Hello, and welcome
to Pillars of Faith.
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My name is John Dinzey.
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It's a pleasure for me
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to introduce
this special program
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to you coming from
the 3ABN Worship Center
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in Thompsonville, Illinois.
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Thompsonville,
Illinois is located about
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300 miles south of Chicago
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for those of
you that don't know,
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it's a small town
of about 600 people,
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but here from this place
is brought to satellites,
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broadcasted around the
world via nine satellites 3ABN,
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Three Angels
Broadcasting Network bringing
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the everlasting
gospel to the whole world.
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During this series we have
five sermons with our speaker
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which is the
director and speaker
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of Behold the Lamb Ministries.
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I'm talking about
Pastor Kenny Shelton,
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and he will bring a
series to you entitled
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"A Vessel for the Refiner".
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A Vessel for the Refiner.
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You are watching and listening
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to the first of
a series of five,
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the first is entitled
Holiness is not just a feeling.
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You will then here
a message entitled,
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Filled with a Spirit,
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and number three
is Shake of the dust.
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And then message
number four will be,
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God will visit
this planet again.
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And finally the series will
end with Satan's greatest fear.
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We encourage you to note
the time and day of the week
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that you're
watching this program
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and listening to this program,
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so that you can
listen to each and every one
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of the sermons in this series,
"A Vessel for the Refiner".
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We encourage you
to grab your Bible
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or other device that
you may use to follow along
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and listen to the program
and write down the scriptures.
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You may want to
continue this study
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and we hope this will
began a journey into a life
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consecrated to follow the Lord.
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Once again the title for
this sermon is a Vessel...
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For the series, "A
Vessel for the Refiner".
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The first message will be that
you will hear momentarily is,
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Holiness is not just a Feeling.
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I would like to encourage you
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to join me in
prayer before we begin.
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Pastor Kenny
Shelton may pray as well
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but we want to ask the
Lord to bless our time together
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so we encourage you to join us.
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And we praise the
Lord that we have some,
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they have joined us
here in Thompsonville.
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At this moment
join me in prayer.
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Our loving Heavenly
Father, we are grateful to You
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that we can come
together Lord to study
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the holy scriptures
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that are able to make
us wise unto salvation.
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We thank you
Lord for the speaker
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and we pray that
You will use him,
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bless him with the Holy Spirit.
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We pray that You will
use him as an instrument
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that will speak Your words
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and bring Your
message to Your children.
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We pray Lord that everyone
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that stops to
listen will be blessed
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and we pray
that Your Holy Spirit
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will guide our thoughts
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so that we may understand
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the message You have for
each and every one of us.
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We know Lord
that You are aware of
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where we all are
in our spiritual walk,
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and we pray that
something some verse,
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some part of the
sermon will spark an interest
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in continuing to
search the scriptures.
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We pray that
Pastor Kenny will be used
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by Your Holy
Spirit in such a way
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as to bring about
revival and reformation.
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And we ask You
Father for these blessings
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in the name of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Well, at this moment I like
to invite Pastor Kenny Shelton
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to come forward and together
to study this important topic,
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and may God continue to
bless each and every one of you.
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Amen.
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Thank you.
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Praise the Lord.
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It's good to be
here, we welcome everyone
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who is tuned in and
those who are joining us here,
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praise God.
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What an
opportunity to be able to study
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the word of God together.
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I'm excited about this series,
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and I pray that
you'll get excited about it.
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After all we are nearing
the time for Jesus to come
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and He's coming
after we prepare people.
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We're gonna be talking
about our first subject,
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"His Holiness is
not just a Feeling.
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And what does that mean?
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Think about it with me church.
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Holiness is not just a feeling,
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I have read in scripture,
and I'm sure you have too
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and again I
encourage you get your Bible,
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pencil and paper and jot down
because once we get to moving,
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you just gonna
have to jot them down
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and go back and do some
study and know for yourself.
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This may be new to some,
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some of the lingo may
be a little different than
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some of you are used to.
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But you know what? We
have the same blessed Bible.
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As we study this subject,
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we will see that
there are many things,
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many things in here
that maybe we just read,
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must just say
kind of surface reading
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and we just said that I
believe that's what it says,
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but we're gonna do
some more examining
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because we want to be
ready for the coming of Jesus.
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I read in the
Bible in Hebrews 12:14,
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it just simply says,
"Follow peace with all men..."
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And then it goes on.
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The next word is,
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"in holiness without,
no man shall see God."
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Think about that with me,
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without we need to follow peace,
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we need to be holy
and acceptable to God
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and if we are not,
what's going to happen?
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We're not going to see God,
so it's very, very important
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as we study the word
of God that we are ready
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because we need to
be a vessel of honor,
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a vessel for the refiner.
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I don't about you but I know
in my own Christian experience
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that I know that, you know,
I want to be a vessel of honor.
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I want to honor
and glorify God and...
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but I know I
need some more can so,
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as we study this,
don't anybody be looking say
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well, they think
they're are this,
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they think they're that.
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He's still working on me
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and I pray these still
working on you as well.
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Holiness is not just a feeling.
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You know, we live in a world
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where it seems
that everything...
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I mean just
everything is based on feelings.
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People are touchy.
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I don't if you've
noticed that, they are touchy,
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they seemed to be upset sometime
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and things may be
not going their way.
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But it seems almost
everything is based on feelings
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and it's based on emotions.
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And I wonder if that's the
best way to live for Jesus.
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It's just a question that
I'm gonna throw out to you
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because I wonder if the
enemy is not setting us up.
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I wonder if the
enemy is not setting us up,
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but as we do this, you
know, we're getting into,
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we're gonna, I'm gonna kneel
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and I'm gonna
have prayer once again
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because the world is
basing some decisions
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for eternity upon
emotions and feelings,
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and don't you think we
need a thus saith the Lord.
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Why don't you pray along with me
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that the spirit
of the living God
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would just move upon our
hearts in our lives once again?
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Let's pray.
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Merciful Father in Heaven,
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we thank you for
the privilege of prayer.
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We thank You that You love
us with an everlasting love
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and I pray for the
power of thy Holy Spirit.
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Oh, Lord, consume us I pray.
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Forgive me of my
sins and mistakes
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anything in our heart and
life that needs not be there.
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May we hear your sweet voice,
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may the conviction of
the power of the Holy Spirit
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convert and
convict each one of us
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so we may be ready
for your soon return.
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Bless each one who
listens and those who watch.
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We just pray for that conviction
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that there will be
souls that will turn to you
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before it's ever too late,
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and I thank you
for this opportunity,
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I thank you for this
privilege in Jesus' name.
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Amen.
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And so with that
thoughts in mind,
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we do live in an age where
everything is based on feelings
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and could that not just
go back to we're always,
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we're watching TV, we're
involved in lot of things
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where emotions and
feelings are always involved in,
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so we're kind of on
the edge of our seat.
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Our emotions, our circumstances
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it seems like set us
off at different times.
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In fact, sometimes
some of us may avoid
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even when we see
somebody going down the street
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that we know, we
might avoid asking them,
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how do you feel today?
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Oh, my.
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There is no telling
what you're going to hear.
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Feelings are not
just a true guide,
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always a true guide
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that we can
always trust our feelings
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and we can always
trust our emotions.
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And I'm not throwing out
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that God doesn't
allow us to be able to feel
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and to trust and have emotions,
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but it must be based
upon something rather than
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what's going on
may be in our life.
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You find a person that
just gives in to their feelings
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and their emotions.
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You may find someone
that is a physically,
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may be mentally and
even a spiritual rack.
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And I might even say a weakling
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because they can
really work you over.
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So holiness then
it's just not what,
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it's not a feeling,
it's not a state of ecstasy.
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I'm gonna use this
word so you stay with me.
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Holiness is developed.
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Now, what do I mean by that?
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Holiness is developed.
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How does that take place?
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First of all we have to realize
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that we need to
surrender our will to God.
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After all we're
talking about being holy,
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we're talking about
being candidates for heaven
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to repopulate heaven.
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What's that
going to really take?
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The world just
throws out a lot of things
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and many churches do,
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but what does the
word of God really say?
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We're talking about holiness is
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a surrender of the will to God.
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I've heard that many times.
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It's a surrender
of the will to God,
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and then sometime
we just, we go on.
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But why don't we just
dissect just a little bit here
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because it's
very, very important
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as we give our will to God.
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What is at the will?
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Think about it.
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The will is simply the
power of choice working in man.
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So everyday I must commit that
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my will to him to
help me the right, what?
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Right choices, if I don't,
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I'm gonna make
selfish ones I'm sure.
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Giving the will to God.
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The will is the
governing power in man's nature.
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Does that make sense?
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It's a governing power.
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Somebody say I'm not really
sure about governing power.
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You remember, I
remember years ago
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where you had a...
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And today, let
us just used today
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may be you had a
lot of young people
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like the four wheelers.
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They get on the four
wheelers and they're not really,
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you know, they're not
old enough to really go fast.
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And so I've heard
it said many times,
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oh, they are not gonna
go very fast because we,
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we put a governor on there.
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And what does that do?
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That tells them they
can't go beyond a certain speed.
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It helps to regulate
them to keep them safe.
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We give our will to God,
it helps to keep us safe.
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The will is the
spring of all of our actions.
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Give the wills to God
every day as we pray about it,
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and then he can do
something, it's fantastic,
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I love this in
Philippians 20:13.
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The Bible
becomes very, very clear.
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It says, "For it is God that
worketh in you, how to what,
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both to will and to
do of his good pleasure."
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You know, what
is the will of God?
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Oh, I love that
because the Bible is clear.
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Number one, we're
setting some foundation here.
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We're going to dig,
we're going to build,
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we're going to look to Jesus,
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who nothing is
impossible with him.
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1 Timothy 2:4
is the will of God,
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He would have
all men to be what?
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He would have
all man to be saved.
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How beautiful, and
that's the will of God
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that He wants to save
all of us in His kingdom.
