Living In The Last Days: “Breaking The Rules”

Living In The Last Days
“Breaking The Rules”
3/8/26
Pastor Mark England

1 Corinthians 1:18-20 (CSB) ¹⁸ For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is the power of God to us who are being saved. ¹⁹ For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will set aside the intelligence of the intelligent. ²⁰ Where is the one who is wise? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made the world’s wisdom foolish?

1 Corinthians 1:25 (CSB) because God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.

The New Norm

Romans 1:22-25 (NLT) Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. ²³ And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles. ²⁴ So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies. ²⁵ They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.

• We gave up on God’s and settled for the .

Will we change the or will we let God ?

Romans 12:2 (CSB) Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

• We followed our instead of our .

Somebody lied to you saying, “Your can be trusted.”
And they cannot!

Are we going to agree with the on what is sin?
Or will we trust our to be our guide?

Romans 8:6 (NLT) So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.

• We trusted more than we trusted God.

Are we going to trust culture’s new norm or are we going to ?

Proverbs 3:5-6 (CSB) Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding;⁶ in all your ways know him, and he will make your paths straight.

Living That Still Works.

Jeremiah 6:16 (CSB) This is what the Lord says: Stand by the roadways and look. Ask about the ancient paths, “Which is the way to what is good?” Then take it and find rest for yourselves.

How To Have Healthy Relationships In The Last Days

1. home.

must change.  You must make time together a .

Culture says “everybody do their …”

Isaiah 53:6 (CSB) We all went astray like sheep; we all have turned to our own way…

1 Corinthians 13:5 (NLT) Love does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.

2. communication.

The average married couple (Christian / Non-Christian) today spends minutes a day in communication.

Average says words a day.
Average says words a day.

Four words that can save your relationship…
“?”

Proverbs 18:21 (NKJV) Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.

3. differences.

Culture says your differences.
God says to your difference.
Culture says there’s too many differences, so you’re not .
God says this is .  It’s not good for man to be alone.

Your differences aren’t there to you…
They are there to make you a when you need someone the most.

Mark 3:25 (CSB) If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Proverbs 24:3 (GN) Homes are built on the foundation of wisdom and understanding.

4. Make a fresh .

Commitment really means…
Being willing to be until we .

4. God.

You cannot do these things without .

Psalm 127:1 (CSB) Unless the Lord builds a house, its builders labor over it in vain; unless the Lord watches over a city, the watchman stays alert in vain.