0:00 Девочка-пай 0:30 Девочка-пай 1:00 Девочка-пай Девочка-пай 1:20 Девочка-пай Девочка-пай Девочка-пай 1:40 Девочка-пай Девочка-пай Девочка-пай Девочка-пай 2:00 Девочка-пай Девочка-пай Девочка-пай Девочка-пай Девочка-пай 2:20 Девочка-пай Девочка-пай Девочка-пай Девочка-пай 2:42 Девочка-пай Девочка-пай Девочка-пай Девочка-пай 3:02 Девочка-пай Продолжение следует... 3:32 Продолжение следует... I praise God for His manifold wisdom that He brought me in touch with. 4:01 I don't know what to say. Otherwise, I would have missed a lot in my life. We'll turn to John's Gospel, chapter 5, and verse 39. 4:21 You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life. And it is these that bear witness of me. And you are unwilling to come to me that you may have life. 4:48 It is possible that we search the scriptures, we read the scriptures, we hear the scriptures, we come to church, we come to conferences, and yet to be found as one in this group. That you are unwilling to come to me to receive life. 5:10 In order to receive life, those Pharisees were around Jesus. They were all very near to Jesus. But Jesus says that they were unwilling to come to Him to receive life. The result, with all the searching of the scriptures, reading the Bible, coming to the meetings, they just had the knowledge, but they never received the life. 5:45 Again, Jesus says, I do not receive glory from men, but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves. So the result of not coming to Jesus is that they don't have the life, they don't have the love. 6:13 Sandwiched between these two verses is that Jesus says, I do not receive glory from men. Probably the reason that the Pharisees, the religious people, could not come to Jesus is that they want to receive glory from men. 6:35 That's why Jesus says, I do not receive glory from men. I do not receive honor from men. I do not want to get the good opinion of the people. But these Pharisees, they wanted the glory, honor and opinion of men. Now first it starts with opinion. 6:57 But what do you think I do? And it's always good to have the opinion of the godly brothers, matured brothers for our growth. And definitely it is not wrong to get their opinion. Suppose some elder brother says, brother you love your honor or you are loving money. 7:16 By all means, I have to receive life from them. I have to receive their opinion. But I should not have the opinion of men which blocks me from receiving the life of God. But I should not have the opinion of men which blocks me from receiving the life of God. 7:36 As brother was telling, I went to so many churches and then came to a conclusion that you cannot find a church where you can receive life. Where the thoughts of hearts are exposed. I wanted that. 7:57 Because everywhere I went, they said, you are reading the Bible and you are praying, you are coming for the meetings, you are a good brother. And I said, Lord, is it all that I need? I want something more to be exposed so that I can cleanse myself. 8:12 And I said, it is vain to attempt searching for a good fellowship. So I was involved in the student's ministry and I was going here and there preaching. And I was engaged to my wife. I never knew that she was from CFC because the relatives who introduced her to me were from IPC. 8:39 I thought she is also from IPC. So I accepted. And our engagement was also over. And then I received a letter which exposed that they are from CFC and from Zach Poon's church. I was really taken aback and I thought I should stand for the Lord. 8:59 And immediately I told my parents that I am going to reject her and I am going to cancel this. And I went to her and I told her, I never knew that you are from this particular cult. And probably I thought God sends me as a savior to save her and probably through her, her family. 9:20 And I told her, I am going to reject this proposal. She said, if it is God's will, it will be rejected. I never expected that answer. But then I told her, okay, I am giving you one more chance. Are you prepared to come to the church where I go? 9:39 She said, yeah, by all means. Then I came to a rest. Then I went to my place of work. And then I had a very serious assignment. All in my mind was that I should go and prove to them that this is a cult from the word of God. 9:57 And they are preaching wrong doctrine from the word of God. So I started asking one after the other. I went to one brother and asked him. He was also a minister of God. And they said they will all pray with a loud voice and suddenly they stop. 10:13 I thought that is, you cannot prove that from the scripture that it is wrong. Nowhere it says that you should not stop suddenly. You should stop slowly, progressively. I was not satisfied. Then I went to another brother and said, he attended Bible studies in this fellowship in Bangalore. 10:32 And he was working in Karnia and I asked him, brother, this is the matter. It is for me, it is a life and death. I am going to marry from this fellowship. And please tell me what is wrong. And he was scratching his head and said, you know, brother, Zach is a very, very powerful personality. 10:51 And he attracts people and he dominates this and that. You know, brother, tell something from the word of God. And I went to nearly more than ten people with sincere heart, but nobody could tell. One pastor told the church where I was going. 