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Good morning everyone. Welcome to Verity Baptist Church Manila again.
And please take your seats now and grab your hymnals.
And open to Psalm 112.
Happy Father's Day.
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Open your hymnals to Psalm 112.
Oh Happy Day.
Sorry, 212.
Psalm 212.
212 on your hymnals.
Oh Happy Day.
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Oh Happy Day. Ready on the first.
Oh Happy Day.
That makes my joy.
Only my Savior and my God.
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Oh Happy Father's Day.
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Happy Day.
When Jesus washed his sins away.
He taught me how to watch Him pray.
And live with joy.
Sing every day.
Happy Day.
When Jesus washed my sins away.
Sing it out on the third.
This time the great transaction's gone.
I am my Lord and He is mine.
Through the end I follow on.
Sharp to confess the voice divine.
Happy Day.
When Jesus washed my sins away.
He taught me how to watch Him pray.
And live with joy.
Sing every day.
Happy Day.
When Jesus washed my sins away.
Now rest my lovely,
divided heart.
Make solace,
bliss,
and duress.
Forever from my lurking heart.
With him I'll bear
even to death.
Happy Day.
When Jesus washed my sins away.
He taught me how to watch Him pray.
And live with joy.
Sing every day.
Happy Day.
When Jesus washed my sins away.
Let's pray.
In Christ's name we pray. Amen.
All right, good morning everybody.
Welcome to Verity Baptist Search and Happy Father's Day to all the fathers that are here.
As I mentioned during the first set of announcements, my kids made me this special tie.
I'm not normally the type of preacher to wear something colorful, you know, when I'm preaching,
but I really appreciate this tie.
They did a great job.
So anyways, firstly, let's count up salvations.
Were there any salvations I'm not aware about from the back section?
Any salvations to report?
Anybody?
All right, how about this section?
Any salvations?
Anybody?
Five?
Anybody else?
All right.
One.
How about this section?
Anybody?
One.
Anybody else?
We're at seven.
Anybody else I missed?
All right.
Great job everybody.
Soul winning is a little bit different today.
As I said, our goal is to start at 1.30 as opposed to 1.45, so 15 minutes earlier.
The ladies will still be sent out on a gypsy to go soul winning in the Marikina area.
For the guys that are planning to go bowling, we're going to be going soul winning near
the bowling location.
So we're going to be driving cars over there.
Right after there we're going to go bowling.
Today we have Father's Day obviously.
We do have our choir performing here in a second after the set of announcements.
And the bowling event is roughly going to start around 3 p.m.
Next week is our monthly prayer meeting.
And then we do have a place in the back for notes for the sermons here today.
So I believe that's it for announcements.
We will have Brother Raffi and the choir perform here now.
Father Raffi, Father Raffi, Father Raffi, Father Raffi, Father Raffi, Father Raffi,
Father Raffi, Father Raffi, Father Raffi, Father Raffi.
Father Raffi, Father Raffi, Father Raffi, Father Raffi, Father Raffi, Father Raffi,
Father Raffi, Father Raffi.
Amen. For a scripture reading, please open your Bibles to the book of Joshua. Joshua
chapter 24. We will only be reading verse 1 down to verse 15. Joshua chapter 24 verse
1 down to verse 15. Please say amen if you're there. Amen. Joshua chapter 24 verse 1. And
Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to seek Him and called for the elders of Israel
and for their heads and for their judges and for their officers. And they presented themselves
before God. And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your father
swelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham and
the father of Nachor, and they served other gods. And I took your father Abraham from
the other side of the flood. I led him throughout all the land of the Canaan and multiplied
his seed and gave him Isaac. And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau, and I gave unto Esau
Mount Seir to possess him. But Jacob and his children went down into Egypt. I sent Moses
also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them. And afterward
I brought you out. And I brought your fathers out of Egypt, and he came into the sea. And
the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red Sea. And
when they cried unto the Lord, He put darkness between you and the Egyptians and brought
the sea upon them and covered them. And your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt,
and dwelt in the wilderness a long season. And I brought you into the land of the Amorites,
which dwelt on the other side Jordan, and they fought with you. And I gave them into
your hand that you might possess their land, and I destroyed them from before you. Then
Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and said and called
Balaam the son of Beor to curse you. But I would not hearken unto Balaam, therefore he
blessed you still. So I delivered you out of his hand. And you went over Jordan, and
came unto Jericho. And the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites and the Perizzites
and the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Girgashites, the Hivites and the Jebusites.
And I delivered them into your hand. And I sent the hornet before you, who strafed them
out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites, but not with thy sword, nor
with thy bow. And I have given you a land for which you did not labor, and cities which
you built not, and you dwell in them, of the vineyards and olive yards which you planted
not, do you eat. Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and
put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt,
and serve you the Lord. And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this
day whom ye will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other
side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land ye dwell. But as for me and
my house, we will serve the Lord. Bless the rooting of God's word, let us pray. Lord God
in heaven, we thank the Lord for this day that's given to us. I pray, Lord, to please
bless the Lord for this day. Give us good weather for our soul winning and our fellowship
later on. I pray, Lord, to please bless the preaching of your word. In your name we pray.
Amen.
Alright, we're here in Joshua chapter 24, and verse 15 is going to be kind of our text
verse, and the Bible says in Joshua 24 verse 15, And if it seem evil unto you to serve
the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve, whether the gods which your fathers
served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites in whose
land ye dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. And this is definitely
one of the most famous verses when it comes to just about any type of Christian. You know,
you go soul winning sometimes, and there's Joshua 24 verse 15 on their house, and that
really doesn't indicate whether they love God or serve God or not, but it's a great
verse though, right? I mean, I love this verse. I think it's an awesome verse, and you know
what? The name of the sermon is Joshua the Father, Joshua the Father, because this is
a Father's Day themed sermon. Now, the Bible doesn't really give us much insight on the
personal life of Joshua, but based on this verse when he's saying that my house is going
to serve God, I do believe that he's a married man who has a family. Now, I do want to read
you something though, which this is what the Jews say about Joshua, and after I get done
reading this, I don't see how anyone could say that we should get advice on what the
Old Testament says from the Jews, because they have no idea at all. And here's what
it says. It says Joshua married Rahab. Rahab married Salmon, right? Isn't that what we
saw a couple weeks ago, you know, in the lineage in Matthew chapter 1? But they're saying,
and this is in the commentary of the Talmud, which I guess is called the Midrash, and it
says that, you know, Rahab was a prostitute, which is obviously true, but then at the age
of 50, at the age of 50, the spies came and she hid them, and so they say that happens
when she's 50 years old. This is what the Talmud and the Jewish writings teach, and
it says that Joshua and Rahab had eight children together. Explain to me how a 50-year-old
woman ends up having eight kids after that point. They weren't living longer during this
time period, okay? It's like they were living, Moses said, 70 to 80 years. I mean, I know
it's possible for a 50-year-old woman to have a child, but eight children after that point?
