Witness

100:00:00.470 --> 00:00:02.830Real Life presents the Jack Hibbs Podcast.200:00:03.530 --> 00:00:06.850With intention and boldness to proclaim truth, equip300:00:06.850 --> 00:00:09.010the saints, and impact our culture.400:00:09.410 --> 00:00:10.930The term Christian is an insult.500:00:11.430 --> 00:00:12.030You know what it means?600:00:12.430 --> 00:00:13.930They said, look at them.700:00:14.410 --> 00:00:15.690They're little Jesuses.800:00:16.430 --> 00:00:20.430They're little Christ walking around, loving one another,900:00:20.850 --> 00:00:22.110preaching the gospel.1000:00:22.650 --> 00:00:23.590Oh, look at them.1100:00:24.230 --> 00:00:25.530Let's call them Christians.1200:00:26.250 --> 00:00:27.230But the term stuck.1300:00:27.230 --> 00:00:30.390The believers went, that's exactly what we're trying1400:00:30.390 --> 00:00:30.730to do.1500:00:31.430 --> 00:00:33.130That's when people say, you guys are a1600:00:33.130 --> 00:00:34.070bunch of Jesus freaks.1700:00:34.450 --> 00:00:34.930Yep.1800:00:41.350 --> 00:00:43.670You can get the outlines of this podcast1900:00:43.670 --> 00:00:47.630by going to Jackhibbs.com slash podcast.2000:00:48.210 --> 00:00:50.930Today, if this podcast lifts you up and2100:00:50.930 --> 00:00:53.190encourages you to live a more fulfilled life2200:00:53.190 --> 00:00:55.290in Christ, then make sure you leave us2300:00:55.290 --> 00:00:56.970one of those five star ratings.2400:00:57.210 --> 00:01:00.530To us, that's like saying amen or yes.2500:01:00.530 --> 00:01:03.310Then that rating will encourage others to listen.2600:01:03.590 --> 00:01:06.010Now open your hearts to what God's word2700:01:06.010 --> 00:01:07.070has to say to you.2800:01:07.470 --> 00:01:08.930Here is Jack Hibbs.2900:01:09.650 --> 00:01:12.890The Bible tells us regarding this word convinced,3000:01:13.230 --> 00:01:16.010a tremendously strong and powerful word.3100:01:16.090 --> 00:01:16.990Look at the word convinced.3200:01:17.270 --> 00:01:17.810It's beautiful.3300:01:17.970 --> 00:01:20.630It means that this one who was once3400:01:20.630 --> 00:01:25.990the killer of Christians encountered Christ on that3500:01:25.990 --> 00:01:31.620road to Damascus, wound up becoming not only3600:01:31.620 --> 00:01:34.540a lover of Jesus, but a lover of3700:01:34.540 --> 00:01:39.000the church, the believers of Jesus.3800:01:39.140 --> 00:01:41.280He began to love those Christians, which now3900:01:41.280 --> 00:01:42.580he became one of them.4000:01:43.460 --> 00:01:48.480His conversion was so poignant and so powerful4100:01:48.480 --> 00:01:52.400that Paul is able to say these words.4200:01:52.920 --> 00:01:54.980And I say this, friends, because I believe4300:01:54.980 --> 00:01:57.300God expects, He wants, He desires you and4400:01:57.300 --> 00:01:59.140I to be able to not only say4500:01:59.140 --> 00:02:01.140these words, but to say them with conviction4600:02:01.140 --> 00:02:03.540because they're real in your life.4700:02:05.140 --> 00:02:09.880And it's this confident, confident.4800:02:12.780 --> 00:02:14.300I mean it when I tell you right4900:02:14.300 --> 00:02:15.620now, there's a lot of things that I5000:02:15.620 --> 00:02:16.400love to do.5100:02:18.260 --> 00:02:19.360I love the ocean.5200:02:19.580 --> 00:02:21.100I love being in the water.5300:02:23.680 --> 00:02:25.280But I'm not confident.5400:02:28.520 --> 00:02:30.040I'm not going to swim to Catalina.5500:02:36.600 --> 00:02:38.040You pick your thing.5600:02:38.980 --> 00:02:40.300I was talking to somebody the other day5700:02:40.300 --> 00:02:42.100who races funny cars.5800:02:43.500 --> 00:02:44.680They just love it.5900:02:45.040 --> 00:02:47.200Now, in my mind, I'm thinking, I don't6000:02:47.200 --> 00:02:47.420know.6100:02:47.560 --> 00:02:49.360I mean, I like to go fast, race6200:02:49.360 --> 00:02:49.620cars.6300:02:49.680 --> 00:02:50.420That's amazing.6400:02:51.120 --> 00:02:53.800But getting in something like that where you,6500:02:54.040 --> 00:02:55.660you know, in three seconds, your guts are6600:02:55.660 --> 00:02:56.840still back where you started.6700:02:57.400 --> 00:02:59.840And your skeleton is, you know, a quarter6800:02:59.840 --> 00:03:00.500mile ahead.6900:03:00.620 --> 00:03:02.260I don't know if that's really, that's fun,7000:03:02.360 --> 00:03:02.460huh?7100:03:03.680 --> 00:03:07.040But how confident can you be in that7200:03:07.040 --> 00:03:09.180when you're taking a car at 300 miles7300:03:09.180 --> 00:03:11.100an hour and a quarter mile, and it's7400:03:11.100 --> 00:03:12.780made out of fiberglass and metal?7500:03:13.360 --> 00:03:14.100Excuse me?7600:03:15.180 --> 00:03:16.440I'm not in on that.7700:03:17.860 --> 00:03:20.360But some people are kind of confident, but7800:03:20.360 --> 00:03:20.960they're not sure.7900:03:23.060 --> 00:03:25.480God wants you confident in Him.8000:03:26.640 --> 00:03:27.660Let's be honest.8100:03:28.420 --> 00:03:29.460Look, I'm very biased.8200:03:29.460 --> 00:03:31.560There's nothing in this world that you and8300:03:31.560 --> 00:03:33.460I can produce whereby which we can have8400:03:33.460 --> 00:03:35.160absolute confidence in, period.8500:03:36.100 --> 00:03:36.480Why?8600:03:36.740 --> 00:03:37.340It's man-made.8700:03:38.160 --> 00:03:40.140I saw a sticker the other day, made8800:03:40.140 --> 00:03:40.700in America.8900:03:40.940 --> 00:03:41.760And I had to pause.9000:03:42.300 --> 00:03:43.180Honestly, I'm not joking.9100:03:43.260 --> 00:03:44.780I had to pause and say, is that9200:03:44.780 --> 00:03:45.520a good thing anymore?9300:03:47.540 --> 00:03:49.400It used to be the standard.9400:03:50.340 --> 00:03:51.220Now it's not.9500:03:53.220 --> 00:03:54.540But we put this together.9600:03:54.660 --> 00:03:56.040We did this thing or the other.9700:03:57.860 --> 00:03:59.200It may be great.9800:04:01.390 --> 00:04:03.530I have learned in my old age to9900:04:03.530 --> 00:04:05.410be confident in one thing, and that one10000:04:05.410 --> 00:04:06.470thing is not even a thing.10100:04:06.610 --> 00:04:07.070It's a him.10200:04:08.430 --> 00:04:10.410He's the only one I'm confident in.10300:04:11.390 --> 00:04:11.730Why?10400:04:12.610 --> 00:04:14.310It's not even my ability to have confidence10500:04:14.310 --> 00:04:14.730in him.10600:04:14.850 --> 00:04:16.670It's in his ability to perform what he10700:04:16.670 --> 00:04:18.910says that wins you over.10800:04:19.649 --> 00:04:23.090Paul says, confident, certain, made aware of, have10900:04:23.090 --> 00:04:25.270come to know, fully persuaded.11000:04:25.790 --> 00:04:27.230God wants you fully persuaded.11100:04:27.230 --> 00:04:28.830And this is what he is saying to11200:04:28.830 --> 00:04:30.890us right here in all of this, that11300:04:30.890 --> 00:04:33.130we are to be fully persuaded and confident.11400:04:34.550 --> 00:04:36.370How we live our lives, the things that11500:04:36.370 --> 00:04:38.790we portray as brothers and sisters, having a11600:04:38.790 --> 00:04:40.510clean conscience, that at the end of the11700:04:40.510 --> 00:04:41.950day you've lived your life for God.11800:04:43.270 --> 00:04:44.690There's no greater way to live.11900:04:45.550 --> 00:04:46.190Can you lay down?12000:04:46.270 --> 00:04:47.970When you lay down, you test yourself.12100:04:48.270 --> 00:04:50.150When you lay your head down at night,12200:04:50.810 --> 00:04:51.970are you free?12300:04:53.190 --> 00:04:55.550When you're all alone with you and God12400:04:55.550 --> 00:04:56.930and you put your head on your pillow,12500:04:57.110 --> 00:04:58.030are you free?12600:04:59.350 --> 00:05:00.870Oh, if you don't know what that is,12700:05:00.930 --> 00:05:03.230friends, God wants you to live like that.12800:05:03.330 --> 00:05:07.550So come on over to his side and12900:05:07.550 --> 00:05:10.850find out what it's like to be, well,13000:05:10.930 --> 00:05:13.190frankly, used by the Holy Spirit of God.13100:05:13.290 --> 00:05:13.730Why not?13200:05:15.910 --> 00:05:17.450And you can be confident in him.13300:05:17.990 --> 00:05:20.970First Timothy chapter 4, verse 1, we'll start13400:05:20.970 --> 00:05:21.350with this.13500:05:21.470 --> 00:05:22.610First Timothy 4, 1.13600:05:24.170 --> 00:05:26.270Now the Spirit, that is the Holy Spirit,13700:05:26.810 --> 00:05:29.190expressly says that in latter times or the13800:05:29.190 --> 00:05:32.510end times, end of days, last days, some13900:05:32.510 --> 00:05:33.570will depart from the faith.14000:05:33.750 --> 00:05:34.590It's happening now.14100:05:35.370 --> 00:05:36.050What are they doing?14200:05:36.190 --> 00:05:39.150Giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of14300:05:39.150 --> 00:05:39.450demons.14400:05:40.310 --> 00:05:40.570Wow.14500:05:41.930 --> 00:05:42.930What do they do?14600:05:43.690 --> 00:05:46.070Speak lies and hypocrisy, having their own conscience14700:05:46.070 --> 00:05:47.190seared with a hot iron.14800:05:47.690 --> 00:05:50.330In other words, they'll film a murder instead14900:05:50.330 --> 00:05:52.210of trying to stop the murder.15000:05:53.490 --> 00:05:56.690Forbidding to marry, they get cult-like.15100:05:57.490 --> 00:06:00.690And commanding to abstain from foods which God15200:06:00.690 --> 00:06:03.510created to be received with thanksgiving by those15300:06:03.510 --> 00:06:05.070who believe and know the truth.15400:06:05.210 --> 00:06:06.050Notice that, huh?15500:06:06.810 --> 00:06:08.910Those who know the truth can eat anything15600:06:08.910 --> 00:06:09.590or nothing.15700:06:09.590 --> 00:06:10.750Doesn't matter.15800:06:10.950 --> 00:06:11.770They give God thanks.15900:06:12.790 --> 00:06:15.770These cult crazies, they can't do that because16000:06:15.770 --> 00:06:16.810they're all about control.16100:06:19.730 --> 00:06:22.470And so he goes on to say, verse16200:06:22.470 --> 00:06:25.4104, For every creature of God is good,16300:06:26.270 --> 00:06:28.930and nothing is to be refused if it16400:06:28.930 --> 00:06:30.290is received with thanksgiving.16500:06:30.510 --> 00:06:32.770Verse 5, For it is sanctified by the16600:06:32.770 --> 00:06:34.910word of God and prayer.16700:06:36.170 --> 00:06:38.370Every creature of God is good.16800:06:39.930 --> 00:06:42.030Now, that's a statement by God himself in16900:06:42.030 --> 00:06:42.370the Bible.17000:06:42.630 --> 00:06:43.210Every creature.17100:06:43.430 --> 00:06:46.650And what is the atmosphere?17200:06:46.790 --> 00:06:48.610What's the theater by which this is being17300:06:48.610 --> 00:06:49.130discussed?17400:06:50.070 --> 00:06:51.530To eat or not to eat?17500:06:52.650 --> 00:06:54.970He's not talking about what pets are available.17600:06:56.510 --> 00:06:59.790I mean, to me, that is a liberty17700:06:59.790 --> 00:07:00.770that I...17800:07:00.770 --> 00:07:01.650It's beyond me.17900:07:01.790 --> 00:07:02.830I