And I just thank you, Father God, for your grace,
your mercy, your love, and your son that you've
sent to die so that we could have life. We thank
you for life. We thank you for counting us and
considering us sons and daughters of yours. In
your precious name, I pray the name above all
names, y 'all say with me, Jesus. Amen, amen.
Well, love on the person next to you. And I do,
you know, today I'm on assignment to deliver
a message that I don't know how much your flesh
wants to hear this, but I know your spirit needs
to hear it. And so, you know, I truly do appreciate
our collective worship for singing songs that
really get our minds in the right space and our
hearts in the right space, right? Because I was
gonna wait to tell you the title of this message
until I read a few scriptures to it, but I think
I can say it up front. And it is encouragement,
it's meant to be encouraging. But it truly does
take an understanding for these words to be encouraging
But I'm speaking from the subject today of there
is a crown there is a crown and Anybody who's
been around church or are heard Especially any
teachings from from Paul, you know, he always
speaks about a crown And when he's talking about
this crown, he's not speaking about something
that you would receive on this side of heaven,
but it's something that you will receive as you
enter heaven. That, truthfully, there is a crown
waiting for you that this world cannot give,
this world cannot supply. But as believers, it's
what truly keeps us going on, is when you're
looking around and circumstances and people may
not be... Hmm, may not be doing what you think
they should be doing. That we're as a believer,
we're as people of God, where do we get the stirring?
Where do we get the joy? Where do we get the
exeal to want to stay true to what we know we
should be doing and how we should be living as
believers when circumstances around us just aren't
that encouraging to do so. Well Paul speaks of
there being a crown because his hope is is that
your valuing of God's reward at the end of it
all Will cause you to move forward through life
circumstances That you understand that there
are certain things. I need you to tell your neighbor
this looks a neighbor There are certain things
That this world cannot reward you for doing.
That there are, ask of us at times in our lives
as believers that this world does not have the
capacity to give you what is due you. And the
sooner you realize that as a believer, the more
you walk the walk of faith the way God will have
you to walk it. Because you realize that there's
nobody around me that can reward me for what
is actually do me. But that's okay because there's
a crown waiting on me. And even when horizontally
people can't appreciate what I'm doing, before
God, he sees me. He approves of what I'm doing.
He sees my fight as worth it. He sees the sacrifices
as sacrifices. You know, some people, you didn't
sacrifice what you thought was sacrificially,
should have been recognized. And they just don't
have the capacity to be able to deliver the appreciation,
do the level of sacrifice you personally felt.
And it's important for us to realize as believers
that even though they can't appreciate it, God
still sees it and he values it. And look at your
neighbor, tell them again, there is a crown.
And just to give you guys this a little bit more
on there, right? That Paul speaks of three different
types of crowns, a crown of righteousness, right?
for faithfulness, an imperishable crown. It speaks
towards self -discipline and preservation and
a crown of rejoicing. Speaking of people, one,
that there is a crown of rejoicing. You win a
soul towards God, that there is rejoicing in
heaven, that there is a celebration plan. No
one may have saw what you went through or how
you sacrificed in order for someone to stay in
love with God, but God saw. And there is a crown
waiting for you because you know you practice
the little patience, a little steadfastness,
a little long suffering that you was weeping
during the night. But when the lights turned
on, you woke up with a holy excitement about
the day. And nobody cared about your tears, but
God saw them. And he said, there is a crown.
And we can never forget that there is a crown.
It's amazing right because we're in graduation
season and so I don't know how many all been
to some graduations recently You know and it's
amazing right that that that you know in every
graduation I noticed there's this moment where
they're trying to get people to value ahead of
time won't they what they cannot receive Until
they spend some time getting there right that
that we get to this graduation moment Here we
are they're passing out the tassels They're putting
on the little satchels and all of a sudden you
realize maybe I should have paid a little bit
more attention in school because I didn't realize
that there was going to be a graduation. I didn't
really think about my whole family was gonna
be here and now your little nephews are asking
why do some people get the ropes and you didn't?
Well, there's There's nothing I can do today
to get a rope. I needed to treat day one in mind
of what graduation was going to look like. And
if I would have went into high school, ninth
grade, thinking about what graduation was going
to be, I would have treated day one differently.
