1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:01,700 In the name of the Glorious Trinity. 2 00:00:01,700 --> 00:00:03,900 Father and Son and Holy Spirit forever. 3 00:00:03,900 --> 00:00:06,800 Amen. Glory be to the Everlasting 4 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,200 mercies which sent you to us. Oh, Christ the light of the 5 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:15,000 world and the life of all give us wisdom by a law and Enlighten 6 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,900 our impulses, by your knowledge, sanctify, ourselves by your 7 00:00:18,900 --> 00:00:22,800 truth, and Grant that we may be obedient to your words and may 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,800 fulfill your Commandments at every hour. 9 00:00:25,700 --> 00:00:29,000 Oh, you who enlightens the rationale with the knowledge of 10 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:33,900 your greatness do in light or my Lord are thoughts that we made? 11 00:00:33,900 --> 00:00:37,300 Meditate upon your holy and divine scriptures at all times O 12 00:00:37,300 --> 00:00:41,000 Lord of all Father and Son and Holy Spirit for 13 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:09,200 In this episode, we're going to correlate to topics one 14 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:15,200 suggested by our dear listeners and another is related to the 15 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,800 suggestion itself. Many times I've been asked to 16 00:01:19,100 --> 00:01:26,300 speak about end times when the Lord returns and The request is 17 00:01:26,300 --> 00:01:28,900 that we go deep into the end times events. 18 00:01:29,700 --> 00:01:32,600 Let me pose, everyone, a question those who like talking 19 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,700 about end times in the Book of Revelations and you know 20 00:01:36,700 --> 00:01:42,400 eschatology in the in the ecclesiastical term. 21 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:48,200 My question is why must I Ponder on what Christ praise be to. 22 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:52,300 His name, has instructed us in Matthew chapter 24, 36 saying, 23 00:01:52,900 --> 00:01:57,600 but off the day and of the hour that isn't X knoweth, no man. 24 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:02,400 That means no man knows nor even the angels of heaven but the 25 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:10,500 father only and now to emphasize the lack of a better term in 26 00:02:10,500 --> 00:02:17,100 significance of knowing or working out and times Jesus in 27 00:02:17,100 --> 00:02:23,900 Mark 13:32 ads, but of the day and that hour knoweth, no, man 28 00:02:24,100 --> 00:02:30,300 nor the angels of heaven, neither the son, but the father, 29 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,400 Now, surely Jesus didn't mean to say that he did not know. 30 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:41,400 The word. I do not know, cannot be found 31 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:47,700 in Christ dictionary. When he was questioned as to, by 32 00:02:47,700 --> 00:02:50,900 what Authority did, he cleanse the temple? 33 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,800 He posed the question to those who are questioning him. 34 00:02:54,900 --> 00:02:57,500 And said, let me ask you a question. 35 00:02:58,900 --> 00:03:01,700 John the Baptist Authority, where was it from? 36 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,200 And they went about and thought it. 37 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,300 Well, if we say from Heaven, he is going to say that. 38 00:03:06,300 --> 00:03:08,900 Well why don't you accept John? If we say from man, they were 39 00:03:08,900 --> 00:03:11,800 fearing other men. They came back and replied. 40 00:03:11,900 --> 00:03:14,600 We do not know. Jesus didn't say, we don't, I 41 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:17,500 don't know. He said I will not tell you. 42 00:03:18,100 --> 00:03:24,600 I too will not reply to you. So the term I do not know. 43 00:03:26,100 --> 00:03:30,900 Cannot be found in Christ characteristics in Christ 44 00:03:30,900 --> 00:03:34,900 vocabulary because he is God, he is all-knowing. 45 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,800 So what is Jesus saying? Now, before we go into that, now 46 00:03:37,808 --> 00:03:39,700 I'm going to read from the church fathers. 47 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:46,600 Let me, let me take those who live in California back to was a 48 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:53,900 2006 or 2007. Let me do a quick research. 49 00:03:53,900 --> 00:03:58,100 And I've always said that on this program, Not bound by being 50 00:03:58,100 --> 00:04:00,700 so strict and not making mistakes. 51 00:04:00,700 --> 00:04:07,300 But let me, let me out. Here we go, here we go, Harold, 52 00:04:07,700 --> 00:04:14,100 Egbert camping Google, the name Harold Egbert camping. 