1 00:00:00,500 --> 00:00:06,800 In the Book of Matthew, the 16th chapter verse 18, this will be 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,400 the keynote of our text. I'm going to broaden out the 3 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:15,000 test and read more verses, but I'll first make sure in verse 4 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,600 18. This is Jesus, doing the 5 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,200 writing. If you have a red-letter Edition 6 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:25,600 Bible, you will see this then red letter Jesus said Upon This 7 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:30,400 Rock. I will build my church which is 8 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:34,800 the title of the lesson. I will build my church. 9 00:00:36,300 --> 00:00:39,500 And the Gates of Hell shall not Prevail against it. 10 00:00:41,300 --> 00:00:44,700 We want to learn what he meant by what he said. 11 00:00:45,500 --> 00:00:51,100 We want to learn what led up to that, comment or statement that 12 00:00:51,100 --> 00:00:54,500 Jesus made. So, therefore, would you please 13 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:58,900 go back to verse 13? Matthew 16, we're going to begin 14 00:00:58,900 --> 00:01:02,200 in verse 13. The word of God says the 15 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:07,100 following when Jesus came into the coasts of caesarea Philippi, 16 00:01:07,700 --> 00:01:14,300 he asked his disciples saying whom to Man say I the son of man 17 00:01:14,700 --> 00:01:20,800 I am one unique quality that we find here is Jesus said Sara 18 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:24,200 man, he did not say who knew men. 19 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,600 Say, I the Son of God, am he's at whom do men? 20 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:31,900 Say I the son of man am Jesus was one that during his 21 00:01:31,900 --> 00:01:36,300 ministry, he called himself, son of man or numerous of occasions 22 00:01:36,500 --> 00:01:40,500 but when God spoke from Heaven he led be made known this. 23 00:01:40,700 --> 00:01:45,800 This is my son, he did that at the baptism of Jesus. 24 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:50,800 In Matthew 3, verse 16 and 17. He did that of the 25 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:55,700 Transfiguration in Matthew 17, 1 through 5. 26 00:01:55,700 --> 00:01:58,300 Now those passengers are not on the board. 27 00:01:58,500 --> 00:02:03,300 That was Matthew 3. Verse 16 and 17 the baptism of 28 00:02:03,300 --> 00:02:07,100 Jesus. Matthew 17 1 through 5 the 29 00:02:07,100 --> 00:02:10,600 Transfiguration both of which are amazing. 30 00:02:10,699 --> 00:02:14,800 And passengers. But here Jesus is saying, I want 31 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:18,300 to know whom do men say that I am now. 32 00:02:18,300 --> 00:02:21,400 Good conversation is on is developing right here. 33 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,800 Here's one of the Bible said in verse 14 and they said, was some 34 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:33,700 say you are John the Baptist. Some say you are Elias, some say 35 00:02:33,700 --> 00:02:37,700 your jeremias or one of the prophets. 36 00:02:37,900 --> 00:02:41,300 In other words they don't have a clue who you are. 37 00:02:42,300 --> 00:02:47,100 They don't know. And then the Bible said, but 38 00:02:47,100 --> 00:02:53,000 whom say ye that I am now that's getting right down to the 39 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,900 nitty-gritty and he approached Peter was dead. 40 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,500 He's then I won't know who you say that. 41 00:02:58,500 --> 00:03:03,300 I am verse, 16 Simon Peter answered and said unto him. 42 00:03:03,500 --> 00:03:06,400 Thou Art the Christ, the son of the Living. 43 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:12,400 God Dear friends before we baptized we confess the Lord 44 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:16,100 Jesus with our mouth. We made the confession. 45 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:20,200 I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God just like Peter 46 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:26,000 did right here. In Acts 8:37 Ethiopian eunuch in 47 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,500 the King James Version, New King James Version, and other 48 00:03:29,500 --> 00:03:32,700 versions equals. Well include the text of 49 00:03:32,700 --> 00:03:36,900 scripture where it was stated. I believe that Jesus Christ is 50 00:03:36,900 --> 00:03:40,200 the Son of God and John 1 and 29. 51 00:03:40,900 --> 00:03:45,200 John said, Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sins 52 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,200 of the world. My dear friends, we need to look 53 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:52,000 at Jesus as the Son of God. Our Lord. 54 00:03:52,100 --> 00:03:55,400 Our Savior, the savior of the world. 55 00:03:55,800 --> 00:04:00,800 We need to look at Jesus is our very best friend, John 15, and 56 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:04,500 verse 13. And Jesus is speaking here and 57 00:04:04,500 --> 00:04:08,500 he's drawing attention, and he's mentioning something here that 58 00:04:08,500 --> 00:04:14,300 has never been mentioned before. The church has been called 59 00:04:14,300 --> 00:04:19,700 Kingdom Nimrod some time, but now he identifies the church. 60 00:04:19,700 --> 00:04:21,899 Would you look with me now? Verse 17? 61 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,400 And Jesus said to Simon Peter and the others. 62 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:30,100 He said bless her about Simon bar, Jonah for flesh and blood 63 00:04:30,100 --> 00:04:33,200 has not revealed that into you, but my Father, which is in 64 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:38,600 heaven and I say unto thee that thou art Peter and Upon This 65 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:42,900 Rock. I will build my church and the 66 00:04:42,900 --> 00:04:45,600 Gates of Hell shall not Prevail against it. 67 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,400 This deserves a moment of our time. 68 00:04:49,300 --> 00:04:54,800 He praised Peter for his Proclamation that Jesus Christ. 69 00:04:54,800 --> 00:05:01,100 Is the Son of God, a very wonderful study enjoyable one to 70 00:05:01,100 --> 00:05:06,200 share with other people and then he said Upon This Rock and that 71 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:11,000 rock is the foundation that confession That just that, Peter 72 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:17,000 made upon this Foundation, upon this confession, I will build my 73 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,800 church upon that Proclamation that I am. 74 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:24,700 The Son of God upon that, I will build my church. 75 00:05:25,100 --> 00:05:28,900 He led to be made known what you see is entitled on the ward. 76 00:05:28,900 --> 00:05:34,900 I will build my church. And he said in the Gates of Hell 77 00:05:35,700 --> 00:05:39,000 shall not Prevail against it. What does that mean? 78 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:46,200 What it means is that the gates of Hades, if you have a Greek 79 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:51,100 New Testament, you have seen the word Hades that is what this 80 00:05:51,300 --> 00:05:53,500 English word. Hell is from the Greek word 81 00:05:53,500 --> 00:05:57,000 Haney, the place for departed Spirits. 