All right, good morning.
Welcome to Sure Foundation Baptist Church
in the Annapolis, Indiana.
If you're happy to be a church, say amen.
All right, let's all stand.
Let's take our song books
and sing it to the Lord, number 24.
And can it be that I should gain?
I love this song.
Let's sing it with power to the Lord to this morning.
Sing it on the first.
And can it be
I should gain an interest in the Savior's blood.
See it out, church.
amazing love, how can it be that thou my God should die for me.
Seat up church, amazing love, how can it be that thou my God should die for me.
on the second he left his father's throne above so free so infinite his grace emptied himself
Help us raise this mercy, this mercy, Immense and free for oh my God it found out, sit out
Last first church, long my imprisoned spirit lay, fast bound in sin and nature's not,
Watch my chains, my chains fell off, my heart was free.
Eyebrows went forth, and see it out church, amazing love, how can
So the Miguel, can you pray us into the service, please?
Yes, thank you for all of this day.
I pray you may feel just moved by spirit
and we'll be able to pray you a free change on Earth.
Amen.
All right, let's go to number 223.
This is one of my favorites, Springs of Living Water.
Think about the words when we sing this song.
How many of you guys are glad
that God woke you up this morning?
Let's show him that gratitude
Well, I'm sorry one second. I'm sorry
let's do it from the top my apologies I wasn't at the right page I thirsted in the
barren land of sin and shame my apologies brother let's do it I thirsted in the barren land of sin
and shame and nothing satisfying there I found but to the blessed cross of Christ one day I came
where springs of living water did abound see that church drinking at the springs of living water
Happy now am I, my soul they satisfy Drinking at the springs of living water
Had their full and bountiful supply, how sweet, how sweet the living water from the hails of God.
It makes me glad and happy all the way.
Now glory, grace and blessing mark the path I've trod.
I'm shouting hallelujah every day.
Seat out church, drinking at the springs of living water.
My soul they satisfy, drinking at the springs of living water.
Oh wonderful and bountiful, on the last.
Oh sinner, won't you come to they to Calvary?
A fountain there is flowing deep and wide.
The Savior now invites you to the water free,
where thirsting spirits can't be satisfied.
drinking love hearing y'all sing drinking of living water oh wonderful and
bountiful supply man you may be set this moment we'll have evangelist Justin
John come and give us some announcements
Welcome to True Foundation Baptist Church last service for the month of August and raise your hand if you need a bulletin
And I'll show will bring one to you
Let's look at the verse the week if in chapter 4 verse 28 the Bible says let him that stole still no more
But rather let him labor working with his own working with his hands the thing
Which is good that he may have to give to him that needed that
That's a great verse talking about we should work with our hands to labor, okay?
Obviously tomorrow is Labor Day, so I feel like this verse is fitting that we
should be hard workers as Christians. And if you want to look on the inside page,
this is the church plant of Shoe Foundation Baptist Church in Vancouver,
Washington. Patrick Thompson is the pastor, I'm the evangelist, and the location leader.
Please, you know, follow us on social media, on YouTube, Facebook, Rumble, and X.
I'm back on X jail after seven days, so, you know, I'm glad to be back.
Service time Sunday morning at 11 Sunday afternoon service at 4 and Wednesday night Bible study at 7
PM and Wednesday night we will go to the book of the Bible chapter by chapter
Do some awesome Bible study. So please join us and then so in in this afternoon at 1 30 p.m.
And Saturday morning at 10 30 a.m
so you can see the praise report and and last week's attendance below
and the last week we uh broke 500 salvations now this week we are almost
close to 600 and the reason why is we have brother brestoch then
in the philippines okay so uh hopefully we will break 600 soon so
he's been doing great uh so i believe they have 71
salvation or some or like something like that
for Friday and Saturday and that's just the personal salvation and that's not counting
the school salvation and that's also not counting the radio station so potentially way more
people saved and we did not come to that school because many people don't speak English very
well but as you know but he'll be into more schools this coming week and we have surveys
people are getting the gospel and then we'll count that for sure. But yeah, I mean, the number is
great. You know, again, these are just the personal salvation. So praise the Lord for that.
And then upcoming events. So this coming Wednesday, we will not have our regular service
We'll move this Wednesday night service to that Friday because Pastor Anderson is coming to preach for us this Friday at 7 p.m
Okay, so again, we will cancel the Wednesday night service. We'll move that to Friday
for for this week alone and then after this week will
Continue our Wednesday night Bible study. So also join us for our fall fellowship at the local park at 4 p.m
On Saturdays of September 13, so that's about two weeks from now
Please see the sign up sheet so far only have only one person signed up. So please do that. We have less than two weeks
for the fall fellowship and you can show up at four but dinner will
Dinner will be ready, probably around 5.30pm.
In the paper shop early, you can play some volleyball, basketball, frisbee, or some other games.
Dr. Stringer will be preaching for us he's the vice president from the King
James Bible Research Council he'll be preaching both services on Sunday
November 30 so please invite you know people people we know to join us and
then we may have a Q&A session with him so if you have any questions about the
King James Bible feel free to bring bring these questions with you
Also, Sony Marathon, Detroit Sony Marathon is coming up in three weeks, so please see the video for a detail about the address, about the time, also the meet-up locations, please RSVP at SFBC Indie at Gmail.
Come and so I can have an idea of who's coming if you message me or what's at me that does not come
Okay, because because the official way for like RSVP is emailing the church. Okay
So reading is fundamental. Anyway, and then we will have men's preaching night. There's a typo there
We will have men's preaching night this afternoon. So every man who has sign up sign up for the
For preaching can preach a short sermon. So I believe we have four people, right?
You know, we have four people sign ups. So you have a maximum of 15 minutes, okay?
Obviously, you don't have to use the full 15 minutes, but 15 minutes will be the maximum
You must wear a shirt and tie use the King James Bible and say no heresies because if you say any heresies
I will stop you and you don't want that. Okay, that'll be pretty embarrassing
And then September's on afternoon preaching schedule is for you to see as well
If you want to know how to be saved or needs to be baptized, please see an usher or myself after the service
We have a tub ready to baptize people. We got clothings hair dryers for you. So
Make sure you're doing that and then tighten offerings for the month of August is for you to see as well
Please stay faithful in your giving so we can do more for God and then on the back side
We have birthdays and the anniversaries for the month of September
Mr. Ovi
birthday today their family is out today so please wish her a happy birthday. So with that being
said let's sing one more song and then we'll take up the offering. Amen. Let's all stand for this
last song. Let's go in our song books to number 224. There shall be showers of blessing. I love
There shall be showers of blessings. This is the promise of love.
There shall be seasons refreshing, sent from the Savior above.
Showers of blessings, showers of blessing we need.
Mercy drops round us are falling.
But for the showers we plead
There shall be showers of blessings
Precious reviving again
Over the hills and the valleys
Sound of abundance of rain
Seed out church!