53 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,500 Egbert was from a family radio station, a Christian family, 54 00:04:18,500 --> 00:04:23,700 radio station camping. This edberg Harold Egbert 55 00:04:23,700 --> 00:04:28,500 camping first, Brit Addicted that the Judgment Day that is in 56 00:04:28,500 --> 00:04:34,000 time would occur on or about September 6th 1994. 57 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:39,000 When that didn't happen when it failed to occur, he revised the 58 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:44,700 date to December, September 29th, and then to October 2nd in 59 00:04:44,700 --> 00:04:50,900 2005 camping predicted, the second coming of Christ to May 60 00:04:50,900 --> 00:04:55,200 21st 2011, I remember this day because I was driving to 61 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,400 services. I'm from Sacramento to establish 62 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,400 the st. Mary's Mission and I would 63 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:04,300 listen to this guy predicting, then that the world is ending. 64 00:05:04,300 --> 00:05:09,000 The second coming is happening on, May 21st 2011. 65 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:16,700 So, 12 years later, we're still here and we've produced a 66 00:05:16,700 --> 00:05:23,700 podcast Ministry to the preach and teach and warn people that 67 00:05:23,700 --> 00:05:25,700 we need to be careful when it comes to end times. 68 00:05:27,500 --> 00:05:30,500 This man made millions of dollars in donations by the way, 69 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:36,100 millions of dollars in donations because this man picked up the 70 00:05:36,100 --> 00:05:42,000 scriptures and so-called predicted the end times. 71 00:05:42,500 --> 00:05:48,000 So then this man and those who listen to people who are 72 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,400 predicting the end time in talking about the end times, no 73 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,400 more than the son Jesus himself right? 74 00:05:54,500 --> 00:05:59,800 Chesley may not be Let me tell you what, the Blessed theophil 75 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:04,100 act, who was a Archbishop of or hit in Macedonia, one of the 76 00:06:04,100 --> 00:06:07,100 father's. This is what he writes in 77 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:10,500 regards to Christ. Claiming that the son himself do 78 00:06:10,500 --> 00:06:16,400 not know the day or the hour, he writes for if he knew with not 79 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,600 the day, nor the hour, how is it said that? 80 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:26,100 I and my father are one in John 10:30 if he is not one in 81 00:06:26,100 --> 00:06:29,000 knowledge. Each in what is he one with the 82 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,400 father? And if he knows not the day like 83 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:36,400 the father, how did he say that? All things that the father has 84 00:06:36,500 --> 00:06:41,200 are mine, John 16:15 and if the father have anything that the 85 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:45,100 Sun knoweth, not the son, hath something that the father 86 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:48,600 knoweth not and how is it said that? 87 00:06:48,700 --> 00:06:54,600 No man knoweth the father but the son nor the sun in Matthew 88 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:58,900 11:27? Are they one when the Father 89 00:06:58,900 --> 00:07:01,900 Knows something that the sun does not know. 90 00:07:01,900 --> 00:07:05,700 No they can't be 1. Then again he goes on if he 91 00:07:05,700 --> 00:07:10,600 knows the father as the father also know of him and knows not 92 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:15,900 the day, then the day is more important than the father. 93 00:07:15,900 --> 00:07:18,300 Because he knows the father but he doesn't know the day. 94 00:07:19,500 --> 00:07:24,600 John 13-3, Jesus says himself, Jesus himself new or John 95 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,500 writes. Jesus himself knew the father 96 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:32,700 had given everything into his hands and that he had gone out 97 00:07:32,700 --> 00:07:39,000 from God and he would go to God, John 13, 3 The Blessed Thea feel 98 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:43,600 like rights if all is in his hands and by him, everything was 99 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:45,600 created. That is in the heavens. 100 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:52,500 And in the earth Colossians 1:16 and he said, he knows not today, 101 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:57,400 how did he create anything for? Which he doesn't know when it 102 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:01,400 will end. Can it be that the day is not 103 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:04,900 one of his Creations? He didn't created everything 104 00:08:04,900 --> 00:08:08,500 according to Colossians but he didn't create the Day. 105 00:08:09,100 --> 00:08:13,300 And if the spirit searches all things, even the Deep things of 106 00:08:13,300 --> 00:08:17,600 God, 1 Corinthians 2:10 and the spirit is the spirit of Christ. 