WEBVTT 00:00:01.059 --> 00:00:03.680 Take your Bible if you will turn with me to first 00:00:03.680 --> 00:00:06.799 Corinthians chapter number 16 We had a good time 00:00:06.799 --> 00:00:10.119 and I appreciate the men the boys with our church 00:00:10.119 --> 00:00:14.000 and I did not know that they had a frog video 00:00:14.000 --> 00:00:18.559 there and My frog look like a frog act like a 00:00:18.559 --> 00:00:22.100 frog jump like a frog But we had a wonderful 00:00:22.100 --> 00:00:24.440 time. I want to start as you turn in first Corinthians 00:00:24.440 --> 00:00:28.280 chapter number 16 just talk about the men we 00:00:28.379 --> 00:00:32.520 we had a wonderful time of fellowship, wonderful 00:00:32.520 --> 00:00:36.479 time with the games, but it was also a time that 00:00:36.479 --> 00:00:40.340 was spiritual. And Brother Jerome, this afternoon, 00:00:40.399 --> 00:00:43.759 he said, Pastor, it was almost like a revival. 00:00:44.280 --> 00:00:46.079 And in a way, he's right. It was almost like 00:00:46.079 --> 00:00:48.020 a revival in some of our hearts and our minds 00:00:48.020 --> 00:00:50.810 with the preaching, thinking about God. There 00:00:50.810 --> 00:00:52.869 was a revival in my heart, and I believe there 00:00:52.869 --> 00:00:54.990 was a revival in many of the men and the young 00:00:54.990 --> 00:00:58.530 men during this little camp meeting. Now, we 00:00:58.530 --> 00:01:01.750 get to 1 Corinthians chapter number 16, and we 00:01:01.750 --> 00:01:04.810 look at verse number 13 and 14. If you'll stand 00:01:04.810 --> 00:01:07.049 with me for the preaching of God's word, or the 00:01:07.049 --> 00:01:09.090 reading of God's word, I should say, and we're 00:01:09.090 --> 00:01:11.090 gonna read those two verses together. 1 Corinthians 00:01:11.090 --> 00:01:14.269 chapter number 16, starting in verse number 13, 00:01:14.329 --> 00:01:18.489 we'll read 13 and 14. Ready? Watch ye stand fast 00:01:18.489 --> 00:01:22.819 in the faith. Quit you like men, be strong. Let 00:01:22.819 --> 00:01:26.060 all your things be done with charity. Now verse 00:01:26.060 --> 00:01:30.680 13, watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you 00:01:30.680 --> 00:01:35.659 like men, be strong. Now the theme of our camp, 00:01:35.840 --> 00:01:38.560 we sang glory to his name, but I got up and I 00:01:38.560 --> 00:01:41.819 preached on Thursday night, be strong, be strong, 00:01:42.000 --> 00:01:45.620 be strong. And by the way, strong as far as strength, 00:01:45.780 --> 00:01:47.859 praise the Lord for strength, but be strong in 00:01:47.859 --> 00:01:50.319 the Lord. Be strong in the grace that is in Christ 00:01:50.319 --> 00:01:54.319 Jesus. We need to be strong in the Lord. Then 00:01:54.319 --> 00:01:57.980 Friday morning, we got up and we had a flag. 00:01:58.379 --> 00:02:01.739 And the flag right there is a symbol. We live 00:02:01.739 --> 00:02:04.560 in America. I'm thankful for the American flag. 00:02:04.620 --> 00:02:06.620 I'm thankful that we live in the United States 00:02:06.620 --> 00:02:09.039 of America. I'm not ashamed of that. I'm thankful 00:02:09.039 --> 00:02:11.599 that the liberty that we have to read our Bibles, 00:02:11.780 --> 00:02:14.460 the freedoms that we have, I am thankful to be 00:02:14.460 --> 00:02:17.159 an American. But we talked a little bit about 00:02:17.159 --> 00:02:21.699 a banner. And sometimes a Christian, we serve 00:02:21.699 --> 00:02:24.460 under the banner of Christ or the flag of Christ. 00:02:24.879 --> 00:02:28.819 But sometimes we pretend to be Christians, serve 00:02:28.819 --> 00:02:31.330 under the banner of Christ. But in reality, we 00:02:31.330 --> 00:02:33.930 act more like we are under the banner of the 00:02:33.930 --> 00:02:37.330 devil. It's important for us men to not only 00:02:37.330 --> 00:02:39.930 say we're Christians, but act like Christians, 00:02:40.110 --> 00:02:42.449 live like Christians. We went a little bit further 00:02:42.449 --> 00:02:46.229 and we got to Friday night and we looked at a 00:02:46.229 --> 00:02:49.110 light, a light. Jesus is the light, walk ye in 00:02:49.110 --> 00:02:51.270 the light. Many people don't walk in the light, 00:02:51.289 --> 00:02:53.949 they walk in darkness and boy, we need to make 00:02:53.949 --> 00:02:57.069 a concerted effort to walk in the light. And 00:02:57.069 --> 00:02:59.689 then Saturday morning, It was important, we looked 00:02:59.689 --> 00:03:02.169 at the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary 00:03:02.169 --> 00:03:07.590 when he said, it is finished. And it is finished. 