1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:01,800 In the name of the Glorious Trinity. 2 00:00:01,800 --> 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 --> 00:00:14,500 world and the life of all give us wisdom by your law and 6 00:00:14,500 --> 00:00:18,800 Enlighten our impulses, by your knowledge sanctify, our souls by 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:22,700 your truth and Grant that we may be obedient to your words and 8 00:00:22,700 --> 00:00:24,800 may 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 --> 00:00:37,200 Meditate upon your holy and divine scriptures at all times 12 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:41,200 O, Lord of all Father and Son and Holy Spirit forever. 13 00:01:05,099 --> 00:01:10,400 Sometimes when we try to delve into things and to understand 14 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:17,700 the depth of something we tend to neglect the Simplicity, for 15 00:01:17,700 --> 00:01:25,300 example, the Simplicity of Love is trust faithfulness. 16 00:01:25,700 --> 00:01:32,600 Respect caring, Etc, but when Valentine's Day comes along we 17 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:39,500 go so far and Beyond to try to express our love, the genuine 80 18 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:44,100 of our love with the stems of roses and the teddy bears and 19 00:01:44,100 --> 00:01:47,500 the chocolate and what have you and we neglect. 20 00:01:47,500 --> 00:01:52,100 That truly love is simply respect and caring. 21 00:01:52,100 --> 00:01:56,700 And as I mentioned The same happens when we read our holy 22 00:01:56,700 --> 00:02:02,300 scriptures at times, we try to delve too much into the meaning 23 00:02:02,300 --> 00:02:06,800 and the reason behind it and we tend to sometimes forget the 24 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,699 Simplicity of our Christian faith. 25 00:02:11,500 --> 00:02:15,400 Remember Jesus said, in Matthew 16:23, we're going to the we're 26 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,300 going to look at some verses. We're going to discuss a few 27 00:02:18,300 --> 00:02:21,700 verses that are so simple but yet we neglect, but they're so 28 00:02:21,700 --> 00:02:25,700 important. Matthew 16:23 for the son of man 29 00:02:25,700 --> 00:02:30,000 is going to come in the glory of his father with the Holy Angels 30 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:34,100 and he will repay each, man. According to his Works simple, 31 00:02:34,100 --> 00:02:36,200 right? No theology there. 32 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:40,500 No, l Jekyll, meaning, no tradition tradition. 33 00:02:41,300 --> 00:02:45,300 Danzig cetera, it's simple when the Lord returns. 34 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:50,900 In the glory of his father because he is God, praise His 35 00:02:50,900 --> 00:02:55,800 name with his Holy Angels, the ministering Spirits, then he 36 00:02:55,800 --> 00:03:02,800 will repay each men. According to his Works, what he 37 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:07,600 has done on this Earth. So, I think if we wake up in the 38 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:11,400 morning and always remind ourselves that today, the Lord 39 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:15,900 could return in the glory of his father with the Holy Angels and 40 00:03:15,900 --> 00:03:20,500 he will repay recompense. He will judge and he will reward 41 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:24,300 and recompense and repay according to his righteous 42 00:03:24,300 --> 00:03:30,200 judgment and he will repay according to our Deeds, our 43 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,900 works st. Paul goes on to say whether good 44 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:38,900 or evil now, I understand that, you know, we need to According 45 00:03:38,900 --> 00:03:46,100 to second Peter 1:5, add to our faith virtue, and onto our 46 00:03:46,100 --> 00:03:51,000 virtue knowledge and excetera that is only to keep us focused 47 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:56,800 and awake. that one day, the Lord will return that when he 48 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:03,400 returns that we are not slumbering in Comfort zones in 49 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:10,900 complacency in slothfulness and laziness Luke chapter 12 verse 50 00:04:10,900 --> 00:04:13,300 37. He's another one of those verses 51 00:04:13,300 --> 00:04:16,700 that we take for granted or sometimes Overlook and maybe 52 00:04:16,700 --> 00:04:23,900 just read but not to ponder on. Luke 1237 blessings to those 53 00:04:23,900 --> 00:04:29,600 servants whom when their lord Jesus Christ, praise be to his 54 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:33,300 name will come. He shall find while they are 55 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:37,600 watching awake. They're awake, they're not 56 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,500 slumbering. Amen. 57 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:45,100 Which means yes or truly or verily? 