11:07 He is a senior pastor of many churches and he said, they preach that women should not go to job. I was very happy. I didn't want my wife to work. So, I don't know how to convince them that this is the wrong doctrine. But I was having the urge to find out from the scriptures. 11:30 So, I started listening to some of the messages and then she called me for the conference, Bangalore conference. I was warned by many people that I was warned by many people that I should not go to Tirukattapali. And she is from the church where brother Victor, yesterday he spoke. 11:46 And they warned me, you go to your father-in-law's house only during the weekdays. Even if you have to apply leave because when you go on weekdays, weekend, they will pull you. So, they warned me and with all these warnings, I was a bit careful. 12:03 But then she called me to come for the Bangalore conference. I thought I should be very careful and I should avoid. But then she was calling me. Then my friend, he is also living in Bangalore and he came to Bangalore only to listen to these truths. 12:17 And he said, the first time she is calling me after the marriage, why can't you go and come? I came for the conference with much carefulness and I was very cautious. I didn't want to yield in any other way to the pull. And the first meeting, God broke me. 12:39 Because when I came for the meetings, all the people's words were ringing in my mind. Be careful, be careful. You should not go the way your wife goes and nobody should pull you there. I think I was sitting in the back of the CFC church and the first thing God told me was, 13:01 I told the Lord, Lord, I died to the opinions of all men. Very close relatives whom I loved very much and they loved me and many in the spiritual circle whom I considered to be my mentors, they all want me. I said, Lord, I died to all the opinions of men or opinions of all men. 13:23 Even if they say that I have gone behind my wife, afraid of her. And that was the only conference where they prayed for the baptism of the Holy Spirit and it was a different experience for me and God broke me and showed how much I sought after the opinion of men, honor of men and glory of men in preaching God's word to various places. 13:56 I started measuring myself based on how many callings I get to preach, how many prayers or prayer groups or churches and God exposed everything, how much proud I was. And I was serving myself and I never thought what God thought of me. 14:17 So here, probably, you know, they were all bothered about the opinions of men and they were not able to come to Jesus in order to receive life. But Jesus, he said, I am not going to receive the witness from men. 14:40 We read in the 34th verse, But the witness which I receive is not from man, but I say these things that you may be saved. I don't receive the witness from man. I am telling these things so that you may be saved. It's such a serious thing that receiving a witness from man prevents me from getting saved. 15:06 Yeah. We come to hear the truth. Jesus says, you shall hear the truth and the truth shall set you free. But many people stop with the first half. They hear the truth. They don't want to obey. They don't want to be delivered in order to receive life from Jesus. 15:27 The reason is what my parents would say. What my village people would say. What my friends would say. What they would think of me. Opinion of men. What my peer group would say. In the college or in the school where you study. 15:45 And that prevents us from coming to Jesus. And here Jesus says. The witness which I receive is not from man. You know which man? He says. Even John the Baptist. Who came. Bearing witness for this truth. 16:06 Yeah. Next verse we find that. He was the lamb that was burning. And was shining. And you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. But the witness of which I have is greater than greater than that of John. 16:27 I don't even consider the witness that is given by John is important. The witness or the opinion or the glory or the honor that I receive. I receive one. I want to receive from God. The heavenly father. I don't want to receive even from a godly man. 16:42 And I want to be satisfied. That's what Jesus says. But these people. They were willing to rejoice in the light of John. Probably your parents are godly parents. And you are willing to rejoice in their light. That prevents you from coming to Jesus to receive life. 17:02 Probably in your church you have a very good elder and he thinks very good of you. And his good opinion. His thought about yourself. Prevents you from coming to Jesus. Or prevents you from seeking the opinion of heavenly father. 17:20 And the result that we don't receive life. We don't receive life and love. So Jesus says I don't want the opinion of any men. Then he goes on to say. On 31st verse. If I alone bear witness of myself. 17:43 My testimony is not true. Jesus doesn't even want his own opinion. Does not even want his own opinion. He says it may not be true. He was tempted. To think high of himself. Because he came in our own flesh. 18:05 Like we are all tempted. So Jesus says. I don't believe in my own testimony. Sometimes it could be wrong. What a sober estimate he has got about himself. He is an example. So my opinion could be wrong. Sometimes we have very strong opinion about ourselves. 18:27 That prevents us from coming to Jesus. To receive life. To obey. To what Jesus says. So he says I don't want even my own opinion. Then he says. I want my father's opinion. What father says. And based on that what I do. 18:48 I want to consider this. As the witness. We find another group of people. In John's gospel chapter 8. They were Jews who believed. Like we believe on what is preached. They were also Jews who were believed. 