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Series Code: TDYFW
Program Code: TDYFW190028A
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00:02 I want to spend my life
00:07 Mending broken people 00:12 I want to spend my life 00:19 Removing pain 00:24 Lord, let my words 00:30 Heal a heart that hurts 00:35 I want to spend my life 00:40 Mending broken people 00:46 I want to spend my life 00:51 Mending broken people 01:10 Hello, friends, welcome to Family Worship, 01:12 it's Friday evening, 01:14 it's time to get in our Word together. 01:16 And we thank you for taking the time to tune in. 01:18 And to my left is my co-pilot. How are you doing, Honey? 01:22 I am doing well, happy Sabbath everyone 01:25 and we welcome you to our Family Worship. 01:27 That's right, my name is John Lomacang, 01:28 my wife, Angela. 01:30 And if you're part of our family, 01:31 you know that. 01:33 Tonight before we have our prayer, 01:34 just want to tell you, this is the time, 01:36 this is the program I could begin by saying, 01:41 slow down, take it easy, 01:45 relax, count to three. 01:49 Remember when I used to do that, Honey? 01:50 Yeah, yeah. 01:51 I would do it to you, where I say take a breath 01:53 and she's going, don't do that. 01:56 Tonight, our program is on a topic 01:58 that's going to make all of us laugh 02:00 because I would say to some degree, 02:02 this program is therapy for everyone of us. 02:05 And including to my right, my good friend, 02:07 Dee Hilderbrand, how you doing, Dee? 02:08 Hello, I'm doing great. 02:10 I'm doing wonderful. 02:12 What's our topic on tonight? 02:13 Our topic's on patience, I think you picked it 02:16 just because of me 02:20 or maybe it was because of Idalia, 02:22 well, the two most impatient people at 3ABN. 02:27 I'm one of the most impatient people here? 02:30 Really? Used to be. 02:31 You've overcome. 02:33 We've overcome a lot, used to be, past tense. 02:36 Well, I think you introduced her. 02:38 Idalia, good to have you. Thank you, Dee. 02:40 Yes. 02:41 Thank you for the invitation, pastor and Angie. 02:42 And you work where? 02:44 I work for 3ABN Latino. 02:46 Latino. 02:48 You work with your husband? 02:49 Yes, yes. That's right, Pastor Dinzey. 02:51 It's been a lesson in patience. 02:55 He is the boss, he is the decision maker. 02:56 That's nice, yes. 02:58 We work together. 02:59 Yeah, type A personality 03:01 and then my husband who is more conservative 03:05 and I'm not as patient, he's very patient. 03:10 And so I've learned, I'm learning. 03:12 Yeah, the neck that turns the head. 03:15 You help, you work together. 03:16 The Lord really helps us. 03:18 Yeah, I must say. 03:19 Welcome. 03:20 Well, we have a lot to talk about tonight, 03:22 it's gonna be an interesting program, 03:23 because we want to try to make this 03:26 less therapeutic and more scriptural. 03:29 But, I would say to you ahead of time in the program, 03:35 they're going to be quite a bit of object lessons. 03:37 And you might see yourself in some of them. 03:38 But before we go any further, Honey, 03:40 would you have prayer for us? 03:41 Yeah, let's pray. Okay. 03:42 Our gracious Heavenly Father, 03:44 we come to You in the name of Jesus 03:45 and we thank You for this blessed Sabbath evening. 03:49 Pray that Your Holy Spirit will continue to abide with us 03:53 and we pray that we all will learn something 03:56 from this topic of patience. 03:58 And, Lord, we thank You for hearing this prayer 04:01 and for answering in Jesus' name, amen. 04:07 Amen. 04:09 Today's program, patience. 04:11 Patience is a virtue I've heard, 04:14 but impatience is also not a virtue. 04:17 And so today, 04:19 we're gonna walk through the Bible 04:20 on this topic of patience. 04:22 And as I mentioned a moment ago, 04:24 and I'm smiling as I think about it, 04:26 because I was hurrying to get this outline done. 04:30 And I am talking about patience, 04:31 I was hurrying to get the outline 04:33 to every one of our program guests. 04:36 And we were hurrying to get here on time 04:38 and we're talking about patience. 04:40 So how funny it is. 04:43 We were talking about this earlier, 04:44 and I think we bounced this around the generation 04:47 that we live in today is a generation 04:48 that needs to relearn what it means to wait. 04:51 How many of you could... 04:52 Before we go to the text, 04:54 how many of you could share an example of waiting 04:57 that we still have to do today, 04:59 something that is outside of our control? 05:02 I have to wait for a doctor's appointment 05:04 to be available. 05:05 Yeah. 05:06 That takes forever. 05:08 I mean, six months wait 05:10 to get to a specialist, it's horrible. 05:12 And when you know, you want that, 05:13 like is it not opening next week? 05:16 Exactly. 05:17 And you have to wait in the waiting room. 05:19 I know even waiting 05:22 for a lot of people use microwaves now, 05:25 even waiting for the microwave. 05:28 They're like, I mean, 05:30 if you have to put the microwave on 05:31 for two minutes, 05:32 that's like forever or one minute. 05:34 So we're impatient even with something 05:36 that is really fast and we're still impatient. 05:41 You're right. 05:42 I stem up the stove 05:45 and they say I'll watch pot never boils. 05:49 And it takes forever to heat up, so impatient. 05:53 Yeah, and it's funny you said that 05:55 because on my oven at stove there's a, 05:59 what is it a burner that has fast, it comes out. 06:03 Instant heat and the gradual heat. 06:05 Yeah, the other three are gradual, 06:07 but that one is instant. 06:08 And she always uses that one. 06:10 I wanted to hurry up. 06:12 You're gonna say something? 06:14 Well, you know, it's interesting, 06:15 you get used to the internet speed here. 06:18 And I don't want to belittle the country that I was in, 06:21 but it was Cuba. 06:23 So after you get used to the speed here, 06:26 which usually you go somewhere 06:28 and somebody will complain about here, 06:30 but I remember when I went last time to Cuba, 06:32 and they said there was internet, 06:35 which was new to me 06:37 because the previous time I had to go to a hotel, 06:39 but this time it was available in a park 06:41 and you had to purchase a ticket to be able to use it 06:43 and you get a code and you go to the park. 06:45 And then you try to use it 06:48 and the first time I was in Cuba, 06:52 it was like, 06:54 are they using dial up still, you know? 06:57 You know, before you connect and you actually get there, 07:00 but it seemed to be slow to me 07:03 and so there are things 07:05 that people will always want quicker 07:06 than it is actually available 07:09 because of we're not patient, we're impatient. 07:12 Payday. Can we relate? 07:15 The elevator, you're waiting at the elevator 07:16 and it seems to stop everywhere, 07:18 you know, all, 07:19 there are different things that effect. 07:20 And you push your button, 07:22 you just keep pushing the button 07:23 like it's gonna come fast. 07:25 You do that? Oh. 07:27 I thought I was the only one to do that. 07:28 I have done that. 07:29 Or you're waiting at the light to change from red to green? 07:31 Seems like taking forever. 07:34 Or you're in a restaurant and you've ordered. 07:36 It seemed like 20 minutes ago. 07:37 And everybody else is eating but you're not. 07:39 And you start looking around like, 07:42 did they get their food yet? 07:44 We had that just happen in Russia. 