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Today I just want to talk about Jesus Christ and his words because frankly friends Jesus's
words are all that matter, and they are his words. Now I can see everybody here just coming
over. Stephen, Roaxanne, John, Mark, Lily, Christine. I can see people here. You're free
to comment and I can see your name. Michael, Miles, Carl, Adrian, there are some people
here that I know. Friends it is wonderful that you can come today and I give you all
a very warm welcome. I would prefer to have an actual meeting place but we got a make
do with what we have. It's great that we can at least meet online as well. Friends it's
a bit hard to find places and people to gather with these days because so few people are
just interested in Jesus. They are not interested about Jesus. People just don't really want
to gather to pray and talk about Jesus, because they got their lives to live. It's more fun
to go and do their hobbies and pursuits on the weekend and they're not interested about
Jesus, that is the problem. On Friday night tonight, is Saturday here, but on Friday night
a lot of people are more interested in going out with their friends and having to parties.
They don't want to gather together for Jesus. That is the thing friends, we live in the
days of Noah. And in the days of Noah that's how it's going to be when Jesus returns very
sad to say. So Cindy is here as well and Micah as well. I can see you all here so wonderful.
Zadriel is here as well, now I'm Robert so you probably see my screen name there. Good
to meet everybody. You know friends it's all about Jesus Christ and that's why we're here.
If I wasn't living for Jesus, do you think I would be here? No, I would be chasing my
pursuits because it's the weekend. I would be doing my sport, having a good time, I've
got plenty of friends to go hang out with. You now why would I want to gather here for
Jesus Christ! That is the state of this world right now is that people are not interested
in gathering for Jesus Christ. Jesus just isn't what they're interested in. they're
only interested in what they can do and that's what I used to be like. It is very sad. That's
what I used to be like I used to be just interested in what could I get out of life. What could
I get out of my weekend. I wasn't interested in just serving Jesus, that's boring I used
to think. But since I've found the light, now I've found treasure in a field. And I
want to talk about today the parables of Jesus talking about these wonderful truths of the
Kingdom of God, because Jesus gave us these parables explaining what the Kingdom of God
is like. And we're all so interested in just our life down here that we just don't want
to know about the Kingdom of God. I used to be like that, for us it is just religion or
sit on the church pew and waste time in there and just hope that it's all over because there
is little revival about Jesus Christ. Everybody knows about him, but friends we're not going
to be like that any more because we all know that the eternal lake of fire is coming. And
we all know that the eternal kingdom of God is here and that today we can be a part of
that kingdom. So today I wanted to talk a bit about these parables of Jesus Christ's
in the wonderful words that he has got for us written in the Bible. I wanted to read
to you the parable of the lost sheep to start off. Before I do I want to talk what Jesus
says about sin. This is in Matthew 18 you can get your bible and open it up there if
you want to, but we read in the Matthew 18 that Jesus said "what sorrow awaits the world
because it tempts people to sin. Temptations are inevitable but he says what sorrow awaits
the person who does the tempting." so in other words what sorrow awaits us who live in sin
and cause other people to sin. It says if your hand or your foot causes you to sin you
would be better to cut it off and throw it away for it is better to enter eternal life
with one hand and one foot than to be thrown into the eternal fire with two hands and 2
feet. It is better to enter heaven with one eye than it is with two eyes and be thrown
into the fires of hell. So if your eye causes you to sin pluck it out." that is what the
Lord is talking about. You know friends Jesus is very serious with what he has to teach
us and he gives these words these truths with absolute and utter seriousness and he calls
us to obey his words because he said that those who obey his words are those who build
their house on the rock, and they will not fall. But he says those who don't believe
don't obey his words they hear them but they don't obey them, are like a foolish man who
builds his house on the sand. Now that's the first parable and that is one of the parables
to understand the kingdom of God is that when you build your house on the teachings of Christ
and you do them, you're building your house on the rock of Christ and you will not fall
when the time comes for you to stand before God. But the foolish man who does not obey
Jesus' words and just keeps sinning, he doesn't take out the eye of ***, he just goes on
and does his sin. He doesn't divorce his sin. These people are going to be building their
house so that the storm will come and it will blow down and be destroyed, the house on the
sand. We all know that we are the house. So we got to start listening to the words of
Jesus and think about what he's saying. The first parable that Jesus talked about well
on this page anyway, was that the parable of the lost sheep where he is talking about
those who wander away from the truth and they go off into lies and they believe lies. He
says that they can come back and if they repent the Lord will receive them back. And Jesus
said "if a man has a hundreds sheep and one of them wanders away, wont he leave the 99
and go out and search for the one that's lost?" You know friends Jesus searched for me, I
was lost and I was in sin. He searched me and called me back. He is going to search
for you too, yes he will. He is probably doing it now. He is knocking on your heart now if
you're not right with the Lord. He wanted you to come home. That is why Jesus said he
doesn't turn anybody away who comes to him. But the thing is one day will be too late.
