28. Take heed, therefore unto yourselves. testified to you of Jesus Christ,
faith toward God, repentance toward God, and faith toward
the Lord Jesus Christ. And these are his words, take
heed therefore unto yourselves. Now, I have six very important
and practical questions that can be answered from this text
of Scripture. Six very important practical
answers concerning the church. Because that's who he's talking
to. He's talking to the church. He's talking to the elders of
these churches. But he's talking about the church
of God. First of all, the first question would be, what is the
church? What is the church? The second is, what is the purpose
of the church? What's the vision of the church?
What's our mandate? in this world. Thirdly, what
does it mean to belong to the church? Fourth, who governs the church? Fifth is how does one join a
church? And the sixth is why should we
be faithful to attend the worship? Why? Why should you be faithful
to the church? Okay, the first question is this,
what is the church? Look at your text. He says, take
heed therefore unto yourselves and to all the flock of God of
which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church
of God. What is the church? Well, first
of all, the church is the church of God. It's the church of God. The word church really means
assembly. Assembly of those who belong
to God. Those who are bought. But surely,
as I sit here and say that you, this small group that we have
here, I say you are the church of God, you are believers in
Christ, we are believers of Christ, assembling together, we are the
church. But surely the church is much
bigger than this small group we have. This is not all the
church. In the New Testament, there are
three different ways the church is used. This word church is
used. First, it's used in a universal sense. A universal church. There is a universal church. And this simply means that all
believers of all time, from righteous, able, even to the last believer
before the Lord comes, we all are the church of God. We all are the church of God.
Go over to Ephesians chapter 1. Paul uses several analogies as
to the church universal. And he is speaking of this in
chapter 1 and verse 22. And hath put all things under
Christ's feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to
the church, which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth
all in all." Paul is saying the head of the church is Christ,
but the church itself is as a body, as a body. So all of the body
is under the head of Christ. He's talking about the church
universal. Over in chapter 2 of Ephesians, And verse 20, he says, "...and are built," he's talking
about the household of God, the church, "...and are built upon
the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself
being the chief cornerstone, in whom all the building fitly
framed together groweth." unto a holy temple unto the Lord.
What is he saying? He's saying that all the church
is built on one foundation. Even the apostles' word, Jesus
Christ being the weight-bearer, the authority of their word.
And so we believe the gospel based on their word, which speaks
totally of the Son of God, Jesus Christ. He is the foundation
of the church. He is the head of the church,
universal. And secondly, the church is also
referenced in Scripture to a visible body, a local assembly. Go to
Romans chapter 16. It's giving you illustrations
of how this word church is used in Scripture. It's used as universal. Now then look at Romans 16 and
verse 1. He said, I commend unto you Phobe,
our sister, which is a servant of the church. Now, he's not
talking about the universal church. There's no way she was a servant
of Abel or any of the Old Testament people. He's talking about the
local visible assembly. That's like us here at Redeemer
Baptist Church. We are a visible church. A visible church. And so, We are a local body, even though
we're the local body, when this word is used in mention of the
visible church, he's not always talking about believers. Because they're always in the
local church mixed with believers, false believers. Goats are always
among the sheep. Tares are always among the wheat.
