Participants: Chris Shelton &, Kenny Shelton
Series Code: BTLP
Program Code: BTLP000020
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00:40 Hello and welcome back to Behold
00:42 the Lamb presents. I'm Chris Shelton, 00:45 your host. And today we have a special message, 00:48 a message of the most precious gift ever 00:51 given to mankind. A message that is entitled 00:55 Heaven Came Down. And today joining us 00:58 in the beginning is my husband 00:59 Paster Kenny Shelton. Pastor Kenny, 01:02 Heaven Came Down is about Jesus Christ, 01:05 when He first came to this earth as a babe 01:08 and you know even though it has been 01:09 thousands of years and men have studied 01:12 and studied it, I don't think we really 01:15 realized the ramifications of all 01:17 that Christ has done for us. That He at one 01:21 time was omniscient, he could, 01:22 he could be in every place at one time. 01:24 And yet He gave that up because He loved 01:27 us so much, what are your thoughts? 01:30 Oh I think it's an exciting time of the 01:32 year where people are thinking about Jesus, 01:35 absolutely, and I think we need to utilize 01:37 that time when the minds and hearts upon 01:39 Jesus Christ we need to be out to the 01:42 highways and byways, we need to be 01:44 reaching out to touch people for Jesus 01:47 and so you know that's what we are 01:48 talking about today, Heaven Came Down. 01:50 And as heaven comes down and it has 01:52 come down, I'm so looking forward the time 01:54 that Jesus comes back again and takes us 01:57 home with him. You know I'm hearing exactly 02:00 like you're saying I've read in the past 02:02 that this time of year Christians should be 02:05 busier than ever before. Because even 02:08 though there are people that may not even 02:10 go to church the rest of the year, 02:12 they are thinking about that baby, 02:15 what's about that baby that was born 02:18 in the manger, what's the story behind it, 02:20 how does it effect me, how does it 02:23 effect my family? You know I think of 02:25 mothers and fathers that have babies 02:27 themselves, and they're responsible for 02:30 raising that child in the admonition of the Lord. 02:33 Absolutely. And you know, it's also time 02:35 where a lot of people are gift giving 02:37 to each other, but there's one gift 02:40 that we often overlook and what is that? 02:42 Oh you know it's really, we talk about 02:44 the gift of Jesus. This season there is 02:47 something about that name, when you 02:49 mention the name of Jesus, there's power 02:52 there it uplifts your spirits and I think this 02:56 season we need to be talking more, and more, 02:58 and more about Jesus and whole lot 02:59 less about our self. And as we talk about 03:01 Jesus, Jesus says you know in the word 03:04 if I be lifted up withdraw all men unto me, 03:07 all men. So this is the season that we're 03:08 gonna lift up the name of Jesus 03:10 and there will be people that will hear 03:12 now that may never in the rest of the year. 03:14 So let's use this time wisely for his honor 03:18 and his glory. Absolutely. And as 03:21 we're lifting Christ up, how can we 03:24 give a gift to him. You know I know 03:26 that we've talked from program to program 03:29 about giving of ourselves that's the most 03:32 precious gift, but what else can we do 03:34 for Christ at this time of year. 03:36 You know I think that you know, 03:38 it would be nice, it's still waiting to like 03:41 the end of the year and all of a sudden we 03:42 think oh we need to give a special 03:45 gift to Jesus. Wouldn't it be nice if all year 03:47 along we began to plan and we put back 03:50 just a little bit every week or every month 03:52 and at the end of the year we can give a 03:54 special thank offering to Jesus. After all 03:56 that's what the season is all about, isn't it? 03:58 And my how the ministries could use that, 04:01 the furtherance of the gospel, 04:02 to win souls for Jesus Christ, we always 04:06 you know we give to others, you know, 04:09 sacrifice things maybe we charge say money 04:12 we don't even have, but what will we do 04:14 for Jesus? You know I've often said 04:17 even the Lord's work is expensive, it takes 04:21 money for us to be here, it takes money 04:23 for us to come into your homes, 04:25 it takes money for 3ABN to do all 04:28 that it's doing, oh yeah, it takes money 04:30 for Behold the Lamb Ministry to be here, 04:32 so as you are getting ready for this season, 04:35 as you are thinking about gift giving, 04:37 won't you remember the ministries that 04:39 have touched your heart, remember 04:41 Behold the Lamb if you would like to keep 04:43 us going, we value you, we value being 04:47 able to minister to you, being able to put 04:49 what Christ has laid upon our hearts, 04:51 and bring it to you. And of course 04:54 at this time as we think about Christ, 04:56 oh what a precious gift. So as you're thinking 05:02 about all that He has given, all that He 05:04 has done, every breathe that you take, 05:07 I know that life has not been easy, 05:09 I know this year has been difficult, 05:12 but you're still breathing, amen, 05:13 you still have food, you're still able to do 05:16 many things that people in other parts 05:18 of the world cannot. So won't you consider 05:21 giving back a gift to him today and also 05:25 consider giving your heart fully and openly 05:28 to Him. I pray that as we go into this 05:31 message you will be truly 05:33 blessed this year, God bless you. 05:51 Wonderful, merciful Savior 05:58 Precious Redeemer and Friend 06:04 Who would have thought that a Lamb 06:08 Could rescue the souls of men 06:15 Oh you rescue the souls of men 06:26 Counselor, Comforter, Keeper 06:32 Spirit we lon to embrace 06:38 You offer hope when our hearts have 06:44 Hopelessly lost the way 06:49 Oh, we've hopelessly lost the way 06:56 You are the One that we praise 07:02 You are the One we adore 07:08 You give us healing and grace 07:13 Our hearts always hunger for 07:19 Oh, our hearts always hunger for 08:00 Almighty, infinite Father 08:06 Faithfully loving Your own 08:12 Here in our weakness You find us 08:18 Falling before Your throne 08:23 Oh, we're falling before Your throne 08:31 You are the One that we praise 08:37 You are the One we adore 08:43 You give us healing and grace 08:47 Our hearts always hunger for 08:53 Oh, our hearts always hunger for 09:01 You are the One that we praise 09:07 You are the One we adore 09:13 You give us healing and grace 09:17 Our hearts always hunger for 09:24 Oh, our hearts always hunger for. 09:42 Welcome, we are glad you could join us here 09:43 today at Behold The Lamb, we have a very, 09:45 very interesting program we pray for you today, 09:48 again we appreciate you taking this time 09:50 to tune in, get your Bible, 09:53 pencil and paper and take some notes 09:54 and then you can share the good news 09:56 of Salvation during this time of the season. 09:59 Our message for today is Heaven Came Down. 10:03 What does that mean? Does it have any 10:05 significance for you and or me, for the world? 10:09 Oh I think so and in today's message 10:10 we'll find out little bit more about heaven, 10:13 how heaven was empty in our behalf. 