Hi, I'm Chris Shelton
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and welcome to
Behold the Lamb Presents.
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And the message that we are
about to share with you today
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it is the third
in the series of four
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that we have entitled
Common and Sacred Fire.
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In the first two
messages Pastor Kenny Shelton
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has slowly been
revealing areas of worship.
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Well, perhaps we have
thought of them as being common
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when in fact we're
finding out that they
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should have been
thought of as being sacred.
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And with the short
biblical illustrations
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that I have shared with you
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Nadab, Abaihu
and one of the Daniel
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we certainly have
begun to get a clear picture
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that our service
and our worship to God
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is not something to trifle with.
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God says "That He
winks at our ignorance."
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But once we know what is
expected of us as Christians
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who are to be a reflection
of Christ in our lives
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we certainly become more
responsible for our actions.
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Remember, Christ said,
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"If you love Me
keep My commandments."
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Our Faith and our Love
for God is a working faith.
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Some like to call it
the faith that works.
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It is a faith that
results in actions of love,
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actions of kindness, devotion,
respect and proper worship.
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Our faith in the
Word of God teaches us
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what is best for
us as God's children.
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Therefore, as a result of study
our action should also result
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a noticeable
changes in our character
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and how we live
our everyday lives.
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As we grow in grace, we
should begin to understand
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that we serve our
high and a holy God
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who is teaching us that, that
to obey Him in all areas of life
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only brings us joy
and contentment and peace.
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And like Daniel and others
who have formed a loving bond
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with our heavenly Father
to do other than to obey God.
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Now listen, should
totally be out of the question
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no matter the cause.
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It's very possible
that before this study
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you may have been one of those
that thought that, you know,
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partial obedience
to God was good enough.
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Well, that really doesn't
make or may be you thought it
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really doesn't
make any difference
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between the
common and the sacred
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and if that has been
the case over the years
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then the study is for you.
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And of course, its,
its actually for all of us
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who want to more fully
understand how to serve God.
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So won't you stay tuned?
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Stay tuned for part
three of Common and Sacred Fire
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with Pastor Kenny Shelton.
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But before our study today
we are so blessed with our niece
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Melody Firestone, she is
going to be singing a song
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that is entitled
"We Have Each Other"
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and its from the
3ABN Worship Center.
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See the all over there
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Sitting in the pew
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The things she's got to make
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And her troubles they were few
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But you don't
know the life she's led
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All the miniature she shares
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If you knew what goes on
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Behind closed doors
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May be you wouldn't feel
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So alone any more
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For there are others
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Just like me and you
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Who need the love of Jesus
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To help them make it through
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We can make a difference
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By what we say and do
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They are our
sisters and our brothers
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Thank God
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We have each other
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See that couple over there
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Just across the isle
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The leverages indeed
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And they've known it for a while
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I know that they
look problem free
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Like the perfect family
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The things just
haven't turned up
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Like they've planned
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Daily to know
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They were those who understand
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And there are others
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Just like me and you
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Who need the love of Jesus
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To help them make it through
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We can make a difference
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By what we say and do
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They are our
sisters and brothers
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Thank God
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We have each other
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So many hurting people
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Searching for hope
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Will they feel loved here
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And all they're not alone
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Because we have each other
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And it's up to me and you
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To show the love of Jesus
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And help them make it through
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We can make a difference
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By what we say and do
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They are our
sisters and the brothers
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Thank God
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we have each other
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I thank God
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we have each other
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Thanks for joining us
again here in Behold the Lamb.
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It's already been
mentioned that this is the,
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the third part of this series.
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We're talking
about Common and Sacred
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you won't want to miss this,
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this is gonna be
very, very important
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as we focus in a little
bit tighter on the message
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that God has for us today.
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Don't you believe that
God has a straight testimony
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for His last day church?
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Don't you believe
with all your heart
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that God has
certain requirements that
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He wants us to meet
in order to bless us
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and prepare us
for His soon coming?
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I sure do.
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And in this, I
want people to realize
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it's not trying to be critical.
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You know, when you
call sin by its right name
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take the axe and lay it
to the root of the tree.
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Let's not take it personal
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if there will be
something that might
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kind of upset you
a little bit why not
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just go the Word
of God, or say God,
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what would you
have me to do here
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rather than just turn it
off or turn it deaf ear to it.
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You know, do
some self examination
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that's what I'm
doing as I study for these
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and now I'm gonna pray that
you're gonna do the same thing
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because I know sometime
in preaching these messages
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I heard people would
say "oh, everything is okay,
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everything is just right.
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You know heaven is
going to be our home
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we don't need to
make any changes."
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Oh, bless your heart.
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You know we're a far
cry from being real material
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for the heavenly
kingdom, aren't we.
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So we're preparing right now
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and we pray that we're talking
about the Common and Sacred Fire
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will help us to understand
that God is particular.
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As usual we need to pray.
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So I hope you'll be
able to kneel with me
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as we pray together.
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There will be some
who'd listening may be on CD
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you can't close your
eyes as you're driving
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but you can
certainly utter a prayer
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that Holy Spirit will take
these words that are spoken
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and put in the ears, the hearts,
and the minds of each one of us
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that we might be
better prepared to meet Him.
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Let's pray, shall we?
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Loving Father in heaven,
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we thank You for
the privilege of prayer.
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We thank You that we can
call You our Heavenly Father.
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Oh, how desperately
we need the Holy Spirit
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to give us proper
understanding of Your word.
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We plead for that
spirit today to illuminate
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these beautiful truths into
our hearts and to our minds.
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Lord, helps us
not to be close minded
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but to be open to be receptive
as the spirit speaks to us.
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May we do some
self examinations today.
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Thank You for the
promise that You'd be with us
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and encourage us.
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Now as Your people
gathered together all of us
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in unity of the spirit
we pray You'll speak to us.
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Thank You Lord, for
hearing and answering prayer
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for everyone who listens
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and everyone who
watches in Jesus name, amen.
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You know, I really count
it a privilege to be able to,
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to be able to
come into your home
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or in your
automobile wherever it might be
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and spend some time with you.
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And, you know,
what's as here on 3ABN
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they have the
Dare to Dream channel
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and praise God
we're on that everyday,
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you know, eight
to nine central time.
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So we want you
be tuning in to that
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and certainly
and that the channels
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and the Mondays and Fridays.
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And so you just look
at the internet find out
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what's going on so
that we can stay together
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in these studies
Common and Sacred Fire.
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And we do appreciate your cards
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and your letters
and your phone calls,
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your orders, all helps us
to continue to preach the Word.
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And I might say, if you believe
in the straight testimony
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and you believe
in the truth and boy,
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do we hear some good things
about people say we love it.
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You know what?
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When we love something
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and we really
believe in it what,
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we're going to
help to get it out.
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So we're going to count on you.
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Let's take our Bible, shall we?
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Lets really do some study today.
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And I want to start out
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with Testimonies
to Ministers 451.
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That's just a quote.
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But I want you to
listen to it carefully
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see how it lines up today
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and why we're interested
in presenting this topic.
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It says this, "Sacred and holy
things are brought down to the"
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talking about "to the level
of commonness, and cheapness,
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its working
itself into our churches.
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The standard must be elevated."
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It's not
something that we dreamed up
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or something that's
not really happening.
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Remember, we're taking
the sacred and we're taking,
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we're bringing things
down to the commonness.
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Its inside our churches
we need to raise the standard
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so when you're
raising your standard it means
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we need to speak
about it, don't we.
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We need to address the issues
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so that we can by God's grace
if there need to be some changes
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we'll be willing to
make those changes, elevate.
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What does it mean?
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Well, certainly,
the elevate means
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I need to first, you need too.
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Right, just it
where, we're talking about
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Revival and Reformation begins.
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You know, where it begins?
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It begins with you
and it begins with me.
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So I can start with elevating
a standard and you will say why.
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Because if we are not
really thoroughly converted,
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we become the
stronghold of the enemy.
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Did you get that?
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If we are not
thoroughly converted
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we become the
stronghold of the enemy.
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Now you're going to
say "how can this be?"
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You know and it
may be a shock to you.
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How can this be? Well,
you know you might say--
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and I have heard this
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"Oh, a little bit a religion
is better than nothing."
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Really?
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"A little of church
is better than nothing.
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A little bit of you know
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being born again is
better than nothing."
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You know is that true.
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You know what I'm
going to say to that, no.
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And let me tell you why I say.
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Because as we, a
partial surrender to truth
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gives Satan a free
opportunity to work.
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Did you get that?
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A partial
surrender to Jesus Christ
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gives the enemy an
opportunity to work
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like he couldn't work before.
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Why because you're not
completely surrendered.