So when we say the local church, we are not saying that everyone
in this local church or is joined to this local church is a believer
in Jesus Christ. Now, truly, if you are part of
the mystical church, you are. And this mystical church is represented
in a local assembly, but that doesn't mean just because your
name is on this roll that you are a part of the church. So this church can be physical,
and this church also has reference to assemblies at all assemblies
of local churches at this present time. Now consider this. In this
age, at this particular time, we are not the only local assembly
of believers. I know people who actually think
that way. That's just foolishness. They
think like Elijah thought, and they say, we're the only ones
left. No, you're not. You're not the
only ones left. God has his remnant. And praise
God, we know some of those local assemblies. But that doesn't
mean every church that's called church is a member of God's,
of Christ's body. But we, I'm glad to hear there
are more than us. I know there are, and I'm thankful
for it. Like this in our text, we know that we most believe
that this was not necessarily one singular church at Ephesus,
but because there were many elders, there were many pastors, so these
were different local assemblies at the same time. And so church
has reference to that as well. And yet we are all one. We are all one. Believers in Christ, let us be
reminded that the church universal, the church local, invisible,
and all the churches, wherever they are, what makes them a church
is this. They belong to God. That's what
makes them a church. They belong to God. The church
does not belong to me. The church does not belong to
you. The church belongs to God. It belongs to God. It is the
church of God. The church of God. Go over to 1 Corinthians. See
this for yourselves. 1 Corinthians chapter 6. He's speaking to believers who
are part of the body of Christ. He says in verse 19, what? Sounds surprised. What? Know you not that your body is
the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which you have
of God? And listen, you are not your
own. For you have been bought, you
are bought with a price. Therefore, glorify God in your
body and in your spirit, which are God. Now, how many of even
believers in Christ, how many of you, or how many of them,
even now in this assembly maybe, suppose that their spirit and
soul belong to God, but their body belongs to them? Do you
think your body belongs to you? Not if you're a part of the church
of God, it doesn't. Your body as well as your spirit
belong to God. You have been bought. You are
a slave to the Lord Jesus Christ. This is not a reprimand. This
is a joy to us. This is to us who believe this
is joy. This is not something torturous.
It's not grievous to us to see this. That we belong body, soul,
and spirit to God. So whatever your station, whatever
your circumstance, listen, you belong to God. You are his servants
and he is your master. End of discussion. Is that simple? That is a simple thing, isn't
it? Master, slave. Now, believer in Christ, I know
this, that you and I are free from the law. That is so. We're
free from the law, but does this give us any license to rebel
against the word of our master? I'm free from the law. I can
do what I want to. Okay, go right ahead. But we
who believe follow Christ. We who truly believe follow Christ,
not oppose him. Take heed. Isn't that what he
says in our text? Take heed to yourselves. Take heed. If your body belongs
to you, listen, your spirit and soul belong to you. If your spirit and soul belong
to Christ, so does your body. So does your body. Therefore,
Paul says in Romans 12, I beg you. I beg you. By the mercies of God that you
present what your body. A living sacrifice. holy and
acceptable unto God, which is what? Your reasonable service. That's just reasonable for a
believer to give all of themselves to God because they belong to
Him. The church also, secondly, the church is said to be the
sheep. Look back in your text in verse
28. He says, take heed to yourselves
and to all of the flock. The flock. Sheep. The church is made up of sheep. And what is the nature of a sheep?
The nature of a sheep is to flock. They have to be together. This is their nature. This is
their defense. They stay together. And they
follow the shepherd. So the church of God as sheep
of God, what do they do? They flock and they follow. They flock and they follow. That's
their nature. See in the Scriptures that Jesus,
the Scriptures plainly tell us that sheep may be lost. That's
so, isn't it? We were lost. We were lost, but
now we are found. Now that we are found. You know
what? Sheep are lost and they're found
of Christ, but listen, goats never turn into sheep. You know
that? Nowhere in scripture does it
say you were a goat and now you're a sheep. Nowhere. That's modern
theology, by the way. You are a goat by nature, and
then you turn into a sheep. No, you were a sheep before,
even because you were given to Christ, your shepherd. Go over to John chapter 10. John
chapter 10. Jesus uses this analogy of sheep
and the shepherd. Jesus is the shepherd, and he
says to him, The porter openeth, and the sheep hear his voice,
and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth
them And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before
them, and the sheep do what? Follow him. For they know his
voice, and a stranger's voice they will not follow, but will
flee from him. Jesus has a sheep, and that sheep
is his church. And he calls his sheep by name. You who are believers in Christ,
you are the church of God. Listen, you are bought sheep. You were given to him of the
father, but yet he also purchased you by laying down his own life
for you. He purchased you. He bought you
with his blood. He laid down His life for the
sheep, He says, not for the goats, not for all men, but only His
elect sheep. And by His blood He brought every
one of them. And He calls them, and they believe,
and they follow Him, and He gives them eternal life, and they shall
never perish. This is His church. This is what
He says about His church. You are a flock. You are owned
of God. You are bought of Christ. And He's called you. He's called you. And you did
what when He called you? You heard His voice. And now
you do what? Follow Him. Follow Him. And this is why we assemble together. We assemble together because
our Shepherd calls us together. That's why the church is here.
