you
pastor
you
when all you're doing is sitting there
I mean I don't think anyone just waits for like 8 straight hours
if that's what you do then you're a better Christian than me
ok?
but for me my mind wanders after maybe an hour
right?
but it's like being out of church for so long I got frustrated
I got down I got depressed
you say what?
because there's joy in the sanctuary of God
chapter 27 verse 1
when the wicked even mine enemies my foes
came upon me to eat up my flesh
they stumbled and fell
though a host should camp against me my heart shall not fear
though war should rise against me
in this way be confident
one thing have I desired of the Lord
that will I seek after
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life
to behold the beauty of the Lord and to inquire
in his temple
the Bible says the psalmist here that the one thing
he desires is to be in God's house
now he says the beauty of the Lord
when you look at our building
it's not really that beautiful
right?
I mean if you're trying to find our church
for the first time it's like
yeah you know once you come to this beautiful building
it's not ours you're at that church over there
you're close
but you're not yet at our church
you just have to walk down the road
look it's not about
the structure or the color
or anything like that
what makes this church beautiful?
singing praise to God
the preaching, the fellowship, the soul winning
I mean everything involved in the church
it's the most beautiful place in Metro Manila
in my opinion
right? and that's what the Bible is saying here
in verse number 4 then he says in verse 6
and now shall my head be lifted up above my enemies
round about me
therefore I offer in his tabernacles
sacrifices of joy
I will sing, I will sing praises
unto the Lord
so in the tabernacle, in the sanctuary
in the house of God
there is joy
go to chapter 42
chapter 42
I mean at our church
we have people that come from different provinces
obviously
Rizal is very close to us
it's not that far away
but there's a lot of provinces
people are not that close to us
you know, Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite
I mean those aren't that close
I mean my family came from Pampanga this morning
it's not that close
right? why is it people travel a long distance
to come to this church?
because this is the most beautiful place that they can find
within a few hours
now people don't understand that
but here's the thing
if the world would travel a couple hours to go to a concert
is it that strange for a child of God
that loves God to travel a couple hours to be in the house of God?
because where would you rather be?
and look, and of course
I do travel a long ways to come to this church
but you know, when I lived in West Virginia
I traveled more than an hour to come to church
and quite honestly, even though
I really love the church, I think there are some areas
that maybe it wasn't quite as like-minded
as you know
other churches that are out there
and I thought it was the best church
I was willing to travel more than an hour to it
because I learned the word of God
we went soul winning, it was the church I wanted to be a part of
it wasn't that big of a deal to me to travel
an hour to church
right? you say why?
because of the fact that it was the most beautiful place in West Virginia
right?
so where else would I rather be?
go to Psalm 42
verse 1
as the heart panteth after the water
broke, so panteth my soul
after thee, O God
the Bible is referencing an animal that would be panting
like
just desiring water
and the Bible is saying
that's the way we ought to feel about God
right? when you're really really tired
and you're really dehydrated
and really thirsty
it's like all you can think about is water
right? you know
everything else just escapes from your mind
when I used to play soccer
it's like when you go to halftime
the one thing you're thinking about is
like water
where's my water? where's my water?
I just need water
right? because you're very thirsty
the Bible is saying you ought to feel the same way
you see an animal that's like
you see a deer or you see a dog or another animal
that's like
right?
then that's what the Bible is saying
we ought to feel that way about God
where the only thing on our mind is the search and seek after God
verse 2
verse 3
so he's saying the place of joy and praise
is the house of God
but David's in a situation where he is outside
the house of God
why? he's being persecuted by
Saul and he's gone from God's people
and he's saying I think back
to when I just showed up at the house of God
and I had this joy in my life
right? why?