07:47 It happened in Russia not too long ago, 07:48 we went to Russia and Danny, and Yvonne, and Bruce, 07:52 and Jason and, and all got there before us. 07:56 They were waiting at the hotel before us. 07:59 We came down, and everyone was already seated 08:01 and it was so funny, Jason Bergman, 08:04 who's the treasurer here at 3ABN. 08:06 He was sitting at our table with Fransi and Angie 08:08 and I was just four of us at our table. 08:10 And he made this funny statement to the waiter. 08:11 He said, "Now you gotta get him his food first, 08:14 because last time he got his last." 08:16 And this is so funny. He was just joking around. 08:19 But we were last to get there 08:21 and first to get our food and we're eating, 08:25 we're finishing up 08:26 and we're looking over Danny and Bruce's table 08:29 and Danny's gonna like this, 08:31 and he was looking and he says, 08:33 first it starts with a smile. 08:35 We've all been there first starts with a smile, like, 08:38 so nice you got your food, 08:39 but mine should be out in any moment now 08:41 and you're looking, you think right now. 08:42 Looking at the kitchen, looking at the waiter. 08:44 Then you start looking around you, 08:45 all the others, 27 people 08:47 that came with you got theirs already. 08:48 And then it got really bad 08:50 because then on Greg and Jill's table, 08:51 they were up to desserts, 08:54 before Danny's food even came out. 08:56 And then after a while, it got to the point 09:00 where it was no longer funny 09:02 and we started trying to get the waiter's attention. 09:04 They didn't get their food yet. 09:06 And the lady said, Oh, I think. 09:10 So the way she put the order in, 09:12 then we called the manager only to realize 09:13 that she was the manager. 09:15 It was just, you've been there, we've all been there. 09:19 So everyone, every human being 09:22 has some degree of an issue with patience. 09:26 That's right. 09:27 Some of us are affected 09:31 by how we're raised. 09:33 I didn't even understand about patience as a child, 09:36 I don't think. 09:38 So everyone, this is something 09:40 that the Bible will teach every one of us about 09:43 that we all need to learn in different areas. 09:47 You may be very patient with a two year old, 09:50 but you're very impatient 09:51 with your 45 year old daughter or something. 09:55 Exactly. Wow. 09:56 We know we raised nieces and even nephews 09:58 and there's time to, 10:00 it tests your patience raising children. 10:02 Oh, that's right. 10:04 And it's like, oh would you hurry up? 10:06 Would you get your homework done? 10:08 Would you clean your room, what's taking you so long? 10:11 I'm still waiting in the car for you, 10:13 you're making me late, hurry up. 10:15 Exactly. 10:17 And if you're a parent watching this program, 10:18 you might know what we're talking about 10:20 because it's those moments where you think, 10:22 did you hear what I just said? 10:24 Did I not just ask you to go to your room? 10:27 And they'll give you a look like, 10:29 I'll get to it and that will send you in? 10:31 What would that do to you, Tita? 10:32 Oh, no, they're not saying that to me. 10:35 The spouses too, 10:37 sometimes we're impatient with our spouses, 10:39 not just our children or coworkers. 10:41 Oh, goodness. Am I guilty? 10:45 And I'll say sometimes Angie, I'm in the car. 10:48 Yeah. I'm in the car. 10:49 And I am rushing, yeah. 10:51 And she says, "I'm right behind you." 10:52 And I don't even see her silhouette. 10:54 I'm right behind you. 10:56 I'm right behind you. 10:57 You know, you even smell her perfume. 10:59 No, I'm right behind you, 11:00 I'll be right there and then I'm backing out 11:02 so she can get into the car faster 11:04 because it's in the garage, 11:05 it's gonna make a difficult or some, 11:07 and then when she gets in, she's, okay I am here. 11:10 So we're going to start with a scripture 11:12 that's not in our syllabus. 11:13 Let's all turn to Philippians 4:6. 11:17 This is gonna be the catapulting scripture 11:19 for this topic. 11:20 I'm sorry, Philippians what? 11:22 Philippians 4:6. I love Philippians. 11:23 Philippians 4:6, 11:25 the Bible is a book that really, 11:27 somebody once said, 11:28 "Isn't the Bible written by men?" 11:30 Well, if you think about the topic of patience, 11:32 that's one of the reasons 11:34 I know the Bible was not written by men. 11:35 Amen. 11:37 Because I don't know of a patient person 11:38 on the earth 11:39 and they would not write scriptures 11:41 to reveal their own weaknesses. 11:42 Okay, let's start with that. 11:43 Honey, would you read that for us? 11:45 Yes, it says, Philippians 4:6, 11:46 "Be anxious for nothing, 11:49 but in everything by prayer and supplication, 11:53 with thanksgiving, 11:54 let your requests be made known to God." 11:58 Okay, and verse 7. 11:59 And 7, "And the peace of God, 12:03 which surpasses all understanding 12:06 will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 12:10 Okay, so the question, 12:12 this is the million dollar question. 12:14 Is there any reason why we should ever be anxious? 12:16 No. 12:18 So why are we? 12:23 We have our own agenda. We have our own pride. 12:27 When you tell your child to do something 12:30 and they don't respond immediately, 12:33 they're being what? 12:34 Disrespectful, 12:36 they're not listening to your wishes, 12:38 they're not obeying. 12:39 Disobedient too. 12:41 So disobedience, but it's our pride. 12:44 They're not obeying me, they're not respecting me. 12:47 Praise God, that when we do that to God, 12:51 do we not do the same thing to God 12:53 when he asked us to do? 12:54 Does He get impatient? 12:55 Or is His pride wounded? 12:58 Or does He surround us in love? 13:01 So this, this passage we just read, 13:03 it didn't just say in verse 6, "Be anxious for nothing." 13:07 It talked about how this relates to God. 13:09 And the peace of God 13:11 which surpasses all understanding 13:13 will do what? 13:15 Guard your heart. 13:16 In other words, if you're waiting on God, 13:20 isn't it really God waiting on us? 13:22 Think about it. 13:23 Because is there anything He doesn't know? 13:25 No. 13:26 Is there anything He couldn't deliver 13:27 at light speed? 13:29 That's our fastest measure of speed. 13:31 So why is it? 13:32 Why is God included in this scenario 13:36 about not being anxious? 13:38 Let's talk about that for a moment. 13:40 Why does the peace of God 13:41 need to be in the place of our anxiety? 13:43 There's a quote that says, 13:45 Jesus is the answer for our world today, right? 13:51 When we are facing the anxiety of whatever situation, 13:56 we forget that Jesus is in control 13:59 and we want to have it in control. 14:01 We want it at our time. 14:03 But eventually we mature and see, 14:07 things will happen at God's perfect timing. 14:09 He's is never late, He's never early. 14:12 So, but we have to go through so many trials in life, 14:16 in order for us to register 14:18 and for us to get it and trust Him. 14:22 Yeah, so true. 14:23 Which takes me to another scripture in the Bible, 14:25 Ecclesiastes Chapter 3. 14:27 You want to say something, Pastor Dinzey? 