Thank you.
Welcome to the Pure Words Baptist Church.
You want to go ahead and grab a seat and grab your hymnal.
Our first hymn for the evening will be
hymn number 44
Will Work Till Jesus Comes.
Hymn number 44
Will Work Till Jesus Comes.
Hymn number 44
singing or starting on the first
let's sing.
O land of rest
worthy I
sigh when will
the moment
come
when I shall
lay my armor
by and dwell
in peace at home
will work
till Jesus
comes
will work
till Jesus
comes
will work
till Jesus
comes and will
be gathered
home
to whom Jesus
Christ I fled
for rest he
bade me cease
to roam
and leave
for succor
on his breast
till he
till Jesus
comes will work
till Jesus
comes will work
till Jesus
comes and will
be gathered
home
I sought at once
my Savior's
sight no more
my steps shall
roam
with him I'll
sit at my desk
chilling tight and
reach my heavenly
home
will work
till Jesus
comes will work
till Jesus
comes will work
till Jesus
comes and will
be gathered
home
Amen.
Amen. For the next
hymn this evening turn if you would to hymn number
56
when we all get to heaven
hymn number 56
56 when we all get to heaven
starting there on the first
let's sing
sing the wondrous love
of Jesus
sing his mercy
and his grace
in the
dimensions bright
and blessed
he'll prepare for us
a place
when we all
get to heaven
what a day of
rejoicing that will be
when we all
see
Jesus
we'll sing and shout
the victory
while we
walk the pilgrim
pathway
clouds will
over spread the sky
but when
travelling days
are over
not a shadow
not a sigh
when we all
get to heaven
what a day of
rejoicing that will be
when we all
see Jesus
we'll sing and
shout the victory
let us
then be true
and faithful
trusting serving
every day
just one glimpse
of him in glory
will the
tools of life prepare
when we all
get to
heaven
what a day of rejoicing
that will be
when we all
see Jesus
we'll sing
and shout the victory
onward to the
prize be he for us
soon his beauty
he will behold
soon the
pearly gates
will open
we shall tread the streets
of gold
when we all
get to heaven
what a day of
rejoicing that will be
when we all
see
Jesus we'll
sing and shout the
victory
amen at this time we'll go ahead and go over
our announcements for the evening
if you need a bulletin
just raise your hand
looks like brother James will grab those and pass them around
again if you need a bulletin raise your hand
we can get one to you
of course on the front there we have our church information
the date and our Bible memory verse
on the inside
top left are service times
you made it so it seems like you know those pretty well
right? underneath that we have our
church wide soul winning
times and the respective leaders
and underneath that we have the stats
we had three from this morning to add
in from before today
we went out this afternoon and had another four
salvations which is fantastic
so we'll add another seven total for
today to those numbers so just keep up the good
work so good job folks
on the top right continue to be in
prayer for our expecting ladies
Miss Corinne Darnell still expecting in
June and of course don't forget
brother Nick and Miss Sarah Gomez
they just welcomed last week
baby Silas Gomez
and so just keep them in prayer we're excited
for them so that's a happy and joyous time
for upcoming events and
guest preaching this evening we have
brother Chris Segura with us preaching for us
so that's a blessing again just I said
this this morning but just make sure to let him
know that he's appreciated and to thank him for
coming out and taking the time to preach for us
upcoming on Friday
December 3rd we're gonna have
our Christmas caroling and pizza fellowship
and so pastor's gonna
be here he'll come on Thursday to
preach normally for Thursday he's gonna stay
with us that week so on Friday
we're gonna meet up here at
5.30 to go out caroling
we'll be out for about an hour and do some
caroling and we're gonna go see
the lights and everything and
I was talking to brother Samson about going to see the lights
it seems like in Houston people can just gouge you
for going to see the lights at different places
everything in Houston costs money but
you can go see lights and sing to
people for free on
Friday December 3rd not only is it free
but afterwards you can come back and have free pizza
so that's even better
so we'll have that on December 3rd again
pastor will be here with us for that
and then that Sunday December 5th
pastor will still be here preaching both
services and so that's something
exciting to look forward to Sunday
December 19th we'll have brother Duncan Urbana
coming down from steadfast Dallas
to preach both services for us
Thursday December 23rd
we'll have the Christmas candlelight service
and the cookie bake-off
and just
quickly the details on that bake-off
there will be three categories
best design, most unique, best tasting
you can enter as many cookies as you want
and I encourage you to put as many of them in there
cause look the more you make the more we can eat
right I made that joke once but it's actually not even
really a joke it's kind of serious so
just make a bunch of cookies alright
we're baptists alright I mean come on
after that Sunday January 2nd
brother Christopher Urbana
is gonna be back for us preaching both services
starting the new year off on that good foot
Sunday January 9th we'll have brother
Duncan Urbana back again also preaching for us
both services and
Sunday January 23rd we'll have brother Ben
Naim, Ben the Baptist back
down I should say to preach both services
for us then and then anything else
that's coming up we'll add in here make sure we clue you guys
in but as of right now that's everything
on the upcoming events continue
to be in prayer for brother Edwards health again
I think everything is still going well but
just continue to lift him up in prayer and encourage
him and pray that he continues
in recovery and if you have any
