Hello and welcome back to Behold
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the Lamb
presents. I'm Chris Shelton,
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your host. And today
we have a special message,
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a message of the
most precious gift ever
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given to mankind. A
message that is entitled
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Heaven Came Down.
And today joining us
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in the beginning is my husband
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Paster Kenny
Shelton. Pastor Kenny,
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Heaven Came Down
is about Jesus Christ,
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when He first came
to this earth as a babe
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and you know even
though it has been
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thousands of years
and men have studied
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and studied it, I
don't think we really
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realized the
ramifications of all
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that Christ has done
for us. That He at one
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time was omniscient, he could,
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he could be in
every place at one time.
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And yet He gave
that up because He loved
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us so much, what
are your thoughts?
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Oh I think it's an
exciting time of the
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year where people
are thinking about Jesus,
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absolutely, and I
think we need to utilize
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that time when the
minds and hearts upon
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Jesus Christ we
need to be out to the
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highways and
byways, we need to be
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reaching out to
touch people for Jesus
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and so you know
that's what we are
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talking about
today, Heaven Came Down.
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And as heaven
comes down and it has
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come down, I'm so
looking forward the time
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that Jesus comes
back again and takes us
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home with him. You
know I'm hearing exactly
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like you're saying
I've read in the past
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that this time of
year Christians should be
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busier than ever
before. Because even
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though there are
people that may not even
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go to church the
rest of the year,
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they are
thinking about that baby,
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what's about that
baby that was born
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in the manger,
what's the story behind it,
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how does it
effect me, how does it
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effect my family?
You know I think of
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mothers and
fathers that have babies
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themselves, and
they're responsible for
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raising that child in
the admonition of the Lord.
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Absolutely. And you
know, it's also time
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where a lot of
people are gift giving
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to each other,
but there's one gift
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that we often
overlook and what is that?
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Oh you know it's
really, we talk about
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the gift of Jesus.
This season there is
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something about
that name, when you
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mention the name of
Jesus, there's power
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there it uplifts your
spirits and I think this
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season we need to be
talking more, and more,
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and more about
Jesus and whole lot
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less about our
self. And as we talk about
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Jesus, Jesus says
you know in the word
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if I be lifted up
withdraw all men unto me,
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all men. So this is
the season that we're
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gonna lift up the name of Jesus
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and there will be
people that will hear
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now that may never
in the rest of the year.
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So let's use this
time wisely for his honor
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and his glory.
Absolutely. And as
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we're lifting
Christ up, how can we
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give a gift to
him. You know I know
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that we've talked
from program to program
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about giving of
ourselves that's the most
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precious gift, but
what else can we do
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for Christ at this time of year.
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You know I think that you know,
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it would be nice,
it's still waiting to like
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the end of the year
and all of a sudden we
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think oh we need
to give a special
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gift to Jesus.
Wouldn't it be nice if all year
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along we began to
plan and we put back
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just a little bit
every week or every month
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and at the end of
the year we can give a
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special thank
offering to Jesus. After all
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that's what the season
is all about, isn't it?
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And my how the
ministries could use that,
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the furtherance of the gospel,
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to win souls for
Jesus Christ, we always
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you know we give
to others, you know,
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sacrifice things
maybe we charge say money
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we don't even
have, but what will we do
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for Jesus? You
know I've often said
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even the Lord's work
is expensive, it takes
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money for us to be
here, it takes money
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for us to come into your homes,
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it takes money
for 3ABN to do all
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that it's doing, oh
yeah, it takes money
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for Behold the Lamb
Ministry to be here,
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so as you are getting
ready for this season,
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as you are
thinking about gift giving,
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won't you remember
the ministries that
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have touched
your heart, remember
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Behold the Lamb if
you would like to keep
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us going, we value
you, we value being
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able to minister to
you, being able to put
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what Christ has
laid upon our hearts,
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and bring it to
you. And of course
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at this time as we
think about Christ,
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oh what a precious
gift. So as you're thinking
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about all that He
has given, all that He
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has done, every
breathe that you take,
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I know that life
has not been easy,
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I know this year
has been difficult,
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but you're
still breathing, amen,
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you still have food,
you're still able to do
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many things that
people in other parts
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of the world cannot.
So won't you consider
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giving back a gift
to him today and also
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consider giving your
heart fully and openly
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to Him. I pray
that as we go into this
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message you will be truly
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blessed this
year, God bless you.
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Wonderful, merciful Savior
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Precious Redeemer and Friend
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Who would have
thought that a Lamb
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Could rescue the souls of men
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Oh you rescue the souls of men
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Counselor, Comforter, Keeper
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Spirit we lon to embrace
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You offer hope
when our hearts have
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Hopelessly lost the way
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Oh, we've
hopelessly lost the way
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You are the One that we praise
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You are the One we adore
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You give us healing and grace
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Our hearts always hunger for
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Oh, our hearts always hunger for
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Almighty, infinite Father
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Faithfully loving Your own
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Here in our weakness You find us
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Falling before Your throne
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Oh, we're falling
before Your throne
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You are the One that we praise
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You are the One we adore
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You give us healing and grace
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Our hearts always hunger for
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Oh, our hearts always hunger for
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You are the One that we praise
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You are the One we adore
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You give us healing and grace
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Our hearts always hunger for
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Oh, our hearts
always hunger for.
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Welcome, we are glad
you could join us here
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today at Behold The
Lamb, we have a very,
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very interesting
program we pray for you today,
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again we appreciate
you taking this time
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to tune in, get your Bible,
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pencil and paper
and take some notes
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and then you can
share the good news
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of Salvation during
this time of the season.
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Our message for
today is Heaven Came Down.
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What does that
mean? Does it have any
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significance for you
and or me, for the world?
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Oh I think so and
in today's message
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we'll find out little
bit more about heaven,
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how heaven was
empty in our behalf.
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But first we always
do, we always ask for
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the guidance and the
power of the Holy Spirit.
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Why don't you kneel
with me where you can
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and let's ask God
the blessing, shall we?
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Kind loving heavenly
Father we thank you for
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the privilege of
prayer, as we come to thee
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this day, we ask
forgiveness of any
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sin anything in
our hearts and life
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it need not be
there. We need to hear
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from heaven, you
have a message for each
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and everyone of your
children, we pray that
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a word will be
spoken into season that will
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draws closer to
you. During this end of
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the year, this
end of the season we
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pray in a special
way that as our hearts
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and minds are
turned toward Jesus,
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but somehow some
way the Holy Spirit
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begins to work in
each of our hearts
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and our lives that
we will be able to turn
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people's minds and
thoughts not of things of
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this world, but
upon Jesus, anoint us
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with Holy Spirit
power that we may here
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from heaven I give
you praise and honor
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and glory and
thank you for everyone
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who listens and
views in Jesus name, amen.
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And it's always a
blessing to be able
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to spend some time
with you in the study of
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God's word, this is
something we need to be
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doing every day of
our life. Just as we
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like to eat a good
meal and we think it very
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important first
thing we get up in morning
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most of us
anyways, oh boy I'm hungry
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and I want to eat, oh
how exciting that would be
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that if we got up
the morning, we say oh
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I can't wait to get
into the word of God,
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can't wait to
spend some time with God,
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my creator, my
redeemer and my sustainer.
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Today's subject once
again Heaven Came Down.
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The Bible is very, very clear as
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Heaven Came Down. And by the way
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it's a song that I
really, really like,
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it says Heaven came
down and glory feel my soul.
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And so as
heaven comes down today
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wherever you might be
I'm going to pray that,
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that glory fills your
soul, that you are gonna
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reach out for
Jesus like never before.
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The Bible is really
clear talking about this
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great gift from
heaven and this time of the
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season when people
are thinking more about
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Jesus and His coming
to this earth and they
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associated with a
baby, and in a manger and
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gifts and wise men
and could there be a
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little bit more,
maybe we're missing out on
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something that
heaven would want us to
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reach out and grasp.
The Bible says in Luke
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2:14 it says, Glory
to God in the highest,
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and on earth peace,
good will toward men.
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In Luke 1:31 the
Bible says, and they shall
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call his name
Jesus. This time of year
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when you hear the name
of Jesus I wanted to do
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something for you, I
wanted to stop in your,
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just stop in your
tracks, once you hear the
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name of Jesus, there
should be some power,
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should be something
that gives you spiritual
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goosebumps. And the
Bible even tells why
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heaven was empty
and why heaven came down
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in Matthew 1:21,
simply it says this that he
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shall save His
people from their sins.
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There was a
purpose of Jesus coming to
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this earth. There was
a purpose for this time
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of the year and if
we miss that purpose
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I believe we've missed
it. I believe we missed
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what heaven wants
us to be remembering
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this time of
the year. And to me,
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and I think back
this year has went so
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quickly how about
you? And then when
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you're really
getting to think about
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it you will say
there's a lot of things that
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came and went,
things I that understand,
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other things that
I don't understand
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there's maybe an health issues,
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there has been
financial problems,
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maybe loss of job,
loss of loved ones,
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different things
have happened in this
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past year and
pretty difficult for you
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try to explain or come up with
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an explanation about
it but you can be sure
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of this Jesus loves you today.
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Heaven Came
Down, you're very, very
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important to Him.
We can see the purpose
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and we must see the
purpose of this time
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of year. We must
see the purpose and
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always we're safe
and we say the purpose
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is about Jesus.
And so you can lift up
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that name, you
can talk about Jesus,
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you can spread the
good news of the gospel
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of Jesus Christ. You
know things that happen
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in our life I
believe this there's a reason
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for everything that happens.
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Because I believe
that God is in control,
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I believe that
everything that happens
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God has to give
His approval to His
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Children. No man
the Bible says can take
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you out of His
hand. Now you can take
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yourself out,
don't, don't do that
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right now, this is
a time that if you,
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if we have been
following close to Jesus
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we need to, we
need to be making that
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we call the New
Year's Resolution,
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the end of the year
and time to say look
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I'm going to
serve Jesus and we let
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everything else
put on back burner,
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but I'm going to put
Him first in my heart
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and in my life. I
believe that these
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things it's hard to understand
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one of these
days by and by Jesus
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is going to
explain these things that
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have taken place.
