Participants: Chris Shelton (Host), Kenny Shelton
Series Code: BTLP
Program Code: BTLP000061
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00:41 Hello and welcome to Behold the Lamb Presents.
00:44 I'm Chris Shelton your host 00:46 and as always it is such a blessing 00:48 to be able to have this time together to study. 00:51 And on behalf of Behold the Lamb Ministries 00:54 I'd like to thank each and every one of you, 00:56 who write and who call, who email us 00:59 and who send your financial support 01:02 because without your financial support 01:04 we are not able to bring such timely messages 01:07 as this one here today 01:09 and especially over this wonderful network 3ABN. 01:15 Last time we were together 01:16 we begun a three part series entitled, 01:19 "Does our appearance really matter to God?" 01:23 A question that makes people, 01:25 many people begin this scrum just a bit. 01:27 But others who are studying God's word 01:30 or wanting to know more about this topic 01:32 and we know this for certain. 01:35 Because so many of you have written or called and asked 01:39 that we study this out together. 01:41 So today we are beginning part two of 01:44 "Does our appearance really matter to God?" 01:48 And as a child of God, I know that you have the desire 01:51 in your heart to follow and obey His wishes. 01:54 So get out whatever means of note taking 01:57 that you wish to use and prayerfully let's continue 02:01 our study with Pastor Kenny Shelton once again 02:04 as he bring this part two of 02:07 "Does our appearance really matter to God?" 02:10 But first let's allow the Holy Spirit to prepare our hearts 02:14 for this study through a song that is entitled 02:17 "Chorus of Faith" and is sung by Sandra Enterman. 02:30 Sing it with your life, Sing it with your heart 02:34 Make melody with the words of your mouth 02:38 To bind that, you listen, tell it to others 02:42 Hear the chorus of faith 02:45 Live the chorus of faith 02:52 The first note of the song split the darkness 02:59 And was sung by the planets and stars 03:06 And their light spoke "hallelujah" 03:10 And the words of the chorus were sung by angels before us 03:17 Now come join in the tune 03:23 Sing it with your life, sing it with your heart 03:27 Make melody with the words of your mouth 03:31 But mind that you listen, tell it to others 03:35 Hear the chorus of faith 03:38 Live the chorus of faith 03:45 Then in time Jesus came to be for us 03:52 And His coming made our life a song 04:00 And His word is the chorus 04:03 Is the Light that is burning 04:07 Is the truth beyond learning 04:10 Is the reason we sing 04:17 Sing it with your life, sing it with your heart 04:20 Make melody with the words of your mouth 04:24 But mind that you listen, tell it to others 04:28 Hear the chorus of faith 04:31 Live the chorus of faith 04:39 Singing this song's what life is about 04:42 And if you refuse the stones will cry out 04:46 We do not sing that we might be more blessed 04:50 He loves us with passion, without regret 04:54 He cannot love more 04:55 and will not love less 05:05 Sing it with your life, sing it with your heart 05:08 Make melody with the words of your mouth 05:12 But mind that you listen, tell it to others 05:16 Hear at live the chorus of faith 05:20 Sing it with your life, sing it with your heart 05:23 Make melody with the words of your mouth 05:27 But mind that you listen, tell it to others 05:31 Hear at live the chorus of faith 05:35 Sing it with your life, sing it with your heart 05:39 Make melody with the words of your mouth 05:43 But mind that you listen, tell it to others 05:46 Hear and live the chorus of faith 05:50 Hear and live the chorus of faith 05:54 Hear and live the chorus of faith 06:03 Thanks for joining us here, "Behold the Lamb." 06:05 Again we got important subject 06:07 and you've already heard about it in the introduction. 06:10 So we're going to, we've so much material to cover. 06:12 We gonna have to go very quickly. 06:14 And so we ask you to get your pencil and paper 06:16 notebook get things down. 06:17 Because, we're going to cover some material, 06:19 we're going to rather quickly on the unction of the Holy Spirit 06:22 but always before we study the word-- 06:23 because we're going to be talking about, 06:25 "Does our appearance really matter to God." 06:27 And it has to do with the way that we dress. 06:29 What we put on to our body. 06:31 And, you know, and just our general appearance. 06:33 So we're going to be covering all of the subjects. 06:34 This is part two. 06:35 Let's pray, shall we together 06:37 for the power of the Holy Spirit. 06:38 As I kneel up here, you can kneel 06:40 if you have the opportunity or just pray along with us. 06:42 Will you please? 06:43 Father in heaven, we thank You for Your precious word today. 06:46 We pray now Your Holy Spirit 06:48 would draw now to each and every one of us 06:50 and help us to understand Your word. 06:53 This is a vital subject 06:54 that we have overlooked for a long time. 06:57 Realizing its very touchy 06:58 but as a Christian we need not be. 07:00 We need to thank God for the information that He has for us 07:03 that we might be pleasing in His sight. 07:06 Open our ears, our hearts and our minds 07:08 cover me with Your blood I pray. 07:10 Not my will but thine be done, 07:12 in Jesus name we pray and for His sake, amen. 07:18 Again the importance of going to the word of God to see 07:20 what God's word has to say on the subject 07:22 and then you and I are confronted with the issue, 07:25 are we going to please ourselves, 07:26 are we going to please God. 07:28 Are you a real Christian or professing Christian? 07:31 And again, that I think the important about this subject 07:34 is it really does challenge us. 07:36 So I pray that you've been prayed up 07:38 as we study this lesson. 07:39 "Does our appearance really matter to God?" 07:43 Now, when it comes to Christians standard 07:45 that's what we're going to be talking about. 07:47 Many believe that there should be you know no, 07:49 no absolutes, there should-- 07:51 everybody should just do as they want to do 07:52 or do how they feel or may be even do as the world is doing. 07:57 They want no restrictions, they don't want any, any rules 08:01 and some say well I shouldn't have to give up anything. 08:05 That's not what Jesus said in His word it all, it isn't. 08:08 So we're going to look at this study. 08:09 Remember the true Christian, here is the bottom line, 08:12 the true Christian who loves Jesus 08:14 with all of their heart and their mind 08:16 and their soul they're willing to give up anything. 08:20 They're willing to put all upon the altar, 08:22 let self die and say God "what pleases you?' 08:26 This is the big test of each and every one of us. 08:30 In fact, Job 5, the Bible says in verse 17. 08:34 It says, "Happy is the man that God correcteth." 08:37 So when God corrects us we should be what? 08:39 We should be happy, praise God we're learning more things 08:42 because we want to be pleasing in His sight. 