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Paul Mahan

God Is Faithful By When You Were Called

1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Paul Mahan • December, 12 2007 • Audio
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1 Corinthians
What does the Bible say about God's faithfulness?

The Bible emphasizes God's faithfulness in keeping His promises and calling His people.

Scripture consistently illustrates God's faithfulness, as seen in 1 Corinthians 1:9, which teaches that God is faithful by whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ. This declaration assures believers that God's promises are steadfast and reliable throughout history. Trusting in God's faithfulness empowers Christians to face trials with hope and assurance, knowing that God will fulfill His covenant promises. His faithfulness is the foundation on which believers can rest their faith, as demonstrated in numerous biblical accounts that showcase God's unwavering commitment to His people.

1 Corinthians 1:9, Deuteronomy 7:9, 2 Thessalonians 3:3

How do we know election is true?

The doctrine of election is grounded in Scripture, affirming God's sovereign choice in salvation.

Election, or God's choice of individuals for salvation, is a key aspect of Reformed theology. Scripture like Ephesians 1:4-5 reveals that God chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world, highlighting His sovereign will in the salvation process. Moreover, 1 Thessalonians 1:4 mentions the love of God's election, which indicates that this teaching is rooted in God's purpose and grace. Understanding election provides believers with a deep sense of security and humility, as salvation is ultimately not based on human effort but solely on God's merciful choice.

Ephesians 1:4-5, 1 Thessalonians 1:4

Why is God's calling important for Christians?

God's calling is vital as it indicates His purpose and divine plan for each believer.

God’s calling is a crucial aspect of the Christian faith, serving as the means by which He initiates a relationship with His people. In 1 Corinthians 1:2, Paul addresses the church of God called to be saints, demonstrating that calling is not merely an invitation but a definitive act of God’s grace. This calling reflects His purpose for believers to live in fellowship with Him and fulfill their roles in His kingdom. Understanding one’s calling encourages Christians to pursue holiness and actively engage in the mission of spreading the gospel, as highlighted in passages like Romans 8:30, where it states that those He predestined, He also called.