Aren't you glad today
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that heaven came
down, and that glory
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is filling your
soul today? And I'm glad
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because He came
down, because this
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for sure that I
could not go up to Him.
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The only reason anyone will be
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going up, it's because of Jesus.
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Let's not forget
the central point today.
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There was a
purpose for Jesus coming to
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this earth. There was a purpose,
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if we miss that
purpose we are in trouble
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today. Let me just
put it real simple,
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what was the purpose? Oh I can
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hear people's
minds just clicking
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and saying oh
it was this reason,
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that reason, let's
put it really, really
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simple Jesus came
down to this world
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because He had you on His mind.
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He saw that this world is dark.
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He could see that the enemy was
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deceiving, that
darkness was just
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completely covering this earth.
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And Jesus said
I'm going to come down
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there and I'm
going to shed light.
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We have this
thing called delusions
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what's the enemy
is out deceiving,
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all that He can
mankind. And Jesus
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said that the
world is dark and it's
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gonna need some
light. And it's so
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wonderful to
know that Jesus says
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I'm going to come
and I'm going to be
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that light of the
world. Time has come
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and the history of
the world when Jesus
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came to this
earth, that it needed
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a divine teacher, needed someone
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to bring us back
because we've drifted
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so far away from
Bible truths. And Jesus
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came to set the record straight,
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aren't you
glad? Heaven came down
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to set the record
straight, to put us,
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put things back
the way they were
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suppose to be. We
needed an instructor,
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we needed a teacher,
we needed an example,
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we needed
strength, we needed a power.
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Jesus said, I'm
gonna come into this world
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for it must have
that light. And as you
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follow the Bible
in John chapter 3
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verse 19, the
Bible says, man this is
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a problem, men
loved darkness rather
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than light.
Jesus understood that
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men love what?
Darkness rather than light,
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because in the
midst of darkness,
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most of your robberies and your
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murderers and
things that transpire,
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early hours of
the morning it's in
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darkness, and we
realize there are
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some that you know
that doesn't matter
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what it is. But most generally
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if they don't want
to be seen, they don't
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want anybody to
see them, and Jesus
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said right here men
loved darkness rather
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than light. They
loved the things of
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the world, they
love to be involved
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in things of the
world, they liked the
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darkness that the enemy provides
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rather than the
light that God wants
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to give. But John
chapter 8 verse 12
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the Bible says,
Jesus says, He says I'm
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the light of the
world. During this season,
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you're going to
see a lot of lights.
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You're gonna see a lot of towns
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and cities and
things that just lit up.
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But it's
interesting how Jesus said
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I am the light of
the world. I wonder
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if maybe the enemy has even a
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deception on
that. It captivates us
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when we see
things that are shining
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and glistering and glimmering,
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our attention, our
focus is drawn to that,
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but yet Jesus
said I am the light of
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the world, but
people say well I don't
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want that
light. I want something
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which take my mind
off of things of this
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world. But Jesus
goes on He says look
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I'm gonna,
there's gonna be a warning
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and He gives that
in the book of John
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chapter 12 verse
35, He said and yet
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in a little while
is the light with you.
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Jesus was very
clear about this issue,
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it's gonna be just
a little while this
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light is gonna
be with you and then
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He says walk
while you have light.
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Some of you think you have,
00:19:02.71\00:19:03.89
that we want to
stay for ever and ever.
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You wanna live for ever and ever
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that there is no
probationary time.
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But you know all of
us have a probationary
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time. Because
Jesus said and He warns
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us that we need,
so we're in a holiday
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season even though
the heaven has come down,
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what, once again
is a warning to us.
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That the light was here,
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he walked for a
while, but He wouldn't
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always be with us.
Walk while you have
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the light, many
people have the light today,
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but you know they're
not walking in the light.
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They're wanting to walk here,
00:19:38.68\00:19:39.65
and walk there and
around the world and do
00:19:39.66\00:19:41.48
all the things
that the world is doing,
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but they don't wanna
walk with Jesus Christ.
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They don't wanna
follow the light of the world.
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Jesus says if you
know you have the light
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you need to walk
while you have the light
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and if you do not
He said then darkness
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will come upon you.
Remember when he says
00:19:55.13\00:19:57.81
darkness, don't
just think of the lights
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going out and becoming dark,
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He is talking about
the prince of this world,
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the devil, darkness, the devil,
00:20:03.46\00:20:05.54
right he is dark,
he brings darkness
00:20:05.55\00:20:08.58
with him simply
meaning that you can't see
00:20:08.59\00:20:10.13
what the things that are real.
00:20:10.14\00:20:12.00
And so he says,
if you know what the
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light is and you
walk in while you can,
00:20:14.22\00:20:16.32
because you don't
then things are gonna
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be dark and you
will not be able to tell
00:20:17.92\00:20:19.28
right from
wrong. And it seems that
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bold today,
doesn't it? And you'll see
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how bold it gets as
we're in this holiday
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season of some of
the things that people
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will do. The
decisions that they will make,
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walk while Jesus is
with us. In John 12:36
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the Bible says,
while ye have the light,
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believe the light.
So if Jesus is the light
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of the world we're
to walk in the light
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and then He says you
must believe the light
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that ye maybe
children of the light.
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So when we are in
this season of lot of
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lights and things.
This is what I wanna do,
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every time you
see at light, you see
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a street lit up with
lights and decorations
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and every time
you see that light
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I want you to
think about the light
00:21:02.62\00:21:04.28
of the world. We
can reverse it can't we?
00:21:04.29\00:21:06.99
It doesn't mean
that light is bad there,
00:21:07.00\00:21:09.29
but why not, why
not reach the higher
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plateau, or every
time we see these lights
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and these
decorations we're gonna think
00:21:13.46\00:21:14.43
about Jesus the
light of the world, because
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we are children the
Bible says of the light.
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And there is only
one that could conquer
00:21:22.17\00:21:23.31
darkness who was
that? That's right,
00:21:23.32\00:21:26.26
that's Jesus.
That's why He came to
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this world.
Darkness has surrounded
00:21:28.12\00:21:31.10
completely this
world, there was no
00:21:31.11\00:21:32.67
way that it could
be expelled, expect
00:21:32.68\00:21:35.73
through Jesus
Christ, by His presence
00:21:35.74\00:21:38.42
as the light of
the world that which He
00:21:38.80\00:21:41.64
could give. In fact
in Luke chapter 1:79
00:21:41.65\00:21:44.32
says, light to them
that sat in darkness.
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So Jesus came to
bring what? Light to us,
00:21:48.90\00:21:51.32
who did what, who
was sitting in darkness.
00:21:51.33\00:21:54.06
We need that light
today, Jesus is that
00:21:55.40\00:21:57.72
light and during
this season when hearts
00:21:57.73\00:22:00.00
and lights are
turned toward these you know
00:22:00.01\00:22:02.64
even lights of the
world remember Jesus
00:22:02.65\00:22:04.94
is the light and
when we wanna talk about
00:22:04.95\00:22:07.31
Jesus, we wanna lift
Him up. We think about
00:22:07.32\00:22:10.80
Jesus coming to this
earth, born as a babe,
00:22:10.81\00:22:15.25
helpless babe in a
manger. That was real.
00:22:15.26\00:22:18.47
That was not
make believe. He is a
00:22:18.87\00:22:20.82
real baby. He was
born in that in manger;
00:22:20.83\00:22:24.29
He was born in that little crib.
00:22:24.30\00:22:26.02
But you know one who
lived a victorious life,
00:22:26.70\00:22:30.16
one who gained
the victory where you
00:22:30.17\00:22:32.70
and I failed so miserably.
00:22:32.71\00:22:34.23
Who revealed the
character of his Father
00:22:35.20\00:22:37.18
in heaven. So
that each one of us
00:22:37.19\00:22:40.68
may have an example
that we could follow
00:22:41.35\00:22:42.96
in Jesus'
footsteps. You remember
00:22:42.97\00:22:46.39
Jesus came, He
did what, He revealed
00:22:46.40\00:22:48.01
the character of
the Father and Jesus
00:22:48.02\00:22:49.87
said it like this,
in John 12:49, remember
00:22:49.88\00:22:52.69
you're gonna reveal
the character of Jesus
00:22:52.70\00:22:54.54
or the character
of the enemy. Yes,
00:22:54.55\00:22:57.04
even during this
season that's exactly right,
00:22:57.05\00:22:59.10
you're gonna
carry it to extremes,
00:22:59.11\00:23:00.71
you're gonna go
the way of the world,
00:23:00.72\00:23:02.15
the way of the
enemy or you're gonna go
00:23:02.16\00:23:03.55
the way of Jesus.
Jesus said it like this,
00:23:03.56\00:23:06.93
He said I have
not spoken of myself
00:23:06.94\00:23:10.22
in John chapter
12 verse 49. what was
00:23:10.23\00:23:13.05
Jesus saying He
said when I came here
00:23:13.06\00:23:15.29
to this earth, I
didn't come here you know
00:23:15.30\00:23:17.10
to reveal myself,
I came to reveal the
00:23:17.11\00:23:19.25
father's
character to you, who he is.
00:23:19.26\00:23:21.77
I haven't spoken
He says of myself,
00:23:22.97\00:23:25.22
but the Bible says
what, but the father,
00:23:25.23\00:23:27.94
He gave me a
commandment the Bible
00:23:29.28\00:23:30.93
said what I
should say, and what I
00:23:30.94\00:23:33.99
should speak.
Jesus made it clear,
00:23:34.00\00:23:36.67
He said the
father gave me a command,
00:23:36.68\00:23:37.93
he told me what I should speak,
00:23:37.94\00:23:39.29
he told me what I
should do, what should
00:23:39.30\00:23:43.19
I say. He revealed the father.
