0:00 Thank you. 0:30 Thank you. 1:00 Thank you. 1:30 Thank you. 2:00 Thank you. 2:30 Thank you. 3:00 Thank you. 3:30 Thank you. 4:00 Blessing and honor and glory be thine, and glory be thine, and glory be thine. Blessing and honor and glory be thine, for thou art on the throne. Please be this, please be this, brothers and sisters, we sing, let everything that has breath. 4:50 Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, everything that, everything that, everything that, everything that, everything that has breath, praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Praise you, praise you, praise the Lord, praise you, praise you, praise you, praise you, praise the Lord. 5:16 Praise you, praise you, praise the Lord. See you, praise you, praise you, praise you, praise you, praise you, praise the Lord. 5:36 would never cease to praise everything that everything that everything that has breath praise the lord everything that everything that everything that has breath praise the lord 6:06 praise you with the heavens joining with the angels praising forever and a day praise you on the earth now joining with creation calling all the nations to your praise if they could see how much your world your power your might your endless love and surely 6:34 they would never cease to praise everything that everything that everything that has breath praise the lord everything that everything that everything that has breath praise the lord 7:04 the lord reigns the lord reigns 7:27 the lord reigns let the earth rejoice let the earth rejoice let the earth rejoice let the people be glad let the earth rejoice let the earth rejoice 7:53 let the earth rejoice let the earth rejoice let the earth rejoice the Lord reigns let the earth rejoice let the earth rejoice let the earth rejoice let the people be glad let our God reigns 8:14 The fire goes before him And burns up all his enemies The hills melt like wax At the presence of the Lord At the presence of the Lord The Lord reigns 8:37 The Lord reigns The Lord reigns Let the earth rejoice Let the earth rejoice Let the earth rejoice Let the people be glad That our God reigns 8:59 When heavens declare his righteousness The people see his glory For you, O Lord, are exalted Over all the earth Over all the earth The Lord reigns 9:21 The Lord reigns The Lord reigns Let the earth rejoice Let the earth rejoice Let the earth rejoice Let the people be glad That our God reigns 9:43 That our God reigns That our God reigns That our God reigns Amen. Let us love receive the glory. 10:29 The glory belongs to you. All that we've accomplished. All that we've accomplished you have done for us. And any fruit we harvest is a gift from your hands. 10:55 We are only jars of pain that hold the priceless treasure. We exist to bring you pleasure, O God. Not to us, but to your name alone. 11:17 Be all the glory, the glory forever. For your faithfulness and steadfast love. Receive the glory, the glory belongs to you. 11:43 Only by your mercy. Only by your mercy can we come to you. We deserve your judgment. You have called us by name. So we glory in the cross of Christ. 12:05 That made us yours forever. That joined our lives together to sing. Not to us, but to your name alone. Be all the glory, the glory forever. 12:31 For your faithfulness and steadfast love. Receive the glory, the glory belongs to you. Not to us, only voice. Not to us, but to your name alone. 12:54 Be all the glory, the glory forever. For your faithfulness and steadfast love. Receive the glory, the glory belongs to you. 13:20 Great, it's the glory, the glory belongs to you. Great, it's the Lord, and most worthy of praise. In the city of our God, the holy place. Great, it's the glory, the glory belongs to you. 13:50 Great, it's the Lord in whom we have the victory. Great, it's the glory, the glory belongs to you. Great, it's the glory, the glory belongs to you. Great, it's the glory belongs to you. And we bow down on our knees. 14:19 And Lord, we want to lift your name on high. And Lord, we want to thank you for the works you've done in our lives. And Lord, we trust in your unfailing love. For you alone, our God eternal, throughout earth and heaven above. 14:48 Great, it's the glory, the glory belongs to you. Great, it's the glory, the glory belongs to you. 15:14 Great is thy faithfulness. O God, my Father, there is no shadow of turning with thee. Thou changest not, thy compassions they fail not. 15:42 As thou hast been, as thou hast been, thou forever will be. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Morning by morning, new mercies I see. 16:10 All I have needed, thy hand hath provided. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. 16:32 Summer and winter and springtime and harvest. Sun, moon and stars in their courses of art. Joined with all nature in man in full witness. 17:01 To thy great faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Morning by morning, new mercies I see. 17:30 All I have needed, thy hand hath provided. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. 17:50 Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. Amen. Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide. Strength for today and pride for tomorrow. 18:18 Blessings are mine with ten thousand best skies. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. Great is thy faithfulness. 18:38 Morning by morning, new mercies I see. Morning by morning, new mercies I see. All I have needed, thy hand hath provided. Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. 19:04 Blessed be thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. Blessed be thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. Blessed be thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. Blessed be thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. Blessed be thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. 19:16 Blessed be thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. Blessed be thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. Blessed be thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. Lord, unto me. He is worthy to be praised and adored. Blessed be thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. 