WEBVTT 00:00:15.240 --> 00:00:17.460 In India, why are you here? Because, you know, 00:00:17.579 --> 00:00:23.940 your money works 65 times more. Your $1 is our 00:00:23.940 --> 00:00:31.120 $65. And we have built 118 church buildings, 00:00:31.519 --> 00:00:34.920 schools, school buildings. And your generous 00:00:34.920 --> 00:00:39.119 people have given to us. And, you know, the kingdom 00:00:39.119 --> 00:00:46.539 of God, the family of God is one. We are just 00:00:46.539 --> 00:00:50.820 one family. And we appreciate what you're doing. 00:00:51.179 --> 00:00:55.979 I didn't know how we will reach the masses of 00:00:55.979 --> 00:00:59.140 India. And I always said, God, how will we reach 00:00:59.140 --> 00:01:04.439 1 .25 billion people in a small land area? I 00:01:04.439 --> 00:01:09.700 didn't even know where they are. They are not 00:01:09.700 --> 00:01:14.640 spotted on the map. Nobody knows the names of 00:01:14.640 --> 00:01:17.719 those villages, no roads. But God had everything 00:01:17.719 --> 00:01:21.519 planned. And he opened the door for me to start 00:01:21.519 --> 00:01:25.780 speaking on popular television channels. And 00:01:25.780 --> 00:01:29.280 I started speaking to millions of people. I'll 00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:32.500 speak and all over India, millions of people 00:01:32.500 --> 00:01:35.060 will hear the gospel. People started hearing 00:01:35.060 --> 00:01:38.659 and they started coming to the Lord. And our 00:01:38.659 --> 00:01:42.969 church planting became very easy. Just last year, 00:01:43.109 --> 00:01:47.269 we found out that this channel that we were using 00:01:47.269 --> 00:01:50.269 and we were preaching the gospel, they wanted 00:01:50.269 --> 00:01:53.569 to close the door for us. And we were paying 00:01:53.569 --> 00:01:58.609 $2 ,000 for one slot. And they said, well, only 00:01:58.609 --> 00:02:02.409 thing we can do is we double the price. And they 00:02:02.409 --> 00:02:05.469 will not be able to do this. And they doubled 00:02:05.469 --> 00:02:11.819 the price on us. And so we had to say no. We 00:02:11.819 --> 00:02:14.879 had only one week. We were sad about it that 00:02:14.879 --> 00:02:17.939 we will not be preaching on television. But we 00:02:17.939 --> 00:02:23.139 got a phone call. And that phone call was from 00:02:23.139 --> 00:02:26.680 another very popular television channel. And 00:02:26.680 --> 00:02:29.860 they said, we just want to know if you would 00:02:29.860 --> 00:02:32.300 be interested to do a program. Your program, 00:02:32.580 --> 00:02:35.199 Glory to God, is a very popular program. Would 00:02:35.199 --> 00:02:38.439 you be interested doing half an hour program 00:02:38.439 --> 00:02:43.860 on our channel? And I thought they will say $5 00:02:43.860 --> 00:02:47.300 ,000 or so. And I said, how much money you want 00:02:47.300 --> 00:02:49.680 for half an hour? Yes, we are interested because 00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:53.620 this is our last week. We are interested. And 00:02:53.620 --> 00:03:08.560 you know what they said? $500. So we took that 00:03:08.560 --> 00:03:14.000 channel and again, Same way millions of people 00:03:14.000 --> 00:03:17.080 started hearing the gospel. And we are on that 00:03:17.080 --> 00:03:21.800 channel with the result. We got another channel 00:03:21.800 --> 00:03:25.400 for the evening. And this is a new Christian 00:03:25.400 --> 00:03:27.939 channel that they started. And they're only charging 00:03:27.939 --> 00:03:33.219 $200 for the evening per episode. So we are twice 00:03:33.219 --> 00:03:42.780 every week. And I raised 52 episodes. in India 00:03:42.780 --> 00:03:48.439 for our evening channel. And 52, here in America, 00:03:48.539 --> 00:03:51.840 when I travel, I ask people, hey, we need 52 00:03:51.840 --> 00:03:56.319 people to stand with us so that we can preach. 00:03:58.280 --> 00:04:01.699 And people here, they say, hey, yes, we will 00:04:01.699 --> 00:04:06.960 give you one slot. I met a guy who has pledged. 00:04:08.199 --> 00:04:11.659 4 ,000 every year, that means eight programs. 00:04:13.379 --> 00:04:18.819 So we are almost up to 30 programs I already 00:04:18.819 --> 00:04:22.740 have. And if one of you want to do a program, 00:04:22.939 --> 00:04:27.259 we have a brochure like this. And you just sign 00:04:27.259 --> 00:04:31.180 up your sheet and you become a pledge donor for 00:04:31.180 --> 00:04:35.399 one program. You sponsor and I preach. We have 00:04:35.399 --> 00:04:38.680 worship team. We do eight minutes of worship. 00:04:38.959 --> 00:04:43.139 Then we preach and then we lead them to Christ. 