So Jesus goes on to talk about, "in the same way it is not my heavenly Father's will that
even one of these little ones should perish." he doesn't want anybody to perish. And we
got a world full of lost sheep. Let us come back home and dedicated to Jesus Christ. Now
the other parable I wanted to talk about was the parable of the vineyard workers and this
is talking about what the Kingdom of God is like. And the Lord said that the kingdom of
heaven is like the landowner who went out to hire workers for his vineyard. And in the
morning he hired workers and then he went out again and hired some moore a little bit
later. Then at five o'clock he went out again and hired a few more and then the evening
came he lined them up to give them their pay. And he payed the first the same wages that
he paid last who had been working all day. And they said that is unfair. But the Lord
said this; " you agreed to the work and the pay, so it is up to me to give what I wish
to give to whom I might wish to give it. So should you be jealous of the others because
I'm kind? So those who were last will be first and those first, last. Thats the wonderful
thing friends is that it's never too late to start working in the Kingdom of God until
its too late. At six o'clock it's too late we are getting to that point. We're getting
to 6 o'clock but still 5 something you know. And we can start working in the Kingdom of
God in these last hours and receive a wonderful pay and reward. It is the last hours. Six
o'clock will come and will be too late. Anyone who didn't work will get no wages. And the
thing is friends a lot of people are going to come before the Lord unfruitful and empty-handed.
But I want to talk about is this other parable that Jesus talked about and this is an important
parable. The parable of the two sons. And Jesus talked about the parable of the two
sons were there was two sons and their father said to the first oldest son will you go out
and work in my fields? He said yes, but he didn't go. He went and asked the other son,
will you go and work in my fields? He said no but decided he would and he went out and
he worked in the field. Jesus said "which of these obeyed the father." and they said
it was the second. And Jesus went on to say, "I tell you the truth the corrupt tax collectors
and prostitutes are going to get into the kingdom of heaven before you pharisees for
John the Baptist came showing you the way you live but you didn't believe him. But the
prostitutes and the tax collectors did. But you refuse to believe and repent of your sin.
And how many of us friends are refusing to believe and repent of our sins? While all
these corrupt people are repenting and getting changed by Jesus Christ, their changing their
mind and deciding to go out into the vineyard. Who is pleasing the Father? Called Christians
who say God will work for you, but are they don't do anything! Or the corrupt tax collectors
who repent and with joy they accept the kingdom and they turn from their sin. Jesus changes
them and they go and work in the vineyards zealously. Dear friends for a long time I
was that first son. I would say Lord I'd like to work in your vineyard. I never did it!
But finally I decided I would and dear friends there will be many tears on the last day and
that day fast approaching. Time is running out to serve the Lord but anybody who comes
Lord he will give them work even if it's for the last hour. And they will get a wonderful
pay so are you ready to work for the Lord? Or do you want to sit around live your own
life in your own sin? Now I want to talk to you about the parable of the seeds because
this is very important for this time and let us examine our hearts before the Lord today.
You see the parable of the seed starts out like this; the farmer was scattering grain
on the ground and some of the ground was good and some the ground was bad. Some of the ground
was weedy and some was stony. Some of the ground had the crows come down and they ate
the seed. But some of the ground was good and there was plenty of good harvest. The
wheat grew strong and had a good harvest. And so it will be that the sower sows the
word. That is what Jesus talked about and the disciples asked him what is the meaning
of this parable. And Jesus said hear and understand; the sower sows the word. That is the good
news of the Kingdom of God. That is Jesus Christ he sows the word. Scattered throughout
the world. And the seed lands on the ground. The ground is the person who hears, hears
the gospel, hears about Jesus Christ. How many of you have heard about Jesus? I have.
I bet most people here would have if not all. And the thing is that he said the seed that
landed on the ground where the sparrows came in and ate it was the seed that landed on
somebody's heart, that wasn't strong who didn't really want the Lord, and the enemy came quickly
and snatched away the seed and it died, bore no fruit. But the seed that landed on the
stony ground was those who hear the word but they had shallow hearts, shallow. Their roots
grew down and couldn't go any further and sun came up and shrivelled the seed and it
died. These people had shallow hearts they didn't take the Lord seriously. They heard
the word, they believed with joy but they had shallow hearts. We got to understand this.