107 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:21,900 Paul is referring to, how does he not know the things that are 108 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:27,400 in his hand? And how does he know that the 109 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:31,300 end will come in the Night? Luke 12:38. 110 00:08:32,799 --> 00:08:35,299 But why does he say that? The sun does not know. 111 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:40,299 Let me again read. Or from the the Blessed theophil 112 00:08:40,299 --> 00:08:46,600 act, an example, he writes this from an example you shall 113 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:50,900 understand what is meant here, often a little child. 114 00:08:50,900 --> 00:08:55,400 Will see his father, holding something in his hands and we'll 115 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:59,700 ask for it, but the father does not want to give it causing the 116 00:08:59,700 --> 00:09:04,400 child to burst into tears and to carry on because he did not get 117 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:07,900 what he wanted. Finally, the father ha. 118 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:12,600 Hides, what he is holding and shows his empty hands to the 119 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:15,900 child, thus putting an end to the tears. 120 00:09:16,100 --> 00:09:20,600 So to the Lord hit the day and the hour from the apostles, 121 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:26,200 treating them like children. For if he had said, I know, but 122 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:29,500 I will not say they would have been vexed. 123 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:34,600 And they were having vexed that they could not find it out from 124 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,400 him. So what Jesus is trying to tell 125 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:40,100 us or what Izzie Sterling is not trying to tell, he's telling us 126 00:09:40,100 --> 00:09:50,300 that don't Concern yourself, don't harp and, and spend time 127 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:55,800 and effort precious time that we have on this Earth on finding 128 00:09:55,800 --> 00:10:01,400 out or discovering when the day and when the hour will be and 129 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:06,500 how it will be, because we will not know. 130 00:10:06,900 --> 00:10:09,600 This is what Jesus is telling us it is not for you to know. 131 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:16,400 However, beloved now this is the And second topic, however, there 132 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:22,200 is one alarming and fearful aspect purpose of the second 133 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:26,700 coming of Christ or end times. And, by the way, n times for me 134 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:32,100 is when I leave the Earth or when the Lord returns to the 135 00:10:32,100 --> 00:10:37,800 Earth, so there is one very important aspect that we need to 136 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:42,600 know and we need to ponder on Matthew chapter 16. 137 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:48,300 Verse 27 for the son of man is to come in the glory of his 138 00:10:48,300 --> 00:10:53,900 father on the day that is appointed by God and time and 139 00:10:53,900 --> 00:11:01,100 date with all his holy angels and then we'll he recompense 140 00:11:01,100 --> 00:11:08,700 reap a reward to every man as he's Deeds are to me that is 141 00:11:08,700 --> 00:11:12,700 more alarming to me. That is a an aspect of my life. 142 00:11:12,900 --> 00:11:17,900 Life, as a Christian obligation, a Christian responsibility, a 143 00:11:17,900 --> 00:11:23,000 Christian way of life that I need to truly Ponder on and and 144 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:26,100 search and go deep into every day. 145 00:11:26,500 --> 00:11:30,600 Every hour, let me ask you a question which is more 146 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:36,500 significant to know to ponder on or to go deep into or to dissect 147 00:11:36,500 --> 00:11:43,000 when the day of the Lord is if that's so didn't the old Old 148 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:46,600 Testament priest know of a messiah was coming. 149 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:48,700 They knew there was a messiah coming, right? 150 00:11:49,900 --> 00:11:53,100 What good did that do? When they didn't adhere to the 151 00:11:53,100 --> 00:11:57,400 Messiah, or accept the Messiah, or obey, the Messiah, and 152 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:02,600 crucified the Messiah. So, let's concentrate, let's 153 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,600 preach. Let's rally, let's campaign. 