That's why the church assembles together, meets together, to
hear his voice. Listen, if you're hearing my
voice, what good is that to you? You should hear his voice. These
are his words. These are not my words. These
are his. He says, my sheep hear my voice
and they follow me. They believe on him. They trust
him. And they don't believe anybody
else. They won't hear another man's words. But because the
sheep by nature also is not only to flock, but listen, there's
another aspect of sheep that picture the church well, and
that is our stupidity. That's just so. They are the
dumbest animals that ever walked the face of the earth. They are.
You don't see them in circuses. for a reason. They don't jump
through hoops. I saw a chicken one time obey
a command. A chicken! But I've never seen
a sheep follow a command of anyone but the shepherd. Never. Sheep are dumb animals. We are
prone to stray. We are prone to wonder. We're defenseless. You not see why he's called us
to flock together? Because we're stupid and defenseless.
Alone, we're in danger. It's necessary that we assemble
together. That's why he calls his church
together. God has given his church, therefore, God has given his
church pastors and teachers. He says, take heed to yourselves. to all the flock over which the
Holy Ghost hath made you overseers." This is why God gives pastors. This is why God gives teachers.
So that He would instruct His people in His Word. In other
words, I'm to feed you with this. I'm to take the Word of God and
to feed you. I'm to instruct you and edify
the local assembly over which God has made me the overseer. Now you who are the flock of
God, I want you to consider for a moment just how steep a price
he paid to buy you. How much did it cost the master
to secure your salvation? to bring you into this fold,
His church. Paul says in our text that God
purchased you. Listen, he said, which God purchased
with His own blood. That is, the Lord Jesus Christ
is God, manifest in the flesh, and His blood was shed in a legal
sense in that it paid your debt in full. The debt of sin you
owed to God you could never pay. In billions and billions of years
in hell you could never have paid. And yet He, willingly for
you, the rebel, paid your debt. Paid your debt to the justice
of God. The debt of our sin was eternal
death, and the price was so high you could never pay it. Therefore,
by the suffering of Christ Jesus, under the justice of God, He
hath forever, once for all, paid your debt. Is that not the most astounding
thing? That your debt is satisfied. God is satisfied with your payment,
which was really His payment. It was His payment. He paid. The Scripture says, He shall
see of the travail of His soul. You sheep, listen, it's not by
your sacrifice that you're set free, it's by the sacrifice of
your shepherd. By the sacrifice of your Lord,
He bare your iniquities in His own body on the tree. And how
valuable was this price? How precious is this? You know,
not everyone, He didn't pay for everyone's sin. He paid for yours. This death, this atonement was
not universal, but for many. That's what he said in Isaiah
53. He said, My righteous servant shall justify what? Many. Not everyone, but many. Jesus
said this. He said, I came to give eternal
life to as many as the Father hath given me. Acts 13 verse
48 when they were preaching the gospel the Apostle Paul The scripture
says as many as were ordained to eternal life what believed? believed And when Jesus shed
his blood for the church when God shed his blood for this church
It was a complete purchase He left nothing for the church to
pay nothing He left nothing for us to pay. When Jesus cried on
the cross, He didn't cry in weakness. He didn't cry in defeat. He cried
in victory. And He said, It is finished. What? The redemption of my church
is finished. I've paid for their sins and
it's finished. The justice of God is forever
satisfied. Once for all, O sinner, receive
it. Once for all, O brother, believe
it. And every one that belongs to
God, every one of His sheep that has been redeemed by His blood,
listen, He calls them and they believe. Is that not what
happened to you? You who believe, is that not
what happened to you? That's exactly what happened to me.
That's exactly the testimony of every saint from the beginning. They heard the Word of God and
they believed on Christ. And they were saved. That's the
testimony of every one of His church. And what else is the
testimony? They follow Him. They follow Him. I'm going to
ask you this and I want you to answer yourself. Don't answer
this for anyone else. Are you the church of God. Do you belong to God? Have you been purchased of Christ? Have you been called of the Holy
Spirit to faith in Christ alone? then you are his church. So wherever
the church is mentioned, he's talking to you. He's talking
to you. And so that's who the church
is. Now, secondly, what is the purpose? What's our purpose?
Why did Jesus establish the church in this world? Why didn't he
just save us and take us to glory? Have you ever thought of that?
