Seek God. Period.

[00:00:02] Speaker A: And then I'll say when you have the Lord in your heart too, that changes your mindset that you're at peace of what you got ready, regardless of what. [00:00:08] Speaker B: Be content. Yeah. [00:00:10] Speaker A: So then you're like. So then you don't worry about what he's got or what she's got and don't compare. [00:00:15] Speaker B: Yeah, just. That's all. [00:00:17] Speaker C: I think Jesus said it the best when the 70. [00:00:22] Speaker D: He has a habit of that. [00:00:23] Speaker C: Yeah, he does pretty good at it when he said that. The 70. But I will have to say this, that if you don't believe what the Baptists say, that doesn't mean you're going to hell. You can still be saved. [00:00:34] Speaker B: Chances are slim. No, I'm just kidding. Just kidding. Just kidding. I'm joking. [00:00:45] Speaker A: I like the 10 minute thing because I'm gonna tell you, last week's y' all were. Y' all were in that Bible hard for a whole 50 minutes. But if you listen to the one where I was in there, it was like, oh, we had a couple a little bit. But it won't as strong as it was last week. So you know when we do the, when you do the Family Feud thing, are you dressed up in a fancy suit like. [00:01:03] Speaker B: I wish. I wish Steve Harvey? Yeah. Oh, I wish I had a suit like that. I would. No, it's just going to be nice. And shorts you're going to wear that's next. Probably not this shirt. It'll be a nice shirt next Wednesday night. [00:01:16] Speaker D: I need to see if I can borrow the kids for that cuz it's on my calendar. But I realized I don't have the kids so I need to see if I can borrow them for that night. [00:01:21] Speaker B: It's going to be fun. We're going to play. Not everybody gets to play the Feud, of course. So what we're gonna do is have a game called Cahoots where basically if you ever been to a trivia night in a restaurant or a pub or whatever, you know how you choose a and faster you go at more points. That's what it is. Yeah. And so we've got some Bible questions. [00:01:42] Speaker D: And then do you have like the devices to buzz it in and all that stuff? [00:01:45] Speaker B: Oh, you do it on your cell phone. [00:01:46] Speaker D: Oh, do you? [00:01:47] Speaker B: Okay, do it on your cell phone and it works through the Internet and then it keeps the score. [00:01:52] Speaker A: I just, I saw something last night and it was 11:30 at night and I'm in the bed with a pair of scissors. [00:01:58] Speaker D: Why? [00:01:58] Speaker A: I saw that. [00:01:59] Speaker D: Just. [00:02:01] Speaker C: A pair of scissors. [00:02:02] Speaker B: Let's See if I. Let's see. [00:02:03] Speaker D: That seems safe. Please tell me you're recording. Yeah, that was recorded. [00:02:07] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:02:08] Speaker D: That is unsafe on so many different levels. [00:02:09] Speaker C: Yeah, this looks like one of these. [00:02:11] Speaker B: It was like origami, almost. [00:02:13] Speaker A: Yes. [00:02:13] Speaker B: Oh, man. [00:02:15] Speaker D: I tried your monster energy diet, by the way. It doesn't work. No, it works. [00:02:19] Speaker B: What you doing? [00:02:19] Speaker D: You drink one of the monster energy, you ain't hungry for about eight hours. [00:02:22] Speaker B: Really? [00:02:24] Speaker D: I don't know how healthy it is, but. [00:02:26] Speaker B: No, no. Do you feel your heart rate? See, I'm afraid no. [00:02:29] Speaker A: I don't feel my heart rate, though. Really? [00:02:30] Speaker B: Yeah, but you drink them all the time. [00:02:32] Speaker A: No, I don't. I've just started this. [00:02:33] Speaker B: Really? [00:02:34] Speaker A: This is like me fasting and swimming, but it's in a can. [00:02:41] Speaker C: Oh, yeah, we gotta hear that. Go ahead. [00:02:46] Speaker D: I just wanna. [00:02:47] Speaker B: Listen, man. Listen. I went yesterday afternoon and I have found. Don't go into. I can't go in the afternoon. I'm just. I just. I'm just no good. [00:02:56] Speaker A: Second time you went. [00:02:57] Speaker B: Now I'm no good. In the morning, I'm fresh. I feel like swimming. But yesterday, boy, it was everything I could do to get to the end of the pool and back and back a couple times. Only did like 600 meters in 30 minutes. It was pitiful. [00:03:09] Speaker C: Now he's talking metrics. [00:03:11] Speaker B: Yeah, that's what he said. He gave me grief because I was saying, well, it's yards. 600 yards is what I need to say. [00:03:18] Speaker C: All right, what do we have? [00:03:19] Speaker B: Yes, it looks like a house. [00:03:21] Speaker A: So I saw this last night. [00:03:22] Speaker B: Okay. [00:03:23] Speaker A: I'm not taking credit for this. I just saw it last night online and it really. I'm like, good gracious. That's pretty good. So this is. This is your ticket to heaven, right? Let's just say this stick of heaven guy comes up to me and sees this ticket of heaven. He goes, what do you do to get that ticket? He said, will you believe in the Lord with all your heart? Repent and all that stuff, right? Well, he says, I don't have one. He goes, well, how about this? I'm gonna share a little bit with you. [00:03:54] Speaker B: All right? [00:03:54] Speaker A: So you can cut it like this. [00:03:57] Speaker B: I like it. Man, this is looking like something might be next Easter. [00:04:02] Speaker C: Yeah, that's what I think. [00:04:04] Speaker A: So he looks at it and goes, well, thank you. [00:04:05] Speaker B: I appreciate that. [00:04:06] Speaker A: So I give it to you, right? [00:04:07] Speaker C: Okay, thanks. [00:04:08] Speaker A: He says, well, how come yours is bigger than mine? I still want to go to heaven. [00:04:12] Speaker B: Oh. [00:04:12] Speaker A: He says, okay, well, how about this? I'll give you some More. Now this thing. [00:04:19] Speaker B: I feel, man, Easter is a threat. [00:04:21] Speaker D: Okay. [00:04:22] Speaker C: Do I need to pass this on, sir? [00:04:24] Speaker B: No, no, that's your. [00:04:28] Speaker C: Tickets. [00:04:28] Speaker B: You're getting a little more. No, you just get an equal share. [00:04:31] Speaker A: So the man is going through his life, he's doing all things that God don't want you to do and all that stuff. Well, he gets up to heaven. Lord says, where's your ticket at? He says, well, I got it right here. He said, okay, well, you know, a ticket don't get you into heaven. He said, but I'm curious to see what that thing says. [00:04:49] Speaker B: Right. [00:04:50] Speaker D: So. [00:04:52] Speaker A: But he's going to take it and he's going to spell it out. [00:04:54] Speaker B: Right. [00:04:54] Speaker A: He's going to see what we got. [00:04:55] Speaker B: Here we go. [00:04:55] Speaker C: Here we go. [00:04:56] Speaker A: He goes. He said, what is it spelling out here, sir? [00:04:59] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:05:00] Speaker C: Oh, yeah. [00:05:02] Speaker D: So not like where this is going. [00:05:04] Speaker A: Yeah, because you didn't live in your life and all that stuff. You're going to this. [00:05:08] Speaker B: Right, Right. [00:05:10] Speaker A: Well, my ticket's here. Right. Well, I go to. I pass away and I go up to the Lord, and the Lord says, brandon, you don't. Ticket won't get you into heaven. He said, but let's see what yours says. [00:05:21] Speaker B: Yep, I bet. [00:05:22] Speaker A: I know. [00:05:23] Speaker B: Probably do. Look at there. [00:05:26] Speaker A: Because I repent with the Lord. He's in my heart and all that stuff. That's what's going to get you not a ticket. Yeah, not this. But that is the repentance to the Lord and all that. [00:05:37] Speaker B: That's kind of. [00:05:37] Speaker A: Yeah, I just saw. I'll take credit for it, but I saw. [00:05:40] Speaker B: That's what I did two years ago at Easter. Except mine. Mine spelled. Mine had a cross. No, mine had a cross and spelled life. And it made three crosses. It had three crosses. And what it is, is you tell the story as you fold the paper and you say, you know, some people. It talks about Easter. Some people want us to go to the house, and it looks like a house. Some people are going to go to the lake, and it looks like a boat. And then some people are going to go on a trip, and it looked like an airplane. Then. Then it says, but here's what Easter means to me. And you cut just like you did, and it spells life. And it has three crosses. So that's pretty cool. [00:06:14] Speaker A: That's much better. [00:06:15] Speaker B: No, I like that, too. [00:06:17] Speaker D: Somebody did that on Thursday morning. Somebody. I feel like somebody did that. [00:06:21] Speaker A: You know, come across it on my phone late night. [00:06:25] Speaker D: It was Thursday morning. Bible study. I think somebody did that. I've seen it somewhere. [00:06:30] Speaker A: It was just an old farmer. He was in a bank span it. [00:06:32] Speaker B: And I thought, man, that's a pretty cool. That's cool. Ain't that cool? [00:06:34] Speaker A: And I just. So I thought, let me get up, find some paper. So I found some paper and I thought, let me try this. And I did it. [00:06:40] Speaker D: That's pretty cool. [00:06:41] Speaker B: Well, I'm impressed that you remember how I had to practice. Like I'm telling you 85 times. [00:06:46] Speaker A: I just remember by doing that. I remember it has to look like an envelope, right? [00:06:49] Speaker B: Okay. [00:06:49] Speaker A: You can make it look like an envelope. However you cut it and you start. [00:06:52] Speaker B: From the bottom up, it will. [00:06:53] Speaker D: Well, then after. You got to keep track of. Okay, which one's the L, which one's the. [00:06:56] Speaker A: Well, that's where I kind of messed up, you know, I was about to get him across and go, hey, man, this spells this without a T. You gave. You gave everything. [00:07:04] Speaker D: Yeah, you gave Kenny your ticket. [00:07:06] Speaker A: But I just. I wanted to share that. [00:07:08] Speaker D: I thought that's pretty cool. [00:07:09] Speaker B: It's good. Have you. Brandon and I appreciate it. Yeah. [00:07:12] Speaker D: Thanks for taking a few minutes to join us. I know you're in a hurry. [00:07:14] Speaker B: You got stuff going on. This man is busy and he works like a champ. [00:07:18] Speaker D: But you work. Are you here all day for week here? [00:07:20] Speaker A: Yes. Getting ready for that all day. [00:07:22] Speaker B: Man, that place looks great. Y' all done a magnificent today. [00:07:26] Speaker A: Due to tile to the tile ceiling tiles. [00:07:29] Speaker B: Y' all have done unbelievable. [00:07:31] Speaker C: Pretty much. Or the furniture? [00:07:33] Speaker B: Well, we're building furniture tomorrow. [00:07:36] Speaker C: And when. When's the deadline? [00:07:38] Speaker D: 23Rd. [00:07:39] Speaker B: Well, I mean, we want to have it done by the end of this week so they can start decorating. [00:07:43] Speaker C: When do they come in? [00:07:44] Speaker B: The school don't start back 25th, so we almost got a week to spare. [00:07:48] Speaker C: Dust Dustin, really? [00:07:52] Speaker B: By the skin of his teeth. We got a week to spare. [00:07:59] Speaker D: That's over cheating. [00:08:01] Speaker B: I told him that's how I want