Christmas thoughts
Preaching is the Highlight a man. Sometimes we say the word prepares the way for the preaching. It softens the hot gets this ready to hear the wood and that's true. But also the warship in the preaching they all got together, but you know what ship we could just worship and worship songs are all scripture on God speaks to us in the worship. So, you know, I often get comments on Facebook or some worship awesome worship. I never hear it was some Salmons a just going to have to build me up cuz I'm feeling a bit deflated. Not really but I always get good comments about the worshiping about that the team that come here and put an hour's analysis practice every Thursday come in every morning every night. And them and do that. I just want to share Christmas message this morning. Don't forget on Tuesday. They will be a 1l service. I know you have your Christmas lunch prepared and all of that accept it in the Philippines you do it the night before it's a little bit different tradition, but we will be having a 1l service Tuesday from 10 to 12:02, not 12 to 11. So we want our shop and we finish sometimes people hang for a quick Cuppa and head out. But if you need to get going to step out the door, so that'll be happening. I'm going to talk on God's love gift Jesus and if you have the unsaved friends and not. Bring them along then I'll definitely hear the gospel message and allow the God has given to us at Christmastime free cheeses and say that'll be on on what we love to do. It's a bit of a tradition now is come down to the service and then duck out the door unlocked tookies cooking in the oven then we get high and will the kids gather round. We have their Christmas dinner and all that, but I tell you what the highlights being in church for 1 hour on Sunday. I'm lifting up Jesus imensa turn in your Bibles this morning. To Matthew 14 28 to 29. This is more of an end time message, but it doesn't cover a Christmas and if it is you command me to come to you on the water. Oh, hang on. I'm preaching next week's. I've already got up there. I did all my stuff for teachers are tap the wrong. Sorry correction correction. I was good. Maybe I meant the precincts are you? Okay? Let's have some Christmas thoughts some little reflection reflective things not so much Christmas thoughts, but just some thoughts the god most high. He is the god most high and the God must not I like that Jesus became nothing so we could become something and that's found in Corinthians where it says if you want to be something without God going without love when nothing. So we want to be something we need love the greatest gift. God gives us is the present of these presents. I remember Christmas time the greatest gift is his presence. The best experiences are lacking when we experience them by ourselves.
something to reflect on without love when nothing with love with something. Some things about some things and some things are Court. I really believe in church things are more caught than taught in a while cuz when the holy ghost shows up we catch it.
Evolve evolution by the evolved by being involved. It's good to be involved because if you are involved if you don't bury your gifts stick in the dirt is Jesus said and I'm when he comes back and he'll guy you we could evil 70 very cool gifts. The Bible says to be involved and so being involved will help evolved. You will help you grow and being involved I think coming to church sitting on the seat. And I'm doing that soon involvement, but they might be more that we can all do to make it all happen. I just went carried you with that. You are precious God wants to use you and you can be used in The Church Without standing on the door. Whether it's in a community event any something she Robs a running club. She does things in the community. She's a real evangelist others of you do things important to do things but also in a church and I just to be involved while doing a communion roster and I test them. I'm I'm really wanting to try in the church to be able to speak before people, you know, when people can't speak before people, you know what that is. Call the fear of man. That's what it is and you know something. I've had that when I first preached I almost fainted I was shaking, but I don't see you anymore. It's just I spoke before four and a half thousand people at the war memorial for 1 minute 45 seconds with the ex governor general next to me. He did the the prayers. I did this little speak bit. I was always politicians. It was a cameras on us. It was going nice Nationwide. There was a fly either and guys came up to me afterwards and say will you scared you didn't seem nervous and I said and no one bid. I wasn't nervous. I just knew I was standing there and God's Authority. Asperger's with lots of practice You Preach for 10:20 years sometimes twice on Sunday you and get a bit more confident that it and and that but yeah, you got to start somewhere. So we'd like to teach you guys and help you to evolve and help you get involved.
