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Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You All right, good morning Welcome to pure words Baptist Church Good to see everybody this morning. I will go ahead and get started Go and find your seat get situated and pull out your hymnals. We'll open to our first song the song number 404 The song number 404 win the battles over number 404 If you look there that first section it's numbered one two and three and Parentheses we sing those first two lines for the first Anza So how this song goes, but we'll go ahead and start there on the first nice and loud and my soldier of the cross follower of the lamb and Shall I fear to own his cause or blush? To speak his name and When the battles over we shall wear a crown. Yes, we shall wear a crown Yes, we shall wear a crown and when the battles over We shall wear a crown in the New Jerusalem Wear a crown Wear a crown Wear a bright and shining crown And when the battles over we shall wear a crown in the New Jerusalem Must I be carried to the skies on flowery beds of ease While others fought to win the prize and sail through bloody seas and When the battles over we shall wear a crown. Yes, we shall wear a crown Yes, we shall wear a crown and when the battles over We shall wear a crown in the New Jerusalem Wear a crown Wear a crown Wear a bright and shining crown and When the battles over we shall wear a crown in the New Jerusalem Sure, I must fight if I will Increase my courage Lord I'll bear the toil endure the pain Supported by thy word And When the battles over we shall wear a crown. Yes, we shall wear a crown Yes, we shall wear a crown and when the battles over We shall wear a crown in the New Jerusalem Wear a crown Wear a crown Wear a bright and shining crown and When the battles over we shall wear a crown in the New Jerusalem Amen brother Mo, you're gonna pray for us this morning You Amen all right go to flipping your hymnals to song number 44 long number 44 Will work till Jesus comes Number 44 will work till Jesus come Start there on the first Oh land of rest for the I sigh when will the moment come When I shall lay my armor by and well in peace At home Will work Till Jesus comes will work Till Jesus comes will work Till Jesus comes and will be gathered home To Jesus Christ I fled for rest he bade me see wrong and lean for Sucker on his breast till he conduct me home Will work Till Jesus comes will work till Jesus comes will work Till Jesus comes and will be gathered home I Saw that once my Savior's side no more my steps shall run With him all brave dead chilling tight and reach my heavenly Will work till Jesus comes will work Till Jesus comes will work Till Jesus comes and will be gathered home Amen great singing this morning We'll go ahead and go over the announcement. So go ahead and pull out your bulletins You didn't grab one on the way in just raise your hand in the air. We have brother Brandon and brother Samson They'll bring one to you and on the very front page. We do have our Bible memory Verse and passage we are still in Romans chapter number 8 and we are in verse number 27 for this week So definitely keep working on that I mean if you can quote the entire chapter Romans 8 word perfect to a non-family member You will receive a prize there at the end of that And another reminder for the children you can memorize this verse by the next midweek service We'll have an ice cream treat for you If you open up the bulletins, we have our service times listed on the top left Sunday morning at 10 30 a.m. Sunday evening at 5 30 p.m. And Thursday evening at 7 p.m. We also have our Our soul winning times with the respective leaders listed there and our and our stats we have 468 salvations and three baptisms. So Congratulations all those who got baptized here recently. Do we have any salvations to report from Friday? anybody Friday Saturday To total Okay, anybody else you had one man Right, I miss anybody All right. Good deal. So good job soul winning They're on the next page we do have an expecting lady in the church we have miss Sarah Gomez Having a boy beginning in December. So be in prayer for them that everything, you know goes goes Well and everything everybody stays healthy Some upcoming guest preachers today September 12th. We have brother Chris they grew up back with us Oh, we didn't get him a house here right here so often Definitely. Thank you for coming down. It's a blessing having him and his family and he brought it to his voice Meet them September 26, we have a pastor Jonathan Shelley. He was cool enough to make the list Alright, so that is for the for the anniversary October 3rd, we have pastor Aaron Thompson from sure foundation Baptist Church. He'll be preaching both sermons for us that Sunday, so definitely I think pastor Aaron Thompson think brother Chris Segura and all the brothers that preach we're doing that Some upcoming events here in two weeks we do have our pure words Baptist Church Anniversary that Saturday. We are having a soul-winning marathon It's gonna be the same the same we were gonna organize it the same way. We're gonna meet here at the church Breakfast will be provided. We'll go out for a round of soul-winning We'll meet back here at the church lunch will be provided and then we'll do a second round of soul-winning And then after that second round of soul-winning we are going to go around back and we're gonna do our annual false Bible burning All right, so definitely be a good time good fellowship. Like I Forsee it gonna be a huge fire Alright, we're also gonna have a separate fire for s'mores and hot dogs and things like that So definitely write that on your calendar would be a good time Fellowship and that following Sunday is the 26th and pastor Shelley will be preaching both Both sermons on Sunday for us Wednesday October 6 through Sunday October 10 is the fire-breathing Baptist Fellowship Up at steadfast Baptist Church. So again, they're gonna have a great line of preachers a lot of different events going on so definitely write that on your calendar and Sunday October 31st, which is Halloween Alright, we're gonna be having our annual chili cook-off here at the church after that evening service gonna be Texas style Alright, so as we all know if you want to enter your chili in no beans Okay, you want to if you want beans? Hey have them on the side you could you could have you get Adam yourself, but that's taking place October 31st For the Thanksgiving service November 23rd, that's gonna be on a Tuesday. Okay, so there's gonna be no service that Thursday the 5th so just keep in mind that midweek service is gonna move from Thursday to Tuesday and that's gonna be the Thanksgiving service and Then in December December 23rd, which is a Thursday. We are gonna have our Christmas candlelight service So that is the announcements For the morning and lastly I always want to say if you do have any prayer requests Email those into the church at pure words Baptist at gmail.com We'll be in prayer for it for anything that you might need and Just definitely be in prayer for everybody that that's sick or that's out sick or that's healing That I just had a procedure done. I know brother can't Cameron's healing from his surgery. So just be in prayer for him But just email those those prayers in and we'll be in prayer for each other Alright, let's go ahead and go to our third song So go ahead and pull out your hymnals and turn to song number 65 number 65 just over in the glory land number 65 Just over in the glory land We'll start there on the first I have a home prepared with By just over in the glory Land and I long to be by my Savior's side Just over in the glory land just Over in the glory Land I'll join the happy angel band just over in the glory land just Over in the glory land there with The mighty host I'll stand just over in the glory land I am on my way to those Mansions fair just over in the glory land There to sing God's praise and his glory Share just over in the glory land Just Over in the glory land I'll join the happy angel band just over in the glory land just Over in the glory band there with The mighty host I'll stand just over in the glory land What a joyful thought that my lord I'll see just over in the glory land and with Kindred saved there forever be just over in the glory land Just Over in the glory land there The happy angel band just over in the glory land just Over in the glory land there with The mighty host I'll stand just over in the glory land With the blood wash throng I will shout and sing just over in the glory land And us to Christ the Lord and King just over in the glory land just Over in the glory land I'll join The happy angel band just over in the glory land Just Over in the glory land there with The mighty host I'll stand just over in the glory land Amen so at this time you go ahead and pull out your Bibles and turn in your Bibles to 2nd Corinthians chapter 1 2nd Corinthians chapter 1 we'll have brother Samson read for us. We'll go ahead and pass the offering plate Amen we we are here again As always we're gonna read this chapter together So if you will find your places Second Corinthians chapter number one follow along with me We'll start here in verse 1 where the Bible reads Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God in Timothy our brother To the church of God, which is at Corinth with all the saints which are in all the chaos Grace be unto you and peace from God our father and from the Lord Jesus Christ Blessed be God even the father of our Lord