19:26 Blessed be thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. Blessed be thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. Blessed be thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. Blessed be thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. Blessed be thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. 19:33 Blessed be thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. 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Blessed be thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. Blessed be thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. Let's quieten our hearts before the presence of the Lord. 25:28 He has done great and mighty things for each one of us. Lord, forget about what happened yesterday or even this morning. The Lord is merciful and gracious. 25:50 He longs to be gracious to you if only you humble yourself and acknowledge your need. Great indeed is his faithfulness. In him there is no shadow of turning. 26:13 He doesn't change and his compassions don't fail. He will remain the same forever. He will remain the same forever. Morning by morning we see new mercies. And all that we needed his hands have provided thus far. 26:39 "Summer, winter, springtime, harvest, sun, moon and stars. They join with all nature in manifold witness to his great faithfulness, mercy and love. 27:00 His dear presence cheers us and guides us. He strengthens us today and every day. And showers us with blessings with 10,000 beside. 27:32 And the fruit of the Holy Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against these there is no law. 27:53 Now, those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let's not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another. 28:16 Our Father in heaven, we thank you this morning that we could come into your presence to praise you and to worship you and to bless you and to adore you. 28:42 And enjoy the warmth of your presence, bask in the sunlight of your presence, dear Father. We worship your majesty. We join with all the heavenly hosts this morning who cry unto you, Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty. 29:11 We thank you that you are our God, you are our Father, you are our Creator, you are our Sustainer, you are our Redeemer. And you are the one who will see us through this life and you will take us home to be with you forever. 29:35 Lord Jesus, you came down and took our place on the cross and you redeemed us with your precious blood, even when we didn't deserve it. How much more you are willing to help us, your children who are struggling, who are crying day and night to you for freedom from sin and various other bondages. 30:01 Lord Jesus, we thank you for your immense love which is measureless. Thank you this morning, Father. Be glorified, be honored and praised in our midst. Take your rightful place, dear Father. 30:21 Father, brothers and sisters, take this opportunity to express your gratitude, your praise and thankfulness to the Lord for all that he has done. He has done all things well. And great is his mercy. Great is his faithfulness. 30:38 Great is his faithfulness. Morning by morning, new mercies we see as though we have not done anything wrong yesterday. His mercies are new. He looks at us with new mercies, meaning that he will not remember our sins and iniquities anymore. 31:03 When we acknowledge them and confess and forsake them. Lord, we thank you that we have such a loving father that we can come boldly to the throne of grace to find mercy for our past sins and grace to receive help in time of need. 31:26 Thank you, Lord, because you are tempted in all points like as we are, yet without sin. We praise you, Father, for such tremendous promises that you have given to us pertaining to life and godliness. We worship your majesty. 31:44 We worship your majesty. We bless you. We bow down before you in our spirits before your throne. Be glorified in our midst, we pray in Jesus' precious name. Amen. Amen. Please take your seats. We will look at our memory verse. 32:16 Last week we had a promise from Galatians chapter 3, verses 13 and 14. Say with me, Galatians chapter 3, verses 13 and 14. Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. 32:47 And this week we have a command from Colossians chapter 4, verse 2. Colossians chapter 4, verse 2. Devote yourselves to prayer with an attitude of thanksgiving. 33:09 Let's say that one more time. Devote yourselves to prayer with an attitude of thanksgiving. This morning we are going to listen to a video message that was given some time back by Brother Ian Robson titled, 33:34 "Our Lives are to be a Fragrance for Christ." It's a very good message that Brother spoke on how we, as Christians who call ourselves born-again believers, Christians, how we can be a fragrance for Christ in this world which is filled with, you know, 34:03 dirt and filth and sin, soaked in sin. So, the Lord is able to, we were like that once upon a time. We were darkness, as the Bible says, and we were dead in sins and trespasses. 34:26 But God, in His great mercy and love, He came after us. He sent Jesus to die for us on the cross, in our place. And He redeemed us, as we read in the last week's memory verse, that He redeemed us from the curse of the law. 34:47 And He delivered us from the kingdom of darkness, so that we can walk in newness of life and be new creations in Christ Jesus. That is how we start our Christian life. Christian life is not coming to the meetings on Sundays, that everybody does. 35:11 So, we don't do that. Our Christianity is every day, every moment. It is not a religion, it is a relationship. And relationships are for life. And they are not just Sunday to Sunday or month to month or year to year. 35:37 Relationships, like you have your own relations, relatives. They are for life. And when we say we are related, and we are part of the body of Christ, part of God's family, we are related to Him through Jesus Christ, our Lord. 35:59 And it is for life. And God wants us every moment of our every day, whether we are awake or we are asleep, God wants us to be in relationship with Him, in constant communion with Him. So, that happens to us only when we recognize our sinfulness and confess and come to Him for mercy. 