Participants: Chris Shelton (Host), Kenny Shelton
Series Code: BTLP
Program Code: BTLP000028
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00:41 Hello, and welcome to Behold the Lamb presents.
00:44 I'm Chris Shelton your host, 00:45 and we are so blessed and so thankful 00:47 that you chosen to join us today. 00:50 Today's message is the first of 00:52 a four part series that we have entitled 00:55 the Plain Straight testimony must live. 00:59 And preparation for these programs are hard 01:01 to continue to be led in the direction of 01:04 a personal and corporate preparation 01:06 for our Lord's soon return. 01:08 And this series has been no different, 01:11 as we witness prophecies fulfilling 01:13 before our very eyes, 01:15 our hearts have been crying out to God 01:17 for the saving of ourselves, 01:18 for the saving of our family and our friends. 01:22 Pastor Kenny has stated that the Lord has 01:24 continued to draw Him deeper into the various areas 01:28 that sin needs to be eradicated from our lives. 01:32 So, as a prelude to the up and coming messages, 01:35 allow me to read this a little long exert from the book, 01:39 testimonies for the Church volume three 01:41 and it's found on page 520. 01:44 Reading, it says 01:46 "All are doubtless familiar with Achan's case. 01:49 It is recorded in sacred history for all generations 01:53 but more especially for those upon 01:56 whom the ends of the world are come. 01:58 Joshua lay moaning upon his face before God, 02:02 because the people were obliged 02:04 to make a disgraceful retreat before their enemies. 02:07 The Lord bade Joshua arise, 02:10 "Get thee up, wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?" 02:14 Have I humbled without cause by removing 02:17 My presence from thee? 02:19 Does God forsake His people without a cause? 02:22 No, He tells Joshua that there is a work 02:25 for him to do before his prayer can be answered. 02:28 "Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed 02:33 My covenant which I have commanded them, 02:36 for they have even taken of the accursed thing, 02:39 and have also stolen and dissembled also." 02:42 He declares, "Neither will I be with you any more, 02:45 except ye destroy the accursed from among you." 02:50 Here in this example we have some idea of 02:54 the responsibility resting upon the Church 02:57 and the work that God requires them to do 03:00 in order to have His presence. 03:02 Listen closely to this. 03:04 It is a sin in any Church not to search 03:08 for the cause of their darkness 03:10 and of their afflictions which have been 03:12 in the midst of them. 03:14 The Church cannot be a living, 03:16 prosperous Church until they are more awake 03:20 to the wrongs among them, 03:21 which hinder the blessing of God from coming upon them. 03:25 The church should not suffer their brethren 03:27 and affliction to be wrong. 03:29 These are the very ones that should awaken 03:32 the sympathy of all the hearts and call into exercise noble, 03:37 benevolent feelings from all the followers of the Christ. 03:40 The true disciples of Christ will work 03:42 in harmony with Him, 03:44 following His example will help those who need help. 03:50 This, brothers and sisters, 03:52 a certainly solemn counsel for us to follow. 03:55 So, we are very thankful that the Lord has been 03:58 working upon Pastor Kenny's heart to give us 04:01 heavenly guidance in this area. 04:04 But before we begin with today's message. 04:06 We are privileged to listen to sister Jill Morikone, 04:11 as she plays, "Beneath the Cross of Jesus" 04:15 at 3ABN's worship center. 04:18 [music] 07:23 Thank you for joining us once again here 07:24 at Behold the Lamb, 07:25 and I want to thank Jill for that, 07:26 that beautiful song and it was a blessing to your heart. 07:29 Today, we all are beginning a new series 07:32 and I know that you're going to enjoy this series 07:33 because it's God speaking to all of our hearts 07:36 to prepare us for heaven. 07:38 We're going to be talking about 07:39 the straight testimony must live. 07:42 It's a four part series and so I know 07:44 that you won't want to miss any of them 07:45 because there's gonna be one subject 07:47 building upon the other, building upon the other 07:50 showing our responsibility to God, 07:52 and to our fellowman, to our Church. 07:55 So, what a study it's going to be, 07:56 get your Bible, pencil and paper. 07:59 And you know, I invite you if you have comments 08:00 or questions or you need to talk or what, 08:03 leave your phone numbers there. 08:04 You and my wife gives them to you and you can write us, 08:06 you can call us and we love to hear from you. 08:09 Because again, this subject, I believe, 08:11 is one that God has ordained for this day and this time. 08:16 But as always we need the power for the Holy Spirit 08:19 and we're going to pray, I'm going to kneel right here 08:21 and I'm going to ask you if you can just kneel 08:23 with me and just pray that the Holy Spirit of God 08:26 just uses us in a very marked way. 08:31 Merciful Father in heaven, we thank you for your love, 08:33 we ask right now for the power of thy Holy Spirit 08:36 to come near to our heart, 08:37 to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 08:40 We desperately need anything that might separate us 08:43 from You to be gone in name of Jesus. 08:46 Cover me with Your blood that I may hear the voice 08:50 from heaven, I may be able to distinguish 08:54 the voice of the Shepherd, 08:55 and may deliver the message that would be pleasing 08:57 in eye sight that will not only help me on my way 09:00 in my journey toward heaven 09:01 but many countless others around the world. 09:04 We thank you for that privilege, 09:05 for that opportunity, Lord, 09:07 shine upon us we pray your spirit. 09:10 Open the ears and eyes and the hearts of everyone 09:12 of your children now, 09:13 may we receive the thanksgiving 09:15 in Jesus name, amen. 09:20 We always mention, be sure to write some things down, 09:22 because it's a lot of information that's covered 09:25 and sometime we forget. 09:27 But we do you know, having a DVD so that way 09:29 you can get them and may want to share him 09:31 with your Church family and so on. 09:32 Because we're going to see the necessity, 09:34 if you want your Church to grow, 09:36 if you want the blessing of God, 09:37 you're going to pay attention to this four part series, 09:41 this is the first one. 09:42 But before we begin on that message, 09:44 I found in the little book that I really like, 09:46 the life, called life sketches page 196. 09:49 And again it's a quote that's very familiar 09:51 especially to Adventist folks, 09:53 but many times we misquote it and so I want to bring 09:55 in just a couple of words and let's see 09:58 how you think about, 09:59 once I start you'll understand. 10:01 Says, "we have nothing to fear for the future except 10:07 as we should forget the way the Lord has led us." 10:11 And again people say, led us and they will say, 10:13 led us in the past. 10:15 That's it. It's not the way that it reads. 