1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,600 That even as you have come to His process, you commit His 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,360 heart into your heart, into His hands. 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:11,160 That He shall touch your heart so that you'll be able to 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,280 receive His way. Shall you pray? 5 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:18,000 Our Lord and our God, we commit our heart. 6 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:26,000 It is our prayer now you shall touch our hearts, that your 7 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:35,360 weight will be fatal in our hearts. 8 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:39,440 I. To see Jesus. 9 00:01:45,760 --> 00:02:11,320 Throughout the week we he studied about the 10 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:16,400 revelation John received from the Lord and scriptures makes us 11 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:20,320 to understand that the Lord opened John's eye and he 12 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:22,520 received the revelation from the Lord. 13 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:27,240 The Bible says our goal changes not today. 14 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,800 John is no more. Here, you are here, I'm here. 15 00:02:30,640 --> 00:02:33,200 Even as the Word of God is coming, we want to lift our 16 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:37,120 hands on to the heavens and ask the Lord to open our eyes. 17 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:43,000 When the Lord open our eyes, we shall see what He wants us to 18 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:49,440 see. Open my eyes to see Jesus. 19 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,560 Shall you begin to pray and ask the Lord to open your 20 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:30,120 eyes, to see you, to see you? Shall we humbly resume our 21 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:35,480 seats? Father, in the name of Jesus, I 22 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:41,600 want to thank you this morning for an opportunity like this is 23 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,000 enough for a reason that throughout the whole week you 24 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,760 have guarded us and You have taken us through your word. 25 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:51,760 We pray in the name of Jesus as today marks the climax of our 26 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:56,240 area week and we are studying about the seven churches. 27 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:01,360 It is our prayer, O Lord, that before this morning service will 28 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:05,040 come to a close, You will give us a revelation. 29 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:10,600 You help us to understand Your word so that we shall abide with 30 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,640 Your word. We thank You in Jesus name, 31 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,959 Amen. Amen. 32 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:23,360 For those of you who are not able to come since Tuesday to 33 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:27,760 Friday, maybe I'll try and talk briefly about what we learnt and 34 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,040 then we'll come to today's topic. 35 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:34,000 On Tuesday, by the grace of God, our resident minister and the 36 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:38,520 person of Pastor Emmanuel Lacosa took us through the Ephesus 37 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:44,040 church, the Ephesus church. And from what we learnt, we 38 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:47,760 realized that the challenge that the Ephesus church had is that 39 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,480 they they, they were receiving false doctrine. 40 00:04:52,440 --> 00:05:00,760 They were the church had sound doctrine and worked hard, but 41 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:05,480 lost its first love. The Ephesus church, the hard 42 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,680 sound doctrine, what it means is that they received the Word of 43 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:10,720 God. They were taught the word of 44 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:14,560 God. They worked so hard, but along 45 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:18,080 the line they lost the love of God. 46 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:21,480 How they began their devotion to God, their devotion to the 47 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:27,200 Kingdom business, they lost it. And so God was calling them to 48 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:31,240 remember their first love and repent. 49 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:34,240 And then God gave them a promise. 50 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,840 The promise God gave to the Ephesus church was that they 51 00:05:37,840 --> 00:05:43,520 will access the tree of life in the paradise of God. 52 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:48,800 They will access the Tree of Life in the paradise of God on 53 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:52,960 Wednesday. Pastor Attention While estate 54 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:56,440 pastor was in our miss. He took us through the Sadist 55 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:59,720 Church and he made us to understand that the Sadist 56 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:03,400 Church was a dead church. Their challenge is that they had 57 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:07,840 reputation for being alive but was spiritually dead and 58 00:06:07,840 --> 00:06:11,680 dormant. The Sadist church, they had a 59 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,080 reputation. They thought they were alive, 60 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:18,720 but spiritually they were dead and God gave them a promise. 61 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:23,920 The promise God gave them was that he include them in white 62 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:28,680 garments and then their names will be kept in the book of Life 63 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:32,920 and and confessed before the Father. 64 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:37,400 And then on Thursday, past Elder George also took us through the 65 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:41,280 Pegamom Church. That is the compromising church. 66 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:45,080 The compromising church and their challenge was that they 67 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:49,320 allowed false teachings, false doctrine, doctrine of Balaam, 68 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:55,480 the Nicolaitans, and then they compromised with the world and 69 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:59,840 yeshi and yeshi and yeshi. They compromised the compromise. 70 00:06:59,840 --> 00:07:02,160 And then God also give them a promise. 71 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,440 The promise God gave them was that He's going to give them a 72 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:09,720 hidden manner, a white stone, and a new name. 73 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:12,560 I can't elaborate much about this God. 74 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:14,240 That's not our focus this morning. 75 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:16,720 It's for the purpose of those who couldn't come at all. 76 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:20,880 That's why I'm mentioning it. And then on Friday, Apostle, our 77 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:25,200 area head was in our miss in the person of Apostle Dr. De la 78 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,200 Quampa. He taught us on the Philadelphia 79 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,640 church, that is the faithful church. 80 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:33,400 The faithful church. The challenge was that they 81 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:37,680 maintain faithfulness with limited strength and urine 82 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:42,480 pressure. They maintain faithfulness with 83 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:46,960 limited strength and then they endured pressure and then the 84 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,720 promise God gave them was that He will make them a pillar in 85 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,960 the temple of God, receiving a new name. 86 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,960 He will make them a pillar in the temple of God and they will 87 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:01,840 receive a new name. And then because of time, I 88 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:06,840 think the other two churches, Smina and Tiatra, yesterday, on 89 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,240 Friday, area had spoke briefly about them. 90 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:11,480 We couldn't have time to treat it. 91 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:14,840 But when Ariel spoke about Philadelphia, he also mentioned 92 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,920 about Smina, which is the suffering church. 