Roche Coleman Ministries: The Infusion Broadcast

Dr. Roche Coleman: It doesn't diminish anything. You and I still have the same responsibility. And if you and I are rejecting, if we're engaging, or if we're attempting anything, we are putting ourselves in a place where God's divine enablement is not as free-flowing upon our lives as God would love for it to be.

Guest (Male): The Infusion is a broadcast brought to you by Dr. Roche Coleman, president of the Roche Coleman Ministries. Today, Dr. Coleman takes us to 1 Samuel chapter 6 once again as he zeroes in on Saul's life, challenging us to consider where we stand with God. The depths of darkness that we can fall into, not only as individuals, but even as the body of Christ, the church, by neglecting our responsibilities that God calls us to. Let's listen now to this message, Results of Defying God. Dr. Coleman.

Dr. Roche Coleman: Galatians 5:18, you are not under the law. He says, now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, all these things. He said, these are activities of the flesh. Jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice these things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

He said you can't engage in any activity and think you will inherit the kingdom of God because when you engage in these behaviors, you open yourself up for the greater influence of the enemy and even potential possession if you're not saved and filled with the Holy Spirit of God. You can't engage in activity and think you get off unscathed. I heard a pastor say one time, if you lay down with the dogs, you're going to get up with fleas. You can't.

He said we cannot engage in anything and think there are no consequences. There are. Someone said, but Roche, I'm forgiven, right? Yes, you're forgiven. But you've opened yourself up and the enemy will continue to influence. And the only thing that can break that is the power of God himself. But God is able to break any stronghold, shatter the chains that try to bind. God can do it.

He says such were, past tense, some of you. He says we cannot engage in that now. Why can't we engage in it? Because we have been sanctified by His Spirit. 1 Corinthians, we have been set apart to do His will. And that's why you've got to see what he says here in 1 Corinthians chapter six. Oh, I love this. Turn over, turn over. 1 Corinthians chapter six, you've got to see this. Highlight these in your text. Highlight these in your text.

1 Corinthians chapter 6 and 9, he says, do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived, neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. He said, but such were, what? Some of you. But you were what? I love this. Isn't it beautiful?

He said you've been washed. You've been set apart, sanctified. You've been what? Justified. Beautiful words. In the name of what? The Lord Jesus Christ. You turn from the past actions and you no longer want to engage in those things that cause you to reject God, that doesn't open you up to all sorts of evil influence. It's because we've been washed in the blood of Jesus.

You can't enjoy what once you found desirable and pleasurable because you've been washed. He said, no, we don't engage in those because these are activities that open us up to demonic influence. Look further in the text. Go down to 12. He says, all things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. You cannot allow anything to master you but the Spirit of God.

You see, so often we miss this. And the one thing Satan wants to do is he wants to master us. He wants to control your life. He wants to influence it in the believer because he can't possess us. He wants to influence our lives so we will be distracted and we will not be totally committed to God's will. So he tries to distract the believers, but the unbelievers, he wants to totally possess and control you. He wants to keep you in the grips of those vices that have you bound mentally and also physically.

He said I can't be controlled by anything, nothing. And there are so many activities that are seen so subtle and innocent, but they will control you. You see, the eating of the fruit by Adam and Eve, it seemed like it was a very simple and innocent act, right? But it was a high hand of defiance. And there are so many actions that seem innocent, but they are downright demonic. And we have to be very careful.

He says I won't be controlled by anything, nothing. Number three, attempting, attempting. If you see this here, we cannot attempt or engage in activities that will push us further toward the dark side. And in particular what I mean is séances, tarot cards, witchcraft. You see, you and I, as a believer, we cannot do it. You can't go down to the seven sisters and get some dust and put a pinch under somebody's bed in a box.

You can't go see the witch doctor and ask them to put a spell on someone and you bring them some hair and a chicken foot and some clothing. I know it sounds silly, and I know you think he's being silly. I'm being serious. Though I'm kind of being silly, I'm serious because let me tell you something, in select cultures, that is real. And I've been in them. I've been around people and they believe their shamans, their witch doctors have power. And people engage in it.

But for the believer, we cannot attempt any of these actions because what does it do? It opens us up to greater levels of demonic influence. Let me give you something that is very popular in the church now that we have to address. And as a matter of fact, something that has been very popular amongst Christians that I believe opens people up unintentionally to demonic influence because I'm convinced that their intent is not evil. Their desire is only to enjoy different levels of demonic influence.

Someone said, "Roche, I did yoga before I came here." Stay with me, stay with me. I want you to understand something. Your intent, I'm certain probably for most people is simply stretching, relaxation. But I want to show you, and I want you to come and look at some literature with me and then look at the Bible. And I want you to see how that yoga, to yoke up with, and what the intent and its origin, it really has its roots in a demonic influence in a subtle manner. I want you to see that. We're going to look at it.