154 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:12,400 Let's drive home, let's Hammer harp on our faith examining 155 00:12:12,500 --> 00:12:17,500 examining our faith faith, which is revealed, which is confirmed, 156 00:12:17,500 --> 00:12:22,700 which is Justified which is exemplified by our Deeds, which 157 00:12:22,700 --> 00:12:28,600 will be recompensed by Christ at the end time when he returns 158 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:34,300 glory, be to his name Faith, which is the beginning of Life 159 00:12:34,300 --> 00:12:40,800 with Christ and the Deeds of our faith confirm the unfolding, the 160 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:46,000 genuine love the trust, The Obedience, the patience and 161 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:52,600 perseverance with Christ, Our Lord God, My sister Audrina 162 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:58,100 asked if we are not to know when the day or the time is, well, 163 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:03,200 why is the Book of Revelation in the Holy scriptures? 164 00:13:03,500 --> 00:13:07,100 Why was it written? See, that is why this Syrian 165 00:13:07,100 --> 00:13:10,100 Church of the East has not canonized The Book of 166 00:13:10,100 --> 00:13:12,100 Revelation. That is why mr. 167 00:13:12,100 --> 00:13:14,300 Camping. I forgot Harold mr. 168 00:13:14,300 --> 00:13:18,400 Harold would read from the book of Revelation and interpret the 169 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:21,400 scripture according to He's knowledge and understanding in 170 00:13:21,500 --> 00:13:26,100 measurements and calculation and deceive people into millions of 171 00:13:26,100 --> 00:13:29,600 dollars of donations. And he got it wrong, five, two 172 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:33,800 or four times or three times. He got it wrong, three times. 173 00:13:34,900 --> 00:13:40,100 That is why the church preaches from The Book of Revelation uses 174 00:13:40,100 --> 00:13:42,700 the Book of Revelation as reference, but he's not 175 00:13:42,700 --> 00:13:48,600 canonized, meaning, we do not base our life and our our walk 176 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:53,700 with Christ and our expectations of Christ, according to the Book 177 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:57,400 of Revelations. Now, some are saying oh so you 178 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:00,000 just totally spoke against scriptures. 179 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:05,400 Well, that's another topic. What is the authority of the 180 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:09,900 scriptures in the church? How authoritative are they? 181 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:14,400 And are they the only Authority Source within the church? 182 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:17,400 Will talk about that one day but let me pose you with a question 183 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:20,500 and then I'll go in with a with a continue with the program 184 00:14:20,900 --> 00:14:25,400 which came first the church or the Bible or the holy 185 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:28,500 scriptures, which came first. Let's let's leave it at that and 186 00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:32,200 we'll talk about it. So let's now concentrate on On 187 00:14:32,208 --> 00:14:37,300 examining our faith. Beloved one way one tool to 188 00:14:37,300 --> 00:14:43,300 measure our faith is by comparing the faith to a 189 00:14:43,308 --> 00:14:46,500 particular season of the I've preached this to the youth. 190 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:53,400 What season of the year will you like in your faith to which 191 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:59,000 again, is confirmed by our Deeds is justified by our Deeds? 192 00:14:59,500 --> 00:15:04,900 What season would you confirm relate your faith to and why do 193 00:15:04,900 --> 00:15:08,300 I say seasons and and relating your faith to season? 194 00:15:08,300 --> 00:15:11,700 There's because every season produces different types of 195 00:15:11,700 --> 00:15:15,100 Plantation and fruits which are the Deeds. 196 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:16,600 Let's have a look at the seasons. 197 00:15:17,300 --> 00:15:22,300 Let's look at Spring what happens in Spring during this 198 00:15:22,300 --> 00:15:28,600 time seeds, take root and vegetation begins to grow seeds. 199 00:15:29,500 --> 00:15:32,800 The word of God. Now I'm not going to ask if the 200 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:37,000 word of God is planted in you. I will presume and be hopeful. 201 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:41,900 Pray that yes the word of God is presented is being planted in. 202 00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:46,300 Your heart is has been is being and will continue to be planted 203 00:15:46,300 --> 00:15:49,800 in your hearts. The seeds are the word of God. 204 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:55,300 The doctrines, the teachings, the Liturgy, the sacraments are 205 00:15:55,300 --> 00:16:01,400 the seeds. So having these seeds and 206 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:05,000 planted in our hearts, are they taking rude and producing 207 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:08,400 vegetation growing vegetation. Let me give you an example. 