WEBVTT 00:00:01.360 --> 00:00:04.719 Welcome to this week's message from the church at Chelsea Westover. 00:00:04.879 --> 00:00:10.800 Our core values are vibrant worship, intimate fellowship, fulfilling service, and clear biblical truth. 00:00:10.960 --> 00:00:13.359 We pray that this message changes your life. 00:00:13.519 --> 00:00:17.760 Let's tune in to today's message and see what God has in store for you. 00:00:18.079 --> 00:00:18.719 Amen. 00:00:19.600 --> 00:00:20.239 Amen. 00:00:20.800 --> 00:00:22.640 Let the church say amen. 00:00:23.600 --> 00:00:24.800 I was listening to Pastor Danny. 00:00:24.960 --> 00:00:26.000 I said, Well, I was going to preach it. 00:00:26.160 --> 00:00:32.159 He got me excited because he definitely explains some of the motives, the reason I'm standing before you now. 00:00:32.320 --> 00:00:43.520 I was excited when I met Pastor Danny in lieu of what's going on, especially in Birmingham, Alabama, that a man of God will want to plant a church, like he said, where traditionally it's been a lot of racism. 00:00:43.759 --> 00:00:48.799 But he came to my house, looked me in my eyes, and said, I want a church that looked like heaven. 00:00:49.520 --> 00:00:51.039 Now I have a military background. 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:52.399 I think most of you know that. 00:00:52.479 --> 00:00:55.600 So in the military, everybody is one. 00:00:56.479 --> 00:01:00.240 But in the kingdom of heaven, everybody is one. 00:01:00.719 --> 00:01:02.719 It's one team, one fight. 00:01:03.280 --> 00:01:10.319 And we're going to talk about today how the nations was praising God from all different places around the throne. 00:01:11.439 --> 00:01:13.599 Now last week was interesting. 00:01:14.719 --> 00:01:17.040 As most of you know, I work for SubPro. 00:01:17.920 --> 00:01:21.519 And so sometimes I have to first respond. 00:01:22.000 --> 00:01:26.560 So last week I was on a first respond to do, I was on call. 00:01:27.040 --> 00:01:31.920 So I had just pulled up and I got a call and I had to go and first respond. 00:01:32.000 --> 00:01:32.719 I said, wow. 00:01:33.040 --> 00:01:33.920 But it didn't matter. 00:01:34.000 --> 00:01:37.840 Because that's my job, and I understand when the fox is in the hole, we get the fox out of the hole. 00:01:38.159 --> 00:01:41.519 So I had to respond this particular job. 00:01:41.680 --> 00:01:44.400 I had to go downtown by the golf course. 00:01:45.120 --> 00:01:48.319 And going to the job, I noticed there were people out running and jogging. 00:01:49.280 --> 00:01:50.799 Then I saw the golf course. 00:01:50.959 --> 00:01:52.799 A lot of people on the golf course. 00:01:53.359 --> 00:01:56.719 Now, me, I've been in church based my whole life. 00:01:56.799 --> 00:02:02.239 So on Sunday, I mean, unless you even growing up, unless I was really sick, I had to attend church. 00:02:02.640 --> 00:02:07.439 So I'm not accustomed to being out, you know, on a Sunday, other than in a church setting. 00:02:07.760 --> 00:02:09.280 So I noticed the people playing golf. 00:02:09.360 --> 00:02:10.000 They was having fun. 00:02:10.080 --> 00:02:11.919 There's people running, they was playing basketball. 00:02:12.159 --> 00:02:17.439 Like, wow, there's nothing wrong with playing ball, but like this is doing, it's time to be worshiping God. 00:02:17.599 --> 00:02:19.120 Maybe they went to the morning service. 00:02:20.159 --> 00:02:25.199 Well, anyway, the call turned out to be uh she canceled, and I didn't go. 00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:30.719 And as you know, the next week, well, coming into Monday, we had all those storms. 00:02:32.080 --> 00:02:33.599 And the storms were really tough. 00:02:33.680 --> 00:02:36.479 And I had to first respond some storms, some storms. 00:02:36.639 --> 00:02:40.479 I saw some people homes that I mean they were really emotional. 