Saul/David: A Tale of Two Kings, part 3/3

“Watch yourself, you could lose your salvation.” If you’ve heard that online and felt a quiet wave of fear, we get it, and we don’t think that fear comes from the voice of the Shepherd. We dig into why so many believers are being pulled back into anxiety and self-will, and why the love of God, when you actually taste it, makes those threats sound like a different language.

We walk through the contrast Scripture paints between rulers who possess and shepherds who serve, tracing Saul’s grip on a dying kingdom, David’s care for the flock, and Jesus as the true Shepherd-King who lays down His life and loses none of His sheep. Along the way we talk about free will, assurance of salvation, perseverance of the saints, and why shrinking God’s ability to keep His people turns Christianity into constant self-monitoring instead of trust.

The sheep imagery gets practical fast: green pastures, still waters, light burdens, and even the hard mercy of discipline that pulls us back when we wander. We connect Psalm 23, John 10, and Ezekiel 34 to a simple point: the Christian life grows best in safety, not in fear, because sanctification is authored and finished by Christ.

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Transcript

Drawn Into Unconditional Love

SPEAKER_01 0:00

In my flesh, because it's like like makes it. It was a spiritual king in a spiritual kingdom. It wasn't anything of this earth. It's dying anyway we all see it. But I'm like, uh, but him is just staying in that and in under in him and under his his lordship. It's just you do you get out, you humble yourself, or he's gonna humble you one or the other, but uh, because he won't let his his sheep go astray, like you said. But uh he's just it's just the way that you live in his way, it it's just it you can't even speak words that can even describe it because it's so great and so my almighty, and just you know, you can't you can't because as a human, but it's just so absolutely beautiful that we can grasp and he gives that to us, that we can just love him in that way because he loved us first. Right. So we were we're not drawn to it, he draws us into him, and that to me, as the love that because I didn't get loved in a proper way, and I'm gonna cry from human beings. I was drawn into someone that loved me unconditionally, even if all my faults and everything, oh, and you know you're always loved by him. And when you experience that pure love, it's kind of hard to even see the the kind of love that everybody else tries to give because it doesn't match it. It can't.

SPEAKER_05 1:27

That's right.

SPEAKER_01 1:28

So you're all in it.

SPEAKER_05 1:30

Yep.

SPEAKER_03 1:31

Jeffrey, courageous.

Why Self-Will Looks So Tempting

SPEAKER_03 1:35

Yeah, Jonathan, I've often uh thought, how is it that the so-called desire to live your own life and make your own choices, how do people think that that is more rewarding or more preferred as opposed to receiving the love of God? I mean, uh we have the ability to see the love of God because we are in Christ, and yet people see how our lives are blessed by him, what he does when he is working in our lives, and yet the majority of this world still choose to remain to self-will, to make a decision to receive that, or I'm sorry, to reject that, and then stay where they are, stuck where they are. I mean, it it's it's just sometimes mind-boggling to me to think that that's they want that, which we know the ultimate end of Jonathan, is death and eternal separation. So we are fortunate that we have that mind and that heart that knows the love of God. Thank you to Jesus. Thank you, brother. That's right.

SPEAKER_06 2:48

Terry.

TikTok Warnings And Lost Assurance

SPEAKER_08 2:49

You know, there's people on on TikTok that are really lovely appearing Christians, and they seem so sincere, and they very sweet, and they they throw out a lot of scripture, and then they say things like, watch out, watch yourself, you could lose your salvation. And the cry of our hearts is to is to be under his wing, is to experience in a daily way this type of love, this this type of giving, this this perfect love, which is supposed to cast out fear. And these people, and they all believe in the will of man. Every one of them has this in common. They always say that man has a free, unhindered will.

Free Will And God’s Power To Keep

SPEAKER_08 3:56

That's like saying, don't ever be hungry again. Try it. Go ahead, try not to be hungry. You will not to be hungry. Go ahead, try it.

