Tony Alamo
Tony Alamo with Tony Alamo World Wide Ministries Consecration, Temptation, and Spiritual Watchfulness: Tony Alamo on Keeping God’s Life Within Ep189 How To Have Gods Life Living In You Part 87 Tony Alamo Opens Part 87 of How to Have God’s Life Living in You In this archival episode, host Tony Alamo introduces Part 87 of How to Have God’s Life Living in You, identified as Program 189. He tells listeners they can request the program on CD or audio tape free of charge and opens with a prayer asking God to anoint the service, speak through him, save souls, and edify the church. The episode continues the prior program’s focus on consecration, sacrifice, and allowing God’s life to dwell within the believer. Listener Letters and Global Literature Distribution Alamo begins by reading listener letters from Piscataway, New Jersey, Angola, and Ecuador. The letters thank the ministry for newsletters, The Messiah book, Bibles, and Christian literature. A pastor from Angola describes people being moved by the literature and asks for large quantities of books, Bibles, translation tools, and tape duplication equipment to help expand evangelism. Alamo uses these letters to encourage listeners to become distributors of his ministry literature, saying that handing out the material makes them part of evangelistic work. The Word of God as Seed Alamo teaches that the “seed” Christians are called to sow is not money, but the word of God. He says written literature, tapes, radio broadcasts, and direct distribution can spread that seed and bring people to salvation. He compares distributing one piece of literature to planting one carrot seed, while distributing many pieces can produce a much larger harvest. His message is that every listener, regardless of church background, can participate in soul-winning by circulating Bible-based literature. Binding Evil and Exposing Satan Within Alamo then discusses the idea that the kingdom of heaven is within and connects it to Jesus’ teaching about binding on earth and in heaven. He interprets this as a call for believers to expose sin, confess faults, and bring hidden temptations into the light so they can be spiritually bound or restrained. He says Satan attacks people with temptations of many kinds, and that open confession can help believers resist those influences. Israel, the Pope, and Alamo’s End-Time Warning A major portion of the episode shifts into Alamo’s interpretation of current events involving President George W. Bush, Israel, Palestinians, Henry Kissinger, the Vatican, and the Pope. Alamo claims that political and religious forces are maneuvering to move the Pope’s authority into Jerusalem and present him as a false messianic figure who can bring peace to the Middle East. He connects this to biblical warnings about the “abomination that maketh desolate” and cautions listeners not to accept any earthly religious leader as the Messiah, because he says Jesus will return visibly in the clouds. Consecration Compared to Marriage Returning to the main teaching series, Alamo describes consecration to God through the analogy of marriage. He says a true marriage cannot rest only on ownership, command, or authority, but must be based on love and harmony. In the same way, he argues that consecration to God should not be merely legalistic or fearful, but should arise from the believer being touched by God’s love. When a person truly sees God’s love, Alamo says, they will willingly offer themselves to Him. Proverbs 7 and the Warning Against Adultery Alamo then has Proverbs 7 read as a warning against adultery, temptation, and the “strange woman.” He presents the chapter as a spiritual lesson about guarding God’s commandments, keeping them close to the heart, and avoiding seduction or flattery that leads to destruction. Alamo uses the passage to argue that adultery after salvation is spiritually deadly and that believers must take God’s commandments seriously rather than treating sin casually. Criticism of False Teaching and Moral Compromise Throughout the sermon, Alamo sharply criticizes religious teachers, television ministries, and public figures whom he believes minimize sin or excuse adultery, homosexuality, fornication, drug use, or other conduct he says Scripture condemns. He argues that some modern religious programming presents moral compromise as forgiveness while ignoring the Bible’s warnings about repentance and judgment. He connects this to his broader view that many churches are part of a great falling away rather than a true revival. Faith, Scripture, and Continuing in Obedience Near the end, Alamo returns to the importance of reading and hearing Scripture. He says people cannot truly love God if they do not know His word, because he identifies God’s word with God Himself. He teaches that faith grows by hearing and receiving the word, and that obedience brings blessing. At the same time, he warns that wealth, fame, sexual sin, and pride can cause people who once seemed blessed to fall away. Salvation Prayer and Closing Appeal The episode closes with Alamo leading listeners in a salvation prayer, asking them to confess sin, believe Jesus is the Son of God, believe in His death and resurrection, invite Jesus into their hearts, and ask for cleansing through His blood. He then gives contact information for requesting Program 189 and tells listeners to tune in for Part 88. His closing message is to remain consecrated to the Lord, turn away from the world, and continue in faith until the end.
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