Sept. 10, 2025

The Jezebel Spirit in the End Times

The Jezebel Spirit in the End Times

Send us a text A destructive force is tearing through modern churches, and its name is familiar to Bible readers throughout history: the Jezebel spirit. This isn't about one woman from ancient Israel but a demonic influence that continues to seduce God's people into compromise, false teaching, and rebellion. When Jesus addressed the church in Revelation 2:20, He wasn't angry at the world for being worldly—He was furious at believers for tolerating what should have been rejected. "You are per...

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A destructive force is tearing through modern churches, and its name is familiar to Bible readers throughout history: the Jezebel spirit. This isn't about one woman from ancient Israel but a demonic influence that continues to seduce God's people into compromise, false teaching, and rebellion.

When Jesus addressed the church in Revelation 2:20, He wasn't angry at the world for being worldly—He was furious at believers for tolerating what should have been rejected. "You are permitting that woman, that Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet, to lead my servants astray." This same spirit flourishes today wherever churches trade biblical standards for cultural relevance and holy fire for empty entertainment.

The Jezebel spirit manifests when pastors preach self-help instead of repentance, when worship stirs emotion but never confronts sin, and when denominations rewrite scripture to affirm what God explicitly condemns. It thrives in a culture obsessed with tolerance—but as this powerful episode reveals, tolerance without truth isn't love at all. It's betrayal. Churches proudly declare "we welcome everyone" while failing to understand that welcoming people doesn't mean affirming sin.

Through a compelling examination of scripture and a thought-provoking fictional narrative about "The Church That Hosted Jezebel," this episode confronts the uncomfortable reality that many believers are unknowingly entertaining this destructive influence. Whether through entertainment choices, laughter at sin, or attendance at churches that prioritize growth over godliness, Christians must examine where they've compromised.

The message is clear and urgent: The remnant church must rise. The spirit-filled community must burn again with holy fire. Only believers who reject the seductive call to blend with culture will be prepared for Christ's return. Text someone a link to this episode, visit renewedmindsets.com, and join the movement of believers who refuse to tolerate what God condemns. The church that casts down Jezebel will see revival fire fall again.

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Be An Encourager...Not A Discourager!

Chapters

01:08 - What is the Jezebel Spirit?

02:20 - Where Jezebel Shows up in Culture.

03:15 - Where the Jezebel Spirit shows up at church.

04:23 - Why Jezebel is Deadly.

05:16 - The call to believers

06:49 - Challenge

07:50 - Casting Down Jezebel.

10:52 - The Church that Hosted Jezebel

Transcript
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Hey, welcome back to Renewed Mindsets.

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I'm Rick and I'm so glad you're here, because today we're going to deal with something that's destroying churches from the inside out the Jezebel spirit.

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Now, I'm not talking about that one woman in the Old Testament.

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Now, I'm not talking about that one woman in the Old Testament.

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I'm talking about the same demonic influence that's been slithering its way through God's people for generations.

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Revelation 2.20 says but I have this complaint against you you are permitting that woman, that Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet, to lead my servants astray.

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She teaches them to commit sexual sin and eat food offered to idols.

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Did you catch that?

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Jesus wasn't angry at the world for being worldly.

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He was angry at the church for tolerating Jezebel.

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And in these end times that spirit is alive and well.

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So a little background.

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The Jezebel spirit is a spirit of seduction, of manipulation and rebellion.

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It's not just about one queen in Israel's history, queen in Israel's history.

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It's the demonic spirit behind false prophets, sexual immorality and the compromise of the people to God.

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In 1 Kings, jezebel lured Israel into Baal worship and destroyed the prophets of God.

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Today, jezebel lures Christians into compromise with culture and silences preachers who dare to speak the truth.

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Churches are saying we need to be more accepting, we need to be more relevant.

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What they mean is we're going to stop calling sin sin so sinners feel comfortable in their sin.

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That is Jezebel at work.

