1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:12,000 Thank you for listening to this message from Lifehouse Church. 2 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:15,480 Good morning, Lifehouse. 3 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:22,040 Come on, turn to somebody right now, say something to encourage it. 4 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,480 Tell somebody beside you, you look pretty good for Sunday. 5 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:25,860 Come on, tell them right now. 6 00:00:25,860 --> 00:00:27,760 You look pretty good for Sunday. 7 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:29,480 Say it like you mean it, too. 8 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:31,080 Come on, say it like you mean it. 9 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:36,520 It is good to have you if you're listening online in one of the areas around, 10 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:39,400 somewhere actually you can listen, I guess, across the globe these days. 11 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:41,280 But it's good to have you if you're listening online and 12 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:42,760 if you're in the house this morning. 13 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:46,840 And I just really wanted to take a moment to recognize two young ladies, 14 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,040 Addison Woodruff and Ashley Heller. 15 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:50,760 Where's Ashley on those here? 16 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:56,560 I don't think Addison is, but they both went this week from Lifehouse 17 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,320 to compete at International Teen Talent. 18 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:00,640 And that's a big deal. 19 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:04,120 You may or may not know anything about International Teen Talent, but 20 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:07,080 you have to go through Pennsylvania Teen Talent first. 21 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:10,760 And you have to get superior scores here in Pennsylvania. 22 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,400 And then you get to go compete at an international level. 23 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,920 It's really just people coming together, young people coming together, 24 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,640 really sharing the gifts that God's given them in all kind of different areas in 25 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:21,600 the arts. 26 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:25,640 And both of these young ladies went and competed this week. 27 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:30,600 And Ashley won, she placed twice, which is almost unheard of. 28 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:34,720 She got first place in, hopefully I get this right, raw photography. 29 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:35,800 Did I get that correct? 30 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:37,000 She gave me the nod. 31 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:38,920 Okay, raw photography. 32 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:42,360 And then Strings Boat, she took second place, and that is incredible. 33 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,360 And both of them did an amazing job down there. 34 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:46,080 Would you just give them a hand? 35 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:46,600 Yeah. 36 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,200 We are gifted. 37 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:53,400 We are blessed here to have young people who are gifted and talented. 38 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:57,240 And what makes my heart proud the most is that they use their abilities for 39 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:58,680 the Lord. 40 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,400 They could be using their abilities anywhere else. 41 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,800 And they serve God with what they have and what they do. 42 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:05,160 So it's incredible. 43 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:05,960 It's amazing. 44 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:07,480 And thank you. 45 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,840 If you see Ashley, just give her a hug and give her a high five and 46 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:12,040 tell her amazing job. 47 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:14,800 And I know there's some proud parents back there sitting right beside her. 48 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,360 They're giggling and smiling all the way. 49 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,200 Incredible and it's amazing. 50 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:25,600 But hey, last week, I did my best to drive home a particular idea or point. 51 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:29,480 And I don't do this often, but I'm going to preach the second part of the message 52 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:30,960 that I started last week. 53 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:36,720 And last week, the big idea, the point I tried to drive home is that we will only 54 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:42,120 worship God if we have a right appraisal of God. 55 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:42,880 All right. 56 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:47,120 We will only worship God if we have a right appraisal of God. 57 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:53,160 I will only worship God if my value of God is in the right place, if it's on the right 58 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:54,160 level. 59 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:58,160 I will only worship God if I only truly understand His net worth. 60 00:02:58,160 --> 00:02:59,160 Right. 61 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:04,920 I will only worship God if I put the right number on God's worth personally. 62 00:03:04,920 --> 00:03:07,280 Now that might sound a little strange to you. 63 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,480 It might almost even sound a little unholy to you. 64 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:15,920 You know, it might sound a little odd putting a number on God's worth for you personally. 65 00:03:15,920 --> 00:03:20,520 But I'm here to tell you, if you stay with me and you let me walk you down through scripture, 66 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:26,520 you're going to find out that if you put the right number on God's worth, you will worship 67 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:27,520 Him. 68 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:31,140 And this is incredibly important because people miss this all the time. 69 00:03:31,140 --> 00:03:36,080 People don't engage in worship because their appraisal of God is all off. 70 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,000 It's not in the right place. 71 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,160 And they might show up to a worship service like this one. 72 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,400 They might engage in some religious activity along the way. 73 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,960 They might even ask God, right. 74 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,400 They might go in prayer and ask God for something because we do that. 75 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:50,400 We pray. 76 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:51,820 We ask God for something. 77 00:03:51,820 --> 00:03:57,240 But if our appraisal of God is messed up, we will not worship God. 78 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:58,240 We won't. 79 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:03,440 And there are a few determining factors that help us appraise something or almost anything 80 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:04,440 properly. 81 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:05,440 Right. 82 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:07,160 If you're going to appraise something, how many of you have ever had appraisal? 83 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:08,160 I asked this last week. 84 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:09,520 Do you ever have anything appraised? 85 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:11,240 Do you ever appraise something yourself? 86 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:12,240 Okay. 87 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:13,700 You just look at yourself and appraise it. 88 00:04:13,700 --> 00:04:16,300 If you've ever appraised anything, there's a couple of things that you're going to check 89 00:04:16,300 --> 00:04:20,920 into and you're going to probably use or you should use to appraise properly. 90 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:22,160 And one is quality. 91 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:23,160 Say quality. 