WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:11.640 real life presents the Jack Kibs podcast with intention and boldness to proclaim 2 00:00:11.640 --> 00:00:16.180 truth equip the saints and impact our culture it's not a good day when you 3 00:00:16.180 --> 00:00:21.080 share with a religious leader a pastor a priest or a pope and you say well you 4 00:00:21.080 --> 00:00:28.440 know what I I bid the cats and they and they go you want how could you that's 5 00:00:28.440 --> 00:00:33.960 weird because Jesus said and Paul says those who don't know me they do the 6 00:00:33.960 --> 00:00:42.300 same thing so I've never done that did you think about it you can get the 7 00:00:42.300 --> 00:00:49.260 outlines of this podcast by going to Jack Kibs.com slash podcast today if this 8 00:00:49.260 --> 00:00:53.340 podcast lifts you up and encourages you to live a more fulfilled life in 9 00:00:53.340 --> 00:00:58.460 Christ then make sure you leave us one of those five star ratings to us that's 10 00:00:58.460 --> 00:01:04.160 like saying amen or yes then that rating will encourage others to listen now 11 00:01:04.160 --> 00:01:10.800 open your hearts to what God's word has to say to you here is Jack Kibs. Matthew 12 00:01:10.800 --> 00:01:17.240 chapter seven verse one listen to this judge not that's the word condemn see we 13 00:01:17.240 --> 00:01:20.680 see the word judge not and we say you can't tell me you can't hey it's on your 14 00:01:20.680 --> 00:01:25.080 business what I'm doing over here this that oh yes it is no the Bible says 15 00:01:25.080 --> 00:01:33.320 judge not no the Bible says here Matthew 7 1 condemn not we have no authority 16 00:01:33.320 --> 00:01:40.200 it is not to us judge not or condemn not that you be not condemned for what 17 00:01:40.200 --> 00:01:44.680 judgment you judge you will be judged and with the measure you use it will be 18 00:01:44.680 --> 00:01:52.000 measured back to you and you do and why do you look at the spec a spec like a 19 00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:58.400 grain of sand you know in your brother's eye but do not consider the plank that 20 00:01:58.400 --> 00:02:04.840 is in your own eye or how can you say to your brother let me remove the spec 21 00:02:04.840 --> 00:02:10.880 from your eye and look a plank is in your own eye hypocrites that's Jesus he's 22 00:02:10.880 --> 00:02:16.880 a subtle first remove the plank from your own eye and then you will be able to 23 00:02:16.880 --> 00:02:21.560 see clearly to remove the spec from your brother's eye is it graphic you 24 00:02:21.560 --> 00:02:26.200 imagine this guy coming up and he's got this two by four in his eye and he's 25 00:02:26.200 --> 00:02:33.260 going you got something wrong with you that's how God sees this right we look 26 00:02:33.260 --> 00:02:37.720 really amazing on the outsides like wow and then God but God God's glasses it's 27 00:02:37.720 --> 00:02:41.800 like you know like infrared vision he puts his glasses on me oh planks 28 00:02:41.800 --> 00:02:46.440 looking at that guy's face and he's telling that guy that he's got a problem with 29 00:02:46.440 --> 00:02:51.360 this spec what Jesus saying he's saying that there's a difference about being 30 00:02:51.360 --> 00:02:59.320 personal with God versus religious with God Matthew chapter 7 verse 15 beware of 31 00:02:59.320 --> 00:03:03.840 false prophets and we'll throw in false teachers as well right who come to you 32 00:03:03.840 --> 00:03:10.480 and sheep's clothing but inwardly they're ravenous wolves you will know them 33 00:03:10.480 --> 00:03:17.080 by their fruits do men gather grapes from thorn bushes what's the answer to that 34 00:03:17.080 --> 00:03:27.000 no do you get figs from fizzles no even so every good tree bears good fruit but a 35 00:03:27.000 --> 00:03:33.560 bad tree bears bad fruit a good tree cannot bear bad fruit nor can a bad tree bear 36 00:03:33.560 --> 00:03:39.360 good fruit verse 19 every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and 37 00:03:39.360 --> 00:03:45.240 thrown into the fire therefore by their fruits you will know them it's very simple 38 00:03:45.240 --> 00:03:53.120 it's very clear very direct Matthew chapter 7 verse 21 Matthew 7 21 not everyone 39 00:03:53.120 --> 00:03:59.500 who says to me Lord Lord shall enter the kingdom of heaven but he who does the 40 00:03:59.500 --> 00:04:04.160 will of my father in heaven many will say to me in that day Lord Lord have we 41 00:04:04.160 --> 00:04:10.000 not prophesied or proclaimed preached it doesn't mean tell the future it means 42 00:04:10.000 --> 00:04:17.400 didn't we preach