The people who hear and they believe are christians. They are not unbelievers. We're talking about
those who believe. And then there was seed that landed on the ground of the weedy ground.
Now these people believed for a long time because it takes a while for weeds to grow
up. But Jesus said that in time that the cares of life the lusts of the flesh lusts of the
eyes, the pride of life, all these things came and choked that seed and that the majority
of people. The sparrows don't get that many. The badground of the sun scorching the seed
wasn't that great but the weeds were everywhere and there were so many wheat choked out by
the weeds. They were the people who let the cares of life choke out their gospel. Of course
they heard the gospel they received it with joy but they let the cares of life choke it
out. How many of us here are letting the cares of life choke out our seed. Are we worrying
about our life not trusting the Lord? How many of us are letting the lusts of the flesh
choke out seed out. Are we letting our lusts take us away from the Lord? And then of course
there's the seed that lands on the good ground. Jesus said that's the man or the person who
hears and believes acceptance and he becomes not only a hearer but doer of the teachings
of Jesus. He began a doer of the word. He went out and starts to bear fruit some thirtyfold
some 60 fold and the father gather such into the barn into his store house. Dear friends
are we bearing fruit? Are we cultivating the seed or are we letting the lusts of the flesh,
cares of this life and the enemy of doubt to *** away our seed. Some people they
just doubt. They let doubt *** away the seed. Doubts from Satan. You know friends
I want to talk about another parable because these parables illustrate the kingdom of God.
I hope I am still with you. I will just check some comments quickly. Seems like everybody
is good here. I am going to answer questions after I finish ok. So hang around and we will
be talking about anything you want to talk about. I am open to talk about what you want
to ask. But just hold on for a little bit because I want to talk a little bit more about
Jesus because this is really important. Now Jesus talked about another parable let's look
at this one. This one is important for us who do not forgive. It is the parable of the
unforgiving debtor. Now before we read this parable let us think about all the people
that we are angry with. Our wife our family unfair things that people have done to us.
You know I get angry too sometimes, you know with my wife or my family. I got to repent
of that and ask forgiveness because truly friends this is serious business. Now I am
going to read from here; how many times should we forgive somebody of their sins, asked Peter.
And Jesus said not seven times but 70x7. For the kingdom of heaven is compared to the king
who decides to bring his account up to date with his servants who borrowed his money and
this certain servant owed him millions of dollars and he couldn't play it back. So the
master ordered to have him sold along with his wife and children and everything he owned
to pay the debt. But the man fell down before his master begging him please be patient with
me and I will repay. So the master was filled with mercy and he released him and forgave
his debt. But the man when he left the king went and grabbed his fellow servant who owed
him a few thousand dollars and he demanded the payment immediately. And his fellow servant
fell down and begged for a little more time. Please be patient with me he said. But the
creditor wouldn't wait. He had the man arrested and sent to prison until he would pay the
debt. And then the King heard what the servant had done and he was very angry and he said;
you evil servant I forgave you a tremendous debt because you pleaded with me. You should've
had mercy on your fellow servant as I had mercy on you. And so the king had the man
sent to prison to be tortured until he had payed the entire debt. So that's what my heavenly
Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brethren from your heart said Jesus.
He will have you sent to prison and tortured until you pay the debt. Dear friends Jesus
isn't playing around we must forgive. We must forgive brethren who have hurt us and they
don't apologise. They don't repent. You must forgive them from the heart. You know friends
if we have trouble forgiving anyone, we got to go to Jesus about it and pray that he gives
helps us to forgive and to have a heart to because Jesus is there to help not to condemn.
You must understand that. But the thing is if we will not forgive, then neither will
Jesus forgive us. Jesus made that very clear. He said if you don't forgive, I will not forgive
you. Cut and dry. Not only that he said that the angry king sent the man to be tortured
in prison until he paid the debt and Jesus said that's what my heavenly Father will do
to you if you refuse to forgive. And people don't want to hear rules and don't want to
hear punishment and they don't want to hear justice. They want to whine and they want
to complain. Why is God like that, he should be more loving, he should be more caring but
they don't fear God. You know friends let us stop trying to snake away from being disobedient
and whining and whingeing and complaining about judgement and punishment and instead
let us realise that we can't break the law. We got to be obedient and then we will receive
mercy from the father. Praise the Lord. Isn't that wonderful. So that's one parable about
the Kingdom of God. That's what the Kingdom of God is like. I'm showing to you what it
is like, because we have to think about the Kingdom of God today because that's where
we want to go. And Jesus words unlock the revelation of the Kingdom of God. Now I want
to talk to you about another parable, and this parable, if I can find it, talks about,
talks about riches and where your heart is, where your heart it, and so this parable is
about there was a man ok, it goes like this; there was a man who had who saw a field for
sale and in that field he discovered treasure hidden in that field. And so this man went
and he sold all he had and he went and bought that field because he knew there was hidden
treasure in it that nobody else knew about. Now I'm sure everybody thought he was pretty
crazy because he went and sold all he had and bought some insignificant field. And he
seemed really bent on buying this particular field. It seemed like that consumed him and
he made sure that he sold off what he had to get it because that's what he really really
really wanted. And that's what the heaven, the kingdom of heaven is like. So people see
these crazy people who believe in Jesus and want Jesus more than anything. Why? It is
because these people have found hidden treasure. You know I found hidden treasure friends.