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Then why are there more
people going to be saved.
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You say, well,
everybody is going to be,
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only those who will do his will.
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See, holiness is
just not a feeling,
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there's more involved in that,
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to be a vessel for the refiner.
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Are you really a
vessel for the refiner?
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Are you gonna really allow God
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to really come in through
the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Come with me in your Bible
Revelation 18:1 just quickly.
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That's in the back of the book,
if you may be not familiar.
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They haven't been
studying for a while,
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it's time that we do.
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Because you know,
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as we're doing this the pillars,
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this is, this is,
this is part of the pillar,
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this is part of the moment,
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this is the truth that I
believe this man overlooked.
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There's excuses have
been made for us not following
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what God has said in His word.
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Revelation 18:1,
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the Bible says, oh, I love it.
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Don't you like
when the Bible says,
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the Bible says.
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What authority, the Bible says.
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Revelation 18:1,
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"And After these things, notice,
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I saw another angel
come down from where?
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Come down from heaven,
notice, having great power,
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and the earth was
lightened with his glory."
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Oh, we could spend
much time on that verse
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but just notice quickly
here comes another angel,
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and angel is going
to join another angel,
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what's talking place here?
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The earth is
lightened with the glory of God.
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What is the glory of God?
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This is important.
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This is, we talk about
here, a pillars of faith.
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And somehow we've got past it,
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sometime we've talked about it,
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we talked around it,
we talked through it,
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we jumped over
it, we went under it,
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but let's just hit it
head on, what do you say?
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What does God
really require of me?
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I want to sense that
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because of the
sacrifice of Jesus Christ
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that I'm a, I'm a
candidate for heaven,
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I hope you'd say, oh, I am
too, I'm a candidate for heaven.
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How do you feel about your life
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in the
direction that it's going?
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You see, we read
in Revelation 18 here,
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it's another angel,
this is the fourth angel
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that comes in, it
unites with the third angel,
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you remember reading
that in Revelation 14:9-11.
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And it gives power
to God's final message
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just going to the world.
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Many time we say,
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where are the
third angel's message?
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Third angel's
message certainly has to do
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with righteousness by faith.
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And how we have forgotten that
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and how we have made excuses.
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People of God are to be prepared
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to stand the Bible said
in the hour of temptation.
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Most of us are living like
there will not be tomorrow.
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They're living like who
cares, it doesn't matter.
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It does matter.
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Heaven matters, Jesus matters.
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For you spend eternity matters.
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The angel comes
down and lightens,
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this angel comes
down from heaven that,
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you know, there's gonna be power
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that's going to
attend this angel.
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And let me tell you,
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I believe this
with my whole heart
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that God's
people need more power.
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God's people need more power
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in their life to
gain the victories.
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We need more conviction,
we need to be converted,
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we need to be changed.
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We need to be following
Jesus like never before.
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This is not a
time to quit church.
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This is not a
time to get depressed.
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This is not a time to be
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and I'll just mention right now,
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it's not a time here...
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We talk to some church
and people and they'll say,
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well, you know this church
here is a little bit liberal.
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Well, this church here
is little bit conservative.
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Where in the Bible does it
talk about liberal churches
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and conservative churches?
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Politicians do.
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Somebody stay with me.
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We need to be Bible
believing Christians.
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What the Bible says, it
doesn't talk about liberal,
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it doesn't talk
about conservative,
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it talks about
following the word of God
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for just the way that it reads.
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Until we get back to that,
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how can we claim
the blessings of God?
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This angel comes down.
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He's talking about the people
of God are going be prepared
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at Revelation 3,
I believe it is 10
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to stand in the
hour of temptation.
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God said He's gonna
give us power to stand
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through the hour of temptation,
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but He only helps
those who Bible says,
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well, they have kept my word.
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Read that verse.
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Those who have kept
the word of His patience,
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those who have
been following Him,
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He's gonna keep
them during that hour.
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So here this angel
comes that lights the world
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with the glory
of God, I like that.
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Lights the world with what?
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His character.
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How often we've missed that.
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Again we've talked a
little better around it all,
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the character of God,
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to be like Him,
to be like Jesus,
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to be so
empowered by the Holy Spirit
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that conviction comes to you
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wherever you're
at on the street,
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wherever you're at in the house,
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you're studying the word God.
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The conviction
of the Holy Spirit
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is to lead and to guide
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because you first
of all the morning
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you've committed
your will to Him.
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Because you want to follow
Him, you want to be like Him.
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Many people
talk, I found this out.
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Many people talk
about the latter rain.
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I don't know how many
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and though everybody I guess it,
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you know, the latter
rain, the latter rain
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and we should
be talking about it
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but it's like it's just
latter rain is going to come
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and it's just
gonna fall on everybody
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because that's just a
way it's gonna happen.
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No, not at all.
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But it is essential, it
is life and death issue.
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The latter rain can
only, listen carefully,
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can only fall upon
those who have been,
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oh, oh, cleanse from,
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listen church, every defilement.
00:18:13.69\00:18:16.69
The latter rain
can only fall on those
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who have been
cleansed from every defilement.
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Look at your own life
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that we by the
grace of God been cleansed
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from every defilement.
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Do we know the
importance of the latter rain?
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Oh, in the series
we're gonna be talking
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a whole lot more about it.
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We pray that Holy
Spirit will makes,
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it happen to make sense to you.
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Remember it's not something
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just automatically
that falls on someone.
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Latter rain givens that we may
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pass through
the time of trouble.
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It's going to
fall close, you know,
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during the close of
the third angel's message
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and given through that
loud cry of the third angel.
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It gives power to the
third angel's message.
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It's near the end
of earth's history.
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Do you believe that we're there?
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See I believe that we are there,
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in school, in high
school we had a coach
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and he always said
and somebody heard,
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boys, let's not
be horsing around.
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There's no time to horse around.
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I see, I believe that
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I hope you
understand what I'm talking.
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There's no time
to be horsing around.
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There's no time
to be playing games.
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We need to get right with Jesus
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and yet sometime
we don't understand
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how to get right.
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I consider this a pillar.
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I consider this
life and death issue.
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I've always had
trouble and if you don't mind
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I just confess to you.
00:19:45.65\00:19:47.55
I've always had trouble.
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When I hear someone say,
00:19:50.32\00:19:52.59
no one will ever be like Jesus.
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I have trouble with
that, just allow me to do that,
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I have trouble with that.
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No one will ever be like Jesus,
00:20:01.80\00:20:03.97
but yet we read
so many passages,
00:20:04.00\00:20:05.50
we're gonna be
reading dozens and dozens,
00:20:05.53\00:20:08.17
that says something else
and so we need to look at it.
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Is that what it
really says here?
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Are we gonna miss heaven
because we've grown careless
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and indifferent and
we looked in the mirror,
00:20:19.35\00:20:21.52
we see our failing self so often
00:20:21.55\00:20:23.95
that we just say
well, it can't be possible.
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When the Bible says that it is.
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So when I hear
people say always,
00:20:28.62\00:20:30.06
well, nobody is
going to be like Jesus.
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Oh, no one's gonna gain
victory over sin in their life,
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that's what I hear.
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No one.
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No one will ever reach
the standard of righteousness.
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I can hardly stand to hear that.
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It's out of tune to me.
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I hope it's out
of tune with you.
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No one will ever...
00:20:53.85\00:20:55.18
What do you mean
no one will ever reach
00:20:55.22\00:20:56.55
a standard of righteousness?
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Who's gonna make it to heaven?
00:20:58.65\00:21:00.76
And so when people
make these little comments,
00:21:00.79\00:21:04.03
they simply say bottom line
00:21:04.06\00:21:05.83
just do the best that you can.
00:21:05.86\00:21:07.96
Do the best as you can
and he'll make up the rest.
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And certainly in a sense,
in a sense the Bible said,
00:21:10.37\00:21:13.94
Kenny when you have done,
00:21:13.97\00:21:15.30
listen when you
have done all to stand,
00:21:15.34\00:21:18.44
when I've done
everything that I know
00:21:18.47\00:21:20.38
that is right by
the grace of God.
00:21:20.41\00:21:22.94
It's not works,
somebody get with me here.
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I've done all that I know
00:21:27.45\00:21:28.85
when I'm doing
the best that I...
00:21:28.88\00:21:30.32
It's what truth I understand,
00:21:30.35\00:21:31.69
I'm living up to
the light that I have
00:21:31.72\00:21:33.79
that God has given me.
00:21:33.82\00:21:36.73
Then He's going to
take up from there,
00:21:36.76\00:21:39.79
but some just say
well, do the best you can.
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What is...
00:21:41.80\00:21:43.33
Let me just ask,
00:21:43.37\00:21:44.70
what's the best that you can do?
00:21:44.73\00:21:46.13
What's the best that I can do?
00:21:46.17\00:21:48.90
It's almost like
just do the best you can.
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Salvation has nothing to do
other than you give your life,
00:21:51.54\00:21:54.21
you.
00:21:54.24\00:21:55.58
Get you out of the picture.
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See, we have to
get out of the picture.
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Sure, well, hours is
to make a commitment,
00:21:59.51\00:22:01.68
hours is to give our
life to Jesus Christ.
00:22:01.72\00:22:06.22
Salvation has to do with
Jesus isn't it, His death.
00:22:06.25\00:22:09.59
So the very best that I can
do without Jesus is to be lost.
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Think about it.
00:22:15.40\00:22:18.63
Some of these thoughts
00:22:18.67\00:22:21.07
seem to go against
clear passages of the Bible.
00:22:21.10\00:22:24.84
I don't know about you
but I seems that way to me.
00:22:24.87\00:22:27.78
Bible seems so clear on
these, all these issues.
00:22:27.81\00:22:31.81
May I just give you those
00:22:31.85\00:22:33.72
who are looking
these up right now,
00:22:33.75\00:22:35.72
just a couple of, we
call it food for thought.
