I want to spend my life
00:00:01.90\00:00:07.90
Mending broken people
00:00:07.94\00:00:12.84
I want to spend my life
00:00:12.87\00:00:19.05
Removing pain
00:00:19.08\00:00:24.05
Lord, let my words
00:00:24.09\00:00:30.33
Heal a heart that hurts
00:00:30.36\00:00:34.93
I want to spend my life
00:00:34.96\00:00:40.60
Mending broken people
00:00:40.64\00:00:46.17
I want to spend my life
00:00:46.21\00:00:51.65
Mending broken people
00:00:51.68\00:00:55.78
Hello, welcome
and happy Sabbath.
00:01:10.10\00:01:11.67
And welcome to Family Worship.
00:01:11.70\00:01:13.03
Right, Honey?
00:01:13.07\00:01:14.40
Yeah, we're excited that
you've joined us tonight.
00:01:14.44\00:01:16.94
And we're gonna have
a great Family Worship,
00:01:16.97\00:01:19.17
aren't we?
00:01:19.21\00:01:20.54
That's right because
the topic is about Worship.
00:01:20.58\00:01:23.35
We have family worships,
00:01:23.38\00:01:24.81
but what is worship?
00:01:24.85\00:01:27.52
And we have a wonderful family
with us today, I will say...
00:01:27.55\00:01:30.69
Sometimes you say panel
but... No, it's not panel.
00:01:30.72\00:01:32.75
They don't look
like panel anyway.
00:01:32.79\00:01:34.39
They look like family.
00:01:34.42\00:01:35.76
We all belong
to the same church.
00:01:35.79\00:01:37.13
That's right.
00:01:37.16\00:01:38.49
We work together,
everything. That's right.
00:01:38.53\00:01:39.86
We have a wonderful
family with us today.
00:01:39.89\00:01:42.16
I choose not to
call them panelists
00:01:42.20\00:01:44.53
because they're not
competing for anything.
00:01:44.57\00:01:46.63
We're all here to share...
'Cause we like each other.
00:01:46.67\00:01:48.00
We like each
other. That's right.
00:01:48.04\00:01:49.94
And quickly, Honey,
00:01:49.97\00:01:51.37
why don't you
introduce the ladies?
00:01:51.41\00:01:52.74
It looks like it just
happened that way tonight
00:01:52.77\00:01:54.11
that the ladies
want most tonight.
00:01:54.14\00:01:55.48
Yeah. Dee Hilderbrand.
00:01:55.51\00:01:56.85
Hi.
00:01:56.88\00:01:58.21
Dee, what do
you do here at 3ABN?
00:01:58.25\00:01:59.58
I just do scheduling
00:01:59.61\00:02:00.95
and that's why
we're seated this way
00:02:00.98\00:02:02.32
because I'm the one that said,
00:02:02.35\00:02:03.69
"Oh, well, you know,
where's Angie sitting?"
00:02:03.72\00:02:05.75
Yeah, this was
not happenstance...
00:02:05.79\00:02:07.32
That's true.
You just planned it.
00:02:07.36\00:02:08.99
I planned it
before you got here.
00:02:09.02\00:02:11.96
And then next to
Dee, we have Janelle Owen.
00:02:11.99\00:02:14.33
Happy to have you here, Janelle.
00:02:14.36\00:02:15.73
Thank you for having me.
00:02:15.76\00:02:17.10
I'm in... You work in...?
00:02:17.13\00:02:18.47
I'm in the
publishing department.
00:02:18.50\00:02:19.83
Publishing?
00:02:19.87\00:02:21.20
That means if a person
gets a 3ABN World Magazine,
00:02:21.24\00:02:22.57
you had a lot to do with it.
00:02:22.60\00:02:23.94
Yes.
00:02:23.97\00:02:25.31
And Bobby Davis, and
Adam Dean, and Svetlana.
00:02:25.34\00:02:27.88
Okay, wonderful, wonderful team.
00:02:27.91\00:02:29.24
Yeah.
00:02:29.28\00:02:30.61
And you are my right hand
00:02:30.65\00:02:32.31
when it comes to graphic
design and stuff for the church.
00:02:32.35\00:02:34.38
I appreciate that.
Oh, praise the Lord.
00:02:34.42\00:02:36.05
And personal
ministries also for our church.
00:02:36.08\00:02:38.65
Owen Donald. That's right.
00:02:38.69\00:02:40.02
It's a privilege. Yes.
00:02:40.06\00:02:41.42
And to my left
immediately is CFO,
00:02:41.46\00:02:45.46
tell us what that means?
00:02:45.49\00:02:47.20
Chief Financial Officer.
00:02:47.23\00:02:48.56
And your name?
00:02:48.60\00:02:49.93
Jason Bergmann.
00:02:49.96\00:02:51.30
That's right.
00:02:51.33\00:02:52.67
He's the one that took
Brian Hamilton's place.
00:02:52.70\00:02:55.07
We don't really replace
people, but he's now come in,
00:02:55.10\00:02:57.67
they're trying to
get younger people here
00:02:57.71\00:02:59.27
so that all those who
want to retire can do so.
00:02:59.31\00:03:03.04
And, but the
ministry is in good hands
00:03:03.08\00:03:04.65
because Jason Bergmann
00:03:04.68\00:03:06.05
and his wife
Francine are wonderful couple.
00:03:06.08\00:03:08.52
And she's in charge of...
00:03:08.55\00:03:09.88
Yes. Yes. Kids' Network.
00:03:09.92\00:03:11.62
That's right.
Kids' Network. Yep.
00:03:11.65\00:03:13.36
And we have a gentleman
00:03:13.39\00:03:14.72
at the far right
there, Eric Durant.
00:03:14.76\00:03:16.73
Good to see you, Eric.
00:03:16.76\00:03:18.09
Happy to be here. And you are?
00:03:18.13\00:03:19.59
A broadcast engineer,
00:03:19.63\00:03:20.96
software
engineer and repair man.
00:03:21.00\00:03:23.60
That's right, and you were
in the military at one time?
00:03:23.63\00:03:25.17
I was in the
military. He's got one.
00:03:25.20\00:03:27.30
He's one of those guys
that read that language,
00:03:27.34\00:03:28.87
that computer language
that's still Greek to me.
00:03:28.90\00:03:32.17
And he's from New York.
00:03:32.21\00:03:33.78
Well, God is good.
00:03:33.81\00:03:35.14
He's given me
the gift of tongues
00:03:35.18\00:03:37.45
when it comes to software.
00:03:37.48\00:03:39.48
So we get it done.
00:03:39.51\00:03:40.85
That's right. That's a good one.
00:03:40.88\00:03:42.65
He has the gift of tongues
00:03:42.68\00:03:44.02
because he does a
lot of the programming
00:03:44.05\00:03:45.95
for the mobile, I
mean, the IPTV box.
00:03:45.99\00:03:49.62
That's been a
tremendous blessing.
00:03:49.66\00:03:50.99
As I looked at one day,
and I stopped at the office
00:03:51.03\00:03:52.89
and I said, "What
on earth is that?"
00:03:52.93\00:03:54.56
My state TV and work
the automation software
00:03:54.60\00:03:57.40
and master control,
and quite a few things.
00:03:57.43\00:04:00.17
We're glad to have you
here. Happy to be here.
00:04:00.20\00:04:01.84
So you can see we have
00:04:01.87\00:04:03.20
a very diverse
group of people here
00:04:03.24\00:04:06.01
that are going
to really chime in
00:04:06.04\00:04:07.98
on not only their
experience of worship,
00:04:08.01\00:04:10.31
but what does the
Bible say about worship
00:04:10.35\00:04:11.75
and how can we help you
00:04:11.78\00:04:14.02
when it comes to
strengthening your worship?
00:04:14.05\00:04:16.08
Before we go any further,
00:04:16.12\00:04:17.45
Honey, would you
have pray for us?
00:04:17.49\00:04:18.82
Yes, let's bow our heads.
00:04:18.85\00:04:20.19
Our kind, Heavenly Father,
00:04:20.22\00:04:21.56
we are so thankful to be here
this blessed Sabbath evening.
00:04:21.59\00:04:25.03
Thank You, Lord, that
we can talk about worship.
00:04:25.06\00:04:28.23
It's a privilege and honor
00:04:28.26\00:04:30.00
to worship such a wonderful,
kind, and loving Lord.
00:04:30.03\00:04:34.24
We ask that You send
Your Holy Spirit here tonight
00:04:34.27\00:04:36.87
and bless us as we
talk about worship.
00:04:36.91\00:04:40.58
And thank You for
being in our presence.
00:04:40.61\00:04:43.41
In Jesus' name, amen.
00:04:43.45\00:04:44.95
Amen.
00:04:44.98\00:04:46.31
You know what,
00:04:46.35\00:04:47.68
what kind of sparked
the idea about worship was,
00:04:47.72\00:04:51.49
I was looking up at articles.
00:04:51.52\00:04:53.46
I talked about it last week.
00:04:53.49\00:04:56.06
I was looking up at
articles about worship,
00:04:56.09\00:04:58.26
and then I came
across this article,
00:04:58.29\00:05:00.46
it was actually
from billygraham.org.
00:05:00.50\00:05:03.00
And the title was "Is
Your Worship Worthship?"
00:05:03.03\00:05:07.30
And a very interesting article
00:05:07.34\00:05:08.67
and I pulled a couple
of excerpts out of it.
00:05:08.70\00:05:10.57
One of which the
saying that I had is, he says,
00:05:10.61\00:05:14.64
"This world worships continually
00:05:14.68\00:05:17.58
because we are created to do so.
00:05:17.61\00:05:19.78
We worship what we
believe to be worth it,
00:05:19.81\00:05:22.38
sports, prestige, power,
00:05:22.42\00:05:24.05
material possessions,
relationships, vices,
00:05:24.09\00:05:27.02
recreation, the list is endless.
00:05:27.06\00:05:29.92
And of all these things,
00:05:29.96\00:05:31.96
and all of these
things get our passion,
00:05:31.99\00:05:34.56
our relevant love in our life."
00:05:34.60\00:05:37.00
He says, "But because
we are created to worship,
00:05:37.03\00:05:40.00
we will worship whatever is
at the forefront of our lives.
00:05:40.04\00:05:43.54
We see this drive to
worship displayed in many ways.
00:05:43.57\00:05:47.21
Like the guy who paints his face
00:05:47.24\00:05:49.11
the color of his favorite team
00:05:49.14\00:05:50.95
and then proceeds
00:05:50.98\00:05:52.31
in a passionate
display of adoration
00:05:52.35\00:05:54.68
to cheer on his team to victory.
00:05:54.72\00:05:57.02
He wouldn't miss a single game.
00:05:57.05\00:05:58.55
He doesn't care that you
or I may think he's nuts.
00:05:58.59\00:06:02.62
And you see that
stadiums are packed.
00:06:02.66\00:06:04.76
And what amazes me,
00:06:04.79\00:06:06.13
have you ever seen a stadium
during the football season
00:06:06.16\00:06:08.60
when it's snowing
and people are there?
00:06:08.63\00:06:09.96
That's right.
00:06:10.00\00:06:11.33
Snow on their head.
00:06:11.37\00:06:12.70
Right. Yeah.
00:06:12.73\00:06:14.07
Because they are not just fans.
00:06:14.10\00:06:15.50
They are what?
00:06:15.54\00:06:16.87
They're worshipers.
00:06:16.91\00:06:18.24
They're
worshipers. That's right.
00:06:18.27\00:06:20.34
A couple of other examples.
00:06:20.38\00:06:21.71
As you were
reading some of that,
00:06:21.74\00:06:23.08
I was thinking about people
00:06:23.11\00:06:24.45
that are not
maybe just rock stars
00:06:24.48\00:06:27.02
or anybody
that's in the limelight
00:06:27.05\00:06:28.62
like in Hollywood,
00:06:28.65\00:06:29.98
and how a lot of
them turn to drugs
00:06:30.02\00:06:31.75
and alcohol and
different things.
00:06:31.79\00:06:34.42
I believe a lot
of that comes from
00:06:34.46\00:06:36.26
because we weren't
made to be worshiped.
00:06:36.29\00:06:38.46
And maybe they can't
handle all of the attention
00:06:38.49\00:06:42.30
and the pressure and all of that
00:06:42.33\00:06:44.07
because we weren't
made to be worshiped.
00:06:44.10\00:06:46.10
And I just think
of that, you know,
00:06:46.13\00:06:47.90
when you hear
stories about people
00:06:47.94\00:06:49.40
that get involved and,
you know, all the heavy drugs
00:06:49.44\00:06:52.67
and all the different
things that they do, you know,
00:06:52.71\00:06:55.44
there has to be a lot of
pressure in those circles.
00:06:55.48\00:06:58.05
You make a good point
00:06:58.08\00:06:59.41
because there's a
singer that actually,
00:06:59.45\00:07:01.52
I think she committed
suicide, Amy Winehouse.
00:07:01.55\00:07:04.55
I saw a
documentary and she said,
00:07:04.59\00:07:06.12
"All I want is just to be
able to walk down the street
00:07:06.15\00:07:09.12
and be at peace."
00:07:09.16\00:07:10.83
But her fans are worshipers.
00:07:10.86\00:07:13.46
They just wouldn't give
her the freedom to do that.
00:07:13.50\00:07:15.90
So we have to be really
careful what we worship.
00:07:15.93\00:07:18.07
And because we know that
00:07:18.10\00:07:19.43
there's only one person
really worthy of worship.
