1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:02,900 Good morning, everybody. Welcome to the Sunday morning 2 00:00:02,900 --> 00:00:06,900 service through our livestream, trusting that all is well with 3 00:00:06,900 --> 00:00:09,300 you. As you are still in your home in 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:11,900 Jesus name. And before we jump into the word 5 00:00:11,900 --> 00:00:15,600 of God, that's posture hearts in the place of prayer and ask him 6 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:21,700 to help us by the spirit of God. Lord, you know, our situation. 7 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:28,500 And you know how this is even still a little fresh to us and 8 00:00:28,500 --> 00:00:33,200 we just ask now that you would help us hear from you that you 9 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:35,700 would help us communicate. You would help us understand 10 00:00:35,700 --> 00:00:38,000 your word, Lord, more than anything. 11 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,100 We don't need the right Graphics. 12 00:00:40,100 --> 00:00:43,500 We don't need the perfect sound. We don't need all these 13 00:00:43,500 --> 00:00:47,100 different tricks. Lord, what we need right now. 14 00:00:47,100 --> 00:00:48,600 More than anything. Is your presence. 15 00:00:49,100 --> 00:00:51,600 We need your power. We need your voice. 16 00:00:51,700 --> 00:00:54,800 We need you to help us. Is so Lord, as we expand your 17 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,000 word, do what you need to do to our minds and our hearts to 18 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:01,300 understand your will and then to conform to it. 19 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,800 Lord, even in this moment. We asked for the empowerment of 20 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,600 the Holy Spirit. Lord that your Holy Spirit would 21 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:13,600 rest upon the ministry of this word and that Lord, he would be 22 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:17,300 driven into our hearts and changes as a result. 23 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:24,500 We wait on you and we look to you. assist us now in Jesus 24 00:01:24,500 --> 00:01:29,100 name, Damon, I can tell you this. 25 00:01:29,100 --> 00:01:31,800 I'm eager to again. See you. 26 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,200 I know I say that every time we come on the live stream and I'm 27 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:42,700 eager even to communicate God's truth in person as much as this 28 00:01:42,700 --> 00:01:45,400 is a blessing. It's so much more different to 29 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:49,000 look at the eyes of those that you love instead of a camera, 30 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:53,000 but you see me and hopefully, that's okay with you. 31 00:01:53,500 --> 00:01:55,600 And I want to take the time to speak. 32 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,900 Something that perhaps we've all been feeling in our hearts over 33 00:01:58,900 --> 00:02:02,100 the past few weeks. If you are a part of this local 34 00:02:02,100 --> 00:02:05,900 church United, Evangelical Church, you're well aware that 35 00:02:05,900 --> 00:02:07,700 we meet at least three times a week. 36 00:02:08,699 --> 00:02:11,100 Some meat twice out of those three meetings, some meat. 37 00:02:11,100 --> 00:02:13,900 Once out of those three meetings, some have different 38 00:02:13,900 --> 00:02:18,400 circumstances and family lives that permit them to do one or 39 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,100 the other. But for many, they meet, every 40 00:02:21,100 --> 00:02:23,100 single one of those meetings, the ones they permeate the 41 00:02:23,100 --> 00:02:25,500 Friday night bible study the Sunday morning service and on 42 00:02:25,500 --> 00:02:26,900 top. Top of that, they meet outside 43 00:02:26,900 --> 00:02:30,400 of those meetings and it's a wonderful thing because I'm sure 44 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:34,400 you can testify to what I can testify to. 45 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,700 The fact that this church is like a family, this isn't like a 46 00:02:37,700 --> 00:02:40,500 drive-through church where you come and get what you want for 47 00:02:40,500 --> 00:02:42,900 half an hour and leave with something of a minimum, 48 00:02:42,900 --> 00:02:45,100 emotional stirring. No, this is a family. 49 00:02:45,100 --> 00:02:51,100 It's a Concrete, solid body. That is intricately woven into 50 00:02:51,100 --> 00:02:53,800 one another's lives. And that's a blessing. 51 00:02:54,700 --> 00:02:58,800 It is a tremendous treasure that God has blessed us with and as 52 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:03,800 you're well aware, it went from three times a week to now coming 53 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,300 to almost a month and a half of none of that. 54 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,000 And we still have a few weeks to go where we are isolated from 55 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:15,900 one another, I bring that up because some have brought up and 56 00:03:15,900 --> 00:03:20,800 entertained the possible threat of what this prolonged online 57 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:25,200 Church might do to some. These are not It's that are 58 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:26,800 within our local church necessarily. 59 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:30,700 I might might be a temptation to some but some leaders of 60 00:03:30,700 --> 00:03:32,600 different local churches who are experiencing what we're 61 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,500 experiencing have been voicing through blogs and different 62 00:03:35,500 --> 00:03:39,000 things of what this prolonging of online. 63 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:43,300 Church the way we've been engaging even can be an actual 64 00:03:43,300 --> 00:03:45,200 threat to some if they're not careful. 65 00:03:47,100 --> 00:03:51,700 And what might be that thread, exactly the threat is that by 66 00:03:51,700 --> 00:03:54,600 being so used to what's been happening and by even being 67 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,700 blessed, to a certain measure of receiving God's word, through 68 00:03:57,700 --> 00:04:00,000 the live stream through social media platforms. 69 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,400 And not only that, we know that we are able to even engage, we 70 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,300 can communicate through these different Outlets. 71 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:11,200 It's possible that some might think, you know, this isn't as 72 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,900 bad as I thought it would be. There might be some who might 73 00:04:14,900 --> 00:04:17,700 even think more than that and say this is actually more 74 00:04:17,700 --> 00:04:20,800 convenient to me. This is actually a lot more 75 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,200 comfortable for me. I mean, what can be better than 76 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:25,900 rolling out of bed. Five minutes before the live 77 00:04:25,900 --> 00:04:30,600 stream still with a crust of my eyes, and being able to watch a 78 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:34,000 sermon and scroll through my social media and eat my 79 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,700 breakfast and still stay in my pajamas. 80 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,100 Or some might say, you know, with my busy schedule. 81 00:04:39,300 --> 00:04:42,200 This is this is really fitting and I'm still receiving 82 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:43,800 something. And I'm still keeping in 83 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,800 communication with those that are called brothers and sisters. 84 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,200 No matter how much of a blessing, this has been and we 85 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:54,700 are living in such a unique time of History where the word of God 86 00:04:54,700 --> 00:04:58,300 can go forth to millions of people in one moment. 87 00:04:58,300 --> 00:05:02,600 No matter how much of it is something of benefit. 88 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,500 This is not the way God intended Church to be done. 89 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,800 And I'm not saying that because this is a threat to us. 90 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:14,000 I mean, again, it might be a Temptation for some but what I 91 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:18,600 want us to do is to understand God's standard for the Search to 92 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:22,500 a certain degree, not that we would be discouraged further 93 00:05:22,900 --> 00:05:26,300 because we're not experiencing his standard and this moment, 94 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:30,300 but that we would have a built up, understanding of the Beauty 95 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:34,100 and the wisdom behind, why God wants it to be. 96 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:39,800 The way he wants it to be somebody wrote it in this way. 97 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,300 And I thought it was beautifully, said that what we 98 00:05:42,300 --> 00:05:46,500 are experiencing today. These online services is a 99 00:05:46,500 --> 00:05:51,100 circumstantial compromise. It is not an ongoing 100 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:54,400 convenience. Let me say that again, these 101 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,000 online services that you and I are experiencing that other 102 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:01,100 local churches are experiencing are a circumstantial compromise. 