82 00:05:57,500 --> 00:06:02,500 Jesus said, I'm alive now, but I'm going to die, and I'm going 83 00:06:02,500 --> 00:06:06,600 to go to Hades, but Hades English word. 84 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:09,600 Hell will not prevent me from building my church. 85 00:06:09,700 --> 00:06:14,500 Church. He said I will build my church 86 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:18,200 and he said, the Gates of Hell will not stop me. 87 00:06:18,500 --> 00:06:23,700 Nobody and nothing will stop me. They can kill me and they're 88 00:06:23,700 --> 00:06:28,000 going to do that. They're going to kill me but I 89 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,700 will be back. You remember during his 90 00:06:30,700 --> 00:06:34,900 ministry, he said destroy this Tabernacle in three days, I'm 91 00:06:34,900 --> 00:06:37,900 rising up again. It's going, I'm going to be 92 00:06:37,900 --> 00:06:40,300 coming back and I will be seeing you. 93 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:44,100 I will be back. It is magnificent when you put 94 00:06:44,100 --> 00:06:48,600 yourself and the sandals of Jesus and you began to think in 95 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:54,000 their walk in to understand what he was going through. it is an 96 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:59,200 amazing passage my Christian friends, to all of you in this 97 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:04,900 assembly who are members of the Lord's church, the church that 98 00:07:04,900 --> 00:07:09,300 Jesus Built You are so very blessed. 99 00:07:09,700 --> 00:07:14,900 You've got brothers and sisters and all parts of the world. 100 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:19,000 You've got hundreds and thousands in America, you've got 101 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:23,600 many, many more thousand and Africa and in variety of parts 102 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:27,500 of the world. It is amazing. 103 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,900 You can go to the Philippines and go to Australia on a mats 104 00:07:30,900 --> 00:07:33,300 and go you just go all over the place. 105 00:07:34,300 --> 00:07:36,100 And there's New Testament, Christians. 106 00:07:37,500 --> 00:07:41,900 Oh yes there are some time there are few in number but they're 107 00:07:41,900 --> 00:07:44,000 your brothers and sisters in Christ. 108 00:07:45,300 --> 00:07:50,400 And when you read the Bible, if you would read the New Testament 109 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:54,900 and to those who are members of the Lord's church then and you 110 00:07:54,900 --> 00:07:57,100 would put yourself and understanding. 111 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:02,100 That's my brother in Christ. She's my sister in Christ. 112 00:08:02,100 --> 00:08:04,000 Well, they mention men and women. 113 00:08:04,300 --> 00:08:08,700 It's just like we today are brothers and sisters and we love 114 00:08:08,700 --> 00:08:11,100 each other and we hug each other's neck. 115 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,700 I love the atmosphere of this congregation. 116 00:08:15,900 --> 00:08:20,700 The Joy, the love, the warm handshake, the great hugs, and 117 00:08:20,700 --> 00:08:24,700 people give it is fabulous and that's the way it should be. 118 00:08:25,300 --> 00:08:27,500 That's the way the Lord wants it to me. 119 00:08:28,700 --> 00:08:32,100 Because we are helping each other go to heaven, and we want 120 00:08:32,100 --> 00:08:35,299 to build that relationship. Make it strong, and make it 121 00:08:35,299 --> 00:08:39,500 tight, because we're members of the Lord's church. 122 00:08:39,799 --> 00:08:43,600 I love this. Jesus said, I will build my 123 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:46,600 church. Now, let's pay attention here 124 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:52,700 for a moment. I will build my church. 125 00:08:53,500 --> 00:08:58,600 Jesus is laying forth to situation, the church is not Not 126 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:03,800 built yet, but I will build it. It's still in the future of 127 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:09,600 Matthew, 16:13 through 18, it is still lying in the future but I 128 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:13,700 will build my church. Death Hades, it's not going to 129 00:09:13,708 --> 00:09:17,000 stop me. Do not give up when I die 130 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:21,900 Calvary, I will be back and I'm going to build my church. 131 00:09:23,300 --> 00:09:26,600 It is so wonderful to know that the things that Jesus 132 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:30,500 Illustrated is exactly what happened, only to be, a member 133 00:09:30,500 --> 00:09:34,500 of the Lord's church is. So very important. 134 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:40,700 Jesus can write me call it my church, because it's his, and we 135 00:09:40,700 --> 00:09:45,400 realize the Lord has given us the opportunity to be a member 136 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:49,000 of his church. And if you're in this have 137 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:52,100 saying that you're not and you never obey the gospel and 138 00:09:52,100 --> 00:09:56,800 baptism according to the gospel of the Great Commission, then 139 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:59,200 you're not a member of the Lord's church. 140 00:09:59,700 --> 00:10:02,400 And you don't want to stay in that position. 141 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:06,900 You want to change your status, your spiritual status and you 142 00:10:06,900 --> 00:10:10,500 want to obey the gospel. You do want heaven to be your 143 00:10:10,500 --> 00:10:13,200 home and it's very, very important. 144 00:10:13,500 --> 00:10:20,000 Well, as we've studied, Matthew 16:13 418 it becomes abundantly 145 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,900 clear. Now, we're going to jump quite a 146 00:10:22,908 --> 00:10:26,300 bit forward. We studied one night on that 147 00:10:26,300 --> 00:10:28,700 second chapter. The day, the Church of the 148 00:10:28,700 --> 00:10:32,200 stablished we're going to go to acts 20:28. 149 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:36,000 There's two or three very important points here that we 150 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:41,100 need to look at and be reminded of lessons like this or a 151 00:10:41,100 --> 00:10:45,800 reminder to those who have been in the church for most of their 152 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:49,300 life. But less you like, this will be 153 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:54,400 new information to many people who have not had that luxury. 154 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:59,400 And the book of Acts the 20th chapter 28, this is a powerful 155 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:03,200 passage listen to what the writer said, take heed, 156 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:08,200 therefore unto yourselves. And to all the flock over the 157 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:12,500 which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers to feed the Church 158 00:11:12,500 --> 00:11:15,700 of God, which he purchased with his own blood. 