1 00:00:00,100 --> 00:00:04,700 This guy right here has angered two million people for doing 2 00:00:04,700 --> 00:00:15,200 this for years ago. But today God has put it on my 3 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:17,800 heart to clear. This man's name. 4 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,600 It was a normal Wednesday afternoon and I was preaching on 5 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,000 the streets of North England. When a lady called Natasha 6 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:32,200 entered into a dialogue with me. Jesus, All the people in North 7 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,600 Korea. If everyone in the way of Jesus 8 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:38,400 words and say love your enemies, we have no Ward who went back 9 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,200 and forth and I was a little bit of banter and then I came to the 10 00:00:41,208 --> 00:00:44,300 point where I realized, right? It's time to stop debating. 11 00:00:44,500 --> 00:00:48,100 It's time to preach the gospel. And just as I was about to lift 12 00:00:48,100 --> 00:00:51,100 up the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ, what happened? 13 00:00:51,100 --> 00:00:54,300 This man came up behind me and push me off my box. 14 00:00:54,300 --> 00:00:56,800 I want to make something very, very clear. 15 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,800 I do not have wonderful balance. In fact, my bad. 16 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,800 This is terrible and all the people who wrote in the comment 17 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:03,600 box. Oh Joe! 18 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,200 You must do Combat Sports or Joe, you're in shape. 19 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:09,200 You didn't miss a beat. No, I believe it was the Lord 20 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,500 who actually caught me. I actually have a condition. 21 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,800 It's called chondromalacia patella and I also have 22 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,700 subchondral cysts in my joints. So what does that mean? 23 00:01:18,900 --> 00:01:21,900 It's just an elegant way of saying I'm falling to pieces 24 00:01:21,900 --> 00:01:25,200 friends, I really do believe, it was only by the Lord's Grace 25 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:27,700 that I didn't hurt myself. And I want to remind you that 26 00:01:27,700 --> 00:01:31,900 everything we have today is Is all by the Lord's Grace that 27 00:01:31,900 --> 00:01:34,900 meal that you just state, that was from the Lord, the money 28 00:01:34,900 --> 00:01:36,900 that's in your bank. It's all from the Lord. 29 00:01:36,900 --> 00:01:41,800 The Bible says, therefore, let him who thinks he stands, take 30 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:45,600 heed, lest he fall. Now, this is not the plot twist 31 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:47,500 but I do want to share this with you. 32 00:01:47,500 --> 00:01:49,800 Also. The moment I was pushed off my 33 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:54,400 box was the same moment that everyone in the street stopped. 34 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:57,000 What they were doing? You could have heard a pin drop. 35 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:58,900 Why? Because the people wanted to 36 00:01:58,900 --> 00:02:01,500 know how is this. Preacher going to react. 37 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,500 And again when I read the comments from this viral video, 38 00:02:04,500 --> 00:02:06,400 many people wrote things like this. 39 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,900 If I was you chill out of started shouting at him. 40 00:02:08,900 --> 00:02:11,700 If I was you Joe I would have punched him one man even wrote 41 00:02:11,700 --> 00:02:16,100 if I was you Joe and it given him a good Texas whooping now. 42 00:02:16,100 --> 00:02:18,600 I don't know what a Texas whooping is and to be honest I 43 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:22,200 really don't want to find out but actually I don't believe any 44 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,700 of you would have reacted in the way that you think you would 45 00:02:24,700 --> 00:02:27,000 have. You see when a man starts to 46 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,800 speak about the things of God when a man starts to produce 47 00:02:29,900 --> 00:02:33,600 Preach the gospel, the man as the vessel is forgotten and the 48 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:37,800 Holy Spirit takes over, he uses that body uses that mouthpiece 49 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:41,100 to make sure that the words of Christ come out. 50 00:02:41,100 --> 00:02:43,800 And I can honestly say, when I was stood there in that moment, 51 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,600 there wasn't a hint of anger, there wasn't a hint of 52 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:50,400 bitterness towards this man is all I wanted to do was to keep 53 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,300 preaching the gospel that Souls might be saved. 