WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.160 Because when you're going through it and if you're not going through it now, you either went through it or you're going to go through it 2 00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:11.120 But your faith will be challenged. It will be tested and you can't move away from who you are in Jesus 3 00:00:11.120 --> 00:00:13.280 Although Satan is constantly trying to 4 00:00:13.640 --> 00:00:18.440 Pervert your identity in Christ and may make you solemn and make you sad and 5 00:00:19.000 --> 00:00:21.400 Forget who you are in Jesus and a shame 6 00:00:21.960 --> 00:00:25.840 Speaking to yourself speaking the Word of God, which is the truth 7 00:00:26.200 --> 00:00:33.240 Welcome to the City Light Church podcast. Thanks for joining us today as we look into God's Word and discover the hope and 8 00:00:33.240 --> 00:00:40.840 Truth that he has for us. If you want to connect with City Light Church, feel free to visit us at CityLightNYC.com 9 00:00:41.120 --> 00:00:43.920 That's CityLightNYC.com 10 00:00:44.640 --> 00:00:51.680 Pastor Boyan Jansik and his team believe that the power of the Holy Spirit is already working in our hearts and minds 11 00:00:52.240 --> 00:01:02.440 As you listen to today's teaching, remember that you are deeply loved by God that you are surrounded by his grace and that he has a real hope and a future for you 12 00:01:06.280 --> 00:01:11.520 Well, my name is Bo Jansik. I want to welcome you to City Light Church. Those of you joining us online 13 00:01:13.160 --> 00:01:15.160 Hallelujah. Oh, man 14 00:01:15.160 --> 00:01:17.160 All right, I can do this 15 00:01:18.000 --> 00:01:24.840 Pastor Mo, you got your praying for me. Interesting. I got to do a couple of announcements and then this is just the way we're doing it 16 00:01:25.520 --> 00:01:26.800 for now 17 00:01:26.800 --> 00:01:30.000 Next week past your moe is gonna give excellent announcements 18 00:01:31.600 --> 00:01:33.600 But we have Christmas 19 00:01:35.880 --> 00:01:41.000 We have Christmas decorating coming up and so 20 00:01:42.320 --> 00:01:44.320 You should be a part of that 21 00:01:47.320 --> 00:01:49.320 December the second 22 00:01:49.320 --> 00:01:51.320 Maybe even to December the third 23 00:01:52.120 --> 00:01:54.120 Maybe 24 00:01:55.880 --> 00:01:59.000 And they'll be I'm supposed to also say they'll be hot chocolate there 25 00:02:00.760 --> 00:02:07.320 Because I understand the vast majority of you can't get your own hot chocolate and you may be wondering where can I get hot chocolate? 26 00:02:07.560 --> 00:02:12.120 The best kind of hot chocolate free hot chocolate and then you'll remember City Light 27 00:02:12.120 --> 00:02:22.920 But it really is it's a party, you know, I joked earlier. I said everything God touches will live everything Pastor Moe touches will party 28 00:02:23.560 --> 00:02:28.600 Pastor Moe's leading this and it'll be a party and you can get your Christmas on 29 00:02:30.000 --> 00:02:32.000 Turn this place 30 00:02:32.360 --> 00:02:34.360 into a winter wonderland 31 00:02:34.360 --> 00:02:37.240 Oh, and then the second announcement is prayer 32 00:02:38.200 --> 00:02:41.400 There's been an reinvigoration of prayer and I'm not kidding 33 00:02:42.040 --> 00:02:49.320 On Wednesday by Wednesday. It's actually started earlier days earlier. I started to feel just completely different 34 00:02:50.120 --> 00:02:52.120 Like like somebody had taken out a 35 00:02:53.040 --> 00:02:59.120 Four worn out triple A batteries. You know the triple not even double a triple A the real skinny ones where you want 36 00:02:59.400 --> 00:03:07.000 You wonder is it even a battery or not? What does this go? Yeah my garage remote or something like that took out four worn out triple A batteries and 37 00:03:07.880 --> 00:03:14.440 Cleaned out the inside and put four supercharged D batteries in no really there was a there was just I 38 00:03:15.000 --> 00:03:17.880 I felt I started to feel the anointing at all odd times 39 00:03:19.160 --> 00:03:23.720 You know it's nice when you feel the anointing and prayer and but now this is just at odd times 40 00:03:25.080 --> 00:03:29.400 You know retrieving something from the closet. Oh surprised by God 41 00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:32.360 Hoping my car door. Oh 42 00:03:34.840 --> 00:03:39.740 In fact just talking about it. I'm feeling it just you know sometimes when you recount what the Lord's done you 43 00:03:41.880 --> 00:03:46.600 And I have no doubt that it's because of this resurgence of prayer that's happening in our church 44 00:03:46.840 --> 00:03:51.480 So people are praying for our church for the future of this church for me from my family 45 00:03:51.880 --> 00:03:52.920 It's very important, you know 46 00:03:52.920 --> 00:03:55.960 That's why the Apostle Paul in every letter. He said please pray for me 47 00:03:56.200 --> 00:04:00.360 I haven't done that enough and we're crossing a threshold right now 48 00:04:00.600 --> 00:04:04.120 We're busting to another barrier Satan doesn't like that 49 00:04:04.440 --> 00:04:09.640 It doesn't like he likes you nice and just put down don't move don't make waves 50 00:04:09.800 --> 00:04:15.240 Well, we're making waves the Lord is causing the waves and we're gonna bust and that has to be undergirded by prayer 51 00:04:15.560 --> 00:04:18.120 So every Sunday at 8.45 a.m. Oh 52 00:04:20.040 --> 00:04:22.040 Yes 8.45 53 00:04:22.840 --> 00:04:24.840 I 54 00:04:25.640 --> 00:04:28.120 Know that's funny for you uni 8.45 55 00:04:29.240 --> 00:04:33.480 Because there's there's I don't know what is in the Korean DNA 56 00:04:33.480 --> 00:04:37.480 But you guys it's not even prayer until you're at 5 a.m. There's a bicycle 57 00:04:37.800 --> 00:04:43.800 I ride and there's a big Korean church right where I live and I'm riding it early at 6 in the morning and the whole parking lot is full 58 00:04:44.600 --> 00:04:46.600 And I'm going man 59 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:50.680 Jealous with a holy jealousy 60 00:04:52.680 --> 00:04:57.480 So 8.45 a.m. right here to be praying with other people it'll bless you if you've never prayed in a group 61 00:04:57.960 --> 00:05:00.840 It'll bless and and and we really I've prayed in a group 62 00:05:00.840 --> 00:05:05.960 And I mean meeting everyone to pray in a group when I first got saved because there's always someone who just ends up praying for half an hour 63 00:05:06.600 --> 00:05:09.640 And you don't even know what they're saying anymore and you just politely 64 00:05:11.240 --> 00:05:12.840 Oh Lord I'm on 65 00:05:13.960 --> 00:05:15.960 We don't do that we don't 66 00:05:18.280 --> 00:05:20.280 We actually have limits on people 67 00:05:21.240 --> 00:05:26.840 I mean the Holy Spirit will put limits on people but in case you can't hear the Holy Spirit telling you let someone else pray 68 00:05:27.080 --> 00:05:30.680 We will then step in and amplify his voice in your life 69 00:05:31.560 --> 00:05:33.560 But be a part of prayer 70 00:05:33.640 --> 00:05:37.160 And also if you can't make it out on Sundays there's zoom prayers if you're interested in that just 71 00:05:37.720 --> 00:05:43.960 Feel out that connection card of the best way to get your questions answered is info at citylight nyc.com 72 00:05:44.600 --> 00:05:50.280 And if you're new or if you want to get more involved the best way to stay in contact with us is that connection card that was on your seat 73 00:05:51.400 --> 00:05:57.880 So fill it out if you want to get baptized if you want to volunteer fill it out and hand it over to one of the ushers or at the hospitality table 74 00:05:57.880 --> 00:05:59.880 They'll have a gift for you when you do 75 00:06:00.120 --> 00:06:06.520 But be sure to fill out