1 Corinthians 1:2, Romans 8:30

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day, a new day. Many of you know that it says
in the Bible, in Deuteronomy chapter 3, verse 23, verse 22
and 23 say this, we are the Lord's persons, and we are not the devil's,
because we contain the law, and we live by it, right now, we
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across the distance, this has been such a mess. It's just,
the directive for them to look at in this time period is to
move right now. This brand of thinking, I mean,
is really, really divergent. That's all right. Such is entitled
to have the first mind to say, God is faithful by whom He will
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the end, is because God is such a God. The first man said, by whom you will
call me. Paul had properly closed his
first letters in the Bessalonians with this, that faithfully he
had called us to him. We will also hear him, since
he called me. He revealed the Christ that he
had saved him, and he called his disciples. And this call
of God is how he's left himself. Verse one and two, Paul said,
I was called the apostle, because of that country, the country
of Israel. And verse 2, he says, unto the
church of God that calleth to them that are sanctified, said
the Father. And the Christ Jesus, including the Christ,
called to sanctify, or called to sanctify. And he said, it
goes on to say, and all and everybody said, that's right. They call
upon the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, on Saturday night.
The name of our Lord on Saturday. And do you remember Sunday? It
was a two-fold call. I've never heard it come back.
It was a general call. It was a call versus announcement,
not really a statement, but a proclamation or announcement. And then there's
that particular It's a sexual-saving problem, as many of my folks
have said. And how do you know it's a problem?
Paul says in another place, it gives you an expression to make
your calling and your action human. And I asked a year ago,
Paul, I said, how do you know you're a man if I call? If you
said no, and that's contained, but you said all of it, and you
know you were left with all of your letters, all of it, for
whom did you get four noes? You get four noes, you get three
yeses, and you get three yeses, and you're off. Off. And over
at 1 Thessalonians, he says, yes, holy brethren, the love
of your election of God. Well, that's not even 1 Thessalonians. He does, yes,
say it. Holy brethren, the love of your election of God, for
our gospel. He recalls 2 Thessalonians 2,
1 Thessalonians. And as we said, if you go to
Job 2.32, I want you to know where it is here. Religion, soul
leaders and all that, they quote Romans 10.13 a lot. Two verses
with all of the names of the Lord, as we say. But in Job,
Daniel says in Job chapter 2, verse 32, is where it's called,
stop that. This poem is almost converging
part of Joel's truth, or his truth. I don't want you to know
what his truth is. Okay? I want you to know, because
we know, we do know this, that whoever taught those stuff, you
have to understand, God taught me this. It's not that stuff that does
it. It's called. That's what religion says, though.
It says it's called. It's just called. It doesn't
say, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. It's called, isn't it? We give glory where glory is
good, don't we? It's called. You call it. You call it. It
will come down. In verse 36, it says, It shall
come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord
shall be delivered, saved. That's all Paul told Jeroboam
in verse 6. It's not a big deal. It's a big deal. It's a big deal.
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It's a big deal. It's a big deal. It's a big deal. It's a big deal. It's a big deal.
It's a big deal. It's a big deal. It's a big deal. Shall be deliverance,
salvation, as the Lord hath said, and the remnant of the remnant
according to the election of grace." Stop with the election
of grace. Remember who the Lord is. I don't want you to take that
verse and say you can't quote it. You can, you quote it. If
your children can, Marjorie, you can. I'm not going to tell
you, Marjorie. Go back. But if our children
learn diversity, we can't do it. I would at least want you
to tell us where to find it. So you ready to give it a go?
Give it a go. That's where it's all from. The only reason anybody's coming
is because the Lord's coming. The only reason anybody's coming
is because the Lord's coming. The only reason anybody's choosing
is because the Lord's coming. Alright, go back to our text.
And that was my salvation, from the earth. God chose me and called
me by His grace, by His love, called me. Yet I was not caught
on one account. So that's my hope for others,
others that I talk to. And I hope that your children,
your blessed ones, your unblessed brothers and friends and all
that, they're hopeful. And I hope for them the same as you are for me. This is God's time. God's time. And the Lord will call on you
as I call on you. He will call on you. And they
will call on you. Verse 3, He said, Grace will be with you. This is where we get
to that. Grace first fully graced the