don't have that much liberty.18000:07:03.610 --> 00:07:05.570Look, this morning, every day, by the way,18100:07:05.570 --> 00:07:07.810I should have you come over to the18200:07:07.810 --> 00:07:10.510house from 2 a.m. to 7 a18300:07:10.510 --> 00:07:12.990.m. It's like a circus or a zoo.18400:07:13.090 --> 00:07:15.450My backyard, you can almost set a timer.18500:07:17.130 --> 00:07:18.450So the raccoons, they come.18600:07:18.610 --> 00:07:19.370They sit on the seat.18700:07:19.570 --> 00:07:21.850They're washing themselves in the pool.18800:07:22.490 --> 00:07:23.770It's the funniest thing.18900:07:24.710 --> 00:07:25.370Then they go.19000:07:26.410 --> 00:07:27.770And then the skunk comes.19100:07:28.590 --> 00:07:29.930And the skunk is eating.19200:07:30.070 --> 00:07:32.810And then his girlfriend or boyfriend comes.19300:07:32.810 --> 00:07:34.870And then sometimes they get married.19400:07:35.030 --> 00:07:37.390Because earlier this spring, we had baby skunk.19500:07:37.710 --> 00:07:39.390And the cutest things in the world.19600:07:40.090 --> 00:07:42.010And then after they leave, and I'm talking19700:07:42.010 --> 00:07:43.950within minutes, they got it all down.19800:07:44.290 --> 00:07:45.230Okay, next.19900:07:45.430 --> 00:07:46.790Skunks, move in.20000:07:48.250 --> 00:07:50.390And then comes the possum.20100:07:51.770 --> 00:07:54.350And they're so ugly, they're cute.20200:07:55.450 --> 00:07:57.170And I'm watching this stuff.20300:07:57.990 --> 00:07:59.010And it's unbelievable.20400:08:00.110 --> 00:08:00.930And then there's a...20500:08:01.350 --> 00:08:02.170We don't.20600:08:02.170 --> 00:08:04.310The neighborhood has a big feral cat.20700:08:04.990 --> 00:08:06.270He's everybody's cat.20800:08:06.850 --> 00:08:08.190You should see this guy.20900:08:08.610 --> 00:08:10.510He walks right by the possum.21000:08:10.890 --> 00:08:12.210He walks right by the possum.21100:08:12.230 --> 00:08:13.050And he goes like this.21200:08:14.570 --> 00:08:16.090Possum looks at him.21300:08:17.730 --> 00:08:19.670The cat walks right by the skunk.21400:08:20.430 --> 00:08:22.210The skunk doesn't even lift his head.21500:08:22.270 --> 00:08:22.810He's eating.21600:08:23.150 --> 00:08:24.130And the cat goes like this.21700:08:24.470 --> 00:08:25.430But he walks right by him.21800:08:25.810 --> 00:08:27.150They're all kind of...21900:08:27.150 --> 00:08:27.810What's the word?22000:08:28.010 --> 00:08:28.490Symbionic.22100:08:28.490 --> 00:08:28.650Symbionic.22200:08:28.650 --> 00:08:31.650They're kind of an orchestra working.22300:08:32.470 --> 00:08:32.950Right?22400:08:33.710 --> 00:08:34.630It's working.22500:08:36.429 --> 00:08:38.610Completely different in every way, shape, or form.22600:08:38.970 --> 00:08:40.010And yet they're getting along.22700:08:40.809 --> 00:08:42.090They're making it work.22800:08:43.450 --> 00:08:44.710And they got a schedule.22900:08:45.130 --> 00:08:46.930They arrive in those orders.23000:08:49.930 --> 00:08:51.050It's amazing to me.23100:08:52.170 --> 00:08:54.970Having a clean conscience is knowing that you're23200:08:54.970 --> 00:08:56.970living your life before God and you're free23300:09:01.440 --> 00:09:03.780to the point, seriously, if somebody...23400:09:03.780 --> 00:09:07.500Do you realize if somebody at that farm23500:09:07.500 --> 00:09:08.180that we were at...23600:09:08.180 --> 00:09:09.200We were at a farm on a little23700:09:09.200 --> 00:09:10.360tour in Peru.23800:09:10.900 --> 00:09:13.780What if somebody would have said, we'd like23900:09:13.780 --> 00:09:15.720to have the two of you to our24000:09:15.720 --> 