Participants: Chris Shelton (Host), Kenny Shelton
Series Code: BTLP
Program Code: BTLP000066
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00:41 Hello, and welcome to Behold the Lamb Presents.
00:44 I'm Chris Shelton your host and as always we're so thankful, 00:48 so grateful that you had chosen to take this time 00:52 in the study of God's word with us today. 00:54 Today's message is the fourth message, 00:57 the last message in our four part series 01:00 that we have entitled Common and Sacred Fire. 01:04 During our first three messages 01:06 we've been learning that there're so many ways 01:09 in which a person may mingle the common with the sacred. 01:13 And I hope that you're also learning the lesson that 01:16 when sacred and holy things are brought down 01:19 to the level of common and ordinary 01:22 that God is displeased. 01:24 Listen to the short quote from the book Testimonies 01:27 to Ministers and Gospel Workers, 01:29 it's found on page 466 and it reads 01:33 "Sacred things are brought down to the level of the common, 01:36 and a condition of things is created 01:39 that pleases the prince of darkness 01:41 and grieves away the Spirit of God." 01:44 Friends, when self takes over and does exactly 01:48 what self thinks is correct and right 01:51 the battle is always lost. 01:53 Spiritual things are spiritually discerned. 01:56 We must be willing to learn 01:59 to fully rely on God's word for a sure foundation 02:02 and finding our direction and guidance in this world. 02:07 Our minds must be stayed upon God and His grace 02:11 in order to distinguish the common from the sacred 02:15 and we must learn to trust 02:17 our heavenly Fathers wisdom and guidance 02:19 so as to always, 02:21 always obey His commands in all areas of our lives. 02:26 No one loves us more than He. 02:29 No one wants the best for us more than He does. 02:32 And no one absolutely no one but Christ 02:37 can save us from ourselves and our own messes. 02:41 But we must trust in Him fully in order to receive His grace 02:45 and rightly distinguish between the common and sacred fire. 02:51 But before we join Pastor Kenny Shelton for today's message, 02:54 we're going to be blessed with the song 02:56 from the 3ABN Worship Center 02:58 that is entitled "Chasing of the Wind" 03:01 as sung by Jennifer LaMountain. 03:29 Every heart 03:33 Is filled with longing 03:38 To be free 03:41 From all life's pain 03:46 Yet the search 03:50 Through earthly pleasures 03:56 Always ends 04:00 In vain 04:04 Only God 04:07 who made the heavens 04:12 Can satisfy our souls 04:20 Apart from Him 04:25 And all His meaning 04:29 All things fail 04:33 As they begin 04:38 And hearts deceived 04:42 Can only know 04:48 A chasing of the wind 05:00 All achievements, all possessions 05:08 These all with time return to dust 05:16 Only God 05:19 Can be our reason 05:25 For deep and quiet trust 05:32 He will guard us 05:36 From the dangers 05:41 That gladly make men fools 05:49 Apart from Him 05:52 and all His meaning 05:57 All things fail 06:01 As they begin 06:05 And hearts deceived 06:09 Can only know 06:15 A chasing of the wind 06:25 A chasing of the wind 06:38 Why do we live 06:42 Without Jesus? 06:49 Why do we waste 06:52 Another day? 06:57 He is the life 07:00 That sustains us 07:06 The only hope for us today 07:13 So tell me, why do we live 07:21 Why do we live 07:26 Without Him? 07:52 Thanks for joining us here at Behold the Lamb 07:53 as you just heard on the introduction, 07:55 this is the fourth part of a series 07:58 that we've been talking about the common and the sacred. 08:00 You know it's sad to say many of us today in the world 08:03 we have a difficult time trying to figure out 08:06 what is that which is common or things of the world 08:08 and that which is sacred that belongs to God. 08:11 Let me just say upfront the enemy 08:13 as you've seen in the first three parts, 08:15 the enemy is trying to confuse us 08:17 so that we don't understand the issues facing us today. 08:22 On this fourth part, 08:23 we left off last time 08:24 we were talking about the early Christian church 08:27 and the reformers the early Christians 08:29 and how they loved the truth of God's Word 08:32 and how they would live their lives 08:34 so that they could proclaim the truth 08:37 and not be sidetracked. 08:39 How they taught it to their children 08:40 and how they themselves loved it. 08:42 But before we really get into it as always 08:45 we ask you to join us as we kneel 08:47 and have prayer together. 08:48 And I know where you can 08:49 you're gonna kneel right there in your home, 08:51 you're gonna pray right along with me. 08:53 And be those who may be on the CDs 08:56 whatever you're listening 08:57 you're in your car you can't do it 08:58 but all you can shoot up a prayer. 08:59 And I pray that you'll 09:01 that the Holy Spirit will take all we say the mess that I make 09:04 if the Holy Spirit can take it put real truth in your heart 09:07 and real conviction in your mind. 09:08 So we pray about that together. 09:11 Our Father in heave, 09:12 we thank You for the privilege of proclaiming 09:14 Your word to the world. 09:16 Thank You for Your sweet Holy Spirit 09:17 as promised 09:19 now as we claim Your blood and forgiveness of sin 09:22 that your Holy Spirit now will revive us. 09:25 We may be able to hear You speak us 09:27 and the word that comes across today will touch hearts 09:29 and lives like never before. 09:31 Lord, we rest all of these things 09:33 in thy care and thy keeping and promises that You have made 09:36 that Your word would not return void. 09:39 We thank You, for everyone who listens, 09:41 everyone who watches we're gonna give You praise 09:43 and give You honor and glory in Jesus name, amen. 09:47 We encourage you here Behold the Lamb always 09:49 so much material we could just go on, 09:51 and on and on we're not going to do that 09:52 we have so much time to cover. 09:54 Pencil and papers always good to jot down 09:57 because I know a lot of you are checking everything. 09:59 I heard people say I just, I have to slow, 10:01 I put it on, I watch it and then I pause 10:04 and I write down what you say and you know, 10:06 you know where its found and so on. 10:07 And I look all these things and thank you for doing that. 10:10 You need to keep the preachers honest. 10:11 You know, and I'm a believer in that. 10:13 So praise God for you 10:14 and of course your response here Behold the Lamb. 10:17 We've talked about the early Christians 10:20 they had to deal with three major attacks. 10:24 That's where we left off on part three, part four, 10:26 three major attacks and I'm gonna saying 10:27 they're valid today. 10:28 Three major attacks that the enemy is doing what? 10:31 He is brining upon the church. 10:32 And here is what he is doing. 10:33 Number one, the Bible is not accepted 10:36 as the standard of faith and righteousness. 10:40 Isn't that sad, this is the standard of righteousness 10:43 and standard of, of our faith. 10:46 Too bad, that it's not accepted by the majority of people. 10:50 They say I feel, I think, 10:52 it's seems like it doesn't matter. 10:54 Doesn't it make sense that we need to have 10:55 just one central right book that we read 10:58 and this where we learn what is right 11:00 and what is wrong I think so. 11:02 The Bible says in Psalms 33 11:04 if you're jotting it down verse 4 11:05 says "For the word of the Lord is right." 