young people, and peace from God, our Father, and from the
Lord Jesus Christ. Praise and praise. If you had
heard the gospel, the gospel of Jesus Christ, that's the most
gracious thing God has ever given you. That's, that's a two-sided
view, I assure you. If you've heard the Word of Truth, and
you believe it, and you love it, you can see the love between
you. Oh, Jesus, I love you. I'm going to go down there
and say it again. Oh, Jesus, I love you. I love
you, too. Oh, that's great. That's great. Jesus Christ is
the call, and God is going to ask things on you. Things for
you. Very few entities, just as the
Lord chose those certain shepherds, His people for their lives, you see, to give them that collapse
of peace on earth. God no less chose you than He
did, said His angels. That's right. And His angels tell us of Christ's
action. Right? And a good way is peace and good
will from God, the gospel of God, the gospel of God. Verse
four, he says, and verse three, from God and from the Lord Jesus
Christ, we shall live together in heaven. Verse four, he says,
I thank my God, O Lord, on your behalf. So the grace of God which
is given me, I give to God. I thank God always for the grace
of God which is given me. Everything we have and everything
we are is tied to the grace of God. It never falls in. And He knows that, I'm sure.
I am what I am. I'm the grace of God. Everything we have, everything
we are, is a gift. What we have, that we have not
received. And so we cannot follow the goal
of religion. We seek it out. Every spirit
and person is coming back from the power of God. If we refuse it, there is no
where to go. We have no choice. All by grace, but the key to
grace, the key gift is God's elective grace, God's saving
grace. It's all about it, and that's
through the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. That's what he
said, given you by Jesus Christ, through Jesus Christ. This gift,
the gift of God is eternal life through the use of Christ our
Lord. He earned that salvation. He's in a pretty good position. It's all right there. He's bloodshed
for a religion like this. His righteousness and his beauty
is outstanding. Amen. Verse 5, he says, that
in fact, he said, I give thanks always to God on your behalf.
Open the grace of God, verse 5, that in everything you are
in a good position. The second Corinthians is said
to have told the second Corinthians, and you know he was rich. He said, the second Corinthians,
you know he was rich. Verse nine, he knows the grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ. That's what he, though he was
rich, yet for our sake he became poor, that he who is impoverished
may be rich. So he said, if everything you
are is rich, fine, you know, unless you come forward and make sure that it's
ridiculous. And that's the proof he's lying to us, in the front of himself, that
it's ridiculous. It's the proof he's lying to
us. I don't want to say that he didn't mean to say that. And then, if my father doesn't
start it out, he's going to make sure that it isn't time for war
somehow. I've got a picture of a schoolhouse over in England. That's a schoolhouse. That's
close to Savannah by the city of Savannah. So the
kids, does it go to Savannah or does it go to, and we turn
it out and the kids walk in? I don't know. But it's a shack,
a one-person schoolhouse that's at least one hour. More than
an hour. Kennedy L.A. comes from Fort
Lauderdale. And the folks there were great. Some of my folks were not from
Lauderdale, but they said, oh, we'll be back. And I was like,
well, Chow, Chow, that looks like the 1930s. The 1930s. The 1930s. And so we are really absolutely
living the material thing. But this thing really doesn't
exist. It doesn't exist. We just follow
it. Something that exists here is something that we keep. That's
that. And these graves in which the
unsearchable lives are living, for Christ's sake, They said
there in our paper, one of our papers, that if we perform blessed
deeds, that God, the Father, our Lord, Jesus Christ, we have
blessed, gentlemen, with all spiritual blessings in every
place of faith, strength, and life. All the blessings, promises,
and blessings of God that emanate from Christ Jesus. And we're
rich. If you have faith, you're rich. Hopefully you have a beggarly
religion that's void of true Satan's faith. If you have an
account, if you have a mustard seed plant of this Satan's faith,
you're going to grow it. It is in faith and hope.
I don't know why most people have
the religion that they have. It really doesn't get there,
it really doesn't get there. God's a high center in prayer.
God doesn't want things to happen to anybody. How could you have
any hope of finding a job like that? Huh? If God didn't want
you to get sick, you didn't get sick. What hope is there in God like that? Oh, we
have hope. We have hope. We can say that
Eli is the one. No matter what happens. No, with
Joseph, the Lord. With Joseph, the Lord is coming
on the sheep, and he will take good care of the sheep prior
to the coming of Jesus. All together now, that's how
it's going to be. So if you're going to go through
time, and you'll be able to go through time, you'll be able to take