10:15 But first we always do, we always ask for 10:18 the guidance and the power of the Holy Spirit. 10:20 Why don't you kneel with me where you can 10:22 and let's ask God the blessing, shall we? 10:29 Kind loving heavenly Father we thank you for 10:30 the privilege of prayer, as we come to thee 10:33 this day, we ask forgiveness of any 10:35 sin anything in our hearts and life 10:37 it need not be there. We need to hear 10:39 from heaven, you have a message for each 10:42 and everyone of your children, we pray that 10:44 a word will be spoken into season that will 10:47 draws closer to you. During this end of 10:51 the year, this end of the season we 10:53 pray in a special way that as our hearts 10:55 and minds are turned toward Jesus, 10:58 but somehow some way the Holy Spirit 11:01 begins to work in each of our hearts 11:02 and our lives that we will be able to turn 11:05 people's minds and thoughts not of things of 11:07 this world, but upon Jesus, anoint us 11:10 with Holy Spirit power that we may here 11:12 from heaven I give you praise and honor 11:14 and glory and thank you for everyone 11:16 who listens and views in Jesus name, amen. 11:23 And it's always a blessing to be able 11:25 to spend some time with you in the study of 11:27 God's word, this is something we need to be 11:29 doing every day of our life. Just as we 11:32 like to eat a good meal and we think it very 11:36 important first thing we get up in morning 11:37 most of us anyways, oh boy I'm hungry 11:39 and I want to eat, oh how exciting that would be 11:42 that if we got up the morning, we say oh 11:44 I can't wait to get into the word of God, 11:46 can't wait to spend some time with God, 11:48 my creator, my redeemer and my sustainer. 11:52 Today's subject once again Heaven Came Down. 11:55 The Bible is very, very clear as 11:57 Heaven Came Down. And by the way 11:59 it's a song that I really, really like, 12:01 it says Heaven came down and glory feel my soul. 12:05 And so as heaven comes down today 12:07 wherever you might be I'm going to pray that, 12:09 that glory fills your soul, that you are gonna 12:11 reach out for Jesus like never before. 12:15 The Bible is really clear talking about this 12:18 great gift from heaven and this time of the 12:21 season when people are thinking more about 12:24 Jesus and His coming to this earth and they 12:27 associated with a baby, and in a manger and 12:31 gifts and wise men and could there be a 12:34 little bit more, maybe we're missing out on 12:36 something that heaven would want us to 12:38 reach out and grasp. The Bible says in Luke 12:41 2:14 it says, Glory to God in the highest, 12:45 and on earth peace, good will toward men. 12:50 In Luke 1:31 the Bible says, and they shall 12:53 call his name Jesus. This time of year 12:57 when you hear the name of Jesus I wanted to do 13:00 something for you, I wanted to stop in your, 13:03 just stop in your tracks, once you hear the 13:04 name of Jesus, there should be some power, 13:07 should be something that gives you spiritual 13:09 goosebumps. And the Bible even tells why 13:13 heaven was empty and why heaven came down 13:17 in Matthew 1:21, simply it says this that he 13:21 shall save His people from their sins. 13:25 There was a purpose of Jesus coming to 13:27 this earth. There was a purpose for this time 13:30 of the year and if we miss that purpose 13:33 I believe we've missed it. I believe we missed 13:35 what heaven wants us to be remembering 13:37 this time of the year. And to me, 13:41 and I think back this year has went so 13:43 quickly how about you? And then when 13:46 you're really getting to think about 13:47 it you will say there's a lot of things that 13:49 came and went, things I that understand, 13:52 other things that I don't understand 13:54 there's maybe an health issues, 13:55 there has been financial problems, 13:57 maybe loss of job, loss of loved ones, 14:00 different things have happened in this 14:02 past year and pretty difficult for you 14:04 try to explain or come up with 14:06 an explanation about it but you can be sure 14:07 of this Jesus loves you today. 14:10 Heaven Came Down, you're very, very 14:12 important to Him. We can see the purpose 14:15 and we must see the purpose of this time 14:18 of year. We must see the purpose and 14:20 always we're safe and we say the purpose 14:22 is about Jesus. And so you can lift up 14:26 that name, you can talk about Jesus, 14:28 you can spread the good news of the gospel 14:30 of Jesus Christ. You know things that happen 14:33 in our life I believe this there's a reason 14:35 for everything that happens. 14:38 Because I believe that God is in control, 14:41 I believe that everything that happens 14:43 God has to give His approval to His 14:45 Children. No man the Bible says can take 14:47 you out of His hand. Now you can take 14:50 yourself out, don't, don't do that 14:53 right now, this is a time that if you, 14:54 if we have been following close to Jesus 14:56 we need to, we need to be making that 14:58 we call the New Year's Resolution, 15:00 the end of the year and time to say look 15:02 I'm going to serve Jesus and we let 15:04 everything else put on back burner, 15:06 but I'm going to put Him first in my heart 15:08 and in my life. I believe that these 15:10 things it's hard to understand 15:12 one of these days by and by Jesus 15:15 is going to explain these things that 15:16 have taken place. Aren't you glad today 15:19 that heaven came down, and that glory 15:21 is filling your soul today? And I'm glad 15:24 because He came down, because this 15:26 for sure that I could not go up to Him. 15:29 The only reason anyone will be 15:30 going up, it's because of Jesus. 15:33 Let's not forget the central point today. 15:36 There was a purpose for Jesus coming to 15:39 this earth. There was a purpose, 15:41 if we miss that purpose we are in trouble 15:44 today. Let me just put it real simple, 15:47 what was the purpose? Oh I can 15:49 hear people's minds just clicking 15:50 and saying oh it was this reason, 15:52 that reason, let's put it really, really 15:54 simple Jesus came down to this world 15:56 because He had you on His mind. 16:00 He saw that this world is dark. 16:03 He could see that the enemy was 16:05 deceiving, that darkness was just 16:08 completely covering this earth. 16:11 And Jesus said I'm going to come down 16:13 there and I'm going to shed light. 16:16 We have this thing called delusions 16:18 what's the enemy is out deceiving, 16:21 all that He can mankind. And Jesus 16:24 said that the world is dark and it's 16:26 gonna need some light. And it's so 16:28 wonderful to know that Jesus says 16:30 I'm going to come and I'm going to be 16:32 that light of the world. Time has come 16:36 and the history of the world when Jesus 16:38 came to this earth, that it needed 16:40 a divine teacher, needed someone 16:43 to bring us back because we've drifted 16:45 so far away from Bible truths. And Jesus 16:49 came to set the record straight, 16:51 aren't you glad? Heaven came down 16:53 to set the record straight, to put us, 16:55 put things back the way they were 16:56 suppose to be. We needed an instructor, 17:00 we needed a teacher, we needed an example, 17:02 we needed strength, we needed a power. 