Shours of blessing
Mercy drafts round us are falling But for the showers we plead
There shall be showers of blessing Send them upon us, O Lord
Grant to us now a refreshing Come and now honor thy word
Mercy drops round us are falling
But for this, on the last verse
There shall be showers of blessings
All that to-day they might fall
Now as to God we're confessing
Now as on Jesus we call
Shours of blessing
Mercy drops round us are falling, but for the...
Amen. You may be seated at this moment. Usher's can come up and get ready to do the offering.
Brother Matt, can you pray for the offering, please?
Okay, we'll be in this sixth book in the New Testament, the book of Romans this morning,
in Romans chapter 16.
If need a Bible, raise your hand and Usher will provide one for you.
The book of Romans chapter 16.
Romans 16, the Bible reads, I commended unto you Phoebe, our sister, which is a servant
that ye receive her and the Lord as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in what sort
of business she hath need of you, for she hath been a succor of many, and of myself also.
Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my helpers in Christ Jesus, who hath, for my life, laid down their
own necks, unto whom not only I give thanks, but also the churches of the Gentiles."
Likewise, greet the church that is in their house, salute my well-beloved Evanitas, who
is the first root of a chai unto Christ, greet Mary, who bestowed much labor on us, salute.
Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles,
who also were in Christ before me.
Great and pious, my beloved in the Lord.
Sleuth Urbane, our helper in Christ.
And Stakis, my beloved.
Sleuth Epilus, approved in Christ.
Sleuth them which are of Aristobelus house.
Aracilobulocystis household salute Herodian my Kingsman greet them that be of the household of
Narcissus which are in the Lord salute Triphania and
Trifosa who labor in the Lord salute the beloved
Persis which labored much in the Lord salute Rufus chosen in the Lord and his mother in mind salute
as in Critis
Fiegon her herma Hermas
Petrobos, Hermes, and Retheron, which are with him, Salute, Philo, Logus, and Jelia,
Narius, and his sister Olympus, and all the saints, which are with them, Salute one another
with an holy kiss.
The churches of Christ salute you.
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offenses contrary to the
doctrine which you have learned.
and avoid them, for they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ but their own belly,
and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
For your obedience is come abroad unto all men, I am glad therefore on your behalf, be
yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, in simple concern and evil."
And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
Timothy is my work fellow and Lucius and Jason.
And so, Sipitar, my Kingsman, salute you.
I, Tertius, wrote this epistle, salute you and the Lord,
Gaius, my host, and of the whole church, salute you.
Aristus, the Chamberlain of the city, salute with you.
And Cortus, of Ruther, the Grace of our Lord,
Jesus Christ be with you all, amen.
Now, to him that is of power to establish you,
according to my gospel, in the preaching of Jesus Christ,
according to the Revelation,
of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, but now is made manifest
and by the scripture of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God,
made known to all nations for the obedience of faith, to God only wise be glory through
Jesus Christ forever. Amen. Brother, wait, could you pray for the message?
Word, Lord, help me.
Amen. So tomorrow, on Monday, we will celebrate Labor Day, so I think it's fitting to preach
a sermon on this topic of Labor Day. Okay, so, Young Romans chapter 16, we'll have version
verse 6, Romans 16 verse 6. The Bible says, greet Mary who bestowed much labor on us.
Jump down to verse number 12. The Bible says, salute triphina and trifosa who labor in the
in the Lord. So here in chapter 16, Apostle Paul recognized people who labored in the Lord, who
worked hard for the Lord. So the title of the sermon this morning is called A Biblical Perspective
on Labor Day. A Biblical Perspective on Labor Day. So as Baptists, we should have a biblical
perspective on everything we do. Amen. Someone once said this, if the Bible is your final authority,
Denomination I mean simply means we believe what the Bible says and we believe in believers baptism that people should give baptized after they are saved
Okay, that that's what it meant to be a Baptist. We're not part of the American Baptist Southern Baptist
We are an independent fundamental Baptist church
So again the sermon this morning is a biblical perspective on Labor Day. So this is actually my first time
really researching the history and the origin of Labor Day because before before the past week I have no idea of what Labor Day is about
Okay, so actually this I'm digging on Labor Day. So in the late 1800s, we have the industrial
Revolution it was booming in America
But we have terrible, grueling, unsafe working conditions.
So men, women, and even children often work long hours and six to seven days a week in
mills, factories, railroads, and mines.
And then the labor unions began organizing to fight for shorter hours, safer conditions
and fair pay.
Obviously, we don't have to discuss union versus marriage shop, okay, that would be a different sermon so
So on September 5th 1882 the first Labor Day parade was held in New York City
by the Central Labor Union workers took an end payday off marching the streets and
celebrated the
celebrated the dignity of honest labor and then after years of strikes and protests
You know, the public sentiment finally forced the Congress to act.
So 12 years later, on June 28th, 1894.
President Cleveland signed a law making Labor Day a national holiday
observed on the first Monday of September.
But nowadays, Labor Day is known as the end of summer holiday, okay?
Often celebrated with parades, cookout, picnics, ball games, and family gatherings.
And it's often recognized as a day of rest for the American workers.
it's a chance to pause and to recognize the value of hard work.
So as we reflect on the holiday and let's, you know, consider what God's word teaches us about labor,
and I mean, it's not about our earthly labor under the sun, okay?
It's not only about our earthly corner labor under the Sun
But our spiritual work as believers above the Sun. Okay, so I will give you five points this morning
So point number one
I want to talk about labor that is condemned.
Labor that is condemned.
Okay, now, this might seem like a simple point,
but we need to reiterate the fundamentals of the faith
that salvation is without works, right?
Salvation is without works.
Go to Titus chapter three.
Titus chapter three.
Ephesians 2a says this, for by grace I say, through faith and not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works,
less any man should boast. The Bible says we are saved by God's grace and our faith, and that's the gift of God.
A gift is without works, you don't have to earn this gift, right? All you have to do is simply
by receiving this gift the Bible says you get this gift of God and it's not of
works less any man should boast if you can be a good person to go to heaven
then you can boast about it right but nobody's perfect for all have sin that's
why Jesus Christ came to die for our sins you know
Some people think that we can be a good person to go to heaven,
then why did Christ came and die for us in the first place?
Because nobody can do it, right?
Nobody can earn it. It's a gift of God.
Titus 3, look at verse number 4.
Titus 3, 4, the Bible says...
But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward men appeared notice this now by works of righteousness
Which we have done but according to his mercy he saved us by the washing of regeneration and
renewing of the Holy Ghost
So the first part of verse 5 is very clear, it's not by works of righteousness which we have done.
That means church attendance does not get you to heaven, right?
Donating to charity does not get you to heaven, and it's only by the grace of God, you know?
And some people will twist this verse because they will see this phrase, the washing of regeneration,
that we have to get baptized to be saved.
Here's a problem with that logic, okay?
If the washing of regeneration means baptism,
then Paul was contradicting himself in the same verse.
Because the first part is not by works of righteousness which we have done, okay?