SPEAKER_06 4:08

It's so true. And and the bigger question is this, sister. The bigger question is this, why would you want it?

SPEAKER_08 4:15

Why would you think that that your will is in control? And why why would you think so little of God's ability to keep you? But if he's listen, he created the heavens and the earth, he has chosen you. You only are interested in him because of him. He you're saying he can't keep you? His sheep that he that he died for? You're saying you that's what you think of him, that your will is bigger, bigger, and stronger than his will, than his love, than his love.

unknown 4:51

Right.

SPEAKER_08 4:52

That's what motivates him to keep you. That's right. That's why he goes after the one and leaves the 99. What about that God? That's the God that you can lose your salvation.

SPEAKER_06 5:03

Yeah, right. Yeah, that that that's that would be a big problem. I mean, that's a big problem because that would make him a very inadequate shepherd. That would make him a very inadequate shepherd. And and so this is this is something that Christians need to understand.

Saul Versus David Versus Christ

SPEAKER_06 5:16

And I don't know how they get to it. Saul spent his career as king trying to cling to a kingdom that he was losing. And though, and then Christ himself, he gives himself, he gives himself up to obtain and preserve a kingdom, his kingdom. The exact opposite. Saul sacrifices, look, look, listen to what he sacrifices. Saul sacrificed obedience in order to preserve himself. So he put obedience on the altar and allowed it to be slain in order so that he so that he can preserve himself. But Christ becomes obedient unto death for his people. David risks his life for his father's sheep. And then later he asks that judgment fall upon himself rather than the flock. And you sort of see David as this sort of a precursor to what Christ would be in the most perfect sense, because Christ actually bears the judgment due to his sheep. He actually bears the judgment that the sheep deserve. And he bears all of it, so that none of them and no part of them can be lost. And so when we look at this sheep and donkey contrast between Saul and David, it should not, it should, you know, the contrast should not be pressed upon just some some kind of artificial storyline that we can look and sort of go, oh, this is a cool story that can really we can really relate to. But we need to do is we need to look at this from a more biblical standpoint and see the pattern that is laid throughout scripture. And that is that it illuminates two radically different concepts of rule, two different concepts of what it means to be a king, two different types of king: the ruler who possesses, and the shepherd who serves, culminating into the shepherd king who lays down his life for the flock, and that is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. You had we we we have we have had many rulers in our country, there have been many rulers in other countries, but Christ is the only one that laid down his life for his sheep, and he's the only one who had that purity of love and concern for those of whom he laid his life down for. But here is the key thing about Christ. He died to preserve the life of all of his people, and he rose again to take them into eternity with him and making them joint heirs with him. I love this, you know, this, you know, I say this a lot about us being joint heirs with Christ, heirs with his father, because we need to understand how significant this is.

What Sheep Can Actually Do

SPEAKER_06 8:42

We sheep, honestly, are the are literally the dumbest animals and the most helpless animals in the animal kingdom. And Christ took upon himself our flesh. He became like us in order that he might come to save us, his sheep. But the only thing sheep know how to do, like Brother Joseph says, is to follow the shepherd. Our only job is to follow the shepherd. He knows we can't do anything else other than to obey him. That's all sheep do. What works can you ask a sheep to do? Think about it. What works can you ask a sheep to do? To eat, and to obey. They don't do anything else. They can't protect themselves, they can't fight for anything. Gospel rock. Go ahead. What do you want to say, brother?