00:04:43.740 --> 00:04:46.680 And amazing things are happening. And we are 00:04:46.680 --> 00:04:49.720 getting the doors open and planting new churches 00:04:49.720 --> 00:04:53.800 everywhere. It's a harvest time in India. More 00:04:53.800 --> 00:04:56.720 things are happening even though the doors are 00:04:56.720 --> 00:05:04.259 being closed. Many people are facing persecution 00:05:04.259 --> 00:05:07.860 in India. Persecution started, but persecution 00:05:07.860 --> 00:05:13.120 is designed by God for the church to grow. And 00:05:13.120 --> 00:05:14.920 we thank God for everything that's happening 00:05:14.920 --> 00:05:18.279 there, and we appreciate you. We're building 00:05:18.279 --> 00:05:21.060 buildings everywhere. We don't build, you know, 00:05:21.100 --> 00:05:23.279 massive buildings. We're building in the villages 00:05:23.279 --> 00:05:27.220 when people sponsor us. And for 10 ,000 US dollars, 00:05:27.360 --> 00:05:30.439 we do a church building. Many individuals have 00:05:30.439 --> 00:05:32.899 done a building in India. When we completed the 00:05:32.899 --> 00:05:35.199 building, the building was a blessing, not for 00:05:35.199 --> 00:05:37.939 only one village, but for many villages around 00:05:37.939 --> 00:05:41.040 that village. And great things are happening. 00:05:42.119 --> 00:05:45.139 Pastors, hundreds and thousands of young people 00:05:45.139 --> 00:05:48.120 want to pastor churches. There was a time 20 00:05:48.120 --> 00:05:51.459 years ago, nobody wanted to be a pastor. Now 00:05:51.459 --> 00:05:55.060 everyone wants to be a pastor. So continue to 00:05:55.060 --> 00:06:00.860 pray a prayer that God will keep these doors 00:06:00.860 --> 00:06:05.019 open. You know, a survey in the Western world, 00:06:05.079 --> 00:06:09.500 you talk. To 100 people about Jesus. You go to 00:06:09.500 --> 00:06:12.459 100 people. And ask them. Can I talk about Jesus? 00:06:12.920 --> 00:06:17.240 92 of them will say no. I'm not interested. In 00:06:17.240 --> 00:06:21.660 India. You talk to 100 people. 92 will hear it. 00:06:23.000 --> 00:06:28.240 Only 8 people will say no. So. It's a harvest 00:06:28.240 --> 00:06:33.819 time there. People are hungry. And. I'm busy. 00:06:34.529 --> 00:06:38.069 Asking people here to pray for us, stand with 00:06:38.069 --> 00:06:47.850 us as the Lord leads you. Yeah. One day after 00:06:47.850 --> 00:06:50.310 I arrived in Los Angeles, I was getting ready 00:06:50.310 --> 00:06:53.449 to catch my flight to go to Anchorage. I was 00:06:53.449 --> 00:06:56.649 taking a shower in the tub. I slipped. And I 00:06:56.649 --> 00:06:59.910 fell like this and landed on my left shoulder. 00:07:00.129 --> 00:07:03.829 I hurt it so bad that I couldn't even shake it. 00:07:04.579 --> 00:07:07.259 Couldn't even move it. And I had to catch a flight 00:07:07.259 --> 00:07:09.459 to go to Anchorage. Went there. They took me 00:07:09.459 --> 00:07:13.339 to a hospital. And every day I had to go for 00:07:13.339 --> 00:07:17.000 therapy. For 15 days I was there. And I was all 00:07:17.000 --> 00:07:19.220 the time only thinking this. How will I play 00:07:19.220 --> 00:07:21.300 the tambourine? How will I play the tambourine? 00:07:21.439 --> 00:07:30.240 But God has healed me. I am okay now. Some folks 00:07:30.240 --> 00:07:39.120 may ask me. Some folks may ask me. Some folks 00:07:39.120 --> 00:07:43.879 may say, who is this Jesus you talk about every 00:07:43.879 --> 00:07:49.060 day? He's my savior. He sets me free. Now listen 00:07:49.060 --> 00:07:53.319 while I tell you what he means to me. He is my 00:07:53.319 --> 00:07:57.920 everything. He is my all. He is my everything. 00:07:58.120 --> 00:08:03.459 He gave himself for me. Made everything new. 00:08:04.000 --> 00:08:08.620 He is my everything. Now how about you? From 00:08:08.620 --> 00:08:13.079 earth to glory, he's all I need. My breath, my 00:08:13.079 --> 00:08:16.839 sunshine, my friend. Indeed, my joy, my peace, 00:08:16.939 --> 00:08:21.120 my life. He turns it through. He's my everything. 00:08:21.399 --> 00:08:25.379 Now how about you? He fills my soul with joy 00:08:25.379 --> 00:08:29.279 along like air. He fills me through and through 00:08:29.279 --> 00:08:32.799 each night and day. I mount my head with oil, 00:08:32.940 --> 00:09:15.659 my cup of flow. My GC. very good this morning. 00:09:16.879 --> 00:09:21.440 You are a good church. Brad, you must have done 00:09:21.440 --> 00:09:25.580 some good work. Jenny, you look good in this 00:09:25.580 --> 00:09:29.700 background. Hallelujah. Thank you very much for 00:09:29.700 --> 00:09:32.519 coming to India. You people have been a blessing 00:09:32.519 --> 00:09:36.659 to India. But it's your time to come back. It's 00:09:36.659 --> 00:09:41.419 your time to come back. And I believe God has 00:09:41.419 --> 00:09:45.429 given this church Half a million souls from the 00:09:45.429 --> 00:09:49.629 million souls that we have in mind. We are praying 00:09:49.629 --> 00:09:53.549 for a million souls. And God has given hundreds 00:09:53.549 --> 00:09:58.169 of thousands of souls to you in India. Keep praying 00:09:58.169 --> 00:10:01.649 for us. Keep praying for us. You know, many people 00:10:01.649 --> 00:10:03.690 are praying, Jesus comes soon, Jesus comes soon. 00:10:03.950 --> 00:10:07.190 And we are praying, God, could you wait another 00:10:07.190 --> 00:10:11.480 day? Give us some more opportunity to get some 00:10:11.480 --> 00:10:14.639 more people in the kingdom. We are praying like 00:10:14.639 --> 00:10:20.720 that. Because many of our relatives, many of 00:10:20.720 --> 00:10:23.539 our friends, our neighbors are going to hell. 00:10:23.720 --> 00:10:26.700 And we don't want to see them go to hell. But 00:10:26.700 --> 00:10:31.940 just pray with us. I want to speak to you from 00:10:31.940 --> 00:10:38.750 1 Corinthians 9 chapter. 24th verse. That's going 00:10:38.750 --> 00:10:42.029 to be my key scripture. 