WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.320 Welcome to Ontario Community Church, where we are encouraging, equipping, and engaging lives for Christ. 00:00:06.320 --> 00:00:14.740 ! I'm Pastor Patrick Daly, and each week I share sermons that balance the grace and love of Jesus Christ with the truth of the Word of God. 00:00:15.300 --> 00:00:21.179 Together, we'll explore Scripture using observation, interpretation, and application. 00:00:21.839 --> 00:00:26.019 This helps us discover practical ways to live out our faith every single day. 00:00:26.019 --> 00:00:29.039 Let's dive in together into God's Word. 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:31.719 Well, good morning, everyone. 00:00:32.780 --> 00:00:35.820 Today, we are doing something a little different. 00:00:36.439 --> 00:00:39.980 We finished our series on the parables of Christ. 00:00:40.299 --> 00:00:43.380 That was a 38-week sermon series. 00:00:45.280 --> 00:00:47.000 We thank God for that. 00:00:47.359 --> 00:00:53.679 We thank God that, number one, we had the opportunity for us to go over His Word, 00:00:54.159 --> 00:00:57.179 but also for us to learn and grow together. 00:00:57.179 --> 00:01:03.380 We think of parables as these simplistic teachings from Christ. 00:01:04.459 --> 00:01:12.200 And these teachings are all part of God's plan, God's story. 00:01:12.200 --> 00:01:19.920 It helps us to not only minister to us, but for us to minister to others. 00:01:20.879 --> 00:01:22.560 And so I felt it appropriate. 00:01:23.560 --> 00:01:29.000 This next week, we're going to celebrate Ontario Community Church's 80th anniversary. 00:01:29.000 --> 00:01:37.739 And so before this celebration, I felt it was so appropriate for us to do a recap 00:01:37.739 --> 00:01:45.560 and to go over, in a very simplistic manner, what it is we have gone over 00:01:45.560 --> 00:01:48.620 and what it is we will go over. 00:01:48.620 --> 00:01:56.320 I originally titled this, Thy Kingdom Come, Parables from Heaven for Life on Earth. 00:01:57.080 --> 00:02:03.280 And this is to help all of us, no matter where we are in our spiritual walk and in our journey 00:02:03.280 --> 00:02:08.819 in faith, to grow deeper in our relationship with the Lord. 00:02:08.819 --> 00:02:15.900 For those of you who may not know the Lord, it's coming to know who Jesus is. 00:02:16.319 --> 00:02:20.780 And for those of us who do know the Lord, to strengthen in your walk. 00:02:21.919 --> 00:02:27.479 It's a great encouragement that no matter where it is you come from, 00:02:28.000 --> 00:02:30.959 no matter what it is you have been through, what you have gone through, 00:02:31.340 --> 00:02:33.579 what you're going through or what you will go through, 00:02:33.580 --> 00:02:39.300 God extends that invitation for you to receive the free gift of salvation. 00:02:40.400 --> 00:02:45.220 And so typically, what we do is we use the OIA method, 00:02:45.320 --> 00:02:48.880 and I did the best that I could to follow that method, right? 00:02:50.240 --> 00:02:52.480 Observation, interpretation, and application. 00:02:52.920 --> 00:02:54.800 So let's go to this next slide here. 00:02:56.520 --> 00:03:03.320 And we have in here parabolic symbols, right? 00:03:03.319 --> 00:03:07.859 We have things that show up as patterns within the Word, 00:03:08.599 --> 00:03:13.039 specifically within these parables that help us understand. 00:03:13.199 --> 00:03:15.319 We began with the seed and the soil. 00:03:16.000 --> 00:03:20.419 The seed representing the Word, and the soil representing our hearts. 00:03:21.359 --> 00:03:25.400 And that our hearts should be softened towards the Lord. 00:03:26.139 --> 00:03:28.560 That our hearts should be transformed. 00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:33.099 For many of us, we may know someone who has a hardened heart. 00:03:33.539 --> 00:03:35.300 Someone that we can pray for. 00:03:35.780 --> 00:03:40.699 Someone who has bitterness or hatred towards Christ or to the Church. 00:03:41.560 --> 00:03:44.539 For many of us, we may have even been hurt at times. 00:03:44.539 --> 00:03:49.500 But it's such an important call for us to ask God to soften our hearts 00:03:49.500 --> 00:03:54.859 and to receive His Word, much like how we are called to receive salvation. 00:03:55.639 --> 00:03:59.959 We had all these soils representing different statuses of the heart. 00:03:59.960 --> 00:04:05.719 Sometimes there are moments where there's sin that is occupying our lives, 00:04:06.340 --> 00:04:07.760 represented by weeds. 00:04:08.260 --> 00:04:11.560 That we need to clear out these weeds, as it were, 00:04:11.700 --> 00:04:14.580 and focus on becoming more Christ-like, 00:04:15.260 --> 00:04:17.259 following in the footsteps of Christ, 00:04:17.860 --> 00:04:21.220 and letting God transform us from the inside out. 00:04:21.220 --> 00:04:23.960 So we have the Word, right? 00:04:24.020 --> 00:04:25.800 The seed gets planted into the ground, 00:04:25.800 --> 00:04:27.560 and it grows into a tree, 00:04:28.240 --> 00:04:30.420 representing our spiritual walk in the Lord, 00:04:30.900 --> 00:04:33.180 and that we are to bear fruit. 00:04:34.060 --> 00:04:38.080 We also went over this idea of the treasure and the pearl. 00:04:39.340 --> 00:04:41.600 That salvation in Christ, 00:04:42.420 --> 00:04:46.000 truth, the truth that we find in Christ, 00:04:46.400 --> 00:04:50.300 should be regarded higher than any other truth. 00:04:51.220 --> 00:04:54.140 When we went over the treasure and the pearl, 00:04:54.660 --> 00:04:58.720 you had different scenarios where one person stumbled upon the truth. 00:04:59.300 --> 00:05:02.420 They just happened to find something of such great value 00:05:02.420 --> 00:05:05.020 that they were willing to trade everything for it. 00:05:05.700 --> 00:05:09.640 Then you had the guy who was seeking after fine pearls, 00:05:09.940 --> 00:05:13.620 who was seeking those pearls with everything that he had 00:05:13.620 --> 00:05:15.440 to find something of great value. 00:05:16.200 --> 00:05:20.900 And so, whether you stumble upon who the Lord is, 00:05:21.220 --> 00:05:23.620 or you're seeking truth with all that you have, 00:05:24.420 --> 00:05:27.060 it is important for us to seek after Christ, 00:05:27.380 --> 00:05:28.660 the truth of his Word, 00:05:28.860 --> 00:05:32.860 and the salvation that he offers to each and every one of us. 00:05:33.460 --> 00:05:34.480 So, truth. 00:05:35.940 --> 00:05:39.400 We also have the lamp and the householder. 00:05:39.399 --> 00:05:41.679 The lamp representing, 00:05:41.679 --> 00:05:44.859 we find this in the parable of the ten virgins, right? 00:05:44.939 --> 00:05:47.159 Where some of them are holding their lamps, 00:05:47.259 --> 00:05:49.099 and the lamp representing a vessel, 00:05:49.279 --> 00:05:50.919 representing a person, 00:05:51.319 --> 00:05:52.819 also representing churches. 00:05:53.639 --> 00:05:56.519 That you want to have it filled with oil, 00:05:57.099 --> 00:05:58.539 representing the Holy Spirit. 00:05:59.039 --> 00:06:02.159 And you need to have the flame, right? 00:06:02.179 --> 00:06:05.519 You need to have the light that shines in the darkness. 00:06:05.519 --> 00:06:08.399 And as we went over last week, 00:06:08.719 --> 00:06:09.579 let it shine. 00:06:10.120 --> 00:06:12.359 We want our lamps to shine, 00:06:12.680 --> 00:06:14.379 not only in our own households, 00:06:14.620 --> 00:06:15.939 but for the world to see. 00:06:16.579 --> 00:06:17.479 To be examples. 00:06:18.500 --> 00:06:20.639 And the householder is someone then, 00:06:21.000 --> 00:06:23.139 who is able to discern, 00:06:23.379 --> 00:06:26.180 and take out the treasures new and old. 00:06:26.819 --> 00:06:27.979 Some scholars have said, 00:06:28.039 --> 00:06:30.620 it's the ability to distinguish the difference 00:06:30.620 --> 00:06:32.839 between the Old Testament and the New Testament. 00:06:32.839 --> 00:06:35.859 Some have said it's the old promises 00:06:35.859 --> 00:06:36.939 and the new promises. 00:06:37.619 --> 00:06:39.879 But it's the ability to shine your light, 00:06:40.299 --> 00:06:43.319 and also to be able to spiritually discern. 00:06:43.739 --> 00:06:43.919 Right? 00:06:44.039 --> 00:06:45.919 Knowing the difference between right and wrong. 00:06:46.060 --> 00:06:47.039 Truth from lies. 00:06:47.919 --> 00:06:49.000 And in discernment, 00:06:49.139 --> 00:06:51.139 we train in discernment. 00:06:52.120 --> 00:06:54.539 We also have the shepherd and the sheep. 00:06:55.620 --> 00:06:58.099 And what's really powerful about that 00:06:58.099 --> 00:07:00.459 is the shepherd is represented, 00:07:00.539 --> 00:07:02.059 and a lot of us know this language, 00:07:02.060 --> 00:07:04.339 it's represented by Christ, 00:07:04.459 --> 00:07:05.819 the chief shepherd, right? 00:07:05.839 --> 00:07:06.920 Or the great shepherd. 00:07:07.500 --> 00:07:09.139 And his sheep are represented 00:07:09.139 --> 00:07:11.000 as those that know him, right? 00:07:11.379 --> 00:07:12.959 Just as when scripture says 00:07:12.959 --> 00:07:15.340 that the sheep know his voice, right? 00:07:15.920 --> 00:07:16.980 And it's always interesting, 00:07:17.180 --> 00:07:19.959 in a Bible study that I went to the other day, 00:07:20.540 --> 00:07:22.000 there was a man there, 00:07:23.139 --> 00:07:26.319 if Kermit is watching on YouTube or wherever, 00:07:26.840 --> 00:07:27.800 he'll appreciate this. 00:07:27.800 --> 00:07:30.900 He told me this story of when he would go outside, 00:07:31.460 --> 00:07:34.860 and he would call for his cows, his cattle, 00:07:35.819 --> 00:07:37.780 and hundreds of them would just come 00:07:37.780 --> 00:07:40.300 right from over the hill, as it were. 00:07:41.259 --> 00:07:43.740 He would just, they knew his voice so well 00:07:43.740 --> 00:07:44.680 that they responded, 00:07:44.800 --> 00:07:46.860 and it's such a real-life connection 00:07:46.860 --> 00:07:50.860 when we think of the shepherd and the sheep, right? 