1 00:00:29,939 --> 00:00:32,179 Hard to shove, 22 years in seven minutes. 2 00:00:32,179 --> 00:00:36,419 But I would like if I could tonight. 3 00:00:37,539 --> 00:00:39,859 Pastor doesn't know what I'm gonna preach or anything like that, 4 00:00:40,419 --> 00:00:43,699 but I would like to try to take you from one extreme to another. 5 00:00:44,899 --> 00:00:52,339 And as mentioned on the video, I had cancer in 2016, 2018. 6 00:00:53,299 --> 00:00:57,919 And I remember I was having some digestive problems and I went 7 00:00:57,919 --> 00:01:01,759 to a surgeon by the name of Neruban Rahasaragaram. 8 00:01:02,079 --> 00:01:05,079 Good Christian brother, not quite our stripe. 9 00:01:05,079 --> 00:01:07,439 Amen, but loves the Lord. 10 00:01:07,439 --> 00:01:10,359 We're talking, he's asking about men's meetings and all this 11 00:01:10,359 --> 00:01:10,639 stuff. 12 00:01:10,639 --> 00:01:14,159 He's excited and he'd done some tests on me and he's smiling 13 00:01:14,159 --> 00:01:15,239 and looking at the computer. 14 00:01:15,239 --> 00:01:18,559 And then he stood up and he folded his hands and he said, brother, 15 00:01:18,879 --> 00:01:21,359 if I don't do something right now, you're going to die. 16 00:01:22,289 --> 00:01:23,969 And I said, oh, okay. 17 00:01:24,849 --> 00:01:28,409 You know, all I could think of is what would happen to my wife. 18 00:01:28,409 --> 00:01:29,249 I know where I'm going. 19 00:01:29,249 --> 00:01:29,809 Amen. 20 00:01:30,289 --> 00:01:33,969 And anyway, the Lord used it. 21 00:01:35,329 --> 00:01:40,809 My son Samuel Pre Covid, worked for Autobarn, which is autozone's 22 00:01:40,809 --> 00:01:43,689 copy over there, ran the store. 23 00:01:43,689 --> 00:01:49,499 He, the owner, got saved because it was the first time he's 24 00:01:49,499 --> 00:01:51,099 willing to sit down and listen to me. 25 00:01:51,739 --> 00:01:54,059 And in 20 minutes I was able to lead him to Christ. 26 00:01:54,939 --> 00:02:01,059 You know, I counted a privilege to go through that type 27 00:02:01,059 --> 00:02:03,418 of thing if one soul gets saved. 28 00:02:04,539 --> 00:02:09,739 And during COVID which mentioned the brain surgery, I forgot 29 00:02:09,739 --> 00:02:10,019 Covid. 30 00:02:10,019 --> 00:02:11,259 Has anybody forgotten? 31 00:02:11,339 --> 00:02:12,699 Have you forgotten Covid yet? 32 00:02:13,479 --> 00:02:14,199 I forgot it. 33 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:15,879 I went to church. 34 00:02:15,879 --> 00:02:18,919 We were able to longest lockdowns in the world. 35 00:02:19,479 --> 00:02:23,639 I was able to go with my son Luke to lead the singing to an empty 36 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:23,959 room. 37 00:02:24,599 --> 00:02:29,199 And a piano player and two live streamer technicians and me, 38 00:02:29,199 --> 00:02:30,679 five of us were allowed to go. 39 00:02:31,159 --> 00:02:36,359 And it was beyond our three mile limit, five kilometer limit. 40 00:02:37,079 --> 00:02:41,079 We did have one man in the church, got a $5,000 fine for breaching 41 00:02:41,079 --> 00:02:41,399 that. 42 00:02:42,179 --> 00:02:43,179 It was just crazy. 43 00:02:43,179 --> 00:02:49,059 And anyway, came home, my wife said, how was church tonight? 44 00:02:49,539 --> 00:02:51,139 I said, you know, you were there. 45 00:02:51,619 --> 00:02:54,019 And she said, no, I wasn't. 46 00:02:54,419 --> 00:02:55,859 And I said, where were you? 47 00:02:55,859 --> 00:02:57,099 Like that, you know, shaking my head. 48 00:02:57,099 --> 00:02:58,259 She thought I was kidding around. 49 00:02:58,659 --> 00:03:00,539 She said I was at home. 50 00:03:00,539 --> 00:03:01,299 I said, why? 51 00:03:01,379 --> 00:03:02,899 She said, the pandemic. 52 00:03:03,219 --> 00:03:04,499 I said, what pandemic? 53 00:03:05,779 --> 00:03:09,219 And I had forgotten that whole about two years. 54 00:03:10,259 --> 00:03:15,699 And she said, well, tell me, what's the name of your children? 55 00:03:15,779 --> 00:03:18,899 And I can name the first but not the middle names. 56 00:03:19,459 --> 00:03:22,459 And then she said, okay, our child that died while we were on 57 00:03:22,459 --> 00:03:23,379 her last furlough. 58 00:03:23,699 --> 00:03:25,219 What was his middle Name. 59 00:03:25,219 --> 00:03:27,379 Just give me his middle name and I won't take you to hospital. 