159 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:21,800 Now, all the churches within our Brotherhood within our 160 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:26,500 fellowship. We call ourselves Church of 161 00:11:26,500 --> 00:11:31,200 Christ and I'll explain more of why, but many people have gone 162 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:34,300 to this first and said, see Church of God. 163 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:37,700 So you could go by Church of God. 164 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:44,600 Well, let's take a look at that who is referred to by the phrase 165 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:48,300 Church of God. The very next phrase said, which 166 00:11:48,300 --> 00:11:52,900 he hath purchased with his own blood who purchased it with his 167 00:11:52,900 --> 00:11:56,100 own blood. Jesus, Jesus is one and 168 00:11:56,100 --> 00:12:01,600 purchased it with his own blood. So this word god refers to 169 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:05,400 Jesus. He's the one who purchased it 170 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:08,600 with his own blood. Now, you may need that sometime 171 00:12:09,700 --> 00:12:14,700 Just look at the verse and die. Scepter passage, you know, a 172 00:12:14,700 --> 00:12:17,300 couple of debates we had on the godhead. 173 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:22,000 It was very important to show and to clearly established that 174 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:25,500 all three beings and personalities of the godhead. 175 00:12:25,500 --> 00:12:30,700 God, the father Jesus Christ, the Son and the Holy Spirit all 176 00:12:30,700 --> 00:12:34,200 three, recalled God. All three men called. 177 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:41,900 Lord, all three were identified as whole Holy God, lord, and 178 00:12:41,900 --> 00:12:45,100 holy and you take a good look at that. 179 00:12:45,100 --> 00:12:46,900 It'd be kinda games and come alive. 180 00:12:46,900 --> 00:12:49,600 The we understand, they have a Unity. 181 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:54,000 They work together and the debate their Oneness. 182 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:59,500 They're not one person anymore than husband wife or one, but 183 00:12:59,500 --> 00:13:02,700 not one person. They decide for the Christ are 184 00:13:02,708 --> 00:13:07,800 one but not one person. Well, here's what we find. 185 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:13,800 Looking at acts 20:28, Church of God that word that phrase refers 186 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:18,400 to Jesus Christ. It is the Church of Christ. 187 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:22,900 Now, the thieves in 5 and 25, the word of God teaches here. 188 00:13:23,900 --> 00:13:28,000 Actually, you know, when you go to Ephesians 5 men and great 189 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:32,700 preacher 32, wonderful lessons on the home, the family husband, 190 00:13:32,700 --> 00:13:36,800 and wife, and their relationship together and it Ephesians 5 and 191 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:41,400 25, the word of God said it very, very clear and it shows 192 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:45,400 how much Jesus loved the church. He feeds in five and twenty 193 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:49,500 five. Husbands love your wives, even 194 00:13:49,500 --> 00:13:54,500 as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it. 195 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,700 I want you to have an appreciation for the church 196 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:02,600 because Jesus died that he could establish the church. 197 00:14:02,900 --> 00:14:05,800 He allowed himself to me hung on a cross. 198 00:14:05,900 --> 00:14:10,500 Cross to be beaten to be hit with fist, to have a crown of 199 00:14:10,500 --> 00:14:13,600 thorns upon his head. He went through every bit of 200 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:16,100 that. For you. 201 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:22,900 And for me, and he said, Paul wrote about Jesus, he gave 202 00:14:22,900 --> 00:14:30,400 himself for the church, dear friends, There may be a time and 203 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:34,100 I pray that it's not, but that maybe in time that you have to 204 00:14:34,100 --> 00:14:41,000 give your life for the church. We can't hardly fathom that but 205 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:44,500 do you know a revelation? The second chapter and verse 10? 206 00:14:45,900 --> 00:14:51,100 Revelation 22 verse 10, the latter part of this passage. 207 00:14:53,100 --> 00:14:58,600 The Bible said be thou faithful unto death, and I will receive a 208 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:01,500 crown of life and you shall receive the Crown of Life. 209 00:15:02,100 --> 00:15:07,300 Well, what does that mean? Be faithful even to the point of 210 00:15:07,300 --> 00:15:12,900 giving your life dying for the Lord be thou faithful, even unto 211 00:15:12,900 --> 00:15:14,600 death. You look at the earlier part of 212 00:15:14,608 --> 00:15:18,600 the verse you see, trials and tribulation and challenges or 213 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:20,400 come by the way of the Christian. 214 00:15:20,900 --> 00:15:24,700 I know this can have a two-fold Meaning be thou faithful until 215 00:15:24,700 --> 00:15:27,200 the day you die. That's true. 216 00:15:27,300 --> 00:15:31,500 But in this passage, he really is referring to that. 217 00:15:31,500 --> 00:15:35,100 You be willing to lay down your life for the church. 218 00:15:35,100 --> 00:15:38,900 And for Jesus, like, he laid down his life for you and the 219 00:15:38,900 --> 00:15:42,500 church. So you need to love the church 220 00:15:42,500 --> 00:15:46,600 like Jesus did and be willing to do everything within your power 221 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:49,300 and your might to do the right thing. 222 00:15:49,700 --> 00:15:53,000 Would you take another look please and Romans the 16th 223 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:59,700 chapter and verse 16? Romans 16 and verse 16. 224 00:16:00,500 --> 00:16:05,300 The word of God says the following Now, would you take a 225 00:16:05,300 --> 00:16:10,400 good look? At the phrase Churches of 226 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:13,900 Christ. When Paul, the Apostle was 227 00:16:13,900 --> 00:16:20,400 concluding, The Great Masterpiece of the book of 228 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:24,600 Romans, here's what he said. Now, I'm going to read it from 229 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:27,500 the King James version, so if you're using a different 230 00:16:27,500 --> 00:16:30,600 version, it might want it slightly different, but the 231 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:34,600 meaning was still be there. The Romans have such think 2:16 232 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:41,900 salute, one another with a holy kiss The Churches of Christ. 