Living Without Regrets | Pastor Randy Skeete

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Summary

Pastor Randy Skeete, in a message delivered on Living Without Regrets, emphasizes the importance of obedience to God's word, using biblical references to stress that true worship is aligned with adhering to God’s commandments, particularly the observance of the Sabbath. Through engaging interaction with attendees and referencing scriptural stories, Pastor Skeete highlights the choice between obedience to God or following human traditions, portraying this choice as critical to living a life without regrets. He calls on believers to reflect on their practices to ensure they align with biblical teachings.

Highlights

Pastor Skeete opens with a reflection on God’s blessings and the clarity of His creation. 🌿
He engages the audience in understanding the significance of the Sabbath. 📅
The congregation participates, reflecting on past religious practices. 🙌
He challenges the attendees to examine their adherence to biblical Sabbath observance. 🧐

Key Takeaways

Obedience brings blessings; deviation can lead to regret. 🌟
True worship aligns with God’s commandments, especially the Sabbath. 📖
Every individual faces a choice between God's word and human traditions. ⚖️
God's mercy and forgiveness are available to all who seek correction. 💛

Overview

Pastor Randy Skeete's sermon, 'Living Without Regrets', is a study in spiritual reflection and commitment to God's word. Delivered engagingly through scripture and congregational interaction, the sermon pivots around the theme of true worship and obedience. Pastor Skeete emphasizes the choice every believer faces: to follow God's explicit instructions or yield to human customs, highlighting the eternal significance of each decision.

Through vivid biblical narratives, including the story of Adam and Eve, Pastor Skeete frames disobedience as a path leading to spiritual regret. He mentions the historical shift from Sabbath to Sunday worship, urging listeners to reconsider traditional beliefs in light of biblical truth. The message is presented in a direct yet compassionate manner, calling for thoughtful reflection and action.

The sermon concludes with a heartfelt appeal to the listeners to evaluate their spiritual practices, particularly regarding Sabbath observance, aligning with biblical teachings. Pastor Skeete invites participants to commit to a life of obedience, underscoring that such a commitment leads to a life without regret, backed by the divine blessings and guidance of God.

Chapters

00:00 - 10:00: Introduction The introduction begins by highlighting the natural provisions bestowed by the divine, emphasizing the harmonious existence between nature and humanity. Grass grows for cattle, herbs serve mankind's needs, and various foods like bread and wine enrich human life. These elements, including oil and the majestic trees, contribute to both physical sustenance and joy. The chapter references the abundance of 'The Trees of the Lord,' which provide shelter for birds, underscoring a divine orchestration where each element of nature serves a purpose in the broader tapestry of life.
10:00 - 20:00: First Visitors Introduction The chapter titled 'First Visitors Introduction' reflects on the beauty and complexity of nature. It describes the wonders of the earth and the sea, emphasizing the abundance and variety of life that inhabits these realms. The text highlights the idea that both the forest and the sea are full of creatures, and it alludes to the Leviathan, a creature of immense size and power, created to frolic in the sea. Overall, this chapter serves as a reminder of the richness and diversity of natural life.
20:00 - 30:00: Second Visitors Introduction The chapter titled 'Second Visitors Introduction' opens with a comparison of God's presence and power through nature, depicting earth trembling at His gaze and hills smoking under His touch. An expression of devotion follows with the narrator expressing their intent to sing to the Lord for as long as they live, highlighting a personal commitment to finding joy in the Lord. The chapter also includes a communal affirmation of God's perpetual goodness, referencing Psalm 100:5, which proclaims the enduring kindness and faithfulness of God.
30:00 - 40:00: The Concept of Sin and Obedience This chapter emphasizes the consistency and righteousness of God's nature, illustrating that God's goodness transcends circumstances. It argues that God remains good in all actions and decisions, including blessings, punishments, answering prayers, and even during events like the flood or when punishing the wicked. The key verse from Psalm 145:17 encapsulates the central theme, highlighting that the Lord is righteous in all his ways.
40:00 - 50:00: Sabbath vs Sunday Worship The chapter explores the theme of 'Sabbath vs Sunday Worship'. The speaker emphasizes that everything God does is holy and righteous, and likewise, human actions should aim to be right at least in intention if not execution. This is supported by a reference to Psalm 106:3, highlighting the importance of righteousness in purpose.
50:00 - 60:00: Appeal and Invitation The chapter "Appeal and Invitation" revolves around the theme of righteousness and judgment, emphasizing that these virtues should be maintained at all times and not only during the Sabbath. The narrative begins with a blessing pronounced on those who uphold these values. It also reiterates the saying 'God is good all the time', and prompts an interaction inviting first-time visitors to stand and introduce themselves, indicating a gesture of welcome and community.
60:00 - 70:00: Closing Remarks and Prayer In this chapter titled 'Closing Remarks and Prayer,' the conversation focuses on welcoming a participant named Victoria. She is greeted warmly by the speaker, who is glad to see her. Victoria mentions that she was invited by Dr. Abby. The chapter ends with a blessing for Victoria.

