Nice to have you here this morning. God bless you all
Good morning today. might be the last time I get to open up that we're in share from from guys Were in a while.
I'll be looking forward to come back at least once a year, and and see you all, and and tell you what the Lord is doing in Colombia with oh, Columbia in South America.
And so before I ever say even open my mouth and say I will I wanna pray
So this is our hits, and pray the Lord thank you for another day, where we can call together as your people.
Save by your son Jesus Christ, and that weekend have a relationship with you.
Lure. There are so many things in the world that can distract us from you.
But thank you that we have your experience, and we have the Church.
The manifold wisdom of God, so we can encourage one another, so we can.
We remember, so we can ponder, and we can see who you are, and and just encourage one another.
Lord, I pray that you would guide me as I open my mouth.
That you speak would be among us today. and once we leave this place.
Lord, that you would please help us to continue leaving for you to Continue loving you to continue longing for you, or there is nothing else that we desire in our lives, and I hope that that's our heart.
Each one of us here that we long for you the most and nothing else.
I pray this in your name. Amen. in the last 2 months I've been able to see and meet some of the people that I look up the most in my life.
Well, you know, growing up. I got to go with with some of us here.
We got to go to the shaneishing concert my favorite worship.
Google, you know I'm pretty sure you've some of you know, Shane and Shannon.
So we got to be like first row. Got to see them play, and it was really good.
It was awesome. And then after that I Noah killer.
He got a 2 coresight tickets, and so we got to see the box and meet the greedy some of the players and take pictures with them.
My favorite basketball player in high school, was carrierving. and so he was in town that day, and I got to see him, and like No, and I got to say, Hey, Kerry, curry and the guy just showed up and
like, hey? what's up. So it was really cool you know it was like super fun. Sadly we didn't get to see Yannis that close.
But anyways, he was a really nice experience. From then my favorite column and singer was in Chicago playing in Chicago.
So I got to to go yeah, and and drive down there and and see him first row.
I got the the the guitar peak of the his guitar player.
He gave it to me after the concerts it was awesome. and so I was like, well, you know, and it's so funny cause like he's this this artist is gonna be playing in my hometown in columbia so you know it's like
from Chicago to do Itana with Jacques in Colombia in December, so it's it was fun to see him, and just like having right in front of me.
Also. I got to when I was sick. I I there was a Sunday that I didn't come because I didn't want to really be of danger for you all.
But I did go to a church in Chicago with a lot Latino people and and and the the worship leaders there were like the these couple that have have influenced worship in Latin America a great way their their lyrics
and their songs have been really encouraging for the whole Church in from Columbia, Peru.
All the Spanish speaking countries, and so I got to say, hi to the guy and meet him, and he was so humble.
And so, you know, got to have a short conversation with him to get picture within.
And also these Thursday we got to go. No, and I went up to Green Bay to sadly see the packers lose.
But it was a really neat experience, too, you know, being Lambofield.
Such a great experience before I I move back. And so all these experiences, one to months, and you know the people that you know growing up, maybe your team, the the people that I looked up the most just meeting them closely, and and you know just have a
short conversation with some of them. But when I was driving back from Chicago when I went to that concert, my my car broke down, and it was like 12 at night, and you know, try to call Stephen, and he was already.
Sleeping, and so like. Oh, what should I do what's next, and try to call, although that you know it was too late.
I didn't know what to do. and my car was in running, and so I had to tell the car had to call somebody, and I was like probably 25 min away, and the guy you know, pick me up and well, like actually they say like no I cannot take
you was like i'm i'm so far like kate can you please like at least get me closer.
And so he was like, Yeah, i'll do an exception and I he ended up taking me and all our conversation.
It was just a great opportunity to just share the gospel with him.
But it was just interesting for me. Right after seeing my favorite column and singer I was talking about Jesus.
I wasn't talking about you know karen or Janice and tacomp, or anything that that my experience is that i'm fighting the last month. but about a guy named Jesus, and so today I want to talk about Jesus who
he is, and I was thinking like what what's something that I can share in my last time with you, and many things came out to my mind.
But in the last 2 years I've been you know walking mostly with the young people for chapel, and and being with them, and and just, you know, just as I I grew up, just like them just growing up in a church, and learning about
him. But today I I was thinking about what I shared last last Sunday, you know, when I shared from numbers, and and I said something like a low concept of God.
Can ruin a person or an entire nation, as it was so painfully picture or illustrated in numbers 13 and 14.
That was my last sermon, and today I want to bring kind of the same ideal.
The fact that a low concept of Christ can ruin a person as well.
