Good morning and welcome to Sherr Foundation Baptist Church.
Please grab a seat and get a hymnal and turn number 245.
The old account was settled, number 245.
There was a time on earth when in the book of heaven
An old account was standing for sins yet unforgived
My name was at the top and many things below
I went unto the keeper and settled it long ago
Long ago, long ago
Yes, the old account was settled long ago
And the record's clear today for me wash my sins away
When the old account was settled long ago
The old account was large and growing every day
For I was always sinning and never tried to pay
But when I looked ahead and saw such pain and woe
I said that I would settle and settled it long ago, long ago
Long ago
Yes, the old account was settled long ago
And the records clear today for he washed my sins away when the old account was settled long ago
When in that happy home my Savior's home above I'll sing redemption story and praise Him for His love
I'll not forget that book with pages wide as snow because I came and settled and settled it long ago
long ago long ago yes the old account was settled long ago
And the records clear today for I wash my sins away
When the old account was settled long ago
O sinner trust the Lord, be cleansed of all your sin
For thus he hath provided for you to enter in
And then if you should live a hundred years below
Up there you'll not regret it
long ago yes the old account was settled long ago and the record's clear today for
rewash my sins away when the old account was settled long ago
hey man brother landon can you help us send word for air
of your hymn book open look over to 246 redeemed number 246 redeemed how I love to proclaim
His child and forever I am, Redeemed and so happy in Jesus,
No language my rapture can tell, I know that the light of His presence
With me doth continually dwell, Redeemed, redeemed, redeemed
His child and forever I am.
I think of my blessed Redeemer.
I think of Him all the day long.
I sing for I cannot be silent.
His love is a theme of my song.
His child and forever I am.
I know I shall see in his beauty
the king in whose law I deline,
who lovingly guardeth my footsteps
and giveth me songs in the night.
Redeemed, redeemed, redeemed by the blood of the land.
This child and forever I am.
Amen, good singing.
It's time for Andrews, Justin, and John
will give the announcements.
All right, welcome to Shoe Foundation,
Baptist shirts on the morning service.
Raise your hand if you need a bulletin
and Alisha will bring one to you.
Let's look at the verse of the week there on my chapter 5 verse verse 14
The Bible says wherefore thus said the Lord God of hosts because he speak this word behold
I will make my words in thy mouth fire and this people would and it shall devout them
This is a great verse that talks about the power of preaching that God's work can be as a fire and just devout people
You know symbolically speaking right so there's a power in the preaching of the word of God
So let's look at the inside page. Please follow us on the social media, YouTube, Facebook, Rumble, and X.
Service times Sunday morning at 11th on the afternoon service at 4 p.m.
and 1st night Bible study at 7 p.m. This coming Wednesday we'll be going through...
Ecclesiastes chapter number A. So please join us if you are able to. So many times this afternoon at
1.30 p.m. and Saturday morning at 10.30 a.m. And then you can see the praise reports,
And then the year to date number 978 may be changed because that number does include the
school preaching salvation from the Philippines, and we may not use the school salvation to
the final tally after you talk to Patrick Thompson about it, but the bread and Miss Devine has
deduct the 312 salvations that will bring us to 666 year-to-day salvations.
So again, we may not count the school salvations. It depends on how Patrick Thompson want to do it, but
but a 970 member doesn't include the school salvations, you know, the kids who answer all the survey question correctly.
So still, you know, he's done a great job with 160 personal salvations and a total of
462 salvations in the Philippines in like 10 days. So praise the Lord for that.
He's also preached at the police station, radio station, so they have a great time there.
He also preached a lot here. I think he preached both services on Sunday and one service on Wednesday.
So next Sunday afternoon, he'll be preaching for us, so he might do a missionary report.
I'll force him to like do that. I think that would be pretty cool. Just to you know, encourage the people
Maybe we can even get a group next year just to the Philippines, you know to do that DIY mission trip
That's pretty cool
Upcoming events this afternoon is like a short notice. I forgot to put it in the bulletin last week
So we have a wedding shower right after the afternoon service
We'll have cakes and punches. No, just
Lemonade and cake. Is that all we're having? Okay. All right
So we'll see how that goes and then next Saturday is our fall fellowship at a local park at 4 p.m
And again, please see the sign-up sheet. We still have some items open
So please sign up the food items you want to bring the church will be providing the main meats
Burgers or whatever or depends on how much steak costs and and then you will be bring the size desserts and drinks
So dinner dinner will probably
Probably be around 5.30 to 6.
But you can show up at 4 just to play some games.
We'll have a volleyball net set up.
There's a basketball court.
There's a pickle ball court there as well.
Right, maybe?
Yeah, we'll know.
Yeah, so maybe we'll figure it out.
And then, yeah, hopefully we can have a great time.
And then Dr. Phil Stringer will be preaching both services
on Sunday, November 30.
So make sure you are inviting family and friends.
And if you have any good questions
about the King James Bible, let me know.
So I can pass that along.
Maybe we can just pinpoint those questions.
Maybe some hard questions about the translation process.
Let me know.
And then Sony Marathon, so two weeks from now, we'll have a Detroit Sony Marathon on September 19th to the 20th.
If you are coming, but if you have not RSVP'd, please do so by email, okay?
I will only take emails, okay?
And then the QR code is for your reference.
The video is also on the social media.
And then December 27th is the Winter Wonderland Sony Marathon.
And like I said, please pray for the Stockton's that they'll have a safe trip back home and they'll be back next week
And then some timbers on the afternoon preaching schedule is for you to see
and then let's see if you want to know how to be saved or baptized please see an usher or myself
after the service and please make sure you are following up with your new converse and talking
talk to them about baptism and to like to like make sure they are following the next step of
obedience and if you want to look on the backside we have birthdays and the and the anniversaries
forgot to put Miss Linda's birthday there. She has her birthday on the 17th so I'll make
sure I'll add that to the bulletin next week. So with that being said let's sing one more song
and then we'll take up the offering. All right let's sing number 248. Now I belong to Jesus,
Jesus, my Lord, will love me forever From him no power of evil can sever
He gave his life to ransom my soul Now I belong to him
Not for the years of time alone, but for eternity.
Once I was lost in sin's degradation, Jesus came down to bring me salvation, lifted me up from sorrow and shame.
I belong to Jesus, Jesus belongs to me, not for the years of time alone, but for eternity.
Joy floods my soul for Jesus has saved me, free from sin that long had enslaved me.
precious blood he gave to redeem. Now I belong to him. Now I belong to Jesus.
Jesus belongs to me. Not for the years of time alone, but for eternity.
this time the ushers will come forward for the offering. Let's pray for the
offering. Heavenly Father thank you for this day you've given us sword I pray
that you bless the preaching I pray that you bless your offering Lord and use it
for your honor and glory and bless those that are faithful and their ties and
offering sword we love you and in Jesus name we pray amen.
