Following the Glorified Christ

Well, praise God, my dear friends. It's good to be in the house of the Lord. I'll be starting our service today. Um, I would like to read from Psalm 51. We'll be reading from verses 10 and below. Create in me a clean heart, oh God. and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence and do not take your holy spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and uphold me by your generous spirit. Then I will teach the transgressors your ways and sinners shall be converted to you. Over here we read, "Create in me a clean heart." And how all of us need that. how all of us need that today, [Music] tomorrow, 3 4 thousand years ago, Psalmist David wrote this and today we need it just as much. And when we come like in God's uh presence, his blood renews us. It cleanses us. His word renews us and it makes us into the image of his son Jesus. And today we're going to be going through uh Revelation. Pastor Henry, he's going to be going through that book. Write down the notes. Write down those things that touched your heart and read that throughout your week and say, "Lord, renew my heart. Cleanse my heart and make me clean." Let's stand up and pray. Lord God, we pray. God, create in us a clean heart. Lord, create in us a clean heart. Lord God, we pray. Lord, because we all need it. We all need it. It doesn't matter, God, 6,000 years ago, today, tomorrow, Lord, in a 100 years, Lord. We need a clean heart, God. And I pray today, Lord God, may you may you touch each person here through the word. May you touch each person here. And may we all understand, God, that we need you. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. and we'll all be singing together. I worship you, Almighty God. [Music] I worship you alm mighty God. There is none like you. I worship you. Prince of peace. That is what I long to do. I give you praise for you are my rightousness. I worship you, oh mighty God. There is none like you. Worship you al mighty God. There is none like you. I worship you. Oh prince of [Music] peace. That is what I long to do. I give you praise for you are my rightousness. I worship you almighty God. There is none like you. I worship you almighty [Music] God. There is none like you. I worship you, oh prince of peace. That is what I long to do. I give you praise for you are my [Music] rightousness. I worship you, almighty God. There is none like you. [Music] It is so sweet to trust in Jesus and to take him at his word just to rest upon this promise. And to know the sent Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him, how I've grew him more and more. Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus. Oh, for grace, to trust in more. Oh, how sweet to trust in Jesus. to trust his cleansing blood and in simple faith to punish me. Keep the heat with cleansing fun. Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him, how I prove him more and more. Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus. Oh, for grace, to trust him more. Yes, it's sweet to trust in Jesus. Just from sin itself to cease. us from Jesus simply taking life and rest and joy and peace. Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him, how I more and more. Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus. Oh, for praise, to trust him, Lord. I'm so glad I learned to trust thee, precious Jesus, Savior, friend. And I know that thou art with me, will be with me to the end. Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him, how I prove him more adore. Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus. Oh, for grace to trust him more. Praise God. Good morning, church. Today I'm going to be reading from Philippians 2 verse 3 and 4. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility, value others above yourself, not looking to your own interests, but each of you to the interest of the others. And as we've gathered here today, as we're going to be learning about the scripture, as we're going to be learning about even uh throughout these services, the story of Jesus and why he came and and brother Tim spoke on that message um when we were going through the Passover and Easter Sunday. As we know, Jesus came here to serve others. That was his main goal to present a god who he was to humble himself and come before a group of people and and and a regular people the Jews and serve them even though they didn't deserve anything. And and here apostle Paul he tries to teach us this same thing. This concept that Jesus initially brought is to put others above yourself and doing nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. But looking at others around you, it doesn't matter if they're Christian or if they are your friend or if they're your neighbor or if it's a relative, someone that you even don't know, you are required to value them above yourselves and looking at their interests also. So today we're going to have our brother uh Ethan. He has prepared a song on the piano by the name of Amazing Grace and he will uh play that. Um and then after that we'll have brother Gennady, pastor Gennady uh say his message. Amen. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] Good morning everyone. We're going to continue continue in book of revelation. And as uh brother Ethan was playing, I'm sure he really kind worry today just because um he doesn't play a lot. But you know, it's interesting when Billy Graham, who was probably the best best evangelist that lived actually, he said as soon as he finished his Bible school, they proposed to him to give a sermon at one of the services. And it I guess it was the first time for him. And he said, "I had three sermons prepared." and they told me that you have 10 minutes and I'm just thinking okay what sermon should I preach on and so he said I was battling with myself I only have 10 minutes I should choose maybe a smaller sermon and he said when I came out when I came out I spoke three sermons in eight minutes so so when we do something first time we do worry but we should continue, keep on improving, keep on practicing and glorify God. The main point it's at the end it's to give glory to God. So I do uh well good. So I want to actually let's see if this is going to be okay. Good. Yeah. So I do want to recap what we've spoke two weeks ago. Uh two weeks ago we were we were reading first uh nine verses of uh revelation. And as we know that revelation is written to us to common people because when Jesus Christ were given this revelation through his angel to John he said write what you see and the things that will come and the things that will come it's future and we are in this future. future. So this scripture pertain to us. We also were talking about few other things but main thing I want you to understand is that chapter one it's like introduction. It's where John sees Jesus Christ. Chapter 2 and three it's actually episal of Jesus to the seven churches. the seven churches the etheical churches that were there and why it's important because Bible it's not some kind mythical book it's a real book and when you're going to take some historical facts you will be able to pretty much find and confirm everything that is written in the Bible and those seven places that we read Ephesians and all other you still can actually go into the uh history historical facts you'll find everything concerning it. Then the chapter four and five we were talking about is that it's uh when John comes to the heaven and he see the throne of God the father and also in chapter five he actually sees the lamb. It's the Jesus Christ. It's the lamb that died for us. So you and I if we accept Jesus Christ and we follow him, we serve him will be with him. Then chapter six to to chapter 19. It it's the things that happen here on this earth. And it's that future. And the revelation prepares us because those who will endure will inherit many things. And that's why we read revelation in order for us to endure. If we feel like, oh, I just want to live the way I want to live. That's not the Christian lifestyle. The Christian lifestyle, the Christian living is that I'm living for Jesus Christ. He gave his life for me. How can I give my life for him? Maybe I don't have to die for him, but I can actually give my life to him through the service to other people and to Christ himself. So that's the intentional living, intentional living. There is nothing about Christianity or I can do whatever I wanted. We'll read about character of Jesus Christ and it tells us a lot about those features that we're going to see in his glorified body. So let's continue in verse 9. I'm going to read that verse 9 myself and then as before I will have brother Tim and brother Zach help me to read some more. I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. So John the apostle wrote this book book of revelation. John the apostle many people think maybe he was sometimes soft and gentle person and maybe reading some of his apo uh epistles he does talk about loving other people quite a bit and be gentle with people. And so a lot of people think maybe he was some kind of weak soft meek person. Yeah, he became meek. He became soft. He became gentle. But by nature, he was a very zealous person. The nickname that he and his brother James had is that the sons of thunder. Why? Because when him and his brother and other apostles were walking with Jesus Christ and there was one village that did not accepted Jesus Christ, John actually said, "Let's bring the fire on this village. He was ready to destroy those people." But now we can see how much Jesus Christ have changed John. It tells us no matter what kind of character we have by nature, if we start following Jesus Christ, then we will become like him. And it's very important to follow him. I'll tell you like this. It's not enough to be called Christian. It's not enough actually to think that I'm a Christian. It's the followers that are the true Christians. And we should make that firm decision. Do I going to follow Jesus Christ? And following I mean we understand it's not just walking. We don't have Jesus Christ walking right here and that we can follow him. It's to follow the word of God. It's to read the word of God. And whatever it's written over there, it's to obey it. That's what