10:18 Except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, 10:22 and His teaching in our past history. 10:27 His teaching, how important that is. 10:30 The lessons in the Bible, in the book, 10:33 His teachings and how He has led us in the past, 10:37 so we don't have to worry or fear about the future. 10:40 We have to make sure we don't forget the lessons 10:42 that he taught us in the past. 10:44 And then I found something I call food for thought, 10:47 like to give this to you because I believe this 10:49 fits into and what we're going to be talking about 10:51 in this four part series. 10:52 And again it's dealing with sin in the Church, 10:56 it's giving a straight testimony 10:58 which most people don't want to hear anymore. 11:01 But it's God speaking to us. 11:04 Now, the food for thought is found in 11:05 a little book called Fundamentals of Education. 11:08 I like that one too, I guess I just like them all, 11:10 more I read the more I, I just like the things, 11:12 it just illuminate my mind and my heart 11:14 and just lift me to the portals of glory 11:16 and I just say, thank you, Lord, 11:17 for these thoughts and all this is good. 11:20 But this is talking about our, 11:21 that what we're talking about the sin, signature. 11:25 And some people say it was just a little sin, 11:29 a white lie, you know, the little things, 11:32 first of all there is what? 11:34 No little sin, sin is sin, sin will keep us 11:37 out of the Kingdom. 11:39 But in this article He said common sins, 11:41 that means people who refer to them as just little things, 11:44 almost insignificant, it doesn't matter, 11:47 however insignificant they may be regarded 11:50 not the sin isn't significant, any kind, 11:53 but how it may be regarded will impair your moral sins 11:58 and extinguish the inward impressions 12:01 of the spirit of God. 12:04 None of us can afford to extinguish 12:07 or put out the power of the spirit 12:10 of the living God, can we? 12:12 But the little things, you know what I believe this, 12:15 more people will be lost because of what they consider 12:19 as a little sin, insignificant, 12:21 rather than may be the big, 12:24 what people consider big sins. 12:26 Friend, God is going to get our attention here. 12:29 I need the spirit of God and I know you want 12:31 the spirit of God. 12:33 The plain straight testimony must live 12:36 and it's going to be living what? 12:38 Through individuals who will pick up 12:40 the work that God gives them to do. 12:43 You know, I know in preparing for this study 12:47 that the Lord was working on my heart, 12:49 working on my heart and working on my heart on it 12:51 and there's times I wanted to kind of get away 12:54 to something that, whoa, be careful and you know-- 12:56 a little easier or sometime to digest. 12:59 But the Lord always brought me back 13:01 and I'd go over here and He bring me back 13:03 and He bring me back, so finally I submitted said, 13:05 thank you Lord, the Church, we, 13:07 God's people need the straight testimony 13:10 to get our lives in order. 13:12 And so I believe this, our message today is the same 13:15 as was John the Baptist in preparing 13:17 the people to meet Jesus. 13:19 We should be going with the thought in our mind 13:21 that we need to repent what? 13:24 For the kingdom of heaven is at hand, 13:27 Matthew Chapter 3 verses 2 and 3. 13:30 And so as we prepare as we repent 13:33 and then for the kingdom of heaven 13:34 and then we are to prepare the way of the Lord 13:37 and then verse 3 goes on and says what? 13:40 Make straight his paths, the path straight. 13:44 So the Lord's saying there must have been 13:46 some crookedness going on, 13:48 there are some crooked things that need 13:49 to be straightened out before I come. 13:52 And you know what's guilty, a lot of time crooked men. 13:55 They take the word of God, they twist it, 13:56 they make it crooked, it needs to be straightened out. 13:58 And God said that the people in last days 14:00 he will impress by power of His spirit, 14:03 they're going to come on say, 14:04 this is not the truth of God's word. 14:07 Before He comes those crooked paths, 14:09 those lies, those sins, 14:11 those false doctrines are going to be exposed 14:13 and the truth will be given. 14:16 As John was proclaiming this message, 14:18 he was, he was, he was announcing this establishment 14:21 of the kingdom of heaven. 14:24 He was announcing it and then number two he was, 14:26 he was announcing that the king was soon to arrive 14:29 and just before the king would arrive 14:31 that these paths would be made straight. 14:35 Now, in Luke Chapter 17 verse 21 14:37 this answers a question, many people find 14:41 difficulty with this, I talked to some about it 14:43 and here's what they have simply, they've said. 14:45 The question is this, you know, 14:46 where is the kingdom of God? 14:49 And some others start, you know trying to make 14:50 a location somewhere in the world 14:52 or you know over here, it's there, it's up here, 14:54 it's way down here. 14:55 The Bible is very, very clear says 14:57 the kingdom of God is where? 14:59 Kingdom of God is with in us. 15:01 We read that in Luke 17:21, what? 15:04 It only can be inside of us as we do what? 15:06 As we accept Him as our Lord and as our Savior. 15:11 And so this tells me, the message of John was given 15:14 and the message that we should be giving today, 15:16 there needs to be a work of heart that is going on. 15:20 The crooked places of man's heart needs to be 15:23 straightened out and you know what 15:26 the word of God will do that for us. 15:28 This is why John was preaching 15:30 and what we should be preaching today the baptism of what? 15:34 Of repentance. 15:37 In Mark Chapter 1 verse 4 that we talked about the, 15:41 the baptism here, the baptism means 15:43 a change of the mind. 15:46 Do we need a change of mind? 15:47 Oh, yes. 15:49 You know if you say you don't today 15:50 you know God help you, God help me because 15:52 you know we need a change everyday, 15:54 we need to be growing in the grace of God, 15:56 we need to be learning more about scripture everyday, 15:58 we need to understand sin 15:59 and the cost of sin and what, how God views it. 16:03 So, we in a high time that you and I began to 16:05 come to the point to say you know sin gonna have to go 16:07 from the Church, where it will be local, 16:09 where ever it might be among God's professed people. 16:11 Matthew Chapter 3 verse 10 it says we need to take the, 16:14 you know also the access laid to what? 16:16 To the root. 16:18 And again to be able to get something, 16:20 to kill something as it were, 16:21 something is growing you have to get what? 16:23 All the way to the bottom, 16:24 you have to get to the root and get rid of that. 16:26 So, getting rid of sin permanently 16:29 we're going to have to get to the root. 16:31 If we want to be blessed? 16:33 Some of you may be happy the way Church 16:35 and the way you people and so was going. 