All right. We'll be in Psalm 68 this morning. If need a Bible, raise your hand and usher will provide one for you.
Psalm, chapter 68.
Psalm 68, the Bible reads.
Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered.
Let them also that hate him flee before him, as smoke is driven away, so drive them away
as wax melted before the fire.
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
But let the righteous be glad.
Let them rejoice before God.
Yay!
Let them exceedingly rejoice.
extol him the righteth upon the heavens by his name Ja, and rejoice before him, a father
of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
God seteth the solitary in families, he bringeth out those which are bound with chains, but
the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
O God, when Thou wentest forth before Thy people, when Thou didst march through the
The earth shook. The heavens also dropped at the presence of God.
Even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thy inheritance,
when it was weary.
Thy congregation hath dwelt therein, Thou, O God, hath prepared of thy goodness for
the poor.
The Lord gave the word.
Great was the company of those that published it.
Kings of armies did flee apace, and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
Though ye have lion among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver
and her feathers with the yellow gold. When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as
snow and salmon.
The hill of God is as the hill of Vaishan, and high hill as the hill of Vaishan.
Why, leap ye ye high hills, this is the hill which God desireeth to dwell in, yea, the
Lord will dwell in it forever, that chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands
of angels.
The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
Thou hast descended on high, thou hast led captivity captive, thou hast received gifts
Yay for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.
Blessed be the Lord, who daily lotus us with benefits.
Even the God of our salvation, say lo, he that is our God is the God of salvation,
and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.
But God shall wound the head of his enemies and the hairy scalp
of such as one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
The Lord said I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea.
That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies and the tone of thy dogs and the same
They have seen thy goings. Oh God even the goings of my God my king and the sanctuary
The sinners went before the players on instruments followed after among them were the damsels playing with timbrels
Blessed bless ye God in the congregations even the Lord from the fountain of Israel. This is little Benjamin
with their roar, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zubuin and the princes of Naftali.
I, God, have commanded thy strength, strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
Because of thy temple at Jerusalem, shall Canes bring presence unto thee.
Rebuke the company of Spearman, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people,
till everyone submit himself with pieces of silver.
princes shall come out of Egypt, Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God,
sing unto God ye kingdoms of the earth, O sing praises unto the Lord, say well.
To him the rioteth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old, lo, he dost send out his voice,
and that a mighty voice ascribe ye strength unto God, as excellence ye is over Israel.
His strength is in the clouds. Oh God, thou art terrible out of the holy places
The God of Israel is he that give his strength and power unto his people blessed be God brother
Christian could you pray for the message?
Amen, you are in Psalm 68, let's look at verse number 6, Psalm 68 verse 6.
The Bible says, God set us the solitary in families.
He bringeth out those which are bound with chains, but the rebellious dwell in a dry
land.
Now, the word solitary means desolate only, living alone, not having company, destitute
of company.
to being families, now whether that's through finding a spouse and having a community or
different other means, but I do want to apply this to church families, okay, now I talked
about last week that we as Christians do not labor for ourselves, right, being Christians
is a team sport working for the God, laboring for God, the Bible says in 1 Corinthians 3-9,
for we are laborers together with God, you are God's husbandry, you are God's building.
So when we are laboring together, serving Christ, you know, doing church, going summoning, praying,
First, Corinthians, chapter number seven.
So God said that those people who are alone in families,
again, I want to apply that to church families,
because no people are meant to be alone, okay?
For example, men are not made to be alone.
The Bible says that it is not good that a man should be alone.
I will make him and help meet for him, okay?
So men, you know, males are not made to be alone.
That's why, you know, God created female.
So unless you have the gift of Apostle Paul, but that's talking about a very small minority of people,
if you have a physical desire, then you are not the Apostle Paul, right?
You need to be married, okay?
First Corinthians 7, look at verse number 8.
1 Corinthians 7 verse 8, the Bible says, I say therefore to the unmarried and widows it is good for them
If they abide even as I but if they cannot contain let them marry for it is better to marry than to burn
What are they burning? They are burning in lust, okay?
So if you you know cannot withhold the physical desire you do not have the gift to be single, right?
The Bible says it is better to be to marry
than to burn, okay? By the way, that is a biblical reason to get married, okay?
But even if you do have the gift of the Apostle Paul, God still wants you to be in families,
okay? And today I want to specifically apply Psalm 68, verse number 6, to the church families.
Go to Hebrews chapter 10. Hebrews chapter 10.
And just like men in general are not meant to be alone and no Christians are meant to
be alone either, all Christians are supposed to be plugged into a local New Testament church
and serve there, right?
It's more than just coming to church, we need to be plugged in and to serve with the church
church families, if you will. So, Hebrew chapter 10, look at verse 24. This is a
famous verse about not forsaking the assembling. Hebrews 10 verse 24, the Bible
says, and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works, not
forsaking the assembling. That's the gathering, you know, of ourselves together
as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another and so much the more as he
Approaching. So when you first get saved, you are alone, you are by yourself, but God wants you to assemble with other believers at a local body called a local church, right?
Because God set up the solitary in families. So the title of this sermon this morning is called The Benefits of Belonging to a Biblical Church.
The benefits of belonging to a Biblical church
If you have a secular job, earthly job, you probably know something about benefits, right?
Usually the company that you work for will provide some kind of benefits like matching 401k,
life insurance, discounted health insurance, pay time off and so on, right?
Usually they have different benefits and I do think you should find a job that has some
good benefits if possible so you can potentially save money in the long run while you can take
care of your family and yourself.
But people also choose different churches based on different benefits, right?
Here's the truth. Not every church has the same benefits.
Just like not, you know, not every company has the same benefits, right?
Some companies may offer 21 PTO days and some company may only offer 7, right?
Some company has no matching...
You know Roth IRA and some company they match like 6% right so there are different benefits, but
This morning
Let's just talk about why being in this church is such a blessing and that and that you actually have a
load of benefits by coming to this church and some of you that do not even
realize the amount of benefits okay some of you don't even fully fully utilize
the free benefits from this church okay and this sermon can also serve as a guide
if you maybe you know in a future move to some other places and are looking for
a church we need to look at the benefits okay so go to Galatians chapter
So point number one first and foremost. I want to talk about the benefit of the right gospel
The benefit of the right gospel because there's only one true gospel, right?
Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven. He said I'm the way the truth and the life and no man cometh
Onto the Father but by me. So Christ makes salvation exclusive, right?
