Participants: Pr. John Carter
Series Code: CR
Program Code: CR001403
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00:08 From Arcadia, California the Carter Report Presents
00:11 the Living Word around the world. 00:18 We're taking today about the power of the word of God, 00:22 the Bible tells me it is not just and ordinary word 00:26 it is the living word of the living God 00:30 and I want you to know this 00:31 if you can get the word of God into your soul 00:36 you're going to be filled with the power, 00:39 the same power that made the universe, 00:41 that made the stars. 00:43 It is the power of God. 00:45 God's word will give you wisdom. 00:48 We need it in today's world. 00:51 There is one entire book devoted to wisdom 00:55 and wisdom is more than knowledge. 00:58 Today we got more knowledge than we know what to do with 01:01 but wisdom 01:04 is far more than knowing stuff. 01:09 I had a young person come to me long ago and he said, 01:13 Pastor Carter, I've discovered a book in the Bible. 01:16 He said its exciting it is amazing 01:18 talks about marriage 01:20 talks about just about everything. 01:23 He said it is absolute-- 01:24 I've been trying to get him to read it. 01:26 He said, its amazing have you ever heard of it 01:29 Book of Proverbs? 01:32 A book which is crammed full of the wisdom of God. 01:39 If you read that book in other parts of the Bible 01:42 you're going to be able to make these decisions. 01:48 How can I choose the right profession? 01:52 Now dear friend of mine in this Church 01:55 lost his job this week here in America, 01:57 because he stood up for Christ. 02:00 I said to him, that's the best thing 02:02 that ever happened to you. 02:04 You lost your job 02:05 because you stood up for Christ, 02:07 I want you to know my friend, 02:10 if the devil takes anything from you 02:12 God has got something a million times better for you, 02:15 you see. 02:18 So how can I choose the right profession? 02:20 How can I choose the right wife? 02:24 How can I choose the right husband? 02:27 Are you folks listening? 02:29 How can I choose the right investment? 02:34 I want to show you 02:35 a grossly misunderstood text in the Bible. 02:39 Come over here to Matthew 7:1 and onwards. 02:41 Matthew Chapter 7:1 and onwards 02:44 and I am going to tell you what it means 02:46 and I am going to save you from a real delusion. 02:49 Matthew 7 and these are the words of our blessed Lord 02:54 who saved us with His own precious blood on the cross. 03:00 Matthew 7, you folks got it? 03:03 Tell me have you got it? 03:04 Okay, "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 03:09 For in the same way you judge others, 03:12 you will be judged, 03:14 and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 03:19 Why do you look at the speck of sawdust 03:22 in your brother's eye 03:24 and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?" 03:29 What is it talking about? 03:31 Saying dunk and dumb people, 03:33 when you're sins are worst than their sins. 03:36 Don't try to read their hearts. 03:39 You are not walking in that person's shoes. 03:42 Jesus was talking there about the sin of pharisaism 03:46 which is alive today in the church, in the world. 03:50 So Jesus said, don't condemned people 03:54 when you can't read their hearts 03:57 but today there are people who are saying 04:00 a Christian is not allowed to judge anything. 04:08 They say we have been told 04:11 we are not allowed to judge 04:16 in any situation. 04:19 All lifestyles are same. 04:26 You can't talk about lifestyle, 04:28 you can't say this action or activity is wrong 04:34 because Jesus said "don't judge." 04:38 Now a text without a context 04:43 is a pretext. 04:48 You've been along before, haven't you? 04:51 And I want you to notice, 04:53 I think it's in the same chapter 04:55 where Jesus talks about spiritual discernment. 05:00 Oh, before we read that come over here to John 7 05:03 then we're going to come back to that chapter. 05:05 John 7:24, Jesus said, 05:12 John 7:24, "Stop judging by mere appearances. 05:19 And make--" what did He say? 05:22 Jesus said "Make a right judgment." 05:25 Jesus said, don't judge in a foolish superficial way 05:32 which is simply based on outward appearances 05:36 but Jesus said, "make a right judgment." 