that connection card and then let's receive our ties and offerings. How many of you want to worship the Lord with your giving 76 00:06:08.280 --> 00:06:10.280 Give with a glad heart 77 00:06:11.160 --> 00:06:17.240 There's four ways to give online text. There's offering boxes located throughout the sanctuary 78 00:06:18.920 --> 00:06:20.760 There'll be a QR code that appears 79 00:06:21.320 --> 00:06:24.920 But before the QR code appears. Let's just see where we're at on the end of the year giving 80 00:06:26.520 --> 00:06:32.200 Because this is our end of the year campaign. Hey last week. It was 32. I believe significant jump in one week 81 00:06:32.280 --> 00:06:34.520 Amen put your hands together for that 82 00:06:35.480 --> 00:06:39.160 So let me explain to you what this is 83 00:06:40.120 --> 00:06:44.920 This is to make up for our budget that we're behind in 2024 84 00:06:46.440 --> 00:06:48.920 This means that we're $150,000 behind 85 00:06:49.800 --> 00:06:53.160 Our expenses and so we we want to make that up 86 00:06:53.960 --> 00:07:01.640 We have reserves that we'd like to use to purchase a building and not ever never never have we had to nor would we ever want to use it 87 00:07:02.120 --> 00:07:10.840 For day-to-day expenses. Amen. I hopefully you have a savings and an investment account and those are that's the untouchable account. We have that 88 00:07:11.960 --> 00:07:15.240 So if you don't give to this, that's why I'm not standing here going, you know 89 00:07:15.880 --> 00:07:17.880 Please give otherwise 90 00:07:17.880 --> 00:07:22.520 There's a squeegee job I got to get and I'll be the guy that'll meet you at the red light on Steinway and Broadway 91 00:07:22.840 --> 00:07:27.160 And I'm going to squeegee your windshield and maybe you give me a dollar or two and I can make it 92 00:07:27.160 --> 00:07:30.840 No, we're going to be fine and the Lord is always taking care of us, but this is an opportunity 93 00:07:30.840 --> 00:07:32.840 So just ask the Lord 94 00:07:33.560 --> 00:07:36.360 What he'd have you give there's a novel idea 95 00:07:37.000 --> 00:07:38.360 Lord 96 00:07:38.360 --> 00:07:41.560 My life is your life. My money is your money. What should I give? 97 00:07:42.680 --> 00:07:44.680 right 98 00:07:45.400 --> 00:07:48.600 And then listen and there'll be amounts stirring in your spirit 99 00:07:49.400 --> 00:07:52.120 Know the lower amount is the devil the higher amount is God 100 00:07:52.280 --> 00:07:54.280 and 101 00:07:55.160 --> 00:07:58.600 And learn to hear what the Lord is you don't have to ask Lord what he would have you tithe 102 00:07:59.240 --> 00:08:04.360 Because that amount is already in the word. It's like Lord. What should I 10th? Well 10th 103 00:08:05.480 --> 00:08:06.760 10th 104 00:08:06.760 --> 00:08:08.760 But in addition to that, I'll speak to you 105 00:08:09.240 --> 00:08:11.240 hallelujah 106 00:08:11.480 --> 00:08:15.720 But that's only for those who actually want to increase financially some people love poverty 107 00:08:16.680 --> 00:08:22.200 Some people love to stay broke and and there's a there's a formula for that too 108 00:08:22.200 --> 00:08:26.280 I actually preached a sermon maybe I'll have to reprieche a 10 steps to poverty 109 00:08:26.280 --> 00:08:29.080 It's a phenomenal sermon you want to take copious notes on that 110 00:08:30.200 --> 00:08:32.200 Really I have 111 00:08:33.560 --> 00:08:35.560 hallelujah 112 00:08:37.000 --> 00:08:39.000 Are you ready to begin Hebrews chapter three 113 00:08:39.960 --> 00:08:41.960 We're in the book of Hebrews 114 00:08:42.520 --> 00:08:49.800 We're going line upon line precept upon precept we want to increase biblical literacy 115 00:08:51.160 --> 00:08:55.000 Christians should be full of the word mighty in the scriptures 116 00:08:55.960 --> 00:08:57.240 mighty 117 00:08:57.240 --> 00:09:02.280 That's that's a term who to who was that used to describe in the Bible was it Stephen 118 00:09:03.080 --> 00:09:08.600 In the book of Acts that he was mighty in the scriptures every Christian should be full of the word 119 00:09:09.480 --> 00:09:11.480 Biblically literate 120 00:09:11.640 --> 00:09:19.320 Know how to explain the gospel explain salvation the Bible says and you should always be set to give an answer to those who are on the outside 121 00:09:19.960 --> 00:09:23.960 And Paul said I'm set for the defense of the gospel so that you can articulate 122 00:09:24.600 --> 00:09:27.480 Why you believe what you believe and why you believe it 123 00:09:28.280 --> 00:09:31.480 That's very important for our kids by the way. They're not going to learn that in city kids 124 00:09:32.360 --> 00:09:34.520 Gonna get some good stuff in children's church 125 00:09:34.600 --> 00:09:40.840 But it's up to us to raise our kids to defend their faith because outside people are at war trying to rob them of their faith 126 00:09:42.120 --> 00:09:44.120 And so we're in chapter three 127 00:09:44.920 --> 00:09:49.960 In chapter one the writer of Hebrews was focusing on the ultimate supremacy of Jesus 128 00:09:50.680 --> 00:09:54.440 In chapter two he was talking about the humanity of Jesus also 129 00:09:55.080 --> 00:09:59.000 Jesus is fully God and fully man and because he's fully man 130 00:09:59.960 --> 00:10:05.240 God himself can understand you and relate to you in a very very special way 131 00:10:06.600 --> 00:10:09.400 And then we find yourselves in chapter three and just note 132 00:10:10.280 --> 00:10:13.160 Always you have to understand the context that he's writing in 133 00:10:13.880 --> 00:10:16.920 The context is this he's writing to the most despondent 134 00:10:17.880 --> 00:10:19.320 dejected 135 00:10:19.320 --> 00:10:21.320 depressed 136 00:10:21.400 --> 00:10:25.240 Down and out group of Christians who are on the verge of quitting in the entire Bible 137 00:10:25.960 --> 00:10:28.760 This was not a happy group. This is a group that 138 00:10:29.640 --> 00:10:31.960 They weren't at that moment living their best life now 139 00:10:32.840 --> 00:10:34.840 They were ostracized financially 140 00:10:35.400 --> 00:10:37.880 weren't allowed to trade weren't allowed to barter 141 00:10:38.600 --> 00:10:42.440 By yourself they were ostracized socially and things were tough 142 00:10:43.960 --> 00:10:47.640 And so he encourages them let's see how he encourages them 143 00:10:48.360 --> 00:10:50.360 He starts writing to them in verse one 144 00:10:55.480 --> 00:10:57.480 Therefore 145 00:10:57.720 --> 00:10:59.960 Holy brethren now right away 146 00:11:00.760 --> 00:11:04.200 I want you to see that he's talking to them 147 00:11:06.920 --> 00:11:11.880 And he's reminding them of their identity in Christ 148 00:11:13.080 --> 00:11:14.840 This is vital 149 00:11:14.840 --> 00:11:19.960 Because when you're going through it and if you're not going through it now you either went through it or you're going to go through it 150 00:11:20.120 --> 00:11:22.120 But your faith will be challenged 151 00:11:22.440 --> 00:11:24.440 It will be tested 152 00:11:24.920 --> 00:11:30.200 And you can't move away from who you are in Jesus although Satan is constantly trying to 153 00:11:30.760 --> 00:11:38.600 Pervert your identity in Christ and may make you solemn and make you sad and forget who you are in Jesus and a shame 154 00:11:39.720 --> 00:11:41.560 Downcast 155 00:11:41.560 --> 00:11:45.640 I'm not good enough. It's not clicking for me. Life's a drag 156 00:11:48.120 --> 00:11:50.120 And you got to start talking to yourself 157 00:11:50.280 --> 00:11:54.120 Speaking to yourself speaking the word of God which is the truth 158 00:11:54.920 --> 00:11:57.240 Facts are facts, but the truth is the truth 159 00:11:58.280 --> 00:11:59.560 Amen 160 00:11:59.560 --> 00:12:02.600 He calls them holy breath. They probably weren't behaving so