Hello and welcome to
Behold the Lamb Presents.
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I'm Chris Shelton, your host
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and I want to thank you
for tuning in with us today.
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In fact in many
ways today's program
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truly belongs to many of you.
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How could that be
you are wondering?
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Well, several times Pastor
Kenny has asked you to write him
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or to call with your questions
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or subjects that you
would like to know more about.
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And today's message is the
first of a three part series
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that we have put together
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to answer a reoccurring concern
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that we have been asked about
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over the past several months.
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And that is "Does our appearance
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really matter to God?"
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Does our appearance
really matter to God
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and since so
many of you have asked
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that this subject be addressed
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we felt that God was
directing through His people
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that it be studied here
on Behold the Lamb Presents.
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And really why not
look into this topic?
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It's certainly not a new topic
for a Christian to study into,
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it may be that its
just one as a bit blurry
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for many of us
in today's society
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was so much emphasis on
high fashion, tradition,
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and just peer
pressure to fit in.
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And may be that's the question
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that all of us
should ask ourselves
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who or what group exactly
do we want to fit in with.
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Hopefully,
hopefully your hearts desire
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will be to fit in with
God and His heavenly beings.
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If so I want you
to stay tuned with us
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as we delve into another
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so searching study
with Pastor Kenny Shelton.
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But first we are so blessed
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to listen to a
song that is entitled
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"He Hideth My Soul
"as sung by Diane Anders
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and coming to us from
the 3ABN worship centre.
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A wonderful Savior
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is Jesus my Lord
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A wonderful Savior to me
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He hideth my soul
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in the cleft of the rock
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Where rivers
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of pleasure I see
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He hideth my soul
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in the cleft of the rock
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That shadows a dry, thirsty land
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He hideth my life
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in the depths of His love
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And covers me there
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with His hand
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And covers me there
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with His hand
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A wonderful Savior
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is Jesus my Lord
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He taketh my burden away
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He holdeth me up
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and I shall not be moved
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He giveth me strength as my day
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He hideth my soul
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in the cleft of the rock
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That shadows a dry, thirsty land
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He hideth my life
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in the depths of His love
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And covers me there
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with His hand
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And covers me there
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with His hand
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He hideth my soul
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in the cleft of the rock
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And covers me there
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with His hand
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And He covers me there
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with His hand
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Thanks, for joining us here
in Behold the Lamb Ministries.
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We certainly
appreciate all the cards,
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letters and
phone calls and many--
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a lot of good
questions that you send in.
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We thank you for
that. Continue to do it.
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Many of you have
written in or some emails,
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and some of you know, you do
three or four, five, six pages
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praise God that's all good.
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You have taken
lot of time to let out
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what's on your
heart and on your mind
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and we get lot of those,
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some time we are
very slow in responding,
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we don't mean to be.
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If we are too slow in responding
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and it's really
something that you really need
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that's why we have
a phone number here
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that you need to call us.
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And some times you don't
get a hold you call again
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so that we can get back with you
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because you are important,
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this is what
makes the programming
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that's coming out is
people just like yourself.
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So you are
important and some of you say,
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well, we didn't get--
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if you first don't succeed
what is that say, try, try again
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because we want
to get back with you.
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We are not trying
side track anything.
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In fact, if we were
we would not be doing
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the subject three part series
that we are doing right now.
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It would be a
subject that's better
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some time left to the side.
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Why? Because
people get so upset.
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You know does God
really, you know, does He really
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care about our
appearance? Does He?
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Does it really matter
what we wear, what we don't,
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or what we put in
our bodies, does He?
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The Bible has a lot to say.
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In fact, there is
so much in my study
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that had to show through it
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and just kind of get
some of the high points.
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So this is a subject
you won't want to miss.
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I am going to
cover what we wear,
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I am going to cover make up,
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and what we are
going to cover jewelry.
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And again
subjects that were thinking
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oh wow, these--they
don't need to be controversial.
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If you are a child of
God, I am a child of God
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and the Bible says that
what difference does it make
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if God is spoken on this subject
let's take Him at his word.
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What do you say?
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Okay, before we
really get into lets pray
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we always do for the
power of the Holy Spirit
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and if the wall wins up
right quick in front of you
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ask God to take that wall down
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because I know as a child of God
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you are going to want to know,
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or be reminded of this
these important issues.
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Let's pray together. Shall we?
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Loving Father in heaven,
we thank You for Your word.
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We pray now for the
power of the Holy Spirit
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to take position of
each and every one of us.
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Lord, we pray that you
will take the blinders also
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as we take things that
stop up our ears many times.
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We pray that You will You
give a spiritual discernment
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that we may understand
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that all aspects of
life is important to You.
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We are Your witnesses.
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Help us Lord, as
we study this word
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make it clear in our
ears, may we hear from heaven,
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may it be a joy
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and may we thank You for
the things that we learn.
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Thank you for
each one of the viewers
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those who hear, those who
are passing on duplicating
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and passing on this
message to many people.
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We thank you, for each one
in Jesus name we pray. Amen.
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So important, you know,
as you study the word of God
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to ask for the
power of the Holy Spirit
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because we can't
understand these things.
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And the first thing people do
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when we cover
these kind of subject
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is they want to
stop up their ears,
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and I tell you why.
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Because we become so selfish
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and self centered
God's words say is
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but we like, we want to do,
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and what difference
does it really make.
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I think you
will see if you watch
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all three of these programs
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"Does our appearance
really matter to God?"
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Christian standards.
Does it really matter to God?
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Well, if doesn't matter
then I am wasting my time.
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If it does matter praise God,
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let's look at it,
let's evaluate it,
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let's compare line upon
line, precept upon precept.
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Let's put it in the balance.
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Let's get some weight
of evidence here. Shall we?
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One very important
passage in the scripture
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and I found this
in the Book of Job
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and you may want to write
these things down in Job 5:17.
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The Bible is-- it says this,
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"Happy is the man
whom God correcteth."
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What?
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"Happy is the man
whom God correcteth."
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So if we need correcting
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instead of being
long face, upset,
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well, I am going to quit
if that's what God desires
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or that's what He want, happy.
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So we should be happy
so we will thank You, Lord.
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Didn't really
realize it is such.
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And so as we study
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pray for the
power of the Holy Spirit
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to consume us all.
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We are going to
be happy Christians.
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Let me just
start with some things
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that really are
starling to the mind.
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At least to my
mind as I read this
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and I looked at
the Spirit of Prophecy,
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I look at the Bible and say, oh,
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God is clear on these issues.
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Does God really just
accept-- you know half service?
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Does He just accept us
because we read something?
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We will say, I choose this
and the rest of it I leave out.
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Oh, what kind
of God do we serve?
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Notice what this says
here, this is First Testimony.
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If you have the book page 137
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those of you have them you need,
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need to be reading
them. Here's what it says.
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"As soon as any
have a desire to imitate"
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listen to me "imitate
the fashions of the world,
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and they do not
immediately subdue."
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Did you get that?
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Any time, any of us here right
we have a desire to imitate,
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notice this, the fashions
that's plural of the world
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and we don't
immediately subdue those things.
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Notice this, "Just so soon
God ceases" did get--God what?
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"God ceases to acknowledge
them as His children."
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Wow, some of you
are gonna say, ouch.
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Evidently this is important
what we are talking about here
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because the things of the world
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as soon as we start
to go after those things,
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if we don't
subdue them immediately
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then in that very moment
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we go after the
world it said God ceases,
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is called as what? His children.
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And none of us want that, do we?
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This is very, very important.
You say, well, I am not sure.
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Look as we look in passage--
scripture in 1 John 2: 15,
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the Bible says, "Love not what?
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Good you got it.
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"Love not the world or
the things that are" what
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"that are in the world," why?
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"If any man loves the world,
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the love of the
Father is not in him."
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Is that plain?
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That's why when they--
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we want to imitate the fashions
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or the things of this world
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that we have to
subdue it rather quickly
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or we cease to be the
children of God, what.
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Because the Bible said,
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the love with the
Father is not in Him,
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when we do the
things of the world.
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Its real easy test as we go
through all of these subjects
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three part
series is that we look
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and if we look like
everybody else in the world.
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If we just fit in
when we go to Wal-Mart.
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If we just fit
in where ever we go
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and we fit right in,
there is something wrong.