That means someone cannot you know worship Allah, you know, you know the Muslim God and still
Go to heaven, right? Because salvation is only by Jesus Christ. It's not by Jesus Christ plus your good works
Right, it's only by the finished work of Christ
And it's pretty sad that we don't even have many churches that preach the right gospel
I mean, it's even sadder that some of the independent, fundamental Baptist churches, they are preaching false Gospels, right?
We see, you know, even the Baptist churches are saying that you have to turn from your sins to be saved.
You have to, you know, repent of your sins to be saved.
No change, no conversion, right? No crying, no conversion.
If you don't have any good works, then you're not really safe, okay?
So we have all those camouflage, workspace salvation creeping into some Baptist churches.
In Galatians chapter 1, look at verse number 6, Galatians 1-6, the Bible says,
I marvel that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel,
which is not another, but there be some that trouble you and will pervert the gospel of Christ.
Who's Paul talking about? Even if, you know, an apostle came to you, right?
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any gospel unto you,
then that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed, okay?
The word accursed is also translated to the word anathema in the New Testament.
Basically Paul was saying that if an apostle like me
Or if an so-called angel Joseph Smith, you know, just came to you and tell you, tell you another gospel,
let him be cursed, right? Let him be damned, let him be anathema, okay? Look at verse number nine.
As we said before, so sad now again, if any men preach any other gospel unto you, then that ye have received, let him be a curse, for do I not persuade men or God, or do I seek to please men?
For if I yet please men, I should not be the servant of Christ."
Why did Paul say, why did Paul, you know, write verse number 10?
Because when you're preaching like this, when you're preaching against false gospels, people won't like it.
But what's Paul's attitude, you know, he seeks to please God, right?
He does not want to please men because because the right gospel is important. There's only one gospel
You know, even if an apostle came and preached another gospel, let him be accursed
So we have churches that preach wrong gospels. They are perverting the true gospel
But also some churches may have the right gospel
But they use extra biblical phrases when talking about the gospel and bring a lot of confusions, right?
Phrases like ask Jesus into your heart, you know
Now I get it. I get what they meant by that, but that's not a biblical phrase. It creates confusion
They will say phrases like having having having a relationship with with Jesus, you know
I know what they meant, but it brings confusion.
What if you are having a bad relationship?
What type of relationship are you talking about, right?
But the difference is, at this church, we do not compromise on the gospel.
In fact, we make it extra clear that salvation is only by trusting the death, burial, and the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
And once you are saved, you're always saved no matter what you do.
It's a free gift, okay?
Here's what we have on our doctrinal statement on our website.
We believe that salvation is by grace through faith and that not of works.
This means that salvation cannot be earned by any work, such as church attendance, baptism,
repenting of your sins, and so on.
Salvation is putting your faith in Jesus Christ and that He died, was buried, and that He
rose from the grave to pay for your sin.
You receive salvation by believing on Lord Jesus Christ and simply asking Him to save you.
We believe in the eternal security of the believer.
One saved, always saved.
Just like there's nothing you can do to earn salvation.
There's nothing you can do to lose it.
So we make it pretty clear.
We even have a video gospel presentation by Pastor Thompson on our website.
that people can say, SFBC Indy believes in a workspace salvation.
Here's the difference though, if you go to some website from other churches, even Baptist churches,
sometimes you wonder what do they really believe, right?
They use confusing terminologies, they are not very clear about it, okay?
We make it really, really clear.
So why is having the right gospel so important?
Because the gospel is the most important doctrine, right? It's the foundation of everything else.
Because if the church and the pastor do not even believe in the right gospel, then why do you even go there in the first place?
They don't even have the Holy Spirit in them to help them do certain spiritual things, so why are you listening to their preaching?
Because there's a benefit of having the right gospel, and not only that, you know, there's a benefit of having a clear gospel without any confusions, okay?
Go to Acts chapter 20. Acts chapter 20.
Number two, the benefit of the whole counsel of God. The benefit of the whole counsel of God.
Acts chapter 20, look at verse 26, Acts 20, verse 26.
The Bible says, where if I take you to record this day
that I am pure from the blood of all men,
why is Paul pure from the blood of all men?
Look at verse 27, four, here's the reason,
because I have not shunned, I have not capped back
to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
Now, we use that verse quite a few times, but let's focus on it, okay?
This verse means that every book of the Bible, every doctrine, every verse should be on the
table, right?
Because if you don't do that, you are responsible for the blood of man.
You are not warning people, right?
That's why we need to preach the whole Bible, okay?
At this church, we actually do not cherry-pick scriptures, because we believe all of it.
I think it's funny that we are accused of cherry-picking scriptures,
but I think it's pretty funny that the best argument against us is they will show us another verse, right?
I think that's pretty hilarious, but wait, what about the verse at hand, though, right?
What about the verse at hand, okay?
The adulterer and the adulterers shall surely be put to death, okay?
The Bible puts the death penalty on the scene of adultery, okay?
Both the man and the woman.
But wait! Love thy neighbor as thyself!
Somehow they just negate that verse, okay?
What about the 20th verse 10, though?
Are you saying the Bible has contradictions?
Can we believe both verses, right?
I think it's funny that, you know, witchcraft was the saying, not to not suffer a wish to live.
But wait, love that neighbor as thyself.
What about both verses are true, right?
Why are you cherry picking scriptures?
I'm believing all of it, okay?
Because, you know, God never changes.
Pastor Anderson stole my sermon.
The word of God never changes.
I actually wrote this sermon online before we preached, by the way.
You know, this is the benefit that you do not get from most churches, okay?
Because we preach on a lot of topics in less than two years of this church's existence.
We covered a lot of topics, okay?
I preach on every single doctrinal statement found on our website, making it clear why
we believe what we believe.
And we tackle relevant topics like, you know, AI, the election,
prime amount, racism, women preachers, labor and so on, right?
Because I try my best to preach relevant sermons.
And we preach on cultural and social issues.
And we talk about the government and that, you know,
and we're not afraid of.
preaching against the political leaders,
just like the prophets of God
backing the Old Testament, okay?
And we also talk about practical ways
to live a victorious Christian life.
We preach sermons on some holidays.
I preach a sermon on testosterone on Father's Day, right?
Many of you probably don't even expect
hearing a sermon about that from a church.
But I believe we need to reveal everything in light of the Bible.
Man need to tee up, okay?
So, go to Nia, my chapter number eight.
Nia, my chapter number eight.
By the way, just to plug the picnic next Saturday,
there will be raw milk, okay?
So, every man should be drinking raw milk, okay?
Okay, if you're like against milk, I'm not really against you, but, you know, tee up.
I don't just preach sermons about faith every single week,
but when I do, I use a lot of Bible.
But I also want to make sure that I'm not off-balanced, that's why on Wednesday night
we have a verse by verse Bible study, right?