Just because the Bible used the word washing does not does not does not automatically
Mean water baptism. Let me read to you a couple verses
Ephesians 5 verse 26 says this that he tongue about Jesus that he might sanctify and cleanse it tongue about the church
With the washing of water by the word, okay?
So here God is cleansing us God is
Washing us by the word of God by by the Bible, okay?
Just because the Bible used the word washing does not eat this does not automatically
equate water baptism
Revelation 1.5 says, you know, the blood of Christ,
the Bible says Jesus Christ has washed us from our sins
in his own blood, okay?
We're not literally washed by the blood of Christ.
It is symbolic, right?
When we get saved, we are washed symbolically
by the blood of Christ, okay?
So the washing of regeneration simply means, you know,
God has washed away all of our sins
when we get saved by faith.
Look at verse number six Titus 3 verse 6 the Bible says which he shed on us
Abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior that being justified by his grace
We should be made made heirs according to the hope of eternal life
Not only we are saved by grace through faith not of works
But once we are saved we have eternal life that means you can never lose your salvation because
going to heaven is a gift, right?
And God promises that in hope of eternal life,
which God that cannot lie promised before the word began.
So if people believe you can lose your salvation,
you're calling God a liar.
Because we know that God cannot lie.
The moment you are saved, you have eternal life.
Even though you may die physically,
but your soul will go straight to heaven, amen?
Go to Romans chapter four, Romans chapter four.
Now Romans 4 is a very famous passage to prove that salvation is not a works
So let's look at it together Romans 4 look at version 1
The Bible says, what shall we say then that Abraham our father as pertaining to the flesh has found for if Abraham were
Justified by works he had worthy of to glory but not before God
So verse 2 says if Abraham was saved by you know doing good works
Then he's not be then he's not able to glory before God right because God does not see your words concerning
you know salvation, look at verse number three, for what sayeth the scripture, Abraham believed God
and it was counted unto him for righteousness, not to him that worketh is the reward, not reckoning
of grace, but of death. So if you think you can work your way to go to heaven, then you don't have
the grace of God, right? Look at verse number five, but to him that worketh not,
But believe it on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness, even
as David also described it, the blessedness of the man unto whom God imputed righteousness
to misdeeds without works.
Okay? Now, some people will say baptism is a work of faith, you know, baptism is a gift of faith, you know, but that's not what the Bible teaches, right?
Baptism is a work. People don't have to get baptized to be saved. People should get baptized after they are saved, okay?
Because the thief on the cross got saved on the cross. He did not get baptized, okay?
Isaiah 64 verse 6 says this, but we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness
are as filthy rags.
And that's in the Old Testament, folks, right?
Because people are saving the same way, Old Testament, New Testament, during the tribulation,
during the wrath of God, hey, during the millennium too, amen.
John 3 look at verse number 5 John 3 5 says this Jesus answered very very rarely I see on to the Jesus Christ was talking to
Nicodemus
Except a man be born of water and of the spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God
False teachers will twist this verse as well to claim that you have to you know be born of water
That means you have to be baptized to enter into the kingdom of God
But that's not what the Bible is talking about look at verse number 6
that which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the spirit is spirit.
So if you look at verse five and six together, you can see a parallel, right?
A man be born of the water is
It's being compared by he that's born of the flesh that is talking about your physical born birth
Right, but then he says you know except a man be all be born of the water and of the spirit
So you look for someone to to enter into him a guy, you know, obviously you have me physically born
Obviously, you know, we know that unborn baby. They like go to heaven, but
but that's not a scope of this
passage
So you have to be physically born, and then you have to be spiritually born, okay?
Look at verse number seven.
Marvel now that I said unto thee, ye must be born again.
You know just like people just like the people we talked to they have to be physically born
Obviously, they are physically born if we're talking to people right so but that's not enough people have to be born again
He's talking about the spiritual birth. Okay, you know being physically born does not save you
You have to be born again talking about a spiritual birth, okay?
So a man be born of water is talking about a physical birth
Because because you know when a woman gives birth the water breaks
Okay, it's talking about a physical birth and a spiritual birth
By the way verse number seven is one example that we need we need to use the King James Bible
None is the beauty of it. The Bible says Marvel or not that I said unto thee
Negadimus, ye must be born again. Everyone must be born again
It's, by definition, a less superior version.
Okay?
So, I know this may sound like a simple point, but we need to reiterate the simplicity of the gospel.
That salvation is not a works. You cannot earn a gift.
Okay, go to Mark 16. Mark chapter number 16.
There was a so-called minister in Indiana.
He actually made a video about me attacking me
and calling this church a false church,
calling me a false evangelist,
and Pastor Thompson a false pastor,
because we denied a transgender object
coming to our church and our other stances.
And that person is part of the M16 ministries
right in Indiana.
And the reason they call themselves the M16 ministry is because they used the key verse, Mark 16, verse number 16, the M16 ministry.
So let's read from verse number 15, Mark 16, verse number 15, the Bible says,
And he said unto them, going into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
That is the great commission, right? We're supposed to share the gospel to every creature, but look at verse number 16.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, but he that believeth not shall be damned.
False teachers also like to use this verse to like teach that you have to be baptized to be saved
to go to heaven, okay?
But let's you know examine this verse. Obviously, we just talk about all the other verses telling you that salvation is not a works
That is the gift of God, okay, and we must not explain away a verse
But we must reconcile verses in the Bible, okay?
So verse 16 clearly says,
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, okay?
There's nothing wrong with it.
Because if you are saved and if you are baptized,
you are still saved, right?
But the Bible does not say,
He that believeth and is not baptized shall not be saved.
Okay, because the contrary is that he that believeeth not shall be damned not he that baptizes not shall be damned
Okay, notice the contrast he that believeeth and it's baptized shall be saved
But he that believeeth not shall be damned the ball does not say he that baptize is not shall be damned
Okay, let me just give you a simple example. Okay a man with a shirt and tie is a human being
That's true, right
But does that mean a man with a shirt without a tie is not a human being?
You know because because if you because if you look at verse number 16
He that believe it and it's baptized shall be saved. That is an accurate statement
He that believe it and goes to church shall be saved
But he that believeth now shall be damned.
He that believeth, and Reese's Bible shall be saved, right?
He that believeth, and go soul-warning shall be saved.
He that believeth, and drinks the alcohol shall be saved.
He that believeth, and smokes weed shall be saved.
He that believeth, and worships idol shall be saved, right?
He that believeth, and doeth anything shall be saved.
Because a saved person will never lose his salvation, so he can be saved and technically do anything and still be saved.
Now God might punish you on this earth, but once you are born again, you can never be unborn, right?
He that believeth and just fill in the blanks shall be saved, but if you don't believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, you'll be damned to hell.
That's right, amen.
In fact, listen to this, you go back to Ephesians chapter 2.
Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 117,
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel.
Apostle Paul said, you know, baptism and the gospel are two different things.