54 00:02:53,300 --> 00:02:55,400 And that's not because I have not got a bad temper. 55 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,800 Ask my wife at times, I can lose my temper as much as the next 56 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,100 guy, but it's because The Holy Spirit was ensuring that the 57 00:03:02,100 --> 00:03:05,000 message would go forth and God gave me the grace in that 58 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:06,300 moment. But I do believe there is 59 00:03:06,300 --> 00:03:08,900 another reason why I didn't lose my temper. 60 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,300 You see the box that I was actually standing on was an ice 61 00:03:12,300 --> 00:03:14,700 cooler. So that's really why I didn't 62 00:03:14,700 --> 00:03:17,800 lose my cool. But here's the crazy plot twist 63 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:21,100 not only did a whole bunch of people come forward to receive 64 00:03:21,100 --> 00:03:23,900 John's gospels. But a little later on about an 65 00:03:23,900 --> 00:03:27,300 hour later, I saw the man who pushed me off my box and I 66 00:03:27,300 --> 00:03:31,000 called him over and off camera. We have the A Most Fascinating 67 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,500 conversation. If you don't mind me asking, why 68 00:03:33,500 --> 00:03:36,000 did you do that? And he said, she mean in his 69 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:39,200 girlfriend, she has been going crazy at me all day while I've 70 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,400 been walking around the shopping center, but why, why did you do 71 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,600 it and he replied by saying, I don't know, I honestly don't 72 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,100 know. I would never normally do 73 00:03:47,100 --> 00:03:49,900 something like that but it was as if something took over me and 74 00:03:49,900 --> 00:03:52,900 the next thing I knew that kicked you off your box. 75 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,500 So then I said to him well I want to tell you something, I'm 76 00:03:55,500 --> 00:03:58,500 not angry are you? And in fact I want to tell you 77 00:03:58,700 --> 00:04:01,200 that God really Really loves you. 78 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:05,000 And I love you too. And at that point, you won't 79 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:08,200 believe this, but his eyes filled with tears. 80 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,700 And so I said to him, what do you think of God? 81 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,800 He said, well God has never done anything for me. 82 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,899 I used to be homeless, I've had a really tough life and then at 83 00:04:16,907 --> 00:04:20,500 this point before, I could say anything, his girlfriend chipped 84 00:04:20,500 --> 00:04:24,100 in and she said, well, actually, that was not God's fault, you 85 00:04:24,100 --> 00:04:27,100 chose your own path. The point is this, that young 86 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:30,600 man was hurting and he needed to hear about Jesus. 87 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:33,500 So we talked a little bit, I shared the gospel with him, and 88 00:04:33,500 --> 00:04:36,800 in the end again, believe it or not, he took a John's gospel 89 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:39,300 from my hand. And really, I've made this video 90 00:04:39,300 --> 00:04:42,800 for one reason and one reason alone, literally thousands of 91 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:46,300 people have been angry at this man for pushing me off my box. 92 00:04:46,300 --> 00:04:50,100 And I want to say it's about time that we clear his name. 93 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,100 Why is it important that we clear his name because Jesus 94 00:04:53,100 --> 00:04:57,300 Christ went above and beyond to clear your name. 95 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,800 You see you and I you might not realize this. 96 00:04:59,900 --> 00:05:04,200 Next to our name is a big list of all of the dirts, there's 97 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:08,100 attributed to our name. So next, to my name is liar, 98 00:05:08,100 --> 00:05:11,800 blasphemer Thief, a man. Who loses his temper in pure 99 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:14,400 jealous, proud. All of these things are next to 100 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:18,900 my name, and yeah, on the cross. Jesus Christ was a substitute 101 00:05:18,900 --> 00:05:22,700 for our sin. So all of my bad reputation, all 102 00:05:22,700 --> 00:05:26,400 of my sin, all of your sin, all the wrong things, you've done 103 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:28,800 was laid on the Lord, Jesus Christ. 104 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,600 And there he was Bruised for you there. 