08:44 So, as we search this subject 08:47 we want to find that which, what, 08:49 ones again, 'pleases God.' 08:51 And while you're doing this 08:52 please keep in mind 2 Corinthians 4:4. 08:55 And again, you got to jot these things down. 08:57 Said "The God of this world" here's a warning. 08:59 "The God of this world hath blinded" our eyes or our minds 09:02 to them that believe not." 09:04 So the enemy has blinded the eyes 09:07 or he can blind the mind of those who believe not. 09:09 What does that mean? 09:11 It really means those who have separated from Him. 09:14 So today if you're separate for Him, 09:16 you're not going to, you're not going to dig this. 09:18 You're not going to understand this or you won't want to 09:21 and you're going to put up a wall 09:22 but why because the God of this world 09:24 has blinded our minds and our eyes. 09:27 But do you know what, the God of Heaven 09:28 can open our hearts and minds and say 09:30 you know, we want to please you. 09:32 You know, many people talk about the voice of the enemy. 09:35 Do you realize what he has done? 09:36 He so disguised his voice that it is accepted 09:41 as the voice of Jesus when it is not. 09:43 The true test is what? Scripture, the Bible says. 09:46 Psalms 81:11, 12, 09:49 Jesus is talking about His people. 09:51 He said my people. 09:53 So remember it's not all this, the world is the other. 09:55 He says "My people would not hearken to my voice." 09:58 And what does He do? 10:00 He said "So I gave them up to their own lust." 10:03 Imagine their own hearts' lust. 10:05 "And they walked in their own counsel." 10:08 Friend don't walk in your counsel of day. 10:10 That's not how God to give up on us. 10:12 We don't need to we have direction here. 10:14 It's simple, its good, its strong, 10:16 its concrete, it's a good foundation, 10:17 lets really build on that, shall we. 10:20 So we really must do what Ephesians 5:10 talks about. 10:23 And also what Romans 12:1 talks about, 10:26 1 Thessalonians 5:21 talks about. 10:29 We need to prove what is acceptable unto the Lord 10:33 and then when we prove all we need to holdfast. 10:37 Are you willing to do that today to holdfast to His word? 10:41 I want you to take your Bible quickly, 10:42 I want you to turn and we kind of addressed it 10:44 in the first part, the Book of 1 Peter, 10:46 1 Peter 3:3-6. 10:50 I want to, I want to do quickly, 10:51 I hope you already have it there. 10:53 1 Peter Chapter 3 beginning with verse 3, 10:56 the Bible said, "Whose adorning let it not be 11:00 the outward adorning of the plaiting of the hair, 11:03 or the wearing of gold, or putting on of apparel." 11:08 Verse 4, "But let it be the hidden man of the heart, 11:13 in which is not corruptible." Oh, my. 11:17 "Even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, 11:22 which is in the sight of God of great price." 11:25 Verse 5, "For after this manner in the old time 11:28 the holy women also." 11:30 Notice, "Who trusted in God, adorned themselves, 11:34 being in subjection unto their own husbands." 11:38 As that "Even as Sara obeyed Abraham." 11:40 Come on put it together, "Calling him Lord, 11:43 whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, 11:47 and are not afraid with any amazement." 11:49 These are powerful passages of scripture. 11:52 You know, here we find that at 1 Peter here lays it out 11:56 really clear, really simple, straightforward just like 12:00 we read before in 1 Timothy about it. 12:03 Is it a truth that we have just read? 12:05 If we do let's dissect it little bit. 12:07 Look at it closer here or we're going to this, 12:11 we're going to try to get around it. 12:12 We know what we have read here. 12:13 But many people try to get around it. 12:16 And still please God. 12:17 Is it possible to get around His word 12:19 and still be pleasing to Him? 12:20 No it's not. You know that. 12:23 Why? Because God has spoken. 12:25 Now, let's dissect these verses if you will. 12:27 Just a little bit, let's dissect them, 12:30 let's think about them a little bit. 12:31 1 Peter 3:3. 12:34 The word adorning, just look at that word adorning. 12:38 Now notice talking about need of the hour. 12:39 Let the adorned that what you have on. 12:42 And that means that arrangement that which you put on your body, 12:46 that means the arrangement, that means the decoration 12:50 and it's applying what way the world is doing it 12:53 or what the world does. 12:55 The way the world does it. 12:57 Don't do it that way 12:59 is what the admonition is given to us. 13:02 And notice its dressing woman here. 13:04 We talked about in our first lesson. 13:06 Why because they're moral subject to it 13:08 because the Bible says the woman. 13:11 So we're going to look that very carefully here 13:13 a Christian woman then should not wear or put on 13:17 any ornaments that draws attention to herself. 13:21 Isn't that interesting? 13:23 Not put on anything that would draw attention to herself. 13:27 It becomes wrong is what the Bible tells us here. 13:30 It talks about the plaiting of the hair. 13:32 Think about that. 13:33 Oh, many people will raise and say oh no, 13:35 well, that's not really what it means. 13:36 And many people try to-- even pastors try to avoid this. 13:40 You can only go by what the prophet wrote. 13:43 You can only go by what the Greek 13:45 or the Hebrew and the Bible talks about. 13:47 Plaiting of the hair here is an intricate hair do, 13:53 it's a time consuming style. 13:55 Much time spend upon the hair. 13:57 Which the Bible said is not in harmony 13:59 with the modest Christian. 14:02 So we need to as Christians avoid-- Peter says. 14:05 I'm not saying, I'm reading from the Bible. 14:07 Peter says, avoid that with spend much time 14:10 and much energy and so on and so fort with it. 14:13 That it draws attention as a bottom line 14:15 to ourselves its wrong. 14:18 It really talks about in elaborate even abrading 14:21 or entwining or entangling as it were of the hair. 14:26 And then the Bible goes on and says, 14:27 you know, those-- no wearing of gold. 14:31 Isn't that interesting? 14:33 As those who are professing Christian the Bible said no. 14:38 Let it not be, no wearing of gold. 14:41 The wearing of Gold is in, is contrary to Christian modesty 14:46 it's what Peter is talking about here. 14:48 We need not say "oh well it's just the little bit. 14:50 It really doesn't matter." 14:53 The Bible says, no wearing of gold period. 14:58 Now do we want to harmonize with the scripture? 15:00 We need to consider that passage. 15:02 Make excuses if you want to. God has already spoken. 15:06 Now let's get more specific. No wearing of gold. 15:09 That could be a lot of thing. 15:11 That could be no rings, no bracelets, 15:13 no necklaces and nothing around the legs, the ears, 15:15 the nose, the tongue, the belly, you name it. 15:19 Bible said no wearing of gold that's what. 15:21 And keep this in mind as we study 15:23 because we will get more into that as we go along. 15:25 Especially in our third part. 15:27 It says no putting on of outward apparel or that apparel. 