praying for, and that's what we are calling on the Lord for. So thank you, Steve, for your witness, and I totally agree with you. This is a judgment from God, and, this is a wake up call for the Church of Jesus Christ. And so we need to take that to heart.
Callers Discuss Pro Life Witness And Living As Salt And Light
Well, we have, David on the line from Texas. David, welcome to Real Truth for today.
Caroline Well, thank you very much, Pastor.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Yes, sir, go ahead.
Caroline I just, I just wanted to call in and make a comment about the, Enjoy. It was enjoyable Listening to the pastor that passes out the Christmas buttons. for years I have worn a precious feet little pin on my lapel and I buy those to give those away, the same thing. And when somebody comes up to me and say, are those feet? And I say, yes, they are. Those are what your feet look like at 10 weeks. And in giving these away, they have a little fold out that tells the process that a baby goes through from conception to birth. And when somebody sees that, I'll say, you know, do you believe? Are you a pro lifer? And if they are, great, I'll give them to them. If they're not, I'll say, this is what your feet looked like at 10 weeks. And I think it's appropriate now, especially what we're going to go through with
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Pastor Jeff Schreve Yeah, yeah, very good, David. I appreciate that. And you know, anything that we can do, we need, as Christians, we need to stand out. We don't blend in. We're salt and light. Salt and light don't blend in. They stand out. And we need to be willing to stand out. As I said Yesterday, Acts 17, Verse 6, it was said of Paul and Silas that they had upset the world. And Christians do we upset people because truth divides and truth upsets people. And Jesus said that how important is the truth? you know, the truth sets people free. Without the truth, people can't be set free. And so Jesus was full of grace and truth and he is faithful and true. It says in Revelation 19. And so we are to walk in the truth and we're to live the truth and we're to share the truth and we're to share the truth. That God does love people. Yes. That's why the Father sent the Son. But unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. And we have to deal with sin. And if we don't deal with sin, then we will go down, down, down, because God refuses. Will not. He's holy, holy, holy. He will not have, fellowship with sin. You have to turn from sin and turn to the Savior. So God bless you, brother.
Final Callers Debate Election Results And The Need For God
We have Jared on the line from Texas. Jared, welcome to Real Truth for today.
Caroline Okay. Pastor Jeff, how you doing?
Pastor Jeff Schreve Good, how are you?
Caroline Good. You you commented earlier about the, the groups of people that were celebrating Tuesday's election, you know.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Yes.
Caroline And then, and then you were talking, you were, yeah, you were talking about the, the so called pastors that said God did his thing on Tuesday.
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Caroline well, what I would say is that. What I would say is that that's exactly right. Their God did do his thing. But what they don't realize is that they're following and worshiping the God of, Second Corinthians, chapter four, verse four, where the apostle Paul claims that Satan is the God of this world. What they don't understand is that's the God they're following. That's the God who did his thing on Tuesday. And so that was my comment.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Yeah, that's a good point. Yeah. The God of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, as the scripture says in 2 Corinthians 4. And you, know, I've said this many, many times to the church and then on the radio. God is not the God that you want him to be. I am who I am. I am. We want to make God into our image. The God who winks at our sin, the God who, gets after our enemies, but is very gentle with us. But God is who he is, and so we embrace him for who he is. Let not the rich man boast of his riches. Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom, not the mighty man boast of his might. The Lord says in Jeremiah, chapter 9, but let him who boast boasts of this, that he understands it and knows me, that I am the Lord who exercises righteousness, justice, loving kindness on the earth, for I delight in these things, declares the Lord. And so God is so, much better than our minds can comprehend. But we have to take him as he is. Holy, holy, holy. Well, we have Mark on the line from Kentucky. Mark, welcome to Real Truth for today.
Caroline Yes. Yes, sir. Good morning. Good,
Pastor Jeff Schreve morning. Thanks for taking my call. Yes, sir.