00:07:50.900 --> 00:07:51.759 When you have animals, 00:07:51.879 --> 00:07:53.600 be that cows or sheep or horses, 00:07:53.600 --> 00:07:54.780 they know who you are, 00:07:55.360 --> 00:07:57.220 and how often they're happy to see you, 00:07:57.420 --> 00:07:59.420 even when you're having a bad day, right? 00:08:00.080 --> 00:08:02.480 There are, that goes to show the familiarity 00:08:02.480 --> 00:08:04.900 of us knowing the Lord. 00:08:05.540 --> 00:08:07.280 What beautiful imagery that is, 00:08:07.320 --> 00:08:08.120 and also the fact, 00:08:08.200 --> 00:08:10.760 the simple fact that we also can think of 00:08:10.760 --> 00:08:13.400 those that are watching the gate. 00:08:13.780 --> 00:08:15.420 We talked about gatekeepers, 00:08:16.160 --> 00:08:18.820 that that unfortunately has a negative connotation, 00:08:18.819 --> 00:08:21.139 but a gatekeeper is someone who is to protect 00:08:21.139 --> 00:08:22.740 and assist the shepherd. 00:08:24.180 --> 00:08:27.199 So we see Christ as the great shepherd, 00:08:27.480 --> 00:08:29.639 but also we think of pastors 00:08:29.639 --> 00:08:32.840 as they are to lead their congregations, 00:08:32.980 --> 00:08:34.700 not to be a hireling, 00:08:35.259 --> 00:08:38.559 but someone who cares for the flock, right? 00:08:38.600 --> 00:08:42.019 Who watches out and checks in with their, 00:08:42.299 --> 00:08:43.620 makes sure there's no injury 00:08:43.620 --> 00:08:46.039 or they're not stuck in a rut or whatever it is, 00:08:46.460 --> 00:08:47.439 but takes care of them. 00:08:47.440 --> 00:08:49.680 And even in the image of gatekeepers, 00:08:49.840 --> 00:08:52.100 people who are assisting the shepherd in that, 00:08:52.180 --> 00:08:53.140 what beautiful language. 00:08:54.100 --> 00:08:55.460 We also had the, 00:08:55.920 --> 00:08:58.520 a lot of the language about virgins and the banquet 00:08:58.520 --> 00:09:01.100 used as this idea of anticipation 00:09:01.100 --> 00:09:03.980 and being prepared, right? 00:09:04.060 --> 00:09:05.860 Preparing for the wedding feast. 00:09:05.940 --> 00:09:07.300 And that kind of language is very, 00:09:07.640 --> 00:09:10.020 it's difficult for us to think of nowadays, 00:09:10.020 --> 00:09:12.080 but think of someone who's waiting 00:09:12.080 --> 00:09:13.200 for their wedding day. 00:09:13.720 --> 00:09:15.980 That sense of anticipation, right? 00:09:15.980 --> 00:09:18.000 Is the same type of anticipation 00:09:18.000 --> 00:09:21.519 when we are waiting upon the Lord to return, 00:09:22.039 --> 00:09:24.220 waiting upon Christ for, 00:09:24.560 --> 00:09:27.379 well, the new heaven and the new earth, as it were. 00:09:27.580 --> 00:09:29.980 So there's so many connections that we're seeing here. 00:09:30.000 --> 00:09:31.019 And of course, the banquet, 00:09:31.259 --> 00:09:33.600 which is talking about the great feast. 00:09:34.220 --> 00:09:35.600 When we think about this, 00:09:35.720 --> 00:09:37.960 we, when we've just partook in communion, 00:09:37.960 --> 00:09:40.560 it is the table that is available 00:09:40.560 --> 00:09:43.780 for those to come and celebrate, 00:09:43.920 --> 00:09:46.360 to taste and see that the Lord is good. 00:09:47.160 --> 00:09:48.120 We think about it, 00:09:48.200 --> 00:09:50.519 just as the table is open for you 00:09:50.519 --> 00:09:52.160 to partake in communion, 00:09:52.600 --> 00:09:54.800 so too is the table of plenty 00:09:54.800 --> 00:09:58.139 when it comes to salvation, right? 00:09:58.180 --> 00:09:59.580 We've talked about many parables 00:09:59.580 --> 00:10:02.120 where invitations were invited to certain people 00:10:02.120 --> 00:10:04.259 and they rejected the messengers 00:10:04.259 --> 00:10:05.980 or they said that they were too busy 00:10:05.980 --> 00:10:07.200 or whatever it was. 00:10:07.899 --> 00:10:10.419 But the invitation now is for everyone. 00:10:10.819 --> 00:10:13.179 Much like how when we think of Christianity, 00:10:13.620 --> 00:10:14.860 the mystery of Christ, 00:10:15.039 --> 00:10:16.019 that which was hidden, 00:10:16.299 --> 00:10:17.539 is now revealed for all. 00:10:17.539 --> 00:10:19.620 That which was once exclusive 00:10:19.620 --> 00:10:20.960 is now inclusive 00:10:20.960 --> 00:10:23.460 for everyone to come to Christ 00:10:23.460 --> 00:10:26.460 by believing in the death, burial, and resurrection. 00:10:27.100 --> 00:10:30.299 We also had the minas and the talents here. 00:10:31.299 --> 00:10:32.659 Now, it's always interesting. 00:10:32.659 --> 00:10:34.659 Most people, they go over the talents, right? 00:10:34.699 --> 00:10:35.480 And we think of, you know, 00:10:35.740 --> 00:10:37.059 stewarding your money, right? 00:10:37.100 --> 00:10:38.439 We think of all these different things, 00:10:38.519 --> 00:10:40.000 but it's so much more than that. 00:10:40.259 --> 00:10:42.159 The importance of stewardship. 00:10:43.339 --> 00:10:45.459 Many of us, I know in my own background, 00:10:45.579 --> 00:10:46.879 I think of how I was taught, 00:10:46.959 --> 00:10:49.240 you gotta steward your time, talent, and your treasure. 00:10:49.339 --> 00:10:51.199 I remember learning that very young from my mother. 00:10:52.019 --> 00:10:54.019 But we also steward our very lives. 00:10:54.799 --> 00:10:56.779 We steward what God has given to us, 00:10:56.839 --> 00:10:58.179 even our own testimony. 00:10:58.519 --> 00:11:00.799 How are you going to use your story? 00:11:00.799 --> 00:11:03.139 How are you going to use your resources 00:11:03.139 --> 00:11:04.339 for the glory of God? 00:11:04.479 --> 00:11:07.139 How you answer that is unique to you. 00:11:07.399 --> 00:11:08.539 For some of us, 00:11:08.719 --> 00:11:09.959 especially when we're younger, 00:11:10.079 --> 00:11:11.500 we may have more time. 00:11:11.839 --> 00:11:12.919 We may have a little bit of talent. 00:11:12.979 --> 00:11:14.019 We may have a lot of talent. 00:11:14.319 --> 00:11:15.839 We may not have a lot of treasure. 00:11:16.159 --> 00:11:17.959 It's how we are going to use 00:11:17.959 --> 00:11:19.919 what God has given to us 00:11:19.919 --> 00:11:22.179 for his honor and his glory. 00:11:22.319 --> 00:11:24.399 And so minas and talents, 00:11:24.519 --> 00:11:27.299 it's just the main idea of stewardship 00:11:27.299 --> 00:11:29.959 and how important that is for us. 00:11:29.960 --> 00:11:33.320 And then we have the wheat and the weeds, 00:11:33.580 --> 00:11:35.740 the net and the sheep and the goats. 00:11:35.980 --> 00:11:38.180 This kind of language has been shown 00:11:38.180 --> 00:11:39.639 throughout the parables, 00:11:39.740 --> 00:11:42.960 showing this distinction of separation, right? 00:11:42.980 --> 00:11:44.920 When we were doing our interactive reading, 00:11:45.220 --> 00:11:48.379 the final separation or the final judgment 00:11:48.379 --> 00:11:50.440 between good and evil, right? 00:11:50.759 --> 00:11:52.500 And when we think of this idea 00:11:52.500 --> 00:11:54.000 of sheep versus the goat, 00:11:54.540 --> 00:11:56.180 the goats is, 00:11:56.680 --> 00:11:57.740 who do you belong to? 00:11:57.740 --> 00:12:00.240 Do you belong to the great shepherd 00:12:00.240 --> 00:12:01.240 or do you not? 00:12:02.000 --> 00:12:05.180 And even though that can be scary language 00:12:05.180 --> 00:12:06.840 and to some capacity, 00:12:07.000 --> 00:12:09.320 it's a call for us as Christians 00:12:09.320 --> 00:12:11.700 to be able to share to the gospel 00:12:11.700 --> 00:12:13.419 the goats of the world 00:12:13.419 --> 00:12:15.019 or the weeds of the world. 00:12:15.120 --> 00:12:17.080 It's also important for us to know 00:12:17.080 --> 00:12:19.539 that there will be a final judgment 00:12:19.539 --> 00:12:21.659 or a final sorting as it were. 00:12:22.120 --> 00:12:24.200 That's nothing to be afraid of. 00:12:24.200 --> 00:12:25.700 That's actually something 00:12:25.700 --> 00:12:27.540 that we should be encouraged by. 00:12:27.960 --> 00:12:30.259 That God has the final say 00:12:30.259 --> 00:12:32.740 and that God is in control 00:12:32.740 --> 00:12:35.360 and that we are to trust in him, 00:12:35.420 --> 00:12:38.140 knowing that you see all of these references 00:12:38.140 --> 00:12:39.620 about final judgment. 00:12:39.879 --> 00:12:42.640 It's something that we need to take to heart. 00:12:43.800 --> 00:12:45.240 And then I put on here, 00:12:45.300 --> 00:12:47.300 there's a few other ones I haven't gone over, 00:12:47.400 --> 00:12:50.440 but one important one was the friend at midnight 00:12:50.440 --> 00:12:51.920 and the persistent widow. 00:12:51.919 --> 00:12:53.899 Those are some of my favorite ones, right? 00:12:54.279 --> 00:12:57.019 This widow who is asking for justice 00:12:57.019 --> 00:12:59.179 from a wicked judge, right? 00:12:59.240 --> 00:13:00.959 And the judge gets so bothered 00:13:00.959 --> 00:13:03.279 by the fact that this old widow 00:13:03.279 --> 00:13:05.159 is just bothering me for justice. 00:13:05.259 --> 00:13:06.579 I'm finally gonna give her justice. 00:13:06.819 --> 00:13:08.120 I think of this old guy 00:13:08.120 --> 00:13:09.199 or I think of this judge 00:13:09.199 --> 00:13:11.079 and he's like, leave me alone. 00:13:11.879 --> 00:13:13.159 I'm not giving you justice. 00:13:13.299 --> 00:13:14.479 I'm not giving you justice. 00:13:14.620 --> 00:13:15.719 I'm not giving you justice. 