36:28 And God, in His great mercy, He will forgive all our sins. He has said, I will remember your sins and iniquities no more. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow. Whatever may be your sin, God will cleanse you, wash you, and make you His child by giving you the Holy Spirit, 36:56 whereby we call Him Abba and Father. And then we grow on a daily basis by knowing His mind, reading His word, by reading His word. And we commune with Him in prayer. And we grow spiritually thereby, and also the help of the Holy Spirit in our day-to-day life, in our time of need. 37:22 And He helps us and strengthens us, and His intention in giving us the Holy Spirit is that we may be transformed progressively, little by little, day by day, that we can become more and more like Jesus. That is the purpose with which God has given us the Holy Spirit. 37:43 And as we listen to this message, let's ask the Lord to speak to us. This is not an old message. The Lord can bring it afresh to our hearts if we are hungry and thirsty, so that we can live in a constant communion with the Lord, 38:05 in a constant unbroken relationship with the Lord, and grow in grace and in stature, in the stature of our Lord Jesus Christ. That is the ultimate will of God, that He has chosen us to be conformed to the image of Christ. 38:23 May the Lord continue to do that work as we pay heed to His words. God bless you. 38:53 Let us, those of you who are seated here, have the assurance that you have been washed in the blood of Jesus. He shed for you on the cross. Not just believing, but that you have repented of your sins, 39:14 that there was a time in your life that you repented of your past sin, and made a complete turnaround. Put things right with God. Put things right with others. Ask for forgiveness where you had to. 39:37 And that today, not just one day long back, but even today, that you are walking in the light as you and I have been reminded. If you walk in the light, we have fellowship with Him. And the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all unrighteousness. 40:00 That's so important. That today, what we heard, the world has crept into the church. The church today walks hand in hand. But thankfully, we have sought to uphold a pure testimony for the Lord in CFC for 47 years. 40:21 But the church is like the jungle that, you know, grows, encroaches, without us even doing anything. But we have watchmen, shepherds, not masons who plaster up cracks. 40:44 For shepherds who are shepherds after God's own heart, who watch out for the wolves. But with all our watching, with all our whatever we do, like Jude says, there are some who creep in the church unnoticed. 41:05 They are marked out for condemnation and destruction. They don't take the warnings seriously. In the last breaking of bread, we heard so powerfully from Brother Charles. And it was so clear just where we are when it comes to being part of the family of God, 41:33 being part of the body of Christ. That's what we have sought to build in these 47 years. We don't build a name for ourselves. The church goes on and we thank the Lord for godly elders. The Lord has given us shepherds after his own heart. 41:52 But I want to encourage all of you here. Make sure that you're here. Because you have repented. Not just once long ago. But you live in a continual repentance every day. And then when you are to put things right, you put things right. 42:12 And you walk in the light. Not just on Sundays. And not just once a month. But every breaking of bread. Then whatever we do and whatever we hear will really add value to our life and walk with the Lord. 42:33 Otherwise, it's just you're listening to another message. And I don't have a message to give you. But I have something that has blessed and challenged my heart so much. The Lord's Supper and the breaking of bread. 42:53 It's not just that we remember the death of the Lord till he comes as we are told as often as we do it. But it's a love feast. It's a love feast, whether you recognize it or not. And there are two beautiful truths the Holy Spirit reveals to us. 43:19 We have heard it so often through the years. That we see how intensely Jesus loves us. See how intensely Jesus loves you. And Jesus loves me. Do not lose sight of it. I'm afraid we can allow what we have heard through the years to boil down to rules and regulations. 43:46 And a culture. A CFC culture that we adapt ourselves to. That we fit into. And we get a seat in the church. We get a seat in CFC. But I hope you found life after joining this church. 44:09 Like we did more than 47 years ago when we were tired of all that was going on in the denominational church. The people didn't want to hear the truth. They didn't want the whole counsel of God. They didn't want the baptism of the Holy Spirit. 44:31 He is the one. If he's not there, then we're just having meetings. We are hearing messages. And we become a congregation right from day one. But thank the Lord it's never been like that. What happened 47 years ago, the church was born of the Holy Spirit. 44:53 We had to pay a price for that. Not just once, but all through our lives in the church. From many sides. From family. From relatives. From unbelieving relatives. Friends. There's a price to be paid. But we were gripped with something. 45:10 And it was the love of Christ that brought us together. And once that goes out of your life and mine, then like what we heard in that clip from Brother Zach. We begin to walk hand in hand. We're a stranger. Jesus said, "My sheep hear my voice and they follow me." 45:20 This is a stranger they will not follow. They will not follow. They will not die. They will not die. But we were gripped with something. We were gripped with something. But we were gripped with something. And it was the love of Christ that brought us together. 45:28 And once that goes out of your life and mine. Then like what we heard in that clip from Brother Zach. We begin to walk hand in hand. We're a stranger. Jesus said, "My sheep hear my voice and they follow me." This is a stranger they will not follow. 