58 00:04:45,100 --> 00:04:49,500 I say to you. Jesus is speaking here that he 59 00:04:49,500 --> 00:04:55,100 that is Christ himself shall gird his waist and he shall make 60 00:04:55,100 --> 00:04:58,000 them recline. At means he will sit them at the 61 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:04,100 table and he shall go through and shall wait on them or serve 62 00:05:04,100 --> 00:05:06,300 them. Did you did you hear that? 63 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,300 Did you pay attention? See, or is it one of those 64 00:05:10,300 --> 00:05:12,400 verses we just read? No, I'm too busy. 65 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,400 I need to know what those Grace means saved by grace. 66 00:05:15,700 --> 00:05:19,100 I need to understand this, well, that's simple, but sometimes 67 00:05:19,100 --> 00:05:23,000 people make it so sound, so difficult, but just listen to 68 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,400 this. Jesus is saying, let me 69 00:05:26,408 --> 00:05:29,200 summarize it, and, and paraphrase it. 70 00:05:30,100 --> 00:05:36,000 When I returned and I find you a watchful servant. 71 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:42,000 In prayer. In scripture reading, let me ask 72 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,800 you, do you pray? There's a personal question 73 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:51,500 between God and you, and I'm asking it on behalf of god, 74 00:05:51,500 --> 00:05:53,200 let's just, let's just put it this way. 75 00:05:53,700 --> 00:05:59,400 Do you pray? And if so, how many times how 76 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:05,200 effective in reverence or just do the sign of the cross and 77 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,200 say, Ya Allah ha. Oh Lord. 78 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:13,300 Oh God, Do you pray effectively? Do you pray kneeling on your 79 00:06:13,300 --> 00:06:18,500 knees, prostrating with your forward on the floor before the 80 00:06:18,500 --> 00:06:21,500 cross of Jesus Christ. And the holy scriptures, the 81 00:06:21,500 --> 00:06:29,100 gospel beating on your chest and saying, Lord, have mercy on me, 82 00:06:30,100 --> 00:06:36,300 I am not worthy to call your name because Mal my mouth is 83 00:06:36,500 --> 00:06:42,500 filth at times. I am so drenched in sin. 84 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:48,100 Oh Lord have mercy on me and he my prayers and supplications 85 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,500 according to your loving-kindness. 86 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,400 See, this is being watchful in prayer. 87 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:59,000 Do you pray when you wake up in the morning or the first thing 88 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,600 you do is check your social media. 89 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:07,000 Do you wake up is your alarm a simpler arm alarm or is it is 90 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:11,600 there a rock and Hip-Hop? And you know I'm a bit old for 91 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:15,200 this music but you know it's one of those fancy. 92 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:20,100 What is that rap music and fancy music that you wake up to? 93 00:07:21,100 --> 00:07:26,600 Let me tell you, my, my alarm clock is madness, is our Pas, La 94 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:31,700 who Maryam Shopkin, and at the going at the rising of the Sun. 95 00:07:33,500 --> 00:07:39,500 Wow, homer, I'm Shelby cullinan. We glorify you o our Lord. 96 00:07:39,900 --> 00:07:44,400 That's what I wake up to. So when we wake up do we 97 00:07:44,500 --> 00:07:50,300 immediately immediately talk to God and thank him for waking us 98 00:07:50,300 --> 00:07:53,500 up for giving us life? Do we immediately? 99 00:07:53,500 --> 00:07:57,100 Thank him for the eyes that we can see the ears that we can 100 00:07:57,100 --> 00:08:00,800 hear the mouth that we can praise with the legs that we can 101 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,100 walk the straight path that he has set for us? 102 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:05,000 Us. The hands that have been made to 103 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,800 do good. The mouth that has been made to 104 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,800 praise. Do we thank him. 105 00:08:11,300 --> 00:08:15,400 Before we eat, do we praise the Lord and thank him. 106 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,400 When were in trouble, do we cry out to the Lord? 107 00:08:19,500 --> 00:08:22,700 See, this is being. This is being watchful in 108 00:08:22,700 --> 00:08:25,700 prayer. What about our scripture 109 00:08:25,700 --> 00:08:28,100 reading? These are the obligations of a 110 00:08:28,108 --> 00:08:32,500 Christian to read the Holy scriptures, guys, Kong take that 111 00:08:32,500 --> 00:08:35,299 Bible. That's on your bookcase 112 00:08:35,500 --> 00:08:39,700 Gathering dust or it's under your pillow to bless you. 113 00:08:39,900 --> 00:08:42,200 So that it will keep the bed bugs away. 114 00:08:42,700 --> 00:08:47,000 Bring it out, open it and dust it, and read it. 115 00:08:47,100 --> 00:08:50,400 Do we read the Holy scriptures. Do we have a plan? 116 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:52,900 A daily plan to read the scriptures? 