92 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:24,240 Come on, preach with me. 93 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:25,240 That's awesome. 94 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:26,240 Okay. 95 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:27,240 Quality. 96 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:28,240 What is something made of? 97 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,960 You know, what is it made up of? 98 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,560 Is it made out of gold or is it made out of paper? 99 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:39,640 How many know if I get my wife a new ring and it's pure gold, right? 100 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,240 How many know the appraisal is a lot higher? 101 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:42,240 Yeah. 102 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:43,240 She's like, praise the Lord. 103 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,960 This is just an example, an illustration, honey. 104 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:46,960 Okay. 105 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:50,960 But if I got her a ring, a pure gold, especially it was a big old diamond stacked on top of 106 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:51,960 that thing, right? 107 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:56,080 If I got her a ring of pure gold and gave it to her, that would have a different appraisal 108 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:59,360 value in her eyes. 109 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,960 Instead of me wrapping up a paper straw, right? 110 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:07,000 How many ever take the paper off a straw and wrap it up and wrap it around your finger? 111 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,400 I know that sounds very cute, right? 112 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:13,440 And not near as nice as a gold ring with a big old diamond stock on top of it. 113 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,720 Your appraisal would be different because of the quality. 114 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:21,040 If your house is built out of wood and stone, it has a different appraisal quality than 115 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,440 if it's made out of straw and mud, right? 116 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:25,000 It's going to be an appraisal is going to be different. 117 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,720 So if you're going to get an accurate appraisal of something, you got to understand what the 118 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:28,720 quality is. 119 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:32,760 The second thing you have to understand is what benefit it is to you. 120 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:36,600 What kind of benefit is this going to bring to me? 121 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,640 You know, as you're thinking about things that can bring benefit to you, how many know 122 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:45,160 some automobiles that you buy get you from point A to point B, right? 123 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:49,600 How many ever had an automobile that got you from point A to point B barely, right? 124 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,120 I call it the barely do that automobile. 125 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:53,120 Anybody ever have that? 126 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:57,160 When we first got married, we had barely do that cars all the time, right? 127 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,560 You didn't know if you got in, you don't know if they were going to start. 128 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:01,160 You didn't know if you're going to get to where you were going. 129 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,800 And matter of fact, we used to do this for real. 130 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:08,480 When we went on a vacation with the barely do it kind of cars that we had, we put the 131 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,800 title on the glove box because it wasn't worth towing if it broke down. 132 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,000 We just called the junk man, come and get it. 133 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,800 All right, pick it up, title's in the glove box, get the thing and go, right? 134 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:23,040 So there's got to be benefit and appraisal of a car will be different based on what the 135 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:24,040 car will do. 136 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,060 If it barely gets you there, it's going to have one appraisal of value. 137 00:06:26,060 --> 00:06:32,360 If it's got GPS, a sunroof, right, sports suspension, right, so you can take the curves 138 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:35,560 confidently notice I didn't say fast. 139 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:40,480 OK, confidently, you know, if it's got air conditioned seats to keep your backside nice 140 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:44,840 and cool, some of you like, yeah, all right, we don't have those, but I hear they're great. 141 00:06:44,840 --> 00:06:45,840 All right. 142 00:06:45,840 --> 00:06:50,580 So if you have that nice plush, you know, cushy and in the dead of summer keeps you 143 00:06:50,580 --> 00:06:51,700 nice and cool. 144 00:06:51,700 --> 00:06:52,700 There's a different right. 145 00:06:52,700 --> 00:06:54,680 You're going to praise that thing different. 146 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:56,960 That's going to have a different value to you. 147 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:58,460 That's number two benefit. 148 00:06:58,460 --> 00:07:00,560 Number three is demand. 149 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:04,240 There's demand plays a part in appraising anything. 150 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:08,400 The greater the love for something, the higher the appraisal value. 151 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:09,720 It really is true. 152 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:13,560 If you don't believe this, go to an auction sometime and watch when two people fall in 153 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:15,880 love with whatever's on the stage getting auctioned off. 154 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:16,880 Right. 155 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:17,880 They're back. 156 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,720 How many of you ever go to an auction and people pray for more than the things actually 157 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:22,000 goes for new, right? 158 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:25,720 They're like, oh, oh, you know, they got their little number on there and the auctioneers 159 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:27,080 going and they just get there's two people. 160 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:28,080 They love it. 161 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:29,080 They just keep going. 162 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:30,080 Boom. 163 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:31,080 And they know that thing's going to happen. 164 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:32,080 Everybody's going, you're nuts. 165 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:33,080 You're crazy. 166 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:34,080 They're out of their minds. 167 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:35,080 Right. 168 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:36,080 And they're going, wham. 169 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:37,080 It's the man. 170 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:38,080 What you love. 171 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:41,440 So to get an accurate appraisal of anything, you got to understand the quality, you got 172 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,240 to understand the benefits, you got to understand the demand for it. 173 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:51,440 We place value on Jesus in our lives and it depends on our personal appraisal of Jesus. 174 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:55,560 If it depends if Jesus is gold or paper in your life, right? 175 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:56,560 The quality. 176 00:07:56,560 --> 00:08:01,640 It depends on if you understand the benefits that come along with being in Christ. 177 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:03,840 It depends on the level, right? 178 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:08,440 The demand, the level of love for God, for you, if you understand that and your love 179 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,000 for him. 180 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:16,800 All these factors play a role in your appraisal of Jesus and that will be the whole gauge 181 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:18,360 your worship. 182 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:24,140 If we see Jesus as Messiah, as savior, as Lord, as King of Kings, right? 