Listen, when I was making the dumb decision,
y 'all wasn't around me. Now that they're awarding
people who made the right decision, all y 'all
looking. What happened? That oftentimes many
of us, I'm gonna talk about me, I wasn't one
of the Tassel brothers. I didn't get very many
accolades alongside my graduation. All my, all
my, all my appreciation came from my family,
not from my school of academic choice. And it
was funny, we were laughing about the other day,
you know, they were talking about playing the
graduation party, but of course I went to the
graduation, the rehearsal, and that's when it
hit me, I think I should have tried harder because
your brother is in the back of the line, you
know. And some of my friends, they didn't even
tell me they was working that hard. I'm looking
at them. We was, before we walked into the rehearsal
together, then they was giving out seat arrangements
based upon accolades. And that's when my friends
had a different section. Hey, how'd you get that?
Man, I maintained a 3 .5 since ninth grade. The
whole time? The whole time, you was... But what's
amazing is I was at several high school graduations.
they're motivating the kids to understand that
you're going to a whole new world and There's
going to be opportunities Check this out to make
permanent decisions based on temporary circumstances
and In the nice when you first get to college
you might be tempted to make a lot of temporary
decisions But once you graduate you're gonna
have some permanent situations and so don't get
too caught up in the Temporary choices Because
there is a crown at the end that you're going
to get And so as best as you can this is what
they say surround yourself with people That can
make sure that you don't make too many permanent
decisions in temporary situations. Why are you
saying this Pastor Brian? Because that is really
the essence of what Paul is saying to us in Galatians
6 is that as believers we sometimes forget about
the crown but collectively we can make sure that
we remember there is a crown. And so that individually,
we don't find ourselves making permanent decisions
based on temporary circumstances. That one of
the greatest benefits of godly community is they
understand the rewards that come at the end.
And even when we don't feel like it, Even when
we don't want to, we stay committed to what is
truly worth of the value. Y 'all rocking with
me? I think y 'all good, so I could just jump
right in here, right? Galatians 6 and 1 says
this, right? It says, brothers, if anyone is
caught in any transgression, You who are spiritual
should restore him in the spirit of gentleness
we talked about that last week So we're not going
deep in there since keep watch on yourselves
lease you to be tempted bear one another's burdens
and so fulfill the law of Christ for if anyone
thinks he is something when he is nothing he
deceives himself and Paul is really speaking
there of us operating in a spirit of humility
in order for us to stay in community that you
cannot be in community and maintain a prideful
outlook that in order for community to work we
must all be humble in how we approach others'
lives and how we look at our own lives. But let
each one test his own work and then in his reason
to boast will be in himself alone and not in
his neighbor. What is he saying there? He's saying
that If you objectively and transparently look
at your own life, you should be able to maintain
the humility to live with others. That people
who find it hard to be friendly are often people
who haven't objectively or transparently or clearly
looked at themselves. Because if you were to
really examine yourself or test your own work
You will find out that you should be thanking
God that someone's still talking to you Not thinking
you were too good to be around people who want
to talk to you That if you truly examine yourself
test your own work really look at you You should
find enough humility To be humble enough and
willing enough to Walk with others who may not
be perfect Y 'all rocking with me For each will
have to bear his own load right Let the one who
is taught the word share all good things with
the one who teaches. This is so good. And I'm
gonna say this so that you guys understand, and
I think it's important for you to see this, what
Paul is wanting them to see. Many people, they
hear this and they've heard this and they see
it one way, right? That they're saying, oh man,
whoever teaches right that you should be willing
to to be friendly or generous towards who has
taught you and people see this from a pulpit
um congregant perspective but you can't take
this passage out of context the context of this
passage is paul is saying this are guidelines
for how godly community works together And so
he's not speaking of pastor to congregant relationship.
He's speaking of from pew to pew relationship.
Y 'all gotta rock with me. Y 'all rocking with
pastor, right? And so when he's speaking of,
I'll read to you again, just in case some of
y 'all seem like y 'all missed it. Let the one
who is taught the word share all good things
with the one who teaches. What is he saying?