103 00:06:01,100 --> 00:06:05,900 We are forced in some way to do this, but they are Not and 104 00:06:05,900 --> 00:06:11,300 ongoing convenience that is crucial in our understanding. 105 00:06:11,900 --> 00:06:19,200 And we have to understand one thing that we even vocalizing. 106 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,600 How much we miss each? Other is a beautiful thing and 107 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,100 that's why I personally do not think it's a threat to many 108 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,400 because we have been longing to see each other. 109 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:31,500 And we've been voicing that over and over again, but I want to I 110 00:06:31,500 --> 00:06:32,900 want us to think further than that. 111 00:06:32,900 --> 00:06:37,100 We can miss each other. For many reasons, but perhaps, 112 00:06:37,300 --> 00:06:39,700 we are limited in our understanding of the death of 113 00:06:39,700 --> 00:06:42,300 the spiritual value. That face-to-face 114 00:06:42,300 --> 00:06:45,300 person-to-person regular consistent meeting with one. 115 00:06:45,300 --> 00:06:50,600 Another actually carries. Its the impression that we get 116 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:54,400 from the New Testament writers to is that meeting together, 117 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:59,900 physically is something to be longed for and is something to 118 00:06:59,900 --> 00:07:05,400 be kept and protected, and that, if there's any Hint of 119 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:09,300 separation. That it would cause an ache in 120 00:07:09,300 --> 00:07:12,600 the heart of the True Believer, even if there's conveniences 121 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:15,000 with that. Let me give you an example. 122 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,600 Turn your Bibles to first Thessalonians chapter 2. 123 00:07:18,100 --> 00:07:20,900 And I want us to see, Paul's language, and what we're talking 124 00:07:20,900 --> 00:07:23,500 about and maybe we can Echo what he feels. 125 00:07:25,100 --> 00:07:30,200 Paul says, in 1st Thessalonians, chapter 2, verse 17, but since 126 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,900 we were torn away from you, he says he's talking to the 127 00:07:32,900 --> 00:07:36,900 Thessalonian church, but since we were torn away from you, 128 00:07:37,500 --> 00:07:42,300 Brothers, for a short time in person, not in heart. 129 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:47,300 We Endeavour the more eagerly in with great desire to see you 130 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,600 face to face. Now. 131 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,900 Look at the wording. He's using here and notice that 132 00:07:53,900 --> 00:07:58,000 the first thing he says is that he was torn away from a 133 00:07:58,008 --> 00:08:00,700 Thessalonians. That's strong language. 134 00:08:00,700 --> 00:08:03,200 That's almost like you forcefully, ripping something 135 00:08:03,300 --> 00:08:07,300 apart that's supposed to be connected and that's It's what 136 00:08:07,300 --> 00:08:10,000 he says, concerning his relationship with them that he 137 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,100 was torn away. Implying that there was 138 00:08:12,100 --> 00:08:15,400 something outside of him. There was something overpowering 139 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:19,700 him that forced him and that limited him from having the 140 00:08:19,700 --> 00:08:23,200 freedom to be able to meet with him, on a regular basis. 141 00:08:24,900 --> 00:08:28,500 And this is something that we see in the next verses caused by 142 00:08:28,500 --> 00:08:31,000 Satan. Actually because he says, I try 143 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:34,500 to come to you over and over and over again, but Satan hindered 144 00:08:34,500 --> 00:08:36,400 us. Now, we don't know how Satan 145 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:39,000 hindered and we do. What he did specifically. 146 00:08:39,299 --> 00:08:42,100 But Paul received the Revelation that as he was trying to find 147 00:08:42,100 --> 00:08:46,000 his way towards this church, the enemy continually put roadblocks 148 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:46,900 in. Hindered him. 149 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:52,700 What I want us to focus on is Paul's attitude towards the 150 00:08:52,700 --> 00:08:55,100 separation that he was experiencing with the Believers 151 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:58,200 and it's important one because it shows the valley that he 152 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:02,000 places on the church meeting together the way God intended it 153 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,600 to be. He's trying to say Century that 154 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:07,800 the only reason why I shouldn't be meeting with you. 155 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,000 And the only reason why we shouldn't be meeting with one. 156 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:14,300 Another is only on the basis. If we are actually being torn 157 00:09:14,300 --> 00:09:18,200 away from each other, then if we are being forcefully, dragged 158 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:21,400 outside of our control and our being overpowered by something 159 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:25,000 outside of us, that is causing us, not to be able to see each 160 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:29,900 other face to face. That is incredible because we 161 00:09:29,900 --> 00:09:31,300 have to admit that. There are some people who have 162 00:09:31,300 --> 00:09:34,300 to be dragged to get to church. Nevermind dragged away from 163 00:09:34,300 --> 00:09:35,700 church. Paul said, no. 164 00:09:35,700 --> 00:09:37,300 Listen, you don't have to drag me to go to church. 165 00:09:37,300 --> 00:09:41,000 You have to drag me away from my church, for me not to meet with 166 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,800 them. That should be convicted because 167 00:09:43,900 --> 00:09:47,000 surely for Paul to say this implies that he understands 168 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:50,700 something of the value again of the local Gathering. 169 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:55,200 And so he wasn't comfortable where he was at. 170 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,000 In fact, look what he was saying here. 171 00:09:58,900 --> 00:10:01,500 He was saying with his language here that he endeavored, the 172 00:10:01,500 --> 00:10:05,100 more eagerly and with great desire to see them face to face, 173 00:10:05,900 --> 00:10:09,300 that is language of desperation. That is language of priority. 174 00:10:09,300 --> 00:10:13,500 That is language of Revelation to know something of the beauty 175 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,700 of being in the presence of other believers. 176 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:21,100 Now, he was separated says, for a short time. 177 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,500 So just because it was a short time, didn't mean that Paul 178 00:10:25,500 --> 00:10:27,800 Kickback to relax and say, well it's a short time. 179 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:31,300 So we'll get back together and we'll just we'll just return to 180 00:10:31,300 --> 00:10:34,800 the way things were and we'll just go off where we left off. 181 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:38,400 No, even though he was separated for a short time. 182 00:10:39,500 --> 00:10:43,200 Paul still made the effort as we've talked about before to 183 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:47,400 remain in contact and to give a source of encouragement and 184 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,700 exhortation towards the Believers, even though he was at 185 00:10:49,700 --> 00:10:52,200 a distance. And that's what he's doing with 186 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:54,800 this letter. He's staying in communication 187 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,200 with these Believers by writing to them. 188 00:10:57,700 --> 00:11:01,200 So this is as modern-day Zoom. This is something that he was 189 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:03,300 able to do this. This is social media Outlet, so 190 00:11:03,300 --> 00:11:07,800 to speak. But nevertheless is much of 191 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,100 value and importance. This was. 192 00:11:11,300 --> 00:11:14,500 He still knew. Oh no, to be with you 193 00:11:14,500 --> 00:11:16,000 face-to-face, is what I'm aiming for. 194 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,100 That's what I'm praying for. That's what I'm fighting for. 195 00:11:18,300 --> 00:11:21,300 That's what I'm that's what I'm fighting Satan for. 196 00:11:22,500 --> 00:11:24,600 Can I ask you something? Do you feel that way about the 197 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:28,200 local church? I pray with all of my heart that 198 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,800 once things change again and were able to meet that. 199 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:35,800 We would never treat the meeting the same way again. 200 00:11:37,100 --> 00:11:40,800 That we would never think so lightly of what it's like to 201 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:44,200 walk into that building on a Friday night on a Sunday morning 202 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:49,300 on a Wednesday evening. I don't think Satan has to fight 203 00:11:49,300 --> 00:11:52,400 many Christians in the west not to go to church. 204 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:55,800 I think they found many different ways to excuse 205 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:59,400 themselves from coming to the meeting that is foreign to the 206 00:11:59,408 --> 00:12:01,300 understanding of the New Testament Christians. 