Caroline you know, I just tuned in kind of last minute there. My wife usually has it on. And honestly, when you. Come on, sir, I do listen in, like how you are a little more bold and out there talking about real relevant things today. And the thing. I'll tell you what. So the. What happened last Tuesday? to think that people and I did for a moment, kind of like with COVID For a moment. Did this really happen? Is this. Did tech. Deep red states, Texas, South Carolina, they turned blue. What? M. Are you kidding me? Yes, you are. Yes, they are kidding us. but we take it seriously now, hopefully. My point is that, first of all, do people actually believe that there are that many people in America, legitimate people, citizens that can vote in America, that
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Caroline or are you going to join and realize that the truth needs to be known. Just like, for example, we needed someone like a lifetime politician, Sleepy Joe, occupy the White House so
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Pastor Jeff Schreve what's really going on. Yeah, well, good point, Mark. And I'm sorry we're running out of time. But, yeah, you know, I've seen the things where people say, hey, there was election fraud. I'd love for that to be proven. Proven because I think there, there's a lot of election fraud. But if you can't prove it, then you just got to go with what you got. We need God desperately. That's the bottom line. So we shine, we share, we trust him, and we know that God is in control. Thanks for listening. I'll be with you again tomorrow. God bless. The views and opinions
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Honoring Marines Veterans And Public Safety Officers
Pastor Jeff Schreve Well, good Tuesday morning and welcome to Real Truth for Today. Pastor Jeff here want to start off the program by saying happy Birthday to our United States Marine The Core, 251 years old. And, we celebrate our Marine The Core. We had Marine, evangelist Tim Lee at First Baptist Texarkana just this past Sunday. And we were talking about, you know, once a Marine, always a Marine. One of our favorite guests on Real Truth for Today is, the Bishop E.W. jackson, who is a Marine The Core veteran. And so, we love our, brave men and women who put on the uniform and fight for our freedoms. people who do that in our military, people who do that in our, law enforcement and local and federal law enforcement, state law enforcement, officers. We appreciate them so much. we stand against the defund the police crowd, because we're not insane. Insane. And, it's common sense that you have to have police. we stand against the, abolish ICE crowd because we do have immigration laws and you have to enforce the immigration laws. And so, we stand for what is good for the masses, what is good for the welfare of the city. Police are good for the welfare of the city. Moral laws are good for the welfare of the city. And as the Lord has told us, Jeremiah, 29:7, we are to seek the welfare of the city in which the Lord has sent us into exile. And we're to pray for the welfare of the city. And so we want to do that also.
Veterans Day Interview And A Coming Operation Christmas Child Testimony
Tomorrow is November 11th, Veterans Day here in America and we want to give a shout out to all our vets. We have a special program we're airing tomorrow where I got to interview Dinesh d' Souza and his brand new work book and veterinary video the Stones Cry Out. It's about biblical archaeology. Fascinating interview with Dinesh. I appreciate that guy and all that he's done and his, his voice for conservative values. And some of you may not know but Dinesh's son in law is Brandon Gill, who is just a top notch representative here in Texas, representing the state of Texas in Washington D.C. and so ah, you are going to enjoy that interview with Dinesh d'. Souza. The Stones Cry out well, we are in the aftermath of the election. We're waiting for the new regime to take effect in January. I wanted to pass along some information. I was up early this morning, I was having my quiet time and really praying about what the Lord wants me to talk about and talk about specifically this Sunday. So I preached a three part series, religion and Politics leading up to the election and then preached after the election, preached about the fact that from Habakkuk3, hey, when things fall apart, what do you do? You praise God yet I will exult in the Lord. I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. the Lord God is my strength. He has made my feet like hinds feet and causes me to walk in my high places. We don't live under the circumstances as believers in Jesus. We live above the circumstances. We fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, and we walk with him. And so then we had Tim Lee this, this past Sunday. And so I was thinking, okay, what, what should I preach this Sunday? It's going to be a special Sunday. We have a shoebox testimony from a man who received his shoebox in somewhere in Southeast Asia. He's coming in with Operation Christmas Child and talk about how that shoebox changed his life when just a kid. You know we have these testimonies on American Family Radio quite often around the time of Operation, Christmas Child and Shoebox, you know, Sundays around the country and in churches. And so we emphasize that there's some awesome, awesome testimonies that Samaritan's Purse, Operation Christmas Child has. And so we're looking forward to bringing this man in this Sunday to talk about that.
The Rapture Day Of Grace And The Coming Tribulation
And so I said okay, well what should I talk about? And so I was thinking of talking about the day of grace and the Day of the Lord. You know, the Bible talks about the day of the Lord in numerous places. But in 2 Thessalonians, chapter 2, we read about the day of the Lord. And the Thessalonians were told that they had missed the rapture, that they were in the day of the Lord. And Paul says, no, no, no, you're not in the day of the Lord. We, are the age of the church. In the day of grace, the door to the Ark is wide open. And, whosoever will may come. And we are inviting men, women, boys and girls to come to Jesus. But, we are going to hit a place where, the Lord says, that's it. and the Father is going to say to the Son, Jesus, go and get your bride. Today is your wedding day. And that is the rapture of the church. And when the Lord removes his restraining power, that is the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. And the Spirit in the church is removed. The Holy Spirit is not removed, but the Spirit in the church is removed because the church is raptured to heaven. then the Bible says there's going to be, apostasy like we've never seen before. There's going to be the, emergence of the Antichrist. There's going to be the seven Year treaty that the Antichrist will sign with, Israel. There'll be peace in the Middle east, or a false peace anyway. It only lasts for, three and a half years. And then the Devil will show his true colors. The Antichrist will go into the temple of God, declare himself to be God, and declare all worship, of God has to stop because he is God and worship only comes to him. And then he will mark everyone666 on your right hand or on your forehead. And if you don't get the mark of the beast, you can't buy or sell. You're in serious, serious trouble. And, the torture and the murder and martyrdom of saints is going to be off the chart.