19:08 But. They were not disciples. Because they were not abiding in God's ways. Or the doctrine of Jesus. To them Jesus says. You shall know the truth. And the truth shall set you free. 31 and 32 verses. What was their problem. 19:28 Their problem was. That. They thought. They are the descendants of Abraham. That is their opinion. We are satisfied that. We are descendants of Abraham. That prevented them from coming to Jesus. To receive life. But Jesus told them the truth. 19:47 You are not sons of Abraham. You are sons of devil. If you read the whole chapter. They were willing to rejoice. In the light of Abraham. A godly man. But they themselves. Were not willing to come to Jesus. To receive life. 20:05 Once Jesus was asking. The disciples. His disciples. What do people. Who do people say I am. We read in Matthew chapter 16. And. Disciples said that. Some people think that you are Jeremiah. The prophet. Some. Think that you are Elijah. 20:26 Then he asked Peter. What do you think. Peter says. You are the. Christ. Son of the living God. And. Jesus appreciated him. Matthew chapter 16. And verses. 16 and 17. 20:47 The word. The Christ. The son of the living God. And. Jesus answered and said to him. Blessed are you. Simon. Bajona. Because. Flesh and blood. Did not. Revel this to you. But my father. Who is in heaven. Jesus came in. 21:06 Flesh and blood. And Jesus said. This is not something. That I have convinced you. To believe. He even said. Don't tell others. That I am the Christ. Twentieth verse. He wanted the disciples. Don't tell that. I am the Christ. 21:19 Because he wanted. Everybody to receive. A revelation from the father. That he is the. Son. Of God. He is Christ. The son of God. Son of the living God. So. He appreciated Peter. Because Peter received. From the heavenly father. 21:40 Yeah. Jesus is the son of. The living God. And when Peter. Thinks back. About his life. In. Second Peter. Chapter one. Seventeenth verse. Before that. We read that. Peter and. 22:00 Two more disciples. Went to the mount. Of transfiguration. Along with Jesus. And there. He wanted. A tent for Elijah. And Moses. And one for Jesus. Then he heard. A voice from heaven. He is my beloved son. In whom I am well pleased. 22:16 And. Here in Peter. Second Peter. One and verse seventeen. We read. That. For when he received. Honor and glory. From God the father. Peter was quoting. When he thinks about. Jesus Christ. Yeah. Jesus was always. Receiving. 22:31 The honor and glory. From the heavenly father. And. As a sample. He took us to the. Mount of transfiguration. And we heard. We heard. In utterance. As this was made. To him. By the majesty. Glory. This is my beloved son. 22:49 With whom. I am well pleased. Jesus also. Taught his disciples. To always. Seek for the opinion. Of the father. Or the. Honor from the father. That's why he taught them. To pray. In secret. Go to your room. Lock your door. 23:07 And pray to the heavenly father. When we lock. Our door. And we are alone. And we pray to God. We are not. Seeking the opinion of anybody. Because nobody knows. That we are praying. He taught us to fast. In secret. He taught us to far. 23:22 To give. Arms in secret. Because in all these areas. We can easily get. An opinion. Honor. And glory. From men. Oh. He is a brother. Who prays for two hours. Or three hours. Today's. Christendom is. Like that. When poor believers. 23:40 They have some problem. They want to go to their pastor. For prayer. Or for some consultation. The assistants to the pastor. They come and say. You can't see pastor today. He is in. He is on fasting. He is on fasting. You can't see him. 23:58 They think. Oh. What to do. And they wait. Wait. Wait. To see him. Or they go with a heavy heart. Our pastor is there. On fasting for five days. He can't speak to anybody. Because he is fasting. And giving. And you have seen in many churches. 24:14 All the fans will. Be revolving with the names on it. Yeah. Always. You know. It's a glory. People to see. Oh. This fan is donated by so and so. And this is donated by so and so. And this room is donated by so and so. So in giving. 24:28 And in fasting. And praying. Very easily. We can get the honor. That's why. It's very difficult to become famous. In other fields. Because you have to work hard. In business. Or in studies. Or in other areas. Very easy to become. 24:42 Very famous. In Christian circle. People know. How to. Get the honor. And glory. The spiritual circle. Through prayer. Fasting. And giving. So Jesus also says. That. You don't have the love. 25:02 John. Chapter five. We read. That you are not coming to me. To receive life. And that you are not having love. Do you think those people. People who are there. Were not showing love. To their children. To their families. 25:16 To their wives. Definitely. They would have shown the love. Then why Jesus says. That you don't have love. What Jesus meant. Was the divine love. The love. Which is shed abroad. In our hearts. By the baptism. Of the holy spirit. 