0:00 Девочка-пай 0:30 Девочка-пай 1:00 Деван-манин-ден-кендру вайтирк куде Деван-манин-ден-кендру вайтирк куде Деван-манин-ден-кендру вайтирк куде Деван-манин-ден-кендру вайтирк куде Деван-манин-ден-кендру вайтирк куде We must read it carefully Because that is God's will for you and me 1:11 Verse 26 Let us make man in our image According to our likeness And let them rule Let them rule Again in verse 28 1:34 God blessed them and said to them Be fruitful and multiply Fill the earth Subdue it And rule You know what God's desire is for you That you must subdue everything under your feet 1:58 And you must rule Not rule over people God didn't want Adam to rule over Eve No She was taken from a bone in the side 2:22 So that she will always be near his side God didn't take a bone from Adam's head So that Eve will rule over Adam God didn't take a bone from Adam's foot 2:48 For Adam to rule over Eve He took a bone from the side Because man Was never called To rule over another man It's the devil who wants to rule over people 3:16 And when men have a lust To rule over people Like all the kings and dictators in the world Like many pastors and popes and bishops 3:38 And like some elders in our churches Who want to rule over people That is not the will of God That's why when Jesus came to earth And they wanted to make him a king 3:59 He ran away He said no God did not create man To rule over others I will not be a king In the world Everybody is eager to be a king In many churches 4:19 People are eager to be elders All such people All such people show They have not seen God's purpose for man Dear brothers You are not called To rule over your wives No 4:44 Says you must love your wife Not rule over her You are not even to rule over your children You are to bring up your children In the fear and the instruction of the Lord Then what is an elder brother supposed to do? 5:05 Serve just like a mother serves her children A good mother is not one who rules the children Go to any home and see how a mother works day and night For the sake of the children That is the true example of an elder brother 5:32 Who expects nothing But serve, serve, serve, serve for 30, 40 years And how much do the children pay the mother? Zero That is a true elder brother But man was supposed to rule something else 5:56 He was to rule Today for example We have to rule over our own flesh We live in a world And we are supposed to rule over the desires of the world Not the people of the world But I see this 6:21 But I see this That God wanted Adam to be a king He wanted Eve to be a queen In those days It was ruling over the fish And the birds And the animals Do you know that Adam was supposed to be the king over all of creation? 6:47 But when he sinned And he handed over the earth to the devil He could not God took away that ability to rule over all that You know today man is such a slave 7:10 That even a small germ Called some bacteria Which is so small that You cannot even see it under a microscope Can kill a man Somebody gets a fever 7:30 With some small bacteria And he dies Some small little germ Gets into his stomach And he's Got jaundice or something And he's in hospital for weeks You don't need a lion or anything The small thing is enough to knock down a man 7:52 Because man has become a slave to sin But that was not God's will You think man was supposed to be a slave to these small little bacteria? Even the lions were supposed to obey him But sin took away man's rulership 8:17 And now like a foolish person He tries to rule over people It's easy to rule people If you're stronger you can do it You know strong husbands rule over their wives They rule over children 8:41 Because children are so small Big dictators with their military And all rule over people And elders rule over others These are all people who do not have any understanding Of what true spiritual authority is He wants us to rule over sin 9:06 He wants to set us free from the slavery to sin And I'll tell you a man who is free from slavery to sin Has zero desire to have authority over any human being I can say that before God 9:30 I have no desire to rule over my wife Or any brother or sister in the whole world God is my witness I'm speaking the truth Even when I give advice to people Do you know what I tell them? Even in our own churches Even to elder brothers 9:52 I say brother This is my advice But I'm not God So you don't have to listen to me If you think that will help you do it Go and pray before God And if you feel it will help you do it If you don't feel free 10:13 Don't do it You don't commit a sin by disobeying me You commit a sin when you disobey God And if you