00:03:07.750 --> 00:03:09.729 But tonight, we're gonna look at this verse, 00:03:10.250 --> 00:03:14.110 watch ye stand fast in the faith, quit ye like 00:03:14.110 --> 00:03:15.909 men be strong. Let's go to the Lord in prayer. 00:03:15.969 --> 00:03:19.189 Dear Father in heaven, we love you. Thankful 00:03:19.189 --> 00:03:21.810 for our church this Sunday night. Thankful for 00:03:21.810 --> 00:03:24.729 what you did in my heart during those days of 00:03:24.729 --> 00:03:26.849 the camp meeting, Lord. And Lord, I pray that 00:03:26.849 --> 00:03:29.379 it continues tonight. maybe a little bit of like 00:03:29.379 --> 00:03:32.620 a revivalistic service. I pray decisions are 00:03:32.620 --> 00:03:35.080 continued to be made, Lord, and help us to have 00:03:35.080 --> 00:03:37.960 a service that honors you. We love you, in Jesus' 00:03:38.180 --> 00:03:43.030 name. Amen. You may be seated and you know, the 00:03:43.030 --> 00:03:47.930 camp meeting ended with a pile of clothes and 00:03:47.930 --> 00:03:53.669 we packed up on Saturday and I had so many clothes 00:03:53.669 --> 00:03:57.650 with my kids that we filled the back of my van 00:03:57.650 --> 00:04:01.240 with just dirty, wet. that nasty clothes. We 00:04:01.240 --> 00:04:04.080 got home and we had to get laundry done. But 00:04:04.080 --> 00:04:06.819 you know, as we came home with the dirty clothes, 00:04:06.900 --> 00:04:11.699 we also came home with a spiritually filled heart, 00:04:11.900 --> 00:04:16.319 filled with the word of God. Be strong. Boy, 00:04:16.379 --> 00:04:18.379 the Christian banner, that was giving us a banner 00:04:18.379 --> 00:04:21.120 to them that fear thee. Walking in the light, 00:04:21.240 --> 00:04:23.860 it is finished. And it continues here in the 00:04:23.860 --> 00:04:28.620 first verse there, verse 13, watch ye. Say that 00:04:28.620 --> 00:04:32.560 with me. Watch ye. What does that mean? The Apostle 00:04:32.560 --> 00:04:34.759 Paul writing to the church at 1 Corinthians is 00:04:34.759 --> 00:04:37.399 a carnal church. It's a church with many struggles 00:04:37.399 --> 00:04:40.819 and difficulties. They had lacked paying attention. 00:04:41.100 --> 00:04:43.759 They had really gotten to the point where they 00:04:43.759 --> 00:04:45.699 were more interested in themselves, their own 00:04:45.699 --> 00:04:49.100 ideas. And Paul says, no, watch ye, watch ye. 00:04:49.319 --> 00:04:52.980 Pay attention, stay awake spiritually, be alert. 00:04:53.319 --> 00:04:56.939 By the way, the devil is as a roaring lion walking 00:04:56.939 --> 00:04:59.339 about seeking whom he may devour. And when we 00:04:59.339 --> 00:05:01.800 don't pay attention, when we don't. watch when 00:05:01.800 --> 00:05:05.860 we don't, you might say, pay attention or stay 00:05:05.860 --> 00:05:08.699 awake spiritually, that devil will devour us 00:05:08.699 --> 00:05:11.339 spiritually and destroy our lives. The devil's 00:05:11.339 --> 00:05:14.500 not playing games. Sin is not harmless. The Christian 00:05:14.500 --> 00:05:17.879 life is not a game. It's real. And tonight, praise 00:05:17.879 --> 00:05:20.060 the Lord, this is a tremendous crowd for a Sunday 00:05:20.060 --> 00:05:23.879 night, but we need as Christians to pay attention. 00:05:24.180 --> 00:05:26.000 The Bible says in Proverbs chapter four, it's 00:05:26.000 --> 00:05:29.449 wisdom, it says, keep thy heart with all diligence, 00:05:29.709 --> 00:05:33.410 for out of it are the issues of life. Watch ye, 00:05:33.750 --> 00:05:36.970 watch ye, watch ye. There was a man who came 00:05:36.970 --> 00:05:40.230 to our camp, and I got to talk to him. He's a 00:05:40.230 --> 00:05:42.670 contractor for the military. And I spent some 00:05:42.670 --> 00:05:45.480 good time with this man, a dear man. And he talked 00:05:45.480 --> 00:05:48.160 about the Iran war and how his life has been 00:05:48.160 --> 00:05:51.399 very busy helping out the military. And he talked 00:05:51.399 --> 00:05:53.980 about when he was in Bahrain, he had stayed at 00:05:53.980 --> 00:05:57.579 a hotel. And he talked about the Iranians bombed 00:05:57.579 --> 00:06:00.480 the hotel that he had stayed after. And I really 00:06:00.480 --> 00:06:02.529 didn't think about. much about it but he said 00:06:02.529 --> 00:06:04.889 there's a lot going on behind the scenes and 00:06:04.889 --> 00:06:06.870 then all of a sudden he said he went to the