00:13:15.899 --> 00:13:17.879 And then finally she keeps coming, 00:13:18.219 --> 00:13:19.240 asking for justice 00:13:19.240 --> 00:13:20.799 and it finally happens. 00:13:20.799 --> 00:13:22.899 And the whole premise of that parable 00:13:22.899 --> 00:13:24.099 was God saying, 00:13:24.620 --> 00:13:25.799 look at this wicked judge 00:13:25.799 --> 00:13:27.219 who neither feared God 00:13:27.219 --> 00:13:28.399 nor respected man, 00:13:28.439 --> 00:13:29.979 as the text says, right? 00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:31.199 That's a pretty wicked person. 00:13:31.799 --> 00:13:34.319 Look at how much more God will give justice. 00:13:34.500 --> 00:13:36.899 How much more God loves us. 00:13:37.579 --> 00:13:40.399 So that is something that was very powerful. 00:13:40.519 --> 00:13:41.959 And then the friend at midnight 00:13:41.959 --> 00:13:42.859 was very similar 00:13:42.859 --> 00:13:44.679 in the sense of being, 00:13:45.479 --> 00:13:47.179 asking for assistance 00:13:47.179 --> 00:13:50.399 and being persistent in prayer, right? 00:13:50.439 --> 00:13:52.679 So we can think of how we seek God 00:13:52.679 --> 00:13:54.779 and asking for justice, 00:13:54.779 --> 00:13:55.839 for love, 00:13:55.899 --> 00:13:58.259 or sometimes for some of us 00:13:58.259 --> 00:13:59.139 we've asked for patience 00:13:59.139 --> 00:14:00.799 and we're still waiting for it, right? 00:14:00.919 --> 00:14:02.599 We think of these different things. 00:14:03.579 --> 00:14:05.859 But it's being persistent in our prayers. 00:14:05.859 --> 00:14:07.439 Just like how scripture tells us 00:14:07.439 --> 00:14:10.179 that we are to pray without ceasing. 00:14:10.319 --> 00:14:13.579 We are to continually to pray for others. 00:14:14.500 --> 00:14:15.960 And there's a few other ones 00:14:15.960 --> 00:14:17.800 that I haven't listed on here. 00:14:17.860 --> 00:14:18.960 These are the main patterns. 00:14:19.080 --> 00:14:19.440 For example, 00:14:19.560 --> 00:14:22.480 the children in the marketplace 00:14:22.480 --> 00:14:24.180 was the idea of 00:14:24.180 --> 00:14:25.960 in good times or in bad, 00:14:26.600 --> 00:14:29.139 respond and be a part of the community, right? 00:14:29.180 --> 00:14:30.360 There's certain ones in there 00:14:30.360 --> 00:14:32.660 that just we would be going on and on 00:14:32.660 --> 00:14:33.879 basically the entire thing. 00:14:33.940 --> 00:14:35.900 But these are the main patterns that we see. 00:14:35.900 --> 00:14:36.879 In other words, 00:14:37.800 --> 00:14:38.820 pursuing truth, 00:14:39.600 --> 00:14:40.700 receiving salvation, 00:14:41.320 --> 00:14:42.620 letting your light shine, 00:14:42.620 --> 00:14:44.639 knowing who Christ is 00:14:44.639 --> 00:14:46.000 and knowing the sheep, 00:14:46.399 --> 00:14:47.500 being in preparation 00:14:47.500 --> 00:14:49.600 for the final judgment, 00:14:49.759 --> 00:14:50.679 being in preparation 00:14:50.679 --> 00:14:52.120 for Christ's return, 00:14:52.500 --> 00:14:54.060 the importance of stewardship, 00:14:54.519 --> 00:14:56.820 knowing about the final sorting, right? 00:14:57.279 --> 00:14:59.820 And then also being persistent in prayer 00:14:59.820 --> 00:15:01.060 when you're seeking God. 00:15:01.220 --> 00:15:02.860 That's how we bring it all together. 00:15:03.299 --> 00:15:05.279 We now go to the next slide then 00:15:05.279 --> 00:15:06.759 is what can we learn? 00:15:06.860 --> 00:15:08.740 So we'll condense this even more 00:15:08.740 --> 00:15:10.340 so that we can understand this. 00:15:10.340 --> 00:15:12.960 An entire almost 40-week series, 00:15:13.080 --> 00:15:14.139 how do we condense that 00:15:14.139 --> 00:15:16.740 into something that we understand, right? 00:15:16.780 --> 00:15:18.060 What we can learn is 00:15:18.060 --> 00:15:20.780 from the seed to bearing fruit. 00:15:20.879 --> 00:15:22.960 That's the first point in here, right? 00:15:23.120 --> 00:15:25.160 And so it's a call for us 00:15:25.160 --> 00:15:27.800 to respond to the gospel, right? 00:15:28.060 --> 00:15:30.060 That let our hearts, 00:15:30.220 --> 00:15:31.600 let our soil be ready 00:15:31.600 --> 00:15:33.800 to receive not only the word, 00:15:34.120 --> 00:15:36.220 but salvation into our hearts. 00:15:36.220 --> 00:15:38.820 Some of you may know someone 00:15:38.820 --> 00:15:40.920 who has that sense of bitterness. 00:15:41.139 --> 00:15:42.279 You may know someone 00:15:42.279 --> 00:15:43.820 who has a hardened heart. 00:15:44.000 --> 00:15:44.600 Pray for them. 00:15:45.540 --> 00:15:47.740 Pray that their heart will be softened 00:15:47.740 --> 00:15:48.540 and be ready 00:15:48.540 --> 00:15:51.580 to make that decision for Christ, 00:15:51.680 --> 00:15:52.860 believing in the death, burial, 00:15:52.860 --> 00:15:53.399 and resurrection. 00:15:54.180 --> 00:15:54.840 But it's also, 00:15:55.000 --> 00:15:56.080 it's not only the fact 00:15:56.080 --> 00:15:57.500 about salvation though, 00:15:57.600 --> 00:16:00.600 it's the fact of the kingdom of God. 00:16:00.800 --> 00:16:02.000 When we're talking about 00:16:02.000 --> 00:16:04.100 that which is small, right? 00:16:04.100 --> 00:16:05.680 From the Jewish people, 00:16:06.019 --> 00:16:07.980 going all the way to salvation 00:16:07.980 --> 00:16:09.399 available for everyone. 00:16:09.580 --> 00:16:10.860 Just as I had mentioned 00:16:10.860 --> 00:16:12.399 many times throughout the series, 00:16:12.800 --> 00:16:15.200 the stone that knocks over 00:16:15.200 --> 00:16:17.440 the giant statue 00:16:17.440 --> 00:16:18.899 and grows into a mountain, 00:16:19.060 --> 00:16:19.920 very similar, 00:16:20.019 --> 00:16:21.580 just as the seed, right? 00:16:21.620 --> 00:16:22.899 It grows into a tree 00:16:22.899 --> 00:16:24.480 and it bears fruit. 00:16:24.659 --> 00:16:26.340 So not only can we think of this 00:16:26.340 --> 00:16:27.879 at an individual level, 00:16:28.019 --> 00:16:30.100 we can see how the kingdom of God 00:16:30.100 --> 00:16:31.040 is expanding. 00:16:32.080 --> 00:16:33.300 That is very powerful. 00:16:33.299 --> 00:16:35.579 That is very beautiful. 00:16:36.859 --> 00:16:37.319 And so, 00:16:37.519 --> 00:16:39.299 when you receive salvation, 00:16:40.899 --> 00:16:42.479 let God work in and through you. 00:16:42.740 --> 00:16:43.899 Be ready to follow 00:16:43.899 --> 00:16:45.379 in the footsteps of Christ. 00:16:46.139 --> 00:16:47.919 Let God stir your hearts 00:16:47.919 --> 00:16:48.479 as it were, 00:16:48.579 --> 00:16:51.439 much like how the Lord will do that, 00:16:51.579 --> 00:16:52.479 stir our hearts 00:16:52.479 --> 00:16:53.419 and convict us 00:16:53.419 --> 00:16:55.159 to become more like Him. 00:16:55.299 --> 00:16:56.939 So we have from the seed 00:16:56.939 --> 00:16:57.799 to bearing fruit. 00:16:58.099 --> 00:16:59.339 And I pray that all of you, 00:16:59.500 --> 00:17:00.579 first and foremost, 00:17:01.099 --> 00:17:02.559 believe in Jesus Christ. 00:17:03.299 --> 00:17:04.980 that you grow in Him 00:17:04.980 --> 00:17:06.480 and that you bear fruit. 00:17:07.039 --> 00:17:08.139 The second thing then 00:17:08.139 --> 00:17:09.220 is stewardship 00:17:09.220 --> 00:17:11.240 and counting the cost. 00:17:11.339 --> 00:17:12.339 I had talked so much 00:17:12.339 --> 00:17:13.339 about the idea 00:17:13.339 --> 00:17:16.099 of when we had 00:17:16.099 --> 00:17:18.240 our response stones, right? 00:17:18.539 --> 00:17:19.039 When you're thinking 00:17:19.039 --> 00:17:20.519 of counting the cost, 00:17:20.579 --> 00:17:21.759 it's the very notion, 00:17:21.899 --> 00:17:22.680 the language is 00:17:22.680 --> 00:17:25.319 casting your pebble, right? 00:17:25.399 --> 00:17:26.779 We can kind of think 00:17:26.779 --> 00:17:27.740 about that nowadays, 00:17:27.740 --> 00:17:29.019 about casting your vote, 00:17:29.079 --> 00:17:29.680 but I don't want to get 00:17:29.680 --> 00:17:31.180 too political here, right? 00:17:31.180 --> 00:17:32.420 But it's basically 00:17:32.420 --> 00:17:33.299 where are you going 00:17:33.299 --> 00:17:33.860 to put all your, 00:17:34.259 --> 00:17:34.840 what are you going 00:17:34.840 --> 00:17:35.840 to put your life in, 00:17:35.920 --> 00:17:36.740 so to speak, right? 00:17:36.860 --> 00:17:38.160 And so counting the cost, 00:17:38.240 --> 00:17:39.000 it's calculating, 00:17:39.259 --> 00:17:40.180 it's considering 00:17:40.180 --> 00:17:41.560 these kind of things, right? 00:17:41.640 --> 00:17:42.840 But also the fact 00:17:42.840 --> 00:17:44.220 when we think of stewardship, 00:17:44.400 --> 00:17:45.320 that we are to, 00:17:45.640 --> 00:17:46.860 everything that God 00:17:46.860 --> 00:17:47.799 has given to us, 00:17:47.820 --> 00:17:48.200 it's just like 00:17:48.200 --> 00:17:49.039 when scripture says, 00:17:49.140 --> 00:17:50.039 every good gift 00:17:50.039 --> 00:17:51.580 comes from above, right? 00:17:51.700 --> 00:17:53.700 The gifts that we are given, 00:17:53.940 --> 00:17:54.120 right? 00:17:54.180 --> 00:17:55.539 Our time, talent, treasure, 00:17:55.920 --> 00:17:56.640 our testimony, 00:17:56.820 --> 00:17:57.600 our very lives, 00:17:57.820 --> 00:17:59.019 we are to use 00:17:59.019 --> 00:18:00.500 and we are to discern, 00:18:00.700 --> 00:18:01.779 we are to steward 00:18:01.779 --> 00:18:02.859 our very lives 00:18:02.859 --> 00:18:04.299 in honor and glory 00:18:04.299 --> 00:18:05.119 to the Lord. 00:18:05.200 --> 00:18:06.000 Now, again, 00:18:06.299 --> 00:18:07.599 how you do that 00:18:07.599 --> 00:18:08.759 is very different 00:18:08.759 --> 00:18:11.579 from the one person 00:18:11.579 --> 00:18:12.700 to the next person 00:18:12.700 --> 00:18:13.839 to the next person. 00:18:13.839 --> 00:18:15.200 And so that's very, 00:18:15.339 --> 00:18:16.379 very important. 