207 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:06,200 And so, what did Paul have is a revelation for him to think this 208 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:10,100 way to feel this way. Did he know something that we 209 00:12:10,100 --> 00:12:12,900 didn't know? They have some secret insight to 210 00:12:12,900 --> 00:12:15,500 the local church. Now, it's sprinkled all over the 211 00:12:15,508 --> 00:12:18,900 New Testament and I present to you at least a few points to 212 00:12:18,900 --> 00:12:23,400 why. Listen this right here does not 213 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:29,800 substitute nor is it equal to you getting in your car driving 214 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:33,900 to church shaking hands. Giving hugs, sitting beside 215 00:12:33,900 --> 00:12:38,300 somebody hearing from a person in the building getting up 216 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:39,900 shake. Hands and fellowshipping. 217 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,000 Nothing will replace that. No matter how much of a 218 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:47,400 convenience this is. Why the points I want to bring 219 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:50,000 up? Are things that cannot be 220 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:54,500 equated to the blessings that we are experiencing now, in other 221 00:12:54,500 --> 00:12:57,700 words, the things that we want to surface from the scriptures 222 00:12:58,100 --> 00:13:01,900 are what the physical Gathering offer that this cannot offer 223 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:07,000 that YouTube church does not offer that fill-in-the-blank 224 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,200 offers. It's something that not only 225 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:12,900 promotes the physical Gathering but it consistent and a 226 00:13:12,900 --> 00:13:15,100 commitment to the physical Gathering. 227 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:17,700 Here's number one. Turn your Bibles to Hebrews 228 00:13:17,700 --> 00:13:21,300 chapter 13. And let's look at verse 7 to see 229 00:13:21,300 --> 00:13:27,700 an important point. And Hebrews 13:7, we get an 230 00:13:27,700 --> 00:13:31,500 insight to why it is important to meet physically. 231 00:13:31,500 --> 00:13:35,400 At least one angle from it. The author of Hebrews says to 232 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,400 these Hebrew Christians, remember, your leaders. 233 00:13:39,500 --> 00:13:43,100 Remember your leaders? Those who spoke to you the word 234 00:13:43,100 --> 00:13:47,900 of God. Now, if you would stop there, we 235 00:13:47,900 --> 00:13:52,900 don't have a point to make, because he goes on to say why 236 00:13:52,900 --> 00:13:53,900 they should remember their leaders. 237 00:13:53,900 --> 00:13:55,500 But if you would have stopped, remember you leaders? 238 00:13:55,500 --> 00:13:57,000 Those who spoke to the word of God? 239 00:13:57,100 --> 00:13:59,800 We would say, well, I can get that from going on YouTube. 240 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:04,700 There are so many better preachers even and greater 241 00:14:04,700 --> 00:14:09,200 studies on YouTube than, perhaps my local church, and so I'm 242 00:14:09,300 --> 00:14:11,500 Actually more blessed by these things. 243 00:14:11,500 --> 00:14:13,900 And I'm not shooting down. YouTube sermons. 244 00:14:13,900 --> 00:14:16,400 Are you to preachers? I've been greatly blessed by men 245 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:19,800 of God who don't even live now and have been recorded based on 246 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:24,400 their messages and have been blessing blessings to me, but he 247 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,100 doesn't stop there. It doesn't just say, remember 248 00:14:26,100 --> 00:14:28,000 your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. 249 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,500 No, he says, remember your leaders, those who spoke to the 250 00:14:31,500 --> 00:14:33,600 word of God. And then, he says, two things 251 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:36,800 after that, that are in line with the relationship that you 252 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:39,600 might have with somebody who invest in you, the spiritual 253 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,800 truths from the scriptures. The first thing he says is 254 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:46,200 consider the outcome of their way of life. 255 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,300 Think about that. He means you're that the 256 00:14:51,300 --> 00:14:53,500 preacher and teacher of any local church. 257 00:14:53,700 --> 00:14:56,600 Must also be a person who lived among the people. 258 00:14:59,100 --> 00:15:02,600 Who was among them, who was there? 259 00:15:03,700 --> 00:15:05,900 In fact, when you look at the Old Testament and you see the 260 00:15:05,900 --> 00:15:08,800 Tabernacle going through the Wilderness, I challenge you 261 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,500 because there's a portion of scripture in the book of numbers 262 00:15:11,500 --> 00:15:14,800 that tells you the placement of where the different tribes would 263 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:18,300 be whenever the tenth would park whenever the cloud would say, 264 00:15:18,300 --> 00:15:20,800 you're stopping here. They would have to be placed 265 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,900 specifically around the Tabernacle and what you actually 266 00:15:23,900 --> 00:15:27,200 see is that the Levites, the priests, the teachers of the law 267 00:15:27,700 --> 00:15:31,500 were parked. By the Tabernacle, they were 268 00:15:31,500 --> 00:15:35,600 surrounding the tent, they were in close proximity to the place 269 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:37,900 of worship and for different reasons. 270 00:15:37,900 --> 00:15:40,200 One of the main reasons was to protect from people just coming 271 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:41,800 in and Waltzing. In, and being casual. 272 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:43,800 They would set a standard and they would protect it 273 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:45,900 physically. But that says something, the 274 00:15:45,900 --> 00:15:49,100 fact that the Levites were so close to the place of worship 275 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:51,700 implies that they were near to the house of worship and near 276 00:15:51,700 --> 00:15:54,000 the people who would come and worship. 277 00:15:54,500 --> 00:15:57,300 And so, what do we see here? Those who spoke to you the word 278 00:15:57,300 --> 00:16:01,100 of God consider there? Welcome, how can I consider the 279 00:16:01,100 --> 00:16:04,200 outcome of somebody's life? If my relationship to them, is 280 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:08,300 simply through a screen for an hour, a week for maybe two hours 281 00:16:08,300 --> 00:16:12,700 a week. This is telling us plainly that 282 00:16:12,700 --> 00:16:18,000 the pastor or the Elder of a church must live amongst his 283 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:21,700 people, not just to preach them and to teach them, but to embody 284 00:16:21,700 --> 00:16:26,200 the message and to display to them as an example of what it 285 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:27,400 means to live. The very thing that I'm 286 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:30,600 preaching. And so they must have some 287 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:34,300 certain exposure to the people that they are ministering to, in 288 00:16:34,300 --> 00:16:37,800 the people must have some kind of exposure and availability to 289 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:41,200 their personal lives to certain extent to know if they are 290 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,500 living, what they are preaching now, why is that? 291 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:48,600 Because the authority of any message being declared? 292 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:52,900 Is it proportion to the authenticity of the messenger? 293 00:16:54,900 --> 00:16:57,600 See for this to actually carry some kind of power. 294 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:59,700 And weight is not based on gifting. 295 00:17:00,300 --> 00:17:02,200 It's not based on insight and knowledge. 296 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,300 That's certainly true. There is a level of that. 297 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:08,599 But how much more when you see a person regularly preaching and 298 00:17:08,599 --> 00:17:11,000 teaching and then you see that their lives are backing up the 299 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,300 message that they're declaring, how much more weight. 300 00:17:13,500 --> 00:17:14,900 How much more conviction is there? 301 00:17:14,900 --> 00:17:17,800 And that's the way God designed it to be that the person that 302 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:21,700 you would be sitting under who had preached to, you would also 303 00:17:21,700 --> 00:17:24,099 display to you how they should live it out. 304 00:17:24,099 --> 00:17:27,200 So that you would have a model to follow and you would have an 305 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:31,400 encouragement to look to and say, hey if this person whose 306 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:34,300 Flesh and Blood like me can live out the things that he's 307 00:17:34,300 --> 00:17:37,700 preaching and I can That clearly then it's possible for me. 308 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,800 You can't get that from having a relationship with a pastor 309 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:42,000 online. You can be blessed by the 310 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:45,100 insights, concerning the word of God, but the power for the word 311 00:17:45,100 --> 00:17:50,000 to be driven into, your heart, was designed by God, to be lived 312 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:54,700 out before a people continually. That's the only people think 313 00:17:54,700 --> 00:17:58,200 that they can just be distant from the church and say well I 314 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:01,000 get so much more blessing from just hearing messages. 