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[0:00] Hallelujah! Thank you for tuning in to this powerful message by David Entry at Karis Phase 2, our Christ-centered youth services. You can never find Christ outside of the open Word of God.
[0:14] May Jesus Christ reveal himself to you as you listen. Well, let's get into God's work. Ephesians chapter 2, verse 1. And you, Hasequikin, who were dead in trespasses and sins, wherein in time past you walked according to the cause of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, that the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience, among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lust of the flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
[1:03] But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love, wherein he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, has quickened us together with Christ by grace he has saved, and has raised us up together and made us to sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness towards us through Christ Jesus.
[1:41] For by grace are you saved through faith, and not of yourselves. It is the gift of God, not of works, let any man should boast.
[1:53] Here ends the reading of God's word. Thank you, Jesus. So, I explained that Ephesians really is God's perspective of the church.
[2:16] So, if someone wants to tell you what the church is, I think we should allow God to define the church. And God's perspective of the church is embedded in Ephesians.
[2:31] It's hidden in Ephesians. So, Ephesians talks about, and Ephesians chapter 1 talks about how the church was produced.
[2:43] It talks about how God planned it. The son died for the forgiveness of our sins. And the Holy Spirit was given to seal us for the day of redemption.
[2:58] And Ephesians chapter 2, it begins to describe the content of the church from earth up. So, he said, and you.
[3:10] That you there talks about those who have been saved. Okay? Pastor, how do you know that? When you read down your verse, you realize that he's not talking to this.
[3:21] You is talking about those Ephesians who was raised to. It's in chapter 1. But it says that grace and peace to you.
[3:33] Chapter 1, verse 2. Grace to you. Grace to you. Grace to you.
[3:43] Somebody say grace. So, let me go back on myself again. When he was about to start the letter, it talks about him who is writing the letter.
[3:54] Those days when they are writing letters, they introduce themselves before they write it. In other words, we write it before we tell who is writing it. Grace to you. Those days they introduce of Paul and apostle of Jesus Christ.
[4:07] That's how he brings the apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God to the saints who are in Ephesus. And not only those who are in Ephesus, they're faithful in Jesus Christ. So, we all fall in that category.
[4:20] Then he says, grace to you. These people are writing to you. Grace to you. Why is he writing the letter? So, we are bound in grace. Jesus Christ. Every preaching.
[4:32] Thank you, Jesus. Say thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. Sometimes I don't want to keep going. I'll be going off. But these are important things to understand. Every preaching, if it's of God, is supposed to, after you hear a preaching comes from God to you, there's one thing that it shouldn't be void of.
[4:58] It should leave you with grace. So, a graced person is someone who has heard a message preached. So, I think it's 2 Timothy instead.
[5:15] 2 Timothy chapter 4 verse 22. 2 Timothy chapter 4 verse 22. It says that the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
[5:29] Grace be with you. Alright. 2 Timothy chapter 4 verse 2. 2 Timothy chapter 1 verse 2. 2 Timothy chapter 1 verse 2.
[5:41] Now, this is Paul chapter 1. Verse 1 talks about Paul the writer. Verse 2. Verse 2 talks about the recipient of the letter. Alright. So, it said to Timothy. What did he say about Timothy?
[5:53] He said, grace, mercy, peace from God the Father. From God the Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. Now, watch. It is a common practice when you watch.
[6:05] Every time Paul is about to write. Practically, it's practically difficult to see Paul writing after introducing himself without telling. That's the greetings.
[6:17] Greetings. The Hebrew greetings. When you see somebody are greeting the person. Like the way we say good morning. Or, oy. Or you, man.
[6:29] The way we say that. In the Hebrew, they say shalom. Shalom. That's peace from God. Shalom. Shalom. That's the actual Hebrew greeting.
[6:41] But kingdom greetings, when you look at the apostles, they don't even say peace. They say grace. Grace. So, Romans chapter 1.
[6:53] I think the verse 8. Or verse 6, 7, 8. It talks about grace to you. Verse 6, 7. 7. To all who are in Rome. Beloved.
[7:03] So, this is those who are supposed to receive. The recipient. To all who are in Rome. Beloved of God. Called to be saints. God, grace to you. Oh, and peace.
[7:13] Grace. From God. Our Father and Lord. Grace. And peace. So, most of the time. Because most of them were Jewish audience. And Jewish writers.
[7:24] In fact, there's no Gentile writer. Sorry. Sorry. Luke was a Gentile writer. But practically all the writers of the Bible. Were Jews. Apart from Acts.
[7:35] And Luke. Luke was Gentile. They always greeted. With. The New Testament. Grace. But because it's Jewish. Peace. Shalom. So, they ask.
[7:47] Karis. And shalom. Right. Instead of now. Say. Instead of. They normally say. Shalom. Ma shalom. Or shalom. Aleikim. You know. Shalom. Aleikim.
[7:59] Peace from almighty God be with you. Shalom. Shalom. Now. Now. In the New Testament. Just to be relevant. They keep saying. Shalom. But now.
[8:10] They add. Grace. Because the New Testament life. Is a life of grace. Say. It's a life of grace. It's a life of grace. So.
[8:21] Paul says that. Grace. I'm yet to find. I've not really. Investigated that. But I doubt. Looking at how much. I've read. In the scriptures. I doubt.
[8:31] If there's a place. Where I've seen. Where it says that. Peace. And grace. It's always grace first. Before peace. Grace. Grace. So. Romans. It says.
[8:42] Grace. And peace to you. First Corinthians. Chapter 1. Verse 2. And 3. Grace. Okay. So. First Corinthians. The church of God. Verse 3.
[8:53] Grace to you. And peace from Mark. Second Corinthians. Chapter 1. Verse 3. Again. Same thing. Grace to you. Is it verse 3 or verse 2? It's always around verse 2 and verse 3.
[9:04] Grace. To you. And peace. Galatians. Chapter 1. Verse 2. Is it verse 3? Grace. To you. It's almost the same thing.
[9:15] Grace. Grace to you. And peace. Galatians. Ephesians. Chapter 1. Verse 2. Grace to you. Grace to you.
[9:26] And peace. Philippians. Philippians. Chapter 1. And verse 2. Is it verse 2? These are all greetings. Grace to you. And peace. Colossians. Chapter 1.
[9:37] And verse 3. Is it verse 3 or verse 2? It's always. Usually. Most of the time. Either verse 3 or verse 2. So verse 2. Says that to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colossae.
[9:50] Grace to you. And peace. It's the same style. So that's Colossians. And then 1 Thessalonians. This is chapter 1. Verse 2. It said we give.
[10:03] Silvanus. Does the greetings. Silvanus. And then grace to you. And peace from us. So then Thessalonians. Chapter 1. Verse. Verse 1 or verse 2. Grace to you.
[10:14] You know what I'm saying? Now. And when it goes to Timothy. Something slightly changes. Timothy. First Timothy chapter 1. Verse 2. It says grace. It's true. Some of it. Grace.
[10:28] I think when I studied the scripture. Where you use the mercy. It's only for the sons. You can read it yourself. It's that my true son. Grace and mercy to you.
[10:40] Yeah. I don't know why you don't want to be a son. My true son. Why are you calling somebody father? Remember what I said? Don't call anybody father.
[10:51] Sometimes it's not worth responding to some people. Said my son in the Lord. Grace. Chapter 2. Sorry. 2 Timothy. The same thing.