Political And Cultural Shifts Prompt Concern About America
And so here's what I was thinking today. I was looking at different things. You know, Islam is on the rise in America. Not a surprise there. LGBTQIA is on the rise in America. One, gay guy sang at the basketball, game for the warriors. And he was waving his gay, pride flag. And as he was singing the national anthem, you have the Muslims, declaring such great victory. Hey, Texas has turned blue, they said, and this is a great victory for Allah. You know, I told you yesterday that, one pastor posted how his network of Pastors who are, I wonder if they have any idea what salvation is. But they were saying, you know, God did his thing last Tuesday in America. Well, it's strange to me if you think that the God of the Bible did his thing last, Tuesday in America and the Muslims are giving praise to their God on Allah for the victory that came on Tuesday. as I've said repeatedly, you got to look to see who's on your team, who is celebrating with you. if the Muslims and the lesbians and the gays and the transgenders and the baby killers of Planned Parenthood and Iran and every radical is celebrating with you, you're on the wrong team. And you say God did his thing. You're worshiping m. From my estimation, you're worshiping a false God. You know, it's just unbelievable. So, the imams, the radical Muslims are excited about what's going on in Texas. And they said, you know, Allah is going to give us the victory. The victory will come. And Dallas is going to be the Medina of America. You know, you have two big cities, in the life of Muhammad, Mecca, and Medina, Mecca is where everybody goes, you know, your pilgrimage to Mecca and they, they worship the false God Allah there. And Medina is also an important city. Well, they said Dallas is going to be the Medina America. Well that ah, should be a great concern to anyone who loves the Lord. And even if you're not a Christian, if you love America and the freedoms that we have as Americans, that should be a concern to you. I had somebody get on to me because I said something about Islam is not compatible with the Constitution of the United States. Islam is not compatible with the Bible and Islam is not compatible with the Constitution. Islam doesn't get in a melting pot and fit in and become an American. No, it's, it's going to bring its own laws, its own religion, its own belief system, its own way of life. It's bringing that. And so the rise of Muslims, in politics in America is very, very concerning. So 97 million or 97 Muslim victories nationwide, including re elected incumbents. the growing political success of Islam in America. So you have the Council on American Islamic Relations, CAIR released figures where they said 255 Muslim elected officials are serving across 26 states, 98 council members, 63 education officials, 46 state, legislators, 18 judges, 11 mayors, four members of Congress, 15 other elected officials. And you know, if you're not celebrating that, what do they say, well, you're Islamophobic? Well, I'm not afraid of Islam. I just know what Islam is. And so I, know that that is poison. You know, I don't sit around, shaking in my boots because, I pass, you know, a bottle of arsenic at a store. You know, a rat poison. I know what that is. I'm not tasting it. I'm, not putting it in my food, because I know that will kill you. And I, feel for those who are blinded by the lies of Islam. We don't want people to be blinded by the lies of Islam. We want people to come out of the light, come out of the darkness to the light and put their faith and trust in Jesus. So you have Islam on the rise, and then you have the LGBTQ on the rise. 17 LGBTQ lawmakers, two senators, and 15 House members. 1359 openly LGBTQ elected officials nationwide. it's an increase of 200% since 2017. And with, transgender elected officials around the country, you have six. Alabama, Michigan, Washington, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Delaware. this is serious, serious stuff.
Belshazzars Judgment Illustrates The Limits Of Gods Patience
And so you ask yourself, okay, God sees this, and God is marvelously patient. But God's patient doesn't last. Patience doesn't last forever. You look In Daniel, chapter 5, the destruction of Babylon is recorded in Daniel 5. The king Belshazzar is having a big, big party, a giant feast for a thousand of his nobles. And he was drinking wine in the presence of the thousand, and they were toasting the gods of Babylon. And then they said, hey, bring out the vessels, the cups and things that we took from, Jerusalem. And we're going to praise the gods of gold and silver and bronze and iron and wood and stone. Well, when they did that, they crossed a line. And God said, the handwriting on the wall, he just saw a hand with no arm, and it was writing these words, mini mene tekel upharsin, which means you've been weighed in the balance and found wanting. It means that go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. It means in Terminator speak. Hasta la vista, baby, you're done. Your kingdom is done. Stick a fork in you, you're done. Because God will not be mocked. We're listening to Real Truth for today. Pastor Jeff Schrieve here. Hey, it ain't over until God says it's over. And, the day of grace is coming to a close, and the day of the Lord is coming. We'll be right.