233 00:16:41,900 --> 00:16:47,900 Let ye I don't like to hear people read this first thing 234 00:16:47,900 --> 00:16:49,700 that we don't believe in the Holy kiss. 235 00:16:50,700 --> 00:16:54,200 Wrong. We better believe in a holy 236 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:57,400 kiss. We don't believe in an Unholy 237 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:01,000 kiss. No, we don't practice. 238 00:17:02,100 --> 00:17:06,700 Immorality Unholy kiss, he said greet one another with a holy 239 00:17:06,700 --> 00:17:10,800 kiss as a custom, wasn't those days your it was very common and 240 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,800 you see that today and the Middle Eastern country you know 241 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:18,700 they were kids on wanted both cheeks it should be a holy kiss. 242 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,800 I'm seeing brothers and sisters you know kids each other on the 243 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:23,700 cheek. It's be a holy kiss. 244 00:17:23,900 --> 00:17:27,700 Holy is an adjective. Describing the kiss I just don't 245 00:17:27,700 --> 00:17:31,800 like to see people read five times in the New Testament about 246 00:17:31,900 --> 00:17:35,000 about holy kiss and foot wash and all that bad when I believe 247 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:39,200 in all that. No, we do believe that it the 248 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:43,500 holy kiss, not an Unholy one, but the point I want to really 249 00:17:43,500 --> 00:17:47,000 illustrate is the Churches of Christ alert. 250 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:50,600 You when to use a plural, what did we begin? 251 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:54,600 This meeting talk about one way. One body and one Church. 252 00:17:55,500 --> 00:18:00,900 Why if there's only one Church did he use the morality Churches 253 00:18:01,300 --> 00:18:05,100 of Christ? Well, let's take a look here at 254 00:18:05,100 --> 00:18:08,500 Revelation, 1 verse 11, And that will help to clarify. 255 00:18:08,500 --> 00:18:12,000 It is not hard so don't think it is. 256 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:18,000 Revelation, 12 verse 11, Jesus riding the seven churches of 257 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:23,100 Asia and he says the following notice, it's one passage it 258 00:18:23,100 --> 00:18:26,400 clearly identifies. The message we want to talk 259 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:32,300 about Revelation, 1 verse 11 saying I am Alpha and Omega the 260 00:18:32,300 --> 00:18:37,900 first and the last well that's is writing a book and sitting 261 00:18:37,900 --> 00:18:43,100 under the seven churches plural which are in Asia. 262 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:48,400 The word churches is used in the plural because of refers to 263 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:52,700 different congregations. Not religion. 264 00:18:52,700 --> 00:18:57,500 A b and c, not all these religious you see on all the 265 00:18:57,500 --> 00:19:00,000 corners of Bakersfield California. 266 00:19:00,300 --> 00:19:02,800 No. And then In this passage, he 267 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:06,500 mentions the seven churches of Asia that were going to receive 268 00:19:06,500 --> 00:19:09,000 this letter under the church at Ephesus. 269 00:19:10,300 --> 00:19:15,800 Smyrna pergamum has thawed Tyrant Sardis, Philadelphia and 270 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,700 unto laodicea. He named the seven churches of 271 00:19:18,700 --> 00:19:21,600 Asia. So understand please remember 272 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:26,400 this, keep it in your brain. The word churches in the plural. 273 00:19:27,500 --> 00:19:31,000 Mention in Romans 16:16 made you an aroma. 274 00:19:31,100 --> 00:19:37,200 Revelation 1 verse 11 churches, simply refers to congregations 275 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:41,700 because many people in the religious world, they're taught 276 00:19:41,700 --> 00:19:46,400 it doesn't matter what church you, go to the recent late Billy 277 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:51,300 Graham. He would say go to the church of 278 00:19:51,300 --> 00:19:55,000 your choice. You know what, there's not the 279 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:58,700 one church and we didn't go to the Church of the Lord is 280 00:19:58,700 --> 00:20:02,100 choice. The Lord has a choice. 281 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:04,400 He has a meaning. He has a purpose. 282 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:07,000 He has the design. He has a plan. 283 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:16,400 I was somewhat appalled. And how many people text me or 284 00:20:16,500 --> 00:20:19,900 sent me little Facebook, private messages and call me on the 285 00:20:19,900 --> 00:20:24,400 phone and said, do you think Billy Graham is in Paradise? 286 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:30,900 I got to do what you say, Billy Graham's In Paradise. 287 00:20:31,700 --> 00:20:38,300 No question that question. Listen, Billy Graham was a false 288 00:20:38,300 --> 00:20:43,100 teacher, he was a nice man. He had a nice family, he did a 289 00:20:43,100 --> 00:20:46,200 lot of good things, and they would point that out to me, but 290 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:51,000 look at all the good he did. I think you sound like Matthew 291 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:56,900 7:21-23. Many will say to me in that day, 292 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:01,100 Lord Lord have we not prophesied in thy name and in thy name, 293 00:21:01,100 --> 00:21:03,800 done many wonderful Works Billy Graham. 294 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:09,800 There are many wonderful words, but I was saying to you, I never 295 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:15,200 knew you depart from me. You workers of iniquity. 296 00:21:15,700 --> 00:21:19,200 God is the final judge. We know that, but of corn, the 297 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:23,700 scripture one who the thoughts teacher, who teach the people 298 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:28,700 wrong about salvation and we could talk more about that Lord 299 00:21:28,700 --> 00:21:32,400 willing in a couple of nights. So you may need to get another 300 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:37,100 dose of to this part right here because I want everybody to know 301 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,700 that regardless of how good people are. 302 00:21:41,300 --> 00:21:44,900 They have to obey the gospel and become a member of the Lord's 303 00:21:44,900 --> 00:21:47,600 church. Not some religious organization 304 00:21:47,700 --> 00:21:50,300 started by, man, or woman. They need to be a member of the 305 00:21:50,300 --> 00:21:52,800 Lord's Church in order to be saved. 306 00:21:53,700 --> 00:21:57,400 Time is rushing on, I got to move on to Christian hear the 307 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:00,600 word Christian the shoes and three verses in the New 308 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:07,600 Testament acts 11 and 26 hours 26 and 28 first, Peter 4 and 309 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:10,500 verse 16. Those are the three times the 310 00:22:10,500 --> 00:22:14,400 word Christian issues acts 11:26. 