Jesus Christ the father of mercies and the God of all comfort who comforted us in all Tribulation that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble by the comfort Well with we ourselves are confident of God Whereas the sufferings of Christ abound in us So our consolation also abounded by Christ and whether we be afflicted it is for your consolation and salvation Which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings, which ye also suffer or whether we be confident It is for your consolation and salvation And our hope is of you is steadfast knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings So shall you be also of the consolation? Well, we would not brethren have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia that we were pressed out of measure Above strength and so much that we despise even of life But we have the sentence of death in ourselves that we should not trust in ourselves But in God which raises the dead who delivered us from so great a death and do does deliver in Whom we trust that he will yet deliver Ye also helping together by prayer for us that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons Thanks may be given by many on our behalf For our rejoicing is this the testimony of our conscience that in simplicity and godly sincerity Not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God we have our Conversation in the world and more abundantly to you We write none other things unto you than what you read or acknowledge and I trust you shall acknowledge even to the end as also you have acknowledged us in part that we are your rejoicing even as ye also or our in ours in the day of the Lord Jesus Christ In This confidence. I was minded to come unto you before that you might have a second benefit Passed by you in Macedonia and to come again out of Macedonia unto you Have you be brought on my way toward Judea? When I therefore was this minded that I use lightness or the things that I purpose do I purpose according to the flesh? That we me there should be yea yea and nay nay But as God is true our word toward you was not yea and nay for the Son of God Jesus Christ was preached among you by us Even by me and Sylvanus and Timotheus was not yea and nay But in him was yea for all the promises of God in him are yea and in him Amen unto the glory of God by us Now he which establishes us in Christ and has anointed us is God We have also sealed us given the earnest of the Spirit in our heart Or will I call God for a wreck upon my soul that to spare you I came not as yet unto corn Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpless in your joy for by faith we stand In Amen what I want to start out by saying, thank you for coming this morning And I was asked a how was your trip was it as bad as last time you know I don't think it was that bad. No, it was pretty good. It wasn't that that bad I would say we got here about 12 o'clock last night actually 1130 by the time we left Airport is about 12 by the time we got to our hotels around 1230 by the time I got my key It was about 1 a.m. And by the time I got woken up at 1 30 It wasn't as fun as I thought it was gonna be But apparently my card didn't go through the ladies ring and I'm like who is calling me. This is my wife making sure I'm fine Give me your card. I'm like sure no problem go over there give the card Is she like did I miss up your sleep? No, but you missed up my dinner I was eating starburst cuz all I could eat at that time It was just starboard starburst and funyuns right boys greatest dinner ever, right? We're just planning to go to the I hop cuz I hop right outside the hotel But this time I got a different hotel. I got the hotel right next to the hotel from last time Ha what a difference a few feet make but first Corinthians chapter number one This is the chapter where Paul is comforting the Corinthians and so he's comforting the Corinthians by reminding them That God is the God of all comfort. Amen And that's the title of the sermon the God of all comfort now the first sermon I've ever heard preach I'm the God of all comfort was probably about ten years ago It was at a preaching class that I just didn't even want to go to But I felt like you know what? I need to show some support as a member even not on plan to be a preacher or anything like that I'm gonna just show up because it is what it is It's great that people there, you know At least for the first couple of weeks to show some support Somebody got up there and his sermon was the God of all comfort and I could tell you right now I don't remember anything. The guy said not a single thing All I remember is that he said that God of all comfort and that just woke me up like whoa, you know saying that's right I need some comforting right now because I was going through a time that wasn't so great and I was like You know what God is the God of all comfort and what I mean by comfort comfort just means to tear up Another word for comfort is consolation and we'll see really quickly look down at your Bibles and look at verse number four Ready saw verse three that says place to be God even the father of our Lord Jesus Christ the father emerges than God of all comfort who comforted us in all our Tribulation a some people are wondering are we about to hit the tribulation this whole corona thing is driving me nuts These mandatory vaccines now, what's the deal? Is that kind of like a test to see if we're gonna cower down and whatever it's like look man Chill no matter what happens if the tribulation kicks off or whatever down the road. Hey be of good cheer God will comfort us. Amen, but there is a catch and we'll get to that later It's not a done deal, but it's basically a done deal for this crowd and I'll explain why in a second but comfort What exactly is comfort? Like I said the easiest way to explain it is just to cheer up if I wanted to comfort my kids Maybe I mean they don't go to to public schools But let's just say they did and they had a bad day and I see them they're down or whatever the case may be Or even a church member, you know or even biblically you can see like Joseph Joseph when it was locked up You know with the cup bearer and and I forgot the other guy that basically Pharaoh threw into jail He saw that they were down. He's like yo what's going on guys? He's trying to cheer him up. He's trying to come for them He's not just being a busybody and other man's affairs trying to get the gossip like yo, man What's going on? You know how come you guys are all sad not cuz he was nosy because he cared about them and he saw they were down He's like yo what's going on guys trying to comfort them cheer him up. But another word for comfort is consolation Let's take a look verse number four who comfort us in all our tribulation that we may be able to comfort them Which are in any trouble by the comfort look how many times this word comes up by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God and you wonder why preachers can't wait to preach it's because they're reading their Bible and they see something that Comforts them and they're like man. I want to use this this Sunday because they're being blessed They're being comforted and they want to comfort you and later on we'll see how Paul even says Hey, God has given us Timothy or Titus. I'm sorry to comfort us. So you're wondering why should I even go to jail? Why should I even go to church? Because God uses church to comfort you through the man of God Amen, you know through evangelists through preachers through teachers for the perfecting of the saints how by comforting you by cheering you up And that's what I'm trying to do and it's not always going to be a cheerful sermon Sometimes it needs to be a fearful sermon for the same reasons that Moses said a don't fear But the purpose of God in the mountain of Sinai Causing all those thunderstorms everything so you can see that he is not a guy to be joke with God is not somebody to take Lightly and he says hey he's doing this so you can fear and turn from sin to keep you from sinning So sometimes we need to preach You know sermons that are fearful sermons they get you guys to repent of sin Because that's what causes us to just quit when we get terrified and we don't want to do it anymore because we know that Punishment is coming. But tonight's sermon this morning sermon. I'm sorry. Sorry. I didn't get enough sleep They woke me up at 2 a.m. Got up early. I'm two hours behind Or ahead. I don't even know but either way sure enough The thing that I want you guys to see this morning is that God is a God that's always trying to cheer us up That's what it means to be the God of all comfort He knows that this world is filled with sin tribulation temptation and he says hey be of good cheer I've overcome the world. He wants you to be a cheerful person now There's a time to mourn we get that but overall, you know, God wants us to be cheerful people You know to let your light so shine among men because that's what gets them to look towards God You know if you're you know a self-proclaimed Christian and people are seeing you always down angry upset They're like man if it ain't working for him you sure ain't gonna help me out so they're not gonna look You know You're not gonna help somebody build their faith But the way you act and even our actions can cause the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme the Lord When we cause sin do things that we shouldn't do say things that we shouldn't say act certain ways that we shouldn't act You know, but overall God