45:47 They do not know the voice of strangers. You read that in John 10. They know his voice. You know the voice of the shepherd. I hope you know the voice of the shepherd. You hear the shepherd's voice. If you don't, possibly you're a stranger. 46:07 And you've somehow got into CFC. And you, because we don't have any restrictions. We open the breaking of bread to those who are born again and baptized in water that you feel you qualify. 46:28 I want to say this to you, love, my dear brothers and sisters. See where you stand today. Today. In relation to the Lord. Whether you love him like you loved him at the beginning. I keep crying out to the Lord. The Lord, when I think back. 46:45 How I loved you. What I was willing to give up. Nothing mattered to me. I quit my job. I was content to sleep on a mat, on a pillow in an office that paid me 200 rupees. And, because I loved the Lord. 47:07 And, gave up my ambition to become an officer on the railways. And, because I loved him. And, he did something so great for me. And, no religion that I tried to follow did for me. So, if you are following CFC as a religion. 47:26 God does not change your life. It does not make a difference. Then, you are sadly in the wrong place. And, you need to really repent and turn to the Lord. So, I think there are two beautiful truths the Holy Spirit reveals to us. 47:43 How intensely Jesus loves those who love him. Who are willing to give up everything for him. And, we read that in one of them in Luke chapter 22. Luke 22 in verses 14 to 20. 48:08 It says that when the hour had come. Luke 22:14. He reclined at the table and the apostles with him. And, he said to them. I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you. Before I suffer. I have earnestly desired. 48:30 He looked forward to that meal. He looked forward to that time. Not with all the ones who professed to be his disciples. The 70 plus people who left him. But, just the 12. But, even one of them there. Now, was a traitor. 48:50 But, he says. I earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you. Before I suffer for. And, he said. If I say to you. I shall never again eat it. Until it is fulfilled. In the kingdom of God. And, when he had taken a cup. 49:06 And, given thanks. He said. Take this. And, share it among yourselves. For I say to you. I will not drink of the fruit of the wine from on. Until the kingdom of God comes. And, when he had taken some bread. And, given thanks. 49:21 He broke it. And, gave it to them. Saying. This is my body. Which is given for you. Do this. In remembrance of me. In the same way. He took the cup. After they eat. And, saying. This cup. Which is poured out for you. Is the new covenant. 49:37 In my blood. But, behold. The hand of the one. Who. Betraying me. Is with mine. On the table. They began to discuss. Among themselves. Which one of them. It might be. I like that. The humility. That they were willing. To think. 49:57 Lord. Is it I. In one place. Lord. Is it me. Is it I. And, Jesus. Had kept it. So discreet. They didn't even know. What Judas. Was up to. They didn't even know. That he was. Pilfering. From the. From the. Money box. And, he professed. 50:16 He put on an act. For three and a half years. That nobody. Knew. Except Jesus. Jesus. Saw through him. So, you can do. Put on an act. And act. For three and a half. Three and a half years. Or even. Oh. Thirty years. Or forty years. 50:33 And nobody knows. But then one day. It'll be revealed. But I like what. I like that. What he says. I earnestly desire. To eat this. Passover. With you. Before I suffer. And then. The second time. That we read. In John chapter 13. 50:54 John. A very beautiful word there. I often think of it. John 13. Verse 1. It says. John. 11. 12. 13. I encourage you to. Read. Not just read. But meditate on it. And. John 11. 51:15 Where Jesus. Raised Lazarus. From the dead. Of family. That he was close to. And then. John 12. And. 13. Where. He celebrates. The feast. Of the Passover. Verse 1. Jesus knowing. That is our. Had come. That he would depart. 51:34 Out of this world. To the father. Having loved. His own. Having loved. His own. Who were in the world. He loved them. To the end. And. If you have a margin. There. It says. To the uttermost. Oh. Eternally. He loved them. 51:52 To the uttermost. Somebody said. From the gutter most. To the uttermost. I know. He picked me up. From the gutter. And he's loved me. And loved me. To the uttermost. The uttermost. I've known that love. For more than. 54 years. 52:10 From the gutter most. To the uttermost. That's how. He loves us. Whatever. Your life. Had been. If he's picked you up. From the gutter. Picked you up. From the street. He's brought you out. From the world. He loves you. 52:25 Intensely. Don't lose sight of that. My dear brothers and sisters. And that's what we are reminded about. In the breaking of bread. That he loves us. Intensely. And. We see that. Demonstrated. So. Wonderfully. There. In. 52:39 What happened. In that. Upper room. The. Last. And. We see that. Demonstrated. So. Wonderfully. There. In. What happened. In that. Upper room. The last supper. As it's called. And that's what we celebrate. 52:59 As we break bread together. We love. Because he first. Loved us. And. In John chapter 12. Verse 3. Jesus knowing. That the father. 53:21 Had given all things into his hands. Come forth from God. Going back to God. Going back to God. And. He. You know. You know. I'm not going to read that. Where he laid aside his garments. And. Took a basin. And washed his. 53:37 Disciples. Feet. And. Sorry. That's. 13. And. But. John chapter 12. John chapter 12. John chapter 12. John chapter 12. Oh. It tells us there. Jesus. There. For six days. Before the Passover. 53:57 Did I say. John chapter 12. For 13. I read from 13. Isn't it. He loved. He loved us. To the uttermost. But. John chapter 12. John chapter 12. John chapter 12. I want you to see this. Jesus. Therefore. Six days. Before the Passover. 54:13 Six days. Before this meal. Came to Bethany. Where Lazarus was. Whom Jesus. Had raised from the dead. A supper. There. This is a. Private meal. You know. Martha. Again. Was serving. They made him. A supper. There. Lazarus. 