don't do according to my advice And you do something else I will not get offended 10:34 The next time you come to me I'll again give you advice And I'll again tell you Do it if you feel free Because I have no desire to rule over you If you don't believe me You go and ask all the elder brothers sitting here 10:54 You ask them how many letters I send them Telling them to do this or that in their church I sometimes send circular letters to all the elders Just some general principles I almost never send a letter to any one elder saying 11:17 You must do like this It's not my business If he asks me for advice I give it It's just like I have four married sons I don't keep writing letters to them How to run their home Do you have a desire to rule over others 11:40 You know a lot of mother-in-law Daughter-in-law problems are because of that The mother wants to rule She has already ruled one home Now she wants to rule another home Today I am a father-in-law to four daughters 12:06 They will all testify I do not tell them anything They respect me a lot Because I have no desire to rule anybody You know why Because God has shown me 12:26 That I only have to rule over sin I have to rule over my flesh I have to rule over the devil I have to rule over the worldly desires And those battles are so, so much 12:46 That I have no time to rule my brothers or elders or daughters-in-law or any such thing Those of you Who have a great desire to rule other human beings Rule people in your church 13:07 Rule people in your home That's the reason why you can't overcome sin Because you are fighting the battle in the wrong place You stop ruling over all those things Leave them in God's hands And seek to rule over sin 13:29 And the world And the devil And Jesus has come to give us the truth that will set us free from those things We must maintain our freedom We must never become slaves of men 13:51 There are many human beings in the world who would like to make you their slaves The main area where we must be free is to be free from sin And the truth will make us free Let me show you a verse in 1 Corinthians 7 14:15 Verse 23 You were bought with a price Do not become slaves of men There is a lot of misunderstanding in many churches of what it means to submit to elders 14:39 There are many elders who would love to hear me preach on submission to elders And they will be delighted if I take one session on be subject to elders 15:00 But I am sorry I will not preach that Because I won't even preach asking you to submit to me Because I don't want you to submit to me I say be submitted to the Lord 15:20 Don't be slaves of men But you say brother Zach it says that we must obey the elders Yeah like it says children obey your parents But you know supposing your father is a drunkard And uh or an idol worshipper 15:44 And he tells you to do something which is against your conscience What are you going to do? Obey him? No You will honor him as your father Say daddy I will honor you but I can't do that 16:05 That's against my conscience We are not to be slaves of men The same way with elder brothers in a church What are the areas where we must obey the elders in a church? 16:25 In matters related to the church Just like you obey the school teacher in matters related to the school That means if the elder says meeting is at 9.30 Come at 9.30 When he says we will sing song number so and so 16:46 Sing song number so and so Don't sing some other song That's all it means But then you say what about taking advice from an elder brother Listen to me You don't have to take advice from your elder brother if you have no confidence in him 17:11 That's foolish You can tell the elder brother You are my elder and everything you tell me to do in the church I will do but I don't have any confidence in you Because when I look at your life I am not inspired to have confidence in you 17:35 We seek advice from those in whom we have confidence Don't become slaves of men Because the world is full of people who are trying to make you their slaves And in the church we don't want any slaves 17:59 The truth shall set you free not only from sin But from the slavery to man A lot of people are not free They are slaves to sin and slaves to men Because they don't know the truth 18:20 Here is the truth Why should we not become slaves of men Verse 23 Because you were bought with a price If I buy something with a price from a shop 18:40 I go and buy a chair from a shop That shopkeeper has got no right over this chair anymore That's my chair I can paint it black or blue or yellow or whatever I like That's what the Holy Spirit says 19:05 You were bought with the blood of Jesus