00:18:16.519 --> 00:18:17.639 And it's also important 00:18:17.639 --> 00:18:20.599 as we steward, right? 00:18:20.680 --> 00:18:22.619 As we're growing in faith, 00:18:23.059 --> 00:18:24.839 that our intentionality, 00:18:26.079 --> 00:18:27.839 us, just as we should 00:18:27.839 --> 00:18:29.059 all seek Christ 00:18:29.059 --> 00:18:29.959 and his salvation, 00:18:30.359 --> 00:18:31.599 we should continue 00:18:31.599 --> 00:18:32.899 to seek God 00:18:32.899 --> 00:18:34.359 and having him 00:18:34.359 --> 00:18:35.939 transform our lives, 00:18:36.019 --> 00:18:36.240 saying, 00:18:36.419 --> 00:18:37.599 I am ready, God, 00:18:37.720 --> 00:18:38.959 for you to mold me 00:18:38.959 --> 00:18:40.779 into who you want me to be. 00:18:41.899 --> 00:18:42.939 In other words, 00:18:43.019 --> 00:18:43.659 we think that, 00:18:44.139 --> 00:18:44.919 let us remember 00:18:44.919 --> 00:18:46.099 that discipleship 00:18:46.099 --> 00:18:47.220 is intentional, 00:18:47.740 --> 00:18:48.679 that our faith 00:18:48.679 --> 00:18:49.639 is built upon 00:18:49.639 --> 00:18:50.839 the solid rock 00:18:50.839 --> 00:18:52.319 and that we, 00:18:52.519 --> 00:18:54.879 we are to cast our pebble 00:18:54.879 --> 00:18:56.199 and let God work 00:18:56.200 --> 00:18:57.480 in and through us 00:18:57.480 --> 00:18:59.019 till the very end. 00:19:00.080 --> 00:19:01.220 And then finally, 00:19:01.220 --> 00:19:02.360 we have grace, 00:19:03.000 --> 00:19:03.519 compassion, 00:19:03.519 --> 00:19:04.680 and prayer. 00:19:04.759 --> 00:19:05.779 These are three things 00:19:05.779 --> 00:19:06.559 that we find 00:19:06.559 --> 00:19:08.400 throughout the parables here. 00:19:08.960 --> 00:19:11.840 That God seeks the lost. 00:19:12.500 --> 00:19:15.200 That God provides grace. 00:19:16.340 --> 00:19:17.559 God gives us 00:19:17.559 --> 00:19:18.819 this opportunity, 00:19:19.019 --> 00:19:19.779 this invitation 00:19:19.779 --> 00:19:21.340 for us to respond to him. 00:19:21.339 --> 00:19:23.379 salvation, 00:19:24.279 --> 00:19:25.240 newness of life, 00:19:25.359 --> 00:19:26.199 a new identity, 00:19:27.099 --> 00:19:27.799 God provides 00:19:27.799 --> 00:19:29.279 for all that we need. 00:19:30.079 --> 00:19:31.599 And as we are given, 00:19:32.240 --> 00:19:34.159 let us give back to God 00:19:34.159 --> 00:19:36.099 and let us be that light 00:19:36.099 --> 00:19:37.220 for others to see. 00:19:38.379 --> 00:19:38.839 And so, 00:19:39.519 --> 00:19:40.539 let us be 00:19:40.539 --> 00:19:42.319 like the good Samaritan. 00:19:42.439 --> 00:19:43.720 Let us be good neighbors, 00:19:43.839 --> 00:19:44.019 right? 00:19:44.119 --> 00:19:44.519 Just like, 00:19:44.579 --> 00:19:44.919 what is it, 00:19:45.119 --> 00:19:45.879 Mr. Rogers, 00:19:46.119 --> 00:19:47.419 won't you be my neighbor, 00:19:47.539 --> 00:19:47.779 right? 00:19:47.779 --> 00:19:48.799 We think about 00:19:48.799 --> 00:19:49.740 these kind of things. 00:19:49.839 --> 00:19:50.899 How we can be 00:19:50.899 --> 00:19:51.639 an example 00:19:51.639 --> 00:19:53.539 for others to see. 00:19:54.259 --> 00:19:54.960 Good neighbors 00:19:54.960 --> 00:19:56.279 who show mercy 00:19:56.279 --> 00:19:56.980 and kindness 00:19:56.980 --> 00:19:57.859 and compassion, 00:19:58.539 --> 00:19:58.839 love, 00:19:59.039 --> 00:19:59.339 grace, 00:19:59.480 --> 00:20:00.359 and the truth 00:20:00.359 --> 00:20:01.160 of Christ. 00:20:02.139 --> 00:20:03.379 All of these things. 00:20:03.639 --> 00:20:05.200 And let us also remember 00:20:05.200 --> 00:20:05.980 to, again, 00:20:06.160 --> 00:20:07.500 be persistent 00:20:07.500 --> 00:20:08.359 in prayer, 00:20:08.720 --> 00:20:10.019 be faithful to God 00:20:10.019 --> 00:20:11.160 in anticipation 00:20:11.160 --> 00:20:12.420 for his return. 00:20:12.639 --> 00:20:12.899 Now, 00:20:13.000 --> 00:20:13.619 here's the thing. 00:20:13.740 --> 00:20:14.779 We don't know 00:20:14.779 --> 00:20:15.359 the time 00:20:15.359 --> 00:20:15.919 when Christ 00:20:15.919 --> 00:20:16.519 will return. 00:20:16.799 --> 00:20:17.399 I know there's 00:20:17.399 --> 00:20:18.559 many books out there, 00:20:18.639 --> 00:20:19.439 many magazines 00:20:19.439 --> 00:20:20.019 and articles 00:20:20.019 --> 00:20:20.679 that'll say 00:20:20.679 --> 00:20:21.159 it'll happen 00:20:21.159 --> 00:20:22.079 at this moment 00:20:22.079 --> 00:20:23.659 or another moment, 00:20:24.099 --> 00:20:24.339 right? 00:20:24.359 --> 00:20:24.839 How many of you 00:20:24.839 --> 00:20:26.319 remember Y2K, 00:20:26.619 --> 00:20:27.939 right? 00:20:28.500 --> 00:20:30.059 The Y2K bug 00:20:30.059 --> 00:20:30.839 that'll wipe out 00:20:30.839 --> 00:20:31.339 everything, 00:20:31.559 --> 00:20:31.799 right? 00:20:33.039 --> 00:20:33.919 Other people said 00:20:33.919 --> 00:20:34.899 it was 2012 00:20:34.899 --> 00:20:37.159 because of the Mayan calendar, 00:20:37.419 --> 00:20:37.639 right? 00:20:37.679 --> 00:20:38.379 We had that. 00:20:39.139 --> 00:20:40.139 It's almost like 00:20:40.139 --> 00:20:40.759 every year 00:20:40.759 --> 00:20:41.359 someone wants 00:20:41.359 --> 00:20:41.979 to make a lot 00:20:41.979 --> 00:20:42.699 of book sales 00:20:42.699 --> 00:20:43.939 saying when it'll happen. 00:20:43.940 --> 00:20:45.820 But how embarrassing 00:20:45.820 --> 00:20:46.960 it must be 00:20:46.960 --> 00:20:48.779 when you're proven wrong, 00:20:48.960 --> 00:20:50.019 right? 00:20:50.660 --> 00:20:51.840 But it's important 00:20:51.840 --> 00:20:52.320 for us 00:20:52.320 --> 00:20:54.140 that we wait 00:20:54.140 --> 00:20:55.039 in anticipation 00:20:55.039 --> 00:20:57.160 for Christ's return. 00:20:58.240 --> 00:20:59.660 We live 00:20:59.660 --> 00:21:01.799 as waiting 00:21:01.799 --> 00:21:02.360 for him, 00:21:02.820 --> 00:21:03.980 being faithful 00:21:03.980 --> 00:21:04.580 to God 00:21:04.580 --> 00:21:05.420 and to his word, 00:21:06.100 --> 00:21:06.920 living and loving 00:21:06.920 --> 00:21:07.779 like Christ 00:21:07.779 --> 00:21:08.900 for other people. 00:21:09.039 --> 00:21:09.440 And so, 00:21:09.580 --> 00:21:11.100 that's what we can learn 00:21:11.100 --> 00:21:12.600 when it comes 00:21:12.600 --> 00:21:13.259 to parables 00:21:13.259 --> 00:21:14.299 in the most 00:21:14.299 --> 00:21:15.579 simplistic of senses. 00:21:16.579 --> 00:21:17.359 And then finally, 00:21:17.460 --> 00:21:18.099 it goes into, 00:21:18.200 --> 00:21:19.240 then what can we 00:21:19.240 --> 00:21:20.640 do about this? 00:21:20.839 --> 00:21:22.200 How do we live 00:21:22.200 --> 00:21:23.140 with these parables? 00:21:23.799 --> 00:21:25.160 Something I did not 00:21:25.160 --> 00:21:25.839 put on here. 00:21:28.240 --> 00:21:29.279 Every parable 00:21:29.279 --> 00:21:30.519 is a way 00:21:30.519 --> 00:21:31.460 that you can minister 00:21:31.460 --> 00:21:32.039 to someone. 00:21:32.920 --> 00:21:33.400 Let me give you 00:21:33.400 --> 00:21:33.859 an example. 00:21:34.559 --> 00:21:35.680 There's the parable 00:21:35.680 --> 00:21:37.259 of the 00:21:37.259 --> 00:21:38.879 Pharisee 00:21:38.879 --> 00:21:40.220 and the tax collector. 00:21:40.220 --> 00:21:41.819 the Pharisee 00:21:41.819 --> 00:21:42.819 representing someone 00:21:42.819 --> 00:21:43.600 who's religious, 00:21:43.839 --> 00:21:43.940 who, 00:21:44.440 --> 00:21:45.319 the text says 00:21:45.319 --> 00:21:45.819 that he gave 00:21:45.819 --> 00:21:47.220 10% of everything 00:21:47.220 --> 00:21:47.860 that he owned. 00:21:48.819 --> 00:21:49.819 On the surface, 00:21:49.960 --> 00:21:50.440 this man 00:21:50.440 --> 00:21:51.019 looked like 00:21:51.019 --> 00:21:52.220 he got 00:21:52.220 --> 00:21:53.900 everything under control, 00:21:54.059 --> 00:21:54.980 but yet Christ 00:21:54.980 --> 00:21:55.860 said that he 00:21:55.860 --> 00:21:57.039 is not justified. 00:21:58.539 --> 00:21:59.059 Well, 00:21:59.259 --> 00:22:00.000 what a way 00:22:00.000 --> 00:22:00.700 to minister 00:22:00.700 --> 00:22:01.319 to someone 00:22:01.319 --> 00:22:02.039 who is more 00:22:02.039 --> 00:22:02.900 focused on 00:22:02.900 --> 00:22:03.579 the rules 00:22:03.579 --> 00:22:04.759 and the rituals 00:22:04.759 --> 00:22:06.019 and the religion 00:22:06.019 --> 00:22:07.120 as opposed 00:22:07.120 --> 00:22:08.500 to the relationship. 00:22:08.500 --> 00:22:09.359 Does that make sense, 00:22:09.480 --> 00:22:09.720 church? 00:22:10.079 --> 00:22:10.900 Because it goes 00:22:10.900 --> 00:22:12.480 over to the tax collector. 00:22:12.819 --> 00:22:13.839 He goes in there 00:22:13.839 --> 00:22:15.140 and some scholars 00:22:15.140 --> 00:22:15.759 say he was in 00:22:15.759 --> 00:22:16.440 the outer courts. 00:22:16.599 --> 00:22:17.200 Some say he was 00:22:17.200 --> 00:22:18.160 in the Holy of Holies. 00:22:18.240 --> 00:22:18.759 We don't know 00:22:18.759 --> 00:22:19.400 specifically, 00:22:19.579 --> 00:22:20.299 but it says 00:22:20.299 --> 00:22:21.019 that he wouldn't 00:22:21.019 --> 00:22:22.160 lift his eyes 00:22:22.160 --> 00:22:22.819 towards heaven 00:22:22.819 --> 00:22:23.700 because when you 00:22:23.700 --> 00:22:24.359 go in there, 00:22:24.460 --> 00:22:25.039 you are going 00:22:25.039 --> 00:22:25.640 to pray 00:22:25.640 --> 00:22:26.859 with your arms open 00:22:26.859 --> 00:22:27.759 and lift your eyes 00:22:27.759 --> 00:22:28.319 towards heaven. 00:22:28.440 --> 00:22:29.400 But this man, 00:22:29.619 --> 00:22:31.319 he ends up 00:22:31.319 --> 00:22:32.559 banging on his chest 00:22:32.559 --> 00:22:32.940 saying, 00:22:33.099 --> 00:22:33.359 God, 00:22:33.440 --> 00:22:34.039 have mercy 00:22:34.039 --> 00:22:34.519 on me, 00:22:34.559 --> 00:22:35.019 a sinner. 