1 00:00:30,659 --> 00:00:31,299 Well, good evening. 2 00:00:31,299 --> 00:00:32,579 Good to see everyone tonight. 3 00:00:33,139 --> 00:00:34,299 Glad you guys are here. 4 00:00:34,299 --> 00:00:36,979 I know the Lord has a special blessing for you guys being here 5 00:00:36,979 --> 00:00:40,139 on your Wednesday night after you're tired from working half the 6 00:00:40,139 --> 00:00:42,339 week, and so you're halfway there. 7 00:00:42,339 --> 00:00:46,379 So anyways, if you have your Bible tonight, turn to James, chapter 8 00:00:46,379 --> 00:00:46,739 one. 9 00:00:47,379 --> 00:00:49,219 James, chapter number one. 10 00:00:51,619 --> 00:00:53,059 James, Chapter number one. 11 00:00:53,299 --> 00:00:57,059 I don't know why I'm a little, like, especially nervous tonight. 12 00:00:57,669 --> 00:01:01,589 I usually get nervous every time I preach, but I don't know if 13 00:01:01,589 --> 00:01:03,389 for some reason tonight I'd be more nervous. 14 00:01:03,389 --> 00:01:08,109 So I'm hoping that the Lord will just take over and he'll use 15 00:01:08,109 --> 00:01:11,349 me the way he ought to use me and all that. 16 00:01:11,429 --> 00:01:15,749 So I pray that tonight this would be a blessing to you. 17 00:01:15,749 --> 00:01:17,229 This would be a challenge to you. 18 00:01:17,229 --> 00:01:22,149 At the same time, if you have your Bibles into James chapter one, 19 00:01:22,309 --> 00:01:26,429 and we're gonna read just verse 14 through 16, just to kinda 20 00:01:26,429 --> 00:01:30,399 start, our main text is going to be 19 through 27. 21 00:01:30,799 --> 00:01:34,719 But if you look at verse number 14, it says, but every man 22 00:01:34,879 --> 00:01:35,839 is tempted. 23 00:01:36,239 --> 00:01:38,079 How many of y' all have ever been tempted before? 24 00:01:38,479 --> 00:01:38,879 Right? 25 00:01:39,839 --> 00:01:44,959 But every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust 26 00:01:45,279 --> 00:01:46,399 and enticed. 27 00:01:47,039 --> 00:01:49,919 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin. 28 00:01:49,919 --> 00:01:54,099 And sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. 29 00:01:55,219 --> 00:01:58,019 Do not err, my beloved brethren. 30 00:01:59,779 --> 00:02:02,739 You see, the context of the book of James is a pretty interesting 31 00:02:02,739 --> 00:02:03,059 one. 32 00:02:04,659 --> 00:02:10,419 Right now, the church of Jerusalem is facing tremendous persecution. 33 00:02:11,299 --> 00:02:14,979 There's some estimates of when kind of the Book of James is written, 34 00:02:15,379 --> 00:02:18,899 but a lot of people believe it was written right after the stoning 35 00:02:18,899 --> 00:02:23,169 of Stephen and during Paul's persecution of the church. 36 00:02:23,169 --> 00:02:28,449 Is a lot of people speculate where this book kind of may have 37 00:02:28,449 --> 00:02:30,889 been written or at least started to be written. 38 00:02:32,569 --> 00:02:36,369 But James is the pastor there at the church of Jerusalem, and he's 39 00:02:36,369 --> 00:02:38,969 writing to his congregation. 40 00:02:39,769 --> 00:02:41,889 You got to think about what they're going through at this time. 41 00:02:41,889 --> 00:02:43,449 The church is being persecuted. 42 00:02:43,849 --> 00:02:45,049 They're scattered. 43 00:02:45,289 --> 00:02:49,649 Like how it says in verse number one, it says, James, a servant 44 00:02:49,649 --> 00:02:54,079 of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes are 45 00:02:54,079 --> 00:02:55,679 scattered abroad, right? 46 00:02:55,679 --> 00:02:57,439 He says greed as his greeting. 47 00:02:57,439 --> 00:02:58,799 So they're scattered right now. 48 00:02:59,199 --> 00:03:03,119 They are facing various trials, they are facing various temptations. 49 00:03:03,599 --> 00:03:05,599 They're confused, they're hurting. 50 00:03:06,239 --> 00:03:08,159 They are facing tough choices. 51 00:03:10,239 --> 00:03:13,519 James is writing the book of his letter. 52 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:17,839 He's writing it from a caring and burdened pastor's heart. 53 00:03:20,089 --> 00:03:22,689 And I think that it's very interesting when we get to verse 54 00:03:22,689 --> 00:03:24,809 19, he kind of gives a charge. 55 00:03:24,889 --> 00:03:26,569 It's one of his many sermons. 56 00:03:27,449 --> 00:03:31,289 And verse 19 it says, Wherefore, my beloved brethren. 57 00:03:31,609 --> 00:03:34,249 This is after the fact, everything he said so far. 58 00:03:35,129 --> 00:03:38,249 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, Let every man be swift 59 00:03:38,249 --> 00:03:42,089 to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. 60 00:03:43,049 --> 00:03:46,409 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 61 00:03:47,279 --> 00:03:51,519 Wherefore I lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, 62 00:03:51,999 --> 00:03:56,679 and receive with meekness the engrafted word which is able to save 63 00:03:56,679 --> 00:03:57,439 your souls. 64 00:03:57,999 --> 00:04:03,359 But be ye doers of the Word and not hearers, only deceiving your 65 00:04:03,359 --> 00:04:04,799 own selves. 66 00:04:05,839 --> 00:04:11,559 For if any be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a 67 00:04:11,559 --> 00:04:15,769 man beholden his natural face in a glass. 