15:31 What's that referring to? 15:33 It's talking about here in a social aspect of 15:36 where people change cloths two or three times, 15:38 not as a need but just to be social. 15:40 Just to you know, so they look good 15:41 and so peoples are going to talk about what they have on. 15:44 A fashion, a waste of money. 15:47 Bible say, we've read 1 Peter it says here, 15:49 that's not in harmony with modesty 15:51 or that of what, as a true Christian. 15:54 Verse 4 said that let it be the hidden man. 15:57 Here's what let it be the hidden man of the heart. 15:59 That's what God is looking not the outward adorn 16:01 but the inward part of man here. 16:04 So wouldn't you say we need to work more on our, 16:06 our characters and the insight which is certain 16:09 and certainly more profitable, rather than the outside 16:13 or the decorations that we put on. 16:16 Because the Bible said not corruptible. 16:19 So we must work on the incorruptible, what? 16:22 That the character, 16:24 more important to work on the character 16:26 or to put on the robe of Christ righteousness here. 16:29 Not the robe of the world or the fashion of the world. 16:33 Now Bible says of meek and quite spirit. 16:37 What does that really mean? 16:39 You see the disposition, 16:40 we think about dispositions of the mind 16:42 need not be on fashion. 16:45 Its not people who can't talk to you at all, 16:47 they're talking about the fashion things 16:48 that are in the world and such and such name brands 16:51 and bla, bla, bla. 16:52 That's the fashion of the world 16:53 which are things of the world is enmity, 16:56 the Bible says against what, against God. 16:59 Not about styles, not about fashion, 17:02 the Bible said no jewelry, no gold, no silver 17:06 but what a simple Christian lifestyle. 17:10 What a contrast the Christian following the Bible here 17:14 is against the contrast of the world 17:16 and the way the world looks, even many professed Christians. 17:23 Bible said, it's of a great price. 17:26 And so we realize, you look at gold and silver. 17:28 Oh my they're expensive cost a lot 17:31 but what about the comparison with heaven. 17:35 You compare the cost of all these things, 17:36 you compare heaven, living forever with Jesus. 17:40 Then all these cost of its significant. 17:43 Let it be the inward adorning, 17:45 a quite meek spirit, it's great price. 17:48 See God requires this meek and quite spirit. 17:54 Is that the kind of spirit that you have today that I have? 17:58 The Bible is real clear on it. 18:00 And we think about this. 18:01 Let's talk about with all these things in mind quickly 18:05 what has happened with the professed people of God. 18:08 What's happened into many of our churches today 18:12 that seem to have gone wild? 18:15 What's happened? 18:19 Would you say that if person is coming to church 18:23 and they're wearing things 18:24 and may be they shouldn't be wearing 18:27 and say as I'm going to try to do this 18:29 for the sake of you know I want to be careful with it 18:31 but we say that and again the Bible is addressing women here 18:34 much more than addresses a man. 18:36 So we have to dresses the way the Bible says. 18:38 Its just still say well he is got this problem, 18:39 he has got that problem, the Bible says-- 18:43 and so as we look at this, we have say there 18:45 you know is it really proper for a woman 18:49 then to show any part of her chest. 18:52 Oh, that's modest enough for. 18:53 That's any part of her chest to be showing 18:57 is it modest and is it acceptable to God? 19:01 That's what we have to look at here. 19:04 And here is where the big fight sometime begins. 19:07 And we begin to try to justify well its just okay if we do show 19:11 a lot of chest here or whatever it might be. 19:13 Or we just might say you know, in order to reach 19:16 the standard of Christian modesty. 19:19 I must cover up. 19:21 We'll see that more as we go along in our study. 19:24 And may I say just as I may 19:27 and I can't understand why any woman 19:29 would want to wear something or it may be the lack of it 19:33 or to reveal any part of her body that should be covered up. 19:38 That's hard to understand. 19:41 See people of the world do I understand that. 19:44 As wrong as it is they do it because they really don't care 19:48 whether a man or woman 19:49 both parties draws attention to them. 19:52 They really don't care. 19:53 They want that attention. 19:55 They want both men and women to look at them 19:57 that's why they're wearing what they're wearing 19:59 or the lack of it showing things they should not be showing. 20:03 See it must, it must be, because of this. 20:07 Because they're not covering up what they need to cover up. 20:10 And to be modest as what the Bible said. 20:13 Now, hopefully that's kind of subtle but 20:16 modern people would say well no that's not really subtle. 20:20 How about let's talk a little bit about, 20:21 let's talk about short dresses worn by many women. 20:25 Well, short dresses and lot of time that's considered 20:28 they all six inches above the knee. 20:30 May be, even a foot above the knee. 20:33 We could say as a Christian what, what, 20:35 what's going on down here? 20:37 Can we say that the short dress six inches 20:40 any thing above the knee is modest? 20:42 Because, the Bible gives the word modesty. 20:44 Is it really modest? 20:48 See it's bad enough when a person even standing up, 20:51 a woman is standing up with the dress way above her knees. 20:54 You see, but what about when she sits down? 20:58 That thing withdraws another foot. 21:00 Yeah I think you're following what I'm talking about. 21:02 And this is very interesting then-- 21:04 I need to be careful but hey, Lord helps me. 21:07 Look and then she tries to pretend like she is modest 21:10 and she is always pulling and pulling 21:12 and trying to stretch that 21:13 because evidently it's too short. 21:16 Ah, you know what it is. 21:21 You know, it's too short 21:22 or why would you keep trying to pull it down. 21:24 Oh, come on now or you kind of acting 21:27 like you're trying to be modest. 21:31 And as I say then we sit down it even, even get worst. 21:34 You know what we do when we're pulling and tugging 21:36 we're calling attention to ourselves. 21:39 This is not in harmony at all 21:43 with the counsel that God has given us of a godly woman. 21:47 And if you're not, you don't want to be a godly woman, 21:49 dress and do what-- but those who are professing 21:51 to be godly woman will not wear such things. 21:55 They just will not do it. 21:57 They're not, you cannot call that modest apparel at all. 22:01 See this is almost in all churches, 22:03 this is sad part. 22:05 We become so accustomed to it. 22:06 A little bit at a time nothing is really being said about. 22:11 Wherever you go you see this issue 22:13 and you know heaven has a lot to say about it. 22:16 God has the lot to say about it. 22:17 The prophet has said a lot about it. 22:20 And yet somehow we ignore that 22:21 because we want to be accepted by the world. 