1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,700 Easy Love by Ruth Anderson 2 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,000 And I'm living what I believe 3 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,000 Gonna walk through the night 4 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,000 And cost me everything 5 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:40,000 Gonna stand for what is mine 6 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,000 And everyone can see 7 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,000 It's me that's acting 8 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:48,000 Gonna live what I believe 9 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,000 The world will say God's praise 10 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,000 The world can be pretty real 11 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:01,000 When this love might be seated 12 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:06,000 And we're gonna chase and give ourselves away 13 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:11,000 While life's in quarantine 14 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:15,000 When life can be the throw 15 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,000 Of the hope that is new 16 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,000 Gonna live what I believe 17 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,000 Gonna walk that line 18 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,000 And cost me everything 19 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,000 Gonna stand for what is right 20 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,000 And everyone can see 21 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,000 It's me that's acting 22 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:34,000 Gonna live what I believe 23 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,000 There's no passion deep inside 24 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:43,000 Gonna live what I believe 25 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:50,000 When life can test your faith 26 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:55,000 Living for you, as a woman's for you 27 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:59,000 With faith and conviction 28 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:03,000 You saw the light in the day 29 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,000 And will not be ashamed 30 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,000 Gonna live what I believe 31 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,000 Gonna walk that line 32 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,000 And cost me everything 33 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,000 Gonna stand for what is right 34 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,000 And everyone can see 35 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,000 It's me that's acting 36 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,000 Gonna live what I believe 37 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,000 Gonna walk that line 38 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,000 And cost me everything 39 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,000 Gonna stand for what is right 40 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,000 And everyone can see 41 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,000 It's me that's acting 42 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:37,000 Gonna live what I believe 43 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:42,000 Gonna live what I believe 44 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:49,000 Gonna live what I believe 45 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,000 So Alicia's gonna lead us in prayer in a moment 46 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,000 And then call on somebody to pray 47 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:17,000 I do want to remind you 48 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,000 There are a couple of important announcements 49 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,000 In your bulletin 50 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,000 If you are a member, sorry 51 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:26,000 If you are a messenger for New Heights 52 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,000 There is another important set of dates 53 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,000 Listed here November 14th and 15th 54 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,000 Which is the state convention of absent Ohio 55 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:33,000 Annual meeting 56 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,000 Which we are entitled to have our messengers 57 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:36,000 Present at 58 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,000 And there is some money available 59 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,000 Through the church to help with transportation 60 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,000 And possibly a hotel night stay 61 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,000 So we'll be talking about that 62 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:47,000 If you're a messenger and you can make those dates 63 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,000 Reach out to me 64 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,000 If you can't go 14th, stay until 15th 65 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,000 Perhaps you could go just on the morning of the 15th 66 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,000 We could be a little harder because it's a two hour drive 67 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,000 But maybe you can do that and be there for the meeting 68 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,000 And the majority of business decisions 69 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,000 That kind of thing will all be conducted on the 15th 70 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:07,000 But the night of the 14th is a really cool experience of worship 71 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,000 And there will be some small stuff business wise 72 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,000 That goes on on the 14th 73 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:13,000 So it's a really neat 74 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,000 And it's not that often that you get invited to 75 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,000 Go out of town for one night for Jesus 76 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,000 That's a great opportunity 77 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,000 So it's like a little mission trip 78 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,000 Alright so that's coming up on the 14th and 15th 79 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,000 Also, right before that 80 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,000 It is in Columbus 81 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,000 Actually I'm sorry it's in Cuyahoga Falls 82 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,000 Which is near Cleveland 83 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,000 So about an hour, I think it's about an hour and 45 minutes away 84 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:38,000 And then also in November 85 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:41,000 We have a Thanksgiving dinner and a Thanksgiving gratitude service 86 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,000 So on the second Sunday in November 87 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,000 And we may hear more detailed about it 88 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:47,000 If things have changed a little bit or whatever 89 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:48,000 For the current plan 90 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,000 Our Sunday worship service will be 91 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,000 Our gratitude service will be asking you to come and show us 92 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,000 Ways that you show gratitude to God 93 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,000 And you can do art, you can do music, you can do poetry 94 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:02,000 You can read a story, you can read your favorite Bible verses 95 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:06,000 Or whatever, that will be a large part of what we do together that day 96 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,000 And worst case scenario if you all can't produce enough 97 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,000 Then I'll preach for an hour again 98 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,000 Okay so I know you love that idea 99 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,000 So that'll work, okay 100 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,000 So that's going to be on that day 101 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,000 And then after that will be the fellowship 102 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,000 So we're going to have Thanksgiving dinner together 103 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,000 So it's a challenge to come together and worship together 104 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,000 And then have a big dinner together afterwards 105 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:28,000 But we will put the worship and the service of the Lord first 106 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,000 And then we will make it work out 107 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,000 Get all set up and ready to go and have dinner afterwards 108 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:34,000 And we can pull it off and do it 109 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,000 And you're welcome to invite anyone to come 110 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:39,000 