1 Corinthians 9 chapter 00:10:42.029 --> 00:10:47.549 24 verse and I've asked Mark to read my references 00:10:47.549 --> 00:10:54.450 and it reads like this. 1 Corinthians 9 24. Listen 00:10:54.450 --> 00:10:57.730 to this. Do you not know that those who run in 00:10:57.730 --> 00:11:07.019 a race all run? Do you not know? This is an amazing 00:11:07.019 --> 00:11:12.799 way the man of God is writing. He's saying, this 00:11:12.799 --> 00:11:16.259 is simple, everybody knows it. He said, this 00:11:16.259 --> 00:11:19.100 is very simple, everybody knows it, that those 00:11:19.100 --> 00:11:27.039 who run the race... But one who receives the 00:11:27.039 --> 00:11:30.139 prize, run in such a way that you may win. He's 00:11:30.139 --> 00:11:35.149 saying, run in such a way, not just to run. But 00:11:35.149 --> 00:11:40.909 run in such a way that you win. The plan of God 00:11:40.909 --> 00:11:46.149 for everyone is to make him a winner. He doesn't 00:11:46.149 --> 00:11:48.990 want you to be just a runner. Just run. Just 00:11:48.990 --> 00:11:52.330 go to church. Just read Bible. Just say I'm a 00:11:52.330 --> 00:11:54.909 Christian. But God wants you to be a winner. 00:11:56.929 --> 00:12:01.629 Everyone should be a winner. Poor, rich, small 00:12:01.629 --> 00:12:06.350 or big. From India, from America. God wants everyone 00:12:06.350 --> 00:12:09.490 from his kingdom to be a winner. And Paul is 00:12:09.490 --> 00:12:15.250 saying, God wants you to be a winner. And I'm 00:12:15.250 --> 00:12:18.850 going to speak to you, how can you be a winner? 00:12:19.970 --> 00:12:23.470 And I'm going to ask you to read a few scriptures. 00:12:23.950 --> 00:12:27.669 And the first scripture that I am going to ask 00:12:27.669 --> 00:12:33.080 Mark to read is Psalm. 19th chapter. Psalm 19 00:12:33.080 --> 00:12:37.360 chapter and verse 5. Listen to this one. Psalm 00:12:37.360 --> 00:12:41.580 19 and verse 5. Which is like a bridegroom coming 00:12:41.580 --> 00:12:45.379 out of his chamber and rejoices like a strong 00:12:45.379 --> 00:12:50.139 man to run the race. Strong man when they run 00:12:50.139 --> 00:12:54.000 the race the very first point is very important. 00:12:54.360 --> 00:12:58.580 The other translation says like a champion. Every 00:12:58.580 --> 00:13:01.940 Christian runner, while running the race, you 00:13:01.940 --> 00:13:04.519 should not doubt, I don't know if I'm going to 00:13:04.519 --> 00:13:07.899 win, but you should run as if you are already 00:13:07.899 --> 00:13:12.200 a champion. As if you already have the crown, 00:13:12.440 --> 00:13:16.940 as you already have the medal. I don't know if 00:13:16.940 --> 00:13:21.159 I'm going to win, but like a champion, now number 00:13:21.159 --> 00:13:27.379 one thing, what does a champion do? Like a champion 00:13:27.379 --> 00:13:37.340 who is ready. No. Rejoices. Rejoices. At the 00:13:37.340 --> 00:13:40.200 time of running, you can think, oh, I don't know. 00:13:40.259 --> 00:13:42.399 There's so many people. There are people better 00:13:42.399 --> 00:13:44.779 than me. I think I'm going to lose it. If you 00:13:44.779 --> 00:13:48.019 think like this. You are not going to be a champion. 00:13:48.220 --> 00:13:51.460 But the number one thing that when you run your 00:13:51.460 --> 00:13:54.919 race, it may be a tough race. People may ridicule 00:13:54.919 --> 00:13:59.080 you. People may stand against you. Nobody likes 00:13:59.080 --> 00:14:02.019 you. But while you're running, you run joyfully. 00:14:04.169 --> 00:14:07.070 I started preaching the gospel in a very tough 00:14:07.070 --> 00:14:10.549 situation and circumstances. Not knowing anything, 00:14:10.669 --> 00:14:14.610 without any money. I lived with my entire family 00:14:14.610 --> 00:14:18.610 in cardboard box outside on the street. And I 00:14:18.610 --> 00:14:20.909 was a preacher. People come to me and ridicule 00:14:20.909 --> 00:14:23.850 me. But you know, I was running like a winner. 00:14:24.090 --> 00:14:27.409 I was running like a champion. I was running 00:14:27.409 --> 00:14:31.960 joyfully. Folks, you don't have to have a million 00:14:31.960 --> 00:14:35.500 dollars in your bank to be happy. But you could 00:14:35.500 --> 00:14:40.980 rejoice in God without all these things. You 00:14:40.980 --> 00:14:42.980 want to be a champion? You want to be a winner? 00:14:43.340 --> 00:14:45.940 You need to know this thing that when you run 00:14:45.940 --> 00:14:53.529 the race, you run joyfully. Rejoice! Whether 00:14:53.529 --> 00:14:57.289 you have your Sunday school or your church or 00:14:57.289 --> 00:15:01.110 your house or you're a teacher or preacher or 00:15:01.110 --> 00:15:03.309 you are in the kitchen or you're cleaning the 00:15:03.309 --> 00:15:06.210 building, whatever you are doing, just rejoice 00:15:06.210 --> 00:15:10.629 doing it. I like it. A lot of people say, well, 00:15:10.649 --> 00:15:12.549 I hate Sunday school teaching, but I'm doing 00:15:12.549 --> 00:15:16.210 it 20 years. I hate it. That's why you are not 00:15:16.210 --> 00:15:20.649 doing any good. Because you do something that 00:15:20.649 --> 00:15:22.840 you don't like. You're not happy, you're not 00:15:22.840 --> 00:15:25.019 rejoicing. But when you run the race, you rejoice. 