54:31 Martha. And Mary. This was their home. They. Owned it. Somebody said. That they owned. The whole village. Of Bethany. I don't know. About that. And. So. There must have been. Quite well. To do. But. There. He loved. Being in their home. 54:51 And. Uh. Mary. Youngest. The sister. Youngest sister. Took a pound. Of very costly. Perfume. Of pure nard. Anointed. The feet. Of Jesus. And wiped. His feet. With her hair. And the house. Was filled. With the fragrance. 55:09 Of the perfume. But. Judas Iscariot. One of his disciples. Was intending. To betray him. Said. Why was this perfume. Not sold. For 300. He knew. The cost of it. And given. That's. A year's wage. It says. If you have a margin. 55:26 Moving to 11 months. Wages. Only one year's wages. You can calculate. What that is. It was very costly. So. He said that. Not because he was concerned. For the poor. Because he was. A thief. And. And. And had kept. The money box. 55:44 And he used to pilfer. What was put into it. And. Jesus said. Let her alone. So that she may keep it. For the day of my burial. For you always. Have the poor with you. But you do not. Always have me. And. She. Anointed. 56:00 The feet. Of Jesus. With this. One. It says. That she took. A pound. Of. Pure nard. You know. Costly. Perfume. Anointed. His feet. Wiped it. With her hair. And in. Mark. Chapter. Fourteen. 56:20 I'm not getting. Into. The. The. Two. Anointings. Something. That has blessed. My heart. In. Mark. Chapter. Fourteen. It says. While he was. In Bethany. Verse three. 56:40 At the home. Of Simon. The leper. And reclining. At the table. Now. This is the same village. Where. Lazarus. Martha. And Mary. While he was. In Bethany. At the home. Of Simon. The leper. Healed. Of his leprosy. And reclining. 56:58 At the table. There came. A woman. With an alabaster. A very costly. Perfume. Of pure. Nard. And she broke. The vial. And poured it. Over his head. But somewhere. Indignantly. Remarked. To one another. Why is this perfume. 57:15 Being. Wasted. Over. Over 300 denarii. The money. Given to the poor. And you know. Who said that. And Jesus said. Verse six. Let her alone. Why do you bother her? She has done. A good deed. To me. Always have the poor. With you. 57:32 And whenever. Whenever you wish. You can do good. To them. But you do not always. Have me. She has done. What she could. She has anointed. My body. Beforehand. For the burial. She has done. What she could. I like. That word. 57:48 She has done. What she could. And. Some. There's. Doing a little. Study on this. And I quite. Agree. With it. That. It's the same. Mary. Who. Anointed. His. Feet. With. 58:08 One pound. Of. This. Pure. Nard. Perfume. And. In. Mark. 14. And. Matthew. 26. You can look at it. Sometime. It's. It's. The same. It's. It's. It's a woman. 58:28 Doesn't give her name. But. Who brought. This. Alabaster. Box. Of. Perfume. Where. Earlier. She had given. Just. She had taken. One. Pound. Of. It. To anoint. The feet. Of. 58:48 Jesus. Now. She breaks it. And. Pours it. On. His head. And. The. Yes. With. The perfume. In. Luke. Chapter 7. You read. We're not doing a bible study. But. I'm just trying to. Help. You to see. Just what. 59:08 What. These women did. Luke. Chapter 7. This is another woman. Who is a sinner. The woman. We are told. In. John 12. Is Mary. In. Mark 14. There's no name. But. She's not a sinner. It's just a woman. Who came. With her. 59:26 Alabaster box. Of perfume. Matthew 26. Is the same woman. Just before. Jesus is dead. Two days. Six days. Earlier. She anointed his feet. And. Two days. Before the. Before his death. Two days. Before the. Passover. She brought. 59:44 The whole. The whole. In. In. In. Before his death, two days before the Passover, she brought the whole vial of alabaster perfume, broke it, and poured it over his head. And here in Luke chapter 7, this is another woman who was a debtor, who came in. 1:00:12 We're not going to take time to read it, but you're going to look at it and meditate and ask the Lord to give you revelation. That's what I asked him. I don't get into theological discussions about this, but it blessed my heart, the message that comes through of what these women did. 1:00:33 And the Pharisee there says, one of the Pharisees requesting him to dine with him, and he entered the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table. And there was a woman in the city who was a sinner, and when she learned that he was reclining at the table in the Pharisee's house, 1:00:49 she brought an alabaster vial of perfume. Standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, kept wiping them with the hair of her head, and kissing his feet and anointing them with the perfume. 1:01:06 And, you know, the Pharisee, interestingly, had the same name as Simon the leper, who was healed, the Simon the Pharisee. You read there, because Jesus spoke to him directly. And Jesus answered, Simon, I have something to say to you. 1:01:23 And he replied, say, teacher, a money lender had two debtors, one owing 500 denarii, the other 50. When they were unable to repay, he graciously forgave them both. For which one of them will love him more? Of course, Simon the Pharisee had the right answer, like we all can have the right answer. 1:01:45 He said, I suppose the one whom he forgave more, he said, you have judged correctly. Do you see this woman? I entered your house, you gave me no water for my feet, but she swept my feet with her tears, wiped them with her hair. 1:01:58 You gave me no kiss, but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil, but she anointed my feet with perfume. For this reason I say to you, her sins which are many have been forgiven, for she loved much, but he who is forgiven little loves little. 1:02:19 Then he said to her, your sins have been forgiven. Those who are reclining at the table with him began to say, who is this man who even forgives sins? And he said to the woman, your faith has saved you, go in peace. You see, get the message there. 1:02:41 What Mary did in her home, when she took the pound of ointment and anointed the feet of Jesus, wiped the feet of Jesus with her hair. It was an expression of love. And what was done, the same Mary, who felt that she must give everything, not just one pound. 