17:06 Jesus said, I'm gonna come into this world 17:09 for it must have that light. And as you 17:12 follow the Bible in John chapter 3 17:14 verse 19, the Bible says, man this is 17:16 a problem, men loved darkness rather 17:20 than light. Jesus understood that 17:23 men love what? Darkness rather than light, 17:26 because in the midst of darkness, 17:29 most of your robberies and your 17:31 murderers and things that transpire, 17:33 early hours of the morning it's in 17:35 darkness, and we realize there are 17:37 some that you know that doesn't matter 17:38 what it is. But most generally 17:40 if they don't want to be seen, they don't 17:42 want anybody to see them, and Jesus 17:45 said right here men loved darkness rather 17:47 than light. They loved the things of 17:49 the world, they love to be involved 17:51 in things of the world, they liked the 17:52 darkness that the enemy provides 17:54 rather than the light that God wants 17:56 to give. But John chapter 8 verse 12 17:59 the Bible says, Jesus says, He says I'm 18:02 the light of the world. During this season, 18:06 you're going to see a lot of lights. 18:08 You're gonna see a lot of towns 18:10 and cities and things that just lit up. 18:14 But it's interesting how Jesus said 18:16 I am the light of the world. I wonder 18:19 if maybe the enemy has even a 18:22 deception on that. It captivates us 18:26 when we see things that are shining 18:28 and glistering and glimmering, 18:29 our attention, our focus is drawn to that, 18:32 but yet Jesus said I am the light of 18:34 the world, but people say well I don't 18:35 want that light. I want something 18:38 which take my mind off of things of this 18:40 world. But Jesus goes on He says look 18:43 I'm gonna, there's gonna be a warning 18:45 and He gives that in the book of John 18:47 chapter 12 verse 35, He said and yet 18:49 in a little while is the light with you. 18:53 Jesus was very clear about this issue, 18:55 it's gonna be just a little while this 18:57 light is gonna be with you and then 18:59 He says walk while you have light. 19:02 Some of you think you have, 19:03 that we want to stay for ever and ever. 19:05 You wanna live for ever and ever 19:08 that there is no probationary time. 19:14 But you know all of us have a probationary 19:15 time. Because Jesus said and He warns 19:19 us that we need, so we're in a holiday 19:21 season even though the heaven has come down, 19:23 what, once again is a warning to us. 19:27 That the light was here, 19:28 he walked for a while, but He wouldn't 19:30 always be with us. Walk while you have 19:33 the light, many people have the light today, 19:35 but you know they're not walking in the light. 19:38 They're wanting to walk here, 19:39 and walk there and around the world and do 19:41 all the things that the world is doing, 19:43 but they don't wanna walk with Jesus Christ. 19:45 They don't wanna follow the light of the world. 19:48 Jesus says if you know you have the light 19:50 you need to walk while you have the light 19:52 and if you do not He said then darkness 19:55 will come upon you. Remember when he says 19:57 darkness, don't just think of the lights 19:59 going out and becoming dark, 20:01 He is talking about the prince of this world, 20:03 the devil, darkness, the devil, 20:05 right he is dark, he brings darkness 20:08 with him simply meaning that you can't see 20:10 what the things that are real. 20:12 And so he says, if you know what the 20:14 light is and you walk in while you can, 20:16 because you don't then things are gonna 20:17 be dark and you will not be able to tell 20:19 right from wrong. And it seems that 20:21 bold today, doesn't it? And you'll see 20:24 how bold it gets as we're in this holiday 20:26 season of some of the things that people 20:27 will do. The decisions that they will make, 20:32 walk while Jesus is with us. In John 12:36 20:36 the Bible says, while ye have the light, 20:38 believe the light. So if Jesus is the light 20:42 of the world we're to walk in the light 20:45 and then He says you must believe the light 20:48 that ye maybe children of the light. 20:51 So when we are in this season of lot of 20:53 lights and things. This is what I wanna do, 20:55 every time you see at light, you see 20:58 a street lit up with lights and decorations 21:01 and every time you see that light 21:02 I want you to think about the light 21:04 of the world. We can reverse it can't we? 21:07 It doesn't mean that light is bad there, 21:09 but why not, why not reach the higher 21:11 plateau, or every time we see these lights 21:13 and these decorations we're gonna think 21:14 about Jesus the light of the world, because 21:17 we are children the Bible says of the light. 21:22 And there is only one that could conquer 21:23 darkness who was that? That's right, 21:26 that's Jesus. That's why He came to 21:28 this world. Darkness has surrounded 21:31 completely this world, there was no 21:32 way that it could be expelled, expect 21:35 through Jesus Christ, by His presence 21:38 as the light of the world that which He 21:41 could give. In fact in Luke chapter 1:79 21:44 says, light to them that sat in darkness. 21:48 So Jesus came to bring what? Light to us, 21:51 who did what, who was sitting in darkness. 21:55 We need that light today, Jesus is that 21:57 light and during this season when hearts 22:00 and lights are turned toward these you know 22:02 even lights of the world remember Jesus 22:04 is the light and when we wanna talk about 22:07 Jesus, we wanna lift Him up. We think about 22:10 Jesus coming to this earth, born as a babe, 22:15 helpless babe in a manger. That was real. 22:18 That was not make believe. He is a 22:20 real baby. He was born in that in manger; 22:24 He was born in that little crib. 22:26 But you know one who lived a victorious life, 22:30 one who gained the victory where you 22:32 and I failed so miserably. 22:35 Who revealed the character of his Father 22:37 in heaven. So that each one of us 22:41 may have an example that we could follow 22:42 in Jesus' footsteps. You remember 22:46 Jesus came, He did what, He revealed 22:48 the character of the Father and Jesus 22:49 said it like this, in John 12:49, remember 22:52 you're gonna reveal the character of Jesus 22:54 or the character of the enemy. Yes, 22:57 even during this season that's exactly right, 22:59 you're gonna carry it to extremes, 23:00 you're gonna go the way of the world, 23:02 the way of the enemy or you're gonna go 23:03 the way of Jesus. Jesus said it like this, 23:06 He said I have not spoken of myself 23:10 in John chapter 12 verse 49. what was 23:13 Jesus saying He said when I came here 23:15 to this earth, I didn't come here you know 23:17 to reveal myself, I came to reveal the 23:19 father's character to you, who he is. 23:22 I haven't spoken He says of myself, 23:25 but the Bible says what, but the father, 23:29 He gave me a commandment the Bible 23:30 said what I should say, and what I 23:34 should speak. Jesus made it clear, 23:36 He said the father gave me a command, 23:37 he told me what I should speak, 23:39 he told me what I should do, what should 23:43 I say. He revealed the father. 