14:29 Well, patience is one of those things 14:33 that no one can say, I have enough patience, 14:35 all the patience that I need in life, 14:37 you know, we should live 14:41 in a constant dependence upon God. 14:43 Amen. 14:44 And the fact that we're in this world, 14:46 we are going to be tested, 14:47 we're going to face difficulties and trials 14:50 and Satan will be after us to try our patience. 14:55 Yes. 14:56 But thanks be to God, 14:58 that He does not allow the devil to do more 15:02 than we are able to bear. 15:04 You know, that's the scripture that comes to mind. 15:07 'Cause the Lord is constantly. 15:09 you know, you can look at it this way. 15:11 As a Christian, you're blessed. 15:13 The Bible says that the angel of the Lord 15:15 encamps round about them 15:17 and that fear him and deliver them. 15:20 In other words, 15:21 they are constantly delivering us 15:23 from what the devil wants to do to us. 15:24 So we should be continually grateful. 15:27 That's right. That's true. 15:28 That's a very good point. 15:31 And when you look at the reason I talked about the God factor, 15:35 look at Ecclesiastes 3, 15:37 whoever gets there could read that for us. 15:39 Ecclesiastes 3, 15:42 that's not in our outline. 15:46 Okay, Ecclesiastes 3. 15:49 Three what, Pastor? 15:50 And starting with just verse 1 actually. 15:53 Okay, 3:1, 15:55 "So everything there is a season." 15:57 Yeah. 15:58 "A time for every purpose under heaven." 16:01 Who knows that? 16:02 Who knows that better than us? Amen. 16:04 Yeah, if there's a season. 16:06 So if God doesn't respond right away, 16:08 what in this passage is, 16:10 are we being told has not yet come? 16:14 Season. Okay, say it again. 16:16 The season. 16:17 Right. 16:19 We can all look back on our lives 16:20 and I have an example 16:25 where I didn't understand why God, 16:28 why something happened, 16:29 it was like God had let something bad happen to me, 16:33 and yet, had to deal with a job but I didn't get angry. 16:39 I didn't get anxious. 16:42 My husband and I prayed 16:43 and we just waited upon the Lord. 16:45 And it's because he had something better in mind 16:47 that was gonna work out down the line much better. 16:51 But think of all that wasted energy. 16:53 Yes. 16:55 If I had worried and this is a lesson 16:58 that I've learned hard in life 17:01 that so often, my worry, or anxiety or whatever, 17:06 is totally wasted emotion, 17:08 was unnecessary and you work yourself up 17:12 and then you may upset other people 17:15 and you upset yourself and it's all wasted, 17:19 where if we just relax 17:23 and trust in the Lord and say, 17:25 okay, Lord, I can't see Your hand. 17:27 I don't see the plans. 17:30 But I'm gonna trust in You, and I'm gonna wait upon You 17:32 and watch what happens. 17:34 That's that peace that surpasses understanding 17:38 'cause it doesn't make any sense. 17:40 Right, it doesn't. 17:41 But it's what works. 17:44 When you say that surpasses all understanding, 17:47 I like because the NIV says, 17:49 "A piece that does not need to be explained." 17:53 It can't be explained. It can't explain it. 17:55 'Cause it doesn't make any sense. 17:57 So I've seen people that I say to them, 17:59 in the midst of all this turmoil, 18:00 I say, wait a minute, 18:01 why are you so peaceful? 18:04 What am I worrying about? 18:06 Why are you so fearful of Jesus? 18:07 And the storm is not going to pass over any quicker 18:08 if I get upset. 18:10 Somebody once said to me 18:11 when I was on a plane years ago, 18:13 I was holding on to the seat like this 18:14 and he says, 18:15 "Don't you know that if the plane goes down, 18:17 the seat goes down with it and I thought, 18:20 "You're right, there goes the seat." 18:22 Yeah. 18:23 We do those things in life, 18:25 we try to hold on to things that we cannot control. 18:27 But there's another passage 18:29 and I know the Lord is bringing these to my mind. 18:31 See, we all have an outline. Yeah. 18:33 But the Lord has given me a different direction in this 18:35 before we even go to the scriptures here. 18:37 One of the reasons, let me ask the question, 18:39 what do you think is at the root of impatience? 18:43 What's at the root of impatience? 18:45 Control. 18:46 Control, okay, what else? Selfishness. 18:48 Selfishness, what else? 18:51 I would say selfishness is one of the key factors in, 18:54 I want things this way, my way 18:56 and I'm not getting it fast enough, you know. 18:59 Yeah. 19:02 Let's go to Romans 8:28. 19:03 You all know it, but wait till you get there. 19:05 Okay. 19:06 Okay, do you know that, Honey? What is it? 19:07 Yeah, "For we know all things work together for good 19:11 to those who love the Lord 19:14 and those who are called according to His purpose." 19:17 Whose purpose? His purpose. 19:19 Okay, so when our purpose 19:21 is not in line with His purpose, 19:24 we somehow get to the point of anxiety 19:26 because we don't think it's gonna work out. 19:30 But if we believe and accept that we are called 19:33 according to His purpose, 19:35 sometimes our purpose has to languish 19:38 for His purpose to come to pass. 19:40 So we'll say, "Here are my plans. 19:43 Oh, I got 15 minutes before my plans are out the window." 19:46 You'll say, "Good and in 17 minutes, 19:49 my plans will come to fruition." 19:51 Another guy that said, I went to a one. 19:53 Only if we have to tell the story 19:55 about he went to a one hour cleaners. 19:56 Oh, yeah. 19:57 He's told the story so many times, 19:59 he said, "I need my suit." 20:00 He said, "I went to a one hour cleaner." 20:01 And he says, "I'll be back in an hour." 20:03 He said, "Oh, don't believe that sign, 20:07 we cannot do it in one hour." 20:08 He said, "Why are we advertising 20:09 things we can't do?" 20:11 You talked about another example, 20:12 about oil changes? 20:14 Yes. 20:15 Well, way back when the oil changes 20:17 when I used to live in Chicago, 20:19 I was surprised they had these 10 minute oil changes. 20:21 But recently we were in Nashville 20:24 I think it was and we were driving by, 20:26 I saw a sign that said instant oil change 20:29 which was a surprise to me, because I don't, 20:31 I mean, that means the moment you drive in, 20:33 your oil is changed, you can just drive out, sir, 20:37 because I mean, it doesn't make sense 20:38 how they could do that. 20:40 No, I can't understand it. That's right. 20:41 But don't we ask the Lord to do that, 20:44 change me instantaneously? 20:46 Yeah, want it now. 20:48 And is that how we really grow and learn? 20:51 It's instant. 20:52 You know, how many of us have said, 20:55 "Lord, fix this, and I want you to fix it right now." 20:59 But it's not instantaneous. 21:03 And what happens when we do the scriptures 21:07 that we've been talking about? 21:09 When we get to that part 21:11 where we are waiting upon the Lord 21:13 and we are patient and we're trusting in Him 21:16 and it takes us to that peace that passes understanding? 21:21 How does that affect other people? 21:24 Oh, okay. 21:26 What does that do for our witness for the Lord 21:29 when we do that? 21:30 It's true. This is true. 21:31 Good point. 21:33 You know, the Lord does not allow us 21:35 to face a problem or situation 21:37 for which He has not already a solution. 21:40 Yes. That's right. 21:42 And so but we, 21:45 like the little children 21:46 that just learn to feed himself or herself 21:52 and you want to help them, 21:54 he'd say, I can do it, I can do it. 21:56 You know, and we want to try it ourselves, 21:57 we want to do it ourselves. 