1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,000 Come on, give him praise in his house. 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:08,880 Hallelujah. As you're being seated, Brother Mills is coming to introduce a special guest to us today. 3 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:13,200 I would just mess it all up if I tried to introduce him. 4 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:16,560 So I've got him coming to share with you just for a moment. 5 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:26,560 Thank you, Pastor. Good morning. Good to see all of you here today. Have a special friend with me today. 6 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:31,840 I could say a whole lot about this guy, but we don't have enough time. 7 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:41,680 This is Timothy Gabow, spelled G-B-O, but you just kind of roll past the G and get to the B real quick. 8 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,000 He has two other names, but I'm not going to try to say those. 9 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:54,560 I met Timothy several years ago when I went to West, well really before I went to West Africa. 10 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:57,920 We were on the African Council together for quite a while. 11 00:00:59,920 --> 00:01:08,480 He was the overseer in the country of Togo. If you remember, you helped us go, my family to go 12 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:13,600 have a campaign in Togo a few months ago in January of this year, February. 13 00:01:14,320 --> 00:01:21,120 And by the way, it was very successful. He still says, he told me they're still reaping the rewards. 14 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:25,920 In fact, on the grounds where we had, I got to share this, on the grounds where we have that, 15 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:32,320 they have 275 children meet there every week on those same grounds. 16 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:41,120 The parents won't let him walk to where his church is, so we're kind of praying for a way 17 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:46,720 that we can transport them over to the church and they can be a part of that congregation. 18 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:56,000 But Timothy, when he was appointed as the overseer of Togo, he had six churches. 19 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:02,000 They're solid churches, good churches, but that's all they had. 20 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:10,000 Since then, God has helped them and through his influence and through his leadership, 21 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:15,120 they have not just in the church of God, but even some outside all together, 22 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,200 about 125 churches now. 23 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:29,760 Just at this assembly, I just found out he's been the overseer of Togo and the regional 24 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:35,600 superintendent for the French speaking West Africa nations. 25 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:42,640 And he's been doing both of those, but now things have grown to the point where he's no longer the 26 00:02:42,640 --> 00:02:47,920 overseer of Togo, they've appointed another man for that job and now he is the full-time 27 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,280 superintendent for the French speaking in West Africa. 28 00:02:54,880 --> 00:03:05,360 I'm proud of this guy. I'm proud of this man. I saw him come from some young, we call it green days, 29 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:12,160 but now he's a seasoned veteran leading several nations. How many nations are you over now? 30 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:18,880 He's over eight nations now and leading those nations and most of those nations 31 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:25,680 are predominantly Muslim nations. Timothy, greet the people, tell them what's on your heart short. 32 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:29,200 You might even have to be shorter than me, but anyway. 33 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,400 Well, in Africa, when you say short, that means three hours. 34 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:32,880 Three hours. 35 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,920 Thank you very much, David, and thank you, Pastor. 36 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:43,840 God has given us grace and a part of what I can call the grace of God is 37 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:50,000 to have David Mears like a leader. When he's talking about those 120 plus churches that have 38 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:57,280 been planted in Lome, it's actually from a vision that he, God, and together the Africa Council call 39 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:03,920 that vision the firewall is a way in which we plant churches very rapidly. 40 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:08,320 Across the region, when David Mears was leading West Africa, 41 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:12,720 we planted over 400 churches within a very short time. 42 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:22,080 God used him to encourage us to raise leaders. I'm not the only one, but others are there, 43 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:27,760 and God did those things through David Mears. David Mears, thank you very much. 44 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:32,160 Greetings to you all from West Africa, Francophone countries, French-speaking countries, 45 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:37,120 and especially from Togo. And as he said, as we are standing here right now, 46 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:43,440 a great number of children are meeting on the ground on which we had the crusade. 47 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:50,240 And thank you for supporting that crusade. It has given us visibility, and I've just spoken with my 48 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:56,160 wife before we came here. Our church was packed again today, because many people heard about that 49 00:04:56,160 --> 00:05:01,280 crusade, and they are asking about the church, and they kept coming. Thank you very much. God 50 00:05:01,280 --> 00:05:06,480 bless you. I have a lot I can share with you, but I want to respect your time. May God bless you. 51 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:15,760 Well, hallelujah. You just saw a miracle before your very eyes. Two Church of God preachers, 52 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:21,920 full of the Holy Ghost, had a hold of a microphone, and in less than six minutes, they both let it go. 53 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:30,880 That's pretty good. Especially the missionaries, they got a lot to tell us. I am grateful, 54 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:38,400 Brother Mills, for your and Sister Sandra's presence here at the church, and I thank you for 55 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:45,440 that. I'm grateful for the people who are here today. I'm grateful for the people who are here 56 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:52,320 today. I'm grateful, Brother Mills, for your and Sister Sandra's presence here at the church, and I think for 57 00:05:53,440 --> 00:06:02,480 such a time as this to reignite and to help fuel our vision for missions around the world. 