in your name didn't we give messages didn't we cast out 43 00:04:17.400 --> 00:04:25.920 demons in your name and done many wonders or miracles in your name wow don't 44 00:04:25.920 --> 00:04:28.800 you think if you saw that stuff happening you'd think wow that person's 45 00:04:28.800 --> 00:04:33.600 gonna be somebody in heaven right I'm glad you have somebody imagine if you 46 00:04:33.600 --> 00:04:39.760 saw somebody preaching performing miracles doing all these things wouldn't you 47 00:04:39.760 --> 00:04:49.300 in our psyche just kind of automatically say wow Jesus just blows that up 48 00:04:49.300 --> 00:04:55.240 verse 23 and then I will declare to them I never knew you depart for me you 49 00:04:55.240 --> 00:05:00.460 who practice lawlessness therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine and 50 00:05:00.460 --> 00:05:05.700 does them I will liken them as a wise man who built his house on a rock is a 51 00:05:05.700 --> 00:05:13.100 powerful it's so quiet in here because we're convicted I come Jesus Lord I 52 00:05:13.100 --> 00:05:19.700 prophesy I preach I'm not sure if I've ever cast a demon out of anybody I don't 53 00:05:19.700 --> 00:05:22.940 think I've ever raised anybody you I'm pretty sure I have not raised anybody 54 00:05:22.940 --> 00:05:30.340 from the dead but you you think of those things as assets can you imagine you're 55 00:05:30.340 --> 00:05:35.700 you're a pastor applying for a new job at a church and and what can you say 56 00:05:35.700 --> 00:05:46.140 about yourself I I prophesied in Jesus name he is my Lord Lord Lord raised a 57 00:05:46.140 --> 00:05:55.820 couple of dead people and cast out some demons and the person if they're not 58 00:05:55.820 --> 00:06:00.740 thinking they would say oh you're hired but if they are thinking they would say 59 00:06:00.740 --> 00:06:07.380 let me get back to you I'm gonna pray a little longer on this why because that 60 00:06:07.380 --> 00:06:14.740 means nothing Jesus is talking about a reality is it a reality that Jesus Christ 61 00:06:14.740 --> 00:06:21.020 is the Lord of your life not some law not some rules not some church or religion 62 00:06:21.020 --> 00:06:26.740 or denomination second Corinthians 13 5 through 7 says they're examine 63 00:06:26.740 --> 00:06:33.820 yourselves to see if your faith is genuine test yourselves surely you know 64 00:06:33.820 --> 00:06:39.700 that Jesus Christ is among you if not you have failed the test of genuine faith 65 00:06:39.700 --> 00:06:44.300 that's terrifying to think about the legalists versus those who truly know 66 00:06:44.300 --> 00:06:51.020 God I wrote down a little checklist here let's see if it works it worked this 67 00:06:51.020 --> 00:06:55.340 morning very early in the morning let's see if it works now in my personal 68 00:06:55.340 --> 00:07:01.500 experience the legalists are prolific hypocrites I've watched them over the 69 00:07:01.500 --> 00:07:05.140 years it's what one thing great about being a Christian for decades upon decades is 70 00:07:05.140 --> 00:07:11.460 you begin to see things and you see things fall into patterns and I wrote this 71 00:07:11.460 --> 00:07:14.900 down I hope it doesn't offend you but it's just in my head because I think Chuck 72 00:07:14.900 --> 00:07:20.980 Smith said it years ago and so the legalist will say things like this they'll 73 00:07:20.980 --> 00:07:29.540 tell you not to smoke drink or chew young people don't know what that means 74 00:07:29.540 --> 00:07:38.100 that's chewed tobacco don't smoke drink or chew or go out with girls who do and 75 00:07:38.100 --> 00:07:45.420 that was the rule and they're very quick to point that out and more they will 76 00:07:45.420 --> 00:07:52.620 listen the legalists will lay burdens on you I want you to think right now any 77 00:07:52.620 --> 00:07:59.700 religion that says now for you to get better in your situation you need to do 78 00:07:59.700 --> 00:08:05.820 these things the moment that are you listening church the moment anyone of 79 00:08:05.820 --> 00:08:11.180 religious standing says for you to get better with us and God you need to do 80 00:08:11.180 --> 00:08:15.940 these things here let me just give you a little thing here and you just come 81 00:08:15.940 --> 00:08:20.660 back in a week when you're done and we'll just make sure you get bumped up the 82 00:08:20.660 --> 00:08:27.380 God list I can't believe you did that once it's not a good day when you share 83 00:08:27.380 --> 00:08:32.020 with a religious leader a pastor a priest or a pope and you say well you know 84 00:08:32.020 --> 00:08:41.580 what I I bid the cat and they and they