00:07:19.47\00:07:22.24
And we're gonna talk
about that this evening.
00:07:22.27\00:07:24.21
So get your
Bibles, we have an outline,
00:07:24.24\00:07:26.61
but we have our own
scriptures and our own input.
00:07:26.64\00:07:29.31
And I wanna kind of go to that.
00:07:29.34\00:07:32.31
A couple of things I had here
00:07:32.35\00:07:33.68
that I wanted my
sweetheart to share
00:07:33.72\00:07:35.52
with our viewing audience.
00:07:35.55\00:07:37.52
I launch the topics,
00:07:37.55\00:07:38.89
I came up with
these things that...
00:07:38.92\00:07:40.59
Did you came up with this one?
00:07:40.62\00:07:41.96
I came up with those things.
00:07:41.99\00:07:43.32
Oh, okay. All right.
00:07:43.36\00:07:44.69
First one is.
00:07:44.73\00:07:46.06
It says, "Worship that
does not cost us anything
00:07:46.09\00:07:49.90
will benefit us nothing.
00:07:49.93\00:07:52.50
Worship without investment
will be without interest."
00:07:52.53\00:07:56.40
How do you think,
00:07:56.44\00:07:57.77
what do you
think of that, Jason?
00:07:57.81\00:07:59.14
Oh, that just rings in my heart.
00:07:59.17\00:08:00.51
You know, as the guy
00:08:00.54\00:08:02.18
that likes
investing and managing money,
00:08:02.21\00:08:04.81
it's really
important that you put the time
00:08:04.85\00:08:07.82
into investing
something and you get a return.
00:08:07.85\00:08:10.65
And what I look at
when we give worship to God,
00:08:10.69\00:08:15.49
our investment is in heaven,
00:08:15.52\00:08:18.09
to be a part of His kingdom,
00:08:18.13\00:08:19.49
but to praise Him for who He is.
00:08:19.53\00:08:23.13
I also see when, you know,
00:08:23.16\00:08:24.83
when we go to church,
00:08:24.87\00:08:26.20
we're there to give the
praise instead of get the praise
00:08:26.23\00:08:31.14
because of what
God has done for us.
00:08:31.17\00:08:33.68
And so it's
amazing that, you know,
00:08:33.71\00:08:37.35
the Lord allows us to be
a part of His investment,
00:08:37.38\00:08:42.08
being good stewards,
00:08:42.12\00:08:43.75
in sharing the good
news to those around us,
00:08:43.79\00:08:47.56
that others may be a
part of that investment
00:08:47.59\00:08:49.96
in that return.
00:08:49.99\00:08:51.33
That's right. Which is amazing.
00:08:51.36\00:08:52.69
And, you know, on
that line of investment,
00:08:52.73\00:08:55.60
what's the principle
of investment in return?
00:08:55.63\00:08:59.80
The more you invest...
00:08:59.83\00:09:01.17
The more you're able to acquire.
00:09:01.20\00:09:03.41
That's right.
00:09:03.44\00:09:04.77
So yeah, I mean, I
look at that as something
00:09:04.81\00:09:09.08
that when you
invest in something
00:09:09.11\00:09:11.18
you appreciate more and more.
00:09:11.21\00:09:13.72
And what I've seen the
more we give to the Lord,
00:09:13.75\00:09:17.12
whether it be our time or money,
00:09:17.15\00:09:19.45
the Lord has a
way of increasing it
00:09:19.49\00:09:21.82
because He's
looking for investors.
00:09:21.86\00:09:26.19
And He want to
return on His money.
00:09:26.23\00:09:27.56
This is what we call investment.
00:09:27.60\00:09:28.93
That's right.
00:09:28.96\00:09:30.30
I love that.
00:09:30.33\00:09:31.70
That's very good. Eric?
00:09:31.73\00:09:33.70
Well, I always
found it interesting.
00:09:33.74\00:09:36.34
When I talk to a
lot of Christians,
00:09:36.37\00:09:39.81
they come out of
church and they say,
00:09:39.84\00:09:41.18
"Well, I didn't get
anything out of church.
00:09:41.21\00:09:44.78
I didn't get anything
out of what the pastor said."
00:09:44.81\00:09:47.15
And immediately in
my mind, I always think,
00:09:47.18\00:09:49.12
"Well, what did you give?"
00:09:49.15\00:09:52.25
For me, when I first became
a Christian, it was interesting
00:09:52.29\00:09:54.79
because I kind of
think analytically
00:09:54.82\00:09:57.29
about a lot of things
00:09:57.33\00:09:58.83
and analytically if you
want to get you go consume,
00:09:58.86\00:10:04.33
and you consume and consume,
and that's how you build,
00:10:04.37\00:10:07.40
giving to get
makes mathematical...
00:10:07.44\00:10:12.77
It's a mathematical conundrum.
00:10:12.81\00:10:16.08
So for me learning to give
was difficult in the beginning,
00:10:16.11\00:10:22.85
but I started to
learn that as a Christian,
00:10:22.88\00:10:26.29
when I give, I get in my heart
00:10:26.32\00:10:29.99
and I get blessings as a result.
00:10:30.03\00:10:33.40
I noticed that
when Christ came here,
00:10:33.43\00:10:35.86
there's nowhere in the
Bible where it says, "He took."
00:10:35.90\00:10:41.10
He came and by example, He gave.
00:10:41.14\00:10:44.57
All of His
miracles He was giving.
00:10:44.61\00:10:47.41
He's my example.
00:10:47.44\00:10:49.38
And if I wanna follow Him,
00:10:49.41\00:10:52.28
that's one of the first things
I need to pay attention to
00:10:52.31\00:10:56.38
is my giving, my generosity...
00:10:56.42\00:11:00.09
What do you get out of it
when he talks about giving?
00:11:00.12\00:11:02.76
I'm listening to him
00:11:02.79\00:11:04.13
there's a scripture
keep pop into my mind.
00:11:04.16\00:11:05.49
I don't want to say
00:11:05.53\00:11:06.86
but what do you keep hearing him
00:11:06.90\00:11:08.23
say, giving, giving.
00:11:08.26\00:11:09.60
What are you giving?
Giving you shall receive.
00:11:09.63\00:11:10.97
More blessed to
give... Okay, say it.
00:11:11.00\00:11:12.33
"It is more blessed
to give than to receive."
00:11:12.37\00:11:14.07
Right.
00:11:14.10\00:11:15.44
It's like, I don't
know how to explain it
00:11:15.47\00:11:17.97
but when you
start experiencing that,
00:11:18.01\00:11:20.38
just the more you give of love.
00:11:20.41\00:11:24.18
The more you give so
many things in this life,
00:11:24.21\00:11:27.78
the more you grow,
the fuller you are.
00:11:27.82\00:11:33.25
Love expands.
00:11:33.29\00:11:35.42
It's a counter addiction
of everything of the earth.
00:11:35.46\00:11:40.36
You spend your gold is gone.
00:11:40.40\00:11:44.17
You drive your car
and it's just gone.
00:11:44.20\00:11:48.10
But the more you give of love,
the more you give of yourself,
00:11:48.14\00:11:52.24
the more you give of your time
is like it grows and expands.
00:11:52.27\00:11:57.51
You know what I
look at that is...
00:11:57.55\00:11:59.35
It's a spiritual thing.
00:11:59.38\00:12:00.72
That's right. Exactly.
00:12:00.75\00:12:02.08
But it also
tributes to compounding
00:12:02.12\00:12:04.62
and investment is good.
00:12:04.65\00:12:06.52
But like a retirement plan,
00:12:06.55\00:12:08.86
you see the
benefits of retirement
00:12:08.89\00:12:10.66
in the last five years
00:12:10.69\00:12:12.83
after you invested
for 30 years or 35 years,
00:12:12.86\00:12:16.46
it just compounds
00:12:16.50\00:12:17.83
and it doubles and
triples to the point where,
00:12:17.87\00:12:21.60
that's what I think
we're gonna see in heaven
00:12:21.64\00:12:23.71
is all the
compounding that we're doing
00:12:23.74\00:12:26.04
while we're growing and giving.
00:12:26.07\00:12:29.81
We're gonna see that compounding
00:12:29.84\00:12:31.18
that the Lord is
gonna share with us
00:12:31.21\00:12:32.55
that He allowed us to
be a part of His investment
00:12:32.58\00:12:37.62
and being good stewards.
00:12:37.65\00:12:39.89
Bergmann, I want
you to do a sermon
00:12:39.92\00:12:41.26
at our church about investing.
00:12:41.29\00:12:42.62
Exactly.
00:12:42.66\00:12:43.99
'Cause you know
the term compounding,
00:12:44.03\00:12:45.36
I love that. I love that.
00:12:45.39\00:12:46.73
Do you notice when
you first start putting
00:12:46.76\00:12:48.10
an investment plan,
00:12:48.13\00:12:49.46
you got me on
the trajectory now.
00:12:49.50\00:12:51.57
You don't see any
interest right away.
00:12:51.60\00:12:52.93
You don't put like the
first two months and say,
00:12:52.97\00:12:55.07
"Oh, I'm ready to retire."
00:12:55.10\00:12:56.44
That's right.
00:12:56.47\00:12:57.81
You know, even if
you try to withdraw
00:12:57.84\00:12:59.17
the people gonna say,
00:12:59.21\00:13:00.54
"You just start putting money
00:13:00.58\00:13:01.91
and why you wanna
take anything out."
00:13:01.94\00:13:03.28
And we are counseled against...
00:13:03.31\00:13:04.65
That's right.
00:13:04.68\00:13:06.01
Taking it out,
even when things go bad.
00:13:06.05\00:13:07.48
Wow!
00:13:07.52\00:13:08.85
I tell you, Jason,
00:13:08.88\00:13:10.22
this has so many
points about of it.
00:13:10.25\00:13:11.59
Even when the market
is starting to nosedive,
00:13:11.62\00:13:14.12
let's compare it.
00:13:14.16\00:13:15.49
Even when life is going down,
00:13:15.52\00:13:17.13
don't stop giving
God what He's worthy of.
00:13:17.16\00:13:19.39
That's right.
00:13:19.43\00:13:20.76
Because you gonna
see in the long run
00:13:20.80\00:13:22.13
when it upswing.
00:13:22.16\00:13:23.50
That's right.
00:13:23.53\00:13:24.87
You gonna say, "I'm so
glad I didn't stop investing
00:13:24.90\00:13:26.50
during difficult times."
00:13:26.53\00:13:28.20
I'm working on the sermon here.
00:13:28.24\00:13:29.97
When we invest in the Lord,
00:13:30.01\00:13:31.94
when we're going
through the hard times.
00:13:31.97\00:13:34.38
When He brings,
00:13:34.41\00:13:35.74
we're so much stronger
and we're growing so much,
00:13:35.78\00:13:38.18
He compounded that experience
and brought us out fuller.
00:13:38.21\00:13:41.92
And I was gonna add to that
00:13:41.95\00:13:43.28
we don't worship God
because we feel like it
00:13:43.32\00:13:46.45
because sometimes we
don't feel like it is
00:13:46.49\00:13:47.89
because of who He is.
00:13:47.92\00:13:49.46
What He's done for us.
00:13:49.49\00:13:50.83
And, you know,
00:13:50.86\00:13:52.19
when those hard times
do come, we worship Him
00:13:52.23\00:13:54.40
because we know His
character and He doesn't change.
00:13:54.43\00:13:57.93
I had that sentence
when I read that sentence
00:13:57.97\00:14:00.20
worship that does
not cost us anything
00:14:00.24\00:14:02.60
will benefit us nothing.
00:14:02.64\00:14:03.97
There was a brand
new thought to me.
00:14:04.01\00:14:06.74
I just was like,
"What does that mean?"
00:14:06.78\00:14:09.84
But the more we talk about
it, and the more I realized,
00:14:09.88\00:14:14.25
and I don't know
00:14:14.28\00:14:15.62
if I'm the only
one that saw that,
00:14:15.65\00:14:16.99
I think a lot about
how much Jesus paid,
00:14:17.02\00:14:19.32
the price He paid.
00:14:19.35\00:14:20.72
Amen. That's right.
00:14:20.76\00:14:22.09
But all of a sudden the
thought popped into my head,
00:14:22.12\00:14:25.39
the price God paid.
00:14:25.43\00:14:27.76
That's right.
To give us His Son.
00:14:27.80\00:14:29.76
It was amazing.
00:14:29.80\00:14:31.13
Yeah.
00:14:31.17\00:14:32.50
And the Holy Spirit,
they all paid a price
00:14:32.53\00:14:34.77
that was beyond
our comprehension.
00:14:34.80\00:14:38.61
So that's where He
is worthy of our praise,
00:14:38.64\00:14:44.01
just for who He is.
00:14:44.05\00:14:45.38
And what's amazing is
when He did, when He did,
00:14:45.41\00:14:47.52
He didn't come and
say what's in it for me?
00:14:47.55\00:14:49.68
No.
00:14:49.72\00:14:51.05
You know, He didn't say,
I'm gonna give so I can get.
00:14:51.09\00:14:53.56
He gave simply
because He loved us.
00:14:53.59\00:14:55.72
And I think that's a
very, very important thing
00:14:55.76\00:14:58.19
to keep in mind.
00:14:58.23\00:14:59.56
Sometimes you say,
00:14:59.59\00:15:00.93
"Well, what am I
getting out of this?"
00:15:00.96\00:15:02.30
That's not the goal.
