This Sunday's Inspirational Message is:

Sinners in the Hands of a Holy God

Several years ago, there was a controlled burn planned outside a rural community. The goal was good — clear brush, prevent a larger wildfire later. Experts monitored wind, timing, moisture levels.

But something changed. The wind shifted faster than expected. Flames moved in a direction no one predicted. What was controlled suddenly became dangerous. Sirens sounded. People were warned to evacuate.

Here is what struck me: the danger was real long before people felt it. The fire did not become dangerous when people noticed it. It was dangerous the entire time. The warning was an act of mercy, not fear-mongering.

You know what? Warnings are love when danger is real.

A sign that says "bridge out ahead" is not negative — it is compassionate. A doctor who names a diagnosis is not cruel — he is honest so treatment can begin.

And Scripture speaks this way about judgment. Not to terrify for its own sake. Not to manipulate emotion. But to awaken reality.

Hell is not a scare tactic invented by preachers. It is a truth revealed by Jesus. And every warning in Scripture is mercy speaking before it is too late.

That is where we begin today.

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"Scripture quotations taken from the Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible. 1995. LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

The music "Revive Us Again" and "Be Thou My Vision" arranged and played by Don Wigton. Used by Permission.