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Pastor Jeff Schreve Welcome back to the program. So, Daniel, chapter five. Belshazzar saw the writing on the wall as he mocked God. Do not be deceived. God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows this, he will also reap. And the Lord told him, judgment is coming. And it came that night. You've been weighed in the balance and found wanting. Hey, we're living in a world that is a sinking ship. And the only, way off is through Jesus. Everything, my hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness. I dare not trust the sweetest frame but wholly lean on Jesus name on Christ the solid rock I stand all other ground is sinking sand.
Christmas Buttons Help A Pastor Start Gospel Conversations
And so what is our job here on the earth? As I shared with you yesterday, our job is to be his witnesses. Now, a great way that you can witness is to get people to ask you questions. And so our guest today is Brother Jerry Lawson, the pastor of Enon Presbyterian Church in Ackerman, Mississippi, and a longtime advocate of using AFA Christmas buttons as a tool for evangelism. He orders them in bulk and gives them away to church members, friends, and strangers, anyone he meets in his travels throughout the busy Christmas season. And it's a great conversation starter, and it opens the door to share the gospel. So, Jerry, welcome to the program today.
Jeff Chamblee Thank you, Jeff. It's, a joy to be here today.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Well, I appreciate you coming on, my friend. I appreciate your, witness and how you use these buttons to open the door to gospel conversations. So Tell us how that came about in your life.
Jeff Chamblee Well, God called me into the ministry when I was 14. And second, Timothy 2:15, study to show thyself approved unto God a workman who needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. And so I prayed for years, Lord, how can I be the witness that you want me to be? And he shared with me Jon, chapter four. And in that chapter, to me is a perfect model to engage a person. You notice that Jesus first spoke to her, and he developed a perspective that she could see. and so I love to speak to people first, and, they get curious about the, button. And all of a sudden they've given me permission to talk to them about Jesus Christ.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Amen. Well, you're wearing a button now. Tell us what it says.
Jeff Chamblee Well, I do. I have a button on right now, and it says, I bring you good news of great tidings. And, so it's got, an angel on it. It's got the wise Men on it. And, I have also in my pocket, Jesus, he came for us. And just different Christmas buttons that I've shared over the years. I carry them in my pocket all the time.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Yes. And, so typically, if you go out in public with that on Jerry, you're going to get some kind of response. May, be positive, maybe negative, but it's not going to be nothing.
Jeff Chamblee Jeff, when you go out into public and you've got this button on, you'll be surprised how many hurting people the Lord will lead you to and just pulling a button out and giving it to them, talking to them about Jesus, trying to be a blessing to others, it'll bring a sparkle of joy, into their life, and it'll fill you with a smile and a joy in your heart.
A Grocery Store Encounter Shows How Buttons Can Encourage
Pastor Jeff Schreve Well, so we're commanded, in Scripture, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account of the hope that is in you yet with gentleness and reverence. And so, listen, if you have trouble, starting a conversation, this button can really help you because people will inquire about it. And Jerry, I imagine you have a lot of people that, ask you, where can they get those?
Jeff Chamblee Yes, they do. And, of course they can. They can go on the website here at AFA and, the buttons come in packages of 10. You get free shipping. And, so I've already passed out 600 buttons this year, and, gonna pick up another 500 today. And, I just, I get A joy out of this time of year. There's a lot of people out there. That's doom and gloom. But if you're a Christian, you should blossom and bloom and produce fruit for the Lord.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Yes. And, you know, we have a lot of people, today that are discouraged, discouraged in what's going on in America. And if you love America, you know, it's just like a loved one. If a, loved one gets a cancer diagnosis, you know, you rejoice in the Lord, but you don't rejoice in the cancer diagnosis. It's hard for us to rejoice in, the lawlessness and immorality we see in America. But we know that God is in control. And it just reminds us again that, our job here is to witness. And so, Jerry, tell us about some witnessing opportunities you've had because of those buttons, that have. Have, produced fruit for the kingdom.
Jeff Chamblee Well, I was in a big box store the other day, and, I've never seen so many people in there pushing and pulling. People had two buggies filling them up with groceries, and I was constantly running into buggies. And so I'm thinking, I need to get out of here. So I'm rushing up to the front of the store, and as I go to get in a line, the cash register, I run into another buggy. Well, there was a man standing there, and he was a manager. And I said, I, want to ask you, do y' all give courses on how to operate buggies in Yalls grocery store? And he said, I've never been asked that question. I said, well, I need a course on how to operate a buggy. Well, the lady that I had run into, I, looked at her and she was crying, and I thought, oh, no. And so I said, ma', am, what's going on in your life? And she said, sir, I had a wreck yesterday, and it's tearing my heart out. I said, I want to pray with you right now for everybody that was injured. She said, well, nobody was injured. I said, I want to pray with you right now for insurance that it'll all be covered. Oh, yes, everybody had insurance. I said, well, then I want to pray that the damage wasn't too bad. Oh, no, it was just a slight bump. I said, ma', am, you got so much to be thankful for and nothing to be grieving over here. The Lord wants you to have this button here and put it on and wear it.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Yeah,
Jeff Chamblee she put it on. She looked at me and she said, you Know, I'm glad I ran into you. I said, no, ma', am. I ran into you. She said, well, I guess God calls this wreck. this happens all the time. It's not a coincidence. God brings you into the field that he needs you in.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Yes. Okay. Jerry, do some people get upset about it when they see it?