21:59 But the Lord wants to let us know daily, 22:02 I think, without Me, you can't do nothing. 22:07 Without Me, you can't do nothing. 22:08 So let's look at this question. 22:10 What does the Bible teach concerning patience? 22:13 It's on our syllabus, Philippians, 22:14 1 Thessalonians 5:14. 22:17 What does the Bible teach concerning patience? 22:20 It's the first text on there. 22:21 Pastor Dinzey, you have that? It's the first verse. 22:24 Yes, I do have it. 22:26 And it's right here. Okay. 22:27 The first one is 1 Thessalonians 5:14, 22:30 "Now we exhort you, brethren, 22:32 warn those who are unruly, comfort the faint hearted, 22:37 uphold the weak, be patient with all." 22:40 Be patient with how many? All. 22:42 Oh, have you ever said, 22:44 you are wearing my patience then? 22:48 You've got on my last nerve. 22:49 Okay. 22:51 Yeah. 22:53 It's true but, 22:55 and I said this earlier, 22:58 you are joining us in a session of therapy. 23:02 So you might be going through with us. 23:04 But that's something we have to learn 23:05 to be patient with all people. 23:08 Because I know how many of us, 23:10 those of us who are working here at 3ABN, 23:12 I think it's the thing that we all need, 23:15 every one of us 23:17 because everything happens in, 23:21 program is done. 23:22 You know, we want to sit on the set and visit, 23:24 you ever did that before and the production team. 23:26 And here comes Dee. 23:28 Next program, we gotta move. 23:30 Yeah, I am like, I am trying to move you out, 23:33 because I don't move the new ones in. 23:35 You could talk on the greenroom because the guests are waiting, 23:37 and that happened to us recently, 23:39 we saw the graphic showing up 23:40 on the television screen in front of us so that, 23:42 well, those graphics are part of our program. 23:44 And then Jorge came in, 23:45 the other guests are waiting to come in 23:47 because you know, it's almost 1:30 23:48 and we have to be done by 3:30 23:50 because the next program has to be done by 5. 23:51 That's right. You all live in that place. 23:53 Oh, yes. 23:54 Scheduling pushes you 23:56 and sometimes we are not patient with all. 23:59 And there's some people that you say, 24:00 "But we told you 24:01 to do your makeup 10 minutes ago." 24:03 Now the program is five minutes late. 24:04 And that means we're going to be here 24:06 till after 5:45 or 5:30." 24:08 So we are really talking about the world we live in. 24:11 and that's why this topic came up. 24:13 Because as a pastor, 24:14 my ministerial director here in the Illinois Conference, 24:17 what did he just recently stated about schedule? 24:20 Oh, yeah, matter of fact, 24:23 we're just at pastor's meetings 24:24 and he says to me, 24:26 'cause I told him you have your weekly, 24:28 baptismal class, every Sabbath, 24:30 he has a baptismal class and he says, 24:33 "How does he balance his schedule?" 24:35 It's only God because we have so much to do, 24:39 but we have to be patient, right? 24:41 Have to be patient. 24:42 Sometimes people don't show up when they should. 24:45 Sometimes we just get there 24:48 and everybody says, "I gotta tell the story." 24:51 Okay, I know it. 24:53 We have kids at our church that says, 24:54 "Pastor, you're late." 24:57 Yeah, little kid used to say that all the time. 24:59 I beat you here, Pastor, you're late 25:01 and this is on Wednesday night premier. 25:02 How cute. Yes. 25:04 And I said he is so cute. 25:05 Can I run them over just incidentally? 25:07 No, I would never do that to kids, 25:09 but we joke and say that, 25:11 'cause you know the last thing 25:12 and I said, "Don't say anything, 25:14 because you have no idea 25:16 what I was doing on the phone before I got here." 25:17 And sometimes we're leaving the house. 25:19 Even today. 25:22 And that phone call comes in and you cannot shut it down, 25:25 because that person needs help right there. 25:27 You can't turn your back on pastoral duties. 25:30 Yeah. 'Cause we did chuckle today. 25:32 We are supposed to be here 15 minutes early, 25:34 where is the pastor? 25:35 Well, pastor is counseling. 25:38 And I don't think either, 25:39 no I didn't feel impatient or upset. 25:41 I just kind of teased about, I think you did, too. 25:44 None of us were impatient. 25:45 He'd get here when he did. 25:47 Yeah, exactly. And he did. 25:48 And here we are, Praise the Lord. 25:50 Which takes us to the next one who wants. 25:51 Wait, wait. 25:53 I would like to, 25:54 because he said be patient with all. 25:55 That's right. 25:57 I think this is where, in looking at some things 25:59 before they started, 26:00 I found this and I said, 26:02 you know, this is something that should be shared 26:03 because when you're talking about patience, 26:05 we have to be patient with all 26:07 because sometimes we can be patient 26:10 with everyone else, 26:11 but less patient with those in our family, 26:14 within our household. 26:16 And this is from a book called 26:20 Adventist Home Christian Home, 26:22 page 106. 26:23 "Though difficulties, perplexities, 26:25 and discouragements may arise, let neither husband, 26:28 nor wife harbor the thought that their union is a mistake, 26:33 or a disappointment, 26:34 determined to be all that it is possible 26:37 to be to each other, 26:38 continue the early attentions 26:40 in every way encourage each other 26:42 and fighting the battles of life, 26:44 study to advance the happiness of each other. 26:47 Let there be mutual love, 26:48 mutual forbearance, then marriage, 26:52 instead of being the end of love 26:53 will be as it were the very beginning of love, 26:56 the warmth of true friendship, 26:58 the love that binds hard to hide, 27:01 Heart to heart is a foretaste of the joys of heaven." 27:05 That's from the Ministry of Healing, page 360. 27:08 So this happens, especially to couples 27:11 and there may be some couples listening right now 27:13 that, you know, the devil puts a thought, 27:15 Oh, you made a mistake 27:16 in marrying this person or that person? 27:18 Maybe it's best to just end it right now. 27:20 No, don't think your union is a mistake. 27:24 And some, I would dare say, 27:26 the devil puts that thought in their mind, 27:28 oh, you made a mistake marrying this person, 27:29 but they were praying and asking the Lord, you know, 27:32 give me the person that I need. 27:33 Give me a wonderful husband, give me a wonderful wife. 27:36 And now they're together 27:38 and they're having these difficulties 27:39 and they're like, wait a minute, impatience 27:42 and they're not patient with one another. 27:43 So work together, ask the Lord to help you, 27:46 you know, and just as we read, 27:49 work together in advancing the happiness 27:52 of one another. 27:53 That's right. 27:55 And how many of us are serving the Lord? 27:56 How many of us serving the Lord? 27:58 Every one of us, we're all servants of the Lord. 28:00 So when we read this next scripture, 28:02 we can see that it's not about the minister. 28:06 Do you have that one, Tita, 2 Timothy 2:24? 28:08 Yes, it says, 28:09 "And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel, 28:12 but be gentle to all able to teach patient." 