If we even just as a believer, I don't think we would be ruined by his grace, we're safe.
But definitely as we walk into this life, If we have a low concept of food, Jesus is really. we're gonna miss out the point of why Christian life is about the one that we follow the one that we remember the one that we're seeing about you know
Here's the the center of our church the center of our lives we for sure.
When we come here, gather together, we encourage one another with with words about Jesus.
But the reality is like sometimes in my own life when I leave you know, when I go back home and just just go home like I'm not constantly thinking about Jesus like really I think we read about him.
But sometimes we're not that aware of who he is and so you know many people can can say things about Jesus. one of scientologists.
I'll Roman Hubbard? he was responding to this question, Who is Jesus?
And this is what he said, and I quote Jesus never existed as a person, but rather he's an electronic idea implanted by the true powers of the universe into the mind of someone between incarnations about 6
100 Bc. This implant is labeled R.
6, and occur while this person between incarnations was watching a madman or something.
Jesus is nothing more than an electronic mystical biological implant, says Harvard, and the implant has all the correct characteristics of a pedophile.
That's why people there are saying about our Lord Jesus Christ and frankly, I can imagine anything more bizarre or anything more blasphemous than that.
It's just starting to see what people think about our Lord Jesus Christ.
And yet, if you and I, if you reject it through Christ, you can make up any crazy one, and you'll end up in the same place.
And so we today I wanna go over the book of Matthew and and see that the effect of missing the truth about Jesus Christ.
You know that that he really wants you to know who he really is.
But before I we turn to Matthew I just as an introduction there, just like, Paul, when we read second Corinthians. and I want you just to turn that just for a little bit second coincidence.
11 verse 3. This is Paul expressing the Church of Corinth.
You know his second letter? What was he? What was he afraid of?
Like what? what? what was happening there. and and you'll see that he's very explicit in and showing something very interesting that I think it's my same feeling this morning with you all and it says second
coincidence 14, but I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, you saw will be led a stray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ I'm gonna read
it again. but I am afraid that, as the serpent, deceived, if by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ in other translations, that that they were sincere says like the simplicity
of Christ right like that that the simplicity of the gospel that we can me sometimes in our daily life, and we forget about.
So i'm afraid for Noah and for daniel and for Jonathan, and for all the young people that have walked with in the last 2 years, that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning
your thoughts, Guys, your thoughts will be led us straight from us, sincere in just a pure devotion to Christ.
But the same for all of us as the body of Christ don't. And so that's why it was in my heart really to share about who Jesus?
Is this morning like that we will continue thinking and father me who he is, and at the end i'll just close up with 3 lessons that I I want to leave you guys with as I go back to my country.
And do the same. So Let's Just start with 3 moments in the book of Matthew, where people were challenged to understand who he was. and the first one is Matthew 16.
Very well known passage. This was actually the first verses that I shared in the breaking of breaking in the Us.
In my really broken English, and by the grace of God.
Now I get to be here sharing and preaching and that's all the sufficiency of God, not because i'm able.
It's all the the loads work and so this passage here, Matthew, 1613 to 16.
Jesus is after walking, you know, with his disciple and and and we're gonna read here, Matthew 1613 to 16.
And it says: When now, when Jesus came into the district of Cesario Philipi, he asked his disciples, Who do people say that the Son of men is?
And they said, Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah and others Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
He said to them, But who do you say that I am? Simon?
Peter replied, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God is really interesting.
What what this is taking place. If you're reverse 30 those little details help us to understand the importance.
Remember like this is after doing over and over miracles and great deeds, They come to Cesario Philipi, where there was like exposition of different guts here, and their idols all over the place, and so
Jesus gets to this place with His disciples, and being surrounded by by all these things, that what this place meant, what was happening, what people were going after He has he's disciples who do people say that the Son of man is and people had different
answers right just like, nowadays. If you ask people who Jesus is, just in your work or your school, you can ask them.
Oh, yeah, he he was real. He was a great guy. he was a prophet, or he was.
But they they don't really get who he really is and and what he said is here.
Jesus is asking that that's a very just as we do Oncella we make observation. Jesus is the one that is asking the question, which which means that he really wants to know if their disciples are actually aware of who he is
And is the morning for me like? Are we really aware of who he is?
Us, you know, they i'm talking also like to the younger people because they are the ones that I spend the the most time.
And it's just because just them and I we grew up in the same setting, just learning about Jesus.
The stories about Jesus. but do we generally know Him? expert in?
Do we experience his person that's that's something that I am i'm afraid that that we miss out like that personal, insincere relationship with our Lord.