mean following Jesus Christ is. So John, we know that his nickname was the son of thunder. What's interesting is that many scholars have hard time believing that John the Apostle wrote the book of Revelation. And I'll explain to you why is that. So I want to bring this computer a little bit higher. You know, I have a bad vision. And so for me it's the computer got to be close to me. Many scholars have hard time to believing that John the Apostle wrote this book. Why is that? So because in original language in a Greek language that it was written in the vocabulary the grammar it's strikingly different from the grammar of his um of some of his epistles and the gospel book because if you actually take Greek of his uh epistles and actually his uh gospel book then you'll find that he was is a good writer uh very fluent, very eloquent, grammatically very proper. But if you take book of revelation in a Greek language in original language, then a lot of incomplete sentences some of the sentences doesn't have comma periods and all that stuff. And so some of the scholars who actually start diving in into the original Greek, they're like, it's just so different than what John would write. Why is that so? But I believe that John wrote this book. In the Bible, when we read John, we think it's automatically John the Apostle. Yeah. I'm like, why do they have a hard time? It says John. Well, I'm sure there's a lot of Johns was at that time actually, but I still think it was the apostle. Why? It's because the book of revelation it's like a um rough draft of the vision that he saw. So he sees the vision and then he start looking at it and then angel goes to him John keep on writing. nine times in the book of revelation where angel remind John to keep on writing because he sees all this vision all this revelation and he sometimes forgets to write and so and he continues to write and then he sees something amazing and he stops writing and then he looked at it and then angel goes John continue to write and he's continuing to writing so it was a rough draft and then at the end he's thinking okay what should every writer do you would sit down and you would proofread but then what's interesting when he remembers one of the verses that he wrote that Jesus Christ gave it to him and I'm going to read that it's revelation 22:18 if anyone adds anything to them it's mean to this book God will strike him with the plagues written in this book and then if anyone takes away something, God will take away some of the blessings or even salvation. And then when John wrote uh when John remembered this, he's like, you know, I'm just going to leave it the way it is. And so that's why um it is written very authentically. It's like a notes of John what John have seen. So when you're going to actually um dive in in into the some of the maybe commentaries and some scholars and they might think it's not the John. Don't be just thinking oh what's going on I thought that everyone on same page but it doesn't matter. I do believe it's a John. Most of the scholars believe it John the apostle who wrote this book. And when we see that someone said something different, it doesn't matter too much. What matters is what's written in this book. So we actually read we actually read right here that uh we we already read that John was in the island Potmos and the account of the word of God. So island Potmos, it's actually an island somewhere in a Greece. It's a real island. It's still there. Why I want to emphasize on that? Because it's not some kind of fantasy book. That's what a lot of people think about Revelation. There is a real island that is Potmos and it's in Greece and the island is still there. And let's actually go in and um I have a short video description of uh some of the scholars go to that island and explains what it is. And so let's just um hear for maybe next uh couple minutes or a few minutes. It's pretty interesting. So it would become more real to you. You understand? It's a real thing. Oh, now it doesn't want to turn on. Let me see. I will do it like this. Yeah, I do want you to hear that just so that way. Do I have a Okay. Is this sound is Jacob here or? Yeah, I guess maybe. Anyway, let's see. If we're just I think maybe the sound needs to be up there. Yeah, I guess there is no sound anyway. So, I did want to show you that, but um anyway, maybe not today, but um well, just we don't have a sound, but anyway, I'll just see that's what's technology sometimes. Sometimes it goes right, sometimes it's not. Yeah, never mind. Okay. Okay. Well, I guess no video today, but in this video it does explains that it's a real island and that actually people who were the government or the king th the emperor that goes against the Roman Empire would be sent to that island. And just because John was teaching the word of Christ and the word of Christ was in the contradiction with the Roman Empire because the Roman emperor thought he's the only king. And here is John's preaching about some kind kingdom and some kind king. What does the authority thinks? Well, the authority thinks that's a problem. So they send him to that