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We are to be a
peculiar people, different.
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That means not
only the way we dress,
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the way that we
talk, the way that we act,
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our conversation.
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See the Bible says
this in Ephesians 5:10
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and read all of it.
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This simple says, "Proving
what is acceptable unto God."
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Do you really want to know
what's acceptable to the God
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or if you just so
steeped in what you want
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and how you want it and this
is the way it's going to be?
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You are not going to
listen with that attitude.
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Please don't do that.
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Again if we
want to do a subject,
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you know that be
pleasing and everybody shout
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and say hallelujah it
wouldn't be these subject.
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But, you know, what?
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We see such a-- a vast change,
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changes are going
on in all churches,
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all
denominations around the world
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that it makes me hot
sick I don't know about you.
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I can't understand it.
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And we looked at
the world so much
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and we doesn't want
to imitate the world.
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Well, as soon as we do
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we are no longer
the children of God.
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The love of the world, the
love of the father is not in us.
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So there must be
something going on here
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that we need to examine may
be closer than we ever have.
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So the Bible
says we need to prove
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what is acceptable unto God.
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And while about as we look
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2 Thessalonians
5:21 makes a statement.
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It says, "Prove all thing
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and hold fast to
that which is good."
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Now, I am not
asking too much here, am I?
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The Bible says, to prove, good,
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good all things
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and then you hold
fast to that which is good.
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So even--these subjects
that we are talking about
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here we have to
prove if it's good.
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If it is good we
have to hold on to it.
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And if it's not good
why is it in scripture?
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Why does the Spirit of Prophecy
talk over and over about it?
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Does our witness not
matter or why they get to us.
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Have may of our
churches fallen apart
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because of the things
that we that we put on our body
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or may be we don't put on?
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Or the way we talk,
the way we act. Oh, yes.
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So its imparity than
that we are to be like Jesus.
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Psalms 32:8 the Bible says,
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"I will instruct
thee and I will" what?
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Good the next word is
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"Teach thee in the
way which thou shalt go,
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I will guide
thee with mine eye."
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Beautiful
precious promises his here.
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So just those couple of passages
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put in together quickly
with me, if you will do that.
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So we are to prove what?
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What is acceptable to God
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and then we are
to hold on to it.
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Shall have
problems in years passed.
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Even in our moment here we
prove from scripture what is,
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what is good but we are
not been holding fast to it.
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We have been slowly
slipping, slipping, slipping,
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ever so
slightly away, away, away
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until we are so far away.
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Is--can there be a coming back?
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Can there
really be a reformation
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among our churches? Can
there really be a change?
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Well, we know the
Holy Spirit can do that
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but you know what he
needs a willing individual.
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Willing to change, willing to
be pleasing in the side of God.
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So we are to prove and
then we are to do what?
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Hold fast to that which is good.
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Now and then God will instruct,
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God will teach,
and God will guide.
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That all three passage
scripture that we read.
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So we are we are told here
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that God will do all
of these things for us
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if we first--the Bible
said if there first be what?
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Come on. Good.
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If there first
be a willing mind.
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Oh friend, do you
have a willing mind today?
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Isn't, oh.
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And listen I
realize these subjects
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that we are doing
here in the series.
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Listen, the first and the
most important thing as you--
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is to come to Jesus Christ,
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is to get to know
Him, fall in love with Him.
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And when you do
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these things that
we are talking about
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will fall into place.
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So if you are just
getting acquainted with Him
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just pray the Holy Spirit
will help you to understand
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what you need to understand.
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But I am really addressing
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those who have
been in and around
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we call Christianity in
the church for many years
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and we are letting down
standards that God has set.
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You know better
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but you know as we continue
to let the stand or down
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spiritually we go
darker and darker and darker.
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We don't know
day light from dark.
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May God help us to see
the importance of the issue.
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See God is willing as
we read in these passages,
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He is willing to show us.
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He is willing to teach us
what is acceptable in His side.
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But let me tell you
this, my brother and sisters.
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He will never force you.
God will never force you.
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He will make the
information available to you.
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In fact notice
with me in Job 5:27
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we read a passage while ago
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but Job 5:27 says this,
he was--this was speaking
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if you read the whole chapter
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and I like we always do that.
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Read before and read after
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but it says here,
this is speaking of God's
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His justice and His
mercy and all His truth.
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And here's what it
says, what Job said.
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He said, "Lo this,
we have searched it,
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and so it is, we hear it,
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and we know that
it is for thy good."
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Interesting, we searched it.
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So as we are
studying we are doing what?
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We are searching it
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and we are going
to do as Job said,
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we hear it and
then we are to know it
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and then what because
this is for our own good.
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See this passage of
scripture that we can really,
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we can really chew on.
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Let's give you a
little bit example about
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God's not going to force you.
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You remember--
you remember Balaam?
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He is supposed to be
you know a prophet of God.
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What happened with Balaam?
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Balaam fell apart.
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You know why he fell a
part and he went against God?
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Listen he wanted his own way.
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I have to pray a lot of times
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when I hear--when you
read a passage or scripture
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and it's very, very clear.
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And some one will say,
well I know what it says
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but I know what it says
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but I know what
God will want me to do
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but I want too.
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Do we not really understand
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what we are saying
in the face of God?
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Are we not throwing Him out?
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Are we saying we
don't want that teaching?
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And then we turn on say
but I like this over here. Why?
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Because may be our
lifestyle was acceptable to that
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and it's easy over here.
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Then when
something else is comfortable
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or something we
like to do we just say
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well, you know, God
is not really particular.
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Well, listen to the study.
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You stay with this
program and you're gonna see.
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You see if God is not particular
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if He is or He isn't.
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But remember God--
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Balaam here he
followed his own will
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and there became trouble.
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God let him follow his own will.
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Number one, is because--
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can read this in
Spirit of Prophecy
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in Patriarchs and Prophets 440.
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You can read it in
the Book of Numbers
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Chapter 22 through 24.
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Balaam, listen
Balaam was determined
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to have his own way.
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This is the problem we
have in every area of life.
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If we are determined,
if you are determined
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to have your own way today
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nothing is going
to change your mind.
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God is not going
to force you to do it.
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He is gonna give you
plenty of information.
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He loves you. He
wants you to be his child.
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He will give you information
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and then you have to make
that choice that decision.
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And remember Balaam once again
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for those who may be
have not studied or read,
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he was once a good
man, once a prophet of God.
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But what? He
slipped into apostasy.
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You hear this word all the time,
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I think we are slipping
further and further in apostasy
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and we are
calling everything good,
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everything is going fine.
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My friend, all we have
to do is just look around.
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Balaam slipped into apostasy,
apostasy is simply this.
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He abandon what he
wants believe to be the truth.
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So many of you
today listening, watching
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you are in
apostasy. Not trying to judge.
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I don't--no, I am not talking
about specific individual.
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Those of you who know better,
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those of you who
have learned what truth is
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and you said I know what it is
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but then you
turned on that today,
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you are in apostasy.
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That simply says
listen carefully,
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you are in a lost condition. Oh.
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you don't want to
stay there, do you?
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It's easy to
make that turn around
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by the grace of God, isn't it?
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Now remember Balaam here
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he didn't seek to
do the will of God.
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This is all in
setting up a platform
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for the subjects
that we talking about.
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He did not want to
follow the will of God
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he wanted his own way
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and he tried to
then to then justify
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and then he tried to convince
himself that God approved.
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Have you ever
met any one like that
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or may be have you--
have you ever been that way.
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I think I found myself
in there several times.
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That, you know,
God's word has said
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but yet we want our own way
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and so then we
begin to justify it
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and we try to
get a group of people
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who will say amen to it
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and, you know, and
lot of times they--
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they wants to end
up for what is right
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and afraid of own Jew
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and so they just say, oh yeah.
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And so and then we begin to say
00:21:35.90\00:21:37.48
oh I believe God
approves of this.
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I wonder if the
word is so clarity
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that we can't figure
out what God approves us
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or what He does
or what He doesn't.
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Isn't that clarity?
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No its not, its
clear, its straight.
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See, many are
doing the same thing
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that I am talking about today.
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They have no
problem with giving up
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or doing
something for God as long
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as it's in harmony
with what they want.
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Have you ever
met anyone like that
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or may be have
you been like that?
00:22:08.96\00:22:11.43
May be you are.