60 00:03:28,339 --> 00:03:29,459 I said, I don't know. 61 00:03:30,339 --> 00:03:31,619 It's Russell, my name. 62 00:03:32,019 --> 00:03:34,179 It's the only child we had named after me. 63 00:03:35,409 --> 00:03:36,329 So off we went. 64 00:03:36,329 --> 00:03:40,289 I had three aneurysms that were about to explode and leaking 65 00:03:40,289 --> 00:03:40,569 and. 66 00:03:40,569 --> 00:03:43,649 Or whatever, and they put in anyway. 67 00:03:44,289 --> 00:03:50,409 Look, with that, I would invite you tonight firstly to Psalms 68 00:03:50,409 --> 00:03:54,449 chapter 119, Psalm 119. 69 00:03:57,249 --> 00:04:00,839 And I want to go from this extreme to another extreme for the 70 00:04:00,839 --> 00:04:01,439 main message. 71 00:04:01,439 --> 00:04:05,679 But I just like to mention that the writer here of Psalm 119 72 00:04:05,679 --> 00:04:11,319 in verse number 71 said, it is good for me that I've been afflicted 73 00:04:12,039 --> 00:04:14,039 that I might learn thy statutes. 74 00:04:14,919 --> 00:04:20,319 And you know, I thank God for the privilege of using me in that 75 00:04:20,319 --> 00:04:20,679 way. 76 00:04:21,399 --> 00:04:26,409 It reminded me that, number one, God is God, he is supreme and 77 00:04:26,409 --> 00:04:27,329 he is all loving. 78 00:04:27,889 --> 00:04:29,649 You know, what does the Bible say? 79 00:04:29,649 --> 00:04:30,769 Count it all joy. 80 00:04:31,009 --> 00:04:33,329 When you fall into diverse temptation things. 81 00:04:34,049 --> 00:04:36,329 I was reminded, secondly, this is a whole message. 82 00:04:36,329 --> 00:04:37,409 I'm just giving you the points. 83 00:04:37,409 --> 00:04:40,689 And then I want to preach another message in the opposite direction. 84 00:04:40,849 --> 00:04:41,809 Man is flesh. 85 00:04:42,289 --> 00:04:44,169 We are totally dependent on him. 86 00:04:44,169 --> 00:04:45,969 Boy, I realized that. 87 00:04:46,929 --> 00:04:48,689 Number three, our hope is in him. 88 00:04:51,329 --> 00:04:53,289 And then fourthly, we must win the loss. 89 00:04:53,289 --> 00:04:54,049 We have a duty. 90 00:04:54,049 --> 00:04:56,049 We have a duty of care to this world. 91 00:04:56,749 --> 00:04:58,829 And I don't know if duty of care is a word here. 92 00:04:58,829 --> 00:05:02,669 It is a big thing over there with our insurance for our public 93 00:05:02,669 --> 00:05:03,309 liability. 94 00:05:03,389 --> 00:05:06,909 We have a duty of care to make sure that people don't fall down. 95 00:05:06,989 --> 00:05:10,669 We have a duty of care to make sure that we have the fire extinguishers 96 00:05:10,669 --> 00:05:12,109 charged and that type of thing. 97 00:05:12,269 --> 00:05:16,229 We have a duty of care as Christians to win the lost at any 98 00:05:16,229 --> 00:05:16,589 cost. 99 00:05:17,549 --> 00:05:19,229 Now let me give you the flip side of that. 100 00:05:19,229 --> 00:05:20,669 Turn to Luke chapter two. 101 00:05:22,759 --> 00:05:26,999 When you're in God's will, amazing things can happen. 102 00:05:27,639 --> 00:05:29,399 Amazing things can happen. 103 00:05:30,039 --> 00:05:34,199 Brother, you said you had a clock here somewhere. 104 00:05:34,359 --> 00:05:35,079 I'm not a. 105 00:05:35,079 --> 00:05:37,639 I'm not a clock watcher, but I can. 106 00:05:38,359 --> 00:05:38,999 Amen. 107 00:05:40,599 --> 00:05:42,679 Because of the cancer surgery, though. 108 00:05:42,759 --> 00:05:43,159 Don't. 109 00:05:43,159 --> 00:05:45,199 Don't be alarmed because the cancer surgery. 110 00:05:45,199 --> 00:05:46,359 My stomach is up here. 111 00:05:46,519 --> 00:05:47,759 I can't preach very long. 112 00:05:47,759 --> 00:05:48,239 Amen. 113 00:05:48,239 --> 00:05:48,959 So it'll be fine. 114 00:05:48,959 --> 00:05:49,399 Amen. 115 00:05:50,189 --> 00:05:50,909 Brain surgery. 116 00:05:50,909 --> 00:05:52,669 I might start over, you never know. 117 00:05:53,149 --> 00:05:54,189 Luke, chapter two. 118 00:05:54,189 --> 00:05:55,829 I'd like to read a few verses here. 119 00:05:55,829 --> 00:05:56,989 Verse number 25. 120 00:05:57,549 --> 00:06:00,029 And this was right after the birth of Christ. 121 00:06:00,829 --> 00:06:02,669 Eight days into it, I believe here. 122 00:06:02,989 --> 00:06:06,829 And behold, there was a man of Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. 123 00:06:07,309 --> 00:06:11,189 And the same was a just and devout, waiting for the consolation 124 00:06:11,189 --> 00:06:11,949 Of Israel. 