I found gold, the finest gold that you could think of. The finest silver, the finest riches
I found in a field. And I left everything. I left my career and my pursuits to go and
get that field because I realised what I had wasn't as good as what I was getting in that
field. So I left everything and I went and got that field because that's where my treasure
is. Just what Jesus said he said where your treasure is that is where your heart is. And
where your heart is that's where your treasure is. So I've got my heart set on the kingdom
now, on Jesus Christ because he's my treasure. And I don't want to grieve Jesus. I don't
want to go out of that field and just start pursuing some other field because I've found
where my treasure is and I'm intent on keeping it. But I'm not keeping it a secret. I am
telling you about this treasure also so that you can come and buy your field with your
treasured because friends Jesus talked about another parable where he said that, not necessarily
a parable but he said that; by from me the finest gold and he said don't store up for
yourself wealth on this earth that is perishable. And he's also talking about pursuits and careers
and glory and honour on this Earth. He says don't store up for that, don't live for that.
He is saying you instead live for the kingdom because that's what if your heart is there
that's where your treasure will be. In other words you're going to get treasure in heaven
if your heart is there. So I'm asking you today is your heart is the kingdom? Is that
where your heart is? Praise the Lord. Isn't it wonderful these these parables unlock the
secrets of the Kingdom of God and we got to really really think about these thing and
we got to think where do we stand today. Now Jesus said; somebody came to Jesus as said
teacher what good deed must I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus said why do you call me
good there's only one good but to the answer of your question if you want to receive eternal
life keep the commands. And the man said which ones? Because you see this man kept the 10
Commandments. And seeking to justify himself he said; which ones. And Jesus said; you know
the commandments don't *** steal honour your father and mother love your neighbour.
But the man said well I've obeyed all these what else must I do? And Jesus said; well
if you want to be perfect then go sell all your possessions give your money to the poor
and then you come follow me. And the man heard this and he was very sad because he had many
possessions. And Jesus said to his disciples when he walked off; I tell you the truth it
is very hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. I'll say it again, it is easier for
a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom.
And the disciples were astonished and they said well who can be saved! And Jesus said
looking at them intently; humanly speaking it's impossible but with God things are possible.
And Peter said well we gave up things to follow you what will we get. Jesus said I assure
you that when the world is made anew the son of man sits down on his glorious throne you
who have been my faithful followers will be on 12 thrones judging the tribes of Israel
and everybody who gives up everybody who gives up house and home or property or family for
my sake will receive 100 times as much in return and will inherit eternal life. For
many who are greatest now will be least important then and those who seem less important then
will be greatest. And so dear friends Jesus is talking very clearly that we got to be
prepared to stop putting our family first to stop chasing a career to stop chasing all
our money and instead forsake these thing for Christ. And that's what Jesus is talking
about. You know we got to stop putting things first in our life if we want to follow Jesus
Christ. It is true and what Jesus said. Because the rich man couldn't do it. You know for
him to become a disciple of Jesus it would have meant that he would have to sell his
riches and the just be content with little. Just enough. And the thing is that's how the
disciples lived. They just live with whatever they could work for and gatherers to live
from day to day but they weren't trying to build the kingdom on earth. They weren't trying
to build a church. They weren't trying to raise funds for their next church building.
They weren't buying a nice big house. They had their own houses. Apostle John looked
after Jesus' mother Mary in his own house. But dear friends the thing is most people
aren't willing to give away what they have for Jesus. They don't want to stop their career,
chasing after their career for Jesus. They put it first and Jesus is after that. Just
like the rich young man he yet accepted Jesus yes, but he would would Jesus after his affair
and a lot of people do that, they put Jesus after their affairs. That goes for a whole
lot of things. But the disciples didn't do that. They looked after their family like
John looked after his responsibilities. He didn't put those things first like this world
does. God looked after them and helped him to look after them but the thing is he put
Jesus first and he was focused on the Lord. Now I hope to make some people think about
whether or not it's okay for them to continue to chase their desires right now. I get a
lot of questions; can't we just continue to chase our Olympic dream or, can't people do
that AND serve God? Well friends we just read the parables of Jesus, what do you think about
that now? They say well you know maybe God wants them there to do this and that. Well
friends how can God do anything with us if we're running the train? When we come to Jesus
he stops our train and then he makes it go in his direction that he wants us to go. Think
about that for a minute and think about whether you are a follower of Jesus as he leads you.