11:08 The Lord-- the word of the Lord is what? 11:10 It is right. 11:12 And then James 1:22 says 11:14 "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only." 11:18 So we do have a standard of righteousness right here. 11:21 This is how we find out what is right and what is wrong, 11:23 not I think or someone said. 11:26 Number two, if the devil is attacking. 11:27 There is point here. 11:29 Religious freedom is termed a heresy. 11:34 What do I mean by that? 11:35 Religious freedom. 11:37 I pray that you believe in freedom of speech, right. 11:41 I pray that you're believing 11:43 that we should have freedom in our religion 11:46 to choose whether you want to serve God 11:48 or whether you don't want to serve God. 11:50 You know, we realize we should 11:51 but there is those who chose not to do it. 11:53 But if anyone wants to follow God 11:55 and they have religious freedom 11:57 that all of the sudden what hey this is heresy. 12:00 Now I want you to think with me 12:01 do you realize even in this country 12:04 other countries around the world 12:05 where it's finding out many of you don't know-- 12:07 as Christians you've forgotten this 12:09 there is a certain law on the book 12:11 that's called hate crime. 12:12 That means the enemy is doing this. 12:15 Please note the enemy is doing this. 12:17 He is getting to where that the preachers 12:20 and you know elders or pastors 12:21 whoever they might be in the pulpit 12:23 cannot really expose error according to the Bible 12:26 because somebody is gonna get their feelings hurt. 12:29 That's, that's sad. 12:30 You can be fine, you can be in prison 12:32 by disagreeing with what some of the faith teaches. 12:35 Is that really right? 12:38 Think about this for just a moment, 12:39 and this might just get under something peoples skin 12:41 just a little bit. 12:43 You know, we're told many times 12:45 that we can't preach against homosexuality. 12:48 We just can't preach. Why not? 12:50 The Bible teaches against that we understand it. 12:53 We should have the freedom to be able to speak it. 12:56 It might offend we're trying to offend anybody 12:59 but you know the Word of God if it talks about it 13:01 and does in many, many places of the Word of God. 13:04 In fact Romans 1:26, 7, 2 Peter 2:6 13:09 and certainly in the Book of Genesis Chapter 19 13:13 dealing with law and so on. 13:14 You know that God's word is very strong 13:16 but you know what we are told 13:17 oh you can't say that. 13:18 Why, because some people is going to get upset. 13:21 Well, do we have religious freedom or do we not? 13:24 Do we have freedom of speech? 13:25 It's very interesting, may I just elaborate for a moment. 13:28 This really gets me to wound up here 13:29 I just I can't help this. 13:31 It's interesting in this country we can-- 13:34 I'm not saying it's not rightly so we're time. 13:36 We criticize the president of the United States. 13:38 We criticize the lawmakers. 13:40 We call them they say every name in the book. 13:43 We spit on the flag as it were, 13:45 we burn the flag, we curse God, 13:48 we do all of these things and people will say well, 13:51 we have the freedom to do that. 13:53 But if you may gets some kind of a big group 13:55 like the homosexuality then, you know, 13:57 guys and lesbians lets be just be honest 13:59 all of the sudden oh no you can't do that. 14:01 So what is the difference here? 14:03 You see the Bible has some instruction 14:05 that's when the devil rises up against us 14:07 when you look to the word and say God has sin. 14:11 Number three, anyone who upholds the truths is hated 14:16 and persecuted by the ungodly. 14:19 Anyone that does what? 14:20 Anyone that holds up the truths of God's word 14:22 you'll find the Bible say all they live godly 14:25 in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 14:28 Think about that. 14:29 Example, let me give you an example quickly. 14:32 You remember righteous Abel was hated 14:35 by ungodly Cain or the brother, right. 14:38 One brother hated the other brother 14:40 and you remember what happened 14:41 because one was standing for right 14:43 the other one didn't like though his position on that 14:46 so he murdered him. 14:48 He killed his own brother. 14:49 See this is just examples in scripture that tells us 14:52 what we're talking about its not so far fetched. 14:55 We need to look at it. 14:57 We need the principles revived 15:00 in the church among God's people. 15:02 And again how can we do that if we don't know the common 15:05 or just things that are going on that we say is all right 15:08 and we don't know what is sacred. 15:10 Should we be a sacred people or common people 15:13 if we belong to the Lord Jesus Christ? 15:15 You know, we're all faced today 15:18 but different teachings in God word. 15:21 We're all challenged with these things. 15:23 So what do we do with that? 15:25 We look in the past and we look in the, 15:26 you know the present, we look into the future 15:30 and we realize as we look at all these here 15:32 there're people who live today 15:34 by the grace of God to expose error. 15:37 And you know what, we need to do that. 15:39 It's important. 15:40 We're told that we're supposed to do that. 15:43 Now I will just say again the majority of the world 15:45 and I know this is not popular 15:47 and I'm really not trying to be popular as it were 15:50 but I sure like the approval of heaven 15:53 you see upon these programs that go out. 15:56 The majority of the world is under the control of the enemy. 16:01 You'll wonder why you're having so many problems 16:02 and test and trials and things are blown up in your face, 16:05 problems in the home, problems in the school, 16:07 problems in our marriage. 16:09 Wherever you go there is problem why, 16:11 because the enemy has the vast control of the majority 16:14 of this world. 16:16 Why, because we are not using the righteous standard 16:18 that God has given us. 16:20 Everyone wants to feel like this. 16:22 Well, I feel this way or it seems. 16:24 You know, I say this here. 16:26 When the Gospel is presented 16:28 the way that it needs to be presented. 16:30 When Jesus is lifted up to behold Him the Lamb of God, 16:34 I'll tell you it just rubs the ungodly the wrong way. 16:39 Remember, you're not gonna have any problems. 16:40 You want to just keep a low profile 16:43 and you don't want to cause any problem 16:44 not that anybody wants to. 16:45 But remember when you live the godly life 16:48 the ungodly is going to get mad at you 16:51 and they're gonna try to cause problems. 16:53 They rise in opposition to what you're saying. 16:57 Now because what? 16:58 Because their life is totally different 17:01 and they want anybody exposing 17:03 what they're doing so they rise up and rebellion. 17:06 Come on if you've wondered why the gospel, 17:09 you know, the truth of God's word 17:11 the Bible here is called the sword. 17:13 Have you ever, you've heard that haven't you? 17:14 Why is it really called a sword? 