[11:03] Grace. Mercy. And peace. When he came to Timothy. He said grace. Verse 2. To Timothy. My beloved son. He's emphasizing it.
[11:14] He said in the first Timothy. Another letter. He said my son. Grace. Mercy. And peace. Then Titus. Titus is a son. Look at Titus.
[11:27] To Titus. Yeah. Some people are fake. Fake sons. Titus. Mama. Daddy. Daddy. Daddy. Daddy. I was talking to somebody.
[11:38] Pastor. I was asking somebody yesterday. How come. What was Judas. Sitting down. Having tea. With Jesus' enemies. Why would Judas.
[11:49] Judas. You are a disciple. In the name of inclusivism. And everybody know me. I don't. I'm not. I'm not an enemy to anybody. I like everybody. You are sitting down. Having tea.
[11:59] And coffee. In Starbucks. With the enemies of Jesus. Yeah. And some people have a socialist. Approach.
[12:11] Excuse me. Socialist approach. To spiritual realities. What's a socialist approach? I mean. Everybody deserves. My attention.
[12:23] No one is a make someone your enemy. But there are some associations. When you. When you keep some associations. You are going to go down. Where? The realm you operate in.
[12:37] Is at the mercy of your associations. When it comes to. Anointings and graces. Oh yes. It's at the mercy of your. Hi. Everybody.
[12:48] Ask for me. Everybody is my friend. That's why. The devil is your friend. Yes. Everybody is my friend. The fact that somebody.
[12:59] Has left. Our church. Doesn't mean. He can't be my friend. Who says that they should be your friend. They shouldn't be your friends. Who says that? What can you prove to me in scripture? But I can prove to you in scripture.
[13:12] That the friends. That the people kept. Cut them short. I can prove to you from scripture. It's so clear in scripture.
[13:23] The Bible says that in Jude. The angels. Who did not keep their first estate. They befriended Lucifer. So they lost heaven. Some said no.
[13:35] Lucifer is not my friend. Even though we are all angels. I just want to. Maintain my focus on the father. Lucifer. You can go to hell. I'm not following you. And today they are still angels.
[13:47] What are you doing with Lucifer? Are you going for. Horse riding with Lucifer? So.
[14:03] I was saying. I just don't know me. What on earth. Is Judas doing. In a coffee shop. In a restaurant.
[14:15] With the enemies of Jesus. The fact. He left. And he went and had meetings with them. Yeah. No wonder I see the way he ended.
[14:26] He wouldn't have ended the way he ended. If he had avoided the meetings. It does not matter. It's good to be good.
[14:38] It depends on what you define as good. Sometimes our definitions are so warped. Your definition is what is killing you. Some of you.
[14:50] Some of you. Your only. Way out. Of. Aging fast. Is church. Not makeup. Not the gym. Because of what you have been through.
[15:02] You are a very bitter person. Your father abandoned you. What you have been through. Is just unfair. Can I advise you. Don't be living life. Based on.
[15:13] Judging. What is fair. What is not fair. You will become very bitter. Father. And some of you. The fatter. Your skin color is what it is. Alone can make you bitter.
[15:25] That's why a lot of the boys on the street. Are bitter boys. They are bitter. But you know. And he's your boyfriend. He's very angry with his dad.
[15:37] He's very. Sometimes you don't even realize. How bitter you are. Because you think your life is fine. But you are very bitter. That's why when it comes to. When something triggers.
[15:47] Your anger. You take it to an extreme level. And sometimes you are so sorry for your behavior. Because you are bitter. Come to church. It will make you better. Stay in church.
[16:00] Stay in church. Because one of the advantages of church. Is we got the word of God here. Got the word of God. The word of God can save your soul. The only thing that can save your soul.
[16:13] Is the word of God. Yeah. It said. It's able. James chapter 1 verse 21. It's able to save your soul. Because your soul is the seat of your feelings. The seat of your personality.
[16:24] The seat of your will. Is messed up. Because of several things you have been exposed to. And several things you have been through. Everybody's a product of your experiences.
[16:38] Your experiences. Shaped you in a certain way. Whether you like it or not. Shaped your mindset. It's shaped. The things. The bitter things you've been through. The difficult things you've been through. The exciting moments you've been through.
[16:49] Your education. Everything you have been through has made you who you are. And some of us. Your family situation. Is making a monster out of you.
[17:01] Can you imagine you are growing up in a family. Where you see. Somebody who is supposed to be called your dad. Hating your mother. Abusing your mother. And you hate going home.
[17:12] And you grew up in that condition. You know. You'll be filled with a lot of hatred. But when the word of God comes into you. He has a way of saving you. And.
[17:22] And. Re. And I like this. Let me use the computer programming word. Reset. To factory setting. Yeah. The word of God is the only thing that can reset you.
[17:36] God. A lot of the settings have gone wrong. You need the word of God. To reset you. So when you see. Women. You don't define them as.
[17:47] Objects of sex. Every woman you see. You want to sleep with. Because. There's no proper parental.
[17:58] guidance. And care. And control. So it's not your fault. But you have really been damaged. And there are a lot of damaged people on the streets of United Kingdom.
[18:11] But they've polished up. With. Different material possessions. And so you think they are fine. They are not. They are not. Well.
[18:23] How did I get into this one? True son. No. Before I go into true son. Association. Judas. What was. What was Judas.
[18:34] Doing with those people. What. What. Why. Why are you sitting amongst the enemies of Jesus. And now. That was. I both believe that was the first time. Now. They are negotiating.
[18:45] How much. They are negotiating price. Calibar. 30. 30. I'm sure they started with. 15. And he said no. 15 is not good enough. You know. It's very risky.
[18:55] You know. That guy has powers. He can catch me. So you have to give. Add more. Add more. They said. But how am I. I've always wanted 100. They said no. 100. Go. Go. It's too much.
[19:05] Go. Go. But you know. We are friends. No. Let's discuss. Judas. Judas. Human trafficking. By your association.
[19:20] Some of you are sitting here. Today. Because of. Who you associated yourself with. Not because somebody. Just preached to you. But because. Of who you associated yourself with. Look at where you are.
[19:31] Hearing so. Such sweet. Gracious words. You. Who. How would you have found yourself. In a place like this. But thanks be to God.
[19:42] Because you just befriended some people. Because your friend. Said. Let's go there. And you came in. You realize this. This seems to be the missing piece.
[19:54] Of my life. And suddenly. Your life is coming together. Some of your family members. Look at you. And they are. They are. Amazed. At. The quality of person.
[20:05] You are becoming. They are. Some of them will not say it now. But they admire you. And you look at yourself. And you are happy. About who you are becoming. Just that.
[20:16] The only times. You are sad. Is your. Past. Experiences. When they. Try to creep into your. You know. Future program. You know what I'm talking about. Sometimes your past.
[20:27] Yeah. Because of. Maybe you used to do a lot of spliff. Is it spliff or spliff? Spliff. Yeah. I forgot it. Spliff is this one. Yeah. Yeah. You begin to.
[20:41] Sometimes your past. When it's time to creep. Into your future. That's what's really. It troubles your Christian life. If you're a genuine Christian. Those things bother you. But the reason why.
[20:51] That's some people. It doesn't bother them. Is because they are not saved yet. They are not saved. All right. So. Son. Timothy. So. It's when it comes to Timothy. And Titus. It says sounds.
[21:02] And this is not going to be. My main message. You know. But I'm talking about grace. Every letter. Is meant to go. So when you look at. Second Timothy chapter. To what we just looked at. Chapter one.
