Thank you.
Where the saints have trod.
The cross of Jesus going on before.
Harder than ye people, join our happy throne.
Blend with hearts your voices in the triumph song.
Glory, love, and honor unto Christ the King.
This through countless ages, man and angel sing.
Onward Christian soldiers marching as to war.
With the cross of Jesus going on before.
The greatest thing, I really like verse three.
Like a mighty army moves the church of God.
So really sometimes you drink that as a food, right?
And you know, Jesus didn't want to carry that cross.
We're going to take it out there.
And we're going to bear our cross, too.
So let's say a word of prayer to start the season.
Thank you, Heavenly Father, for giving us this opportunity to be here.
And we sing praise unto your name.
Thank you for allowing our church to be here.
I pray that you be with those that are not able to make it this evening.
And I pray that this service may be an honor and glory for you and your son.
And thank you for all that you've given us.
Jesus, amen.
We've got 140 in our hymnals.
So 140.
We have an anchor.
So 140.
140, we have an anchor.
We have an anchor.
If not, look on with a neighbor.
Or if you have one, pass it over if you've already looked at it.
John chapter 1, we have verse 15.
And if you're a child 18 or under, you can quote verse 15.
You can get an ice cream treat after the service.
Also, we have on the inside, we have our service and soul winning times, our stats, our expecting ladies.
As far as church stats, please remember to email or text or get in contact with your soul winning captain.
That way you're reporting those numbers accurately.
And then also, as far as our expecting ladies, continue to pray for all of them.
We also have down below our prayer list.
As we usually go over this on Wednesdays, we'll go over it again.
We have the Negara family, continue to pray for their health.
Ms. Lucy's mother's tumors.
Brother Cameron Hall's leg.
Verdi Baptist Manila, our friends in the Philippines.
Pastor Kevin Sepulveda in Australia.
Brother Paul Weathers, pray for his work situation.
Brother Sonny Brooks, his grandmother Vicki, we're asking for her health and salvation.
And then it's a physical and spiritual health, right?
And then also, Ms. Veronica Guzman, just continue to pray for her health as well.
I think I had one added. It was Brian Mead.
He was also requested by the Burns as a friend of them for health and for salvation.
So make sure to keep those people in your prayers.
We'll say a quick word of prayer as a church family and then we'll go to the rest of the announcements.
Thank you Heavenly Father for our church, for those that are here.
Please be with those that are not able to be here. Please be with all the expecting ladies.
Give them favor at your discretion.
I pray that you would just bless those that are struggling with health concerns here in our church.
That you would give them health, that you would comfort them.
Those that are struggling with various issues, you know them better than we do.
We pray that you would just be there to give them peace, help work in their lives and their situations.
And we just thank you for this evening. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
Sounds like people are really excited about our church out there, you know. I mean that's great.
I mean that's cool.
Also on the back, I mean usually we don't have churches, we have like a waiting list outside.
You know you can't even get in the building or whatever.
Upcoming events, we have the baby shower for Miss Brooks.
And if you're going to be a part of that, just get in touch with my wife and she'll give you the address where that's going to meet.
So it's not going to be here at the building, it's going to be somewhere else.
And if you want to participate, all ladies are welcome.
So we'd like any ladies of our church to participate.
It's a great way to meet other ladies, make friends.
And you say, I don't even know who Michelle Brooks is. Well you can meet her, you know.
It'll be a baby shower, it'll be a great place to meet her and everybody's invited, all the ladies.
It is nursing's only preferred.
She's having a baby boy and they're registered on Amazon if you'd like to get them a gift, but you don't have to.
Also you can bring a dish to share if you are able.
So that's pretty much it for there.
Down below again we have our Soul Waning captains.
Brother Bannock, West, Milstead and Oz.
Just kind of in awe of that one tribe, it's just better than the others I think.
But, sorry I'm giving away which one I'm in apparently.
But we have a Soul Waning tribe competition.
And you know, healthy competition.
It's going to be in regards to baptisms.
So if you can get your new Soul Waning converts baptized or you add people to your team and you can get them baptized.
That tribe, excuse me, will receive a special prize.
It's going to end July, it really ends June.
So basically July 1st it's over.
But we'll award a winner.
I think there's two tribes in the lead is what is the West and the Urbanics both have won so.
You can tell which side Marcel's in, alright.
Of course he's in the West side.
You can't even make these things up.
The truth is stranger than fiction.
They have to have at least one token black person in their group, okay.
He says he's not even black, I don't even know how it works.
He's Dominican, okay, alright.
But, you know, all baptisms count.
So there you go, alright.
Red, yellow, black, and white, they're all precious in the sight.
And that's pretty much all I have for announcements as far as the bulletin's concerned.
One other quick update about meeting for the church.
There is a writ of possession posted at the door.
I don't know if you saw this really beautiful paperwork over here.
But I think it's kind of cool.
Either way, it says we have to be out by Thursday.
But the police told me that they're not going to enforce it until Monday.
And so they made it very abundantly clear.
So I asked him about Sunday services and he says if you have Sunday services scheduled,
we're not going to bother you.
No one's allowed to bother you, you know.
So we're going to still have Sunday services here, alright.
So God willing, we'll be here Sunday morning and Sunday evening.
So those of you that were planning on helping us move stuff tonight,
come back Sunday night and then help us move then, alright.
Because I don't want to watch Dylan do it all by himself, okay.
And yeah, I'm good at managing him.
But you know, I don't want to break his back or anything like that.
But that's pretty much all I have as far as future plans.
If you want to know where we're meeting for church, you need to go on an email list.
And we've already sent one out this week.
If you didn't get one, it's either because we have a bad email for you or we don't have your email.
So get with Brother Dylan if that's the case.
Or you can contact us and we'll be sending out an email of where we're meeting.
We don't have a permanent location lined up yet.
So we're probably just going to be meeting in various locations as a church until then.
But you kind of have to be on the list to get in, okay.
They have to know you, alright. They have to know your name and they get in.
And if you show up and it's like, I never knew you.
You know, you're just without our dogs.
I mean, you know, it's no different than here, right.
And so that's just what we're going to do.
I am working tirelessly at finding a permanent location.
It's just that you can't really snap your fingers and get one necessarily.
I do have a couple leads.
But full disclosure again, it probably won't be within, you know, five seconds of this building.
So I am kind of looking at a lot of different options.
And it could be 20, 30 minutes away from this location.
So some of you all, it'll be 20 minutes of grace and some of you will be 20 minutes of chastisement.
So, but you know what, then it's just extra like persecution bonus points or something like that.
I don't know how it works, okay.
So some of you might be really pleased and some of you might be like, ah, really, okay.
But we are looking at some different options and I'll definitely disclose that at the point that it's necessary.
But for now, we're just going to be the moving, we're just wandering through the wilderness a little bit, okay.
So wherever the Lord leads us and everything like that.
If you have a question or email concern, just email me, call me or text me or something.
If you call me, I probably won't answer.
I'll just be honest with you just because a lot of people are calling me right now.
But if you text me or email me, I might get back to you a lot easier.
It's a little bit, it's, if you call me, I'll forget that you even called me.
So then I just don't call you back.
But if you text me, I might read your text and then forget to text you back too.
But I try my best to get back with people and so a lot of people ask, how can I help?
I'll try to communicate every time I need help.
So that way you don't have to worry about it if I feel like I really need somebody to do something.
But thanks for the people that showed up the other day helping us move.
It was a big help and a big blessing and I'm really encouraged about our situation.
You know, church isn't a building.
It's the people and I feel like our church is stronger than ever.
You know, our church is one in doctrine, you know, and so that's really exciting.
It's really encouraging and the Lord is still with us no matter what happens to us.
And you know, it's going to be really depressing for these people outside.
What are they going to do with their lives now?
