1 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:12,800 Hey, thanks for listening. Today I invited some friends to 2 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,000 join us in our studio to talk about a very important subject 3 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:20,000 that affects all of us, loving God and loving others. 4 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,680 Our listeners might be on their way to somewhere very important 5 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:27,120 right now, like school or church, wherever they're going. 6 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:29,480 There will probably. Be other people there. 7 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,439 Where will you be going after we finish our talk here? 8 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,080 I'm going to gymnastics. I'm going to soccer practice. 9 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:41,120 I'm going to take a bath. OK, not everywhere. 10 00:00:42,160 --> 00:00:44,400 How do you get along with those other people? 11 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,720 Some of the girls are really nice and they help me, but 12 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:51,200 others are, you know, Mean Girls, bullies. 13 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,760 Most of the guys at soccer play as a team, but some of them are 14 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:56,920 ball hogs. They only care about themselves. 15 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,360 It's just me and my pet frog, Albert. 16 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:05,160 We blow bubbles in the water and I give Albert croaking lessons. 17 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:08,560 The echo in the bathroom builds his confidence. 18 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,680 Let's get back to the people part of our conversation. 19 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,440 There are all kinds of people that we encounter every day, 20 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:24,040 some good, some bad. Have you ever heard the saying 21 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:28,240 you got to look out for #1? You got to look out for number 22 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:31,280 1, You got to, you got to look out for #1. 23 00:01:32,320 --> 00:01:36,840 What is that supposed to mean? Most of the time when people say 24 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:40,640 that, they're telling you to put yourself first before God and 25 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,840 other people. It's like they're saying I am 26 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:47,360 the most important person on the planet and I should do what 27 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,920 makes me happy, no matter how it affects other people. 28 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:57,320 You mean I get to be numero Uno? Yes, I get to be first. 29 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:04,400 Even before God. The Bible teaches us in Romans 30 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:08,240 chapter 12 verse 2. Don't copy the behavior of this 31 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:13,080 world, but let God transform you by changing the way you think. 32 00:02:13,640 --> 00:02:16,240 Then you will learn to know God's will for you. 33 00:02:16,640 --> 00:02:19,040 Sounds like Christians are supposed to think the way God 34 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,720 thinks instead of the way everyone else thinks. 35 00:02:21,920 --> 00:02:25,920 That's right, Jesus said in John chapter 17 verse 16. 36 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,120 You do not belong to this world any more than I do. 37 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:33,840 We're different in a good way. Right again, 2 smart kids in the 38 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:35,680 same family. Wow. 39 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,400 Instead of conforming to the way everyone else thinks to put 40 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:43,160 ourselves first, we are supposed to change the way we think by 41 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:47,000 learning God's Word. So if we put God's Word in our 42 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,400 minds, we'll know how to think, act, and live. 43 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,880 So how are we supposed to think differently from other people? 44 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:59,440 Well, first of all, Jesus said in Matthew chapter 22 verse 37, 45 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:03,360 you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your 46 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,200 soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest 47 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:10,920 commandment. So #1 is love God first and 48 00:03:10,920 --> 00:03:13,480 most. Love God even more than we love 49 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:17,840 ourselves. Oops, so I don't get to be 50 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:22,000 numero Uno then can I be numero 2? 51 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:30,120 Not exactly. Jesus continued his teaching 52 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,440 about love in the next verse, verse 38. 53 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:37,920 A second is equally important. Love your neighbor as yourself. 54 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:42,120 So #2 is love your neighbor as much as you love yourself. 55 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:46,960 So it's a tie. I can love my neighbor and 56 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:50,800 myself at the same time. For a minute there I thought I 57 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,880 was going to have to be numero 30. 58 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:58,240 OK, can you think of some people that you love as much as you 59 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:02,000 love yourself? I love my parents and I guess I 60 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,080 love my sister. You better. 61 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,920 I love my parents, my friends and my brother. 62 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:15,880 I love Albert. Why thank you, Albert, he said. 63 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:21,600 He loves me too. Well, it's easy for us to love 64 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,920 people who love us first, like our parents. 65 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:27,160 And it's easy to love people who are nice to us, like our 66 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:31,200 friends, but our neighbors are also people that we don't know, 67 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,560 or people who may not be very nice. 68 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,760 Even the Mean Girls. And ball hogs. 69 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,040 Yes, that's right. That Bible verse says to love 70 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:43,040 others as you love yourself. What if I don't feel like I love 71 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:45,000 myself? That's a great question. 72 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:49,240 Here's Jesus answer in John chapter 13 verse 34. 