I'm just wondering sometimes, I'm wondering why he, why in
the world did he just leave us here? Why didn't he just take
me and immediately he could have ushered me into glory and I could
have never have suffered or endured such hardships or trials or difficulties. Why is that? Because you have
a purpose. You have a mandate. Christ left you here for a reason. Why did Christ establish this
church? His church. Now, most people believe the
church is to be a government watchdog. Isn't that what modern
church is? You hear about all these people
that false prophet Billy Graham's son, I don't even know his name.
He thinks his purpose in life is to manage the government.
He thinks that's what they think the church is for, government
policy. Some think the church is to be
a welfare state, to pick up where the government leaves off. The
government has food stamps, the government has all this stuff,
and the church is supposed to pick up the rest of that. That's
how they think about the church. That's what they think the church
is here for. Surely that is not the purpose
of the church. The church may, you as believers
in Christ, may be in government positions. I don't know. You
may have some job in the government or you may have wealth and you
may desire to give to the poor, whatever. But that is not the
mandate of the church. The mandate of the church is
simple. Listen. Go you into all the world and
preach the gospel. What I am doing today is exactly
the purpose of the church to declare, not debate, the gospel. Simply, boldly proclaim Jesus
Christ and Him crucified. That's our mandate. We have no
other mandate. And to do so is to deviate from
what our mandate is. Preach the gospel. Go over to Timothy, 1 Timothy
chapter 3. 1 Timothy chapter 3 and verse 15.
Apostle Paul writing to this preacher, Timothy, this pastor,
he says, if I tarry long, If I tarry long, that thou mayest
know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living
God, the pillar and ground of the
truth. Do you not see the great responsibility
that God has left with His church? You are the bearer of truth. You. Don't look around. You are the bearer of truth. This is our mandate to preach
the truth. Declare the truth boldly and
plainly and unequivocally Jesus Christ and him crucified we are
to declare it without apology Without debate or deceit Paul
says without controversy. That's the next verse in verse
16 without controversy Great is the mystery of godliness.
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen
of angels, listen, preached unto the Gentiles. What do you think
I'm doing now? What are you? You're not Jews. I know that. You're Gentiles.
So am I. What we're doing, we're preaching
the gospel. Preached unto the Gentiles. Believed on in the
world. Do you believe on Jesus Christ?
Now see the mandate of the church is that God call out His people
by this pillar and ground of truth. He has taken His gospel
and given it to earthen vessels so that we might declare this
truth and God will use it for the salvation of His people.
Jesus Christ is God manifest in the flesh. That's what we
preach. That He is our righteousness and the sum and foundation of
the church. And Paul says in that next chapter,
he says many will depart from this. Many will leave this. But he said for you to be a good
minister of the gospel, you need to put the church in remembrance.
Is that not what I'm doing? These things are not new I'm
declaring to you. You've heard them. If you've been here three
weeks, you've heard these things. You've been here one time, you've
heard these things. I'm not telling you anything new. I'm bringing
these things to your remembrance. To your remembrance. to bring to remembrance good
and sound doctrine, even the complete depravity of man, the
unconditional election of the Father, the limited or particular
redemption of Jesus Christ, the irresistible call of the Holy
Spirit, and the sure preservation and perseverance of the saints.
These doctrines I bring to your remembrance. That's what the church is for.
The church of God It's our purpose to preach the
gospel steadfastly, boldly, without shame, even though it cost us
everything. I'm going to ask you this. What are you willing to give
to keep this church, this light in this place? You know what you, as a church
of God, should be willing to give? Your life. Your life. John said, this is love, that
you love him and you lay down your life for the brethren. We should preach the word in
season and out of season. Preach the gospel. Preaching
of the gospel is the center of our worship in the church of
God. And you who are the church of
God here, this is your mandate. Go you into all the world and
preach the gospel to every creature. Now then, thirdly, what does
this What does it mean then to belong to the church of God?