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Jesus, said He
wants us to be what?
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Completely mind, soul,
body surrendered to Him
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so the enemy gives to take over.
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Isn't that what we
have read in Revelation 3:15
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where Jesus says, you know
I would this you would be hot
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or what good or cold.
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In the Review and Herald
in 1902 this was written.
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Talking about the Laodicea
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or that you knows
the lukewarm church,
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it says "The Laodicean
church is applicable to all
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who have had great
light and many opportunities,
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and yet have not
appreciated them."
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Oh, my brothers and my sisters,
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do you appreciate the truth?
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Do you really appreciate
being involved in these last,
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you know, quick
movements in earths history
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that all the light
that God is shining on you,
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all the
opportunities and privileges
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He is giving us as a
people to present this.
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Are you really
excited about it today?
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Remember, this
message applies to those
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who have had great
opportunities, notice here,
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and yet what, they
have not appreciated them
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or I want you
to appreciate them.
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Please do that.
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So I would say to you a
partial surrender lukewarmness
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if I might add that--
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Satan uses this kind
of individual to do a work
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that no one else can do.
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Did you get that?
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If you're a
lukewarm, if you're partial
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you know and you can to church
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go through all the
motions Satan will use you,
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he will use you
like, like no other.
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So you don't want
that and I don't want that.
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So remember, if
we're not really on fire
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and love Jesus
in total surrender
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the enemy is going to
come in and try to takeover.
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Hot or cold?
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Another article
in Review in Herald
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I want you to just
listen very carefully
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12-15-1904 this was written.
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Now most of you
don't want to hear I know,
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I know but some
of you will rejoice.
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I'm rejoicing as I try
to way these things out.
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"The message to
the Laodicean church
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reveals our
condition as a people."
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So instead of just
saying no, it doesn't exist.
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No that's not the way it is.
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Should we not listen?
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Should we not do some
self examination and say
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"oh, if that
condition belongs to us now
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as a people that
is a lost condition."
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It is a condition
that the devil can use us
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in a way different you
knew that and no one else.
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Oh, I don't think you won't.
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Oh, please, please think
about this for a moment with me.
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One Testimony 153 says
this talking about this group.
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It said "They may
flatter themselves
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that they will be saved."
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"They may flatter themselves
that they will be saved,
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but God has no
pleasure in them."
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Now that's what He is
talking about in Revelation,
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there is no the lukewarm church
He is gonna spew them out.
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He has no pleasure.
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We're gonna say oh Lord,
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we're saved
there is all so good.
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He said He has
not pleasure in us.
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In fact, Four
Testimonies 87 says this.
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"This message of Laodicean
applies to the people of God."
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Notice "who profess to
believe present truth."
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See that's His is hope
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so I'm not trying to
pick on this or that.
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I'm talking about myself today
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and I'm looking
and I'm saying God,
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if this is the way to that
is then what is the problem?
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Could it be that we are
looking at the common things
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and saying they're
sacred and the sacred is saying
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that the common
and some are saying
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lets just combine both I mean,
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in a big pot stir it up that way
everybody is going to be happy.
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We can compromise and we
can love one and another.
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Is that what God wants?
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Is that what He wants from you?
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Is that what He asked of you?
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Oh I don't think so.
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What a message we
have to give to the world.
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And I believe this if
we have real love for God,
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real love for the truth,
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this will be expressed in words
and in actions and in deeds.
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Is that makes sense?
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Now, there is going to be,
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there is going to
be a big difference
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between you and the world.
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There is going to be
a big difference in you
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than those who
profess to be Christian.
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There is going to be
a big difference in him
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that serveth God and
him that serveth Him not.
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Do you remember
reading that in Malachi 3:18?
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See there is a
difference and our problem today
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we look and we act
so much like the world.
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Can any difference
really be seen in you
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as a Christian
as a child of God?
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Is there a
difference? Can it be seen?
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Oh, I pray that it can't be.
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See we live in,
we live in a time
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and almost universal apostasy.
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That's hard for people to grasp
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but that's the time
God calls His messengers
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to proclaim His
law in the spirit
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and in the power of Elijah.
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It's not a tame message,
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its not one that's
supposed to put people to sleep.
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It's supposed to wake people up.
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The spirit and
the power of Elijah,
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the message is to be
given with no uncertain sound.
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That means there's
not going to be oh,
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we're going to take
the common and sacred
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and we're going to
putting that together.
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No, there is a distinction
and God makes a distinction.
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There will be in God's
last day church no great areas.
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They must go.
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Our message is to in
Revelation 14 is to fear God
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and give glory to Him
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for the hour of His
judgment is at hand.
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How many of us
we have taught that,
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we're taught it, we've
listened, we've heard it
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but we really have never grasped
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what that really,
really means to be
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in the hour of God' s judgment.
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Its almost over
with it, somehow we're--
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we're not seeing it
and we're coming more
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you know
compromising in every area
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just of kind of to keep peace.
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Let me read this little
article in Letter 136a in 1898.
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Please listen to these words,
and said this is not true.
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"We may expect that
everything will be brought in
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and mingled with
the sacred doctrine,"
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or sound doctrine "but by clear,
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spiritual discernment,
by the heavenly anointing"
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here we're talking
about Holy Spirit, right.
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"We must distinguish
the sacred from the common
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which is being
brought in to confuse
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faith and sound judgment,
and demerit the great, grand,
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testing truth for this time."
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We can expect it.
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So why is it
people were in denial?
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I've talked to lot of
people, we visit a lot of places
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and many, many,
many blessed their hearts
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are in denial of this verdict.
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We can expect that the
enemy is going to bring
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every possible thing that he can
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in to confuse sound
doctrine and teachings.
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It doesn't have to be that way
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because we can
tell the difference
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by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Can't we?
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And so when we hear
there is a call that goes out.
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And don't you
hear, don't you hear it?
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Don't hear it in your ear
when you go from day to day
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preach the word, teach the word?
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Don't you hear? Go and witness.
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Go be My witnesses.
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We're in the world of My coming.
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Preach the word,
see the Word of--
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Word of God we've realize
the weapon of our warfare.
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The Word of God is what?
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The weapon of our
warfare and we are in a warfare.
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We definitely are in a
very heavy duty situation--
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Well, it's gonna
be many casualties.
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Many who are
wounded, many who are hurt.
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But out of that you
see God is going to,
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God is going to
blast, He is going to--
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there is going to be group
of people that will come forth.
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Why, because they've
been abiding in Christ.
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And what Christ is in
them the hope of glory.
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But my friend, will you be able,
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will I be able to discern
the lies under deception,
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the dilutions of the enemy.
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You see, we-- we must
not be ignored of his plans,
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his devices that he
is using to do what?
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His devices to destroy us.
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And really what
he likes to do is
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to work on those
who are unsuspecting.
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So if you are one of
those kind of individuals
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that you're unsuspecting or
I don't know anything is wrong.
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You know, is that
going on I didn't know that.
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The enemy loves it, he loves it
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whether you be a
man, women or child
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young people the
teenager it doesn't matter.
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If you're
unsuspecting you're not aware
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what's going on been taught.
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He says man, there is good one
I can take them very quickly.
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Now I do, I fear this
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and I want to you
say in the right way.
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I fear this, that as a
people we're trying to mingle
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as we have been
talking about the common things
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with that which is sacred.
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Now, what would
be a good definition?
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You may have
another one that's all right
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but what is just
a good definition
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of a strange
fire and sacred fire?
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The Bible uses this term
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so we have to look
at it and to say what?
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Remember, where there is a truth
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there is also
there is a counterfeit
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so where there is a
sacred there is a common.
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The devil wants to work
through the common, right.
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Holy Spirit is gonna work
through the, through the sacred.
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See, interesting both of
them have the word fire in them.
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Did you notice it?
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They have the word fire,
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telling us that both
are doing and active work.
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Doing active work.
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One is burning or
purifying a people,
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the other is trying
to burn up the truth
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as it is in Jesus Christ or
supplanting truth with error.
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My, my.
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Have you thought about that
what the enemy is trying to do?
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He is trying to just
get rid of the truth.
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So strange fire or
common fire how is it produced?
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Strange fire, sacred fire--
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if you look at
this the common fire,
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we're talking about,
strange fire, common fire
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its produced by, by
compromising the truth.
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We become possibly
and I might be not you,
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you know it
won't upset you here.
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But you know we have
learned to compromise.
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We have listened to
the politicians for so long
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that we become politicians
rather than children of God.
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And so rather than that
they get the root of the issue
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and to work it out
based upon the Word of God
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we find that we're compromise
and therefore he will be happy,
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she will be happy.
