WEBVTT 10:51.300 --> 10:56.180 Good evening everyone. Welcome back to Anchor Baptist Church. It's time to get started this evening. 10:56.180 --> 11:01.380 Since this is our men's preaching night and fellowship service, it'll be crowd picked hymns. 11:01.380 --> 11:06.260 So we're going to pick one and do one verse before our opening prayer. Bethany, what do you got? 11:08.740 --> 11:12.740 413. 413. 11:16.900 --> 11:19.380 Stand up, stand up for Jesus. 11:21.700 --> 11:23.900 413. 11:30.700 --> 11:33.880 Just that first verse, 413, let's sing it out. 11:33.880 --> 11:44.160 Stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the cross. 11:44.160 --> 11:49.120 Live high, is royal manner. 11:49.120 --> 11:55.300 It must not suffer loss from their love. 12:15.100 --> 12:16.340 if you buy your heads with me. 12:16.700 --> 12:23.400 Heavenly Father, we thank you for this day for another opportunity to gather together to hear preaching and to fellowship as well after the service 12:23.540 --> 12:25.400 And to sing praises out in your name Lord 12:25.400 --> 12:32.320 I pray for this evening that you would just be with all the preachers that you'd fill them with your spirit so that these sermons 12:32.320 --> 12:34.320 would be bold and accurate and 12:34.400 --> 12:40.640 applicable to our lives and also that you would open all of our ears to the messages that you would incline your ear to us as 12:40.760 --> 12:44.660 We sing out praises unto you and that you would just be with us and bless 12:44.700 --> 12:49.320 us for the fellowship. These things we pray in Jesus name, Amen. 12:49.320 --> 12:55.500 Alright we're gonna do four more picks before announcements. Miss Nikki, 448. 12:57.600 --> 13:03.600 448. Brethren, we have met to worship. 13:10.500 --> 13:13.140 448 there on the first. 13:13.600 --> 13:24.040 Brethren, we have met to worship and adore the Lord our God. 13:24.040 --> 13:34.320 Will you pray with all your power while we try to preach the word? 13:34.320 --> 13:41.520 All is vain unless the Spirit of the Holy- 13:41.600 --> 13:55.600 One comes down, brethren pray, and holy manna will be showered all around. 13:55.600 --> 13:57.600 Okay, starting on this side, Anna. 14:00.100 --> 14:06.420 412. Is that what you said? 412. Onward Christian soldiers. 14:10.000 --> 14:14.000 412 Onward Christian Soldiers. 14:20.500 --> 14:23.500 412, they're on the first. 14:23.500 --> 14:30.300 Wrong word, Christian soldier, marching in the right direction. 15:21.400 --> 15:26.080 average here. Okay, middle section. Brother Jorge. 73. 15:29.400 --> 15:34.400 Him, number 73, some golden daybreak. 15:35.600 --> 15:37.280 I'm gonna be honest with you, if you have a backup, 15:37.280 --> 15:38.840 because I don't know it confidently enough 15:38.840 --> 15:41.040 to sing it right now without practicing it. 15:42.200 --> 15:44.480 If you need a second, I'll come back to you. 15:44.480 --> 15:47.080 I know these ladies had another one. 15:47.080 --> 15:48.720 You were quick, what was that? 15:48.720 --> 15:51.320 39, all right, 39. 15:52.300 --> 15:54.180 And then Haley, you'll be the next pick, okay? 15:54.180 --> 15:55.580 Because I was about to call on you. 15:55.580 --> 15:57.080 So 39, and then. 15:57.200 --> 16:01.460 Haley and then we'll go to our announcements how beautiful heaven must be 16:06.100 --> 16:08.100 39 there on the first 16:08.640 --> 16:10.640 we 17:03.900 --> 17:05.740 Psalm 150, okay? 17:05.740 --> 17:08.860 Psalm 150 in your binders. 17:16.800 --> 17:19.800 Psalm 150. 17:26.200 --> 17:33.400 We're just going to go all the way through on this one because there really only is the one verse. Psalm 150. We'll sing it out together. 19:12.900 --> 19:13.800 tonight. 19:13.800 --> 19:18.200 This time we'll go through our announcements. If you didn't get a bulletin this morning, go and raise your hand. 19:18.200 --> 19:21.000 And an usher will come and bring you one. 19:21.000 --> 19:27.400 On the front we have our Bible memory verse of the week, which is 2 Timothy chapter 2 verse 18. 19:27.400 --> 19:29.600 So keep working on that. 19:29.600 --> 19:32.600 Of course tonight is our men's preaching night. 19:32.600 --> 19:39.400 So thank you to the men signing up. Make sure everyone give them your full attention and respect as they preach the word of God. 19:39.400 --> 19:41.800 And as usual, I'll go ahead and draw the first... 19:41.800 --> 19:46.600 first name and that way you'll know who is going to come up after the offertory. 19:46.600 --> 19:49.480 And then your time is going to start as soon as you get behind the pulpit. 19:49.480 --> 19:54.840 You have 15 minutes and when you come up here please do draw the next preacher's name. 19:54.840 --> 19:58.040 So the first preacher this evening will be Brother Theodore. 19:58.040 --> 20:02.360 He's got the first sermon tonight and so I believe we have a total of three preachers 20:02.360 --> 20:07.920 this evening and then after that we'll have a potluck and just time a fellowship tonight. 20:08.300 --> 20:15.180 immediately after the service if some men could help me with moving these chairs and getting some tables set up and then also 20:15.980 --> 20:22.980 After the end of the meal tonight the end of the fellowship if I could have some guys help me with moving that front 20:23.220 --> 20:30.100 Cabinet and the refrigerators that are in the kitchen you have anything perishable. That's yours in the fridge 20:30.260 --> 20:32.260 You've got to take it tonight 20:32.600 --> 20:38.160 Go ham on the ice cream tonight because part of our renovations we're doing is putting in new flooring and 20:38.780 --> 20:43.640 We want brother Jorge to be set up for success this week and not have him have to move all this stuff by himself 20:43.980 --> 20:49.900 So guys if you could please help us with moving the fridge and we'll kind of cordon things off in this area 20:50.200 --> 20:53.920 Ladies if you use that mother baby room right there, that's totally fine 20:53.920 --> 20:57.200 Just make sure you watch your kids as you're walking to the mother baby room 20:57.320 --> 21:00.400 But no kids just hanging out in the construction area 21:00.600 --> 21:07.200 Technically that bathroom is working, but I only want adults to use that if the other one is full or something like that. 21:07.200 --> 21:11.400 No kids over there in that area. Kids can use the one in the kitchen. 21:11.400 --> 21:13.900 So that's the agenda for tonight. 21:13.900 --> 21:22.200 Of course, let's go through some of this. We have our service time, soul winning times, year to date statistics for soul winning. 21:22.200 --> 21:24.400 Some other things we have coming up. 21:24.400 --> 21:28.400 This upcoming Saturday is the Orr Family Farm. 21:28.600 --> 21:32.200 and we'll be meeting at 10 a.m. for entry. 21:32.200 --> 21:33.280 For those of you who've signed up, 21:33.280 --> 21:34.260 it's not too late to sign up. 21:34.260 --> 21:35.300 If you wanna bring more people, 21:35.300 --> 21:37.160 you're absolutely welcome to do so, 21:37.160 --> 21:39.260 and the church will pay for that. 21:39.260 --> 21:42.560 If you are late, make sure you at least have my phone number 21:42.560 --> 21:44.160 so we can coordinate getting your tickets 21:44.160 --> 21:45.620 and stuff like that. 21:45.620 --> 21:48.280 But they do open the gates at 10 a.m. 21:48.280 --> 21:50.300 and that's when most of us will be showing up. 21:50.600 --> 21:55.540 We do have also the chili cook-off on October 31st 21:55.540 --> 22:01.900 I do think I have almost all of our judges secure. I'm waiting for a text back from a couple of guys 22:02.480 --> 22:09.580 But we're gonna be having five judges this year first second and third place prizes as well as pastors pick 22:09.680 --> 22:16.960 You're allowed to enter maximum of two chilies and so make sure you read through the rest of the rules there for the chili cook-off 22:17.800 --> 22:24.680 Again, October 31st, doors open at 6pm and the cutoff to enter your Chili is at 6.15. 22:25.000 --> 22:30.000 Enid, Oklahoma, Soling Marathon on November 7th from 12 to 4 p.m. And then we're having 22:30.000 --> 22:36.480 a great anniversary weekend November 20th through the 22nd. Several people from out 22:36.480 --> 22:40.080 of state have already messaged me saying they've got their flights, they've got their hotel, 22:40.080 --> 22:43.760 they're excited to come. And so we're looking forward to packing this place out for our 22:43.760 --> 22:50.320 anniversary. Join us for that. Pastor Anderson, 7 p.m. on Friday. Pastor Shelley, 1030 a.m. 22:50.320 --> 22:53.000 on Saturday. And then both services on Saturday. 22:53.000 --> 22:57.500 Sunday by Pastor Bruce Mejia. Also thanks to Brother Garrett he purchased a bunch 22:57.500 --> 23:02.380 of stickers from I don't know exactly the name of this business but it's 23:02.380 --> 23:05.500 FirstWorks related and it's got some what'd you say? 23:06.100 --> 23:11.520 Good Works Raymond. Okay, so that's the company that makes these and just kind of some cool and this one's pretty funny 23:11.520 --> 23:16.880 It's pastor. Mahia just says but the Jews and so we've got a bunch up there at the cabinet 23:16.880 --> 23:22.360 So if you want one of these or as actually take a bunch if you want as long as you'll use them 23:22.360 --> 23:23.800 Feel free to do that 23:24.000 --> 23:27.000 Then, November 25th is the Pi Fellowship. 