1 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,200 Hello, this is Kevin Abraham, operations manager for Grace FM. 2 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:17,840 We're stepping away from our regularly scheduled programming 3 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:21,280 for an important message from Pastor Clock Loafer and Pastor 4 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,000 Lewis Harrell. Please stay tuned for a re air 5 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,560 of this past Sunday's message from Calvary Chapel, 6 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:28,760 Westmoreland. It has been edited for time 7 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,120 constraints. The full message can be heard in 8 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:36,000 its entirety on YouTube at youtube.com back slash CCW 9 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,720 online. The normal program that airs at 10 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:43,040 this time, Living Waters of Grace will still be airing at 11 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,880 7:30 in the morning, 12:00 PM and 2:00 AM and the programming 12 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:50,080 that airs at 5:30 PM. Normally Pastor Ed Taylor 13 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:53,760 abounding grace, he can be heard at 4:30 in the morning still 14 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,000 weekdays. Without further delay, here is 15 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:00,800 our special programming. I'd like to read from Psalm 46. 16 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:07,680 God is our refuge and strength have very present help and 17 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:11,400 trouble. Therefore we will not fear. 18 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:18,160 Even though the earth be removed, and though the 19 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:22,640 mountains be carried into the midst of the sea, though its 20 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,640 waters roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with 21 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:29,920 its swelling, there is a river whose streams shall make glad. 22 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,960 The city of God, the holy place of the Tabernacle. 23 00:01:33,960 --> 00:01:36,480 The Most High God is in the midst of her. 24 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:40,840 She shall not be moved. God shall help her. 25 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:45,600 Just at the break of dawn, the nation's rage, the kingdoms 26 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:51,040 removed, He uttered his voice. The earth melted. 27 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:55,720 The Lord of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. 28 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,720 Come, behold the works of the Lord who has made desolations in 29 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:02,720 the earth. He makes wars cease to the end 30 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:04,720 of the earth. He breaks the bow and cuts the 31 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:08,479 spear in two. He burns a chariot in the fire. 32 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:13,760 Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the 33 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:16,200 nations. I will be exalted in the earth. 34 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:22,760 The Lord of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. 35 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:27,800 Amen. Let's pray, Father God, this is 36 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:34,160 a very, very, very special Sunday for your bride all over 37 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:39,920 the earth, Lord, where believers are gathering together in Jesus 38 00:02:39,920 --> 00:02:45,960 name and pastors are asking you to anoint them and pour through 39 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:53,800 them that they might bring hope and comfort and peace in the 40 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:58,920 midst of so many different kind of emotions of fear, anxiety, 41 00:02:58,920 --> 00:03:03,200 anger, whatever it is, Lord, that we are struggling with. 42 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,720 We lay all these things before you today. 43 00:03:07,920 --> 00:03:11,800 As Erica said in her testimony the other night, Charlie's wife 44 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:18,920 that she doesn't understand any of this, but she says you do, 45 00:03:18,920 --> 00:03:27,000 Lord, you know, you understand, you know why it was Charlie's 46 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:33,560 time to commend your presence. And Lord, we're all grieving as 47 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:37,520 a soldier, as a martyr, left this world doing the best she 48 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:39,080 could. Not a perfect guy. 49 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,920 He made mistakes like we all do. Lord, he said things that I'm 50 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,760 sure at times He said, why did I say it that way? 51 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,560 And the same with me or Lewis or anybody else that proclaims 52 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,080 messages in the church and the Word of God. 53 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,200 Sometimes the way we say things aren't really the way we want to 54 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:01,040 say them from our heart that has come out wrong and then people 55 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,040 are offended or they don't understand. 56 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,480 I pray, Lord, there would be no offense today and what it is we 57 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:09,800 do here. First of all, what really 58 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:14,160 matters is you and that we do exactly what you want us to do 59 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:18,800 today in this service, to share your word, to talk about things, 60 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:23,680 to listen. And Lord, the only side we want 61 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:28,240 to be on is your side Lord. So Lord, fill us with your 62 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,880 spirit today and have your way in all of us. 63 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:36,600 We pray in Jesus name, Amen. So I wanted to thank you for 64 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:39,560 coming today, those of you who are here in the building 65 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:43,280 personally and those who are watching on YouTube and 66 00:04:43,280 --> 00:04:47,280 listening on Grace FM. We stream these services live. 67 00:04:47,280 --> 00:04:51,080 So it's a blessing. We're glad you're here. 68 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:56,000 I'm encouraged to see you here. We need each other and we'll 69 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,360 talk about that a little bit in First Corinthians 12, how every 70 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:03,600 part of Christ's body is important and how we comfort and 71 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:05,960 strengthen each other through the different gifts that He 72 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:11,440 gives us. This past week unbelievable 73 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:15,320 emotions. I was working out in Doylestown, 74 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:19,080 PA and and my phone started blowing up with Texas. 