wants us to be just like him and if he's the God of all comfort You know Christians should be known for being comforters. Amen and not miserable comforters like Joe's friend. That's another story But it says right here You know that by the comfortable we ourselves are comforted or as the sufferings of Christ are bound in us So our consolation that's another way of saying comfort. He's trying to say it in many ways to say guys cheer up Let me comfort you let me cheer you up and you'll see in a second because look what it says. So our consolation also Abounded by Christ and whether we be afflicted it is for your consolation And if you look up the definition of consolation guess what's in it comfort So it's interchangeable, you know here Paul is comforting the Corinthians and he's doing in many ways Hey, I'm here to you know, to give you consolation comfort you help you guys out and that's what it means consolation the definitions or the words that I got to define it is comfort encouraged cheer up and It says it is for your consolation and salvation Which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings, which we also suffered and look at this or whether we be comforted it is for your Constellation and salvation and our hope of you is steadfast knowing that as he are partakers of the sufferings Social you be also of the consolation or of God's comforting meaning a we're going to go through tribulation We're going to go through temptations. Yes It's going to get harder and harder as it gets nearer towards the end, but he says be a good chair guys there He's there to comfort you. He's not going to tempt you above that which you are able So it's not like we're gonna fail guarantee that we're all gonna fail No sometimes we will fail but it's God's will for us to fail to maybe humble us and rely on him a little bit more or Pray a little bit more whatever the case may be We're not always going to have success and that's God's will for our lives Why because we always have success gonna become spoiled, you know You have to kind of learn how to lose a little bit to become a good leader They can feel people's pain when they lose when they're not succeeding as well You can comfort them and say look I've gone through the same thing, you know, I've got through the trials I know what it's like to mess up your finances I know what it's like not to be the perfect husband I know what it's like not to be the best dad on the planet. I get it I know what you're going through but stick with it. Hey, you'll see you keep reading keep growing I will bless you with the wisdom to become that man you want to be So once you are that man that you like in that man that you want to be that person you admire you can help other People to do the same thing up other people to grow as well. Not just oh, wow. I'm great now You know, she'll see how it was back then but now now help others to be what you obviously are now And that's a faithful person, you know a great leader a great example a good role model You know, but if you have your Bibles go to second Peter 1 16 While you go to second Peter 1 16 I'm just gonna read a few verses that motivate me that comfort me Psalms 3 6 says this I will not be afraid of 10,000s of people that have set themselves against me round about job 1925 for I know that my redeemer liveth and that he shall stand at the later day upon the earth and Though after my skin worms destroyed this body yet in my flesh shall I see God That's a great title for a sermon. So I see God. Hey, maybe we can preach it later, brother He's like, yeah it is. Well great. Now you got appreciate him They know to the good and did they not to him? That was for three I know that the Lord has set apart him that is godly for himself I like this part the Lord will hear when I call unto him What do you see with Psalms 3 6 job 1925 job 1925 through 26 in Psalms 4 3 you see boldness? boldness people that are sure of themselves Almost as a poor people say oh, you're just cocky or whatever But he says hey, I'm not gonna be afraid of 10,000 people that have set themselves around me Yesterday the flight was half full half full and now usually kind of get nervous when I take my kids I don't want to get the early bird or whatever I kind of want to see where I'm mad as far as my number cuz Southwest who fly Southwest You know how they do it. They don't assign seats, but they assign group You know your group a B or C and I didn't know that you could actually increase your chances of a better group By checking in early, I'll always be D If there is such a D, and I'm always wondering how do these people get a how do they get B? I'm always see I'm always D When I check in it's like right before an hour before I fly out And I'm always stuck in the middle like what is going on, huh, and I'm almost like back in them like Then I realize you gotta check in right away You know so if you happen to get a or B You're pretty much gonna sit with the group that you're with A little nervous sometimes when I see B. I'm like oh man. I don't know it's all I was trying to see if it were It's worth upgrading. It's all told the lady. I'm with my kids. You know should I upgrade let me check no You're wasting your money. It's only half full. You know if you fit 150 people. It's like 75 There's gonna be a lot of seeds that are empty I'm like good your employee of the year you know for not ripping me off You know cuz I was willing just because I'm nervous you know I want to keep my kids with me or whatever the kids may Be but gee I wonder if it has to do with the fact that yesterday was September 11th the 20th anniversary I Wonder people were thinking oh, man is the government gonna blow this plane up or whatever you know? But you know what I said, I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people and yes I did kind of mess with my son Luke over there. It's like hey, that's not a bad make it You know and he's like really dad really he's trying to trade off with his brothers Hey, why don't you go this time, and I'll go next time Don't worry lucky. I know you're a little embarrassed, but that's all right, but I was like look It wasn't even the Taliban man. It wasn't even Al Qaeda. You know I got two words three syllables building seven Google it if you don't know what I'm talking about We are woke in this person So what do you see in these verses you see people that are bold people that assure themselves So how does God comfort us well one way he comforts us is by giving us assurance you're right there in second Peter 1 6 It says for we have not followed cunningly devised fables, and how sad is that? Let me just talk about that for a minute commonly devised Fables I mean that's Mormonism right there That's Islam right there and every other false religion When someone in the other day and this lady comes out, and it's a purple door, and I didn't even notice I don't know why she just opens the door, and we're like hey We're from people were Baptist just inviting families to her service. Do you guys go to church anywhere? You see my door. I'm like yeah, you know what color is it? Purple was ever had that happen at their door. That's what I thought I'm confused like a term out in a yo-yo. I'm just like What does your purple door have to do with anything? She's like I'm a witch I thought you are yeah, I'm awake. I'm like okay, and if you die right now Sure, you're dying you which? And she's like I already know what do you know he's like you're been a Baptist church I have you have you have my previous life He's like previous life. Yeah, I've had 200 of them And I was just talking to my buddy about marijuana cuz we're gonna work Documentary on marijuana And one of us one of the side effects of marijuana is psychosis You know a temporary loss of reality and obviously this lady's talking to me. I'm like Nope don't smell nothing you know, and I'm just like well listen listen. I know I know hold up You say been to Baptist Church in your previous life. I'm just interested What did they teach you in your previous life you have to do to go to heaven? I know what do you know? That's I think that somehow some way you're kind of like lying you know and I was like all right She was just kind of hardcore. She had like a creepy smile like a Joe Biden smile You know about literally I'm like is this Joe Biden's like crank crank crank You know she had that creepy smile, and there's just my so any partner. You know he's cool It's cool can get just got off work You know she's a little tired, and she's like you are having a hard time You know you know explaining yourself you you're scared You know and I just have to do it. I like ma'am. I just got a question I'm not trying to mock you, but I got a very racist question. I gotta know have you ever smoked marijuana She's like no never Almost saying it like she's guilty you know And I just wanted to tell myself when partner done it we could have something good for that documentary and be like look This is what happens when you smoke weed kids But no matter what no one can deny that she's following a cunningly devised fable Her boyfriend friends girlfriend who knows has convinced her that we've all had previous lives when the Bible says Clearly it's appointed unto man wants to die and after this the judgment. There's no Reincarnation if there is this reincarnation in hell, that's where you're gonna wake up You know and yeah if you come back You're gonna get resurrected just to get thrown right back in because there's people confused in hell right now. Hello