1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,500 We've all been hurt. 2 00:00:02,500 --> 00:00:04,800 We all carry scars. 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:09,840 We can all overcome these things and be healed through a relationship with Jesus Christ. 4 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:14,080 Let's build that relationship together right here. 5 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,520 Welcome to Healing Scars with Pastor Burton. 6 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:20,720 Hey everybody, welcome to the sanctuary. 7 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,820 So great to have you with us as always. 8 00:00:23,820 --> 00:00:29,340 And if it's your first time joining us, let me just take a moment to say welcome. 9 00:00:29,340 --> 00:00:33,640 So this week I was run down. 10 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:41,440 I had to go get treated for a respiratory issue and it didn't leave me with much time 11 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:45,280 to prepare a proper sermon or a Bible study for you all. 12 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:50,840 So instead what we're going to do, this should actually be a little fun, is we're going to 13 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:57,960 look at some common questions that get sent to me on a regular basis or that are asked. 14 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,320 You know, when I'm talking with people. 15 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:05,820 So these are questions that some of you may have as well. 16 00:01:05,820 --> 00:01:10,880 So while this isn't our norm, it does give us a chance to see the Word in action in our 17 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:19,180 daily lives and quite frankly, how we operate here as the church. 18 00:01:19,180 --> 00:01:25,480 Now some of these questions, the answer is fairly straightforward and easy. 19 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:30,480 Some of them we had to kind of deep dive into to get to the meat and potatoes. 20 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:32,520 And that's what we're actually going to do here with this first question. 21 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:36,080 So the first question is this. 22 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:40,200 It's so hard to remember all the commandments. 23 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:44,680 Is there an easy way to memorize them? 24 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:50,920 So to start, let's actually, I will say yes, there is. 25 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,640 But to start, let's take a look at them real quick here. 26 00:01:54,640 --> 00:02:00,080 Alright, so the easiest way to commit them to memory, we're going to look at next. 27 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:04,280 So first we're just actually going to look at the 10 commandments and you'll find them 28 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:11,240 in Exodus chapter 20 verses 1 through 21. 29 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:22,500 Now depending on the translation of your Bible, this can be really quite wordy, right? 30 00:02:22,500 --> 00:02:25,480 So we're going to break it down just a little bit more. 31 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,360 I want you to know where to find it though so that you can look at it for yourself. 32 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:32,000 Because I said don't just take my word or anybody else's word. 33 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:33,440 We all need to be students of the Word. 34 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:37,680 So I encourage you to look this up as well. 35 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:42,700 So broken down nice and easy, it's you shall have no other gods before me. 36 00:02:42,700 --> 00:02:45,540 You shall not make or worship idols. 37 00:02:45,540 --> 00:02:50,200 You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. 38 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,960 Gather the Sabbath day and keep it holy. 39 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:56,560 Honor your father and your mother. 40 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:57,920 You shall not murder. 41 00:02:57,920 --> 00:02:59,400 You shall not commit adultery. 42 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:00,960 You shall not steal. 43 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,640 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 44 00:03:04,640 --> 00:03:11,560 And finally, you shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor. 45 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:15,880 Okay, so there's a lot there. 46 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:19,040 Some of you probably have your highlighters out and are going through there and marking 47 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:20,640 up your Bibles right now too. 48 00:03:20,640 --> 00:03:22,440 That's good that you should. 49 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:28,960 Alright, so you know even breaking it down as simple as you know what I just did, you 50 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,800 know it can still take time to memorize. 51 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:37,600 And let's face it, sometimes memorizing things is a lot easier for some people than it is 52 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:39,160 for other things. 53 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:45,200 You know, for instance, some people are great with remembering names. 54 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:46,200 I'm horrible. 55 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:49,440 I typically use word association, quite frankly. 56 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:54,800 In fact, here's a great example from when I was still working at the hospital. 57 00:03:54,800 --> 00:04:00,560 We had a couple of girls who came in to clean regularly, right? 58 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:04,000 You know, sweep, take out the trash, all that kind of stuff, right? 59 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,920 And I thought I had both of their names down. 60 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:13,480 After nearly a year, one of them was out sick one day. 61 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:17,640 And so I asked the other lady who was there about her, you know, hey, is everything okay? 62 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:19,960 I noticed she hadn't been around for a little while. 