75 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:24,320 I was wondering what's going on something serious must have 76 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:27,480 happened. And then I my daughter Jessica 77 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:33,480 told me that Charlie was shot. I I couldn't believe it. 78 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:38,040 Immediately I went to prayer and asked the Lord for mercy and 79 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:42,560 healing and that He would be able to still be with us. 80 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,840 And shortly after that, it was documented that he didn't make 81 00:05:47,840 --> 00:05:49,240 it. He died and he went into the 82 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:58,520 presence of our Lord Jesus. The sadness, the pain of our 83 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:11,480 hearts is beyond understanding. A lot of people have confusion. 84 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:13,160 A lot of Christians have confusion. 85 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:14,720 They're asking how could this happen? 86 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:19,560 Why did it happen? But Erica's testimony, if you 87 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,840 didn't see it the other night, we did send it out by e-mail to 88 00:06:22,840 --> 00:06:26,720 all of the people that are on constant contact with Calvary 89 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:28,520 Chapel. So it's another good reason to 90 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,280 sign up. So you do get feedback from the 91 00:06:31,280 --> 00:06:33,280 pastors. How are we processing this? 92 00:06:33,280 --> 00:06:39,000 How are we dealing with it? And she knows God's sovereign, 93 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,400 and she proclaimed that it was his time. 94 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:51,480 And the things she said in that time with her testimony were 95 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:57,080 overwhelmingly anointed by the Spirit of God, the presence of 96 00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:02,960 God, the truth of God, the glory of God, the power of God, the 97 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:06,720 grace of God, and the goodness of God in the midst of something 98 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:12,000 that is just hard to grasp. So if you haven't seen that 99 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:16,360 testimony, look it up online. If you want our constant 100 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:19,480 contact, sign up for it and you'll you'll get information on 101 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:25,880 how we deal with these things. Turning Point. 102 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,320 I didn't know a whole lot about it because I'm an old guy. 103 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:34,360 I'm not like on college campuses interacting with thousands and 104 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:38,760 thousands of young people, but that's what Charlie did. 105 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:46,360 He had a vision when he was a young man, 16 years old, talking 106 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:50,520 about what he wanted to do and how he wanted to be used by God 107 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:57,120 to get this current generation on board with biblical Christian 108 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:02,720 thinking and morality. And I don't have to tell you, if 109 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:05,440 you read the news and you're familiar with Columbia and some 110 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:10,560 of these other colleges that are refuting the truth of Jesus 111 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:16,760 Christ and also the reason why the United States of America was 112 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:21,360 founded, you'll understand why this man, his ministry was so 113 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:28,200 dynamic. The impact of Turning Point 9000 114 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:34,919 chapters on college campuses as we speak today. 1100 high school 115 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:45,960 chartered groups. The last several days, 18,000 116 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:51,080 people signed up on the website to get involved and starting 117 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:56,360 chapters in their communities. Norman High School has a small 118 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:57,320 one. It's fledgling. 119 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,080 It needs help and it needs prayer. 120 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:02,840 Greensburg Salem has nothing. Lake Trobe has nothing. 121 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:08,120 Ligonier has a small group. Penn Trafford has a small group, 122 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:11,120 but they're small at this point in time. 123 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:17,000 But I believe, as Erica said, the enemy has no idea what he's 124 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:22,480 unleashed and what's going to happen in the body of Christ as 125 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:27,760 a result of this death. The Bible says a corner wheat 126 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:32,200 has to fall underground and die, abide alone in order for it to 127 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,080 come forth and bring forth fruit. 128 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:40,040 And there's so much fruit already beginning to be brought 129 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:44,120 up. It's interesting, as I did more 130 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:50,640 investigation, that the affiliation with Charlie Kirk 131 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,280 and Turning Point started at Calvary Chapel. 132 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:58,840 Rob McCoy, who's a pastor emeritus, he just resigned this 133 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:02,720 past year because he's been so busy as a vice chairman of 134 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,880 Turning Point. And now with Charlie gone, he's 135 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:09,200 got a lot of weight on his shoulders to be able with Erica 136 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:13,320 and the rest of the group to continue this ministry on. 137 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:22,080 But he discipled Charlie and encouraged him that Christian 138 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:26,680 doctrine, the morals go hand in hand. 139 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:35,360 They're not mutually exclusive. The Apostle Paul, who was 140 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:39,120 eventually martyred, was not afraid to go out on the streets 141 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:43,480 and share the clarity of the Gospel with people. 142 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:46,000 Because of that, he was put in prison. 