Lord Lord Haven't we prophesied how many cast out devil haven't we done many wonderful works? They're lost in the solid they have no clue where they're in hell, and he's gonna say depart for me. I never knew you After he opens up the books and their judge out of those things that are in the books and every idle word Everything they've ever said all the hard speeches against the Lord that these wicked people have said against him in his people He's gonna rebuke them to their face and then they're gonna know why they're in hell forever and ever and why they're gonna get the Greater damnation or whatever damnation they're gonna get cast back into hell and that's not a cunningly devised fable But that was just a side note Let's continue when we may know not to you the power and coming of the Lord Jesus Christ But were eyewitnesses of his majesty for he received from God the Father honor and glory when it came such a voice To him from the excellent glory. This is my beloved son in whom I am Well, please here you clearly see the Trinity reprobates you clearly see the Trinity one next idiots You know, I write about this verse I say 96 shut up when I say 96 I can explain that But this ain't a sermon for that. This is my beloved son in whom I am Well, please they were there Peter was there these guys were there They heard the voice and that built their faith got comforted them because they needed it because then he had all the Word of God Like we have today But how does God come for us by giving us assurance? How does he do that by having a voice like we see here and calling upon us and talking to us and saying? That was my beloved church in who I am. Well, please that's not how he's gonna do it But it's gonna assure us give us assurance in a more better way Look keep reading right there verse 19. It says we have also a more sure word of prophecy So, of course God's Word was spoken in that moment when Christ was baptized loud and proud This is my beloved son. He didn't say this is me This is my beloved body that I created who I possess and I'm actually the father in this body But I'm gonna call myself the son if you're confused. That's just confusing one is You're like, what are you talking about? It's not me my point trying to explain one this is confusing as confusing can get But we got clear scriptures and it says hey, we have a more sure sure assurance same thing We're the prophecy we're all to you do Well, they take heat is unto a light that shine it in a dark place and that should motivate you That should get you inspired that should make you happy That should bring cheerfulness in your heart that we have God's Word when a lot of people don't a lot of countries You know They don't have the entire thing But we do on our phones right here in front of our faces anytime we want we can go to the order from Amazon Get whatever we want how ordered this from Amazon awesome Bible has titles like crazy I'll be kind of know what you're reading, you know, if you're new I'll pick it up. It's not a commentary whatsoever Just has titles that are kind of in my opinion pretty pretty accurate, you know, but praise the Lord. He gives us assurance How do we get it through his word go to John 14? Go to John 14 while you go to John 14 me me and John 14 one I'm gonna read from Psalms 23 forward. It says this. Yay. I'm familiar Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death. I will fear no evil Yeah, I thought about it. What if this plane does go down? What if the government wants another September 11th? You know the vaccines ain't enough They want to blow another plane up or whatever or what if they do do something stupid in an airport and they ground us and I Might have might have just kind of started to fret a little bit when my flight was at 615 I didn't get a text message saying it's delayed 715. I'm like over what like a bonfire to something stupid I'm like at this point. Hey, if I can't make it that's all in God's hands So hopefully, you know, I can make it so this put the pressure on you to preach my friend, you know Or anybody it's like all right, brother. We got to draw strong from them, you know, so now hey it is what it is It's all good. I flew on September 11th. I didn't care seems like a lot of people did cuz yeah I've been on planes empty but not like that or maybe maybe not but I'm pretty sure that that's Probably one of the reasons why a lot of people didn't fly because they didn't know what was going to happen You know, you saw what happened in Afghanistan It's funny because we started with an explosion and we ended with an explosion in Afghanistan Why because we didn't do it God's way. God wasn't in that war It never was and it never will be when these wars are fought for money and power. That's all it's about You know, so I'm sorry, but that war was lost I'm sorry But they had a one in less than three weeks They lost it the enemy that we've been fighting for so long all these Hollywood movies talk about how bad the Taliban is and how? Great, we're kicking their butts and how much we're defeating them how how much you know firepower and whatever we have against them They just took over the country and then some because unless the Lord, you know Unless he's the one guarding the house Hey, the watchman basically gets up but in vain and so that's what ended up happening But they'll walk through the valley of the shadow of death. I will fear no evil for thou art with me Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me They comfort me. You're like man. I'm a nervous dude. What do I do get into the word? It'll give you comfort Amen, get your butt to church the purpose of the pastor is to comfort you and we'll see that in a sec, you know But it says in Psalms 70d 26 my flesh and my heart faileth, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever God will give you comfort. He will give you assurance because that's how he wants us to be. He wants us to be bold He doesn't want us to be scared. He doesn't want us to fear. How do we know look at John 14? This is a commandment, by the way, this isn't a suggestion. This isn't something this isn't a tip on how to live your best life It's a commandment He's saying let not your heart beat trouble fearful Whatever you want to call it Even if you God believe also in me in my father's house on many mansions there one is people If I were not so I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you And if I go and prepare a place for you I will come again and receive you unto myself that where I am there you may be also and where there go You know in the way, you know Thomas I thought to him Lord we know, you know I'm sorry Thomas I thought to him we know not without goes and how can we know the way Jesus out to him? Am I in the way the truth and the life no man cometh unto the father but by me if you have known me You should have known my father also and from henceforth, you know him and have see him. Hey, there you go. There you go There's one is right there. Haha. Yeah, you're an idiot. You know what you're talking about. Well, keep reading keep reading You know, it's like right there. He says he's the father. No, he that's not Phillips says out to him Lord shows the father and is a fight with us Do you say something him have I been so long time with you and yet has thou know me fill up? There you go. First girl. He just proved himself right there. Jesus just claimed that he's the father keep reading He that see me has seen the father and how says thou then show us the father Believe is thou not that I am in the father. Not that I am the father. I am in the father How is that possible? It's called a miracle. It's called the spirit. I Am in the father and father in me the words that I speak out to you. I speak of myself I speak not of myself, but the father that dwelleth in me He do with the works believe me that I am in the father and the father in me making it clear They're not the same person or else believe me for the very work safe Barely, barely answer you he that believeth on me the works that I do Shall he do also in greater works than these show he do because I go on to my father that just some bonus He's going down to his father. He's not going on to himself And what server you ask look at the confidence look at look at the boldness and what server you shall ask in my name That will I do that the father may be glorified in the son if you shall ask anything in my name I will do it if You love me keep my commandment and I will pray the father and he shall give you another who? Comforter comforter. So who's the comforter Holy Spirit in this in this section the God of all comfort Obviously Jesus Christ if we if we know our Bibles he is God. I'm has made it very clear my Lord and my God Obviously he should be called Emmanuel which is God with us in the beginning was the word and the world was with God and the Word was God in the word became flesh and who was the one that became flesh that was Christ There is clearly a trinity even from Genesis. Let us make man in our own image. We're talking to the angels Okay, keep reading. So then God made man in his own image not in their own image in his own Image so no, he was not talking to the angels in chapter number one And people knew that hey Psalms to the Sun right? Here's the Sun. Let's he'd be angry in Proverbs. What is his name? What is his son's name? Isn't that what the Bible says? They knew there was a son and Obviously Psalms 2 we know that is referring to Christ but the New Testament makes it very clear that