holy 161 00:12:03.480 --> 00:12:05.480 But he calls them holy brethren 162 00:12:05.480 --> 00:12:08.200 That's why sometimes I'll open up the service with a big smile 163 00:12:08.760 --> 00:12:11.800 After a whole rough week of counseling the stuff I've heard 164 00:12:12.840 --> 00:12:17.000 I need a pastor to go to to now open up to after all I heard 165 00:12:17.640 --> 00:12:20.760 Help me. Well, what's wrong? I've heard all these things 166 00:12:21.720 --> 00:12:25.080 They seem so normal when I'm preaching to them you don't know what they're up to in the week 167 00:12:27.400 --> 00:12:30.200 But I open up the service and I say hello saints of God 168 00:12:31.000 --> 00:12:33.000 Hello for given ones 169 00:12:33.000 --> 00:12:35.000 Blessed ones holy ones 170 00:12:35.800 --> 00:12:39.320 Because that's what the word of God says about you. You have been cleansed 171 00:12:39.640 --> 00:12:44.520 You have been purified your new creation in Christ Jesus. You believe it 172 00:12:45.480 --> 00:12:50.440 If you believe in Jesus all of your sins have been taken out 173 00:12:51.160 --> 00:12:57.800 They've been nailed to the cross of Christ. The wrath of God has already punished your sins in the body of Jesus 174 00:12:58.200 --> 00:13:00.200 That's something to be glad about hallelujah 175 00:13:00.840 --> 00:13:07.320 So now you're not an ain't you're a saint you're holy and without blame before him in love 176 00:13:07.800 --> 00:13:10.840 You're not trying to get approved. You already are approved 177 00:13:11.000 --> 00:13:15.720 You're not trying to get accepted no matter how you feel no matter what you're going through 178 00:13:15.960 --> 00:13:21.320 You already are approved and accepted so act that way and talk that way amen 179 00:13:22.040 --> 00:13:26.280 This is him sweetly just going uh-huh. May I remind you who you really are 180 00:13:27.400 --> 00:13:29.640 This is how the Apostle Paul corrected 181 00:13:30.920 --> 00:13:33.000 The most carnal church in the New Testament 182 00:13:33.720 --> 00:13:38.920 The most carnal church in the New Testament was the Corinthian church and Corinth was like the New York City of the day 183 00:13:39.640 --> 00:13:43.880 It's an urban church. You know what that means right? Church full of wacky dues 184 00:13:44.600 --> 00:13:46.600 I'd have it no other way 185 00:13:47.720 --> 00:13:49.800 And they were up to all sorts of nonsense 186 00:13:50.920 --> 00:13:57.240 And they they didn't have sexual propriety they they they were pagan and not like New York City 187 00:13:58.440 --> 00:14:00.840 They had the flags outside the taverns also 188 00:14:01.880 --> 00:14:03.080 Okay, and 189 00:14:04.040 --> 00:14:05.000 And 190 00:14:05.000 --> 00:14:07.000 And this is how he rebukes them 191 00:14:07.800 --> 00:14:09.400 He doesn't say 192 00:14:09.400 --> 00:14:10.600 unesty 193 00:14:10.600 --> 00:14:13.000 Westy ugly 194 00:14:13.000 --> 00:14:13.960 sinful 195 00:14:13.960 --> 00:14:15.320 Corinthians 196 00:14:15.320 --> 00:14:18.680 How could you do this you got saved and now look how you're behaving? 197 00:14:21.400 --> 00:14:28.360 He says what what no he not that your body is the temple of the living God what's he doing 198 00:14:28.600 --> 00:14:32.200 He's not coming down on and personally he's reminding them who they are 199 00:14:32.360 --> 00:14:34.200 positionally in Christ 200 00:14:34.200 --> 00:14:39.400 He's reminding them even though that fall and so low he's reminding them who they really are 201 00:14:39.720 --> 00:14:45.400 According to the word because when you see who you really are look dirt people who think they're dirty do dirty things 202 00:14:46.360 --> 00:14:50.360 People who know they've been clean and then feel that's holy they do holy things 203 00:14:51.320 --> 00:14:54.600 Hallelujah whatever your reality is that's how you're going to behave 204 00:14:54.920 --> 00:14:58.520 So see yourself as the word sees you and the word calls you holy 205 00:15:00.840 --> 00:15:07.640 Therefore holy brethren partakers of the heavenly calling is the writer saying we're part of the same calling 206 00:15:09.000 --> 00:15:11.000 We're in this together consider 207 00:15:12.040 --> 00:15:17.640 Take a look a good long-hard look at analyze the apostle and high priest of our confession 208 00:15:18.360 --> 00:15:20.040 Christ Jesus verse two 209 00:15:21.000 --> 00:15:24.440 Who was faithful to him everyone shout faithful to him 210 00:15:26.920 --> 00:15:35.960 He was faithful to the father who was faithful to him who appointed him as Moses also was faithful in all his house 211 00:15:36.680 --> 00:15:39.720 Their Hebrews their Jewish Christians who were very persecuted 212 00:15:40.040 --> 00:15:45.560 So that's why he's using a lot of Old Testament scripture and why he's talking about Moses the Jews revered Moses 213 00:15:47.320 --> 00:15:49.320 verse three 214 00:15:49.320 --> 00:15:51.320 For this one 215 00:15:52.040 --> 00:15:59.880 Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses and as much as he who built the house has more honor than the house 216 00:16:00.840 --> 00:16:02.600 Amen 217 00:16:02.600 --> 00:16:07.880 Simply saying that hey Moses was very faithful Moses had a lot of glory. I mean his face was shining 218 00:16:08.920 --> 00:16:13.880 They commented on it, but Jesus has way more glory than that you look at the ministry of Jesus it smokes Moses 219 00:16:14.840 --> 00:16:20.360 And then he just says hey, that's because the one who made Moses has more glory than Moses who was made 220 00:16:21.640 --> 00:16:27.240 For every house is built by someone, but he who built all things is God 221 00:16:28.360 --> 00:16:33.080 And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant 222 00:16:33.560 --> 00:16:37.000 He's doing a little compare and contrast here. He's saying look Moses 223 00:16:37.560 --> 00:16:39.240 Moses was really faithful 224 00:16:39.320 --> 00:16:45.640 He carried out God's plan for his life for a testimony of those things which would be spoken afterwards 225 00:16:46.120 --> 00:16:51.000 But Christ as a son over his own house that's you 226 00:16:52.280 --> 00:16:56.520 You're the house of God the one that the scripture says he's building up right now 227 00:16:56.840 --> 00:16:58.840 He's building up his house 228 00:16:58.920 --> 00:17:02.520 corporately that's the whole body of Christ and he's building out 229 00:17:03.080 --> 00:17:05.800 You the house of God individually 230 00:17:05.800 --> 00:17:11.000 Every stone in the house of God is precious and God Himself is 231 00:17:11.960 --> 00:17:18.200 Refining it fitting it and putting it into his house with Jesus Christ as a chief cornerstone somebody say that's me 232 00:17:18.840 --> 00:17:21.800 That's you that's your life you got a master builder 233 00:17:22.840 --> 00:17:24.600 working on you 234 00:17:24.680 --> 00:17:26.680 whose house we are 235 00:17:26.680 --> 00:17:28.680 if now this is important 236 00:17:29.800 --> 00:17:31.800 if we hold fast 237 00:17:32.520 --> 00:17:40.440 The confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end that's a conditional word if 238 00:17:43.720 --> 00:17:45.720 Now this is important 239 00:17:45.720 --> 00:17:53.240 Because a constant question and if you haven't asked this you should ask this because salvation is precious, right 240 00:17:54.120 --> 00:17:57.240 Salvation is the most precious thing. I'm saying from hell 241 00:17:58.120 --> 00:18:00.120 Hell is a real place 242 00:18:00.440 --> 00:18:02.440 heaven is a real place 243 00:18:05.080 --> 00:18:07.960 I'm saved not just from hell. I'm saved from hell on earth 244 00:18:11.480 --> 00:18:17.800 The worst hell any Christian will know is earth the best heaven any unbeliever will know is earth 245 00:18:19.480 --> 00:18:21.480 He saved me 246 00:18:21.480 --> 00:18:26.040 So that's precious so important questions. Hey, can I lose my salvation? 