because there is joy in being
in God's house
turn to chapter 63
now we have people that listen to our sermons online
praise the Lord for that
but they might think
well you know what I heard your preaching
so I'm in church
it's like no you're not in church when you listen to sermons online
and you're only getting a small portion of what church is about
now as I said you know
the preaching is the bread and butter
or the rice and sabbat of our church
or whatever example you want to give
the pen to Saul of our church
but here's the thing
it's like if all you hear is the preaching online
it just doesn't have the same impact
as actually being in church
you need the singing, you need the fellowship
you need all of it and honestly
sermons are 50 times better
when you're actually there in person
it's just better
I get it, I've listened to a lot of sermons online
and learned great doctrine
but there's just something about when you're sitting alone at home
listening to a sermon, it's very easy to just kind of pause it
take a break, get distracted
blah blah blah and all these things
you're not fully focused 100% on God usually
this is the way it works
there's a difference between hearing a sermon online
and actually being in the house of God
and there's a great joy being in God's house
around God's people
verse number 1
chapter 63 verse 1
O God, thou art my God
early will I seek thee
my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth
for thee in a dry and thirsty land where no water is
we ought to be seeking God early
we ought to do that not just early in our life
but early every single day
wake up, do your scripture reading
make sure you're doing your New Testament Bible reading challenge
in the month of January
even if you're tired
you wake up and you read the Bible
you read the word of God diligently
early you seek God
the power and the glory
I've seen thee in the sanctuary
so once again the sanctuary of God
what that's saying is
you can actually see the beauty
and the glory of God
not just when you're in church
but also when you're at home
reading the word of God
you can get the glory of God
now that's not saying skip church to read the Bible
what it's saying is you don't have to wait until Sunday
to see the glory of God
what it's saying is there's a great glory
and an amazing beautiful thing
when you're actually in God's house
verse 5
chapter 149
verse 5
and the Bible says in verse 1
praise ye the Lord
sing unto the Lord a new song
so once again singing a new song
different than the songs of the world you hear
and it's praise in the congregation of saints
meaning in God's house
in God's sanctuary
in God's tabernacle
around God's people
in the congregation of saints
rejoice in him that made him
let the children of Zion be joyful in their king
so once again you're seeing in the house of God
what are you saying?
you're seeing joy
why? because the sanctuary of God
the house of God is a place that gives you great joy
and if you're missing out on the local church
guess what?
you're not going to have a whole lot of joy
I do not understand
why people listen to sermons online
and they don't come to church
I don't get it
you're not going to have the same joy
you're not going to have the same fulfillment
I don't really get it
I mean I'm just being honest
if I were to ever backside
I would just backside all the way
I wouldn't listen to sermons online at all
if I'm going to quit church why would I even listen to sermons
I mean it's like there's a joy in being in God's house
right?
go to Psalm chapter 51
chapter 51
and here's the thing about this
you know what?
I don't think necessarily everybody at this church likes my personality
and that's fine
I mean obviously people are different
maybe you don't like me
maybe you don't like my personality
doesn't change the fact that this is the place in Metro Manila
where God's people gather
like it or lump it
whether you think it's in spite of me or not
it doesn't change the fact that this is where God's people gather
I get it
you know I mean I preach five sermons a week
you're going to say things that offend people
it is what it is
you say things or people just don't see things the same way
they view things differently
it just is what it is
my job is not to be everybody's friend
but there's no doubt this is the place where God's people gather
and honestly I'll be honest
I am shocked how many people are at church here today
my wife and I were trying to guess the congregation
because I knew a lot of people were going to be in Laguna
and it's like we're still a packed house here
you got 38 in Laguna
we were expecting low 40s
I don't know the exact attendance
but it's like we still got a full crowd
you say why?