00:22:36.640 --> 00:22:37.339 This man 00:22:37.339 --> 00:22:38.140 did not have it 00:22:38.140 --> 00:22:38.440 together. 00:22:39.440 --> 00:22:40.240 That parable 00:22:40.240 --> 00:22:41.200 is a way 00:22:41.200 --> 00:22:41.740 that you can 00:22:41.740 --> 00:22:42.680 minister to someone 00:22:42.680 --> 00:22:43.720 by sharing 00:22:43.720 --> 00:22:44.960 a simple truth 00:22:44.960 --> 00:22:46.420 to another person. 00:22:46.960 --> 00:22:47.599 That's just 00:22:47.599 --> 00:22:48.539 one parable. 00:22:49.160 --> 00:22:49.680 And we, 00:22:49.900 --> 00:22:50.480 as Christians, 00:22:50.619 --> 00:22:51.200 are to think of 00:22:51.200 --> 00:22:52.119 how can we 00:22:52.119 --> 00:22:53.480 minister to people 00:22:53.480 --> 00:22:54.400 by sharing 00:22:54.400 --> 00:22:55.279 in the power 00:22:55.279 --> 00:22:56.420 of parables. 00:22:57.380 --> 00:22:57.700 So, 00:22:58.380 --> 00:22:59.099 we still have 00:22:59.099 --> 00:22:59.660 these three things. 00:22:59.740 --> 00:23:00.319 I wanted to share 00:23:00.319 --> 00:23:01.460 that as something 00:23:01.460 --> 00:23:02.460 that's important 00:23:02.460 --> 00:23:03.680 for when it comes 00:23:03.680 --> 00:23:04.240 to sharing 00:23:04.240 --> 00:23:04.740 our faith 00:23:04.740 --> 00:23:05.279 with others. 00:23:05.920 --> 00:23:06.380 Well, 00:23:06.400 --> 00:23:07.119 the most important 00:23:07.119 --> 00:23:07.640 thing, right, 00:23:07.640 --> 00:23:08.759 receive the word, 00:23:08.880 --> 00:23:09.060 right? 00:23:09.220 --> 00:23:10.460 Christ being 00:23:10.460 --> 00:23:11.240 the word. 00:23:11.940 --> 00:23:12.620 Christ being 00:23:12.620 --> 00:23:13.580 the solid rock, 00:23:13.700 --> 00:23:14.480 the foundation. 00:23:15.020 --> 00:23:15.680 In other words, 00:23:16.040 --> 00:23:17.640 receive salvation. 00:23:19.300 --> 00:23:20.200 Let it take 00:23:20.200 --> 00:23:20.800 roots, 00:23:21.380 --> 00:23:22.380 grow in it, 00:23:22.460 --> 00:23:23.200 and produce 00:23:23.200 --> 00:23:23.820 fruits. 00:23:24.460 --> 00:23:25.660 Treasure the kingdom. 00:23:25.880 --> 00:23:27.060 Treasure what you have. 00:23:27.140 --> 00:23:27.900 Don't take it 00:23:27.900 --> 00:23:28.460 for granted. 00:23:29.300 --> 00:23:30.740 The very salvation 00:23:30.740 --> 00:23:31.540 that we have 00:23:31.540 --> 00:23:33.140 by you believing 00:23:33.140 --> 00:23:34.320 in Jesus Christ. 00:23:34.400 --> 00:23:34.780 The death, 00:23:34.960 --> 00:23:35.220 burial, 00:23:35.220 --> 00:23:35.920 and resurrection 00:23:35.920 --> 00:23:37.080 is the single 00:23:37.080 --> 00:23:38.100 greatest decision 00:23:38.100 --> 00:23:38.900 that you could make 00:23:38.900 --> 00:23:39.800 that not only 00:23:39.800 --> 00:23:40.900 affects your life 00:23:40.900 --> 00:23:41.660 here on the earth, 00:23:41.740 --> 00:23:42.880 but has eternal 00:23:42.880 --> 00:23:43.740 consequences. 00:23:45.160 --> 00:23:45.320 Okay? 00:23:46.440 --> 00:23:47.320 Us choosing 00:23:47.320 --> 00:23:48.040 what we're going 00:23:48.040 --> 00:23:48.620 to eat 00:23:48.620 --> 00:23:49.440 or dress 00:23:49.440 --> 00:23:50.740 or what college 00:23:50.740 --> 00:23:51.360 we're going to 00:23:51.360 --> 00:23:52.280 has no 00:23:52.280 --> 00:23:54.080 eternal significance 00:23:54.080 --> 00:23:55.560 compared to that 00:23:55.560 --> 00:23:56.440 of believing 00:23:56.440 --> 00:23:57.500 in Jesus Christ. 00:23:57.500 --> 00:23:57.579 Christ. 00:23:58.359 --> 00:23:59.440 So receive 00:23:59.440 --> 00:24:00.140 the word, 00:24:00.259 --> 00:24:01.359 receive Christ, 00:24:01.559 --> 00:24:02.380 and treasure 00:24:02.380 --> 00:24:03.420 what you have. 00:24:03.619 --> 00:24:04.240 I've always 00:24:04.240 --> 00:24:05.440 found it so 00:24:05.440 --> 00:24:06.160 wonderful. 00:24:07.000 --> 00:24:07.480 Some of you 00:24:07.480 --> 00:24:08.200 may identify, 00:24:08.440 --> 00:24:09.259 you may know 00:24:09.259 --> 00:24:10.119 someone who just 00:24:10.119 --> 00:24:10.980 became a Christian, 00:24:11.180 --> 00:24:12.400 and they're so excited. 00:24:14.000 --> 00:24:14.920 And they say 00:24:14.920 --> 00:24:15.400 things like, 00:24:15.980 --> 00:24:16.660 I know Jesus 00:24:16.660 --> 00:24:17.339 saved me. 00:24:18.059 --> 00:24:18.920 I know Jesus 00:24:18.920 --> 00:24:19.559 loves me. 00:24:20.339 --> 00:24:20.920 I know that 00:24:20.920 --> 00:24:21.759 my sins are 00:24:21.759 --> 00:24:22.119 forgiven. 00:24:23.559 --> 00:24:24.059 And you're like, 00:24:24.140 --> 00:24:24.359 man, 00:24:24.720 --> 00:24:26.000 I hope I never 00:24:26.000 --> 00:24:27.339 lose that enthusiasm. 00:24:28.420 --> 00:24:29.059 I want to be 00:24:29.059 --> 00:24:29.740 like that new 00:24:29.740 --> 00:24:30.920 believer who 00:24:30.920 --> 00:24:31.839 realizes the 00:24:31.839 --> 00:24:32.700 heaviness of the 00:24:32.700 --> 00:24:33.460 salvation they've 00:24:33.460 --> 00:24:33.759 received. 00:24:34.000 --> 00:24:34.660 May we never 00:24:34.660 --> 00:24:35.599 grow cold or 00:24:35.599 --> 00:24:36.319 bitter towards 00:24:36.319 --> 00:24:36.480 that. 00:24:36.720 --> 00:24:37.660 May we appreciate 00:24:37.660 --> 00:24:38.480 the treasure, 00:24:38.819 --> 00:24:39.660 the pearl of 00:24:39.660 --> 00:24:40.400 great price, 00:24:40.680 --> 00:24:41.779 the very word 00:24:41.779 --> 00:24:42.440 that we have 00:24:42.440 --> 00:24:43.019 received, 00:24:43.240 --> 00:24:44.039 the salvation 00:24:44.039 --> 00:24:44.779 that we hold 00:24:44.779 --> 00:24:45.039 dear. 00:24:45.299 --> 00:24:45.920 May we hang 00:24:45.920 --> 00:24:46.599 on to it. 00:24:47.200 --> 00:24:47.920 So ready your 00:24:47.920 --> 00:24:48.980 heart to respond 00:24:48.980 --> 00:24:49.619 to the gospel. 00:24:49.900 --> 00:24:51.220 Seek God, 00:24:51.400 --> 00:24:52.079 respond to the 00:24:52.079 --> 00:24:52.619 invitation, 00:24:52.920 --> 00:24:54.099 cast your stone, 00:24:54.500 --> 00:24:55.019 enter through 00:24:55.019 --> 00:24:55.519 the gates. 00:24:55.680 --> 00:24:56.259 All of this 00:24:56.259 --> 00:24:57.480 is very similar 00:24:57.480 --> 00:24:58.099 language. 00:24:58.940 --> 00:24:59.660 Believe in the 00:24:59.660 --> 00:25:00.220 Lord and be 00:25:00.220 --> 00:25:00.660 saved. 00:25:01.660 --> 00:25:02.700 Let go of the 00:25:02.700 --> 00:25:03.779 former life and 00:25:03.779 --> 00:25:04.339 the former 00:25:04.339 --> 00:25:04.759 things. 00:25:05.079 --> 00:25:06.140 Let God work 00:25:06.140 --> 00:25:06.839 in and through 00:25:06.839 --> 00:25:07.140 you. 00:25:07.880 --> 00:25:08.339 The second 00:25:08.339 --> 00:25:09.460 thing then is 00:25:09.460 --> 00:25:10.420 to steward your 00:25:10.420 --> 00:25:12.019 life and count 00:25:12.019 --> 00:25:12.559 the cost, 00:25:12.680 --> 00:25:12.860 right? 00:25:14.220 --> 00:25:14.740 Steward 00:25:14.740 --> 00:25:15.400 everything that 00:25:15.400 --> 00:25:15.860 you have. 00:25:17.000 --> 00:25:17.360 Do it. 00:25:18.099 --> 00:25:19.000 If God gives 00:25:19.000 --> 00:25:19.980 you everything, 00:25:20.640 --> 00:25:21.360 won't you give 00:25:21.360 --> 00:25:22.079 but a little bit 00:25:22.079 --> 00:25:22.740 back to him? 00:25:23.620 --> 00:25:23.880 That's, 00:25:24.079 --> 00:25:24.579 I remember 00:25:24.579 --> 00:25:25.319 learning that 00:25:25.319 --> 00:25:26.599 when I became 00:25:26.599 --> 00:25:27.180 a new Christian 00:25:27.180 --> 00:25:27.700 and I hated 00:25:27.700 --> 00:25:27.940 that. 00:25:28.019 --> 00:25:28.220 I'm like, 00:25:28.259 --> 00:25:28.519 what do you 00:25:28.519 --> 00:25:28.779 mean? 00:25:29.339 --> 00:25:29.819 But when you 00:25:29.819 --> 00:25:30.400 really think 00:25:30.400 --> 00:25:30.920 about it, 00:25:31.700 --> 00:25:32.339 write down 00:25:32.339 --> 00:25:33.680 every blessing 00:25:33.680 --> 00:25:34.480 that you have. 00:25:35.380 --> 00:25:35.720 Write down 00:25:35.720 --> 00:25:36.259 every gift 00:25:36.259 --> 00:25:36.839 that you have 00:25:36.839 --> 00:25:37.339 and just think 00:25:37.339 --> 00:25:37.720 for a moment. 00:25:37.799 --> 00:25:38.519 Take inventory 00:25:38.519 --> 00:25:39.140 of that. 00:25:40.019 --> 00:25:40.640 What can I 00:25:40.640 --> 00:25:41.120 give back 00:25:41.120 --> 00:25:41.620 to the Lord? 00:25:42.700 --> 00:25:43.700 So your time, 00:25:43.839 --> 00:25:44.120 talent, 00:25:44.220 --> 00:25:44.660 your treasure, 00:25:44.799 --> 00:25:45.480 your very life, 00:25:45.559 --> 00:25:46.019 your mina, 00:25:46.220 --> 00:25:47.140 follow in the 00:25:47.140 --> 00:25:48.120 footsteps of Christ 00:25:48.120 --> 00:25:48.799 and honor the 00:25:48.799 --> 00:25:49.000 King. 00:25:49.000 --> 00:25:49.940 It's just like 00:25:49.940 --> 00:25:50.299 when we've 00:25:50.299 --> 00:25:50.980 talked so much 00:25:50.980 --> 00:25:51.799 about parables, 00:25:52.059 --> 00:25:53.339 about this idea 00:25:53.339 --> 00:25:54.380 that we are 00:25:54.380 --> 00:25:56.059 to build 00:25:56.059 --> 00:25:57.000 upon the 00:25:57.000 --> 00:25:58.279 solid rock, 00:25:58.619 --> 00:25:59.059 right? 00:25:59.099 --> 00:25:59.579 We are to 00:25:59.579 --> 00:26:00.279 build our 00:26:00.279 --> 00:26:00.720 house. 00:26:00.900 --> 00:26:01.660 Or just like 00:26:01.660 --> 00:26:02.119 even how 00:26:02.119 --> 00:26:02.839 scripture says 00:26:02.839 --> 00:26:03.299 we are to 00:26:03.299 --> 00:26:04.400 have treasures 00:26:04.400 --> 00:26:05.039 in heaven. 00:26:05.799 --> 00:26:06.640 Let us be 00:26:06.640 --> 00:26:07.880 reminded that 00:26:07.880 --> 00:26:09.299 we are saved 00:26:09.299 --> 00:26:10.000 by grace 00:26:10.000 --> 00:26:11.420 through faith. 