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Have you ever noticed how easy it is to say God is love in today's world, but how dangerous it feels to say God is holy, that's Jezebel's hand, and that Jezebel spirit is rampant in culture today.

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Entertainment glorifies sexual sin.

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Music videos celebrate lust.

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Streaming shows normalize immorality until it no longer shocks us.

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Social media platforms reward rebellion.

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Influencers gain millions of followers teaching lifestyles that spit in the face of God's word.

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Gender confusion you know, I was going to talk about it.

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It's promoted as liberation.

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Sexual sin is celebrated as identity and the culture dares you to question it.

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Celebrate it as identity and the culture dares you to question it.

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This is the Jezebel spirit at work, seducing a generation to believe that sin is freedom and holiness is bondage.

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But here's the painful truth.

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Jezebel doesn't stop just at our culture.

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She has infiltrated the church.

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Pastors preach self-help sermons instead of repentance.

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Worship services stir emotion, but they never confront sin.

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We've got entire denominations rewriting scripture to affirm what God calls abomination.

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Abomination, hello, first United Methodist, and the people clap because it feels good.

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They think tolerance is love, but what it really is is compromise.

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Jesus said in Revelation 2.20, you tolerate Jezebel.

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That word tolerate means you accept what you should have rejected.

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You allow what you should have cast out.

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Now, where has the church in America tolerated Jezebel?

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Where have we replaced holiness with entertainment and truth and tolerance?

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It's easy to answer.

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And that Jezebel spirit is not satisfied to just sit quietly.

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It always wants authority.

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In the Old Testament, jezebel controlled the king and silenced the prophets.

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Today, jezebel wants pulpits, platforms and influence over the church.

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She doesn't just tempt you with sin from the outside.

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She infiltrates leadership, whispers into theology and twists scripture so that Christians bless what God condemns.

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There's churches that say we welcome everyone, and yes, we should welcome everyone.

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But welcoming does not mean affirming sin.

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Jezebel redefines love as tolerance, and tolerance always leads to destruction.

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So I'm going to be safe to assume that if you're listening to me right now, that you're hearing me, I need you to hear me.

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This is not a time to be silent.

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This is not a time to shrug your shoulders and say well, that's just the way things are.

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Do not tolerate what God condemns.

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Do not excuse what the word calls sin.

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Do not trade truth for relevance.

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1 John 2.15 says Do not love this world, nor the things that it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.

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Believers, listen.

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We are called to stand out, not to blend.

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In the end times, church must be holy, not just happy, filled with fire, not just feelings, preaching truth, not just tolerance.

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Now, if you're spirit-filled, don't be afraid to speak up.

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Now, if you're spirit-filled, don't be afraid to speak up, don't be afraid to invite people into a church that still preaches deliverance.

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Your testimony matters, your boldness matters.

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You may be the only one in your family who dares to confront Jezebel, but if you do, you may also be the one who breaks the chain of compromise in your bloodline.

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Yeah, listen to what I say.

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The Jezebel spirit is alive in these end times.

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It dresses itself in tolerance, it disguises itself as love and it makes compromise look holy.

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But hear me out Love without truth is not love at all.

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Tolerance that leads people to hell is not compassion, it's betrayal.

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The remnant church must rise.

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The Pentecostal church must burn again.

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It's time to reject Jezebel.

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It's time to reject Jezebel, to cast her down and walk in holiness, because only a holy church will be ready for a holy Savior.

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This is not extremism, this is not too much.

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This is obedience.

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This is Pentecost.

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This is what it means to stand renewed in mind and spirit in these end times.

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So I want to leave you with this Jezebel only has power when she's tolerated.

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She thrives in silence, she grows strong in compromise and she lives where the church refuses to confront her.

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But Revelation 2 shows us what God expects.

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He said I gave her time to repent, but she would not.

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And then he warned the church that tolerated her.

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Judgment doesn't just fall on Jezebel, it falls on those who let her stay.

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So let me ask you right now when have you tolerated Jezebel in your life?

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Maybe it's what you allow on your TV.

