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Though it is dark in this world of sin, though evil prospers, it shall not win. First tribulation, then with a shout, will be caught away for his wrath. All right, welcome everyone. We're glad you all are here. We've got the song books on the table if you want to open up your song book. They're in green or they're red. And we're going to go to song number three. So, song number three. Yes, sir. Song number three. Oh, you got it? All right, cool. Song number three. Right in the beginning of the book. So, this song is called Jesus Paid It All. I hear the Savior say, Thy fresh rain indeed is small. Child of weakness, watch and pray. Finding me thine all in all. Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe. Savior, let the princes sing. He washed it white as snow. Lower down, let me be defined. Thy power is not alone. I love Jesus ever twice and am of the heart of stone. Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe. Sin had left a crimson stain. He washed it white as snow. For nothing could help I, whereby Thy grace to claim. I wash my garments white in the blood of Calvary's land. Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe. Sin had left a crimson stain. He washed it white as snow. And when, before the throne, I stand in Him complete. Jesus died my soul to save. My life shall still repeat. Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe. Sin had left a crimson stain. He washed it white as snow. All right. We're going to go to page number 10. So I'm going to go help you guys before we get started. We're tired. There's ten of just us today. We have ten right there. If you want to help, we'll turn to ten. Page ten. Ten. We have ten. Thank you. Everyone's on ten? Cool. All right. It's near the cross. Jesus keep me near the cross. There a precious fountain. Free to all the healing stream. Flows from Calvary's mountain. In the cross, in the cross, be my glorious birth. Till my raptured soul shall find. Rest beyond the river. Near the cross a trembling soul. Love and mercy found me. There the bright and morning star. Sheds its beams around me. In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever. Till my raptured soul shall find. Rest beyond the river. Near the cross a lamb of God. Bring its scenes before me. Help me walk from day to day. With its shadows o'er me. In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever. Till my raptured soul shall find. Rest beyond the river. Near the cross I'll watch and wait. Hoping, trusting ever. Till I reach the golden strand. Just beyond the river. In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever. Till my raptured soul shall find. Rest beyond the river. Great job. We're going to do 29? I want a 29. 2-9. Got it. All the cross. Yeah. At the cross. Yeah. Can you see? What? How many? 28. Do you want to vote? You got it? 29. 29. All right. That's good. You know this one. 29. I will always call you at the cross. 27. There it is. At the cross. At the cross. Alas, and did my savior bleed. And did my sovereign die. Would he devote that sacred head. For such a worm as I. At the cross. At the cross. Where I first saw the light. And the burden of my heart rolled away. It was there by faith. I received my sight. And now I am happy all the day. Praise God. Was it for crimes that I had done. He rolled upon the tree. Amazing hitty grace unknown. And love me on degree. At the cross. At the cross. Where I first saw the light. And the burden of my heart rolled away. It was there by faith. I received my sight. And now I am happy all the day. Well, my son. In darkness. And shot his glory. When the mighty maker died. For me. At the cross. At the cross. Where I first saw the light. And the burden of my heart rolled away. It was there by faith. I received my sight. And now I am happy all the day. But drops of grief can there repay. The debt of love I owe. Here, Lord, I give myself away. Tis all that I can do. At the cross. At the cross. Where I first saw the light. And the burden of my heart rolled away. It was there by faith. I received my sight. And now I am happy all the day. Great singing, y'all. Praise the Lord. We're just going to open up with a word of prayer. Lord, thank you for this sermon that David Kiefer's about to preach. Please fill in with your spirit. And Lord, we just please bless all the people that didn't show up. Maybe they're sick. And just help them read their Bibles and sing hymns throughout the week. And we're glad to be here. So, please bless again the service, Lord. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Amen. Amen. So, chapter is 1 Corinthians 15. Excuse me, sir. Yo. Where is your Bible? Oh, yeah. She's got you right now. Thank you. You're welcome. So, 1 Corinthians chapter 15. You got your Schofield Bible message there. So, the word of God reads, 1 Corinthians chapter 15. Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received and wherein ye stand, by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which also ye received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that he was buried and he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelfth. After that he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that he was seen of James, then of all the apostles, and last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain. But I laid it more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believe. Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, I'll say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead. But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen. And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching in vain, and your faith is also in vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ, whom he raised not of, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised. And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain. Yea, ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are all of men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man also came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order, Christ the firstfruits, afterward they that are Christ at his coming, then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father, when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign till he hath put all enemies under his feet, the last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he sayeth all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is accepted, which did put all things under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead? And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? I protest by your rejoicing, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord. I die daily. If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageeth it be if the dead rise not? Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. Be not deceived, evil communications corrupt good manners. Awake to righteousness and sin not, for some have not the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame. But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come? Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quick and excepted die, and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain. But God giveth it a body, as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial. But the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars, for one star differth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption, it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory, it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power, it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, the first man Adam was made a living soul, the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural, and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy, the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy, and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I show you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump, for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for as much as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. Lord, we just thank you again for this opportunity. Please fill brother or keeper with your spirit, and help him preach a great sermon. We love you. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. All right. Good morning, everybody. How's it going? Thank God for another day. Amen? Amen. We're back here every week, and it's a blessing to be here, to be with you guys. I find great pleasure in being here every Saturday. So let's get right into the title of this sermon. The title of the sermon this morning is The New Body. Last week, remember Ryan preached on the subject of the resurrection, right? Last week was Easter, so we all celebrate the resurrection on Easter, because that is the pinnacle of Christianity. Why are we here today? Why do Christians do what they do? Because Jesus rose from the dead. He died, he was buried, and he rose from the dead. And this chapter is known as the resurrection chapter, right? But there is another part to the resurrection that I wanted to touch on, that Ryan didn't have enough time to go through because of time. And I want to explain to you guys the concept of the new body. So what do I mean by this? Okay, so you guys realize that once we are saved, right, our spirit, our dead spirit, is made alive, right? But that is not the end of our salvation. Salvation is not finished yet. At the resurrection, or what we would call the rapture, we will be given new bodies, physical bodies. Now obviously they are spiritual, but I believe, my mother once taught me a long time ago as a kid. She obviously was looking for the resurrection to come. She believes it's in my lifetime, Lord willing. Let's hope that Jesus comes in our lives. But if not, we know he's coming soon, right? And with that being said, she told me, how are we going to recognize one another? How are we going to know who is our loved one, our aunt, our uncles, our ancestors, each other? By our heart. Exactly. And not only that, I believe strongly that this physical body that you have is the actual body you will be given in the new resurrection. But... I don't believe it. Well here, let's go... I think that we will be the same age as Christ when he walked at the age of 33. Well let's go through it. In the same place. Let's go through it and I'll tell you what I mean. This body that we currently have, right? The Bible talks about that we have been given one earth and the earth is always going to be here forever. Now obviously there will be a time when the earth is destroyed at the wrath of God. But remember what Jesus said in his ministry, heaven and earth shall pass away but my words shall not pass away. Now he's not saying pass away as in go forever but the earth will be made new. Remember in the Garden of Eden, right? You know the earth was perfect. God looked at everything and said it is good. So the body that we're given is good. But we have inherited sin because of what happened with Adam and Eve. So because of that, the way I explain things is that throughout our lives we accrue and accumulate pains, aches and problems, right? I think I'm preaching to the choir here. You guys have accrued and accumulated pains and aches, right? I've always explained to people I grew up in Kauai and the Hawaiian Islands and the first trade I went into was masonry. And there's a saying that masons die young. Why? Because it's a lot of physical heavy labor. You know, laying down blocks, putting down concrete, you know, putting up rock walls. And at that time I was soaking wet 85 pounds and I'm dealing with like 250, 300 pound Hawaiian Polynesian guys and they're telling me to do a lot of heavy lifting. So I believe I've accrued a lot of hip problems in my early stages that have been with me forever. I've broken two bones in my life, my wrist and my ankle. Some people acquire skin problems, gut problems, mental problems, PTSD. All these different things throughout our life we've accrued, right? But you've got to realize that when you're given a new body all your aches and pains will be gone. That is something we can look forward to with the new body. Jesus Christ will wipe all tears away from our face and this corruption must put on incorruption. Take a look down at your Bible, if you would, at 1 Corinthians chapter 15 verse 51. The Bible reads, Behold, I show you a mystery. It's right off the back. This is mysterious. It's not like physically known. It's mysterious, right? We shall not all sleep, but we shall be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump, for the trump shall sound and the dead shall be raised incorruptible and we shall be changed. So notice, not everyone's going to die at the second coming. As a matter of fact, we which are alive and remain until the time of Jesus Christ's second coming will be changed. Raise your hand if you've heard the term metamorphosis. Alright, metamorphosis, right? This is a phenomenon found in nature. The best example that we point to with metamorphosis has to