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Why have any
problem giving this up
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and that up as long
as it doesn't cross me.
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Is that really denying
self taking up the cross?
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See the Bible here really
reveals truths for us today.
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So clear that we
can understand them,
00:22:26.97\00:22:28.99
a child can
really understand them.
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But when these Bible
truths come home to us
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and it tell us things
that rub against the grain
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that goes against my--
00:22:39.72\00:22:42.99
my desires, may be your desires,
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then we have we can
do one or two things.
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We can say, thank you
Lord, for revealing it.
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I am a happy man
now. Thank you, Lord.
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Or we can begin to
lay aside scripture.
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Oh, lay a side scripture
and we begin to justify it.
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Well, I did because or
God doesn't really mind.
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Things have changed.
00:23:07.19\00:23:08.57
Let me tell you for
those who keep saying that,
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please don't keep saying that.
00:23:10.48\00:23:12.35
Please don't
say, God is the same
00:23:12.38\00:23:13.92
yesterday, today and for ever.
00:23:13.95\00:23:15.76
We read that in passage
and scriptures, we go along.
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Never say God
changed so the times change.
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They change every minute.
00:23:21.42\00:23:23.99
But God doesn't change.
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And we are balancing
now with the word of God.
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Now how I feel, not what I want,
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not what the world is doing,
not what the church is doing.
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But what does God say
00:23:32.76\00:23:34.07
that I need to be
doing as part of His family.
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We begin to justify, we
begin to tell ourselves,
00:23:38.61\00:23:41.39
and begin tell others.
00:23:41.42\00:23:42.92
Here is what I
have heard people say.
00:23:42.95\00:23:45.07
They have been just proving
on the spot was clear they--
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you know what they say?
00:23:47.42\00:23:48.45
They say, look I will
tell you what I am gonna do.
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I tell you I am
gonna-- I know what's clear
00:23:49.80\00:23:52.40
and I think I
understand what it is
00:23:52.43\00:23:54.21
but, you know
what I am gonna go home
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and I am gonna pray about it.
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I am going to search the
scriptures a little bit more
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and I am gonna
pray a little bit more.
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Now I am not, I'm not down
charting that, dear friend.
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But you know what?
00:24:02.75\00:24:03.78
Sometimes when people say,
00:24:03.81\00:24:05.20
many say it because
there are seriously searching.
00:24:05.23\00:24:08.20
But many say it
because they are trying
00:24:08.23\00:24:09.80
to buy time as it were,
to say, well I am praying
00:24:09.83\00:24:13.20
and I am searching
about and they go on and on
00:24:13.23\00:24:15.00
for years and months
in the same old route.
00:24:15.03\00:24:17.85
They never change and
they are saying I am praying.
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Yeah, but they just say it,
00:24:20.50\00:24:21.91
I know what the word say it.
00:24:21.94\00:24:23.97
If you know what the word says
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what are you doing
praying more about the answer?
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I think you get when
I am talking about here.
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You already--God has already
reveled that truth to you.
00:24:30.49\00:24:34.41
You already know the answer.
00:24:34.44\00:24:37.26
And here's
something very interesting.
00:24:37.29\00:24:39.42
If you already know the answer,
00:24:39.45\00:24:43.18
you have already prayed about
00:24:43.21\00:24:44.24
and time pass
and you already know
00:24:44.27\00:24:45.70
but you are not
willing to do it,
00:24:45.73\00:24:47.83
let me tell you,
00:24:47.86\00:24:49.20
God leaves those individuals
to their own desires for him.
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Look, we can't be left--we need
the power of the Holy Spirit.
00:24:55.89\00:24:59.56
We need God, we need Jesus,
00:24:59.59\00:25:02.08
we need the powers
of heaven in our life
00:25:02.11\00:25:04.30
but if we want
to do our own thing
00:25:04.33\00:25:06.52
after we already know
and we are just saying,
00:25:06.55\00:25:08.28
well, we will pray more of that
and we will see what's going.
00:25:08.31\00:25:10.47
If you already know,
00:25:10.50\00:25:11.73
God will leave you
to your own desires.
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You say, loud.
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Listen I will give you a passage
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in Psalms 81:11, 12.
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Here's what, here's
what the Bible says.
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Jesus talking about his people,
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whether Old
Testament or New Testament
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God loves His
people, loved them back then,
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He loves us today, all
He loves us all the same.
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God says here and I know
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this is not
talking about the world
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and the devil and the innocent.
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"My people would not
hearken to my voice."
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Now remember if God
says something in His word,
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whether it's he, dress, put on,
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take or whatever it might be,
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He means what He says.
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This is what we
have to get to our head.
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If no longer as a child of God,
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I believe in Christian
to say well I know but.
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No, not any more
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because He will
leave us to those stouts.
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The Bible says
here, "My people would not
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hearken to my voice."
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Listen, oh how painful
this must be from heaven.
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I don't understand all of that.
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But I know how
painful in this life
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when your family, your friends
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or people you study
with and you love leave you.
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Jesus said, "So I gave them
up unto their own hearts' lust,
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they walked in
their own counsels."
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Comes a point God
says, I gave them up.
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Why, because they
wouldn't listen to counsel.
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They wouldn't
listen to His voice.
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So when God then
shows us what is right,
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we really see it.
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Now I mean, may be
you have never heard it.
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You never--these
three series you never heard
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may be before many of you have
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when you rejected
what the Bible has said
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we need to get back to the word.
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All we need to revive.
All we need a reformation.
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Yes we do, and that's more than
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just talk about it is acting,
it's doing something about it.
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But when, you know
God shows us it's right
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and we say, all I
understand is right.
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Don't please, don't presume,
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presume to go to--
to God and to pray that
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somehow He is going to excuse us
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from following his counsel.
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That's what some people mean.
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Well, I want to go back
and pray about it some more.
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Well, you already said
you understood the subject,
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I am not talking about those
who really don't understand.
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We pray about it,
you continue to study.
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Get that square to way down.
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Talking about that
already been squared away.
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You know what it
says, do not go to God
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and say God is
going to make exception,
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you the exception,
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He is going to excuse you
from following his counsel.
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Oh friend, when we
see these beautiful truths
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and with the humble spirit.
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Praise God, you have
to have a humble spirit,
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a submissive spirit
what it means, doesn't it.
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Ask God for strength
and ask Him for victory.
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Ask Him for love for the truth
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and a love for Him
and say Lord help us,
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help me, help us to
be obedient to Your word.
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See, are we willing
to-- willing to do that
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say, Lord I want
to be submissive.
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We are going to be talking about
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some things people say, oh.
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This is what I
hear all the time.
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Well, God won't keep me out here
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not really for
just one little thing.
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He has some real okay,
oh its just one little thing
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I am doing all these
other things right, are you?
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We might say that, but
not just one little thing.
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We will touch on
that in just a moment
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but notice, I just
I was kind of moved
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as I read this article
from Review and Herald.
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And notice the
writing it takes place
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November 17, 1885. Wow.
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You wouldn't think
that some of these issues,
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these topics would
be something back then.
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Yes, they were.
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It says, we need,
"We must become aware"
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notice this "aware
of pretended holiness
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that permits transgression
of the law of God."
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Did you get the
word pretended, holiness,
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that permits
transgression of the God's law?
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"Those cannot be sanctified
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who trample upon the law of God
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and put it under
their feet" and notice this,
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"and then judge themselves
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buy a standard
of their own doing."
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See, that's what happens.
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God gives us a standard,
we don't like what it says,
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it doesn't meet our lifestyle
of what we think it all
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because we watch the world,
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and we have
been out of the world
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and that's what the world look
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and we do want to
be different from.
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Are you following?
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He set the standard up
but we put His standard aside
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and we set up our own standard.
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Are we any
different from the enemy
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who said I will go what?
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I will go, I will be above.
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I will sit in the
seat of the most high.
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Wow, are we any
different when we do that?
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Some that to
consider when you think?
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So in our search
for what pleases God,
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in our search--now remember
not pleasing the church,
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not pleasing man, not please--
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but in our search to please God,
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to be part of His family.
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Please consider
this passage with me
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found in the Book
of 2 Corinthians 4:4,
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2 Corinthians 4:4.
Here's what is happened.
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Here's what the enemy has done.