117 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:57,100 Not all Oh, I get these motivational verses every day 118 00:08:57,100 --> 00:08:58,900 and I get these verses on my phone. 119 00:08:58,900 --> 00:09:00,800 No. You open the Bible? 120 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:07,200 And I mean hard copy scriptures. You set some time you pray and 121 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:11,400 ask the Lord to Grant you the wisdom to know the meaning of 122 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:14,700 the word is Saint John, chrysostom spray and you 123 00:09:14,700 --> 00:09:17,300 actually open tangibly. E touch it. 124 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:22,800 Open the Bible, you know, flick the pages in reverence and read 125 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:24,800 the scriptures. Daily. 126 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:29,100 See this is being watchful in our scripture reading. 127 00:09:30,900 --> 00:09:36,400 Do we turn church regularly? You know at first it was every 128 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:38,800 Sunday now a compromise. You know, I shouldn't say 129 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,500 regularly, I should say every Sunday. 130 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:48,000 Every first day of the week had shaba, I wake up in the morning, 131 00:09:49,700 --> 00:09:53,700 I make sure I've had a good intent, good night's sleep, so 132 00:09:53,700 --> 00:09:55,200 that I can wake up in the morning. 133 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,600 And again, praise God, that I made it to the first day of the 134 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,700 week and that he will give me the The blessings and the grace 135 00:10:01,700 --> 00:10:07,600 and the mercy and deem me worthy to enter his holy gates in 136 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:12,800 reverence, he's holy caught in reverence and attend church. 137 00:10:13,300 --> 00:10:17,000 And when I enter church, I actually enter the house of the 138 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,700 Lord. I walk into the Nave, the 139 00:10:19,700 --> 00:10:22,500 courtyard. I do the sign of the cross which 140 00:10:22,500 --> 00:10:26,300 is the power of the Trinity upon myself, the victory of the of 141 00:10:26,300 --> 00:10:30,500 the Cross upon myself. I I take peace from my Does 142 00:10:30,500 --> 00:10:32,700 insisted as that are already there. 143 00:10:32,700 --> 00:10:34,600 The Peace of the Lord. That's what you do. 144 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:36,500 When you walk into someone's home, don't you? 145 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,300 You knock on the door, you walk in and say, hi, how are you? 146 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:41,700 You shake the hand, you hug them and kiss them and then you go 147 00:10:41,700 --> 00:10:44,300 and sit on the couch and you continue in conversation. 148 00:10:44,300 --> 00:10:46,300 Yet we come into the house of the Lord. 149 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:49,500 We do the sign of the cross. We kiss the cross, which is the 150 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:52,500 humanity of Christ, which is Christ himself. 151 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,800 The crucified one, Sliwa, The crucified one. 152 00:10:55,900 --> 00:10:59,600 We go and take our seats and we continue to converse with our 153 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:00,400 Lord Jesus Christ. Sighs. 154 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,700 But you know what we say? Lord have mercy on me a sinner. 155 00:11:04,100 --> 00:11:08,300 I'm a sinner, I'm not worthy. Lord have mercy on me and then 156 00:11:08,300 --> 00:11:12,500 we listen to the Liturgy. We participate intelligent into 157 00:11:12,500 --> 00:11:16,400 with the in the Liturgy. We sing, we praise padishah. 158 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:21,800 Allah not murmur and Mumble, praise sing, louder, whom are on 159 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:26,200 to you, Lord, and when the priest is, is is reciting, the 160 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:29,200 prayer of absolution that is God himself. 