16:37 Some of you are dictating because we receive phone calls 16:40 and letters that something is not right, 16:42 something needs to be changed 16:44 and you're not sure what to do or how to go about it. 16:48 You know, the first thing we have to learn to do as 16:50 Christians and don't sidetrack anything 16:53 it's simply called sin by its right name. 16:58 Sin is what? Is sin. 17:00 Oh, that was an accident well, 17:01 I didn't mean to it, I'll justify it. 17:02 Sin is sin, call it by its right name. 17:05 And the plain testimony is in the Church 17:08 among God's people, they're going to call sin 17:11 by its right name, why because the Bible said it's sin. 17:14 Sin is a transgression of God's law 17:16 and so when we seen there is something is going 17:18 against Bible teaching, there has to be men and women 17:22 of God that's willing to stand up and say look 17:24 the Bible says this is what we're going to judged by, 17:27 three testimonies I want you notice this 269 17:30 which is the, the title of this message. 17:33 It says, the plain, straight testimony 17:36 must live in the Church. 17:38 Where? 17:39 The plain, straight testimony must live where? 17:42 In the Church or if it's not then or the curse 17:47 of God will rest upon His people as it did with 17:51 ancient Israel because of their sins. 17:56 So, sins in the Church will cause what? 18:00 The curse of God to rest upon the people. 18:03 Oh, friend, don't need the curse of God, 18:06 are you following me? 18:07 We need the blessings of God, 18:09 we want the blessings of God. 18:11 We're not playing Church, we're not just attending 18:14 like many people do you know every week, 18:16 every Sabbath, they come to. 18:17 They're pretending, there's no use friend, 18:21 don't, don't try to fool each one here, you, 18:22 you're talking to God, God sees you, He sees me, 18:25 He understands us. 18:27 Straight testimony, see the Lord calls 18:30 for a renewal of the straight testimony message 18:33 to be given to his professed people before He comes. 18:36 A renewal of this testimony that born 18:40 in years past, to go back to see why the men, 18:43 you realize that's God's prophets, 18:44 God's men and women they, they went before kings, 18:46 they went before you know rulers and they just 18:49 called sin by its right name and God blessed, 18:52 God blessed them. 18:54 He took care of them, He met their needs. 18:57 Were they popular? No. 18:59 So, if you're trying to be a preacher to be 19:01 you know, preacher, I want to be a popular preacher, 19:03 you're whistling dixie, 19:05 you need to find another job, my friend. 19:07 Because I tell you in this here work 19:08 if we're following the council of Jesus Christ, 19:11 dear friend, a lot of people is not going to 19:12 like what you stand for, why? 19:14 Because you're going to call sin by its right name. Why? 19:16 Not because you say, because God says in His word, 19:19 that's very, very important. 19:22 There's a shaky going on among God's remnant Church, 19:26 a shaking that if we're not nailed down 19:28 and fastened down, we hold it down you see, 19:31 that we're going to be shaken out of this movement. 19:35 And you know what causes it? 19:38 A rejection of the Laodicean message. 19:40 We don't what to hear the Laodicean message, 19:43 we refuse that we might be lukewarm, 19:45 we refuse that we think we're on fire, 19:47 things are all going well here, 19:49 but this causes a shaking. 19:52 The straight testimony causes a shaking in the Church, 19:55 when you start saying oh God has said, 19:56 this is what we need to do in the Church, 19:58 you always have there's two or three or four 20:00 whatever say, well you know I don't believe 20:02 God quite means it like that. 20:04 How about let's just accept what God says 20:06 as we read it and say God help me to sort out my life 20:10 You see the real true people of God here 20:12 in these last days, if you really understand 20:15 the work, if I understand the work that God has given us 20:18 and the spirit in which that's working 20:22 for the salvation of souls, we're going to understand 20:25 more fully day by day the ugliness of sin. 20:29 We're going to understand it's real what, 20:30 it's real nature, what it really cost. 20:34 And then we're going to be on guard, 20:36 so God's last day people are going to be doing something. 20:39 Something that is out of the, out of the ordinary. 20:43 The Bible says in Hebrews 12 verse 1, it says, 20:46 First what we need to do that we to what get rid 20:49 of those weights, those sins which so easily beset us. 20:54 Are you getting rid of those weights, 20:56 those weights are what? 20:57 Evil habits, and practices, following the what? 21:01 Natural man. 21:04 We need to set those things aside so that 21:06 we can focus on the cause of God, 21:08 we can be filled with His spirit, 21:09 we can be on fire for Him. 21:12 If we are filled with the spirit of God, 21:15 here's what God's people are going to be doing 21:17 in Ezekiel Chapter 9 and I mentioned that I'm gonna 21:20 be doing a study on Ezekiel Chapter 9. 21:22 But right now just want to take this verse here, 21:25 God's last day people they're going to focus 21:27 if they, if the plain testimony is alive 21:30 and well in the Church. 21:32 Notice what they're going to do, 21:33 they're going be sighing and crying 21:35 for the abominations that be done in the midst there off. 21:41 Now, understand sighing and crying is not saying, 21:43 well I think that something, 21:45 something is not right here, 21:47 we're going to dissect that just a little bit later on. 21:51 But let me tell you, dear friend, 21:53 when you're sighing and when you're crying 21:56 there are some emotions involved, 21:58 there is something going on inside of you. 22:02 And many of you have sighed and cried 22:04 about a lot of things in this life. 22:06 And you know, as we look at this issue 22:09 are we really facing it the way God wants us to. 22:13 Why don't we just kind of go along with, 22:15 there's three testimonies page 267 says this, 22:19 "Those who receive the pure mark of truth." 22:22 You know, those who are receiving the seal 22:24 of the living God, those who love the truth. 22:26 You know, this is something that is wrought in us by the what? 22:29 By the power of the Holy Spirit, so it must be good. 22:32 The Holy Spirit is putting approval upon a certain group 22:35 of people and if the approval that He puts upon them 22:38 here's what they must be doing 22:40 and this is rejected by many people. 22:42 This is rejected, but He says, here's what the, 22:46 when the Holy Spirit approves of you 22:49 and approves of me and He puts the mark of truth 22:52 upon us, seal of the living God. 22:55 These the ones that sigh, I'm reading now, 22:58 and cry for all the abominations 23:01 that be done in the Church." 23:05 So, we can't just dismiss it and say, well, 23:07 we'll sigh and cry for these abominations, 23:09 it's all around us. 23:10 Where ever it might be that we need to be 23:13 sighing and crying for them. 23:14 Well, you have a chance to read Luke 16 verse 15, 23:17 read Hosea Chapter 9 verse 10. 23:20 For lack of time we can't read all of these, 23:22 but you see about their abominations 23:24 and what God call, in fact we're going to dissect 23:26 the word abominations in a minute. 