prayers just be sure to send those to
pastor brother Nick or the email listed
there with that I believe that's all
the announcements for the evening we'll go ahead and
go on to our third hymn
hymn number 459
fairest Lord
Jesus
459 459
fairest Lord Jesus
starting there on the first
let's sing
fairest Lord
Jesus
ruler of
all nature
oh
thou of God
and man
the son
thee
will I
cherish
thee
will I honor
thou my
soul's glory
joy and
crown
there are
the meadows
fairer still
the wood
lens
in the blooming
garb
of
spring
Jesus
is fairer
Jesus
is purer
who makes
the woeful heart
to
sing
there is
the sunshine
fairer still
the moonlight
and
hold the
twinkling
star
repose
Jesus
shines
brighter
Jesus
shines purer
than all the
angels
and
bows
beautiful
savior
Lord of
all the
nations
son of
God and
son of
man
glory
and honor
praise
adoration
now and
forevermore
be
thine
amen
with that we're going to go ahead on to our
Bible reading for the evening as the
offering plate is being passed around
turn if you would to Galatians chapter number
one
brother Samson will read that for us
alright
here again our Bible reading for this evening
follow along with me find your
places Galatians chapter one
as always we're going to read this chapter
together we'll start here
verse one where the Bible reads
Paul an apostle not
of men neither by man
but by Jesus Christ
and God the father who raised him from the
dead and all the brethren which
are with me unto the churches of Galatians
grace be to you and peace from
God the father and from our Lord Jesus Christ
who gave himself for our
sins that he might deliver us from
this present evil world
according to the will of God and our
father to whom be glory for
ever and ever amen
a marvel that you are so soon
removed from him that called
you into the grace of Christ and to another
gospel which is not another
but there be some that trouble
you and would pervert the gospel of
Christ but though we
are an angel from heaven preach any
other gospel unto you than that which we have
preached unto you let him be accursed
and as we said before
so say I now again if any
man preach any other gospel unto you
than that we have received
let him be accursed
for do I now persuade men
or God or do I seek to
please men for if I
yet please men I should not be the
servant of Christ but I certify
you brethren that the gospel which was
preached of me is not after man
for I neither received it of man
neither was I taught it
but by the revelation of Jesus
Christ for you have heard
of my conversation in time past in the
Jews religion how they beyond
measure I persecuted the church of God
and wasted it and profited
in the Jews religion above
many my equals in my own nation
being more exceedingly
zealous of the traditions of my father
but when it pleased God
who separated me from my mother's womb
and called me by his grace
to reveal his son in me
that I might preach him among the heathen
immediately I conferred
not with flesh and blood
neither went I up to Jerusalem
to them which were apostles before me
but I went into Arabia
and returned again unto Damascus
then after three years I went
up to Jerusalem to see Peter
and abode with him fifteen
days but other of the
apostles saw I none save James
the Lord's brother now the
things which I write unto you behold
before God I lie not
afterwards I came into
the regions of Syria and
Sicily and was unknown by faith
unto the churches of Judea which were in
Christ but they heard
but they had heard
only that he which
persecuted us in times past
now preaches the faith which once
he destroyed and they glorified
God in me."
Thank you first of all for all your many
blessings. Give you thanks for the
blessing of chapter one and for brother
Shakira. Fill us all again with your Holy
Spirit this evening. Let us receive
this message. Use it in our daily
lives and we just always
give thanks and praise and thanks
in Christ's name. Amen.
Amen. Well thank you for coming back and
just so you know it's a pleasure for me to be here.
You know so don't worry about coming up to me
and thanking me. I ought to thank you for showing up
and being here. It's a big blessing.
You know so I'm sure your pastor appreciates it as well when
everybody shows up when he shows up here to preach.
You know but look down in Galatians chapter number one
we're going to start with verse six. It says this
our marvels of the year are so soon
removed from him that called you
into the grace of Christ unto another
gospel which is not another
but there be some that trouble you and
will pervert the gospel of Christ but
though we are an angel from heaven preach
any other gospel unto you
than that which we have preached unto you
let them be a curse
as we said before so say it now
again if any man preach
any other gospel unto you that you have received
let him be a curse
for do I now persuade men or God
or do I seek to please men
for if I yet please men
I shall not be the
servant of Christ and all God's people
say Amen.
So the title of this sermon is pleasing
God. Pleasing God.
So everything that we do
we should ask ourselves is it
pleasing God? The way I talk
the way I walk what I watch what I wear
whatever the case you know my shoes
my pants my jacket my tie
whatever is it pleasing God?
That's what we should be asking. The pastor
of this church I guarantee you everything
he does he's probably asking himself
if not he should is this
pleasing God? Everything from the
offering to the music you name it
in his mind he's thinking is this
pleasing God? So if there's something
that we're going to fight over if there's
something that definitely doesn't please
the Lord if there's a no brainer
in this chapter is that of
another gospel and
that's something we're fighting for. This
is why we don't allow Chick tracts
to come in here and for those that don't know
raise your hand if you know what a Chick tract is.