There is another parable I want to talk about, the parable of the great feast. This is an
important parable that talks about what it will be like at the end of time. And this
is to come so hear believe and fear God. The kingdom of heaven can be illustrated by the
story of a king who prepared a great feast for his son. This is Jesus and the father.
When the banquet was ready he send his servants to notify those who are invited. So there
are people being sent out to the world and they been warning that Jesus is coming back.
Be ready or be left behind. And he went to tell them the feast has been prepared, the
bulls fattened, and the oxen have been killed everything is ready to come to the banquet.
Just keep in mind the parable of the wedding feast of the lamb. And the guests who had
been invited, ignored him and went about their business. One had a farm another had his business
another one that just got married. Another seized the servants and insulted them. Think
about all those people who hate to hear about Jesus coming and they just want to persecute
you. The king was furious and he sent out his army and he destroyed the murderers and
burned their town and he said to the servants, the wedding feast is ready but nobody is worthy
of the honour. Now go to the street corners and invite everyone you see. So the servant
brought in anyone they could find, the good and the bad alike and the banquet was filled
with guests. Dear friends the gospel has gone out people have been invited, anybody on the
street corners here and there, and they have listened. Now you've heard the good news and
decided to come to Jesus and be part of the wedding feast in the kingdom of God. That's
all you all want right? That's why you're here isn't it? You want to come to the wedding
feast of the Lord? That's why we're here. So we've heard, we've come, and we're waiting
and we've accepted the invitation, now let's read on; But when the king came to meet the
guests (think about the parable where Jesus said behold the bridegroom come's go out to
meeting many were not ready), and the king noticed a man that wasn't wearing proper attire,
he said, friend where are your wedding clothes? But the man had no reply he was speechless.
Think about what Jesus said in revelation, to keep your robes unspotted by the world,
those who keep their robes will walk with me in white. Are you keeping your robes white?
And Jesus said the man who had no reply he was speechless, bind this servant hand and
foot and throw him into the outer darkness where there will be a weeping and gnashing
of teeth, for many are called but few are chosen. Dear friends there is going to be
many disappointments on the last day, a lot of people will be very disappointed. They
didn't listen to these words that I'm telling you now. They didn't listen to the words of
Jesus. They didn't obey them they didn't do them. They had dirty clothes on. They don't
keep their robes from the world and sin. And so the banquet comes, the king arrives, here
comes the bridegroom go out to meet him, which leads me on to the next parable where Jesus
talks about the parable of the tens bridesmaids or the 10 virgins: the kingdom of heaven is
like this; 10 bridesmaids went out to meet the bridegroom, at the wedding feast. They
prepared themselves and went out into the darkness and they all had lamps. Now five
took extra oil because they were wise and five were foolish and they didn't take extra
oil. And they slumbered and slept because the king delayed. Then all of a sudden at
the midnight hour of the call went out; be hold at the bridegroom go out to meet him.
So they all arose and they trimmed their lamps and the five foolish ones didn't have enough
they said to the five wise ones, quick give us some oil. And the five wise ones said;
you have to go and buy yourself we only have enough for us. And so they went away to buy
some oil and while they were gone, the bridegroom came and he took the waiting ones into the
wedding feast and shut the door. And then later these other ones came back and knocked
on the door saying, Lord Lord let us in let us in, we have some more oil we've got some
oil for our lamps! But the thing is friends it was too late. What did the bridegroom say?
He said; go away I do not know you nor where you're from, depart from here. And that they
went away. For many are called but few are chosen. Again it comes back to the same thing
all over again; are we ready to obey the words of Jesus and have our lamps full of oil? Extra
oil comes only one way, and that's through prayer. Praying, dedicating to the Lord, spending
your time in prayer, being filled with the Holy Spirit pursuing the Lord night and day
in prayer listening to these words reading these words of Jesus in the Bible. Is that
what you do with your time? Or are you like the foolish virgins who didn't pray and didn't
have enough oil and didn't have enough faith and belief, they had their first oil their
lamp and light, they were in the darkness of the world waiting for Jesus to come back,
they were telling people about Jesus because they had their light of the world in the darkness,
but the thing is friends these five foolish ones were also doing their sins in the world
and were not living seriously for the Lord. They were being foolish. How many people today
just have foolish laughter and they go around being light about the gravity of the kingdom
of God? It's all just laugh and be foolish and listen to secular music and join in the
worlds ways. That's what it is like today and they do talk about Jesus and they do know
that he's coming back, but the thing is friends they are going to have many tears on that
day. And it is surely coming as sure as the sunrise is from the east and sets in the West.