We go through the book of the Bible, chapter by chapter, verse by verse, and I have to
cover the topics that I would have never thought of, okay, going by verse by verse.
Leviticus, Mark, Philemon, Hosea, and we are halfway through the book of Ecclesiastes in just less than two years, okay?
So low ruling will be covering the entire Bible verse by verse acting up. I think that's pretty cool
So near my chapter a
Near my chapter a look at verse number five near my chapter a verse five
The Bible says and Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people for he was above all the people and when he opened it
All the people stood up and Ezra blessed the Lord the great God and all the people answered amen
Amen with lifting up their hands and they bowed their heads and worship the Lord with their faces to the ground
Also, Jeshua and Bay Night and Cherubiah and Jaiman, Al Cap, Shabbathah,
Hodaija, Messiah
Caleta, Azariah, Josephette, Hainan, Palaea, and the Levites, okay. So those are the priests, right?
The Levites are the preachers, cause the people to understand the law and the people stood in their place.
So they read in the book in the law of God
distinctly and gave the sense. That is, you know, they are like
expounding upon the Word of God and cause them to understand the reading, okay. So
so the Levites and these other people
They are preaching the law of God. They are making the word of God clear, right?
They are expounding upon the Old Testament laws, okay?
So this is exposition of preaching in the Old Testament, right? They are going through the law of God, you know?
You know maybe verse by verse to cause people to like understand the law, right?
That's what we do. We go through verses after verses and then you know
I just expound upon it, right?
And I try my best to use words easy to be understood, right?
Because I'm not supposed to use some
Theological Greek, you know that you don't even know about because because because in verse number a they gave the sense
and cause them to understand the reading, right?
That's the job of the Levites.
That's the job of the New Testament preachers as well,
is to make the word clear, right?
And not to create confusions, okay?
Some people think, you know, verse by verse preaching
is never found in the Bible because, you know,
Jesus Christ seemed to preach topical sermon,
but here we have a verse by verse
expositional preaching, right?
They're going through the law of God, okay?
So I like do hope you learn something especially on Wednesday night because I have learned a lot studying those books
Okay, those are great books and they'll force myself to study and I just feed you what I've learned
And if you only come on church on like Sunday morning, you have missed out on those benefits. Okay, so
If you cannot make it on Wednesday or Sunday afternoon, make sure to listen to the sermons online so you can partake the full benefits.
Because this is the best way to get most of the benefits.
It is the best way to know what we believe as a church.
Because I may explain some of the things I missed from Sunday morning.
I might feel in the gaps on Wednesday night.
By like hearing all the sermons preach is the best way to get the benefits because you are literally getting
You know hours of study spoon-fed to you, right?
You know, why are you forsaking this free benefits, right?
This is important. Obviously we should study our Bible read our Bible every single day, you know
But but the preaching behind this pulpit is like a free like buffet. All right sushi ramen or you can eat
You know, we went to a Mongolian
stir-fry place you just pick up the food they cook it for you
You know it's like a free like buffet you get whatever you know it's on the table, right?
So make sure you're partaking the benefits if you cannot make it lessen the sermon so you can you know just you know
I think it's great to learn more Bible, right? Just make more application, okay?
So make sure you are paying attention to
to all the preaching go to Jeremiah chapter number five
So point number one the benefit of the right gospel point number two the benefit of the whole counts of God
Point number three the benefit of both preaching the benefit of both preaching
We obviously believe in the whole counts of God, but we also
Say the quiet part allowed. Okay, because because there's a big because there's a difference
between believing in the whole Bible versus preaching the whole Bible
Okay, we don't we don't just believe it, but we also preach it from the house top
Let me just read to you a famous verse Isaiah 58 verse 1 cry aloud
Spare not lift up thy voice like a trumpet and show my people their
Transgression and the house of Jacob their sins so she the bowtie's you show my people their
Transgression hey preach against the saints of the church people and the house of Jacob their sins preach against the sin of the nation as well, right?
Many churches would actually believe a lot of the same things that we believe in private,
but they would not say it during the preaching.
But what's the point, right? How are you supposed to show people their transgression if you never preach it, right?
Because because some churches are filled with adulterers, people who are divorced, people who are cabbages, right?
They don't want to offend the people, but you know, what's the point?
We are supposed to show my people their transgression, also preach against the sin of the nation.
Jeremiah chapter 5
I said that before, but let me just say that again.
If you ever wonder if I'm preaching against you,
the answer is yes.
Okay.
So in my chapter 5 verse 14, this is the verse of the week Jeremiah 5 14 the Bible says
Wherefore thus said the Lord God of hosts because he speak this word behold
I will make my words in thy mouth fire and this people would and he shall devout them my job is to devout using
Bollackly speaking okay, because heart preaching changes lives heart preaching has a
You know devouring impact it will devour your sins. Okay, and and we need more preachers
preaching fire and bring stone sermons, right?
That's why we like refer to heart preaching
as hellfire and damnation sermon
because the Bible says,
I will make my words in my mouth fire, right?
It's meant to devout the people like wood, okay?
Go to 2 Timothy chapter four, 2 Timothy chapter four.
Because biblical bold preaching is powerful. It is impactful. It can also be destructive on people's sins
Hey, let the sermons burn
Let the word of God prick people's heart
Because you guys are like wood you need to be burned by the word of God symbolic is speaking
Second team in chapter 4 verse 1 again. It's a famous verse, but let's look at it together saying can you have the four?
Verse one about says I charge thee therefore before God and analogies Christ
We shall judge the quick that means the alive and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom preach the word
Beings in season out of season reproof rebuke
Exhaught with all on suffering and doctrine for the time will come when they will not notice in this phrase
They will not endure some doctrine
But after their own lust shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears,
and shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."
So in verse number 3,
I want you to know this phrase, you know, there will be a time when people will not endure
sound doctrine, okay?
One thing about heart preaching is that it will make you feel uncomfortable, right?
That's why the Bible says that we need to endure sound doctrine.
We need to try our best to go through it.
Because many people won't endure bold biblical preaching, and they turn themselves into those fables and sugar-coated sermons.
Because sometimes, yeah, you may feel uncomfortable.
Hey, did Brother Justin really say the word whore?
Did he really say the word wicked, hell, right?
Did bro-justing really say that about me?
Right?
It will make you feel uncomfortable, but we need it, right?
We need to endure some doctrine.
Here's a disclaimer that you will not feel comfortable attending this church.
Some people may choose to leave because they can't handle it and that's fine
That's between them and God, but you need to endure sound doctrine
Okay, because if you only go to a church that you know
That you know if no sermons offend you there's something wrong with that preaching right because God's word should be like fire
You should be uncomfortable. Obviously not all day every day, right? You know if you
If you feel uncomfortable all day, every day,
that means you need to change a lot.