311 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:19,000 We find here disciples were called Christians. 312 00:22:19,100 --> 00:22:26,300 First in Antioch, Sid disciple is a learner of Jesus, a 313 00:22:26,300 --> 00:22:33,100 follower, a student of Jesus, and those disciples were called 314 00:22:33,100 --> 00:22:37,000 Christians first in Antioch, and you've heard of Antioch 315 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:41,000 throughout many lessons and your Bible, reading, and all that. 316 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:47,600 And then in Acts 26, and 28, the word of God teaches about 317 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:51,300 Ethiopian eunuch as Paul preached to him with all his 318 00:22:51,300 --> 00:22:52,700 might. And King. 319 00:22:52,700 --> 00:22:56,600 Agrippa, put it away and put it off and put it off and he said, 320 00:22:56,600 --> 00:23:02,100 almost down persuaded me to be a Christian. 321 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:06,600 I want you to know something tonight, you can be almost 322 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:10,200 persuaded to be a Christian and if you are you're not a 323 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:14,500 Christian. In order to be a new testament, 324 00:23:14,500 --> 00:23:18,400 Christian, you have to obey the gospel, the gospel Plan of 325 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,800 Salvation, you have to be immersed in water for the 326 00:23:21,808 --> 00:23:24,900 remission of your sins and the name of the father, Son, and 327 00:23:24,900 --> 00:23:28,100 Holy Spirit. That's part of what it is to be 328 00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:33,200 bored again. John 3 verse 7, All of these 329 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,600 verses just blend together so beautifully. 330 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:38,000 When you read it, it all fits together. 331 00:23:38,300 --> 00:23:43,000 And I want everybody to know to where the name of Christian is 332 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:47,200 to wire an important name. The Bible said will be given a 333 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,900 name which is above every other name. 334 00:23:51,100 --> 00:23:55,100 It's powerful. I want you to believe in. 335 00:23:55,100 --> 00:23:57,400 Jesus Christ wants you to follow him. 336 00:23:57,500 --> 00:23:59,900 I want you to be a member of his church. 337 00:23:59,900 --> 00:24:03,000 And I want you to consider that a tremendous honor, and when you 338 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:06,800 wear the name of Christian, you remember that your Christian at 339 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:10,800 work at school in your neighborhood and whatever 340 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:14,200 organization you might be a member of and your Christian at 341 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:17,900 church, You're Christian. Everywhere you go. 342 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:22,700 You don't take breaks. You're always a Christian even 343 00:24:22,700 --> 00:24:30,000 on vacation. 24/7, your Christian and so am I because 344 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:35,000 you never know what influence we can have and I wanted to be for 345 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:39,000 the better not for the worse. Okay let's take another look at 346 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:44,600 something here and Mark 8, verse 38 and Luke 9 and 26. 347 00:24:44,900 --> 00:24:47,900 These two passages would teach the same thing. 348 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:52,300 You know, when we reference this passage here and first Peter 4 349 00:24:52,300 --> 00:24:57,300 and 16 the third time the The word Christian is used, he says, 350 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:01,700 if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be 351 00:25:01,700 --> 00:25:05,600 ashamed. Don't be ashamed to be a 352 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:08,700 Christian. And then, in these two verses, 353 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:12,900 Mark 8:38, Luke 9 and 20 cents. I want you to remember these. 354 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,100 I'm giving you a lot that I want you to remember. 355 00:25:16,500 --> 00:25:20,000 But this is so important. This will help to ground you and 356 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:23,100 make you more effective and talking to other people about 357 00:25:23,100 --> 00:25:27,400 the gospel. And these two verses here and 358 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:30,300 teaches, Jesus said, listen, here's where we're going to 359 00:25:30,300 --> 00:25:34,600 work. If you are ashamed of me, then I 360 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:38,100 am ashamed of you. Ouch. 361 00:25:38,900 --> 00:25:43,700 Hey, read it, Sir. Mark 8:38, Luke 9 and 26 if you 362 00:25:43,700 --> 00:25:47,900 are ashamed of me. You're ashamed to wear the name 363 00:25:47,900 --> 00:25:52,700 Christian, you're ashamed to admit that I'm a Child of God 364 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,400 that I'm a member of the Lord's church. 365 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:59,300 If you're ashamed of me and all these ways, I will be ashamed of 366 00:25:59,300 --> 00:26:04,700 you. On another note, with the same 367 00:26:04,700 --> 00:26:07,400 principle. Jesus said, in the Book of 368 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:10,100 Matthew, this is not on the board to write it down. 369 00:26:10,100 --> 00:26:14,900 If you're taking notes and Mac to the tenth chapter verse 32 370 00:26:14,900 --> 00:26:19,100 and 33. Jesus said here in Matthew 10 371 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:24,200 verse 32 and 33 whosoever shall confess me before men. 372 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:28,100 Him will I confess before my Father which is in heaven, but 373 00:26:28,100 --> 00:26:32,800 if you deny me before, men, I will deny you before the Father, 374 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,300 which is in heaven. We don't want any part of that. 375 00:26:36,100 --> 00:26:41,300 We do not want to be denied. We confess Jesus before men or 376 00:26:41,300 --> 00:26:44,000 Jesus said, I will not confess you for the father. 377 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:48,200 If you don't confess me before men, I'm not Confess you listen 378 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:52,300 to that, those are not vain or empty words. 379 00:26:52,700 --> 00:26:56,600 These words mean, something, who if you do not profess 380 00:26:56,600 --> 00:27:01,700 Christianity in your life, Jesus said, I will not confess you 381 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:05,600 before the father very similar to what is said here. 382 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:11,400 If you are ashamed of me that I'm ashamed of you, two were the 383 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:15,500 name of Jesus Christ and the church and Christian the New 384 00:27:15,500 --> 00:27:18,900 Testament Church. You are a Christian, a follower, 385 00:27:18,900 --> 00:27:22,900 a disciple, a learner of Jesus Christ. 