00:15:26.379 --> 00:15:29.120 You know, as a pastor, I've always liked, many, 00:15:29.279 --> 00:15:31.580 many years I pastor a church, I've always liked 00:15:31.580 --> 00:15:34.080 people who will say, Pastor, thank you very much 00:15:34.080 --> 00:15:37.759 for giving me this job. I love it. And so does 00:15:37.759 --> 00:15:40.820 God. He likes, he loves people who will say, 00:15:40.860 --> 00:15:44.440 I love it. You are a winner. You're a champion. 00:15:44.799 --> 00:15:47.139 God's looking for champions. God wants every 00:15:47.139 --> 00:15:50.340 individual to be a champion. The second thing 00:15:50.340 --> 00:15:53.100 in the same scripture. Read this portion again, 00:15:53.279 --> 00:15:57.919 Mark. And he rejoices like a strong man to run 00:15:57.919 --> 00:16:04.500 its race. Whose race? Ah, everybody should know 00:16:04.500 --> 00:16:09.179 that don't run somebody else's race. You have 00:16:09.179 --> 00:16:17.740 your own race. You have your own race. And I 00:16:17.740 --> 00:16:20.039 tell you, everyone sitting in this room, there's 00:16:20.039 --> 00:16:22.559 nobody who doesn't have a race. God has given 00:16:22.559 --> 00:16:25.960 you your own race. And the problem is that we 00:16:25.960 --> 00:16:30.320 tend to run somebody else's race. I want to be 00:16:30.320 --> 00:16:34.879 a healer. I want to be a preacher. I want to 00:16:34.879 --> 00:16:38.820 be a guitarist. I want to be a drum player. You 00:16:38.820 --> 00:16:41.740 ask God, what's the race you've kept for me? 00:16:42.159 --> 00:16:46.230 I want to run that race. That you kept me. Other 00:16:46.230 --> 00:16:49.929 translators say, who's ready to run his course. 00:16:50.710 --> 00:16:54.090 What is course? Everyone has a different course. 00:16:54.210 --> 00:16:58.169 You go to college. In college, you get the course. 00:16:58.649 --> 00:17:01.509 Science people have different course. Geography 00:17:01.509 --> 00:17:04.130 people have different course. English students 00:17:04.130 --> 00:17:06.849 have different course. Your courses are different. 00:17:07.029 --> 00:17:11.509 The science student cannot do the geography course. 00:17:12.259 --> 00:17:15.359 This, their course. And folks, let me tell you, 00:17:15.420 --> 00:17:19.759 everyone has been given a course, a job, a run, 00:17:19.900 --> 00:17:23.160 a race to run. And if you are happy in doing 00:17:23.160 --> 00:17:26.160 it, God, because you gave me this to do, I'm 00:17:26.160 --> 00:17:31.940 happy to do it. You run the race happily, joyfully, 00:17:32.059 --> 00:17:38.140 and God blesses you. Number three, Hebrew 12. 00:17:40.180 --> 00:17:47.490 One. Hebrews 12, 1. Therefore we also, since 00:17:47.490 --> 00:17:50.150 we are surrounded by a great cloud of witness, 00:17:50.430 --> 00:17:53.769 let us lay aside every weight and every sin which 00:17:53.769 --> 00:17:59.230 easily ensnares us and let us run with endurance. 00:18:00.529 --> 00:18:07.410 What? I don't know when I'm going to be. The 00:18:07.410 --> 00:18:10.650 elder of the church, when is my name going to 00:18:10.650 --> 00:18:13.990 be in the flyer, in folder? I don't know when 00:18:13.990 --> 00:18:17.130 I'm going to be promoted. I don't know when I 00:18:17.130 --> 00:18:20.549 will have my house completed. I don't know when 00:18:20.549 --> 00:18:33.349 I'm going to be able to buy a Hummer. Have patience. 00:18:34.640 --> 00:18:38.019 And if you don't have patience, you are a patient. 00:18:42.579 --> 00:18:46.940 A lot of people today in the kingdom of God, 00:18:47.059 --> 00:18:50.859 because of not having patience, they're like 00:18:50.859 --> 00:18:54.940 a patient of hospital, complaining. I don't have 00:18:54.940 --> 00:18:57.160 that. I don't have this. I don't have that. You 00:18:57.160 --> 00:19:00.319 continue to run the race and say, I'm believing. 00:19:01.240 --> 00:19:04.660 Do you remember? Do you remember the man? Came 00:19:04.660 --> 00:19:07.980 to hire the laborers. He hired some in the morning. 00:19:08.119 --> 00:19:11.099 Some in the afternoon. And he came one hour before 00:19:11.099 --> 00:19:14.779 the finish time. This is amazing parable. These 00:19:14.779 --> 00:19:16.460 parables are written in the eastern culture. 00:19:16.720 --> 00:19:18.980 So you have to understand the culture to understand 00:19:18.980 --> 00:19:22.799 the parable. You know, this man came one hour 00:19:22.799 --> 00:19:24.500 before the finish time. That's four o 'clock 00:19:24.500 --> 00:19:27.039 in the evening. And he was surprised. There was 00:19:27.039 --> 00:19:30.000 a guy who was standing. And he asked a question. 00:19:30.200 --> 00:19:34.609 How come you're still standing? He said, because 00:19:34.609 --> 00:19:38.069 I didn't get a job. Nobody hired me. He said, 00:19:38.069 --> 00:19:41.349 I understand that. But you should have gone home. 00:19:42.549 --> 00:19:45.589 Half of the people who are not hired, this is 00:19:45.589 --> 00:19:47.529 what happened in the Eastern culture. They're 00:19:47.529 --> 00:19:52.069 very sad. Some of them cry and walk back 15 miles 00:19:52.069 --> 00:19:54.170 to go to their village. And they go back and 00:19:54.170 --> 00:19:57.150 tell the people in the house, I didn't get the 00:19:57.150 --> 00:20:01.210 job. I have no money. It's a bad day for them. 00:20:01.609 --> 00:20:05.210 But the man comes one hour before the finish 00:20:05.210 --> 00:20:07.690 time. And he said, how come you're still standing? 