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You know, if we
can that's wonderful
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if we don't neglect
the truth of God's Word
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but many times we
let down that standard
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in order to keep
peace in the church.
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Have you ever been
involved in anything like that?
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I hope not.
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You know what compromising
of the truth will happen?
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If you compromise
the truth you know,
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it will lead to ruin every time.
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Now the enemy is all times
he doesn't do it immediately,
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he lets it go for while.
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And so those who are made,
making those decisions think,
00:24:13.27\00:24:15.83
no this is not so bad
see its, its all working out.
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Strange fire is used by those
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who have not let the
truth in to sanctify.
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Have you read that John 17:17?
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Now remember those
who are using what?
00:24:30.17\00:24:32.00
That strange fire then
what, because they haven't
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let the Holy
Spirit in the word inside,
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to change them and
put them on fire for Jesus
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so they have a substitute.
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And so they'll bring
in the ways of the world.
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They bring them
right in among us
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and we are so spiritually dead
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that we cannot discern
the difference many times.
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We criticize as we read
history or different accounts
00:24:58.13\00:25:01.98
and we'll talk a little
bit about that in a moment,
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paganism in
Christianity and we look back
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and we try to
figure in Word of God.
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You know, where did
this originated in paganism
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or was it written in the Bible
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is it the truth is
it sacred, is it common
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and we're so blind now
that as we take those things
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that are straight from paganism
00:25:18.33\00:25:20.51
and bring it to the
church and saying its okay.
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Are we any different?
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Are we any
different from the ages past?
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Friend, why not
why haven't we learned
00:25:28.92\00:25:30.64
from those things of the past?
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We need let the
truth in to sanctify us
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not to compromise the truth.
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We should never ever compromise
the truth of God's word.
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Now listen I was saying
this, the Bible is clear.
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If you are a friend of the
world we are an enemy of God.
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That's what the
Bible says you know that
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James 4:4 read it yourself.
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And I mentioned just a few times
but it's interesting and because
00:25:56.05\00:25:58.96
you know, you can
always remember growing up
00:25:58.99\00:26:00.97
and you can remember
things that has been told you
00:26:01.00\00:26:03.09
and I've often said is, I
would like to go some places
00:26:03.12\00:26:05.36
when I was
growing up as a teenager
00:26:05.39\00:26:06.79
and I'd always asked mom or dad
00:26:06.82\00:26:08.30
you know if I could
go to certain event,
00:26:08.33\00:26:09.80
they were always asked who
is going to be there what's,
00:26:09.83\00:26:12.72
what's the event who
is going to be there.
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What's going to be
taking place and so on
00:26:14.38\00:26:15.94
and you know I'll be a
little hush, hush about it,
00:26:15.97\00:26:17.61
because I didn't want
to go into lot of details
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because they would say, no.
00:26:19.11\00:26:20.95
So I just would can I, can I,
okay go and finally they'd say
00:26:20.98\00:26:23.43
what's it all the, all
this all the class is going,
00:26:23.46\00:26:25.69
junior class,
senior class all is going.
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Then she will say
that's why you don't get to go.
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If everybody is
involved in that in the world
00:26:30.18\00:26:32.99
that's not a good
place for you to be.
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And then as I got
older I realized more of what
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she was talking about.
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Because the Bible
is very, very clear
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that broad and wide is the
path that leads to destruction.
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You remember that,
narrow and straight
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is the gate to
lead to eternal life.
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Please read that
Matthew 7:13, 14.
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So we have to be
very careful about
00:26:52.89\00:26:54.54
there is a big
group on this road.
00:26:54.57\00:26:56.18
Now they see we
have got backwards,
00:26:56.21\00:26:58.36
everybody is going this way.
00:26:58.39\00:26:59.61
Oh, every-- all
the church is, so what.
00:26:59.64\00:27:02.63
Is that what the
Word of God teaches?
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Was there everybody for Jesus
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while He was here and
everybody for the disciples?
00:27:06.99\00:27:09.02
Oh wow, strange fire, common.
00:27:09.05\00:27:16.35
What if it lives in,
it lives in your heart.
00:27:16.38\00:27:19.24
And you know whose heart
that this strange fire lives in?
00:27:19.27\00:27:22.98
It lives in the unconverted.
00:27:23.01\00:27:25.90
It lives in the
unconverted life.
00:27:25.93\00:27:28.00
You remember,
truth has not found
00:27:28.03\00:27:29.96
a lodging place in their heart.
00:27:29.99\00:27:32.75
They have no personal experience
00:27:32.78\00:27:36.28
with Jesus Christ
or the things of God.
00:27:36.31\00:27:38.50
They just don't have
a personal experience.
00:27:38.53\00:27:40.53
See, instead of
trying to say you'll say
00:27:40.56\00:27:41.72
we're criticizing
and our heart goes out
00:27:41.75\00:27:44.84
to these precious individuals
who have no experience
00:27:44.87\00:27:47.57
and they sit there
and look in your faces
00:27:47.60\00:27:49.00
and say oh, it doesn't matter.
00:27:49.03\00:27:51.18
Do you know when strange
fire is started, you know,
00:27:51.21\00:27:54.55
you may say what we
have holy fire, you know,
00:27:54.58\00:27:56.88
what its good
sacred fire in our church.
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But somehow
along I hear many, many
00:27:59.12\00:28:01.69
people respond and say you know
00:28:01.72\00:28:03.02
there are things
happening, I don't understand.
00:28:03.05\00:28:07.00
Strange fire is
started when truth is rejected.
00:28:07.03\00:28:11.83
Somebody with me?
Strange fire is what?
00:28:11.86\00:28:14.83
Is started when
truth is rejected.
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And then what happens as
we reject the truth listen,
00:28:17.87\00:28:22.80
as we reject the truth we
begin to walk in the sparks
00:28:22.83\00:28:26.48
of our own kilning or we
begin to walk in our own ways
00:28:26.51\00:28:32.11
and we begin to
substitute the things of God
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with the things of
man or the arm of flesh.
00:28:35.04\00:28:38.44
Let me just read
a quick passage here
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I have my Bible turn to it
and you please do it if you can.
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Isaiah 50:10,
11, Isaiah 50:10-11.
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Notice these strong words,
notice how strong they are.
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And it starts out the question.
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"Who is among you
that feareth the Lord,
00:28:57.18\00:29:00.72
that obeyeth the
voice of his servant,
00:29:00.75\00:29:05.09
that walketh in
darkness, and hath no light?
00:29:05.12\00:29:09.43
Let him" notice "trust
in the name of the Lord,
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and stay upon his God."
00:29:13.96\00:29:16.26
Verse 11, "Behold,
all ye that kindle a fire,
00:29:16.29\00:29:21.88
that compass
yourselves about with sparks,
00:29:21.91\00:29:25.34
walk in the light of your fire,
00:29:25.37\00:29:28.16
and in the sparks
that ye have kindled.
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This shall ye have of mine hand
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ye shall lie down in sorrow."
00:29:33.73\00:29:37.45
You see we're just talking about
00:29:37.48\00:29:38.61
walking in the
sparks of our own light.
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When we reject what is truth
00:29:40.13\00:29:42.33
then we start to coming up
with this called what error.
00:29:42.36\00:29:46.60
Common not sacred
and then we begin to walk
00:29:46.63\00:29:50.58
in the sparks
of our own kilning.
00:29:50.61\00:29:52.50
We have created it.
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When we need the spark the
fire from heaven to come down
00:29:54.64\00:29:57.52
and consume, you see.
00:29:57.55\00:30:00.03
And many do that.
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How sad that it
is? Strange fire.
00:30:01.43\00:30:04.94
Please circle that
in Isaiah 50:10, 11
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read it again when
you have the opportunity.
00:30:07.66\00:30:09.22
Because I believe this,
00:30:09.25\00:30:10.28
the Lord will never accept
strange fire, common fire.
00:30:10.31\00:30:14.34
He will never, ever accept it.
00:30:14.37\00:30:17.78
And we have
individuals or people
00:30:17.81\00:30:19.98
in responsible
positions when they neglect,
00:30:20.01\00:30:23.23
when they reject,
when they just push aside
00:30:23.26\00:30:26.80
that which God
has said it's sacred
00:30:26.83\00:30:29.17
and they begin to
use this common fire.
00:30:29.20\00:30:31.39
Remember, God
will not accept him.
00:30:31.42\00:30:34.99
In fact the Bible says
00:30:35.02\00:30:36.59
"He will despise
their offerings."
00:30:36.62\00:30:40.04
Despise their what?
Despise their offering.
00:30:40.07\00:30:42.89
He will not accept them.
00:30:42.92\00:30:44.70
And yet somehow we think that
00:30:44.73\00:30:46.11
we can torn it
down and we can curb it.