386 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:27,100 So therefore we're in the Name of Christ is very, very 387 00:27:27,100 --> 00:27:31,200 important. We can spend the balance of our 388 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:35,600 time tonight. The church is not, there's a lot 389 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:37,000 of things. The church is. 390 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:41,900 But there are some things that is not and this is a very, very 391 00:27:41,900 --> 00:27:46,000 key area of study that will address some of the things that 392 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:50,600 you might be asked, okay? The church is not, your church 393 00:27:50,900 --> 00:27:54,500 is not my church, it is the Lord's Church. 394 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:58,500 I know what you mean. When you say, well, my church 395 00:27:58,500 --> 00:28:02,000 says of my church that but let me tell you what that is really 396 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:06,800 not using the Bible terminology that God would have you to do. 397 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:12,300 82 congregation that you attend. It is the church, you're a 398 00:28:12,300 --> 00:28:17,500 member of But it's the Lord's Church don't ever forget that 399 00:28:18,100 --> 00:28:21,400 and that way, we understand, we're going to do things the 400 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:24,700 Lord's way. Not my way, not your way. 401 00:28:24,700 --> 00:28:29,700 The Lord is way. And therefore, we need to 402 00:28:29,700 --> 00:28:33,000 consider the fact this is the Lord's church. 403 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:36,400 This is a beautiful remodel job you did here. 404 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:38,900 This is amazing. Beautiful. 405 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,500 Let me tell you what the church is, those of you sitting in the 406 00:28:43,500 --> 00:28:48,500 benches here This is the village of beautiful building, a great 407 00:28:48,500 --> 00:28:51,400 comfortable, cool place to worship. 408 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:53,000 I like it. Cool. 409 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:57,000 Even having a fan here to help that along the way. 410 00:28:57,900 --> 00:29:00,700 But I want to tell you something, today, I want you to 411 00:29:00,700 --> 00:29:04,800 be so thankful to be a member of the Lord's church that you were 412 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:09,400 his name Christian with pride. And I don't mean pride in a bad 413 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:14,200 way, but with accomplishment of sense of accomplishment, that 414 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:17,800 you're happy to let people know that I'm a Christian. 415 00:29:18,100 --> 00:29:20,400 No, I don't want to go there because I'm Christian. 416 00:29:20,500 --> 00:29:23,600 No, I don't talk like that because I'm a Christian. 417 00:29:24,300 --> 00:29:26,900 I want to know anyway, you're different because you don't want 418 00:29:26,900 --> 00:29:29,400 to participate and those worldly things. 419 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:34,200 Understand the church is not your denomination. 420 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:37,800 My denomination. It's not even a new 421 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:43,900 denomination. The church is the Lord's Church. 422 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:49,200 On the Lord's Day morning when we gather around the Lord's 423 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:53,900 table. To observe what we call 424 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:56,300 communion. The Bible uses that term 425 00:29:56,400 --> 00:30:00,600 breaking of bread and the Lord's supper, we're invited by the 426 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:05,300 Lord to assemble around his table to commune together with 427 00:30:05,300 --> 00:30:08,100 those a lot precious Faith to eat of. 428 00:30:08,100 --> 00:30:13,000 That one loaf that represents the Lord's body at Calvary to 429 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:16,100 drink out of that one cup containing fruit of the Vine. 430 00:30:16,700 --> 00:30:21,100 That signifies the blood that sealed in purchase the New 431 00:30:21,100 --> 00:30:24,700 Testament and ratified the New Testament. 432 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:29,700 This is very important, it's not the time to balance your 433 00:30:29,700 --> 00:30:32,900 checkbook or to clip your fingernails or even a clean, 434 00:30:32,900 --> 00:30:36,900 your fingernails. Nor to clean out your purse or 435 00:30:36,908 --> 00:30:42,800 your wallet. It's time to do what Jesus said 436 00:30:42,900 --> 00:30:48,300 this do in remembrance of Me. Jesus knew how we are. 437 00:30:48,700 --> 00:30:53,000 We are forgetful people and if we did not have this to remind 438 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:57,600 us, there is no telling how long we would go at times and we 439 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:02,500 don't have think of Jesus. But this is a regular weekly, 440 00:31:02,500 --> 00:31:04,800 reminder. Now, I'm not saying that's the 441 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:08,300 only time you think of Jesus but Jesus brings us back to what's 442 00:31:08,300 --> 00:31:12,300 really important, the death, the burial and the resurrection. 443 00:31:12,500 --> 00:31:17,800 Please make a notation of First Corinthians 15 verse 1 through 4 444 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:22,700 Teachers, death burial, and Resurrection, the cord Gospel of 445 00:31:22,700 --> 00:31:28,500 the New Testament Church, Do nomination here, denotes 446 00:31:28,500 --> 00:31:33,600 division, a denomination 12, branches off of forts offer 447 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:36,500 devise off from another religious organization. 448 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:41,000 Let's say the church has never been a denomination and they 449 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:45,600 start one now. The church that Jesus 450 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:50,000 established understand when he established the church, there 451 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:53,400 was no other religious organization on Earth. 452 00:31:55,700 --> 00:31:57,700 There wasn't religion, a b, and c. 453 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:02,300 I remember, when I left a little town of Houston, Missouri, 454 00:32:02,500 --> 00:32:09,100 roughly 2,500 people and I moved to Dallas Texas, your little 455 00:32:09,100 --> 00:32:12,900 bitty phone book, went about this thick and you can turn 456 00:32:12,900 --> 00:32:16,100 pages of Trades and Fades or trade of different religious 457 00:32:16,100 --> 00:32:21,100 organizations and it just mind-boggling how people can 458 00:32:21,100 --> 00:32:25,600 make up their own set of rules their own dictates And people 459 00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:29,100 will follow it. That is amazing to me when you 460 00:32:29,100 --> 00:32:33,000 all were asking, people to do is follow the Bible and be a member 461 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:36,100 of the Lord's Church. Understand we the church is 462 00:32:36,100 --> 00:32:39,800 never been a denomination and never will be a denomination. 