Hello friends and welcome
to Behold the Lamb Presents,
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this program is dedicated
to preparing the people
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to be ready for
our Lord soon return.
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I'm Chris Shelton your
host and today's message
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is the second in a
two part series that
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we have entitled
"Blinded by the Counterfeit."
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In today society you
know we lived in such a
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fast pace world that
is constantly bombarding
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our senses with messages
and like it or not these
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messages have a tremendous
effect on who you are,
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what type of
character you've developed over
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the years, your
likes, your dislikes,
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your moral
beliefs that you hold here
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or the lack
thereof. Messages are coming
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in from all directions
to produce new character
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traits in one form or the other.
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Sadly most
messages hitting our sensory
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perceptions is of such a
nature as to disqualify us
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to be a child of God.
What a battle that you
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and I must fight that
Heaven is to be our home.
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We must learn the
vital importance of guarding
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our God given
senses, we need to valuate
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what takes priority in
our lives and to make needed
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adjustments as the Lord
directs, we need to learn
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the importance of
attending Church on a
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regular basis and learning
to be content in this life
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with what God has given
each and everyone of us.
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We need desperately to
learn, to listen to the
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Holy Spirits
convictions upon our hearts
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and upon our minds is
outlined in scriptures.
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This is why we feel
it necessary to bring you
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the second message in
our two parts series entitled
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"Blinded by the
Counterfeit" study with
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this won't you right
now. As pastor Kinney lays
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before us a message at
the Holy Spirit has urged
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him to give, but first
we're blessed to go to 3ABN's
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worship center as we
listen to Rudy Micelli
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as he sings "Were
it Not for Grace."
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Time measured out my
days life carried me along
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Down in my soul I
yearned to follow God
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but knew I'd never be so strong
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I looked hard at
this world to learn
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how Heaven could be gained
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Just to end where I began,
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where human
effort is all in vain.
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Were it not for grace, I
can tell you where I'd be
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Wandering down some
pointless road to nowhere
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With my salvation up to
me I know how that would go
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The battles I would
face forever running
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but losing the race!
Were it not for grace!
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So here is all my praise,
expressed with all my heart
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Offered to this
friend who took my place
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and ran a course I
could not even start
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And when he saw in full
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just how much
his love would cost
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He still went the
final mile between
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me and Heaven so
I would not be lost
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Were it not for grace, I
can tell you where I'd be
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Wandering down some
pointless road to nowhere
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With my salvation up to me
and I know how that would go
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All the battles I
would face forever running
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but losing the race!
Were it not for his grace!
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Forever running
but losing this race!
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Were it not for grace!
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Praise the Lord. Thank
your for joining us once again
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here as we study the
word of God together.
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We're gonna be talking about
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"Blinded by the
Counterfeit" part two
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so if you miss part
one, you're gonna wanna
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make sure you get it so
the puzzle fits together
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doing little bit more
history on the first part,
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second part we get
into little more specifics.
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Praise God for
that, but as always before
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we study we need
to go to God in prayer
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and ask for his Holy
Spirit for his guidance
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and for his power. Why
don't you, where you can,
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I want you to kneel with
me and let's pray together.
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Loving Father in
Heaven, we thank you
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for the privilege
we have of prayer,
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thank you for
the cross of Calvary,
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thank you for Jesus,
thank you for the power
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thy Holy Spirit,
which promised to us.
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Now, we praise as the
Holy Spirit now the sense
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upon each and everyone
of us that you will speak
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words of life and
words of encouragement,
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words of rebuke if we
need them and we will pray that
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you will help us and
lead us into a closer
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relationship
with you as my prayer.
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Thank you for everyone
around the world that's
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driving to serve
you with all their heart
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and soul in their
mind. Bless now we pray
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give us power,
clearness of mind and heart
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in a receptive
spirit in Jesus name, Amen.
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Well, we left off
in our first part that
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we're talking about
King Ahab, the reason
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that Israel went into
rebellion and apostasy
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against God and how
people who can be supposedly
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living for God or
claiming they know the truth
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of God's word can
come to the point where
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they can't
distinguish between the real
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God of Heaven and a
false God or a true Prophet
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and a false Prophet.
How can that possibly be?
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How did that occur
and we set up some history
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in the first part.
Now, the second part,
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we're going to get
into some more specifics
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and we realize the
number one that the home
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training of Ahab was
not what it really should
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have been because of
his father number one
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and the father would
have stayed away from
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the true God and
were serving a false God
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and it had an influence
upon King Ahab as we read
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several passages
of here the importance
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of the home life. And
especially of the mother
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and again we're not
trying just point fingers
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and say well it's
mother's job. But because mother
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spends so much time
with that child, that
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she can mold and make
that child and that's very,
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very important that
we spend, they spend time
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in the word
together and they learn
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to pray together.
And that God says that
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he has equipped
them for the special work
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and when we do that we
realize that God's going
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to bless now it's more
then just this life that
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we're talking
about. It's talking about
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this little so, this
little individual being raised
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for eternity and
the importance of mother
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influence on that child
and certainly the father too.
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So, that we talked about
their perspective parents
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those who are
parents today that we cannot
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displease God anymore
then if we just simply say
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you know we don't care
about raising this child up
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in the admonition of
the Lord. But I know that
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you do and I know that
you wanna raise your child
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in the admonition of
the Lord. King Ahab too,
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point number two, he
set aside the worship
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of Jehovah to be
able to worship Baal.
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I wonder if maybe
some today you are setting
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aside the worship of
the true God because maybe,
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might be little
difficult for you or it's cross
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purposes with the
way you were thinking
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and the way you would
like to conduct yourself in the
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world and you're looking
for that God that Baal God.
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Well, I hope not, but
God so called chosen people
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were looking for another
God, they were not content
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in the relationship
with Jesus, they were looking
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for something else
and so we find Ahab.
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He begins to erect
even altars in the groves
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and that we called in the bushes
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and they were seductive
idolatry that took place.
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You know the devil likes
to work in seductive ways,
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from the eyes
and mind and the ears
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and something is seductive
the devil just woos you
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in and he has you
before you realize it.
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And all the sudden, it
seemed to be a little more
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exciting then their
religion that they practice
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before and the sad
part not only King Ahab,
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but he set the
example as a leader,
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as he went the direction
of Baal that the majority
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the Bible said
people followed his way.
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Now, that should be very
important to the Pastors,
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the elders, the
leadership of the Church as the
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standard that you set
will be the standard that
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most people just try,
just try to reach or actually
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fall below that. We
need to set a high standard,
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King Ahab did not
set a high standard
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and the people
followed after. Now, let me
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give you I call it strike
3 here, we've had a couple
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of things yes they
played important role
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in his decisions
that he made. And that the
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people made, but
here is what, we talked
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about Ahab did. He
married a woman called Jezebel;
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he married a
woman called Jezebel.
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Now, God has instructed
his people not to go outside
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so he disobeyed God
and in disobeying God
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he found another woman and that
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she was called
Jezebel. Now, I like to use the
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word here and be
careful with it is,
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just finished him
off. The King was already
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headed in the wrong
direction, but this finished
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him off as he
married this woman.
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She was the
daughter then we talked about
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the high priest of
the Sidonians or a Baal.
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So, all of her makeup in
her mind and her thinking
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of her as an
individual was centered upon
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paganism and she begin
to plant that in the mind
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of the king, the
Bibles says in 1st Kings 21:25
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concerning Ahab it
says: which did sell himself
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to work wickedness in
the sight of the LORD,
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I thought that was interesting.
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He sold himself, when
we turn over back upon God
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we sell ourselves;
we sell our body or soul
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and our mind for what
thirty pieces of silver.
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We sell the God of
Heaven for some kind of a cheap
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Baal God that has no power.
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The scripture makes it so
plain that he sold himself
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to work and then
the word goes on here
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is where it come
when I say that Jezebel
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will strike three
for him. She set him up
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the Bible said: whom
Jezebel his wife stirred up.
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They say behind every good man,
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there is a good woman.
But you know this Jezebel
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here was an
evidently very good woman.