to. [00:08:07] Speaker D: Well, welcome back to the other 167. Got Brandon here with us again here for a little bit at least. [00:08:12] Speaker B: Hopefully the whole show. He came in. He came in to say howdy, man. I appreciate him swinging by. [00:08:17] Speaker D: Appreciate you taking a few. [00:08:19] Speaker A: What is that a code word? [00:08:20] Speaker C: Say all right, go. [00:08:22] Speaker B: You go when you need to go, man. You on your schedule. And if you see. Okay, man, I got roll. We ain't going to say nothing, but we. Like I said, you don't feel like you got to stay. We just wanted to see you and say howdy. [00:08:32] Speaker A: I mean, you got drenched. [00:08:34] Speaker D: I did get drenched, so I was Just telling him on the way in. I had a little conversation with Lord in the park along the way across here, because the last two days, he's waited until I got to where I was going to just drop the bottom out, and I've got soaking wet, and I'm walking across the parking lot. I said, lord, you know, you control everything. You couldn't have held this off for three more minutes? You know, like, soaking wet, like, I just got out of the shower. But on the flip side, I don't have to worry about what my hair looks like. It's just messing around. [00:09:01] Speaker B: Slick it back. So, yeah, it looks good like that. [00:09:03] Speaker D: Yeah, I appreciate it. Yeah, if I try to fix it this way, it won't stay that way. But see, God's helping the natural department. [00:09:11] Speaker A: You just talked with him about the hairspray gel. [00:09:13] Speaker B: Well, this is. I. I'm having some hair issues myself. No, that chlorine's not good for your. [00:09:20] Speaker C: Hair, so turning a little white. [00:09:23] Speaker A: No, not the white. It's real bushy like that. [00:09:25] Speaker B: It's bushy and it's not soft like that. [00:09:28] Speaker D: Makes it coarse. [00:09:29] Speaker B: It makes it very coarse. But I've got a shampoo. It's called swimmer shampoo. I'm gonna start using it. [00:09:33] Speaker D: You are kidding. He is kidding, right? [00:09:36] Speaker B: I am not kidding. You use swimmer's shampoo. He's not good. I'm telling you, I have to. [00:09:40] Speaker A: It's probably $35 a bottle. [00:09:42] Speaker D: That's a whole. You are. You are taking swim. [00:09:46] Speaker B: That man's face. I got to go. I got. It is. It's nice. I'll bring it in. It's a. It's a bottle like that. [00:09:54] Speaker A: Is it shampoo conditioner in one or is. [00:09:56] Speaker B: It's just shampoo, but it. It removes chlorine and it. It restores body. I thought. No, you needed that. You needed that. I did. [00:10:11] Speaker A: That was. [00:10:11] Speaker B: That made mine. [00:10:12] Speaker A: Ken, you got any thoughts on that? [00:10:13] Speaker C: No, no, no. [00:10:17] Speaker D: Well, Brandon, I do want to make sure. I want to get your opinion on. On this topic here real quick. So. I told you I texted you guys last week. I was reading in March 5the the Mark account of Legion, basically, and I don't even know who to call. Is it the demon that's legion or is the man that's Legion? In your sermon, you called him the man Legion. [00:10:37] Speaker B: Yeah, well, I think it's just. That's what he's known as name. I'm sure he went by another name when he went back home, so there. [00:10:45] Speaker D: Were a whole lot of Things as I was reading, as I'd read the. I guess when you preached on it, you primarily were preaching out of the Luke passage, but you referenced Mark and Matthew as well, I think in it. But this is the first time I'd really, I guess, deep dive the Mark version. And a lot of things I highlighted from it, and a lot of things kind of stood out from it. But there was one in particular that I remember reading and thinking that just kind of stands out. You start to notice certain trends in the Bible and when you start to see something that goes against that trend, it stands out to you a little bit. And the part there were two things about it that kind of stood out to me. And I went on this little scavenger hunt since then. So at the end, after he's gotten rid of the demons, they've ran off into the swine and they've all drowned, the man is asking Jesus to follow him. [00:11:29] Speaker B: Yeah, I want to go with you, right. [00:11:30] Speaker D: And Jesus tells him, no, go back to your town and tell everyone what the Lord has done. Both of those things stand out. First of all, I don't recall another time that he, quote, unquote, denied a follower or somebody wanted to follow him, and he said, no, don't. You know, usually people just added on to the entourage or whatever you want to call it. But one thing that I didn't, I do remember looking at it and saying, that's the first time I remember him telling somebody to go and share what the Lord has done. There are a lot of times that he tells them not to share it, keep it on down low kind of. [00:11:59] Speaker B: Thing, depending on what took place. [00:12:01] Speaker D: So I went on a little scavenger hunt out of this is I've got a little pet peeve with this. So the MacArthur Study Bible has the miracles of Jesus, 37 different miracles. And if you add them all up, there's 70 accounts across all the different Gospels. I don't know what the qualification is for this list, but he does not have the resurrection or the transfiguration on the list, which I submit for your consideration is a miracle, especially the resurrection. [00:12:27] Speaker B: Right. But I would assume that what they're saying is that is a miracle would be something that Jesus actually did. God raised Christ from the dead. I mean, that could be considered that the transfiguration is basically just revealing who he is. So I don't know, but I'm with you on that. I would consider the resurrection a miracle, but the transfiguration, I could see you'd have to it could be argued, but I think it's better off that that's just a sign more than a miracle. [00:13:00] Speaker D: So out of. [00:13:01] Speaker C: Well, yeah, I was just saying. I think MacArthur was just doing the miracles in his ministry. [00:13:09] Speaker D: Right. [00:13:09] Speaker C: Resurrection wasn't his ministry. [00:13:11] Speaker D: And this isn't. [00:13:12] Speaker C: That's why he comes. [00:13:13] Speaker D: And this isn't the point. It is. [00:13:14] Speaker B: It could be, but. Go ahead. [00:13:16] Speaker D: But out of those 70, if I counted them correctly, I think 70 different miracles of Jesus or that counts. That counts from this or in his table. [00:13:25] Speaker B: You're right. [00:13:26] Speaker D: Nine times he tells the person, don't share this with anybody. One time in particular, I can't remember exactly which one it was. I think it was the Mark account of the blind man in Bethsaidia. He doesn't even give him a chance. He just takes him out of the city, performs the miracle, and says, don't go back into the village. Because I think by that time he had been fed up with people not following that direction. He said, you just don't even go back into the village. But nine times he tells him not to. Does anybody want to take a guess at how many times he tells someone to go and share what the Lord did for you? [00:13:55] Speaker B: Are you counting the 10 lepers that he told them to go to show themselves to the priest? Does that count as a go and share? [00:14:00] Speaker D: That does not count. He told them to go and tell the show, the priests. Yeah, but he didn't say, go and share with everybody. [00:14:06] Speaker B: He specifically told them to say, go and share. [00:14:08] Speaker C: Are we counting the 70 that he sent out? [00:14:12] Speaker B: But that wasn't after a miracle, was it? [00:14:14] Speaker C: That was a miracle that they went out sometimes. Because when they came back with a lot. [00:14:22] Speaker B: Yeah, they came back doing miracles. Yeah. And real quick, all kinds of things happened. Believe me, man, that man can come up with something. If you ask him, he'll come up with something. [00:14:30] Speaker D: He'll find something. [00:14:31] Speaker B: He good. He good. [00:14:32] Speaker D: So the shortcut is. That's the only of all of these. [00:14:35] Speaker B: I was about to say that most of the time he. Especially when it is. It involves demon possession or freeing someone from a demon. Most of the time it is, don't share. [00:14:48] Speaker D: Well, there were a lot of times he told the demons were calling him the Son of God and he was rebuking them for it because he didn't want the demons telling people who he was. [00:14:56] Speaker C: That was because he was here for a purpose. [00:14:59] Speaker B: Right. [00:14:59] Speaker C: Not to be flamboyant about who he was. His sole purpose was come here and die. [00:15:05] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:15:06] Speaker D: So here's the Thing with it, I'm trying real hard. [00:15:09] Speaker C: That's why he didn't even argue with the Pharisees about that mock trial. Yeah, that's why he was here. [00:15:16] Speaker B: Well, and then you see it, you know, another one that brings that proof that backs up your point. After he fed the 5,000, I mean, he had people who were wanting to follow him left and right. And, give us more bread, give us more bread. And wait, wait, wait. You just want this. You just want it for the dog and pony show. You just want it for the free bread. And then he lays on, unless you eat my flesh and drink of my blood, then you're not my fat. And what happens is they left. And so I'm of the notion that Jesus probably ran more people off than had come to him during his ministry and that. [00:15:53] Speaker C: And, you know, Jesus could have ascended to the throne very quickly if he wanted to. That wasn't his purpose. [00:15:59] Speaker D: Yeah. [00:15:59] Speaker B: I mean, even the first miracle he did was not, oh, bring me to vats. It was, suck my time, woman. [00:16:06] Speaker C: It's not about the. If you focus on the alcohol, then you're not really focusing on what it was he did, something no one else did that's ever done. That's the miracle. Well, not creating alcohol. [00:16:22] Speaker D: I'm trying to be careful not to take myself down these pointless rabbit holes. I can start asking myself these big theological questions. I can sit here and rattle myself to death on what happened to the people who died in North America in 40 AD who hadn't had a chance to hear the gospel yet. Well, even if I come up with it, what does that mean to my everyday life at this point? It doesn't matter. But this is one that. It got to me a little bit because I'm like, okay, I see there's a clear difference here in all of the other miracles, healing the blind, healing the lepers, bringing people back from the dead. These are. In a lot of these, he said, don't say anything about this. But in this one case, he says, go and tell everybody, well, what's the point of that? What can we learn from that and apply from that? And I don't know if I've got the right answer from it. I want to hear everybody's thoughts on it. But what's different about this miracle? It's clearly a spiritual healing, not a strictly physical healing. And I guess I've started to kind of ask the question. I