63 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:24,820 And I said what I thought her name was. 64 00:04:24,820 --> 00:04:30,560 And I thought it was her name because it's what I had been calling her for months. 65 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:31,560 And she said, who? 66 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:34,040 Oh, you mean so and so. 67 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,240 They're out sick. 68 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:44,560 And I found out that I had her name completely wrong. 69 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,820 So the leg on my face there, right? 70 00:04:46,820 --> 00:04:51,200 So when she came back, you know, I apologized for not having her name, right? 71 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:54,880 And I asked her, you know, it's like, you know, all this time, you know, you've let 72 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:56,560 me call you by the wrong name. 73 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:58,680 You know, why is that? 74 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:02,840 And she said, well, you know, one, she thought it was kind of funny. 75 00:05:02,840 --> 00:05:07,960 And two, she did not want to embarrass me. 76 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,520 So it was sad. 77 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:14,320 I mean, I was a little, a little embarrassed anyway. 78 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:18,380 And you know, memorization of certain things isn't always the easiest for us at various 79 00:05:18,380 --> 00:05:19,880 points in our lives. 80 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:26,800 You know, I say, you know, I'm horrible with names, but you know, when it comes to, you 81 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:33,000 know, different things in biology or, you know, history and all, I'm pretty good at 82 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:37,040 calling out that kind of stuff, you know, but we all have our nicks, you know. 83 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:40,440 You know, my wife, for example, is great at math. 84 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:41,440 Most people hate math. 85 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:43,560 Like, no, I got a calculator in my phone. 86 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:44,560 I'm good. 87 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:45,560 Right. 88 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,840 Where as you can throw numbers at her and she's like, oh, this is the answer. 89 00:05:48,840 --> 00:05:49,840 And she has it down. 90 00:05:49,840 --> 00:05:54,360 You know, she can explain fractions and decimals and all that kind of stuff. 91 00:05:54,360 --> 00:06:00,200 You know, she, she actually, you know, got her initial degree in accounting long before 92 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:01,200 she became a teacher. 93 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:07,080 That's how into numbers she is and how, how, you know, they come to her, you know, that 94 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,580 is definitely in her gifting. 95 00:06:09,580 --> 00:06:12,000 So I digress rabbit trail here. 96 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:13,000 All right. 97 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:14,780 So how do we overcome this? 98 00:06:14,780 --> 00:06:19,360 So we don't, you know, sin against God, you know, how do we remember these commandments 99 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:22,460 and Jesus actually answered this for us. 100 00:06:22,460 --> 00:06:24,800 And you can find that answer in a couple of places. 101 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:31,320 You can find it in Mark chapter 12 verses 29 through 31. 102 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:36,260 And you can find the same answer in Matthew 22 verses 37 through 40. 103 00:06:36,260 --> 00:06:38,680 So that's Mark 12 and Matthew 22. 104 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:46,160 And I'm actually going to quote from Matthew 22 verses 37 through 40. 105 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:53,440 And Jesus says, love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and 106 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:55,840 with all your mind. 107 00:06:55,840 --> 00:06:59,280 This is the first and greatest commandment. 108 00:06:59,280 --> 00:07:01,960 And the second is like it. 109 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:06,880 Love your neighbor as yourself. 110 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:12,360 All the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments. 111 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:16,080 Now at face value, it looks like this is just two commandments and you'd be right to 112 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:17,080 think so. 113 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:20,840 But let's look at it from a different angle. 114 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:25,920 Because if you go back and you look at the 10 commandments as we went through earlier, 115 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,000 you're going to notice something. 116 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:31,640 You know, the first four, they're all about loving God. 117 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:37,400 You know, having him first in your life is your one and only not to invoke his name wrongfully, 118 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:41,200 you know, that you give him praise and you give him worship. 119 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:50,120 And the other six are all about loving others, loving your neighbor, right? 120 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:56,120 And if you love others as Jesus would have you do, you know, if you love others like 121 00:07:56,120 --> 00:08:01,840 you love yourself, it gets a lot easier not to fall into those traps of, you know, the 122 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:07,120 devil and not to sin, you know, because, you know, if you love your parents, if you love 123 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:10,820 others, you know, you're going to listen to them, you know, you're going to hear what 124 00:08:10,820 --> 00:08:13,520 they have to say, you're going to take care of them. 125 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:18,720 You know, if you love others, you're not going to want to kill them. 126 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:21,120 You know, you won't even harbor hate in your heart. 