How to Spend Quiet Time With God with Pastor Allen Nolan

I just recently finished a mini-series I just recently finished a mini-series on the subject of the Bible and in that on the subject of the Bible and in that on the subject of the Bible and in that series I mentioned the fact that this is series I mentioned the fact that this is series I mentioned the fact that this is the first time in American history in the first time in American history in the first time in American history in which we have a generation of children which we have a generation of children which we have a generation of children whose parents and grandparents are in whose parents and grandparents are in whose parents and grandparents are in church in other words this is the first church in other words this is the first church in other words this is the first generation in America in which the generation in America in which the generation in America in which the majority of kids are being raised by majority of kids are being raised by majority of kids are being raised by parents who aren't saved and who don't parents who aren't saved and who don't parents who aren't saved and who don't attend church and the same goes for attend church and the same goes for attend church and the same goes for their grandparents they aren't saved and their grandparents they aren't saved and their grandparents they aren't saved and they don't attend church so these kids they don't attend church so these kids they don't attend church so these kids are being raised without any biblical are being raised without any biblical are being raised without any biblical education or spiritual guidance which education or spiritual guidance which education or spiritual guidance which means that they've never been taught any means that they've never been taught any means that they've never been taught any of the stories from the Bible of the stories from the Bible of the stories from the Bible they've never prayed at meals or at they've never prayed at meals or at they've never prayed at meals or at bedtime and they've never heard their bedtime and they've never heard their bedtime and they've never heard their mother or their grandmother saying Jesus mother or their grandmother saying Jesus mother or their grandmother saying Jesus loves me so as a pastor I've had to make loves me so as a pastor I've had to make loves me so as a pastor I've had to make some changes first of all I can't assume some changes first of all I can't assume some changes first of all I can't assume that everyone knows the stores from the that everyone knows the stores from the that everyone knows the stores from the Bible they might be familiar to me but Bible they might be familiar to me but Bible they might be familiar to me but it doesn't mean they're familiar to them it doesn't mean they're familiar to them it doesn't mean they're familiar to them if I bring up David or Goliath I just if I bring up David or Goliath I just if I bring up David or Goliath I just expected in the past for everyone to expected in the past for everyone to expected in the past for everyone to know the story even if they didn't know the story even if they didn't know the story even if they didn't attend church as a child I knew that at attend church as a child I knew that at attend church as a child I knew that at least their parents did as a child or least their parents did as a child or least their parents did as a child or maybe their grandparents did so they maybe their grandparents did so they maybe their grandparents did so they passed those stories on well I can't passed those stories on well I can't passed those stories on well I can't assume that anymore assume that anymore assume that anymore I can't even assume that they know who I can't even assume that they know who I can't even assume that they know who Jesus is or what Jesus has done for them Jesus is or what Jesus has done for them Jesus is or what Jesus has done for them secondly I can't use theological terms secondly I can't use theological terms secondly I can't use theological terms unless I explain what they mean first I unless I explain what they mean first I unless I explain what they mean first I can't use words like saved redeemed or can't use words like saved redeemed or can't use words like saved redeemed or sanctified those are biblical words and sanctified those are biblical words and sanctified those are biblical words and without a knowledge of the Bible those without a knowledge of the Bible those without a knowledge of the Bible those kids have no idea what I'm talking about kids have no idea what I'm talking about kids have no idea what I'm talking about and last but not least I can't assume and last but not least I can't assume and last but not least I can't assume that they know the difference between that they know the difference between that they know the difference between right or Rome from God's perspective I right or Rome from God's perspective I right or Rome from God's perspective I know it's wrong to have sex outside of know it's wrong to have sex outside of know it's wrong to have sex outside of marriage but I can no longer assume that marriage but I can no longer assume that marriage but I can no longer assume that they know it's wrong I know that they know it's wrong I know that they know it's wrong I know that homosexuality is wrong but I can no homosexuality is wrong but I can no homosexuality is wrong but I can