23:28 You know what it would do? 23:29 I don't know if we get this program, 23:30 if we don't we do it on the second one. 23:31 But let me tell you, it may shock some of you. 23:36 It may literally shock you, 23:40 so we can see the God's people will not 23:44 and cannot before the coming of Jesus, 23:47 now tolerate sin without putting forth an effort 23:52 to get rid of it. 23:54 In order to do what? 23:55 In order to get rid of that sin, 23:58 see it will never happen unless the plain straight 24:01 testimony is living in the Church, 24:04 if you're in Church, were you are, 24:06 it's liberal and any, everything and every, 24:08 you know, everything you do goes 24:09 and kind of do a little this, and all that, 24:11 and you know 80% it is good, oh friend, 24:13 you're in a real mess. 24:15 Spirit of God, they said a blessing or a curse, 24:18 what is it going to be? 24:20 If the straight testimony is not living in the Church 24:22 we're going to be cursed like Israel, 24:24 because of their sins. 24:28 Again, we have people some that are 24:29 maybe a little bit weak, 24:31 some of them don't really should who does? 24:34 Like to call sin by it's right name, 24:36 there is people that are involved, 24:38 but you know someone is going to say, 24:39 well you know we love that person, 24:40 I heard this one, or I go talk to them 24:42 because they're doing the wrong thing, 24:43 I know it's very obvious and very open 24:45 but you know I love them too much. 24:46 You don't love them. 24:50 You mean to sit there and tell me that you love 24:52 that person and you going to let him die in that sin. 24:59 Wow, if you love them wouldn't you go to them, 25:03 if you love them wouldn't you tell them? 25:05 Sure, but you might say, well I love them too much. 25:09 Well, how are we going to deal with this signs 25:10 of the time article in the April 21, 25:14 1881 says this, the love of God will never lead 25:18 to the belittling of sin. 25:21 It will never, notice this, 25:23 it will never cover or excuse an unconfessed wrong. 25:30 So, how do we, we can't cover it up, 25:33 we can't excuse it, we can't ignore it, 25:35 we're going to have to deal with it, 25:37 this is what God is challenging us to. 25:39 If we love God and we love our fellowmen 25:42 we do not want him or her to continue in that thing 25:45 that will cause them to be lost do we? 25:47 No, we love them too much. 25:50 And we go to them to win them, 25:52 not to drive them away. 25:54 But we have the responsibility 25:55 that's what we're talking about in this first part 25:57 of this series, dealing with the sin issue, 26:03 and how we deal with it. 26:04 And the responsibility that we have, 26:06 and how God holds us accountable 26:09 for what goes on in the church. 26:11 Don't you just sit by like you don't have 26:12 a voice in the Church, you do. 26:16 And your voice should be the voice of God, 26:18 His words speaking up. 26:22 So, we can't excuse it, we can't cover it up, 26:27 so we're gonna have to deal with the issue. 26:30 Why, why not? 26:31 Because Joshua 7:13 says, thou can not stand where? 26:36 Before thine enemies. 26:38 We talked about many times and I'm sure 26:40 you have too, that their enemies are, 26:41 all kind of enemies out there in the world. 26:44 When you love God there is a lot of enemies out there. 26:47 But God's promised you and me when there is sin 26:49 that needs to be dealt with. 26:51 Then if we're not dealing with that sin, 26:53 you won't stand before your enemies, 26:55 you're gonna be defeated every time you turn around, 26:57 people are defeated day in and day out 26:59 and they cannot figure out why they're defeated. 27:03 Because they're not following the council of God, 27:06 if you're following the council of God 27:07 you're gonna have the blessings of God. 27:09 You're gonna ride on the high places, 27:11 there's things gonna be done 27:12 that you just can't even explain. 27:14 There's gonna be things that's gonna happen in 27:15 your life that make you wanna shout, 27:18 and make you wanna run all about. 27:20 I feel that way many times because God is what? 27:22 He's good. 27:24 But He's saying right here, 27:25 you can't stand before your enemies, 27:27 but I'm telling you notice this until you 27:29 take away that accursed thing and when you take away 27:32 that accursed thing, you give it God, 27:34 you ask forgiveness of that thing. 27:35 God's gonna bless you in a marvelous mighty, 27:38 mighty, mighty way. 27:39 Oh, God's, God's demanding 27:41 that we get rid of that accursed thing. 27:43 Joshua 7:15 goes on, it says, notice that here's, 27:48 here's what happens. 27:50 Now, remember even among family, 27:53 people that you love or what, listen. 27:57 When they're wrong, they're wrong, 28:00 don't care how much you love them, 28:01 when they're wrong, they're wrong 28:03 and your responsibility to God is try to point that out, 28:07 based upon God's word not your personal opinion. 28:12 Not in a condemning way, but if you really love them 28:16 you want them to change, 28:18 if you don't and you just say nothing 28:20 and take their side, look what happens. 28:23 Look what happened in the days of Joshua, 28:24 God is the same today isn't He, 28:25 He hasn't changed. 28:27 He said, it shall be that He that is taken 28:30 with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire. 28:34 What's the end result? 28:36 You know, if we don't repent, 28:37 let's just be honest about this, 28:38 we realized you know there is a heaven to gain and what? 28:41 Good, I heard you, a hell to shun. 28:44 And so if you wanna hang on to the things 28:46 of the world and the accursed thing, 28:48 you are going to be burnt with fire. 28:51 The Bible says, they shall be burnt with fire 28:53 but notice this, it doesn't stop 28:55 with just person that is guilty. 28:58 As the Bible says, he and all that he hath. 29:05 And we see in scripture for example, 29:08 that if we have a husband and a wife and children 29:10 and may be other people that stand with him, 29:12 no matter how many they're that stand with, 29:14 that person, one person that's done something wrong. 29:17 But you won't go to him, you won't talk to him 29:19 about it, you won't get it squared away, 29:21 you just stand there in sight, 29:22 you will be destroyed, you become accountable, 29:25 I become accountable. Why? 29:30 Bible says there in Joshua 7:15, 29:32 because he transgressed the covenant of God, 29:35 he's brought folly, and the word translated is 29:38 what, wickedness, wickedness in Israel. 29:43 Friend, let me just tell you, sin corrupts, 29:45 man does it corrupt. 29:47 Oh, does it tarnish you, oh does it stain you. 29:51 And sometime you carry that for a lifetime. 29:56 Sin is deadly, it's a, it's a leprosy sin, 30:01 and I'm here to tell you, dear friends, 30:02 if you let sin go in the Church 30:04 it's going to infect others. 30:07 Thousands, you see God's given us a safeguard here 30:10 and I want you to listen carefully the safeguard. 30:13 Three Testimonies 265 says this, 30:16 in His dealings with His people, now, 30:18 now this is beautiful, God deals with His people. 