00:23:43.20\00:23:46.46
And yet the
commission says you, us,
00:23:47.30\00:23:49.73
all of us are children of what,
00:23:49.74\00:23:51.48
good children of
the light, we too should
00:23:51.49\00:23:55.30
we be revealing the
father, the character
00:23:55.31\00:23:58.60
of the father to
the world, living for
00:23:58.61\00:24:00.82
Jesus. You know are
you doing that during
00:24:00.83\00:24:02.74
the season or
you're going to get carried
00:24:02.75\00:24:04.07
away with things of this world.
00:24:04.08\00:24:05.85
Are you going to be
doing all those things,
00:24:06.77\00:24:07.89
you're gonna forget
about we say the reason
00:24:07.90\00:24:10.49
for the season. I
wanna encourage you
00:24:10.50\00:24:12.71
not to do that this
year. I'm gonna give
00:24:12.72\00:24:15.28
you a new line of
thinking. Think more
00:24:15.29\00:24:18.98
in the terms of the
way heaven wants us to
00:24:18.99\00:24:21.84
think and to react
not the ways of the world.
00:24:21.85\00:24:25.52
You'll say well I
don't see anything wrong
00:24:26.72\00:24:28.03
with it. Jesus
talking about the things
00:24:28.04\00:24:29.72
of this world what
about the Jesus loved
00:24:29.73\00:24:31.76
the things. Oh no, not at all.
00:24:31.77\00:24:34.30
In fact He warns
us about going too far
00:24:36.44\00:24:38.83
into the world,
doesn't He? Love not,
00:24:38.84\00:24:41.30
listen, Love not the
world needed the things
00:24:41.31\00:24:43.62
that what? That
are in the world.
00:24:43.63\00:24:45.88
So we can't love
the world or the things
00:24:46.57\00:24:48.21
that are in the
world and that's it simply
00:24:48.22\00:24:50.04
saying what?
Because those are the things
00:24:50.05\00:24:51.23
that the enemy
has for himself and he
00:24:51.24\00:24:54.59
wants us to be
captivated by these
00:24:54.60\00:24:56.72
things even
taking something good
00:24:56.73\00:24:58.99
that reminds us of
Jesus and turning it,
00:24:59.00\00:25:00.78
on our self. Not
thinking about others,
00:25:00.79\00:25:03.91
not thinking
about needs of others,
00:25:03.92\00:25:05.06
but me, my and
I. Just like he is,
00:25:05.07\00:25:07.86
just like the
devil. And so the warning
00:25:07.87\00:25:10.57
He gives to us, the
devil says I give him
00:25:10.58\00:25:14.08
everything I give them world,
00:25:14.09\00:25:15.47
I give them the
world. Do you want the
00:25:15.48\00:25:17.76
world today, you want Jesus?
00:25:17.77\00:25:19.22
Your decision is there for you,
00:25:21.37\00:25:22.72
decision is for me today.
00:25:22.73\00:25:24.14
Jesus came down,
heaven was emptied
00:25:24.15\00:25:28.06
for each one of
us. What an encouraging
00:25:28.07\00:25:30.33
thought that is to me today,
00:25:30.34\00:25:32.26
there is no hope
for me without that,
00:25:33.24\00:25:36.80
and this season,
this time they call
00:25:36.81\00:25:39.44
Christmas season,
it's all about Christmas,
00:25:39.45\00:25:42.50
it's spelled
with Christ isn't it?
00:25:42.51\00:25:43.95
Its about Christ,
its about his sacrifice,
00:25:44.59\00:25:47.85
its about
everything, its about Him,
00:25:47.86\00:25:50.36
but man has turned,
the devil has turned
00:25:50.37\00:25:53.11
it around to
where it's all about me,
00:25:53.12\00:25:54.91
my, I has nothing
to do us, it has to do
00:25:54.92\00:25:58.17
with what? Jesus
Christ. That's what
00:25:58.18\00:26:00.29
it's all about and
yet we don't talk about
00:26:00.30\00:26:02.68
and we don't
think about many people
00:26:02.69\00:26:04.50
to get together
and they talk about
00:26:04.51\00:26:05.51
everything in
the world but Jesus.
00:26:05.52\00:26:07.58
Oh what a fine
fellowship that could
00:26:07.59\00:26:10.27
be if we got
together as Christians
00:26:10.28\00:26:11.78
and we lifted up
the name of Jesus.
00:26:11.79\00:26:13.61
We talked about
Him in the blessings
00:26:15.31\00:26:16.91
and how
wonderfully He was willing to
00:26:16.92\00:26:18.59
come down to this
earth. Subject to the
00:26:18.60\00:26:22.80
things that man,
man is subject to,
00:26:22.81\00:26:24.67
gaining those
victories where we failed
00:26:24.68\00:26:26.49
so miserably and
offer him as a free
00:26:26.50\00:26:28.84
gift to us. Did
you get the word what
00:26:28.85\00:26:31.42
offer them as a
what? Good, as a free gift,
00:26:31.43\00:26:35.20
He offers them to
you. He offers his
00:26:35.71\00:26:38.02
merits to you,
His victories to me,
00:26:38.03\00:26:40.26
praise God for
that. We have a lot to be
00:26:40.27\00:26:42.35
grateful and
thankful for. So thankful He
00:26:42.36\00:26:45.89
came down to
manifest some things
00:26:45.90\00:26:48.17
that I need in my
own personal life.
00:26:48.18\00:26:50.47
Now, it's not bad to
get personal at times
00:26:50.98\00:26:53.12
and may be there's
a time and place we go
00:26:53.13\00:26:54.61
to the closet,
other times that maybe
00:26:54.62\00:26:56.45
we can say, you know pray for me
00:26:56.46\00:26:57.72
I have a
weakness here or whatever
00:26:57.73\00:26:58.92
it might be and I
am still thank for
00:26:58.93\00:27:00.97
the Jesus came to
show me some of the,
00:27:00.98\00:27:03.04
you know the, the
necessity in my life.
00:27:03.05\00:27:06.09
Necessity in your
life of repenting if you
00:27:06.10\00:27:09.07
want to start
new. If you wanna start
00:27:09.08\00:27:11.90
a new life, why
not now? Why not during
00:27:11.91\00:27:15.24
this season? The
necessity of repentance
00:27:15.25\00:27:18.50
and confession
towards Jesus Christ,
00:27:18.51\00:27:20.89
gaining victory
over sin. As we look
00:27:20.90\00:27:24.46
at Jesus life
we're taught things just
00:27:24.47\00:27:26.39
like this. We're
taught about honesty.
00:27:26.40\00:27:29.29
The world
doesn't hardly understand
00:27:32.05\00:27:33.78
honesty. To be
honest, see we have people
00:27:33.79\00:27:37.52
who rather tell a
lie than the truth.
00:27:37.53\00:27:41.85
People are more, they
get excited more about
00:27:42.91\00:27:44.75
lies then they
do about the truth
00:27:44.76\00:27:46.52
and they like, they
listen to a lie more
00:27:46.53\00:27:48.46
than they listen to
what is, what is truth.
00:27:48.47\00:27:50.39
Jesus came, to
show us what honesty
00:27:50.40\00:27:52.85
was all about. And
those you think you
00:27:52.86\00:27:55.15
can tell, you
know tell the truth
00:27:55.16\00:27:57.36
and you can tell it
in ten different ways,
00:27:57.37\00:27:58.61
you better think
again. You can only
00:27:58.62\00:28:00.98
tell the truth one
way and I'm thankful
00:28:00.99\00:28:04.59
that He came
down to show us what
00:28:04.60\00:28:07.47
mercy is all about.
I wouldn't understand
00:28:07.48\00:28:09.49
what mercy is
about for bearance,
00:28:09.50\00:28:11.89
compassion, how we are to love.
00:28:11.90\00:28:15.48
See during the season we need
00:28:15.49\00:28:16.68
to know to love
the unlovely, to love
00:28:16.69\00:28:20.85
those who despitefully use you.
00:28:20.86\00:28:23.54
But see that's all
kind of foreign to our
00:28:23.55\00:28:26.48
thinking, we want
to be around certain
00:28:26.49\00:28:28.69
ones and we think
it's time you know family
00:28:28.70\00:28:30.77
and friends which
is all good, but what
00:28:30.78\00:28:32.34
about those who have nothing?
00:28:32.35\00:28:33.78
What are we to do? How are we
00:28:35.63\00:28:36.60
to respond as
Christians? Those who
00:28:36.61\00:28:39.71
are users in the
world, have you ever
00:28:39.72\00:28:41.60
met someone like
that. That's a user.
00:28:41.61\00:28:43.15
You know it says
we have to love those,
00:28:43.16\00:28:46.23
those who despitefully use you.
00:28:46.24\00:28:48.21
You taught us
things like goodness
00:28:48.22\00:28:50.79
and truth. Those
things have almost
00:28:50.80\00:28:54.17
escaped the
world. This thing called
00:28:54.18\00:28:56.82
exaggeration. We
use that, the devil
00:28:56.83\00:29:00.85
like to use words,
you exaggerate anything
00:29:00.86\00:29:04.11
that deviates from
the truth is a lie.
00:29:04.12\00:29:06.79
So when any form of exaggeration
00:29:07.36\00:29:09.27
then is what?
It's a lie, but all how
00:29:09.28\00:29:12.21
the things are exaggerate,
00:29:12.22\00:29:13.51
how the twisting things that are
00:29:13.52\00:29:15.26
turned today,
but Jesus said I come
00:29:15.27\00:29:18.87
to reveal the character of God.
00:29:18.88\00:29:20.99
Why not this
season, why not can we
00:29:22.30\00:29:24.00
study a little more
about God's character?
00:29:24.01\00:29:25.92
Who he is? For those of you who
00:29:25.93\00:29:29.17
maybe new and searching out
00:29:29.61\00:29:31.83
Jesus Christ, those who maybe
00:29:31.84\00:29:34.04
have forgotten and
maybe slipping back.