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And she stirred the king
up, now there are reasons
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why she stirred the
king up. You see some people
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say well I could
stir it, some people
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you can stir up, some
people you can't change
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but because of. We
look at the Ahab here
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and he is bringing up and
he was kind of a weak man.
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Easily influenced
are you that way today?
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And the Bible says
that Jezebel stirred him up
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and she encouraged
him to follow after Baal.
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And he begin to follow after,
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now here is the
danger even today I want you
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to consider with me.
Inspiration says that
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Jezebel was a woman
of decided character.
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So, we have to be
careful in the world today
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because there are
many people who are they
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decided character.
What does that mean?
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Decided character means
she was a determined woman,
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she was determined
to have her own way.
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She was
unhesitating, she was definite,
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in other word she
knew what she wanted
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and she didn't want her
husband the King of Israel
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to worship the true God.
And so she was relentless
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after him to change
him, to influence him,
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to change the
worship of the true God.
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The Bible said what she
stirred up this situation
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because she was a
woman of decided character,
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a woman who
knew what she wanted.
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A selfish individual
that wanted what she wanted
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without taking anyone
else into consideration.
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She had her own mind
nothing wrong with that,
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but when you
leave other people out
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and you don't have God
to live inside that mind.
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Oh! It would be a horrible
thing, she was persuasive,
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she knew how to get
her way. Bible is very,
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very clear, there
is nothing like a woman
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because God compares
the Church to a good woman
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to his Church. But the
Bible also makes it very clear
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there is nothing
worse than a woman
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who has not given
her life to Jesus Christ.
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She has rotten us
to the bone, now here
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what do we see, we see
the influence when some
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of you deny. People
in Church some had a,
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well no one had an
influence, every person
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you and me has an influence
on you, has an influence
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on me either for good or
for bad, but they have an
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influence and she begin
to influence her husband.
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She didn't take others
into consideration why,
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well she had all of her
Baal priest listen to her.
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She influenced them and
she turned them all against
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the God of Heaven.
Friend we had to be very careful
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to realize it's not
only just many women out
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they are like that
today, but there is also men out
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there like that. The
Bible brings to the home very,
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very clear to us,
how could she work
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over the King? How could
she over just work him over?
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Bible says in Philippians
4:11: Not that I should
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speak in respect of
want: for I have learned,
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in whatsoever state I
am, therewith to be content.
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Underline the
word content with me,
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how will she able to
work over her husband.
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Number one is
because he was not content
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with his God, he was
not content in his religious
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experience and
then the Bible comes in
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and says here that
I have learned Paul,
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Paul said I
have learned to live.
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The disciples they learned
to live and learned to be
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content with what
they had, whatever state
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I'm in I need to
learn to be content that's
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for us today. Most
people are not content
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with their home, with
their car, with the money
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that they have,
they are just not content
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and there are many
people and you will find
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these people who are
not content in the Church
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where they attend
they are always looking for
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something different
that we talked about before
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strange and new. Now
something else comes along
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little more tantalizing,
a little more excitement
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they follow that
every wind of doctrine.
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What is it mean when
it be content in all of
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the saying it's
talking mentally, physically,
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spiritually,
financially. What's really being
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said here, does it mean
that they were never been
00:19:07.52\00:19:11.23
to be just happy.
Okay, well I'm happy enough
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with my knowledge
now go and seek knowledge
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because it said be
content whenever state that
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you're in mentally,
physically and so on.
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Does it mean we all
would become content?
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Well we're in the
physical shape they were;
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no always strive
to be, to be better.
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What does it mean here
when we're talking about
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content with our walk
with God, no or never be
00:19:31.31\00:19:34.09
content as it were,
but we're to be settled
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in the truth, settled
with our relationship with him.
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But always desiring
more, but contentment
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in our heart, in our
mind that we know who God is
00:19:43.08\00:19:45.42
and what he is
doing in our behalf.
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Is that mean that
we're always to be content
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because we have no
money and we may never
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have any money
we just sit down and
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do nothing no, God
would have you to work.
00:19:55.28\00:19:57.09
He would have things to
improve, but this is not,
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this is not your life,
this is not what you really
00:20:01.94\00:20:04.07
have in mind, this
is not you are not,
00:20:04.10\00:20:05.58
you know we already
stowing treasures up
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in Heaven, not
here on this earth.
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But what it says that
we learned to be content,
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I think in my mind and
I want you to be praying
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about it and how it affects you.
00:20:16.17\00:20:17.50
But we are to learn
to accept to be content,
00:20:18.54\00:20:23.54
to be satisfied to live
with, to be able to bare it,
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be able to stand it, what
God provides for that day,
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because God knows
what you are in need of,
00:20:38.28\00:20:40.17
is what the Bible
says he knows what you need
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of before you ever
ask then learn to be able
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to deal with it as
it comes to that day,
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even though it's
not what you might want.
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But always making
an effort to improve
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by the grace of
God, importance of a
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contented spirit, his
Spirit wasn't contented
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and you can see that
around the world today.
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People are not
content, they're mowing around,
00:21:05.99\00:21:08.19
they're lacking
direction, they're lacking
00:21:08.22\00:21:10.62
leadership, they're
lacking a connection with
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Jesus Christ. Contented
means, means satisfied.
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Prophets and
Kings, beautiful book
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page 2:19 say this: It
is not the possession of
00:21:19.96\00:21:25.21
splendid talents
that enables us to render
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acceptable service, but
the conscientious performance
00:21:28.86\00:21:33.34
of daily duties.
The conscientious
00:21:33.37\00:21:40.09
performance of daily
duties, so the things
00:21:40.12\00:21:43.62
that you have
to do for that day,
00:21:43.65\00:21:45.28
that's what God
would have you to do
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and to thank him for
that. And its be okay,
00:21:48.75\00:21:52.28
it would be counter
for you as righteous.
00:21:52.31\00:21:53.97
We're always looking
for something else to do
00:21:54.55\00:21:56.30
and something, and
God says just I count you
00:21:56.33\00:21:58.63
as a faithful if you
do those things that lie
00:21:58.66\00:22:00.66
close to your
door. Contented spirit
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a sincere spirit, now
let's brings it down just
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another notch here.
The importance of being
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content, it's very
important in our religious
00:22:15.13\00:22:17.80
experience. Remember
if you're not content
00:22:17.83\00:22:19.69
in the Church where
you attend, you're gonna be
00:22:20.20\00:22:21.99
looking for something
else and if you're looking
00:22:22.02\00:22:26.76
for something else
the devils gonna make sure
00:22:26.79\00:22:29.83
you find
something else be careful.
00:22:29.86\00:22:32.22
If you live where
you are at make sure
00:22:33.43\00:22:34.87
God is leading and
not the enemy, many people
00:22:34.90\00:22:39.84
are not content with
their religious experience.
00:22:39.87\00:22:42.39
And some people think
they had to be connected
00:22:43.96\00:22:46.11
to some special
work, often people say
00:22:46.14\00:22:48.98
I just don't feel
right I need to be working
00:22:49.57\00:22:52.07
for some ministry. I
need to be doing something big
00:22:52.10\00:22:54.63
for God and so
they say well since
00:22:54.66\00:22:58.63
I can't do anything
big, I'm not working fulltime
00:22:58.66\00:23:00.61
for the ministry,
I'll just do nothing.
00:23:00.64\00:23:02.01
Oh! That's unacceptable,
that's not what God
00:23:02.63\00:23:06.08
wants you to do, says
well I'm not that's a mistake.
00:23:06.11\00:23:08.87
A man can be active
in the service of God,
00:23:12.19\00:23:15.83
now this may jar some of you.
00:23:15.86\00:23:17.42
A man and woman can
be active in the service
00:23:17.45\00:23:19.70
of God well he is
engaged in the ordinary
00:23:19.73\00:23:23.26
duties of life. That
means he can be pleasing
00:23:23.29\00:23:28.16
in the side of God
if that's what God has
00:23:28.19\00:23:30.44
for him to do that,
they has to be cutting
00:23:30.47\00:23:31.75
down a tree. He can
be tilling a garden,
00:23:31.78\00:23:38.02
he can be clearing a
field or how about a mother
00:23:40.17\00:23:44.08
who was training
her child for Jesus?