Not that many people but just
so you know Chick tracts
are these little cartoons and
they work they're very influential
little cartoons little flip books
and they were created back in the
1970s I believe by a guy named
Jack Chick and he got the idea
supposedly from communism
I guess communism
they used to make these little cartoons
to push it and promote it this is before
the internet this is back in the 70s
I believe he even mentioned Vietnam
I believe that's where he got this idea
where the Vietnam
Communist Party or whatever it is
they would make these cartoons and start handing
them out to preach how good
communism is and to brainwash people
so he figured man this is working really
well and then because he was a
so called Christian and I'll explain that
in a second he decided to do
the exact same thing because he was a cartoonist
so he decided to make his first
Chick tract which he called
This Is Your Life and it's just like
sketching like little pencil sketch type of cartoon
but the thing about this cartoon
it is hardcore repent
of your sins hardcore repent
of your sins if you were to read it it looks great
remember how we were talking about the angels
catching up somebody into heaven it actually
has a little cartoon of somebody being
caught up into heaven and as you're reading
it you're like whoa this is actually pretty cool
until you get to the end
and in the end there's this guy who's
preaching the gospel to an unsafe
individual and in that cartoon
that guy is like hey what must
I do to be saved does that question
sound familiar if you've been around
that's act 16 is it not
and what is the answer that you'll find in act
16 believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt be saved but if you
read this cartoon you get towards the end
guess what it says
repent turn from your sin
that's not the gospel
and guess what it's a big
deal if it creeps in
but I've seen Chick tracts in
other Baptist churches I've visited
other Baptist churches and
because I'm interested in soul winning I'm
always trying to find ideas I'm always trying to
perfect my quote unquote soul winning game
and become better and better so I like
going out with people I've taken so many
things from different people one of the things
that I like to say when I'm out at the door
is I ask people when I pretty much finish out the gospel
I ask them listen do you like gifts
and most people say yeah I
love gifts well let me show you the greatest
gift you can ever receive look what it says right here in Romans
6 23 about the gift of God
is eternal life I took that from somebody else
I also learned this from my old pastor
when I'm talking to people about hell
it's like but do you believe God loves you yeah and if God
loves you do he wants you to go to hell no
no way I got that from someone else
and guess what
even when the Bible is talking about
simple things like believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ and thou shall be saved
I didn't really it didn't really
click at first I do believe in it
but the fact that hey you know what if
people don't believe that they're saved
meaning that they're eternally good to go
if they believe they can still lose their
salvation by the time you know you start
praying with them they haven't gotten it
and a lot of churches don't stress
that you know some people even skip
the part about hell I've heard
the pastor's been passionate for over 30
years give a testimony how he gave the gospel
to someone and I don't know how he
missed it but towards the end he says
I pray with the man and then afterwards
we get a talking and as we're talking
this man brings up hell
and I'm like brother hell
aren't you glad we escaped it well preach
man I don't even believe in hell and
I'm thinking how in the world did you get this guy
saved shouldn't you have checked
that before you pray with this man
you know but bottom line is
simply this there are a lot of gospels out there
I would say but there's only one gospel
of the Lord Jesus Christ and that's to believe
to call upon his name is
easy to be saved
but there are people that want to pervert it
there are people that are going to come in one way shape or
form you know if you don't have
them now you'll have them tomorrow you'll have
them sooner or later you know you'll see
they'll come in and they'll be slick
they'll talk the talk they'll walk the walk
and three years or three years
later they're talking about how every
believer is going to end up in the lake of fire
every believer no matter how much you
believe and I don't know
but that's kind of like a big thing now I didn't even know
Islam believed that until I kind of looked into it a few
months ago but they also believe like
like the Catholics big shocker right
that you have to go to hell and
I saw this one Muslim teacher on YouTube say
well it could be a million could be a billion could be a trillion
like a trillion years is nothing
you know but you're going to burn in
hell you'll get out
I'm like whoa that's Catholic like
is that something they've always believed I don't know
but I'm not surprised because cults are cults right
you know so here's an example
of where Paul is getting with the
Colossians saying hey here's the bottom line
to anybody I don't care who it is me
myself anyone we bring
in a different gospel let him be a
curse because it's a big deal to God because think about
it you're damning people if you promote this
Chick tract garbage and
it's not just him it's another guy
named Ray Comfort who's heard of Ray Comfort
he's basically a Jack Chick
you know supporter as well
because he has tracts as well his popular
ones are those million dollar tracts
that on the back of it literally
says you have to turn from your sins in
order to be saved well if that's the case
then nobody can be saved because you cannot turn from your sin
the Bible says if you say you have no sin you deceive
yourself and the truth is not in you
so you're a big time hypocrite liar
if you say well I'm good I don't sin and
yes there are people like that yes it leave Peterson
who's heard of that guy
it's almost hard to believe is there really anybody
on this planet that truly believes they do not sin
yes they do
yes it leave Peterson Google the guy
he literally says I don't
sin God took away sin from me
the day I got saved but he ain't
fooling no one he's only fooling himself
because none of us are buying it
and he's so full of it it's not even funny
go to Galatians chapter number 2
while you go to Galatians chapter number 2
I'm going to read from 1 Samuel 13
and this is an example
of the type of person that we
should not be is that of
King Saul towards the end
of his career
because here's what happened with King Saul
I'll read from Samuel 13 while you guys
go to Galatians chapter 2 just flip the page
