WEBVTT 01:30.000 --> 01:39.040 All right, and so to kick off our men's preaching night, we will draw a name out of this cup. 01:39.040 --> 01:46.340 And after every preacher finishes their sermon, please draw the next name out of said cup. 01:46.340 --> 01:53.880 To begin, we have Brother Anthony. 01:53.880 --> 02:01.680 I just want to start with a quick prayer. 02:01.680 --> 02:04.180 Lord, thank you so much for this wonderful day, God. 02:04.180 --> 02:05.380 Please bless my sermon. 02:05.380 --> 02:06.180 Please bless this church. 02:06.180 --> 02:07.480 In Jesus name I pray, amen. 02:07.480 --> 02:11.280 I want to start with saying thank you, Pastor Thompson, for letting me preach. 02:11.280 --> 02:15.680 And if we go to Genesis 19, I got 10 minutes. 02:15.680 --> 02:19.180 So let's make it quick. 02:20.080 --> 02:21.480 Set a timer. 02:28.480 --> 02:31.980 So Genesis chapter 19. 02:31.980 --> 02:38.380 I preached my first sermon, my first long sermon at Sean Conlon's church in Seattle. 02:38.380 --> 02:40.280 The pulpit was a lot smaller than this. 02:40.280 --> 02:41.180 This fits right in. 02:41.180 --> 02:42.980 This feels a lot better. 02:42.980 --> 02:48.980 So Genesis chapter 19, if we look at verse 31. 02:48.980 --> 02:54.180 It says, And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man on the earth. 02:54.180 --> 02:58.080 Come into us after the manner of all the earth. 02:58.080 --> 03:05.180 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, and we may preserve our seed of our father. 03:05.180 --> 03:10.180 And they made their father drink wine that night, and the firstborn went in and lay with her father. 03:10.180 --> 03:15.280 And he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. 03:15.280 --> 03:18.380 And this is a very strange part of the Bible. 03:18.380 --> 03:20.280 It's a very strange situation. 03:20.280 --> 03:22.080 We all know the story of Lot. 03:22.080 --> 03:23.280 He was Abraham's family. 03:23.280 --> 03:25.180 He lived in Sodom. 03:25.180 --> 03:34.580 And at the time Abraham asked God if he could spare Sodom for he kept lowering the amount of righteous people in Sodom. 03:34.580 --> 03:40.180 And for five righteous sake, God sent two angels into Sodom. 03:40.180 --> 03:52.180 And if you go to verse 3 in the same chapter, it says, And he pressed upon them greatly, and they turned in unto them. 03:52.180 --> 03:57.480 And he entered into his house and made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread. 03:57.480 --> 03:59.480 And they did eat. 03:59.480 --> 04:05.480 But before they lay down, and men of the city, even the men of Sodom, came past the house round about both old and young, 04:05.580 --> 04:07.580 and all the people of every quarter. 04:07.580 --> 04:14.880 And they called unto Lot and said unto him, Where are the men which came to thee that night? 04:14.880 --> 04:18.680 Bring them out unto us, that we may know them. 04:18.680 --> 04:23.680 And Lot went out out of the door unto them, and shut the door after them, and said unto them, 04:23.680 --> 04:26.280 I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. 04:26.280 --> 04:30.080 Behold, now I have two daughters which have not known man. 04:30.080 --> 04:33.280 Let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you. 04:33.280 --> 04:45.280 And ye do to them as is good in your own eyes, only unto these men do nothing, for therefore they came they under the shadow of my roof. 04:45.280 --> 04:55.080 And so, as you can see, Lot lived in Reza's family with major perversions. 04:55.080 --> 04:57.580 He lived around Sodomites. 04:57.580 --> 05:00.480 What Sodomites are, you guys know in this church. 05:00.480 --> 05:07.580 You're new to this church, you might not know, but yeah, well, a modern version for Sodomites is faggots. 05:07.580 --> 05:09.680 You know, that's what we say. 05:09.680 --> 05:12.380 You know, we're supposed to preach things in seasons, out of seasons. 05:12.380 --> 05:14.080 That's what God commands us. 05:14.080 --> 05:19.880 Right now, preaching against Sodomites, against faggots, against queers, it's actually in season. 05:19.880 --> 05:22.380 But I'm not preaching against faggots today. 05:22.380 --> 05:24.580 You know, the Bible does talk about this subject a lot. 05:24.580 --> 05:28.180 What I'm actually preaching on is raising kids. 05:28.180 --> 05:31.380 The title of my sermon is Train Them or Lose Them. 05:31.380 --> 05:42.880 You know, if you go to Proverbs 22 verse 6, Proverbs 22 verse 6, you know, the Bible says train up a child in the way that he should go. 05:42.880 --> 05:46.780 And when he's old, he will not depart from it. 05:46.780 --> 05:49.280 And so, I understand there's exceptions to rules. 05:49.280 --> 05:54.580 All throughout the Bible, there are rules and exceptions to this. 05:54.580 --> 05:59.580 You know, the Bible does talk about, you know, chasing your son while there is hope. 05:59.580 --> 06:03.280 So, the Bible does talk about hope and how you raise your children. 06:03.280 --> 06:06.180 And there are certain consequences and there are certain exceptions. 06:06.180 --> 06:21.380 And if you go to Deuteronomy 21, Deuteronomy 21 verse 18, 06:21.380 --> 06:31.380 this was also an exception to a certain standard of, if you look at verse 8, 18 actually, sorry. 06:31.380 --> 06:37.080 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, 06:37.080 --> 06:40.180 and that when he had chased him, he will not hearken unto them, 06:40.180 --> 06:45.480 then shall the father and his mother lay hold of him and bring him into the elders of the cities and unto the gate of his place. 06:45.480 --> 06:48.880 And they shall say unto the elders of the city, this is our son. 06:48.880 --> 06:50.380 He is stubborn and rebellious. 06:50.380 --> 06:51.580 He will not obey our voice. 06:51.580 --> 06:52.780 He is a glutton and a drunkard. 06:52.780 --> 06:56.980 And all the men of the city shall stone him with stones that he die. 06:56.980 --> 07:01.680 So shall thou put evil away from among you and all Israel shall hear and fear. 07:01.680 --> 07:03.780 So this is a this is a son. 07:03.780 --> 07:05.680 You know, this was not a common son. 07:05.680 --> 07:10.080 You know, I doubt with laws like this, a lot of sons took it to this extreme. 07:10.080 --> 07:11.880 But this was an exception. 07:11.880 --> 07:14.580 Most kids won't go to this level. 07:14.580 --> 07:18.880 You know, you can't live with the idea that no matter how much you teach your children, 07:18.880 --> 07:22.780 that there's no hope, especially when you chase them young. 07:22.780 --> 07:25.680 And the Bible says that there is hope in the beginning. 07:25.680 --> 07:30.680 And right now, what I'm going to talk about is public schools. 07:30.680 --> 07:35.180 So right now, the economy is a hard economy. 07:35.180 --> 07:40.580 You know, in this church and most churches, our friend churches, we live off one income. 07:40.580 --> 07:44.280 And right now, things are hard and wives stay at home. 07:44.280 --> 07:45.880 They guide the house. They raise the kids. 07:45.880 --> 07:54.680 But right now, you might be tempted to start adding a second income to the home and sending your kids into a public school. 07:54.680 --> 07:57.580 You know, you might be thinking getting a second job. 07:57.580 --> 08:01.880 But I would I would recommend don't let Sodom raise your kids. 08:01.880 --> 08:03.680 Well, you might say, well, what about private school? 08:03.680 --> 08:06.180 I'll say Gomorrah is not much better. 08:06.180 --> 08:11.580 You know, so Sodom and Gomorrah were both burnt down and public schools will influence your children, 08:11.580 --> 08:17.380 you know, going from all day with being with the mother eight hours a day to getting content. 08:17.380 --> 08:20.880 Contrary to what your parents say, you know, they're going to doubt your faith. 08:20.880 --> 08:22.980 There's going to be a lot of bad influence. 08:22.980 --> 08:27.280 You know, at this church, we believe wearing pants for a woman, it's not it's not a good thing. 08:27.280 --> 08:32.480 It's cross dressing. It's it's a garment that pertaineth to a man. 08:32.480 --> 08:37.280 And you saw to me exposure right now. 08:37.380 --> 08:44.580 I have my kids. There's times where we ran into sodomites and they just go like, what the hell is that? 08:44.580 --> 08:46.580 Feminism. Feminism is a big part. 08:46.580 --> 08:49.980 You know, your your daughters are very important in your lives. 08:49.980 --> 08:55.980 And as you can see, they weren't very important to lots. 08:55.980 --> 09:03.280 And, you know, the list goes on and public school will influence your life and it will influence your children a lot more than you think. 09:03.280 --> 09:14.680 If you go to Genesis, Chapter 13, verse two, Genesis 13, verse two. 09:14.680 --> 09:17.780 And Abraham was very rich in cattle and silver and gold. 09:17.780 --> 09:24.180 And if you skip to verse five and law also, which went with Abraham had flocks and herds and tents. 09:24.180 --> 09:27.180 And the land was not able to bear them and they might dwell together. 