00:20:07.970 --> 00:20:12.130 He said, I'm waiting. I'm waiting. Four o 'clock, 00:20:12.230 --> 00:20:14.470 till four o 'clock you're waiting. And the man 00:20:14.470 --> 00:20:17.210 liked this guy. He said, this man wants to work. 00:20:17.509 --> 00:20:20.150 And I want to tell you in the similar way, God 00:20:20.150 --> 00:20:23.029 also likes those people who have got nothing, 00:20:23.130 --> 00:20:26.950 but they're waiting. You can't preach any message, 00:20:27.029 --> 00:20:30.269 but you are waiting. God loves people who are 00:20:30.269 --> 00:20:34.559 patient. You run the race with patience. You'll 00:20:34.559 --> 00:20:37.779 win the race because you have patience. Very 00:20:37.779 --> 00:20:39.940 important for everyone who wants to win the race 00:20:39.940 --> 00:20:46.579 to have patience. And you know, the man hired 00:20:46.579 --> 00:20:52.359 him and said, you go and whatever is good, I 00:20:52.359 --> 00:20:55.819 will give it to you. The guy didn't barter. The 00:20:55.819 --> 00:20:59.049 man who came in the morning, he bartered. But 00:20:59.049 --> 00:21:01.450 this guy didn't. No problem. Whatever you give. 00:21:01.529 --> 00:21:05.450 I am patient man. You give me anything you want. 00:21:05.549 --> 00:21:08.920 And he got more than anybody else. I want to 00:21:08.920 --> 00:21:12.279 tell you, if you're waiting for your time, your 00:21:12.279 --> 00:21:15.920 turn, God is not unfaithful to forget the labor 00:21:15.920 --> 00:21:18.420 of your love and what you have done in the church, 00:21:18.619 --> 00:21:20.819 what you're doing in your family. You have been 00:21:20.819 --> 00:21:22.740 a faithful husband. You have been a faithful 00:21:22.740 --> 00:21:24.940 wife. You have been a faithful member of the 00:21:24.940 --> 00:21:27.759 church. Faithfully you come. Faithfully you give. 00:21:28.059 --> 00:21:32.529 Faithfully you clean the building. But do it 00:21:32.529 --> 00:21:35.730 joyfully. I am glad that I get to clean this 00:21:35.730 --> 00:21:37.750 building. People will come to worship in this 00:21:37.750 --> 00:21:42.490 building. I am so happy. That's my job. And I 00:21:42.490 --> 00:21:47.950 love it. And I like it. And I'm patiently waiting 00:21:47.950 --> 00:21:54.750 one day God will make me owner of Bicton. Number 00:21:54.750 --> 00:21:59.299 four. Second verse, number four. Second verse, 00:21:59.319 --> 00:22:01.920 the same 12th chapter, and read the verse two. 00:22:02.559 --> 00:22:05.259 Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of 00:22:05.259 --> 00:22:10.220 our faith. When you run, there's tendency to 00:22:10.220 --> 00:22:14.720 look at others. How are they running? How is 00:22:14.720 --> 00:22:19.259 he running? Is he pretty close to me? Am I going 00:22:19.259 --> 00:22:22.619 to be a winner? Hey, you're very far from me. 00:22:22.859 --> 00:22:26.470 I'm much ahead of you. These things are very 00:22:26.470 --> 00:22:30.130 bad. Don't look to anybody. The person who succeeded 00:22:30.130 --> 00:22:33.509 you or the person who is behind you. Don't look 00:22:33.509 --> 00:22:35.890 to the mob. Don't look to the crowd. And don't 00:22:35.890 --> 00:22:38.750 even hear what the crowd is saying. You're looking 00:22:38.750 --> 00:22:43.589 unto Jesus. That's what Paul says. Paul says, 00:22:43.650 --> 00:22:47.769 I'm not looking to anybody. Looking to the mark. 00:22:49.009 --> 00:23:02.119 Not this mark smucker, but the mark. Number five. 00:23:03.220 --> 00:23:06.980 You're already the fifth one. Number five is 00:23:06.980 --> 00:23:12.180 Philippians 3, 13, and 14. Philippians 3, 13, 00:23:12.259 --> 00:23:15.059 and 14. Listen to this one. Brethren, I do not 00:23:15.059 --> 00:23:18.480 count myself to have apprehended, but one thing 00:23:18.480 --> 00:23:22.880 I do. When you run a very good race, when you 00:23:22.880 --> 00:23:26.599 are a good runner, when you are a champion. When 00:23:26.599 --> 00:23:28.920 you are winning, you should do like this. He 00:23:28.920 --> 00:23:32.319 said, I don't say I've got it. I'm the best preacher. 00:23:32.500 --> 00:23:35.539 I'm the best guitar player. Nobody plays drum 00:23:35.539 --> 00:23:40.460 like me. Nobody can lead worship like me. My 00:23:40.460 --> 00:23:43.900 house is the largest and biggest house. I make 00:23:43.900 --> 00:23:46.779 more money than anybody else. I am simply running. 00:23:46.880 --> 00:23:50.650 I'm not saying this. It's important that when 00:23:50.650 --> 00:23:53.869 you run the race, the guy has written 13 books. 00:23:53.970 --> 00:23:57.210 The guy has preached the gospel everywhere. And 00:23:57.210 --> 00:24:02.589 this guy, he has been trained, educated at the 00:24:02.589 --> 00:24:06.710 feet of Gamaliel, a very popular teacher of those 00:24:06.710 --> 00:24:10.509 days. He's a Pharisee. He has memorized five 00:24:10.509 --> 00:24:14.049 books of Bible. But he said, I don't say that 00:24:14.049 --> 00:24:17.450 I've got it. I have it. That's very important. 