125 00:06:12,109 --> 00:06:13,949 The Holy Ghost was upon him. 126 00:06:14,189 --> 00:06:17,719 And it was revealed to him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not 127 00:06:17,719 --> 00:06:20,999 see death before that he had seen the Lord's Christ. 128 00:06:21,559 --> 00:06:24,279 And he came by the Spirit into the temple. 129 00:06:24,679 --> 00:06:27,599 And when the parents had brought in the child Jesus to do 130 00:06:27,599 --> 00:06:31,359 for him after the custom of the law, then he took him up in his 131 00:06:31,359 --> 00:06:36,719 arms and blessed God and said, Lord, now lettest thy servant depart 132 00:06:36,719 --> 00:06:38,599 in peace according to thy word. 133 00:06:39,079 --> 00:06:45,049 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared 134 00:06:45,049 --> 00:06:47,489 before the face of all people. 135 00:06:48,049 --> 00:06:52,249 A light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of thy people 136 00:06:52,249 --> 00:06:52,929 Israel. 137 00:06:53,329 --> 00:06:57,409 And Joseph and his mother marveled at those things which were 138 00:06:57,409 --> 00:06:58,369 spoken unto him. 139 00:06:59,089 --> 00:07:05,169 Simeon blessed them and said unto Mary his mother, behold, this 140 00:07:05,169 --> 00:07:11,769 child is set for the fall and rising against again of many in Israel. 141 00:07:12,009 --> 00:07:16,689 And for a sign which shall be spoken against, yea, sword shall 142 00:07:16,689 --> 00:07:22,569 pierce through thine own soul also that the thoughts of many hearts 143 00:07:22,569 --> 00:07:23,609 may be revealed. 144 00:07:24,969 --> 00:07:25,609 There is. 145 00:07:25,849 --> 00:07:29,929 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, 146 00:07:30,569 --> 00:07:33,929 if I said that right of the tribe of Aser. 147 00:07:34,499 --> 00:07:38,899 And she was of great age and she lived with a husband seven years 148 00:07:38,899 --> 00:07:40,979 from her virginity. 149 00:07:41,539 --> 00:07:46,419 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years which departed 150 00:07:46,979 --> 00:07:50,779 not out of the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers 151 00:07:50,779 --> 00:07:51,539 night and day. 152 00:07:51,619 --> 00:07:56,899 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord 153 00:07:57,059 --> 00:07:59,379 and spake of him to. 154 00:08:00,489 --> 00:08:05,129 To all of them that looked for the redemption in Jerusalem. 155 00:08:05,689 --> 00:08:09,929 And when they had performed all the things according to the law 156 00:08:09,929 --> 00:08:15,209 of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, into their own city, 157 00:08:15,608 --> 00:08:16,249 Nazareth. 158 00:08:16,249 --> 00:08:20,009 And the child grew and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom. 159 00:08:20,009 --> 00:08:22,089 And the grace of God was upon them. 160 00:08:22,329 --> 00:08:23,049 Let's pray. 161 00:08:23,049 --> 00:08:23,329 Father. 162 00:08:23,329 --> 00:08:24,329 I thank you Lord. 163 00:08:24,809 --> 00:08:27,729 Lord, for this passage of scripture and for the other passage 164 00:08:27,729 --> 00:08:28,409 of scriptures. 165 00:08:29,129 --> 00:08:34,729 Lord, I pray Lord, that you would call men and ladies, young 166 00:08:34,729 --> 00:08:36,089 people into your service. 167 00:08:36,809 --> 00:08:41,809 Lord, it's been so long since we've had a influx of missionaries 168 00:08:41,809 --> 00:08:44,609 into Australia and other places. 169 00:08:44,609 --> 00:08:45,929 I've heard the same thing. 170 00:08:46,249 --> 00:08:53,009 Lord, I pray that we would see the thought that you've laid on my 171 00:08:53,009 --> 00:08:56,619 heart tonight, that would would be something that might challenge 172 00:08:56,619 --> 00:08:56,899 us. 173 00:08:57,299 --> 00:09:01,859 That we would see that it is a good thing to surrender to your will 174 00:09:01,859 --> 00:09:02,819 and to your work. 175 00:09:03,299 --> 00:09:07,099 And Lord Jesus, I love you and I thank you for all you've done in 176 00:09:07,099 --> 00:09:07,939 Jesus name. 177 00:09:07,939 --> 00:09:08,579 Amen. 178 00:09:10,178 --> 00:09:15,779 I read this passage of scripture thinking of this man Simeon 179 00:09:15,779 --> 00:09:18,819 and this lady Anna. 180 00:09:19,459 --> 00:09:21,939 That they got to do something that we didn't get to do. 181 00:09:22,869 --> 00:09:26,389 They got to hold baby Jesus isn't that awesome. 