23:27.000 --> 23:32.520 Again, that's just bring something to enjoy and to share after that service. 23:32.520 --> 23:35.680 No competition or anything, just a time of fellowship. 23:35.680 --> 23:36.680 That's it for announcements this evening. 23:36.680 --> 23:37.680 Let's go ahead and go back to our picking of songs. 23:37.680 --> 23:38.680 Thanks for watching. 23:38.680 --> 23:39.600 I hope you enjoyed this video. 23:42.000 --> 23:45.440 Okay, we're gonna do four more. Tristan's hand is up, you sir? 23:46.640 --> 23:48.640 Number one. 23:49.280 --> 23:52.340 Jesus, I my cross have taken, hymn number one. 24:07.400 --> 24:10.400 Hymn number one, let's sing it out together. 24:10.400 --> 24:19.000 Jesus, I my cross have taken all to leave and fall. 24:57.100 --> 24:59.100 15 24:59.100 --> 25:01.100 3 1 5 25:05.900 --> 25:07.900 Take my life and let it be? 25:13.200 --> 25:15.200 315. 25:15.200 --> 25:23.200 Take my life and let it be content. 25:55.900 --> 26:00.500 Okay, 405, the banner of the cross. 26:00.500 --> 26:02.900 The banner of the cross, 405. 26:11.200 --> 26:14.200 405 let's sing it out together. 27:00.000 --> 27:02.000 Is that your pick or did Haley pick? I'm just kidding. 27:02.000 --> 27:04.000 Oh, in the binder, which one was it again? 27:04.000 --> 27:06.000 Oh Holy Night. Thank you. 27:06.000 --> 27:11.000 In your binders, and there will still be one more pick at the very end after preaching. 27:11.000 --> 27:14.000 That will be a full song. So just keep it in mind. 27:14.000 --> 27:16.000 If you didn't get picked yet, you still have a chance. 27:16.000 --> 27:19.000 Oh Holy Night in our binder. 27:27.400 --> 27:29.400 to find it. 27:29.400 --> 27:30.760 It's all the way at the end actually. 27:30.760 --> 27:31.960 Yes, O Holy Night. 27:43.300 --> 27:46.300 Oh holy night there on that first verse. 27:46.300 --> 27:49.300 Oh holy night. 29:22.500 --> 29:25.460 you've never sang it like that was for me just now that gets a little interesting 29:25.460 --> 29:29.100 toward the end as the offering plates are being passed brother Theodore is 29:29.100 --> 29:35.000 going to be preparing to preach for us as the offering plates are being passed 30:45.100 --> 30:46.600 Test, test, test. 30:51.300 --> 30:54.300 Alright, open your Bibles to Psalm 88. 30:54.300 --> 30:56.300 Psalm 88. 31:04.900 --> 31:11.220 Psalm 88, it says, Oh, Lord, God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee. 31:11.220 --> 31:16.660 Let my prayer come before thee and climb thy near unto my cry. For my soul is full of troubles, 31:16.660 --> 31:21.540 and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. I am counted with them that go down into the pit. 31:21.540 --> 31:23.800 I am as a man that hath no strength. 31:24.100 --> 31:28.100 Free among the dead like the slain that lie in the grave, Whom thou rememberst no more, 31:28.100 --> 31:31.940 And they are cut off from thy hands. Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, 31:31.940 --> 31:35.460 In darkness, in the deeps. Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, 31:35.460 --> 31:40.500 And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me. 31:40.500 --> 31:45.460 Thou hast made me an abomination unto them. I am shut up, and I cannot come forth. 31:45.460 --> 31:47.540 Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction. 31:48.600 --> 31:52.280 Lord, I have called daily upon Thee, I have stretched out my hands unto Thee. 31:52.280 --> 31:56.280 Will thou show wonders to the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise Thee, 31:56.280 --> 32:01.640 Selah? Shall thy loving-kindness be declared in the grave, or thy faithfulness in destruction? 32:01.640 --> 32:06.440 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark, and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? 32:06.440 --> 32:10.360 But unto Thee have I cried, O Lord, and in the morning shall my prayer prevent Thee. 32:10.900 --> 32:16.420 Lord, why castest thou off my soul? Why heightest thou thy face from me? I am afflicted and ready 32:16.420 --> 32:21.700 to die from my youth up. While I suffer thy terrors, I am distracted. Thy fierce wrath 32:21.700 --> 32:26.820 goeth over me. Thy terrors have cut me off. They came round about me daily like water. They 32:26.820 --> 32:31.780 compassed me about together. Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance 32:31.780 --> 32:38.500 into darkness." So this psalm is about the affliction and in the Christian life, 32:39.000 --> 32:45.320 we are going to experience affliction and we're going to have very bad periods in our life where 32:46.280 --> 32:51.480 it just feels like torture sometimes. In verse three he said, my soul is full of troubles. 32:52.280 --> 32:58.760 And in verse 17 it says that the terrors came round about me daily like water 32:59.480 --> 33:04.040 and they compassed me about together. So we're going to go through hard times but 33:05.700 --> 33:10.500 I'll show you today from the Bible what you have to do when you're going through hard times. 33:11.460 --> 33:19.940 Now, when you're going through hard times, you might be tempted to go back, to quit on the 33:19.940 --> 33:24.940 the Christian life, go to church less or go soul winning less, but... 33:26.000 --> 33:29.240 Look at Luke 4, verse 4, it says, 33:29.240 --> 33:31.080 And Jesus answered him, saying, 33:31.080 --> 33:34.680 It is written that man shall not live by bread alone, 33:34.680 --> 33:36.680 but by every word of God. 33:36.680 --> 33:39.080 So we not only need carnal bread, 33:39.080 --> 33:42.820 we also need the spiritual bread of the word of God. 33:42.820 --> 33:46.600 That's what's gonna sustain us through our afflictions. 33:46.600 --> 33:50.860 Go to 1 Kings 19. 33:54.800 --> 33:59.520 1 Kings 19 is where Elijah is troubled. 33:59.520 --> 34:02.480 1 Kings 19 verse 2. 34:02.480 --> 34:05.520 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, 34:05.520 --> 34:10.880 So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them, 34:10.880 --> 34:12.480 by tomorrow about this time. 34:12.480 --> 34:16.240 And when he saw that, he arose and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, 34:16.240 --> 34:18.560 which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. 34:19.000 --> 34:23.640 But he himself went to Jay's journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a juniper tree 34:24.120 --> 34:31.240 and he requested for himself that he might die and said it is enough now oh lord take away my life for I'm not better than my fathers. 34:32.120 --> 34:39.640 So here he's so distressed because the government is coming after him the ruler of the land is coming after him to destroy him. 34:40.300 --> 34:44.500 And he's so distressed that he's requesting God to kill him. 34:44.500 --> 34:47.000 And in that Psalm, Psalm 88, he said... 34:47.300 --> 34:52.260 I'm afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. So in this life, you're probably going to have 34:52.260 --> 34:57.700 times where you're ready to die. You're so afflicted, you just want to die. But look what Elijah 34:57.700 --> 35:02.740 did. Verse five, and as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him 35:02.740 --> 35:08.340 and said unto him, arise and eat. And he looked and behold, there was a cake baking on the coals 35:08.340 --> 35:12.900 and a cruise of water at his head. And he did eat and drink and laid him down again. 35:12.900 --> 35:15.060 And the angel of the Lord came again the second time. 35:15.300 --> 35:18.980 touched him and said, arise and eat because the journey is too great for thee. 35:19.100 --> 35:23.420 And he arose and did eat and drink and went in the strength of that meat 40 days 35:23.420 --> 35:26.940 and 40 nights unto whore of the Mount of God. So Elijah, 35:27.180 --> 35:30.380 he ate and drank and through the power of that eat and drink, 35:30.580 --> 35:34.820 he was able to continue much further along. He was ready to die, 35:35.020 --> 35:36.500 but because he ate and drank, 35:36.620 --> 35:41.700 he was able to continue for 40 more days and go on a great journey. Now, 35:43.000 --> 35:48.440 spiritually, when you go through a hard time, you should eat and drink the Word of God. 35:48.440 --> 35:51.720 That way you can continue 40 more days, go on a great journey. 