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This is why we have so
many problems in the world
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and in the church and
we don't even realize it
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and we would just
fasten and carry on and leave
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and take our names
off and every thing
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because we think
that we are right.
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The Bible says,
"The God of this world."
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"The God of this world
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hath blinded the minds of them
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which believe not."
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But you say, well, no I believe.
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The enemy doesn't
care whether you say
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I believe or not,
00:31:02.27\00:31:03.30
not long as you are
not willing to conform.
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God of this world has blinded
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the minds of them
which believe not,
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or they read
something in scripture
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and say well I see it
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but I don't believe God is
going to really require that.
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He is not going to hold
me accountable for that.
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He become an nonbeliever
because the word already says.
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It puts this in
a bad light here.
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See, we need God,
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let's not say
this is something lie.
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I am talking about eternity
for you an eternity for me.
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Changes must
come. They must develop.
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It's getting worst and worst
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and worst and not better.
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And so God is giving
us some clear input here.
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Remember He is
drilling the minds,
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he's blinded the minds.
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There is another
part if when I say
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of which do not believe
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or they which will
not separate from him.
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He blinds the minds
the enemy does are those
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who do not separate from Him.
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So if we have the worlds you see
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and running around us and
we are following all that.
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Then what?
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We are not
separated from the enemy
00:32:05.58\00:32:07.18
or for the world and
so he blinds your mind
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to say right is
wrong and wrong is right,
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very interesting.
Five Testimonies 5:12.
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See part of our problems
we are not reading scripture,
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we are not reading
the Spirit of Prophecy.
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Well, I have a
book or two I have a--
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you are not reading it friend,
that's why we don't know.
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Praise God for the help that
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He's given his last day church
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so that we can understand
these things that what--
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about please Him
that's acceptable to Him.
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Five Testimonies 5:12,
this powerful. Oh, pray.
00:32:33.21\00:32:37.82
Uncle always said
pray kids. Pray kids, pray.
00:32:37.85\00:32:40.84
That we hear these
words and then we say,
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oh Lord what
would you have me to do?
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Notice this we just talked
it in passage of scripture
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in 2 Corinthians 4:4
about the God of this world.
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But now listen to this.
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His voice, now we
are talking about Jesus.
00:32:56.07\00:32:59.05
As a Christian I am
interested in His voice
00:32:59.08\00:33:00.87
I know you are too.
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His voice and what we are
talking about its not important
00:33:02.73\00:33:04.85
I wouldn't be talking
about it. It is important.
00:33:04.88\00:33:07.81
It can be life
and death, yes it can.
00:33:07.84\00:33:09.99
"His voice Jesus
will be is recognized if."
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"Jesus voice will be recognized
00:33:15.19\00:33:17.94
if we do not
separate our souls from Him."
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Somebody needs to listen.
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We can recognize
the voice of the Savior
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if we don not
separate from Him by--by what?
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Listen, "By
walking in our own ways,
00:33:35.97\00:33:40.84
doing according
to our own wills,
00:33:40.87\00:33:45.60
following and
following the promptings"
00:33:45.63\00:33:48.08
notice "of an
unsanctified heart,"
00:33:48.11\00:33:53.05
here is what happens and then,
00:33:53.08\00:33:55.15
"until the senses
have become so confused"
00:33:55.18\00:33:58.79
somebody stay with me,
00:33:58.82\00:34:00.71
"so confused that eternal
things are not discerned,
00:34:00.74\00:34:07.21
and the voice of
Satan is so disguised
00:34:07.24\00:34:11.71
that it is accepted
as the voice of God."
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Friends, these are
not just little words
00:34:15.80\00:34:17.61
I am talking about here.
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That people says,
well, the Lord tell me,
00:34:20.79\00:34:22.43
the Lord told me.
00:34:22.46\00:34:24.01
If we are
following our own ways,
00:34:24.04\00:34:27.20
if we are doing
according to our own wills,
00:34:27.23\00:34:30.07
if we are
following the promptings
00:34:30.10\00:34:32.16
of our unsanctified hearts.
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See the
sanctified heart is one thing
00:34:35.89\00:34:37.65
the unsanctified
belongs to the enemy.
00:34:37.68\00:34:41.28
We become so confused--
00:34:41.31\00:34:42.53
well I am going to
do because this is my,
00:34:42.56\00:34:43.78
I am a grown up I
can do what I want to do.
00:34:43.81\00:34:45.44
You are walking
in your own will,
00:34:45.47\00:34:46.94
you are walking
in your own ways,
00:34:46.97\00:34:48.18
you are own devising.
It's an unsanctified heart.
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And all of a sudden
we think we are hearing
00:34:52.68\00:34:54.22
and we are
impressed what we need to do
00:34:54.25\00:34:56.04
but if the enemy we
become so confused we cannot--
00:34:56.07\00:34:59.38
the Bible says
spiritual things are
00:34:59.41\00:35:00.62
spiritually to
descend didn't it.
00:35:00.65\00:35:03.37
But we can't descend
a spiritually immortal
00:35:03.40\00:35:05.15
somebody brings it up to you.
00:35:05.18\00:35:06.25
Oh, I don't want
to hear it anymore,
00:35:06.28\00:35:07.46
I don't make any difference.
00:35:07.49\00:35:09.23
A child of God will never say
00:35:09.26\00:35:11.06
when it comes to
something in scripture
00:35:11.09\00:35:12.37
that it doesn't
make any difference.
00:35:12.40\00:35:13.97
My Bible as I read
it, it says every word
00:35:14.00\00:35:16.63
that proceeds out
of the mouth of God.
00:35:16.66\00:35:20.02
If you are child of God,
00:35:20.05\00:35:21.10
if you are not in your
ways of the world you say,
00:35:21.13\00:35:22.65
well I am a willing I
don't care anymore then say it.
00:35:22.68\00:35:26.21
Don't want you
to, but you say it.
00:35:26.24\00:35:28.47
Don't say I am a
Christian and I know
00:35:28.50\00:35:30.35
but I don't have
to listen to God.
00:35:30.38\00:35:33.18
Please do not,
please do not accept
00:35:33.21\00:35:35.30
the voice of the
enemy as the voice of God.
00:35:35.33\00:35:40.02
Oh my brother and sister,
00:35:40.05\00:35:41.13
if you ever have
any doubt on any subject
00:35:41.16\00:35:45.60
always first consult scripture
00:35:45.63\00:35:49.94
and then you fully put your
self in the hands right of Jesus
00:35:49.97\00:35:56.57
and say, Lord,
listen I will follow thee
00:35:56.60\00:36:01.86
where ever this leads I
want Your will to be done.
00:36:01.89\00:36:07.06
Lord, even if
it's against my will,
00:36:07.09\00:36:10.74
if its against my taste
00:36:10.77\00:36:13.03
and my desires I
need to desire You more.
00:36:13.06\00:36:16.40
I need to love You
more than all these
00:36:16.43\00:36:18.19
little weedy
nothings of the world
00:36:18.22\00:36:21.78
and sometime I put
those ahead of You.
00:36:21.81\00:36:24.43
And then sit in this not
my will but thine be done.
00:36:24.46\00:36:30.58
Isn't that what
Jesus prayed three times
00:36:30.61\00:36:32.33
Matthew 26:44 oh read it.
00:36:32.36\00:36:36.08
See God done agonizing,
00:36:36.11\00:36:37.42
He said, "Not my
will, but thine be done."
00:36:37.45\00:36:39.07
Can we do that's a--
you realize how that would
00:36:39.10\00:36:41.51
just turn this moment around
00:36:41.54\00:36:44.45
if all goes well, we
could owe for a higher house
00:36:44.48\00:36:46.07
and want to please our
self and do what we want to do,
00:36:46.10\00:36:47.77
regard of being a
witness for Jesus--
00:36:47.80\00:36:49.53
it doesn't matter, we say
it doesn't matter. It does.
00:36:49.56\00:36:53.11
That's why Jesus said if
any man will come after Me,
00:36:53.14\00:36:58.05
let him deny his self.
00:36:58.08\00:37:00.90
See the first thing
you find where the person
00:37:00.93\00:37:02.35
who is just wants
to be like the world
00:37:02.38\00:37:03.74
and do the things of the world,
00:37:03.77\00:37:05.11
they don't want
to deny their self.
00:37:05.14\00:37:06.63
They are just
not going to do. Why?