But here's the thing,
you may not like the way I say certain things,
and sometimes I may use extreme examples, right?
I may say certain things,
I may use some off-the-cup illustrations,
but ask yourself, okay?
Is is it true though right because like even if you disagree with the examples and the just
You know the words I say just like ask yourself is the principle true if the principle is true then go change your life
Amen, so
Sermons from most churches will never offend you
They will never make you feel like and they will never make you feel uncomfortable. So why are you still going there though?
Right? Because we are supposed to get better every single day, right?
After every single service, you know, you know, be better but don't be, like, bitter.
Many people, when they are offended, they grow bitter and they just leave the church without even letting me, without letting me clarify myself, you know, don't be like those people, right?
Be better, don't be bitter.
And this is a benefit that you don't get, even from most Baptist churches, right?
Because we do name names when it's appropriate.
We preach directly against sin, and we don't really sugarcoat our sermons, okay?
At least I know I'm right in the eyes of God, right?
Do I seek you, please, man?
For if I yet please, man, I should not be the servant of Christ, okay?
Again, if you if you don't like what's being said just like at least act yourself is the general principle true though
If the principle is true, then just believe it. Okay
Point number four
The benefit of a soul-winning church the benefit of a soul-winning church
Here's my questions. What's the point of a church if it's not even doing the Great Commission, right?
This is the last thing that Jesus Christ told us to do before he ascended up to heaven, right?
Matthew 28, I mean a famous passage. You're in Acts chapter 1. Look at verse number 8. Acts 1a. The Bible says
But you shall perceive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me, both in Jerusalem.
That is in your city, and in all Judea, that's in your state, and in Samaria, that's in your country, and on the other most part of the earth.
That's in the Philippines, China, North Korea, if it's legal, you know, whatever.
But, you know, our goal is to focus on our city and then we expand to our state, right?
We are doing so many marathons, even in other states, right?
And then we have Brother Brett, you know, he's doing an awesome job in the other most
part of the earth.
So it's great, okay?
And hopefully, you know, this church has been here for less than two years, you know, hopefully
as the years go by, we can reach more and more states, countries, regions, and so on
and so forth.
Because not many churches are making soul-winning a priority, but we do, okay?
By the way, if by the way, if you are not a soul winner at this church, you need to be a soul winner, right?
I I do want to encourage, you know, everyone here to watch Pastor Jimenez's soul-winning seminar because he has put out a
Some like, you know handout the videos is very detailed, you know, the link is on our the link is on the website, so
Here's the most important benefit of being part of a summoning church and that is we will not be a dead church
Right will not be a dead church go to a
revelation chapter 2
Let's look at it
Revelation chapter number two
Have you been to a church that you know the church does not preach the gospel at all no
Sowning and you just feel like it's dead, right?
Some of you know what I'm talking about, but Revelation chapter 2, look at verse number 1.
The Bible says, unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write, These things said he that holdeth the seven stars in his hand.
In his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlestick, the candlesticks are the churches.
I know thy works. Here's the Lord Jesus Christ speaking. I know what your church does, right?
I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them, which are evil, and thou hast tried them, which say they are
apostles and are not and has found them liars and has borne and has patience and for my
namesake has labored and has now fainted.
So Christ first was commanding those church for doing good labor, work, having patience,
right?
But in verse number four, the Bible says, Nevertheless, I have somewhat against thee,
because thou hast left thy first love, okay?
Now I don't have time to like develop this, but I do believe the first love is your love.
for God and your love for God will yield your love for other people by preaching the gospel.
Look at verse number five, remember, therefore, from whence the fallen and repent and do the first
works. Okay. I don't believe someone in the Great Commission is lumped into the first works because
as the first thing Christ told us and the last thing he told us on this earth, but then he said,
Do this, or else.
That's pretty scary, right?
Jesus Christ is telling the church in Ephesus,
hey, repent, do the first works, or else.
Or else I will come unto thee quickly
and will remove that candlestick out of his place,
except thou repent.
Basically saying Christ will take away the...
legitimacy of a church if a church is not doing the first works, okay?
So when you are a part of a soul in church, you know that Jesus Christ will not
remove the candlestick out of the place, right? You know you're part of a living
church. You know you're part of a family that has literally 100s of people to
Lord, right? This year I think we'll break 1,000
That's important. Okay, you know if you are go if you're going to a dead church
You know the Bible does not even consider that as a church, right because because Christ said he will
Remove the candlestick out of his place. Okay, so go to Acts chapter 12 acts chapter 12
so
Point number one, I said the benefit of the right gospel point number two the benefit of the whole counts of God
Point number three and the benefit of both preaching number four the benefit of a soul in church point number five
the benefit of fellowship and
accountability the benefit of fellowship and
accountability
The Bible says in Proverbs 27, verse 17,
iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
So I think it's a blessing to be at a church where the people love talking about the Bible.
We've been through churches that, you know, all they talk about at their fellowship is sports,
video games, and movies.
Right?
You know what I'm talking about.
But at this church, I can carry a conversation about a certain Bible doctrine as a certain Bible topic
And you guys will just quote me Bible verses. I think that's really awesome
You know, you know, we can talk about the Bible, you know, I can you know
Give you my perspective verses and you can just tell me the same thing. I think I think it's great. Okay
We know the Bible at least the basic doctrines. We know why we believe what we believe. Okay
It's also a blessing that you and your kids have like-minded fellowship.
Here's the reason why because this is a family integrated church, right?
You don't have to wonder what the Sunday school teacher is teaching your kids.
You don't have to wonder what the junior school teacher is teaching your kids because you all get the same things.
So if you disagree with me
At least you know what I've been preaching to your kids, right?
So you can rule your own family, right?
And your kids are not getting watered down message from a woman.
Your kids are not being conditioned to like joining
some liberal fund centers, right?
Because you all get the same thing.
You all have the like-minded fellowship, OK?
It's also a blessing to be part of a church where you have prayer supports.
Obviously, we can always pray more, right?
But we do have a prayer group on the WhatsApp group where you can post your prayer requests
and we will pray about those requests privately on a...
Wednesday night so make sure you are using those benefits right actually you
know pray for each other actually posting prayer request okay by the way
these requests are meant to be private do not screenshot and post somewhere else
okay it's man for the church family act chapter 12 look at version one act
chapter 12 verse 1
The Bible says now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church and
He killed James the brother of John with a sword and because he saw it pleased the Jews
He he proceeded further to take Peter also then with the days of unleavened bread and when he had apprehended him
He put him in prison and delivered him to four
Quarternians of soldiers to keep him intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
So Peter got arrested, you know, for serving God for preaching the word.
Look at verse number five.
Peter therefore was kept in prison. Don't miss this, but prayer was made without ceasing from whom?