But then he says, Peter here in verse 16, Simon Peter replied, you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
In any. If you and i've asked many of young people around Columbia and places.
Do you know what the meaning of Christ? is and I'm surprised that many of them, you know, try to guess, Savior, What is the meaning of the of Christ?
The the word Christ and I can ask you i'm not gonna open up this space.
But some people don't really know what's the mean of Christ you know we say it over again.
But what does the word Christ mean? And and many people have an answer Really, that question to me.
Maybe you are one of those that's really really what was the name of Christ, and some of you already know, and and that's if you don't know don't worry we're gonna go through this But this is So key for us to
understand that the Christ? the answer that Peter is saying here meant a lot.
The anointed one, the only one anointed by God, the one that they were waiting for, the one that they were all the old system, and was pointing out towards
And then you think about anointing like somebody that was equipped or prepared for a task right?
You think you linked the you read the old test? I mean this.
I think it was very encouraging when I, the the law, was teaching me this.
You know, as sometimes we can. Maybe the younger generation like but like you know, the old system is like super.
All I don't get was the point but really this book it's all about our Lord Jesus Christ. it's pointing out to him, and we see the Old Testament Kings priest and profits were anointed for a
task. When we see our Lord Jesus Christ he fulfills each one of those in a in the the perfect way He is the king.
He's the priest not only he offers a sacrifice, but he offers himself and he's the profit in some I'm pretty sure some of you already know this this is not new but i'm i'm
just just as Paul said, afraid that we miss out in that simplicity of who Jesus seen is in our daily lives.
When you wake up when you go to bed. Are you thinking on that, Christ?
Are you really thanking him? I asked. my little sister, what should I?
But what do you think is like something that I should speak on?
And she said, like you know, to thank in Jesus for for who he is and what he has done, and amen I think you know that's simplicity of the the Gospel.
Daily. daily, as we gather today, we can comment and remember him as a church.
But in your bed. Are you thinking about him really constantly? on?
What does it mean that he was the king that he's the king that he's the prophet that he's a priest?
What What does that mean? You know that we ponder on his person?
Because today we're in 2,022 after him? why did he split up your mind kind to like what the history of humankind?
Why him? Why not Mohammed, or this or that person?
Why Jesus to the average person He was one among many Jesus.
He was good, but not the best. He was great, but not the greatest a profit.
But now the profit is that the same? maybe perception?
You have a family this morning, do You are actually see him as the the most precious one.
You see the beauty? and are you in love with them are you passionate about him, as if he was the best thing ever.
Cause you've not then we're in the face of idols. if if he's not the one that we're passionate about, we really don't see and our passion to know him daily in that relationship and so what what is it
better for me to to preach on if you know I'm gonna go back to preach about these cries.
You're going to stay here, remember, in Christ showing Christ but you know that the fact that if we really understand who he is, you know, are all trials and and divisions, and and and lack of love and maybe gossip and these and that that's gonna vanish away, and
that's the importance of us. to Remember who he is what who Jesus is, and what it meant that He came to this earth.
I hope that for us. he's not one among many I hope that for us he's not good but not the best.
I I hope that for us he's he's not the great but the greatest.
I hope that for us he's not just a simple profit but the prophet anointed by God. So that's one of the moments that we see in Matthew the importance of understanding who he is the second the second
moment what I see like Jesus asking about people asking people about who he was is just some pages head on Matthew, 22 versus 41 to 46.
Matthew 22 where this is 41 to, and I shared this earlier in the breaking of bread I've been.
This is in this is in Matthew Mark and look so it's really cool to see that you know this is something really key.
This is right before he's gonna go you know to to lament over Jerusalem, and and and he's about to to go to the Cross too, like very closely.
So these are the last questions that we're gonna read here Matthew, 2241 to 46.
And he says, now what the Pharisees were gathered together.
Jesus asked them a question, saying, What do you think about the Christ?
And remember these guys didn't actually believe that he was the Christ and who's son?
Is he? They said to him, The son of David? He said to them, how is it, then, that David in the spirit calls him Lord, saying, The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand until I put your enemies.
Under your feet. If, then, David calls him Lord, how is he his son?
And no one was able to answer him a word. nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.
You know all these farces We're asking him about over and over questions about Who are you?
What do you come from? And Jesus would answer them. I come from the Father in the Book of John.
We have plenty of these scenes of Jesus answering where he came from.
What? Why was He doing this in that and you know I now? it's the time for Jesus to ask Jesus is asking simple observation as we do again in Sella Jesus is asking, What do you think about the Christ I ask you today?