00:37:06.66\00:37:08.08
Because they walk to do it.
They follow their own council.
00:37:08.11\00:37:13.74
He said, "Take up the
cross and follow Me" Luke 9:23.
00:37:13.77\00:37:20.30
Since we dig into this subject
00:37:20.33\00:37:22.23
and we are
just-- we are scratching
00:37:22.26\00:37:23.80
but I want a
foundation that's so solid
00:37:23.83\00:37:25.99
that when we really
begin to boom, boom, boom
00:37:26.02\00:37:28.23
from the word of God
from the Spirit of Prophecy
00:37:28.26\00:37:30.27
you are going to say, I realize
its is not these individual,
00:37:30.30\00:37:32.57
its not the Pastor Shelton,
00:37:32.60\00:37:33.82
here is not this
group or that group,
00:37:33.85\00:37:36.05
it's the word of God.
00:37:36.08\00:37:37.11
It's God speaking to
me that I am His child
00:37:37.14\00:37:40.62
and He does expect
some things from me.
00:37:40.65\00:37:46.24
And can we say at
the close of the day
00:37:46.27\00:37:47.59
I wonder how I have
done my best for Jesus
00:37:47.62\00:37:51.14
because He is
done so much for me.
00:37:51.17\00:37:54.26
Yeah, we are never
willing to give up a thing,
00:37:54.29\00:37:55.99
He gave up all of glory
to come down here to seek
00:37:56.02\00:37:58.62
and save you and me.
00:37:58.65\00:38:01.64
As we really
dig into the subject
00:38:01.67\00:38:03.59
on Christian standards
or you know does God really
00:38:03.62\00:38:07.20
you know, approve,
does it really matter about
00:38:07.23\00:38:09.86
our appearance to God?
00:38:09.89\00:38:12.15
Does our appearance
really matter to God?
00:38:12.18\00:38:16.77
Christian standards,
see already what little bit
00:38:16.80\00:38:20.94
we've read the word of
God is already reminding me
00:38:20.97\00:38:25.38
that there are
things that are acceptable
00:38:25.41\00:38:27.59
which automatically
means there are things
00:38:27.62\00:38:29.18
that are not acceptable to Him.
00:38:29.21\00:38:32.87
I am thankful that
He makes them plain.
00:38:32.90\00:38:34.80
Why--why is the
water become so muddy?
00:38:34.83\00:38:38.25
Why are we so confused?
00:38:38.28\00:38:41.25
Is it because we don't read
00:38:41.28\00:38:43.11
what the way God
says in his word,
00:38:43.14\00:38:45.41
we don't want to hear it.
00:38:45.44\00:38:47.89
See God is
willingly we read to show us,
00:38:47.92\00:38:50.14
He is willing to guide
us but He will not force us
00:38:50.17\00:38:53.51
against our will to accept
any part of the scripture.
00:38:53.54\00:38:59.27
And to me it's
kind of interesting.
00:38:59.30\00:39:00.92
When it comes to
Christian standards
00:39:00.95\00:39:04.03
many believe
this there should be--
00:39:04.06\00:39:06.48
wow, there
should be no absolutes.
00:39:06.51\00:39:09.36
Oh, there should
be-- there should be
00:39:09.39\00:39:11.55
no right and really wrong.
00:39:11.58\00:39:13.66
There should be no restrictions
00:39:13.69\00:39:15.87
and I just need to
do what I feel is right.
00:39:15.90\00:39:20.54
Friend, what if everybody began
to do what they feel is right.
00:39:20.57\00:39:27.00
Do you see we need a
standard from the word of God.
00:39:27.03\00:39:30.82
This is why the world
is in the mess that's in
00:39:30.85\00:39:32.95
and many, many different areas
00:39:32.98\00:39:34.94
because everybody wants to
do what they feel is right.
00:39:34.97\00:39:39.94
This is not any motions here
this is principle of God's word.
00:39:39.97\00:39:43.82
And if we have this
one standard up here
00:39:43.85\00:39:45.71
we would all be thinking
pretty much the same, would we?
00:39:45.74\00:39:48.24
If we use the
standards, sure we would.
00:39:48.27\00:39:50.64
Is it worrying about
people, worried about our job,
00:39:50.67\00:39:52.71
and worried about saying
anything about in the church
00:39:52.74\00:39:54.46
because people will
get all upset about it?
00:39:54.49\00:39:59.61
So will you-- I
have no absolutes,
00:39:59.64\00:40:01.51
I don't have no restriction,
no rules and then you'll say
00:40:01.54\00:40:04.96
people are bold enough to
say I just not gonna give it up.
00:40:04.99\00:40:06.98
I say where it is, wow.
00:40:07.01\00:40:10.61
Please may I remind you this,
00:40:10.64\00:40:13.62
true Christians who love Jesus,
00:40:13.65\00:40:16.79
right who love Him with
all of their heart they want
00:40:16.82\00:40:20.80
and they strive to
please Him in all things
00:40:20.83\00:40:26.74
if you love Jesus.
00:40:26.77\00:40:29.72
And because of the
choices of many professing
00:40:29.75\00:40:33.59
to be God's children today,
00:40:33.62\00:40:35.73
God's people we
face certain issues
00:40:35.76\00:40:39.16
in teachings and doctrines
00:40:39.19\00:40:41.33
that's conforming
us day in and day out
00:40:41.36\00:40:45.80
and surely it
includes eating and drinking
00:40:45.83\00:40:49.76
and what we put on our bodies.
00:40:49.79\00:40:54.61
It, it talks about it.
00:40:54.64\00:40:59.03
And then we
mentioned a few moments ago,
00:40:59.06\00:41:01.78
few minutes ago is God
really that particular.
00:41:01.81\00:41:04.98
Does He really care?
00:41:05.01\00:41:06.44
This is kind of interesting
please pay attention to this.
00:41:06.47\00:41:08.78
We need to get this
home we get nothing else
00:41:08.81\00:41:10.87
as we delve into this
00:41:10.90\00:41:12.42
fascinating at
least to me in subjects
00:41:12.45\00:41:15.17
but something that I
see that's going haywire
00:41:15.20\00:41:19.48
in among God's last day people.
00:41:19.51\00:41:21.06
Must be addressed,
must be talked about,
00:41:21.09\00:41:23.15
must be dealt with.
00:41:23.18\00:41:26.22
I heard people say, well,
God is not that particular.
00:41:26.25\00:41:31.52
It's not a life
and death situation,
00:41:31.55\00:41:34.23
it's not a life and death
deal does not really particular.
00:41:34.26\00:41:38.04
Surely God will not
keep me out of heaven
00:41:38.07\00:41:40.94
because I choose
to ware something
00:41:40.97\00:41:43.21
or not to wear or
to put something on.
00:41:43.24\00:41:46.93
Even though God has
made it clear in His word,
00:41:46.96\00:41:49.23
oh no He is not going
to keep me out of heaven,
00:41:49.26\00:41:51.10
I heard people plea their case.
00:41:51.13\00:41:53.04
This question
let me pose it to you
00:41:57.31\00:41:58.86
right now or you are thinking.
00:41:58.89\00:42:00.19
If I got, hopefully
we got your attention,
00:42:00.22\00:42:04.09
can one thing keep
you, keep me out of heaven?
00:42:04.12\00:42:09.97
Oh, we have got people bawling,
00:42:10.00\00:42:11.26
scrolling right now, oh no, no--
00:42:11.29\00:42:14.21
what does God's word had to say.
00:42:14.24\00:42:15.79
See how I feel
about it in my emotions
00:42:15.82\00:42:18.12
and all the sins it doesn't has,
00:42:18.15\00:42:19.92
cannot play a part in learning
00:42:19.95\00:42:21.79
and knowing what truth is.
00:42:21.82\00:42:23.26
I must go to God.
00:42:23.29\00:42:24.59
Can one thing
keep me out of heaven?
00:42:24.62\00:42:29.46
Oh, yes pretty
powerful isn't it.
00:42:29.49\00:42:32.47
Listen, I
happened to read the Bible
00:42:32.50\00:42:33.81
one time in James Chapter 2
00:42:33.84\00:42:36.04
and you have read
it too I know verse 10.
00:42:36.07\00:42:39.23
God said this in his word.
