WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.760 Real life presents the Jack Hibbs podcast with intention and boldness to proclaim 2 00:00:05.760 --> 00:00:11.040 truth, equip the saints and impact our culture. You may own stuff and you may 3 00:00:11.040 --> 00:00:15.680 have stuff. God bless you, that's great, as long as you own that stuff and it 4 00:00:15.680 --> 00:00:21.160 doesn't own you. Use it to the glory of God. What is it? Is it influence? Is it a 5 00:00:21.160 --> 00:00:26.120 big mouth or is it money? Is it knowledge? What is use it to the glory of God? 6 00:00:26.120 --> 00:00:29.120 But no, your identity. 7 00:00:29.120 --> 00:00:36.120 You can get the outlines of this podcast by going to jackhibbs.com slash podcast. 8 00:00:36.120 --> 00:00:41.120 Today, if this podcast lifts you up and encourages you to live a more fulfilled 9 00:00:41.120 --> 00:00:46.120 life in Christ, then make sure you leave us one of those five star ratings. To us, 10 00:00:46.120 --> 00:00:52.120 that's like saying amen or yes, then that rating will encourage others to listen. 11 00:00:52.120 --> 00:00:58.120 Now, open your hearts to what God's word has to say to you. Here is Jack Hibbs. 12 00:00:58.120 --> 00:01:04.120 When it comes to the identity of the truth, verses 17 to 20, the identity of the truth. 13 00:01:04.120 --> 00:01:10.120 Am I me as the question I'm asking? God, how can there be this relationship? I know 14 00:01:10.120 --> 00:01:14.120 who you are now, but yet there's this war inside pulling. I want to do the right 15 00:01:14.120 --> 00:01:18.120 thing, but I wind up doing the wrong thing. And the wrong thing I say, I'll never 16 00:01:18.120 --> 00:01:23.120 do. I wind up doing that thing and I hate it, God. God, help me. 17 00:01:23.120 --> 00:01:28.120 Well, you got to stick around to Romans chapter 8 verse 1 for that. 18 00:01:28.120 --> 00:01:34.120 But he's crying out. God, I see truth. 19 00:01:34.120 --> 00:01:39.120 Today, a lot of young people are saying it's so funny. I'm sorry. I don't mean to be 20 00:01:39.120 --> 00:01:43.120 disrespectful, but I don't know if you ever watched college debates and things like 21 00:01:43.120 --> 00:01:48.120 that. I find it incredibly entertaining. You should do that. It's better than TV. 22 00:01:48.120 --> 00:01:53.120 Go to YouTube, type in college debates. Just pick a topic. It's awesome. 23 00:01:53.120 --> 00:02:01.120 And so now we've got this interesting wave, history repeats itself. Right now, 24 00:02:01.120 --> 00:02:06.120 there's this wave going on where people in college are saying things like this. 25 00:02:06.120 --> 00:02:12.120 And they think it's original, which is so fun. That's a, that's this mitigating 26 00:02:12.120 --> 00:02:21.120 side of getting old. What do you know? Really? I know stuff. 27 00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:27.120 You haven't even come to do yet. As an old person. Give an example. 28 00:02:27.120 --> 00:02:31.120 People today, they, oh, look at this. I'm going to wear my shoes like this. 29 00:02:31.120 --> 00:02:36.120 I'm going to wear my shoes untied. Where do you did that? Oh, yeah. 30 00:02:36.120 --> 00:02:41.120 Well, what about putting these flared out parts down at the end by the shoe? 31 00:02:41.120 --> 00:02:48.120 We're going to call them bell bottoms. Yeah, you want to buy some? I've got about 32 00:02:48.120 --> 00:02:53.120 900 pair of those. They're a great being old. They just recycles. 33 00:02:53.120 --> 00:02:57.120 And now if you notice Doc Martin with the real thick soles now, oh my gosh, 34 00:02:57.120 --> 00:03:02.120 we bought those in the 80s. Do you remember? It's hilarious. 35 00:03:02.120 --> 00:03:09.120 So young people and now it's this. Excuse me. What is your question? 36 00:03:09.120 --> 00:03:20.120 Yeah, ask away. What is truth? So what are you serious? Yeah, yeah. 37 00:03:20.120 --> 00:03:25.120 What's truth? You're rather in the Bible, right? And they're like shocked. 