00:22:35.75\00:22:38.75
I love food for thought.
00:22:38.79\00:22:42.52
And this is getting...
00:22:42.56\00:22:43.89
We're just scratching right now.
00:22:43.93\00:22:46.26
What do I do?
00:22:46.29\00:22:47.63
Lord, have
mercy upon Your people
00:22:47.66\00:22:50.83
who professed to keep
the commandments of God,
00:22:50.87\00:22:53.17
have the faith
of Jesus or anyone
00:22:53.20\00:22:55.20
who professed to
know the name of Jesus.
00:22:55.24\00:22:57.21
When we read passages
of scripture like this
00:22:57.24\00:22:59.51
and then we just ignore it.
00:22:59.54\00:23:03.51
Romans 6:22, so
clear in the New Testament.
00:23:03.55\00:23:07.15
The Bible says, but now oh, oh,
00:23:07.18\00:23:10.15
now being made free from sin.
00:23:10.19\00:23:14.39
And some of the
pathetic excuses that you hear,
00:23:14.42\00:23:18.66
bless you heart.
00:23:18.69\00:23:20.60
Well then I know what it
says, but it doesn't mean that.
00:23:20.63\00:23:22.66
Yes, it does.
00:23:22.70\00:23:24.53
Now being made free from sin.
00:23:24.57\00:23:29.20
You know what free here,
00:23:29.24\00:23:30.57
in the Greek free
means you've made exempt.
00:23:30.61\00:23:34.34
Wow, you've been
delivered from sin.
00:23:34.38\00:23:38.91
You're not a slave to sin,
00:23:38.95\00:23:42.65
but when you are
delivered, listen,
00:23:42.68\00:23:44.45
only when you're
delivered from sin
00:23:44.49\00:23:47.06
can that verse continue on,
then you become servant to God.
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And then you have
fruits unto holiness
00:23:51.89\00:23:55.03
the Bible says
purity sanctification
00:23:55.06\00:23:57.57
in the end, notice
this, everlasting life,
00:23:57.60\00:24:00.64
in the end everlasting life.
00:24:00.67\00:24:02.84
This is to heavy
duty just to look,
00:24:02.87\00:24:04.84
and you're gonna say, oh,
00:24:04.87\00:24:06.21
I know what it says
being made free form sin.
00:24:06.24\00:24:09.04
Why did Jesus
come to this earth?
00:24:09.08\00:24:11.98
Surely to set us free from sin.
00:24:12.01\00:24:14.25
Set us from the bondage of
sin and so many other things,
00:24:14.28\00:24:18.05
but notice, He wants
us to be free from it,
00:24:18.09\00:24:20.72
not continue in it.
00:24:20.76\00:24:24.69
What am I gonna do with
like 1 John 3:6, so clear.
00:24:24.73\00:24:31.17
Notice whosoever,
00:24:31.20\00:24:33.60
now I don't know
if you are whosoever
00:24:33.64\00:24:35.87
but I hope that
you are a whosoever.
00:24:35.90\00:24:38.54
I'm a whosoever
today by the grace of God.
00:24:38.57\00:24:42.64
Whosoever abideth
in him sinneth not.
00:24:42.68\00:24:47.78
Did you get it?
00:24:47.82\00:24:49.82
Whosoever abideth in him...
00:24:49.85\00:24:53.72
This is going to
tell oh, were you,
00:24:53.76\00:24:56.59
were you abiding in Him
00:24:56.62\00:24:58.29
or whether you're
not abiding in Him.
00:24:58.33\00:25:00.93
You can say I'm abiding in Him,
00:25:00.96\00:25:02.40
but the Bible said if we
abide in Him he sinneth not.
00:25:02.43\00:25:06.23
Whoo, Lord have mercy.
00:25:06.27\00:25:09.34
Abideth here,
what does that mean
00:25:09.37\00:25:10.91
if I'm abiding in
Christ you sinneth not,
00:25:10.94\00:25:14.41
that means you
don't continue in sin.
00:25:14.44\00:25:16.31
That's what the word abideth.
00:25:16.34\00:25:20.02
That simply means that
you, that when you stand in Him.
00:25:20.05\00:25:24.85
When you're
really standing in Him,
00:25:24.89\00:25:26.32
when you're growing in Him,
00:25:26.35\00:25:27.69
when you're grafted into Him,
00:25:27.72\00:25:30.23
you receive everything from Him,
00:25:30.26\00:25:31.76
you become like Him,
00:25:31.79\00:25:33.33
by beholding this
is we become changed.
00:25:33.36\00:25:36.60
A person in the Greek it
says that stays oh, glory.
00:25:36.63\00:25:40.64
It stays with him.
00:25:40.67\00:25:42.20
Oh, I like that.
00:25:42.24\00:25:44.07
If you're abiding or
you're staying in Christ,
00:25:44.11\00:25:46.78
you're living in Christ,
you're present in Christ,
00:25:46.81\00:25:49.94
you're continuing in
Christ, you don't sin.
00:25:49.98\00:25:52.55
The Bible said whosoever
sinneth have not seen Him,
00:25:52.58\00:25:58.69
neither known Him.
00:25:58.72\00:26:00.06
Oh, by faith, I have seen Him,
00:26:00.09\00:26:02.46
I know him, I read
about Him all the time.
00:26:02.49\00:26:04.73
The Bible is clear.
00:26:04.76\00:26:06.93
Whosoever sinneth had not
seen Him neither know Him.
00:26:06.96\00:26:13.17
What does that mean
you haven't seen Him?
00:26:13.20\00:26:16.14
That means, listen my friend,
00:26:16.17\00:26:17.51
those who have not
really experienced Him.
00:26:17.54\00:26:21.18
That's what the
word really means.
00:26:21.21\00:26:23.24
Those who have
not experienced Him,
00:26:23.28\00:26:25.91
those who have not
been beholding Him.
00:26:25.95\00:26:30.99
Those who may be
haven't discerned clearly,
00:26:31.02\00:26:34.96
that's what the Bible says.
00:26:34.99\00:26:37.19
If you haven't
discerned Him clearly,
00:26:37.23\00:26:39.79
if you haven't been
beholding Him, if you...
00:26:39.83\00:26:43.16
Oh, oh, haven't tasted
to see that He is good.
00:26:43.20\00:26:47.04
That's what the Bible said,
taste and see that He is good.
00:26:47.07\00:26:49.74
So if you've done
this things you see.
00:26:49.77\00:26:54.18
If you tasted,
you're gonna be in Him,
00:26:54.21\00:26:56.18
if you haven't, oh, my,
00:26:56.21\00:26:59.28
you haven't seen Him
and you don't even know Him,
00:26:59.31\00:27:00.92
the Bible said
the verse is clear.
00:27:00.95\00:27:04.39
If a person then does
not retain his original
00:27:04.42\00:27:08.62
vision of Christ.
00:27:08.66\00:27:10.59
You remember when you
first gave your life to Him
00:27:10.63\00:27:12.56
and how excited you were.
00:27:12.59\00:27:15.23
If we continue in
Him, the Bible is clear
00:27:15.26\00:27:17.93
and that's exactly what it means
00:27:17.97\00:27:19.57
that we sin not.
00:27:19.60\00:27:21.07
Wow, that's heavy.
00:27:21.10\00:27:24.84
And when we do something
that is wrong is because what,
00:27:24.87\00:27:27.54
we're not standing
with Him, we've separated
00:27:27.58\00:27:29.54
maybe for that
moment, whatever it might be.
00:27:29.58\00:27:31.98
We've taken our eyes off
the Jesus just like Peter did,
00:27:32.01\00:27:34.45
boom, down he went.
00:27:34.48\00:27:36.02
Didn't take a long
time, boom, there he went.
00:27:36.05\00:27:40.52
How about 1 John
3: 5 and it says,
00:27:40.56\00:27:43.49
"And you know that
He was manifested...
00:27:43.53\00:27:45.59
Who he?
00:27:45.63\00:27:46.96
"Jesus was manifested
to take away our sins."
00:27:47.00\00:27:50.30
This is the whole...
00:27:50.33\00:27:51.67
Listen, the whole
issue of the sin came in,
00:27:51.70\00:27:54.04
my brothers and sisters,
sin came in to the world,
00:27:54.07\00:27:57.64
Jesus was manifest and came back
00:27:57.67\00:28:00.31
to put us in the
right relationship
00:28:00.34\00:28:02.21
or to restore all things.
00:28:02.24\00:28:04.45
To put us in the sinless
state, are you still with me?
00:28:04.48\00:28:07.18
Wow.
00:28:07.22\00:28:10.42
Bible said that to take away
our sins and in Him was no sin.
00:28:10.45\00:28:16.42
I believe that the Bible
teaches that God has power
00:28:16.46\00:28:19.83
to keep the soul
in Christ, don't you?
00:28:19.86\00:28:24.60
How dare anybody must stand
and say, well, He is not able.
00:28:24.63\00:28:27.50
When you do that or
if I do that it's simply
00:28:27.54\00:28:29.57
because we've
taken our eyes what?
00:28:29.60\00:28:32.41
We've taken our
eyes off from Him.
00:28:32.44\00:28:34.34
We're trying to make
excuses maybe for our lifestyle.
00:28:34.38\00:28:37.95
That's just simple
passage Jude 24 it says,
00:28:37.98\00:28:41.22
he's able to keep you from what?
00:28:41.25\00:28:44.12
He's able to
keep you from falling.
00:28:44.15\00:28:47.32
So see, I'm saying
what do we do with that
00:28:47.36\00:28:49.96
when the Bible simply says,
00:28:49.99\00:28:51.33
He wants us to be
made free from sin.
00:28:51.36\00:28:54.43
If we abide in
Him, we don't sin.
00:28:54.46\00:28:57.47
As long as we keep
walking and going and doing,
00:28:57.50\00:28:59.17
face God we have an
affidavit with the Father,
00:28:59.20\00:29:00.90
thank you for the blood.
