Baptism (Saved By Water)

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[0:38] Father, we thank you for the privilege to hear your word. We pray that you deposit yourself into us. We pray that speak your word to us. Enlighten the eyes of our understanding.

[0:50] Open the eyes of our heart that we may behold wondrous things in your word. As your word is taught, heal the sick. Bring direction to the confused. Save the lost. Lord, convict the sinning.

[1:01] Glorify your name. Let your power be demonstrated. Thank you. We subdue every work of the enemy, every influence of hell in the mighty name of Jesus.

[1:13] And we bring every argument and thought in captivity and obedience to the God's word. Thank you for liberty. Thank you for freedom. Thank you for freedom. And thank you for distribution of grace.

[1:25] In Jesus' name. Amen. What was I talking about last week? All right. Saved by water. And what did I say about saved by water? Now, I spoke about the fact that Noah...

[1:41] Noah. Noah. All right. Let's go to Genesis chapter 7. Genesis chapter 7.

[1:53] Verse. Reading from verse 23. Every living substance was destroyed, which was upon the face of the ground.

[2:03] Both man and cattle and the creeping things and the fowl of the heaven. And they were destroyed from the earth.

[2:14] And Noah only remained alive. And they that were with him in the ark. And the waters prevailed on the earth 150 days.

[2:28] And the water prevailed on the earth 150 days. Look at verse 10. And it came to pass after seven days that the water of the flood were upon the earth.

[2:45] In the 600th year of Noah's life, in the 17th day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up.

[2:59] And the windows of the heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth 40 days and 40 nights. And the same day... And in the same day of Noah, it entered Noah and Shem and Ham and Japheth.

[3:15] And the sons of Noah and Noah's wife and three wives of his sons were with them in the ark. They had every beast after their kind.

[3:27] And they were in the ark in verse 15. Verse 7 says that, And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast and creeping things, and the fowl of the air, for it's repented me that I have made man.

[3:44] All right. So, and Bible talks about how Noah found grace before God. And the Lord told Noah in the verse 14, Make me an ark. Let's all say, make me an ark.

[3:55] Make me an ark. Please say again, make me an ark. Make me an ark. And then he says that, verse 17 of Genesis chapter 6, And behold, Behold, I, even I, do bring flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven, and everything that is in the earth shall die.

[4:22] But with thee I will establish my covenant, and thou shall come into the ark. Thank you, Jesus. So, verse 17 says that God said, I will bring flood on the earth.

[4:37] And then chapter 7 speaks about how the waters prevailed. What waters? The waters of the flood. It prevailed on the earth. And every living thing in whom there was breath of life was destroyed by God.

[4:57] Except Noah and all that were with him in the ark. When God was telling Noah to make the ark, he says that I'll bring waters upon it and I'll destroy all flesh.

[5:10] But I said, verse 18, But with you I will establish my covenant. And thou shall come into the ark. Those, Noah went into the ark, and he was in a covenant with God.

[5:26] God said, I will destroy everything but you. We have to find out what kind of covenant it is. Very interesting. Oh, thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Lord.

[5:37] Very interesting. He said, I will establish my covenant with you, and thou shall come into the ark. Thou and thy sons and your family with you.

[5:49] Because I want to establish my covenant. The ark I told you is the symbol of the church. And the waters were the flood of judgment. The flood of judgment that came against the created things.

[6:06] The evil. I was explaining at a prayer meeting that men committed so much evil before God that the earth couldn't sustain the weight of evil.

[6:22] So God said, I'm going to destroy everything. But as I told you, that was in the first fall. There were four falls in the Bible. The first fall was when Adam and Eve ate the fruit, which God said don't eat.

[6:36] And they fell. In the spirit, they got disconnected from God. What's the second fall I told you? The second fall was Genesis chapter 4.

[6:48] When man had become so soulish and independent, to the extent that they now decided to do their own thing outside of God. And Cain decided to have his own religion.

[6:59] He said, I will determine how I'm going to worship you. You can't determine how I should worship you. Because man became full of the soul. It was in Genesis chapter 4 when men began inventions.

[7:13] They invented religion. They invented culture. They invented music. They invented weapons. But guess what? The first city built in the Bible was in Genesis.

[7:26] Chapter 4. These guys were achievers. But they were godless. It wasn't based on God. Genesis 4, 17. The first city built in the Bible. In human history.

[7:38] The first city. And Cain knew his wife. And she conceived. And bore Enoch. Cain. You know who Cain? The independent man.

[7:50] The one who doesn't have any regard for God. He bought Enoch. And he built a city. And called the name of the city. After the name of his son Enoch.

[8:01] What's the name of the first city? Enoch. City of Enoch. Or Enoch City. Just the way we have London City. City of London. New York City. Enoch City.

[8:13] City of Enoch. It was a city. The first one. Do you know who built it? Demedra. He told God. Why are you asking me on my brother's blood? Well. And he went.

[8:24] So right away. You know. This is not of God. But you know what? Shaka ba da ba sakata. Follow me very carefully. God created man for his purpose. When he created them in Genesis.

[8:36] The Bible said he blessed them. And he said. Be fruitful and multiply. And replenish the earth. He created them in his image. And in his likeness. So.

[8:47] They were supposed to reflect God. When man was. We were supposed to reflect God. But when sin came in. We started reflecting the devil. That's why Jesus said. You are of your father.

[8:58] The devil. And Jesus calls them. In Matthew chapter 23. Verse 33. You brood of viper. Who was the viper? Who was the serpent? A serpent. Jesus said. He said that.

[9:09] Ye serpents. Genesis 1 talks about God. The key person there was God. Genesis 3 starts a new. Face. The key person there was the devil. And Genesis 12 starts the new face.

[9:20] And the key person was. Was Yahweh. Genesis 1. The. It is. Elohim. The self-existent God. He doesn't need anybody to be God. By himself.

[9:30] So in the beginning. Bible says. God. The self-existent God. No relationship. He is God by himself. He created. And then. Genesis chapter 3. The Bible says that.

[9:40] The. Serpents. The devil came in the likeness of the serpents. So the devil stepped in. He started a new face of. What God has done. And then. In Genesis chapter 12. After Satan.

[9:51] Bringing all these problems. In Genesis chapter 12. The Bible says that. And God. And it is not. It is not. The. Elohim. By Yahweh. Yahweh. Is God.

[10:02] As in. With. In his relationship with people. So the first one. God created. The devil. Deceived man to fall. And then God came and called man.

[10:13] Abraham. So God called Abraham to start. A new race. With Abraham. That's why we. Are the sons of Abraham. In Genesis chapter 4. God created us to reflect him.

[10:28] God created us to do his work. Watch this. He created us to reflect him. And do things for him. In the sense that. Oh. Oh. In Genesis chapter 2. Listen to me brothers and sisters.