161 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:31,700 Giving up solution, Beat our chest a time. 162 00:11:31,700 --> 00:11:36,100 We say, Lord have mercy on me, forgive me, deem me right. 163 00:11:36,100 --> 00:11:40,900 Deem me worthy to dare to approach the holy Mysteries and 164 00:11:40,900 --> 00:11:45,400 partake in your holy all, sanctifying body and blood. 165 00:11:46,100 --> 00:11:49,600 And then when we do with a humble and contrite spirit 166 00:11:49,700 --> 00:11:53,800 returned, back to our seeds, not head out to the, you know, to 167 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,800 the the parking lot, or enter the hall. 168 00:11:56,800 --> 00:12:00,500 Because there's Fellowship know we go back to our seat and we In 169 00:12:00,500 --> 00:12:06,200 you to thank God and praise him and offer our utmost gratitude 170 00:12:06,500 --> 00:12:14,900 for deeming me as your servant. Unworthy servant that Grace that 171 00:12:14,900 --> 00:12:18,600 worthiness to take part in your old, sanctifying body and blood. 172 00:12:18,700 --> 00:12:23,200 This is being watchful in a relationship with Jesus Christ. 173 00:12:25,700 --> 00:12:28,100 Do we help those who are in need? 174 00:12:29,700 --> 00:12:33,100 Are we ready to forgive when someone asks for forgiveness? 175 00:12:33,300 --> 00:12:37,100 Are we ready to show Mercy when someone asks mercy? 176 00:12:37,100 --> 00:12:43,200 So that Mercy with a judgment with Mercy is also passed on us 177 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,300 because we have shown most to see. 178 00:12:45,500 --> 00:12:52,100 This is being watchful in our Christian Life as servants and 179 00:12:52,100 --> 00:12:56,600 Jesus says, I mean amen hair. Hey you know you've heard when 180 00:12:56,600 --> 00:13:02,200 parents a hair I will. Yes you Yes, I say to you, that 181 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:09,700 I will put on my towel. Oh my, my apron, my, my, my 182 00:13:09,700 --> 00:13:13,300 waist I will good myself, and I will recline you and you, I will 183 00:13:13,300 --> 00:13:15,300 serve you. I will sit you down. 184 00:13:15,300 --> 00:13:17,900 That means, I will take away the laborers. 185 00:13:17,900 --> 00:13:21,400 They will be no more laborers when the Lord returns. 186 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,500 There will be a live without any annoyance. 187 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:29,000 Never Bibles that no more podcasts guys. 188 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:33,500 No more podcasts. No more Bible studies. 189 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:36,800 No more preaching in the Kingdom of Heaven. 190 00:13:37,500 --> 00:13:43,800 If we are the watchful servants ready to receive our Lord with 191 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,800 good deeds. According to Matthew chapter 16 192 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:50,100 verse 22, verse 23 and he will recline us. 193 00:13:50,100 --> 00:13:53,000 You see think about that? You know, I could I could close 194 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:54,800 this program now and say go away now. 195 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:58,600 Think about it, Go and Ponder and what we've just discussed 196 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:03,800 This is why Jesus will sit us down. 197 00:14:04,700 --> 00:14:10,600 He will sit us down in Eternal rest, he will distribute his 198 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:17,000 endless blessings immeasurably, beloved because we know that 199 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:24,300 Christ is able to Always by his Almighty power to do for us even 200 00:14:24,300 --> 00:14:29,100 more than we ask or think. Ephesians 3:21. 201 00:14:29,100 --> 00:14:34,600 It's like but wait, there's more, but wait, there's more It 202 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:39,600 was Luke 12:37 and he will serve us beloved. 203 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,900 Second Timothy 2:12. If we shall have suffered, we 204 00:14:44,900 --> 00:14:50,900 shall also reign with him, you know, each time, I dare to start 205 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:55,800 complaining about my difficult circumstances and situations 206 00:14:57,500 --> 00:14:59,800 this verse comes to mind. Now I'm not gonna tell you. 207 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,000 I become a hero and I say, bring it on. 208 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,000 I'm ready to take any suffering know. 209 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:10,000 But this verse rebukes me and it should rebuke us that when we 210 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:15,200 suffer for Jesus Christ. Remember for Christ not because 211 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:19,300 it's our fault because we have been foolish and we bring 212 00:15:19,300 --> 00:15:23,600 suffering onto ourselves know when we suffer for Jesus Christ. 