Not only yoga, because I know you're saying, well, there are so many things that we engage in. So many that open us up to demonic influence. Let me tell you some. If you have a business and you are not paying your employees a livable wage, that's just as wicked. If you are corrupt in your business practices, it is just as wicked. If you mismanage the retirement fund of people who have invested their dollars with you, it is just as wicked.

Anywhere that we are cheating and we're disobeying the word of God, anywhere, it is just as wicked as the tarot cards. It is just as wicked as any other activity or practice that we can indulge in. God sees it all, any form of rebellion as wicked and reprehensible. And God says I don't want you to indulge in it. All of it is to our God. Are you with me?

So often what happens is we want to highlight the very things we're not doing. But I want to let you know that in any area where one is rejecting and not in compliance with the will and word of God, you are opening yourself up to evil influence. And God is telling us here, He says I don't want you mastered by anything. When we reject God, when we engage in certain activity, and when we're attempting certain things, it opens us up sometimes knowingly and sometimes unknowingly.

And that's why we have to stay saturated in God's word. And we as Christians have to say, what am I doing Lord? Is it really bringing glory and honor to you? And God will speak to us and reveal by His Holy Spirit that which brings glory and honor to Him. I hope you hear me this morning, saints of God. Here it is.

Saul, Saul, Saul the spirit depart from him. Why? Because Saul has been ordained as office in the office of the king, and therefore he has a great responsibility. You and I as Christians, as people of God, we have a great responsibility because God has deposited His Holy Spirit within our lives. And so wherever we are, wherever we find ourselves, we have the same role and responsibility just as a King Saul.

It doesn't diminish anything. You and I still have the same responsibility. And if you and I are rejecting, if we're engaging, or if we're attempting anything, we are putting ourselves in a place where God's divine enablement is not as free-flowing upon our lives as God would love for it to be. You see, the spirit symbolizes that special enablement that only God can give for a task. You see, a lot of tasks we go to complete, we're thinking probably that we're doing it ourselves.

But what you don't realize is that God has supernaturally placed something in your life. God gives you a divine enablement to do things. And sometimes we're not aware how God has gifted us. We totally miss it and we think, well, this is just what I do. No, it is because God has put His hand on your life. God has blessed you. God has equipped you. And God is keeping you to do what you do.

And see, the enemy wants to come in and he wants to distort and distract you from what God has created you beautifully and wonderfully to do. God has designed you for it, and nobody can do it the way you do it. That's our God. Saul missed it when Saul operated in fear. Saul operated running. And there was only one area of his life where Saul was not fearful, and that was in his endeavor to kill David.

But when it came to the matter of David, whom he was jealous of, he pursued him to no end. He tried to murder him, he hurled spear at him. That rage, that hostility. Little David, and I hate him. But he could never have that same hostility toward the enemies of God. Why couldn't he? Because Saul was selfish at the core. It was about Saul. He never, ever truly had a heart for God.

The only reason Saul wanted anything from the Lord was to preserve himself and his authority as king. And you have to ask yourself periodically, Lord, do I serve you for your blessings, for what you give me, or do I serve you for being my God? Everybody want you to pause right there for me, right there. Just pause. Everybody who can hear me here in the sanctuary, on livestream, ask God, "Lord, why do I serve you? Search me God. Why do I serve you?"

We cannot serve God because we just want to get. There must be a service that emanates from a love and devotion to our Lord for who He is, not what He brings. And that's why it should produce in us a heart of gratitude. That's why I love the Psalms. And this morning when I got up, I was reading in Psalm 34. Bless the Lord, O my soul, all that is within me will bless His holy name.

We have to bless Him. Every now and then you've got to just praise Him. You've got to give Him glory for who He is, what He's done. You've got to just magnify His name. Shout Hallelujah to Him. Recognize God has been good. He's been sustaining you and keeping you. He's given you your health and strength. God allowed you to have your sound mind, clothed and in your right mind.

Every now and then you ought to just say, "Lord, thank you Lord for being a good God. You've been protecting me, you've been shielding me, keeping me from the dark forces. Oh God, you're worthy of all of my praise. I give you glory God. I worship your name. I shout Hallelujah to you. Nobody's worthy like you, O God." Every now and then, saints, you've got to do it. You can't be silent before a good God like we serve. None like Him. And He's worthy of all of our praise.

You see, the enemy wants to silence the saints. He wants to get us quiet and he thinks that we're not going to fight back. But I want to let you know, God just need a few saints who's willing to serve Him and be faithful to Him and God will use us. I love our God. Here it is. Look, look, oh look. I've got to show you this as I close. Point number three here is the destruction of the evil spirit.

Saints, I want you to hear me. Satan want to eradicate us and destroy us. Everything that reflects the image and likeness of our God, he wants to destroy it. And we live in a world that is wicked, evil, sinister, diabolical, abominable, perverted. I mean every lewd, lascivious, any form of debauchery, any form of filth, vulgarity, any form of vile, the most debase behavior. That's demonic influence. And that is what was terrorizing King Saul.