I mean, I feel like they're going to miss us, you know, so it's really just sad for them.
All right, because I'm not going to miss them at all.
All right, let's go to our third song for the evening.
One hundred and forty five, song one hundred forty five.
All right, let's make sure our audience can hear us out there.
One hundred and forty five is well with my soul.
Nice and loud, one hundred and forty five is well with my soul.
When peace like the river attended my way
When sorrows like sea meadows grow
Whatever my love thou hast taught me to say
It is well, it is well with my soul
No Satan should covet, no child should come
And this lets assurance control
That Christ has regarded my helplessness pay
And now shed his own blood for my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul
I signal the bliss of this glorious bond
My sin not in part, but the whole
Is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, oh my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul
And the Lord makes the day when my faith shall be signed
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll
The child shall be sound and the Lord shall be sang
Even so, it is well with my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul
Please turn in your Bibles to Matthew 14
Matthew chapter 14, we'll read the whole chapter before the sermon
Follow along silently, starting at verse 1
Matthew chapter 14, the Bible reads
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus and said unto his servants
This is John the Baptist, he is risen from the dead
And therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him
For Herod had laid hold on John and bound him and put him in prison for Herodias sake
His brother Philip's wife, for John said unto him
It is not lawful for thee to have her
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude because they counted him as a prophet
But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask
And she, being before instructed of her mother, said
Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger
And the king was sorry, nevertheless for the oak's sake
Then which sat with him at meet, he commanded it to be given her
And he sent and beheaded John in the prison
And his head was brought in a charger and given to the damsel
And she brought it to her mother
And his disciples came and took up the body and buried it and went and told Jesus
When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart
And when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities
And Jesus went forth and saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion toward them
And he healed their sick
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him saying
This is a desert place and the time has now passed
Send the multitude away that they may go into the villages and buy themselves vittles
But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart, give ye them to eat
And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves and two fishes
He said, Bring them hither to me
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass and took the five loaves and the two fishes
And looking up to heaven, he blessed and break and gave the loaves to his disciples
And the disciples to the multitude
And they did all eat and were filled
And they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full
And they that had eaten were about five thousand men beside women and children
And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship
And to go before him unto the other side while he sent the multitudes away
And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray
And when the evening was come, he was there alone
But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves, for the wind was contrary
And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went unto them walking on the sea
And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled saying, It is a spirit
And they cried out for fear
But straightway Jesus spake unto them saying, Be of good cheer, it is I, be not afraid
And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water
And he said, Come
And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water to go to Jesus
But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid
And beginning to sink, he cried saying, Lord, save me
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand and caught him
And said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased
Then they that were in the ship came and worshiped them saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God
And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret
And when the men of that place had knowledge of them, they sent out into all that country round about
And brought unto him all that were deceased
And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment
And as many as touched were made perfectly whole
Let's pray
Father, we thank you for Matthew chapter 14 and also for our church
I just pray that you would protect us, Lord, and bless our church
And thank you for the man of God that we have to preach to us
I pray that you fill him with your spirit now
And just help him forth to thunder forth the message that you've laid on his heart
In Jesus' name I pray, Amen
Amen. I've been going through the book of Genesis
But I decided to preach a couple different sermons, these last few services we had
And Matthew chapter 14 reminds me of a story about John the Baptist
It says in verse 1
At that time Herod the teacher heard of the fame of Jesus
And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist
He's risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him
You know what's kind of funny about this verse right here?
Is the Sadducees don't even believe in the resurrection, and Herod does
Isn't that kind of crazy?
It says in verse 3
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude
Because they counted him as a prophet
But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them
And pleased Herod, whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask
She being before instructed of her mother said, Give me here John Baptist's head and a charger
And the king was sorry
Nevertheless, for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her
And he sent beheaded John to the prison, and his head was brought in a charger and given to the damsel
And she brought it to her mother
The disciples came and took up the body and buried it, and went and told Jesus
Now we kind of hear this story in kind of like a past tense form
Where we're being told what happened
John the Baptist has already died
And we're basically being told why he was killed or why he ended up dying
But you know, I could just see the liberal Christians of Jesus' day
Hearing this story about what happened to John the Baptist
And this is the thought, this is what they'll say
Why did John have to say that?
And you know what, the title of my sermon this evening is this
Why did you have to say that?
Because you know, people get really mad at things that a preacher does or a preacher says
They get mad at the communications that they have
Because they look at the consequences of that saying
And they decide that you shouldn't have really said that
Or I don't think you should have said that
And in fact, I hear this all the time
Where people say, why didn't you just preach John 3 16?
Anytime something goes viral, anytime someone's mad at something I preach
One of my friends preaches, it's just like, why did you have to say that?
Why did you have to preach John 3?
And can't you see some people just standing there just saying
Look John, you were doing all this great work
There was no need for you to die
Why did you have to tell Herod that it wasn't lawful for him to have his brother's wife?
Why did you have to blow off your mouth, John?
Why did you have to preach him the law?
Don't you know the Romans aren't under the law?
Who's ever heard that?
Don't you realize he's not a Jew?
Only the Jews are under the law
Wrong!
Because John the Baptist looked at Herod and said
You know what, it's not lawful for you to have her
Now is that Roman law?
No, he's talking about God's law
Because you know who's under God's law?
Everyone
Every single person is under God's law
That's what it even means to be a sinner
If you weren't under God's law, you couldn't even be a sinner
Because where there is no law, there is no transgression
God doesn't impute sin unto people that don't have law
Therefore, as evidenced by the Bible saying for all of sin
Means they're all under the law
And you know where the Bible says for all of sin?
In the New Testament
So how can you say
You know what, we don't have the law of God anymore
We're in the New Testament
But let me explain something to you
For all of sin
As evidenced by the fact that the law still exists
And you know what, John the Baptist applied the law
To Herod's life
And it ended up costing him his life
That's a pretty harsh consequence for preaching the Bible
That's a pretty harsh consequence for saying what needs to be said
And I can see a lot of people criticizing John the Baptist by saying
Why'd you have to say that?
But you know what, it's the Bible
It's the word of God
And I'm not going to answer this question yet
I just want to give you a taste of the idea
Of where people could look at the particular situation and say
Why'd you have to say that?
Go to Acts chapter number 6
Let's see some more examples
Of where liberal Christians
Or atheists or anybody
They would just look at a particular situation
They would look at the preacher
They would look at the consequences
And then they would ask this stupid question
Why'd you have to say that?
How about Stephen in the book of Acts?
Now look at chapter number 7
Let's look at verse 8
And Stephen, full of faith and power
Did great wonders and miracles among the people
Then there arose certain of the synagogue
Which is called the synagogue of the Libertines and Cyrenians
And Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia
Disputing with Stephen
They were not able to resist the wisdom
And the spirit by which he spake
These are your early trolls, okay?
They just can't leave you alone
They're just so attracted to the truth of God's word
That they just have to just
They can't resist it
They're just implacable
They're like mosquitoes to that lamp
It's just zaps them or whatever
They can't get away from it
It says in verse 11
Then they suborned men
Which said
We have heard him speak blasphemous words
Against Moses and against God
Now wait a minute
The narrator just told us
In verse number 8
That Stephen is full of faith and power
And then these guys are saying
This guy is blasphemous
He's attacking the Bible
He's attacking the word of God
He's against God
He's blaspheming God
Now is that true?
No
Stephen's not blaspheming God
Stephen's not blaspheming the law
He's not blaspheming Moses
Stephen loves the Bible
Stephen believes in Moses
Stephen believes in God
But notice the accusation they give to a real man of God
Is that he doesn't believe the Bible
Isn't that interesting?