island. It's far away. You cannot get from that island. So he was there for the word of God and Christians would suffer for the word of God. So that tells us that when we following Jesus Christ, we should ready to suffer for the word of God. Do we like to live in a comfortable state and we don't want anyone to tell us what we should do but the real Christian he's prepared to follow Jesus Christ and whatever word of God tells him to do he does it even unto the point of suffering for Christ that's very important so stop thinking about this comfortable life and I want to live the way I want to live are We ready to follow Jesus Christ like John was following Jesus Christ? Let's do it. Then when we make that decision, we start following. And the following of Jesus Christ number one starts from the reading of scripture. I did give you a challenge last time to read the first chapter. If you forgot to read the first chapter, next time I challenge you to read the second chapter and maybe I'll do some test next time to see if anyone read actually that that chapter. So let's let's all take things seriously. Christianity it's a serious business. If we think that Jesus Christ will accept us the way we are, he accept you to the salvation the where you are. But when it comes to salvation at the end, we want to follow Jesus Christ. We want to be with Jesus Christ. If we just doing whatever we want in this world and just saying that we're the Christians, well, that's just the name. So, let's let's continue then. And uh I would like uh brother Zach to read uh verse 10. Verse 10, 11, and 12. You know, I'll have Tim read verse 12. You read just verse 11 and 12 because that's the Revelation 1 verse 10 11. Okay. Let's see. I was in the spirit of the Lord's day and I heard beh uh we're starting at 10, correct? Yeah. Okay. Just read verse 10. Yeah. Okay. I was in the spirit on the Lord's day and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet. A trumpet. Yeah. like a Trump. So, we read right here, John was in the spirit in the Lord's day. First, let's see what's the Lord's day is. Well, um Lord's day, most Christians, and I think it's a Sunday. It's the first day of the week. That's when Jesus Christ was resurrected because Jews at that time, they actually would go to synagogue in Sabbath during the Sabbath. But those believers who start following Jesus Christ because the resurrection was so special that they would start serving on the first day of the week which is Sunday. Many people would say well Sunday it's like a day of sun that's a pagan day. Actually you know what in Russian translation it doesn't says this day first day of the week is not called a Sunday it's called the resurrection day. in actually in atheistic country the Sunday called a resurrection day. So it's a first day of the week and the first day of the week we can see that John was in the spirit. What does it mean? Most likely it means that John actually were serving Jesus Christ. John was in communication with Jesus Christ. John was actually in prayer to God. And only in this state when we actually seeking God in such a way that God gives us revelation that we can hear the word of God. If we just living the way we want it and we just thinking well why does God never talk to my heart? Why I never hear something from him? I I don't have any guidance and I do a lot of mistakes in my life. Are you actually in the spirit? Are you try to in your mind in your heart do you come close to God? Do you go come close to Jesus Christ? Do you pray? Do you read the word? Do you give time where you just sit down and you just meditate about God? If you never done this, why do you expect that God should give you some insight? If the kid actually never comes to you and ask for something, you only going to give whatever extra necessary to him. But if there is a kid in your family that constantly come to you and asking you questions, father, what about this, father, what about that? That's when you give to them something extra. That's how same with God. If we actually spend time with him, we meditate on his word, we pray to him, that's when God gives us those insights more than to maybe just a common people. We should take from this verse that we should be like John as well at some point. We should give a set aside some time when we meditate when we in the spirit like John was and we can see when John was in the spirit what God gave to him. So brother Tim if you can read uh verse 11 and 12 that that's a tough words Tim this time this challenge is for you. Okay guys, pray for me. Um, I'll be reading verse 11 and 12. Uh, saying, I am the alpha and the omega, the first and the last. And what you see right in the book, and send it to those seven churches where are in Asia, to Ephesus, to Smeirna, to Pergamas, to Theotyra, to Sardis, to Philadelphia and to uh La Deia. Then I turned to see the the voices that spoke with me and having turned I saw seven golden lampstands. Okay, let's let's stop there and then we so when John actually was in the spirit and he was meditating, he was praising God, he was in communication with God, he hears this extremely