think it shows me a little bit of what's important to Jesus. He did the other things to show who he Was. And I use the analogy sometimes. I used to use it with Oreos, but I'll say it now with ice cream sundaes from McDonald's. Gabe wants ice cream sundae from McDonald's. [00:17:41] Speaker C: Does that machine work? [00:17:42] Speaker D: It does now. It's not been working for a while. [00:17:46] Speaker C: Yeah, they're always. That machine is broke. [00:17:49] Speaker D: But Gabe asked me every time, he always wants an ice cream sundae. Sometimes I tell him yes, sometimes I tell him no. There's not a whole lot of rhyme or reason for it. Sometimes if it's late at night, no. If he's had a ton of them that week, no. But sometimes if I'm feeling gracious, yes. But to me, a lot of the things that we praise God for are the ice cream sundaes of our lives, right? [00:18:09] Speaker B: The good stuff and the high stuff. [00:18:10] Speaker D: And it's not that he does. He doesn't want us to have those things. Some of these blessings that he gives us, they're good things and he wants us to have them. But at the same time, when we fixate on those rather than what he's done for us spiritually, I think that's maybe. [00:18:25] Speaker B: Or the everyday blessings. [00:18:26] Speaker D: Or the everyday blessings. [00:18:27] Speaker B: Right. [00:18:29] Speaker D: But I'm just looking at this and say the other miracles are not superficial healing, restoring somebody's sight, bringing people back from the dead, these are big deals. Why doesn't he want people going to share in them? And the one that he says you can go and share, he commands him to go and share is the spiritual healing. And I guess my. I don't know if I'm on the right track with this or not, but it's a pet peeve of mine, I suppose. And I'm going to go ahead and skip the part where I say I'm not judging. I'm totally judging here. So I'm sorry, but I hear it a lot in my work and stuff. You hear people that want to come out and brag about all the things that God's done for them and then they roll off about a 30 minute quote, unquote testimony that's nothing but bragging about how much money they got and how great things are and how successful they are. But since they've qualified it as a testimony, they don't feel like they're bragging. It's, look at all the great things the Lord has given me and look at all the success the Lord's blessed me with. Well, I don't think that's what we're called to testify about. You know, I probably hear 10 times 10 of those stories for every time I hear somebody talk about the spiritual. [00:19:31] Speaker B: Healing, I tend to agree. I think it's one of nothing wrong with thanking the Lord for his matur material blessings and we should thank you for it. But I agree with you that oftentimes testimonies are more about what we've got as far as assets and bank account and stuff, rather than what we have in heaven and what kind of treasures we're laying up in heaven or things like that. I tend to agree. I think the miracle that you're talking about with Legion, it's one of. There's several things afoot there. One is, if you'll think about it, especially I believe Luke's account, the people didn't want Jesus around either after that. I don't know, for lack of a better term, it freaked them out. Jesus, you got to go too. And I think it's one of. So really he only had two choices, follow Jesus or he's going to have to go somewhere. And so I think for Jesus, it's, hey, go back to the folks that knew you and knew what was going on and let them see the change. I mean, to me, that would be better. That would be a better witness than if he followed Jesus. Because then Jesus would just say, oh, I mean, what would he do? It would almost be like a sideshow. Let me show you what we did here versus no, these folks knew you. [00:20:51] Speaker D: One thing I was thinking about this morning is life is not equitable. I want to say life's not fair, but I use equitable instead. Because the blessings that God shares with each of us, they're not always the same. Some people are blessed with certain things. And a lot of times, especially today in society, we want things to be equitable. We want everybody to have the exact same blessings and everybody to have, you know, I've got these blessings, but why don't I have that? Why does this person have this and I don't have it? Does God love this person more than me? What am I doing wrong for God not to give me this blessing? My personal favorite is maybe if I did this, God would give me this blessing. Maybe if I do that, he would give me kind of the equivalent of Gabe saying, if I clean my room, then dad will give me a son to get this from me. But it's not. I don't think that's the way God wants us to look at it, obviously. But when we look at all these other blessings that are. Sometimes I got to take things to extremes Right. Is it relevant or is it not? Is it important to God? Is it not important to God? The one thing that's the most important to God is the one thing that he does offer us all on the exact same playing field equitably, I suppose. And that's the opportunity for salvation. We all have that opportunity to have that relationship with him, that fellowship with him. But all the other, I think most of the other blessings that we can look at in our lives, they're blessings, but they're not God given rights. [00:22:17] Speaker B: None of them are owed to you. I mean, it's all grace anyway. You're saved by grace, you're blessed by grace, you're sustained by grace. I mean, every bit of it is grace. I mean, honestly, I don't know that we deserve to take the next breath, but that's God's grace. And God has done so much for us that, you know, it may not. I agree with you. I mean, we're not all blessed like electricians. [00:22:43] Speaker A: That's my cue to get out of here. [00:22:44] Speaker B: I'll see y' all later. I wish I wasn't. No, that is a personal joke with Brandon. I give him so much grief. I love Brandon's and his, what he does for a living, so I always pick with him. But no, we're not all blessed equally as far as. But, but if you stop and think about it, I think that goes back to whom much is given, much is required. There's that, there's also, well, what are you going to do with it? And that's really. If God's trusted you with a whole lot of stuff and let's just call it stuff, I mean, for lack of a better term, assets, I don't know, whatever you want to call it, then he is going to be expecting for that to be invested in the kingdom. I mean, stuff's not given just so I can sit back and be fat and happy and lazy. I mean, staff meeting this morning. We were actually in Luke 12. There's an interesting parable there of a man. That man, he is blessed beyond belief. In fact, he's got so much stuff that he says I got to tear down my barns and build more barns. In fact, I have worked hard, my crops have been great, my barns. I, I, I'm going to do this, I'm going to do that. And the whole arc or the whole aim of his life or his goal was leisure. And that's not a good goal for your life. I know many of us, we' to say, okay, I'm Going to work so that I can then take it easy. I don't know that. Yeah, retire and do nothing. That's not scriptural as to say, oh, I just want leisure. Leisure is good. You need some leisure in your life. You need to take breaks and you need to rest and get away from work and enjoy just your family if nothing else. I mean, we all are built for that. We're not built to be machines. We can't go 247 or we will shut down eventually. You gotta take that one day. That's why he gives us the Sabbath. But leisure is good. It's intended for us. But if it's a goal of your life, you need to rearrange your goals. And then on top of that, for this man, what he was saying was, I've worked so hard and I've done all this. Not once does he thank God. Not once does he recognize that this came from God. For him, he thinks he did it all. And that's the problem is if we think we've earned it or we're self made. There's no such thing as a self made man in this world. There might be some folks who claim it, but I'm sorry, nope. Number one is you didn't make yourself. You came from somebody. But on top of that, there were some breaks along the way. Yes, you might have worked hard, but who gave you the ability to work hard? Who gave you the health to be able to get out of bed this morning? Who gave you the wisdom to be able to think and to do these things? It all goes back to God. So he is the giver of all those things. And so I think what is important is realize man, when you understand the stewardship that's involved, I think that's, maybe that's a part of the answer is, okay, Legion, you've been given life and so now go and do something with it. And go and do it in a place where you can minister, you know, a little bit later it'd be interesting. I mean, he's not a prophet, but a little bit later, Judas is going to say, a prophet's not accepted in his own hometown. Well, Legion might be a little bit different because folks knew him and man, they can see the change. The man's in his right mind. He ain't crazy. Yeah. [00:26:14] Speaker A: And then I'll say, when you have. [00:26:15] Speaker B: The Lord in your heart too, that. [00:26:17] Speaker A: Changes your mindset that you're at peace. [00:26:18] Speaker C: Of what you got. [00:26:20] Speaker B: Regardless of what. Be content. Yeah. [00:26:22] Speaker A: So then you're like, so then you don't worry about what he's got or. [00:26:26] Speaker B: What she's got and don't compare. [00:26:28] Speaker D: Yeah, just. [00:26:31] Speaker C: I think Jesus said it the best when the 70. [00:26:36] Speaker D: He has a habit of that. [00:26:37] Speaker C: Yeah, he does pretty good at it. When he said that the 70, they're bragging or, you know, they couldn't believe the devils and all them were, you know, submitting to them. And Jesus said, don't rejoice in that. [00:26:48] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:26:49] Speaker C: Just rejoice that your name is written in turn in the book of the Lamb. [00:26:53] Speaker B: That's right. [00:26:56] Speaker A: Okay. [00:26:56] Speaker C: And Jesus, you know, this whole conversation goes back to the same thing that what prophets of man to gain the whole world lose his soul. [00:27:05] Speaker D: Well, and this, this little scavenger hunt landed me in Ecclesiastes this morning because as I'm thinking about this stuff, I'm thinking there's so many things that we. I don't want to take it so far. The most obvious case of kind of what we're talking about is the prosperity gospel. I'm not even trying to take it to the scriptures. [00:27:21] Speaker B: No, no, no. [00:27:23] Speaker C: Is that a gospel? I don't even know if that's the gospel. [00:27:26] Speaker B: No, it's not. [00:27:27] Speaker D: But, but even in the. [00:27:28] Speaker B: It's a heresy. [00:27:29] Speaker C: I don't know about gospel. [00:27:31] Speaker D: But even in the Baptist church, the real churches, for lack of a better word, not just the Baptist. But I'm saying I like that. Yeah. Not just. [00:27:42] Speaker B: I didn't say it, though. Yeah, but I like it. [00:27:44] Speaker C: Well, I haven't said