no longer assume that they know it's wrong longer assume that they know it's wrong longer assume that they know it's wrong I know it's wrong to get drunk or to get I know it's wrong to get drunk or to get I know it's wrong to get drunk or to get high but I can no longer assume that high but I can no longer assume that high but I can no longer assume that they know it's wrong which means that they know it's wrong which means that they know it's wrong which means that from time to time I have to teach on from time to time I have to teach on from time to time I have to teach on things that I used to assume that things that I used to assume that things that I used to assume that everyone knew simple things but everyone knew simple things but everyone knew simple things but important things things like what is the important things things like what is the important things things like what is the Bible and why do we believe that it's Bible and why do we believe that it's Bible and why do we believe that it's God's Word what does it mean to be saved God's Word what does it mean to be saved God's Word what does it mean to be saved and what are we saved from how do we and what are we saved from how do we and what are we saved from how do we study the Bible study the Bible study the Bible how do we pray so from time to time I how do we pray so from time to time I how do we pray so from time to time I have to teach on what I consider to be have to teach on what I consider to be have to teach on what I consider to be the basics and if you grew up in church the basics and if you grew up in church the basics and if you grew up in church it might seem like I'm being too it might seem like I'm being too it might seem like I'm being too elementary and it could be a little elementary and it could be a little elementary and it could be a little boring for you but let me remind you of boring for you but let me remind you of boring for you but let me remind you of what Peter said he wrote in 2nd Peter what Peter said he wrote in 2nd Peter what Peter said he wrote in 2nd Peter chapter 1 verses 12 and 13 therefore I chapter 1 verses 12 and 13 therefore I chapter 1 verses 12 and 13 therefore I will always remind you about these will always remind you about these will always remind you about these things even though you already know them things even though you already know them things even though you already know them and are standing firm in the truth and are standing firm in the truth and are standing firm in the truth you've been taught and it is only right you've been taught and it is only right you've been taught and it is only right that I should keep on reminding you as that I should keep on reminding you as that I should keep on reminding you as long as I live so this morning I'm going long as I live so this morning I'm going long as I live so this morning I'm going to teach on the importance of a quiet to teach on the importance of a quiet to teach on the importance of a quiet time now if you didn't grow up in church time now if you didn't grow up in church time now if you didn't grow up in church you probably have no idea what a quiet you probably have no idea what a quiet you probably have no idea what a quiet time is that's a term that you've never time is that's a term that you've never time is that's a term that you've never heard before but don't worry about it heard before but don't worry about it heard before but don't worry about it I'm going to explain exactly what I mean I'm going to explain exactly what I mean I'm going to explain exactly what I mean by a quiet time and I'm also going to by a quiet time and I'm also going to by a quiet time and I'm also going to explain why it's so important so let's explain why it's so important so let's explain why it's so important so let's start with the basics what is a quiet start with the basics what is a quiet start with the basics what is a quiet time will turn in your Bible to the book time will turn in your Bible to the book time will turn in your Bible to the book of Mark chapter 1 verse number 35 and of Mark chapter 1 verse number 35 and of Mark chapter 1 verse number 35 and let's find out notice what it says let's find out notice what it says let's find out notice what it says before daybreak before the Sun came up before daybreak before the Sun came up before daybreak before the Sun came up the next morning Jesus got up and he the next morning Jesus got up and he the next morning Jesus got up and he went out to an isolated place to pray in went out to an isolated place to pray in went out to an isolated place to pray in other words before Jesus ever started other words before Jesus ever started other words before Jesus ever started his day he went to a quiet and secluded his day he went to a quiet and secluded his day he went to a quiet and secluded place to spend some alone time with God place to spend some alone time with God place to spend some alone time with God now if you read through the Gospels now if you read through the Gospels now if you read through the Gospels you'll find that Jesus did this on a you'll find that Jesus did this on a you'll find that Jesus did this on a regular basis Jesus would get up before regular basis Jesus would get up before regular basis Jesus would get up before daybreak and he'd go to a quite secluded daybreak and he'd go to a quite secluded daybreak and he'd go to a quite secluded place to spend some alone time with God