183 00:08:24,140 --> 00:08:25,840 We worship. 184 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:30,320 But if I don't believe that I might just simply admire him a bit. 185 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:35,000 If we believe that he's Emmanuel, God with us, right? 186 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:39,920 God incarnate among us, that he came and dwelt among us and he's among us through the Holy 187 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:41,960 Spirit, I'll worship him. 188 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:47,000 But if I don't believe that, if I just chalk it up that he's another God, you know, small 189 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:48,600 G kind of thing. 190 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:52,820 I might just consider him a prophet or a teacher or some religious figure that did some nice 191 00:08:52,820 --> 00:08:54,800 things and said some nice things. 192 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:58,400 If I don't believe that there's a literal heaven and a literal hell that there are actual 193 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:03,720 places and that my only hope of avoiding hell is Jesus, right? 194 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:05,280 I may not worship him. 195 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:06,520 I might not. 196 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:11,740 If I don't believe that Jesus loves me more than anybody else on the face of the planet, 197 00:09:11,740 --> 00:09:17,440 if I don't believe that, my, I probably won't worship him. 198 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:19,740 My appraisal of him is going to be messed up. 199 00:09:19,740 --> 00:09:23,220 My worship of him will probably be non-existent, honestly. 200 00:09:23,220 --> 00:09:27,600 And one of the reasons as a pastor, and pastors do this everywhere, one of the reasons that 201 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:31,060 we're always talking about, listen, get into God's word, right? 202 00:09:31,060 --> 00:09:35,540 Listen to God's word, read God's word, because it gives you a revelation of who God is. 203 00:09:35,540 --> 00:09:37,200 It tells you the quality of God. 204 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:40,680 It gives you a list of all the benefits that come along being in Christ. 205 00:09:40,680 --> 00:09:41,860 And number three, right? 206 00:09:41,860 --> 00:09:46,840 It gives you an accurate description of God's love for you. 207 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:47,840 It really does. 208 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:50,160 And it will change your appraisal of God. 209 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:52,240 So today I'm going to take you to the Bible. 210 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:56,800 I'm going to take you to the theme verse for this VBS for the entire week for Adventure 211 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:58,080 Quest. 212 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:01,800 And if you got your Bible, you can go to John chapter 14 verse one. 213 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:02,800 We're going to start there. 214 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:05,120 John chapter 14 verse one. 215 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:08,680 And this verse, the scripture, and really the theme verse for this week is going to 216 00:10:08,680 --> 00:10:13,920 help us get an accurate appraisal of the one that we call King of Kings and Lord of Lords. 217 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:14,920 Let me know when you're there. 218 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:15,920 Say amen if you're there. 219 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:16,920 Amen. 220 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:18,560 Some of you are just going like, I don't got to do this, tilt my head. 221 00:10:18,560 --> 00:10:19,560 All right. 222 00:10:19,560 --> 00:10:22,760 So verse 14 one, he says this, let not your heart be troubled. 223 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,000 You believe in God, believe also in me. 224 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,660 In my father's house are many mansions. 225 00:10:27,660 --> 00:10:29,600 If it were not so, I would have told you. 226 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:31,740 I go to prepare a place for you. 227 00:10:31,740 --> 00:10:37,280 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself. 228 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:40,000 Where I go and where I am, there you may be also. 229 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,000 Now let me just give you a little context here. 230 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:43,600 He's talking to his disciples. 231 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:48,680 Jesus is giving one of those, he's having one of those discussions with the disciples 232 00:10:48,680 --> 00:10:50,760 that I'm about ready to leave discussion. 233 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,240 I don't know if you've ever had one of those with your kids, right? 234 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:55,680 How many know when you're when your kids are younger and you're ready to leave the house 235 00:10:55,680 --> 00:10:58,400 or old enough to stay, you have a discussion with them. 236 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:02,260 Like all right, no friends are allowed over the house. 237 00:11:02,260 --> 00:11:04,600 You're not allowed to get, do not make food. 238 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:05,600 Please don't burn the house down. 239 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:06,600 Right? 240 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:07,920 You know, you start having those kind of discussions. 241 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:09,320 Jesus is getting ready to leave. 242 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:10,800 He's getting ready to leave this earth. 243 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:15,600 He's getting ready to die and across and be crucified and go back and ascend to heaven. 244 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:17,320 And he's having a talk with his disciples. 245 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:19,640 He said, there's some things you need to know, right? 246 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:21,760 I'm going to prepare a place for you is one of them. 247 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:23,560 The place I'm going to, there's many mansions. 248 00:11:23,560 --> 00:11:24,560 I'm going to bring you there. 249 00:11:24,560 --> 00:11:28,480 I'm going to come and receive you to myself and where I am there, you may be also and 250 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:34,400 where I go, you know, and the way you know, this is one of those I'm leaving soon kind 251 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:35,400 of talks. 252 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:36,400 I love you. 253 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:37,820 I care about you. 254 00:11:37,820 --> 00:11:39,560 You need to know some things here. 255 00:11:39,560 --> 00:11:40,560 Right? 256 00:11:40,560 --> 00:11:41,560 And Thomas speaks up. 257 00:11:41,560 --> 00:11:45,900 Who's one of the 12, one of his closest 12 disciples. 258 00:11:45,900 --> 00:11:51,000 He says this in verse five, Thomas said to him, Lord, we do not know where you're going. 259 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,080 And how can we know the way? 260 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:54,640 Jesus says, I'm leaving. 261 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:55,960 I'm going somewhere. 262 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:58,200 And Thomas is going, well, we really don't know where to go. 263 00:11:58,200 --> 00:11:59,200 Right? 264 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:00,200 We don't really know where you're going. 265 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:01,200 How are we going to get there? 266 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:04,480 And Jesus is about to tell him it's not about a physical location. 267 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,240 It's not about a map necessarily. 268 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:11,280 He says to him in verse six, and this is the theme verse for this week, I am the way, the 269 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:13,320 truth and the life. 270 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,560 No one comes to the Father except through me. 271 00:12:16,560 --> 00:12:18,320 He's getting ready to go to the Father. 272 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:19,520 He's getting ready to send in heaven. 273 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:22,080 He says the only way to get there is me. 274 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:23,080 I'm the map. 275 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:24,080 Right? 276 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:25,080 I'm the key. 277 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:26,080 I'm the tour guide. 