this is the part where God
tells him this is the type of person that I
want this is the type of person that I pick
that guy that's after my own heart
he's not interested in pleasing people
per se he's interested in pleasing me
just like the pastors that are really
good pastors that are great leaders
guess what their biggest motivation is
making sure they're pleasing the Lord
and you know what before we
start to become individuals that think
well of course duh that makes sense
I don't think anyone would really not want to
please the Lord but you know what
the heart is to see for above all things and that's really wicked
and there's a guy by the name of Peter
who literally rebuked the Lord
and guess what God told him get behind
me Satan why
because he wasn't interested in really pleasing the Lord
he savored those things that were of men
maybe he thought
it would be cool to impress his buddies
look I'm here with Paul or I'm here with
Moses Elijah and the Lord
and even telling the Lord hey you're not going to die
I'm going to change history I'm going to
literally change scripture
but this guy was so blind at that moment
that God told him hey Satan
get out of here with that
but let's take heed let's we become
that Satan right because our goal
should be always to please the Lord
but remember if Peter
can be blinded to the point where
he's thinking that he's pleasing the Lord
let's take heed let's we
end up like Peter and have to be
told by someone hey
you're acting like Satan right now
you truly don't care the decisions that you're making
they're not about pleasing God
they're about pleasing yourself and pressing man
and that's never a good thing
but let me quickly read right here
first Samuel says this and Samuel said what has
I done Samuel rebuked Saul
and Saul said because I saw the people
there you go the people
so what is he interested in pleasing the people
getting the people to come and back
them up he's about to fight a war
he's interested in doing something that will make everybody
happy so that he can get
his victory and not have everybody
scatter because he knows
that if everybody scatters I'm done I'm going to lose my
kingdom well remember what we talked about this
morning he's the sickest to save his life
he's going to lose it but those that say I don't
care Lord if I die I perish I perish like Esther
they're actually going to save it in the long run
in this situation he was
trying to save his hide so what did
he do he gave an offering that he should
and he gave he sinned against the Lord
he got rebuked for it and he got
prideful arrogant stiff neck
you name it and we all know what happened
but what they got telling me give him a hint
he's like hey this is why I'm going to replace you
and I'll quickly read it and Samuel
said to Saul thou has done foolishly
thou has not kept the commandment of the Lord I
God which he commanded thee for now
for now would the Lord have
established thy kingdom on Israel forever
but now thy kingdom shall not continue
the Lord has sought him a man
after his own
heart a man that's interested in what
pleasing God
doing what God wants him to do
during Galatians chapter number two
we continue with this whole thing
of the Galatians getting rebuked
it says right there in verse number one
then fourteen years after this is Paul just
giving his testimony of what he has done in the past
he's talking to the Galatians
he first rebuked him in chapter number one
saying hey be careful allowing
damnable heresy to come into
your church you're allowing it
you're allowing it to come in
and then he tells them hey this ain't the
first time this happened this happened in the past
about fourteen plus years ago
so it says then fourteen years after I went up again
to Jerusalem with Barnabas and took Titus
with me also
and I went up by revelation to communicate
not to them the gospel which I preached
among the Gentiles
but probably to them which were a reputation
that by any means I should run
or had run in vain by neither
Titus who was with me being a Greek
was compelled to be circumcised
and that because the false brethren
unawares brought in who came
in privileged to spy out our liberty
which we have in Christ Jesus
that they might bring us into
bondage go to Acts 15
so he's saying hey
this ain't the first time somebody missed with the gospel
we actually have people about fourteen plus years ago
in Jerusalem
trying to get people to be circumcised
because they were going around preaching that hey
faith is not enough you know that's not it
you actually have to be circumcised
and obviously if you know what that is
it's like really
so around preaching that gospel today
you see how well it goes
can I show you what it takes to go to heaven
well hey brother
you gotta believe
how many of these circumcides
yeah I'm pretty sure you're gonna get to a thousand
with that gospel
you know but what's the
deal with circumcision really quickly
Romans 3 says this what advantage then has the Jews
or what profit is their circumcision
hey if you read the Bible
you'll come up with these answers
1 Corinthians 7 19
circumcision is nothing
and not circumcision is nothing
but the keeping of the commandments of God
that's everything that's what really matters
and it's crazy because some people
think that oh I gotta basically beat
myself to show a God that I really mean
business those other Catholics
they whip themselves when I was overseas
you know with this Iraq war thing
my mom obviously is a
I wouldn't call her a hardcore Catholic but obviously
she's blind she doesn't know better and she was
trying to impress me on how much she prayed for us
she's like son you don't know how much I pray
for you guys when you guys were overseas so it was me
and my younger brother Daniel who were
overseas fighting this Iraq war
she's like I was praying to the Virgin Mary
I went down to Mexico and I got on my knees
and I was on my knees from here to there
by the time I got there my knees were all
tore up I did this because I love you son
and I'm like nope you love yourself
that ain't pleasing God that's pleasing you
you know and if you're trying to impress me
and please me it didn't work
I'm like mom really you tore up
your knees yeah I'm alive but trust
man nothing to do with what you did
she obviously did not say so I'm not about to preach her
how she has idols and that's the crazy stuff
you know but
this is the story that Paul is talking about
in Galatians 2 you're right there
in Acts 15
it says then certain man which came down from today
I taught the brethren and said
except ye be circumcised
after the manner of Moses ye
cannot be saved and you're like brother girl
that's a crazy silly little
you know story right there do you really think that's going to happen
today what happened then
