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Three Little Pigs
Can you imagine living in a house made of straw when the storms of life hit? Discover how to fortify your spiritual foundation as we explore the lessons from the story of the Three Little Pigs and the teachings of Jesus Christ. This episode isn't just about fairy tales—it's about building a spiritual house that stands strong against life's tempests. Reverend John Jackson will guide you through the wisdom of 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 and Matthew 28, challenging you to lay a foundation in Christ that endures.
Join us as we uncover the essence of being "in the world, but not of it," inspired by John 17. We'll discuss how to align your life with God's purpose and remain steadfast in faith. Our conversation highlights the importance of being faithful, available, and teachable, and the necessity of embracing the Holy Spirit's guidance. Through poignant illustrations and personal stories, we’ll explore the choices we face in building our spiritual homes, urging you to root deeply in Christ's teachings to navigate life's inevitable challenges.
Finally, we celebrate the unrivaled presence of Jesus and His boundless love as we prepare for the marriage of the Lamb. Reflect on the strength of your spiritual foundation and consider whether you're truly ready to withstand life's storms. With heartfelt praise, we honor Jesus, recognizing there is none like Him. This episode invites you to examine your spiritual life, encourage growth beyond spiritual infancy, and cultivate a genuine relationship with God that can withstand any trial.
But not because of you, but because he is good and you will not have room to receive Him. Yeah, yeah, yeah, pennsylvania, Our sole mission is to present the living truth of a risen Lord.
Speaker 2:Jesus Christ to a remnant church and a lost world. So let's go into the service recorded live at Valley Gospel Church.
Speaker 3:I pray to God for the opportunity, to my pastor. Give me the opportunity to come and share with you what God shares with me. Guys, I'm telling you this God will speak to you if you let him. It says if you do your part, god's faithful to do his part. That's right, and I thank God. He's a faithful God that loves a man like me, all my shortcomings and faults. He loves me. He loves me honestly, and you know what I love him more. So well, christian, why don't we start off? Bring it, babe, bring it. You got plans to do it a certain way. You know I was going to speak a little bit and then let you read, but God said no letter, read scriptures, and then I'll go into my message.
Speaker 2:Okay, ready. Yes, this is 1 Corinthians 3, 10 through 15.
Speaker 3:Will you please stand for the reading of God's word? God's word, if you could stand, if you can.
Speaker 2:According to the grace of God, which is given unto me as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation and another builds thereon, but let every man take heed how he builds thereupon, For another foundation can no man lay that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now, if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay stubble every man's work shall be made manifest, for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire, and the fire shall try every man's work, of what sort it is. If any man's work abide which he has built thereupon, it shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss, but he himself shall be saved, yet so as by fire.
Speaker 3:Thank you, crystal, you're welcome. May God bless the reading of his word. You may be seated, because God does bless his word and he will bless you if you take time to spend with him and his word. Am I on, donna? Yeah, okay, I can't. You know, church, when I was looking at this first verse in the third chapter. The first verse in the third chapter, paul says and I, brethren, cannot speak unto you, spiritual, but as carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. He says I have fed you with milk, not with meat, for as you were not able to bear it neither, yet now are you able. He's telling them you need to grow up, because I can't speak to you, because you won't understand it. And I remember when Jesus said this, he told the disciples I know you're not going to get it, but the time's coming when the Holy Ghost will bring back to you remembrance of the things I'm sharing with you. So, church, you know, once upon a time there was a mother. She said to her three little pigs it's time for you to go out into the world to build your homes and seek your fortunes. So this morning, church, I would like to share a familiar story which to me, is a powerful message for us today. Now, how many of you have heard the story of the three little pigs? Come on, how many? Come on, I know you heard the three little pigs. Come on, I know you heard the three little pigs and that's the title of my message today is the Three Little Pigs. Now, if you remember, the mother tells her three sons to go out into the world for a specific purpose. You know, as Christians, we're called to be on a mission for God. He calls us you get saved. He said get ready, because I want you to go out. Matthew 28 says going through the world, baptized and teaching. You know the scripture. He tells us what we need to do, but you can't go out unless you're ready to go out. And God prepares you to go out, and that's what I want to talk about today our preparation to know and to serve God.