22:24 And since we've gone this far 22:26 why not go little bit farther with it. 22:28 It's good to think about this now. 22:30 We're going to look at this passage 22:31 couple of different times so don't get excited with me. 22:34 Deuteronomy 22:5 the Bible says, 22:37 do we believe that all scripture is given by God. 22:40 Do we believe it? Sure. 22:41 If we believe that then we want to go ahead 22:43 and read this passage. 22:44 Deuteronomy 22:5 it said 22:46 "The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, 22:50 neither should a man put on a woman's garment 22:52 for all that do so are abomination 22:56 unto the Lord thy God." 22:58 So professed Christian 22:59 do you want to be an abomination to God? 23:01 No I don't' want to be. 23:03 I can hear some moment some of you screaming right now 23:05 oh, no, no not that. 23:07 The Bible said the woman should not wear that 23:09 which pertaineth unto the man. 23:10 And listen there will be some of you say, you know, 23:12 in some of these other countries the man wear that-- 23:14 listen you're not in other country. 23:16 You're not accountable for another country does. 23:18 You're not accountable for the time of Jesus. 23:20 You're not accountable for other parts of the world. 23:22 You're accountable for where you live. 23:24 And that which pertaineth, unto a man 23:25 God said don't do it. 23:28 You know what He said well, we make excuses we go. 23:30 We cannot ignore. 23:31 This is my point here 23:32 its not trying to condemn the group or the ladies. 23:34 It's just simply saying, 23:35 why do we ignore certain parts of scripture. 23:37 In other parts we think so, so important. 23:40 It has to do with self, has to do with convenience, 23:42 has to do with what's easy. 23:45 This is its interesting point may be you thought about it. 23:53 It's easy for a man to understand 23:56 what pertains to a woman, isn't it? 24:00 It's easy for a man to understand 24:01 what pertains to a woman and, you know, we've shown that. 24:06 But for a woman they just can't figure out 24:09 most of them what pertains to a man, why not? 24:14 See woman can come up wearing men's cloth, 24:17 clothing and we probably say nothing about it but I, 24:20 I guarantee you if I come up wearing a dress 24:23 and somebody would say woo that guy is out of world here. 24:27 What's the difference? 24:30 Could it be that we're just going to ignore that passage 24:33 because we just don't' want. 24:35 We want to wear what we want to wear 24:37 and when we want to wear it. 24:38 And we're just not going to change. 24:40 I've heard people say 24:41 I know what it says but I'm just not gonna change. 24:43 I like wearing what I wear and it's just the way it is. 24:46 See its pleasing self rather than trying to please what? 24:48 Rather than trying to please God. 24:50 This is a whole issue here. 24:51 It is a test. Why? 24:52 Because God has spoken on the subject, it must be important. 24:56 When you say it, oh, yeah it's very important. 24:59 Every word that receives out of the mouth of God 25:02 and remember, we're talking about that people 25:04 are little bit you know, squeamish about it. 25:06 They're little bit touchy about it. 25:07 When we're doing the wrong thing we're always touchy about. 25:10 And doing the wrong thing we're touchy aren't we sometimes? 25:13 We should be rejoicing and say 25:14 oh God does have a lot to say on this subject. 25:18 The scripture condemns it, its condemned. 25:21 But you will say it's convenient. 25:22 It's, you know, it really doesn't matter 25:26 but remember I say once again the Bible says it does. 25:29 The Bible says it does matter. 25:32 You know we just can't try-- we just can't avoid 25:35 this passage of scripture 25:36 because we don't want to deal with it. 25:39 Because if you avoid that one somebody else is going to avoid 25:43 another one that they're little pet peeve. 25:45 And so what if it comes to every times something 25:47 we don't want in our own personal life 25:48 that we just lay it aside and say well it doesn't matter 25:51 and we justify it. 25:54 We can't do that and still be what? 25:56 A child of God. 25:59 We need to continue to seek to please God not ourselves. 26:04 I know it's across, I know it's difficult 26:08 but do we want to be pleasing in the side of God. 26:12 Do we want to please God 26:13 or do we just want to do it because we want to. 26:18 See the apostle here we just read 26:21 he exhorted the women and the faith to be chased 26:25 in all their holy in their own all conversation 26:28 and in modesty and in dress and deportment. 26:33 See that's a just a lesson for us today 26:35 it applies the Acts of Apostle 523 said, 26:39 it applies to every age. 26:41 To all ages, did you get that? 26:44 And of course, the Bible says in Matthew in 7:20. 26:46 It says "By their fruits you shall know them." 26:50 The Bible says, this is the way a woman, 26:51 this is way a man or conductive self 26:53 and in modesty not showing anything 26:54 they shouldn't be showing to all. 26:56 Anything that draws attention to themselves 26:58 but what happens here? 27:02 By their fruits you shall know them. 27:05 This article goes on I want you to notice it says 27:07 "In the life of the true Christian the outward adorning 27:12 is always in harmony with the inward peace and holiness." 27:17 What? The outward adorning is always, what, good. 27:21 "It's in harmony with the peace and holiness 27:23 and Self-denial and sacrifice will mark the Christian's life." 27:30 Listen to this carefully, evidence. 27:32 "Evidence that the taste," 27:36 choices we make, is not converted 27:40 will be seen in the dress of all who walk in the path 27:45 cast up for the ransomed of the Lord." 27:48 Did you get that? That's here's to do. 27:49 Evidence that we've not been converted in our taste, 27:52 in our choices, in what we wear is about what? 27:56 By the dress that what we put on our bodies. 28:00 Acts of Apostle 5:25 " says this. 28:02 Jesus, He will purify His church, 28:05 even as Christ purified the church 28:08 during his ministry on earth." 28:10 Did He do that? Yes He did. 28:12 Acts of Apostle 5:26. Here's what it says. 28:14 Listen to this, pastors are needed. 28:17 And I may say, oh boy, you too picky. 28:18 Pastors are needed people need to pay attention. 28:22 "God causeth the shepherds they're needed, 28:25 faithful shepherds who will not flatter God's people, 28:30 nor treat them harshly, 28:33 but who will feed them with the bread of life." 28:36 Pastors are needed that will feed the people 28:38 that put us in harmony with heaven. 28:40 "Faithful warning" listen "are to be given 28:43 sins rebuked and wrongs made right." 28:48 See many times pastors are not doing this because 28:50 they're afraid the congregation they're afraid of their job, 28:52 they're afraid that we talk, they're afraid of everything 28:54 rather than the God of Heaven to fear God. 28:57 God has spoken on this. It's not like, he hasn't spoken. 