Of the church unto God for him, okay? Later, you know, feel free to read the story on your own time.
Peter was miraculously escaped because the bar, you know, the prayer was made, and then we, you know,
I mean, there's an earthquake in the prison. Just great story. So I believe there's a power in prayer, and
not only there's power in prayer,
But I also believe that there's power in corporate prayer as a church.
There's prayer in a multitude of people praying for the same things, okay?
So if you're not in the prayer group, please see by the mat or myself after the service
and we'll add you to the prayer group, okay?
But just as a reminder, the prayer group is not a place to gossip, right?
With the with the disguise of prayer, okay? It's a place you share real prayer
I would like all of you to pray for the prayer requests in the group on a regular basis.
Every day scroll through the recent prayer requests, pray about it, because let's not
only pray on Wednesday night, pray on a daily basis.
And feel free to ask any follow-up questions within the group.
Feel free to do that so we can be up to date, because Peter was delivered because prayer
There's power in the local church.
We need to lift each other up in prayer, in corporate prayer as a church,
because there's power in part and together in prayer.
Go to Hebrews chapter 13, Hebrews chapter 13.
Point number 6, two more points and I'll be down.
Point number 6.
The benefit of a shepherd who cares the benefit of a shepherd who cares Hebrews 13
Look at verse 17 Hebrews 13 verse 17
The Bible says obey them that have the rule over you and submit yourselves for day those are
the spiritual leaders pastors so on and so forth for day watch for your souls as
They must give account that they may do it with joy and not with grief for that is
Unprofitable for you. So what is unprofitable for you?
If you are not submitting yourself to the leader, the Bible says that the leader will rule it with grief, that is unprofitable for you, right?
That's why I don't disobey and rebel against your leader, because that is unprofitable for you, okay?
Again, I'm not saying that I'm the best shepherd, but I do think I'm trying my best to preach
good sermons, to study the Bible and to labor in the Word and doctrine and to help you with
your needs.
But I also watch for your souls by being on guard with the people who may bring in some
major sins into the church, okay?
Sadly, not many churches are actually doing that, okay?
I'm making sure that if people need to be kicked out, they will be kicked out
Because because that is my job right is to watch over your souls
Go to first Corinthians chapter 5 first Corinthians chapter number five
See I don't care about losing half of the church I care about you being a church that does not have 11 in it
Okay
You're in first Queen's first Queen's chapter 5 look at verse number 6
1 Corinthians 5 verse 6 the Bible says your glory is is now good
That's talking about all the other churches that it that you know
Refuse to kick people out that need to be kicked that need to be kicked out your glory is not good
You are being righteous over much right your feel with self righteousness
Your glory is not good knowing not that a little leaven a little sin
Leaven the whole lump
There's a huge benefit to be part of a church that actually exercises church discipline.
Jump onto verse number 11.
The Bible says, but now I've written on to you, not to keep company.
What does that mean?
Not to spend time with each other, right?
Not to have fellowship.
Some churches, they will not kick people out, but they will not allow them to be a member.
But what's the point? The Bible says not to keep company, right?
What's the point of allowing them to come as long as they're not a member?
That's not church discipline.
Not to keep company if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator
Be a fornicator or covetous or an idolter or a Rayler or a drunkard or an extortioner with such and one
No, not to eat if someone is you know living together before they are married
That someone is constantly talking about money just promoting the premise
But just promoting the pyramid scheme at the church someone is worshipping real idols
You know, someone making false accusations, someone who's a drunkard, someone who drinks
habitually every day, once a week, someone who rip people off, those are the people I'm
talking about, right?
Those people need to be dealt with, those people need to be kicked out.
Or I will add to that just anything that a Bible attributes the dead penalty to that
These people will be kicked out as well, right like murder, adultery, witchcraft, sodomy, so on and so forth
Because because we're not supposed to take the law into our own hands
What we can do is we just cut people off. We just go to kick them out of the church
Okay, because like we don't we don't want a murderer coming to this church
I know Jesus Christ can forgive the sin of murder, but if someone commits murder, that person needs to be arrested. Amen?
So go to Romans 16. Romans chapter 16.
Church is not a safe haven for everybody. If someone is a known criminal, we will turn that person to the police.
Or if you're spreading some false doctrine that is contrary to the official position of the church.
Romans 16, look at verse number 17. Romans 16, verse 17, the Bible says,
Now I besiege a brother, mark them, which cause divisions and offenses
Contrary to the doctrine which we have learned and avoid them, okay?
There's a difference between disagreement versus spreading doctrines, okay?
You may like disagree with me on like something, you know, that's totally fine
But you know
There's something wrong if you are talking to your friends how much you like disagree with me
You know posting stuff online how much you like disagree with me that is crossing the line
Right, that's actually causing like divisions because no man agree everything alike. You know disagreements are fine
But if you're spreading things you are causing divisions that makes sense. Okay, so
Go over to your second that's lonely in chapter three second. That's only chapter number three
By the way, if someone is talking crap about me to you you should you should tell me that right away
Not six months later
Because that has actually happened if someone's talking bad things about me or like Patrick Thompson tell me he right away, okay?
And I'll deal with that information as I see fit, but don't, you know, withhold that, you know, for several months, because it seemed to be dealt with right away.
Right.
So, so if you violate 1 Corinthians 5, if you are spreading false doctrines to cause, like, divisions, or, or if you are a grown man who is chronically unemployed, let me show you.
The Bible says, for even when we were with you, this we commend you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busy bodies,
now them that are such we commend, and
and and and exhort biology as Christ, that with kindness they work and eat their own bread,
but ye brethren, be not weary in well-doing, and and if any man obey not our word by this epistle,
do miss this, note that man, and have no company with him that he may be ashamed.
I do believe verse 14 is in the context of verse number 10, right, someone who's working not at all.
Obviously, someone can be finding a job, you know, there's nothing wrong with that,
This is a gift to someone who's just chronically unemployed,
living in their mother's basement like those Japanese.
Right?
But also that we should know that man
and have no company with him.
That he may be ashamed so he can actually find a job
and come back, okay?
Now go to Matthew chapter 18, Matthew chapter 18.
The other way to get kicked out of the church is if you refuse to settle an offense with
the people at this church and that issue escalates according to Matthew chapter 18, Matthew 18
Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone,
not spreading to everyone else, right? Work things out between the two of you, if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more than the mouth of two or three
witnesses, every word may be established. So the first step is work things out yourself.
Don't blast things online, don't talk to anybody else, work things out yourself, and if that
does not work, take with you one or two more people.
I do want to ask you that if you reached to step number two, please ask me to be involved
in that so I can hopefully work the issues out.