73 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,840 Love each other just as I have loved you. 74 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,560 The first thing we have to believe is that God and Jesus 75 00:04:56,560 --> 00:05:00,120 love us. God loves us as much as he loves 76 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:03,240 Jesus. When we receive Jesus as our 77 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,920 Lord and Savior, He gives us the ability to love others with the 78 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:11,120 same love that He loves us so. I can let God's love reach out 79 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:16,960 to other people through me. So which one am I, Numeral 2O or 80 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,760 numeral 3 O? Why don't you just focus on 81 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,600 loving God with all your heart and loving your neighbor the way 82 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:27,920 God loves you? Jesus said in Matthew chapter 25 83 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,560 verse 40. When you did it to one of the 84 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:33,160 least of these, you were doing it to me. 85 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:38,240 Did you hear that, Albert? When I love you, I'm loving God. 86 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:42,440 What's that? You don't know how God loves? 87 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,880 Are you telling me that you have never received Jesus as your 88 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:51,160 Lord and Savior? This stuff only makes sense when 89 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:54,480 you're a child of God. You need to pray with me right 90 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,480 now. Hey kids, if you have never 91 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:01,120 received Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you can pray this prayer 92 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:06,120 with us right now. Jesus, thanks for dying for my 93 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:08,920 sins. Jesus, thanks for dying for my 94 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:10,840 sins. Come into my. 95 00:06:10,840 --> 00:06:12,600 Heart. Come into my heart. 96 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,680 And be my boss. And be my boss. 97 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:20,000 In Jesus name, Amen. In Jesus name, Amen. 98 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:26,640 Thanks for joining us today and remember to keep God #1 numero 99 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:28,840 Uno. By loving God and loving your 100 00:06:28,840 --> 00:06:33,640 neighbor the way God loves you. Come on Albert, it's time for 101 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:40,200 your bath. Special thanks to Alicia Reyes 102 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:48,040 and Chandler Jones. Hurry up darlings, we must find 103 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:52,120 the loyal heart before God does and have the camera rolling. 104 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:55,400 Well, why? For the eyes of the Lord run to 105 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:59,560 and fro throughout the whole earth to show himself strong on 106 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:02,880 behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. 107 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:08,760 Second Chronicles 16-9 Find the loyal heart, wait for God to 108 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,320 show himself strong, and catch it on film. 109 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:16,240 We'll be rich. Try this one. 110 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:18,720 I'm not sure what a loyal heart sounds like. 111 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:24,040 They all sound the same to me. A phone call. 112 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,680 I've got to take this. Hurry. 113 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:31,640 Yes, Sir, I understand. I'll tell her right away. 114 00:07:31,960 --> 00:07:34,000 Thank you, Sir. Goodbye. 115 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:38,080 It was your father. He's giving us two more hours to 116 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:41,080 find a loyal heart. Or else he's going to donate his 117 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:47,080 money to his church. That man, I can't believe daddy 118 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:49,520 would give his money away like that. 119 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:53,000 Pleasing God rather than man brings blessings. 120 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,840 Give me your phone, I'll call daddy and demand some more time. 121 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,080 You 2 keep looking for that heart. 122 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,200 She has no idea what she's doing. 123 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,240 You can't find a loyal heart with a stethoscope. 124 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:13,120 I know we've all tried to tell her let's go get something to 125 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:22,480 eat. Hurry, she's coming. 126 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:28,880 By Jove, I think I found it this time. 127 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,360 This one thumps along quite nicely. 128 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:37,200 Let me here. I think you're right, Doc. 129 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:42,480 This is what we've been waiting for, For the eyes of the Lord 130 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:46,120 run to and fro throughout the whole earth to show himself 131 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:49,760 strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. 132 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:55,040 Second Chronicles 16-9. Get the camera ready. 133 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:58,120 Check the lighting. We have to be ready. 134 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:02,960 Stand back, Doc. I just know something incredible 135 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:07,160 is about to happen. You do have film in the camera, 136 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:10,560 don't you? Well, of course I'd no ma'am. 137 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,280 Apparently I left the film in the car. 138 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:16,760 Let's go get it quick. We must be ready when the 139 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:19,880 miracles begin. I'll call Daddy. 140 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:26,880 He will be so pleased. Pleasing God rather than man 141 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:34,880 brings blessings. Quiet on the set, we're about to 142 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:38,560 capture on film the most extraordinary miracles that have 143 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:42,480 ever been recorded. We're going to be rich, rich, 144 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:47,080 rich after making this movie. For the eyes of the Lord run to 145 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:51,360 and fro throughout the whole earth to show himself strong on 146 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,320 behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. 