1:03:06 And she brought that same alabaster box, broke it, and poured it on his head. And I was looking up that, it was a very, very costly perfume, this spikenard, this oil of spikenard. A very costly perfume. 1:03:30 And Mary and Martha and Lazarus probably were quite well off that they, but Mary probably saved up enough money to buy that box of perfume, of pure spikenard. And this woman, this other woman in Luke chapter 7, was a prostitute, that with her earnings, she bought this costly perfume, otherwise she couldn't buy it. 1:04:00 And Jesus was willing to let that, you go to the Old Testament, it says that the prostitute's earnings could not be given to the Lord. But Jesus allowed this woman, this woman was a sinner, because she repented, she saw how much. 1:04:16 It was an expression of love. She didn't feel guilty that what she had earned through her sinful life. And she broke it at the feet of Jesus in repentance, washed his feet with her tears, and anointed it with this perfume. 1:04:36 All this, both these women, what they did was an expression of love. Mary later, two days before the Passover, she brought that same box of spikenard where she'd put, taken out one pound and broke the whole thing and poured it over the head of Jesus. 1:05:01 Mary later, I hope you get the message. Nothing is of value, my brothers and sisters, if it's not broken. However costly it may be, however costly it may be, we give everything also, but if you're not broken. Giving up my job on the railways and coming out to serve him was not enough. 1:05:29 I had to be broken. And in many, many, many, many, many instances through my life and following the Lord, the Lord broke me right down to this very day. Broken. Then whatever I give to him is of value. And I want to say that that's what we are remembering as we break bread together. 1:05:58 Have we allowed the Lord to break us? And all that he allows into our lives, the trials, the temptations, what happens in the office, what happens in the home with growing children. And the problems that can come with growing children, with a big family. 1:06:17 And, you know, we can get so upset. We can think God is punishing us. But, no, my child, I want you to yield to me, to allow me to break you. Then what you give to me is of value. And that is a picture of what is not broken. 1:06:39 Whether it was a Mary, she was a sinner. She recognized that. But she was not a prostitute. The woman in Luke 7 was a prostitute. But she was broken in repentance for her sin. And she wanted to give everything. And so she broke that vile of perfume and poured it on his feet. 1:07:06 So we must be broken, my brothers and sisters. Otherwise, it's a meaningless, whatever we are doing now, breaking the bread and passing the cup, it's meaningless. If you're not allowing yourself, if I'm not allowing myself to be broken, 1:07:25 there are many ways the Lord breaks us. It can be tragic sometimes. It can be the loss. One dearest to us. But it's broken people that God wants to build his church. Broken people. Broken husband. A broken wife. 1:07:49 Stop blaming each other. You're not going to have each other for long. You're not going to have each other forever. So stop blaming. Just one word that the Lord has spoken to me through the years and even till today. Yield. 1:08:12 Y-I-E-L-D. Yield. That means surrender. Give up. Give up your will. Like we heard earlier. Deny yourself. Take up the cross daily. And follow Jesus. It says we have this treasure in earthen vessels. 1:08:36 And we read that in 2 Corinthians. In chapter 4. We heard that verse earlier. Light is shone out of the darkness. To give us the light or the knowledge. Not the knowledge of God. Read it correctly. Turn there. It's a good verse too. 1:08:57 I refer to that. I'm reminded of this many times. This is the promise that God gives us. When he said, Let there be light. The same light. As shone in your heart. And mine. It says in 2 Corinthians chapter 4 verse 3. 1:09:19 If our gospel is veiled. It is veiled to those who are perishing. In whose case the God of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving. Even unbelieving believers. Blinded the minds of the unbelieving. So they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ. 1:09:41 Read it for yourself. The light of the gospel of the glory of Christ. Has the gospel done that for you and me? Be shone in your heart and mine. Have I seen the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ. Who is the image of God. 1:10:02 That I can know him as my father. And then like Jesus said. If we obey his commandments. He will reveal himself to us. In John 14. If we obey his commandments. He says. The father in him will come and make home with us. 1:10:22 Just like he came to this home. And together with the Holy Spirit. I hope you see it. It blesses my heart. It's done so much to my life. To see the glory of Christ. Who is the image of God. For we do not preach ourselves. 1:10:43 When we see the glory of Christ. We stop preaching ourselves. But Christ Jesus is Lord. And ourselves as your born servants. For Jesus sake. For God who said. Here's this word. Let it be burned into your spirit. My brothers and sisters. 1:11:04 As God has done. In mine. God who said. Light shall shine out of darkness. Is the one who has shown in our hearts. To give the light. Of the. Not. The knowledge of God. To give the light. Of the knowledge. Of the glory of God. 1:11:23 In the face of Jesus Christ. That's what the light has done. Has God been able to do that. Has God been able to do that for you. I want to ask you. I want you to ask yourself. Has God been able to do that for you. With all the problems and trials and difficulties that you have. 1:11:45 That you stop complaining. Stop blaming. Stop blaming. Whether it's your wife. Whether it's your husband. Whether it's your children. Whether it's your boss. But yield. And let. God. Light shine in you. And it says there. 