–9, warning that “a little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.” The persuasion of worldly culture does not come from the One who calls us. Those who bring confusion with their worldly systems will face judgment. The Offense of the Cross Trey asks: “If I were preaching that you can do whatever you please under your own authority, why would I be persecuted? Why is there still a conflict between flesh and spirit within us?” If the message of the cross offends no one, then its power has been emptied. But Christ's sacrifice was not in vain. The only thing that truly matters is to love Jesus Christ with all your heart. As Jesus said in John 14:15, “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” The Way That Seems Right There is a way that seems right to the world—but if it is not the way of the Lord, it leads only to destruction. You cannot love the world's systems more than you love God. If your heart clings to the “Founding Fathers” and their earthly constitution more than to the Word of God, how can the love of the Father dwell in you? True worshipers must worship in spirit and truth. As Matthew 10:36–39 teaches: “Anyone who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. Whoever does not take up their cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for My sake will find it.” Do Not Love the World The Word of God is clear in 1 John 2:15–17: “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.” America and the Spirit of the Age Trey poses a sobering question: “Has America been resurrected? Has it been born again in the Spirit of God?” When people cry, ‘Let's make America great again,' Trey asks, “In whose image of greatness are they speaking?” Many glorify the founding fathers and the Constitution rather than the living Christ, justifying their freedom to sin. “Let's make America great again? We rebuke it.” Why follow a beast that does evil in God's sight? Why remain loyal to a system that has become, as Revelation describes, a dwelling place for demons and every unclean spirit? Trey warns believers not to commit spiritual adultery with the ways of America. A Warning from Lot's Wife In Genesis 19, Lot's wife looked back toward Sodom and was turned into a pillar of salt. Trey asks: “When you say ‘Let's make America great again,' are you moving forward in Christ—or looking back to a life of self-indulgence and sin?” To look back is to turn from the Spirit of life to the bondage of the flesh. Whose Mark Do You Bear? In the end, Trey challenges the listener to examine their allegiance: “When you vote or pledge loyalty, are you choosing the mark of God or the mark of the beast?” Jesus said in Matthew 10:39, “Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for My sake will find it.” And Philippians 3:20 reminds us: “Our citizenship is in heaven, and from there we eagerly await the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” So, Trey concludes: “I rebuke you, world. My allegiance is not to a nation, but to the Kingdom of God.” #tkmessage