That they look at the guy that's full of faith
Doing great works for the Lord
And they say
That guy doesn't believe the Bible
That guy's twisting the Bible
That guy's blaspheming the Bible
There's no thing under the sun my friend
The men that really believe the Bible
Will always be attacked
As having not really believed the Bible
Or misusing the word of God
It says in verse 12
They stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes
And came upon him and caught him and brought him to the council
And set up false witnesses
Which said
This man seeth not to speak blasphemous words
Against this holy place in the law
Now you know how you know that was a lie in the previous verse?
Because they repeat the exact same statement
And the Bible tells us it was false witnesses
So is Stephen speaking blasphemous words against the law
Or against God or against Jesus Christ?
Absolutely not
Stephen loves the Bible
Stephen loves the word of God
But of course what do they have to do?
They have to get liars to go out there
And to just spread misinformation
Spread slander and libel
And say this guy doesn't even believe the Bible
This guy doesn't even know his own book
Says in verse 14
For we have heard him say
That this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place
And shall change the customs which Moses delivered us
Oh he's advocating violence
He's saying that Jesus is gonna be
Violent and destroy things
And tear things down
But what was it that Jesus was referring to?
The temple of his body wasn't it?
Seems like there's this pattern in the Bible
Where people take the preacher's words out of context
I'm just saying
I feel like I keep noticing it
Like everywhere in the Bible
That they twist the words of the preacher don't they?
Then in verse 15
And all that sat in the council looking steadfastly on him
Saw his face as it had been the face of an angel
So they realize this guy's awesome
They realize this guy's full of faith
They realize the only way they're gonna defeat him
Is by setting up false witnesses
That are gonna lie about him
So then they bring him before this council
They have the highest of the high of the religious sect
Says in verse 1 of chapter 7
Then said the high priest, are these things so?
So now Stephen finally gets an opportunity to speak for himself
And
No, Stephen's pretty smart
He realizes he's not just gonna, you know
Piss them off in the first utterance
So he kind of starts to get some common ground
Says in verse 2
So now, he really goes back in time
He's like, hey, I'll answer your question
But you gotta think about this
Acts chapter 7
Is answering a singular question
And the singular question is
Are you speaking blasphemous things
Against this place
Okay
Basically are you wanting this place to be destroyed
That's the context that we've built upon
Because Jesus suggested
That he would destroy that place
And what is it that the Jews care about more than anything?
A physical building
A temple
Right
It's their little temple and they say
The Jews are thinking in their heart
Please don't spray my temple with bullets
You know, please
Please don't burn my temple down
Please don't destroy my little temple
Because they care more about a temple
Than the temple of God
They care more about
Physical things, carnal things
Money, position and power
Rather than the word of God
Rather than souls of men
They only care about earthly
Possessions, okay
And so he's gonna answer this question
He gives a very long response
Okay, but it's great
Read it sometime
Skip to verse 47
But Solomon built him a house
So he leads up to the temple being built
Okay
And he's trying to explain
The temple
Because that's the question that's really being asked
That's what they really are interested in
Are you really gonna destroy this place
Are we really in jeopardy
Are we really in threat
Is there really a violent insurrection
Okay
This is verse 47, but Solomon built him a house
Talking about God
Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in temples
Made with hands
As saith the prophet
So notice the Bible is saying
God doesn't dwell in the drywall
He doesn't dwell in the wiring
Or the cabling or the plumbing
Or the concrete or the brick
Or the mortar or the wood
No, no, no, no
You know where God dwells?
We are the church
Okay, we're that holy temple
As Ephesians chapter number 2 describes
And we are those stones
That he lays one upon another
And that's where he dwells
He dwells inside of us
He lives inside of us
We're his habitation
So if we leave, God leaves
You know the only reason this area would be blessed
Is because we are here
And the only reason it's blessed
That we're here is because God's inside of us
And the only reason God's inside of you
Is because you believed on the Lord Jesus Christ
Because he did all the work
Okay
So it's scary
When God's people leave an area
Like, I don't know, Sodom and Gomorrah
Because as soon as God's people
Leaves, what happens?
It gets torched and burned to the ground
God's angry with that place
God was only allowing it to exist
Because of Lot
And Lot was even a terrible Christian
But he was still
A son of God
He was still a child of God
And you know what, God loves even the black sheep of the family
Quote unquote, okay
You know he doesn't like those, the goat
He doesn't like the white goat
Or the black goat or the grey goat
But you know what, he likes all shades of the sheep
Alright
Now, as we're answering this question
He keeps building, he's saying
God doesn't dwell in, you know, these physical temples
Verse 49
And the earth
And earth is my footstool
What house will you build me?
He's just saying this is stupid
You really think God is gonna dwell in a house
When his feet
Are just, you know, on top of the earth
Like, I mean, he's just saying
This is silly, you know
You can't build me a house, say the Lord
Or what is the place of my rest
Have not my hand made all these things
And then God's basically asking this question
He's like, look, I made the entire earth
You're gonna make me a little
A shack for me to be in
You know, and look, the little, the palaces
That we have here, I mean, there's beautiful
Churches here, giant building
But it's nothing in comparison
To the size of our Lord
It's saying like
You're gonna build a house for God?
That's a joke
Have not my hand made all these things?
Now, here's the thing, all the way up to this point
Steven's been just kinda like
Preaching the Bible and been kinda nice
Now all of a sudden he's gonna go ahead
And preach a little bit, okay
You know, and the Bible's ordained men to preach
Not just to read the Bible
But to get up and to make clear what he's saying
And to make sense of what he's saying
So he's saying, look guys
Even if this got destroyed
God doesn't
Live there
Who cares?
It's a building
Get over the building
Because God doesn't dwell there
They're so fixated on a building
And he's saying, look
God can't dwell in a building, you idiots
He dwells into the hearts of men
Okay, that's what he's thinking
Alright, now he's gonna start preaching, alright
This is what Steven said
He's stiff necked and uncircumcised
In heart and ears
You do always resist the Holy Ghost
As your fathers did, so do ye
Oops, that got spicy
Which of the prophets
Have not your fathers persecuted?
And they have slain them
Which showed before of the coming of the just one
Of whom ye have been now
The betrayers
And murderers
Who have received the law by the disposition of angels
And have not kept it
When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart
And they gnashed on them with their teeth
But he, being full
Of the Holy Ghost
Looked up steadfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God
And Jesus standing on the right hand of God
And here's the thing
You get mad at what Steven said
But then you know who you'd really be mad at?
The Holy Ghost
Because what does the Bible say?
He was being full of the Holy Ghost
Meaning active presently
When he said all of those words
When he called them stiff neck
When he called them betrayers
When he called them murderers
When he's calling them out in front of everybody
What is the Bible saying?
He was full of the Holy Ghost
And they gnashed on them with their teeth
You know
Such a manly sound
You know
Are you the road runner now or something?
But here's the thing
They cried with a loud voice
And then they stubbed their ears
And ran upon him with an accord
And cast him out of the city
No hate in hearse
And stoned him
And laid down their clothes at a young man's feet
His name was Saul
And they stoned Steven calling upon God
And saying Lord Jesus receive my spirit
And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice
Lord
They not this sin to their charge
And when he had said this he fell asleep
Now
I think a lot of people
That were Steven's friends could have seen this event
You know what they thought
When they heard the words from Steven
Saying he's stiff neck
Several friends of his would have been like
Steven why did you have to say that?