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Maybe it's the sin you laugh at because everyone else does.

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Maybe it's the church you attend that never does anything but entertain.

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It never convicts.

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Jezebel doesn't always come with a crown.

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Sometimes she comes with a smile and a sermon.

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Yeah, take this moment to let the Spirit search your heart.

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If the Spirit of God is pointing you somewhere right now, if it's pointing something out, don't ignore it, don't excuse it, repent.

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Close the door, renounce it in Jesus' name.

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Jezebels hold breaks when you stop tolerating her.

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And to the remnant believers, to the Pentecostals who still burn with fire, hear me, do not stay quiet, do not hide your light.

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Tell the truth.

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Hide your light, tell the truth, share your testimony, bring people into the presence of God where deliverance still happens, because Jezebel may be loud, but she is not stronger than the spirit of the living God that lives inside you.

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We're not called to bow to culture.

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We are called to cast down every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.

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We are not called to tolerate Jezebel.

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We are called to throw her down.

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This is your moment.

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Stand holy, stand bold, stand filled with the fire of Pentecost.

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Stand holy, stand bold, stand filled with the fire of Pentecost.

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And when the world says you're too much, remember this the church that tolerates Jezebel will never see revival, but the church that cast her down will see the fire fall again.

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This is not extremism, this is obedience, this is holiness, this is the end times church.

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All right, I'm going to do something a little different here.

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I want to share with you a short story that I wrote.

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It's a fictional account, but it's built on a very real truth.

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It's about what happens when a church begins to host the Jezebel spirit, that manipulative, seductive, controlling influence that Jesus warned about in Revelation, chapter 2.

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Now, this isn't just a story, it's a mirror, and I believe it's going to hit home for some of you, because the spirit of Jezebel isn't locked away in the past.

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It's still very much alive today.

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So I want you to lean in, listen closely and let the spirit of God reveal to you what might be at work in the places that we least expect.

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The church that hosted Jezebel, the town of Willow Creek, had a church with a shining white steeple.

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From the outside it looked alive.

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The parking lot was full every Sunday, the music loud and polished, the programs.

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Endless People said that's the church to be at.

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Endless People said that's the church to be at.

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Something's always happening there.

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But on the inside, something unseen had taken root.

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It began when the pastor, eager to keep the crowds growing, invited a woman named Marissa to lead the new prophetic ministry.

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She was charismatic, eloquent and persuasive.

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She spoke with fire, quoting scripture with flair, and people hung on every word.

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But slowly her influence shifted from pointing people to Jesus to pointing people to herself.

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Marissa whispered that obedience to God didn't mean holiness anymore.

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It meant following her special revelations.

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She told women to assert control over their husbands in the name of freedom.

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She seduced men into secret relationships, justifying it as spiritual intimacy, and when anyone questioned her, she labeled them as religious or judgmental or simply out of touch with the Spirit.

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The church loved the way she made them feel Empowered, important above the old ways.

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But week by week, the fire of God's presence grew dim.

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Prayer meetings turned into gossip circles, worship turned into gossip circles, worship turned into performance, and those who still preached repentance were quietly pushed aside.

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Revelation 2.20 came to life in Willow Creek.

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You are permitting that woman, that Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet, to lead my servants astray.

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One Sunday, a visiting preacher walked to the pulpit.

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His voice broke with grief as he read I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman, jezebel.

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The words cut through the sanctuary like a blade.

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Some trembled, some grew angry, but most.

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Some trembled, some grew angry, but most sat unmoved.

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Within months, the church that had once been alive was spiritually bankrupt.

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People still came, lights still flashed, programs still ran, but heaven had written a word over the door Ichabod, the glory has departed and the Jezebel spirit hidden behind a smile and a microphone had claimed another pulpit.

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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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I'm Rick.

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Be an encourager, not a discourager.

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I love you, see ya.

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The intro and outro music for the Renewed Mindsets podcast is Are you Ready by Floodgate?

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See ya.