Psalms referring to Jesus Who said I came down from heaven not I was created here on earth Says I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the one of him that sent me and I have to say To the one sorry, so a quick one is commercial What part of sent on they understand? You know, I thought they were weird, but then when I figured out they actually believe that Jesus Christ was created He was created and that the Father possessed that body and that body was just a man the man Christ Jesus When he made it very clear He said father in John 17 glorify me with the glory that I had with thee before the world was It's crazy to believe in oneness This is dumb as believing in the platter It's just a fact. It's just a fact We just got a rip on that because I think it's kind of dying now now that all these billionaires are going into space and flying in space But as all CG we're going back a God will comfort you It says very clearly if you pray he will do it, but we don't have to wonder well God answer me. Yes, he will He may not answer you according to what you're asking if you ask a miss But if you're asking he will answer every prayer if if like the Bible says you don't have iniquity in your heart With a pure heart you pray even if you pray wrong is better than not praying at all But if you don't have a pure heart and you do pray and it is something that you need But you don't have a pure heart What does the Bible say if I have iniquity in my heart the Lord will not hear me he won't Even if you pray right, but if you pray wrong, but you have a pure heart the Lord will fix it Don't make sure that you get what you need. No praying for that Ferrari. It's like no Lord afford. There you go. Get him a Ford Escort But the Bible makes it very clear verse 18 says I will not leave you comfortless But what does it mean to comfort it means to cheer up? So if you're not a cheered up person, hey get your it up first thing you should do first step It's not looking at the scripture And start with the chapters that we read so you can see that God wants you to be a cheerful person That's what we're reading. John 14 Let's go to verse 20 and that they should know that I am in the Father and ye and me and I in you That's the same way that Jesus and the Father are in each other. It's spiritual He that hath my commandments and keepeth them He it is the love of me and he the love of me shall be loved on my father and I will love him and Will manifest I am will manifest to him Let's go to verse number 26, but the comforter which is the Holy Ghost and it's Jesus Christ and it's the Father Whom the Father was sent in my name? He shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever have said unto you peace I live with you my peace. I give unto you not as the world giveth give I unto you let not your heart Look how it starts out. It starts out with talking about him. Don't let your heart be troubled and towards the end He says that again, let not your heart be troubled neither. Let it be afraid go to Acts 4 1 go to Acts 4 1 So what's the one way that God a one way God's going to give you comfort is through his word How because his word is a more sure word of prophecy. It's going to give you assurance Especially when it comes to death How many times do you ask people if you die right now? I'm pretty sure I'm pretty sure you guys remember you're pretty sure days weren't they horrible days before we got saved When they're miserable days not having any comfort knowing what would happen if your loved one died Not really knowing what would happen if you died you thinking I'm pretty good, but I don't know It's not a good place to be it's not this is what we preach hard against Pentecostal one Is this what we preach hard against repent of your sins? This is what we preach hard and make it very clear that salvation is easy But then it's easy believe ism. You guys make it too easy too easy. We make your free That's just how easy it is to be saved Why because we allow people to come in and talk that way. Hey, that's when confusion is coming in You got to repent of your sins. Well when I first heard that guess what's the first thing I said? Well, I didn't repent of my sins. I Didn't do that, you know, I got saved on a Monday I was back in the Marine Corps on a Friday and sure enough is for two more years They're four years active duty discharged recalled back for the stupid Iraq invasion and then sure enough Guess what two years later after I got saved. That's when I went to church. I didn't know anything I just knew salvation was the gift of God and that gave me comfort I'm telling you gave me comfort if there was one verse that that I had in my heart It was Roman 623 and it was just half of it the gift of God is eternal life I forgot it said through Jesus Christ our Lord. I just walked away remembering that cuz I'm like man I got the gift and death was not the same. It wasn't anymore Now I was like, hey something happens over here and get out pull it in my head Oh, I know I'm going and I did my best to witness because it was just coming out of me My witnessing was just asking people. Hey, what do you believe it takes to go to heaven? What do you think you have to do? Well, I need to repent. I'm like, I don't even know what that is. Okay. Well, whatever, you know, talk to another guy Hey, I heard you're a Christian. What do you have to do to go to heaven? Will you believe in your heart Jesus Christ on the cross for your sins the Bible says you're saved I'm like, that's what I believe but he turned I said a gift That's right, brother Because I didn't know anything I didn't read the Bible for two years not a single verse You know, but I knew eternal life was the gift and that gave me comfort that gave me comfort But I know that this is true. You're like man. I need a little bit of cheering up Well get into the Word of God. It'll comfort you. It'll cheer you up. Read Psalms 34 You'll find out real quick that God he is there, you know, he has always been there but How how else does God comfort us? Let me just quickly read Proverbs 28 one There's the wicked flee when no man pursue it, but the righteous are bold as a lion Man lions when they're bold, they're bold, you know, they'll go after elephants When they're bold, they're bold and when they roar it is scary right boys. Remember the zoo I mean we're near the we're near the Lions and they're just kind of sleeping looking all bum ish You know and we're like man, I want to see them walk and we're just kind of walking away I guess one woke up and he let the world know he was up. Remember that we're like Like oh man like I see from Jurassic Park It was scarier than that I can't do a lion I'm sorry You're like what the heck was that? I don't know me puking That's what it sounded like. Were you hurling or mimicking a lion both? They'll attempt My lines are bold man. They're scary animals when they go crazy. They go crazy, you know, but here's the deal They're right there in Accepting them before let's look at some spiritual lines. Amen doesn't as they spake unto the people the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them being great that they taught the people and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead and they laid hands on Them and put them and hold on to the next day But here we got some Christians being arrested until the next day for what for preaching preaching Jesus Christ the resurrection from the dead Where it was now even tied how of it many of them which heard the word believe and the number of the man was about 5,000 and it came to pass on tomorrow that their rulers and elders and scribes and and as the high priest and Caiaphas and John Alexander and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest were gathered together at Jerusalem And when they have set them in the midst they asked by what power or by what name? Have you done this then Peter filled with the Holy Ghost said on to them you rulers of the people and elders of Israel If we this day be examined of the good deed done to this impotent man By what means he is made whole being known out to you all and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom you crucified whom God raised from the dead even by him that this man stand before here before you hold This is the stone which was said and not of you builders which has become the head of the corner neither Is there salvation in any other and this is how you respond to people that which is like a I'm sure you believe that But here's what the Bible says. There's no salvation. We all need salvation which You know You know, you're not gonna keep resurrected again and again and again, you know, your purple door ain't gonna help you one bit You never explained the color she told them Does it protect you from people or something and if she's like did you notice something about my front yard when you got here? I'm like, please don't tell me put that body like no Because she's under that creepy like look Look What I Got fruit trees. I'm like, okay And Okay And that's what I do I'm like great You're a healthy witch And that's all she wanted me to know just trying to make it seem like I'm better than you I Eat my own fruit. She's like are you a vegetarian? No, I'm vegan. Oh, we don't even know they talk about that Yeah, you talk about salvation first But she didn't want to hear it. It was like, nope. I don't want to hear it. I'm done. We're like no problem Hey, it is what it is, you know, and we just walked away But what do we see here? We're making it very