strong voice and we can take from that well when John was writing revelation it was not ify maybe maybe I start having some imagination. This was extremely prelevant. This was a strong voice. This was not just kind of iffy voice. That's how the truth is spoken to us. And actually when John heard the strong voice, the voice commanded something to him. The voice commanded to him that write those things and write those epistles to the seven churches that John knew really well. Most scholars believe that before imprisonment, John actually was in Ephesus. By this time, Apostle Paul and many apostles, they were already dead. They gave their life for Jesus Christ because we know the Apostle Paul, he also ministered a lot in the for two years in the church of Ephesus. But then later John was there. And so now when this voice is telling him write those things, those seven churches, John knew really well and we've talked about why the did God actually commanded to write to those seven churches because as I believe those seven churches represents the character of all churches throughout the time and it actually represent our time as well. So now when we read the epistles to those seven churches, we should like read and look into the mirror, we should read and think, okay, do I have those problems? Do I have this problems? Maybe I should need correct this and that. Because when the word of God is written, it has actually a purpose. Purpose for you and for me. The word of God, the reason it's a living word of God because it's not just a historical book. It's a word of God that give you insight and wisdom how to live before Jesus Christ and how to go through tribulation and be victorious. That's why we read the word of God. That's why we need to read more and more because word of God it's instruction for us how to be victorious in tribulation especially in the end of times. And so when we going to come to this those seven epistles, we should understand that it's like an epistol to you and to me and I should actually examine myself. I should read and I think okay maybe I do a lot of things from God but do I have first love towards him or maybe I this or that and that's how we should read the word of God. And so when this word commended to him, then John actually turned back and see he sees Jesus Christ, but he sees him differently than how he saw him on this earth. He actually sees him differently than how he saw him after resurrection. Because Jesus Christ is in his glorified state in his glorified body and there is a certain features in his body that going to tell us how we should be and what does it mean those features what what do they represent? So I would actually like also Mark do you have a Bible? Yeah. Let's actually let's let's have brother Mark actually read the next verses. It's a verse after. Sounds good. 13. Yeah, 13. Sounds good. Brother Mark is a youth leader, so he's a good preacher as well, so I'm sure he going to read pretty well. Okay. and in the midst of the lampstand one like a son of man clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. Okay, so let's stop right here and then you'll continue to read. So we see the first description of Jesus Christ that in the first description let's actually switch to next a long robe. Why does it even mention that in the Bible? Okay, how the Jesus Christ is dressed? I guess it's important out of everything that can be mentioned actually it's mentioned how he's dressed maybe it is important nowadays people saying that well it doesn't matter how you look outward it's only God cares about your heart that's correct but your outer person represents what's in your heart it's just before it comes out into our outer person. God already judge us there. So, and we see that Jesus Christ, it's actually written right here that he had long robe covering everything, a modest dress. So, we see the reflection of Jesus Christ. He would never do anything in order to tempt people towards this sin. And we should also take away something for ourself. The way we dress, the way we act. We should never give a reason for other people to be tempted over how we dress, how we do. And that's why I believe that at Jesus Christ, even God the Father and the angels, their dress appearance is very modest. It tells us something. Nowadays, like I said, a lot of people say, "Oh, it doesn't matter how we dress and people actually dress in a way that may be tempting other people." That's not a Christian way. We should be serious followers of Jesus Christ and we should imitate Jesus Christ even in that. And it's good that all of us are dressed properly today. And like I said, maybe God does not judge us. Well, if you did not dress yourself this way, you're not going to be saved. But it's just the way we dress actually represent what's inside in our heart. If we are the people that care about make sure I don't give any reason to be tempted by me then I look how I will dress that's mean what's in my heart that what comes out into the outer person then actually mark continue to read just 14 uh let's about his eyes yeah well 14 yeah the hair of his head were white