00:15:02.33\00:15:03.67
The goal is to learn
to love your neighbor.
00:15:03.70\00:15:05.80
And the
blessings come as a result.
00:15:05.83\00:15:07.24
Amen. It's true.
00:15:07.27\00:15:08.60
The price He paid,
00:15:08.64\00:15:09.97
He knew that He was not
gonna get a full return.
00:15:10.01\00:15:13.21
Wow!
00:15:13.24\00:15:14.58
There was going to be
people who choose to say no.
00:15:14.61\00:15:18.25
So He knew...
00:15:18.28\00:15:21.55
You guys are so
on target right now.
00:15:21.58\00:15:23.62
I just, I could, I
know the Spirit of God
00:15:23.65\00:15:25.32
is leading in
our hearts right now.
00:15:25.35\00:15:26.82
I wanna jump way ahead
and go to 1 Chronicles.
00:15:26.86\00:15:29.22
It's under section four.
00:15:29.26\00:15:31.89
Section four.
00:15:31.93\00:15:35.10
Not there.
00:15:35.13\00:15:36.46
Section there. Yeah.
00:15:36.50\00:15:37.83
And I wanna have
somebody read that.
00:15:37.87\00:15:39.93
Actually, the
scripture is, 1 Chronicle,
00:15:39.97\00:15:42.37
I'll start with my
sweetheart right next
00:15:42.40\00:15:43.87
because we've been talking
00:15:43.91\00:15:45.24
about giving,
giving, giving, giving.
00:15:45.27\00:15:46.61
And the question is what spirit
00:15:46.64\00:15:48.11
should we
possess when we worship?
00:15:48.14\00:15:51.48
"Give to the Lord."
00:15:51.51\00:15:52.85
1 Chronicles 16:29.
00:15:52.88\00:15:54.68
Yes.
00:15:54.72\00:15:56.05
"Give to the Lord
the glory due His name,
00:15:56.08\00:15:58.75
bring an offering,
and come before Him.
00:15:58.79\00:16:02.09
Oh, worship the Lord in
the beauty of holiness!"
00:16:02.12\00:16:06.70
Is that not an
investment scripture?
00:16:06.73\00:16:08.20
Yes.
00:16:08.23\00:16:09.56
"Give to the Lord the
glory" what's the next word?
00:16:09.60\00:16:11.83
Due!
00:16:11.87\00:16:13.64
He said, Your bill is due.
00:16:13.67\00:16:17.44
If there's a bill that's due.
00:16:17.47\00:16:19.51
And what is that bill? Glory.
00:16:19.54\00:16:21.71
Fear God and give
glory to Him, worship Him.
00:16:21.74\00:16:26.01
Notice, how that all
comes right back down
00:16:26.05\00:16:28.35
to three angels'
messages, the very first one,
00:16:28.38\00:16:30.19
"Fear God and give glory to Him.
00:16:30.22\00:16:32.39
Worship Him who made
heaven and the earth,
00:16:32.42\00:16:33.89
and the sea and
the springs of water."
00:16:33.92\00:16:35.32
When you think about
what do you give to somebody
00:16:35.36\00:16:37.89
that has everything?
00:16:37.93\00:16:39.56
Nothing.
00:16:39.59\00:16:40.93
Oh, wait, wait, you missed it.
00:16:40.96\00:16:42.43
What do you give to
somebody that owns everything?
00:16:42.46\00:16:45.03
Time.
00:16:45.07\00:16:46.40
Okay. Worship.
00:16:46.43\00:16:47.77
Say it again. Worship.
00:16:47.80\00:16:49.14
Worship.
00:16:49.17\00:16:50.51
He said, I own everything.
00:16:50.54\00:16:51.87
I don't need your
money. I don't need your...
00:16:51.91\00:16:53.51
I just, all I want
is to be worshiped,
00:16:53.54\00:16:57.25
and not out of aggrandizement,
but because He's worthy of it.
00:16:57.28\00:17:00.42
Because he could do all
of His own work Himself.
00:17:00.45\00:17:03.08
That's true.
00:17:03.12\00:17:04.52
And what's great
about God that I see is
00:17:04.55\00:17:08.62
He wants that worship,
00:17:08.66\00:17:09.99
but He also wants
00:17:10.03\00:17:11.36
that
relationship with each other.
00:17:11.39\00:17:12.73
That's right.
00:17:12.76\00:17:14.10
And part of that
worship is getting to know Him
00:17:14.13\00:17:16.50
and praising
Him and thanking Him
00:17:16.53\00:17:17.97
for all the things
that He's done for us
00:17:18.00\00:17:20.60
and will do for us.
00:17:20.64\00:17:21.97
Amen.
00:17:22.00\00:17:23.34
And I just see that
an awesome opportunity
00:17:23.37\00:17:25.21
that He has given us
to share that good news
00:17:25.24\00:17:27.91
to those around us.
00:17:27.94\00:17:29.28
I have to share a scripture
00:17:29.31\00:17:30.65
that goes along
with your question,
00:17:30.68\00:17:32.01
what spirit shall we
possess when we worship?
00:17:32.05\00:17:34.92
The thing that
kept coming to my mind
00:17:34.95\00:17:36.75
as I'm reading
through this study
00:17:36.79\00:17:38.12
and preparing was Psalm 51:17.
00:17:38.15\00:17:42.39
It says, "The sacrifices
of God are a broken spirit,
00:17:42.42\00:17:47.53
a broken and a contrite heart,
O God, thou wilt not despise."
00:17:47.56\00:17:51.93
And that really
explains what He,
00:17:51.97\00:17:54.97
the spirit that God wants
00:17:55.00\00:17:58.17
is having a broken
and contrite heart.
00:17:58.21\00:18:02.34
And I heard someone
on an interview recently
00:18:02.38\00:18:04.11
talking about
that word contrite.
00:18:04.15\00:18:06.05
How it means
dust, like particles,
00:18:06.08\00:18:10.05
and then they
compare to how God used us
00:18:10.09\00:18:12.39
to make us dust of the earth.
00:18:12.42\00:18:14.72
And they said that, you know,
00:18:14.76\00:18:16.19
that God can make
something out of dust
00:18:16.22\00:18:18.79
He can make, He can rebuild.
00:18:18.83\00:18:20.76
And so if our heart is in pieces
00:18:20.80\00:18:22.73
and in pieces of dust,
00:18:22.76\00:18:25.37
He's gonna make
something new out of it.
00:18:25.40\00:18:28.20
So to me, that's the
spirit that we should possess,
00:18:28.24\00:18:31.14
you know, giving Him our heart
00:18:31.17\00:18:33.44
and that He can really
make a new heart in us.
00:18:33.48\00:18:37.25
You know, I find that
amazing when you think about it.
00:18:37.28\00:18:41.08
One of the things
I have in my office,
00:18:41.12\00:18:43.12
it's a plaque that says
00:18:43.15\00:18:44.49
obedience is the
highest form of worship.
00:18:44.52\00:18:47.49
And when I hear,
when I read the Bible,
00:18:47.52\00:18:50.39
and it says,
worship Me, some people say,
00:18:50.43\00:18:53.63
"Well, God wants attention."
00:18:53.66\00:18:55.00
Why does God want
all of us to worship Him?
00:18:55.03\00:18:57.73
And what I found out is that,
00:18:57.77\00:19:01.00
if obedience is the
highest form of worship,
00:19:01.04\00:19:04.41
God wants our obedience
not because He's selfish
00:19:04.44\00:19:07.38
it's because our
obedience protects us.
00:19:07.41\00:19:12.18
He's out to
protect us from ourselves.
00:19:12.21\00:19:14.35
He's out to
protect us from the world.
00:19:14.38\00:19:16.28
And through our obedience,
00:19:16.32\00:19:18.35
through our worship
we gave Him permission
00:19:18.39\00:19:20.99
to protect us.
00:19:21.02\00:19:22.56
And so I always
keep that in mind
00:19:22.59\00:19:24.23
that I think the
Bible says, Scripture says,
00:19:24.26\00:19:27.90
"If you love Me,
keep My commandments."
00:19:27.93\00:19:30.20
He does says He loves Me
00:19:30.23\00:19:31.57
and does not keep My
commandments is a liar
00:19:31.60\00:19:33.07
and the truth is not in Him.
00:19:33.10\00:19:35.40
That's a protection right there.
00:19:35.44\00:19:36.77
He saying, "Keep My commandments
00:19:36.81\00:19:38.17
to protect yourself."
00:19:38.21\00:19:39.97
It's not a selfish thing
where God just wants attention
00:19:40.01\00:19:42.34
from all of His children.
00:19:42.38\00:19:44.01
He wants to protect us.
00:19:44.05\00:19:45.75
When we worship Him
00:19:45.78\00:19:47.42
that increases the relationship.
00:19:47.45\00:19:49.95
That's right. Yeah.
00:19:49.98\00:19:51.32
God's only desire
is that relationship
00:19:51.35\00:19:53.72
that He wants with us.
00:19:53.76\00:19:55.12
And when we worship Him
that grows that relationship
00:19:55.16\00:19:59.29
which grows us in His image
00:19:59.33\00:20:02.90
because sin came in
and ruined everything.
00:20:02.93\00:20:06.74
So He's trying to
repair us back to,
00:20:06.77\00:20:10.91
of what He created us to be.
00:20:10.94\00:20:13.01
That's right.
00:20:13.04\00:20:14.38
And while He's doing that,
00:20:14.41\00:20:15.78
He wants to
protect us in the process.
00:20:15.81\00:20:17.78
I like what you said about that
00:20:17.81\00:20:19.15
because truly,
when people think,
00:20:19.18\00:20:20.65
"Well, God, you know,
00:20:20.68\00:20:22.02
He's just trying to
stop me from doing things."
00:20:22.05\00:20:23.42
What we don't understand is
when we live in a sinful realm,
00:20:23.45\00:20:26.76
He's not gonna protect sin.
00:20:26.79\00:20:28.62
There are two umbrellas
and somebody once said,
00:20:28.66\00:20:30.69
if you step out
from under an umbrella
00:20:30.73\00:20:32.29
on a rainy day,
what's gonna happen?
00:20:32.33\00:20:33.66
You'll get wet. You'll get wet.
00:20:33.70\00:20:35.03
That's not because
you are tall, or short,
00:20:35.06\00:20:36.77
or rich, or not
famous, that's just raining.
00:20:36.80\00:20:40.07
And when it rains,
you're gonna get wet.
00:20:40.10\00:20:41.67
The Lord puts a
protection over us
00:20:41.70\00:20:43.20
and that protection is
there because we are obedient.
00:20:43.24\00:20:46.04
He loves us but He says,
00:20:46.07\00:20:47.64
"Stay within the realm
00:20:47.68\00:20:49.01
of what I've
established to protect you."
00:20:49.04\00:20:50.85
And when we stay
there, then that obedience...
00:20:50.88\00:20:53.98
He starts saying okay...
00:20:54.02\00:20:55.35
But it's also our freedom.
00:20:55.38\00:20:56.72
Oh, of course.
00:20:56.75\00:20:58.09
They gives us complete freedom.
00:20:58.12\00:20:59.45
It keeps us...
Say, it gives us...
00:20:59.49\00:21:01.59
You're right. It
gives us security, safety.
00:21:01.62\00:21:03.76
He protects us and
gives us complete freedom.
00:21:03.79\00:21:06.29
I worship the wrong
thing when I was a teenager.
00:21:06.33\00:21:09.06
And you knew who I worship
00:21:09.10\00:21:10.43
'cause you could walk in my room
00:21:10.47\00:21:11.80
and you saw the
posters on the wall.
00:21:11.83\00:21:13.17
Oh, yeah, me too.
00:21:13.20\00:21:14.54
That's who I worship.
00:21:14.57\00:21:15.90
And I emulated them.
00:21:15.94\00:21:17.61
And my behavior
was self-destructive.
00:21:17.64\00:21:20.04
Everything that was bad
00:21:20.08\00:21:21.41
that was going
on in the morning,
00:21:21.44\00:21:22.78
why is this bad thing going on?
00:21:22.81\00:21:24.15
And why is this
bad thing going on?
00:21:24.18\00:21:25.51
God doesn't love
me. God hates me.
00:21:25.55\00:21:27.22
Meanwhile, I'm
not worshiping God.
00:21:27.25\00:21:28.58
I'm worshiping these
characters on the wall.
00:21:28.62\00:21:30.62
And wondering why
things are going bad.
00:21:30.65\00:21:31.99
And wondering why
things are going bad.
00:21:32.02\00:21:33.36
No protection. No protection.
00:21:33.39\00:21:34.96
That's a good analogy.
00:21:34.99\00:21:36.46
I wanna walk through
00:21:36.49\00:21:37.83
a couple of things in the Bible.
00:21:37.86\00:21:39.19
We have some questions here.
00:21:39.23\00:21:40.56
And I wanna kind of
walk through some of the...
00:21:40.60\00:21:42.06
One of the first examples
00:21:42.10\00:21:43.43
I found in the Bible
about worship is in Genesis.
00:21:43.47\00:21:46.47
And I'm gonna
leave with the question
00:21:46.50\00:21:47.90
and anybody can jump in.
00:21:47.94\00:21:49.27
Genesis 24:48
00:21:49.30\00:21:50.64
if you have your Bible with you.
00:21:50.67\00:21:53.11
I should say, what
was the first thing,
00:21:53.14\00:21:54.61
one of the first things
the Bible says about worship.