[21:13] Verse two. It said to my. My son Timothy. Grace. Mercy. And peace. So. The focus. Point is grace. All right. Grace to you. Do you understand that? Everyone.
[21:23] It said. Grace to you. Grace to you. Like Ephesians chapter one. Verse two. Grace to you. All right. Am I right? Grace to you. Say grace to you. Grace to you. So those of you. Who every now and then.
[21:34] I get. Receive messages from you. Or something. I usually. Greet or hand. Grace to you. Grace to you. Grace to you. I do that a lot. Grace to you. All grace.
[21:46] So I've done the shortcut. So all I do is G-T. G-T-Y. Grace to you. And I stand. With an emoji. With a hand. Like that. It's shortcuts. I program it to one.
[21:57] Because grace to you. Is usually my. Greetings. Or when I finish. Grace to you. All. All grace.
[22:08] Or when I'm doing. Other people. I say shalom. Sometimes I say shalom. Sometimes I say shalom. Shalom. When I want to look. I say shalom. Malaika. Shalom.
[22:19] Okay. Shalom is peace. So now. Grace to you. First Timothy. Second Timothy. Chapter. One verse two. Or you can choose first Timothy.
[22:30] Whichever one you want. Almost the same. Grace to you. Say grace to you. Grace to you. But in second Timothy. That book. When it finished. It says. The Lord Jesus Christ.
[22:40] Be with your spirit. Now look at what it said. Grace. Second Timothy. Chapter. Chapter four. Verse 22. When it finished. It says. Grace. Be with you.
[22:52] How many of you. Grammatically. Would like to. Agree with me. That there is a slight difference. Between. Grace to you.
[23:04] And grace. Be with you. So when he was about to write the letter. He said. Grace to you. By the time he finished. He said. Grace be with you. He left.
[23:14] That meant. What I'm trying to say is. Every message from God. Is meant to leave grace with your life. It's in your Bible. Grace be with you. By the time I finish with you.
[23:27] Which is different from. Grace to you. When I'm coming. Grace to you. I'm bringing grace. By the time I finish with you. I've left grace with you. Do you understand what I'm saying?
[23:38] So. It's like this. I'm coming. This is grace. Right. I'm coming. Grace to you. Grace to you. Grace be with you. I came and left the grace with you.
[23:49] That is when a messenger comes from God. In the New Testament. It's about grace. So. I came down to explain some things about grace. It says that.
[24:01] If you have heard. Ephesians. Chapter 3. Verse 2. If you have heard. About the dispensation of God. Oh. The grace of God. It says.
[24:11] The dispensation. Oh. It says. It says. It says. It says. It says. It says. It says. If you have heard. About the dispensation. Of the grace of God. Huh. Which was given to me.
[24:21] For you. The dispensation. Dispensation to dispense. How many of you have heard the word dispensary? What happens in a dispensary?
[24:33] Dispense. Administer. So. Sell out. Give. So you go to the dispensary. And go and collect your. Whatever. And then they dispense. So. Dispensation. Is the act of dispensing.
[24:45] So. Okay. You take this. You take this. You take this. But I. The custodian. Or I. The steward. Okay. I. The steward. Of what is being dispensed.
[24:56] Don't determine. Who receives what. Allocation. Because there must be. A master behind. Who has given me his goods. To dispense.
[25:06] To. Okay. Give this one. Eight portions. Give this one. Twenty portions. Give this one. Two portions. Give this one. Fifteen portions. I can't.
[25:16] I don't like you. So I'll give you two portions. No. It's not in my power. It's in the power. Of the source. The owner. Now. Bible calls.
[25:27] Ministers. Really. A lot of ministers. Don't know. That's what they are. It's sad. That's also another sad problem. A minister. Minister. The word minister. Is said to give.
[25:39] Administer. It's just to. A minister. What we minister. Is grace. Or. Better still. Christ. But when Christ is in your life.
[25:49] Is grace. Wow. Wow. Christ has grace. That's what a minister. Is supposed to be. Administering. So what makes. Oh. What makes you a minister.
[26:01] Is your ability. To dispense grace. So can you imagine. A minister. Who doesn't. Dispense grace. Heaven has written you off already. So today.
[26:13] We can have a powerful service. The musicians are flowing. The ashes are doing. The singers are amazing. Everything is fine. And the preaching comes. And I'm preaching. But didn't dispense grace. God has marked it down.
[26:26] You didn't do well. You didn't dispense grace. The people finished listening to you. And no grace has entered their lives. He said. If you have heard. Ephesians chapter 3 verse 2.
[26:37] If indeed. You have heard. Of the dispensation. Dispensation of what? I can't hear you. Dispensation of what? Dispensation of what? One of the things.
[26:48] That recently. Not recently. About. I think before COVID. When I started sending text messages. I used to know you like text messages. But I said. Text messaging. I decided. No. I will never.
[26:59] Write grace. With smudge. So those of you. If you have ever received. A text message from me. And grace shows up. I always. Grace starts with capital. That's my personal.
[27:10] It's not grammar. It's revelation. And it's my personal convictions. That grace is what determines the race. Wow.
[27:22] Oh yes. So. He said. If you have heard. Of the dispensation. Of the grace of God. Can you imagine this has been in the Bible. And people are not aware of it.
[27:34] What I am doing. Hey. Watch this here. If I'm a man of God. If I'm a pastor. If I'm a minister. If I'm a representative of God. If I'm a church leader. Then this is what determines.
[27:45] The value of what I do. Dispensation of grace. That's my job. If you have heard about the dispensation. Of the grace of God.
[27:56] Which was given. That means I didn't go for it. Somebody gave it to me. What? To keep? No. To be given to their you. So. No wonder when I'm about to preach. He said.
[28:06] Grace to you. Because that's what I. Oh. Silver and gold have I number. Such as I have. Give I did. Grace. Someone say grace. Grace. Grace. Grace. Grace. Grace. Grace. Grace. Grace. That's what determines who a minister of crisis.
[28:21] In 2nd Corinthians chapter 3. Verse 5 and 6. He says that. He has. We are. We don't minister the letter. He has. Not that we are sufficient in ourselves.
[28:32] To think of anything as being from ourselves. But our sufficiency. What makes me be able to do this way. Please. Let me. Let me. Let me put in this. Don't admire me too much.
[28:43] Don't admire. Recognize the grace behind me. And give the credit to the grace of God. Don't admire any man of God too much.
[28:54] It's good to honor them. Respect them. But when you are doing that. Do that because this grace is at work. Grace is at work. Grace is at work. Grace is at work. If ministry works.
[29:05] It means grace is working. Yeah. Yeah. Ministry will only work when grace is allowed to work. Grace is at work. Give grace the credit.
[29:16] 2 Corinthians chapter 50 verse 10. Paul said. But by the. Oh. I cannot shire. By the grace of God. By the grace of God. I am what I am.
[29:28] By the grace of God. God. What makes you a minister. Is the grace of God. Dispensers of grace. Dispensers of grace.
[29:39] When they ask you. What do you want to do in the ministry. What do you want to do in life. With church. You want to be. Let it be in your heart. God. Make me a dispenser of grace. Make me a dispenser of grace.
[29:51] That dispensation. Of the grace of God. Given unto me. For you. So.
[30:02] The. The. Cabin crew is holding food. Which is not hers. Even though she's the one preparing it. Bringing it. She's just doing what she's been paid to do.