they were actually going around telling people that
but they were safe it's like how could they
fall for this simple minded people that's what happened
that's what happened
you know they didn't continue in God's word so they weren't
able to know the truth because obviously if you can see my
word then you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free
it took the apostles to have to calm
down and fix this because
nobody there was smart enough to realize hey
this is what's going on same thing when I see
these Baptist churches with chair tracks
it's like do you guys not see what's going on
you know it's like these are bad
and we're bringing them up to the pastor
and they're like well you know it's not a big deal to me
not a big deal read these things
they're literally in my Sunday School class a big
bag of chair tracks in my Sunday School class
and all of them say you have to
turn or burn they all have a false
gospel this is damnable heresy
and the pastor's like well
I don't know who brought those in but you know
if you find out let me know yeah
just don't make a big deal out of it don't make a big
deal out of damnable heresy
and I'm like okay whatever
and then I saw those million dollar tracks everywhere
I'm like who's bringing in these million dollar tracks
that's how I found out about Ray Comfort
I'm like what is this million dollar track Google it
you know way the master or whatever
dot com and I'm like what the heck
and we even had an email like a week ago
somebody's saying you guys are all
messed up what you got against chicks tracks
you know what you know tracks work
you know blah blah blah blah blah this and that
and whatever I'm like can you send me a picture
and I even knew already what it was
can you send me a picture I want to get a chance of whatever
chick track or whatever track you're using
because he emailed us I guess he learned
or he heard Pastor Adams' message of how
you know tracks are worthless or whatever
emails to church saying I just listened to your shirt
about how track you are so wrong sir
I passed on so many
tracks in my life this and that
and whatever I'm telling you they help
they help people they plant seeds or whatever
I'm like can you send me the one that you're using like
right now guess which one it was
Ray Comfort's million dollar track
and I basically sent it back
to him it's like hey this is damnable heresy
congratulations you just wasted your life
he's just claiming that he passed out thousands
I don't know if the guy was saved
but I highly doubt he was
I highly doubt he was and listen
when I was saved I didn't know Jack
I didn't but one thing I knew was eternal life was a gift
one thing I knew is I didn't have to turn from my sins
to be saved one thing I knew salvation was free
one thing I knew is that it was eternal
and I believed in hell that I deserved hell
and I was a sinner etcetera etcetera
but there's no way anyone could have got me
to even maybe maybe
the only thing that got me to kind of doubt
was when somebody asked me about suicide
that kind of threw me off a little bit
but it wasn't that I thought you could lose it
I just felt because the question came up
why did somebody commit suicide would they go to heaven
my natural response is no they wouldn't go to heaven
not because I felt they could lose it
because I'm thinking that a Christian if they're saved
they would never do such a thing
but I didn't know the scriptures
I didn't know that in the bible people committed suicide
I had no clue and it still went to heaven
I had no clue
but when somebody brings it up that way
the scripture will make you think that I'm not even saved
but if you really understand what I'm saying
I'm not saying that you will lose your salvation
I'm just thinking that a person a Christian is truly saved
born again has salvation
would they really do that?
somebody would commit suicide I don't think they're in heaven
I don't think they're in hell I don't think somebody would say whatever do such a thing
until I read the bible until I heard preaching about it
then I'm thinking oh man boy was I wrong
but if anybody would have came at me talking about
oh you need to be circumcised I'd be like no way
I don't believe that
you're crazy but it happened here
oh because Satan's angels
they come as angels
Satan's devils Satan himself
shows himself and says I'm sure it was some slick
flattery talking you know
hey brother I'm sure it was that type of guy
who got them to believe
like Judas that they were the real deal
and then little by little
what do you think of this verse
what do you think of that verse
that's how it all starts brother what do you think of this
you know
he third and third till the end shall be saved
sure that's how it all starts
that's how it all starts
so we need to be careful and you know what
once you figure it out
once you find out who it is it doesn't matter who
it is
boot that sucker out
tell them get out and don't come back
why because we're interested in what
keeping the peace or pleasing the Lord
and I'm sure they'll make friends
I'm sure they'll hook a bunch of people
they're like well I don't think they really mean it like that
i.e. if you know our history
if you know our history at our church
Tyler Baker the most famous case that we've had
a guy that went so when he
talked the talk walked the walk
brought people to church got them baptized
but guess what
he is far from saved
he has a different gospel than our gospel
he doesn't believe that the father sent the son to be the savior of the world
he believes that the father sent himself
to be the savior of the world
and that Jesus Christ is not eternal
he was created in Bethlehem's manger
when he was born
that's what he believes in regards to who Jesus is
and they don't believe
that there's a trinity
and the trinity is all over the place
it's like a no brainer
a no brainer
but that's what we got to do
we got to be interested in pleasing the Lord
when these people come up just like them
here in Acts they went to the extent
where they traveled to go to Jerusalem
and deal with this problem
why because they're not interested in sending them a letter
saying hey you know what for the sake of peace
let them stick around
they're either going to get in or get out
not with this damn noble heresy
and yes people come to our church
they're unsaved they're wondering about the gospel
they believe goofy stuff and we tell them this is what we believe
you know you can come to our church
you can sit down
but don't spread this stuff or you're done
we don't allow that stuff
it's like hey you're not saved you want to come check us out
name it whatever eventually they end up getting saved
they end up getting saved
we have those cases where they're like
unless you repent it should all likewise perish
what's up with that?
