8 BOCNEWS.com SEPTEMBER 2018 1. Bishop Noel Jones - Run To The Alter 2. David & Nicole Binion - Dwell 3. James Fortune - The Collection 4. Bishop Leonard Scott - Jesus Love Legacy 5. Fred Hammond - Best Of 6. Jason Nelson - The Answer 7. Lexi - Just Listen 8. Javon - Grace 9. Koryn Hawthorne - Unstoppable 10 Maranda Curtis - Open Heaven Where is the Urgency? Much of todays modern day gospel has lost its punch! No more zeal, no more intensity, no obvi- ous spark, and no more URGENCY! The lamps are BURNING OUT! While some are experiencing a "revival," others are raising an eyebrow. While larg- er churches are thinning down the grace, others are taking a stand for the Way, the TRUTH and the Life! Jesus taught Peter to feed His sheep, not to mis- lead His sheep. Peter wasn't wasting any time, nor was he afraid to shake anyone out of their comfort zone! He preached as if the Day of the Lord could come in a moments notice (2 Pet 3:1-17) Ever since the MONEY entered into the church scene, the end time message of the Soon Coming of our Lord has VANISHED! The gospel has been watered down and diminished into a "once saved always saved," compromising business, leaving most church goers very little challenge to stay in the race (1Corinth 9:24-27, Phil 3:13-21). While larger church preachers are setting the "standards," signing up the new "members," preaching about the love, hope, healing, blessings, "GIVING and RECEIVING," smaller local community church pas- tors are wondering if they will be able to bring home a weekly paycheck, and to keep the front doors of their church open. Most are afraid to preach about the fire and brimstone with URGENCY, in fear of losing members, and their job! Unfortunately, many are now preaching a soft, non controversial salvation message just to keep the attendance up. As we continue to see the signs of the times INCREASING off of the scale, we have to wonder, HOW CLOSE are we? Jesus teaches that the Last Days generation will be able to see the Day approach- ing (Heb 10:25, 1Thess 5:4). No question, our Lord Jesus Christ teaches about the Last Days signs of the times with URGENCY and with FIRE! Why? Throughout the entire New Testament, regardless of the sub- ject, whether it be concerning love, joy, forgiveness, peace, the gifts of the Spirit, giv- ing, receiving, blessings, Godly Christian living and overcoming adversity, there was always an element of URGENCY when the apostles preached! Throughout the entire Word of God, the word "IF" is used often. "IF you love Me, you will obey what I command." "IF anyone loves Me, he will obey My teaching" (John14: 23). That word "IF," is slowly being eliminated from most popular sermons today for the exception of, "IF you give, you'll be blessed!" When they taught on the blessings, they also taught us to be ready to leave it all behind in a moments notice! (Phil 3:13-21, 2Tim 4:1-8). When they taught about a Godly Christian LIFE, they also taught, "what is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14, Ps12:1). Their teaching never encouraged anyone to hang onto the things of this world yet to come out from among it (James 4:4, 2 Cor 6:17-18). They taught, that the LOVE of MONEY is the root of all kinds of evil, and, if anyone is in love with the money, and the world, they couldn't possibly be EAGERLY WAITING for Jesus to come (1Tim 6:3-17, 2Tim 4:1-8, 2 Pet 2:1-3, Rev 3:14-18). This world is about to see the four horsemen of apocalypse ride out of the book of Revelation and our Lord is coming for His Bride very soon. Yes my friends, we can clearly see the catastrophic BIRTH PAINS increasing all around the world (Matt 24:4- 8). The Hawaiian Valcano has downsized from pour- ing out lava at a rate of 6 football fields per hour. The forest fires are being contained compared to last month, and the eastern floods are subsiding. Wow! Have you "noticed" how Almighty God allows us to take a breather after a sudden influx of world wide devastations. We are now in the calm of the storm. Within the past few months, we only got a TASTE of what's to come. BRACE YOURSELF! Are we truly in the last of the last days? "Columbine,4-20-99, 13 lives taken." "Aurora shooting-12 lives taken-2012." "Sandy Hook Elementary-gunning down 26." "Campus Carnage-Gunman slays 32, injures 15-2007." "7 killed at school- student also kills grandparents, kills himself- Red Lake HS-2005." " Omaha high schooler kills vice principle, self- Millard So.High- 2011." "Student' "RUN, he's reloading" gunman kills 5, self in lecture hall at Northern Illinois-2008." "Orlando night club mas- sacre in country's latest mass shooting-49 people killed, 53 wounded." "32 killed in the Virginia Tech shooting-2007." "Carnage in California-shooter kills 14-2015." "Lights in the dark-wounded Arapahoe HS girl-2013." "21 students and a security guard stabbed in knife attack-Franklin Regional HS." "Montbello HS student, age 17 dies in lunchtime stabbing-2005." "Last mass shooting leaves 13 dead in DC." "Fort Hood staggered by second mass shoot- ing." "It was just a kill box- at least 59 dead, 527 hurt in Las Vegas Festival shooting- 2017." (Local news papers).The list goes on and on. So, what is bring preached from behind popu- lar pulpits today? Inspirational preaching on the ABUNDANT LIFE? NO MORE URGENCY! The nightly NEWS is sounding the alarm because most of the church is DEAD, and many have left their First Love without even knowing it! (Rev 2:4, 3:1-3). Their lamps are burning out! The local and national nightly News stations are only reporting about 50% of what is really going on out in the world today in fear of an economic shut down. Are pastors afraid to talk about the signs of the times and the Soon Coming of our Lord in fear of an economic melt down in the church?! Again, the nightly news is reporting more about the signs of the times than the church is. As a matter of By Michael Forti END TIMES Michael Forti Are pastors afraid to talk about the signs of the times and the Soon Coming of our Lord in fear of an economic melt down in the church?! dont miss Forti preaching on bocnews.com Continued on Page 12