23:47 And yet the commission says you, us, 23:49 all of us are children of what, 23:51 good children of the light, we too should 23:55 we be revealing the father, the character 23:58 of the father to the world, living for 24:00 Jesus. You know are you doing that during 24:02 the season or you're going to get carried 24:04 away with things of this world. 24:06 Are you going to be doing all those things, 24:07 you're gonna forget about we say the reason 24:10 for the season. I wanna encourage you 24:12 not to do that this year. I'm gonna give 24:15 you a new line of thinking. Think more 24:19 in the terms of the way heaven wants us to 24:21 think and to react not the ways of the world. 24:26 You'll say well I don't see anything wrong 24:28 with it. Jesus talking about the things 24:29 of this world what about the Jesus loved 24:31 the things. Oh no, not at all. 24:36 In fact He warns us about going too far 24:38 into the world, doesn't He? Love not, 24:41 listen, Love not the world needed the things 24:43 that what? That are in the world. 24:46 So we can't love the world or the things 24:48 that are in the world and that's it simply 24:50 saying what? Because those are the things 24:51 that the enemy has for himself and he 24:54 wants us to be captivated by these 24:56 things even taking something good 24:59 that reminds us of Jesus and turning it, 25:00 on our self. Not thinking about others, 25:03 not thinking about needs of others, 25:05 but me, my and I. Just like he is, 25:07 just like the devil. And so the warning 25:10 He gives to us, the devil says I give him 25:14 everything I give them world, 25:15 I give them the world. Do you want the 25:17 world today, you want Jesus? 25:21 Your decision is there for you, 25:22 decision is for me today. 25:24 Jesus came down, heaven was emptied 25:28 for each one of us. What an encouraging 25:30 thought that is to me today, 25:33 there is no hope for me without that, 25:36 and this season, this time they call 25:39 Christmas season, it's all about Christmas, 25:42 it's spelled with Christ isn't it? 25:44 Its about Christ, its about his sacrifice, 25:47 its about everything, its about Him, 25:50 but man has turned, the devil has turned 25:53 it around to where it's all about me, 25:54 my, I has nothing to do us, it has to do 25:58 with what? Jesus Christ. That's what 26:00 it's all about and yet we don't talk about 26:02 and we don't think about many people 26:04 to get together and they talk about 26:05 everything in the world but Jesus. 26:07 Oh what a fine fellowship that could 26:10 be if we got together as Christians 26:11 and we lifted up the name of Jesus. 26:15 We talked about Him in the blessings 26:16 and how wonderfully He was willing to 26:18 come down to this earth. Subject to the 26:22 things that man, man is subject to, 26:24 gaining those victories where we failed 26:26 so miserably and offer him as a free 26:28 gift to us. Did you get the word what 26:31 offer them as a what? Good, as a free gift, 26:35 He offers them to you. He offers his 26:38 merits to you, His victories to me, 26:40 praise God for that. We have a lot to be 26:42 grateful and thankful for. So thankful He 26:45 came down to manifest some things 26:48 that I need in my own personal life. 26:50 Now, it's not bad to get personal at times 26:53 and may be there's a time and place we go 26:54 to the closet, other times that maybe 26:56 we can say, you know pray for me 26:57 I have a weakness here or whatever 26:58 it might be and I am still thank for 27:01 the Jesus came to show me some of the, 27:03 you know the, the necessity in my life. 27:06 Necessity in your life of repenting if you 27:09 want to start new. If you wanna start 27:11 a new life, why not now? Why not during 27:15 this season? The necessity of repentance 27:18 and confession towards Jesus Christ, 27:20 gaining victory over sin. As we look 27:24 at Jesus life we're taught things just 27:26 like this. We're taught about honesty. 27:32 The world doesn't hardly understand 27:33 honesty. To be honest, see we have people 27:37 who rather tell a lie than the truth. 27:42 People are more, they get excited more about 27:44 lies then they do about the truth 27:46 and they like, they listen to a lie more 27:48 than they listen to what is, what is truth. 27:50 Jesus came, to show us what honesty 27:52 was all about. And those you think you 27:55 can tell, you know tell the truth 27:57 and you can tell it in ten different ways, 27:58 you better think again. You can only 28:01 tell the truth one way and I'm thankful 28:04 that He came down to show us what 28:07 mercy is all about. I wouldn't understand 28:09 what mercy is about for bearance, 28:11 compassion, how we are to love. 28:15 See during the season we need 28:16 to know to love the unlovely, to love 28:20 those who despitefully use you. 28:23 But see that's all kind of foreign to our 28:26 thinking, we want to be around certain 28:28 ones and we think it's time you know family 28:30 and friends which is all good, but what 28:32 about those who have nothing? 28:35 What are we to do? How are we 28:36 to respond as Christians? Those who 28:39 are users in the world, have you ever 28:41 met someone like that. That's a user. 28:43 You know it says we have to love those, 28:46 those who despitefully use you. 28:48 You taught us things like goodness 28:50 and truth. Those things have almost 28:54 escaped the world. This thing called 28:56 exaggeration. We use that, the devil 29:00 like to use words, you exaggerate anything 29:04 that deviates from the truth is a lie. 29:07 So when any form of exaggeration 29:09 then is what? It's a lie, but all how 29:12 the things are exaggerate, 29:13 how the twisting things that are 29:15 turned today, but Jesus said I come 29:18 to reveal the character of God. 29:22 Why not this season, why not can we 29:24 study a little more about God's character? 29:25 Who he is? For those of you who 29:29 maybe new and searching out 29:31 Jesus Christ, those who maybe 29:34 have forgotten and maybe slipping back. 29:37 You know John 3:16, I'm not gonna 29:39 quote it all. Just simply starts out, 29:40 it says for God so what? Good, 29:43 God so loved the world. He so loved 29:47 the world that's why heaven was empty. 29:49 That's why heaven came down, 29:52 because He so loved this world that's you 29:55 and me. Wasn't the things in the world, 29:58 he liked people. He set the example, 30:01 do you love people? What are you 30:03 doing for them? What are you going to do 30:04 for them this time of the year, this season? 