315 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:03,800 You're actually robbing yourself of Greater blessing. 316 00:18:05,300 --> 00:18:07,400 Because he says here, that you should consider the outcome of 317 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:10,200 the way of life. When you see a pastor, how he 318 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,700 communicates with people in the church, when you see social 319 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:15,600 abilities, when you see how he responds to crisis, when you see 320 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:19,400 how he treats, his wife, and how he raises his children, you get 321 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:22,500 something from that and we need that as a sheep. 322 00:18:23,100 --> 00:18:28,000 We need to be exposed to leaders who live the message out before 323 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:30,400 us so that we can do. The second thing. 324 00:18:30,700 --> 00:18:32,200 He says, consider the outcome of their way of life. 325 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,300 And what does he say? Imitate their faith. 326 00:18:36,300 --> 00:18:40,000 So, leaders must live in such a way in which their lives are 327 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:44,800 worth imitating. Leaders are to be above reproach 328 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,500 and to give people a standard to meet. 329 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,000 Well, no, he's a pastor and he's this and he's not, he's going to 330 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:54,200 live differently to me. No, you know, often times we go 331 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,600 to those scriptures that talk about the qualifications of an 332 00:18:56,608 --> 00:18:59,300 elder Titus 1. First Timothy 3, we go. 333 00:18:59,300 --> 00:19:02,300 That's for pastors is true this for passes, but it's really a 334 00:19:02,300 --> 00:19:05,700 model for all people. But we can't just say that's 335 00:19:05,700 --> 00:19:07,900 four passes for them, not to be lovers of money not to drink too 336 00:19:07,900 --> 00:19:09,900 much wine. And to be respectable. 337 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:13,100 Is that really just for leaders? Now the leaders. 338 00:19:13,100 --> 00:19:14,700 Yes. Are called to a standard, but 339 00:19:14,700 --> 00:19:17,400 they are also to live it out so that the people can say, that's 340 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,200 something that I must imitate as well. 341 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:23,300 You can't get that again from this is something that is 342 00:19:23,300 --> 00:19:27,100 fleshed out and something that can be measured and studied. 343 00:19:27,300 --> 00:19:32,400 And then again, to be inspired by, I want us to see this in 344 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:35,100 first Thessalonians 2 again. In the first verse that we 345 00:19:35,300 --> 00:19:38,600 talked about in chapter two, but look at verse 10. 346 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:41,200 Just to see an example of this, a first Thessalonians 2 verse 347 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:43,400 10. Look what look, what is said 348 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:47,300 here. You are witnesses. 349 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:51,100 That's what he says. You are witnesses. 350 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:56,500 These leaders are saying that. And God also how holy and 351 00:19:56,500 --> 00:19:59,900 righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers. 352 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,600 So he's telling these Believers, you can testify of how we lived 353 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:08,200 amongst you, and you can see from every corner of our lives 354 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:12,000 that we are. In fact, holy righteous and 355 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:15,300 blameless. But then he goes on to say the 356 00:20:15,300 --> 00:20:18,100 next things for, you know, how like a father with his children. 357 00:20:18,100 --> 00:20:21,800 We exhorted each one of you and encourage you, and charged you 358 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:25,900 to walk in a manner, worthy of God, who calls you into his own 359 00:20:25,900 --> 00:20:28,700 kingdom, and Glory. They see the connection. 360 00:20:28,700 --> 00:20:30,700 There. He goes, you are witnesses of 361 00:20:30,700 --> 00:20:34,900 how we lived that is important. And then he goes on to say and 362 00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:37,900 we exhorted, you and we preach to you and we charge you. 363 00:20:37,900 --> 00:20:40,400 We decide to do to live in a manner worthy of the lord. 364 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:44,100 Well, you can't really charge people to live in a certain. 365 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:47,200 Wayne expected to live in a certain way and let's first you 366 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:49,500 are embodying. What you want them to be. 367 00:20:50,500 --> 00:20:54,100 You have to first give them a reason to hear you out. 368 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:56,700 That's what he says your witness is because there's nothing in us 369 00:20:56,700 --> 00:20:58,200 that you can say. No no. 370 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:00,900 And he goes because of how we lived among you and now we have 371 00:21:00,900 --> 00:21:03,300 the authority to speak into your life. 372 00:21:04,700 --> 00:21:06,800 And we can show you that it is possible. 373 00:21:07,100 --> 00:21:11,700 So the local church. This is important in the 374 00:21:11,700 --> 00:21:17,300 physical Gathering offers inspiration and guidance to 375 00:21:17,300 --> 00:21:21,700 God's people through God appointed leadership. 376 00:21:23,500 --> 00:21:26,300 Inspiration and guidance comes that when you come into those 377 00:21:26,300 --> 00:21:29,200 Church doors, and you have a relationship with the leaders, 378 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,900 there. There is something offered to 379 00:21:31,900 --> 00:21:36,700 you, that is greatly needed for our sanctification. 380 00:21:38,100 --> 00:21:42,500 Be mindful of this wonderful truth that even God himself came 381 00:21:42,500 --> 00:21:46,700 into our world took on flesh and lived out the life. 382 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:51,000 That is an example for you. And I even God himself, came to 383 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:52,300 our world. Yes to die for our sins. 384 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:58,500 But also to be able to say to us follow me imitate me. 385 00:21:59,100 --> 00:22:01,000 Look to me and that's what we do. 386 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,700 We look to Christ who took on flesh and we see how he 387 00:22:03,700 --> 00:22:07,800 responded and lived according to the father's will and we go 388 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,900 That's my standard. And those who are under, the 389 00:22:10,900 --> 00:22:15,200 chief Shepherd, must do the same and you and I, as the Sheep must 390 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:18,800 be able to link ourselves to such people, by the local 391 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:21,000 church. So, the first point I want to 392 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,500 make is that the physical Gathering provides us examples 393 00:22:23,500 --> 00:22:27,000 to follow and again, you can't get that from Facebook live. 394 00:22:28,500 --> 00:22:32,400 Number two, not only examples to follow in the spiritual sense. 395 00:22:32,700 --> 00:22:37,900 But secondly that in the local church are reserved 396 00:22:37,900 --> 00:22:39,700 manifestations of the holy spirit. 397 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:44,000 So go to First Corinthians chapter 12 and look at verse 7 398 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:45,600 to understand what I'm trying to say here. 399 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:52,400 Paul in this chapter First Corinthians, 12 13, 14 is honed 400 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:54,200 in on teaching on the gifts of the Spirit. 401 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,600 And he says in First Corinthians 12:7 a specific phrase. 402 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:02,300 That is so pregnant. With truth says here to each, 403 00:23:02,300 --> 00:23:06,600 he's talking about Believers to each is given the manifestation 404 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:10,000 of the spirit for the common good. 405 00:23:11,100 --> 00:23:13,800 This is glorious for the church to understand. 406 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:18,700 He says each believer has been given a manifestation of the 407 00:23:18,700 --> 00:23:20,500 holy spirit for specific purpose. 408 00:23:20,500 --> 00:23:22,800 It's been granted. It's been deposited. 409 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:26,400 It's been given into you at the moment of Salvation. 