SPEAKER_04 10:01

First of all, the ships are led to a place where there's a food that they didn't work for. They are led, they are protected. They are live not far from the ship, literally a minute drive. I can see them there, they are protected. There's a hedge. All they do is eat, relax, and eat, and the shepherd comes, calls them. No, they don't follow another voice, they know the voice of the shepherd. He comes, calls them, they go back to sleep. There's nothing else. The next day, it's the same. My sheep hear my voice, they follow me, they know me, they will not hear anybody else. I give them eternal life. He does everything, everything, brother. It's a humbling position, it's only pride, ignorance, pride for somebody to think that there's anything to add. Right. I'm so sorry. It's one of those, and I again I watch you, I listen to you quietly sometimes, brother. We're gonna stand on this ground until many gets the revelation that's right what we are talking about. That's right. That they cannot you cannot add anything to grace, or is it an insult to the cross of Christ, it's an insult to God who made a covenant between him and his son. He wasn't even made with us. Philippians chapter 1, and I think no, Corinthians chapter 1, verse 30 says, It is by the by him that we are in Christ. He blessed us in Christ. So for me, now it's like we we know John 6, the father calls, the son receives, he gives eternal life. Bada bing, bada boom, it's done. Brother, it's a very humbling thing to accept. Like my sister bursts in worship. I don't want to say in cry in tears, but that was all worship because once you realize it's all him, nothing of you, you you find yourself unworthy, and all you can do is bow.

SPEAKER_05 12:04

That's right. That's it. That's it.

SPEAKER_06 12:06

Amen, brother. Angie, do you have something you want to add?

SPEAKER_01 12:10

I don't even think I can even that's so good. I love it. Thank you. Amen. That's so good.

Discipline And Close Shepherding Care

SPEAKER_01 12:17

I wanted to say something about how the shepherd takes care of his sheep, because sheep, they have flies going around. This is a physical thing, but it also relates to spiritual. He they have flies when they lay magazine, it drives them crazy. And they can't do nothing, so they go bashing their heads into rocks to get relief. But the shepherd puts olive oil on their head and it keeps them from affecting their brain, their minds. So see how that part relates to how we how the shepherd takes care of us in that way.

SPEAKER_05 12:51

I just learned something.

SPEAKER_06 12:54

I just learned something. I'd never heard that before. Now you're gonna make me go to it. Now you can make me go look at the. Yeah, we know we know his we know his care is is thorough and complete. We know that for sure. Encouraging servant. Go ahead, brother.

SPEAKER_03 13:37

Yeah, Jonathan, I think I shared with you in the group some time ago about the shepherd. You know, when he's out there, he has his staff, but on the end of the staff, there's a hook. And sometimes when the sheep are starting to wander off, the shepherd would take the staff, hook the hind leg of the sheep, pull it, and break the leg in order to keep the sheep from wandering off. And then he would take sheep and whatever it takes, exactly. Then reset the leg and bandage it, and the sheep would stay with the rest of the sheep while the leg heals. How many times, Jonathan, have we had something similar like that happen to us? Yes, readheart, you're that's exactly right. Happen to us that God has to do something like that or similar to it in order to get our attention and to keep us where he wants us to be.

SPEAKER_02 14:36

I was just thinking of how sometimes people as sheep were known to be stupid. That's why we need a shavior, a shepherd, to protect us.

SPEAKER_06 14:47

Right.

SPEAKER_02 14:48

And I don't mean that to that's true. That's true. I don't mean to make people feel like I'm calling them stupid because I'm not, but it they're known to be stupid. Sheep have that because they would be in that river. Yeah, they wouldn't know any better. That's why they have a shepherd to keep them safe.

SPEAKER_06 15:07

That's right.

SPEAKER_02 15:08

So and praise God that he does that for us.

SPEAKER_06 15:10

Yep, and it's funny because what the the the world the the the world thinks we're stupid.

unknown 15:17

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 15:18

Isn't that ironic?

SPEAKER_06 15:20

The world, yeah, the world thinks we're stupid. We're believing what we believe.

SPEAKER_02 15:24

Yeah, that's so ironic. Yeah, because I never thought about it uh putting those two things together. Yeah, they do they think we're stupid, they think we're crazy, they think that we don't even have a brain.

SPEAKER_04 15:37

That's right. We're brainwashed, yeah. I say I'm brainwashed with consent. That's right.

SPEAKER_06 15:47

I've had many people tell me I'm brainwashed. And I say, Yeah, I'm washed by the regenerative waters of Christ. I'm I'm washed by the renewing of the Lord. Yeah. We are.