Speaker 3:In John 17, john says this he said in the world, but not of it. He said my prayer is not that you should take them out of the world, but you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. He said sanctify them by truth. Your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. We're on a mission church. We're on a mission from God to be about our father's business.
Speaker 3:God did not save you to come, sit in the church and take up space. Jesus is coming down the cross for you that you can live anywhere you want to live. God has a purpose for your life, but has to line up with this. God's word is so important to me. You know churches. As I read John 17, and he said Father, you're in the world. Because that's what's true for us. We're in this world but we're not of this world. Can I get an amen on that? We're not of it, but we're in it. So God has a purpose for our lives to share the gospel. But what he does for us, he sanctifies us and sends us on our way to fulfill a specific purpose. That purpose is to build our lives upon God's word.
Speaker 3:It's just amazing, church, that when I look back and I think about the church today, how we have dropped the ball when it comes to serving God, preaching the gospel, living the gospel, sharing the gospel. We don't do a good job of it, and that's because we don't spend time in the word. You got to spend time in the Word. You've got to spend time in the Word. You've got to know that God's given you the gift of the Holy Ghost to help teach you. He gives you everything.
Speaker 3:Paul says he builds the foundation that Christ built. So we need to build on the foundation that Christ built. Show us how to love and to forgive and how to care about one another, how to help one another. That's our job. But you guys don't know how to do it. How do I love God? How do I serve God? How do I be obedient to God? Well, I say this you need to be fat, faithful, available. Be to God. Well, I say these this you need to be fat, faithful, available and teachable. When you do a life to Jesus and are born again, you're like a builder building your house on the solid foundation here.
Speaker 3:Here's what it says in Matthew 7, 24 and 25. It says, therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who builds his house on a rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, the winds blew against the house. The streams rose, the winds blew against the house, yet it did not fall because it had a foundation on the rock. And when I'm doing this, I'm thinking about Brother Jeff. I'm thinking how you build things and how you put things in, fix toilets like mine.
Speaker 3:But if you ask, jeff, what's the most important thing about building anything, you've got to build on a good foundation, and Christ gave us the foundation we can build and shape our lives on. You know how important it is to build sound structures to enable to endure storms. So the decision for all of us, as builders of our lives, is whether we will build it quickly, with our quality, and wind up with a house that can be easily blown away, or are you going to build steadfastly, line upon line, precept upon precept, building a house that cannot be blown away, made of materials that will endure? How are you building your life? This is a personal thing you have to look into. How are you building your life? How are you building your life to be the best father you can be? How can you build your life to be the best man of God you want to be? You need to be For me? I have learned some things in my walk with the Lord. She'll tell you. God said if you want to know what John Jackson's like. Ask his wife, because she sees me every day, she sees what I do.
Speaker 3:But it's so important, church, how we build upon the foundation of Christ built and gave us Bill. You gotta build on it. If you build on it right, you can build a strong spiritual house. Because I'm telling you, keep living. You know, maybe one of the guys or girls or ladies, whatever, never had any problems in your life. Everything was good, everything was perfect. I come to this morning, carol, keep living and see what happens. You're gonna run into. But how are you able to withstand the things that are going on in your life? Because things are going to come. So you need to build your spiritual house on the foundation that Christ set for us. So how have you stopped to consider this, whether you're building your life so that it can endure the storms of life, the storms brings on our lives.
Speaker 3:1 Corinthians 15, 58 says Therefore, my brethren, my beloved brethren, being you steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in our work for the Lord, knowing, knowing that your labor is not in vain. So let's look at the three little pigs this morning. Three little pigs, they had a mission, so they packed up their bag and said goodbye to their mother. Then each little pig took different paths into the world. Now this first little pig, god bless him. He did not like to work hard, so he quickly built a house out of straw. He built it on soft sand and he finished it that same day. But that night he was laying in his hammock, satisfied with himself but finishing so quickly, looking forward to a lazy life of leisure.