Living Without Regrets | Pastor Randy Skeete Transcription

00:00 - 00:30 he causeth the grass to grow for the cattle and herb for the service of man that he may bring forth food out of the earth and wine that maketh glad the heart of man and oil to make his face to shine and bread which strengtheneth man's heart the Trees of the Lord are full of sa where the birds make their nests as for the stalk the F trees are
00:30 - 01:00 her house thou makest darkness and it is night wherein all the Beast of the forest do creep forth oh Lord how manifold are thy works the Earth is full of thy riches so is this great and wide sea wherein are things creeping innumerable there go the ships there is that Leviathan whom thou Hast made to play
01:00 - 01:30 therein he lookth on the earth and it trembleth he toucheth the hills and they smoke I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live I will be glad in the Lord God is good and all the time is let's try that again God is good all and all the time God is good PSM 100:5 for the Lord is
01:30 - 02:00 good when God blesses us he's good when he punishes us he's good when he answers our prayers he's good when he says no he's good when he sent the flood he was good when he destroys the wicked when he comes back he will be good psalm 145:17 the Lord is righteous in all his ways
02:00 - 02:30 and holy in all his Works everything God does is right for us everything we do should be right at least at the level of intention do you understand what I just said at least at the level of intention being right should be our purpose in this life and so we read in psalm 106:3
02:30 - 03:00 blessed are them that keep judgment and he that doeth righteousness at all times not just on Sabbath God is good and all the time who is with us tonight you are not a Seventh Day Adventist you are here for the first time may I is your hand first time would you kindly stand please please let's find out who you are we have a microphone for
03:00 - 03:30 you all right our first sister good evening good evening good evening how are you I'm fine what's your name Victoria Victoria hi nice to see you Victoria nice to see you I'm GL no no I'm not finished with you yet I'm Glad You Came who invited you Victoria who say it into the mic Abby Abby who's Abby Dr Abby nice to see you Victoria God bless your life where are you from
03:30 - 04:00 Brazil Brazil oh Brazil the land of P all right God bless you and God bless Brazil say Amen yes give her the mic good evening good evening how are you I'm fine you're fine yeah fine all right what's your name Anita who Anita Anita where are you from Ecuador oh Ecuador so we have two South
04:00 - 04:30 American countries so far Ecuador is that Capital keto Spanish what's the capital of Ecuador no Santo Domingo Santo Domingo is there an argument H kitoo is Kito yes is Kito during the week at Santa Domingo on Sabbath okay who invited you AB oh you're a busy man next time bring a man with you okay all right not
04:30 - 05:00 just the Ladies God bless you God bless you you may be seated say Amen say it again amen all right any other visitor you're not a sth Adventist ah we have a nice young man good evening good evening how are you I am good what's your name Matthew Matthew that's a good Bible name Matthew where are you from here from Philippines from the pH Philippines yes here Laguna
05:00 - 05:30 yes yes Laguna who invited you Matthew my my grandmother your grandmother yes what's your grandmother's name Millette who Millette Millette yes grandmother Millette nice to see you God bless you Matthew you look like a fine young man may the Lord bless your life are you in school yes may God strengthen your intellect so that you pass all your classes say amen amen and the rest of you in school as well all right anybody you're not a 7th Day Adventist you're
05:30 - 06:00 with us for the first time may your hand okay oh uh Pastor here's a young lady over here a child of God okay good evening to you good evening I didn't hear you no it's working just put it close good evening what's your name my name is gifty gift t gifty yeah are
06:00 - 06:30 you from Ghana yes okay no I have a friend from Ghana called gifty what what town in Ghana I'm from um Asim the C okay I've been to Ghana about seven or eight times most of that time to Kumasi who invited you gifty uh my monitor your monitor yeah what's a monitor uh this is my friend but your friend yeah at a s and
06:30 - 07:00 monitor she keeps an eye on you okay sister monitor thank you very much for inviting gifty gifty we're delighted you've come God bless your life God bless your studies and may God make you a blessing to others say amen amen sister gifty you may be seated is there anyone else Among Us who is not a 7day Adventist you're with us for the first time anyone first time is that it brother pastor
07:00 - 07:30 oh we have someone else oh where's the child she's like yeah well bring the child bring the child bring the child please Jesus says suffer the little children to come or the child's not coming what's the child's name palan Mo an analine the name her name is analine analine how old is she how old 6 years old 6 years old you know
07:30 - 08:00 Jesus was six oh yes he grew up he was a good boy at six is analine a man or a woman is a a woman a little woman okay all right well tell analine I am delighted she has come I'm yeah she Pastor is delighted to see you here and tell her God bless her and God bless her parents God bless and tell her I want her to obey her parents oh you you obey your parents tell her that in good Tagalog I want her
08:00 - 08:30 to obey her parents all right say amen for anene I love it when little children come to church anybody else you're not a 70 Adventist all right if you are not a 7day Adventist but you've come again to the meetings can I see your hand you've come again for the second time or third time just raise your hand ah God bless you God bless you God bless you God bless you
08:30 - 09:00 thank you so much for coming before I begin as always I ask you if you're using a telephone uh please make sure it doesn't ring I prefer you use one of these if you have it if you don't I understand the second favor I ask is that you pray for me while I'm speaking all I want you to say is Lord put your words in that man's mouth that request is based on Jeremiah 1:9 which says then the Lord put forth his hand and touch my mouth and the Lord
09:00 - 09:30 said unto me behold I have put my words in thy mouth and I really honestly want to speak only God's words and faar for number three I want you to think as you listen Isaiah 1118 come now let us reason together sayth the Lord when studying the Bible more than any other book think and the spirit of God will bless your mind let let us
09:30 - 10:00 pray loving father in Heaven thank you for life thank you father for bringing us safely to this place of worship we thank you we have that privilege as we bow in your holy sacred sinless presence father if there's anything in US unlike you remove it we pray please and make us clean dear God that you may fellowship with us as for me father my duty is a heavy one I am a sinner I am weak I am dirt and yet the