I mean, it's just like, that's ridiculous, but you know, people will tell you, I mean,
it's like, wow, we should listen to what the Jews say about the Old Testament, because
they talk about it and everything, and that's the oral tradition. It's been passed down.
Well, Joshua married Rahab. She was 50, and they had eight kids together. That doesn't
even make logical sense, right? And so, look, it's just like, you know, we don't need
to go outside the Bible to figure out what the Bible teaches, okay? But I do believe
that Joshua was a father, because you look at this verse. He says, as for me and my house.
Now, point number one is this. As for me. As for me. As fathers, it starts with you.
You got to take the attitude, as for me, I am going to serve God. Now, go to 2 Kings
chapter 10. 2 Kings chapter 10. And this sermon is going to be a bit shorter, because we're
trying to get down a little bit early today, or at least I plan for this sermon to be a
bit shorter. We'll see if it happens. But 2 Kings chapter 10, and notice what it says
in verse 15. And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rahab,
coming to meet him. And he saluted him and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart
is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he
gave him his hand, and he took him up to him into the chariot. And he said, Come with me
and see my zeal for the Lord. So they made him ride in his chariot. When it comes to
having zeal and loving God, it starts with you individually. If you want to inspire others,
you have to say, As for me first. Start with yourself. Look, when you have kids, they want
to be just like their mom and their dad. That's the way it works. Look, my sons want to be
just like me. Zeph wants to be just like me. And look, if you're excited about something,
your kids are probably going to get excited about the same thing. If you're really excited
about sports all the time, guess what your kids are going to get excited about? They're
going to get excited about sports. If you're really excited about music, you know what
your kids are going to get excited about? They're going to get excited about music.
If you're really excited about movies, what are your kids going to get excited about?
They're going to be excited about movies. Right now, here's the thing. I mean, you can
teach your kids instruments. There's nothing wrong with that. That can be a good thing.
Playing sports, there's nothing wrong with that. But the question is, What sort of excitement
are you passing on to your kids? What do you talk about individually? Because what you
love and what you care about is going to be passed down to your kids whether you want
it to or not. People that smoke cigarettes, their kids almost always end up smoking cigarettes.
You say, Why? Because that's what they saw their mom and dad do. I've never smoked a
cigarette and probably the number one reason is because I've never seen my parents ever
smoke. I've never seen my parents drink. I don't drink. I've never seen my parents. I've
never heard either of my parents say a curse word ever. Not a single time in my life. You
say, Brother Stuckey, why is it that we'll never hear you say a curse word? Because my
parents didn't curse. Literally, when I grew up, if I said something bad, my mouth was
washed out with soap. That's literally what took place to me. You learn pretty soon not
to say anything bad when that's what happens. But what I'm saying is the excitement is going
to pass down to your kids. So what kind of excitement are you passing on to your kids?
Your kids are probably going to want to be just like mom and just like dad. Go to Matthew
chapter 4. Matthew 4. I mean, look, if you tell your kids every single day, hey, I want
you to read the Bible every day. And they hear at church, read the Bible every day.
Read therein all the days of thy life. But they never see you reading the Bible. They're
not going to grow up and read the Bible. But if they see mom and dad early in the morning,
first thing, they're just taking 30 minutes to read the Bible, 20 minutes or however long
to read the Bible, taking time to spend time in prayer and memorizing the Bible. You know
what the kids are going to do? They're going to do the same thing mom and dad do. Why?
Because they saw mom and dad doing it. Look, when you talk to people that read the Bible
a lot, when you ask them what motivated you, what they usually say from my experience is
I saw my mom and dad read the Bible when I was a kid. So I always saw my dad reading
the Bible in the morning, so I just started doing the same thing, right? Your kids are
going to get the same traits that you have, so what are you passing down? It starts with
yourself, as for me. It says in Matthew 4, verse 18, And Jesus walking by the sea of
Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into
the sea, for they were fishers. And he said unto them, Follow me, and I will make you
fishers of men. Look, Jesus, and you know what this verse literally says, is that if
you're following God, you will be a soul winner. A fisher of men means to get people
saved, right? And he's saying if you follow me, you're going to be a soul winner. But
here's the thing, Jesus was a soul winner. It's not like he's sending them out to
go soul winning, but he never goes himself. Isn't that what a lot of Baptist pastors
do? It's like, so sinned are you, but I would never go, right? That's the reality
with a lot of Baptist pastors. They have soul winning time, and they send people out,
but they're never going to go themselves. And it doesn't make any sense, because
it's like, well, follow me, Jesus is saying, hey, I'm going to give you the example.
I'm going to show you how it's done. And what takes place? Well, people follow that
example. And as a parent, you set the example if you want your kids to follow
that example. Look, if you live a worldly and a sinful life, your kids are going to
do the same. And look, simply going to this church does not mean your kids are going
to turn out right. I think a lot of people get that assumption, well, I'm in a good
church. I'm not raising them in a Catholic church or a non-denom church. This is a
Baptist fundamental church. They're going to love God and love fundamentalism. Well,
not if they don't see mom and dad doing it. If they see you getting excited about
soul winning and reading the Bible, then they will too. But if you're not, don't
expect your kids to, because they're probably not. All right, go to John chapter 13.
John 13. John 13. John chapter 13. I would say that when you're a parent, this is
probably, at least for me, I'd say it's the big thing that really kind of motivates
you to serve God is you're really worried about your kids not turning out right.