247 00:18:26.680 --> 00:18:29.400 It's a fair question. You're gonna get a lot of different answers 248 00:18:30.440 --> 00:18:34.040 I'll tell you what I believe and I'll give you scriptural precedent foreign one 249 00:18:34.760 --> 00:18:41.480 Your your salvation is by faith and faith alone you receive it by faith. You don't work for it. Amen 250 00:18:42.600 --> 00:18:45.400 That means that you cannot lose it by your works 251 00:18:47.160 --> 00:18:52.040 And this is important because Christians once they get saved they feel that the moment they sin again 252 00:18:52.520 --> 00:18:55.320 They've lost their salvation and they have to get born again again 253 00:18:55.960 --> 00:19:01.640 And again and again and they can enter in this terrible religious sin repentant cycle 254 00:19:02.200 --> 00:19:06.200 Where they're in agony and they constantly grieving over breaking God's heart 255 00:19:06.600 --> 00:19:10.120 And and they have to come back to him over and over and over and 256 00:19:10.760 --> 00:19:12.520 That actually doesn't work out holiness 257 00:19:12.520 --> 00:19:17.480 It works out people who hate themselves are walking civil war and eventually give up on themselves and leave the church 258 00:19:18.440 --> 00:19:22.120 In fact, the statistic is for every one of you in here today. There's 50 protocols 259 00:19:22.920 --> 00:19:27.400 I seek out those protocols. I spend years of my life talking to those protocols 260 00:19:27.400 --> 00:19:30.120 And when I dig in and find that what's the root there? What made you leave? 261 00:19:30.440 --> 00:19:36.760 It's actually every time shame and guilt and condemnation over. I just Christianity is too hard 262 00:19:37.640 --> 00:19:39.960 My answer's no, it's not. It's actually impossible 263 00:19:42.040 --> 00:19:44.840 It's impossible if you try to do it in your own strength 264 00:19:46.360 --> 00:19:48.360 You got to die you got a yield 265 00:19:49.320 --> 00:19:51.720 It's only hard for somebody who's still a little bit alive 266 00:19:52.440 --> 00:19:57.800 Limpin going trying to do their own thing. No, you got to die. Let his life come up through you 267 00:20:02.680 --> 00:20:05.720 So you cannot lose your salvation by works 268 00:20:07.560 --> 00:20:09.800 Just like you can't gain your salvation by works 269 00:20:10.600 --> 00:20:15.160 But when you persist in sin when you persist in living in a way 270 00:20:15.800 --> 00:20:19.080 That's not aligned with God's word. It will harden your heart 271 00:20:20.520 --> 00:20:22.520 And now you're coming into a danger 272 00:20:22.600 --> 00:20:27.640 It'll it'll it'll it'll not just harden your heart, but you'll notice that that that faith 273 00:20:28.360 --> 00:20:32.360 That's always active in you now. It's just a shadow of what it once was 274 00:20:33.400 --> 00:20:36.760 And in order to be saved you need faith. Yeah 275 00:20:38.360 --> 00:20:41.160 You got saved by faith salvation comes to you by faith 276 00:20:41.720 --> 00:20:47.400 How many of you you know that you're saved raise your hand you know you know 277 00:20:47.960 --> 00:20:50.920 Anybody else. I want to see you at this altar right after service 278 00:20:51.560 --> 00:20:54.200 But I'm satisfied with over 80% of the hands going up 279 00:20:54.840 --> 00:20:57.000 But the others you don't have to hope so 280 00:20:57.880 --> 00:21:00.840 When I did street of angelim I did it hours a day for years 281 00:21:01.640 --> 00:21:06.280 And I'd interview people and I'd ask them the first question ask them is if you were to die today 282 00:21:06.280 --> 00:21:07.960 You know for certain that you'd go to heaven 283 00:21:08.600 --> 00:21:12.040 The most common response back is I hope so 284 00:21:13.400 --> 00:21:14.920 I hope so 285 00:21:14.920 --> 00:21:17.320 That's hope so salvation that's not biblical 286 00:21:17.960 --> 00:21:22.600 biblical salvation is no so salvation you can know that you have it 287 00:21:23.240 --> 00:21:26.200 It's not going to surprise me if you tell me I have a microphone in my hand 288 00:21:27.080 --> 00:21:29.080 I know I have it 289 00:21:29.480 --> 00:21:30.920 I got it 290 00:21:30.920 --> 00:21:35.480 I possess it. It's in my possession. It's the same way with salvation. I know it 291 00:21:35.800 --> 00:21:42.600 That's why in John first Johnny says these things I write to you that you may know that you have eternal life 292 00:21:42.840 --> 00:21:44.840 I know that I have it 293 00:21:45.400 --> 00:21:48.040 Because he said I have it when I confess my faith in him 294 00:21:49.000 --> 00:21:55.560 I had to believe first there were no feelings I believe and then after I believe there was some feelings. I don't go by those feelings 295 00:21:57.080 --> 00:22:02.040 Some people never get feelings some people get lots of feelings and we'll get a little bit of feelings feelings 296 00:22:03.000 --> 00:22:05.000 But I know I have it 297 00:22:06.680 --> 00:22:08.680 Hallelujah 298 00:22:09.400 --> 00:22:11.720 And so it's important because this group was so 299 00:22:12.840 --> 00:22:14.840 persecuted and so 300 00:22:15.800 --> 00:22:17.480 rejected 301 00:22:17.480 --> 00:22:19.640 And discouraged they were just discouraged 302 00:22:20.600 --> 00:22:25.400 But beyond like how we get discouraged they were discouraged to the point where they were about to forsake their faith 303 00:22:26.360 --> 00:22:31.320 And that's really why the book of Hebrews is written as a warning you have to have a living an active faith 304 00:22:32.760 --> 00:22:34.760 That 305 00:22:34.760 --> 00:22:36.920 That every day said I know I have salvation 306 00:22:37.720 --> 00:22:39.720 I'm looking to him 307 00:22:40.200 --> 00:22:45.480 And they were in the verge of committing the unpardonable sin which is forsaking Jesus 308 00:22:47.160 --> 00:22:50.680 Not talking about missing church for a couple of weeks or going through a rough time 309 00:22:51.560 --> 00:22:53.560 We're going to forsake him 310 00:22:53.960 --> 00:22:57.480 After having known him and the Bible says there's no coming back after that 311 00:22:57.800 --> 00:23:05.960 That's why the conditional if if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end 312 00:23:06.280 --> 00:23:11.960 How many of you would say Lord keep me all of my days? Let me never wriggle out of your hand 313 00:23:12.440 --> 00:23:14.440 Hallelujah 314 00:23:14.840 --> 00:23:16.840 Amen next verse 315 00:23:21.880 --> 00:23:23.880 Oh, let's go back to verse six actually 316 00:23:27.640 --> 00:23:29.640 Maybe one more verse 317 00:23:31.160 --> 00:23:33.960 Because I haven't completed this this part 318 00:23:35.400 --> 00:23:40.760 Where Jesus comparing Moses and Moses is faithfulness for five verses here. He's basically hammering this point home 319 00:23:41.400 --> 00:23:43.560 God is faithful 320 00:23:43.560 --> 00:23:48.600 He is faithful if Moses was faithful and which he was how much more will Jesus be faithful? 