00:21:54.64\00:21:57.41
And this is interesting
00:21:57.45\00:21:59.18
because sometimes
we come to church and,
00:21:59.21\00:22:03.12
or even whether
it's in your own home
00:22:03.15\00:22:05.12
or whether it's in...
00:22:05.15\00:22:07.36
Didn't have to
always be in church.
00:22:07.39\00:22:09.16
But if you gather
together to worship
00:22:09.19\00:22:10.83
or sometimes in your own home,
00:22:10.86\00:22:13.66
sometimes it's the attitude
00:22:13.70\00:22:15.90
that precedes
what comes after that.
00:22:15.93\00:22:19.17
Genesis 24:48,
who'd like to read that?
00:22:19.20\00:22:23.54
Read. Oh, okay.
00:22:23.57\00:22:25.67
"And I bowed my head
and worshiped the Lord,
00:22:25.71\00:22:28.61
and blessed the Lord
God of my master Abraham,
00:22:28.64\00:22:31.71
who had led me
in the way of truth
00:22:31.75\00:22:34.65
to take the daughters
00:22:34.68\00:22:36.02
of my master's
brother for his son."
00:22:36.05\00:22:37.75
Okay.
00:22:37.79\00:22:39.12
I think I read
more than you need.
00:22:39.15\00:22:40.59
No, that's good.
00:22:40.62\00:22:41.96
So one of the
first acts of worship
00:22:41.99\00:22:43.83
the Bible talks about?
00:22:43.86\00:22:45.19
How did it happen?
00:22:45.23\00:22:46.56
What did He do?
00:22:46.59\00:22:48.16
He bowed his head
and blessed the Lord.
00:22:48.20\00:22:52.43
Right.
00:22:52.47\00:22:53.80
He bowed his head
00:22:53.84\00:22:55.17
and then he also
blessed the Lord.
00:22:55.20\00:22:56.54
How do you bless the Lord?
00:22:56.57\00:22:57.91
Wow! It's a humbled.
00:22:57.94\00:22:59.27
Yeah.
00:22:59.31\00:23:00.64
But how do you bless the God.
00:23:00.68\00:23:02.01
By giving of yourself, of
commitment and submission...
00:23:02.04\00:23:04.71
Yes, yes.
00:23:04.75\00:23:06.08
Of yourself.
00:23:06.11\00:23:07.85
Yeah, to giving it all to God.
00:23:07.88\00:23:09.25
Yeah.
00:23:09.28\00:23:10.62
And that's amazing. Yeah.
00:23:10.65\00:23:11.99
And the bowing of the head
was an act of relinquishing
00:23:12.02\00:23:15.19
any claim of your
own it's was like.
00:23:15.22\00:23:16.56
Reverence. Humility.
00:23:16.59\00:23:17.93
Humility.
00:23:17.96\00:23:19.93
Humility. Yeah.
00:23:19.96\00:23:21.76
It could it also
been in a warm atmosphere.
00:23:21.80\00:23:25.47
We have fun.
00:23:25.50\00:23:27.34
So the same thing is
reiterated in Exodus 4:31.
00:23:27.37\00:23:30.87
Who'd like to read that one?
00:23:30.91\00:23:33.21
"So the people
believed, and when they heard
00:23:33.24\00:23:35.41
that the Lord had
visited the children of Israel
00:23:35.44\00:23:38.38
and then He had
looked on their affliction,
00:23:38.41\00:23:43.15
then they bowed
their heads and worshiped."
00:23:43.18\00:23:45.49
Yes, why bow your head?
00:23:45.52\00:23:48.02
That's a... Reverence.
00:23:48.06\00:23:49.39
Okay, say it again.
00:23:49.42\00:23:50.76
Reverence. Yes.
00:23:50.79\00:23:52.13
Yeah.
00:23:52.16\00:23:53.56
We have two little puppies.
00:23:53.60\00:23:55.43
And one of the
things that I noticed
00:23:55.46\00:23:56.87
is that when they approach us,
00:23:56.90\00:24:00.64
sometimes they
approach with their head down.
00:24:00.67\00:24:03.57
You know, they
recognize that we're the master.
00:24:03.61\00:24:06.31
And that's almost
a natural instinct.
00:24:06.34\00:24:07.98
When you approach
someone that's superior
00:24:08.01\00:24:10.15
you bow your head.
00:24:10.18\00:24:11.51
I know a lot of
cultures, Asian cultures,
00:24:11.55\00:24:13.68
first thing they do
is they bow their heads.
00:24:13.72\00:24:16.55
It's just a natural instinct.
00:24:16.58\00:24:18.19
And it's acknowledgement.
00:24:18.22\00:24:19.55
Yeah, in countries that
have like kings and queens.
00:24:19.59\00:24:21.26
You bow.
00:24:21.29\00:24:22.62
Oh, yeah.
00:24:22.66\00:24:24.29
Reverence.
00:24:24.33\00:24:25.66
But we're acknowledging
00:24:25.69\00:24:27.03
that you know who
you're approaching.
00:24:27.06\00:24:28.43
That's right.
00:24:28.46\00:24:29.80
And it's like, like you
said, an act of humility.
00:24:29.83\00:24:31.17
It is.
00:24:31.20\00:24:32.53
Anybody wanna build on
that before we go to James
00:24:32.57\00:24:34.14
'cause James
actually expands on this.
00:24:34.17\00:24:37.04
Okay.
00:24:37.07\00:24:38.41
Does the devil want worship too?
00:24:38.44\00:24:40.98
Woo!
00:24:41.01\00:24:42.41
Because in Matthew Chapter 4...
00:24:42.44\00:24:45.51
That's right.
00:24:45.55\00:24:48.48
Verse, what 9? Yeah.
00:24:48.52\00:24:52.75
Matthew 4:9 when
Satan tempted Jesus.
00:24:52.79\00:24:57.46
And he says, "What
I want you to do is
00:24:57.49\00:24:59.83
I'll give you everything
00:24:59.86\00:25:01.20
if you bow down and worship me."
00:25:01.23\00:25:03.53
Oh, look at that again.
00:25:03.57\00:25:04.90
I'm glad I haven't
thought about that.
00:25:04.93\00:25:06.47
If you do what?
00:25:06.50\00:25:07.97
Bow down. Bow down.
00:25:08.00\00:25:09.44
All these things, verse 9,
00:25:09.47\00:25:11.37
and he that "Satan
said to Him, Jesus,
00:25:11.41\00:25:14.08
'All these
things I will give You
00:25:14.11\00:25:16.34
if You Jesus will
fall down and worship me.'"
00:25:16.38\00:25:20.62
Wow!
00:25:20.65\00:25:21.98
So he recognize as an angel...
00:25:22.02\00:25:23.69
Fall down and worship me.
00:25:23.72\00:25:25.05
That's right.
00:25:25.09\00:25:26.42
But Satan exalted himself.
00:25:26.45\00:25:28.52
That's right. Exactly.
00:25:28.56\00:25:29.89
If anything she's
bringing out is the same thing
00:25:29.92\00:25:31.39
that the people
did to worship God
00:25:31.43\00:25:33.46
was the same thing
he was asking Jesus
00:25:33.50\00:25:34.96
to do to worship him.
00:25:35.00\00:25:36.33
That's right.
00:25:36.36\00:25:37.70
You need to fall
down and worship me.
00:25:37.73\00:25:39.07
Because people used
to prostrate themselves.
00:25:39.10\00:25:41.34
That's right.
00:25:41.37\00:25:42.97
Worship. If we
don't do that today.
00:25:43.00\00:25:44.81
The kings demanded it.
00:25:44.84\00:25:46.88
Yeah. Yeah.
00:25:46.91\00:25:49.34
But you notice, and
it's an act of something.
00:25:49.38\00:25:51.51
It's not just an act of worship,
00:25:51.55\00:25:52.88
but it's an act
of something else.
00:25:52.91\00:25:54.25
Look at the
second point, James 4:6,
00:25:54.28\00:25:57.32
maybe someone can read that one.
00:25:57.35\00:26:00.96
"But He gives more grace.
00:26:00.99\00:26:02.39
Therefore He says,
'God resists the proud,
00:26:02.42\00:26:05.69
but gives grace to the humble.'"
00:26:05.73\00:26:08.36
And read the next one
because this all fit perfectly.
00:26:08.40\00:26:10.30
Yeah, in 1 Peter 5:6, it says,
00:26:10.33\00:26:12.83
"Therefore humble yourself
under the mighty hand of God,
00:26:12.87\00:26:17.71
that He may
exalt you in due time."
00:26:17.74\00:26:19.97
Yes. That's right.
00:26:20.01\00:26:21.34
He is writing
now from experience.
00:26:21.38\00:26:23.14
Oh. Yes.
00:26:23.18\00:26:24.71
Absolutely, it's so true.
00:26:24.75\00:26:26.28
I was thinking too like
when Jason read James 4:6
00:26:26.31\00:26:30.35
that verse right after
that is really good too
00:26:30.39\00:26:33.52
because how do
we resist the devil?
00:26:33.56\00:26:35.62
"Submit
yourselves therefore to God.
00:26:35.66\00:26:37.89
And then resist the devil,
and he will flee from you."
00:26:37.93\00:26:40.20
That's verse 7.
00:26:40.23\00:26:41.66
And that's how we
resist the devil is
00:26:41.70\00:26:45.00
by submitting
ourselves into God.
00:26:45.03\00:26:47.57
And calling Him...
00:26:47.60\00:26:48.94
And verse 8 says,
00:26:48.97\00:26:50.31
"Draw near to God and
He will draw near to you."
00:26:50.34\00:26:53.27
So it's an act,
resist him, and he will flee,
00:26:53.31\00:26:58.35
and you draw near to God
and He will draw near to you.
00:26:58.38\00:27:02.02
If you notice that wow,
00:27:02.05\00:27:03.62
there's a pattern 6, 7, and 8
00:27:03.65\00:27:05.49
have patterns of
what we need to do
00:27:05.52\00:27:07.66
to be able to find our glory
and our actually protection
00:27:07.69\00:27:10.79
if you use that
phrase, but that word.
00:27:10.83\00:27:14.03
But we end up with joy and peace
00:27:14.06\00:27:18.30
and our rewards are
multitude of the giving,
00:27:18.33\00:27:24.54
the more we give,
00:27:24.57\00:27:25.91
and the more we
worship with humility,
00:27:25.94\00:27:31.68
and the more we humble ourselves
00:27:31.71\00:27:33.38
and the more we submit to God,
00:27:33.42\00:27:35.88
the more we become like
Him and He fills us with Him.
00:27:35.92\00:27:39.65
So we grow and our joy and peace
00:27:39.69\00:27:43.43
is so much deeper.
00:27:43.46\00:27:45.09
I mean, we are returned
far more than what we give.
00:27:45.13\00:27:48.80
That's right.
00:27:48.83\00:27:50.17
So we see right now,
bowing before the Lord,
00:27:50.20\00:27:53.54
worshiping Him
as we read earlier
00:27:53.57\00:27:57.01
and the beauty of holiness.
00:27:57.04\00:27:58.54
There's a beauty to holiness
that we don't often get when...
00:27:58.57\00:28:01.44
You won't get that beauty
00:28:01.48\00:28:02.81
if you come in the
presence of God with pride.
00:28:02.84\00:28:05.85
What does He do?
00:28:05.88\00:28:07.22
If you come to God
with pride, what does He do?
00:28:07.25\00:28:09.58
He resists you.
00:28:09.62\00:28:11.82
I don't wanna hear
anything you have to say,
00:28:11.85\00:28:13.19
"I got something to say to you."
00:28:13.22\00:28:15.92
I don't wanna hear
it. He resists the proud.
00:28:15.96\00:28:18.49
So when we come, I
remember I had a dream.
00:28:18.53\00:28:20.63
I talked about this
to Angie, I had a dream.
00:28:20.66\00:28:23.23
Actually, it was a
vision while I was on the plane.
00:28:23.26\00:28:26.43
Remember, I was telling
you when I came to Miami.
00:28:26.47\00:28:28.77
I was sitting on the plane,
and I had a dream that I mean,
00:28:28.80\00:28:32.17
I'm sitting in the
seat, and I'm just,
00:28:32.21\00:28:35.41
I can only use the word vision.
00:28:35.44\00:28:37.81
I was invited into
an azure blue room.
00:28:37.85\00:28:41.32
Blue is kind of purplish blue,
00:28:41.35\00:28:43.49
and the door was
just barely opened.
00:28:43.52\00:28:46.32
Opened enough for
light outside to just bring
00:28:46.35\00:28:48.72
a little white
light on the inside.
00:28:48.76\00:28:50.33
But as I walked in,
00:28:50.36\00:28:52.03
I saw this throne high lifted up
00:28:52.06\00:28:54.00
it was not ostentatious.
00:28:54.03\00:28:57.00
It was not gold and
crusted with diamond.
00:28:57.03\00:28:59.03
It was just look
like was tall marble,
00:28:59.07\00:29:01.90
but the marble
color of the throne
00:29:01.94\00:29:03.81
blended in to his robe
00:29:03.84\00:29:05.67
that just hung from the throne.
00:29:05.71\00:29:08.71
And He leaned
forward and He said,
00:29:08.74\00:29:11.25
"Come talk to me."
00:29:11.28\00:29:13.72
Amazing.
00:29:13.75\00:29:15.08
And it was so overwhelming.
00:29:15.12\00:29:16.65
I was in tears on the plane.