09:27.180 --> 09:30.780 And the substances was great. So they could not dwell together. 09:30.880 --> 09:40.880 And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abraham's cattle and the herdsmen and lots cattle and cannonite and the peasants dwelt, dwelt in the land. 09:40.880 --> 09:45.880 And so what happened is Abraham and lot, they had a lot of land. 09:45.880 --> 09:48.680 They had a lot of cattle. So they needed to find a place to live. 09:48.680 --> 09:54.580 If you are verse skip to verse 10 and lot lifted up his eyes and behold all the plain of Jordan. 09:54.580 --> 09:59.780 And there was well watered everywhere before the Lord before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. 09:59.780 --> 10:12.880 Even as the garden of the Lord like the land of Egypt that as thou comest to Zorah and lot shows him all the plain of Jordan and lot journeyed east and separated themselves one from another. 10:12.880 --> 10:19.680 And Abraham dwelt on the land of Canaan and lot dwelt in the city as a plane and pitched his tent towards Sodom. 10:19.680 --> 10:23.380 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly. 10:23.380 --> 10:29.080 So as you can see right here, lot had a choice in the matter of where to raise his family. 10:29.180 --> 10:31.280 And he looked at the riches of the world. 10:31.280 --> 10:36.480 He looked at the riches of Sodom and he pitched his tent towards it. 10:36.480 --> 10:43.180 And even though he knew that it was they were wicked and they were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly. 10:43.180 --> 10:53.880 He chose a second income and he chose a second paycheck above protecting his kids everything. 10:53.880 --> 10:59.880 And so, you know how you raise your children, it does matter where they're raised their environment. 10:59.880 --> 11:00.880 It does matter. 11:03.380 --> 11:06.980 You might be on this choice in life, but here's what happened to Abraham. 11:06.980 --> 11:20.480 So if you go to verse 14 in the same passage, you know, it says the Lord said unto Abraham after lot was separated from him. 11:20.480 --> 11:32.880 Lift up now the eyes and look now in the place where thou art northward and southward and eastward and westward for all the land that which thou seest to thee will I give it and thy seed forever. 11:32.880 --> 11:38.880 And so the way it happened is Abraham became a father of many nations. 11:38.880 --> 11:47.580 He had a son as Isaac and grandson of Jacob and his seed was God fearing seed and God blessed the heritage of Abraham. 11:47.680 --> 12:08.580 But lot was not so, you know, when you choose money over doing the right thing and getting a second paycheck, you know, public schools and affecting your daughters, you know, how I ended up for law is eventually, you know, his daughters were raised were some wicked people around them. 12:08.580 --> 12:13.780 They got him drunk and they ended up even raping their father while the dad was drunk. 12:13.780 --> 12:20.180 And lot had his first choice and he chose prosperity in trading his children for a paycheck. 12:20.180 --> 12:22.780 And so I'll just finish up my sermon real quick. 12:22.780 --> 12:26.980 It says that you might say he wasn't trading his daughters. 12:26.980 --> 12:37.380 But if you look at verse eight in chapter 19, so he got so popular and saw them that he, you know, he said, you know, I pray you my brethren do not so wickedly. 12:37.380 --> 12:40.180 He's calling faggots brethren. 12:40.180 --> 12:43.980 And now he's also saying, behold, now I have two daughters, which I have not known, man. 12:43.980 --> 12:51.980 Let me I pray you bring them out unto you that you do to them as good in your your own eyes. 12:51.980 --> 12:55.780 So he met the he met these two men. 12:55.780 --> 13:01.780 He didn't even know who they are, but he's willing to trade his own daughters for popularity for a second mortgage. 13:01.980 --> 13:11.780 You know, he probably had a nice house at the beginning, you know, a lot was a wealthy man even prior to being in and saw them. 13:11.780 --> 13:15.980 And yet he chose the love of money over raising his family. 13:15.980 --> 13:21.980 So at the end of the day, God's plan is for you to protect your children, raise your children, guide the home for mothers. 13:21.980 --> 13:25.380 And so I'm just going to end it there. 13:25.380 --> 13:31.180 Amen. Gabriel. 13:43.180 --> 13:55.180 OK, so. So this was like a last minute sermon, so I was like I had to hold the fort because my dad and my brother were sick. 13:55.180 --> 14:02.580 So I just bear with me. So the title of my sermon is Bible twisters. 14:02.580 --> 14:07.580 So I guess mine is kind of related to spout Bible twisters. 14:07.580 --> 14:16.380 I believe our reprobates. But before we go into sermon, we'll just pray. 14:16.380 --> 14:18.380 Thank you, God, for this wonderful day. 14:18.580 --> 14:30.580 I pray that you'll give me the Holy Spirit and that you'll give the Holy Spirit to the people and that I'll edify them with the sermon. 14:30.580 --> 14:33.580 And Jesus's name, I pray. Amen. 14:33.580 --> 14:40.580 So I want to thank Pastor because he's now for letting me preach the sermon. 14:40.780 --> 14:53.380 And then so to get into the sermon, Bible twisters, the first thing that they like, one of the things that they like to do is like twist rhetorical questions. 14:53.380 --> 14:59.380 So if you will turn to Joe 39 verse nine. 14:59.380 --> 15:15.180 In Joe 39, verse nine, it says, Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee or abide by thy crib? 15:15.180 --> 15:19.180 So God's asking Joe all these questions. 15:19.180 --> 15:23.180 And this is there's unicorn in the Bible. 15:23.980 --> 15:27.980 And then verse 10 says, Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? 15:27.980 --> 15:31.980 Or will he harrow the valleys after thee? 15:31.980 --> 15:33.980 Wilt thou trust him because his strength is great? 15:33.980 --> 15:35.980 Or wilt thou leave thy labor to him? 15:35.980 --> 15:39.980 So God's like asking these questions to Joe. 15:39.980 --> 15:41.980 He doesn't expect an answer. 15:41.980 --> 15:43.980 It's a rhetorical question. 15:43.980 --> 15:46.980 So that means he's answering his own question. 15:47.780 --> 15:53.780 But he's telling Joe that he can't do these things. 15:53.780 --> 15:57.780 So yes or no question. 15:57.780 --> 15:59.780 The person already knows it. 15:59.780 --> 16:03.780 And then another verse is in Psalms 139. 16:03.780 --> 16:09.780 This is actually a Psalm that we sing. 16:17.780 --> 16:25.780 Turn to verse 21 says, Do not I hate them, O Lord that hate thee? 16:25.780 --> 16:27.780 So it's a question mark. 16:27.780 --> 16:37.780 So the Bible twisters, I'm sure that they would probably say, Oh, well, do not I hate them, O Lord that hate thee? 16:37.780 --> 16:39.780 They say, Oh, that's a question. 16:39.780 --> 16:45.780 No, it's a rhetorical question because David is saying, Do not I hate them, O Lord that hate thee? 16:46.580 --> 16:53.580 Of course he hates them because in another Psalm it says, I hate them with perfect hatred because he's answering his own question. 16:53.580 --> 16:55.580 So that's a rhetorical question. 16:55.580 --> 17:08.580 And like if the Bible twisters, they just try to find any way to twist the Bible. 17:08.580 --> 17:10.580 This is definitely one of them. 17:10.580 --> 17:14.580 And am I not I agree with those that rise up against thee? 17:15.380 --> 17:19.380 So rhetorical question again. 17:19.380 --> 17:23.380 Turn to Joe 40 verse 9. 17:23.380 --> 17:25.380 This is another rhetorical question. 17:25.380 --> 17:33.380 Hast thou an arm like God or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? 17:33.380 --> 17:37.380 So rhetorical question again. 17:38.180 --> 17:44.180 So God, he has a punishment for this changing the Bible. 17:44.180 --> 18:00.180 And also the NIV, if you other Bibles, they have, they twist the scripture to where there's I think there's more than like 30 verses that are taken out totally. 18:00.180 --> 18:04.180 And there's definitely more than 100 that are twisted. 18:04.980 --> 18:08.980 So that's why we stick with the King James. 18:08.980 --> 18:14.980 And God says that it's purified seven times. 18:14.980 --> 18:16.980 So this is the Bible. 18:16.980 --> 18:22.980 And when we were going out soulening, I remember talking to this lady. 18:22.980 --> 18:32.980 She's like, well, I don't believe the Bible is the word of God because there's like there's other like there's mistakes in it. 18:33.780 --> 18:43.780 So when you talk to those people, whenever you just give them a verse, they're going to say, oh, that was that was a mistake. 18:43.780 --> 18:47.780 He said she didn't believe that Jesus was God. 18:47.780 --> 18:57.780 She believed that it was only God and that Jesus she believed that Jesus walked this earth because, you know, everybody knows that Jesus walked this earth. 18:57.780 --> 19:01.780 But like, how could you know that without the Bible, though? 