00:30:46.14\00:30:48.63
Push it to the
curb, push to the side.
00:30:48.66\00:30:50.81
And it doesn't
make any difference.
00:30:50.84\00:30:51.99
God is going to
be accepting. Why?
00:30:52.02\00:30:53.31
Because His judgment
doesn't fall immediately.
00:30:53.34\00:30:56.96
In mercy you see in mercy
00:30:56.99\00:30:59.03
God is trying to
get our attention.
00:30:59.06\00:31:02.83
We cannot and I beg you
00:31:02.86\00:31:04.34
we cannot lower
the standards right now
00:31:04.37\00:31:06.34
and I know it's not popular.
00:31:06.37\00:31:08.43
We cannot lower
the standards now
00:31:08.46\00:31:10.09
in order to win
people into the church.
00:31:10.12\00:31:14.12
Many, many people
are doing that we know,
00:31:14.15\00:31:16.74
we bring them in,
what, by worldly customs.
00:31:16.77\00:31:20.34
When they come in
they'll bring them with them.
00:31:20.37\00:31:24.39
That's not, what God said
would it come apart be separate.
00:31:24.42\00:31:28.65
I've often asked
myself these questions.
00:31:28.68\00:31:30.51
Oh, there are so many we
could go for a long time.
00:31:30.54\00:31:32.76
I'm not going to do
that on this program.
00:31:32.79\00:31:35.25
But listen I have asked
myself as may be you have,
00:31:35.28\00:31:37.73
may be you haven't but
please just just way it out.
00:31:37.76\00:31:41.34
What place, we're
talking common and sacred.
00:31:41.37\00:31:44.98
What place does
contemporary or gospel,
00:31:45.01\00:31:49.06
we call, they call it rock music
00:31:49.09\00:31:50.66
I think there's no such thing
have in common with the sacred.
00:31:50.69\00:31:55.77
Think about it.
00:31:55.80\00:31:58.65
What is the new theology coming?
00:31:58.68\00:32:01.14
Is it common or is it sacred?
00:32:01.17\00:32:05.01
I have often asked myself
00:32:05.04\00:32:06.41
where does
these dramas and plays
00:32:06.44\00:32:08.43
and, you know, in
the church and puppets
00:32:08.46\00:32:10.37
and theatrics and magic
00:32:10.40\00:32:12.40
and all of this
stuff come in at?
00:32:12.43\00:32:17.25
What does this have to do
is it common or is it sacred?
00:32:17.28\00:32:21.06
And I hear a lot of
people they've used the,
00:32:21.09\00:32:22.74
cop out, they've used
this term you know diversity.
00:32:22.77\00:32:25.67
How many times
do you hear oh, yes.
00:32:25.70\00:32:27.96
And does accepting diversity
00:32:27.99\00:32:31.72
mean that we
have different beliefs
00:32:31.75\00:32:34.19
and we're just not going to
bring those things up anymore
00:32:34.22\00:32:36.44
because we don't
want any division
00:32:36.47\00:32:37.92
because of the way
may be we were raised
00:32:37.95\00:32:39.58
or may what
country we came from,
00:32:39.61\00:32:41.06
where we were born.
00:32:41.09\00:32:42.48
Is that really what it means?
00:32:42.51\00:32:45.72
You know what about celebration.
00:32:45.75\00:32:49.45
Is it common or
is it, is it sacred?
00:32:49.48\00:32:53.27
See, we know that strange fire
00:32:53.30\00:32:55.22
is going to be
used in our services
00:32:55.25\00:32:57.75
but I say this, I plead
with you God will not accept it.
00:32:57.78\00:33:02.38
You know whether it
be a whole big church
00:33:02.41\00:33:04.21
or there just be
a minuet little few.
00:33:04.24\00:33:06.94
What do you want?
00:33:06.97\00:33:08.00
Many people just
want numbers today.
00:33:08.03\00:33:09.61
I want people
and God wants people.
00:33:09.64\00:33:12.00
He wants us to be born again.
00:33:12.03\00:33:14.21
He wants us to stand for
what is right for what is true.
00:33:14.24\00:33:17.14
I get so sad and times
00:33:17.17\00:33:18.79
when it's so call
after call after call,
00:33:18.82\00:33:21.30
where people will say
there is things going on.
00:33:21.33\00:33:25.59
And I have just I'm not sure
whether it is right or wrong.
00:33:25.62\00:33:28.74
But it seems like it's
different than it used to be.
00:33:28.77\00:33:33.24
See the points a bit a so
clear that we can't mingle.
00:33:33.27\00:33:35.59
What's happening is the mingling
00:33:35.62\00:33:37.28
and once again common
fire with the sacred fire.
00:33:37.31\00:33:41.44
Do you realize as
we read the scripture
00:33:41.47\00:33:43.09
and I know that you do
00:33:43.12\00:33:44.75
and I'm not
trying to get on to you.
00:33:44.78\00:33:46.62
I have a burden because I just
00:33:46.65\00:33:48.09
I sense it by
talking with people
00:33:48.12\00:33:50.27
and reading the Word of God.
00:33:50.30\00:33:51.70
You know that the darkness,
00:33:51.73\00:33:53.20
light and darkness just
they do not go together.
00:33:53.23\00:33:56.59
The Bible is clear
and read John 12:35
00:33:56.62\00:33:59.52
and then also in
2 Corinthians 6:14
00:33:59.55\00:34:02.20
the Bible says "We are not
to be unequally yoked together."
00:34:02.23\00:34:07.62
Did you get that?
00:34:07.65\00:34:08.68
Unequally yoked
together with unbelievers.
00:34:08.71\00:34:11.72
What fellowship
has righteousness
00:34:11.75\00:34:13.96
with unrighteousness
00:34:13.99\00:34:15.28
and what communion
hath light with darkness
00:34:15.31\00:34:18.01
that's what the Bible says
00:34:18.04\00:34:19.54
but yet we think
we can combine the two
00:34:19.57\00:34:21.29
and everything is
going to be all right.
00:34:21.32\00:34:23.31
We need to be on the same page.
00:34:23.34\00:34:26.10
See, to me the
point is very clear
00:34:26.13\00:34:28.09
we must realize as
we unite with the world,
00:34:28.12\00:34:33.11
you see, the more
corrupt we're going to become.
00:34:33.14\00:34:36.94
Even in our
services in our beliefs
00:34:36.97\00:34:40.67
and in our action
never, never mingle these--
00:34:40.70\00:34:44.03
the strange fire, you see
and the sacred fire together.
00:34:44.06\00:34:48.03
Why, death will surely follow.
00:34:48.06\00:34:51.00
Certainly spiritual death
as well as physical death.
00:34:51.03\00:34:54.87
Let me just give you few
examples just quickly here.
00:34:54.90\00:34:57.10
If you think that I'm
little bit out of line
00:34:57.13\00:34:58.89
and it's just too heavy
00:34:58.92\00:35:00.56
please, way this out
what I'm talking about here.
00:35:00.59\00:35:04.33
This is simple
you've been over many times
00:35:04.36\00:35:05.95
but these are good
illustrations in my opinion.
00:35:05.98\00:35:08.95
What did what did
Cain offered to God?
00:35:08.98\00:35:11.94
Was it strange
fire or sacred fire?
00:35:11.97\00:35:16.42
Look at the results.
00:35:16.45\00:35:18.99
What did Adam or Aarons
two sons offered to God?
00:35:19.02\00:35:23.45
Was it strange fire
or was it sacred fire?
00:35:23.48\00:35:27.98
Look at the results.
00:35:28.01\00:35:30.55
As mentioned
here Nadab and Abaihu
00:35:30.58\00:35:33.34
did they offered strange fire
00:35:33.37\00:35:35.19
or sacred fire
what was the results?
00:35:35.22\00:35:39.31
See the same God today forever,
00:35:39.34\00:35:42.39
there is a difference between
the common isn't that right,
00:35:42.42\00:35:45.91
strange and the sacred.
00:35:45.94\00:35:48.20
You know what, it
was always death resulted
00:35:48.23\00:35:51.22
a separation from
God and yet we think
00:35:51.25\00:35:53.54
we live in a different
society and in a different age
00:35:53.57\00:35:56.57
where it
doesn't matter any more.
00:35:56.60\00:35:58.11
I'm saying we
have let it go that way
00:35:58.14\00:35:59.53
so long that
there is ton of rubbish
00:35:59.56\00:36:01.80
that needs to be removed.