Let the one that has received something good
from God as a result of someone who shared that
good with them be willing to share from the good
they gained as a result of what they heard. Some
of y 'all really need to hear this. This is so
good right here. That Paul is wanting to, everything
he's saying here, is wanting to make sure that
we remain in impeccable, godly community. And
he's speaking of something that many people violate
that keeps godly community together. He's making
it very plain that if someone, not just the preacher,
but if someone Has come to you and has shared
the word with you in a way That it produced good
You should from the good that was produced so
some back That if someone gave you some life
-giving fruitful to your destiny Truth you should
share from what you got From how you apply what
they said Y 'all rocking with me now that he's
not talking. This is community. He's saying that
brothers and sisters The reason why it's so hard
for us to carry each other's burdens, because
we're also not willing to share each other's
blessing. That we're not really operating how
godly community is supposed to operate. That
it should be an ecosystem of not only sharing
burdens, but also sharing blessings. That if
someone came to you and said, you know what?
You shouldn't sell that house right now. That's
a bad idea. So you choose to apply what you gained
from that truth. This revel you you choose to
apply it. And it turns out it was the best thing
you could have did. Y 'all have to talk to me.
OK. It's already enough that we have crowds waiting.
in heaven so there's already a list of things
that you are never going to see the benefit of
this side of heaven but as a community we should
help each other stay doing good amongst each
other Because he gets he ends if some of y 'all
know where he ends he says don't get weary of
a Well -doing don't get weary of doing good because
he's saying yeah guys people grow weary because
we're not existing how we should That there should
be a Sharing amongst each other. I told y 'all
from the get -go. This may not be the one your
flesh wants to hear But I hope you understand
I'm not talking about you sowing to pass the
brine I'm talking about you appreciating that
top five I'm talking about you making sure that
the people who are part of your top five are
excited about being in your top five and Paul
is making it very clear that as they are sharing
what's good You should be willing to share from
what you gain from that good that many times
we grow weary in doing good because the people
we doing good for aren't sharing from the good
they got from the good you did. Is that all right
with y 'all? This is this is Paul, not Pastor
Brian. Don't get mad at me. Don't be upset with
me. This is the stuff the people wanted to tell
you that they told you it wasn't that they was
done talking to you. They was done with the lack
of appreciation from the talks. They had no problem
staying up to midnight one time two times three
times four times, but the fifth time My brother
has this brought any good Because I'm getting
tired can we talk I'm getting tired of these
midnight conversations and no understanding or
group participation in the good of the conversation.
Some y 'all reading it's like do I owe some fuck
some stuff all of us? Oh some folks some stuff
and some people owe us some stuff. We all know
everybody something We all are like, oh lord
You owe somebody some stuff some people owe you
some stuff there's some stuff you bear They should
be caring some stuff. They care and you should
be bearing. This is what he's trying to get us
to see He says, check this out. God is not mocked.
And I tell you, man, Galatians 6 on the onset,
if you don't continue to remember the context,
can seem like just a bunch of jumbled thoughts
from Paul. Paul goes straight out of telling
you, you should share the good things with those
who taught you good things. To do not be deceived.
God is not mocked. not mocked for whatever one
sows that will he also reap. Now, Paul in this
context, y 'all never say context, I know I said
it a hundred times because I need to keep y 'all
in context, he's still speaking about being willing
to bear one another's burdens. He's still wanting
us to grow in pursuing Godly community. Why am
I saying this? Because you have to appropriate
what type of seed and harvest time he's speaking
of. He's not speaking of your financial increase.
He's not saying keep doing good because the people
you do good for owe you a percentage. And the
more good you do, the percentage will stack up
and then here you go. You're super blessed because
you did all the good. No. Y 'all all right? What
he's wanting us to do as mature believers say
neighbor today you a mature believer As mature
believers he's wanting us to continue to remain
Excited about the work. That's a part of being
in godly community and he's wanting us to understand
that God is not mocked Whatever one sows they
shall also reap and he's speaking about seeds
of the flesh and seeds of the spirit That you
have to realize that if you see a brother or
sister a part of the faith family sowing seeds
of the flesh God is not mocked. They are going
to receive a harvest of the flesh and That should
be a reason why You're not okay with believers
doing things that aren't okay. Because God is
not mocked. It's not okay just to ignore somebody
doing something that they should not be doing.