213 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:27,400 We will reign with him. To know what rain means, not 214 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:30,900 rain that is coming down, not showers rain, we will have 215 00:15:30,900 --> 00:15:36,300 authority with him. The Angels, the Angels will be 216 00:15:36,300 --> 00:15:42,800 singing Glory to God when we are being lifted, according to the 217 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:46,500 Earth is alone Ian's when we are being lifted and exalted in the 218 00:15:46,500 --> 00:15:50,000 same Cloud that the Lord was taken up into heaven. 219 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:54,900 We will be entering the Kingdom of Heaven if we suffer for Jesus 220 00:15:54,900 --> 00:15:58,000 Christ. When you do something for 221 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:04,500 Christ's sake, As Extreme as taking a spittle. 222 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:10,800 Ruka for Christ's sake, will reign with him. 223 00:16:11,300 --> 00:16:16,200 I always mention this. He took our spittle, he was bad 224 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:18,700 at beloved. That's why he is raining. 225 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:23,400 He's almighty God, praise and glory to his name, that's pit 226 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:26,900 was for the human race. That's why Jesus Took on flesh, 227 00:16:26,900 --> 00:16:29,500 that's why God incarnate God, took flesh. 228 00:16:29,500 --> 00:16:33,000 So that he could take P. Could take that spit, and he 229 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,800 knew that he would Reign and that. 230 00:16:35,900 --> 00:16:39,300 Promise is for you and I see we neglect, these verses, we're too 231 00:16:39,300 --> 00:16:41,000 busy. Oh, well, you know what? 232 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:44,800 It's not easy, it's hard. Why should I suffer why should 233 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:47,300 have Jesus suffered for you? Oh, you fool. 234 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:52,000 Why should have Jesus suffered for you because he loves you? 235 00:16:53,700 --> 00:16:56,500 Because he wants you to one more time. 236 00:16:56,500 --> 00:17:02,300 Be reinstated to That Glory. That your race was with God in 237 00:17:02,300 --> 00:17:06,500 Paradise, but even better in the Kingdom of Heaven, reign with 238 00:17:06,500 --> 00:17:12,900 him, have Supremacy in Grace, have Supremacy in glory Eternal 239 00:17:12,900 --> 00:17:19,000 Bliss. I Can Only Imagine. 240 00:17:20,700 --> 00:17:24,900 Third Day, right? I can only imagine no, I can't 241 00:17:24,900 --> 00:17:28,200 imagine I'm sorry. You cannot imagine because when 242 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:33,800 you imagine then you put st. Paul's words make them void. 243 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:40,100 Because Paul says you cannot even imagine. the thought has 244 00:17:40,100 --> 00:17:44,400 not even crept up to your mind and there is no way you can 245 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:49,600 imagine what God has prepared for you and I St. 246 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:54,000 Paul says in 2nd Corinthians 4:17 for the Affliction of the 247 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:58,400 present time, you know where whinging, we're we're 248 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:06,300 complaining because we have difficulties at work, finances 249 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:12,400 relationships, are you serious relationships for the 250 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:18,500 afflictions of the present time, whatever it may be, though, very 251 00:18:18,500 --> 00:18:20,400 small. And Like you think the whole 252 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:24,200 world is coming down on you? Those afflictions and small and 253 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:26,400 very light according to the holy scriptures. 254 00:18:29,300 --> 00:18:32,500 Those afflictions are preparing for us. 255 00:18:32,500 --> 00:18:37,200 Great Glory Without End forever and ever Saint. 256 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:40,500 Paul writes to the Corinthians in his Second Epistle. 257 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:46,200 But then to rain on our Parade, Saint Paul continues, but if we 258 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:50,200 shall reject him, he will reject us if it's unbearable. 259 00:18:50,300 --> 00:18:53,900 I'm going to throw in the towel. He will throw in the towel if we 260 00:18:53,900 --> 00:18:57,000 reject the truth of Jesus Christ. 261 00:18:57,700 --> 00:19:00,100 Jesus Christ. Not Muhammad. 262 00:19:00,100 --> 00:19:05,800 Not Buddha, not Vishnu. No, Jesus Christ. 