July 21, 2025

The Great Falling Away: A Warning for the End Days Church

The Great Falling Away: A Warning for the End Days Church

Send us a text The world isn't just changing—it's racing toward spiritual deception at an alarming rate. While many still debate whether we're approaching the end times, Scripture provides unmistakable warning signs that demand our attention. The "great falling away" described in 2 Thessalonians isn't some future event—it's unfolding before our eyes as countless believers abandon sound doctrine for comfortable half-truths. What makes this apostasy particularly dangerous is its subtlety. It d...

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The world isn't just changing—it's racing toward spiritual deception at an alarming rate. While many still debate whether we're approaching the end times, Scripture provides unmistakable warning signs that demand our attention. The "great falling away" described in 2 Thessalonians isn't some future event—it's unfolding before our eyes as countless believers abandon sound doctrine for comfortable half-truths.

What makes this apostasy particularly dangerous is its subtlety. It doesn't announce itself with dramatic rejections of faith but whispers through slight theological compromises, emotional substitutes for genuine spiritual experience, and churches that increasingly resemble motivational seminars rather than houses of transformation. Modern Christianity faces a crisis where holiness is optional, conviction is uncomfortable, and biblical authority takes a backseat to cultural relevance. When pastors fear offending more than they fear misrepresenting God's word, we've entered perilous spiritual territory.

This urgent wake-up call challenges listeners to examine their faith foundations. Are you following the Jesus of Scripture or a sanitized cultural version that never confronts sin? Have you confused emotional worship experiences for genuine spiritual transformation? Do you know God's word deeply enough to recognize counterfeits? The remnant who will stand through coming deception won't be the most popular or comfortable believers—they'll be those who've built their faith on relationship with Christ rather than religious performance, who value truth over trends, and who've counted the cost of standing firm when others fall away. Now is the moment to strengthen what remains, to recommit to biblical truth, and to prepare for the challenging days ahead as Christ's return draws near.

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Be An Encourager...Not A Discourager!

Chapters

00:45 - A Warning to the Last Days Church

02:34 - What is the Falling Away?

04:27 - Compromise in the Modern Church

06:23 - The Death of Discipleship

08:05 - False Unity and the One World Religion

09:49 - The Cost of Truth in a World of Lies

11:16 - What Real Faithfulness Looks Like

12:37 - The remnant Will Remain

13:36 - Examine Yourself

14:39 - STAND.FAST.NOW.

Transcript
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The world is changing and time is running out.

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This is Renewed Mindsets, where we confront Biblical truth head-on.

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No sugarcoating, no compromise.

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We expose false doctrine, reveal fulfilled prophecy and shine light on the demonic deception of these last days, but we also stand firm on the hope of Christ's return, the call to holiness and the urgency of true salvation.

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It's time to renew your mind, for the time is now.

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Let's go, boys.

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Hey, welcome to Renewed Mindsets.

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I'm Rick and I'm so glad you're here.

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Today's episode is not for the lukewarm, it's not for the ear scratchers or the ones still hoping the gospel will make them more successful or liked.

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It's a warning for the remnant, because the word is clear Before the Antichrist is revealed, there will be a falling away, a spiritual rebellion, a drifting that leads many professing believers straight into deception.

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2 Thessalonians 2.3 says Let no one deceive you in any way, for that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed.

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Now that word rebellion is translated from the Greek apostasia.

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It doesn't mean atheism.

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It doesn't mean people turning their back on religion altogether.

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It means many, many who claimed the name of Jesus will abandon the real truth of the gospel.

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They'll trade it in, not for nothing, but for a lie.

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That sounds nicer.

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A doctrine that affirms sin instead of confronting it, a Jesus who looks more like culture than Christ Does that sound familiar?

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Make no mistake, this has already begun.

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So if you're listening to this episode today, this is your call Wake up, gear up, stay alert, because the great falling away is not coming, it's already here.