He got killed
Why didn't you just preach
John 3 16 Steven
Why wouldn't you just preach him the love
And the peace and the grace of Jesus
Why do you have to call them murderers
Why do you have to call them betrayers
Why do you have to say they're like their fathers
The false prophets
Why do you have to say they reject the Holy Ghost
I mean
Wouldn't that be the thought of a lot of people today
You know why he had to say that
Because he was full of the Holy Ghost
Go to Luke chapter number 4
Luke chapter number 4
This one gets thrown
This has gotten thrown in my face
Look
Pastor Shelley
Whenever Jesus spoke it was gracious words
That proceeded out of his mouth
You know
You need gracious words to proceed out of your mouth
Let's go look that place up
In the Bible
Luke chapter number 4 verse 22
And all bear him witness
Talking about Jesus
And wondered at the gracious words
Which receded out of his mouth
And they said it's not this Joseph's son
So when Jesus got up and he preached
The word of God when he preached the Bible
They looked at it and said look at these gracious
Words coming out of his mouth
Isn't that what every preacher should be like
Just the gracious words
Well let's keep reading
Verse 23
And he said to them
He will surely say unto me this proverb
Physician heal thyself
Whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum
Do also hear in thy country
And he said
Verily I say unto you
No prophet is accepted in his own country
But I tell you of a truth
Many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias
When the heaven was shut up three years
In six months
When great famine was throughout all the land
But unto none of them
A city of Zaydun
Undo a woman that was a widow
And many lepers were in the Israel
In the time of Elisias the prophet
And none of them was cleansed
Saving name of the Syrian
Verse 28
And all they in the synagogue
When they heard these things
Were filled with wrath
And rose up and thrust him out of the city
And led him under the brow of the hill
Whereupon their city was built
That they might cast him down headlong
But he passing through the midst of them
Went on his way
So after hearing the gracious words of Jesus
What happened next?
He preached a little bit more
And they drug him out to throw him off a cliff
Why can't you be more like Jesus?
Well you know what?
I'll start with some gracious words
And then pretty soon they'll drag me out
And want to throw me off a cliff
You really want me to be like Jesus
How can you say that you can't preach things
That are going to make people upset
What's the context here?
He's basically saying look
God cared more about Gentiles than you Jews
Even in the Old Testament
That's real offensive
God loves everybody the same
Well then why did he only
Heal these few people?
Why didn't he heal all of them?
God doesn't love everybody the same
You've been lied to
In fact the most famous verse in the whole Bible
Is a past tense loved
Have you ever realized that?
God loves the world
It says for God so loved
Loved
You know what that word is?
Past tense
Why?
Because yeah he offers them grace
He offers them love
And he sent his son
And Jesus died on the cross
And that was the greatest act of love
But guess what?
Those who reject him
They no longer have God's love
God's wrath imaginable
Because God is a God of extremes
And while God has plenty of gracious
Kind merciful things to say
He also has a lot of angry
Wrathful
Also just anger
He's just so mad
He's just furious
As the Bible describes him
And sin
He hates sin
He abhors sin
He's angry with the wicked every single day
You need to sit here and cherry pick
What parts of the Bible you're allowed to preach
When we're talking about Jesus himself here
And I can see
If you remove Jesus from the story
And you tell someone to get a bunch of people mad
You'll be like why'd you have to say that?
But who's going to say that to Jesus?
Who's going to look at Jesus
And say why'd you have to say that now?
Why'd you have to talk about Naaman?
Why'd you have to talk about the fact that
God didn't really care about the Jews
At that time and didn't want to heal them
And didn't want to do good unto them
That's the Bible
Go to John chapter number 8
Why did you have to say that?
Well you know why he had to say that?
Because he's the word of God
And you know what the word of God's going to say?
The word of God
And if you think Jesus walked around
And everybody liked him
You didn't read any of the Bible
I mean I don't know what chapter you read
I mean maybe
Maybe just John chapter number 4
I mean John chapter 2
I mean I don't know what you read
John chapter 2, it's a wedding
And they get new wine
And then they stopped reading because they started getting drunk
When they read the rest of the Bible didn't they?
Sorry that wine was fruit juice though
So that was your first mistake
Now
Look at John chapter number 8
That's not that far in the book of John
Look at verse 31
Then said Jesus to those Jews
Which believed on him
If ye continue in my word
Then are you my disciples indeed
You know a real disciple doesn't just believe
John 3 16
He continues in the word
He doesn't just believe some verses
All the verses, he continues
And learns all of them and likes all of them
And loves all of them
And what does the Bible say?
And ye shall know the truth
And the truth shall make you free
You want to know why he said that?
Because it was the truth
You want to know why John the Baptist said it?
Because it was true
You want to know why Stephen said it?
It's because it was true
Someone's got to speak truth today
Why did you have to say that?
Because it's true
In a world full of lies
Someone has to give the truth today
And Jesus said
You know what the truth does?
It sets you free
Lies bring you into bondage
Lies destroy your life
The truth can help rescue you
From the lie in your life
The lie for salvation is that it's anything
Other than believing in Jesus
And when you hear that truth
It rescues you from that
And you get free salvation
But you know, salvation is not where it ends
It's where it begins
And once you get saved
You need to learn other truths of the Bible
And get rescued from feminism
Get rescued from the evils of the liberal ideologies today
That are out there
Get rescued from all manner
Of just
The
TikTok philosophy
The Young Turks philosophy
Liberal
Democrat, I mean if you're a Democrat
You don't know any truth
Sorry
Because it's not a political party
Based on race
It's really a political party
In the Bible
They don't like any of the Bible
And you know what, you want to get rescued from the
Republican party, you need more truth
You need any
truth to get rescued from the Democrats
You need a little bit of truth to get rescued from the
Republicans, okay
Just even like a sliver of truth
Okay, why? Because they're all
liars
And they're just tricking everybody
And fooling everybody
These people are the biggest flatterers
You read the book of Proverbs and you'll never want to
vote for a politician ever again
Because it tells you to stay away from these flattering
lips
These people that are deceitful and just making all these
promises and going back on their word
You know, I want nothing to do with these politicians
It's funny, someone made a video of me
They made a clip
And they said that I'm a big Trump supporter
And I'm just like, man
How do I get rid of that horrible reputation?
I mean, what do I have to do?
Trump sucks, okay
I don't like him
I don't know who thought that I ever did
But, you know, he's
not our great white knight savior
He's not a fundamental
Baptist, he's not even a Christian
Okay, why would I ever
believe that a non-Christian is
going to be the savior of our nation
Okay, let alone a fundamental
Baptist, okay, not a fundamental Baptist, right
Now, as we keep reading
this passage, it gets a little spicier, right
Verse 33, they answered him
Can we be Abraham's seed?
We're never in bondage to any man
How sayest thou, ye shall be
made free?
This is the person that doesn't think they're going to hell
This is the person that doesn't think they need
salvation, this is the person that thinks
that they're good, this is the kind of person
that you knock on their door, are you 100% sure
you go to heaven? 200%
That's what my brother Thomas tells me
200%
And then you ask him, how do you get there? I have no idea
A lot of confidence
in something you have no idea about
It's impressive, okay
Some would call that blind faith
Verse 34, Jesus answered them
Verily, verily, I say unto you, whosoever
committed sin is the servant
of sin
Now they're going to keep saying, oh, we have no bondage
So you don't sin then?