00:02:40.560 --> 00:02:41.039 I understood. 00:02:41.280 --> 00:02:42.479 I really understood. 00:02:42.960 --> 00:02:45.759 I mean, just walk in and started talking to the lady would start crying. 00:02:45.919 --> 00:02:52.159 It was one lady, she had like a three-bedroom, she stayed by herself, and she lived in Bessemer. 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:55.039 And so she said she got up. 00:02:55.120 --> 00:03:01.120 She heard on television that the storm was in her area, but she was saying, like, the storm is never gonna hit Bessemer. 00:03:01.759 --> 00:03:03.520 It's not gonna hit our area. 00:03:03.759 --> 00:03:08.719 So she said, she got, got up, got some water, and she went back to bed. 00:03:09.759 --> 00:03:12.080 She said, she laid down for less than a minute. 00:03:12.240 --> 00:03:14.159 She heard something that sound like a bum. 00:03:16.879 --> 00:03:20.000 She saw a whole living room, a tree had caved in. 00:03:20.719 --> 00:03:27.360 And I mean, if you saw her living room, it's just amazing that no life was lost. 00:03:27.520 --> 00:03:30.159 Just going through Belsman, that's one of my assigned areas. 00:03:30.240 --> 00:03:32.479 I had to go on Tuesday and look. 00:03:32.639 --> 00:03:36.479 I mean, it's just a blessing that no lives were lost. 00:03:37.039 --> 00:03:42.560 But we do know within the state and the southeastern area, we lost lives. 00:03:43.759 --> 00:03:52.080 Looking back on this year, not only the tragedy we had here in Alabama, but this whole year has been filled with tragedy, starting off with the Malaysian Airlines. 00:03:53.120 --> 00:04:00.319 Now, I find that very fascinating, especially since we're in an era now where we have a lot of technology. 00:04:00.479 --> 00:04:03.439 The plane just simply disappeared. 00:04:04.080 --> 00:04:07.599 You know, we have speculation it's probably a good chance it crashed. 00:04:08.000 --> 00:04:09.759 Some say it was hijacked in. 00:04:10.000 --> 00:04:10.879 But we don't know. 00:04:11.199 --> 00:04:17.360 And I know that has to be extremely difficult for the family members because they can't get closure. 00:04:18.399 --> 00:04:20.639 It's always what if, what if? 00:04:21.279 --> 00:04:22.480 Then that was followed up. 00:04:22.959 --> 00:04:31.839 You had some people in Korea, they was running a ferry, and they was greedy over money because they put too many people, they allowed too many people to get on the ferry, greedy. 00:04:32.879 --> 00:04:35.120 And it killed over 200 people. 00:04:35.279 --> 00:04:37.360 And they said mostly high school students. 00:04:37.759 --> 00:04:44.560 And just last weekend, in some parts of the United States, that was traditionally prom weekend. 00:04:44.639 --> 00:04:46.160 We had a young man in high school. 00:04:47.360 --> 00:04:50.560 He asked a young lady, would she attend the prom with? 00:04:51.600 --> 00:04:52.319 She said no. 00:04:52.480 --> 00:04:53.519 I mean, it happens. 00:04:57.199 --> 00:05:03.199 But you know, the speculation is later, she ended up, he uh he ended up taking her life. 00:05:03.439 --> 00:05:07.439 Some speculate it was because he told her no. 00:05:08.399 --> 00:05:10.240 So now that's tough. 00:05:10.319 --> 00:05:12.800 So you just look at all the different things going on. 00:05:13.040 --> 00:05:14.560 Stabbings in school. 00:05:14.800 --> 00:05:16.959 It's been a lot of chaos this year. 00:05:17.199 --> 00:05:28.319 But what I want to tell you, beloved, well, I want to encourage you, in the midst of all this chaos, the storms, people losing life, we still have to praise and worship God. 00:05:29.279 --> 00:05:31.519 We still have to praise and worship God. 00:05:31.759 --> 00:05:33.920 He is worthy to be praised. 00:05:34.959 --> 00:05:37.360 He is worthy to be praised. 