321 00:23:48.840 --> 00:23:53.240 This is his message to a group of despondent and discouraged Christians 322 00:23:53.400 --> 00:23:59.160 It's that God is going to see you through the only thing that can mess that up is if you let go and quit on him 323 00:24:01.000 --> 00:24:04.200 Church some of you there's so many new people you don't know my stories 324 00:24:05.320 --> 00:24:09.720 You got to know there's been times I confessed to people as a pastor as a minister 325 00:24:09.960 --> 00:24:14.760 I felt like my insides were turned inside out. I felt like my spleen was coming out of my nostrils 326 00:24:14.920 --> 00:24:20.120 I had no strength in my body and seemingly no strength in my soul. I will go to pray will be like I'm crawling 327 00:24:21.080 --> 00:24:24.680 And then I will go to pray and it would sound like somebody shot a wilderness somewhere 328 00:24:26.680 --> 00:24:32.680 There was nothing no pretty words no Elizabethan no King James just god 329 00:24:38.920 --> 00:24:40.440 You 330 00:24:40.440 --> 00:24:41.640 Me 331 00:24:41.640 --> 00:24:43.320 Help that was it 332 00:24:44.280 --> 00:24:46.280 It's all I can muster up 333 00:24:47.480 --> 00:24:49.480 But he's faithful 334 00:24:51.080 --> 00:24:54.920 And he'll be fit whatever you're going through he'll be faithful 335 00:24:55.560 --> 00:24:58.120 Just don't quit just don't let go 336 00:25:00.680 --> 00:25:03.560 For me to just walk here. It's a miracle 337 00:25:04.600 --> 00:25:09.880 It's a miracle to walk this altar and minister to you. I'm elated 338 00:25:11.080 --> 00:25:15.800 Some people just see a bunch of people and a preacher. I see the miracle of God 339 00:25:17.320 --> 00:25:19.320 This whole place shouldn't exist 340 00:25:20.840 --> 00:25:22.840 Hallelujah 341 00:25:23.160 --> 00:25:26.360 I just think back to what I call the great COVID consolidation 342 00:25:27.800 --> 00:25:30.680 You know we used to have four physical locations 343 00:25:31.400 --> 00:25:33.400 Sixth weekend services 344 00:25:33.560 --> 00:25:39.480 Over 700 and weekend attendance and then came the great COVID consolidation where we had 345 00:25:40.120 --> 00:25:47.160 There were several batches of people that left the first batch was all families and uh I mean 346 00:25:47.960 --> 00:25:52.120 You have to know if you're a New York City and your family New York City 347 00:25:52.920 --> 00:25:55.800 You're always on the fence especially if you're like under 35 348 00:25:56.440 --> 00:25:59.800 You're always on the fence about leaving New York City every single day of the week, right 349 00:26:00.440 --> 00:26:04.920 You're always like I love New York, but then you're like, but there's maybe some place a little more space 350 00:26:05.000 --> 00:26:09.080 And I would like a place to put my vacuum cleaner instead of the corner of my living room 351 00:26:09.720 --> 00:26:16.360 What when COVID came all those people which was a lot got pushed out and I just every day was text and emails up 352 00:26:16.440 --> 00:26:20.600 I'm moving on North Carolina on the South Carolina on the Florida and Texas 353 00:26:21.720 --> 00:26:24.280 I've sewed great seed into those four states 354 00:26:27.560 --> 00:26:31.480 Then I'm like, okay glad that's over with and that was like the first two months of COVID 355 00:26:31.720 --> 00:26:34.280 Then we were the first church to reopen up 356 00:26:35.000 --> 00:26:39.000 Or amongst the first ones of several other first time the first time they let us because we rent this place 357 00:26:39.000 --> 00:26:44.520 Which is one of the reasons why I want to get our own place to not be at the behest of any anybody over us 358 00:26:45.000 --> 00:26:47.000 Then 359 00:26:47.000 --> 00:26:50.040 People noticed that I wasn't as crazy for COVID as it should be 360 00:26:51.720 --> 00:26:57.480 Like I guess they wanted me to show up in a hazmat suit and hug them from a distance 361 00:26:57.480 --> 00:26:59.480 Maybe we could a hug through their plastic barrier 362 00:27:01.080 --> 00:27:04.600 Remember the past people forget so easily people were hugging through plastic sheets 363 00:27:07.640 --> 00:27:12.200 Didn't feel like taking an experimental job. I let people know people horrified clutching their pearls 364 00:27:12.440 --> 00:27:14.440 So then I saw another batch leave 365 00:27:15.240 --> 00:27:17.640 I don't they gave different they gave lots of reasons 366 00:27:18.600 --> 00:27:23.640 But ultimately the reason was you should have been more crazy about COVID. I'm crazy about COVID 367 00:27:23.720 --> 00:27:26.440 You're not as crazy as me up your craziness pastor 368 00:27:27.720 --> 00:27:29.720 So it's another batch leave 369 00:27:29.720 --> 00:27:31.720 But God is faithful 370 00:27:34.760 --> 00:27:38.600 Didn't past your mouth we never felt like we really lacked anything ever 371 00:27:39.240 --> 00:27:47.400 People left God brought new ones we saw new baptisms new salvation new baptism in the Holy Spirit new life group leaders raised up 372 00:27:47.560 --> 00:27:49.080 Because he's faithful 373 00:27:49.080 --> 00:27:52.040 Hey, you know what else happened in 2020 speaking of God's faithfulness 374 00:27:52.600 --> 00:27:57.960 We had been saving as a church since our first day in the beginning was like if we saved ten bucks 375 00:27:57.960 --> 00:28:03.880 That was great and and after after so from 2002 to 2020 after 18 years of saving 376 00:28:04.280 --> 00:28:09.640 We had as a church in New York City about eight hundred thousand dollars 377 00:28:10.520 --> 00:28:11.800 Wow 378 00:28:11.800 --> 00:28:14.120 That's not impressive 18 years 379 00:28:16.520 --> 00:28:19.880 I mean, but we had no debt and we were giving all the time 380 00:28:20.120 --> 00:28:21.880 We were always given a mission there. I mean if we were 381 00:28:22.680 --> 00:28:26.920 You know if we were stingy we maybe would have saved more, but you know what the Bible says the Lord would have just 382 00:28:27.320 --> 00:28:28.680 Blown it all away 383 00:28:28.760 --> 00:28:33.800 If you hold if you keep on to more than you should you see said in the back of cook I'll blow it all the way 384 00:28:33.800 --> 00:28:35.800 You're putting it in a bag with holes in it 385 00:28:36.120 --> 00:28:38.120 The Papa's got to bring you bag 386 00:28:39.240 --> 00:28:40.520 All right 387 00:28:40.520 --> 00:28:43.720 It's a bag with no holes it's an unholy bag 388 00:28:44.760 --> 00:28:46.760 So in 2020 389 00:28:48.440 --> 00:28:50.440 In 2020 390 00:28:50.440 --> 00:28:54.840 I because of my personal experience I began to solicit our board 391 00:28:54.920 --> 00:28:58.840 It took nearly six months to put the church reserves 392 00:28:59.960 --> 00:29:04.760 Into the best asset on planet earth who knows what the best asset on planet earth is Chris 393 00:29:04.760 --> 00:29:11.800 You know what the best gas that I'm what's Bitcoin is the best asset on plan why is Bitcoin the best asset on planet earth 394 00:29:12.200 --> 00:29:15.160 Because they'll ever only be 21 million of them 395 00:29:15.640 --> 00:29:18.920 You know how many dollars they're gonna be they're printing them as we speak 396 00:29:19.880 --> 00:29:28.680 In fact your dollar has lost 40% of its purchasing power since 2020 did you know that you know it when you go to get eggs 397 00:29:28.920 --> 00:29:30.920 Look at everything look at your bill 398 00:29:31.160 --> 00:29:35.480 You know what look you know what awake it look at your old Amazon purchases like your order history 399 00:29:36.360 --> 00:29:40.760 And check like what you ordered in 2020 the bounty everything's up. It's 40% 400 00:29:41.960 --> 00:29:45.720 This is how to suck the air out of a room when reality hits people 401 00:29:46.360 --> 00:29:52.520 And I'm like God we've been faithful and here after 18 years 800,000 and so 402 00:29:53.080 --> 00:29:56.280 Can I just boast on the faithfulness of God and by the way? 403 00:29:56.280 --> 00:30:00.440 I said all this in fact I talked about this all the time. I think this ran some people off too 404 00:30:01.160 --> 00:30:05.800 Does everybody nobody knows about but I've spent over a thousand hours studying this thing 405 00:30:06.360 --> 00:30:10.520 And then you got something on pastor put the church's money in a get rich quick scheme. I'm out of here 406 00:30:10.680 --> 00:30:12.680 What you don't even know what you're talking about 407 00:30:13.640 --> 00:30:15.640 I didn't put it in crypto 408 00:30:16.360 --> 00:30:19.160 I put it in Bitcoin and there's a difference 409 00:30:21.400 --> 