182 00:09:27,109 --> 00:09:28,709 And I would submit to you. 183 00:09:29,029 --> 00:09:32,949 When you're in God's perfect will, God can take you. 184 00:09:33,909 --> 00:09:38,989 Have you ever heard some wild screaming evangelists come and he's 185 00:09:38,989 --> 00:09:41,789 like, sin will take you farther than you want to go and keep 186 00:09:41,789 --> 00:09:43,349 you longer than you want to stay. 187 00:09:43,669 --> 00:09:44,789 And I agree with that. 188 00:09:45,509 --> 00:09:49,629 But I'll say, God will take you farther than you ever believe 189 00:09:49,629 --> 00:09:50,269 it could do. 190 00:09:50,269 --> 00:09:50,949 And he'll. 191 00:09:51,209 --> 00:09:54,489 He'll give you such peace and joy in those places. 192 00:09:54,489 --> 00:09:59,369 In the hospital when I was in the hospital, praise God when I was. 193 00:09:59,689 --> 00:10:01,129 Other places God has taken. 194 00:10:01,209 --> 00:10:05,129 I'm just a little goofy guy with a long neck. 195 00:10:05,129 --> 00:10:08,409 They used to call me giraffe neck in school in Palestine, Texas. 196 00:10:08,409 --> 00:10:09,129 Grew up there. 197 00:10:10,009 --> 00:10:13,809 I was ridiculed and, you know, just. 198 00:10:13,809 --> 00:10:15,689 I'm plain folks, all right? 199 00:10:15,929 --> 00:10:19,959 If you think you can't do anything for God, attempt great things 200 00:10:19,959 --> 00:10:21,959 for God and expect great things from him. 201 00:10:21,959 --> 00:10:23,359 Some I didn't make that up. 202 00:10:23,359 --> 00:10:24,799 Some I stole that. 203 00:10:24,799 --> 00:10:25,319 Amen. 204 00:10:25,319 --> 00:10:26,839 But I'm marking it original. 205 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:32,279 I was sitting back one day counting the blessings that God given. 206 00:10:32,439 --> 00:10:35,199 Can you imagine Simeon and Anna counting them? 207 00:10:35,199 --> 00:10:39,079 I got to finally hold the king of kings and the Lord of lords. 208 00:10:39,159 --> 00:10:42,759 You realize they took him there to circumcise some priest, 209 00:10:43,159 --> 00:10:45,709 whether it was Simeon or whoever had the. 210 00:10:45,789 --> 00:10:50,909 Had the honor of circumcising the creator of the universe. 211 00:10:51,309 --> 00:10:53,069 You say, brother Blanchard, what has God done? 212 00:10:53,069 --> 00:10:56,589 He took you to Australia and you didn't get your own building 213 00:10:56,589 --> 00:10:59,549 until you were there for what, 18 years? 214 00:11:00,349 --> 00:11:03,189 Well, I tell you this, there are churches that have been there 215 00:11:03,189 --> 00:11:05,309 for 40 and 50 years that still don't have. 216 00:11:05,469 --> 00:11:10,349 It is an oddity for a church there to have its own building. 217 00:11:12,029 --> 00:11:13,549 We are so thankful. 218 00:11:15,309 --> 00:11:20,229 When I came to Australia in 2003, five other preachers showed 219 00:11:20,229 --> 00:11:20,909 up with me. 220 00:11:21,469 --> 00:11:22,669 American missionaries. 221 00:11:23,229 --> 00:11:27,309 Since then, I don't think I can count on both hands how many 222 00:11:27,309 --> 00:11:30,029 have come collectively since then. 223 00:11:30,829 --> 00:11:33,389 And I'm saying, where are the missionaries? 224 00:11:33,709 --> 00:11:35,189 I know they're in the pews. 225 00:11:35,189 --> 00:11:35,709 Amen. 226 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:38,039 If God would lay on your heart. 227 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:40,839 I cannot do sale anymore. 228 00:11:41,319 --> 00:11:44,959 The town of Sale, we're praying about whether to shut it 229 00:11:44,959 --> 00:11:47,399 down when I get back or whether. 230 00:11:47,399 --> 00:11:49,959 And we're actually praying someone would come and take. 231 00:11:51,199 --> 00:11:54,639 Is organized, it's ready to go, and the Lord needs you. 232 00:11:54,639 --> 00:11:56,279 As Uncle Sam would say, amen. 233 00:11:58,279 --> 00:12:00,199 You say, well, brother Blanchard, where is God taking? 234 00:12:00,199 --> 00:12:02,039 Well, we've got a missionary out of our church. 235 00:12:02,449 --> 00:12:02,609 We. 236 00:12:02,609 --> 00:12:05,329 I've been over there to Philippines three times to see him. 237 00:12:05,489 --> 00:12:06,489 I never thought I. 238 00:12:06,489 --> 00:12:09,889 When I was working at Brookshire's in Palestine, Texas, 239 00:12:09,889 --> 00:12:13,729 as a grocery manager at night, the worst job in the store. 