05:40 Now listen carefully 05:41 because what I am going to say is important. 05:44 Come over here to Matthew 7 back to the same chapter. 05:47 Remember, a text without a context is a pretext. 05:52 Thank you that's good. 05:54 Matthew 7:15 and onwards Jesus said 05:58 "Watch out for false prophets. 06:01 They come to you in sheep's clothing, 06:04 but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 06:09 By their fruit you will recognize them. 06:14 Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, 06:18 or figs from thistles? 06:21 Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, 06:25 but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 06:29 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, 06:32 and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 06:35 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down 06:39 and thrown into the fire. 06:42 Thus, by their fruits you will recognize them." 06:48 Look at me Jesus said 06:52 "you better judge 06:54 a right judgment by their fruits." 06:59 Let me give you an illustration. 07:03 I've gone to the Soviet Union, 07:05 been back, gone their 42times. 07:08 Plans still to go and run campaigns. 07:11 Jesus said "judge by the fruits of the life" 07:16 I have looked and I say this with Christian courtesy 07:20 I have looked at the fruits of militant atheism. 07:26 I have looked to the fruits of Marxism 07:29 and I have made a right judgment. 07:34 It's bad the fruit is bad 07:39 that's why I don't want anybody to follow with. 07:43 I've gone to some countries with a worship pagan God's. 07:50 I'm thinking one country where they worship 07:53 more than a million God's 07:57 and I've gone to that country and I love those people 08:00 and we want to help those people 08:03 and we want to help them 08:04 because they are in bondage to evil, evil gods. 08:10 And the fruitage is seen in poverty, 08:18 terrible discrimination against women, 08:21 they abuse of children 08:23 particularly little baby girl's. 08:29 The fruits are bad fruits therefore Jesus said 08:35 "you need to judge 08:37 any set of circumstances by the fruits." 08:43 Getting married? 08:47 Look at the fruit of the person. 08:50 Is the person dishonest? 08:54 Does he tell you, 08:57 we won't talk about the ladies, 09:00 does he tell you lies 09:03 because I want you ladies to know something 09:06 and you might not want to hear this. 09:08 Here it comes, 09:10 if he lies to you once before you married 09:13 he lied you a million times after he got you. 09:20 So the Bible said Jesus said 09:22 by their fruits is he dishonest, 09:26 does he tell lies, is he unstable? 09:32 And the spirit of God as you read the word 09:36 will give you spiritual discernment. 09:38 Don't you sometimes wonder about people 09:41 who don't seem they have their capacity 09:43 to make a right decision 09:46 and they go from one blunder to another blunder 09:51 and they say, what's wrong with me? 09:54 Why can't I just have got bad luck? 09:57 No, you don't have spiritual discernment, 10:03 but if you take Christ into your heart 10:06 and the Word of God into your soul 10:08 and if you read particularly the Book of Proverbs, 10:13 God will give you the capacity of making wise decisions. 10:21 I was talking to my son yesterday, 10:22 we're talk about a television problem 10:25 and I said well, listen to your mother David, 10:29 because she makes very good decisions. 10:32 You know what he said to me? 10:33 Then why did she marry you? 10:39 He came back as quick as any. 10:40 Now David and I are not talking at present, 10:42 but I am just kidding. 10:46 But God will give you the capacity 10:48 to make wise decisions. 10:49 Come over here to the Book of Proverbs 10:51 Chapter 2, Proverbs Chapter 2. 10:55 My son is some what a dry sense of humor. 10:58 At least I'm hoping that's what it is. 11:01 Proverbs 2:1 and onwards. 11:03 "My son, if you accept my words 11:05 and store up my commands within you, 11:08 turning your ear to wisdom 11:09 and applying your heart to understanding, 11:12 and if you cry out for insight 11:14 and cry aloud for understanding, 11:16 and if you look for it as for silver 11:18 and search for it as with hidden treasure, 11:21 then you will understand the fear of the Lord 11:24 and find the knowledge of God." 11:26 Now I want you to come to another passage here. 11:29 I want you to come over here to Proverbs 6:16 and onwards. 