Speaker 3:Now the first little pig is like some Christians who are not concerned about putting the effort in of building up a spiritual life. It must be a concern of yours to build your life on the solid foundation that Christ set before us, church. In Romans 12 and 11 it says never be lacking in zeal, but keep a spiritual fervor serving the Lord. See, the first little being does not like to work. Now, many Christians don't like to work. But, church, it takes an effort of zeal and of fervor to build a spiritual house, your spiritual house. In other words, it takes the right kind of attitude.
Speaker 3:The first thing that I said was other words, it takes the right kind of attitude. The first thing that I said was well, whatever it takes to get by, that was his attitude. How many people? Well, I read a scripture today and I might pray tomorrow and they think that's okay. But I come to tell you this morning, church, our attitude carried us a long way. There was a guy right, he goes to church, that's on a Wednesday and he said, pastor, every time I go to church I hear two songs Silent Night, on Old Little Town of Bethlehem. Now this might seem a legitimate complaint, but the man who attended church on Christmas, he figured that was just enough to get by. What it really was was just enough to relieve him of his guilt for another year. I remember me I was decked out. Go to church Sunday, go to the right to the bar, and I'd brag about. Well, I was in church today and I went today and I didn't realize how messed up that was. Go into a bar and talk about church, church.
Speaker 3:It's very important that we build our lives on the foundation that Christ set before us. Many people feel that way about attending church. They attend just enough to get by from feeling guilty, instead of attending a regular to build up their spiritual life. I got a guy, michael Booker, guys, attending a regular to build up this spiritual life. I got a guy, michael Walker, guys, he got word.
Speaker 3:He writes a thing every morning to me encouraging me, but he don't go to church. I tried to tell him, first of all, you're missing a blessing, you're missing on being a blessing. So if you go to church, you should come with a mindset that I come to learn, come to hear, I come to be. That's what I come here for today to be encouraged. See, if you're not putting 100% into relationship with the Lord, if you're not working at building your life and faith, then you will reap what you sow. If you just do enough to get by, get by. You just want to get by. I don't want to just get by with God. I want all God has to give me. I want everything he has for me because I know it's good. Most of us here today are accustomed to hard work. We've learned that it takes a zeal and determination to build our spiritual life with the Lord. Now church.
Speaker 3:Back to the first little pig. So he wakes up the next morning after building his house of straw, he strolls down the road playing his flute you know his Rudy Toot Tou flute to see how his brothers were doing. He was concerned what are some of my brothers doing? So I'm going to get up and go see them today. This second pig liked to blow his own horn. He was more concerned about a lazy life of leisure. He's like some Christian who spends a little time working to build his own faith and tends to spend a lot of time talking about themselves and running others down. And I was just thinking when I was doing this I don't see busybodies in this church, because that's what they call them People that go to church. Georgia, you're Donna, dear, okay, darling, you and Jeff, did you know? And they're called busybodies, busybodies. See, he's living in spiritual poverty because he's all talk Church.
Speaker 3:I'm so reminded, church, about who God is in my life and who my God is to me. See, this first little pig is like a lot of Christians, georgia. They have no substance. They have no substance in what they say and what they do. A lot of people like to talk about what kind of Christians they are and they're living a lie, a lie of life, a life of lies. They don't do what the word says. They don't live as the word says and they don't love and the word says. They don't live as the word says and they don't love and help the things God gives us, because the foundation Christ gave us to build a spiritual life that's strong to withstand the things coming your way, because your storms are coming, your hard times are coming, bad days are coming, your wife is going to make you mad, your kids are going to make you mad. All kinds of things can happen in your life. When you build a strong spiritual life on that foundation, you're going to send anything that comes your way. That first little pig needs to get off the road. He needs to put his flute away, get back the foundation of his life, which is Christ, and he needs to get down to the business of serving and knowing God. See, that second little pig took one look at the palm shackle of his brother and he said I can build a house better than that. I'm going to build mine out of sticks. It won't look shabby like the straw hat my brother made. My stick house looks tons better than this straw house. That little pig is more concerned about appearance than he is about responsibility.