00:29:00.94\00:29:02.80
Jude 24 said, he's...
00:29:02.84\00:29:04.44
he'll keep you from falling.
00:29:04.47\00:29:07.18
How wonderful.
00:29:07.21\00:29:08.54
What it may be a good thought,
00:29:08.58\00:29:09.91
may be it's just a
new thought for some.
00:29:09.94\00:29:12.48
But you don't get
holiness is not just a feeling
00:29:12.51\00:29:15.88
not a just an emotion.
00:29:15.92\00:29:18.45
It's
relationship with Jesus Christ
00:29:18.49\00:29:20.49
based upon what the word says.
00:29:20.52\00:29:23.02
There is a sobering thought.
00:29:23.06\00:29:25.99
I'm a believer in
the Spirit of Prophecy.
00:29:26.03\00:29:28.90
And I'll just fuss along with,
00:29:28.93\00:29:32.27
with you on it
if you don't agree.
00:29:32.30\00:29:34.07
And some would don't agree
00:29:34.10\00:29:35.44
because they
don't understand it,
00:29:35.47\00:29:36.81
others have read it,
may be thrown it out,
00:29:36.84\00:29:38.57
others are disregarding it
00:29:38.61\00:29:39.94
because it's stepped
on your old little toes.
00:29:39.97\00:29:42.54
Yeah, oh, yeah, you got
your little feelings hurt,
00:29:42.58\00:29:44.45
you want to continue
doing what you're doing
00:29:44.48\00:29:46.05
and it called
sin by its right name
00:29:46.08\00:29:47.98
and so you want to throw it out
00:29:48.02\00:29:49.35
rather than make
a change, I know.
00:29:49.38\00:29:51.32
I'm thankful.
00:29:51.35\00:29:53.39
Notice one
testimony 466 tells us.
00:29:53.42\00:29:57.76
Now I want you to
take this with a grain,
00:29:57.79\00:30:00.00
I want you to think with me.
00:30:00.03\00:30:02.16
Nearly all who professed
to believe present truth,
00:30:02.20\00:30:04.87
is there anyone that
believes in present truth?
00:30:04.90\00:30:07.84
Almost everybody out here,
00:30:07.87\00:30:09.20
we need to get
back to present truth.
00:30:09.24\00:30:10.57
Man, let's talk
about present truth.
00:30:10.61\00:30:12.11
Well, praise God, we
need to get back to it
00:30:12.14\00:30:14.04
because we've left it.
00:30:14.08\00:30:15.58
We need to get back to it
because we watered it down,
00:30:15.61\00:30:17.71
stomped on it.
00:30:17.75\00:30:19.45
And God's asking for
people to come about it
00:30:19.48\00:30:21.28
and present what is truth
00:30:21.32\00:30:23.15
while the
opportunity is still there.
00:30:23.18\00:30:24.75
Present what is truth
00:30:24.79\00:30:26.52
and God said,
I'll bless you for it.
00:30:26.55\00:30:28.29
So when you say, I
want present truth,
00:30:28.32\00:30:30.46
we need this truth,
we need those old truth,
00:30:30.49\00:30:32.19
bring them back up to the front.
00:30:32.23\00:30:35.66
But then when I read the
rest of this, and oh, oh,
00:30:35.70\00:30:39.20
those who professed to believe
present truth are holy unfitted
00:30:39.23\00:30:42.97
to receive the latter rain.
00:30:43.00\00:30:44.67
I know it was
written quite a while ago
00:30:44.71\00:30:47.01
but then my question
comes back to each one of us,
00:30:47.04\00:30:49.24
have things really improved?
00:30:49.28\00:30:51.48
Have things
really gotten better?
00:30:51.51\00:30:52.85
Is world a lot better now?
00:30:52.88\00:30:54.22
Are we a lot better?
00:30:54.25\00:30:55.58
Are we really
drawing closer to Jesus?
00:30:55.62\00:30:56.95
Are we really had the message?
00:30:56.99\00:30:58.32
Are we really doing right
00:30:58.35\00:30:59.69
or may be are we unfitted
to receive the latter rain?
00:30:59.72\00:31:04.36
I know that we needed to
live through the time of trouble
00:31:04.39\00:31:07.20
to present the third angel's
message to give it power.
00:31:07.23\00:31:10.10
I've heard it said so often
00:31:10.13\00:31:11.47
well, we're presenting
all the three angels' message.
00:31:11.50\00:31:13.20
We're presenting
mark of the beast,
00:31:13.23\00:31:14.64
third angel's message.
00:31:14.67\00:31:17.27
Let me tell you when
that fourth angel comes down,
00:31:17.31\00:31:20.04
it lends light
and power to that.
00:31:20.08\00:31:22.18
The same words may be spoken,
00:31:22.21\00:31:23.58
the same Bible
passages may be read.
00:31:23.61\00:31:25.85
The one that spirit of
the living God gets a hold.
00:31:25.88\00:31:28.68
You see, these words are
going to mean something to us,
00:31:28.72\00:31:30.99
it's going to bring
conviction upon the hearts
00:31:31.02\00:31:32.49
and the minds of people,
00:31:32.52\00:31:33.86
and many will be turned to
Him and many will be turned away
00:31:33.89\00:31:36.26
and turned on you.
00:31:36.29\00:31:38.99
Are we unfit to
receive the latter rain?
00:31:39.03\00:31:41.23
Oh, I need it.
00:31:41.26\00:31:43.20
Do you desire it?
00:31:43.23\00:31:45.50
I read a little Manuscript 148,
00:31:45.53\00:31:48.94
this is written in
1899, but you know what?
00:31:48.97\00:31:51.67
Don't say, oh,
that's a long time.
00:31:51.71\00:31:53.21
Truth is truth
don't care how old it is.
00:31:53.24\00:31:55.94
if it's truth, it's
truth, it remains truth.
00:31:55.98\00:31:58.95
This might shock some of you...
00:31:58.98\00:32:01.28
Oh, I think some of the
people will need to be shocked.
00:32:01.32\00:32:04.62
We've grown
lukewarm, we've grown cold.
00:32:04.65\00:32:07.49
We need to change,
you know, it bothers,
00:32:07.52\00:32:09.79
I see it everyday in my own life
00:32:09.82\00:32:11.76
but I hear people say,
00:32:11.79\00:32:13.13
no things are
going really well now,
00:32:13.16\00:32:14.50
I think we're doing
real, well, we're gonna...
00:32:14.53\00:32:16.16
Don't you see that we
may be lack some things
00:32:16.20\00:32:20.50
to repopulate heaven.
00:32:20.54\00:32:25.34
Notice what it says, it says
00:32:25.37\00:32:27.94
exact obedience is required.
00:32:27.98\00:32:32.08
Oh, and those that say that
00:32:32.11\00:32:33.82
it is not possible to
live a perfect life, live,
00:32:33.85\00:32:39.15
notice, throw
upon God the amputation
00:32:39.19\00:32:41.52
or they charge God
of injustice and truce.
00:32:41.56\00:32:45.53
Did you... This is heavy.
00:32:45.56\00:32:47.46
Exact obedience is required.
00:32:47.50\00:32:50.40
Now somebody debate that.
00:32:50.43\00:32:52.90
I'm not trying to be
ugly and bad, I just...
00:32:52.93\00:32:55.60
I want my mind
to be clear on it.
00:32:55.64\00:32:58.47
We either believe it or we don't
00:32:58.51\00:32:59.97
because the Bible said be
free from sin that you sin not,
00:33:00.01\00:33:02.54
we're gonna read
all kind of passages
00:33:02.58\00:33:04.25
when we go through the study,
00:33:04.28\00:33:05.61
but right here right now
exact obedience is required,
00:33:05.65\00:33:08.85
and there are
those who say what?
00:33:08.88\00:33:11.09
It's not possible
to live a perfect life.
00:33:11.12\00:33:13.22
Then you are
saying that God is a liar,
00:33:13.25\00:33:16.26
that's what it is.
00:33:16.29\00:33:17.63
You're saying He is injust,
He is not just, He is liar.
00:33:17.66\00:33:22.16
And surely you
wouldn't say that,
00:33:22.20\00:33:24.17
you don't mean to say that,
00:33:24.20\00:33:25.63
but when we make
these kind of statements,
00:33:25.67\00:33:27.50
look out my
brothers and sisters,
00:33:27.54\00:33:28.87
you don't want
to call God a liar,
00:33:28.90\00:33:31.01
I know you don't.
00:33:31.04\00:33:34.24
Little book that I love
Christ Object Lesson 69,
00:33:34.28\00:33:37.18
now let's...
00:33:37.21\00:33:38.61
This is probably the
most well known little quote,
00:33:38.65\00:33:42.28
we're talking
about it in Adventism
00:33:42.32\00:33:43.95
but again it's
new for some of you
00:33:43.99\00:33:45.69
and I don't mind
to jar, you know why?
00:33:45.72\00:33:47.22
Because I believe this.
00:33:47.26\00:33:48.59
You'll say well,
we didn't know what,
00:33:48.62\00:33:49.96
you know, these people
here, we be careful we don't,
00:33:49.99\00:33:52.39
the Holy Spirit
knows who is gonna listen,
00:33:52.43\00:33:53.76
who is not gonna be listen,
00:33:53.80\00:33:55.13
who is ready, who is not ready
00:33:55.16\00:33:56.50
who will accept
it, who will not,
00:33:56.53\00:33:57.87
God didn't ask you,
00:33:57.90\00:33:59.23
he said you just tell the truth.
00:33:59.27\00:34:00.87
You tell the
truth leave it to me.
00:34:00.90\00:34:02.30
Oh, that make sense to me.
00:34:02.34\00:34:04.27
I can't do anything,
I'm just gonna present
00:34:04.31\00:34:05.94
what Jesus said to present.