00:36:01.83\00:36:05.73
Have you wondered, a question,
00:36:05.76\00:36:07.87
have you wondered why, why
some people in your church,
00:36:07.90\00:36:10.69
you know friends may be
we're discussing the Bible
00:36:10.72\00:36:12.96
and having a subject you
know you're covering it all
00:36:12.99\00:36:15.41
and you get it done within?
00:36:15.44\00:36:17.11
And some people will
say oh, that's so plain.
00:36:17.14\00:36:19.38
Oh, I understand
it well, most get it.
00:36:19.41\00:36:23.50
But there is
always a few that'll say,
00:36:23.53\00:36:26.67
I don't see
anything wrong with it.
00:36:26.70\00:36:29.53
I don't know where
you're coming from.
00:36:29.56\00:36:31.61
And that may be true
00:36:31.64\00:36:32.85
because let me
tell you the Bible clear
00:36:32.88\00:36:34.67
and there because they what,
00:36:34.70\00:36:37.31
they don't have the
spiritual eyes, ears or mind
00:36:37.34\00:36:39.86
and they really don't see
00:36:39.89\00:36:40.96
and they really
don't understand.
00:36:40.99\00:36:43.90
They have a hard
time comprehending
00:36:43.93\00:36:46.07
some of the
spiritual issues in the church
00:36:46.10\00:36:48.44
and sometime when they see these
00:36:48.47\00:36:50.54
little bit of church
services and stuff going on
00:36:50.57\00:36:52.92
they look at them and say
it doesn't seem like its right
00:36:52.95\00:36:55.13
but I guess its okay.
00:36:55.16\00:36:56.65
The pastor allows
it, the elder allow,
00:36:56.68\00:36:58.50
the church seems to enjoy.
00:36:58.53\00:37:00.02
Listen, the Word of
God that's what we look to,
00:37:00.05\00:37:02.95
to say if it's
right or if it's wrong.
00:37:02.98\00:37:04.38
It's not what the people feel,
00:37:04.41\00:37:05.67
it's not what the
people say we want.
00:37:05.70\00:37:08.34
Look at Israel
in the Old Testament
00:37:08.37\00:37:09.40
and the old time
what the people wanted.
00:37:09.43\00:37:11.07
And many times look
what they, what they got.
00:37:11.10\00:37:13.83
Wow, here's the problem.
00:37:13.86\00:37:17.18
They're not minds
need to be converted.
00:37:17.21\00:37:20.91
Minds need to be converted what,
00:37:20.94\00:37:22.97
from the world to
the mind of the Christ
00:37:23.00\00:37:26.82
then we begin to see things
that way that Jesus sees it.
00:37:26.85\00:37:30.19
Wouldn't it be
wonderful to be in the church
00:37:30.22\00:37:31.71
and settings to
people say you know what,
00:37:31.74\00:37:33.68
regardless of the changes
that may need to take place
00:37:33.71\00:37:36.28
in my heart in my
life or this church.
00:37:36.31\00:37:38.89
We're gonna look
at the Word of God
00:37:38.92\00:37:40.11
and we're gonna
follow it, write down.
00:37:40.14\00:37:42.85
Not as a legalistic
way but to be obedient
00:37:42.88\00:37:45.05
and to be loving
and kind to our Savior.
00:37:45.08\00:37:48.20
Oh, friend, wouldn't it be
nice to be able attend a church
00:37:48.23\00:37:52.62
where everybody would
have the mind of Jesus Christ.
00:37:52.65\00:37:56.88
Wouldn't you-- He
offers that to you today.
00:37:56.91\00:37:58.65
He offers it to me today.
00:37:58.68\00:38:01.26
You know, I think,
I think of the church
00:38:01.29\00:38:03.44
and I think of us as a people
00:38:03.47\00:38:04.82
in where God
would have us today.
00:38:04.85\00:38:07.39
Do you think may be
00:38:07.42\00:38:08.45
that we're missing the
mark just a little bit?
00:38:08.48\00:38:10.42
Is it possible we
have lowered the standards?
00:38:10.45\00:38:13.67
I have heard some people say
00:38:13.70\00:38:14.76
and many by the way will say,
00:38:14.79\00:38:15.97
if we just lower the
standards a little bit oh,
00:38:16.00\00:38:17.91
oh the more people will come in,
00:38:17.94\00:38:19.38
all our churches will
grow, we'll keep our youth.
00:38:19.41\00:38:22.21
You know it--
God can never bless
00:38:22.24\00:38:24.63
when we lower the standards
00:38:24.66\00:38:26.57
for anything or
anybody it, it never works.
00:38:26.60\00:38:30.30
Please keep that in mind.
00:38:30.33\00:38:31.75
I mentioned before
it might be, you know,
00:38:31.78\00:38:34.43
for a while it seems
like its going to work.
00:38:34.46\00:38:37.43
But as soon as you think
it's gonna work the old devil
00:38:37.46\00:38:39.80
just pulls your rug
right out from under you.
00:38:39.83\00:38:42.04
But listen, I say hang in
there because God will help you.
00:38:42.07\00:38:45.63
He will send help to
encourage and strengthen those
00:38:45.66\00:38:48.11
who are
standing, standing to keep
00:38:48.14\00:38:49.96
the standards elevated and high.
00:38:49.99\00:38:52.29
You know, we need
to be very careful,
00:38:52.32\00:38:53.65
I believe this we
have been talking about it,
00:38:53.68\00:38:55.69
about it in entertainment
style of worship service.
00:38:55.72\00:38:59.12
And I know people don't
want to hear this or celebration
00:38:59.15\00:39:01.47
but you know what, be careful
to this listen carefully.
00:39:01.50\00:39:04.29
One of first things
I hear people will say
00:39:04.32\00:39:06.17
oh, oh, I believe its okay.
00:39:06.20\00:39:07.96
I don't see
anything wrong with it.
00:39:07.99\00:39:09.22
Really, I don't see
anything with this in here and--
00:39:09.25\00:39:12.30
may be we need a little
more spiritual discernment.
00:39:12.33\00:39:14.72
What you think about that today?
00:39:14.75\00:39:16.38
Some people have a difficult
time trying to figure out
00:39:16.41\00:39:18.87
what kind of worship style
they need or the lifestyle.
00:39:18.90\00:39:22.73
Friend, I encourage you to
go to the Word of God today,
00:39:22.76\00:39:25.35
that's where you're
going to get your direction.
00:39:25.38\00:39:27.20
The answer is right here.
00:39:27.23\00:39:29.38
Just don't listen to somebody
00:39:29.41\00:39:30.66
because that they have
may be have something to say.
00:39:30.69\00:39:32.77
Make sure it lines
up with the Word of God.
00:39:32.80\00:39:35.18
Be sure someone is
counseling you today.
00:39:35.21\00:39:37.75
Be sure that what the
counselors that given to you
00:39:37.78\00:39:40.27
is found in the Word of God.
00:39:40.30\00:39:42.71
And you know secondly, I
want you think about this.
00:39:42.74\00:39:44.81
If the world of the majority
says oh this is wonderful
00:39:44.84\00:39:48.15
then you know
what, be careful with it.
00:39:48.18\00:39:49.71
Check it with the Word of God.
00:39:49.74\00:39:51.41
I'm so thankful today
that we can to the word
00:39:51.44\00:39:53.79
and we check what Jesus said.
00:39:53.82\00:39:56.29
And He said this in John 17:14.
00:39:56.32\00:40:00.67
Listen, he says
"They are not of the world
00:40:00.70\00:40:04.33
even as I'm not of the world."
00:40:04.36\00:40:07.73
How interesting.
00:40:07.76\00:40:09.02
Jesus said this,
"they are not of the world."
00:40:09.05\00:40:14.17
Romans 12:2 Bibles says
00:40:14.20\00:40:16.45
"don't be conformed to this
world but the yee, transform."
00:40:16.48\00:40:20.20
You can read all of that
when you have the opportunity.
00:40:20.23\00:40:22.15
He comes to all and say
"don't be like the world
00:40:22.18\00:40:24.00
there needs to
be a transformation
00:40:24.03\00:40:25.45
or needs to be a
change that takes place."
00:40:25.48\00:40:27.43
And too often that
change is not happened.
00:40:27.46\00:40:31.99
I believe this we cannot be
half saved or half converted.
00:40:32.02\00:40:38.15
It's all of noting. I
think the Bible teaches that.
00:40:38.18\00:40:40.58
Don't you? Sure it does.
00:40:40.61\00:40:42.50
The Bible says you
cannot serve two masters.
00:40:42.53\00:40:45.71
Have you read that?
00:40:45.74\00:40:46.99
Read that in Matthew
6:24, because I believe this
00:40:47.02\00:40:50.14
many are striving
to serve Jesus always.
00:40:50.17\00:40:52.96
And if they are they're
gonna ask this question.