25:31 Romans five. Five. Yeah. We have a vessel. And we go to God. Lord. Pour out your love. But that vessel. Is not clean. God says. I cannot pour. Pour my spirit. Pour my love. In that one. Like. Nobody will pour. Pour milk in a. 25:51 Dirty vessel. Or a vessel which is. I have just got some. Something which will spoil the milk. They will say. First go wash your vessel. And come. Like that. When our hearts are filled. With the opinions of men. Honor from men. 26:05 Glory from men. And with that. We go to God in faith. God says. You can't receive my love. Because all. The vessel. The entire vessel is filled. With the opinion. And honor. And seeking. And. You find in another place. That. 26:21 Those who. Seek to. Please. Men. They cannot believe. Those who want to receive. Glory from men. They cannot believe. So our love. Human love. How is it? On the surface. There will be some love. But below the surface. Hatred will be there. 26:42 Amy Carmichael was. Telling once. You know when you have a. Sweet water in a vessel. And. When you shake it. That which spills out. Will also be sweet. It will never be bitter. Once I went to Chennai. And I wanted to buy some articles. 26:57 And. I saw. The favical. Tubes. You know. 10 or 15 tubes. Sold at a cheaper rate. I thought. So. They are selling at a very cheaper rate. 10 pieces for 5 rupees or so. So I bought 2 or 3. Bunches. Having 10 tubes. I came home and. 27:15 Wanted to paste. Something in. When I pressed. Initially there were. One or 2. Jumps of favical. And after that. Puss. Puss. Nothing was coming. It was. Blown with the air. And every tube was like that. One. Grandson was asking his grandfather. 27:34 Grandpa. Will you get angry? He said. No. I won't get angry. Grandpa. Will you get angry? No. I won't get angry. Grandpa. Really will you get angry? How many times I have to tell you? I won't get angry? I won't get angry. 27:52 That's a human love. When. It is squeezed. Initially there may be some love. Hello brother. How are you? And. Then. When something is squeezed. Or something is pressed. Something else comes out. Probably hatred. Or acid. 28:10 Or acid. Which hurts others. Yeah. Our vessel has got. Some love on the top. But beneath that. Has got acid. When somebody comes and shakes it. It comes out. To hurt others. We find in Hebrews. Chapter 3. Do not be like. 28:31 The people of Israel. Who. Tried. Heavenly father. In the day of wilderness. And. That is a. Quotation from psalm. David also quotes that. In psalm. 95. And verse 8. Psalm 95. 28:51 And verse 8. Do not harden your hearts. As at Mary. Meribah. As in the day of. Masa. In the wilderness. But in Tamil. These two words are not coming. Meribah and Masa. In Tamil Bible. It is not there. But in English Bible. 29:07 It is there. Do not. Harden your hearts. As at Meribah. Very specific. What happened at Meribah. And in the day of. Masa. In the wilderness. We will go to Exodus. Chapter 17. To find out what happened. In. Masa. 29:28 And Meribah. Yeah. God led them. In wilderness. So that they can know. They might know. What is in their hearts. Exodus chapter 17. When the people were gathered in the wilderness. 29:48 A place called. There was no water for the people to drink. Therefore the people. Quarreled with Moses. And said. Give us water. That we may drink. And Moses said to them. Why do you quarrel with me. Why do you. Test the Lord. 30:09 When there is a lack of water. If people had asked water from Moses. Moses would have told them. Why are you asking for water. But here he is not asking them. He is telling. Why are you quarreling. Why are you rebelling. 30:28 Whenever there is a lack. Of something. It is like. Being squeezed. It is like. Being tested. To find out what is there inside. And these people. They were thirsty. But because of that lack. 30:48 Because of that lack. They. Started. Fighting. Quarreling. In our homes. When. Husband brings. Lot of money. Everything is happy. Everybody is happy. Because we have. We can purchase. Anything that we want. 31:08 But then. When the pocket money goes down. Wife has something. And husband could not. Get them. The. Massa starts. Meribah starts. Quarrel starts. Fighting starts. You see. The neighbor. He has also studied like you. 31:29 And you. See what are the items. He has purchased. For his home. You are unable to do that. Wife starts. Blaming her husband. Why did you marry me? Is it for this purpose. Is it for this purpose. That I should suffer here. 31:44 Did you marry me? Ask all type of questions. Our husband can ask wife. When something is short. And when the food is not tasty. Whenever there is some lack. In many homes. They give a name. Bethel. God's house. When there is strife. 32:01 And questioning and quarrel. On the back. You should write. Massa or Meribah. And turn the. Board and hang it. It's not. No more Bethel. It is. Massa or Meribah. The meaning of. Meribah is. A place of. Quarrel. A place of strife. 32:21 A place where. We try God. There are many occasions. Where we are tempted. By devil. By our own lust. By the world. By the attractions. But here. People. Tried God. And they are squeezed. So God. Certain occasions. Allows. 32:38 Certain situations. So that we find. A lack in our heart. Lord. When there is no. Water. What these people. Could have said. They could have gone. To Moses. And probably. Asked Moses. Leader. What shall we do. There is no. 32:55 Water. And shall we search. Or shall we appoint. Some people. To go and search. Or bring water. Or shall we pray. Or shall we ask God. But they never did that. Whenever a small lack. Is there. They started. Questioning. 33:07 Young people. You want a bike. Like that. Your friend is having. Or you want a. iPod. Or this and that. And if your father. Is not able to. Get you. If he is not financially. Sound to get you that. And how do you respond. 