278 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:27,080 I'm the ticket in. 279 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:28,120 I'm the way. 280 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,120 There's only one gatekeeper to heaven. 281 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:31,120 That is Jesus. 282 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:32,120 Right? 283 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:35,620 There's only one way you can get a ticket to eternal life. 284 00:12:35,620 --> 00:12:36,620 It's who? 285 00:12:36,620 --> 00:12:37,620 God. 286 00:12:37,620 --> 00:12:38,620 You got it right. 287 00:12:38,620 --> 00:12:39,620 All right. 288 00:12:39,620 --> 00:12:40,620 Good job. 289 00:12:40,620 --> 00:12:41,620 All right. 290 00:12:41,620 --> 00:12:46,600 So Jesus told him to God and to the God of the universe, and that is Jesus. 291 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:50,720 And he told him I'm the way, I'm the truth and the life. 292 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:53,080 That's the only way you're getting there. 293 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:57,720 Jesus is the only tour guide to heaven and to God himself. 294 00:12:57,720 --> 00:12:59,240 He's the only one. 295 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:00,760 He's the sole passage. 296 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:02,200 He's the only way in. 297 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:05,440 He's the only way we can get there. 298 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:12,920 How valuable are you if you're the only one who can do something? 299 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:14,680 How valuable are you? 300 00:13:14,680 --> 00:13:16,120 Where does your value go? 301 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:20,880 If you're the only one that can keep people from destruction, if you're the only one that 302 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:24,760 can get people to God, if you're the only one, let me ask you something. 303 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:26,880 What's the value of that? 304 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:27,880 It's incredible. 305 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:28,880 Right? 306 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:32,680 You know, this this whole set set up on the idea of Indiana Jones. 307 00:13:32,680 --> 00:13:33,680 Right? 308 00:13:33,680 --> 00:13:34,680 I think it's P.A. 309 00:13:34,680 --> 00:13:36,360 I get that correct for V.B.S. 310 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:38,920 Because we got copyright things we can't do. 311 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:39,920 Right. 312 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:43,320 And and it's really about navigating past the things that are destructive. 313 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:47,440 If you've seen the movie, you know, Indiana Jones is almost always getting something thrown 314 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:48,440 at him. 315 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:49,440 He's almost always getting killed. 316 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:50,880 And it's the map that he has. 317 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:53,840 And it's it's the guide that he has that gets him through. 318 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:55,640 Jesus is the only way through. 319 00:13:55,640 --> 00:14:02,820 He's the only how valuable is Christ if he's the only one? 320 00:14:02,820 --> 00:14:07,400 If you've ever seen something that is the only one, how many know the value goes from 321 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:08,700 here to here? 322 00:14:08,700 --> 00:14:12,600 If you've got a car and it's the only car on the face of the earth, if you've got a 323 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:17,160 piece of jewelry and it's one of a kind, if you've got anything that's one of a kind, 324 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:19,640 it goes from here to here. 325 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:21,760 Jesus is the only one. 326 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:26,280 How much would you pay for the only one who could keep you from hell, who can keep you 327 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:28,800 from destruction, who can give you a life? 328 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:30,080 How much would you pay? 329 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:31,080 Thousands? 330 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:32,080 Ten thousands? 331 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:33,640 Millions? 332 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:35,640 Maybe everything you've got. 333 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:36,640 Right? 334 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:40,320 He's that kind of the disciples are starting to get it. 335 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:42,600 I think maybe for a second. 336 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:43,600 Right? 337 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:44,600 Jesus is the only one. 338 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:47,120 Jesus tell him I'm it. 339 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:50,200 This is my value is infinite. 340 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:52,200 And he doesn't just stop there. 341 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:54,880 He says there's much, much more. 342 00:14:54,880 --> 00:15:00,060 In verse two, Jesus told his disciples, I'm backtracking a little bit in my father's house 343 00:15:00,060 --> 00:15:01,720 or many mansions. 344 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:05,080 If it were not so, I would have told you, I go to prepare a place for you. 345 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:08,960 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself 346 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,640 that where I am there, you may be also. 347 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:13,140 It's one thing, right? 348 00:15:13,140 --> 00:15:16,560 If you say somebody, it's one thing if you keep them from utter destruction, which is 349 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:18,360 what Jesus does for our lives. 350 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:21,280 It's another thing to say, I'm going to bring you to my house and keep you permanently at 351 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:22,280 my house. 352 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:23,280 Right? 353 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:24,280 Come on. 354 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:25,280 It's true. 355 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:27,740 I might save your life or you might save my life in a crisis situation. 356 00:15:27,740 --> 00:15:29,720 You might perform CPR. 357 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:34,140 You might drag me out of a pond from drowning. 358 00:15:34,140 --> 00:15:35,840 You might save my life in some way. 359 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:36,840 That's one thing. 360 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:37,840 That's an amazing thing. 361 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:40,640 But how many know it's another thing to drag me out and say, you know what? 362 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,600 I want you just to come live with me forever. 363 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:43,600 Right? 364 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:44,600 Nope. 365 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:45,600 Throw him back. 366 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:46,600 Okay. 367 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:47,600 Come on. 368 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:48,600 Right? 369 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:49,600 Really? 370 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:50,600 That's what Jesus says. 371 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:52,240 He's on the way, the truth and where I'm going. 372 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,440 I got a place and there's many mansions there. 373 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:56,440 You know what he was saying? 374 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:57,720 I'm going to my father's house. 375 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:00,160 I'm going to the kingdom and there's a lot of mansions there. 376 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:02,440 By the way, my father is wealthy. 377 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:03,440 Okay. 378 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,280 Beyond measure, wealthy. 379 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:06,560 He's got mansions. 380 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:07,980 He's got places. 381 00:16:07,980 --> 00:16:11,840 And not only am I the way, the truth and the life, not only will I keep you from destruction, 382 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:16,240 not only will I give you life, but I'm going to bring you with me and we're going to go 383 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:20,720 to my father's house and you're going to stay with me there in a new kingdom. 