58 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:11,520 And we're at a place where we can finally, really do something for the Kingdom. Amen? And we're doing 59 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:16,640 that, you're doing that, I say, you're doing that through your giving already, as we are embracing 60 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:23,760 the mission of the gospel to preach it around the world, to teach it. And don't forget, again, 61 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:30,640 the 11th, when we do things big, we do it around food. 62 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:40,240 I'm looking at you, you like to eat like I do, and it's better when we eat together. And on the 11th, 63 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:46,720 we'll be having a spaghetti dinner fundraiser and just fellowship. 64 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:51,440 Brother Mills will be speaking on that day, sharing some of the vision he's had, 65 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:57,280 and what they're going to be doing in Zambia, which is in September, which is just around the 66 00:06:57,280 --> 00:07:03,360 corner. He, Pastor Brian, and Brother Randy are going to Zambia and going to be down there for 67 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:07,600 several days. So they're going to break that down, and we're going to have an opportunity to bless 68 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:14,640 and to send. Isn't that wonderful? To bless and to send, and then we'll all have part of the fruit 69 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:20,880 of that results. I told Pastor Brian, just sitting on the steps there, I said, I was kindly glad 70 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:27,200 for the time, because I'm trying to figure out what I'm supposed to do this morning. 71 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,960 I would have cared, Brother Mills, this time if you'd have took two or three more minutes, 72 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:37,600 because I'm just trying to discern the Spirit of the Lord for this morning. 73 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:46,080 I know I'm not the only one. How many of you have your discerning shoes on this morning? 74 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:50,800 Am I by myself? I know I'm not. I know Pastor Brian's already 75 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:56,400 discerned it as well. Has anybody discerned the atmosphere this morning as you've come in? 76 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,640 If you've got it figured out, I'd be glad to know. 77 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:07,920 I do know there is a stirring. Amen? There is a stirring in the atmosphere 78 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:19,040 as to what degree we'll discover together. So we're going to attempt to get back to the Harvest Now 79 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:24,800 series. I had in my mind to try to complete that this morning, but I don't know that that's going to 80 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:30,960 happen. So if you'll just, where you are, if you pray for me, I'll pray for you, and then we'll ask 81 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:38,720 the Lord together to help us the rest of this morning. I don't want to miss. I'm not so tied to 82 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:45,920 an agenda that I just don't want to miss God, what God may be saying, what God may be wanting to do 83 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:51,600 in our midst this morning. For those of you who may not have gotten an update on Sister Shea, 84 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:56,720 for those of you who may not have gotten an update on Sister Shelley before they left, she was very 85 00:08:56,720 --> 00:09:03,840 responsive, knew her name, knew the date and time and everything. So praise the Lord for that. Amen, 86 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:10,400 and hopefully get some answers. They will just a little bit later on. So just keep praying for 87 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:15,440 Sister Gail, Brother Jeff, and Sister Shelley. And a lot of you don't know what's happening, 88 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:21,840 that's because you weren't here for Sunday school. Did you see how I did that? Did you see how that 89 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:30,720 worked out? I mean, thank you Lord. But for those of you that were here for Sunday school, you know, 90 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:34,880 that was, you got to admit, that was pretty good. 91 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:41,120 John's Gospel, the fourth chapter, we've been reading 92 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:48,240 for the past three weeks from this text, beginning at verse 34. 93 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:56,720 Where Jesus said unto them, My need is to do the will of him that sent me and to finish his work. 94 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:03,760 Say not ye there yet four months and then cometh harvest. Behold I say unto you, lift up your eyes 95 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:10,960 and look on the fields for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages and 96 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:17,520 gather fruit unto life eternal, that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. 97 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:25,040 And herein is that saying true, one sows and another reaps. I sent you to reap that 98 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:34,160 I sent you to reap that whereon you bestowed no labor. Other men labored and you are entered in 99 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:41,760 to their labors. And again, you'll remember and take note of Matthew 9 35 through 38, where Jesus 100 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:47,200 again is addressing the harvest. He's going about all their synagogues and he's preaching and he's 101 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:55,200 teaching the gospel, making men aware of the kingdom's nearness and he being the kingdom of God 102 00:10:55,200 --> 00:11:01,360 and personification walking among them that they may know him, accept him and receive him. Father, 103 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:09,040 I love you today. I need your help this morning in a special way. Lord, as we are here, unbeknownst 104 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:17,040 still your will but here to operate in it. So speak to our hearts and minds. I pray for each of us. 105 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,880 We that have ears to hear, may we hear what the spirit would say to the church. 