00:05:38.160 --> 00:05:40.800 I mean, I get excited when it comes to praising God. 00:05:41.279 --> 00:05:42.079 I get excited. 00:05:42.160 --> 00:05:44.319 People have different styles, but I get excited. 00:05:44.480 --> 00:05:45.680 I love the Lord. 00:05:46.560 --> 00:05:47.839 I love the Lord. 00:05:48.160 --> 00:05:54.639 Sometimes I look back and when we talk about praise and worship, I think back to my old Pentecostal days. 00:05:55.759 --> 00:05:57.839 I was churching God in Christ now. 00:05:58.560 --> 00:06:02.720 Praise people praise in different ways, but uh they were very expressive. 00:06:03.360 --> 00:06:07.120 I think uh Pastor Daniel talked about he's a Baptist coastal. 00:06:08.399 --> 00:06:13.279 Well, I guess I'm a method coastal because I grew up in the Methodist church. 00:06:14.800 --> 00:06:16.240 But they praise God. 00:06:16.319 --> 00:06:19.519 I remember this song they used to sing, and it was touching to me. 00:06:19.759 --> 00:06:22.560 And I I basically rededicated my life to Christ. 00:06:22.639 --> 00:06:25.600 They used to sing this song, I don't know what you come to do. 00:06:25.759 --> 00:06:27.680 You and you and you and you. 00:06:27.839 --> 00:06:31.680 I come to praise the Lord, I come to lift him up. 00:06:31.920 --> 00:06:33.920 I don't know what you come to do. 00:06:34.079 --> 00:06:39.199 Now, see, I can't sing, but no, coming from the military, you know, I'm I'm not bashful or anything like that. 00:06:39.279 --> 00:06:42.240 So, but I really used to like that song because it used to fire me up. 00:06:42.319 --> 00:06:44.160 So I'm gonna ask you guys, will you stand with me? 00:06:44.240 --> 00:06:45.199 Help me sing this song. 00:06:45.680 --> 00:06:46.879 Now I'm gonna leave. 00:06:50.480 --> 00:06:51.279 So you can learn it now. 00:06:51.439 --> 00:06:52.720 Okay, we're gonna learn, we can learn together. 00:06:53.199 --> 00:06:53.600 You ready? 00:06:53.839 --> 00:06:54.079 Ready. 00:06:54.240 --> 00:06:55.680 If anybody knows, just join it. 00:06:55.759 --> 00:06:57.759 I don't know what you come to do. 00:06:58.000 --> 00:06:59.920 I don't know what you come to do. 00:07:00.079 --> 00:07:34.319 You and you and you and you, I come to praise the Lord, I come to lift him up, I come to praise the Lord, I come to lift him up, I come lifting up, help me to lift him up, help me to lift him up, help me to lift him up, you and you and you and you you and you and you, I don't know what you come to do, I don't know what you come to do, you and you and you and you all right, praise the Lord, praise the Lord. 00:07:43.920 --> 00:07:48.399 Now people say, well, some people might say, now it does not take all that. 00:07:49.199 --> 00:07:50.160 I understand. 00:07:50.879 --> 00:07:52.000 I got you. 00:07:52.160 --> 00:07:54.240 Because one thing about God, He made us all different. 00:07:56.079 --> 00:07:58.560 You know, you got like me, I'm a big man. 00:07:58.720 --> 00:08:00.240 You got small people. 00:08:01.759 --> 00:08:05.279 You got white people, you got black people, all different races. 00:08:05.360 --> 00:08:07.759 He loves variety in colors, he loves it. 00:08:07.839 --> 00:08:10.720 So it's no one set fit-all praise. 00:08:10.800 --> 00:08:17.519 But I tell you what does confuse me, you know, when it comes to that, when they're just talking about just praise. 00:08:17.839 --> 00:08:19.839 Just like we was up praising God. 00:08:20.240 --> 00:08:22.160 Has anybody in here played sports? 00:08:22.480 --> 00:08:22.879 Oh, wait. 00:08:23.120 --> 00:08:24.399 You ever been to a pet rally? 00:08:24.639 --> 00:08:24.879 Oh, yes. 00:08:25.199 --> 00:08:31.360 And the football players walk in, you know, they come down, they they step and the people just get them niggas plow. 00:08:31.920 --> 00:08:34.080 I mean, they a plumber. 00:08:34.879 --> 00:08:36.080 Yes, they a plumber. 