17:17 Because, you know, the gospel that is presented in here 17:20 and when it's held high because the Bible does what, 17:23 the truth rightly divides and separates 17:26 what is and what isn't. 17:27 What is common and what is holy. 17:29 We can understand it as we spend time 17:31 reading the Word of God. 17:33 You know, people say well, 17:34 I'm interested in the word I want to go to heaven, 17:36 I just want to. 17:37 Notice how much time we spend on other things of the world 17:40 and we get really acquainted with it 17:42 and we know our business on this 17:43 and we know our business on that and we know a bit. 17:45 When it comes to the word of God, 17:48 we think its none of our business. 17:50 What do you think with me little bit 17:51 as we think about this sword? 17:55 As we think about it rightly dividing and separate. 17:58 In fact, Ephesians 6 17:59 if you're looking something's Ephesians 6:17 18:02 it talks about the sword of the spirit which is the word. 18:06 And then Hebrews 4:12 18:08 it says "For the word of God it is quick and powerful." 18:12 How interesting that is. 18:14 Revelation 1:16 18:15 it says out of his mouth where they sharp what, 18:18 two-edged sword. 18:20 Now let's go back if I might just for a moment here 18:22 in 2 Timothy 3:12 18:25 but remember we quoted this while ago 18:26 "All that live godly in Christ Jesus 18:29 shall suffer persecution." 18:30 There is no one walks to suffer persecution. 18:32 No one wants to go through it 18:34 but the Bible said if you live godly 18:36 you're going to have the enemy going 18:37 or rubbing sword against you. 18:41 Now let me just challenge you. 18:43 Let's get some people kind of getting scratching their head 18:45 and getting a little bit excited about this. 18:48 So the Bible does say what? 18:49 If you live godly what you're gonna-- 18:50 there is going to be persecution. 18:52 Now may I say that 18:53 why is there so little persecution 18:56 in the religious world today? 18:58 Think about that just for a moment. 19:00 Why is there just hardly any persecution-- 19:02 now I know there is some, 19:03 I realize there's some in the world. 19:05 And but why is it? 19:06 Let me give you about three reasons 19:08 and you have many more 19:09 I'm sure but these three just hit my mind 19:12 as a Holy Spirit is opening us to the answer to this question 19:16 God's people have so conformed to this worlds standard 19:21 that it's not necessary for any opposition. 19:24 Did you get it? 19:26 Why is there so little persecution? 19:27 Because we've so compromised the principles of God's word. 19:31 Because don't know what is sacred is. 19:33 We don't know what is common, 19:34 we don't put it difference between the two. 19:36 When God plainly says in His word, 19:38 "Come apart and be separate 19:40 and touch not the unclean things." 19:42 We think we can touch that which God said is unclean. 19:45 Friend, there will be a price to pay 19:47 if we think that we can go against God's word. 19:49 Oh don't do that. 19:51 Don't cause yourself 19:52 someone unnecessary problems in this life. 19:54 Just read His word and say God, 19:55 by your grace and by Your strength. 19:58 Number one, what is it? 19:59 What was it? Because we've go-- 20:01 so conformed as Christians 20:04 as we call ourself to the worldly standard. 20:07 There is no opposition. 20:08 Devil doesn't care about that. 20:09 Number two, the religion of the day listen, 20:12 the religion of the day is almost harmless. 20:16 Oh, we've got lot of people in the pulpit, 20:17 we have a lot of radio, TV, lot of stuff is going on 20:19 but most of the messages, most of the thing, 20:23 most of the things that we hear today, 20:25 most of the stuff, the stuff that we its harmless, 20:28 it doesn't, it doesn't. 20:30 You know, the Word of God, 20:31 you know, it talks about and remember 20:32 we talk it's the sword. 20:34 It's the step on the toes that's it where. 20:36 Its get the attention. 20:37 It's cutting away things that we don't need to maintain 20:41 in our hearts and in our lives. 20:43 And so we see the day the most of the messages 20:45 they are harmless. 20:47 It's not a pure, holy teaching 20:50 as it was let's say in the days of the apostle, 20:53 in the days of Ephesus Church. 20:56 What if we have that kind of preaching 20:57 and teaching today and living among God's people? 21:01 See people again do not understand 21:03 the difference between the sacred and the common. 21:06 So now what I said we'll ask a question, 21:09 why it's popular, 21:11 you know, Christianity is so popular today? 21:14 Because most people will say oh, yeah well it's good 21:15 we should be go to church and we should do, 21:17 what its just like we go through emotions 21:19 and "We should" and that's way reason I do. 21:21 Oh, there must be more than that. 21:22 There's got to be more. 21:25 So why is it so popular because listen carefully, 21:28 because the spirit of compromise with sin. 21:32 See, very few will call by its right name. 21:34 We'll compromise it and basically 21:36 say that you could be saved in your sins 21:40 and don't have to make any changes. 21:42 I heard people say we just come to church. 21:43 Just come as you are and that's the way 21:45 that what you do it, you come as you are. 21:46 But God is gonna change you. 21:48 You're not gonna remain the same. 21:49 Not if you're in His presence and you do it consistently. 21:52 Don't you want to change? 21:53 Don't you want things different in your life? 21:55 Aren't you tired of being defeated? 21:57 Aren't you tired of fighting everyday? 22:00 Why not just give Him a chance. 22:01 You see give Him a chance. 22:03 We compromise with the sin issue way too low. 22:06 Number two, the great truth of scripture is likely regarded. 22:11 The truth of scripture are likely regarded. 22:14 We read it and we'll say "oh yes." 22:16 Now think about this. 22:18 Why are the truths taught in this beautiful, 22:21 beautiful Word of God? This is dynamite. 22:24 This is dynamite. 22:26 And yet why they're so like we read it 22:28 and we lightly regard it. 22:30 Friend, I don't know about you but if I get something you know 22:33 and whether it's a lawn mover 22:34 or whatever it might be want to put something together 22:37 I immediately open up the what, 22:40 good I heard somebody "the directions." 22:43 And I read those directions and I follow those directions 22:46 and I that whatever it is, 22:47 will come together rather nicely. 22:50 But you'll realize if you don't read it and many times 22:52 you've been like me. 22:53 I put on the wheels 22:54 when I should have been put an axle. 22:55 You know what I'm saying. 22:57 I had to go back and redo it again 22:58 and it's much more difficult to redo why, 23:00 because I lose some parts 23:01 or I burger up the threads or something on. 23:04 You know what I'm talking about. 23:05 We read the directions and what a man has written down 23:08 and we follow them more than we follow the Word of the God. 23:11 Number two, three very 23:13 there is very little vital godliness in the church today. 23:18 And you know what, somebody is gonna say 23:19 "oh now I just don't" but listen let me, 23:22 let me say this. 23:23 If you disagree with that 23:25 let me just give you some food for thought. 23:27 Let there be which people say we're praying for all the time. 23:31 Let there be a real revival of true godliness 23:35 as it was in the early church 23:38 and persecution will be revived. 