00:09:16.280home tonight.24100:09:16.500 --> 00:09:18.280We've never had an American in our house24200:09:18.280 --> 00:09:18.660before.24300:09:19.040 --> 00:09:20.460We'd love to have you over tonight.24400:09:20.940 --> 00:09:21.800You know, you're feeling it.24500:09:21.840 --> 00:09:22.420I can feel it.24600:09:22.440 --> 00:09:22.700You're here.24700:09:23.060 --> 00:09:25.360It's like, hmm, what are we going to24800:09:25.360 --> 00:09:25.760have?24900:09:27.160 --> 00:09:27.560Right?25000:09:28.220 --> 00:09:30.600Have you ever traveled internationally in such settings?25100:09:31.100 --> 00:09:32.600I have in numerous countries.25200:09:32.600 --> 00:09:33.560It's kind of terrifying.25300:09:34.800 --> 00:09:35.760I'm telling you.25400:09:38.550 --> 00:09:41.350And you sit down and they bring it25500:09:41.350 --> 00:09:41.630out.25600:09:41.910 --> 00:09:44.170And you're like, what is this?25700:09:46.940 --> 00:09:47.940I'm telling you.25800:09:48.120 --> 00:09:49.400I'm speaking from experience.25900:09:49.640 --> 00:09:52.180You can't say, what is it?26000:09:52.780 --> 00:09:57.900And they say, like in Russia, oh, it's26100:09:57.900 --> 00:09:59.460eel from the Bay of Finland.26200:09:59.880 --> 00:10:01.120We got it ourselves.26300:10:02.800 --> 00:10:03.360Really?26400:10:03.360 --> 00:10:12.140You honestly say, Lord, help me.26500:10:12.460 --> 00:10:13.640I don't want to offend them.26600:10:14.740 --> 00:10:15.880You got to help me now.26700:10:16.000 --> 00:10:17.200This is not going to work right, God.26800:10:17.860 --> 00:10:18.960I need you now.26900:10:20.440 --> 00:10:21.660And you eat eel.27000:10:23.400 --> 00:10:25.540If we sat down in Peru and the27100:10:25.540 --> 00:10:27.380family would have been offended if we say27200:10:27.380 --> 00:10:29.820to them, yeah, no.27300:10:30.920 --> 00:10:32.380We can't do that.27400:10:33.660 --> 00:10:35.620I could tell you right now the Holy27500:10:35.620 --> 00:10:38.380Spirit will say to you, eat it.27600:10:41.200 --> 00:10:42.780Don't stumble them.27700:10:43.280 --> 00:10:46.000Now use your Christian liberty as a great27800:10:46.000 --> 00:10:46.680strength.27900:10:48.200 --> 00:10:51.700And when you eat, you can make a28000:10:51.700 --> 00:10:52.300true statement.28100:10:52.560 --> 00:10:56.000This is the best guinea pig I've ever28200:10:56.000 --> 00:10:58.440had in my life.28300:10:59.160 --> 00:11:01.200Maybe the only one, but it was the28400:11:01.200 --> 00:11:02.580best one you've ever had.28500:11:03.800 --> 00:11:06.080But this is actual conduct.28600:11:09.080 --> 00:11:10.920We were in a Russian home, went on28700:11:10.920 --> 00:11:11.920the streets in Russia.28800:11:12.040 --> 00:11:13.000We even have it on film.28900:11:13.360 --> 00:11:15.220We were preaching Christ, and the man got29000:11:15.220 --> 00:11:15.540saved.29100:11:15.600 --> 00:11:16.880The young man got saved.29200:11:17.860 --> 00:11:19.140I remember his name.29300:11:19.500 --> 00:11:22.260He was a Georgian living in Moscow.29400:11:23.360 --> 00:11:24.440And his name was Kaha.29500:11:25.620 --> 00:11:27.780And he was walking by, and he stood29600:11:27.780 --> 00:11:28.880out because he was so tall.29700:11:30.830 --> 00:11:32.270And I said, hey, you.29800:11:35.350 --> 00:11:37.810And he stopped, and he looked, and he29900:11:37.810 --> 00:11:38.430just stood out.30000:11:38.510 --> 00:11:41.230So I thought, I noticed him.30100:11:41.310 --> 00:11:41.790He stood out.30200:11:41.930 --> 00:11:43.310We're preaching Christ in the streets.30300:11:44.330 --> 00:11:45.390This is a divine