place to spend some alone time with God place to spend some alone time with God that was his quiet time with God hence that was his quiet time with God hence that was his quiet time with God hence the name quiet time so let me give you a the name quiet time so let me give you a the name quiet time so let me give you a definition for the term quiet time if definition for the term quiet time if definition for the term quiet time if you're taking notes make sure you write you're taking notes make sure you write you're taking notes make sure you write this down because you might need to this down because you might need to this down because you might need to teach this to your children or to your teach this to your children or to your teach this to your children or to your grandchildren if your children aren't in grandchildren if your children aren't in grandchildren if your children aren't in church so here's the definition a quiet church so here's the definition a quiet church so here's the definition a quiet time is a private one-on-one time with time is a private one-on-one time with time is a private one-on-one time with God that you do first thing in the God that you do first thing in the God that you do first thing in the morning during that time you're going to morning during that time you're going to morning during that time you're going to pray read your Bible meditate on what pray read your Bible meditate on what pray read your Bible meditate on what you read you read you read and listen to the voice of God now the and listen to the voice of God now the and listen to the voice of God now the reason it's referred to as a quiet time reason it's referred to as a quiet time reason it's referred to as a quiet time is because you need a quiet secluded is because you need a quiet secluded is because you need a quiet secluded place so you can listen to what the Holy place so you can listen to what the Holy place so you can listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying to you through the Word Spirit is saying to you through the Word Spirit is saying to you through the Word of God and as you pray the emphasis is of God and as you pray the emphasis is of God and as you pray the emphasis is on listening you're not just reading on listening you're not just reading on listening you're not just reading you're not doing all the talking in your you're not doing all the talking in your you're not doing all the talking in your prayer time you are listening to the prayer time you are listening to the prayer time you are listening to the Holy Spirit now let's talk about the Holy Spirit now let's talk about the Holy Spirit now let's talk about the importance of having a quiet time and importance of having a quiet time and importance of having a quiet time and let's start with the obvious obviously let's start with the obvious obviously let's start with the obvious obviously if having a quiet time was important to if having a quiet time was important to if having a quiet time was important to Jesus but it should be important to us Jesus but it should be important to us Jesus but it should be important to us and people that was very important to and people that was very important to and people that was very important to Jesus in fact no matter how busy Jesus Jesus in fact no matter how busy Jesus Jesus in fact no matter how busy Jesus was he always took the time to have a was he always took the time to have a was he always took the time to have a quiet time with God and no one was ever quiet time with God and no one was ever quiet time with God and no one was ever busier than Jesus every once in a while busier than Jesus every once in a while busier than Jesus every once in a while I have someone come up to me and they'll I have someone come up to me and they'll I have someone come up to me and they'll say well you know pastor Alan my life is say well you know pastor Alan my life is say well you know pastor Alan my life is so busy I'm just too busy and I always so busy I'm just too busy and I always so busy I'm just too busy and I always like to say no one was busier than Jesus like to say no one was busier than Jesus like to say no one was busier than Jesus in fact let me give you two examples of in fact let me give you two examples of in fact let me give you two examples of Jesus keeping his personal quiet time Jesus keeping his personal quiet time Jesus keeping his personal quiet time with God even during the midst of his with God even during the midst of his with God even during the midst of his crazy schedule and times of personal crazy schedule and times of personal crazy schedule and times of personal crisis turn with me if you would to crisis turn with me if you would to crisis turn with me if you would to Matthew chapter 14 verses 14 through 25 Matthew chapter 14 verses 14 through 25 Matthew chapter 14 verses 14 through 25 for the first example this is the story for the first example this is the story for the first example this is the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 and walking of Jesus feeding the 5,000 and walking of Jesus feeding the 5,000 and walking on water this story is kind of a on water this story is kind of a on water this story is kind of a combination of the two but sandwich combination of the two but sandwich combination of the two but sandwich right in the middle of these two stories right in the middle of these two stories right in the middle of these two stories