106 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:25,680 Lord, speak to my heart and mind that I may know what to speak to the church this morning. 107 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:32,400 For truly, Lord, this is your house and we have come to worship you in spirit and in truth. 108 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:40,000 And your word is life and your word is light, light and illuminate our lives and pathways as we walk 109 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:45,440 and according to your will, you'd be praised forever in Christ's lovely name. And the church said, 110 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:52,480 amen and amen. We began this series as a 111 00:11:55,040 --> 00:12:01,520 follow-up from the assembly concerning the message that the Lord laid upon the heart of our 112 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:12,000 newly elected general overseer. And the more I listen to and the more that I dig into the 113 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:19,440 simplicity of what looked like it only took 30 or 40 minutes on the Friday night of general assembly, 114 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:24,800 the more I get into that, it's just loaded. I mean, it's absolutely loaded. 115 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:34,480 Jesus, as he began the harvest now thought, we can't say we're going to wait and then go out and 116 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:44,080 try to win the laws. We cannot procrastinate the harvest. Jesus shares with us the urgency of the 117 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:53,360 harvest. I think whether he returns today or tomorrow, next week, next month, next year, next 118 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:58,240 week, next week, next year, next year, next year, next year, next year, next year, next year, next 119 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:06,640 week, next year, next year, next year, next year, next year. He is, I think is irrelevant to the 120 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:14,960 point that men are dying every day. Humanities leaving this world every day. 121 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:17,920 And look take a look at what's going on around you 122 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:23,540 You've got to see that men are dying every day. The harvest is being taken in every day 123 00:13:24,420 --> 00:13:28,660 you can't just wait for my return you got to be busy and 124 00:13:29,740 --> 00:13:34,760 Here's the thing folks at the return. That's for those who are already believing 125 00:13:35,340 --> 00:13:38,740 The lost are condemned at his return 126 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:42,000 So 127 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:47,200 We've got to be about as Jesus would say our father's business and 128 00:13:47,980 --> 00:13:52,560 He tells us directly that the business is the harvest 129 00:13:53,520 --> 00:14:00,800 Look take a good look around you people. We know we dearly love we dearly care for are going to die lost and 130 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:09,480 They may die before Christ come and we cannot wait three four months to begin to try to win them 131 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:14,120 To Christ. Oh, I know how it works families the hardest people in the world to win 132 00:14:14,940 --> 00:14:20,480 Hello, they don't they want to hear what you got to say they matter of fact we 133 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:28,400 We're just rub them raw when we're in their presence and that's okay as long as it's the love of Christ 134 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:33,600 That they see in us you have to understand that's always going to be contrary 135 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:37,880 To the will and the love of God the way the world sees you and I 136 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:39,880 I 137 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:42,640 Wasn't going to mention a whole lot about the 138 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:49,480 Opening ceremonies of the Olympics and I know many of you are as disgusted as I am about all of that mess 139 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:53,060 I wasn't watching it when it happened not gonna watch it now 140 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:57,800 Wasn't gonna watch it anyway, so it really doesn't disturb my world too much 141 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:02,160 Because you see I've learned some things and and 142 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:07,640 People are really blown out of shape about that and rightly so it was blasphemous 143 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:13,240 I don't care what they say they intended for it to mean it looked like what it looked like and it meant what it 144 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:15,000 meant 145 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,920 Right, so it was blasphemous 146 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:20,920 wasn't it and 147 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:23,560 repulsive and 148 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:32,200 Then you you've got folks who don't say well, that's just the French. Well, no, no, it's just the attitude of the world 149 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:33,240 All right 150 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:39,840 so what I'm here to remind us just a little bit before we get going further is don't be so surprised and get so bent out 151 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:43,080 of shape that the world's acting like the world and 152 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:47,760 Sinners are acting like sinners matter of fact Paul's told the church at Galatia 153 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:53,580 He told him this in six and seven be not deceived. God is not mocked for whatsoever a man 154 00:15:53,580 --> 00:15:59,280 So with that shall he also reap that and and you and I are not the ones that do the reaping 155 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:04,120 It's God right and another