00:23:44.11\00:23:47.32
She is as truly working
for God as is the minister
00:23:48.98\00:23:54.56
in the pulpit. She is
faithful with her duty,
00:23:54.59\00:23:59.44
you're faithful with
your duty of the days
00:24:00.35\00:24:02.65
activities might
be cleanliness do,
00:24:02.68\00:24:05.64
mowing the church
lawn, he counts it as
00:24:08.18\00:24:11.07
being faithful. You see
the king was not contented,
00:24:11.10\00:24:14.87
people say all the
time oh! we need success,
00:24:15.76\00:24:18.04
we want, we need to have this.
00:24:18.07\00:24:19.25
Listen success does not
depend upon this big talent.
00:24:19.28\00:24:23.85
The people say oh,
so and so, so talented,
00:24:24.89\00:24:26.88
but we've got to
use him, God wants to,
00:24:26.91\00:24:28.42
success is not so
depended on talent as
00:24:28.82\00:24:31.28
it is on energy and willingness.
00:24:31.31\00:24:33.83
Do you have the
energy, you want to do it?
00:24:34.47\00:24:36.66
Do you have the
willingness to say yes
00:24:36.83\00:24:38.32
Lord here am I sin me.
This is what is important here.
00:24:38.35\00:24:43.00
John 15:11 the Bible
said: These things have
00:24:43.03\00:24:45.53
I spoken unto you, that
my joy might remain in you,
00:24:45.56\00:24:49.35
and that your joy
might be full. Are you full
00:24:49.38\00:24:54.24
of joy today? He has now
spoken to you these words.
00:24:54.27\00:24:57.74
I want you to be
content. Ahab was not content
00:24:58.35\00:25:03.47
because he was not
connected to Christ.
00:25:03.50\00:25:06.80
We can circle and underline,
you're not gonna fight.
00:25:07.08\00:25:09.59
Listen those you at
home, you're not gonna be happy
00:25:09.62\00:25:12.12
unless you connect with Jesus.
00:25:12.15\00:25:13.76
You cannot find
happiness; you cannot
00:25:14.62\00:25:16.54
find peace
unless you're connected.
00:25:16.57\00:25:19.28
That's why there
were so many people
00:25:20.13\00:25:21.61
in the world
that's surrounding around
00:25:21.94\00:25:23.60
in these places,
looking for happiness
00:25:23.63\00:25:27.43
and it's in all
the wrong places.
00:25:27.46\00:25:29.14
They want to be
content, but they're in
00:25:30.96\00:25:32.33
the wrong place. But
God wants us to be content,
00:25:32.36\00:25:36.19
he said these things
have I spoken unto you that
00:25:36.22\00:25:38.45
you have joy and
that joy remain in you
00:25:38.48\00:25:41.55
to be content.
Problem number two,
00:25:42.43\00:25:49.32
Ahab had was he
didn't like to attend
00:25:49.35\00:25:52.99
religious services,
have you ever met someone
00:25:53.02\00:25:55.32
like that? Oh! I
can be a Christian,
00:25:55.35\00:25:57.06
I don't have to go to Church,
00:25:57.09\00:25:58.06
I don't need to
attend, I don't need to hear
00:25:58.53\00:26:00.21
what everybody else has to say,
00:26:00.24\00:26:01.38
I don't need
having another thoughts,
00:26:01.41\00:26:03.09
I'm okay by myself. And
he did not encourage others
00:26:03.12\00:26:08.81
to attend, remember
he was the king of Israel
00:26:08.84\00:26:11.33
and the king
would encourage people
00:26:11.81\00:26:13.58
to go to Church. They
would have attended services,
00:26:13.61\00:26:15.72
but he did not, he
didn't like himself
00:26:15.75\00:26:17.66
and he did not
encourage his people to attend
00:26:17.69\00:26:20.44
and you see what
happen apostasy back sliding
00:26:20.47\00:26:23.46
they couldn't
tell right from wrong.
00:26:23.49\00:26:24.96
That's an effort
that has to be put forward
00:26:27.78\00:26:29.86
before we succeed as a
Christian even in this life.
00:26:29.91\00:26:33.17
Hebrews 12:2 said we
need to, we're running a race,
00:26:34.70\00:26:37.21
let's run this race
with patience that is set
00:26:37.24\00:26:42.20
before us, so you have a
race, you have a road map,
00:26:42.23\00:26:46.53
you have a way of
life, all set out here for us
00:26:46.56\00:26:48.74
but we need to follow
that. Hebrews 10:25 says:
00:26:48.77\00:26:52.06
Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves
00:26:52.09\00:26:54.70
together, as what?
As some is, as we see
00:26:54.73\00:26:57.91
the day so much
more as we see the day
00:26:57.94\00:27:00.28
approaching. He didn't
like to attend services,
00:27:00.31\00:27:03.80
but that is contrary
to scripture and there are
00:27:03.86\00:27:06.19
some of you who
think you can stay home
00:27:06.22\00:27:07.72
and never attend
services and you're right.
00:27:07.75\00:27:10.15
The Bible is clear, it
was clear when we first
00:27:11.00\00:27:14.06
started on part one
that God said that Israel
00:27:14.09\00:27:16.83
would be in
captivity for 70 years,
00:27:16.86\00:27:18.84
the false Prophet
said a couple of years.
00:27:19.30\00:27:21.02
Please think about
that for just a moment,
00:27:25.19\00:27:27.39
here it becomes very
clear when you are saying
00:27:28.72\00:27:30.85
I don't need to attend services,
00:27:30.88\00:27:32.60
I don't need to be
around other Christians
00:27:32.63\00:27:34.54
necessarily. I
wanna be you know,
00:27:34.57\00:27:36.19
I can be home and I can
have my good fellowship.
00:27:36.22\00:27:38.17
The Bible says not
forsaking the assembling
00:27:39.83\00:27:43.14
of yourself together
as the manner of some is.
00:27:43.17\00:27:46.40
And we do believe
that the day is approaching
00:27:48.58\00:27:50.16
Jesus is coming
don't we? And that means
00:27:50.19\00:27:52.66
we need to be coming
together in fellowship
00:27:52.69\00:27:54.79
and in worship together.
As reading in the little
00:27:54.82\00:27:58.33
manuscript written in
1890 listen to these words.
00:27:58.36\00:28:02.38
Those who do not feel
the necessary of seeking
00:28:03.64\00:28:06.54
the assembling of the
saints, see this might step
00:28:06.57\00:28:10.09
on your toe just a
little bit, but you know
00:28:10.12\00:28:11.61
what if you're
thinking in this mind you need
00:28:11.64\00:28:13.99
your toes to step
on. Because you think,
00:28:14.02\00:28:17.82
you don't need to the
Bible says you need to
00:28:17.85\00:28:23.17
if you believe Jesus
soon to come we need that.
00:28:23.20\00:28:25.54
Those who do not feel
the necessity of seeking
00:28:28.31\00:28:31.31
to assemble together
with the precious assurance
00:28:31.34\00:28:35.18
that the Lord
would meet with them show
00:28:35.21\00:28:37.99
how lightly they
value the help that God has
00:28:38.02\00:28:41.47
provided for them.
God has provided help
00:28:41.50\00:28:45.04
for the Church as we
come together in a body.
00:28:45.07\00:28:47.71
It's to help us
unto encourage us and
00:28:48.41\00:28:51.04
to gain strength.
You ever went to Church,
00:28:51.07\00:28:54.22
you just a gained a
lot of strength because
00:28:54.25\00:28:55.73
personal testimonies,
miracles, things happening
00:28:56.10\00:29:00.85
in peoples lives in
the sermon you say the
00:29:00.88\00:29:02.56
God can do the
same thing for me.