like wool like snow his eyes were like a flame of fire. So, we'll stop here. I do want to concentrate on on some features. His eyes like a flame in fire. I mean, if we would look at that person, we're like, "Oh, boy. That's something maybe something different. Something I don't want to see it." But why does it have that description like his eyes like a flaming fire? Well, it tells us something. the gaze of Jesus Christ when he looks at you especially when you'll be when you'll come before him he's a loving Jesus Christ but when he just looks at you you know he will see you through and if you are not following Jesus Christ with all your heart you will not be able to give any excuses because you will understand that he will see you through through your heart through your intentions he will see through everything and there is no excuses can be before him so that's why we should if we are not living properly we should change ourselves right now so when the Jesus Christ look through us he will say well done my servant well done and we will have we don't have to give any excuses because they will not matter before Jesus Christ because he knows everything he knows the intentions of your heart. He know why you did what you do. And if you fall somewhere, he will know that it was hard for you. You just not having any excuses, but it was difficult. He knows everything, but he knows your heart. And so that's why we should understand when Jesus Christ, he's looking at the things, he knows everything. And those people who were g going against him openly, they'll have no excuses. That gaze will be like a flaming fire and they will understand that. So Mark continued to read his feet were like burnished bronze refined in a furnace and his voice was like let let's start with his feet. His feet I mean Bible gives us this description. There is a reason why Bible describing that. Yeah. So we have to take something from it. I see that when it comes about those uh bronze feet it shows that in Christ there is a stability there is a strength and there is purity. So when we come close to Christ it's not a shaky ground. Even in the difficult times of our life when we get close to Christ we'll see that stability that strength and purity that's who Jesus Christ is and that's what it's mean actually his feet and Mark go ahead keep on reading and his voice was like the roar of many waters and continue to read in his right hand he held seven stars From his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword. Okay, a sharp two-edged sword. Well, that's that's kind not a common for a person to have something like this naturally, a sharp to edged sword. But it does explain what does it mean? What what that character does? And so let's actually go to uh maybe Tim or yeah brother Tim read Hebrew uh 4 verse 12 and verse 13. The word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit of both joints and marrow and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from his sight. But all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of him with whom we have to do. So we read right now that the word of God is living and acting. So when you see that two-edged sword comes out from the Jesus Christ actually mouth. It's that sword. It's the word of God. It's living and active. It's living and active nowadays as well. It's living and active in your day. But this word of God, what what does it do? It divides soul in a spirit. If you do something in your life and you actually want other people to praise you, even though if you do a good thing, it's a not a spiritual thing. When we do something for our ego is actually we do for our carnal person, for my ego. And so the word of God, it divides, it knows everything. It divides your intentions between what you do for yourself and what you do for Jesus Christ. And what we do for Jesus Christ is the spiritual. So the word of God that that two-edged sword, it able to divides. And actually when we read the word of God and when we do something good for other people, the word of God explained to us that we should do for the right intentions. We should do for Jesus Christ, we should do for the good of other people, not for my name, not for the praise of my name. And then the another thing it's judges the thought and intention. So the word of God is able to judge your intentions and your thoughts. It's not only judges our deeds, it's actually judges why we do what we do. And when people will become before Jesus Christ, this word of God will judge why we did what we do. And I know a lot of people actually even in this place, some of the people coming here to the service, other people preparing actually the food, other people driving to pick it up, some of you, it's a very good deed, but we want to make sure that it's all done for the glorify to glorify Jesus Christ. It's all done to spread the kingdom of Jesus Christ, not for our name. And I see that most people in here do this for the glory of God. And you will be rewarded for that. And so when we see that Jesus Christ and from his mouth comes that two-edged sword, it's the word of God that also judges our