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Awaken the Time Is Short: China and the End-Times
David Demian

David Demian (birth year unknown–present). Born in Egypt to Coptic Christian parents, David Demian is a Canadian ministry leader and founder of Watchmen for the Nations, not a traditional preacher, though his teachings carry spiritual weight. Raised in the church, he excelled academically, pursuing medical studies and a successful career as a doctor. In 1984, God called him to leave medicine to prepare the church as the “bride of Christ.” He became a prominent leader in Egypt’s Christian movement, training young professionals to impact the Arab world with the Gospel. Married to Ruth, a Canadian doctor, in 1987, they moved to Canada in 1988 for their first child’s birth, intending to return to Egypt, but stayed after divine guidance. Joining Bob Birch’s group, which became Watchmen for the Nations, Demian initiated “The Gathering” in 1995, fostering worship and prayer without agendas. He assumed leadership in 1998, guiding reconciliation efforts across Canada and globally. Based in Vancouver with Ruth and their seven children, he continues to lead gatherings emphasizing unity and revival. Demian said, “My passion is to walk with God and see His bride prepared.”
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In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of not only proclaiming the need for Christ for eternal life, but also the need for transformation in our minds, hearts, and emotions. The speaker urges believers to offer their bodies as living sacrifices and be transformed by the renewing of their minds. They highlight the increasing speed of revelation and the need to continually enroll oneself in the process of transformation. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of a pure seed, which will lead to the downloading of God's kingdom principles and the transformation of individuals and ultimately nations.
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God is preparing for an unshakable kingdom. And the target is you and me. So the Lord is after you and me. To bring us into alignment in the Spirit. And when I'm talking about in the Spirit, it's not only your Spirit and His Spirit. I'm talking about your mind being aligned in the Spirit. Your will being aligned in the Spirit. Your emotions aligned in the Spirit. Because we're going to live not in sync inside, how are we going to live in sync together? So the Lord in His mercy, He shook us inside. In the last season, brought us to the end of our ropes. So we can come to the place of surrender. Because we knew that we will not go to heaven without the redemption of Jesus. But guess what? We think we can make it on earth without the redemption of our minds and our will. We think we're doing a good job. And the church is going further and further and further from the kingdom of God. When it comes to heaven, all of us has no problem of proclaiming without Christ, you will not have eternal life. But somehow, when it comes to living our life, we don't need the transformation of our mind. We don't need the consecration of our heart. We don't need the purification and the sanctification of our emotions. And we run the church on our basis. And we discover that we speak about the power, but we lack the power. And the Lord is saying, as much as eternal life is redeemed in me, also here you cannot live without me. And that is what Romans 12 speaks about. He said, I beseech you brothers, offer your bodies as a living sacrifice. The next verse says, and be transformed by the renewing of your mind. So that you can experience the perfect, good, pleasing will of God. Meaning, if your mind is not transformed, you will never experience the perfect, good, pleasing will of God. So we're living here, not in the will of God. Because we didn't go through the transformation of our mind. And that's what the Lord is after. He's syncing our lives together. Because we will live the kingdom here, not only in the millennium. And the issue is not us anymore. The issue is the mockery of his name. The enemy is mocking God daily, saying, where is your promise? Where is your promise? Where is the kingdom that you said you will establish on earth as it is in heaven? Where is the promise about your will being done on earth as it is in heaven? And the Lord doesn't react to the enemy. But it comes a moment, in the fullness of time, when the lion roars, Aslan takes on the battle. Aslan is on the move. That's what's happening now. And he, by himself, will confront the powers of darkness. And he will establish his kingdom in our hearts. Our emotions will be in line with the Holy Spirit. Our will will be in line with the Holy Spirit. We will not have a will different than the will of the Lord. Our emotions will be in line with the Holy Spirit. Our thoughts will be in line with the Holy Spirit. And that is the major lack of sync at this hour. Can you see why you are so significant in God's eyes? It's not about you. But it is about you. It's not about you because he can choose anyone. But it is about you because he chose you. So you are key in God's strategy at this hour. He's not limited to you. But he chose to limit himself to you. There is a difference. And I didn't understand that difference before. So I treated the holy, unholy, or lightly. Whenever God used me, I used to say, well God can use anyone. And God can choose anyone. So I didn't treat what the Lord has given me with reverence. I am a normal person. God chose me. He can choose