93 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:22,800 Their challenge was faced with intense persecution, poverty, 94 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:26,000 Emma, Tito and they are promised, they were promised the 95 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:29,800 crown of life. They will not be hit by the 96 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:33,480 second death. And then the theatre, the 97 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:36,400 tolerance church, their challenge was that they 98 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:40,640 tolerated immorality and false teaching, that is the teaching 99 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:44,120 of Jezebel. But God promised them authority. 100 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:48,440 All these promises, when God told them their weaknesses and 101 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:52,000 He make them to understand if they able to repent and change 102 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,440 the promises that He, the Lord will give unto them. 103 00:08:55,880 --> 00:09:00,800 So the theatre church, God promised them authority to rule 104 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,840 over the nations, rule the nations with an iron Skepta, 105 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:09,760 shatter the nations like poetry, and then receive the morning 106 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,360 star. Amen. 107 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:16,360 Amen. So throughout the whole week, 108 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:20,920 one of the first we can say is that from the lessons and the 109 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:25,280 studies that went on, God is giving the church hope. 110 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:28,720 God is giving the church His promise. 111 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:33,040 And so this morning, if you are here, I want to announce you 112 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,800 that there is hope in the church. 113 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,880 The church is full of all. The church has a lot of promises 114 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:45,480 that we need to claim. And do not forget that when we 115 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:49,840 talk about the church, we are talking about you, we are 116 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,560 talking about me. Amen. 117 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:57,920 So the promises are focused on eternal life, all the promises 118 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:01,640 that were enumerated or given to the servant churches. 119 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:07,280 The focus is on eternal life, eternal life, intimacy with God 120 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:11,280 and reigning with Christ. And then the call God is giving 121 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:15,840 is that they will emphasize that while the church as a whole may 122 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:20,920 be criticized, the promise to the individual who overcome 123 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:24,080 these challenges will receive the promise. 124 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:28,880 Hello. The promise is or will be given 125 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:32,880 to those who are able to stand and overcome the challenges. 126 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,320 So what it means is that some of the churches went through 127 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,640 challenges. The only churches that did not 128 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:43,440 go through or did not have any, you will get there. 129 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:48,600 Let's go step by step. And then we could also see that 130 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:55,200 from all the churches the Lord was in their mess. 131 00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:03,000 And then maybe if we should read Revelations chapter, let me see. 132 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:06,560 Let's read Revelation chapter 2, verse one and three. 133 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:09,560 Revelation chapter 2, verse one and three. 134 00:11:09,560 --> 00:11:14,800 I'm reading from here to the Angel of the church in Ephesus. 135 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:19,800 Right, Right. These are the word of him who 136 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:26,320 holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the 137 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:30,600 seven golden lampstands. The seven golden lampstands 138 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,040 stands for the church. Yeah. 139 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:39,000 Please go on, please go back, go back again. 140 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:44,400 Let me start to the Angel of the church in Ephesus writes These 141 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:50,680 are the worst of him who hosts the seven stars in his right 142 00:11:50,680 --> 00:11:55,760 hand and walks among the seven golden lamb stump. 143 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,800 Now let me ask this question. Who hosts? 144 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:04,120 Oh, don't mean irrational. The Scripture is saying that 145 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:09,520 these are the worst of him who holds the seven stars in his 146 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,520 right hand. And then I want to ask or pose 147 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:14,880 the question, who holds the seven stars? 148 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:21,200 Who? I can't hear you. 149 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:25,120 Jesus. Jesus. 150 00:12:25,680 --> 00:12:29,240 Yeah. So that is the revelation John 151 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,200 received. So he's talking about Jesus 152 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:35,000 here, the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand 153 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:39,440 and walks among the seven golden stars. 154 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:44,240 So you could see that, yes, the churches have challenges. 155 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:47,760 Some of the churches were going through immorality. 156 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:51,280 Some of the churches were doing unpleasant things. 157 00:12:51,560 --> 00:12:53,760 Some of the churches please the Lord. 158 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:57,960 And the Bible is saying that the one who holds the seven stars, 159 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:02,000 who is Jesus, Bible is saying that he walks among them. 160 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:08,240 Hello. So what it means is that as a 161 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:16,200 church, as a church, Jesus always walks among us. 162 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:22,480 It doesn't matter what goes on. It doesn't matter. 163 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:26,520 And the reason why you should understand and accept the word 164 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:30,720 of God is that at times some of us Christians, we even complain 165 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:36,200 when things are not going on well, when we see that some 166 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:41,800 people are not depicting, depicting the life of a true 167 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:44,320 Christian or reflecting the life of Christ. 168 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:49,160 And at times it can even happen that leaders also do same. 169 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:53,560 When it happens like that, assuming you remember, you go 170 00:13:53,560 --> 00:13:58,840 and see your presiding header in a bar corner somewhere, taking a 171 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:03,560 friend and saying gouda or Casa or Casa corner. 172 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:07,640 Then you the member by mistake, you come to the bar and then you 173 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:10,400 see your presiding. And this same presiding will 174 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:14,560 come and stand here. And then he will be preaching or 175 00:14:14,560 --> 00:14:17,840 you see your presiding that entering a hotel room with a 176 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:22,320 young lady who is not the wife. And then the same presiding that 177 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:25,000 will come and stand here. And then he will tell you. 178 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:31,480 He will tell you what repent when I'm saying repent and you 179 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:33,200 are seated there. What would you see? 180 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:43,840 Oh, maybe so I'll say me then or Shia you have you repented Anna 181 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:49,760 Monca Lizzy Wonka. Amen. 182 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:58,440 So the point here is that the church, no matter how you see 183 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:03,680 it, whatever that is going on in the church, John is saying that 184 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:07,800 Jesus is in his church. Hello. 