00:40:52.99\00:40:56.00
When they're
approached upon any subject
00:40:56.03\00:40:58.67
first thing you're gonna do--
any subject that comes your way
00:40:58.70\00:41:00.92
because there's people
approaching you on every sides
00:41:00.95\00:41:02.86
saying "well, this is the
truth, well this is new light
00:41:02.89\00:41:05.28
or this is the way
it is supposed to be.
00:41:05.31\00:41:06.35
Oh, we have missed all."
00:41:06.38\00:41:07.92
First questions is
this, is this the truth?
00:41:07.95\00:41:10.86
Well, let's go
to the Word of God
00:41:10.89\00:41:12.05
and let's see
that if it's a truth.
00:41:12.08\00:41:14.35
Has it changed
any of the pillars
00:41:14.38\00:41:16.03
and the
doctrines of this movement?
00:41:16.06\00:41:18.12
If it is, there is
some serious problems here
00:41:18.15\00:41:21.52
or it just may be coming
in from a different angle
00:41:21.55\00:41:23.47
and seeing it
little bit more in growing
00:41:23.50\00:41:25.51
nothing wrong with that
00:41:25.54\00:41:26.78
but is it changing those
things that we have held dear
00:41:26.81\00:41:29.40
as truths for
the many, many years.
00:41:29.43\00:41:31.55
But the Bibles teaches
they always asked this question
00:41:31.58\00:41:37.99
and they'll, they'll
say it's not how many--
00:41:38.02\00:41:40.17
remember this, it's not
how many will be for it.
00:41:40.20\00:41:44.65
I've heard this
said sometime that almost
00:41:44.68\00:41:46.76
I don't know if I
can say this or not.
00:41:46.79\00:41:48.61
It almost makes me
sick but I'm going to,
00:41:48.64\00:41:51.25
I have heard it so often
and comes from a pastor one time
00:41:51.28\00:41:55.62
who was looking and
weighing out a situation
00:41:55.65\00:41:57.74
and he says to me, how many
will be for it or against it.
00:41:57.77\00:42:02.00
And I said you know
what lets look at it first
00:42:02.03\00:42:05.51
what is the truth what is right.
00:42:05.54\00:42:07.86
It's not how many or for it
00:42:07.89\00:42:09.64
or how many
against that matters.
00:42:09.67\00:42:12.39
Does the Bible preach it,
does the Bible teaches to you?
00:42:12.42\00:42:14.73
That, that's what we do.
00:42:14.76\00:42:16.65
This is not the political thing
00:42:16.68\00:42:18.37
where you try to please
the people to get the vote.
00:42:18.40\00:42:21.43
But many times that's
the way it's orchestrated.
00:42:21.46\00:42:25.46
The standard of the Bible
will always be or judged for us.
00:42:25.49\00:42:29.41
But there are
many who are injecting
00:42:29.44\00:42:31.36
that common,
that strange you see,
00:42:31.39\00:42:33.61
wrong standards not
biblical standards at all.
00:42:33.64\00:42:36.53
And then they'll go on to say--
I have heard people say this
00:42:36.56\00:42:38.87
well, I know it doesn't
really teach that but it works.
00:42:38.90\00:42:43.16
It seems like it might
work for a little season
00:42:43.19\00:42:45.68
but it does not
work anytime we go
00:42:45.71\00:42:47.90
against the plain
teachings of God's word.
00:42:47.93\00:42:50.20
Please know that.
00:42:50.23\00:42:51.53
Everything must harmonize
00:42:51.56\00:42:53.97
if the
instructions given to us by God.
00:42:54.00\00:42:56.50
Review and Herald
6-20-82 says this.
00:42:56.53\00:42:59.37
"Conformity to
the worldly customs
00:42:59.40\00:43:01.50
converts the
church to the world."
00:43:01.53\00:43:03.73
Did you get it? Some
of you're not getting it.
00:43:03.76\00:43:05.87
Look, conformity to what?
00:43:05.90\00:43:08.30
The worldly customs,
the customs of the world.
00:43:08.33\00:43:11.55
This is what we do on this day,
00:43:11.58\00:43:12.70
this is what we do on this day,
00:43:12.73\00:43:13.76
this is what the
world does on this day.
00:43:13.79\00:43:15.40
Notice,
"Conformity worldly customs
00:43:15.43\00:43:17.39
converts the
church to the world.
00:43:17.42\00:43:19.99
It never converts
the world to Christ."
00:43:20.02\00:43:24.45
Wow. 6 Testimonies 144 nails it.
00:43:24.48\00:43:28.42
Notice this "There
must be no cloaking"
00:43:28.45\00:43:31.90
no covering up "of our faith."
00:43:31.93\00:43:34.43
How many people
cover up some of the truths
00:43:34.46\00:43:37.02
that God has for us
to proclaim to the world?
00:43:37.05\00:43:39.76
"Truth must come to
souls ready to perish.
00:43:39.79\00:43:43.88
If it is in anyway
hidden, God is dishonored,
00:43:43.91\00:43:49.20
and the blood of souls
will be upon their garments."
00:43:49.23\00:43:52.82
We have been studying
that Ezekiel 3, Ezekiel 33,
00:43:52.85\00:43:56.23
did you get that we can't cloak,
00:43:56.26\00:43:59.27
we can't cover up our faith
and how often we try to hide it.
00:43:59.30\00:44:04.09
We're ashamed of it,
it seems like sometime
00:44:04.12\00:44:06.81
but the truth must come
00:44:06.84\00:44:08.05
because their
souls ready to perish.
00:44:08.08\00:44:11.57
If we hide it in any form
or fashion God is displeased
00:44:11.60\00:44:16.51
and their blood
will be on our hands.
00:44:16.54\00:44:18.64
Isn't that
enough to say "okay God,
00:44:18.67\00:44:20.24
look I want to get
straightened up here.
00:44:20.27\00:44:22.05
I want to do the right thing."
00:44:22.08\00:44:24.64
Many Christians I
noticed they are examining
00:44:24.67\00:44:27.34
their experience with the Lord.
00:44:27.37\00:44:29.59
Now, I have said
this several times
00:44:29.62\00:44:32.01
and I want to go back
just a little bit more with it.
00:44:32.04\00:44:34.16
Many people are examining
00:44:34.19\00:44:36.65
their experience
with God right now.
00:44:36.68\00:44:39.26
Many are seeing
and hearing things,
00:44:39.29\00:44:41.79
things new and strange to them.
00:44:41.82\00:44:45.37
And they'll say
this, they're different.
00:44:45.40\00:44:48.83
I'm not sure but
they're different than the--
00:44:48.86\00:44:52.68
stay with me, they're
different than the old days.
00:44:52.71\00:44:55.61
There're different
things going on than way
00:44:55.64\00:44:58.04
I was brought into this movement
00:44:58.07\00:45:00.69
and they just
can't figure it out.
00:45:00.72\00:45:05.31
They said it's different than
00:45:05.34\00:45:06.37
when I gave my
life to Jesus Christ.
00:45:06.40\00:45:08.64
When I heard these
beautiful grand truths,
00:45:08.67\00:45:10.24
I accept Him with all
my heart, my soul, my mind
00:45:10.27\00:45:12.93
and now I see some change.
00:45:12.96\00:45:14.01
I don't know
what's going on because
00:45:14.04\00:45:15.92
there's very few people
to say anything any different
00:45:15.95\00:45:17.83
and why it just goes wrong.
00:45:17.86\00:45:19.28
So what they're seeing
and what they're hearing
00:45:22.87\00:45:25.24
many don't understand.
00:45:25.27\00:45:26.56
And do you know what it is,
00:45:26.59\00:45:27.65
bless the heart
its many of the aged
00:45:27.68\00:45:29.68
those who have been
movement a long time.
00:45:29.71\00:45:31.70
They are in their
70s, they're in their 80s
00:45:31.73\00:45:33.26
even a few in their
90s I have been talking to
00:45:33.29\00:45:35.68
and their heart is just aching.
00:45:35.71\00:45:37.88
They're saying what has happened
I don't understand this?
00:45:37.91\00:45:42.82
Friend, what is happening?
00:45:42.85\00:45:45.77
They don't know, they need help
00:45:45.80\00:45:48.51
and then when they go
to some of their friends
00:45:48.54\00:45:51.16
the friends say, oh, I don't see
anything really wrong with it.
00:45:51.19\00:45:54.00
I mean, we don't
want to be a troublemaker.
00:45:54.03\00:45:56.52
What do these individuals do?