It's like when they're very young, remember when Zeph was just a couple of years old,
he starts paying very close attention to what I'm watching, like if I'm on the computer
or whatever. And it's like, well, I've got to make sure that everything I'm watching
is something I want to pass down to my kids. Because your kids will start paying attention
to what you're doing. They're going to do the same thing they see mom and dad doing.
They're going to follow the example. That can be a very good thing, or it can be a very
bad thing. Because if you're setting a bad example, your kids are going to just do the
same thing they see mom and dad doing. It's just the way it works in life.
John 13 verse 14. If I then your Lord and Master have washed your feet, ye also ought
to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example that ye should do as I have
done to you. And Jesus says, I'm giving you an example. I will do it first and give you
the example, and then therefore you can follow in that example.
Go in your Bible to 1 Timothy 4. 1 Timothy chapter 4. 1 Timothy chapter 4. The Bible
says, be ye holy, for I am holy. We serve a holy God, and God sets the example of what
being holy is. You can't really say, I mean it wouldn't make sense, be ye holy even though
I'm not holy. Right? And look, as a parent, if you say, hey, you know what, I want you
to read the Bible and love God and love soul and all of these things. But I hate reading
the Bible. It's like I make every excuse to miss church. I never spend time in prayer.
Why would you think your kids are going to turn out any different? They're going to turn
out like you are. You say, Brother Stuckey, are you trying to scare me into obedience?
Yes! I'm trying to scare you into screwing up the life of your kids. And look, this is
the sort of preaching that I need because I want to make sure that my kids love God.
I tell my kids the number one thing I want for them when they are grown up is to love
God and serve God. Now, of course, I want my kids to be successful in their careers
and in all areas of life, but you know what, if they love God, you know what, that is by
far the most important thing. I mean, if they were the richest person in the world
and they didn't love God at all, it would be a grief and a shame to me and my wife as
parents. Where did we go wrong? We obviously spent way too much time in education and not
enough time in education of the Word of God if that were to take place. Because the number
one thing is that your kids grow up and they love God. 1 Timothy 4, verse 11,
These things command and teach. Let no man despise thy youth, but be thou an example
of the believers in word and conversation, in charity and spirit, in faith and purity,
till I come give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Now, the Bible says
here, let no man despise thy youth. I think a lot of times people kind of preach this
in a bit of an incomplete way when you really look at the verses. It's not saying, well,
simply because you're young, don't let anybody look down on you because you're young. Now,
I understand that people will look down on you if you're young. They say, well, I've
been saved for 25 years. Who are you to tell me anything? But really the context is don't
allow people the opportunity to despise your youth because they want to. They want to look
down. They are going to criticize you. Well, how do you basically live a life where they
can't? Well, when in your word, in your conversation, which is your lifestyle, in your charity,
in spirit, in faith, in purity, I mean, if you live in a godly and righteous way, they
can't find anything to really criticize you about. So basically live your life in a way
where they cannot find anything to criticize you. What it's saying is you are an example.
Hey, you know what? Yes, I preach very boldly on what I believe, but also in your attitude
you got a good attitude. You got grace. You got character. But then it says in verse 13,
till I come give attendance to reading. One of the big things about the example is, you
know what? That you're reading. That you're reading the Bible. Right now it seems very
basic, especially in a Christian church, but it's like literally people have told me at
their old churches like nobody ever reads the Bible. Anyway, it's known by statistics
the majority of saved people have never read their Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Now
if you've been saved for a short time, then I get that. But if you've been saved for ten
years and you've never read your Bible cover to cover, you are a baby Christian. And you're
not in any position to teach anybody the Word of God because you don't know much. All you'd
be doing is repeating what you've heard somebody else say. And as Christians, one of the first
things is this. Hey, you know what? Give attendance to reading. Make sure I'm reading the Bible
on a daily basis. And here's the thing. If you're not in a church that motivates you
to do that, it's kind of hard to self-motivate yourself. I know a lot of people have told
me they started going to this church and they started reading the Bible pretty zealously.
Whereas before, you go to a lot of churches and most people don't really know the Bible
that well. And so you're not that motivated because you already feel like you know a lot.
What takes place is you start coming to this church and you start realizing, well, everybody
knows how to explain eternal security. Everybody knows these stories. And it's like, I've got
to up my game a little bit because everybody's reading the Bible. Turn in your Bible to 1
Peter chapter 2. I mean, if your kids see that the first thing you do in the morning
is Facebook and social media, you know what they're going to learn from you, even if you
don't tell them to get on social media first thing? The first thing they're going to do
is get on social media. I'm more interested in what the world has to say than what the
Bible has to say. They're going to learn that from you. And look, all of us, we've got a
temptation in our flesh to be lazy in the morning and just, well, I'll just read the
Bible later. Well, you're going to pass that down to your kids. Is that what you want to
pass down to your sons and daughters? Or do you want them to just put aside all distractions
first thing in the morning and just wake up and read the Bible? I'm going to kind of
probably misquote this verse. I'm just kind of doing it from memory. But Elisha in the
Bible, not Elijah, but Elisha, he wakes up. There's this big host surrounding them, and
his servant's really scared. Elisha's not scared at all. Now, why is it Elisha's not
scared at all? Because here's the thing. Everybody wakes up, and it's just like you've
got a choice, walk in the Spirit or walk in the flesh. When I read that, I assume he's
already spent time with God. It's like, well, there's this big enemy around. It's like,
well, safety's over the Lord. I have nothing to fear. Whereas the servant wakes up, and
he just looks. He's like, man, what are we going to do? And look, you wake up in today's
world, and you get on just basic news. I mean, you can spend every day of your life scared
by the stuff popping up. You know, growing up in the U.S., it's like, what country are
we at war with right now, right? It's like every single day. It's like there's always
something. This disease, this, that. They're going to scare you. It's like, but wait a
minute. If you just wake up and read the Bible and get in the Spirit first thing, you're
not going to find yourself afraid. You're going to be like Elisha that's not worried
about the obstacles because he's right with God. The Bible says in 1 Peter 2, verse 21,
For even hereunto were ye called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an
example, that ye should follow his steps. Now, I only picked out a few verses that talk
about us leading as an example. What I'm saying is it starts with you individually. And as
a father, you are the head of your home. It's not an equal 50-50% share with the wife as
being the head of the home. Now look, you're not better than your wife. You're not better
than your kids, but you have authority over them, right? You are the head. And as a father,
it's like it's up to you to set the example. Think about this. In sports, if you've got
a coach, and you know what? He coaches the team, and they lose the basketball game by
25 points. What is a good basketball coach going to say in the news? I did not prepare
the team. Right? He takes responsibilities. I mean, you hear somebody say, well, you know
what? It was their fault. Well, even if that might be true, it's just like you kind of
look at the leader and say, why aren't you taking responsibility? And look, as a father,
if your kids grow up and they don't love God, you ought to look at the mirror and say, you
know what? What did I do wrong? Not, well, what did my wife do wrong? No, no, look at
yourself, because you're the leader. You're the one that's meant to set that example and
be the father and be the leader of that home. And look, you know what? It's a big responsibility,
being the leader of the home. That is our job as fathers. It starts with, as for me,
and you ought to take that attitude. I will set the example. I will do anything in my
power that my family loves God. As for me, go back to Joshua 24. Joshua 24. I don't think
these were idle words by Joshua. I think that he meant it. He's saying, hey, you can
do whatever you want. You want to worship false gods? Go for it. As for me, I'm going
to serve the Lord. It's not a question in my mind, what am I going to do? It's like,
oh man, we got the golden calf or we got God Almighty. Which one are we going to choose?