143 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:51,000 He was beaten. The Roman Empire hated his guts 144 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,800 and they wanted to silence him, but he wouldn't shut up. 145 00:10:55,800 --> 00:11:01,080 And eventually he used the law in order to help the authorities 146 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:05,160 understand that they were breaking the law by beating him. 147 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:10,920 And when they found out that he was a citizen, they backed off. 148 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:15,040 You need to know your rights as citizens in the United States of 149 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:19,280 America. Someone called me last night 150 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:23,360 troubled over this whole incident and they're being 151 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:26,280 refined right now in their life spiritually and they feel like 152 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:29,640 Jesus has left them because of their sins and things they've 153 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:32,920 committed. And recently this person has 154 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:37,800 just come clean with God and said I'm done with my immoral 155 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:42,360 ways and I'm going to just completely surrender my life to 156 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,160 Christ. Please pray for me. 157 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:49,680 He said that I would be able to do this without failing and 158 00:11:49,680 --> 00:11:53,480 falling back. And he said, pastor, can I ask 159 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,840 you a question? And I said absolutely. 160 00:11:56,840 --> 00:12:01,760 He said, do you think that the church in America has been very 161 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:07,920 weak in regard to their convictions biblically about 162 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:12,720 where our culture is and our society morally? 163 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:18,280 I said absolutely. I remember when COVID happened 164 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:24,560 and this room is empty and we were speaking into the camera is 165 00:12:24,560 --> 00:12:27,960 very difficult. And Lewis had to remind me, 166 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:33,280 pastor, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are here. 167 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:38,760 He preached because of the Holy Trinity and honoring God, 168 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:45,200 regardless of who's here, who listens whenever 911 happened. 169 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:49,560 And it's ironic that this past week, week, remember 911 and a 170 00:12:49,560 --> 00:12:52,640 lot of you and the audience weren't even born at that time. 171 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:56,800 You need to understand history because already people are 172 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,400 putting things on the media saying it never happened. 173 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:05,080 It's hard to believe, and that's what happens with godless 174 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:14,120 ideologies. I was in Philly at past Pastor 175 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:18,200 Mark Abrams and I got together in the morning of that day 176 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:23,000 before things had happened, encourage each other and we were 177 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:26,120 witnessing together to a young waitress who has all kind of 178 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:31,160 problems and needs the Lord. So he made arrangements to 179 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:33,800 provide Christmas gifts for her kids. 180 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:36,960 God bless you at Christmas time. And she was just blown away. 181 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:40,360 Why would anybody do that? And he wants her to come to the 182 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:41,920 church. He invited her to come to the 183 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:44,880 church. So I was buying the meal and I 184 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,120 figured I'm going to blow this lady's mind. 185 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,240 Not that I'm wealthy or anything, but I figured I'll set 186 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:51,800 it up for Mark. And I whispered to him. 187 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:55,280 I gave her $100 tip. I don't think she got any $100 188 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:59,400 tips in a long time. But we need to show the love of 189 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:03,160 Jesus wherever we go. However, we can do it one person 190 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:06,800 at a time. I was in the elevator and I saw 191 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:09,840 a young guy, probably in his late 20s. 192 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:12,960 He just worked out. I said, did you hear the bad 193 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:14,400 news today? He said what? 194 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:17,320 I said Charlie Kirk was assassinated. 195 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:20,600 He said what? I said, yeah. 196 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,200 He said, you're kidding me. I said no. 197 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:25,960 He says, I listen to that guy all the time, and many of you 198 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:30,000 young people are really broken because he was your voice for 199 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,240 reason. In the midst of schools that are 200 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:41,000 denying the existence of God. I met a young lady yesterday, 201 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,720 7th grader, excuse me, Norman High School. 202 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:49,440 Her mom told me that every day she would get home from school 203 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:51,720 and turn the podcast on and listen to Charlie. 204 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:54,520 And I asked this young girl, her name's Paige. 205 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:57,120 I said, how did you find that? She says, I don't know. 206 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:00,320 I was just Googling and I one day found it and all of a sudden 207 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:05,120 I couldn't stop listening. And he, he changed the way I 208 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:10,400 think I, I read my Bible now. I want to be a moral young 209 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:15,200 woman. I want to be a virgin, complete 210 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:17,120 opposite to what the society says. 211 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,760 And I said what you what's your homeroom? 212 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:26,000 I asked her a little bit about the the school and turns out my 213 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:30,080 my grandson Gabriel is in her homeroom. 214 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:35,480 And my daughter Melanie told me that Gabriel this last year 215 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:39,240 decided he wanted to start reading the Bible on his own. 216 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,840 So he's reading through the Old Testament and in his side of his 217 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,840 helmet he has Bible verses. I mean, there's something 218 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:49,920 happening in and outside the church. 219 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:53,880 I said that a young man in the elevator. 220 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,280 It's up to you and your generation to carry on the 221 00:15:56,280 --> 00:16:02,680 message of Charlie. I sent an e-mail to Rob to find 222 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:07,800 out how we can be of some assistance in our place where we 223 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:11,160 are. We have a radio station that's 224 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:16,320 amazing that can reach people. We put an announcement on there 225 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:21,800 when Charlie was murdered to ask the listeners to pray for him 226 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:27,360 and for us so that we would be able to continue the dialogue. 