00:29:34.05\00:29:36.43
You know John
3:16, I'm not gonna
00:29:37.51\00:29:39.02
quote it all.
Just simply starts out,
00:29:39.03\00:29:40.31
it says for God so what? Good,
00:29:40.32\00:29:43.29
God so loved the
world. He so loved
00:29:43.30\00:29:47.09
the world that's
why heaven was empty.
00:29:47.10\00:29:49.71
That's why heaven came down,
00:29:49.72\00:29:52.02
because He so loved
this world that's you
00:29:52.03\00:29:55.67
and me. Wasn't the
things in the world,
00:29:55.68\00:29:58.04
he liked people.
He set the example,
00:29:58.05\00:30:01.18
do you love people? What are you
00:30:01.28\00:30:03.12
doing for them?
What are you going to do
00:30:03.13\00:30:04.94
for them this time of
the year, this season?
00:30:04.95\00:30:06.79
Are they
important to you the ones
00:30:07.95\00:30:09.14
who have nothing?
Now what's you gave,
00:30:09.15\00:30:11.76
you gonna give
to those who already
00:30:11.77\00:30:12.74
have or you're
going to be maybe giving
00:30:12.75\00:30:13.90
something to
somebody who doesn't
00:30:13.91\00:30:15.10
have anything. There
needs to be a new line
00:30:15.11\00:30:19.25
of thinking in our
minds as Christians,
00:30:19.26\00:30:22.70
we either gonna
follow the world or
00:30:23.45\00:30:24.74
we're gonna follow
Jesus. Now you need
00:30:24.75\00:30:26.13
to get over this
thing as well I like
00:30:26.14\00:30:27.95
and I want. We
enjoy that we all do?
00:30:27.96\00:30:30.81
But what does God
say how does heaven view
00:30:32.67\00:30:34.36
these things and so
this is, this is the
00:30:34.37\00:30:37.84
season. We need
to learn this time of
00:30:37.85\00:30:42.28
the year this, that
we call the year's end in
00:30:42.29\00:30:44.60
John 6:27 please
notice this as I read.
00:30:44.61\00:30:47.51
It says labor not
for meat which perishes,
00:30:47.52\00:30:51.69
Labor not for what?
For meat which perishes
00:30:51.88\00:30:55.09
but for that meat
which endureth unto
00:30:55.10\00:30:57.90
everlasting life.
It says which the son
00:30:57.91\00:31:02.76
of man shall give
you for him that God
00:31:02.77\00:31:04.73
the Father had
sealed, let's look at that a
00:31:04.74\00:31:08.00
little closer, shall
we? It says we are not to
00:31:08.01\00:31:13.23
labor for the
meat which perishes,
00:31:13.24\00:31:16.05
people say all that,
oh yeah! Well we work
00:31:16.06\00:31:17.75
for food and forth,
well listen we're talking
00:31:17.76\00:31:20.11
spiritual things
here, but for that meat,
00:31:20.12\00:31:23.30
that meat is a
nourishment, it means
00:31:23.31\00:31:26.29
nourishment here. It means food,
00:31:26.30\00:31:28.91
it means in First Corinthians 10
00:31:28.92\00:31:31.37
if you're looking it
up, but don't read it
00:31:31.38\00:31:32.77
out, if we have
more time, we can
00:31:32.78\00:31:34.21
do it. First
Corinthians 10:3 and 4 talks
00:31:34.22\00:31:36.92
about that
spiritual meat and so we are
00:31:36.93\00:31:40.56
not to labor for
that meat which perishes,
00:31:40.57\00:31:43.12
but we are to be laboring and
00:31:43.13\00:31:44.42
working for what?
Spiritual food that will
00:31:44.43\00:31:47.07
last for eternity,
this is where we're
00:31:47.08\00:31:49.84
to put our
effort. This is what we're
00:31:49.85\00:31:52.28
to be working
for. Bible says which
00:31:52.29\00:31:55.35
endure unto
what? Everlasting life.
00:31:55.36\00:31:58.00
So what are we
doing today? What your
00:31:58.01\00:32:00.45
treasure is? What
where your heart is
00:32:00.46\00:32:02.40
that's where your
treasure is. Treasure,
00:32:02.41\00:32:04.82
heart, is it in
heaven, is it down here
00:32:04.83\00:32:07.23
on earth? You
realize that people within
00:32:07.24\00:32:11.41
this time of
season. They will go or some
00:32:11.42\00:32:14.48
people will be
offended by, but you know
00:32:14.49\00:32:16.16
so be it. I feel
so be it, I want you
00:32:16.17\00:32:18.36
to think about it,
let's say here in this
00:32:18.37\00:32:22.12
ministry in Behold the Lamb.
00:32:22.13\00:32:23.15
I wrote a letter
and said in that letter,
00:32:23.16\00:32:26.65
you know this is end
of the year and so on
00:32:26.66\00:32:28.24
and so forth and
I think everybody
00:32:28.25\00:32:30.65
that supports this
Ministry or whatever
00:32:30.66\00:32:32.72
Ministry it
might be. I want you to
00:32:32.73\00:32:34.14
send me $500, it
sure could be used by
00:32:34.15\00:32:37.13
the way to pay
some bills and end up
00:32:37.14\00:32:39.14
with the year and start fresh.
00:32:39.15\00:32:40.57
And you'll be not
willing, everyone saying
00:32:40.58\00:32:43.08
most people oh I don't have,
00:32:43.09\00:32:45.38
I don't have
500 and you may not,
00:32:45.39\00:32:47.11
but it's interesting
during Christmas time
00:32:47.12\00:32:49.64
you go out and you'll
charge more than $500.
00:32:49.65\00:32:53.96
You don't mind
charging it for gifts
00:32:54.84\00:32:56.88
and things that
you give as it were
00:32:56.89\00:32:58.59
to the world,
but we won't do that
00:32:58.60\00:33:00.34
for the cause of
Christ. I wonder where
00:33:00.35\00:33:03.66
our hearts at.
People going debt, but I
00:33:03.67\00:33:08.84
very seldom hear
of any person say well
00:33:08.85\00:33:10.88
you know I don't
have credit cards here
00:33:10.89\00:33:12.57
and so I want to
took my credit card
00:33:12.58\00:33:15.01
and I went in and
I took out a $1000,
00:33:15.02\00:33:17.64
I don't have it,
don't know how I am going
00:33:17.65\00:33:18.83
to pay back and
I am going to send
00:33:18.84\00:33:20.03
it to your Ministry.
00:33:20.04\00:33:21.03
When someone asks
for that you say oh no
00:33:24.34\00:33:25.82
oh okay. Do that why we don't
00:33:25.83\00:33:27.08
have that to give,
but how is that you
00:33:27.09\00:33:28.24
have it to give for
things of this world.
00:33:29.90\00:33:32.23
I'm talking about
proclamation of the
00:33:34.92\00:33:36.70
Gospel here. I want you to see a
00:33:36.71\00:33:40.20
balance here, I
want to be challenge
00:33:40.21\00:33:42.23
you with the mind thought is it,
00:33:42.24\00:33:43.32
if we're willing
to charge it or give
00:33:43.33\00:33:45.55
it to the world,
but we're not willing
00:33:45.56\00:33:46.87
to go out and do
the same for God.
00:33:46.88\00:33:48.23
Who is our God, who is our God?
00:33:48.24\00:33:54.65
If you go and dance, some people
00:33:54.96\00:33:58.23
won't like it, but
if you are shouldn't
00:33:58.24\00:34:00.11
be in faith
towards God and God's work
00:34:00.12\00:34:02.56
rather than spending
something you don't have
00:34:03.93\00:34:05.30
for useless
things that's not going
00:34:05.31\00:34:06.65
to help anybody who they have a
00:34:06.66\00:34:08.20
thousands of it.
Thanks to guide me more
00:34:08.21\00:34:10.00
about Christmas I
think that anything is
00:34:10.01\00:34:11.71
you people have so
many different gifts
00:34:11.72\00:34:13.52
that they came as
their opening one.
00:34:13.53\00:34:15.24
They can even enjoy
for opening another,
00:34:15.25\00:34:16.90
than another and
then another and,
00:34:16.91\00:34:17.88
then another,
there's no appreciation.
00:34:17.89\00:34:19.74
What could that amount that was
00:34:22.47\00:34:23.84
given in that be
given to the cause
00:34:23.85\00:34:25.56
of Christ to win a
soul. Jesus gave all
00:34:25.57\00:34:29.45
when He came to this earth,
00:34:29.46\00:34:30.93
we're looking at,
when He came to this
00:34:30.94\00:34:32.52
earth what He
said I didn't speak my
00:34:32.66\00:34:34.31
own words the commandment
00:34:34.32\00:34:36.05
of the Father
whatever He said that's
00:34:36.06\00:34:37.21
what I did.
Whatever He said to speak
00:34:37.22\00:34:39.05
that's what I
spoke. We're not that way
00:34:39.06\00:34:42.89
we like. We want
to enjoy, Jesus said
00:34:42.90\00:34:46.88
you need to
labor for what you work
00:34:46.89\00:34:48.63
for those things
that doesn't perish,
00:34:48.64\00:34:50.97
but those things
that everlasting life.
00:34:50.98\00:34:53.65
As I mentioned in
First Corinthians 10
00:34:54.79\00:34:55.91
is talking about
the spiritual needs.
00:34:55.92\00:34:58.43
Bible says that
the son of man is going
00:34:59.06\00:35:00.99
to give you and
notice she talked
00:35:01.00\00:35:03.67
about Jesus. He said
whom the I want you pay
00:35:03.68\00:35:05.91
attention on
this. We'll be talking
00:35:05.92\00:35:07.35
more about this
in future lessons,
00:35:07.36\00:35:08.91
whom the Father had sealed.
00:35:08.92\00:35:12.27
Do we need to be
sealed by the Father?