00:29:02.59\00:29:04.20
It's an
encouragement, but it shows when
00:29:04.44\00:29:08.20
you do not attend
Church, it shows how little,
00:29:08.23\00:29:10.65
how lightly you
value the help that God has
00:29:11.10\00:29:14.97
provided for us.
In fact the Bible says
00:29:15.00\00:29:19.53
in Matthew Chapter
3:16: Then they that feared
00:29:19.56\00:29:23.82
the LORD spake
often one to another:
00:29:24.57\00:29:26.77
is it possible
that we no longer fear
00:29:27.42\00:29:29.45
or reverence or
respect God anymore
00:29:29.48\00:29:31.72
that we can say I
know what the word says
00:29:32.23\00:29:33.87
but I'm gonna do this anyway.
00:29:33.90\00:29:35.32
Then they that
feared the LORD spake often
00:29:35.94\00:29:37.99
one to another and
the LORD hearkened,
00:29:38.02\00:29:40.97
and he heard it, and
a book of remembrance
00:29:41.00\00:29:44.42
was written before him
for them that feared the LORD,
00:29:44.45\00:29:48.93
and they that
thought upon his name.
00:29:48.96\00:29:52.09
Notice the answer to
prayer, they that feared
00:29:53.77\00:29:57.17
him spoke often one to another.
00:29:57.20\00:29:59.85
They were witnessing,
they were coming together
00:30:01.76\00:30:04.14
in Church, they were
peoples witnessing for
00:30:04.17\00:30:06.49
Jesus Christ what
he had done for them,
00:30:06.52\00:30:08.29
what he is doing for
them and God said because
00:30:08.32\00:30:10.83
they praise and lift up
his name and they accepted
00:30:10.86\00:30:12.83
him and reverenced him.
He said a book of remembrance
00:30:12.86\00:30:15.59
and he wrote
their name in there.
00:30:15.62\00:30:16.88
The names that
those have feared the Lord
00:30:17.14\00:30:18.96
and thought upon
his name, some of us are
00:30:18.99\00:30:22.57
very thoughtless
when it comes in name
00:30:22.60\00:30:23.89
with Jesus Christ. Another
manuscript 30 to page 184:
00:30:23.92\00:30:28.42
this is real plan
says: Those who receive
00:30:29.20\00:30:31.66
the light of truth are
to have lesson and lesson
00:30:31.69\00:30:35.48
to educate them
not to keep silent,
00:30:35.95\00:30:39.73
try to encourage
some Churches that lift up
00:30:42.01\00:30:43.64
their voice and
praise, they won't do it.
00:30:43.67\00:30:45.62
He ask people to
pray, they won't do it
00:30:47.18\00:30:48.72
they are in Church for
50 years still can't pray,
00:30:48.75\00:30:50.65
something is
wrong. Educate here,
00:30:51.51\00:30:54.72
we are told we are in need
of those who have the light
00:30:54.75\00:30:56.36
of truth need to be
educated, lessen upon
00:30:56.39\00:30:58.86
lessen to educate
not to keep silent.
00:30:58.89\00:31:01.80
But to speak off one to another,
00:31:01.83\00:31:04.58
they are to keep in
mind the Sabbath meetings.
00:31:04.85\00:31:07.86
Speak off one to
another about Sabbath meetings,
00:31:09.75\00:31:11.88
not forsake the assembling
of ourselves together.
00:31:13.19\00:31:15.45
Many is gonna miss
the time of refreshing,
00:31:17.00\00:31:19.05
the time of keeping
fresh that we need so
00:31:19.75\00:31:22.22
desperately right now for
the hour in which we live,
00:31:22.25\00:31:24.90
because we did not
see the importance of
00:31:24.93\00:31:27.89
fellowshipping together.
Oh! The Bible is really clear
00:31:27.92\00:31:32.50
what took place
for some of the series
00:31:32.53\00:31:35.26
we've been doing
Acts Chapter 1 Verse 4
00:31:35.29\00:31:37.26
and it says: And they
are being assembled together.
00:31:37.57\00:31:39.84
And God began to
work when they were
00:31:41.17\00:31:42.33
assembled
together. Acts 4:31 it says:
00:31:42.36\00:31:45.61
when they were all
again assembled together,
00:31:45.64\00:31:48.21
notice what took place
when they were assembled
00:31:48.67\00:31:51.04
together something
big begin to happen.
00:31:51.07\00:31:53.04
Like minds, like heart,
faith, like minds and God
00:31:53.38\00:31:58.47
began to do something
as they were assembled
00:31:58.51\00:32:00.79
together then say
well they were here there.
00:32:00.82\00:32:03.02
He can certainly do
that to an individual,
00:32:03.05\00:32:05.24
but when they had the
opportunity and they are
00:32:05.27\00:32:07.14
able to come together we
need to be coming together.
00:32:07.17\00:32:09.38
Acts Chapter 11 Verse 26 said:
00:32:10.59\00:32:13.64
They assembled
themselves with the church,
00:32:13.67\00:32:16.01
they assembled
themselves with the church,
00:32:20.37\00:32:22.07
and they came
together were God promised
00:32:22.10\00:32:24.53
to be there and to give us
the blessings that we need.
00:32:24.56\00:32:27.59
One more Acts 15:25
says: They are being assembled
00:32:27.62\00:32:32.19
together and in one
accord. Now, you get
00:32:32.22\00:32:34.83
the Bible and
read the rest of it,
00:32:34.86\00:32:35.96
but God began to
work miracles when they
00:32:35.99\00:32:38.55
assembled together,
may there is no miracle
00:32:38.58\00:32:41.00
is happening in your
life. May be your dead
00:32:41.03\00:32:44.11
and dieing spiritually
because you refused to
00:32:44.14\00:32:46.92
assemble together. Oh!
I hope that's not the case
00:32:46.95\00:32:50.32
I pray that God is
working on your heart to say
00:32:50.35\00:32:52.59
you know I need; I
need together what warmness
00:32:52.62\00:32:55.48
from the coldness of
others. You heard that,
00:32:55.51\00:32:57.91
here is another important
key, please jot this down
00:32:59.63\00:33:03.08
we're talking about
an important key here.
00:33:03.11\00:33:04.74
If we thought and
talked more about Jesus unless
00:33:05.63\00:33:11.75
of ourselves, we
should have much more
00:33:12.29\00:33:16.04
of his presence. I
want that to make sense,
00:33:16.07\00:33:18.78
people come together
and all they are doing;
00:33:19.40\00:33:21.14
they're talking about
themselves and what they
00:33:21.17\00:33:22.85
want and ba, ba, ba in
their life if we talk less
00:33:22.88\00:33:25.62
about ourselves
and more about Jesus.
00:33:25.65\00:33:28.01
We would sense his
presence so much more
00:33:29.81\00:33:32.59
and if you want
that presence of Jesus,
00:33:34.24\00:33:36.07
if you want that power
that he wants to give to you.
00:33:36.10\00:33:38.63
We're going to let
ourselves just die,
00:33:38.66\00:33:40.81
we're going to lift
up his name in services
00:33:40.84\00:33:43.29
where his name is lifted
up where people are praising
00:33:43.32\00:33:45.68
him from one end to the
other. They're lifting up
00:33:45.71\00:33:47.80
the hands say oh! God is so good
00:33:47.83\00:33:49.37
and he is pouring out
his Spirit and look what
00:33:49.40\00:33:51.85
he did for me. Look
at the miracles that
00:33:51.89\00:33:53.72
he is performing,
people say well I don't know
00:33:53.75\00:33:55.93
I've received
any miracles or not.
00:33:55.96\00:33:58.45
You still have a
house, you have a roof
00:33:58.48\00:33:59.93
over your head, you
have a car to drive,
00:33:59.96\00:34:01.26
you have food to eat,
you have cloths to wear,
00:34:01.29\00:34:02.93
and you're blessed.