go you what how could you that's 85 00:08:41.580 --> 00:08:49.220 weird because Jesus said and Paul says those who don't know me they do the 86 00:08:49.220 --> 00:08:57.020 same thing so I've never done that did you think about it the second thing I've 87 00:08:57.020 --> 00:09:02.860 observed in life is that you never feel loved by them you never feel secured 88 00:09:02.860 --> 00:09:07.620 after talking to them you never feel uplifted or edified you don't get 89 00:09:07.620 --> 00:09:12.900 instruction from them you don't get correction you don't get guiding that 90 00:09:12.900 --> 00:09:22.820 leaves you desiring God more when you meet with them you desire God less you put 91 00:09:22.820 --> 00:09:31.180 your head down you walk away defeated Jesus is never in that can you all hear me 92 00:09:31.180 --> 00:09:39.300 he's not in it he will speak to you and he will encourage you and listen no 93 00:09:39.300 --> 00:09:43.540 matter who you might be today and if you've committed some horrible sin you 94 00:09:43.540 --> 00:09:47.180 know what he's saying to you he's saying to you right now give it to me give it to 95 00:09:47.180 --> 00:09:55.740 me give it to me hand it to me even those who are addicted to something you 96 00:09:55.740 --> 00:09:59.660 know what he's saying to you hand it to me and you're saying I don't I can't I 97 00:09:59.660 --> 00:10:07.100 can give it to me just hand it put it in my hand and you're you're 98 00:10:07.100 --> 00:10:13.500 terrified because you know that the withdrawal is going to be brutal let him 99 00:10:13.500 --> 00:10:19.020 mitigate the withdrawal let him take care of the withdrawal whatever it is 100 00:10:19.020 --> 00:10:27.500 religion will say how could you go away from me Jesus says give it to me it's like 101 00:10:27.500 --> 00:10:33.220 he takes it because he takes the wound of it only he can do it listen he's the 102 00:10:33.220 --> 00:10:36.540 only one qualified to reach out and say give it to me you want to know why 103 00:10:36.540 --> 00:10:43.860 because 2000 years ago he felt it at the cross and so now think of it he's 104 00:10:43.860 --> 00:10:49.180 saying to you are you addicted to that drink are you addicted to that drug are 105 00:10:49.180 --> 00:10:53.220 you addicted to that porn are you addicted to that violence are you addicted to 106 00:10:53.220 --> 00:11:02.820 fill in the blank he's saying just give it to me just give it to me he's that 107 00:11:02.820 --> 00:11:13.260 good the scripture here goes on and he announces to us that regarding you and I 108 00:11:13.260 --> 00:11:18.060 and his righteousness that you and I were to live in the light and he goes on 109 00:11:18.060 --> 00:11:22.220 in verse one for you who judge practice the same things we don't need to be 110 00:11:22.220 --> 00:11:27.600 labor this they are not walking in the light the Bible is very clear about this 111 00:11:27.600 --> 00:11:32.100 the word practice look at it in fact it should be on the screen the word 112 00:11:32.100 --> 00:11:36.020 practice means to attend to it those who practice these sins they attend to 113 00:11:36.020 --> 00:11:44.300 it those who are not walking with God they give their thoughts to it Jesus said 114 00:11:44.300 --> 00:11:49.500 in John 836 therefore if the sun makes you free you shall be free indeed 115 00:11:49.500 --> 00:11:54.980 and Galatians chapter 6 verse 7 through 10 listen to this Galatians 6 verses 7 116 00:11:54.980 --> 00:11:58.500 through 10 the Bible says don't be deceived don't trick yourself God's not 117 00:11:58.500 --> 00:12:02.700 mock nothing gets pulled over his eyes for whatever man sows that will they also 118 00:12:02.700 --> 00:12:09.580 reap for he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption listen to 119 00:12:09.580 --> 00:12:14.180 this but he who sows to the spirit will of the spirit reap everlasting life I'll 120 00:12:14.180 --> 00:12:18.820 come back to that in a second and let us not grow weary while doing good for 121 00:12:18.820 --> 00:12:25.220 and do time and do season we shall reap if we do not lose heart therefore as we 122 00:12:25.220 --> 00:12:29.420 have opportunity let us do good to all especially those who are the household 123 00:12:29.420 --> 00:12:35.220 of faith especially those who are in your vicinity your brothers and sisters in 124 00:12:35.220 --> 00:12:41.180 Christ when that verse there says so to the Spirit who was I mean this is so 125 00:12:41.180 --> 00:12:50.980 liberating this is so the sun setting you free as a believer if I choose to not 126 00:12:50.980 --> 00:13:00.820 do the things that I should do regarding