Christ You are his slave Don't be a slave to the devil Don't be a slave to a man And definitely don't be a slave to an elder brother Be a slave to an elder brother Be a slave to an elder brother 19:28 Then how shall we function together in the church On the basis of confidence I have confidence in a brother And it's my joy to listen to him Because I know from the advice he has given me 19:52 He has protected me from so many things in the past I can look at his life and see that he doesn't want to control me He only wants to help me He only wants to help me You know this is how a father A father doesn't Should not make slaves of his children 20:12 Some fathers do that They have so much control over their children Even after they get married It's one of the biggest mistakes that Indian parents do The Bible says a man must leave his father and mother 20:36 And cleave to his wife It's the first commandment in the Bible First commandment Genesis 2.24 A man must leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife 20:58 When your son gets married You must tell him I have told all my four sons that Leave your father and mother Cleave to your wife now I will tell you God has honored me 21:19 Because I have taught my children obedience to scripture And God has blessed my children Because I have taught them to obey scripture Yes As a human being I have a lust to control my children Even after they are married 21:39 I have to crucify that lust and teach them to obey God's word So I am not telling you what I have not practiced But what do many Indian parents say Oh my son 22:02 I brought you up for 28 years Can you leave me? There is a woman you met yesterday You are going off with her Yes That is God's will That's funny Some of the things God says But if you honor him 22:25 He will honor you His wisdom is not like your wisdom Those of you sitting here Who got sons Who are married I want to ask you a direct question Have you taught them to obey Genesis 2.24 22:45 Or are you still trying to control them? That's why you don't have victory over sin in your life Because you want to control people Why don't you let people go free? 23:08 You say But when I get old Who will look after me? If I let all my children go Nobody will look after me I will tell you who will look after you All of you old people Who are worried That some of your children Have to look after you 23:26 I am older than almost all of you Maybe one or two people You are older than me But all the others are younger Let me tell you What the Bible says Isaiah 46 verse 4 23:49 Verse 6 46 And verse 3 and 4 The middle of verse 3 I bore you When you were born And carried you from your womb From the womb From your mother's womb Do you know when God started 24:15 Carrying you When you were in your mother's womb And when you were born And now Verse 4 To your old age I will be the same And when your hair 24:38 And when your hair Get grey or white I will still bear you I made you And so I will carry you And I bear you I will also deliver you From all your problems You tell me 25:03 You want your children You want your children To care for you Or you want God To care for you Dear brothers and sisters Don't try to control Anybody in your life Don't try to make slaves Of human beings Don't try to make slaves 25:23 Of your children Or your wife Or the brothers and sisters In your church Leave them free Be a servant of God And say Lord I want to make Only the lust Of my flesh My slave The desires of the world 25:48 I want to make them My slave I want to put the devil Under my feet Concentrate on that I am telling you The truth Which will make you free And if you have Heard these things 26:08 Many years And you are still Not free It is because You are trying To rule in other areas You please listen to me And see if it doesn't Work in your life You shall know the truth The truth shall make you free 26:29 The truth is A man must leave His father and mother And cleave to his wife If you fight against God In that verse God will not support you So many people say They are following you The Bible But they don't follow The first commandment 26:47 In the Bible Don't follow Indian culture Follow the word of God God will take care of you I believe that I have faith for that myself That till the Lord comes 27:08 Or the Lord calls me home I will be a testimony To the fact God takes care of his children If you honor God He will honor you You know I see a beautiful example In the case of the Apostle Paul Sometimes we think 27:29 We must only concentrate on sin There are some other commandments In the Bible If I don't obey them If I don't obey them I will be a slave