And if they come with a godly way of showing gratitude toward God that day 111 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:42,000 We will let them, we will involve them in our service 112 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,000 And so if they come after their church and come over here afterwards 113 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,000 And show gratitude, that's fine 114 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,000 Tell them bring a turkey with them 115 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,000 You know that'll take care of it, I'm just kidding 116 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,000 But they can eat our turkey, okay 117 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:53,000 Alright so let's pray together 118 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:56,000 Alicia will do Leah's and then call on somebody 119 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,000 I'll have Colin on you 120 00:05:58,000 --> 00:05:59,000 Fair warning, oh yes 121 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,000 That's very nice 122 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:03,000 Dear Heavenly Father, I thank you for this day 123 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,000 I thank you for bringing us all here together 124 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,000 We have our lives at home Lord 125 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:11,000 And I ask that you help us through that 126 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,000 We thank you that you were able to do that 127 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,000 So that we could be here today 128 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:19,000 And just help us to worship you and focus on you 129 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,000 And learn more about you 130 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,000 In Jesus' name I pray 131 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,000 Dear Lord, I thank you for this day 132 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,000 For this beautiful fall weather 133 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,000 That you've given us 134 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,000 For this building that you've gifted to us 135 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,000 For the musicians and the teachers and the preacher 136 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,000 And those who are here today 137 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,000 To serve you and to show your love to others 138 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,000 In any way that we know how 139 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:43,000 I ask a special blessing on my children this morning 140 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,000 They are recovering from being sick 141 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,000 And can't be with us 142 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,000 And I just ask that you watch over them 143 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,000 And guide them and all of us as we go from here 144 00:06:51,000 --> 00:07:05,000 In Jesus' name, Amen 145 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:09,000 Alright, if you would stand with those of us that are standing 146 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,000 Those of us who cannot 147 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:19,000 Well, if you can't stand just kind of think upward 148 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:29,000 And we can add the word song 149 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:33,000 As we read my song 150 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:41,000 I hear the music ringing 151 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:45,000 And for the first time 152 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:49,000 I am falling in love 153 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:55,000 To the one I love 154 00:07:55,000 --> 00:08:03,000 How can I even see it in your way 155 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:07,000 How can I ever say enough 156 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:11,000 How amazing is your love 157 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:17,000 How can I even shout in your name 158 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:21,000 I know that I've long tried to be 159 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:25,000 And it made me smile 160 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:31,000 One thing I will never mind 161 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:35,000 Is the nicest thing 162 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:41,000 What all my save-all is 163 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:45,000 As I'm the one with you 164 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:49,000 Knowing you'll see me through 165 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:55,000 And sing a song to you 166 00:08:55,000 --> 00:09:03,000 How can I even see it in your way 167 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:07,000 How can I ever say enough 168 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:11,000 How amazing is your love 169 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:17,000 How can I even shout in your name 170 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:21,000 I know I am loved by the King 171 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:27,000 And it made my heart want to sing 172 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:31,000 I can sing when the trouble's right 173 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:35,000 I can sing when I win 174 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:39,000 I can sing when I lose my chance 175 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,000 And fall down again 176 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:45,000 I can sing as you pick me up 177 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:49,000 I can sing as I'm there 178 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:53,000 I can sing as you give me love 179 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:57,000 When I call to you in prayer 180 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:01,000 I can sing as my last breath 181 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,000 Sing for I know 182 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:07,000 That I'll sing when the angels 183 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:13,000 Have changed the world above 184 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:19,000 How can I keep from singing your praise 185 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:23,000 How can I ever say enough 186 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:27,000 How amazing is your love 187 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:33,000 How can I even shout in your name 188 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:37,000 I know I am loved by the King 189 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:41,000 And it makes my heart want to sing 190 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:44,000 I am loved by the King 191 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:48,000 And it makes my heart want to sing 192 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:51,000 I am loved by the King 193 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:57,000 And it makes my heart want to sing 194 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:07,000 Yeah, I can sing 195 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:11,000 Alright, I need the slightly less tall people towards the front 196 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:14,000 Get yourself somewhere that you can see 197 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:17,000 That includes Katelyn 198 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:21,000 Yeah, yeah, just a little down here 199 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:25,000 Alright, so this is a song we've had up for a long time 200 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,000 This is the first time we're doing motions for it 201 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,000 So this is a new one for you to learn 202 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:32,000 If you are not a motion-type person, there is some clapping 203 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,000 I expect you to do at least that 204 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:38,000 Great! 