SPEAKER_02 15:57

But if I have to be brainwashed, praise God, it's him doing it.

SPEAKER_06 16:02

Yeah, exactly.

SPEAKER_02 16:03

You know, like, hey, I rather think like him than like anything else in this world.

SPEAKER_06 16:08

One thing that I like, one thing that I love about the the sheep allegory is that we know that in that times, in that time, the shepherd always walked behind the flock. He led from behind. And and what that always suggested to me is that he can always see what's in front. He can always see. And so it just think about it. The imagery would seem kind of strange if if his back was always to them.

SPEAKER_02 16:39

Because he wouldn't know what they're doing.

SPEAKER_06 16:42

He wouldn't know what was going on. But we have this image of a shepherd who walks behind his flock, and so he can see everything ahead. He can see all the dangers ahead. He can see if one goes astray. And that's the imagery that that I get from this whole thing, and and it's and it shows that the the the watchful eye of the shepherd. He always knows. And so it and so if you understand, if you understand that, then what happens is that then then you it makes it very difficult to understand how a true sheep of God can ever be lost. It's an impossibility. And so it and so it can't be done. Meg.

SPEAKER_02 17:19

Jeffrey made that comment about breaking the leg. Well, have we ever seen those pictures of the lamb or the sheep round his neck? Like how close does when he when we're disciplined, which is hurt for us, right? So when we're disciplined, he holds us even closer.

SPEAKER_06 17:40

That's right. That's right. Meg and then Terry.

SPEAKER_04 17:43

Yeah. And I was saying that to somebody because some second, gospel. You see?

unknown 17:53

Yeah.

SPEAKER_06 17:54

Right. Meg, you there?

SPEAKER_07 17:57

Yeah, I'm here.

SPEAKER_06 17:58

All right. You and then Terry.

SPEAKER_07 18:01

You know, I love the similarities between sheep because it it just so happens that, you know, also like the Lord made them for the purpose of comparing himself to us. Like just the pure intent of why God even created sheep was for this, right? So we we and and this is why he made them for this. Because when the word of God says all things were made by him, for him, and through him, even sheep, something as small as a sheep was made for him to reveal himself to us. I I think that's pretty interesting. Um

Still Waters And Light Burdens

SPEAKER_07 18:45

yeah. So also, you know, in Psalms 23, when the Lord, when it says, The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want, he makes me lie down in green pastures. And we also know that sheep are very skittish, and they cannot drink from waters that are running, they can only drink from still waters. So in Psalms 23, when he's talking about sheep, sheep can only drink from still waters because if they're if they're rushing, they won't drink and they won't they won't move. The other thing is, is when the Lord Jesus Christ says to cast our burdens, he says, Take my yoke upon you, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Sheep were never meant to carry heavy burdens because it would break their backs. Their backs, the backs in his sheep are weak and they can't carry heavy loads. Henceforth, when the Lord tells us to cast our cares upon him and put our yoke upon him, he says, take my yoke upon you, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light. This is why, because we're little sheep and we can't carry heavy loads.

SPEAKER_06 20:00

I learned a few things today. I learned a few things today. That's that's beautiful. I love that. Terry.

Why Fear Cannot Grow Holiness

SPEAKER_08 20:17

And in receiving all he's done for us and his love for us. This is the environment that we thrive in and we grow in. The sheep don't grow in fear of the master rejecting them, of losing his love, of being cast out of the sheep pen. The sheep, why a minister would think that they're being honorable to God by telling the sheep that their regenerated heart and the commitment that God has shown towards them isn't enough that they can end up in hell, but they'll never tell you exactly how. Why would a shepherd want to create this type of environment and make Jesus weak and impotent? Not you can't really, how can you really throw your life into his hands when you think your life could be in jeopardy? It's really, it's and and they think they're so holy in doing this. They're giving you the full counsel of God and they want to warn you. They're not sure how you'll get there, but you could. You could. Right. And they think that this is fostering righteousness. They they actually think that fear is good to use to cause someone to be a More righteous human being. When God is the author and finisher, he is the one in charge of our sanctification, not us. But no, I love you and I want you to be in charge of your sanctification. Don't just trust God with it.