to sin You may say What is the connection Between overcoming sin And teaching my son 27:47 To be free From his father and mother Because any disobedience Any disobedience to God's word Is sin If you disobey the first commandment In the Bible How in the world Are you going to obey 28:07 All the other commandments That is why I am pointing out The first commandment In the Bible In Genesis 2-24 Most Christians in India Don't even know That is the first commandment In the Bible And you will never hear a preacher 28:30 Preach about it You hear me preach about Many things Which other preachers Don't preach Tell me if it's in the Bible Or not Look at the Apostle Paul The Apostle Paul decided That in his life 28:51 He will never be a financial burden To any church He told the Corinthians 1 Corinthians 9 That even though Verse 14 The Lord 9.14 The Lord is directed 29:11 Those who preach the gospel Can get their living From the gospel The Lord is directed it It's perfectly right To give money To a servant of God He can live from the gospel 29:32 God himself has said that Nothing wrong in it But Paul says So many people are taking Advantage of that Verse I want to be a testament India is full of people 29:53 Quoting that verse And taking advantage of India So he says I use none of these things Verse 15 And I am not writing this now So that you may do Something for me And listen to this 30:15 It's better for me To die Than to For me to lose My ability To boast in this matter He says Because I am not Preaching the gospel Because somebody is paying me God has put such a desire 30:39 In me That even if I starve I will preach the gospel That's how You know To the Thessalonians He says In 2nd Thessalonians Chapter 3 2nd Thessalonians For chapter 3 31:00 Verse 8 He says We did not even eat Anyone's bread Without paying for it But with labor And hardship We work day and night So that we won't be A burden to any of you See 31:21 Can you imagine Somebody bringing food For the apostle Paul And Paul giving him money For it That's what he says No I am not saying It's not that apostle Paul Went for one dinner And he gave him money there That's not what he is talking about 31:47 He was living in Thessalonica For some time And he was living In a rented house And somebody was supplying Him 3 meals a day For weeks And weeks And weeks And he said 32:08 I am not going to take This free Because I am an apostle And he has given me 90 meals in one month I have to pay for it That's what he is talking about Not that he paid Every time he went For dinner somewhere And then in Ephesus 32:32 In Acts chapter 20 He says He says He says I have been with you Verse 31 For three years Acts 20 Verse 31 And he tells them In all these three years 32:52 I never wanted Verse 33 Anybody's money And he told me And I never expected Anybody to give me A shirt or a pant Or anything I did not want Anything from you I Verse 34 Worked with my own hands 33:13 And took care Of my knees Because I wanted To be an example To you That by working hard We must help The other weak people Now the devil Watch this Say okay 33:34 This man Paul How long is he Going to work As a tent maker One day he will Become old Then let me see Whether he will Become dependent On others or not Old man 33:57 Can't sit And stitch tents But do you Think God Will let down A faithful servant Of his like Paul I will show you Something that Encouraged me Tremendously In my own life I am just 34:18 Trying to show you How if you Honor God He will honor you When Paul Went to prison He could not Make tents And we read In Acts chapter 23 34:39 23 There were certain Jews Verse 12 Who made 12 and 13 40 Jews Who made a plot To kill Paul 40 people And they 40 people 35:01 Decided to kill Paul You know These are lessons We have to learn For the time We are living In India Today You may find You may find You may find yourself in a place Where 40 people Determine to kill you They came to the 35:22 Chief priest And say We will not eat Anything till we Kill Paul So You go and Speak to the Commander And Ask him to Bring Paul Over As though 35:43 You want to Find out some Details about Of the case And On the way We will kill him But see How God Controls that Verse 16 And the son Of Paul's Sister Heard these 36:03 Fellows talking He was a young Man He happened To be around There Who made him Come there At that time God God made him Hear this And he Immediately Went And 36:25 Went to Paul And Told him About it He said There are Forty people He are Planning to Kill you So Paul Called One of The Centurions Verse 17 He said Take this Young man To the Commander And 36:47 So The Commander Took him And