205 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:49,000 We want to sing, We want to sing 206 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:53,000 We want to see Jesus lifted high 207 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:57,000 We want to sing, We want to sing 208 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:02,000 We want to see Jesus lifted high 209 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:06,000 We want to see Jesus lifted high 210 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:09,400 A better life across this land 211 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:13,400 Turn over my team of troops and know 212 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:17,000 He is the way to Heaven 213 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,700 We want to see Jesus lifted high 214 00:12:20,700 --> 00:12:24,400 A better life across this land 215 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:28,300 Turn over my team of troops and know 216 00:12:28,300 --> 00:12:31,800 He is the way to Heaven 217 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:33,700 We want to see 218 00:12:33,700 --> 00:12:35,400 We want to see 219 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:39,100 We want to see Jesus lifted high 220 00:12:39,100 --> 00:12:40,900 We want to see 221 00:12:40,900 --> 00:12:42,700 We want to see 222 00:12:42,700 --> 00:12:47,200 We want to see Jesus lifted high 223 00:12:53,700 --> 00:12:57,400 We want to see Jesus lifted high 224 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:01,100 A better life across this land 225 00:13:01,100 --> 00:13:04,900 Turn over my team of troops and know 226 00:13:04,900 --> 00:13:08,400 He is the way to Heaven 227 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:12,100 We want to see Jesus lifted high 228 00:13:12,100 --> 00:13:15,700 A better life across this land 229 00:13:15,700 --> 00:13:19,600 Turn over my team of troops and know 230 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:23,100 He is the way to Heaven 231 00:13:23,100 --> 00:13:24,900 We want to see 232 00:13:24,900 --> 00:13:26,700 We want to see 233 00:13:26,700 --> 00:13:30,400 We want to see Jesus lifted high 234 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:32,100 We want to see 235 00:13:32,100 --> 00:13:34,000 We want to see 236 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,700 We want to see Jesus lifted high 237 00:13:37,700 --> 00:13:41,500 Step by step we're going forward 238 00:13:41,500 --> 00:13:45,100 Little by little we're taking round 239 00:13:45,100 --> 00:13:48,800 And we turn powerful weapons 240 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:50,600 Strong walls strong 241 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:55,200 Stumbling down and down and down and down 242 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:55,900 Woo! 243 00:13:55,900 --> 00:13:59,700 We want to see Jesus lifted high 244 00:13:59,700 --> 00:14:03,200 A better life across this land 245 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:06,900 Turn over my team of troops and know 246 00:14:06,900 --> 00:14:10,400 He is the way to Heaven 247 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:14,000 We want to see Jesus lifted high 248 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:17,700 A better life across this land 249 00:14:17,700 --> 00:14:21,400 Turn over my team of troops and know 250 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:24,900 He is the way to Heaven 251 00:14:24,900 --> 00:14:26,700 We want to see 252 00:14:26,700 --> 00:14:28,600 We want to see 253 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:32,200 We want to see Jesus lifted high 254 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:33,900 We want to see 255 00:14:33,900 --> 00:14:35,700 We want to see 256 00:14:35,700 --> 00:14:39,400 We want to see Jesus lifted high 257 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:41,200 We want to see 258 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:43,000 We want to see 259 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:47,900 We want to see Jesus lifted high 260 00:14:47,900 --> 00:15:14,900 Good job guys, thank you. 261 00:15:14,900 --> 00:15:19,400 Okay, so we asked ourselves how the Lord been speaking, what have you seen this week? 262 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:22,400 What have you read in your Bible, what have you heard in your prayer time? 263 00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:30,900 I was watching a movie, which Ariana and I really love this movie, in fact there might be some excerpts that you may see from some point in time called I Believe. 264 00:15:30,900 --> 00:15:40,900 It's a Christian movie about a nine year old boy who is raised by two parents who are pretty much atheists, but he comes in contact with the Word of God and just flat out believes what it says and the amazing things that follow. 265 00:15:40,900 --> 00:15:41,900 Pretty neat. 266 00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:51,900 And one of the scenes he says, but you talk to God, and the little boy says, you talk to God. 267 00:15:51,900 --> 00:15:56,900 The interviewer says you talk to God, and he says actually it's more like I listen. 268 00:15:56,900 --> 00:15:58,900 He does the talking and I do the listening. 269 00:15:58,900 --> 00:16:00,900 I thought that was pretty powerful. 270 00:16:00,900 --> 00:16:03,900 Pretty good illustration of prayer. 271 00:16:03,900 --> 00:16:05,900 So what have you heard this week? Go ahead and share. 272 00:16:05,900 --> 00:16:06,900 What do you got? 273 00:16:06,900 --> 00:16:08,900 No pressure. 274 00:16:08,900 --> 00:16:11,900 Mistress. 275 00:16:11,900 --> 00:16:14,900 Alright, what is this? What's in this bottle? 276 00:16:14,900 --> 00:16:15,900 Water. 277 00:16:15,900 --> 00:16:20,900 Okay. I'm going to tell you a few things about water you may not know. 278 00:16:20,900 --> 00:16:21,900 Okay. 279 00:16:21,900 --> 00:16:34,900 First though, I'm going to read Genesis chapter one verses one through eight I think it is. 280 00:16:34,900 --> 00:16:41,900 Okay. 281 00:16:41,900 --> 00:17:07,900 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth, and the earth was out without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light, and there was light. And God saw the light, and it was good. And God divided the light from the darkness. And God caused a light day, and the darkness He called night, and the evening and the morning were the first day. 282 00:17:07,900 --> 00:17:22,900 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. 283 00:17:22,900 --> 00:17:28,900 And it was so, and God called the firmament heaven, and the evening and the morning were the second day. 284 00:17:28,900 --> 00:17:46,900 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so. And God called the dry land earth, and the gathering together of the waters, and He called this the disease. And God saw it, and it was good. 285 00:17:46,900 --> 00:17:51,900 Now, here's a few facts you may not know about water. 286 00:17:51,900 --> 00:18:02,900 Number one, the amount of water that is on the earth and in the earth and in the air is the same amount of water that's been there since the beginning. 287 00:18:02,900 --> 00:18:05,900 Water never leaves. 288 00:18:05,900 --> 00:18:12,900 So, one place to say they are in drought is because the water is somewhere else. 289 00:18:12,900 --> 00:18:21,900 Or, it's up in the air, in the sky, in the clouds, so when water evaporates, it goes up into the air. 290 00:18:21,900 --> 00:18:25,900 And then eventually it comes down somewhere else in precipitation. 291 00:18:25,900 --> 00:18:33,900 So that's why sometimes you have places that have no water and some places that have a whole lot of water. 292 00:18:33,900 --> 00:18:41,900 The only way water can pretty much be destroyed is by lightning. 293 00:18:41,900 --> 00:18:48,900 And lightning divides the three molecules that make water. 294 00:18:48,900 --> 00:18:54,900 Two hydrogen, one water, or one oxygen, H2O. 295 00:18:54,900 --> 00:19:04,900 The only time water can basically leave our atmosphere is when it's divided. 296 00:19:04,900 --> 00:19:14,900 And that is when hydrogen can sometimes escape into space, but it's very rare to happen. 297 00:19:14,900 --> 00:19:17,900 Which is kind of interesting. 298 00:19:17,900 --> 00:19:26,900 The only way we will ever run out of water is if we make it unusable. 299 00:19:26,900 --> 00:19:29,900 It is always here. It never leaves. 300 00:19:29,900 --> 00:19:36,900 There is enough water at all times. It just might not be in the right place. 301 00:19:36,900 --> 00:19:41,900 So, when you think about water, it's been here since the beginning. 302 00:19:41,900 --> 00:19:50,900 This is the same water that was here when God created the earth. 303 00:19:50,900 --> 00:19:58,900 This water never changes unless we pollute it. 304 00:19:58,900 --> 00:20:04,900 And there are other water facts I will be bringing that will blow your minds. 305 00:20:04,900 --> 00:20:07,900 But that will be it for today. 306 00:20:07,900 --> 00:20:12,900 Alright, studying water and learning about God. Awesome. 307 00:20:12,900 --> 00:20:15,900 Who else? Jason. 308 00:20:15,900 --> 00:20:34,900 I have a song. 309 00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:56,900 Music. 310 00:20:56,900 --> 00:21:06,900 Music. 311 00:21:06,900 --> 00:21:16,900 Music. 312 00:21:16,900 --> 00:21:41,900 Music. 313 00:21:41,900 --> 00:21:46,900 What are you going to say about that? 314 00:21:46,900 --> 00:21:53,900 So, what really spoke to me is at the end when he said, happiness doesn't come from what we want, but what we do have. 315 00:21:53,900 --> 00:22:01,900 And if we worry about what we don't have, we are going to end up with something that we don't want or something worse that we want to have. 316 00:22:01,900 --> 00:22:11,900 What he means by the vaccine on the other side, he also says that we can't put our lives because they are not right there in our shoes. 317 00:22:11,900 --> 00:22:18,900 We could be living a happy life with a mom, a dad, siblings, food on the table. 318 00:22:18,900 --> 00:22:23,900 But there are kids out here in the world that don't have the stuff that we might not have. 319 00:22:23,900 --> 00:22:32,900 So, say, when he used the example of husband and wife, the husband got a raise and he's out there when his kids want him to play. 320 00:22:32,900 --> 00:22:39,900 He's comparing that because there are kids that want to play, but they don't have anyone to play with or anything to play with. 321 00:22:39,900 --> 00:22:43,900 Anyone to play with or have. 322 00:22:43,900 --> 00:22:48,900 And what that speaks to me is that we are unique in our own ways. 323 00:22:48,900 --> 00:22:55,900 We don't always think that there's stuff that's going to make us happy for the rest of our life. 324 00:22:55,900 --> 00:22:57,900 Because there's not. 325 00:22:57,900 --> 00:23:07,900 The only thing that's going to make us happy for the rest of our life is the love of God and the knowing and the understanding that he will protect us no matter what it takes. 326 00:23:07,900 --> 00:23:09,900 Wow. That's good. 327 00:23:09,900 --> 00:23:12,900 The mini sermon right there. Wonderful. Well done. 328 00:23:12,900 --> 00:23:14,900 I have another song. 329 00:23:14,900 --> 00:23:23,900 It's from a movie that I've seen, my brother's seen, and Ariana's seen it, and it really spoke to me. 330 00:23:23,900 --> 00:23:25,900 Okay. 331 00:23:25,900 --> 00:23:27,900 Ariana. 332 00:23:27,900 --> 00:23:29,900 I'm not telling you to stop. 333 00:23:29,900 --> 00:23:31,900 I'm not telling you to stop. 334 00:23:31,900 --> 00:23:33,900 Hold on. 335 00:23:33,900 --> 00:23:35,900 I'm going to stop. 336 00:23:35,900 --> 00:23:45,900 What's your back? What's your back? What's your back? We can count it to the top. Get him to the upper class. 