it. [00:27:46] Speaker D: I haven't officially said it until it gets through the editing process. But even in the true believing churches. [00:27:52] Speaker B: I got Catholic, big C. What? Go ahead. We know what you're studying. [00:27:57] Speaker D: If we do anyway, if we fixate so much on the physical blessings, whatever those blessings are, they're not just. I'm not just talking about money with it. I mean, there are things that, you know, I've been blessed with three amazing kids. A lot of people would love to have kids and aren't able to. They are a blessing. And there is. So that's what I mean when I say all gifts are not distributed equally. There are some people that nothing that. Nothing that they did wrong or whatever the case may be, they don't have kids. There are some. There are countless blessings that you could use as an example here. But when, as Christians, when we fixate only on what God has given us in our testimony about him, rather than the changes that he's made. You know, I was thinking about it today. There are a lot of things in my life have changed in the last few years, and a lot have stayed the same. My perspective on my life has been the biggest thing that's changed. [00:28:50] Speaker B: That's it. [00:28:50] Speaker D: And, you know, a lot of the things that I was having a hard time with three years ago, I still have a hard time with. Some of them, not so much. Others still struggle with just as much. But my perspective on those struggles change. And those are the things that I give the most glory to God for. And when he changes circumstances, those are great too. But the internal changes are the ones that are more miraculous and honestly harder to believe when you're. They say more about God than the physical blessings. So I guess that was another thing. And then that comes back to at some point, well, then I need to set my heart on those things too, and not on the things that are, as Solomon says, chasing after the wind. All these, I don't want to say they're not important blessings. They're not as important. And ultimately, the one thing God cares about more than anything is the relationship. And when I focus my energy on nothing but that, I don't have the worries and the fears and the doubts and these other things that creep in. But it's so easy to get distracted by that. That next thing you know, you're chasing after wind and then you're comparing yourself to everybody else. [00:30:02] Speaker B: That's Matthew 6:33. Seek first his kingdom, his righteousness, and the rest will be added unto you. I think also the secret to the other 167, and that's what we're aiming for here, is how do I. How do I live a life that honors the Lord throughout the rest of the week? That one hour at church. Yeah, I get it. But the other 167 is how do I do it? And ultimately the biggest area and the biggest secret weapon or how you do this, it all starts right here between your ears, is when you have your mind right, which you just said, your perspective. When you think biblically, when you have a biblical worldview, it changes how you view the world and you're able to live it clearly. Such as, hey, I know what's important, and it's not necessarily stuff. It's his kingdom. I know that my life, I want a sooner on that. So that's going to be the key. [00:31:03] Speaker D: Did you see the interview with about. [00:31:05] Speaker B: Time for a new Bible in it. [00:31:06] Speaker C: Bro, you were just really. I was just thinking about Romans 12:1. [00:31:10] Speaker B: 2 when you were talking. I like that. And 12:1 and 2 talks about the mind. Does it Not. [00:31:15] Speaker C: Yeah. Renew your mind. [00:31:17] Speaker B: And how do you renew your mind? [00:31:20] Speaker C: Would you like for me to read it for you? [00:31:22] Speaker B: I would love for you to read it. [00:31:24] Speaker C: Beseech ye, therefore. Now this is out there. [00:31:28] Speaker B: You want me to do a English version? [00:31:31] Speaker C: Yeah, you can turn. You can if you're making up an exercise. I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. But I do like the second verse, too. [00:31:48] Speaker B: Yep, here we go. [00:31:49] Speaker C: And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is good, acceptable, and perfect will of God. [00:31:59] Speaker B: So you're transformed by the renewing of your mind. And how do you renew your mind? Well, Colossians 3:2 says, set your mind on the things above. I think that goes back to kind of what we talked about Sunday is, look, you got to put the Scriptures in your heart and let the Scriptures form your mind. Form. I mean, that's how Daniel knew how to pray. Like he did was man. He had studied the Scriptures. I mean, you see it all throughout. That prayer in Daniel 9. [00:32:24] Speaker D: Did you see a few weeks ago, I don't think we've talked about this. The interview with Scotty Scheffler before the British Open where he talked about basically how insignificant the golf tournament was for losers. [00:32:35] Speaker B: Scott Scheffler's great. [00:32:36] Speaker D: Yeah, he's one of the best. He's the number one golfer in the world. He's won every major now except the US Open. I forget how many he's got. I think he's got five or six total majors, and he's the most consistent player I've ever. I mean, he's top 10 every single week up there, every week. But right before the British Opens, I don't know what the question was, but I saw his answer was, basically, I worked my entire life to get here, and if I win on Sunday afternoon, I'm going to get maybe 20 minutes of happiness and joy out of that. What's up? [00:33:05] Speaker C: And. Oh, I was just talking out loud, what you're saying. Yeah, I was saying, go back, do the same thing. [00:33:11] Speaker D: He interrupted me to talk to himself. [00:33:13] Speaker C: Yeah, actually, that's what I was doing. I was thinking out loud. [00:33:18] Speaker B: Wait a minute. [00:33:19] Speaker D: But he's saying that if I've worked my entire life to get here, and if I win Sunday afternoon, I'll enjoy it for about 20 minutes. I'll give a little speech. I'll get on the airplane and then when I get back home, nothing in my life has changed. And he claims being a Dan now, here's the thing. He caught so much grief over that from the golf community. Everybody's like, I don't know what he's talking about. I'm still celebrating my major from 35 years ago. And, you know, he doesn't have respect for the game and love for the game. And this is the clear jug and blah, blah, blah. And guess what he does? He goes out and whips everybody's butt. And he does win the golf tournament. And then everybody's saying, you know, he says that he doesn't care about the golf tournament. And then he wins. Well, the thing is, he's right. At the end of the day, he's chasing a couple million bucks. That's greedy. A claret jug. That's idol worship and the greed and the envy of everybody else, that's what he's chasing after, isn't anything that's. [00:34:12] Speaker C: I mean, you really analyze that when I'm just taking it back. [00:34:16] Speaker D: That's an example of what we're doing. A lot of times, the things that we make that society puts on a pedestal, they're actually sinful. If you get down to the nitty. [00:34:28] Speaker B: Gritty of it, depending on what you're. [00:34:30] Speaker D: Driving, what your motivation is. [00:34:32] Speaker B: Right. [00:34:33] Speaker D: So I thought he was totally correct. [00:34:34] Speaker B: In what he said. [00:34:35] Speaker D: This is only 20 minutes. [00:34:36] Speaker A: Well, it goes back to what Ben said. Right. If being a Christian and you stand out, you're not part of that crowd. Like everybody, you're different. And you're going to have people who's going to push back on that. [00:34:47] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:34:48] Speaker A: You got to stand firm. [00:34:49] Speaker D: And I saw another interview. [00:34:51] Speaker A: That's what I was thinking about when you said. [00:34:53] Speaker B: I agree, though. [00:34:54] Speaker D: I saw an interview the other day with him that they asked him what he did with the Wanamaker trophy. It's a huge PGA Championship trophy. And he said, I don't know. Because his wife apparently doesn't let him put his trophies out in the house. And he said, I don't know. He said, I'll probably throw it. I've got a room in our house that's my golf room, so I just throw all my junk in there. So he refers to the PGA Championship trophy as junk. Basically. That stands out. [00:35:13] Speaker C: He's my favorite. [00:35:15] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:35:16] Speaker D: That really is practically sacrilegious in the golf world, but it's 100% true. [00:35:20] Speaker B: At the end of the day, it's a trophy. At the end of the day, it's made out of metal and it's nice. Hey, the Stanley Cup. You play in hockey, you want to win the Stanley Cup? I get it. That's the goal. That's the championship. But at the end of the day, and I used to do this in a. I used to have some folks that were so crazy about baseball, and I used to just throw curves at them of, okay, then name me the last seven teams to win the World Series if baseball is so great. And again, I love baseball. I love watching it. I played it my whole life. But at the end of the day, I can't name the last 17. Now, I'm sure there's some egghead out there, that's baseball guru that can do it. But truth be known, I mean, when we stop and consider it, I can't name who won the championship 10 years ago. And we put so much emphasis on that. And in the end of the day, 30 years from now, I don't know that it's gonna matter. [00:36:15] Speaker A: I should ask him about that. [00:36:16] Speaker C: But swimming, that's what I was just thinking. I bet you can name every diver. [00:36:22] Speaker A: I'm glad we were thinking the same. [00:36:23] Speaker C: Thing for the last 200 years. Yeah, I love that. [00:36:27] Speaker B: I love that. I'm sure you can do that one. [00:36:31] Speaker C: Or have a special shampoo. [00:36:34] Speaker A: All right, on that note, I'm gonna get out. [00:36:35] Speaker D: I gotta get it back. [00:36:36] Speaker B: We love you, man. Take care, bro. Brandon, we love you. Be safe for deserve. It's pouring out there, man. [00:36:44] Speaker C: Come back alive. [00:36:45] Speaker B: But no. And I think it's one of, you know, the things we find so important. And I think that's why we just need to always remember, what are the important things in life? What is it that should be my priority? And that really is. Because what sets your priorities, really sets your schedules. And again, the other 167, what's going to drive you through the week is what do you deem most important? And that's where. I think that's why Jesus is saying, no, it's about me being first. It's about seeking me first. Because if you find that to be most important, then you'll give yourself to it. But if you don't, it's just going to be a part of. I think that's where Paul says, christ is your life, not a part is. [00:37:31] Speaker D: Well, and the funny thing about it with the Scotty Scheffler analogy is I have a feeling that if you wanted to peel back his mental approach to the game, that