Participants: Pr. E.C. Polite
Series Code: HG
Program Code: HG000016
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00:34 Good morning,
00:35 good morning boys and girls, happy Sabbath. 00:39 So wonderful. 00:47 Get everybody. 00:49 Right. 00:50 Good morning, good morning. 00:53 Morning. 00:55 How many of you have 00:57 ever heard your parent say stress? 01:03 Stress, stress out. 01:08 Who knows what stress means. 01:10 Who knows what stress means. 01:15 Hiring, part of stress. 01:29 Don't want to talk to anybody? 01:33 Question. 01:35 Very good. 01:38 Stress echo stress. 01:41 Angry. 01:42 Anger, very good, those are powerful pieces. 01:44 Stress is when you have responsibilities 01:47 that you need to take care of and guess what, 01:50 everything around you is not when you're told 01:53 what you need to do and if you get frustrated 01:56 and then you say, I don't talk to anybody. 02:00 How many of you have ever said, "Mommy, I need help." 02:02 Mom's like, "Not now, not now." 02:06 Very good, I'm talking it from the mom's view. 02:10 Tells me sometimes mom's can have a rough day 02:11 and she is just stuck in traffic 02:14 but there is nothing that succumbs to us 02:17 and everybody including you all have stress in your life. 02:22 This mean, young man, you come here. 02:26 You're going to be our principal. 02:29 Principals have stress. 02:32 Okay, you're going to be our mommy. 02:35 Mommies have stress. 02:37 Samuel, you come here, 02:41 okay, daddies have stress. 02:44 Isaiah, come on, you gonna be our pastor. 02:46 Pastor today. 02:48 Naomi, you gonna be our student. 02:51 Students have stress. 02:54 All of these people have stresses. 03:02 Wrap this around you like. 03:24 It just covers around you, 03:29 it covers you up, okay. 03:33 And here you raise it now. 03:37 You got to keep the performance, 03:38 you need to do. 03:39 All right. 03:42 Okay. 03:43 That was stress though, that was smart of you. 03:53 Even Jesus has stress. 03:56 He came down here, 03:57 he in the cool dew walking with the disciples, 04:00 talking to the people, 04:01 but he came down here to give his life for us, right? 04:06 And the devil tried to talk to him in the forest 04:09 and wilderness, 04:11 devil tried to tempt him and the devil came, 04:16 stand around him, covered him up. 04:19 Guess what? 04:22 He looked down, 04:24 he said, "Father, just talk to me, 04:27 let this cup pass, 04:30 but God told him 'cause He go, 04:33 He had to give his life for us. 04:36 And you too came here with the stress, 04:39 all you need to do is bow your head wherever you are, 04:43 close your eyes and talk to Jesus. 04:47 And God will take your stress. 04:49 There's nothing too small that He won't help you with. 04:53 He will help you with your homework, 04:56 He will help you everything trash out. 04:58 He will help you at school, 05:00 He will help you from a bully. 05:02 He will help you be obedient and listen to your teachers. 05:06 God is a stress reliever. 05:10 Leave stress and we must be okay, 05:14 and ask Him for everything we need, okay? 05:19 Clovey, you want us to pray? 05:21 Okay, here we go, so Sina and Michel come here. 05:29 Now I want you to get stressing that. 05:35 You have to close your eyes. 05:36 Dear Jesus, thank you for the strength for us... 05:42 Please help us to be virtuous. 05:50 Amen! 05:53 Dear Lord, first thing is help us 05:57 to don't fight with anybody. 06:01 Amen! 06:02 Thank you. 06:09 Good morning. 06:13 Do we all love our Lord Jesus? 06:16 We love Him because He first loved us. 06:19 And as we prepare for communion, 06:21 remember him he is now coming with us. 06:24 We're going to stand up offering Him 06:25 our best to heap our praise because we love Him. 06:28 Amen! 06:30 Now look at the words on the screen for you 06:33 'cause we want to sing all three verses. 06:36 There are verses between each verse. 06:42 Verse one, there is the name. 06:45 There is a name I love to hear 06:51 I love to sing its worth 06:57 It sounds like music in my ear 07:03 The sweetest name on earth 07:08 Oh, how I love Jesus. 07:09 Oh how I love Jesus 07:15 Oh how I love Jesus 07:21 Oh how I love Jesus 07:27 Because He first loved me 07:31 Verse two, it tells. 