do with the butterfly, right? It's a little larva caterpillar and then it gets put in a cocoon and that after it's ready, it grows into a butterfly and it looks completely different. It's beautiful. It's not that the larva was, let's face the fact, it's not as pretty as a butterfly. I like seeing butterflies around. It's not nice seeing a bunch of larvas running around. But butterflies are beautiful, right? The same thing is going to happen in a bus. It's not that we're given new, it's that it's better. It is glorified. It is incorrupted. We are corrupted currently. We have sin dwelling in us. Today, the believer who puts their faith in Christ, when we sin, the Bible says it's no longer I that sin, but sin that dwelleth in me, which is in our flesh. You've heard this saying, right? The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. Meaning that we still daily struggle with sin as even believers. Why? Because the old corruption is still here. But we will be given new bodies. And if you're alive at the second coming, your body will be changed instantaneously. You don't need to die physically. But for sure, the shell of your body needs to be changed. And metamorphosis found in nature shows us examples of what God means by this. For instance, think about like a seed, right? You sow a seed in the ground and then it grows into a tree. The tree is beautiful. The tree has birds that fly in it, fruits that come out of it, leaves that look beautiful, colors, all these things. But everything that is in that tree is found in that seed. It's just a little peanut looking thing. It's just a little, what looks like a rock or a stone, but it grows into a beautiful plant. Another example would be frogs, right? In the beginning, a frog is a little tadpole. It's just a little head with a little tail. Now, I'm not saying frogs are the most beautiful creatures, but, you know, think about it. There are colorful frogs and the difference between a tadpole and a frog are different. You know what I mean? Like a frog looks better. And just like with us, currently, throughout our lives, we will accrue problems, even aging in general. You know, the Bible talks about that in the resurrection, we're going to live to the length of trees or at the second coming of Christ, and we will no longer age anymore. The tree of life is there for us and the leaves of it are for the healing of the nation, meaning that when we partake of the tree of life, basically, I don't know, and I can't necessarily prove this, but some speculate that I'm currently 32, right? Jesus Christ's ministry started at what age? 30 to 33, right? Some believe that Adam, when he came into the world, he wasn't a baby. God didn't put a baby in the garden. He put a full grown man. So whatever you look like in your 30s is speculative of what you'll look like for an eternity. It's just a theory. But back to my point about this is curious, this is mysterious. We don't really know these things, but I believe that your body that you currently have will be made new, perfect, and incorruptible. So the next point I wanted to go into is the concept of the glorification of the body. Look down at your Bible, if you would, at verse 41. 1 Corinthians chapter 15, verse 41, the Bible reads, there is one glory of the sun and another glory of the moon and another glory of the stars and one star differth from another star in glory. So notice God keeps pointing out things in the observable universe to explain the heavenly truth. He's explaining about the animals. You'll be made and changed like the animals. You'll have glory like the sun and the moon. Now when the Bible uses the term glory or glorified, it doesn't mean what we think it means as like honored. Although there is a second definition of that, the primary definition of glory in the Bible means to shine, okay? Now notice the first thing it said in verse 41, there is one glory of the sun. No one would argue that today in our universe, the brightest thing is the sun, right? Well, the Bible teaches that in Revelation that when the new heaven and new earth comes, there's going to be no need for the sun. Why? Because Jesus Christ is the light of the world. He will shine into our world. We will live off the radiation of Jesus Christ. And what did Jesus say in his ministry while he was here? He says, I am the light of the world, but when I go, you are the light of the world. Meaning that people who invest in the things of God, preach the gospel, sings hymns, bring up people, help them in their problems. You know, the Bible teaches pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, that you visit the fatherless and widows in their afflictions and that you keep yourself unspotted from the world. So when you live a good godly Christian life throughout your life, when the resurrection comes, you will get given more glory. Some stars are shinier than other stars, right? But nevertheless, we're all gonna be there. But no one's gonna out-glorify Jesus. We're all gonna look to Jesus, right? The Bible teaches very clearly that no flesh will glory in his presence. Meaning that when he's there, we all look like nothing. We're insignificant. We must decrease, he must increase. But Jesus wants to bestow upon us blessings. One of those blessings is glory, shining. Why do you say that, David? Why do you think there's gonna be a light bulb behind you and it's gonna glow? I'm not saying it's a light bulb, but some form of radiative light will come out of all of us. How do you know that? The Bible says in Matthew chapter 17, verse 1, this is an example of Jesus Christ showing us his second coming. It's what's known as the transfiguration, right? It says, for instance, in Matthew 17, verse 1, And after six days, Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John, his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart, and was wet transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. So you would see right there that he shines like the sun. But notice he says he transfigured, right? Just like we talked about with the butterfly. You know, it wasn't really shiny when it was a larva, but now as a butterfly it looks very beautiful. It says the same thing in Mark chapter 9, verse 2, And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves, and he was transfigured before them, and his raiment became shiny, exceeding white as snow, as no fuller on earth could whiten them. So basically they see the Lord Jesus Christ in what it would look like in the second coming, and it's so white they can't