Jeff Chamblee Well, I passed out tens of thousands of buttons. I've only had two people refuse a button. I don't think that's a bad percentage.
Pastor Jeff Schreve No. Now, that's great.
Christmas Button Designs And Practical Ways To Order Them
you know, it's funny. We live in a world where, people are. We sing that song at Christmas. You know, sweet little Jesus boy, they made you be born in a manger. And, people like the idea of this little baby that's helpless. They don't necessarily like the idea of the Lord of Glory who, has come to take over. but that's the gospel we preach, is it not, Jerry?
Jeff Chamblee Well, it is. And if you've invited Jesus Christ into your heart. I tell people here this morning, God's put a seed in you, his holy spirit. Now, that seed needs to grow and develop and produce fruit for the kingdom. I just enjoy. I mean, people are complaining about maybe the way the election went or whatever. God's light has not diminished. His sovereignty has not diminished. I mean, I've got so much to be thankful for and nothing to complain about.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Amen to that. Well, you can order these. These buttons. And what are all the different. How many different buttons are there, Jerry?
Jeff Chamblee There's three buttons. We have a new button this year, and, then we have the red button and the green button from previous years.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Okay, and what are all three of those? Say they have different sayings on them.
Jeff Chamblee They do. Each one, has a different saying on it. The button that we have this year says, merry Christmas. I bring you good tidings of great joy. the red button says, Jesus Christ. He came for you. And the green button I don't have in front of me right now. It was two years ago. My memory's not the best.
Pastor Jeff Schreve That's all right. Okay, so you can order online at resources.afa.net resources.afa.net or you can call 8779-2749-1787-7927-4917. how much are the buttons, Jerry?
Jeff Chamblee Well, I've been trying to find out here this morning. I know what I pay, and I don't know if I get a special deal or not because I handle so many buttons. I shouldn't because everything belongs to the Lord to begin with.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Right? They're very affordable, and, you can start wearing them. I mean, people are all into Christmas now. Here we are, it's November 10th, but, Thanksgiving tends to not get its due. But people are thinking Christmas, and so it's an opportunity to make a difference. So, Jerry, thank you so much for coming on today and for sharing. And I appreciate your, your faithfulness to. To wear those buttons and share the gospel and, just look for opportunities everywhere you go to shine and share. So God bless you, my brother.
Jeff Chamblee Thank you, Jeff. And we have a button for every season, and I wear one every day. And Jeff, if I don't see you down here, I'll see you up there.
Pastor Jeff Schreve All right, Sounds great. That was Brother Jerry Lawson, the pastor of Enon Presbyterian Church in Ackerman, Mississippi. And, boy, he takes advantage of, those buttons. And it's an opportunity. Listen, if you say I'm not really good at witnessing, if you wear those buttons, people will ask you about it. And, then always be ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account. So God bless you, brother. I appreciate it.
Jeff Chamblee God bless you.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Describes Her Identity And Faith
Pastor Jeff Schreve Well, you may have heard that Sarah Huckabee Sanders, she just got reelected, for another term as governor of Arkansas. She has a brand new book out, her second book. Her first book was called Speaking for Myself. It was a NewSong York Times bestseller. And now she has a new book out called Unapologetic Clarity and Conviction in a World Gone Crazy. And, Sarah has been on, numerous talk shows. She even went on the View, which is, you talk about going into hostile territory. And, Sarah just handles herself so well. She's very smart. She's well spoken. She's, firm, but she's kind. And this is what she had to say on the View.
Jeff Chamblee Really quickly, I want to ask about your book Unapologetic. You open about surviving cancer, a devastating car accident, governing through tragedy, being a mom, your biggest policy, fighting. What made you want to share the more personal parts of your life in this book?