00:30:27.000 So after six months of we put 800,000 into Bitcoin Bitcoin was under 10,000 410 00:30:27.720 --> 00:30:29.720 Red hitting the 10,000 mark 411 00:30:33.640 --> 00:30:35.640 How much is Bitcoin today 412 00:30:37.240 --> 00:30:39.240 Round to the top 413 00:30:39.800 --> 00:30:41.800 He's at 96 414 00:30:42.200 --> 00:30:44.200 Knocking on the door of a hundred thousand 415 00:30:45.960 --> 00:30:51.240 I'm just I'm just giving examples of the faithfulness of God. So here we are in Queens 416 00:30:52.440 --> 00:30:54.440 And we have over eight million 417 00:30:54.760 --> 00:30:59.800 You can give God hallelujah for that. That's what so the Lord has tenet 418 00:31:00.680 --> 00:31:02.680 This is not a small thing 419 00:31:03.640 --> 00:31:10.920 I'm sorry. We're not a large international ministry that can just buy a building buildings cost 30 to 40 million the kind of building we need 420 00:31:12.120 --> 00:31:15.320 All right, so now we're at least at the quarter of the way there hallelujah 421 00:31:16.600 --> 00:31:21.240 And God thought it's wonderful that he didn't have to have me every year going all right 422 00:31:21.400 --> 00:31:23.160 We've got to raise more money 423 00:31:23.480 --> 00:31:28.200 Won't be won't it be nice when we announce hey we bought the building the only 424 00:31:28.440 --> 00:31:31.240 Capital campaign we're going to do is for the interior 425 00:31:31.880 --> 00:31:34.600 Maybe we can just get the chairs and a nice multimedia setup 426 00:31:34.600 --> 00:31:40.520 But we got a building that'll stay here proclaiming the name of Jesus till that trumpet sounds 427 00:31:41.240 --> 00:31:43.240 hallelujah 428 00:31:43.400 --> 00:31:45.400 He's faithful 429 00:31:47.240 --> 00:31:52.440 hallelujah he'll be faithful to you. He has been faithful to you. That's why you're here today 430 00:31:52.920 --> 00:31:56.200 Just your butt in that seat is evidence of the faithfulness of God 431 00:31:58.280 --> 00:32:00.280 hallelujah 432 00:32:00.840 --> 00:32:03.080 Oh, glory to God. Let's get back to verse seven 433 00:32:03.080 --> 00:32:15.480 Oh, I think about his goodness and what he's done for me makes me want to 434 00:32:17.880 --> 00:32:19.880 Jesus 435 00:32:20.120 --> 00:32:22.120 hallelujah 436 00:32:25.400 --> 00:32:28.920 You have to have some great I think it's over now moments in your life 437 00:32:29.880 --> 00:32:32.280 I've had a good number of those. Oh, man 438 00:32:33.080 --> 00:32:39.320 I done did it this time. It's over and then the Lord comes in and flexes and swings in and rescues 439 00:32:43.480 --> 00:32:46.360 By the way, if you can't rejoice for someone else 440 00:32:47.320 --> 00:32:50.280 Especially your own church like really from your loins 441 00:32:51.000 --> 00:32:53.800 How is God ever going to bless you? I'm not looking at anyone in particular 442 00:32:54.760 --> 00:33:02.200 I'm just saying I just announced that God tennext a thousand percent in four years 443 00:33:04.200 --> 00:33:08.920 And it was met with some budget and I'm not looking for decibel over them. I'm just saying do a heart check 444 00:33:09.880 --> 00:33:14.600 And make sure because you know what I noticed the people that I see rejoice the most for others victories 445 00:33:14.840 --> 00:33:17.000 They're the ones who I see also receive the most 446 00:33:17.880 --> 00:33:22.680 And because something's got to be really broken in you when you have such a scarcity mindset 447 00:33:23.000 --> 00:33:26.600 Where you think that it because God bless someone else now he doesn't have enough for you 448 00:33:26.840 --> 00:33:29.640 I'm sorry. Maybe your parents were that way with the Oreo cookies 449 00:33:29.880 --> 00:33:33.800 Maybe your brother ran and grabbed them all and only one was left for you and he got aided 450 00:33:33.960 --> 00:33:37.800 But God doesn't run out of cookies, okay? God has plenty of cookies 451 00:33:38.840 --> 00:33:41.720 God has planted it you never ever have oh 452 00:33:42.520 --> 00:33:47.160 That's the that's the cheapest envy hater spirit. That's what it is 453 00:33:48.120 --> 00:33:51.480 That's in the final chapter revelation in the Greek hater spirit 454 00:33:53.080 --> 00:33:58.440 Why are haters haters because they feel like that you took what belongs to them. No, God will make more 455 00:33:59.240 --> 00:34:02.760 So rejoice for others that opens you up to receive from him 456 00:34:03.640 --> 00:34:07.240 Therefore as the Holy Spirit says today if you will hear his voice 457 00:34:08.680 --> 00:34:16.120 Also someone might be thinking why do I give because they have eight million you don't have to I never give don't ever give because someone needs to receive 458 00:34:18.280 --> 00:34:19.480 Mm-hmm 459 00:34:19.640 --> 00:34:21.640 You give giving is for you 460 00:34:22.520 --> 00:34:24.520 That's what's got to click 461 00:34:24.840 --> 00:34:26.840 Giving is for you. It's to your benefit 462 00:34:27.480 --> 00:34:29.720 Because the Bible says he'll multiply it back to you 463 00:34:30.520 --> 00:34:32.520 Hallelujah 464 00:34:34.040 --> 00:34:37.080 If you only want to give to really desperate down in our places 465 00:34:37.800 --> 00:34:40.040 You're never going to hear that message here 466 00:34:41.080 --> 00:34:43.080 Maybe that's why you like it here 467 00:34:43.240 --> 00:34:45.240 Oh 468 00:34:47.800 --> 00:34:50.280 Is it all right if I preach and have fun is that okay 469 00:34:51.240 --> 00:34:53.480 Therefore as the Holy Spirit says today 470 00:34:54.200 --> 00:34:56.120 Today by the way, that's a god day 471 00:34:57.000 --> 00:34:58.200 Today 472 00:34:58.200 --> 00:35:00.200 Satan loves tomorrow 473 00:35:00.360 --> 00:35:02.680 In the sense that he's always telling you to do it tomorrow 474 00:35:02.920 --> 00:35:03.960 Maniana 475 00:35:03.960 --> 00:35:09.480 He's always either trying to remind you of the guilt of yesterday and telling you to put off doing what you should do today tomorrow 476 00:35:09.880 --> 00:35:13.240 But it's always today today if you will hear his voice 477 00:35:13.880 --> 00:35:20.920 Do not harden your hearts now remember the whole context of Hebrews is this group of Christians 478 00:35:21.640 --> 00:35:23.880 On the verge of backsliding forever 479 00:35:24.840 --> 00:35:27.560 And giving up on Jesus forsaking the faith 480 00:35:28.440 --> 00:35:34.360 So he's essentially reminding them of two things. That's the whole theme of Hebrews chapter three. He's faithful 481 00:35:35.560 --> 00:35:38.920 He who began a good work is faithful to complete it in you 482 00:35:39.640 --> 00:35:41.800 He's faithful and two 483 00:35:42.680 --> 00:35:44.680 careful with a hard heart 484 00:35:46.840 --> 00:35:48.840 Careful about having a hard heart 485 00:35:50.920 --> 00:35:52.920 The reason people 486 00:35:53.480 --> 00:35:56.520 Are tempted and sometimes forsake the faith is they get bitter 487 00:35:57.720 --> 00:36:00.760 bitter with a person and that person is god 488 00:36:02.280 --> 00:36:04.280 That bitterness comes up 489 00:36:05.080 --> 00:36:06.600 God 490 00:36:07.480 --> 00:36:11.240 At some point in your life. I've had this many times Satan has tempted me with his bitterness 491 00:36:12.120 --> 00:36:14.040 Thankfully the wisdom of the Lord came up with that 492 00:36:14.040 --> 00:36:17.320 I know if I can just resist these lies. This is a total fabrication 493 00:36:18.440 --> 00:36:20.680 If you're married, thank god, hopefully 494 00:36:21.320 --> 00:36:24.440 You're weak they're strong and when they're weak, you're strong 495 00:36:25.000 --> 00:36:30.840 There are times where you know the enemy's lying non-stop. Thank God for godly wife who can say none of that is true 496 00:36:31.800 --> 00:36:35.000 None of that what you just said that's a lie that I'm okay 497 