00:26:11.940 --> 00:26:12.660 We are not 00:26:12.660 --> 00:26:13.599 saved by 00:26:13.599 --> 00:26:14.980 what we do. 00:26:15.579 --> 00:26:16.599 We are saved 00:26:16.599 --> 00:26:17.359 by what has 00:26:17.359 --> 00:26:17.940 been done. 00:26:17.940 --> 00:26:19.240 We have 00:26:19.240 --> 00:26:19.920 been saved 00:26:19.920 --> 00:26:20.519 by grace 00:26:20.519 --> 00:26:21.420 through faith 00:26:21.420 --> 00:26:22.420 so that 00:26:22.420 --> 00:26:23.680 we can do 00:26:23.680 --> 00:26:24.660 good in 00:26:24.660 --> 00:26:25.019 the name 00:26:25.019 --> 00:26:25.600 of Christ. 00:26:26.100 --> 00:26:26.559 And that's 00:26:26.559 --> 00:26:27.200 very powerful. 00:26:27.559 --> 00:26:28.539 It can be 00:26:28.539 --> 00:26:29.259 convicting for 00:26:29.259 --> 00:26:29.620 sure. 00:26:30.960 --> 00:26:31.740 Build upon 00:26:31.740 --> 00:26:32.240 the rock 00:26:32.240 --> 00:26:33.759 and let 00:26:33.759 --> 00:26:35.000 God work 00:26:35.000 --> 00:26:35.340 in and 00:26:35.340 --> 00:26:35.720 through you. 00:26:35.940 --> 00:26:36.200 Journey 00:26:36.200 --> 00:26:37.320 with Christ 00:26:37.320 --> 00:26:37.740 in your 00:26:37.740 --> 00:26:38.580 spiritual walk. 00:26:38.940 --> 00:26:39.299 Be a 00:26:39.299 --> 00:26:39.779 hearer 00:26:39.779 --> 00:26:40.580 and a 00:26:40.580 --> 00:26:40.960 doer. 00:26:41.779 --> 00:26:42.000 Choose 00:26:42.000 --> 00:26:42.400 the rock 00:26:42.400 --> 00:26:42.820 over the 00:26:42.820 --> 00:26:43.500 sand as 00:26:43.500 --> 00:26:43.740 well. 00:26:44.860 --> 00:26:45.460 And then 00:26:45.460 --> 00:26:45.920 finally, 00:26:46.240 --> 00:26:46.600 practice 00:26:46.600 --> 00:26:47.200 love, 00:26:47.539 --> 00:26:47.840 mercy, 00:26:48.100 --> 00:26:48.420 prayer, 00:26:48.559 --> 00:26:48.980 and shine. 00:26:49.080 --> 00:26:49.320 Of course, 00:26:49.380 --> 00:26:49.740 there's other 00:26:49.740 --> 00:26:50.120 things. 00:26:50.920 --> 00:26:51.580 Speak the 00:26:51.580 --> 00:26:52.039 truth in 00:26:52.039 --> 00:26:52.420 love. 00:26:53.240 --> 00:26:53.680 Be an 00:26:53.680 --> 00:26:54.460 ambassador for 00:26:54.460 --> 00:26:54.740 Christ. 00:26:54.820 --> 00:26:55.120 There's so 00:26:55.120 --> 00:26:55.620 many different 00:26:55.620 --> 00:26:56.340 things in 00:26:56.340 --> 00:26:56.640 this. 00:26:57.500 --> 00:26:57.860 In other 00:26:57.860 --> 00:26:58.100 words, 00:26:58.200 --> 00:26:58.779 it's being 00:26:58.779 --> 00:26:59.779 Christ-like. 00:27:00.759 --> 00:27:01.240 It's 00:27:01.240 --> 00:27:02.799 considering how 00:27:02.799 --> 00:27:04.660 you speak 00:27:04.660 --> 00:27:05.380 to people. 00:27:06.140 --> 00:27:06.640 It's 00:27:06.640 --> 00:27:07.539 considering how 00:27:07.539 --> 00:27:08.720 you act, 00:27:08.840 --> 00:27:09.640 your words 00:27:09.640 --> 00:27:09.960 and your 00:27:09.960 --> 00:27:10.320 deeds, 00:27:10.420 --> 00:27:10.880 your words 00:27:10.880 --> 00:27:11.160 and your 00:27:11.160 --> 00:27:11.559 actions, 00:27:11.680 --> 00:27:12.059 but even 00:27:12.059 --> 00:27:12.519 your very 00:27:12.519 --> 00:27:13.160 presence 00:27:13.160 --> 00:27:13.279 life. 00:27:13.640 --> 00:27:14.519 When you 00:27:14.519 --> 00:27:15.279 are with 00:27:15.279 --> 00:27:15.759 someone, 00:27:16.820 --> 00:27:17.700 how are you 00:27:17.700 --> 00:27:18.620 exhibiting the 00:27:18.620 --> 00:27:19.200 light of 00:27:19.200 --> 00:27:20.080 Christ towards 00:27:20.080 --> 00:27:20.560 others? 00:27:21.080 --> 00:27:21.540 And we 00:27:21.540 --> 00:27:22.140 have these 00:27:22.140 --> 00:27:22.960 parables to 00:27:22.960 --> 00:27:23.759 help us 00:27:23.759 --> 00:27:25.000 to see 00:27:25.000 --> 00:27:25.480 examples. 00:27:26.420 --> 00:27:27.120 We think 00:27:27.120 --> 00:27:28.160 of putting 00:27:28.160 --> 00:27:29.300 our lamp 00:27:29.300 --> 00:27:30.080 on a stand 00:27:30.080 --> 00:27:30.500 and letting 00:27:30.500 --> 00:27:31.080 it shine. 00:27:31.640 --> 00:27:32.220 Let what 00:27:32.220 --> 00:27:32.860 you do 00:27:32.860 --> 00:27:33.960 point to 00:27:33.960 --> 00:27:34.420 the Father. 00:27:35.740 --> 00:27:36.480 Your very 00:27:36.480 --> 00:27:37.140 life can 00:27:37.140 --> 00:27:38.000 have such a 00:27:38.000 --> 00:27:38.980 profound impact 00:27:38.980 --> 00:27:39.400 on other 00:27:39.400 --> 00:27:39.800 people. 00:27:40.740 --> 00:27:41.320 From the 00:27:41.320 --> 00:27:41.700 everyday, 00:27:42.320 --> 00:27:42.680 the people 00:27:42.680 --> 00:27:43.380 we meet at 00:27:43.380 --> 00:27:43.840 the gas 00:27:43.840 --> 00:27:44.200 station, 00:27:44.300 --> 00:27:44.840 whether it's 00:27:44.840 --> 00:27:45.759 Shell or 00:27:45.759 --> 00:27:46.480 Maverick or 00:27:46.480 --> 00:27:47.040 whatever it 00:27:47.040 --> 00:27:47.220 is, 00:27:47.440 --> 00:27:47.880 wherever it 00:27:47.880 --> 00:27:48.259 is you go 00:27:48.259 --> 00:27:48.540 to get 00:27:48.540 --> 00:27:48.980 gas, 00:27:49.080 --> 00:27:49.300 right? 00:27:49.800 --> 00:27:50.280 Or wherever 00:27:50.280 --> 00:27:50.940 you shop, 00:27:51.380 --> 00:27:52.180 your co-workers, 00:27:52.480 --> 00:27:53.140 students that 00:27:53.140 --> 00:27:53.560 you know, 00:27:53.880 --> 00:27:54.720 different things 00:27:54.720 --> 00:27:55.560 you can exhibit 00:27:55.560 --> 00:27:56.340 the light, 00:27:56.480 --> 00:27:56.620 love, 00:27:56.680 --> 00:27:56.960 and truth. 00:27:57.040 --> 00:27:57.519 So this is 00:27:57.519 --> 00:27:58.060 part of what 00:27:58.060 --> 00:27:58.560 we found. 00:27:58.980 --> 00:27:59.300 Love, 00:27:59.600 --> 00:27:59.940 mercy, 00:28:00.300 --> 00:28:00.440 right? 00:28:01.000 --> 00:28:01.400 Prayer, 00:28:01.860 --> 00:28:02.519 and let your 00:28:02.519 --> 00:28:03.360 light shine. 00:28:04.700 --> 00:28:05.120 And so, 00:28:05.700 --> 00:28:06.700 be encouraged 00:28:06.700 --> 00:28:07.340 by all of 00:28:07.340 --> 00:28:07.640 this. 00:28:08.519 --> 00:28:09.280 That God 00:28:09.279 --> 00:28:10.139 is that 00:28:10.139 --> 00:28:11.039 Jesus Christ 00:28:11.039 --> 00:28:11.700 is the 00:28:11.700 --> 00:28:12.339 good shepherd. 00:28:13.079 --> 00:28:13.680 That Jesus 00:28:13.680 --> 00:28:14.539 Christ is 00:28:14.539 --> 00:28:15.099 the way, 00:28:15.259 --> 00:28:15.740 the truth, 00:28:15.899 --> 00:28:16.599 and the 00:28:16.599 --> 00:28:17.019 life. 00:28:18.180 --> 00:28:18.599 Let us 00:28:18.599 --> 00:28:19.559 continue to 00:28:19.559 --> 00:28:20.720 grow and 00:28:20.720 --> 00:28:21.440 to make a 00:28:21.440 --> 00:28:22.299 greater impact 00:28:22.299 --> 00:28:22.960 for Christ. 00:28:23.279 --> 00:28:23.819 Let us 00:28:23.819 --> 00:28:25.519 consider the 00:28:25.519 --> 00:28:26.019 words we 00:28:26.019 --> 00:28:26.420 speak, 00:28:26.759 --> 00:28:27.339 the actions 00:28:27.339 --> 00:28:27.879 that we do 00:28:27.879 --> 00:28:28.500 for others. 00:28:29.139 --> 00:28:29.279 Now, 00:28:29.359 --> 00:28:29.639 granted, 00:28:30.259 --> 00:28:30.879 we're not 00:28:30.879 --> 00:28:31.200 going to be 00:28:31.200 --> 00:28:31.579 perfect, 00:28:31.700 --> 00:28:31.899 right? 00:28:33.899 --> 00:28:34.539 But we 00:28:34.539 --> 00:28:35.460 still continue 00:28:35.460 --> 00:28:36.379 to do the 00:28:36.379 --> 00:28:37.139 work for 00:28:37.139 --> 00:28:37.519 Christ. 00:28:37.519 --> 00:28:38.859 I want 00:28:38.859 --> 00:28:39.119 to go 00:28:39.119 --> 00:28:39.879 ahead and 00:28:39.879 --> 00:28:40.680 shift over 00:28:40.680 --> 00:28:41.039 for a 00:28:41.039 --> 00:28:41.319 moment, 00:28:41.319 --> 00:28:43.039 if we 00:28:43.039 --> 00:28:43.379 can put 00:28:43.379 --> 00:28:43.680 the 00:28:43.680 --> 00:28:44.279 revelation 00:28:44.279 --> 00:28:44.879 slide 00:28:44.879 --> 00:28:45.500 coming up. 00:28:47.000 --> 00:28:47.639 Now, 00:28:47.799 --> 00:28:48.059 in 00:28:48.059 --> 00:28:48.980 studying, 00:28:50.180 --> 00:28:50.480 preaching, 00:28:50.799 --> 00:28:51.379 and teaching 00:28:51.379 --> 00:28:52.099 the parables 00:28:52.099 --> 00:28:52.879 of Christ, 00:28:53.460 --> 00:28:56.279 this next 00:28:56.279 --> 00:28:56.519 week, 00:28:56.599 --> 00:28:56.980 we're having 00:28:56.980 --> 00:28:57.759 our 80th 00:28:57.759 --> 00:28:58.339 anniversary. 00:28:59.359 --> 00:28:59.980 The following 00:28:59.980 --> 00:29:00.359 week, 00:29:00.480 --> 00:29:01.079 on September 00:29:01.079 --> 00:29:01.879 21st, 00:29:01.879 --> 00:29:02.299 we will be 00:29:02.299 --> 00:29:03.319 getting a 00:29:03.319 --> 00:29:04.000 new sermon 00:29:04.000 --> 00:29:05.519 series on 00:29:05.519 --> 00:29:06.200 revelation. 00:29:07.380 --> 00:29:08.180 The parable 00:29:08.180 --> 00:29:08.900 series was 00:29:08.900 --> 00:29:09.220 called 00:29:09.220 --> 00:29:09.940 Thy Kingdom 00:29:09.940 --> 00:29:10.359 Come. 00:29:10.940 --> 00:29:11.539 This is the 00:29:11.539 --> 00:29:12.559 continuation of 00:29:12.559 --> 00:29:12.799 this, 00:29:13.000 --> 00:29:13.680 Thy Will 00:29:13.680 --> 00:29:14.180 Be Done, 00:29:14.660 --> 00:29:15.579 the final 00:29:15.579 --> 00:29:16.519 parables of 00:29:16.519 --> 00:29:17.059 the kingdom 00:29:17.059 --> 00:29:18.339 going over 00:29:18.339 --> 00:29:18.900 revelation. 00:29:20.539 --> 00:29:21.539 The reason 00:29:21.539 --> 00:29:22.380 for this is 00:29:22.380 --> 00:29:23.660 because so 00:29:23.660 --> 00:29:24.440 much of the 00:29:24.440 --> 00:29:25.240 language in 00:29:25.240 --> 00:29:25.839 revelation 00:29:25.839 --> 00:29:26.960 can be 00:29:26.960 --> 00:29:27.720 understood 00:29:27.720 --> 00:29:29.079 by what we 00:29:29.079 --> 00:29:30.200 learn from 00:29:30.200 --> 00:29:30.700 parables. 