240 00:12:14,289 --> 00:12:14,929 Amen. 241 00:12:15,249 --> 00:12:20,929 And I never thought that God would ever take me to the Philippines. 242 00:12:21,649 --> 00:12:24,889 I was at church one day, and one of the men of the church came 243 00:12:24,889 --> 00:12:25,449 up to me. 244 00:12:25,449 --> 00:12:29,769 His name is Kieran Kiran Gangavarapu. 245 00:12:30,249 --> 00:12:32,649 And Brother Kieran, I can't say that again. 246 00:12:33,369 --> 00:12:34,889 He came up to me and he said. 247 00:12:35,209 --> 00:12:40,449 And he was interested in the other missionary that we were working 248 00:12:40,449 --> 00:12:40,729 with. 249 00:12:40,729 --> 00:12:43,689 He was interested in his daughter. 250 00:12:44,009 --> 00:12:44,729 And he said. 251 00:12:44,889 --> 00:12:47,289 He said, pastor, I want to get married. 252 00:12:47,689 --> 00:12:49,609 And I said, yeah, to who? 253 00:12:50,249 --> 00:12:51,369 He said, monica. 254 00:12:51,929 --> 00:12:53,289 And I said, who's Monica? 255 00:12:53,699 --> 00:12:58,619 He said, you know, you took me to the Victorian Bible Conference. 256 00:12:58,619 --> 00:12:59,299 That doesn't. 257 00:12:59,539 --> 00:13:00,979 It doesn't happen anymore. 258 00:13:01,459 --> 00:13:07,339 And at a Baptist church there, we need a lot more Jesus. 259 00:13:07,339 --> 00:13:07,939 Amen. 260 00:13:08,659 --> 00:13:10,299 But he said, you took me up there. 261 00:13:10,299 --> 00:13:12,899 And he said, I saw this girl. 262 00:13:12,899 --> 00:13:15,619 She's from the same area of India that I'm from. 263 00:13:15,619 --> 00:13:16,739 I said, oh, yeah? 264 00:13:18,259 --> 00:13:19,819 I said, well, how did you approach her? 265 00:13:19,819 --> 00:13:21,939 He said, well, I just walked up to her and said, get it? 266 00:13:22,269 --> 00:13:24,589 She said, monica, I am liking you. 267 00:13:24,829 --> 00:13:26,989 And she said, kiran, I am liking you too. 268 00:13:27,389 --> 00:13:28,829 Three months later, they're engaged. 269 00:13:30,909 --> 00:13:34,029 And he said, would you come to India and preach the wedding? 270 00:13:34,029 --> 00:13:38,989 I've spent five days in India for my wife, and I have been married 271 00:13:38,989 --> 00:13:39,749 35 years. 272 00:13:39,749 --> 00:13:43,469 I wanted to surprise her on her 25th anniversary. 273 00:13:43,949 --> 00:13:46,909 So on her 24th, I was going to take her to Tasmania. 274 00:13:46,989 --> 00:13:49,749 Do you know how much it costs to go to Tasmania from Victoria, 275 00:13:49,749 --> 00:13:53,089 150 miles away, to ride a boat down there? 276 00:13:53,169 --> 00:13:55,009 It was cheaper to go to Malaysia. 277 00:13:55,969 --> 00:13:59,249 And I called some folks in our multiculture church. 278 00:13:59,649 --> 00:14:01,889 I called some folks, hey, can. 279 00:14:01,969 --> 00:14:03,889 And my flesh. 280 00:14:04,129 --> 00:14:05,729 I got to admit my sin. 281 00:14:06,049 --> 00:14:09,249 I wanted to go to Singapore because they have a church's fried 282 00:14:09,249 --> 00:14:14,849 chicken in the airport and they call it Texas chicken over there. 283 00:14:15,729 --> 00:14:20,699 And I said, hey, for our wedding anniversary, can I go stay 284 00:14:20,699 --> 00:14:22,379 with you guys in Singapore? 285 00:14:22,859 --> 00:14:25,979 And Brother Joel, he said, talk to my wife. 286 00:14:25,979 --> 00:14:26,779 She is cheap. 287 00:14:27,179 --> 00:14:28,699 She'll tell you how to do it cheap. 288 00:14:28,859 --> 00:14:34,579 And so I called Mana and Mana said, why don't you go to Malaysia? 289 00:14:34,579 --> 00:14:36,139 My dad's a missionary there. 290 00:14:36,859 --> 00:14:39,619 The only independent Baptist missionary I think that's left there. 291 00:14:39,619 --> 00:14:40,939 There may be one other guy. 292 00:14:42,629 --> 00:14:44,629 Why don't you go and see him? 293 00:14:45,269 --> 00:14:46,869 She meant, go preach for him. 294 00:14:47,189 --> 00:14:49,349 And I said, oh, how much? 295 00:14:49,589 --> 00:14:51,509 It was cheaper than going to Tasmania. 296 00:14:51,509 --> 00:14:53,029 150 miles across. 297 00:14:54,229 --> 00:14:56,149 It was cheaper to go all the way up to Malaysia. 