00:45:56.55\00:45:59.82
Some I have talked
to said you know what,
00:45:59.85\00:46:01.57
if there is common fire
and things are taking place
00:46:01.60\00:46:04.85
that mean
doctrines of men coming in
00:46:04.88\00:46:07.03
to replace the
doctrines of God teachings
00:46:07.06\00:46:09.64
something must be done they say.
00:46:09.67\00:46:12.88
And then they come to
the very bottom line as
00:46:12.91\00:46:16.72
may be I have to do
something about it but oh, wow.
00:46:16.75\00:46:20.36
And then the others will see
some changes need to be made.
00:46:20.39\00:46:25.33
But they will say this, I'm
not gonna cause it upheaval here
00:46:25.36\00:46:30.60
so I'm going to hang in.
00:46:30.63\00:46:32.36
I'm just going to hang in there.
00:46:32.39\00:46:33.42
I'm going to stay in
there and I'm going to hope
00:46:33.45\00:46:36.73
that a change will come.
00:46:36.76\00:46:37.79
Oh, bless your heart.
It will it will get worst.
00:46:37.82\00:46:42.91
Any time you let the
truth go it will get worst.
00:46:42.94\00:46:44.87
It won't get better.
We need God's blessing.
00:46:44.90\00:46:47.81
So all or most
of these individuals
00:46:47.84\00:46:51.10
see that the
standards have been lowered.
00:46:51.13\00:46:54.08
Should we be
concerned? Absolutely.
00:46:54.11\00:46:58.23
And as it's been
little time on this
00:46:58.26\00:47:00.23
and then in the next fourth part
00:47:00.26\00:47:01.52
we will get a little bit
deeper in it but you know,
00:47:01.55\00:47:03.07
as a person studies little
bit of the Christian history
00:47:03.10\00:47:06.73
what do we see it becomes clear.
00:47:06.76\00:47:08.89
The enemy wanted what pagans
and Christianity to do what?
00:47:08.92\00:47:12.97
Come on, somebody
say common and sacred
00:47:13.00\00:47:15.01
to come together and compromise.
00:47:15.04\00:47:17.74
Water down, dilute
the truths of God's Word.
00:47:17.77\00:47:21.95
They wanted that the
pagans to accept what.
00:47:21.98\00:47:24.80
The all of the
Christians they would not.
00:47:24.83\00:47:27.26
And so they want the
pagan the heathen to accept
00:47:27.29\00:47:29.71
and so they did
and they accepted
00:47:29.74\00:47:31.94
part of the Christian faith.
00:47:31.97\00:47:35.38
And so as they just accepted
part of the Christian faith,
00:47:35.41\00:47:38.54
many Christians felt like
00:47:38.57\00:47:40.65
that there was their obligation
to go and to give them more.
00:47:40.68\00:47:44.27
So as they accepted they
wanted to give them more.
00:47:44.30\00:47:48.60
But notice in
order for the Christians
00:47:48.63\00:47:51.24
to be accepted by
the pagans what happened?
00:47:51.27\00:47:55.33
They had to lower the standards.
00:47:55.36\00:47:57.62
They saw an interest,
they wanted to give them more,
00:47:57.65\00:48:01.17
pagans would not--
they didn't want anymore.
00:48:01.20\00:48:03.28
They said, we will but you know
00:48:03.31\00:48:04.74
what we have to
change this and this and this
00:48:04.77\00:48:07.30
and they begin to
lower the standards.
00:48:07.33\00:48:09.84
This made it easy to
unite paganism and Christianity.
00:48:09.87\00:48:15.53
The historical account given
in Early Writings 210 and 211
00:48:15.56\00:48:20.13
it just makes this comment.
00:48:20.16\00:48:21.19
Listen carefully, it said
00:48:21.22\00:48:22.54
"At last the
standard was lowered."
00:48:22.57\00:48:25.09
Oh, how sad.
00:48:25.12\00:48:27.89
"The heathen were
uniting with the Christians.
00:48:27.92\00:48:31.76
As the followers of Christ
gradually united with them,
00:48:31.79\00:48:36.65
the Christian
religion became corrupted
00:48:36.68\00:48:40.24
and the church lost
its purity and its power."
00:48:40.27\00:48:46.39
How does the church as a people
lose our purity and our power
00:48:46.42\00:48:51.72
when we compromise the truth,
00:48:51.75\00:48:54.18
when we mix the
common with the sacred?
00:48:54.21\00:48:58.38
Try to combine it
so everybody is happy.
00:48:58.41\00:49:01.06
So the church grows so
we have numbers rather than
00:49:01.09\00:49:04.75
people who are
converted fully to Jesus Christ.
00:49:04.78\00:49:08.01
So we don't bring
up all the standards,
00:49:08.04\00:49:09.74
we don't make
them issues anymore.
00:49:09.77\00:49:12.89
Friend, I'm saying
we need to really be
00:49:12.92\00:49:14.63
checking the Word of
God like never before.
00:49:14.66\00:49:17.45
The church needs its purity.
00:49:17.48\00:49:19.77
The church needs power.
00:49:19.80\00:49:23.20
And I sense today and I
know you can sense it too.
00:49:23.23\00:49:25.42
I know you can that as we today,
that men will try anything
00:49:25.45\00:49:29.71
and everything to
lessen the distance
00:49:29.74\00:49:32.82
between those who keep
the commandments of God
00:49:32.85\00:49:35.16
and those who keep
the commandments of man.
00:49:35.19\00:49:38.31
One is sacred
right, the other is common.
00:49:38.34\00:49:40.92
Now we were talking specifically
the Seventh-day Sabbath.
00:49:40.95\00:49:46.05
Man is going to
do everything he can
00:49:46.08\00:49:47.71
and what the enemy
is going to be working
00:49:47.74\00:49:49.16
to the lessen the distance.
00:49:49.19\00:49:52.44
You see, we have
to look how does the,
00:49:52.47\00:49:54.18
the world the
worldly practices then
00:49:54.21\00:49:56.61
come into the church today.
00:49:56.64\00:49:58.26
How do they come
in to the church?
00:49:58.29\00:50:00.09
How is that we let
them into the church?
00:50:00.12\00:50:04.16
Do we not have a voice?
00:50:04.19\00:50:05.43
Don't you realize my
brother and my sister,
00:50:05.46\00:50:07.75
you have an obligation to God.
00:50:07.78\00:50:11.07
You have it okay.
00:50:11.10\00:50:12.13
You don't say well,
that's the pastor job
00:50:12.16\00:50:13.35
and already it is.
00:50:13.38\00:50:14.41
But it's your job too.
00:50:14.44\00:50:17.21
It's your job don't let that
paganism come into the church,
00:50:17.24\00:50:20.90
these worldly customs.
00:50:20.93\00:50:23.11
So how do they
get into the church?
00:50:23.14\00:50:24.70
Let me just read an article
in Review and Herald, 6-20-1982.
00:50:24.73\00:50:28.97
Notice this, its says,
00:50:29.00\00:50:30.51
"Worldly customs and
practices are introduced"
00:50:30.54\00:50:34.70
listen "because of the hearts
of the unconsecrated ministers
00:50:34.73\00:50:41.87
and church-members still
cling to the love of the world."
00:50:41.90\00:50:47.18
So how does all
of that paganism,
00:50:47.21\00:50:48.87
how does all that
you see that common,
00:50:48.90\00:50:52.27
how does the enemies tactic
00:50:52.30\00:50:54.06
how does they come into
through those church doors?
00:50:54.09\00:50:56.63
Its because worldly customs
and practices are introduced
00:50:56.66\00:51:00.43
because the
hearts of the ministers
00:51:00.46\00:51:02.19
and the church members still
cling to the love of the world.
00:51:02.22\00:51:05.66
That's what the
article says fight with that.
00:51:05.69\00:51:08.92
Doesn't make me happy.
00:51:08.95\00:51:10.40
See, to read
those things but we--
00:51:10.43\00:51:11.93
I need to examine so it's
that what's happening there.
00:51:11.96\00:51:14.32
There has to be a
reason for these things.
00:51:14.35\00:51:17.51
Friend, we make changes,
we make changes in your life.
00:51:17.54\00:51:20.18
Please make sure these changes,
00:51:20.21\00:51:22.25
right or not
changing the messages itself.
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Did you get that?
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Make sure when you say
"oh I'll read this article."
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If it changes, you know,
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one little dotting
than "I" are crossing
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of the truth of a "T"
be careful, be careful.
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We need not go.
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May I just say we need not go--
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listen brothers and
sisters, please listen carefully
00:51:42.66\00:51:44.52
we need not go
outside of our faith.
00:51:44.55\00:51:48.28
We need not go
outside of the Bible
00:51:48.31\00:51:51.94
and the Spirit
of Prophecy to learn
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how to conduct a
service or to win souls.