00:29:16.69\00:29:18.72
I was sitting thankfully,
00:29:18.75\00:29:20.09
I was sitting at
the window looking out.
00:29:20.12\00:29:21.46
There was a...
00:29:21.49\00:29:22.82
I remember there
was this is Chinese girl
00:29:22.86\00:29:24.19
was talking to me
earlier when I was thinking,
00:29:24.23\00:29:25.93
I don't want to
turn around right now.
00:29:25.96\00:29:27.30
I'm looking at in the...
00:29:27.33\00:29:28.66
Broke my, what
brought me back is
00:29:28.70\00:29:30.70
the flight
attendant says the word,
00:29:30.73\00:29:32.87
you know, announcement.
00:29:32.90\00:29:34.54
We're preparing for
descent, please put your...
00:29:34.57\00:29:36.64
It just kind of
locked me back in.
00:29:36.67\00:29:38.87
And I was
telling this to my wife
00:29:38.91\00:29:40.24
and her brother and her sister.
00:29:40.28\00:29:42.54
And they said,
"What was it like?"
00:29:42.58\00:29:43.91
I said, "I just
didn't wanna leave."
00:29:43.95\00:29:45.88
I just didn't wanna leave.
00:29:45.91\00:29:47.42
I can't even tell
you what it was like.
00:29:47.45\00:29:49.12
It was so overwhelming.
I just could not stop.
00:29:49.15\00:29:51.62
And I wasn't
crying out of sadness.
00:29:51.65\00:29:53.12
I just had never
had that overwhelming
00:29:53.15\00:29:55.42
sense of being in
His presence before.
00:29:55.46\00:29:57.69
And I thought,
"Wow, if I just got that
00:29:57.73\00:29:59.06
these little small moments."
00:29:59.09\00:30:00.90
I don't even
know how long it was.
00:30:00.93\00:30:02.53
What would it be like to
stand in His glorious presence?
00:30:02.56\00:30:05.33
'Cause He leaned forward to
me and He said, "Talk to me."
00:30:05.37\00:30:08.80
And He just sat
there with His hand,
00:30:08.84\00:30:10.74
one hand like this,
00:30:10.77\00:30:12.11
and the other
one on the throne arm
00:30:12.14\00:30:13.48
and just was listening to me.
00:30:13.51\00:30:15.31
And it was just
nothing but just Him and me.
00:30:15.34\00:30:17.91
And I said, "Wow."
00:30:17.95\00:30:19.28
So when I read, you know,
00:30:19.31\00:30:21.68
humble yourself under
the mighty hand of God,
00:30:21.72\00:30:25.42
not just under the hand of God,
00:30:25.45\00:30:27.89
but the mighty hand of God
00:30:27.92\00:30:29.39
and He'll exalt you in due time.
00:30:29.42\00:30:31.99
And if the dream
never ended with me
00:30:32.03\00:30:33.63
walking out of the room,
00:30:33.66\00:30:35.00
and just the
abruptness of the announcement.
00:30:35.03\00:30:37.30
And I was like, "Not yet.
00:30:37.33\00:30:40.24
I want to go back."
00:30:40.27\00:30:41.60
But I just wiped my
face like this turned away.
00:30:41.64\00:30:44.77
Try to not make it
look like I was crying
00:30:44.81\00:30:46.71
and I just got ready to land
00:30:46.74\00:30:48.24
and I couldn't
wait to tell somebody.
00:30:48.28\00:30:50.61
But it's beautiful
00:30:50.65\00:30:51.98
when we think
about how God calls us.
00:30:52.01\00:30:53.62
There's something else though
00:30:53.65\00:30:54.98
and I wanna bring
some of these things out.
00:30:55.02\00:30:57.29
We go to point number three.
00:30:57.32\00:30:58.92
There's something
else the Bible talks
00:30:58.95\00:31:00.36
about prerequisites to worship.
00:31:00.39\00:31:02.46
This is huge.
00:31:02.49\00:31:03.83
And as a matter of fact,
00:31:03.86\00:31:05.19
I want to make it clear
my wife suggested the topic.
00:31:05.23\00:31:07.96
She suggested the topic.
00:31:08.00\00:31:09.33
She said, "Let's
talk about worship."
00:31:09.36\00:31:10.70
And I thought, you know what,
00:31:10.73\00:31:12.23
we're talking
about family worship,
00:31:12.27\00:31:13.90
what better topic than worship.
00:31:13.94\00:31:15.34
That's right.
00:31:15.37\00:31:16.71
Because you'll get over
so many different things.
00:31:16.74\00:31:18.11
But the question was,
00:31:18.14\00:31:20.88
how does the Bible describe
the prerequisite to worship?
00:31:20.91\00:31:25.51
And who I'd like
to read that for us,
00:31:25.55\00:31:27.02
Exodus 7:16.
00:31:27.05\00:31:30.39
"And you shall say to him,
00:31:30.42\00:31:32.59
'The Lord God of the
Hebrews has sent me to you,
00:31:32.62\00:31:36.16
saying, 'Let My people go,
00:31:36.19\00:31:38.63
that they may serve
Me in the wilderness,'
00:31:38.66\00:31:40.90
but indeed, until
now you would not hear!"
00:31:40.93\00:31:44.83
So that's Moses
speaking to Pharaoh.
00:31:44.87\00:31:48.34
What prerequisite do
you find in here to worship?
00:31:48.37\00:31:53.14
I see that you have
to be willing to listen.
00:31:53.17\00:31:55.08
Yeah.
00:31:55.11\00:31:56.44
He said, "You would not hear."
00:31:56.48\00:31:58.41
That's almost, that's
a frightening statement.
00:31:58.45\00:32:00.72
Okay, Pharaoh wouldn't hear,
but what prerequisite do we...
00:32:00.75\00:32:03.62
Let My people go. Say it again.
00:32:03.65\00:32:05.85
"Let My people go,
that they may serve Me."
00:32:05.89\00:32:08.39
Okay, that's huge.
00:32:08.42\00:32:09.76
Let them go. Serve
me in the wilderness.
00:32:09.79\00:32:11.36
Okay, so now let's go
ahead and make this clear.
00:32:11.39\00:32:14.00
Why do you think
00:32:14.03\00:32:15.36
the devil
doesn't wanna let us go?
00:32:15.40\00:32:18.47
Because it will result in what?
00:32:18.50\00:32:20.40
Serving the Lord.
00:32:20.44\00:32:21.77
If He lets us
go, it will end up...
00:32:21.80\00:32:23.37
Say it again. Serving the Lord.
00:32:23.57\00:32:24.91
He loses our service.
00:32:24.94\00:32:26.78
It will result in
service of the Lord.
00:32:26.81\00:32:28.14
Yeah. It's a bad...
00:32:28.18\00:32:29.51
Have you ever
had that challenge?
00:32:29.54\00:32:30.88
Well, I think anything
that the Lord puts in place
00:32:30.91\00:32:32.88
the devil wants the counterfeit.
00:32:32.91\00:32:34.75
And he wants the
service, he wants to be served.
00:32:34.78\00:32:37.92
So, you know, it
seems understandable
00:32:37.95\00:32:41.56
that he doesn't
want us to serve Jesus
00:32:41.59\00:32:45.39
because he wants to be served.
00:32:45.43\00:32:47.30
He has the eye syndrome.
00:32:47.33\00:32:48.96
I mean, it appears
00:32:49.00\00:32:50.33
especially right
here in Exodus and...
00:32:50.37\00:32:53.77
So God is
talking to His people too
00:32:53.80\00:32:55.94
and saying you have to let
go of all this other stuff.
00:32:55.97\00:33:00.34
Let go.
00:33:00.38\00:33:02.08
It's hard to
surrender sometimes.
00:33:02.11\00:33:04.31
Yeah. I mean life.
00:33:04.35\00:33:05.71
I mean, I'm an old military guy,
00:33:05.75\00:33:07.28
and the first
thing they teach you
00:33:07.32\00:33:08.85
is never
surrender, never give up.
00:33:08.88\00:33:11.62
But later on in my experience,
00:33:11.65\00:33:13.29
I said, "Well, that's
they're referring to the enemy."
00:33:13.32\00:33:15.59
Right.
00:33:15.62\00:33:16.96
They're referring to
someone that you can't trust.
00:33:16.99\00:33:18.59
Yeah.
00:33:18.63\00:33:19.96
And we know we
can trust the Lord
00:33:20.00\00:33:21.33
because He gave
everything for us.
00:33:21.36\00:33:22.70
Right.
00:33:22.73\00:33:24.07
So I should be
willing to surrender.
00:33:24.10\00:33:25.83
What's the best thing a
leader can be in the military,
00:33:25.87\00:33:29.70
you have to have...
00:33:29.74\00:33:31.57
You want to lead
your men in such a way
00:33:31.61\00:33:33.94
that they will gladly follow you
00:33:33.98\00:33:35.78
and lay down their life.
00:33:35.81\00:33:37.15
It's funny that you said that
00:33:37.18\00:33:38.51
because some of
the greatest generals
00:33:38.55\00:33:40.42
were on the
battlefield with their soldiers.
00:33:40.45\00:33:43.28
They'd ride the white horse
and they'd be right up front.
00:33:43.32\00:33:45.92
Today, the generals are
miles hundreds of miles away,
00:33:45.95\00:33:49.02
moving pieces around the table.
00:33:49.06\00:33:51.19
The greatest
generals in history,
00:33:51.23\00:33:52.56
they were up
there with their troops
00:33:52.59\00:33:54.60
fighting the same battle.
00:33:54.63\00:33:56.16
And so when Jesus
came down to earth,
00:33:56.20\00:33:58.67
He's fighting
the battle with us.
00:33:58.70\00:34:00.04
That's right. Servant leader.
00:34:00.07\00:34:01.57
And He's wearing
the scars to prove it.
00:34:01.60\00:34:02.94
Amen. Yeah.
00:34:02.97\00:34:04.31
That's right. Yeah.
00:34:04.34\00:34:05.67
So yeah, sometimes people say,
"Well, I don't wanna surrender.
00:34:05.71\00:34:07.18
I don't wanna give up."
00:34:07.21\00:34:08.54
And yet if you're
following the right leader,
00:34:08.58\00:34:11.48
you always want to surrender
and follow their orders
00:34:11.51\00:34:15.78
because you trust and believe
in where they're leading you.
00:34:15.82\00:34:18.15
That's right.
00:34:18.19\00:34:19.52
And the only person
that we really can trust
00:34:19.55\00:34:21.62
and believe and
follow is Jesus as a God.
00:34:21.66\00:34:24.63
There is nobody else
really knows about the path.
00:34:24.66\00:34:28.96
Yes, no, you have
a song that's called
00:34:29.00\00:34:31.77
"I'll Worship only
at the Feet of Jesus."
00:34:31.80\00:34:34.74
'Cause there are
people that worship what?
00:34:34.77\00:34:36.40
Idols.
00:34:36.44\00:34:37.77
We were in Myanmar.
00:34:37.81\00:34:39.57
Oh, wow.
00:34:39.61\00:34:40.94
And we saw them
worshiping these huge idols,
00:34:40.98\00:34:43.85
they were bowing
and going like this
00:34:43.88\00:34:46.48
in front of the idols,
00:34:46.51\00:34:48.02
prostrate some of
them, and I thought, "Wow."
00:34:48.05\00:34:51.42
Thirty-three thousand.
00:34:51.45\00:34:52.95
It was amazing.
00:34:52.99\00:34:54.32
It's here in the United States.
00:34:54.36\00:34:56.02
We think we
don't worship "idols."
00:34:56.06\00:34:58.83
Well, we do somebody...
00:34:58.86\00:35:00.20
Because they're not
something that somebody made.
00:35:00.23\00:35:03.06
We don't understand that
we're worshiping the idol
00:35:03.10\00:35:06.27
of video games
or movies or money.
00:35:06.47\00:35:12.21
Yeah.
00:35:12.24\00:35:13.58
So the key...
Unfortunately self.
00:35:13.61\00:35:14.94
And unfortunately,
00:35:14.98\00:35:16.31
so the thing I want to emphasize
00:35:16.34\00:35:17.68
in putting this together was,
00:35:17.71\00:35:19.21
that's why the
devil creates things
00:35:19.25\00:35:20.68
that refuse to let us go.
00:35:20.72\00:35:22.12
That's right.
00:35:22.15\00:35:23.49
Because if the thing
00:35:23.52\00:35:24.85
that is holding us
refuse to let us go,
00:35:24.89\00:35:26.76
we can't worship Him.
00:35:26.79\00:35:28.22
So some people come
to church on Sabbath
00:35:28.26\00:35:29.79
having been in the grips
00:35:29.82\00:35:31.56
of their electronic
devices all week long,
00:35:31.59\00:35:34.00
having been in the
grips of their pleasure,
00:35:34.03\00:35:36.06
their movies, their video games,
00:35:36.10\00:35:37.53
their internet browsing,
00:35:37.57\00:35:39.17
they've been in the grips
of everything but worship.
00:35:39.20\00:35:41.67
And they come to
church on Sabbath,
00:35:41.70\00:35:43.04
they look like automatons.
00:35:43.07\00:35:44.41
They look so lifeless,
listless, they come like,
00:35:44.44\00:35:47.48
is the pastor gonna
preach a good sermon today,
00:35:47.51\00:35:49.04
they come to get something
00:35:49.08\00:35:50.41
when in fact they don't realize
00:35:50.45\00:35:51.91
that if you free all week,
00:35:51.95\00:35:54.18
you will come to
church on Sabbath morning
00:35:54.22\00:35:55.82
because you have been
in worship all week long.