07:32 It tells me of a Savior's love 07:39 Who died to set me free 07:44 It tells me of His precious blood 07:50 The sinner's perfect plea 07:56 Oh, how I love Jesus 08:03 Oh how I love Jesus 08:09 Oh how I love Jesus 08:14 Because He first loved me 08:18 Verse three, it tells. 08:20 It tells of one whose loving heart 08:26 Can feel my deepest woe 08:31 Who in each sorrow 08:32 Who in each sorrow bears a part 08:38 That none can bear below 08:42 Come on, everybody now sing, 08:43 Oh, how... 08:45 Oh how I love Jesus 08:50 Oh how I love Jesus 08:56 Oh how I love Jesus 09:01 Because He first loved me 09:04 Let's try it one more time, sing it from the heart. 09:06 Oh, how I love Jesus... 09:07 Oh how I love Jesus 09:13 Oh how I love Jesus 09:19 Oh how I love Jesus 09:24 Because He first loved me 09:31 Amen! Amen! 09:33 This is your blessed day. 09:36 Hallelujah, everybody. 09:38 Happy Sabbath to everyone. 09:42 We got to lift our voices this morning 09:44 and praise Him, worship, 09:45 and sing an old familiar song. 09:48 It says, "I love to praise him. 09:51 I love to praise him. 09:53 I love to praise him, all again. 09:57 How many of you love to praise the name of Lord? 10:00 Come on, let's sing the song. 10:12 I love to praise Him 10:16 I love to praise His name 10:18 I love to praise Him I love to praise His name 10:23 I love to praise Him I love to praise His name 10:28 Oh I love to praise His holy name 10:33 I love to praise Him 10:37 I love to praise His name 10:40 I love to praise Him 10:42 I love to praise His name I love to praise Him 10:48 I love to praise His name 10:50 Oh I love to praise His holy name 10:55 I love to praise Him 10:58 I love to praise His name 11:00 I love to praise Him 11:03 I love to praise His name 11:05 I love to praise Him 11:09 I love to praise His name 11:11 Oh I love to praise His holy name 11:16 'Cause He's my rock 11:18 He's my rock My rock, my rock, 11:20 my sword and shield 11:22 He's my wheel 11:23 He's my wheel 11:24 Oh yes, in the middle of a wheel 11:27 I Know He'll never I know He'll never, 11:29 never, never let me down 11:33 He's just a joy A joy 11:34 that I have found 11:38 Oh Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah 11:41 I love to praise His name 11:43 Oh Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah 11:46 I love to praise His name 11:48 Oh Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah 11:51 I love to praise His name 11:53 Oh I love to praise His holy name 11:58 'Cause He's my rock He's my rock 12:01 My rock, my rock, my sword and shield 12:04 He's my wheel He's my wheel 12:06 Oh yes, in the middle of a wheel 12:09 I know He'll never I know He'll never, 12:12 never, never let me down 12:15 He's just a joy A joy that I have found 12:20 Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah 12:23 I love to praise His name 12:25 Oh Hallelujah Hallelujah 12:28 I love to praise His name 12:30 Oh Hallelujah Hallelujah 12:33 I love to praise His name 12:35 Oh I love to praise His holy name 12:41 'Cause He's my rock He's my rock 12:43 My rock, my rock, my sword and shield 12:46 He's my wheel He's my wheel 12:49 Oh yes, in the middle of a wheel 12:51 I know He'll never I know, He'll never, 12:54 never, never let me down 12:56 He's just a joy A joy that I have found 13:03 Hallelujah Hallelujah 13:05 I love to praise His name 13:07 Hallelujah Hallelujah 13:11 I love to praise His name 13:13 Hallelujah Hallelujah 13:16 I love to praise His name 13:18 I love to praise His name 13:23 In the morning I love to praise. 13:25 In the evening I love to praise 13:28 In the noon hour I love to praise. 13:31 When I'm up I love to praise 13:33 When I'm down I love to praise 13:36 I love Him I love to praise 13:39 Oh, I love to praise His holy name 13:48 Hallelujah. 13:55 We gonna sing it one more time, you have to praise His name. 13:59 We want to praise him, 14:01 I love him, 'cause he is good. 14:04 isn't he good? 14:08 The song says I love the Lord, 14:11 he heard my cries. 14:12 Have you ever cried and he heard your cry. 14:15 He said, he'd pity every groan long as I live, 14:18 when troubles rise. 14:21 Now listen to this song. 14:27 I love the Lord 14:37 He heard my cries 14:47 And pitied every groan 15:01 Long as I live 15:11 When troubles rise 15:20 I'll hasten to His throne. 