1:12:06 Who shone in our hearts. To give the light. Of the knowledge. Of the glory of God. In the face of Christ. And here's this word. We have this treasure. In earthen vessels. Just like that. That box of. Spikenard. That Mary brought. 1:12:23 And broke it. And the house was full. Of the fragrance. That came from that perfume. And. I want you to see. That fragrance. Jesus carried. Not just. You know. To see the picture of it. You know. His six days earlier. Mary. 1:12:45 Anointed his feet. His costly perfume. And I. I like perfume. I use it. Not. Not to show. But. You know. You know. Sometimes. Some. Some perfumes. Can be on your clothes. For days together. You know. When somebody passes by. 1:13:07 You get a. Beautiful smell. A beautiful scent. An acquisite perfume. And. What comes to me. It's not the perfume. You wear. It's my life. Does my life. Give up that fragrance. It will not. Give up a fragrance. No matter if I. 1:13:27 Use the best perfume. The most costly perfume. In the world. It's if I'm broken. If I'm willing. To be broken. We have this treasure. And earthen vessels. So that the surpassing. Greatness of the power. Will be of God. And not from ourselves. 1:13:46 And there we have it. We're afflicted. In every way. But not crushed. Perplexed. But not despairing. Persecuted. But not forsaken. Struck down. But not destroyed. Why? Because we are always. Carry about in the body. The dying of Jesus. 1:14:06 So that the life of Jesus. Also. May be manifested. In our body. And we who live. Are constantly. Being delivered. Over to death. For Jesus sake. So that the life of Jesus. Also may be manifested. In our mortal flesh. Death works in us. 1:14:26 But life in you. That's the life. We are called to live. We who live. Are constantly. Not just. You know. One day. Two days. Once a month. Constantly. Being delivered. Over to death. For Jesus sake. And the place. Where it happens. 1:14:46 The most. Is in the home. And the next place. Is the work spot. And the next place. Is in the church. Constantly. Being delivered. To death. For Jesus sake. So that the life of Jesus. Also may be. Manifested. In our mortal flesh. 1:15:05 And the next place. Is with our family. The next place. Is with our relatives. Unbelieving. Over believing. It doesn't stop. My brothers and sisters. And Jesus said of this. This woman was Mary. She has done what she could. 1:15:25 She's done what she could. She broke it. To her. Nothing was of value. And that's how it must be for us. And that's why he said. Truly I say to you. Wherever this gospel is preached. In the whole world. What this woman has done. 1:15:41 Will also be spoken. Of in memory of her. And that's why the Holy Spirit. I believe. Has hid her name there. In. In Mark 14. In Matthew chapter 26. But I believe it was Mary. That we read of him. In John chapter 12. That is. 1:15:58 What. My understanding. I feel. That the Lord has revealed to me. But. He said what. Whenever this gospel is preached. In the whole world. What this woman has done. Will also be spoken of. In memory of her. And what happened in that upper room. 1:16:14 There was a perfume. That not only came from Jesus. As his head was anointed earlier. With this. Very costly perfume. That perfume. Lingered on. And then two days. Before. He died. Two days. Before the Passover. His feet was anointed. 1:16:33 With the same perfume. This very costly perfume. Of the. Vial that contained. That pound of. Ointment. That Mary used. Is broken now. And poured out. On the feet of Jesus. And. She wiped his feet. With her. Hair. And that. 1:16:53 That is an expression. Of love. My brothers. And. Sisters. That is an expression. Of the love. That Jesus has. For you and me. He loves us. Intensely. I've begun to see that. And it has changed. My whole. Attitude to life. 1:17:12 But. I've had to go through breakings. Severe breakings. For that. But it's helped me. Even though. Our faith. Can take a battery. It's helped me to see. How much he loves me. How much he wants me. For himself. We. I shared in the last meeting. 1:17:33 We see the picture. Of the church. The bride. Leaning. Upon her bridegroom. Both of them. Leaning. Leaning. On one. One another. That's the picture of the church. That's the picture of you and me. That we lean. On our bridegroom. 1:17:52 As we love him. And he loves us. So much. And I hope. And I hope. That we see. That. The cross. Apart from. Us being forgiven. Apart from. Jesus forgiving us. Our sins. Dying for us. Our sins. And shedding his blood. 1:18:14 Apart of. From him. Taking our place. And paying the penalty. For our sin. I hope. From today. From today. You will see. That the cross. Is an expression. Of the intense love. He has for you. 1:18:34 And for me. Intense love. God so loved the world. It's not just. An empty abstract. It was at one time. God so loved. Put your name there. He gave his only begotten son. And not just to believe in him. But to surrender to him. 1:18:55 And one last word. 2nd Corinthians. Chapter 2. Verse 14. This is my. Word I turn to. I am reminded many times. A favorite word of mine. I think of. I. I think of. Vicky. When I. 1:19:17 When I. And that was what I. Put on her tombstone. And that. It says. In. 2nd Corinthians. Chapter 2. Verse 14. Thanks be to God. Who always. Leads us in triumph. In Christ. And. The actual rendering of that. 1:19:39 Thanks be to God. Who. Triumphs. Us. Over us. In Christ. He triumphs. Over us. In Christ. The picture there. I understand. What I. Read long ago. Is this Roman general. Marching their prisoners. Through the streets of Rome. 1:19:58 In chains. You know. They were the victors. And that's the picture that Paul. Had in his mind. When he. Wrote that. To the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Thanks be to God. Who always. Triumphs. Over us. In Christ. Through every trial. 1:20:17 Through every. Problem. Through every. Every difficulty. You're having it tough in your home. Having it tough with your children. God is wanting to triumph over you. My brother. My sister. He wants to triumph over you. Yield. 1:20:32 Give up your sword. Stop fighting. Stop blaming each other. At least from today. Decide. You're going to do that. Give up your sword. Let him triumph over you. You will not be sorry. 