38 00:03:25.120 --> 00:03:32.120 What? I thought I thought of it. No, the Bible says when Jesus was under trial, 39 00:03:32.120 --> 00:03:38.120 he was asked, what is truth? And the answer basically was this. 40 00:03:38.120 --> 00:03:44.120 Truth is standing in front of you. Jesus says, I am the truth. 41 00:03:44.120 --> 00:03:49.120 The truth, not a truth. Friends, listen, not a truth. Christ is the truth. 42 00:03:49.120 --> 00:03:53.120 That's why again, Jesus is banned in many countries of the world. 43 00:03:53.120 --> 00:03:57.120 That's why following Christ is illegal and could get you killed. 44 00:03:57.120 --> 00:04:02.120 Why? Because he's the truth. And there are tyrannical governments and tyrannical leaders 45 00:04:02.120 --> 00:04:06.120 who don't want you to find that out. And I'm convincing this nation. 46 00:04:06.120 --> 00:04:10.120 They don't want you to find that out either. Jesus is the truth. 47 00:04:10.120 --> 00:04:14.120 All men will bow their knees to him. He's the king and kings and lord of lords. 48 00:04:14.120 --> 00:04:19.120 He's the alpha and the omega. He's the one. He's the one. 49 00:04:19.120 --> 00:04:26.120 The identity. You and I are in him now, the Bible tells us. 50 00:04:26.120 --> 00:04:31.120 In Romans, verse 17 here, it says, but now it is no longer I who do it, 51 00:04:31.120 --> 00:04:34.120 but sin that dwells in me. But here's the good news. 52 00:04:34.120 --> 00:04:37.120 There is sin that dwells in Jack and in you. 53 00:04:37.120 --> 00:04:40.120 The awesome thing is as a believer, so does the Holy Spirit. 54 00:04:40.120 --> 00:04:44.120 That's why there's the war. And only the Christian knows what I'm saying. 55 00:04:44.120 --> 00:04:46.120 And you know, I'm kind of laying it on kind of heavily. 56 00:04:47.120 --> 00:04:50.120 There's some sarcasm in that. I'm hoping you are realizing, 57 00:04:50.120 --> 00:04:53.120 holy cow, I've been nothing but a religious person. 58 00:04:53.120 --> 00:04:55.120 I don't even know what he's talking about. 59 00:04:55.120 --> 00:04:58.120 I got people around me nodding their head, agreeing with them. 60 00:04:58.120 --> 00:05:03.120 What is this? What's going on here? You are religious. 61 00:05:03.120 --> 00:05:10.120 But he's not in you. If he was in you, he would be colliding with the sin that's in your life. 62 00:05:10.120 --> 00:05:16.120 See you guys, you don't do Christianity. Sign up. Don't sign up. 63 00:05:16.120 --> 00:05:21.120 He shows up and he gets inside of you because he's alive. 64 00:05:21.120 --> 00:05:25.120 And the Holy Spirit gets inside and he goes to work. 65 00:05:25.120 --> 00:05:31.120 You don't do it. Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit does it to you. 66 00:05:31.120 --> 00:05:36.120 That's why you hang on. Put a mouthpiece in and strap on your helmet and hang on. 67 00:05:36.120 --> 00:05:40.120 He's awesome. He's truth. 68 00:05:40.120 --> 00:05:44.120 So just keep this in mind. It sounds like a mafia statement, 69 00:05:44.120 --> 00:05:50.120 but there's two of yous in there. Why am I struggling like this? 70 00:05:50.120 --> 00:05:54.120 I want to do this, but because there's two of yous in there. 71 00:05:54.120 --> 00:05:58.120 There's you, the old Jack, and there's you, the new Jack. 72 00:05:58.120 --> 00:06:05.120 You had a pair of jacks. And it's not a win-win until it's over. 73 00:06:05.120 --> 00:06:13.120 But sin will lie to me. It's sin will trick me, seek to deceive me. 74 00:06:13.120 --> 00:06:19.120 And by the way, my flesh and Satan will always say, no, Jack, you know what? 75 00:06:19.120 --> 00:06:23.120 This is who you really are. 76 00:06:23.120 --> 00:06:29.120 Now, this whole faith thing in Jesus, you know. 77 00:06:30.120 --> 00:06:35.120 Now, I want to remind you who you really are. 78 00:06:35.120 --> 00:06:41.120 The identity is it rooted in truth in my life. 79 00:06:41.120 --> 00:06:45.120 Let me tell you, no one, let's no wonder it's