147 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:59,240 Second Chronicles, 16/9. What does Second Chronicles 16 148 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,680 Nine have to do with listening to people's heartbeats and 149 00:10:01,680 --> 00:10:05,640 making a movie? What, once God finds out that 150 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:09,160 this child has a loyal heart, he's going to begin to show 151 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,680 himself strong on this child's behalf. 152 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:15,920 You know, miracles, the supernatural stuff. 153 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:20,560 And we're right here ready to capture these miracles on film. 154 00:10:21,560 --> 00:10:24,040 You put the film in the camera, right? 155 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:27,520 Yes, ma'am, I did. God is looking for people whose 156 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:30,120 heart attitude is loyal toward Him. 157 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:34,000 That means God is looking for people like Daniel in the Bible 158 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,160 who trust God no matter what happens. 159 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,640 That's the kind of people that God will show himself strong to. 160 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:44,240 Does he have a heart like that? Probably all of these kids have 161 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:47,240 hearts like that. Pleasing God rather than man 162 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:49,760 brings blessings. God blesses us throughout our 163 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:53,240 whole life, not all at once. This movie you want to make will 164 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:57,400 take your whole life to film it. He's right Babs, What you really 165 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,800 want is for God to show Him so strong to you. 166 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,960 But he can't because your heart isn't loyal to Him. 167 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:09,080 Your heart is loyal to money. So I need to learn more about 168 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:13,280 God and His Word before I start trying to make a movie about 169 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:16,640 Him. Well, let's pack it up boys. 170 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:21,040 I'll call Daddy and tell him to give his money to the church. 171 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:33,680 Almost there, Miss Piggy. Just a few more steps. 172 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:38,200 This is so exciting, Dermot. And romantic. 173 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:40,360 You can take the blindfold off now. 174 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:45,120 What is this? Why are we here? 175 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:49,080 Dermot, What are you doing? How do I love thee? 176 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:54,320 Let me count the ways. Count the ways. 177 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:56,360 What the ways. You love me. 178 00:11:56,680 --> 00:11:59,640 Go ahead and count them. Oh, yeah. 179 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:04,840 OK, one. That's it. 180 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:08,800 One, it's all I can think of at the moment. 181 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,520 OK, so. What is it? 182 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:14,880 Huh. You said, How do I love thee? 183 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:16,840 Let me count. The ways. 184 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:19,360 So what's the? Way you love me. 185 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:22,280 You're beautiful. Tell me something I don't 186 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:24,480 already know. Did you say something? 187 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,240 Why don't you go over to that ATM? 188 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:31,120 It's an automatic teller machine. 189 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:33,120 Maybe you can make a. Withdrawal. 190 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:35,960 It will. Automatically tell me how much 191 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:40,040 you love me. Oh, OK, I'll be right back. 192 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:45,440 How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. 193 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:48,960 What's this? It's a dollar. 194 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:53,000 Yeah, I can see that. It's $1.00. 195 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:56,800 I was thinking more around 100 ways You love me. 196 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,600 All I had was $1.00 in that account. 197 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:04,240 Anyway. Miss Peggy, Proverbs 2814 says 198 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:07,560 Happy is the man who is always reverent. 199 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:11,960 Will you marry me? Excuse me, What did you say? 200 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:14,280 Will you marry me? No. 201 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:18,560 Before that, happy is the man who was always Reverend Proverbs 202 00:13:18,560 --> 00:13:21,120 2814. Why would you say that while 203 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:25,160 asking me to marry you? Well, because everyone knows God 204 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:28,040 wants his children to live reverently before him. 205 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:32,080 And if we're going to be happy together as husband and wife, 206 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:35,760 then we have to honor God, you know, keep him first place in 207 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:37,840 our lives. So I'm not first. 208 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,640 And you want me to marry? Marry you? 209 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:46,640 Well, yeah, you do want to be happy, don't you? 210 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:49,880 Of course I do. I'm just. 211 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:55,920 Kidding with you. So do you have a ring to give me 212 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:59,600 the ring? About the ring Now what's wrong? 213 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:02,120 This won't work, Not if God. 'S not first. 214 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:03,400 Term it you're. Right. 215 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:07,880 It won't work. I want to be #1 just call me 216 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:13,120 pigheaded. Please click the follow button 217 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:16,200 and you'll get notified when we release new episodes. 218 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:20,120 And will you please write a review or leave a comment that 219 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:24,880 helps more people find our show? Last, will you share our stories 220 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:28,520 with your friends and family? 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