strengthening my life for the day 127 00:13:00.820 --> 00:13:08.460 whatever that is I just don't I just don't do it I go into almost a state of 128 00:13:08.460 --> 00:13:17.940 neutral and it's not good number two if I'm a believer and I do not invest in 129 00:13:17.940 --> 00:13:22.740 the things spiritually in my life but in the flesh and those things are sinful I 130 00:13:22.740 --> 00:13:28.940 start out in a gross negative right I'm still a Christian but it's tough 131 00:13:28.940 --> 00:13:41.220 going third if I choose to walk in the spirit what can I expect to walk in the 132 00:13:41.220 --> 00:13:44.980 spirit is to when he says so do the things of the spirit it is to invest 133 00:13:44.980 --> 00:13:50.940 yourself and the things of God it's very simple we make it a big deal but it's 134 00:13:50.940 --> 00:13:55.860 very simple so we read a moment ago that those who practice those things but do 135 00:13:55.860 --> 00:14:00.340 them or they do them they practice them and they say you shouldn't this is 136 00:14:00.340 --> 00:14:05.260 this is walking in the spirit I watch are you ready don't miss it have your 137 00:14:05.260 --> 00:14:10.740 attention here it is I'm gonna walk in the spirit dear Lord please don't let 138 00:14:10.740 --> 00:14:19.700 me become so polished as a Christian that I'm tempted to become almost 139 00:14:19.700 --> 00:14:28.860 professional at being a Christian so routine so how I'm about it all that 140 00:14:28.860 --> 00:14:37.660 there's no dynamic there's no thrill at being a Christian I play it safe God 141 00:14:37.660 --> 00:14:47.420 don't let me play it safe don't let me sow to the flesh because if I let my 142 00:14:47.420 --> 00:14:55.620 Christianity grow dull now if that's growing dull then the things of the world 143 00:14:55.620 --> 00:15:02.620 begin to sparkle oh did you see that oh did you see the other so Lord please 144 00:15:02.620 --> 00:15:11.180 don't let me do that rather Lord I'm asking you to attend to my mind I'm 145 00:15:11.180 --> 00:15:15.340 asking you to take the word that I just read a moment ago about this person 146 00:15:15.340 --> 00:15:21.220 who condemns others but they themselves entertain such evils Lord don't let 147 00:15:21.220 --> 00:15:26.860 my mind go down that road and so Jesus as I go now to live my day I'm going to 148 00:15:26.860 --> 00:15:35.580 ask you please now keep ever before me your presence let me keep me make me 149 00:15:35.580 --> 00:15:43.780 walk in your light amen and you that's it what I just showed you just now 150 00:15:43.780 --> 00:15:51.500 begins the day of walking in the spirit and we can all do this and I trust you 151 00:15:51.500 --> 00:15:57.500 when you and I do things that are not honoring to God we are obviously not 152 00:15:57.500 --> 00:16:07.460 walking in the spirit and to walk in the spirit is not some mystical glow no to 153 00:16:07.460 --> 00:16:14.780 walk in the spirit is to make a decision I'm not going to condemn people I'm not 154 00:16:14.780 --> 00:16:19.580 going to waste my time making that decision it's ill it's wrong it's sin rather 155 00:16:19.580 --> 00:16:30.940 I'm going to decide to walk with him so who do I think I am I'm a forgiven 156 00:16:30.940 --> 00:16:39.660 child of God who is in this world still a sinner yet the process of my final 157 00:16:39.660 --> 00:16:45.020 sanctification has not yet come oh he sanctified you and I every day is he 158 00:16:45.020 --> 00:16:51.980 not he's working on us he's talking to us and he's showing us but the final 159 00:16:51.980 --> 00:16:59.140 sanctification that final act is the moment you and I transition out of this 160 00:16:59.140 --> 00:17:05.380 world and into the kingdom that we're longing for and desiring his kingdom his 161 00:17:05.380 --> 00:17:11.140 world his government his rule definitely awesome to think so the question is 162 00:17:11.140 --> 00:17:17.020 is the kingdom in you if the kingdom of Christ is in you you can sit here and 163 00:17:17.020 --> 00:17:22.260 hear a message like this today and say yep yep well if God's kingdom is 164 00:17:22.260 --> 00:17:28.300 awakening you you can see and say to yourself I need to get this taken care of 165 00:17:28.300 --> 00:17:38.900 I need to take this to Christ I need to be right with him and that is so very 166 00:17:38.900 --> 00:17:47.820 liberating this jack hips podcast as well as all the broadcast out reach 167 00:17:47.820 --> 00:17:52.180 opportunities are listener supported will you consider partnering with us 168 00:17:52.180 --> 00:17:58.540 through a special gift go to jackhibs.com to learn more and stay connected