things, and you'll have that peace that passes on. So we have
this hope, this real belief, that if we do like it,
it will happen. So we have to come out with love,
faith, hope, and love. If you love God, how many of
you love God as God, really? Thirty-two percent of you. If you can't
describe the God of Bible, you'll find that. I don't want to tell
you that. I don't want you to read it. If you love the Christ, and if
you really love the Christ, it's not for what you can get out
of it, but if you really love Him, I mean, you really have
seen them as your family. You really do. A lot of people
say that, don't they? You've been in religious organizations,
you've been in the so-called churches where they've said that,
and they don't mean it. Not that they've sat you in the
back. You've been there. You've learned to
dial up and go out there and tell little people. You've been
there. But you really have to be true
to us, Mr. President. By age, you know we have a truly
passionate sense of humor. You really do. It's not a complaint. It's a
challenge. We can all build on our own. It's not a privilege
to fight. It's a boring thing. That's my compassionate feeling.
Now, nobody can know that. You can play. There's another
one. Nobody. That's it. You sit here
talking, that's a misjudgment. That's a real misjudgment of
the church. You sit here talking, saying, you know, I'm not going
to be laughing at you, I'm not going to be laughing at you,
I'm not going to be laughing at you. Oh, you have this true love for
the brethren. If you have this peace, then
come what may. Faith, hope, love, peace. If
you have peace, then me on camel can't earn it. You remember that? Anybody remember that? Did they
just let go of the 40 pairs they were on camel? Anybody ever remember
that? Did we fly back and they said,
we're going to let you stay on camel? The whole world is worried
about me and my family. Barbara, you have to escape it. That's the key to the most
powerful thing in the universe. That it really doesn't matter
who you like to play with, you have to play with it. It really doesn't matter who you
like to play with, you have to play with it.
And as much as that, whoo, heavy attention spaces, look at that.
It doesn't matter who you play with. So she wasn't poor, was
she? No, she didn't have a house. She had this peace. She had this promise. She had to do it. She had this
promise. That's why we're here. The Lord raised her up. Uh-huh. The Lord promoted her.
Promoted the other son of a bitch. That's right. If you have joy,
if you rejoice in hearing this song, Look with me at 1 Thessalonians
4. I hope you can do it, but I don't
want you to do it again. I don't want you to do that. 1 Thessalonians 4 is something
we look at many times together. 1 Thessalonians chapter 1. If you rejoice in this gospel,
if this is your chief joy and rejoicing, If you don't need anything else,
if you don't need anything else, you are free to
go. You are free to go. I received a phone call
from a fellow today, and he asked me, he wanted to ask, to find
out about What a doctor, you know. First we get out, we want
to know, how do you do the medical care? What, what's your opinion
of this person? Uh-huh. Well, he said, and uh,
he said to me, I said, he said, I did it. I did it. And he said,
then he asked me to leave the department. So what I said to
him, he said, I did it. It's what kind of music do you
have that's part of your energy? And it's all on the phone. I
said, sir, I said, we don't make it on music. We make it on preaching. He said, all we do, what we do,
you ask me what we do here, what do we do here? He said, all we
do is preach God. He said, if you want to hear
God's Word, pray. If you want to hear Christ's Word, first
I trust in God's Word. If you're seeking His Word, or
God's Word then, if you're rejoicing in the gospel praise, keep coming.
That's what we should do. He said, but we're told not to
do that. I said, we have to do that. And I said, we're the same, you
know, we're the same. He said, throw me out. He said,
have him. And all of this goes to my period.
He said, he's one of those $10,000, $15,000. He said, use the joy. Use the
joy. Well, I did that time. It was great. Let's make a rejoice, let's just
feel something. If this is all we need. If it is true that you're
going to joy, come and give this gospel, same old, the old fashioned,
where it is really what? Kindly give, and don't go tired.
God is calling you now. Come. So the first verse of Mormon,
Mormon says in verse four, "...our gospel came not unto you in word
only, but also in power." Our gospel. We've got it. There's only one. "...and came
in power." What that power is, is so important. giving, God
giving, a heart that loves, and loves kind, and doesn't need
anything. It's like falling in love with
a person. That's what it is. That's what it is, falling in
love with Lord Jesus. This is a life that you lose
out in calling for a miracle. And you call for it, and you
sit with it, and you talk to it, and you cherish it. You try
to live with it. You try to have it. You just
have it from then on. You don't need much of that.
Do that business. Just do that business. If you're serious, do it. You have real love. You have