Sandy Rios Well, the whole goal and the purpose of the book is that I'm unapologetic in my faith. And I think that so often people misunderstand how faith works. They think that if you are a believer that life gets easy, when in fact, it can often be quite the opposite. It's not that faith prevents us from the difficulties and from the struggles, but it's what helps us get through it. And, I'm proud that I'VE been a White House press secretary. I'm proud as a governor, I'm proud that I'm a wife and I'm a mom. But those are not the things that are my identity, my greatest identity. The only true peace and fulfillment that I have and will ever get is my identity in Christ. It is only in that that I think you have that everlasting, life altering confidence and peace. And so that's what the book is, hopefully people will read and feel is the unapologetic love and life for Christ that I have.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Amen to that. I appreciate Sarah greatly, and her dad, Mike Huckabee, is a dear friend and, doing a wonderful job as ambassador to Israel. And so as she was speaking, I was thinking about this song I learned years and years ago on a trip to the Brooklyn Tabernacle. You know, she's talking about unapologetic. What is her identity? It's not in being a wife, a mom, a, governor, nationally known person. It's not in any of that, best selling author. It's in her relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. And this song that I learned from the Brooklyn Tabernacle. Jim Cymbla, I am redeemed. Bought with a price. Jesus has changed my whole life. If anybody asks you just who I am, tell them I am redeemed. And that's what we have to tell people.
Standing Firm In Christ While Sharing Truth With Gentleness
First Peter, chapter three, verse 14. But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed and do not fear their intimidation and do not be troubled. We're living in an increasingly hostile world. Hostile toward the gospel, hostile toward the name of Jesus Christ. If you, if you want to present another Jesus whom we have not preached, the Jesus of James Talarico, then everybody's fine with that. The Jesus of, Abdul El Sayed, the Jesus of the Muslim, which is not the Jesus of the Bible. Everybody's fine with that Jesus. But if you present the real Jesus, the Jesus who died on the cross, rose again from the dead, is coming back in power and great glory, and is coming back to, wage war, as the Bible says in Revelation 19. Well, they have trouble with that Jesus. And the Bible says, do not fear their intimidation. Do not be troubled, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, set him apart as Lord, master boss of everything in your, in your life, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you. Yet with gentleness and reverence, we're not mean to people, and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame. Many of you know that Jennifer Welch and, one of her friends were laughing about Charlie Kirk and saying that we, should dig him up again and shoot him again. And they thought that was just so funny. Just something is so vile and so evil and so satanic and demonic, and they were laughing about it, like, two witches, two ghouls is horrible. Well, she's getting backlash. She's losing sponsors, and she's saying, I'm getting 400 death threats a minute. I find that hard to believe, but this is what I said to her. I don't want you to die. I want you to get convicted about your sin and come to Jesus Christ while there's still time. You're on the broad road that leads to destruction, and no true Christian wants you to perish. Well, you're listening to Real Truth for today. Pastor Jeff Schrieve here. When we come back from the break, we'll take your calls. 888-589-8840. Triple 858-98840. Give me a call, and let's talk.
Jeff Chamblee If you'd like to contact Pastor Jeff, email pastor jeffromhishheart.org now back to Real Truth for today with Pastor Jeff Schrieve.
Operation Christmas Child Shares The Gospel Through Shoeboxes
Pastor Jeff Schreve Welcome back to the program. Pastor Jeff Schrieve here. I just want to encourage you to get involved in Operation Christmas Child. This Christmas, pack a shoebox or two or three or four, however many are in your family. And national, Collection week is November 16th through the 23rd. And I had the privilege of going to the Dominican Republic earlier this year and seeing those shoeboxes passed out to those kids. It was exciting. And, I tell you, it does really does make a difference in the way Operation Christmas Child is organized. The layers that they have. That is a massive, massive undertaking. And they do an excellent job in sharing the gospel, in getting, the right shoebox to the right child and making sure everybody hears, what is this all about? You know, I'm talking about the true meaning of Christmas, this December. Beyond the tinsel. What is Christmas all about? It's not about, just a little baby in a manger. It's not about gifts and toys. It's about the greatest gift. For God so loved the world that he. He gave his only begotten son. A child is born to us, Isaiah said, but a son is given to us. Everybody likes the infant story, but we so often miss out on the infinite sacrifice God gave his son to die on the cross and rise again from the dead. Well, we're going to the phone lines 8885-898840-88858-9840. If you have a question or comment, love to hear from you.
Election Commentary Leads To A Call For Christian Witness
And right before we go to the phone lines, I do want to check in with Victor Davis Hanson. I saw this clip, this morning where he's talking about, what does this election, last Tuesday, what does it mean for America? And what is the agenda that we're going to see? This is Victor Davis Hansen from the Daily Signature Signal.
Victor Davis Hansen. The next question is, well, are they going to have an agenda? No, they're not going to have an agenda. They had an agenda and nobody liked it. It was a 30%. Open the border. It was a 30%. Let's let in 10,000 a day. Let's try to defund the police. Nobody wanted that. They never mentioned any of that in this election. Their election was two things. Donald Trump is Satan and he caused your gas to be higher. Why? He bombed poor kids in Iran for nothing. That was it. Well, after that's over and there is no Trump m around. I mean, he won't be in the campaign. He won't be out there. He's not the candidate. He won't be on the ballot. They don't have an agenda. Their agenda will be back. The court and everybody said, well, they're not stupid. They're not going to show their radical, well, did you hear El said victory speech? You think Talarico is suddenly going to say, give me a big. Is he suddenly going to get his cowboy hat and his ram and go visit an oil field? No, he is what he is for six years. And they're all going to do that. Is it wise for them to do it? No, they can't help themselves. And it's going to get ugly.