Speaker 3:I remember I'm a Baptist preacher, so I come up back to the background. Easter, christmas, those holidays people will come to church. Don't come all year, but they come on those days, take down their hats, their clothes, oh man, they be looking sharp and good. And they come here worried about how they'd look, not about God. And I remember it so much because they'd have a hat for Easter, christmas, you know, they'd have a hat for every day and the women and the men. And it just brought my mind when I used to see it and I said that's not what would come to church. We'd come to be like Christ, to a second ability.
Speaker 3:He built his house with sticks in the middle of a lovely valley. He doesn't take much time to do it. He built his house in one day but it looked so much better than his brother's. So that night, lying in his cot, feeling happy with himself, a building, something so good looking. He's a little worried about the storms. Eh, it might well. He hasn't had a storm in 10 years. I don't want to have a storm while I'm living here. He thinks everything's going to be okay Because my house looks better than my brother's. Now he's a little worried about the storms, but he comforts himself with the thought that his house looks so much better than his brother's. Until the next morning he's happy I got my steakhouse looking good, looking better than my brother's house. You know, barry, bragging, bragging how good things look. Till the next morning he gets up. He goes to all his friends. He invites them to a party party. Come on to my house, my steakhouse that looks so good. Come over. And why is inviting everybody to come over? He starts singing I built my house of sticks. I built my house so fine. Hey diddle, diddle. He played his fiddle and danced for a very long time.
Speaker 3:That second person knows that he should have built a stronger house, but he doesn't spend that extra time, money and effort to build a strong house. The second, I believe, is the kind of Christian who knows and understands his spiritual responsibility. What do you want to do with him? Every one of us in here knows I'm telling you, don't tell me to read your Bible all day long, because you don't. None of us do. But you need the word of God in you. You need to study, to show yourself and suffer proof unto God that work will not be ashamed. Rightly divine the word of truth. So we got to be careful how we build on what Christ did for us on the cross. See, the lack of spiritual responsibility will have a negative effect on your Christian life. Every Christian has a responsibility to read and study his Bible. Acts 17 and 11 says this.
Speaker 3:Now, the Bereans were more noble characters than the Thessalonians. Well, they received a message with great eagerness and examined the scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was right. I told my wife, I think Tuesday we came to the Bible study. I said hey, babe, we're going to start taking that tablet. Take that tablet. We got from the church, we get to church, write down scripture we preach about and we're going to study it at home together. That's getting in the world. We need to do the things that make us strong so we can live this life that honors God.
Speaker 3:Here's another negative effect seen in our second little pig. The life that he neglects is God-given duties. James 4, 17 says Then, who knows good he ought to do and doesn't do it? Remember, that second little pig thought he should have made his house sounder, but he said to himself Ah, won't nothing happen? It won't rain hard, I'll be okay. He hasn't did it for 10 years.
Speaker 3:How many of you think you can put off today, but you can do tomorrow? I got a little secret for you. There's three things in this life you have to deal with. The first one is You're going to die, you're going to die. The second thing is this you got to stand up for Jesus, the judgment seat, and be. You're going to be. God's going to know what you did and what you didn't do, in and out of the body. So we must learn church to build our spiritual house in the word and the fellowship and prayer You're coming together.
Speaker 3:I remember the time I was filling down. I come to church and they start praising and worshiping God, and it changed my whole direction For a whole. I was doing it for a whole month Because I came and made myself available and teachable to hear the word of God. See, I'm reminded of 1 Corinthians 10-12. So, yes, if you think you're standing, you think you're all that good, be careful that you don't fall. But the second pig doesn't realize that he has the responsibility, as we as Christians have a responsibility, to build our lives well, on the foundation of Christ. So, the first pig, the second pig did they realize that Jesus died for them, like he died for us, so that we would have everything we need to be strong in our faith? Colossians 2, 6 and 7 says so. Then, just as you receive Christ as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and build up in him, strengthen in faith, as you were taught, and to overflow with thankfulness.
Speaker 3:Church, we ought to be thankful and excited about what Christ did for us. I don't get it. Sometimes People come to church, they sit there like a lump on a log. You know, like Pastor said, worship, come and worship God, lift the name of Jesus. Worship, come and worship God, lift the name of Jesus. When you realize what he's done for you, what he's doing for you and what he has for you, you ought to get excited. What do we get excited about? The Steelers Pirates.