the love of God. Get it all in your heart. What's
the love of God? Love. God loves His Son. What's the love of God?
Get it all in your heart. God is this infinite love of
His Son. Before there was a world, before
there was anything material, there was God and His Son. And
He created man. And He created man because He
knew Him. He was God's big son, and that's where he was. And God called him, and he followed
God, and God came home, and he went back to Jesus. So
really, you can say from the heart, this is where all I am. Really, really, this is the first
place that I am at, the next place in which I am. And this
fellowship, one more time, this fellowship we have. Now, you hear me say this all
the time. I said it on the fourth exam, because I know you've got
a question. But honestly, there's no question I can give you. I think all the great churches,
all the ones we know about, there's no question. There's nobody like
Jesus. I mean, there's nobody like Jesus.
I swear to God, I don't know anybody like that. I don't know anybody
like that. I mean, there's nobody like that.
I don't know anybody like that. I mean, there's nobody like that. I don't know anybody like that.
I mean, there's nobody like that. I don't know anybody like that.
I mean, there's nobody like that. I mean, there's nobody like that. I mean,
there's nobody like that. I mean, there's nobody like that. I mean, there's nobody like that. I mean,
there's nobody like that. I mean, there's nobody like that. I mean,
there's nobody like that. I mean, there's nobody like that. I mean, there's nobody like that.
I mean, there's nobody like that. I mean, there's nobody like that.
I mean, there's nobody like that. I mean, there's nobody like that. I mean, there's nobody like that.
What's the point of that? There is a wish. There is a wish. I don't know. The word wish,
I thought, is a wish. Better a definition than a wish.
Here's the thing. There's something that has a wish. Can you think
of something that is a wish? He said, excuse me, I have some
of this to read. While I was studying this, I
thought of something to read, so I'm going to read it. And
I was reminded that there's a teaching that this book has a chapter
called, it says, 85% of the dark chapters count up to 5 in darkness,
5 in the dark darkness. Anyway, that is Denmark with
me and his demagoguery, as I said in the beginning. Meaningless
is singular. Meaningless is wider, is radical,
is something that is no longer present in human history. Come on. And we mention the beauty
of God, but it's for many of the rest of us here that it doesn't
matter. I listen to this so-called religion,
and I listen to Calvin, and Timothy, and Matthew, and Luke, and Acts, and that's going to
leave me in awe of it, don't it? Look again, and this goes well with
what he said, you are enriched by God in all other things. enriched by Him in all others
where others may speak." Now, he's saying it's popular. What he's talking about is Jesus. Now, people do not talk to Jesus
for their speech. They talk to the average religious
person, and their utterance for their speech is very silly and
cowardly. If you didn't talk about the
religion, by the way, then they're carrying very, very silly facts.
And this is so astounding. You don't want to play this up. You've talked a long time. But if you talk to one of those
people, you bring up religion if you want it. A person's saying
about something great, and you hear things like this, and you hear something about sin,
and you hear this. Do you hear talk about grace? Do you hear
talk about grace? What do you hear? That's
the electronic. The rich, that means other. Do you hear things
like, you know, do you hear things all over the place? Do you hear
talk about the glory of God? Insane? The glorious person and
work of God? The thing that doesn't stop you
is the fact that you have a purpose in life. There is a purpose in life. If
you, if somebody asks you about your religion, if you don't talk about the church,
and don't talk about your community, but you talk about the Lord,
you have a purpose. It's not one of the five, but
if you ask another religion, they don't talk about something
appropriate. As far as I'm concerned, they talk about what they do
for a living. If you ask them what they do for a living, you
can say that they teach them scripture, angels make them die,
and more than one thing really, the power of God and salvation.
So we're determined not to know
anything, and do anything. We're in a place of darkness
and knowledge. Knowledge. We know who we think
we really are. Huh? People say to me, God, we
don't know who God is. We don't know who God is. They're saying, well, God, we
can't say who God is. That's not true. That's the way to know
God. That has no end to your end.
No end to your end. You're fixed, right? Don't we
just read the psalm every night? How many times does it say to
talk about his right arm? We know who we have to listen
to. We're rich by His love. I know God is God. Don't you? And I'm not. And nobody else
is. Satan's not. I know that. Don't you? And I know that salvation
is Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone. Do you know that? And we know from the day of twenty-eight