30:23 Who am I that God would deal with me? 30:27 Oh, he has some real love, doesn't he? 30:28 Mercy on us, He said in His dealings with His people. 30:33 He deals with you, He's working in your behalf, 30:36 He want you to spend eternity with Him, 30:38 but in His dealings with His people, 30:40 notice in the past, the Lord shows 30:43 the necessity of doing what? 30:45 Good, purifying the Church from wrongs. 30:50 Don't let anyone say, well know, 30:51 well there's gonna be wrongs, 30:53 and there's gonna be this and that until you do that. 30:55 God is showing the necessity of purifying His people, 30:59 wrongs in the Church. Why? 31:01 So that He can bless the way He wants to. 31:03 We're still here in this land, 31:05 which we shouldn't even be here now. 31:08 At long we should have been in heaven, 31:11 because we haven't listened, 31:12 we haven't heard that straight testimony, 31:13 we haven't been responding to it. 31:16 Cleansing the camp, cleansing sin, 31:20 purifying the mind and the heart, why? 31:22 Maybe because the plain testimony is not living 31:26 but it's going to be revived, 31:27 it's is revived and there is people 31:29 that are preaching the message of the hour. 31:33 How does heaven really look at sin. 31:37 And do we really have a responsibility 31:40 to really deal with sin issue. 31:46 Probably there is some that has a real responsibility, 31:48 all of us do but there are some who 31:50 has more of a responsibility. 31:52 Let me read the signs of times, 31:53 April of 21st, 1881 notice what it says, 31:57 those who occupy positions 31:59 of as guardians of the people, 32:01 are you one of those that occupy a position, 32:03 where maybe you're in charge of something. 32:05 Maybe your pastor or an elder, deacon, 32:07 your evangelist, your something like that, 32:08 oh you are accountable and you are responsible. 32:11 Notice this, if you occupy this position 32:16 you are false, notice this, to our trust 32:19 if they do not faithfully search out and reprove sin. 32:24 Here's a couple of words that bother a lot of people, 32:28 because a lot of people just say, 32:29 oh buy their fruits, oh we will be careful 32:32 but we don't know the truth, we don't know, ba, ba, ba, 32:34 oh, listen let's get over that. 32:36 We're talking about here we're going 32:37 a step further here, when it's talking about 32:39 that we have to search out and to reprove sin. 32:45 Article goes on and says, he must, 32:48 those who are in charge, each one of us 32:51 need to call sin by its right name. 32:54 Now, how about a question? 32:55 Let's do a question, what if we don't? 32:59 What if we decided, hey, that's not my job? 33:02 Have you ever said that when God's called you 33:03 to do something, that's not my job, 33:07 let somebody else do it. 33:10 I did that many, many years ago 33:12 before going into the ministry 33:13 and someone passed away and they called me and said, 33:15 you know my dad really appreciates 33:16 the visits and so on and so forth, 33:17 he wants you to do the funeral. 33:20 For thing that came to my mind, that's not my job, 33:24 that's a preacher's job, 33:25 let him do it, he gets paid for it. 33:27 Oh boy, what an attitude huh! 33:30 Now God was showing me that 33:31 would be part of my job, my responsibility. 33:35 So I can't just say, oh that's not part of my, 33:37 oh, I don't, I don't want to deal with it. 33:39 So what if I don't want to call sin by its right name? 33:43 What if I don't want to reprove and search out sin. 33:49 What's going to happen? 33:51 Well, again signs of the times 4/21/1881 says, 33:55 those who by their carelessness. 33:57 If you're not doing you're, 33:59 that's talking about anybody sitting 34:00 in the pew right here, if you know that 34:01 something is wrong, somebody is wrong. 34:03 You know these issues 34:04 and you don't go to that brother that's sin. 34:06 If you become careless or you're indifferent, 34:11 you permit God's name to be dishonored 34:14 by his professed people, notice, then you, me, 34:17 we are numbered with the transgressor, 34:21 registered in the record of heaven 34:23 as partakers in the evil deeds. 34:26 Can you afford that? 34:29 Can I afford that to be able to take 34:31 somebody else's sin on me because what? 34:33 Because I was indifferent, because I was careless, 34:36 because I didn't want to get involved. 34:37 I didn't want to hurt anybody feelings, 34:39 oh, that's not my job, oh I don't want to say that, 34:42 listen if you don't and you don't do it, 34:44 then you're registered in the record of heaven 34:46 as a partaker in the deed that they're doing. 34:49 You might as well go on out and do what they're doing. 34:52 Friend, that's heavy duty that, 34:53 that makes me wanna give an account, 34:56 that makes me wanna go to my brother and sister 34:57 to win him back to God, that's my responsibility. 35:00 I don't want their blood on me, do you? 35:03 Can you really afford that? 35:05 Now, this is very clear three testimonies 265, 35:08 see if you're wavering just a little bit 35:11 and we're not really sure 35:13 what's we're talking about here, 35:15 I really like to make it clear. 35:18 I don't want anybody saying 35:19 well you know I really wasn't sure. 35:20 I've, you know, I've heard people do that, 35:22 you know they listen to a whole message 35:24 and they come back and say, you know brother, 35:25 so and so spoke a message, 35:26 man he spoke for 45 minutes. 35:28 So what was his message about? I don't know. 35:31 What did he say? Well, I wasn't sure. 35:34 What kind of a deal was that? 35:37 We should be plain and simple enough, 35:39 you know if somebody gets up 35:40 and was giving a Sabbath school lesson 35:42 or they're preaching a message, 35:43 you need to know what they're saying. 35:45 If they're talking in such riddles 35:46 that you don't even know what they're talking about, 35:48 you need to go some place else. 35:51 It's pretty heavy duty, that's all right 35:52 this is what these lessons are about. 35:54 We're talking about straight testimony, 35:57 we need to hear the word of God, not man, 35:59 but hear the word of God. 36:05 Here it is in three testimonies 265, one sinner. 36:09 Now again, what is it? 36:10 Some people might say, well it's just one person 36:12 doing a little something wrong 36:13 in the church we're not sure... 36:15 You know one sinner may diffuse darkness 36:20 that will exclude the light of God 36:22 from the entire congregation. 36:26 One person living in sin that they know, 36:29 they're living in sin, will exclude the light of God 36:33 from the entire congregation. 36:36 Man, I can't afford that, 36:38 I don't need to come to Church 36:39 and just stay here just because I got on the 36:41 record books that I was here on such and such a date. 36:45 I'm talking about getting serious with God. 36:50 And so if I'm coming here, 36:51 I'm coming 'cause I have a need, how about you? 36:54 And if somebody else in the church is robbing me 36:56 of that need, they become a robber too. 37:01 And it helps encourage me to do the right thing 37:04 and I certainly want to talk to them and sat down, 37:06 but I don't want to be robbed of the blessing. 