127 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:27,800 And the Bible even tells us in first John three and in Matthew five that to hate someone, 128 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:31,320 you know, to harbor hate in your heart is, you know, to say is the same as having murdered 129 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:32,720 them in your heart. 130 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:36,340 And so you'd still be subject to the same kind of judgment. 131 00:08:36,340 --> 00:08:42,220 So you have to love others and you have to forgive them Jesus just as Jesus did for all 132 00:08:42,220 --> 00:08:44,400 of us when he was on the cross. 133 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,320 All right. 134 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:49,280 If you love someone, you're not going to cheat on them. 135 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:53,800 You know, if you love someone and they're already married, you're not going to cause 136 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:56,160 them to cheat, right? 137 00:08:56,160 --> 00:09:00,200 You're not going to want to steal from people. 138 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:09,560 You know, you're not lazy, you're not going to lie to others or about them. 139 00:09:09,560 --> 00:09:10,920 You know, you're not going to be jealous. 140 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,640 You're not going to be envious of what they have. 141 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:15,000 You know, it's like, oh, that's cool. 142 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:16,000 That's great. 143 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:17,000 You deserve that. 144 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:18,000 Absolutely proud of you. 145 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,360 Great. 146 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:23,280 You know, because what one person has isn't what you have. 147 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:24,280 And there's a reason for that. 148 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:27,520 You know, we are needs are all different and the Lord meets those needs. 149 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:33,120 So simply put, you know, commit what Jesus said to memory. 150 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:38,760 Love God with all your heart, mind and soul and love others as you love yourself just 151 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:40,480 as Jesus loved. 152 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:41,480 Right. 153 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:43,680 So that's it in a nutshell. 154 00:09:43,680 --> 00:09:44,960 That's the easiest way to remember it. 155 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:50,440 Because like I said, if you follow what Jesus said, the first, you know, the first commandment, 156 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:55,000 the first four of the ten are satisfied. 157 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:59,000 You know, and if you follow the second, then the other six are satisfied. 158 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:00,000 Easy peasy. 159 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,000 Right. 160 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:12,240 So the next question, this one, you would actually be amazed how often I get emails 161 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:18,840 or questions from people, you know, even just in conversation. 162 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:23,760 And simply put, would you be interested in having a medium or a psychic as a guest? 163 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,640 Yep, that's the question. 164 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:28,960 This is an actual question. 165 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:34,040 I had so many requests. 166 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:35,820 And they've all gotten the same response from me. 167 00:10:35,820 --> 00:10:43,280 As a matter of fact, just recently I've gotten three different emails from one person. 168 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:48,840 They're a booking agent trying to get a particular person booked with me because they know of 169 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:49,840 the podcast. 170 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:50,840 Right. 171 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:53,640 And I've declined each and every single time. 172 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:57,920 Needless to say, the answer is a very hard no. 173 00:10:57,920 --> 00:10:58,920 No. 174 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:01,240 Plain and simple. 175 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:02,640 Why not? 176 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:06,080 Well, that's easy. 177 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:15,800 If you turn to Deuteronomy chapter 18, says Deuteronomy chapter 18, and specifically you're 178 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:18,480 going to look at verses nine through 13. 179 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:26,440 And the Bible says, when you enter the land, the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn 180 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:30,800 to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. 181 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:36,920 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or their daughter in the fire, who 182 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:44,120 practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft or casts spells, 183 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:51,680 or who is a medium or a spiritist or who consults the dead. 184 00:11:51,680 --> 00:11:57,100 Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord. 185 00:11:57,100 --> 00:12:04,280 Because of the same detestable practices, the Lord your God will drive out those nations 186 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:05,580 before you. 187 00:12:05,580 --> 00:12:11,760 You must be blameless before the Lord your God. 188 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:15,500 So the answer is a hard no. 189 00:12:15,500 --> 00:12:19,640 As you see here, the Bible tells us that these practices are evil. 190 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:23,920 Crystal balls, astrology, talking to the dead, which by the way, those aren't your friends 191 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:25,440 or relatives that they're talking to. 192 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,480 If they're actually talking to anyone, they're demons. 