The Lord is coming, Jesus is coming back and the bridegroom will return. And that's exactly
how it's going to be. It's going to be like that in the darkness and the bridegroom will
suddenly come back. Behold the bridegroom go out to meet him. That's how it's going
to be friends. You know we have to do think about these things very seriously. Jesus went
on to talk about the parable of the three servants. This is the key to understanding
the kingdom of God and how it applies in your life today because this is serious business
friends. Let's read on. Now the kingdom of God can be like this; listen and understand
this is very serious most serious, listen; The kingdom of God can be illustrated by a
master who called his servants together and he trusted his servants with his possessions,
and then he went away on a long trip. He gave to one 5 bags of silver or a five denarii,
he gave to another two denarii, and to another he gave one denarii, and he divided the wealth
in proportion to their ability. He didn't give them too much if they were not able to
handle it. Better stop right here: Jesus gives us a measure of spiritual gifts of faith,
understanding, according to what faith we have. He gives us according to what ability
we have. Some of us are good at some things and others are good at other things. Maybe
we're good speakers, so Jesus gives us a measure of gifts to speak. Maybe we're good preachers,
so Jesus gives us a measure to preach. Maybe we cannot preach, maybe we're more behind-the-scenes
working in helping being a carer. Well Jesus gives us a measure to be able to do this,
a measure of grace, let us read on: the servant he received five denarii, he invested it,
and gained 5 more. Likewise with the one who had two, but the one who had one denarii he
hid it in a hole in the ground. Let us stop here: When we invest in the kingdom, when
we grow with what Jesus did, we are using that gift. The preacher he goes and preachers.
The speaker he goes and speaks. The teacher he goes and teaches. The one who is called
to care he goes and cares, he doesn't faithfully and he lives for that. But think about the
one who hid it in the ground. Did he go and do anything with what he was given? No, he
was called to preach and he didn't go and preach. He was going to teach and he didn't
go and teach. He was called to witness and he didn't go and witness. He was called to
care and he didn't go and care. He was called to give and he didn't go and give. He received
the gospel he was a hearer only. He was unfruitful. Let us read on; the master returned and he
called the servants to account and the servant came forward who had five denarii he said,
I have gained five more. Likewise, the one who had two he said he got two more. And the
master said well done my faithful and good servants, since you have been faithful with
handling the small things I'm going to now give you a lot more responsibilities. So he
gave them a lot more. Let's celebrate together. But the servant who had one he came forward
and he said, look I knew you were a hard man and I knew that you would reap where you didn't
sow, and I was afraid so I hit what you gave me, so look here is your money. And the master
was very angry, he said you wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I harvested where I
didn't plant, so why didn't you at least deposit the money with the bankers? Therefore he ordered
the money to be taken from the servant and to be given to the one who had 10. He said;
have this lazy worthless servant thrown into the other darkness, where there will be a
weeping and gnashing of teeth, for the son of man will come in all his glory, and the
angels will be with him, and he will sit down and he will gather them all into his presence
everybody. He will separate the goats from the sheep, and he will say to those on his
right, come you blessed it into the kingdom that has been prepared for you before the
creation of time. For I was hungry and you fed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I
was sick and you cared for me, and the righteous will say when did we ever do this to you Lord?
And he said I tell you the truth when you did it to the least of my brother you did
it to me. So he's talking about Christians who were faithful servants understand me very
clearly. They were faithful. But he said to those on his left, they also said to him;
Lord didn't we see you hungry and thirsty and didn't we help you? Didn't we not refuse
the least of the brethren? But the Lord said to them; when you refused to help them you
refused to help me. So these people they just lived their own life. They weren't interested
in being faithful servants. That terrible friends, and he said that they will go away
into eternal punishment but the righteous into eternal life. Now that brings me around
to a dream that I had, where I saw in my dream, the Lord gathering people to the right into
the left. And to the right were the obedient and to the left were the disobedient. And
the obedient ones he sent off into a room and it got a filled up with liquid fire. And
they were all laughing when they will went into the room, but they were not laughing
after a while. The disobedient went there, but the obedient ones found favour before
the Lord. They were obedient people. Obedient to Jesus. Friends have we been learning something
from these parables of Jesus Christ? Have we been thinking about what the kingdom of
heaven is like? Whether or not we are being part of the Kingdom today? Are we thinking
about obeying these parables of Jesus? Do we want to be obedient servants doing this?