[10:39] In Genesis chapter 2. The Bible says. God formed a garden. Verse 8. He formed a garden. East of Eden. Himself. And put. God planted a garden.

[10:50] And put man. He planted something. What did he do? God planted a what? I can't hear you. I can't hear you. I can't hear you. When it comes to the Bible.

[11:01] Some key things are important. Life. The Bible is a book of life. But there are certain things. That run from Genesis to Revelation. Building. Building.

[11:12] God's plan. Was for a city. It started with a garden. King. When he fell. He decided to build the city. His own city. Not the city of God.

[11:23] Because God. Oh. You remember. When God called Abraham. Bible says. Are you ready for this? In Hebrews. Chapter 11. Kadabash. Kadabash. Kadabash.

[11:33] Kadabash. Kadabash. Kadabash. Kadabash. Kadabash. In Hebrews. Chapter 11. Verse 10. Shall we all read it from the screen? Let's go. This is talking about Abraham. Let's go from 10. Let's go. For we look for a city.

[11:43] We shall have a nation. And so we look for a nation. Abraham. Abraham. Our father. Was looking for a city. Look at verse 16. Look at verse 16.

[11:54] Look at verse 16. Makatakataka. But now. They designed a better country. That is unheavenly. Where God is not ashamed. To be called their God.

[12:05] For he prepared. For them. A city. God has always. From the beginning. Had a city in mind. So when he called Abraham. I told you. The call. The call. The call.

[12:15] When he called Abraham. To leave. Abraham went looking for a city. Go to verse 10 again. Looking for. But which kind of city? Ha. Ha. Are you ready for this?

[12:26] This is too good for me. I know you don't get it. But I don't know where you get it. Verse 10. For he waited for the city. Which. Which had.

[12:37] Which one. And whose maker and builder was God. Not Cain. The city. At the time of Abraham. Listen.

[12:48] Abraham. And Cain. The distance was not too great. But what. I didn't get a chance. Should I go. Okay. Should I tell you more about a city? Because there's still a bit.

[13:00] You know. In Genesis. There were two cities. Before Abraham was called. Genesis chapter 11. Bible says that. And they came. They said. Let's build a city.

[13:10] Ah. Look at Genesis chapter 11. Verse. From verse 1. Verse 1. Now the whole earth was. Had one language and one speech. Go to the next verse. And it came to pass.

[13:22] As they journeyed from the east. That they found a plain. In the land of Shina. And they dwelt there. Verse 3. That's where it's called. And they said to one another. Come. Let us make bricks.

[13:33] And beg them. They had bricks. For storms. And they had. Asphalt. For mortar. Go to the next verse. Go ahead. Watch this. And they said. Come.

[13:43] Let us build up. Let us do what? And what were they going to use to build the city? What? I can't hear you. Bricks.

[13:55] How do you get bricks? How do you get bricks? You do what? Pick the dust. Pick the clay. Pick the clay. God has killed the ground. Has killed the ground already.

[14:07] Pick the clay. And put it through fire. But bake it. Drive life out of it. And use it to build a city. The city of God.

[14:19] Is not made of bricks. But stones. Stones. That we are. Oh. I told you I have a lot to share. In 1st Peter chapter 2. It talks about.

[14:30] We are the living stone. Lively stones. Baka ta ta ta. Pastor. He said to Peter. When Peter. Jesus said. Who do men say I am? Matthew chapter 16 verse 13.

[14:41] And they said. You are Christ. As the Samuel said. You are the prophet. And then he said. Who do you say verse 16. And Peter said. That are Christ. The son of the living God. Jesus said verse 17. Flesh and blood.

[14:52] Blessed are you. For flesh and blood. Has not revealed this to you. Then he went on to say that. I tell you. You are. Verse 18. I say to you. That you are Peter. Which is. Which means. A rock.

[15:04] But not a natural rock. It's like a brick. And on this rock. I built my church. Abraham looked for a city. Which had found peace.

[15:18] Would you mind to go to Revelations? Revelations. Just write it. Because I don't have much time. Write it. And let's follow the screen. Revelations chapter 21 verse 19. Hey. Look at what I found out.

[15:36] Are you not reading it? No. No. Don't read it for me. Just read it for yourself. Don't read that loud. Read it in your head. Read it in your head. The foundation of the wall of the city of God.

[15:48] We are done with all kinds of fresh air. Precious what? Precious. God doesn't build with bricks. So Jesus told Peter.

[16:03] You are Petra. Upon this rock. Rock. Rock. Abraham was looking for a city which had foundation.

[16:14] And he says that the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The third foundation was Jasper. The second was Sapphire. The third was a lot of other ones.

[16:28] Stones. That's why Peter says that ye, we are living stones. Lively. First Peter chapter 2 from verse 5. He said verse 5, 6 there.

[16:38] He talks about. He says that ye also are. This is talking about believers. You are living stones. So ye as living stones are built up a spiritual house.

[16:49] A holy priesthood. To offer a spiritual sacrifice acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. God. Back to what I'm saying.

[17:00] This is just to let you know that in the second city that was built by man, it was a godless city. They made bricks. And built it. They put it through fire.

[17:11] There was no life. God doesn't deal with that. God is a god of life. So he puts life and works with life. That is why Cain's sacrifice was not acceptable to God. Because he didn't have blood.

[17:22] And they said let's build a city. And God looked at them and said these guys. Man was. That's why after he scattered them he called Abraham. So when Abraham was called.

[17:34] Guess what? He was also looking for a city. Because God has programmed it in a man for a city coming. In Hebrews chapter 12 verse 22.

[17:45] He said you have come to the city of the living God. Hebrews chapter 12 verse 22. He says that but he have come to Mount Zion.

[17:55] The city of the living God. In Revelation chapter 22. Revelation chapter 22 verse 2 and 3. Verse 2 and 3. He says that and there shall be no more.

[18:07] Chapter 21 verse 2. I saw the new heaven and the new earth. For the first heaven I passed away. And then he said. Go from verse 1.

[18:19] Alright. Then I saw the new heaven and the new earth. For the first heaven. Alright. Go to verse 2. Verse 2. And I saw the holy city. The new Jerusalem is a holy city.

[18:33] Someone shout it's a city. It's a city. Shout it's a city. It's a city. So back to Genesis. They were building cities in Genesis. Cain was the first person to build the city.

[18:45] But he was trying to mimic. Because he was becoming so much like a devil. A devil always has to do a counterfeit. So. Oh. Oh. Well. But shakadada. When they built stuff.

[18:56] And now. Their sins have got. That's the second fall. The second fall was Cain. Trying to do his own thing. Men. Culture. And then the third fall. Was. When. Now.

[19:07] Genesis chapter 6. When man became so evil. That God had to wipe away everything. But the fourth fall. Was when they tried to build a city. With their own bricks.