00:34:05.97\00:34:07.84
It's all in Christ
Object Lesson page 69,
00:34:07.88\00:34:10.48
notice it says, now this is it,
00:34:10.51\00:34:12.31
when the character of
Christ shall be perfectly...
00:34:12.35\00:34:17.82
When the character of
Christ shall be perfectly
00:34:17.85\00:34:20.96
reproduced in His people
00:34:20.99\00:34:22.92
then He will come to
claim them as His own.
00:34:22.96\00:34:26.29
What do I do with that?
00:34:26.33\00:34:29.93
What do I do?
00:34:29.96\00:34:31.30
You know, we're
talking righteousness by faith.
00:34:31.33\00:34:35.30
Righteousness by faith.
00:34:35.34\00:34:38.07
When His character is perfectly
reproduced in His people,
00:34:38.11\00:34:41.74
then He will come.
00:34:41.78\00:34:43.11
And I've often said,
00:34:43.14\00:34:44.48
He is not waiting on
all these other things.
00:34:44.51\00:34:47.02
Some people are
waiting for the Sunday laws.
00:34:47.05\00:34:48.45
They are waiting for all
these things and then they,
00:34:48.48\00:34:50.29
they think they're
gonna shift it in gear.
00:34:50.32\00:34:51.65
No, you're not going to.
00:34:51.69\00:34:53.02
You may try to shift it in gear
00:34:53.05\00:34:54.46
but you're already ground
down to the axle right now,
00:34:54.49\00:34:56.16
you're buried,
00:34:56.19\00:34:57.53
you're not gonna
be able to get out,
00:34:57.56\00:34:58.89
now is the time to get out.
00:34:58.93\00:35:00.53
Now is the time to do something
00:35:00.56\00:35:01.96
while you can by
the grace of God.
00:35:02.00\00:35:04.13
One of these days is going to be
00:35:04.17\00:35:05.50
oh, it's going to be too late.
00:35:05.53\00:35:09.50
What do you do with that?
00:35:09.54\00:35:10.87
Are you making excuses for these
00:35:10.91\00:35:13.04
just few Bible
passage that we read,
00:35:13.07\00:35:14.88
we'll have dozens more.
00:35:14.91\00:35:17.88
What do we do
with Spirit of Prophecy
00:35:17.91\00:35:19.78
when it's perfectly
reproduced, you know why?
00:35:19.81\00:35:22.55
Again, we spend too much time
looking in the mirror saying
00:35:22.58\00:35:24.79
oh, I'm sinful, oh, I
can't get the victory,
00:35:24.82\00:35:26.82
I've tired, I've been defeated,
00:35:26.86\00:35:28.19
you've been defeated
00:35:28.22\00:35:29.56
because you've been
fighting the Holy Spirit.
00:35:29.59\00:35:31.06
I'm defeated, when I'm defeated
00:35:31.09\00:35:32.43
because I've turned my back
on the spirit of the living God
00:35:32.46\00:35:35.36
because you're
convicted as a Christian,
00:35:35.40\00:35:37.17
you know right from wrong.
00:35:37.20\00:35:39.83
Somebody challenge me.
00:35:39.87\00:35:42.64
You know you're child of God,
the Holy Spirit lets you know,
00:35:42.67\00:35:45.24
this is the way to walk.
00:35:45.27\00:35:47.61
And when you go to
the opposite of that,
00:35:47.64\00:35:49.01
oh, look out.
00:35:49.04\00:35:51.78
We've let go of His hand,
we've chosen another leader,
00:35:51.81\00:35:54.82
it may be temporary but you've
let go of the hand of Jesus,
00:35:54.85\00:35:58.22
you got a hold of the enemy.
00:35:58.25\00:35:59.59
When you tell, I say oh,
it's just a little white lie,
00:35:59.62\00:36:01.32
oh, the devil is a liar.
00:36:01.36\00:36:03.49
There is no such
thing as a white lie,
00:36:03.53\00:36:05.09
you know that.
00:36:05.13\00:36:07.10
A lie is a lie.
Deception is deception.
00:36:07.13\00:36:11.07
The devil is the deceiver.
00:36:11.10\00:36:14.40
And so when we do
these sayings and we gossip,
00:36:14.44\00:36:16.40
we backbite, we talk about,
we criticize in the church,
00:36:16.44\00:36:19.31
you're not a child of God.
00:36:19.34\00:36:21.44
That's not gonna
be repopulate heaven.
00:36:21.48\00:36:23.14
We need to
repent of those things,
00:36:23.18\00:36:24.51
get focused on
giving this message,
00:36:24.55\00:36:26.58
after all and then
3ABN here pillars of faith
00:36:26.61\00:36:30.32
want to wake up people
00:36:30.35\00:36:32.19
to say we can't
continue the same lifestyle
00:36:32.22\00:36:34.26
same way that we've always
been doing things in the church.
00:36:34.29\00:36:38.39
The church should
be a house of saints.
00:36:38.43\00:36:41.60
It should be of
people that's been converted,
00:36:41.63\00:36:43.26
been convicted, converted
00:36:43.30\00:36:44.63
and change into
the image of Jesus.
00:36:44.67\00:36:47.24
That's a wonderful place,
00:36:47.27\00:36:48.60
you can't wait
to come for services
00:36:48.64\00:36:51.51
rather than avoiding or
walking down another aisle,
00:36:51.54\00:36:53.58
not looking somebody in
the eyes, something's wrong.
00:36:53.61\00:36:58.45
Exact obedience...
00:36:58.48\00:36:59.95
and you say, why
you all worked up about.
00:37:02.95\00:37:07.66
I do get worked up
about it because I'm concerned
00:37:07.69\00:37:09.92
because I do believe this.
00:37:09.96\00:37:12.19
Many will not be
ready to meet Jesus, why?
00:37:12.23\00:37:16.26
If nothing else is because
00:37:16.30\00:37:17.93
they do not
understand the subject.
00:37:17.97\00:37:21.17
Now I'm not saying I
understand everything about it,
00:37:21.20\00:37:23.04
but I've read enough
00:37:23.07\00:37:24.71
and conviction
of the Holy Spirit
00:37:24.74\00:37:26.51
to say this is the
truth, walk ye in it.
00:37:26.54\00:37:28.68
And it's not
been the easiest thing
00:37:28.71\00:37:30.31
because I put up a fight.
00:37:30.35\00:37:32.65
It can be easiest, we just
totally submit to Jesus Christ.
00:37:32.68\00:37:36.15
Totally let his
mind, right, come in.
00:37:36.18\00:37:38.65
I don't need my mind, my
mind is deceased and messed up.
00:37:38.69\00:37:42.59
Anybody else want to say
that? No, you won't say it.
00:37:42.62\00:37:47.43
I can't make the right choices.
00:37:47.46\00:37:49.73
I don't know how to make
the right choices on my own.
00:37:49.76\00:37:52.47
I make the wrong choices.
00:37:52.50\00:37:53.84
Every time I turn
around, I make the wrong choice
00:37:53.87\00:37:55.54
but if Him leading, He
makes the choice for me,
00:37:55.57\00:37:58.57
that's the will that
we were talking about.
00:37:58.61\00:38:00.48
This is the victory
that we're promised.
00:38:00.51\00:38:05.01
I think about the loud cry.
00:38:05.05\00:38:07.42
See, we talked about
there will be new words
00:38:07.45\00:38:08.98
for many of you here
00:38:09.02\00:38:10.35
but they will be
old words for others,
00:38:10.39\00:38:12.19
but try to associate
00:38:12.22\00:38:13.56
and try to work
it together here.
00:38:13.59\00:38:16.79
The loud cry we're talking
about given in his fullness
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cannot be given until
the latter rain falls.
00:38:20.63\00:38:23.97
So I'm gonna
challenge a lot of you,
00:38:24.00\00:38:25.33
there will probably be
some letters few years old.
00:38:25.37\00:38:27.64
I don't mind backing it up.
00:38:27.67\00:38:29.30
The loud cry in his fullness
cannot be given until what?
00:38:29.34\00:38:32.67
Come on church, until
the latter rain has fallen,
00:38:32.71\00:38:36.61
the latter rain
cannot do its work
00:38:36.64\00:38:38.68
unless we receive
the early rain first,
00:38:38.71\00:38:41.25
make sense.
00:38:41.28\00:38:42.62
Got to receive
the early rain first,
00:38:42.65\00:38:44.19
then the latter rain,
00:38:44.22\00:38:45.55
we'll be going in
that on another study.
00:38:45.59\00:38:46.92
And when the early rain is given
00:38:50.46\00:38:52.09
or when we accept Christ
as our Lord and our savior,
00:38:52.13\00:38:55.10
all the things
are passed, glory,
00:38:55.13\00:38:57.17
behold all things become new.
00:38:57.20\00:39:00.84
We confessed our sins,
00:39:00.87\00:39:02.20
He's faithful and just
to forgive us we stand new,
00:39:02.24\00:39:03.91
we stand righteous before Him.
00:39:03.94\00:39:06.71
Oh, how little our faith
is that we cannot even acclaim
00:39:06.74\00:39:10.28
you know 1 John 1:9,
00:39:10.31\00:39:11.65
"If we confessed
our sins He's faithful
00:39:11.68\00:39:13.62
and just to forgive us,
00:39:13.65\00:39:15.92
and He cleanse us
from all unrighteous."
00:39:15.95\00:39:18.02
Oh yeah, I think. No,
that's what the Bible said.
00:39:18.05\00:39:20.99
If you mean it
from a contrived heart,
00:39:21.02\00:39:22.69
if you really ask
for forgiveness of sin
00:39:22.72\00:39:24.49
and you ask Him
and you claim His blood
00:39:24.53\00:39:26.26
and you're covered,
00:39:26.29\00:39:27.63
when you stand
up at that moment,
00:39:27.66\00:39:29.53
you are righteous
before Him because of Jesus,
00:39:29.56\00:39:32.53
not because you've
done anything good,
00:39:32.57\00:39:33.94
you never will
and I won't either.