What do you think about the Christ? is he actually greater than what you design your life? Is he the one that you're longing for? the most?
Is he the one that you're leaving for is it the one that that you love the most is it the one that you want to understand the most.
You see the one that you know? Is he the one that he is?
The the cries in your life? Jesus asks, and He wants to know the the farthest thoughts about the Christ.
Who son is he and and we know that as I shared earlier he's he's pregnant he's before David.
He's the the greater one. i'm you know Jesus is quoting here sound 111 in verse One, the Lord, you know, the Father said to my Lord, the son Sit down my right hand until I put your spirits
under your feet. How is it that is, a little confusing and a Gali? We had to do an activity with with these various, I remember, and you know it's like wait Who is he talking about here?
But you know, David in the spirit how is it like you know he didn't the speed just revealed this to David When he wrote this this sound, he said to them, and and in the spirit he he wrought this and some people you know for some
Jews they were like, you know. Maybe Davey was wrong.
He was before before, and and I was doing some research about this very, and you know all the before Jesus came everyone knew that some 110 was a Mississanic song.
But then they stop thinking about that after the early church, like, like, you know what?
Actually, I think David was wrong there was but i'm thankful that here in the Scripture we have in the spirit, he wrote, and in Mark he says in the wholely spirit.
It's not any any mistake that he wrote this the Lord said to my lord, see it on my re hand, meaning this was a the whole point. Here is that the Messiah is both.
Is both David, son but it's david's Lord, any it means a lot about Jesus here, because it's both God and men right.
What we needed to be safe is as God he's David's Lord, and as men he is Davidson.
Do we? Do we understand that like, and think about this? When you read through the old test, I mean, look at this like See the preminence. Oh, wow!
This is David. But while look at Christ, oh, this is what happened with him.
But look at Christ he's the greater one he's the the one that that was promised the perfect one that we just just get excited morning by morning, as you open your words like thank you Jesus Jesus thank you as we were saying that's that's
what I decided the most for you guys and I know, and I were talking on the way up to Green Bay, and you know I, even if he plays the drums or not, Really, I just hope and pray that we would fall in love with
him more and more, and the third moment there is no more questions about that, like the next method for the forces is gonna be violence.
And so it's that's our Lord and then the third part, or the third moment in the book of Matthew, that we see who Jesus is, and exposed here in Matthew, 2663 to 68,
Matthew 2663, 2, 68
And this is Jesus before caiaphas in the console. So he's about to and again it's because of who he is.
And we're gonna read versus 63 to 68, and it says, But Jesus remains silent, and the high Priest said to him, I hadure you by the leaving God Tell us if you are the Christ the song of God Jesus said, to
him you have sits all. but I tell you from now on you will see the Son of men seated at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.
Then the hyper-store, his robes, and said, He has other blasphemy.
What a further witness do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy.
What is your judgment? The answer He deserves death.
Then they speed in his face, and it struck him, and some is lap him.
Say, prophesied to us, you Christ, who is that?
Who is it that struck you that that for me? like really if that didn't move anything inside of you men?
Who are you? Are you really the Christ is this it you have said so.
I i'm telling you now you you will see the son of man ceiling at the right hand of God after he dies on that cross and raises a game from from death and he's gonna come the clouds of heaven which is something that you and I
are waiting for today. But but for me it's just like interesting that that's those scandals that the declaration, he was saying.
Yes, I'm the Christ i'm the one that you are waiting for they they didn't believe it was a blasphemy for them.
What was the that? the consequences? He, our Lord Jesus Christ, that are going to the cross now?
For you know the miracles that he had done for decent that but for who?
He said he was the cries, the one that they were waiting for, even though it was demonstrated over in, over by all what he did, or once again, about just just to show that that it is true.
That he is the Christ He's about to show right on the spot in that cross of recovery, and on his resurrection, just as the Roman soldier. Oh, man!
He actually was the one that that he said and I I hope that we we are just aware of that that he's the cries.
Look at what they did to our Lord and savior to this day, as I read that quote earlier.
People think like they don't know who he is these guys is loved him.
Speed on his face. It struck him that's our Lord what that he had to go through for you, and for me. and if we're not moved by this daily, not just for our salvation moment, when we come to salvation, but
daily. We are missing the point. and I pray for what I thought that we don't lose that that simplicity and genuine love for our Lord Jesus. Christ.
So those are the 3 moments we see here at who he is.
And And so I was thinking, Okay, this is not new for follow.
All of us here, but today might be you know the last words I i'm gonna give in a while to you all of you.