[19:18] And God came and scattered them. So every now and then. Man would try again. Man would try again. And then God would take an action. But man. Oh. Thank you Jesus. But man would try again.

[19:29] And God would take an action. The second action God took was very severe. That's Noah's time. When man became very.

[19:40] Very much. Much full of evil. God said. I'm going to. Wipe out. Humanity. But. I'm going to make a covenant. With Noah. And then he made a covenant.

[19:52] With Noah. When Noah emerged. When they came out. After the flood. When they came out. Do you know what Noah did the first time? He built.

[20:03] He built. He built an altar. Genesis chapter 9. Noah built. When they came out. He built an altar. He built an altar.

[20:15] But that altar was unto God. The ark was unto God. And it was the ark that saved Noah. And his household. So when he came. He built an altar. In worship to God.

[20:26] And after he built. Finished building an altar. Do you know what he built again? After his success. He went to rest. And then he built. A vineyard. He said. He said.

[20:39] He said. Chill out boy. You have worked hard. Chill out. And so he built. A vineyard. And then. Bible said that. He started drinking. He had.

[20:52] He drank. He drank. The wine. But he over drank it. Like when you over talk. Don't you know that when you over talk.

[21:03] Or over react. You become naked. And. Bible said he was naked. I want to come. Back. Because today. I'm talking about.

[21:14] Baptism. Noah. God told him. That I'm going to wipe out everybody. And save you. And your household. So. The. The. The. The. Saved Noah.

[21:25] From the judging waters. Okay. But last week. We found out that. The judging waters. Saved Noah. From the polluted generation.

[21:36] Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. The judging waters. Saved Noah. From the world. The. Ark. Saved Noah.

[21:47] From the judgment of God. So. The Ark. Is a. Is a. Is a symbol of the church. I said. The other time. The more you are in church.

[21:59] The more. God saves you. From the influence of the world. The less you are in church. The less. The more you find yourself. Doing things that actually.

[22:12] You know deep in your heart. You shouldn't be doing. The more. You are saved. Yes. You are saved. You are saved. You are saved. But you don't have the strength.

[22:23] To say no to some stuff. You are saved. But you look so much. That is why people have problems. He calls himself a Christian. You go to church. But look at him. Yes. He's actually saved though.

[22:34] He's actually saved. You get busy condemning. He's actually saved. I'm not saying coming to church. Is what saved you. But you get it into Christ. Is what saves you. Stay in the church. Is what saves you from the world.

[22:47] Christ is what saves you. From the wrath of God. Church is what will save you. From worldliness. First Peter chapter 3 verse 20. Let me start from by 19. By which he went and preached.

[23:00] Unto the spirits in prison. Verse 20. Which sometimes were disobedient. When once. The long suffering of God. Awaited in the days of what?

[23:11] Noah. Okay. Awaited in the days of what? While the ark was a preparing. Wherein few. That is. Eight souls were saved by water.

[23:22] Say. Eight souls were saved by water. Eight souls were saved. Please say it again. Eight souls. Say eight. Eight souls. Say eight. Eight. Eight. Should I comment on that?

[23:37] Or we should move on. We will come back to the saved by water. But how many people were saved by water? Eight souls. In. I think in Genesis chapter.

[23:51] Chapter eight. Bible talks about. How. The. Four. Genesis. Genesis. Eight. Four. Genesis. Eight. Four. Then the ark. Rested.

[24:03] Rested. In the seventh month. The seventeenth day. Of the month. On the mountains. Of Ararat. The ark.

[24:15] Rested. This is quite profound. Normally I would have said this in Easter. Because the ark. The ark. Because the ark resting. The ark took them from judgment. And brought.

[24:26] Do you know when? By the time they came out of the ark. It's a new world. Yeah. If any man be in Christ. Oh. Watch this.

[24:39] Watch this. Watch this. Watch this. I don't have too much time. But watch this. In Romans chapter. We will come back. Just. I'm going. So that you can get. You see. I want the scripture to talk for itself.

[24:51] So it's not just ideological. But it's scriptural. In Romans chapter. Chapter 6. Verse. 4.

[25:04] Oh. Listen to what baptism does for us. Therefore we were buried. We were what? We were what? Who are the we? We Christians were buried.

[25:16] Are you buried? But you are here? You are not buried. Oh come on. It's in the Bible. It doesn't make sense. That's what I told you. That lecturer. That's what I told you. This is all nonsense.

[25:26] This is all rubbish. It's all rubbish. That's the rubbish man talking. It's all rubbish. You know normally. When people are drunk. They think you are not walking straight.

[25:41] Therefore. We were buried with him. Who is the him talking about? We are buried with Christ. Through how? Baptism. If you are not baptized.

[25:52] It's a serious matter. We were buried with Christ. Through baptism. How? Into death. So when we are being buried. You enter death. Why?

[26:05] That just as Christ was raised from the dead. Resurrection happened to Christ. By the glory of God. Even so we also should enter resurrection. Very important.

[26:16] And here he said. Newness of life. Newness of life. So when a Christian is being baptized. Please listen. Baptism does not save you.

[26:30] Okay. I'm not talking about. Baptismal regeneration. In other words. Because you are baptized. You are saved. No. Baptism does not save you.

[26:41] But baptism is a confirmation of something that has happened in your life. And you are now bringing. Living it out. To have an impact.

[26:52] An effect. On your physical living. It says that. We went into burial with Christ. Burial through baptism. Okay. With Christ.

[27:03] So that as Christ resurrected. So when you go under the water. When you come out. Ah. When you come out. You have entered into newness of life. Which is the same as Christ's resurrection.

[27:14] Which is the same as Noah. After the flood. After the flood. When they came through the flood. They came out into a new world.

[27:25] And as we read earlier on. I was showing something in Genesis. The ark rested on the mount of Ararat. On the 17th day of the month. Of the 7th month.

[27:36] In Jewish times. They have two. Like the way we have different. We have the calendar month. We have the academic month.

[27:47] Academic year. Tax year. That's the same as financial year. Year. So when we talk about the financial year. The first month of the financial year.

[27:57] Is different from the first month of the calendar year. Which is different from the first month of the academic year. In Jewish times. They had two types of year. Calendars. They had the normal civil calendar.

[28:12] And they had the sacred calendar. Now what was the civil calendar? It's the normal one that we all count. What was the sacred calendar? The sacred calendar is. When they were about to leave Egypt. God told them.

[28:23] That every house should have a lamb. Say lamb. Every house should have a lamb. And then on the 10th day of the lamb. Let's take the lamb. And they said. Keep it the lamb for four days.

[28:33] Exodus chapter 12. Keep the lamb for four days. And then at twilight. On the fourth day. On the fourth day. Which happens to be what day of the month? The month.