He's like, it's not a tough choice for me. As for me, I'm going to serve the Lord. Now
here's the thing. This is something that you can preach and every Christian, no matter
what the denomination, whether they're saved or not, is going to say, that's right, I'm
going to serve God. But what does that actually mean? Well, it means standing up for truth.
And in the world we live in today, it's kind of like, you know what? It's like the LGBT
is kind of the front and center issue. And it's like, you say anything publicly about
the LGBT, it's like you're the biggest enemy. That's the world we live in. So are you going
to back down or are you going to basically stand up for what the Bible says? Or how about
somebody comes to you and they criticize you for what you believe or the church you attend?
Well, what are you going to do? Are you going to stand up for what you believe or are you
going to back down? A co-worker makes fun of you and says, well, all religions believe
basically the same. Are you just going to kind of sit there and say nothing or are you
going to say, well, you're welcome to your opinion, but I believe Jesus is the only way
to heaven? Now obviously you've got to be wise in a work setting because it's very easy
to get fired in 2023 if you speak your mind. So you've got to be respectful and wise about
these things. But my question is, are you actually standing up for what you believe?
Or is it you just listen to our God is an awesome God like 50 times? Man, I'm really
serving God. Our God is an awesome God. It's like that's not standing up for the things
of God. You know what? When they were worshipping the Golden Calf, I'm sure they were saying
our God is an awesome God too because it's a religious service. You listen to that song,
man. The Hindus and Muslims all coming out. It's great. Let's just jam out together.
Our God is an awesome God. It doesn't matter whether his name is Allah or Buddha or Shiva
or Jesus or whatever. It's like if you're going to believe the things of God in 2023
and not back down, it's going to cause you to have enemies even if you're not really
aggressive about it. I mean, you get saved. For most of you, you probably grew up Catholic.
And when you got saved, it's like the biggest abomination ever to your Catholic family.
Right? It's like, you know, they would be fine with you getting drunk all the time,
but you becoming a Christian, it's like this is horrible. What did we go wrong? His parents.
He's not worshipping Mary anymore. Right? It starts with you individually as for me.
Joshua 24 verse 15 says at the end of the verse,
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
When it comes to being a father, this is not a solo mission where you say,
You know what? I'm going to serve God, but you know what? Whatever my family does, it's up to them.
No, it's as for me and my house. I'm going to get everybody on board with the things of God.
Go to 1 Peter chapter 3. 1 Peter 3. 1 Peter 3.
Now look, obviously we all have free will. We understand that.
And your wife, just like you have free will as a husband, your wife has free will, and your kids have free will.
But at the same time, there's a promise that if you train up your children in the way they should go when they're old,
they're not going to depart from it. So if you train up your children in the right way,
I do believe that they're going to grow up and they're going to love God.
It doesn't mean they're going to be perfect. They might grow up and become Solomon.
I mean, eventually, you know, everyone has free will. They can end up doing whatever they want.
But the bottom line is that you can set an example and you can pass it on to your family.
And it says in 1 Peter 3 verse 6,
Even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him Lord, and whose daughters he are,
as long as you do well and are not afraid with any amazement.
Likewise, he husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge.
Dwell with your wives according to knowledge,
giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel,
and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.
The Bible says that we as husbands and, you know, as wives, as families,
we ought to be heirs together, husbands and wives, of the grace of life.
And what that means is you're not just serving God on your own,
but you get your whole family on board.
Right now, one mistake I think a lot of Baptist pastors have made in the past,
and you have famous IFB pastors from like 30 years ago, 40 years ago,
it's like their families grow up and they hate God.
I mean, literally, a lot of IFB pastors raise kids that end up becoming reprobates
and people that don't love God, and you say, well, what took place?
And you know what? Here's the thing.
I'm not doubting the love of God that those pastors had 30, 40 years ago for God,
but something went wrong, right?
And you know what? I knew of a famous IFB pastor in West Virginia,
and you know what? He had a similar situation with his family,
but if you were to go to his website back in the day and look at his schedule,
every single night of the week, he was out of town preaching at some other church.
And everywhere he went, and this is the way it works, right?
If you are a sought-after speaker, it's like everywhere you go,
people are going to say, man, it's so great to see you.
And it's kind of like you're like a celebrity, and your wife and your kids,
it's like, wow, they're just kind of secondary.
And literally, for a lot of famous IFB pastors, it's like they're home two or three times a week.
And it's just like, well, it's interesting because when I grew up,
my dad had the opportunity to make good money in a different career field,
and he didn't take it because he'd be gone from the family.
He said, I'm not going to take six months to be away from the family
and come back. There's always that opportunity that's out there.
But I look back to my dad and say, you know what?
We can go with less, and I can be around my family because I love my family.
And I'll tell you what, it doesn't change if you're in the spiritual field.
It's like, well, now that I'm a pastor, I just forsake my family.
I mean, doesn't it start with loving your family and being a good husband
and father to your family to prove you're worthy of being a pastor?