11:34 Proverbs Chapter 6, you ready? 11:36 Proverbs 6, written by one of the wises men who ever lived. 11:40 Gonna start at verse 16. 11:42 "There are six things the Lord hates," 11:45 oh, people say the Lord doesn't hate any thing. 11:46 Well these six things, six things He does hate. 11:50 There are six things the Lord hates. 11:52 "Seven that are detestable to him, haughty eyes, 11:58 " forward push " haughty eyes, a lying tongue, " 12:03 God hates a lying tongue. 12:05 "Hands that shed innocent blood, 12:09 a heart that devises wicked schemes, 12:12 feet that are quick to rush into evil, 12:16 a false witness who pours out of lies 12:20 and a man who stirs up dissension among his brothers." 12:28 If you let this word get into your soul 12:33 you won't what I have a lot of time with a person 12:39 because he is dissension among brothers 12:43 or a person who's hardy, 12:47 or a person who's got a lying tongue. 12:51 Jesus said by their fruits you'll know them. 12:59 How then, shall I read the Bible 13:05 with discipline? 13:13 The Methodist will go Methodist 13:15 because they had a method and they had discipline. 13:18 This is not a word that a lot of people like. 13:24 Discipline we say to God, God, 13:28 by the grace of God with the aid of the Holy Spirit 13:32 I will give 30 minutes a day to carefully 13:37 and prayerfully read the Word of God. 13:39 You know, I don't, I don't know never I will give you. 13:44 Different mind as pastor Willie G is been with us 13:47 and some of our big campaigns overseas 13:49 came with us to Papua New Guinea 13:51 when we had more than a hundred thousands souls 13:54 every night. 13:56 And before he went up to sing 13:58 I would go to see where Willie was. 13:59 You know what Willie would be doing 14:01 he's supposedly here today but Willie got sick. 14:06 Willie sitting around the back of the stage 14:10 and he got a Bible 14:11 and Willie is praying in the Spirit. 14:14 He's reading the word. 14:17 When he comes to ascend here 14:19 and he goes over to the back room to get ready 14:22 you go and see Willie, 14:23 you know, what Willie is doing. 14:25 My friend, I am just so impressed to that man 14:28 but he's and he is a pastor to gang members 14:31 here in Los Angeles. 14:33 Glory be to God but Willie is sitting over there 14:36 getting ready for the meeting 14:37 and he is not just sitting around doing 14:40 talk, talk, gossip, gossip he is reading the word. 14:45 The Bible teaches to be filled with the Holy Spirit 14:49 is the same as to be filled with the Word of God, 14:54 because the Word of God is the word of the Holy Spirit. 15:01 Now I want to tell you something. 15:02 I'll make a promise to you. 15:06 If you will start seriously to read the Word of God 15:14 and if you do it every day I am was busy you are. 15:17 But you've make a vow 15:18 I am going to read the Word of God, 15:21 a miracle will happen in your life. 15:24 Do I believe in miracles? Absolutely. 15:29 I believe in the miracle of Calvary 15:32 the Christ died for us. 15:33 I believe in the miracle of the Holy Spirit. 15:37 I believe that when people read the Word of God 15:42 miracles happen to them, their life is changed. 15:47 And many of us have got good intensions 15:49 but we got weak wills. 15:53 Not buying an exercise machine. 15:58 People buy exercise machines and it dies of rust. 16:06 You got to say, I'm going by God's grace, Jesus help me. 16:13 I don't feel like it today but Jesus help me 16:17 and God can take a weak will and make it a strong will 16:22 because He is the Lord of the universe, my friend. 16:29 So we start reading the word systematically. 16:33 Read slowly and bring your mind back. 16:36 I've been reading the word from more than 50 years 16:39 but can I tell you folks something, 16:41 I got to bring my mind back 16:43 because my mind starts to wander 16:45 what I'm gonna build one on-- oh, come back. 16:48 So sometimes I read the chapter at the back 16:51 and read it that way. 16:53 It keeps me concentrating. 16:55 Would you come over here please if you don't mind, 16:57 come over here with me to John Chapter 3 17:00 and we're just going to give you a sample 17:02 of reading the word. 17:03 This is little illustration. 