208 00:16:08,500 --> 00:16:11,000 I mentioned sacraments which are very important. 209 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:14,100 The Pinnacle of the life of a Christian in, the church are the 210 00:16:14,100 --> 00:16:17,500 sacraments of the church. Let me read to John chapter 6, 211 00:16:17,500 --> 00:16:24,600 verses 52 to 58 and it pertains to the Holy Eucharist, the all 212 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:27,600 sanctifying body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, but the 213 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:29,700 Jews. Arguing one with one another and 214 00:16:29,700 --> 00:16:33,000 saying, how can this man? Give us his body to eat and 215 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:34,700 Jesus said to them. Amen. 216 00:16:34,700 --> 00:16:37,100 Amen. That is that means it is not 217 00:16:37,100 --> 00:16:39,100 negotiable. Amen. 218 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,300 Amen. I speak to you unless you eat 219 00:16:42,300 --> 00:16:45,200 the body of the son of man and drink his blood. 220 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:48,800 You have no life in yourself, but whoever eats of my body and 221 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:52,100 drinks of my blood has eternal life and I shall raise him up in 222 00:16:52,100 --> 00:16:57,300 the last day, for my body. Truly is food and my blood truly 223 00:16:57,300 --> 00:17:01,200 is Ink whosoever eats my body and drinks. 224 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:05,099 My blood abides in me and I in him just as the living father 225 00:17:05,099 --> 00:17:08,800 has sent me and I am living because of the father, whoever 226 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:13,500 will eat me. He also will live because of me, 227 00:17:13,599 --> 00:17:16,200 this is the bread that came down from heaven. 228 00:17:16,300 --> 00:17:20,200 It is not as your forefathers, who ate Manna and did have died. 229 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:26,000 Whoever eats this bread shall live for eternity and now if we 230 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:27,700 wanted to, we want to know what this bread is. 231 00:17:27,900 --> 00:17:33,400 About, but Jesus kept harping on read Matthew 26:26, the mystical 232 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:39,500 supper, but as they ate, Jesus, Took bread and blessed and broke 233 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,800 and gave to his disciples and he said, take eat. 234 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:48,000 This is my body. So there is a seed that has been 235 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:51,300 planted in our hearts amongst the word of God and the 236 00:17:51,300 --> 00:17:55,200 doctrine, the faith, the sacraments are the sacraments 237 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:57,700 that are being provided each time. 238 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:00,800 Time the church comes together to celebrate them. 239 00:18:01,100 --> 00:18:08,400 Are they taking root in our hearts and producing vegetations 240 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:17,600 is our Bible reading Church. Attending fasting praying 241 00:18:17,900 --> 00:18:20,500 participation in the Holy Mysteries. 242 00:18:20,900 --> 00:18:26,200 Is it springing vegetations as the spread the seeds do in the 243 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:28,000 summer of spring? Ng. 244 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:32,000 Then we come to Summer and in summer temperatures, may 245 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,100 increase to the hottest of the year. 246 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:40,700 So that means being on fire. Are you on fire for the Lord? 247 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:47,700 Are you diligent and not lazy enthusiastic in spirit working 248 00:18:47,700 --> 00:18:52,000 for your lord? Romans 12:11, are you thinking 249 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:55,200 of things on high? Not of the things on earth? 250 00:18:55,200 --> 00:19:00,000 Colossians 3:2. Are you not likened unto this 251 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,900 world? But Changed by the renewing of 252 00:19:02,900 --> 00:19:05,200 your minds and you are Discerning. 253 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:09,500 What is the will of God, good. And Possible and perfect Romans 254 00:19:09,500 --> 00:19:13,700 12:2 a lot more than just knowing the end times and the 255 00:19:13,708 --> 00:19:19,400 return of Our Lord. Are you forsaking the meetings? 