35:52.760 --> 36:00.680 And so that's one thing is that we should consume the Word of God, 36:01.400 --> 36:06.360 because the Bible also says that it's our comfort in our affliction. In Psalm 119, 36:08.500 --> 36:10.600 In verse 49, it says, 36:10.600 --> 36:12.500 Remember thy word, 36:12.500 --> 36:14.300 remember the word unto thy servant, 36:14.300 --> 36:16.600 upon which thou hast caused me to hope. 36:16.600 --> 36:18.940 This is my comfort in my affliction, 36:18.940 --> 36:20.700 for thy word hath quickened me. 36:20.700 --> 36:22.800 The proud have had me greatly in derision, 36:22.800 --> 36:25.900 yet have I not declined from thy law. 36:25.900 --> 36:28.540 I remember thy judgments of old, O Lord, 36:28.540 --> 36:30.080 and have comforted myself. 36:30.300 --> 36:33.900 So in your affliction, you can be comforted by the Word of God. 36:33.900 --> 36:37.580 I've gone through hard times and there's always Bible verses you can think of, 36:37.580 --> 36:40.380 Bible verses you can read that will comfort you. 36:40.600 --> 36:44.100 such as 1 Corinthians 10 13, it says, 36:44.100 --> 36:46.100 there hath no temptation taken you, 36:46.100 --> 36:48.100 but such as is common to man. 36:48.100 --> 36:50.100 But God is faithful, who will not suffer you 36:50.100 --> 36:52.100 to be tempted above that ye are able, 36:52.100 --> 36:54.100 but will with the temptation also 36:54.100 --> 36:57.600 make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 36:57.600 --> 37:00.100 Now you might be ready like Elijah to die, 37:00.100 --> 37:03.100 but God might have different plans for you. 37:03.100 --> 37:05.600 You should eat and drink the word of God, 37:05.600 --> 37:08.600 and you can continue a long way. 37:09.800 --> 37:14.800 And it's not nice that, from our perspective, 37:16.800 --> 37:19.300 it's not nice that we have to go through hard times 37:19.300 --> 37:21.960 and through afflictions and persecutions, 37:21.960 --> 37:24.800 but go to John 16. 37:26.680 --> 37:30.000 But it's good for us to hear about this ahead of time. 37:30.000 --> 37:32.300 That way we won't be offended. 37:32.900 --> 37:34.900 when bad things arise in our life. 37:34.900 --> 37:36.900 Go to John 16 verse 1, it says, 37:36.900 --> 37:38.900 These things have I spoken unto you, 37:38.900 --> 37:40.900 that ye should not be offended. 37:40.900 --> 37:42.900 They shall put you out of the synagogues, 37:42.900 --> 37:44.900 yea, the time cometh that whosoever killeth you 37:44.900 --> 37:46.900 will think that he doeth God's service. 37:46.900 --> 37:48.900 And these things will they do unto you, 37:48.900 --> 37:50.900 because they have not known the Father nor me. 37:52.000 --> 37:56.640 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, you may remember that 37:56.640 --> 37:57.920 I told you of them. 37:57.920 --> 38:01.640 And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you." 38:01.640 --> 38:07.240 So Jesus says, he's warning his disciples ahead of time, hey, they're going to persecute 38:07.240 --> 38:08.240 you. 38:08.240 --> 38:12.200 So don't be surprised in your Christian life when you have bad things happen to you. 38:12.500 --> 38:15.340 if your job fires you for being a Christian, 38:15.340 --> 38:17.340 or if your family disowns you, 38:17.340 --> 38:20.040 or if your family turns against you for being a Christian, 38:20.040 --> 38:21.640 don't be surprised at that. 38:21.640 --> 38:24.380 Don't think it's strange concerning the fiery trial, 38:24.380 --> 38:26.580 which is to try you. 38:26.580 --> 38:27.420 And so... 38:29.900 --> 38:36.200 In Psalm 119, it even says that it's good for us to be afflicted. 38:36.200 --> 38:37.480 Turn to Psalm 119. 38:39.900 --> 38:43.720 In verse 67, it says, 38:43.720 --> 38:46.880 "'Before I was afflicted, I went astray, 38:46.880 --> 38:48.980 "'but now have I kept Thy word.'" 38:48.980 --> 38:50.380 Verse 71, 38:50.380 --> 38:52.520 "'It is good for me that I have been afflicted, 38:52.520 --> 38:54.580 "'that I might learn Thy statutes.'" 38:54.580 --> 38:56.060 Verse 75, 38:56.060 --> 38:58.620 "'I know, O Lord, that Thy judgments are right, 38:58.620 --> 39:02.060 "'and that Thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.'" 39:02.060 --> 39:03.100 So for us, 39:03.200 --> 39:06.200 It doesn't seem nice in the moment for us to be afflicted, 39:06.200 --> 39:10.200 but it's better for us because we learn. 39:10.200 --> 39:13.200 And if you go back to Psalm 88... 39:16.700 --> 39:22.620 In verse 10 he says, will thou show wonders to the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise thee? 39:22.620 --> 39:26.940 Shall thy loving kindness be declared in the grave, or thy faithfulness in destruction? 39:26.940 --> 39:30.940 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? 39:32.540 --> 39:35.340 So here he's talking about how 39:38.060 --> 39:41.340 he's how if God kills you 39:42.100 --> 39:47.780 Who's going to praise Him? If God kills you, who's going to declare His loving kindness and His 39:47.780 --> 39:55.700 faithfulness? Who will know His wonders? And so, if you're not living for God, if you're backslidden, 39:56.500 --> 40:03.620 you're not giving God any reason to help you. But if you instead are faithful and you praise God 40:04.180 --> 40:08.740 and you declare His loving kindness and you go soul winning and you give God a reason, 40:09.400 --> 40:17.000 to spare you and you give God a reason to lighten your affliction, then it's much better for you. 40:19.080 --> 40:28.440 And God can decide to end your affliction. So it says, 40:31.500 --> 40:36.060 So whenever we're going through affliction, make sure to read the word of God. 40:36.060 --> 40:44.060 Don't get backslidden. Don't think it's going to be easier if you quit and go back to living in the world. 40:45.020 --> 40:48.060 In 1st Peter chapter 5, 40:48.600 --> 40:50.600 Verse 8, it says, 40:50.600 --> 40:52.600 Be sober, be vigilant, 40:52.600 --> 40:54.600 because your adversary the devil, 40:54.600 --> 40:56.600 as a roaring lion, walketh about, 40:56.600 --> 40:58.600 seeking whom he may devour, 40:58.600 --> 41:00.600 whom resists steadfast in the faith, 41:00.600 --> 41:02.600 knowing that the same afflictions are 41:02.600 --> 41:04.600 accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 41:04.600 --> 41:06.600 But the God of all grace, 41:06.600 --> 41:08.600 who hath called us unto his eternal 41:08.600 --> 41:10.600 glory by Christ Jesus, 41:10.600 --> 41:12.600 after that ye have suffered awhile, 41:12.600 --> 41:14.600 make you perfect, establish, 41:14.600 --> 41:16.600 strengthen, settle you. 41:16.600 --> 41:22.440 Here we see the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 41:22.440 --> 41:27.400 We're going to go through afflictions as Christians even for the cause of Christ. 41:27.400 --> 41:27.800 But 41:28.300 --> 41:31.660 Don't have the foolish thought that getting out of church, 41:31.660 --> 41:35.580 getting out of soul hunting is going to help you because you're still going to have afflictions. 41:35.580 --> 41:41.740 Think about Lot. Lot backslid and he had great afflictions. His town was destroyed, 41:41.740 --> 41:48.540 his house was destroyed presumably, and it sounded like based on the story that he had two daughters 41:48.540 --> 41:54.780 in the city which were destroyed. His other two daughters that survived... 41:55.300 --> 41:59.380 They lay with him. They got him drunk and lay with him and he committed incest with them. 42:00.180 --> 42:06.980 So Lot, he was saved but he was in the world but he still had afflictions. And it's not the good 42:06.980 --> 42:12.820 kind of afflictions. He didn't get any rewards in heaven for sleeping with his daughters. And so 42:14.340 --> 42:22.820 don't give up. Don't go back to the world. And in 1 Peter 5 10 it says 42:23.500 --> 42:27.160 that God, after that you have suffered a while, 42:27.160 --> 42:31.000 make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you. 42:31.000 --> 42:34.000 So God is not going to torture you forever. 42:34.000 --> 42:35.080 You're saved. 42:35.080 --> 42:38.240 Even if the rest of your life were just torture, 42:38.240 --> 42:39.760 you're not going to go to hell. 42:39.760 --> 42:44.320 So it's still a while, even if the worst case scenario. 42:44.320 --> 42:45.960 But it says, 42:45.960 --> 42:46.100 you 42:46.700 --> 42:49.180 After that you have suffered a while make you perfect 42:49.740 --> 42:58.180 Establish strengthen settle you so the purpose of the affliction is for God to perfect you to establish you to strengthen you 42:58.180 --> 43:04.480 To settle you it's to make you stronger. It's to make you a better Christian. So when you go through hard things 43:06.300 --> 43:13.600 It'll make you stronger on the other end and it's even true carnally when you're learning something new it might be difficult 43:14.100 --> 43:19.100 Like when I was learning to like lay electrical pipe 43:19.100 --> 43:22.100 on the ceiling, it's like a long 10 foot stick. 43:22.100 --> 43:26.100 And so it's, I'm not afraid of heights, 43:26.100 --> 43:28.100 but it's just really uneasy. 43:28.100 --> 43:31.100 I'm always afraid that it's gonna fall if I leave it. 43:31.100 --> 43:35.100 But when you just do stuff, when you go through 43:35.100 --> 43:38.100 that hard time of being worried... 