1 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:12,840 All right, tonight I'm going to talk to you about the Great 2 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:14,920 Commission. Come on. 3 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:19,600 The Great Commission Pastor Mike ministered last week on Max Reps 4 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,560 about growing up spiritually, right? 5 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:27,000 And it is a process. Pastor Chase talked about this 6 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,920 invitation that God has given to us. 7 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:35,840 And are we excited about meeting with him or have our ears 8 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:39,000 allowed his voice to just be common and familiar? 9 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:41,880 Right. Well, I'm going to kind of 10 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:46,920 summarize both of these in this Great Commission because 11 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,720 unfortunately, when I say the Great Commission, what do you 12 00:00:51,720 --> 00:01:00,080 think of going all the world? That's true, going all world and 13 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,800 preach the gospel? I think everybody can say that. 14 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,000 But the question is, is what does that actually mean? 15 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,120 All right, I'm going to start out with this verse in Acts 16 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:12,120 Chapter 11, verse 26, because this is where our conflict 17 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,480 arises. And it actually started all the 18 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,480 way back here where there became, there becomes a 19 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:21,960 challenge that takes place. And it is an exchange of terms. 20 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:24,600 All right, say an exchange of terms. 21 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:30,280 You understand terms or words are really powerful and you 22 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:35,720 understand you're not a cynic, nor are you a person who is 23 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:39,600 critical. But we do need to have critical 24 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:44,720 thinking and we need to be able to make sure things are rightly 25 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:51,560 divided because words are being changed constantly in every 26 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:55,440 generation. And as a result of that, people 27 00:01:55,720 --> 00:02:01,160 have definitions towards certain words that may have never been 28 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:06,680 God's intent for us. That's why we always go back to 29 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:12,480 the word capital W, right? Because again, God is the Word, 30 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:15,080 so He has the right to define the terms. 31 00:02:15,640 --> 00:02:18,800 And again, we cannot allow ourselves to let the world 32 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:28,640 define us, but the Word should define us, and this is the world 33 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:35,720 defining us. And when he had found him, he 34 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:40,320 brought him to Antioch and for an entire year he met with the 35 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:45,040 church and that's Paul and taught considerable numbers and 36 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:50,120 the what are they? What are they called were first 37 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:56,400 called in. It was the Antiochs or the world 38 00:02:56,400 --> 00:03:01,560 that when they saw these disciples, they said, well, 39 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:05,640 they're Christians or studiers of Christ. 40 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,280 Now that's the term that they're using. 41 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:13,600 Well, they're studiers of Christ, or they're Christ like. 42 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:17,240 Now that by definition alone is not a problem. 43 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:22,160 But is that today's definition of Christian? 44 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:29,280 That would be a question #2 though Christian was not given 45 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:38,440 by Christ himself. So sometimes we, we, we embrace 46 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:43,120 a term that Jesus. And again, nothing wrong if you 47 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:44,880 say, well, I'm a Christian, no problem with that. 48 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:50,040 And when we have these kinds of conversations, sometimes people 49 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:53,320 say, well, it's semantics. It's really not semantics. 50 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:56,880 If you will take the time to think. 51 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:02,520 It's not semantics, it is literally being firmly persuaded 52 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,720 about terms. And are you allowing them to 53 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:09,640 govern your life? Because if you're not, There are 54 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:11,640 many people that I've encountered who would call 55 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:17,560 themselves a Christian but do not even know the term disciple 56 00:04:22,079 --> 00:04:24,080 nor what it means to be a disciple. 57 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:29,000 In fact, this term Christian came because they were 58 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:37,840 disciples, which tells me if you're not a disciple, you're 59 00:04:37,840 --> 00:04:40,160 not a candidate for the word Christian. 60 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:49,320 Which tells us this being converted doesn't make you a 61 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:58,080 Christian because the word Christian means Christ like. 62 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:02,160 And that is in every way. Now when you're born again, 63 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:07,480 you're in Christ, but are you allowing what you're in to be 64 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,680 seen? And that's what discipleship 65 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:14,240 will do. Now let's look at this in Mark 66 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,800 chapter 16, verse 15 to 18. You know, it's my responsibility 67 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:23,440 not only as an apostle but also as a pastor is to rightly divide 68 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:28,560 the word of truth into train. That's our responsibility, OK? 69 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:33,360 And that responsibility is the always cause us to want to 70 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:40,560 emulate or reflect the word of God in our lives. 71 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,200 And this is not just by casual conversation. 72 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,280 This is by intense rigor and training. 73 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:51,680 As Pastor Mike said last week, it is a process of training. 74 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:59,000 This does not happen overnight. It requires a discipline. 75 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,840 So Mark chapter 16. This is the one that most people 76 00:06:04,840 --> 00:06:07,200 quote. Mark chapter 16, verse 815 77 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,280 through 18. And he said to them, go into all 78 00:06:09,280 --> 00:06:11,360 the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 79 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,560 And he who believed and have been baptized shall be saved, 80 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,240 but he who has disbelief shall be condemned. 81 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:21,040 These signs will accompany those who have believed in my name. 82 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,480 They'll cast out demons. They'll speak with new tongues, 83 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,480 they'll pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison it 84 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,480 will not hurt them. They'll lay hands on the sick, 85 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:33,080 and they will what recover. In this particular passage of 86 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,320 Scripture, the word preach here is the Greek word which means to 87 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:40,920 officiate as a herald, always with the suggestion of 88 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:47,000 formality, gravity, and an authority which must be listened 89 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:52,440 to and obeyed. So this word in the Greek 90 00:06:52,480 --> 00:07:02,760 doesn't just mean to say, it's how you say and what are you 91 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:12,840 demonstrating when you say? It means to herald, which is 92 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:16,440 awesome because that's a Kingdom term because the king would send 93 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:20,840 out what they called it and a herald to communicate business 94 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,040 or things that the king is saying. 