19:02.580 --> 19:10.580 She probably it was weird because most people like these false prophets, they put it into their head. 19:10.580 --> 19:30.580 Everybody's heads like a lot of people said more than half the population said that all these false doctrines and it's stupid because all of them can be debunked by the Bible because the Bible is the word of God. 19:32.580 --> 19:34.580 So back to rhetorical questions. 19:34.580 --> 19:49.580 You know, turn to for Joe 41 verse one says, Canst thou draw Leviathan with a hook or his tongue with a cord which thou let us down? 19:49.580 --> 19:54.580 So this is talking about behemoth and Leviathan. 19:54.580 --> 20:00.580 Those are well, we would say dinosaurs right now, but they're big monsters. 20:01.380 --> 20:07.380 In that time, so God's asking Joe all these questions. 20:07.380 --> 20:21.380 Joe was and he has like all these boils on him and God's correcting him and stuff because I mean, Joe was like the the meekest man, not OK, not the meekest man. 20:22.180 --> 20:28.180 But he he didn't reject God even when with all the things that happened to him. 20:28.180 --> 20:36.180 And that that's what we should go have a go for is be like Joe. 20:36.180 --> 20:45.180 But God's like God saying all these things while he's in pain. 20:45.180 --> 20:48.180 And God's right, of course. 20:48.980 --> 20:50.980 And Job. 20:50.980 --> 20:56.980 So like he's probably really sad right now because he lost all his children, 10 children. 20:56.980 --> 20:58.980 He lost all his lands. 20:58.980 --> 21:02.980 He lost all his his flocks, his herds. 21:02.980 --> 21:05.980 So he lost everything but his wife. 21:05.980 --> 21:11.980 And his wife is like he's like she's like, why don't you read reject God and die? 21:11.980 --> 21:14.980 So curse God and die. 21:15.780 --> 21:20.780 So it's like the wife isn't very good in that instance. 21:20.780 --> 21:25.780 So yeah, but your wife, you should you should comfort your husband. 21:25.780 --> 21:33.780 But she's probably she's probably more pain because she had all those children and she probably raised them. 21:33.780 --> 21:39.780 She she was she was with them more than the husband. 21:40.580 --> 21:51.580 But because that's in this life, we say that the women should stay at home and lead the home or not to lead the home, 21:51.580 --> 22:01.580 but teach the children and cook and clean while the men go out and work. 22:02.380 --> 22:14.380 So my mom, she she taught me a lot of things like she taught me how to soul win. 22:14.380 --> 22:17.380 She taught me how to memorize the Bible. 22:17.380 --> 22:23.380 And I thought that memorizing the Bible, it's really good to do. 22:23.380 --> 22:30.380 She like set up all these programs and she really helped me in my life. 22:31.180 --> 22:35.180 So makes sense why Joe's wife is like, why would God do this to us? 22:35.180 --> 22:39.180 But it's not God, it's Satan. 22:39.180 --> 22:45.180 So God is really testing Joe to see what his loyalty is. 22:45.180 --> 22:50.180 And his loyalty was great because he he did it till the bitter end. 22:50.180 --> 22:58.180 And then God rewarded him by giving him more children, all his lands, all his herds. 22:58.980 --> 23:04.980 And there's a lot of things in the book of Job to where I couldn't even explain the whole thing. 23:04.980 --> 23:08.980 Like in the 10 minutes, I still don't have very much time. 23:08.980 --> 23:10.980 So get to get back to the text. 23:10.980 --> 23:12.980 So rhetorical questions. 23:12.980 --> 23:14.980 That's what they try to twist. 23:14.980 --> 23:19.980 So so my next point is the curse of changing the Bible. 23:20.780 --> 23:35.780 So if you turn to Revelation 22, 18, it says, for I testify unto every man that here is the words of the prophecy of this book. 23:35.780 --> 23:42.780 If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book. 23:42.780 --> 23:47.780 So every single plague that's in the Bible, there's a lot of place in the Bible. 23:48.580 --> 23:53.580 So he's going to give him all the plagues if you add unto it. 23:53.580 --> 23:58.580 But if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, 23:58.580 --> 24:06.580 God shall take away his part out of the book of life and out of the holy city and from the things which are written in this book. 24:06.580 --> 24:09.580 So blotting his name out. 24:09.580 --> 24:11.580 So that's reprobate. 24:12.380 --> 24:25.380 If you are turning you, you are put into a reprobate mind because taking from the Bible or adding to it, you don't want to do that. 24:25.380 --> 24:28.380 Nobody in their right mind would do that. 24:28.380 --> 24:36.380 I don't think even unsaved people wouldn't even do that unless if they have a corrupt mind. 24:37.180 --> 24:42.180 Because it's really wicked. 24:42.180 --> 24:49.180 And then turn to Jeremiah 6, 28-30. 24:49.980 --> 24:51.980 So... 25:03.980 --> 25:08.980 I may be a little sticky, but there's not a lot of men to preach. 25:09.780 --> 25:19.780 Well, there was enough men, but I just thought I would do it because I think five men is perfect. 25:19.780 --> 25:24.780 In Jeremiah 26... 25:24.780 --> 25:28.780 No, six. Sorry. 25:29.580 --> 25:34.580 6, 28-30 says, 25:34.580 --> 25:38.580 And they are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders. 25:38.580 --> 25:41.580 They are brass and iron. They are all corruptors. 25:41.580 --> 25:44.580 So false prophets who change the Bible. 25:44.580 --> 25:48.580 The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire. 25:48.580 --> 25:53.580 The founder melteth in vain, for the wicked are not plucked away. 25:53.580 --> 25:58.580 Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them. 25:59.380 --> 26:06.380 So when you melt silver, there's stuff on the top. 26:06.380 --> 26:10.380 They scrape all that off, because it's reprobate silver. 26:10.380 --> 26:13.380 That's what they call it. 26:13.380 --> 26:18.380 So that's what the reprobates are to God. 26:18.380 --> 26:21.380 We are the silver, the reprobates are the scum. 26:21.380 --> 26:26.380 So it's thrown in the fire. 26:27.180 --> 26:29.180 So that symbol is hell. 26:32.180 --> 26:40.180 And to think, God says that reprobates should put a millstone around their neck and be cast in the sea. 26:40.180 --> 26:51.180 So that way they have a better damnation, because the longer you live, the more heat will be added. 26:51.980 --> 26:58.980 The more you're being a false prophet, the more you're twisting the Bible, the more the heat will be added. 26:58.980 --> 27:11.980 So the curse of changing the Bible, nobody wants to have all the plagues on them, because I think Exodus has enough. 27:11.980 --> 27:17.980 But the whole Bible, that's a lot. 27:18.780 --> 27:27.780 So that was my sermon that I scraped out on the way here. 27:27.780 --> 27:32.780 So rhetorical questions, the curse of changing the Bible, there's a lot more. 27:32.780 --> 27:42.780 But I was just going to point out this topic, because we sing these hymns, and sometimes people are wondering, 27:43.580 --> 27:50.580 what is this? Is it a question? Is it not a question? Is it what? 27:50.580 --> 27:54.580 So I was just going to say it was a rhetorical question. 27:54.580 --> 27:59.580 So Bible twisters are reprobates, yes. 28:00.380 --> 28:15.380 And so not all bums, not all homeless people are reprobates, but all reprobates are bums. 28:19.380 --> 28:24.380 So thank you, Pastor, again, for letting me preach. Let's pray. 28:25.180 --> 28:32.180 Dear Jesus, I pray that you've edified the people, and that you'll bless them, 28:32.180 --> 28:39.180 and that you'll bless the soul winning, and that you'll bless Pastor with the, 28:39.180 --> 28:43.180 and give him the Holy Spirit for the next sermon tonight. 28:43.180 --> 28:46.180 And in Jesus' name I pray, amen. 28:50.180 --> 28:51.180 Alex. 28:51.980 --> 29:00.980 Please turn your Bibles to Luke 18, verse 9. Luke 18, 9. 29:02.980 --> 29:09.980 And this passage in the Bible is Jesus giving the parable of the Pharisees and the publicans. 29:09.980 --> 29:17.980 And when we're at soul winning, we often ask a people question to figure out what they believe about spiritual salvation. 29:18.780 --> 29:23.780 So I'll ask a person, well, to get to heaven, is it faith alone? 29:23.780 --> 29:28.780 Do you need faith alone? Or do you have to have faith and good works to get to heaven? 29:28.780 --> 29:31.780 And many people will say, oh, faith and good works. 29:31.780 --> 29:37.780 And so they're probably not saved, you know, at that point try to preach the gospel to them and show them the verses. 29:37.780 --> 29:42.780 But then there's some people that will say, oh yeah, it's faith alone. 29:43.580 --> 29:49.580 But then as you talk to them a little bit more, you find out that they're really truly not believing in faith alone. 29:49.580 --> 29:52.580 They still seem to be trusting in themselves. 29:52.580 --> 29:57.580 They'll say stuff like, oh yeah, it's faith alone, but you have to be willing to turn from your sins. 29:57.580 --> 30:00.580 Or they'll say it's faith alone, but you've got to give your life to Jesus. 30:00.580 --> 30:05.580 Or it's faith alone, but you can't just do whatever you want and go to heaven. 30:06.380 --> 30:16.380 And even trickier than that, sometimes people will say, oh well, if a person is saved, then the good works will follow. 