You know some of you sitting and think I'm not holy enough. Well, no hands operated remotely, but Jesus might be holy enough. Didney preaching anything goes Grace. I'm not preaching that not never preached setsuna sent a man. I wanted to complain that lights up and walk in the Lord, of course course we do but having said that when we are growing and evolving. So it's good to do that and tonight of the way love them and respected and honored in the house as God's family. Does your believing dictate your believing or do your circumstances dictate you believe me? Sometimes as circumstances dictate a believing and you know, I could look at my circumstances and say why can't do that have God tells me to do it. I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me. Jesus who is God in the form of a baby came some 2,000 years ago and kind of planet Earth. as a lamb or symbol of a lamb to rescue Mankind from their sins and this is why we Christians celebrate Christmas because his kingdom is now in the heart of believers. Nicholas Jesus is coming again as a lion. Does the second time the shut-off is visible Kingdom the moment? It's a kingdom that is within us the kingdom of God is within you it's visible and they are not working at what we do about it's not the full manifestation of God's kingdom yet. I think I'm driving Witnesses said he was coming back in about 2017 or 15. The Jesus was coming back. And of course she never came back and said he came back invisible. So when Jesus comes back believe you met the sign of the cross will be in the sky. You'll come back as a lion to ruin Ryan on this Earthen to do away with evil to do away with all those things that we all do not like and Hate. How to do away with bullies and Nations that are bullies and people who try to control other people's lives. Is visible Kingdom on Earth and everything is almost ready? According to the parallel account of Matthew 24:1 amoxidin one Jesus along with a small band of disciples had left the temple on the prices of walking from the Magnificent building when Jesus makes these remarks and Luke 21:5. He said this then is some spoke of the Temple. How was it doing with beautiful stones and donations? He said these things what you see the day will come in which not one stone shall be left upon another and she'll be thrown down. Had the privilege of going to Jerusalem a couple of times and saying models of the temple. I've walked on the Temple Mount saying stuff there and it was an absolute privilege and honor to be able to see things firsthand and to pray at the Wailing Wall and I'm do those things and I get imagine these disciples. I'm walking with Jesus and looking back at the beautiful you're doing Temple that was still there herod's Temple and and you know what my ring that led by the temple for its architectural Grandeur cuz it was really magnificent and it's um, explosive expensive decorations We are the Temple of the Holy Spirit.
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Hello Friday, I didn't refrigerate. The temple was impressive not money for its beauty, but for its size the foundation Stones were almost the size of a 67 foot long 8 ft wide and 12 ft High I still think and think because I was brought up at school and see that's so they release the money when you say centimeters and things like how big is that are still there that I should not the temple was indeed by Grand and glorious especially to the cycles of Jesus disciples were not from Jerusalem. Actually that'll From Galilee. If you would say that I will Country Boys on from waka waka originally on the country boy side of the disciples are insane. Jerusalem all the temple. They wouldn't have seen the Grandeur of the temple and would have been like terrorists, you know. Remember my dad and I are Mom and 1 more Kids Are Alright 10 years old. When used to remember the memories funnily sometimes once a year we would drive up to Sydney Christmas time or sometime and have a family holiday. It manly old together with Mom and Dad my brother and I and we would drive up there. I don't know. How old I was when I first saw the sea when I first went on an airplane I went on there if we went up the signal on airplane one never been on an airplane propeller job. Do you know a friendship or something like that going back a bit to CID then we walking around the city looking up at the tall buildings.