30:07 Are they important to you the ones 30:09 who have nothing? Now what's you gave, 30:11 you gonna give to those who already 30:12 have or you're going to be maybe giving 30:13 something to somebody who doesn't 30:15 have anything. There needs to be a new line 30:19 of thinking in our minds as Christians, 30:23 we either gonna follow the world or 30:24 we're gonna follow Jesus. Now you need 30:26 to get over this thing as well I like 30:27 and I want. We enjoy that we all do? 30:32 But what does God say how does heaven view 30:34 these things and so this is, this is the 30:37 season. We need to learn this time of 30:42 the year this, that we call the year's end in 30:44 John 6:27 please notice this as I read. 30:47 It says labor not for meat which perishes, 30:51 Labor not for what? For meat which perishes 30:55 but for that meat which endureth unto 30:57 everlasting life. It says which the son 31:02 of man shall give you for him that God 31:04 the Father had sealed, let's look at that a 31:08 little closer, shall we? It says we are not to 31:13 labor for the meat which perishes, 31:16 people say all that, oh yeah! Well we work 31:17 for food and forth, well listen we're talking 31:20 spiritual things here, but for that meat, 31:23 that meat is a nourishment, it means 31:26 nourishment here. It means food, 31:28 it means in First Corinthians 10 31:31 if you're looking it up, but don't read it 31:32 out, if we have more time, we can 31:34 do it. First Corinthians 10:3 and 4 talks 31:36 about that spiritual meat and so we are 31:40 not to labor for that meat which perishes, 31:43 but we are to be laboring and 31:44 working for what? Spiritual food that will 31:47 last for eternity, this is where we're 31:49 to put our effort. This is what we're 31:52 to be working for. Bible says which 31:55 endure unto what? Everlasting life. 31:58 So what are we doing today? What your 32:00 treasure is? What where your heart is 32:02 that's where your treasure is. Treasure, 32:04 heart, is it in heaven, is it down here 32:07 on earth? You realize that people within 32:11 this time of season. They will go or some 32:14 people will be offended by, but you know 32:16 so be it. I feel so be it, I want you 32:18 to think about it, let's say here in this 32:22 ministry in Behold the Lamb. 32:23 I wrote a letter and said in that letter, 32:26 you know this is end of the year and so on 32:28 and so forth and I think everybody 32:30 that supports this Ministry or whatever 32:32 Ministry it might be. I want you to 32:34 send me $500, it sure could be used by 32:37 the way to pay some bills and end up 32:39 with the year and start fresh. 32:40 And you'll be not willing, everyone saying 32:43 most people oh I don't have, 32:45 I don't have 500 and you may not, 32:47 but it's interesting during Christmas time 32:49 you go out and you'll charge more than $500. 32:54 You don't mind charging it for gifts 32:56 and things that you give as it were 32:58 to the world, but we won't do that 33:00 for the cause of Christ. I wonder where 33:03 our hearts at. People going debt, but I 33:08 very seldom hear of any person say well 33:10 you know I don't have credit cards here 33:12 and so I want to took my credit card 33:15 and I went in and I took out a $1000, 33:17 I don't have it, don't know how I am going 33:18 to pay back and I am going to send 33:20 it to your Ministry. 33:24 When someone asks for that you say oh no 33:25 oh okay. Do that why we don't 33:27 have that to give, but how is that you 33:29 have it to give for things of this world. 33:34 I'm talking about proclamation of the 33:36 Gospel here. I want you to see a 33:40 balance here, I want to be challenge 33:42 you with the mind thought is it, 33:43 if we're willing to charge it or give 33:45 it to the world, but we're not willing 33:46 to go out and do the same for God. 33:48 Who is our God, who is our God? 33:54 If you go and dance, some people 33:58 won't like it, but if you are shouldn't 34:00 be in faith towards God and God's work 34:03 rather than spending something you don't have 34:05 for useless things that's not going 34:06 to help anybody who they have a 34:08 thousands of it. Thanks to guide me more 34:10 about Christmas I think that anything is 34:11 you people have so many different gifts 34:13 that they came as their opening one. 34:15 They can even enjoy for opening another, 34:16 than another and then another and, 34:17 then another, there's no appreciation. 34:22 What could that amount that was 34:23 given in that be given to the cause 34:25 of Christ to win a soul. Jesus gave all 34:29 when He came to this earth, 34:30 we're looking at, when He came to this 34:32 earth what He said I didn't speak my 34:34 own words the commandment 34:36 of the Father whatever He said that's 34:37 what I did. Whatever He said to speak 34:39 that's what I spoke. We're not that way 34:42 we like. We want to enjoy, Jesus said 34:46 you need to labor for what you work 34:48 for those things that doesn't perish, 34:51 but those things that everlasting life. 34:54 As I mentioned in First Corinthians 10 34:55 is talking about the spiritual needs. 34:59 Bible says that the son of man is going 35:01 to give you and notice she talked 35:03 about Jesus. He said whom the I want you pay 35:05 attention on this. We'll be talking 35:07 more about this in future lessons, 35:08 whom the Father had sealed. 35:14 Do we need to be sealed by the Father? 35:18 Sealed here means that God the Father 35:21 had stamped the stamp of approval upon Jesus, 35:25 He had attested to Jesus, He had bare 35:28 witness to Jesus, He was a, 35:31 He certified him, that Jesus was a testimony. 35:38 Remember we are children of the light 35:42 and the Father of Jesus is going to have 35:44 to bare the witness to us. 35:45 He is going to have put his stamp of 35:47 approval on us. Wow! He is going to have 35:52 to certify us. I read so often or you see 35:59 advertisement that come in the mail 36:01 say you need to buy a vehicle from us. 36:04 This is a certified car. This is certified, 36:10 we've been through it, its good. 36:15 How about the spiritual aspect when 36:17 Jesus looks at you and He looks at me. 36:19 And he said I certified them, 36:22 I attest to them, I have stamp them, 36:26 I put my approval upon them. 36:28 Yes, it can be done this time of year, 36:31 why not? Let's think in a new channel, 36:34 shall we in a little bit different way than 36:36 maybe we have in the past. As John 6:55 says 36:40 Jesus said My flesh is meat indeed, 36:45 and my blood is drink indeed. 36:49 That scares some people when they read 36:51 this passage, even after all in John 6:48 36:54 the Bible says the Jesus is the what? 36:57 He is the bread of life and yet it says 36:59 here Jesus my flesh is meat you're going 37:02 to after eat He says. And my blood 37:05 you're going to have to drink it. 37:06 What does this mean? You know this time 37:08 of the season we're eating and drinking 37:10 everything but Jesus Christ, and I wanna 37:12 bring the focus back to Jesus that's 37:14 what this is all about. 37:17 What does this all mean? 37:18 What did He mean when He said we must 37:20 eat His flesh and drink His blood at this 37:23 you know to the mind that maybe is 37:24 not a spiritual and I maybe has confused you. 37:28 Can we just examine it really simply 37:30 made this just quickly. 