And then many pastors, they forsake their family.
You see the example in the Bible of Samuel where it talks about
how he went in circuit everywhere being a judge.
What takes place? His kids grow up, and they don't love God.
That's just the way it works.
If you're not around, and just think about this logically.
If you are someone that's zealous for God, and you read the Bible,
and you are a popular preacher, and you're preaching everywhere,
always gone from your family, what's going to take place?
Your wife and kids are going to start to resent God
because God is kind of taking you away from them.
And He's not literally taking you away.
It's just you're choosing to do that
because you're choosing to put other people in front of your own family.
So it starts with you, but whether you're a preacher,
whatever your job is, it's like you need to make sure your wife is on board
and you're heirs together.
You're going to church together.
You're reading the Bible together.
You're doing these things together.
It's your job individually, but then make sure your wife is on board.
It's not just a solo mission to serve God.
You want your whole family on board.
Go to Ephesians 5.
Ephesians 5.
Now, I have a bit of trouble understanding this
because, quite honestly, I would rather spend time with my kids
than preach at a church.
I already preach enough as it is Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday.
That's absolutely plenty for me,
but I'd rather play games with my kids, to be honest.
I enjoy preaching. I really do.
But honestly, I just put my kids up very valuable in my life.
I like spending time with them. It's fun.
I'm not trying to be a celebrity in this world or whatever.
By all means, there's nothing wrong with preaching at churches,
but a lot of pastors from the past,
you'd see they'd just be gone from their family throughout the week.
If you're never around your family, don't be surprised.
It doesn't matter what you preach in church.
If you don't set an example at home, your kids aren't going to love God.
That's just the way it works.
It starts with you individually, but it's not a solo mission
because you need to get your wife and family on board.
Ephesians 5, verse 25.
The analogy of husbands to wives is compared with Christ in the church.
...not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing,
but that it should be holy and without blemish.
So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies.
He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
The Bible says that the comparison of husbands and wives
is like Christ to the church.
And as Christ helps the church,
that it should be holy and without blemish,
you as the husband should cause your wife to be closer to God
than further away from God.
If you marry your wife,
she should love God more as a result of you being married
and your heirs together of the grace of life.
Not just you individually, but that she also loves God as well.
The Bible says in verse 28,
it says,
...sought men to love their wives as their own bodies.
And kind of the idea is that basically,
you don't just focus on the things that you want.
Because naturally, everybody wants to focus on what they want.
Right? I mean, we all have hobbies we like
and things we enjoyed growing up.
But the Bible's saying is,
instead of just spending all your time on yourself,
what about your wife?
What about your kids?
Look, there's just a difference once you get married.
You know what I did when I was single,
back in college, and even when I was working?
I worked out for a couple hours a day.
Now, I still love working out,
but I don't have time to do that anymore.
You say, why?
Because I shouldn't love my own body as much as my family.
Right? Whatever your hobby is,
it's like you can't just spend all your time on that
and forsake your family.
I mean, if you're married,
you're meant to love your wife as Christ loved the church.
Now, obviously, no husband is going to love their wife
as much as Christ loves the church.
So you wives, be a little bit understanding of that.
We're not a perfect example.
Okay? Just like Christ.
But you know what?
If all your time is spent on your hobbies
and what you want,
and you never spend time with your family,
and you come home from work,
and you come home and it's all about what you want,
you come home from work,
you spend a couple hours at the gym,
then you're just on Facebook,
or just listening to online preaching for a couple hours.
You're married, you go to work, you come home,
and you just listen to New IFB preaching all the time.
Yeah, good job.
You're going to cause your wife to hate the New IFB
because you're not spending any time with her.
Right? I mean, if you're married,
then it's like you need to spend time with your family.
You're heirs together of the grace of life,
not just individually serving God.
Turn to your Bible to 1 Timothy 3.
1 Timothy 3.
Look, all of us as husbands and as fathers,
you know what?
Sometimes you're tired,
you just want to relax or whatever.
You know, I come home
and my kids always want to play games with me.
Yeah, of course, sometimes you just want to relax.
You know, you want to do something else or whatever,
and obviously there's a balance.
There's things we have to get done in our life,
but it's like if you just always put your kids
on the back burner when all they want to do
is spend time with you
and all your wife wants to do is spend time with you,
you're going to cause them to resent God.
You're going to cause them to resent the Bible.
You're going to cause them to resent you.
You're not going to have a happy marriage.
You're going to be miserable,
and you're not going to be much of a father.
I mean, Samuel was a great man of God,
but I couldn't say that he was a great father
because he wasn't.
Right?
Now, I mean, he loved God.
He was a great man of God,
but obviously he failed.
You know, I remember last Father's Day,
I preached on Philip the Evangelist, right?
And ever since that sermon,
I really thought about it
because when I was younger and I was single,
my favorite Bible character was Paul the Apostle.
And I thought about this recently,
you know, when I was quizzed back there,
my wife and I, it's like,
well, what's your favorite of this?
Paul the Apostle is not my favorite Bible character.
Philip the Evangelist is my favorite Bible character.
And the reason being because I'm not single anymore.
It's a different situation.
When I look at characters,
I want to model my life after.
Philip is like the greatest character in Acts 8
and he's gone from the Bible.
Why?
Because he was raising his kids with his wife
and he raised up several daughters
that were soul owners and loved God.
Right?
It's like that's actually the person
I want to model myself after
more so than Paul the Apostle
because I'm not a single guy.
And I would say as fathers,
I mean, you can have whatever character you like.
I would just say,
look at characters like Philip the Evangelist.
Do what Joshua says and say,
hey, that's the example I want to do.
Because they made sacrifices
in order to get their whole family
on board with God.
Right?
It says in 1 Timothy 3, verse 4,
One that ruleth well his own house,
having his children in subjection
with all gravity.
For if a man not know how to rule his own house,
how shall they take care of the church of God?
Before you become a pastor,
it starts with your own home.
It starts with you loving God
and your wife loving God
and your kids loving God also.
I find it interesting,
we live in a world where
people that become presidents of countries,
you know,
Donald Trump is the example
I would always think of in the U.S.,
completely failed as a husband,
completely failed in romantic relationships.
He can't rule his own house
and you're going to rule an entire country?
I'm not saying the alternative is better.