is the the important point that God is is the the important point that God is is the the important point that God is wanting to make let's look at it notice wanting to make let's look at it notice wanting to make let's look at it notice what it says Jesus saw the huge crowd as what it says Jesus saw the huge crowd as what it says Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat and he had he stepped from the boat and he had he stepped from the boat and he had compassion on them and he healed their compassion on them and he healed their compassion on them and he healed their sick met people that started early in sick met people that started early in sick met people that started early in the morning probably around eight or the morning probably around eight or the morning probably around eight or nine o'clock in the morning so as soon nine o'clock in the morning so as soon nine o'clock in the morning so as soon as he stepped from the boats he saw as he stepped from the boats he saw as he stepped from the boats he saw these people he had compassion on them these people he had compassion on them these people he had compassion on them and he healed their sick that evening oh and he healed their sick that evening oh and he healed their sick that evening oh my gosh my gosh my gosh he's been going all day that evening the he's been going all day that evening the he's been going all day that evening the disciples came to him and said this is a disciples came to him and said this is a disciples came to him and said this is a remote place and it's already getting remote place and it's already getting remote place and it's already getting late late late send the crowds away so send the crowds away so send the crowds away so I can go to the villages and buy food I can go to the villages and buy food I can go to the villages and buy food for themselves but jesus said that isn't for themselves but jesus said that isn't for themselves but jesus said that isn't necessary you feed them but we only have necessary you feed them but we only have necessary you feed them but we only have five loaves of bread and two fish they five loaves of bread and two fish they five loaves of bread and two fish they answered bring them here he said then he answered bring them here he said then he answered bring them here he said then he told the people to sit down on the grass told the people to sit down on the grass told the people to sit down on the grass Jesus took the five loaves and the two Jesus took the five loaves and the two Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish looked up towards heaven and fish looked up towards heaven and fish looked up towards heaven and blessed them then breaking the loaves blessed them then breaking the loaves blessed them then breaking the loaves into pieces into pieces into pieces he gave the bread to the disciples who he gave the bread to the disciples who he gave the bread to the disciples who distributed to the people they all ate distributed to the people they all ate distributed to the people they all ate as much as they wanted I like that you as much as they wanted I like that you as much as they wanted I like that you know I like to go to all-you-can-eat know I like to go to all-you-can-eat know I like to go to all-you-can-eat buffets and trust me I eat all I can't buffets and trust me I eat all I can't buffets and trust me I eat all I can't that's what they did they all ate as that's what they did they all ate as that's what they did they all ate as much as they wanted and afterward the much as they wanted and afterward the much as they wanted and afterward the disciples picked up twelve baskets of disciples picked up twelve baskets of disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers now notice this because when leftovers now notice this because when leftovers now notice this because when we say feed 5,000 we're only talking we say feed 5,000 we're only talking we say feed 5,000 we're only talking about the men they really didn't list about the men they really didn't list about the men they really didn't list the women they didn't list the children the women they didn't list the children the women they didn't list the children and their culture that wasn't as and their culture that wasn't as and their culture that wasn't as important so notice what it says about important so notice what it says about important so notice what it says about five thousand men were fed that day in five thousand men were fed that day in five thousand men were fed that day in addition to all the women and children addition to all the women and children addition to all the women and children so how many were there probably between so how many were there probably between so how many were there probably between twelve to fifteen thousand yeah twelve to fifteen thousand yeah twelve to fifteen thousand yeah immediately after this Jesus insisted immediately after this Jesus insisted immediately after this Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the that his disciples get back into the that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the boat and cross to the other side of the boat and cross to the other side of the lake lake lake while he sent the people home after while he sent the people home after while he sent the people home after sending them home he went up into the sending them home he went up into the sending them home he went up into the heels by himself to pray