that all things work together for good. But then the trust
in God, who is a call according to Jesus Christ. Do you know that? Do you know that in
your place you ought to know this thing? Do you know that
all your righteousness is filled with righteousness? That's all the knowledge you
need to know. You know that. That's right.
You're interested in it. Very interested in it. Now, even
I know the children, as I said, have a better knowledge of the truth
than most of the government. Honestly, you know some of them.
I'll give you a very clear example of that. Okay? There it is. A Bible teacher once asked a
very young child of a believer, what is everything worth? And
that child, four or five years old at the time, said, what is it worth? Now, if you ask a seminary
professor this question, If Jesus Christ actually redeemed his
people, he would say no. He would say he'd put down things
that way. If you could ask the average Roman Catholic high priest
or whatever it is, if Jesus Christ redeemed his people, he'd say,
no, Mary helped him. You could ask one of our four or five-year-old
children, what is a redeemer? One who redeems. Who is our Redeemer? The Lord
Jesus Christ. Who is our Redeemer? Our Redeemer. But He may lead you to the next
life, because that's what He says. What does He say? What He says. So God, through God, through
Christ, is what we're talking about. You know who's the first
man? The first son. That's what we're
talking about, you know, we're talking about the first son,
the first man, the first savior. He's been a testimony of Christ's
eternity, eternity. As I quote, do you know who that
is? Can anybody guess who it is?
It's been a long time since I've heard of him. You don't play
off the written form long enough, do you? You're concerned. This is absolutely
a man's job to gather that which is his personality. Concerned. So first you have
to have peace of mind. Peace of mind. Tend to the spirit.
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spirit. Tend to the spirit. Tend to the spirit. Tend to the spirit. Tend to the spirit. Tend to the
spirit. Tend to the spirit. Tend to the spirit. Tend to the spirit. Tend to the spirit.
Tend to the spirit. Tend to the spirit. Tend to the spirit. Tend to the spirit. And verse 7 says, So if you come
to Haggis, know this, you hear about these new money dollars
and superfixes and all this stuff, and I don't think we can praise
it all above and beyond, we can't do it. I'm telling you, it's a sham.
The Lord made them conservative. And by the way, he's back sometime,
and you'll know what I'm going to say to him in a minute. It's all a show. The
host cannot see the picture. They don't talk English. They don't
appear to like English. They don't have the grace of
nature, the Holy Spirit. They don't have the Holy Spirit. They
don't see the picture. This is what he said, you don't
come behind me with any gift. He wants the greatest gift, the
gifts of the Holy Spirit, my friends, faith, hope, and love.
That's what he told me here. How enriched we are in faith,
hope, and love. Faith in God, in good God. Faith in Christ. Our hope and
salvation is Christ. Isn't it? Hope, the hope of His
mercy. Oh Lord. Take great pleasure in the holy
mercy. If you know you're a sinner, and you'll be the day you die, and you'll be free from mercy,
and you know you're the Lord's mercy, you're not going to sin. Oh, Lord. Take great pleasure
in the holy mercy. You don't get out of the church that way, do you? You don't get out of the church
that way. You don't get out of the church that way. You don't get out of the church that way. You don't
get out of the church that way. You don't get out of the church that way. You don't
get out of the church that way. You don't get out of the church
that way. You don't get out of the church
that way. You don't get out of the church that way. You don't get out of the church that
way. You don't get out of the church
that way. You don't get out of the church that way. You don't get out of the church that way. You don't
get out You're not, I know you're not that high. I won't do it. Like it says in
verse 7, waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Waiting. Here you are again. You come
in here. You sit. You set the same hand. You keep
your mouth shut. You don't jump up. Very often, you come in here
and you sit. You can't do it. Our experience, I would say it's
this, and I would say it's this, and I would say it's this, and
I would say it's this, and I would say it's this, and I would say it's this, and I would say it's this,
and I would say it's this, and I would say it's this, and I would say it's this, and I
would say it's this, and I would say it's this, and I would say
it's this, and I would say it's this, and I would say it's this, and I would say
it's this, and I would say it's this, and I would say it's this, and I would say it's this, and I
would say it's this, and I would say it's this, and I would say
it's this, and I would say it's this, and I would say it's this,
and I would say it's this, and I would say it So here's this thought. If you come