17:06 Now I know that some of you folks got lots of problems. 17:09 God will start solving your problems 17:11 when you start giving Him the word of God in your life. 17:14 When you say, I'm going to give myself to You 17:17 and with the Holy Spirit I am going to read the word. 17:20 Come over here to John Chapter 3 17:23 "Now there was a man of the Pharisees 17:25 named Nicodemus, 17:27 a member of the Jewish ruling council. 17:29 He came to Jesus at night and said, 17:30 'hey Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher 17:32 who has come from God. 17:34 For no one could perform 17:35 the miraculous signs you are doing 17:36 if God were not with him.' 17:38 " True. 17:39 "In reply Jesus declared, 'I tell you the truth 17:42 no one can see the kingdom of God 17:44 unless he is born again.'" 17:46 How do I read the Word of God? 17:47 I personalize it. 17:50 When I read this text I say, am I born again? 17:54 Jesus said I can't be saved unless I'm born again. 17:59 So I got personalize it and I have got to say Lord, 18:03 if I'm not born again speak to me now 18:05 and may I be born again through the blood of Christ. 18:09 Then you keep on reading, then you come down to verse 18:16 started-- we should be reading right through this 18:18 but you know we got so much time. 18:20 Verse 14 Jesus said, 18:21 "Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, 18:24 so the Son of Man will be lifted up 18:27 that everyone who believes in him 18:29 may have eternal life. 18:31 'For God so loved the world 18:33 that He gave His one and only Son, 18:35 that whoever believes in Him 18:38 shall not perish but have everlasting life.' 18:43 " Listen to me, how do I personalize this? 18:48 I say may be I am feeling down a bit depressed. 18:52 I say for God so loved the world, 18:54 for God so loved John Carter. 18:57 If it been only one sin 18:59 there wouldn't have been a cross. 19:01 For God so loved the world but God so love me 19:06 that He gave His Son 19:08 and His Son went to the Cross for me 19:13 and I have truly believed in Him 19:16 I will have everlasting life and I will go home to glory. 19:23 So I should read the word and I should personalize it 19:27 but what translation. 19:29 I love the King James Version. 19:33 It's a Bible of my old church the Church of England 19:36 translated in 1611. 19:39 I personally today I am using the NIV. 19:43 But I don't care what translation 19:45 give the New King James version the good news 19:47 the New American Standard 19:49 you can even do what I am doing 19:52 and its taken me a long time 19:54 to get into the 20th century little on the 21st, 19:58 I got an iPad and when I'm on a plane 20:02 and when I'm flying to South Africa 20:04 and its a 16 hour flight. 20:07 I read through at least three books of the Bible 20:11 and when I get out in Johannesburg 20:14 I am super charged because of the Word of God. 20:22 So read the word, 20:25 you all know the story don't you about the Titanic, 20:28 that British ship that went down? 20:33 What a tragedy. 20:36 The lifeboats went out in the water 20:38 but the lifeboats weren't even filled. 20:43 And so as the Titanic was going down 20:48 and the people were out on the lifeboats 20:51 and they were looking back 20:52 they could see the boat going down. 20:55 Then a man saw something. 20:59 Won't believe it floating in debris it was a Bible 21:05 floating on the water. 21:08 He reach out and he picked it up, 21:11 it became is constant companion. 21:14 He was a man without faith in God 21:17 when he got on to that Titanic 21:19 but when he was saved, 21:24 physically that book saved his soul. 21:31 Listen my friend, in the name of the Father, 21:37 and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit 21:43 I comment to you here it is 21:49 a spoke marked from the reign of Siberia, 21:53 I comment to you the living word of the living God 22:01 in Jesus name. 22:04 Amen. 22:05 Hallelujah. 22:07 And praise the Lord 22:10 and please kneel with me as we pray. 22:19 Our Father, in your beautiful church here 22:21 we are getting down on our knees 22:25 we're here to worship You and to bless You 22:28 and to praise Your holy name. 22:31 We thank You for Jesus Christ our blessed Lord, 22:34 we thank You for the cross. 