And what what can I say? what? what is something that the Lord is teaching me lately? you know, with all these experiences in the last months, what is something that I can encourage? you to continue knowing?
The lower. and I have just simple 3 simple lessons that I I want to leave with all of you.
Just very simple. and if you're not doing it to do it and to repent and come to Him.
The first one is gonna be love Jesus the second one leave for Jesus and the third one long for Jesus. and these 3 lessons that I'm. I'm gonna share with you i'm gonna take it from the last words of some of the letters
now Paul Rod, and also revelation it's it's just interesting for me.
The last words of these letters think about this right they didn't have emails.
They did have text. This was about to be the the last words that these people were saying in their letters, after like saying all these doctrinal stuff, and they just proclaiming the Christ and encouraging the believers they're about
to close, and the closing was so keen. the letters in, as we see in the New Testament.
Maybe it would take months or years for them to receive that.
Maybe they wouldn't have you know the chance to use shoot them a text and like, Hey, how are you doing?
I hope, like you don't forget about Jesus as we you and I can do today.
I can just send an email to you. know pray Well, what those at least in, and you'll get it, and you'll be praying, but not now for them.
Back. Then the the last words that they were saying were key. And as these are kind of some of my last words for you, I want to take a look to this and see these 3 lessons.
So turn with me to efficient seeks, as we meditate on Christ right the Christ, the Christ.
I want to. Now, what should we do with him? So efficient? Chapter 6.
This is the closing of post letter. This is the last words that he has to say to the Church in in Ephesus: So Ephesus, chapter 6, 24, like what he says is the last verse of the book
he says, Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible, and other in other versions, says with an undying love, Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible, and and you
know when we speaking the breaking of bread we're talking about God's love and and and we know that we love him because he first loved us as first John Chapter 4 says right but you know growing up just like you
you kids, and and just I grew up just memorizing, you know, Matthew, 24.
I love love the law with all your mind and all your strength and like. That's something that you if I ask you right on this spot, you'll you'll stay out of your mind if do I actually love you know as the most
glorious person in my life that that's the huge question really because this is what what what he was saying here, Grace be with all who love Lord Jesus Christ with love incorruptible?
Do you actually love him. i'm just you know it's. It's very sad for me like when I think of the walking with the young people, and I can see like Okay, Yeah, don't do this this and but kind I went
when he stayed with me for 3 weeks. you know we went over James, and and we study, you know.
Don't be a friend of the world and this and that but you know we can Just I can focus so much and don't do these.
Do these don't do this done but I was thinking about what's down there that that can steer them up to really just you know naturally.
And I a result of of these for them to leave for the Lord for for them to really appreciate who is.
And I I realized well, maybe they're not in love with them really like they.
If you are in love with him, if you're so passionate, you know, and and we love the box and watching the games, and and it's just so sad right like I was thinking my life sometimes I get so much more excited, with the
games and and stuff than than really like. Wow, even you know, we are going to church to to remember our Lord Jesus Christ.
What is it gonna punk you up more like you know going to a game, or really come and remember all with you guys, I don't have a relationship with Janice and Tacompo.
He does it. If you ask him do you know who Why is he? and he's gonna say like, Oh, wait me like you know, like way one is Yannis was that, you know all my my professors one of my professors
at emacy, and he called me yanis and stuff but he doesn't know me.
I don't really know him I don't really know him I know about him.
He's a great player I don't have a relationship with them.
And the same with all these celebrities. I got to see and recipe my favorite call and singer.
He doesn't know me I don't know him I can't My!
But you know what Jesus. He knows me, and I know him by his grace, and I can.
I would rather be with Nate singing at his home. that being shooting, you know.
Basketball's in janice is mansion because I get Jesus, you know we can encourage one another, and that's what is precious about the church.
You know that's, what I man i'm so privileged to leave with a family that fears the Lord, I I love to be with you guys and I want to miss you all just to go grab a meal
That's what really man is brings joy you know the Bucks Bucks can win is like, okay Yeah, cool.
The the the packers lost all my bomber that's it like you know it doesn't satisfy nothing in this world, and so you know, faith will bring us to Jesus.
But love for him is that is that which is gonna hold us close to him daily, you know, when everything around us in makes sense he's like, oh, man!
So this is encouraging to hear these, and that and but cling to Jesus.
Love him daily, and and i'm pretty sure you'll be encouraged by that to remember who he is. is.
He the one that that you really love. and and maybe you know How can you love someone that you don't know if you don't love him, that passion is because maybe you don't know him as like really who he is and
that's what even if that's your feeling today if you don't feel, you know love can be ups and downs and things.