00:08:36.480 --> 00:08:43.039 Being if it's Alabama, Auburn, the professional football teams, and Lord don't go to a concert. 00:08:43.279 --> 00:08:45.679 I seen some people, they go to a concert. 00:08:46.480 --> 00:08:49.919 Oh, I touched the touch just the beaver. 00:08:50.000 --> 00:08:50.480 Really? 00:08:50.960 --> 00:08:51.600 Really? 00:08:52.240 --> 00:08:52.799 Really? 00:08:52.960 --> 00:08:54.399 I touch Michael Jackson. 00:08:54.639 --> 00:08:55.279 Really? 00:08:56.559 --> 00:08:58.159 Michael Jackson? 00:08:58.879 --> 00:09:01.039 Or whoever your favorite star might be? 00:09:01.279 --> 00:09:05.120 Beyonce, you touch Beyonce and you fascinated. 00:09:05.919 --> 00:09:06.240 Okay. 00:09:07.279 --> 00:09:11.120 But those same people said when they come to church, it doesn't take all that. 00:09:11.360 --> 00:09:16.240 Oh people are too loud in church, they are too animated. 00:09:17.600 --> 00:09:18.559 I hear that. 00:09:18.799 --> 00:09:20.080 Have anybody else heard that? 00:09:22.159 --> 00:09:23.039 It was interesting. 00:09:23.519 --> 00:09:26.320 In my last, they said, don't bow to my pastor. 00:09:26.399 --> 00:09:27.440 I guess that's why I'm abundant. 00:09:27.919 --> 00:09:28.879 Same spirit. 00:09:29.120 --> 00:09:30.399 It was interesting. 00:09:30.639 --> 00:09:39.600 Last year, I was at work and a young lady said uh she had visited this church, and she has uh three daughters. 00:09:40.080 --> 00:09:43.840 Now, traditionally, they was raised in a Baptist church. 00:09:44.240 --> 00:09:49.919 And so she visited this church, it was Pentecostal, and she said her daughter made one observation. 00:09:50.320 --> 00:09:54.960 The observation was, Mommy, Daddy, this church is too loud. 00:09:56.720 --> 00:09:58.480 And a lot of people feel that way. 00:09:59.120 --> 00:10:01.759 So that was my experience of a praise song. 00:10:01.919 --> 00:10:03.759 Worship was amazing grace. 00:10:03.840 --> 00:10:05.360 I can't dare it, because that's a slow song. 00:10:05.440 --> 00:10:09.759 That's really gonna show I don't have a voice, so I'm not gonna go there with amazing grace. 00:10:09.919 --> 00:10:11.679 I don't know, dare going up. 00:10:12.559 --> 00:10:15.919 But let's talk about what Wester says about praise. 00:10:16.080 --> 00:10:18.399 It's an expression of warm approval. 00:10:20.240 --> 00:10:29.759 The synonyms are to bless, to exalt, to glorify, to magnify. 00:10:30.240 --> 00:10:32.080 I think I'll say to them again. 00:10:32.799 --> 00:10:40.720 To bless, to exalt, to glorify, and to magnify. 00:10:41.919 --> 00:10:45.440 To praise God is to call attention to his glory. 00:10:46.080 --> 00:10:46.480 That's it. 00:10:47.279 --> 00:10:49.039 The focus has to be God. 00:10:49.440 --> 00:10:50.879 That's what praise is. 00:10:51.679 --> 00:10:55.440 Now, in the book of Psalms, it's known as Praise Psalms. 00:10:55.679 --> 00:10:58.159 It's the Hebrew title for the book of Psalms. 00:10:58.480 --> 00:11:00.960 Praise is a frequent theme in Psalms too. 00:11:01.200 --> 00:11:04.240 It has 150 chapters in Psalms. 00:11:04.480 --> 00:11:10.000 Now, 73 of those chapters were written by yours truly, David, the ultimate praiser. 00:11:11.600 --> 00:11:15.279 I remind them of what they say in Psalms 106 and 1. 00:11:15.919 --> 00:11:18.000 It said, Praise ye the Lord. 00:11:18.159 --> 00:11:21.600 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. 00:11:22.000 --> 00:11:22.240 Yes. 00:11:22.559 --> 00:11:24.080 I didn't say Sylvester is good. 00:11:24.240 --> 00:11:25.600 I didn't say Auburn is good. 00:11:26.159 --> 00:11:27.519 I didn't say Michael Jackson was good. 00:11:27.600 --> 00:11:29.120 I didn't say the University of Alabama was good. 00:11:29.279 --> 00:11:31.279 I said, but God is good. 00:11:33.600 --> 00:11:39.919 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endure it forever. 