[28:44] So take the lamb on the 10th day of the month. Keep it for four days. And after the fourth day. On the fourth day. Kill it. What day of the month? Fourteenth day. Fourteenth day.

[28:56] Kill the lamb. For your Passover. So they killed the lamb on the 14th day. And it became a tradition across Jewish history. Every year.

[29:08] The Passover falls on a certain day. Okay. Now. What day did Noah's act? What day of the month did it rest?

[29:20] The seventeenth day. Jesus was killed on the Passover day. He was killed on the 14th of the month. Which happens to be the sacred month.

[29:30] This is the seventh month. It happens to be the civil month. It happens to be the first month. This month happens to be the first month of the sacred calendar.

[29:44] And so. This month. The day the act rested on the mountain. Was the same day of the month. Jesus resurrected from the dead.

[29:56] It's resurrection. It's resurrection. The same day. And so. Watch this. Noah's act resting on the mount. Was a reflection.

[30:07] Was talking about the resurrection of Christ. What did they do for them to resurrect? They went through the waters of judgment. Which symbolizes baptism. According to Peter. It symbolizes baptism.

[30:19] And they came. After baptism. You come up into newness of life. And we. Also. Are being buried with Christ. Through baptism. The water that saves. Through baptism. That. When we also come out.

[30:30] We come out. On the mount. Ararat. Into resurrection. Now. Back to 1st Peter. Chapter 3. Let me finish it. I'll show you something. You have to be baptized.

[30:42] 1st Peter. Chapter 3. Verse 20. Put it on the screen for me. So. There were. It were. Eight souls. Eight. Is the number. Of resurrection. Eight.

[30:55] Do you know what? Jesus Christ. According to John. Chapter 20. You don't have to turn to it. You can't just write it. According to John. Chapter 20. Verse 1. Okay. You can put it on the screen. It doesn't matter. I've got to tell it. John chapter 20.

[31:05] Verse 1. Bible says that. On the first day. Of the week. When? How many of you agree with me. That the first day. Of the week. Happens.

[31:16] To be. The eighth day. Of the previous week. The first day. Of the week. Happens to be. The eighth day. Of the previous week.

[31:27] Which also happens. To be. The day. After God rested. The Bible says. On the seventh day. God rested. And then we were created. On the sixth day.

[31:38] To enter God's rest. So that the eighth day. That is why. The early church. Started Sunday service. Not on a Saturday. The church service. Was on a Sunday. In the early church.

[31:50] Because. It wasn't the Sabbath. But it was the day of resurrection. That's where. Sunday service. Started from. Sunday service. Didn't start.

[32:00] Because of Sabbath day. Because Sabbath day. Is Saturday. So why don't we meet. On Saturday. And we are rather meeting. On Sunday. Because Sunday. We are the Sunday people. We are the resurrection people. Sunday is the sign.

[32:11] Of the resurrection. He res. Have you ever had Easter. Where the resurrection. Was celebrated. On a Saturday. We are the resurrection people. That's why.

[32:22] The first day of the week. According to 1 Corinthians. Chapter 16. He said. On the first day of the week. Set aside. According to what God has blessed you. And come and bring to God. Money. And in some parts of the New Testament.

[32:37] The first day of the week. Is also called. In the New Testament. Is also called. The lost day. Let's go back to 1 Peter. I need to finish on that. Because that's. That's the crux of the message. Oh.

[32:48] And I have to go to Noah. And the covenant. Oh. 1 Peter chapter 3. The same text. Verse 20. So. And only a few. That was. A few.

[32:59] That is. Eight souls. Were saved. Through water. They needed the water. For their salvation. Don't forget this. I'm going to show you something. Go to the next verse.

[33:10] Where do we come in? There is also. An anti-type. Let's use a different version. Let's see. Maybe NIV. It may not use anti-type. That's good.

[33:21] And this symbolizes. This is what. Baptism. That now saves you also. Noah's Ark. When they came out. Bible says that.

[33:32] It symbolizes baptism. That saves you also. So. You also have to go through baptism. Because Jesus said. In the days of Noah. People were not thinking about the things of God.

[33:43] They were marrying. And being given to marry. And eating. And drinking. They were not doing anything God. They were just living. So Jesus referred to us.

[33:53] That remember the days of Noah. Now. Baptism also saves you. You mean baptism saves somebody? Baptism. Baptism is the same.

[34:05] Because if it takes baptism to be saved. Ah pastor. I don't agree with you. I don't agree with you. Because. Acts 16 31. So they said. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. And you'll be saved. You and your household. Okay.

[34:16] Now. This is how we get saved. By believing. Now go to. Mark 16 16. Mark 16 16. Let's all read the out loud from the screen. Louder please.

[34:30] He who believes. And is baptized. You see the baptism there? He who believes. And is baptized. Will be saved. But he who does not believe. Is. And will be condemned. So what if you believe.

[34:41] And you're not baptized. Remember. Noah. And his folks. They were saved through water. Which is like. So baptism saves. But to what extent.

[34:53] Woo. Baptism saves. But to what extent. Does this. Baptism does not save us. From the judgment of God. It's the blood of Jesus. That saves us. From the judgment of God.

[35:04] Baptism saves us. From the influence of the world. Baptism. Is. And you are beginning to live out. But outwardly. The. Internal experience.

[35:16] Of salvation. That you have received. You are beginning to live it out. Listen. If you are not baptized. It's not the best though. There is a difference. Between John's baptism. And the baptism. Jesus. The believer's baptism.

[35:27] What's the difference? The John. John's baptism. Was a baptism of repentance. According to John. Chapter 1. Verse 4. And according to. Acts chapter 19. Verse 3. And 5. Let's go to Acts.

[35:38] I prefer the Acts chapter 19. Acts 19. When Paul met them. He said. Into what then? Verse 2. Look at verse 2. Paul said. Verse 2. Please work with me. He said. Did you receive the Holy Ghost?

[35:49] They said. No. We don't know that. But. Then he said. So he said to them. We have not. They said. You have not heard anything about that. Okay. Go to the next verse. Then he said. Into what then were you baptized?

[36:01] And what did they say? John's baptism. What did Paul say? No. No. No. Then Paul said. John's baptism. Is a baptism of repentance. It's a baptism.

[36:12] It is not a. It's not a baptism. It's not that. Baptism to identify with death of Christ. Burial of Christ. And resurrection. It's just repentance.

[36:23] Turning away from your old ways. And saying God. Yes. And the Jews were all coming to be baptized. And be ready to work with God. Before Jesus could do his work on them. So John's baptism was a baptism of repentance.

[36:35] But the believer's baptism is a baptism of identification. Watch this. Identification with the burial. The death. The burial. And the resurrection of Christ. So Colossians chapter 2 verse 12.

[36:48] Colossians chapter 2 verse 12. It would be nice if we all read it out from the screen. Let's read it. Let's go. I can't hear you. I can't hear you.