1:20:54 You will not be the loser. And it manifests through us. The sweet aroma of the knowledge of him. In every place. The acquisite perfume. And that's what I am reminded of. The wife that the Lord gave me for 50 years. An acquisite perfume. 1:21:19 That came from her life. She never retaliated. Never fought back. I was the one. But I had to lay down my arms at one time. When God broke me to various circumstances. To my children growing up in the home. 1:21:42 And. Then you can blame them. They go through different stages. And then God had to break me. Break me. Break me. Till I laid down my arms. Till I gave up my sword. And I thank God. For a wife like that. I pray your sisters. 1:22:04 Will seek to be one like that. To be a fragrance of Christ to God. An acquisite perfume. To God. I can rightly say that of her. And I want it to be said of me. And I want it to be said of me. When. Before Jesus comes. If he calls me home. 1:22:25 And how does that happen? If I allow him to be broken. Allow me. Him to break me. If I allow him to triumph over me. In every situation. And it says there. We are a fragrance of Christ to God. Among those who are being saved. 1:22:41 And among those who are perishing. To the one. An aroma from death to death. To the other. An aroma from life to life. And who is adequate. For these things. Who is adequate? We read that. And you say. Brother Ian. It's not possible. 1:23:00 You don't know. What kind of wife I have. Is that brother Ian? Not possible. You don't know. The kind of husband I have. You don't know. What I'm going through. You don't know. What I'm going through with my children. I want to say. 1:23:14 We have gone through it. And all we can do is. Yield. Let Jesus triumph over you. Our adequacy comes from God. 2nd Corinthians 3. 5. Another favorite verse from mine. Our adequacy. Comes from God. Who makes us. Adequate. 1:23:34 Through the Holy Spirit. Makes us adequate as servants of the New Covenant. Not of the letter. Not of the CFC code of conduct. Not of CFC culture. Makes us adequate. By the Holy Spirit. Because further down. We don't have time to read it. 1:23:52 The Holy Spirit. We turn. Whenever a man turns to the Lord. The veil is taken away. It reveals to us the glory of Christ. And it says. The Lord is the Spirit. We have no. And there's no ambiguity there. The Lord is the Spirit. 1:24:08 And where the Spirit of the Lord is. There's liberty. So whenever we turn to him. The Holy Spirit. The veil is taken away. I see the glory of Jesus. I'm changed. I'm changed. One degree of glory to another. It goes on day by day. 1:24:29 As I yield to him. And I'm constantly being delivered over. To death. I see that some of you sitting here. I've heard this. But you hear it again and again. And this word will stand. When you stand on the day before the judgment seat of Christ. 1:24:49 We don't say this to condemn anybody here. There's hope. For the last one. But let there be a beginning. As we move into another year of anniversary. 47 years. And if you've been here. For many, many years. And you've not allowed the Lord to triumph over you. 1:25:10 Will you decide? Lord. I give up my sword. I lay down my arms. It's not easy. As a strong man. As an angry man. There came a time. I had to cry out to God. God heard my prayer. 1:25:34 I'm an angry man. I was a domineering man. When the time came. I laid down my arms. I began to yield. I wish I'd done it earlier. But I thank the Lord. That I did it better late than never. For those years of a married life. 1:25:58 Blessed. Not just blessed. But glorious. And I end with that. My brothers and sisters. I've taken time to share that. It's not a message. It's what God has worked in my life. Whenever a man turns to the Lord. Not to CFC. 1:26:17 Not to the elders. Get help. By all means. Get help. Perhaps you desperately need help. But then. Turn to the Lord. The Holy Spirit. He takes the veil away. He reveals to you what I just shared. Very briefly to you. He shows you the glory of Christ. 1:26:36 Light has shone in your heart. But have you. Is it the light of the gospel? The glory of Christ you've seen. Oh, it's. Just message after message. I pray that this breaking of bread will be different. We'll begin a new chapter in your life. 1:26:59 As I want it to begin a new chapter in my life. As I go on for the days that God keeps me on earth. Shall we bow our heads and pray. There's no condemnation for those who have heard this word. Like Jesus said to that woman. 1:27:20 Caught in the very act of adultery. When he said. Where are your accusers? Did no one. Accuse you? No one condemn you? She said no one Lord. They all walked out. At least they had the humility to do that. 1:27:42 And he said to her. Neither do I condemn you. There was anyone who could condemn her. It was Jesus. But he said. Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more. Maybe this is a word. For somebody here. Neither do I condemn you. 1:28:01 Go and sin no more. Lay down your arms. My brother. My sister. Whether it's with your husband. Whether it's with your wife. Whether it's with your children. Whatever you're going through. Let Jesus triumph over you. 1:28:26 Make me a captive Lord. And I shall be free. Make me a captive. Lord and I shall be free. If you can. Yield to him now. And break bread. 1:28:48 Meaningfully. Because this is what the breaking of bread is. There will be a fragrance. That will come from your life. From today. A fragrance of Christ. Wherever you go. Like when they left that upper room. There was a physical fragrance there. 1:29:07 Which was on Jesus. But much, much, much more than that. There will be a fragrance. Of the life of Jesus. That you have yielded to. Wherever you go. Whichever home you visit. Wherever you talk. You leave back a fragrance. 1:29:23 Just like an inquisite perfume. May that be so, my dear brothers and sisters. Father, I pray. You will do that in my heart. Continue to do it in my heart. And in all of us who have heard your word today. In Jesus' name. 1:29:40 Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you. 1:30:11 Thank you. 1:30:41 Let's sing, Be Thou Supreme, O Jesus Christ. 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