Because God is not mocked. He won't be mocked.
That if you see a brother or sister in faith,
you of maturity should know there's going to
be a harvest to the things you're doing. You
may not realize right now that there's going
to be a harvest to the things you're doing But
as a mature believer, I know God is not mocked
there is going to be something of Not of good
that's going to come from the behavior you consistently
stick to And he's wanting to stir us up to realize
yes, you may not want to bear the burdens of
others, but because you're mature, you should
know, man, I cannot be okay watching my brother
and sister chart a course towards destruction.
There is no other way around this you will reap
What you sow you sow of the flesh you shall reap
of the flesh God will not be mocked get this
through your mature head if they look like they're
heading towards destruction Guess what's gonna
happen? And he's saying this to mature believers.
Why are you saying this Pastor Brian? Because
we should already have a balanced understanding
that yes, there is the grace of God. Yes, there
is repentance. Yes, there is a moment where God
can do the unimaginable miraculous thing in someone's
life. But how do we operate in community? We
don't operate community giving one another passes.
We don't operate in community taking the grace
of God for vain. We operate in community realizing
the urgency is matching the truthfulness that
God won't be mocked. Y 'all alright? Boy, sometimes
I don't know if y 'all gonna kick me out or fire
me after a message, but either way, This is the
truth He sows to his flesh will from the flesh
reap what church Y 'all be slow to read them
parts We'll say it again collectively for the
one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh
reap corruption But the one who sows To the spirit
will from the spirit read what church? So he's
saying listen With that understanding we should
have a tenacity a willingness a zeal and excitement
About not being dismissive But about being involved
with one another's lives That we should have
a love and a compassion For one another in such
a way that when I see you going in the wrong
direction I'm not going to put on rose -colored
glasses and act like you are going to end up
in a good place No, I'm going to take on the
the work of Christ and Make sure you understand
That first off you weren't designed to be able
to understand or do all this alone That there
are things that you can become blind to y 'all
alright When the Bible speaks about someone being
dead in sin is speaking about them not having
any type of emotional, physical, or mental understanding
to the actual weight of what they're doing. Like
you're dead in sin. That means that you are in
a perpetual cycle of sinning that you're unaware
of the actual harm of what you're doing. You're
dead. in sin, which means that you are even sensitive
to or aware of the ramifications or the harm
your activity is actually producing. And there
are there are believers who are actually dead
in sin. That they have. continue the behavior
for such length of time that they are unaware
of the harm the behavior is causing. And that
we as mature believers cannot be taking a perspective
that people are aware of the weight of what they're
doing. Because some people are actually dead
in sin. They're not fully aware of the ramifications.
Because they have become numb in the activity
Amen I'm just trying to find a supportive eye
in the house So you'd be like man, I just want
to go to a church where they talk about sin.
Well, hello Today's that day But understand this,
and this is the reason why it's so appropriate
to talk about this conversation in this way,
to talk about the subject of sin in this way,
because here is the truth. None of us were actually
made or designed to overcome it by ourselves.
And so we heard what not to do, but we weren't
taught how to get out of what we weren't doing.
That we actually took on bearing the weight ourselves,
not realizing that we were called to bear the
weight for one another. And so we got the reality
that sin is bad without the truth of how good
community is that helps you while you find yourself
weighed in it. That truthfully and godly community
we bear the weight for one another Sometimes
my hand be up by myself and I'll just be hoping
somebody else raises it with me and And realizing
that man some some of us are so burdened down.
Not because we, what's the best way to say this?
One of the things that I enjoy most about counseling,
and when I'm counseling somebody, is because
I have counseled a lot of people, I have a bearing
point on what is normal. And one of the greatest
moments that happened in any counseling session
I have with anybody is I have the ability to
tell them what is normal. They come in thinking,
I'm the only person on planet Earth that has
ever faced this, that is struggling with this,
that can't overcome this. They come in thinking
that I am failing because I haven't been able
to fix this on my own. I haven't been able to
overcome this on my own. And as they start to
talk, like a joy rises up in front of me. Because
I realize you don't realize how good you're doing
and they say what do you mean pastor? The people
that's doing really bad are the people that already
have they haven't even made it to this room yet
First of all, you are ahead of the game and the
fact you finally realize I shouldn't be carrying
this on my own Because there's a lot of brothers
and sisters. They are buried under the weight
of being alone in what that is. And here's the
problem. Then I get to the second part. And I
said, you know, it's amazing. And depending on
the situation, sometimes there's things in my
own personal life that actually I'd be like,
you know, boy, I've been trying to get over that
too. And they look back at me. What'd you say
pastor? What I said was, what you are going through
isn't unique. That there are cyclical issues.