256 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:24,100 That is the church. Gatherings Or should I say 257 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,400 during summer? No, you're not forcing, you're 258 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:29,000 on, you're on fire for coming to church and attending the 259 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:32,600 meetings. You're not like people 260 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:37,700 accustomed to be forsaking these meetings, but pleading with one 261 00:19:37,700 --> 00:19:41,600 another, all the more as long as you see that day Drawing Near 262 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:47,100 The Hebrews 10:25, look what Saint John chrysostom rides 263 00:19:47,300 --> 00:19:51,000 about praying at church as opposed to praying at home. 264 00:19:51,100 --> 00:19:55,500 You cannot pray at home. Like you can at church where 265 00:19:55,500 --> 00:20:00,800 there is a great multitude where exclamations are cried out. 266 00:20:00,900 --> 00:20:05,600 To God as from one, great heart and where there is something 267 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:08,700 more that you need unions of Mines? 268 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:13,600 The Accord of souls, the bond of Charity, the prayers of priests, 269 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:17,400 you know he relates to this part of the verse Hebrews 10:25 where 270 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:21,300 Paul writes but plead with one another, all the more with one 271 00:20:21,300 --> 00:20:23,200 another joining each other in prayer. 272 00:20:24,900 --> 00:20:29,500 You're on fire, right? It's summer your your faith is 273 00:20:29,500 --> 00:20:35,700 is likened to the to the seasons of Summer, you living for Christ 274 00:20:36,300 --> 00:20:43,200 and in summer, the temperatures spiked to such high degrees We 275 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:48,200 experience heat waves, we experience droughts that may 276 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:52,100 cause trouble for People for Animals and for plants. 277 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:59,000 Droughts during the summer season of your faith, is there? 278 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:05,500 A drought of sin in your life. Other animals, being the demons 279 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:09,800 having trouble getting to your life and to your mind and to 280 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:13,000 your desire and to your will other plants, which are the 281 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:19,400 weeds of evil desires, wittering and drying up in your life in 282 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:22,000 your faith. Being hot for Christ. 283 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:27,600 So you examine your faith and you work out, which season 284 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:29,800 relates to your faith. Then comes fall. 285 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:34,400 Autumn temperatures. Cool down plans, may begin to 286 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:39,700 grow, dormant in active. In Proverbs chapter 21, 25 287 00:21:39,700 --> 00:21:43,700 worried the last of the lazy one kills him because he does not 288 00:21:43,700 --> 00:21:46,400 choose to work with his hands. You know. 289 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:50,400 We are in a season that we are not producing. 290 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:54,600 We are dormant our script. Curating our prayers, our 291 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:58,800 fasting, our church attendings attending our our charitable 292 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:02,800 work are dormant. They're starting to wither away 293 00:22:03,500 --> 00:22:08,200 because of many circumstances. Then comes winter. 294 00:22:09,700 --> 00:22:12,800 Which often brings chill some areas. 295 00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:17,900 May experience snow or ice what we're having these past few 296 00:22:17,900 --> 00:22:21,100 weeks, cold winter, weathers, While others. 297 00:22:21,100 --> 00:22:29,700 See only cold rain. Is our faith, Frozen not 298 00:22:29,700 --> 00:22:33,900 producing. Inactive James 2:20. 299 00:22:33,900 --> 00:22:36,200 Are you willing to know? Oh, feeble man. 300 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:39,400 That faith without works is dead. 301 00:22:40,700 --> 00:22:47,400 Our faith is only lip service. Our faith is fake because if our 302 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:49,700 faith is fake and it's only lip service. 303 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:55,300 Well, we will not produce works. Then what recompense will Jesus 304 00:22:55,300 --> 00:23:01,700 give you when there is no works. when there is no good deeds, but 305 00:23:01,700 --> 00:23:07,500 you believe, Are we in in the winter of our faith? 306 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,900 Totally. Neglecting the Gathering of the 307 00:23:10,900 --> 00:23:14,200 church. Finding excuses left, right and 308 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:17,100 center. Now you tell me what use is 309 00:23:17,100 --> 00:23:20,300 there for me to know the entire times? 