By no means am I a Joe Biden person.
But I'm just saying,
it's just like you would think
one of the very basic qualifications
to be the president.
Have you been successful
with a wife and two kids?
It's like, well, nope.
Well, then you probably shouldn't be
the president of a country.
Right?
But it starts with you
and then your wife
and then your children in subjection also.
Now, look, at a young age,
it starts with getting your kids
to be in subjection.
That's where the discipline comes in.
That's where the correction comes in.
Now, look,
no child likes to receive correction.
Sometimes I tell my kids,
no, and what's the reaction?
Sometimes they start crying.
Right?
Sometimes they're upset
and they're emotional about it
and I tell them,
hey, I don't hate you.
I love you.
I'm trying to help you.
It's my job as your father.
But it's like it's your job
to get your kids in subjection
and then eventually to get them
to love God.
Right?
Go to Proverbs chapter 23.
Proverbs 23.
And the Bible says in Proverbs 23,
foolishness is bound
in the heart of a child,
but the rod of correction
shall drive it far from him.
Foolishness is bound
in the heart of a child.
Well, not my little Johnny.
And no offense
to him is Johnny, okay?
It's not my little Johnny.
He would never do anything bad.
I just think to that little
Johnny, Johnny, yes, papa,
stupid thing that's in
every kid's thing, right?
But it's not my kid.
I mean, no,
foolishness is bound
in the heart of every child.
I've heard people say this before.
Well, my kid never did this
and I'm just thinking.
I mean, you either have
a really bad memory
from when your kids were young
or you just are lying.
It's like, oh, my kid
would have never drawn
on the wall or whatever.
Every kid has done that, right?
It's just like, no,
foolishness is bound
in the heart of every child,
of a child, but every child,
foolishness is bound
in their heart.
I mean, kids do foolish things.
Kids will fight over
the silliest things ever, right?
You give your one child
a green Easter egg
or a green little plastic egg
and they're upset
because they wanted
the blue one.
Or what's funny is
when both the eggs
look identical,
they're both blue,
but I wanted that one.
What can you say?
You say foolishness is bound
in the heart of a child.
That's just the way
that kids are, right?
Bible says in Proverbs 23 verse 12,
Apply thine heart
unto instruction in thine ears
to the words of knowledge.
Withhold not correction
from the child,
for if thou beatest him
with the rod, he shall not die.
Now, when the Bible says
beat him with the rod,
what it's referring to
is a specific physical object,
which I can say
I don't use a physical object.
I just use my hand,
but I would just say
my wife has a spanking stick
and sometimes just
seeing the stick, it's like,
I'm sorry, Mom.
I'm sorry, Dad, right?
So you never even have to spank
because they're afraid
of that stick, right?
But the Bible says
beating with the rod,
yeah, the Bible says
you can spank a child
on a certain part of their body
that causes no injury.
And it says,
if thou beatest him with the rod,
he shall not die.
What does that mean?
It means your kids don't die
when you spank them.
It means get over it.
You can spank your kids
and not be afraid of,
oh, man, I think it's wrong.
They're not going to die.
And if you spank them
in a specific spot,
it causes no injury.
The worst case scenario
is it's red for like 20 minutes, right?
It doesn't cause any injury at all.
They're not going to die.
And it says this in verse number 14,
thou shalt beat him with the rod
and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
You know, what does that mean?
It means spanking your kids
will help your kids get saved.
That's what it means.
You say, Brother Stuckey,
how would spanking your kids
help your kids get saved?
Well, we believe that God
is a loving God that also sends people
to hell for all eternity.
We believe that God is a loving God
that in this life,
to those that are saved,
He will discipline and punish.
Look, as a father,
you are basically serving
as an example of God the Father.
Now, you're not going to be
a perfect example by any means,
so don't misunderstand me.
But you are a loving father
that also disciplines
and corrects your kids.
Are you serving as a good example?
Because if you never discipline
your kids at all,
you know what you're teaching
your kids subtly?
Well, there's no authority
that's going to punish me.
It's like, I don't believe in a God
that's going to send people to hell.
That is what you're literally teaching
without using words
because of the fact
you're not punishing your kids.
Here's the thing.
If you never discipline your kids,
your kids are not going to
respect authority,
and they're going to grow up
and get thrown in prison
for being rebellious
or doing drugs or whatever,
and guess what?
They're going to have a lot of rules
over them for the rest of their lives.
Is that what you want for your kids?
Right?
I mean, spanking your kids,
no, it takes time.
It's not fun, but you know what?
Honestly, it's not the end of the world.
And I'll tell you what.
When you look at people
that are respectful
and they grow up,
usually they were spanked as a kid.
Look, I was spanked a lot as a kid.
I wasn't really spanked
past the age of like,
I don't know.
I'd have to ask my parents,
but probably past the age
of six or seven.
You know why?
You start to obey
because of the fact,
well, if I don't,
I'm going to get punished.
The Bible says,
Withhold not correction.
It's good for them.
Verse 15,
My son, if thine heart be wise,
my heart shall rejoice,
even mine.
Now go to Judges 2 in your Bible.
Judges 2.
Now, one thing
that can be a tendency
is if you're a parent
and you might realize this,
that yes, I am supposed
to discipline and spank my kids.
And look, I would say
everybody in this room,
if you're honest with yourself,
you know that's true.
You know that's what
the Bible teaches.
It's not a gray area issue.
Whether you do it or not,
you know it's true, right?
It's difficult,
so sometimes you don't do it,
but you know
that you're supposed to.
But what can take place
is you see other parents
don't discipline their kids.
And you're like,
well, I don't want them
to be more loving than me,
so I'm not going to
discipline my kids.
Look, don't screw up
the life of your kids
just because other people
are screwing up the lives
of their kids.
It doesn't matter if other kids
don't get spanked
for the same thing.
It's like, you know what,
they don't live by the same
rules that you do.
I remember,
because I was homeschooled
starting in middle school,
but I remember
in elementary school,
I remember this very vividly.
It's like there's a PG-13 movie,
and your parents
had to sign approval
for you to watch
the PG-13 movie.
And every single parent
signed it,
except my mom and my dad.
And I'm just like,
I mean, I didn't even care
about the movie.
I just said,
you're going to embarrass me.