clear. Hey, there's no salvation How do you win this to a Jew tell him neither? Is there any salvation in the other? You know for there's none of the name. I want to know how to witness the Jews Here's what you tell them neither. Is there any salvation learn from Peter? There's none. They're super bold Hey, they're not worried about anything they're careful even when they get beat up and it gets you know, basically physically Hurt for the cause of Christ, they're rejoicing and singing, you know, they're singing at midnight and then there's the earthquake But skip down here in 13. Let's go all the way down to 29 Because 13 just makes it very clear now when they saw the boldness of Peter So Peter is bold, you know, but boldness comes cheerfulness. He's comforted. He's got boldness in his bones How does he get it? Here's an example. Here's the clue of how he got how he gets it There's a now Lord behold their threatening and granted to thy servants that with all boldness they may speak thy word So what is he doing? He's praying for boldness You're like man. I'm a nervous wreck. What do I do get into God's Word? Hey, I am I'm reading it man It still doesn't help. We'll start praying for boldness And God will comfort your heart with boldness. That's how he does it You know How were these guys able to speak so boldly to the point where they saw the boldness of Peter and John and proceed that they Were unlearning ignorant men they marveled they were amazed by their boldness and they were probably like whoa and other people believe 5,000 of them if you saw what we just read why because they got comforted by seeing their boldness These people are like, wow, look at this look at these guys look how bold they are. They're not making any bones about it They're making very clear salvation is to Christ alone. You got your Bible go to Matthew 18 21 Matthew 18 21 and I'm almost done Well, you go to Matthew 18 21 So the first thing God will do to you is give you assurance how through his word He's not going to speak to you. Like he spoke during Christ's baptism. Oh, this is my beloved son I gave people boldness that comforted people, you know, but what is Peter saying a become more sure where the prophecies you think that's good We got something better. And that's the word Matthew 9 36 says this but when he saw the multitudes he was moved with compassion Matthew 14 14 says this and Jesus went forth inside great multitude and was moved with compassion Matthew 15 32 then Jesus called his disciples out to him and said I have compassion on the multitude mark 5 19 I'll bet you just suffered him not but say something him go home to thy friends and tell high great things the Lord had done for thee and has had compassion on thee So how does God comfort us one through his word through boldness? He gives us the spirit the comforter that he says be filled with the spirit Hey that gave them comfort to go do the work that they needed to do and another way He comforts us is through his compassion. Let's take a quick look. You're right there in Matthew 18 21 There's then Peter then then came Peter to him and said Lord How how off shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him so seven times you say something him I say not unto thee until seven times but I just 70 times seven Therefore is the kingdom of heaven like it unto a certain King which will take account of his servants and when he had begun to Reckon one was brought out to him which owed him ten thousand talents but for as much as he had not to pay his Lord commanded him to be sold and his wife and his children and All that he had in payment to be made the servant therefore fell down and worshiped him saying Lord have patience with me and I will pay thee all and the Lord of that servant was moved with Compassion and loosed him and forgave him the dead and this guy walked away happy Now we know the story. He doesn't have compassion on somebody else go to verse 33 You know and sure enough that person that compassion on this guy who did not have compassion on another guy the old him money He's rebuking this guy. He just let him go his wife his children were his he was about to sell them All this guy begged them for for mercy says be patient. I'll pay thee all and he was moved with compassion He loosed them and forgave him the entire day. What an awesome individual Awesome individual lets this guy go but he can't do the same Okay Look what it says. Shouldest not thou also have compassion and thy fellow servant even as I had pity on thee go to Genesis 47 one Genesis 47 one. Well you go to Genesis 47 one You know, I'm just gonna root from Luke 15 20 doesn't he arose and came to his father but when he was yet a great way off his father saw him and had compassion and Ran and fell on his neck and kissed them and the son said out the hand father have sinned against heaven and In thy sight and then no more worthy to be called thy son and the father said to his servants bring forth the best robe Put it on them put a ring on his head and shoes on his feet and bring hither the fetid calf and kill it And let us eat and be merry. I just read the story of the prodigal son You know He went he's thinned it up and then he felt bad got right came back to the father the father some a great while away And he ran towards him and started to comfort him start to comfort him by forgiving him and blessing him Giving him a ring robe and even the fatted calf to eat. Well Amen, and you know what if we all stop and think about it If God punished us for every little thing we did we get discouraged Wouldn't wouldn't we that's the opposite of being comforted is to get discouraged. No one's meaning comfort to encourage, you know Encouraged so if you don't come from someone you can discourage them, you know But he doesn't he doesn't always punish us for everything we do. Yes The Bible says clearly that you know, you're gonna reap what you sow I understand that and your sins will find you out. I believe that But if we really stop and look at what the scripture shows us from beginning to end He doesn't always punish us for every bad thing we do. I mean look at this guy He forgave him of all his debt and didn't punish him let him go and he says look I want you to do the same thing be merciful on the people as well That's what the merciful he'll show himself merciful But one of the stories early on in my Christian life that I saw that reminded me You know how great God is one of the scriptures when I started reading it that comforted me was in Genesis Let's take a look really quickly in Genesis Genesis 47 1 this is when Joseph, you know goes to goes to his son or when Jacob goes to his son Joseph in Egypt, you know because they know they found out he's alive. He goes down there, you know, but let's take a look There's something interesting in this in this chapter and and I'll point it out is towards the end of chapter verse number 9 it says then Joseph came and told Pharaoh and said my father and my brother and their flocks and their hers and All that they have are come out of the land of Canaan and behold They're in the land of Goshen and he took some of his brethren even five men and presented him at the Pharaoh And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, what is your occupation and they said unto Pharaoh thy servants are shepherds both we and also our father they said moreover unto Pharaoh for to sojourn in the land are we come for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks for the Famine is torn in the land of Canaan now therefore we pray they let the servants dwell in the land of Goshen and Pharaoh spake unto Joseph saying thy father and their brethren are come unto thee the land of Egypt is before thee and the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell Similar to the other story Here God's blessing him above and beyond what he deserves He didn't have to get the best of the land. They would have been happy just to go there and eat bread but let's look at verse 7 and Joseph brought in Jacob his father and sent him before Pharaoh and Jacob blessed Pharaoh and Pharaoh set out to Jacob how old are thou and Jacob said unto Pharaoh the days of the year of my pilgrimage are 130 years that's a long life Hundred and thirty years, that's a long time to sin. I Mean when I screw up and I feel bad something like Lord just take me out of this planet one less sinful person One less person to grieve your heart. I don't know if you guys ever pray that I was being honest. I Screw up. I'm like, ah, why did I say that to my wife? Why did I did to my kids? I don't feel like I'm giving you my best Lord. I'll just I'm like just plug me into this planet It's like one less person to piss you off. You know, and you know what? Hey, the same simple flesh that I have is the same one Jacob has everyone has there's no temptation that is not common to men That hasn't tempted us all Christ was tempted in all points. Yeah without sin, but look at this part He just got done saying the years of my pilgrimage the years of my life are a hundred and thirty years you and Evil have the days of the years of my life been think about that He's looking back on his life. He doesn't say man. I've had a hard life You just don't know I have to take off. My brother was trying to kill me when I was young You know and then I get rid I get a job and my uncle's ripping me off end up with he didn't complain a single thing He said I've lived 130 years and boy does life suck barrel. He doesn't even say that Hundred and thirty years