But if pray that as the Lord like Lord, I don't really think I love you as I should please help me, and and open up your heart, and seeing the Scripture, who He is because all of these oh, what we do as Church.
commanding missionaries, remembering him praising him it's about him, love him, love Him while Atosa, please grace, be with all who love, or Lord Jesus Christ with them, and dine love with that incorruptible love love
Jesus. Those were the last words of Paul Here the second lesson lay for Jesus, and for this one I want you to turn to Acts Chapter 28, the last, the last chapter of Acts, and you know the writer of Acts was look who wrote one
of the Gospels. The gospel of look, and something that I was thinking about, you know, is like this: from Malachi to Matthew.
There is just a blank page there is like 400 years of silence, like God, just not communicating anything, and being ready to send his Messiah, they anointed what they Christ.
And now, look, you know, in the Gospels kind of like, you know, the story is kind of hanging.
Okay, there there is a mistake coming, and then they go Gospels in our Bibles.
You know that that the Messiah comes and and we have about to celebrate as well. So yeah, we're we're like very close Thanksgiving first, and then Christmas, But we're about to survey he's coming But right
like he was hanging. and then Jesus comes and picks it up right, and and Jesus the Messiah, he's the resolution of the Old Testament, while there's what the whole thing from Genesis to the the province he's
coming. he's coming, and He comes and you see Jesus zying on the cross and and racing from that. And you say you know the Messiah will is gonna change the world.
The nations in what is gonna happen. And then he leaves and and leaves.
And then what happens like, how is it gonna go towards nate to to the nation's, and then look picks it up in the Book of Acts chapter one and 2, and you see Jesus comes in gives the tasks to the
disciples him by his grace, mercy, purpose, decided to spread his gospel.
The knowledge of God through simple men like you and me why it's his plan, and and we get to be part of that.
And then, you know, acts. You see like how the the Gospel started spreading and planting churches here and there, and Paul wants to go to Rome and Spain and all these great things.
And then look at how the book ends. acts. 2830, to 31.
It says he lived there talking about Paul 2 whole years at his own expense, and welcome.
All who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God in teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all bonus and without hindrance was next. What wait?
What happened with Paul? Well, did he die? Did he get to go to Spain?
He get to go to Rome, wait like he just made it to like some part of the world.
But like what about the rest of the world? And the story is hanging here.
The story is hanging here like you know I speaks it up, but you see the ending.
It's like based on description we don't know how Paul died.
Really, we just know by, you know, some research that we can do, and people, you know, opinions and and things that we read, that he got his head cut off and stuff.
But That's how the book of acts ends What about America?
What about Columbia? What about the rest of the nations right?
Is it is hanging. But what I want you to see here is just that it's it's intentional.
The fact that is hanging is intentional, because you and I be good for Peking.
Now pick it up. Now you and I are the ones that can go to Columbia.
The nations to continue spreading the Word of God. whatever you are.
Me and Stephen have talked lately about Ha, ha, ha!
What I have in my hands. How can we do it as I go back?
And I ask you for pray for that. How can I just get involved in the community?
Maybe teaching English, maybe with a basketball school, whatever it is to plot in in the community.
One of the hardest things that you know I I I wanna share with you.
You know, this year of really not being able to get a kind of like job as a teacher or anything because i'm not gonna be it illegal, right? right?
But like it's I can't really work in anything else, and it's one of the hardest things because my entire life, you know I've been in a non-christian school and I went to university as well it
was in Christian A either got to work in a catholic school, and then in another school.
I've been surrounded by all you know i'm believers. and it's been just like, really cool to just have a reason to share the gospel with these people, and and and bring people to Jesus But here, it's been hard for me, not really to be plotting in the community like having the job that
you have, or where you are right like not going to school with unbelievers to, you know.
But the learn knows that like i'm i'm happy because I've been able to spend time with you guys.
But as I go back right, and where you guys are like each one of you in your job as a you know, in the bank or in the school, with your students, or whatever you do, What are you having your hand?
Remember that that's our job. our task we get to be part of God's mission. it's not just for the commanded missionary that is going to spread the gospel.
We have different calls for sure, and and by the grace of God be able to go from town to town and give Bibles, and spread the gospel.
But where you are. you and I are part of this mission.
We are we are the ones that pick it up and that's what got once for us, so that's the ending of X.
And now you and I but the grace of garden. With this plan we can pick it up next, and and leave for his glory.
So leave for Jesus leave, for Jesus is the second lesson in the third and last one is long for Jesus.
If for that I want you to turn to the last book of the Bible.
Revelation. These are the last words in the Bible.