185 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:15,240 And when you hear such word, mawakuma and toya, Amen. 186 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:18,400 And so escape into English assembly. 187 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:21,680 I want to stand upon the authority of the Word of God and 188 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:28,360 tell you that Jesus in his in his church, Yeshua, yes you are. 189 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:31,320 And then when you continue, please let's continue. 190 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:37,000 It says it says that I know your deeds, your hard work and your 191 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:41,040 perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate 192 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:47,200 Wiki people that you have tested those who claim to be apostles 193 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:51,640 but are not and have found them false. 194 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,240 I think I'm one example and I'm in mine. 195 00:15:54,920 --> 00:16:05,760 The fact that not many my, my, my, my, my my, what my actions 196 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:17,240 does not depict, depict what they'll be only as a presiding 197 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:23,640 Aida. But you are not your force. 198 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,440 Amen. Amen. 199 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:34,720 Jesus knows about this thing, and that is the reason why he 200 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,760 gave the revelation to John. I know your deeds. 201 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:40,840 So whatever we are doing in the House of the Lord, in the 202 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:44,320 Kingdom business, the Lord knows your hard work and your 203 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:48,360 perseverance. The Lord knows at times you have 204 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:51,640 to persevere. At times, some of us, we work so 205 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:55,640 hard for the Lord. At times we even go against our 206 00:16:55,640 --> 00:17:03,520 will to do Kingdom business. Amen. 207 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:08,480 Let's move to the vestry and then I'll come back to you have 208 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:14,599 persevered and have endured hardships for my name and have 209 00:17:14,599 --> 00:17:18,880 not grown weary because of time will not continue. 210 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:22,960 So what it means is that whenever you are going through 211 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:27,599 tribulation, John himself, the apostle who had the revelation, 212 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:31,720 he received the revelation as a result of the tribulation he 213 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:35,520 went through when he was abandoned on the Patmos Island. 214 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,680 And then everybody was thinking that he should die there. 215 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:44,000 That is where the Lord gave him the revelation. 216 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:48,360 And so maybe if you are here this morning, I want to announce 217 00:17:48,360 --> 00:17:52,480 to you that you may be suffering as a result of your 218 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:56,200 righteousness. You may be suffering as a result 219 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:59,200 of your commitment to the Kingdom business. 220 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:03,960 I want to announce you that Jesus is in the known of all 221 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:08,440 these things and he's encouraging us to persevere. 222 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:13,280 Amen. Because of time. 223 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:16,720 Let me go straight to what we are supposed to learn today. 224 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:22,680 Today we want to talk about the La Docia Church. 225 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:42,790 La Docia Spirit divine, Oh my 226 00:18:44,390 --> 00:19:01,080 nature. Duty of Jesus. 227 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:48,240 Beauty of Jesus. 228 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:19,880 Beauty of Jesus Shall we humbly be on our feet? 229 00:20:21,120 --> 00:20:25,720 We want to pray once again and ask of the Lord to make us the 230 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:31,560 kind of church who is beautiful. That I will be the church who is 231 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:34,960 beautiful. That you will be the church who 232 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:47,600 is beautiful. Die beauty of Jesus, shall you 233 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:51,440 open your mouth and pray? Tell the Lord, make me a church 234 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:57,880 which is beautiful. Father, Lord Jesus, Lord, we 235 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:03,040 pray ourselves into thy hands. Oh Lord, a promise church is our 236 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,400 prayer. Father, Lord Jesus, for you 237 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:09,320 shall make us a promise church, a kind of church. 238 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:14,360 Father, Lord Jesus, this one which is beautiful, Your own 239 00:21:14,360 --> 00:21:17,760 glory. We know you have prayer 240 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:24,720 answering God, and even as we pray in the name of Jesus you 241 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:26,880 will grant us our prayer requests. 242 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:32,720 Your name you praise forever in the name of Jesus. 243 00:21:32,760 --> 00:22:05,360 Shall we sit down, Spirit? Spirit divide. 244 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:38,160 The beauty of Jesus. 245 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:56,200 The beauty of Jesus BC praise the Lord, yo. 246 00:22:56,200 --> 00:23:00,320 So as I said, we want to talk about the La Lusia church this 247 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:04,440 morning. And then we realized that with 248 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,920 the Loudestia church, they are challenging us. 249 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:11,240 They were a lukewarm church. A lukewarm church. 250 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:15,840 We want to read from Revelations chapter 3, verse 14 to 22. 251 00:23:16,360 --> 00:23:21,920 Shall you project it for us? Revelation chapter 314 to 22 To 252 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:24,960 the Angel of the church in Laodicea, right? 253 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:30,720 These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, 254 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:37,680 the ruler of God's creation. I know your deeds, that you are 255 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:44,280 neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or 256 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:48,440 the other. So because you are lukewarm, 257 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:54,280 neither hot nor cold, I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 258 00:23:55,360 --> 00:24:01,640 You say I am rich, I have acquired wealth and do not need 259 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:06,320 a thing. But you do not realize that you 260 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:11,600 are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. 261 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:19,040 I cancel you to buy from me gold, refine in the fire so you 262 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:28,040 can become rich, and white clothes to wear so you can cover 263 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:34,120 your shameful nakedness and solve to put on your eyes so you 264 00:24:34,120 --> 00:24:39,640 can see. Those whom I love I rebuke and 265 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:43,560 discipline. So be honest and repent. 266 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:48,240 Here I am, I stand at the door and knock. 267 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:55,240 If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in 268 00:24:55,880 --> 00:25:01,440 and eat with that person and be with me. 269 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:08,760 To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with 270 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:14,880 me on my prune. Just as I was victorious. 271 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:22,280 I sat down with my father on his truth. 