298 00:14:56,309 --> 00:14:57,029 So we went. 299 00:14:57,429 --> 00:14:59,269 I got to preach in Malaysia. 300 00:15:00,149 --> 00:15:07,189 Little old East Texas Knucklehead if you will surrender 301 00:15:07,189 --> 00:15:10,569 to God, the best life ever. 302 00:15:11,529 --> 00:15:14,729 You say, brother Blanchard, preachers don't have a lot of money. 303 00:15:16,009 --> 00:15:17,209 Retirement's out of this world. 304 00:15:17,209 --> 00:15:17,889 Right, preacher? 305 00:15:17,889 --> 00:15:18,329 Amen. 306 00:15:20,409 --> 00:15:23,609 Think about the privilege of seeming in. 307 00:15:23,609 --> 00:15:26,889 Think about the privilege of Mary and Joseph in our text. 308 00:15:26,889 --> 00:15:31,289 If you continue reading, you find that they lost Jesus. 309 00:15:32,009 --> 00:15:34,769 And I preached a message called When Jesus got lost. 310 00:15:34,769 --> 00:15:38,069 He was never lost, but, you know, Mary and Joseph lost him. 311 00:15:38,069 --> 00:15:40,469 Right, but what does it say way down here? 312 00:15:40,469 --> 00:15:44,709 You skip down to verse number 51. 313 00:15:45,829 --> 00:15:49,349 It says, and we went down with them and came to Nazareth. 314 00:15:49,429 --> 00:15:50,469 And this is big. 315 00:15:50,789 --> 00:15:52,309 Was subject to them. 316 00:15:54,069 --> 00:15:54,549 Wow. 317 00:15:55,429 --> 00:15:58,949 The king of kings, the creator of the universe, was subject to Mary 318 00:15:58,949 --> 00:16:03,269 and Joseph because they were right where God wanted them. 319 00:16:04,109 --> 00:16:04,989 What a privilege. 320 00:16:05,549 --> 00:16:07,389 I think of John the Baptist. 321 00:16:08,189 --> 00:16:09,309 John the Baptist. 322 00:16:09,789 --> 00:16:12,509 We get to heaven, he might be walking around with a little pen. 323 00:16:12,509 --> 00:16:16,429 This is our theme, Eternity in view. 324 00:16:16,589 --> 00:16:21,309 Brother Huntress used to sing a song with eternity's values in 325 00:16:21,309 --> 00:16:24,829 view, Lord, with eternity's value. 326 00:16:24,829 --> 00:16:26,349 Well, this is our theme for the year. 327 00:16:26,669 --> 00:16:29,069 I just remembered, Brother Huntress died recently. 328 00:16:29,309 --> 00:16:29,709 And. 329 00:16:30,299 --> 00:16:34,219 And I was just thinking about the. 330 00:16:35,339 --> 00:16:38,939 Maybe John the Baptist has got an I baptized Jesus pen in heaven. 331 00:16:38,939 --> 00:16:39,579 I don't know. 332 00:16:39,979 --> 00:16:41,739 If he don't have one, I'll buy him one. 333 00:16:41,739 --> 00:16:42,139 Amen. 334 00:16:42,139 --> 00:16:43,819 I didn't get to baptize Jesus. 335 00:16:45,019 --> 00:16:47,499 Well, think about Pilate. 336 00:16:48,459 --> 00:16:55,829 He judged Jesus, you say, well, that's kind of, you know, I. 337 00:16:56,149 --> 00:16:57,189 God used it. 338 00:16:57,589 --> 00:17:00,629 God used it because it was. 339 00:17:00,629 --> 00:17:03,949 It was God's plan that Jesus would be crucified. 340 00:17:03,949 --> 00:17:05,469 And God used Pilate in that. 341 00:17:05,469 --> 00:17:09,229 And I hope, I think it would be neat if we get to heaven and Pilate, 342 00:17:09,229 --> 00:17:12,389 like, I washed my hands and then I, Jesus washed my heart. 343 00:17:12,389 --> 00:17:13,349 Wouldn't that be neat? 344 00:17:14,869 --> 00:17:17,749 I think about, almost persuaded King Agrippa. 345 00:17:18,629 --> 00:17:21,789 You know, these guys that run around and say, oh, you just need 346 00:17:21,789 --> 00:17:23,429 to believe and it'll be fine. 347 00:17:23,899 --> 00:17:27,019 Agrippa believed and Paul said, I wish he was like me. 348 00:17:27,099 --> 00:17:28,379 I wish you'd repent. 349 00:17:29,259 --> 00:17:31,939 John 3:16 hit me in a way, preacher, the other day. 350 00:17:31,939 --> 00:17:34,619 That just blew my mind, I'm sure. 351 00:17:34,619 --> 00:17:37,619 Preacher, you ever been in. 352 00:17:37,619 --> 00:17:39,739 Heard a little kid's quote, John 3:16. 353 00:17:39,899 --> 00:17:43,379 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son 354 00:17:43,379 --> 00:17:45,979 that whosoever believeth in him will go to heaven. 355 00:17:47,019 --> 00:17:49,499 It says, should, should not perish. 356 00:17:50,248 --> 00:17:52,808 You know, if you believe in Christ and you've never called upon 357 00:17:52,808 --> 00:17:54,928 him, you should not perish. 358 00:17:54,928 --> 00:17:55,968 You need to call on. 359 00:17:55,968 --> 00:17:56,968 You need to repent. 