28:15 Wow. 28:17 So, are we ever at a place 28:21 where that's really pulling us? 28:23 I've had instances where in public, 28:27 I was called out in public. 28:28 I mean, right in the middle of the sermon, 28:30 I had one person call me out in the middle of a sermon once. 28:33 How dare you? 28:34 It was after the sermon. It was after the sermon. 28:36 Right after the sermon and it was, 28:38 it was a teachable moment. 28:39 It was. 28:41 It was a moment where, 28:42 are you going back to Brooklyn in your feelings? 28:44 Are you moving toward Jesus and praise the Lord, 28:47 I moved toward Jesus, wasn't that amazing? 28:48 Yes, the Lord. 28:50 And especially when everyone sees it 28:51 at the same time, it's like, what's he gonna do? 28:54 Is he gonna left hook, right hook, yell back 28:57 and that's that moment when I realized 29:00 the Lord inserted that disk right there. 29:02 Yes. 29:04 A servant of the Lord must not quarrel, 29:07 but be gentle. 29:10 You exhibited patience. 29:11 Patient and you know what, it was communion Sabbath. 29:16 And my wife and I got together with this couple, 29:19 talked it out, talked the lady through her turbulence. 29:22 And although it was couples Sabbath, 29:26 I said, Honey, you wash her feet. 29:28 And I did. 29:30 I'll wash her husband's feet. 29:31 Do you know what the devil attempted at that moment, 29:35 was immediately defeated 29:37 because we unloaded the situation. 29:39 And then it went a step further, 29:41 then that person was early for prayer meeting, 29:44 came time for Sabbath school, 29:46 spoke completely differently, was at vespers, 29:49 would walk up to me, 29:51 and whatever the case 29:52 may be struck up a conversation, 29:54 which was quite different before that moment. 29:56 And I said, so those are the moments 29:57 when our impatience is being tested the most. 30:00 It's an example, it's an opportunity for growth, 30:03 or the greatest moment of defeat 30:05 'cause you know what? 30:06 Sometimes you pop that balloon out of your own anxiety 30:09 and your own patience that runs into their patience, 30:12 but iron sometimes it sharpens iron. 30:15 The Bible says a soft answer turns away wrath. 30:18 Wow, very good, Honey. 30:20 And how do you teach another person in anger 30:25 by yelling at them or saying, you know, 30:30 you hear people say things to children 30:32 that just break your heart, but even to each other. 30:36 Somebody starts doing something 30:38 and you want to teach them to do it the right way 30:41 and you can't beat them over the head 30:46 or use sarcasm to teach somebody, 30:51 and can you imagine Jesus screaming at some four year old 30:56 or talking, you know, you can't picture Him, 31:01 He always taught. 31:03 Now, being gentle does not mean being weak. 31:07 Sometimes people get confused about that. 31:10 You can be strong. 31:12 Yes. 31:13 Greg Morikone is a strong boss, 31:16 he is gentle, but he is not weak. 31:19 So there is a difference we need to clarify, 31:22 there is a difference between being patient, 31:25 and being gentle, 31:27 and being a doormat and being weak, 31:30 they're not the same. 31:32 You can be patient, 31:34 you can be gentle 31:35 and not be a doormat or be weak. 31:38 Do you know 31:40 the greatest evidence of strength is 31:41 to have the power to call someone on the carpet 31:44 and not do it. 31:45 That's right. That's to do it gently. 31:47 That's the greatest evidence of strength and leadership 31:50 as you are in the position where you could, 31:53 you're fired and you say, 31:56 you take a completely different route 31:58 and use it as a teachable moment. 31:59 Let us reason together. 32:01 Let's reason together. 32:02 I remember we were in a country 32:06 and this lady approaches us 32:10 and I've been wanting to meet her 32:12 for the longest time in person. 32:14 I'm like, well, praise the Lord, 32:16 I get to meet you, I get to see you now 32:18 and here I am. 32:19 What can I do for you? 32:20 Well, I wanted to talk with you and let you know, 32:23 you're doing this wrong, you're doing this wrong, 32:25 this is wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. 32:28 I'm like, oh, wow, I have to take notes. 32:35 It shocked me and anyway, 32:38 and I'm like, how do I respond to that? 32:41 I just kindly said, well, if you would like to help me, 32:44 I will give you my address and my phone number 32:47 and we can keep in touch 32:49 and I can make improvements 32:51 but you say Brooklyn, I go back to Puerto Rico. 32:54 Exactly, I think that's even more. 32:55 Even talking about New York, right? 32:57 I know, it's before Jesus has transformed my life, 33:03 it's history but anyway. 33:07 I would not have responded the way I responded now. 33:12 So, and we're talking about a few years back. 33:15 But it's incredible how the Lord will, 33:19 if you just take a deep breath, 33:22 one, count to three. 33:24 Count to three. 33:25 And you know, we have to do that to ourselves 33:27 because somebody tells us, 33:28 Pastor Dinzey, take a deep breath. 33:30 Ready with me? 33:31 One, two, it's like, don't do that. 33:34 You can't have people impose that on you, 33:36 it has to be our own. 33:38 But what happens when we respond 33:40 with that gentle answer? 33:41 Or we respond? 33:43 What happened to that lady? 33:44 It's like you kind of just take, 33:46 they're expecting resistance and they're prepared. 33:49 Well, when you can't fight against something that gives, 33:54 so if you give, 33:56 there's nothing to fight against, 33:58 they're just, it's gentle. 34:02 Let's go to Proverbs 14:29. 34:05 I don't know, did you read upon yet, Honey? 34:07 That's third scripture actually, you could. 34:09 Oh, John Dinzey probably. 34:10 He read the first one. 34:12 Yeah, Proverbs 14:29, 34:14 yeah it's actually right here, the second one. 34:16 Okay, 34:18 I have Proverbs right here. 34:19 Okay. 34:21 I just like to, you know, my young people in the class, 34:24 I'm always saying use, yes, use your electronics 34:28 but use your Bible too. 34:30 So Proverbs 14:29 34:33 and at Family Worship and on Friday evening, 34:36 we do have time maybe not here but we have, 34:38 normally at home we have time. 34:43 "He who is slow to wrath has great understanding 34:47 but he who is impulsive exalts folly." 34:51 Okay. 34:52 Boy, did you have me read the perfect? 34:55 What did you get out of that Dee? 34:57 Oh, I've lived it. I understand it. 35:00 If someone says something to me, and I don't, 35:04 if I will not respond quickly or in anger, 35:08 like how could you say that to me 35:10 or that's not right or whatever? 35:12 And I listen to them. 35:14 Yeah. 35:17 I can respond much better 35:20 because slow to wrath has great understanding, 35:23 your understanding is, 35:24 how do I think about giving the right answer, 35:26 a godly answer? 35:28 How would Jesus answer? 35:30 If you impulsively answer back, 35:34 you're then in a fight 35:36 or a disagreement or butting heads. 35:38 Tit for tat. Tit for tat. 35:40 And what does that accomplish 35:41 except tearing two relationships apart 35:46 or just you walk away upset and angry. 35:49 And you know what, Dee, I want to add this 35:50 because we've been there, 35:52 we both have a great relationship. 