because this is where God's people gather to love God
I mean it's just a fact
number one there's joy in singing
number two there's joy in the sanctuary
number three there's joy in soul winning
there is joy in winning souls in the Lord
there is joy in soul winning
now in chapter 51 of Psalms
I'm going to read a lot of verses to set the context
and I'm going to show you the entire thing
you link it to soul winning
verse number one
and to understand this psalm
you have to realize when this was written
so basically David has been rebuked by Nathan
and he's getting right with God
as a result of Nathan rebuking him
so he's writing this psalm
just basically as his thoughts
after he gets rebuked by Nathan
for the sin of adultery with Bathsheba
and Uriah and that whole situation
so verse number one
have mercy upon me O God
according on the multitude of thy tender mercies
blot out my transgressions
wash me thoroughly from my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin
for I acknowledge my transgressions
and my sin is ever before me
against thee, thee only have I sinned
and done this evil in thy sight
that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest
and be clear when thou judgest
behold I was shapen in iniquity
and in sin did my mother conceive me
behold thou desireth the truth in the inward parts
and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom
and I shall be clean
wash me and I shall be whiter than snow
make me to hear joy and gladness
that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice
so what he's saying is
I have lost my joy
because of the sins I committed
right?
now I'm speaking about how to have joy
how to lose your joy is commit sins
you're gonna lose your joy
if you're living a sinful life
right?
verse number nine
now here's the thing
he's not saying
I need to repent of my sins to get saved
he's already saved
he has eternal life
it's like for example
when your kids are born
they're always your kids
nothing changes that
when they do wrong
what do you expect your kids to do?
dad
I'm sorry
right?
that's what you expect from your kids
but they're still your kids
it's the same thing with God
I mean David was still the child of God
during that entire time when he's living in that sin
right?
but was he right with God?
absolutely not
now there are people that teach
David was not saved
until after Nathan rebukes him
you say no, nobody would teach that
just look up what Ray Comfort believes
Mr. Famous Evangelist
when you're teaching people that if you're living a sinful life
you must not be saved
I mean didn't Paul say that every single day
he's doing the things that he says not to do?
as a saved person
you have the new man and you have the old man
and you've got free will
to walk in the old man or walk in the new man
sometimes we do right
sometimes we do wrong
nobody in this room
wakes up
two hours of prayer down on your knees to God
two hours of Bible reading
two hours of memorization
nobody does that
you say why? because you're not 100%
fully committed to God, neither am I
right?
it's funny sometimes they use like
extraordinary or huge examples like that
sometimes people say
oh sometimes I do that
it's like
you don't spend
two hours in prayer every single morning
come on
I mean we sing songs like sweet hour of prayer
it's a wonderful song
but it's extremely hard to do
an actual hour
or tis the blessed hour of prayer
I mean the Bible speaks about an hour
I mean it's hard to serve God
it's hard to do right
but our salvation is based on this word
believe
whosoever believes
you know that includes the person that does not live a good life
you know there are drunks
there are drug addicts
that we will see in heaven
but I can't believe that
you know what I say? praise God for that
praise God the blood of Jesus died for every single person in the world
the grace of God that bringeth salvation
hath appeared to all men
not just the elect my friend
although the elect are those that are saved
he died for everybody, saved or unsaved
elect or not elect
the Bible says it's not willing that any should perish
it's God's will that everybody would get saved
you say well why don't they all get saved?