68 00:04:16,569 --> 00:04:17,289 Let's pray. 69 00:04:18,089 --> 00:04:22,409 Lord, I thank you so much for bringing this sermon to me, Lord. 70 00:04:22,409 --> 00:04:25,649 I'm preaching to myself tonight, Lord, I pray, Lord, that 71 00:04:25,649 --> 00:04:28,729 you'd hide me behind your cross and that I would not get in 72 00:04:28,729 --> 00:04:31,649 the way of your message, Lord, that it would be your message and 73 00:04:31,649 --> 00:04:32,249 not mine. 74 00:04:32,329 --> 00:04:33,009 We love you. 75 00:04:33,009 --> 00:04:34,089 In Jesus name I pray. 76 00:04:34,329 --> 00:04:34,969 Amen. 77 00:04:36,489 --> 00:04:40,329 Have you ever made a blunder in your life? 78 00:04:42,729 --> 00:04:46,489 Have you ever made a mistake and asked yourself, where did I go 79 00:04:46,489 --> 00:04:46,889 wrong? 80 00:04:47,929 --> 00:04:51,769 Every day we're faced with choices, actions and reactions. 81 00:04:52,809 --> 00:04:57,009 Some are easy to make, but other choices, they have a little 82 00:04:57,009 --> 00:04:57,849 more weight to them. 83 00:04:59,769 --> 00:05:02,489 You see, I have this game on my phone. 84 00:05:02,489 --> 00:05:03,609 It's called the game of chess. 85 00:05:03,609 --> 00:05:05,769 Have you ever played the game of chess before? 86 00:05:06,879 --> 00:05:09,359 Well, the game of chess is a strategy game, right? 87 00:05:10,399 --> 00:05:14,279 And on this app that I have, if you have the subscription that 88 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:18,999 I forgot to cancel after each match, it will actually give you 89 00:05:18,999 --> 00:05:22,038 kind of a breakdown of your kind of match. 90 00:05:22,038 --> 00:05:25,319 It tells you where you went wrong or if you did a good move. 91 00:05:25,319 --> 00:05:27,439 Like that was the proper move to make, right? 92 00:05:27,759 --> 00:05:30,239 And every so often, actually not very. 93 00:05:30,319 --> 00:05:31,319 It happens a lot. 94 00:05:31,319 --> 00:05:34,319 To me, it says you made a blunder right here, right? 95 00:05:35,159 --> 00:05:40,079 And basically what a blunder is is that you made a terrible mistake 96 00:05:40,079 --> 00:05:41,959 that is going to cost you, right? 97 00:05:41,959 --> 00:05:43,159 You've made a blunder. 98 00:05:44,119 --> 00:05:48,039 You see, we oftentimes make blunders in our life. 99 00:05:50,039 --> 00:05:55,119 And the thing is, is that it often comes from deception from our 100 00:05:55,119 --> 00:05:55,799 own selves. 101 00:05:56,999 --> 00:06:01,389 We believe that we know what's best and in our own minds. 102 00:06:01,789 --> 00:06:06,549 And we often turn to, you know, the self motivation books, 103 00:06:06,549 --> 00:06:12,389 we turn to the YouTube influencers. 104 00:06:12,389 --> 00:06:16,749 You know, we want to get the TikTok people to give us the advice 105 00:06:16,749 --> 00:06:17,549 that we need, right? 106 00:06:17,949 --> 00:06:21,549 But in reality, they are human, just like you. 107 00:06:21,549 --> 00:06:23,829 Now, I'm not saying that all those things are bad. 108 00:06:23,829 --> 00:06:26,919 I'm not saying that you can't use some of that stuff, but what 109 00:06:26,919 --> 00:06:32,359 I am saying is, is that it should be coming from one place and 110 00:06:32,359 --> 00:06:33,359 that's the word of God. 111 00:06:34,479 --> 00:06:38,039 And if you look at verse number 19, it says, wherefore my 112 00:06:38,039 --> 00:06:42,159 beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, 113 00:06:42,639 --> 00:06:43,519 slow to wrath. 114 00:06:43,519 --> 00:06:47,919 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 115 00:06:49,679 --> 00:06:54,749 You see, I have three steps to avoid our own deception tonight. 116 00:06:55,069 --> 00:07:02,829 Step number one, react slowly, be swift to hear. 117 00:07:02,829 --> 00:07:04,229 I love what the Bible says. 118 00:07:04,229 --> 00:07:09,789 Right here in verse number 19 it says, wherefore my beloved brethren, 119 00:07:10,269 --> 00:07:13,229 let every man be swift to hear. 120 00:07:14,509 --> 00:07:16,109 Now that sounds pretty easy. 121 00:07:16,829 --> 00:07:18,189 I can listen pretty good. 122 00:07:19,079 --> 00:07:23,719 Except when my wife's talking to me, I can listen pretty good. 123 00:07:23,879 --> 00:07:26,039 Listening is not the problem for me. 124 00:07:26,839 --> 00:07:28,519 It's the response a lot. 125 00:07:29,959 --> 00:07:34,479 When's the last time you actually took someone's very words? 126 00:07:34,479 --> 00:07:36,319 Maybe they were saying something very important to you. 127 00:07:36,319 --> 00:07:39,679 Maybe they're telling something that they didn't like or 128 00:07:39,679 --> 00:07:40,399 disagreed with. 129 00:07:40,399 --> 00:07:44,079 When was the last time you sat there and pondered the words for 130 00:07:44,079 --> 00:07:46,369 a moment and then spoke? 131 00:07:47,569 --> 00:07:50,009 I have a very reactive personality. 132 00:07:50,009 --> 00:07:51,489 My wife will attest to this. 133 00:07:51,889 --> 00:07:55,889 When things don't go my way, I get very frustrated very easily and 134 00:07:55,889 --> 00:07:57,089 it comes out right. 135 00:07:58,049 --> 00:08:02,369 I often time when me and my wife are having intense fellowship, 136 00:08:03,649 --> 00:08:06,209 we will, I will cut her off. 137 00:08:06,369 --> 00:08:06,769 Right. 138 00:08:07,009 --> 00:08:08,449 And this kind of goes with that. 139 00:08:08,849 --> 00:08:10,089 I'm not quite listening. 140 00:08:10,089 --> 00:08:13,149 I'm just being, I'm being, I'm not being swift to hear, I'm being 141 00:08:13,149 --> 00:08:14,509 swift to speak. 142 00:08:15,149 --> 00:08:18,429 And it says right here, slow to speak, slow to wrath. 