23:41 Persecution will be revived when we do 23:44 what we are supposed to be doing. 23:46 You read the scripture 23:47 you'll find that's always consistent in scripture. 23:50 Oh, my brothers and sisters, 23:52 we have so much to pray about. 23:54 The devil hates the remnant people. 23:58 He hates the commandment keepers by the grace of God. 24:01 And so he begins to work compromise. 24:04 This word always bothers me. 24:06 I like to people saying oh, 24:07 this is one there are people in the world 24:09 who are just compromisers. 24:11 They just don't want any issues, they don't want to tangle. 24:14 They don't want to get into a study 24:16 but they just want to oh lets, 24:17 oh somebody is unhappy let's compromise. 24:20 Compromise is not wrong as long as it doesn't go 24:22 against the teachings of God's word. 24:24 Do we really understand? 24:26 This is the whole you know, the, 24:28 the ball of wax we say in this study. 24:31 Do you we really understand the sacred and the common. 24:33 Do we really understand compromise? 24:36 Compromise if we're not careful dear friends, 24:38 we find that is something that is common. 24:42 Do we really understand compromise 24:44 dealing with scripture? 24:46 Interesting if we go back, 24:48 lets just go back little bit into the time 24:50 as the pagans were coming into the church. 24:52 You remember baptizing them bringing them into the church. 24:56 We thought well, you know with the pagans 24:57 oh they're coming into the church 24:58 now we're baptizing. 24:59 You mean to say we were thinking-- 25:01 now remember historians have written about. 25:03 We're thinking that possibly that we were conquering paganism 25:07 while at the same time what was happening? 25:10 Paganism was conquering the church. 25:13 It was coming into the church. 25:16 The compromise between paganism and Christianity 25:20 resulted in the development of the man of sin. 25:24 Now some of you won't get that, some of you will never get that, 25:26 others will be hungry for and you'll search it all out 25:29 it can be found. 25:31 This man of sin prophecy talks about, 25:34 the one that opposes God, 25:35 the one that tries to exalt himself above God. 25:39 This huge false religious system cloaked you see, 25:45 in the garb of religion 25:47 its Satan effort to overthrow Christianity. 25:52 Even as we speak today this man of sin is in operation. 25:58 He is calling today for unity among the whole world 26:03 and all religious faith just to come together 26:06 and just kind of agree upon that which is, 26:08 you know, that we can agree upon. 26:10 We'll talk a little bit more about that 26:11 when we have time and that's what we do this about unity. 26:14 There is a true unity and there is a false unity 26:16 and let me tell you false unity is rampant 26:18 in the world today in Christianity. 26:21 You see, then we compromise, 26:23 is it, listen is it new to the enemy? 26:25 Is compromise new to the enemy? 26:27 No, not at all. 26:29 Let me give you quick illustrations. 26:30 You remember when Jesus had to face the enemy as it were 26:33 in the wilderness of temptation? 26:36 What did the enemy do? 26:37 The enemy promised Christ the world. 26:41 Do you remember that? 26:42 Yeah, you've read that Luke Chapter 4. 26:45 He offered Jesus, think about this, 26:47 the audacity of the enemy to offer Jesus the world 26:51 in which He had made and which He created. 26:53 But he said I'm gonna offer this to you, 26:55 I want to give this to you if you will worship 26:57 and you will acknowledge me as the ruler. 27:01 Compromise is it, is it rampant in the world today. 27:05 You remember 2 Thessalonians 2:3-8? 27:07 We are not gonna read them you look them up please. 27:10 Paul states something 27:11 I think it's very, very interesting to us plainly 27:14 and he talks about the man of sin. 27:15 Do you remember the man of sin? 27:17 He is going to continue until Jesus comes. 27:20 Sad to say the majority of the Christian world 27:22 has no idea about the man of sin. 27:24 I never heard so many theories in my life 27:26 rather than go to the Word of God. 27:28 I'm not angry at you my brothers and sisters, 27:30 I just say well please get into the Word of God. 27:33 Why, because God's word 27:35 warns us against this man of sin. 27:37 You've got to know who it is. 27:39 You've got to know about the Mark of the Beast. 27:41 You got to know how this man of sin is operating 27:43 here in the last days. 27:45 You realized the enemy what we just, we just said? 27:47 The enemy is rough with God's last day people. 27:51 You see, we have got to, 27:52 we have got to resist the advances 27:56 of this most dangerous foe to civil and religious liberty. 28:01 We've got to fight it. 28:03 We have got to do some exposing and it's not easy. 28:07 May I get on to this is Protestants today? 28:09 I talk about the Protestants 28:10 and a little bit about the catholic faith. 28:12 You know, basically the world 28:13 you have Protestantism and Catholicism. 28:16 But see Protestants today-- 28:18 look we must be, listen to me closer, 28:21 we must be in great darkness 28:23 or we would discern the signs of the time 28:26 what's taking place. 28:28 See, I believe this as studying scripture 28:30 Rome is applying every device to extend her influence 28:34 and increased her power. 28:38 Catholicism is gaining ground around the world today. 28:41 Protestants, what is that? 28:43 You know, that Protestants means in protest of Catholicism. 28:46 That's why we're like in the old country 28:48 we came across here to new country 28:50 so we could have religious freedom. 28:53 Protestants have and are making 28:56 compromises right now and concessions with Rome. 29:00 Even now, right now. 29:02 We should realize the papacy, pope 29:04 and his associates and those who are involved with him 29:07 are asking for the Protestants of the world to unite with him. 29:11 Did you get that? 29:13 And do you know what they said? 29:14 For the common good of all. 29:17 Wow, it's kind of interesting when you think along that. 29:22 And here is what they're embracing. 29:23 They're embracing a couple of thoughts, 29:25 lot of thoughts but here is couple and they're embracing. 29:27 They're saying what? 29:28 Those who would be saved by their merits. 29:32 They're embracing this teaching. 29:35 You can be saved by your merits about what you do 29:37 and that's not true at all is it. 29:39 And then also they're embracing this 29:42 that we can be saved in our sins. 29:45 And you know what, that people like to hear 29:47 that even in the church. 29:48 We can just continue unlike we are 29:50 and kind of make a little changes here and there 29:52 and everything is going to be all right. 29:53 Jesus, said "I'm gonna wash you whiter than snow. 29:56 I'm coming after church without spot or wrinkle 29:58 or any such thing." 30:00 And then the papacy and the Protestants 30:02 coming together because they have 30:03 what they call a common day of worship. 30:08 We're seeing that. 30:09 That's nothing new. 30:10 That happened in our colonies 30:13 when they had Sunday laws. 30:14 You remember our colonies 30:15 when they first started up here in United States 30:17 and its been progressing right along, right long 30:19 and today the call is being vocalized around the world 30:23 for us to come together agree what we can agree 30:25 and then most of all are common day of worship 30:27 we need to have one day to worship together. 