193 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:30,000 Most of the time they're not even getting that. 194 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,040 Most of the time they're just kind of playing off of cues that you give them with certain 195 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:36,280 questions because they lead you in a certain way so they can kind of tell you what you 196 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:37,920 want to hear. 197 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:46,200 Fortune telling and so on and so forth, lucky rabbit's feet, all that kind of stuff. 198 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:47,680 These are not the things of God. 199 00:12:47,680 --> 00:12:49,280 These are not part of His character. 200 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:51,960 They are detestable to Him. 201 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:57,080 Now if someone wants to go and they want to have a conversation about God on the side, 202 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,120 sure, I'll talk to anyone about God. 203 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:00,120 Absolutely. 204 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:05,800 And in these cases, I'm more than happy to rebuke the things that they're practicing 205 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:11,920 and offer them the corrective guidance as the Bible points out. 206 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:17,120 Because the things that they're doing, these are the tools of the devil and his attempts 207 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:20,640 to create doubt in you and others. 208 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:30,480 And none of us can afford to give him any kind of a foothold in our lives. 209 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:33,480 I don't care how many books they've written. 210 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:39,440 I don't care how many awards they've won or how sought after they are as a celebrity. 211 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:45,400 If you practice these things and you want to put them out in the world, you are wrong. 212 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:49,480 Now I know some of you might be thinking, hey, some of these things are just fun. 213 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:50,480 They don't mean anything. 214 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:52,120 They don't cause any harm. 215 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,360 And I'll tell you, you're wrong. 216 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:59,840 If they weren't a big deal, if they didn't cause harm, the word wouldn't tell us that 217 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,520 they do and that they are a big deal. 218 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:07,720 Yes, even reading those horoscopes in the paper, looking up lucky numbers, carrying 219 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:08,720 those luck charms. 220 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:10,320 Like I said, the rabbit's foot. 221 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:14,760 Some people carry the little gems and that kind of stuff. 222 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:19,200 They want to put the infinity sign on a piece of paper and keep it in their wallet like 223 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:21,640 that's some kind of little good luck charm that's going to make sure that they always 224 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:24,080 have money with them. 225 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:30,120 They're wearing a copper and certain things for aches and pains and all this other stuff. 226 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:32,440 It's just mumbo jumbo. 227 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:36,720 Even science has proven, hey, these things don't work for that. 228 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:44,880 But they make a ton of money off of them late night at TV and all that kind of stuff. 229 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:51,240 I will say, you're a Christian and you're participating in any of these practices or 230 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:54,320 doing any of these things, you need to stop. 231 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:58,940 You need to stop playing it simple. 232 00:14:58,940 --> 00:15:01,040 Do not give the devil a foothold. 233 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:05,120 Do not give into the ways of the world. 234 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:08,400 I'd go on at length, but we don't have the time for it. 235 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:13,560 Matter of fact, if you pull up season one of the podcast and you go back a ways, you 236 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:18,120 can even look up Deuteronomy and the searches and stuff of the podcast. 237 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:23,960 There's actually an episode dedicated to this specific subject. 238 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:27,800 For those who keep asking, the answer is no. 239 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:32,240 When I do have a guest speaker for anything or anything like that, they're going to be 240 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:35,000 vetted and there's a reason for that. 241 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,440 That's biblical as well. 242 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:43,400 But when it comes to having these other people on and everything, no, we're not even going 243 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:48,000 to risk any kind of poison being put in anybody's ear. 244 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:49,000 Absolutely not. 245 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:50,560 The Bible warns us and we're going to do what we're told. 246 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,360 We're going to be obedient Christians. 247 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:55,040 So moving on. 248 00:15:55,040 --> 00:16:03,320 Our next question, it's a lot easier to answer and a much shorter answer. 249 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:05,680 Love the podcast. 