00:11:40.720 --> 00:11:41.759 Praise God. 00:11:43.039 --> 00:11:45.200 He is worthy of the praise. 00:11:45.519 --> 00:11:46.320 So he's worthy. 00:11:46.399 --> 00:11:49.200 If anybody wants for praise, it would be God. 00:11:50.879 --> 00:11:53.600 Praise God being to ascribe his glory. 00:11:53.759 --> 00:11:57.679 It means to thank him in the spirit of thanksgiving and worship. 00:11:57.840 --> 00:12:03.200 Now, when you start talking about praise, I went back to Genesis. 00:12:03.440 --> 00:12:05.360 I know we got some Bible scholars in the house. 00:12:05.440 --> 00:12:06.960 We have some doctors in the house, I know. 00:12:07.120 --> 00:12:14.799 In Genesis the 29th chapter, Pastor Dan is smiling because I think his grandson, we'll talk about it. 00:12:15.039 --> 00:12:23.120 Well, the characters in the Genesis the 29th chapter is Jacob, Laman, and he has two daughters. 00:12:23.360 --> 00:12:27.519 One of her daughter named is Rachel, and the other is Leah. 00:12:28.240 --> 00:12:35.039 And so Jacob was out, he was in the wilderness, whatever, and uh he saw Rachel. 00:12:35.360 --> 00:12:40.000 He said, She I gotta have her. 00:12:40.639 --> 00:12:42.080 The first time he saw her, I gotta marry. 00:12:42.240 --> 00:12:42.879 Remind me of Kelly. 00:12:42.960 --> 00:12:44.879 I saw Kelly, so who I gotta marry? 00:12:45.039 --> 00:12:46.639 She's beautiful, she's fine. 00:12:48.960 --> 00:12:50.240 So she is fine. 00:12:50.559 --> 00:12:51.200 This is fine. 00:12:51.759 --> 00:12:53.200 Laban said, hold up, hold up now. 00:12:53.279 --> 00:12:54.960 Let me tell you what our custom is now. 00:12:55.200 --> 00:12:57.360 Back then, you had to pay. 00:12:57.600 --> 00:12:59.519 And you said she's fine, that's great. 00:12:59.600 --> 00:13:03.120 And even if you could talk good, you know, some of the men, they smooth talkers. 00:13:03.279 --> 00:13:06.639 You basically had that, you had to have a job. 00:13:07.759 --> 00:13:10.960 Because you had to pay for that woman. 00:13:11.200 --> 00:13:13.600 So Laban said, hold on, hold on, player. 00:13:13.840 --> 00:13:14.639 Time out. 00:13:14.960 --> 00:13:16.240 Time out, player. 00:13:17.679 --> 00:13:20.639 Since you can't pay the diary, I'll make a deal with you. 00:13:21.919 --> 00:13:22.879 You work seven. 00:13:23.200 --> 00:13:24.080 Yeah, he was broke. 00:13:24.159 --> 00:13:24.639 That's right. 00:13:24.799 --> 00:13:25.759 He was broke. 00:13:26.000 --> 00:13:28.480 He said, but you work seven years. 00:13:29.120 --> 00:13:31.759 You can have your pretty bride, Rachel. 00:13:32.000 --> 00:13:33.200 Seven years. 00:13:34.559 --> 00:13:35.440 What my man at now? 00:13:35.679 --> 00:13:37.039 What's my man in the house? 00:13:37.679 --> 00:13:39.600 How many years you work for your wife? 00:13:42.399 --> 00:13:43.759 32 wonderful years. 00:13:44.080 --> 00:13:44.720 32? 00:13:46.399 --> 00:13:46.720 Okay. 00:13:48.159 --> 00:13:50.399 But anyway, he worked seven years. 00:13:52.799 --> 00:13:54.480 He worked seven years. 00:13:54.720 --> 00:14:02.320 But after the seven years, after this honeymoon night, he noticed, he said, Oh, I got bamboozle. 00:14:04.240 --> 00:14:06.240 This is not Rachel. 00:14:07.120 --> 00:14:07.519 Cool. 00:14:08.720 --> 00:14:11.279 That other sister, remember I told it was another sister, Leah. 00:14:11.440 --> 00:14:13.200 But let me tell you the difference now. 00:14:14.000 --> 00:14:24.720 If you go to that uh, I think it's the 17th verse, Leah had a tender eye, but Rachel was beautiful and well favored. 00:14:25.279 --> 00:14:28.639 So tendered eyed, let me break it up to 20 and 14. 00:14:28.720 --> 00:14:30.159 That means she was cock-eyed. 00:14:32.159 --> 00:14:35.200 So according to, so she wasn't pleasant looking. 