29:01 It's not like He has not given us direction because He has. 29:05 And any part of the Bible He has given direction on 29:07 He requires that of us as we understand it as we know it. 29:11 I consider this pretty heavy. And it is heavy duty. 29:16 But it as a pastor, 29:19 giving the last day messages a straight testimony 29:23 and I believe we need to do 29:24 where the people will hear or forbore. 29:25 Whether they're here and accepted 29:27 or whether they're rejected, we must give that 29:29 because God doe require that of us. 29:32 Listen this is one is found in 4 Testimonies 6:47 and 8. 29:38 This is in the sadness I read it. 29:39 It says "Christ is ashamed of His professed followers. 29:43 Wherein do we" resemble "have any resemblance to Him. 29:53 Wherein does our dress conform to the Bible requirements? 30:01 Fashion is deteriorating the intellect 30:04 and eating the spirituality of our people. 30:08 Obedience to fashion is pervading our churches." 30:11 And doing-- listen to this, 30:13 "And doing more than any other power 30:15 to separate the people of God." 30:18 Why shouldn't I be concerned why shouldn't you be concerned? 30:21 Why try to ignore this because this is like-- 30:23 I want to talk to about here 30:25 is doing more fashioned of the world. 30:29 Dresses go up and fare God to go up. 30:30 And they go down but let me go down. 30:33 Rather than just playing modesty. 30:37 See that the question, 30:40 see what its more than saying I understand it 30:42 but as pastors and leaders what should we do 30:45 because we're confronted with that. 30:48 Now remember as spoken in the word of God, 30:50 spoken in the Spirit of Prophecy its heavy duty. 30:52 We're only goign to touch on the thing 30:54 because of time and so on 30:55 but I want to catch this importance to heaven. 30:59 What should a church do in regard to member 31:01 who dresses in accordance, you know, 31:04 does not dress in accordance with scripture. 31:06 What are we going to do with that member? 31:08 Let him continue to come in, let him to go ahead 31:10 and you know provoke the whole church as it were 31:13 or we get accustomed to it 31:14 and we begin to figure that it's all right. 31:18 That's what god's servant wrote in 4 Testimonies 647, 648. 31:22 It says "Our church rules are very deficient. 31:27 All exhibitions of pride in dress" notice this, 31:32 "which is forbidden in the word of God." 31:35 Does God forbids certain kind of dress? Yes he does. 31:38 "Should be sufficient reason for church discipline. 31:42 There is a terrible sin upon us as a people 31:46 that we are permitted our church members 31:48 to dress in a manner inconsistent with their faith." 31:55 That causes me to stop and think. 31:58 It's a terrible sin, inspiration says. 32:01 If we let, we permit our church members 32:06 to dress in a manner inconsistent with their faith. 32:14 Article goes on and it says, "We must arise at once 32:17 and close the door against the allurements of fashion" 32:21 oh boy "unless we do this, 32:24 our churches will become demoralized." 32:28 Or have no morals. 32:29 If we don't close the door to fashion, we let you know, 32:32 everything come in and dress like-- 32:35 we've lost our morals. 32:38 Can that be a church, it would be pleasing to God? 32:40 Oh, I think not, don't you want the blessings of the Lord? 32:43 What is it that it really hurt? 32:44 You think about what it just a choice. 32:46 I'm going to dress like a Christian. 32:49 Professing godliness, I profess to be a child of God. 32:52 Men and women both we need to dress and act accordingly. 32:56 See God requires that we wear the best that we have to church. 33:02 I have heard all kind of excuses over my years. 33:05 You know and I just a point out plans so you see it. 33:07 I like to hit on the nose a time wise 33:10 is that we need not be wearing everyday cloths to church. 33:13 We need not wear, men to be wearing these, the jeans, 33:17 women wearing pants to church. 33:20 It's out of place in God's in God's house. 33:23 And I know somebody, well, that's all I have. 33:25 No you had to buy what you're wearing somewhere. 33:28 It was a matter of a choice of what you bought. 33:30 I have been through that a lot. 33:31 Pants of any kind for woman should not be worn to church 33:34 and let alone shorts and tennis shoes 33:37 and dressings like we're going to picnic 33:40 rather than to meet with God. 33:43 See some of you won't get this 33:45 because spiritual things are spiritually discerned. 33:48 God has spoken in His word. 33:52 Listen before I move on let me make this a little clear 33:54 because we addressed Deuteronomy 22:5, 33:57 we did it but I want to do it for another minute, or two. 33:59 If you just allow me stay with. 34:02 There should be a distinction made between men and women. 34:06 It's cloths, there is no doubt about it. 34:09 Second, Selected Messages 477-8 says, 34:12 it says, notice there's the women, 34:14 it says "They will imitate the opposite sex, 34:18 as nearly as possible. 34:20 They will wear the cap and the pants, 34:23 and the vests, and the boots, the coat." 34:27 Listen carefully, "In this style of dress 34:30 God's order has been reversed, 34:33 and his special directions disregarded." 34:36 Oh, we want to disregard God's special instruction on this. 34:40 And they test of obedience to God 34:42 do we love Him more than we love our dress. 34:45 Woman trying to dress like men. 34:46 And again that seems to be more acceptable in the world 34:49 because the world just doesn't accept 34:50 the man going around wearing the dress. 34:53 You know, what I'm talking about. 34:55 Let me read that if you forgotten. 34:57 Deuteronomy 22:5 says, "The woman should not wear that 35:01 which pertaineth to a man, 35:02 neither shall a man put on a woman's garment, 35:04 for all that do this are in abomination 35:07 to the Lord thy God." 35:10 So this is talking about the style of dress. 35:13 God would not have his people to adopt. 35:17 The word of God said it's not modest apparel. 35:21 It's not all a fitting for a modest, 35:24 humble follower female 35:28 who professes to be a follower of Jesus Christ. 35:31 The article goes on, It says, 35:32 "God designed that there should be 35:34 a plain distinction between male and female dress, 35:40 and has considered the matter 35:42 of sufficient importance to give" 35:45 listen "explicit directions in regard to it." 35:49 I'm not trying to make it more difficult on someone at all. 35:53 But if God has given explicit directions 35:56 why aren't we following those. 35:59 Isn't a test? Sure, it's a test. 36:01 Test of obedience to God. 36:03 Oh, its simpler, well, it's too cold. 36:05 Its just say that-- we always make a-- 36:06 God give explicit directions. 36:08 There has to be a difference between 36:09 that what a woman wears and that which a man wears. 36:12 So God has given these instructions. 36:15 Again, do we want to please Him or we gonna please ourselves. 36:19 Are we going harking into the voice of the Lord 36:21 or we just going to, you know, just, just to give up. 36:25 Are willing to forsake all and to follow Him. 36:30 Christ may be saying to you today, 36:33 He may be saying to me, we covered this in part one. 36:35 You lack just one thing. 