base 00:06:06.870 --> 00:06:09.930 on Bahrain and he said it was odd when he went 00:06:09.930 --> 00:06:12.389 to the base on Bahrain during during the Iranian 00:06:12.389 --> 00:06:15.810 war he said there was no guards on duty he said 00:06:15.810 --> 00:06:20.790 we just drove on to the base and I said just 00:06:20.790 --> 00:06:22.889 drove on to the base say we just drove on the 00:06:22.889 --> 00:06:25.129 bay I said that was odd and I don't understand 00:06:25.129 --> 00:06:29.189 it all But when you have a military base or you're 00:06:29.189 --> 00:06:32.089 at a military post and you don't have a guard, 00:06:32.209 --> 00:06:35.350 you don't have a watch, You can allow the enemies 00:06:35.350 --> 00:06:38.050 to come in. And when we don't stand watch, we 00:06:38.050 --> 00:06:40.750 can allow the enemies of Satan to come in and 00:06:40.750 --> 00:06:44.209 destroy our lives. Boy, our church needs to stand 00:06:44.209 --> 00:06:47.850 our watchy, our individuals as men and young 00:06:47.850 --> 00:06:51.170 men right now, we need to pay attention spiritually. 00:06:51.170 --> 00:06:54.189 We need to be alert. We need to not be careless 00:06:54.189 --> 00:06:56.430 because being careless, we've become an easy 00:06:56.430 --> 00:06:59.910 target for the devil. Boy, as a church here tonight, 00:07:00.050 --> 00:07:03.339 young and old men and women, pay attention. Watch 00:07:03.339 --> 00:07:06.519 ye, watch ye, keep your heart with all diligence. 00:07:06.600 --> 00:07:08.759 And it leads to this, are you paying attention 00:07:08.759 --> 00:07:11.779 spiritually or are you just drifting? Are you 00:07:11.779 --> 00:07:14.660 like that base set during that Iranian war without 00:07:14.660 --> 00:07:17.600 a guard? Makes no sense to me. Look at the next 00:07:17.600 --> 00:07:20.560 part right there in verse number 13. Watch ye, 00:07:20.639 --> 00:07:24.620 what's this next little phrase? Stand fast in 00:07:24.620 --> 00:07:30.480 the faith. Stand fast in the faith. Say it again 00:07:30.480 --> 00:07:35.120 with me. Stand fast in the faith. What does that 00:07:35.120 --> 00:07:39.759 mean? Stand fast in the faith. Do not move from 00:07:39.759 --> 00:07:43.720 what you know is true. Stay anchored in the faith, 00:07:44.079 --> 00:07:47.899 even when pressure comes. Stand fast, don't move 00:07:47.899 --> 00:07:51.120 away from the faith. Don't move away from the 00:07:51.120 --> 00:07:53.819 word of God. Don't move away from the great God 00:07:53.819 --> 00:07:57.259 that you love. Now, if I could give an illustration, 00:07:57.920 --> 00:08:00.480 Daniel, if you'll come up here, and this is a 00:08:00.480 --> 00:08:03.579 young man, and boy, I'm a preacher, and I'm trying 00:08:03.579 --> 00:08:06.800 to lead this young man to stand fast in the faith. 00:08:07.060 --> 00:08:09.269 Now, young man. I want you to get busy in the 00:08:09.269 --> 00:08:11.689 work of the Lord. You have a life lived ahead 00:08:11.689 --> 00:08:14.350 of you that can be used in a great way for God's 00:08:14.350 --> 00:08:17.829 honor and glory. I want you to stand fast in 00:08:17.829 --> 00:08:20.129 the faith. I want you to take this nail, and 00:08:20.129 --> 00:08:22.529 I wanna anchor it into the word of God. If you 00:08:22.529 --> 00:08:24.810 could just pretend for a moment that this is 00:08:24.810 --> 00:08:27.050 the faith, this is the word of God, and take 00:08:27.050 --> 00:08:29.410 yourself and anchor yourself in the word of God. 00:08:29.610 --> 00:08:33.460 Pick up a hammer, nail that into the... the board 00:08:33.460 --> 00:08:36.899 right there, and it's young man, don't be negligent, 00:08:36.960 --> 00:08:40.379 pay attention, and stand fast in the faith, drive 00:08:40.379 --> 00:08:43.820 it deep into the faith, live for God, live for 00:08:43.820 --> 00:08:46.419 God, have a heart for God, have a zeal for God, 00:08:46.659 --> 00:08:49.240 have a love for God, hey listen to me, young 00:08:49.240 --> 00:08:52.000 man, nail it, drive it deep, because when the 00:08:52.000 --> 00:08:55.039 devil comes, when destruction is on your doorstep, 00:08:55.039 --> 00:08:57.220 when you stand fast in the faith, you're gonna 00:08:57.220 --> 00:08:59.659 be driven deep into the word of God, it's gonna 00:08:59.659 --> 00:09:01.840 be hidden in your heart, and you can live for 00:09:01.840 --> 00:09:03.860 the king. King of kings and Lord of lords, stand 00:09:03.860 --> 00:09:06.159 fast, young man. Do you listen to me? Stand fast, 