appointment.30400:11:45.630 --> 00:11:46.430Can I talk to you?30500:11:46.770 --> 00:11:48.050He spoke perfect English.30600:11:48.470 --> 00:11:50.290Long story short, the guy prays right there30700:11:50.290 --> 00:11:51.370on the spot and gets saved.30800:11:52.330 --> 00:11:53.850And then I don't see him again that30900:11:53.850 --> 00:11:54.050day.31000:11:54.090 --> 00:11:55.130And then later on in the end of31100:11:55.130 --> 00:11:56.450the day, he comes back, and he says,31200:11:56.610 --> 00:11:58.070you guys are all coming to my house,31300:11:58.590 --> 00:11:59.570to my dad's house.31400:11:59.910 --> 00:12:00.850I went home.31500:12:00.850 --> 00:12:03.170I told my family that I'm going to31600:12:03.170 --> 00:12:04.110bring you home tonight.31700:12:05.510 --> 00:12:07.830And you, he points to me, you are31800:12:07.830 --> 00:12:09.710going to tell my entire family the gospel31900:12:09.710 --> 00:12:10.110tonight.32000:12:10.850 --> 00:12:11.570No, listen.32100:12:12.430 --> 00:12:13.950And it's like, this is amazing.32200:12:14.070 --> 00:12:15.210This is like the Book of Acts.32300:12:17.150 --> 00:12:21.690And we went there, and the father opens32400:12:21.690 --> 00:12:22.110the door.32500:12:22.630 --> 00:12:26.490And they're all starstruck because they'd never had32600:12:26.490 --> 00:12:27.530Americans in their home.32700:12:28.450 --> 00:12:29.610They're touching us.32800:12:29.970 --> 00:12:31.230No, no, no, no, like this.32900:12:34.480 --> 00:12:36.600And before we could go in the house,33000:12:36.720 --> 00:12:38.300the father gets cognac.33100:12:39.360 --> 00:12:40.420Anybody know what that is?33200:12:41.540 --> 00:12:42.800I didn't know what it was.33300:12:42.880 --> 00:12:43.840How do you know what it is?33400:12:52.520 --> 00:12:54.820They use it to take paint off of33500:12:54.820 --> 00:12:55.500cars.33600:12:58.160 --> 00:13:00.740And my translator's with me, and the father,33700:13:01.260 --> 00:13:03.240and she's telling me, you have to go33800:13:03.240 --> 00:13:06.980like this, and you have to, with what?33900:13:07.080 --> 00:13:07.880With the cognac.34000:13:08.000 --> 00:13:09.400And I said, yeah, yeah, no, it's not34100:13:09.400 --> 00:13:09.760going to happen.34200:13:10.340 --> 00:13:11.940And she goes, yeah, yeah, you are going34300:13:11.940 --> 00:13:12.560to do this.34400:13:13.040 --> 00:13:14.720She says, you have no idea what's happening34500:13:14.720 --> 00:13:15.040right now.34600:13:15.060 --> 00:13:16.340She goes, I've heard of this.34700:13:16.880 --> 00:13:17.620I'm a Russian.34800:13:17.740 --> 00:13:18.400I've heard of this.34900:13:18.560 --> 00:13:19.900I've never seen this done before.35000:13:21.020 --> 00:13:21.900This is amazing.35100:13:22.020 --> 00:13:24.300She goes, I'm dying to see this myself.35200:13:24.760 --> 00:13:26.400But you will do this, because if you35300:13:26.400 --> 00:13:28.160offend, this is the patriarch of the home.35400:13:28.900 --> 00:13:30.220He's like 80 years old.35500:13:31.020 --> 00:13:34.020And you go like this, and you put35600:13:34.020 --> 00:13:35.880cognac like this.35700:13:36.080 --> 00:13:38.580And I'm thinking, Mark's gospel says, if we35800:13:38.580 --> 00:13:39.360can take up poison.35900:13:40.000 --> 00:13:42.540And I told Lisa, God's got to protect36000:13:42.540 --> 00:13:42.840us.36100:13:44.640 --> 00:13:46.720There are four others with us, including my36200:13:46.720 --> 00:13:47.120translator.36300:13:47.500 --> 00:13:49.600God's got to protect us.36400:13:49.680 --> 00:13:52.180This is totally the Bible happening right now.36500:13:52.600 --> 