10:00 - 10:30 responsibility has been given to me to present spiritual things help me de God put your words in my mouth give me the attitude of Jesus father let me seek your glory and the blessing of those who have come I ask you to place a double blessing on all our guests bless this country every country represented by this congregation let all the leaders do what is right in your sight that those countries may be blessed hear this humble prayer father and present truth
10:30 - 11:00 to us tonight in Jesus name we pray amen our subject living without regret what did I say what book am I about to take you to Genesis yes Genesis chapter 2 we'll read from verse 16 and God bless those of you writing down the verses Genesis 2 reading from verse 16
11:00 - 11:30 it is 7:00 I will release you possibly by 7:45 long preaching is not good but I've done it many times not tonight do you have Genesis 2 verse 16 if you have my version read with me and the Lord God commanded the man saying of every tree of the garden thou May freely eat but of the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil Thou shalt not eat of it for in the
11:30 - 12:00 day thou eatest thereof finish the verse thou shall surely die I want to focus on those four words who spoke those words God Thou shalt surely die as a consequence of eating from The Forbidden tree let us go to Genesis chapter 3 Genesis 3 we'll read from verse
12:00 - 12:30 one now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made and he said unto the woman yeah hath God said he shall not eat of every tree of the garden and the woman said unto the serpent we may eat of the fruit of the Trees of the garden but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden God have said ye shall not eat of it neither shall he touch it lest he die she repeat eat the words of God if you eat the fruit you
12:30 - 13:00 die verse four read with me and the serpent said unto the woman what he shall not surely die stop we have two declarations one from God Thou shalt surely die the other from the devil speaking through the serpent ye shall not surely Die four words five words but very
13:00 - 13:30 similar the difference really is the word not in the devil's Proclamation now when the devil told Eve speaking to the serpent ye shall not surely die she had a choice to make what was the choice yes not to eat or to eat but if she did not eat she would have listened to whom and if she did eat she would have listened to whom whom what was your
13:30 - 14:00 choice then listen to God or listen to the devil listen to me clearly there are only two voices in the universe from which to choose to listen we either listen to the voice of God or we listen to the voice of the devil the devil came through the serpent the devil uses agent the devil's voice
14:00 - 14:30 may be your spouse the devil's voice may be your boyfriend or your girlfriend the devil's voice may be your professor the devil's voice may be the police the devil's voice may be your boss the Devil Comes several ways but any utterance any word any statement contrary to thus sayth the Lord is the voice of Satan even if a minister speaks it it's the voice of
14:30 - 15:00 Satan I'm sure you're familiar with the story of the Israelites who worship a golden calf you know that story in Exodus 32 but don't go there who was the high priest then Aaron now you don't get higher than the high priest in the church at a human level of course Aaron made a proclamation and said tomorrow is a feast to the
15:00 - 15:30 Lord in other words worshiping an idol is consecrated to God this declaration came from the high priest so I repeat my words any statement that is contrary to God's word is from the devil even if the word comes through a preacher aan knew he heard his brother
15:30 - 16:00 he heard yes the report from Moses because Moses well no not from Moses Aaron heard God say thou shalt not make unto thee any gven image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the water under the Earth Thou shalt not bow down to thyself to them nor serve them Aaron knew that God had said do not make make images do not bow down
16:00 - 16:30 to them in direct Disobedience to God Aaron said tomorrow is a feast of the Lord that was a statement from the devil remember Peter when Peter said to Jesus be it far from thee Lord this shall not be unto thee I'm not allowing you to go to Jerusalem and be abused and be killed Jesus turned around and said what get thee behind me
16:30 - 17:00 Satan in that brief span of Time Peter was an agent of the devil and the words be it far from thee Lord this shall not be unto thee were the words of the devil speaking through Peter there are only two voices the voice of God the voice of Satan the voice of Satan comes through
17:00 - 17:30 many Avenues this is the voice of God now yes God uses preachers he uses books he uses many Avenues as well but the test is this to the law Ander the testimony if they speak not according to this word it is because there is no light let me say it again this is the voice of God you know Jesus said other sheep I have with which are not of this fold them also I
17:30 - 18:00 must bring and they shall hear my voice and there shall be one fold and one Shepherd let me say it again two voices God Satan this is still the case today from the days of Eve and Adam until now I want you to understand how tragic it was when Eve chose to eat that fruit and so did Adam by the way let me extend
18:00 - 18:30 the concept of the devil using agents he used two agents in that Garden name them The Serpent and Eve what did Jesus say a man's foes or enemies shall be they come on of his own household let us see the tragedy in Eve's choice to listen to the devil and
18:30 - 19:00 Adam how were the trees made on the third day come on you're taking too long by the word of God how were the land animals made on the sixth day by the word of God how was the light made on the first day by the word of God how were the fish and the birds made on the fifth day by the word of God how was the water separated from the dry land on the third day by the word of God which means means Eve
19:00 - 19:30 knew the very Tree in which the serpent was coiled was made by the word of God are you following me let me pray father as I try to get this delicate point over it's quite simple but the enemy can confuse us give me simple language father and restrain the enemy in Jesus name I pray amen what do you think Eve was standing on
19:30 - 20:00 grass made by the word of God when she looked up what did she see other than the tree the sky the firmament made on what day how by the word of God and as she was looking at that fruit a bird flew by made on what day how by the word of God in other words all around Eve was evidence proof the word of God can
20:00 - 20:30 be trusted the word of God has power now that same word said in the day thou eatest thereof finish it for me Thou shalt surely die the same word that made the trees and the grass and the animals and the sky and the fish and the serpent said Thou shalt surely die God's word came with a backing what was the backing all of creation Now here comes
20:30 - 21:00 the serpent Genesis 3:4 and the serpent said unto the woman ye shall not surely die question for you what evidence did Eve see to tell her the Serpent's word had power none none did you hear what I just said I said none and yet