[30:13] What she's been. She's been hired to do. God hired me. God hired Paul. God hired Peter. God hires men of God.
[30:24] God hires them. They are laborers in the kingdom. And hires them. And gives them only one thing to do. Go and dispense grace. And God wants to give you a certain type of grace.
[30:36] Because of the race. The kind of race you are in. It requires a certain type of grace. Bible talks about how. The God of all grace.
[30:47] Grace. Verse 50 chapter 5 verse 10. All grace. God is able to make all grace. Abound towards you. In 2 Corinthians chapter 8. So he said. May the God of all grace.
[30:59] Ah. And then in 2 Corinthians chapter 9 verse 10. And God is able to make all grace. Abound towards you. All grace. Grace is multifarious.
[31:10] Grace for good marriage. Grace for good health. Grace to do well. Grace to do well in your exile. Grace to be a good husband. Grace to be a good wife. Grace to overcome pornography. Grace to not to stay in debt.
[31:22] Grace not to be a thief. Grace not to walk in jealousy. Grace. Grace. Grace to obey God. Grace. Sometimes you have to pray that God. Give me grace to be obedient. Grace to be obedient to your word. Grace to walk by faith.
[31:33] Grace to walk by. All these things are factions of grace. And sometimes you need grace. For a particular assignment. And because of that. God has endowed this person with so much grace.
[31:44] He leads you. Because God has given the grace you need. To this particular agent. The grace you need for what you are supposed to do. You never hang around a man of God without catching grace.
[31:59] Because what makes a man of God a man of God. Is the grace. The grace of God he dispenses. So when you go around a dispenser of grace. You will smell like that grace.
[32:10] Some of you God is giving you the grace of becoming a great teacher. That's why he sent you here. So you can catch the grace to teach.
[32:21] Catch the grace to be here. From my secondary school days. I have always been a discipler. All my boys in secondary school were around me. You ask them at any time. Wake him up or sleep. Give me 20 scriptures.
[32:32] Then you start quoting. Give me 20 quotations from Matthew. You can quote. My boys. My boys. I have been a discipler. All this. I have the grace to disciple people.
[32:45] Grace. Someone shout grace. Grace. In Ephesians chapter 4. I will go back to my main text. But in Ephesians chapter 4. It talks about.
[32:57] Verse 3. Endeavor to keep the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace. Why? Because. Verse 5 says for it. There is one Lord. So we talk.
[33:07] We talk about seven ones. This is very important. I'm explaining something in grace. This is very important. For there is one Lord. Let's count it. One. The one you see the one. You say one. Okay. Like one. Let's start from verse 4.
[33:18] All right. There is one body. One. One spirit. Six. Just as we are called in one hope. Three. Of our calling. One Lord. Four.
[33:29] One faith. Five. One baptism. Six. One God and Father of all. Seven. So seven ones. That makes us one.
[33:41] The Holy Ghost that is working in you is not different from the Holy Spirit that was working in you. The hope of our calling the same ought to be called into heaven in future. Baptism.
[33:53] No one gets baptized differently. Like you are baptized in the name of John. No. We are all baptized in the name of the Father and Son. One baptism. It's the same baptism. Okay.
[34:03] One baptism. One Lord. One faith. One hope of our calling. One Father of all. So that's what makes us united. So it's not our uniform that makes us united.
[34:16] But our oneness. We share oneness. Do you know that the blood. If they extract blood from your eyebrows. And another blood from your. Just around your little toe.
[34:28] It's the same. The blood flowing here is the same. That's what makes you one person. But if they extract the blood here. And the blood group is O. And then the one here is A.
[34:38] Hey. You know. Two people are here. So oneness. Okay. But watch this. That's verse. Verse six.
[34:49] Let's look at this. Verse six. Yeah. Verse six. Father of all. Then sharply. So it's like we all. We all share oneness.
[35:01] Okay. You understand that? Apart from maybe when we are sleepy. Depending. When you are sleepy it's different. But we all share oneness. One something. One. One.
[35:11] One. One. One. But then when it comes to the next verse. It said. But. Say but. That means the game is changing now. But unto each one. Now it's different.
[35:23] Each one. Even though we all have something same. You don't have more father than me. I don't have more father than you. I don't have more. How can you be baptized. I've been baptized many times than you. It doesn't make any difference.
[35:33] I don't have more baptism than you. I don't have more hope. It's the same hope God has called. So the same. But when it comes to something. There are variations. Depending on. All kinds of stories.
[35:44] It said. But unto each. Each. Each. Each one. Each one. Each one. Grace. Kadabashadahaya.
[35:55] Did you see that? Grace is giving. One great man of God. Preaching some time ago. And he says that. You are tapping into somebody's grace. There's no special grace for this one.
[36:07] We are all. Bible says that. That's what I'm preaching today. For by grace are you saved. We are all saved by grace. So why are you saying that? Oh. That's like. Oh. There's nothing. But I beg to differ.
[36:21] I beg to differ. You are talking about saving grace. We are all saved the same way. By the same grace. But when it comes to functioning grace. Functioning grace.
[36:32] Grace to do. Paul said. I am what I am. By the grace of God. I receive a certain grace. To be able to do what I'm doing. I continue to have. He said. Unto every one of us. Grace is given.
[36:44] According to the measure. Measure. Of the gift of God. This is how I study my Bible. So what determines what grace you have? The measure of the gift of God. Okay. What gift? That's. You have to down five.
[36:54] What gifts are we talking about here? Is it like God has given. Gift of revelation. Gift of prophesying. What gift is determining the grace here? So. I've got to. But sit down.
[37:04] Let me explain it. I need to explain it. This is very important. Every one of us. Grace is given according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Okay. Or Christ's gift. Watch this. Then the next verse said.
[37:15] For it is said. When. Therefore he says. When he ascended on high. Talking about Christ. He led captivity captive. And gave gifts to men. Ah. You're talking about gifts. He said. Grace is given according to the gift.
[37:27] Jesus gave gifts. So he then. Into brackets. Look at brackets. This is a parenthetical. The next verse. The next verse is brackets. It's called a parenthetical statement. Parenthesis.
[37:38] Brackets means. You can take out whatever is in brackets. And it doesn't alter the actual. You can connect before the bracket and after bracket. This is basic grammar. And it makes sense. Right?
[37:48] So now. This is a parenthetical statement. That's why in your Bible. It's in brackets. That means that. That's not the main point. But it's there to embellish the point. To enhance the point.
[38:00] It's just like putting a highlighter. On your notes. You're highlighting it. It's not adding anything. But it's making it jump out. Now. It says that. Now. Now. Now this. He ascended.
[38:12] What does it mean? But that he also first descended. Into the lower parts of the earth. Go on. It's. The brackets. Seven finishes. Finishing. Two verses are in brackets.
[38:23] He who ascended. Is also the one who descended. Sorry. He who descended. Is also the one who ascended. Far above the heavens. That he might feel all things.
[38:34] So. Right. Now. That's what we want to do. We want to take the verse seven. Sorry. Verse eight. And leave verse nine. And leave verse ten. Because parenthetical. And connect. Verse eight. To verse eleven.
[38:46] Doesn't make sense. So let's start from verse eight. Therefore. When he ascended on. When he ascended. On high. He led captival. And gave gifts. We are talking about.
[38:57] Grace is given according to the measure of gift. Right. It said. According to the measure. Go to verse seven. Grace is given according to the measure of what? Christ. What was it? According to the measure of what? Christ's gift.