35:54 I remember when Pastor CA first came here, 35:57 we were in a production, 35:58 preparing for production 36:00 and Dee always reminds us all the things we need to do. 36:03 And we already knew and when you walked away, 36:06 Pastor CA said to me, 36:08 "Lomi, yeah, I respect that." 36:11 You know, he used to always say, 36:13 I respect that. 36:14 I said, "What do you mean?" 36:16 He said, "Man," he said, "You know what to do, 36:17 but you let Dee do her job. 36:18 I said "Yeah," he said 'cause everything she told you, 36:21 you already knew to do that but you just let. 36:24 I said, "I just let her do her job." 36:26 Dee already know that. 36:28 But you let her do her job, 36:29 and I think that in many cases sometimes our perception, 36:34 like is she trying to make me feel 36:35 like I'm ignorant or stupid, or I don't know that already. 36:37 I mean, how many times I've been here? 36:39 Because that's the human nature, 36:41 don't we say that? 36:42 Okay, is this my first program, Dee? 36:43 No, it's not. 36:45 But if we let a person do his or her job, 36:47 we recognize that they've been appointed 36:48 for that reason. 36:50 We had a funny exchange once on the phone. 36:51 Oh, yes, we had some. 36:52 I called Dee. 36:55 We have fun together as we know. 36:57 What I love about a person like this 36:59 is I don't ever have to guess. 37:01 And she's quick to apologize too. 37:02 Oh, but she's got the right heart, right spirit, 37:05 but she's doing her job. 37:06 So she calls me one day on the phone 37:08 and is like hello, Dee Hilder... 37:11 I said, "Dee, take a breath." 37:14 And I said, "Take a breath." 37:16 And then she went on and correcting me 37:18 and she said, "And, Pastor have a good evening, 37:20 take a breath." 37:22 We laughed about it the next day, 37:24 but you have to have experience with people, 37:27 you just don't meet strangers that way. 37:28 And we've all grown together. 37:30 But what's happening here at the Texas, 37:32 if you are slow to wrath, 37:35 if you listen to people, 37:37 it takes the person of understanding 37:39 to not lose it quickly 37:40 because this thing called patience. 37:42 Patience is not just one of the fruit of the Spirit, 37:45 it's included in the fruit of the Spirit 37:48 which patience is an example 37:50 that the Spirit is working in your life. 37:52 Yes. 37:53 You know, there's a scripture here in James 1:19, 37:55 that's very close to that. 37:56 Okay. 37:58 And it communicates the need for patience, it says, 37:59 "So then my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, 38:05 slow to speak, slow to wrath." 38:07 Yes. 38:09 And this is practically the same thing. 38:13 And there is great benefit in doing what the Bible says 38:17 because you avoid unnecessary heartache 38:19 for yourself and for others. 38:21 That's right. 38:23 I think one of the best lessons, 38:25 now the best lessons I've learned about patience 38:29 is when I became a teacher, 38:31 I was teaching preschoolers, mercy. 38:36 I tell you these kids like. 38:38 They don't want to listen. 38:40 But then my sons, 38:42 being a mother has taught me the most tender lessons. 38:46 And yes, I am not the most patient person today, 38:51 but I am more patient than I was before 38:56 and when you see your son or your kids all grown up, 39:00 they are adults now, you know, 39:02 and so you need to reason with them, 39:05 it's no longer you're gonna do this 39:07 and you're gonna do that, 39:09 and now they're adults and now it's like, 39:11 "Well, Mason, what are you gonna do? 39:13 Yeah, you ask them. 39:15 Well, there's another part of this 39:18 as we're coming from lunch earlier today. 39:24 I told Idalia, "Hey you remember that story." 39:26 I don't know how many people 39:27 have seen this story, some video. 39:29 Millions of people. 39:30 That somebody prepared about, 39:32 there's an old man sitting on a bench, 39:35 seems like it's a yard or a park 39:38 and there is a younger man that's reading a newspaper 39:43 and all of a sudden, this bird lands on a tree. 39:46 And the old man looks and he goes, what's that? 39:50 And the young man puts down the paper 39:52 and he says, it's a sparrow and he continues reading. 39:56 The bird moved to another spot and he goes, what's that? 40:01 The old man says, "What's that?" 40:02 The young man says, "I told you, it's a sparrow." 40:08 He goes back to reading, you know, his newspaper. 40:11 And the bird moves to another spot. 40:14 And the old man goes, "What's that?" 40:17 "It's a sparrow. 40:18 I told you it's the sparrow, 40:20 s-p-a-r-r-o-w, 40:22 a sparrow, a sparrow." 40:24 And grabbed the newspaper. 40:25 And he grabs the newspaper, he's upset now 40:27 that he's asking again, you know, 40:30 and the old man goes, 40:33 he gets up, no wait a minute, 40:36 does he do it one more time, Honey? 40:38 I think he does it one more time? 40:39 What is that? A sparrow. 40:41 Now what's wrong with you, 40:42 you keep asking the same question 40:44 over and over and over again. 40:45 And the old man gets up. 40:47 Where are you going? 40:49 And he walks off 40:50 and he comes back with a diary. 40:53 And he sits down, goes through it 40:55 and he's looking at him like what's he doing? 40:58 He opens it up and he goes, read that... 41:02 Out loud. Out loud. 41:03 And the young man starts reading it. 41:06 Today, my son, that just turned four, 41:11 asked me 21 times, what is that? 41:16 The same question over and over again. 41:18 21 times. 41:20 And I lovingly answered 41:21 and gave him a hug every time 41:23 patiently answering his question. 41:25 I answered the same question 41:26 and the same question over and over and over again. 41:28 Wow. 41:29 The young man realizes the life lesson he is learning 41:35 that the things have turned around 41:39 and the reason I'm telling this story 41:41 is because there may be grownups now 41:45 that their parents are elderly 41:48 having dementia, having different issues 41:50 and they're not as sharp as they used to be, 41:52 they're not as fast as they used to be, 41:55 it's their turn to be patient... 41:57 Wow, great example. 42:00 To take care, you know. 42:03 I've already told my son once, 42:05 I've changed your diapers many times. 42:09 So the things have turned around 42:12 and we all have a lot to learn. 42:15 But that story, really, I was impressed with it. 42:18 That I said, "Well this is a real lesson." 42:20 Things turned around, 42:22 so I encourage those that are now mature 42:26 and their parents are elderly. 42:28 Be patient with them. 42:30 Well, may not obviously parents either 42:32 'cause I have someone I'm helping, this elderly 42:35 and God showed me, you're being impatient 42:39 and that you need to treat this person 42:42 with respect and dignity. 42:44 That's right. 42:45 And when I see other, it's kind of funny. 42:48 I will get impatient with her 42:49 but if I see somebody else getting impatient, 42:51 I'm like, hey, knock it off. 42:55 So I see it in others, but I want to grow in myself. 42:59 So God uses everyone 43:03 to teach us our lessons of, 43:06 and you know what? 43:08 When I relax and I'm impatient with her, 43:11 we have such a good time. 43:13 And life is so much better then. 43:15 That's right. 43:16 So that peace, 43:18 that peace that will come 43:21 if you will do that patience with a smile. 43:24 Compassion. 43:26 With compassion, you can't do patience 43:28 with your teeth gridded either, 43:30 I'm going to be patient. 