227 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:31,840 Not with hate, not with division, but with love and 228 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:40,030 grace. Paige told me that she met a 229 00:16:40,030 --> 00:16:44,000 young girl at the junior high dance that thought the same way 230 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:47,360 she did. And so these two 7th graders are 231 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:52,960 trying to work together to get their school involved with 232 00:16:52,960 --> 00:17:01,920 Turning Point. Today, all of us here at Calvary 233 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:07,880 Chapel, we have a young woman here who's helping us with 234 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:14,560 social media along with Kevin and others, and we put out on 235 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:20,160 Facebook Erica's message so that the community would hear it and 236 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:26,240 get to see it and listen to it. It changed my life. 237 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:32,160 I wept through it with Cindy as we watched it and it. 238 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:41,240 This really impacted me deeply. We have the opportunity as 239 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:45,080 Christians to speak up like we've never spoken before. 240 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:47,680 Lewis and I have never compromised the gospel. 241 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:55,320 We preach the whole gospel that abortion is sin, sexual 242 00:17:55,320 --> 00:18:00,480 immorality is sin. All the things that go along 243 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:04,120 with sexual immorality that we've all been involved in in at 244 00:18:04,120 --> 00:18:08,520 one time or another. Maybe presently, I don't know 245 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:14,920 where everybody's at right now, but we need to repent and turn 246 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:20,480 from everything that is against the will of God and the holiness 247 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:22,800 of God. No exceptions. 248 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:27,760 We must turn to God, we must turn to Jesus, but we're going 249 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:32,560 to be in hell for all eternity. Jesus said the road that leads 250 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,800 the night, life is narrow and few there are find it. 251 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:39,640 And being a Christian in these days is not an easy thing. 252 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:42,840 But boy, it's sure a lot easier. And being a Christian in the 253 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:46,360 Sudan where if they catch you reading your Bible, you will be 254 00:18:46,360 --> 00:18:50,360 killed in some of these countries that have no freedom 255 00:18:50,360 --> 00:18:54,240 of anything. And we have liberty in our 256 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:59,400 country because of people who are out there fighting for our 257 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:03,600 liberty. And we as churches have to 258 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:08,720 proclaim that the freedom that we all desire comes in Jesus 259 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:12,160 alone, where Jesus says you shall know the truth and the 260 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:18,840 truth shall make you free. At the end of our prayer time 261 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,240 today, I'm going to have an opportunity for us to come and 262 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:25,760 pray up front. If you've never met Jesus, the 263 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:29,280 days to come and meet him and start a new life and get on the 264 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:34,680 path of liberty by confessing your sins to him, repenting and 265 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:39,960 asking him to save you and he will for others who may be or 266 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:42,840 5050 right now in your faith with the Lord and your 267 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:48,160 commitment today, commit to him to be 100 percent, 100% with 268 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:53,000 Jesus. There'll be prayer people here 269 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:56,680 to help you pray. Intercessors that spend their 270 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:59,640 life at Calvary behind the scenes, praying for the Lord to 271 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:02,640 work. They'll be up here to pray too. 272 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,440 Pastor Lewis will be up front to help as well. 273 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:12,520 And when you come and pray later, you can think about this 274 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:17,880 as I have a brief message today. So we have time to pray to ask 275 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:22,560 God for what he wants in your life right now. 276 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:27,800 Don't worry about yesterday, what it should have could have 277 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:31,080 that's done. Lord, from this day forward, 278 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:36,800 what do you want in my life? Ask God for understanding. 279 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:42,240 Ask Him for the grace to yield and surrender whatever you know 280 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:48,200 you need to give to Jesus. Pray for Turning Point, Pray for 281 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:51,800 the Kirk family. Pray for the body of Christ all 282 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:53,760 over the country right now in the world. 283 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:56,320 Pray for Bible churches everywhere. 284 00:20:56,320 --> 00:21:00,720 Pray for your families, your kids, and your grandkids to get 285 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:06,160 on fire for Jesus. Use these connect cards to 286 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:09,960 invite people to Calvary. I was in Philly working. 287 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:11,440 They, they're not going to drive here. 288 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:15,480 I know I go to Calvary Philly, but they can go on here and hit 289 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:18,560 our QR code and watch our messages and hear what we 290 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:22,400 believe and how we live our faith out together as a family. 291 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:26,440 But it's fun now because I go through Starbucks and every time 292 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:27,880 I go through Starbucks, guess what? 293 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:31,200 They're getting one and I'm going to make sure I give them a 294 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:32,480 tip though when I put that card in. 295 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:34,080 You don't give these people things. 296 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:35,880 If you don't tip them, they're going to throw it away. 297 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:43,040 Went to the car wash and have a relationship with them for years 298 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:45,400 and young lady worked so hard there. 