30:31 Man, and of course that's what? 30:32 That's Sunday. 30:34 Then I have to say what about those of us 30:36 and may be some others around the world that says "well, 30:38 we believe in Seventh-day Sabbath." 30:39 Should we not have that freedom? 30:41 Should we not have that freedom to say 30:43 this is what I read from scripture? 30:45 Everybody else you should have your freedom. 30:47 Even if you don't agree with me 30:49 you still should have your freedom 30:50 to worship Him on another day. 30:51 If you chose against the Word of God, 30:54 if you don't want to serve Me at all that's your right 30:57 but see man is not gonna led it lay, 30:58 that devil is not going to let it lay there. 31:01 We're in this right the battlefield right now. 31:05 The beliefs of this movement that we just mentioned quickly 31:07 or in progress right now today in the United States 31:10 and they originated in Rome. 31:12 Please don't forget that. 31:14 Around the world. 31:16 Protestants little know what they are doing 31:19 when they accept the aid of Rome. 31:22 See, God's words give us warning after warning after warning 31:25 of the impending danger that's right set 31:28 before us each and every day. 31:30 Rome is strengthening her forces 31:31 furthering her own ends and she desires-- 31:34 all she is waiting on right now is vantage ground 31:36 and Protestantism is going to give that to her. 31:40 And then what's going to happen? 31:42 Read this little quote here 31:44 from The Great Controversy in page 588. 31:46 This is happening right now. 31:48 "The Protestants of the United States 31:49 will be foremost in stretching their hands across the gulf 31:52 to grasp the hand of spiritualism." 31:55 They will what? 31:56 "They will reach over the abyss to clasp hands with Roman power, 32:02 and under the influence" notice this 32:04 "under the influence of this threefold union 32:07 this country will follow in the steps of Rome 32:10 and then they will trample on the right of conscience." 32:15 Don't you see those things are being taken away 32:17 from us day in and day out? 32:20 Can't you see the change is taken place 32:22 over the last several years? 32:23 Have you seen those changes? 32:25 Have you seen how many freedoms 32:26 have been taken away from us? 32:28 Can you see how this world that we live in today has 32:31 so changed in the last few years 32:33 we can hardly recognize it anymore? 32:36 How the government is taking full control? 32:39 They tell you whether to fasten your seatbelt or not right? 32:42 They'll tell you what you can do and what you cannot do. 32:45 Now there're gonna mandate, you know, hospitalization-- 32:47 all kind of things it's in there. 32:48 It's just marked out in the scripture 32:50 that we realize this is going to take place. 32:53 And then people are screaming for the common, 32:55 you know, worship day of Sunday. 32:58 There're many churches I believe today are uniting 33:02 on common points of doctrine. 33:05 You know, and as I come together-- now remember 33:07 if they can't agree on it then what happens? 33:10 Listen, if they can't agree on it they don't talk about it. 33:14 See that's not real unity at all is it. 33:16 Other words we agree what we can 33:17 and then we'll disagree we don't make an issue. 33:22 That's difficult for me I don't know about you. 33:25 In any other business that might be 33:28 if you're working on it, you know, 33:29 dealership or car or different or you know 33:31 whatever it might be out there and you know that 33:34 and you're saying this is what makes this thing tick. 33:36 This is what makes this thing wrong, 33:38 this is the way that it is. 33:40 And somebody else says well, that's not the way it is. 33:42 Lot of times you'll say well, now wait a minute 33:43 here is the reason its why. 33:45 We need to get back to that. 33:47 I want you to notice this statement with me 33:49 if you will in Testimonies to Ministers page 16. 33:53 It says "If in defiance of God's arrangements 33:56 if the world be allowed" notice this 33:59 "to influence our decisions." 34:02 Is the world allowing you as it coming in now 34:04 and affecting the decisions that you may make 34:06 or the church makes today? 34:09 "Or our actions, the purpose of God is defeated." 34:13 Did you get that? 34:14 If the world comes in and affects how we think 34:18 and how we react and our actions God is displeased with that. 34:22 I can see that because that's the teachings of His Word. 34:27 I believe with all my heart its not time, 34:29 time for us to lay down and play dead. 34:32 Its time for us to lift our standard high 34:34 by the grace of God. 34:35 Its time to show our colors as it where. 34:38 It's time for us to not be ashamed about faith 34:41 and the gospel of Jesus Christ. 34:44 It's not the time to say, oh, lets not make our self 34:49 so different than the others in the world. 34:52 That Jesus never ever taught that in scripture. 34:56 See, there's many today say, 34:57 let's not make ourself a spectacle here. 34:58 Let's not make them create any waves here. 35:03 You see, I believe this with all my heart. 35:04 The banner that God has given this movement, 35:07 the banner that God has given this movement 35:10 must be raised higher and higher with the words on it. 35:13 "Here is the patience of the saints 35:16 here are they that keep the commandments of God 35:18 and have the faith of Jesus." 35:20 Have you read that? 35:21 I hope that you have. 35:25 God has pen those words on there 35:27 and He says raise it for the world to see. 35:30 Truth must be presented in order to reach souls. 35:35 Souls that are perishing 35:37 because they don't know any better 35:39 or no one has talked to them about it. 35:41 These truths must not in any way be hidden watered down, 35:45 sugarcoated they need to be straight today. 35:48 If we do any form or fashion God is not honored. 35:52 I have heard people say sometime 35:54 well, let's be careful someone is visiting in the church today 35:56 be careful what you say. 35:59 I understand that just certain extent but you know 36:01 what God's word has said, we must reveal that. 36:04 That's very, very important. 36:06 And may be that person is looking for these things. 36:09 May be the Holy Spirit will impress their minds too. 36:12 Just keep this in mind in every generation 36:16 God has had people. 36:18 He is had and He sent His servants to rebuke sin 36:22 inside and outside the church. 36:25 Did somebody get that? 36:27 Instead of making all of these excuses 36:28 we need to be careful now what we say. 36:30 God through every generation has sent His servants 36:34 to rebuke sin in the world and in the church. 36:39 Did God has called us today to preach the message 36:41 the good news that the gospel? 36:43 You'll say "well, what is the good news of the gospel." 36:45 Remember "If I be lifted up will draw 36:47 all men on to me" that's Jesus isn't it. 36:49 But whatever happened to this good old teaching 36:52 and preaching sorrowful for sin, repentance and confession, 36:56 getting right with God. 36:59 What's happened? Have we lost our first love? 37:03 See, people need to be educated today 37:04 and I'm still I'm in school of learning. 