anyone. It is true. It's true. It's true. And that keeps us a family. Humility. No hierarchy. No pyramidal shape. We're all one family. But on the other side, as important as this principle is, still there is another principle. Yes, he can use anyone, but he chose you. When he chooses you, then you treat it with reverence because it's God's choice. It's like you choose a wife, and she thinks, well he can choose anyone. I'm not special. He can choose anyone. Yes, your husband can choose anyone, but he chose you. And once he chooses you, then you are not free anymore. You are committed. You are in a covenant. And you don't have the freedom that you used to have. And this is what the Lord is after. I am his personal choice. And he has the right to my heart. And he has the right to my mind. And he has the right to my will. I am free. But through my freedom, I made a choice. And that choice has bound me that I'm not free anymore. And that's what the Lord is after. You are chosen. Not because of who you are, but because of his love to you, he chose you. Some of you, it's because of your longing in your heart. And some of you, because of your great grandfather has cried, and you happened to receive the promise. Sometimes, it has nothing to do with you. It's just you are a recipient of others that have shown. I remember when I said to the Lord, why are you blessing the Chinese so much these days? Why, Lord? Why are you favoring them in such a way? Whenever I think of redeeming the Muslims, I think of the Chinese. When I think of the Jewish people, I think of the Chinese. And I say, why? I don't have an answer. But I remember when the Lord said to me, it's because of the blood that was shed for my namesake. So the Chinese today, never been part of that persecution that happened from Communist China to the mainland Chinese. They are reaping today. Because the Lord is rewarding the whole bloodline. And you are a recipient of this blessing. You can't treat it lightly. And you can't look inside and say, what have I done to receive all that? It has nothing to do with you. Yes, your obedience is very appreciated by God. But what you're receiving has, your obedience is that measure, and what you're receiving is that measure. So you're reaping what others also have sown, plus what you have sown. And that's why we're joining in, we're blessed as nations to walk along the Chinese. Not because you're better than anyone else. In the kingdom of God, there is no one better than the other. In the kingdom of God, there is no Jew better than Gentile, or Gentile is better than Jew. But yet still God have calling and promises. And it has nothing to do with who is better. It has to do with God's sovereign plan that He has foreordained since the foundation of earth. So you cannot boast. Because it's God's grace. On the other side, you cannot treat it lightly. Because God, through you, wants to bless the nations. And through you, He wants to deposit what He wants to do. And through you, He wants to divide what He wants to do. So God is looking for a remnant in this gathering. He is looking for people who will respond. He said, I want to establish my kingdom. I want to align your will. Will you promise me that none of my desires will be thrown to the ground? Will you promise me that your thoughts are aligned with my thoughts? Will you promise me that your emotions are aligned with my emotions? Will you promise me I'll be the only king and lord over your life? It is His right anyway. He bought us by the price. But the Lord will not take His right forcefully. Because one day, you will not have a choice. When every knee will bow and every tongue will confess. One day it will not be a choice. But today it is a choice. Because God wants you to give Him the pleasure. I'm not forced, God. I still have all the options. And I choose you. I choose you. What's special about being chosen? When you were young. Remember those days when they would choose the soccer team and the basketball team? Do you remember when you were the last one and they needed one and there's no other one? Remember that feeling? You always felt you're an add-on. If there was someone else you might have not been on that team. You know that feeling? That feeling of I'm not chosen. Why God will have that feeling with us? Why does He want Why do you want Him to destroy all other options? And He takes your bank account. And He takes this. Whatever you're relying on He takes it away. Because out of His love He doesn't want you to lose it all. Because it's better to lose all these things than losing Him. But why don't we choose Him while we have all these things? Why don't we give Him the pleasure? See, Lord? I have this. But among all you're the only one that deserves my life. You're the only one that deserves me serving you. And I'm not talking about full-time ministry. I don't like people leaving their jobs when the Lord has not called them. Because it's another form of your will being doing what you feel you want to do to serve God. There is no better way to serve God except to listen and obey. He's looking for those who will choose. And suddenly He will begin to sink the kingdom laws into your life. It doesn't mean that you will live everything instantly. But you will begin to live differently. And it will be another journey of a transformation. Before the nation is transformed there has to be a transformation in the people. And it takes a few to transform the whole. Because once you begin to live and once we hit a critical mass the airwaves change. I go to