299 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:47,280 I gave her one. I said, hey, Chuck us out. 300 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:54,360 It's very easy to do after church today and this week 301 00:21:54,360 --> 00:21:57,720 should you need to talk personally with pastor, get a 302 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:03,120 hold of us and we're there for you to listen and to pray with 303 00:22:03,120 --> 00:22:09,560 you. So let's look at First 304 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:11,360 Corinthians 12 for a few moments. 305 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:18,240 This is on spiritual gifts and spiritual gifts are critical. 306 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:24,320 We need them more than ever because if you use your gift, 307 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:29,120 whatever that might be in this church and in your sphere of 308 00:22:29,120 --> 00:22:36,200 influence in your workplace, God will use you to impact people 309 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:39,960 for Jesus. They're supernatural gifts that 310 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:44,240 God gives to you. And we're to desire spiritual 311 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:49,600 gifts and we encourage you to pursue and to find out what it 312 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:53,960 is that your gift might be and to help you function in that 313 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:57,000 gift, give you an opportunity to use that gift in the church. 314 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:11,160 The human body is made-up of the head and everything else after 315 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:14,480 that. And the head is the most 316 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:17,240 important thing because without the head you can't live, you 317 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:19,120 can't think, you can't breathe, you can't. 318 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:23,960 And the reason why the head is designed to be so important is 319 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:27,440 it reflects the head of the church, Jesus Christ, because we 320 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:32,680 can't function or flow apart from his enablement as the head 321 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:37,760 of the Church of all churches. Any place where people are 322 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:41,200 getting together today in Jesus name and believe in the death, 323 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:46,000 the resurrection, the crucifixion, the shed blood and 324 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,840 the second coming of Jesus Christ. 325 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:52,840 Our brothers and sisters doesn't matter what the name of the 326 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:56,640 church is and that they're departing from sin. 327 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:59,440 They're fleeing from sin. They're endeavoring to live a 328 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:04,280 life that's pleasing to God, not living in secret sin or double 329 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:12,840 lives coming clean with God. So there's unity in one body. 330 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:16,400 I'm going to read the verses and then this make a general 331 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,400 comment. Verse 12. 332 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:21,840 For as the body is 1 and has many members, but all the 333 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:25,520 members of that one body being many or one body, so also is 334 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:28,240 Christ. For by 1 spirit are we all 335 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:31,760 baptized into the body, whether Jews are Greek, whether slaves 336 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:35,600 are free, and have all been made to drink into the one spirit. 337 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:38,840 For in fact the body is not one member but many. 338 00:24:40,360 --> 00:24:43,640 The Holy Spirit comes into your life the second you believe on 339 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:47,760 Jesus and get born again. You are placed supernaturally by 340 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:52,240 the Holy Spirit into the body of Christ, which is made-up of 341 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:55,920 Protestants, Orthodox, Catholic. Doesn't matter if they're born 342 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:57,600 again, they're in the Church, one Church. 343 00:24:57,600 --> 00:25:01,640 One day Jesus, when he comes and establishes his Kingdom, he'll 344 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:04,080 be the speaker. Won't you be glad there'll be no 345 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,360 mistakes. Everything that will be said 346 00:25:06,360 --> 00:25:09,040 will build you up and never tear you down. 347 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:12,720 One body. I'll never forget when I got 348 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:15,440 saved, I, I didn't understand everything that happened in my 349 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:19,680 bedroom at that time when I was 20 years old, but I knew someone 350 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:22,240 was living in me that wasn't living there before. 351 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,080 And that person was God, the Holy Spirit. 352 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:29,040 He was telling me where to go, what not to do. 353 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:30,960 And I, what do you mean I can't do that anymore? 354 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:34,440 I, I couldn't understand right away and I still try to test it. 355 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:36,200 Can I still do that? And there's no big deal. 356 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:39,000 And then I, as I get older, I realized there's a big deal when 357 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,680 you try to get in the way of the Holy Spirit, you quench him, you 358 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:44,200 grieve him, your life becomes a disaster. 359 00:25:46,120 --> 00:25:52,600 But anyway, that is the baptism that you need to be a Christian 360 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:56,520 where you get born again and immediately he puts you in his 361 00:25:56,520 --> 00:26:00,480 body as a believer, part of his church, and you have the Holy 362 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:06,120 Spirit in you to live. There's a another baptism, the 363 00:26:06,120 --> 00:26:09,920 baptism of the believer after they get saved. 364 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:14,120 Water baptism, Jesus said go into all the world, preach the 365 00:26:14,120 --> 00:26:17,720 gospel to every living creature, teaching them to observe all 366 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:21,760 things whatsoever. I've commanded you baptizing 367 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,240 them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 368 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:28,520 If you haven't been baptized yet or you got baptized, you had no 369 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:31,280 idea why you got baptized. I got baptized as a baby. 370 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:34,720 Initially I had no clue why. I was probably like, why is that 371 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:37,160 weird guy putting that rose with that water in my head? 372 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:40,160 You know, I couldn't talk, but I I'm sure I didn't like it, 373 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:41,440 right? He's cold. 374 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:45,720 My pool is 86°, so you're welcome. 