Are we going to be the five wise bridesmaids who enter the King of God? Are we going to
be among the foolish who knock on the door when the lamb returns for his bride? They
knock on the door and they say; Lord let me in... and he said it's too late to go in.
There is a lot of deep mysteries here about the kingdom of God, but this is what is going
on right now. The kingdom of God is coming dear friends, and Jesus is coming back hallelujah.
Now if anyone's got any questions feel free to type them up everybody has been listening
today, I want you to examine your hearts according to these teachings of Jesus, because we know
that Jesus said that Jesus he who obeys these teachings, these teachings, he said he is
the one who builds his house on the rock. Then he said about these teachings when he
gave the sermon on the mount, he said THESE teaching. he said his teachings he just gave
on the sermon on the mount (You are to obey). How serious are we going to be? Now somebody
asked a question about the pre-trip rapture. A lot of people like to argue about it. But
I thought I made it very clear today when I talked to today to you about what Jesus
said about the parable of the bridesmaids. It's very clear how it's going to be. People
have heard that the call of Jesus because he's coming back like I said in the parable
that the call went out for the wedding banquet, and many people gathered. Many people have
heard that Jesus is coming back today. It's real and they are hearing, and I am telling
you now that Jesus is coming back. The good and the bad alike have heard and many of them
have gathered, and Jesus came back and he saw some of them dressed in dirty clothes
and he had them cast out to into the outer darkness. He said in Revelation, he said;
watch that your roads are not stained by the world. He said to keep your robes. he said
that; to him he keeps his robes clean from the world that he will walk with me in white
and I will be his God (or Father) and he will be my son. Jesus goes on to say I will uphold
him from the great trial that is coming upon the world. So to your question about pre-tribulation,
I think it's very very very clear here how Jesus is going to come back. He said that
it's going to be a dark, dark world in the darkness. There are going to be people waiting.
But there's going to be some people who are not going to have their lamps with extra oil.
Then the call is going to go out like a thief in the night. A thief in the night. It is
going to say; behold the bridegroom go out to meet him. Now the call has gone out, and
everybody quickly arose because the call has gone out friends. I don't know if you heard
it but I sure did. Everybody quickly arose, and they trim their lamps and got them shining.
I'm watching my light shining right now, are you shining? The thing is some of them didn't
have enough oil, Well Jesus gives us a measure to be able to do this, a measure of grace,
let us redone: the servant he received five denarii, we invested it, and here in five
tomorrow. Likewise with the one who had two, but the one who had one denarii he hid it
in a hole in the ground. Just stop there. When we invest in the kingdom, when we grow
with what Jesus did, you are using that gift. The preacher he goes preachers. The speaker
he goes and speaks. The teacher he goes and teachers. The one who is called to care he
goes in carrots, he doesn't faithfully he lives for that. But think about the one who
hit it in the ground. Did you go and do anything with what he was given? No he was called to
preach and he didn't go and preach. He was going to teach and you didn't go and teach.
He was called to witness into didn't go in witness. He was called to care and it didn't
go and care. He was going to give and he didn't go and get. He received the gospel he was
a shearer only. He was an fruitful. It is read on; the master returned and he called
the more two accounts and the servant came forward who had five at the Murray he said,
we have got five tomorrow. Likewise, the one who had to he said he got two morrow. And
the master said well done my faithful and good service, since you have been faithful
with handling the small things I'm going to now give you a lot more responsibilities.
So he gave them a lot more. Let's celebrate together. But the 70 had one he came forward
and he said, look I knew you were a hard man and I knew that you would rip where you didn't
so, and I was afraid so I hit what you gave me, to look your kids. And the master was
very angry, he said you wicked and leave the seventh, you knew that that I harvested where
I didn't plan, so why didn't you at least deposit the money with the bankers? If you're
that the money to be taken from the seventh and to be given to the one who had 10. He
said have this lazy worthless servant thrown into the other darkness, where there will
be a weeping and gnashing of teach, four at the son of man will come in all his glory,
and the angels will be with him, and he will sit down and we'll gather them all into his
presence everybody. He will separate the goats from the sheep, and he will say to those on
his right, come you blessed it into the kingdom that has been prepared for you before the
creation of time. For I was hungry and you fed me, I was naked and you could leave at
me, I was sick and you cared for me, and the righteous will say when did we ever do this
to you Lord? And he said I tell you the truth when you get it to the list of my brother
and you did it to me. So he's talking about Christians who were faithful servants understand
me very clearly. They were faithful. But he said to those on his left you also said to
him Lord didn't we see you hungry and thirsty and I'll help you, didn't we not refuse the
list of the brethren, but the Lord said to them when you refused to help them you refused
to help me. So these people they just lived their own life. They weren't interested in
being faithful servants. That terrible friends, and he said that they will go away into eternal
punishment but the righteous into eternal life. Now that brings me around to a dream
that I had, where sorry my dream, the Lord gathering people to the right into the left.