thoughts and our intention. And nothing is hidden from him. Your good behavior is not hidden. If you're doing something and you think well no one knows, no one recognizing that I do those things. Nothing is hidden from Jesus Christ. You will be rewarded. So the good things, good intentions, it's also open before him. And the bad intentions and bad things it's also open before him. So if we need to correct something, we're able to do we should do this. And it says to him we will give an account. There's going to be a time in your life and in my life when we all will have to give an account before Jesus Christ. It's like a report. And so we should live an intentional lifestyle. Not just ah Christianity it's nice and easy. It's intentional lifestyle. It's intentional walking with Jesus. It's intentional following thing. It's intentionally helping other people to follow Jesus Christ. That's what we should do. And we pretty much uh coming to the end description of Jesus Christ. And so, and the last thing I do want to mention because we're out of time. So, when John actually, we're not going to read because I do want to finish chapter one. When John actually was here on this earth, he was reclining on Jesus Christ. He was this almost like a younger brother to Jesus Christ. But when John sees Jesus Christ already in this glorified state, he falls before his feet like a dead person. Do we have reverence towards Jesus Christ? Do we understand that he's the creator of all? Yes, he's our brother because that's by his mercy, but he's also is our creator. Do we serve him with reverence or we just take it lightly? Let this all be in our hearts and understand who Jesus Christ is. There is a purpose why it is written in Revelation chapter 1. And we're going to conclude this and next time we're going to start with chapter 2. So I'll be back. Okay. So amen and let's and all standing. We're going to be singing the song by the name of He is [Music] Exalted. He is exalted. The king is exalted on high and I will praise him. He is exalted forever. Exalted and I will praise his name. He is the Lord forever. His true shall heaven and earth. Rejoice in his holy name. He is exalted. The king is exalted on high. He is exalted. The king is exalted on high. I will praise him. He is exalted forever. Exalted and I will praise his name. He is the Lord forever is true shall heaven and earth. Rejoice in his holy name. He is exalted. The king is exalted on earth. He is the Lord forever. His truth shall r and earth. Rejoice in his holy name. He is exalted. The king is exalted on earth. Praise God. Well, praise God, my dear friends. I think today we learned a lot. Today we learned a lot and I learned myself a lot today. And um I guess the question that we can all walk away with is how are we living our life for Christ? And the second uh question we can ask ourselves, am I even saved? And if I'm not saved, Jesus uh calls us to be one of his by submitting oursel to him, becoming his child, and to walk um a life after him. And Pastor Henry left us with some homework. Does anybody remember what the homework is? Uh, Revelation chapter 2-20. No, I'm just joking. It's just Revelation chapter 2, guys. Just chapter 2. It's uh it's not the whole book, but just chapter two. So, let's take our Bibles this week. Read chapter 2 once, twice, three times. And if you don't have a Bible, uh you can take the Bible that is at church. It can be yours. But let's all come next week. I've already read Revelation chapter 2. Amen. Does anybody have any needs? Yes. Christ. Amen. And that's how we start our spiritual journey, Allan. We we read the word of God, how we heard today. Um if we're lazy about if we're like, "Oh, I'm a Christian, but I got no walk with Jesus Christ, no prayer, no reading, like you know, God, you're somewhere here. Uh we're not really Christian. I think uh brother Michael wanted to say something, but um yes, we'll pray. Okay. Okay. We'll pray. Okay, let's pray. Lord God, we thank you for this wonderful word uh for this word that was spoken today, Lord. And you teach us, God. You teach that when you were on earth, Lord, you were just just like just like one of us. Simple but holy, but holy. But this time, Lord, you're you're coming in your glory, Lord God. In your glory, you're coming, Lord. And may we all look into our lives, God, is is everything right there? And if there's something not right in our life, Lord God, help us uh to to change that and deliver us from it, Lord. Deliver us in the name of Jesus. Deliver us from all uh wickedness and evil that we may have in our heart, Lord, and cleanse us with your blood that you shed on that cross. May you uh bless each person here. and Allan. God, we uh give him into your hands, Lord. Help uh help him on his, I would say, spiritual journey and give him strength to seek you with with all his heart, with all his mind, and all his soul. And bless him in his life. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. Our father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For your kingdom, your power, and glory forever are yours. Amen. And we'll see you in the gym.