and man, I'm ready to go. I'm stressed out. You know, it's like man This life is it's gonna beat you Pharaoh. I'm just giving you some life advice Pharaoh. I'm older than you I'm wiser than you. Hey, brother. Just be ready life. Life is gonna go downhill my friend not gonna be gravy But hey, that's the Lord. You'll be in heaven Pharaoh Any of that he was trying to comfort Pharaoh by saying look I'm here, you know my God You know my story. Hey, let me tell you something. I live 130 years and you and evil have been my baby You and evil how could you say that if you would have been punished for every little thing you ever did He couldn't but I man don't mess with the Lord. He's just unmerciful, you know, he's strict You know, he doesn't have any patience That's not what the Bible says This is long suffering towards us not willing that any shall perish but that all shall come to repentance And I love what pastor a minute says he says that we ask Christians Sometimes we get confused we get into sin and we confuse God's patience with permission You've heard that you heard him say that for that's true We get into sin whatever the sin may be and because God doesn't strike you dead First week second week third week first month or whatever. You're thinking well God understand You know, I don't understand. I'm not like pastor. I understand how to grow up with a Christian upbringing Christian parents, you know He's like, yeah They stop going to church nothing happens to them nothing severely, you know knocking on doors well me and God we good You know, we good. We're just here bro. We have a choice right now, man, you know He's like yeah that works for you that works for you. But me me and God we good man. We good. I love God I love God. I'm just gonna keep loving God and I told this person. Well, you know what the Bible says if you love me What if you love me keep my commandments and guess what he said not forsaking the assembling of yourselves and The person's like I'm done He's like, yeah, you're probably done after this here comes the hammer, you know, because guess what God is long-suffering He'll suffer a long time with our sin, but he has to come down on us if we don't fix it ourselves Either fix it yourself or he'll fix it for you and when it becomes public and you're boasting and you're not ashamed of it He'll come hard on you And if you get to the point where you're that bad you have to get kicked out of the church Hey at that point, it's not gonna go. It's not gonna be pretty anymore. You're gonna realize it wasn't it wasn't permission It was his patience that God was exercising on your life Amen, and so let's not let's not forget that and we'll be able to say the same thing You stay with the Lord you live to be a hundred and thirty You'll be able to say the same thing. It's like hey kids stick with the Lord. You know what? I'm 130 years old I'm gonna tell you right now. I'm glad I stuck with the Lord because few and evil had been my days But I mean God forbid what would have happened to me had I gotten out of church? Stop reading my Bible stop following the Lord stop obeying his commandments. Who knows what it happened I'll tell you one thing that wouldn't be happening. He will not be comforting you Life will be hard. He's the God of all comfort, but he doesn't comfort everyone Including his children because from the Lord love it. He will chastise. That's not comfort. That's pain To get you to turn I'm gonna comfort you my son Just want to remind you the God is the God of all comfort, but he also chastises We'll wrap it up Let's go to 1st Thessalonians chapter number 4 I have to talk on this really quick because I want people to get a mixed message God's gonna come for me no matter what. I'm not saying that I'm not saying that I'm just saying that he's the God of all comfort, but he also is the God of chastisement But he will comfort us how? Get into the word I am Start praying for some boldness to get you through life to cheer you up. Old people are cheerful people man They looking at life like I'm ready to take it by the tail bring you Satan. No, we shouldn't talk like that But when it is like President Biden is now made in law. Everybody takes the bad scene. Bring it, you know Get it to the word. It'll give you more boldness than getting into the 10 o'clock news the Fox News Whatever CNN, you know, you're just reading your Bible brothers. Did you hear Biden made vaccines mandatory now? What I'm busy bro, I don't care about him Isn't that how it goes? When you're not in the world, you're like, I know bro. We need a letter from Pastor Anderson telling me how we're exempt religiously, man You know never getting all these emails and I'm not knocking anyone who's emailed us, but let's just face it We'll send you the letter but the letter is not what you should be, you know getting into right now It should be the Word of God getting on God's good side. They can push a miracle, you know That means you're gonna bend to go they got a death sentence and Guess what? They're like, it's not I'm not saying a quit your jobs that they require today. I'm not saying that I'm just saying that God gave them a way of escape and it'll give you one, too But this isn't even anything like that. Just so you know, no one's threatening us with the fiery furnace And nobody has declared a death sentence on us because we can't tell Joe Biden what his dreams mean So Let's just realize this ain't nothing Alright, you're not gonna be in a foxes book of martyrs Like faster says because you know, they put a vaccine mandate in your lifetime or whatever We're not gonna take it voluntarily because obviously it's the hoax if they haven't figured that out They will sooner or later whatever benefit they has. It's like, come on. It's all about money We know that but let's take a look at more verses on comfort and we'll wrap it up versus the loneliness for I would not have you to be ignorant brethren concerning them which are asleep that you sorrow not even as Others which have no hope if we believe that Jesus died and rose again even so them also we sleep in Jesus will God bring with them for this we say unto you by the word of the Lord that we Which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout with the voice of the archangel and with the trump of God Amen, and the dead in Christ arise first Then we which are alive and remain shall be cut up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air That's gonna be a great great day this verse will give you comfort and so shall ever be with the Lord wherefore Comfort one another with these words and that's what I'm doing And yes, we use this this chapter these verses to help people, you know who have lost loved ones we remind them, you know recently somebody's husband died and They just wanted me to speak to this person and I just told them this is what the Bible says and they gave them comfort Gave them comfort But here's the thing. I'm bringing this up not because it's like well duh, you know, yeah I get it funeral cetera cetera. I get that I get that but also don't forget God gets us comfort through assurance through boldness through compassion His compassion and our compassion as well. It was like a two-part little sub point Where the ones that God uses to comfort people as well? Don't ever forget that not just when they lose a loved one and we can use these verses to help those who have lost a Loved one but also with those who have been picked out and now they're back. Let's take a quick look Just flip the page you guys are in 1st Corinthians chapter 4. Let's go to 1st I'm sorry, you guys are in 1st Thessalonians 4 next page 1st Thessalonians chapter number 5 just meet me in verse number 9 1st Thessalonians 5 9 says this For God has not appointed us unto wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ who died for us That whether we wake or sleep we should live together with Him. Wherefore comfort yourselves together and edify one another even also Ye do we can clearly see it says comfort yourself Help each other out comfort one another with these words. Oh, I will soon as somebody loses a loved one I'm gonna be ready to bust out 1st Thessalonians chapter 4 and I'm gonna show them the scriptures and I'm gonna remind them A is not the end You know death is the beginning that is the day of one's death and the day of one's birth for those that are saved because that's true death is only the Beginning and it's going to be a great thing as soon as you know, our body our soul is our body will be present with The Lord. Yes, it's going to be morning down here, but we're going to see each other again. That's a fact, you know But the one verse that I wanted to basically get at, you know was in 2nd Corinthians You know that says this so that contrary wise this is talking about somebody who's been kicked out of church And now they're back because it happened, you know, somebody gets kicked out for whatever reason, you know They get backslidden bitter whatever, you know, they may do things they get them kicked out Fornication whatever the case may be railing accusations you name it I mean the list is there but a second Corinthians says this so contrary wise y'all rather to forgive not just to forgive and Comfort, let's not forget that part But how does God comfort us to his word His word gives us assuring. He gives us bonus when we need it the comforter, which is the Holy Ghost Hey when we when we're filled with him, he gives us bonus and that makes us fearful people We're ready to take on the world