272 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,400 Amen. Amen. 273 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:34,280 So here we could see that with a La Dosia church, they also had 274 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:40,200 their promise and they also had their challenge. 275 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:45,440 The challenge they had was that they were a lukewarm church. 276 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:52,200 The Bible describes that they were not hot and they were not 277 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:54,640 cold. So what it means is that they 278 00:25:54,640 --> 00:26:00,280 did not have one stand. It's just like someone who is 279 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:06,400 not a Christian, who is not a wetly person. 280 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:12,840 Amen. In other words, the person has 281 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:19,640 one feet in the church 1 feet outside of the Kingdom. 282 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:27,520 And the Bible describes such a person or such church as a 283 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:32,560 lukewarm church. And the Bible is saying that the 284 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:35,320 church or that person should take a stand. 285 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:42,040 If you are hot, be hot, and if you are cold, be cold. 286 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:48,120 And the Bible is saying that if you fail to be hot and you fail 287 00:26:48,120 --> 00:26:50,920 to be cold, I'll speak to you out. 288 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:55,120 Amen. Amen. 289 00:26:56,000 --> 00:27:01,360 So this was the life of this was the kind of life that the church 290 00:27:01,360 --> 00:27:05,800 in Laodicea lived. And from the Scriptures you 291 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:08,280 could see that God gave them a promise. 292 00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:14,640 He said, I will give you the right to sit with me on my 293 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:20,360 throne. So the promise is that if they 294 00:27:20,360 --> 00:27:24,720 are able to change, if they are able to repent from their 295 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:29,960 lukewarmness, the promise that is given to them is that they 296 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:35,600 will be given the right to sit with Jesus on his throne. 297 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:41,600 Amen. Amen. 298 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:46,000 And then from the Scriptures also, we realized that when we 299 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:51,320 talk about the Laodicea church, you could see that it was the 300 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:55,480 kind of church which was so rich, which was rich. 301 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:02,600 And because of their wealth, they couldn't identify, they 302 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,600 couldn't recognize their wretchedness. 303 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,800 And then if you study from scriptures or one you, you 304 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:13,560 study, you could realize that the, the, the Laudisia church 305 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:18,760 was financially independent. They lacked nothing. 306 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:23,040 They lack nothing. And then according to history, 307 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:27,440 you know, the Laudisia churches around the techie area, they 308 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:32,200 always experience earthquake. And you see when an earthquake 309 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:36,960 happens in a country and then there is so much disaster, you 310 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:40,680 could see that there are other countries which go to support 311 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:46,520 them with France and other relief items. 312 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:49,560 They go and support them with relief items. 313 00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:55,280 But according to the studies we did, we realized that the 314 00:28:55,280 --> 00:29:00,720 Lordicia Church was so rich that whenever earthquake happens, 315 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:04,040 they still needed not the support of other people. 316 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:09,640 They had so much that they could cater for themselves. 317 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:14,360 They were financially sound or independent. 318 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:19,720 The Aldicia Church was a church full of fashion. 319 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:24,640 Fashion, fashion, fashion capital. 320 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:29,240 Always say fashion. I hope you understand dressing 321 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:36,040 the Laudesia Church. In the Laudesia church, when you 322 00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:40,320 read, you could realize that they had a clothes industry. 323 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:43,800 And so they were. They were, they were. 324 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:46,240 It was a fashion town or fashion church. 325 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:49,080 They didn't joke with fashion at all. 326 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,280 Amen. Amen. 327 00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:57,160 And when we said they didn't joke with fashion, I hope you 328 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:06,640 understand because the, the, the number of phone number number. 329 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:11,400 But what I'm trying to say is that it's like because they were 330 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:16,360 rich, they had money and because of that, they were fashion, 331 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:21,080 fashion, fashion. What's minded? 332 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,800 They don't joke with fashion. And so in the church now, 333 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:33,840 fashion now this, at times we also see it when the Lord bless 334 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:37,600 you so much, we dress and dress and dress, and at times we 335 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:41,480 forget about ourselves. And so because they were fashion 336 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:46,160 minded, it got to a point that they could dress anyhow in the 337 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:52,240 name of fashion. In the name of fashion, maybe 338 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:56,640 let me say that when you're a child of God, it is good to 339 00:30:56,640 --> 00:31:00,360 dress, but you need to be mindful of how you dress. 340 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:06,680 One of the reasons that shows that they were lukewarm is as a 341 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:13,440 result of their fashion. How the wetly person dresses 342 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:17,680 should be different from how the godly person dresses. 343 00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:24,920 Martina dispensation. It is like at times we the 344 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:27,440 believers learn from the unbelievers. 345 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:31,480 We learn from the unbelievers in the name of fashion. 346 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:36,280 Just imagine in our church when we were given the opportunity to 347 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:38,640 especially the ladies to put on trousers. 348 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:48,760 At times the way we put on the trousers in the name of fashion. 349 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:56,520 Obey to Misha and Asabi Navin Shipping inertia to him or to 350 00:31:56,520 --> 00:32:01,280 her Nenebia. That was how the church in 351 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:05,040 Laodicea lived, in the name of Nenebia. 352 00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:09,600 And the Bible says that they were wretched, but they didn't 353 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:13,000 know that. So what it means is that you can 354 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:16,680 be in the church and think that I'm financially sound. 355 00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:20,800 Oh, my dressing, come on, By the sight of God you are wretched. 356 00:32:21,720 --> 00:32:25,800 In the sight of God you are naked in the sight of God you 357 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:37,040 are very, very pitiful. And then one thing also, if you 358 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:42,120 read, you could see that they were known a world renowned 359 00:32:42,120 --> 00:32:46,440 medical school drawing patient globally famous specifically on 360 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:49,640 its highly effective ear bumps and eye drops. 