even look on him because it's just so bright. And if you look at this story in its context, they later on fall on the ground and they ask to build tabernacles for them because they can't even look up at the presence of Jesus. Now remember, we're going to get given glorified bodies. We will be able to see the Lord. And I just wanted you guys to know the concept of the new body. All aches and pains will be gone, right? All ailments that you've accrued in your life will be gone. You'll be changed in a moment in a twinkling and a vibe. You will glow, you will radiate, and you will be glorified like the Lord Jesus Christ, but you're not going to be looking exactly like him, but similar to him, right? And the last part I want to go into is the concept of today. It's easy to hear this type of preaching and think to yourself, I'm sore now. I'm in pain now. I would like to change my body now. And trust me, I'm young and I got pains and even I want to change my body sometimes. Not because I don't like it, but because there are aches and pains that I've accrued that I want gone. But realize this, today you can ask for healing from Jesus Christ himself. Now we do not teach or preach like some people do that me or Ryan or any one of us have the power to harness of God and lay hands on you and you'll be healed in a moment like the Holy Spirit lays on you and you're just immediately going to walk out of your chair and everything's going to be fine. That was a special gift granted to the apostles. It is very arrogant for any Christian in the world to think that they can demand of God to fit their needs. God, I want you to heal this person. Do what I say. No, God doesn't work that way. His ways are not our ways. His thoughts are not our thoughts. So as the heavens are far above the earth, so his thoughts are above our thoughts. But with that being said, exactly ask. And the Bible says that the fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. If we live a good godly life and we pray for each other, for our ailments, God, if his will be, he will help and heal you of your ailments. But sometimes he doesn't. The Bible says in James 5 verse 13, Is there any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any merry? Let him sing songs. Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. Because you got to think about it. We are here for you guys. This is not just a makeshift overnight ministry. We want you guys to, number one, get saved. Number two, follow the service of the Lord and grow in your faith. My first sermon I preached to all you guys was that the greatest thing could still be ahead of you. Today is the day of salvation. Today is the day that the Lord gave us, right? And today you can choose to serve God. And God can start the service of your life today and do great things. And me, Ryan, Jake, Corbin and all of us that are here, we're here for you. If you have ailments, sicknesses, problems that you want prayer for, we'll pray for you. Why? Because we don't want you to be in pain. We don't want you guys to struggle. I don't want Ryan to struggle. But you know what? This is what the Bible means when the fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. You guys need to pray for each other. When you're not feeling good. Yeah, talk to each other. Hey, man, can you pray for me? My legs hurting, my hips hurts. We could find all sorts of problems that we're all dealing with every single day. But look, what are we here for? This is for each other. The Bible says, Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind and to love your neighbor as yourself. I want you guys to be in good standing with God. Good standing with the Lord Jesus Christ. You will be given new bodies. And one day when we're in heaven, 18 million years from now, we're going to look back at these infirmities and laugh. We're going to be like, Hey, that pain was just for a moment. But now we get to be glorified with the Lord Jesus Christ forever. And Jesus wants to give us blessing. Jesus is in heaven right now. Think of it like this. If you ever play sports, right? I'll use basketball as the analogy. There's that one kid on the bench who really wants to play, right? He's like holding on the bench. He wants to, Coach, put me in, put me in. I want to play, right? The coach is holding off for that kid. He's letting the game go. But as soon as the coach calls that kid, he's running in to play the game. Jesus is in heaven right now wanting nothing more than to be there for us as individuals. But we need to meet him halfway. Be willing to deny ourselves, pick up our crosses, and follow after Jesus. And in doing this, you guys, Jesus will be there for us. And understand that if for some reason you're dealing with some problem, realize that at the end you will be given a new body and all will be made right. Title of this message this morning is The New Body. Let's bow our heads and have a word of prayer. Dear Heavenly Father, thank you so much for allowing us to gather together to hear your word. We look forward to the new body. And you know, even though it's not currently here, we just want to be pleasing unto you every single day. If there's any in here right now, we're not feeling good, any physical problems or mental problems, please heal them. Please be there for them. Help them with ease. And if they have anything that they want to ask, please give them courage to come up to Ryan and me and ask us. And we'll do what we can to help them out. Jesus, thank you so much for always being there for us. And we just love and praise you. In your name we pray. Amen. Amen. Amen. So we're going to sing one last song before we leave. It's song 244. 244. What beat is that? 244. 244. Amazing Grace. Amazing Grace. Song 244. 244. You want a song? Yep. Amazing Grace. You like that song? Yeah. You got it? Amazing Grace. 244. 244. Amazing Grace. Amazing Grace. Amazing Grace. How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost But now am found Was blind but now I see Twas grace that taught My heart to fear And grace my fear And grace my fears relieved How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed The hour I first believed Through many dangers Toils and snares I have already become Death's grace has brought Me safe thus far And grace will leave me home When we've been there Ten thousand years Bright shining as the sun We've no last days To sing God's praise That when we first begun Alright, thank y'all for coming. We're dismissed. Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you.