00:09:06.159 --> 00:09:09.980 young man. Did you drive it deep? Young man. 00:09:11.139 --> 00:09:15.840 Young man. The devil comes along. He begins to 00:09:15.840 --> 00:09:18.840 look at what's going on. And he said, okay, young 00:09:18.840 --> 00:09:23.039 man, you're now 16 years of age. You're gonna 00:09:23.039 --> 00:09:26.320 be turning 17. You're gonna be turning 18. And 00:09:26.320 --> 00:09:29.600 boy, young man. I'm glad that you're real about 00:09:29.600 --> 00:09:32.000 this Christianity thing, and he's gonna send 00:09:32.000 --> 00:09:35.580 some temptation your way. He's gonna send some 00:09:35.580 --> 00:09:38.960 lust of the flesh your way. He's gonna send some 00:09:38.960 --> 00:09:41.960 opportunities your way. Young man, listen, the 00:09:41.960 --> 00:09:44.440 devil's on your doorstep. He's knocking at your 00:09:44.440 --> 00:09:47.419 doorstep. Did you drive the stake deep? Are you 00:09:47.419 --> 00:09:53.919 driving the stake deep? That's what happens to 00:09:53.919 --> 00:09:57.029 a lot of Christians. Boy, it's not that they 00:09:57.029 --> 00:09:59.950 don't have a parent or mom and dad who tell them 00:09:59.950 --> 00:10:04.070 to drive the nail deep or stand fast to the faith. 00:10:04.129 --> 00:10:05.590 They've got a parent, they've got a Sunday school 00:10:05.590 --> 00:10:06.909 teacher, they have a preacher, they have the 00:10:06.909 --> 00:10:10.350 word of God especially that says drive the nail 00:10:10.350 --> 00:10:14.009 deep. And they look and smile sometimes and they 00:10:14.009 --> 00:10:16.899 pound on that nail a little bit. But in reality, 00:10:17.639 --> 00:10:20.440 many young men and young ladies and young men 00:10:20.440 --> 00:10:22.700 and young women, they have the Bible. It's stand. 00:10:23.100 --> 00:10:26.080 You can stand on it. And boy, it's good, the 00:10:26.080 --> 00:10:27.600 Christian life. There's nothing better than the 00:10:27.600 --> 00:10:30.240 Christian life. But sometimes we don't drive 00:10:30.240 --> 00:10:33.460 it deep into there. Young man, boy, praise God. 00:10:33.500 --> 00:10:38.000 God is a God of second chances. And listen. Satan 00:10:38.000 --> 00:10:40.480 knocked you down, but a just man follows seven 00:10:40.480 --> 00:10:42.840 times and rises up again. You've got another 00:10:42.840 --> 00:10:46.899 chance. Stand fast in the faith. Drive the nail 00:10:46.899 --> 00:10:50.639 deep. Drive the nail deep. Love God. Live the 00:10:50.639 --> 00:10:54.039 Bible. Stand fast in the faith. You can trust 00:10:54.039 --> 00:11:03.620 God. Go deeper. Boy, know why you believe what 00:11:03.620 --> 00:11:17.509 you... The devil comes along and says, young 00:11:17.509 --> 00:11:20.870 man, he becomes knocking on your door, but you 00:11:20.870 --> 00:11:23.110 drove the nail deep. You drove it deep in the 00:11:23.110 --> 00:11:25.110 faith. You know why you believe what you believe. 00:11:25.149 --> 00:11:27.009 You've been saved by the blood of the crucified 00:11:27.009 --> 00:11:29.289 one. You have an answer from God's word. You've 00:11:29.289 --> 00:11:31.090 hit it in your heart. The devil comes along and 00:11:31.090 --> 00:11:34.870 says, young man with temptation, oh, now he may 00:11:34.870 --> 00:11:36.990 bend you a little bit, but he's not gonna break 00:11:36.990 --> 00:11:39.850 you. Come on, man. He tries to hit you this way. 00:11:40.110 --> 00:11:44.559 Then all of a sudden, And by the way, resist 00:11:44.559 --> 00:11:47.940 the devil and he will flee from you. And boy, 00:11:48.000 --> 00:11:50.639 sometimes a young man does not drive that nail 00:11:50.639 --> 00:11:53.320 deep in the faith, doesn't drive that nail deep 00:11:53.320 --> 00:11:56.980 into the word of God, just rides on the coattails 00:11:56.980 --> 00:12:00.700 of maybe mom or dad. No, have your own faith. 