[36:59] What does it mean? That when Jesus died. And was being buried. He wasn't buried alone. Someone else was buried with him.

[37:10] Who am I talking about? If you are born again. Bible says that. We were buried with him. But you have to actualize it through baptism. You have to actualize it through baptism.

[37:21] Buried with him through baptism. In which you were also raised. He didn't stay under there. He didn't stay in the grave. He was resurrected. So if we were buried with him.

[37:33] It stands to imply that. We were also raised together with him. And guess what? We were seated together with him. Hallelujah. According to Ephesians chapter 2 verse 6.

[37:46] He said that we are seated. We were raised. And raised up together. And made us sit together in heavenly places. Say Noah.

[37:59] Noah. So Noah's baptism. There are two types of baptism. The Bible spoke about. The Noah's baptism. Like. And if someone asks you.

[38:11] What's the biggest? Noah's baptism was the longest. Baptism ever. It's for 40 days. Through water. And it stayed for 150 days.

[38:23] Baptism. Can you imagine? Going through water for that long. Longest. And the biggest baptismal pool. Was. No. Noah's baptismal pool.

[38:36] Hallelujah. The whole world. Was Noah's baptismal pool. But. They were not. In the Old Testament. It wasn't only Noah.

[38:46] Who went through the baptism. Somebody else. Also went through baptism. And that was Moses. And the Israelites. They were. The Bible said. They were baptized into Moses. As they went through the Red Sea.

[38:58] According to Exodus chapter 14. Verse 22. Look at it on the screen. Oh. I feel. I just feel like preaching. And. And interestingly. I haven't actually gotten to half. Of what I want to talk about.

[39:12] So. The children of Israel. Went into the midst. Of the sea. Ah. This is a conundrum. Or this is an oxymoron. How can you go into the midst of the sea.

[39:25] On dry ground. Mist of sea and dry ground. They don't go together. It should be very wet. And not even wet. It's just water. But they went in the midst of the sea.

[39:38] Okay. On the dry ground. And the waters. Were a war to them. On right. On their right hand. And on their left hand. And in the same way. Ah. In the verse 29.

[39:48] Look at verse 29. Verse 29 says that. But the children of Israel. Had. Of Israel. Had walked on dry ground. In the midst of the sea. And the waters.

[39:59] Were a war. Oh. The guys did. You walk on dry grounds. In the midst of any sea. The enemy targets. And brings your way. You walk on dry grounds.

[40:09] Now. What has that got to do with us? Watch this. What has that got to do with us? Bible says. In first Corinthians chapter 10. Who? First Corinthians. Verse 2. Look at this.

[40:20] This one. We all have to read it. Let's all read it together. Let's go. All were baptized. In the cloud. Where were they? They were baptized. In the cloud. And in the sea.

[40:30] Into Moses. So. When they passed through the sea. It was a form of baptism. What kind of baptism? Our type of baptism. It separated them. Permanently. From Pharaoh. Pharaoh.

[40:43] That baptism. Didn't save them. From the judgment of God. That came. Against Egypt. It was the blood of redemption. On their doorpost. That saved them.

[40:54] When I see the blood. Exodus chapter 12 verse 13. When I see the blood. I will pass over. So. It is the blood of redemption. That saved them. On the 14th day of the month.

[41:04] If you remember. It was the blood. That saved them. But guess what? Guess what? The animal. The lamb. They killed. Bible says. Stay in the house. And eat the flesh of the animal. Why?

[41:15] Because the next day. You are about to go and travel. And you need the strength. So the animals. Meet. The. The. The food they ate. Was to move out of Egypt.

[41:27] When they moved out of Egypt. Pharaoh said. You are not going anywhere. How many of you know that. Pharaoh doesn't want you to go. That's why. As soon as you said. Now I want to be born again. I want to serve God in church.

[41:38] Your boyfriend. Who left you. Said. You know what? Can we come together? Because Pharaoh. Will not let you go. Tell someone. Pharaoh will not let you go.

[41:49] Pharaoh will not let you go. But what will separate you from Pharaoh. Is the water of baptism. Is the. Okay. Pastor. But I am already baptized. What is going on? You have to. Every now and then.

[41:59] Keep applying. The baptismal effect. On your life. The water of baptism. So then. When they went to the Red Sea. Pharaoh said. These guys. They are not going anywhere. But the Red Sea.

[42:11] Was the water of judgment. It was baptism for them. But the water. To separate Pharaoh. From them. Permanently. Pharaoh is a type. Of Satan. Egypt. Was a type. Of the world. When they went to baptism.

[42:22] So Bible says that. They passed. They also experienced. Watch this. They. They also went to baptism. They experienced. Redemption. But what.

[42:35] The difference between this guy's own. And Moses. Noah's own. Is Noah's own. After the. Flood. God told Noah. You know.

[42:45] Before the flood. He said. My covenant is with you. So God told Noah. Noah. I will never. I will never destroy. Humanity.

[42:56] With flood. With flood. Again. Look at. Genesis chapter 29. Verse. Number. 15.

[43:08] Before then. Let's go to verse number. Let's see. The Lord. God blessed. Verse 1. The Lord. God blessed Noah. And said. Be fruitful. Did you see that? God said.

[43:19] Be fruitful. Did you see that? And verse 1. Genesis chapter 9. Verse 1. And God blessed Noah. And said. And said to Noah. Be fruitful. And multiply. Is this the same thing?

[43:31] He said to Adam and Eve. When he created them. And said them. So. The second time. God said. Be fruitful. And multiply. Was after Noah came out. Because. Everything has gone. To ground zero.

[43:42] God is kind of. Through Noah. Starting afresh. But the difference. Between Noah and Adam. Was Adam was completely innocent. But Noah. Had still had. The nature. Possibility of the nature.

[43:52] Of the serpent. In human being. So that was the difference. So even though. God said. Be fruitful. And multiply. Noah. Went and got drunk. I mean.

[44:04] He was still fruitful. And multiplying. But he went and got drunk. Because Adam. Wouldn't have gotten drunk. All he did. Was. Disobey God. By eating. Noah. He didn't have to even. Disobey God.

[44:14] Or anything. He just. And from that time. Noah's time. God. Oh. God. Instituted. Human government. When you read it. I don't. Time will not. Permit me. He said that.

[44:25] Anyone who shed blood. Would die by the sword. Or so. As well. And God. So Noah was. Given. The. Like. The. The. Authority. To be God's.

[44:36] Deputy. To deputize. For God. In ruling. In government. That is why. When he fell asleep. Naked. It. And the guys. Went. To watch. His nakedness.

[44:48] One. Of his son. And he went. And made. He made. Mockery. Of Noah. When he got up. Noah should have said. Oh please. I'm sorry. God. Forgive me. No. When he got up. He said. Cursed be the one.