36:38 We find out as we studied scripture, 36:40 one thing will keep us out of heaven, 36:41 out of heaven. Yes it will. 36:44 We're going to, you need part one, 36:45 you're going to and he is-- 36:46 I know that someone say, ooh, ah, oooh, ah it just hurts. 36:49 I understand it. 36:52 And it's easier not to address the study, 36:54 its easier not to say anything about it then it is to 36:56 because people get angry actually but it's a-- 36:58 what is, how does heaven view it. 37:01 Does heaven required of me? Yes. 37:03 Of you? Yes. 37:05 Does God, does it really matter what we wear? 37:09 Yes, and when you bring it to some people's attention some, 37:14 you know, time that they already went over 37:16 and they've already read it 37:17 and you bring back to their attention sometime. 37:19 Some people will say this is to try to, you know, 37:21 get the preacher off their back. 37:23 Well, I'm going to pray about it a little bit more 37:25 and we'll see where God is. 37:28 Remember what God has already made plain in His word 37:30 He is not going to change His mind. 37:33 And I know prayer is important 37:35 but praying about something God has already said. 37:38 Come on, let's think about this. 37:42 And thus saith the Lord. 37:45 Our biggest enemy is not God, 37:46 it's ourselves, isn't it? We want. 37:51 See if we're honest, and I think we should be. 37:55 Be honest in this hour in which we live. 37:58 We're not even close to being what God would have us to be. 38:01 We're not even close and that probably is the big issue. 38:04 Oh, well, we don't want to go in His streams, 38:06 we don't want to be-- 38:07 listen, we're not even close to being 38:09 what God would have us to be to repopulate heaven. 38:12 And He is trying to get us there. 38:14 And He is presenting these things 38:16 and bringing up straight testimony 38:17 to challenge me and to challenge you. 38:19 Are we willing to follow Him? Are we willing to be different? 38:22 Are we willing to separate what the Bible says from the word? 38:25 Are you really honest and hard? 38:27 Am I honest and hard? 38:29 If we are we're not even close. 38:32 We're calling dark light and light dark. 38:37 May be I will give you a quick example 38:40 of many women and also men who profess godliness. 38:47 Now it is pretty touchy here. I want to just-- 38:49 but I want you to try to balance. 38:50 God give you reasoning power. 38:54 How our minds have become so confused. 38:59 When we go swimming and we swim 39:05 especially the woman in their underwear. 39:07 Let's be honest about it. That's all the there is or less. 39:13 We go swimming in our underwear in front of people 39:16 but you know what, we're justified 39:18 and what we'll say? It's a bathing suit. 39:21 The word doesn't change, what's there. 39:25 If it doesn't matter, if it's our bathing-- 39:27 so I want you think about it for we become so confused. 39:33 If its acceptable if it's right 39:34 why can't wear that bathing suit as it were to work. 39:40 Well we can't wear to work because there are people there. 39:42 Well, there's people at the beach, 39:43 there's people at the lake. 39:45 What makes a difference? People, people. 39:50 We have to realize what's acceptable and what-- 39:52 because you call your undergarments a swimsuit. 39:57 Still wrong, we should not be out in that. 40:00 God's word, that's not modesty 40:04 even the world understands it better 40:07 than we do as professed Christian. 40:08 I will give you an example real quick. 40:09 I heard on a radio on a St. Louis station 40:11 that a woman who went out into the-- 40:13 one of the parks out there in a park 40:15 she went out in her two piece bathing suit. 40:19 It wasn't just a few minutes and the authorities were called 40:22 and they said, she is dressed indecently 40:24 out here in the park because there's people. 40:29 Well, they called the authorities, 40:30 authorities come out, threw her out. 40:33 So you can't be dressed like that because there's people. 40:36 Her response is, "So are there at the beach 40:38 hundreds and thousands 40:40 and I dress like this but they accept me at the beach 40:43 but they don't accept me here. 40:45 Oh, see, have our mind becomes so confused. 40:51 See we're dealing with spiritual principles here 40:53 making up Christian standards 40:55 that the Bible has put here for us. 40:58 And the motivating facture 41:00 and there must be a motivating factor here. 41:02 There must be love for God, to please God. 41:06 I want to please Him in all things. 41:09 Do we loving Him with our whole heart, 41:11 our whole soul and our whole mind? 41:13 Friend, if you can't see 41:14 what I'm talking about here how sad that it is? 41:19 If you lay those swimsuits out on the bed 41:22 most people wouldn't be able to tell 41:23 what swimsuit and what's underwear 41:24 but you can call at the other and you think its okay, its not. 41:28 It's how dark our minds are. 41:32 Do we really love Him? 41:35 If we really love Him 41:36 listen, we'll have no problem dealing with this, 41:38 the issue or the problem of make up and jewelry 41:43 and what we wear or the lack of what we wear. 41:47 See as we look at this subject we're going to be confronted 41:51 with how God views the wearing or the putting on of things. 41:57 And that's what's important, isn't it how God views it? 42:01 Because remember you cannot make a case 42:04 that you can run around. 42:05 It's wouldn't be nice about half naked 42:08 and say your modest as a Christian, no you're not. 42:12 1 Testimony 136 says this, 42:14 listen, you've heard it so many times 42:17 but please listen again. 42:18 See if it makes sense. 42:20 "The outward appearance is the index to the heart." 42:26 I wanted to make sense to you. I'm pleading with you. 42:29 I wanted to make sense to you. 42:31 It's not a matter of do's and don'ts. 42:32 The Bible has spoken. 42:34 God said "I accept this and this I do not accept." 42:37 You're professing but not like, you can't do this. 42:42 Did you really get what I was talking about? 42:44 The outside appearance is the index to the heart. 42:47 It's just coming out what you're wearing. 42:49 That's really what your heart and your mind is really like. 42:52 Listen to this very carefully. 42:54 A Christian's way of dressing 42:58 listen, the Christian's way up dressing conceals, 43:04 the worldly way of dressing reveals. 43:08 Does that make sense? 43:11 The Christian conceals, the world reveals. 43:16 So you see if we dress modestly 43:20 it diverts the mind from the physical. 43:23 Did you get it? 43:24 If a woman, a man would dress properly 43:27 it diverts my mind and your mind, his mind 43:30 and all their minds away from the physical. 43:34 The devil wants the physical out there, 43:36 he wants our attention drawn to certain things. 43:40 If we dress immodestly 43:44 it attracts attention to the physical. 