That there are things that will hit your front
door every time God's trying to take you to another
place. And so some of the issues you think are
you issues? No, no, no, no, no, they're growth
issues Let me help you out every time God is
about to take my life to another level division
amongst those I love breaks out All the sudden
I'm very clear about what next is y 'all know
what that next phone call be I'm just tired of
such -and -such they always doing such -and -such
and the such -and -such of this and I have to
Understand that this is cyclical that the devil
is always trying to steal kill and destroy So
he's going to try to bring division anytime unity
is necessary So they walk into my office and
they said my mama's saying this and my grandma
attacking me now, too Which is she's never attacked
me. My wife is acting like this My kids is doing
this and I look right back at him. I said, but
what is God doing? Because there's certain battles
and I talked to the men about this on Thursday.
I said there's certain battles. You got to realize
Perseverance is the only answer Perseverance
is the only response. There's certain battles
that don't respond in the pivot They don't respond
in the change of plans that you got to be able
to discern what God is doing Y 'all rocking with
me they came in there trying to fix people you
can't fix nobody But God will give you the perseverance
to survive everybody And if we can lock in on
what God is doing They came here to try to figure
out how to overcome the issue and I'm like no
we gonna we gonna we gonna break the dust off
of what God is doing in this We just got to see
him clearly Y 'all rocking with me. But one of
the things that I love the most is for people
to really be able to have the right perspective
on what's going on. The majority of our issues
are perspective issues. And I can tell them,
you know, I hear what you're saying. And you're
right. Man, we don't want this. So we're gonna
pray about this. But I need you to hear this.
This ain't uncommon. Boy, I really wanted to
get to the end of this. Let me give you this
and we'll continue next week. That's all right
with y 'all? But I wanted to make something just
extremely clear so that you guys hear this. What
is the expectation of Christian community? It's
where burdens are carried, truth is practiced,
character is refined, and wounds are restored.
that when we speak of godly community, we should
be experiencing burdens being carried collectively.
That I don't feel the weight of the world is
simply on my shoulders, but I'm in this community
to where there's transparency, there's honesty,
and we're helping carry each other's weight.
Truth is practice, right? are looking to find
the truth and be truthful and apply truth to
our lives. Like what does God say about what's
happening here? It's where character is refined,
right? Where who you are consistently matters
and that people are there making sure that you're
remaining consistent in what you do. Making sure
that your name doesn't become evil spoken of.
Making sure that you're seeing beyond that temporary
circumstance and you're not making permanent
decisions in storms that are gonna go away. Reminding
you that there is a crown. I know your wife ain't
giving it to you right now, your husband ain't
giving it to you right now, your kids ain't giving
it to you right now, your boss ain't giving it
to you right now. Nobody's recognizing it. We're
not going to hear sit here and have a pity party
about who should be honoring you when God has
a crown for you But biblical community isn't
just celebration its shared responsibility Y
'all alright Because I think I can in this But
is it and let us not grow weary of doing good
For in due season we will reap if we do not give
up he's speaking of a commitment to sowing spiritual
seeds and Spiritual when he speaks of spiritual
seeds He's speaking of following the direction
of the spirit that every time the Holy Spirit
speaks to us and we respond to the direction
of the Spirit, we're sowing spiritual seeds.