00:35:14.76\00:35:17.91
Sealed here means
that God the Father
00:35:18.43\00:35:21.20
had stamped the stamp
of approval upon Jesus,
00:35:21.21\00:35:25.26
He had attested
to Jesus, He had bare
00:35:25.27\00:35:28.86
witness to Jesus, He was a,
00:35:28.87\00:35:30.99
He certified him,
that Jesus was a testimony.
00:35:31.00\00:35:37.07
Remember we are
children of the light
00:35:38.90\00:35:42.05
and the Father of
Jesus is going to have
00:35:42.06\00:35:44.34
to bare the witness to us.
00:35:44.35\00:35:45.67
He is going to
have put his stamp of
00:35:45.68\00:35:47.48
approval on us.
Wow! He is going to have
00:35:47.49\00:35:52.94
to certify us. I
read so often or you see
00:35:52.95\00:35:59.31
advertisement
that come in the mail
00:35:59.32\00:36:01.61
say you need to
buy a vehicle from us.
00:36:01.62\00:36:03.96
This is a certified
car. This is certified,
00:36:04.67\00:36:09.81
we've been through it, its good.
00:36:10.40\00:36:12.75
How about the
spiritual aspect when
00:36:15.62\00:36:17.67
Jesus looks at you
and He looks at me.
00:36:17.68\00:36:19.61
And he said I certified them,
00:36:19.62\00:36:21.63
I attest to them,
I have stamp them,
00:36:22.83\00:36:26.12
I put my approval upon them.
00:36:26.91\00:36:28.93
Yes, it can be
done this time of year,
00:36:28.94\00:36:31.23
why not? Let's
think in a new channel,
00:36:31.24\00:36:34.09
shall we in a little
bit different way than
00:36:34.10\00:36:36.15
maybe we have in the
past. As John 6:55 says
00:36:36.16\00:36:40.31
Jesus said My
flesh is meat indeed,
00:36:40.32\00:36:44.39
and my blood is drink indeed.
00:36:45.01\00:36:48.84
That scares some
people when they read
00:36:49.03\00:36:51.08
this passage, even
after all in John 6:48
00:36:51.09\00:36:54.49
the Bible says
the Jesus is the what?
00:36:54.50\00:36:56.76
He is the bread of
life and yet it says
00:36:57.09\00:36:59.39
here Jesus my flesh
is meat you're going
00:36:59.40\00:37:02.91
to after eat He
says. And my blood
00:37:02.92\00:37:05.34
you're going to
have to drink it.
00:37:05.35\00:37:06.32
What does this
mean? You know this time
00:37:06.33\00:37:08.95
of the season
we're eating and drinking
00:37:08.96\00:37:10.34
everything but
Jesus Christ, and I wanna
00:37:10.35\00:37:12.87
bring the focus
back to Jesus that's
00:37:12.88\00:37:14.82
what this is all about.
00:37:14.83\00:37:16.18
What does this all mean?
00:37:17.22\00:37:18.50
What did He mean
when He said we must
00:37:18.51\00:37:20.24
eat His flesh and
drink His blood at this
00:37:20.25\00:37:23.06
you know to the
mind that maybe is
00:37:23.07\00:37:24.47
not a spiritual and I
maybe has confused you.
00:37:24.48\00:37:27.24
Can we just
examine it really simply
00:37:28.03\00:37:30.15
made this just quickly.
00:37:30.16\00:37:31.26
They say we must eat His flesh,
00:37:32.15\00:37:33.76
it simply means that we must,
00:37:33.77\00:37:35.26
we must believe in Him.
00:37:35.27\00:37:37.59
As we believe in
Him it's essential to
00:37:38.02\00:37:40.35
the spiritual life,
belief is where it's at.
00:37:40.36\00:37:43.58
Belief is like eating the flesh,
00:37:44.16\00:37:45.45
we read the word
of God and we believe
00:37:45.46\00:37:47.93
that we take it
in a spiritual life.
00:37:47.94\00:37:50.82
Another point in
this we have to believe
00:37:52.80\00:37:55.46
that when Jesus
came down here that
00:37:55.47\00:37:57.73
He was, He was heaven sent.
00:37:57.74\00:37:59.48
He wasn't just an ordinary man,
00:38:00.32\00:38:02.05
He wasn't just a good man,
00:38:02.06\00:38:03.71
He wasn't just a,
what the people say
00:38:03.72\00:38:05.31
he's just a
Prophet or He just lived
00:38:05.32\00:38:07.12
a good life.
This was Jesus Christ,
00:38:07.13\00:38:09.01
the Son of the living God.
00:38:09.02\00:38:11.07
Willing to set aside
everything, heaven on
00:38:11.15\00:38:13.93
which we will
never be able to explain
00:38:13.94\00:38:15.92
in this life, we
can't understand it,
00:38:15.93\00:38:17.63
I see through the
glass darkly or how
00:38:17.64\00:38:19.81
I'd like to see
and understand more.
00:38:19.82\00:38:21.56
And the more you
read the word and more
00:38:22.51\00:38:24.29
time you spend
with Him, the more
00:38:24.30\00:38:25.46
you start to understand of what
00:38:25.47\00:38:30.72
He was willing to
give up and remember
00:38:30.73\00:38:33.00
that some of you are here you're
00:38:33.01\00:38:33.98
not getting it. I
know people are here I am
00:38:33.99\00:38:36.17
talking all time
well Jesus knew when
00:38:36.18\00:38:37.93
He came down here to
this earth as a babe.
00:38:37.94\00:38:40.09
He knew that He will
go back to the portals
00:38:40.10\00:38:42.16
of heavens. He did
not, He did not know,
00:38:42.17\00:38:45.68
He could not be might exact.
00:38:45.69\00:38:46.76
Well He knew He
was going to gain
00:38:46.77\00:38:47.96
the victory? No,
His victory came what,
00:38:47.97\00:38:51.33
His
relationship with the Father.
00:38:51.49\00:38:53.55
Every word that received out of
00:38:54.07\00:38:55.38
the mouth of God.
He relied upon the
00:38:55.39\00:38:57.64
power and strength of
the Father not Himself.
00:38:57.65\00:38:59.81
Think with me on
that, you have no idea
00:39:01.72\00:39:06.20
of the bliss of
heaven, the glories
00:39:06.21\00:39:07.93
of heaven and
this you know the time
00:39:07.94\00:39:09.74
of the season. We
should be thinking
00:39:09.75\00:39:11.22
about Jesus and heaven and the
00:39:11.23\00:39:13.42
realities of it.
And our mind stayed
00:39:13.43\00:39:15.47
upon Him. If our
mind stayed upon Him,
00:39:15.48\00:39:17.14
we wanna say oh I wanna the wise
00:39:17.15\00:39:19.28
men brought a gift to
Jesus. Are you setting
00:39:19.29\00:39:25.39
aside something
special for Jesus.
00:39:25.40\00:39:27.29
How do you have your
audacity to set aside
00:39:31.09\00:39:33.33
gifts for everybody
else, including my self.
00:39:33.34\00:39:37.40
It makes us
think, I've often said
00:39:38.75\00:39:44.29
some people get
a little aggravated
00:39:44.30\00:39:45.65
at me, but you know so be it.
00:39:45.66\00:39:46.89
Somebody has a
birthday party and we come
00:39:49.77\00:39:55.72
to your house and
it's your birthday
00:39:55.73\00:39:57.26
and we bring a bunch of gifts,
00:39:58.32\00:39:59.99
but we give them
to everybody, but you.
00:40:00.00\00:40:02.04
What might you
say? It's my birthday,
00:40:03.64\00:40:07.17
suppose to be
Jesus birthday you know
00:40:10.40\00:40:12.76
we don't realize
that it's not His birthday
00:40:12.77\00:40:14.34
but as the world
sees it, as a day
00:40:14.35\00:40:17.16
that we can say okay let's tear
00:40:17.17\00:40:18.47
our minds upon Christ.
00:40:18.48\00:40:22.82
How much do you
feel? How would you feel
00:40:22.83\00:40:23.80
as just a human
being. Everybody else in
00:40:23.81\00:40:25.58
the room got all
these gifts, you got
00:40:25.59\00:40:26.75
nothing they forgot about you.
00:40:26.76\00:40:29.04
And you're just a human being.
00:40:29.83\00:40:31.55
Well I'm
talking about the savior
00:40:31.56\00:40:32.63
of the world that
gave you everything
00:40:32.64\00:40:34.88
held back nothing and yet look
00:40:34.89\00:40:36.79
at this we give Him nothing.
00:40:36.93\00:40:38.20
Shouldn't we re-evaluate our,
00:40:41.12\00:40:42.69
our thinking
here, shouldn't we be
00:40:42.70\00:40:46.97
feasting on His,
His word this time
00:40:47.02\00:40:49.69
of the year
more than ever before
00:40:49.70\00:40:51.00
rather than
just the food and all
00:40:51.01\00:40:52.19
the other stuff that's going on.
00:40:52.20\00:40:53.42
The phone and the
games and we are going here,
00:40:53.65\00:40:55.29
we're going to do that
all we're having a lot of fun.
00:40:55.30\00:40:57.49
Jesus said you
have to eat this flesh
00:41:01.15\00:41:03.25
and drink this
blood, He said if you,
00:41:03.26\00:41:04.74
if you do this
you will never hunger
00:41:04.75\00:41:07.02
and you will never thirst again.
00:41:07.03\00:41:08.52
How much you eat
Thanks giving season,
00:41:09.61\00:41:11.71
Christmas season
whatever it might be
00:41:11.72\00:41:13.12
New years. You
know, matter of few hours
00:41:13.13\00:41:15.65
you're hungry again
and you need some more.
00:41:15.66\00:41:17.31
Though Jesus He
says now with me if
00:41:20.30\00:41:22.79
you're eating my
flesh and drinking my blood,
00:41:22.80\00:41:25.22
you're reading the
word and you're dedicating
00:41:25.23\00:41:27.67
your life to Him.