00:39:33.97\00:39:36.97
But because of
Him at that moment
00:39:37.01\00:39:39.81
you're perfect in that stage
00:39:39.84\00:39:44.15
because you've
confessed your sins,
00:39:44.18\00:39:45.61
He is faithful
and just to forgive,
00:39:45.65\00:39:46.98
either forgiven or you're not.
00:39:47.02\00:39:48.48
And mostly
you'll think, I'll pray
00:39:48.52\00:39:49.85
but I'm not really
forgiven, well, you're not then.
00:39:49.88\00:39:52.69
Faith.
00:39:52.72\00:39:55.76
You see our problem,
00:39:55.79\00:39:58.16
if we come to this point
remember in the early rain,
00:39:58.19\00:40:02.26
we confessed our
sins, overcomers,
00:40:02.30\00:40:04.77
overcome sins should
be going from our life.
00:40:04.80\00:40:08.50
But if we don't come
to this point then we,
00:40:08.54\00:40:12.17
and then we believe
that it can't be done.
00:40:12.21\00:40:13.81
See this is,
00:40:13.84\00:40:15.18
may be the majority
of many people today
00:40:15.21\00:40:16.85
that it can't be done,
00:40:16.88\00:40:18.21
so if you believe
that it can't be done,
00:40:18.25\00:40:19.75
what, you don't attempt.
00:40:19.78\00:40:21.85
If you just
write it off and say,
00:40:21.88\00:40:23.22
well, this isn't never
gonna happen in my life.
00:40:23.25\00:40:24.59
I can guarantee you
00:40:24.62\00:40:25.95
it's not gonna
happen in your life,
00:40:25.99\00:40:27.56
because it's by faith.
00:40:27.59\00:40:29.76
Used to have a lady that
used to call me all the time.
00:40:29.79\00:40:32.46
Made just a little
illustration if you don't mind,
00:40:32.49\00:40:34.30
called me all the
time and she'll say,
00:40:34.33\00:40:35.66
Kenny, I want
you to pray for me.
00:40:35.70\00:40:37.40
And, of course, I got
bold, I knew her very well
00:40:37.43\00:40:39.03
and say won't you,
won't you pray for yourself?
00:40:39.07\00:40:42.50
Because I knew
what she's gonna say,
00:40:42.54\00:40:43.87
somebody stay with me.
00:40:43.91\00:40:46.91
Oh, I need
somebody to pray with me.
00:40:46.94\00:40:49.18
I said I'll be
glad to pray with you
00:40:49.21\00:40:50.55
but why don't you pray.
00:40:50.58\00:40:51.91
Well, Kenny, you know
why I don't pray for myself
00:40:51.95\00:40:53.78
because my prayers go
no higher than my ceiling.
00:40:53.82\00:40:56.99
I said that's exactly
right. Your faith is where?
00:40:57.02\00:41:01.22
The ceiling, that's
exactly, that's exact,
00:41:01.26\00:41:04.03
your faith put your prayers
to the ceiling as it were
00:41:04.06\00:41:08.16
and that's as high as they
go, or your faith can go what?
00:41:08.20\00:41:12.00
Boldly to the throne of God
00:41:12.03\00:41:14.54
and find help in
our time of need.
00:41:14.57\00:41:17.81
Loud cry given in its fullness.
00:41:17.84\00:41:21.84
Many will not try because
it simply said, pastor said,
00:41:21.88\00:41:25.41
this is not possible.
00:41:25.45\00:41:26.82
The evangelist
said it' not possible.
00:41:26.85\00:41:28.85
My God says that it is possible,
00:41:28.88\00:41:31.09
but I know it's
only by beholding Him.
00:41:31.12\00:41:33.96
I know it's no
longer I but Christ.
00:41:33.99\00:41:36.22
I cannot do it on my own,
you cannot do it on your own,
00:41:36.26\00:41:40.70
but don't say
that the Holy Spirit,
00:41:40.73\00:41:43.73
God the Father,
Son, the Holy Spirit,
00:41:43.77\00:41:46.23
the Godhead can't
help you to do that
00:41:46.27\00:41:48.40
if you surrender to him.
00:41:48.44\00:41:51.84
Six Testimonies 128,
00:41:51.87\00:41:53.41
it's very clear the
third angel's message
00:41:53.44\00:41:55.68
is the great
testing truth for the time,
00:41:55.71\00:41:59.25
and notice it is to be taught.
00:41:59.28\00:42:03.52
I like that, it is to be taught,
00:42:03.55\00:42:05.12
somebody well, we've
heard enough about that.
00:42:05.15\00:42:06.99
Well, who are you? Who am I?
00:42:07.02\00:42:10.16
Inspiration says
it is to be taught.
00:42:10.19\00:42:12.73
This is our
message, this is a pillar.
00:42:12.76\00:42:15.96
Is somebody still with me?
00:42:16.00\00:42:17.33
And then what it
says pillars of faith.
00:42:17.37\00:42:20.27
The pillar of the Bible
00:42:20.30\00:42:21.64
is that we're to give
the three angels' message
00:42:21.67\00:42:24.24
and not the water down version
that's being given many times.
00:42:24.27\00:42:27.91
People have the
audacity to preach it.
00:42:27.94\00:42:29.74
I better be careful,
I'll get off this thing.
00:42:29.78\00:42:32.78
Audacity say I'll get
the three angels' message
00:42:32.81\00:42:34.85
and preach the
three angels' message
00:42:34.88\00:42:36.22
and I preached 30 minutes
and say they've covered it.
00:42:36.25\00:42:42.89
This is the warning,
00:42:42.92\00:42:44.26
last message to go to the world.
00:42:44.29\00:42:47.90
But you know we're
talking about there,
00:42:47.93\00:42:49.76
there're conditions, there's
conditions that must be met.
00:42:49.80\00:42:54.80
I'm still in there
fighting and by the grace of God
00:42:54.84\00:42:57.61
but there's
conditions that must be met
00:42:57.64\00:42:59.31
before we
receive that latter rain.
00:42:59.34\00:43:02.74
And it is life and death
issue and we must be prepared.
00:43:02.78\00:43:06.15
And the latter
rain cannot fall on us
00:43:06.18\00:43:08.25
if we have one un-confessed sin,
00:43:08.28\00:43:10.12
it won't don it, it can't do it.
00:43:10.15\00:43:13.66
I can't make it
to heaven without it.
00:43:13.69\00:43:15.12
Maybe we would be
safe to say this we know,
00:43:20.26\00:43:25.63
the latter rain is long overdue.
00:43:25.67\00:43:28.74
I hope somebody agrees with me,
00:43:28.77\00:43:30.11
the latter rain is long overdue.
00:43:30.14\00:43:34.68
How about God's people?
00:43:34.71\00:43:36.71
Maybe God's giving
us another, another,
00:43:36.75\00:43:39.71
He wants another effort
forward to come in line.
00:43:39.75\00:43:44.09
God has a time and I
believe that God has a purpose
00:43:44.12\00:43:47.26
for the latter rain.
00:43:47.29\00:43:49.82
You say, well, you know,
and again even in Adventism
00:43:49.86\00:43:52.73
or wherever it might be,
00:43:52.76\00:43:54.10
there's always two
main veins of thought
00:43:54.13\00:43:56.67
or there's three
main veins of thought.
00:43:56.70\00:43:59.43
I don't know if the Bible
really does it that way or not,
00:43:59.47\00:44:01.57
my brothers and my sisters,
00:44:01.60\00:44:02.94
there should be a way we
can find out what truth is,
00:44:02.97\00:44:04.71
don't you think?
00:44:04.74\00:44:08.38
But you know that just
for the sake of people maybe,
00:44:08.41\00:44:12.95
you know, they want to know
00:44:12.98\00:44:14.75
maybe the two main
vein of thought here.
00:44:14.78\00:44:16.95
Some believe the latter rain
is going to be poured out when?
00:44:16.99\00:44:19.95
During the
little time of trouble,
00:44:19.99\00:44:21.96
and some never heard that
00:44:21.99\00:44:23.36
but realize there's
gonna be little time of trouble
00:44:23.39\00:44:24.96
and than a big time of trouble.
00:44:24.99\00:44:27.76
Soon it's gonna be pour out,
00:44:27.80\00:44:29.13
soon after the
national Sunday laws
00:44:29.16\00:44:30.57
some have never heard that,
00:44:30.60\00:44:31.93
that law is past,
there will be one,
00:44:31.97\00:44:34.14
I'm gonna stand right now
00:44:34.17\00:44:35.50
and you can write it down
say he is talking about it.
00:44:35.54\00:44:38.27
Many others talk
about it, it's true.
00:44:38.31\00:44:41.81
Second line of thought
00:44:41.84\00:44:43.65
some believe that the church,
00:44:43.68\00:44:45.65
listen, the church is
going to be revived by what?
00:44:45.68\00:44:49.32
By the latter rain
before the national Sunday law,
00:44:49.35\00:44:53.29
notice that, and this
brings persecution to the church
00:44:53.32\00:44:57.93
and persecution,
listen, comes to the church,
00:44:57.96\00:45:00.40
there will be a
revival of true godliness.
00:45:00.43\00:45:04.47
If we ever need a
revival of true godliness
00:45:04.50\00:45:07.44
would it not be now?
00:45:07.47\00:45:09.60
Would it not be now a revival?
00:45:09.64\00:45:12.34
This is sure. This is sure.
00:45:15.34\00:45:17.05
If you accept the
message of righteousness,
00:45:17.08\00:45:21.22
let's just say by faith.
00:45:21.25\00:45:24.29
If you're proclaiming that God
can give us victory in our life
00:45:24.32\00:45:27.19
that we might be like Him.
00:45:27.22\00:45:29.36
We might be like
the angels of heaven.
00:45:29.39\00:45:31.39
We may be He wants us to be.
00:45:31.43\00:45:33.83
We may be a people who
will vindicate God's character.