00:13:54.500The Bible says we can take up poison36600:13:54.500 --> 00:13:56.020and drink it, and it won't kill us.36700:13:58.460 --> 00:13:59.760And we just went like this.36800:14:01.420 --> 00:14:01.780Mm.36900:14:03.080 --> 00:14:05.300And then they bring the bottle, and they37000:14:05.300 --> 00:14:05.940top it off.37100:14:07.060 --> 00:14:08.060No, I'm kidding.37200:14:08.180 --> 00:14:08.400Listen.37300:14:10.100 --> 00:14:11.320Not 10 times.37400:14:13.080 --> 00:14:14.940During the night, not 20 times.37500:14:16.820 --> 00:14:19.140Toast about everything, everything.37600:14:19.560 --> 00:14:22.260And they had vodka and cognac, all this37700:14:22.260 --> 00:14:22.660poison.37800:14:23.300 --> 00:14:24.500And none of this.37900:14:24.800 --> 00:14:27.540Listen, just the fumes alone would have killed38000:14:27.540 --> 00:14:27.680you.38100:14:27.780 --> 00:14:29.480But nothing happened to us.38200:14:29.820 --> 00:14:31.140And nothing happened to them.38300:14:32.460 --> 00:14:35.500When it all was done, the son stands38400:14:35.500 --> 00:14:37.140up, and it was awesome.38500:14:37.500 --> 00:14:39.880Because there was no messing around with him.38600:14:40.640 --> 00:14:42.820He said to his family, listen to what38700:14:42.820 --> 00:14:43.560he has to say.38800:14:45.920 --> 00:14:49.320And when he's done, I want all of38900:14:49.320 --> 00:14:50.220you to become Christians.39000:14:50.780 --> 00:14:51.640He did.39100:14:52.160 --> 00:14:53.040It was amazing.39200:14:53.120 --> 00:14:54.520It's like, it doesn't work that way.39300:14:54.880 --> 00:14:56.860But it was amazing.39400:14:57.080 --> 00:14:58.280It was amazing.39500:14:58.660 --> 00:14:59.980And I gave the gospel.39600:15:00.940 --> 00:15:02.900And you leave this up to God.39700:15:03.620 --> 00:15:05.200When it comes time, again, I'm speaking to39800:15:05.200 --> 00:15:05.780a translator.39900:15:06.400 --> 00:15:08.160When it came time for them to receive40000:15:08.160 --> 00:15:09.820Christ, all of them accepted Christ.40100:15:10.180 --> 00:15:12.400But listen, you say, well, that's because the40200:15:12.400 --> 00:15:14.080son made them do it.40300:15:15.120 --> 00:15:16.180I don't know.40400:15:16.540 --> 00:15:17.460You don't know.40500:15:18.000 --> 00:15:18.980Only God knows.40600:15:19.480 --> 00:15:19.700Right?40700:15:19.920 --> 00:15:20.700Think about that.40800:15:20.780 --> 00:15:21.600Only he knows.40900:15:22.580 --> 00:15:25.160But when we walk with him in those41000:15:25.160 --> 00:15:29.080steps, it's exciting.41100:15:29.240 --> 00:15:29.840It's thrilling.41200:15:31.360 --> 00:15:33.600And even in a world that's got all41300:15:33.600 --> 00:15:36.200of its things from cognac to guinea pigs,41400:15:38.860 --> 00:15:42.260none of these things stop God, who announces41500:15:42.260 --> 00:15:45.440to the world, my son, Jesus, is the41600:15:45.440 --> 00:15:47.680way, the truth, and the life.41700:15:47.860 --> 00:15:49.740He's the only way to heaven.41800:15:50.420 --> 00:15:54.260What you could not do of yourself because41900:15:54.260 --> 00:15:57.660you're sinful, Christ did for you by having42000:15:57.660 --> 00:16:00.440come into this world, living a perfect life42100:16:00.440 --> 00:16:02.840on your behalf.42200:16:03.440 --> 00:16:04.300Because you can't.42300:16:06.430 --> 00:16:08.710God says, because I'm righteous and holy and42400:16:08.710 --> 00:16:12.750I cannot change my word, my law is42500:16:12.750 --> 00:16:13.210true.42600:16:15.600 --> 00:16:17.580But none of you could keep it.42700:16:17.680 --> 00:16:20.200You broke it in thought and