because they have free will you idiot
that's why
because we give the gospel to people
and some accept and some reject
I wish
that everyone we talk to would get saved
but that's not the way it is
you know a lot of people we give the gospel to get saved
a lot do not get saved
it's not like every single thing you touch turns to gold
the might is touch
everything you touch turns to gold
it doesn't work that way because people have free will
guess what? if Jesus gave the gospel to people
that did not get saved
if Paul the apostle gave the gospel to people
that did not get saved
you will also give the gospel to some people
that choose not to believe
and you can do a perfect job preaching the gospel
and they're not going to get it
because some people are just not going to get saved
it is what it is
it doesn't mean you failed
because our job is to preach the gospel to every creature
and we do our best
and some believe
and some don't
but all a person has to do is just believe on Christ
but here's the thing
if you are saved
God wants you to start living righteously
it's funny because people say
why don't you preach on salvation every week
what's interesting is
we do more preaching of the gospel outside of church
than just about any church there is
inside the church we preach very hard preaching
why would I tell some unbeliever
I mean you're at a door
and you see red horse at their door
why would I say
well you know you shouldn't be drinking
what would be the point of that
there's no point
but in the house of God
guess what
thus saith the Lord
right don't drink alcohol
Proverbs 23 and Proverbs 31
right don't drink alcohol
don't be a loser like those that get drunk
but that's because I'm trying to teach
saved people to serve God and do right
we don't say that to unbelievers
because they don't have to make any changes
here's what you have to understand
every unsafe person has been
trying to repent of their sins
their whole life
sometimes people will be honest with us
and they believe in a works salvation
they'll say man I'm trying to repent of my sins
I keep failing
because they think they have to change their life to be saved
the Bible does not say you have to change your life
he that believeth on the son
hath everlasting life
and he that believeth not the son shall not see life
it comes down to that word belief
verse number 11
cast me not away from thy presence
and take not thy Holy Spirit from me
you say well wait a minute
wait a minute wait a minute
if you cannot lose your salvation
why does he have to say
take not thy Holy Spirit from me
first off in the Old Testament
were people in dwell with the Holy Ghost
no they were not
what did Jesus say
I must depart otherwise the comforter is not going to come
referring to the Holy Ghost
we sing the song
the comforter has come
referring to the Holy Spirit of God
but here's the thing
what you see both in the Old Testament
and the New Testament
is that the Holy Spirit will come upon people
and it causes you to be bold
that's one of the big characteristics
of being filled with the Spirit
that's not just an Old Testament thing
it's a New Testament thing
so as we go soul winning
that's what takes place
you get filled with boldness
in your natural flesh
most of us we would probably not walk up to random people
and start a conversation
it's weird
seems strange
right I never thought I could do something like that
because it seems strange
you say well how is it that we're able to do it
because you're filled with the Spirit of God
and here's the thing
I want to be filled with the Spirit of God to preach sermons
I want to be filled with the Spirit of God
I want to be filled with the Spirit of God at all times in my life
because I want to be a successful father
you know what the secret is?
having God's presence upon my life
I want to be a successful husband
what's the secret?
having God's presence upon my life
meaning waking up and reading the Bible
asking for forgiveness for what you did wrong
obeying the commandments of God
being in church
these are the things that make God's presence upon you
and David's saying I don't want to lose God's presence in my life
because my life is just going to get destroyed
that's what happens
then he says in verse 12
restore unto me the joy of thy salvation
and uphold me with thy free spirits
does David say restore unto me my salvation?
no
he said restore unto me the joy
you say why?
because if you're living in sin
you'll have no joy
right?
and so here's the thing
if you are right with God
and you're not living a sinful life
and you don't have joy
you say what does this have to do with soul winning?
you're always trying to attach it to soul winning
look at the next verse
then
meaning once I get my joy back
then will I teach transgressors thy ways
and sinners shall be converted unto thee
what are we referring to?
soul winning?
you know what David's basically saying?
over the course of those 12 months
I want nobody to the Lord
right?
and he says if I give my joy back
then guess what?
I'm going to go out and get people saved
you say why?