Verse 35, and the servant abideth not in the house
forever, but the son abideth forever
If the son therefore shall make you free, you
shall be free indeed. I know that you're
Abraham's seed, but you seek to
kill me, because my word hath no
place in you. I speak that
which I have seen with my father, and you
do that which you have seen with your father
He answered and said unto them, Abraham
is our father, Jesus saith unto them
If you were Abraham's children,
you would do the works of Abraham
But now you seek to kill me, a man that hath told
you the truth, which I have heard
of God. This did
not Abraham
did not resist
the truth of God's word, Abraham
embraced the truth of God's word
So if you were like Abraham,
you would believe everything I'm telling you
You would accept the truth
of God's word. Why? Because when
you hear God's word and you reject it,
it's because you're not of God
Now let's keep reading
He do the deeds of your father
Then said they, We be not born of fornication
We have one father, even God
Jesus saith unto them,
If God were your father, you would
love me. For I proceeded
forth and came from God. Neither
came I of myself, but he
sent me. Why do you not understand
my speech? Even
because he cannot hear my word
You of your father, the devil
and the lust of your father you will do
He was a murderer from the beginning
and abode not in the truth
because there is no truth in him
When he speaketh a lie,
he speaketh of his own
for he is a liar and the father
of it. Because I tell you
the truth, ye believe me not
What a sad sentence for someone
to tell you
You know why you don't believe me? Because
what I said is true
That's a scary reality
And look, there are literal
news organizations
that they will not believe
your words because it's truth
CNN, I mean
they won't even believe it
You call them up, you tell them
the truth and they just still can't believe it
Why? Because they just can't
believe the truth
They hate truth
He's telling the Jews you hate truth
Verse 46, which of you convinces
me of sin? And if I
say the truth, why do you not believe
me? He that is
of God heareth God's words
He therefore hear them not
because you're not of God
You know what?
The reason is someone doesn't like
the Bible because they're not of God
When you just show
somebody just Bible verse after
Bible verse and doctrine after doctrine
and they can't hear God's word
That's a scary thing
Because it points to the fact that they're probably
just not of God
Now I'm not saying that you have to have every doctrine
perfectly identified
to be saved or to be God's child
We're all learning, we're all growing
But there's a common denominator
between those who embrace the word of God
who are saved and those who reject the
word of God and they're just not saved
whatsoever
So when you show somebody just Bible verse after Bible verse
and they just reject it and they can't understand it
they don't see the spiritual pictures
You know why? It's because they're just not saved
They don't have the truth inside of them
They don't have the Holy Ghost to guide them
into that truth
And I could see a lot of people saying
How can you call these Jews
the children of the devil?
Why did you have to say that Jesus?
Because it's the truth
So if you went to 1 John chapter 4
1 John chapter 4
I mean apparently you've never read
Matthew 23
Talk about why did you have to say that
You know what led up to Jesus Christ's crucifixion
Matthew 23
Okay
And boy did he not like the Jews in that passage
Boy did he not like the Pharisees
You know what he's really calling them out for?
Being hypocrites
And man you know what makes Jesus more upset
than anything? Is religious hypocrites
People that pontificate about
how they believe the Bible yet they don't believe
a word of it
They don't believe Genesis to Revelation
They don't believe any of it
They're not saved yet they go around pretending like
they're a minister of Christ
That's who makes Jesus the most angry
He has the most vitriol
He has the most frustration with
Are those who are walking around pretending
like they're a child of God
Pretending like they're a man of God
Pretending like they're the servant of the Lord
Yet they're the farthest thing from it
They're full of iniquity
And in fact the biggest fakers
are also the biggest sinners
They put on a big show
but man are they the most wicked
evil rotten people
behind the scenes
You know when the Bible talks about the Pharisees
devouring widows houses
Like what kind of person
is just ripping off
widow women
I mean that's like one of the scummiest
people and yet
that happens all the time
And you know who does that? Benny Hinn
TD Jakes
You want to know who's the biggest fan of these televangelists
these people on TV
It's old women
And they just put their hand on the screen
and they're just giving their
welfare check to TD Jakes
while he's living in his mansion
or whatever
just devouring widows houses
taking them for all that they've got
taking them for their life savings
taking them for their social security check
I mean they'll get up and they'll just lie lie lie
I mean this Mike Murdock guy
just a wicked evil false prophet
just devouring widows houses
saying oh you
got to give me a $58 promise
sow a seed and God's
going to bless you and do good
I've seen people in my personal life
get sucked into this stuff
they were so sucked in they're like
selling their wedding ring and giving it to these people
they're just
selling all their possessions
and giving all their life savings and giving all their
money and thinking that they're somehow
blessing the Lord
through it all
and it's no different than with these Pharisees
it's no different than with these Sadducees
just praying on people
because the Bible says the simple believeth every word
there's some people they'll go to a church
and they'll believe whatever the pastor says
they'll believe whatever the preacher says
that's why it's important that you get saved
that's why it's important that you continue
in God's word so that you can
discern the difference between the spirit of truth
and the spirit of error
look at 1 John chapter 4 verse 1
Beloved, believe not every spirit
try the spirits whether
they are of God because many false
prophets are gone out into the world
hereby know ye the spirit of God
every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ
is come in the flesh is of God
and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ
is come in the flesh is not of God
and this is that spirit of anti-Christ
where have you heard that it should come
and even now already is it in the world
hear of God
little children and never overcome them
because greater is he that is in you than he
that is in the world they are of the world
therefore speak they of the world
and the world heareth them
we are of God
he that knoweth God heareth us
he that is not of God
heareth not us
hereby know we the spirit of truth
and the spirit of error
so the Bible's bringing up the fact
that not every preacher
not every prophet is of God
in fact the majority of preachers are fake
they're false
and you say well how would I know
well what do they say
because you can tell
a false prophet
by the fruit of his lips
when it's a good tree
it's going to bring forth good fruit
and when it's an evil and corrupt tree
it's going to bring forth that evil and corrupt fruit
which is proceeding from their heart
the Bible teaches that of the abundance of the heart
the mouth speaketh
and when you're not saved
you know it's never going to come out of your mouth
the gospel of Jesus Christ
when you don't even believe
how are you going to get up
and preach that
they don't
they get up and preach salvation by works
by baptism
by anything and everything else
and we know you're not of God
when they're not preaching that Jesus is the Christ
the substitutionary atonement for our sins
that he's the only way into heaven
you know what
we recognize that person's not of God
they're denying it
they're making themselves the Christ
because the Christ is the anointed one
the Christ is the savior
and you know who they're trusting in themselves
but you know what the only Christ is Jesus
that's the only way into heaven
and you know what there's a lot of people that deny that
you say what's the number one reason
you can tell someone's not saved?
they don't have the right gospel
and when they don't have the right gospel
they're wrong on everything
they have the spirit of error
but you know there's other doctrines in the Bible
and there's a reason why the unsaved don't hear us
they don't have the spirit of truth
they have the spirit of error
that's why it's a manifestation of what's really in their heart
that's why it's important to realize
why
when someone hears a preacher
they're not necessarily going to respond
the same way that you do
and it's weird
you hear it and it just clicks
it makes sense, the Bible's just lining up
they hear a completely different message
I mean it's just
they're like tone deaf to the gospel
they're tone deaf to the word of God
I mean you hear a beautiful melody
and they just hear like
that's what it sounds like to them
because they just can't hear right
everything just makes no sense to them
and so when they sing
that's what comes out of their mouth
this is what the unsaved sound like
when they explain the Bible
when they try to correct a preacher
of the Bible
when they try to explain what we believe
what the Bible teaches
it just sounds like garbage
it's coming from the garbage in their heart
you know what?
a man full of the spirit of God
it's going to sound good, you're going to love it
and you could look at the man of God
and you could not like some of the
negative things he said
you could say, well why do you have to say that?
because it's the spirit of truth
here's the bigger question
does the Bible say that?
because if the Bible says that
that's of course why he said it
go over to Psalms 119
go to Psalms 119
you know when Jesus was rounded up
and led
to be falsely accused
and eventually condemned and crucified
he was confronted with
the chief priests
and they're basically trying
they're trying to catch him in his words
trying to get something to use against him
they have a lot of false witnesses
but ultimately
they ask him
and I'll just read for you
now here's the thing
isn't that sufficient to answer that question?
but you know he didn't stop
he didn't stop talking
he then said
and you shall see the son of man sitting on the right hand of power
and coming in the clouds of heaven
why did you have to say that?