15:33 His throne 15:34 I can't hear the choir singing it. 15:37 Oh, I love the Lord, hallelujah. 15:39 I love the Lord 15:49 He heard my cries 15:55 And pitied every groan. 15:58 And pitied every groan 16:11 Long as I live 16:20 When troubles rise 16:29 I'll hasten to His throne. 16:41 His throne 16:44 All will sing amazing grace. 16:45 Amazing grace. 16:48 Amazing grace 16:55 How sweet the sound. 16:57 How sweet the sound 17:03 That saved a wretch like me. 17:06 That saved a wretch like me 17:17 I once was lost. 17:19 I once was lost 17:26 But now I am found. 17:28 But now I am found 17:34 Was blind 17:38 But now I see 17:50 I'll hasten to his throne. 17:52 I'll hasten to his throne 18:01 I'll hasten to his throne 18:10 I'll hasten to his throne 18:19 I'll hasten to his throne 18:27 I'll hasten to his throne 18:36 I'll hasten to his throne 18:44 I'll hasten to his throne 18:52 I'll hasten to his throne 19:04 I love you. 19:07 I love you. 19:10 I love you Lord today 19:16 Because you care for me 19:21 In such a special way 19:26 That's why I praise you 19:31 I lift you up 19:34 And I magnify your name 19:43 That's why my heart is filled with praise 19:52 One more time, I love you. 19:54 I love you 19:58 I love you 20:01 I love you Lord today 20:07 Because you care for me 20:12 In such a special way 20:19 That's why I praise you 20:23 I lift you up. 20:24 I lift you up 20:26 And I magnify your name 20:33 Oh that's why... 20:35 That's why my heart is filled with praise 20:43 One more verse, my heart... 20:46 My heart 20:49 My mind 20:52 My soul belongs to you 20:58 You paid the price for me 21:04 Way back on Calvary 21:10 That's why I praise you 21:15 I lift you up 21:19 And I magnify your name 21:25 That's why... 21:26 That's why my heart is filled with praise 21:36 Oh, that's why... 21:39 That's why my heart is filled with praise 21:45 I love the Lord, I love the Lord. 21:49 That's why... 21:51 That's why my heart is filled with praise 22:10 My heart is filled with praise. 22:13 I'll hasten to the throne. 22:16 God is in the business of answering prayer. 22:20 I've seen Him work miracles in my life. 22:25 And I know that 22:26 you're going to test to that as well in your life. 22:29 This is the time 22:31 when we're going to pray to the Lord. 22:32 If you've a burden or a concern, 22:35 I invite you to come to the front 22:39 and leave your burden at the altar 22:43 as we petition in the throne of God. 23:04 He can mend my brokenness 23:14 He has a miracle to fit our needs 23:27 Once you trust Him 23:32 You will receive 23:37 Our precious heavenly Father, 23:40 we thank you so much 23:43 for yet another opportunity to live to praise you. 23:48 We thank you so much for granting us another Sabbath 23:53 just to praise your name. 23:55 You've done so much in our lives, Lord. 23:58 And we just thank you so much. 24:00 Even things we didn't ask for Lord, 24:03 you've blessed us with. 24:05 Now Lord, we come before you 24:07 laying our burdens at your feet. 24:11 Lord, we bear our hearts to you, 24:13 some are suffering with sickness, 24:16 pain, relationships, 24:18 Lord, family, 24:20 whatever it may be, 24:22 you know each one of our hearts, 24:24 and we lay it before you now. 24:27 Lord, I pray that you could help us to be a witness 24:31 not only to our families but our neighborhoods, 24:34 help discharge to be an even wider lighthouse 24:39 in this community and far beyond. 24:43 Now Lord we because of the long hurt, 24:46 because we want to mention 24:48 the names on our sick and shine list. 24:52 Lord I pray that you be with Vanilla Haunges. 24:57 Lord, Alberta Netise, 25:02 Charles Laren, 25:04 Karen Randsmith, 25:06 Mary Bell, 25:08 Areen Bash, 25:11 Bessie Henry, 25:13 Jane Freeman, 25:16 L.C. McCarthy, 25:19 M.M. Emma Pearl, 25:22 Carolyn Williams, and Johnnie Malinmore. 25:26 Lord, you know the situation of each one of these. 25:30 Lord, we pray that you would be the physician, 25:34 touch them and grant them healing. 