what he said in that press conference is probably very telling. As to why his heart beats 100 beats a minute and not 140 come Sunday afternoon. [00:37:45] Speaker B: That's right. [00:37:46] Speaker D: Because he's not living and dying by the outcome of this tournament. [00:37:50] Speaker B: And plus, when you have success, you can kind of. [00:37:52] Speaker D: You can rest on it a little bit. [00:37:54] Speaker B: Yeah. One or two things gonna happen. Either gonna push even harder or you can get rest on your laurels, or you can just have that right frame of mind, which I think he does. I mean, he seems to be a fairly, from what I've read and heard, got a pretty good testimony and loves the Lord. And so he ain't driven by that. Right. Still gonna do it. And I think that goes Back to Colossians 3:17. Whatsoever you do, do as unto the Lord, whether you eat or drink, whatever you do. And that's going to be a challenge I'm going to give to our youth tomorrow at our lunch bunch. Our last lunch bunch of the summer before they start school is you start back in algebra class. Do it unto the Lord. Do your schoolwork well. Do it the best that you can. Doesn't mean you have to be an A plus student. Do it the best that you can, though. The Lord, you are an ambassador. So go and do it well. [00:38:50] Speaker D: Yeah, that kind of goes back to something you said Sunday that I jotted down. Knowing God leads you to ask what God wants to do in you, not what he can do for you. And I think that's a lot of the theme of what we're talking about with this is that so many times we look at the relationship with God as what can he do for me? [00:39:10] Speaker B: God? [00:39:11] Speaker D: I want him. [00:39:12] Speaker B: We see him as a genie. [00:39:13] Speaker D: That's right. [00:39:14] Speaker B: Yes. [00:39:15] Speaker C: And if it doesn't work out, why me? [00:39:18] Speaker B: Or. Yeah, what's wrong with you? God? [00:39:19] Speaker D: That's right. [00:39:20] Speaker C: And we're not promised anything. Well, other than salvation, if we received it, if we confess, repent and believe. But as far as life itself, we're not promised anything. That's right. We're not even promised the next breath. [00:39:33] Speaker D: So that right There is the 10 second version of what I've been trying to say for 35 minutes. We're not promised anything except salvation if we accept it. That's the point of all this. But we think we are promised more than we are. We think we're entitled to more than we are. [00:39:48] Speaker B: We think we're owed. [00:39:48] Speaker D: Yeah, but once you accept that, it's not like we're saying all God gave us was salvation. That's the only thing he needed to give us. That's the only thing that was working. [00:40:00] Speaker B: And what a gift that was. [00:40:02] Speaker D: Like, you can't give anything on top of that. And it's just like when Gabe gets mad or frustrated, he doesn't. But if he gets mad or frustrated over not getting the Sundays, then I'm sitting here thinking, what, am I kidding? Is that all I'm good for? [00:40:15] Speaker B: You're the human ATM machine. That's right. Yeah. [00:40:17] Speaker D: And it's not the same way with God. It's not that he minds giving us those things he likes to give us, he likes to bless us. But when that becomes the purpose in our eyes of the relationship, he ain't gonna like that too much. And that's not gonna lead to peaceful, joyful feelings in us either. [00:40:37] Speaker B: What you doing, bud? [00:40:38] Speaker C: I had something for you that Renee found in me. Ms. Averitt's Bible. It must be in the trunk. I'll give it to you afterwards. I'll just. [00:40:46] Speaker B: Oh, good. [00:40:48] Speaker C: Yeah, I think you'd like it. [00:40:50] Speaker D: I saw something really funny that I jotted this down Sunday morning, but it just applied to your sermon. I saw something on Facebook the other day that was really cute. It said, if Paul could see the church in America today, we'd be getting a letter. Some of the stuff you were talking about in your sermon kind of made me think of that a little bit. But that's a funny. It's very true. [00:41:11] Speaker B: It's true. [00:41:12] Speaker D: Yeah. [00:41:13] Speaker B: And we'll see some of that come Sunday when we switch gears from consuming the Scriptures to what Daniel does next. And, man, he doesn't. It's gonna be heavy. It's gonna be the heavy part of the sermon. So if you're gonna have, okay, intro, get heavy, but then also end well, so it's gonna be heavy. [00:41:34] Speaker D: So you're gonna end up. Is this gonna be three, you think? [00:41:38] Speaker B: Probably, Yeah, I think. And, you know, the more I thought about it, man, I thought to myself, you could have wrote, like, it's a mini series on Daniel 9. You could almost do, like, a little book intro and then consuming the Scriptures and go on through the rest and just. But anyway, it's going to be at least three, I think. [00:42:01] Speaker C: Three. [00:42:02] Speaker B: I know. Well, depends on how good I get through number two. [00:42:06] Speaker C: Sermon on two. [00:42:07] Speaker B: What's that? [00:42:08] Speaker C: You gonna spend the whole time on two? [00:42:10] Speaker B: I don't know. That's what. I don't know, brother. I may try to. Try to go ahead and get it. We'll see. I got. Tonight, I'll be spending a lot of time looking over it, and we'll see from there. [00:42:23] Speaker C: Well, you should have looked over it last week. [00:42:25] Speaker B: Well, I did. [00:42:25] Speaker C: I know. You see, kind of. I mean, you gotta keep it in. [00:42:28] Speaker B: Front of you, but you want to trim it. Okay, you can always trim it down. I gotta make a decision. You're gonna do the next three points in 30 minutes or let's just do two points. [00:42:40] Speaker C: Do you do a woman in your chair? [00:42:44] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:42:44] Speaker C: Okay, good. [00:42:45] Speaker B: I mean, when you get. You start out with notes. Yeah, I know. [00:42:48] Speaker C: That's what I was talking about. [00:42:49] Speaker B: You start out with notes, then you gotta organize it in a nice succinct way. And I may have a note from over there of something I read and a note from over here. And they basically say the same thing. So somehow another. Meshing those together or pulling that idea from here. So, yeah, it's. It does get trimmed down. You may not think it does. [00:43:07] Speaker C: Well, I'm sure it does. [00:43:09] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:43:10] Speaker C: I mean, I see you do have a lot of notes when you go up there. I mean, it's pretty thick. [00:43:15] Speaker B: But Sunday's thicker than normal. [00:43:17] Speaker C: Probably skip a lot. But if you did your sermon based on. Before trimming, how long would it. [00:43:24] Speaker B: Oh, Lord have mercy. [00:43:26] Speaker C: Two hours, three hours. [00:43:27] Speaker B: And a lot of it would be, I would think, at least 50 to an hour. At least. And because there's so much you can pull in because God's word is so deep. But at the same time. Is that the main point? I mean, you know, I could spend a lot of time on. And I did spend a little bit more time than I probably should have on the names of God. But at the same time, it's not the main point. But doggone, it shows that Daniel knew who God was and knew who he was by his names from the scripture, from Adonai to Yahweh to the awesome and great God to the forgiving and compassionate and all that that he is. I mean, that's. It just goes to show he knew who God was and it wasn't because somebody told him. He read, he studied. [00:44:14] Speaker C: So when you do your sermon, you want to make sure that you know twice as much as anybody else. [00:44:20] Speaker B: No, no. [00:44:20] Speaker C: Well, not necessarily. But you know what you talk about twice as much as anybody. Anybody else. [00:44:24] Speaker B: No, I don't say that when I do my sermon. [00:44:28] Speaker C: Well, you better make sure you know it. [00:44:30] Speaker B: Yeah. Well, that's it, Lord. And here's my prayer on Saturday night. Here's my prayer on Sunday morning. Lord, help me to remember what I studied. Help me to share what the people need. And it's yours. And one of the things that I do every Saturday night is I like to just sit before I go to bed and turn the light out is I like to just sit and just. I say this and I always want to make sure, Lord, I'm not just saying this for saying it's sake, but I always say something to the extent of lord, help me to be a blessing to those people tomorrow. And what I usually like to say is so utterly disproportionate to who I am or so much more than who I'm capable of. Because that's going to have to be through you. Because I'm just, as I said Sunday, I'm just a guy. I mean I'm nothing special, nothing. You know, I'm not that learned. I'm not that smart. It's just God's good and I just want to share with you what he's did. So help me to be a blessing more definitely more than what I'm able to be in my own strength. Because that's not going to be much of a blessing. We need supernatural. So I think that's the. My main point is I want to know it and I want to know it cold. And then I don't let myself go to bed. [00:45:46] Speaker C: You want to know it cold. [00:45:48] Speaker B: And here's the thing. I don't let myself go to bed unless I can say that outline word for word of number one, bloom a lot of memorization, B. Boom. It's just the outline, not all the scripture, just the outline. [00:46:01] Speaker C: Okay. [00:46:02] Speaker B: If I can give you the four points, then, okay, I should be able to that if I get away from something or I feel like I'm rushed, hurry up and get to point three so I can get that and know what to delete, know what to keep, know what's important. [00:46:16] Speaker C: I see. [00:46:16] Speaker B: So now as far as knowing twice, listen, there's people in that audience that forgot. I know there is forgotten more than I'll ever know. So I'm good with that. [00:46:24] Speaker C: I mean, I understand that that's not really. I said it the wrong way. I get you, but I didn't mean it that way. I just think you. [00:46:33] Speaker B: But I do want to know more than you can. [00:46:35] Speaker C: You can. You want to know it enough that you can debate it. [00:46:39] Speaker B: Debate it or present it. And you know, and you know you're not going up the cold if somebody wants to come and ask questions about it. [00:46:47] Speaker C: Yes, especially. [00:46:49] Speaker B: Look, I'm not going to be hitting much on the answer Daniel gets, but that's some great stuff I'll reference it, but I could go into the weeds on that and give you a whole 30 minute sermon on what that means. [00:47:03] Speaker C: That's what I getting that you know it enough to. To at least maybe, maybe try to. [00:47:10] Speaker B: Defend it or try to answer or try to write a book. Somebody has a question about it. That's it. [00:47:15] Speaker D: And when you, I know we've asked for you, I know you don't write out your scripts and it's not. Or your sermons are not scripted, I guess what I'm saying. But I guess when you're. [00:47:24] Speaker B: I'm heavily noted, let's