43:49 Now is that, is that all that you are, 43:51 men and women, you want to be, 43:54 you know, people to look at you and gaze at you 43:57 because of the physical or who you are. 44:02 And if you're really a child of God 44:03 what, they're gong to see Jesus in you. 44:04 They're not going to see the nakedness of your body. 44:07 You wonder sometimes why you have so many friends, 44:09 you know, one of the other 44:10 male friends or the ladies, vice versa. 44:13 May be it's the way you conduct yourself. 44:14 May be that's the way you dress. 44:16 May be that's the way you talk. 44:18 Please keep in mind because of that lack of clothing 44:23 worn by a lot of woman, listen, it makes bad men worst. 44:33 It tempts them to sin. 44:37 And you're accountable to that and I'm accountable for that. 44:41 If we make someone think something we've-- 44:43 they shouldn't be thinking. 44:44 That's what the devils call the tempter 44:46 and he is going to have pay for all those temptations. 44:48 He is put out you see. 44:51 And if we tempt other people to think something else 44:53 or draw attention to ourself 44:54 or this is how we get people to notice us, 44:56 oh, dear friends, you're gonna have to pay a price for that. 45:00 Bad men become worse. 45:04 Book called Education, page 248, listen carefully. 45:08 Because we always talking about, 45:09 you know, the way a women dress 45:11 or the way she conduct herself and men too, 45:13 notice it says, "Chaste simplicity in dress" 45:16 simple dressing, "When," listen, 45:19 "when dressing properly united with" 45:22 notice this, "modesty of demeanor 45:26 will go towards surrounding a young girl 45:29 with the atmosphere of a sacred reserve 45:33 which will be to her a shield from a thousand perils." 45:37 A shield from a thousand perils 45:40 simply by that what we have on our body 45:42 and the way that we talk to one and another. 45:47 Because, you know, yeah, be very careful 45:49 some people you talk them 45:50 they take it differently than what you're ever meaning it. 45:51 You have to be carefully about your conversation. 45:53 I need a shield, 45:55 you want your daughters to have a shield, isn't that right? 45:57 You want your sisters, you want you mother-- 45:58 everybody have a shield around her. 45:59 It has to do with the way they dress and they way they talk. 46:02 Talk to many people who are in prison right now 46:04 for doing the wrong things. 46:06 They will tell you, it's the way they were talking 46:08 and in the way they were dressed 46:09 that's why I did what I did. 46:11 That makes sense, the Bible knows that, 46:13 it's trying to warn us. 46:16 Have we as a people become so lay or deceive 46:19 we become so lukewarm that we don't know 46:22 that we don't know that we have enough cloths on or not 46:26 or you know, the lack of it. 46:28 Clothing that is worn to the church or anywhere. 46:33 That gets undue attention and we need to reevaluate. 46:38 And when we wear it to church knows what happens. 46:41 People begin to think over a period of time 46:44 that it's okay and its all right 46:46 because someone else has brought it in. 46:48 And we get, we do get used to things, don't we? 46:50 Time after, time after we get used to 46:52 and presume we think it's a normal way. 46:54 When it's all wrong we think it's normal. 46:57 Pastors-- listen, pastors can't make church members 47:02 you see, lined up with the word of God 47:05 or wear what the Bible approves of 47:08 but they can educate the church. 47:10 They can educate the people of God. 47:13 And they can make sure this if they still will not listen 47:16 they are not to get up in front and they're not to hold office 47:20 if they will not dress according to scripture. 47:22 Because that's a matter of test of obedience 47:24 like many other things in the Bible. 47:26 And yet we let it go because we don't want to cause a wave. 47:31 We're willing to go against preachers, 47:32 come on, against the word of God. 47:37 You can't make them but you can make sure 47:39 they don't participate, they don't get upfront. 47:44 Why? Because other people are going to think that it's okay. 47:48 Leaders, Lord have mercy. 47:50 Leaders lead, lead the people, set up a standard. 47:55 If the things are out of hand 47:57 and may be they'll go out of hand in you're church 47:59 it's not too late to go to the church and beg forgiveness. 48:03 Asking them to forgive you for what you've let slip by. 48:06 The failures sometimes that we're capable off, the failing. 48:10 And ask them to forgive you and ask God to forgive you. 48:13 And tell them the God is not pleased 48:15 with the condition of the church. 48:16 He can't bless the church the way He wants to 48:18 because we won't stand for what is right here in scripture. 48:22 And a call for a reformation, a call for reforms. 48:25 Says, there has to be a change. 48:29 Friend, do you want to receive the blessings of God or not? 48:32 Then we have to follow through 48:33 with what the word of God has said 48:35 regardless of who the people might be 48:37 or who they think they are. 48:39 There are no exceptions, I'm no exception, 48:41 you're not an exception to God's plain truth. 48:46 You say, yeah we have to be, we have to be bold. 48:50 We have to go back to the word of God. 48:52 We have to get back on track. 48:54 We have let it go to far. 48:55 Do you agree? We have let it go too far. 48:59 Buckle up and listen to this, please. 49:00 This is met to help not to hurt. 49:03 Not trying to point out any certain person here 49:05 but please think on this, please think on this. 49:08 Listen, a woman of the world, 49:11 you know what I'm talking about some of you listen that. 49:13 A woman of the world 49:15 advertises her business by the way she dresses. 49:20 A woman of the world does what? 49:21 She advertises her business by the way that she dresses. 49:25 So what does the Christian advertise 49:28 when she wears similar things? 49:33 We have those who on purpose deliberately wear the clothing, 49:39 be careful now of the street walker. 49:42 We have those maybe who are ignorant 49:46 really of what they wear. 49:47 I mean these are not really-- 49:48 they're not aware of it at this point and time. 49:50 But this is important for the Christian 49:53 or for the ignorant those who don't know 49:56 to dress like the harlot, to dress like the harlot. 50:03 When the Christian or the ignored 50:06 dresses like the harlot 50:08 it makes their dress more acceptable. 50:11 Man, that makes reason, that's reasonable. 50:14 1 Testimony 189 says, "In these last days" 50:18 listen, fashion "fashions are shameful and immodest." 50:24 Interesting as we get older, little bit out of shape-- 50:27 come on, somebody-- 50:29 listen we gonna have that just plain here. 50:30 Get a little older and we get, and we get out of shape. 50:33 And that some cases I have to say we get a little bit saggy 50:37 and we get a little bit wrinkled up. 50:39 You know what we do? We cover up. 50:45 Even more because we'll say lot of, 50:47 we like the way that I, that I look. 50:49 I don't like the way my body looks. 