passage scripture 156 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:09,980 I want you to look at is a second Corinthians three or second Timothy three about verse 13 157 00:16:09,980 --> 00:16:17,980 Look what Paul writes to Timothy what he tells him. He said but evil men as a dozer shall acts worse and worse seducing 158 00:16:18,260 --> 00:16:24,300 And being seduced but here listen to the instruction that follow and I think this is where we come in 159 00:16:24,300 --> 00:16:28,500 I gave you those other two to let you know God will take care of God's business 160 00:16:30,340 --> 00:16:32,340 God will take care of his business 161 00:16:32,780 --> 00:16:35,860 It is very offensive. It is very blasphemous 162 00:16:35,860 --> 00:16:41,460 But it's God who will get the last say and all of that what you and I have to do is be mindful 163 00:16:41,660 --> 00:16:48,740 That evil is going to grow worse and worse the so the the more near we get to the return of Jesus Christ 164 00:16:48,740 --> 00:16:54,260 You'd remember what Jesus said all these things are going to happen all these things are going to come to pass 165 00:16:54,300 --> 00:16:59,860 So don't be alarmed. Don't be so easily moved. Don't be so easily shake when I see that mess 166 00:16:59,860 --> 00:17:02,820 I just say yep. It ain't gonna be long. I say yep 167 00:17:02,820 --> 00:17:08,420 It's not gonna be long. It repulses me and and I'll do all I can to stand against all that mess 168 00:17:08,420 --> 00:17:14,680 But inside of me, there's joy bouncing up and down. There's something on the inside of me starting to get really excited 169 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:19,620 Why because it's no longer in secret. They're doing all this stuff. It's getting publicized now 170 00:17:19,620 --> 00:17:25,060 It's flooding the media and I saw one one post one brother said just think how many people have 171 00:17:25,300 --> 00:17:28,500 Googled the true Lord Supper and looked at that 172 00:17:28,500 --> 00:17:33,140 I'm telling you what the enemy meant for evil you meant it for good 173 00:17:33,340 --> 00:17:38,540 Yeah, come on now you and I have got to see beyond the the principles of what's going on 174 00:17:38,540 --> 00:17:41,340 Yes, the devil thought he may give Christianity a black eye 175 00:17:41,340 --> 00:17:47,220 but countless millions of people searched out the truth of the Lord Supper and they 176 00:17:47,860 --> 00:17:53,700 They come to understand the sacrifice. They saw it they read it and now the seed is planted up 177 00:17:53,700 --> 00:17:55,980 The seed is there and what we're good 178 00:17:55,980 --> 00:18:00,460 What we're gonna do is begin to water the seed of prayer Lord forever 179 00:18:00,940 --> 00:18:07,100 Heathen that looked it up let the truth of the glorious gospel of your sacrifice 180 00:18:08,700 --> 00:18:13,460 You see we get we get we get we get just all distorted like a pretzel 181 00:18:15,700 --> 00:18:23,140 When we've got to have better sense than to see the immediate and look beyond it what God can do with what evil 182 00:18:23,140 --> 00:18:26,140 tries to do 183 00:18:26,140 --> 00:18:28,140 so 184 00:18:28,980 --> 00:18:33,900 But evil men and seducers shall wex worse and worse deceiving and being deceived 185 00:18:35,140 --> 00:18:37,380 But this what Paul told Timothy 186 00:18:38,180 --> 00:18:41,780 continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and 187 00:18:43,060 --> 00:18:45,060 Has been assured of 188 00:18:46,020 --> 00:18:48,540 Knowing of whom thou hast learned them 189 00:18:48,540 --> 00:18:54,860 And that from a child that has known the holy scriptures which are able to make thee wise 190 00:18:56,380 --> 00:18:58,380 under salvation 191 00:18:58,580 --> 00:19:01,380 Through faith which is in Christ Jesus 192 00:19:02,220 --> 00:19:09,180 All scripture listen is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine for reproof 193 00:19:09,420 --> 00:19:12,860 for correction and for instruction in righteousness 194 00:19:13,900 --> 00:19:15,900 that a man of God 195 00:19:15,900 --> 00:19:19,460 May be perfect thoroughly furnished under all good works 196 00:19:20,740 --> 00:19:25,220 Chapter 4 I charge thee therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ 197 00:19:25,580 --> 00:19:31,820 Who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom? 198 00:19:32,740 --> 00:19:35,340 Preach the word isn't that what we talked about last week 199 00:19:36,060 --> 00:19:42,180 Amen this harvest now theme the declaration we are the church of God and we have a declaration of 200 00:19:42,180 --> 00:19:47,620 declaration of faith that we're going to stand by that we're going to live by that we're going to live out and 201 00:19:47,700 --> 00:19:52,900 Then we talked about we go we take that word the word of God and we take the commission 202 00:19:53,020 --> 00:19:58,180 To go into all the world because we've been mandated to lift our eyes and look beyond ourselves 203 00:19:58,860 --> 00:20:02,860 To lift our eyes and look beyond ourselves and look upon the fields 204 00:20:02,860 --> 00:20:08,060 They're white and already to harvest and to engage ourselves in Matthew 9 205 00:20:08,060 --> 00:20:14,140 Jesus said pray you therefore the Lord that it's in forth the labors into the harvest 206 00:20:14,140 --> 00:20:19,460 Why because the Harvard is great and he needs more people out there bringing in the shoes 207 00:20:19,460 --> 00:20:22,540 I love the psalmist when he said we shall come 208 00:20:23,060 --> 00:20:25,780 Rejoicing bringing our sheaves with us 209 00:20:25,780 --> 00:20:33,900 What will be a sad day is if you just barely make it to heaven and you don't have one shock of sheaves to rejoice over 210 00:20:33,900 --> 00:20:38,900 We've got to be about the Father's business winning people to the Lord 211 00:20:39,900 --> 00:20:42,740 I charge you therefore by God and 212 00:20:43,740 --> 00:20:48,740 The Lord Jesus Christ who shall judge the quick in the dead at his appearing preach the word 213 00:20:49,260 --> 00:20:54,500 Instant in season out of season reprieve rebuke exhort with all long suffering and doctrine 214 00:20:55,700 --> 00:20:57,700 For the time will come 215 00:20:57,980 --> 00:21:01,060 Are you hearing me for the time will come 216 00:21:01,060 --> 00:21:05,700 Are you hearing me for the time will come when they who are they? 217 00:21:06,260 --> 00:21:08,540 It's that bunch. It's always out there they 218 00:21:09,580 --> 00:21:13,500 You know, they're in every church. They're in every town. They're in every city they them 219 00:21:14,500 --> 00:21:16,940 For they will not endure sound doctrine 220 00:21:17,420 --> 00:21:24,780 But after their own lust shall they heap to themselves teachers having itching ears that they shall turn away 221 00:21:25,060 --> 00:21:27,660 Their ears from the truth and shall be turned 222 00:21:27,660 --> 00:21:31,580 Undefiable but watch thou in all things endure affliction 223 00:21:32,740 --> 00:21:37,700 Do the work of an evangelist and make full proof of my ministry 224 00:21:37,700 --> 00:21:41,780 That's what you and I are mandated after the events of a Friday night 225 00:21:42,620 --> 00:21:47,260 