nothing to do with salvation
if you know what I'm talking about in the book of Luke
eventually they'll realize you know what this guy's right
Pastor Anderson's right Pastor Anderson's right
you know what I'm not saved I need to get saved
hey hey I just got saved I want to be baptized
it does happen
but to allow them and they're going around
basically like half the church believes that you need to be circumcised
half the church says this by faith alone
that's not going to work
it's like hey the pastor is going to be like hey
the church isn't pleasing God and God's not pleased with that
all over the place in Galatians chapter 1
it says get rid of these people
this is damnable heresy
boot them out get rid of them
let them be a curse what does that mean?
let them get destroyed
I mean he's saying hey let's wish them the worst
let's deliver them out to Satan for the destruction of the flesh
that their souls may be saved if there's even a chance that they can be saved
but if you go to Galatians chapter 2
let's see what's going on here in Galatians chapter 2
it says this
when they were come to Antioch I would send them to the face
because he was to be blamed
for before that certain men came from James
he did eat with the Gentiles
but when they were come he withdrew
and separated himself
fearing them pay attention to that
fearing them which were of the circumcision
and the other Jews assembled likewise
with him in so much that Barnabas also
carried away with their dissimulation
so here we see an example
of people that are not interested in pleasing God
they're interested in pleasing men
here comes these Jews and Peter decides
hey I'm going to jump boat
I was with the Gentiles
I see these people coming
I don't know what persuaded him to say hey
let me just start pleasing these guys now
so when he was with one group he acts a certain way
when another group shows up he acts a certain way
why? because at this point he has a problem
he has a history of being a man pleaser
caring about those things that don't please God
but in a sense please men
and that's the thing that I don't want you guys to
ever become individuals
that are interested in just pleasing
men
but God is the most important thing to please
and it will happen you'll see it
you'll get to the point where it's like well what's going on
at church I'm not sure
they get to the bank if it's coming from the pastor
it's probably because he's trying to please God
i.e. that we all don't know
how to behave ourselves in the house of God
so if your kids are running around
crazy, jumping over chairs
and the pastor
gets up and says hey
I don't want to see any running
I say well what's the big deal?
because he doesn't want God to be displeased with the church
when everybody's destroying things
these kids are running up and down
sprinting from the back to the front
and nobody's doing anything about it
or you could do one thing
and say nothing because you're afraid that the
parents are going to get all upset
or you can be wise and just say hey you know what
your child's running a little bit too hard
I'm just letting you know because I'm afraid they're going to run to someone
but how are you going to react
if it's your child?
I'm not saying anything about this church
I'm talking about others
everybody behaves here pretty well
but as the church gets bigger, guess what's going to happen?
and guess what? God doesn't like it
when kids are sprinting everywhere
pregnant ladies
I mean ladies with infants
it is what it is
if the pastor comes up and rebukes it and says something about it
it's because what is he trying to do?
please God, and you guys should what?
back him up
praise the Lord for men of God
that are interested in pleasing God
trust me
there's barely any of them
usually what happens is the pastors
get to go on doctrine this and that or whatever
but we'll see certain things
that don't please the Lord
like for example you will see Sunday school classes
that are being taught by ladies
and what's the problem with that?
it's not what God wants
God's will is not for a woman to be teaching
Sunday school class to little boys
little girls, why?
because they want them all in the house of God
listening to big boy preaching like we like to say
but what happens most times
is the pastor just lets it go
because he just doesn't want to deal with it
he's not interested in doing what God wants
he's interested in just doing what's easy for him
and that's not the type of guy you want
but when you get a chance, praise the Lord
you guys have a leader that's interested in pleasing God
and not doing the easy thing
amen?
so if you have your Bibles, go to Exodus
chapter number 32, let's look at some examples
let's look at some examples
and obviously we know
that in Matthew 16 that's where the Lord
rebukes Peter and he says get behind me
Satan thou art an offense unto me
because he savors not the things that be of God
but those that be of men
Mark 8 says the same thing
he says get behind me Satan for thou savors not the things that be of God
but the things that be of men
and then in the book of Acts chapter number 8
this is once again
this is Peter which is interesting
because I guess he learned that
getting rebuked does help
but this is the part where Peter tells Simon
hey Simon, you're being wicked
you came by the Holy Ghost
with money
I perceive that thou art a goal of bitterness
and a bond of iniquity
then answer Simon and say pray ye to the Lord for me
that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me
so Simon was a guy that could take some rebuke
hey that's a good example of a guy
that we should aim to be like when we get rebuked
why?