[39:07] According to the measure of what? Christ's gift. So he said. When Christ went on high. He gave gifts to men. So this is the gift that Christ gives that he's talking about. All right. Now. Look at verse eleven.
[39:18] He said. To some. He gave. Verse eleven. And he himself gave some. He gave. Now. Here is where. The slight variation between the King James.
[39:30] And the new King James. The way the new King James puts it. It makes it. Kind of. Easy. But it might not capture the real. Because he said. He gave some to be apostles.
[39:41] Some. Prophets. So it will mean that. He was. He gave gifts. So you become. But.
[39:52] When you look at King James. Look at King James. He says that. He gave some. The gift is an apostle. He gave some. Prophet. The gift itself is. Prophet. He gave some.
[40:03] Evangelist. He gave some. Pastors. He gave some. Teachers. So they have. That's why they call. The fivefold ministry. When we talk. Watch this. When we talk about. The gift of God.
[40:14] For God so loved the world. That he gave his only. God. The gift of God. Is Christ. The gift of Christ. Is the. Apostles. Pastor. Evangelist. The gift of the Holy Ghost.
[40:25] Is word of knowledge. Word of wisdom. Desirement. Those are the gift of the Holy Spirit. So you must know. What gifts. We are talking about. Here. He said. The Christ gift. So then. He gave some to be apostles.
[40:36] Some to be prophets. Some to be evangelists. Some to be pastors. And teachers. Watch this. Why did he do that? For the equipping. Oh my goodness. For. For. For dispensing of grace.
[40:48] For the equipping of the saints. For the work. So. The work of an apostle. Is to equip you. Or to inject you. With so much grace.
[40:58] That you do the work of the ministry. It takes grace. To do God's work. Not grace. To be saved. But it takes grace. And the extent to which.
[41:09] You can do God's work. Is determined by the measure. Of the gift you have. Verse 7. But unto each one of us. Grace is given. On what grounds?
[41:20] According to. The measure. How much. You've been exposed. To a great. Grace career. Will determine. What kind of grace. You flowing. So that one.
[41:33] Is not all of us. Have the same level. It's different. What is grace? What grace here? Functioning grace. I am what I am. But Paul did all he did. Because grace found him.
[41:45] Now. In this verse. This chapter. You can tell. That it said. For the work of the ministry. Verse 12. He gave some. Verse 11. Gave some to be apostles.
[41:56] Gave some to be prophets. Some to be evangelists. Some to be pastors. And teachers. Why? For what? For the work. Of the. Oh sorry. For the equipping. Of the saints. For the work.
[42:06] Of the ministry. For the edifier. Edifier is to build the body. You can't build the body. If you have not been. Supplied with grace. And where are you going to get the grace from? Don't go and hide in the forehead.
[42:16] Looking for grace. It doesn't happen. It doesn't happen. The grace was given according to the measure. That is why. Some of you. Since you joined. Since you started coming. And started listening. You go home.
[42:26] And you don't listen to the preaching. We are preaching. You are denying ourselves of some grace. Because one of the easiest ways to catch grace. A man carries. Is to hear him more. Yeah. Hear him.
[42:38] Hear him. Listen to him. Listen. Accept. Receive his message. Receive his message. Before you even attempt to honor him. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Some people.
[42:49] You are honoring. Because maybe it's eye service. If you have not received the person. If you receive the person's message. You have received the person from God. And if you receive the person. You receive their message.
[43:00] If you receive their message. Automatically. Don't struggle to honor. How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel. Please sit down. Shout grace. Grace. It takes grace to do God's work.
[43:15] And if you serve genuine work. The genuine work you are doing for God. Grace will be dispensed to you. Because it's dispensation of grace. It's the dispensation of grace.
[43:27] I'm talking about the dispensation of grace. The dispensation of grace. He comes with you. He says grace to you. And by the time I finish with you. He says grace. Grace be with you.
[43:38] I've left grace with you. After I met this man. I got my life. It has never been the same. And not just my personal successful life. But my approach to the things of God. My contribution to the kingdom.
[43:50] My engagement with the work of God has changed. Because something has happened to me. Grace. Grace. Grace. Sit down. Sit down. Sit down. For the equipping of the church.
[44:06] For the equipping of the saints. For the work of the ministry. For the edifying. Or the building of the church. Verse 13. So we all come to the unity of faith. You see verse 3 starts with the unity.
[44:18] We have the unity of the spirit. But does it mean we are at the same level. In our faith and comprehension. Verse 13. By the time you are exposed. To teachings of apostles.
[44:30] Prophets. Evangelists. Teachers. You come to a place. Where we now begin. Or all begin to get unity of faith. Our faith is operating on the same level. To the fullness of the state.
[44:41] To the stature of the fullness of Christ. The measure of Christ. Fullness of the. To. Well. To the. And the knowledge of the. Sound of. Oh my goodness. What.
[44:53] Hey. Ask your auntie. What kind of pastor have you been listening to. And you don't know Jesus. Auntie. You've always been going to church. But you don't even know Jesus. What pastor have you been listening to?
[45:05] Because if it's a grace career. By the time you finish. You know Jesus more. It's that Christ be with your spirit. Before I said grace be with you. It's the same thing. Grace and Christ the same.
[45:15] The Lord was given by Moses. John chapter 1. Verse 17. But grace and truth came with Jesus. Grace.
[45:28] When it came grace came. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. The love of God. But he's the person of grace. In Galatians.
[45:40] Chapter 6. Verse 18. Look. Watch this. In 1st. 2nd Timothy. 2nd Timothy. Watch this. I want to prove something. I'll move on quickly. In 2nd Timothy. Chapter.
[45:50] Chapter 4. Verse 22. What should be with your spirit? No. No. No. No. What should be with your spirit? The Lord Jesus Christ. What should be with your spirit?
[46:01] The Lord Jesus Christ. Now when you go to Galatians chapter 6. Verse 18. What does it say? Galatians 6. It says. Brethren. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now it's talking about grace be with your spirit.
[46:16] Previous it said. Lord Jesus be with your spirit. Now it's a great. Because Jesus and grace the same. When you find Jesus you find grace. Is it too complicated?
[46:31] It looks like it's too mathematical. Some of you are wondering. Sometimes when the eyelashes are plain. You don't see properly. If I were you.
[46:45] I would shout grace. Who art thou? O great mountain.
[46:57] Before the river bell. Thou shall become plain. Who art thou?
[47:11] O great mountain. Before the river bell. Thou shall become plain. And he shall bring forth the capstone with shouts. Praise. nämlich. Wait.
[47:22] Wait. Cherise. Praise. Praise. Praise. How can you bring forth the capstone without a message of grace?
[47:35] Capstone is the top stone. Jesus is the cornerstone. The same Jesus is the foundation stone. And the same Jesus is the capstone.
[47:47] When you finish it, you cap it with the stone. And he said, that one, you have to do it. Grace, grace, grace, grace, grace, grace. If you fail to acknowledge grace, you will be with grace.
[48:08] Show grace! Oh, I love to talk about the grace of God. The grace of God. I am what I am by the grace of God.
[48:22] He said, my grace is sufficient for you. 2 Corinthians chapter 12, verse 9. My grace is sufficient for my strength is made perfect in wickedness.