a hotel room those of you who travel understand. I go to a hotel room and sometimes I feel so relaxed. I go to another hotel room in another city I feel yucky. I feel agitated. Why? Because there is a presence in the room. Because there were some people that left the presence in the room. And I believe that we can leave a presence in the air that people will get up differently. And that's what the Lord is after. He is after me and after you. He is not after your perfection or are you able or not but He is after some people that will say Lord I enroll myself again and again and again. Because the speed of the revelation that the Lord is revealing is so fast. Last night you enrolled yourself this morning you enrolled yourself and this evening you will again enroll yourself because that level of revelation is increasing. Wow, I didn't understand that. I enrolled myself yesterday Lord and I confirm it again. I am still on. Because the Lord is leading us. I want to say this to you. 11-11 The breakthrough of 11-11 is determined by how from now from this point until 11-11 how are we going to live. And if we provide a pure seed an incorruptible seed guess what will happen. When there is a pure seed the Lord will download His kingdom principles in our hearts and suddenly we will sink and He will wipe out in the air and we will turn what was a religious kingdom into a spiritual kingdom of God. He will wipe out. He will say delete old and replace by new. And people who are hungry like you and me who didn't know any different and they were living a Christian life that's all what they know. Suddenly they link and they will sink and suddenly the pure kingdom laws will come in and they will say wow this is what I have been waiting for. Revelation after revelation all across the land because there was a critical mass that broke through in the spirit realm and thank God for all the pockets across Canada and across the states that have never bowed to Baal yet. Thank God for them. But some need to come out of the caves and it will take us to stand together corporately to break through in the spirit realm. And it is very important even our spirit's capacity to receive is far greater than our mind capacity to understand. Some of you your spirit is turning around inside and the revelation is hitting you. Could this be the hour? Could this be the fulfillment of the promises of thousands of years? But still still when the angel came to Zachariah still God speaks of the past and the present and the future at the same time. And still Zachariah as he is hearing he found a struggle in his faith. How can this be? And we want to come and say Lord we don't understand but our spirits are witnessing with what you are saying. How can the Lord do that? Do you think you can understand how things happen in the Bible? There is no way you can understand but God's promises are true and amen. He is not a man that he will lie. He is the God of the promises. So I want you to stand up with me. And I wanted to see that you are taking responsibility not only for your life. But you are linking arms with Jesus and standing in the gap. Standing in the gap. That something will be downloaded in the spirit realm that will be different than what we have known before. A transformation that we have never seen before. I don't even know how it will look like. But I don't need to know. I don't need to know. I don't need to know. According to your will, let it be done. I don't understand. But according to your will. And that is Mary's declaration. I am his bond slave. Let it be according to your will. Just lift up your voices and declare. There is a time when you need to say to your spirit it's not time for you to follow my mind. Take off. Be released. There is a groaning. There is an intercession. Too deep for words. I don't need to understand. Let my spirit rise up for the sake of God's kingdom. For the sake of his kingdom. For the sake of God's kingdom. For the sake of his kingdom. For the sake of his kingdom. God, if you want to use me, here I am, Lord. I don't want to I have failed to do what I wanted to do to follow you. Many times I tried. But for such a time as this, use me, Lord. Here I am. Bypass my mind. Bypass my mind. Let your spirit and my spirit join together, O Lord. Amen.
Awaken the Time Is Short: China and the End-Times
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David Demian (birth year unknown–present). Born in Egypt to Coptic Christian parents, David Demian is a Canadian ministry leader and founder of Watchmen for the Nations, not a traditional preacher, though his teachings carry spiritual weight. Raised in the church, he excelled academically, pursuing medical studies and a successful career as a doctor. In 1984, God called him to leave medicine to prepare the church as the “bride of Christ.” He became a prominent leader in Egypt’s Christian movement, training young professionals to impact the Arab world with the Gospel. Married to Ruth, a Canadian doctor, in 1987, they moved to Canada in 1988 for their first child’s birth, intending to return to Egypt, but stayed after divine guidance. Joining Bob Birch’s group, which became Watchmen for the Nations, Demian initiated “The Gathering” in 1995, fostering worship and prayer without agendas. He assumed leadership in 1998, guiding reconciliation efforts across Canada and globally. Based in Vancouver with Ruth and their seven children, he continues to lead gatherings emphasizing unity and revival. Demian said, “My passion is to walk with God and see His bride prepared.”