410 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:32,700 Something has been Checked into your heart and mind of a 411 00:23:32,700 --> 00:23:37,300 supernatural value and worth. And he's saying here, that that 412 00:23:37,300 --> 00:23:40,200 thing that's been given to you and me, listen to the power of 413 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:46,200 this contains, the ability to manifest an aspect of the person 414 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:50,500 and the ministry of the holy spirit of God, each person. 415 00:23:50,700 --> 00:23:52,400 Not just leaders, not just pastors out. 416 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,700 Those who just speak the word each has been given the ability 417 00:23:55,700 --> 00:23:58,900 to manifest a component of the Holy Spirit. 418 00:23:59,500 --> 00:24:00,500 You know what? That means? 419 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,500 Again. It means that each Born Again 420 00:24:03,500 --> 00:24:08,700 blood, wash Christian. Has the ability and the 421 00:24:08,700 --> 00:24:15,100 responsibility, the ability and the responsibility to do what to 422 00:24:15,100 --> 00:24:17,700 share something of Supernatural value. 423 00:24:18,700 --> 00:24:22,300 So that others around them would experience Supernatural, 424 00:24:22,300 --> 00:24:25,800 goodness. It's an ability and a 425 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:29,400 responsibility in what way will you look at verse 4 and it says 426 00:24:29,700 --> 00:24:33,100 variation of gifts, and variation of services and 427 00:24:33,100 --> 00:24:35,600 variation of activities. It's in different ways that 428 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:39,600 these manifestations of the Holy Spirit make themselves known in 429 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:43,300 the context of the local church. So, let me give you an 430 00:24:43,300 --> 00:24:45,900 illustration that will hopefully make this clear concerning the 431 00:24:45,900 --> 00:24:49,500 responsibility element. I have siblings. 432 00:24:49,500 --> 00:24:51,700 I grew up with my siblings and we were all close in age. 433 00:24:51,700 --> 00:24:56,000 So we did a lot of things together, and I'm not saying 434 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:57,600 this actually happened. I'm just saying, here's an 435 00:24:57,600 --> 00:24:59,100 illustration. If you have siblings, perhaps 436 00:24:59,100 --> 00:25:02,500 you can understand where I'm going with this. 437 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:05,100 It's a simple illustration of a father, who would give, let's 438 00:25:05,100 --> 00:25:08,200 say me $50 and he told me strictly. 439 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:11,000 He gave me instructor says this $50 is for you and your three 440 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,000 other siblings to go and grab lunch. 441 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:16,900 I'm giving you this, the pause it so that you can go and you 442 00:25:16,900 --> 00:25:19,400 can provide for the rest of Brothers and sisters, something 443 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:24,500 to eat. Okay, so that deposit has a goal 444 00:25:25,500 --> 00:25:27,900 and there's an intention behind that deposit. 445 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:31,600 But can you imagine if he gave me that fifty dollar, bill, and 446 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:35,200 I agree to that or perhaps I was ignorant of his instructions. 447 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:37,000 Either way. Can you imagine if I took that 448 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:40,200 $50 and in my own heart I said, I'm not going to tell my 449 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:43,800 brothers and sisters, that Dad gave me this $50 and then I went 450 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:48,100 off to only spread that $50 out for the rest of my week. 451 00:25:48,300 --> 00:25:51,300 Like to know that I can have lunch at my favorite restaurant 452 00:25:51,300 --> 00:25:54,000 during my school semester and they knew nothing and they 453 00:25:54,008 --> 00:25:56,000 didn't receive anything from that fifty dollars. 454 00:25:57,300 --> 00:25:59,000 What would you think of such an act? 455 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:02,900 Whether you are ignorant of it or whether you chose 456 00:26:02,900 --> 00:26:06,500 deliberately not to do? So that is purely selfish. 457 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:11,200 Right? That is, it's purely motivated 458 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:15,900 for my own needs to be met. And we look at that and we 459 00:26:15,900 --> 00:26:19,600 understand that principle and we almost rebuked such a thing and 460 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:23,900 we score in a, such an act. And yet, we are hesitant to do. 461 00:26:23,900 --> 00:26:26,200 So, when we translate that principle in the spiritual 462 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:30,300 sense. In God's economy, and with 463 00:26:30,300 --> 00:26:36,000 spiritual currency. See, I give that illustration to 464 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:40,100 say that God has given you and me something. 465 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:45,400 He's given us a certain amount of a gifting a deposit for the 466 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:48,500 purpose of sharing it with our brothers and sisters. 467 00:26:49,900 --> 00:26:52,800 God did not give us a portion of the Holy Spirit and his in his 468 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:55,100 abilities, so that we ourselves will be blessed. 469 00:26:55,100 --> 00:26:56,600 Yes will be blessed in the process. 470 00:26:56,800 --> 00:27:00,400 But the goal is always outwards is always towards those around 471 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:06,100 us and it is equally just as selfish to say why I'm saved. 472 00:27:06,100 --> 00:27:10,300 I have the Holy Spirit, but I'm not going to intentionally and 473 00:27:10,300 --> 00:27:15,000 prayerfully invest in other people's lives because of fill 474 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,800 in the blank. The reason why so, when people 475 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:23,800 think to themselves that they don't have to, Bind themselves 476 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:28,100 to a local church. Again, it's like receiving 50 477 00:27:28,100 --> 00:27:31,100 dollars from your father, as a teenager and choosing to keep 478 00:27:31,100 --> 00:27:33,400 that all that money for yourself when he says, go and share with 479 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:37,700 your siblings. Here's a verse for us to 480 00:27:37,708 --> 00:27:40,000 understand that first Corinthians 14. 481 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,700 Remember the same context of the gifts of the Spirit, being 482 00:27:42,700 --> 00:27:47,700 exercised and practice an order. And First Corinthians. 14:20. 483 00:27:47,700 --> 00:27:51,100 60co. Paul says what then Brothers is 484 00:27:51,100 --> 00:27:54,500 like so, so what am I trying to get at concerning my teachings 485 00:27:54,500 --> 00:27:58,000 on the gifts when you Come together again. 486 00:27:58,500 --> 00:28:02,700 Coming together. Each one has a him a lesson, a 487 00:28:02,700 --> 00:28:04,600 revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. 488 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:10,900 Each person is coming to the gathering with something to give 489 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:15,200 which something to offer and that can range from a sermon 490 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:18,500 being preached to an encouraging message and everything in 491 00:28:18,508 --> 00:28:21,600 between that can go from counseling. 492 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:24,300 Somebody on the side with the wisdom that God has given you, 493 00:28:24,500 --> 00:28:26,400 that can go from Financial giving, because you've been 494 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:30,200 given us an extension of Mercy in your heart, and compassion in 495 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:33,700 your heart and a giving heart to give it can be anything, but 496 00:28:33,700 --> 00:28:36,500 every person who calls themselves a Christian, When 497 00:28:36,500 --> 00:28:39,300 they come together specifically in the church Gathering is 498 00:28:39,300 --> 00:28:42,700 coming to give something that's been deposited in them. 499 00:28:44,500 --> 00:28:46,300 See, you're familiar with this. So I'm not going to tell you 500 00:28:46,300 --> 00:28:48,700 something new, that we have been plagued in the west with this 501 00:28:48,700 --> 00:28:51,000 consumer mentality where it's the opposite. 502 00:28:51,100 --> 00:28:53,200 We're coming to get something. And if we don't get it, we go 503 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:54,900 through another church. That's going to give it to us. 504 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:56,400 What would it look? Like? 505 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:58,800 If every person came to a church with a mentality, say, no. 506 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:01,600 I'm going to give something, everybody's going to be blessed, 507 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:06,000 including the one who gives. And so, Paul by the spirit is 508 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:09,700 trying to get them to understand that the gifts of the Spirit are 509 00:29:09,700 --> 00:29:13,000 not for yourself, selfish purposes, and part of that 510 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,100 understanding is that you wouldn't do. 511 00:29:14,300 --> 00:29:15,500 Way. You think you should be done? 512 00:29:15,500 --> 00:29:17,300 He goes? No, there has to be order or as 513 00:29:17,300 --> 00:29:18,200 people are not going to be blessed. 