[48:35] My grace is sufficient for you. For my strength is made perfect in wickedness. Therefore, most gladly, I would rather boast in my faith that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
[48:48] Grace. So, he says that he gave apostles, prophets, evangelists, teachers, pastors, pastors, teachers, for the equipping of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.
[49:01] So, we all come to the unity of faith, to the fullness, to the knowledge of the Son of God, to the perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Not being children tossed to and fro.
[49:13] That we should no longer be children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the trickery of men. And in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting.
[49:26] And they'll come and tell you that Jesus is in the Quran, then you'll believe it. Trickery of men. Trickery of men.
[49:37] But when you are a child, you are a spiritual babe, you'll be tossed by two and fro. One of the, some of the signs of infantileness, childishness, okay, infantileness is, you are flaky.
[49:53] You are flaky. You are inconstant. You are unreliable. Today we are, you are in church shouting, next week we don't see you. It's a sign of a child.
[50:05] Today you are on fire, tomorrow you are on ice and fornicating. You are not growing, you are not growing. Doesn't mean you are not born again, you are born again, but you are still a child. Pastor, at least I'm a child of God.
[50:17] No, in that sense. You are a spiritual babe. Do it. It says that, that we no longer.
[50:28] So it's not, it is not a compliment to be said you are a child in the spirit. Because it says that we, we should no longer be children. If you are receiving grace, it makes you grow.
[50:40] Hallelujah. 2 Peter chapter 3 verse 18. Or 1 Peter chapter 3 verse 18. It says, grow in grace.
[50:51] Oh. Grow in the grace. And then, oh my goodness. Grow. Got to grow in grace. Oh yeah. Grow in grace. That we no longer be children tossed to and fro.
[51:04] So, one of the signs of infantile, infantileness, one of the signs of infantileness is that you are flaky.
[51:18] You are inconstant. Anything I talk about can make a child cry right now. And he's crying and then he just, he begins to laugh. Children cry.
[51:28] You don't know when they'll laugh. Number two, children, you can't sustain the attention longer. Your attention span is so short.
[51:43] You can't stay faithful in church for a long time. You keep changing which girl you like. Zipper. Zipper. Next week you come and tell me, pastor, I think I like this one.
[51:56] Then we say, let's pray. After saying let's pray, within one month you come. The Lord is showing me that that girl is good. You keep, you keep. You see, you are a child.
[52:07] A baby. You're a child. You're a baby. You had a burden for one person. We said, wait. Within two years, the burden is gone. Oh. Wow. It wasn't a burden.
[52:19] It was a feeling. It was a feeling. Feeling. Feeling. Oh, child of God. That we should not only be children.
[52:36] Hebrews chapter 5 from verse 12. It's a baddest time. When you ought to be teaching other people, you need to be taught again. The elementary, rudimental principle of the kingdom of God.
[52:48] And you have needed milk, not solid food. You are not growing. You are not growing. One of the signs that somebody is growing is they are able to pass on healthy spiritual information to build other people.
[53:04] That's right. Not gossip. You show somebody. You have studied or the preaching you heard. Ah, this blessed me so much. Can I share? Or they ask you a question. By the time they have finished dealing with you, grace, they've contacted grace to be able to live, to be able to stop fornicating.
[53:20] What kind of spiritual person are you that people, every time people tell you about their struggles, it doesn't get better? Wow. It gets worse. It gets worse. It gets worse. You advise them, but your advice is empty because your words are graceless.
[53:37] Graceless. So no, you have never been able to rescue anybody from going downhill. You are just left with all you have is good advice.
[53:49] Good advice. Genuine advice. But listen, when it comes to doing the work of God, it's not based on advice. It's based on grace. Grace on the inner man. Because when the advice, somebody, some of you, how many of you have had good advice not to do something and you didn't want to do it.
[54:05] But when the rubber hit the road, all the advice, you couldn't even use protection. And sometimes it's after you finish messing up, then you remember. Eek. Eek.
[54:15] Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Eek. Ed. donn you want all the information again? it help in your day of need.
[54:27] So, I am not talking about downloading of information to people or advising people anybody out all, any Tom, Dick and Harry can advise anybody but, when we come to supplying you육 gase you better have your spirits in good shape.
[54:41] jig. тонks be infants tossed to and fro by every wind of teaching. Someone is sitting online there's no reference points in their life and then you believe them.
[55:04] You just believe them. Tossed to and fro any teaching. Any teaching. A child, a babe. Spiritual babe. It's just there. Tossed to and fro. You oscillate.
[55:19] We don't know where you stand. Different teachers. It depends. How do you know where you stand? Depending on what you're about to hear. Anything you hear, that's where you stand. Come on. That's why me, you can't influence my thinking by news agents. Okay.
[55:38] Okay, I don't want to go into other things. Let's stay there. Let's stay there. I have to come to chapter 2 again because, you know, I told you I was being careful. And then, Tossed to and fro.
[55:52] Carried about with every wind of doctrine by the trickery of men in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting. Look at the next verse. But speaking the truth in love may grow up in all things into him who is the head. We grow up into him. Grow up. How come you say you're spiritually? Now you have a lot of understanding. But you are of Christ. Spiritual growth is not spiritual growth. This is not into Christ. Into him who is the head. Look at the next verse. That's where I want to go so I have to move away from it. From whom the whole body, from him, the full body is joined and knits together. Watch this. By every, by, by what every joint supplies? By what?
[56:37] By every joint supplies. Every joint. Not every person. Not every person. Can you come say this? This is joint. This is joint. The body has joints. Joins. So parts coming together become joints.
[57:01] You, your connectivity to the somebody is what produces the building of the church. Not your independent personal piety. Ask me, it's just me and my food. You can't build a church like that.
[57:17] It's that makes the church grows. It's that from whom the whole body joined and knits together by what every joint supplies. According to the effectual working by which every part does its share.
[57:33] So when you do your share, it helps the joint to now supply the growth. And he says, ask for me, it's between me and God. No!
[57:43] You don't understand Christianity. Christianity is between us and God, not you and God. It's us. So who are your us? Are you part of an us?
[57:54] You have to be part of an us. And be part, not just expectator. Part. Koinonia. Koinonia. That's what koinonia means. Part. You are part of what is happening. You are making things happen.
[58:10] As others are making. No, them alone. You are part of what is making things happen. Koinonia. The continued in apostles' fellowship. Koinonia. I love the word of God.
[58:26] So you see, it started by what every joint. So it started by the oneness. Then he spoke about grace is given based on the measure of the gift of Christ.
[58:37] Then from there, it talks about the word of God. So we all come to the measure of Christ, fullness. So you see, your workings, what the joint. Every part, play in verse 16.
[58:50] Every part that is shared. Causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. So what you do causes growth. But you can't do this unless you have been exposed to grace.
[59:04] That's why everybody says that to each one of us, grace is given. Now coming to where I started from. Ecclesiastes chapter 2. Verse 5.
[59:21] Even when we were dead in trespasses. Let's all read the other. Let's go. The whole verse. Let's go. One more time.
[59:35] Even when we were dead in trespasses. Let's all read the other. Let's go. Bible studies. There's a word here which we cannot take for granted.
[59:49] T-O-G-E-T-H-E-R. Together with. So, but he made us alive together with Christ. What does that mean? When Christ was being made alive from the dead, he was not made alive alone.
[60:04] He made us alive. God's stride died. How many of you know Christ died? And you see that we were also dead. He's dead. So at what point in time, but Christ was resurrected a long time ago before you were born.