30:16.380 --> 30:19.380 And then I'll say, oh, so then you're saying that you have to have good works to get to heaven. 30:19.380 --> 30:23.380 And they go, oh no, no, no, no, no, no. You don't need any works to be saved. 30:23.380 --> 30:27.380 But once you're saved, then you'll do the good works. 30:29.380 --> 30:32.380 And that person may be saved. 30:33.180 --> 30:41.180 They were saved at an early age, and they've been going to a lot of bad churches that don't really have a clear gospel doctrine. 30:41.180 --> 30:45.180 But at this point, you should just assume that they're probably not saved. 30:45.180 --> 30:48.180 And again, try to preach the gospel to them. 30:48.180 --> 30:58.180 And for sure, I run into many people that they are absolutely convinced that they're truly trusting in their faith alone, but they're not saved. 30:58.980 --> 31:03.980 And the problem is, is they don't realize that themselves. 31:03.980 --> 31:07.980 They are still, they truly believe, oh yeah, yeah, I trust in faith alone. 31:07.980 --> 31:12.980 But they don't recognize that they're still trusting in themselves. 31:12.980 --> 31:19.980 And so in this passage, Jesus is giving a parable as an example, as an illustration, perhaps about such persons. 31:20.780 --> 31:22.780 And so in Luke 18 verse 9, 31:32.780 --> 31:39.780 And we'll see later on in verse 11 and 14 that this passage is actually talking about spiritual salvation. 31:39.780 --> 31:43.780 And so the Pharisees, they were trusting in their own righteousness. 31:43.780 --> 31:46.780 They thought they were going to heaven because they were a good person. 31:47.580 --> 31:56.580 And their confidence and their trust was in themselves and not trusting in God for spiritual salvation as the publican's trust was. 31:56.580 --> 31:57.580 And we'll see that later. 31:57.580 --> 32:02.580 And so the title of the sermon is, they trusted in their own righteousness. 32:02.580 --> 32:08.580 And again, in verse 9, Jesus, he spake this parable unto certain. 32:08.580 --> 32:10.580 And so certain means specific persons. 32:11.380 --> 32:22.380 And so Jesus is talking specifically to the Pharisees and the priests and all the rulers and the synagogues and the Sadducees. 32:22.380 --> 32:28.380 They taught a false gospel and the Pharisees in particular taught that a person had to keep the law to be saved from hell. 32:28.380 --> 32:31.380 And so their own righteousness. 32:31.380 --> 32:36.380 And what the word righteous means is innocent, faultless, guilty. 32:36.380 --> 32:39.380 And we know that only Jesus was righteous. 32:40.180 --> 32:43.180 Only Jesus had that righteousness in his own works. 32:43.180 --> 32:47.180 Only Jesus was good enough to go to heaven because he was completely without sin. 32:47.180 --> 32:53.180 And when a person gets saved, then God gives that person the gift of Jesus's righteousness. 32:53.180 --> 32:57.180 And there's a verse, I think it's Romans 5 17, the gift of righteousness. 32:59.180 --> 33:03.180 And in verse 9, again, it says, and despised others. 33:03.180 --> 33:07.180 And despised means to make of no account, to like disregard. 33:07.980 --> 33:12.980 And so today, you know, people, if they're believing in workspace salvation, they think, well, I'm a good person. 33:12.980 --> 33:13.980 I'm going to heaven. 33:13.980 --> 33:20.980 You know, wouldn't they also have to be judging other people and saying, well, that person's going to hell. 33:20.980 --> 33:28.980 I mean, he's like a drug dealer, mobster or adulterer, murderer, you know, some really bad sins. 33:28.980 --> 33:30.980 I'm good enough. 33:30.980 --> 33:31.980 This person's bad. 33:31.980 --> 33:32.980 They're going to hell. 33:32.980 --> 33:36.980 And that's exactly what the Pharisee was doing with the publican. 33:37.780 --> 33:39.780 He was comparing that publican. 33:39.780 --> 33:49.780 And because it says, and the Pharisee stood and prayed thus within himself, God, I thank thee that I am not as this other men are, 33:49.780 --> 33:53.780 extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 33:53.780 --> 33:56.780 And so he's comparing himself. 33:56.780 --> 33:57.780 He's thinking, I'm saved. 33:57.780 --> 33:59.780 This publican's going to hell. 33:59.780 --> 34:03.780 And notice it says that he prayed thus within himself. 34:04.580 --> 34:08.580 And so it shows that the Pharisee wasn't actually praying to God. 34:08.580 --> 34:12.580 And I think that's telling us, Jesus is telling us the Pharisee was not saved. 34:15.580 --> 34:24.580 And so, you know, this is a parable that we can use out soul winning to help people understand that they are trusting in themselves. 34:24.580 --> 34:30.580 And, you know, illustrations in the Bible, I think, if we can use the Bible illustration, 34:31.380 --> 34:37.380 that's better than like making up our own illustration because then it has the power of the Holy Spirit behind it. 34:39.380 --> 34:41.380 And so now look at verse 13. 34:41.380 --> 34:46.380 And the publican standing afar off would not lift up so much his eyes unto heaven, 34:46.380 --> 34:51.380 but smote upon his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me, a sinner. 34:51.380 --> 34:56.380 And so this was the publican's prayer to God, you know, that he would have mercy. 34:56.380 --> 34:57.380 Please don't send me to hell. 34:57.380 --> 35:00.380 And of course, today we know we have to call upon the name of the Lord. 35:01.180 --> 35:06.180 And so these seven words is the publican calling upon the name of the Lord, God, be merciful to me, a sinner. 35:06.180 --> 35:09.180 And so Jesus is giving us a model prayer here. 35:09.180 --> 35:11.180 It doesn't have to be a very complicated prayer. 35:11.180 --> 35:13.180 It can just be save me. 35:15.180 --> 35:23.180 And so, and now notice it says, standing afar off would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven. 35:23.180 --> 35:25.180 So the publican was humble. 35:25.180 --> 35:26.180 You know, he knew he was sinner. 35:26.180 --> 35:28.180 He knew he was not good enough for heaven. 35:28.980 --> 35:30.980 And that's the first two points of the gospel, right? 35:30.980 --> 35:31.980 We're all sinners. 35:31.980 --> 35:33.980 None of us are good enough for heaven. 35:33.980 --> 35:34.980 We all deserve hell. 35:34.980 --> 35:36.980 And so the publican already knew that. 35:36.980 --> 35:39.980 And as far as the Pharisee, right, that just went right over his head. 35:41.980 --> 35:42.980 Okay, now look at verse 14. 35:42.980 --> 35:46.980 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other. 35:46.980 --> 35:53.980 For everyone that exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that humbleeth himself shall be exalted. 35:54.780 --> 35:58.780 And so this man went down to his house justified. 35:58.780 --> 36:02.780 And justified is often used in the Bible to talk about spiritual salvation. 36:02.780 --> 36:06.780 And what it means in that context is to be made not guilty. 36:06.780 --> 36:12.780 When we're saved, it's God's righteousness and his forgiveness that makes us not guilty. 36:12.780 --> 36:14.780 And notice its past tense. 36:14.780 --> 36:16.780 He went to his house justified. 36:16.780 --> 36:19.780 It was something that happened in a moment. 36:19.780 --> 36:22.780 You know, the publican didn't have to repent of his sins that day. 36:23.580 --> 36:26.580 And the next day, and the next month, and the next year, right? 36:26.580 --> 36:29.580 Being born again is once and done. 36:31.580 --> 36:33.580 And so now here's a little bit more of an application. 36:33.580 --> 36:40.580 You know, when we're out soul winning, we should ask questions to the people to help them figure out to themselves, 36:40.580 --> 36:43.580 by themselves, that they're still trusting in themselves. 36:43.580 --> 36:48.580 And in that way it gets them thinking about, well, what do I really trust in? 36:49.380 --> 36:52.380 And ask them, are you putting any trust in yourself? 36:52.380 --> 36:54.380 Even a little bit. 36:56.380 --> 37:01.380 And if you are, then you need to change your mind about that and put all your trust on Jesus. 37:01.380 --> 37:06.380 And so with this parable, you could ask the person questions something like, 37:06.380 --> 37:09.380 did the Pharisee think he was saved? 37:09.380 --> 37:12.380 And what was the Pharisee trusting in to go to heaven? 37:12.380 --> 37:15.380 What was the publican trusting in to go to heaven? 37:16.180 --> 37:20.180 And according to Jesus, which one of them was actually going to heaven and why? 37:20.180 --> 37:23.180 And have them work through that in their mind. 37:23.180 --> 37:28.180 And then kind of bring them into the story to say, well, aren't you kind of like that Pharisee? 37:28.180 --> 37:30.180 Aren't you trusting in your own good works? 37:30.180 --> 37:37.180 And you're not admitting that you're not good enough for heaven, as the publican did. 37:37.180 --> 37:40.180 And so in a way, you're thinking the same things. 37:40.180 --> 37:42.180 You're justifying yourself with your own good works. 