because there is joy in soul winning
and soul winning not only causes you joy
but having joy will make you want to go soul winning
there's great joy in leading people to the Lord
and here's the thing
it's not necessarily about when we're doing it
but sometimes it's afterwards
you do the hard work
you tally up the results
and there's excitement of all the souls that got saved
go to chapter 126
126
I want to give you an example to help you understand this
because I believe soul winning is very hard work
it's something that doesn't necessarily fully make sense
because
when I was younger I would do a lot of very difficult athletic things
and I was able to do it
but something about soul winning you just get very tired
of the mental and the emotional
and I guess even the physical
you just get exhausted
you can only do it for so long
nobody is just going to give the gospel for 12 straight hours
you just can't take it
it's hard
and even I find myself
I give the gospel a couple of times
it's very easy to get a little bit lazy on that next conversation
because you're tired
kind of shorten it a little bit
because soul winning is difficult
I don't advocate playing video games
this isn't an example that probably most people can understand
because when I was a kid I played games like
Super Mario
and so when you're playing a video game
it's like nobody likes to die
or accidentally
you miss the moving mushroom and jump off a cliff
nobody likes that
or whatever that is in the Mario game
and you don't like to die
but here's the thing
if you play a game and you finish it in like an hour and a half
the first time you do it
there's not much sense of
excitement or joy afterwards
because you didn't have to actually work that hard
it was too easy
but then if you played a game that actually took
a lot of work
like when I played video games
a kid in Metal Gear was like the big game
that was like impossible
if anyone has played that game it's like you die
within the first five seconds
I'm not advocating that game
but I'm just giving you an example
but when I finally beat that game I was like
I finally did it
there's a greater sense of joy
you say why? because it took more work
here's the thing
soloing is a lot of work
and that is part of why there's a great sense of joy
when we get done and we count up the results
because we realize this wasn't some easy thing to do
it wasn't something that just immediately happened
it took a lot of hard work
right? we go out
we're exhausted, we're tired
we come back and we
what do we do according to Psalm 126
verse 6
isn't that what we do on Sundays?
we come back from soloing
and you know what? we rejoice
as the sheaves have been brought in
we rejoice of the people that got saved
it's exciting
last week we had a record number of soloers
86 people
from our church went out soloing
last Sunday
we need to update that by the way
we set a record
86 people went out soloing
86 out of 110
of the people that came to church went out soloing
I mean praise the Lord for that
right? 86 people went out soloing
right? and you know
these are things that give us excitement
because we realize it takes a lot of hard work
it's not something that's easy
if it was easy everybody would do it
but everybody doesn't do it
you say why? because it's hard
it's not easy
but there's a great joy we see in soloing
both in chapter 51 and 126
go to chapter 119 we'll close up
chapter 119
look obviously we understand with soloing
obviously people are different
people are at different situations in life
obviously you know at church some people are older
some are younger some have different levels of health
you know I hope
that as I get older
I'll still be able to go out zealously
and preach the gospel but the reality is that
you know what as you get older things can become
a lot more difficult
quite honestly I'm just being honest
I feel it myself because of where I had
my knee surgery when I sit down after giving the gospel
when I stand up it really hurts
and I have to like shake it out
it takes about 10 minutes for it to kind of wear off
you know after I sit down it's hard for me
how much more in another 10 or 20 years?
you know it's just like obviously as you get older
things get more difficult so obviously you know
we ought to be compassionate to people
and realize not everyone is in the same situation
I mean when I was a young person
19, 20 years old and I first started going soloing
it's like yeah let's go soloing 10 hours right
and you don't even get tired
now though you know I get tired pretty easily
right we have Christabel's birthday party
and I'm just like I just want to sleep now
right you get tired a lot more easily
right so we understand that
but I want you to realize there's a great joy
in being involved in the soul winning work of our church
if you are able
point number one there's joy in singing
point number two there's joy in the sanctuary
joy in the house of God
point three there's joy in soloing
and point four lastly there is joy in the scriptures
there is joy in doing your New Testament Bible reading challenge
for the month of January right
and the good news if you're behind schedule
is the fact that as you get past
2 Corinthians
it's a lot easier
something about you hit books like Galatians
it's not that many chapters
and the chapters tend to be shorter
right Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians
you start to fly through it
right it's a lot easier
and so don't give up if you're behind
stick with it you can catch up
but there's joy in reading the word of God
and go down to verse number 12
verse number 12
blessed are thou O Lord teach me thy statutes
with my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth
by the way in the Bible you have the words
statutes, judgment, testimonies, law, precepts
these are words that are used interchangeably
when the Bible says the law of the Lord is perfect converting the soul
it's not referring to the ten commandments
it's referring to the law of God
meaning the words of God
it's used interchangeably in the book of Psalms
especially here in 119
with just all the word of God
and obviously the word of God is perfect converting the soul
because nobody gets saved without the word of God
because you're born again not a corruptible seed
but an incorruptible by the word of God
so the law of the Lord is perfect converting the soul
and I mentioned that just because repentance of sins
preachers will use that to say
you want to get somebody saved
tell them don't commit adultery
that has nothing to do with being saved
you get saved by believing
and you have a soul winner
that expounds the word of God for them to get saved
then it says in verse number 15
I'll meditate in thy precepts
and have respect in all thy ways
I will delight myself in thy statutes
I will not forget thy work
and look we ought to have joy and delight
in every part of the word of God
everything in the Bible is good
every part of it
that includes Genesis chapter 19
now I get it when it comes to reading about Sodom and Gomorrah
and even after that it kind of gets worse with Lot and his daughters
it's not the most comfortable thing to read
I prefer to just read about the false prophets of Baal
with you know we're only like the bad people are getting
it's just a little bit uncomfortable in Genesis 19
but you know what it's a very important chapter
because it shows us the warnings about the LGBT
it shows us the wickedness of the world
it shows what God thinks about it
and look every part of the Bible is good
that includes Leviticus
it's funny people have a problem with Leviticus 18
and Leviticus 20
because Leviticus 18 says it's an abomination to be a part of the LGBT
and Leviticus 20 says God's punishment is the death penalty
if a man also lies with mankind as he lies with a woman
both of them have committed an abomination
they shall surely be put to death
but people love Leviticus 19
because that's where you get the quote
love thy neighbor as thyself
so it's like well you know we love Leviticus 19
but don't preach Leviticus 18 and Leviticus 20
so explain to me how Jesus quotes from Leviticus 19
but he doesn't believe chapters 18 and 20 are scripture
that's ridiculous
all of God's word is good
and the Bible says I am the Lord I change not
the entire word of God is good
and every single part of the Bible
and you know what takes place when we read the Bible
we read some things that kind of hit a little close to home
why?
because we're guilty
imagine you're reading in Deuteronomy I think it's 17, 17 or 18
where it's like read therein all the days of thy life
if you're not reading the Bible every day it's kind of like ouch
and all of a sudden the excuses start coming in your head
well I'm really very busy I have a lot of kids I'm tired
it's like you say why? because it hits close to home
but every part of the Bible is good
and the parts that hit close to home they're even more important for us
that's what we need
so don't get mad or frustrated with the word of God says
there's joy in the scriptures just realize you read the Bible
you find out you're guilty of something make the change
it's that simple
drop down to verse number 111
verse 111 just turn 47 pages in your Bible to get to verse 111
one of these days we'll have Psalm 119 as a scripture reading
one of these days that will be the entire sermon
it's like alright we're done
how is that turned into a song? you know what I mean?
it's like there's some long Psalms but a song of like 176 verses
I guess they're by sections of 8 so maybe it just has the same rhythm I'm guessing
but anyways
verse 111
the Bible says we ought to use God's laws being our rejoicing
and meditate on God's word
have God's word hidden inside your heart you say why?
there's great joy in the scriptures of God
go to verse number 160 and we'll close up
verse 160
verse number 160
and the Bible says in verse 160
Psalm 119 verse 160
thy word is true from the beginning and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth forever
princes have persecuted me without a cause
but my heart standeth in all thy word
I rejoice at thy word
as one that findeth great spoil
I hate and am poor lying but thy law do I love
you notice here in verse 163
when you're right with God and you love God's word
it causes you to hate sin
if you find people that don't hate sin
and just give a pass to every sort of sin that's out there
say oh it's not that big of a deal to listen to that music
it's not that big of a deal to drink
it's like it's because they don't love God's word
because those that love God's word they hate sin
and I'm not saying we hate everybody that's committing sins
but I'm saying that you hate sin
you hate lying
and when someone lies it's just like man why would you do that
it's wrong
but you'll see that if you're not right with God
the reason why you don't hate sins is because you kind of want to justify your own actions
and so by justifying other people it kind of helps you justify yourself too
then it says in verse 164
seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments
great peace have they which love thy law
and nothing shall offend them
and what the Bible says here in verse 165
is that when you love God's law
nothing offends you
you say what do you mean
I mean that when you're right with God
you don't easily get mad
things don't really bother you that much
isn't that true in your life?