25:37 But most of all Lord, 25:38 let your will be done 25:40 and may we bring glory and honor to your name. 25:45 We thank you so much 25:47 for hearing and answering our prayers, 25:49 in Jesus; name, we pray. 25:52 Amen! 25:53 You may return to your seats. 25:59 One again it's time for us to our teaching, 26:05 to the sacrifice Christ on our behalf 26:10 and I want to do so 26:12 by diverting your attention to the gospel 26:14 according to John. 26:15 John the 12th chapter, 26:19 John 12 26:21 and we'll be reading verses 12-15. 26:27 Following that we'll be turning to John 19 26:32 and reading verses 13-16. 26:35 1 John 12:12-15, 26:41 then John 19:13-16. 26:52 Here the word of God says, 26:55 "On the next day much people that would come to the feast, 27:00 when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 27:04 took branches of palm trees 27:07 and went forth to meet Him 27:10 and cried, Hosanna! 27:14 Blessed is the king of Israel 27:16 that cometh in the name of the Lord. 27:19 And Jesus when he had found a young ass sat thereon 27:24 as it is written, Fear not, 27:27 daughter of Zion, behold, 27:30 thy king cometh sitting on an ass's colt." 27:35 Chapter 19 beginning with verse 13, 27:42 "When Pilate therefore heard that saying, 27:45 he brought Jesus forth, 27:46 and sat down in the judgment seat 27:49 in a place that is called the Pavement, 27:52 but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. 27:56 And it was the preparation of the Passover, 27:59 and about the sixth hour, and he saith unto the Jews, 28:03 Behold your king! 28:06 But they cried out, 28:08 Away with him, 28:09 away with him, crucify him. 28:12 Pilate saith unto them, shall I crucify your king? 28:16 The chief priests answered, 28:18 we have no king but Caesar. 28:21 Then delivered he him 28:24 therefore unto them to be crucified. 28:27 And they took Jesus, and led him away." 28:33 I thought I would entitle our communion harmony 28:37 for this morning. 28:39 What a difference a day makes. 28:44 This was no ordinary day. 28:47 Its significance is evident by the fact 28:51 that it was recorded 28:52 by all four gospel canonical writers. 28:57 Matthew 21:1-11, 29:00 Mark 11:1-11, 29:04 Luke 19:28-44, 29:08 and John 12:12-19. 29:14 Of the 48 events 29:17 that are recorded in scripture 29:20 that occurred during the Passion Week, 29:24 this one is the first. 29:26 We call it Christ triumphant 29:29 entry into Jerusalem. 29:33 It is of course also a study in contrast. 29:37 Never before had he desired to be perceived as a king. 29:43 Never before had he been so receptive to the applause 29:49 and homage of the people. 29:51 Never before had he demonstrated 29:55 such grandeur and commotion 29:58 when entering one of the local cities. 30:02 It's Sunday, April the 9th, 30:07 in the year AD31. 30:10 The trees are wearing a wardrobe of verdis green, 30:16 blossoms seemed to fill the air with a fragrance 30:20 that cannot be contained. 30:22 It appears that even the sun 30:26 comes down with an extra canopy of effervescent light. 30:30 Even nature, yes, 30:31 nature seems to say some things about to happen. 30:36 Jesus sends two of his disciples 30:40 to get him a young colt, 30:42 a colt that is never being ridden before. 30:45 This strikes the disciples as strange 30:47 because during 30:49 his three and half years of ministry, 30:51 he has never ridden anywhere, 30:53 he has walked everywhere. 30:58 Why is the savior asking for a colt? 31:02 Could, couldn't be 31:04 that he is about to be coroneted as king. 31:10 You must understand that some 500 years prior. 31:14 The perfect Zechariah in, Zechariah 9:9 says, 31:19 "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, 31:21 shout, O daughter of Jerusalem, 31:22 behold, thy king cometh unto thee, 31:25 he is just, and having salvation, 31:28 lowly, and riding upon an ass, 31:30 and upon a colt the foal of an ass." 31:33 It was Jewish custom 31:37 for a king to ride in to his kingdom, 31:42 a top, a donkey. 31:48 Now there was those 31:50 who rode here on top of horse. 31:52 But the difference is this. 31:55 When he took the time to ride into the city on a donkey, 32:01 it indicated that he came as a king bringing peace. 