[44:59] Who laughed at me. Blessed be the one. Who covered me. And God. Said. That's prophetic. That's good. Why? Because he was. In the place. Of authority. God asked him.

[45:09] And the guy. Shouldn't have laughed. At Noah. When you see. The nakedness. Of authority. It is. A test. Ready. For your blessing.

[45:19] Or your curse. Come on. Time will not permit me. I can go. Further and further.

[45:30] But I don't want to. Devere too far. Noah. Made himself. Planted a vineyard. Got wine. And drank. Be careful. After your success. How you relax.

[45:44] After success. Be careful. Some of us. We do better. In harsh conditions. That's why. God hasn't answered.

[45:55] Some of the prayers. Because some of you. As soon as you get married. You won't come to church again. It's true. Some of you. As soon as.

[46:06] You become. That. Business owner. Employing. 300 people. When you come. You won't listen to the ushers. I'll be preaching. You'll get up. And say no. My time is up. I have a plane to catch. I'm going.

[46:17] So God. Has to delay it. Because. The problem is. When you succeed. My pastor said. This years ago. He said. Everybody in prison.

[46:28] Is usually humble. When you are desperate. For a child. There's nothing. When we start. Decrying blessings. You lie down. I receive.

[46:40] I receive. I receive. I receive. I receive. When you have a child. As soon as it's time. To get. Start the blessing. Then you pick the baby. From the. Cast it.

[46:51] And then put it on your lap. Amen. Amen. Amen. The Bible says that.

[47:02] Remember. When you are. After you are eaten. And you are full. Amen. Deuteronomy. Chapter 8. It says that. After you are eaten. and you are full, remember that it is the Lord who gives you power to make wealth that he might establish his covenant.

[47:17] Not to decorate you, but to establish his covenant. The blessing of God is for the purpose of God. All right, enough of that one. Noah. So he drank.

[47:29] And when you are drunk, it's not good. And so he, Bible said, and he was naked. Lying in his tent.

[47:40] And his youngest son went into the tent. And he saw his father. I'm sure he even went and played with his daddy.

[47:56] And after he had his father, he went and called his brother. He finished watching and he came and said, Daddy is lying there naked. And there are two sons that they took a garment.

[48:09] It's in a Bible. They took a garment. And the one put it on his shoulder. The other one also put it on his shoulder. They started going backwards. They didn't want to watch their father's nakedness.

[48:19] They went. They went. They went. And then when they got to where their father was, covered him. And then they went back up. The man lying down was a spiritual authority.

[48:35] Was a spiritual authority who had a personal covenant with God. He had been exposed in a way that is not right. It's not good. But it doesn't undermine the fact that there's a man who carries a covenant with God.

[48:51] He had a covenant with God. God said, but you, my covenant is with you. Not with you and your people. With you. No, my covenant is with you. And when they came out of the flood, he told him how God should operate.

[49:08] God delegated his authority to him on earth that you now deputize for me. And he also was so free. He went and ate and got drunk. And then you go and laugh at him.

[49:20] When he woke up from his sleep. And he knew what his son had done. He began to issue curses. And guess where the curse went? The son of the son who went. Not even him directly.

[49:31] But his sons. His son. He said, curse be canine. And then he said, bless her be. He blessed the sons who covered his nakedness. Sakedness. And God said, that is what my authority is supposed to be like.

[49:44] And God was not angry. He didn't say sorry to God. He didn't say sorry to his sons. But he rather declared blessings. God said, it's upheld. Noah. Noah.

[49:58] Be careful, though. Never enjoy and never get involved in the negative issues. In the negative issues about a man of God.

[50:14] And, you know, when you're in secondary school, some scriptures are powerful. Then someone slaps a negative connotation to it. So that you can't use it. Like when you hear people tell you, hey, you have to give your tithe.

[50:25] You have to give it every tithe. You have to give your tithe. And they make fun of it. The next time someone say you have to give your tithe. Immediately, you don't see this. You don't hear the scriptural one. What you hear is the story, the negative one.

[50:36] I was telling my Bible. What I saw, it blew my mind. Jesus wept over Jerusalem. Wept. Wept. And he says that your sons, because you have rejected the prophets, your sons.

[50:53] He said also, Matthew 23. Hey, the things that he was dealing with Pharisees. And then he started talking about, you have killed the prophets. And he said, you will never see my face again until you say, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

[51:13] And the judgment was towards the next generations. God gave me a surge of insights about the ghost-appointed vessel.

[51:25] And the illustration I gave them was, when you are in a plane, you are in a plane. And everybody is feeling dizzy in a plane.

[51:36] Because some gas came in. But you need a particular gas. Other than you feel dizzy for a while, about maybe after two or three hours before you settle down. And sometimes you don't take it.

[51:46] You may even pass it, but you won't die. And everybody is feeling dizzy. And there is this particular tablet, a few that you have to take to stabilize your dizziness. And you have your children in a plane.

[51:59] And you want to give them some of the tablets. But the air hostess said, wait, we need to give one to the pilot. What would you do? What would you do? No, no, no, no, my children first.

[52:10] My children first. Hey, their pilot is dizzy. Their pilot is dizzy. Sustain his life. And you will land.

[52:21] It's serious. This is how people endanger their generations.

[52:37] Some of us are suffering things because of things. Our parents, your mother, your father, did against the work of God. Or did set against the man of God. You see?

[52:49] They say, oh, this is this. They just intimidated. No, please. I think you are so intelligent. You have to just read through the line. And just choose what you believe. But later on, we will all see the results.

[53:02] But one of the things I found out from the text, which was very scary. Matthew 23. Just put it on the screen. Matthew 23, verse 35. Let's start from verse 35. Go to verse 34.

[53:14] Therefore, indeed, I send... Watch this. I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify.

[53:25] And some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city. The people God is sending. He said you will do that to them. That's human nature.

[53:35] Go to the next verse. That on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Barakai, son of Barakai, who you murdered between the...

[53:50] From Abel, the blood that was shed. When you reject a prophet and you kill a prophet, God said that their blood will come upon you. That's a fun. He said that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth.

[54:04] I will send you people, prophets. I will send you teachers. And you will reject some of them. You will crucify some of them. You will punish. And he said that so that the blood of these people shed in their past.

[54:16] Go to the next verse. This is serious. Surely I say to you. This is Jesus speaking of. All these will come upon this generation. Go to the next verse. Watch this.

[54:26] Watch this. Oh, Jerusalem. Jerusalem. The one who killed the prophet and stoned those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather what? Gather what?

[54:38] Gather what? Your children. My Lord. I said, hang out the chicks under her wings. But you were not willing. Deep.

[54:50] I said, my God. He said, you attack the prophets. I actually wanted to secure the future of your children. But he didn't win. Because you just dealt with this naked Noah.