put it that way. Yeah, I got heavy notes, but often. [00:47:28] Speaker D: Have you kind of rehearsed in your mind the ways you're gonna say certain things. Like I'll even do that when before a Sunday or even here sometimes. [00:47:37] Speaker B: So I mean, it's not so much. [00:47:38] Speaker D: To rehearse, but as I'm thinking through what's gonna be said, I'm hearing it in my head a little bit. [00:47:44] Speaker B: No, I'll review my notes and there'll be a phrase that man, I want to make sure I say that. And I may highlight that. And oftentimes it's a Friday on the lawnmower, it's a Saturday exercising, it's a Saturday doing yard work. That I'm thinking about that phrase, but not how I'm going to say it, but just, okay, I need to make sure. What is the most important part that these folks need to hear about this case in point, tomorrow I'm going to be talking about Colossians 3. So in the back of my mind right now I'm just dwelling through all the things and what is it that a teenager that's 13, 14 years old, what does this mean to them? What does it mean to put on a heart of love? What does it mean to be compassionate and kind? How's that going to work and how does it show itself to a 14 year old who's, I don't know, biggest concern is making the football team. Or the biggest concern might be making an A or impressing that girl or doing this. How do I can, Lord, how is it going to be that they realize this is what is most important? Because let's face it, it starts when we're young adults. It might be we're distracted by goods, but the teenagers the same way. I mean, nobody comes out of the womb with a automatic gear towards the things of God. [00:49:06] Speaker D: It's funny, Renee texted me this morning because we've got. I didn't think I Was gonna be able to do children's church Sunday, but I am. So she was texting me the verse. She said it was ecclesiastical. [00:49:16] Speaker C: Yeah, a little heavy. [00:49:18] Speaker D: And I was like, oh, that's great. I love Ecclesiastes. [00:49:20] Speaker B: Solomon's writing the wisdom, right? Yeah, yeah. [00:49:24] Speaker C: She thought it was heavy. I haven't looked at it. [00:49:26] Speaker D: Well, I said, I love Ecclesiastes. You said, yeah, I do too, but for kids. And I was like, oh, yeah. I didn't think about. For kids. That's different. As much as I love Ecclesiastes. Trying to get Ecclesiastes. [00:49:37] Speaker C: It's the first chapter. [00:49:39] Speaker D: Yeah, it's Ecclesiastes 1:1 through 11, or 1 through 1 through 11. Vanity of vanities. All those vanity. [00:49:46] Speaker B: Okay. [00:49:46] Speaker D: That kind of stuff. [00:49:49] Speaker B: I don't know why you wouldn't go to the very end of the book on that one. When he gets to the end and he basically says, this preacher is what he calls himself. I've studied all this stuff and I've come to the conclusion, seek God. [00:50:06] Speaker D: Period. [00:50:08] Speaker B: Seek God and know him. I mean, that's what I would almost take. Listen, the wisest man on earth did all these things, and then he finally comes to the end of the book, and this is what he says. He's done everything. I've tried this, I've tried that. And he says the conclusion, when everything has been heard, fear God and keep his commandments. Because this applies to every person. For God will bring every act to judgment. Everything which is hidden, whether he's good or evil. Fear God and fear God and keep his commandments. It's pretty simple. I mean, that's other 167. And it all starts. I think you had to look at those two things, though. I think the former is more greater than the latter. [00:50:54] Speaker D: And I fear God. [00:50:55] Speaker B: The former drives the latter. When you fear God, you'll walk again. It's not legalistic rule following. It's a heart that's changed from the inside out. [00:51:07] Speaker D: Yeah. A couple of things that I'd highlight. We got a little bit of time from Mark 5. Sometimes one or two words make a big difference, and sometimes you're reading too much into it. But it says that. Verse 6. Seeing Jesus from a distance, he ran up and bowed down before him. Jesus didn't approach him. Even the demon possessed man. The demons called out to Jesus from a distance and ran down and bowed before him. [00:51:36] Speaker B: You see that in scripture quite a bit. Yeah. And again, it goes back to. That's usually when Jesus puts a stop to to that kind of mess, too. [00:51:44] Speaker C: Of. [00:51:44] Speaker B: Be quiet. [00:51:45] Speaker D: He doesn't want the demons bowing down before him. [00:51:49] Speaker C: I would. I don't know about that. Maybe. But it shows that he has the authority of him. [00:51:54] Speaker B: Yeah, that's it. [00:51:55] Speaker C: And. And the, you know, casting them into the 2000 swan shows that. Well, that's where they should be anyway. [00:52:04] Speaker B: You know, and what have you come. [00:52:06] Speaker C: You know, what do you want to. [00:52:07] Speaker B: Do with us in the pig pen? Jesus? I mean, there's a lot there. And again, when you start getting into the spiritual side, the demons, angels, things like that, I know we can get enthralled with that real easy, but there's a lot of stuff that figures into that, such as who has the authority. Such as, you know, I mean, at one point they even say, this is not our time, or it's not the time, or is this the time? [00:52:37] Speaker D: Yeah, one of the. I think it's Matthew that says if you come to torment before the time. [00:52:41] Speaker B: Or something like that, they know who the master is. Yeah. [00:52:45] Speaker C: And I think a lot of times, when I hear. A lot of times or I've heard that demon possession was really people that were mentally disturbed or epilepsy. Yes. But I don't. I think Jesus referred to them as demons. I mean, he talked to them. And I would say that. Well, I think a lot of times what people say they don't believe in demon possession or. Because we don't see it. It's around. [00:53:20] Speaker B: Yep. [00:53:21] Speaker C: We don't see it as much. [00:53:22] Speaker B: Not all forms of epilepsy and not all forms of mental disease necessarily is a demon, but it can. It can show itself sometimes. [00:53:31] Speaker C: So there are plenty of times that those demons talk back in. And so, you know, in our. In our society, America, you don't see it that much. But I mean, I've seen a couple times. It's very frightening. [00:53:47] Speaker B: Yes, it is. [00:53:48] Speaker C: And I mean, it's something I want to forget because I saw it when I was younger, but I imagine a lot of it's in a lot of cults, like Eastern religions, I would say a lot of that is there. [00:54:08] Speaker B: Well, I think that's why the Lord tells us in the Old Testament, don't have anything to do with that mess. Be careful with that stuff, because you do. You can open yourself up to some very, very dark stuff. Even as a child of God, you can open yourself up to dark stuff. I've seen some godly Christians that messed around with some of that stuff, and, man, it haunted them, changed them again, didn't lose their salvation. [00:54:38] Speaker C: Did they come back as far as, you know, mentally? [00:54:41] Speaker B: No. [00:54:42] Speaker C: Okay. [00:54:45] Speaker D: One of the other verses in it that was. [00:54:48] Speaker C: I like that they were. [00:54:50] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:54:51] Speaker D: One of the other verses that I highlighted was I implore you, by God, do not torment me. That sounded like it was a little demons imploring by God Seemed. [00:55:03] Speaker B: I don't know. [00:55:03] Speaker D: There was just. That was another one. This. Some of this stuff I know is not significant. It's just. I'm reading. I'm just thinking. That's interesting. [00:55:09] Speaker B: I'll highlight that. Why in the world would he say that? [00:55:12] Speaker D: Yeah. Demon imploring by God, that sound. [00:55:14] Speaker B: I think. I think they know, you know, this is the king of the world right here. [00:55:19] Speaker D: Yeah. [00:55:19] Speaker B: And employers, I'm begging you, you know. [00:55:24] Speaker D: But then verse 10, and he began to implore him earnestly not to send them out of the country. And that earnestly in the fact that he did grant the request, but he. [00:55:32] Speaker C: Did say country in that. [00:55:36] Speaker D: This one says translation, New American Standard has sent him out of the country. [00:55:42] Speaker C: He sent him out of the country. [00:55:43] Speaker D: And he began to implore him. And he legion, began to implore him earnestly not to. To send them out of the country. [00:55:52] Speaker B: You might see region in other translations. [00:55:56] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:55:57] Speaker D: But I guess it was the fact that, okay, Jesus did ultimately honor the request of the demon to not send them out of the country, send them into the swine. Now, what happened to him after the pigs died, I don't know what happened then, you know, but I don't know. [00:56:10] Speaker B: The fact that he was. I guess it's a. [00:56:14] Speaker D: Is the fact that it was an earnest plea. Is that part of the reason that Jesus. There's a lot of. I went back and listened to your sermon on this from last March because you preached on this like I think it was last March. [00:56:26] Speaker B: I think it's one of the way. [00:56:28] Speaker D: Out of his way to seek this man, to seek this person out. [00:56:31] Speaker B: Yeah. No, there was no compassion towards the. Towards the. [00:56:34] Speaker C: That's what I Now. [00:56:35] Speaker B: But at the same time, I mean, he could have easily said, you know, go ahead and. Well, what he could have done to them versus what he did. I'm sure there was. And there will be a day when there will be no compassion. There'll be no mercy. [00:56:50] Speaker C: I don't know if he has compassion on. [00:56:52] Speaker B: No, I wouldn't think so. [00:56:54] Speaker D: Well, I don't know this passage, to me, I mean, it's. [00:56:58] Speaker C: Why would he. [00:57:00] Speaker D: I hear you. [00:57:01] Speaker B: Why would he. [00:57:02] Speaker D: But at the same time, okay, well then if he didn't, then why did he. Why didn't he just cast them into the abyss? [00:57:07] Speaker C: Well, he cast them into a swan because that's where they're supposed to be, I guess. [00:57:10] Speaker B: Well, I think that's a, you know, the appointed time is when they will be cast into, you know, so they cast them out. [00:57:18] Speaker C: The time has not come. [00:57:20] Speaker B: And I think it's also, you know, you start getting into this area of the scripture. And that's why, to be honest with you, I'm more usually, I hope in that sermon, I don't know, I hope I focus more on the man being freed than I am. [00:57:34] Speaker D: You definitely did. [00:57:35] Speaker B: It wasn't. Because I think it's almost. Sometimes we get a lot like we talked about at the beginning. We get focused on the material stuff. And as Christians, sometimes we get focused more on the spiritual stuff. I mean, man. By spiritual stuff, I mean, okay, what are these demons and what does it. [00:57:56] Speaker C: Mean, trying