00:29:31.420 --> 00:29:32.180 Let me give 00:29:32.180 --> 00:29:32.579 you a couple 00:29:32.579 --> 00:29:33.420 examples here. 00:29:34.000 --> 00:29:36.799 we had 00:29:36.799 --> 00:29:37.299 the 00:29:37.299 --> 00:29:39.460 ten 00:29:39.460 --> 00:29:40.000 virgins 00:29:40.000 --> 00:29:41.279 that were 00:29:41.279 --> 00:29:41.920 holding their 00:29:41.920 --> 00:29:42.839 lamps full 00:29:42.839 --> 00:29:43.359 of oil, 00:29:44.319 --> 00:29:44.500 right, 00:29:44.619 --> 00:29:45.059 representing 00:29:45.059 --> 00:29:45.579 the Holy 00:29:45.579 --> 00:29:46.119 Spirit, 00:29:46.819 --> 00:29:47.440 much like 00:29:47.440 --> 00:29:47.940 how we 00:29:47.940 --> 00:29:48.619 have the 00:29:48.619 --> 00:29:49.500 churches in 00:29:49.500 --> 00:29:50.019 revelation 00:29:50.019 --> 00:29:51.220 and their 00:29:51.220 --> 00:29:52.500 lampstands. 00:29:53.039 --> 00:29:53.779 Very 00:29:53.779 --> 00:29:54.460 similar 00:29:54.460 --> 00:29:55.700 language to 00:29:55.700 --> 00:29:56.039 what we 00:29:56.039 --> 00:29:56.460 have learned 00:29:56.460 --> 00:29:57.220 in parables. 00:29:58.019 --> 00:29:58.740 We also 00:29:58.740 --> 00:30:00.720 have the 00:30:00.720 --> 00:30:01.579 harvest and 00:30:01.579 --> 00:30:02.140 the city 00:30:02.140 --> 00:30:04.740 that there's 00:30:04.740 --> 00:30:05.180 so much 00:30:05.180 --> 00:30:05.640 about the 00:30:05.640 --> 00:30:06.520 final judgment 00:30:06.520 --> 00:30:07.080 and things 00:30:07.080 --> 00:30:07.580 that will 00:30:07.580 --> 00:30:08.000 happen. 00:30:08.300 --> 00:30:08.940 This is the 00:30:08.940 --> 00:30:09.500 continuation 00:30:09.500 --> 00:30:10.420 of that. 00:30:11.200 --> 00:30:12.060 We also 00:30:12.060 --> 00:30:12.700 have the 00:30:12.700 --> 00:30:14.000 unknown 00:30:14.000 --> 00:30:14.740 language where 00:30:14.740 --> 00:30:15.220 there's a lot 00:30:15.220 --> 00:30:15.940 of debate 00:30:15.940 --> 00:30:16.500 on the 00:30:16.500 --> 00:30:17.259 scrolls and 00:30:17.259 --> 00:30:18.000 the seals and 00:30:18.000 --> 00:30:18.660 the trumpets and 00:30:18.660 --> 00:30:19.100 the bowls. 00:30:19.220 --> 00:30:19.580 There's a lot 00:30:19.580 --> 00:30:20.200 of people asking 00:30:20.200 --> 00:30:20.900 which bowl 00:30:20.900 --> 00:30:21.660 means what, 00:30:22.200 --> 00:30:22.600 right? 00:30:23.100 --> 00:30:23.940 But a lot 00:30:23.940 --> 00:30:24.700 of that language 00:30:24.700 --> 00:30:25.720 is similar to 00:30:25.720 --> 00:30:26.860 God's plan for 00:30:26.860 --> 00:30:28.000 final judgment. 00:30:28.000 --> 00:30:29.420 I always 00:30:29.420 --> 00:30:30.019 found it very 00:30:30.019 --> 00:30:30.839 interesting when 00:30:30.839 --> 00:30:31.900 we look at 00:30:31.900 --> 00:30:32.440 the Old 00:30:32.440 --> 00:30:34.299 Testament and 00:30:34.299 --> 00:30:35.400 how when you 00:30:35.400 --> 00:30:36.259 have the story 00:30:36.259 --> 00:30:37.359 of Moses, 00:30:37.660 --> 00:30:38.119 right, and 00:30:38.119 --> 00:30:39.079 the people of 00:30:39.079 --> 00:30:39.859 God in Egypt 00:30:39.859 --> 00:30:40.619 and all of the 00:30:40.619 --> 00:30:41.240 plagues that 00:30:41.240 --> 00:30:41.900 happened, how 00:30:41.900 --> 00:30:42.759 they're almost 00:30:42.759 --> 00:30:44.420 exactly identical 00:30:44.420 --> 00:30:45.779 to the judgments 00:30:45.779 --> 00:30:46.819 in revelation. 00:30:47.519 --> 00:30:48.099 That's 00:30:48.099 --> 00:30:48.700 fascinating. 00:30:49.099 --> 00:30:49.960 Like a lot 00:30:49.960 --> 00:30:50.279 of that 00:30:50.279 --> 00:30:51.180 apocalyptic 00:30:51.180 --> 00:30:52.359 language that's 00:30:52.359 --> 00:30:54.619 happening goes 00:30:54.619 --> 00:30:55.460 right into 00:30:55.460 --> 00:30:56.319 what we see 00:30:56.319 --> 00:30:57.039 in revelation. 00:30:58.000 --> 00:30:59.559 We also have 00:30:59.559 --> 00:31:00.579 the lamb and 00:31:00.579 --> 00:31:01.079 the shepherd 00:31:01.079 --> 00:31:01.900 from revelation 00:31:01.900 --> 00:31:03.480 five, just 00:31:03.480 --> 00:31:04.460 like how there's 00:31:04.460 --> 00:31:05.859 the parable of 00:31:05.859 --> 00:31:07.200 the good shepherd 00:31:07.200 --> 00:31:08.440 who takes care 00:31:08.440 --> 00:31:09.380 of his sheep. 00:31:09.880 --> 00:31:10.720 Very similar 00:31:10.720 --> 00:31:11.119 in there. 00:31:11.660 --> 00:31:12.460 You also have 00:31:12.460 --> 00:31:13.339 the marriage 00:31:13.339 --> 00:31:14.240 supper and the 00:31:14.240 --> 00:31:15.140 white garments. 00:31:16.059 --> 00:31:16.880 That's interesting, 00:31:17.039 --> 00:31:17.259 right? 00:31:17.460 --> 00:31:18.539 Just like how we 00:31:18.539 --> 00:31:19.519 talked about the 00:31:19.519 --> 00:31:21.119 wedding feast and 00:31:21.119 --> 00:31:22.039 the great banquet 00:31:22.039 --> 00:31:23.420 and being in 00:31:23.420 --> 00:31:24.480 preparation for 00:31:24.480 --> 00:31:25.200 the return of 00:31:25.200 --> 00:31:25.960 the bridegroom. 00:31:26.559 --> 00:31:27.359 So many 00:31:27.359 --> 00:31:28.419 similarities in 00:31:28.419 --> 00:31:28.639 there. 00:31:29.379 --> 00:31:30.159 So we have 00:31:30.159 --> 00:31:30.519 that. 00:31:30.639 --> 00:31:32.679 We have the 00:31:32.679 --> 00:31:33.859 books open and 00:31:33.859 --> 00:31:34.579 the reward. 00:31:34.919 --> 00:31:35.639 We have the 00:31:35.639 --> 00:31:36.539 sickle and the 00:31:36.539 --> 00:31:38.039 throne talking 00:31:38.039 --> 00:31:38.579 about the 00:31:38.579 --> 00:31:39.139 separation, 00:31:39.399 --> 00:31:39.539 right? 00:31:39.679 --> 00:31:40.459 Talking about 00:31:40.459 --> 00:31:41.419 the final 00:31:41.419 --> 00:31:42.119 sorting of 00:31:42.119 --> 00:31:42.879 judgment, just 00:31:42.879 --> 00:31:43.519 like we talked 00:31:43.519 --> 00:31:43.979 about the 00:31:43.979 --> 00:31:44.919 sorting of 00:31:44.919 --> 00:31:45.899 the fish, the 00:31:45.899 --> 00:31:46.919 separation of 00:31:46.919 --> 00:31:47.639 the wheat and 00:31:47.639 --> 00:31:49.059 the tares, the 00:31:49.059 --> 00:31:49.939 sheep and the 00:31:49.939 --> 00:31:50.279 goats. 00:31:51.159 --> 00:31:52.099 We even have 00:31:52.099 --> 00:31:53.359 the, we talk 00:31:53.359 --> 00:31:54.719 about counterfeit 00:31:54.719 --> 00:31:55.319 rule, right? 00:31:55.319 --> 00:31:56.259 The dragon, the 00:31:56.259 --> 00:31:56.879 beast, the 00:31:56.879 --> 00:31:57.859 false prophet and 00:31:57.859 --> 00:31:58.439 the mark. 00:31:59.559 --> 00:32:00.679 And even the 00:32:00.679 --> 00:32:01.500 river and the 00:32:01.500 --> 00:32:02.759 tree of life. 00:32:03.700 --> 00:32:04.740 So many things 00:32:04.740 --> 00:32:05.799 are connected in 00:32:05.799 --> 00:32:07.559 there that we 00:32:07.559 --> 00:32:08.379 will go over. 00:32:08.379 --> 00:32:09.079 It should be 00:32:09.079 --> 00:32:10.579 about a 40 00:32:10.579 --> 00:32:12.319 week, 40, 42 00:32:12.319 --> 00:32:13.179 week sermon 00:32:13.179 --> 00:32:14.460 series going 00:32:14.460 --> 00:32:15.319 over revelation 00:32:15.319 --> 00:32:16.200 and we will see 00:32:16.200 --> 00:32:16.859 not only the 00:32:16.859 --> 00:32:17.819 connections within 00:32:17.819 --> 00:32:18.859 the parabolic 00:32:18.859 --> 00:32:19.899 language from the 00:32:19.899 --> 00:32:20.559 teachings of 00:32:20.559 --> 00:32:21.819 Christ, but also 00:32:21.819 --> 00:32:23.000 how revelation is 00:32:23.000 --> 00:32:23.759 connected with 00:32:23.759 --> 00:32:24.279 other things. 00:32:24.619 --> 00:32:25.500 We are not 00:32:25.500 --> 00:32:27.420 going to focus 00:32:27.420 --> 00:32:28.000 on the things 00:32:28.000 --> 00:32:28.700 that divide us 00:32:28.700 --> 00:32:29.019 because I 00:32:29.019 --> 00:32:31.160 realize, don't 00:32:31.160 --> 00:32:31.819 raise your hand 00:32:31.819 --> 00:32:32.559 here, I know 00:32:32.559 --> 00:32:33.740 revelation is one 00:32:33.740 --> 00:32:34.180 of the most 00:32:34.180 --> 00:32:35.240 debated on books. 00:32:35.400 --> 00:32:36.039 Pastor, what are 00:32:36.039 --> 00:32:36.480 you doing 00:32:36.480 --> 00:32:37.759 preaching revelation? 00:32:37.940 --> 00:32:38.279 Do you want to 00:32:38.279 --> 00:32:39.140 divide this church 00:32:39.140 --> 00:32:39.839 or not, right? 00:32:40.299 --> 00:32:41.099 You have 00:32:41.099 --> 00:32:42.059 different perspectives, 00:32:42.299 --> 00:32:43.140 amillennial versus 00:32:43.140 --> 00:32:44.140 premillennial versus 00:32:44.140 --> 00:32:45.200 postmillennial versus 00:32:45.200 --> 00:32:46.240 rapture versus no 00:32:46.240 --> 00:32:47.660 rapture versus is 00:32:47.660 --> 00:32:48.799 the mark of the 00:32:48.799 --> 00:32:50.039 beast the barcode, 00:32:50.660 --> 00:32:50.980 right? 00:32:51.200 --> 00:32:52.400 You have so many 00:32:52.400 --> 00:32:53.180 different things, 00:32:53.180 --> 00:32:53.440 right? 00:32:53.640 --> 00:32:54.480 Is the beast 00:32:54.480 --> 00:32:55.120 America? 00:32:55.440 --> 00:32:56.340 Is the beast 00:32:56.340 --> 00:32:56.820 Russia? 00:32:57.400 --> 00:32:58.380 It goes on and 00:32:58.380 --> 00:32:58.700 on. 00:32:59.360 --> 00:33:00.140 But what we are 00:33:00.140 --> 00:33:01.500 going to do is 00:33:01.500 --> 00:33:02.600 look at where 00:33:02.600 --> 00:33:03.700 are the patterns, 00:33:04.360 --> 00:33:05.220 where are the 00:33:05.220 --> 00:33:06.360 connections within 00:33:06.360 --> 00:33:07.820 scripture and what 00:33:07.820 --> 00:33:08.799 can we as 00:33:08.799 --> 00:33:10.360 Christians, as new 00:33:10.360 --> 00:33:11.200 believers, as 00:33:11.200 --> 00:33:12.380 existing Christians, 00:33:12.539 --> 00:33:13.980 how can we grow 00:33:13.980 --> 00:33:15.620 and view revelation 00:33:15.620 --> 00:33:17.440 as the final 00:33:17.440 --> 00:33:18.080 parable? 