21:00 - 21:30 and yet finish my Words she chose the devil's word can I tell you something that's hard tough only one person said yes so I'm discouraged can I tell you something that's hard tough can you take it okay on what day do most Christians
21:30 - 22:00 worship Sunday there's no argument Sunday do you know the Bible does not support Sunday as the day of worship is this microphone working God is good and all the time listen to me again we dealing with life and death Heaven and Hell there isn't a
22:00 - 22:30 verse in the Bible that says the first day of the week is Holy and yet like Eve without one Bible verse most of the world follows Eve's example and are expecting admission into God's kingdom let me say more bluntly but as
22:30 - 23:00 your brother in Christ I am your brother look Sunday is not the Bible Sabbath now listen to me carefully you can worship on any day we should worship God how often 7 days a week 24 hours a day question for you are we worshiping God now yes what day of the week is this Thursday is Thursday a holy day no
23:00 - 23:30 let's go back to Creation Genesis 2 reading from verse one Genesis 2 reading from verse one ah okay let me catch up with you plee God bless you for being fast let's read together now thus the heavens and the Earth were finished and all the host of them now very microscopically read with me and and on the seventh day God
23:30 - 24:00 ended his work which he had made and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made and God blessed the seventh day and Sanctified it because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made what day identified the seventh day this is before sin entered the world let us go back we'll read verses 2 and 3 of Genesis 5 of Genesis 2 and see how often
24:00 - 24:30 the seventh day is mentioned now you read those two verses for yourself quietly tell me how many times the seventh day is mentioned or referred to go ahead read quietly and then raise your hand and give me the correct answer all right we have a sister who said three yes I thought I saw a hand I was mistaken just raise your yes three okay three is popular anybody else
24:30 - 25:00 H three all right three going three times anybody else don't be afraid always speak with confidence even when you're wrong all right anybody else we have three three three how about two two okay we have someone who said two who needs to read the verse again all right okay anybody else we have three threes and one two all right let's read it as a family and
25:00 - 25:30 see how many times the seventh day is mentioned or referred to remember I said or referred to let's read again and on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made and God blessed the seventh day and Sanctified it because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made how many times
25:30 - 26:00 five what is a pronoun it represents a noun five times in two little verses what is God trying to do H there's no controversy five times God says the seventh day this is in the Garden of Eden now let's go to Genesis stay in Genesis 2
26:00 - 26:30 let's go to verse 20 verse 7 then 21 to 23 our subject is what living without regret and I'll come to that in a minute it is now oh just 7:15 we have time do you have verse 7 of Genesis 2 let me pray again Holy Father the carnal nature loves to get out of control control Mindy God that you alone are glorified in Jesus name I pray amen read ver Heaven and the Lord God formed man of
26:30 - 27:00 the Dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and Man became a living Soul so we have Adam in verse 7 Eve is not made yet God takes Adam through a lot of information then Eve comes verse 21 and the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept and he took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh instead thereof and the rib which the Lord God had taken from man made he a woman and brought her
27:00 - 27:30 unto the man and Adam said this is now bone of my bone and Flesh of My Flesh she shall be called a woman because she was taken out of man therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife and there shall be one flesh I wonder if I should digress look at verse 24 again therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his so what is the man if he's cleaving to his wife what is
27:30 - 28:00 the man this is not good listen to me if she's the wife what is he so who are the two people cleaving husband and what not boyfriend and girlfriend now I know this mic is no longer working
28:00 - 28:30 am I talking to you from the Bible yes or no all okay remember there only two voices God and the devil not mine husband and wife let me say something else God put a man and a woman together not a boy and a girl why are you so quiet what did I just say God put a man and a woman not a boy and too many boys
28:30 - 29:00 and girls had boyfriends and girlfriends that's not for you but let me drop that so you can some happiness can return to your face all right we have Adam and Eve in other words we have two what come on we have a man and a woman we have two what two people two people so when God introduced the Sabbath follow me closely to whom
29:00 - 29:30 did he introduce it Adam and Eve now question for you what was the population of the world back then two why does it have to be 7 billion can the population of the world be two yes or no yes so God gave the Sabbath to whom the whole world some of you are lost it's my fault let
29:30 - 30:00 me try again how many human beings were alive when God gave the Sabbath in Eden two what was the population of the world two to whom did God give the Sabbath the world not the Jews the world the population just happened to be two he gave it to the world now let's go
30:00 - 30:30 to James chapter 4 James is the half brother of Jesus there's another half brother of Jesus in the Bible but I guess you know who that is who is it there is another half brother of Jesus in the Bible he wrote one of the books of the Bible who is he Jude Jude the book just before Revelation James chapter 4 we'll read verse 12 our subject living without
30:30 - 31:00 regret God is good all the and all the time time is flying it's already Thursday let me pray father as we read this verse and lightness I pray in Jesus name amen read James 4:12 with me carefully now for there is one lawgiver who is able to save and to destroy stop the Bible says there is one
31:00 - 31:30 lawgiver but we have some descriptive words who is able to save and Destroy there are other lawgivers they can destroy finish my words but they cannot save ah most say you didn't get it my fault again look at James 412 read the first two lines there's one La Giver who is able to save and Destroy heaven or
31:30 - 32:00 hell are you with me save or destroy is heaven or hell this is the final Destiny for all people you either go to heaven with God or you destroyed in hell now the Bible says there's one lawgiver who has the power to save you or destroy you now there are some lawgivers who only have the power to destroy you they can't save you because only God can save now let us