37:42.180 --> 37:45.180 Even good works after you're saved. 37:46.180 --> 37:55.180 And Romans 9.30 and 10.4, Romans 9.30 through 10.4 is like a commentary. 37:55.180 --> 38:02.180 And so as a homework, I'm giving you to read that and see how that explains the parable of the Pharisee and the publican. 38:02.180 --> 38:08.180 And in another application, I think one reason why people think that they believe in faith alone, 38:08.180 --> 38:10.180 but they're actually trusting in themselves, 38:10.980 --> 38:15.980 is because false prophets repeat these kind of lies over and over and over and over. 38:15.980 --> 38:22.980 And so a person that's going to one of those churches, they think, oh, well, faith alone includes turning from your sins. 38:22.980 --> 38:23.980 And they believe that. 38:23.980 --> 38:30.980 And so false prophets have convinced them that two things that are true, that can't both be true. 38:30.980 --> 38:33.980 You can't be saved by grace and works. 38:33.980 --> 38:34.980 They're mutually exclusive. 38:34.980 --> 38:36.980 It's one or the other. 38:36.980 --> 38:37.980 Romans 11.6. 38:38.780 --> 38:40.780 For if it be by grace, then it is no more of works. 38:40.780 --> 38:42.780 Otherwise, grace is not grace. 38:46.780 --> 38:52.780 And so if an unsaved person is going to change their mind that's been going to one of these fake churches with a false prophet, 38:52.780 --> 38:56.780 they're going to have to realize that false prophet's been deceiving them. 38:56.780 --> 38:59.780 He's been telling them something other than what the Bible says. 38:59.780 --> 39:07.780 And so I think sometimes it might be good to point out that the Bible says that there's many false prophets are gone out into the world. 39:08.580 --> 39:11.580 And ask the person, is it possible that you've been deceived? 39:11.580 --> 39:17.580 And ask them, do you want to seek the truth of what the Bible says? 39:17.580 --> 39:22.580 Ask them, what is the consequences of believing the wrong thing about spiritual salvation? 39:24.580 --> 39:33.580 And of course, when we ask questions, I think it's maybe a little bit more humble and meek than just maybe confronting people directly. 39:34.380 --> 39:38.380 And soul winners should always try to be humble and meek and not trigger their pride. 39:38.380 --> 39:41.380 And I think asking questions is a way to do that. 39:43.380 --> 39:46.380 And they may not figure it out, but at least they're thinking about it. 39:46.380 --> 39:51.380 And maybe there's a seed of doubt that's planted about their false beliefs. 39:53.380 --> 40:00.380 And later on, maybe something will change in their life and a soul winner might come and they might get saved later on. 40:01.180 --> 40:04.180 And so thank you Father for your word. 40:06.180 --> 40:11.180 And we do pray that you rebuke those false prophets out there, that you send them quick into the pit. 40:11.180 --> 40:13.180 In Jesus' name, amen. 40:16.180 --> 40:19.180 And the next preacher is Ramon. 40:31.180 --> 40:34.180 Heavenly Father, thank you so much, Lord, for this church, Lord. 40:34.180 --> 40:36.180 I just thank you for blessing it. 40:36.180 --> 40:38.180 I pray you continue to do so. 40:38.180 --> 40:40.180 Thank you for our pastor. 40:40.180 --> 40:42.180 I pray you fill me with your spirit. 40:42.180 --> 40:44.180 Help me to preach the message you put on my heart. 40:44.180 --> 40:46.180 In Jesus' name, amen. 40:46.180 --> 40:47.180 Amen. 40:47.180 --> 40:49.180 So you're in Matthew chapter 4. 40:49.180 --> 40:51.180 Or yeah, Matthew chapter 4. 40:51.180 --> 40:52.180 Look at verse 4. 40:52.180 --> 40:59.180 It says, But he answered and said, it is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the earth. 40:59.980 --> 41:02.980 And daily bread is the title of my sermon. 41:02.980 --> 41:05.980 The Bible says, give us this day our daily bread, right? 41:05.980 --> 41:07.980 And the Bible is so important. 41:07.980 --> 41:11.980 It's so important that we take it in every single day. 41:12.980 --> 41:17.980 And I thought it was really good what Brother Gabe brought up that people just don't believe the Bible right now. 41:17.980 --> 41:19.980 We hear that all the time. 41:19.980 --> 41:26.980 They don't think that they have a Bible that is pure, a Bible that we should take in every day because it doesn't have a Bible. 41:27.780 --> 41:32.780 It's not that they don't think it's hard to read and they don't like the these and the thou's. 41:32.780 --> 41:34.780 It's that they don't believe it. 41:34.780 --> 41:36.780 It's a matter of belief. 41:36.780 --> 41:40.780 Because really we should never think that we should dumb down the Bible so that people understand it. 41:40.780 --> 41:42.780 Because it's the Word of God. 41:42.780 --> 41:46.780 We should elevate the society to get on the level of God. 41:46.780 --> 41:48.780 It's a God-breathed book. 41:48.780 --> 41:50.780 We need every bit of it. 41:50.780 --> 41:52.780 And the Bible says that God will prove us. 41:52.780 --> 41:54.780 We like hymns because they're so powerful. 41:55.580 --> 41:57.580 We like hymns because they're filled with doctrine. 41:57.580 --> 41:59.580 We saw a hymn today that said, 41:59.580 --> 42:01.580 I prove thee at the waters of Mariba. 42:03.580 --> 42:05.580 And God will prove us in our life. 42:05.580 --> 42:07.580 And that just means he's going to test you. 42:07.580 --> 42:09.580 He's going to see, hey, what do you believe? 42:09.580 --> 42:11.580 And the thing is, if we don't have any answers to the test, 42:11.580 --> 42:19.580 wouldn't that be kind of a bad thing of God to just test us and then we don't even know the answers? 42:19.580 --> 42:23.580 We don't even know what he wants us to do or what to think or what to believe. 42:24.380 --> 42:28.380 So that's why I love that we go to a church that elevates the Bible. 42:28.380 --> 42:30.380 And specifically, the King James Bible. 42:30.380 --> 42:32.380 Because we speak English, right? 42:32.380 --> 42:38.380 And you look at society as a whole, we go out and knock a lot of doors and nobody believes the Bible. 42:38.380 --> 42:40.380 It's really sad. 42:40.380 --> 42:42.380 They all say the same thing. 42:42.380 --> 42:44.380 And because of that fact, it's exactly what Brother Gabe said. 42:44.380 --> 42:48.380 They're like, well, you show them a verse and they're like, I don't believe that. 42:48.380 --> 42:50.380 And why don't they believe that? 42:51.180 --> 42:53.180 It's because they don't believe that the Bible is true. 42:53.180 --> 42:55.180 They believe it's corrupted. 42:55.180 --> 43:01.180 And you ask, we have tons of verses that show that the Bible has been preserved, that the Bible is pure. 43:01.180 --> 43:05.180 And what verse do they have to prove that the Bible is not pure? 43:05.180 --> 43:07.180 They don't have a verse. 43:07.180 --> 43:13.180 Ask them what verse did they lean on to say that God wasn't powerful enough to preserve the word of God? 43:13.180 --> 43:17.180 I mean, he spoke everything into existence, right, with the words of his Son. 43:17.980 --> 43:21.980 He's mighty to do all these different miracles and things in the Old Testament and the New Testament. 43:21.980 --> 43:23.980 But yet he can't preserve the word of God. 43:23.980 --> 43:25.980 It doesn't make any sense. 43:25.980 --> 43:27.980 People are just creating a God in their own image. 43:27.980 --> 43:31.980 Just because every time I drive I have to ask my wife, where did I leave my keys? 43:31.980 --> 43:33.980 It doesn't mean God is like me. 43:33.980 --> 43:39.980 Where God is just going to lose the word of God and has to be found for somebody someday. 43:39.980 --> 43:41.980 God is not like us. 43:41.980 --> 43:43.980 God is not like us. 43:44.780 --> 43:46.780 God is mighty. 43:46.780 --> 43:48.780 God is powerful. 43:48.780 --> 43:50.780 But God will prove you. 43:50.780 --> 43:52.780 And that's why you do need to understand the Bible. 43:52.780 --> 43:54.780 You need to eat it like daily bread every day. 43:54.780 --> 43:56.780 Job 23. 43:56.780 --> 43:58.780 I'm just going to read some of these because we don't get much time in these. 43:58.780 --> 44:00.780 But Job 23, verse 10 through 12 says, 44:14.780 --> 44:26.780 So it should be more important to us than our daily food intake is the word of God. 44:26.780 --> 44:28.780 And you know we're tested by him. 44:28.780 --> 44:34.780 And you know our obedience to God is going to be directly tied to how much do we take in the word of God. 44:34.780 --> 44:38.780 How much do we take in that daily bread and then actually do something with it. 44:38.780 --> 44:42.780 We need food so that we have energy to do the things in life. 44:43.580 --> 44:45.580 So we have to eat or you're going to be really tired. 44:45.580 --> 44:49.580 Anyone who has ever fasted for a long period of time knows that you're drained. 44:49.580 --> 44:51.580 You have no energy. 44:51.580 --> 44:55.580 And you need that word of God also so that you can do the spiritual things that God wants you to do. 44:55.580 --> 44:57.580 And he's going to see if you believe it. 44:57.580 --> 44:59.580 If you believe it. 44:59.580 --> 45:03.580 And just like again it's like hey brother Gabe he preached last minute to hold the fort for his dad. 45:03.580 --> 45:05.580 That's awesome. 