Dan Biser warns that the American church has abandoned God, urging believers to repent, embrace spiritual disciplines like fasting and prayer, and pursue revival to avoid eternal regret.
This sermon emphasizes the urgency of spiritual revival and the consequences of neglecting God, leading to eternal separation. It highlights the need for fervent prayer, fasting, and seeking God's face in a time of moral decline and apathy. The speaker challenges listeners to return to God, to seek His ways, and to deepen their knowledge and relationship with Him.
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My life driving down the road and the phone rings and I answered it. So-and-so just died. Suicide.
So-and-so just died. Drug overdose. Well, not my family.
I don't care. Church don't care. They went to hell.
Ain't no exits in hell. No escape. And I know people that are going there.
And I can't pray for them like I pray over a cheeseburger. Lord, thank you for this food. God bless us as we eat.
In Jesus' name, amen. Haphazard. Eternity's at stake.
Till there was no remedy. Cut off. No hope.
You come down through this and God says, this is why you're here. You forgot me. Now I'm going to forget you.
America, you forgot God. Now he's going to forget us. I started marking disasters, judgments a long time ago when I came through these things, knowing the urgency in my spirit, the fervency, the zeal that I talk about of not being satisfied.
I am satisfied with Jesus, but the question still remains, what? Is my master satisfied with me? And I answer it, no, you're not. I ain't done enough. Tozer and Ravenhill got together and put this one, five seconds inside eternity.
You know it? We'll all wish we would have prayed more, served more, done more. That's a regret. I don't know about you.
I don't like living with regrets. I try to take regrets away. I don't want to get to the judgment seat, hear the words from the Lord, well done, thou good and faithful servant.
Enter now into the joys of the Lord and automatically know I could have done more. I'm very much aware of that right now. But then why am I not doing more? Why does revival tarry? Because we won't do it.
We won't pay the price. Personal revival, many people, a lot of people. Corporate revival, we won't pay the price.
You can't hardly find an all-night prayer meeting anymore. Fasting, blessed shame, preaches, teaches, and does it. Glory.
Those of you that fast are coming in to hear, glory. Appreciate it. Wonderful.
Glad to hear that the disciplines are intact. But most of the church, as you know, are ignorant of the doctrine of fasting. They don't know the stories, the accounts of Scripture.
They're not going to fast. Oh, no, they go to a doctor, and the doctor says, now, don't eat or drink anything after 10 p.m. because you've got to have tests the next day. What will they do? Oh, they'll fast then.
But when the man of God or the prophet of God says our nation is sinking, and the drugs are swallowing us up, and the cancers are out of control, and the LGBT storm rolling over everything, and the abominations are excelling, fast! Well, I ain't got time for that. I can't do that. Apathy.
That's how we get here. That's why we're here. God grabs down, and he grabs people like you and me, and he bursts within us and says, return.
Come back. Get on the path, the old path. Get back on that which I have blessed time and time again.
Learn it. Know it. Do it.
Know God. Know who he is. His name, his attributes, the accounts of Scripture in that.
The problem with Acts, he's infinite. I'm finite. Finite cannot comprehend or understand infinite.
They will never coincide. But what I do know, what I have experienced, is sufficient. He's good.
He's great. He's holy. He's powerful.
He hears. He answers.
Sermon Outline
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I. The Crisis of the American Church
- Ignoring the reality of hell and eternal judgment
- Apathy and neglect toward prayer and spiritual urgency
- Consequences of forgetting God in national life
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II. The Call to Personal and Corporate Revival
- Recognizing the need for more fervent prayer and service
- The importance of spiritual disciplines like fasting
- Overcoming complacency to pay the price for revival
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III. Returning to God’s Ways
- Repentance and returning to the old paths blessed by God
- Knowing God’s character and attributes through Scripture
- Trusting God’s goodness and power despite human limitations
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IV. Living Without Regret
- Avoiding the regret of doing too little for God
- Striving to hear 'Well done, good and faithful servant'
- Embracing a life of obedience and zeal for God’s kingdom
Key Quotes
“America, you forgot God. Now he's going to forget us.” — Dan Biser
“We won't pay the price. Personal revival, many people, a lot of people. Corporate revival, we won't pay the price.” — Dan Biser
“You can't hardly find an all-night prayer meeting anymore.” — Dan Biser
Application Points
- Commit to regular fasting and prayer as a means to seek God’s intervention for personal and national revival.
- Examine your life for spiritual complacency and take steps to deepen your zeal and service for Christ.
- Return to biblical truths about God’s holiness and power to strengthen your faith and obedience.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Dan Biser say the American church has forgotten God?
Because many believers have become apathetic, neglecting prayer, fasting, and obedience, leading to spiritual decline and judgment.
What is the significance of fasting in this sermon?
Fasting is presented as a vital spiritual discipline necessary for revival and intercession in times of national crisis.
How does the speaker suggest believers avoid regret?
By actively serving God with zeal, praying more, and living in obedience to hear the commendation from the Lord at the judgment seat.
What does Dan Biser identify as the main barrier to revival?
The unwillingness of believers to pay the price through prayer, fasting, and wholehearted commitment.
How does the sermon describe God’s nature?
God is infinite, holy, powerful, good, and always hears and answers prayer.