SPEAKER_06 22:22

My sister's telling her like it is. Listen, here's the thing. It's a good thing for us as sheep, for sheep to be dumb. Because a true lamb of God is too dumb to not know. To not know that there is no that in other words, all they know is that the shepherd takes care of them. They're too dumb to know otherwise. You can't tell, you can't reason with them and say, hey, listen, you can lose your salvation. The sheep is looking at you like what? They don't understand that. See, you can tell me to you blue in the face that I can lose my salvation, and I'm looking at you like you're crazy. Because I know who my Lord is. See, a a a true sheep is too dumb to believe anything other than what they have experienced. They can't believe, they can't believe that they're not loved anymore. They can't believe that they're that they're not protected anymore. They don't they don't know what that's like. They it's not part of their nature. It's not like they reason through these things. See, when we become a Christian, our reasoning for salvation is gone. We don't, we don't, we, we know what we have. It's impossible to overturn that or to circumvent it. Because that's what we that's all we know. That's that's literally the only thing we know how to do is to obey him. That's literally the only thing that we have. And so, and so you can so like and what Terry's saying is 100% right. But see, that message lands when if it lands, it lands on folks who don't know the shepherd. And this is why I say that people who talk about losing salvation don't know Christ at all. These are not Christian people saying this to people. And I'm not gonna be like, well, maybe you're going too far. No, I'm not going too far. See, he said, My sheep know me and they hear my voice and they follow me. So any person who perceives themselves as a sheep that can go astray, or that tells other people that you being a sheep can go astray, that is contrary to the sheep's very nature. It's completely contrary. A sheep only knows him, and only him will they follow, and another they will not follow. If a sheep can lose their salvation, that means somehow they started following another shepherd. Some other shepherd. But it's not my lord, it's not the one that all of us here know about, right? No way, no way at all. A sheep can't a true sheep of God will never fall for that, not because they're they're too wily to reason otherwise, no, because they can't. Just like the depraved sinner can't come to Christ because of their depravity, being that roadblock, because of their deadness, the true sheep, the true Lamb of God, likewise have a depravity in the reverse, in the sense that they can't not listen to their Lord. That's all they know. In him, they will always follow. They can never go astray, they can go astray of their own accord or their own, but because of who the shepherd is, he goes after them. Hannah, what do you think?

Owning The “Sheep” Label

SPEAKER_00 26:23

Hey everyone, happy Sunday. Oh, I'm out of breath. I'm cleaning the home and just praising the Lord. But I wanted to share a funny story that I was that person that thought, like, oh, these people need religion because they're just like sheep, ironic is that they're just like sheep, blah blah blah. I used to think and talk so much trash just the way I brought up myself, you know, in the culture, listening to songs. I was all about rage against the machine, like, no, it rebel, blah blah blah, go against it. Turns out I am I am a sheep, and praise the Lord for that. And that I'm humbly just I accept that position. It's the truth. And so, what what are we gonna do about it? But praise the Lord. And now I just I don't even care about the machine. Let the Lord take care of that.