143 00:08:19,629 --> 00:08:21,269 How many of you have a temper problem? 144 00:08:21,269 --> 00:08:22,909 Now don't answer that, but think about it. 145 00:08:23,869 --> 00:08:25,549 Where does that stem from? 146 00:08:27,629 --> 00:08:34,429 How many of you struggle with the reactions of the so called. 147 00:08:36,109 --> 00:08:37,229 We'll say it this way. 148 00:08:37,909 --> 00:08:43,109 How many of you react to the bad five minutes that you are saying 149 00:08:43,109 --> 00:08:44,229 it's been a bad day. 150 00:08:46,069 --> 00:08:49,789 How many of you have sat there and said, well, I'm just gonna throw 151 00:08:49,789 --> 00:08:51,029 myself a pity party. 152 00:08:51,349 --> 00:08:54,629 I'm gonna put a hole in this wall because I'm frustrated. 153 00:08:54,789 --> 00:08:58,429 I'm going to throw this object across the room because I can't contain 154 00:08:58,429 --> 00:08:58,949 myself. 155 00:08:59,669 --> 00:09:05,279 But even more so, our words also come out in a way that they 156 00:09:05,279 --> 00:09:06,079 shouldn't come out. 157 00:09:06,319 --> 00:09:12,079 Maybe you curse, maybe you say something to stab at somebody else. 158 00:09:13,519 --> 00:09:15,199 Maybe it's true and maybe it's not. 159 00:09:15,199 --> 00:09:17,879 But maybe it wasn't the right time to say it or the right way to 160 00:09:17,879 --> 00:09:18,319 say it. 161 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:24,679 And too often us Christians have a hard time with this for some 162 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:25,039 Reason. 163 00:09:25,439 --> 00:09:30,079 We're so slow to listen and we're so quick to give an answer. 164 00:09:30,239 --> 00:09:34,919 I like to think of James and John, the disciples of Jesus. 165 00:09:35,239 --> 00:09:38,159 Jesus calls them the sons of thunder, right? 166 00:09:38,159 --> 00:09:39,319 It's a pretty awesome name. 167 00:09:40,119 --> 00:09:43,399 But it's because their wrath was so quick. 168 00:09:44,359 --> 00:09:47,439 They were ready to bring the hammer down as soon as they had the 169 00:09:47,439 --> 00:09:48,119 opportunity. 170 00:09:48,439 --> 00:09:53,879 And how often in our churches are we so desperate and so quick 171 00:09:53,959 --> 00:09:56,679 to bring a certain judgment on somebody? 172 00:09:56,919 --> 00:09:58,359 Maybe you don't have the full story. 173 00:09:59,769 --> 00:10:06,129 Now, I'm not saying you should not go to someone in the faith, in 174 00:10:06,129 --> 00:10:09,529 the heart of a friendship, and in the spirit of Jesus Christ would 175 00:10:09,529 --> 00:10:12,249 give you and say, hey, I've noticed some things. 176 00:10:12,249 --> 00:10:14,409 Is there any way I can help you with some of this? 177 00:10:15,449 --> 00:10:17,929 But oftentimes, what do we like to do? 178 00:10:18,249 --> 00:10:19,369 We like to gossip. 179 00:10:20,889 --> 00:10:22,409 We like to talk behind their back. 180 00:10:24,099 --> 00:10:27,139 Maybe when we're not doing it, we're doing it to them. 181 00:10:28,419 --> 00:10:29,219 You're wrong. 182 00:10:29,379 --> 00:10:30,979 You're just full of sin. 183 00:10:32,899 --> 00:10:33,779 Sad, isn't it? 184 00:10:37,219 --> 00:10:41,459 I have a hard time picturing Christ Jesus doing that sometimes. 185 00:10:41,459 --> 00:10:45,379 Now, yes, Jesus did call others out on their sin, and that's 186 00:10:45,379 --> 00:10:46,099 not what I'm saying. 187 00:10:47,219 --> 00:10:49,379 But there's a certain gentleness to it. 188 00:10:52,119 --> 00:10:52,599 There's a. 189 00:10:52,839 --> 00:10:54,199 The pride was gone. 190 00:10:55,959 --> 00:11:03,319 And you see, we are so slow to hear, but we're so quick to respond. 191 00:11:05,079 --> 00:11:09,919 You see, in Proverbs, chapter number 15, verse number one, it says, 192 00:11:09,919 --> 00:11:16,449 a soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up 193 00:11:16,449 --> 00:11:17,009 anger. 194 00:11:18,209 --> 00:11:22,529 Are you the type of person that the words calm somebody down, 195 00:11:23,569 --> 00:11:25,729 or does it sit there and just stir the anger? 196 00:11:30,769 --> 00:11:33,249 You see, we're supposed to be slow to respond. 197 00:11:34,049 --> 00:11:35,329 Restrain your words. 198 00:11:35,329 --> 00:11:37,089 That's what that slow to speak means. 199 00:11:37,649 --> 00:11:44,469 We should not allow emotion to control our tongue, our actions, 200 00:11:45,509 --> 00:11:45,909 right? 201 00:11:47,589 --> 00:11:54,309 But so often our emotions are what control our choices, and our 202 00:11:54,309 --> 00:11:57,349 emotions bring out the blunders in our life. 203 00:11:57,909 --> 00:11:59,589 And we've deceived ourselves. 204 00:11:59,589 --> 00:12:03,069 We viewed ourselves as spiritual, but we can't control our 205 00:12:03,069 --> 00:12:03,829 own emotions. 206 00:12:04,469 --> 00:12:05,909 We can't control our own tongues. 207 00:12:05,909 --> 00:12:08,389 We can't control our own actions. 208 00:12:09,099 --> 00:12:09,459 Guess what? 209 00:12:09,459 --> 00:12:13,339 When other people that aren't Christians see that, what do they 210 00:12:13,339 --> 00:12:13,579 see? 211 00:12:13,579 --> 00:12:15,179 They see there's no difference. 212 00:12:16,139 --> 00:12:18,619 Oh, typical Christian getting mad at me. 213 00:12:19,499 --> 00:12:25,659 Typical Christian bringing judgment and damnation onto somebody. 214 00:12:29,659 --> 00:12:31,099 Restrain your wrath. 215 00:12:32,059 --> 00:12:36,139 Human anger does not produce the righteousness of God. 216 00:12:36,779 --> 00:12:39,499 Now, I'm not saying that you can't be angry. 