well guess what? The person that is rebuking you
is not necessarily doing it because he's trying to hurt your feelings
it's because he's trying to please God
and what does the Bible say? Nothing lets sin fall upon your neighbor
not to hate him, not to get mad at him
but we should obviously
if we have to step in and say something
if you see someone going astray
if we care about that person, what are we going to do?
but if we don't care
about what God wants us to do
we'll just kind of let it go, let that guy kind of fall
but if you're in Exodus, let's take a quick look
here's an example of a guy
that was interested
in doing right but he was too weak
and so he fell
you know, for basically just being a man pleaser
and let's just read in verse number 21
of Exodus 32
it says that Moses said unto Aaron
what did this people unto thee
that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them
and Aaron said lend out the anger of the Lord
you know, wax hot, thou knowest the people
they are set on mischief
for they said unto me, make us gods
who shall go before us
for as for this Moses, the man that brought us
up out of the land of Egypt
we will not what is become of him and I said unto them
whosoever hath any gold
let them break it off, so they gave it me
then I cast it into the fire
and there came out this calf
and when Moses saw that the people
were naked
for Aaron had made them naked
into their shame among their enemies
the thing I want to point out
this is a true story
it's not just a cool story, it's a true story
here's a leader
that caused the people to sin so bad
it says that he caused them
or it says that Aaron had made them
naked unto their shame
among their enemies
so here's a guy who's a leader
but because he's interested
in pleasing man, look what happened
and once again
take heedless, we fall
we can look at Aaron and do one of two things
whoa, what an idiot
or whoa, that can happen to any of us
you can be the leader in your house
one second you're against X, Y, and Z
the next minute you're committing X, Y, and Z
why? Because anyone can be like
Aaron, we need to be careful
and remind ourselves that the most important
thing is not to please our kids
not to please our wives, not to please our friends
not to please our neighbors, but to please God
that's the most important thing
and the Bible talks about
not partaking in another man's sins
and then it says to keep thyself
pure, pure
but the first part was like hey
they're all falling for sin
don't join them, the Bible says not
to join a multitude to commit
sin, but sometimes
we think, yeah the crowd, no sometimes
it's our kids, daddy cannot watch
this, daddy cannot watch that
well I don't know, they catch you in a weak moment
sure, what's the movie about?
what? you know
it can happen, right?
if you're not scheduling your time
the kids can get you to say hey yes
to anything if they catch you in a weak moment
but we have to be strong and realize
no, turn that junk off
I made a mistake, no
I don't want to watch it, I don't want you to watch it
you know what, we need to be careful, that stuff would poison us
but it's only about dinosaur, dad
what's the big stink? the big stink is
they're using the word evolution like every other
five minutes
and God is not pleased with that, he doesn't want your kids
hearing that, even if they are saved
true or false?
he wants you to just focus on the truth
the whole truth and nothing but the truth
that's what it says
so, let's go to Matthew 19 please
go to Matthew 19
and listen, if people are telling you
yo, this is what's up, this is what God says
the example is fornication
we don't tell people about fornication
because we want to
we tell people fornication because we have to
because the Bible tells us
to flee fornication, warn people about fornication
and if you don't know what fornication is
that's sleeping with your girlfriend when you're not married
that is a huge sin
a lot of people are committing that sin
the ladies get pregnant, what do they do?
they go and have an abortion
why? because once again
they're not interested in pleasing God
they're interested in pleasing themselves
having the easy life
and when something like this happens because of sin
the quick easy thing
is to get an abortion and it's wicked
it's evil, it's murder
and it's never going well
it just doesn't go well
they'll always suffer for that sin
I hear that it affects a woman so bad
they just can't get rid of it
but here in Revelation 3 says this
as many as the love of rebuke and chasten
be thou zealous therefore and repent
so why does your pastor rebuke?
why does he chasten?
why does he have such a zeal to do what's right?
because he loves you guys
hey, this is God of course
but it's the same thing with the pastor
as many as the love of rebuke
when the pastor sees sin he refutes it
why? because he wants to make you mad?
no, because he loves you, because he's pleasing God
that's what he's interested in
pleasing God, not pleasing ourselves
but not just that
whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth and scourges every son
whom he receiveth
I know it's hot so I'll just probably put the plug in the next five minutes
but we know that Moses
was a great man of God
Acts 7 says this and Moses was learned in all the ways
of the bishops and the Egyptians
and was mighty in words and in deeds
and it even says in chapter number 12
the man Moses was
very meek above all men
which were upon the face of the earth
but I had to go to
Matthew 19, is that what I told you to go?
he wasn't perfect either
here's something that he did
that was a major sin
let's take a look, Matthew 19 says this
the Pharisees also came unto him
verse number 3, I'm sorry, Matthew 19 3
the Pharisees also came unto him tempting him
and saying unto him, it's unlawful for a man
to put away his wife for every cause
and he, talk about Jesus, answered and said unto them
have ye not read
that he which made them in the beginning made them male and female
and said for this cause shall a man
leave father and mother and shall cleave to his wife
and they twain shall be one flesh
wherefore there are no more twain
but one flesh
well therefore God has joined together, let not man
put asunder, in other words, don't divorce
your spouse
they say unto him, why did Moses
thank command to give a right in the divorcement
and to put her away?