SPEAKER_06 27:17

Amen, sister. I'm glad you said that's excellent. That's excellent. I think a lot of people, you know, we we've always heard this, you know, you know, people in the in the in the world are always talking about they look they look down on people who are being led, and they and they will, like you said, they will make that that accusation, oh, you're just a sheik. You know what I mean? And and when it comes to Christians, yeah, that's exactly what we are. We're like Sister Mae said, we're just chilling in the pasture. And like Brother Gospel was saying, we there is nothing for us to do now except to follow and to obey his voice. That's all that's left for us to do. Like Meg brought up about we can't, we don't bury burdens. We don't bear burdens. We we believe, we trust. We believe and we trust. That's that that is our there think if you think about it. Look at all the animals of the of of the uh of creation. And they all have these these this like I I am obsessed with, I don't know if you guys are familiar with the honey badger. I mean, the honey badger to me is one of the greatest animals that God ever created. That animal will fight anything. Lions, it will, it will fight to the death. If you ever look at my honey badger, all right, but these animals all have these sort of these majestic qualities. But the sheep, they got nothing. But what they do have, when when they take the form of men, they have an unquestionable belief and trust in the shepherd, and that the shepherd is Christ, there is no greater shepherd that any man can be attached to. He assures us life, and he assures us that there's nothing that we need to do itself lay in these green pastures, trusting in him to meet all of our needs. Listen, all of us have a wide range of varying needs. Some monetary, some mental, some physical, you know, some emotional. The Lord knows. He knows, and he is going to address all of our needs because that's what the shepherd does, and he does it all. He does not tell one of his lambs, you go do something that he knows is outside your nature to do, and there's not many things that a lamb does except to obey the shepherd and to follow him, and this and him and to a sheep, that's not a burden. Following his master's voice is not a burden to him, that's what they do, it's their nature. And because we have been given a new nature, we have become sheep, and we will always, only, ever follow our shepherd, the Lord Jesus Christ. May go ahead.

Ezekiel 34 And God’s “I Will”

SPEAKER_07 30:50

I just want to read like five verses in Ezekiel 34. Listen to what it says. This is 11 through 15. It says, For su for thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep and seek them out. As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day, and he is among his sheep that are scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day, and I will bring them out from the people and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all inhabited places of the country, I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the mountains of Israel shall shall their fold be. There they shall lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God. I love that in Ezekiel.

SPEAKER_05 31:56

That's amazing. Great passion.

SPEAKER_07 31:58

Cause them to lie down. Yeah, and notice it's never you, it's him.

SPEAKER_05 32:06

Yep.

SPEAKER_07 32:07

I will do these things, I will feed them, I will put them in a flock, I will look over them, I will cause them to lie down. I, I, I. It's the Lord, he does the work in his people. Has that been fulfilled?

SPEAKER_06 32:27

Oh, of course it has.

SPEAKER_07 32:28

Absolutely.

SPEAKER_06 32:30

Of course it has. We are all evidence of that. And and and and we are also witnesses of what is to what is to come. And so this is and so this is very real to us today. And that's the one of the most important things to understand about this whole thing.

SPEAKER_04 32:48

I just wanted to continue.

When Warnings Sound Like Nonsense

SPEAKER_04 32:50

Brother, I wanted to repeat what you said because it was powerful. I wanted to repeat what you said about how strange is the vocabulary when you you tell a sheep that they could lose their salvation. It's not a familiar language. No, can you just expand on that a little bit? That's all I wanted to say, bro. Go ahead.

SPEAKER_06 33:07

Yeah, no, that's what it is. It's like it's not when when you deal, when you when you talk about a sheep, you know, like we all know, he like Christ himself, they they hear his voice, they follow him, they know him, and that's all they know. And another voice they won't respond to. So if so, if somebody else comes and says, Well, you can lose your salvation, the sheep is going like that that that just doesn't compute. It doesn't register. You you might as well talk to a wall. It doesn't make because they will look at you like you know how these you know how these dogs look at you sometime and they get that curious look, look like that's like a sheep. Like, I don't understand that. It might as well be another language. You might as well be speaking in tongues, you might as well be speaking in tongues to Elena.

SPEAKER_04 33:56

You see, in First Corinthians 1, verse 26, it says, For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise are called into the flesh, not many in, not many uh mighty and not many noble are called, but God has chosen absolutely, God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty, and the the best things of the world and the things which are despised. God has chosen and the things which are not to bring to nothing the things that are. Why? Is it God crazy? No, verse 29 that no flesh should glory in his presence.