43:38.400 --> 43:40.840 and doing stuff even though it's hard, 43:40.840 --> 43:42.340 you just get used to it. 43:42.340 --> 43:44.380 You're established, you're strengthened, you're settled, 43:44.380 --> 43:46.680 and then you can end up doing more in the future 43:46.680 --> 43:48.620 because you went through that hard time. 43:48.620 --> 43:52.060 But if you're a quitter who just at affliction, 43:52.060 --> 43:55.860 they just quit, they just stop doing the work, 43:55.860 --> 43:58.260 you're not gonna accomplish anything great. 43:58.260 --> 44:00.500 So when you go through hard times, 44:01.360 --> 44:04.340 comfort yourself with the word of God. 44:05.400 --> 44:06.240 And so... 44:07.400 --> 44:09.400 Go to 1 Peter 4.12. 44:11.800 --> 44:15.240 It says in 1 Peter 4.12 44:15.800 --> 44:21.840 It says, Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though 44:21.840 --> 44:24.720 some strange thing happened unto you. 44:24.720 --> 44:29.240 But rejoice inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings, that when his glory shall 44:29.240 --> 44:33.520 be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. 44:33.520 --> 44:36.580 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye. 44:36.580 --> 44:39.640 For the Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you. 44:39.640 --> 44:43.400 On their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. 44:43.700 --> 44:47.940 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a 44:47.940 --> 44:53.620 busybody in other men's matters. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, 44:53.620 --> 44:59.780 but let him glorify God on this behalf." When you go through persecution for the cause of Christ, 44:59.780 --> 45:06.180 don't be ashamed of that, but rather glorify God. Continue in the Word. Continue in fellowship. 45:06.180 --> 45:11.140 Continue going to church. And so, if you're going through a hard time, 45:11.900 --> 45:17.740 Today you'll probably have a moment of rest because we have some really tasty food coming up and 45:18.340 --> 45:23.660 I didn't I didn't bring any food so you know it's not going to be a flixion 45:24.300 --> 45:25.500 so 45:28.000 --> 45:31.440 When you go through affliction, don't think it's strange. 45:31.440 --> 45:35.600 You know that it's coming and don't be offended when it comes, 45:35.600 --> 45:38.080 but rather continue in the Word of God. 45:38.080 --> 45:38.720 Let's pray. 45:38.720 --> 45:42.560 Dear Heavenly Father, I pray that you'd help us to be established in your Word 45:42.560 --> 45:46.320 and not to quit when the time gets hard. 45:46.320 --> 45:46.800 Amen. 45:48.160 --> 45:49.360 Brother Cameron. 45:53.900 --> 45:56.900 So our last preacher this evening will be Brother Alex. 46:06.400 --> 46:09.440 Turn if you would to Daniel chapter number three. 46:19.500 --> 46:22.100 Daniel chapter number three. 46:24.900 --> 46:32.260 I'd like to look at a relatively popular famous Bible story of Shadrach, Neshach, and Abednego. 46:33.460 --> 46:38.260 So we're going to pick up there in verse 14, Daniel chapter number three. 46:39.600 --> 46:43.500 verse 14 and to give you some context before we start just right in 46:43.800 --> 46:48.400 What's going on here? If you're not familiar or just as a refresher you have King Nebuchadnezzar 46:48.660 --> 46:54.620 And King Nebuchadnezzar has made this proclamation where he says hey if you hear the music when the music starts whatever you're doing 46:54.620 --> 46:57.260 You're gonna stop what you're doing. You're gonna get down 46:57.260 --> 47:02.680 You're gonna bow down and worship me and he's basically using the rule of law the government and the threat of death 47:03.400 --> 47:05.840 to force people into worshiping him. 47:05.840 --> 47:07.640 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego say, 47:07.640 --> 47:10.240 uh-uh, because we serve God. 47:10.240 --> 47:13.040 We're not going to bow down and worship Nebuchadnezzar. 47:13.040 --> 47:15.440 Well, word gets back to Nebuchadnezzar, 47:15.440 --> 47:17.840 that they're not playing his game. 47:17.840 --> 47:20.240 That's what we're going to pick up in the story in verse 14. 47:20.800 --> 47:24.800 So this is Nebuchadnezzar speaking to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 47:24.800 --> 47:28.640 It says in verse 14, Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, 47:28.640 --> 47:32.000 Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, 47:32.000 --> 47:36.560 Do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? 47:37.120 --> 47:40.560 Now if ye be ready at that time, what ye hear the sound of the corn hat, 47:40.560 --> 47:45.120 flute, harp, sackbutt, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, 47:45.120 --> 47:48.080 ye fall down and worship the image which I have made. 47:48.080 --> 47:48.700 Well. 47:48.800 --> 47:56.440 But if ye worship not ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace 47:56.440 --> 48:00.400 And who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands? 48:00.840 --> 48:05.800 So look it's it's it's kind of a harsh situation really if you picture yourself in 48:06.200 --> 48:11.680 The position of Shadrach Meshach and Abednego not only have they purpose in themselves that they're not gonna do this 48:12.300 --> 48:15.980 and they don't, but word gets back to the leadership, 48:15.980 --> 48:18.060 they get brought before the leadership, 48:18.060 --> 48:20.300 and then they're just confronted with it heads on, 48:20.300 --> 48:21.660 and like if you don't do it, okay, 48:21.660 --> 48:23.260 when this music is about to start, you're going, 48:23.260 --> 48:24.940 I'm gonna throw you in the fire. 48:24.940 --> 48:25.820 The same hour. 48:26.860 --> 48:29.740 I mean, this is really, we have the benefit of hindsight 48:29.740 --> 48:31.980 in this to look back and say like, I'd be that, 48:31.980 --> 48:33.260 but I mean, would we really? 48:33.900 --> 48:37.100 And it's kind of humbling to look at this story. 48:37.100 --> 48:38.500 But here's what's really inspiring. 48:38.500 --> 48:39.740 Here's what I love. 48:39.740 --> 48:40.780 They're confronted. 48:40.780 --> 48:42.780 They're brought before Nebuchadnezzar. 48:42.780 --> 48:46.220 They have this, I mean, come to Jesus moment. 48:46.220 --> 48:48.300 It's kind of a colloquialism that people would say, 48:48.300 --> 48:50.700 although a fourth does appear in the fiery furnace with them. 48:50.700 --> 48:52.940 Spoiler alert, and it says the son of God. 48:52.940 --> 48:54.300 Okay, so he is with them. 48:54.300 --> 48:57.020 They just have this moment of pressure 48:57.020 --> 48:58.460 of what are you going to do? 48:58.460 --> 48:59.340 What's going to happen? 49:00.000 --> 49:06.720 And I love their response because couldn't they have like kind of stood up but like maybe not been so harsh like well 49:06.720 --> 49:12.760 Look nebuchadnezzar just you don't understand like you've got your gods and and we've got ours 49:12.760 --> 49:17.560 And we just there's just a little bit different of an understanding and we're really not trying to hurt your feelings 49:17.560 --> 49:24.360 And and I think we could come no no verse 16 says Shadrach Meshach and Abednego answered and said to the king 49:24.360 --> 49:27.780 Oh nebuchadnezzar. We are not careful to answer 49:28.000 --> 49:36.480 you in this matter. And that's my sermon title tonight is not careful to answer. Not careful 49:36.480 --> 49:40.960 to answer. They say, hey, we're not careful to give you this answer. Nebuchadnezzar verse 49:40.960 --> 49:46.160 17, if it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery 49:46.160 --> 49:50.160 furnace and he will deliver us out of the eye and hand of the king. But if not, 49:50.600 --> 49:55.320 Be it known unto thee, O King, that we will not serve thy gods, 49:55.320 --> 49:58.560 nor worship the golden image which thou has set up." 49:58.560 --> 50:00.240 That is a bold response. 50:00.240 --> 50:02.560 And the reason they were able to have a bold response 50:02.560 --> 50:04.800 is because they had purposed in themselves, 50:04.800 --> 50:06.160 they had made the decision, 50:06.160 --> 50:08.640 I submit to you before this even happened, 50:08.640 --> 50:09.760 that their mentality was, 50:09.760 --> 50:10.840 we're gonna serve God, 50:10.840 --> 50:13.960 and we are not careful to answer in this matter. 50:13.960 --> 50:16.800 Now, what's the point of this sermon? 50:16.800 --> 50:18.160 Look, let me help you out. 50:18.400 --> 50:22.800 I think you would agree with me. Preachers are becoming too careful. 50:23.200 --> 50:29.680 In 2026, preachers are getting up and they are just too careful with their words. 