He is going to give you
00:41:27.68\00:41:29.34
a piece and the joy in your life
00:41:29.35\00:41:31.63
and in your heart.
This is what we need during
00:41:31.64\00:41:33.59
this season, spiritual
life, see temporal food,
00:41:33.60\00:41:39.78
the food that we eat
during these holidays.
00:41:39.79\00:41:42.91
It gives us
strength to the body as we
00:41:42.92\00:41:46.59
need to eat that
food, so that we can
00:41:46.60\00:41:48.31
have strength and
so we can move, but you
00:41:48.32\00:41:50.78
know what about
the spiritual life.
00:41:50.79\00:41:52.65
We need spiritual
food, we believe it
00:41:53.30\00:41:57.96
and we receive
it and take it in.
00:41:57.97\00:41:59.64
It gives us
spiritual life. Resulting in
00:41:59.65\00:42:03.42
three things
peace and joy and hope.
00:42:03.43\00:42:06.89
Oh we that this time
a year, peace on earth,
00:42:07.42\00:42:10.14
goodwill toward
man. Want to be joyful,
00:42:10.15\00:42:13.66
want to have
hope, but Jesus came
00:42:13.67\00:42:16.53
once He said I am
coming back again.
00:42:16.54\00:42:18.70
These are
reminders of that promise oh
00:42:18.98\00:42:22.50
here's a test.
You love test, just a
00:42:22.51\00:42:25.27
little test. I
want you think with me.
00:42:25.28\00:42:26.74
Here is how we know. If we have
00:42:27.72\00:42:30.22
been eating or
drinking the Son of God.
00:42:30.23\00:42:33.76
I hope you're
catching with me spiritual,
00:42:33.77\00:42:35.76
think spiritual.
How can we really know,
00:42:35.77\00:42:39.29
if we've been
eating and drinking the
00:42:39.30\00:42:40.61
Son of God. Now as a
Christian, here's the
00:42:40.62\00:42:44.58
answer as a
Christian we will reveal
00:42:44.59\00:42:47.58
the healthiness of
our spiritual life as
00:42:47.59\00:42:53.00
shown in our character.
How is your character,
00:42:53.01\00:42:56.46
if you've been
taking in the good things,
00:42:56.47\00:42:59.75
the healthy things,
the spiritual things it's
00:42:59.76\00:43:02.52
going to be seen
in our spiritual what?
00:43:02.53\00:43:04.45
Our characters. So
somebody said, well you
00:43:04.46\00:43:07.53
know I think I've
been eating and drinking
00:43:07.54\00:43:09.26
the Son of God and
I think I have been
00:43:09.27\00:43:10.81
eating the word
and I have been it in.
00:43:10.82\00:43:12.22
If you have been
then your life will what?
00:43:12.23\00:43:14.51
Will so show it,
your character will be
00:43:14.52\00:43:17.38
changing from
day to day to be more
00:43:17.39\00:43:19.72
and more and more like Jesus.
00:43:19.73\00:43:21.75
If its not
changing that way friend,
00:43:21.76\00:43:23.64
then you're not
eating and drinking
00:43:23.65\00:43:24.67
the Son of God.
And if you're not,
00:43:24.68\00:43:26.61
heaven cannot be
your home, it cannot be
00:43:26.62\00:43:28.78
my home that's
what I must feast on.
00:43:28.79\00:43:31.27
More than this temporal food.
00:43:31.46\00:43:33.64
We need the Holy
Spirit to be able to live
00:43:36.67\00:43:39.67
with freedom in our
hearts and in our minds.
00:43:39.68\00:43:42.22
Here's a point, I
don't want you to forget.
00:43:43.49\00:43:45.11
Our character are
compared, are composed
00:43:47.12\00:43:51.75
of what the
mind eats and drinks.
00:43:51.76\00:43:55.76
Check it through, our
characters are composed
00:43:57.12\00:43:59.94
by that which the
mind what? Eats and drinks.
00:43:59.95\00:44:05.12
What is your mind
eating and drinking?
00:44:05.13\00:44:08.60
What's your mind
eating and drinking.
00:44:09.63\00:44:11.65
That's the way
your character is.
00:44:11.66\00:44:13.53
How many phone
calls have made to family
00:44:14.98\00:44:17.25
and friends and
invite them to go to Church.
00:44:17.26\00:44:19.73
How many phone
calls have you made,
00:44:21.11\00:44:23.32
maybe emails sent
or text message or
00:44:23.33\00:44:25.77
whatever it might
be all that and its
00:44:25.78\00:44:27.66
always about
Jesus. What is it about
00:44:27.67\00:44:29.24
the world, how much
Jesus your best friend
00:44:29.25\00:44:31.40
think when you don't
talk to Him very often,
00:44:31.41\00:44:33.62
but you are
talking to everybody else.
00:44:33.63\00:44:35.28
It's okay to talk
to the people and I am
00:44:36.20\00:44:38.51
saying are we leaving Him out?
00:44:38.52\00:44:39.92
He is your best
friend. He is the ones that's
00:44:40.60\00:44:42.98
giving everything to
you, but we just don't
00:44:42.99\00:44:44.87
remember Him
this time of the year.
00:44:44.88\00:44:47.67
What is your mind
eating and what is you
00:44:47.68\00:44:49.47
mind drinking? See at this time,
00:44:49.48\00:44:53.64
this season,
maybe we talked about a
00:44:53.65\00:44:57.87
while ago, they're
thinking about Jesus and
00:44:57.88\00:45:00.44
in different
way than maybe ever.
00:45:00.45\00:45:02.92
There are people
when you hear the
00:45:03.20\00:45:04.58
little bells
jingling and then walking in
00:45:04.59\00:45:06.63
front of
shopping malls and things.
00:45:06.64\00:45:08.31
And may these folks
haven't given a dime
00:45:08.32\00:45:11.07
for another man
all year long. But the
00:45:11.08\00:45:13.29
salvation army,
whatever it might be,
00:45:13.33\00:45:15.01
but during that
season, you know they
00:45:15.02\00:45:16.64
kind of feel good
and reach in your pockets
00:45:16.65\00:45:18.24
and they're
taking out something and
00:45:18.25\00:45:19.51
they're giving to a cause.
00:45:19.52\00:45:21.34
And they don't do
it any other time.
00:45:22.58\00:45:24.14
It shows the
mind, things that are
00:45:24.15\00:45:25.69
happening it's a
time that God can use
00:45:25.70\00:45:27.56
for us, to think
positively, do something
00:45:27.57\00:45:29.76
for our fellow man.
They're minds are on,
00:45:29.77\00:45:32.78
maybe the savior of
the world, when they say
00:45:32.79\00:45:35.69
Christmas,
Christmas this is the time to
00:45:35.70\00:45:42.63
reach out lovingly
to these individuals.
00:45:42.64\00:45:45.72
That little heart
just maybe just little
00:45:45.73\00:45:47.65
softer than it
has during any time
00:45:47.66\00:45:49.95
of the year, you
need to be aware of that,
00:45:49.96\00:45:52.24
but you can just
keep talking about things
00:45:52.25\00:45:53.87
of the world and
doing things of the world.
00:45:53.88\00:45:55.21
But every time they do we need
00:45:55.22\00:45:56.53
to bring them
back around to Jesus,
00:45:56.54\00:45:58.34
time is running
out. We need to be eating
00:45:58.35\00:46:03.14
and drinking Jesus this season.
00:46:03.15\00:46:07.11
Scripture reminds us
in Second Corinthians 3
00:46:07.92\00:46:10.90
verse 18 it says,
but we all with an open
00:46:10.91\00:46:14.53
face beholding as
in a glass the glory
00:46:14.54\00:46:17.59
of the Lord, are
changed to the same
00:46:17.60\00:46:20.11
image from glory
to glory, even by the
00:46:20.12\00:46:23.09
spirit of God.
What does that mean?
00:46:23.10\00:46:26.36
We're beholding,
remember, we need
00:46:26.37\00:46:29.21
to be what eating
and drinking the flesh.
00:46:29.22\00:46:31.15
We need to be
what beholding and here
00:46:31.16\00:46:33.19
the passage says we behold him.
00:46:33.20\00:46:35.54
With an open face
we're looking to them,
00:46:35.55\00:46:37.77
we're seeing Jesus.
When you read this book
00:46:37.78\00:46:40.78
right here, you seeing Jesus.
00:46:40.79\00:46:42.19
Are you
beholding Jesus? If you are
00:46:42.20\00:46:45.29
then you are
going to be changed,
00:46:45.30\00:46:46.43
remember if you
are the same old Jim
00:46:46.44\00:46:48.47
that you were
you know two months
00:46:48.48\00:46:50.09
ago or 5 years
ago. Something is wrong,
00:46:50.10\00:46:52.28
this is the same
old Ken that was last
00:46:53.20\00:46:54.93
month or even
yesterday, something is wrong.
00:46:54.94\00:46:57.30
We need to be
changing from glory, from truth
00:46:57.31\00:46:59.58
to truth onward and
upward to be our motto.
00:46:59.59\00:47:03.73
What does it mean?
Simply means to fix our
00:47:04.07\00:47:08.29
eyes upon Jesus,
keep our eyes fixed
00:47:08.30\00:47:11.06
upon Jesus. Study
His life, imitate Jesus.
00:47:11.07\00:47:15.21
Now, we're gonna
wanna imitate some
00:47:15.56\00:47:17.38
other things, not
just be posing, we're gonna
00:47:17.39\00:47:19.20
imitate Santa Clause
this year. We're gonna
00:47:19.21\00:47:21.59
imitate this,
we're gonna imitate
00:47:21.60\00:47:23.03
that person. Why not
imitate Jesus Christ?
00:47:23.04\00:47:25.87
This is the life.
This is what it's all about
00:47:25.88\00:47:29.43
right here, study
His life, behold him.