Speaker 3:I remember going to a game. I'd see a lady sitting in the church every Sunday, like this, not to a game. I see a lady sitting in church every Sunday, like this, not saying a word, just sitting in church. I went to a football game. Her son scored a touchdown. Boy, she jumped up Whoa, excited about her son. He scored a touchdown.
Speaker 3:I'm thinking about your son can't do for you what Jesus did. But some people just don't get this, and I don't get it. Jeff, how can you not get this? How can you not know God loves you, that there's anything for you? You can't take a breath without God. I sit on my porch and watch cars going down the street. It's a woman for God. You wouldn't have a car. Woman for God Without God you can have nothing. You need God in your life. You need to build your life on the foundation of Christ set for us. You got to get this church, but you got to get it for yourself. You got to get it in you and once you get it in you, it'll come out of you. That's how you can share the gospel. You can tell people and tell them what he's done for you, how he saved you, how he let Mark come out and he put your feet on solid ground and put you on the road called straight. That's what God will do for you if you let him. People just come and sit like everything's okay when it's not okay because you're not living the way God called you to live.
Speaker 3:I also got a third little pig. He decided to build his house out of cement block and a solid foundation Our third little pig. I love him because he built it right. It took him a long time to work. The work was difficult and tedious, but the third little pig was looking forward to a peace and comfort of God. So it was slap, slap, slap Away. He went, laying the brick and mortar.
Speaker 3:The Christians are like the third little pig, some Christians. They're sober, they're diligent, they're alert and in control. They don't mind hard work, they don't mind putting their relation with Jesus because they know if they put their hand in God's hand he'll take them and lead them where they need to go. You must realize that the hard work will lead to future peace and comfort. Now, how many of you know about the peace of God?
Speaker 3:I remember when I first got saved I'd wake up First thing. I'd do look out the window, ross, I look out the window to see if my car was there. I ended up breaking 18 cars or waiting for a phone call to let John what's wrong with you? What'd you do last night? Someone calls me John. You beat this guy up last night. Now the policeman coming to your house. That's the stuff I have to worry about every morning the things I used to do, how I used to live, to live.
Speaker 3:Then God started putting on the road, called straight, and I remember waking up in the morning, just waking up, with the peace of God. That's one of the greatest things God gave me was this peace when I got saved. The peace of God. The peace of God. The peace of God something I never really understood.
Speaker 3:But once I started studying, fellowshipping, prayer, bible study in church, I started to realize a lot of things in my life. We don't mind the hard work to do with church, but you got to work at this. It ain't nothing that's given to you. You work to do with church, but you got to work at this Ain't nothing that's given to you, you got to work for it. Christ came and gave us everything we need, but you got to work for it. You got to study to show yourself approved, prayer, fellowship. I love fellowship. I love to be with brothers and sisters in Christ, because every time I go I learn something I didn't know, if it's even about a guy taught me one day. He said John, you know what I'm like, my car going to the garage and I'm lifting my hood up and finding something's wrong with my car. And I started thinking about that really started thinking about that.
Speaker 3:We all need to go to the car shop or I say the Bible studies and get our engines tuned up for the work we got ahead of us. In 1 Peter 1.13, it says Therefore, prepare your minds for action. Action, be self-controlled, set your hope fully on the grace to be given when you and Jesus Christ is revealed. See that third little pig. I love him. That little pig proposed to his heart to build a house that was strong and as strong as possible. He wanted to build a house that was strong and as strong as possible. He wanted to build us a good spirit because he knew he needed it. He knew one day he would need it. In order to do that, he selected two important building materials, jeff. He built his house on a concrete block.
Speaker 3:As Christians, we need to build our lives with God's building blocks. 2 Timothy 2.15 says do your best. It says I'll use this version, study to show yourself approved unto God that a work will not be ashamed. We're rightly dividing the word of truth. The scripture is saying that we can strengthen our life by using the word of God. And that mortar he used, such as concrete blocks. Then he used mortar. What's mortar. The mortar that little pig used to hold us out together was the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is like mortar in our spiritual life. His ministry is to teach us and bind God's words in our hearts. John 14, 26 says but the count of the Holy Spirit whom the Father has sent in my name will teach you all things and mind you of everything I have said to you. Church, that's a God that we serve.