337 00:23:45,900 --> 00:23:48,900 This could get a little sticky. 338 00:23:48,900 --> 00:23:51,900 Had to win this battle could be tricky. 339 00:23:51,900 --> 00:23:57,900 But I know the best way, fall back. Let me lead you over the line. We'll bring them to the knees. 340 00:23:57,900 --> 00:24:06,900 There's words in the air if you're with me. They got a sound, someone want to be there. I'm really yours, cause I got a strategy. 341 00:24:06,900 --> 00:24:15,900 You'll take a lot of them, the rest of you can follow me. This is my crew, this is my squad. This is my turf. Oh my gosh. 342 00:24:15,900 --> 00:24:21,900 Look guys, we got big with first to five, but you're different by the side, cause right now we're almost even. 343 00:24:21,900 --> 00:24:27,900 This is the nightfall, everyone, we'll stay together till the battle is done. 344 00:24:27,900 --> 00:24:33,900 What's your back? What's your back? What's your back? We can count it to the top. Get him to the upper class. 345 00:24:33,900 --> 00:24:39,900 This is the nightfall, we're in line. It doesn't mean that we're on the same side. 346 00:24:39,900 --> 00:24:45,900 What's your back? What's your back? What's your back? We're in a lot of his best. They're too happy to react. 347 00:24:45,900 --> 00:24:51,900 The situation's getting kind of hectic. Don't you let this night keep us. 348 00:24:51,900 --> 00:24:56,900 We stick together, we can make it. I'm a little part of this tension. 349 00:24:56,900 --> 00:25:02,900 Alright, tell us what made that so important to you. 350 00:25:02,900 --> 00:25:20,900 Because as you can see, the two people at the beginning, they were arguing. It's because they are not friends, they are enemies. But if you've seen the movie, they're working together. 351 00:25:20,900 --> 00:25:33,900 If you haven't seen the movie, at the end they get together as a friend and they are ours. So they came from this island that is bad. 352 00:25:33,900 --> 00:25:44,900 That you can break the rule and do stuff bad. But then there's four people that moved to an island that you cannot do that. 353 00:25:44,900 --> 00:25:56,900 That stuff thing. When they went there, the girl that they were arguing with decided to come there. 354 00:25:56,900 --> 00:26:14,900 It's been bad going on lately. At the end they team up and it's good to work them together. It's good to put your differences aside and work together and start to relax. 355 00:26:14,900 --> 00:26:23,900 One thing I learned a long time ago is that people are very complex. There's a lot to every person. When you're looking for differences, you will literally always find them. 356 00:26:23,900 --> 00:26:31,900 In the team of God, however, if we work together and follow the Lord together, and like you said, do what's right, then we can be unified. 357 00:26:31,900 --> 00:26:37,900 I thought when you were going with the words in the lyrics where it said, I'll be with you to the end, I was thinking about Jesus. 358 00:26:37,900 --> 00:26:47,900 I was thinking about how God is united with us and working with us to hold us through what we face. I thought that was pretty cool. Good message. Anybody else? 359 00:26:47,900 --> 00:26:54,900 I really don't think it's possible. Thank you for that commercial. Anything else? 360 00:26:54,900 --> 00:27:08,900 Last week I went to a football game, the Lions game. It was fun. My dad was on his bucket list to take his sons and stuff like that. 361 00:27:08,900 --> 00:27:16,900 I was just thinking the difference between goodness and greatness. I just love to hear all these different inspirations. 362 00:27:16,900 --> 00:27:24,900 We glorify God through creation, what He's created. We glorify God through inspiration, like what inspires us. 363 00:27:24,900 --> 00:27:31,900 God can speak through any of it. It doesn't matter what it is or what it's not. It was all created by Him. 364 00:27:31,900 --> 00:27:38,900 He separates what is wicked and what is true. None of it bothers Him. He uses it all for His good purpose. 365 00:27:38,900 --> 00:27:49,900 The thing is, I did like the football game. It was fun, but was it a great game? I thank God I got a chance to watch a really good game. 366 00:27:49,900 --> 00:27:55,900 I got a chance to hang out with my brothers. We got a chance to go out and all that stuff. That was good. 367 00:27:55,900 --> 00:28:04,900 The thing to me, what I think of greatness, I always think of it this way, is there won't be enough games to satisfy my plate. 368 00:28:04,900 --> 00:28:12,900 Even if I had a hundred thousand season tickets every single day, if I saw every single movie, if I saw everything in this whole world, 369 00:28:12,900 --> 00:28:16,900 there would be no satisfaction because the idea is that it's not great. 370 00:28:16,900 --> 00:28:25,900 The thing that I find great is when I come here on Sundays, is when I spend time with family that will be eternity together, 371 00:28:25,900 --> 00:28:31,900 however that looks, but we're eternal. We're going to be there for eternity, not because of what we've done, but because of what He's done. 372 00:28:31,900 --> 00:28:43,900 Who's in us and who we are in Him. I would rather be here every Sunday just worshipping God with my family of all. 373 00:28:43,900 --> 00:28:50,900 Someday it will be all those who worship God, all those who have turned to the Lord Jesus. It will be one amazing thing. 374 00:28:50,900 --> 00:28:57,900 The one thing I just wanted to share real quick, and I was just thinking about that this inspired me, is that the whole time we were at that game, 375 00:28:57,900 --> 00:29:04,900 God is willing and able all the time. It doesn't mean He gives us what we want, but He's willing and able. 376 00:29:04,900 --> 00:29:10,900 Like if you ask me for something, I could probably help you, but when I'm tired or I'm weak or I don't really care, 377 00:29:10,900 --> 00:29:14,900 I'm not always going to be there, but God is willing and able always. 378 00:29:14,900 --> 00:29:19,900 There's never a time He's tired, there's never a time that He's bored or angry or grumpy. 379 00:29:19,900 --> 00:29:29,900 God is willing and able, and He's in every believer that has turned to Him. And it's like during that game, never did we give God the glory. 380 00:29:29,900 --> 00:29:35,900 Never did we get a chance to pray for each other, never did we get a chance to praise God, never did we have a chance to fellowship 381 00:29:35,900 --> 00:29:40,900 and thank God for what He's given us. It just didn't happen. 382 00:29:40,900 --> 00:29:48,900 Now what I'm saying is for everyone here, that Christ died and rose again, and the Holy Spirit is in every believer. 383 00:29:48,900 --> 00:29:56,900 Can you just imagine, and I just thought this really quick, if we would, like at 3 o'clock, just one of our brothers, one of our sisters, 384 00:29:56,900 --> 00:30:06,900 and we all prayed about the God that is willing and able to that person, for that person, and in us, who is willing and able. 385 00:30:06,900 --> 00:30:11,900 The Holy Spirit is in every believer. Like James was saying, everybody's different. 386 00:30:11,900 --> 00:30:21,900 Personalities, character traits, DNA. There's no one has the same DNA. Everybody's absolutely unique in every way, except the Holy Spirit. 387 00:30:21,900 --> 00:30:28,900 The Holy Spirit is not like anybody else. He's not changing, He doesn't need to change. He is perfect because He is God, always been God. 388 00:30:28,900 --> 00:30:38,900 And so I close on this, is think about this, that He's willing and able. So if we pray or we share something, we speak from God, 389 00:30:38,900 --> 00:30:48,900 we speak from His Spirit, then He is willing and able to protect us, not just spiritually, practically and eternally, provide for us the same way. 390 00:30:48,900 --> 00:30:58,900 Empower us the same way, encourage us the same way, help us grow the same way, meaning eternally, spiritually and practically. 391 00:30:58,900 --> 00:31:03,900 This is the God who is with us always. He's not on our side, like everybody says. 392 00:31:03,900 --> 00:31:11,900 The grass is always greener on our side because it's not greener, because the thing is, is that everything falls, but God doesn't. 393 00:31:11,900 --> 00:31:16,900 He gave His life and He fell one time. He died on that cross. He'll never fall again. 394 00:31:16,900 --> 00:31:27,900 We have a victorious, living Savior that is in us and among us. So I ask, just thinking about it, use Him today, glorify Him today, praise Him today, 395 00:31:27,900 --> 00:31:34,900 and even me, I already messed up, but you don't have to because He's with you. 396 00:31:34,900 --> 00:31:46,900 You can tell me if you see us in prayer and then call on somebody to close out, go to a transition, a pleasant offering, go to a worship and go to the Word. 397 00:31:46,900 --> 00:31:58,900 Father, Lord, thank you for this no day again. Thank you for the sunshine, the changing leaves, changing color of the trees, the sessual of the universe here. 398 00:31:58,900 --> 00:32:06,900 Thank you for the Word you've already heard and thank you Lord that you're always there, willing and able to help us in this treatment. 