95 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:26,440 That's where, you know, you hear the saying, hear ye, hear ye. 96 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:30,920 In essence, give attention. What I'm saying came from the 97 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:37,280 throne and it is to be observed. It is to be obeyed. 98 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:39,120 It's to be listened to and obeyed. 99 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:43,880 Are you hearing me? OK, Well, we pick up this term 100 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:45,480 going to all the world and preach and this. 101 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:50,760 So we we take this side of the Great Commission and 102 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:54,480 unfortunately for years, it's the only aspect of the Great 103 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:58,600 Commission we're wanting to say. And that is let's just go 104 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:00,760 preach. Let's go tell people about 105 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:02,800 Jesus. Let's tell people about Jesus. 106 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,040 That's the Great Commission. Go tell people about Jesus. 107 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:08,080 Well, the Bible tells us let everything be confirmed by what 108 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:14,120 2 or so? Is there another scripture that 109 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:16,080 communicates the Great Commission? 110 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:21,840 Yes, Matthew chapter 28. Matthew chapter 28 uses the word 111 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:25,200 go as well and we'll look to see it here in verse 18. 112 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:27,400 Prior to this, let's look what Jesus said. 113 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:29,920 Jesus came and spoke to them saying all authority has been 114 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:31,120 given to me in heaven and on earth. 115 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:34,600 Now let me stop right here. This is why they can lay hands 116 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:37,640 on the sick, cast out devils. They can do the why 'cause all 117 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:41,039 authority. So you see how these two verses, 118 00:08:41,039 --> 00:08:43,159 these two contexts of scriptures connect. 119 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:47,400 Now Jesus didn't say or Mark, the writer doesn't say that all 120 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:48,720 authority has been given to Jesus. 121 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:52,080 This is why you're doing it. But Matthew lets us know because 122 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:55,160 you're not casting out devils without the name of Jesus, who's 123 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:58,040 been authorized, who's given the name above every name. 124 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:00,880 OK, he said I've got been given all authority. 125 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:06,640 Here it is verse 19. Go therefore and make disciples. 126 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:10,040 Now if you read out the King James, it says go therefore and 127 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:12,400 preach. You say, oh it doesn't say make 128 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:14,560 disciples. Well, that's why you have to go 129 00:09:14,560 --> 00:09:18,400 to the original language, because the word preach in Mark 130 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:20,960 chapter 16. The Greek word is not the same 131 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,720 Greek word as in Matthew chapter 28. 132 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:28,360 In Matthew chapter 28, the word preach from the King James, but 133 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:32,360 most other translations use this definition of that Greek word. 134 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:37,160 Go therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing 135 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:39,080 them in the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit. 136 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:45,920 Verse 20 Teaching them to what? Observe all that I commanded 137 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:52,440 you, and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the 138 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:56,520 age. So here we see this term 139 00:09:56,640 --> 00:10:00,240 disciple invoked. And if you break this word down, 140 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:03,200 disciple in the Greek it means to become a pupil. 141 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,200 It also means enroll as a scholar. 142 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:11,760 It means to follow precepts and instructions. 143 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:18,520 So in essence, Go has within it the reality of proclaiming and 144 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:25,920 heralding news from about the King and discipline training to 145 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:35,080 produce visual results because as a disciple you should have 146 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:43,080 visible results that you are of God. 147 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:52,960 It is not something unseen. It's in the unseen, but it 148 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:57,040 produces in the scene. And This is why people in 149 00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:01,960 Antioch, when they saw the disciples, they labeled them 150 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:06,080 Christians because they saw something. 151 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:12,440 They saw something. I remember Pastor David EMI when 152 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,600 he teaches on the baptism of the Holy Spirit. 153 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:18,440 And with Simon the sorcerer, when Philip went down and 154 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:24,000 preached and all of a sudden it said that he wanted this gift of 155 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:27,080 the lane on the hands to receive of the baptism of the Holy 156 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:28,600 Spirit. He said that Greek word when he 157 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:30,680 laid hands and people prayed in other tongues. 158 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:38,560 It has the term having saw. He saw with his eyes and heard 159 00:11:38,560 --> 00:11:42,400 with his ears. So he saw something in 160 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:47,160 manifestation that came out of a spiritual realm that transformed 161 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:50,240 that person where they spoke in a tongue not known to them. 162 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:55,680 Well, the guys that the people at Antioch see this group of 163 00:11:55,680 --> 00:12:00,960 people and they are seeing something about their lives that 164 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:03,440 is so radically different than theirs. 165 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:07,240 And probably what they've heard about what Jesus had done or 166 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:10,960 maybe from other communities where Christ had been priest or 167 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:13,440 his name and vote. They began to say, well, that's 168 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:16,800 the studiers of Christ, studiers of the King. 169 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,200 You understand what he say Christ are saying studiers of 170 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:29,240 the King so there's something that the world should see if you 171 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:34,200 are a disciple if we're a disciple. 172 00:12:35,680 --> 00:12:39,880 So in essence, if we are a person to go can notice this it 173 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:44,800 says go into all the world and preach well when you're going. 