And how we forget that,
00:34:02.96\00:34:06.10
there is not one
should remain silent during
00:34:08.24\00:34:10.27
the testimony. We
have so much to be grateful
00:34:10.30\00:34:15.34
and thankful for and
not all these down stuff
00:34:15.37\00:34:18.30
and oh what
happened and oh this is bad
00:34:18.33\00:34:20.08
and oh this is no,
we lift up the name of
00:34:20.11\00:34:21.85
Jesus and we shall
sense his presence in a very,
00:34:21.88\00:34:24.49
very special way. I
don't know about you,
00:34:24.52\00:34:30.03
but I'm encouraged
when I attend meetings
00:34:30.06\00:34:32.96
for the name of Jesus as
being lifted up and praise.
00:34:33.43\00:34:36.65
Somehow it fills you
with a peace and contentment?
00:34:37.16\00:34:40.62
The King Ahab didn't
have and enjoy that people,
00:34:41.38\00:34:44.77
some people have
never experienced encourage
00:34:44.80\00:34:48.90
and here the
victorious experiences.
00:34:49.43\00:34:52.10
How it encourages me,
how I know Jesus wants
00:34:53.09\00:34:57.55
to work in my behalf.
Problem 3 how could this,
00:34:57.58\00:35:01.94
we're talking about
Ahab, King Ahab how could
00:35:04.14\00:35:05.66
he be so worked over so easily?
00:35:05.69\00:35:08.13
Because he was weak
morally, so you maybe
00:35:08.78\00:35:12.11
week morally today, oh!
Friend you need to pray,
00:35:12.14\00:35:16.66
you need to pray, the
enemy will work you over
00:35:19.10\00:35:21.78
in so many different
ways if you are weak morally
00:35:21.81\00:35:24.74
because that is such a
primus on which to work.
00:35:24.77\00:35:27.43
A springboard of how
the enemy can get go to you,
00:35:28.07\00:35:30.47
since King Ahab was
week morally Jezebel could
00:35:31.62\00:35:35.73
really work him over.
Now, you don't wanna be
00:35:35.76\00:35:41.62
weak and there is
ways in which you can
00:35:41.65\00:35:43.04
become strong. You
know the definition when
00:35:43.07\00:35:46.55
you think about moral
here, it says simply the
00:35:46.58\00:35:50.19
dictionary says
relating to or dealing with
00:35:50.22\00:35:53.56
and being capable of
distinguish between right
00:35:53.59\00:35:57.69
and wrong. He was
weak morally because
00:35:57.72\00:36:01.94
he didn't know right from wrong.
00:36:01.97\00:36:04.64
He came to that
point, he did it one time,
00:36:04.67\00:36:06.48
he turned his back on God
and he couldn't distinguish.
00:36:06.72\00:36:09.05
It is difficult to try
to carry on a conversation
00:36:09.08\00:36:11.40
when somebody is not Godly.
00:36:11.43\00:36:12.54
You can't carry on a
good conversation because
00:36:13.66\00:36:16.51
the Spirit of God is
not working in their heart,
00:36:16.54\00:36:17.98
in their mind. You
can't get on the same page
00:36:18.08\00:36:20.13
together. We need
morality, we need morals.
00:36:20.16\00:36:29.72
We had to be able
to distinguish between
00:36:30.88\00:36:32.40
right and wrong in
conduct and also in principle.
00:36:32.43\00:36:36.88
If you don't then the
devil is gonna work over
00:36:39.64\00:36:41.22
in so many different
ways. In fact there was reason
00:36:41.25\00:36:45.99
when we pour here; it
said hundreds, thousands
00:36:46.02\00:36:50.60
and millions suffer from
this in up lifting quotes
00:36:51.04\00:36:54.90
this disease of immorality.
How they're gonna gain
00:36:54.93\00:37:00.93
that victory, you
can be immoral even
00:37:00.96\00:37:04.29
in your thinking. And
so God is challenging us
00:37:04.32\00:37:09.18
here so that we don't
backslide that we had to
00:37:09.21\00:37:11.96
be moral in our
conduct, in our principles.
00:37:11.99\00:37:14.19
So, now let's say
okay we agree on that,
00:37:16.47\00:37:18.55
now how can we have a
clear perception of morality?
00:37:18.65\00:37:23.33
How can we have
a clear perception?
00:37:23.88\00:37:25.82
Five testimonies
1:12 makes the statement,
00:37:25.85\00:37:28.03
I think it's a good one
it pay for you to listen
00:37:28.06\00:37:30.60
and also me, says,
Those who will put on the
00:37:30.63\00:37:34.20
whole armor of God
and devote some time
00:37:34.23\00:37:37.59
every day to
meditation and prayer
00:37:37.62\00:37:39.76
and to the study of
the Scriptures will be
00:37:40.69\00:37:42.78
connected with Heaven
and will have a saving,
00:37:42.81\00:37:46.57
transforming influence
upon those around them.
00:37:46.60\00:37:51.11
Great thoughts,
noble aspirations,
00:37:52.73\00:37:55.84
clear perceptions of
truth and duty to God,
00:37:55.87\00:38:00.39
will be theirs. See
there is victory for those
00:38:00.84\00:38:04.54
who you know I don't
have a clear perception
00:38:04.57\00:38:06.98
of my morality of
morals, how can we do it
00:38:07.01\00:38:10.35
you simply stay in
the word, you pray,
00:38:10.38\00:38:12.28
you study the word
of God. It's the same
00:38:12.31\00:38:14.15
answer every time;
we have to spend time
00:38:14.18\00:38:16.57
with God. And
therefore we see power it has a
00:38:16.60\00:38:20.59
transforming influence
on us as we read the word.
00:38:20.62\00:38:24.63
And boy do we need transformed,
00:38:25.14\00:38:27.12
I do how about you today.
00:38:27.15\00:38:28.72
Let's go little
farther with it, shall we
00:38:29.01\00:38:30.54
five testimonies 1:11 says
this, pay attention please,
00:38:30.57\00:38:35.00
this is where we
fail so sure, many people
00:38:35.38\00:38:38.36
in the world you think
you can hang with the wrong
00:38:38.63\00:38:41.62
crowd and you're
gonna be okay you're
00:38:41.65\00:38:44.02
fooling yourself.
You think they won't have
00:38:44.05\00:38:47.36
an influence because
you know what truth is.
00:38:47.39\00:38:49.54
Notice what it says:
association with the vain,
00:38:51.21\00:38:54.10
you know people
always in their self
00:38:54.31\00:38:56.10
and wanting something
else. Associating with the vain,
00:38:56.13\00:38:58.21
the superficial,
you know the pretenders,
00:38:58.24\00:39:01.04
the skeptical will produce
moral depravity and ruin.
00:39:01.68\00:39:07.12
What is it gonna
produce if we hang around the,
00:39:08.91\00:39:12.56
you know superficial
and the vain and so on.
00:39:12.59\00:39:14.98
We're gonna be
reduced to ruins. Bold,
00:39:15.34\00:39:19.34
forward young gentlemen
or ladies may have something
00:39:19.37\00:39:23.09
pleasing in their
address; have you ever been
00:39:23.12\00:39:26.10
woodwind by somebody,
oh! They're nice person,
00:39:26.13\00:39:28.50
oh! They look
good, oh! They talk good,
00:39:28.53\00:39:30.91
oh! They seem to be right
with the program right here,
00:39:30.94\00:39:33.38
but notice this
Boldness and being forward,
00:39:33.41\00:39:36.80
any young man
or any young woman,
00:39:38.03\00:39:39.92
it says: The influence
of every man's thoughts
00:39:40.83\00:39:43.60
and actions
surrounds him like an invisible
00:39:43.63\00:39:46.87
atmosphere, which is
unconsciously breathed
00:39:46.90\00:39:51.94
in by all who come
in contact with him.
00:39:51.97\00:39:54.52
This atmosphere is
frequently charged with
00:39:55.55\00:39:59.12
poisonous influences,
and when these are inhaled,
00:39:59.15\00:40:03.55
moral degeneracy
is the sure result.
00:40:03.84\00:40:06.77
Oh! I know it's a lot
of reading, but if you are
00:40:06.80\00:40:08.79
paying attention
and you are listening,
00:40:08.82\00:40:10.16
you understand what
we're talking about.
00:40:10.19\00:40:11.67
Many people seeing to be
this is good on the outside.