it's definitely true in my life
somebody says something or does something rude to you
it doesn't really bother you that much
it's like
maybe they're having a bad day or whatever
right the expression we use in the US which
doesn't really make sense
but it's like it's like water off a duck's back
is the expression
I guess if you pour water on a duck it bounces off
I don't know
but the idea is that you know what
nothing you know will bother you
it just kind of bounces off
and when you're right with God isn't that the way it is?
somebody's rude to you
somebody sins against you
and you're not that mad
it's like
eh no big deal
somebody curses at you while you're driving
honks the horn
and you're not that upset
but when you're not right with God
somebody's beeping at you with a horn
and you're like
I'm gonna drive them off the road
right
what that shows is
you didn't do your Bible reading that morning
I mean that's the truth
I mean when you're right with God
things just don't bother you that much
so when you find every single small thing in life
just making you really mad
it just shows you're not right with God
and here's what you have to understand
you're not going to be able to change the outside circumstances
things are gonna happen
somebody's gonna mess up your order at a restaurant
somebody's gonna spill something on you
somebody's gonna say something rude to you
somebody's gonna lie about you
somebody's gonna gossip about you
you know what you can change?
you can change the way you respond to it
you say how do I do it?
you do it by loving God's law
because there's a great rejoicing in God's law
in the scriptures
and when you're reading God's word
things just don't bother you that much
right?
I mean if you're doing your scripture reading in January
and this is the first time you've really read the Bible
I promise you in your life
you're finding a lot of joy
and things just aren't bothering you that much
you say why?
because you're spending time away from the world
and you're spending time in the presence of God
so look what we see here today
and you know David is a man
that went through a lot of worse things
and at least I hope I ever go through
right?
you know it's like
you know King Saul was trying to kill him
it's like
when I worked for Pastor Menace
he never tried to kill me
I haven't gone through these things
I've had bosses that have yelled at me
but I've never had a boss try to kill me
David went through pretty bad things
but you know what?
he still responded pretty well
you say why?
because there's joy in singing
and he can sing praise to God every day
there's joy in the sanctuary
there's joy
there's joy in soul winning
and there's joy in the scripture
and the thing is
what you find in your life is
everything can just be
you know magulo and stressful
and nothing's going right
but if you find yourself coming to church
and reading the Bible
and going soul winning
you don't really find yourself
that upset with the things that are going wrong
and look I say this because
obviously if you're saved
you're saved forever
it's eternal life
but I want you to have joy in your life
I want to have joy in my life
I want my family to have joy in my life
you say what's the secret?
get away from the influences of the world
and spend time in the presence of God
let's close the word of prayer
dear heavenly father
thank you for allowing us here today
and ask you to help us to apply this sermon to our lives
I ask you to help all of us
to just spend as much time as we can
in the scriptures
and in the sanctuary
and in soul winning
and in singing praise to you God
I ask you to help us take all this seriously
and help us to live joyful lives
and help us to fight against sin
and be obedient to your laws
we pray this in Jesus name
amen
to the Lord and to the Holy Spirit
Amen
I pray to the Lord
to the Lord
that we can talk in the same way
especially because
we will be on page 50
page 50
to the Lord and to the Spirit
you will be given this word in English
and we will also speak in first
and last
First time is ready, sing.
Everybody.
For us.
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we're the prayer.
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