399 00:32:06,900 --> 00:32:17,900 Lord, some of us, I've already heard this story, but I know some of us, probably all of us have been through a trilogy week, with jobs, with homes, with health, 400 00:32:17,900 --> 00:32:23,900 school, football practice, whatever, or we go through different things every day. 401 00:32:23,900 --> 00:32:37,900 We just ask the Lord that you would renew us, strengthen us, refresh us, and Lord that you would use whatever words you've shared with our day, you're going to share us, that the Lord that would help. 402 00:32:37,900 --> 00:32:43,900 Maybe some of the things that was already shared during this inspirational time has already lifted us up a little bit. 403 00:32:43,900 --> 00:32:56,900 We thank you Lord for them all and I just bid us Lord now as we continue our service, as the offering as we pick it up, thank you Lord that you give just a little bit of back to you, 404 00:32:56,900 --> 00:33:01,900 which you've given so much, everything we have, is because you allow it. 405 00:33:01,900 --> 00:33:16,900 Thank you Lord for this time, you've made it look great. Amen. 406 00:33:16,900 --> 00:33:31,900 Well we've got to learn, I hope you learn about God, and help the people that are not here, and the people that are hurt, and you stand at last. 407 00:33:46,900 --> 00:34:11,900 Amen. 408 00:34:11,900 --> 00:34:34,900 Amen. 409 00:34:34,900 --> 00:35:02,900 Amen. 410 00:35:02,900 --> 00:35:06,900 Amen. 411 00:35:32,900 --> 00:35:47,900 Amen. 412 00:35:47,900 --> 00:36:02,900 Amen. 413 00:36:02,900 --> 00:36:17,900 Amen. 414 00:36:17,900 --> 00:36:32,900 Amen. 415 00:36:32,900 --> 00:36:47,900 Amen. 416 00:36:47,900 --> 00:37:02,900 Amen. 417 00:37:02,900 --> 00:37:17,900 Amen. 418 00:37:17,900 --> 00:37:32,900 Amen. 419 00:37:32,900 --> 00:37:47,900 Amen. 420 00:37:47,900 --> 00:38:02,900 Amen. 421 00:38:02,900 --> 00:38:17,900 Amen. 422 00:38:17,900 --> 00:38:32,900 Amen. 423 00:38:32,900 --> 00:38:47,900 Amen. 424 00:38:47,900 --> 00:39:02,900 Amen. 425 00:39:02,900 --> 00:39:17,900 Amen. 426 00:39:17,900 --> 00:39:32,900 Amen. 427 00:39:32,900 --> 00:39:47,900 Amen. 428 00:39:47,900 --> 00:40:02,900 Amen. 429 00:40:02,900 --> 00:40:17,900 Amen. 430 00:40:17,900 --> 00:40:32,900 Amen. 431 00:40:32,900 --> 00:40:47,900 Amen. 432 00:40:47,900 --> 00:41:02,900 Amen. 433 00:41:02,900 --> 00:41:17,900 Amen. 434 00:41:17,900 --> 00:41:32,900 Amen. 435 00:41:32,900 --> 00:41:47,900 Amen. 436 00:41:47,900 --> 00:42:02,900 Amen. 437 00:42:02,900 --> 00:42:17,900 Amen. 438 00:42:17,900 --> 00:42:32,900 Amen. 439 00:42:32,900 --> 00:42:47,900 Amen. 440 00:42:47,900 --> 00:43:02,900 Amen. 441 00:43:02,900 --> 00:43:17,900 Amen. 442 00:43:17,900 --> 00:43:19,900 Amen. 443 00:43:19,900 --> 00:43:21,900 Amen. 444 00:43:21,900 --> 00:43:23,900 Amen. 445 00:43:23,900 --> 00:43:25,900 Amen. 446 00:43:25,900 --> 00:43:27,900 Amen. 447 00:43:27,900 --> 00:43:42,900 Amen. 448 00:43:42,900 --> 00:43:57,900 Amen. 449 00:43:57,900 --> 00:44:12,900 Amen. 450 00:44:12,900 --> 00:44:27,900 Amen. 451 00:44:27,900 --> 00:44:42,900 Amen. 452 00:44:42,900 --> 00:44:57,900 Amen. 453 00:44:57,900 --> 00:45:12,900 Amen. 454 00:45:12,900 --> 00:45:27,900 Amen. 455 00:45:27,900 --> 00:45:42,900 Amen. 456 00:45:42,900 --> 00:45:57,900 Amen. 457 00:45:57,900 --> 00:46:12,900 Amen. 458 00:46:12,900 --> 00:46:27,900 Amen. 459 00:46:27,900 --> 00:46:42,900 Amen. 460 00:46:42,900 --> 00:46:57,900 Amen. 461 00:46:57,900 --> 00:47:12,900 Amen. 462 00:47:12,900 --> 00:47:27,900 Amen. 463 00:47:27,900 --> 00:47:42,900 Amen. 464 00:47:42,900 --> 00:47:57,900 Amen. 465 00:47:57,900 --> 00:48:12,900 Amen. 466 00:48:12,900 --> 00:48:27,900 Amen. 467 00:48:27,900 --> 00:48:42,900 Amen. 468 00:48:42,900 --> 00:48:54,900 Amen. 469 00:48:54,900 --> 00:49:09,900 Amen. 470 00:49:09,900 --> 00:49:24,900 Amen. 471 00:49:24,900 --> 00:49:26,900 Amen. 472 00:49:26,900 --> 00:49:28,900 Amen. 473 00:49:28,900 --> 00:49:30,900 Amen. 474 00:49:30,900 --> 00:49:32,900 Amen. 475 00:49:32,900 --> 00:49:34,900 Amen. 476 00:49:34,900 --> 00:49:49,900 Amen. 477 00:49:49,900 --> 00:50:04,900 Amen. 478 00:50:04,900 --> 00:50:19,900 Amen. 479 00:50:19,900 --> 00:50:34,900 Amen. 480 00:50:34,900 --> 00:50:49,900 Amen. 481 00:50:49,900 --> 00:50:51,900 Amen. 482 00:50:51,900 --> 00:50:53,900 Amen. 483 00:50:53,900 --> 00:50:55,900 Amen. 484 00:50:55,900 --> 00:50:57,900 Amen. 485 00:50:57,900 --> 00:50:59,900 Amen. 486 00:50:59,900 --> 00:51:28,900 Amen. 487 00:51:28,900 --> 00:51:37,060 teach. Exactly. I'm glad you said that because I was waiting for someone else 488 00:51:37,060 --> 00:51:41,980 to say that. For me in my job it's really hard because none of the guys I work 489 00:51:41,980 --> 00:51:47,380 with believe what I believe so it's really hard to but I still I've told 490 00:51:47,380 --> 00:51:50,980 them many times before and I've even told my boss I just do the job God 491 00:51:50,980 --> 00:51:54,900 gave me because I've gotten review before and they're like oh you do a 492 00:51:54,900 --> 00:51:57,380 really good job and we're really impressed with your work and I'm like 493 00:51:57,380 --> 00:52:03,540 okay well that's fine and dandy but I do that because God gave me this job so you 494 00:52:03,540 --> 00:52:13,780 can serve God with I guess humbling yourself knowing that what you have to 495 00:52:13,780 --> 00:52:19,500 serve God with he gave it to you for his glory not your own glory not to make 496 00:52:19,500 --> 00:52:25,100 yourself look better but to make him look good so that we can show the world 497 00:52:25,100 --> 00:52:34,380 how good God really is so here's something else can you serve more than 498 00:52:34,380 --> 00:52:36,820 one God 499 00:52:37,420 --> 00:52:43,260 first of all because it really is only one but that being said if you want to 500 00:52:43,260 --> 00:52:50,260 select a second for yourself I'm actually here to tell you you can serve more than 501 00:52:50,260 --> 00:52:58,580 one God however if you are a Christian you're right the answer is no but if 502 00:52:58,580 --> 00:53:03,180 you are not Christian and you're lost in the world you're gonna try to serve many 503 00:53:03,180 --> 00:53:07,540 gods because you're gonna try to find that one thing in your life that makes 504 00:53:07,540 --> 00:53:14,540 you feel good so technically yes you can serve more than one God but it's not 505 00:53:14,540 --> 00:53:23,220 gonna be pretty so we are faced by temptations every single day we're faced 506 00:53:23,220 --> 00:53:30,740 with temptations to do different things to look at things and the amount of 507 00:53:30,740 --> 00:53:36,740 times that we're rejecting that temptations I think is more than we can 508 00:53:36,740 --> 00:53:41,460 even imagine the more the times God steps in and takes our mind off of 509 00:53:41,460 --> 00:53:47,340 something because it's not right or it's wrong and we shouldn't be thinking that 510 00:53:47,340 --> 00:53:51,220 one of the examples I have is if you're walking down the street and you see a 511 00:53:51,220 --> 00:53:54,500 really attractive person you're like man that person's really good-looking 512 00:53:54,500 --> 00:54:01,020 there's nothing wrong with that right however if you go a little bit farther 513 00:54:01,020 --> 00:54:05,220 than that and start having feelings like I'd really like to know what that person 514 00:54:05,220 --> 00:54:09,900 likes looks like with no clothes on then it becomes a problem and there's nothing 515 00:54:09,900 --> 00:54:19,220 wrong with complementing something because they look good but I think it's 516 00:54:19,220 --> 00:54:25,060 crazy how many times we are faced with temptations and we don't go into them not 517 00:54:25,060 --> 00:54:37,100 even realizing that God is actually pulling us away from them and the reason 518 00:54:37,100 --> 00:54:43,260 he does that is because he doesn't want us to go back to doing what the world 519 00:54:43,260 --> 00:54:52,100 says we should do and we are going to look in Deuteronomy chapter 13 starting 520 00:54:52,100 --> 00:54:59,580 in verse 1 says if a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and 521 00:54:59,580 --> 00:55:04,900 gives you a sign or a wonder and that sign or that wonder comes true 522 00:55:04,900 --> 00:55:11,460 concerning which he spoke to you saying let us go after other gods whom you have 523 00:55:11,460 --> 00:55:17,020 not known and let us serve them so right away it warns us that there's going to 524 00:55:17,020 --> 00:55:22,220 be people that will rise up and say hey let's go do this instead even though 525 00:55:22,220 --> 00:55:26,460 it's not something you're aware of like back then a lot of more worshiping other 526 00:55:26,460 --> 00:55:33,340 gods like ball you had um oh was the other one I just had it it's on the top 527 00:55:33,340 --> 00:55:39,260 of my tongue Astrof that was the one but you have all these other false gods that 528 00:55:39,260 --> 00:55:44,100 these people would worship and there's there was a list I found I wish I would 529 00:55:44,100 --> 00:55:47,860 have saved it but I didn't and it kind of disappoints me but there was a list I 530 00:55:47,860 --> 00:55:53,060 found it would have like 30 over 30 different false gods that they would 531 00:55:53,060 --> 00:55:57,500 worship back then and it is crazy because a lot of the names I've never 532 00:55:57,500 --> 00:56:02,820 even heard of and it it's just crazy the amount of things that people strive 533 00:56:02,820 --> 00:56:07,940 after that they they go after just to make them feel a little bit better when 534 00:56:07,940 --> 00:56:12,420 truthfully the well Dan said there is only one God that is going to make you 535 00:56:12,420 --> 00:56:17,380 feel good and that is our God the God creator the God of the universe that is 536 00:56:17,380 --> 00:56:23,380 the only God that you are ever going to follow to make yourself feel right 537 00:56:23,380 --> 00:56:26,380 hmm 538 00:56:31,740 --> 00:56:38,780 something else to think about with this anytime you put something above God that 539 00:56:38,780 --> 00:56:44,780 is now a God in your life a lot of people do it with money fame success some 540 00:56:44,780 --> 00:56:48,860 people do it with video games some people do it with sex anything you put 541 00:56:48,860 --> 00:56:57,940 above God becomes a God in your life so if someone says hey let's go to the bar 542 00:56:57,940 --> 00:57:01,980 and get messed up and you know that you're not supposed to do that but you 543 00:57:01,980 --> 00:57:06,180 do it anyways that has now become a God in your life because you are serving 544 00:57:06,180 --> 00:57:12,060 that instead of doing what's right with God and someone says hey let's go watch 545 00:57:12,060 --> 00:57:15,700 TV and let's go watch a movie but you know you haven't spent any time with God 546 00:57:15,700 --> 00:57:20,660 that day and you still go and watch that movie and just push God aside that movie 547 00:57:20,660 --> 00:57:27,180 or that TV show has now become a God in your life now again I'm not saying 548 00:57:27,180 --> 00:57:31,060 there's anything wrong with watching TV or watching a movie or going out with 549 00:57:31,060 --> 00:57:34,740 friends however you have to make sure that you're still putting that time in 550 00:57:34,740 --> 00:57:43,220 for God continuing in verse 3 says you shall not listen to the words of that 551 00:57:43,220 --> 00:57:47,300 prophet or that dreamer of dreams for the Lord your God is testing you to find 552 00:57:47,300 --> 00:57:51,900 out if you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul 553 00:57:51,900 --> 00:57:56,180 you shall follow the Lord your God and fear him and you shall keep his 554 00:57:56,180 --> 00:58:03,540 commandments listen to his voice serve him and cling to him but that prophet