50:29.680 --> 50:34.800 And I'm not just talking about false prophets. I'm talking about saved preachers are getting up 50:34.800 --> 50:40.720 and they're trying to make excuses for the Word of God. They are trying to back off of doctrines 50:40.720 --> 50:46.240 that the Bible clearly states. They are trying to soften God's message. They're trying to be 50:46.240 --> 50:51.120 careful to answer Nebuchadnezzar. They're trying to be kids. Hey, you can't say that you... 50:51.200 --> 50:55.240 killed Jesus. Well, I mean, we know that the Bible says that. Maybe we just don't have 50:55.240 --> 51:00.300 to preach it. No, no, no, no. The Jews killed Jesus. They're contrary to all men. They killed 51:00.300 --> 51:06.240 all the prophets. In Acts chapter 7, Stephen tells us they're guilty of all the blood from 51:06.240 --> 51:09.120 Abel to Zechariah. They're guilty of all of it. 51:09.500 --> 51:13.420 I'm not careful because the government tells me you're going to be on a list. 51:13.420 --> 51:16.460 Uh, buddy, I'm on, I'll tell you what list I'm on. 51:16.460 --> 51:19.820 It's called the list of the Lamb's Book of Life. I'm going to heaven when I die. 51:19.820 --> 51:22.220 So you can't scare me with some stupid list. 51:22.220 --> 51:24.940 Because I'm on the right list, I'm not careful to answer you. 51:24.940 --> 51:28.540 But you know what? A saved person could be too careful to answer. 51:28.540 --> 51:29.980 Why? Well, look. 51:30.200 --> 51:32.360 in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego's position, 51:32.360 --> 51:33.800 why would they have been careful to answer? 51:33.800 --> 51:36.280 Look, nothing's going to take away the fact that they're saved. 51:36.280 --> 51:40.040 Nothing's going to take away the fact that they didn't bow down and worship, 51:40.040 --> 51:42.600 that they could have tried to soften it. 51:42.600 --> 51:43.160 But you know what? 51:43.160 --> 51:45.480 They could have become scared of the opposition. 51:47.000 --> 51:49.400 They could have been, I don't know, what about scared of protests? 51:50.040 --> 51:53.560 How many churches today are saved, Baptist churches? 51:53.560 --> 51:55.800 But boy, they're going to be careful to answer the world 51:55.800 --> 51:57.320 because they're scared of that protest. 51:57.800 --> 52:02.960 They're scared of the faggot showing up outside their church with a sign. 52:02.960 --> 52:04.160 They're scared to say fag. 52:04.160 --> 52:06.060 They're scared to say sodomite. 52:06.060 --> 52:09.720 They're scared to say homosexuality is a sin. 52:09.720 --> 52:14.960 It's like where are we today where you're so careful to answer people that are worthy 52:14.960 --> 52:22.720 of death and God is on your side and God is backing you up and yet you're scared of what? 52:23.100 --> 52:25.500 The opposition, let me help you out. 52:25.500 --> 52:27.600 You're just not actually scared of God 52:27.600 --> 52:29.700 if you're scared of the opposition more than God. 52:29.700 --> 52:31.780 You don't have your fear in the right place. 52:31.780 --> 52:35.640 You're scared of the world and God is not with you. 52:35.640 --> 52:37.280 Now, I didn't say you're not saved. 52:37.280 --> 52:40.780 I'm saying God is not ready to stand with you 52:40.780 --> 52:42.820 in the midst of that fiery trial 52:42.820 --> 52:45.720 when you're gonna try to weaken and soften 52:45.720 --> 52:48.420 and effeminize and water down his word. 52:49.000 --> 52:54.380 the proof is in the pudding folks it's in Shadrach Meshach and Abed-Degoh because they were not careful and God didn't come back 52:54.380 --> 52:58.180 And it's not like oh well you got now you're gonna get in trouble because you're just too hard 52:58.540 --> 53:01.540 Now you're gonna get in trouble cuz you just you were just too bold 53:02.180 --> 53:07.440 Paul says pray for me that I have my I might have boldness to open my mouth boldly and 53:07.960 --> 53:10.840 Preach the gospel and preach as I ought to speak rather 53:10.840 --> 53:16.060 I'm paraphrasing that verse, but you know what I'm saying the Bible says that we should pray for boldness 53:16.600 --> 53:24.600 Boldness is not you tripping over yourself at someone's door when you knock and they're unsaved because you don't want to hurt their feelings as they're unsaved. 53:24.600 --> 53:25.100 Now look. 53:25.500 --> 53:28.700 I don't think that they were a jerk about this, but they were very straightforward. 53:28.700 --> 53:31.500 And let me just say this, I don't think that we should just go out of our way to be a jerk. 53:31.500 --> 53:33.980 I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war. 53:33.980 --> 53:36.540 Look, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are for peace. 53:36.540 --> 53:39.260 I don't think that they went out of their way like, oh, the music started. 53:39.260 --> 53:42.220 Hey, I'm not bound down. See me. Look, they didn't. 53:42.220 --> 53:44.060 It doesn't seem to me that they went out of their way, 53:44.060 --> 53:47.900 but the music started for the false gods and they're just like, no, I'm just going to do my own thing. 53:47.900 --> 53:51.660 Then they get called out for doing their own thing. They're not out there seeking trouble. 53:52.200 --> 53:55.040 But when they're confronted with trouble, they're bold. 53:55.040 --> 53:56.880 Hey, I'm not careful to answer you. 53:56.880 --> 53:59.480 I am not careful to answer thee. 53:59.480 --> 54:01.580 How about scared of consequence? 54:01.580 --> 54:04.160 Preachers, they're scared of opposition from the world. 54:04.160 --> 54:05.460 What about scared of consequence? 54:05.460 --> 54:06.820 And here's what I mean by consequence. 54:06.820 --> 54:08.260 It's not like God's gonna come down on you 54:08.260 --> 54:10.620 as a consequence for standing up for His word. 54:10.620 --> 54:13.620 But boy, what if those really, I mean, 54:13.620 --> 54:15.400 this happened in a church that I was growing up in, 54:15.400 --> 54:16.360 not a safe church. 54:17.400 --> 54:23.100 But I remember that there were things that would not get preached on sins that would not get preached on and it was known because the big tithers 54:23.900 --> 54:25.900 Were doing those sins 54:26.140 --> 54:31.180 And it's like well can't really preach on that because these guys give a lot of money and we don't want to scare them off 54:33.500 --> 54:39.500 What about not preaching on you know, let's call out some things that people are too scared to preach on how about divorce 54:40.500 --> 54:43.900 How about the old IFB just trying to throw in every, 54:43.900 --> 54:45.100 and I'm not saying every church, 54:45.100 --> 54:48.400 but look, it seems like the old IFB, just part and parcel, 54:48.400 --> 54:50.700 they're trying to throw in every excuse 54:50.700 --> 54:53.500 into the preaching on divorce 54:53.500 --> 54:55.500 so that like anything is a reason to get divorced. 54:55.500 --> 54:56.100 Why? 54:56.100 --> 54:57.900 Because a lot of folks in the old IFB churches 54:57.900 --> 54:59.200 are divorced and remarried, 54:59.200 --> 55:01.100 and they don't want their toes to get stepped on. 55:01.100 --> 55:03.700 And look, all that has to happen is the divorce gets preached on 55:03.700 --> 55:04.900 and the people get mad and leave. 55:04.900 --> 55:06.100 Look, you're not mad at the church, 55:06.100 --> 55:07.200 you're not mad at the pastor, 55:07.200 --> 55:08.500 you're mad at God, and you're mad at- 55:08.500 --> 55:10.160 at His word. 55:10.160 --> 55:14.180 And then you're going to get upset because a preacher is not scared to answer you, not 55:14.180 --> 55:18.420 careful to answer you, and you're going to get offended and then go somewhere where, 55:18.420 --> 55:22.020 oh, they're going to weaken down the word of God so that you feel comfortable. 55:22.020 --> 55:27.620 Hey, enjoy it not having God on your side then when you get in the fiery trial. 55:27.620 --> 55:30.060 I want God on my side. 55:30.060 --> 55:32.700 How about scared of just admitting that you're wrong? 55:32.700 --> 55:35.980 How many people are just scared to admit that they were wrong? 55:35.980 --> 55:36.300 Thank you. 55:36.400 --> 55:38.520 I'm not going to ask for a raise of hands, because if I did, 55:38.520 --> 55:39.580 I should see every hand. 55:39.580 --> 55:41.000 And if I don't, I'd point you out. 55:41.000 --> 55:42.880 But like, you've been wrong on something. 55:42.880 --> 55:43.840 Who hasn't? 55:43.840 --> 55:46.640 Who isn't right now actively wrong on something? 55:46.640 --> 55:48.680 But here's how you fix being wrong. 55:48.680 --> 55:49.880 Learn that you're wrong. 55:49.880 --> 55:51.240 Correct it. 55:51.240 --> 55:53.480 It's really not that hard. 55:53.480 --> 55:55.400 The hard comes from your hubris. 55:55.400 --> 55:57.480 The hard comes from your pride. 55:57.480 --> 56:00.120 But you're just like, oh, I want to be careful not to preach 56:00.120 --> 56:00.840 this, because then people are going 56:00.840 --> 56:01.960 to think that I was wrong. 56:02.000 --> 56:03.500 You were wrong then. 56:03.500 --> 56:05.300 You should either admit that you were wrong 56:05.300 --> 56:08.900 and not worry so much about your appearance. 56:08.900 --> 56:10.100 The Bible says in Matthew, 56:10.100 --> 56:12.600 turn if you would Matthew chapter number 10. 