514 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:20,200 There's chaos. And then he goes on to say in 515 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:22,300 this little verse and when you come together, you're giving 516 00:29:22,300 --> 00:29:24,900 something you're giving something for what purpose, the 517 00:29:24,900 --> 00:29:27,400 last part of the verse. Let all things be done for 518 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:31,100 building up. That will be the experience 519 00:29:31,100 --> 00:29:34,800 every Friday night, every Sunday morning when we choose to come 520 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:37,400 to church. Pray for rethinking and 521 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:41,300 meditating upon how we can give coming to church. 522 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:45,200 Not necessarily to be filled with the spirit, but already 523 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:47,500 filled with the spirit to pour out to others. 524 00:29:47,900 --> 00:29:50,400 And, you know, what will happen. And perhaps you've experienced 525 00:29:50,400 --> 00:29:52,700 it. You will leave the meeting 526 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:56,100 feeling full. Have you ever experienced that 527 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:59,200 when you leave the church, you are built up. 528 00:29:59,300 --> 00:30:01,100 You came in one way. Perhaps, Perhaps you were. 529 00:30:01,108 --> 00:30:03,900 So being a beauty, even even think about how you can get. 530 00:30:03,900 --> 00:30:07,000 But just because you came to a church that tries and 531 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,300 prayerfully seeks to know how they can bless one another, 532 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:13,400 you're leaving built up. And that's what we continually 533 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:16,300 want to experience on a weekly basis, but it's going to require 534 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:20,000 this understanding that I've been given something. 535 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:21,900 So I'm going to now, give it to others. 536 00:30:22,900 --> 00:30:24,600 By the way. This is a side note. 537 00:30:24,900 --> 00:30:28,400 This is a great verse 2, gauge another aspect of your life. 538 00:30:29,100 --> 00:30:30,800 So pay attention to this. This is just a side. 539 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:32,700 Note. Would you like to know how you 540 00:30:32,700 --> 00:30:36,400 can measure if your circle of friends is the will of God for 541 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:40,200 your life? Would you like to know how the 542 00:30:40,208 --> 00:30:42,500 people that you choose to call Best Friends? 543 00:30:42,500 --> 00:30:46,200 Your your group of people that you seem to be more connected to 544 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:47,100 do? You want to know if they are the 545 00:30:47,108 --> 00:30:49,200 will of God for your life? I think this verse is a 546 00:30:49,208 --> 00:30:52,900 beautiful example, ask yourself this when I come together with 547 00:30:52,900 --> 00:30:57,100 them. Am I being built up in my faith? 548 00:30:58,300 --> 00:31:03,400 Or is my faith being torn down. When I come together with them 549 00:31:04,700 --> 00:31:07,200 during the day, let's say on a Saturday afternoon. 550 00:31:07,900 --> 00:31:13,800 Do I come home at night? With my love for got assaulted, 551 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:17,100 and me point being pulled back from a greater Devotion to God, 552 00:31:17,100 --> 00:31:20,500 or am I coming back home with a freshness? 553 00:31:20,500 --> 00:31:22,600 That's been given to my faith because of the fellowship of 554 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,800 others. He says, when you come together, 555 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:27,500 let all things be done for building up. 556 00:31:27,700 --> 00:31:30,300 If you hang around, people who call themselves Christian and 557 00:31:30,300 --> 00:31:33,100 you leave with your flesh, arouse more than your faith 558 00:31:33,100 --> 00:31:35,100 being built up. You got to reconsider your group 559 00:31:35,100 --> 00:31:37,400 of friends, doesn't matter. If they go to church every week. 560 00:31:38,500 --> 00:31:40,400 Think about that for a second. That doesn't mean that when you 561 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:42,800 hang out with your friends, all you do is read and pray and fast 562 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:45,400 and you can't do other things. No, it means that you walk with 563 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:47,400 people who walk with Jesus. So no matter what environment 564 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:49,600 you're in, whether you're playing sports, or going out to 565 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:53,000 a restaurant because Jesus is the center of their lives. 566 00:31:53,100 --> 00:31:55,800 You have Jesus. In the midst of that Fellowship. 567 00:31:57,400 --> 00:31:59,300 Just a little nugget there that has nothing to do with the 568 00:31:59,300 --> 00:32:01,700 sermon necessarily, but maybe somebody needed to hear that. 569 00:32:02,900 --> 00:32:06,700 Let's think another Point here. Not only do we have to give 570 00:32:06,700 --> 00:32:09,400 something, but I think this verse of each one being given 571 00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:13,200 the manifestation of the spirit should Inspire the person who 572 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:15,300 Longs for the manifestations of the spirit. 573 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:19,500 What I mean by that? Are you a person that has ever 574 00:32:19,500 --> 00:32:20,600 prayed? Lord. 575 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:23,200 I want your Holy Spirit to be more real to me. 576 00:32:24,100 --> 00:32:25,900 Lord. I want your nearness. 577 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:30,100 I want you to draw close to me. I want to experience your voice. 578 00:32:30,100 --> 00:32:32,700 I want to experience your power. I have, you ever prayed that 579 00:32:33,100 --> 00:32:35,200 have you ever longed for the, have you ever ached for that 580 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:38,800 saying God Almighty, make yourself more clear, more 581 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:42,200 obvious in my life. Lord do something in me in such 582 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:45,200 a way that it will edify me and encourage me and strengthened me 583 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:47,100 to live a Godly life For Your Glory. 584 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:52,400 Have you ever prayed that? If you have prayed that, and I, 585 00:32:52,408 --> 00:32:56,100 that's a prayer of my heart longing for that and, and 586 00:32:56,100 --> 00:32:58,000 seeking God for that on a personal level. 587 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:01,400 But I remember even in the midst of reading 1st Corinthians, and 588 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:04,500 I've read it a few times. But one time, I remember reading 589 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:09,800 this specific chapter and this verse popping up to me in a way 590 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:12,900 that it's never had before. Remember it says to each has 591 00:33:12,900 --> 00:33:16,800 been given the manifestation of the spirit for the common good. 592 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:18,900 And I remember reading that verse and this thought came to 593 00:33:18,900 --> 00:33:24,300 me. If you want to know greater 594 00:33:24,300 --> 00:33:28,700 manifestations of the spirit. Get around people who are filled 595 00:33:28,700 --> 00:33:33,800 with the Holy Spirit. If you want to know greater 596 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:37,100 manifestations of the spirit, get around those who are filled 597 00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:40,600 with the holy spirit because Paul says, each one has been 598 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:46,800 given the ability to unveil and unpack and almost release 599 00:33:47,100 --> 00:33:50,100 something of the spirit of God that you will benefit from. 600 00:33:50,600 --> 00:33:54,000 And I never saw this versus same way gay and ever saw the local 601 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:55,300 church. The same way again. 602 00:33:56,600 --> 00:33:59,900 See God in his wisdom. Designed the church to be 603 00:33:59,900 --> 00:34:04,300 listened to how profound this is that those who would long for? 604 00:34:04,700 --> 00:34:06,800 Jesus Christ to be more real in their lives. 605 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:09,900 Would have to link themselves to the local church in order to 606 00:34:09,900 --> 00:34:13,500 experience it. So it's not a subjective thing. 607 00:34:13,699 --> 00:34:16,100 You know, people say well, I just need me and Jesus. 608 00:34:16,100 --> 00:34:18,400 And Jesus is more real to me and I can have church in my own 609 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:20,500 house and I can just do my own thing and walk with Jesus. 610 00:34:20,500 --> 00:34:22,400 Hold on. Are you a person that wants more 611 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:23,199 of Jesus? Oh, yeah. 612 00:34:23,199 --> 00:34:24,800 I do want more of Jesus. I long for him. 613 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:26,000 I want to know his voice. I want to see it. 614 00:34:26,199 --> 00:34:29,900 Is what Paul says that there is a manifestation of the spirit 615 00:34:29,900 --> 00:34:33,199 reserved. In the context and within the 616 00:34:33,199 --> 00:34:36,800 bounds of you committing to a local church with a, with a 617 00:34:36,808 --> 00:34:38,600 people that are filled with the holy spirit. 618 00:34:40,300 --> 00:34:44,900 So even something of experiencing of God cannot be 619 00:34:44,900 --> 00:34:47,699 attained apart from the body of Christ. 