105 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:35,600 He was spat on for you there. He was crushed by God for your 106 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,900 sin because he loved you. And there, the crucified one, 107 00:05:38,900 --> 00:05:42,900 the righteous one died so that you and I might be forgiven and 108 00:05:42,900 --> 00:05:46,300 here's the amazing thing, God places all of our rottenness, 109 00:05:46,300 --> 00:05:50,900 all of our sin on Jesus. But then also Jesus transfers 110 00:05:50,900 --> 00:05:53,800 all of his goodness. His righteousness is perfection 111 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:57,200 to us and that is now a credited to our name. 112 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:00,100 The Bible actually says therefore since we have Been 113 00:06:00,100 --> 00:06:04,400 declared righteous by faith. We have peace with God through 114 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,400 our Lord. Jesus Christ. 115 00:06:06,500 --> 00:06:09,300 Have you put your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ? 116 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:10,500 If the answers? Yes. 117 00:06:10,500 --> 00:06:13,100 It doesn't matter what your past is, it doesn't matter how bad 118 00:06:13,100 --> 00:06:17,100 you've been in God's eyes. You've been declared righteous 119 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,900 and if God says you're righteous, what does it matter? 120 00:06:19,900 --> 00:06:21,500 What? Man says about you. 121 00:06:21,500 --> 00:06:24,300 But if the answer's no and you have not yet, come to the Lord 122 00:06:24,300 --> 00:06:27,000 Jesus Christ. Can I gently say this to you? 123 00:06:27,500 --> 00:06:31,600 What are you waiting for? Come Um to the Lord Jesus Christ 124 00:06:31,700 --> 00:06:35,500 and call out to God that he might forgive you, save you and 125 00:06:35,500 --> 00:06:38,800 give you eternal life because he promises, he will not turn 126 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,200 anyone away. And the man, the son of man, 127 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,700 Jesus Christ who had a totally clear name. 128 00:06:43,700 --> 00:06:47,900 He can give you his goodness and his salvation can be given to 129 00:06:47,900 --> 00:06:51,900 you as a gift right now. But, hey now supposing, I never 130 00:06:51,900 --> 00:06:54,400 had this secret conversation off camera. 131 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,300 So we still have a right to get angry at this, man. 132 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,700 Well, I would like to gently say, no. 133 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,000 We have no right to be angry at him. 134 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,600 Why the Bible teaches us that? Anyone who hasn't got the Lord? 135 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:09,100 Jesus Christ is blind. They can't see the truth and 136 00:07:09,100 --> 00:07:11,300 supposing. You're sat on a bench and a 137 00:07:11,300 --> 00:07:14,300 blind man trips over you. Would you get angry at him? 138 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,400 Would you shouted him? No, you try to pick him up and 139 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:20,700 help him because you'd have compassion on him because he had 140 00:07:20,700 --> 00:07:24,100 a disadvantage to you. My dear friends, those who have 141 00:07:24,100 --> 00:07:28,100 not yet, had the Lord, Jesus Christ, open their eyes and see 142 00:07:28,100 --> 00:07:29,700 the light. See the truth. 143 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,900 They have a disadvantage, so let us be gentle, let us be 144 00:07:32,900 --> 00:07:35,900 compassionate with the unbelievers around us and let us 145 00:07:35,900 --> 00:07:38,800 make sure we make time for them. I've said this before, but a 146 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:42,100 wiser man than me. Once said evangelism is really 147 00:07:42,100 --> 00:07:46,500 just one beggar showing another beggar where to find bread. 148 00:07:46,500 --> 00:07:49,700 And my dear friends were all Beggars and we need the bread of 149 00:07:49,700 --> 00:07:51,800 life. The Lord Jesus Christ to feed 150 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:53,200 us. There's something else that I 151 00:07:53,207 --> 00:07:56,700 need to tell you. People keep asking me Joe, have 152 00:07:56,700 --> 00:07:59,500 you quit street preaching? All I've got to say this. 153 00:07:59,900 --> 00:08:03,200 I've definitely not quit street preaching I just don't post 154 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:06,900 videos on this channel anymore. In fact, I've set up a separate 155 00:08:06,900 --> 00:08:10,100 Channel if you'd like to see the videos of just all of my latest 156 00:08:10,100 --> 00:08:11,900 street preaching, please click here. 157 00:08:11,900 --> 00:08:13,900 And if you haven't yet subscribed to this Channel 158 00:08:13,900 --> 00:08:16,600 please do consider subscribing. I'd be so grateful for your 159 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:18,900 friendship here. The maybe just maybe give the 160 00:08:18,900 --> 00:08:21,500 video a like it'll help us to reach more people. 161 00:08:21,500 --> 00:08:23,600 God bless you all. And thank you for watching.