night fell heels by himself to pray night fell heels by himself to pray night fell while he was there alone people that was while he was there alone people that was while he was there alone people that was his quiet time now someone says no wait his quiet time now someone says no wait his quiet time now someone says no wait a minute pastor he didn't get up in the a minute pastor he didn't get up in the a minute pastor he didn't get up in the morning you need to understand Jesus morning you need to understand Jesus morning you need to understand Jesus knew that he was going to start off in knew that he was going to start off in knew that he was going to start off in the morning saw probably someone was the morning saw probably someone was the morning saw probably someone was going to wake him up and he was not going to wake him up and he was not going to wake him up and he was not gonna go a day without having quiet time gonna go a day without having quiet time gonna go a day without having quiet time with God so at the very end of a very with God so at the very end of a very with God so at the very end of a very busy day he sends the people and the busy day he sends the people and the busy day he sends the people and the disciples away and he goes up into the disciples away and he goes up into the disciples away and he goes up into the mountain alone to have his quiet time mountain alone to have his quiet time mountain alone to have his quiet time with God meanwhile the disciples were in with God meanwhile the disciples were in with God meanwhile the disciples were in trouble far away from land for a strong trouble far away from land for a strong trouble far away from land for a strong wind had risen and they were finding wind had risen and they were finding wind had risen and they were finding heavy waves now if you've never been to heavy waves now if you've never been to heavy waves now if you've never been to Israel you really don't understand this Israel you really don't understand this Israel you really don't understand this story but if you go you'll find out that story but if you go you'll find out that story but if you go you'll find out that the Sea of Galilee is actually in this the Sea of Galilee is actually in this the Sea of Galilee is actually in this little Valley but it's very close little Valley but it's very close little Valley but it's very close to the Jezreel Valley and so right off to the Jezreel Valley and so right off to the Jezreel Valley and so right off of Mount Carmel from the Mediterranean of Mount Carmel from the Mediterranean of Mount Carmel from the Mediterranean Sea winds will blow and when you get to Sea winds will blow and when you get to Sea winds will blow and when you get to Mount Tabor it'll make it left and Mount Tabor it'll make it left and Mount Tabor it'll make it left and there's another Valley goes right by the there's another Valley goes right by the there's another Valley goes right by the city of Magdala onto the Sea of Galilee city of Magdala onto the Sea of Galilee city of Magdala onto the Sea of Galilee and let me tell you the waves are and let me tell you the waves are and let me tell you the waves are unbelievable if you've ever been in unbelievable if you've ever been in unbelievable if you've ever been in Israel when you have a storm in the Israel when you have a storm in the Israel when you have a storm in the Galilean area make sure that you walk Galilean area make sure that you walk Galilean area make sure that you walk down to the lake to see the waves down to the lake to see the waves down to the lake to see the waves sometimes if they're not paying sometimes if they're not paying sometimes if they're not paying attention and you go on one of the boats attention and you go on one of the boats attention and you go on one of the boats let me tell you when the waves come in let me tell you when the waves come in let me tell you when the waves come in even the people who are on those boats even the people who are on those boats even the people who are on those boats get scared are we gonna make it out of get scared are we gonna make it out of get scared are we gonna make it out of here and that's what they do for a here and that's what they do for a here and that's what they do for a living now let's keep going living now let's keep going living now let's keep going meanwhile the disciples were in trouble meanwhile the disciples were in trouble meanwhile the disciples were in trouble far away from land for a strong wind and far away from land for a strong wind and far away from land for a strong wind and risen and they were fighting heavy waves risen and they were fighting heavy waves risen and they were fighting heavy waves about three o'clock in the morning Jesus about three o'clock in the morning Jesus about three o'clock in the morning Jesus came toward them walking on the water came toward them walking on the water came toward them walking on the water but here's what I want you to notice but here's what I want you to notice but here's what I want you to notice about this story Jesus had ministered to about this story Jesus had ministered to about this story Jesus had ministered to the people all day long and you know the people all day long and you know the people all day long and you know that he had to have been wiped out that he had to have been wiped out that he had to have been wiped out physically emotionally spiritually and physically