In fact, how many people did Apostle Paul the Avengers baptize?
Only only a couple of people right think about it, you know because Christ did not send him to baptize
But you preach the gospel this proves baptism is not even part of the gospel
so
So that that minister who attacked me and this church he is not even saved because he believed in baptismal regeneration
He also denies
You know one saved always saved all he does is street preaching and sending people to hell
See if anyone believes that you have to labor and work to go to heaven that person is condemned already to hell
John 3 18 says this he that believe it on him is not condemned
But he that believe it's not it's condemned already because he had not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God
So point number one
I talked about labor that is condemned.
Labor works do not get you to heaven, it's only by your faith.
So point number two.
Labor that is commended, labor that is commended, because salvation is without work, salvation is without labor,
but God does call believers to labor after salvation.
Okay, Ephesians 2, look at verse number 8 again.
The Bible says,
For by grace, i.e. saved through faith, and not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Look at verse number 10.
For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God had before ordained that we should walk
in them. So verse 8 and 9 talks about how you get saved, and it's only by faith, it's without
works, but after you are saved, we should walk in them, we should walk in these good things,
we should walk after the commandments of God, okay? In fact, God commands Christians to do great
Go to Romans chapter 14. Romans 14. Colossians 3, 23 says,
And whatsoever you do, do it heartily as to the Lord and not unto men.
Everything we do as saved Christians, we must do them with our heart, right?
Do it heartily as to the Lord. Everything we do, we must do it as unto the Lord.
Romans 14, look at verse 22. Romans 14, 22.
The Bible says, has thou faith? Have it to thyself before God?
Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
The Bible says when we do things, we must have a clear conscience, right?
If you do something and then you condemn yourself
because your own conscience condemns you, then you should not be doing that thing.
it's verse number 23, and he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith,
for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. So if you eat without a clear conscience, if you
doubt in your heart, you have sinned, right? Anything you do, if it's not of faith, that will be a sin.
So as Christians everything we do must be of faith even even the good things we do must be of faith, right?
Even soul-warning you that they know we must go soul-warning out of faith
We must go to church out of faith
we must pray out of faith.
Obviously, it's better to go through the motion
to go to church than not going to church at all,
but we should have both, right?
We should do things out of duty and out of faith, okay?
Go to 1 Thessalonians chapter number one.
1 Thessalonians chapter number one.
Ecclesiastes chapter 9 verse 10 says whatsoever thou thy hand find it to do do it with thy might
Psalm 127 verse 1 says
Accept the Lord build a house they labor in vain that build it except the Lord keep the city the watchman
Waked but in vain
So the Bible is teaching us a concept that if God is not
You know part of your work, then you are laboring then right except the Lord build the house
They labor in vain beside God. We can do nothing. Okay first
That's me chapter one look at verse number two
The Bible says, we give thanks to God always for you all making mention of you in our prayers,
remembering without ceasing your work, don't miss this, of faith.
We must work out of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ
inside of God and our Father.
We should labor out of faith and out of love.
Who are we loving?
We are supposed to love God and keep His commandments,
and we are also supposed to love people and to serve other people.
And, for example, we are commanded to preach the gospel to every creature, right?
And that's hard work.
That is labor, okay?
Thinking about walking in some hot weather, walking for miles, for some so many marathons,
for four hours, five hours, right?
Plus, we are literally engaging in spiritual battles as we are preaching the gospel, right?
But we are commanded to labor to preach the gospel.
The men are also commanded to labor and provide for their family.
The Bible says in 1 Timothy 5.8,
but if any provide now for his own,
and especially for those of his own house,
he had denied the faith and is worse than an infidel.
So the Bible says if a saved man does not provide for his family,
he is worse than the unsaved.
The Bible says, for even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
That's why I don't believe in free benefits. Okay? Give the beggar some work to do.
Okay? Don't just hand out free food, stamp, tag, you know, whatever stamp they like giving them.
If any would not work, neither should he eat.
Go to 1 Thessalonians chapter 4, so men are commanded to labor and provide for their family
But both men and women are commanded to work hard. Look at verse number 10 1 Thessalonians chapter 4 verse 10
the Bible says and
Indeed, he do it toward all the brethren which which are in all Macedonia
But we will see to brethren that he increase more and more and that is steady to be quiet
By the way, the more you know
the more quiet you are, because you soon realize you are not as smart, okay?
The fools are with all his mind, online they talk about everything they think about, talk
about, you know, that you study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with
your own hands, don't miss this, as we commanded you.
So God does command both men and women to work hard, to work with our own hands, right?
Six days shall thou labor and do all thy work, okay?
Obviously the Sabbath day is fulfilled in Christ, but the point is we should labor hard, okay?
Proverbs 14-23 says, in all labor there's profit
But the talk of the lips tended only to penury. The word penury means poverty, lack,
destitution. So in all labor there's profit. If you don't have a job, just a find the...
Just find any job that does not cause you to sin while looking for a better job, okay?
Because in all labor there is profit.
Man should work hard.
Go to first, that's only chapter number five.
Go to chapter number five.
Not only we should work hard at our job, at the home.
But we should also labor for spiritual things, okay?
I think I heard one pastor said this that if you are a Christian then, you know, nothing we do is secular
Because even if you are working for a secular job, you are working as unto God, okay? Nothing is secular as Christians
Look at chapter 5 verse number 12 first that's in chapter 5 verse number 12
The Bible says and we and we and we beseech you brethren to know them which labor among you and are over you in the Lord and
Admonish you
These are the spiritual leaders in your life, right?
They are over you in the Lord.
They are correcting you.
These are your pastors, your evangelists, your counselor,
your spiritual guide in your life.
They preach sermons.
They may give you different advices.
They help you in times of need.
They will minister in different ways.
Look at verse number 13, the Bible says,
and to esteem them very highly in love for their...
Don't miss this.
works sake and be at peace among yourselves because ministry is hard work okay by the
way being being my position is not just about preaching sermons every week there are a lot
more than that okay in fact preaching sermons is a it only takes up a minor percentage of
my time most of my time I have to deal with
your stupid problems with that without lack of better words
that's my job okay that's why the Bible says if a man desired the office
of a bishop he desires a good work okay ministry
is hard work go to 1st Timothy chapter 5
1st Timothy chapter 5
That's why I also believe that a pastor or even full-time staff members should be paid ideally right full-time ideally
Paul said even so had the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live up the gospel first
25 look at version 17 first 25 version 17
The Bible says, let the elders that rule well be kind and worthy of double honor, especially
they who labor in the word and doctrine.
So the Bible says we should treat those pastors that, you know, truly labor in the word, that
they preach great sermons, that's like full, full of the Bible, and the doctrine.
that we should count them worthy of double honor, right?
Because ministry is hard work,
and I commend every pastor who preaches good sermons
that are filled with bibles and doctrines
while working a full-time job, okay?