217 00:12:40,379 --> 00:12:42,619 In fact, the Bible says, be angry. 218 00:12:42,619 --> 00:12:47,339 And sin, not anger, is an emotion that God gives you. 219 00:12:47,579 --> 00:12:52,539 But anger left unchecked is what brings the Evil. 220 00:12:54,619 --> 00:12:57,819 How many times have we let our anger get the best of us? 221 00:12:58,219 --> 00:13:00,619 Trust me, I have a two year old son. 222 00:13:01,569 --> 00:13:03,649 My anger will get the best of me sometimes. 223 00:13:07,009 --> 00:13:11,969 In Proverbs 16:32 it says, he that is slow to anger is better than 224 00:13:11,969 --> 00:13:12,689 the mighty. 225 00:13:13,089 --> 00:13:18,449 And he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. 226 00:13:20,929 --> 00:13:26,929 You see, number one, we need to be, we need to react slowly. 227 00:13:29,289 --> 00:13:33,369 And number two, we need to act proactively. 228 00:13:34,249 --> 00:13:37,169 Look at James 1:21 right here. 229 00:13:37,169 --> 00:13:42,409 It says, wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of 230 00:13:42,409 --> 00:13:48,409 naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word which 231 00:13:48,409 --> 00:13:50,009 is able to save your souls. 232 00:13:50,009 --> 00:13:50,889 Verse 22. 233 00:13:51,369 --> 00:14:01,339 But be ye doers of the word and not hearers, only deceiving your 234 00:14:01,339 --> 00:14:02,139 own selves. 235 00:14:03,899 --> 00:14:06,699 You know what the problem with a lot of churches in America today? 236 00:14:08,618 --> 00:14:12,779 Every single member that walks in the back door are just a bunch 237 00:14:12,779 --> 00:14:13,419 of hearers. 238 00:14:16,379 --> 00:14:19,999 Now the interesting thing is that the Bible doesn't say that that 239 00:14:19,999 --> 00:14:21,119 hearing is wrong. 240 00:14:22,719 --> 00:14:24,719 It says when you're only hearing. 241 00:14:27,199 --> 00:14:28,079 That's the problem. 242 00:14:33,999 --> 00:14:40,199 You see, we deceive ourselves because we paint this picture in 243 00:14:40,199 --> 00:14:40,799 our minds. 244 00:14:40,799 --> 00:14:44,399 Because we show up to church and say, well, check that box. 245 00:14:46,649 --> 00:14:50,489 I can do all this, I can do all that, but I can't do that. 246 00:14:51,529 --> 00:14:52,489 I'm too busy. 247 00:14:53,449 --> 00:14:54,809 And I'm guilty of this too. 248 00:14:56,249 --> 00:14:58,889 So often I'm the hero, I'm the bystander. 249 00:15:00,409 --> 00:15:04,169 And unfortunately it's made blunders in my life. 250 00:15:06,089 --> 00:15:08,089 I've deceived my own self. 251 00:15:09,449 --> 00:15:11,849 I view myself, oh, I'm a pretty good Christian. 252 00:15:11,849 --> 00:15:15,239 I do this, this and that, but I don't do that because I'm too busy. 253 00:15:16,429 --> 00:15:20,829 Well, I know I'm supposed to act this way outside church, but 254 00:15:21,149 --> 00:15:22,509 no one really sees me. 255 00:15:22,509 --> 00:15:23,709 It's not a big deal. 256 00:15:25,549 --> 00:15:27,949 Excuse me, doesn't God see you? 257 00:15:32,509 --> 00:15:34,829 We like to paint this picture in our heads, right? 258 00:15:36,589 --> 00:15:40,269 Jesus said to the scribes and Pharisees that they were hypocrites, 259 00:15:41,879 --> 00:15:44,039 they were white unto the sepulchers. 260 00:15:44,039 --> 00:15:47,079 Man, they look beautiful on the, on the outside, man, pretty. 261 00:15:48,119 --> 00:15:52,999 But inside was just dead man's bones. 262 00:15:56,359 --> 00:15:59,199 And how often in our own lives do we look the part? 263 00:15:59,199 --> 00:16:03,879 But we, when we really take a look at ourselves, it's just dead 264 00:16:03,879 --> 00:16:04,599 man's bones. 265 00:16:06,369 --> 00:16:09,729 I would even dare say that a problem with our churches in America 266 00:16:09,729 --> 00:16:12,729 today is that the Christians that come in and they do do all these 267 00:16:12,729 --> 00:16:15,289 ministries, they do do all these things, but it's for the wrong 268 00:16:15,289 --> 00:16:15,649 motive. 269 00:16:15,649 --> 00:16:17,809 It's all for self. 270 00:16:19,569 --> 00:16:20,929 And they say, look at Me? 271 00:16:21,409 --> 00:16:23,969 Look at the picture I've painted for you. 272 00:16:24,369 --> 00:16:27,569 I am the picture of spirituality. 273 00:16:30,369 --> 00:16:31,329 Sad, isn't it? 274 00:16:32,539 --> 00:16:33,659 Matthew 7:24. 275 00:16:33,659 --> 00:16:38,019 Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them, I 276 00:16:38,019 --> 00:16:41,099 will liken him unto a wise man. 277 00:16:41,739 --> 00:16:44,779 Is it interesting that Jesus said, whoever hear these things, 278 00:16:45,099 --> 00:16:48,939 say these sayings of mine, and doeth them, he's like a wise man. 279 00:16:50,139 --> 00:16:54,419 That almost implied that the problem is people aren't hearing 280 00:16:54,419 --> 00:16:56,139 the sayings and acting upon them. 281 00:16:59,829 --> 00:17:01,709 The well, what did Jesus say? 282 00:17:01,709 --> 00:17:07,909 Oh, the harvest is plenteous, but there's no laborers. 283 00:17:11,909 --> 00:17:15,989 Maybe there's no laborers because we've deceived ourselves 284 00:17:15,989 --> 00:17:19,509 that we're a laborer, but we're really just a bystander. 285 00:17:25,199 --> 00:17:30,079 You see, we should, when we receive the Word, it's not to be. 286 00:17:30,319 --> 00:17:32,639 Yes, we should hide God's word in our heart. 287 00:17:32,639 --> 00:17:33,919 Yes, that is part of it. 288 00:17:33,919 --> 00:17:37,039 But then we should be sharing that in our heart. 