33:23 Do you fight back. And quarrel. And make your home. A masa. Or Meribah. There was a dinner. There was a dinner. Hosted by Martha and Mary. Because they wanted to express their gratitude to. Jesus. For raising up Lazarus. 33:43 From the dead. And. They were all invited. All the disciples along with Jesus were invited. And. Judas. Judas was very happy. Because he thought that. Because Jesus raised Lazarus. They are going to give us a very good. 33:58 Dinner. And more than that. They are going to give. Offerings. A lot of money. So he went there with that expectation. And. To his dismay. And disappointment. Mary was pouring the costly ointment. On the feet of Jesus. He thought his bag. 34:18 It was lacking. And. Here. She was wasting. He thought. If she. It was sold. And given to the poor. He wanted. Something for himself. Or he wanted money. And there was no money. And. All his hearts were exposed. He got offended. 34:38 And. Jesus said. The poor are always with you. And. She. Jesus appreciated. Mary. For that act. And that. Stirred. The heart of Judas. And. He went and discussed. With the Pharisees. And all to betray. Jesus. And Jesus was also tempted. 34:58 Now. Judas is going to betray. And he is having secret. Relationship with the Pharisees. And. Other people who are going to kill him. So. But Jesus planned for the last supper. Probably was tempted to. Send Judas away. And have dinner with other people. 35:17 But then. He realized. As we read in John's. Gospel. Chapter 13. Third was. Jesus knowing that. The father had given all things into his hands. And that he had come forth from. God. And was going back to God. 35:38 But Jesus thought. Judas. And all other disciples were given by God. And. He has to. Love them. Until the end. A divine love. If it were a human love. He would have sent him. Judas. Or. He would have told him. All authority for. 35:56 Judging is also given to me. I judge. Judas now itself. And. He could have cursed him. He didn't do that. He was concentrating on his own salvation. He was. Telling to himself. I have to love him. Until the end. When he was tempted. 36:14 He said. Lord. All these 12 disciples were given by you. When you find. Difficult to love. A particular person. Probably husband. Sometimes. When your wife questions you. You find difficult to love them. And if you. See them as they are. 36:33 Probably. You will not be able to overcome that. Unloving attitude. But ask a question. Lord. Who gave this wife. Or who gave this husband. Young people. Children. You can ask. Lord. My parents are given by you. When you say that. 36:51 When you realize that they are given by God. Their value goes up. And it becomes easy for you to love. It is easy. It becomes easy for you to overcome the. Hatred. The ill feelings. Might be God has allowed one person to. 37:04 Be in your office. The place of work. Who always does something to. Make you unpopular. I had that experience. I was working in a college. And one person always wants to. Work against me. And he wants to prove how strong he is. 37:21 He used to go and get signatures. And write this and that. And I was. You know. In my night time. I was thinking. How to tackle this person. And what. Way he would commit an error. So that I can find. And take vengeance. 37:35 Or take action. But God said. I have kept that person. In your place of work. So that. You may love him. Whenever I. Come by scooter. To my place of work. The first prayer. Lord. You have kept. Placed this person. In the college. 37:53 So that I can love him. I want to love him. I want to think the best. For him. I want to do good to him. Lord. When I was. In my home. As a young boy. My. Younger brother. I have two brothers. And two sisters. My younger brother. 38:07 Used to. Fight. And we used to fight. And beat. And. But when. I got saved. I could not. Overcome. I will beat. And Sunday. I will go and cry. Lord. Please forgive me. And Sunday evening. I will be tempted. To beat him. 38:21 Then God. Anointed me. The Holy Spirit. After that. I started. Trying to God. Lord. Why he beats me. And then. Why he scolds me. And then the prayer. Changed. When God. Anointed me. Lord. I thank you. That you have given me. 38:35 That brother. If I were born. As a. Only child. In my home. I would not have known. How much anger. I have in my heart. Lord. I would not have known. What is in my heart. But I thank you. Lord. For giving me. This brother. 38:47 It became easy. For me to love him. And. They also understood. That. God has changed me. So. Jesus. Thought. That. They are given by God. Is it difficult. For you to love. A brother. A particular brother. In your church. 39:03 Lord. It is that brother. You have sent. You have given me. Lord. And they are very valuable. Somebody. Some great man. Has given me this. As a gift. I will keep it very safe. Even a pen. Some great man. Has given. Who my regard. 39:19 I will keep it very safe. It is not having. The intrinsic value. But it has got greater value. Because of the person. Who has given me. So the church. Lord. It is your church. You have given me. Lord. And my elder brothers. 