384 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:21,960 I'll be coming soon. 385 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:22,960 I'm going to come back. 386 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:27,680 He's telling the disciples, I'm going to come back and get you to fully appreciate, to fully 387 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:29,480 appreciate what Jesus says here. 388 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:32,120 You got to know a little something about the father's kingdom. 389 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:35,920 Let me read you just a little passage out of Revelation 21, starting with verse one. 390 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:40,720 It says this, now I saw a new heaven and a new earth for the first heaven and the first 391 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:42,340 earth had passed away. 392 00:16:42,340 --> 00:16:43,520 Also there was no more sea. 393 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:47,520 It says John the revelator, seeing heaven and seeing the new heaven and new earth. 394 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:53,320 And then I, John, saw the holy city, new Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, prepared 395 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:55,000 as a bride adorned for her husband. 396 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:59,200 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, behold, the tabernacle of God is with men 397 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:02,440 and he will dwell with them and they shall be his people. 398 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:05,520 And God himself will be with them and be their God. 399 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:10,080 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. 400 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:14,480 There shall be no more death, no sorrow, no crying. 401 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:19,480 There will be no more pain for the former things, the things now, right, have passed 402 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:20,840 away. 403 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:24,480 And he who sat on the throne said, behold, I make all things new. 404 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:28,200 And he said to him, right, for these words are true and faithful. 405 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:29,400 And he said to him, it is done. 406 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:31,240 I am the Alpha and the Omega. 407 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:33,480 I am the beginning and I am the end. 408 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:37,300 And I will give of the fountain of water of life freely to him who thirsts. 409 00:17:37,300 --> 00:17:42,120 No more pain, no more tears, no more sorrow, all things new. 410 00:17:42,120 --> 00:17:45,760 And oh yeah, by the way, the fountain of the water of life. 411 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:47,640 Do you know what that is? 412 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:49,440 That's the fountain of youth. 413 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:51,160 How many of you want the fountain of youth? 414 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:52,160 Amen. 415 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:54,960 Yeah, everybody over 50 is like, amen, brother. 416 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:55,960 All right. 417 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:57,760 We want the fountain of youth. 418 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:00,240 He says you're going to get the fountain of youth. 419 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:04,320 People pay millions, millions to get the fountain of youth back. 420 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:06,880 People pay big money to go in and get the line stretched a little. 421 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:08,480 How many of you can get it stretched? 422 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:10,920 Get it stretched out flat a little bit so you look a little younger. 423 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:11,920 They'll pay millions. 424 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:13,920 You're going to get the fountain of youth. 425 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:16,200 You'll never age in that kingdom. 426 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:19,560 You'll never get sore or you'll never have pain in that kingdom. 427 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:21,460 There will be no sorrow in that kingdom. 428 00:18:21,460 --> 00:18:24,400 And he said, and he goes on in verse seven and says a little more. 429 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:27,400 He says, and he who overcomes shall inherit all things. 430 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:29,560 He's having to talk with the disciples. 431 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:34,000 He's telling them, look, this is the value of me being the way, the truth and the life. 432 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:35,000 Right? 433 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:37,760 He who comes shall inherit all things. 434 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:41,680 That's a big deal when you're going into a kingdom of endless wealth. 435 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:43,560 You inherit all things. 436 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:45,120 How many like what you're hearing in this? 437 00:18:45,120 --> 00:18:48,040 How many know we have access to all this? 438 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:49,560 It's speaking to us. 439 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:54,640 I sounds like it sounds pretty beneficial in Jesus, doesn't it? 440 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:57,480 What's it worth to his church? 441 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,360 What's it worth to us? 442 00:18:59,360 --> 00:19:01,940 What is Jesus worth to us? 443 00:19:01,940 --> 00:19:04,040 And Jesus continues in his conversation. 444 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:05,360 He doesn't end there. 445 00:19:05,360 --> 00:19:06,360 He keeps going. 446 00:19:06,360 --> 00:19:07,480 He throws something. 447 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,600 They're trying to get their head around just where he's going. 448 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:13,000 And he's unloading all this on him. 449 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,920 And he throws something else for them to grab a hold of. 450 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:20,280 He says this in verse seven, if you had known me, you would have known my father also. 451 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:23,240 And from now on, you know him and have seen him. 452 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:25,600 But they're still not picking up what Jesus is putting down. 453 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:26,860 They really aren't. 454 00:19:26,860 --> 00:19:31,360 They don't get it yet because Philip chimes in and says, Philip says to him, Lord, show 455 00:19:31,360 --> 00:19:32,360 us the father. 456 00:19:32,360 --> 00:19:34,600 And it is sufficient for us. 457 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:37,080 I don't know if Jesus did eye rolls or not. 458 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:41,480 You know, I don't know if he did like, oh, one of those things. 459 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:42,800 He just got done. 460 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:43,800 Tell him, right? 461 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:46,720 If you have seen me, you've seen the father. 462 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:49,840 If you have experienced me, you've experienced the father. 463 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:53,600 And Philip says, well, Lord, show us the father. 464 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:54,600 I don't know. 465 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:55,600 I don't know. 466 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:57,640 Jesus probably didn't do this because Jesus always had an answer. 467 00:19:57,640 --> 00:19:58,760 But I'd be like, I got nothing. 468 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:00,360 I don't even know where to go from here. 469 00:20:00,360 --> 00:20:01,680 I don't even know what to say next. 470 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:02,680 Right. 471 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:03,800 I don't know where to go. 472 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:07,800 And Jesus goes on and he says to him, have I been with you so long and yet you have not 473 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:09,260 known me, Philip? 474 00:20:09,260 --> 00:20:11,000 He who has seen me has seen the father. 475 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,200 So how can you say show us the father? 