Speaker 3:Remember the first little pig and the second little pig? After the party which the third little pig didn't go to, the brothers went to his house to see how the third little pig's house was built. When they got there they saw their brother toiling, sweating. They said come on down with us, come along with us, we're going to the river to take it easy and to just enjoy life. But those that have progressively declined to continue steadfastly to build this house, not accepting any invitation that would take them away from this task.
Speaker 3:Listen, I got a guy. He wants to get along with God, he wants to get alone with God, he don't want no distraction. You know what he did. He got a long sock, put two sponges in it and tied it around his head so he wouldn't be distracted and he said that's the greatest time he's had is spending time with God. Because you know this, like I go to the gym and I'm riding a bike, right, I'm conscious me and God praying. Soon, as somebody walks in the room, I lose my thoughts. You know, somebody comes. I'm riding my bike and concentrating and praying. Hi John, there goes my thought process.
Speaker 3:So, church, what I'm saying to you, we need to take time, to spend time with God all alone. We need to meditate on the word. We need to meditate on the goodness of God and how good he is to us, because if you don't take time to think about it, you'll forget it. Well, you always got to renewing your mind and the word, because it'll always be there, it'll come back to you when you need it. How many of you have been in a situation and something came out of your mouth, scripturally, and you go uh-oh, where'd that come from? You know where it comes from. Spending time with God, spending time, that's where it comes from. That's amazing.
Speaker 3:We, as Christians, need to build our spiritual lives with the same tenacity as that third little pig. That third little pig is an example to us what happens when you put your hand on God's hand and let him lead you and guide you. It says don't stop, keep working, keep serving, continue to let God lead you and guide you. Just a little pig, he said this. He sang this song Like his brothers did. Here's this song. It says I built my house of stone. I built my house of brick. I have no chance of singing and dancing for playing work. Don't mix. See, church, this is a time for everything. Now is the time to build your spiritual house. So he built his life, line upon line and precept upon precept. That's what he did. That's what we need to do Spend time with God. He'll spend time with you.
Speaker 3:Now, how are you doing? I'm asking you today, how are you doing in reinforcing your spiritual house? Is it ready? Is it ready Now? Come on, be honest with yourself. Are you building your house Ready? Is it ready Now? Come on, be honest with yourself. Are you building your house? Are you where you need to be with Christ, or are you got him on the back burner? A lot of times, we put God on the back burner. We do that's a bad thing to do, because he has to be the first in your life.
Speaker 3:So, church, remember your three little pigs how they. First one didn't want to work. The second one all you want to do is sing and party and have fun. But that third little pig, he built his house, his spiritual house, on God's word. So are you a Christian? Do you know the Lord today? Are you one who doesn't like to work, who would like to blow his own horn? Are you one who can be deceived by false stoppers because they don't like to be responsive, to study God's word, or whose life is like to neglect the things of God and are daily given duties? Are you one whose life is strengthened by God's word? Are you the one who let the Holy Spirit teach you and bind God's word in your heart? God wants the best for you. He gave you his best. He gave you his son. It's an honor to study the word, to live the word, to help lead somebody else to Christ. That's our job.
Speaker 3:God didn't save us to sit. He saved us to work. Do work for his kingdom. Like my son, he's going through a divorce. He said Dad, well, I'm talking to this girl. I said she a Christian? No, now. He met her in high school 25 years ago. They met, they got, they're talking, they're talking, but his concern was Dad, I don't want no relationship, I don't want to get married. I said nobody's asking you to. Your job is to lead people to Christ, lead people into the kingdom. Maybe this girl, after 25 years of looking and know life isn't right and she's looking for a spiritual person to come and help her. That's what it's about Getting people into the kingdom church, getting people saved, sanctified, filled with the Holy Ghost. That's our job, with God's help. You see this.