45:05.580 --> 45:07.580 And the Holy Spirit will move even through a young man like Gabe. 45:07.580 --> 45:09.580 Because he was bringing up the things that tie right in. 45:10.380 --> 45:12.380 All these tend to tie in one with another. 45:12.380 --> 45:16.380 And you know people just aren't going to believe the word of God in this day and age that we're in. 45:16.380 --> 45:18.380 It's sad but God will prove you to see how much you do believe it and how much you're willing to do it. 45:18.380 --> 45:20.380 Deuteronomy 8.2 45:20.380 --> 45:22.380 It's where Jesus was quoting this verse from. 45:22.380 --> 45:24.380 It says, 45:24.380 --> 45:26.380 And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness to humble thee and to prove thee. 45:26.380 --> 45:28.380 And to prove thee. 45:28.380 --> 45:30.380 And to prove thee. 45:30.380 --> 45:32.380 And to prove thee. 45:32.380 --> 45:34.380 And to prove thee. 45:34.380 --> 45:36.380 And to prove thee. 45:36.380 --> 45:38.380 And to prove thee. 45:39.180 --> 45:43.180 To keep thee punish warm目 45:47.180 --> 45:49.180 daughter pluck thee hopeless labor 46:03.180 --> 46:07.180 sound 46:07.180 --> 46:11.260 of the world does not believe that. They don't believe that. They'll say on their 46:11.260 --> 46:15.540 website, oh yeah, we believe in the inerrancy of the Word of God and that, 46:15.540 --> 46:19.780 you know, blah blah blah. But then they'll say, in the original manuscripts or 46:19.780 --> 46:24.780 whatever. Like God couldn't... The Bible says, like he's betcha too, the words of 46:24.780 --> 46:27.540 the Lord are pure words. It's silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven 46:27.540 --> 46:32.940 times. Thou shalt keep them, O Lord. Thou shalt preserve them from this generation 46:32.940 --> 46:38.460 forever. That's what the Bible says. But what verse do they have to say that God 46:38.460 --> 46:42.780 didn't do that? Can you think of a verse that said God couldn't do that? No. And 46:42.780 --> 46:48.100 the thing is, it makes it very convenient if God's gonna prove us that you could 46:48.100 --> 46:51.460 just say, well, you know, I don't believe that man corrupted that. That's just... 46:51.460 --> 46:55.700 that's probably not true. Oh, that's one of those verses that God, you know, 46:55.700 --> 46:59.740 couldn't keep preserved. You know, it's just a way that they could do what's 46:59.740 --> 47:04.340 ever in their own wicked heart. To say that God couldn't keep this Bible 47:04.340 --> 47:08.940 preserved so that we would know the doctrine, right? Preach the Word in 47:08.940 --> 47:13.540 season out of season. Like Brother Anthony said, reprove, rebuke, and those 47:13.540 --> 47:18.100 are correcting and a stronger correcting. Exhort, exhort one another. We exhort 47:18.100 --> 47:22.020 under good works with all lung suffering and what? Doctrine. Where are you gonna 47:22.020 --> 47:26.660 get the doctrine? You're gonna get it from the Word of God, right? All scripture 47:26.660 --> 47:31.260 is given by inspiration of God. Not just some. All. All scripture is given by 47:31.260 --> 47:35.220 inspiration of God and it's profitable for what? For doctrine. For reproof. For 47:35.220 --> 47:38.020 correction. For instruction in righteousness, right? That the man of God 47:38.020 --> 47:42.140 may be perfect, throughly furnished under all good works. But you're not gonna be 47:42.140 --> 47:45.180 throughly furnished if you don't believe it or if you don't believe that God 47:45.180 --> 47:48.820 preserved it, right? You're just gonna have all, oh, you know what? Church isn't 47:48.820 --> 47:52.440 that important. Or you're gonna come up with these crazy doctrines like, oh, that 47:52.440 --> 47:57.320 was for the Jews. No, it says all scripture was given by inspiration of 47:57.320 --> 48:01.840 God and it's profitable for our doctrine. That's the teaching that we have, right? 48:01.840 --> 48:05.720 The instruction in righteousness is the way in which we live our lives and 48:05.720 --> 48:08.880 you're not gonna live your life the right way if you don't have some good 48:08.880 --> 48:13.640 daily bread to take in every day, right? Deuteronomy 30-14 says, 48:13.640 --> 48:18.120 But the word is very nigh unto thee in thy mouth and in thy heart, that thou mayest 48:18.120 --> 48:22.000 do it. You're not gonna want to do it or you're gonna have excuses not to do it 48:22.000 --> 48:26.320 if you don't believe that God preserved it. It's really frustrating because this 48:26.320 --> 48:31.320 doctrine, people scoff at it, that we're KJV only. They scoff at it and they make 48:31.320 --> 48:35.640 you feel like, like, oh, you're just some sort of weirdo or something like that. 48:35.640 --> 48:39.080 No, you're the weirdo because you don't believe that God is mighty enough to 48:39.080 --> 48:43.480 preserve the Word of God. I think that's a blasphemous way to look at God. You 48:43.480 --> 48:47.960 know, that's showing no reverence to God whatsoever that God couldn't preserve 48:47.960 --> 48:51.480 the Word of God. It's insanity to me. Like, why would you want to serve a God 48:51.480 --> 48:55.400 that couldn't preserve the Word if he's gonna prove you and you're not gonna be 48:55.400 --> 49:00.720 able to know what to do? You're not gonna be able to know how to live your life. It 49:00.720 --> 49:06.080 doesn't make any sense. And nigh means it's close at hand to you, right? We need 49:06.080 --> 49:10.360 it every day. It's daily bread. It never gets old, right? You know, just like food. 49:10.360 --> 49:14.880 I love food, right? That's the only reason I like to exercise is because I like to 49:14.880 --> 49:20.240 eat, right? But you need that daily bread, right? But you, but the Bible says this is 49:20.240 --> 49:24.040 even more important, right? When the devil tried to tempt Jesus after 40 days 49:24.040 --> 49:28.880 and 40 nights of not eating, right? He tempted him with food, right? And that's 49:28.880 --> 49:32.760 when he said, you don't live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth 49:32.760 --> 49:35.760 out of the mouth of God. You know, good food, I think it's a gift from God. 49:35.760 --> 49:39.640 Ecclesiastes talks about that. It's good to eat good food. God wants us to eat 49:39.640 --> 49:44.880 good food. But the Bible should be a reminder to us that the Word of God is 49:44.880 --> 49:49.200 pure, right? The Word of God, it's how you're saved, right? The Bible says in 49:49.200 --> 49:55.640 Psalm 119, 140, it says, thy word is very pure. Therefore, and we know that 49:55.640 --> 50:00.080 therefore is there to show us why. Therefore thy servant loveth it. So we 50:00.080 --> 50:05.400 love the Word of God. And why do we love the Word of God? Because it's pure. So if 50:05.400 --> 50:09.240 it's not pure, why would you love it? And that's why people don't love it. That's 50:09.240 --> 50:13.040 why they don't do it. Because they don't believe it. That's what the problem is. 50:13.040 --> 50:17.160 It's a problem of belief, you know, and we're saved by the Word of God, right? 50:17.160 --> 50:24.240 We're saved by the Word of God. So the Word of God, I mean, being born again, not 50:24.240 --> 50:29.480 of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which liveth and 50:29.480 --> 50:35.040 abideth, what? Forever. So the Bible lives and abides forever. So that means God 50:35.040 --> 50:40.400 preserved it. Again, you point to people that scoff at it and say, hey, there's a 50:40.400 --> 50:44.280 lot of scripture to back up the fact that we believe in the Word of God and 50:44.280 --> 50:48.000 that God preserved it for all generations. What do you have to show me 50:48.000 --> 50:53.760 that God couldn't do that? I mean, it's a matter, again, of belief. In the 50:53.760 --> 50:57.520 beginning was the Word, the Word is with God, the Word was God, right? So the Bible 50:57.520 --> 51:03.700 is very important to God. It's very important for us to take it in every day. 51:03.700 --> 51:08.920 John 6 51 says, I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If any man 51:08.920 --> 51:13.160 eat of this bread, he shall live forever. And the bread that I will give is my 51:13.160 --> 51:16.600 flesh which I will give for the life of the world. See, we're saved by the Word of 51:16.600 --> 51:21.120 God. It's that reminder of our salvation, right? It's that reminder that Christ 51:21.120 --> 51:24.960 came down to be that living bread. And the Bible, like I said in Rome, and John 51:24.960 --> 51:30.640 1 1 says he is the Word of God. The Word of God is God. Jesus is God. The Word was 51:30.640 --> 51:35.760 made flesh and dwelt among us. So if you look at our life, the life, the 51:35.760 --> 51:39.680 Bible says that our life, the Conclusional Whole Matter, is to fear God and to keep 51:39.680 --> 51:43.800 His commandments, right? If you, to keep His, in order to keep His commandments, in 51:43.800 --> 51:47.880 order to get proved by God and come forth as gold, you're gonna need to 51:47.880 --> 51:51.440 believe that the Bible was preserved. You're gonna need to take that daily 51:51.440 --> 51:56.000 bread in every day. Not let the cares of the world, the deceitfulness of your own 51:56.000 --> 52:00.480 heart, wanting to live your life any which way you want, don't let that pull 52:00.480 --> 52:04.240 you from the Word of God. The Word of God is where everything that needs to be 52:04.240 --> 52:08.960 centered in your life, where you love it. You love the Word of God. Therefore thy 52:08.960 --> 52:13.760 servant loveth it. We are all servants of God. We love the Word of God. Why? 52:13.760 --> 52:18.160 Because it's pure, you know, and we shouldn't just turn to the Word of God 52:18.160 --> 52:22.840 when things get tough, right? But should you when it gets tough? Absolutely. You 52:22.840 --> 52:26.900 know, we love the Psalms because the Psalms is filled with passion. David 52:26.900 --> 52:31.680 showed how he was a man after God, God's own heart, because he put, he put the Word 52:31.680 --> 52:37.000 of God in its rightful place. He said it was pure and he just spoke with passion. 