620 00:34:49,900 --> 00:34:54,500 So you see that, even Jesus in being the head of his body has 621 00:34:54,500 --> 00:34:58,900 made something of his person available to us, only if we 622 00:34:58,900 --> 00:35:02,200 commit to meeting with the Brethren regular and I can tell 623 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:09,400 you that more one of the most personal and impressing moments 624 00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:11,900 of my life concerning God making himself. 625 00:35:11,900 --> 00:35:16,100 Real was through other vessels. Was coming to a prayer meeting, 626 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:19,100 even if it was a handful. And as though we went to the 627 00:35:19,100 --> 00:35:23,100 throne room together, like in Isaiah 6, I can tell you people 628 00:35:23,100 --> 00:35:25,900 who are sensitive enough to the Holy Spirit coming to a church 629 00:35:25,900 --> 00:35:28,200 Gathering. And then approached me with a 630 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:30,400 Word of Wisdom or an encouragement. 631 00:35:30,900 --> 00:35:35,000 Something that was experienced in the house of worship and I 632 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,900 can testify Journal full of moments that God has used 633 00:35:37,900 --> 00:35:39,800 people. Maybe even people that don't 634 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:42,200 necessarily know even, even if I went to a different churches 635 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:45,500 just to go and worship God, the boy How do you of Christ? 636 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:48,100 How wonderful, how beautiful it is? 637 00:35:48,100 --> 00:35:50,500 I'm telling you. If you do not value the body of 638 00:35:50,500 --> 00:35:52,100 Christ. You do not value. 639 00:35:52,100 --> 00:35:54,200 The manifestations of the spirit of God. 640 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:01,200 Lastly. We can speak about another 641 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:04,100 component of what the physical physical Gathering brings, and 642 00:36:04,100 --> 00:36:08,500 that is spiritual protection and restoration, spiritual 643 00:36:08,500 --> 00:36:12,400 protection and restoration. I am in. 644 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:17,700 No means. Deep in my medical understanding 645 00:36:17,700 --> 00:36:21,600 of how the body works, but I am aware enough of the, the Beauty 646 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:25,900 and the amazing aspects of the human body. 647 00:36:26,400 --> 00:36:30,800 I remember the first year when I got saved a moment in my life. 648 00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:35,300 It was like an epiphany where I realize how complex, and how my 649 00:36:35,300 --> 00:36:38,900 own body is like a machine, unlike any other thing. 650 00:36:38,900 --> 00:36:42,600 And it, and it took me back because I realized, though, I 651 00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:45,300 was saved that strengthen my faith even more. 652 00:36:45,700 --> 00:36:49,500 To see that I am created by somebody and to see how things 653 00:36:49,500 --> 00:36:51,500 function and flow and all these different matters. 654 00:36:51,500 --> 00:36:54,400 I go God, you are amazing, the body alone, testifies of your 655 00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:56,400 glory. I remember even having 656 00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:57,700 conversation my roommate about that. 657 00:36:57,700 --> 00:37:00,000 He laughed at as though. I just realized that I was 658 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:02,000 created or something. I was all realize that the human 659 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:03,900 body is an amazing. I said, can you imagine? 660 00:37:03,900 --> 00:37:06,700 Can you understand how glorious? This is the fact that I can see 661 00:37:06,700 --> 00:37:09,400 through these things and I can taste things and all these 662 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:11,800 different things and he kind of laughed at me as though, I was 663 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:17,400 just new to this or something. But have you ever considered? 664 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:22,200 The ability for the body to heal itself. 665 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:28,200 Have you ever considered that? Maybe you've experienced it on a 666 00:37:28,207 --> 00:37:31,000 small level where you cut your finger or something and it was 667 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:33,000 an open wound and you close that wound. 668 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:35,200 And I don't know how it works in the body. 669 00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:38,100 But all I know one thing is that if I've cut my finger and I have 670 00:37:38,100 --> 00:37:41,300 many times before over a few period of days, it begins to 671 00:37:41,300 --> 00:37:43,200 collect skin and there's a scab there. 672 00:37:43,200 --> 00:37:46,000 And then over time, the brain is doing what it needs to do. 673 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:48,500 In an offer. A sudden fresh skin covers that 674 00:37:48,700 --> 00:37:51,700 wound. It's amazing. 675 00:37:51,700 --> 00:37:55,600 How one part of my body can be harmed and the rest of my body 676 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:59,700 is being aware of that, and now is doing what it needs to do. 677 00:37:59,700 --> 00:38:04,500 In order to heal that. And we look at in the physical 678 00:38:04,500 --> 00:38:07,500 sense, and we're in amazement. And this is one of the 679 00:38:07,500 --> 00:38:12,400 advantages of being a member of the body of Christ that you, and 680 00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:17,900 I get to experience a spiritual nourishment, a spiritual 681 00:38:17,900 --> 00:38:22,000 protection. And even, in some cases 682 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:26,900 restoration. But if I cut this hand off and 683 00:38:26,900 --> 00:38:28,500 it's, they're laying on some table. 684 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:32,100 You can cut that hand all you want but because it's not 685 00:38:32,100 --> 00:38:36,500 connected to the body, the brain is not able to signal to the 686 00:38:36,500 --> 00:38:39,300 rest to the blood and to the nerves. 687 00:38:39,300 --> 00:38:42,000 And whatever else you need to speak to, to come in to bring 688 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:43,400 the restoration that that hands knee. 689 00:38:43,400 --> 00:38:45,100 It is isolate. It is severed. 690 00:38:45,100 --> 00:38:49,200 And therefore it has severed itself from again, the healing 691 00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:53,600 power that comes from being a part of a body. 692 00:38:55,100 --> 00:39:00,300 That is crucial to us to understand because this is the 693 00:39:00,300 --> 00:39:02,800 reality for the spiritual body of Christ as well. 694 00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:07,500 You and I have been identified as different parts of one body. 695 00:39:07,500 --> 00:39:10,900 One is a near one is an eye, one's a foot one's nose, one's a 696 00:39:10,900 --> 00:39:12,900 mouth, and we all need one another. 697 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:14,500 You can't be your role Christian. 698 00:39:14,500 --> 00:39:17,700 You, you need to be a part of something so that you can know 699 00:39:17,700 --> 00:39:23,500 the fullness of what it means to be a body and just like a 700 00:39:23,500 --> 00:39:26,800 physical body. It is very much possible for a 701 00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:29,800 part of the body to be exposed to danger, to give itself to 702 00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:33,200 danger to be unwise, and for something to happen, and to 703 00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:36,100 cause harm. And just like Christians. 704 00:39:36,100 --> 00:39:39,000 There are Christians who are not careful and their walk with the 705 00:39:39,008 --> 00:39:40,700 Lord. And they give themselves to 706 00:39:40,700 --> 00:39:44,300 something or they bite into temptation and and doing so 707 00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:49,700 cripples them, or hurts them. And sometimes even is that risk 708 00:39:49,700 --> 00:39:51,100 of infecting, the rest of the body. 709 00:39:51,100 --> 00:39:53,500 If you don't take care of a part of the body and you're not 710 00:39:53,500 --> 00:39:56,800 giving attention to, it has the potential of infecting the rest. 711 00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:02,100 I say that because here to scriptures that you're very 712 00:40:02,100 --> 00:40:04,800 familiar with, but I want you to consider commonality between 713 00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:06,900 them. To, here's James 5, let the 714 00:40:06,908 --> 00:40:10,900 James 5:19. He says my brother's If anyone 715 00:40:10,900 --> 00:40:13,700 among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back. 716 00:40:14,100 --> 00:40:16,200 Let him know that whoever brings back a sinner. 717 00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:19,600 From his wandering, will save his soul from death and will 718 00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:22,600 cover a multitude of sins. We know that scripture. 719 00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:26,600 It's a warning and it's an encouragement to those who are 720 00:40:26,600 --> 00:40:29,700 part of a church that have one amongst them wanders away. 721 00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:32,300 It's the church's responsibility to do something about it. 722 00:40:33,300 --> 00:40:36,300 Here's another familiar passage in Galatians. 6:1 Brothers 723 00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:37,300 Again. Brothers. 