476 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:16,740 Do you not believe that I am the father and the father in me? 477 00:20:16,740 --> 00:20:20,720 The words that I speak to you, I do not speak on my own authority, but the father who dwells 478 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:22,580 in me does the works. 479 00:20:22,580 --> 00:20:27,040 Believe me that I am the father in the father and the father in me or else believe me for 480 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:29,880 the sake of the works themselves. 481 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:32,320 Jesus explains he's just like the father. 482 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:35,680 If you've seen Jesus, you've seen the father. 483 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:38,080 And then he says something even more profound. 484 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:41,320 How many of it's just layers upon layers upon layers? 485 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:44,140 Jesus going back to him and say, oh, you want to see the treasure? 486 00:20:44,140 --> 00:20:45,720 You want to see what this is worth than me? 487 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:47,820 I'm just going to unfold a little bit for you. 488 00:20:47,820 --> 00:20:50,280 And they're trying to get their head around and they can't even get their head around 489 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:51,280 it. 490 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,440 They're trying to just keep up with what Jesus is saying. 491 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:57,040 It's well, he says, most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in me, the works that 492 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:59,360 I do, he will do also. 493 00:20:59,360 --> 00:21:00,360 Boom. 494 00:21:00,360 --> 00:21:01,580 All right. 495 00:21:01,580 --> 00:21:07,120 And greater works than these will you do because I go to my father and whatever you ask in 496 00:21:07,120 --> 00:21:11,840 my name that I will do and that the father may be glorified in the son. 497 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:16,080 If you ask anything in my name, I'll do it. 498 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:18,600 I think the disciples were probably stunned. 499 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:20,880 I think they quit talking at this point. 500 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:22,240 Their minds are blown. 501 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:23,240 Right. 502 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,240 They're trying to figure out where Jesus is going and he's just giving him like this is 503 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:27,300 what it's worth. 504 00:21:27,300 --> 00:21:28,460 This is what it's worth. 505 00:21:28,460 --> 00:21:29,720 This is the value. 506 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:31,360 Can you see the appraisal value on this? 507 00:21:31,360 --> 00:21:33,280 Do you see who I am? 508 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:34,520 What I'm doing for you? 509 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:36,200 And then he drops the bomb on him. 510 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,780 You'll do the same things that I've done. 511 00:21:38,780 --> 00:21:40,520 They saw him heal. 512 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:42,560 They saw him perform miracles. 513 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:47,240 They watched him command the elements outside and the elements obeyed. 514 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:48,240 They watched him do this. 515 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:52,760 And he said, if you are in me, if you're asking for something, then it's in the father's will 516 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:54,360 and I'll be glorified for it. 517 00:21:54,360 --> 00:21:59,800 I'll do it. 518 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:05,920 I think they started to understand just how valuable Jesus was to them in this moment. 519 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:07,720 I think they started seeing his quality. 520 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:13,000 I think they started understanding, you know, who he was and the benefits that were in that 521 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:17,080 this is just a small portion of scripture about Christ. 522 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:25,040 I think the appraisal value went from here to here to here to here. 523 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:28,080 Anyone see his value this morning? 524 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:32,040 Stunned getting ready to close. 525 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:37,960 John 14, 15 says this, I think Jesus figured, I got their minds blown. 526 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:40,400 I'm just going to go ahead and blow it the rest of the way. 527 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:42,280 I'm going to pour on a little more. 528 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:48,000 He says, if you love me, keep my commandments and I will pray the father and he will give 529 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:49,000 you another. 530 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:52,400 Zach, if you'd come that he may abide with you forever. 531 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:57,640 The spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive, but it neither sees him nor knows 532 00:22:57,640 --> 00:22:58,640 him. 533 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:02,360 But you know him for he dwells with you and he will be in you. 534 00:23:02,360 --> 00:23:03,760 I will not leave you orphans. 535 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:08,480 I will come to you a little while longer and the world will see me no more. 536 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:10,980 But you will see me because I live. 537 00:23:10,980 --> 00:23:14,080 You will also live at that day. 538 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:19,140 You will know that I am in the father and you in me and I in you. 539 00:23:19,140 --> 00:23:21,200 He who has my commandments and keeps them. 540 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:26,680 It is he who loves me and it is he who loves me will be loved by my father and I will love 541 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:30,040 him and manifest myself to him. 542 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:32,380 Jesus was saying, I'll never leave you alone. 543 00:23:32,380 --> 00:23:35,920 I'm leaving, but I'm going to send the Holy Spirit back. 544 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:40,320 And he gave a label to the Holy Spirit when he said that he said, I'm going to send back 545 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:43,840 the spirit of truth to you. 546 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:50,900 I don't know if you understand or realize the infinite value of truth in your life. 547 00:23:50,900 --> 00:23:56,560 If you want to add another layer and you wanted your appraisal to go up, understand the value 548 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:58,620 of truth in your life. 549 00:23:58,620 --> 00:24:04,880 Because if you know the truth, God's truth, if you know what he has spoke about you and 550 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:12,280 about your future and about what he is going to do, if we understand that truth, you, it 551 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:14,200 will blow your mind. 552 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:17,960 It'll take you from a place of bondage to complete freedom. 553 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:20,980 It'll move you into places that you never thought you would go. 554 00:24:20,980 --> 00:24:25,540 If you understand the truth and to understand the truth, you have to understand the power 555 00:24:25,540 --> 00:24:27,400 of a lie. 556 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:28,720 What can a lie do? 557 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,600 It can destroy, it can rip people apart. 558 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:36,480 A lie can cause pain and death to everything that it touches. 559 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:37,880 It will rot your bones. 560 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:38,880 A lie will. 561 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:40,280 Satan is the father of lies. 562 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:42,640 The word of God tells us that. 563 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:46,800 And Jesus said, I'm going to send you the spirit of truth and I'm going to give you 564 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:50,640 something that the world seeks and the world can't seem to find. 565 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:52,640 I'm going to give you truth. 566 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:53,640 I'm going to open up. 567 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:57,320 Do you know that Jesus spoke the parables and he said, I'm going to unfold the mysteries 568 00:24:57,320 --> 00:24:59,440 of life to you. 569 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:02,480 That's the mysteries of everything that's going on around you. 570 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:06,160 He said, I'm going to unfold it and you're going to know the truth. 