32:00 - 32:30 identify another lawgiver beside God it's not in the Bible and I'm glad it is in ad. 3:21 that's how many years H almost 2,000 years ago an emperor called Constantine passed a law which made him what a l h God bless whoever said that it made him what a lawgiver what does the Bible say there's one lawgiver able
32:30 - 33:00 to destroy and to save Constantine passed the law which said no work on Sunday except those of the country growing food all people want to eat so please work but no work on Sunday work on Saturday and no one should be idle on the Sabbath that was his law I am paraphrasing then about 364 ad a council of leod deia the church passed the law making Sunday day the Sabbath
33:00 - 33:30 now does the church have authority to pass laws no now we have two days of worship name them who passed that one come on the seventh day Sabbath who created that law God and now we have Sunday who created that law Constantine and the Church in his day now the Bible says there's one
33:30 - 34:00 lawgiver who's able to do what save come on and Destroy now when you obey God what does he do he saves you he can also destroy you for Disobedience when you obey whether it's Constantine or a church that began to preach error you put your your eternal life at risk you are following a
34:00 - 34:30 lawgiver that can only do one thing what is that destroy and many people are in that position they are listening to a lawgiver who can only do one thing destroy can't sa disobedience saves no
34:30 - 35:00 one my brothers and sisters a life of disobedience is a life of regret eventually if you don't regret it now you'll regret it in the Judgment then how do you live a life without regret whether now or in the Judgment let us go to Mark 12 Mark 12 we'll read from verse 8 it is 25 after 7 our subject living without
35:00 - 35:30 regret at the end of the message I have a serious appeal to make and for those of you who are honest in heart and mind I want you to respond as the spirit of God moves you and he will move you mark 12 reading from verse 28 I pray Father in Heaven as I move into this phase of the message day God give me even clearer speech in Jesus name I pray amen read with me what does it say and one did I give you the verse verse 28 read with me
35:30 - 36:00 and one of the scribes came and having heard them reasoning together and perceiving that he answered them well asked him which is the first commandment of all and Jesus answered him what the first of all the Commandment is here o Israel the Lord our God is one Lord and thou shal love the Lord thy God with all thy and with all thy and with all thy and with all thine this is the first
36:00 - 36:30 commandment and the second is like namely this Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself there is none other commandment greater than these what does the scribe say next verse and the scribes said what well Master thou Hast said the truth for there's one God and there's but he now listen carefully and to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the soul and with all the strength and to love his neighbor as himself is more
36:30 - 37:00 than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices now Jesus is listening to this man speak listen to the next verse listen to Jesus now and when what Jesus saw that he answered discreetly what do you understand by discreetly wisely in other words he was right listen to what Jesus said to him Thou Art not far from the kingdom of
37:00 - 37:30 God Thou Art not far from the kingdom of God is a negative expression which also but it has a good meaning what's the positive way to say it Thou Art close to the kingdom of God are you with me no you're not listen to what the Bible said Thou Art not far what is that mean you're close so Christ is saying you are close but Christ didn't
37:30 - 38:00 say you were there uhhuh you're close but you're not there which means you have what one more one more step now those of you at AUP and wherever you are University of Laguna you've been in class for seven years working on a PhD and you have one more quiz H with 20 questions you only have to get five right are you following me won't
38:00 - 38:30 you take it won't you take it yes you spend millions of pesos on a PhD in whatever it is cooking basket weaving and you've got one more quiz 20 questions just past five here's your degree you take it Jesus said to this man one more step essentially you're close you're close many of you you're close the only change you need to make is the
38:30 - 39:00 day of worship you are close because your heart is in love with Christ you did not know the things I told you tonight you're close your intelligence tells you take that step go to Luke 18 quickly Luke 18 do you have it Luke was a medical doctor he was also very committed to God and a Bible student no matter what your profession you can find time for God say Amen all
39:00 - 39:30 right Luke was also an excellent historian all the persons places and events in Acts and Luke can be verified by secular history Luke was a superb historian Luke 18 reading from Verse 18 when you found it say Amen read with me what does it say and a certain ruler asked them saying good Master what come on to inherit eternal life stop you don't inherit something from yourself are you with me you inherit so he's not
39:30 - 40:00 saying what can I do to save myself what can I do to be saved by someone else to get salvation from someone else that's inheriting Jesus said unto him why callest thou me good none is good save one that's God thou knows the Commandments don't commit adultery don't kill don't steal don't be fault witness honor thy father and thy mother let me slow down what did the young man say read the next verse and he said all these have I kept from my youth up listen to Jesus now next verse now
40:00 - 40:30 when Jesus heard these things he said unto him what yet lackest Thou come on one thing stop what did Jesus said to the Scribe in Mark 12 you're close what does he tell this young man you lack one thing
40:30 - 41:00 now can God be any nicer than that you lack one thing do you know there will be many people lost because they refuse to get that one thing they LA because they were comfortable with what they were accustomed to let me direct you to three verses in the Bible that are nothing short of a tra well one of them is a tragedy go to Luke chapter 5 Luke
41:00 - 41:30 5 Luke 5 keep in mind the Rich Young Ruler he lacked one thing describe he was close okay why is it some people are close they lack one thing they never take that step Luke 5 reading from verse 37 when you found it say Amen my King James people I can't hear you read for me what does that say and no man putteth new wine into old bottles go on else the new wine will
41:30 - 42:00 burst the bottles and be spilled come on the Bott Shall Perish M if you read in King Jam next verse but new wine come on must be put into new bottles and both are preserved now very very carefully read verse 39 no man having tasted or drunk all wine straight ly desireth new keep reading for he
42:00 - 42:30 saith in the Bible in that statement wine refers to the new teaching that Christ brought that the Pharisees couldn't take they had to be converted to take that so Jesus is saying new wine the wine can also represent false Doctrine so you must study in the context my teachings must be placed into people who have changed the Pharisees wouldn't change there are