because it's the truth
then the high priest ran his clothes and said
what need we any further witnesses
ye have heard the blasphemy
what think ye and they all condemned him
to be guilty of death
when I read these verses I think praise the Lord
that Jesus said I am
it's so beautiful
but to the spirit of error
it was the worst form of blasphemy
it was the most evil words
they didn't like them
and so you have to realize
even some of the nice parts of the Bible
they hated
I mean is that really that bad
they're like hey are you the son of God
are you the son of the blessed
I am
I mean is that really mean
is that really the worst thing ever
but notice it was in their minds the worst thing someone's ever said
the worst blessing
did you hear that?
so what happens
when a preacher actually preaches something hard
you really think they're going to like that then
if they don't like the nice message
if they don't like Jesus
just saying he's the son of God
how are they going to like the hard parts of the Bible
how are they going to like the difficult parts of the Bible
and then when they freak out
people are thinking why didn't he explain it to you
like you're not going to explain
to a tone deaf person how to sing
they just won't get it
you know if you want to get someone
to understand the Bible you have to get them saved
and if they're not saved it's worthless
it's worthless what their opinion is
their opinion is meaningless
it's worthless
it does not matter whatsoever
why do you have to say that
because he's saved and he knows what the Bible says
because it's the truth
and you know what we love the truth
Psalms 119 glorifies the Bible
as the word of God being the truth
look at verse 38
establish thy word and thy servant
who is devoted to thy fear
notice who we're supposed to be afraid of
God
and you know who else we're supposed to be afraid of
no one else
God that's it
we're devoted to his fear though
turn away my reproach which I fear
thy judgments are good behold
I have longed after thy precepts
quicken me in thy righteousness
let thy mercies come also unto me O Lord
even thy salvation according to
thy word
so shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me
for I trust in thy
word
hey when someone's mad at you
when someone doesn't like you
what are you supposed to respond with
it's the Bible
I trust in the Bible
I like the word of God
why is it that you had to say that
because it's the truth
because it's the Bible
because it's the word of God
look at verse 43
and take not the word of truth
utterly out of my mouth
in my judgment
he's saying you know the worst thing that can happen to me
is I stop preaching the truth
I stop
saying what the Bible
says verse 44
so shall I keep thy law
continually forever and ever
sounds like this guy
likes Genesis sounds like this guy
likes Exodus and Leviticus
and Numbers and Deuteronomy
you know what he loves the law
he wants to keep it forever and ever
notice he didn't say
well I can't wait till I get the New Testament
so I can break thy law
so I can not have to fulfill
that aspect of the law
that's a foolish attitude
when people try to say
oh Jesus died on the cross
so now I can be a faggot pedophile
you disgusting evil person
if you think that
no we're supposed to keep the law forever
oh
now I can be a murderer
I saw some stupid ridiculous
statement online
they said oh
Pastor Shelley
he said that faggots
should be put to death
so that means he's advocating
violence
ok well then does the Texas state law
which says murderers are supposed to be put to death advocating violence
are we now saying that the government
is advocating violence
I guess you have zero logic
oh yeah because you have the spirit of error
oh yeah because your viewpoint is meaningless
oh yeah because you are like CNN
you're a hypocrite every statement
that you make
every statement you make is just a lie
it's not true you don't even know what you're saying
it's just fodder
it's just vomit
I mean just vomit of words
and really who is so
presumptuous to think that their ideas
are better than anything the Bible says
how could I ever think
well you know what I know the Bible says that
I have a better idea
I have a better thought
I know of a better way to govern the world
you know a better way would be
my way would be the American way
no the best way is the Bible period
we're supposed to love the law
of God and you know what people can get mad
at me all day long for
saying what the Bible says
why do you have to say that I'll tell you number one why
because it's the truth
and if you don't like the truth you can leave whatever you want
go to John chapter number 17
you go to John chapter number 17
you know what the Bible says in Pro verse 16 verse 19
better it is to be of a humble spirit
with the lowly
than to divide the spoil with the proud
meaning I would rather
lose every penny in my pocket
have it all have my car
have my house have my bank account
have it all you
wicked evil person you
I would rather have nothing and be with the humble
than to divide the spoil
with the proud
than with the wicked
than to say oh okay we got
we got all this money
thy money perish with thee
I would rather be
of a humble spirit and you know what
makes people better being humble
and you know what usually what makes you humble is when you
lose things
just look at loss
as an opportunity to become a better person
you know what doesn't make you a
better person winning
the lottery
but isn't that kind of like what everybody wants
I mean even people that don't play the lottery
they kind of fantasize about it
they kind of dream about it
or they plan how they would spend it
they think like well I won the lottery
you know I'd go to the
Cabo you know
I'd travel buy a boat
I'd do all these things
but I don't think that you realize
that your character
your soul would be
worse
you wouldn't be a better person nobody wins
money like that and becomes a better person
you become a worse version of yourself
and whatever sin issues you have
they're going to get exaggerated
the people that drink a little bit they drink a lot
after that the people that have a little bit of drugs
they have a lot of drugs after that the people
that whore around a little bit they whore around a lot
after they get that kind of money the people that
are worried about money they really worry about
money when they have that the people that
have bad friends you have a lot
of bad friends when you win the lottery
every one of your problems is just
exaggerated by these things
and I think some people think like the worst thing that could happen
to me is losing money or
possessions or goods
you know honestly in a lot of people's lives
it would be better
you'd actually become a better person
you'd have more character
more integrity more humility
I mean when Jesus came to this earth
to test himself he didn't
come clothed in riches
he came in rags my friend he came as
a humble servant he didn't have anywhere to lay his head
he was born in a manger
you know
no room in the inn
your lord and savior nobody wanted
him
nobody wanted him in Bethlehem
no hate in Bethlehem you know
get him in the manger
but you know what
being of a humble
family of a humble you know
some people in this room might think like well I wish my
parents were rich you might be a
brat
you might be spoiled rotten
if you would grow up with money
you know some of the best people that have
money were poor at some point in their life
people that were like always
rich or they start rich
have a hard time becoming a good person
they just had that silver spoon
in their mouth they have this entitled attitude
entitled spirit that's why America
a lot of people suck because you know
America has so much riches
they were born with basically a silver spoon
in their mouth and so it's hard
to find a humble person
in this country
a humble wife
John
chapter 17 look at verse 13
and now
come I to thee and these
things I speak in the world
that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves
I have given them thy word
and the world hath hated them
because they are not of the world
even as I am not of the world
now notice in verse 14
what's the first you know step here
in the world hating them
just getting the Bible
it's like hey you want people to hate you
just here's a King James Bible
step one of getting hated here's the Bible
you know step two
you believe it oh man
it gets really rough
as we keep reading it says
in verse 15 I pray not that thou shouldst take
them out of the world that thou shouldst
keep them from the evil
they are not of the world even as I am not of the world
sanctify them through thy truth
thy word is
truth so we're supposed to be set apart
we're supposed to be different than the world
why? because we believe the truth
and the truth is the word of God
the truth is the Bible
and notice that the world
who's in control of the internet what do they
love to censor? they love to censor
the truth
they don't censor lies
I could go on YouTube right now
and I could find a million flat earth
videos
and even the world
knows that that's stupid
even the most unsaid
atheistic person
some of them
can still recognize like that is the
dumbest thing I've ever heard
in fact I believe all flat earthers are being punished
by God he's giving them
you know incomprehensible stupidity
for some rejection
of the truth of God's word
I mean
that's why I always say my philosophy is
I never ride with a flat earther
he might drive me off a cliff, literally
notice that the Pharisees want to throw Jesus
off a cliff I don't want to get in their car
ok? so
if I get in your car and I've never ridden with you before
be prepared for a question
ok?