361 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:57,520 During that time globally, they were manufacturers of eye, let 362 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:01,520 me say eye drop or eye medication and that ear 363 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:06,000 medication. So what it means is that maybe 364 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:10,440 during those days, any person in any part of the world, when they 365 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:16,800 needed medication, they need to they need to buy from Laodicea. 366 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:28,040 They had ear balm, they had eye drop, but the Bible says they 367 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:31,440 were blind. Hello. 368 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:39,320 So all that Bible is trying to say is that though they had all 369 00:33:39,320 --> 00:33:46,200 these things, they were naked in the sight of God. 370 00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:52,920 So what it means is that the fact that you have the best, the 371 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:58,680 fact that you have everything, does not make you the righteous 372 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:12,330 person. From what you read, you could 373 00:34:12,330 --> 00:34:17,770 see that these are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true 374 00:34:17,770 --> 00:34:21,250 witness, the ruler of God's creation. 375 00:34:22,449 --> 00:34:27,969 The Amen was traced from Isaiah 65 and 16 where God is the God 376 00:34:27,969 --> 00:34:32,560 of truth. He is steady, unchangeable, and 377 00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:38,480 His promises are beyond doubts. Our goal is unchangeable. 378 00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:44,400 The times changes, the time changes. 379 00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:50,360 Recently I was looking at a video and then someone there was 380 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:54,360 this young lady who was going to give water to the to the to the 381 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:56,679 wife, to the husband. Sorry. 382 00:34:56,679 --> 00:35:00,760 When the young lady sent the water to the husband, she knelt 383 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:04,720 down like this and then Nisha femme or the man. 384 00:35:05,720 --> 00:35:09,400 And then they were trying to demonstrate how things has 385 00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:13,120 changed yearly. And then what they were trying 386 00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:17,520 to say is that now the young lady must sit down for the man 387 00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:23,960 to bring, to bring to serve the wife or the woman, the water. 388 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:29,040 That is the kind of dispensation in which we leave it and won't 389 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:33,560 be unto you if you don't do it. Listen. 390 00:35:33,560 --> 00:35:36,440 And our country because in any mere aircraft. 391 00:35:40,720 --> 00:35:46,000 So the point is that time changes, time changes, time 392 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:49,760 changes. Gone are the days in the 80s, 393 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:55,920 seventies, if you see a young man with bushy hair, let's just 394 00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:59,520 say we are current in our dispensation. 395 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:05,040 I was like gone are the days if you dress with your trouser too. 396 00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:08,480 Naboo, let's just say we are current in our dispensation. 397 00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:12,840 How is it like? So the point is that day in day 398 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:20,680 out time changes, but our goal does not change is the same 399 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:27,080 yesterday, today and forever on Susanda until if God does not 400 00:36:27,080 --> 00:36:32,760 change, then please, we should understand that the precepts, 401 00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:35,840 the principles of God does not change. 402 00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:43,160 The types may change. Amen, Amen. 403 00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:48,640 And then maybe let's read Revelations 19 verse 12. 404 00:36:50,040 --> 00:36:57,320 Revelations 19 verse 12 His eyes are like blazing fire. 405 00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:02,280 While John was describing when he had the revelation and then 406 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:07,240 he saw Jesus seated on the Troon and then he was describing him. 407 00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:14,240 His eyes are like blazing fire. On his head are many crowns. 408 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:20,760 He has a name written on him that no one knows but He 409 00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:24,000 Himself. Amen. 410 00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:31,720 He has a name written on him that no one knows but He 411 00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:37,560 himself, and then He is. That is the originator of 412 00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:40,760 creation. Colossians one verse 6. 413 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:46,680 The God of creation is the exact same as the God of redemption. 414 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:51,480 He initiated the world and imitates restoration. 415 00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:59,880 The originator of the world. The originator of the world. 416 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:05,480 The danger of neutrality. If the Church or the Leodisia 417 00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:10,840 Church were identifiable enemies, enemies, a resistance 418 00:38:10,840 --> 00:38:14,680 strategy could be formed. If allies, they could be 419 00:38:14,680 --> 00:38:19,920 embraced because they are neither friendly nor angonistic. 420 00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:30,480 They are impossible to classify. Hello, where will you be 421 00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:34,000 classified? And then the divine response. 422 00:38:34,280 --> 00:38:40,040 Christ regards his neutral, this neutral attitude as nauseating. 423 00:38:40,720 --> 00:38:44,920 Of all spiritual condition conditions, indifference is the 424 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:50,480 hardest to combat, prompting the stark warning, I am about to 425 00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:55,080 spit you out of my mouth. So what it means is that when 426 00:38:55,080 --> 00:39:00,160 you are in the church or as the church, if you fail to identify 427 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:09,920 your stunt, he will spit you out and say if you are warm, be warm 428 00:39:12,080 --> 00:39:16,400 and if you are cold, be cold. Amen. 429 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:22,560 So the Bible is saying that if you fail to have a stand, Jesus 430 00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:27,600 will spill you out. And so as I stand here, if I 431 00:39:27,840 --> 00:39:31,800 have double stand, the Bible is telling me that Jesus will spill 432 00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:36,000 me out. And you also, if you also have 433 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,080 double stand, Jesus will spill you out. 434 00:39:38,640 --> 00:39:42,320 If that is the case, then I need to repent. 435 00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:47,800 If that is the case, then you need to repents. 436 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:51,200 Amen. Amen. 437 00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:57,880 The Elodisia Church was deeply loved by Paul, who considered 438 00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:01,760 it's part of his mission field. Yet over time, the church 439 00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:07,080 members simply became indistinguishable from the proud 440 00:40:07,080 --> 00:40:12,200 culture around them. They suffered from the 441 00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:18,680 catastrophic reversal of values. What they considered an asset 442 00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:23,800 was actually their liability. Their earthly security had 443 00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:29,320 blinded them to their severe spiritual vulnerability. 444 00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:38,440 Because they were so rich, they didn't see their real states as 445 00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:43,520 a church. They didn't see their real 446 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:46,640 state. If that is the case, then is it 447 00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:49,880 good for God to bless or it's not good for God to bless? 