But if two or three people doesn't work and then the Bible says in verse number 17
And if he shall neglect you hear them tell you unto the church
But if he neglect you hear the church let him be unto thee as an healing man and a publican, okay?
So step number one is to work things out
Between the two of you, step number two is to ask, you know, take one or two more people with you
And then step number three is to tell the church, and if he, you know, still
Refuse to get right, then he will be unto an heathen. He will be kicked out, okay?
By the way, Matthew 18
Is only subject to people who will like come to the same church as you
That's important. It's not like someone who's not even part of the church or someone who's
part of a different church. Someone trying to pull that card. No, no, no. It's someone
who comes to this church because we're supposed to tell it onto the church. That's why, again,
this verse proves there's no universal church. It's the local church, right? You know, if
someone goes to a different church, that doesn't apply. Don't have me kick out someone who's
So I think it's a great benefit to be part of the church that, you know, actually exercises church discipline, okay?
But I also think it's a benefit to go to a church where you can approach me with Bible questions.
Ironically, many, you know, preachers, pastors, they will even discourage that, you know, they can be on a pedestal, right?
If you ask me Bible questions, I will reason with you, I will give you my side, I will
play the devil's advocate, even though I do agree with you, because I just want to challenge
you to make sure you are built upon your doctrine, you are solid, right?
Because if you know me, I love playing devil's advocate, even though I do agree with you.
So don't get offended, I think it's great we get to challenge each other, you know?
In fact, I want you to ask me questions, so please, if you have any questions about a sermon, ask me.
Don't assume anything, okay?
And please ask me questions so we can have unity, okay?
If I say something that you might think
is like a little bit off, ask me,
let me clarify myself,
maybe I meant something differently,
maybe you are just assuming too much.
So please ask me questions, okay?
People tend to not ask enough questions.
Use the free benefit.
I don't charge you five bucks per second
to take my time, okay?
If you disagree with me and you feel like you need to tell me just like approach me
Respectively and I may actually come to your side. In fact, I've done that several times
Right, you may know approach me with something that you see differently about a certain verse and you know eventually
Hey, I know I agree with you. I mean I see your point. Okay, so
But if but if you are rude and being like this disrespectful
and being passive, and being passive-aggressive, then be afraid.
But, you know, if you actually have approached me with Bible questions, you know, I'm pretty chill.
I'm, like, pretty down to the earth. So, yeah, feel free to ask me any questions about the Bible.
Feel free to let me know what sermons you want to hear.
Because my goal is to edify you, okay, so
Suggestions about sermon topics are highly recommended. So please do so. I
May tell you no, but I do want to hear what you want me to preach
Okay, because my my job is not, you know, preach to the you know, preach like to the internet
My job is to preach to you guys, okay?
But not only about the Bible questions. Do you realize that you can actually ask me questions about life in general?
That's the free benefit, okay?
Many of you don't really tap into this benefit.
I'm a free consultant.
If you find a consultant online in the world,
they will charge you a crazy amount of money, right?
And they don't usually give you biblical advices, okay?
You can ask me questions about work.
about jobs about you know buying a house I might like refer you to my like real
estate agent lenders I might share you I might share with you my personal
experiences right you know what kind of credit card to get to like maximize your
travel points
Let me know it's free. I'll tell you my journey. I have 10 credit card
You know again, I'll push a separate sermon just on the credit card maybe in the future. Okay, because every topic
Every topic should be viewed biblically. Okay, and just like ask me about finance financial guidance
How to set up a budget ask me, you know, because I want you to succeed
I want every one of you here to be financially stable
I just ask me, I'll help you.
If you ask my wife, I log every single transaction.
I log every single expense on an app on my phone.
And then once a month, I plug into a spreadsheet
I made with the chart and the graph.
So I take budgeting very seriously.
So if you need any financial guidance,
let me know how to shoot a gun.
Let me know because I'm a pretty good shooter.
I won't like stay championship in my class, okay?
So free, it's free.
How to shoot a gun, you know, raising kids.
Obviously my kids are young,
but I can give you some biblical principles, right?
Dating advice.
You know, those like single guys,
and if you need some dating advice,
let me know, I will like point you to the right direction.
How to, you know, what you say to people
if you are interested, you know,
let me know, I'll help you out.
If I don't know the answer, I'll either find out or point you to someone who knows the answer, right?
The Bible says where no counsel is, the people fall, blame the multitude of counselors. There is safety.
Okay, so use the benefit. Don't just ask me Bible questions. Ask me questions in general about life because, you know,
I'll find out the answer for you if I don't have the answer, okay?
Now, I know I joke about being a dictator, but I'm also not joking.
Here's my question to you though. How do you feel like me being a dictator? Do you feel oppressed at this church?
Do you feel like I'm forcing you to run your marriage a certain way?
Do you feel like I'm do you feel like I'm gonna send someone to force you to commit suicide if you like argue with me?
No, right? Because this is called a benevolent dictatorship, okay? I
Would hear your inputs while staying true to the fundamentals. That's how a dictatorship should work
You don't feel oppressed, right?
I think we're pretty chill, right?
Yeah?
But this is still a dictatorship.
That means it can work.
Anyway, yeah.
But,
But I do run a pretty tight ship here
Comparing to other churches because because we have some set rules, right? Just like, you know ushers have to wear
Shirt and tie with the usher pin, right, you know, and we have certain rules about just the church
Function to keep the church to a higher standard when we are fellow shipping
You know certain words that I don't want you to say during the fellowship, right?
Just keep the church to a to a higher standard and I do
you know, monitor your online behavior that if you say something stupid,
I will tell you to like take that down.
If you don't listen to me, that's like up to you, right?
But you know, I do run a pretty, pretty tight ship, but also we do need rules and orders, right?
If you are representing this church, I do want you to be at a higher standard.
Okay, so yeah, you may like encounter more rules at this church
But we like need it because some churches they they run it to like loosely
I did run the church so loosely like you know anything goes and we shouldn't be you know
We shouldn't be like that. You know, there are house rules. What's that rules if you post something? That's not relevant
You will be deleted
So don't get offended because people may intentionally post something that's not relevant, but it's fine.
I don't want to turn the WhatsApp group into a free forum.
I want to be on point because I don't want people to constantly getting notifications on their phone.
So, I think it's a huge benefit to go to a church where the shepherd cares about you,
stick to his gun, and it's available to answer your questions because I'm here for you, right?
Feel free to text me or even call me late at night if you truly need something.
Because when I sign up for this job, I don't get paid,
so when I sign up for this thing,
I have decided that I will sacrifice my personal time
and my sleep just to help you.
So if you really need anything late at night,
feel free to text me, call me,
unless I'm asleep or something like that,
because sometimes I literally left my job early
just to meet your need, right?