Because that is literally, you know,
you are taking two jobs and you only pay, like,
one job's money, but basically, you know,
that's why, you know, I believe ideally a pastor
or a staff member should be paid full-time, ideally.
that's not the case for like most people right and we should deal with that but you know the
Bible says we should we should esteem them very highly especially they who labor in the word and
doctrine not just preaching one sermon a week have one Bible verse and full of stories right
Bible says we should you know esteem them very highly and count work and count them worthy of
double honor especially they who labor in the word they actually study in the Bible
They're actually preaching the doctrine. These people are worthy of double honor. Okay?
Go to Acts chapter 20. Acts chapter 20.
Not only we should labor for our family, work hard at our job, but we should also labor for others.
Right? Labor for other people. Acts 20, look at verse 34. Acts 20, verse 34.
The Bible says, yeah, yourselves know that these hands have ministered unto my necessities and to them that were with me
I have showed you all things how that soul laboring you ought to don't miss this support the week and
To remember the words of the Lord Jesus how he said how he said how he said it is more blessed to give them to
Receive. So here the Bible says we should labor to support a week and to give, okay?
That's why I believe we should give food and money to the people in need at this church first and foremost
Okay, but but I also believe that churches should make an effort to help the fatherless and the widows
If they don't have people to like take care of them
Okay, maybe one day we will have a nursing home ministry. I'm not against that. In fact, I think that's a great idea
Maybe one day we'll even start a prison ministry.
I think that's a great way to minister
onto the weak and needy, right?
But we need more laborers, okay?
Again, I'm not against those ministries, okay?
In fact, we should try our best to do that,
to take care of the community, okay?
There's nothing wrong with it.
In fact, if more churches take care of the community,
then the world will be a better place
because the government sucks at providing for the needy.
We can do it a more biblical way. Okay
Go to Hebrew chapter 6 Hebrews chapter number 6
So I said point number 1 labor that is condemned point number 2 labor that is commended
Point number 3 labor that is compensated labor that is compensated
Because God will reward our works. Our works for God do not get us saved, but they do earn us rewards in heaven.
Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15, for as much as you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Everything we do for God is not in vain because God will recompense us.
Galatians 6-9 says, and let us not be weary in well-doing for in due season we shall reap if we fain not.
What are we reaping? The rewards in heaven, right?
Like I said earlier, obviously we should labor because we love God, but there's nothing wrong for us wanting to earn rewards in heaven.
But our primary reason for serving God and people is because we love God and we want to keep His commandments.
Hebrews 6, look at verse number 10.
Hebrews 6, verse number 10.
Bible says, for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which he have showed toward his name
in that you have ministered to the saints and do minister
So again, God will not forget our work if we are doing that toward his name, right? Having God in mind
It's a work of faith and that you have served other people. You have ministered to the saints
Okay, we should serve God by serving other people
Go if with you in Revelation chapter 2 Revelation chapter 2
Can I have a water please brother Matt
Revelation chapter 2 look at verse 26
Revelation 226
Thank you
Revelation 226 says and he that overcome it
That is the person who saved, and he that overcomeeth, and keepeth my works unto the end,
to him will I give power over the nations, and he shall rule them with a rod of iron,
as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers, even as I receive of my Father.
And that person is doing works then at the millennial reign of Christ God will get in power over the nations right?
We will rule and reign with Christ now turn to chapter chapter chapter 22 revelation chapter 22
Okay, verse number 12 revelation 22 verse number 12 the last chapter in the Bible
Revelation 22 verse 12 says this
And behold I come quickly and my reward is with me to give every man according to his work shall be
This is not talking about salvation. This is talking about say people will earn
Rewards in heaven based on his work on this earth. Okay, and notice God will give
rewards to the saved according to the work of the saved, because God is not a
communist. God will give these rewards to Christians according to their works.
That means not every Christian will get the same amount of rewards, okay? Some
But you're someone who never labor anything, you know, be that over this toilet
Be that over ten nations be that over this small gas station or whatever again, obviously
There's no gas station you haven't I'm just using some earthly examples, right be that over five cities and be that over this, you know
You know the Mexican food restaurant, I know
Good in Matthew chapter six Matthew chapter six
I'm not against Mexican food. In fact, I love Mexican food, all right, but I do think some of the Mexican jokes are pretty funny
Being dip Mexican baptism anyway
But if you you know receive little to know the words in heaven it's still better than going to hell
Amen, and
Because you know last week someone
Said that you got 500 people saved this year. Where are they? You know, where are they now?
Most of them they are you know at their at their houses, right?
They will earn no rewards, but you know at least that they're not going to hell, right?
Maybe you know many of them they you know just keep going to their previous churches, right?
Most of them are in Chicago, Philippines, Gary, right? Where are they?
I can tell you exactly where they're at. They're like at their house. They are, you know, at some other churches
They're in some other cities and states and even countries, right? So, you know, obviously not not every safe person
will, you know, will
Desire to serve God with all their might. Okay, but we never know, right?
Now, at least they are not going to hell, okay?
Matthew 6, look at verse number 19.
Matthew 6, 19 says this,
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,
where moth and rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves break through and steal,
but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves do not break through and steal,
for where your treasure is, there where your heart be also.
So if you work hard for your money, it can be stolen, money can depreciate it, right?
You know, if the Fed claims the dollar is of no value, then your money is gone, right?
It can lose its value.
If you work hard for your career, you can lose your job.
If you work hard for a house, it can burn down.
If you win someone to Christ, then no one can take away his salvation. Amen?
If you invest your time into helping others, you are building long-lasting impact.
Go to 1 Corinthians chapter 3.
1 Corinthians chapter 3.
That's why we should lay up our treasures in heaven. Do all things toward his name.
1 Corinthians 3, look at verse number 11. 1 Corinthians 3 verse 11 says this,
For other foundation can no man lay then that is lay which is Jesus Christ once you are once you are safe
You have the foundation that is laid by Jesus Christ
But then we have to build upon this foundation look at version 12 now if any man build upon this foundation
Build upon salvation if you will those silver precious stones would haste double
Gold, silver, precious stone, are your works for Christ.
That's your labor of faith.
But wood, hay, and stubble are your carnal works, right?
Look at verse number 13.
Every man's work shall be made manifest
for the day, talking about the judgment seat of Christ,
for the day shall declare it
because it shall be revealed by fire,
and the fire shall try every man's work
of what sort it is.
So this is the judgment upon believers. Okay, so believers will be judged at a judgment see the Christ not to
Determine who goes to heaven who who goes to hell?
But this judgment is to decide the amount of rewards. Okay, so God will judge your work based on what sort it is
Okay, either either your work is your treasures on the earth or your work is your treasures laid up for heaven
Okay, notice verse number 14
If any man's work abides which he had built there upon, he shall receive a reward.
If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss, but he himself shall be saved, yes, so as by fire.
So verse 15 says that if you don't do anything for God, you will suffer loss.
What are you losing? You are losing the rewards that you could have got.
You will suffer loss, but himself shall be saved.