save the earth bro
I'll drive
but what is the passage really getting into
it's saying that we're sanctified through the truth
of God's word you know we should love the truth
and when you show people the truth
and they don't like it
why do you get so frustrated
with them
it's not necessarily their fault they're just not saved
or
they're just saved people that don't like some truths of the Bible
you know what that's their problem
and they're being antagonized with the
spirit of error
Jesus didn't set us up to be popular
in fact
he said the more that you're like me
the less popular you will be
the less
people will like you
and you have to ask this question
why is it that people
hate me?
like the people hate me because I rip them off
the people hate me because I just flip them
off every time I see them
the people hate me because I'm a disgusting tranny
you know why is it that people
hate me it's because
you preach the Bible well then that's
a good hate
you know if you're a filthy
age dispenser of course people are going to hate
you no one wants to be around that
but you know
when you're just telling them things that are true
that like age dispensers
are pedophiles you know
as evidenced by the Bible
the FBI
reality
cops children that have been abused
just everything
and they're just like I don't want to believe that
you know I hate you for that you know what
that's a good way to be hated
why I mean think about what Jesus did
Jesus did nothing wrong ever
he loved people he healed people
he preached them the truth
but they hated him for the truth's sake
say
you know people hate me pastor
Shelley why because I go to church
three times a week that's a good reason to be hated
you know because I
go out and I preach the gospel
you know because I don't let my kids
get sodomized by predators
because I actually love my kids enough
to keep them away from
poison vaccines
because I keep them away from the
Sodom high school because I keep them away from the public
pool system because I actually have
lots of children
I mean these are good reasons
to be hated because I dress godly
because I show up on time
because I have a Bible in my hand
people hate you for just holding a Bible
you know this is a good
reason to be and Jesus is saying hey the more
you're like me the more you hold a Bible
the more you dress godly the more you follow
God's commandments the more you go to the right
church the more you're going out and preaching the gospel
the more the world's just going to hate you
you know
woe unto the churches that everybody
loves
woe unto the churches that have never gotten
censored for one thing that they've said
sounds like you've never preached the truth
ever
you know
it's not like we are the only ones that go through
this I mean there's other Baptist churches
that get censored and harassed
and sued and whatever
what is for all the truth that they're leaking out
for all that truth
that they're putting up and
and broadcasting for the world
okay and so
the churches that are going to be broadcasting the most
truth are going to be the most hated
the most
attacked because it's just so
bright they're just like someone shut that
off what is that
you know they just they hate it
they hate the light they're cockroaches
but they're attracted to it
because they want to shut it down go to John chapter 3
now
so
why'd you have to say that number one it's true
but
my second point is this
why'd you have to say that
because we're supposed to warn people
we give them
the truth to warn them
we want to protect them
and the Bible commands us
to warn them now John 3 is 16
yeah loving verse let's keep reading
for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten
son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish
but have everlasting life
for God sent not his son in the world to condemn the world
but that the world through him
might be saved
he that believeth on him is not condemned
he that believeth not is condemned already
because he had not believed in the name
of the only begotten son of God
now you know John 3 16 was pretty nice
but notice chapter verse number 18
it gets a little different
because it starts out he that believeth on him is not
condemned great
well let's read the next verse or the next phrase
but he that believeth not is condemned already
that's not a
positive message
and it's really close to John 3 16
and he's saying
you're doomed to hell
damned to hell
verse 19 and this is the
condemnation that light
is come into the world and men
love darkness rather than light
because their deeds were evil
for everyone that doeth evil
hateth the light
neither cometh the light lest his deeds should be reproved
notice that those that are not
of God they hate the light
it doesn't say that they love it
they don't tolerate it they hate it
they hate the light because it exposes
who they are
you know what they hate the sodomite deception
because it exposes who they are
and they don't want it to come to light
what they're really like
they don't want people to really know what they do
so they have to hide themselves under a banner
called love
they don't love anything
they hate
hate hate hate
you know who loves? the people in this room
God is love
everything in the bible is loving
why'd you have to say that
Jesus?
because he's the truth and he's trying to warn
those that are going to go to hell
because if you actually love somebody
you would warn them from going to hell
and if you actually love children
you'd warn them from child molesters
what kind of a
hateful person wants to cover
up the truth about child molesters
right? I mean
we all know that there's sex trafficking
going on in this world we all know
there's child molesters in this world
well who are they?
where are they all?
they're somewhere
who's going to show the light? who's going to call them out?
who's going to stand against them?
someone has to
why'd you have to say that?
because I'm warning children
because I'm warning parents
because we're warning the unsaved
I mean you have to just
hate children
but not want to warn them about the predators that are out there
I mean imagine if a pack of
rabid dogs is outside
I know this is hard to imagine
just rabid, disgusting
filthy dogs
they're not on a leash
there's no taming them
they're foaming at the mouth
it's like
they're demon possessed or something
and you just say
hey I want all the children to just go play outside
you wouldn't do that
you wouldn't do that in a million
you wouldn't let a bunch of rabid pit bulls
and doberman pinchers
all kinds of rottweilers and stuff roaming out there
you wouldn't just let your children go out there
and just frolic in the parking lot
you would hate your children
if you did so
you would say don't go out there
be warned of them
you would stand by their side
you would have a rod in your hand
to beat off the wolves
and to hurt and to harm your children
go to Colossians chapter 1
they already took down my clock
so y'all are in trouble
I didn't pay attention to it anyway
so
tricks on you
we're going to put like 8 clocks
in the new chart
we're going to put them fast forward
or something
Colossians chapter 1 look at verse 25
where have I made a minister
according to the dispensation of God
which is given to me for you to fulfill the word of God
even the mystery which has been hid
from ages and from generations
but now is made manifest to his saints
whom God would make known
what is the riches of the glory of this mystery
among the Gentiles
which is Christ in you the hope of glory
whom we preach
notice this phrase warning every man
and teaching
every man in all wisdom
that we may present every man
perfect in Christ Jesus
wherein do I also labor
striving according to the working which worketh in me
mightily
see the apostle Paul says hey not only am I getting people saved
not only am I a minister of the gospel
but you know what I'm warning every man
and you know what so that he can be perfect
not just safe all the doctrines
I want to teach him everything
because I just want to warn him about sin
I want to warn him about the evils of this world
I want to warn him about the pitfalls and the snares
and the traps that are out there
that can destroy men's lives
because we want to present every man
perfect unto Christ Jesus
why it's not
it's not just enough to get someone saved
we also compel them to get baptized
we also compel them to learn all things
whatsoever Christ commanded them
that's why you go to church
that's why you bring kids to church
that's why you read your Bible
that's why you pray
the word of God and not just
oh I got John 3 16
well you know what
praise the Lord that you're saved
you know what I don't want you to just be the doorkeeper in heaven
why can't we get a little bit more
in our lives
why can't we go on unto perfection
as Hebrews chapter number 6 says
and not laying a gallon of the foundation
of repentance from dead works and faith toward God
hey we got that let's get baptism
and you know what
then we get a gift card when we win
okay
if wherever we are
we are going to go to Revelation chapter 3
point number 1
why did you have to say that? cause it's the truth
why'd you have to preach the gift of omega
it's later because it's the truth
why'd you have to pray for this
cause I had to warn people
why'd you have to preach the gift of omega
its by the earth
cause I love people
why'd you have to say that? because it's the truth
cause you are warning people because you love people
If you hate people, you won't preach them the truth.
If you love them, you'll say what needs to be said.
The Bible says faithful are the wounds of a friend,
but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Why would I want some A's dispenser to kiss me?
That's deceitful.
I'd rather have a holy man stay real far away from me
and rebuke me.
And it's just a sad world today
that people don't know what love is,
but the whole world lies in darkness.
What should we expect from them?
We should expect hatred.
We should expect vitriol.
And of course, as Jesus famously says on the cross,
Father forgive them for they know not what they do.
As the apostle Stephen, or the prophet Stephen,
the deacon Stephen here says in his dying breath,
lay not the sin to their charge.