42:30 - 43:00 people who say what verse 39 says the old come on is better error is better why because that's what I'm accustomed to I sometimes listen to preachers on television and I literally pray to God and say father please shut him
43:00 - 43:30 up not kill him shut him up or her the error there's a preacher in United States I won't call his name because God loves everybody and people change he said we don't have to keep God's Commandments we don't have to keep those 10 things just love I've heard preacher say the Lord was done away with when Christ died that was it I've heard people say Christ kept the
43:30 - 44:00 law for me why do I have to keep it we look for all kinds of reasons to keep drinking old wine because we say it's better not it's better it simply means I am more familiar with it that's all I grew up on a little island called Barbados we have a drink that's a national drink it's called Mobby it's
44:00 - 44:30 bittersweet barbarians love it you try to get other people to drink it and it's like the end time suffering for them but we keep drinking it because we're accustomed to it you give a champagne and Mobby we'll drink the Mobby it's bitter and sweet at the same time but that's what we grew up drinking there's a tribe in East Africa called the massai they drink blood mixed with milk they shoot an arrow in the vein of a cow the blood comes out
44:30 - 45:00 they catch it mixed with now you can pay me to drink that but that's how they grew up so for them if you introduce you know organic soy milk the old is better we come to truth and error that's a tragedy someone exposed to error over time will say error is
45:00 - 45:30 better that is sad with a PhD the person will say that with a masters in logic and a pH in aristotlean reasoning the person will keep the error tonight God tells you and me there's one lawgiver who's able to do what save come on and
45:30 - 46:00 Destroy he can do both other lawgivers can only destroy because they give laws that are not consistent with God's word Sunday as the Sabbath is a law of man the seventh day as the Sabbath is the law of God people say how do you know Saturday is a 7eventh day and I tempted to ask him how do you
46:00 - 46:30 know Sundays but I never do one of the things you require to understand the Bible is simple honesty how many of you have ever ever celebrated Easter can I see your hand you've ever gone to church on Easter no one has ever celebrated Easter nobody you've never gone to church on Easter come on tell the truth ah here's an honest sister anybody else
46:30 - 47:00 you've gone to church on Easter Sunday on what day is Easter celebrated Sunday all over the world you check your calendar you check your iPhone or whatever phone you have and you'll see Easter and the days vary from I guess between March and April but it's always on a Sunday why what does Easter celebrate the Day on which Jesus rose the Bible says over over he rose on the first day so don't get cute with me he
47:00 - 47:30 rose on the first day that's why Easter is celebrated on Sunday now you tell me if Sunday is the first day and there only seven days in the week which one is the seventh why are you taking so long which one is the [Music] seventh when on what day do people celebrate Good Friday you have a clue H Come on talk to me on what day
47:30 - 48:00 Friday so we have Good Friday always on Friday Easter Sunday always on Sunday what do you mean when is the seventh day you're not honest you may be good-looking but you're not honest Saturday that's the seventh day it begins on Sunset on Friday ends sunset the next day because in the Bible a day begins at Sunset and so in
48:00 - 48:30 Leviticus 23:32 the Bible says from even unto even shall ye celebrate your Sabbath and in Luke 1 uh Mark 1:32 Jesus said no the Bible says at even when the sun did set even in the Bible means Sunset the Sabbath is celebrated Sunset to Sunset I'm coming on to uh 20 to8 and I want to release you obedience I must warn you obedience has
48:30 - 49:00 side effects and those side effects are expressed in one word blessings are you with me not the side effect you get from those drugs with names no one can pronounce obedience has side effects and those side effects are blessings let us go to Romans chapter 6 then I'll make my appeal and see who will respond
49:00 - 49:30 to the work of the Holy Ghost on his or her heart Romans 6 verse 16 our subject living without regret Romans 6:1 16 do you have that not yet all right it's 20 to8 I will let you go before 8 guaranteed do you have Romans 6 now verse 16 and I ask God continue to speak
49:30 - 50:00 through me in the final minutes of this message all right read with me know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to be his servants you are to whom he obey whether of sin unto or of Unto m i going to take you through an ex excise you must concentrate don't let me
50:00 - 50:30 down listen to the verse know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey his servants ye are now what the Bible is saying here's God here's Satan both our choices you yield to God or you yield to the devil both are choices there isn't the third know ye not that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey you either obey God or you obey the devil
50:30 - 51:00 but every human being must obey now look at the verse again whether of sin come on unto death take with me of sin unto death and of obedience unto righteousness okay concentrate now look at this pair what is it uhhuh what's over here say it again
51:00 - 51:30 mhm one more time uh-huh we have two pairs okay what are those two pairs in relation to each other I heard it contr give me another word for contrary they're opposites OPP they're opposites look again whether of sin to death obedience right opposite now let's compare them across this way
51:30 - 52:00 weather of sin death so here sin death over here obedience righteousness based on that what's the object of sinu no look at yes obedience look at the to whether of Unto okay that's this side all of Unto now at the top we have sin and death and
52:00 - 52:30 yes the opposite of sin come on is obedience the opposite of death is because righteousness is a quality of life that's not hard Disobedience leads to death obedience lies what did God say in the day thou eatest thereof Thou shalt surely die now since
52:30 - 53:00 God said don't eat when he said in the day thou eatest he could have said in the day you disobey you'll die let me tell you in the presence of God you see I'm responsible to speak the truth you know in Acts chapter 20 don't go there Paul was preaching to the El he was talking to the Elders of Ephesus and he said I take you to recall this day that I am pure from the blood of all men what did
53:00 - 53:30 he mean then he explains for I have not shun to declare unto you all the counsel of God he said I told you if you're lost your blood is not in my hand now I want to leave this place with no blood on my hands so I have to tell you now you can do whatever you like but as your brother I will urge you do what the Bible says because there's something called the judgment there's something called the Judgment listen to me one day every person must