emotionally spiritually and physically emotionally spiritually and yet he purposely sent the people in the yet he purposely sent the people in the yet he purposely sent the people in the disciples away so he could have his disciples away so he could have his disciples away so he could have his quiet time with God people that's how quiet time with God people that's how quiet time with God people that's how important it was to Jesus now turn to important it was to Jesus now turn to important it was to Jesus now turn to the book of Matthew chapter 26 verses 36 the book of Matthew chapter 26 verses 36 the book of Matthew chapter 26 verses 36 through 44 and let's look at the second through 44 and let's look at the second through 44 and let's look at the second example because what I want you to see example because what I want you to see example because what I want you to see in these two examples is that it didn't in these two examples is that it didn't in these two examples is that it didn't matter what Jesus was going through he matter what Jesus was going through he matter what Jesus was going through he was always going to have his quiet time was always going to have his quiet time was always going to have his quiet time notice what it says then Jesus went with notice what it says then Jesus went with notice what it says then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called them to the olive grove called them to the olive grove called Gethsemane you already know what's Gethsemane you already know what's Gethsemane you already know what's happening this is the night he was happening this is the night he was happening this is the night he was betrayed he knew he was going to be betrayed he knew he was going to be betrayed he knew he was going to be betrayed he knew he was going to die the betrayed he knew he was going to die the betrayed he knew he was going to die the next day on the cross there's the next day on the cross there's the next day on the cross there's the setting and he said sit here while I go setting and he said sit here while I go setting and he said sit here while I go over there to pray in other words I need over there to pray in other words I need over there to pray in other words I need some alone time with God you said here some alone time with God you said here some alone time with God you said here I'm gonna go over there to pray he took I'm gonna go over there to pray he took I'm gonna go over there to pray he took Peter in 7yz two sons James and John and Peter in 7yz two sons James and John and Peter in 7yz two sons James and John and he became angry he became angry he became angry and distressed he told them my soul is and distressed he told them my soul is and distressed he told them my soul is crushed with grief to the point of death crushed with grief to the point of death crushed with grief to the point of death stay here and keep watch for me Oh with stay here and keep watch for me Oh with stay here and keep watch for me Oh with me he went on a little further even with me he went on a little further even with me he went on a little further even with him I don't want you with me him I don't want you with me him I don't want you with me I want my alone time with God and he I want my alone time with God and he I want my alone time with God and he bound with his face to the ground bound with his face to the ground bound with his face to the ground praying my father if it be possible that praying my father if it be possible that praying my father if it be possible that this cup of suffering be taken away from this cup of suffering be taken away from this cup of suffering be taken away from me you know I want your will to be done me you know I want your will to be done me you know I want your will to be done not mine not mine not mine then he returned to the disciples and then he returned to the disciples and then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep he said to Peter now found them asleep he said to Peter now found them asleep he said to Peter now not all the disciples he's actually not all the disciples he's actually not all the disciples he's actually saying this to Peter James and John saying this to Peter James and John saying this to Peter James and John couldn't you watch with me even one hour couldn't you watch with me even one hour couldn't you watch with me even one hour keep watching pray so that you will not keep watching pray so that you will not keep watching pray so that you will not give in to temptation remember Peters give in to temptation remember Peters give in to temptation remember Peters already said if everyone else denies you already said if everyone else denies you already said if everyone else denies you I won't before the cock the cock crows I won't before the cock the cock crows I won't before the cock the cock crows twice you will deny me three times twice you will deny me three times twice you will deny me three times now notice so he says keep watching pray now notice so he says keep watching pray now notice so he says keep watching pray so you will not give in to temptation so you will not give in to temptation so you will not give in to temptation for the Spirit is willing but the body for the Spirit is willing but the body for the Spirit is willing but the body is weak then Jesus left them a second is weak then Jesus left them a second is weak then Jesus left them a second time and pray you stay here I'm gonna go time and