Trusting God's Guidance: A Journey of Faith

"I have set put before you an open door which no one can shut because you have a little power you've kept my word and you've not denied my name and that's not a promise to me the promises of cfc and churches I have set before you an open door to preach the truth the whole counsel of god without compromising anything in it without lowering the standard and without seeking to please any man if people get offended they are welcome to get offended and leave the lord is set before us an open door and he says no one can shut it." [00:10:48]

"Go and make disciples of all nations and which means teach them to love jesus more than they love their parents more than they love their wife children brothers sisters and their own life and taking up the cross every single day denying themselves condition of discipleship and possessing nothing you may have many things you may be a millionaire but you don't possess any of it keeping the palm open say lord it's all yours what do you want to take away from us you can take but we will not hold on tightly to anything on this earth." [00:12:41]

"We have not yet obtained everything that we should be having that's like saying I have not yet become 100 like christ my goal is a 100 like christ and I have not yet obtained it that is our confession that is why in the front of our pulpit we have those words let us press on to perfection which means we are not yet perfect but we are pressing on to perfection so that's what we say here let this be our compression as we look into the future." [00:20:26]

"We press on to lay hold of that for which we were laid hauled off by christ not only personally as I've often said the church is a three-story building I want to be perfect in my personal life number one I want to be perfect in my family life number two and I want to be perfect in the church life number three fellowship with others in one body all three areas we want to lay hold of that for which christ laid hold of us." [00:21:18]

"In my actions I must be christ-like in my words the way I speak with grace always I must be christ-like third in my thought life which nobody can see only god can see I want to be christ-like and in my attitudes to other people number four christ's life in my inner attitudes when nobody can see to everybody christ's life and fifthly in the motive with which I do anything it must be christ like the glory of god nothing for herself." [00:21:56]

"Forget the past let's not gloat over the past success or failure we've not done everything perfectly but the lord has done a tremendous work in these 47 years many lives many families many churches but we forget it all and we look forward to what lies ahead whether the lord gives us one year or 10 years or 20 years before he comes we look ahead and what do we do we press toward the mark we are not going to go sluggishly forward." [00:25:05]

"There is an upward call detaching us more and more from earthly things detaching us more and more from the love of money detaching us more from the full of earthly things to become more christ-like to become more heavenly minded that's what it says that's my brothers and sisters I pray that every one of you will say this I want to press on in the days to come individually and I want to press on in my family life for a higher level tomorrow next year and a higher level in our church life." [00:26:14]

"Anytime you lose peace in your heart god has blown a missile a power has been committed stop the game the foul has been committed go to that place where the foul was committed and set it right whether it's a soccer game or anything in the christian life also the peace of christ is a referee please let's remember that as we look to the future anything don't blame somebody else he said because of him I lost my peace no I will never say that." [00:36:29]

"I stopped blaming other people long ago I say lord I judge myself that's all god is my witness that every single day of my life I judge myself and I seek to be filled with the holy spirit and it's changed my life completely and whenever I lose the peace in my heart I stop and say lord why did you blow the whistle why did the referee blow the whistle and some small little thing sometimes it could be you were so blessed and you got a little proud of it for a few moments." [00:37:26]

"Dear brothers and sisters never never touch the glory of god the many things god will give us his love his power his goodness but he'll never give us his glory he says in isaiah 42 verse 8 my glory I will not give to anybody never touch the glory of god that can happen particularly when you're suddenly blessed in some way or god has used you in some unusual way in some situation and for a brief moment you get up or somebody comes and appreciates you and for a brief moment you get a little up." [00:38:10]

"Lord forgive me cleanse me you take such a sensitive attitude like a small little thing you heard the whistle blow in your heart the peace is gone go there and set that power that was committed right I believe I believe I want to believe for all of you my dear brothers and sisters that we have a glorious future ahead of us as a church and as families remember the three stories a personal life family life church life in all three areas we want to have a glorious life in the days to come." [00:38:51]

"God bless you all thank you very much for wonderful fellowship that you all have given me for your patience in the way you have listened to me through all these years all the long sermons that I've reached I'm very very grateful for your patience and long suffering and for the wonderful fellowship and the above all the way you prayed and supported us thank you so much god bless you all." [00:39:25]