52:37.160 --> 52:43.900 He made his supplications to God with passion. Psalm 119 verse 36 says, 52:43.900 --> 52:48.240 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies and not to covetousness, because 52:48.240 --> 52:52.840 covetousness will pull you away from the things of God and pull you, you know, drag 52:52.840 --> 52:57.560 you over towards where the world is leaning. It says, Turn away mine eyes from 52:57.560 --> 53:03.520 beholding vanity and quicken thou me in thy way. Establish thy word unto thy 53:03.520 --> 53:07.960 servant who is devoted to thy fear, because yes, absolutely we should fear 53:07.960 --> 53:12.560 a mighty, powerful God, a God that was mighty enough to preserve his Word for 53:12.560 --> 53:16.600 all generations just like he said he would. You know, believe in a God that can 53:16.600 --> 53:21.800 do what he says he's going to do, because that's the God I serve. You know, you 53:21.800 --> 53:25.960 serve some weak, wimpy God that let his Word of God get hidden for hundreds and 53:25.960 --> 53:28.880 hundreds of years where people couldn't have it. That doesn't make sense. God 53:28.880 --> 53:33.400 would never do that. Turn to Jeremiah chapter 15. I'll just have you turn to 53:33.400 --> 53:41.560 one chapter and kind of finish up there. Do you have your daily bread? Do you have 53:41.560 --> 53:45.080 it every day? Are you on a Bible reading plan? I think it's a good way to do it. 53:45.080 --> 53:49.280 You know, Brother Remy posted the Old Testament Bible reading plan. We do the 53:49.280 --> 53:53.800 New Testament plan every start of the year and we get through the New Testament, 53:53.800 --> 53:57.520 but then you have that Old Testament left, right? That's harder to get through. 53:58.160 --> 54:03.360 Be on a plan. Be on a plan to read it every day. So, you know, I feel like I need to 54:03.360 --> 54:07.840 have the Bible every day, whether I read it or whether I hear it even sometimes, 54:07.840 --> 54:11.480 because sometimes, you know, maybe you get busy where you might miss a day of 54:11.480 --> 54:14.920 reading, but then you got the Scorby or something like that where you can have 54:14.920 --> 54:21.440 the KJV. You know, I know Brother Eli has some, also has it recorded, you know, some 54:21.440 --> 54:32.240 of it, most of it. What do you have left? Okay. So, hey, he reads the Bible. Awesome. 54:32.240 --> 54:36.800 Listen to Brother Eli reading it. You know, either way, get that daily bread 54:36.800 --> 54:42.480 into your life, right? Because, you know, you have to have discipline, right? It's 54:42.480 --> 54:46.640 not to dumb down the Word of God, right? It doesn't say, read the Bible to show 54:46.640 --> 54:51.480 thyself approved. It says to study, to show thyself approved. So, to study means 54:51.480 --> 54:55.480 you have to, you know, it shouldn't be just some dumbed down, simple to read 54:55.480 --> 54:59.640 kind of nonsense, right? Where it should be something that we have to look some 54:59.640 --> 55:04.400 things up. It's the Word of God. God is more intelligent. His thoughts are not our 55:04.400 --> 55:09.480 thoughts. His ways are not like our ways. He's above us. So, we should study and it 55:09.480 --> 55:13.520 should be hard. It shouldn't be easy. There's things that are easy, but there's 55:13.520 --> 55:19.400 things that should be hard and you should study. Again, what we need to do as 55:19.400 --> 55:24.480 Christians is to preach the Word. That's how we combat these people. Just like 55:24.480 --> 55:27.800 Brother Alex said, you know, it's not to get in some argument with them because 55:27.800 --> 55:32.080 really you start trying to defend the KJV only stance out there, preaching the 55:32.080 --> 55:35.760 gospel, you're probably going to lose them. They're probably going to not want 55:35.760 --> 55:39.520 to hear the gospel anymore because it's a tough doctrine for whatever reason for 55:39.560 --> 55:43.880 some people to follow. Maybe after they get saved, you can touch on that. I like 55:43.880 --> 55:48.400 to touch on that, but if you touch on it during it, it makes it tough. But what 55:48.400 --> 55:52.720 you can do is preach the Word because that is what has the power, like Brother 55:52.720 --> 55:56.400 Alex was mentioning. The Bible says that's the power. It's not the power that 55:56.400 --> 56:00.920 we have. It's the power of the Word of God when you preach it and to be his 56:00.920 --> 56:05.160 disciple, to be able to be proved and come forth as gold because you believe 56:05.160 --> 56:09.280 the Bible and because you do the Bible, you know, it takes discipline to do that. 56:09.280 --> 56:13.480 Are you his disciple? Jeremiah 15, look at verse 16. It says, 56:13.480 --> 56:18.200 thy words were found and I did eat them and thy word was unto me the joy and 56:18.200 --> 56:22.440 rejoicing of mine heart for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts. And 56:22.440 --> 56:26.120 we're all, if you're saved here today, you're called by his name and you should 56:26.120 --> 56:29.720 rejoice in the Word of God. You should eat the Word of God and take it in as 56:29.720 --> 56:35.440 your daily bread and love it and preach it. And let's just pray. Lord, just 56:35.440 --> 56:38.040 thank you for this church. I thank you for the Word of God. I pray that you 56:38.040 --> 56:41.080 would help us to exalt it in our lives and that you would fill the next preacher 56:41.080 --> 56:43.040 with your spirit. In Jesus' name, amen. 56:43.040 --> 56:48.040 That's the last one. That's you. That's easy. 56:48.040 --> 56:53.040 Good. Turn to Hebrews 10. Hebrews 10.10. 56:53.040 --> 56:58.040 Let's open up a little quick Word prayer. 56:58.040 --> 57:03.040 Lord, give me strength to preach your message. Help my voice hold out for at least 15 minutes. 57:03.040 --> 57:08.040 Let's fill in with your spirit. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen. 57:08.040 --> 57:13.040 Hebrews 10.10. As some of you know, we celebrated Lord's Supper correctly 57:13.040 --> 57:18.040 last week with a somber remembrance of the one performed at the end of the 57:18.040 --> 57:23.040 Gospels with the unleavened bread representing the Word of God that we consume it, 57:23.040 --> 57:28.040 read it, and the unleavened wine or grape juice as remembrance of 57:28.040 --> 57:32.040 consuming that, as remembrance of being washed clean by the blood. But there are many 57:32.040 --> 57:37.040 sects of Christianity that perform it incorrectly. One of them is the Catholics 57:37.040 --> 57:42.040 who have a practice of transubstantiation. 57:42.040 --> 57:47.040 And this is actually a very old practice. 57:47.040 --> 57:52.040 And I was going to say this. There are many wolves inside of me. 57:52.040 --> 57:57.040 Baptist, Christian, American, Dutch, English, Scottish, 57:57.040 --> 58:02.040 English, Anglican, Presbyterians, and they all hate Romanism. I hate papism. 58:02.040 --> 58:07.040 With a passion. It's one of the things that you start mentioning it. 58:07.040 --> 58:12.040 I actually just get enraged like an embodiment of 58:12.040 --> 58:17.040 John Adams just like shaking. In the late 14th century, 58:17.040 --> 58:22.040 the law lords would write, this is John Wycliffe, not personally, 58:22.040 --> 58:27.040 but the group he was somewhat aligned with. 58:45.040 --> 58:50.040 Of course, writing about the Eucharist right there. 58:50.040 --> 58:55.040 One of them is Christ's body that shall never out of heaven. 58:55.040 --> 59:00.040 They translated from Middle English, so it's a little rough there. 59:00.040 --> 59:05.040 The Bible says many, many times where Christ resides right now. 59:05.040 --> 59:10.040 It is at the right hand of the Father. I'll just rapid fire 59:10.040 --> 59:15.040 a bunch of them off. If you look up right hand in the New Testament, 59:15.040 --> 59:20.040 you'll pretty much get them all. 59:20.040 --> 59:25.040 Acts 7.55. 59:25.040 --> 59:30.040 Next verse. 