actually an incredible statement, 80 00:06:45.120 --> 00:06:47.120 because it's more than just an awesome word. 81 00:06:47.120 --> 00:06:54.120 It is absolutely true. Jesus said that if you have the son, him, 82 00:06:54.120 --> 00:07:01.120 S-O-N, he will sit you free. And the truth of that son, Jesus Christ, will sit you free. 83 00:07:01.120 --> 00:07:04.120 Your identity, where is it? 84 00:07:04.120 --> 00:07:09.120 Listen, is your identity in the stock market? You're getting nervous right now. 85 00:07:09.120 --> 00:07:13.120 Oh, it's okay, by gold. 86 00:07:13.120 --> 00:07:17.120 Yeah, James said, just before the world comes to an end, men will go about saying, 87 00:07:17.120 --> 00:07:21.120 buy gold and silver and heap it up. 88 00:07:21.120 --> 00:07:23.120 It says in the book of James. 89 00:07:23.120 --> 00:07:28.120 But the Bible says they won't be able to eat it. 90 00:07:28.120 --> 00:07:31.120 It said, man, I got gold. I got gold. 91 00:07:31.120 --> 00:07:33.120 I don't care what the dollar does. I got gold. 92 00:07:33.120 --> 00:07:35.120 Yeah, yeah, you're going to go down now, for instance, with your gold? 93 00:07:35.120 --> 00:07:37.120 You're going to say, here's some gold. 94 00:07:37.120 --> 00:07:38.120 Right. 95 00:07:38.120 --> 00:07:43.120 I want a loaf of bread. Good luck. 96 00:07:43.120 --> 00:07:48.120 Your identity. Is it in that business? Is that you? 97 00:07:48.120 --> 00:07:55.120 Is it in your income? 98 00:07:55.120 --> 00:07:59.120 Where's your identity? Is it in your car? That's a funny one. 99 00:07:59.120 --> 00:08:04.120 I tried that once when I was a kid. I got a new car. 100 00:08:04.120 --> 00:08:07.120 I barely drove it because I would go from my apartment. 101 00:08:07.120 --> 00:08:10.120 I would go and park it at the mall. I had to park so far from the mall. 102 00:08:10.120 --> 00:08:14.120 I had to walk so far because I didn't want anybody to park next to my idol. 103 00:08:14.120 --> 00:08:17.120 I mean my car. 104 00:08:17.120 --> 00:08:22.120 Why? Because I knew anybody would put a dent in it. 105 00:08:22.120 --> 00:08:26.120 Is it the clothing? Is it the label? I've got to have that label. 106 00:08:26.120 --> 00:08:28.120 I've got to shop only that store. 107 00:08:28.120 --> 00:08:30.120 Are those stores? Just those. No other stores. 108 00:08:30.120 --> 00:08:32.120 What's wrong with you? 109 00:08:32.120 --> 00:08:34.120 Listen, Tom Brady's wife told them. 110 00:08:34.120 --> 00:08:39.120 NFL are your kids and me. 111 00:08:39.120 --> 00:08:43.120 NFL are your kids and me. 112 00:08:43.120 --> 00:08:46.120 And he retired. 113 00:08:46.120 --> 00:08:52.120 And realized it was the NFL. 114 00:08:52.120 --> 00:08:55.120 So they got a divorce. He's back in the NFL. 115 00:08:55.120 --> 00:08:57.120 And since he's been back, he's stunk. 116 00:08:57.120 --> 00:09:00.120 So where's he now? Does Tom Brady need money? 117 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:02.120 He doesn't need a dime. 118 00:09:02.120 --> 00:09:05.120 Handsome guy. He can do anything. Young. 119 00:09:05.120 --> 00:09:08.120 Amazing. Famous. 120 00:09:08.120 --> 00:09:11.120 He's lost his kids and his wife. 121 00:09:11.120 --> 00:09:17.120 Because listen, his identity was a piece of pig skin, 122 00:09:17.120 --> 00:09:23.120 shaped an an oval on the field performance. 123 00:09:23.120 --> 00:09:28.120 The cheers of the crowd, the exhilaration of the moment, 124 00:09:28.120 --> 00:09:34.120 the touchdown score, the championships, how many Super Bowl rings do you need? 125 00:09:34.120 --> 00:09:37.120 How many Super Bowl trophies do you need? 126 00:09:37.120 --> 00:09:39.120 How much notoriety? 127 00:09:39.120 --> 00:09:43.120 But if you've got something in your life whereby that is your identity, 128 00:09:43.120 --> 00:09:46.120 it's an idol and you don't know the truth. 129 00:09:46.120 --> 00:09:49.120 You may own stuff and you may have stuff. 