571 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:08,360 How valuable is the truth? 572 00:25:08,360 --> 00:25:10,880 The truth will save your life. 573 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:14,480 It will change your path, your trajectory in life. 574 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:17,880 It'll launch you to places that you've never been before. 575 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:21,020 If you know the truth. 576 00:25:21,020 --> 00:25:25,940 I think the disciples sat stunned, stunned. 577 00:25:25,940 --> 00:25:28,340 How valuable is he? 578 00:25:28,340 --> 00:25:33,740 What's your appraisal of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords? 579 00:25:33,740 --> 00:25:37,440 Because if you understand what he's worth, you'll worship. 580 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,400 We'll worship, won't we? 581 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:45,800 I'm going to ask you to stand. 582 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:51,200 Jesus said, you'll know the truth and the truth will make you free. 583 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:55,320 This is a two part message. 584 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:59,440 Understand what he is worth. 585 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,600 What is he worth in your life? 586 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:05,320 It is an infinite value. 587 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:07,460 You cannot put a number on it. 588 00:26:07,460 --> 00:26:11,340 You don't have a high enough number to place on him. 589 00:26:11,340 --> 00:26:13,640 If you had to put a number on and we put a number on everything. 590 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:16,360 I don't know if you know that or not, we do. 591 00:26:16,360 --> 00:26:17,360 We automatically do that. 592 00:26:17,360 --> 00:26:19,800 We put value on everything that we look at. 593 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:22,100 And everything that we grab a hold of. 594 00:26:22,100 --> 00:26:28,480 But if your value is messed up about the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, you won't 595 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:33,840 worship, you won't engage, you might do some religious activity. 596 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:37,400 But you will not walk with the King of Kings. 597 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:40,120 And I can assure you, the demand. 598 00:26:40,120 --> 00:26:41,680 You want your demand to go up? 599 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:44,120 That's who he is. 600 00:26:44,120 --> 00:26:49,000 Jesus said in the New Testament, he said this. 601 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:52,720 He was really kind of giving a comparison in one place in the New Testament. 602 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:59,920 He said, you have to love me so much that it looks like you hate your parents. 603 00:26:59,920 --> 00:27:01,040 Now that's pretty strong. 604 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:03,200 I'm not going to go into all that. 605 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:06,400 But what he was saying, and he tells you in another place you are supposed to love your 606 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:07,400 parents. 607 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:08,900 He wasn't contradicting himself. 608 00:27:08,900 --> 00:27:12,880 What he was saying was, he said that your love for me should be up here so high that 609 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:15,720 everything else just kind of fades away. 610 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:19,040 It looks so small compared to what your love is for me. 611 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:20,040 Right? 612 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:21,040 What's your appraisal? 613 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:22,040 What's your appraisal? 614 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:23,040 What's your appraisal? 615 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:30,840 If we are going to be a body of believers who worship God, we come in here, we sing, 616 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:32,280 that's praise, right? 617 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:33,280 We use our lips. 618 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:37,880 If you are going to live a life of worship, live a life, I'm talking about living a life 619 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:38,880 of worship. 620 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:43,400 If you are going to go through your week, each week just getting up like, man, I get 621 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,600 to do this with Jesus. 622 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:48,400 I get to walk with Jesus. 623 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:51,240 I know the truth of what's going on around me. 624 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:55,720 You should not get worried and shudder and feel destroyed because of what's taking place 625 00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:56,720 around you. 626 00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:57,720 You should know the truth of what's happening. 627 00:27:57,720 --> 00:27:59,400 The Word of God declares it. 628 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:00,880 What's taking place right now. 629 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:01,880 Right? 630 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:04,080 He didn't call us through the spirit of fear. 631 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:05,080 Right? 632 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:07,080 Power, love, and a sound mind. 633 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:08,080 It's true. 634 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:09,080 What's it worth? 635 00:28:09,080 --> 00:28:10,080 What's it worth? 636 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:12,240 I'm going to ask you by your heads. 637 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:13,240 What's it worth? 638 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:16,120 How many of you want your appraisal value? 639 00:28:16,120 --> 00:28:19,760 How many of your appraisal value went up this morning just hearing His Word? 640 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:20,760 Just hearing the Word of God. 641 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:22,440 The appraisal value went up. 642 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:24,920 Your faith began to rise. 643 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:26,880 You began to start to see who He was. 644 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:29,200 Some of you have been serving God a long time. 645 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,040 You just got to go back like I did. 646 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:35,560 You got to see the disciples walk for them for three years. 647 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:38,520 They couldn't even figure it out why He was explained to them. 648 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:40,760 What's He worth to you? 649 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:41,760 What's He worth? 650 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:42,760 Lord, we come. 651 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:43,760 God, thankful, grateful. 652 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:46,760 Lord, we're about ready to engage in some praise. 653 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:48,800 God, we're going to lift up your name. 654 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:52,520 And Lord, I pray, God, that just as we go today, just like we did last week. 655 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:53,920 God, I don't do this often. 656 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:55,920 But Lord, it was the same theme today. 657 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:58,680 God, I pray, Lord, that our appraisal value is right. 658 00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:01,320 God, I pray, Lord, that we see who You are. 659 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:03,000 And God, that we celebrate You. 660 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:04,760 And that we know who we are in You. 661 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:06,600 And God, that we move forward in this. 662 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:10,680 And God, I pray that there's a world that's watching, wondering what in the world is going 663 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:11,880 on with those people. 664 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:14,680 God, how are they walking in confidence? 665 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:16,320 How are they walking in truth? 666 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:18,800 How are they walking in joy and in peace? 667 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:20,960 God, how are they walking in power? 