That every time the Holy Spirit speaks and you
obey, a seed is being sown and a harvest is to
come. And so in biblical community, we drive
each other, we push each other to sow spiritual
seeds because we know God cannot be mocked. Whatsoever
a man sow, he shall also reap. And so I understand
that even when we don't know what to do, it doesn't
mean we don't have a seed we can plant. That
biblical community understands that listen man,
I know you were lost. I know you don't know what
to do, but it doesn't mean we don't have a seed
we can sow. That we can sow something of spiritual
significance and reach a spiritual Harvest. Look
at your neighbor. I ain't even had y 'all talk
to each other that much today. Say neighbor,
you may not always know what to do, but that
doesn't mean there isn't something good you can
sow. Right and biblical community drives you
it pushes you stirs you up to so good seeds They
just cuts me out forgive them why it's a good
seed They they stole it from me just give it
to him why it's a good seed No, I want to go
That sounds like a seed of the flesh and God
won't be mocked whatsoever you sow you shall
also reap that your sound like you're about to
go sow something of the flesh and I don't know
why you think you can sow something in the flesh
and not reap over a Harvest of the flesh It's
gonna feel good to what your feelings and your
flesh just know that the you sowed in the wrong
direction They don't deserve forgiveness. Well,
do you want a harvest of forgiveness or their
approval of what you do? I'm going so to see
And let us not grow weary of doing good foreign
deuce season we will reap if we do not give up
So then as we have opportunity Let us do good
So it's often, look at this, look at these words.
So as often, let us do good to who? Listen, as
often as you can, do good to everyone. And I
love this. I love this because then Paul keeps
talking. Especially to those who are of the household
of faith, which makes you have to think who was
the first everyone. He's not just talking about
doing good to those who do you good. He ain't
even talking about just doing good to people
who are on the same team as you He's not even
just speaking about those who share in your faith.
No, he's saying do good to everyone And just
unpack that because oftentimes people get saved
as a result of a spiritual seed being sown So
yeah, they may have been cussing you out and
they deserve to be cussed out But you who understand
that sowing seeds of the flesh is gonna reap
of the flesh You make a decision to sow a spiritual
seed and you say they cussed you out you say
my brother We really shouldn't converse with
each other on levels of language like that, you
know, you you go roaming on them You know what
I'm saying? You go you change your personality
some y 'all need on need a new look at them say
you need a new alter ego and It's the nice version
of you You know I'm saying that like if your
name is, you know, if your name is Bobby, there's
a version of you called Charles and sometimes
you gotta call on Charles. Somebody cuss you
out, Charles. I need you right now, Charles.
Listen, my brother, please. We do not have to
come to language as low as this, you know, and
give them an accent. Have fun with the righteous,
you know? What are you saying, Pastor Brian?
I'm saying that so you sow that spiritual seed
of forgiveness and you sow that spiritual seed
of patience and long suffering and that seed
that was sown into that unbeliever's life years
later, he sows, reaps a harvest of them giving
their lives to Christ as a result of the seed
you sowed. That's why it says everyone, we can't
take any interaction for granted. that we always
have an opportunity to so win. We always have
an opportunity to win people towards Christ and
it's in the interactions we have, the actions
we take, the words we take, our responses, but
just do it as best as you can. Just do good to
everybody. But please, please. There's some of
us that are in this church that are part of a
household of faith. Please do good to one another.
We need one another. We need to do good to one
another as often as we can. That's hilarious,
Lord Jesus. I'm packing up my stuff. But The
reality is we are in this world but not of this
world and I want to say this but I want you to
hear from the right context This isn't easy and
so we need to do good for one another understanding
that we have as believers picked up a mandate
that is large and so we need the encouragement
of one another we need the transparency of one
another we need to sow into one another because
it's not easy for anybody and I really hope and
pray that you're hearing the Spirit of God of
all of this and all of this. And if you have
been just facing life and life has seemed so
much to bear, I pray that you're hearing the
Spirit of God to realize for many of us, our
next step, isn't to simply gird ourselves up,
but to find others that will keep us up once
we get stirred up. That the truth of the matter
is we've forsaken the need of godly community.
We've underscored the value of it and we've treated
it like it was optional. when it's truthfully
critical that you find yourself surrounded by
people. And I tell people this, I'm not saying
to kick people out, but there are some people
you need to reorganize. I'm not kicking you out,
I'm just reorganizing because I realize. I've
been trying to do this by myself. Y 'all all
right? Well, hey, man. If you guys enjoyed service
today, give God some praise. I feel done. Mom,
you can close us out. I know. Come on up. You
know. Y 'all welcome Pastor Deborah to the stage.