130 00:09:49.120 --> 00:09:51.120 God bless you. That's great. 131 00:09:51.120 --> 00:09:55.120 As long as you own that stuff and it doesn't own you. 132 00:09:55.120 --> 00:09:57.120 Use it to the glory of God. 133 00:09:57.120 --> 00:10:01.120 What is it? Is it influence? Is it a big mouth or is it money? 134 00:10:01.120 --> 00:10:03.120 Is it knowledge? 135 00:10:03.120 --> 00:10:07.120 Use it to the glory of God but know your identity. 136 00:10:07.120 --> 00:10:12.120 And the great thing about your identity in Christ is that you'll never have to suffer 137 00:10:12.120 --> 00:10:16.120 with insecurity because Christ loves you and you know that. 138 00:10:16.120 --> 00:10:19.120 No matter what the world says, it's awesome. 139 00:10:19.120 --> 00:10:22.120 Yeah, it's true. You know what? We're at war. 140 00:10:22.120 --> 00:10:25.120 We're at war now. I don't think I need to belabor that. 141 00:10:25.120 --> 00:10:30.120 The fact of the matter is we fight and we close with this. 142 00:10:30.120 --> 00:10:34.120 You and I, verses 19 to 20, we're actually the proof. 143 00:10:34.120 --> 00:10:37.120 We're the living proof that we are children of God. 144 00:10:37.120 --> 00:10:40.120 He says, for the good that I will to do, I do not do. 145 00:10:40.120 --> 00:10:44.120 But the evil that I will not to do, that I practice. 146 00:10:44.120 --> 00:10:49.120 He's announcing to us this bizarre truth reality. 147 00:10:49.120 --> 00:10:52.120 And he's confessing to us something we better grab. 148 00:10:52.120 --> 00:10:57.120 This is the lifestyle of a mature Christian. 149 00:10:57.120 --> 00:10:59.120 This is not a carnal Christian. 150 00:10:59.120 --> 00:11:02.120 This is not somebody without Christ. 151 00:11:02.120 --> 00:11:09.120 This is the life of the active believer pressing on, moving on with him. 152 00:11:09.120 --> 00:11:10.120 I have so many verses. 153 00:11:10.120 --> 00:11:12.120 You can look them all later online. 154 00:11:12.120 --> 00:11:14.120 All the notes are posted there. 155 00:11:14.120 --> 00:11:18.120 You guys, I'm just, I'm going to end with this kind of a crescendo stuff, 156 00:11:18.120 --> 00:11:21.120 but I'm missing a whole bunch. 157 00:11:21.120 --> 00:11:28.120 But I want to read this one to you before I give you the final close. 158 00:11:28.120 --> 00:11:30.120 You guys all know this. 159 00:11:30.120 --> 00:11:33.120 Most of your Bibles, I think, are stamped with this on the cover. 160 00:11:33.120 --> 00:11:34.120 Galatians 220. 161 00:11:34.120 --> 00:11:35.120 It's incredible. 162 00:11:35.120 --> 00:11:37.120 Memorize it. 163 00:11:37.120 --> 00:11:38.120 Tattoo. 164 00:11:38.120 --> 00:11:39.120 T-shirt. 165 00:11:39.120 --> 00:11:42.120 Whatever you want to do. 166 00:11:42.120 --> 00:11:47.120 We should put this on a balloon and send it around the world. 167 00:11:47.120 --> 00:11:48.120 Notice this. 168 00:11:48.120 --> 00:11:49.120 I look into the Christian. 169 00:11:49.120 --> 00:11:53.120 He says, I have been crucified with Christ. 170 00:11:53.120 --> 00:11:55.120 Positionally, I have been. 171 00:11:55.120 --> 00:11:56.120 Past tense. 172 00:11:56.120 --> 00:11:57.120 You too. 173 00:11:57.120 --> 00:11:58.120 Christian, I have been. 174 00:11:58.120 --> 00:11:59.120 It's already happened. 175 00:11:59.120 --> 00:12:02.120 I have been crucified with Christ. 176 00:12:02.120 --> 00:12:07.120 When Jesus died on the cross 2000 years ago, he had me on his heart. 177 00:12:07.120 --> 00:12:13.120 I didn't wake up to that reality until 46 years ago. 178 00:12:13.120 --> 00:12:18.120 But it's no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. 179 00:12:18.120 --> 00:12:19.120 Really? 180 00:12:19.120 --> 00:12:20.120 So am I me? 181 00:12:20.120 --> 00:12:25.120 Yeah, but also Christ is living in you. 182 00:12:25.120 --> 00:12:34.120 And the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me. 183 00:12:34.120 --> 00:12:37.120 So church stand if you would. 