[55:04] The thing is serious. Look at the next verse. This one blew my mind. I was screaming in my room. See, your house is left to you desolate. Your house shouldn't be left desolate.

[55:14] But because of your attitude towards the prophet God sends you. Amaka da da da. Isn't that what I was sharing, Pastor? I was brought. This thing is serious.

[55:25] And I was telling them, learn how to pray for the man God has sent you into your life before you even pray for your children. It is deep.

[55:36] Not everyone will accept it. But that's fine. Don't. Don't. Don't. Learn how to pray that God, this man you have sent into my life.

[55:48] Let your grace be upon him. Preserve him. Protect him. Preserve him. Protect him. Oh, Lord. And automatically your children will be covered. It's about the next generation.

[56:05] Not you. God sends prophet to you for the sake of your next generation. In the prayer meeting. And inside. And then I had. I had.

[56:16] Pray for your prophet before your children. And I was like, how can this be? So I tried to explain it. And by just when I went home, I wasn't looking for a scripture. I was just my normal.

[56:27] That thing messed me up. Yesterday I was walking. This is too heavy on me. Look at the next verse 39. I will have to move from there. Ah. Let's all read it together. For I say to you, you shall see me no more.

[56:41] Till you say, blessed is he who comes. Blessed is he. Not cheap. What is he. Not what is he. Who is coming in the name of the Lord.

[56:52] Blessed. You just give the person who is coming in you. So I told them that God will always give you the opportunity to know his hand is upon a person. First of all, it's God's responsibility.

[57:04] He will let you know that his hand is upon a person. And you can't blind your mind to it because he knows how to get your attention to that. They all were amazed at Jesus. And they said, what gracious words is this man speaking?

[57:16] Then they switched. Before they switched, they knew there was something on the man. So it wasn't like they didn't know and they treated him ordinary. God will give you the opportunity to know that this man, there's something on him.

[57:27] And then once you see what's on him, it is your job to begin to treat the person differently. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. He said, if you don't do that, there's no way you can see my face.

[57:40] Whatever I have to do for you, it can't happen until... What is it? Read it again. Let's read it. Put your hands on. Let's go. For I said to you, you shall see me no more.

[57:53] So you said, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Noah. Anytime you see the nakedness of a man of God, it's a test.

[58:06] It's a test not from the man, but from God to you to determine whether you are migrating into a blessing or moving into a cursed state.

[58:23] Pastor O said that about three years ago. I didn't understand it that deep. She said, anything that happens to a man of God is a test for the people who are around him. It's a test for the people who are around him.

[58:38] To move into another phase of life. Listen. Most of you here always hear negative things about pastors.

[58:50] It's the devil's hot spot. He loves it. He loves it. But haven't you noticed how lucrative it is for us to love to hear negative things about pastors?

[59:02] Yes. It's not the one you haven't attested that the hand of God is upon you. The one you know that this one, the hand of God is upon you. Suddenly. Oh, me.

[59:13] This man of God. This man of God. I don't like them. Hmm. Me. He's always talking about this. They always say. He's all this. All this. What gets me very bad is when people say, all this thing they are doing is about money.

[59:27] To be honest. Because I can understand sometimes people take it a bit far and they do that. I don't understand when you say you are a pastor, but you want to be living comfortable like everybody.

[59:39] Maybe your calling will mean you have to go and live in somewhere because of the assignment on your life. I can't be hoping to be going holidays, flying all over the world, going to Dubai, going here like others because my calling may cannot afford it.

[59:56] Or it may not be part of. The point I'm making is that if you say you are a pastor, be ready for a certain different life. If you want to be a man of God, young man, you believe you are a man of God, young man, and you want to choose a wife.

[60:10] Don't choose a wife based on the body or distance. What is wrong with you? You may like those things, but listen, when you are called, you have been relegated to his sentence to life imprisonment.

[60:21] So the test may be there, but you have to forget about it. Forget about it. It may never come to you. So what are you going to do? Stay with what comes within your proximity for your future.

[60:36] Why must a young man want you to do ministry looking for a woman who looks a certain way, a certain way, a sexy way to determine your wife?

[60:50] Hallelujah. Hallelujah. And those of you who are already married and you are in ministry, listen, the earlier you are satisfied with your wife, the better. Because you either fail in life or you take her like that and concentrate and move forward.

[61:08] My wife is like this. My wife is doing like this. She's like, hey, you are a court man. Forget about all those rubbish like this. You need a wife who will help you to do, fulfill God's calling. Not a wife for sexual reasons.

[61:20] Every woman is a woman. It is the images you have on your mind.

[61:31] You've watched all kinds of rubbish. A minister of the gospel. Deal with that test. Deal with that test. Deal with that test.

[61:42] That's the truth. That's the truth. That's the truth. Deal with that test. But I don't know why. I find women like this so, I don't know.

[61:53] Nowadays, my wife. Hey, hey. Take it off your mind. You have to fast and pray and fight that thing. And stop fueling where the ideas come from. Because most of us have all kinds of ideas which came from the world.

[62:07] Perverted people. Perverted ideas. Because of all kinds of movies and things you've watched. You want to live it because the thing looks amazing. And now you want to live it.

[62:18] So you are in a problem. Because your wife or your husband cannot perform those activities. I told you I didn't want to go into this here.

[62:37] That is why you need the baptism of Noah. To separate you from the world. Your problem is the worldliness.

[62:50] It's the worldliness. The worldliness will drive godliness out of you any day. You are too proud. You take part of it. Your life is at stake. You can't be seen.

[63:02] I don't mind. I don't care. I can do 120 on any road in the UK. I don't care. I don't care. No. Listen. You have children in the car. You are being irresponsible. Oh, no. Leave me alone. Me and that have always done it.

[63:13] No, no. In spite of the fact that you have always done it like that. It doesn't mean what you are doing is right. You are actually jeopardizing your life and other road users and the people traveling with you. So when we talk to you, just humble yourself and try and see the reason, even if not the spirit.

[63:31] The reason behind what is being said. I mean, no one can tell me anything. That's why your life is like that. Anyone who tells me, no one can tell me what to do.

[63:43] Your life is a mess. And will continue to be a mess. Because we all need someone to tell us what to do. We all need it. It doesn't matter what age you are at, how intelligent and what you know.

[63:54] We all need someone to tell us what to do. When you got, you remember when you got your new iPhone? Didn't you need someone to show you, okay, this is how it does. This is how, we all need someone to tell us.

[64:06] So what makes you think that when it comes to spiritual things, I read enough of the Bible. I don't need anyone to tell me what to do. That tells you, you actually don't know the scriptures.

[64:17] You are. You are. Because you do not know the scriptures. I think Matthew 22, 29 or so.