174 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:50,600 The reason why you can herald and the formality or the gravity 175 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:56,800 and the authority by which your words carry that should be 176 00:12:56,800 --> 00:13:01,520 listened to and obeyed is because they see what you preach 177 00:13:01,680 --> 00:13:05,880 happens in your life. You're actually a reflection of 178 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:12,000 what you're talking about because you understand there's 179 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,520 nothing worse than saying without producing. 180 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:22,080 And this is where Jesus kept rebuking the Pharisees. 181 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:27,960 He said do what they say, but do not do what they do. 182 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:31,520 They Harold me, but they don't do me. 183 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:36,080 And he never called a Pharisee a disciple. 184 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:45,400 So that tells me knowledge of God's Word alone does not make 185 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:49,160 you a disciple. In fact, knowledge alone of 186 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:53,360 God's Word not applied will make you a Pharisee. 187 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:57,240 In fact, knowledge of God's Word that you do not apply will cause 188 00:13:57,240 --> 00:14:01,160 you to put your opinion on God's Word and teach it as precepts of 189 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:07,120 men instead of commands of God. And This is why we have what we 190 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:12,360 have on social media today. Everybody has their own truth 191 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:16,320 about Scripture. Well, I'm glad it's your truth, 192 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:21,440 but you're not the truth. Come on now. 193 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:25,720 No, he's the truth, the way and the life. 194 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:29,640 Hallelujah. Smith Wigglesworth said this. 195 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:34,320 He said there is a time coming that it will be difficult for 196 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:39,000 believers to receive healing because of the advancement of 197 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:42,560 medical science. In essence, he said he was 198 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:46,800 saying that because medical science is advancing, they'll 199 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:49,840 put more trust there first before they go to God. 200 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:53,000 Now, there's nothing wrong with medical science and there's 201 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:54,480 nothing wrong with going to the hospital. 202 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,920 There's nothing wrong with finding out what's going on with 203 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:58,200 you. No issue. 204 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:02,240 But here's what we do know. By his stripes, ye were healed 205 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:06,960 and that is reality. But you understand, when there's 206 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:12,480 other opportunities out there, then sometimes we won't get as 207 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:18,560 firmly persuaded when we need that firm persuasion, because 208 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:23,280 even if you go to the doctor, you need a firm persuasion. 209 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:27,720 Are you hearing me? The same thing is happening 210 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:34,400 today, that there are so many voices out there that believers 211 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:39,840 are having a hard time hearing the spirit without some kind of 212 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,400 confirmation. And we are taking kind of a step 213 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:48,840 back because if you need a word from someone outside of the Holy 214 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:56,320 Ghost in you to act on a situation, well, I'm going to 215 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:58,600 act now because someone confirmed. 216 00:16:05,940 --> 00:16:09,100 You need to continue to develop what you're hearing on the 217 00:16:09,100 --> 00:16:12,660 inside. Are you hearing what I'm saying? 218 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:19,480 So in essence, to go, we should actually be reflecting Matthew 219 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:23,320 38, Matthew 38. John said it this way. 220 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:28,200 He said therefore bear fruit in keeping with repentance. 221 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:31,960 This is the essence of a disciple. 222 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:37,360 A disciple is someone who has repented and then produces the 223 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:41,000 fruit of which they have repented from. 224 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:44,760 One changed their thinking and gone to another way of thinking, 225 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:48,600 another way of living, and it produced that kind of living in 226 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:52,280 their lives. And again, John is talking to 227 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:55,000 religious people when he makes this statement. 228 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:00,680 He's saying to them, you're talking a talk. 229 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:07,040 I see no fruit from now in today's society. 230 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:10,520 We have taken going to all the world and preach the gospel and 231 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:12,960 we said I will do you know Jesus says your Lord, Do you know if 232 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:15,079 you if you were to die today, would you go to heaven? 233 00:17:15,079 --> 00:17:17,160 Do you know that you know where would these are the kind of 234 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,480 questions we ask, you know, because you know, you need to 235 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:20,839 know where you're going to go when you die. 236 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:26,160 This is how we sell good news. This is how we have caused the 237 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:30,400 gospel to become right. Do you know where you're going 238 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:31,840 to go when you die? Well, that's good news. 239 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:36,560 Let's talk about my death. I mean, just understand the 240 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:39,760 premise here, right? You, Jesus Christ, and then we 241 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:43,000 insert truth, right? Jesus came, He died for your 242 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,320 sin. Everyone has sinned and he's 243 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:47,440 paid the price and his blood is forgiven you. 244 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:49,640 If you'll just call on the Lord, you'll be saved. 245 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:51,440 You understand if someone doesn't, they're going to be 246 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:54,240 born again, even if that's how you sold this thing, if that's 247 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:59,000 how you, you know, presented Jesus, right? 248 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,440 So then we say now, you know, so pray this prayer with me. 249 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:05,160 And so they pray with you and say, now you're born again. 250 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,560 You know, you're going to go to heaven when you die. 251 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:10,440 And then we walk off. We're like, oh, glory to God. 252 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:15,600 But where in these two verses put up Mark 16 real quick so 253 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:19,920 they can see it Mark 16 and let's read it real fast because 254 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:23,440 again, it's Mark 16 that people get really upset about or they 255 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:25,480 use the most going all the world and preach the Gospel. 256 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:27,640 He can walk. I could walk away and say I did 257 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:29,920 that. But let's go over to Matthew 258 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:33,280 because the second witness of going or what we are supposed to 259 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:35,800 do says go, therefore make disciples. 