289 00:17:37,519 --> 00:17:40,559 We should be telling others about the gospel. 290 00:17:41,279 --> 00:17:46,399 Every time you go to Walmart, someone there may just look at you 291 00:17:46,399 --> 00:17:48,439 and say, I think they're a Christian. 292 00:17:48,439 --> 00:17:50,699 Just because there's something different about them. 293 00:17:51,809 --> 00:17:55,529 That person you hand a gospel tract to at Chili's, that waiter 294 00:17:55,529 --> 00:17:58,729 or waitress, they take and read that and say, huh, this is the 295 00:17:58,729 --> 00:18:01,409 first time someone's ever handed this to me. 296 00:18:02,369 --> 00:18:03,409 This is interesting. 297 00:18:03,809 --> 00:18:05,009 I think I'll read it. 298 00:18:06,768 --> 00:18:10,209 What about that person, that co worker you share the gospel with, 299 00:18:10,529 --> 00:18:13,889 and they look at you and say, no one's ever told me this before, 300 00:18:17,499 --> 00:18:22,539 but too often the Christian at Walmart looks like everybody else. 301 00:18:23,499 --> 00:18:27,259 They look at that Christian, they say, I can't tell that they're 302 00:18:27,259 --> 00:18:27,819 a Christian. 303 00:18:28,619 --> 00:18:31,419 There must not be anything special about the word of God. 304 00:18:31,419 --> 00:18:36,779 There must not be anything special about God's promises. 305 00:18:37,979 --> 00:18:40,699 There must not be anything special about the Gospel. 306 00:18:42,389 --> 00:18:45,509 That waiter or waitress at Chili's, you left them a nice tip, 307 00:18:45,509 --> 00:18:47,589 but that's normal. 308 00:18:49,029 --> 00:18:51,349 Nothing else stood out about you. 309 00:18:52,629 --> 00:18:56,909 That co worker that you never shared the gospel with, they look 310 00:18:56,909 --> 00:18:58,229 at you one day in heaven. 311 00:18:58,229 --> 00:19:01,349 They say, how come you never told me? 312 00:19:04,709 --> 00:19:07,749 You made it seem like there was no issue. 313 00:19:11,189 --> 00:19:16,309 You see, we're supposed to be proactive with our action, not waiting 314 00:19:16,309 --> 00:19:16,629 around. 315 00:19:16,789 --> 00:19:21,989 Oftentimes Christians are too reactive with things and not proactive 316 00:19:22,309 --> 00:19:23,429 about most things. 317 00:19:23,909 --> 00:19:24,629 It's amazing. 318 00:19:25,189 --> 00:19:28,869 I played basketball in high school and middle school, and my 319 00:19:28,869 --> 00:19:33,349 coaches would always say, be proactive with the ball, not reactive. 320 00:19:34,719 --> 00:19:36,239 Know what you're doing with the basketball. 321 00:19:36,239 --> 00:19:38,759 Know what you're doing when you're dribbling down the court. 322 00:19:38,759 --> 00:19:39,599 Know what you're doing. 323 00:19:39,599 --> 00:19:40,639 Think about it in your mind. 324 00:19:40,959 --> 00:19:42,079 What is your plan? 325 00:19:42,399 --> 00:19:45,479 What are you hoping the outcome is supposed to be when you're 326 00:19:45,479 --> 00:19:46,399 making the pass? 327 00:19:46,719 --> 00:19:47,159 Are you. 328 00:19:47,159 --> 00:19:47,479 Is it. 329 00:19:47,479 --> 00:19:49,358 Is it to benefit or is it. 330 00:19:49,358 --> 00:19:49,919 Does it. 331 00:19:49,919 --> 00:19:51,519 Is it not accomplishing anything? 332 00:19:52,159 --> 00:19:55,999 And in our own lives, we have to be proactive with things. 333 00:19:56,239 --> 00:19:57,359 Not reactive. 334 00:19:58,239 --> 00:19:59,159 Cause reactive. 335 00:19:59,159 --> 00:20:00,079 It can be too late. 336 00:20:03,219 --> 00:20:06,979 And Luke 11:28 says, Yea, rather blessed are they that hear 337 00:20:06,979 --> 00:20:09,139 the word of God and keep it. 338 00:20:09,459 --> 00:20:13,419 And that word, keep it is that they maintain it, they're upholding 339 00:20:13,419 --> 00:20:17,379 it, they're showing it out, they wear it on their chest. 340 00:20:17,859 --> 00:20:20,139 They're doing what they're supposed to be doing with it. 341 00:20:20,139 --> 00:20:23,219 There's a lot of Christians that they hear the word and they 342 00:20:23,219 --> 00:20:27,229 hold onto it and they're not willing to give it. 343 00:20:32,749 --> 00:20:34,589 Have you deceived yourself tonight? 344 00:20:37,229 --> 00:20:39,029 Have you looked the proper part? 345 00:20:39,029 --> 00:20:39,789 But you just. 346 00:20:39,789 --> 00:20:43,549 You've never given it fully to God. 347 00:20:44,029 --> 00:20:46,589 Have you let God have control of your life? 348 00:20:48,269 --> 00:20:49,709 And here's the amazing part. 349 00:20:49,869 --> 00:20:53,309 You have to do it every single day, every moment, just like Billy 350 00:20:53,309 --> 00:20:54,109 McCracken said. 351 00:20:54,299 --> 00:20:58,259 You have to give yourself over and over and over and over again 352 00:20:58,259 --> 00:20:59,339 to the Holy Spirit. 353 00:20:59,419 --> 00:21:01,819 And yielding to the Holy Spirit's word. 354 00:21:02,379 --> 00:21:05,859 But too often we say, well, I yield to the Holy Spirit's word here, 355 00:21:05,859 --> 00:21:07,179 but I'm good now. 356 00:21:07,499 --> 00:21:08,539 I'm good for the month. 357 00:21:11,659 --> 00:21:17,739 It's amazing the things we justify in our own minds and deceive 358 00:21:17,739 --> 00:21:18,219 ourselves. 359 00:21:22,069 --> 00:21:26,629 A form of holiness, but it's just filled with dead man's bones. 360 00:21:31,029 --> 00:21:32,469 Look at your compassion. 361 00:21:34,789 --> 00:21:39,429 Genuine religion produces care for the fatherless, the widows. 