00:42:39.26\00:42:40.59
Listen he said, if
you offend in one point,
00:42:40.62\00:42:45.36
you are guilty of all.
00:42:45.39\00:42:48.80
Surely God won't
keep me out of heaven
00:42:48.83\00:42:50.33
just for one little thing,
after all, all these good things
00:42:50.36\00:42:52.77
what you are doing.
00:42:52.80\00:42:55.42
God doesn't look
at all like that.
00:42:55.45\00:42:58.54
The Bible says, if I offend
in one point I am guilty of all.
00:42:58.57\00:43:02.59
Now let's give
some illustrations here
00:43:02.62\00:43:04.63
of our Lord and
our Savior Jesus.
00:43:04.66\00:43:06.47
Does it make it different?
00:43:06.50\00:43:07.60
Jesus said this in
Matthew 10:37 very simple,
00:43:07.63\00:43:13.68
he said, "He that love of father
00:43:13.71\00:43:18.49
or mother is not worthy of me."
00:43:18.52\00:43:22.82
He didn't say mom and dad
at one or two or three thing.
00:43:22.85\00:43:25.25
He said if you
love daddy, father,
00:43:25.28\00:43:27.93
more than you love Me
you are not worthy of Me.
00:43:27.96\00:43:30.75
If you love mother more than Me
00:43:30.78\00:43:32.56
you are not what worthy of Me.
00:43:32.59\00:43:34.53
If you love anyone
thing in this world
00:43:34.56\00:43:37.56
more than you love God
you are not worthy of Him.
00:43:37.59\00:43:40.47
Well, one thing keep
you out of heaven you,
00:43:40.50\00:43:42.69
you decide for that.
00:43:42.72\00:43:43.85
You go through that and
see what was Jesus saying.
00:43:43.88\00:43:49.56
Oh you want another one, good.
00:43:49.59\00:43:51.00
You remember the
rich young ruler.
00:43:51.03\00:43:52.99
What did Jesus say to him?
00:43:53.02\00:43:55.46
He said, go and sell
what you have and give all.
00:43:55.49\00:43:59.68
Wow, and then Jesus came to him
00:43:59.71\00:44:03.16
and said to him,
now listen carefully.
00:44:03.19\00:44:05.10
Jesus said, all
this you lack one thing.
00:44:05.13\00:44:11.93
How many things?
You lack one thing.
00:44:11.96\00:44:17.33
He had to sell all
the right and give.
00:44:17.36\00:44:20.31
Read that in Luke 14:33.
00:44:20.34\00:44:22.70
So we must be willing to
forsake all or give up all
00:44:22.73\00:44:27.55
but the rich young
ruler loves something what--
00:44:27.58\00:44:30.39
one thing more than God.
00:44:30.42\00:44:33.55
Will one thing keep us
out of heaven? Absolutely.
00:44:33.58\00:44:39.01
Here is the bottom line.
00:44:39.04\00:44:41.68
If we just allow one thing,
00:44:41.71\00:44:44.61
one person to
separate us from God
00:44:44.64\00:44:49.60
and doing his will--
00:44:49.63\00:44:52.53
I must say this so
plain we won't miss it.
00:44:52.56\00:44:54.26
We can't go to heaven.
I'll include myself in all this.
00:44:54.29\00:44:59.22
I am trying to point a figure.
00:44:59.25\00:45:00.28
I don't know who you are,
00:45:00.31\00:45:01.34
what your
relationship with Christ
00:45:01.37\00:45:03.15
until when you
put the Bible's here.
00:45:03.18\00:45:04.69
What the Holy Spirit impress me,
00:45:04.72\00:45:06.57
we cant go to heaven.
00:45:06.60\00:45:08.03
Why, because the
commandment says what?
00:45:08.06\00:45:10.18
"Thou shalt have no
other" come on "Gods before me"
00:45:10.21\00:45:16.49
Not just one God before him.
00:45:16.52\00:45:18.79
We are not worthy of Him.
00:45:18.82\00:45:20.86
So does one thing make
a difference in our life?
00:45:20.89\00:45:23.13
Yes, it does.
See Jesus is serious.
00:45:23.16\00:45:29.76
That's what made me think.
00:45:29.79\00:45:31.07
Just a few days ago
00:45:31.10\00:45:32.66
I heard of some
kind of reading here
00:45:32.69\00:45:34.38
on the rich young ruler.
00:45:34.41\00:45:36.45
You see because this is
what we face in the church.
00:45:36.48\00:45:38.69
We face issues that
need to be corrected
00:45:38.72\00:45:40.68
and need to be changed
00:45:40.71\00:45:41.80
but the pastor has
not the spiritual backbone
00:45:41.83\00:45:43.85
to do anything about it
00:45:43.88\00:45:44.94
or the elders don't
do anything about it
00:45:44.97\00:45:46.62
and so we let the situation go
00:45:46.65\00:45:48.06
and it get worse
and worse and worse.
00:45:48.09\00:45:50.72
Remember when Jesus has spoken
00:45:50.75\00:45:52.22
He doesn't change His mind.
00:45:52.25\00:45:55.39
And so you think about
the rich young ruler here,
00:45:55.42\00:45:58.57
He told the rich young ruler
00:45:58.60\00:45:59.91
what he need to do
to have eternal life.
00:45:59.94\00:46:01.55
And that's what Jesus said
00:46:01.58\00:46:02.61
I came to seek and
save that was lost.
00:46:02.64\00:46:04.23
The rich young ruler said, no.
00:46:04.26\00:46:06.36
Are you still
with me, he said no.
00:46:06.39\00:46:09.04
Jesus didn't say what--
00:46:09.07\00:46:11.59
ah okay we don't want
you to leave the church.
00:46:11.62\00:46:13.59
Now, okay we don't want
you hurt your feelings now
00:46:13.62\00:46:15.92
and follow with Me. Come on.
00:46:15.95\00:46:17.87
We don't want you
cause you troubles
00:46:17.90\00:46:19.60
don't tear the church apart.
00:46:19.63\00:46:20.85
So why don't you just give half,
00:46:20.88\00:46:23.18
just give half and you can stay.
00:46:23.21\00:46:24.60
We will all be friends
everything will work out good.
00:46:24.63\00:46:26.65
Jesus doesn't compromise truth
00:46:26.68\00:46:29.06
and you should
either at your church
00:46:29.09\00:46:30.66
and I should either.
00:46:30.69\00:46:33.16
The young man turned
away sorrowfully because why?
00:46:33.19\00:46:36.37
He had great riches.
00:46:36.40\00:46:37.66
He lost his soul
because of one thing,
00:46:37.69\00:46:42.15
but Jesus never
change what true, isn't it?
00:46:42.18\00:46:45.69
He never changed it and
He still doesn't change it.
00:46:45.72\00:46:48.67
So this is one thing
matter you better it.
00:46:48.70\00:46:53.32
We have to remember its not--
00:46:53.35\00:46:57.46
don't get me wrong
board meetings are important,
00:46:57.49\00:46:59.40
churches are
important, council is important
00:46:59.43\00:47:01.46
but you know its
not what a board says,
00:47:01.49\00:47:05.74
its not what a
denomination says,
00:47:05.77\00:47:07.87
its not what a church says,
00:47:07.90\00:47:10.68
what a man says
that's important.
00:47:10.71\00:47:15.05
You know where I
am going with this.
00:47:15.08\00:47:16.62
It's what God word tells us.
00:47:16.65\00:47:18.92
See immediately
change their mind
00:47:18.95\00:47:21.67
but as we quoted
earlier Hebrews 13:8,
00:47:21.70\00:47:24.48
"God is the same yesterday
and today and forever."
00:47:24.51\00:47:27.28
He changes not. I am
glad He doesn't change.
00:47:27.31\00:47:33.39
I am glad He
doesn't change his mind.
00:47:33.42\00:47:35.81
I am glad He doesn't compromise.
00:47:35.84\00:47:38.81
You can't compromise truth
00:47:38.84\00:47:40.41
because if you do it's a lie.
00:47:40.44\00:47:43.22
You wanted it
down, you have nothing.
00:47:43.25\00:47:44.95
Holy Spirit cannot
accompany on truths compromised.
00:47:44.98\00:47:49.65
Share those areas or you can't
00:47:49.68\00:47:50.87
but not the truth of God's word,
00:47:50.90\00:47:52.52
things are eternal.