260 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:39,240 Well, now the minute I walk away, I didn't make a disciple, 261 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:46,360 but I do have a convert supposedly say supposedly. 262 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:52,320 Now if God has changed this individual, well then I know 263 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:55,080 this is what the Holy Spirit does when he moves in. 264 00:18:56,800 --> 00:19:00,640 Because when the Holy Spirit moves in, the Bible is very 265 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:04,000 clear what the Holy Spirit does. The only thing we tend to 266 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,400 present to them is that the Holy Spirit, you're going to receive 267 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:08,160 the Holy Spirit. You're going to be the temple of 268 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:11,760 the Holy Ghost. He's going to bear witness with 269 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:15,120 your that you are a child of God. 270 00:19:15,120 --> 00:19:16,160 Stop there. But you know what? 271 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:19,160 He doesn't stop there. The Holy Spirit would then say 272 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:23,640 this to a brand new believer. Now you need to not forsake the 273 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:29,720 assembling of yourself together. You need to go to church because 274 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:36,760 I've called you to be a student. I am your teacher and I'm going 275 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:39,720 to teach you through gifts that are in the body. 276 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:41,080 It's called the fivefold ministry. 277 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:45,080 You need to get in church. Pastor Mike has testified this 278 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:48,120 on more than one occasion when he really got born again. 279 00:19:48,360 --> 00:19:50,800 No one, no one had to beg him to come to church. 280 00:19:51,120 --> 00:19:53,240 And he's only been in three churches his whole life. 281 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:56,320 The one he was born again or even he got born again. 282 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:58,400 He went to that church and he only left that church because 283 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:00,120 God said go get trained for ministry. 284 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:03,680 So then he went to Rhema where he got trained for ministry and 285 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:05,440 went to the church associated with that. 286 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:07,720 And then he stayed there until the Lord said, I'm going to 287 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:09,240 release your gifted anchor Faith Church. 288 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:10,880 And he's come here and he here he is. 289 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:15,360 You see what I'm saying? So his moves were not well. 290 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:16,640 You know, I'm kind of bored of this church. 291 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:19,160 I'm going to go somewhere else. Well, this church has offended 292 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:20,440 me. I'm going to go somewhere else. 293 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:27,320 He went as directed by the Lord to the place where it deploys 294 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,080 him. I mean, he would have stayed in 295 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:34,640 Ohio his whole life had the Lord not say, go somewhere to be 296 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:39,680 trained because I have more for you than just this particular 297 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:42,160 role. I've got things to release, but 298 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:45,760 in order to release, I need to train you further. 299 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,120 So. So Pastor Mike had already 300 00:20:48,120 --> 00:20:52,680 started a process of discipleship through Ed Cole's 301 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:56,080 stuff when he was, you know, in Ohio and learning how to be a 302 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:59,640 man that is called discipleship. Then he went on to learn how to 303 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:04,160 be a minister of the gospel and understand doctrine so that he 304 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:08,160 could then do what he's doing today, which is minister to word 305 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:11,920 to you and been doing it in this location for 21 years. 306 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:16,560 Wow, how amazing is that? I mean these are the kind of 307 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:20,720 examples you want to follow, not church hoppers, not people who 308 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:23,760 run to 1 conference to the next. You want to find people who get 309 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:27,040 rooted, grounded and know who they are in the word. 310 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:31,160 That's what a disciple looks like. 311 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:36,080 But we have replaced disciple with Christian and because we 312 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:40,040 like Christian that we just define as I asked Jesus to come 313 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:44,280 into my heart and save me, which Antioch did not define it that 314 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:48,360 way. Antioch unbelievers defined it 315 00:21:48,360 --> 00:21:55,160 as a follower of Christ that did the works of Christ, not someone 316 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:56,720 who asked Jesus in their heart and save them. 317 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:57,920 So when they die, they go to heaven. 318 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:02,880 Now why do I have to teach like this? 319 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:07,280 Because we've come to the place in the world where this is not 320 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:13,640 being taught. This is the only reason I have 321 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:16,200 an obligation to stay with the word. 322 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,240 And then when you really stay with the word, it looks a lot 323 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:24,040 different than what's being said, right? 324 00:22:24,360 --> 00:22:26,120 And again, we're not here to offend. 325 00:22:26,120 --> 00:22:30,720 We're here to empower. Because when you actually grow 326 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:32,720 as a believer, it'd change your life. 327 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:36,040 Let me read you this story by Hubbard. 328 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:41,960 He said this, he said here a story or a parable in a delight 329 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:48,720 in a delightful bit of country. Early 1 summer morning I walked 330 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:54,400 out to be refreshed by the pure sweet air and sight of fields 331 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:59,280 and woods, grasses and flowers, beasts and birds, when 332 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:03,040 pleasantly I came upon an orchard into which I entered. 333 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:06,800 The trees were beautiful to behold, The air was fragrant, 334 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:12,280 the fruit was abundant, and wandering on almost enchant, on 335 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:17,120 almost enchanted, until my great wander, I came upon a tree 336 00:23:17,120 --> 00:23:22,800 having neither bloom nor fruit. I was so painfully impressed 337 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:27,840 that without any thought of hurting or giving offense as to 338 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:34,920 myself, I said, You poor lost tree, what can you, what can you 339 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:37,240 be doing here? I marveled. 340 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:42,760 You are not removed. Upon which, to my astonishment, 341 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:45,520 the tree replied not without tardiness. 342 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:49,400 Oh indeed, Sir, indeed. No doubt you think you are wise, 343 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:53,080 wise above your father's. You think you know much more 344 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:56,880 things, I dare say. But you are in are in a great 345 00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:59,920 mistake. I am neither poor nor lost. 346 00:23:59,960 --> 00:24:04,200 Well, I said, you have neither leaves nor fruit, and I should 347 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:07,760 judge no SAP. What has this to do with that? 348 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:11,000 It broke out. Your ignorance is inexcusable. 