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closed ears Acts chapter 7 verse 54 the Bible reads here when they heard these things they were cut to the heart and they gnashed on him with their teeth but he being full of the Holy Ghost looked up steadfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God and said behold I see the heavens open and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God then they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and ran upon him with one accord you know what they did like just I don't want to hear that I don't want to hear it I don't want to hear it la la la I don't want to hear it you know some Christians can be that way when the truth is being preached or maybe it's your sin that we're calling out and you're just like I don't hear it let me just tune out right now I don't want to hear that okay I don't want to hear about not watching TV I don't want to hear about not watching movies I don't want to hear about fornication I don't want to hear about adultery I don't want to hear about drunkenness I don't want to hear about sodomy I don't want to hear it no no no no you had a problem if that's you you're stopping your ears of the Word of God and look again sometimes man the Word of God is just offensive sometimes okay Christ is offensive sometimes but here's the thing if we just are willing to receive it God will instruct us God will teach us to do his will okay the Bible says unite my heart to fear thy name how do we do that through God's Word by mercy and truth iniquity is purged the Bible says that we talk about the mercy but what about the truth the truth comes from God's Word thy word is truth but sanctify them through thy truth thy word is truth but sometimes people just want to stop their ears at it and yeah we know churches we know Christians who do that all the time right it's just like well the Bible says it's like I don't want to hear no no I don't want to hear I don't want to hear I don't want to hear about it and it's just like are you stopping your ears at God's Word don't even listen to me let me just text you the verses you know let me just let me just I'm not I won't send you after the tribulation I promise okay I'll just send you the verses that are found within after the tribulation how about that you know I just said no no no I don't want to hear I don't want to I want to live in la la land I want to live in candy candy land I want everything to be pre-trib and all these things I don't want to have to worry about any of these things don't stop your ears at these things let me say this you're here today because you didn't stop your ears when these doctrines are preached right you heard it it's just like that's true but so many people are just like I don't want to hear that no and you they stunt their growth because of it go to Psalms 119 Psalms 119 preaching hurts sometimes you know you know when we start talking about effeminate men that hurts a little bit to some people you know when we talk about hey don't act like a little queer that hurts sometimes okay but we don't hear when I hear just a bash into her into her that's not our goal here our goal is that it's to help you to mold you to help you to be complete because preaching helps us to do that Psalms 119 71 says it is good for me that I have been what afflicted not not caressed it doesn't say it's good for me that I have been caressed and rubbed and patted on the back no I did it says it's good that it hurt why that I might learn thy statutes you know pain teaches us that's what the Bible teaches us to spank our children why cuz pain teaches us yes amen