184 00:12:37.120 --> 00:12:41.120 That's going to remind me to finish this. 185 00:12:41.120 --> 00:12:48.120 So pastor, you're asking, how can I know if in fact I'm a true follower of Christ? 186 00:12:48.120 --> 00:12:50.120 That's your question. 187 00:12:50.120 --> 00:12:51.120 Here's your answer. 188 00:12:51.120 --> 00:12:52.120 You ask yourself. 189 00:12:52.120 --> 00:12:53.120 Think now. 190 00:12:53.120 --> 00:12:55.120 Don't look at the person in front of you. 191 00:12:55.120 --> 00:12:57.120 Don't forget about their hair. 192 00:12:57.120 --> 00:12:58.120 Your clothing. 193 00:12:58.120 --> 00:13:00.120 Close your eyes if you have to. 194 00:13:00.120 --> 00:13:01.120 Listen. 195 00:13:01.120 --> 00:13:05.120 This is the home art of a true Christian. 196 00:13:05.120 --> 00:13:07.120 Ask yourself. 197 00:13:07.120 --> 00:13:12.120 The true follower of Christ is sensitive about grieving the Holy Spirit. 198 00:13:12.120 --> 00:13:18.120 Ephesians 430, do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God who you were sealed for the day of redemption. 199 00:13:18.120 --> 00:13:22.120 The true follower of Christ is concerned about dishonoring God. 200 00:13:22.120 --> 00:13:29.120 1 Corinthians 6, do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, 201 00:13:29.120 --> 00:13:30.120 whom you have from God? 202 00:13:30.120 --> 00:13:31.120 You're not your own. 203 00:13:31.120 --> 00:13:33.120 For you've been bought at a price. 204 00:13:33.120 --> 00:13:38.120 Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God's. 205 00:13:38.120 --> 00:13:43.120 The true follower of Christ is fearful of becoming useless. 206 00:13:43.120 --> 00:13:53.120 I have to confess this is my greatest fear of becoming a useless Christian that almost gives me nightmares to think of being unusable. 207 00:13:54.120 --> 00:14:03.120 1 Corinthians 927 says, but I discipline my body and bring it into subjection less to when I have preached to others I myself should become disqualified. 208 00:14:03.120 --> 00:14:04.120 Yikes. 209 00:14:04.120 --> 00:14:09.120 The true follower of Christ is concerned about pleasing God. 210 00:14:09.120 --> 00:14:10.120 We want to please him. 211 00:14:10.120 --> 00:14:18.120 Jeremiah 525, your iniquities have turned these things away and your sins have withheld good from you. 212 00:14:18.120 --> 00:14:23.120 Many of you are suffering from not having good in your life. 213 00:14:23.120 --> 00:14:30.120 And if you search and look inside you'll see that what's withheld God's goodness is unbelief. 214 00:14:30.120 --> 00:14:35.120 The true follower of Christ is concerned about losing their joy. 215 00:14:35.120 --> 00:14:38.120 You don't want to lose your joy as a Christian? 216 00:14:38.120 --> 00:14:39.120 What do you have? 217 00:14:39.120 --> 00:14:42.120 How can you lose the joy of the Lord as a Christian? 218 00:14:42.120 --> 00:14:46.120 Because you're supposed to tell people about Jesus. Can you imagine? You have no joy. 219 00:14:46.120 --> 00:14:49.120 Hey, why do we come in Christian like me? 220 00:14:49.120 --> 00:14:52.120 Why don't we go to heaven? 221 00:14:52.120 --> 00:14:55.120 It's going to be awesome. 222 00:14:55.120 --> 00:14:57.120 It's like, I don't know. 223 00:14:57.120 --> 00:15:04.120 Psalm 51, restored to me the joy of your salvation and uphold me by your generous spirit. 224 00:15:04.120 --> 00:15:10.120 Then I will teach transgressors your way and sinners shall be converted to you. 225 00:15:10.120 --> 00:15:11.120 Is that awesome? 226 00:15:11.120 --> 00:15:12.120 Almost done. 227 00:15:12.120 --> 00:15:13.120 Almost done. 228 00:15:13.120 --> 00:15:17.120 The true follower of Christ is burdened with growing up. 229 00:15:17.120 --> 00:15:19.120 We want to grow up. 230 00:15:19.120 --> 00:15:27.120 First Corinthians 3 tells us in our paraphrase that we need to get off of the milk and get under the meat of the word. 231 00:15:27.120 --> 00:15:30.120 The true follower of Christ is concerned about being disciplined. 