349 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:15,280 The tree said you seem not to know that a great Savior of 350 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:18,960 trees have been down here and I have believed his gospel, and I 351 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:21,880 am saved by grace. I have accepted salvation as a 352 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:25,400 free gift, and though I have neither leaves nor fruit, I am 353 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:30,080 saved all the same. I looked at it with pity and 354 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:32,880 said, you are a poor deluded tree. 355 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:37,240 You are not saved at all. You are only a dead good for 356 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:39,480 nothing tree. Despite all your talk about 357 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:43,960 grace and redemption, the only salvation you can ever know is 358 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:47,960 to be made living and fruit bearing life. 359 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:50,880 That is salvation. When I come to see you laden 360 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:54,480 with fruit or even showing signs of leaves, I will say, ah, that 361 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:57,640 poor tree is saved at last. It shall receive the IT. 362 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:00,520 It has received the gospel, and is saved by grace. 363 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:04,760 As I turned away, I heard it say, You are, you are not sound, 364 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:06,280 you do not understand the gospel. 365 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:09,880 And I thought so It is. As with the trees, so with men. 366 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:13,200 They talk as if grace and salvation were something God 367 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:17,240 keeps from them outside themselves, and will not 368 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:21,360 understand nor believe that he who is saved, he who takes 369 00:25:21,360 --> 00:25:26,560 Christ fully and rest on his atoning work alone, is made free 370 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:30,080 from sin, and has fruit unto holiness. 371 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:42,160 We have accepted that salvation and grace has no need of fruit 372 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:50,640 bearing when fruit bearing is proof that we are. 373 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:53,240 Yeah, that's right. That's right. 374 00:25:55,040 --> 00:26:03,320 Yeah, it is proof that we are and we easily not to offend 375 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:08,520 except people going around saying that they are born again 376 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:10,720 and born of God and all these things. 377 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:14,520 Yet when you encounter them at work, when you encounter them 378 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:17,800 at, you know, events, you encounter them at restaurants or 379 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:21,040 wherever and you've been around them and then all of a sudden 380 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:24,120 you're ready to witness to them and then they tell you all 381 00:26:24,120 --> 00:26:26,040 they're born again. You're like, I never would have 382 00:26:26,040 --> 00:26:32,160 known by your lifestyle. And yet too many except that 383 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:34,920 they are. Now I can hear the critics right 384 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:39,560 now on podcast. Oh man, you're judging, you're 385 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:41,960 judging, you're judging. I'm not judging. 386 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:47,560 I am examining fruit. At the end of the day, fruit. 387 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:50,200 Don't take my word for it though. 388 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:54,280 Let's look at John chapter 15 because again, I'm not saying 389 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:56,040 something that the word is not saying. 390 00:26:56,240 --> 00:27:00,000 Look at John chapter 15 and verse 16. 391 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:05,680 Jesus said Jesus said say Jesus who said this? 392 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:10,880 Jesus said you did not choose me but I boy that's true isn't it? 393 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:13,400 You didn't earn it. You couldn't have worked for it, 394 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:15,640 couldn't have done anything. In fact he chose you. 395 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:17,960 You couldn't even come to his Kingdom unless he drawed you by 396 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:20,240 a spirit. He said you didn't choose me, 397 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:25,800 but I chose you. Now did he just choose you? 398 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:29,400 Does it have an and So what does and mean? 399 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:38,400 It means also you didn't choose me, but I chose you and 400 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:46,120 appointed you that you would you would what go? 401 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:50,720 There's that word and and bear fruit. 402 00:27:55,000 --> 00:28:00,600 So Jesus expects you to man and I could preach on all kinds of 403 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:05,760 parables talking about fruit bearing right now. 404 00:28:07,120 --> 00:28:11,480 I can give tons of examples. Gave 151211. 405 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:17,120 He expected it produce 5 produce 52 produce 21 buried gave back 406 00:28:17,120 --> 00:28:23,120 what he had and he called him wicked and lazy. 407 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:29,480 He did not lose a thing, right? He received from the father what 408 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:34,880 he did not have himself, yet gave back the father the very 409 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:37,240 thing he received from the father that he did not earn. 410 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:40,400 Oh, you don't want to hear this, but because there was number 411 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:47,680 interest, no kind of production farmer goes in, spend three 412 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:50,600 years, there's trees nowhere producing fruit. 413 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:53,840 He says to this gardener, cut it down. 414 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:57,120 Tired of it taking resource out of the ground when it's not 415 00:28:57,120 --> 00:29:00,520 going to do what it was called to do, He said hold back, give 416 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:03,320 me one more year. I'll dig around it, fertilize it 417 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:06,240 and give it another shot to bear fruit. 418 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:09,040 But if it doesn't, we'll cut it down. 419 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:11,120 Oh, y'all don't want to hear this, Matthew? 420 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,680 John 15 goes on and says what it says. 421 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:16,760 Man, you are going to bear fruit, and he'll prune you so 422 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:18,560 that in the next season you'll bear what? 423 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:20,720 More fruit? But if that branch bears no 424 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,160 fruit, he cuts it off and discards it. 425 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:29,920 The branch is of the tree which has the roots, and the roots are 426 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,680 Christ. He said I'm the bond and you are 427 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:34,360 the branches. If a man remains in me, he'll 428 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:38,680 bear. Not if a man remains in me, 429 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:41,640 he'll bear nothing, but he goes to heaven. 430 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:46,240 He just should be excited. He's attached. 431 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:56,000 And we are turning the Great Commission into a destination 432 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:59,240 with no responsibility for fruit bearing. 433 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:01,440 And we want to talk about great revivals. 