37:32 They say we must eat His flesh, 37:33 it simply means that we must, 37:35 we must believe in Him. 37:38 As we believe in Him it's essential to 37:40 the spiritual life, belief is where it's at. 37:44 Belief is like eating the flesh, 37:45 we read the word of God and we believe 37:47 that we take it in a spiritual life. 37:52 Another point in this we have to believe 37:55 that when Jesus came down here that 37:57 He was, He was heaven sent. 38:00 He wasn't just an ordinary man, 38:02 He wasn't just a good man, 38:03 He wasn't just a, what the people say 38:05 he's just a Prophet or He just lived 38:07 a good life. This was Jesus Christ, 38:09 the Son of the living God. 38:11 Willing to set aside everything, heaven on 38:13 which we will never be able to explain 38:15 in this life, we can't understand it, 38:17 I see through the glass darkly or how 38:19 I'd like to see and understand more. 38:22 And the more you read the word and more 38:24 time you spend with Him, the more 38:25 you start to understand of what 38:30 He was willing to give up and remember 38:33 that some of you are here you're 38:34 not getting it. I know people are here I am 38:36 talking all time well Jesus knew when 38:37 He came down here to this earth as a babe. 38:40 He knew that He will go back to the portals 38:42 of heavens. He did not, He did not know, 38:45 He could not be might exact. 38:46 Well He knew He was going to gain 38:47 the victory? No, His victory came what, 38:51 His relationship with the Father. 38:54 Every word that received out of 38:55 the mouth of God. He relied upon the 38:57 power and strength of the Father not Himself. 39:01 Think with me on that, you have no idea 39:06 of the bliss of heaven, the glories 39:07 of heaven and this you know the time 39:09 of the season. We should be thinking 39:11 about Jesus and heaven and the 39:13 realities of it. And our mind stayed 39:15 upon Him. If our mind stayed upon Him, 39:17 we wanna say oh I wanna the wise 39:19 men brought a gift to Jesus. Are you setting 39:25 aside something special for Jesus. 39:31 How do you have your audacity to set aside 39:33 gifts for everybody else, including my self. 39:38 It makes us think, I've often said 39:44 some people get a little aggravated 39:45 at me, but you know so be it. 39:49 Somebody has a birthday party and we come 39:55 to your house and it's your birthday 39:58 and we bring a bunch of gifts, 40:00 but we give them to everybody, but you. 40:03 What might you say? It's my birthday, 40:10 suppose to be Jesus birthday you know 40:12 we don't realize that it's not His birthday 40:14 but as the world sees it, as a day 40:17 that we can say okay let's tear 40:18 our minds upon Christ. 40:22 How much do you feel? How would you feel 40:23 as just a human being. Everybody else in 40:25 the room got all these gifts, you got 40:26 nothing they forgot about you. 40:29 And you're just a human being. 40:31 Well I'm talking about the savior 40:32 of the world that gave you everything 40:34 held back nothing and yet look 40:36 at this we give Him nothing. 40:41 Shouldn't we re-evaluate our, 40:42 our thinking here, shouldn't we be 40:47 feasting on His, His word this time 40:49 of the year more than ever before 40:51 rather than just the food and all 40:52 the other stuff that's going on. 40:53 The phone and the games and we are going here, 40:55 we're going to do that all we're having a lot of fun. 41:01 Jesus said you have to eat this flesh 41:03 and drink this blood, He said if you, 41:04 if you do this you will never hunger 41:07 and you will never thirst again. 41:09 How much you eat Thanks giving season, 41:11 Christmas season whatever it might be 41:13 New years. You know, matter of few hours 41:15 you're hungry again and you need some more. 41:20 Though Jesus He says now with me if 41:22 you're eating my flesh and drinking my blood, 41:25 you're reading the word and you're dedicating 41:27 your life to Him. He is going to give you 41:29 a piece and the joy in your life 41:31 and in your heart. This is what we need during 41:33 this season, spiritual life, see temporal food, 41:39 the food that we eat during these holidays. 41:42 It gives us strength to the body as we 41:46 need to eat that food, so that we can 41:48 have strength and so we can move, but you 41:50 know what about the spiritual life. 41:53 We need spiritual food, we believe it 41:57 and we receive it and take it in. 41:59 It gives us spiritual life. Resulting in 42:03 three things peace and joy and hope. 42:07 Oh we that this time a year, peace on earth, 42:10 goodwill toward man. Want to be joyful, 42:13 want to have hope, but Jesus came 42:16 once He said I am coming back again. 42:18 These are reminders of that promise oh 42:22 here's a test. You love test, just a 42:25 little test. I want you think with me. 42:27 Here is how we know. If we have 42:30 been eating or drinking the Son of God. 42:33 I hope you're catching with me spiritual, 42:35 think spiritual. How can we really know, 42:39 if we've been eating and drinking the 42:40 Son of God. Now as a Christian, here's the 42:44 answer as a Christian we will reveal 42:47 the healthiness of our spiritual life as 42:53 shown in our character. How is your character, 42:56 if you've been taking in the good things, 42:59 the healthy things, the spiritual things it's 43:02 going to be seen in our spiritual what? 43:04 Our characters. So somebody said, well you 43:07 know I think I've been eating and drinking 43:09 the Son of God and I think I have been 43:10 eating the word and I have been it in. 43:12 If you have been then your life will what? 43:14 Will so show it, your character will be 43:17 changing from day to day to be more 43:19 and more and more like Jesus. 43:21 If its not changing that way friend, 43:23 then you're not eating and drinking 43:24 the Son of God. And if you're not, 43:26 heaven cannot be your home, it cannot be 43:28 my home that's what I must feast on. 43:31 More than this temporal food. 43:36 We need the Holy Spirit to be able to live 43:39 with freedom in our hearts and in our minds. 43:43 Here's a point, I don't want you to forget. 43:47 Our character are compared, are composed 43:51 of what the mind eats and drinks. 43:57 Check it through, our characters are composed 43:59 by that which the mind what? Eats and drinks. 44:05 What is your mind eating and drinking? 44:09 What's your mind eating and drinking. 44:11 That's the way your character is. 44:14 How many phone calls have made to family 44:17 and friends and invite them to go to Church. 44:21 How many phone calls have you made, 44:23 maybe emails sent or text message or 44:25 whatever it might be all that and its 44:27 always about Jesus. What is it about 44:29 the world, how much Jesus your best friend 44:31 think when you don't talk to Him very often, 44:33 but you are talking to everybody else. 44:36 It's okay to talk to the people and I am 44:38 saying are we leaving Him out? 44:40 He is your best friend. He is the ones that's 44:43 giving everything to you, but we just don't 44:44 remember Him this time of the year. 44:47 What is your mind eating and what is you 44:49 mind drinking? See at this time, 44:53 this season, maybe we talked about a 44:57 while ago, they're thinking about Jesus and 45:00 in different way than maybe ever. 45:03 There are people when you hear the 45:04 little bells jingling and then walking in 45:06 front of shopping malls and things. 45:08 And may these folks haven't given a dime 45:11 for another man all year long. But the 45:13 salvation army, whatever it might be, 45:15 but during that season, you know they 45:16 kind of feel good and reach in your pockets 45:18 and they're taking out something and 45:19 they're giving to a cause. 