43:31 I knew you both are playing right into James 5:10-12. 43:36 I'm gonna have Angie read that one. 43:38 I don't know. Look at this. 43:40 James 5:10-12. 43:42 "My brethren, take the prophets 43:44 who spoke in the name of the Lord, 43:47 as an example of suffering and patience. 43:51 Indeed, we count them blessed who endure. 43:54 You have heard of the perseverance of Job 43:58 and seeing the end intended by the Lord, 44:02 that the Lord 44:03 is very compassionate and merciful." 44:06 Wow, you know what that's saying? 44:08 If you just have been anxious. Yes. 44:11 If you just be patient, 44:13 you could be going through 44:14 situations like Job and the reason 44:16 why they used the prophets of old, 44:17 because Stephen said, 44:19 "How many of the prophets have the Lord sent to you 44:21 and you haven't stoned them, 44:23 they've gone through all of those things, 44:26 and they're suffering and their patience, 44:28 then you think that's not an example enough. 44:30 Let's take Job for an example. 44:32 And you never know, sometimes 44:34 God has to allow us to go through 44:35 the most difficult thing, 44:38 so that the end can reveal 44:40 that he has been compassionate to us 44:43 and merciful to us. 44:44 Amen. 44:45 And this example that you brought up, 44:47 Pastor Dinzey, fits right into that 44:48 because so many of us don't show compassion 44:49 and mercy to people that, you know, the age, 44:52 there's this age shift, 44:54 young and impatient and don't know anything. 44:56 You're getting all your answers now, 44:57 but now you're in the shift is, how's your mom? 45:00 What's your mom saying? 45:02 I was just thinking that. Yeah. 45:03 About her, 45:05 'cause she had dementia and it was so hard 45:07 'cause she would repeat herself and I would say, 45:10 "Mom you already said that." 45:12 And then at least he'd say, "Angie, be patient with her." 45:16 And I would be that, okay. 45:18 Listen to her again, 45:20 just act like you heard it for the first time. 45:22 And I would do that and say, "Hey, Mom." 45:25 And so I had to, I did learn patience. 45:28 You know, it's very difficult, though, 45:29 for us to see our parents go backwards, 45:34 but then that reminds us 45:36 of what they did for us when we were children. 45:37 Exactly, there you go. 45:39 You know, I like to go back to that, 45:41 you said because it's a very powerful thing 45:43 to consider and to apply to our lives 45:46 because we are impatient with people, 45:49 and God is patient with us. 45:51 You know, if someone does something to us, 45:56 we may forgive them once. 45:59 We may forgive them twice. 46:00 But strike three, you're out. 46:03 You know, Peter, you remember the story, 46:06 Lord, how many times should I forgive somebody 46:09 up to seven times? 46:11 And Jesus said until 70 times seven. 46:16 He thought he was being considerate 46:18 but you know, 46:20 we don't give people the same patience 46:24 that God gives us. 46:26 I know, we can say, "Well, I'm not God." 46:28 But we need to be more considerate 46:30 when we realize that God has forgiven us 46:32 over and over and over and over again 46:36 for the same thing. 46:38 Then we can begin to understand he says, 46:41 "I need to be more forgiving with other people." 46:42 That's right. 46:44 It's our character, that that one verse, 46:46 Romans 5:3, 46:47 see we're talking about what, 46:49 I know the joy, 46:50 I enjoy when I practice patience, 46:54 when I practice, when I'm doing 46:56 what the Lord wants us to do. 46:58 In Romans 5:3-4, 47:01 "And not only that, 47:03 but we also glory in tribulations, 47:05 knowing that tribulation produces perseverance, 47:09 and perseverance character, and character hope." 47:13 We want to reflect Jesus. It's a process. 47:16 We want to be like Jesus. 47:17 So working on that fruit of that patience, 47:21 that's almost the basis of where we have to start 47:25 so that we can be forgiving. 47:27 Idalia and I worked our way through many issues. 47:32 Yes. 47:33 Because we wanted to, we chose to. 47:35 Amen. And why? 47:38 What happened as a result of that? 47:39 Let's look at some of these other scriptures number 6. 47:42 Idalia, James 1:4, 47:44 Why we encourage to develop patience? 47:47 James 1:4 says, 47:49 "But let patience have its perfect work, 47:53 that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing." 47:56 Wow. 47:58 So patience, what does it do? 47:59 It brings us to completion, it brings it to... 48:04 And we have seen, 48:05 over the years, some people have said, 48:07 "Wow, you've grown?" Yeah. 48:09 Now four years ago, 48:13 I would have been running for my life. 48:15 But look, and they say, "What happened?" 48:20 My hair has turned gray. 48:22 But the ones that know this would be the family. 48:24 Oh, yeah. 48:25 That's the hardest one, 48:27 your family to have patience with, right? 48:32 Confession good for the soul. 48:33 Confession good for the soul, hard on the reputation. 48:37 Yes, it is. 48:38 You family, Sister Lomacang. 48:41 My wife and her sister. 48:43 Me and my sister. 48:44 My wife and her sister. 48:49 I'm praying for the anointing of the Lord 48:51 on me in this area. 48:53 They test you patience. 48:54 They test my patience, I could repeat something like, 48:57 infinitesimally and they'll say, 48:59 you understand that. 49:01 Both of us don't get it. 49:02 But we didn't get it yet and I'll say, 49:04 "How many times will I have to say it? 49:06 Don't talk to me right now." 49:08 And it's true, we learn, I'm being honest. 49:11 So that whole thing about patience. 49:13 Yes. 49:15 Let's look at some other ones 49:16 because our time is going to fly away from us. 49:18 Let's look at another one. 49:21 Okay, Revelation, 49:24 oh actually no, go to Psalm 27:14. 49:29 It's almost like we need to start 49:31 with our families in work outward. 49:33 Yeah. 49:34 You know, if we could be patient at home. 49:38 But why is it so easy to be so patient 49:40 with a stranger that you just met? 49:43 And you're so impatient with your own family? 49:45 Because, you know, it's gonna be 49:46 just for a short time. 49:47 They don't affect your life. 49:49 But family loves you whether you are ugly. 49:51 Yeah, good hair day or bad hair day. 49:53 And we're not always. You said so much. 49:55 We're not always patient too. Psalm 27:14. 49:57 No, we're not always. 49:58 We're not with strangers, 49:59 because look at the person that waits on you or the person 50:02 at the grocery store or whatever 50:03 how many times are we gonna be patient. 50:05 I have to be nice to the waitresses, 50:06 because I didn't want food to be taken out. 50:08 And sometimes when the food comes, 50:11 my wife is one of those people 50:12 that will find ever reason not to give a good tip. 50:15 You say, "It was cold, they took too long." 50:18 I said, "Honey, they don't make very much, 50:20 give them a good tip." 50:21 And I said, 50:23 "Let me pay the bill so I give a bit. 50:24 How much did you give to them? 50:25 Honey, this is all they do for a living. 50:27 If they get $8 an hour, that's a whole lot. 50:30 But the store clerk, that sometimes, 50:33 if they're talking to somebody else, 50:34 and we're in a hurry, or it's very easy, 50:38 or we ask somebody, where's this at or that at or. 50:42 We are loving at each other, we're loving it. 50:48 We're in therapy right now. Yes, we are. 50:50 This is the program 50:51 that everybody's gonna learn something from. 50:54 Let's hurry up and focus. 