362 00:21:39,429 --> 00:21:40,549 We'll see that here in a moment. 363 00:21:41,029 --> 00:21:43,349 Are you genuine about your Christianity? 364 00:21:46,319 --> 00:21:51,119 So, number one, we need to be slow, to react, react slowly. 365 00:21:51,999 --> 00:21:54,559 And secondly, we need to act proactively. 366 00:21:55,839 --> 00:21:59,999 Thirdly, we need to review constantly. 367 00:22:00,719 --> 00:22:02,039 Look at James 23. 368 00:22:02,039 --> 00:22:02,959 It says right here. 369 00:22:03,279 --> 00:22:08,079 For if any be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto 370 00:22:08,079 --> 00:22:10,839 a man beholding his natural face in the glass. 371 00:22:10,839 --> 00:22:11,999 That's like looking in a mirror. 372 00:22:12,619 --> 00:22:17,179 For he beholdeth himself and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth 373 00:22:17,419 --> 00:22:19,659 what manner of man he was. 374 00:22:21,259 --> 00:22:24,619 It's like if you are just a hearer and not a doer. 375 00:22:24,619 --> 00:22:28,619 It's like you're looking in the glass and you see all the nastiness, 376 00:22:28,619 --> 00:22:32,619 you see all the imperfections, and you say, well, I guess I'm good 377 00:22:33,659 --> 00:22:35,499 because I don't look like so and so. 378 00:22:36,619 --> 00:22:38,379 I'm not just talking about physically speaking. 379 00:22:38,379 --> 00:22:41,099 I'm talking about there's a spiritual aspect to this. 380 00:22:44,929 --> 00:22:47,369 The doers, they look at themselves in the mirror and they 381 00:22:47,369 --> 00:22:49,169 say, oh, I need to fix all of this. 382 00:22:49,649 --> 00:22:50,609 And guess what? 383 00:22:50,609 --> 00:22:53,569 That mirror is the word of God. 384 00:22:56,129 --> 00:22:57,609 We often look at ourselves. 385 00:22:57,609 --> 00:22:59,929 How many times in the mirror per day? 386 00:22:59,929 --> 00:23:02,449 Probably at least three times, right? 387 00:23:03,489 --> 00:23:06,129 You probably at least look in the mirror three times a day. 388 00:23:09,099 --> 00:23:12,539 If you looked in the mirror and saw, oh, man, I have a big old 389 00:23:12,539 --> 00:23:16,899 blackhead on my face, I probably should do something about 390 00:23:16,899 --> 00:23:17,259 that. 391 00:23:18,379 --> 00:23:20,939 Oh, I have some grime and dirt there. 392 00:23:21,579 --> 00:23:22,539 I'll just leave it. 393 00:23:23,979 --> 00:23:25,979 Man, my hair looks atrocious. 394 00:23:27,339 --> 00:23:28,219 It'll be all right. 395 00:23:29,099 --> 00:23:30,499 No, that's not our reaction. 396 00:23:30,499 --> 00:23:32,579 Oh, we want to do something about it. 397 00:23:32,579 --> 00:23:36,019 We want to be proactive about it, and we want to change things 398 00:23:36,019 --> 00:23:37,339 and we want to fix things. 399 00:23:37,689 --> 00:23:41,209 We want to make sure we maintain a proper look so that we 400 00:23:41,209 --> 00:23:44,009 look like we take care of ourselves and are hygienic. 401 00:23:44,809 --> 00:23:48,809 But we are so worried sometimes about our physical hygiene 402 00:23:48,809 --> 00:23:51,449 that we forget about our spiritual hygiene. 403 00:23:55,129 --> 00:23:58,489 How many times do you review yourself in God's word? 404 00:24:00,489 --> 00:24:05,609 Some of you were obviously working, secular work, and oftentimes 405 00:24:05,609 --> 00:24:07,929 you have employee reviews, right? 406 00:24:08,009 --> 00:24:10,649 Probably at the end of the year or halfway through the year. 407 00:24:10,649 --> 00:24:13,089 I don't know how often you do it, but usually they'll give you, 408 00:24:13,089 --> 00:24:13,689 like, a number. 409 00:24:13,689 --> 00:24:14,969 It's like one out of five. 410 00:24:14,969 --> 00:24:17,289 And like one, you're doing a terrible job. 411 00:24:17,289 --> 00:24:21,049 Five, you're doing above and beyond what's expected of you, right? 412 00:24:21,449 --> 00:24:24,489 Have you done that to your spiritual self? 413 00:24:25,929 --> 00:24:29,969 Have you looked in the word of God and said, God, I want you to 414 00:24:29,969 --> 00:24:30,449 measure me. 415 00:24:30,449 --> 00:24:36,859 I want you to grade me by your word, not by what other people think. 416 00:24:36,939 --> 00:24:41,339 But what does the Bible say that is wrong with me? 417 00:24:45,659 --> 00:24:49,819 You see, in 2nd Corinthians 13:5, it says, examine yourselves 418 00:24:50,379 --> 00:24:59,309 whether ye be in the faith, prove your own selves, examine your 419 00:24:59,309 --> 00:24:59,589 results. 420 00:25:00,709 --> 00:25:01,749 Look at verse number. 421 00:25:02,149 --> 00:25:03,269 Verse number 25. 422 00:25:03,429 --> 00:25:07,669 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty and continueth 423 00:25:07,669 --> 00:25:11,309 therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the 424 00:25:11,309 --> 00:25:14,149 work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. 425 00:25:14,309 --> 00:25:19,589 If a man among you seem to be religious and bridleth not his tongue, 426 00:25:19,589 --> 00:25:24,389 but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. 427 00:25:24,929 --> 00:25:25,649 It's empty. 428 00:25:27,889 --> 00:25:29,809 That last verse says pure religion. 429 00:25:29,809 --> 00:25:35,009 And undefiled before God and the Father is this to visit the fatherless 430 00:25:35,009 --> 00:25:40,849 and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted 431 00:25:40,929 --> 00:25:41,649 from the world. 432 00:25:42,849 --> 00:25:46,209 You see, we're supposed to be serving one another. 