45:22 And they don't do it any other time. 45:24 It shows the mind, things that are 45:25 happening it's a time that God can use 45:27 for us, to think positively, do something 45:29 for our fellow man. They're minds are on, 45:32 maybe the savior of the world, when they say 45:35 Christmas, Christmas this is the time to 45:42 reach out lovingly to these individuals. 45:45 That little heart just maybe just little 45:47 softer than it has during any time 45:49 of the year, you need to be aware of that, 45:52 but you can just keep talking about things 45:53 of the world and doing things of the world. 45:55 But every time they do we need 45:56 to bring them back around to Jesus, 45:58 time is running out. We need to be eating 46:03 and drinking Jesus this season. 46:07 Scripture reminds us in Second Corinthians 3 46:10 verse 18 it says, but we all with an open 46:14 face beholding as in a glass the glory 46:17 of the Lord, are changed to the same 46:20 image from glory to glory, even by the 46:23 spirit of God. What does that mean? 46:26 We're beholding, remember, we need 46:29 to be what eating and drinking the flesh. 46:31 We need to be what beholding and here 46:33 the passage says we behold him. 46:35 With an open face we're looking to them, 46:37 we're seeing Jesus. When you read this book 46:40 right here, you seeing Jesus. 46:42 Are you beholding Jesus? If you are 46:45 then you are going to be changed, 46:46 remember if you are the same old Jim 46:48 that you were you know two months 46:50 ago or 5 years ago. Something is wrong, 46:53 this is the same old Ken that was last 46:54 month or even yesterday, something is wrong. 46:57 We need to be changing from glory, from truth 46:59 to truth onward and upward to be our motto. 47:04 What does it mean? Simply means to fix our 47:08 eyes upon Jesus, keep our eyes fixed 47:11 upon Jesus. Study His life, imitate Jesus. 47:15 Now, we're gonna wanna imitate some 47:17 other things, not just be posing, we're gonna 47:19 imitate Santa Clause this year. We're gonna 47:21 imitate this, we're gonna imitate 47:23 that person. Why not imitate Jesus Christ? 47:25 This is the life. This is what it's all about 47:29 right here, study His life, behold him. 47:36 There is a song many years ago, 47:39 it's a good song and one of the first 47:41 radio programs that's years and years ago 47:44 that we ever made and so the Ministry 47:46 Behold the Lamb. And there was a man 47:48 that recorded the song, it's an older song 47:51 but it says just Behold the Lamb, 47:54 Behold the Lamb of God. Friend, this 47:58 is what it's all about Behold the Lamb 48:01 and if wer'e beholding Him we will become 48:03 what changed into what? Good his image. 48:07 You hear it all the time, but see it's not 48:10 registering in most of our hearts and minds, 48:12 because this year. This season we'll beholding 48:14 things of the world and the things 48:16 that are in the world duplicating what 48:18 the world does and we think it's alright. 48:20 What the world is doing there is a clue 48:22 if the world is doing it, be careful. 48:27 If the world is doing it and the world 48:29 sanctions it and this is what's happening 48:31 in the world be careful because the devil 48:34 owns the world. We think he does anyway. 48:41 We have to be careful if we're the children 48:44 of the light. Fix your eyes upon Jesus, 48:49 this is what changes us into His image. 48:55 Behold the one that's perfect and 48:59 you'll see how it changes your heart 49:01 and your life. But if we're beholding 49:03 the other things, remember we will 49:04 become like that. And here is we all response, 49:07 I don't see anything wrong with it. Friend, 49:10 it doesn't matter whether you see anything 49:11 wrong with it or not or I do. 49:13 If God's words says there's something wrong, 49:15 there's something wrong. It goes beyond who 49:18 you think that you are. I can't understand, 49:20 I just tell you I have to get up here. 49:22 Then we're talking about here, 49:24 people have the audacity. 49:28 When the word is so clear and say well 49:31 I don't think. Who are you, who am I? 49:36 If God has said it, God means it. 49:39 I don't see anything what. Well maybe 49:41 I is not spiritual. If God says don't, 49:47 do not, thou shall not that's what God 49:49 means whether you're convicted of 49:51 it or not you need to be obedient to that. 49:53 I need to be obedient to these things, 49:55 this is the season to re-dedicate our 49:58 life to Jesus Christ. Minds are focused, 50:04 is there anything that maybe can stop 50:07 this progressive stepping toward Jesus? 50:11 Maybe you decide I wanna step towards 50:14 Jesus just a little bit of time, it takes some 50:15 baby step that's alright. Just keep 50:17 stepping, don't go backwards, don't go 50:19 backwards. No don't, go forwards. This is what 50:23 so even it's small steps of they do it 50:25 and they will become larger steps for him. 50:28 Is there anything that can stop that 50:30 process and let me just once again remind you. 50:34 I'm going to remind you the same things 50:35 because these are the things devil uses, 50:37 he does not changes tactics he doesn't 50:39 have to because all the world wandered after 50:42 him or the beast. Names are not written in 50:45 lambs book of life how sad. Some people say, 50:49 well the message is a little strong. 50:51 It's not strong enough. It's going to get 50:54 stronger, nearest coming of Jesus Christ 50:57 and he said chore some of us out of the 50:59 recliner and up and being soldiers 51:02 for Jesus Christ. You know what we 51:03 will stop the progress of beholding Jesus 51:06 and moving toward him is simply self. 51:10 First thing Jesus said that's He laid aside 51:13 Himself and He was filled with what? Good, 51:15 the Father. That's how He gained the 51:17 victory, the Love of self is the problem and 51:20 that's the problem today. I love the season 51:23 they say, I love to do this part, I love to 51:25 do that part rather than this that's what God 51:27 says is what we are to be doing. 51:29 It's like well we don't care about that 51:31 because we want to do something. 51:32 What if everybody did that about everything 51:35 in scripture. What a mess, it was an 51:39 mess today. God makes people to stand up 51:41 and say hey what is, what's going on here. 51:45 Who you gonna reflect, who are you 51:46 reflecting today? This holiday it is before 51:51 us here, you know they call it Christian 51:54 Holiday. Now what do we to do about this, 51:59 we realize this is not the day we 52:00 don't have a whole lot time to move 52:01 in that way we had more time but we don't. 52:03 The 25th is not Christ's birthday we understand 52:06 that well and you know what it was hid 52:08 in scripture. Scripture didn't reveal it so 52:11 that means when god hides something script 52:12 He didn't want you to. You remember by the way 52:14 the example of Moses. What happened there? 