360 00:17:56,968 --> 00:18:01,768 Call on the Lord Jesus Christ and be Saved, but anyway. 361 00:18:02,648 --> 00:18:04,088 And then there's us. 362 00:18:05,128 --> 00:18:08,648 Talk about Simeon and Anna and Mary and Joseph, John the Baptist, 363 00:18:09,048 --> 00:18:11,448 Pilate, even us. 364 00:18:11,688 --> 00:18:12,648 Where are we? 365 00:18:13,608 --> 00:18:16,008 Are we entangled with the things of this world? 366 00:18:17,279 --> 00:18:18,999 Are we worried about young people? 367 00:18:18,999 --> 00:18:20,999 Are you more worried about where you're going to uni? 368 00:18:20,999 --> 00:18:22,319 So you get brainwashed. 369 00:18:24,879 --> 00:18:29,639 I nearly went to Letourneau University and I am so thankful that 370 00:18:29,639 --> 00:18:36,079 God gave me a disability that kept me from becoming an electrical 371 00:18:36,079 --> 00:18:39,439 engineer and having bukus of money and not serving God. 372 00:18:39,439 --> 00:18:40,399 What's your disability? 373 00:18:40,479 --> 00:18:41,519 I'm colorblind. 374 00:18:42,249 --> 00:18:43,849 I had three things I wanted to do. 375 00:18:44,809 --> 00:18:45,489 Now I'm old. 376 00:18:45,489 --> 00:18:49,529 This is before the Internet was like accessible to humans. 377 00:18:51,049 --> 00:18:54,649 I wanted to work for the telephone company and hook up phones. 378 00:18:55,609 --> 00:18:58,088 I was so into it that I had two handsets. 379 00:18:58,088 --> 00:19:01,129 Did you know if you take those old handsets and you hook a 9 volt 380 00:19:01,129 --> 00:19:03,049 battery in parallel with it, they'll work? 381 00:19:04,089 --> 00:19:07,689 And I had one in the camper shell of the truck and one in the 382 00:19:07,689 --> 00:19:07,889 front. 383 00:19:07,889 --> 00:19:10,609 I'd call my dad as we're going down the road and I'm riding in the 384 00:19:10,609 --> 00:19:11,289 back of the truck. 385 00:19:12,269 --> 00:19:13,469 I love that stuff. 386 00:19:14,589 --> 00:19:15,629 I wanted to do that. 387 00:19:15,629 --> 00:19:19,789 I wanted to go in the air force and fly a plane or I wanted 388 00:19:19,789 --> 00:19:21,069 to be an electrical engineer. 389 00:19:21,229 --> 00:19:24,269 So I went to Letourneau University and I went in there and 390 00:19:24,269 --> 00:19:25,869 he gave me this dumb test. 391 00:19:26,509 --> 00:19:28,189 He gave me this book with spots. 392 00:19:29,869 --> 00:19:30,989 Wasn't nothing there. 393 00:19:32,429 --> 00:19:33,829 And he said, do you see anything? 394 00:19:33,829 --> 00:19:34,349 Nope. 395 00:19:34,509 --> 00:19:35,349 You see anything? 396 00:19:35,349 --> 00:19:35,749 Nope. 397 00:19:35,749 --> 00:19:36,509 You see anything? 398 00:19:37,079 --> 00:19:41,919 Hey, there's a number one on one side of the page, not in the 399 00:19:41,919 --> 00:19:42,359 middle. 400 00:19:43,239 --> 00:19:45,879 He said, that's a 21 and there's numbers on everyone. 401 00:19:45,879 --> 00:19:47,239 You're colorblind, sir. 402 00:19:48,199 --> 00:19:50,599 He said there's only three things in life you can't do. 403 00:19:50,759 --> 00:19:52,919 You can't be an electrical engineer. 404 00:19:53,639 --> 00:19:57,159 You can't go in the air force and you can't guess what. 405 00:19:58,519 --> 00:20:00,359 You can't work for the telephone company. 406 00:20:01,719 --> 00:20:05,529 And so I went back and I waited on the Lord for another seven 407 00:20:05,529 --> 00:20:10,089 years working at the grocery store until finally God called me 408 00:20:10,809 --> 00:20:13,689 and I knew I was in God's the right place. 409 00:20:14,249 --> 00:20:18,969 I went to Bible college and then God said, go on to Australia. 410 00:20:21,049 --> 00:20:23,729 And God's taken me places that I never thought I could. 411 00:20:23,729 --> 00:20:24,489 I can tell you this. 412 00:20:24,489 --> 00:20:25,569 I can tell you stuff. 413 00:20:25,569 --> 00:20:27,049 Weird things. 414 00:20:27,289 --> 00:20:27,929 Do you. 415 00:20:27,929 --> 00:20:32,689 Did you know that in the New Zealand airport there is a free massage 416 00:20:32,689 --> 00:20:33,049 chair? 417 00:20:33,409 --> 00:20:34,049 Three of them. 418 00:20:34,129 --> 00:20:38,449 I like to broke my back on that. 419 00:20:38,449 --> 00:20:42,209 I got off the Qantas plane and I was hurting by the time I got onto 420 00:20:42,209 --> 00:20:44,449 the American Airlines plane to come up. 421 00:20:44,449 --> 00:20:50,409 Last year when my dad had the heart attack, I was beat to death 422 00:20:50,409 --> 00:20:51,169 by that thing. 