375 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:49,200 Saturday coming up, text me. Talk to me in a way out. 376 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:52,080 I want to get baptized. That's your first step of 377 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:56,040 obedience and following Jesus. Amen. 378 00:26:57,280 --> 00:27:00,080 Don't feel bad if you say I got saved, but I never got baptized. 379 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,240 No problem. Get baptized this Sunday. 380 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:03,600 It's the last Sunday. We'll have that. 381 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:10,440 The pool's going to be open to do this. 10:00 One woman is 382 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:13,360 going to get baptized. Lydia, Where is Lydia? 383 00:27:13,360 --> 00:27:15,560 Is she here today? Lydia Eichelberger's not here 384 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:17,440 today. She says, God, my whole family 385 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:19,400 wants to come and says there's not a lot of parking. 386 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:21,280 I said don't worry, we'll figure it out. 387 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:23,320 We'll put the cars up and down the street. 388 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:26,640 I used to work as a party parking lot attendant, so I know 389 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:33,560 how to direct cars. If the foot should say because 390 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:37,440 I'm not a hand, I'm not at the body, it is therefore not of the 391 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:39,840 body, question mark. And if the ear should say 392 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:43,360 because I'm not an eye, I'm not of the body, is it therefore not 393 00:27:43,360 --> 00:27:45,880 of the body? If the whole body were an eye, 394 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:48,520 where would I be? Where would the hearing be? 395 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:51,640 If the whole we're hearing, where would be the smelling? 396 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:56,680 Aren't you glad you can smell and taste? 397 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:01,480 I can't imagine eating food if you couldn't taste it or smell 398 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:03,120 it. That's the best part. 399 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:10,960 Smelling is really important. But now God has set the members, 400 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:13,440 each one of them, in the body just as He's pleased. 401 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:17,080 And if they were all one member, where would the body be? 402 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:20,000 So we're all different, right? But not more important or less 403 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:22,880 important than one another. But now, indeed, there are many 404 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:25,440 members, yet one body. And the eye cannot say to the 405 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:28,920 hand, I have no need of you, nor again the head to the feet, I 406 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:32,800 have no need of you. No, much rather, those members 407 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:36,440 of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary, and those 408 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:39,240 members of the body which we think are less honorable. 409 00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:43,200 On these we bestow greater honor, and on our unpresentable 410 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:47,440 parts have greater modesty, but our presentable parts have no 411 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:49,560 need. But God composed the body, 412 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:53,080 having given greater honor to the part which lacks it. 413 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:56,520 That's how the Lord is. If you feel insignificant from 414 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:58,880 God's vantage point, you're never insignificant. 415 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:02,920 You're just as important and critical as you think. 416 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:05,440 The person that's up front talking or whoever's doing the 417 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:09,040 missions or Charlie or anybody else, No one is like, there's no 418 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:11,080 like hierarchy in the body of Christ. 419 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:16,640 We're all one together in Jesus. And your spiritual gifts feed me 420 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:19,640 and I trust mine feeds you and bless you. 421 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:24,760 But God composed the body having giving greater honor to that 422 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:28,440 part which lacks it, that there should be no schism or division 423 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:31,880 in the body, but the members should have the same care for 424 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:33,960 one another. And we're going to be going into 425 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:36,480 first Corinthians 13 next week, love chapter. 426 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:41,200 Don't miss it, watch it and embrace it because you don't 427 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:42,840 have a right not to forgive anybody. 428 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:45,200 You definitely don't have a right to not love anybody or 429 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:49,120 love everybody. And we got to love each other as 430 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:52,360 a body of Christ deeply because that's what causes people to 431 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:56,760 know we belong to him. Hey, I know they're a Christian. 432 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:58,520 How can you tell? Because they love each other. 433 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:00,840 Jesus said. That's what the people say. 434 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:05,880 And if we got to go out in the streets and deal with 435 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:11,400 transgenderism and all these weird ideologies and all this 436 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:15,640 stuff that makes your head go sideways, you can't reject 437 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:17,080 people. You can't ignore them. 438 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:21,800 You need to love them. And if you can't love them, you 439 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:24,920 can say, Lord, work on my heart and don't let me open my mouth 440 00:30:24,920 --> 00:30:29,280 until there's love coming out because given the gospel without 441 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:36,200 love is not going to work. Lord, help us to love each other 442 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:38,160 in this church. Help us to not get hung up on 443 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:42,400 small stuff, don't let us get offended and get mad and stupid 444 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:45,080 stuff and we all of a sudden don't want to go to church 445 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:48,040 anymore because someone did something we didn't like. 446 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:52,000 I mean, if, if Jesus like had that kind of mindset the first 447 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:55,160 day he was on the earth and his ministry's like Godfather, I'm 448 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:56,880 coming home. These people are waste. 