37:08 We need a solid experience that very few 37:11 have today with our Creator. 37:14 And when many people do not have that-- 37:15 oh, listen carefully when you do not have that real 37:19 solid foundation in footing with Jesus Christ 37:23 you begin to look for something new and strange. 37:29 It begins to sound appealing. 37:30 Somebody comes and say "did you hear I read this 37:33 oh, I think this is what it means." 37:36 I think this may be is what it mean and then start to say 37:38 well something new and something strange 37:39 I need may be that. 37:42 We have to realize today that the enemy is going to be working 37:46 with the, with the, you know excitement in the church. 37:49 You know, I get excited I praise God, 37:51 you know, for the message there is legitimate excitement 37:54 and there is a false excitement as you will know. 37:57 The enemy is working with emotions in the church today. 38:00 He is working with sensationalism 38:02 in the church today. 38:04 He is working with the senses. 38:07 And you know I have read something 38:09 about man senses were corrupted as soon as he sinned. 38:13 What happened to Adam and Eve? 38:15 Had the pure mind and pure heart 38:16 but as soon as they rebelled against God their senses, 38:19 the way they seen, the way they thought it changed. 38:22 Read that in Genesis 3:8. 38:26 And what happened man sinned, what did he do? 38:28 When God came around he hid. You know he hid. 38:31 You know he-- what, he broke his relationship with God. 38:35 And then what happened? 38:37 Eve then began to believe her senses 38:40 and Satan's life more than she believed God. 38:46 Doubt always leads to disobedience 38:50 read that in Genesis 3:1-7. 38:53 Patriarchs and Prophets page 57. 38:55 I know I'm hurry I have to go. 38:56 You know, this is-- lot of information here. 39:00 "Satan exulted in his success. 39:03 He had tempted the woman to distrust God's love, 39:08 to doubt His wisdom, and to transgress His law, 39:13 through her he had caused the overthrow of Adam." 39:21 Think along with me for just a moment. 39:23 It was through Eve that Adam what, that he sinned. 39:27 The enemy is using the senses. 39:31 We have a religion today that's based upon senses or 39:34 a sensational religion it's to be shunned. 39:39 Not so we can't have excitement, 39:40 we can't have the spirit of God in among us 39:44 but we need to really examine this. 39:47 But you know what, it's very difficult to get 39:50 as it were to work with some individual 39:52 whose experiences the feelings and emotions and senses 39:55 as they use them rather than the Word of God. 39:59 We practiced the word because God said so. 40:02 One must practice true godliness and here where it's revealed. 40:06 We cannot feed on feelings and sensational things 40:10 or we call it here strange fire or strange things. 40:14 If we do we will fail 40:16 and you will say I don't know why. 40:18 Because we are not feeding on Christ 40:19 we're feeding on something else. 40:21 We're gonna fail. 40:22 If we are not feeding on Christ then what, 40:25 we're not going to be sound in the faith. 40:27 Are you sound in the faith today? 40:28 Are you really sound? 40:32 Please remember we can never judge 40:34 the value of any something by wrong standards. 40:38 Did you get it? 40:39 We can never judge the value of something 40:43 if it's by wrong standards. 40:46 We must-- let's not place the standards so low 40:49 that people who come into the church 40:51 or say they accept these truth are still breaking God's laws 40:54 and they don't even know it. 40:56 Why, because they haven't been taught any difference. 40:58 It's like well, just its okay, it's gonna be all right. 41:03 Would you agree with me today that more study is needed 41:07 and then not so much as a social club 41:10 that's not what church is, isn't it? No. 41:12 A social club or an entertainment, 41:15 you know, community these all night church sleepovers 41:19 and these swim parties all of these things that go on, 41:23 there may be a place for certain things 41:25 we need to be very, very careful 41:27 that is not the religion of Christ. 41:29 It's the religion of the world. 41:31 It's mixing the common with the sacred and why, 41:34 because people are more interested in the common. 41:36 They're more interested in coming over for swim party 41:40 then they're coming for what, in the Church. 41:43 They're more interested in the fellowship lunch 41:45 than they're coming and feeding on the Word of God. 41:47 They're more interested in the social club. 41:49 They go because they have friends here 41:51 and they want to socialize with them. 41:53 Well, our time we come in here people will say oh, 41:55 we come in here you know we're gonna-- 41:57 you come what, in the sanctuary to spend time with God. 42:00 You have got six days in which do other things 42:02 and socialize and do all these other things, 42:04 it's a time we need along with God. 42:06 You know that, so that we can detect the common, 42:09 right and from the sacred? 42:12 You know God's law as we look at today 42:16 binding upon God's people today. 42:19 It's a standard of righteousness. 42:23 Some people will say well, I'm following the word. Really. 42:25 Are we obeying it? 42:26 We hear it but are we really obeying the Word? 42:29 More is needed today we know that. 42:31 And I suggest today that we take a fire extinguisher 42:36 and just extinguish out all strange or common fire. 42:40 How about you? 42:41 Extinguish, how could you extinguish it? 42:43 How do you get rid of it? 42:44 Well, by presenting the truth that's how you do it. 42:46 You dwell on holy principles Bible Spirit of Prophecy 42:51 which to us is sacred fire. 42:53 Well, don't we need that today? I do. 42:56 Let me ask you a question 42:57 how, how is it that I, how do I know 42:59 if I'm really serving God? 43:01 People will ask this. 43:02 How do I, how do I know if I'm or not? 43:04 Most people say "well, I'm in my own little away." 43:06 What do you mean your own little way? 43:08 Does God not had standards in them? 43:10 And I know they'll mean well sometimes 43:11 but I'm gonna challenge your thinking with it today. 43:14 How do I know that I really serve God? 43:18 Number one, we realize in order to, 43:20 if I'm really serving God 43:21 then and I need to be acceptable to Him. 43:25 The Bible talks about that. 43:26 Little article in Youth Instructor, 9-9-1997. 43:32 "In order to serve God acceptably, 43:35 we must be 'born again.'" 43:36 Isn't that makes sense? 43:38 Yeah the old man has to die, he has to be a new man. 43:41 "Our natural dispositions, 43:44 which are the opposite of the Spirit of God, 43:47 must be put away." 43:49 Is that why Paul said the things he once loved he now hates? 43:52 Yeah, he changed 43:54 didn't he as we become acquaint with God and we accept Him? 43:56 The things we used to love, we don't-- 43:58 we don't love those things anymore, we change. 44:00 You'll notice that in somebody 44:01 who has been out on the world all the life 44:02 and finally they get their heart to Jesus 44:04 and they go to church and they start this, and, 44:06 and that and this throwing things away 44:07 and they'll say, well, I don't like to do that anymore. 