SPEAKER_05 34:46

Amen, brother. Absolutely, but amen. Amen today.

SPEAKER_04 34:54

Okay, yes, I'm brainwashed, yes, with consent. I prefer to be brainwashed by the world than anything else. I've been brainwashed all of my life. I am happy, I am content, brother. Let's keep going. I'll let you go.

SPEAKER_05 35:08

Let's keep going, amen, brother.

Prayer, Blessing, And Next Gathering

SPEAKER_05 35:10

Mary, would you mind closing us out?

SPEAKER_04 35:14

Closing?

SPEAKER_05 35:15

Oh, yeah, yeah. That's right. Go ahead, Mary.

SPEAKER_07 35:19

Okay, let's pray. Dear Heavenly Father, Lord God, thank you so much for allowing Jonathan to come on today and give this wonderful teaching, Lord. Just on, you know, Lord, this is your majesty and your awesomeness and your love. It is just so amazing when we see it revealed through the scriptures. Thank you, Lord, for reassuring us through your word and through the people that you love and the things that you give people to say, Lord God. I just thank you and worship and glorify you in that moment. Lord, I just thank you that you are our good shepherd. Lord, thank you for causing us to lay down. Lord, thank you for allowing us to drink by still waters. Thank you for caring for your people like you do, Lord. Thank you for us being us understanding your grace and your mercy. And it's something that we could never earn, but Lord, you give it so freely. And Lord, the only thing that we can do is really just be thankful, Lord God. There's nothing we can offer you, there's nothing that we can do, and this is truly what your grace means. And so, Lord God, we just thank you for it. We glorify you in it. Lord, I just ask that you just continue to give your people the knowledge that you would want them to have. Your word says in Matthew chapter 6, 33, seek ye first the kingdom of God, his righteousness, and all things shall be added unto you. Lord, it's not, it's not material things. It's not the things of this world, but the things that you add on to us, Heavenly Father, is more than what we could ever ask for. The gifts that you give us, Lord, they're ever abounding, Lord, through our journey here on this earth, Lord, that when we get to know you more, Lord, we truly see what you do in us and through us, Lord God. Lord, help us to help us this week, Lord, as we start the week, Lord, to bring those people in that you would see fit for us to talk to. Help us step out in boldness, Lord, to declare your gospel and your word to all that you put in our paths, Lord God. I ask that you bless the people in this life, Lord. Thank you for your protection over them, Lord, because as your people, Lord, we are invincible. And Lord, I witness this so much in my own life and in my brothers and sisters' life. Lord, thank you. Thank you so much for your grace and mercy, your peace that surpasses understanding that you equip up with us with, Lord. It's not something that we pray for, Heavenly Father. It's something that you have given unto us. Lord, and we so graciously receive your love and the gifts that you've given us. Lord, help us to remain humble in our walk, love like there is no other. And Lord, continue to spread the gospel as if today was the last day that we were living and you were coming back. Lord, I exalt you, I glorify you, I thank you, and we lift your name high as high can be. In Jesus' mighty name I pray. Amen.

SPEAKER_05 38:22

Amen. Thank you, sister.

SPEAKER_00 38:24

Amen.

SPEAKER_05 38:25

God bless you guys.

SPEAKER_06 38:27

Hope you have a good remainder of the day. And I look forward to our gathering together again. And so be faithful and remember it is a blessing to be a lamb of God. With nothing else for us to do except trust.

SPEAKER_08 38:41

Are we gathering tonight?

SPEAKER_06 38:43

Yes.

SPEAKER_08 38:44

Okay, thanks. What time? Jonathan, what time? 7 30.

SPEAKER_06 38:49

7 30.

SPEAKER_08 38:50

Central. 7 30.

SPEAKER_05 38:51

7 30.

SPEAKER_07 38:52

Central. Okay.

SPEAKER_06 38:53

All right. Thanks, buddy. Central. Have a good night, everybody. Good night. Be provoked.