449 00:30:57,680 --> 00:30:59,680 They're never listening. I'm not I don't want to be 450 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:01,600 around them. But he didn't. 451 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:06,520 He hung out with all of us and still does, no matter what or 452 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:12,560 stupid stuff. Now you are all the body of 453 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:15,560 Christ and members individually and God has appointed these in 454 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:18,480 the church. First apostles, second prophets, 455 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:22,040 third teachers After that miracles and gifts of healing 456 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:24,720 helps administration's variety in tongues. 457 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:28,080 Are all apostles? No Are all prophets? 458 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:31,600 No Are all teachers? No Are all workers of miracles? 459 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:33,320 No. Do all have gifts of healing? 460 00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:35,040 No. Do all speak with tongues? 461 00:31:35,040 --> 00:31:36,360 No. Do all interpret? 462 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:41,880 No, but earnestly, these are the best gifts and I will show you a 463 00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:44,240 more excellent way. Amen. 464 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:49,240 So we're going to watch a short video, turn out the lights. 465 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:53,600 Soon as the lights come back on, start coming forward and Pastor 466 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:57,560 Lewis will come up with some of the deacons and anybody that is 467 00:31:57,560 --> 00:32:00,840 an intercessor, prayer warrior, whatever, come forward. 468 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:05,400 And we're just going to spend 10 minutes or so in the presence of 469 00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:07,480 the Lord. Gina and the team will lead us 470 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:08,560 in worship. OK. 471 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:12,440 And and then we'll we'll see what the Lord does in our 472 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:13,960 hearts. You need a miracle today. 473 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:17,520 Well, God's here and he, he wants to do some miracles in all 474 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:20,120 of our lives. There's nothing he can't do. 475 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:22,280 There's nothing he isn't willing to do. 476 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:25,280 If you're being called into ministry, don't say, well, maybe 477 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:28,320 like I did, like, well, Lord, you called me when I was 20. 478 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:30,320 I didn't get involved until I was 44. 479 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:33,640 I fought it. I didn't want to do it, but 480 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:38,920 that's me. If you're 202530351015 and you 481 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:42,320 feel God's calling you to serve him as a pastor, as a 482 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:45,640 missionary, as a pastor's wife, as someone in a worship team, 483 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:49,800 sound team, whatever things we got going on here, get involved. 484 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:54,000 Don't waste time, right? Charlie, I'm sure is glad he got 485 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:57,600 into it and he went into the presence of 31 hearing well 486 00:32:57,600 --> 00:32:59,280 done, good and faithful servant, right? 487 00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:02,640 Enter into the joy of the Lord. Time's short. 488 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:05,240 We got to get active, we got to get busy. 489 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:08,080 We got to be ready. This is a Church of grace, not 490 00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:12,680 guilt, not judgement, but the work of the Holy Spirit in each 491 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:15,240 of your lives. And I'm so thankful, as is 492 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:20,280 Pastor Lewis. Come on up here, pastor, to be 493 00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:22,360 able to do ministry with you guys. 494 00:33:22,360 --> 00:33:24,920 We don't do it to you. We do it with you. 495 00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:28,760 And I'm going to ask pastor to close us in the Lord's Supper. 496 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:34,160 And and then it's such a blessing having him with me and 497 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:37,840 hit me with him. We're Lewis and Clark and I, and 498 00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:40,960 I bet you ought to Google how many churches have a white and 499 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:42,960 an African American pastor working together. 500 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:46,000 I don't think there's any. So, you know, we need to get 501 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:47,920 this out on Facebook too, right? Brenda? 502 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:51,280 Let everybody know that that we want people of color in this 503 00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:55,440 place, all color, Indian, black, white, green, yellow, whatever 504 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:57,520 they are. That's our prayer for the power 505 00:33:57,520 --> 00:33:59,720 of the Holy Spirit to bring revival to the city. 506 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:02,760 So Pastor God take over. And we look so much alike. 507 00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:05,280 People confuse us. I pray that God honors 508 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:09,520 everything that He heard today. I pray that your hearts have 509 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:11,880 been softened today by the things that you've heard and the 510 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:14,440 things that you've seen. We had the presence of God here 511 00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:17,560 today, and it's amazing. Growing up, I thought the 512 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:20,800 presence of God was the emotion. I thought the presence of God 513 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:23,400 was the noise and the hoopla and the noise. 514 00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:27,080 But the presence of God is the rendering of the hearts, isn't 515 00:34:27,080 --> 00:34:30,639 it? When He gets into your heart and 516 00:34:30,639 --> 00:34:34,719 He begins to reveal things to you, when He gets into your 517 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:38,760 heart and He begins to show you the things that actually brings 518 00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:45,239 you to tears, it's a blessing to be in the presence of the Lord 519 00:34:45,239 --> 00:34:50,920 and to know it. And He said very clearly, it's 520 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:55,679 by love, one for another. When I watched each other 521 00:34:55,679 --> 00:34:59,960 praying for one another, not for yourselves, but for one another, 522 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:04,440 that's love. You set your own agenda aside 523 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:08,040 for a minute to be able to pray for someone else's concerns, 524 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:11,040 that's love. That's the power and the 525 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:14,680 presence of God. And we thank God to be able to 526 00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:19,240 experience that this morning. The awesome Savior that we have 527 00:35:19,240 --> 