50:58 Psalm 27:14, so we can talk that. 51:00 Okay, I'm there, it says. 51:02 Go ahead. Wait, Dee, wait. 51:05 "Wait on the Lord, be of good courage, 51:09 and he shall strengthen your heart. 51:11 Wait, I say on the Lord." 51:15 Amen. 51:16 But now I want to make application here 51:18 because somebody wants where the scripture says, 51:20 yes I am waiting on him, 51:22 but I don't have to wait on you. 51:25 That's the reason I had the scripture. 51:26 And there's some people that will take this literally, 51:28 but the Lord is in essence saying, 51:30 is if you wait, you'll be of good courage. 51:32 Not just waiting on him, 51:33 but if you wait, you'll be of good courage. 51:35 That's why I want to get this one. 51:37 It's patience with all, 51:39 you have to read the whole book, 51:40 all the scriptures on it. 51:42 That's right. 51:43 Not just pick and choose what you want. 51:44 Revelation 14:12. Okay. 51:47 Now all of us could say together. 51:50 "Here is the patience of the saints, 51:52 here are those that keep the commandments of God 51:55 and have the faith of Jesus." 51:57 Now watch this. 51:59 Are you all ready? 52:00 We love the emphasis on the commandments 52:05 but don't ask for the saints to be impatient too. 52:09 We will keep the commandments 52:10 but do we have to also be patient? 52:13 That's too much, 52:14 it's not in the Ten Commandments, 52:16 we're not gonna to do it. 52:17 In order for us to get like Jesus, 52:20 we have to learn what patience is all about. 52:22 Now, I know, somebody once said to me, 52:26 Jesus was not tempted 52:28 with the stuff we're tempted with today. 52:29 Oh, absolutely. 52:33 Which of you can put the weight 52:35 of the sins of the world on your shoulder? 52:37 Not one of us. 52:38 And not even open your mouth 52:41 when it comes time to defend yourself. 52:44 Why you're nailing Me to the cross? 52:45 Did I do that? Why is that? 52:48 Why are you doing this to Me? 52:49 If we step on a person's, 52:51 if a person steps on our toe more than once in 15 minutes? 52:54 Did you not see my toe the second time? 52:56 Is my shoe that invisible to you, Dee? 52:59 You know, we are not patient. 53:01 So what we're saying today is we are in a process. 53:04 We are in what? Process. 53:06 We're all in the process and we're saying 53:07 to those of you watching the program, 53:08 we're in a process. 53:10 Pastor Dinzey, what could you add to that? 53:12 Well, I was thinking of the words of Jesus 53:16 and He says, come on to me, 53:19 all ye that are weary and heavy laden, 53:21 and I will give you rest. 53:23 Learn of me that I am meek and lowly of heart. 53:27 And you will find rest of your souls. 53:29 Jesus wants to teach us and every day, 53:33 if we come to Jesus and say, 53:35 "Lord, here I am ready to learn from You. 53:39 We are placing ourselves under the leadership 53:42 and guidance of Jesus. 53:43 Amen. 53:45 This means that He may allow trials and difficulties 53:47 to come our way so that He can polish us, 53:51 remove things that shouldn't be there. 53:53 And if we learn those lessons, 53:58 the Lord is going to do that wonderful perfect work. 54:01 He that has begun a good work in us 54:03 will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. 54:06 That's right. Amen. 54:07 What about Isaiah 40:31, the last scripture there, Tita. 54:12 Isaiah? 54:14 Right there. 54:16 Oh, no, Isaiah 40:31, Honey, it's right here. 54:19 Why don't you read that and then we'll go? 54:21 Okay, "But those who wait on the Lord 54:22 shall renew their strength. 54:24 They shall mount up with wings like eagles." 54:27 That's right. 54:29 "They shall run and not be weary. 54:31 They shall walk and not faint." 54:33 Amen. That's a good scripture. 54:35 When you think of all the fruit of the Spirit, 54:36 let's think about love. 54:38 These are things that are not contributory 54:41 to natural human tendency. 54:44 Is it easy to love? 54:46 No. But it's a choice. 54:47 Are we always filled with joy? 54:49 No. 54:50 Are we always in peace, have peace? 54:52 No. 54:54 Long suffering? 54:56 Oh, no. 54:57 Gentleness, not a natural. 55:00 Meekness and the next one, patience. 55:04 Love, joy, peace, long suffering, 55:06 gentleness, meekness, patience, 55:08 and you know what the Bible says? 55:10 When it speaks to that 55:12 everything in the Bible is limited. 55:13 But you know it's amazing 55:14 how the Lord does not limit the exercise of love. 55:17 You cannot be too loving, you cannot be too joyful, 55:19 you cannot be too peaceful, you cannot be too long serving, 55:21 I cannot be too patient. 55:23 There's no law to limit that. 55:24 So what in essence is being said, 55:26 if you had a reservoir that had limitless capacity, 55:30 would you say that it should stop raining. 55:34 Now watch me carefully, 55:36 we need the Spirit of God to keep raining on us 55:39 because he wants us to get to the place 55:40 where as Christians, 55:42 we have an unlimited capacity 55:44 to be loving, joyful, peaceful, 55:46 long suffering, gentle, meek and patient. 55:49 He doesn't want our supply to run out and say, you know, 55:52 I'm impatient two days of the week, 55:54 and you just picked the wrong day. 55:57 Really, that's what happens in our, 55:59 sometimes with each other. 56:00 But the witness that we would have, 56:02 first of all our life is, 56:03 when I practice what you just talked about, 56:06 when I'm in that place. 56:09 My life is so full and rich right then 56:11 and it affects other people. 56:14 So you want to stay there 56:15 and then you turn around and go, 56:16 what happened to me? 56:18 Yeah. 56:19 God will take us back there if we allow Him to. 56:23 You know, it's interesting that you say that, 56:24 because I think that I have seen some days 56:28 where it's almost like the Lord is saying, 56:30 did you notice how this turned out really good 56:33 because you let Me work through you. 56:35 Amen. 56:36 And that's when you, 56:38 it's like one of those moments when the Lord says, 56:40 if you keep doing that, 56:42 you'll receive greater blessings. 56:43 You know, it's amazing, it's amazing. 56:45 Greater blessings, I like that. 56:46 Wow, I'm gonna end with a scripture 56:48 that we did not include in our syllabus, 56:50 but this is beautiful. 56:51 "Do not seek what you should eat 56:54 or what you should drink, 56:55 nor have an anxious mind." 56:59 Where's that from? 57:01 Luke 12:29. 57:03 So Dee, myself, 57:06 my wife, Idalia and Pastor Dinzey, 57:09 we are all growing together. 57:11 We're all growing. 57:12 And 3ABN, if nothing else, 57:13 if you want to learn patience, 57:15 we invite you to come and volunteer. 57:17 Because this is the best place on earth, 57:19 the devil's intense here 57:21 from the emails to the programs to our schedules, the travel, 57:24 patience is what we need. 57:25 And so we're praying that by God's grace, 57:28 my wife and I have learned to be patient 36 years. 57:30 By God's grace you can all grow in patience. 57:33 May the blessing of God's patience be upon you. 57:35 God bless you. Amen. 57:37 Amen. Happy Sabbath. 57:38 Happy Sabbath, that's right. |
Revised 2019-10-07