Asked him What is it You have to Tell me So He told Him And The Commander Told the Young man Verse 22 Don't Tell anybody That You Told me All This And That 37:08 Night Itself Verse 23 He got Paul away From that Place With 200 Soldiers Now Now These Fellos Who said We will Not Eat Until We Kill Paul I don't 37:31 Know When They Started Eating It's Like These People Who Go On Fast Unto Death After After Few Days They Get Hungry Then They Say We Are Thankful The Government Has Agreed To Some Of Our Things And They Will Consider It 37:49 So We Are Drinking One Lime Juice Now To Break The Fast They Are All Afraid To Die So These Fellas Also Must Have Been Like That But What I Want You To See Is This From 38:10 This Moment Onwards You Notice Something That Is Not Written In The Acts Of The Apostles Paul Suddenly Becomes A Rich Man How Did He Suddenly Become A Rich Man I Show You Two Examples Of It In 38:31 Acts Chapter 24 Paul Was Standing Before King Felix And Paul Was Speaking About Righteousness In Verse 25 And All That To The King And Felix Was 38:51 Frightened And Felix Was Frightened And Said Okay I Will Call You Later Now Felix Was A King See What It Says In Verse 26 He Was Hoping That He Will Get Some Money From Paul As A Bride To Release Him 39:11 Can Can You Imagine This Ragged Thin Paul Standing There Like A Criminal And This 39:31 Big King Expecting A Bribe From Him How Much Bribes Do Kings Expect 10 Rupees Or 20 Rupees What Do You Think How Much Do The Politicians Expect Nowadays You 39:54 Can Know How Much That's Right Lacks How Much Do You Think Felix Expected From Paul Huge Amount Of Money Not 10 Or 20 Rupees How 40:14 Do You Think He Would Expect This Poor Prisoner Sitting In A Prison To Have So Much Money He Must Have Made Some Investigations This Man Was A Poor Tent Maker But 40:37 Suddenly In The Last Few Days He Has Come To A Lot Of Money How Did He Get That His Sister Son Came To See Him Paul Was The Son Of A Very Rich Jewish 40:57 Businessman Потому что, because those are the Jewish businessmen, only went to Tarsus. But the moment Paul became a Christian, his parents disinherited him. 41:22 Now, I believe this is what happened. When they heard that their son Paul was imprisoned, they sent a huge amount of money through his sister's son. 41:45 That's how he became rich. And the king knew about it. Maybe the commander told him, That's how he became rich. Then you read in Acts 28. Paul was in Rome. 42:08 Rome is like more expensive than Bombay or New Delhi. It was the capital of the world. And in that city, it says in Acts 28.30, 42:29 He stayed two full years in his own rented house. How many of you can rent a house in New York or London for two years? I can't do it. 42:54 It's difficult to rent a house in Bangalore. How did this man get money to rent a house in the biggest capital city of the world for two years? And to take care of all his expenses for two years. 43:16 He had got this money from his sister's son. And that was the way God took care of him when he was too old to make tents. I'm just giving you a proof of Isaiah 46 verse 4. 43:40 The Lord says, When you are old, I will take care of you. Dear brothers and sisters, Don't seek to control anybody. Be a slave to Jesus Christ. He will take care of you even if you are a hundred years old. 44:00 But spend your life serving him like Paul. Seek to live in that absolute freedom that Jesus has come to give us. You know, I know this little truth has set me free from all anxiety. 44:22 Many people, when they get old, they get a bit anxious. What if I can't earn my living anymore? Paul may have also thought like that. I'm getting old. I can't hold the needle properly now when I stitch the... How will I take care of my needs? 44:47 Lord, all my life, I have stood for a principle that I will not take money from these churches. In my old age, are you going to let down your servant and make me dependent on these people? The Lord says, Don't worry, Paul. 45:10 I have made plans for you that you don't know anything about. God is always planning for us in love. So, we know we can be free from anxiety. You shall know the truth. The truth shall set you free. 45:31 Free from anxiety concerning the future. Things are getting more and more difficult around the world. It's not, many people are losing their jobs. It's difficult. Cost of living has gone up. 45:53 Many, many problems. It's more difficult for Christians. Because there's a lot of anti-Christian feeling in many places. And all these things can bring a lot of anxiety and tension into our minds. And we are also concerned about our children growing up in this world. 