00:35:26,840 who actually came to sacrifice himself in the hands of mere men 528 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:35,560 that He himself created. The minds that He created, the 529 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:42,920 wheels that He created. Men who would look at him and 530 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:47,640 spit on him and say all manner of things about him that were 531 00:35:47,640 --> 00:35:52,440 evil, yet He came to die for them. 532 00:35:57,240 --> 00:36:05,320 The example that He has left for us to love beyond circumstance, 533 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:09,720 not in circumstance beyond it, is the example that He leaves 534 00:36:09,720 --> 00:36:14,600 for us. It's not easy, but it is of God. 535 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:22,080 I can dislike what you say, and it could hurt me to my heart, 536 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:28,480 but if I make a decision to love you above and beyond that, I 537 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:37,600 will choose to love you the way He chose to love us in spite of 538 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:40,480 us, not because of us, in spite of us. 539 00:36:41,720 --> 00:36:47,320 So He brings this example to earth, and he walks out the 540 00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:51,160 gospel, he walks out the commandments of God in leather 541 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:53,960 and shoe leather. He demonstrates the 542 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:57,600 righteousness of God in the presence of mere men. 543 00:36:57,600 --> 00:37:07,000 And in doing so, He brought it, brought anger in the hearts of 544 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:10,720 those who hated Him and who hated righteousness. 545 00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:16,720 So don't think that we are not going to be hated. 546 00:37:16,720 --> 00:37:20,600 He told us we're going to be hated, but they hated Him first. 547 00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:24,560 But we thank Him for the example. 548 00:37:24,560 --> 00:37:29,520 We thank Him for the sacrifice. He didn't have to do it, but He 549 00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:32,800 did it. That he would be the just and 550 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:39,040 the justifier of all those who put their faith in Jesus. 551 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:46,760 And that's the gospel, because we're sinners and none of us 552 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:52,800 deserve eternal life. We are sinners and none of us 553 00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:56,720 deserve his grace. And we couldn't keep the law 554 00:37:56,720 --> 00:38:01,760 that He gave for us, But because he loved us, He sent his Son 555 00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:05,000 Jesus Christ to die on that cross for us who took on our 556 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:07,360 sins. He gave us. 557 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:10,480 He gave us his righteousness, and he took our sins. 558 00:38:10,480 --> 00:38:13,600 That's the great exchange. And because of that, we are here 559 00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:19,600 today with the hope of eternal life in Jesus Christ. 560 00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:25,400 And so that's what we remember today as we take the table. 561 00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:29,920 So it was in the night in which Jesus was betrayed that he took 562 00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:34,840 the bread. And after he gave thanks, he 563 00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:39,680 broke it. And he said, take and eat. 564 00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:49,560 This is my body which was broken for you for the sins that you've 565 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:53,680 committed. It was broken because I am the 566 00:38:53,680 --> 00:38:59,520 propitiation for your sins. It was broken for you. 567 00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:05,480 Eat this in remembrance of me. In the same manner He also took 568 00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:10,360 the cup, and after supper he looked at his disciples, his 569 00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:16,520 apostles, and he said, This cup is the new covenant in my blood. 570 00:39:17,240 --> 00:39:23,800 Every covenant is cut with blood, and this is the blood 571 00:39:23,800 --> 00:39:31,960 that I shed for this covenant. Drink this and as often as you 572 00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:36,520 drink it, drinking in remembrance of me. 573 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:43,560 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, we 574 00:39:43,560 --> 00:39:45,560 remember the Lord's death until he come. 575 00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:47,800 Amen. The Lord bless you. 576 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:53,720 Thank you for joining us today for this timely message from 577 00:39:53,720 --> 00:39:57,640 Pastor Clock and Pastor Lewis. For those who miss Living Waters 578 00:39:57,640 --> 00:40:01,640 of Grace today at 5:00 PM. You can listen to Living Waters 579 00:40:01,640 --> 00:40:06,840 of Grace at 7:30 in the morning, 12:00 PM, and at 2:00 AM. 580 00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:10,520 And for those who are looking for a bounding grace with Pastor 581 00:40:10,520 --> 00:40:14,600 Ed Taylor, Pastor Ed Taylor's message can be heard on Grace FM 582 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:19,040 weekdays at 4:30 AM as well. Also, for those who did not 583 00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:23,400 know, Pastor Ed Taylor will be in the area October 17th through 584 00:40:23,400 --> 00:40:25,520 October 19th for a men's conference. 585 00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:29,600 That men's conference is called by My Spirit and it's being 586 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:31,800 hosted by Calvary Chapel South Pittsburgh. 587 00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:36,080 For more information about this conference, you can go to 588 00:40:36,080 --> 00:40:40,240 calvaryspit.com. Again, For more information 589 00:40:40,240 --> 00:40:42,760 about the conference, including to sign up, go to 590 00:40:42,760 --> 00:40:46,720 calvaryspit.com. We thank you for joining us 591 00:40:46,720 --> 00:40:49,560 today for this timely message from Pastor Clock and Pastor 592 00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:51,320 Lewis. May you be blessed. 593 00:40:51,440 --> 00:40:55,080 And if you're looking for the full message, you can go to 594 00:40:55,080 --> 00:41:00,480 youtube.com, back slash, CCW online, or you can find the 595 00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:04,600 message posted on our Facebook page at Calvary Chapel of 596 00:41:04,600 --> 00:41:07,440 Westmoreland County to search that on Facebook. 597 00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:11,880 Calvary Chapel Westmoreland would love to have you come join 598 00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:16,160 us for services. Our service times are at 10:30 599 00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:20,360 in the morning on Sundays and Wednesdays at 6:30 PM. 600 00:41:20,840 --> 00:41:24,280 We are located in the Greensburg Shopping Plaza and our address 601 00:41:24,280 --> 00:41:28,960 is 400 E Pittsburgh St. Ste. 6B. 602 00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:32,800 If after hearing this message, you would like to have more 603 00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:36,440 information about joining Turning Point USA or more 604 00:41:36,440 --> 00:41:40,240 information about what they do and what they represent, you can 605 00:41:40,240 --> 00:41:42,200 reach out to me directly by e-mail. 606 00:41:42,200 --> 00:41:46,480 My e-mail address is kevin@calvarychapelonline.com. 607 00:41:47,080 --> 00:41:51,400 Again, my e-mail address is kevin@calvarychapelonline.com.