If you are part of the church of God, what does it mean to
belong? Ever since the Holy Spirit descended
upon the apostles, God had used the means of preaching to call
His people. Paul said, I came not to baptize,
but to preach the gospel. For by the foolishness of preaching,
God has chosen to save His people. Therefore, the church gives and
supports the preaching of the gospel because this is God's
chosen means. When the apostles preached the
gospel the first time when the Holy Spirit descended over an
axe, if you go to Acts chapter 2, look at this. I want you to
see the This should be a reflection of
this local assembly and of every church, every believer in the
church. Acts chapter 2 and verse, let me find it here, verse 41, after
the apostle preached, listen, then they gladly received the
word and were baptized. In other words, they were baptized
after they had believed. Baptism is the only public confession
of faith. They believed the Word of God.
They believed on Christ and were baptized. And listen, and the
same day were added unto them about 3,000 souls. And they continued steadfastly
in the apostles doctrine and fellowship and breaking of bread
and prayers. These believers joined themselves
publicly together and were committed to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Committed. They were committed. So what
does it mean to belong to the church? It means that you are
absolutely completely sold out to Jesus Christ. That's what
it means. These were committed faithful
members of a church. They joined themselves together.
They were faithful to the fellowship of the gospel and the ordinances
of the Lord's Supper, and they were people of prayer, not because
they had to. Listen, when I'm telling you
these things, this is not a law. You should be here because you
want to be here. I follow Christ because I desire
to follow Christ. I'm part of this church because
I desire to fellowship with God's people. I need the Word just
like you do. I need to be fed just like you
do. And so to belong to the church
is not just to have your name on the roll, but it is to be
completely committed even to the giving up of your life for
the gospel. Fourthly, who governs the church?
Back in your text, the apostle says, Therefore, take heed unto
yourselves and to all the flock over which the Holy Ghost hath
made you overseers. This question has caused much
strife in the church and much complaining. Who's in charge? Who's overseeing the church? This cause is, this strife is
only truly caused by those who desire to seek the preeminence
in the church. If there's any strife at all
about who's in charge of the church, it's because some men
in the congregation or some people desire to have that. They desire
to rule. Now, the Word of God in our text
is clear that there are some given in the church, speaking
to the elders and pastors, that they are made overseers by the
Holy Ghost. Now listen, I'm going to be very
clear to you. The real person in charge of this church is Jesus
Christ. He's the head. He's the head of the whole thing.
But as a body, he has given gifts unto men, certain gifts. And
one of those is pastors, teachers. Now, there are no more apostles
and the evangelists that were they anointed with gifts of the
Holy Spirit are no longer around. What's left is pastors and teachers. And this is a gift. It's not
a punishment, but a gift. And the pastors are for the edification. Listen, you know, every time
I come here, I hear these words, Comfort ye, comfort ye my people,
saith the Lord. I'm not here to whip you. I'm
not here to take this and to beat you with it. What I'm here
to do is show you these things. I want to, out of love, warn
you of these things. Because I know we are prone to
wonder. And so God has given overseers
in His church so as to reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all longsuffering
the children of God. I'm here to feed you. I'm here
to feed you. You want to see this, go to Hebrews.
Hebrews chapter 13. Hebrews chapter 13 and verse
7. Remember them which have the
rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God, whose
faith or faithfulness follow, considering the end of their
conversation, their lifestyle. Believers, look at me. As your
overseer, I should be the most faithful among you. and you should follow me. You should follow the example
set before you. I'll ask you, have I missed to
give you the Word of God? And if I've not been here, have
I not found someone to make sure you have the Word of God? That's
my purpose. My purpose is to feed you The
pastor does not rule with laws or brute force or bylaws, but
solely on thus saith the Lord. That's all my authority that
I have. It's not what saith me. You shouldn't
listen to what I'm saying if I have not thus saith the Lord.
That's my mandate. That's my purpose. To give you
what God says. To declare the gospel of Jesus
Christ to you. To care for your souls. to care for the sheep of God
by preaching the gospel. This is why congregations seeking
a pastor should always take great care in the one they call. It's
very important. I know that this church took
great care before they called me to be their pastor. I commend
them for that. I commend them. And he should meet all of the
qualifications that God gives to preach. Now, as your pastor,
I know that I am called not to pastor every man. I can preach
to every man. I can. I'll do it. Anytime I
have the opportunity, I'll preach. I'll preach to anyone, anywhere. But I know this. I am not going
to be everyone's pastor. That's okay. That's fine with
me. I'm not called to be everyone's
pastor. I'm just called to be your pastor. But all who are members of the
church, this church, obey my word even as I am given to care
for your souls. And if you cannot abide by me
as your pastor, then I suggest you go somewhere where you can.