32:07 But the horse is a symbol of warfare, 32:11 and so had he bring the horse into town, 32:14 he would have been starring their emotions 32:17 because in that symbolism that was thought, 32:20 he is coming as a king to make war on somebody. 32:26 But he chose to ride in on a donkey. 32:32 It's interesting that we need to ask, 32:37 that the minds of the people are somewhat captivated 32:41 by the Lord here. 32:44 In fact EG White in her book Desire of Ages states 32:48 that there had never been a greater procession 32:52 on this planet up unto this point. 32:56 All there is that had transpired, 32:59 this is the greatest procession 33:02 that had ever taken place unto this point. 33:05 He was only two miles outside of Jerusalem 33:08 in a town called Bethany. 33:12 And as he began to ride, 33:15 thousands came up from Bethany. 33:18 Thousands came from Jerusalem. 33:21 And they began to take their outer garments off 33:25 and lay them on the ground as he rode. 33:30 Others would take palm branches and they would clip them, 33:34 and they would wave them, 33:36 and throw the palm branches down before him. 33:39 It's interesting that he's riding on a donkey 33:43 which symbolizes peace 33:45 but the waving and casting of palm branches means 33:49 he had just won the victory over a war. 33:56 What war had he fought? 34:00 What war had he waged? 34:04 What enemy that he vanquished? 34:07 Why did they use the palm? 34:09 The use of palm, getting back to 164 B.C, 34:13 when son of Maccabees 34:16 conquered the serial of Antiochus Epiphanes 34:20 and the people, they're all... 34:23 came out of the palm trees and waved them 34:25 and so the Jewish nature from that point forward 34:28 always use the palm tree 34:31 to symbolize victory over enemy. 34:34 The question still looms, 34:36 he is the enemy that Christ had conquered? 34:41 No war had been fought. 34:44 No blood had been shed 34:46 and yet people were greeting here 34:49 as they're conquering evil. 34:53 He was surrounded by thousands of people 34:58 and yet there were special people 35:00 that were around him. 35:02 Did you remember the man 35:03 that was born blind from his birth? 35:05 He was there in the crowd. 35:09 You may've heard the individual whose, 35:12 who He healed there down town, he was there, 35:16 crying out the loudest... 35:20 Who he told at the walls outside the city, 35:24 rise, take up your bed and walk, 35:26 he was there. 35:29 To recall the ex-lepers 35:32 who after they have been healed ran off 35:35 but one have the courtesy 35:37 and the greeting to come back and say, 35:39 thank you Lord, thank you for healing me. 35:42 Do you remember that? 35:43 You remember that 35:45 they have been 5,000 folk outside on the hill 35:49 where he threw that big fish 35:51 someone's picked it and save 5,000 people, 35:54 some of them were in crowd. 35:57 They would come to witness to the greatness 36:01 and the power of Christ. 36:03 But there was one person in particular 36:05 who everybody came out to see 36:07 and that individual was Lazarus 36:09 for you see that Lazarus 36:11 had just been raised from the dead last week. 36:14 It's Mary tells us 36:16 that Lazarus was the one 36:18 who got in his donkey along the road. 36:23 And so people came out 36:26 to see the dead man walking 36:30 and the dead man riding. 36:35 As they got along 36:37 and the thousands teamed among themselves, 36:43 the scribes and the Pharisees came up. 36:46 They came up because they fear 36:49 if they did not disperse the crowd, 36:52 they were going to coronate him as the king. 36:57 And so in their arrogant pomposity, 37:03 they actually went and told them go back home. 37:07 As if that was powerful listen to him. 37:11 Do as I say, I'm the priest 37:16 and the law encouraged the love of the Christ. 37:22 They did not go anywhere 37:24 because the priests were asking them to do so. 37:28 They try even to get the Roman soldiers to see, 37:32 you see what he's doing, don't you? 37:35 He stirred up the power, 37:36 get ready to take over the empire. 37:38 He's coming after your piece of the kingdom, 37:41 you better arrest him right now, 37:43 but there was something about the demeanor of Christ, 37:47 there was a calmness that emanating from his speaking 37:50 that caused the Roman soldiers themselves 37:53 to have an experience 37:54 such a pain stink of that smell here. 37:58 All they knew is that 38:00 they didn't feel like arresting Jesus. 