Listen close, stay with me. I'm convinced that God does not only take His Spirit off of individuals, but God take His Spirit off of nations. I believe, stay with me now, I believe God has taken His Spirit off of the United States of America. Listen to me, listen. And I don't say that with delight because I live here. And I love it. I've traveled this world and I haven't found anywhere like this.

The liberties that I enjoy, the freedom that I have, nowhere like this. But I'm convinced God has taken His Spirit off of the United States of America and it troubles me because I have kids, I have family members, and I want to see this place better. But I believe not only has God taken His Spirit off of the United States of America, I believe what God did is He has dispatched an evil spirit to terrorize us.

Roche, why do you say that? Because I read my papers. I look at my news, and not just one version. And what I see troubles my spirit. Does it trouble yours? As people of God who've been washed, who've been sanctified and justified? And I'm here to tell you, the only ones that can turn this thing around is the church. Only us. Only the church.

I'm going to tell you where the biggest problem is. This is the problem. If we would stay in God's word, if we would preach God's word, if we would not acquiesce to influence, to people who tried to influence us, don't want us to stay with God's word. If we would just stay on the word of God. Although it cost us, if we just stay in the word of God, then the people are going to have to conform to the will and word of God. But the problem is right here in my office. It's us. It's us. It's us.

I'm saying that it's the church that's going to have to bring about the transformation. Let me explain it to you this way. The Greek word that translates church is ecclesia, comprised of two words. The Greek preposition "ek". "Ek" means out of. But also the second part is the verb "kaleo". "Kaleo" means to call. You have to understand that the church is the ones who have been called out of darkness into what, His marvelous light?

And those of us who are of the ecclesia, if we would walk in the light as He is in the light, if we would live transformed lives, if we would resist and reject the darkness, if we would stay with the word and will of God, there would be a transformation that would happen in this world. And God doesn't need a large group of people to get it done. He just need a few. When I'm talking about the ecclesia, I'm not just talking about Impact Church of the Woodlands, I'm talking about every church in the United States of America where the pastor if we would just stand on the word of God.

There will be a transformation. See, the text tells me here, look in your text real quick. You see in 1 Samuel, the text says something here that's easy to miss in 1 Samuel 16. I want you to see this real quick. Saul's servants in verse 16, they said the evil spirit is terrorizing him. He's being terrorized by this evil spirit. And look at what they say we can do to assuage the terrorizing that comes from the evil spirit. They said, "Go get someone who can play a harp and when he plays the harp, when the spirit evil spirit comes on you," he said it would allow you to be well.

They didn't say, "Let's seek God and pray for God to remove the evil spirit." They said, "What we want to do King Saul, we want to entertain you, and we want you to just allow yourself to be entertained and ignore the real problem. We are adhering to the symptom, not the real problem that you have." And I'm convinced in the United States of America, we are allowing entertainment to distract us, to keep us ignorant of what is really going on.

And we're allowing prosperity, entertainment, and it is keeping us blind to the reality of all of the evil influence that is happening right in our community and oftentimes right in our homes. The evil spirit is upon the country and we're so happy being prosperous. Stock market is running up and our investments are doing well and we can acquire more properties, we can get more business, we can get more workers and we can travel more and be entertained more. And we are so entertained and we are oblivious to the real issue that is happening right in our presence.

See that? See that? But the problem is right here. You see you only have two realms. You're on the right with the Lord or you're on the left in the darkness with Satan. And you and I have to decide which realm we're going to be in. Our impact fact for today is this, I want you to see it. If God has sent an evil spirit over America, the church must intercede on her behalf. Yeah, it's us. Listen, you can forget going to your political officials and thinking they're going to assist you.

Politics is not going to solve it. Saints of God, all we need individually, where we are, to live for Him. Don't reject Him, run after Him. Don't engage in wicked activity, engage in the word of God. Don't attempt demonic sinister activity, attempt to live for Him daily and follow Him. And the Lord will revolutionize and transform this world around us and we wouldn't recognize it if we press hard after our God.

Guest (Male): The Holy Spirit of God leaving us as believers and as a country is a chilling thought, Dr. Coleman. As we see from Saul's life, the end result is terrifying. May we return to God wholeheartedly and allow Him to transform our lives. Give us a call if you'd like to know what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Our number is 346-386-4621. You could also email us at info@rochecolemanministries.org.

To make a donation to the ministry or if you want to purchase one of Dr. Coleman's books, please log on to rochecolemanministries.org or write to us at Roche Coleman Ministries, 594 Sawdust Road, Suite 185, The Woodlands, Texas 77380. Dr. Coleman also serves as the senior pastor of Impact Church of the Woodlands, where the mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ to impact the world for both time and eternity.

If you're in Houston and the Woodlands area and are looking for a home church, please visit us. The church is located at 5401 Shadowbend Place, The Woodlands, Texas. And the Sunday worship times are 8:00 AM and 10:45 AM. We'd love to meet you. In closing, our impact thought is: if God has sent an evil spirit over America, the church must intercede on her behalf.