back to the same place, if you come back to the place, in return
of your time and rest, rest in your time. That's what you do.
If you come to sit, listen, you're about to cry, you're ready. In
return of your time and rest, you shall be saved in quietness
and in comfort shall be your strength. He said, I love you, and I love
you. He said, for man thou shalt live
again all the days of my 20th time will I wait till my chance
to come. The world is waiting on the world
to come. We're waiting on our chance, our chance to come. He said, thou shalt call. I will. Praise the Lord. A boy comes, he comes, and that
guy comes. The first thing he says is, do
not come in front of me. He came in front of me, and he
called me. Able as he was to call me, he
also did. He was in front of me. It is very desirable,
and it is very desirable to have the knowledge of what I just
talked about. It is so challenging. How do you go about it? It's an honest question. And
that's how God is. God is faithful. Faithful is
the word I have. He's always been that person
to me. I know He's faithful. God is
faithful. God is faithful with His word. Whatever God says,
He's faithful. He's faithful. Amen. Thank you. Then I'm not. He's faithful with His word.
He's faithful with His word. God is faithful with His son.
Christ said to all of the people in the community that had come
to Him, Christ said He would receive all, you know, He would
receive all of the coming of God finally, finally. This is the reason. He promised
that the first time He would set us free. There's no therefore,
there's no more, there's by God. He is God. He does. Thanks be
to God. He was a teacher of heaven and
of mercy. He was a man that loved God. And He gave the man to a thousand men. That's the history of it. And we're supposed to have the
history of it. The Lord's mercy. 2 Thessalonians 3, verse 3 says
this. The Lord says, Who just hath received me, and who do
you want to receive? That's my hope. That's your hope.
That's what it is. That's the truth, that's me.
If we believe not, yes, we'll be divided. And our faith, you know, is strong. Most of the time, still, I do
not have faith at all, either actively. You can deny it all to me, but they all need to die. We're
not to be judged. All right. So, just as there
was a law in this country, at least today, since it was the
third leg of the 19th or the 11th century, I saw heaven opened,
and there were all the white wars, Yeah, this is real. This is true. There's no fairy
tale. Our friend, Ephesus, doesn't have a black horse. The old white horse that he that
sat upon him was called... All right. Okay, thank you. Everyone, good evening and
good afternoon. We thank Father Harold, and you have no idea
what he's done here. He's done so many things. He's wonderful to us. He's been a real joy. So good
to be here. I really appreciate it. The virtues,
the grace, the transcendence, the proper direction, the perfect
attendance, always bring the end prior to the beginning, or
the start before the end. This is the story of our fellowship
and how we learn. We are saying this about our
faith, about our faith. Lord, remind me that although
they do not trust in me, if I say we have you, they know. Okay. Thank you. I don't know if you've ever heard
of it, but it's a really good book. I can't believe I'm doing this. Thank you for coming. Thank you very much. So I'm going to go ahead and
do that. It's a pleasure to be here. It's a pleasure to be here. It's a pleasure to be here. Thank you. I'm going to go ahead and get
started. I mean, there are a lot of little
things that I'm really surprised about. I don't know if you've
ever heard of it, but this is a brand that is 30 years old,
and it's been around for 40 years, and it's hard for me to say that
it's gone, but it's a brand that's been around for 40 years, and
it's been around for 40 years, and it's been around for 40 years.
Thank you very much. I'm going to go ahead and do
that. I'm going to do that. And the combination of the two
worlds that we're in right now, not only in terms of the human eye, but also in terms of how
we're doing in terms of how we're doing in terms of how we're doing in terms of how we're doing in
terms of how we're doing in terms of how we're doing in terms of how we're doing in terms of
how we're doing in terms of how we're doing in terms of how we're doing in terms of how we're doing
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in terms of how we're doing in terms of how we're doing in terms of how we're doing
in terms of how we're doing in terms of how we're doing in terms of how we're doing in
terms of how we're doing in terms of Are you happy, Dad? I'm so happy to see
you. Did he remember me? I don't think so. Looks like
he did. You don't have to think about
it if I get scared. I don't know what that is. We are the world. We are the
world. We are the world. We are the world. We are the world. We are the world. We are the world. We are the world. Oh, look at that now, look. you
Paul Mahan
About Paul Mahan
Paul Mahan has been pastor of Central Baptist Church in Rocky Mount, Virginia since 1989; preaching the Gospel of God's Sovereign Grace.
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