[60:15] Yeah. But you were made alive in advance with him. So your life in Christ happened before you were born. Before you became born again.
[60:28] He made us alive together with him. When Christ was being, he didn't, he was not made alive alone. He was made alive together. Then he makes a big statement. It's like into brackets.
[60:43] It's like, it's not part of what he's saying, but it's too strong. I just have to drop it in. It's not unrelated, but let me just drop this in. He said, by grace, you have been saved. Say saved.
[60:56] Say saved. Saved. Yeah. Say saved. Saved. By grace, you have been saved. Acts chapter 2, verse 21, it says that, For whoever shall call.
[61:12] Lord Jesus. Lord Jesus. Whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
[61:27] Shall be. Saved. Shall be. Saved. And he said, if you call on the name, grace kicks in. Because what makes you saved is grace. Acts chapter 16, verse 31.
[61:39] He said, what must I do to be saved? He said, oh, come on. The jailer said to Paul and Silas, verse 30. He said, what must I do to be saved?
[61:52] He knew he wasn't saved. He wasn't saved. Girl, you are not safe. You are not safe. Somebody must be saved.
[62:11] He said, I'm done. Must be saved. And let me just, Acts chapter 2, verse 47. Acts chapter 2, verse 47.
[62:25] Praising God and having faith with all the people. And God added to the church. This is a C-O-1. God added. Who does he add to the church? Who's right? He's saved. Yeah.
[62:37] You can attend a church service, but you are not part of the church. When heaven is marking the register, your name is not there. And in Revelation chapter 20, verse 12, it says that books were opened.
[62:49] Oh, yeah. That's very scary. And I saw the dead. Small and great. How many of you know small people die? And great people die. Small dead means insignificant. There are people who are dying every day.
[63:02] But when a great person dies, you hear about it. Yeah. Because it's big, it's popular, it's famous. They will still die. Every death is death. So, I saw, I saw the dead, both small and great.
[63:15] Standing before God and books were opened. Hey! Books. Books were opened. And another book was opened.
[63:25] So, the books, I believe, are the records of everything you have been thinking and saying. Oh, the book will be opened. Even as I'm preaching, what you are thinking, how you are saying.
[63:37] It's being recorded. It's being recorded on the computer systems of God. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And when you die, you are not coming back as a rat.
[63:52] Yeah. That's a matter of fact. You ain't gonna come back. You ain't gonna come back. So, you better live your life. You got to live now. Because one is appointed unto man once to die.
[64:05] And after death, judgment. Hebrews chapter 9 verse 27. Yes. You are dying once, not twice. And after death, judgment.
[64:17] So, he said, I saw the dead, great and small, standing before God. That's the judgment time. That's the judgment.
[64:29] And then he said, the records were open. Scary. Scary. We will see the number of times you have masturbated. It's recorded.
[64:57] Since you did, no one saw. My God. Since you were thinking about, nobody knew. I don't like this lady. I don't like this guy. I don't like this guy. It's being recorded.
[65:08] You go ahead and say, I don't like. It's being recorded. It's being recorded. You are being recorded. You are on tape.
[65:18] Watch it. Smile. You are being recorded. And the records will be open.
[65:29] When you stand before the judgment seat of Christ. One day. Every one of us. Every one of us. Including this pastor preaching.
[65:41] Yes. You don't know what he does privately. Just one thing you know. That when he preaches, grace is flowing. It is also a reflection of a private life.
[65:56] Because what you do with your private life will determine what shows up by God in public. Books were opened. Books were opened. Books. Someone say books.
[66:06] Books. At least even one book is okay. You know your life. The way your life is. They can't open one book now. Ah, come on. They can't open one book. One book is not enough.
[66:20] Books. One book is a whole book chapter by your first ex. Yes. Whole book.
[66:36] Yes. Volume one. Volume one. Volume two. Britannia. Britannia. Books shall be opened.
[66:49] None of us need to know. It's none of our business. I think we need to think about ourselves. Instead of getting so wound up about somebody's life, think about yourself.
[67:02] Because there are things to sort out with your life too. But the books will be opened. And we shall all be judged openly.
[67:12] The Bible says that nothing shall be hidden from the sight of God. We do. We have to do first, first, no. Second Corinthians chapter, chapter five.
[67:26] Verse, I think, 11. Verse 10 says, therefore, we must all appear before the judgment seat of God. Yeah. We must all appear before the judgment seat. You have good.
[67:36] There's an appointment. You appear. You have been scheduled. You have been scheduled to appear. You go on and fornicate.
[67:46] You've been scheduled to appear. And say, ah, this girl is good. Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah. Go on. You will be scheduled. You appear very soon.
[67:57] Go on and still be doing drugs. Go on and be lying. Yeah. Go on and be insulting the pastor who is preaching that word of grace to you. Go on. He might not know, so it won't affect him, but it will affect your destiny now.
[68:11] Oh, yeah. It will not affect him because he doesn't know. But your destiny knows it. Wow. You appear. You and you appear. Appear before the judgment seat of Christ.
[68:24] And each one, not groups, so you can hide behind your auntie. But each one may receive the things done in the body. According to what they have done.
[68:35] Yeah. Done in the body. Babel talks about. We might. Yes. I think. Is it Hebrews? Hebrews 4.13. Yeah. Hebrews 4. It says that. And there is no creature hidden from his sight.
[68:47] But all things are naked and open to the eyes of him. To whom we must give account. Everything is naked. Yes. Everything is naked before.
[69:00] Everything. You are listening to me. Everything. You are listening to me. The one you are going to give account to. The Bible said nothing is hidden from his sight.
[69:10] Wow. Sit down. Let me finish this message. Wow. Shit. Come on. Some of you are looking at me like.
[69:20] I know why you are looking at me like that. Because now you are thinking about what you are going to say when you appear before the sight of Christ. He said, I saw the dead.
[69:32] Small and great. And books. And books were open. And the books that were open is not as scary as the another book.
[69:45] And another book was open. Which is the book of life. Shebi. Peleu. So there are books that are records of whatever thing you have done.
[69:59] When before you came to church and when you were in church. And yes, everything. And then another. Watch this. Watch this. This is interesting. Another book was open.
[70:10] And that book was the book of life. And it says that. And the dead were judged according to their works. No, God knows my heart. He doesn't care. It's your works. Yeah.
[70:23] My heart is good. Your works is bad. Wow. Wow. Judged according to their works. But the things which were written in the books.
[70:37] You see? So there's a book and books. The recorded things about the works are in the books. But there's a book of life. What about that one? Look at the next verse.
[70:48] That's the scariest bit. That's the scariest bit. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it. And the dead. And the dead. And Hades delivered up the dead which were in it. And they were judged each according to their works.
[71:01] Don't forget this. God knows my heart will not work here. That's for me.
[71:13] I didn't. No problem. No one is marked exams. You don't give grace based on your intentions. You are not giving awarded grace based on your intentions.
[71:26] Please. The next verse. Then death and Hades were cast into the look of fire. Which is the second death. Right.
[71:37] What's the next verse? This is worrying. I don't like this one. I like it anyway. Anyone. Who was not found.
[71:49] Found. Written in the book of life. That one. They say. We don't have to even judge you. All the other books. And everything. It's not necessary. Your name is not in this book of life. They take you and throw you.
[72:00] It's like. They throw you. Two angels. Their job is to. Okay. Like. When we tell you to come to church.