pray you stay here I'm gonna go time and pray you stay here I'm gonna go over there and have some alone time with over there and have some alone time with over there and have some alone time with God and he prayed my father if this cup God and he prayed my father if this cup God and he prayed my father if this cup cannot be taken away unless I drink it cannot be taken away unless I drink it cannot be taken away unless I drink it you will be done when he returned to you will be done when he returned to you will be done when he returned to them again he found them sleeping for them again he found them sleeping for them again he found them sleeping for they couldn't keep their eyes open so he they couldn't keep their eyes open so he they couldn't keep their eyes open so he went in other words he still said okay went in other words he still said okay went in other words he still said okay I'll let him sleep I want some alone I'll let him sleep I want some alone I'll let him sleep I want some alone time with God so he went to pray a third time with God so he went to pray a third time with God so he went to pray a third time saying the same things again so time saying the same things again so time saying the same things again so here Jesus is knowing his time is up and here Jesus is knowing his time is up and here Jesus is knowing his time is up and he's about to die on the cross and he's about to die on the cross and he's about to die on the cross and descend into hell in order to pay for descend into hell in order to pay for descend into hell in order to pay for our sin and yet he still takes the time our sin and yet he still takes the time our sin and yet he still takes the time to have his quiet time his alone time to have his quiet time his alone time to have his quiet time his alone time with God now people have I hadn't been with God now people have I hadn't been with God now people have I hadn't been Jesus I would have sat down and I would Jesus I would have sat down and I would Jesus I would have sat down and I would have ordered all the disciples to gather have ordered all the disciples to gather have ordered all the disciples to gather around me to lay their hands on me and around me to lay their hands on me and around me to lay their hands on me and to start praying for me and every time to start praying for me and every time to start praying for me and every time they stopped I would have rebuked them they stopped I would have rebuked them they stopped I would have rebuked them and I was you guys need to keep praying and I was you guys need to keep praying and I was you guys need to keep praying you don't know what I'm about ready to you don't know what I'm about ready to you don't know what I'm about ready to do I'm gonna die on the cross for you do I'm gonna die on the cross for you do I'm gonna die on the cross for you for your sins I'm gonna descend into for your sins I'm gonna descend into for your sins I'm gonna descend into hell to pay the penalty for your sin you hell to pay the penalty for your sin you hell to pay the penalty for your sin you just keep praying just keep praying just keep praying for me but not Jesus yes Jesus wanted for me but not Jesus yes Jesus wanted for me but not Jesus yes Jesus wanted this disciples to pray but he still this disciples to pray but he still this disciples to pray but he still walked away from them in order to have a walked away from them in order to have a walked away from them in order to have a private one-on-one time with God people private one-on-one time with God people private one-on-one time with God people that's how important a quiet time was to that's how important a quiet time was to that's how important a quiet time was to Jesus now listen to me Jesus now listen to me Jesus now listen to me if Jesus thought it was important enough if Jesus thought it was important enough if Jesus thought it was important enough to have a personal quiet time with God to have a personal quiet time with God to have a personal quiet time with God no matter what was happening in his life no matter what was happening in his life no matter what was happening in his life then it must be something that every then it must be something that every then it must be something that every Christian ought to do no ifs ands or Christian ought to do no ifs ands or Christian ought to do no ifs ands or buts because Jesus is the standard that buts because Jesus is the standard that buts because Jesus is the standard that we're trying to live up to in fact the we're trying to live up to in fact the we're trying to live up to in fact the word Christian literally means word Christian literally means word Christian literally means christ-like so if you're a Christian christ-like so if you're a Christian christ-like so if you're a Christian your goal is to become christ-like you your goal is to become christ-like you your goal is to become christ-like you should want to be just like him in fact should want to be just like him in fact should want to be just like him in fact that's what Paul said notice what he that's what Paul said notice what he that's what Paul said notice what he wrote in chapter 11 verse number 1 in wrote in chapter 11 verse number 1 in wrote in chapter 11 verse number 1 in 1st Corinthians he wrote this you should 1st Corinthians he wrote this you should 1st Corinthians he wrote this you should imitate me just as I imitate Christ Wow imitate me just as I imitate