22:38 We thank You that on the cross He paid the price for our sins, 22:42 made a perfect atonement. 22:46 We thank You today that Jesus is alive 22:49 and that Jesus says 22:51 as that the Holy Spirit is here today in our church. 22:55 We thank You for giving us this amazing gift 23:01 the holy word, the living word of the living God. 23:08 As we are praying today every head bowed, 23:11 every eye closed have many would say this to God 23:15 with a holy intent recognizing our weaknesses? 23:21 How many would say by the grace of God 23:24 I will give to You sometime everyday 23:29 and I will read the word, I will personalize the word. 23:33 Can you raise your hand if that is you pray today? 23:35 I will read the word, I will personalize the word, 23:39 I will obey the word, I will revel in the word, 23:45 I will be washed by the blood of Jesus. 23:50 My Father, we need a contact with You. 23:54 The world is so wild, so calm 24:00 and we need time with You and the word. 24:06 Today Lord, we are lifting our hands and we saying 24:09 wash us in the blood of Christ. 24:14 Put Your spirit, the Holy Spirit in our hearts. 24:20 Make us the people you want us to be 24:24 who reflect the name of our Christ. 24:29 So bless these dear people, bless the great audience 24:32 that is watching across the United States of America 24:35 and around the world. 24:37 Bless them today. 24:38 May the word bring them salvation today? 24:44 So we worship You, we bless You, we praise You, 24:48 we give You glory, we give You honor, 24:52 we say hallelujah 24:55 and we say this pray in Jesus precious name 25:00 for His sake and for His glory, 25:04 amen and amen, amen. 25:14 It's my privilege today to introduce us 25:16 very special guest from the great land of India, 25:20 home to 1.2 Billion souls. 25:25 This brother comes from the city of Rajahmundry 25:29 that I had the privilege of visiting 25:31 and he is engaged in gospel work. 25:35 I'm so pleased to have with his today 25:37 Dr. Johnson Jacob. 25:40 Welcome, my friend. 25:41 Tell me why you are here? 25:44 Yeah, we just want you to know that you're welcome. 25:47 Tell me why you are here 25:49 at the Carter Report Center in Arcadia? 25:52 I'm here to translate and interpret 25:56 the messages of Pastor John Carter 25:59 into Telugu language to be aired in the 26:02 television programs in India. 26:05 We're so glad that you're here 26:06 and we say halleluiah, praise the Lord. 26:09 How many people speak the language-- 26:11 now there's 1.2 billion Indians 26:15 but they're divided up into various language groups, 26:18 how many people speak Telugu? 26:21 Nearly 90 million people speak Telugu 26:26 and all the people of Andhra Pradesh 26:29 are hungry for the Lord's word 26:32 and we are so thankful that the Carter Report Ministry 26:38 is giving them a great support 26:41 by sharing the Lord's message to the television programs 26:44 and in other ways. 26:45 Otherwise the people of Andhra Pradesh 26:48 are facing many challenges 26:50 and they do not have any other support 26:53 anywhere outside of India. 26:56 We discovered a doctor when we went to India 27:00 and we ran that great campaign 27:02 outdoors in Visakhapatnam remember that? 27:08 We noticed-- we were tremendously impressed 27:12 by the hunger of the people for the Word of God. 27:15 Is their in your field where we're trying to help, 27:21 is there an intense desire for people 27:24 to get to know the gospel of Christ? 27:27 Yes, sir. 27:28 They are really looking forward 27:30 for the gospel ministry of the Carter Report 27:34 to come back and do the ministry once again. 27:37 In fact, most of this people I was told 27:40 they were anxiously waiting and praying 27:43 that they could have this privilege once again. 27:47 Pastor, we're privilege to have you with us 27:51 and today we tell you in the name of Jesus 27:55 we will stay with you and stand with you 27:59 in the preaching of the gospel of Christ 28:01 to the people of India. 28:02 Thank you for coming. 28:03 God bless you brother, thank you. 28:05 Thank you so much, Pastor. 28:07 Thank you. 28:13 And my song shall ever be 28:19 How marvelous! How wonderful! 28:26 Is my Savior's love for me! 28:33 Is my Savior's love 28:38 for me! 28:46 For me! |
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