It's like every parent
said they could watch the movie.
And my parents said,
well, I don't care
what every other parent did.
You're not watching the movie.
Right?
Now, here's the thing.
At the time,
I was really upset,
but you know what
I'm thinking now?
Praise God.
My parents that were strict
and weren't just doing
what everybody else was doing.
They were doing what they
believed was correct.
And I hope that I can be
just as good of a dad
as my father was,
because my dad did a great job
being a father,
spending time,
providing discipline,
caring, loving,
all of those things.
Right?
And what I would say is this.
Just because other parents
aren't doing what they're
supposed to do
or they choose other things,
it doesn't mean that you
follow the example of them.
Yeah, I get it.
The majority of parents
in this world don't spank
their kids.
I am well aware of that.
Do you want your kids
to be like every other kid
out there, though?
Is that what you want?
It doesn't matter
whether the world's doing it.
It doesn't even matter
if other Christians are doing it.
It doesn't matter what other
people in church are doing.
What should you do?
What does the Bible say?
Right?
And here's the thing.
If you choose not to do
what the Bible says,
because you want to be
just as loving as other parents,
it's like you're not
going to raise kids that love God.
You're going to raise kids
that are rebellious.
And you might think that
I preach on spanking a lot,
and maybe I do when I preach
sermons about being a parent,
but that's actually a large
part of being a parent.
And what I would say is
I always say is spank them
when they're young.
Deal with the problems at home
when they're young.
And you know what you're
going to find as they get older?
You don't have problems
like other people have.
In public, they're going to
act a lot better.
Now, they're not going to be perfect
because foolishness is bound
in the heart of a child,
and obviously kids get tired,
just like we get tired sometimes,
and you get grumpy.
You get cranky.
But it's going to be a lot better
than if you just let them do
whatever they want
with no discipline whatsoever.
Point number one is as for me.
Point two is in my house.
And I would say this,
that when you look at characters
in the Bible in time periods,
I believe that during the days
of Joshua, God's people love God
probably more than any other time
in human history.
I mean, that's what you really see
because during the days of Moses,
they're pretty rebellious.
During the days of Joshua,
though, they're pretty good.
Now, once you get to the book
of Judges, which we're going to look at,
it's like they'll be good
for 10 years, then bad for 50,
good for 10, bad for 50.
But during the days of Joshua,
they actually really love God.
I mean, it speaks to the leadership
that Joshua had.
It does speak to the leadership
that Moses set as an example,
but during the days of Joshua,
they're very obedient.
But notice what takes place
after Joshua.
Let's see the result.
Judges 2, verse 6.
And when Joshua had let the people go,
the children of Israel
went every man
unto his inheritance
to possess the land.
And the people served the Lord
all the days of Joshua
and all the days of the elders
that outlived Joshua,
who had seen all the great works
of the Lord that he did for Israel.
And Joshua, the son of Nun,
the servant of the Lord,
died being 110 years old.
So what took place
during the days of Joshua
and during the days of the elders
that outlived Joshua
is they saw the great works
of the Lord.
I don't think this necessarily means
they saw the parting
of the Red Sea, though.
Now, many of them did,
but here's the thing.
The elders that outlived Joshua,
there's going to be a lot of people
that probably didn't experience that,
but they also still love God.
Because I want you to realize
we look at stories in the Bible,
and there are some of the most
exciting stories,
and you're like, man,
I would love to see
the parting of the Red Sea.
I would love to see Elijah
versus the false prophets of Baal.
I mean, I would love to see that.
I'd love to see a video of it,
to see what took place.
It'd be very exciting.
But you know what?
You can still show your kids
the great works of the Lord
in 2023.
Obviously, you can read
those stories to them,
but you know what?
When you go soul winning
and somebody gets saved,
it's like a miracle
every single time it happens.
I mean, for someone to believe
something false for 20 years,
and then it's like,
well, in 15 minutes,
I can show you how to get to heaven.
Literally, people change their mind
about what they believe
their entire life,
and 15 minutes later,
for all eternity,
they're going to believe
what the Bible teaches.
I mean, that's like a miracle.
I mean, it's amazing.
We get to experience it
all the time as we go soul winning.
It's like seeing a miracle
all the time.
And when your kids
experience that,
and they see the excitement
of the Lord,
they can get on board
with the things of God.
You know what they're
going to realize?
They're going to realize
the things of God
are more exciting
than what the world
has to offer.
I remember going way back
to our first missions trip
in April of 2018.
So, over five years ago
at this point,
man, time flies.
But I remember
during that time period,
there was a bunch of
young teens at the time,
that some of them
were from Sacramento,
and brother JR at the time,
brother JR, brother James,
brother Garrett,
and brother Moses.
I remember the four of them,
if you were there
for the missions trip,
and they would just leave
early and be gone all day
just soul winning,
soul winning, so excited.
And what they're seeing is,
this is far more exciting
than anything the world
has to offer.
I mean, it was encouraging
all of us that were there
as adults, like,
man, that's exciting.
I'm tired.
I'm too old to do this
for as long as them.
They're just so excited
to love anything else
that the world has to offer.
What you're experiencing
is the great works of the Lord.
Now, here's the thing, though.
If you love God and serve God,
but never get your kids
to experience it also, though,
how are they going to get excited
about the things of God?
Because they're not
experiencing it, right?
The Bible says in verse 9,
verse 9,
And they buried him
in the border of his
inheritance in Timnath-heres,
in the mount of Ephraim,
out of the hill Geash.
And also, all that generation
were gathered onto their fathers,
and there arose another generation
after them,
which knew not the Lord,
nor yet the works
which he had done for Israel.
And so a generation grows up,
and, of course,
Judges is the book
where people really backslide
and get out of the will of God.
You say, what's the problem?
Well, a generation rises up,
and they know not the Lord.
Now, in Baptist church
is what takes place
is kids will go to, like,
junior church
or children's church
or whatever,
and instead of hearing
a real sermon,
and instead of singing
the old-fashioned hymns,
it's just these goofy songs
that have no meaning,
and they just give them candy
and play games,
and what takes place?
You raise a generation
that knows not the Lord.
Look, I want my kids
at a young age
to know the things of God.
Right?
You know, kids grow up,
and they don't have
any strong convictions
because they're not
hearing it preached.