00:47:29.44\00:47:33.13
There is a song many years ago,
00:47:36.83\00:47:39.00
it's a good song
and one of the first
00:47:39.18\00:47:41.80
radio programs
that's years and years ago
00:47:41.81\00:47:44.09
that we ever made
and so the Ministry
00:47:44.10\00:47:46.28
Behold the Lamb.
And there was a man
00:47:46.29\00:47:48.88
that recorded the
song, it's an older song
00:47:48.89\00:47:51.59
but it says
just Behold the Lamb,
00:47:51.60\00:47:53.73
Behold the Lamb
of God. Friend, this
00:47:54.62\00:47:58.64
is what it's all
about Behold the Lamb
00:47:58.65\00:48:01.47
and if wer'e
beholding Him we will become
00:48:01.48\00:48:03.95
what changed into
what? Good his image.
00:48:03.96\00:48:07.10
You hear it all the
time, but see it's not
00:48:07.48\00:48:10.37
registering in most
of our hearts and minds,
00:48:10.38\00:48:12.02
because this year.
This season we'll beholding
00:48:12.03\00:48:14.56
things of the
world and the things
00:48:14.57\00:48:16.53
that are in the
world duplicating what
00:48:16.54\00:48:18.49
the world does and
we think it's alright.
00:48:18.50\00:48:20.54
What the world is
doing there is a clue
00:48:20.55\00:48:22.59
if the world is
doing it, be careful.
00:48:22.60\00:48:25.77
If the world is
doing it and the world
00:48:27.62\00:48:29.39
sanctions it and
this is what's happening
00:48:29.40\00:48:31.32
in the world be
careful because the devil
00:48:31.33\00:48:34.11
owns the world. We
think he does anyway.
00:48:34.12\00:48:38.41
We have to be
careful if we're the children
00:48:41.91\00:48:44.25
of the light. Fix
your eyes upon Jesus,
00:48:44.26\00:48:49.10
this is what
changes us into His image.
00:48:49.11\00:48:52.53
Behold the one
that's perfect and
00:48:55.60\00:48:59.72
you'll see how it
changes your heart
00:48:59.73\00:49:01.17
and your life.
But if we're beholding
00:49:01.18\00:49:03.65
the other
things, remember we will
00:49:03.66\00:49:04.78
become like that. And
here is we all response,
00:49:04.79\00:49:07.59
I don't see anything
wrong with it. Friend,
00:49:07.60\00:49:09.99
it doesn't matter
whether you see anything
00:49:10.00\00:49:11.71
wrong with it or not or I do.
00:49:11.72\00:49:13.45
If God's words says
there's something wrong,
00:49:13.46\00:49:15.20
there's something
wrong. It goes beyond who
00:49:15.21\00:49:18.01
you think that you
are. I can't understand,
00:49:18.02\00:49:20.96
I just tell you I
have to get up here.
00:49:20.97\00:49:22.09
Then we're talking about here,
00:49:22.10\00:49:24.58
people have the audacity.
00:49:24.59\00:49:26.31
When the word is
so clear and say well
00:49:28.68\00:49:31.55
I don't think.
Who are you, who am I?
00:49:31.61\00:49:34.99
If God has said
it, God means it.
00:49:36.78\00:49:38.91
I don't see
anything what. Well maybe
00:49:39.70\00:49:41.89
I is not
spiritual. If God says don't,
00:49:41.90\00:49:47.27
do not, thou shall
not that's what God
00:49:47.28\00:49:49.24
means whether
you're convicted of
00:49:49.25\00:49:51.12
it or not you need
to be obedient to that.
00:49:51.13\00:49:53.17
I need to be
obedient to these things,
00:49:53.54\00:49:55.80
this is the
season to re-dedicate our
00:49:55.81\00:49:58.66
life to Jesus
Christ. Minds are focused,
00:49:58.67\00:50:02.26
is there anything
that maybe can stop
00:50:04.06\00:50:07.31
this progressive
stepping toward Jesus?
00:50:07.32\00:50:10.40
Maybe you decide
I wanna step towards
00:50:11.62\00:50:14.12
Jesus just a little
bit of time, it takes some
00:50:14.13\00:50:15.80
baby step that's
alright. Just keep
00:50:15.81\00:50:17.85
stepping, don't go
backwards, don't go
00:50:17.86\00:50:19.87
backwards. No don't,
go forwards. This is what
00:50:19.88\00:50:23.39
so even it's small
steps of they do it
00:50:23.40\00:50:25.54
and they will become
larger steps for him.
00:50:25.55\00:50:27.47
Is there anything
that can stop that
00:50:28.70\00:50:30.64
process and let me
just once again remind you.
00:50:30.65\00:50:34.04
I'm going to
remind you the same things
00:50:34.05\00:50:35.57
because these are
the things devil uses,
00:50:35.58\00:50:37.24
he does not
changes tactics he doesn't
00:50:37.25\00:50:39.70
have to because all
the world wandered after
00:50:39.71\00:50:42.17
him or the beast.
Names are not written in
00:50:42.18\00:50:45.62
lambs book of life
how sad. Some people say,
00:50:45.63\00:50:49.72
well the message
is a little strong.
00:50:49.73\00:50:51.69
It's not strong
enough. It's going to get
00:50:51.70\00:50:54.32
stronger, nearest
coming of Jesus Christ
00:50:54.33\00:50:56.27
and he said chore
some of us out of the
00:50:57.14\00:50:59.42
recliner and up
and being soldiers
00:50:59.43\00:51:02.50
for Jesus
Christ. You know what we
00:51:02.51\00:51:03.95
will stop the
progress of beholding Jesus
00:51:03.96\00:51:06.63
and moving toward
him is simply self.
00:51:06.64\00:51:09.61
First thing Jesus
said that's He laid aside
00:51:10.26\00:51:13.39
Himself and He was
filled with what? Good,
00:51:13.40\00:51:15.75
the Father.
That's how He gained the
00:51:15.76\00:51:17.27
victory, the Love of
self is the problem and
00:51:17.28\00:51:20.12
that's the problem
today. I love the season
00:51:20.13\00:51:22.98
they say, I love to
do this part, I love to
00:51:22.99\00:51:25.65
do that part rather
than this that's what God
00:51:25.66\00:51:27.87
says is what we are to be doing.
00:51:27.88\00:51:29.17
It's like well we
don't care about that
00:51:29.81\00:51:31.29
because we want to do something.
00:51:31.30\00:51:32.69
What if everybody
did that about everything
00:51:32.70\00:51:35.54
in scripture.
What a mess, it was an
00:51:35.55\00:51:39.76
mess today. God
makes people to stand up
00:51:39.77\00:51:41.63
and say hey what is,
what's going on here.
00:51:41.64\00:51:43.26
Who you gonna
reflect, who are you
00:51:45.02\00:51:46.32
reflecting today?
This holiday it is before
00:51:46.33\00:51:51.28
us here, you know
they call it Christian
00:51:51.29\00:51:54.66
Holiday. Now what
do we to do about this,
00:51:54.67\00:51:59.20
we realize this
is not the day we
00:51:59.21\00:52:00.58
don't have a
whole lot time to move
00:52:00.59\00:52:01.66
in that way we had
more time but we don't.
00:52:01.67\00:52:03.10
The 25th is not
Christ's birthday we understand
00:52:03.11\00:52:06.66
that well and you
know what it was hid
00:52:06.67\00:52:08.92
in scripture.
Scripture didn't reveal it so
00:52:08.93\00:52:11.09
that means when god
hides something script
00:52:11.10\00:52:12.83
He didn't want you to.
You remember by the way
00:52:12.84\00:52:14.84
the example of
Moses. What happened there?
00:52:14.85\00:52:20.44
He died remember
on the mount and God
00:52:22.91\00:52:24.49
buried him. Buried
him in a place that people
00:52:24.50\00:52:27.24
couldn't find him,
why did he do that?
00:52:27.44\00:52:28.67
Why did he do that? Because they
00:52:28.68\00:52:31.64
were wanting to
after Moses died,
00:52:31.65\00:52:33.04
they wanted to find
out where he was buried,
00:52:33.05\00:52:34.51
so they could
worship him and make an idol
00:52:34.52\00:52:36.42
out of him. God
did not want an idol
00:52:36.43\00:52:38.89
made out of
Moses, He didn't want his
00:52:38.90\00:52:40.79
birthdays over to
be an idol that we
00:52:40.80\00:52:42.55
worship today
more than the creator,
00:52:42.56\00:52:44.46
and there is a reason for this.
00:52:46.67\00:52:48.19
It's interesting,
are we to ignore the day
00:52:50.85\00:52:54.22
than the last few
minutes that we have.
00:52:54.23\00:52:55.82
These are just some
quick things here right
00:52:55.83\00:52:57.32
quick. Are we to
ignore the 25th of December
00:52:57.33\00:52:59.76
as the Christmas day?
No, we're not to ignore
00:52:59.77\00:53:02.05
but notice this
Adventist at home you
00:53:02.06\00:53:03.40
take it and read the pages here.
00:53:03.41\00:53:04.69
It says parents can
control the matter by
00:53:04.70\00:53:06.80
turning the minds and
the offerings of their
00:53:06.81\00:53:09.59
children to God and
to his cause and the
00:53:09.60\00:53:12.59
salvation of
soul. Did you hear that?
00:53:12.60\00:53:15.87
The gifts and the
offerings are to be
00:53:15.88\00:53:17.89
what? Of their
children is to be given what?
00:53:17.90\00:53:20.92
To souls, the
Salvation of souls.
00:53:20.93\00:53:23.47
Are we doing that today? You say
00:53:23.48\00:53:26.16
well someone
gonna leave the children
00:53:26.17\00:53:27.14
decide what
they are going to do.
00:53:27.15\00:53:28.43
She says the children should not
00:53:28.44\00:53:29.68
be left to decide,
what they are going to do
00:53:29.69\00:53:31.64
on a holiday why?
There are three things why?