463 00:32:39,900 --> 00:32:45,000 It is simply the Lord's Church. So when people ask you what did 464 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:47,700 nomination of your member of what do you say? 465 00:32:48,100 --> 00:32:50,200 Oh Church of Christ. Wrong. 466 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:54,100 Bad answer. Have I ever said that? 467 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:58,800 Yes, I shouldn't have but I did. You know, did you do you know 468 00:32:58,800 --> 00:33:01,200 what they're asking for church? Do you go to? 469 00:33:01,300 --> 00:33:05,000 That's really what they want to know you so well, I'm a member 470 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:09,400 of the Church of Christ in the church, the Lord established I'm 471 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:11,300 not a member of any denomination. 472 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:14,500 Now, don't expect them to understand that because they're 473 00:33:14,500 --> 00:33:18,000 not that gives you the opportunity to explain it. 474 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:21,800 To him to know, I'm a member of the church that Jesus died that 475 00:33:21,800 --> 00:33:24,400 he might established. I remember the Church of the 476 00:33:24,408 --> 00:33:26,200 established and that's chapter 2. 477 00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:30,000 I'm not a member of these denominations began way after I 478 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:33,000 mean, hundreds of years. And sometimes thousands of years 479 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:38,300 after Jesus type of some church. We are not a denomination, 480 00:33:38,300 --> 00:33:43,700 understand that and if you ever hear somebody in the church, say 481 00:33:43,700 --> 00:33:47,000 we are a member of a denomination because the Church 482 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:50,500 of the denomination that person is one to watch. 483 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:55,200 They have a mindset that's not in accordance to the word of 484 00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:57,600 God. All right, stay with me now. 485 00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:01,400 The church is not an afterthought of God. 486 00:34:01,900 --> 00:34:09,400 It was not a plan B. Not a plan B. 487 00:34:13,300 --> 00:34:16,699 Not this afterthought. It is God's original plan. 488 00:34:20,500 --> 00:34:22,300 I just want everybody to know that. 489 00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:27,900 The Lord plan this. It was prophesied hundreds of 490 00:34:27,900 --> 00:34:31,400 years in advance. This is part of God's great 491 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:35,300 plan, you know, brother Johnny. L Moore wrote a song, many years 492 00:34:35,300 --> 00:34:38,300 ago, Tis, the part of God's great plan. 493 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:41,800 That is a great song that I haven't sang in quite a while. 494 00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:45,000 The fourth in church, I haven't don't remember seeing him some 495 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:47,699 bugs, but it seemed that some of the older books brother Lin, 496 00:34:47,699 --> 00:34:50,600 what happened to the part of God's great plan. 497 00:34:51,100 --> 00:34:54,000 That was a great word that brother Johnny did and and I've 498 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:56,400 enjoyed that song Through the Years Ears. 499 00:34:57,300 --> 00:34:59,000 Well, I just want you to understand. 500 00:34:59,800 --> 00:35:01,600 It's not your church. It's the Lord's. 501 00:35:01,700 --> 00:35:04,500 It's not a denomination. In any shape, it's a Lord's 502 00:35:04,500 --> 00:35:06,700 church. It's not an afterthought. 503 00:35:06,700 --> 00:35:10,100 It's God's plan. Understand the church in which 504 00:35:10,100 --> 00:35:13,900 you are a member of the Lord's church is part of God's great 505 00:35:13,900 --> 00:35:17,800 plan. And now take a hold of here. 506 00:35:18,100 --> 00:35:22,500 Now listen, if you have been wondering come back, I haven't 507 00:35:22,500 --> 00:35:26,100 seen about a one-room, but if you have come back, we're going 508 00:35:26,100 --> 00:35:29,100 to speak a couple of more minutes, five more minutes. 509 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:34,400 I want you to get this point because this is very, very 510 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:39,200 important, the church, the Lord established it's not Catholic, 511 00:35:40,300 --> 00:35:46,400 we are not governed by the Pope. We did not start in Rome Italy. 512 00:35:48,500 --> 00:35:51,300 The Church of Christ is not Catholic. 513 00:35:53,500 --> 00:35:56,300 That I probably don't have to spend a lot of time on. 514 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:59,100 If you have any question about that'll be more than happy to 515 00:35:59,100 --> 00:36:01,800 talk with you. A brother Frank brother Terry 516 00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:06,500 and your brother would be glad to don't you take another look 517 00:36:06,500 --> 00:36:12,700 here. The Church of Christ is not 518 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:16,900 Protestant. Now you say, do what? 519 00:36:18,600 --> 00:36:23,100 We're not Protestant, you know, I knocked on doors on time for a 520 00:36:23,100 --> 00:36:28,000 week in New York. And nearly every home. 521 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:29,400 You're not done. I'm Catholic. 522 00:36:29,400 --> 00:36:30,600 Boom. That shut the door. 523 00:36:32,900 --> 00:36:35,400 And people think you're in the cabin, what are you a 524 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:39,300 Protestant, guess what? We're see. 525 00:36:39,500 --> 00:36:43,100 Never won. We are not confident. 526 00:36:43,100 --> 00:36:45,500 We are not Protestant. Look here. 527 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:50,900 Protestant. Protest. 528 00:36:51,900 --> 00:36:59,100 We are not Protestant, why? Because we have never been 529 00:36:59,100 --> 00:37:02,800 associated with the Catholic Church, those who are 530 00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:04,800 Protestants and get ahold of this. 531 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:10,600 Those who are Protestants, at one time, was Associated the 532 00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:15,400 Catholic Church, they protested the Catholic church and they 533 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:18,300 went out and did their own thing, and they were labeled 534 00:37:18,300 --> 00:37:21,300 Protestant. So when people say, are you 535 00:37:21,300 --> 00:37:23,900 Catholic, Like a Protestant. You say C. 536 00:37:23,900 --> 00:37:31,300 None of the above And everything I say, you say, I'm simply a 537 00:37:31,308 --> 00:37:34,200 member of the Lord's church. The church that Jesus 538 00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:37,700 established. That is so, very important. 