00:14:35.519 --> 00:14:37.120 But like I said, Rachel was fine. 00:14:38.080 --> 00:14:39.519 Yeah, tender-eyed. 00:14:40.399 --> 00:14:42.159 So he was upset. 00:14:42.799 --> 00:14:46.000 But uh, so Layman said, I'll tell you what then. 00:14:46.240 --> 00:14:48.080 Laman said, I'll tell you what. 00:14:48.559 --> 00:14:50.879 I forgot to tell you, it's our custom. 00:14:51.120 --> 00:14:54.799 The oldest daughter must get married first. 00:14:55.200 --> 00:14:58.080 It slipped my mind, but you are the trickster, trickster. 00:14:58.720 --> 00:15:05.519 Because that's what Jacob meant before he got gave his life to Christ for real after that experience with God was a trickster. 00:15:05.600 --> 00:15:07.120 So the trickster got tricked. 00:15:07.360 --> 00:15:10.399 Oh so he got played. 00:15:10.480 --> 00:15:11.120 Help me out, brother. 00:15:11.200 --> 00:15:12.000 Help me out, brother. 00:15:12.240 --> 00:15:13.120 He got played. 00:15:14.080 --> 00:15:20.799 So once he got played, Layman said, You need to work seven more years. 00:15:21.679 --> 00:15:23.759 And you work seven more years. 00:15:24.480 --> 00:15:26.559 That's 14 years. 00:15:27.519 --> 00:15:29.279 Now that's some love though. 00:15:30.480 --> 00:15:31.600 I love Calib. 00:15:31.759 --> 00:15:32.960 14, I don't know. 00:15:33.279 --> 00:15:34.639 Love you. 00:15:34.720 --> 00:15:36.799 Yeah, I would work for my baby 14 years. 00:15:37.360 --> 00:15:38.240 I gotta get out of there. 00:15:38.559 --> 00:15:41.919 Yeah, yeah, I would work for my I work for my baby 14 years. 00:15:42.159 --> 00:15:43.039 I would do that. 00:15:44.799 --> 00:15:46.639 But that is love. 00:15:47.440 --> 00:15:48.639 Exemplified. 00:15:49.759 --> 00:15:51.919 14 years for his bride. 00:15:52.559 --> 00:15:56.320 The only place I seen love like that was a man named Jesus. 00:15:58.159 --> 00:16:03.039 That's the same type of love when he died on that cross for a sinner like me and you. 00:16:03.600 --> 00:16:04.080 Amen. 00:16:04.799 --> 00:16:06.000 That same type of love. 00:16:09.279 --> 00:16:10.480 Now, this is what happened. 00:16:10.559 --> 00:16:11.919 So now he's married. 00:16:12.080 --> 00:16:13.600 Back in the day, so he has two wives. 00:16:13.679 --> 00:16:14.639 That's okay in the custom. 00:16:14.720 --> 00:16:15.679 We can't do that now. 00:16:15.840 --> 00:16:17.200 It's 2014. 00:16:17.440 --> 00:16:19.519 It's not legal, not gonna work. 00:16:20.559 --> 00:16:22.799 So now he's married. 00:16:23.440 --> 00:16:24.320 One problem. 00:16:24.720 --> 00:16:28.879 And now custom is really big when people have kids. 00:16:31.200 --> 00:16:33.360 Rachel might have been beautiful. 00:16:33.600 --> 00:16:36.480 She might have been fine, but she was barren. 00:16:36.960 --> 00:16:39.039 She could not have children. 00:16:40.080 --> 00:16:44.879 However, some, you know, I heard the preachers preach, but I'm not gonna say the cockeye Leah. 00:16:45.200 --> 00:16:47.120 But you know, when I say this lip, I'm sorry. 00:16:47.279 --> 00:16:50.399 Well, Leah, she could have kids. 00:16:50.879 --> 00:16:52.720 So she had one child boy. 00:16:53.679 --> 00:16:55.200 He still didn't love her. 00:16:56.320 --> 00:16:57.440 She had two. 00:16:58.720 --> 00:17:01.279 He still would not commit to her totally. 00:17:01.919 --> 00:17:03.200 He had three. 00:17:04.319 --> 00:17:07.279 Now the third one, I mean, she's really getting frustrated. 00:17:08.319 --> 00:17:10.559 However, she had one more child. 00:17:11.680 --> 00:17:15.279 And his last child she had, name was Judah. 00:17:16.400 --> 00:17:20.240 And let me tell you the significance of this Judah, because you know, like now we name our kids anything. 00:17:20.400 --> 00:17:21.519 Hake, sake. 00:17:21.839 --> 00:17:28.559 I mean, we could care less about names from the biblical perspective had meaning. 00:17:29.119 --> 00:17:31.119 People just didn't name a kid something. 