39:30 You have given me. And. In the place of work. In your own family. Jesus. Loved them till the end. And he washed their feet. When he was washing the feet. Of the. Apostles. No. Peter. Had lot of hesitation. I remember. Some children know. 39:47 They will refuse. To get their dress changed. They will be stiff. And. When you call them. To some place. They will be stiff. Like that. Peter would have kept his legs. Stiff on the. Ground. Lord. Should you wash my feet. 40:04 I am unworthy Lord. Please don't. It was the attitude he had. When brothers. Come to serve us. What is our attitude. Brother. I am not worthy. Brother. Who am I. That you are. Coming and. Giving this to me. Or. You are enquiring. 40:20 Or you are praying for me. I am unworthy. But. When he came to Judas. He thought. I am a holy man. He pretended. He was hypocrite. I was thinking. Why Jesus prayed. For Peter. But. He didn't pray for Judas. Or at least. 40:35 It is not recorded. Because Jesus. Wants to pray. For the sincere people. Lord. I have prayed for you Peter. That your faith. Will not be lost. No. When he came to Judas. Bible says. He lifted up his heel. Against the son of God. 40:54 He said. I am worthy to be washed. I was waiting. Oh you have come. Now I lift up my head. Without any hesitation. How is our attitude? Yes. Yesterday. We heard brother saying. Even if I am. In the hospital for one year. 41:09 And nobody. Comes to see me. I will be at rest. What a great life it is. Are we having expectations. That others should serve us. Wife should serve me. Or children should serve me. Or husband should serve me. And all should love me. 41:24 In Philippians. There is a verse. No. Let every man. Let him not look for his own interest. But for others interest. In Tamil it is. In a different way. So I should not be bothered. As what is coming to me. Whether it is a. 41:45 Insult. Or somebody hates me. Or somebody doesn't do this and that. I am not bothered. Lord. Let me only be bothered. About what is going from me. Am I loving others. Am I serving others. And. At the. End of this. Incident. 42:04 John chapter 13 and verse 34. Jesus says. A new commandment. I give to you. That you love one another. Even as I have loved you. That you also love one another. How Jesus loved us. With the divine love. With the same love. 42:21 He wants to love others. And he says. It is a new commandment. What is it? Having spent. Three and a half hours. Three and a half years. With his disciples. They are coming. Close. To the. Earthly life of Jesus. Because this is the last supper. 42:37 After that he is going to the cross. When you go and join a company. On the very first day. Or the first week. They will give you all the rules and regulations. But Jesus. After spending three and a half years. He gives them a new commandment. 42:50 At the end of his life. Why should he give? At the end of his life. Should he not have given him. To the disciples. As and when he had selected them. That was the right time. We would think. There may be two reasons. Number one. 43:05 Jesus wanted to do. Jesus wanted to do. And then preach. He wanted to love. Judas. Until the end. And he said. Now Lord. I glorify your name. God's name is glorified. When he loved. Judas until the end. And he has finished that. 43:24 And then he says. You also love one another. Another reason is. Jesus knew very well. That if he had given that commandment earlier. It is not possible to. For the disciples. Because they have not received the power of the Holy Spirit. 43:37 Anointing. And Jesus knows that after a few days. From this incident. The disciples are going to receive the power of the Holy Spirit. And with that. Anointing only. It is possible. To love. His disciples. The cross. Two thieves are hanging. 43:55 One said. If you are the son of God. You. First deliver yourself. And then deliver me. Where did he get that idea. That he was the son of God. Because he was. Looking after the opinions of the soldiers. And other people who were scolding Jesus. 44:09 Their opinion was great for him. But the other thief. Who got saved. He was not listening to those opinions. He was seeing. Jesus. Lord. You did not do anything. Bad. But you are punished. He said. We are justly punished. 44:24 Both were. Near Jesus. But it was not their own choice. Probably. Some of you are here. Not because of your own choice. But because your parents are in the church. Or your brothers. Or your sisters are in the church. But you have come to. 44:40 Very close to Jesus. Now. The question is. Are you going to receive life. Like the. One thief. Who got saved. Or. Are you going to listen to the opinions of all others. And in spite of coming close to Jesus. You have to go away without life. 44:57 Lord. I want to receive life. Lord. I want to come to you. Coming to Jesus means obeying. When we are filled with the love of God. We will obey to his commandments. That love is the driving force for us to obey. When somebody whom we love. 45:11 When we love. When we love. When we love. Gives us some commandments. It's very easy for us to do that. Suppose they go and say. You buy groceries and come. Rice. Buy rice and come. It's very easy. We don't find. It is heavy. 45:21 Because we love that person. Jesus says. If you love me. My commandments are not burdensome. So it is. The matter of obedience. Life is there. Not out of fear or compulsion. But out of love. Lord. I come to you with a vessel. 45:37 Which is free of opinion of men. Honor of men. And glory of men. Lord. Fill me with your love. Lord. I want to love others. With divine love. And not a human love. Lord. May God help us. To be filled with the life. And love. 45:52 And the new wine. Thank you. May God bless all of us. There was one thing in his testimony. If you remember. He said that when he was. Baptized in the Holy Spirit. That's when he found. 