52:22 He died remember on the mount and God 52:24 buried him. Buried him in a place that people 52:27 couldn't find him, why did he do that? 52:28 Why did he do that? Because they 52:31 were wanting to after Moses died, 52:33 they wanted to find out where he was buried, 52:34 so they could worship him and make an idol 52:36 out of him. God did not want an idol 52:38 made out of Moses, He didn't want his 52:40 birthdays over to be an idol that we 52:42 worship today more than the creator, 52:46 and there is a reason for this. 52:50 It's interesting, are we to ignore the day 52:54 than the last few minutes that we have. 52:55 These are just some quick things here right 52:57 quick. Are we to ignore the 25th of December 52:59 as the Christmas day? No, we're not to ignore 53:02 but notice this Adventist at home you 53:03 take it and read the pages here. 53:04 It says parents can control the matter by 53:06 turning the minds and the offerings of their 53:09 children to God and to his cause and the 53:12 salvation of soul. Did you hear that? 53:15 The gifts and the offerings are to be 53:17 what? Of their children is to be given what? 53:20 To souls, the Salvation of souls. 53:23 Are we doing that today? You say 53:26 well someone gonna leave the children 53:27 decide what they are going to do. 53:28 She says the children should not 53:29 be left to decide, what they are going to do 53:31 on a holiday why? There are three things why? 53:34 Because she says they're gonna have trouble 53:35 with vanity, they're going to have trouble 53:36 with pleasure seeking, they're going to have 53:38 trouble with amusements. Let me go 53:39 into that quickly. They're gonna find 53:42 there if you leave them alone on the holiday 53:44 season, they're gonna find their own 53:45 amusement, vanity. Vanity is anything 53:48 or any act that is vain or worthless. 53:52 This is what we will be doing vain and 53:53 worthless things and has to do with being 53:55 proud of self, selfish things. The others 53:58 he says be careful because there is gonna 54:00 be pleasure seeking. That means they 54:02 wanna please their feelings, they don't 54:04 care about it's my wishes, it's what I 54:07 want, it's my choice, are you getting that? 54:11 What I want to do is like the old devil 54:13 or amusements. Amusement means sayings that 54:17 amuses a person and entertains them or 54:20 even takes their minds off of the real things 54:22 that are going on in the world. 54:24 Divert the mind is what the devil wants 54:26 to do from reality, you see well it's good 54:30 why we need to be giving gifts. 54:31 Do we need to give gifts? As a token 54:34 of love for one another that's what she says 54:37 if person doesn't forget God our best 54:40 friend. Our gift should provide a benefit 54:42 to the receiver Adventist Home 54:44 page 479. Here's what she said I would 54:46 recommend such books as will be an aid 54:48 in understanding the word of God or 54:51 that will increase our love for its precepts. 54:54 Listen at this, let the presents you shall 54:57 give or make be of that order which 54:59 will shed beams of ight upon the pathway 55:02 to heaven. Is that the gifts that you got 55:04 this year? Rolled in for young, you may offer 55:07 to God your best gifts. Show by your offering 55:10 to him that you appreciate his gift to 55:13 a sinful world. Set your children's 55:16 mind thoughts running in a new, 55:19 unselfish channel by exciting them to present 55:22 offerings to God for the gift of His only 55:25 begotten Son. That is different thinking 55:27 isn't it? That is new thinking and if you've 55:31 made mistakes in the past parents tell 55:32 your children I made mistakes in the past. 55:34 I put my own selfish feelings in, 55:36 your feelings and you know pleasure 55:38 before God. I put the traditional of the 55:41 world before God. I put the customs 55:42 of the world before God in making 55:44 and giving presents and gifts. 55:47 When I should have been giving to advancing 55:49 the cause of Jesus Christ. Adventist 55:52 Home 481 instruct them, line upon line, 55:54 notice precept upon precept, in the 55:56 obligation to God listen. 55:58 Not their obligation to each other, 56:01 to honor and glorify one another by gifts 56:05 and offerings. Some of you won't get 56:07 that even if you do, you're still not going 56:09 to buy it, I'll read it again. 56:11 We're educate them line upon line, 56:13 precept upon precept, not their obligation 56:16 to each other, to honor and glorify one 56:20 another by gifts and offerings wow. 56:24 Our minds need to be on a new channel, 56:26 how about a Christmas tree said God 56:29 would be well pleased if on Christmas 56:31 each church would have a Christmas tree 56:33 on which to be hung what? Offerings, 56:35 great and small, you can make it 56:37 like the world if you have a disposition 56:39 to do or you can make it as unlike 56:42 the world as possible. Present this to Him 56:45 as a Christmas gift. Let your donations be 56:47 sanctified by prayer. Oh friend this is 56:50 the season this is the time is running out 56:52 we're gonna have to have a prayer that God 56:53 will let our minds begin to think in 56:55 a new way. Let's pray together 56:57 shall we before we close, merciful Father 57:00 in heaven, we thank you for this time 57:01 of the year we're not to forget you 57:02 and our gifts and our offerings and our love 57:04 we just pray anointing of the Holy Spirit 57:07 upon the word as goes forward. 57:09 In the precious name of Jesus we 57:10 thank you. Amen. Well our time is just 57:14 about gone but I wanna remind you don't 57:16 forget the Ministries around the world, 57:17 don't forget this Ministry as you send 57:18 your in love gift. We bless spending time 57:22 with you and will see you next time 57:26 Welcome back friends, you know Christ 57:28 gave up so much for you, he gave up 57:32 so much for me. He gave up so much for 57:34 this world it's a love that we can barely 57:38 begin to comprehend, but you know we need 57:42 to be asking ourselves what can 57:44 we do for Him. What can we do this 57:46 time of year for Him, can we pass out 57:50 literature maybe leave it in places where 57:52 other people can come by and pick it up. 57:55 You know while the hearts and the minds are 57:58 thinking about Jesus pray, pray everyday, 58:01 Lord what can I do for you and of course 58:04 don't forget to support these Ministries 58:07 that are working so hard, because without us 58:10 joining together. Without that special 58:14 gift of giving, and special gift of your 58:16 prayers we cannot continue to function, 58:19 we cannot continue to do what we're doing, 58:22 we have to be united in this effort, 58:25 united in giving the truth. Pray daily, ask 58:29 the Lord maybe there is a family that's 58:31 in need, that has been struggling this year. 58:33 That you can take food to, maybe give 58:36 gifts to, maybe give a book to, 58:38 to lead them to Christ. It's all about Him, 58:41 it's all about our salvation and we'd like 58:45 to hear from you. We'd like to know 58:47 if the Lord has put something special 58:49 in your heart. Our address here at Behold 58:52 the Lamb Ministries is PO Box 2030, 58:55 Herrin, IL 62948, and as always you may 59:00 call us at area code 618-942-5044, 59:05 that's central standard time here 59:07 in the United States. 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