434 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:03,160 Then we need to have a great revival. 435 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:07,240 Well, what we need is we need a revival of disciples first in 436 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:09,280 order to get a revival of the lost. 437 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:15,040 Because a disciple, when they herald, there's power and 438 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:17,600 authority behind it because they're living what they're 439 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:22,040 preaching as opposed to someone who is preaching something 440 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:25,720 they're not living. Because it's easy for me to wait 441 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:29,160 to receive Jesus when the one telling me about Jesus lives 442 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:34,640 life like I live. Because you're selling me hopes 443 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:39,480 of what happens after I die that it's obvious has no change of 444 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:45,680 what you're doing right now. Say Amen anyway. 445 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:48,440 Said you did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you 446 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:51,320 that you would go and bear fruit and that your fruit would remain 447 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:54,120 so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, I may give it 448 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:56,760 to you. Again jumping back up to verse 449 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:59,400 seven and eight of the same chapter, he said, if you abide 450 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:04,000 in me and my words abiding you ask whatever you wish and it 451 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,680 will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, 452 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:13,280 by what that you bear much fruit and here it is. 453 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:19,280 So prove I don't I don't have nothing to prove to you. 454 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:21,160 I asked Jesus into my heart to save me. 455 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:24,360 I'm a Christian too. Well, prove me your prove you're 456 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:29,360 a disciple. I should see the proof of your 457 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:31,960 discipleship, he says. You want to know if they're my 458 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:35,720 disciples, they can prove it to you and it isn't proving it to 459 00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:38,560 me because at 10 years old you came down and asked Jesus Christ 460 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:39,520 to come into your heart and save you. 461 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:42,320 That's no proof. Oh y'all don't want that's no 462 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:45,920 proof. Listen, let us not some people 463 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:54,680 may be on their track. The hell the enemy has done such 464 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:59,880 a great job of trying to paralyze Saints from holding 465 00:31:59,880 --> 00:32:02,000 other Saints accountable to behavior. 466 00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:06,640 You're a disciple. Why you gossiping right now? 467 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:09,080 You a disciple? Why you slandering right now? 468 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:10,880 You a disciple? Why you lying right now? 469 00:32:10,960 --> 00:32:12,920 You a disciple? Why you backbiting right now? 470 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:16,760 Oh, don't talk, don't you? Why are you not producing the 471 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:18,760 fruit that comes with repentance? 472 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:21,520 Because that's not a disciple and you calling yourself a 473 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:23,480 Christian. I can go find lost that do 474 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:25,920 better do a do a job that do that. 475 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:27,760 They don't even do a job as good as you do. 476 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:32,280 Are you hearing me? What did Paul say concerning the 477 00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:35,720 man who was in the church sleeping with his father's life? 478 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:43,920 He said even the world's not doing this, and you're like and 479 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:50,600 like, he's your brother. We don't know the first thing 480 00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:52,560 about the love of God when we act like this. 481 00:32:56,280 --> 00:33:01,360 We should be living, breathing fruit bearing examples that 482 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:05,280 really other believers should. Why is it that today's Saints 483 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:10,720 are so weak and feeble that when they get around a true disciple, 484 00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:15,720 they're so intimidated? It's because they've been sold 485 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:19,440 lies that they're a disciple, but they know they don't measure 486 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:25,640 up because they don't have the fruit, he says. 487 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:32,160 If if you abide in me, if it's a conditional statement, am I? 488 00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:36,560 So being born again doesn't mean you abide in. 489 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:43,560 Abiding in is effort. You have to discipline yourself 490 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:47,360 to be in him, meaning in the Word, your Spirit man is in 491 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:48,800 Christ. I have no problem with that. 492 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:51,880 But if it is in Christ, it will listen to the Holy Spirit and 493 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:54,320 the Holy Spirit says you need to renew your mind. 494 00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:56,840 You need to become a student of the Word. 495 00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:59,840 You need to allow the fruit of the Word to produce in your 496 00:33:59,840 --> 00:34:01,360 life. When I was talking to Pastor Jay 497 00:34:01,480 --> 00:34:05,400 when I was going to the airport, he said, Pastor Earl, I realized 498 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:09,159 more and more and more today we need to be making disciples 499 00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:12,920 because missionaries ran over into other countries and just 500 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:15,679 told them about Jesus and said, where are you going to go when 501 00:34:15,679 --> 00:34:17,199 you die? Make Jesus the Lord of your 502 00:34:17,199 --> 00:34:19,520 life, repent of your sins and then left. 503 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:25,040 And the only message they told the these born again people go 504 00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:28,639 start churches and tell them that Jesus Christ died for their 505 00:34:28,639 --> 00:34:30,639 sins. And though that's true, that's 506 00:34:30,639 --> 00:34:37,360 not discipleship. He goes, Pastor Earl, when do 507 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:41,000 you know you have a disciple? I said, because they are a doer 508 00:34:41,159 --> 00:34:44,440 of the Word. It produces the behavior in 509 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:51,679 their life that when challenges come, they do the Word, not what 510 00:34:51,679 --> 00:34:55,159 the world does. They respond from the Word, not 511 00:34:55,159 --> 00:35:00,080 from the world. That's when you know, so he 512 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:02,120 said, abiding me and my words, abiding you. 513 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:06,320 The reason why today's Saints struggle so much is because 514 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:08,600 first and foremost, they're not even in the Bible. 515 00:35:09,080 --> 00:35:11,720 Now I did not grab this statistic, but I do know it's 516 00:35:11,720 --> 00:35:13,720 extremely low. I think it may be even less than 517 00:35:13,720 --> 00:35:18,480 10% of believers, so-called Christians that read the 518 00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:23,440 Scripture. They don't even read scripture. 519 00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:27,360 The single greatest success of the environment of Anchor Faith 520 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:33,040 Church has been that we read the Bible. 521 00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:37,600 That's been our single greatest success. 