00:47:52.55\00:47:55.07
So how do the
people of God view modesty?
00:47:55.10\00:47:58.97
How do we view modesty?
00:47:59.00\00:48:03.29
It's in the word
the Bible talks about it
00:48:03.32\00:48:05.91
how important it is.
00:48:05.94\00:48:07.71
Webster's dictionary says
modesty and keep these in minds
00:48:07.74\00:48:10.44
we do all this
three part study in this,
00:48:10.47\00:48:12.89
its talking about behavior,
modesty deals with dressing,
00:48:12.92\00:48:17.07
it deals with speaking in a
way that is considered proper,
00:48:17.10\00:48:21.83
the course, decent,
humble in appearance and style.
00:48:21.86\00:48:27.97
That's what a worldly--
00:48:28.00\00:48:29.13
be careful
worldly dictionary says.
00:48:29.16\00:48:33.38
So how does spiritual
house the Bible talk about,
00:48:33.41\00:48:35.78
so how should we fit here?
00:48:35.81\00:48:39.32
Just to share one
passage in few moments
00:48:39.35\00:48:40.86
we have got left on this,
00:48:40.89\00:48:41.92
we are just now
started to dig now
00:48:41.95\00:48:43.85
in the book of 1 Timothy 2:9, 10
00:48:43.88\00:48:46.42
lets really scratch a dig here.
00:48:46.45\00:48:49.54
When we are dealing
with how a Christian dresses
00:48:49.57\00:48:52.47
thus the Bible
really look at this issue
00:48:52.50\00:48:54.69
absolutely yes, modesty.
00:48:54.72\00:48:56.57
1 Timothy 2:9, 10.
00:48:56.60\00:48:58.83
The Bible says,
"In like manner also,
00:48:58.86\00:49:00.66
the women adorn
themselves in modest apparel."
00:49:00.69\00:49:04.04
Now let me just make this plain
00:49:04.07\00:49:05.10
I am not picking on the woman
00:49:05.13\00:49:06.28
I will have a
lot to say about it.
00:49:06.31\00:49:07.80
You know why?
00:49:07.83\00:49:08.86
Because the word of
God addresses the women
00:49:08.89\00:49:11.00
and not the men. Did you get it?
00:49:11.03\00:49:15.28
Say first excuse
the person we will get
00:49:15.31\00:49:17.60
and I am not picking on.
00:49:17.63\00:49:18.70
The Bible say,
in like manner also,
00:49:18.73\00:49:21.08
that women
adorn themselves what?
00:49:21.11\00:49:24.35
Be honest about.
00:49:24.38\00:49:25.41
As you will know
the biggest problem
00:49:25.44\00:49:26.83
in dressing in
what we put on our body
00:49:26.86\00:49:28.61
women have it more than men.
00:49:28.64\00:49:31.86
It's a fact.
00:49:31.89\00:49:33.71
I am not picking on it's a fact,
00:49:33.74\00:49:35.64
some of you not
going to like it.
00:49:35.67\00:49:37.67
But you know what?
00:49:37.70\00:49:38.73
The Bible addresses women
so that what we will address.
00:49:38.76\00:49:42.37
Doesn't mean the men
don't have the issue.
00:49:42.40\00:49:43.81
Oh yes absolutely.
00:49:43.84\00:49:45.68
Bible said that,
in like manner also,
00:49:45.71\00:49:48.11
that women adorn
themselves in modest apparel."
00:49:48.14\00:49:50.62
That means orderly,
00:49:50.65\00:49:51.96
that means an good arrangement,
00:49:51.99\00:49:53.99
that means
something that's good.
00:49:54.02\00:49:55.80
You know
something with and it says
00:49:55.83\00:49:57.03
"with a shamefacedness."
00:49:57.06\00:49:59.39
You know what that means
that means while you dress
00:49:59.42\00:50:01.58
and while you go
out you should do it.
00:50:01.61\00:50:02.92
Well listen when
it comes towards men
00:50:02.95\00:50:05.58
it should be with bashfulness
00:50:05.61\00:50:08.96
not exposing but for bashfulness
00:50:08.99\00:50:12.97
and then we talk about
00:50:13.00\00:50:14.53
in reverence
and all towards God.
00:50:14.56\00:50:18.61
The woman addresses
herself with shamefacedness.
00:50:18.64\00:50:22.09
That means
bashfulness toward men.
00:50:22.12\00:50:25.13
That means
reverence and all towards God.
00:50:25.16\00:50:29.36
And then it says they
need to be with sobriety.
00:50:29.39\00:50:32.37
That means they need
to have self control,
00:50:32.40\00:50:34.66
soundness of mind and
says not with braided hair.
00:50:34.69\00:50:38.25
I have heard all kind of excuses
00:50:38.28\00:50:39.59
in different
interpretations of this
00:50:39.62\00:50:41.60
but it means hair that is twined
00:50:41.63\00:50:43.35
that means its binned its plated
00:50:43.38\00:50:45.52
that's folded it could
be any kind of a hairstyle
00:50:45.55\00:50:49.11
that's made up to
attract attention.
00:50:49.14\00:50:53.18
This is what
Timothy was talking about.
00:50:53.21\00:50:54.60
Her something that attracts
attention to yourself is wrong.
00:50:54.63\00:50:57.32
Jesus never did one thing that
brought attention to Himself
00:50:57.35\00:51:01.62
when he be
lifting at Jesus Christ.
00:51:01.65\00:51:04.83
We don't want
anything here. Why?
00:51:04.86\00:51:07.08
It would be against
the principle set forth.
00:51:07.11\00:51:14.59
That Paul is
concerned, Timothy is concerned
00:51:14.62\00:51:17.14
for the Christian style
00:51:17.17\00:51:18.80
the lifestyle, the
respectful modesty.
00:51:18.83\00:51:23.25
Have we lost our
respect for modesty?
00:51:23.28\00:51:27.17
Does it not matter
is there no difference
00:51:27.20\00:51:29.42
between men and woman?
00:51:29.45\00:51:32.92
Does it no longer matter
that we cover our, our bodies?
00:51:32.95\00:51:38.04
Does God really care?
00:51:38.07\00:51:41.48
Here's--you know we
think about bottom lines
00:51:41.51\00:51:45.04
when we read these things.
00:51:45.07\00:51:47.07
See Paul goes on
makes it even more.
00:51:47.10\00:51:49.02
He talks about mentions no gold,
00:51:49.05\00:51:52.43
no pearls, or costly array.
00:51:52.46\00:51:55.74
How is that a Christian
can somehow look at this
00:51:55.77\00:51:59.82
and it says mentions no gold,
no pearls, no costly array.
00:51:59.85\00:52:07.02
How do we overlook that? Can we?
00:52:07.05\00:52:11.67
Compare that
scripture with 1 Peter 3: 3-6
00:52:11.70\00:52:16.40
we just have a few minutes,
00:52:16.43\00:52:18.78
it takes a little bit
longer in which to do that
00:52:18.81\00:52:20.76
but may be if we
give you that to think on
00:52:20.79\00:52:22.36
if you haven't
read it in a while.
00:52:22.39\00:52:24.31
1 Peter, turn with me
your bible to 1 Peter.
00:52:24.34\00:52:27.10
Now as we read this right here,
00:52:27.13\00:52:28.65
notice these are words
from God this is God's word.
00:52:28.68\00:52:32.27
1 Peter 3:3-6
00:52:32.30\00:52:35.81
1 Peter 3:3-6 the Bible said,
00:52:35.84\00:52:40.62
"Whose adorning" right,
00:52:40.65\00:52:43.86
"let it not be that" of
what? "Of the outward adorning."
00:52:43.89\00:52:48.44
Talks about the
"Plaiting the hair,
00:52:48.47\00:52:49.96
and of wearing of gold,
or of putting on of apparel,
00:52:49.99\00:52:52.30
But let it be the
hidden man of the heart,
00:52:52.33\00:52:55.98
in which is not corruptible,
00:52:56.01\00:52:58.66
even the ornament of
a meek and quiet spirit,
00:52:58.69\00:53:02.38
which is in the sight
of God of great price.
00:53:02.41\00:53:06.21
For after this
manner in the old time
00:53:06.24\00:53:07.85
notice this in
woman holy women also,
00:53:07.88\00:53:11.35
who trusted in
God, adorned themselves,
00:53:11.38\00:53:13.68
being in subjection
to their own husbands.