37:08 And they're gonna be robbed of eternal life, 37:10 they're not going to have it. 37:12 And if I don't say anything 37:13 I'm held accountable, did you see it? 37:15 Exclude the light of God from the whole congregation. 37:17 Now, notice you say, yeah, I'm not sure. 37:19 Reading on, when the people of God noticed this, 37:23 realized that darkness is settling upon them. 37:26 How come darkness would be settling upon them. 37:29 How come darkness would be settling upon the Church? 37:31 Because there's what? Sin in the Church. 37:34 God can't bless a Church that's sitting on sin, 37:37 you know that, He just can't bless it. 37:41 And all of a sudden we be, the light begins to go out 37:44 and we're going through a form of godliness 37:47 but we're denying the power thereof. 37:49 What happened to the power of prayer, 37:51 what happened to the believing 37:52 in the power of prayer, how about knowing 37:54 when you're praying for somebody that 37:55 God's gonna do something about it. 37:58 God can make that manifest, not always does He do it. 38:03 But let me just share something personally, 38:04 if that be all right? 38:08 Had a little work to be done on a four wheeler, 38:10 I took it to a man I didn't even know 38:12 and well within the conversation, 38:14 just a little bit with him about picking it up 38:18 and so on and so forth, he simply said, 38:19 next time you know, I may not be here because 38:21 my daughter is pregnant 38:23 and she's getting ready to give birth 38:24 and I think it was in North Carolina or somewhere, 38:26 and said, and we may have to go 38:28 because the doctor's just examine 38:30 and things are going and we may 38:32 lose her and the baby, that's how serious it is. 38:36 And so I felt for the man, 38:37 I looked and oh bless his heart, 38:38 you know the daddy, he didn't want his daughter 38:41 in trouble and grandchild. 38:44 And he said, I used to be, 38:45 I used to be a believer but because some 38:48 bad things happened I blamed God, 38:50 oh what a time to be able to lift up 38:52 the name of God and encourage 38:54 his thoughts in a different channel 38:56 to give him praise and all the enemies 38:57 who authored all these bad things. 39:00 And before we left he was encourage 39:02 you to tell to certain extend and he said, 39:04 you know when you, if you think about it 39:07 may be a little later on would you pray? 39:11 Right then, the Holy Spirit said, 39:12 you pray for him right now, 39:13 there is an answer on the way. 39:16 Just in my mind. 39:18 And so I didn't, I been presumptuous about it, 39:20 didn't know anything about, never met the man, 39:21 never met the girl or the baby, 39:23 didn't know what was going on. 39:25 But he was concerned and I said, 39:26 let's pray right now little girl was there 39:28 10 years old another daughter. 39:29 I just looked at her and said, 39:30 you believe in prayer she said, yeah, 39:32 I looked to him I said you still believe in prayer, 39:33 you said you don't have 39:35 a relationship with God, do you? 39:36 He said well I know that God can answer prayer, 39:38 I said, let's pray right now God will do something. 39:41 I grabbed hold of his hand over there 39:42 and the other girl was standing over there 39:43 and we just, we had prayer 39:44 and asked the Lord to be with her, 39:46 her name is Holly, we with Holly, 39:48 leave that little baby. 39:49 And before I leave here and the next time 39:51 he gives her a call, there be good news 39:53 on the phone, there's going to be, 39:54 everything is going to be all right. 39:56 And Lord, this thing is going to be all right, 39:58 will it, I pray that you do it that it may 40:00 increase his faith and turn his life over to you 40:03 and increase the faith of that young lady 40:05 and that child to be born. 40:08 Oh, did God hear that prayer, did he answer it. 40:12 That was just amazing, 40:15 when back there and as soon as 40:17 I I could get out of the truck the next day 40:18 I came back there and walked up 40:19 and he was running out in the driveway, 40:22 he's saying, well she is fine. 40:25 She is doing well, the doctor said, 40:26 it's all going great, it's wonderful. 40:29 Thank you for the prayer. 40:30 Don't thank me, it was God. 40:33 We prayed in faith, believed in Him and said, 40:35 I'm just so thankful for that, 40:36 I tell you that's it's encouraged me 40:37 and strengthened me, and I said you know what 40:39 when that baby is born you call me. 40:43 The other morning at 7.30 the phone rang 40:44 and it's this man, he said, 40:46 you probably won't remember me. 40:47 I said I know who you are, 40:49 he said I just want to let you know 30 minutes ago 40:50 my daughter gave birth to beautiful little girl, 40:54 they're fine, everything's going great. 40:59 I just want to thank you for that prayer. 41:01 I said, you praise God, you give Him praise 41:03 and honor, you thank Him, 41:05 He is the one that answered the prayer. 41:07 You see God is trying to reach his people, 41:09 God wants to work in behalf of His people. 41:12 We have to have faith to exercise that faith. 41:16 We have to know that He is alive 41:18 and we have to know that he's well, 41:21 we have to realize if there is something in the church, 41:22 something in life that doesn't need to be there, 41:25 we need to seek it out and find out what it is. 41:29 And how do we do that? 41:30 We get down on our knees and we begin 41:32 to seek God earnestly and we do it in what? 41:35 In humility, oh not the word better than somebody else, 41:38 or well we don't have anything in our, 41:40 oh for in great humility and self abasement 41:44 and we continue to pray until those wrongs, 41:49 those wrongs that have grieved the spirit of God 41:51 are searched out and then put away. 41:55 Oh, friend, did you hear that? 41:57 Continue to pray and ask God to 41:59 reveal these things that are withholding his blessings 42:02 without, withholding His light from us 42:04 that we so desperately need everyday. 42:08 And you know what, God's gonna answer that, 42:10 because he's gonna say you're searching out 42:12 and then you're gonna what, by God's grace put away. 42:16 Let's do another quote shall we, 42:17 well we have the time to do it here, just, 42:19 I want to make sure that we understand this. 42:22 I want to make sure in our first part that we, 42:24 we've set up a foundation that you can feel sure, 42:26 that you can build upon. 42:28 That you know that God is speaking 42:30 and that is He is coming back after that Church. 42:35 I want us to know that we're responsible 42:37 to our fellowmen, we're responsible to God, 42:39 we're responsible to the Church. 42:41 Three testimonies again page 266 notice this, 42:45 "if wrongs are apparent among His people, apparent, 42:51 if the servants of God pass on indifferent 42:54 to them they virtually sustain 42:58 and justify the sinner." 43:01 Isn't that interesting, are you justifying 43:03 or you sustaining the sinner? 