448 00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:53,880 Because I believe they are riches was from God. 449 00:40:56,200 --> 00:41:02,480 Hello, those of us who are praying for riches, while you 450 00:41:02,480 --> 00:41:07,480 are praying hard, hard, that Lord, if you bless me, help me 451 00:41:08,680 --> 00:41:13,120 to know you more. There is another which says that 452 00:41:13,120 --> 00:41:15,720 if you want to see, if you want to know the character of 453 00:41:15,720 --> 00:41:19,640 someone, give him riches. The real character of someone, 454 00:41:19,960 --> 00:41:24,280 give him riches. Someone may be humble, someone 455 00:41:24,280 --> 00:41:31,640 may be, may be whatever, as a result of his condition, but let 456 00:41:31,640 --> 00:41:36,560 him come out of that condition and then you see the actual 457 00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:41,640 stand of that person. So the Laodicea Church, we could 458 00:41:41,640 --> 00:41:45,720 see that they were very rich and they needed nothing. 459 00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:49,840 They were very rich and they needed nothing. 460 00:41:50,880 --> 00:41:53,160 That is what they were boasting of. 461 00:41:54,760 --> 00:41:57,200 I have everything. I don't need anything. 462 00:41:58,520 --> 00:42:03,520 But in the sight of God, when Christ wears them, carries them, 463 00:42:04,160 --> 00:42:09,600 Christ sees that they were very wretched, they were very 464 00:42:09,600 --> 00:42:11,400 pitiful, and they were very poor. 465 00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:18,520 So when the Lord blesses you, it is very important for you to 466 00:42:18,520 --> 00:42:21,200 carry yourself. How does God sees me? 467 00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:28,240 How does God sees me? And then the divine prescription 468 00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:33,320 Jesus gave unto them is that they will come and buy gold. 469 00:42:34,600 --> 00:42:38,680 They will buy from him gold refined in the fire. 470 00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:45,640 And then the next one. Then Odyssea Church boasts of 471 00:42:45,640 --> 00:42:50,240 famous black Violet designer fashion. 472 00:42:50,240 --> 00:42:54,680 No, no, what are some of the fashion designs as they say 473 00:42:54,720 --> 00:43:01,360 also, Oh Charles, you draw our hand on a more friend and say 474 00:43:03,760 --> 00:43:11,240 polo, Polo isn't my design. Polo. 475 00:43:13,680 --> 00:43:17,000 I remember some time ago, there are some young men, they don't 476 00:43:17,280 --> 00:43:19,920 have food to eat, but they can't contribute. 477 00:43:19,920 --> 00:43:26,720 And then Adidas not on share, no dressing up as obviously Adidas 478 00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:31,760 washer Nike fashion. And then one day I bought to get 479 00:43:31,760 --> 00:43:35,240 it. They boast with it, they boast 480 00:43:35,240 --> 00:43:42,520 with it fashion. But in the midst of this, in the 481 00:43:42,560 --> 00:43:46,320 abundance of their fashion, in the sight of God, they were seen 482 00:43:46,320 --> 00:43:51,920 as naked. And then the divine prescription 483 00:43:51,920 --> 00:43:56,000 that was prescribed to them is that they will buy white clothes 484 00:43:56,720 --> 00:44:00,440 to cover their shameful nakedness. 485 00:44:03,280 --> 00:44:07,360 And then as I mentioned, they were the world class. 486 00:44:07,600 --> 00:44:10,040 They had the world class eye ointment. 487 00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:12,280 They were the manufacturers of it. 488 00:44:13,000 --> 00:44:15,640 But in the sight of God they were boasting. 489 00:44:15,640 --> 00:44:19,000 We have the best eye drop eye ointment. 490 00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:22,800 By the sight of God, they were blind. 491 00:44:23,880 --> 00:44:26,800 They were blind. The eye ointment that is 492 00:44:26,800 --> 00:44:32,040 supposed to help the eye see clearly in the sight of God. 493 00:44:32,040 --> 00:44:36,000 They were blind and Bible is saying that the Christ 494 00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:44,200 recommended that they buy salve to put on their eyes so they can 495 00:44:44,200 --> 00:44:46,840 see. Amen. 496 00:44:48,080 --> 00:44:52,600 Christ counsels to buy gold refined in fire through wealth. 497 00:44:53,000 --> 00:44:58,120 Is Christian character forged uniquely in the context of pain, 498 00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:05,320 trial, and sacrifice? So I said we would do Christ 499 00:45:05,320 --> 00:45:09,560 cancels them to buy gold refined in fire. 500 00:45:10,480 --> 00:45:13,600 Gold that is refined in fire, How does it look like? 501 00:45:14,680 --> 00:45:19,520 We are told that when the miners get the gold, it starts from the 502 00:45:19,520 --> 00:45:22,440 dust. But before you get the gold out 503 00:45:22,440 --> 00:45:24,640 they are talking about it must go through fire. 504 00:45:25,280 --> 00:45:28,080 Until it goes through fire you will never see gold. 505 00:45:32,040 --> 00:45:36,440 And so Christ counsels them to buy gold refined in fire. 506 00:45:37,280 --> 00:45:40,640 Analysis. That through wealth is Christian 507 00:45:40,640 --> 00:45:47,200 character forged uniquely in the context of pain, trial, and 508 00:45:47,200 --> 00:45:54,040 sacrifice. So what it means is that when 509 00:45:54,080 --> 00:45:58,960 Christ is recommending, Christ is recommending to buy gold 510 00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:02,720 refined in fire. What it means is that the 511 00:46:02,720 --> 00:46:06,680 church, the believer, will go through pain, will go through 512 00:46:06,680 --> 00:46:09,720 trial, and will go through sacrifices. 513 00:46:10,720 --> 00:46:14,000 And John the Apostle is a typical example. 514 00:46:16,520 --> 00:46:19,920 The other time our area head was saying that when John the 515 00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:24,040 Apostle was maltreated and then he went through all the 516 00:46:24,040 --> 00:46:32,280 hardship, John never prayed and said when the people more 517 00:46:32,280 --> 00:46:35,080 treated him to the point that they wanted to take his life. 518 00:46:36,200 --> 00:46:41,240 Paul the John never prayed against them, but rather he saw 519 00:46:41,240 --> 00:46:45,720 an opportunity and it is as a result of that that he received 520 00:46:45,720 --> 00:46:49,040 a revelation. So I want to stand upon the word 521 00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:55,560 of God and tell you that suffering is part of the 522 00:46:55,560 --> 00:47:00,120 worship. But this part of it, we don't 523 00:47:00,120 --> 00:47:03,760 talk about it of lit. We, some people believe that 524 00:47:03,760 --> 00:47:07,480 when you come to the saving knowledge of Christ, you are 525 00:47:07,480 --> 00:47:10,360 free from trials, you are free from troubles. 526 00:47:12,880 --> 00:47:16,360 Jesus himself, who is our Savior, he went through 527 00:47:16,360 --> 00:47:19,160 suffering. That is the baptism of fire. 528 00:47:20,240 --> 00:47:24,040 And so any believer who do not or who does not go through 529 00:47:24,040 --> 00:47:27,920 suffering, there is something wrong with you. 530 00:47:27,920 --> 00:47:33,560 Our former chairman said once that one, you'll become a child 531 00:47:33,560 --> 00:47:39,480 of God, a believer and the devil does not attack you or strike 532 00:47:39,480 --> 00:47:42,200 you, it means you are not doing anything for God. 533 00:47:43,160 --> 00:47:45,480 And I want to believe that what he said is true. 534 00:47:46,080 --> 00:47:50,520 Whenever the devil sees that you are working for God, you become 535 00:47:51,360 --> 00:47:55,480 a targets or his targets. And when he tries you and he 536 00:47:55,480 --> 00:47:59,880 does not get you, he will move to anything that consents you. 537 00:48:00,040 --> 00:48:03,080 It can be your wife, it can be your children, it can be your 538 00:48:03,080 --> 00:48:08,320 property. And the reason why he was saying 539 00:48:10,680 --> 00:48:16,280 Amen, Amen. Some time ago someone was saying 540 00:48:16,280 --> 00:48:21,200 that he was suffered by now I say Sir, I suffered baby. 541 00:48:21,200 --> 00:48:28,160 Now I say I say she was her meaning. 542 00:48:28,160 --> 00:48:32,880 And they say the father was sent to the machines and then when 543 00:48:32,880 --> 00:48:39,800 your proper attention and then was say, but the guy was so 544 00:48:39,800 --> 00:48:44,240 brilliant and as some people were saying that how can a child 545 00:48:44,240 --> 00:48:50,680 of God go wayward. The man who is preaching the 546 00:48:50,680 --> 00:48:56,560 gospel saving souls come and look in his house neighbor. 547 00:48:57,920 --> 00:49:02,480 When it happens like this, you could see that the man has made 548 00:49:02,480 --> 00:49:05,680 a great sacrifice. Hello. 549 00:49:17,840 --> 00:49:20,480 There was this young man who went to church, they were giving 550 00:49:20,480 --> 00:49:26,240 offering and then he heard a loud or a clear voice which says 551 00:49:26,880 --> 00:49:31,160 give all that you have. And then he gave all that he 552 00:49:31,160 --> 00:49:34,360 had. As I was talking as as at that 553 00:49:34,360 --> 00:49:40,040 time the child was going to write the final exams, they 554 00:49:40,040 --> 00:49:45,520 needed to pay the examination registration and the instruction 555 00:49:45,560 --> 00:49:50,720 was that give everything. So the man to obeyed and then he 556 00:49:50,720 --> 00:49:55,400 gave everything and then on Monday the child came for money 557 00:49:55,400 --> 00:49:58,880 to go and pay. The father said I don't have but 558 00:50:01,040 --> 00:50:11,280 yes that power we are correct. That power we are correct from 559 00:50:11,280 --> 00:50:16,360 what the child is saying, the child is 100% right. 560 00:50:17,320 --> 00:50:21,600 But the further too was obeying the voice that he had the other 561 00:50:21,600 --> 00:50:25,000 time when I was reading scriptures, I understood why 562 00:50:25,000 --> 00:50:30,040 when God told Abraham to go and sacrifice Isaac, Abraham did not 563 00:50:30,040 --> 00:50:33,960 tell the wife this thing maybe would debate about it later. 