00:33:18.180 --> 00:33:19.019 That's why I put 00:33:19.019 --> 00:33:20.600 it, final parables 00:33:20.600 --> 00:33:21.620 of the kingdom 00:33:21.619 --> 00:33:22.479 because the 00:33:22.479 --> 00:33:23.059 apocalyptic 00:33:23.059 --> 00:33:24.259 language is 00:33:24.259 --> 00:33:25.319 very similar 00:33:25.319 --> 00:33:26.539 to parabolic 00:33:26.539 --> 00:33:27.159 language. 00:33:27.979 --> 00:33:28.659 And so I have 00:33:28.659 --> 00:33:29.259 to tell you as 00:33:29.259 --> 00:33:30.079 your pastor, I'm 00:33:30.079 --> 00:33:31.819 very excited to 00:33:31.819 --> 00:33:32.619 go over this 00:33:32.619 --> 00:33:33.059 series. 00:33:33.299 --> 00:33:33.799 It will be 00:33:33.799 --> 00:33:34.179 different. 00:33:34.939 --> 00:33:36.059 It won't be the 00:33:36.059 --> 00:33:36.879 typical, you 00:33:36.879 --> 00:33:38.639 know, the beast 00:33:38.639 --> 00:33:39.339 is, you know, the 00:33:39.339 --> 00:33:40.879 antichrist is so-and-so 00:33:40.879 --> 00:33:42.259 celebrity or so-and-so 00:33:42.259 --> 00:33:43.579 politician, right? 00:33:43.599 --> 00:33:44.619 We're not going to 00:33:44.619 --> 00:33:45.779 necessarily go into 00:33:45.779 --> 00:33:47.099 that, but what does 00:33:47.099 --> 00:33:47.759 it mean? 00:33:48.680 --> 00:33:49.480 What does the 00:33:49.480 --> 00:33:50.500 antichrist mean? 00:33:50.599 --> 00:33:51.180 What does the 00:33:51.180 --> 00:33:52.079 mark mean? 00:33:52.480 --> 00:33:53.379 What does it mean 00:33:53.379 --> 00:33:54.319 in scripture, for 00:33:54.319 --> 00:33:55.160 example, when it 00:33:55.160 --> 00:33:56.480 says, blessed is the 00:33:56.480 --> 00:33:57.799 man who washes his 00:33:57.799 --> 00:33:58.299 robe? 00:33:59.779 --> 00:34:00.259 What? 00:34:01.940 --> 00:34:03.019 I've got to wash 00:34:03.019 --> 00:34:03.879 my laundry and I'll 00:34:03.879 --> 00:34:05.440 be blessed and make 00:34:05.440 --> 00:34:05.940 them white? 00:34:06.220 --> 00:34:06.559 No. 00:34:07.019 --> 00:34:07.460 There's so much 00:34:07.460 --> 00:34:08.320 more than that, 00:34:08.400 --> 00:34:08.659 right? 00:34:09.000 --> 00:34:09.960 Or when we think 00:34:09.960 --> 00:34:11.239 of just all of this 00:34:11.239 --> 00:34:12.920 language, we can find 00:34:12.920 --> 00:34:13.900 a wonderful 00:34:13.900 --> 00:34:15.300 understanding for our 00:34:15.300 --> 00:34:16.640 growth and in our 00:34:16.640 --> 00:34:18.440 preparation for things 00:34:18.440 --> 00:34:19.400 that are to come. 00:34:20.240 --> 00:34:21.300 And so I hope that 00:34:21.300 --> 00:34:22.920 you guys will come to 00:34:22.920 --> 00:34:24.140 as we begin our 00:34:24.140 --> 00:34:25.260 revelation series in 00:34:25.260 --> 00:34:27.340 two weeks and what a 00:34:27.340 --> 00:34:28.260 great way to start 00:34:28.260 --> 00:34:29.560 after celebrating our 00:34:29.560 --> 00:34:30.039 80th year. 00:34:30.140 --> 00:34:30.280 Amen? 00:34:31.340 --> 00:34:31.780 Amen. 00:34:31.940 --> 00:34:32.600 Well, let's go ahead 00:34:32.600 --> 00:34:33.480 and pray together and 00:34:33.480 --> 00:34:34.500 we'll go ahead and 00:34:34.500 --> 00:34:35.840 we'll close it out. 00:34:36.820 --> 00:34:38.100 Our final thing I want 00:34:38.100 --> 00:34:38.420 to say. 00:34:39.220 --> 00:34:41.280 Let us remember the 00:34:41.280 --> 00:34:41.700 patterns. 00:34:42.380 --> 00:34:44.260 When we find things 00:34:44.260 --> 00:34:45.100 that are interconnected 00:34:45.100 --> 00:34:46.300 with the Word of God, 00:34:46.360 --> 00:34:47.160 we consider the 00:34:47.160 --> 00:34:47.660 context. 00:34:48.200 --> 00:34:48.840 We've got to know 00:34:48.840 --> 00:34:49.800 what's going on in the 00:34:49.800 --> 00:34:50.640 surrounding verses. 00:34:51.060 --> 00:34:52.860 But we've also got to 00:34:52.860 --> 00:34:55.300 see where is this 00:34:55.300 --> 00:34:56.600 connected within the 00:34:56.600 --> 00:34:58.160 entire body of 00:34:58.160 --> 00:34:58.860 Scripture, right? 00:34:58.900 --> 00:34:59.940 The Bible, right? 00:35:00.000 --> 00:35:01.440 Meaning the library. 00:35:02.020 --> 00:35:03.400 Where else is it in 00:35:03.400 --> 00:35:04.060 the library? 00:35:04.220 --> 00:35:05.160 Where else is it 00:35:05.160 --> 00:35:05.620 found? 00:35:06.960 --> 00:35:07.860 We think about these 00:35:07.860 --> 00:35:08.580 kind of things and 00:35:08.580 --> 00:35:10.900 there, let us receive 00:35:10.900 --> 00:35:11.680 the Word, let us 00:35:11.680 --> 00:35:12.800 steward our life, let 00:35:12.800 --> 00:35:13.920 us practice being 00:35:13.920 --> 00:35:14.820 Christ-like. 00:35:15.039 --> 00:35:15.980 Let us let our 00:35:15.980 --> 00:35:16.800 light shine. 00:35:17.559 --> 00:35:18.320 And I'll read this 00:35:18.320 --> 00:35:19.119 final verse and we'll 00:35:19.119 --> 00:35:19.440 pray. 00:35:20.340 --> 00:35:22.059 Every scribe who has 00:35:22.059 --> 00:35:23.039 been trained for the 00:35:23.039 --> 00:35:24.480 kingdom of heaven is 00:35:24.480 --> 00:35:26.000 like a householder who 00:35:26.000 --> 00:35:26.700 brings out his 00:35:26.700 --> 00:35:28.099 treasure, what is new 00:35:28.099 --> 00:35:29.280 and what is old. 00:35:29.599 --> 00:35:30.559 Let us pray together. 00:35:31.460 --> 00:35:32.559 Father God, we thank 00:35:32.559 --> 00:35:33.460 you for this time and 00:35:33.460 --> 00:35:34.579 this opportunity for us 00:35:34.579 --> 00:35:36.039 to do this parable 00:35:36.039 --> 00:35:37.639 recap, this parabolic 00:35:37.639 --> 00:35:38.019 recap. 00:35:39.019 --> 00:35:40.220 We're just grateful for 00:35:40.220 --> 00:35:40.639 your Word. 00:35:41.260 --> 00:35:42.420 We're grateful for your 00:35:42.420 --> 00:35:45.420 Son, Jesus Christ, who 00:35:45.420 --> 00:35:46.559 came down from heaven, 00:35:47.200 --> 00:35:48.460 being born in a 00:35:48.460 --> 00:35:51.240 manger, living, teaching 00:35:51.240 --> 00:35:52.740 these parables, healing 00:35:52.740 --> 00:35:53.980 the sick, walking on 00:35:53.980 --> 00:35:57.840 water, even being 00:35:57.840 --> 00:35:58.860 raised from the dead. 00:35:59.099 --> 00:36:00.320 A fulfillment of 00:36:00.320 --> 00:36:00.880 prophecy. 00:36:01.440 --> 00:36:03.240 We're grateful for the 00:36:03.240 --> 00:36:04.500 salvation that you give 00:36:04.500 --> 00:36:05.000 to us. 00:36:06.260 --> 00:36:07.320 May we never be 00:36:07.320 --> 00:36:08.860 discouraged in taking 00:36:08.860 --> 00:36:10.680 that believing in you, 00:36:11.519 --> 00:36:13.000 making that decision to 00:36:13.000 --> 00:36:14.340 receive this free gift of 00:36:14.340 --> 00:36:14.800 salvation. 00:36:15.640 --> 00:36:17.539 Father, I pray for this 00:36:17.539 --> 00:36:18.660 congregation and I pray 00:36:18.660 --> 00:36:20.220 for all of those who are 00:36:20.220 --> 00:36:21.180 tuned in online. 00:36:21.880 --> 00:36:23.140 However many there are, 00:36:23.200 --> 00:36:24.780 we are grateful for all 00:36:24.780 --> 00:36:26.039 of the people that are 00:36:26.039 --> 00:36:27.140 here in this place, 00:36:27.240 --> 00:36:28.840 whether physically, 00:36:29.200 --> 00:36:30.300 digitally, or those who 00:36:30.300 --> 00:36:31.519 are traveling, wherever you 00:36:31.519 --> 00:36:31.780 are. 00:36:32.500 --> 00:36:33.800 We're grateful for all of 00:36:33.800 --> 00:36:33.940 them. 00:36:34.980 --> 00:36:36.280 Father, we're grateful for 00:36:36.280 --> 00:36:38.940 for your Son, for the 00:36:38.940 --> 00:36:39.280 Word. 00:36:39.940 --> 00:36:42.000 And we just pray that as 00:36:42.000 --> 00:36:44.860 we conclude finally and 00:36:44.860 --> 00:36:46.580 move on to our celebration 00:36:46.580 --> 00:36:48.019 of our 80th anniversary, 00:36:49.340 --> 00:36:51.420 may we consider how you 00:36:51.420 --> 00:36:52.260 have worked in this 00:36:52.260 --> 00:36:54.140 congregation, how you 00:36:54.140 --> 00:36:55.400 have worked in this city, 00:36:55.960 --> 00:36:57.120 the things that are 00:36:57.120 --> 00:36:58.820 happening today and even 00:36:58.820 --> 00:37:00.000 as we look forward to 00:37:00.000 --> 00:37:00.440 tomorrow. 00:37:01.700 --> 00:37:04.260 May we seek you and your 00:37:04.260 --> 00:37:04.580 word. 00:37:05.520 --> 00:37:07.380 May we become those 00:37:07.380 --> 00:37:08.500 ambassadors for Christ. 00:37:08.640 --> 00:37:10.020 May we be able to 00:37:10.020 --> 00:37:12.700 discern and be a light, 00:37:13.580 --> 00:37:15.720 holding your light, the 00:37:15.720 --> 00:37:17.020 light of Christ for others 00:37:17.020 --> 00:37:17.520 to see. 00:37:18.800 --> 00:37:21.420 May we be transformed and 00:37:21.420 --> 00:37:23.940 through you, may we 00:37:23.940 --> 00:37:25.960 transform others. 00:37:26.980 --> 00:37:29.080 We love you, we praise 00:37:29.080 --> 00:37:30.620 you, we glorify you, and we 00:37:30.620 --> 00:37:31.220 honor you. 00:37:31.219 --> 00:37:33.119 It is in the name of 00:37:33.119 --> 00:37:35.339 Jesus Christ that we 00:37:35.339 --> 00:37:36.319 pray and we all say 00:37:36.319 --> 00:37:36.919 together, amen. 00:37:37.599 --> 00:37:38.199 Amen. 00:37:40.279 --> 00:37:41.779 Thank you for listening for 00:37:41.779 --> 00:37:42.919 this week's message from 00:37:42.919 --> 00:37:44.139 Ontario Community Church. 00:37:44.519 --> 00:37:46.019 I pray that you are 00:37:46.019 --> 00:37:47.899 encouraged and strengthened in 00:37:47.899 --> 00:37:48.919 your walk with Christ. 00:37:49.500 --> 00:37:50.439 For more sermons and 00:37:50.439 --> 00:37:51.879 resources, visit 00:37:51.879 --> 00:37:54.279 OntarioCommunityChurch.org. 00:37:54.799 --> 00:37:56.379 May God bless you as you 00:37:56.379 --> 00:37:57.719 live out his grace and 00:37:57.719 --> 00:37:59.279 truth every single day. 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 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00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:02.039 00:38:02.039 --> 00:38:32.019 Thank you.