522 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:47,240 On Sunday, June the 15th, Father's Day, we had a guest in 523 00:35:47,240 --> 00:35:50,680 our service. I mean we have guests that come, 524 00:35:51,240 --> 00:35:55,480 but this particular guest was a student pastor, a youth pastor 525 00:35:55,480 --> 00:36:01,880 of a church and he text my son and it said this my name is 526 00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:05,600 Ashton, I serve as a student pastor of a church in 527 00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:10,560 Clarksville, TN. My wife had the chance to visit 528 00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:14,800 Anchor Faith on the 15th while we were in route to our vacation 529 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:18,680 spot and came back with nothing but great things to say. 530 00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:22,760 I was honestly bummed I didn't get to meet you and your team as 531 00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:25,800 you were headed out for camp. Heading out for camp, but the 532 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:28,480 hospitality at your church was spot on. 533 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:32,320 Regardless, I just wanted to take a moment to encourage you. 534 00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:35,240 What God is doing through Anchor Faith in your student ministry 535 00:36:35,240 --> 00:36:38,440 is truly powerful. We were blessed by the warmth 536 00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:41,760 and presence of your church family and I pray it's just the 537 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:45,120 beginning. I'm praying the half has not yet 538 00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:49,840 been told over Anchor Faith. I'd love to stay in touch with 539 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:52,160 you and make myself available, encourage one another and see 540 00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:56,520 how their students can support our students and partner in any 541 00:36:56,520 --> 00:36:59,000 way. Much love to you and your team. 542 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:05,440 Now, why is that? Because you are proving to be a 543 00:37:06,720 --> 00:37:07,440 disciple. Hallelujah. 544 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:13,320 Hallelujah. It becomes proof of your 545 00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:18,480 discipleship because people come in and they begin to hear your 546 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:20,040 environment, see the environment. 547 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:25,960 When Sonny Matthews and his wife Stephanie came and they've been, 548 00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:27,760 you know, she's been doing ministry, traveling with her 549 00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:30,760 father all over the world, done a lot in India. 550 00:37:31,160 --> 00:37:33,560 She leaves worship in her own church. 551 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:37,520 And both of them together do a phenomenal job worshiping the 552 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:39,120 Lord. In fact, they're on a process 553 00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:44,600 right now because you cannot convert people in India to be 554 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:46,640 followers of Christ. So they are cracking down on 555 00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:49,360 evangelism there. So one thing that's still 556 00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:52,560 acceptable, you can't say, you can't have anyone, say, confess 557 00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:58,200 Jesus Christ as Lord in India legally, nor can you eat beef in 558 00:37:58,200 --> 00:38:00,920 India legally. He'll go to jail for that. 559 00:38:01,960 --> 00:38:09,880 With that being said, Sonny is now writing songs that are 560 00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:14,600 straight from scripture that are communicating Jesus is Lord and 561 00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:18,440 it through music. The government is accepting it 562 00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:26,800 and churches are being so hindered that they are wanting 563 00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:32,160 this music because they're using it as the evangelistic tool to 564 00:38:32,160 --> 00:38:39,360 see people come into the Lord. OK, we have a nation open and we 565 00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:44,880 want us. Persecution tries to limit a 566 00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:47,680 message. Yet in the most persecuted 567 00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:51,360 nations, the churches are the best attended. 568 00:38:55,800 --> 00:38:59,680 Sayla. That means pause and think on 569 00:38:59,680 --> 00:39:05,040 these things. We're in a nation that we can go 570 00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:07,760 line upon line, precept upon precept. 571 00:39:09,720 --> 00:39:12,240 Oh my goodness, are you hearing what I'm saying? 572 00:39:12,240 --> 00:39:15,680 And the reason why people are going to be shaken in the last 573 00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:17,200 days is because they're not abiding. 574 00:39:17,840 --> 00:39:21,400 They've accepted this traditional thought of 575 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:24,560 Christianity. I asked Jesus into my heart to 576 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:26,120 save me. I'm a Christian. 577 00:39:26,120 --> 00:39:27,760 I know I'm going to go to heaven when I die. 578 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:33,320 Jesus never once said go and convert people so they'll know 579 00:39:33,320 --> 00:39:37,280 where they go when they die. He said go make disciples. 580 00:39:37,520 --> 00:39:39,960 They're going to have to abide. They're going to have to. 581 00:39:40,160 --> 00:39:49,840 They're going to need to grow and grow and grow and I should 582 00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:53,480 see fruit because God's not mocked. 583 00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:59,600 You must produce the fruit of the Kingdom in your life. 584 00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:07,880 The disciples understood the gravity of Mark 16 and Mark 585 00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:11,160 Matthew 28 when Jesus said go make disciples. 586 00:40:11,400 --> 00:40:16,120 Because Jesus has talked about the cost of disciples earlier in 587 00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:18,600 Luke chapter 14, verses 25 to 27. 588 00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:21,920 What does it mean to be a disciple #1 You're a studier of 589 00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:24,800 the Word that produces the fruit of the Word in your life, not 590 00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:26,840 just a confessor that Jesus is Lord. 591 00:40:26,840 --> 00:40:30,920 It is manifest fruit, but he goes on, and this is what 592 00:40:30,920 --> 00:40:33,840 discipleship looks like. Jesus said there's now a large 593 00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:35,920 crowd. Jesus was around. 594 00:40:35,920 --> 00:40:39,000 He said now a large crowd, we're going to along with him. 595 00:40:39,080 --> 00:40:41,800 You know what? Most churches are just going 596 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:45,840 along with Jesus. Going along with Jesus is not 597 00:40:45,840 --> 00:40:51,880 the same as following him. I know when someone's going 598 00:40:51,880 --> 00:40:54,720 along with Jesus because they go along to this church, to that 599 00:40:54,720 --> 00:40:58,480 concert, to this conference, to this, but yet I see no fruit. 600 00:40:58,960 --> 00:41:03,160 They're going along and Jesus has some people just going 601 00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:05,840 along. So he wanted to say, well, if 602 00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:08,000 you're going to follow me, let me define that. 603 00:41:08,760 --> 00:41:11,640 Now who's going to define it? Do we define it? 604 00:41:11,960 --> 00:41:16,160 So when someone said, now look, come on brother, now you know, 605 00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:18,520 if you just ask Jesus in your heart and save your disciple, 606 00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:23,360 you can say, come on, brother, you haven't read the Bible and 607 00:41:23,360 --> 00:41:27,360 you are deluded when I look, I didn't earn this thing. 608 00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:29,960 You can't earn it by doing a bunch of works. 609 00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:33,720 I'm not doing works. I'm living by faith, producing 610 00:41:33,720 --> 00:41:35,160 fruit. What are you doing? 