or deed.42800:16:21.160 --> 00:16:24.780And so I sent my son to be42900:16:24.780 --> 00:16:27.680the atonement for that sin of yours.43000:16:27.820 --> 00:16:28.960He died in your place.43100:16:28.960 --> 00:16:30.640And not only did he die in your43200:16:30.640 --> 00:16:33.940place, by taking upon himself your sins at43300:16:33.940 --> 00:16:36.980the cross, but on the third day he43400:16:36.980 --> 00:16:39.520rose again from the grave, guaranteeing your salvation.43500:16:40.200 --> 00:16:41.360That's called sanctification.43600:16:41.800 --> 00:16:43.680Christ rose from the dead, that we might43700:16:43.680 --> 00:16:45.860be justified and sanctified by the work of43800:16:45.860 --> 00:16:46.080God.43900:16:46.360 --> 00:16:47.360It's all his work.44000:16:48.200 --> 00:16:49.540So what are we supposed to do?44100:16:49.800 --> 00:16:53.680We're supposed to receive that gift out of44200:16:53.680 --> 00:16:55.660a heart of great thankfulness, love, and joy.44300:16:56.100 --> 00:16:57.320We'll talk about that next week.44400:16:57.320 --> 00:16:59.800I really have big plans for that part44500:16:59.800 --> 00:17:02.460about peace and joy and the Holy Spirit.44600:17:05.240 --> 00:17:08.920And we become free, no longer restricted by44700:17:08.920 --> 00:17:11.520the confines of man and man-made religion.44800:17:12.119 --> 00:17:15.020We become free to follow in Jesus' footsteps44900:17:15.020 --> 00:17:16.260wherever he's going.45000:17:17.660 --> 00:17:19.280Here's the beauty about all this.45100:17:19.880 --> 00:17:21.619If you follow him now, if you decide45200:17:21.619 --> 00:17:22.980to follow him, you don't know where you're45300:17:22.980 --> 00:17:23.619going to be tomorrow.45400:17:24.760 --> 00:17:26.960You know, I'm pretty sure we've got these45500:17:26.960 --> 00:17:27.400plans.45600:17:28.460 --> 00:17:29.420That's not what I mean.45700:17:30.460 --> 00:17:32.180If you're going to go to work, or45800:17:32.180 --> 00:17:33.500if you're going to go on a little45900:17:33.500 --> 00:17:36.940Labor Day day trip, it doesn't matter.46000:17:38.520 --> 00:17:40.760You think God says to heaven, God announces46100:17:40.760 --> 00:17:43.780in heaven, Hey, everybody in America, it's Labor46200:17:43.780 --> 00:17:44.100Day.46300:17:45.440 --> 00:17:46.780So there'll be no witnessing.46400:17:51.040 --> 00:17:51.920He doesn't do that.46500:17:54.450 --> 00:17:56.630Wherever you go tomorrow, and the day after,46600:17:56.810 --> 00:17:59.410and the day after, until Christ comes for46700:17:59.410 --> 00:18:02.610you, he actually has footsteps for you to46800:18:02.610 --> 00:18:03.090follow in.46900:18:04.910 --> 00:18:08.230He literally, Scripture says, that God knew us47000:18:08.230 --> 00:18:11.430before we were ever created, and that he47100:18:11.430 --> 00:18:15.130has created for us works that we should47200:18:15.130 --> 00:18:16.310walk in them.47300:18:17.750 --> 00:18:22.810So instead of strapping on Bigfoot feet, imagine47400:18:22.810 --> 00:18:26.010in your mind, strapping on Jesus feet.47500:18:27.070 --> 00:18:29.310Because if this world is going to experience47600:18:29.310 --> 00:18:34.570any love, any forgiveness, any mercy, this is47700:18:34.570 --> 00:18:35.590such a brutal world.47800:18:36.410 --> 00:18:37.070Let's be honest.47900:18:38.270 --> 00:18:39.870It's a hard world.48000:18:42.050 --> 00:18:44.390If this world is going to experience anything48100:18:44.390 --> 00:18:46.850good, it's going to come from you.48200:18:47.630 --> 00:18:49.170It's going to come from 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