564 00:50:35,000 --> 00:50:38,760 We would debate about it later. But you think if Abraham had 565 00:50:38,760 --> 00:50:45,000 told the wife uncle. So you see that? 566 00:50:46,640 --> 00:51:00,560 So you see that Abraham took a boss, a bold step in the 567 00:51:00,560 --> 00:51:06,480 interest of the family. And today Abraham has become the 568 00:51:06,480 --> 00:51:10,000 father of Four Nations. Amen. 569 00:51:10,800 --> 00:51:13,280 So what it means is that whenever the Lord gives you a 570 00:51:13,280 --> 00:51:17,280 word which is meant for you, you must keep it. 571 00:51:18,120 --> 00:51:22,160 Now let's move on. Their deceptions and naked their 572 00:51:22,160 --> 00:51:24,800 deceptions. Their deceptions and their 573 00:51:24,800 --> 00:51:28,680 nakedness. Laudisia chased temporary 574 00:51:28,720 --> 00:51:34,480 designer outfits that held Little Valley, unaware of their 575 00:51:34,560 --> 00:51:40,800 humiliating spiritual exposure. There is no point in adorning 576 00:51:41,040 --> 00:51:47,640 the body if the soul is twisted. Christ offers pure white clothes 577 00:51:48,320 --> 00:51:52,400 to cover others into the typical Odyssea church and assuming that 578 00:51:52,680 --> 00:51:55,720 I am one of them. Samia presided that not my 579 00:51:55,720 --> 00:51:58,480 shimmy suit says suit in a brown Bernard. 580 00:51:58,480 --> 00:52:08,840 I was so far. Hey, how do I win she suit so we 581 00:52:08,840 --> 00:52:21,920 see you to near Brown Bay Casim momentator, but for the empire 582 00:52:23,640 --> 00:52:30,080 Casi Casi OK, I'm fine and say Casina Basso is the latest 583 00:52:30,080 --> 00:52:33,800 branded very expensive. So as a presided when I'm coming 584 00:52:33,800 --> 00:52:51,520 to preach and I put it on. So you see that when you put on 585 00:52:51,520 --> 00:52:56,160 something expensive, you ought to find a way to show it so that 586 00:52:56,160 --> 00:52:58,400 people know that this one, it is not common. 587 00:52:59,080 --> 00:53:03,400 So that is how they lived. But were unaware of their 588 00:53:03,400 --> 00:53:08,680 humiliating spiritual exposure. There was no point in adorning 589 00:53:09,120 --> 00:53:13,520 the body in their soul and then the vision. 590 00:53:14,720 --> 00:53:19,400 Despite producing famous eye bombs, the church completely 591 00:53:19,400 --> 00:53:25,280 lacked spiritual discernments. Patients who deny their 592 00:53:25,280 --> 00:53:29,040 condition. Patients who deny their 593 00:53:29,040 --> 00:53:34,280 conditions refuse treatments. Patients who deny their 594 00:53:34,280 --> 00:53:39,320 conditions refuse treatment. What Co hospital? 595 00:53:40,240 --> 00:53:44,680 Yes, it will BP Yamo BP through UC mini BP team. 596 00:53:44,680 --> 00:53:55,560 In fact, Barbara, I hope you understand. 597 00:53:56,880 --> 00:54:00,520 I hope you understand. So whenever. 598 00:54:01,280 --> 00:54:04,080 They they. Refuse the patient. 599 00:54:04,080 --> 00:54:07,680 Deny their condition. Until you accept your condition, 600 00:54:07,680 --> 00:54:09,440 you can never receive the treatment. 601 00:54:11,040 --> 00:54:13,320 Do not. They didn't see themselves as 602 00:54:13,320 --> 00:54:17,720 such and that is the reason why the recommendation Christ gave 603 00:54:17,720 --> 00:54:22,280 them, they didn't take it. They didn't take. 604 00:54:22,280 --> 00:54:24,880 It they. Didn't take it. 605 00:54:30,480 --> 00:54:35,760 Divine sovereignty. Despite all these challenges 606 00:54:35,760 --> 00:54:41,040 that they were they found themselves in, they are weakness 607 00:54:41,800 --> 00:54:43,800 they are. They are. 608 00:54:43,800 --> 00:54:45,280 They are. They are, they are. 609 00:54:48,920 --> 00:54:54,200 They are failings and whatever. The Bible says that Christ 610 00:54:54,200 --> 00:55:03,520 knocks at their door. Christ knocks, and so. 611 00:55:03,520 --> 00:55:07,520 You see that Christ initiates the contact of salvation, 612 00:55:07,920 --> 00:55:15,200 sanctification, and moral development directly to the 613 00:55:15,200 --> 00:55:19,520 sinner's doorstep. Engineer my AK. 614 00:55:19,560 --> 00:55:23,320 You know when you find yourself in such situation, the Bible is 615 00:55:23,320 --> 00:55:29,480 saying that Christ knocks when we were yet sinners, Christ 616 00:55:29,480 --> 00:55:37,440 loved us so in our weakness, in our our disappointments, in our 617 00:55:39,160 --> 00:55:41,920 word now may pen is. Not coming Christ is always. 618 00:55:41,960 --> 00:55:46,920 Knocking. Christ is always knocking. 619 00:55:50,160 --> 00:55:54,440 And then the human responsibility that is the human 620 00:55:54,440 --> 00:55:57,960 choice choice. That's the human being or the 621 00:55:57,960 --> 00:56:00,800 believer. The the the person will repent. 622 00:56:00,800 --> 00:56:04,880 The church will repent requires common confrontation. 623 00:56:05,400 --> 00:56:11,520 Virtue is knocking at the door opening it guarantees you will 624 00:56:11,520 --> 00:56:15,040 be a better person today than yesterday. 625 00:56:18,440 --> 00:56:23,080 You know how to say the Laodicea Church was a. 626 00:56:23,080 --> 00:56:26,400 Lukewarm Church. They were neither hot nor cold. 627 00:56:27,280 --> 00:56:30,840 And then Christ reveals to them their actual condition. 628 00:56:31,320 --> 00:56:34,800 They glorify themselves in their riches and their wealth. 629 00:56:35,200 --> 00:56:37,680 They glorify themselves in their fashion. 630 00:56:38,480 --> 00:56:44,160 But the Bible is saying that in this condition, Christ is 631 00:56:44,160 --> 00:56:46,800 knocking at the door of their hearts. 632 00:56:49,960 --> 00:56:55,200 Maybe this morning you are here. Christ is knocking at your door 633 00:56:57,920 --> 00:57:00,800 and then the Bible is saying that any person who decides to 634 00:57:00,840 --> 00:57:05,560 open him, he will come and eat with him. 635 00:57:08,440 --> 00:57:12,720 Hello. He will come and eat with Him. 636 00:57:15,560 --> 00:57:20,560 So the choice is in our hands as to whether we will open or we 637 00:57:20,560 --> 00:57:27,000 will not open. Human leaders, even within the 638 00:57:27,000 --> 00:57:32,080 church. Are inherent inherently hesitant 639 00:57:32,080 --> 00:57:36,560 to share power. Secular institutions have vice 640 00:57:36,560 --> 00:57:40,720 president and deputies, but there is no vice poop. 641 00:57:41,400 --> 00:57:49,000 Human nature is threatened by rivals and fiercely and fiercely 642 00:57:49,000 --> 00:57:53,400 protects its influence. But the divine confidence is 643 00:57:53,400 --> 00:57:59,800 that Christ is completely secure in his absolute sovereignty, and 644 00:57:59,800 --> 00:58:06,160 He is not threatened by rivals. He freely promises the ultimate 645 00:58:06,160 --> 00:58:12,000 authority to the faithful overcomer, the right to sit with 646 00:58:12,000 --> 00:58:15,600 him in his throne. Amen. 647 00:58:16,880 --> 00:58:20,320 Amen. The when the human being get the 648 00:58:20,360 --> 00:58:24,840 opportunity to lead or any position, you could see that he 649 00:58:24,840 --> 00:58:27,760 does everything possible to protect his position. 650 00:58:28,880 --> 00:58:31,720 Just like by the grace of God today I am presiding. 651 00:58:31,720 --> 00:58:38,120 Either presiding do not say it may be who say someone has a 652 00:58:38,120 --> 00:58:46,960 gift or a grace aquarium and then I will not allow you to 653 00:58:46,960 --> 00:58:50,440 come and stand here so that the members will not say who I can't 654 00:58:50,440 --> 00:58:54,760 cry as she check this idea that is human being. 655 00:58:54,760 --> 00:58:59,400 For you it happens. Only my make it happens. 656 00:59:00,600 --> 00:59:04,320 I am the leader here. Maybe you are the leader, but 657 00:59:04,480 --> 00:59:07,920 you see that someone is helping you. 658 00:59:08,920 --> 00:59:12,200 You see that the way the other person who is not the leader is 659 00:59:12,200 --> 00:59:15,080 helping. Why should you cry? 660 00:59:15,080 --> 00:59:16,960 Someone will tell you I quit watching here. 661 00:59:16,960 --> 00:59:20,720 A bit true for you, Sir. Now if you what time in here 662 00:59:22,080 --> 00:59:24,240 that is human being and it is in the church. 663 00:59:25,040 --> 00:59:27,320 A banner Sir, I'm from beginner Hana. 664 00:59:27,320 --> 00:59:32,200 Watching will be a minimal. You mean my friend number shiny. 665 00:59:35,520 --> 00:59:41,480 May the Lord have mercy on us. So what is important is that we 666 00:59:41,480 --> 00:59:47,040 will receive the promise of God and the promise is that we will 667 00:59:47,040 --> 00:59:56,320 sit at the right of his truth. Now as a as a church, what is 668 00:59:56,320 --> 00:59:59,960 important is that we will sit at the right side of the Father. 669 01:00:02,120 --> 01:00:08,320 Hello, Nipenya Mia De Queen. And then? 670 01:00:08,320 --> 01:00:10,320 When you continue, he says that he who? 671 01:00:10,320 --> 01:00:15,280 Has here let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. 672 01:00:17,520 --> 01:00:22,760 He who has here let him hear what the Spirit says to the 673 01:00:22,760 --> 01:00:28,120 churches, I want to beg you in the name of our Lord and Savior 674 01:00:28,120 --> 01:00:32,440 Jesus Christ. From Tuesday, Wednesday, 675 01:00:32,640 --> 01:00:37,120 Thursday, Friday, we've had exposition of the several 676 01:00:37,120 --> 01:00:40,920 churches and today being the climax that we are talking 677 01:00:40,920 --> 01:00:46,600 about, the Laodicea Church, which is the lukewarm church. 678 01:00:47,600 --> 01:00:53,880 I want us to mirror ourselves, mirror ourselves that we will 679 01:00:53,880 --> 01:00:57,960 mirror ourselves. But you could see that. 680 01:00:57,960 --> 01:01:00,640 Despite all the. Challenges and the weaknesses. 681 01:01:01,040 --> 01:01:06,440 God has a promise for them so. What it means is that. 682 01:01:07,160 --> 01:01:10,480 Sena Asorini Tibiano God has a promise for the church. 683 01:01:11,680 --> 01:01:14,480 Sena Asorini Tibiano there is hope for the church. 