250 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:07,680 Love hearing what you have to say. 251 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:11,760 However, I find the intro kind of dry and the outro kind of dry. 252 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:17,400 Why don't you include any music in the podcast like you do in services? 253 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:19,560 And the answer is this. 254 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:26,040 While I would absolutely love to, copyright actually prevents that. 255 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:32,660 Now while I could get licensed, because there's CCLI and so many others, to use music here 256 00:16:32,660 --> 00:16:39,520 in the US and a handful of other countries, the goal is for the entire world to have the 257 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:48,240 ability to listen to the Word, to learn and to grow in their walk with Jesus. 258 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:56,920 And unfortunately, there are many, many countries that would flag or block us for using music. 259 00:16:56,920 --> 00:17:02,320 So for that reason alone, we don't include it with the podcast. 260 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:03,600 Now y'all know me, I'm a musician. 261 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:06,280 I love music. 262 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:10,760 You know, if you're in the area and you can come to service, hey, great, come and join 263 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:11,760 us. 264 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,000 You can join us in praise and worship. 265 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:20,760 But keep in mind there's a reason we don't do it here with the podcast. 266 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:28,080 Now with that said, while each episode of the podcast is recorded independently, each 267 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:34,560 episode actually follows the same sermons I've written virtually word for word. 268 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:40,760 I get out there and if I have something and it starts going down the rabbit hole, guess 269 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:41,760 what? 270 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:42,760 It gets included. 271 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:43,760 It's all added. 272 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:49,280 I've got dictation here the whole bit so I can actually share everything with you just 273 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:52,600 as if you were coming into a service. 274 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:59,800 I've actually contemplated recording it all as one thing, going live and just recording 275 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:05,880 it and then having the audio to put into the podcast and that sort of stuff and having 276 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:08,640 like virtual services for people to watch. 277 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,440 Because I know some of you do like the video. 278 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:18,400 However, being able to filter out the different noises, the clicks, the pops, the background 279 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:23,320 noises and all that kind of stuff, it actually makes it sound a lot better than it would 280 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:25,040 be otherwise. 281 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:34,360 So while I am looking for a way to start doing video to satisfy that, like I said, I might 282 00:18:34,360 --> 00:18:38,680 just start recording stuff anyway but the audio, let's just face it, the audio isn't 283 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:43,720 going to be quite as nice as it is with the podcast. 284 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:48,800 I do do my best to speak the same here as I do in the pulpit or anywhere else. 285 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:52,840 Those of you who know me, those of you who have been to services that I've had and stuff 286 00:18:52,840 --> 00:19:00,600 or have heard me preach in various places, if you know these people they can vouch for 287 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:01,600 it as well. 288 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:05,800 We'd be more than happy to introduce you. 289 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:11,360 With that said, we have time for one more question. 290 00:19:11,360 --> 00:19:16,520 And this also has a shorter, well not quite as short but an easier answer. 291 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:20,480 It is kind of short. 292 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:25,560 If I'm saved by Jesus and nothing and no one else, then why do I need to be concerned about 293 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:28,020 works or good deeds? 294 00:19:28,020 --> 00:19:36,120 So for this, to answer this, I'd actually say turn to James chapter 2 verses 14 through 295 00:19:36,120 --> 00:19:37,120 26. 296 00:19:37,120 --> 00:19:43,760 Alright, so James chapter 2 verses 14 through 26, which many of us have heard summarized 297 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:46,240 as faith without works is debt. 298 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:47,240 Right? 299 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:48,240 Plain and simple. 300 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:51,920 You know, but I do recommend you read through that whole section there. 301 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:54,800 Now yes, Jesus is our Lord and Savior. 302 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:56,720 Jesus is who saves us. 303 00:19:56,720 --> 00:20:02,000 What this is referring to though is it's not enough to talk the talk. 304 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,120 You have to walk the walk. 305 00:20:04,120 --> 00:20:08,040 People need to see the Holy Spirit at work in your life. 306 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:09,880 And we have to remember that. 307 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:13,320 We are all that many will ever see or know of God. 308 00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:19,220 So how you treat others, how you talk to people, how you respond to things, all this stuff, 309 00:20:19,220 --> 00:20:25,200 it says a lot about who you truly are and what you truly believe. 310 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:26,360 Right? 