56:12.600 --> 56:14.100 You can lose your place in Daniel 3, 56:14.100 --> 56:16.100 Matthew chapter number 10. 56:18.500 --> 56:21.500 Look, here's another one, scared of just offending people. 56:22.400 --> 56:24.160 And I kind of brought that up with the divorce thing. 56:24.160 --> 56:25.400 People are just afraid. 56:25.400 --> 56:27.600 They're afraid of the faces that are going to happen 56:27.600 --> 56:28.800 when you get up and preach. 56:28.800 --> 56:29.640 You're afraid. 56:29.640 --> 56:31.300 And look, I'm not saying to come preach a sermon 56:31.300 --> 56:33.400 necessarily is the only time you could be afraid. 56:33.400 --> 56:34.900 You could be afraid out soul winning. 56:34.900 --> 56:36.140 You could be afraid at the workplace, 56:36.140 --> 56:37.680 preaching the gospel to a coworker. 56:37.680 --> 56:38.920 You could be afraid in the truck, 56:38.920 --> 56:40.880 driving to the job site, trying to bring up the... 56:40.880 --> 56:42.420 You're just afraid of that person's face. 56:42.420 --> 56:44.020 You're afraid of their countenance. 56:44.020 --> 56:45.280 Let me help you though. 56:45.280 --> 56:48.860 If you're afraid of anything more than you're afraid of God, 56:48.860 --> 56:50.400 you are not in the person. 56:50.400 --> 56:51.400 perfect will of God. 56:51.400 --> 56:54.400 You are not doing what God wants you to be doing. 56:54.400 --> 56:56.400 You're in the wrong. 56:56.400 --> 57:00.400 Well, what if I'm not careful to tell you that you're in the wrong because I've got 57:00.400 --> 57:01.400 the Bible on my side. 57:01.400 --> 57:04.400 I'm not worried about softening that message for you because I know I'm right. 57:04.400 --> 57:05.400 How do I know I'm right? 57:05.400 --> 57:06.400 Matthew chapter 10 verse 28. 57:06.400 --> 57:07.400 It says, and fear not them which kill the body. 57:07.400 --> 57:09.800 It says, and fear not then which kill the body. 57:09.900 --> 57:17.500 but are not able to kill the soul, but rather fear Him, which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 57:17.500 --> 57:21.500 There's one person that's referring to, it's God Almighty. 57:21.500 --> 57:26.900 And you need to be scared of God Almighty. You need to be careful that you're being too careful with God's Word. 57:26.900 --> 57:31.200 You want to be careful about anything, but you need to be not careful to answer. 57:31.200 --> 57:32.900 You know, the ex-New IFB. 57:33.100 --> 57:40.100 It's insane. I did not even... some of these things were not even resurgent a month ago when I had this idea 57:40.100 --> 57:45.100 and then day after day I'm just like, wow, this sermon does need to be preached. Feminism! 57:45.700 --> 57:51.780 And then I see people that I like online save people that would associate with our movement 57:52.420 --> 57:57.860 joking around about the fact that feminism is destroying churches. Hey buddy, it's not a joke. 57:57.860 --> 58:03.700 It's really happening. And I don't know how careful you need to be with your wife or your wife's 58:03.700 --> 58:09.380 family preacher, but let me help you out. I'm not careful. And you need to stop being careful too. 58:09.380 --> 58:13.540 And y'all in here need to stop being careful. When it comes to the things of God, we are not. 58:13.700 --> 58:17.060 so careful that we're more careful than God's Word. 58:17.060 --> 58:18.540 Folks, come on. 58:18.540 --> 58:20.940 This is ridiculous. 58:20.940 --> 58:21.940 Marital rape. 58:21.940 --> 58:22.940 Good night. 58:22.940 --> 58:26.880 It's just like, show me something that's not in the Bible that you want to start having 58:26.880 --> 58:28.060 a big thing about. 58:28.060 --> 58:29.060 Why? 58:29.060 --> 58:30.380 Because you want to be so careful. 58:30.380 --> 58:34.020 You're so careful that you just don't believe 1 Corinthians chapter 7 at this point. 58:34.900 --> 58:36.500 Wow, you're real careful. 58:36.500 --> 58:40.440 I really want to listen to you when you just ignore 1 Corinthians chapter 7 and try to 58:40.440 --> 58:43.400 tell us why it's about everything that it's not about. 58:44.900 --> 58:46.240 Disciplining your children. 58:46.240 --> 58:47.840 Didn't we see that a couple years ago? 58:47.840 --> 58:49.600 It's like, well, you want to be careful. 58:49.600 --> 58:51.840 You want to be careful you've disciplined your kids. 58:51.840 --> 58:53.760 Well, Cameron, you don't have any kids right now. 58:53.760 --> 58:54.440 Actually, I do. 58:54.440 --> 58:56.720 I've got one on the way that I don't have to discipline 58:56.720 --> 58:58.560 because my wife's taking care of her right now. 58:58.560 --> 58:59.840 It's called a utero. 58:59.840 --> 59:01.120 OK, but here's the thing. 59:01.120 --> 59:02.840 I don't have to be a helicopter pilot 59:02.840 --> 59:04.960 to know that it doesn't belong in a tree upside down 59:04.960 --> 59:05.700 and on fire. 59:05.800 --> 59:10.120 Okay, and I can look at the Bible and I can base my beliefs on God's Word when it says, 59:10.120 --> 59:11.120 Thou shalt beat. 59:11.120 --> 59:16.480 And you're like, well, when they hit the magical age of insert fairy tale number, you can no 59:16.480 --> 59:18.000 longer spank your kids. 59:18.000 --> 59:19.720 It's like, wow, that's interesting. 59:19.720 --> 59:23.080 Seems like you're real careful to answer a matter and you're a moron because that's not 59:23.080 --> 59:24.400 what the Bible says. 59:24.400 --> 59:26.440 Well, but this is America. 59:26.440 --> 59:28.040 I mean, like, good night. 59:28.040 --> 59:30.920 This is America is not an argument against God. 59:31.300 --> 59:35.300 It is an argument against God. It's a worldly Nebuchadnezzar argument against God. 59:35.300 --> 59:39.300 Because you're too careful, Paul Wittenberger, with your stupid documentary. 59:39.300 --> 59:43.300 You know what? I'm not too careful. I believe the Bible. 59:43.300 --> 59:46.300 I believe what the Bible says. I'm not ashamed of the Bible. 59:46.300 --> 59:52.300 Zionism with the old IFB. You know what? I guarantee you there are old IFB churches out there that believe like us. 59:52.300 --> 59:54.300 But they don't want to say it. 59:54.800 --> 59:59.940 Because they're going to rile up, they're going to offend all their old deacons in there 59:59.940 --> 01:00:01.160 that actually have the power. 01:00:01.160 --> 01:00:04.880 They're going to offend the women, tell the women to take their pants, tell the women 01:00:04.880 --> 01:00:05.880 to put on a dress. 01:00:05.880 --> 01:00:09.340 I almost committed a Brother Milstead there for a minute. 01:00:09.340 --> 01:00:13.760 Tell the women to throw out the pants and put on a dress and grow their dang hair out 01:00:13.760 --> 01:00:15.660 like they should, old IFB. 01:00:15.660 --> 01:00:18.060 But you're too careful because you don't want to offend anybody. 01:00:18.060 --> 01:00:19.060 You know what? 01:00:19.060 --> 01:00:20.060 What's our job as preachers? 01:00:20.060 --> 01:00:21.060 Turn to Jeremiah chapter one. 01:00:21.060 --> 01:00:22.020 We'll end this evening. 01:00:23.600 --> 01:00:26.600 Jeremiah chapter number one, what am I getting across? 01:00:26.600 --> 01:00:28.760 Don't be too careful. 01:00:28.760 --> 01:00:30.660 You're too careful. 01:00:30.660 --> 01:00:32.380 Don't be full of care. 01:00:32.380 --> 01:00:34.600 When it comes to the word of God, he knows more than you, 01:00:34.600 --> 01:00:36.400 and he knows more than me, it's God's word. 01:00:36.400 --> 01:00:39.120 Jeremiah 1, 7 says, but the Lord said unto me, 01:00:39.120 --> 01:00:42.240 say not, I'm a child, for thou shalt go to all that I send thee, 01:00:42.240 --> 01:00:44.640 and whatsoever I command thee, thou shall speak. 01:00:44.900 --> 01:00:49.300 Be not afraid of their faces, for I am with thee to deliver thee, sayeth the Lord." 01:00:49.300 --> 01:00:50.300 You know what? 01:00:50.300 --> 01:00:51.820 You need to stop being so careful to answer your family. 01:00:51.820 --> 01:00:54.620 You need to stop being so careful men to preach. 01:00:54.620 --> 01:00:57.260 You need to stop being so careful, soul-winder, to offend someone at the door. 01:00:57.260 --> 01:01:00.260 If what you're preaching is the Bible, you need to just put it in your heart that God's 01:01:00.260 --> 01:01:02.500 on your side and quit being so stinking careful. 01:01:02.500 --> 01:01:04.780 Because we don't need more careful preachers today. 01:01:04.780 --> 01:01:06.580 We need more real preachers today. 01:01:06.580 --> 01:01:07.860 Let's end in an order of prayer. 01:01:07.860 --> 01:01:09.140 Heavenly Father, we thank you for this day. 01:01:09.140 --> 01:01:12.900 I pray that you'd fill us with boldness to be strong, to not be afraid of their face. 01:01:12.900 --> 01:01:16.700 to just have strength and to lean on you for that strength when our flesh fails. 01:01:16.700 --> 01:01:18.600 These things we pray in Jesus name, Amen. 01:01:33.000 --> 01:01:39.400 Alright, I guess if you may please Genesis chapter 4. 01:01:39.400 --> 01:01:44.940 And then I'd like to open with verse number 1. 