310 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:23,300 One thing I know that Christ will not lie. 311 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,900 I know that the Lord will return, but I must prepare 312 00:23:26,900 --> 00:23:30,900 myself. Be ready, be prepared for that 313 00:23:30,900 --> 00:23:34,100 day. Not be knowledgeable of the day. 314 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:39,300 Be ready and be prepared for that day is your prayer life. 315 00:23:39,300 --> 00:23:44,900 Likened to the winter season? You do the sign of the cross, if 316 00:23:44,900 --> 00:23:48,200 you do the sign of the cross. And sometimes there's some very, 317 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:52,100 very amazing and, and very mind-blowing signs of the 318 00:23:52,100 --> 00:23:56,200 crosses that we do and we see people do you just do the sign 319 00:23:56,200 --> 00:24:01,200 of the cross, and you put your head to rest, do talk to God, 320 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:04,100 what about praying and fasting wearing a period of fasting. 321 00:24:05,100 --> 00:24:07,900 Do we pray an offer fast to the Lord? 322 00:24:10,300 --> 00:24:15,600 Are we unaware of those who are causing Division and subversion 323 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:19,600 Rebellion outside of the doctrine, which we have learned 324 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:22,900 from the apostles, Ephesians, 2:20. 325 00:24:22,900 --> 00:24:26,400 We are built upon the foundation of the Apostles in our faith, 326 00:24:26,700 --> 00:24:35,300 and we compromising our faith, I posted on my Facebook quoting 327 00:24:35,300 --> 00:24:42,600 Genesis chapter 9 verses 13 to 16 regarding the rainbow. the 328 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:50,700 rainbow that God created after the the World Flood was a sign 329 00:24:50,900 --> 00:24:53,500 and it was a perfect number seven colors perfect. 330 00:24:53,500 --> 00:24:57,100 Seven colors in that rainbow, it was a sign that God made 331 00:24:57,100 --> 00:25:00,400 Covenant with man that he would never destroy the world with 332 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:03,700 floods. But today, the rainbow is one 333 00:25:03,700 --> 00:25:05,500 less than complete. Perfect. 334 00:25:05,500 --> 00:25:09,900 It's a six color rainbow and it's a sign that this world 335 00:25:09,900 --> 00:25:14,700 needs to be destroyed. Is this our faith? 336 00:25:15,100 --> 00:25:19,300 Do we not know that these are divisions in faith in the 337 00:25:19,300 --> 00:25:22,300 doctrine that we have been? We have learned from the 338 00:25:22,300 --> 00:25:26,000 apostles, do we not know that you we should stay away from 339 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:29,400 them? Paul goes on to say for those 340 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:32,000 who are such are not serving our Lord, Jesus Christ. 341 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:37,200 But their own belly, Romans 16:17 to 18. 342 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:44,600 So, who are we, where are we? What season do we associate? 343 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:51,200 Our faith with? Let's be the Venice Dogwood. 344 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:58,300 Let's be the Hyperion Dogwood. Let's be the Oklahoma red, but 345 00:25:58,900 --> 00:26:05,100 let's be the Ace of Hearts. Redbud the heigen, Cherry, the 346 00:26:05,100 --> 00:26:09,900 Dreamcatcher, the American American fringe tree. 3, these 347 00:26:09,900 --> 00:26:14,900 are plants and and flowers and trees that are producing All 348 00:26:14,900 --> 00:26:19,300 Season route. All year-round beloved Let's 349 00:26:19,300 --> 00:26:23,800 focus on that. Because if we are constantly in 350 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:28,900 faith and producing the fruit of our faith that will be appeasing 351 00:26:28,900 --> 00:26:34,900 to the Lord, then when the Lord returns when he comes to 352 00:26:34,900 --> 00:26:41,200 recompense, we will be Those whom will be at his right hand 353 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,700 side. The Sheep at his right hand side 354 00:26:43,900 --> 00:26:49,100 and we will be those who will be Victorious on that awesome 355 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:53,100 fearful day. The return of Our Lord. 356 00:26:53,100 --> 00:26:56,000 Praise and glory be to his name. Now, I'm at all times and 357 00:26:56,000 --> 00:27:19,700 forever. We hope you enjoyed this week's 358 00:27:19,700 --> 00:27:22,100 message. Please don't forget to rate and 359 00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:25,300 review this podcast and share with your friends and family for 360 00:27:25,300 --> 00:27:27,500 any future. Topic suggestions are to give us 361 00:27:27,500 --> 00:27:30,400 detailed feedback. Please visit our Link in the 362 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:35,900 show notes, link TR .e forward slash double-edged sword. 363 00:27:36,300 --> 00:27:37,900 Until next time, God bless you all.