00:35:55.85\00:35:58.35
You've been serving
the Lord all week long.
00:35:58.39\00:36:00.66
And I've seen as a pastor.
00:36:00.69\00:36:02.09
And you want to worship.
00:36:02.12\00:36:03.46
And I've heard people say,
00:36:03.49\00:36:04.83
"The pastor didn't
really have anything today."
00:36:04.86\00:36:06.19
Well, like you said,
when you go to the...
00:36:06.23\00:36:08.26
Do you say that to the general?
00:36:08.30\00:36:09.63
No, wait a minute.
00:36:09.66\00:36:11.00
Did you go
through basic training
00:36:11.03\00:36:12.37
like everybody else?
00:36:12.40\00:36:13.74
You have skills and
abilities, use those.
00:36:13.77\00:36:15.10
I don't put you
on the battlefield
00:36:15.14\00:36:16.47
for you to call me
to fight your enemy.
00:36:16.50\00:36:17.84
No.
00:36:17.87\00:36:19.21
You have to make decisions
as to where you wanna stand.
00:36:19.24\00:36:21.31
So here's the point.
00:36:21.34\00:36:22.68
That's why the
breakdown is necessary.
00:36:22.71\00:36:24.31
So sometimes God has
to put us in that place
00:36:24.35\00:36:26.45
where He breaks us down.
00:36:26.48\00:36:28.72
So we could finally let go
00:36:28.75\00:36:31.25
as basic
training of our opinions,
00:36:31.29\00:36:33.09
of our ideas of
how it should be done
00:36:33.12\00:36:35.69
and the Lord retrains us
in the furnace of affliction.
00:36:35.72\00:36:38.49
And now he says,
00:36:38.53\00:36:39.86
"Okay, now you
don't have to worry
00:36:39.89\00:36:41.23
about all that other
stuff that I burned away.
00:36:41.26\00:36:42.60
It's just you and me."
00:36:42.63\00:36:43.97
And that's why that song,
00:36:44.00\00:36:45.33
"I'll Worship only
at the Feet of Jesus."
00:36:45.37\00:36:46.70
So this text to me, was saying,
00:36:46.74\00:36:49.07
people that are
not able to worship
00:36:49.10\00:36:51.37
is because they
have not been let go.
00:36:51.41\00:36:54.78
All week long something
held them into bondage.
00:36:54.81\00:36:57.75
And they think
that just by showing up
00:36:57.78\00:36:59.18
on Sabbath morning
that's gonna let him go.
00:36:59.21\00:37:01.45
No, you can't
watch junk all week long
00:37:01.48\00:37:03.72
and bring worship
to Christ on Sabbath.
00:37:03.75\00:37:05.99
You can't listen
to junk per hour,
00:37:06.02\00:37:08.66
spend your time
in glass instrument
00:37:08.69\00:37:10.23
just texting your brains
out until you fall asleep
00:37:10.26\00:37:11.99
and come to church
and Sabbath saying,
00:37:12.03\00:37:13.76
Him bringing the highest praise.
00:37:13.80\00:37:17.10
To who?
00:37:17.13\00:37:18.47
It's like eating junk.
00:37:18.50\00:37:20.57
It's almost like
what you're saying
00:37:20.60\00:37:22.20
is that people
are hyper-stimulated?
00:37:22.24\00:37:24.57
Well, I think
this kind of goes along
00:37:24.61\00:37:27.08
with what you're
talking about is,
00:37:27.11\00:37:28.84
you know, this part of the verse
00:37:28.88\00:37:30.25
that we just
read in Exodus 7:16,
00:37:30.28\00:37:32.41
"Serve me in the wilderness."
00:37:32.45\00:37:33.95
Sometimes we have to have
that fast and that separation,
00:37:33.98\00:37:38.62
and then go back
to because, you know,
00:37:38.65\00:37:40.66
I know someone is
going through some things
00:37:40.69\00:37:42.62
that nothing is
interesting to them.
00:37:42.66\00:37:45.06
Nothing is
interesting about God.
00:37:45.09\00:37:47.13
And so sometimes I
think He does send us
00:37:47.16\00:37:49.40
into the wilderness to get away
and to fast from those things.
00:37:49.43\00:37:54.30
And then He will be interesting
00:37:54.34\00:37:56.30
once we get all the other voices
00:37:56.34\00:37:57.94
and distractions away from us.
00:37:57.97\00:37:59.47
Detoxing.
00:37:59.51\00:38:00.84
Yeah, detoxing.
00:38:00.88\00:38:02.21
That's right. That's right.
00:38:02.24\00:38:03.58
I recently said, you
remember me saying this.
00:38:03.61\00:38:05.38
The church is a detox center.
00:38:05.41\00:38:09.25
It's often when we try to
bring our addictions with us
00:38:09.28\00:38:13.09
that we never get detox.
00:38:13.12\00:38:14.92
That's why in our
church we have in the bulletin,
00:38:14.96\00:38:16.69
"Please turn
your cell phones off."
00:38:16.73\00:38:19.69
I think we might as
well not have put it in there
00:38:19.73\00:38:21.33
because some people...
00:38:21.36\00:38:22.70
An alcoholic will find
ways of sipping his alcohol
00:38:22.73\00:38:25.77
even if it's in the sermon.
00:38:25.80\00:38:27.77
You know, like they
say, "An alcoholic is always,
00:38:27.80\00:38:29.44
you go to an
alcoholic's house, he hides in,
00:38:29.47\00:38:31.24
I got to go to
use the restroom."
00:38:31.27\00:38:32.61
He's got a
bottle under the sinker,
00:38:32.64\00:38:34.04
in the garage, or someplace.
00:38:34.08\00:38:36.04
So the whole point I'm trying
to make here, and I think,
00:38:36.08\00:38:38.21
Lord, and very insightful point
00:38:38.25\00:38:40.22
because I was
focusing, just let my people go,
00:38:40.25\00:38:42.68
but I like what you
brought out, Janelle,
00:38:42.72\00:38:44.92
that's why the Lord
took the children of Israel
00:38:44.95\00:38:46.89
to the wilderness to detach them
00:38:46.92\00:38:50.03
from the addictions of Egypt.
00:38:50.06\00:38:52.03
Yes.
00:38:52.06\00:38:53.40
So we can get them ready
for the worship of Canaan.
00:38:53.43\00:38:55.20
Exactly. Wow. Powerful.
00:38:55.23\00:38:57.00
It's possible for us
00:38:57.03\00:38:58.47
to take ourselves
into the wilderness
00:38:58.50\00:39:00.77
even surrounded by all the stuff
00:39:00.80\00:39:04.44
from the decisions that we make.
00:39:04.47\00:39:06.07
That's right.
00:39:06.11\00:39:07.44
So we can take that quiet time.
00:39:07.48\00:39:12.05
And I don't quite often
in church in many places
00:39:12.08\00:39:18.65
I can really get to
the music of worship
00:39:18.69\00:39:21.56
even though I
don't sing very well.
00:39:21.59\00:39:24.33
And if you
focused on worshiping Him,
00:39:24.36\00:39:29.36
and you're really bringing
00:39:29.40\00:39:31.77
what the song is
saying out into your mind
00:39:31.80\00:39:34.14
and letting it flow through you.
00:39:34.17\00:39:36.97
I'm not big on
emotion, but it fills you.
00:39:37.01\00:39:41.24
Not necessarily it can be tears,
00:39:41.28\00:39:43.45
it can be a lot of things,
but it fills me with His love.
00:39:43.48\00:39:48.02
Yeah, yeah.
00:39:48.05\00:39:49.38
It protects me,
00:39:49.42\00:39:50.75
makes me feel special and loved.
00:39:50.79\00:39:53.12
And you're right, Pastor,
00:39:53.15\00:39:54.49
I haven't
experienced what you have,
00:39:54.52\00:39:56.83
but I want to
stay in that presence.
00:39:56.86\00:40:03.20
It just protects you.
00:40:03.23\00:40:05.40
And you don't wanna
leave it for anything.
00:40:05.43\00:40:07.94
One of the difficult
things for Marilyn and I
00:40:07.97\00:40:10.41
when we moved out
here was the quietness.
00:40:10.44\00:40:14.74
Everywhere we lived
it was always the city,
00:40:14.78\00:40:17.21
you know, there's always noise.
00:40:17.25\00:40:18.91
Even at night you
hear the ambulances
00:40:18.95\00:40:21.28
and things like
that the refrigerator,
00:40:21.32\00:40:22.88
a lot of noise,
00:40:22.92\00:40:24.25
and suddenly we
came somewhere quiet.
00:40:24.29\00:40:25.62
And we're like,
00:40:25.65\00:40:26.99
"This is kind of
driving us nuts."
00:40:27.02\00:40:29.49
You know, but after a while,
00:40:29.52\00:40:31.89
we realize that
this quiet is a blessing
00:40:31.93\00:40:34.80
because now we
can absorb the things
00:40:34.83\00:40:36.70
that God is sending our way
00:40:36.73\00:40:38.87
'cause He's sending us,
00:40:38.90\00:40:40.24
you know, different
things, different messages,
00:40:40.27\00:40:42.40
and before they were drowned out
00:40:42.44\00:40:43.77
by the noise by
the distractions.
00:40:43.81\00:40:46.31
And now because of the
place where we're living,
00:40:46.34\00:40:49.34
there's a
quietness that allows us
00:40:49.38\00:40:51.11
to grow spiritually.
00:40:51.15\00:40:52.91
And that's been a
tremendous blessing.
00:40:52.95\00:40:54.28
'Cause you learned in the city,
you learn to block out that,
00:40:54.32\00:40:57.25
but you don't really,
00:40:57.29\00:40:59.95
you cannot step out
your door like you can now.
00:40:59.99\00:41:02.92
I can step out
and look at the sky
00:41:02.96\00:41:04.89
and the quiet of God's creation
can really speak to you.
00:41:04.93\00:41:10.07
Now what about worship?
00:41:10.10\00:41:11.43
You two are treasures.
00:41:11.47\00:41:13.37
Okay, in some sense.
00:41:13.40\00:41:15.60
And is there such
thing as worship and give in?
00:41:15.64\00:41:20.08
Oh, absolutely.
00:41:20.11\00:41:21.44
Yeah.
00:41:21.48\00:41:23.38
I could not even imagine.
00:41:23.41\00:41:25.58
Yeah, you're the
church treasurer.
00:41:25.61\00:41:27.22
Yeah. So you see.
00:41:27.25\00:41:28.58
I just, I hear...
00:41:28.62\00:41:29.95
Oh, I can afford the
tithe that I'm thinking.
00:41:29.98\00:41:32.09
I can afford not to
tithe. Not to tithe.
00:41:32.12\00:41:34.22
I just, my husband,
00:41:34.26\00:41:36.56
one of the things
that my husband taught me,
00:41:36.59\00:41:38.23
he says, "It
doesn't make any sense,"
00:41:38.26\00:41:42.06
90% of your money
00:41:42.10\00:41:44.37
will go farther
than 100% when you give.
00:41:44.40\00:41:47.64
And through our
lives at different times,
00:41:47.67\00:41:50.77
we've tested that.
00:41:50.81\00:41:52.77
You hear stories all
the time with people.
00:41:52.81\00:41:55.54
You know, if you give
you're gonna go hungry
00:41:55.58\00:41:57.45
or not pay this
bill or pay that bill
00:41:57.48\00:41:59.25
and you give anyway.
00:41:59.28\00:42:00.62
And God
miraculously takes care of it.
00:42:00.65\00:42:03.39
He has miraculously taken care
of things to me financially.
00:42:03.42\00:42:06.92
But you can't just say,
00:42:06.96\00:42:08.69
"I'm only going
to give financially.
00:42:08.72\00:42:10.29
I'm gonna hold
everything else back."
00:42:10.33\00:42:13.16
Giving financially
is part of the whole.
00:42:13.19\00:42:18.07
God is who I follow.
00:42:18.10\00:42:19.93
God is part of the worship,
00:42:19.97\00:42:21.60
part of the
submission, part of everything.
00:42:21.64\00:42:26.01
And we go through hard times,
00:42:26.04\00:42:27.38
you know, when you were trying
to sell your house and things.
00:42:27.41\00:42:30.31
We go through
financial stresses,
00:42:30.35\00:42:33.35
but God in the
end, blesses tenfold.
00:42:33.38\00:42:38.29
So there is worship
and give in, isn't it?
00:42:38.32\00:42:39.95
Oh, I would say, it's
amazing when we worship in part,
00:42:39.99\00:42:45.36
through our giving,
00:42:45.39\00:42:47.00
the Lord has an
awesome opportunity
00:42:47.03\00:42:49.86
to give us the blessing as well,
00:42:49.90\00:42:53.90
that we're giving up something
00:42:53.94\00:42:56.27
that is very
powerful in our world.
00:42:56.30\00:42:59.67
You know, many
times, like you said, is,
00:42:59.71\00:43:02.11
you know, people think
they can't afford to give,
00:43:02.14\00:43:04.78
because they have all
these other focuses that
00:43:04.81\00:43:07.48
that they have in the world.
00:43:07.52\00:43:10.39
But when you look at
what Jesus has given to us,
00:43:10.42\00:43:12.89
He has given us 90%
that we can keep and utilize.