This also proves that someone can be saved without any good works.
All of your corner work can be burned, but you can still be saved because salvation, again, is not by works but by faith.
Go to 2 Timothy chapter 4, 2 Timothy chapter 4, look at verse number 6, 2 Timothy 4 verse
number 6.
I'll just start reading, 2 Timothy 4, 6, 4,
I'm now ready to be offered,
and the time of my departure is at hand.
I've fought a good fight, I've finished my course,
I've kept the faith.
Henceforth, there's laid up for me a crown of righteousness,
which the Lord, the righteous judge,
shall give me at that day,
and not to me only, bound to all of them,
also that love is appearing.
So apparently we can also earn crown in heaven right here a crown of righteousness
It's earned by those people who love the appearing of Christ who's looking forward to the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ
Not with the James chapter one James chapter number one
Look at verse number 12 James 1 verse number 12
Hurry up, it's like a sword drill James 1 verse 12
James 1 verse 12 says this,
So, not only we can earn a crown of righteousness, but we can also earn a crown of life, and
this crown is earned by those people who endure temptation.
Revelation 2.10 says this, fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer, behold, the
devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried, and ye shall have tribulation
ten days, be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
So how do you get this crown of life?
Is to endure through tribulation,
endure through temptations.
By the way, this verse also prove Christians
will go through tribulation.
I got it first, Peter chapter number five.
First Peter chapter number five.
If you are faithful unto death,
if we endure temptations,
then God will give us a crown of life.
First Peter five, look at verse number three.
First Peter five three says this.
Now this is talking about the spiritual leaders neither as being lords over God's heritage
But being in samples to the flock and when the chief shepherd talking about Jesus and when the chief shepherd shall appear
He shall receive a crown of glory that faded not away
So so based on this verse, maybe God will give the spiritual leaders a crown of glory if he's being a good example
to the flock of God, okay, so
go to
Revelation chapter 4. So I mean a common question is are these crowned literal or
or symbolic, right? Because the Bible says a crown of righteousness, a crown of
life, a crown of glory, but then the Bible also says a crown of
of rejoicing, Paul mentioned that as well. So are these crowns literal or symbolic?
I tend to think these are the literal crowns and here's my reason why. Revelation 4, look
at verse number 10. The Bible says the 4 and 20 elders
these are the people in heaven, fall down before Him.
By the way, these are not the churches, okay?
This is not the church age.
These are the 24 great, great men of God.
The four and 20 elders fall down before Him
that sat on the throne and worshiped Him
that lived forever and ever.
Notice, and cast their crowns before the throne
saying, thou are worthy, O Lord,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for thou hast created all things,
and for thy pleasure, they are and were created.
So here we have the 24 elders in heaven casting their crowns before the throne.
That's why I think these crowns are literal, okay?
But then the question is, how can you wear multiple crowns?
Are they stacking towards each other?
Like, I have no idea, okay?
There are some things we don't know, okay?
So, but I, you know, technically these crowns are literal crowns, okay?
Going forward to Revelation chapter 3.
Revelation chapter 3.
Now, I was asked by someone that if we can lose our award in heaven, if we mess up our
life.
I don't want to address this because you may find this pretty interesting, because the
question is, can we lose our treasures laid up for heaven?
Revelation 3, look at verse 11.
Behold, I come quickly, holdeth fast, which thou hast, that no man take thy crown."
Okay, so this verse seems to teach that the crown we earn can be taken away.
Again, I will address it later, but this verse seems to teach that, right?
We should hold fast, which we have, that no man take our crown.
Okay, now we'll do 2nd John chapter 1.
2nd John chapter number 1.
2nd John 1, look at verse number 8.
2 John 1 verse 8, the Bible says, look to yourselves that we lose not those things which
we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
Rewards, okay, so so we have two verses one verse seemingly is teaching that we can you know the crown we earn can be taken away
and then second John 1a seems to teach that we can lose our
Rewards in heaven, okay now now turn to Matthew chapter 10 Matthew chapter 10
I will talk about these two verses later, but let me show you some clear scripture
Mathew chapter 10
Okay verse number 42
Mathew 10 verse number 42
Matthew chapter 10 verse 42 of the Bible says,
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water
Only in the name of a disciple verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his
Reward here we have the words of Christ that we serve other people, right?
Nobody can
Take the reward from us right he shall in no wise lose his reward now go to 2nd Corinthians chapter 9
Second, Korean fans, chapter number nine.
Look at verse number nine, second Korean chapter nine, verse number nine.
2 Corinthians chapter 9 verse 9, the Bible says, as it is written, he had dispersed
abroad, he had given to the poor, his righteousness, don't miss this, remaineth forever, okay?
So how do we reconcile Revelation 3, 11, 2 John 1, 8 with those verses?
Here's the thing, when we are talking about the Bible, we should not explain a way hard
verses.
That's that's a bad way to oppose the Bible
We have we have we have verses saying that you will never lose your reward, right?
The work we earn for God will abide forever
But then but then we have two verses that seemingly teaching us that we can got a god
Someone can take our crown that we will that we will not earn a for reward. Okay. How do we reconcile that?
So I believe the rewards we earn are
Secure if that's what we down for Christ
Anything truly done for Christ in His name cannot be erased, cannot be undone.
These works will pass through the fire of the judgment seat of Christ and stay as eternal treasure.
But I also do believe the rewards can be diminished through
Through through through unfaithfulness. Okay, because second John
1-8 and and and the revelation 311
points to the reality that unfaithfulness can limit the measure of
One's reward. Okay, for example
A believer who serves faithfully for years but then quits church may forfeit his future
awards and crowns that he could have gotten.
So in other words, he suffers loss.
Right? He will not receive a four-reward. Someone else is taking the crown that he could have gotten
Okay, because because you know based on the clear
verse from the Lord Jesus Christ say your your your rewards, you know are there forever, right?
But you can still suffer loss if you decide to be backslidden if you quit on God and church
Yeah, someone will take the crown and the rewards that you could have gotten
That's why if I was you, you will not have a full reward, right?
You'll have a partial reward. Okay. So no works down for God will be lost. Okay.
The world may think that we've accomplished meaningless things, but God remembers, right?
And God, and God remembers when you take a stand for him, even though your family gives you funny looks.
That's right.
Your friends may think you are wasting your money when you tie, but God sees it as treasure laid up in heaven
I mean your coworkers may think you are crazy for you know abstaining from alcohol
From drugs from all those woodliness, but God sees your holiness, okay? No works down for God will be lost
But we should keep striving to get a full reward. Okay. Go to 1st Corinthians chapter 3 first Corinthians chapter 3
So I said point number one labor that is condemned point number two labor that is commended point number three labor
That is compensated point number four labor that is cooperative labor that is cooperative
All starts with letter C
Because the good thing about the Christian life is we don't labor alone, right?
We get to labor with others, and most importantly, we get to labor alongside with God Himself.
You are in verse 23, look at verse number 6.