668 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:25,140 And God, we're going to declare to them, we know what Jesus is worth in our life. 669 00:29:25,140 --> 00:29:27,320 We know who He is. 670 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:28,320 We know the quality. 671 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:29,880 We know the benefits. 672 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:31,600 We know all things. 673 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:32,600 And our love. 674 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:35,720 Yeah, and He's of great demand in our lives. 675 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,680 Lord, we thank You and we give You praise. 676 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:41,320 We lift up Your name, God, right now in our hearts. 677 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:43,720 God, we worship You as we pray. 678 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:46,920 God, we speak the name of Jesus. 679 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:49,240 Would you just say the name of Jesus? 680 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:50,240 Just say it. 681 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:51,240 You say it under your breath. 682 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:52,240 Come on, just say it, Jesus. 683 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:53,240 Amen. 684 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:55,620 Recognize who He is. 685 00:29:55,620 --> 00:29:58,080 We love You, Lord, and we thank You in Jesus' name. 686 00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:00,080 In Jesus' name. 687 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:01,080 Amen. 688 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:02,080 Amen. 689 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:06,920 One of the important things about praise is not that you just come in here and sing, but 690 00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:11,200 that you speak out and you believe what you're singing. 691 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:12,920 Praise kind of falls to the ground. 692 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:14,600 You know, and you can praise God. 693 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:16,200 You don't have to sing to praise God, right? 694 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:18,360 Some of you are like, I can't sing. 695 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:19,360 You just speak. 696 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:21,160 You just talk to Him. 697 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:24,320 You can give praise to anybody, but that's worship. 698 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:25,320 Putting God first. 699 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:28,120 One of, this is just one way we do this. 700 00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:31,400 But I want you just to sing to Him. 701 00:30:31,400 --> 00:30:34,000 Sing it out to Him. 702 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:39,160 If you really believe what I spoke this morning about what He's worth, alright? 703 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:40,960 Can you sing that song? 704 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:41,960 Canvas and Clay. 705 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:42,960 Sing that chorus. 706 00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:43,960 You make all things. 707 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:46,960 Yes, you make all things. 708 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:51,960 We're together for my future. 709 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:54,960 And for my good. 710 00:30:54,960 --> 00:31:01,960 You make all things. 711 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:06,960 Work together for your glory. 712 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:11,960 And for your name. 713 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:14,960 You make all things. 714 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:17,960 Yes, you do. 715 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:22,960 Work together for my future. 716 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:25,960 And for my good. 717 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:28,960 You make all things. 718 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:36,960 Work together for your glory. 719 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:41,960 And for your name. 720 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:43,960 And we cry holy. 721 00:31:43,960 --> 00:31:49,960 And we cry holy, holy, holy. 722 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:55,960 Yes, we cry holy, holy, holy. 723 00:31:55,960 --> 00:32:01,960 We cry, we cry holy, holy, holy. 724 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:07,960 Holy is the Lamb. 725 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:10,960 We cry holy, oh. 726 00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:17,960 And we cry holy, holy, holy. 727 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:24,960 Yes, we cry holy, holy, holy. 728 00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:31,960 Yes, we cry holy, holy, holy. 729 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:38,960 Holy is the Lamb. 730 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:43,960 The Spirit of God spoke something to me before I ever got up here while worship was taking place. 731 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:47,960 And he spoke this into my spirit, and I believe this is for multiple people here, and you need to listen to what I'm saying. 732 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:49,960 Some of you need prayer this morning. 733 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:52,960 And I'm not just talking about a general prayer, I'm talking about individual prayer. 734 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:55,960 I'm going to ask if the prayer team would make their way to the back. 735 00:32:55,960 --> 00:32:57,960 I'm going to be back here in a few minutes. 736 00:32:57,960 --> 00:32:59,960 But you need individual prayer for something. 737 00:32:59,960 --> 00:33:01,960 And if that's you, you're getting tugged right now. 738 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:03,960 The Holy Spirit's prompting you. 739 00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:05,960 It could be anything at all. 740 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:08,960 Sometimes we need to come together, and we need to... 741 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:12,960 When God talks about two or three gathering in His name, He's there. 742 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:14,960 And there's way more than that here. 743 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:19,960 But sometimes we need to come, and we need to pray about something specific, so God brings a specific answer. 744 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:21,960 We call upon Him, right? 745 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:25,960 If we really believe what I just preached, we call on the one who can change things. 746 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:28,960 We call on the one who can shift things. 747 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:30,960 The one who can heal things. 748 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:33,960 And if that's you here this morning, I'm going to ask you to do something different. 749 00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:36,960 I'm going to ask you to step out and go back to the prayer team. 750 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:38,960 I'm going to make my way back there. 751 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:43,960 When Rick's coming, he's going to give an opportunity for anybody that maybe doesn't know Jesus this morning. 752 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:45,960 He's going to pray with them. 753 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:48,960 But if that's you, do not wait. 754 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:50,960 God has something for you. 755 00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:52,960 He called it out specifically this morning. 756 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:53,960 Don't wait. 757 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:54,960 Don't waste time. 758 00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:56,960 Just make your way to the back right now. 759 00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:59,960 If you need prayer, if the Holy Spirit's tugging on you, all right? 760 00:33:59,960 --> 00:34:00,960 That's that little nudge, by the way. 761 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:04,960 If you don't know what a tug, Holy Spirit tug or nudge is, it's that little thing He does to you. 762 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:06,960 And you know it's you, right? 763 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:08,960 You know that you need prayer. 764 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:09,960 Buy something. 765 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:10,960 Make your way to the back, all right? 766 00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:39,960 Sure. 767 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:41,960 Thank you.