Debacle you and I are to remember the truth hold to the truth 226 00:21:47,860 --> 00:21:55,060 Proclaim the truth not be seduced not be easily easily moved away from the truth not to get so 227 00:21:55,060 --> 00:22:01,820 Distorted that we become more and outrage over the idiocy of some who do not know God 228 00:22:01,900 --> 00:22:05,500 But yet to fall on our knees to pray that they come to know him 229 00:22:05,700 --> 00:22:09,620 Wouldn't that be the wonderful thing that the band that they're lauding so and 230 00:22:10,260 --> 00:22:15,820 Praising so much for all of this stuff that came out wouldn't it be wonderful about two three months down the road 231 00:22:15,900 --> 00:22:22,540 We get a testimony we see him when he would stand before a television audience and say I should not have done that 232 00:22:22,540 --> 00:22:28,860 I come to know Christ is my Lord and Savior wouldn't it be wonderful if the Lord saved that man radically 233 00:22:28,900 --> 00:22:33,660 What a great testimony that would be that's mine your responsibility 234 00:22:33,660 --> 00:22:39,140 Not so to get been out of shape because the world's acting like the world sinners are acting like sinners 235 00:22:39,140 --> 00:22:46,500 But that saints are so distorted by the work of the enemy that we fail to remember that God is able to save 236 00:22:46,500 --> 00:22:52,500 to the uttermost and 237 00:22:52,700 --> 00:22:58,780 And I can say how many of them have searched out the Lord's Supper and read the story and 238 00:22:59,700 --> 00:23:02,500 The thing about it. They can't get away from it now 239 00:23:04,140 --> 00:23:06,140 If they didn't know they do now 240 00:23:07,620 --> 00:23:10,740 So we engage into the realm of harvest now 241 00:23:11,380 --> 00:23:13,180 We are the church 242 00:23:13,180 --> 00:23:17,140 We remain to be the church. We remain to be a Pentecostal church 243 00:23:18,260 --> 00:23:20,260 That's our distinctive 244 00:23:20,420 --> 00:23:25,220 We are Pentecostal in our core of who we are because we believe in 245 00:23:25,940 --> 00:23:27,940 the power of the Holy Ghost and 246 00:23:28,300 --> 00:23:34,540 We still believe that he's poured it out upon all who will seek him and it's a free gift. Amen 247 00:23:34,860 --> 00:23:42,340 We still believe that wonderful doctrine of being saved being sanctified and being baptized 248 00:23:42,340 --> 00:23:49,980 And the Holy Ghost and the fire amen and that we speak in other tongues as the spirit gives us the utterance 249 00:23:49,980 --> 00:23:53,300 That's what we believe and we take that message and we go with it 250 00:23:53,300 --> 00:24:00,860 Why because Jesus said I've given you power and authority over all devils that you can lay your hands on the sick and they shall 251 00:24:01,180 --> 00:24:08,620 Recover hallelujah that you can take up serpent and it'll not bite you you take the serpent. I'll take the street nine 252 00:24:08,620 --> 00:24:13,900 You can drink any deadly thing and it won't harm you I'm not fooling no serpents 253 00:24:16,980 --> 00:24:18,980 Lord don't ever make me 254 00:24:20,740 --> 00:24:22,740 I just happen to think oh 255 00:24:24,740 --> 00:24:28,140 Lord don't ever think I'm your favorite 256 00:24:29,140 --> 00:24:31,140 Don't ever make me do that my Lord 257 00:24:33,540 --> 00:24:35,540 Oh 258 00:24:35,540 --> 00:24:37,540 Lord 259 00:24:40,980 --> 00:24:44,860 Never say never and I'm not saying never Lord. I'm just saying I don't want to 260 00:24:46,260 --> 00:24:48,260 Please don't make me 261 00:24:50,260 --> 00:24:52,340 Jesus said that authority has been given unto you 262 00:24:55,340 --> 00:24:58,420 You and I we have that authority born-again blood-bought 263 00:24:59,220 --> 00:25:04,260 sanctified Holy Ghost field believers you have the authority of Christ that works in you 264 00:25:04,260 --> 00:25:10,420 Never failed to understand that we are in a harvest and you can't be lazy about it 265 00:25:11,020 --> 00:25:14,860 And I hate to tell you but some of us have got lazy about it 266 00:25:17,260 --> 00:25:19,260 I almost said let me see your sheaves 267 00:25:21,100 --> 00:25:22,220 I 268 00:25:22,220 --> 00:25:29,020 Don't embarrass nobody you may not even have a sheave but every believer ought to at least reproduce themselves in the kingdom of God 269 00:25:29,020 --> 00:25:35,140 What does that mean you need to find somebody and lead them to Jesus because he saved you if nothing else 270 00:25:37,380 --> 00:25:41,540 Don't be like that guy that was given the talent and he just buried it in the ground 271 00:25:42,420 --> 00:25:46,380 When the master come in and he looked at the guy with five and he turned it to ten and man 272 00:25:46,380 --> 00:25:52,020 He got a great blessing the other guy got the tune he he multiplied his and he looked at the guy with one and he said 273 00:25:52,020 --> 00:25:54,780 Where's my where's my talent? Well, let me go dig it up 274 00:25:54,780 --> 00:25:59,700 He goes things it up brings it back to the master and he said what'd you do it? Well, I hit it because I knew you 275 00:25:59,700 --> 00:26:01,700 were a just man 276 00:26:01,700 --> 00:26:07,420 And I didn't want to risk losing it. He said well at least you could have done was deposited at the bank got me about 3.5 277 00:26:07,420 --> 00:26:09,420 percent 278 00:26:09,420 --> 00:26:11,980 And he cast him out. I don't want to be that guy 279 00:26:12,700 --> 00:26:18,020 You don't want to be that person either. He's giving you a talent. He's giving you a gift. You have something 280 00:26:18,020 --> 00:26:22,100 It's called the salvation of your soul. It's the salvation of our soul 281 00:26:22,100 --> 00:26:26,940 It's the salvation of our soul. So we go we preach a man 282 00:26:26,940 --> 00:26:32,860 We tell them about Jesus and we care what I think the church has lost is the ability to care 283 00:26:33,140 --> 00:26:38,740 Beyond the four walls. We again have to rediscover a passion not just a desire 284 00:26:38,780 --> 00:26:43,660 But I mean a sincere God-given passion for the harvest field 285 00:26:43,660 --> 00:26:49,620 That's reason I was thinking brother David and the Lord drawing him to us. He's renewed my passion 286 00:26:49,620 --> 00:26:54,940 He's renewed my desire to see the the lost one. Amen. He's got a vision 287 00:26:54,940 --> 00:26:59,980 He's old man, but got not done with him yet. Hallelujah. He's retired, but he's not quit 288 00:27:00,500 --> 00:27:06,180 Hallelujah, and so the Lord sent him our way because he's still got a work. He wants to do there's still a fertile land 289 00:27:06,180 --> 00:27:08,380 He wants to do it in and by the grace of God 290 00:27:08,380 --> 00:27:12,780 We've been gifted a wonderful gift the ability to help him get it done 291 00:27:12,780 --> 00:27:18,580 I may never step foot on an African soil, but he's going Randy's going Brian's going 292 00:27:18,580 --> 00:27:25,740 We're gonna send them for the glory of the kingdom. We're gonna make sure that it happens and we're gonna have a harvest in the world 293 00:27:29,940 --> 00:27:35,620 Hallelujah, but what about the world around us? I think these past few weeks are just to stir us 294 00:27:36,380 --> 