The Bible says, here's Apostle Paul speaking,
I have planted Apollos water, but God gave the increase.
Here we have all three persons.
me, you, and God, right?
Paul had planted a Paul's water, but God gave the increase.
We can preach the gospel, we can lead people to Christ,
but ultimately God is the one who gives the increase.
So neither is He that planted anything, neither He that watereth, but God that giveth the increase.
Now He that planted and He that watereth are one.
We are all on the same team, amen.
And every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor,
for we are laborers, don't miss this, together with God.
Ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
The word husbandry means form, okay, so we are like God's form or like vineyard, right?
God owns it and we are simply laborers in His field and the fruit belongs to Him, right?
We are God's husbandry, we are God's form and we are supposed to take care of the form, right?
We are supposed to produce fruit.
But we do labor alongside with other co-laborers because Christianity is a team sport
We all need supports, right? We all need encouragement. That's why we should, you know
Encourage people when they are sick, when they're going through some, you know, death in their family, some trials, some like tough times
We all need help, right? We should help people financially, emotionally, and spiritually
We should also labor by provoking other people by coming to church, by going so many, by reading our Bible, right?
By helping other people. We're supposed to provoke people unto good works, okay?
Go to Matthew 28. Matthew 28.
Second Corinthians 6-1 says,
We then, as workers together with Him,
beseech you also that He received not the grace of God in vain.
So we are workers together with God as we are doing the work of God,
and this should motivate us to do more
knowing that God is laboring alongside with us.
Right?
Matthew 28, look at verse 19.
Here's a famous passage about a great commission.
Matthew 28 verse 19 says this,
and go there for and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,
teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanding you.
Don't miss this, and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world, amen.
Even when we are...
Accomplishing this great commission, Jesus is with us always, even under the end of the world.
Even when we are preaching the gospel in China, in the Philippines, God is with us under the end of the world
because He will never leave us nor forsake us. We are all co-laborers together.
But in Matthew chapter 9.
Matthew chapter 9, look at verse 35. Matthew 9 verse 35.
The Bible says,
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages,
teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and
healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the multitudes,
he was moved with compassion on them because they fainted.
and was scattered abroad as sheep having no shepherd, then said he unto his disciples,
The harvest truly is plentious, but the laborers are few, pray there for the Lord of the harvest
that he was sent forth laborers into his harvest."
So why is this passage significant?
We all know this passage, but we are laboring with God also in a sense that we should pray for God to send forth more laborers, right?
So more works can be accomplished. There's power in numbers. Here, Jesus Christ literally tells us what you pray for.
We should pray for more laborers. We should pray to God to send forth more workers because we are laboring together, right?
Because more soul winners equals more salvation.
We don't have enough soul winners.
We don't have enough preachers that will preach the whole council of God.
We don't have enough churches that will take a stand.
We need more laborers. We need more people who want to be pastors.
We have a lack of faithful man like one one in a thousand like I talked about you know this past Wednesday, right?
That's what Solomon, you know fun, you know
we we are living in a
Society that's full of weak men man doesn't have men don't have enough t-level
To like preach the whole concept of God go to Mark chapter 16 Mark 16
So we should labor with God by praying for God to send forth more, more laborers, so more works can be, can be done.
Mark 16, we'll have verse number 19. Mark 16 verse 19.
Bible says so then after the Lord has spoken unto them
He was received up into heaven and sat on the right hand of God and
They went forth and preached everywhere the Lord working with them and confirming the word with signs following Amen
Obviously the primary context is talking about the apostles that God has given them the sign gift
You know trying to confirm the word
But the point is when we are doing the work of God the Lord will the Lord is also working with us
When we are talking to other people, when we go soloing, sometimes we have verses popping
out of our head.
That's the spiritual work, that's the Lord working with us.
Okay, go to John chapter 4, John chapter number 4, John chapter number 4, look at verse
John 4 verse 35 says,
Say not ye, there are yet four months,
And then comeeth harvest, behold, I say unto you,
Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields,
For they are white, already to harvest.
So Christ is telling us that,
Don't delay your service for God.
Don't wait till you have read the Bible one time don't wait till you know the whole gospel presentation be a silent partner
We're not going out so many right don't wait when you get your family in order
Don't wait until you get your financing order because they will never be in order
Your your car will break down someone someone will get sick and serve God right now
Don't say there are yet four months. Okay. Don't wait start your work for God right now. Otherwise, you will suffer loss, right?
Look at verse 36, and he that repeth receiveeth wages and gathereth fruit unto life eternal
That both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together
That's why you know, that's why it didn't really matter
And it doesn't really matter that if you are the ones who have sold some seed, or you are
the ones who get people to call upon God's name, right?
Because in the end, we will rejoice together because we are all on the same team, right?
Maybe you just left with left one verse to some people you talk to maybe someone else actually got that person saved
Hey, we are on the same team, right? That's why we should not be complaining about other people's salvation
That's why we should not complain if nobody gets saved
Okay, in fact you should rejoice if someone gets five salvatants and you get zero
Because because we're all on the same team
Because we are all fellow laborers.
Apostle Paul used that verbage a lot, right?
You know, you know, with other my fellow laborers,
our fellow laborers in the gospel of Christ.
On to Philemon, our dearly beloved and fellow laborer.
Go to Romans 16. Go to Romans 16.
Romans 16.
We should also recognize those people who have downgraded works for the Lord.
Romans 16, verse 12.
Romans 16 verse 12 says this salute triphina and
Trifosa who labor in the Lord salute the beloved purses which labored much in the Lord
So Paul was saluting those people for you know, laboring much in God's name
The word salute means to greet to hail and to you know express with
To address with the expression of kind wishes right you are you are you are you are recognizing
Their great works that they have done for the Lord. Okay now
When I read this verse pastor Matthew Stuckey is actually one of the first people that pop into my head and personally
I think he's you know, he is one the most important and the relevant missionaries right now
Okay, because these ministries have got thousands of people saved, and we need to salute him
and we need to pray for those superstar soul winners. Amen.
Hey, we should salute Brother Brett Stockton for doing great work in the Philippines right now.
That's right. Amen.
Because we labor with God's power, with God's people, and for God's harvest. We're all on the same team.
That's also why we should not trash talk other good soul-winning churches
That's a really bad idea because you are fighting against God
All right, if they're not against us if they're you know doing a great was for God
We should not trash talk those good, you know soul-winning Bible-believing churches
Go to John chapter 9 John chapter 9
So I said point number one labor that is condemned point number two labor that is commended point number three labor that is compensated
Point number four labor that is cooperative
lastly point number five
Labor that will cease labor that will cease John chapter 9 look at verse number 4
John 9 verse 4 says
I must work the works of him that sent me while it is day the night cometh when no man can work
Now the primary context is Jesus Christ is talking about that he must accomplish his
He must accomplish his earthly mission
But you can apply this verse also spiritually that they will come a day when no man can work
Okay, I believe here the night
Can you know talk about?
the time when Christ comes back again or you can apply that to when you die physically.