38:04 The crowd cries up, hosanna, 38:09 hosanna, hosanna, 38:13 hosanna means save us now Lord. 38:17 Then they cried out, 38:20 blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord. 38:25 They didn't say a blessing is the king of Israel 38:29 Ecclesiastes 2, 38:30 acclamations come from Psalm 118:25 and 26 38:35 come from a moment where he is called Lord of souls, 38:38 of the sounds of praise. 38:40 It's interesting to me 38:42 that when Jesus ride people praise. 38:49 Words fail to adequately capture 38:53 the grandeur and majesty 38:55 of this particular movement in Christ land. 38:59 Understand something, 39:01 he has been ministering for three and half years, 39:03 but this is the first time 39:05 that he's given his fair recognition. 39:09 And he's only 33 years old. 39:13 A young man, 39:16 but understand something that was Sunday. 39:22 John 19 39:25 talks about what happened on Friday. 39:29 On Friday, how different the crowd sound, 39:35 on Friday how different the words, 39:41 on Sunday they had said, hosanna. 39:45 But on Friday they said, "Crucify him." 39:49 On Sunday they said, 39:50 blessed is he who comes 39:52 in the name of the Lord, 39:53 but Friday they said oh, maybe we'll kill him. 39:56 On Sunday they said, person is the king of Israel, 40:00 but on Friday they said, we have no king but Caesar. 40:04 On Sunday they want to coronate him 40:07 but on Friday they want to kill him. 40:10 On Sunday they want to follow him, 40:12 but on Friday 40:14 they want to distance themselves from him. 40:16 On Sunday they want to worship him, 40:18 but on Friday they want to whip him. 40:21 On Sunday he's writing all he asks, 40:23 but on Friday he is heading on a cross. 40:27 What a difference a day makes. 40:35 We may find the actions of the Jews, 40:40 someone dichotomous, 40:43 incredulous, 40:46 and reprehensible. 40:50 But think about it beloved, 40:51 they're not too different from us. 40:53 Amen. 40:56 When he blesses us with the job, 40:59 he's good, 41:02 but when that same job is taken away, 41:06 he's not. 41:08 When he blesses us with a good car, 41:12 he's good, 41:13 but when it breaks down at the mix master at rush hour, 41:19 he's not. 41:22 When he blesses us with a new home, 41:25 he's good, 41:27 but when that same home is foreclosed home, 41:31 he's not. 41:32 When we moved around in the bloom of health, 41:35 he's good, 41:37 but when the doctor tells us we've got cancer, 41:40 he's not. 41:42 When the Lord allows us to manage a little of our life 41:46 he's good, 41:48 but when he allows that same love to be lay to sleep, 41:52 he's not. 41:54 When our kings act like they got since he's good, 42:00 but when they act like they've lost importance, 42:03 he's not. 42:07 When we discover 42:10 that God has not been as good to us 42:12 as we perceive he should be. 42:15 We change and alter 42:18 our behavior from Sunday to Friday. 42:25 What a difference a day makes. 42:29 Our fatal faith 42:32 seems to only acknowledge him 42:34 when things are going well for us, 42:36 but the things we get to challenge us, 42:39 we change our entire line upon God. 42:44 How would it be if God 42:46 change his entire line that are on us? 42:54 We don't get it, beloved. 42:57 The veracity and verity of God's character 43:01 does not depend on what we think about him 43:05 or what day of the week it is. 43:08 I heard the church saying God is good at all the time, 43:12 at all the time God is good. 43:14 that means he's good on Sunday. 43:17 He's good on Monday. 43:18 He's good on Tuesday. 43:20 Believe it or not, he's good on Wednesday, 43:22 good on Thursday, 43:24 Friday, Saturday 43:26 and pack around and say 43:28 God is good all the time, 43:30 but the fundamental problem is that 43:33 we don't really see ourselves clearly on Sunday 43:36 so we can't really see him clearly come Friday. 43:42 Let me explain what I mean by that. 43:45 Our scripture in Romans 5:8 says, 43:47 "but God have commendeth his love toward us, 43:49 in that, what? 43:51 while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." 