59:30.040 --> 59:35.040 Romans 8.34. 59:35.040 --> 59:40.040 Who is even at the 59:40.040 --> 59:45.040 right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us? 59:45.040 --> 59:50.040 Ephesians 1.20. And set him at his own right hand in 59:50.040 --> 59:55.040 heavenly places. Colossians 3.1. 59:55.040 --> 01:00:00.040 Where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God. 01:00:00.040 --> 01:00:05.040 Hebrews 1.3. Sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high. 01:00:05.040 --> 01:00:10.040 Hebrews 8.1. Who is set on the right hand 01:00:10.040 --> 01:00:15.040 of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens. 01:00:15.040 --> 01:00:20.040 Hebrews 10.12. Who sat down on the right hand of God. 01:00:20.040 --> 01:00:25.040 Hebrews 12.2. Is set down at the right hand 01:00:25.040 --> 01:00:30.040 of the throne of God. And lastly, 1 Peter 3.22. And is on the right hand of God. 01:00:30.040 --> 01:00:35.040 Do you get the picture where Christ is right now? The Bible says that he sits on the right hand of God the Father 01:00:35.040 --> 01:00:40.040 until he makes his enemies his footstool. That day has not come 01:00:40.040 --> 01:00:45.040 and that day may not come in our lifetimes. So it's safe to say that Christ sits 01:00:45.040 --> 01:00:50.040 and stands at the right hand of God the Father and is not called down into some 01:00:50.040 --> 01:00:55.040 bread at the whims of a bachelor, priest, and a dress to be 01:00:55.040 --> 01:01:00.040 performed in some blasphemous thing where they use alcoholic or leavened wine to represent the pure 01:01:00.040 --> 01:01:05.040 blood of Christ. Blasphemy. Yeast in the blood is a 01:01:05.040 --> 01:01:10.040 disease, by the way. It actually has a name. Candidamia. 01:01:10.040 --> 01:01:15.040 See a doctor if you have that. Christ's blood is free of that. 01:01:15.040 --> 01:01:20.040 Who put Christ at the hand of the Father? The Father did. 01:01:20.040 --> 01:01:25.040 Did any man move him out? No. Only the Father could move Christ from that position since the Father 01:01:25.040 --> 01:01:30.040 put him there. Not some fag in a dress. The other part is 01:01:30.040 --> 01:01:35.040 in Hebrews, let's go there. Hebrews 10.10. 01:01:35.040 --> 01:01:40.040 By which we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 01:01:40.040 --> 01:01:45.040 Not every Sunday. Right? We do it as a remembrance. 01:01:45.040 --> 01:01:50.040 Not as some sacrifice every week. 01:01:50.040 --> 01:01:55.040 In 11. And every priest stands daily or 01:01:55.040 --> 01:02:00.040 every Sunday. Ministering often times the same sacrifices. They do the same 01:02:00.040 --> 01:02:05.040 procedure every Sunday they do it. And it says it can never take away sins 01:02:05.040 --> 01:02:10.040 and yet they teach that this is required to go to heaven. 01:02:10.040 --> 01:02:15.040 But Christ offered one sacrifice for sins forever and then 01:02:15.040 --> 01:02:20.040 sat down with the right hand of God. It is done. And from henceforth 01:02:20.040 --> 01:02:25.040 expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. As I said, he is there 01:02:25.040 --> 01:02:30.040 right now. And there is no more 01:02:30.040 --> 01:02:35.040 offering for sin. Right? We do not need this to come down. 01:02:35.040 --> 01:02:40.040 There are other blasphemous acts. Like the 01:02:40.040 --> 01:02:45.040 Eucharist procession. I don't know if you have ever seen that. But they put a little cracker in a 01:02:45.040 --> 01:02:50.040 golden cross and they march it around town. No place in America. 01:02:50.040 --> 01:02:55.040 Okay? Leave that flamboyant pageantry to the slums of the 01:02:55.040 --> 01:03:00.040 old world. In America we don't do that. We are a Christian country. We don't parade around a 01:03:00.040 --> 01:03:05.040 cracker and a cross. Okay? We don't do that here. 01:03:05.040 --> 01:03:10.040 Okay? Let's just blast me. Bring it around. 01:03:10.040 --> 01:03:15.040 Oh man. It's just 01:03:15.040 --> 01:03:20.040 sickening. Just like last week we performed 01:03:20.040 --> 01:03:25.040 the Lord's Supper and then Pete Hegseth's priest 01:03:25.040 --> 01:03:30.040 said that they should ban it. They should ban the Eucharist 01:03:30.040 --> 01:03:35.040 procession. Amen. Get rid of it. And of course a bunch of 01:03:35.040 --> 01:03:40.040 foreign subversives would plan the Catholics Pray for America 01:03:40.040 --> 01:03:45.040 thing where they did a show force. They had Candace Owen speak there. 01:03:45.040 --> 01:03:50.040 They can have that. They can have her. That's 01:03:50.040 --> 01:03:55.040 their own thing. Let's just show you how serious they are and how 01:03:55.040 --> 01:04:00.040 insulting they are. To come up with this, 01:04:00.040 --> 01:04:05.040 I'll just say it's been performed once for all. We don't use leavened bread. 01:04:05.040 --> 01:04:10.040 Leaven is sin. The Word of God 01:04:10.040 --> 01:04:15.040 being the bread of life right here. There's no leaven 01:04:15.040 --> 01:04:20.040 in it unless you have an IV. But we don't have that. We have King James 01:04:20.040 --> 01:04:25.040 Bible. There's no leaven in this thing. The blood, 01:04:25.040 --> 01:04:30.040 the wine, the unleavened wine does not have any leaven in it 01:04:30.040 --> 01:04:35.040 because that is sin. Leavened, yeasted blood 01:04:35.040 --> 01:04:40.040 cannot save anybody. You need a physician if you need that. It's a really short 01:04:40.040 --> 01:04:45.040 thing. Really short. Hopefully you all know this. No position here. 01:04:45.040 --> 01:04:50.040 I think the churches in America should try to cure 01:04:50.040 --> 01:04:55.040 Catholicism of this thing. If they can't cure it, then 01:04:55.040 --> 01:05:00.040 I don't know if you know what gangrene is. Gangrene is when you have 01:05:00.040 --> 01:05:05.040 bacteria in the blood and it travels around. It's a really bad thing. 01:05:05.040 --> 01:05:10.040 Essentially you're rotting from inside out. The only cure for gangrene 01:05:10.040 --> 01:05:15.040 is a bone saw. If the churches cannot cure 01:05:15.040 --> 01:05:20.040 this blasphemy of bacterial blood 01:05:20.040 --> 01:05:25.040 from the Catholic Church, then they call a doctor and perform some 01:05:25.040 --> 01:05:30.040 surgery. But with that, really short message. I thought I had 01:05:30.040 --> 01:05:35.040 more, but I just kind of spit it all out. 20 ounces of coffee to do that. 01:05:35.040 --> 01:05:40.040 So I ask you to bless us the rest of the day. Bless us so we can come later. 01:05:40.040 --> 01:05:45.040 Keep us all safe. Jesus, we pray, amen. 01:05:45.040 --> 01:05:50.040 Alright, yep. 01:05:50.040 --> 01:05:55.040 Verse 14, for by one offering he hath perfected forever them that are sanctified. 01:05:55.040 --> 01:06:00.040 We'll close with a song. We're actually going to be in the green or the red. 01:06:00.040 --> 01:06:05.040 Ozion Haste. It's a great 01:06:05.040 --> 01:06:10.040 missions focused song as we prefer to go soul hunting. 01:06:10.040 --> 01:06:15.040 393 in the red or the green. 01:06:15.040 --> 01:06:20.040 All together. 01:06:20.040 --> 01:06:25.040 All together. 01:06:50.040 --> 01:06:55.040 All together. 01:07:20.040 --> 01:07:25.040 All together. 01:07:25.040 --> 01:07:30.040 All together. 01:07:30.040 --> 01:07:35.040 All together. 01:07:35.040 --> 01:07:40.040 All together. 01:07:40.040 --> 01:07:45.040 All together. 01:07:45.040 --> 01:07:50.040 All together. 01:07:50.040 --> 01:07:55.040 All together. 01:07:55.040 --> 01:08:00.040 All together. 01:08:00.040 --> 01:08:05.040 All together. 01:08:05.040 --> 01:08:10.040 All together. 01:08:10.040 --> 01:08:15.040 All together. 01:08:15.040 --> 01:08:20.040 All together. 01:08:20.040 --> 01:08:25.040 All together. 01:08:25.040 --> 01:08:30.040 All together. 01:08:30.040 --> 01:08:35.040 All together. 01:08:35.040 --> 01:08:40.040 All together. 01:08:40.040 --> 01:08:45.040 All together. 01:08:45.040 --> 01:08:50.040 All together. 01:08:50.040 --> 01:08:55.040 All together. 01:08:55.040 --> 01:09:00.040 All together. 01:09:00.040 --> 01:09:05.040 All together. 01:09:05.040 --> 01:09:10.040 All together. 01:09:10.040 --> 01:09:15.040 All together. 01:09:15.040 --> 01:09:20.040 All together. 01:09:20.040 --> 01:09:25.040 All together. 01:09:25.040 --> 01:09:30.040 All together. 01:09:30.040 --> 01:09:35.040 All together. 01:09:35.040 --> 01:09:40.040 All together. 01:09:40.040 --> 01:09:45.040 All together. 01:09:45.040 --> 01:09:50.040 All together. 01:09:50.040 --> 01:09:55.040 All together. 01:09:55.040 --> 01:10:00.040 All together. 01:10:00.040 --> 01:10:05.040 All together. 01:10:05.040 --> 01:10:10.040 All together. 01:10:10.040 --> 01:10:15.040 All together. 01:10:16.040 --> 01:10:21.040 All together. 01:10:24.040 --> 01:10:29.040 All together. 01:10:33.040 --> 01:10:38.040 All together. 01:10:38.040 --> 01:10:44.840 For them in prayer victorious, 01:10:44.840 --> 01:10:57.640 And all the spendest Jesus will repay. 01:10:57.640 --> 01:11:10.440 Publish the tidings, tidings of peace, 01:11:10.440 --> 01:11:22.840 Tidings of Jesus redemption and release.