She's gonna close us out. You close us out, mama.
Thank you. If there's anyone here today. She's
gonna bear my burden real quick, you know. If
there's anyone here today who's not born again
don't know Jesus is Lord of their lives. This
is an awesome opportunity for you God has been
waiting for this moment You made a decision that
I want to know God. I want a personal relationship
with him Well, God has been waiting for this
moment for you and it's very very simple God
says that if we just believe or accept the gift
of Jesus Christ Jesus came he died for us He
paid for our sins. And so therefore it leaves
a clear road and path to God where you can actually
hear from him. He'll talk to you. And again,
he just wants to express his genuine love towards
you. So if that's you today, if you'll raise
your hands wherever you are. And of course, those
who are online, if you will just type in the
chat that I want to be born again. I want to
be saved. I want to have this relationship with
God. Amen. And so we're just going to repeat
this prayer. If you would repeat after me, God,
thank you for the invitation to know you. I accept
the gift of Jesus Christ, his death. paying for
my sins. Thank you Lord for receiving me. Amen.
Amen. Praise God. Hallelujah. Again, for those
of you who didn't want to raise your hand, but
that's the confession that you made. If you will
please meet us in the room to your left as you
exit the first room. We'd like to tell you a
little bit more about the decision that you've
made. And for those of you who are online, if
you would also please type in the chat that I
made this decision. Someone from my church will
get in contact with you to again help you understand
the decision that you just made. And of course,
If you get born again, you need to be in a church.
We were just talking about community, the fact
that we need one another to keep each other strong,
to stir one another up. And so community starts
when you become a part of a church, of a local
church. And I'm saying a local church, but we
actually have members who are not. here in this
state, but if God has laid upon your heart to
join Revealing Truth Ministries, this is an awesome
opportunity for you and for us, because I believe
that you have something that God has put on the
inside of you that's good for this ministry and
the vision that God has called us to fulfill.
Also, I believe that we have something for you.
We can help you to make spiritual progress. Again,
you need community in order to live this life.
God did not intend for us to live it alone. So
do we have anyone who God has laid upon your
heart to join revealing truth ministries this
morning if you'll please raise your hands and
of course those who are online, please type that
in the chat and we'd like to get with you and
If you're making that decision First room to
your left. You'll find people there who will
greet you with open arms and Talk to you about
what that means. Amen All righty did and now
we'll receive this morning's offerings. Hope
you're excited about that Hey, man, the Bible
tells us that God wants a person who's willing
to do things not people who are forced into doing
things But it's I want to do this. This is my
desire this is a thing that I believe that God
wants me to participate in because you know God
is a generous God and he expects for his people
to emulate who he is. So you be generous. Generosity
comes from you personally. No one tells you how
to be generous. That is a personal decision between
you and God and the Holy Spirit. So we ask you
to please respond to the Spirit of God on the
inside of you knowing that God loves a cheerful
giver. He said that I'm willing to give so that
you may have to give. I'll multiply you so you
may have to give. He said in every good work
and charitable donation. Isn't that great? We
are learning about community. It doesn't mean
that you just bring it into the church. You bring
it into the church, of course, because we're,
you know, serving a lot of people, but you also
are sensitive to other people that are around
you. Every good work in charitable donation.
How many of you want to be in a place where,
you know, I actually can give into every, every
good work? Have you ever been in a position where
you wanted to be able to give to someone or into
something and you just didn't seem to have it?
Well, God said, I want you to bring you to a
place where you're able to fulfill that desire
that you have. Amen. Amen. So on the screens,
you'll find the different ways and methods that
you can give. Please take advantage of those.
And amen. If you need an envelope, there are
ushers in the aisles. They'll be happy to assist
you if that's how you're giving. Amen. Give you
opportunity And as you give if you'll stand to
your feet I want to give everyone opportunity
to do what God has put on their hearts to do.
Amen. And if you would please lift your hands
now and repeat after me. Now unto him that is
able to keep me from falling and present me faultless
before the presence of his glory with exceeding
joy to the only wise God our savior be glory
majesty, dominion, and power both now and forever.
Amen. Amen.