611 00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:43,480 Because again, man will try man in the flesh, carnal man, and 612 00:41:43,480 --> 00:41:48,760 the world will try to get you to live the lowest possible form so 613 00:41:48,760 --> 00:41:50,200 that you're not much different from them. 614 00:41:50,320 --> 00:41:55,240 And I'm, I'm amazed that Saints accept it, but the only reason 615 00:41:55,240 --> 00:41:57,680 you will accept that narrative is because you're not in the 616 00:41:57,680 --> 00:42:02,400 word to challenge the narrative, he said. 617 00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:08,880 If conditional statement anyone comes to me and does not hate 618 00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:14,320 his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers 619 00:42:14,320 --> 00:42:17,440 and sisters. Jeez, this is heavy talking, 620 00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:20,360 bro. I mean, this kind of preaching 621 00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:24,160 does not make it in 98% of churches in the United States 622 00:42:24,160 --> 00:42:28,520 today. This is our bothering plan. 623 00:42:28,520 --> 00:42:33,680 Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's a strong word, man. 624 00:42:33,680 --> 00:42:36,400 You should hate anyone. Well, then why is Jesus using 625 00:42:36,400 --> 00:42:39,800 the term? Oh, y'all want to hear this? 626 00:42:40,680 --> 00:42:42,120 I want to close. I want to finish. 627 00:42:42,120 --> 00:42:45,600 I don't want to get back and preach super long if anyone 628 00:42:45,600 --> 00:42:48,080 comes to me and does not hate now. 629 00:42:48,080 --> 00:42:50,120 He's not like saying I hate you, I'm never going to be around 630 00:42:50,120 --> 00:42:52,280 you. He's saying my relationship with 631 00:42:52,280 --> 00:42:54,840 my father, my mother, my wife, my children, my brothers and 632 00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:58,760 sisters compared to him looks like I hate them. 633 00:43:00,680 --> 00:43:09,040 They never take precedent of my Lord. 634 00:43:11,200 --> 00:43:15,880 He goes on to say yes and even his own life. 635 00:43:17,120 --> 00:43:22,960 Which means I don't even have the liberty to say, man, I just 636 00:43:22,960 --> 00:43:30,480 wish I could. This is how I want to live. 637 00:43:32,360 --> 00:43:34,120 I can't even love my life like that. 638 00:43:36,560 --> 00:43:38,920 If you don't hate your father, mother, wife, children, 639 00:43:38,920 --> 00:43:49,640 brothers, sisters and yes, even your own life, he can not be my 640 00:43:49,640 --> 00:43:53,600 disciple. Now who says this? 641 00:43:54,800 --> 00:43:57,360 Who said this? I did not say this. 642 00:43:57,640 --> 00:44:00,160 He said this. Yet we have plenty of Saints 643 00:44:00,160 --> 00:44:04,120 telling you that you look, there is things going around in the 644 00:44:04,120 --> 00:44:06,120 church well today that say sound like this. 645 00:44:06,360 --> 00:44:09,000 Now, look, we don't want to do too much because you know, 646 00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:13,120 people have another life. They have a life outside the 647 00:44:13,120 --> 00:44:15,800 church now. Well, you know, that sounds good 648 00:44:15,800 --> 00:44:18,360 and it sounds like you're even being compassionate and so 649 00:44:18,360 --> 00:44:23,680 caring, but that's not how Jesus framed discipleship. 650 00:44:23,920 --> 00:44:26,960 Now, first and foremost, you're not going to spend your ever 651 00:44:26,960 --> 00:44:29,400 living moment in this building anyway. 652 00:44:31,480 --> 00:44:34,960 But if you compared how much time and opportunities for you 653 00:44:34,960 --> 00:44:38,280 to grow and be discipled and have discipleship by which then 654 00:44:38,280 --> 00:44:44,280 you go out and do here, it's still you have a lot of time on 655 00:44:44,280 --> 00:44:50,280 your own that you manage, but that still should be his. 656 00:44:50,720 --> 00:44:54,040 That's right. Well now, man, these pastors are 657 00:44:54,040 --> 00:44:57,880 just pushing them too hard. Well, you're not following Jesus 658 00:44:57,880 --> 00:45:00,520 and I'm not. I'm not pushing like I'm telling 659 00:45:00,520 --> 00:45:10,570 you, I'm not pushing like Jesus. Whoever does not carry his own 660 00:45:10,570 --> 00:45:13,290 cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. 661 00:45:15,130 --> 00:45:17,530 And he said go and make disciples. 662 00:45:17,530 --> 00:45:24,280 He didn't say go make converts, go make, go make disciples. 663 00:45:24,280 --> 00:45:26,960 Discipleship has a call. Then jump down to verse 33. 664 00:45:27,200 --> 00:45:31,120 He says this. So then none of you can be my 665 00:45:31,120 --> 00:45:35,000 disciple who does not give up all his own possession. 666 00:45:35,000 --> 00:45:38,560 I'm not saying go sell everything and sit here and say 667 00:45:38,560 --> 00:45:41,000 pastor, I sold everything. I'm just here. 668 00:45:41,840 --> 00:45:44,440 That's not. He's saying, in comparison, 669 00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:48,760 there's nothing you possess that possesses you. 670 00:45:54,160 --> 00:46:01,000 So when you get connected to God, who is the head of the 671 00:46:01,320 --> 00:46:07,880 church, which is the body of Christ by which you are part of, 672 00:46:08,960 --> 00:46:12,120 and when the king or the head of the church begins to say as a 673 00:46:12,160 --> 00:46:18,280 body, I want you to do this. Well, you do, because that's 674 00:46:18,280 --> 00:46:20,480 what disciples do. Then you produce the fruit of 675 00:46:20,480 --> 00:46:28,760 what All that is, not negotiate. Well, you know, we we come a 676 00:46:28,760 --> 00:46:31,960 lot. I mean, I'm here every Sunday, 677 00:46:32,080 --> 00:46:35,000 surely. Well, you know, they're doing 678 00:46:35,000 --> 00:46:40,480 another event. Come on. 679 00:46:40,480 --> 00:46:46,120 Well, I would go, but the game's on now. 680 00:46:46,120 --> 00:46:48,320 Again, no problem. I understand there's thing. 681 00:46:48,320 --> 00:46:51,040 No, I'm not. I'm just saying you have to ask 682 00:46:51,040 --> 00:46:57,120 the question. Is there anything in your own 683 00:46:57,120 --> 00:47:01,840 life that you know you'll put before the call of God? 684 00:47:03,600 --> 00:47:11,200 And that's a problem because God sees you as sold out to him. 685 00:47:12,440 --> 00:47:15,200 Now understand this, God has us in every sector of society. 686 00:47:15,320 --> 00:47:17,880 And as a result of that, you're being an example in front of 687 00:47:17,880 --> 00:47:21,000 them. Because if you don't have enough 688 00:47:22,480 --> 00:47:26,840 time in the church and serving the church that people see you 689 00:47:26,840 --> 00:47:30,680 acquainted with the church, they should be asking like, why are 690 00:47:30,680 --> 00:47:36,840 you always there? It's a fruit because I'm around 691 00:47:36,840 --> 00:47:43,000 my King and his children and we love it not because we have to, 692 00:47:43,000 --> 00:47:49,160 but because I chose to be a disciple, not a casual pass 693 00:47:49,160 --> 00:47:54,720 through living the American dream, expecting the Kingdom of 694 00:47:54,720 --> 00:47:59,760 heaven. Let me close with this verse. 695 00:47:59,760 --> 00:48:04,000 John 831 to 32 says this. So Jesus was saying to those 696 00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:07,480 Jews who believed him. If you continue in my word, 697 00:48:09,400 --> 00:48:13,080 again, conditional statement, you are truly disciples of mine 698 00:48:13,920 --> 00:48:17,720 and you will know the truth and the truth will make you free. 699 00:48:18,520 --> 00:48:20,440 The reason why many Saints are not free today. 700 00:48:20,600 --> 00:48:22,120 Why are they not free of depression? 701 00:48:22,640 --> 00:48:25,560 Why are they not free to of worry and doubt? 702 00:48:25,560 --> 00:48:32,480 Why are they not free of of needing to be known, needing to 703 00:48:32,480 --> 00:48:37,480 be heard? Why are they not free from the 704 00:48:37,480 --> 00:48:40,440 cares of life? Well, it's because they don't 705 00:48:40,440 --> 00:48:43,440 continue. They've accepted that they're a 706 00:48:43,440 --> 00:48:51,160 disciple by mere fact. They ask Jesus to save them when 707 00:48:51,160 --> 00:48:56,560 it's a disciple that is in the Word, allowing the Word to 708 00:48:56,560 --> 00:49:01,680 transform their thinking, their behavior, their thoughts, so 709 00:49:01,680 --> 00:49:03,360 that then they produce the fruit. 710 00:49:04,040 --> 00:49:08,520 And that fruit is letting everyone know you're free. 711 00:49:11,440 --> 00:49:14,040 No more bondage. No more bondage. 712 00:49:15,440 --> 00:49:19,760 Cause true disciples are not bound to the things of the 713 00:49:19,760 --> 00:49:25,400 world, to substance. They're not bound to images, 714 00:49:25,840 --> 00:49:30,520 they're not bound to behaviors, they're not bound to 715 00:49:30,520 --> 00:49:38,440 generational issues because they're a disciple. 716 00:49:42,280 --> 00:49:44,920 So the Great Commission was never for us to go into all the 717 00:49:44,920 --> 00:49:47,840 world and tell people about a Jesus we don't live. 718 00:49:50,680 --> 00:49:55,600 It was only to go into a world to tell people about a Jesus we 719 00:49:55,600 --> 00:49:58,160 serve and have the fruit of serving him. 720 00:50:01,280 --> 00:50:04,920 And you cannot have the fruit of serving Him if you are not a 721 00:50:04,920 --> 00:50:11,560 studier of the Word and submit yourself to it on a continual 722 00:50:11,560 --> 00:50:14,720 basis. You'll never know enough about 723 00:50:14,720 --> 00:50:19,480 God that you can stop because the minute you do, He becomes 724 00:50:19,480 --> 00:50:27,400 knowledge and not revelation. He becomes a seed that you leave 725 00:50:27,400 --> 00:50:31,760 on a shelf and it doesn't produce a plant that has the 726 00:50:31,760 --> 00:51:03,800 opportunity to produce fruit. The.