684 01:01:15,640 --> 01:01:18,680 The other time when I was reading and I was asking myself, 685 01:01:18,720 --> 01:01:21,800 hey we need to be serious with the church. 686 01:01:22,520 --> 01:01:28,320 When I got I read about Ananias and Sapphira as at that time I 687 01:01:28,320 --> 01:01:29,960 was of. The view that when? 688 01:01:29,960 --> 01:01:34,680 We come to the Church, we are to come and receive life, and 689 01:01:34,680 --> 01:01:38,800 eternal life for that matter. But Ananias and Zephira came to 690 01:01:38,800 --> 01:01:40,520 the church and they received death. 691 01:01:44,600 --> 01:01:47,320 So what it means is that if your eyes. 692 01:01:47,320 --> 01:01:50,880 Is not open for you to be cautious of whatever you're 693 01:01:50,880 --> 01:01:55,240 doing. You can receive death meanwhile. 694 01:01:56,160 --> 01:01:58,520 The church is not. There for that purpose. 695 01:01:59,000 --> 01:02:00,840 The church is there to give us hope. 696 01:02:01,720 --> 01:02:05,720 The church is there to give us the promises of God and the 697 01:02:05,760 --> 01:02:09,320 promise of God for us. The promise of God for the 698 01:02:09,320 --> 01:02:15,320 Laodicea church. Sitting on Christ's room is our 699 01:02:15,320 --> 01:02:18,600 promise. Do you believe it? 700 01:02:20,720 --> 01:02:24,760 Do you believe it? If you believe it, say a big 701 01:02:24,760 --> 01:02:28,000 Amen. Shall we be on our feet? 702 01:02:29,320 --> 01:02:34,160 Shall we be on our feet sitting on Christ's room? 703 01:02:35,480 --> 01:02:40,280 That is the ultimate When you read by was saying that there 704 01:02:40,280 --> 01:02:43,000 was a woman who was lobbying for their children. 705 01:02:43,360 --> 01:02:45,200 I think it should be James St. John. 706 01:02:45,560 --> 01:02:49,840 And then he was telling Jesus, if you go to heaven, let them 707 01:02:49,840 --> 01:02:53,200 sit at your side. She was lobbying. 708 01:02:53,680 --> 01:02:54,240 What? How? 709 01:02:54,480 --> 01:02:59,080 How did she know that sitting at Christ's side is very important? 710 01:02:59,520 --> 01:03:02,160 And why was she lobbying it for the children? 711 01:03:05,960 --> 01:03:07,960 Whatever we are going through on this edge. 712 01:03:08,760 --> 01:03:14,440 Is Tempra A time will come that we're going to give account of 713 01:03:14,440 --> 01:03:16,160 whatever we have done on this edge. 714 01:03:17,400 --> 01:03:20,160 So this morning, as we are talking about the Laodicea 715 01:03:20,160 --> 01:03:24,720 Church, the Bible is saying that they were lukewarm, they were 716 01:03:24,720 --> 01:03:30,600 neither hots nor cold. As we mirror ourselves, the 717 01:03:30,640 --> 01:03:36,600 question is am I hot, am I cold? What am I? 718 01:03:39,120 --> 01:03:43,880 Just bow down your head and speak to God. 719 01:03:43,880 --> 01:03:49,400 We are not praying for long, we have already prayed, but I just 720 01:03:49,400 --> 01:03:52,160 want you to mirror yourselves within this short time. 721 01:03:54,400 --> 01:03:57,440 Are you hot? Are you cold? 722 01:03:59,160 --> 01:04:01,840 The Bible is saying that. If you are neither of this. 723 01:04:01,880 --> 01:04:06,720 He will speak you out. If that is the case, then we 724 01:04:06,720 --> 01:04:13,680 need to take a stand and of course God is expecting that we 725 01:04:13,680 --> 01:04:18,160 will take a stand in Him. In him. 726 01:04:22,280 --> 01:04:27,200 Just pray and then speak to God. Are you hot? 727 01:04:27,200 --> 01:04:29,680 Are you cold? You know yourself. 728 01:04:29,680 --> 01:04:33,480 I know myself. Just speak. 729 01:04:33,480 --> 01:04:50,080 To God this morning, some of us, we delight ourself. 730 01:04:50,080 --> 01:04:54,720 In many things that are, that does not bring glory to God. 731 01:04:56,400 --> 01:05:00,720 Unnecessary things. Yet we are Christians. 732 01:05:00,720 --> 01:05:04,760 We are believers. We still indulge ourselves in 733 01:05:04,800 --> 01:05:11,720 immorality, we still indulge ourselves in idolatry, yet we 734 01:05:11,720 --> 01:05:16,040 come to the presence of God. We are not committed to God in 735 01:05:16,120 --> 01:05:21,760 any way, yet we confess that we are children of God. 736 01:05:22,640 --> 01:05:25,920 This morning, are you hot or are you cold? 737 01:05:26,720 --> 01:05:32,320 Am I hot or am I cold? The Bible is saying that if you 738 01:05:32,320 --> 01:05:34,400 are neither of them He will speak to you out. 739 01:05:35,160 --> 01:05:39,520 But the good news is that he is standing at the door of your 740 01:05:39,520 --> 01:05:42,520 hearts knocking if you will open. 741 01:05:43,360 --> 01:05:47,200 Bible is saying that He will come and eat with you. 742 01:05:51,680 --> 01:06:04,600 If I give God my lifetime, He will take care of me. 743 01:06:04,760 --> 01:06:14,080 He will never, never let me die. I will keep cold. 744 01:06:16,600 --> 01:06:24,680 If I keep cold my lifetime, He. Will take care of me. 745 01:06:46,200 --> 01:06:52,000 Maybe you are here this morning. You are compromising as a result 746 01:06:52,000 --> 01:06:57,400 of what you eat, what you wear, and where you sleep this 747 01:06:57,400 --> 01:06:58,640 morning. The Bible makes sense to. 748 01:06:58,640 --> 01:07:01,320 Understand that our. Goal changes not. 749 01:07:02,240 --> 01:07:07,720 Our God is faithful and He is expecting that we will not be 750 01:07:07,720 --> 01:07:11,800 lukewarm this morning. I just want you to lift up your 751 01:07:11,800 --> 01:07:16,480 two hands onto the heavens. And we are praying unto him 752 01:07:17,560 --> 01:07:21,840 that, Oh God, be merciful unto me one more time. 753 01:07:22,480 --> 01:07:26,280 This lukewarmness we are talking about, should we mirror 754 01:07:26,280 --> 01:07:29,760 ourselves? You could see that if not all of 755 01:07:29,760 --> 01:07:35,200 us, majority of us, majority of us are victim. 756 01:07:35,920 --> 01:07:38,520 We are asking God for His grace this morning. 757 01:07:39,320 --> 01:07:41,720 That will not be like the people of Rhodesia. 758 01:07:42,520 --> 01:07:46,000 But even as He is knocking at heart at the heart of our door, 759 01:07:46,400 --> 01:07:48,440 we shall open Him. Shall you pray? 760 01:07:48,960 --> 01:07:52,000 Father, in the name of Jesus, we want to commit ourselves into 761 01:07:52,000 --> 01:07:55,400 Thy hands once again. Even as we have heard Your word, 762 01:07:55,400 --> 01:07:58,840 we pray, asking for Your grace and Your mercy. 763 01:07:59,400 --> 01:08:02,360 Lord, even as we mirror ourselves with Your word, we 764 01:08:02,360 --> 01:08:05,600 have come to realize that we are victims. 765 01:08:05,600 --> 01:08:10,840 We pray that you shall forgive us in the name of Jesus, and we 766 01:08:10,840 --> 01:08:13,880 pray for Your grace. This morning we open our hearts 767 01:08:13,880 --> 01:08:18,560 unto You and we invite you to come and well within us, in the 768 01:08:18,560 --> 01:08:22,800 name of Jesus, we thank you, for we know you are a prayer 769 01:08:22,800 --> 01:08:25,479 answering God. May your name be praised. 770 01:08:25,479 --> 01:08:28,240 Forever shall we humbly resume our seat. 771 01:08:28,240 --> 01:08:32,920 Coming today. Coming Tuesday. 772 01:08:34,760 --> 01:08:43,760 Coming. Today. 773 01:08:46,000 --> 01:08:53,800 Coming to Spirit, coming to my heart. 774 01:08:55,479 --> 01:09:05,840 Lord Jesus coming to my heart. Coming to my heart. 775 01:09:07,880 --> 01:09:15,960 Coming to my heart, Jesus coming to the grace, coming to stay, 776 01:09:17,000 --> 01:09:38,160 Coming to my heart. Scriptures talks. 777 01:09:38,160 --> 01:09:41,960 About a rich man. Who examined himself and 778 01:09:41,960 --> 01:09:47,720 realized that he was so rich that he forgot about himself and 779 01:09:47,720 --> 01:09:52,000 he became very boastful and it got to the point he was speaking 780 01:09:52,000 --> 01:09:56,360 to his soul and he's telling his soul, my soul eat and drink. 781 01:09:57,320 --> 01:10:02,000 And Bible is saying that when God sat in his truth and had it, 782 01:10:02,600 --> 01:10:06,480 God responded and God took his life from him. 783 01:10:07,160 --> 01:10:11,280 Whenever we get to the point of boasting, we forget about 784 01:10:11,280 --> 01:10:15,480 ourselves. We forget about the fact that we 785 01:10:15,480 --> 01:10:22,880 have a maker, we have a leader. This morning we are praying. 786 01:10:22,880 --> 01:10:27,120 Even as you are seated, just tell the Holy Spirit to come 787 01:10:27,120 --> 01:10:30,080 into your hearts. When the Holy Spirit is in your 788 01:10:30,080 --> 01:10:34,600 hearts, you can never boost. When the Holy Spirit is in your 789 01:10:34,600 --> 01:10:40,040 hearts, He's the one who remind you as why we saying that David 790 01:10:40,120 --> 01:10:44,320 kept his things and from time to time he will look at it to 791 01:10:44,320 --> 01:10:46,800 remind him where the Lord took him from. 792 01:10:47,320 --> 01:10:51,400 Brethren, God took us from somewhere and he has brought us 793 01:10:51,400 --> 01:10:54,120 here. We are asking the Holy Spirit to 794 01:10:54,120 --> 01:10:57,680 come within us. He is our reminder, our teacher. 795 01:10:58,080 --> 01:11:01,080 When he is with us, we can never boost. 796 01:11:01,520 --> 01:11:06,160 Holy Spirit, take your rightful place in our hearts, rule within 797 01:11:06,280 --> 01:11:13,440 us, teach us, guide us, remind us of where you picked us from 798 01:11:13,920 --> 01:11:16,480 so that we will not get to the point of boosting. 799 01:11:17,000 --> 01:11:20,640 And even if we have got to the point of boosting, even as we 800 01:11:20,640 --> 01:11:25,080 have heard your word this morning, may you help us that we 801 01:11:25,080 --> 01:11:30,720 will stop boosting, but rather submit your authority and give 802 01:11:30,720 --> 01:11:35,320 you all the praise. We thank you, we bless you in 803 01:11:35,320 --> 01:11:40,720 Jesus mighty name, Amen. Let's give a club of you know to 804 01:11:40,920 --> 01:11:43,000 Jesus praise.