And we get to the ocean and we see the see how can we get in the seat and with y'all spend the holidays here, but the first time you ever see it see as a little child. We didn't have television. We didn't have funds we didn't see moving pictures too much of the sea, maybe in an automobile in a picture of Oak and when you first see something like that though I come from Noah's Ark day is the only man it was it was primitive back then and so I'm we will country boys and we went up to the city and Old World about Sydney. The temple was impressive it was covered with about I think about one-sixth of the land area of the ancient city of Jerusalem. The building complex was nearly 500 yards long and 400 yards wide by the thought I might should have got some pictures up but never month Jesus Reebok's or especially devastating. Since the temple was a heart and soul of Israel's worship the song by people's voice their concerns showing scriptures. I asked him sign teacher. But when will they sings be and what sign will it be when these things are about to take place? Under the song. I posed question had two parts. They wanted to know when will this take place referring to the destruction of the temple that Jesus just mention and will it be assigned ahead of time? The temple was destroyed in 70 ID by Titus, by the way. I told out every Stein except for the Wailing Wall and you know why they throw the stones down or I'm a little bit of I know it's maple tree with they believe that the Jews and put gold between the Steins and I pulled everything down to find the goal and 2 to get the treasures as I did that and so I did come down and 70 ID and you can read that in history. So some of the Revelation some of Matthew 24 is already taken place near the less-is-more to take place and maybe the scripture has life as a blast. And so sometimes something will take place twice. It has a beginning and then I
Tri ply was reply compromises what is now on as the Olivet discourse or on the Mount of Olives when he gave his great sermon on prophecy about in Matthew 24 is one of the greatest sermons on on Prophecy in the end times and times is found in Daniel Revelation, but Matthew 24 and Scattered throughout scripture. And so there we go. We see that the disciples like many of us today we're concerned about many things. I wanted to know information that was not a real priority for them other than to satisfy their curiosity. Jesus was more interested in affecting they conduct I think Robert and satisfying the Curiosity and you know, what curiosity did It killed the cat. That's right saying we can be curious. That's right. Lines the number of infinity though, no matter how you multiply that always adds up to 9 so it can go on forever bulb. I'll just adding to that saw Jesus. However, I knew that if the disciples look the signs only they would be susceptible to deception. So I think it's okay. You know, I remember I was infatuated with the Book of Revelation and I rather than read it and read it and I got saved on it and my pasta told me way back when you're too infatuated with the Book of Revelation. You need to learn other things. So I took his advice. I thought he's probably right but so I did that day out with the ball for the some people do specialize in that Vulcan some people do and they're all I specialist so that's good. And so it doesn't hurt to be aware. But also I think you know, let's focus on Jesus and and mine the mine think so you don't we boys had a question instead of telling them what they wanted to know. He told them what they needed tonight that is how to conduct themselves in the lot of the destruction of Jerusalem and the second coming in the midst of all these prophetic end time events. Jesus specifically wants a believer that three very real dangers exist and how we should conduct their self must want to look at this morning the title of the same as 3 Wise warnings. And we had three wise men but they want three wise men and I'll probably about 40 cuz there's a caravan of my guy that were people from the East to kind but they were three presents and we get a bit of tradition three wise men, but it was more than three wise men. There was a whole group of them about they were three prisons and so I but I want to talk about three boys warnings because I think it's very very relevant to today on what is going on in the world. And what is going on in the church or the circle church. I don't know who to criticize or pull down, but I just want to give three wise warnings to us that we can keep us up landed on the rock head on Jesus Christ. Vegetable Jesus warns us don't they the seat how do you know you deceive? I will say this. How do you know you should be able to answer it by now?
Unless someone points it out to you. Unless you're in a relationship with other Christians and other people that my love you and you my love them. And I'm eyesight brother sister. I think you got a little bit of deception going on me and do that love and don't get angry and scream at him and yell at him and say, oh, thank you brother. Thank you sister. I'll check that out and I'll pray about it and told me I got a problem. I might get hurt. I might even get angry. I probably won't cuz it'll be like water off a duck's back, but I will go and pray about it and I will seek God and see what he was saying to me. I like I think that's good advice for all of us because we are all open to deception. So don't be the same Luke 21 Isis and he said that you not be deceived for many will come in my name saying I am hate and the time is Drawing Near. Therefore do not go off. So when you pass to says, he's Jesus or he's a manifestation of Jesus then find another church. When do you because there's a problem. As we move in the 21st century and even the most casual Observer would have to be alarmed at the spiritual direction that the nation and the world and especially some of God's people was so cool God's people. I'm referring to The Universal Church, you know all around the world on this planet what they're experiencing and some of this sinful doctrine that is going forth to die. And I want to get into that Jerusalem can be an interesting place. I said, I've been there and at any given time and place false Jesus Christ often appear in Jerusalem. I want Mariah that we lied about a sang. I Jerusalem saying about the Messiah the Messiah means, um, you know the crisis so would the