00:45:33.86\00:45:39.13
There will be a
people, he's trusting you
00:45:39.17\00:45:42.40
and he's trusting me to
vindicate His character.
00:45:42.44\00:45:44.94
Oh, Lord, have mercy on
us, how we've let you down.
00:45:44.97\00:45:50.55
But you can be assured
00:45:50.58\00:45:54.45
if we begin to preach and
teach and live this message,
00:45:54.48\00:45:57.49
there will be a
revival of true godliness
00:45:57.52\00:46:01.12
in our church among us.
00:46:01.16\00:46:03.02
It will bring us out of
this lukewarm condition.
00:46:03.06\00:46:07.20
Lukewarm is
horrible condition to be in.
00:46:07.23\00:46:10.23
It's confusing
position may be to be in
00:46:10.27\00:46:13.60
because people don't
know the difference sometime
00:46:13.64\00:46:16.24
because they're not studying
00:46:16.27\00:46:17.61
to see whether
these things be so.
00:46:17.64\00:46:20.81
We need to come out of
that lukewarm condition.
00:46:20.84\00:46:23.24
There's gonna be a spark,
00:46:23.28\00:46:24.61
there's gonna be a
revival in the church,
00:46:24.65\00:46:27.35
and that's gonna bring
about I believe the latter rain,
00:46:27.38\00:46:29.85
the final loud cry,
00:46:29.88\00:46:31.85
the ceiling of God's
people here in this last days.
00:46:31.89\00:46:36.12
And where does it start?
00:46:36.16\00:46:37.49
Lord, have mercy,
where does it start?
00:46:37.53\00:46:40.76
Now, somebody say, let's
not get too emotional about it,
00:46:40.80\00:46:42.90
somebody needs to be,
00:46:42.93\00:46:44.27
your life is on the
line so as mine for eternity.
00:46:44.30\00:46:47.14
Enough of foolishness
going on far as I'm concerned.
00:46:47.17\00:46:49.87
May just be me
speaking to myself
00:46:49.90\00:46:51.27
but I'm gonna do it anyway.
00:46:51.31\00:46:52.77
The Holy Spirit has
impressed me everyday,
00:46:52.81\00:46:54.31
all the foolishness
stuff is going on in the world,
00:46:54.34\00:46:56.88
all the waste of time
and all of these, and these,
00:46:56.91\00:46:58.58
and these, and these, and these,
00:46:58.61\00:46:59.95
when nothing matters
but giving this message out
00:46:59.98\00:47:01.78
and getting right with God,
00:47:01.82\00:47:03.69
to live the life
that will be holy
00:47:03.72\00:47:05.25
and pleasing in his sight
00:47:05.29\00:47:06.62
that one day we
may repopulate heaven.
00:47:06.65\00:47:08.32
Oh, I want to
that, I know you do to.
00:47:08.36\00:47:11.69
No one said it would be easy.
00:47:11.73\00:47:13.06
No one said there
wouldn't be a cost, there is.
00:47:13.09\00:47:16.26
Where do I start?
00:47:16.30\00:47:18.37
Doesn't it start with you today?
00:47:18.40\00:47:20.10
Doesn't it start with me?
00:47:20.14\00:47:22.80
See, I'm not supposed to wait
00:47:22.84\00:47:25.27
for some kind of a
special thing to happen,
00:47:25.31\00:47:29.18
like an
Adventism would say well,
00:47:29.21\00:47:30.55
when the Sunday
law, when the pope...
00:47:30.58\00:47:35.35
I don't have to watch the pope.
00:47:35.38\00:47:38.52
I read what the
Bible has to say.
00:47:38.55\00:47:40.09
I already know who
the beast power is.
00:47:40.12\00:47:42.22
I already know
what he's going to do,
00:47:42.26\00:47:43.59
why 'cause Bible says so.
00:47:43.63\00:47:45.33
I need to be focused,
00:47:45.36\00:47:46.70
and I know we
need to know this thing
00:47:46.73\00:47:48.06
but I need to know
what Jesus has said.
00:47:48.10\00:47:51.27
I need to know the
power that He's offered to me
00:47:51.30\00:47:53.37
and offered to you.
00:47:53.40\00:47:55.94
I don't have to wait
for something big happens,
00:47:55.97\00:47:59.21
it simply lift my
brothers and sisters today.
00:47:59.24\00:48:02.41
Today I give myself to you Lord.
00:48:02.44\00:48:05.88
It seems so simple.
00:48:05.91\00:48:09.25
But it's very
difficult for many,
00:48:09.28\00:48:11.39
may be difficult for you today
00:48:11.42\00:48:12.92
or tonight you may say I
don't know if I can do that.
00:48:12.95\00:48:15.69
Oh, by the grace God you can.
00:48:15.72\00:48:17.93
It starts I give
myself to you today.
00:48:17.96\00:48:22.83
This moment, this moment
things can change in your heart
00:48:22.86\00:48:27.40
and change in your life.
00:48:27.44\00:48:31.21
A beautiful book
that I read and like
00:48:31.24\00:48:34.28
is called Testimonies
to Ministers page 64,
00:48:34.31\00:48:37.55
remember holiness
is not just a feeling.
00:48:37.58\00:48:42.48
And in this book first we've
just been talking about here,
00:48:42.52\00:48:46.09
it says the church
needs to be converted
00:48:46.12\00:48:50.66
and oh, the people have began
to squirm and the preachers
00:48:50.69\00:48:54.93
and the teachers
began to squirm and say, oh,
00:48:54.96\00:48:57.27
get them out of here, I
don't want to hear that.
00:48:57.30\00:49:00.50
I say the
church, I say you and me
00:49:00.54\00:49:03.81
not trying to
judge anybody here,
00:49:03.84\00:49:05.47
we need to be
thoroughly converted.
00:49:05.51\00:49:09.11
I need to be brokenhearted.
00:49:09.14\00:49:12.01
Bible said we need to
have a contrite spirit.
00:49:12.05\00:49:16.89
Contrite spirit
needs because of my wrongs,
00:49:16.92\00:49:19.95
it has literally crushed me.
00:49:19.99\00:49:23.19
Maybe some of you've
lived through that, I have.
00:49:23.22\00:49:26.09
You are crushed
because of the wrong choices
00:49:26.13\00:49:28.20
that you've made,
you can't change it,
00:49:28.23\00:49:30.53
but you've been
crushed, you have remorse.
00:49:30.57\00:49:36.37
God's people
realize that time is short
00:49:36.40\00:49:38.24
that Jesus is coming.
00:49:38.27\00:49:40.81
We'll be weeping
between the porch and the altar.
00:49:40.84\00:49:44.01
We'll be putting
forth earnest supplications,
00:49:44.05\00:49:47.92
earnest supplications, what,
for our brothers and our sister
00:49:47.95\00:49:50.99
and certainly for our self,
00:49:51.02\00:49:52.35
but we're going to be
praying for our church,
00:49:52.39\00:49:53.72
we're gonna be
praying for the people,
00:49:53.76\00:49:55.09
we're gonna be
praying one for another.
00:49:55.12\00:49:59.06
We will be doing that
because what we realize
00:49:59.09\00:50:02.36
then the Holy Spirit
is going to be poured out,
00:50:02.40\00:50:06.03
and when it's poured out,
it's poured out from on high,
00:50:06.07\00:50:08.17
it's gonna saturate us,
00:50:08.20\00:50:09.57
it's gonna where it
encompass all around us,
00:50:09.60\00:50:11.47
we're gonna be just
filled with the Spirit of God,
00:50:11.51\00:50:13.98
and then it becomes
no longer I but what?
00:50:14.01\00:50:16.04
No longer I but Christ,
00:50:16.08\00:50:18.18
it's no longer you.
00:50:18.21\00:50:19.55
We often think about how
does, how does God view me,
00:50:24.42\00:50:31.39
how does God really view me?
00:50:31.43\00:50:37.03
And it's good food for thought
00:50:37.07\00:50:38.40
because it keeps
coming back to me.
00:50:38.43\00:50:42.74
It's not how God views me
00:50:42.77\00:50:47.58
that I may have
eternal salvation
00:50:47.61\00:50:49.14
but it's how, how
God views His son.
00:50:49.18\00:50:53.62
Are you still with me, church?
00:50:53.65\00:50:55.62
It's how God views His son
00:50:55.65\00:50:57.95
because He doesn't look
at this miserable wretch.
00:50:57.99\00:51:02.66
Heaven will be your
home, my home because of Jesus.
00:51:02.69\00:51:06.93
How does God feel about Jesus?
00:51:06.96\00:51:08.93
Oh, oh, how wonderful.
00:51:08.96\00:51:10.40
He gained the
victory, He offers it to me,
00:51:10.43\00:51:14.47
He offers it to you.
00:51:14.50\00:51:18.31
God's given us some message
00:51:18.34\00:51:19.77
that we need to be
carrying to the world
00:51:19.81\00:51:21.31
with deep
conviction, not foolishness,
00:51:21.34\00:51:24.41
adjusting and making
light of what He's given,
00:51:24.45\00:51:28.38
not mixed down in water down
00:51:28.42\00:51:29.95
like it doesn't
make any difference
00:51:29.98\00:51:31.32
as long as you talk about Jesus,
00:51:31.35\00:51:32.69
it's all gonna be all right.
00:51:32.72\00:51:34.06
He's given us a
specific message.
00:51:34.09\00:51:36.73
Righteousness by
faith, being holy,
00:51:36.76\00:51:38.53
being like
Jesus, get things right.
00:51:38.56\00:51:42.73
Remember, my
brothers and sisters,
00:51:42.76\00:51:44.10
regardless of what your life
has been and my life has been.
00:51:44.13\00:51:46.67
I'm so thankful to
realize what the Bible has said,
00:51:46.70\00:51:48.67
there is no sin
that God cannot forgive.
00:51:48.70\00:51:52.54
Oh, what an
encouragement to a sinner,
00:51:52.57\00:51:57.28
a work to be done.