00:12:00.840 --> 00:12:04.740 Stand fast in the faith, go be seated. Boy, that 00:12:04.740 --> 00:12:07.279 one nail that's driven to you, it holds, that 00:12:07.279 --> 00:12:09.460 one little nail that's a little tapped in there, 00:12:09.559 --> 00:12:13.220 it's loose. And when pressure comes, that deeply 00:12:13.220 --> 00:12:15.580 driven nail remains, but that shallow one gives 00:12:15.580 --> 00:12:18.840 way. Standing fast is not pretending to be strong 00:12:18.840 --> 00:12:22.039 on the surface, but standing fast means you drive 00:12:22.039 --> 00:12:25.000 your faith deep down inside. You know why you 00:12:25.000 --> 00:12:27.120 believe. By the way, this is interesting. Ephesians 00:12:27.120 --> 00:12:29.840 chapter 6 verse 13 says this. Wherefore, take 00:12:29.840 --> 00:12:32.259 unto you the whole armor of God that ye may be 00:12:32.259 --> 00:12:35.379 able to withstand in the evil day, and having 00:12:35.379 --> 00:12:38.580 done, not some, but it says having done. all 00:12:38.580 --> 00:12:41.279 to stand. The world's going the wrong direction, 00:12:41.720 --> 00:12:44.379 and oh boy, the pressure of this sin -sick world 00:12:44.379 --> 00:12:47.820 is on the next generation. We need to stand fast 00:12:47.820 --> 00:12:52.059 in the faith. It's interesting, I read an article, 00:12:52.860 --> 00:12:56.159 this is recent, and this is the title of the 00:12:56.159 --> 00:13:00.860 article, the three giants players, the San Francisco 00:13:00.860 --> 00:13:07.320 Giants, three giants players attacked. the LGBTQ 00:13:07.320 --> 00:13:11.879 community and weaponized the Pride rainbow. And 00:13:11.879 --> 00:13:14.600 you begin to read it, here's what it says, three 00:13:14.600 --> 00:13:18.799 San Francisco Giants pitchers disgraced themselves 00:13:18.799 --> 00:13:22.399 at the team's Pride night. weaponizing the Pride 00:13:22.399 --> 00:13:25.840 rainbow and attacking the LGBT community. And 00:13:25.840 --> 00:13:29.559 then Leydon Rupp leads anti -gay attack against 00:13:29.559 --> 00:13:33.639 LGBTQ pride. Starting pitcher Leydon Rupp and 00:13:33.639 --> 00:13:37.440 reliever JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker, who collectively 00:13:37.440 --> 00:13:40.559 lost the game in a five to one drubbing, chose 00:13:40.559 --> 00:13:43.830 to wear the rainbow pride caps. And please forgive 00:13:43.830 --> 00:13:45.850 me, this is just what's written here. And as 00:13:45.850 --> 00:13:49.429 a middle finger to the LGBT community, the size 00:13:49.429 --> 00:13:53.909 of a Kuwait Tower, they wrote a Bible verse on 00:13:53.909 --> 00:13:56.909 their caps. They wrote a Bible verse on their 00:13:56.909 --> 00:14:01.509 caps, drenching it with hate. The verse inscribed, 00:14:01.710 --> 00:14:05.269 Genesis chapter nine, verses 11 through 16, each 00:14:05.269 --> 00:14:07.870 player had a different variation of exactly which 00:14:07.870 --> 00:14:11.919 verses. It's supposed to be an empowering gesture 00:14:11.919 --> 00:14:14.799 from God, supposed to be an empowering gesture 00:14:14.799 --> 00:14:17.399 from God, declaring the rainbow as a covenant 00:14:17.399 --> 00:14:20.200 between him and mankind, promising to never flood 00:14:20.200 --> 00:14:23.240 the earth again. It's in Genesis. Instead, these 00:14:23.240 --> 00:14:25.700 three players weaponized that verse, choosing 00:14:25.700 --> 00:14:28.379 the giant's pride night specifically in attempt 00:14:28.379 --> 00:14:32.559 to steal away the only symbol the LGBTQ community 00:14:32.559 --> 00:14:41.309 has to unite us, the rainbow. We stole that from 00:14:41.309 --> 00:14:48.889 the LGBT. We've had that a lot longer than they 00:14:48.889 --> 00:14:53.169 have. It's God's rainbow. It's God's rainbow. 00:14:54.950 --> 00:14:57.370 And you know what I mean by the stand fast in 00:14:57.370 --> 00:15:00.009 the faith because in the world today, have you 00:15:00.009 --> 00:15:01.830 ever read the comments? I don't like reading 00:15:01.830 --> 00:15:04.490 comments. But if you ever read the comments of 00:15:04.490 --> 00:15:08.690 stuff like that, you know one comment said this, 00:15:08.809 --> 00:15:12.919 wow. the imaginary man in the sky. And when I 00:15:12.919 --> 00:15:14.659 read that comment, I said, well, one day you're 00:15:14.659 --> 00:15:16.419 gonna stand before that imaginary man in the 00:15:16.419 --> 00:15:18.899 sky, and you're gonna answer them, because of 00:15:18.899 --> 00:15:20.519 the point of the one man wants to die, and after 00:15:20.519 --> 00:15:23.120 that, the judgment. And so you have to understand, 00:15:23.179 --> 00:15:25.960 we need to be men who stand fast like men, who 00:15:25.960 --> 00:15:29.399 are deeply driven in the faith in the word of 00:15:29.399 --> 00:15:31.860 God. Stand fast. Then look at this, in verse 00:15:31.860 --> 00:15:35.179 13, watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you 00:15:35.179 --> 00:15:40.210 like men. Amen. Quit you like men. Quit you like 00:15:40.210 --> 00:15:43.149 men. What does that mean? That means act like 00:15:43.149 --> 00:15:49.389 a man. Act like a man. Be courageous. Be mature. 