724 00:40:37,900 --> 00:40:41,500 If anyone is caught in any transgression, Galatians 6:1 725 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:44,300 you, who are spiritual, should restore him in a spirit of 726 00:40:44,300 --> 00:40:46,500 gentleness. Keep watch on yourself. 727 00:40:46,500 --> 00:40:51,300 Lest you too be tempted. What are the commonalities 728 00:40:51,300 --> 00:40:53,200 between these two scriptures? You might say? 729 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:56,500 Well, they both present the warnings and the possibilities 730 00:40:56,500 --> 00:41:00,100 of a Christian doing harm to himself spiritually and that is 731 00:41:00,100 --> 00:41:02,100 right. James talks about wandering 732 00:41:02,100 --> 00:41:05,800 Away, Paul talks about falling into sin. 733 00:41:07,300 --> 00:41:10,400 But that's not the similarity that we want to focus on the 734 00:41:10,400 --> 00:41:12,200 similarities that we want to focus on between these two 735 00:41:12,200 --> 00:41:14,400 passages of many others. Is that? 736 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:19,600 Because of a fallen brother, and if somebody is caught wandering 737 00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:27,000 or in sin. The source of rescue and 738 00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:30,600 restoration is going to come from other Christians. 739 00:41:33,300 --> 00:41:38,900 The rescue and restoration of a fallen or infected or broken or 740 00:41:38,900 --> 00:41:41,800 cut open. Body part is going to come from 741 00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:45,700 other body parts. And so, there is something a 742 00:41:45,700 --> 00:41:48,400 preservation and there is something of healing and there's 743 00:41:48,400 --> 00:41:51,500 something of nourishment. Yes, but even when things get 744 00:41:51,500 --> 00:41:56,900 bad and there's an openness to infection and harm, all of that, 745 00:41:57,300 --> 00:42:01,600 by God's wisdom, is designed within the realm of you being 746 00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:05,200 connected to other people. And if you choose not to be 747 00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:08,900 connected to other people, you are setting yourself up to be 748 00:42:08,900 --> 00:42:12,000 like a Sitting Duck. For the enemy. 749 00:42:13,400 --> 00:42:16,500 And so the more I connect myself, the more I keep myself. 750 00:42:17,500 --> 00:42:21,100 Connected with other people. The more I know something of a 751 00:42:21,107 --> 00:42:24,500 shielding. Let me put it this way, if 752 00:42:24,500 --> 00:42:28,600 you're a Christian. You will commit your life to a 753 00:42:28,600 --> 00:42:31,500 local church. That is God's design and in 754 00:42:31,500 --> 00:42:33,100 doing. So, you know what that doesn't 755 00:42:33,100 --> 00:42:34,100 mean? Doesn't mean that you just come 756 00:42:34,100 --> 00:42:36,300 to church. Maybe three times out of the 757 00:42:36,300 --> 00:42:39,800 month and you hear a message because that's what you think 758 00:42:39,800 --> 00:42:41,800 church is all about to come and hear the pastor speak any 759 00:42:41,800 --> 00:42:43,300 better. He better be better than last 760 00:42:43,300 --> 00:42:44,600 time because last time was getting bored. 761 00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:47,200 I was tempted to look at my phone that is not true church. 762 00:42:47,900 --> 00:42:50,000 You might have been sold that through the Western idea of it, 763 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:53,600 but that is not a church. The church is in part, hearing a 764 00:42:53,600 --> 00:42:57,600 message on a regular basis, but you as a And committing to a 765 00:42:57,600 --> 00:43:01,400 local church are giving other, the people the right to keep you 766 00:43:01,400 --> 00:43:04,800 in check. That's what you're doing. 767 00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:07,900 So, if you're a person who is not in a good place in your 768 00:43:07,900 --> 00:43:09,900 faith, even if you're watching this or you're half asleep, or 769 00:43:09,908 --> 00:43:11,600 maybe you're not watching this right now, you're going to watch 770 00:43:11,600 --> 00:43:14,500 it later and you are not in the right place. 771 00:43:14,500 --> 00:43:17,500 Spiritually. Don't get offended if your 772 00:43:17,500 --> 00:43:20,200 leaders or your friends in the church are going to check up on. 773 00:43:20,200 --> 00:43:21,300 You. Don't get bothered. 774 00:43:21,300 --> 00:43:23,600 If you're going to get text messages, don't get bothered. 775 00:43:23,600 --> 00:43:25,600 People are going to show up to your door and knock on and see 776 00:43:25,600 --> 00:43:26,900 where you're at. Why? 777 00:43:27,100 --> 00:43:30,000 Because the church was designed for you to give your life. 778 00:43:31,400 --> 00:43:36,800 As an accountability to others to speak into your life and you 779 00:43:36,800 --> 00:43:38,200 might not like the feeling in the moment. 780 00:43:38,200 --> 00:43:40,700 You might not, you might ignore those text messages and those 781 00:43:40,700 --> 00:43:44,500 emails but one thing is for certain God designed it for the 782 00:43:44,500 --> 00:43:49,000 body to heal itself. And to reach out and to Signal. 783 00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:52,100 When something is not right and for something to be done about 784 00:43:52,100 --> 00:43:55,400 it. And it's a beautiful thing. 785 00:43:57,100 --> 00:43:59,700 How many people over the ages have been rescued from wandering 786 00:43:59,700 --> 00:44:02,000 away because of a faithful brother or sister who reached 787 00:44:02,000 --> 00:44:05,700 out how many new restoration and the grace of God to the mercy 788 00:44:05,700 --> 00:44:07,700 and the tenderness and the compassion of another brother or 789 00:44:07,700 --> 00:44:10,900 sister in Christ that took the time patiently to restore them. 790 00:44:11,700 --> 00:44:13,600 You can't get that on YouTube Church. 791 00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:15,600 You can't get that on Livestream. 792 00:44:15,900 --> 00:44:17,600 You might get more done in your house. 793 00:44:17,600 --> 00:44:20,300 You might get more time to relax and enjoy your life and do some 794 00:44:20,300 --> 00:44:22,700 gardening and stuff on a Sunday, but you will never know a 795 00:44:22,700 --> 00:44:25,400 spiritual protection and restoration if you do not commit 796 00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:28,200 yourself to. Ships of other people who love 797 00:44:28,200 --> 00:44:32,800 Jesus. Perhaps you're saying, amen, 798 00:44:32,800 --> 00:44:35,000 throughout this whole message because you're an agreement with 799 00:44:35,000 --> 00:44:37,800 this and you don't understand how this could even be a 800 00:44:37,800 --> 00:44:41,700 temptation to think that I can pull away from the church, but 801 00:44:41,700 --> 00:44:44,200 you'd be amazed to know how the enemy might use this time to 802 00:44:44,200 --> 00:44:46,100 Temp some people and to convince them. 803 00:44:46,100 --> 00:44:50,500 Otherwise, let me repeat the statement that I made first that 804 00:44:50,500 --> 00:44:54,300 these online services are circumstantial compromised. 805 00:44:54,600 --> 00:44:57,100 They are not an ongoing convenience. 806 00:44:57,800 --> 00:45:01,100 Why? Because you and I have leaders 807 00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:05,300 in our Lives to set examples of the be models for us you and I 808 00:45:05,300 --> 00:45:07,100 if we long for the manifestations of the Holy 809 00:45:07,100 --> 00:45:10,600 Spirit, we have to wake ourselves up and we have to get 810 00:45:10,600 --> 00:45:13,800 to church and you never know how God will touch you that day 811 00:45:13,800 --> 00:45:16,200 through the worship to the message through, somebody coming 812 00:45:16,200 --> 00:45:17,500 over and prank. You never know. 813 00:45:17,700 --> 00:45:20,000 If you want more of God, you're gonna want more of church. 814 00:45:20,600 --> 00:45:23,000 And lastly you will not know a protection. 815 00:45:23,200 --> 00:45:26,000 You will not know restoration, especially in times when you 816 00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:28,400 need it. This is for you. 817 00:45:28,400 --> 00:45:35,100 And I the local church. Let's pray like, Paul and ask 818 00:45:35,100 --> 00:45:37,900 God for it to be a reality again. 819 00:45:38,400 --> 00:45:41,100 And for us to not be separated for much longer. 820 00:45:41,600 --> 00:45:44,300 You have every right to pray that even while you're trusting 821 00:45:44,300 --> 00:45:47,100 God during the season. So let's connect our hearts and 822 00:45:47,100 --> 00:45:49,400 faith and ask God for that. Amen. 823 00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:54,900 Amen. Lord, you know. 824 00:45:56,200 --> 00:45:59,000 What is separating us from one another during these couple of 825 00:45:59,000 --> 00:46:03,800 months, but we also know that it is your standard and your plan 826 00:46:04,400 --> 00:46:06,500 for the church to meet together. Physically. 827 00:46:07,400 --> 00:46:11,300 We're asking for our government to operate under wisdom, were 828 00:46:11,300 --> 00:46:13,400 asking for this virus to be reversed. 829 00:46:13,700 --> 00:46:16,300 And we're asking that we would be together in a way in which we 830 00:46:16,300 --> 00:46:20,800 would appreciate the church. And the meetings that we have 831 00:46:20,800 --> 00:46:24,200 more than before, don't let us fall into the Trap of thinking 832 00:46:24,200 --> 00:46:27,800 that this is something that we can consider to be a regular 833 00:46:28,100 --> 00:46:29,200 convenience. Lord. 834 00:46:29,200 --> 00:46:33,100 Keep us in your word and to see what your word says about the 835 00:46:33,100 --> 00:46:37,700 church or for now, though, not in person in heart. 836 00:46:37,700 --> 00:46:43,000 Keep us United. When we trust Lord. 837 00:46:44,300 --> 00:46:48,400 That we will get the news that we can come again and we can 838 00:46:48,400 --> 00:46:52,300 experience all the blessings that are packaged in the local 839 00:46:52,300 --> 00:46:56,000 church and Jesus name we pray. Amen. 840 00:46:56,600 --> 00:46:58,700 God bless you. We'll see you next week.