433 00:25:46,209 --> 00:25:51,809 That's what that Verse means if you're living the true Spirit 434 00:25:51,809 --> 00:25:52,689 filled life. 435 00:25:53,559 --> 00:25:58,079 If we're being doers of the Word and not hearers only, this is 436 00:25:58,079 --> 00:25:59,239 what you'll be doing. 437 00:25:59,639 --> 00:26:03,439 You'll be looking at your face in the glass and you'll be trying 438 00:26:03,439 --> 00:26:04,439 to fix yourself. 439 00:26:04,439 --> 00:26:06,279 You'll be going and serving others. 440 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:08,679 You'll be telling others about the Gospel. 441 00:26:08,839 --> 00:26:10,919 You're not going to let the world get to you. 442 00:26:10,919 --> 00:26:15,759 But the problem today is that we have so many Christians that walk 443 00:26:15,759 --> 00:26:19,389 through the back doors of a church building and, and they are 444 00:26:19,389 --> 00:26:21,349 filled with the spots of this world. 445 00:26:23,349 --> 00:26:28,109 And they come just for one cleaning a week, two cleanings a 446 00:26:28,109 --> 00:26:30,629 week, three cleanings a week. 447 00:26:32,549 --> 00:26:33,429 They look good. 448 00:26:34,549 --> 00:26:37,389 I'd be honest with you, if I only took a bath three times a week, 449 00:26:37,389 --> 00:26:38,469 you would probably notice. 450 00:26:43,909 --> 00:26:49,809 I know that's a silly illustration, but has the world left 451 00:26:49,809 --> 00:26:50,929 a stain on your life? 452 00:26:57,089 --> 00:26:59,489 You know what the best form of Oxiclean is? 453 00:27:00,609 --> 00:27:02,048 It's the blood of Jesus Christ. 454 00:27:06,369 --> 00:27:09,809 You see, our theme this year is in his steps. 455 00:27:11,899 --> 00:27:14,939 If we're only hearers, are we truly walking in his steps? 456 00:27:17,339 --> 00:27:21,859 If we're not doers of the word of God, are we really walking in 457 00:27:21,859 --> 00:27:22,819 the steps of Jesus? 458 00:27:22,819 --> 00:27:26,619 Can we even call ourselves Christians? 459 00:27:35,019 --> 00:27:39,779 You see, in Psalm 139, verses 23 and 24, it says, Search me, O 460 00:27:39,779 --> 00:27:42,599 God, and know my heart. 461 00:27:42,679 --> 00:27:48,119 Try me and know my thoughts, and see if there be any wicked way 462 00:27:49,159 --> 00:27:49,799 in me. 463 00:27:51,399 --> 00:27:53,879 Have you prayed that to God recently? 464 00:27:55,319 --> 00:27:55,959 Be careful. 465 00:27:55,959 --> 00:27:59,319 It's kind of a scary prayer to pray. 466 00:28:01,239 --> 00:28:01,639 Why? 467 00:28:02,439 --> 00:28:05,039 Because this is what God's going to do if you're genuine about 468 00:28:05,039 --> 00:28:05,319 it. 469 00:28:07,809 --> 00:28:09,569 He's going to hold that glass to your face. 470 00:28:10,769 --> 00:28:13,969 He's going to say, here is where you've gone wrong. 471 00:28:15,329 --> 00:28:17,089 Here's the blunders in your life. 472 00:28:17,809 --> 00:28:20,449 This is what's causing you to fall and stumble. 473 00:28:22,289 --> 00:28:25,889 This is what's causing you to not be spirit filled. 474 00:28:29,009 --> 00:28:30,449 And we have to give it to him. 475 00:28:32,219 --> 00:28:38,779 Say, okay, Lord, make me clean, fix the spots in my life, 476 00:28:39,739 --> 00:28:45,019 remove the blunders, remove the deception I've given myself. 477 00:28:45,739 --> 00:28:46,499 It's amazing. 478 00:28:46,499 --> 00:28:50,779 A lot of times we give Satan all the credit for deceiving us. 479 00:28:50,779 --> 00:28:54,099 But the Bible says right here we have an even bigger problem with 480 00:28:54,099 --> 00:28:55,659 deceiving our own selves. 481 00:29:03,029 --> 00:29:04,389 How are your steps? 482 00:29:08,309 --> 00:29:11,349 Have you given yourself a fair review lately? 483 00:29:13,829 --> 00:29:17,069 I think too often when we give ourselves a review, we don't do it 484 00:29:17,069 --> 00:29:17,909 by the word of God. 485 00:29:17,909 --> 00:29:19,429 We do it by our own standards. 486 00:29:21,589 --> 00:29:25,709 And then there's a sense of holiness about us that we like to 487 00:29:26,269 --> 00:29:27,229 exumerate. 488 00:29:31,709 --> 00:29:34,509 But are we really reviewing ourselves by the word of God? 489 00:29:38,749 --> 00:29:44,309 Have you been proactive in your instructions, being doers rather 490 00:29:44,309 --> 00:29:45,789 than just a bystander? 491 00:29:47,629 --> 00:29:51,309 I know when I was playing football, baseball and basketball, 492 00:29:51,309 --> 00:29:55,089 there was one thing I hated about playing sports that was sitting 493 00:29:55,089 --> 00:29:55,609 on the bench. 494 00:29:56,489 --> 00:29:58,649 I did not like to be on the sidelines. 495 00:29:59,129 --> 00:30:00,849 I did not like to sit on the bench. 496 00:30:00,849 --> 00:30:02,209 I didn't like to be on the dugout. 497 00:30:02,209 --> 00:30:03,929 I wanted to be out on the field. 498 00:30:05,129 --> 00:30:08,729 I wanted to be scoring touchdowns, making tackles. 499 00:30:09,449 --> 00:30:12,809 I wanted to be shooting the hoops. 500 00:30:13,449 --> 00:30:16,969 I wanted to be making great passes to my teammates. 501 00:30:17,289 --> 00:30:20,889 I wanted to be hitting home runs and doubles and triples and 502 00:30:21,129 --> 00:30:23,129 making big plays in the outfield. 503 00:30:25,169 --> 00:30:31,169 But so often God gives us those opportunities in our own lives, 504 00:30:32,449 --> 00:30:34,609 and we'd rather stay in the dugout. 505 00:30:36,849 --> 00:30:38,209 We'd rather sit the bench. 