00:15:49.870 --> 00:15:53.570 Be responsible to the men. Be an example to the 00:15:53.570 --> 00:15:57.549 young men. Grow toward a manly, godly adulthood 00:15:57.549 --> 00:16:00.210 right there. The world has a lot of males, but 00:16:00.210 --> 00:16:03.830 it doesn't have very many men. And in our church, 00:16:04.169 --> 00:16:08.710 there's nothing wrong with being a man. We live 00:16:08.710 --> 00:16:13.490 in a world where some of you ladies, they attack 00:16:13.490 --> 00:16:16.470 a godly lady and make you feel inferior for being 00:16:16.470 --> 00:16:20.070 a virtuous woman of Proverbs 31. But can I just 00:16:20.070 --> 00:16:22.210 tell you the Bible says a virtuous woman, her 00:16:22.210 --> 00:16:26.019 price is far, far above rubies. And listen, you're 00:16:26.019 --> 00:16:28.360 not second rate citizens. You're greater than 00:16:28.360 --> 00:16:30.259 great. You're something that is precious in the 00:16:30.259 --> 00:16:32.259 sight of God. But you're a woman. That's the 00:16:32.259 --> 00:16:34.679 way God created you. And you women are something 00:16:34.679 --> 00:16:37.559 that I am not. God created me a man. There's 00:16:37.559 --> 00:16:40.799 nothing wrong with being different. There's nothing 00:16:40.799 --> 00:16:43.320 wrong with being a man. And there's nothing wrong 00:16:43.320 --> 00:16:46.139 if you're a woman of being a woman, but the world 00:16:46.139 --> 00:16:49.399 begins to blend things and mix things. Quit you 00:16:49.399 --> 00:16:52.000 like men. And the world has a lot of males, once 00:16:52.000 --> 00:16:55.539 again not enough men. Godly men take responsibility. 00:16:56.659 --> 00:16:59.419 Godly men tell the truth even when it's hard. 00:17:00.019 --> 00:17:04.210 Godly men work hard. Godly men protect what is 00:17:04.210 --> 00:17:07.250 right. Godly men control their spirit. He that 00:17:07.250 --> 00:17:09.450 hath no rule over his own spirit like a city 00:17:09.450 --> 00:17:12.230 that is broken down and without walls. A godly 00:17:12.230 --> 00:17:16.009 man is not ashamed of Christ. Quit ye like men. 00:17:16.130 --> 00:17:18.970 Quit ye like men. Boy, stand fast. Quit ye like 00:17:18.970 --> 00:17:24.930 men. Be a man. Be a man. Well, we need some strong 00:17:24.930 --> 00:17:29.289 Christian men. It was interesting at the camp. 00:17:29.589 --> 00:17:32.609 I went over there to the Well, I did, I did, 00:17:32.609 --> 00:17:35.910 I did, I went to the ice cream shop. Oh yeah, 00:17:35.990 --> 00:17:38.349 and I bought ice cream, not for myself, no, no, 00:17:38.349 --> 00:17:42.470 no, no. I did it for my son. Now, he shared, 00:17:42.470 --> 00:17:44.849 he shared, you know, three scoops, he shared, 00:17:44.950 --> 00:17:47.589 you know, he shared two scoops with me. And, 00:17:47.869 --> 00:17:49.750 you know, pretty quickly, like, man, I'm gonna 00:17:49.750 --> 00:17:51.470 do what a dad has to do, I gotta help him out, 00:17:51.509 --> 00:17:55.609 you know, that's what we gotta do. But over there 00:17:55.609 --> 00:17:58.170 was a young man that came to our Bible Institute 00:17:58.170 --> 00:18:01.869 many years ago, Kerry Charles. and Kerry Charles 00:18:01.869 --> 00:18:04.089 came over there. His dad was the pastor of Central 00:18:04.089 --> 00:18:07.650 Baptist Church in Yorktown and Kerry Charles, 00:18:07.650 --> 00:18:10.089 his dad, preached at our Bible Institute many 00:18:10.089 --> 00:18:12.890 years ago. I have the video of that and taught 00:18:12.890 --> 00:18:16.569 an amazing lesson and just of being a man of 00:18:16.569 --> 00:18:19.289 God and living for God. I'll never forget the 00:18:19.289 --> 00:18:22.849 night that he did that. By the way, about a year 00:18:22.849 --> 00:18:25.609 and a few months ago, John Charles preached at 00:18:25.609 --> 00:18:28.549 our church, Kerry Charles' dad, and dying of 00:18:28.549 --> 00:18:32.039 cancer. And if you were here this night, John 00:18:32.039 --> 00:18:35.819 Charles, the pancreatic cancer, he came in here 00:18:35.819 --> 00:18:38.980 and he was filled with the spirit of God, had 00:18:38.980 --> 00:18:43.059 the joy of the Lord, and preached a message that 00:18:43.059 --> 00:18:45.720 was powerful and wonderful. At the end of the 00:18:45.720 --> 00:18:48.619 message, you were here, there were tears shed 00:18:48.619 --> 00:18:51.619 galore. I remember coming down and my heart was 00:18:51.619 --> 00:18:54.220 moved, and boy, he preached a powerful message. 