46:13 Light on himself. And the ability to. Hold back from fighting. I feel that. Because of. The number of counterfeits. That we have seen. It's possible that many of us. 46:35 Have not valued and sought. For a genuine baptism in the Holy Spirit. I can without any hesitation say. That my own life. And ministry. Is based on. The baptism in the Holy Spirit. The church. 46:55 In Bangalore. Was born. In our house. Because of the baptism in the Holy Spirit. It's because we preached. It's because we preached. The baptism in the Holy Spirit. That we were thrown out of one church. Otherwise we'd have been still stuck there. 47:12 And. That's why we. Started. And I see this. Something so significant. We were not Pentecostals. We were baptized in the Holy Spirit. We've never been Pentecostals. I mean there are very good brothers. Among Pentecostals. 47:26 Among brethren. I think there are some believers. Among the Catholics too. But we were seeking for that. Which is in the New Testament. It equips us for all types of situations. Not just in the church. I remember Brother Vincent. 47:41 Telling me once. That in his professional work. He had to go to Bangladesh. And he. Took a flight or something. And landed up. In Dhaka in Bangladesh. Early in the morning. And it was still dark. And there was some. 48:02 Rickshaw driver. Who. He didn't know where to go. He had to ask. And it was all dark. And this man said. He will take him. And. As he was going. It stopped somewhere. And. These things happen. In India and Bangladesh. A couple of men accosted him. 48:19 And. I don't know what they wanted to do to him. Steal or whatever it is. And he just. Prayed in tongues aloud. They got scared and ran away. I don't know whether they thought he was a mad man. 48:40 Does the gift of tongues have some value? That's not the only purpose of the gift of tongues. It says. He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself. And protects himself also. My brothers and sisters. Seek for the power of the Holy Spirit. 49:02 It can make a world of difference in your life. Don't be turned off from the counterfeits that you have seen. And don't be satisfied with the once for all experience. We had to be continuously filled with the Holy Spirit. 49:22 All the time. I was a tremendous slave to discouragement and depression. My wife knows that. In the early years. How. We were. I was very discouraged. But. The baptism of the Holy Spirit. And the gift of speaking in tongues. 49:43 I. I can't even remember. Whether it was 20 or 25 years ago. That I was last discouraged. It's gone. Completely. You know. We all have different personalities. And every personality has got its strong points and weak points. 50:03 We can't change our personality. Some people are inward looking. Some people are outward looking. But the Holy Spirit comes to fill us. You see. I was basically very inward looking. That's why I was frequently discouraged. 50:17 Couldn't be bold. I was afraid to stand before people. But. The Holy Spirit comes to. Take away those weaknesses in our personality. That's great. To make us balanced. Personalities. Is it your temper. That you cannot control. 50:36 Some people have got that type of thing. Choleric. Quickly angry. You know what you need. You need to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Are you one of those who is frequently gloomy and discouraged. You know what you need. 50:50 You need to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Are you timid and shy. And afraid to stand up before people. You know what you need. You need to be filled with the Holy Spirit. You find your tongue tied. For words. When you stand up to share the word. 51:05 You know what you need. You need to be filled with the Holy Spirit. I'll tell you from my experience. Always. If you're always filled with the Spirit. I can guarantee. He will always have a word for you. I don't mean from the pulpit. 51:21 Most of you may never stand in a pulpit. But we can prophesy. When we speak on the phone to somebody. You can prophesy. If a sister comes to visit you. And you spend just five minutes talking. You can bless her. Before sending her away. 51:35 Instead of passing on the latest gossip. If you're filled with the Holy Spirit. And seek to live in the Spirit all the time. This is the type of church we want. You know that burning bush. In the Old Testament. Every twig and branch was on fire. 51:54 That's the church I long to see. Every brother and sister. Young people. Baptized in the Holy Spirit and fire. A flame for God. A blessing. To others. Seek for that my brothers and sisters. Seek for it. I'm not too much in favor of. 52:17 Public meetings. Praying for the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Because there's too much of emotion there. And we can be excited with the emotion. And it's good at times. And sometimes we do it. But I don't find that's always the answer. 52:32 Because some people are very emotional. And they get all emotional and excited. And they can get some counterfeit experience. I received it in my room. Or in my house. All by myself. God met with me. You can pray with others. 52:52 I have also prayed with people. I remember in my wife's case. She was a very zealous young medical student. In Valor. Actively witnessing for the Lord. To her college students. And going to the women's jail. And witnessing. 