We're not here just to condemn people.
We're pointing out the people that are condemned already
and we're trying to love those that have a chance.
We're trying to warn those that have a chance.
We're trying to give truth under those that have a chance,
and we're willing to receive evil.
We're willing to turn the other cheek.
We're willing to love our enemies.
You know what, there is a line that someone can cross
when they become an enemy of God,
and we say, it's too late, reprobate.
Apart from me, I never knew you, and neither did Jesus.
I'll see you one more time at the great white throne.
That's the last time I want to see you.
Okay, never again.
And what's silly is you teach the death penalty,
and sometimes people get mad at me,
because they're like,
well, I don't believe the reprobate doctrine.
Well, you better believe the capital punishment,
because there's no question on that.
And you know what,
saved murderers are still supposed to be put to death.
Saved adulterers are still supposed to be put to death.
It's not about the reprobate doctrine, my friend,
even if you disagreed with me on that.
How can you get mad at me for saying
that homos should be put to death?
That the government, through a legally sanctioned process,
should line them up, and pull out a gun,
and use a firing squad, and put a bullet in their head?
And when people hear,
they just want to take this phrase out,
bullet in the head,
and then just attach it to whatever they want.
They say, oh, you're so vicious.
No, it's I love all the children
that weren't gonna get molested,
because you put a bullet in a predator's head,
and you deterred evil.
And if you don't like that, you don't like children.
You don't love people.
I mean, there are statistics that they've done.
The self-reported crimes of these paraphiliacs,
they admitted a homosexual child molester
has an average of 150 victims.
150 victims.
So you know who you hate?
149 children, when you don't end it on one offense.
The first time.
Sick.
Sick, it's gross.
I saw this Facebook post,
and man, did it make me angry.
It's a church, so-called,
and they had on their billboard,
like for their banner or whatever,
it says, Tranny Lives Matter.
Like, what world?
I mean, I'm not that old.
I'm only like 34 years old.
Those of you that are even older than me,
when you were a young child,
could you even imagine a church
that even claims to be the Bible
would put a banner out saying that tranny lives matter?
What about the victims of these trannies?
I mean, what kind of psychopaths,
I mean, if you want to know where you avoid,
I mean, that is the worst place you could probably go to.
I mean, you might be safer on Epstein's Island
than in that church.
Tranny, because even Epstein's not going around
bragging about it.
I mean, a church is bragging about harboring pedophiles.
Think about that.
They're not harboring them, they're inviting them.
I mean, you know how you could re-translate that?
If you're a pedophile and want to molest our children,
please come here.
That's what that's saying.
You know, we put up stickers that say, no dogs allowed.
We have a different message.
Revelation chapter number three, look at verse number 19.
This is what Jesus is telling the apostle John.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten.
Be zealous, therefore, and repent.
Notice what Jesus is saying.
The people he loves, he rebukes.
You know, you can't have love without rebuke
every once in a while.
Rebuke has its proper place.
Rebuke has its proper area.
And we're supposed to be zealous, therefore.
You know, when I think about zeal,
you know what I think about?
A willingness to improve.
Because notice, if you're zealous, you're gonna repent.
You're saying, you know what?
I've already admitted I'm not perfect.
So, when I hear the word of God,
I want to be zealous and I'm willing to fix it.
You know, I've got everything good.
I figured it all out.
It's impossible to be zealous.
The zealous person's always seeking to get better,
is always willing to be corrected,
is always willing to hear reproof and rebuke.
It's that stiff neck, you know, and that hardened heart,
that uncircumcised heart that is the one that has no zeal.
But the Bible commands us to be zealous.
We're supposed to be a peculiar people
that are zealous of good works.
Meaning what we're willing to,
hey, maybe I'm screwed up, maybe I've got some problems,
maybe I've got some issues.
And you know, when a preacher gets up
and he preaches the Bible,
when you read something in the word of God,
and it comes off and you're kind of like,
you know, it's a little abrasive,
ask these questions.
Is it true?
Is that what the Bible says?
Okay.
Is he warning me?
I guess that means he loves me.
I need to be zealous and repent.
Instead of saying, well, why do you have to say that?
You know, Pastor Shelley, if you didn't preach
through the book of Genesis, maybe we could still be here.
Maybe we'd still have more money, you know.
Maybe, oh yeah, well, maybe John the Baptist
would still be alive.
Maybe Stephen would have been martyred.
You know, if Stephen had gotten martyred,
here's a question, would we have had the Apostle Paul?
If John the Baptist didn't get killed,
would we have had a few people not follow Jesus
and follow him?
But he said, I must decrease.
You know, that's a really good way
to decrease, get beheaded, you know.
Take about 10 inches off the top, you know.
I mean, you know, what about Jesus?
Oh, if Jesus hadn't said that,
maybe he wouldn't have been crucified.
But if Jesus hadn't been crucified, we'd all be damned.
We'd all be going to hell.
Don't look at the consequences and think,
oh, I got a better idea.
Because maybe what they intend for evil,
God intends for good.
When Joseph is sold into slavery, that looked pretty bad.
It's like, why'd you have to say your brothers
had an evil report?
Why'd you have to say that, Joseph?
Hey, Jeremiah, why'd you have to call everybody out
and get thrown in the dunk pit?
Hey, Daniel, why'd you have to pray with the window open?
I mean, you could always just criticize the man of God
just over and over, criticize the church,
criticize the pastor.
You know what, you have to ask this question
at the end of the day, is what they said true?
Are they warning people?
Sounds like they love people.
Sounds like I should just shut my mouth
and get on board with the Bible and get zealous
and repent of the wickedness in my heart.
And you know what, follow them as they follow Christ.
Let's close in prayer, thank you, Heavenly Father,
for giving us this opportunity to be gathered here.
Pray that you would just help us to have zeal in our hearts.
We wouldn't be critical of thy word,
we wouldn't be critical of thy messengers,
that we would be willing lambs to the slaughter.
Wherever you would lead us, we would follow.
We wouldn't decide to go on our own path.
We realize that you're a faithful creator,
and I pray that wherever we find ourselves,
wherever we go, that we know that you're with us
and that you love us.
And I pray that we would just find this time of struggle
and difficulty as a motivation to read more Bible,
to draw closer to thy truth so that we would not be offended
when we hear it come off the lips of others.
In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
For our last song of the evening,
we're gonna go to song 119, Till the Storm Passes By.
One hundred and nineteen, Till the Storm Passes By.
Song 119, Till the Storm Passes By.
["In the Dark of the Midnight"]
In the dark of the midnight Have I oft hid my face
While the storm howls above me And there's no hiding place
Mid the crash of the thunder Precious Lord, hear my cry
Keep me safe till the storm passes by
Till the storm passes by
Till the storm passes over Till the thunder sounds no more
Till the clouds roll forever From the sky
Hold me fast, let me stand In the hollow of thy hand
Keep me safe till the storm passes by
In time, Satan whispered There is no need to try
For there's no end of sorrow There's no hope by and by
But I know thou art with me And tomorrow I'll rise
Where the storm's never dark in the sky
Till the storm passes over Till the thunder sounds no more
Till the clouds roll forever From the sky
Hold me fast, let me stand In the hollow of thy hand
In the hollow of thy hand Keep me safe till the storm passes by
When the long night has ended And the storm's come no more
Let me stand in thy presence On that bright peaceful shore
In that land where the tempest never comes
Lord, may I well with thee When the storm passes by
Till the storm passes over Till the thunder sounds no more
Till the clouds roll forever From the sky
Hold me fast, let me stand In the hollow of thy hand
Keep me safe till the storm passes by
We have brother Benjamin coming for baptism this evening
I baptize the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
Praise the walking newness of life
Thank you all so much for coming, I'll see you Sunday