he said unto them, Moses because of the hardness
of your heart suffer you to put
away your wives and but from the
beginning it was not so
Moses allowed it, but he only did it because
he had a moment of weakness and he became a
man pleaser, that's why he did it
he didn't do it because God told him
to do it, God made an exception
Moses, yeah go ahead, you know
give him an exception Moses, no
why did he do it? because of the hardness of their hearts
because they bullied him to
do it, he got so fed up
he wasn't perfect, if you know his life
you know that he had moments of weakness
but he just gave up, he just gave up
he gave up on his marriage, Sephora gave him
a hard time, he sent her back
he just said hey, I can't do my job with you
I got to get out of here, that's not
the right thing to do, you know
he was wise but not wise enough to basically
calm the fight between him and his wife
you know, he could have just been like babe I want you here
I want to meet you here, you know it's much easier for you to be here
but he couldn't do it, he followed his wife
a man that was mighty in
words and deeds and a meek
individual, what is this to
teach us, hey he lets you fall
if he can become a man pleaser
if he can go from pleasing God to
pleasing man, we can all do the exact
same thing, like I said one minute
you're against X, Y and Z, the next minute
you're committing X, Y and Z
and even though your kids are like dad I want to watch this
ah no, what am I thinking?
No, you know
but dad I know, I know it's wrong
to believe in this, I'm not going to vote for that
but it's not pleasing God
find something else to do, you know
figure out something else, go work out
I don't know, whatever, go fight each other
anything
except watch that stupid show, no
because of moments
of weakness like this
we allow ourselves to
basically, you know
let people get away with stuff, but Moses
did it because they bought the daylights out of him
it wasn't right to do that
but that's what happened, he goes from being a God pleaser
to a man pleaser and we all need to take
heed lest we fall, amen
and I'll just cut it there
and another example is look at all these
pastors in the book of Revelation
these are great pastors, the angels, I'm talking about the pastor
and he says listen, you're allowing this doctrine
you're allowing that doctrine, you know
get it right, the only reason
you're allowing those doctors is because guess what
you are not focusing on pleasing me
God's like get rid of the doctrines of the
Nicolaitans, get rid of this woman
just about whatever, you're allowing the church
I don't want that, you got fornication in the church, get rid of it all
why do pastors allow that?
because they go, they backtrack from pleasing God
to pleasing man, that's the only reason they allow it
you know, then God's like no, get rid of it
you're right, back to pleasing God
all of it is gone
you know, that's just how it needs to be in our lives as well
because remember, if Moses
can end up allowing people to get divorced
which was not God's will, period
he ended up doing it because
people pressured him, hey
they turned him into a man pleaser
we need to make sure that we
we also realize that we can end up doing the exact same
what you're against today, are you going to be against
10 years from now, 15 years from now
20 years from now, how about Solomon
how about when you're 80 or 90
what's going to happen when you're 80 or 90
are you going to let your kids come in for an occasion
in your house and smoke pot because you're too old
to give a crap
or are you just going to continue God's word
He builds you and gives you the faith and the strength
to keep becoming a person that
pleases God to the very end
but let's just remember that it can happen to anyone
it happened to Peter many times
Lord, he's rebuking him
this ain't going to happen, you're not going to die
he didn't know that scriptures cannot be broken
I guess something happened with Peter
and he's like, no, get away from me
devil, you know
you're just being wicked, he's like what
I'm just trying to please you, no you're not
you don't care about my things, you care about the things of men
that's what you care about
and that's all we're doing tonight is just reminding ourselves
to do everything we can to please God
let's pray, dear God we thank you so much for all that you've done
Lord, thank you for this group of individuals here
and Father we can't tell you we love you enough
but not just let us tell you in words
but in deeds as well
and Father we thank you for all that you've done
and give me safety as I travel back to Phoenix
and I ask you to bless everyone here
for being here at night, giving special blessings
help us to always please you Lord
not to join people in their sin
we made it very clear not to partake in other men's sins
but to keep ourselves pure
so even if church members, our friends, our neighbors
our bosses, whatever
if they're going down the wrong track Lord
the wrong route
help us not to join them in that sin
help us to be like the people in the church of Sardis
that did not defile their garments
and made themselves worthy even though the church of Sardis
was a dead church and was going nowhere
they gave up on the soul winning, they gave up on the first works
they weren't baptized in any one Lord
at least they had a few names that had not defiled themselves
and Lord if that's what happens in this church
20 years from now, 30 years from now
you know, just help those Lord
that are struggling to serve you, give them the strength
to continue to serve you until the bitter end
and to focus on pleasing you and no one else
and we ask you to do all this for honor and glory in Jesus' name, Amen
Alright, if you'll grab your hymnal, we'll turn to the last hymn for the evening
hymn number 423
hymn number 423, Joy to the World
423, Joy to the World, sing there starting on the first, let's sing
Joy to the world, the Lord is come
Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and heaven and nature sing
Joy to the world, the Savior reigns
Let men their songs employ
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy
No more let sins and sorrows grow
Nor thorns infest the ground
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found
Far as, far as the curse is found
He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness
And wonders of His love
And wonders and wonders of His love
Amen, good singing this evening and with that you are dismissed
Drive safe
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