00:17:31.440 --> 00:17:34.240 They looked up and saw what the word meant. 00:17:34.480 --> 00:17:36.640 So Leo me, and she conceived again. 00:17:36.720 --> 00:17:44.480 This is uh Genesis 29 and 35, and she conceived again and bear a son, and she said, Now I will praise thee, Lord. 00:17:44.640 --> 00:17:47.440 Therefore, she should call his name Judah. 00:17:48.079 --> 00:17:54.880 So Judah means praise in the midst of bad circumstances, in the midst of your valid experience. 00:17:55.039 --> 00:17:56.160 See, now I can relate. 00:17:56.240 --> 00:17:58.720 It's easy to praise God when you're on the mountaintop. 00:17:59.279 --> 00:18:01.359 But what about when you get that pink slip? 00:18:01.440 --> 00:18:02.480 Can you give him praise? 00:18:02.799 --> 00:18:05.119 What about when the dollar says you got cancer? 00:18:05.279 --> 00:18:06.400 Can you give him praise? 00:18:08.160 --> 00:18:10.319 What about when you have a relationship problem? 00:18:10.559 --> 00:18:11.759 Can you give him praise? 00:18:12.480 --> 00:18:14.079 That's where the challenge is. 00:18:14.480 --> 00:18:17.519 She praised in the valley. 00:18:18.720 --> 00:18:21.119 And that's what God wants you and I to do. 00:18:21.359 --> 00:18:23.839 It's to praise him, even in the valley. 00:18:24.240 --> 00:18:27.680 Don't look at the circumstances, don't look at the way the wind is blowing. 00:18:27.839 --> 00:18:29.440 Praise him because he's worthy. 00:18:30.000 --> 00:18:31.039 He's worthy. 00:18:31.920 --> 00:18:34.799 And she exemplified that by heaven. 00:18:35.119 --> 00:18:37.200 She kept her head high, she got my name in Judah. 00:18:37.279 --> 00:18:38.319 I'm gonna praise him anyhow. 00:18:38.559 --> 00:18:40.559 She had one of my praise him anyhow, praise. 00:18:42.240 --> 00:18:45.279 Now let's talk a little bit about worship. 00:18:46.960 --> 00:18:54.160 When you think about worship, it means to capitulate, to surrender. 00:18:55.839 --> 00:18:58.319 Now we don't, in our society, we don't like to surrender. 00:18:58.400 --> 00:19:00.480 That's a sign of weakness the way we perceive that. 00:19:00.640 --> 00:19:01.519 Surrender. 00:19:02.480 --> 00:19:06.160 But in the kingdom of God, it's all about surrendering. 00:19:07.440 --> 00:19:09.519 Everything is about surrendering. 00:19:09.759 --> 00:19:11.440 I mean, God wants it all. 00:19:11.680 --> 00:19:18.319 Our money, our time, everything we have, all our possessions belong to God. 00:19:18.799 --> 00:19:20.480 We're not in control of anything. 00:19:20.640 --> 00:19:22.880 And he wants total surrenderance. 00:19:23.119 --> 00:19:27.039 And one of the places people have trouble surrendering is money. 00:19:27.359 --> 00:19:32.240 You know, people say, Well, I love God now, and A, and this is why I love God. 00:19:32.319 --> 00:19:33.759 You can dance and shout. 00:19:33.920 --> 00:19:36.559 I never forget in the old Pentecostal church. 00:19:37.039 --> 00:19:39.759 They said, one question they used to talk about all the time. 00:19:39.839 --> 00:19:46.559 They said, Sylvester, if you ever want to know who a person loves and praise, just get the checkbook out. 00:19:47.279 --> 00:19:48.960 Follow that checkbook. 00:19:49.200 --> 00:19:51.759 It'll show you who you honor, who you praise. 00:19:52.079 --> 00:19:53.759 Some people like for those uh games. 00:19:53.920 --> 00:19:55.119 Nothing wrong with going to the games. 00:19:55.200 --> 00:19:57.440 They pay four or five thousand dollars to go to one game. 00:19:57.519 --> 00:19:58.799 Nothing wrong with that. 00:19:59.119 --> 00:20:02.960 Or some people in the clothes, some people in the cars. 00:20:03.200 --> 00:20:08.000 But you can, if you just follow that checkbook, it'll show you who they're praise and worship. 