43:04 You're sustaining the sinner if you won't call sin 43:06 by it's right name, you're justifying the sinner 43:09 if you won't call sin by it's right name. 43:12 And the article goes on and says, 43:13 we are alike guilty and will just as surely 43:17 receive the displeasure of God, 43:21 for they will be made responsible 43:24 for the sins of the guilty. 43:27 We, can you afford that? 43:30 Because we kept silent, because we didn't dig 43:33 and search Him out and that means sin, 43:35 you dig and search, it doesn't mean 43:37 that you're gonna be doing no snooping around. 43:40 That be doing like some preacher told me 43:42 one time he thought maybe one of the church members 43:44 were up to something no good 43:45 and so he could takes his car 43:47 and he parks it a couple of blocks away 43:49 and he's investigating, 43:52 I told him to take his car and go home. 43:55 Mercy, the way we search out sin 44:02 and begin to put it away is down on our knees, 44:05 God revealed these things to us 44:07 because we want your blessing. 44:10 We want them put away, so that the 44:12 real power of God come in and touch his Church. 44:17 That's part of the story I'm talking about 44:19 we should be able to pray for the sick 44:21 and they be healed, we should be 44:23 able to pray for a victory over the 44:24 ill nasty cigarettes and alcohol and drugs 44:27 and these addictions that we have, 44:29 and God will hear and will answer those prayers. 44:34 But maybe there is something holding back, 44:37 the real power of God. 44:39 Oh, friend, we're responsible 44:44 as the guilty is if we don't say or do anything. 44:47 Now, again let me just drive this His home, 44:50 this subject something we need 44:52 to deal with here in the study. 44:55 And I think it's very, very important 44:56 because most people say, 44:57 I love Jesus and I want to go to heaven. 44:59 Don't want to miss heaven and I you know 45:02 we need to ask our self this question, 45:04 and there's several things here to really think on. 45:07 But please listen carefully. 45:10 When you're going about your business 45:11 and you really want to please God, 45:12 the first thing you want to do is he says is this 45:15 really what Jesus want's me to do? 45:18 You're praying about the job, 45:19 you're praying about working for Him, 45:21 what ever it might be, number one is this 45:23 what I want to do and is this what 45:26 Jesus wants me to do with my life? 45:29 Is this the way of the Lord, 45:31 will this lead me closer to God 45:33 or will it pull me away as an end result. 45:36 Will this person that may be that I am seeing, 45:38 this person that may be I'm dating, 45:40 this person that I'm getting little feeling 45:41 for right here, will they draw me closer to Jesus 45:44 or will they pull me away from Jesus. 45:46 Oh, friend, you already know already if they're 45:48 drawing you closer to Jesus or they're pulling you away. 45:51 They're going against things that you already know, 45:53 you need to let him go. 45:56 Need to ask our self this questions 45:58 and if I end up making this decision 46:01 will it just be to please me or will it 46:03 you know is it what I want or will it 46:06 simply please Jesus, always will it please Jesus. 46:11 See if these questions are on our mind, 46:12 we have to realize that God knows 46:14 the innermost parts of man, doesn't He? 46:17 Knows you better than you know yourself, 46:19 Psalms 90 verse 8 says, "thou hast set our 46:23 iniquities before thee, and noticed our secret 46:29 sins in the light of his countenance." 46:32 See that's telling us that we don't see sin 46:36 the way that it really is, the way we have to start 46:39 looking at sin then it will make us sick, 46:42 then we won't want to participate in it, 46:44 is how that God views it. 46:47 See how man views sin today is hardly, huh, 46:50 oh, well, oh well, that's no big deal, huh, 46:55 the only way I could get a grip on it, 46:58 the only way I can understand is to 47:00 look through the, as it were the eyes of God, 47:02 how does that happen? 47:06 First of all is we simply do this, 47:09 we place our self on the side of Christ 47:12 first of all you make a decision 47:14 I am going to be on the side of Christ 47:16 I'm gonna stand for Jesus Christ. 47:19 But remember, when you stand for Him 47:21 you want to serve him, 47:24 seldom do we ever see our self, 47:26 our failures and our faults and our sins. 47:29 We just can't seem to call it what it really is 47:32 when it comes to our life, 47:33 it will be easy to call someone else's, isn't it? 47:37 That's not your job. 47:39 But we need to see our failures, 47:42 we need to see our faults, 47:44 we need to see our sins the way that God does. 47:47 And I said this before this is big, 47:49 this is big spiritually, 47:51 I need this, do you need this? 47:55 The only way that I can see sin the way that 47:58 God sees sin is to place what? 48:02 First, our self on the side of Christ 48:05 and through His grace and through His strength, 48:09 number one we have to do what? 48:11 James 4, come on, come on, very good, resist the enemy. 48:15 And then as we resist the enemy we're being what? 48:19 Because we have chosen to be on His side 48:21 we're constantly being cleansed by what? 48:24 Good, by His blood. 48:25 Oh, almost had blood transfusion. 48:28 Our blood is being cleansed while He is 48:30 cleansing us from all unrighteous, 48:32 all filled begin to see sin for what it really is. 48:35 Now, notice, and as we're being transformed, 48:39 as we're being cleansed by His blood 48:41 moment by moment, notice our minds then become clear. 48:47 Our heart and our conscious being 48:51 influenced by the Holy Spirit 48:53 of God become, what's the word? 48:56 Good, sensitive to sin. 49:00 We live in a world where is hard hearted people, 49:03 but God is calling a sensitive people, 49:07 other words we feel the wrongs, 49:09 we sense that something is not right. 49:12 It's a keen pain when we do something 49:16 that is wrong, we feel it in our soul. 49:23 As we catch our self, we may reek before God, 49:29 oh God, forgive me of this thing 49:32 and it's not just a you know pretext 49:34 or well you know guys again we feel it, 49:36 it's pain inside and we weep tears with, oh God help me, 49:41 that I may not go through again 49:42 I may never do this again. 49:44 I'm sensitive because he is being cleansing me 49:46 and I could see sin the way God sees it, 49:49 I can sense it, I can feel it, it's keen. 49:53 And then before I become responsive to the powers 49:57 of God internally and external conditions, 50:01 I'm sensitive to sin. 50:05 Romans 13, 1 and 2 says you know we can't 50:07 resist the power of God why? 50:10 Resisting the power of God brings on damnation, 50:14 can't resist that power, I need that power, 50:16 I want that power, I want, 50:18 I want to see sin as it really is, 50:21 it's exceedingly sinful. 50:23 Oh, what it cost, dear friends, 50:26 and when I began to see sin for what it really is, 50:29 oh when this takes place, 50:32 the secret sins of my life are brought to light 50:37 when I become sensitive. 