Speaker 3:Nobody but Jesus really knows your situation. Nobody but Jesus knows the frustrations you have. Nobody but Jesus knows the temptation you are encountering. Nobody but Jesus knows the trials you are facing. Nobody but Jesus fears that you are battling the hardships you are confronting and nobody but Jesus really knows how heavy the load you are bearing. Therefore, nobody but Jesus can really help you that load you're carrying for your wife. Jesus can help you Carrying the work you're doing at the bank and your back. God really knows that he can help you and your back. God really knows that he can help you. Jeff, what you do, what you love to do, if you really put your faith in God, know God gave you this hand to do the work. You can do it.
Speaker 3:We need to learn to be about our Father's business. For me, it doesn't take Jesus and money to make me happy. It doesn't take Jesus and possessions to make me joyful. It doesn't take Jesus and anything to satisfy me and my soul. All it takes is Jesus Church. We need to really today. Like you said, god's not mad at the world. He's upset at the church Because we're not doing what he called us to do. We need to be about our Father's business. That phone call you got, donna. God can give you words to share with her that she's going to need because you're building your life on the foundation that Christ laid for you. So, church, we must get ourselves, get this thing together In order to be about our father's business. We need to get ready for battle. This life is not easy. I tell people what we do is not easy Because we're so easy. Everybody's doing it.
Speaker 3:People don't want to spend time with God, the God who made, created and did everything for them. They act like he don't want to spend time with God, the God who made, created and did everything for them. They act like he don't exist. But we here are different. We love the God that loves us. We thank God for loving us. Learn to build your spiritual house. Learn to do the things God's called you to do. You know God called you to do anything he'll prepare you for he's a God of preparation. Praise God church.
Speaker 3:When I thought about the Three Peaks, how they built, I thought to myself how Christians build their lives. They don't want to work, don't want to study, don't want to come to church, don't want to go to Bible study. You need to be in here. Like once he Bible studied. It was fantastic. We'd just talk. Like Wednesday's Bible study was fantastic. We just talked about different things. It was good. It was for everybody. Now some people out there they don't come to Bible study. Even today they say, bob, they're more spiritual than me. They don't want me because I don't want to go, because I don't want to look bad. No, you want to come because you need to come. Come Wednesday night Everybody got some kind of questions. Everybody got something they need to talk about. Come, come, come and let God do for you. God loves us so much. The love of God is so perfect. It helps. We need to do to help one another. We need to learn to be about our Father's business church. We need to learn to be about our Father's business.
Speaker 2:So, as we stand this morning, Thank you for listening to this week's podcast. We pray it was an encouragement and a blessing to you. You can contact us at Valley Gospel Church, 1069 Butler Logan Road, springdale, pennsylvania, 15144. We invite you to listen to this week's worship service that follows and tune in for next week's podcast. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God, the.
Speaker 1:Almighty reigns. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God, the Almighty reigns. Sing it again. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God, the Almighty reigns. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God, the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad, giving the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready. Let us rejoice and be glad giving the glory to Him For the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready. As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so will your God rejoice over you. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God, the Almighty reigns. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God, the almighty reigns. Sing it again. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God, the almighty reigns. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God, the almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad, giving the glory to Him For the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready. Sing it again. Let us rejoice and be glad, Giving the glory to Him For the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready. Give Him all the praise this morning. He is worthy of all praise. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God, the almighty to him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and his bride has made herself ready. Yes, lord, we came to glorify your name, jesus. There is none like you. Give him all the praise. Your name, jesus. There is none like you. Give him all the praise. Thank you, jesus. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God the almighty reigns. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God the Almighty reigns. Sing it again. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God the Almighty reigns. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God, the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad, giving the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready. Yes, lord, we glorify your name, jesus, our soon-coming King. Let us rejoice and be glad, giving the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready. We worship you, jesus.
Speaker 1:Hallelujah for the Lord, our God the Almighty reigns. That's the truth. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God, the almighty reigns. He's alive. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God the almighty reigns. Sing it again. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God, the Almighty reigns. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God, the Almighty reigns. We know you're on the throne, lord. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God the almighty reigns. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God the almighty reigns. Sing it again, hallelujah for the Lord, our God, the almighty reigns. The almighty reigns. Hallelujah for the Lord, our God, the almighty reigns, amen.