to understand it all. Yeah, that's why Adam sinned in the first place, because he wanted to elevate himself to God. And we just can't do it on just a little bit of information. One that really comes to my mind is sons of God versus the daughters of women. Did I have it backwards? Is it demons or is it humans? Well, the nature of the Bible, to me, I'm going to go with this. The sons of Seth and the daughters of Cain. Maybe I have it backwards. I don't think there's any demon stuff involved in there. They're reproducing because Jesus said pretty clearly when he was talking about the kingdom of God that you're going to be like angels. And they don't reproduce. They're not giving into marriage is what he's saying. So I don't know how you get that, but it doesn't matter. Someone can be saved thinking that they're demonstration. [00:58:54] Speaker B: And of course, you're talking about Genesis 6. [00:58:56] Speaker C: Yes. Or Cain's wife. Who was that? It doesn't even matter. You're missing the point, you know. [00:59:05] Speaker B: Well, and it's okay to ask questions. [00:59:07] Speaker C: It is. But not to dwell on it as. Not to try and put it as a doctrine or not to come around. [00:59:13] Speaker B: Or that somehow negates the truth. [00:59:16] Speaker C: Yeah. And to be quite honest, you could. You could have a different opinion. And I have, you know, both of us have different opinion. We're going to walk away with a different opinion. So I don't see the point of arguing that kind of stuff. We don't have enough information. And even if we did, we probably wouldn't understand It. It's hard enough just to figure out God's love. [00:59:37] Speaker B: Well, yeah, I was going to say there's enough there that if we'll focus on the. As my preaching professor said, I know we'll forget. He asked the question after I got through preaching. Is that the main point of that text? Well, no, it's the sub point. Well, I tell you what, Pierce, preach the main points, then you can come back and do all the sub points afterwards. And I said, oh, okay. But I mean, he said, you preach the main points all the way through, then you come back and do the sub points. And I was like, okay, there you are. Aren't you nice? [01:00:10] Speaker C: Yeah. I mean, it's just some of the times things we get hung up on. [01:00:15] Speaker B: Yep. [01:00:15] Speaker C: It doesn't matter. I'm talking about, you know, even different denominations. Some things we get hung up on. Church of Christ. I remember going to a Church of Christ and they had music. That's the weirdest thing I've ever seen in my life. They don't believe in it because there's one scripture and I don't even know where it's at, but there's one scripture about not having music. So there's only like a thousand that have music. [01:00:38] Speaker B: Yeah. [01:00:38] Speaker C: So I don't know how you even. [01:00:39] Speaker B: Get almost every song. [01:00:40] Speaker C: But that doesn't mean that they're going to hell. That just means. And whatever point they were trying to make, I don't even get it. Well, we got it started. [01:00:49] Speaker B: Messages, they can. [01:00:49] Speaker C: We don't listen to music. [01:00:52] Speaker B: Habakkuk says, the Lord is in his holy temple. Let all the earth be still and silent. But yeah, you miss all the other. All the other psalms that talk about the lyre, the guitar, all the musical instruments. Bring them in, man. Let's play it. [01:01:10] Speaker C: And I'm not so sure that every denomination was started by pride in a little. In a sense. [01:01:16] Speaker B: Sorry, what? [01:01:16] Speaker C: By pride. In a sense. [01:01:18] Speaker B: I think so. Some of it. [01:01:20] Speaker C: Because I agree. [01:01:22] Speaker B: Oh, Mr. Baptist. [01:01:23] Speaker C: Yeah. [01:01:24] Speaker B: I'm just kidding. All the other. I mean, we are the mutts of the religious world. That's why I kind of like us. [01:01:32] Speaker C: I actually think pretty strong. What, the Baptists? [01:01:38] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. [01:01:38] Speaker C: They're pretty solid. [01:01:39] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. Well, there are some. Again, I'm not being arrogant, but there's a lot of Baptists that the Baptist theology I believe does. [01:01:52] Speaker C: Well, I think so. [01:01:54] Speaker B: I don't have to stretch this to mean that and do this to do that. The Baptist theology does pretty good. But at the same time, we're not perfect. [01:02:03] Speaker C: Well, there are certain points. I do not know the denomination because I don't believe everything the Baptists say. Now, as far as doctrine, pretty much, yes. [01:02:12] Speaker B: Yeah. [01:02:13] Speaker C: As far as all the other little. [01:02:16] Speaker B: Garbage, I just think the insignificant. [01:02:20] Speaker C: Yeah. You know, I'm not, I'm not a Pentecostal, I'm not a Baptist, I'm just a Christian. [01:02:29] Speaker B: And it goes to a Baptist church. [01:02:32] Speaker C: Yeah, it happens to go to a Baptist church because I like the people and I had nothing wrong against the doctrine at all. [01:02:41] Speaker B: Well. And I think for me it goes to the doctrine that they believe as far as. I mean, look, you can look at the Baptist faith and message if you're interested and that might be put a link on there of what we say we believe and that might be something to go through in the upcoming shows of what the Baptist faith and message is about. And again, we're not here to preach Baptist and we want everybody to be a Baptist. But do you know, I preached through it at Baptist Grove and I thought about doing it here. Of the 13 points, I believe it is of what we believe is Baptist and it starts with God and it starts with Jesus, then the Holy Spirit, then it's salvation, then it's the Bible. And so what we say we believe and what I love about it is the Baptist faith and message. And I think you want to look at the 2000 version. I think it's the latest one. In fact, I'm pretty sure that's it. But the Baptist, they may have done a 2020 version, don't quote me on that. But anyway, they take scripture and they back it up with we believe God's word is inspired, it's infallible and they have God's word to back it up, saying from this Titus 1:2, second Timothy, those passages. So it's very useful and it's. Look at it. [01:03:58] Speaker C: Well, I will have to say this, that believing whether if you don't believe what I'm about to say, that doesn't mean you're going to hell, but you can still be saved. [01:04:08] Speaker B: Chances are slim. No, I'm just kidding. [01:04:13] Speaker C: Because what is it you got a. [01:04:15] Speaker D: Chance, but it's the same. [01:04:16] Speaker B: I'm just kidding. Just kidding. I'm joking. [01:04:20] Speaker C: Recognize you're a sinner. Confessing, repenting, believing. John 3:16 does not stand alone, but it. But it probably one of the verses that probably could stand alone the most. [01:04:33] Speaker B: But it all comes down to who do you say Jesus is? And have you believed in that finished work that he did? [01:04:41] Speaker C: That's it because I, this is, I don't know if you want to put this out there or not, but I think a Mormon can be saved but he better get out quickly because there's not very many. There's not very many or, or a Muslim is saved being a Muslim but he better get out quick. And I say that because most time people don't just lead their religion. Oh, I'll try this one. Anybody serious about it? It's almost like there's a period of adjusting of thinking maybe I'm not right. [01:05:17] Speaker B: I agree with you. I don't think you can be anything Muslim and you're out. Yeah. [01:05:24] Speaker C: But I'm saying are there Muslims that go to the synagogue that are saved? Mosque or mosque? Yeah, they might be. I'm not going to say they're not. I'm just saying at this time God is still working with them to get out. [01:05:39] Speaker B: I don't know Kenny, my argument would be for most of those folks, they understand if I, even if I trust Christ and what the key element is. If they go through believers baptism, you ain't got to worry about them being out of the Islamic church. They're going to kill them. Oh yeah, I know in some countries that's why you, I've been there and baptized somebody at night and then the guy had to leave the country or leave the region because he was wanted and we knew as soon as he makes this decision. [01:06:13] Speaker C: But did he accept? [01:06:13] Speaker B: He got worried about leaving. [01:06:14] Speaker D: What country was that? [01:06:16] Speaker B: India and Sri Lanka. Yeah. [01:06:18] Speaker C: Let me ask you this. Did he accept Christ while he was still going to the mosque or whatever? I mean maybe four, two or three. [01:06:27] Speaker B: Days he was at the mosque. But I mean he knew, he knew what just decision was going to make. [01:06:32] Speaker C: Yes. [01:06:33] Speaker B: And he knew I can't be a part of this. [01:06:34] Speaker C: Right. Well that's what I'm getting at. I'm not saying you're following the. Yeah, you wouldn't say there, you're not following their religion but you're starting to think, you're starting to think about. I think there's something else type thing. [01:06:47] Speaker B: Yeah, but like I said, if you make trust Christ the church is going to go ahead and let you know you, you out. [01:06:54] Speaker D: This is a really short sighted or, I don't know, it exposes how narrow minded I am to the rest of the world, I guess. But when you say that this is in India that they would kill him, is that like a ritualistic execution or is it something that takes place in. [01:07:09] Speaker B: The back alley somewhere, Somebody dark of Night. [01:07:12] Speaker D: Slash some couple people from the. [01:07:15] Speaker B: It wouldn't be. They're gonna stone you in front of the neighborhood. Right? [01:07:17] Speaker D: It's not a. It's not legal in terms of. [01:07:21] Speaker B: I don't think so. Yeah, I wouldn't say it's legal, but it would be. They are heavily, heavily wanted and they do your family and. Well, there'd be some family that might. Might be involved in it. [01:07:33] Speaker C: That's true. [01:07:34] Speaker B: That you brought shame to the family or you. They feel like you brought shame to the family or it might be. I mean, I don't know that it would be like a legal decree. Yeah, but it would be. He knew he had to get out of dodge because persecution was going to be real. [01:07:50] Speaker D: But isn't it. Correct me if I'm wrong, I've never done a deep dive on Islam and the Muslim faith. But isn't Jesus. He's regarded as a prophet to the Muslims? [01:08:02] Speaker B: Most Muslims love and respect Isa, which is the Arabic name or the Islamic name for Jesus. He's actually mentioned in the Quran. I mean, he's in there. But they do not believe he is Messiah. They do not believe that he is God's son. And most of them would argue that he was not crucified on the cross, that it was basically Judas was substituted for him. They would not believe he was resurrected from the dead. Most again, but that is. But Esau is a prophet, a great teacher. [01:08:37] Speaker C: They watered it down. [01:08:39] Speaker B: Yeah, well, they've lied. And so that's where they. If you go and you talk with them as a believer in Christ, a lot of times they'll talk to you because, okay, you're following Esau, but okay, you've missed it. It's about Allah. And I have found there are numerous ways that if you know the Quran and where the passages are about Jesus, it leads and opens itself up to what can't we go look at the Bible and see? Because they would say they call us the people of the book. And so they are open to listening to the Bible, whether or not they're going to believe it, because they believe it's got some errors or some deception in it. [01:09:24] Speaker C: Well, I found that they want to convert you as much as you want to convert them. And they are very. They'll converse with you very easily. [01:09:33] Speaker D: That's kind of like when the Jehovah's Witnesses get coming up to mom and Dad's house. [01:09:37] Speaker B: I'd chat with him all day long. [01:09:38] Speaker D: And mom and dad sort of finally, every time I'd see him come up the Driveway. It's like Gary, they go hide in the basement, let me go talk to them. But I'd argue the Bible with him all day long. If you wanted to. [01:09:47] Speaker B: They will talk. Yeah. [01:09:50] Speaker C: And if you do argue with them, that's persecution. They want you to. [01:09:53] Speaker B: Yep. [01:09:55] Speaker C: That's part of. [01:09:56] Speaker D: I wasn't arguing. [01:09:57] Speaker C: I was just saying Matthew. I'm just saying I don't never criticize a thing. Their doctrine. I just say prove it. And then because they don't really know really what the doctrine is, they'll go back in. And I said, whatever, but I mean, I'll engage with them, but I'm not going to say, well, this is because they have. They have their own Bible. It's crazy. Have you ever read that? That thing is like, I've got a question. [01:10:24] Speaker B: Are you serious? [01:10:25] Speaker D: Well, last week we talked a lot about Judaism and this was. We've touched a little bit on Islam. That plus Christianity encompasses well over 50% of the world's population. I believe in terms of faith easily. But are there any faiths we haven't touched on? Are there any faiths where Jesus is just strictly an antagonist figure that he is? I mean, because in all the religions Jesus is a key player, if not. [01:10:50] Speaker B: Focal point or admired or admired. [01:10:53] Speaker D: Right. [01:10:54] Speaker B: I mean, Satanism, that's about it. Which is not really a religion. I know. [01:10:59] Speaker C: It's easier, I mean, easier to convert somebody that never heard of Christ because there's no starting point than it is to convert a Muslim because they already. [01:11:12] Speaker B: Know about him or they already know what they believe and they're indoctrinated at an early age. [01:11:18] Speaker C: So when you start talking about somebody has never heard or a religion that never heard, really. Well, who is this? You know, I have a lot of questions, but Muslims, they already have a preconceived idea. [01:11:30] Speaker B: Now could I say that for the Islamic faith that Christians are kind of seen as the infidels or those that are. Yeah. But as far as Christ being the antagonist and anti. Antichrist. [01:11:50] Speaker D: I mean, there are even atheists that will say that they believe or agree with the teachings of Jesus. [01:11:57] Speaker B: Right. [01:11:58] Speaker D: And then that actually we're getting way too long probably. But the. We were talking last night on the Monday night Bible study with Doug and those guys that James 2 works versus faith. And, and that's the passage that says even the demons believe and they tremble believing in. And he actually shared a video with us what the pastor said, that the demons doctrine is perfect. Like the demons have the doctrine, they know the truth, they just don't love Jesus, but if you. So there are Christians who believe it, but they don't. It's really just an intellectual consent. [01:12:36] Speaker B: Right, right. [01:12:37] Speaker D: But it's the belief with the love for Jesus, I guess, that really produces the works on the back end of it. It's the combination of the two. [01:12:48] Speaker B: It's the faith that's changed you. [01:12:49] Speaker D: Right, right. And that's where he says, if you love me, you'll obey my commands. Those who love me. When are you starting the series on John? [01:12:58] Speaker B: Probably when we get through with Daniel 9. [01:13:00] Speaker D: Okay, so it's coming up here pretty soon. [01:13:01] Speaker B: Coming up soon. [01:13:02] Speaker D: I've got it about lined up where I'm going to be finishing up in Mark, probably about the time you're starting John. And I'm thinking, well, that'd be perfect to kind of go right into that. [01:13:09] Speaker B: But I'm gonna go a lot slower, I promise you. [01:13:12] Speaker D: Yeah, well, I'm looking forward to John. [01:13:14] Speaker B: Let's start with John 1. Yeah. And 1 through 18 is enough to really. It depends on if you're doing first chapter. You can do like, the miracles in John or you could do like. And so what I'm doing is picturing Jesus and I wanted to call it hang it in the Louvre and the pictures of Jesus and John and so he's the Word or he's the Son of God, John 1. He's the evangelist in John 4. So that's what we'll do. I'm looking forward to it. I've preached through the Book of John a time or two, and it's fun. At the same time, I've enjoyed being in the Old Testament so much, I can't hardly stand it. [01:13:52] Speaker C: Well, do you want me to write down that where you can get these shirts? [01:13:56] Speaker B: I do, I do. Www.Perez.com. [01:14:01] Speaker C: I'll. I'll send you a text or email. [01:14:04] Speaker B: There you go. I love it. [01:14:06] Speaker C: I mean, you should feel the material. It's just. [01:14:09] Speaker D: It does look comfortable. Yeah, Looks cozy. You got anything to close out today, Ben? [01:14:14] Speaker B: No, I kind of. Kind of did it on Luke chapter 12 with the verses 13 through 20. And I think one of the things that I'll just add something that we didn't. Didn't talk about was, was God has final say on all your plans for that guy in Luke chapter 12. I'm going to go and build my barns and I'm going to tear down my barn so I can build more barns so then I can restore all my crops. And I can do all these. I mean, six times he's going to use the word I and five times he uses the word my. And then he gets to the end of all and take it easy. And what does God say? Man, you're a fool. Because tonight what's going to be required of you is your very soul. So you can have these grandiose plans, but know that God has the ultimate sway of your plans. And just a little bit, one more note on that. You can't take it with you. No matter how hard you try, you can't take it with you. And even in that passage it says, so who's going to have it after you die? I mean, you can try to take it with you, but you might have it buried with you, but it ain't going with you. [01:15:30] Speaker C: Well, learn from the pharaohs. [01:15:33] Speaker D: Even Solomon talks about that in Ecclesiastes 1 or 2. He talks about, I've worked and worked and worked and worked for somebody else who didn't work. [01:15:41] Speaker B: That's it. So just know all this stuff that we find so important and we put all this emphasis on man. Sometimes, sometimes we just need to know what's what, what really matters. [01:15:53] Speaker C: Yeah, materialistic things. The Egyptians tried to take it with. [01:15:57] Speaker B: Them and they didn't work out. [01:16:00] Speaker C: It didn't work out for them. So learn from the Egyptians. [01:16:02] Speaker B: Learn from the Egyptians on one time, several times, you can learn from them. [01:16:06] Speaker D: And I think my challenge to that maybe would be. When I say challenge, it's like I'm challenging myself on this, that yes, there's material things. That's like the most obvious thing we think of there. But there are a heck of a lot of non. Materialistic, non material that we still chase after that are not what we need to chase after. That's right. And I think that phrase from Ecclesiastes over and over, chasing the wind, chasing. [01:16:27] Speaker B: The popularity, you know, wanting people to see us. Yeah. I mean there's all kinds of polo. [01:16:34] Speaker D: Shirts, polo shirts, those are material. [01:16:39] Speaker B: But at the same time, I don't think that calls. And again, I caveat here is God doesn't say we need to be smart with our. We need to be stewards with our mind. Nothing wrong with saving up. Nothing wrong with, hey, I'm going to have something to live on at the same time. My goal is not just to get to that just so I can just veg out or just. [01:17:00] Speaker D: And it doesn't mean work hard either, because they're still, do your work as unto the Lord. I mean, it's what forsoever you do, do it unto The Lord. [01:17:10] Speaker B: Right. [01:17:11] Speaker D: If it is your work, it is your work. It's relationships. It's relationship. It's the stuff at church. It's that. It's everything. But just. You have to. I have to be real careful to make sure that I don't let myself get so fixated on those other things that it takes away from the main point of it. [01:17:27] Speaker B: That's it. All right. [01:17:28] Speaker D: Keely over here, grinning. Do you have something to add? [01:17:30] Speaker B: Yes, please. [01:17:31] Speaker C: I was just thinking about, you know, things like swimming, diving. That's not really important. [01:17:41] Speaker D: That's the perfect club to sign off right there. [01:17:43] Speaker B: I love that. [01:17:46] Speaker D: I like how he said earlier, I bet you know exactly who's won the last six olympic diving championships, don't you? [01:17:51] Speaker C: I don't, man. [01:17:52] Speaker B: I appreciate that. I really do. So it's not a new polo? Or is that a new polo with my face on it? It's a new. [01:18:01] Speaker C: It's a new design. [01:18:03] Speaker D: Where'd you get that picture? That's not the picture from the website. [01:18:05] Speaker B: The radry. [01:18:07] Speaker A: So you printed it? You copied it and then printed. [01:18:11] Speaker C: Yes, now I just took it off. [01:18:13] Speaker D: You talk about you don't know how. [01:18:13] Speaker A: To use a computer and all that stuff. Oh, Renee did that. [01:18:19] Speaker B: And it was almost kind of like I only got 30 minutes and so. But it was. [01:18:25] Speaker D: You gotta get some scissors or something. Looks like he's working on some type of a. Like maybe a paper airplane. [01:18:32] Speaker C: Looks like maybe a hat. [01:18:34] Speaker B: It almost. Yeah, you remember. You remember the cool, crispy green hats? [01:18:39] Speaker C: Oh, that's the good one. [01:18:41] Speaker B: That's the one you got. Yes. Okay. [01:18:43] Speaker A: All right, so we're gonna take this out. And I was supposed this is your. [01:18:47] Speaker D: Extra too, so I can go ahead and take it right now. [01:18:50] Speaker B: But that is a. I like the feel of that shirt, though. Yeah. [01:18:52] Speaker C: I'll tell you, man, looks, design. They. Yeah, you don't have to fit into the shirt. They fit you in the shirt.