50:39 The secret sins of my life I've see him an 50:41 acquaintance of God's life or His face, do you get it. 50:45 I begin to see my secret sins, 50:48 I begin to see myself for what I really am, 50:53 what we really are? We're sinful. 50:56 And then and only then can 50:58 I really repent of my sin, why? 51:01 Because I now I see them in the true light. 51:05 I now become ashamed of my conduct, 51:09 I've now become I see sin, 51:10 I want no part of it anymore, 51:12 I know what it cost. 51:15 Oh, when you come to this, this, 51:16 this point in your life dear friends notice that 51:19 I found this little article, 51:20 letter 43 in 1892, it says, 51:23 at this time see when I come sensitive 51:26 when I see it for what it really is 51:28 and I see what it's cost and I really repent from it 51:30 and it really hurts, I want to get rid of it, 51:33 she says at this time notice this 51:34 I'm gonna shot be cast from them, 51:39 notice this he cast them from the light 51:41 of his countenance behind his back. 51:46 The sins where before him, 51:48 we see it through the eyes of God 51:50 but when you really repent and you see sin for 51:52 what it really is he takes them from it 51:54 and he cast them behind him. 51:58 Now you talk about good and he will remember no more, 52:02 my friend we got to see our self 52:03 for what we are, quit making excuses. 52:07 Go you make excuses because you're 52:09 spiritually weak, you can become spiritually strong 52:13 but it's gonna take some time 52:14 in the word, time with God. 52:17 See how, how ugly is sin, it's exceedingly sinful. 52:23 And if you really just want to grasp the thought 52:26 you, you've heard it before you really, sit. 52:29 Just look at Calvary, if you really want to grasp 52:32 the sinfulness of sin, the ugliness of sin 52:35 the pain of sin, the sorrow of sin, 52:38 the suffering of sin, dear friends look at Calvary, 52:43 look what it did to our Lord, 52:46 look what it's does to us, 52:50 look what it's done to the world. 52:52 Oh, friend, First John 3:8 the Bible simply says 52:58 it's for this purpose because the ugliness of sin 53:01 and all the grief and all of the heartache that it cost. 53:06 The son of God was manifested that he might destroy 53:12 the works of the devils. 53:15 Oh, friend we owe him don't we? 53:17 We owe Him, He wants to be among us. 53:21 He wants to walk among us, he wants to dwell with us, 53:27 he wants to equip his Church, he wants to fortify it. 53:30 He wants to empower it, after all that's why he came, 53:35 the purpose of the Son of God was to come down here 53:39 that he might destroy the works of the devil. 53:44 Friend, is your Church lacking something today. 53:52 These senses lacking the blessings of God, 53:54 you know, don't sense the spirit anymore, 53:58 it's like someone's extinguished it. 54:04 Is there a work that needs to be done there, 54:07 in you in the truck down Church among people. 54:12 Before the blessings can come, 54:16 you sense it, you understand it 54:19 but you're not sure what to do about it. 54:25 Friends, the spirit of the living God speaking to you, 54:28 your heart right now, 54:31 we're gonna pray about it our time is running out, 54:32 you know what we're gonna go pick up part two 54:35 right where we left of here because we're gonna 54:37 answer those questions if you sensed it 54:39 and you seel things that are going on 54:41 and you wanted to change, 54:43 you want the straight testimony in the Church, 54:46 you want it more than anything you want to follow God, 54:48 you want to see people that are healed, 54:52 you want to see the lights that are changed, 54:54 people are winning souls to Jesus Christ, 54:56 you don't want to miss the second part. 54:59 We're gonna pray about today some of you are 55:00 making those choices no decisions right now. 55:05 When you're gonna call you're gonna let us know 55:06 the Holy Spirit of God reached down 55:07 and touched your life and you say 55:08 I've got have some changes 55:10 I want to make those changes now, 55:11 you've submitted the God, he is gonna, 55:15 he is gonna give you that victory 55:16 but I'm gonna pray for you right now 55:18 and then have a couple of words before we close. 55:20 Why don't you just right now where you can just kneel 55:22 as you made right now let's pray as you made 55:25 that commitment to Jesus Christ right now. 55:29 Merciful God in heaven, we thank you 55:31 for your powerful word, we thank you 55:33 that it's clear today. 55:34 Of what you require us as a people stand 55:38 in defense of the truth, stand for what is right. 55:41 I pray for the power and have the Holy Spirit 55:43 one those who made that decision, 55:44 some for the very first time, 55:45 some who have back sledding they have comeback 55:47 to you even at this moment, give you praise, 55:49 give you honor and give you glory and I thank you for it. 55:52 Thank you for the sweet power of the Holy Spirit, 55:55 take this message, I pray, use it as thou thus see fit, 55:58 thank you for the precious souls round 56:00 the world that will here and obey in Jesus name, amen. 56:06 Just have a few seconds before we go, 56:08 I just wanted to encourage you to be sure pray for us, 56:11 you have any comments you know give us a call, 56:12 right us a letter we always enjoy here in front of you 56:15 and some people have asked the question 56:17 you know well behold the lamb how is it doing so on, 56:19 Behold the Lamb you know can only move forward, 56:22 the only income that it has is from God's people 56:24 who give offerings. 56:26 So, if you, you know the burden has come to you 56:28 and the Holy Spirit is impressing you 56:30 to may be give a little donation to the station 56:32 to the 3ABN and also it maybe to Behold the Lamb Ministry. 56:35 This is only income that we had is through 56:38 the free will offerings of God's people. 56:40 So, we're going to just leave it in your care 56:41 and you keeping pray about it. 56:43 And until next time we love you, 56:45 we look forward to see you, see you then. 56:48 Welcome back. 56:49 Our prayer is at the Holy Spirit connected 56:53 with your heart during today's message. 56:55 You know daily we're to be growing 56:57 into a character reflection of 56:59 our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. 57:02 So, daily we must find ourselves in study, 57:05 such as these asking Lord what must I do to be saved, 57:11 if this is your prayer, if this is your desire, 57:15 we want to help you by making this four part series 57:18 available to you for a love gift for just $29 or more. 57:23 You may request your own series by calling us 57:26 here at Behold the Lamb Ministries at 57:28 618-942-5044 that's central standard time 57:34 in America or you may write us 57:36 to Behold the Lamb Ministries, PO Box 2030, 57:40 Herrin, Illinois 62948, or you may also order 57:45 or give a love gift of any amount on our website at 57:48 www.beholdthelamb ministries.com or send us 57:52 an email to Beholdthe LambMinistries@yahoo.com. 57:57 Until next time friends may our precious Lord continue 58:02 to richly bless you and yours. |
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