Hebrew word for Christ the anointed one Messiah means the anointed one. And so they call this the Jerusalem syndrome. Who's head of the Jerusalem syndrome? Anyone Marco has micated Etsy. I'm the Jerusalem syndrome and it's so that happens when people go to Jerusalem and somebody will say without any mental illness or anything and suddenly they think they Jesus or someone else but some people have done research and seem to think they had a mental condition before they're gone. But Jerusalem can bring the good and bad habit you in Jerusalem syndrome. There are people get there and I saw them I think they Jesus and them and I often walking around, you know in a White Guy Road with a long beard and a sign on back or something like that. It's called the Jerusalem syndrome it exist Google it and have a look. It's interesting and I don't watch the symptoms Simpsons because my band my family and kids on watching that show and then every other gold used to get banned The Simpsons because it was on hallway and ungodly and Amigos. So what did The Simpsons start doing side of bringing the Bible into the end of the remember in the Rapture and all of this. Anyway, it's interesting that they did a program on The Simpsons on the episode was called The Greatest Story Ever d'ohed head or something. Hummers Afflicted with Jerusalem syndrome while visiting Israel with his family on a tour group from Springfield the illness and its effects on him become a central element of the episode's plot, especially most of the members of the to agree but other come with a Jerusalem syndrome H-1B claiming that he or she is a massage and so I've never watch that one, but it might be interesting to get a laugh out of it said it was again. Anyway, the point is that Jesus one. I said will be an increase in deception and a tremendous potential for people to be the Sea Mist Ascension is not new. It's a it's an old story of mankind. It happened in the god did not that's where it all started and Genesis freeway need to save mankind. Very little shine deception won't go free things. This is still on the first point of ghost. The first deception disputes the word of God. First insight and didn't tempting was to dispute the word of God in Genesis 3:1. As God ended said You shall not eat of every tree in the God. He suggested that somehow she had misunderstood what God meant. One of the things that happens to Daya guys something like this. You have a clear playing word of God in front of you and it tells you that you shouldn't do something you'd really like to do in your flesh. and Sawyer
next thing, you know. If someone comes up alongside you and tries to give you an alternative interpretation of the text that will allow you to do what you know, God doesn't want you to do I know I love saying I'm not sure I know what the scripture means. That's gold deception II deception is to deny God's word. The ride from Dallas to denial is very short from doubt to denial is contradict the word of God in Genesis. 3:4 says to eat. This is the patent. He doesn't try and she has no idea tricks. He just uses all the same Fix You shall not surely die if you eat at that tree. But that's an absolute contradiction of what God has revealed in Genesis. 2:17 way God say about the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil. You shall not eat when the day that you eat of it. You shall surely die. And of course they'd I didn't I died spiritually I was separated from God and hence physical death is now part of that. And of course we need to be born a guy and we need to have a second birth. We need to come to Jesus respiratory Night Live Nation of a scripture that will permit you to do something that you know is wrong every time you give a little ground to the devil. You lose some ground you give a little ground you'll lose some and you keep losing it unless you make it white back. It is a long until Satan drives a garbage truck for the opening and dumps a lot of stinking Robbie shinya lot. When you stop giving ground the deception is displace God's word and Janice free V site and says for God knows and it in that day you eat of it that your eyes will be open and you'll be like God knowing good and evil. Oh man, you have some people that think they always get open, but they always could close. My suggestion that Satan is telling me that because she'll be as gone so she can decide for yourself. What is good and what is evil? Maybe that's what she's thinking easiest places to see how to sheppton and displacement. Is it work in the world is in the way of alcohol on the way out culture traits in in the minds of many people and improper relationship is different from adultery. And so they call it an affair. So what a damn kinda sexuality is just an alternative lifestyle based in love after all gender is fluid. You've heard the saying Love Is Love. True, that's true. But this sign was based in contradiction to God's wood. It becomes a some Love Is Love equals Sin is Sin. Little by little the idea of an absolute truth is being eroded out about culture. So blessed in Zambia, when I went there the nation is being declared by Christian president that it's a Christian Nation. I think I'll go to Zambia. Christian Nation and they're not accepting homosexuality there and many African countries and I commend them for that.
I think we need not to be to Legal about things. We need to love people acceptable bit restaurant call something that is not something something is it's just a writing of culture.
Not to be deceived is the Lord's first warning and we must take it to high. I believe that we living in the very edge of the lot of times already. The spirit of deception is rampant in the World Rihanna show why that came out balanced in a deceptive world of sin by the scripture to walk in love to a by what God tells us to do not to be deceived. Secondly. Jesus warns us not to be discouraged. I am in so don't be discouraged guys. You should have a great God use the old what's the Ten Commandments yesterday and I'm here. What's it for a long time and Heights day. I watch parts of it Crossing that Ridge save. It's just an awesome thing. Powerful God the second time. I see the gospel in it. I never saw it the first time because I wasn't blowing a guy. So don't be discouraged Luke 21:9 says but when you hear the emotions do not be terrified for these things must come to pass but the end will not come immediately.