53:30 - 54:00 answer to God for the life he or she has lived the Bible has an interesting verse it says because judgment against an evil work is not speedily executed therefore the heart of man is fully set in him to do evil because the person does not see the consequences you tell a man alcohol makes you drunk he takes one drink and he's fine so he doesn't believe you until he takes a second and a third and then he drives
54:00 - 54:30 into a tree then he realizes yes alcohol gets you drunk now is the same with God there are people who disobey and disobey and God Is So merciful the Bible says he's not willing that and he should perish so when God is merciful to sinner God is Not endorsing the sinful life he is hoping that at some point that person will come to his or her senses and step over to the side of simple obedience to
54:30 - 55:00 God Sunday observance is an act of Disobedience I tell you what listen carefully I was in Nigeria any Nigerians no speaking on a college campus Michael o agricultural University
55:00 - 55:30 umik in uh maybe 8 years ago and I offered $400 I was talking to student for any student who can bring me two Bible verses one that said the first day of the week is a holy day and the Sabbath and another that said God changed the Sabbath from the 7th to the first day I said bring me those two Bible verses I'll give you $400 we student students are experts in research so they went off and when the day came I said Okay
55:30 - 56:00 who wants the money come and get it nobody came I said come get the money nobody came at the end of the surface this young man came to me he said pastor I looked for those verses I said what happen I couldn't find them said why not they're not there but can I still have the money I said you can forget that can I still have the money he's an economist you say I said no no no no no
56:00 - 56:30 I was in Detroit preaching like this but for 3 weeks every night and I offered along with the church $2,500 for the same thing two texts one that says the first day of the week is the Sabbath is Holy the other text must say God changed the Sabbath from the seventh day to the first bring those two text th000 tell me how many pesos that is you can work it out a woman who was attending went to her husband and she told me the story she said honey our
56:30 - 57:00 house needs a few repairs and 2,500 will just about covant give me two Bible text so the husband said uh the wife said what did you say he said the wife said honey this is the easiest 2,500 we'll ever make give me the two Bibles verses the husband said there are no such verses you know what the wife said to
57:00 - 57:30 him then why do we do it you know what he said so the wife told me I was born a Baptist finish my Words I'll die Baptist I was born in Era come on I'll die in ER what is Jesus saying I prefer the old if you're born in error live in
57:30 - 58:00 truth a life without regret is a life live in harmony with God you know what Amos 3:3 says can two walk together except they be agreed if there's anything you and God have to agree on is what is sin sin is the transgression of the law and in the middle of the law is the for Commandment that says remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy six days shall thou labor
58:00 - 58:30 and do all thy work but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God not Constantine or the pop in it Thou shalt not do any work thou not let me stop a minute let me tell you something in the Catholic catechism you know the Sabbath is Saturday ah you're not listening to me I know this is a Catholic Nation but truth has no National ity in the Catholic catechism the
58:30 - 59:00 question is which day is the Sabbath the answer is Saturday I have the cateus not with me but I have it at home I bought it when it came out in 1994 it was the best seller for that year it says Saturday then why do you keep Sunday the church changed it the church changed it there is one lawgiver who's able to say and Destroy
59:00 - 59:30 father I don't want to be hard but I must tell the truth when you keep Sunday as the day of worship you are disobeying God you may be obeying a church you're disobeying God and no one has ever been saved by a church you're saved by God now he sends you to a church but is God that saved you when you keep Sunday as the
59:30 - 60:00 Sabbath you are disobeying God whether deliberately or ignorantly it is still Disobedience and God sent me tonight to tell you the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God in it Thou shalt not do any work thou nor thy son nor thy daughter thy man servant nor thy mid servant nor thy cattle nor thy stranger that is within within thy gates for in 6 days the Lord made Heaven and Earth the sea and all
60:00 - 60:30 that in them is and rested the seventh day wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it you know what God made on the first day tell me if the first day is the day of rest what happened to the light if you have the first is they of rest what happened to the life let me come to close heads bow eyes
60:30 - 61:00 close loving father in Heaven if I have been too harsh forgive me sometimes I get over excited but Lord I'd love to see people saved and no one is saved in willful Disobedience father no matter what the devil says Disobedience has no benefits in the name of Jesus Christ de God take my weak effort and make it
61:00 - 61:30 clearer and pler to those who listen all of whom you love desperately de God convict your children that there's one Sabbath day in the Bible is the seventh day of the week Saturday not Sunday yes we worship you seven days a week but you only blessed one day and the Bible says what God has blessed no one can unbless now father while heads are about and eyes are closed I'll ask your people a couple of
61:30 - 62:00 questions let your spirit move upon their heart those of you who will say father I have been blessed by this message raise your hand I've been blessed by this message stand up with me stand up with me you raise your hand stand don't stand to please me stand because you raise your hands and appeal is a serious part of the service second question there's someone listening to me
62:00 - 62:30 your custom has been Sunday observance you've heard what you heard tonight you will say father I love you and I want to do what is right in your sight I want you to help me to begin to keep the seventh day Sabbath listen to me again he said father I love you I really do but I have learned something tonight and I want you to help me to
62:30 - 63:00 begin to keep the seventh day Sabbath if there's someone who say that I want you to raise your right hand I want you to help me God bless you ah God bless to keep the seventh day Sabbath I've been a Sunday keeper but I want you to help me to keep the seventh day Sabbath help me see one hand someone else raise a hand think I saw another hand back there help