01:01:44.940 --> 01:01:50.000 And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man 01:01:50.000 --> 01:01:51.000 from the Lord. 01:01:51.000 --> 01:01:53.400 And she again bare his brother Abel. 01:01:53.400 --> 01:01:55.160 And Abel was a keeper of sheep. 01:01:55.400 --> 01:01:57.160 But Cain was a tiller of the ground. 01:01:57.160 --> 01:02:01.440 And in process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an 01:02:01.440 --> 01:02:03.120 offering unto the Lord. 01:02:03.120 --> 01:02:07.520 And Abel he also brought of the firstlings of his flock of the fat thereof. 01:02:07.520 --> 01:02:10.560 And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering. 01:02:10.560 --> 01:02:13.120 But unto Cain and his offering he had not respect. 01:02:13.120 --> 01:02:15.900 And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. 01:02:15.900 --> 01:02:18.920 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? 01:02:18.920 --> 01:02:20.280 why is thy countenance fallen? 01:02:20.700 --> 01:02:25.700 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted, and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the 01:02:25.700 --> 01:02:26.700 door. 01:02:26.700 --> 01:02:30.180 And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him." 01:02:30.180 --> 01:02:34.300 And Cain talked with his brother Abel his brother, and it came to pass when they were 01:02:34.300 --> 01:02:38.700 in the field that Cain rose up against his brother, Abel his brother, and slew him. 01:02:38.700 --> 01:02:41.100 And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? 01:02:41.100 --> 01:02:43.180 And he said, I know not. 01:02:43.180 --> 01:02:45.520 Am I my brother's keeper? 01:02:45.520 --> 01:02:46.200 So. 01:02:46.900 --> 01:02:50.180 The verse I wanted to point out here is verse number nine. 01:02:50.180 --> 01:02:52.620 I know we kind of say it ironically, like, hey, where's so-and-so? 01:02:52.620 --> 01:02:55.140 It's like, am I not my brother's keeper? 01:02:55.140 --> 01:03:00.340 I guess the thing is that the response that actually is his responsibility as a brother, 01:03:00.340 --> 01:03:05.040 right, is that we should encourage each other, keep up with one another, and to also encourage 01:03:05.040 --> 01:03:11.540 and the Bible says, faith for the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 01:03:11.540 --> 01:03:14.140 And so what I wanted to talk about is that... 01:03:14.700 --> 01:03:23.820 We have carnal relationships and understand what it means to love a brother, but I guess that now that we are part of the spiritual family coming to church and like 01:03:24.300 --> 01:03:27.540 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, 01:03:27.540 --> 01:03:29.380 but exhorting one another, right? 01:03:29.380 --> 01:03:31.500 And how much the more, as you see the day approaching, 01:03:31.500 --> 01:03:33.260 I always wanted to talk about, 01:03:33.260 --> 01:03:36.140 the sermon title is Abounding in Love. 01:03:36.140 --> 01:03:37.180 Unbounding in love, right? 01:03:37.180 --> 01:03:40.700 Is that, I think something we kinda forget is that, 01:03:40.700 --> 01:03:43.500 I know that we just show up to church and then shake hands, 01:03:43.500 --> 01:03:47.860 but I guess sometimes we kinda get into this mode 01:03:47.860 --> 01:03:48.900 where it's kinda like high school, 01:03:48.900 --> 01:03:50.940 where I guess you show up to all these classes 01:03:50.940 --> 01:03:52.300 and you're like, oh, because I see you every. 01:03:52.300 --> 01:03:58.260 day and I can say hi and do our pleasantries and what not. But the moment I like I get 01:03:58.260 --> 01:04:02.860 home or summer break happens, it's like, well, it's kind of like Jesus, where are the nine, 01:04:02.860 --> 01:04:08.220 right? Where are where are my my brethren, right? And so I think that the Bible is trying 01:04:08.220 --> 01:04:14.940 to encourage us to do is to actually try to how much more being a spiritual family take 01:04:14.940 --> 01:04:19.400 that seriously, both in our carnal lives to say like, you know, as my spiritual brother, 01:04:19.400 --> 01:04:20.280 much more. 01:04:20.300 --> 01:04:24.060 Should I try to be involved and care and try to minister unto you? 01:04:24.800 --> 01:04:25.800 Right? 01:04:25.800 --> 01:04:30.480 And so, I guess where I'm going with this is that a lot of times I kind of run into 01:04:30.480 --> 01:04:36.440 trying to do a lot of group organizations and help get people to gather together. 01:04:36.440 --> 01:04:40.600 And I guess a lot of times, especially I guess with the single guys, because of our living 01:04:40.600 --> 01:04:45.260 situations, we kind of try to pair together and like, hey, I get my rent and we'll pair 01:04:45.260 --> 01:04:47.760 together pay it half, habsies, right? 01:04:47.760 --> 01:04:51.620 But I guess that's the thing is that this isn't just like, oh, we just only show up 01:04:51.620 --> 01:04:52.800 to church together at 01:04:52.800 --> 01:04:58.200 that's it. What I mean by that is like I'll tell you guys to please go to Matthew 25 as 01:04:58.200 --> 01:05:04.540 I try to explain more on this, right? Is that when they're in a roommate agreement and they're 01:05:04.540 --> 01:05:08.200 living together, all of a sudden it's just like, oh well, I'm only involved with this 01:05:08.200 --> 01:05:13.340 person as we go to church. But when their lifestyle is absolutely completely dilapidated 01:05:13.340 --> 01:05:18.040 or they're living in sin, they're like, well, whatever. You can go do you. It's this laissez 01:05:18.040 --> 01:05:20.100 a fair attitude when it's like, hey. 01:05:20.300 --> 01:05:24.300 You need to be, you have a responsibility to be a watchman. 01:05:24.300 --> 01:05:27.300 And it's not just like, am I my brother's keeper where it's like, oh, 01:05:27.300 --> 01:05:31.300 because like he's his own human being, like we can just let people do whatever they want. 01:05:31.300 --> 01:05:33.300 I don't think that's an attitude that we should have. 01:05:33.300 --> 01:05:37.300 And that's something that, why is it why we even have church discipline in the first place? 01:05:37.300 --> 01:05:43.300 And we're, also another thing I wanted to go to in Matthew 25, I guess I'll start please at verse number 31. 01:05:43.300 --> 01:05:48.300 It says, when the Son of Man shall come in his glory and all the holy angels 01:05:48.300 --> 01:05:52.620 with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory. 01:05:52.620 --> 01:05:54.980 And before him shall be gathered all nations, 01:05:54.980 --> 01:05:57.180 and he shall separate them one from another, 01:05:57.180 --> 01:06:00.000 as the shepherd divided his sheep from the goats. 01:06:00.000 --> 01:06:02.260 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand 01:06:02.260 --> 01:06:03.660 and the goats on the left. 01:06:03.660 --> 01:06:06.380 Then shall the king say unto them on his right hand, 01:06:06.380 --> 01:06:10.260 Come, ye blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom prepared 01:06:10.260 --> 01:06:12.540 for you from the foundation of the world. 01:06:12.540 --> 01:06:15.060 For I was unhungered, and you gave me meat. 01:06:15.060 --> 01:06:16.300 I was thirsty, and you gave me food. 01:06:16.300 --> 01:06:19.340 me drink, and I was a stranger and you took me in. 01:06:19.340 --> 01:06:24.780 Naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came unto 01:06:24.780 --> 01:06:25.780 me. 01:06:25.780 --> 01:06:34.020 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we the unhungered? 01:06:34.600 --> 01:06:40.760 and fed thee, or thirsty and gave thee drink. When saw we thee a stranger and took thee in, 01:06:40.760 --> 01:06:48.040 or naked and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick or in prison and came unto thee? And the king 01:06:48.040 --> 01:06:52.600 shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the 01:06:52.600 --> 01:06:59.480 least of my brethren, ye have done it unto me." So the thing is, is that I guess a lot of times we 01:06:59.480 --> 01:07:02.520 kind of get into this reciprocated relationship where we kind of only want to 01:07:02.600 --> 01:07:05.700 hang out with people who only do good unto me. 01:07:05.700 --> 01:07:07.700 Like it's like oh you know we're square, 01:07:07.700 --> 01:07:09.700 you know you do, we're good to honor our favors, 01:07:09.700 --> 01:07:10.700 tit for tat. 01:07:10.700 --> 01:07:12.700 But that's the thing is like that's what a 01:07:12.700 --> 01:07:13.940 fair weather friend is right. 01:07:13.940 --> 01:07:15.940 Like there's a just a quick verse it's like 01:07:15.940 --> 01:07:19.380 Proverbs 19, 7 it speaks on how all the brethren 01:07:19.380 --> 01:07:21.320 of the poor do hate him. 01:07:21.320 --> 01:07:24.880 How much more do his friends go far from him. 01:07:24.880 --> 01:07:29.020 He pursueth them with words yet they are wanting to him. 01:07:29.020 --> 01:07:30.600 Like, so the thing is, is that how is... 01:07:30.600 --> 01:07:33.560 that we're supposed to treat the least of our brethren and take care of them and that's what 01:07:33.560 --> 01:07:39.320 Jesus praises and that's who we were supposed to take care of but then why do we hate the 01:07:39.320 --> 01:07:43.160 other brethren that are the least in the church the most where it's like oh you know that's the 01:07:43.160 --> 01:07:44.000 thing is that 01:07:44.200 --> 01:07:46.160 Everybody has quirks, right? 