44:09 That's the Spirit of God living inside them. 44:11 See there has to be a change take place. 44:13 You're not going to just float in the heaven. 44:17 You're not just gonna well we just gonna make it. 44:18 Notice "Unless the change takes place, 44:22 we cannot serve God aright. 44:27 Our work will be defective, 44:31 earthly plans must be" 44:32 you know "plans will be brought in." 44:34 And we call this what this strange fire. 44:37 "Dishonoring God with our offerings." 44:42 Wow, what are we to, 44:46 are we just show the world. 44:49 Is there something that we can show the world 44:50 or something that they need to see? 44:53 We need-- they need to see God's character. 44:56 They need to see the character that's been to the cross. 44:59 The character that's been changed, character like Jesus. 45:03 I believe this with all my heart, everyone needs 45:06 even those in high positions that might had. 45:08 Every church member needs to closely examine the work 45:13 God has given us to do. 45:14 I hope that makes sense to you. 45:16 Closely examine-- 45:17 remember not somebody else's work 45:19 but the work that God has asked you to do. 45:23 And you'll examine it by what, the teachings of God's word. 45:26 We must watch, we must pray, 45:29 we must imitate Christ in all words and in all actions. 45:33 We need His help don't we. 45:34 We can't do it on our own. 45:37 Somebody said you know, I have got, 45:38 I have got a name to maintain, 45:40 I have got a character to maintain. 45:41 That may be but let me tell you 45:43 it must be the character of Jesus Christ. 45:46 Please keep this in mind. 45:49 What we believe and how we worship 45:53 determines whom we worship. 45:57 Remember error never sanctifies, 46:02 error is never harmless. 46:05 A little itzee-bitzee, are you still with me 46:07 it's never ever harmless as it where. 46:10 If you big glass of water 46:12 and one little drop of poison in there. 46:13 Oh, it's deadly. 46:15 Error is always dangerous, 46:18 error always brings in confusion, 46:23 error always makes it where we can't find out 46:25 what is right and what is common and that which is holy. 46:28 We must be careful of strange fire 46:30 that the enemy is offering. 46:32 And he is offering it in order for our message 46:38 not to change in any way, 46:40 in any form our foundation must run deep. 46:45 How many foundation today your, 46:47 your foundation is it really running deep, 46:48 is it really rooted and grounded in the Word of God today? 46:51 If you're not you're going to lose out on it. 46:55 Here is a warning that we must take real serious 46:57 and I pray that you do today or common 47:00 and strange fire you're what, 47:02 that common and strange fire will come in 47:05 if you don't feed this. 47:07 We cannot forget the way that the Lord has let us in the past. 47:13 That means we can't forget His teaching, can't we. 47:17 If we do we have much to fear 47:19 but see something's has changed, a lot of things have changed. 47:24 That which is sacred and we call sacred the moment 47:26 it was built upon have been changing, 47:29 the world is changing and we think we need to change 47:32 but the Word of God never changes. 47:34 Our foundation and the truths that we believe 47:37 must not and cannot be moved. 47:40 Why is it that many have moved 47:41 and we say and the people will quote this 47:43 and at the same time moving these pillars 47:45 and these pegs and these panes? 47:48 Are we that dark spiritually that we don't understand it? 47:52 Do we want more light to come in 47:54 do we want to stand on that platform? 47:57 Well Proverbs 4:18 47:59 says "The light will shine more and more unto the perfect day." 48:03 So that tells me what? 48:04 Light is progressive and that and that means what, 48:07 more lights-- God has got more light for us. 48:10 How about you? 48:11 Are you ready for more light? 48:12 I have lot of people say call 48:14 and they write in and they say why we man, 48:16 I have tell you I have received new light. 48:18 You know, as soon as you do that to me 48:19 you know what I'm going to do? 48:21 I'm gonna jot it down and I'm gonna go to the Word of God 48:22 and I'm going to check you out. 48:25 That's what you should be doing. 48:26 Somebody I've got new light 48:28 and it can't just be one little line or one little verse. 48:31 It must be line upon line, precept upon precept, 48:33 here a little and there a little. 48:34 And, you know, I listen to, 48:35 some of you here in Bible students 48:37 and I get this because people, 48:38 you know, they will call in and they will say 48:41 "you know well, you know, I believe this 48:43 and I believe that and I'm teaching this and that." 48:46 If you think that God has given some new life remember, 48:50 Jesus never presented any new light 48:54 while He walked this earth. 48:55 He presented that which is always been. 48:57 Wow, but all of a sudden we have new, 48:59 it may be new to us see, as light is progressing. 49:05 But if it varies and it's different than that 49:07 which we are foundation and our pillars 49:09 that have been given to us then you know what, 49:12 you need to sit down and counsel with somebody else 49:14 before you present it is truth. 49:16 One man by himself can be misled if he is not careful. 49:20 And so we need to be studying these things 49:21 that were that be so. 49:22 Because you're gonna lead lot of people down the wrong path. 49:25 They're gonna think that this is strange. 49:27 We'll say this is strange and this is common 49:29 and this is sacred pretty soon they're bowled up 49:31 you don't know and well what. 49:33 Why, because we're not in the Word of God. 49:36 I believe this one when God testifies 49:38 what truth is line upon line 49:40 and we talked about Isaiah 28 read verses 9-13 49:44 that His word stands forever. 49:46 Have you read that Isaiah 40:8? 49:48 It never changes. 49:50 Anything contrary to this is not to be entertained. 49:55 It is not to be entertained 49:57 which is contrary to our teachings 49:59 this movement was raised upon the Word of God, 50:01 it says clearly. 50:03 Many of us are afraid almost of what? 50:05 People come and saying new light, why? 50:08 Because many voices are proclaiming it everywhere, 50:11 this new light and they'll bring it this way. 50:13 Well, if you don't listen this is salvation issue. 50:17 I believe this with all my heart the salvation issue 50:19 and then its error and we can figure out what it is 50:21 and we'll praise God for it, its okay. 50:24 But many times it's so called light, 50:27 this common are you still with me, this common, 50:31 it contradicts what the Bible has taught the Word of God. 50:36 It contradicts the pillars of our faith. 50:39 Remember, if it contradicts the pillars of our faith 50:42 dear friends, its going to move us in the wrong direction. 50:46 You don't want to go in the wrong direction. 50:48 I don't want to go in the direction. 50:51 And so I will just make this clear 50:52 is there such a thing as new light? 50:55 Yeah, more light. Absolutely yes, there is. 50:58 And if we are connected to Christ, 51:00 we're connected to the Holy Spirit, 51:03 light will always it will show us brighter and brighter right. 