00:53:13.71\00:53:16.43
Even as Sara obeyed Abraham,
00:53:16.46\00:53:19.04
calling him Lord
whose daughters ye are,
00:53:19.07\00:53:21.95
so long as ye do well,
00:53:21.98\00:53:24.21
and are not afraid
with any amazement."
00:53:24.24\00:53:26.92
Passage of scripture
you see Peter lays it out.
00:53:26.95\00:53:31.86
He lays it out
clear and simple straight
00:53:31.89\00:53:33.67
just like
Timothy is it the truth
00:53:33.70\00:53:35.54
or is it not the truth.
00:53:35.57\00:53:37.25
Can we get around it?
00:53:37.28\00:53:39.74
And still we please into God,
00:53:39.77\00:53:41.65
who has God really spoken here.
00:53:41.68\00:53:43.99
Now we are gonna take
this in our next program,
00:53:44.02\00:53:46.06
we are going
dissect these passages
00:53:46.09\00:53:49.69
that I just read quickly here
00:53:49.72\00:53:51.74
because it deals with adoring
00:53:51.77\00:53:53.21
and arrangement
and hair and gold
00:53:53.24\00:53:55.29
and all that
apparel that we put on
00:53:55.32\00:53:56.87
and it will give the
spirit of prophecy in the Bible.
00:53:56.90\00:53:58.68
It becomes very clear to us
00:53:58.71\00:54:00.34
that God does care
about our appearance.
00:54:00.37\00:54:03.72
We are his
children and he loves us.
00:54:03.75\00:54:07.42
And there is something
that we gotten away from,
00:54:07.45\00:54:09.32
so far away that
it demands a change
00:54:09.35\00:54:12.55
and we will talk
about some of those changes
00:54:12.58\00:54:13.96
and may be how those
changes can take place
00:54:13.99\00:54:16.21
if we have real spirit of
filled men and woman leading out
00:54:16.24\00:54:20.38
is there in the
church things can happen.
00:54:20.41\00:54:21.95
We can receive the blessing,
00:54:21.98\00:54:23.35
we can get the,
what, the council of God
00:54:23.38\00:54:25.39
and put it in operation again.
00:54:25.42\00:54:26.76
Won't you pray
with me about that
00:54:26.79\00:54:28.07
right now before we close?
00:54:28.10\00:54:29.23
Would you do that? Let's
pray for the Holy Spirit.
00:54:29.26\00:54:32.13
Merciful Father, in heaven.
00:54:32.16\00:54:33.19
We thank You, for
your precious word.
00:54:33.22\00:54:34.51
We thank You, for helping us
00:54:34.54\00:54:35.99
to set a solid foundation
00:54:36.02\00:54:37.36
in which to build
these beautiful truths.
00:54:37.39\00:54:39.47
We thank You Lord, for hearing
and for answering prayer.
00:54:39.50\00:54:42.00
We thank You, for
the words that are clear,
00:54:42.03\00:54:43.74
with none need to be
mistaken how You care about us
00:54:43.77\00:54:47.57
and what You desire
for us and we thank You
00:54:47.60\00:54:50.07
and we praise You
in Jesus name. Amen.
00:54:50.10\00:54:54.29
As we say so often
00:54:54.32\00:54:56.05
now this
program is coming to you
00:54:56.08\00:54:57.85
wouldn't be possible with out,
00:54:57.88\00:54:59.63
you know, wonderful love
gifts that you send to us
00:54:59.66\00:55:02.11
and so that's so, so,
so, so very important.
00:55:02.14\00:55:04.61
We don't talk about it too often
00:55:04.64\00:55:06.03
and we are not
trying to do that.
00:55:06.06\00:55:07.09
We are in great need
in the cause of Christ.
00:55:07.12\00:55:09.54
The more we
preach these messages
00:55:09.57\00:55:10.95
the more people want to hear it,
00:55:10.98\00:55:12.71
the more cards and
letters that we get to say
00:55:12.74\00:55:14.37
we haven't heard this kind
of messages in a long time.
00:55:14.40\00:55:16.96
But mine is why not, we should
be hearing them all the time.
00:55:16.99\00:55:19.66
And so people who
are wanting more material
00:55:19.69\00:55:21.33
and so sending
out, so would you just
00:55:21.36\00:55:23.59
prayerfully
consider what you can do
00:55:23.62\00:55:25.89
to help this ministry
to continue on help 3ABN
00:55:25.92\00:55:28.51
to continue on to be supportive
00:55:28.54\00:55:30.59
around the world
for what is truth.
00:55:30.62\00:55:32.92
We believe in a
straight testimony.
00:55:32.95\00:55:34.64
Straight
testimony is going to divide
00:55:34.67\00:55:36.03
and separate the
bunch of people isn't it?
00:55:36.06\00:55:38.80
Who is giving a
straight testimony?
00:55:38.83\00:55:40.36
We need to be praying.
00:55:40.39\00:55:41.71
Now who's table
are you eating at,
00:55:41.74\00:55:43.45
who are you been fed by?
00:55:43.48\00:55:44.78
We know it is by the spirit
00:55:44.81\00:55:45.84
of living God
by the Holy Spirit.
00:55:45.87\00:55:47.81
But dear friends, we
just we solicit your prayer,
00:55:47.84\00:55:50.11
your support, your
question, your comment
00:55:50.14\00:55:52.30
anything we can do to help you,
00:55:52.33\00:55:53.64
you helped us so much.
00:55:53.67\00:55:54.70
Let's continue to get
these programs into your home.
00:55:54.73\00:55:56.64
We thank you, God loves you,
00:55:56.67\00:55:57.78
we will see you next time.
00:55:57.81\00:56:01.79
Hello and greetings once again.
00:56:01.82\00:56:04.36
As we study and get to
know our Savior more intimately
00:56:04.39\00:56:09.24
we begin to see
much more clearly
00:56:09.27\00:56:11.54
that God accepts
our coming to Him
00:56:11.57\00:56:14.38
just as we are.
00:56:14.41\00:56:16.65
All banged up and
molded like the world
00:56:16.68\00:56:20.16
but He very gently
take our clay bodies
00:56:20.19\00:56:23.00
and in such a loving
passion He begins to remolded
00:56:23.03\00:56:26.81
and reshape us
into the image of Jesus
00:56:26.84\00:56:30.22
and to fit us for His kingdom.
00:56:30.25\00:56:32.56
What a beautifully loving
impatient God that we serve.
00:56:32.59\00:56:36.92
If only we extended the
same care towards others
00:56:36.95\00:56:40.43
as God does towards us.
00:56:40.46\00:56:42.67
We have so much,
so very much to learn
00:56:42.70\00:56:46.48
and I know that you will
want to hear this message again
00:56:46.51\00:56:49.50
allow with the two
that are yet to follow.
00:56:49.53\00:56:52.53
Therefore we are
making this three part series
00:56:52.56\00:56:55.20
"Does our appearance
really matter to God?"
00:56:55.23\00:56:58.95
Available to you for
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00:56:58.98\00:57:02.02
the cost of
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00:57:02.05\00:57:04.05
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And don't forget when you call
00:57:08.01\00:57:09.69
ask about our
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00:57:09.72\00:57:13.27
In closing we would also like
to remind you that Pastor Kenny
00:57:13.30\00:57:17.03
and I are available
to come to your church
00:57:17.06\00:57:19.71
may be for a weekend
00:57:19.74\00:57:21.13
or even to hold the whole
series of evangelistic meeting.
00:57:21.16\00:57:24.52
All you'll need
to do is call us here
00:57:24.55\00:57:26.18
at Behold the Lamb Ministries
00:57:26.21\00:57:27.94
and make the
needed arrangements.
00:57:27.97\00:57:30.28
Our phone number
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00:57:30.31\00:57:32.57
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00:57:32.60\00:57:36.95
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00:57:36.98\00:57:38.76
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00:57:38.79\00:57:41.61
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00:57:41.64\00:57:46.80
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00:57:46.83\00:57:48.36
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00:57:48.39\00:57:51.91
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00:57:51.94\00:57:56.88
Friends, until next
time may our precious Lord
00:57:56.91\00:58:00.39
continue to richly
bless you and yours.
00:58:00.42\00:58:04.00