539 00:37:37,700 --> 00:37:40,500 And this right here have gives people intention. 540 00:37:40,700 --> 00:37:43,900 When you say, I'm a member of the church that Jesus Built. 541 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:47,400 He said he would build it. He did build it, and I'm a 542 00:37:47,408 --> 00:37:53,500 member of it and you can be too. I want you to have a working 543 00:37:53,500 --> 00:37:57,500 knowledge of understanding and being able to explain are you 544 00:37:57,500 --> 00:38:00,300 Catholic or you Protestant. And what denomination do you 545 00:38:00,300 --> 00:38:02,000 remember of that? You're 90? 546 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:06,300 None of those And then you get there tended to, no, I'm simply 547 00:38:06,300 --> 00:38:08,600 a member of the Lord's church. One is satisfied here. 548 00:38:08,600 --> 00:38:12,800 Next to the one that Jesus died that he might established one, 549 00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:16,200 he gave himself for, that's the one I'm a member of and you 550 00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:20,300 should be too. Now, I want you to know 551 00:38:20,300 --> 00:38:27,900 something we would never be. as large as he's Mega Church, would 552 00:38:27,900 --> 00:38:32,400 never be We would never be an organization. 553 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:36,400 A church that's going to offer a all the little things along the 554 00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:37,900 way. We're not having Starbucks in 555 00:38:37,900 --> 00:38:41,800 here. And we're not trying to compete 556 00:38:41,900 --> 00:38:44,400 with those denominational churches. 557 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:47,000 What we are? We're members of the Lord's 558 00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:49,400 Church. Doing things God's will, God's 559 00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:53,600 way. And do not be ashamed of the 560 00:38:53,600 --> 00:38:57,600 fact that you have 50 75 people be thankful. 561 00:38:57,600 --> 00:39:02,600 You have 50 or 75 people. It is so important. 562 00:39:03,300 --> 00:39:05,300 I love it. When the church is continuing to 563 00:39:05,300 --> 00:39:07,500 grow through Community. After Community, after 564 00:39:07,500 --> 00:39:11,100 Community, when we establish another crime Geisha, another 565 00:39:11,100 --> 00:39:14,200 current gatien, you know, they do this in the Philippines, we 566 00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:19,400 do it in Africa, we do it, the United States, It is so 567 00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:22,500 important. Listen, be honored and be 568 00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:26,300 thankful to your God. That, you know, about the Lord's 569 00:39:26,300 --> 00:39:29,000 Church. You're a member of this church 570 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:31,800 right here. The church that Jesus said I 571 00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:35,300 will build my church. No, you're not Catholic. 572 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:37,900 No, you're not Protestant. No, you're not. 573 00:39:37,900 --> 00:39:41,900 A member of the denomination. You're simply a member of the 574 00:39:41,900 --> 00:39:44,100 church. Can you imagine how it would 575 00:39:44,100 --> 00:39:48,400 have been to be a member of the church and the first century? 576 00:39:48,500 --> 00:39:50,200 Hurry. That's the only one. 577 00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:53,800 There wasn't a Baptist or Methodist or Pentecost for 578 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:56,500 whatever scattered rather wasn't there. 579 00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:59,500 There were hundreds and hundreds of years away from ever 580 00:39:59,500 --> 00:40:01,700 starting. They were not there. 581 00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:05,200 The Catholic church was six hundred plus years away. 582 00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:09,500 Wow. Yeah, it was pretty tough 583 00:40:09,500 --> 00:40:11,000 people. That I would love to live there. 584 00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:13,600 No, let me tell you what isn't for the rough? 585 00:40:13,700 --> 00:40:18,800 The persecution was tremendous. I want you to be thankful to be 586 00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:22,700 a member of the church today and this day and time and your 587 00:40:22,700 --> 00:40:27,100 lifetime and I want you to give the Lord your very best because 588 00:40:27,200 --> 00:40:31,200 he gave you his very best. And I want you to make the 589 00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:35,400 church as Jesus said, seek ye first the kingdom of God and his 590 00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:38,800 righteousness, I want the Lord to be first for you, for you, 591 00:40:38,900 --> 00:40:42,100 for your family, for your people that you influence. 592 00:40:42,300 --> 00:40:45,800 Let them know, know, we go to church on Lord, stay we don't go 593 00:40:45,800 --> 00:40:48,900 do all that other stuff. Sunday afternoon maybe but not 594 00:40:48,900 --> 00:40:50,200 send the morning. We go to church. 595 00:40:50,500 --> 00:40:54,200 We worship God, we're gonna go support our gospel meeting this 596 00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:56,400 week. Some time to make the bosses of 597 00:40:56,400 --> 00:40:58,900 a bit upset. Hey, but you're attending the 598 00:40:58,908 --> 00:41:03,700 Lord's meeting of the Revival of gospel meeting their friends. 599 00:41:03,700 --> 00:41:09,000 Listen, be thankful to your God. That, you know, about the Lord's 600 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:11,500 church. That's written about and the 601 00:41:11,500 --> 00:41:14,000 Bible. Oh, I can say a whole lot more 602 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:16,000 but I've said enough for tonight. 603 00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:23,200 If all goes well brother, Terry would have this on your Facebook 604 00:41:23,900 --> 00:41:28,100 and the private Facebook for the congregation may be as early as 605 00:41:28,100 --> 00:41:31,700 tomorrow. We asked you to really think 606 00:41:31,700 --> 00:41:35,400 about maybe go back and re-listen to this sermon because 607 00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:39,200 it's going to help you become able to more communicate with 608 00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:42,600 people is so important. I'm not saying I'm giving you 609 00:41:42,607 --> 00:41:43,600 anything brand-new. Good. 610 00:41:43,600 --> 00:41:45,500 I'm not. If I were, then you probably 611 00:41:45,500 --> 00:41:49,500 need to check it out. But we're just reminding you of 612 00:41:49,500 --> 00:41:53,400 biblical truths and we're learning how denominationalism 613 00:41:53,500 --> 00:41:57,500 communicates with us and how we need to stand our ground in a 614 00:41:57,508 --> 00:42:01,200 very solid way. And never be ashamed of who you 615 00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:03,400 are of the New Testament Christian. 616 00:42:04,700 --> 00:42:07,400 We thank you for listening to our podcast, put on by the 617 00:42:07,400 --> 00:42:13,100 Church of Christ at 22:15 plans. 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