Pastor Jeff Schreve It's going to get ugly. But, hey, the Lord is in control. As, Brother Lawson said, we don't need to be afraid. Hey, we just need to sanctify Christ as Lord in our hearts and always be ready to give a, defense, of the hope that is in us, yet with gentleness and reverence. We're not ugly to people. It's going to get ugly out there, but we're not ugly to people. We shine, we share, we point people to Jesus and we look for opportunities to turn things back to moral sanity. Because we know that is what really loving your neighbor is all about. Having them live in a country where there's freedom, where there's law, where there's order, where there's opportunity, and not in this upside down, dystopian world.
Caller Sees National Judgment And Shreve Urges Prayerful Revival
Well, we have Steve on the line from Missouri. Steve, welcome to Real Truth for today.
Caroline Thank you for taking my call, Pastor Jeff.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Yes, sir.
Caroline I am, studying, the word of the Lord in the Bible. and I do that every day. I learned so much. But I never hear anyone, on AFR or bot talking about that we are in a time of judgment like Israel was when they fell so far away from the Lord and went, to idolatry and all this other stuff. And, Tuesday, the elections confirmed in my mind that I believe we are in a time of judgment because of our unfaithfulness to God, our sinful ways as a nation. And, so the only thing I can see is we need a, you know, if he's going to help us, it would have to be, a great revival kind of, thing to start bringing people back.
Yes,
Caroline to him. And it seems like that's happening with some of the young people, but I don't think that's happening at all, like, with people my son's age, he's in his 40s, and I'm in my 70s, and I don't think. I surely don't see it in anybody in my age. And so, how can I help fix this if, or other than just praying and hoping God will use me to help save our country?
Pastor Jeff Schreve Well, I think the prayer is critical. And so as we pray, you know, the Lord says, I looked for a man among them who would stand in the gap for the land, that I wouldn't destroy it. And I found no one. And so as we pray and as we stand in the gap and as we get people to join us in prayer, Linda from Texas always, she has ladies that come together and they pray for America. I've done a Saturday night prayer time at First Baptist Texarkana for 20 years. And, we don't have a bunch of people come, but we have faithful people come. And it doesn't take a lot of people or two or three are gathered together in the Lord's name. He's there in the midst. Doesn't take a lot. We love it to grow, you know, some prayer, some power, a little bit of prayer, a little bit of power. Much prayer, much power. And so as we get much prayer going With a great amount of people. There's power in that. And God answers prayer. So I would encourage you, Steve, keep praying, keep shining, keep sharing. Look for opportunities to speak up, to point the way to Jesus. think about things like, you know, this world is going down. We're on this ship called Earth, and the Earth is in a storm and the ship is taking on water and it is going to sink. And the only way out is through Jesus. He's our only ark of safety. And so, we keep pointing people to Jesus, and we do it in love, not in hatred and not in, you know, turn or burn kind of thing. But that is part of it. As I said to that Jennifer Welch that, that lady that was laughing at, at Charlie Kirk, I said, I mean, I responded on, X platform, who knows if she'll ever see it? But I said, you know, you said, you're getting 400 death threats a minute on Instagram. I find that hard to believe. But I don't want you to die. I want you to repent. I want you to live. as the Lord says in Ezekiel 18, where the people said, the way of the Lord is not right. He said, are, my ways not right? No, it's your ways that are not right. Do I have any pleasure in the death of anyone who dies? Declares the Lord, and the answer is no. And he says, therefore, repent and live. And so keep praying, Steve. Don't get discouraged. Keep praying. God is on his throne. And we do need a revival. And unless we have a revival. And as one, lady said, I think it was Michele Bachman, she said, hey, we're looking at this from our perspective. Everything is terrible and the whole thing is going down. But from God's perspective, he can put the situation in such a way that all of a sudden, eyes are open to the truth and hearts are awakened and people see, hey, we need God. We need to cry out to him. And that can bring about a great revival. That's what we're praying for, and that's what we are calling on the Lord for. So thank you, Steve, for your witness, and I totally agree with you. This is a judgment from God, and, this is a wake up call for the Church of Jesus Christ. And so we need to take that to heart.
Callers Discuss Pro Life Witness And Living As Salt And Light
Well, we have, David on the line from Texas. David, welcome to Real Truth for today.
Caroline Well, thank you very much, Pastor.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Yes, sir, go ahead.