I'm amazed.
My son, Zeph, five years old,
and oftentimes,
he'll tell me things.
I'm like, did you learn that
from my sermon?
Like, where did you learn that?
Right?
And he hears things
from the preaching
that he remembers.
I mean, literally,
you could quiz my son, Zeph,
and he could answer
a whole lot better
than a lot of people
at Baptist churches.
Right?
You can ask him.
I mean, like, literally,
he hears the word repent,
and he's like,
Dad, that's wrong.
Right?
He's like, that's wrong.
Right?
That's what the Bible teaches.
Right?
And so, here's the thing.
If your kids are hearing
the real preaching,
but also you're taking them out
so wanting to experience
these things,
or teaching them the Bible,
they're going to know
the works of the Lord,
and they're going to get excited
about the things of God also.
Just trying to outsource
raising your kids to others
is going to cause you to fail.
And you might think,
well, you know what?
I grow my kids in this church.
They go home,
and they just, you know,
they watch Superbook
and these children's programs.
They're going to love God.
That's actually not what's
going to take place.
Now, I personally like Superbook,
so that's not a criticism there.
I'm just saying your kids
aren't going to love God
just because they watched Superbook.
They're going to love God
when you teach them
the stories of the Bible.
And by the way,
I mean, you show those programs,
I think they're fine,
but you also have to pause
and say, well, this is actually wrong.
Okay?
Right?
But what I'm saying is this.
You need to get your kids
to experience it also.
Not just, well,
my kids are kind of
on the back burner
because I'm serving God.
Well, then your kids
aren't going to love God.
That's just what's going to take place.
Why would your kids
turn out any differently
if you're raising your kids
just like everybody else
is raising their kids?
Why would they be different?
But see, if you raise them differently,
you're going to have
a different result.
A generation rises up
that knows not the Lord,
and what takes place?
Verse 11,
And the children of Israel
did evil in the sight of the Lord
and served Balaam.
And they forsook the Lord
God of their fathers,
which brought them out
of the land of Egypt
and followed other gods
of the gods of the people
that were round about them
and bowed themselves onto them
and provoked the Lord to anger.
And they forsook the Lord
and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
Look, Joshua 24, verse 15
is an awesome verse.
But here's the thing.
Don't just print that verse
or buy something to put
on the front of your house
or make that your profile picture
in Facebook.
I'm not against making that
your profile picture, right?
We have that verse
inside of our home.
But actually live by that verse.
And as the fathers say,
as for me, okay,
I'm going to do my part.
In my house,
I'm going to make sure
they get on board.
And look, this is a sermon
for fathers, but wives,
even though you're not
the head of your family,
you have a large part
in getting your kids
to love God also.
And in fact, as wives,
you probably spend more time
with your kids
than your husband does.
And so when you're around
your kids, get them on board
with loving God.
Get them to memorize the Bible.
Get them to read the Bible.
Get them to hear the stories
about the Bible.
Make sure you don't just say,
well, I'll just let my husband
come home and spank my kids.
It's like, what are you doing?
You want your kids to think
your husband's so evil,
but you're so nice?
I mean, what are you doing?
The reason why moms should
spank their kids more than fathers
is because they're around
their kids more.
If the kid rebels against the mom,
guess who's supposed to spank
the kid?
The mom.
If the kid rebels against the dad,
the dad spanks the kids.
Don't just outsource that, though,
and say, well, you know what?
This is a sermon on Father's Day.
You're going to rip the fathers.
Well, rip the moms here
for a second.
It's like, make sure you discipline
your kids also.
Don't just outsource that
to your husband.
Expect them to work full time
and then come home
and then do all the discipline.
And it's like,
you're going to cause the kids
to be more rebellious
because you're not doing your part.
Right?
Because the bottom line
is being heirs together,
what you really need
is husbands and wives
on board together
in raising those kids.
And if you have that,
a generation will rise up
that does know the Lord
and does love God.
But if you don't have that,
more often than not,
99% of the time,
a generation is going to rise up.
Your kids are going to rise up.
They're not going to love God.
They're not going to love
soul winning.
They're not going to love
the old fashioned hymns
and the old preaching.
They're going to be looking
for just a run of the mill,
lame Baptist church
or non-denom church
or whatever,
because you never taught them
these things as a kid.
Right?
As fathers,
take the example and say,
hey, if my kids fail,
if my wife fails,
then I fail
because I'm the leader
of that home.
Let's go to the word of prayer.
Dear Heavenly Father,
thank you for allowing us
to be here today
and I ask you to help us
to apply this to our lives,
whether we're fathers in this room
or husbands
or moms and wives in this room,
or even just if people
are not married in this room,
but will one day be married,
God, I ask you to help us
to use Joshua 24, verse 15,
not just as a cool verse to quote,
but actually live by it, God.
We pray these things
in Jesus' name.
Amen.
For our last song,
song number 213.
Song number 213.
There is glory in my soul.
Since I lost my sins.
Ready on the first.
Since I lost my sins,
can you have my Savior?
There is glory in my soul.
Since my faith I sought
can you make God's favor?
There is glory in my soul.
My soul, there is glory, there is glory, glory, there is glory in my soul
Every day, brother, come, can I conquer all my foes?
There is glory, glory, there is glory in my soul
There is glory in my soul, once again
Since you blessed my heart, give me sight for my despair
There is glory in my soul, sit so touch and kill me
There is glory in my soul, there is glory, glory, there is glory in my soul
Every day, brother, come, can I conquer all my foes?
There is glory, glory, there is glory in my soul
There is glory in my soul, I've learned
Since with God, I've locked down His feet, locked in His hands
There is glory in my soul, rather grows each way in His hand
There is glory in my soul, there is glory, glory, there is glory in my soul
Every day, brother, come, can I conquer all my foes?
There is glory, glory, there is glory in my soul
There is glory in my soul, on the last
Since I entered, gave it up, I went to heaven
There is glory in my soul
Since the day my life here, the Lord has given
There is glory in my soul
There is glory, glory, there is glory in my soul
Every day, brother, come, can I conquer all my foes?
There is glory, glory, there is glory in my soul
There is glory in my soul
Brother, are you getting closer to the break?
Amen. We're dismissed.