53:10 Witnessing. And then we got married. And I was extremely poor. I didn't have enough money to. I had left my job. And I was serving the Lord. And we were struggling financially. We were living in a small little room. And then we had a baby. 53:29 And it was a real struggle. And her whole life was now. She was like in a prison. From this free life that she had as a young girl. And she was so discouraged. And I was also discouraged. And one day. She was praying with another sister. 53:49 God met with her. And filled her with the Holy Spirit. And she birthed forth in speaking in tongues. And her life was changed. She had a need. Her need was she was so fed up. Discouraged. And God met with her. See. When there is a need in your life. 54:09 If you are desperate. And say Lord I need you. I want to live. I will tell you honestly. I want to live with that sense of need. Every single day of my life. You may not know it. And you may not believe it. But whenever I stand up to speak. 54:26 I stand up with great fear. Paul said. I came to you in much fear and trembling. I experience that almost every time. When I get up to speak. I say Lord. I don't know what to say. I mean if I were to take a Bible study. 54:45 I know the Bible so well. I can take a Bible study for a whole month. Like that 70 hour Bible study. But that's not the thing. It must be a prophetic word. According to the need of people. How can I have that? I don't know the needs of all these people sitting here. 55:05 And I don't want to say a wrong word. That will lead people astray. I want a word from you. A word according to the need of people. That will reveal the secrets of people's hearts. That is why I fear and tremble when I stand here. 55:21 I often compare myself to a heart surgeon. A heart surgeon who is doing delicate heart surgery on a patient. He has cut open the heart and the man can die. Even if he has got 30 years experience as a heart surgeon. He still is fearful when he does a heart operation. 55:45 And that's how I stand. I say Lord I am dealing with people's lives. Some of them may go to hell if I don't warn them correctly. Some may get discouraged if I am not gentle. How can one meet the need of so many people? It's like doing one heart surgeon doing three, four, five, six heart surgeries at the same time. 56:09 Boy, he will be scared. It's something like that. I want to encourage you, those who share the word. Live in fear and trembling. Say Lord, I want you to anoint me with the Holy Spirit. Give me words that will bless people. 56:29 The other thing that happened in my life was, through the power of the Holy Spirit, I was freed from anger. Bad moods. I cannot remember how many years ago I had my last bad mood. Was it 20 years ago, 25 years ago? I don't remember it, honestly. 56:47 To be in a bad mood, it's gone. I've experienced what it says. Rejoice in the Lord always. Dear brothers and sisters. Seek for the power of the Holy Spirit. It's the greatest gift God's given us. He sent the second person of the Trinity to die for the sins of the world. 57:10 And when he went up, he sent the third person of the Trinity to come and dwell with us forever. To change our lives permanently. Open your being to him. Let's bow in prayer. God does not meet us according to God does not meet us according to our knowledge, but according to our need. 57:33 If you have an understanding of the doctrine, that won't help you. The early Christians who were filled with the Holy Spirit had no understanding of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. But they had a tremendous sense of need. 57:48 They were poor in spirit. They said, Lord, we need the power of the Holy Spirit in our life. There's an Old Testament law. When you place every part of the offering on the altar, the fire would fall. 58:09 And that's all I want to ask you. Is your need so desperate that you're willing to give up everything in your life to God? Everything. Your life, your time, your ambitions, your plans, your prestige, your reputation. 58:31 Are you willing to do whatever God tells you? Whatever he tells you. Are you willing to go and ask forgiveness from somebody you spoke rudely to? Somebody you hurt? How soon? 58:52 Are you willing to make a phone call immediately after this service and say, Immediately, Lord. I'm willing to pay any price. I have no reputation, desire, honor, nothing. I lay everything on the altar. My time, my future. 59:09 Everything. God, show me if there's anything in my life I have not yielded. I give it all to you. And Lord Jesus, I open my whole heart to you. Completely. I don't withhold anything. 59:30 Come and fill me, Lord. Jesus, the baptizer. Jesus, the baptizer, is here. Praise God. Jesus, the baptizer, is here. Open your heart, my brother, sister, to him. And receive the fullness of the Holy Spirit by simple faith, according to your faith, be it unto you. 59:56 It will be so. It will be so. Thank him. When you pray, believe that you have received. Open your heart and say, thank you, Lord. Thank you. As you go home and thank the Lord, and you find one day that words of thankfulness, the English language is not enough, other syllables of expressing your thankfulness come to God. 1:00:21 Express them to God in secret. God bless you, Heavenly Father. Help each one who is seeking you here, that none will go away empty. The rich you have sent empty away, but the poor, the needy, you have always poured water upon them. 1:00:45 Thank you. You will do it again. We praise you. In Jesus' name, amen.