00:24:17.589 --> 00:24:20.170 Folks, a lot of people are not able to win the 00:24:20.170 --> 00:24:23.930 race because they brag about their running. You 00:24:23.930 --> 00:24:28.009 should see how I run. Don't brag about your running, 00:24:28.029 --> 00:24:30.869 even though you're running very good. Even though 00:24:30.869 --> 00:24:33.349 you're the best. But he said, I don't say I'm 00:24:33.349 --> 00:24:38.470 the best. But what I'm doing, I'm simply running. 00:24:39.390 --> 00:24:42.650 And not counting myself the best. Folks, if the 00:24:42.650 --> 00:24:45.430 whole church, the entire church is running a 00:24:45.430 --> 00:24:48.329 race like that, you will be nothing but heaven. 00:24:49.230 --> 00:24:52.809 And that's what the plan of God is, for you to 00:24:52.809 --> 00:24:56.269 run like the man of God. And the sixth thing 00:24:56.269 --> 00:24:59.750 is amazing. You want to read the sixth thing? 00:24:59.809 --> 00:25:03.230 That's Luke's Gospel, 19th chapter, fourth verse. 00:25:03.410 --> 00:25:07.470 Luke 19 and 4, the sixth thing. You should run 00:25:07.470 --> 00:25:10.869 your race. You should run joyfully. You should 00:25:10.869 --> 00:25:14.410 run with endurance. You should run looking to 00:25:14.410 --> 00:25:19.369 Jesus. And you should run not by bragging. But 00:25:19.369 --> 00:25:25.690 counting yourself nothing. A broken heart is 00:25:25.690 --> 00:25:30.069 very important. Humbleness is very important 00:25:30.069 --> 00:25:34.730 for us to win the race. You will be a winner 00:25:34.730 --> 00:25:39.170 if you're a humble man. Okay, listen to this 00:25:39.170 --> 00:25:43.809 one. So he ran ahead and climbed up in a sycamore 00:25:43.809 --> 00:25:46.730 tree. So he ran ahead. This is fourth verse. 00:25:47.529 --> 00:25:51.809 He ran ahead, but don't ask me to read verse 00:25:51.809 --> 00:25:55.890 3. Somebody's running very good, but you would 00:25:55.890 --> 00:25:59.450 read what happened behind. The third verse is 00:25:59.450 --> 00:26:03.450 very bad. Bible says in third verse, he wanted 00:26:03.450 --> 00:26:06.990 to see Jesus, but he could not. I wanted to build 00:26:06.990 --> 00:26:09.190 a house, but I could not. I wanted to buy a boat, 00:26:09.269 --> 00:26:12.970 but I could not. I wanted to play guitar. I have 00:26:12.970 --> 00:26:15.069 been with big musicians. I've never learned an 00:26:15.069 --> 00:26:20.079 instrument. I could not. But I don't worry. I 00:26:20.079 --> 00:26:26.859 can play tambourine. The guy could not. He wanted 00:26:26.859 --> 00:26:28.900 to win the crowd. He wanted to say Jesus Christ. 00:26:28.960 --> 00:26:31.160 People pushed him out. He said, get out from 00:26:31.160 --> 00:26:35.220 here. They kicked him out. Moreover, in those 00:26:35.220 --> 00:26:38.420 days, the publicans were considered the worst 00:26:38.420 --> 00:26:42.420 people. Nobody wanted to do anything with publicans. 00:26:42.440 --> 00:26:46.000 And he was a chief publican. Nobody wants him 00:26:46.000 --> 00:26:48.579 to come in the crowd. Nobody accepts him. Nobody 00:26:48.579 --> 00:26:51.160 loves him. Everybody kicks him out. When he is 00:26:51.160 --> 00:26:53.680 kicked, he's not loved by people. He's pushed 00:26:53.680 --> 00:26:58.339 out. He's still running. I'm running. If you 00:26:58.339 --> 00:27:00.200 were there, you would say, well, I tried to go 00:27:00.200 --> 00:27:03.259 to church. They don't like me. I wanted to be 00:27:03.259 --> 00:27:07.700 a Christian. I don't think they want me. My mother 00:27:07.700 --> 00:27:12.779 -in -law doesn't like me. So that's why I've 00:27:12.779 --> 00:27:15.660 changed my road. I'm not running anymore. I'm 00:27:15.660 --> 00:27:19.099 sitting here. You continue to run. A runner who 00:27:19.099 --> 00:27:25.299 is a winner, a champion, a mighty man, he continues 00:27:25.299 --> 00:27:32.240 to run no matter what. This one, Zacchaeus, he 00:27:32.240 --> 00:27:36.640 not only ran the race, but he won the race. His 00:27:36.640 --> 00:27:43.339 house had a title, the house of a drunkard. Sinner. 00:27:45.000 --> 00:27:47.480 But Jesus changed the title. And now the house 00:27:47.480 --> 00:27:54.839 is called. The house. Of Abraham's son. House 00:27:54.839 --> 00:27:58.359 of salvation. Everything will change. And you'll 00:27:58.359 --> 00:28:01.730 be a champion. You'll be a winner. People will 00:28:01.730 --> 00:28:03.910 love you. People will hug you. People want to 00:28:03.910 --> 00:28:06.470 sit with you. They would want to fellowship with 00:28:06.470 --> 00:28:08.890 you. If you continue to run, no matter what has 00:28:08.890 --> 00:28:11.190 happened yesterday, what people said, little 00:28:11.190 --> 00:28:13.349 thing happens. You're in the Sunday school. People 00:28:13.349 --> 00:28:15.410 didn't like your teaching. And somebody came 00:28:15.410 --> 00:28:17.789 and complained, Pastor, here's the key on my 00:28:17.789 --> 00:28:20.009 wardrobe. Give it to somebody else. I don't want 00:28:20.009 --> 00:28:21.809 to be a Sunday school teacher anymore. Because 00:28:21.809 --> 00:28:24.630 people complain. You continue to run, sister. 00:28:26.950 --> 00:28:30.440 You are going to be a champion one day. The last 00:28:30.440 --> 00:28:35.660 one, icing on the cake. Ready? I like icing on 00:28:35.660 --> 00:28:39.700 the cake. The last one is the icing on the cake, 00:28:39.799 --> 00:28:43.019 and that's 1 Corinthians again. 