232 00:15:30.120 --> 00:15:36.120 The Bible says in Hebrews 12-7, if you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons. 233 00:15:36.120 --> 00:15:42.120 For what son is there whom, at Father, does not chastise or discipline? 234 00:15:42.120 --> 00:15:45.120 No Father disciplines somebody else's kid. 235 00:15:45.120 --> 00:15:49.120 But the thing about God is that we don't want to bring about discipline on us, 236 00:15:49.120 --> 00:15:53.120 even though he's justified in disciplining us because we don't want to upset him. 237 00:15:53.120 --> 00:15:55.120 We love him. 238 00:15:55.120 --> 00:15:58.120 Don't you want to stay as close to him as possible? 239 00:15:58.120 --> 00:16:01.120 If you find yourself in that place of being disciplined right now, thank God for that. 240 00:16:01.120 --> 00:16:03.120 It means you're a child of his. 241 00:16:03.120 --> 00:16:06.120 But listen, if you're getting away with stuff, you think, 242 00:16:06.120 --> 00:16:08.120 oh man, church today, nobody knows. 243 00:16:08.120 --> 00:16:09.120 Nobody knows. 244 00:16:09.120 --> 00:16:10.120 They drop into this for a year. 245 00:16:10.120 --> 00:16:11.120 This is great, man. 246 00:16:11.120 --> 00:16:13.120 I just can't wait for tonight. 247 00:16:13.120 --> 00:16:19.120 Did you know that there's a high probability that you're not even a child of God and probably never will be? 248 00:16:19.120 --> 00:16:24.120 Because you've never felt this thing of his chastisement. 249 00:16:24.120 --> 00:16:31.120 He's not disciplining you because nobody disciplines somebody else's kid. 250 00:16:31.120 --> 00:16:36.120 If you find yourself getting pulled by the ear when you get three inches off course, 251 00:16:36.120 --> 00:16:40.120 then sing hallelujah. 252 00:16:40.120 --> 00:16:44.120 The true follower of Christ does not want to pollute his spirit. 253 00:16:44.120 --> 00:16:47.120 The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 10, 254 00:16:47.120 --> 00:16:50.120 your body cannot be a dwelling place of demons. 255 00:16:50.120 --> 00:16:52.120 So stop goofing off. 256 00:16:52.120 --> 00:16:54.120 That's my paraphrase. 257 00:16:54.120 --> 00:16:59.120 Follow Jesus, stop playing with the demonic activities of this world. 258 00:16:59.120 --> 00:17:03.120 The true follower of Christ desires to revere the Lord's supper. 259 00:17:03.120 --> 00:17:05.120 The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 11, 260 00:17:05.120 --> 00:17:10.120 when you partake of communion, Christian, make sure that your heart is right with God and with others. 261 00:17:10.120 --> 00:17:12.120 If you don't do that, 262 00:17:12.120 --> 00:17:16.120 that's the Bible says God will deal with you. Christian is his own child, 263 00:17:16.120 --> 00:17:20.120 and it says some of you have gotten sick in judgment and some have even died. 264 00:17:20.120 --> 00:17:23.120 Wow. God hates hypocrisy, you know? 265 00:17:23.120 --> 00:17:29.120 And then finally, and here is the true follower of Christ is concerned about finishing well. 266 00:17:29.120 --> 00:17:31.120 Aren't you? 267 00:17:31.120 --> 00:17:35.120 I am. I want to finish well. 268 00:17:35.120 --> 00:17:40.120 Paul said, I have fought the good fight. I've finished the race. I've kept the faith. 269 00:17:40.120 --> 00:17:44.120 Man, that's an awesome tombstone piece right there, man. 270 00:17:44.120 --> 00:17:48.120 Don't you want to die like that? I mean, we're Christians. 271 00:17:48.120 --> 00:17:56.120 I want to, I would rather be finishing well and die than be like King Hezekiah 272 00:17:56.120 --> 00:18:01.120 and plead with God for 15 more years and He turns those 15 more years 273 00:18:01.120 --> 00:18:05.120 and He totally backs slides and messes up. 274 00:18:05.120 --> 00:18:08.120 I want you to rather die winning across the tape 275 00:18:08.120 --> 00:18:11.120 and you just fall through the tape right into heaven. 276 00:18:11.120 --> 00:18:14.120 That'd be awesome!