263 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:11,800 Beloved, the only Son of God, the true Son of God through him. 264 00:19:11,900 --> 00:19:18,400 Ooh, only we can enter into the Kingdom of Heaven by the grace 265 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:22,100 of God, which is Jesus Christ, the grace of God is Jesus 266 00:19:22,100 --> 00:19:24,900 Christ. So we can only enter the kingdom 267 00:19:24,900 --> 00:19:29,800 through Jesus Christ. Beloved, if we reject Jesus 268 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:34,400 Christ, if we have not accepted, Jesus Christ as our Lord and our 269 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:38,100 savior, Then he will reject us simple. 270 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:41,800 I don't care how many cups of sugar as you've given you an a, 271 00:19:41,900 --> 00:19:44,300 you know, my neighbor gives me an asking for sugar. 272 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,000 It doesn't, it doesn't, it doesn't matter how many times 273 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,900 you stop by the way and help someone change the tire because 274 00:19:49,900 --> 00:19:53,000 I've had a flat tire. No, without Jesus Christ. 275 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:56,400 God says, in the Old Testament, the his deeds are dirty rags. 276 00:19:56,700 --> 00:20:00,400 You're still in sin, you still have the punishment of sin. 277 00:20:00,900 --> 00:20:03,400 You need to be cleansed through Jesus Christ. 278 00:20:05,300 --> 00:20:08,700 If you reject him, he will reject reject us. 279 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:14,800 Jesus goes on to say 9:26 and whoever shall be ashamed of me. 280 00:20:14,900 --> 00:20:19,100 See again these are the verses that we just read simply let's 281 00:20:19,100 --> 00:20:22,100 just read it all. Let's go into now you know let's 282 00:20:22,100 --> 00:20:25,100 talk about what the end times are going to be the end. 283 00:20:25,100 --> 00:20:28,100 Times means the Lord returns simple as that, there's got to 284 00:20:28,100 --> 00:20:30,600 be judgment simple as that. You don't need to sit down and 285 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,500 calculate, these are all deceiving people. 286 00:20:33,500 --> 00:20:36,300 These are evil people. People those who want to sit 287 00:20:36,300 --> 00:20:39,700 down and bring out a calculator and start calculating, I'm 288 00:20:39,700 --> 00:20:44,700 sorry, you're you're limiting God's wisdom knowledge timing 289 00:20:44,700 --> 00:20:51,400 and and Infinity of wisdom. Endless wisdom wealth of wisdom. 290 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:57,200 You let me get limiting it to the calculator to the calendars 291 00:20:57,300 --> 00:21:00,800 two dates and times. No no, no simple. 292 00:21:02,100 --> 00:21:04,800 When the Lord returns, he will judge the world. 293 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:10,200 And who, who, who who ever shall be ashamed of me. 294 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:13,200 You're ashamed to do the sign of the cross. 295 00:21:13,300 --> 00:21:18,800 Normally, as we do at church in a restaurant, why is it that a 296 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:20,300 church? We are so free. 297 00:21:20,300 --> 00:21:23,000 And so confidently will do the sign of the cross. 298 00:21:23,300 --> 00:21:26,800 But in a restaurant will scratch our chests because we don't want 299 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:28,500 someone to see me, I don't care if it offends. 300 00:21:28,500 --> 00:21:33,000 Anyone, I don't care because I'm not doing it to offend people. 301 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:38,000 I'm doing it for the glory of God for Salvation and in 302 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:42,900 Thanksgiving to Jesus Christ, if you are ashamed of me. 303 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:48,500 And my words, if you're ashamed of speaking, about about the 304 00:21:48,500 --> 00:21:52,800 evil of abortion of homosexuality transgenders, if 305 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:55,800 you're ashamed because you don't want to offend someone. 306 00:21:56,000 --> 00:22:01,800 Well listen, I would rather offend someone, a friend, a 307 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:05,500 family friend, a cousin, a relative, then see him or her 308 00:22:05,500 --> 00:22:08,600 burn. Eternal hell I would rather 309 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:14,200 offend now so that that offencive may bring to 310 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:19,200 repentance. If you are ashamed of me and my 311 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:24,800 words of him will the son of man be ashamed when he comes in the 312 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:27,800 glory of his father with his Holy Angels. 