43:56 See our problem is this, look at now, 43:57 I want you to get this. 43:59 Despite our praise, 44:02 despite our hallelujahs, and hosannas, 44:07 we are still sinners on Sunday. 44:11 On Sunday we're still filthy. 44:15 On Sunday we're still vile. 44:17 On Sunday we're still wretched. 44:21 On Sundays we're still vexed. 44:23 On Sundays we're still hypocrite. 44:26 On Sunday we're still pathetic. 44:28 On Sunday we're still prostitutes. 44:30 On Sunday we're still liars. 44:32 On Sunday we're still thieves. 44:34 On Sunday we're still peanut. 44:36 On Sunday we're still home snatchers. 44:38 On Sunday we're still pap hearted 44:40 despite the fact that we'd say praise the Lord. 44:45 We're still sinners on Sunday, 44:48 but because of our own praise, 44:51 we brought it ourselves to our real condition, 44:56 so that we don't understand, 44:59 that somebody's got to pay the price come Friday, 45:04 for who we are on Sunday. 45:07 What a difference a day makes. 45:12 When we see our God on Sunday, 45:15 he's riding as the triumphant king, 45:19 but when we see our God on Friday, 45:23 he's got emaciated, 45:28 broken, looking less than kingly. 45:33 And we say it to ourselves subconsciously, 45:36 I don't want a God like that, 45:39 a weak God, a pitiful God, 45:43 a powerless God, 45:46 and so in our arrogance 45:50 we declare crucify him. 45:54 This is not our king. 45:56 We have no king, but Caesar. 46:05 I like what 46:09 preacher SM Lockridge says, 46:12 I like how he describes Friday. 46:15 He says, it's Friday, 46:20 Jesus is praying, Peter is sleeping, 46:24 Judas is betraying, 46:26 Paul is struggling, it's Friday. 46:29 The Sanhedrin is conspiring. 46:33 The power is complying. 46:34 The disciples are running. 46:37 Mary is weeping. 46:38 Peter is denying, 46:40 it's Friday, the Romans army, 46:43 they're also crying. 46:45 Jesus is bleeding, his blood is dripping. 46:49 He's also looking 46:51 but he's also struggling, it's Friday. 46:54 His spirit is breaking, 46:56 the power is winning and evil is winning. 47:00 The soldiers are hailing 47:02 and the savior is hurting, it's Friday. 47:05 The same day he is tiring. 47:07 The disciples are questioning. 47:10 The Pharisees are celebrating. 47:12 The earth is trembling. 47:13 The skies are darkening, and Satan is laughing. 47:17 Why? 47:18 Because it's Friday. 47:22 But hey, hey, 47:26 hey somebody it's Friday, 47:30 but something is coming. 47:32 There is something more. 47:36 God calls him, angels are talking 47:39 and tells him, 47:40 you need to come out of that whipped by self honesty, 47:43 tells Jesus to get up 47:46 'cause his daddy wants him to come to home, 47:48 something probably don't tell us the son jumps up. 47:51 Jesus sits up. 47:53 Then he stands up. 47:55 Then he wakes up. 47:57 Then he walks up. 47:59 Then he speaks up, 48:00 that's all power, all power. 48:04 All power given unto me in heaven and in earth. 48:09 So tell step up 48:11 or step off. 48:14 What a difference a day makes. 48:21 We may have false delusions 48:25 about our true condition 48:28 on Sunday 48:30 causing us not to appreciate 48:32 the savior on Friday, 48:35 but know that no one has taken his body. 48:38 What goes around 48:40 Sunday is coming back around here, 48:43 that's where you are this last Sunday. 48:46 Lets not focus on last Sunday, 48:48 but our next Sunday. 48:50 When he comes forth King or kings and Lord of all, 48:57 the Bible teaches us 49:00 that as often as we eat this bread, 49:04 and drink this coffee 49:06 we do show the Lord's blessing until he comes. 49:12 It's our privilege now to remember 49:16 his great sacrifice once again, 49:20 as we enter into our communion service. 49:25 And so at this time 49:27 we'd want to separate 49:28 for the ordnance of foot washing 49:31 and return together 49:34 so that we may sit at the table together. 49:38 We hold it open communion that is to say, 49:42 you don't have to be a member of this church, 49:45 but you have to know Jesus, 49:48 you got to accept him 49:49 as your personal Lord and Savior 49:51 to participate in this ordinance with us. |
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