1 Corinthians 00:28:43.019 --> 00:28:47.960 9, 26 and 27. Listen to this. What is Paul saying? 00:28:48.319 --> 00:28:52.000 Therefore I run thus, not with uncertainty, thus 00:28:52.000 --> 00:28:55.180 I fight, not with the one who beats the air. 00:28:55.359 --> 00:28:59.490 I fight. Oh, so this is what you're teaching 00:28:59.490 --> 00:29:02.369 here in America. This is the teaching that you 00:29:02.369 --> 00:29:04.730 brought from India, that a runner should fight. 00:29:07.049 --> 00:29:12.089 And then he's saying he boxes. That's why people 00:29:12.089 --> 00:29:16.910 box each other. They punch each other. He said, 00:29:17.009 --> 00:29:23.549 I punch. Punching makes you a winner. Listen 00:29:23.549 --> 00:29:28.299 to this, how he punches. Therefore I run this, 00:29:28.319 --> 00:29:31.240 not with uncertainty, thus I fight, not as the 00:29:31.240 --> 00:29:35.079 one who beats the air. But I discipline my body 00:29:35.079 --> 00:29:36.700 and bring it under subjection. Who do I punch? 00:29:38.140 --> 00:29:42.960 When I'm running, while I'm running, my mind 00:29:42.960 --> 00:29:46.259 says, you're a fool. You go to this church. Every 00:29:46.259 --> 00:29:49.980 month you're giving $6 ,000. You're a fool. Your 00:29:49.980 --> 00:29:52.880 business is so big. You can buy other things 00:29:52.880 --> 00:29:54.880 with this money. Your mind is saying. So what 00:29:54.880 --> 00:30:01.519 I do? I have a punch. Boom. My mouth says, did 00:30:01.519 --> 00:30:04.200 you hear what he said? You also call him by name. 00:30:04.619 --> 00:30:08.359 I punch my mouth. Your mouth is wanting to say 00:30:08.359 --> 00:30:10.519 something. Your mind is wanting to say something. 00:30:10.619 --> 00:30:12.500 Your eyes is wanting to say something. Your feet 00:30:12.500 --> 00:30:14.420 want to say something. Your hands want to say. 00:30:14.500 --> 00:30:17.960 You take your fist. You punch them. Punch. Punching 00:30:17.960 --> 00:30:20.319 is very important in running the race. But don't 00:30:20.319 --> 00:30:23.670 punch your wife if you want. If you want to punch 00:30:23.670 --> 00:30:26.950 anybody, punch yourself. And often we want to 00:30:26.950 --> 00:30:30.289 punch somebody else. But God wants you to run 00:30:30.289 --> 00:30:33.130 a race punching yourself. And if you punch your 00:30:33.130 --> 00:30:35.549 body, you will keep yourself under control and 00:30:35.549 --> 00:30:45.410 you'll be a winner. To be a winner, run your 00:30:45.410 --> 00:30:53.420 race. To be a winner, run with joy. To be a winner, 00:30:53.579 --> 00:30:56.700 run with patience. To be a winner, looking to 00:30:56.700 --> 00:31:02.720 the master. Your winning point. To be a winner, 00:31:02.920 --> 00:31:07.000 don't count yourself everything. Humble yourself 00:31:07.000 --> 00:31:10.980 while you run. Even if you're ahead of everybody 00:31:10.980 --> 00:31:18.359 else, still be humble. To win your race, you 00:31:18.359 --> 00:31:21.960 run no matter what people are saying. To win 00:31:21.960 --> 00:31:26.700 your race, punch your mind, your brain, your 00:31:26.700 --> 00:31:30.740 eyes, your hand, your thoughts, your plans, and 00:31:30.740 --> 00:31:33.640 you'll be a winner. The intention of God is for 00:31:33.640 --> 00:31:37.519 every one of us to be a winner. Winner in your 00:31:37.519 --> 00:31:40.039 job, winner in the church, winner in Sunday school, 00:31:40.259 --> 00:31:42.859 winner in preaching, winner in relationship, 00:31:43.299 --> 00:31:47.779 winner in the town, winner in the village. Thus, 00:31:47.799 --> 00:31:50.920 we all become winners because the plan of God 00:31:50.920 --> 00:31:58.000 for us is to be a winner. Folks, this is a winner's 00:31:58.000 --> 00:32:02.680 church. You are a winner's church for whole Oregon. 00:32:03.079 --> 00:32:05.220 You are a winner's church for whole America. 00:32:05.880 --> 00:32:08.599 You are a winner's church for the whole world. 00:32:08.779 --> 00:32:11.720 Let the world see you, the way you're running. 00:32:12.279 --> 00:32:15.970 And they may copy your running. And the name 00:32:15.970 --> 00:32:21.089 of God be glorified. Shall we bow our head and 00:32:21.089 --> 00:32:23.970 pray for a moment? If you want to be a winner, 00:32:24.430 --> 00:32:28.410 everybody bow your head and close your eyes. 00:32:28.529 --> 00:32:32.829 If anybody says, oh, I know I have lots of complaints. 00:32:33.430 --> 00:32:37.650 I'm not very happy. I'm not counting myself nothing. 00:32:38.109 --> 00:32:41.670 I am full of proud. I talk very arrogant and 00:32:41.670 --> 00:32:46.390 proud. I beat other people. Sorry, God, help 00:32:46.390 --> 00:32:49.569 me to be a winner. And he will help you to be 00:32:49.569 --> 00:32:52.099 a winner. Is there anybody who will say, Brother 00:32:52.099 --> 00:32:54.799 Tony, you pray for me. And if you're here, just 00:32:54.799 --> 00:32:56.480 lift up your hand and I'm going to pray for you. 00:32:56.700 --> 00:33:00.440 Just lift up your hand. That means you want prayer. 