46:20 We say, okay, I'm old. I may not live much longer. But Lord, these young children of mine who just got married. Or some of these children who are still in college, who are still to grow up. How will they live in the days to come? 46:42 There's only one principle. Teach them to honor God. God will honor them. It's a wonderful promise. 1 Samuel 2 verse 30. Those who honor me, I will honor. And that's the wonderful example I see in the Apostle Paul. 47:05 See, when you read scripture. Read slowly. Carefully. When you read a verse like, King Felix expected a bribe from Paul. You have read that so many times. 47:27 Did you ever stop to think, how much bribe do you think the king was expecting from Paul? Millions of rupees. You think, where would Paul get all that money? Did he have so much savings from stitching tents? 47:52 Do you know how Paul lived? He says in 2 Timothy 4. It's a great example for me. He tells Timothy. When 2 Timothy 4 verse 13. When you come, 48:15 please bring that cloak, which I left at Troas. I'm in a prison here in Rome. It's a bit cold at night. But I, by mistake, I left my cloak over there. 48:40 Timothy, when you come, please bring that. But Paul, you got money, why don't you buy another? No, when I already have one, I will not waste money buying another. Do you know why God used Paul? 49:09 You're not asking anybody for it. You're not asking anybody for it. You're not asking anybody for it. You're not asking anybody for it. Yeah, even if it's my own money. When I have one cloak, why should I get another? Do you know why God used Paul? 49:22 The man was so utterly faithful with money. These are the little, little examples that I see, which are a lesson for me. You honor God like that. Teach your children to honor God like that. 49:43 I can tell you in Jesus' name, God will honor you. You will never lack anything, anytime in your life. You can be 90 years old, God will take care of you. Otherwise, there is no God in heaven. There is a God in heaven. 50:04 You don't have to depend on anyone on earth. You can be free from anxiety. Free from fear about the future. Free from fear that what will happen if my husband loses his job? What will happen if he gets paralyzed? 50:26 In the western countries, they even have to have a fear what will happen if my husband runs away from me with another woman. You don't have to have any fear in any country in the world. If you honor God, he'll honor you. 50:47 You put him first in every area of your life. He will take care of all of your needs. So this verse that the truth will set you free. We don't often think of freedom from anxiety about the future. 51:09 Let me show you Matthew chapter 6. Matthew chapter 6. Three times in about ten verses Jesus said one thing. I don't think you will find any ten verses anywhere in the Bible where you have 51:29 three times the same commandment given. If you find something, let me know. If you find ten verses where within ten verses the same commandment is repeated three times. 51:53 there may be I don't know but I don't think there is. What is the commandment? Verse 25 Matthew 6.25 Do not be anxious. Verse 31 Do not be anxious. 52:16 Verse 34 Do not be anxious. Now listen to verse chapter 7 verse 24 Keeping this verse in mind. Everyone who hears these words and does them will be like a wise man 52:36 who builds house on the rock. And when he is 70, 80, 90 years old the rain may descend. Verse 25 the floods may come. The winds may blow. Burst against that house. 52:57 The house will not fall. Because it is founded on a rock. Do you want to build a house like that? You want to build a life like that? Don't you think we should teach our children to build their homes like this? 53:18 My dear son, my dear daughter, obey Jesus. Obey him 100%. When he says don't be anxious, don't be anxious. Take your matters to Jesus. Take your matters to your heavenly father. He will be free from 53:38 fear of the future. Let the floods come, let the rain come, let anything come. My house will stand. And you can say my son, my daughter, I am telling you that because I have experienced it for all my life. 54:02 All of you who are growing up should be able to give that testimony to your children. The truth will set you free and it will set our children free. Let's pray. Heavenly Father, help us 54:23 to be excited and liberated by these wonderful examples in scripture. The tremendous example of the Apostle Paul how you honored him because he 54:43 honored you. Thank you Father, you are the same today. And here in India, we can be a testimony for you in this generation. thank you. Thank you. In Jesus' name. 55:30 God bless you.