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Now let me make this crystal clear the falling away, it's not about people leaving the church building.

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It's not about backsliders who go out partying on Saturday and feel guilty on Sunday.

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It's about those who remain within the church structure but have allowed their hearts and minds to shift away from biblical truth.

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They still wear the label of Christian, but they follow a different Jesus, one who never confronts, never corrects, never calls for holiness.

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Matthew 7.21 says Not everyone who calls out to me, lord, lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven.

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This is terrifying, because Jesus is not talking about atheists.

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He's talking about people who thought they were saved, who were active in ministry and still missed it.

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Why?

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Because they had no relationship with him.

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No obedience, no submission, just spiritual lip service.

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The falling away happens slowly.

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First it's no longer calling sin sin.

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Then it's Jesus would never judge anyone.

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Then it's full-blown heresy, wrapped in emotionalism and labeled as love.

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Does that sound familiar?

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The scariest part is, most won't even know.

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They've drifted, because deception doesn't scream, it whispers.

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So you have to ask yourself is the Jesus I'm following, the one in Scripture or the one culture invented?

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Now?

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I'm going to say this as plainly as I can.

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A lot of churches today look more like TED Talks with worship music.

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There's no power, there's no truth, just performance.

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Pastors are preaching messages designed to grow crowds, not grow disciples.

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They're scared to offend, they're afraid of backlash.

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They're more concerned with branding than boldness.

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So they avoid the truth.

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They evolve.

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I'm just going to leave that I got to get moving.

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They avoid calling out sin right and they twist scriptures to fit modern narratives.

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Second Timothy 4.3 says For a time is coming when the people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching.

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They will follow their own desires and look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear.

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That time is now.

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People want comfort without conviction.

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They want blessing without repentance.

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They want God's promises without his commandments.

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We've got entire denominations openly affirming what God calls detestable.

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Leaders are more focused on social justice than gospel truth.

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Churches are partnering with secular ideologies and calling it progress, and when true believers raise a voice of concern, we're labeled divisive or hateful or stuck in the past.

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But the truth is never outdated.

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Holiness is never optional and if the world celebrates your message, you might not be preaching the gospel.

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The popular guy is not right anymore.

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The popular guy is not right anymore.

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There's a counterfeit spirit sweeping through modern churches that feels like the Holy Spirit, but it's not.

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It's emotionalism, no-transcript, and it's killing true discipleship.

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People are being taught to chase encounters instead of truth, to look for signs instead of studying scripture, and they leave the church on Sunday morning feeling something, but they're not necessarily transformed.

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Hebrews 5, 13 and 14 says For someone who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn't know how to do what is right.

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But solid food is for those who are mature, who, through training, have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.

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Spiritual infants don't know.

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They're being deceived because they've never been taught the difference.

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They confuse hype for holiness.

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They confuse tears for repentance.

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This is a big one.

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They confuse volume for authority.

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This is why you can't build your faith on feelings, because the enemy can manipulate emotions.

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Feelings, because the enemy can manipulate emotions.

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He can counterfeit spiritual experiences, but he can't mimic the word.

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Rightly divided, lived out in obedience and tested by fire.

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If the only time you feel close to God is when the band is playing your favorite song, you're not rooted, and in the last days, only the rooted will remain.

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So Revelation 17 paints a picture of a global religious system, a seductive, compromising, counterfeit church that rides the beast.

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This isn't the bride of Christ, it's the harlot Beautiful on the outside, corrupted on the inside.

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It represents false unity, a blending of religions, values and ideas that set the stage for the Antichrist.

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Look at the headlines today.

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Watch what's happening globally.

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Religious leaders are coming together in the name of peace and tolerance.

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They're building interfaith centers and saying we all worship the same God.

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No, we do not.

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John 14, 6 says for I am the way, the truth and the life.

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No one comes to the Father except through me.

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There is one name by which men are saved Jesus.

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The world wants unity but not truth.

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They want peace but not repentance.