311 00:20:26,360 --> 00:20:31,520 It speaks to your character as well, you know, and if you're doing things the right way, 312 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:32,760 then God's character comes through. 313 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:37,040 You know, we can't all just be talk. 314 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:41,560 When it comes time to take action, we have to act. 315 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:43,960 We can't just be like, you know what, hey, this is it. 316 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:44,960 I'm a Christian. 317 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:45,960 This is what the Bible says. 318 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:47,680 But then it comes time to do stuff like, oh no, not me. 319 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:49,280 I'm backing away. 320 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:50,560 We have to take action. 321 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:53,280 Alright, I've said it before and I'll say it again. 322 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:58,760 You can cause just as much harm through action as you can through your inaction. 323 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:00,840 So you have to be involved. 324 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:03,920 In Matthew 5, Jesus calls us to salt and the light. 325 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,640 We have to go out into the world. 326 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:10,960 We have to go out and we have to let the Lord shine through you. 327 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:13,240 People need to see the Holy Spirit in you. 328 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:15,000 And that's how we reach the world. 329 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:21,560 You see, when you're kind and you're caring and you're helpful, it shows and it makes 330 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:22,560 people curious. 331 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:25,240 They start to think, you know, when they see this and they see that this is part of your 332 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:29,480 character, they start thinking, you know what, maybe there's something to this whole Jesus 333 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,520 thing, right? 334 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:40,000 Because love, and to love like Jesus, it's not just words, it's action. 335 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:45,200 It's not just talking the talk, it's walking the walk. 336 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:49,560 And when you're all talking, you don't get involved, especially when you're needed. 337 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:51,600 Well, what do people think? 338 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:53,800 Oh, great, it's just another hypocrite. 339 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:57,360 I'm one of those Christians, they're all hypocrites, right? 340 00:21:57,360 --> 00:21:59,800 Go figure. 341 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:11,440 So while your good deeds and your works won't get you into heaven, they have the ability 342 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:15,160 to show God through you. 343 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:23,200 They may very well be, your words and your actions may very well be what shines God's 344 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:25,920 light in someone's darkest hour. 345 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:34,400 And that in itself may be the spark that they need to come to know Jesus. 346 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:38,200 Plain and simple. 347 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:42,480 While Jesus saves us, we can't just talk the talk, we have to walk the walk, we have to 348 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:44,560 show what we believe in. 349 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:48,640 We have to show what our conviction is. 350 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:53,400 And what we believe in, and what our conviction is, is Jesus. 351 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:59,360 And following Him in His way, well then there's something different in you, and people see 352 00:22:59,360 --> 00:23:00,800 that. 353 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:02,600 And they respond to that. 354 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:07,080 Alright, so that's our time for this week. 355 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:10,640 Keep those questions coming in, keep those prayer requests coming in. 356 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:15,040 If I don't answer them in a service, maybe in the future we'll do another Q&A type thing 357 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:17,400 like this. 358 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:18,560 But yeah, keep it all coming in. 359 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:24,160 Of course you can find out how to reach me there on our website or on the social media. 360 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:28,680 Just look up, if you're on Facebook or the internet, just look up Be the Light Sanctuary 361 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:31,480 and you'll find all that information there. 362 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:33,080 So again, that's our time. 363 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:36,440 Remember you are loved, you are a blessing. 364 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:39,680 Now go and be the church. 365 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:44,280 Thank you all for joining us here today at Healing Scars with Pastor Burton. 366 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:49,960 Please like, subscribe, and share our podcast on any platform it is that you tune into us 367 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:51,100 on. 368 00:23:51,100 --> 00:23:58,440 If you do have any questions, any prayer requests, or would like to know more about our ministry, 369 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:08,560 you can find us on our website at BeTheLightSanctuary.org or on Facebook at BeTheLightSanctuary. 370 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:13,680 You can also find how to contact us there, whether it's direct message or email. 371 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:16,240 We look forward to hearing from you all. 372 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:39,520 God bless.