There will be a time when your earthly labor will cease when no man can work
because Jesus Christ is coming back again, right? We will, you know, if you are alive,
we will be caught up with them in the clouds to meet Lord in the air.
That's a glorious day where we get to, you know, meet God face-to-face, right?
However, because Jesus Christ is coming back again, our time to labor on this earth is limited.
And since you don't know when you're gonna die,
Your time to labor on this earth can end tonight
Yeah, Jesus Christ cannot come back at any moment, but you can die at any moment
but
There will be a time when you'll never come to this church again
There will be a time when you will never get to spend your time with your children your spouse and your friends again
Obviously, if they are saved, you will spend time with them in heaven, but there will be
a time when you will not get a chance to share the gospel with your loved ones again.
There will be a time when your chance to preach the gospel to your co-workers will cease.
Go to Revelation chapter 20, Revelation chapter 20.
See, Jesus Christ is coming back again, and we should look forward to that day as Christians,
but also because of that, we should realize that our time to labor on this earth is limited.
Our labor will cease.
Revelation 20, look at verse 11.
The Bible says,
and I saw a great white throne
and him that sat on it from whose face
the earth and heaven fled away
and there was found no place for them.
Now, I will not go through the whole context
of the great white throne judgment,
but this judgment is reserved for the unsaved,
that the unsaved will indeed be judged by the awards
to decide what kind of punishment in hell
they will get, okay?
But notice, verse 11, doing the great white throne judgment of the unsaved, that the earth and the heaven fled away, and there was no place for them.
So where are we going to be at, at the great white throne judgment?
we will be there seeing people being cast into the lake of fire because
because the earth and the heaven fled away we will be there seeing people
being cast into the lake of fire but at that time it is too late right our time
to labor on this earth is limited and our time to labor will cease remember
the rich man and the Lazarus right
The rich men ask Abraham, hey, four, I have five brethren that he, Lazarus, may testify
unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
So the rich man was in hell, being tormented in hell, and he is crying out to Abraham who
is in heaven, right?
to urge Lazarus to preach the gospel to his brethren, to his family,
but at that time it is too late, right? When someone goes to hell, it's too late for that person to be saved.
But when someone is in heaven, it's too late for you to share the gospel with the loved ones because you're already in heaven.
Here's the point. There will be a time when you will not get to share the gospel.
With people ever again, right? And and at the great Wython judgment
You will wish that you could have done more for God
go to
Revelation chapter 14
Revelation chapter 14 I
Think that's a sobering thought obviously we should look forward to his
to his glory is coming but also realize that because it's coming again our time to labor on this earth is
limited
But after our labor on this earth ceases we finally get to have rest
Revelation 14 look at verse number 13 the Bible says
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, right, blessed are the dead, which die in the Lord, from henceforth.
Yet it is said in the Spirit that they may rest from their labors, they will cease from their earthly labors, and their works do follow them.
So when we are in heaven, our labor on this earth will cease, and God will reward us based on our works, right?
So, again, there are multiple ways to look at this.
We should do more for God, and we don't want to leave this earth with regret, right?
Knowing that our labor will cease, but after Christ comes back again, we will finally have rest,
and we get to partake all the glory with God.
This will be the last passage and we turn to Matthew chapter number 11
So what's the point of that?
If you feel like your Christian life is getting harder don't give up
Keep laboring because your labor will cease one day
You don't want to leave this world with regret
Keep pushing it, keep trying, keep winning souls to Christ, keep serving other people.
Matthew 11 verse 28 says this,
Come unto me, O ye that labor and are happy laden,
And I will give you rest, take my yoke upon you, and learn of me,
For I'm meek and lowly and hard, and ye shall find rest unto your souls,
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
So if you feel like you are getting burnt out in your Christian life go to Jesus
Because he said he'll give you rest on this earth in that you will not feel burdened as to labor
But also let me just say this that if you feel like you are getting burnt out for doing the things of God
You need to reset your focus
Because because because if you're really doing the things of God out of love you will not feel burdened, right?
Are you doing those things out of love or solely out of duty again?
Nothing wrong with doing things out of duty. It's better than doing nothing at all
But we should do those things out of duty and out of love
If we truly love God, you will never feel like you are getting burned out, right?
If your heart is truly, you know,
geared towards serving God and serving people you will love
Doing that your love
donating to the poor, you will love winning souls to cry, you will love coming to the church, you will love being
being patient, you will love being a great worker, if your focus is truly on God, you will never be burnt out.
So if you feel like you are getting burnt out for just going through your daily life, for doing the things of God, you need to reset your focus.
If you still feel like that, go to Jesus Christ, pray to God, and He will give you rest.
Amen, that's good. Amen.
Ask God to renew your strength every single day, okay?
So I said point number one, labor that is condemned. Salvation is not by work or labor but by grace.
Point number two, I said labor that is commanded.
We are called to labor faithfully as God's children.
Point number three, I said labor that is compensated will be rewarded for our labor if those works are of eternal purpose.
Point number four, labor that is cooperative. We are co-laboring with our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.
And most importantly, we are laboring with God.
Point number five, I said labor that will cease. Our labor on this earth has an end.
So, so why am I preaching this? Tomorrow is Labor Day, okay?
Tomorrow is a day to tomorrow is a day of rest for our from our secular labor
But as Christians, I will I will work for God never end while we are on this earth, right?
Our labor day of rest is when God take us to heaven where we enter into that rest
But I do hope you guys have a great Labor Day tomorrow.
Enjoy the food, family, friends, the nice weather.
So I hope this sermon is a help to you.
Let's close in a word of prayer.
Thank you Lord for your award,
and thank you Lord for this great truth found in the Bible.
Well I pray that we'll work hard,
that we'll win more souls to Christ,
that we'll serve other people more,
that we'll do all things by faith.
And I pray this in Jesus' name, amen.
That sermon might be my new favorite for the Justin Sermon, I really enjoyed that sermon.
Let's go to number 379, let's all stand bringing in the sheaves number 379.
Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness, sowing in the noontime and the dewy eve.
Waiting for the harvest and the time of reaping. We shall come rejoicing bringing in the
Sing it out church bringing in the sheaves bringing in the sheaves. We shall come rejoicing bringing in
in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves.
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves,
sowing in the sunshine, sowing in the shadows,
fearing neither clouds nor winter chilling breeze,
vying by the harvest and the labor ended.
bringing in the sheaves bringing in the sheaves we shall come rejoicing bringing in the sheaves
bringing in the sheaves bringing in the sheaves we shall come rejoicing bring on that last verse
Going forth with weeping,
Soaring for the master,
Though the lost sustained,
Our spirit of sin grieves.
When our weeping's over,
He will bid us welcome.
We shall come rejoicing,
Bringing in the sin out,
Bringing in the sin out.
I love when I hear you guys sing.
bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves.
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
Heavenly Father, thank you for this great.