423 00:20:52,609 --> 00:20:56,809 But the Lord's allowed me to go to Japan only in the middle. 424 00:20:56,809 --> 00:20:58,129 I would have never done these things. 425 00:20:59,659 --> 00:21:01,419 You want a boring life, plan it out. 426 00:21:01,419 --> 00:21:02,299 Go to uni. 427 00:21:04,779 --> 00:21:07,059 You want the excitement that you can have. 428 00:21:07,059 --> 00:21:09,459 And again, where did we start out? 429 00:21:09,459 --> 00:21:11,659 We start out with the trials that God. 430 00:21:11,739 --> 00:21:13,579 The trials are worth more than gold. 431 00:21:14,939 --> 00:21:16,299 God can use you. 432 00:21:17,179 --> 00:21:19,739 And you say, well, God don't need me. 433 00:21:19,979 --> 00:21:20,859 Well, he's called. 434 00:21:21,339 --> 00:21:23,339 Many are called, few are chosen. 435 00:21:23,339 --> 00:21:25,819 I think it's because a lot of people didn't listening. 436 00:21:26,139 --> 00:21:29,179 And I'll give you one more piece of logic tonight. 437 00:21:30,219 --> 00:21:32,379 Is God willing that any should perish. 438 00:21:33,659 --> 00:21:35,179 Are there people perishing? 439 00:21:36,139 --> 00:21:37,419 Why are they perishing? 440 00:21:38,619 --> 00:21:39,739 Because we're not going. 441 00:21:40,699 --> 00:21:41,579 We're not going. 442 00:21:42,539 --> 00:21:46,939 When I was a kid, brother Huntress would preach on missions 443 00:21:47,499 --> 00:21:50,219 and hopefully this won't get me in trouble. 444 00:21:50,949 --> 00:21:55,429 Way, way back then, Calvary Baptist Church supported Arlington 445 00:21:55,429 --> 00:21:56,389 Baptist College. 446 00:21:56,549 --> 00:21:59,989 And I remember hearing about missionaries and you'd see them trot 447 00:21:59,989 --> 00:22:00,469 up there. 448 00:22:00,549 --> 00:22:03,349 I'm from Arlington Baptist College and I'm going to Guatemala. 449 00:22:03,349 --> 00:22:05,509 I'm from Arlington Baptist College and we're going here and 450 00:22:05,509 --> 00:22:06,069 I'm going to. 451 00:22:06,548 --> 00:22:10,029 And I thought that Arlington Baptist College had this huge missionary 452 00:22:10,029 --> 00:22:12,709 making machine that would ka chunk. 453 00:22:12,789 --> 00:22:13,629 Well, there they are. 454 00:22:13,629 --> 00:22:15,029 I was like, praise the Lord. 455 00:22:15,029 --> 00:22:17,629 They're going, hey, there's another one from Arlington Baptist 456 00:22:17,629 --> 00:22:17,989 College. 457 00:22:18,229 --> 00:22:19,429 Oh, praise the Lord. 458 00:22:19,669 --> 00:22:22,149 I didn't realize they come from these chairs. 459 00:22:23,269 --> 00:22:27,269 And when God showed me that, it changed my life. 460 00:22:28,309 --> 00:22:29,989 Could God use you in Australia? 461 00:22:30,149 --> 00:22:31,029 We need you. 462 00:22:31,029 --> 00:22:36,309 The closest independent Baptist church and the closest church 463 00:22:36,789 --> 00:22:42,189 of any stripe that uses the King James Bible to us is an hour 464 00:22:42,189 --> 00:22:46,479 and a half drive at highway speeds from us. 465 00:22:47,039 --> 00:22:51,079 And if you just keep going around the other side, one way is 466 00:22:51,079 --> 00:22:51,599 Melbourne. 467 00:22:51,599 --> 00:22:52,599 There's a few of them there. 468 00:22:52,599 --> 00:22:55,519 There's nine churches in Melbourne, size of Dallas Fort Worth. 469 00:22:55,519 --> 00:22:58,279 How many independent Baptist churches are there in Dallas Worth? 470 00:22:58,279 --> 00:22:58,559 Here? 471 00:22:57,839 --> 00:22:59,279 400. 472 00:22:59,919 --> 00:23:02,239 Someone said we got nine. 473 00:23:02,639 --> 00:23:03,519 We need more. 474 00:23:04,159 --> 00:23:06,559 Come over, the water's fine. 475 00:23:06,799 --> 00:23:07,439 Amen. 476 00:23:07,839 --> 00:23:10,079 You say, brother Blanchard, you're supposed to be raising money. 477 00:23:10,519 --> 00:23:11,599 Y' all already support me. 478 00:23:11,599 --> 00:23:12,599 I'm recruiting tonight. 479 00:23:12,599 --> 00:23:13,159 Amen. 480 00:23:14,199 --> 00:23:15,479 Thank you for your support. 481 00:23:16,519 --> 00:23:17,599 Think about these things. 482 00:23:17,599 --> 00:23:19,759 May God work on your heart tonight. 483 00:23:19,759 --> 00:23:20,679 Preacher, can you come.