00:18:54.460 --> 00:18:57.500 Talk to Kerry Charles. And I was reminded of 00:18:57.500 --> 00:19:01.279 Kerry Charles as living for God. Kerry Charles 00:19:01.279 --> 00:19:04.599 has the joy of the Lord. Kerry Charles, boy his 00:19:04.599 --> 00:19:07.940 dad in his 50s moved on into eternity, but Kerry 00:19:07.940 --> 00:19:12.160 Charles watched his dad be a man. Watched his 00:19:12.160 --> 00:19:15.640 dad in a difficult situation continue on. Watched 00:19:15.640 --> 00:19:19.210 his dad dying live for God. And boy, look at 00:19:19.210 --> 00:19:21.710 that, and I said, that is a great man, a man 00:19:21.710 --> 00:19:24.410 with a trial, with a difficulty, but he followed 00:19:24.410 --> 00:19:27.529 the example of the Bible, quit you like men. 00:19:27.569 --> 00:19:30.150 Look at this last one, if you will. Watch ye, 00:19:30.349 --> 00:19:33.609 verse 13, stand fast in the faith, quit you like 00:19:33.609 --> 00:19:38.170 men. What is this last one? Be strong, be strong. 00:19:38.710 --> 00:19:41.670 Oh, that was the first message we started with 00:19:41.670 --> 00:19:44.150 for the men and boys camp. Be strong, Joshua 00:19:44.150 --> 00:19:47.619 chapter one, verse six says, be strong. Joshua 00:19:47.619 --> 00:19:51.279 chapter one verse seven says, only be thou strong. 00:19:51.700 --> 00:19:53.839 Joshua chapter one verse nine says, have not 00:19:53.839 --> 00:19:57.220 I commanded thee, be strong. And then we went 00:19:57.220 --> 00:19:59.299 to second Timothy chapter two, thou therefore 00:19:59.299 --> 00:20:04.299 my son be strong, be strong. And oh, we had a 00:20:04.299 --> 00:20:08.799 strength contest on Thursday night. And we had 00:20:08.799 --> 00:20:11.500 some of the weakest men were ended up being the 00:20:11.500 --> 00:20:14.640 strongest men. I had a 45 pound weight and they 00:20:14.640 --> 00:20:17.359 were to throw it. and the first men, the hulking 00:20:17.359 --> 00:20:19.259 ones, threw it and went about, some of them, 00:20:19.339 --> 00:20:21.559 seven feet. Then one of the littler guys, I think 00:20:21.559 --> 00:20:24.599 one of my sons, rather than throwing it, he rolled 00:20:24.599 --> 00:20:27.180 it, and it went way far, and so he won the strong 00:20:27.180 --> 00:20:29.140 man's, he was the smart man's contest, I should 00:20:29.140 --> 00:20:32.420 say. But be strong, be strong. This is not talking 00:20:32.420 --> 00:20:35.640 about physical strength, but spiritual strength. 00:20:35.960 --> 00:20:38.420 And it's important, finally, my brethren, be 00:20:38.420 --> 00:20:44.299 strong in the Lord and the power of his might. 00:20:45.159 --> 00:20:48.180 Well, be strong in the Lord. You know, have you 00:20:48.180 --> 00:20:50.319 ever thought about that? I am weak, but thou 00:20:50.319 --> 00:20:54.039 art strong. Thinking about my life. My life, 00:20:54.039 --> 00:20:57.240 how many times that I have failed. How many times 00:20:57.240 --> 00:21:00.079 I've said something that I regret. How many times 00:21:00.079 --> 00:21:03.559 I've felt helpless in the will of God. Helpless 00:21:03.559 --> 00:21:05.200 in doing the will of God. Now, I know it's the 00:21:05.200 --> 00:21:07.579 will of God, but I feel helpless. And then I'm 00:21:07.579 --> 00:21:10.059 reminded that that's the way we all are. In reality, 00:21:10.079 --> 00:21:12.900 we all are helpless. And it says this in 2 Corinthians 00:21:12.900 --> 00:21:15.700 chapter 12. It says, The apostle Paul, and lest 00:21:15.700 --> 00:21:18.500 I should be exalted above measure through the 00:21:18.500 --> 00:21:20.779 abundance of the revelations, there was given 00:21:20.779 --> 00:21:24.819 to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of 00:21:24.819 --> 00:21:28.240 Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted 00:21:28.240 --> 00:21:32.180 above measure. For this thing I besought the 00:21:32.180 --> 00:21:35.220 Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And 00:21:35.220 --> 00:21:39.460 he said unto me, my grace is sufficient for thee, 00:21:40.039 --> 00:21:43.740 for my strength is made perfect in weakness. 