and how how by compassion? Like God not striking us dead every time we do something, you know He gives us a chance to get it right and also his people like you already saw where it says that a I brought Titus to help you guys out to comfort you guys But also right here says a contrary wise you need to not just forgive but also Comfort why this perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with over much sorrow, you know, it's hard to come back to church There's gonna be harder if you're like the prodigal son's brother, you know where he's mad. He's angry He's like what everybody's happy that this dude is back. Did you guys not remember what he did? you know, it's like No, we don't want to remember And if he screws up again, then he gets tossed out again comes back again We forgive and we can comfort and the reason why is because a lot of people You know forget that God doesn't just want you to forgive he wants you to also comfort Love one another love is an action word Somebody once said it like this love is a sacrificial giving of yourself for the benefit of others without thought of return I don't know how accurate that is, but it sounds pretty good. The only part I won't really agree with thought of return I don't necessarily think that's the case because when God gave himself sacrificially he wanted something in return. He wanted us He wanted us he purchased us It's not like he died for whatever says that he purchased us with his own blood So he did sacrifice himself for our benefit. And what did he want to return? Hey, he wanted us So in return when we do things hey, I do things for other people because what I want is for that person to be comfortable That person to be cleared up That person to be blessed that person to become the person they want to be a person they admire Which is a strong faithful individual and so my job is to not just forgive your job It's not just to give your job is to give and help the comfort Oh, yes, somebody will will obviously get you upset, but you have to learn to forgive Forget and be able to comfort that individual because if you can't as much as you think you are You're not justified in God's eyes Let me quickly read from Luke 18 10 and we'll finish up with this two men went up into the temple to pray the one A Pharisee and the other publican the Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself God I thank you that I am not as other men extortioners unjust vaulters even as this publican I fast twice in a week I give tithes of all that I possess and the public can stand in the far off will not lift up so much his eyes Heaven a smoke his breast saying God be merciful to me a sinner I'll tell you this man went down to his house justified Rather than the other for everyone that assaulted himself should be a base and he that humbles himself shall be exalted In other words that person thought it was good with the Lord, but he wasn't it wasn't Remember the prodigal son. He said Lord or father. I am sorry. I'm not even worthy to be your son He's sincerely saying I am sorry You're like well he needs to apologize to everyone no because the prodigal son didn't apologize to his brother You know, he apologized to his father. His father's like a give him the road start blessing and comfort this guy Let's have a party. Let's have a meal. Somebody comes back. Hey, man. I haven't seen you in a while, brother Hey, what are you doing? Let's go get some lunch Let's go kill the the fatted calf. Why because you want to comfort this person You want to tear him up as somebody emailed the church one time pastor Anderson. Hey, you know what it's been a while I Don't let you know my life is miserable I want to know if it's possible for me to come back and they gave me their name and I'm like, who is this person? I'm like, I'm sorry Like do we know you? Sends me a picture and I knew exactly who it was right away and I didn't even have to call pastor because I know him He's not a person that just forgives he tries to comfort people He tries to be a peacemaker where people are his odds pastors church members you name it He's in there always trying to be the peacemaker always trying to comfort individuals and he sure enough I know how he thinks what I did. I emailed him right away. Absolutely. Come down. He's like trust me Pastor will be happy to see you. He's like a man brother. Remember me? I sure do remember you and I wonder what happened to you and I will pray with you more often and not because he was Somebody who was so winning coming to church three times a week written his Bible, but he got into sin He got into sin and he had to go So you had to get kicked out so you got kicked out and years later the guy shows up And man was I happy to pump it at you I was like brother good to see you for reals man, it's like awesome I'm glad he came back, you know, but it was hard for him to come back. It was hard, you know But why was it doing it because it says right here less perhaps such a one should be swallowed up over much sorrow What if he did come back everybody gave him the cold shoulder? Nobody acknowledged people were like, hey, you know, so this is bad All right, and he kind of sees that I'd be like, you know what? I don't belong here. Holy They'll leave because it's hard to see them the hardest people above all thing and just really wicked You know, so what is the title of the sermon to God of all in comfort? How does God comfort us? I'm doing his word. I'm doing it. I ain't pray for bonus only spirit will comfort you, you know bonus will give us comfort Compassion not just from God from each other we can help God comfort people by helping them by cheering them up And God will bless you and of course this verse right here motivates me not to be Disparaging because I can get I've done that what I'm looking at people like oh god, I'm glad I'm never like him They're like, oh man, I read this person. I'm like lord. I'm sorry It's like oh, I look at people like oh man. I'm glad I never got that. There's like this is like Holier than hell, I'm sorry lower being holier than hell Forgive me. I don't want to feed this dude. I don't want to be this Luke 18 Pharisee. I don't I don't Why because you're not gonna be right with the Lord. I'm gonna be blessed They'll give you a chance to repent. But if you don't punish it, even if you tie It if you give 10% of everything, even if you fast twice a week Think about it. This dude is fasting and God didn't accept this fast This dude is tithing and God didn't give a he didn't care about his tithe didn't care he cared about his heart and Think about that. He's like I can forgive this person, but I just I just I gotta be okay Understand one week two weeks three weeks, but a year two years they come on, bro I could see where your life is miserable and you want to leave I can see why you're not content content means happy Right content. Oh, I can tell when I say content. I'm not saying well, I'm fine the way I know it's not about happy You know, I'm talking about it I can tell what you're not happy and you're like waiting for the perfect moment to jam out of here and get out of here You know because why will God bless you with love joy. Peace. Patience meekness when you can't even bless this person You can't even look at this guy says hey, I want the best for you my friend That's really what life's about. They become the best person you can so you can help other people Remember the whole take the beam out of your eye thing, you know, so you can help your neighbor Take the mode out of his eye So become the person that God wants you to be so God others become the person they want to be that God wants them to Be that's how it all works out. Amen So if you're not sure after this sermon, I'll do better next time. Amen. Let's pray there God Thank you for everything that you've done for us Lord. We ask you to bless these people father Thank you for being a comforting God and helping us in times of our tribulation temptations And father I just ask that you play bless this special group here that wants to do something for you or else They wouldn't be your father They would just continue to be in the world and neglect the things that you want us to do and we ask you the father To just help us all and help us to be the people you want us to be in Jesus name. Amen Rise go ahead and pull out your hymnals Sing our final song for the morning some of the 397 397 little as much when God is in it 397 find your place We start there on the first nice and loud in the harvest field now ripen There's a work For all to do Hark the voice of God is calling to the harvest calling you Little is much when God is in it labor not for wealth or fame There's a crown And you can win it if you'll go In Jesus name Does the place You're called to labor seems so small in little known It is great If God is in it And he'll not Forget his own Little is much when God is in it labor not for wealth or fame There's a crown And you can win it If you'll go in Jesus name Are you laid? aside from service body worn from toll and care You can still Be in the battle in the sacred place of prayer Little is much When God is in it labor not for wealth or fame There's a crown And you can win it if you'll go in Jesus name when the conflict here is ended and your race On earth is run He will say to all the faithful Welcome home my child well done Little is much when God is in it labor not for wealth or fame There's a crown And you can win it if you'll go in Jesus name Amen great singing you are dismissed blessed day