00:40:11.70\00:40:14.16
But they begin to
talk about things that
00:40:15.27\00:40:17.16
shouldn't and
insinuate things they shouldn't
00:40:17.19\00:40:19.55
and well at the same
time they're breathing
00:40:19.58\00:40:21.11
what piousness
ideas out and you know
00:40:21.14\00:40:23.50
what they are breathing out you
00:40:23.53\00:40:24.53
and I are breathing
them in and it leads to ruin
00:40:24.56\00:40:27.97
and degeneracy as a
result. Morals corrupted
00:40:28.00\00:40:31.69
you say well how
can they be corrupt,
00:40:32.35\00:40:33.68
morals you can be
corrupted by my eyes,
00:40:33.71\00:40:35.79
by my ears, or
taste, our touch, our smell.
00:40:35.82\00:40:38.85
Let me just be little
more personal with you,
00:40:40.99\00:40:42.89
our morals can be
corrupted by eating
00:40:42.92\00:40:47.30
too much, our
morals can be what?
00:40:47.33\00:40:50.81
Corrupted by eating
too much, eating the wrong
00:40:51.11\00:40:55.82
foods can corrupt
our morals because
00:40:56.23\00:40:59.08
it does something to the brain.
00:40:59.11\00:41:00.83
We have a very
difficult time with it
00:41:01.22\00:41:04.04
and let's be real clear
tobacco, alcohol it corrupts
00:41:04.07\00:41:10.12
the mind, our
morals, and tempers in the
00:41:10.68\00:41:16.77
area will corrupt our
morals, that's why the
00:41:16.80\00:41:20.35
Bible says be
tempered in good all things.
00:41:20.38\00:41:24.47
And do you realize our
morals can be disturbed
00:41:25.27\00:41:30.84
by the cloths that we wear.
00:41:32.48\00:41:34.23
That's an
interesting thought isn't?
00:41:37.13\00:41:38.80
What we wear or we call
our dress what the cloths
00:41:39.95\00:41:43.91
that we have on. It
can destroy our morals,
00:41:43.94\00:41:49.80
therefore showing
too much of our body.
00:41:51.15\00:41:53.85
We have other people
thinking the wrong things
00:41:54.61\00:41:56.70
and we become
accountable for that by the way.
00:41:56.73\00:41:58.54
It corrupts you say
well it's not corrupting
00:42:01.65\00:42:03.46
my morals, but you
are causing someone else
00:42:03.49\00:42:05.87
to be corrupt,
you don't want that,
00:42:05.90\00:42:09.13
I don't want that. See
God standard for his last day
00:42:09.16\00:42:13.27
people is to
have moral excellence,
00:42:13.30\00:42:15.47
how can we attend
this moral excellency?
00:42:16.37\00:42:18.53
We need to drink it in
the principles of divine truth
00:42:21.09\00:42:24.00
if we receive them and we
cherish them in the heart.
00:42:24.03\00:42:27.22
We will find that God will
work a miracle inside of us
00:42:28.86\00:42:31.38
and the things that
we want love we now hate,
00:42:31.41\00:42:33.94
we can be redeemed from
that curse of your enemy;
00:42:35.63\00:42:39.33
yes he has been working
with in plan in our hearts
00:42:39.36\00:42:41.91
and in our minds.
God standard for us
00:42:41.94\00:42:45.05
is the word, he
wants us to read the word
00:42:46.13\00:42:49.40
and we will use that in
principle. This is our test,
00:42:49.43\00:42:53.48
this is what the word of
God says and I hear people
00:42:53.51\00:42:57.15
say today well it
doesn't, it doesn't matter,
00:42:57.18\00:43:00.46
yes it does matter.
Everything you do as the
00:43:00.65\00:43:03.00
Christian matters,
everything you take
00:43:03.03\00:43:05.19
in your body,
every word that you say,
00:43:05.22\00:43:06.80
every action, the
cloths that you wear again
00:43:06.83\00:43:09.08
what you put in, what you drink,
00:43:09.11\00:43:10.21
what you it has a
telling influence on somebody's
00:43:10.24\00:43:13.76
life for good or evil.
First John 3:3 the Bible says:
00:43:13.79\00:43:19.87
And every man that
hath this hope in him
00:43:19.90\00:43:21.80
purifieth himself,
even as he is pure.
00:43:22.06\00:43:26.11
Does God wants
to be pure morally,
00:43:26.14\00:43:27.71
more excellence
yes, a Bible says here
00:43:28.08\00:43:31.82
he purifieth
himself, even as he is pure.
00:43:31.85\00:43:36.05
God wants his people,
last day people to be pure.
00:43:36.08\00:43:38.36
Problem number 4,
let's do this quickly our
00:43:38.57\00:43:40.82
time is running
out. Ahab had no high
00:43:40.85\00:43:44.87
standard set for
doing right, now I need to
00:43:44.90\00:43:48.25
encourage you, I
need to encourage you
00:43:48.28\00:43:51.48
as we in your
children or even as adults
00:43:51.51\00:43:55.82
that we need to set a
high standard for ourselves
00:43:57.54\00:44:00.92
and for our
children and for our home.
00:44:00.95\00:44:02.71
King Ahab fail and the
children of Israel fail
00:44:04.36\00:44:06.54
they had the whole
captivity in all the things
00:44:06.57\00:44:08.61
that happened in.
Because he didn't set
00:44:08.64\00:44:10.32
a high standard, how
do we do that in the home?
00:44:10.35\00:44:13.69
How do we do it
in the work place?
00:44:13.72\00:44:15.11
We have to have a high standard,
00:44:15.14\00:44:16.34
high standard for
doing the right thing.
00:44:19.33\00:44:21.00
I read in the
little book one time,
00:44:21.81\00:44:23.14
I believe it was
Christ's Object Lessons page
00:44:23.17\00:44:24.60
is about 98, it says
simply: Do right because
00:44:24.63\00:44:27.24
it is right, some
people say well yeah well
00:44:27.27\00:44:30.32
it says that, but how
is that. Do right because
00:44:30.35\00:44:33.02
it is right, there
is another little piece
00:44:33.05\00:44:36.91
of the puzzle
that really helps us.
00:44:36.94\00:44:38.60
Do the right
thing at the right time?
00:44:39.02\00:44:43.69
Do the right
thing at the right time?
00:44:45.75\00:44:49.02
That makes a big
difference at the right
00:44:49.05\00:44:52.36
time whatever the
test draw or whatever
00:44:52.39\00:44:54.78
it might be we've got
to do the right thing,
00:44:54.81\00:44:56.56
it's important,
right then right there.
00:44:56.59\00:44:57.99
Not put it off, I say
well next time I'll make
00:44:58.38\00:45:02.18
a better decision
right thing right there.
00:45:02.21\00:45:03.57
God requires those
in responsible positions
00:45:05.72\00:45:09.58
in the Church. You
teach a class, your pastor,
00:45:10.22\00:45:13.51
your elder, you know
leadership in the Church.
00:45:13.54\00:45:16.42
Whatever the case
maybe right here that
00:45:16.91\00:45:19.12
we are to be dedicated
to the work 100 percent.
00:45:19.65\00:45:22.11
Now, what if you know,
what if we, we're moving
00:45:23.96\00:45:28.04
in the wrong direction,
well you know what the people
00:45:28.07\00:45:30.25
began to move in
the wrong direction
00:45:30.28\00:45:31.81
if the leadership is.
Now, what if the people move
00:45:31.84\00:45:36.05
in the wrong direction,
it's up to the leadership
00:45:36.08\00:45:39.28
to correct them
by the word of God.
00:45:39.31\00:45:40.95
If they do not
correct them, that means
00:45:41.53\00:45:43.57
they're going along
with what's taking place.
00:45:43.60\00:45:45.94
Study Ahab, study it
out, read some more on,
00:45:48.82\00:45:53.17
you're going to see
that we have an obligation
00:45:53.20\00:45:57.07
to God to sound the
trumpet to give it a
00:45:57.10\00:45:59.36
certain sound. We
need by God's grace to do
00:45:59.39\00:46:04.26
the right thing
at the right time.