How do we deal with a constant barrage of negative and frightening predictions coming out from the future? Sometimes I Google things up to see what the latest profits are would be Prophets The Saying about end times Jesus coming back in December and Jesus coming back to why they and then I could well have fun and come in this church a couple of years ago. So it all Jesus, they came in and he said he's hot back to the Lord and everything going on. Because I'm because you think Jesus coming back tomorrow. So you going to get right with God, correct? That's right. Fossa. Why I said you come back for the wrong reason. And tried to explain to him he still is not with us today cuz he still kept the wrong reason. Jesus could come back tomorrow. It's good idea to get a hot, right but people can die and 1 second. Wouldn't that be more scary? We can be in a dying hair tomorrow. I gone tomorrow. It's just like that isn't
So how do we deal with a constant barrage of negative frightening prediction and head for the hills set up a survivalist call me and we can have a prepper be a prepper on stock up with guns. We can put some groceries in and get ready for Armageddon.
We going to allow it. Predictions of a future to cause us to cave in to feel anxiety and discouragement. Did you hear what I said anxiety and discouragement but a Matthew 24 verse 10. He said to them Nation will rise against nation and Kingdom against Kingdom and that actually means Nation against Nation means more of an internal conflict where in certain Nations they fighting each other Muslims against Muslims and so on and so on and said nice and spit Kingdom against Kingdom, then more reefer two countries against countries beginning in the snow in Jesus lyrics the mistaken impression of the cycle that everything that seems to be a sign of the end times is not reality not such a sign. Is a mistake to type separate happenings as infallible indications that the end of the ice age is amazing insight and I think that we are only living in interesting. I'll be surprised if it doesn't happen soon never the less. We have a job to do us part of the clear wanting to speak on the sign of the time and on the basis of some earthquake or or threatening, I predict this is the infallible sign of Christ in imminent return in Matthew 24:8 to know an old lady sings are the beginning of Sorrows. That's what it says. They then I will deliver you up the tribulation and kill you and you will be hated by All Nations for my namesake. That is far from the truth here in Australia. I don't see any way. I see a little bit of persecution on Christians and already
I don't see anyone dying for they fight here in the striden, but I do see it happening. I have a seized I could probably click my fingers. Maybe someone being persecuted Navin kill right now in the world some way for they fight site is happening in the living. Jesus speaks about great earthquakes in various places of quakes in various places and famines and pestilences and they'll be fearful signs of the Great Signs and great signs from Heaven. I just don't do the fall of Jerusalem Mount Vesuvius erupted violently completely destroying the Italian city of Pompeii in its surrounding suburbs you invite to remember that you'll see it pictures of that people Frozen in Time covered with Ash petrified just happened like that, you know, actually the 1984 National Geographic graphic shows, photos and drawings at the destruction that says that wiped out the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Find the explosion of Mount Vesuvius was so sudden that the residents were killed while I round their routine Work men and women were in the market the rich in their luxurious Bob's slaves at toil and that super heated gases and Family Pit suffer the same quick final fight that was quick. It takes a little imagination really the picture the Panic of that terrible die. The saddest part is that these people did not have to die scientists confirm that the ancient Roman writers record weeks of Rumblings and shaking preceding the actual explosion. Even an omnist p.m. Of smoke was clearly visible from the mountain days before the eruption if I had been able to read and respond to save you this warning. Camaro symbol similar Rumblings in the world tonight there a wolf. Are there earthquakes the nuclear Fred economic woes breakdown of the family and moral standards. Well, not exactly new these things 2.2 a coming day of judgement in Matthew 24, people need not be caught unprepared. God warns us and provides and Skype for those who will need the Rumblings according to Matthew 24:8 the account of the Lord's message. He summarized is only about as merely the beginning of Sorrow, literally but Pines, you know, when a woman gives birth, it takes 9 months and it gets closer to the planes get quicker. And so there's going to be an increase in things you'll see the greater and greater and greater and I read a book on earthquakes years ago and needed it done a study of them. You could see them or more of quakes happening at more regular times. Then it'll be four of labor pains is that the time of birth gets closer to fine increases the intensity grows on the frequency grows and the point being that allow its characteristic that Jesus points out in every age they will increase with intensity at the time of Jesus coming through his knee 21 verse 12 on what about this is it says but before all things that I will lie to hands on you and persecute you bring you up to the synagogues in prison, you'll be bought before Kings and rulers for my namesake but it will turn out for you that on occasion for Testimony there for settling your heart's not to be ladylike beforehand on meditite before and