00:20:09.200 --> 00:20:18.400 Now, Romans 12 and 1 says, I beseech you, therefore, brother, by the mercy of God that you present your body a living sacrifice which is holy and acceptable to God. 00:20:21.440 --> 00:20:28.000 Now, last year, like Pastor Dan was uh saying basically I had just I was in the process of finishing up school. 00:20:28.240 --> 00:20:33.599 And so I knew God was transitioning us, so we were looking for a church, and he ambushed me though. 00:20:33.759 --> 00:20:35.039 But it was meant to be. 00:20:35.599 --> 00:20:39.119 I mean, Pastor Dan, he is persistent, and I like that man of God. 00:20:39.200 --> 00:20:40.799 He's still out door knocking. 00:20:40.960 --> 00:20:48.720 I'm out a lot of times, especially with surpro, meeting people and meeting different professionals, and I tell them about my pastor the way he's still door knocking. 00:20:48.799 --> 00:20:50.720 You don't find that with shepherds these days. 00:20:51.119 --> 00:20:56.400 The shepherd door knocking, not only do they don't door knock, nobody on the staff door knock. 00:20:57.759 --> 00:21:00.160 You need to get down with the sheep, and that's what he did. 00:21:00.319 --> 00:21:07.759 But once he invited me to the church, now come from the military, I am really big on core values. 00:21:08.400 --> 00:21:12.799 So I noticed, as soon as I walked in, I noticed one of their core values. 00:21:13.119 --> 00:21:15.119 It was vibrant worship. 00:21:15.680 --> 00:21:24.559 See, not just worship, but when you put that vibrant in front of expressing you, you let me tell him. 00:21:25.279 --> 00:21:26.000 Oh, help me out. 00:21:26.079 --> 00:21:27.920 I know that that's my spiritual folly. 00:21:28.559 --> 00:21:28.880 Okay. 00:21:29.119 --> 00:21:36.640 When you said vibrant, because I know he he he's doing his due diligence on it, it's full of energy, enthusiasm. 00:21:37.039 --> 00:21:49.359 The cinnamon is spirited, lively, energetic, vigorous, vital, dynamic, stimulating, excited, passionate, and fiery. 00:21:50.000 --> 00:21:53.279 Jesus is out of something! Jesus is out of something. 00:21:53.599 --> 00:21:55.920 Does that sound like anybody y'all know? 00:21:58.880 --> 00:21:59.759 Is that passionate? 00:22:00.400 --> 00:22:01.599 Is that fiery? 00:22:02.480 --> 00:22:03.359 Praise God. 00:22:04.160 --> 00:22:06.240 Well, I definitely enjoyed that. 00:22:06.960 --> 00:22:11.680 Actually, uh, the woman at the well counter, she asked Jesus about that. 00:22:12.079 --> 00:22:13.519 What was the best style of worship? 00:22:13.599 --> 00:22:16.240 Like I was telling you, I can't encourage you to be loud. 00:22:16.319 --> 00:22:17.359 That's not about a personality. 00:22:17.519 --> 00:22:18.000 I understand that. 00:22:18.079 --> 00:22:21.279 It's like I said, it's not a one-size-fit-all praise. 00:22:21.680 --> 00:22:23.599 You praise God within your personality. 00:22:23.680 --> 00:22:25.440 Like, for example, my two sons. 00:22:25.599 --> 00:22:27.839 I have two sons and two daughters. 00:22:29.519 --> 00:22:33.200 With the sons, I have one that's an extrovert, one that's an introvert. 00:22:33.440 --> 00:22:35.200 Josh should go to his room. 00:22:35.440 --> 00:22:37.680 He comes in the house, you know, Josh is gonna speak to you. 00:22:38.000 --> 00:22:39.920 Josh's not really saying that much. 00:22:41.039 --> 00:22:42.480 He's a very good child. 00:22:43.519 --> 00:22:46.559 But Javon on the side is an extrovert. 00:22:46.720 --> 00:22:49.759 The same thing with my two daughters, Autumn and Summer. 00:22:50.000 --> 00:22:55.279 The baby's like me, she's gonna talk to anybody, anytime, any place, don't matter where you come from. 00:22:55.440 --> 00:22:57.200 The oldest one, she's gonna speak. 00:22:57.279 --> 00:22:58.559 Hi, how are you? 00:23:04.000 --> 00:23:05.920 But she's not gonna talk to you. 00:23:06.880 --> 00:23:08.240 So do it in your style. 00:23:08.319 --> 00:23:10.400