00:43:12.92\00:43:17.93
But I think, you know,
00:43:17.96\00:43:19.53
what we need to
really realize as stewards
00:43:19.56\00:43:23.37
is that the Lord didn't
give us the money for us.
00:43:23.40\00:43:27.27
He gave us the
money to help others,
00:43:27.30\00:43:29.90
to be a blessing to others.
00:43:29.94\00:43:32.51
And so praising God,
00:43:32.54\00:43:34.84
through our
stewardship, our money,
00:43:34.88\00:43:37.45
which is one
part of praising God,
00:43:37.48\00:43:39.91
is a very powerful
commitment that we're giving,
00:43:39.95\00:43:44.59
you know, sometimes
it's easy to say things.
00:43:44.62\00:43:47.69
You know, it's easy to
say, "Oh, I praise the Lord."
00:43:47.72\00:43:49.82
But when you have to give up...
00:43:49.86\00:43:52.06
Right.
00:43:52.09\00:43:53.43
That's when it really, you know,
00:43:53.46\00:43:55.00
the rubber meets the
road and you have to realize.
00:43:55.03\00:43:58.80
"Well, I'm giving up
something that I want,
00:43:58.83\00:44:01.00
but I know what's better.
00:44:01.04\00:44:02.70
And my investment
is not on this earth,
00:44:02.74\00:44:05.17
but in heaven."
00:44:05.21\00:44:06.54
By the way, let me add to that.
00:44:06.57\00:44:08.24
That's why you
find in the Bible,
00:44:08.28\00:44:09.61
this continual
picture being drawn,
00:44:09.64\00:44:11.68
and they worship the Lord,
00:44:11.71\00:44:13.05
and they brought 400 bullocks
and 300 lambs and 200 oxen,
00:44:13.08\00:44:16.82
and they
sacrifice before the Lord
00:44:16.85\00:44:18.35
because he says,
"Worship," here it is, again,
00:44:18.39\00:44:21.12
"Worship that does
not cost us anything
00:44:21.16\00:44:23.86
will benefit us nothing."
00:44:23.89\00:44:27.10
So this, there's
a song years ago.
00:44:27.13\00:44:29.36
A lofty words, bias, repetition,
00:44:29.40\00:44:32.63
praises great and grand
but not what He demands.
00:44:32.67\00:44:36.00
I never forgot that song.
00:44:36.04\00:44:37.74
And we live in
that kind of generation
00:44:37.77\00:44:39.11
where people could
worship the Lord in voice,
00:44:39.14\00:44:41.58
but not in life.
00:44:41.61\00:44:43.11
And so not
everything that has breath
00:44:43.14\00:44:44.78
is praising the Lord.
00:44:44.81\00:44:46.15
But Psalm 150:6 says,
00:44:46.18\00:44:47.78
"Let everything that
has breath praise the Lord."
00:44:47.82\00:44:50.35
But I also want to go to
something that's imperative
00:44:50.39\00:44:52.45
when it comes to praising God.
00:44:52.49\00:44:53.99
Let's go to John 4:23-24.
00:44:54.02\00:44:57.13
Because the question is,
00:44:57.16\00:44:58.79
how does the Bible outline
the imperatives of worship?
00:44:58.83\00:45:03.43
And it's been a while
since you read, Honey,
00:45:03.47\00:45:05.50
why don't you read that for us,
00:45:05.53\00:45:06.87
John 4:23-24,
imperatives of worship.
00:45:06.90\00:45:09.80
"But the hour is
coming, and now is,
00:45:09.84\00:45:12.74
when the true worshipers
will worship the Father
00:45:12.77\00:45:16.14
in spirit and truth,
00:45:16.18\00:45:18.08
for the Father is
seeking such to worship Him.
00:45:18.11\00:45:21.65
God is Spirit,
00:45:21.68\00:45:23.02
and those who worship Him
00:45:23.05\00:45:24.75
must worship Him
in spirit and truth."
00:45:24.79\00:45:28.09
Notice the words that are there
to look what He's looking for.
00:45:28.12\00:45:30.83
He's looking for
those who wanna worship Him
00:45:30.86\00:45:32.19
in spirit and in truth.
00:45:32.23\00:45:33.70
He's not just said
those who wanna worship Him
00:45:33.73\00:45:35.73
because we often outline
what we think worship is.
00:45:35.76\00:45:38.77
He says, "If you
want to worship Me,
00:45:38.80\00:45:40.14
I'm looking for two
things, spirit and truth."
00:45:40.17\00:45:42.50
Not spirit without truth,
00:45:42.54\00:45:44.01
not truth without spirit
00:45:44.04\00:45:45.57
because there's some people
that say, "I'm in the spirit.
00:45:45.61\00:45:47.64
Well, does that include truth?"
00:45:47.68\00:45:49.71
I was talking to
a lady just recently
00:45:49.74\00:45:51.25
who said the morning,
00:45:51.28\00:45:52.71
she had such a beautiful
accent from South Carolina.
00:45:52.75\00:45:54.65
She said,
00:45:54.68\00:45:56.02
"Pastor, the
more I listen to you
00:45:56.05\00:45:57.39
and more God be blessed me.
00:45:57.42\00:45:59.12
She'd tell me,
but you telling me,
00:45:59.15\00:46:00.49
I got to come
out of where I am."
00:46:00.52\00:46:02.22
Because I'm
learning stuff on 3ABN
00:46:02.26\00:46:04.39
that I'm accountable for.
00:46:04.43\00:46:06.36
And praise God
that this ministry
00:46:06.39\00:46:08.26
is not only impacting
lives where people are saying,
00:46:08.30\00:46:10.60
"I already worship God,
but He just revealed to me
00:46:10.80\00:46:13.54
that there's
something missing, the truth."
00:46:13.57\00:46:16.60
And so, notice the words
here I wanna get must worship,
00:46:16.64\00:46:20.24
not should worship,
00:46:20.28\00:46:21.61
the father is
seeking such to worship Him.
00:46:21.64\00:46:24.38
So in a world where worship,
music, worship and praise,
00:46:24.41\00:46:28.08
worship centers, worship hour,
worship team, worship band,
00:46:28.12\00:46:34.09
in an age where all these things
00:46:34.12\00:46:35.56
are title worship, he says,
00:46:35.59\00:46:37.83
"Excuse me, is it spirit
and truth included in that?"
00:46:37.86\00:46:42.10
Okay, that's
what I'm looking for.
00:46:42.13\00:46:43.47
Amen.
00:46:43.50\00:46:44.83
So this is an imperative.
00:46:44.87\00:46:46.20
It's not just something we want,
00:46:46.23\00:46:47.57
but it is an imperative.
00:46:47.60\00:46:48.94
I find it interesting that
they use the term sell-out.
00:46:48.97\00:46:52.61
You know, they say,
00:46:52.64\00:46:54.08
"You've sold out,
or what have you sold?
00:46:54.11\00:46:57.41
Have you sold yourself?"
00:46:57.45\00:46:59.38
That's what selling
out is as selling yourself,
00:46:59.41\00:47:01.32
that's the first sacrifice
00:47:01.35\00:47:02.68
you're selling
yourself to the Lord,
00:47:02.72\00:47:04.99
you know, in obedience.
00:47:05.02\00:47:06.59
Yeah. Amen.
00:47:06.62\00:47:08.59
But in giving He is not...
00:47:08.62\00:47:11.03
Sometimes it's not just money
but it's time but He still...
00:47:11.06\00:47:16.13
I've been
volunteering a little bit lately
00:47:16.16\00:47:18.23
and I've got a...
00:47:18.27\00:47:19.60
He always sends me somebody
00:47:19.63\00:47:20.97
that needs a little
help of my time and stuff.
00:47:21.00\00:47:22.97
And yet, Dee always has
this long list of to do.
00:47:23.00\00:47:27.54
So sometimes I'll
look at my list and I met,
00:47:27.58\00:47:31.18
this person needs
out or this and I'm like,
00:47:31.21\00:47:33.21
"I can't make this work."
00:47:33.25\00:47:34.88
But I have found
up every single time
00:47:34.92\00:47:38.12
that I'll let go of my list
00:47:38.15\00:47:41.16
and just do His calling to me.
00:47:41.19\00:47:45.43
He makes it all
work out somehow some
00:47:45.46\00:47:48.16
and I don't even understand it.
00:47:48.20\00:47:49.56
That's what I like about
you, Dee, you're selfless.
00:47:49.60\00:47:51.70
You're selfless...
00:47:51.73\00:47:53.07
Oh, no, no, no,
I'm very selfish.
00:47:53.10\00:47:54.44
I know, I know
buying all of our stuff.
00:47:54.47\00:47:55.80
Only in the speed sense.
00:47:55.84\00:47:58.87
I am selfish but
when God calls me
00:47:58.91\00:48:01.64
and asked me to give up self,
00:48:01.68\00:48:03.61
if I will submit to
that, and I normally do.
00:48:03.65\00:48:08.02
And what really irritates me is
00:48:08.05\00:48:09.48
sometimes I submit reluctantly
00:48:09.52\00:48:11.55
and I'm like, stop that.
00:48:11.59\00:48:14.52
But when you submit with joy
and change that spirit and say,
00:48:14.56\00:48:20.03
"Yes, I am gonna go do this
because it needs to be done."
00:48:20.06\00:48:22.90
And then God takes care
00:48:22.93\00:48:24.27
of everything
else in amazing ways
00:48:24.30\00:48:25.90
with your time and your
effort and energy and...
00:48:25.93\00:48:29.50
Always helping
others and I admire that.
00:48:29.54\00:48:31.77
I like that
because behind the scene,
00:48:31.81\00:48:33.68
I always hear that about you.
00:48:33.71\00:48:35.28
One of my gifts is helping,
00:48:35.31\00:48:37.18
He doesn't let me sing
00:48:37.21\00:48:38.55
and He doesn't let me preach it.
00:48:38.58\00:48:39.91
Just let me do all
this wondering gifts.
00:48:39.95\00:48:41.28
Do you like to preach?
00:48:41.32\00:48:42.65
No, I have one sermon
and I gave it already.
00:48:42.68\00:48:44.55
She would do
good. I have to say...
00:48:44.59\00:48:46.62
But He call me for helps.
00:48:46.65\00:48:48.22
I just have to
say like, you know,
00:48:48.26\00:48:50.03
as we're talking
about worship and sacrifice,
00:48:50.06\00:48:52.63
and giving and
things I sees like,
00:48:52.66\00:48:54.76
you know, it's kind
of like the result of
00:48:54.80\00:48:57.93
and I'm thinking of
like faith and works.
00:48:57.97\00:49:00.20
Works is result of your faith,
00:49:00.24\00:49:01.70
and your
sacrifice and your giving
00:49:01.74\00:49:03.77
is a result of your worship.
00:49:03.81\00:49:05.64
And it's kind of like, you know,
00:49:05.67\00:49:07.24
if one is in the right place,
00:49:07.28\00:49:09.68
and the other will fall
after, it'll happen naturally.
00:49:09.71\00:49:12.78
Now I wanna throw up,
00:49:12.81\00:49:14.15
I wanna throw a
little hook in here,
00:49:14.18\00:49:15.52
now I've been
throwing hooks in here already.
00:49:15.55\00:49:16.89
But I want you to
grab this, Janelle.
00:49:16.92\00:49:18.25
I want you to read point eight
00:49:18.29\00:49:19.62
and I'm gonna
leave with the question.
00:49:19.65\00:49:20.99
What...
00:49:21.02\00:49:22.36
There's a question
that's so imperative.
00:49:22.39\00:49:23.73
Now we talked
about first of all,
00:49:23.76\00:49:25.09
you need spirit
and truth to worship,
00:49:25.13\00:49:26.46
give the Lord the
glory due His name.
00:49:26.49\00:49:28.26
That's something that
we don't have the right
00:49:28.30\00:49:29.76
to hold on to
because it's due to Him.
00:49:29.80\00:49:32.13
But now what should we do
in preparation for worship?
00:49:32.17\00:49:35.40
Matthew 5:23-24.
00:49:35.44\00:49:38.74
Janelle, read that for us.
00:49:38.77\00:49:40.48
"Therefore if you
bring your gift to the altar,
00:49:40.51\00:49:42.88
and there
remember that your brother
00:49:42.91\00:49:44.41
has something against you,
00:49:44.45\00:49:46.11
leave your gift
there before the altar,
00:49:46.15\00:49:48.08
and go your way.
00:49:48.12\00:49:49.52
First be
reconciled to your brother,
00:49:49.55\00:49:51.85
and then come
and offer your gift."
00:49:51.89\00:49:53.96
Now the reason
why this is included
00:49:53.99\00:49:56.02
is because gifts
are included in worship.
00:49:56.06\00:49:58.69
That's right.
00:49:58.73\00:50:00.06
And we'll see
that as we go further.
00:50:00.10\00:50:02.53
But the Lord is
saying, okay, okay,
00:50:02.56\00:50:04.27
you're bringing
your gift to worship me.
00:50:04.30\00:50:06.40
He says, leave it
here and go fix it
00:50:06.43\00:50:09.67
and then come back.
00:50:09.70\00:50:11.07
And when you fix
what's broken back there,
00:50:11.11\00:50:13.51
then what's not
broken here is okay.
00:50:13.54\00:50:16.95
So He's in essence,
00:50:16.98\00:50:18.31
He's putting an
obligation on us.
00:50:18.35\00:50:19.68
Because there's one thing
00:50:19.71\00:50:21.05
that needs to be
included in worshipers,
00:50:21.08\00:50:24.15
should we be in unity?