on what you will answer. Why will give you a mouth of wisdom with all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist. You'll be betrayed even by parents and brothers relatives and friends. They will not put some of you to death and you will be hated by all for my name but not a hair of your head will be lost by your patient process. Your saws say the pussy kitchen being prescribed is something that will take place in the immediate future. Of course, it is happening in countries right now around the world and I love that scripture that says God will put it in their mouths. I think we need to cite the very moment. Then who's found myself in that position. They they want some I was in Pakistan and we had I'm God's and we went to this some gurus house this Muslims. It was an Arabian are the pink phicen what comes on and he came downstairs and blade Onyx Lounge. I know it's about for Dana of us in a team. We had about 20 cop cars outside with AK-47 armed guards, and it was quite an experience and my turn to talk to him and he said time. How did you meet John and yell at all the pretty still Muslim in a Muslim country? I might lose my head. But I did but I did it at all. How did you make God I said, so I went back to him and God gave me wisdom and gave me the woods. I needed to say he said all went without sleep for 30 days or something. I made God nice at all. What do you look like and he said like me. He look like make it was interesting. And how do you make Garden the gospel on and then at the end the Holy Spirit was in the room with such great. Thou are welcome here this morning, Holy Spirit your prison. You are welcome.
He can feel it. We could all feel it. And he said did I make you in a former life? Cuz there's a Mystic Muslim is Mystic Muslim. I say that God's very pleased with walking and I think that what you're feeling is he's prisons. And anyway that we had a good chat there and we left and he gave us a month's wages for the end of a sage brand new nights. and he told us he looked after Christians down the road and after all he wasn't a bad black is in the bank deceptive or real, but I think it was wasn't I wasn't too bad a person, but he said he need to be site he had four million people on during And we got to talk to him was like a royal audience that God put in our mouths and we got called to talk to 40 mowers. I'm going along in the car and have a message and I said well I talk on Lord needs to talk on Jesus. The prince of peace. Jesus is in a Quran free cable how I would is I use wisdom, but that went across well. So Jesus promised that his disciples would never made they tribulation online. It's the sheer evidence of history that the great Christians are written Auburn Iver guy in when they bodies weren't taught you when they are awaiting death who's ever read. foxes book of Martyrs
I want of you. You have a God bless you. It's so that you know, we do preach a lot about the benefits in the abundance of God, and I think that's good because that's the God we serve. Is it a law that you write the book of Martyrs and the things are you know, those people read a couple of stories or Google it up and have a look but I'm focused because it'll depress you. Yeah, it's worse than a bad movie. A prison can be like a palace of scaffold can be like Efron. Storms of life like summer weather when crisis with us in it by pussy kitchen weather is religious secular even domestic we are to put we are the stand firm. We are not to be discouraged and the firing to be a witness for Christ and the third the last thing when I look at this morning is they don't be distracted and Matthew 24 3739 says but as the days of Noah, so also will be the coming of the son of man or as the days before the flood that were eating and drinking marrying giving in marriage until the day that Noah and the Ark and did not know until the flood came and took them all the way to also will the coming of the son of man be Jesus said that when the end of the Ice Age comes it'll be like it was and now it's die. So when we read that we tend to think that he's talkin about that. It will be an evil day that it get out as it was before the flood and they were people doing evil things. You know, there was Sodom and Gomorrah and cities and people doing things but but it was as if they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage as long as describing something evil in that play subscription old are they was great evil in the day. Isn't the only problem that's being described here. These messages are people across the world and that died or caught up in doing ordinary things. I was taking life is a kind. Just leaving dye to dye with all completely ignoring the warnings all around them. Might have Thanksgiving. you know I talk to people every week about Jesus people I get a bump into I'm constantly talking about Jesus and you can see the conviction on the face. You can see when you talk to them and I ask you questions and it's making sense to them, but, you know getting them to church. I see the church Christmas coming up. So, I think you just got a sec. I'll pick you up. I'll pick you up. That's probably the best way. I'll take you. Think about that people. Do you wash sharing? I'll pick you up. I'll bring you along and and you know it it's very important but it is hard to stay from where you are to hear into Christ. Think about it when you were lost when you listen to take that stiff, I mean all the things we used to think about what we going to lose. You know, what I had a a lifestyle of drinking alcohol while taking the other drugs. I was pretty bad on the drug that one size with rosemary had got a wife a couple of small kids lifestyle was okay. I thought it was okay.