00:53:31.65\00:53:34.18
Because she says
they're gonna have trouble
00:53:34.19\00:53:35.53
with vanity, they're
going to have trouble
00:53:35.54\00:53:36.94
with pleasure
seeking, they're going to have
00:53:36.95\00:53:38.47
trouble with
amusements. Let me go
00:53:38.48\00:53:39.71
into that
quickly. They're gonna find
00:53:39.72\00:53:42.78
there if you leave
them alone on the holiday
00:53:42.79\00:53:44.31
season, they're
gonna find their own
00:53:44.32\00:53:45.53
amusement,
vanity. Vanity is anything
00:53:45.54\00:53:48.50
or any act that
is vain or worthless.
00:53:48.51\00:53:51.64
This is what we
will be doing vain and
00:53:52.19\00:53:53.68
worthless things
and has to do with being
00:53:53.69\00:53:55.83
proud of self,
selfish things. The others
00:53:55.84\00:53:58.75
he says be careful
because there is gonna
00:53:58.76\00:54:00.19
be pleasure
seeking. That means they
00:54:00.20\00:54:02.47
wanna please their
feelings, they don't
00:54:02.48\00:54:04.75
care about it's my
wishes, it's what I
00:54:04.76\00:54:07.92
want, it's my
choice, are you getting that?
00:54:07.93\00:54:10.97
What I want to do
is like the old devil
00:54:11.42\00:54:13.70
or amusements.
Amusement means sayings that
00:54:13.71\00:54:17.45
amuses a person
and entertains them or
00:54:17.46\00:54:20.48
even takes their
minds off of the real things
00:54:20.49\00:54:22.64
that are going on in the world.
00:54:22.65\00:54:24.08
Divert the mind is
what the devil wants
00:54:24.09\00:54:25.99
to do from reality,
you see well it's good
00:54:26.00\00:54:30.37
why we need to be giving gifts.
00:54:30.38\00:54:31.62
Do we need to
give gifts? As a token
00:54:31.63\00:54:34.17
of love for one
another that's what she says
00:54:34.18\00:54:37.51
if person doesn't
forget God our best
00:54:37.52\00:54:40.05
friend. Our gift
should provide a benefit
00:54:40.06\00:54:42.77
to the receiver Adventist Home
00:54:42.78\00:54:44.57
page 479. Here's
what she said I would
00:54:44.58\00:54:46.94
recommend such
books as will be an aid
00:54:46.95\00:54:48.90
in understanding
the word of God or
00:54:48.91\00:54:51.49
that will increase
our love for its precepts.
00:54:51.50\00:54:53.76
Listen at this, let
the presents you shall
00:54:54.32\00:54:57.09
give or make be
of that order which
00:54:57.10\00:54:59.75
will shed beams of
ight upon the pathway
00:54:59.76\00:55:02.32
to heaven. Is that
the gifts that you got
00:55:02.33\00:55:04.42
this year? Rolled in
for young, you may offer
00:55:04.43\00:55:07.74
to God your best
gifts. Show by your offering
00:55:07.75\00:55:10.87
to him that you
appreciate his gift to
00:55:10.88\00:55:13.20
a sinful world.
Set your children's
00:55:13.21\00:55:16.51
mind thoughts running in a new,
00:55:16.52\00:55:19.05
unselfish channel by
exciting them to present
00:55:19.06\00:55:22.86
offerings to God
for the gift of His only
00:55:22.87\00:55:25.63
begotten Son. That
is different thinking
00:55:25.64\00:55:27.88
isn't it? That is new
thinking and if you've
00:55:27.89\00:55:31.00
made mistakes in
the past parents tell
00:55:31.01\00:55:32.72
your children I made
mistakes in the past.
00:55:32.73\00:55:34.26
I put my own
selfish feelings in,
00:55:34.27\00:55:36.25
your feelings
and you know pleasure
00:55:36.26\00:55:38.01
before God. I put
the traditional of the
00:55:38.02\00:55:41.12
world before
God. I put the customs
00:55:41.13\00:55:42.74
of the world
before God in making
00:55:42.75\00:55:44.96
and giving presents and gifts.
00:55:44.97\00:55:46.91
When I should have
been giving to advancing
00:55:47.59\00:55:49.32
the cause of
Jesus Christ. Adventist
00:55:49.33\00:55:52.00
Home 481 instruct
them, line upon line,
00:55:52.01\00:55:54.28
notice precept
upon precept, in the
00:55:54.29\00:55:56.44
obligation to God listen.
00:55:56.45\00:55:58.35
Not their
obligation to each other,
00:55:58.49\00:56:01.69
to honor and
glorify one another by gifts
00:56:01.70\00:56:05.13
and offerings.
Some of you won't get
00:56:05.14\00:56:07.35
that even if you do,
you're still not going
00:56:07.36\00:56:09.54
to buy it, I'll read it again.
00:56:09.55\00:56:10.83
We're educate
them line upon line,
00:56:11.11\00:56:13.96
precept upon
precept, not their obligation
00:56:13.97\00:56:16.72
to each other, to
honor and glorify one
00:56:16.73\00:56:20.19
another by gifts
and offerings wow.
00:56:20.20\00:56:23.34
Our minds need to
be on a new channel,
00:56:24.64\00:56:26.60
how about a
Christmas tree said God
00:56:26.61\00:56:29.90
would be well
pleased if on Christmas
00:56:29.91\00:56:31.67
each church would
have a Christmas tree
00:56:31.68\00:56:33.95
on which to be
hung what? Offerings,
00:56:33.96\00:56:35.71
great and small, you can make it
00:56:35.72\00:56:37.48
like the world if
you have a disposition
00:56:37.49\00:56:39.58
to do or you can
make it as unlike
00:56:39.59\00:56:42.27
the world as
possible. Present this to Him
00:56:42.28\00:56:45.61
as a Christmas gift.
Let your donations be
00:56:45.62\00:56:47.84
sanctified by
prayer. Oh friend this is
00:56:47.85\00:56:50.50
the season this is
the time is running out
00:56:50.51\00:56:52.00
we're gonna have to
have a prayer that God
00:56:52.01\00:56:53.87
will let our
minds begin to think in
00:56:53.88\00:56:55.86
a new way. Let's pray together
00:56:55.87\00:56:57.22
shall we before we
close, merciful Father
00:56:57.23\00:57:00.06
in heaven, we
thank you for this time
00:57:00.07\00:57:01.17
of the year
we're not to forget you
00:57:01.18\00:57:02.94
and our gifts and our
offerings and our love
00:57:02.95\00:57:04.79
we just pray
anointing of the Holy Spirit
00:57:04.80\00:57:07.32
upon the word as goes forward.
00:57:07.33\00:57:08.94
In the precious name of Jesus we
00:57:09.22\00:57:10.54
thank you. Amen.
Well our time is just
00:57:10.55\00:57:14.11
about gone but I
wanna remind you don't
00:57:14.12\00:57:16.31
forget the
Ministries around the world,
00:57:16.32\00:57:17.59
don't forget this
Ministry as you send
00:57:17.60\00:57:18.91
your in love gift.
We bless spending time
00:57:18.92\00:57:22.08
with you and
will see you next time
00:57:22.09\00:57:23.79
Welcome back
friends, you know Christ
00:57:26.07\00:57:28.88
gave up so much
for you, he gave up
00:57:28.89\00:57:32.37
so much for me. He
gave up so much for
00:57:32.38\00:57:34.96
this world it's a
love that we can barely
00:57:34.97\00:57:38.69
begin to
comprehend, but you know we need
00:57:38.70\00:57:42.85
to be asking ourselves what can
00:57:42.86\00:57:44.49
we do for Him.
What can we do this
00:57:44.50\00:57:46.92
time of year for
Him, can we pass out
00:57:46.93\00:57:50.23
literature maybe
leave it in places where
00:57:50.24\00:57:52.44
other people can
come by and pick it up.
00:57:52.45\00:57:55.06
You know while the
hearts and the minds are
00:57:55.07\00:57:57.99
thinking about
Jesus pray, pray everyday,
00:57:58.00\00:58:01.40
Lord what can I do
for you and of course
00:58:01.41\00:58:04.54
don't forget to
support these Ministries
00:58:04.55\00:58:07.59
that are working so
hard, because without us
00:58:07.60\00:58:10.33
joining together.
Without that special
00:58:10.34\00:58:14.07
gift of giving, and
special gift of your
00:58:14.08\00:58:16.68
prayers we cannot
continue to function,
00:58:16.69\00:58:19.84
we cannot continue
to do what we're doing,
00:58:19.85\00:58:22.20
we have to be
united in this effort,
00:58:22.21\00:58:25.03
united in giving the
truth. Pray daily, ask
00:58:25.04\00:58:29.34
the Lord maybe
there is a family that's
00:58:29.35\00:58:31.49
in need, that has
been struggling this year.
00:58:31.50\00:58:33.38
That you can take
food to, maybe give
00:58:33.39\00:58:36.16
gifts to, maybe give a book to,
00:58:36.17\00:58:38.37
to lead them to
Christ. It's all about Him,
00:58:38.38\00:58:41.70
it's all about our
salvation and we'd like
00:58:41.71\00:58:45.36
to hear from
you. We'd like to know
00:58:45.37\00:58:47.09
if the Lord has
put something special
00:58:47.10\00:58:49.47
in your heart. Our
address here at Behold
00:58:49.48\00:58:52.78
the Lamb
Ministries is PO Box 2030,
00:58:52.79\00:58:55.72
Herrin, IL 62948,
and as always you may
00:58:55.73\00:59:00.19
call us at area
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00:59:00.20\00:59:05.72
that's central
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00:59:05.73\00:59:07.34
in the United
States. Visit us on the web
00:59:07.35\00:59:10.03
at www.BeholDThe
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00:59:10.04\00:59:14.28
or send us an email, won't you?
00:59:14.29\00:59:16.00
That's BeholdThe
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00:59:16.01\00:59:20.41
until next time may the Lord
00:59:20.42\00:59:22.53
richly bless you and yours.
00:59:22.54\00:59:25.07