[64:28] You are. Yeah, 22, 29, I suppose so. Because you know not the scriptures. Let's see, Matthew 22, 29. You are. He says, answer and say, you do are not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God.

[64:43] Someone say, Noah. Noah. Oh. Pastor, I wanted to talk about the covenant and the rainbow. And, minister, I wanted to talk about the covenant that God made with Noah.

[64:56] And he vowed that he will never destroy humanity with water again. And he said, anytime you see the rainbow, it means that my covenant is still.

[65:07] So do you know there's rainbow in Revelation? Around the throne of God, there's rainbow. That means that he will not use flood to destroy humanity again. But he has to judge. So he said that I saw now, we go through the water of purification.

[65:23] In the temple, when you are going to the temple, the tabernacle in the temple, the tabernacle, there is the brazen lever. Okay. Brass. Brass is a sign of judgment. It stands for judgment. It contains water.

[65:34] Before the brazen lever. There is this altar of sacrifice. That's where we bring the sacrifice for forgiveness. So Christ's life, Christ's blood takes care of our sins.

[65:47] But how about the brazen lever? I didn't finish 1 Peter. It says that it washes us from 1 Peter. 1 Peter 3, verse 21.

[65:58] And this water symbolizes baptism. That now saves you. Not the removal of death from the body, but the pledge of a good conscience towards God.

[66:10] It saves you by the resurrection of Christ. Baptism saves you. It's not what makes you go to heaven, but the pledge of a good conscience. You're dealing with God.

[66:21] The world hasn't defiled you. Baptism saves. But as I begin to bring it to an end, listen.

[66:32] God said I will judge humanity again with water. So now he did it by fire. Yeah.

[66:44] Fire. Someone say fire. Fire. Fire. He brought fire on earth to be judging people. Fire. Fire. And revelation is fire. Now in revelation, he combined fire and water.

[66:59] So in revelation chapter 4. Oh. Okay. Let me show you. Revelation chapter 4, verse 3. Verse 2. Verse 2. Look at this.

[67:10] Revelation 4. It says immediately I was in the spirit and behold on the throne of heaven. And what? Verse 3. Let's go to verse 3. Verse 3 is the one I'm looking for.

[67:20] And he who sat on the throne was like Jasper and sardine stone in appearance. And there was what? A rainbow around the throne. And in the appearance. All right. So that's the rainbow rather.

[67:31] Go to the verse 6. Verse 6. Verse 6. Verse 6. Before the throne there was what? A sea of glass. Like crystal. As clear as crystal.

[67:42] And in the midst of the throne. Around and around the throne were 420. So before the throne there was a sea of what? Glass. The sea that is so plain you can see.

[67:54] It's like glass. Look at chapter 15 verse 2. I'm now beginning to end. It said the revelation to be said. And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire. So now both water and fire.

[68:10] Remember that before the throne there's a rainbow. Reminding God I will destroy with flood. But on this one is sea. How can you have sea of fire? Sea. Sea and fire mingled. I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire.

[68:25] How can fire be mixed with sea? And those who have victory over the beast. Over his image and over the mark and over the number of his name.

[68:38] Standing on the sea of glass. Having halves of God. Listen to. Are you ready for this? Go to the next verse. And they sang. Watch this.

[68:51] What did they do? I can't hear you. The servant of God. And not only the song of Moses. And what? The song of God.

[69:01] When they came out of the Red Sea. The Bible says the guys sang to God. Pointing to the Red Sea experience. And the lamb experience.

[69:13] Who detaches us from Egypt. And helps us through his baptism. The Bible says that Jesus came and brought baptism. So they sang the song. They sang the song of Moses.

[69:24] And the song of the lamb. That's the song we have. We have been set free from the pollution. And the control of the world. We have a song.

[69:37] But they were standing on the sea of glass. And singing. And singing. And God said. I will not. So when God made the covenant with Noah.

[69:49] That I will not destroy the flood again. He. Now. Son of Angorimura. He used fire. And when you study the scriptures. So many references of fire. The people who burn in fire.

[70:00] Fire will come. Fire will come. But he never said. Flood will come anymore. Because around the throne. Was the rainbow. The covenant with Noah. Is still valid. Thank God.

[70:20] In conclusion. Do not underestimate. The power of baptism. According to Galatians chapter 2 verse 20. It says I am crucified with Christ.

[70:31] So I have to die with him. Okay. So identify with the death. The burial. And the resurrection of Christ. Through baptism. So I got myself baptized.

[70:44] And now that I have been baptized. I enter. It is just like landing on Mount Ararat. I enter into the resurrection life. Living it from within.

[70:55] And that it is my conscious. It must be my conscious effort. Staying in the church arc. And always living in union with Christ.

[71:06] Serving in church. And walking the walk. And that saves me from the world. So that when we all appear before the throne of grace. We can also sing the song. The song of the Lamb.

[71:16] Amen. If since you became born again. You have not been baptized. Please. You need to. You need to register.

[71:29] I think there is baptism coming one of these days. You need to register. Let's get you baptized. Oh but. I don't want people to think that. Who are the people? It's what God thinks about you that matters.

[71:42] Don't form your own religion. You become like Cain. And you end up trying to build a city. Don't drive out the life of God. From what God is trying to do with your life.

[71:54] You are supposed to be a stone. Not a brick. Wow. Amen.

[72:05] Did you receive something at all? Put your hands together for the Lord. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. If you are not saved. You are not safe. Because life is dangerous.

[72:16] Life is not under your command. I don't see why I should end this service. Without giving you an opportunity to say. Yes Lord. Pastor pray with me. Because I want to have this bread. It means I want to put all my confidence in him.

[72:29] All my hope in him. I want to give my life to Jesus. If that is your genuine desire. Just lift up your hand and say this after me. Say it genuinely from your heart. Say Lord Jesus. I know I am a sinner.

[72:40] I have sinned against you. I ask you to forgive my sins. Wash me with your blood. Thank you Lord. For dying on the cross. To save me. From today.

[72:52] I will serve you. I believe in you. I put all my hope in you. I put my faith in you. As my Lord. And personal savior. I receive you into my life.

[73:03] I make a vow. With you. That I will serve you. All the days of my life. Satan. Get behind me. I don't belong to you. I belong to Jesus.

[73:13] Thank you Lord. For saving me. In Jesus name. Father I thank you. Your word says that. You know your sheep. And your sheep know your voice. No one can come to you.

[73:24] Except your father brings him. I pray that let your grace be upon them. Help them to be strong. I pray that the grace of God. Will come upon you. The power of the Holy Spirit. Will come upon you. And help you to be a strong Christian.

[73:35] In Jesus mighty name. Amen. Amen. Thank you for listening. For more resources. Please visit caries.org. Or call us on. 0207 740 9960.

[73:49] God bless you. I will. I will. I will. Amen. Amen. Amen.

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