That's okay. I'm not in competition with other
men. By all means, any man that you can sit under. But I'll tell you this, if a
man will not submit to any pastor, the problem is not the pastor,
it's the man. It's the person that won't do
it. If anybody has not submitted themselves to a local pastor,
then I tell you they're in great danger. And they kick against the Word
of God. They're kicking against it. I don't need a preacher. I can learn this myself. No,
you can't. That's what God said. I'm just
giving you what God said. And fifthly, how does one join
the church? Well, simply, anyone who believes
on Jesus Christ and is baptized may clearly join themselves with
us. Great. I love that. That would
be wonderful. Wouldn't it be great like it
did in the first message Peter preached? 3,000 souls were added
to the church and they joined themselves. That would be great.
I'd love to see many come and believe on Jesus Christ. And
you should. If you are a part of this, if
you, by the grace of God, are saved, you should be baptized
according to the scripture and join yourself to the assembly.
You should. It's that simple. But I'll tell
you this, when you join, you should be absolutely, totally
committed to the worship of God, to the service of God. And lastly, I'm gonna ask this
question, why should we be faithful to attend the public worship? It's so simple. Jesus said to. Do you need anything else? Hebrews chapter 10. Our Lord
gives us this through his apostle. I lost my place. You just had
to give me a minute. Verse 25. Oh, verse 23. Let us hold fast the profession
of our faith without wavering. Why is it that you should hold
fast your profession of faith? For He is faithful. That's why. How do I know I'm going to be
saved? Because He's faithful. And let us consider one another
to provoke unto love and to good works, not forsaking the assembling
of ourselves together as the manner of some is, but exhorting
one another insomuch more as you see the day approaching.
Why should you be faithful? You should be faithful because
He promised to save you. You should be faithful because
you love the brethren. I'm gonna ask you how in the
world can you possibly exhort me to good works or encourage
me by your absence? How? I'm with you in spirit,
brother. Not really encouraging. Not really encouraging. It's
not encouraging to anyone else either. And you know this, listen
to me. Habitual forsaking of the assembly
leads only to this that the Apostle will get to in that chapter,
apostasy. Do you not see that that is the
beginning of apostasy? It's the beginning. One goes away, not all at once,
but slowly. I think that's how my grandpa
taught us how to cook turtles. Slowly. I don't cook it, so I don't know.
But that's how it works. It begins by forsaking the assembly
of themselves together, and then it leads to a complete denial.
And what do people say? Not me! Never me! Isn't that
what Peter said before he denied the Lord Jesus Christ? Isn't that the question Judas
asked before he betrayed him? Is it me, Lord? It's important to be faithful
and not forsake because Christ said it, because it encourages
I'll tell you this, if you have no need of public assembly of
the saints, or if you choose to absent yourselves from the
worship of God because of family, friends, work, or fleshly lusts,
listen, I stand in doubt of you. What can I say? If you're not completely sold
out to this, I stand in doubt. Surely, some will blame the preacher,
and there's plenty of that to blame on me. I am not the greatest
preacher that ever lived. My Lord holds that title. But if you cannot find a place
to be faithful, it's most likely you and not the preacher that
is to blame. May God teach us that we are
the church, that he has bought us with his blood, that he has
given us the purpose of preaching the gospel, and we should give
everything we have to it. You know what? I'm ashamed to
say this, but some of God's people tend more to their animals than
they give to the gospel of Jesus Christ. That's just so. Where your treasure is, there
will your heart be also. Isn't that what the Lord said?
And why do we give ourselves, our time, our energy, our money
to the gospel? So that God may use us to call
others in. That's what we're here for. That's
our purpose. What a glorious purpose. That
we are the banner of truth in this generation. Is there anything greater? Is
there anything more important than this? If there is, something's wrong. Something's wrong. May God teach
us, instruct us. And if you are his, this should
be your joy. is much like this. And if you don't like this, you're
going to hate heaven. You're going to not like heaven.
Heaven is the assembly of the saints, and what do we do all
the time there? Worship God. I pray that God teach us. Let's
stand. We'll be dismissed in prayer.