00:46:04.29\00:46:06.47
King had no high
standards set, what is that high
00:46:08.39\00:46:12.97
standard that we have to set?
00:46:13.00\00:46:14.64
What is that based upon?
The Bible, the Bible is that
00:46:14.67\00:46:18.72
standard of right and
wrong and we need to be
00:46:18.75\00:46:20.96
reading and studying it
everyday. Never be afraid
00:46:20.99\00:46:24.19
to raise the standard
high, I encouraged it Church
00:46:24.22\00:46:28.20
in the leadership and
positions in the home.
00:46:28.23\00:46:30.06
Moms and Dad raise
a standard in the home
00:46:30.09\00:46:32.41
say it doesn't. Don't
say it doesn't matter,
00:46:32.44\00:46:34.38
don't say to children
when you send them out
00:46:36.27\00:46:37.59
at night well come
in whenever you want
00:46:37.62\00:46:39.04
to set a time,
teach them to be obedient.
00:46:39.07\00:46:42.45
It will help them
to be obedient to God,
00:46:44.61\00:46:46.11
teach them the
right things, set a high
00:46:47.47\00:46:49.81
standard never
be afraid of that.
00:46:49.84\00:46:51.45
The character of Christ
is a pattern of the character
00:46:53.85\00:46:57.45
that we can form if
we follow in the foot
00:46:57.48\00:47:00.16
steps of Jesus.
That's what is gonna take
00:47:00.19\00:47:03.47
if we're gonna go to
Heaven, don't be afraid
00:47:03.50\00:47:07.52
of setting the
standard too high,
00:47:07.55\00:47:09.02
I heard people say
oh! We set the standard
00:47:09.05\00:47:10.49
too high, if we had
too many do's and don't
00:47:10.52\00:47:12.54
all the
children are gonna rebel.
00:47:12.57\00:47:14.10
Now if you know how to
do it, now if you mix love,
00:47:15.57\00:47:17.81
obedient, you mix
the things together
00:47:18.08\00:47:19.99
and you watch what
God is going to do.
00:47:20.50\00:47:22.17
He's gonna change
things in your home,
00:47:22.20\00:47:23.88
he's gonna change
things in your own life.
00:47:23.91\00:47:26.08
Since Ahab's
character was so easily molded,
00:47:28.88\00:47:32.36
if you ever been around
somebody that they're just
00:47:32.39\00:47:35.67
changeable as
the wind. Right now,
00:47:35.70\00:47:38.04
well I'm this way, and
somebody else comes along
00:47:38.07\00:47:41.77
and says
something else say oh, yeah
00:47:41.80\00:47:43.24
I understand that
too, that's kind a
00:47:43.91\00:47:45.23
how I feel too.
Somebody else comes along well
00:47:45.26\00:47:47.19
this is how I, that's
kind a how I think Ahab was.
00:47:47.22\00:47:49.60
His wife made
suggestion, she was head strong,
00:47:49.63\00:47:52.07
she kept adding
until finally he just gave
00:47:52.10\00:47:54.33
in say yeah well
maybe that's right,
00:47:54.36\00:47:56.02
maybe we want to do
this. His character was easily
00:47:56.05\00:48:00.00
molded and Jezebel
determined spirit won out,
00:48:00.03\00:48:06.34
now may I just say
this, the word maybe wrong
00:48:07.74\00:48:10.43
choosing here, but you
just listen we need to be
00:48:10.46\00:48:12.67
careful who we
choose to be our mate.
00:48:12.70\00:48:15.61
We need to be careful who we,
00:48:16.29\00:48:18.29
I think the younger
generation says something
00:48:18.67\00:48:20.45
we hook up with. We
need to be very careful
00:48:20.48\00:48:24.24
because if you
have a real determine,
00:48:24.27\00:48:26.61
some person with real
determine spirit can be very
00:48:26.64\00:48:30.80
dangerous if they're
going against saith the Lord.
00:48:30.83\00:48:34.01
Check out the spirit
in which they have as you
00:48:35.70\00:48:38.65
get to know that
person, because they can lead
00:48:38.68\00:48:40.67
you down the wrong
path. See message after
00:48:40.70\00:48:44.05
message was sent by
the Lord to King Ahab
00:48:44.08\00:48:47.61
and here we are try
to get them to listen.
00:48:47.64\00:48:49.93
But they refuse to
listen; I call it the King
00:48:49.96\00:48:53.17
in his court. He
refused and today we're refusing
00:48:53.20\00:48:58.45
the saith the Lord,
when God said 70 years,
00:48:58.48\00:49:01.57
it 70 years but
the false prophet comes
00:49:01.60\00:49:03.94
and said no two
years. In the word of God,
00:49:03.97\00:49:07.74
the Bible is clear on
most doctrine and teaching
00:49:08.55\00:49:11.54
and we read it and say
well that's what it says
00:49:12.22\00:49:14.15
but now the God mean
something differently
00:49:14.18\00:49:16.57
be careful we're
living in the same time,
00:49:16.60\00:49:18.51
same test, same
trial. We're going to the
00:49:18.54\00:49:20.58
same thing that
King Ahab did we need to
00:49:20.61\00:49:23.00
be very careful,
people become blinded
00:49:23.03\00:49:26.18
by the counterfeit.
Israel was fascinated
00:49:26.21\00:49:32.37
with the kind of worship,
the rights of idol worship
00:49:32.92\00:49:36.68
and the intoxicating,
degrading and pleasure
00:49:36.71\00:49:41.28
of sensual worship. That's
how the devil works right,
00:49:41.31\00:49:46.27
he works try to
get to the senses,
00:49:46.30\00:49:48.27
to the eyes, the smell,
they know where to touch.
00:49:48.30\00:49:50.43
And it captivates the
children of Israel till
00:49:52.44\00:49:54.55
they were doing such
degrading things against
00:49:54.58\00:49:57.40
the God of Heaven. That he said,
00:49:57.43\00:49:58.78
there is gonna be
change take place.
00:49:58.81\00:50:00.29
And God send another
Prophet and of course
00:50:02.29\00:50:04.09
you know we
won't go in right now,
00:50:04.12\00:50:05.40
but he send Elijah.
I believe that we are
00:50:05.43\00:50:09.51
in that time, it's
worse, we have too many
00:50:09.54\00:50:14.15
preachers are in the
pulpit today with the
00:50:14.76\00:50:16.94
hellish doctrine,
going against thus saith
00:50:16.97\00:50:21.35
the Lord clear, we
have the Jezebels on every
00:50:21.38\00:50:25.24
hand whatever form
they might be in strongly
00:50:25.27\00:50:29.37
pushing against you all
the time everyday trying
00:50:29.40\00:50:31.96
to get you to go
the wrong direction,
00:50:31.99\00:50:33.35
do the wrong thing.
You have to be determine,
00:50:33.38\00:50:35.89
you have to be
content with your walk
00:50:35.92\00:50:37.06
with Jesus Christ.
You have to know who is,
00:50:37.09\00:50:38.76
you have to know that's
you have been born again.
00:50:38.79\00:50:40.40
You have to know what
he has in store for you,
00:50:41.64\00:50:43.56
you got to know
the victory that he has
00:50:43.59\00:50:45.92
promised to you. If
you're not, you're gonna be
00:50:45.95\00:50:50.25
blown around by
every wind of doctrine.
00:50:50.28\00:50:52.73
Book of Prophets and
Kings 116 here is what
00:50:55.60\00:50:59.80
it said about the
children of Israel when
00:50:59.83\00:51:01.50
King Ahab says: In
their blind folly they chose
00:51:02.09\00:51:08.25
to reject God. Once
again we have to see this,
00:51:08.96\00:51:13.20
it's always the
choice that we make.
00:51:13.53\00:51:17.85
You cannot and I
want some of you,
00:51:18.56\00:51:20.53
you need to stop this.