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They want religion but not Christ crucified.

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The one world religion will not look evil.

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The one world religion will not look evil.

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It's going to look inclusive, it's going to promote kindness, it's going to appeal to human nature, but it will require the removal of Jesus as Lord, and when that happens, millions will walk right into spiritual death with smiles on their faces, thinking they found the truth.

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That's how deep the deception will go.

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There's a price to pay for standing in truth, and that price is only going to rise in the final days.

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Jesus told us it would happen.

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You will be hated by everyone because you are my followers, but not a hair of your head will perish.

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By standing firm, you will win your souls.

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That's Luke 21, 17-19.

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Standing firm does not mean you're going to be celebrated.

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Standing firm means you might lose friends.

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You might be called judgmental, you might be unfollowed or blocked or reported.

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You might be passed over for jobs, silenced in meetings, kicked out of spaces where you once had influence.

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You might be canceled.

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But here's what you gain Eternal life, intimacy with the Father, unshakable peace, A crown that no man can take.

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This is the time for resolve, for courage, for firing your bones that won't let you compromise.

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You're not called to fit in.

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You're called to stand out.

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So stand, even if you have to do it alone.

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Faithfulness in the last days won't always look loud.

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It won't always be on a platform.

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Sometimes it's quiet obedience when nobody's watching.

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It's choosing truth when compromise would be easier.

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Jude 1, verse 3,.

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I am urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people.

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Real faithfulness looks like opening your Bible when others are scrolling social media.

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It looks like raising your kid in the Word even when the world mocks it.

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It looks like saying no to sin, not because it's popular, but because it's right.

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It looks like refusing to bend your doctrine just to keep peace.

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It's being unshakable when storms hit.

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It's being anchored when trends shift.

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It's knowing the voice of God because you've walked with him in secret In these end times.

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Real faithfulness might not be glamorous, but it will be powerful.

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Real faithfulness might not be glamorous, but it will be powerful.

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It will shine in the darkness and it will endure to the very end.

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God has always preserved a remnant, from Noah's Ark to Elijah's cave, from Daniel's stand in Babylon to the persecuted church today, there have always been a few who refuse to bow, and God always uses the remnant to carry out his plan.

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So don't be discouraged if you feel alone.

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Don't be shaken when others fall away.

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The crowd is never the measure of truth.

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The remnant is Even when you feel unseen, even when it feels like nobody else is standing.

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God sees you and he strengthens those who will not compromise.

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Stay in the fire, stay in the word, stay in the posture of prayer, because the ones who endure will reign.

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Paul didn't say to examine your neighbor.

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He didn't say to test your pastor.

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He said examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine.

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2 Corinthians 13 5.

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Ask yourself today is your walk built on a real relationship with Jesus or just a religious routine?

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Do you know scripture or do you just repeat sermons?

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Are you more afraid of offending people than grieving God?

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This is a serious hour, people, and it demands a serious church.

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Jesus is coming back for a bride without spot or wrinkle, not a crowd of lukewarm attendees.

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So today, renew your mind, Let the word search your heart, repent where it's needed.

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Strengthen what remains and take your stand now, because this is the hour to draw the line.

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Not tomorrow, not when things get worse, but now.

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If you've been drifting, come back.

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If you've been compromising, repent.

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If you've been silent, speak.

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You were made for this moment.

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God chose you to be alive, now, at the edge of time, not to fit in, not to run scared, but to stand fast.

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So do it.

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Do it for your soul, do it for your family, do it for his glory.

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Stand fast, you've got this.

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The executive producer of Renewed Mindsets is Christy McCurry.

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That's all for today, but I'll be back with more unfiltered biblical truth and undeniable prophecy.

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The time to wake up is now.

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Stay watchful, stay holy, stay renewed Until next week.

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Stay watchful, stay holy, stay renewed Until next week.

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I'm Rick.

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Be an encourager, not a discourager.

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I love you, see ya.