00:50:24.19\00:50:26.45
Absolutely.
00:50:26.49\00:50:27.82
Okay. And they're watching.
00:50:27.86\00:50:29.19
So watch this. I
don't like Jason.
00:50:29.22\00:50:30.73
But I'm gonna go to church today
00:50:30.76\00:50:32.09
and I'm gonna worship the Lord.
00:50:32.13\00:50:33.80
As long as he
doesn't say anything to me
00:50:33.83\00:50:35.16
I'm just fine.
00:50:35.20\00:50:36.53
You.
00:50:36.56\00:50:37.90
How can you worship the
Lord when you have barriers?
00:50:37.93\00:50:40.47
Is that called the hypocrite?
00:50:40.50\00:50:41.84
Yeah.
00:50:41.87\00:50:43.91
How can you even worship
when you have this in your,
00:50:43.94\00:50:47.28
this emotion in your heart
00:50:47.31\00:50:49.04
of resentment or upset or anger,
00:50:49.08\00:50:51.65
any little thing?
00:50:51.68\00:50:53.01
It doesn't leave
room for complete worship.
00:50:53.05\00:50:56.65
God can't fill you with His love
00:50:56.69\00:50:58.25
if you've got your anger
stored in there somewhere.
00:50:58.29\00:51:01.46
That's why number five...
00:51:01.49\00:51:03.12
Go, Jason, you
wanna say something?
00:51:03.16\00:51:04.49
Yeah, I was gonna
say something about,
00:51:04.53\00:51:05.86
you know, the
gift, part of the gift
00:51:05.89\00:51:07.50
is you need to give
that with humbleness.
00:51:07.53\00:51:12.10
It's an action,
but also with humility,
00:51:12.13\00:51:15.27
knowing that
everything came from the Lord.
00:51:15.30\00:51:17.64
But the one thing
that I've realized
00:51:17.67\00:51:19.74
in my personal life is
00:51:19.77\00:51:22.38
when I give to the Lord,
He is the greatest investor.
00:51:22.41\00:51:26.92
He's the smartest investor,
00:51:26.95\00:51:29.05
but what He does is
He's looking for investors,
00:51:29.08\00:51:32.55
He's looking for people
who are willing to give it all.
00:51:32.59\00:51:36.62
And then He
compounds that with more
00:51:36.66\00:51:39.53
because He knows
00:51:39.56\00:51:41.16
that He has a good
steward to give more to.
00:51:41.20\00:51:44.60
So the more you
give, the more you get.
00:51:44.63\00:51:46.74
And that's not just with money,
00:51:46.77\00:51:48.14
but it's with time
as you were saying.
00:51:48.17\00:51:50.64
It's with the truth
when we share the truth.
00:51:50.67\00:51:53.41
It's amazing when people get it,
00:51:53.44\00:51:55.31
their eyelids go
up and they're like,
00:51:55.34\00:51:57.81
"Wow, I got that."
00:51:57.85\00:51:59.71
It's amazing.
00:51:59.75\00:52:01.08
But you can't give these gifts
00:52:01.12\00:52:03.02
until your heart
is in the right place
00:52:03.05\00:52:06.35
because if I say I
wanna give this gift
00:52:06.39\00:52:08.76
because I'm gonna get something.
00:52:08.79\00:52:10.49
Well, that's just not gonna
go as far as you would like
00:52:10.53\00:52:14.00
because the Lord's
saying, your heart isn't right.
00:52:14.03\00:52:16.40
You need to get back,
start over, try it again.
00:52:16.43\00:52:20.14
Our spirit.
00:52:20.17\00:52:21.50
Seeing that I don't look at
it that the Lord gave me 90%.
00:52:21.54\00:52:26.68
I look at the Lord
gave me everything.
00:52:26.71\00:52:29.14
None of this is mine.
00:52:29.18\00:52:31.01
None of it, my time, my
life, my very breath is His,
00:52:31.05\00:52:36.32
this gift that He gave me.
00:52:36.35\00:52:38.39
So then when you,
then I need to be a steward
00:52:38.42\00:52:41.82
of everything He gave me.
00:52:41.86\00:52:44.33
And then it works out perfect.
00:52:44.36\00:52:46.06
That's right. That spirit.
00:52:46.09\00:52:47.43
Now in the time
we have remaining
00:52:47.46\00:52:48.80
I wanna add a
couple of more things here.
00:52:48.83\00:52:50.17
Let's go to point 11.
00:52:50.20\00:52:51.53
And the question is
what are some of the reasons
00:52:51.57\00:52:53.44
that God is worthy of worship?
00:52:53.47\00:52:56.04
Psalm 138.
00:52:56.07\00:52:57.47
If you have it right
there, Honey, you just.
00:52:57.51\00:52:58.84
Psalm 138:2.
00:52:58.87\00:53:00.61
What are some of the reasons
that God is worthy of worship?
00:53:00.64\00:53:03.75
"I will worship
toward Your holy temple,
00:53:03.78\00:53:07.48
and praise Your name
00:53:07.52\00:53:09.38
for Your
lovingkindness and Your truth,
00:53:09.42\00:53:12.99
for You have magnified Your word
00:53:13.02\00:53:15.49
above all Your name."
00:53:15.52\00:53:17.16
In other words, so
because of His lovingkindness
00:53:17.19\00:53:19.76
and His truth,
00:53:19.79\00:53:21.13
and that's just
His tender mercies,
00:53:21.16\00:53:22.50
His compassion
that doesn't fail.
00:53:22.53\00:53:24.37
His mercies are
new every morning.
00:53:24.40\00:53:26.70
I mean, what else
can we add to that?
00:53:26.74\00:53:30.27
What else can we
add to that, Eric?
00:53:30.31\00:53:32.64
Well, I'll tell you,
00:53:32.67\00:53:34.44
when I look at what
the Lord's done for me,
00:53:34.48\00:53:36.91
from where He's brought me.
00:53:36.95\00:53:40.62
I can't help but love Him.
00:53:40.65\00:53:41.98
Amen. Right.
00:53:42.02\00:53:43.35
And when you love someone,
00:53:43.39\00:53:45.59
the first thing that
comes along in your heart
00:53:45.62\00:53:47.26
is you wanna serve them.
00:53:47.29\00:53:48.66
I remember my mother was sick.
00:53:48.69\00:53:50.49
She had cancer,
00:53:50.53\00:53:51.86
and she'd
always apologize to me.
00:53:51.89\00:53:53.23
"Oh, Eric, I'm sorry.
00:53:53.26\00:53:54.60
I know you had to
take time out of work.
00:53:54.63\00:53:56.16
I know you're getting trouble,
00:53:56.20\00:53:57.53
in trouble with
the boss over this.
00:53:57.57\00:53:58.90
I know you had to drive
all the way down the Richmond
00:53:58.93\00:54:00.57
two and a half hours."
00:54:00.60\00:54:01.94
She would always apologize.
00:54:01.97\00:54:03.30
And I say, "No, Mom."
00:54:03.34\00:54:04.67
This is an act of love
00:54:04.71\00:54:06.37
because I'm your
son and I love you.
00:54:06.41\00:54:08.01
This is easy for me.
00:54:08.04\00:54:09.38
Amen. Amen.
00:54:09.41\00:54:10.75
You know, so
when you love someone
00:54:10.78\00:54:12.11
you're willing to give.
00:54:12.15\00:54:13.48
So when you love
Jesus, the giving comes easy.
00:54:13.52\00:54:16.02
When you love each
other, the giving comes easy.
00:54:16.05\00:54:18.22
That's right. Yeah.
00:54:18.25\00:54:19.59
And one more thing I wanna add.
00:54:19.62\00:54:23.22
And then I wanna give
you guys a chance to comment
00:54:23.26\00:54:25.03
in our closing minutes.
00:54:25.06\00:54:26.66
There's a warning to worship.
00:54:26.70\00:54:28.43
Go to Daniel 3:18, our last one.
00:54:28.46\00:54:30.83
There's a warning
00:54:30.87\00:54:32.20
that the Bible
gives against worship.
00:54:32.23\00:54:33.94
Dee, would you
cread that for us?
00:54:33.97\00:54:35.30
Daniel 3:18.
00:54:35.34\00:54:39.04
"But if not," oh...
00:54:39.07\00:54:40.61
By the way, this
is Hebrews being told,
00:54:40.64\00:54:43.45
if they don't worship,
00:54:43.48\00:54:44.81
they're gonna be
thrown in the furnace
00:54:44.85\00:54:46.18
and look at the response.
00:54:46.21\00:54:48.12
"But if not," they
had already said no.
00:54:48.15\00:54:50.79
He said in other words,
our God could deliver us but...
00:54:50.82\00:54:54.96
"But if not, let
it be known to you,
00:54:54.99\00:54:57.86
O king, that we do
not serve your gods,
00:54:57.89\00:55:01.30
nor will we
worship the gold image
00:55:01.33\00:55:03.26
which you have set up."
00:55:03.30\00:55:04.67
Wow. Now this is powerful.
00:55:04.70\00:55:07.40
The image, what was
the color of the image?
00:55:07.44\00:55:09.34
Gold. What was the material?
00:55:09.37\00:55:10.84
Gold.
00:55:10.87\00:55:12.21
It's the most valuable material.
00:55:12.24\00:55:14.24
The devil wants
to put in your life
00:55:14.28\00:55:16.11
those things that
have perceived value
00:55:16.14\00:55:18.88
because if you see the
gold and look at the gold,
00:55:18.91\00:55:22.32
you forget the true
value, the eternal God.
00:55:22.35\00:55:26.42
So we are gonna be
confronted with the things.
00:55:26.45\00:55:29.02
So I'm gonna ask you
the question on our hour.
00:55:29.06\00:55:32.49
Is this something in your life
00:55:32.53\00:55:33.86
that's gold
that you bow down to?
00:55:33.90\00:55:36.46
Is your time gold?
00:55:36.50\00:55:38.13
Is your money, your gold?
00:55:38.17\00:55:40.50
Is your Sabbath, is
the Sabbath your gold day
00:55:40.54\00:55:44.21
to stay home and sleep?
00:55:44.24\00:55:46.61
Why don't you sleep on Monday?
00:55:46.64\00:55:48.41
Tell the boss on Monday.
00:55:48.44\00:55:50.05
I can't show up.
00:55:50.08\00:55:51.41
I'm gonna be on my
hobbyhorse here on 7:30.
00:55:51.45\00:55:54.25
What time are we work on Monday?
00:55:54.28\00:55:55.62
Come up, what
time? 7:30 at work.
00:55:55.65\00:55:57.29
Isn't it amazing that 7:30.
00:55:57.32\00:56:00.29
It's 7:30 is late.
00:56:00.32\00:56:02.09
7:31 is late on Monday morning.
00:56:02.12\00:56:04.63
But 9 o'clock on
Sabbath is too early.
00:56:04.66\00:56:08.10
There's a gold and God
in your life somewhere.
00:56:08.13\00:56:11.20
When your time
becomes your gold,
00:56:11.23\00:56:13.64
you can't give up
your gold to worship God.
00:56:13.67\00:56:17.17
Well, I kind of look at this too
00:56:17.21\00:56:18.54
is we can look at it
00:56:18.57\00:56:20.31
from a short term
perspective on this earth
00:56:20.34\00:56:23.38
or we can look at as
a long term perspective.
00:56:23.41\00:56:26.48
And like an investment,
if you look at the long term,
00:56:26.51\00:56:30.49
the reward is
usually beneficial.
00:56:30.52\00:56:33.19
But if you look
at the short term,
00:56:33.22\00:56:34.56
yeah, you may get a
simple joy or fit quick joy.
00:56:34.59\00:56:38.73
And that's what the
devil is really good at.
00:56:38.76\00:56:40.53
But if you want the
long term investment,
00:56:40.56\00:56:43.10
which yields a
whole lot more interest,
00:56:43.13\00:56:46.20
go for the long
term and follow Jesus.
00:56:46.23\00:56:47.90
That's right.
00:56:47.94\00:56:49.27
So let's all end on this one,
Revelation 14:7, here it is.
00:56:49.30\00:56:53.04
And it says,
00:56:53.07\00:56:55.28
"Saying with a
loud voice together,
00:56:55.31\00:56:57.18
'Fear God and give glory to Him,
00:56:57.21\00:57:00.25
for the hour of
His judgment has come,
00:57:00.28\00:57:03.12
and worship Him who
made heaven and earth,
00:57:03.15\00:57:06.29
the sea and springs of water."
00:57:06.32\00:57:08.86
Amen.
00:57:08.89\00:57:10.23
Wow, this program
has been too short.
00:57:10.26\00:57:11.59
Can you all say
amen to that? Amen.
00:57:11.63\00:57:13.16
What a topic about worship.
00:57:13.19\00:57:14.53
We wanna encourage you
to increase your worship
00:57:14.56\00:57:16.33
and decrease what
you're worshiping.
00:57:16.36\00:57:18.50
Increase your
worship with the true God
00:57:18.53\00:57:20.24
and don't let the
golden gods of this life
00:57:20.27\00:57:22.70
force you to bow down
00:57:22.74\00:57:24.07
because that'll be temporary
when God wants your worship
00:57:24.11\00:57:27.38
to produce eternal life.
00:57:27.41\00:57:28.78
God bless you
until we see you again.
00:57:28.81\00:57:31.05
Happy Sabbath. Happy Sabbath.
00:57:31.08\00:57:32.41