51:06 These new truths will be revealed and they're what, 51:09 they're old truths they are just gonna brighter and brighter 51:13 and many times these old truths, you know, 51:15 again which is been there all the time 51:17 same like new truths to many people. 51:20 You hadn't seen it before. 51:21 Now I pray that you're here encountering something's like 51:24 that why because it means you're studying 51:25 and you're praying and you want to know. 51:30 Think about this with me for a just a moment. 51:33 In order to curb, right, in order to curb or stop 51:37 strange fire false doctrine, false teachings 51:43 and not listening to them anymore, 51:48 don't want to hear them anymore what do we need? 51:51 Do we need something fancy? 51:53 Do we need lot of preaching and teaching? 51:54 We just simply need to plan simple 51:56 teachings of the Word of the God. 51:57 If you want to stop and if you want to curb it, 52:00 if you don't want it to curb just simply what, 52:03 give us the plain teachings of God's word. 52:05 I want you to listen this statement 52:07 and see if it kind of helps back this 52:10 about what is already been established 52:12 and how it will not change 60:17. 52:15 It says, simply we have the old landmarks of truth, 52:19 experience and duty. 52:22 We are to stand firmly, notice this 52:24 and defense of our principles in full view of the world. 52:29 Too many people are hiding, you're embraced, you're ashamed. 52:32 Why are you're embarrassed or you're ashamed of that which 52:34 used to be once-- oh, praise God I found this out 52:37 I'm little embarrass, I'm little bit ashamed why 52:39 because you're different from the world, praise God. 52:41 You're gonna have to be different. 52:42 I'm gonna have to be different from the world 52:45 and I have to stand in defense of the principles 52:49 in full view of the world. 52:51 Early Writings 258-- 259 last couples of minutes we have 52:54 "God had led his people" notice this 52:57 "along step by step until He had placed them 53:01 upon solid immovable platform." 53:04 Friend, are you on that solid immovable platform today 53:10 or have you got off from that platform and starting 53:12 and looking of what's holding it up? 53:14 Are you beginning doubt it and to question? 53:18 Don't you believe that God has been leading you 53:20 and guiding you and your heart and your life? 53:23 Friends, we need to know the difference 53:26 that the truth has been taught from the pulpits today 53:29 rather than a hellish torture of Satan. 53:32 We need to know the difference may God help us to see 53:35 because the Bible said "There is a way 53:37 which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof 53:40 are the ways of death" in Proverbs 14:12. 53:42 I encourage you today dear friends, to take that stand. 53:45 I want to pray with you before we close today. 53:49 I know that Holy Spirit is working on your heart 53:51 and I know you want to know the difference between that 53:54 which is common and that which is sacred. 53:57 I know I do. 53:59 The closer we get to the Lord 54:00 the more it's easy to detect these things 54:03 and the Lord has commissioned us to go into the all the world 54:05 and proclaim this wonderful beautiful message 54:08 to know that you stand on a firm foundation. 54:11 The principles of God's word don't back away be strong, 54:15 now is the time to do that. 54:16 Let's pray shall we together as we close this message 54:19 where you can kneel, with me, would you. 54:22 Merciful Father in heaven, 54:23 we thank You for Your precious word today. 54:25 We thank You that you've reminded us of who You are. 54:28 You've reminded us there is a difference 54:30 and we are to be separate from the world. 54:31 We are to understand and not try to mingle 54:34 the two together the common and the sacred. 54:36 Lord, help us to see it through Your eyes today. 54:38 Thank You for hearing and answering 54:40 prayer in Jesus name, amen. 54:45 As we close out this section 54:47 I want to encourage those of you who still 54:49 you know we do, we shall appreciate your cards 54:51 and your letters and your support, 54:53 your questions that you have please feel free always. 54:55 Emails we get those all the time. 54:57 And some of you bless your hearts you always tell me how 54:59 I mispronounced something or whatever that's all right, 55:01 you feel free to do that. 55:03 You know, but you know first of all 55:04 I want you to listen to God's word 55:06 it either is from God or its not. 55:08 It's either from God or it's from the enemy. 55:10 How are you gonna know unless you get into the Word of God? 55:12 That's my challenge to you today. 55:14 It's to get into the Word of God study to show yourself 55:17 proved unto Him. 55:18 This is the hour the movement is on, 55:21 the enemy is right now as a roaring lion. 55:23 Do not let him devour you. 55:24 Please make that decision for Him today 55:26 and when you have an opportunity give us a call, 55:28 or you write us a letter, tune in, 55:29 write to our programs everyday. 55:31 We love you and we'll see you next time. 55:36 Hello and welcome back. 55:38 It seems as we pray about what messages 55:40 that we are to share with you 55:42 the Lord always directs us to a subject of preparation. 55:46 Preparation to be ready when our name appears before 55:50 the great heavenly court and not to be found wanting. 55:54 This four part series that we just finished 55:57 Common and Sacred Fire is really no different. 56:00 In order to live the victorious life in Christ 56:04 we must learn to separate the common and worldly things 56:07 form the sacred and the holy things of God. 56:11 God is sacred and there is none holier than He. 56:15 What He has sanctified listen closely. 56:19 What He has sanctified no man can change. 56:22 The Bible teaches us that we are to worship Him 56:25 and spirit and in truth. 56:27 Listen to those two identified marks spirit and in truth. 56:31 And to do this we must understand 56:34 that there is indeed a distinguished difference 56:37 between the common and the sacred 56:40 and they're never to be mingled. 56:42 And we certainly hope brothers and sisters, 56:45 that this message has truly blessed your heart 56:48 and that you would like that you desire to have it to study 56:52 and to become part of your home library. 56:55 This four part series entitled Common and Sacred Fire 56:59 is being made available to you 57:01 for a love gift of just $29 and more, 57:04 having a series on hand as a tool 57:06 that you may use to help others as well as yourself. 57:10 And always remember every donation 57:13 that you make to Behold the Lamb Ministries 57:16 always enables to us to continue to bring 57:18 these timely messages to you and to others, 57:21 many others around the world. 57:23 All you have to do is to contact us here 57:26 by calling our ministry here in United States 57:30 at area code 618-942-5044 that's Central Standard Time 57:36 or you may write us at the Behold the Lamb Ministries 57:40 PO Box 2030, Herrin, Illinois 62948. 57:45 You may also email your order 57:47 at BeholdTheLambMinistries @Yahoo.com 57:50 or as always visit us on our website 57:52 at www.BeholdTheLambMinistries.com. 57:58 Until next time friends, may our precious Lord 58:01 continue to richly bless you and yours. |
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