506 00:30:39,729 --> 00:30:41,489 We'd rather stay on the sidelines. 507 00:30:46,449 --> 00:30:52,179 Are you experiencing a lack of self control with your reactions? 508 00:30:56,419 --> 00:30:59,539 It's amazing because we act like punching a hole in the wall. 509 00:30:59,539 --> 00:31:01,219 Some people act like that's a normal behavior. 510 00:31:01,219 --> 00:31:05,659 But I did not see one instance in Scripture where Jesus Christ punched 511 00:31:05,659 --> 00:31:06,499 a hole in the wall. 512 00:31:07,459 --> 00:31:09,579 Now, you may say, well, but no, he flipped tables. 513 00:31:09,579 --> 00:31:13,339 Yeah, he flipped the money changers tables that were defiling 514 00:31:13,339 --> 00:31:14,819 his house, the temple. 515 00:31:18,099 --> 00:31:19,539 I think that was very appropriate. 516 00:31:22,259 --> 00:31:26,539 But too often we act like our actions of anger or lack of self 517 00:31:26,539 --> 00:31:28,099 control are just normal. 518 00:31:29,379 --> 00:31:30,259 No big deal. 519 00:31:31,939 --> 00:31:33,699 And I'm preaching to myself tonight. 520 00:31:34,899 --> 00:31:37,699 My reactions I have not kept in check. 521 00:31:39,299 --> 00:31:41,699 My proactivity has not been proactive. 522 00:31:43,039 --> 00:31:46,479 The review I've constantly given myself has been, oh, I'm doing 523 00:31:46,479 --> 00:31:46,879 enough. 524 00:31:50,159 --> 00:31:53,079 I wonder what Jesus Christ what would happen if Jesus Christ 525 00:31:53,079 --> 00:31:57,359 just said, well, right before he went to the cross, well, I've 526 00:31:57,359 --> 00:31:57,759 done enough. 527 00:32:00,319 --> 00:32:01,079 But it wasn't. 528 00:32:01,079 --> 00:32:01,839 It wouldn't have been. 529 00:32:04,319 --> 00:32:10,739 If we're truly going to walk in the steps of Jesus Christ, we 530 00:32:10,739 --> 00:32:12,059 got to be doers and not hearers. 531 00:32:12,059 --> 00:32:12,339 Only. 532 00:32:18,019 --> 00:32:21,779 Psalm 119:59:60 says this. 533 00:32:21,779 --> 00:32:28,499 I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 534 00:32:28,979 --> 00:32:33,779 I made haste and delayed not to keep thy commandments. 535 00:32:34,759 --> 00:32:39,959 Philippians 4:9 those things which ye have both learned and received, 536 00:32:40,039 --> 00:32:43,799 and heard and seen in me do. 537 00:32:46,839 --> 00:32:48,679 Have you deceived yourself tonight? 538 00:32:51,079 --> 00:32:55,799 Have you deceived yourself of your own true spiritual state? 539 00:32:57,959 --> 00:32:58,759 I know I have. 540 00:33:03,649 --> 00:33:08,849 And are you taking the steps needed to avoid deceiving yourself? 541 00:33:13,409 --> 00:33:16,369 I think too often we have a lot of Christians that are quick 542 00:33:17,089 --> 00:33:28,059 to react, that are not acting proactively, and their reviews are 543 00:33:28,539 --> 00:33:29,339 invalid. 544 00:33:34,299 --> 00:33:38,699 Let me ask them I wonder what review the world would give you. 545 00:33:42,299 --> 00:33:45,579 I wonder what review your family members would give you. 546 00:33:49,019 --> 00:33:55,249 I wonder what review your best friend would give you. 547 00:33:56,449 --> 00:33:59,329 Your wife, your husband, your kids. 548 00:34:01,009 --> 00:34:04,089 If they were being honest with you, what kind of review would they 549 00:34:04,089 --> 00:34:04,609 give you? 550 00:34:05,969 --> 00:34:11,089 And more importantly, if Jesus Christ was in this room tonight, 551 00:34:12,049 --> 00:34:16,289 which I believe that he is, Holy Spirit's here with us. 552 00:34:19,419 --> 00:34:20,939 What kind of review would he give you? 553 00:34:24,459 --> 00:34:29,739 Would he pat you on the back and loving? 554 00:34:29,819 --> 00:34:32,539 He'd probably say, we got a lot of work to do. 555 00:34:33,739 --> 00:34:35,259 At least that's what he'd say to me. 556 00:34:36,779 --> 00:34:38,139 I've got a lot of work to do. 557 00:34:39,659 --> 00:34:40,539 But there's hope. 558 00:34:42,469 --> 00:34:44,389 And that hope is found in God's word. 559 00:34:44,389 --> 00:34:45,829 It's found in Jesus Christ. 560 00:34:48,789 --> 00:34:51,829 Too often we turn to other things when the answers that we need 561 00:34:51,829 --> 00:34:52,789 are all right here. 562 00:34:56,149 --> 00:34:57,829 They're all in our time of prayer. 563 00:35:00,469 --> 00:35:02,069 They're in our time with Jesus. 564 00:35:03,989 --> 00:35:05,669 How's your walk with Christ today? 565 00:35:05,829 --> 00:35:07,349 As the musicians get ready. 566 00:35:13,358 --> 00:35:14,638 How's your review tonight? 567 00:35:21,038 --> 00:35:25,558 Have you given God control of your life or are you still holding 568 00:35:25,558 --> 00:35:25,838 on? 569 00:35:27,758 --> 00:35:36,209 Are you still just a hearer or do you want to be a doer for me? 570 00:35:36,209 --> 00:35:36,889 I don't want. 571 00:35:37,049 --> 00:35:43,289 When those pearly gates open to me one day, I stand before God. 572 00:35:45,289 --> 00:35:49,248 I definitely don't want him to look at me and say, you are a hearer 573 00:35:49,248 --> 00:35:50,329 rather than a doer. 574 00:35:52,569 --> 00:35:56,889 I want him to tell me, well done, thy good and faithful servant. 575 00:35:58,009 --> 00:36:05,479 You are a doer, not a hearer, As we all stand. 576 00:36:06,919 --> 00:36:07,959 Verse invitation. 577 00:36:10,519 --> 00:36:11,759 How's your review tonight? 578 00:36:11,759 --> 00:36:15,079 Maybe you need to come tonight and get your review done with God 579 00:36:15,079 --> 00:36:16,039 here at the altar.