313 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,600 So he's going to come with the in the glory of his father. 314 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:34,000 Again with the Holy Angels to judge, every man, according to 315 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:38,300 their deeds and those who are ashamed of him Christ, will be 316 00:22:38,500 --> 00:22:41,100 ashamed of them. Some John chrysostom comments, 317 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:46,000 whether a person is saved or lost, the gospel continues to 318 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:47,700 have. Of its own power. 319 00:22:48,300 --> 00:22:53,500 If I am a thief, the gospel has power thieves. 320 00:22:54,700 --> 00:23:00,700 Idolatrous homosexuals rival hers. 321 00:23:02,700 --> 00:23:07,200 Those who are drunk card. Will not enter the Kingdom of 322 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:09,900 Heaven. Just because I am one of those, 323 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:14,500 it does not mean that the holy scriptures have lost their 324 00:23:14,500 --> 00:23:16,400 power. No, they still have their power. 325 00:23:17,500 --> 00:23:20,200 So John chrysostom goes on to say the light, even when it 326 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:23,800 blind, someone is still light. Isn't it honey though? 327 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:27,000 It is bitter to those who are sick, it is still sweet. 328 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:29,800 It's better to me. I'm sick when he drink water 329 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:30,700 when you're sick. It doesn't. 330 00:23:30,700 --> 00:23:33,600 It takes oblate. I mean water is Bland, but it's 331 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:35,500 not refreshing. There's a, there's a funny taste 332 00:23:35,500 --> 00:23:38,100 in your mouth when you're sick and you're drinking water. 333 00:23:38,100 --> 00:23:41,700 So also the gospel has a sweet savour to all. 334 00:23:41,700 --> 00:23:47,400 Even if those who do not believe in, it are lost whether all 335 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:53,900 except Us or reject us. The Christ that we portray 336 00:23:53,900 --> 00:23:57,300 Beloved the Christ that we reflect. 337 00:23:57,500 --> 00:24:02,600 The cries that we attest to in our lives is the savior of the 338 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:05,700 world. Simple, isn't it? 339 00:24:07,300 --> 00:24:10,100 Let me finish with this. Matthew 3032, 12. 340 00:24:11,900 --> 00:24:16,100 Whoever will exalt himself will be humbled and whoever will 341 00:24:16,100 --> 00:24:22,300 humble himself will be exalted. What a simple yet, such a 342 00:24:22,308 --> 00:24:26,700 difficult asking. Maybe we need to focus on these 343 00:24:26,700 --> 00:24:29,600 simple. Things to Humble ourselves. 344 00:24:30,300 --> 00:24:33,500 Humble ourselves. Let us be the one to extend the 345 00:24:33,500 --> 00:24:35,800 hand of friendship and Reconciliation. 346 00:24:36,100 --> 00:24:42,000 Even if the person has exploded my forehead a seam up detailer, 347 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:47,100 even if the person has put a hole in our hearts, but retailer 348 00:24:47,100 --> 00:24:52,500 Libby, it obsolete, busy Leb, even if the person has truly 349 00:24:52,500 --> 00:24:56,500 heard as been offended as by what he has, Said, or done. 350 00:24:56,900 --> 00:25:02,100 But we yet, we still extend the hand of reconciliation, because 351 00:25:02,100 --> 00:25:08,000 while we were yet, sinners, beloved Christ, died for you. 352 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:13,600 And I, let's look at the Simplicity of Christianity and 353 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:17,200 let's complete. It livered, honor it, practice 354 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:20,500 it in its fullness. So that when the Lord returns 355 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:26,600 and he was, and he finds his watchful engaged, Such Deeds, he 356 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:30,500 will truly recline you and you you and I both so that we may 357 00:25:30,500 --> 00:25:33,000 share in that Glory with him. Praise and glory. 358 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:35,300 Be to His holy name now in at all times and forever. 359 00:25:35,700 --> 00:25:56,800 Amen. We hope you enjoyed this week's 360 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:59,200 message. Please don't forget to rate and 361 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:02,500 review this podcast and share it with your friends and family for 362 00:26:02,500 --> 00:26:04,600 any future. Topic suggestions are to give us 363 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:07,500 detailed feedback. Please visit our Link in the 364 00:26:07,500 --> 00:26:12,900 show notes, link T R.E /wh sword. 365 00:26:12,900 --> 00:26:15,000 Until next time, God bless you all.