00:51:57.31\00:52:00.82
Is that of John the
Baptist and what did he do?
00:52:00.85\00:52:03.28
His work was calling
men to, we know it repent,
00:52:03.32\00:52:06.02
and prepare to stand
in the day of the Lord.
00:52:06.05\00:52:09.49
That's our message
to give to the world.
00:52:09.52\00:52:13.03
Prepare to meet thy God.
00:52:13.06\00:52:16.13
People would
think you're nuts today,
00:52:16.16\00:52:17.50
you go around street corner
00:52:17.53\00:52:18.87
and say prepare
to meet your God.
00:52:18.90\00:52:21.64
There will be a lot
that might turn on you
00:52:21.67\00:52:23.00
and say you better prepare.
00:52:23.04\00:52:25.67
You know why we need to
be prepared for such an hour?
00:52:25.71\00:52:28.34
So we think not.
00:52:28.38\00:52:30.58
In Great Controversy
606 makes this statement,
00:52:30.61\00:52:35.88
says man of faith, I like this,
00:52:35.92\00:52:37.65
man of faith and prayer
will be constrained to go forth
00:52:37.69\00:52:41.89
with holy zeal.
00:52:41.92\00:52:43.69
Holy zeal is what we need.
00:52:43.73\00:52:46.86
I heard somebody say today,
00:52:46.90\00:52:48.23
why we need to go and visit
so and so church down here.
00:52:48.26\00:52:50.23
Pastor cracks one
joke after the other,
00:52:50.27\00:52:52.37
the church is
rolling in the aisles,
00:52:52.40\00:52:54.10
they are laughing
and having a good time,
00:52:54.14\00:52:56.07
that's an easy way to hell,
I'll tell you that right now.
00:52:56.10\00:52:59.57
You can talk about all you
want and criticize all you want.
00:52:59.61\00:53:02.18
This is not a time for that.
00:53:02.21\00:53:04.05
This is a time that men of faith
00:53:04.08\00:53:05.91
and prayer will go
forth with zeal and says
00:53:05.95\00:53:08.85
that means a warmth,
00:53:08.88\00:53:10.59
that means an
earnestness, they're sincere.
00:53:10.62\00:53:13.92
Bible said
Revelation 3:19 that we do what?
00:53:13.96\00:53:16.76
We need to be
zealous of good what?
00:53:16.79\00:53:18.59
Good works.
00:53:18.63\00:53:20.46
Zealous and
repent, Revelation 3:19,
00:53:20.50\00:53:24.53
Titus 2:14 says,
"Zealous of good works."
00:53:24.57\00:53:27.37
Acts 22, the Bible said verse 3,
00:53:27.40\00:53:29.97
"Zealous toward God."
00:53:30.01\00:53:31.44
We need to be
warm, we need to be hot,
00:53:31.47\00:53:33.44
we need to be on
fire for Jesus Christ.
00:53:33.48\00:53:37.01
And do Him what?
00:53:37.05\00:53:38.81
Claiming that which He has
given us to give to the world.
00:53:38.85\00:53:43.18
I'll take that serious
00:53:43.22\00:53:44.55
and I'm sure that many do today.
00:53:44.59\00:53:47.02
I'm not out here and
boasting, oh, I'm the only one.
00:53:47.06\00:53:49.69
I feel it day in and day out,
00:53:49.72\00:53:51.99
I'm getting more tired
of this world that you,
00:53:52.03\00:53:54.66
it's just everything you see it
00:53:54.70\00:53:56.83
seems the enemy is
taking control of everything
00:53:56.87\00:53:59.07
that we see out there,
00:53:59.10\00:54:00.44
everything it
seems that's going on.
00:54:00.47\00:54:01.84
And I'm not trying
to be just picking...
00:54:01.87\00:54:04.04
the conviction of the spirit,
00:54:04.07\00:54:05.41
that's not where
the heaven's like,
00:54:05.44\00:54:06.78
the world is not
what heavens like,
00:54:06.81\00:54:08.14
things are going on and
that's not what heavens about,
00:54:08.18\00:54:09.98
I can't waste my time
in foolishness right now.
00:54:10.01\00:54:14.28
We're to go
zealous, we're to labor
00:54:14.32\00:54:19.99
and what are these labors well,
00:54:20.02\00:54:21.36
you know we're gonna have to go
00:54:21.39\00:54:22.72
and we're gonna have
to have a world work.
00:54:22.76\00:54:24.29
Listen, labors were
told will be qualified
00:54:24.33\00:54:26.66
rather by the unction of what?
00:54:26.70\00:54:28.20
The Spirit of God
than by the training
00:54:28.23\00:54:30.30
of literary institution.
00:54:30.33\00:54:31.70
Why can't we just buy that?
00:54:31.73\00:54:33.87
Why we can't we
just accept that?
00:54:33.90\00:54:35.77
God will use who He will.
00:54:35.80\00:54:38.64
Whether anybody likes it or not.
00:54:38.67\00:54:40.91
There will be people who
try to stop you from doing
00:54:40.94\00:54:42.78
what God has asked you to do
00:54:42.81\00:54:44.15
because they don't
see it the way you see it.
00:54:44.18\00:54:45.91
That's too bad.
00:54:45.95\00:54:47.62
Aren't you glad that God
doesn't impress all of us
00:54:47.65\00:54:49.55
do the very same thing
and many of us are like this,
00:54:49.58\00:54:52.39
and this is what we're
doing, this is all that we see,
00:54:52.42\00:54:54.86
this is all we're doing,
this is all that we're doing.
00:54:54.89\00:54:56.79
There is vast world work,
00:55:00.20\00:55:03.16
there is a place
for everybody to fit.
00:55:03.20\00:55:04.77
Oh, God help me to fit
where you want me to fit.
00:55:04.80\00:55:09.80
And I encourage you a
last couple of minutes
00:55:09.84\00:55:11.27
that we have.
00:55:11.31\00:55:13.88
I love Revelation 22:17,
00:55:13.91\00:55:17.25
it talks about
somebody being thirsty.
00:55:17.28\00:55:21.02
I don't know if you
ever really been thirsty,
00:55:21.05\00:55:24.12
probably most of us have.
00:55:24.15\00:55:26.89
And really want to drink water.
00:55:26.92\00:55:30.89
Jesus uses that
illustration there
00:55:30.93\00:55:34.33
and he simply says let
him that is the thirst,
00:55:34.36\00:55:37.67
let him do, come.
00:55:37.70\00:55:40.57
He didn't say you have
to do, he just said come on.
00:55:40.60\00:55:45.21
If you're
thirsty come on. Oh, wow.
00:55:45.24\00:55:49.08
Whosoever will the Bible said,
00:55:49.11\00:55:50.98
let him take of the
water of life freely.
00:55:51.01\00:55:55.52
He offers it to you,
he offers to me freely.
00:55:55.55\00:55:58.92
I haven't earned it,
I haven't deserved it,
00:55:58.95\00:56:01.49
it's a free gift.
00:56:01.52\00:56:03.53
But he offer it and he gives it.
00:56:03.56\00:56:06.19
Because He came and He
lived that perfect life.
00:56:06.23\00:56:10.87
He won back this world.
00:56:10.90\00:56:12.73
He won back
humanity from the devil,
00:56:12.77\00:56:16.34
and He offers it
free to me and you today.
00:56:16.37\00:56:18.34
Why don't we just
accept it as a free gift?
00:56:18.37\00:56:22.24
Oh, certainly there is things
00:56:22.28\00:56:23.65
that we need to
do to follow along
00:56:23.68\00:56:25.18
'cause you know, for grafted
in we're going to want to,
00:56:25.21\00:56:27.95
you know,
growing to be like Jesus.
00:56:27.98\00:56:31.32
Holiness is not just a feeling
so I like to pray with you,
00:56:31.35\00:56:34.36
I'm sure that many
have made a decision
00:56:34.39\00:56:36.32
not because
anything has been said here
00:56:36.36\00:56:37.69
but what the Holy
Spirit has taken the message,
00:56:37.73\00:56:40.06
put in your ears where you hear
something's brought conviction,
00:56:40.10\00:56:42.40
and would you just pray with me
00:56:42.43\00:56:43.93
as we close that
the Spirit of God
00:56:43.97\00:56:45.83
would just make those decisions
final right now, let's pray.
00:56:45.87\00:56:49.40
Merciful Father in heaven,
00:56:49.44\00:56:50.77
we thank You for
the privilege of prayer.
00:56:50.81\00:56:52.14
We thank You we can
call You our Father.
00:56:52.17\00:56:53.94
Thank you for Calvary.
00:56:53.98\00:56:55.31
Thank you for that blood
that washes us whiter than snow.
00:56:55.34\00:56:57.85
Thank You that You
said I'm coming again.
00:56:57.88\00:56:59.25
You're coming after
people without spot or wrinkle
00:56:59.28\00:57:01.32
or any such thing.
00:57:01.35\00:57:02.78
We pray that You take the
words that have been spoken
00:57:02.82\00:57:04.89
and we pray that they'll hear,
00:57:04.92\00:57:06.32
people will hear
them and accept them,
00:57:06.35\00:57:07.89
be drawn to you and I
thank You in Jesus name.
00:57:07.92\00:57:10.03
Amen.
00:57:10.06\00:57:12.66
You know, our last few seconds
00:57:12.69\00:57:14.03
I just thank you
for joining us here.
00:57:14.06\00:57:16.46
We're talking
about Pillars of Faith.
00:57:16.50\00:57:17.83
Praise God, there's
many, many, many more.
00:57:17.87\00:57:20.10
You had the opportunity, be
sure you tune in every time,
00:57:20.14\00:57:22.44
pencil and paper write
down and you know what,
00:57:22.47\00:57:24.67
pray for us, we need it.
00:57:24.71\00:57:26.04
God bless you. We love
you. We'll see you next time.
00:57:26.07\00:57:28.61