01:07:46.160 --> 01:07:48.240 Everyone has shortcomings, but again, 01:07:48.240 --> 01:07:52.040 they're not grievous sins or something that's just, 01:07:52.040 --> 01:07:54.240 something that you have to be absolutely disfellowshipped. 01:07:54.240 --> 01:07:56.680 Or they wouldn't even be here in the first place, right? 01:07:56.680 --> 01:07:59.720 And so the one thing, like please, if you will, 01:07:59.720 --> 01:08:03.320 Galatians chapter six, and just starting at verse one. 01:08:03.900 --> 01:08:11.380 It says, brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, which ye which are spiritual, restore 01:08:11.380 --> 01:08:17.520 such in one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. 01:08:17.520 --> 01:08:20.860 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 01:08:20.860 --> 01:08:25.580 For if a man think himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceive it himself. 01:08:25.580 --> 01:08:30.640 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, 01:08:30.640 --> 01:08:31.900 not in another for every. 01:08:31.900 --> 01:08:33.880 Every man shall bear his own burden. 01:08:33.880 --> 01:08:38.060 So the thing is is that we are supposed to be encouraging one another when we stumble 01:08:38.060 --> 01:08:40.460 and the thing is nobody is perfect. 01:08:40.460 --> 01:08:42.140 We all have our own shortcomings. 01:08:42.140 --> 01:08:45.300 And so when the least of the like they're the least of the brethren for a reason. 01:08:45.300 --> 01:08:46.300 Okay. 01:08:46.300 --> 01:08:48.720 I would still love to hang out and eat with Theo. 01:08:48.720 --> 01:08:52.140 I probably like but you know not instead of making him like cook his own lunch and eat 01:08:52.140 --> 01:08:53.140 it. 01:08:53.140 --> 01:08:54.140 I'd probably make him something nice. 01:08:54.140 --> 01:08:54.420 You know so but. 01:08:55.000 --> 01:09:00.160 What I'm going with this is that we shouldn't be as the publican and the sinner, right? 01:09:00.160 --> 01:09:04.800 And then just be like, oh God, thank you that you have exalted me so much to not be as this 01:09:04.800 --> 01:09:05.800 man. 01:09:05.800 --> 01:09:08.560 And he just smote his chest and said, Lord, forgive me a sinner. 01:09:08.560 --> 01:09:09.320 The thing is is that... 01:09:10.000 --> 01:09:13.000 We should try to, those are the people, the least of them, 01:09:13.000 --> 01:09:15.640 it is our responsibility to minister to them. 01:09:15.640 --> 01:09:18.340 It is our responsibility to try to elevate them 01:09:18.340 --> 01:09:20.000 to where we are, right? 01:09:20.000 --> 01:09:21.960 That's the whole point of exhorting one another. 01:09:21.960 --> 01:09:24.120 Iron sharpeneth iron, right? 01:09:24.120 --> 01:09:28.400 And that's what this brotherly attitude I wanna promote is. 01:09:28.400 --> 01:09:30.460 The thing is is that there is the bare minimum of like, 01:09:30.460 --> 01:09:32.080 yes, let's pair up and let's go soul winning, 01:09:32.080 --> 01:09:33.320 let's go on a journey together. 01:09:33.320 --> 01:09:36.160 But the more important thing is that in the long term, 01:09:36.160 --> 01:09:38.000 right, is that how much more soul. 01:09:38.000 --> 01:09:41.320 would have you the two of you gathered together if he was 01:09:41.840 --> 01:09:46.400 constantly encouraged to stay out of sin and to grow and to do better in his Christian walk and 01:09:46.880 --> 01:09:48.960 Over the entire lifetime that he was there 01:09:49.320 --> 01:09:53.500 But you can go on a missions trip and get a bunch of thousands of people saved 01:09:53.720 --> 01:10:00.060 But if we are doing our best to like make this person's experience miserable there 01:10:00.160 --> 01:10:05.780 How is that profitable to all of us or even for the evangelism there then now that we have someone up? 01:10:06.000 --> 01:10:08.000 the offering of the Lord. 01:10:08.000 --> 01:10:11.000 Yes, we should, we are doing the bare minimum, 01:10:11.000 --> 01:10:13.000 but how much more should we try to do it? 01:10:13.000 --> 01:10:16.000 Because in the long run, we all benefit. 01:10:16.000 --> 01:10:20.000 And so, I guess in conclusion, it's just more so, 01:10:20.000 --> 01:10:25.000 I just wanted to end with this verse, and it's Matthew 18, 01:10:25.000 --> 01:10:29.000 and it's just, I think it's just a verse... 01:10:29.600 --> 01:10:31.720 Sorry, I'm trying to, I think it's 15. 01:10:31.720 --> 01:10:33.720 Sorry, it's just the numbers on my thing. 01:10:33.720 --> 01:10:34.300 It says. 01:10:34.800 --> 01:10:40.100 Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee 01:10:40.100 --> 01:10:41.460 and him alone. 01:10:41.460 --> 01:10:44.380 If he shall hear thee, thou has gained thy brother." 01:10:44.380 --> 01:10:49.380 And that's the thing is that our goal is that yes, in order to minister to people, we have 01:10:49.380 --> 01:10:50.560 to be involved in their lives. 01:10:50.560 --> 01:10:52.480 We know their shortcomings, right? 01:10:52.480 --> 01:10:55.980 But that's the thing is if a brother trespassed against me, I don't need it to make the entire 01:10:55.980 --> 01:10:59.140 church be involved in my fault between me and them. 01:10:59.140 --> 01:11:00.140 Right? 01:11:00.140 --> 01:11:02.740 It says, it says a scorn or separate chief friends. 01:11:02.740 --> 01:11:02.800 you 01:11:02.800 --> 01:11:06.240 Right? Just keep your problems to yourselves and try to organize it yourselves. 01:11:06.240 --> 01:11:09.440 If it's, you know, then that's why Matthew 18 is there for. 01:11:09.440 --> 01:11:12.960 But let's not try to sow discord with people that we want to be at church. 01:11:12.960 --> 01:11:16.640 And we're all, you know, again, find me a church where there's no, 01:11:16.640 --> 01:11:18.000 there's no one who has any problems. 01:11:18.000 --> 01:11:19.520 Well, then the pews would be empty. 01:11:19.520 --> 01:11:23.280 Right? It's accepting people's faults and then choosing to love them anyways. 01:11:23.280 --> 01:11:28.640 And having a, and being the least of them, having a growth attitude that the people who rebuke me 01:11:28.640 --> 01:11:30.720 are doing it in love and they only want. 01:11:30.800 --> 01:11:36.160 me to grow more and to be present with them in church to continue tearing on with them. 01:11:36.160 --> 01:11:39.320 But with that, I'll just end with a word of prayer. 01:11:39.320 --> 01:11:44.160 Thank you Lord for this opportunity to preach and for the food that is being offered here 01:11:44.160 --> 01:11:45.160 today. 01:11:45.160 --> 01:11:48.200 I pray that that food please be safe and blessed for the nourishment of our bodies and that 01:11:48.200 --> 01:11:52.660 you please guide us safely home and allow us to be pricked in our hearts to apply the 01:11:52.660 --> 01:11:54.000 messages that were preached to us today. 01:11:54.000 --> 01:11:55.400 In Jesus' name I pray, Amen. 01:12:02.500 --> 01:12:06.700 All right, at this time, we'll pick one last song for the evening. 01:12:06.700 --> 01:12:09.740 We're going to sing the whole song, however many verses it has. 01:12:10.140 --> 01:12:12.800 After that song, if I could please have the men help us. 01:12:13.600 --> 01:12:16.800 I think we're good deconstructing just the middle row and we'll set up tables. 01:12:16.800 --> 01:12:19.100 So we'll pick a song, I'll pray. 01:12:19.100 --> 01:12:22.640 And if the men could help me get set up for the food, that would be great. 01:12:22.640 --> 01:12:25.180 So let's go ahead and grab our last song. 01:12:26.080 --> 01:12:27.780 Anyone, anyone? I need a hand. 01:12:27.780 --> 01:12:29.680 Yes, sir. 86. 01:12:35.000 --> 01:12:37.000 Ham number 86. 01:12:46.500 --> 01:12:52.900 myself in the garden, him number 86. We'll sing it out together. 01:12:53.400 --> 01:13:08.360 I come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses, 01:13:08.360 --> 01:13:21.400 and the voice I hear falling on my ear, the sound of God's glory. 01:13:27.800 --> 01:13:28.560 With me- 01:13:33.400 --> 01:13:40.400 And he tells me I am his own. 01:13:40.400 --> 01:13:46.100 And the joy we share as we tear, 01:13:46.100 --> 01:13:53.700 breathe there, none other has ever known. 01:13:57.600 --> 01:14:00.700 The sound of his voice 01:14:04.400 --> 01:14:09.600 The birds hush, they're singing 01:14:09.600 --> 01:14:17.000 And the melody that he gave to me 01:14:17.000 --> 01:14:22.600 Within my heart is free 01:14:33.200 --> 01:14:39.440 me and he tells me i am his home 01:14:41.700 --> 01:14:54.900 And the joy we share as we tarry there, none other has ever known. 01:14:59.500 --> 01:15:06.500 with him though the night around