The last words of John, as he writes river league there's 2 he says, inverse 20 he who just defies to these things, says, Surely I am coming soon.
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus, longing for Jesus long for Jesus.
That yearning that desired that when you wake up every morning, you you really you don't want anything else.
But see him not because you're like desperate in life, or even though that might be the case.
But you know, just because, really, man, you, you want to be with them.
But there is nobody else in this world that you want to be with. and you know I have a bunch of questions for you guys.
Is. Is he really the one that you know mainly the young people here?
The war is going to destroy you and like Oh, I started to like this guy in that, and that you know like I'm, I know what that is. and he asked me for homecoming, and this and that and so excited and oh, man, you know
maybe it can work out. And maybe when you know longing for a relationship in a nice marriage and this and that we can long for a lot of stuff, I, you know, hoping that the box win this year you know long you for a new quarterback that is gonna be
better than Rogers. you know things that some don't like simple things like that that we can long for even good things, and I'm not saying, don't long for those yeah you know It's it's good that you know we
can have hope in the Lord, and that he's in control of our lives.
But my just simple encouragement, like what these guys were longing for the most was the person of Christ.
Amen, Koler. Jesus, you see, I say, at 26, 9, and night my soul longs for you.
Indeed my spirit within me 6 you're dealing you diligently, for when the earth experiences your judgments, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness, he's saying at night my soul
lungs for you. Can you and me say that? I hope so.
I really hope so, and I hope, pray, that every time we go to bed.
We wake up man. we're one day closer to the Lord Jesus Christ, because that's what we're doing.
That's what announcing his death and resurrection announcing that he's coming.
That's Why, we command mission is that when i'm going back to my country with a bunch of you know my family members that don't believe in Christ and tell them, hey?
These as he's coming. He these days in that and you know you and I can get to announce this.
But longing for him. You see some 73, 25, David, he said, whom have I in heaven?
By you, and besides you, I desire nothing on earth is that you this morning you like right now.
Just just think about it. Do I really decide Jesus as the thing that I want the most as the person I want to know the most as the one that I want to spend time with the most?
You know right now we have most of us here and and it's cool, because I get get to to see what our our young people are doing, and we have be real.
And so daily, we can just see how what things are doing and like where they are.
In this school like in a basketball game, you know, we get to see some of your folks might not understand.
Sorry, but like I know they they know what i'm talking but the thing is like, we can just be real with other people daily. If we're getting about being real with Jesus what is your what's your streak with Jesus like really opening up
your Bible, and spending time with him, showing yourself to him, saying, like Lord, I need you
Just some thoughts for our our younger people here. think of Paul, when when he writes to Philippians and entitles, he's just all over the place.
These guys were like our Savior is coming. Titus.
Go tell them Jesus is coming in Philippians 3, that our citizenship is from heaven, and from where we are.
Wait a Savior. they were like just on fire for the lower here and there, knowing that Jesus is coming soon.
And this is 2,000 years ago. Time is getting closer, brothers and sisters. but long for him like really. I was just picturing like I was telling not when we were driving in the midst of like some snowstorms like can you imagine
as dying right here in the spot, and having an Ic.
And just dying. Can you can you imagine like what do happened after That's not funny, cashier.
It would be sad, i'm scared by like really can you imagine like what would happen.
Just open up your eyes, and in cg says right there is like he was.
He's he's real like. yeah the one that we were learning about the one that we were preaching right there.
He's actually real, and you know We spend the rest of our lives here now, longing for him with him.
You know, salvation it's it's not just because we are in heaven, and and because we're not going to help that, No salvation means that you are gonna be with them forever.
That's what makes heaven attractive and desirable and the thing that we're wishing the most is because he is there.
But if we're not spending time with him here, why would you bother to be an eternity with him like, if we don't really long for him?
Is it just because you don't want to go to hell or is it because you actually wanna be with them? and that's you know that's That's one of the things that I realized in my own life, growing up is like Oh, yeah, I was afraid of hell And
like. I want to be saved, and things but as I get older.
I'm very old, now almost 30 years old but i'm a scan 25 buddy.
It's like really all what I learned from being a kid just It's all about Jesus.
I meet up with John Docker if he's late in the eighties, and tells me the same thing.
I talked to other people from differentiates law for Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus and that's what i'm speaking again, because I think we forget the the simplicity of the gospel.
The simplicity of what this life is about to love Jesus, to leave for Jesus, and to long for Him.
So just to close up in these 3 min I have thank questions then questions I want you to answer just by yourself here.