You need to stop trying
00:51:20.56\00:51:23.43
to blame the pastor
because he is not what
00:51:23.46\00:51:24.90
you think you ought to
be, quit blaming the Church,
00:51:24.93\00:51:28.33
quit blaming
where you fellowship,
00:51:28.36\00:51:29.87
quit blaming you
know with your wife,
00:51:29.90\00:51:31.86
quit blaming the
children. You make the choice,
00:51:31.89\00:51:35.76
you can got to blame
somebody else if you want,
00:51:35.79\00:51:38.10
but you know what,
that's what the false
00:51:38.13\00:51:39.31
prophets did. Be man
enough, woman enough,
00:51:39.34\00:51:44.13
child of God big
enough to say okay that's the
00:51:44.50\00:51:47.28
decision that I
made because ultimately
00:51:47.31\00:51:49.51
that's exactly what it will be.
00:51:49.54\00:51:51.16
It will be your
choice and we find here that
00:51:52.06\00:51:56.67
in their blind folly,
another words they couldn't see,
00:51:56.70\00:52:00.11
they didn't understand
spiritual things because
00:52:00.14\00:52:02.32
they turned their back on God.
00:52:02.35\00:52:03.82
Are you turning
your back on God today?
00:52:03.98\00:52:05.90
If you turn your back
on God because you know
00:52:06.56\00:52:08.51
what is right,
but you've got lazy,
00:52:08.54\00:52:10.17
you don't go to
Church, you don't need to
00:52:10.20\00:52:11.77
assemble self
anymore, you don't need to be,
00:52:11.80\00:52:14.17
you're not content anymore,
you're not happy anymore
00:52:14.20\00:52:16.68
is because you've left
God you need to get back
00:52:16.71\00:52:19.95
in the Church, you need
to get back in relationship
00:52:19.98\00:52:22.02
with Jesus Christ,
they will be a peace
00:52:22.05\00:52:24.71
and they will be a contentment,
00:52:24.74\00:52:26.09
not following in
the foot steps of Ahab.
00:52:26.92\00:52:29.49
Not following in
the foot steps of the
00:52:30.34\00:52:31.59
children of Israel, it
say's they rejected God
00:52:31.62\00:52:38.05
and they rejected his worship.
00:52:38.08\00:52:39.96
And the light so
graciously given them
00:52:41.60\00:52:45.45
had become
darkness. Have you ever read
00:52:46.13\00:52:48.51
that in scripture? The
book of John Chapter 3:19
00:52:48.54\00:52:53.24
it says: and men loved
darkness rather than what?
00:52:53.27\00:52:56.26
Yes rather than light,
1 John 2:11: because that
00:52:56.57\00:53:02.36
darkness hath
blinded their eyes.
00:53:02.39\00:53:05.56
We turned away from the
light of the world friend
00:53:07.10\00:53:09.14
we're gonna be blinded
and when you're blinded,
00:53:09.17\00:53:11.40
you say what? Oh!
We see, I think its
00:53:11.43\00:53:14.51
Matthew 15:14 talks about
the blind leading the blind
00:53:14.54\00:53:19.92
and they don't fall in
a ditch. Friend this is,
00:53:19.95\00:53:26.57
this is the light
has turned to darkness.
00:53:26.81\00:53:29.60
That's talking about
what we're shedding Jesus
00:53:31.05\00:53:33.65
out of things,
we're thrown him out
00:53:33.68\00:53:35.95
and we're bringing in
the devil in. We don't
00:53:35.98\00:53:38.10
want the devil, we want
him to be out of our hair,
00:53:38.13\00:53:40.14
let me just quickly
give you two ways that
00:53:41.62\00:53:43.97
you can find out the
difference between the
00:53:44.00\00:53:46.59
Lord and Baal.
Two ways very simple,
00:53:46.62\00:53:50.78
you know some of
you, now some of you
00:53:50.90\00:53:52.94
here say oh! No,
we know exactly how
00:53:52.97\00:53:55.11
you're gonna find
out. Look don't be such
00:53:55.14\00:53:56.41
to know it all, I want
you to listen very carefully.
00:53:56.44\00:53:59.96
You've heard it before I
understand I can here you.
00:54:01.71\00:54:03.88
Two very, very important
points here I want to make,
00:54:05.94\00:54:09.23
you can tell the difference
between Baal and you can
00:54:09.33\00:54:12.47
tell the difference of the Lord.
00:54:12.50\00:54:16.18
When I say Baal,
I'm talking about Satan;
00:54:16.68\00:54:18.46
Satan always satisfies
the desires of the flesh.
00:54:21.50\00:54:28.08
Satan does what? He
always satisfies the
00:54:29.37\00:54:32.96
desires of the flesh.
The Lord always satisfies
00:54:32.99\00:54:38.90
the desires of the
soul. One takes life
00:54:38.93\00:54:46.63
and the other
gives life, that's pretty
00:54:47.85\00:54:51.91
simple isn't it?
The devil is always
00:54:51.94\00:54:55.77
wanting something
in return, he is always
00:54:55.80\00:54:58.92
desires the flesh,
I'm gonna give you this
00:54:59.35\00:55:01.65
and this and this and.
And the Lord simply says
00:55:01.94\00:55:05.85
I wanna give you
my life, I came I live
00:55:05.88\00:55:09.54
the perfect life. We
fail miserably, but I wanna
00:55:09.57\00:55:12.33
give you mine. In
result the devil says I wanna,
00:55:12.36\00:55:15.34
I wanna try take their
life, I wanna slay them.
00:55:15.37\00:55:18.29
Oh! Friend today, do
you know the difference
00:55:18.76\00:55:22.17
we don't wanna come to
the point we're so blind
00:55:22.20\00:55:23.89
just like enemy.
We commit atrocities
00:55:23.92\00:55:31.40
against the God of
Heaven because we become
00:55:32.07\00:55:34.03
confused in our hearts
and in our minds because
00:55:34.06\00:55:36.03
we taken our mind off
of him, I'm gonna invite
00:55:36.06\00:55:40.47
you today to really get
into the word of God like
00:55:40.50\00:55:42.93
never before. The
Baal worshipers by the way
00:55:42.96\00:55:47.24
you could always
identify them as they ran around
00:55:47.27\00:55:49.19
because you know
what they did, they always
00:55:49.22\00:55:50.76
wore amulets and
charms and necklaces
00:55:50.79\00:55:54.45
and cross and idols
that were carved out of
00:55:54.48\00:55:56.79
wood and stone. Many
of them you know horses
00:55:56.82\00:56:00.41
and dogs and chickens
and snakes, do you name it.
00:56:00.44\00:56:02.87
They wore these things
in days of Israel you could
00:56:03.97\00:56:06.04
always tell who was
pagan and who was a Christian.
00:56:06.07\00:56:07.83
How interesting
that would be today?
00:56:10.14\00:56:11.30
Let pray about
it you're gonna make
00:56:11.33\00:56:12.53
the right decision,
right choice, right now.
00:56:12.56\00:56:14.02
Pray with me in last few seconds
00:56:14.05\00:56:15.66
that we have
that God will help us.
00:56:15.69\00:56:16.79
Merciful Father in
Heaven, we thank you for
00:56:17.52\00:56:19.16
your word, we pray
now we're not be blinded
00:56:19.19\00:56:21.99
by the counterfeit,
by the enemy blesses,
00:56:23.52\00:56:25.67
we pray give us
spiritual insight that we maybe
00:56:25.70\00:56:28.67
more then conquers
through Jesus Christ
00:56:28.70\00:56:30.31
and I thank you for hearing
00:56:30.34\00:56:31.32
and answering
prayer in Jesus name, Amen.
00:56:31.35\00:56:33.70
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00:56:52.60\00:56:55.83
this is so much
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00:56:55.86\00:56:58.45
pray about, make
changes about. But you know
00:56:58.48\00:57:02.01
Heaven is worth it
all seeing, touching,
00:57:02.04\00:57:05.44
hearing with our own ears.
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The Lord and Savior
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00:57:08.07\00:57:11.75
so very much for your
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00:57:11.78\00:57:15.71
Heaven is cheap enough
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