63:00 - 63:30 me dear God to observe your day raise your hand God bless you my good God bless you God bless you someone else help me notice I said help me so it doesn't happen overnight but God will bring you to the place where you eventually obey him as he desires we have a sister a brother help me dear God to keep your seven day Sabbath holy raise your hand do not be afraid God bless you my brother God
63:30 - 64:00 bless you God bless you God bless you I want to offer a special prayer for those who raise your hands would you come just come where I am come to me come my dear tell my brother come my good brother come come let's kneel right here and pray come my dear sister come my brother ask my brother right there he raise his hand tell him to come tell him to come and there was a young man behind him I think come someone else raise your hand father help me to observe your day which is the seventh day come this is very serious you may say
64:00 - 64:30 well I'll make I'll respond at another service no the other service will not be precisely like this come now come father help me to keep your seventh day Sabbath come all God wants is a willingness and he will work miracles in your life come somebody else come 5 to8 I really want to keep my word but this is critical father help me to keep your step ofday Sabbath help me
64:30 - 65:00 come God bless you God bless you come God bless you God bless you someone else come help me to keep your seventh day Sabbath come come my young brother come God bless your life God bless you someone else needs to come come come come the seventh day is the Sabbath it is his day it is his day he wants you to keep his day there are special blessings on that day that are not found in Sunday
65:00 - 65:30 through Friday only on that day come I give you 60 seconds and I pray say father help me no one changes overnight help me de God to keep your seventh day Sabbath come 60 seconds begin now come if you're afraid let the person next to you walk with you come my Lov this come help me dear God to keep yourself of this sabbath come 50 seconds just leave where you are
65:30 - 66:00 and come you may be shy but the spirit of God will give you the boldness come help me there God to keep the seventh day Sabbath I want someone with a piece of paper to come and get these names so I can have the my kids pray with them or for them all during the day and whenever I'm going back I'll continue to pray for you 30 seconds father help me to keep your seventh day Sabbath I have learned something tonight and I cannot ignore what I have heard someone with a piece of paper come and get these names come
66:00 - 66:30 come come come God bless you just write your names for me as other people come in response to this appeal come 20 seconds Lord help me to obey you in the area of the Sabbath I did not know that Sunday was not the Sabbath I didn't know that now I know I want to do what's right help me that's the appeal help me not make me a Sabbath keeper tomorrow just help me God move me in the direction of obedience to you from my
66:30 - 67:00 heart anybody else help me come anyone else the 60 seconds have passed is 3 minutes to 8 anyone else help me to keep your holy day that's what God wants anybody else do we have all the names we have okay we have one Young Brother still writing then we'll kneel and
67:00 - 67:30 pray kneel and pray anybody else you may come come Lord help me to honor your holy day it's yours it's not mine there's one lawgiver who can save and Destroy man-made lawgivers can only destroy all right okay are these all the natives okay do we have some over here all
67:30 - 68:00 right just put those down MH and then now make two copies so I can take one with me and the pastor can have one because he'll need one but let's pray first and then we can finish it wherever you can let's kneel wherever you can let's kneel Father in Heaven my prayer is
68:00 - 68:30 simple your spirit has brought young men young women who have chosen to say we want to obey you they have learned tonight Sunday is not the Bible Sabbath never has been is not and never will be it is a man made law and manmade lawgivers can only
68:30 - 69:00 destroy they have learned that your holy day and the Bible calls it your day from Eden until today has always been the seventh day Sabbath father there is an entire nation on the earth that knows the seventh days of Sabbath we call them the Israelites there's no need for confusion dear God I pray for those who had the courage to answer this appeal as they kneel in your presence father give
69:00 - 69:30 them a measure of your spirit that will sustain them their God that no persecution from friends or family will turn them from their decision to obey you and while we continue to bow with our heads and our eyes Clos father I'm going to take a few more seconds only 15 30 to make the call one more time who else will come and say father help me to obey you the way you want me to obey come 30 seconds someone else come father
69:30 - 70:00 help me to keep your seventh day Sabbath help me I'll need help because I face challenges come 20 seconds someone else come this is a critical moment in your life someone else come and say father help me 15 seconds to obey you and to keep your holy day 10 seconds someone else come 5
70:00 - 70:30 Seconds Father in Heaven I must close the prayer once again I ask youday God make these who responded the target of your mercy the target of your strength sustain them de God help them to realize if they remain faithful you will use them to bring others to a similar point of decision bless everyone else in this building who heard the word take us home safely father bring us back tomorrow to
70:30 - 71:00 listen to truth again and take from us our love for error as Jesus said people say the old is better remove from us the love for error and give us a brand new Appetite For Truth in Jesus name we pray let God's people say amen and amen let's stand and sing our theme song Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee I'll be praying for you I will be praying for you you Pastor M make sure you get a copy of these names our theme song Joyful Joyful We
71:00 - 71:30 Adore Thee no screen tonight do we have the words where [Music] let's wait for this thing to work oh sorry I didn't see
71:30 - 72:00 it can you see that oh you can all right okay can we turn down a light it's getting okay all right are we ready singing Joyful Joyful We Adore the B of Glory god of love for life before Thee the as
72:00 - 72:30 the the of the dark mortal gladness fill us with the light all th words with
72:30 - 73:00 joy the th and Angels sing around the CER of broken Feld for and [Music] mountaining flashing [Music]
73:00 - 73:30 in the sing th ging and foring ever blessing ever bless Welling of the joy of living death of come on sing it father Christ the
73:30 - 74:00 brother live in love and teach us how to love each other the Jo sing the last Dan again thou giving and foring ever bless ever bless Welling of the joy of
74:00 - 74:30 living of th Christ brother all Liv in How to Love Lift us to the
74:30 - 75:00 joy and now May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and The Fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us now and forever more let God's people say amen and amen God bless you travel safely keep the speed limit come back tomorrow and we shall listen to God's word again God bless you