[72:12] You say you think you are doing it for the pastor. Now. Two angels. One. Hold your legs. And the other. And then they will swing you like this. And then you will go.
[72:31] What have you done? No. It's not based on what you have done. Your name is not in the book of life. So. God. God. Added to the church. Those who have been saved. If you are not saved.
[72:42] Your name cannot be written in the book of life. And if your name is not in the book of life. Check him out. But God. That's unfair. You go and say that in hell. It can't check you out.
[72:55] Yeah. So. Is it possible that. You can be sitting in church like this. Where grace is being dispensed. And still you go to hell. Oh.
[73:06] Yes. Yes. Because you didn't allow. Your name to be registered. Registered. It's called the Lamb's book of life.
[73:20] We are registered. Registered. They said book of registration. Registered. In the Lamb's book of life. Yeah.
[73:31] I think in 1 Peter chapter 2 or so. Said. Registered. The word. It used the word. Registered. You are registered. In the Lamb's book of life.
[73:44] Okay. No. No. It's Hebrews. Hebrews chapter 10 verse 22. Hebrews chapter 10 verse 22. Look at this. Hebrew. Put you on the screen please. Hebrews 10 verse 22. Said.
[73:55] Let us draw near having a house. Okay. So let's go to chapter 12 verse 22. Chapter 12 verse 21. 22. 23. Said. We have not come to Mount Zion. We've come to Mount Zion.
[74:06] The city of the living God. Hebrews chapter. Right. Chapter 12. But you have come to Mount Zion. The city of the living God. The heavenly Jerusalem. And to an innumerable company of angels. As you are here.
[74:17] That's what you've connected yourself into. Look at the next verse. Look at the next verse. There's something there. And the General Assembly. And the Church of the Firstborn. Who are registered in heaven. Are you a registered voter?
[74:32] There are people who are registered in heaven. I'm one of them. Now. I can't speak for you. Because I don't know your life. Because you can look like us.
[74:42] But you are not registered. You can sing like us. But you are not registered. You can shout grace. But not registered. He said. God. Acts chapter 2 verse 47.
[74:54] God added to the Church. Those who are saved. Yes. Those who have been saved. If you are not saved. You are not part. And it takes grace.
[75:06] It takes grace to be saved. Yeah. It takes grace. To be saved. If you are saved. That means grace is speaking. So.
[75:18] Ephesians chapter 2 verse 5. For by grace. Are you saved. Ha. By grace. Are you saved. So. Everyone who is preaching.
[75:30] Is supposed to be dispensing grace. Saving grace. And functioning grace. So as I'm preaching now. Today some people will be saved. And. Some people are also receiving grace. To function at the high level.
[75:41] Amen. Start doing something different. Build a church. Witness people. Raise people. Raise disciples. You have the grace.
[75:52] It's not your job. God does it through you. Just make yourself available. God doesn't need your ability. He just needs your availability. If you can avail yourself. He will do it through you.
[76:03] He will do it through you. Grace. We are dispensers of grace. Why? Because it takes grace to be saved. It takes grace to save. In fact.
[76:14] Acts chapter 4. Verse 12. It says. For there is no. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. This is good. Hmm. Yum yum yum. Yeah. I was told that when Americans travel somewhere.
[76:25] And you ask them. How was the trip? They go to. The. If the American doesn't tell you. The food was good. That means the trip was not good. Americans say. It's good.
[76:36] The food. No. This is good. No. Is there salvation? Say salvation. Salvation. In any other.
[76:46] For there is no other name given under heaven. Among. Giving. Giving under heaven. Under heaven. Giving amongst men. By which we must be saved.
[76:58] Takes a certain name to be saved. Takes a name. And when you mention the name. Grace is dispensed. Please. When we mention the name of Jesus.
[77:09] Don't think about demons first. For there is no name. Given amongst men. For whoever shall call on the name of the Lord.
[77:21] Shall be saved. No. In God. For there is no name. For there is no name. When you mention the name. Grace is dispensed. Amen. Stop first of all thinking about demons.
[77:32] It's a name that brings grace. It's a name that releases grace for salvation. For who. Watch this. Didn't say. Whoever. Shall call on the name of the Lord.
[77:44] Shall be saved. Now. First of all. Saved from hell. Saved from wrath. But also saved from any condition. Can be saved from whatever you are going through.
[77:55] You need help from God. It takes the name of Jesus. Well. We have. Oh. We have reduced it. In the name of Jesus. Even when you read the Bible. In the New Testament.
[78:06] Wherever they say. Most of the time they say. In the name of Jesus. Or the first time they say. In the name of Jesus. French. We say. Au nom de Jésus. Okay. Au nom. I speak French. You don't know. Ce n'est pas.
[78:18] No. Ce n'est pas. Connais. Ce n'est pas connais. Ce n'est pas connais. Moi. Je parlez français. Très bon.
[78:29] Très bon. Très bon. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. So. What was I being saying?
[78:42] Now I can. Yeah. In the name of Jesus. He says that. Silver and gold have I none. Such as I have given you. In the name of Jesus. Right. Right. So they use the name of Jesus.
[78:54] To bring about the purpose of God. However. There are times they also use the name of Jesus. To cast out devils. Because Jesus said. In my name. Mark chapter 16.
[79:04] Verse 16 and 17. In my name. They shall cast out devils. So when the servant returned. They said to Jesus. Even demons were subject to us.
[79:15] In thy name. Luke chapter 10 verse 19. Even. Verse 17 to 19. Or something like that. Even the devil says that. That the Lord. Even demons were subject to us.
[79:26] In your name. So it's okay to use the name. To cast out devils. Acts chapter 17. Sorry. Chapter 16 verse 17. This young girl. Annoying Paul so much. Paul.
[79:37] Paul 10. Chapter 16 verse 18. Then Paul was greatly annoyed. Turned and said to her. I command. In the honor of Jesus.
[79:50] I command you devil. Come out of him. The devil of Jesus. So Acts chapter 19. The sons of Sceva. Verse 13. They also went about. Trying to cast out devils. They said. We command you.
[80:00] In the name of Jesus. Whom Paul has been preaching. Then the alarm bells. False ID. They are using false ID. Not false ID.
[80:11] To access. To access the building. This invader. The demon said. They call for backup. Because these are. Vagabonds. Vagabonds. You are using the name of Jesus.
[80:23] Whom someone knows. By grace. By grace. Are we saved. Listen.
[80:35] Don't think you are better than the one who is not in church. Because you. It's grace that has brought you this way. Yeah. Sometimes. You are actually a puzzle.
[80:47] You are an enigma. You are a sign and a wonder. That somebody like you. Should also be in church. Cool like you. Is a very interesting development.
[81:00] But I'm the one that God has shown me this. Grace. So. Never think you are better than anybody. Because of what you are able to do. Because anything you are able to do.
[81:12] If you can register the attention of heaven. Is that expression of grace. By grace. We have been saved. By grace. We have been saved. If I were you.
[81:23] I would shout Americans and say. Holla. Holla. Or say. Whatever. Holla. Is that how he says? Holla.
[81:35] Holla. Holla. Holla. Holla. Yeah. Somebody holla grace. If I were you. I would holla grace.
[81:46] Shadrass. Shadrass. Shadrass. Shadrass. Hallelujah. Give the Lord your biggest clap and shout.
[82:00] Hallelujah. I am an evidence of what grace got to me. I see grace finding you.
[82:11] Amen. Amazing grace. House me. Thank you for choosing to listen to this message by David Entry.
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