Had some good mites and and I like to drink, you know life without a beer wasn't worth living was my sang. But you know when I come to God I said to God, I know you don't want me to play Drunk anymore. So but I'll give it a go or I'll try not to but I come on half my tons and Hafiz, but I knew when I said that prayed to God in that Lounge room that night that I was completely since it and I knew I was undone and I knew I was gone to hell and I want to go to heaven and I knew that God loved and he paid the price for me and he came to thousand years ago. I was a baby at Christmas time for me and for you and so I made that step.
Once I start the pray the prayer it seemed AZ there was a presence there was something happening on and then I pried it and I said Lord Jesus Come into my life.
Now I just hit the nail on the head. Right through my body wave after wave fell off the lounge room chairs in the room. The room was lit.
And I was crying. And I went thank you. You'll real feel real and here I am a little splash in the pan some 35 Old years later or whatever it is. Now. The count is up serving God. I'm going to stay to the end guys. Do you want to see me back slide away from God? Maybe when I'm a hundred and five and I can't run the church anymore. I'll be traveling to countries and preaching the gospel. I'll be doing something for God. I am an all be praying oil shutdown my bubba caught him. I'll be praying for this one praying for that one. I'll be doing something for God because Every day is precious. And I love the Christian doctor that God sent the poll South African fellow. Up in the hospital needs a Christian and it came and he sat there and talked to Paul and I stood there and he said Paul every day is precious. Everyday, you're here. You're here for a purpose. I love what he said it. He spoke the words of God talk medical doctor. I want to be finished and all that. I said shall we pray and also family and we join hands together with the doctor and we prayed. What a team what a blessing of people, you know, every day is precious and let us use out days wisely. wise decisions robbers and turning to God and repentance and drifting aligned with the prevailing culture living lives characterized by attitudes the dying Jesus says lasses the way things will be happening before his second return. The Christmas lamb Jesus came to take away the sin of the world. We can receive salvation. But the time of the Gentiles the world is running out. Little Tike Hayes, Jesus warnings not to be deceived by the potting from True. Jesus came full of grace and truth. When not to be discouraged in the falling filing to be a witness for Jesus Christ come out of the box and we are not to be distracted and the living as if this life is all that is who's been busy. This Christmas was up there one day out of bed and off she under quick prayer and into a good look into the things I had to do to keep our relationship with the Lord spend time with the Lord. Even if you got to get up early and then and do that get off because it's important. I put that busy some days that I have to wake up at 3 in the morning and go out my Lambs room. Anytime I really get to spend with gone cuz I love to be with him. He doesn't say anything. Sometimes he does. Sometimes he doesn't.
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this Christmas Eureka me that lives to God And if you never committed your life to God. And did you don't know Jesus in your heart? And this is your opportunity. Let's just pray a prayer as soon as prayer together. We commit Our Lives to Jesus that he might touch us and come into our heart. I'm not going to ask you to come forward this morning. I'm just going to it's not personal. It's good to come forward. It is good if you want to come and talk to me after that's great. I'm not going to force you this morning. It was wonderful two weeks ago two young ladies came forward that gave their heart to the Lord and sometimes I do that by this morning by the spirit. I'm just feeling to pray this prayer a little spray to get a Heavenly Father. I believe in Jesus.
Lord Jesus I thank you that you came. 2000 years ago to forgive my sin. The died on the cross for me.
I asked you to forgive me of all my sins.
I Turn to You
I open my heart. And I asked you to come and live in me.
Come into my life now, Lord, Jesus.
Fill me with the Holy Spirit. the Holy Spirit of promise I never leave me nor forsake me. Strengthen me this Christmas. Homemade to make a road back to you. with all my heart deliver me. From the things that bind me. Set Me Free Lord in Jesus name Hey man, I'm a man and I know some of you have been struggling and God bless you by the end. I was a new day. It's a new season. I'm a distant Lee is and God is doing great and wonderful things and his church is being raised up and I your eighth of a cup of coffee.