00:51:54.92\00:51:58.97
Somebody pay attention.
00:51:59.00\00:52:00.45
We do not need to do that.
00:52:00.48\00:52:03.68
We're going from the
common and the sacred.
00:52:03.71\00:52:07.00
We speak often
about unity that's good.
00:52:07.03\00:52:10.26
I believe in
unity and how about you?
00:52:10.29\00:52:12.64
But notice this, I
want to start leave
00:52:12.67\00:52:14.67
we're winding
down, hey stay with me.
00:52:14.70\00:52:17.23
I hear unity all the time
and people will say unity well,
00:52:17.26\00:52:19.54
we're just comprising,
we're just you know blah, blah,
00:52:19.57\00:52:21.48
diversity will just listen.
00:52:21.51\00:52:23.66
"If unity," this is
The Great Controversy 45.
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"If unity could be
secured only by compromise
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of the truth and righteousness,
00:52:32.18\00:52:35.23
let there be
differences and even war."
00:52:35.26\00:52:39.57
That's heavy duty words.
00:52:39.60\00:52:43.37
Did you get that?
00:52:43.40\00:52:45.61
We're pagan unity
00:52:45.64\00:52:46.92
but you know you
can't unify what on truths.
00:52:46.95\00:52:51.04
Unity could be secured
only by compromise of the truth.
00:52:51.07\00:52:55.73
And compromise of righteousness
00:52:55.76\00:52:57.78
let there then be differences
and let there be war.
00:52:57.81\00:53:03.18
That's pretty heavy duty
to me, I don't know about you.
00:53:03.21\00:53:06.46
But that makes
me want to stand up
00:53:06.49\00:53:07.76
as a child of God and say,
00:53:07.79\00:53:09.06
if I see something
in church it's not right
00:53:09.09\00:53:10.80
I want to say here is why.
00:53:10.83\00:53:12.90
Bring to the attention
of those who are in charge
00:53:12.93\00:53:14.44
and lets say go over
this thing and lets see.
00:53:14.47\00:53:17.83
So here we
might say, as we close
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we might add
the early Christians
00:53:19.33\00:53:21.48
dared not tolerated error
that was fatal to the soul
00:53:21.51\00:53:26.87
and to the souls
of their children.
00:53:26.90\00:53:28.29
Oh, friend, are we there today.
00:53:28.32\00:53:30.37
That we will not
tolerate as the reformers did.
00:53:30.40\00:53:33.06
The early Christians
they wouldn't tolerate
00:53:33.09\00:53:35.10
any kind of error
that would come in
00:53:35.13\00:53:36.91
that would be fatal to
their soul or to their family.
00:53:36.94\00:53:40.91
Won't you realize
when you let it go
00:53:40.94\00:53:42.20
its going to be fatal to your
family and to your children?
00:53:42.23\00:53:46.84
The early Christians had to
deal with three major attacks
00:53:46.87\00:53:51.01
and we're gonna get
that in our fourth part.
00:53:51.04\00:53:52.92
They had to deal
with three major attacks
00:53:52.95\00:53:55.20
and we need to
learn those things.
00:53:55.23\00:53:57.33
As we close today on this
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I'm praying the Holy Spirit is
convicting your heart right now.
00:53:58.84\00:54:01.77
I will pray the Holy Spirit
00:54:01.80\00:54:02.83
why because some of
you have not been standing
00:54:02.86\00:54:04.33
and not given the trumpet a
certain sound and you need to.
00:54:04.36\00:54:08.85
Things are falling
apart and you want it revive.
00:54:08.88\00:54:11.37
You want it back the
way it supposed to be.
00:54:11.40\00:54:14.20
And I'm gonna
pray as we close here
00:54:14.23\00:54:15.89
that the Holy
Spirit will help you,
00:54:15.92\00:54:17.57
help me, help us
all too unite together.
00:54:17.60\00:54:20.13
We're on the standard
elevation of what is truth.
00:54:20.16\00:54:23.25
Not lowered but
raise the standard.
00:54:23.28\00:54:25.18
That you're gonna be willing
00:54:25.21\00:54:26.24
as we get ready to
have a prayer here.
00:54:26.27\00:54:29.15
As you see the things that
are happening you're not happy
00:54:29.18\00:54:30.98
where you're gonna say oh God,
00:54:31.01\00:54:32.80
please help me to be Your voice.
00:54:32.83\00:54:35.61
You know what, God
will use you to do that.
00:54:35.64\00:54:37.42
We've got to get back.
00:54:37.45\00:54:38.69
Friend, if we don't it
just worse and worse and worse
00:54:38.72\00:54:41.15
and it where people is dying,
00:54:41.18\00:54:42.66
the world is dying
for one of these message.
00:54:42.69\00:54:44.84
Let's pray about
it right now shall we,
00:54:44.87\00:54:46.23
before we you know you
may have some prayer request
00:54:46.26\00:54:48.71
we want to take those
too to the God of heaven.
00:54:48.74\00:54:51.78
Father in heaven, we thank You
for Your precious word today.
00:54:51.81\00:54:54.59
We thank You
that You're warning us
00:54:54.62\00:54:56.45
there is a difference
between the common and sacred.
00:54:56.48\00:54:59.32
You're inviting
and You're addressing
00:54:59.35\00:55:02.42
and You're arming Your people
00:55:02.45\00:55:04.33
to have a voice, a
word in due season.
00:55:04.36\00:55:06.23
I pray each one will
rise to that occasion
00:55:06.26\00:55:08.47
may we give the
trumpet a certain sound.
00:55:08.50\00:55:10.72
We thank You for
hearing for answering prayer
00:55:10.75\00:55:12.68
thank You for your
love and again we thank You
00:55:12.71\00:55:15.16
for the power
of the Holy Spirit.
00:55:15.19\00:55:16.22
In Jesus name we pray
and for His sake, amen.
00:55:16.25\00:55:20.66
Again we are very grateful
and thankful for those of you
00:55:20.69\00:55:22.96
who've supported
here the ministry 3ABN,
00:55:22.99\00:55:26.19
Behold the Lamb
and we often say,
00:55:26.22\00:55:27.90
you know, I
hear a lot of you say
00:55:27.93\00:55:28.96
oh, we love the
truth, we love the truth,
00:55:28.99\00:55:30.58
we love the truth, we
want to hear the truth.
00:55:30.61\00:55:32.42
Friends, if it's true
that's what you're hearing,
00:55:32.45\00:55:34.09
why don't you serve us,
00:55:34.12\00:55:35.75
why don't you encourage 3ABN,
00:55:35.78\00:55:37.27
won't you
encourage Behold the Lamb
00:55:37.30\00:55:38.50
to continue to get this
Word out so that Jesus can come.
00:55:38.53\00:55:42.07
We need your help, we
need your encouragement.
00:55:42.10\00:55:44.10
So why not, let's hear
those who really love the truth.
00:55:44.13\00:55:46.65
We love you, we thank
you for spending time with us
00:55:46.68\00:55:48.87
and we'll see you, next time.
00:55:48.90\00:55:51.28
Hello and welcome back, friends.
00:55:54.46\00:55:56.68
We certainly pray and we hope
00:55:56.71\00:55:59.22
that the Holy Spirit has
spoke to your hearts today
00:55:59.25\00:56:02.54
as he has to ours.
00:56:02.57\00:56:04.14
God is gently reminding us
that there must be a difference
00:56:04.17\00:56:07.74
between the
common and the sacred.
00:56:07.77\00:56:10.32
Often, we can find in Scripture
00:56:10.35\00:56:12.33
where God asks his
people to put away the common
00:56:12.36\00:56:15.21
when coming into His presence.
00:56:15.24\00:56:17.66
He had requirements
for the children of Israel
00:56:17.69\00:56:20.16
to meet before they were
to gather around Mount Sinai.
00:56:20.19\00:56:23.71
And these
requirements were to be met
00:56:23.74\00:56:26.68
before the God of
heaven would actually descend
00:56:26.71\00:56:29.94
upon that mount in
their very presence.
00:56:29.97\00:56:33.35
God is the same
yesterday, today and forever.
00:56:33.38\00:56:37.72
So if we desire His presence,
we need to heed His wishes.
00:56:37.75\00:56:42.38
And in order to help remind
you of the difference between
00:56:42.41\00:56:45.64
that which is common
and that which is sacred,
00:56:45.67\00:56:48.59
this four part
series, entitled just that
00:56:48.62\00:56:51.88
"Common and Sacred
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00:57:01.49\00:57:04.52
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00:57:04.55\00:57:08.75
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00:57:17.30\00:57:20.56
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00:57:55.79\00:57:58.89
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