00:33:00.680 --> 00:33:03.599 God bless you. God bless you. Just lift up your 00:33:03.599 --> 00:33:05.680 hand. And I'm going to pray. God bless you. God 00:33:05.680 --> 00:33:07.619 bless you. God bless you. Anybody else, just 00:33:07.619 --> 00:33:09.099 lift up your hand. I'm going to pray for you. 00:33:09.299 --> 00:33:11.059 I'm going to pray. God bless you. God bless you. 00:33:11.079 --> 00:33:14.740 God bless you. God bless you. God bless you. 00:33:14.740 --> 00:33:16.220 God bless you. God bless you. God bless you. 00:33:17.299 --> 00:33:21.950 God bless you. Just keep sitting and just put 00:33:21.950 --> 00:33:25.269 your right hand on your heart and say, God, I 00:33:25.269 --> 00:33:27.710 want to be a winner. Let's every one of us pray. 00:33:28.549 --> 00:33:31.549 Precious Heavenly Father, thank you for your 00:33:31.549 --> 00:33:35.329 intention for us to be a winner, not just a runner. 00:33:36.670 --> 00:33:40.549 We ask you, Lord, to make us winner. Help us, 00:33:40.569 --> 00:33:43.670 Lord. Help us, Lord, to be a winner and make 00:33:43.670 --> 00:33:47.150 us very happy running this race. In Jesus' name, 00:33:47.289 --> 00:33:51.450 we ask this prayer. Amen. And if there's anybody 00:33:51.450 --> 00:33:54.509 who wants to become a partner, you can meet me, 00:33:54.589 --> 00:33:57.069 pray for me. And thank you very much, church. 00:33:57.190 --> 00:34:34.199 Thank you very much. God bless you. Would you 00:34:34.199 --> 00:34:35.900 stand with me? Just stay standing, would you? 00:34:41.039 --> 00:34:48.880 Let me just say this. Not only for Tony, but 00:34:48.880 --> 00:34:52.440 for everyone of our missionaries and for those 00:34:52.440 --> 00:34:56.239 of you that are, and this church is rich with 00:34:56.239 --> 00:34:59.639 people that have taken a nation on their heart 00:34:59.639 --> 00:35:04.730 and give their lives. at least part of a significant 00:35:04.730 --> 00:35:10.110 amount of their lives to sustain, pour into orphanages, 00:35:10.130 --> 00:35:15.110 pour into pastors, building churches. So proud 00:35:15.110 --> 00:35:19.150 of you guys. I know the Lord continues to add 00:35:19.150 --> 00:35:23.309 people to this body that have already in their 00:35:23.309 --> 00:35:28.309 journey adopted, if you will, another country, 00:35:28.329 --> 00:35:32.650 another place. And I just want to... Encourage 00:35:32.650 --> 00:35:35.630 you of the word today. Keep running with that. 00:35:36.909 --> 00:35:41.369 Keep sustaining that. We're behind you. We're 00:35:41.369 --> 00:35:44.190 grateful you're part of this body, but we also 00:35:44.190 --> 00:35:47.550 want to just acknowledge that gift and that grace 00:35:47.550 --> 00:35:51.849 and proud of you for hearing the Lord as you 00:35:51.849 --> 00:35:55.809 sow in, not only in this house, but over the 00:35:55.809 --> 00:36:00.110 wall. Let's just ask the Lord this morning as... 00:36:00.599 --> 00:36:03.280 As the healing team begins to come forward on 00:36:03.280 --> 00:36:10.139 my left, let's just ask the Lord to really take 00:36:10.139 --> 00:36:13.760 that word and drop it deep down inside of us 00:36:13.760 --> 00:36:24.980 this morning. Jesus, you make us winners. Lord, 00:36:25.039 --> 00:36:29.829 without you, we can do nothing. That's what your 00:36:29.829 --> 00:36:37.769 word says in the gospel. Without you, we can 00:36:37.769 --> 00:36:42.170 do nothing. But Lord, with you, we can do exceedingly 00:36:42.170 --> 00:36:47.630 abundantly beyond. Lord, we're more than a conqueror. 00:36:47.809 --> 00:36:51.449 Lord, we're winners, as the scripture says. And 00:36:51.449 --> 00:36:54.909 Lord, we want to begin to continue to be motivated 00:36:54.909 --> 00:36:58.800 to... Respond like the winners that we are. Lord 00:36:58.800 --> 00:37:02.380 not because we made ourselves righteous. But 00:37:02.380 --> 00:37:09.599 because you did. You've taken. All of the hindrances. 00:37:10.980 --> 00:37:14.900 And Lord we just set aside those things. The 00:37:14.900 --> 00:37:18.719 voices of other people we set aside. The shortcomings 00:37:18.719 --> 00:37:23.599 we set aside. The past. And Lord we look to you. 00:37:23.960 --> 00:37:30.949 And we look. to the finish, let us be everything 00:37:30.949 --> 00:37:36.329 that you paid for. Thank you for the grace that 00:37:36.329 --> 00:37:38.469 enables us. Thank you for the body of Christ 00:37:38.469 --> 00:37:43.570 that comes to be grace. Thank you, Holy Spirit, 00:37:43.690 --> 00:37:50.449 that you minister to us, even now. Lord, put 00:37:50.449 --> 00:37:54.449 that anointing on us that we would look around 00:37:54.449 --> 00:37:58.320 us in our own life. And say, where could I be 00:37:58.320 --> 00:38:05.420 running better? What's limited me? What's hindered 00:38:05.420 --> 00:38:09.199 me? And help me step out of those entanglements 00:38:09.199 --> 00:38:12.920 that I could serve, that I could love, that I 00:38:12.920 --> 00:38:15.739 could give, that I could be more like Christ 00:38:15.739 --> 00:38:18.780 to his body and to the world that doesn't know 00:38:18.780 --> 00:38:25.099 him. Jesus, you're working that into us. We bless 00:38:25.099 --> 00:38:28.769 you this morning. We bless you this morning, 00:38:28.849 --> 00:38:33.789 Jesus. Thank you for blessing us. In your precious 00:38:33.789 --> 00:38:44.750 name, amen. If you are interested in hearing 00:38:44.750 --> 00:38:47.409 other podcasts or contacting Life Bible Church, 00:38:47.650 --> 00:38:52.050 go to www .lifebiblechurch .org or call us at 00:38:52.050 --> 00:38:55.090 541 -995 -8282.