00:27:38,500 To the nearness of the harvest 295 00:27:39,180 --> 00:27:41,660 It's not global south. It's not 296 00:27:42,300 --> 00:27:46,900 West it's not on all of the other continents of the world. It's right here around us 297 00:27:46,900 --> 00:27:48,900 It's around you 298 00:27:50,140 --> 00:27:52,140 You don't have to go far to find a heathen 299 00:27:57,220 --> 00:27:59,220 Hello 300 00:27:59,220 --> 00:28:01,220 You don't 301 00:28:01,460 --> 00:28:06,420 You don't have to go very far to find someone who really don't know who Jesus is I 302 00:28:07,580 --> 00:28:12,740 Know that sounds absurd to us that surely everybody in Bradley County knows who Jesus is no 303 00:28:13,460 --> 00:28:15,460 or Polk County either 304 00:28:15,460 --> 00:28:22,300 You can find people who do not know who Jesus Christ is they don't know what Easter means 305 00:28:22,300 --> 00:28:26,420 They don't know what Christmas week. They don't know what all the fuss is. They really don't care 306 00:28:26,980 --> 00:28:33,900 You can find someone that needs Jesus and they're around us the world in which we live and we have to embrace 307 00:28:34,140 --> 00:28:42,020 The harvest not just embrace it but become passionate about it. We must care again about the lost and dying 308 00:28:42,020 --> 00:28:44,020 I 309 00:28:44,660 --> 00:28:46,660 Forget exactly how the 310 00:28:46,900 --> 00:28:51,460 story the illustration goes exactly which of angels it was but it's one of the early 311 00:28:52,100 --> 00:28:55,260 Early advantage just standing in a hotel window looking out over a very busy 312 00:28:55,740 --> 00:28:59,060 City street and he asked the person in the room with him. What do you see? 313 00:28:59,580 --> 00:29:01,580 When you look out the window a 314 00:29:02,260 --> 00:29:04,260 Couple different answers come on 315 00:29:04,500 --> 00:29:06,500 Never was the right answer 316 00:29:06,780 --> 00:29:08,980 The answer was I see the lost I 317 00:29:08,980 --> 00:29:13,980 See those who may need Christ not every person you see is lost. Hallelujah every now and then you get a hold of a good 318 00:29:14,500 --> 00:29:16,500 testimony, right 319 00:29:16,740 --> 00:29:19,140 This past week sister Kathy and I we went up to 320 00:29:20,380 --> 00:29:24,620 The mounts for a few days and we're walking around the D wall to store greatest place. She loves it 321 00:29:27,220 --> 00:29:29,460 All kind of great things in the D wall store 322 00:29:30,420 --> 00:29:36,460 We're walking around there. We come across a gentleman just struck up a conversation with him. He had on his Vietnam cap. So I 323 00:29:36,460 --> 00:29:40,820 Thanked him for his service for our country and our nation always starts a conversation 324 00:29:41,580 --> 00:29:43,580 Didn't take very long 325 00:29:44,060 --> 00:29:50,100 Well, I think it was his response to us. He said well, it's either jail or military. I 326 00:29:51,100 --> 00:29:55,740 Didn't really take him serious. He said no seriously judge said either go to jail or go to the army 327 00:29:55,740 --> 00:29:57,740 He said so I went to the army 328 00:29:59,260 --> 00:30:01,260 Well, okay and 329 00:30:01,300 --> 00:30:04,900 Time rolls on conversation goes on old gentleman loved to talk 330 00:30:04,900 --> 00:30:10,260 So I eventually got him around to Jesus. I don't go to church. I thought well I can tell 331 00:30:13,340 --> 00:30:19,140 He said but I tell you what I do that most Christians won't I said well, what's that sir? I'm curious now. He's got me 332 00:30:20,140 --> 00:30:25,060 He said I'll stop and help an old person change a flat tire and people church edgars drive right on by 333 00:30:25,380 --> 00:30:27,380 He said I won't pass nobody up 334 00:30:27,380 --> 00:30:30,860 I said well, let me tell you something best thing it is is as long as you know 335 00:30:30,860 --> 00:30:36,560 The Lord Jesus Christ is your personal Savior so that seed he just kind of looked at me had one eye about half 336 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:42,100 Should I just kind of looked at me out of the other eye and talked about something else and we parted ways, but I sowed the seed 337 00:30:43,300 --> 00:30:45,300 Right, that's that's fine. Your responsibility 338 00:30:46,020 --> 00:30:47,580 in it 339 00:30:47,580 --> 00:30:49,580 some so some water 340 00:30:49,940 --> 00:30:51,940 Somebody else will get the increase 341 00:30:52,220 --> 00:30:54,820 You know what Jesus said there to John in our text 342 00:30:54,820 --> 00:30:57,780 Let them know that I'm sending them to reap 343 00:30:57,780 --> 00:31:02,600 Let them know that I'm sending them to reap wherein they bestowed no labor 344 00:31:02,940 --> 00:31:09,580 In other words someone else had plowed somebody had busted up the clods somebody else had already sold 345 00:31:10,100 --> 00:31:14,220 someone else had already hold the ground and pull the weeds and and now and 346 00:31:14,580 --> 00:31:20,660 Watered and watered and watered and he said I'm sending you to reap a harvest wherein you bestowed no labor 347 00:31:20,700 --> 00:31:23,740 Come on somebody they're hearing the gospel from somebody 348 00:31:23,740 --> 00:31:28,460 Somewhere down the road I pray that someone reached the harvest of that old man's soul 349 00:31:28,780 --> 00:31:31,900 Amen, because a seed been sown it had been watered 350 00:31:31,900 --> 00:31:36,200 Maybe somebody else had already sold not as adding a little water to it the other day 351 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,940 But eventually if he don't leave this world off 352 00:31:39,460 --> 00:31:47,340 Eventually, he's gonna have a stirring and somebody's gonna come along and recap everything that he's heard and they're gonna reap that old man's soul 353 00:31:47,580 --> 00:31:52,620 Right into the kingdom of heaven. What are you saying pastor either water or harvest? 354 00:31:52,620 --> 00:31:54,620 but do something 355 00:31:57,500 --> 00:32:01,340 Our churches across the land should be multiplying weekly 356 00:32:03,860 --> 00:32:12,020 87% of people who do not attend church who eventually came to church were asked. How did you come to church? 