or 555 00:58:03,540 --> 00:58:09,860 that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death because he is he has concealed 556 00:58:09,860 --> 00:58:15,060 rebellion against the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt and 557 00:58:15,060 --> 00:58:21,940 redeemed you from the house of slavery to seduce you from the way in which the 558 00:58:21,940 --> 00:58:28,420 Lord your God commanded to walk you shall purge the evil from among you now 559 00:58:28,420 --> 00:58:33,260 we can't go around killing people that try to lead us to doing wrong things 560 00:58:33,260 --> 00:58:40,340 however you can cut that person out of your life right if there's someone that 561 00:58:40,340 --> 00:58:44,140 comes up against you and is trying to constantly force you to do the wrong 562 00:58:44,140 --> 00:58:49,460 thing you can push that person out of your life I mean I've taught that my 563 00:58:49,460 --> 00:58:53,780 youth group many times did you have to be very careful who you hang out with 564 00:58:53,780 --> 00:58:57,980 because real friends will never try to force you to do something that you know 565 00:58:57,980 --> 00:59:04,020 is wrong that is not what you want to do a good friend is going to force you to 566 00:59:04,020 --> 00:59:10,620 try to better yourself and do better I have my best friend Charlie meeting him 567 00:59:10,620 --> 00:59:16,460 we went fishing yesterday and he likes to drink sometimes he likes to drink a 568 00:59:16,460 --> 00:59:21,180 lot but when we were out yesterday he didn't really do anything like that 569 00:59:21,180 --> 00:59:24,060 because and I even asked him I was like hey if you wanted to go get something 570 00:59:24,060 --> 00:59:30,660 you can and he said no because I don't want to do that because of he don't want 571 00:59:30,660 --> 00:59:36,260 to make me feel bad or anything like that so I was like okay that's cool 572 00:59:36,260 --> 00:59:44,140 however I wouldn't have cared if he did but that's how a friend should be they 573 00:59:44,140 --> 00:59:56,540 should be able to respect you and your decisions your choices this is when 574 00:59:56,540 --> 01:00:01,420 continuing verse 6 this is when it can get a little scary says if your brother 575 01:00:01,420 --> 01:00:07,580 your mother's son or your sons or daughter or your wife you cherish or 576 01:00:07,580 --> 01:00:14,100 your friend who is with who is as your own soul entices you secretly say 577 01:00:14,100 --> 01:00:19,900 let us go serve other gods from neither who neither you nor your father have 578 01:00:19,900 --> 01:00:26,060 known of the gods of the people who are around you near you or far from you 579 01:00:26,060 --> 01:00:34,140 from one end of the earth to the other end you shall not yield to him nor or 580 01:00:34,140 --> 01:00:41,100 listen to him and your eyes shall not pity him nor shall you share or console 581 01:00:41,100 --> 01:00:51,740 him or conceal him but you shall surely kill but you should surely kill him your 582 01:00:51,740 --> 01:00:57,140 hand shall be first against him to put him to death and afterwards the hand of 583 01:00:57,140 --> 01:01:03,740 all the people you shall stone him to death because he has sought to seduce 584 01:01:03,740 --> 01:01:08,420 you from the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt out of the 585 01:01:08,420 --> 01:01:15,620 house of slavery then all Israel will hear and be afraid and will never again 586 01:01:15,620 --> 01:01:23,380 do such a wicked thing among you so this is saying even your own family if your 587 01:01:23,380 --> 01:01:27,620 own family your own flesh and blood were to try to get you to walk away from God 588 01:01:27,620 --> 01:01:32,300 you need to cut them out of your life if you are married and your wife or your 589 01:01:32,300 --> 01:01:37,820 husband is forcing you to try to go against what God says you have to cut 590 01:01:37,820 --> 01:01:44,500 that person out now obviously I mean personally I would try my hardest to 591 01:01:44,500 --> 01:01:49,860 make them see the truth to make them understand why I serve God and why I do 592 01:01:49,860 --> 01:01:56,140 what I do but if that doesn't work then you're gonna have to get free of that 593 01:01:56,420 --> 01:02:03,060 because Satan will use the people around you the people you love the most to 594 01:02:03,060 --> 01:02:09,980 break you down who but God will use those people to build you back up as 595 01:02:09,980 --> 01:02:18,420 long as you're on the same page well you have to be careful even when it comes to 596 01:02:18,420 --> 01:02:27,380 your mother your father your brother or sister you have to you have to always 597 01:02:27,380 --> 01:02:40,660 follow God don't follow what they want you to do and continuing 12 it says if 598 01:02:40,660 --> 01:02:45,300 you hear one of your cities which the Lord your God is giving to you to live 599 01:02:45,300 --> 01:02:53,300 in anyone saying that some worthless man has gone out among you and have seduced 600 01:02:53,300 --> 01:02:57,060 the inhabitants of the city saying let us serve other gods whom you have not 601 01:02:57,060 --> 01:03:04,180 known then you shall investigate it and search out inquiries throughout if it is 602 01:03:04,180 --> 01:03:10,380 true and the matter established that it this abomination has been done among you 603 01:03:10,380 --> 01:03:14,140 you shall surely strike the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword 604 01:03:14,140 --> 01:03:20,740 utterly destroying it and all that and all that is in it and its cattle with 605 01:03:20,740 --> 01:03:24,500 the edge of the sword then you shall gather up all its booty into the middle 606 01:03:24,500 --> 01:03:28,780 of the open square and burn the city with all of its booty with fire as a 607 01:03:28,780 --> 01:03:34,580 whole burnt offering to the Lord your God and it shall be a ruin forever it 608 01:03:34,580 --> 01:03:42,020 shall never be rebuilt nothing from which is put under the band shall cling 609 01:03:42,020 --> 01:03:47,580 to your hand in order that the Lord may turn from his burning anger and show 610 01:03:47,580 --> 01:03:54,340 mercy to you and have compassion on you and make you increase just as he swore 611 01:03:54,340 --> 01:04:00,100 unto your father if you listen to the voice of the Lord your God and keep his 612 01:04:00,100 --> 01:04:04,860 commandments which I am commanding you today and doing what is right in the 613 01:04:04,860 --> 01:04:17,740 sight of the Lord so all that being said anything in your life that is not of God 614 01:04:17,740 --> 01:04:24,420 get rid of it anything if you're spending too much time watching TV and 615 01:04:24,420 --> 01:04:28,220 not spending enough time with God get rid of the TV if you're spending too 616 01:04:28,220 --> 01:04:32,540 much time playing out a phone game instead of spending time and God get 617 01:04:32,540 --> 01:04:36,940 rid of the phone if you're spending too much time hanging out with friends and 618 01:04:36,940 --> 01:04:44,380 not discussing God's greatness then you need to get rid of that friend in 619 01:04:44,380 --> 01:04:49,940 Matthew chapter 18 verse 8 it says if your hand or foot causes you to stumble 620 01:04:49,940 --> 01:04:54,740 cut it off and throw it from you it'd be better you enter the enter life 621 01:04:54,740 --> 01:05:00,700 crippled or lame then have two hands and two feet to be cast into eternal fire if 622 01:05:00,700 --> 01:05:05,860 your eye causes you to stumble pluck it out and throw it from you it is better 623 01:05:05,860 --> 01:05:10,580 for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes to be cast in the fiery 624 01:05:10,580 --> 01:05:16,660 hell even Jesus tells you to get rid of other things that can cause you to 625 01:05:16,660 --> 01:05:26,180 stumble into sin you have you you can't keep things around if they're gonna be 626 01:05:26,180 --> 01:05:34,860 there you can't keep around if they're gonna make you fall so that was the text 627 01:05:34,860 --> 01:05:37,660 then I'm gonna get to the points but this is where most of the time is gonna 628 01:05:37,660 --> 01:05:45,500 be so be ready because there's a lot first point is serve God and serve God 629 01:05:45,500 --> 01:05:53,080 only you cannot serve more than one God if you're a Christian if you really 630 01:05:53,080 --> 01:05:57,780 believe Jesus is your Lord and Savior and he saved you then he is the Lord of 631 01:05:57,780 --> 01:06:04,020 your life he is the only one that you can ever follow you can't follow after 632 01:06:04,020 --> 01:06:09,220 money you can't follow after dreams you can't follow after success or a person 633 01:06:09,220 --> 01:06:13,420 you have to follow Jesus and him only 634 01:06:16,340 --> 01:06:22,140 Luke 4 chapter Luke chapter 4 verse 8 says Jesus answered to him it is written 635 01:06:22,140 --> 01:06:28,380 you shall worship the Lord your God and serve him only Matthew 6 24 says no one 636 01:06:28,380 --> 01:06:33,760 can serve two masters for either for either he will hate one and love the 637 01:06:33,760 --> 01:06:38,500 other or he will be devoted to one and despise the other you cannot serve God 638 01:06:38,500 --> 01:06:44,740 and wealth in second Samuel 22 for I call upon the Lord who is worthy to be 639 01:06:44,740 --> 01:06:51,980 praised and I am saved from my enemies Deuteronomy 6 chapter 13 or Deuteronomy 640 01:06:51,980 --> 01:06:57,340 6 verses 13 through 14 you shall feel only the Lord your God and you shall 641 01:06:57,340 --> 01:07:05,940 worship him and swear by his name you shall not follow any other gods any of 642 01:07:05,940 --> 01:07:12,140 the gods of the people who you sort who surround you so just because we live in 643 01:07:12,140 --> 01:07:16,740 a country that is free and we have God's free will to choose whatever we want to 644 01:07:16,740 --> 01:07:20,700 do does not give us the right to sometimes just because you have the 645 01:07:20,700 --> 01:07:25,460 free will to go out and kill somebody does that make it right just because you 646 01:07:25,460 --> 01:07:28,380 have the free will to go out and steal from somebody does that make it right 647 01:07:28,380 --> 01:07:34,860 we have the free will to do what we want but however we have to do what is right 648 01:07:35,860 --> 01:07:42,100 if you cannot do what is right you will never be able to fully understand the 649 01:07:42,100 --> 01:07:50,020 amazing thing God did when he sent Jesus Christ to die for you you want to know 650 01:07:50,020 --> 01:07:54,060 why we have to call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised because he saved 651 01:07:54,060 --> 01:08:00,300 us from our enemies you want to know why you can't serve two masters because 652 01:08:00,300 --> 01:08:07,380 you're gonna love one but despise the other you know why we have to serve God 653 01:08:07,380 --> 01:08:12,460 and serve God only because if we don't serve God and serve God only we're gonna 654 01:08:12,460 --> 01:08:22,660 despise God and love something else a little bit what Tim was saying earlier 655 01:08:22,660 --> 01:08:26,620 you want to look at the world and you want to put the blame on anything you 656 01:08:26,620 --> 01:08:29,820 want to put the blame on our government on the people in our government on 657 01:08:29,820 --> 01:08:33,980 people in charge or police or anything you want to put the blame on something 658 01:08:33,980 --> 01:08:38,140 else you know we need to start blaming ourselves as Christians what are we 659 01:08:38,140 --> 01:08:43,580 doing to make it better are we too busy trying to serve two different masters are 660 01:08:43,580 --> 01:08:48,120 we trying to serve God and serve God only and get other people on board to 661 01:08:48,120 --> 01:08:59,580 serve God this whole world is so wrapped up and around having so many different 662 01:08:59,580 --> 01:09:02,340 things to make you look good when really the only thing that's going to make us 663 01:09:02,340 --> 01:09:06,900 look good is bringing God back into everything you want to fix the school 664 01:09:06,900 --> 01:09:11,140 systems like God be in our school systems you want to fix your workplace 665 01:09:11,140 --> 01:09:19,580 like God be in the workplace you want to fix our country bring God back to our 666 01:09:19,580 --> 01:09:30,140 country there's so many churches that have closed their doors during COVID 667 01:09:30,140 --> 01:09:38,580 because they wanted to do what the government said but not what God said do 668 01:09:38,580 --> 01:09:43,380 you think back 2,000 plus years they ever stopped worshiping because people 669 01:09:43,380 --> 01:09:47,980 got sick no they would just sit them in a different part of the place they would 670 01:09:47,980 --> 01:09:54,940 separate them but they still worshiped they never stopped doing what God had 671 01:09:54,940 --> 01:10:02,460 them to do if we bow down to what the world standards want we are going to 672 01:10:02,460 --> 01:10:12,620 fall on our face which brings me to my second point we have to remember where 673 01:10:12,620 --> 01:10:22,340 we came from you have to remember who you were before you came to Christ were 674 01:10:22,340 --> 01:10:26,860 you a person who strived to serve or were you a person that only wanted to 675 01:10:26,860 --> 01:10:35,860 serve yourself where were you before you got saved if you can compare that to 676 01:10:35,860 --> 01:10:43,620 what you are now it should be very drastic change and if we can do that 677 01:10:43,620 --> 01:10:47,900 with the world if we can go back and say look here's what Jesus did here's what I 678 01:10:47,900 --> 01:10:52,660 was before I was saved here's where I am now and the whole world can understand 679 01:10:52,660 --> 01:10:57,780 how much of a change and how much better things could be we would never have to 680 01:10:57,780 --> 01:11:09,180 worry about half the things we have to worry about and Deuteronomy 16 verse 12 681 01:11:09,180 --> 01:11:13,300 it says you shall remember that you were slaves in Egypt and you shall be 682 01:11:13,300 --> 01:11:20,100 careful to observe these statures you were slaves to sin you accept Jesus 683 01:11:20,100 --> 01:11:24,060 Christ as your Lord and Savior you are now free from that sin you are free from 684 01:11:24,060 --> 01:11:29,460 all sin you are free from the struggles that the world wants you to be in 685 01:11:29,460 --> 01:11:36,720 because you serve a God who can pull you out of that you serve the God who can 686 01:11:36,720 --> 01:11:44,060 take from nothing and create greatness that's the God you serve that's the God 687 01:11:44,060 --> 01:11:48,760 we as Christians serve we serve a God with the power to take dust from the 688 01:11:48,760 --> 01:11:56,140 earth and create man or picture this we have we serve a God who can create the 689 01:11:56,140 --> 01:12:04,900 stars the universe the planets this Sun the moon God created all of that and 690 01:12:04,900 --> 01:12:09,700 that is the God we serve we serve that kind of powerful God we serve the God 691 01:12:09,700 --> 01:12:15,780 that can take us from worthless human beings to someone who is able to stand 692 01:12:15,780 --> 01:12:23,780 in his presence and go Lord I serve you you cannot forget where we came from we 693 01:12:23,780 --> 01:12:33,740 were slaves and now we are free and we are free to do God's work in 2nd 694 01:12:33,740 --> 01:12:37,340 Corinthians 517 which happens to be my sit my favorite verse it says therefore 695 01:12:37,340 --> 01:12:41,940 if anyone's in Christ he is a new creation the old things passed away 696 01:12:41,940 --> 01:12:49,580 behold new things have come you are no longer that old you anymore now I will 697 01:12:49,580 --> 01:12:55,220 tell you you cannot ever forget who you were though because if you forget who 698 01:12:55,220 --> 01:13:01,580 you were you're gonna forget what you're fighting for I am fighting to make 699 01:13:01,580 --> 01:13:06,260 myself a better person I am fighting to make myself the best father I can 700 01:13:06,260 --> 01:13:10,340 possibly be the best husband I can possibly be and eventually the best 701 01:13:10,340 --> 01:13:18,260 preacher I can ever be but I do that because God pulled me from that broken 702 01:13:18,260 --> 01:13:24,420 person I was to who I am now so I can do these things and it is the same for 703 01:13:24,420 --> 01:13:29,940 every single one of you God pulled you from who you were so you can be a better 704 01:13:29,940 --> 01:13:35,940 person so you can be the best Tommy you can be you can be the best Chris you can 705 01:13:35,940 --> 01:13:48,740 be you can be the best you can be if you remember where God pulled you from the 706 01:13:48,740 --> 01:13:53,700 third point is is always speak the truth I've been trying to drill this into my 707 01:13:53,700 --> 01:14:00,980 kids for years always speak the truth because if you tell one little lie that 708 01:14:00,980 --> 01:14:07,780 lie can snowball and it can affect everything who's here heard the saying 709 01:14:07,780 --> 01:14:13,980 that respect is earned right everyone probably I mean that's been something 710 01:14:13,980 --> 01:14:19,180 that I've always had stuck in my head ever since I was a kid respect is earned 711 01:14:19,180 --> 01:14:27,020 however is it easier to get someone's respect or to get someone's trust and 712 01:14:27,020 --> 01:14:38,540 or a historical question I think people tend to carry a decent amount of respect 713 01:14:38,540 --> 01:14:47,820 for just people in general people I think trust is more part of respect okay 714 01:14:47,820 --> 01:14:53,940 so if someone steals from you someone steals from you would you be able to 715 01:14:53,940 --> 01:15:03,900 trust that person anymore it'd be really hard right if someone lies to you it's 716 01:15:03,900 --> 01:15:09,940 hard to believe anything they say anymore right so what are we doing as 717 01:15:09,940 --> 01:15:17,060 Christians if we're not doing what God wants us to do we are lying to God 718 01:15:17,060 --> 01:15:28,420 however God still trusts us think about that if you don't do what God has you to 719 01:15:28,420 --> 01:15:35,380 do you are lying to God but yet he still trusts you to carry out his will and his 720 01:15:35,380 --> 01:15:43,540 duty that he puts in your life and yet we can't trust people who lied us it's 721 01:15:43,540 --> 01:15:50,300 hard for us to trust people who steal from us but yet when we lie we cheat we 722 01:15:50,300 --> 01:15:56,980 steal God still trusts us enough to send his son Jesus to die on the cross so we 723 01:15:56,980 --> 01:16:06,140 can get to heaven so that we can do his work you want to fix the problems of 724 01:16:06,140 --> 01:16:11,780 this world you trust God bring God into it we need to stop trying to shove him 725 01:16:11,780 --> 01:16:22,180 away in Zechariah chapter 8 verse 16 that says these things these are things 726 01:16:22,180 --> 01:16:27,020 which you should do speak the truth to one another judge with truth and 727 01:16:27,020 --> 01:16:30,340 judgment for peace 728 01:16:31,020 --> 01:16:36,420 Proverbs 21 18 a false witness will perish but the man who listens to the 729 01:16:36,420 --> 01:16:43,420 truth will speak forever that right there is why God's Word will last forever 730 01:16:43,420 --> 01:16:51,420 because it's truth Satan all of the lies Satan has will fall away but God's truth 731 01:16:51,420 --> 01:17:00,380 of his love will last forever because it's true any false thing out in the 732 01:17:00,380 --> 01:17:03,500 world right now it's eventually going to die off I mean look at all these 733 01:17:03,500 --> 01:17:11,460 traditions that have come and gone there there were a lot of there's so many lies 734 01:17:11,460 --> 01:17:15,500 out there like for instance there's a cult out there that believes you have to 735 01:17:15,500 --> 01:17:23,100 sacrifice your firstborn still there's cults out there that believe that 736 01:17:23,100 --> 01:17:29,380 there's the first Church of Satan which is an actual church I looked it up it's 737 01:17:29,380 --> 01:17:33,380 really weird because I did first time I ever heard Dan tell me that I thought 738 01:17:33,380 --> 01:17:37,300 it was lie I'm not gonna lie I'm like there's no way that someone actually 739 01:17:37,300 --> 01:17:44,020 named their church the first Church of Satan but they did but you want to 740 01:17:44,020 --> 01:17:48,900 what's even crazier that's the 15th time someone's named their church the first 741 01:17:48,900 --> 01:17:58,860 Church of Satan every other one failed because it's based on lies the reason 742 01:17:58,860 --> 01:18:03,540 everything around us is falling apart is because so many things around us are 743 01:18:03,540 --> 01:18:11,060 based on lies it's not based on the truth anymore 744 01:18:12,900 --> 01:18:19,940 second Timothy 2 15 be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a 745 01:18:19,940 --> 01:18:25,780 workman who does not need to be ashamed accurately handling the word of the 