or 415. It says, "But let none of you suffer as a murderer or as a thief or as an evildoer
or as a busybody in other men's matters. Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him
not be ashamed, but let him glorify God on this behalf." So first of all, we shouldn't
be ashamed of the gospel. We shouldn't be ashamed of those who preach the gospel. You
know, there are people who are sometimes ashamed of me. They're ashamed of the pastor because,
you know, oh man, you know, people Google him and there's all this stuff and all these
people hate him and attack him. But you know what? You shouldn't be ashamed of me. I'm
not ashamed of you. You know, there's nobody in this church, there's not one person in
this church that I would not, and when I say I mean there's not one person in this church,
that I would not in a heartbeat claim as my church member and say, "This is one of my
church members," that I wouldn't be proud to take with me if I were visiting some other
church or visiting friends or family, that I wouldn't be proud to take that person with
me and say, "This is one of my church members.
This is my friend."
So don't be ashamed of me.
It should be a two-way street.
And by the way, the reason that everybody hates me and has all this stuff on the internet
attacking me is because I've stood up for what's right.
What did I steal?
What have I robbed?
Who have I killed?
Who have I assaulted?
The only reason why there's anything against me is for the words that have come out of
my mouth as I preach the Bible.
So don't be ashamed of me.
I'm not ashamed of you.
I love you and I would claim you as my friend and church member in a heartbeat.