Sometimes I stay up late just to answer your phone calls and and questions, okay?
So I wanted to take you know, I want to use those benefits while not abusing them
Okay, don't like call me late at night for some stupid questions like you know did Adam have a belly button?
If you really need something you call me. I'm like here for you use the benefits, but don't abuse it
Okay, you know I work 24 seven if you like want me to
Again, my job is not just to preach sermons, right?
I'm here to meet your need, you know.
I'm here to research things for you, do things for you.
Go to Acts chapter two, Acts chapter number two.
Some of you may hear that and start calling me late at night.
I'm at a block on Ember if you don't really need it.
But if you do need it, if you have some, you know, emergency questions, some like life, like decisions, let me know.
Text me, call me, email me, whatever.
Lastly, point number seven.
The benefit of a giving and providing church. The benefit of a giving and providing church.
Acts 2, look at verse number 42. Acts 2, verse 42, the Bible says,
and in breaking of bread and in prayers.
And fear came upon every soul, and many wonders, and signs.
What down by the Apostles and all that believed were together and had all things common
They are unified and so their possessions and goods and part of them to all men as every man had need
See the early church is a charitable church, right?
They were even willing to sell their own stuff just to help those people who are actually in need
so so like I think we are a
Charitable church as well even though we can always improve upon that many
Many times people have brought food here to share, right?
We've hosted baby showers to, you know, help out the family with foods and just different needs.
And you also have tangible benefits coming to this church, such as free apparel,
free apparel, free food at soul-warning events and some other events.
Okay, by the way, we go to quality places. Okay, we go to Chipotle.
If we hold any, you know, if we host any events, maybe conference in the future, that will be free to attend as well.
If we have any mission trip, you know, if the finance allows, I want to cover as much expense as possible.
If we have a guest preacher, we give them a good chunk of love offering, okay?
So, I want to read something that Patrick Thompson posted maybe a year ago, maybe several months ago about
about like love offering, here's what he said,
a love offering or gift to bless a pastor for taking time out of their
schedule to fly out and preach an extra sermon
on top of the three they already preached is common
practice in any church not just in the so-called new ip church
i'm not sure such protocol is in other churches
around at a camp or man's retreat. I've done this before, but I don't like to do that anymore.
I feel like it embarrasses the preacher, or if all you give is what people are pulling up for
that night, and it's a small amount, that would embarrass me as a pastor. I don't prearrange
For what I believe is fair and the and the labor is worthy of his reward if people don't like it
They can kick rocks
It's a common practice and I feel like it's a it's a modest amount given for the amount of work
I know these pastors put forth to labor in the to labor in the word of God
So basically how we do love love offering, you know is you know, we waited to do to a pastor bowels and pastor Shelley, you know
With the events, you know, it's like the church is right a checker. I get okay
We don't pass out the love offering play because we just think that's the best thing to do it because we are it
We are a chair. We are a charitable church and
You also have free, you know, free activities like bowling, right duck pin bowling we did and also
man shooting event
We provided free ammunition
How many other churches, you know, that provide free ammunition at a man's event?
In fact, sometimes I purposefully want to find ways to spend more money. This may sound scary, but let me just explain, okay?
I want to host more Sony event, have more fellowship meals because because it's more blessed to give than to receive, okay?
And I think you can treat your tithe and offering as an investment.
Obviously, we tithe because God commands us to and we lay up our treasure in heaven, right?
That's the first and that's the most important reason.
We tithe because we are commanded to tithe, because your tithe belongs to God.
But on a chrono level, your tithe directly affects how much we can do for God and how
much we are able to give freely to other people.
At least when you tie it to this church, you will know that your money is not going to some bogus missionary who's not doing anything
Your money is
Primarily going to the rent, you know the maintenance of the building the soul-warning effort
Bibles invites and food. Yes. I said it food
and I'm not ashamed of that, okay?
So you're like ROI, return on investment, on your tide,
does not only yield earthly rewards,
but also does not only yield heavenly treasure,
but also earthly treasure as well.
So look at verse number 46, Acts 2 verse 46.
The Bible says, and they,
Continuing daily with one court in the temple and breaking bread from house to house did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart
so
So when you're eating free food, you will be glad you will eat your meat with gladness and
Singleness of heart praising God and having favor with all the people and the Lord added to the church daily such as should be safe
I believe being
I believe being a charitable and also unified church yields God's increase, okay?
So go to Psalm 122. Psalm 122.
So I say point number one, the benefit of the right gospel. Point number two, the benefit of the whole consul of God.
Number three, the benefit of both preaching. Number four, the benefit of a soul in church.
Number five, the benefit of fellowship and accountability.
Number six, the benefit of a shepherd who cares.
Lastly, number seven, the benefit of a giving and providing church.
Make sure you are taking advantage of what is available, okay?
Some people sit, you know, some people who come to this church,
they will miss out on the benefit right, you know, right in front of them.
Don't neglect what God has given you through this church, okay?
Psalm 122, look at verse number one.
I will close on this verse, Psalm 122 verse one.
I was glad when they said unto me,
Let us go into the house of the Lord.
Because God has given you this church for your spiritual growth, your family growth, and your eternal reward.
God has placed you in a family, or rather a church family.
Are you sitting at the table to eat?
Or are you going to starve while the meal is right in front of you?
Make sure you're partaking all of the free benefits.
Don't take it for granted.
Let's close in a word of prayer. Thank you all for this church.
Well, I pray that we'll be more charitable, be more unified as a church.
Well, I pray that you'll bless this church, help us edify each other,
just help us grow together spiritually.
And I pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.
Okay, man, thank you, Vanjish, Justin, and John.
Let's sing number 255, Come and Dine.
Number 255.
Jesus has a table spread
where the saints of God are fed.
He invites his chosen people, come and dine.
With His man a heedeth feed, and supplies are every need.
O'er to sweetest up with Jesus all the time.
Come and dine, the master, calleth, come and dine.
You may feast at Jesus' table all the time.
He who fed the multitude, turned the water into wine,
To the hungry calleth now, come and dine.
The disciples came to land, thus obeying Christ's command,
For the master called unto them, come and dine.
There they found their heart's desire, Bread and fish upon the fire.
Thus he satisfies the hungry every time, Come and dine, the master calleth, come and dine.
You may feast at Jesus' table all the time He who fed the multitude Turn the water into
wine To the hungry calleth, now come and dine
Soon the Lamb will take his bride To be ever at his side
O twill be a glorious sight, all the saints in spotless white,
And with Jesus say, we'll feast eternally.
Come and dine, the master, calleth, come and dine.
You may feast at Jesus' table all the time.
He who fed the multitude turned the water into wine.
To the hungry calleth now come and dine.
Amen. Brother Christian can close the order of prayer.