746 01:18:25,780 --> 01:18:35,620 truth and everything you do especially when you're a Christian you are approved 747 01:18:35,620 --> 01:18:47,260 by God to speak the truth you're going around and I've seen it before you go 748 01:18:47,260 --> 01:18:52,500 around in your day and you don't ever bring up the word of God or you go out 749 01:18:52,500 --> 01:18:59,420 in the day and you purposely don't tell the truth because you're afraid it might 750 01:18:59,420 --> 01:19:04,420 offend somebody or you're afraid of what someone will think well you know what 751 01:19:04,420 --> 01:19:10,820 who cares what they think if you are speaking the truth about who God is who 752 01:19:10,820 --> 01:19:17,380 cares what they think that does not matter what matters is the truth lives 753 01:19:17,380 --> 01:19:24,060 forever you have to speak the truth you cannot lie about who God is you cannot 754 01:19:24,060 --> 01:19:30,060 lie about the power that God has and the things he's done in your life if you are 755 01:19:30,060 --> 01:19:35,260 waking up every day that is a blessing from God you need to cherish that you 756 01:19:35,260 --> 01:19:43,780 need to remember God gave you that breath in your lungs it didn't come from 757 01:19:43,780 --> 01:19:48,660 some scientific little magic thing that people try to make people believe it 758 01:19:48,660 --> 01:19:54,660 comes from God let's be real the human body is the most complex thing on the 759 01:19:54,660 --> 01:20:00,140 planet there is not a single person alive that fully understands every 760 01:20:00,140 --> 01:20:07,620 aspect of the human body the biggest one being the brain because the thoughts 761 01:20:07,620 --> 01:20:13,380 people have the ideas people have the way the brain works is so complex not 762 01:20:13,380 --> 01:20:19,420 even the most powerful computers can comprehend what a human brain can and if 763 01:20:19,420 --> 01:20:22,500 you're gonna sit there and tell people that's just it happens because of 764 01:20:22,500 --> 01:20:29,100 evolution and not by some other miracle you are crazy the only way that that 765 01:20:29,100 --> 01:20:35,460 kind of stuff is possible is because God did it God created such a precise 766 01:20:35,460 --> 01:20:41,660 universe that if we were just a little bit closer to the Sun we'd all fry to 767 01:20:41,660 --> 01:20:46,180 death but if we were just a little bit further away we'd all freeze to death 768 01:20:46,180 --> 01:20:50,820 you realize if the moon were not in the sky the whole earth would be flooded 769 01:20:50,820 --> 01:20:59,820 underwater because the gravity from the moon is what controls our tide if 770 01:20:59,820 --> 01:21:06,100 there's no moon there's no tide that means it's just high tide all the time 771 01:21:06,100 --> 01:21:12,620 and if it's those things those those things in creation you have to realize 772 01:21:12,620 --> 01:21:19,060 that it is not by chance it is because what God said in the very beginning in 773 01:21:19,060 --> 01:21:27,220 Genesis God created it God created everything it's not a lie that is the 774 01:21:27,220 --> 01:21:33,820 truth and that still is the truth the Bible is the most printed book ever and 775 01:21:33,820 --> 01:21:44,100 it is also the only book that has been around for thousands of years you know 776 01:21:44,100 --> 01:21:51,300 why because it is the truth about God and God protects his stuff 777 01:21:51,300 --> 01:22:08,940 I'm gonna go to Acts chapter 17 and verse 23 says for a while I was passing 778 01:22:08,940 --> 01:22:12,820 through and examining the objects of your worship but I also found an altar 779 01:22:12,820 --> 01:22:20,580 with the inscription to an unknown God therefore what you what you worship is 780 01:22:20,580 --> 01:22:31,500 ignorance this I proclaim to you to an unknown God why would anyone want to 781 01:22:31,500 --> 01:22:45,220 worship an unknown God exactly do you see that is exactly how the world is 782 01:22:45,220 --> 01:22:50,060 today we are trying to worship so many other things that we can't even 783 01:22:50,060 --> 01:23:07,260 possibly remember what's real anymore what is true anymore but the God we 784 01:23:07,260 --> 01:23:18,260 serve is always true the God we serve brought us up from slavery to sin so 785 01:23:18,260 --> 01:23:35,180 that we can be saved the God we serve created everything the God we serve has 786 01:23:35,180 --> 01:23:47,500 never lied to you the God we serve has never stolen from you the God we serve 787 01:23:47,500 --> 01:23:58,900 is always here for you and you know what the best thing is the God we serve is 788 01:23:58,900 --> 01:24:11,300 the only real God there is that's who we serve that is the God we serve so what 789 01:24:11,300 --> 01:24:21,460 does it mean to serve God to live knowing that God is real do everything 790 01:24:21,460 --> 01:24:31,500 in his name and why do we do it because he sent Jesus Christ to die on a cross 791 01:24:31,500 --> 01:24:40,780 so you can be saved that's why we do it not just because God commands us to not 792 01:24:40,780 --> 01:24:47,060 just because it's the right thing to do we do it because if God loves us that 793 01:24:47,060 --> 01:24:52,980 much then shouldn't we love him that much if God loves us so much that he 794 01:24:52,980 --> 01:24:57,140 sent Jesus Christ to die shouldn't we show him that respect show him that love 795 01:24:57,140 --> 01:25:01,780 if God never lies to you and never steals from you never gives you more 796 01:25:01,780 --> 01:25:09,460 than you can handle shouldn't you serve him in return you want to know what it's 797 01:25:09,460 --> 01:25:12,940 like to be happy serve God you want to know what it's like to be successful 798 01:25:12,940 --> 01:25:20,980 serve God you want to know what it's like to not be faced with temptation 799 01:25:20,980 --> 01:25:31,420 every day and struggling on who you were and who you are now serve God and yes I 800 01:25:31,420 --> 01:25:35,980 understand that we all have our busy lives we all work and whatnot go to 801 01:25:35,980 --> 01:25:41,340 school and whatnot but you know what that is not an excuse not to serve God 802 01:25:43,580 --> 01:25:51,100 so in a way of conclusion I'm just gonna do a quick recap for one don't fall into 803 01:25:51,100 --> 01:25:58,100 frost teachings don't let the world's lies affect your relationship with God 804 01:25:58,100 --> 01:26:10,180 remember who you were without Christ and who you are with Christ and don't lie 805 01:26:10,180 --> 01:26:20,380 about who God really is don't be ashamed of the gospel that's Romans 1 16 don't 806 01:26:20,380 --> 01:26:27,660 be ashamed of the gospel don't be ashamed to tell people the truth of who 807 01:26:27,660 --> 01:26:31,340 God really is and why we serve him 808 01:26:38,340 --> 01:26:42,700 so as we go out and as we finish our week and come back next week or Tuesday 809 01:26:42,700 --> 01:26:49,420 or whenever think about that how can you serve God today how can you make sure 810 01:26:49,420 --> 01:26:52,700 that you're always putting God at the top of your life instead of down below 811 01:26:52,700 --> 01:27:03,500 something else I'm telling right now it is hard it's a lot of work to make sure 812 01:27:03,500 --> 01:27:08,140 that you're putting God at then everything it's hard work but what did 813 01:27:08,140 --> 01:27:14,580 God create Adam to do God created Adam to work he didn't create him to sit 814 01:27:14,580 --> 01:27:19,420 there and do nothing he created Adam to work and then he gave Adam Eve to help 815 01:27:19,420 --> 01:27:29,980 him do that work God gave us people in our lives to help the work get done if 816 01:27:29,980 --> 01:27:38,980 you are still alive and you are still breathing there's work to be done so 817 01:27:38,980 --> 01:27:43,020 don't let them don't let the world prevent you from letting God's light 818 01:27:43,020 --> 01:27:51,980 shine because that is why it's so important that us as Christians have to 819 01:27:51,980 --> 01:27:57,460 be out there telling people we have to let God's light shine in a world of 820 01:27:57,460 --> 01:28:10,180 darkness because if we don't we're gonna be just like the Israelites were back in 821 01:28:10,180 --> 01:28:21,580 Egypt as slaves and I don't want to see what a world without God would be but if 822 01:28:21,580 --> 01:28:29,780 we can't do what's right and serve God and only God then that is what we're 823 01:28:29,780 --> 01:28:36,580 gonna do we're gonna see a world without him hopefully that ain't what it takes 824 01:28:36,580 --> 01:28:42,180 for Jesus to come back for us to actually see what that would look like 825 01:28:42,180 --> 01:28:46,260 and what's even scarier is are you gonna be the one where he says get away from 826 01:28:46,260 --> 01:28:52,380 me for I never knew you are you gonna be the one that he says welcome my good and 827 01:28:52,380 --> 01:28:55,060 faithful servant 828 01:28:55,060 --> 01:29:04,940 so let's get out there let's serve God let's do the right thing and speak truth 829 01:29:04,940 --> 01:29:15,540 and if you haven't been I'd say start studying more and repent because every 830 01:29:15,540 --> 01:29:19,340 in every almost every chapter I've ever read of the Bible there's something 831 01:29:19,340 --> 01:29:31,020 about serving God anyway I'm gonna have the praise team come up and we're gonna 832 01:29:31,020 --> 01:29:38,540 sing a song and during the song I want you guys to look into your own hearts 833 01:29:38,540 --> 01:29:48,540 and ask yourself have you been serving God and everything have you or have you 834 01:29:48,540 --> 01:29:52,180 been lying to God saying that you're a Christian and you want to follow him but 835 01:29:52,180 --> 01:29:55,340 haven't really been following him 836 01:29:57,060 --> 01:30:02,660 then I'll play right now I I've caught myself doing that many times and I've 837 01:30:02,660 --> 01:30:07,660 repented already and I'll do it again because there's many times where I'll 838 01:30:07,660 --> 01:30:11,580 sit there and I'll say yeah I want to serve God I want to do God's work and 839 01:30:11,580 --> 01:30:15,620 that's something else comes up and like not I can't I can't do that right now I 840 01:30:15,620 --> 01:30:24,980 have to do this instead we have to remember to serve God always don't fall 841 01:30:24,980 --> 01:30:30,540 into the busyness of the world you could fall into the business of Christ though 842 01:30:30,540 --> 01:30:48,880 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