00:36:36.120 --> 00:36:37.640 Because that's what's going through my head 498 00:36:37.640 --> 00:36:39.960 Incessantly that's how you know the enemies trying to get to you 499 00:36:42.680 --> 00:36:44.920 Your life it didn't work out how you had hoped 500 00:36:46.840 --> 00:36:48.840 You didn't get what you wanted 501 00:36:49.800 --> 00:36:51.800 And then you're bitter 502 00:36:51.960 --> 00:36:53.960 And you try to be bitter with a person 503 00:36:53.960 --> 00:37:00.120 But eventually if you allow yourself to be bitter with people that bitterness will morph at bitterness against god 504 00:37:01.320 --> 00:37:03.320 Causing a hard heart 505 00:37:03.800 --> 00:37:07.560 And then what will replace faith is an evil heart of unbelief 506 00:37:09.000 --> 00:37:14.200 And that's how people that's how that's how you know somebody who was in the second road dancing twirling 507 00:37:14.200 --> 00:37:18.920 Lift in their hands shouting Jesus and then over years of neglecting 508 00:37:19.560 --> 00:37:26.760 The anointing neglecting the word neglecting the Lord you gotta let him love on you his tenderness melts away all our bitterness 509 00:37:28.520 --> 00:37:30.520 You don't want to play with a hard heart 510 00:37:31.800 --> 00:37:33.800 You don't want to play with that 511 00:37:34.440 --> 00:37:36.440 Calus cynical heart 512 00:37:36.760 --> 00:37:38.760 Jesus didn't tolerate cynicism 513 00:37:39.240 --> 00:37:41.240 He allowed for skepticism 514 00:37:41.400 --> 00:37:45.880 He convinced the skeptics but the Pharisees were cynics he didn't have time for them 515 00:37:46.440 --> 00:37:48.920 The Sadducees were cynics that's why they were sad you see 516 00:37:51.000 --> 00:37:53.000 To them he didn't have time 517 00:37:53.960 --> 00:37:56.440 Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion 518 00:37:57.160 --> 00:38:01.640 In the day of trial in the wilderness. So he's telling these Hebrews remember Moses 519 00:38:02.520 --> 00:38:04.520 Remember the children of Israel 520 00:38:05.960 --> 00:38:08.040 They were coming into the promised land 521 00:38:08.920 --> 00:38:13.400 They saw mighty signs and wonders done the red sea party man are coming from heaven 522 00:38:14.120 --> 00:38:16.440 Other signs and wonders god 523 00:38:16.440 --> 00:38:18.600 protecting them and preserving them 524 00:38:19.400 --> 00:38:22.920 But still they ended up in unbelief they ended up with bitterness 525 00:38:23.720 --> 00:38:27.960 Because it was taking too long it should have been in 11 days journey it ended up being 40 years 526 00:38:28.840 --> 00:38:36.440 And it's funny they were upset at God that it was taking so long and he's going it doesn't have to take this long if you just stop being upset you'd make it in in 11 days 527 00:38:38.200 --> 00:38:44.440 And you have no idea how prophetic that is one of the saddest things to see a person upset that it's not happening fast enough 528 00:38:44.680 --> 00:38:47.240 And then they're like that in this terrible cycle for years 529 00:38:47.560 --> 00:38:50.360 Not realizing that if they would just get their praise on 530 00:38:50.920 --> 00:38:54.440 And stop being upset that it's not happening fast enough it'll actually happen 531 00:38:54.680 --> 00:38:58.680 But they're always miserable that it's not happening and then 10 years later it's still not happening 532 00:39:01.400 --> 00:39:03.400 Stop it 533 00:39:03.720 --> 00:39:09.160 Some of you are addicted I say this would love him a heart you're addicted to your own personal pity party 534 00:39:10.360 --> 00:39:12.360 You're addicted 535 00:39:12.680 --> 00:39:16.360 To complaining I break that in Jesus name 536 00:39:16.920 --> 00:39:20.520 See you as see you as he sees you 537 00:39:21.720 --> 00:39:23.720 Begin to speak opposite of what you're hearing 538 00:39:26.040 --> 00:39:30.120 You can wake up again your liver coming out of your nostrils 539 00:39:31.960 --> 00:39:36.200 Feeling like the end is near and you wake up and then speak God's word God's truth lord 540 00:39:36.200 --> 00:39:42.440 Let's start at the basics lord. Thank you. I'm saved. I'm forgiven. I'm full of the Holy Spirit your hand is on me 541 00:39:42.840 --> 00:39:44.840 Your favor is upon me 542 00:39:45.160 --> 00:39:50.040 Today good things happen to me you open doors that no man can shut lord 543 00:39:50.040 --> 00:39:53.960 You're promoting me you're moving me into the center of your perfect well 544 00:39:54.120 --> 00:40:01.240 I believe lord even though my emotions are saying the opposite my head is saying the opposite people around me are saying the opposite 545 00:40:01.400 --> 00:40:06.440 I believe you're a good God, but not just in a generic sense. You are good to me 546 00:40:07.320 --> 00:40:09.320 Hallelujah 547 00:40:10.200 --> 00:40:13.640 Do not heart a hard heart is the death bell 548 00:40:17.080 --> 00:40:19.320 I when I got saved at 16 549 00:40:21.080 --> 00:40:28.280 I was so on fire and told the gospel to anyone who'd listen and consequently ended up leading a bunch of my high school friends to the Lord 550 00:40:29.320 --> 00:40:32.360 and then same thing in college and I led a friend 551 00:40:33.080 --> 00:40:36.680 To the Lord and it ended up that we were at the same college 552 00:40:36.680 --> 00:40:40.840 Stony Brook University out in Long Island and it turned out that we were in the same building 553 00:40:41.640 --> 00:40:46.840 And so I was still discipling her and then we were ended up going to the same Christian college 554 00:40:48.360 --> 00:40:52.840 campus group it's called basic brothers and sisters in Christ still going on 555 00:40:54.280 --> 00:40:57.800 And uh saying church she was on fire for the Lord 556 00:40:58.360 --> 00:41:03.800 One thing I knew about her was that just a couple of years before she got saved her parents went through a divorce 557 00:41:04.760 --> 00:41:09.720 And she loved her mom and she loved her dad, but the dad left she loved her dad 558 00:41:10.200 --> 00:41:16.200 And her dad's departure really just it obviously paint her and it's card her 559 00:41:16.840 --> 00:41:20.520 So I saw her on fire for the Lord, but you know whenever you're 560 00:41:21.000 --> 00:41:23.160 traveling with Jesus on this journey 561 00:41:24.120 --> 00:41:25.800 Eventually 562 00:41:25.800 --> 00:41:28.040 He's going to require his lordship in your life 563 00:41:29.640 --> 00:41:32.360 In the beginning you have some wiggle room you kind of figuring it all out 564 00:41:32.360 --> 00:41:33.800 But then you're going to quickly realize 565 00:41:34.600 --> 00:41:37.320 He's actually your lord and savior and not just your savior 566 00:41:37.960 --> 00:41:39.960 And if he's not lord of all 567 00:41:39.960 --> 00:41:41.560 He's not lord at all 568 00:41:41.560 --> 00:41:43.480 You got to give him your life 569 00:41:43.480 --> 00:41:46.360 So as that became more apparent to her 570 00:41:47.000 --> 00:41:49.320 She was opening up and telling me her struggles 571 00:41:50.760 --> 00:41:53.320 And it all came back to a bitterness 572 00:41:54.120 --> 00:41:56.040 against her father 573 00:41:56.040 --> 00:41:58.920 And a hard heart to now where she couldn't she she 574 00:41:59.560 --> 00:42:02.760 I mean she could but she wouldn't she couldn't trust again 575 00:42:03.480 --> 00:42:07.560 She couldn't trust father God when her own natural dad had betrayed her 576 00:42:08.600 --> 00:42:11.000 I mean she could if she had allowed the lord to work on her heart 577 00:42:11.560 --> 00:42:13.560 But she began to just like an eel just 578 00:42:15.720 --> 00:42:17.720 Wiggle out of his grasp 579 00:42:19.560 --> 00:42:21.960 There were others who were with us. They're still to this day 580 00:42:21.960 --> 00:42:25.000 They text me they phone me. They're we're all serving the Lord 581 00:42:25.080 --> 00:42:28.920 My heart still breaks because I saw first hand what a hard heart could do 582 00:42:30.520 --> 00:42:34.520 And then it ends up being a christless life and God forbid a christless eternity 583 00:42:36.840 --> 00:42:39.480 Do not harden your hearts as in the day of rebellion 584 00:42:40.440 --> 00:42:43.160 Or in the rebellion in the day of trial and the wilderness 585 00:42:43.320 --> 00:42:48.360 Where your father's tested me tried me and saw my works 40 years 586 00:42:52.600 --> 00:42:54.600 Everything all right 587 00:42:55.480 --> 00:43:01.160 You can show verse nine just to prove to them that I didn't make it up 588 00:43:02.680 --> 00:43:04.680 And then we'll go to verse 10 589 00:43:06.840 --> 00:43:12.600 Therefore I was angry with that generation and said they always go astray in their heart 590 00:43:12.680 --> 00:43:16.440 And they have not known my ways so I sworn my wrath 591 00:43:17.560 --> 00:43:20.680 They shall not enter my rest be where brethren 592 00:43:21.640 --> 00:43:23.640 lest there be worship team you can come up 593 00:43:23.640 --> 00:43:28.600 lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief 594 00:43:30.040 --> 00:43:32.040 in departing 595 00:43:33.080 --> 00:43:35.080 From the living God 596 00:43:36.280 --> 00:43:38.280 An evil heart of unbelief 597 00:43:38.920 --> 00:43:41.400 Let me just read this to you as the worship team comes up 598 00:43:45.160 --> 00:43:49.160 Unbelief this is just from various theologians new all unbelief is not 599 00:43:49.160 --> 00:43:53.000 inability to understand but unwillingness to trust 600 00:43:53.960 --> 00:43:56.680 It is the will not the intelligence that is involved 601 00:43:58.280 --> 00:44:00.280 It is the will not the intelligence 602 00:44:03.720 --> 00:44:09.400 One can truly believe God yet be occasionally troubled by doubts that's not what this is talking about 603 00:44:09.880 --> 00:44:13.880 There is a doubt that once God's promise but is weak in faith at the moment 604 00:44:14.840 --> 00:44:20.760 Unbelief isn't weakness of faith it sets itself in opposition to faith 605 00:44:22.040 --> 00:44:26.200 When you see bitter people they actually have faith for bad things to happen to them 606 00:44:27.560 --> 00:44:29.560 They have faith for their life to go nowhere 607 00:44:30.120 --> 00:44:34.920 There's people who get sick. I knew it. I just knew it. It's like you get surprised you knew 608 00:44:35.640 --> 00:44:38.040 You had faith that your life would get worse not better 609 00:44:38.200 --> 00:44:40.200 God 610 00:44:42.760 --> 00:44:45.160 God wants to heal hurting hearts right now 611 00:44:46.600 --> 00:44:48.600 Hardened hearts 612 00:44:49.080 --> 00:44:51.800 One of the first things when it comes to healing a hard heart 613 00:44:53.640 --> 00:44:55.640 Is you have to forgive those who've wronged you 614 00:44:57.240 --> 00:44:58.840 You how it's it's just a must 615 00:45:02.520 --> 00:45:04.600 You in Christ Jesus have been forgiven 616 00:45:05.320 --> 00:45:08.120 All of your sin and you don't even know what they all are 617 00:45:09.560 --> 00:45:12.680 You got saved maybe you confessed a few things that were important to you 618 00:45:12.680 --> 00:45:16.760 You have no idea the atrocities you've committed and he wiped it all clean 619 00:45:17.880 --> 00:45:21.560 And then he asked for you to show that same mercy to others 620 00:45:22.520 --> 00:45:26.600 And some people say I just can't know you can you just won't 621 00:45:28.600 --> 00:45:31.560 You've now partnered with this evil spirit. It's a demon 622 00:45:32.280 --> 00:45:33.960 Then makes you feel a sense of 623 00:45:34.760 --> 00:45:38.200 victimhood and superiority somehow to hold on to that grudge 624 00:45:39.160 --> 00:45:41.400 But that grudge that bitterness is killing you 625 00:45:43.000 --> 00:45:45.000 Jesus told the parable 626 00:45:46.280 --> 00:45:50.600 Of a man who was forgiven a great great debt then wouldn't forgive others who owed him 627 00:45:51.160 --> 00:45:55.240 He owed he owed him like 20 bucks in today's terms and he owed millions 628 00:45:56.760 --> 00:45:59.640 And the king found out and said hand him over to the torturers 629 00:46:00.280 --> 00:46:02.920 Any Christian who's not walking in forgiveness to others 630 00:46:03.480 --> 00:46:06.120 They're actually the life has been handed over to the torturers 631 00:46:08.760 --> 00:46:10.760 Forgive 632 00:46:10.760 --> 00:46:12.520 Release them let them go 633 00:46:13.480 --> 00:46:18.280 Think of them and say I cancel your debts you owe me nothing 634 00:46:18.920 --> 00:46:23.240 I forgive you I forgive you and those who really hurt hurt you 635 00:46:23.640 --> 00:46:25.480 This isn't a one-time thing 636 00:46:25.480 --> 00:46:27.800 You're gonna have to forgive them like a thousand times 637 00:46:28.600 --> 00:46:31.160 You can do it in the service right now and then on the way back home 638 00:46:31.720 --> 00:46:35.080 The whole movie will play again in your head. You'll get all ramped up again 639 00:46:35.960 --> 00:46:39.480 You got to keep for their people out to forgive over and over and over again 640 00:46:39.480 --> 00:46:42.360 If you want to expedite to forgive this process send them a gift 641 00:46:44.760 --> 00:46:46.760 Yeah 642 00:46:47.800 --> 00:46:50.920 Take a hundred bucks so worth it just send it to them 643 00:46:51.640 --> 00:46:55.560 It's very hard to be bitter against someone you've given to 644 00:46:57.800 --> 00:46:59.320 Hallelujah 645 00:46:59.320 --> 00:47:01.320 Want you to close your eyes 646 00:47:01.720 --> 00:47:03.720 Hallelujah 647 00:47:03.960 --> 00:47:05.240 Hallelujah 648 00:47:05.240 --> 00:47:07.240 Put your eyes on Jesus 649 00:47:07.640 --> 00:47:10.280 This chapter three is a timeless message 650 00:47:11.640 --> 00:47:13.640 An all-important message 651 00:47:14.920 --> 00:47:16.920 Of persevering 652 00:47:17.720 --> 00:47:19.720 Looking at the faithfulness of God 653 00:47:21.640 --> 00:47:23.480 And protecting from hardness of heart 654 00:47:25.480 --> 00:47:27.640 This is why revival is so important 655 00:47:27.640 --> 00:47:30.040 This is why the move of the Holy Spirit is so important 656 00:47:30.760 --> 00:47:33.560 Well, that's the Holy Spirit our hearts get hard cynical 657 00:47:36.520 --> 00:47:38.520 Doubting and unbelieving 658 00:47:46.360 --> 00:47:48.360 Holy Spirit move on your people 659 00:47:49.160 --> 00:47:51.160 Touch people 660 00:47:52.120 --> 00:47:53.960 Refresh 661 00:47:53.960 --> 00:47:55.960 Re-invigorate 662 00:47:56.920 --> 00:47:58.920 heal 663 00:47:59.560 --> 00:48:01.560 Bring life 664 00:48:02.920 --> 00:48:04.920 Life 665 00:48:06.200 --> 00:48:08.600 Devanta la la vasta caesta 666 00:48:10.120 --> 00:48:14.120 Every weight comes off in Jesus' name 667 00:48:15.080 --> 00:48:18.600 This is the City Light Church podcast 668 00:48:18.600 --> 00:48:20.840 If you've missed any part of today's message 669 00:48:20.840 --> 00:48:25.400 Or if you would like to find out more about Pastor Boyan Jansik in City Light Church 670 00:48:25.400 --> 00:48:28.280 Visit us at citylightnyc.com 671 00:48:28.280 --> 00:48:31.400 That's citylightnyc.com 672 00:48:31.400 --> 00:48:34.920 Feel free to visit us online or in person anytime 673 00:48:34.920 --> 00:48:36.600 We would love to connect with you 674 00:48:37.320 --> 00:48:39.880 We pray that you have been encouraged today 675 00:48:39.880 --> 00:48:42.920 That you have been reminded how much God loves you 676 00:48:42.920 --> 00:48:45.080 And that you are surrounded by grace 677 00:48:45.800 --> 00:48:47.160 Thank you for listening 678 00:48:47.160 --> 00:48:49.960 Make sure that you subscribe to City Light Church podcast 679 00:48:49.960 --> 00:48:52.920 Wherever you find your favorite podcasts worldwide