357 00:32:12,980 --> 00:32:19,420 The percentage is very very small single digits the pastor and other things 358 00:32:19,420 --> 00:32:25,980 86 or 87 percent of people say they came to church because a friend invited them 359 00:32:26,980 --> 00:32:31,460 Now I know I'm a little bit to get used to you may have to warn them a little bit before you bring them 360 00:32:33,740 --> 00:32:36,300 But everything up to the time I get here is really good 361 00:32:38,340 --> 00:32:42,340 But then and it's okay for you to tell him now our pastor he's a little out there 362 00:32:43,380 --> 00:32:45,380 Don't tell him what you're gonna get 363 00:32:45,380 --> 00:32:49,580 But you'll hear the word or at least I hope that's what you can tell them if you're looking for the word 364 00:32:49,580 --> 00:32:55,540 You can bring them to whole well church of God. Well, they'll hear the truth of their need for a Savior 365 00:32:56,260 --> 00:33:02,660 To redeem them of their sin and they'll hear the truth preached to them that by his stripes you are healed 366 00:33:03,060 --> 00:33:07,580 Hallelujah that you'll hear the truth that you may and must live 367 00:33:07,580 --> 00:33:12,700 It's possible to live a sanctified life from the sin of this world. You can live separate 368 00:33:12,700 --> 00:33:14,700 And you can be empowered 369 00:33:15,340 --> 00:33:17,340 By the wonderful gift of God 370 00:33:18,180 --> 00:33:22,020 If that's something you're interested in come on we eat a lot 371 00:33:24,100 --> 00:33:26,700 We pray we laugh 372 00:33:28,100 --> 00:33:30,100 We cry 373 00:33:32,660 --> 00:33:36,300 But our concern is you our concern is you 374 00:33:37,740 --> 00:33:39,740 We must care again. We must care 375 00:33:39,740 --> 00:33:45,860 You we must care again. We must find our way back to Matthew 25 376 00:33:47,260 --> 00:33:49,260 Where Jesus said 377 00:33:49,580 --> 00:33:52,940 You cared for me and they said well Lord, when did we care for you? 378 00:33:54,060 --> 00:33:56,060 He said when I was hungry 379 00:33:56,540 --> 00:33:58,540 You fed me right 380 00:33:58,580 --> 00:34:04,380 Was a stranger you took me and when I was thirsty you gave me something to read when I was in prison you visited me there 381 00:34:05,260 --> 00:34:07,700 They said well Lord you ain't ever been in that shape 382 00:34:07,700 --> 00:34:11,020 Have we done that to you said when you do it under the least of these 383 00:34:12,020 --> 00:34:14,020 You're doing it to me 384 00:34:14,660 --> 00:34:16,660 We ever stop consider those people 385 00:34:17,180 --> 00:34:20,300 That are around you you minister to them. You're actually 386 00:34:20,820 --> 00:34:22,820 ministering to Christ 387 00:34:23,140 --> 00:34:26,140 How so he died for them? 388 00:34:26,820 --> 00:34:30,060 I love to cut up and tell you that I'm his favorite and I really believe that 389 00:34:30,780 --> 00:34:32,780 But I think we all are aren't we? 390 00:34:33,420 --> 00:34:36,300 He would have died for you as Christ 391 00:34:36,300 --> 00:34:40,300 He died for you as quickly as he died for me matter of fact he did 392 00:34:44,300 --> 00:34:46,300 From the foundations of the world 393 00:34:48,300 --> 00:34:50,300 Christ was slain 394 00:34:52,300 --> 00:34:54,300 By his grace that we are who we are 395 00:34:55,300 --> 00:34:59,300 I'm gonna close this morning. There's no sense to keep going. Just stand with this morning. It's a little different today. 396 00:35:01,300 --> 00:35:03,300 I don't really know how to 397 00:35:03,300 --> 00:35:06,300 I don't know how to close us out I 398 00:35:10,300 --> 00:35:12,300 Think we need to find ourselves 399 00:35:13,300 --> 00:35:15,300 the character of Luke 10 400 00:35:17,300 --> 00:35:19,300 You'd know him as the Good Samaritan 401 00:35:20,300 --> 00:35:21,300 I 402 00:35:21,300 --> 00:35:25,220 Think we're losing some of our goodness because of the perverseness of the world 403 00:35:26,740 --> 00:35:30,220 Right how many of you I'm gonna raise my hand first 404 00:35:30,220 --> 00:35:33,460 How many of you don't reach out like you used to because? 405 00:35:34,460 --> 00:35:37,460 the uncertainty of those that you're reaching out to 406 00:35:39,460 --> 00:35:41,460 Right there with you 407 00:35:41,460 --> 00:35:45,460 You know there was a time when we seemed to be much kinder 408 00:35:46,460 --> 00:35:49,460 That we let our compassion flow more than we do now 409 00:35:50,460 --> 00:35:53,460 Because of the unknown of the culture 410 00:35:56,460 --> 00:35:58,460 I'm having to pray the Lord help forgive me 411 00:35:58,460 --> 00:36:00,460 I 412 00:36:01,460 --> 00:36:04,460 Drive by and see people with signs 413 00:36:06,460 --> 00:36:08,460 Lord you gotta help me 414 00:36:12,460 --> 00:36:14,460 Wanting handouts 415 00:36:15,460 --> 00:36:17,460 Asking for help 416 00:36:17,460 --> 00:36:23,460 I just drive right on by 417 00:36:23,460 --> 00:36:29,460 Say to myself and at times out loud my lord get a job people begging for people to work 418 00:36:35,460 --> 00:36:40,460 You remember when you do this these all this going this way Lord's eating my lunch right now 419 00:36:40,460 --> 00:36:45,460 You remember when you do this these all this going this way Lord's eating my lunch right now 420 00:36:49,460 --> 00:36:51,460 I've got to renew my sense of care 421 00:36:55,460 --> 00:37:00,460 His compassion the Good Samaritan I read that again this morning and 422 00:37:02,460 --> 00:37:04,460 Convicted 423 00:37:04,460 --> 00:37:06,460 The priests come by 424 00:37:06,460 --> 00:37:12,460 There's a man beaten and stripped and robbed and left naked in the street wounded 425 00:37:15,460 --> 00:37:18,460 Priests come by and cross the street and went the other way 426 00:37:21,460 --> 00:37:26,460 Oh you could say if he'd went and touched him he would have become unholy he would have 427 00:37:27,460 --> 00:37:30,460 It had only cost him seven days and an offering 428 00:37:30,460 --> 00:37:34,460 Huh 429 00:37:34,460 --> 00:37:40,460 Wouldn't it cost the priests much the Levite the same way 430 00:37:40,460 --> 00:37:44,460 You know the temple worker the custodian 431 00:37:44,460 --> 00:37:46,460 The Levites 432 00:37:48,460 --> 00:37:50,460 He crossed the street went the other way 433 00:37:53,460 --> 00:37:55,460 But the most disdained 434 00:37:55,460 --> 00:37:57,460 Nationality 435 00:37:57,460 --> 00:38:00,460 To the Hebrew nation the Samaritan 436 00:38:00,460 --> 00:38:02,460 Came saw the man 437 00:38:02,460 --> 00:38:05,460 Picked him up took him to the end 438 00:38:06,460 --> 00:38:08,460 Washed him cleaned him 439 00:38:09,460 --> 00:38:11,460 Said I can't stay 440 00:38:11,460 --> 00:38:13,460 But here's two days wages 441 00:38:15,460 --> 00:38:21,460 Take care of him if it's more than that when I come back through I'll settle up with you 442 00:38:21,460 --> 00:38:28,460 Which in a sense gives you some understanding that possibly the innkeeper and the Samaritan 443 00:38:28,460 --> 00:38:30,460 He did frequent business there 444 00:38:32,460 --> 00:38:34,460 I'll be back 445 00:38:35,460 --> 00:38:38,460 Because they had some type of relationship obviously or hopefully 446 00:38:39,460 --> 00:38:43,460 Because if it's just two strangers one trusting another that much 447 00:38:44,460 --> 00:38:46,460 I'm not going to be able to do that 448 00:38:46,460 --> 00:38:50,460 Because if it's just two strangers one trusting another that much 449 00:38:51,460 --> 00:38:54,460 I'm gonna feel even worse time I get finished 450 00:38:56,460 --> 00:38:58,460 And he took care of him 451 00:39:01,460 --> 00:39:04,460 I had sister Robin look up before service 452 00:39:06,460 --> 00:39:10,460 But where we are and just the benevolence we've done this year 453 00:39:10,460 --> 00:39:12,460 Not all of its 454 00:39:12,460 --> 00:39:19,460 Counted the way we give it and do it there's others out there some almost two thousand dollars in benevolence 455 00:39:20,460 --> 00:39:24,460 a little over 18 little over 18,000 in missions 456 00:39:25,460 --> 00:39:29,460 Already for about the half so we're about 20,000 into missions and benevolence 457 00:39:31,460 --> 00:39:33,460 This year already 458 00:39:34,460 --> 00:39:37,460 And we're 30 shy of our 50 gold 459 00:39:37,460 --> 00:39:41,460 But we're gonna get closer here by September 460 00:39:44,460 --> 00:39:47,460 So it's not that we're not doing we are 461 00:39:51,460 --> 00:39:54,460 And you know as well as how we can always do more 462 00:39:56,460 --> 00:39:59,460 Right we can always do better 463 00:40:00,460 --> 00:40:03,460 But as I look this morning my thought was this 464 00:40:03,460 --> 00:40:07,460 We care Lord, but we can't do it all 465 00:40:11,460 --> 00:40:13,460 Can't do it all 466 00:40:14,460 --> 00:40:16,460 Thankfully, we don't have to 467 00:40:16,460 --> 00:40:19,460 So I think that's where the importance of 468 00:40:20,460 --> 00:40:22,460 Nowering down vision 469 00:40:22,460 --> 00:40:24,460 pinpointing vision 470 00:40:24,460 --> 00:40:28,460 And having the spirit of the Lord speak into the areas of care 471 00:40:28,460 --> 00:40:30,460 That we really focus on 472 00:40:30,460 --> 00:40:32,460 And make a difference there 473 00:40:33,460 --> 00:40:35,460 right 474 00:40:37,460 --> 00:40:39,460 We're doing okay with our 475 00:40:39,460 --> 00:40:43,460 Homeless drive, but I'm telling you after about week three you've lost your passion for it 476 00:40:44,460 --> 00:40:47,460 But they're they're still getting out of jail 477 00:40:48,460 --> 00:40:50,460 They still don't have places to go some of them 478 00:40:51,460 --> 00:40:53,460 And I think we need to renew 479 00:40:54,460 --> 00:40:56,460 A little care 480 00:40:56,460 --> 00:41:01,460 I mean that's just one instance that we have before us that's people right here in Bradley County 481 00:41:02,460 --> 00:41:04,460 right here 482 00:41:05,460 --> 00:41:07,460 So pastor you kind of getting almost a little just a little 483 00:41:09,460 --> 00:41:11,460 I read it to you reprove rebuke 484 00:41:12,460 --> 00:41:14,460 With all long-suffering, right? 485 00:41:15,460 --> 00:41:17,460 I think we can do better 486 00:41:18,460 --> 00:41:22,460 That's corporately as a body, but then I think where it really gets 487 00:41:22,460 --> 00:41:27,460 Is individually folks. I know I do 488 00:41:28,460 --> 00:41:32,460 I know pastor Cliffs got some pray and he's had to do and got some more to do 489 00:41:34,460 --> 00:41:36,460 To renew my sense of care 490 00:41:37,460 --> 00:41:40,460 I care, but I need to care 491 00:41:41,460 --> 00:41:43,460 That makes sense. How many of you care? 492 00:41:45,460 --> 00:41:47,460 We care 493 00:41:47,460 --> 00:41:54,460 But I think we need to really care and by really caring we we involve ourselves 494 00:41:56,460 --> 00:42:01,460 At whatever level that you're comfortable with but a greater level than what we currently are 495 00:42:06,460 --> 00:42:10,460 I just don't think the Lord would have just blistered me with this this morning 496 00:42:10,460 --> 00:42:17,460 How that we get how that we get all twisted up about 497 00:42:19,460 --> 00:42:21,460 Images 498 00:42:23,460 --> 00:42:30,460 And God says I'm not gonna be mocked I'll take care of it Vincenzo's is mine, but all of a sudden we get 499 00:42:31,460 --> 00:42:33,460 We get our badge of honor 500 00:42:33,460 --> 00:42:40,460 I'll take care of it Vincenzo's is mine, but all of a sudden we get we get our badge of God police 501 00:42:45,460 --> 00:42:50,460 You pray for him this morning there I sang about this morning 502 00:42:53,460 --> 00:42:58,460 Yeah, you know we don't have to defend him we just have to serve him 503 00:42:58,460 --> 00:43:03,460 Not a one of us have been called to defend him Vincenzo's is mine 504 00:43:05,460 --> 00:43:09,460 Sayeth the Lord and what the enemy meant for evil 505 00:43:13,460 --> 00:43:15,460 He'll turn it to good 506 00:43:16,460 --> 00:43:17,460 Here's 507 00:43:17,460 --> 00:43:21,460 Before I came up there's two scripture coming my mind one that of Joseph 508 00:43:22,460 --> 00:43:26,460 When he told his brothers when he had their fate in his hands 509 00:43:26,460 --> 00:43:28,460 Remember they didn't recognize him 510 00:43:29,460 --> 00:43:31,460 and he turned with tears and 511 00:43:34,460 --> 00:43:41,460 He told him said what you you meant for evil against me when you sold me God had a plan 512 00:43:43,460 --> 00:43:50,460 And today is the fulfillment of that plan I'm gonna take care of you and dad and everybody go get them and bring them in right 513 00:43:50,460 --> 00:43:52,460 And then you think about Job 514 00:43:55,460 --> 00:43:56,460 I 515 00:43:56,460 --> 00:44:01,460 Promise I'm trying to quit you think about Job through all of his trial and everything that he lost 516 00:44:04,460 --> 00:44:10,460 When Job prayed for his friends you remember we talked about those friends last week 517 00:44:12,460 --> 00:44:14,460 When Job prayed for his friends 518 00:44:14,460 --> 00:44:19,460 Things turned for Job to the good I 519 00:44:20,460 --> 00:44:22,460 Think if we would get as upset 520 00:44:25,460 --> 00:44:30,460 About some of the things we're not doing in and for the kingdom as 521 00:44:31,460 --> 00:44:34,460 Some of God's business that he'll take care of I 522 00:44:35,460 --> 00:44:37,460 Think will grow the kingdom 523 00:44:37,460 --> 00:44:42,460 Now don't get me wrong did that upset me yes, and I'm still upset today 524 00:44:44,460 --> 00:44:46,460 Thought it was very 525 00:44:48,460 --> 00:44:50,460 Disrespectful 526 00:44:50,460 --> 00:44:54,460 But the Lord let me know I'm not I'm not his police officer 527 00:44:56,460 --> 00:44:57,460 I'm 528 00:44:57,460 --> 00:45:00,460 He said I'm big enough and I'll take care of it. I thought 529 00:45:00,460 --> 00:45:06,460 Okay, because I was going to approach it totally different 530 00:45:06,460 --> 00:45:08,460 You talking about a check 531 00:45:12,460 --> 00:45:14,460 We need to care 532 00:45:14,460 --> 00:45:20,460 We need to care about their soul more than we get angered about their ignorance 533 00:45:20,460 --> 00:45:28,460 We need to care we need to care about their soul more than we get angered about their ignorance 534 00:45:33,460 --> 00:45:40,460 And that what that Romans turns it after Jesus was crucified we didn't know what we done and they killed him 535 00:45:42,460 --> 00:45:44,460 What have we done truly truly? 536 00:45:46,460 --> 00:45:48,460 This was the Son of God 537 00:45:48,460 --> 00:45:50,460 Father I love you today 538 00:45:50,460 --> 00:45:56,460 Lord, I don't know how to end this other than for us just together to pray to help us care 539 00:45:57,460 --> 00:46:03,460 To help us care if you're here this morning. You don't know Christ the Savior. I invite you to come to know him 540 00:46:04,460 --> 00:46:06,460 Free pardon of sin you need help 541 00:46:06,460 --> 00:46:14,460 You need peace of mind you need a healing in your body. I invite you to come for he is all of that for us today and more 542 00:46:14,460 --> 00:46:27,460 He's all of that and more father. I pray that you help each of us as we go as we are going as we are moving about the world 543 00:46:29,460 --> 00:46:31,460 As we're going about 544 00:46:32,460 --> 00:46:34,460 Help us engage the harvest 545 00:46:36,460 --> 00:46:40,460 And to sow and to water and to help and to teach 546 00:46:40,460 --> 00:46:42,460 And to sow and to water and to help and to teach