Caroline I just, I just wanted to call in and make a comment about the, Enjoy. It was enjoyable Listening to the pastor that passes out the Christmas buttons. for years I have worn a precious feet little pin on my lapel and I buy those to give those away, the same thing. And when somebody comes up to me and say, are those feet? And I say, yes, they are. Those are what your feet look like at 10 weeks. And in giving these away, they have a little fold out that tells the process that a baby goes through from conception to birth. And when somebody sees that, I'll say, you know, do you believe? Are you a pro lifer? And if they are, great, I'll give them to them. If they're not, I'll say, this is what your feet looked like at 10 weeks. And I think it's appropriate now, especially what we're going to go through with
Jeff Chamblee this change of the,
Caroline you
Jeff Chamblee know, the Democrats in office.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Yeah, yeah, very good, David. I appreciate that. And you know, anything that we can do, we need, as Christians, we need to stand out. We don't blend in. We're salt and light. Salt and light don't blend in. They stand out. And we need to be willing to stand out. As I said Yesterday, Acts 17, Verse 6, it was said of Paul and Silas that they had upset the world. And Christians do we upset people because truth divides and truth upsets people. And Jesus said that how important is the truth? you know, the truth sets people free. Without the truth, people can't be set free. And so Jesus was full of grace and truth and he is faithful and true. It says in Revelation 19. And so we are to walk in the truth and we're to live the truth and we're to share the truth and we're to share the truth. That God does love people. Yes. That's why the Father sent the Son. But unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. And we have to deal with sin. And if we don't deal with sin, then we will go down, down, down, because God refuses. Will not. He's holy, holy, holy. He will not have, fellowship with sin. You have to turn from sin and turn to the Savior. So God bless you, brother.
Final Callers Debate Election Results And The Need For God
We have Jared on the line from Texas. Jared, welcome to Real Truth for today.
Caroline Okay. Pastor Jeff, how you doing?
Pastor Jeff Schreve Good, how are you?
Caroline Good. You you commented earlier about the, the groups of people that were celebrating Tuesday's election, you know.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Yes.
Caroline And then, and then you were talking, you were, yeah, you were talking about the, the so called pastors that said God did his thing on Tuesday.
Yeah,
Caroline well, what I would say is that. What I would say is that that's exactly right. Their God did do his thing. But what they don't realize is that they're following and worshiping the God of, Second Corinthians, chapter four, verse four, where the apostle Paul claims that Satan is the God of this world. What they don't understand is that's the God they're following. That's the God who did his thing on Tuesday. And so that was my comment.
Pastor Jeff Schreve Yeah, that's a good point. Yeah. The God of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, as the scripture says in 2 Corinthians 4. And you, know, I've said this many, many times to the church and then on the radio. God is not the God that you want him to be. I am who I am. I am. We want to make God into our image. The God who winks at our sin, the God who, gets after our enemies, but is very gentle with us. But God is who he is, and so we embrace him for who he is. Let not the rich man boast of his riches. Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom, not the mighty man boast of his might. The Lord says in Jeremiah, chapter 9, but let him who boast boasts of this, that he understands it and knows me, that I am the Lord who exercises righteousness, justice, loving kindness on the earth, for I delight in these things, declares the Lord. And so God is so, much better than our minds can comprehend. But we have to take him as he is. Holy, holy, holy. Well, we have Mark on the line from Kentucky. Mark, welcome to Real Truth for today.
Caroline Yes. Yes, sir. Good morning. Good,
Pastor Jeff Schreve morning. Thanks for taking my call. Yes, sir.
Caroline you know, I just tuned in kind of last minute there. My wife usually has it on. And honestly, when you. Come on, sir, I do listen in, like how you are a little more bold and out there talking about real relevant things today. And the thing. I'll tell you what. So the. What happened last Tuesday? to think that people and I did for a moment, kind of like with COVID For a moment. Did this really happen? Is this. Did tech. Deep red states, Texas, South Carolina, they turned blue. What? M. Are you kidding me? Yes, you are. Yes, they are kidding us. but we take it seriously now, hopefully. My point is that, first of all, do people actually believe that there are that many people in America, legitimate people, citizens that can vote in America, that
Jeff Chamblee this
Caroline actually
Jeff Chamblee happened,
Caroline or are you going to join and realize that the truth needs to be known. Just like, for example, we needed someone like a lifetime politician, Sleepy Joe, occupy the White House so
Pastor Jeff Schreve people could actually
Caroline wake up and see
Pastor Jeff Schreve what's really going on. Yeah, well, good point, Mark. And I'm sorry we're running out of time. But, yeah, you know, I've seen the things where people say, hey, there was election fraud. I'd love for that to be proven. Proven because I think there, there's a lot of election fraud. But if you can't prove it, then you just got to go with what you got. We need God desperately. That's the bottom line. So we shine, we share, we trust him, and we know that God is in control. Thanks for listening. I'll be with you again tomorrow. God bless. The views and opinions
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