And to the right where the obedient and to the left whether disobedient. And the obedient
ones he sent off into a room and it got a filled up with liquid fire. And they were
all laughing when they will went into the room, but they were not laughing after a while.
The disobedient went there, but the obedient ones found favour before the Lord. They were
obedient people. Obedient to Jesus. Friends have we been learning something from these
parables of Jesus Christ? Have we been thinking about what their kingdom of heaven is like?
Whether are not we are being part of the Kingdom Kingdom today? Of all these parables you should
listen to this video when I uploaded, are we thinking about a obeying these parables
of Jesus? Do we want to be obedient servants doing this? Are we going to be at the five
wise bridesmaids the interest the King of God? Are we going to be among the foolish
you knock on the door when the lamb returns for his bride? They knock on the door and
they say Lord let me in and he said it's too late to go away. There is a lot of deep mysteries
hear about the kingdom of God, but this is what is going on right now. Picking up kingdom
of God is coming difference, and that Jesus is coming back hallelujah. Now if anyone's
got any questions feel free to type them up everybody has been listening today, I want
you to examine your hearts according to these teachings of Jesus, because we know that Jesus
said that Jesus he who obeys these teachings, these teachings, he said he is the one who
builds his house on the rock. Then he said about these teachings when he gave the sermon
on the map, he said he is teaching is he said his teachings he just gave on the seminal
amount. How serious are we going to be? Now somebody asked a question about the pre-trip
rapture. A lot of people like to argue about it. But I thought I made it very clear today
when I talked to today to you about what Jesus said about the parable of the bridesmaids.
It's very clear how it's going to be. It's going to be people have heard that the call
of Jesus because he's coming back like I said in the parable that the call went out for
the wedding banquet, and many people gathered. Many people have heard that Jesus is coming
back today. It's real and they are hearing, and I am telling you now that Jesus is coming
back. The good and the bad alike have heard and many of them have gathered, and Jesus
came back and he saw some of them dressed in dirty clothes and he had them casting to
be at the darkness. He said in a revelation, he said what's that your roads are not stained
by the world. He said keep your robes he said that to him he keeps his robes clean from
the world that he will walk with me and quiet and I will be his father and he will be my
son. Jesus goes on to say I will uphold him from the Arab trial that is coming upon the
world. So to your question about pre-tribulation, I think it's very very very clear here how
Jesus is going to come back. He said that it's going to be a dark, dark world in the
darkness. There are are going to be people waiting. But there's going to be some people
who are not going to have their lamps with extra oil. Then the call is going to go out
like thief in the night. Be in the night. It is going to say behold the bridegroom go
out to meet him. Now that call has gone out, and everybody quickly arose because the call
has gone out friends. I don't know if you heard it but I sure did. Everybody quickly
a raise, and they trim their lamps and got them shining. I'm watching my light shining
right now, are you shining? The thing is some of them didn't have enough oil, they were
asleep and then they woke up in the sin and there was still following the world, they
are procrastinating and they're not being proactive and praying everyday. They are being
distracted, and Jesus just suddenly comes back. So for your question is that pre-trib?
I think that answers your question so let us listen to what Jesus said. So oil in the
lamp as I said, is prayer and communication with the Lord, obeying him and doing his will.
When we're sinning we're not having oil in a lamp, we're throwing away up oil because
the oil is the holy spirit. You can't have the Holy Spirit if you are living in sin,
and we seek to know the Lord, we just don't know only ABOUT him and go to church to read
saying there has to be a war in Israel first, and is got to be this way. Friends, Jesus
didn't say that he could be predicted. He said you know the season, but he said that
he will come as a thief in the night. The bridegroom is coming be ready or be left behind
and that is true. Do you know what happens when you are left behind? You knock on the
we should go. No, if you want to follow Jesus, you must deny yourself. Give away all your
If you don't read it and spend your time in prayer reading the Bible which see people
so few people do these days, then you are going to start to see the mysteries of God
if you would repent. Obey the Lord and seek him hallelujah.