And then we'll close up in in prayer here but if there is idols in your life If today Jesus is not the one that you love the most, the one that you're living for the one that you're long for
the most just come, and and and as they lower to to help you repent, turn your back to the things of the world and come to him.
But this is the first question: What am I seeking? as my all set is fine. Good!
What am I seeking as my all set is flying? Good.
The second question is, Is there anything relationship, hobby entertainment that causes me to disobey God in any way?
Is there anything think about this just in your life? Is there anything, maybe this and that that is making me disobeyed at in any way?
The third one. What do I fear? losing the most? What do I fear?
Losing the most, the fourth one. What do I they dream about?
What do I? they dream about? The next one is, what do I most enjoy talking about?
Why is it that the you enjoy talking the most about? What do you lead with in conversation?
What is that that that you are always talking about? The sixth one?
What would others say is my passion? If you ask your friends like, what what do you think Is my passion?
What! what do you? what do you? What others say is my passion? Number 7.
What do I love responding, spending money on just as simple as that?
What do I love spending money on? The next one is, what do I complain about?
What do I complain about? What do I try to protect and defend?
What is it? What is it that you try to protect and defend?
And the last one is a very good one. It says, What do I do when I have nothing to do?
What do I do when I have nothing to do when I feel like board, or you know that happens a lot.
What do I do when I have nothing to do? So these are 10 simple questions that I hear from from Nate Bramson, when I was walking with him, and and there were questions that helped me to identify. Wow!
What is it that really like is taking the the place in my life that shouldn't take so, brothers and sisters?
If you walk out with this room with even one of them in your heart.
In in mind, you will be better prepared for for the battle that the phases you outside these doors about all that you and I will spend the rest of my life fighting for your affections, for your purpose.
For your satisfaction. But remember those 3 things: to love Jesus with an incorruptible love that would teach you to cling to Him in your darkest moments, to leave for Jesus not to leave your own life with Jesus as your little side, cake
in your pocket, but to leave for Jesus where he is.
At the center, and you are in his story and mission and finally too long for him, believing that what he has promised is widely beyond your best expectations, and never, never, never settle for the cheap replacement our world offers So that's what
I wanna to share with you guys about our Lord Jesus that's how he titled it.
Jesus Jesus Amen. he's the one that we leave for the one that we remembered.
They want the reason why we exist and so let's just give thanks for that.
We can get to know him really, and appreciate our relationship with him.
The Lord! I thank you for Well, what those about with chapel?
They might think that Columbia is my home.
But really I I feel like this feels at home now. i'm going back, and i'll be going to my family members who don't believe in you really and I you know the refreshment thank you for the refreshment I
have with my brothers and sisters here. thank you for allowing me to be in the last 2 years.
Here among them, Lauren learning from them being equipped just to continue to make your name known among the nations.
Thank you for each one of them here, Lord, and this morning I just lift up your church.
I thank you that you are the head of the church. Thank you.
That the youth, group ministry, or the worship, or this and that.
Nor does it really depend on me you don't need us you don't need me, as we read all of our description is all about the efficiency that we have in you so I pray for for this chapel.
Or thank you for the family, my family. I just pray for the younger people.
I pray for the ones I got to walk with by your Grace for Micah, for Noah, for Daniel, for Jordan! just pray that they would continue to see you fall in love with you and see that there is nothing else in
this world that can satisfy them and satisfy us the same.
For for all the girls that are growing up. Lord, pray for protection for them as kids are gonna and and boys are gonna start texting them and these in that, and try to distract them, or just pray that that they would really be passionate about you
or and the same for the older folks. Lord, that they would just disciple all others invest in in others loyal.
Pray pray for peace, though we talk about loving you. But, as you were says in first John, chapter 4, 20, and 21.
If we don't love our brother we don't truly love you so just help us to obey Lord, because obedience is used as signal of law for you. or So if we're not obeying you it means
that we don't really love you as we should learn so just help us in our weaknesses, though we need we need to be reminded of your love.
That does the reason why we can love one another that that's the reason why can love you back, Lord, But I just pray for each one of us here.
Lord, as we go home, that we will remind it. We come Sunday and and Sunday after Sunday, remembering, and open up your word of what we will remember the simple things.
As Paul was worried for the church in Corinthian is the same heart that I have for this church.
Lord, that we wouldn't miss the simplicity in the sincere law for our Lord Jesus Christ, that we would love Him more and more, that we will leave for Him in His glory, and that we will launch him long for him, and His
second commander. Thank you so much that we can get to know your Lord.
Thank you for satisfying our souls in our lives.
I thank you, and I love you in Jesus name. Amen.
Thank you. Okay.