next it says that they were patient it says in faith and thy patience so
patience what does that say about someone patience is basically someone
who's complete right according to James chapter number one and someone who's
patient is someone who's long-suffering they're forbearing okay they're not
easily provoked and look we need Christians who are patient with people
all right you said why is that because within the spectrum of our church
there's Christians at all different levels of spirituality you have the babe
in Christ and you have someone who's been a Christian for 20 plus years
they've been reading they've read the Bible over and over again they know all
the doctrines you know they're maturing the Lord whatever it may be so we have
different levels so guess what it's it's often it's easy if you're not careful
you're a seasoned Christian to become impatient with someone who's not a
seasoned Christian okay you know someone who asks a question like so are
you sure that you know that the rapture you know doesn't come before the
tribulation don't jump down to that guy's throat if he's a brand-new
Christian probably you know sometimes people ask dumb questions I understand
that but don't tell him it's a dumb question like what and then throw like
after the tribulation at his face or something you know you know maybe that
could be your opportunity to be a blessing and say yeah actually can I
show you real quick you know let me sit down with the Bible let me show you real
quick cuz man I thought to say look you it's good to like share commonality with
that person because obviously not everyone here knew the truth from the
very start okay maybe some of you did but not all of us so think back to the
time when you didn't know the truth okay and approach a person approach that
brother in Christ with that same attitude that you would want to someone
have to approach you with right and go up to and say the app the Bible says
that let's go to Matthew 24 can I show you real quick with meekness okay be
patient with people and look if someone doesn't get something right away it's
okay all right be patient and I'm not talking about sin okay if like there's
like a heroin addict or something it's just like he comes in with the needle
sticking out of his arms like well let's just be patient with him all right he
still needs to take it out we'll give him a couple weeks no okay and I'm
exaggerating obviously you know but what I'm saying is this I'm talking about
being patient with people who haven't gotten everything right away all right
and and don't give him the eye if he says something dumb and look I come from
the old IFB so there's gonna be people coming from the old IFB to our church
now the great the vast majority I think of the people within our church were
born again into this movement so you didn't really know nothing about the old
IFB okay so to you it's just like sodomites in the church what the heck
you know it's just like and they might come in here and they might agree with
us as far as the sodomites are concerned but they might not have that same bent
don't jump down their throat if they don't they need to hear some preaching
they need to they need to hear the preaching of God's Word they need to
get a couple sermons they need to they need to see what the Bible says and then
they can condition themselves to be what we are okay oh this is brainwashing yeah
we're looking at brainwashing yes to wash your brain from that filthiness
okay to renew your mind to transform it according to the Word of God that's what
we're looking to do we're not hiding it okay