00:21:44.059 --> 00:21:46.519 Then the apostle Paul said, most gladly, therefore, 00:21:46.839 --> 00:21:50.400 will I rather glory in my infirmities that the 00:21:50.400 --> 00:21:55.339 power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I 00:21:55.339 --> 00:21:58.559 take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, 00:21:58.660 --> 00:22:01.420 in necessities, in persecution, in distresses 00:22:01.420 --> 00:22:04.420 for Christ's sake. This is the famous part, for 00:22:04.420 --> 00:22:09.460 when I am weak, then am I strong. You know we 00:22:09.460 --> 00:22:12.160 are weak, but you know when we're weak and we 00:22:12.160 --> 00:22:15.130 realize how weak we are? It causes us to look 00:22:15.130 --> 00:22:17.569 up to the great God we have who is not weak at 00:22:17.569 --> 00:22:21.250 all. And he is a powerful God, a holy God, a 00:22:21.250 --> 00:22:24.009 righteous God, a God that'll help us in a great 00:22:24.009 --> 00:22:26.329 way. Like again, what I'm saying, sometimes I 00:22:26.329 --> 00:22:29.029 feel weak, very weak, helpless, and struggle. 00:22:29.190 --> 00:22:32.269 I look at the responsibility I have as a husband, 00:22:32.450 --> 00:22:35.529 as a father, as a pastor, and I say, in my mind 00:22:35.529 --> 00:22:38.099 sometimes, I can't do it. But then I realize 00:22:38.099 --> 00:22:40.380 I can do all things through Christ, which strengthens 00:22:40.380 --> 00:22:43.539 me. And you know, I feel weak, but when I realize 00:22:43.539 --> 00:22:45.859 he has the strength, boy, all of a sudden, it 00:22:45.859 --> 00:22:47.599 takes a weight off my shoulder. It was a weight 00:22:47.599 --> 00:22:49.819 that I was never meant to carry, and I come into 00:22:49.819 --> 00:22:52.359 that yoke with the Lord coming to me, all ye 00:22:52.359 --> 00:22:55.980 that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give 00:22:55.980 --> 00:23:00.140 you rest. God gives us strength. We're at the 00:23:00.140 --> 00:23:05.140 very end. Men, young men, ladies tonight. When 00:23:05.140 --> 00:23:08.480 you go home from this Sunday night campout, remember, 00:23:08.740 --> 00:23:11.839 watchy, are you paying attention? Are you paying, 00:23:12.240 --> 00:23:15.440 are you standing fast in the faith? Young men, 00:23:15.759 --> 00:23:36.339 have you driven this deep? Drive it deep. I didn't 00:23:36.339 --> 00:23:39.660 drive it deep enough. But it would be a good 00:23:39.660 --> 00:24:09.910 thing, you know, you think about that. Stand 00:24:09.910 --> 00:24:12.970 fast in the faith. It may be a little bit ridiculous, 00:24:13.049 --> 00:24:15.150 but I hope we get the point. When you damage 00:24:15.150 --> 00:24:17.269 the floor, I'd rather damage the floor and get 00:24:17.269 --> 00:24:18.769 something to remember in our life that won't 00:24:18.769 --> 00:24:23.869 damage our life. It's important, stand fast in 00:24:23.869 --> 00:24:30.130 the faith. Quit you like men. Boy, be strong. 00:24:30.829 --> 00:24:33.609 Let's pray. Dear Father in heaven, we love you. 00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:46.319 I love the men, the young men. I know you have 00:24:46.319 --> 00:24:50.220 a special plan for them, but I pray that you 00:24:50.220 --> 00:24:53.960 help us to take seriously your word. I pray that 00:24:53.960 --> 00:24:58.700 we watch, that we pay attention. I pray that 00:24:58.700 --> 00:25:02.519 we stand fast in the faith. I pray that we quit 00:25:02.519 --> 00:25:07.700 ye like men. Help the men to be men and realize 00:25:07.700 --> 00:25:10.759 that's okay. Help the ladies to realize that 00:25:10.759 --> 00:25:14.299 it can be ladies, virtuous women. That's not 00:25:14.299 --> 00:25:17.799 only okay, it's wonderful. God, I pray also that 00:25:17.799 --> 00:25:22.880 we're strong, not in ourselves, but in you. I 00:25:22.880 --> 00:25:24.740 pray that we drive this home in our hearts and 00:25:24.740 --> 00:25:28.240 our minds, and we go home and remember these 00:25:28.240 --> 00:25:32.880 truths. We love you, we need you, bless the invitation, 00:25:33.119 --> 00:25:35.960 in Jesus' name, amen. Stand with me, if you will. 00:25:37.160 --> 00:25:40.490 We're gonna have an invitation. Remember where 00:25:40.490 --> 00:25:42.670 we started, Brother Jerome, you said this morning, 00:25:42.809 --> 00:25:46.009 Pastor, it was like a little revival. You'd gone 00:25:46.009 --> 00:25:49.329 home and you used that thing, be strong, be strong, 00:25:49.390 --> 00:25:52.430 be strong. We all should go home. And some of 00:25:52.430 --> 00:25:54.430 those things we should say is, boy, I'm gonna 00:25:54.430 --> 00:25:56.930 pay attention. I'm gonna stand fast to the faith, 00:25:56.990 --> 00:25:59.150 I'm gonna quit you like men, and I'm gonna be 00:25:59.150 --> 00:26:01.430 strong in the Lord, do business with God as the 00:26:01.430 --> 00:26:02.609 piano plays in the organ.