50:52 We might say it even looks ugly. 50:56 Many must think that their body looks good 50:59 and they want to show it. 51:03 This just might be one of the reasons 51:04 that some people dress the way that they do 51:06 because they think they look good. 51:09 They want to think that they look good. 51:10 They want others to see that they look good. 51:13 Or else why would they want to show it? 51:18 There's a bottom line, 51:20 some of you are not going to get this now. 51:21 Well, here is a bottom line, I love bottom lines. 51:25 If it's ugly or if it looks good 51:30 or if it's sexy, cover it up. 51:34 That makes sense, doesn't it? 51:36 We must--we have to remember that we're accountable 51:39 for the sins that we, you know, tempt others to commit. 51:43 4 Testimonies 638, listen carefully. 51:47 "Our people have been steadily retrograding 51:50 in the work of reform. 51:51 Wisdom and judgment have seemed paralyzed. 51:54 Selfishness, love of display have been corrupting the hearts 51:58 and deteriorating the character." 52:00 4 Testimonies 629, come on, I'm hurrying, 52:02 time just almost gone. 52:04 "Satan invented the fashions 52:07 in order to keep the minds of women 52:09 so engrossed with the subject of dress 52:12 that they cannot think of but little else." 52:15 3 Testimonies 366, 52:17 "Self-denial in dress is a part of our Christian duty." 52:22 4 Testimonies 647, check it out. 52:24 "The world is crazy after show and fashion and pleasure. 52:28 Will not Christians be true to their high profession!" 52:34 Many have not been reading scripture, 52:36 many have not been reading the Spirit of Prophecy 52:38 concerning of what we wear 52:40 and what we put on these poor old mortal bodies. 52:43 There is a lot, lot more could be said 52:45 but I'm only going to make it, 52:46 give it a few, just a few lines here 52:49 in direction to our last few moments here. 52:50 May be we'll pick up just a little bit more 52:52 but we're going to get in to jewelry in part three, 52:54 you don't want to miss that. 52:57 Some times we just feel that it's up to us what we wear. 53:02 Notice, 1 Testimony 464 says, 53:05 "My views were calculated to correct the present fashion, 53:09 the extreme long dress" some are-- 53:11 we got taken consideration of the time but notice this, 53:14 "The extreme long dress, trailing upon the ground, 53:17 also to correct the extreme short dress" 53:21 What's the short dress? "Reaching almost to the knees." 53:25 That's the extreme short dress. 53:27 Think about the extreme short dress today, 53:29 "Reaching above the knees which is worn by certain class. 53:33 I was shown that we were to shun both extremes." 53:38 So we need to be something middle there 53:39 that our dresses need to be below the knees. 53:43 This dress here that was shown by God 53:45 that above the knees is too short. 53:47 God has said that and I'm not saying, 53:48 I'm not setting a criteria for you. 53:51 1 Testimony 460, it says, listen to this 53:54 we're going to try to close with this 53:55 and have prayer but listen. 53:56 "Were the apostle Paul alive, and should behold women 54:01 professing godliness with this style of dress, 54:05 he would utter a rebuke." 54:08 It's what the Bible says. 54:09 It's what the Spirit of Prophecy says. 54:11 Does God really care? Yes He cares, I know He cares. 54:18 Are you pained about it today? 54:19 Do you sense that a changes need to take place? 54:24 That may be you have exhibited an influence around, 54:26 that the people are following and looking 54:28 and remember they'll only get worse than what you, 54:30 what you have put up there as a standard. 54:32 As the pastor sets standard, the church is lower than that. 54:35 We have to lift up a high standard. 54:37 Let's pray about it right now, Shall we? 54:39 Let's pray that the Holy Spirit 54:40 will help us to set the right kind of standard 54:42 that would be pleasing in the sight of God. 54:44 Let's pray together, Shall we? 54:46 Father in heaven, we thank You for Your precious word. 54:48 We realize, oh, it maybe hurtful to many 54:50 but Lord, may we just come in harmony with the scripture. 54:53 And the Bible had said, God has spoken 54:56 and I pray that each of Your people now. 54:58 I know the power of thy Holy Spirit 55:00 we just commit right now. 55:01 Oh, Lord, if whatever I have done in the past doesn't matter. 55:03 I want to give it all to You right now. 55:05 I want to be pleasing in Your sight. 55:07 Lord, help us right now 55:08 as we commit to Your will and to Your way. 55:10 May there be a real reformation break loose in our churches 55:13 and then we can receive 55:14 the power of the Spirit and the living God. 55:16 In His name we praying for Jesus sake, amen. 55:20 Thank you for spending this time with us. 55:22 We're going to go next time part three. 55:24 We're gonna deal little bit more of the little make up, 55:25 and a little bit of jewelry. 55:26 You won't want to miss it. 55:27 Thank you for your love, thank you for your support 55:29 and we look forward to spending more time with you, see you. 55:34 Hello and welcome back. 55:35 As I mentioned after our first program on 55:38 "Does our appearance really matter to God?" 55:41 It's simply amazing how God begins to remold 55:45 and remake us into His image. 55:47 And that means brothers and sisters, 55:50 that all of this world's rubbish must go. 55:53 Just as a potter remolds 55:55 and refinishes and refines his clay 55:57 into a beautifully sparkling piece of China. 56:00 So the master potter is symbolically 56:03 doing the very same thing in and through us 56:07 to fit us for His kingdom. 56:09 There is nothing in this life absolutely nothing 56:14 that is worth our missing out of heaven for. 56:18 Just don't be one of the unnumbered masses 56:21 that finds this out simply too late for them to be saved. 56:26 Does our appearance really matter to God? 56:30 You know, we're finding out from God's word 56:32 that indeed it sure it does 56:34 perhaps, more than we ever before realize. 56:38 So I know that you'll want to tune in next time 56:41 for the conclusion of this series 56:43 as well as call and order 56:45 this three part series for your very own. 56:48 It's a two way blessing when we hear from you. 56:51 Number one, you're blessed. 56:52 You're blessed to have these messages to study 56:55 and listen to time and time again 56:57 until they become a vital part of your rote memory. 57:01 And we here at The Behold the Lamb Ministries 57:03 we're blessed first just by knowing 57:05 that the Holy Spirit has given you the desire to order them. 57:09 And secondly, because your love gift of just $23 or more 57:15 will help to enable us 57:16 to continue working in the Lord's vineyard. 57:20 So to order this very own set today simply give us a call. 57:25 Here in the United States, at area code 618-942-5044 57:31 that's Central Standard Time. 57:33 Or write us at Behold the Lamb Ministries, 57:36 P.O. 2030. 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