Christ Wow imitate me just as I imitate Christ Wow Paul said you need to be like me but you Paul said you need to be like me but you Paul said you need to be like me but you need to be like me in this way I do need to be like me in this way I do need to be like me in this way I do everything I can to be like Jesus so you everything I can to be like Jesus so you everything I can to be like Jesus so you need to imitate me you need to do need to imitate me you need to do need to imitate me you need to do everything you can to be like Jesus so everything you can to be like Jesus so everything you can to be like Jesus so if Jesus had a quiet time with God then if Jesus had a quiet time with God then if Jesus had a quiet time with God then you need to have a quiet time but let's you need to have a quiet time but let's you need to have a quiet time but let's go a little bit deeper how many of you go a little bit deeper how many of you go a little bit deeper how many of you know that it's very common for the Bible know that it's very common for the Bible know that it's very common for the Bible to divide people into two groups in to divide people into two groups in to divide people into two groups in order to illustrate a certain point as order to illustrate a certain point as order to illustrate a certain point as an example the Bible frequently divides an example the Bible frequently divides an example the Bible frequently divides people into two groups such as Jews and people into two groups such as Jews and people into two groups such as Jews and Gentiles male and female saved and Gentiles male and female saved and Gentiles male and female saved and unsaved those who are under the law and unsaved those who are under the law and unsaved those who are under the law and those who are not under the law those who are not under the law those who are not under the law those who were godly and those who were those who were godly and those who were those who were godly and those who were wicked those who were obedient and those wicked those who were obedient and those wicked those who were obedient and those who are disobedient those who are wise who are disobedient those who are wise who are disobedient those who are wise and those who were foolish so as you can and those who were foolish so as you can and those who were foolish so as you can see it's very common for the Bible to see it's very common for the Bible to see it's very common for the Bible to divide people into two groups in order divide people into two groups in order divide people into two groups in order to make a certain point and people I to make a certain point and people I to make a certain point and people I like to do the very same thing when I like to do the very same thing when I like to do the very same thing when I want to make a certain point I will want to make a certain point I will want to make a certain point I will divide people into two divide people into two divide people into two and I'm going to do that right now if and I'm going to do that right now if and I'm going to do that right now if you don't mind there are two groups of you don't mind there are two groups of you don't mind there are two groups of people in this world those who are real people in this world those who are real people in this world those who are real followers and those who are rural followers and those who are rural followers and those who are rural questioners now my wife and two dollars questioners now my wife and two dollars questioners now my wife and two dollars are real followers they follow the rules are real followers they follow the rules are real followers they follow the rules without ever questioning them just tell without ever questioning them just tell without ever questioning them just tell them what the rules are and they'll them what the rules are and they'll them what the rules are and they'll follow them no questions asked I on the follow them no questions asked I on the follow them no questions asked I on the other hand am a rule questioner in other other hand am a rule questioner in other other hand am a rule questioner in other words if you give me a rule and I don't words if you give me a rule and I don't words if you give me a rule and I don't see a purpose for the rule then I'm not see a purpose for the rule then I'm not see a purpose for the rule then I'm not gonna follow it gonna follow it gonna follow it I'm going to question the rule I'm going I'm going to question the rule I'm going I'm going to question the rule I'm going to ask why and if you can't tell me why to ask why and if you can't tell me why to ask why and if you can't tell me why I should follow the rule then I'm not I should follow the rule then I'm not I should follow the rule then I'm not gonna do it it's a stupid rule and I'm gonna do it it's a stupid rule and I'm gonna do it it's a stupid rule and I'm not gonna follow a stupid rule that's not gonna follow a stupid rule that's not gonna follow a stupid rule that's just the way I am and my wife has to just the way I am and my wife has to just the way I am and my wife has to tell me all the time tell me all the time tell me all the time quit trying to pass that on to your quit trying to pass that on to your quit trying to pass that on to your girls you think when my girls were girls you think when my girls were girls you think when my girls were little both of my girls did this they little both of my girls did this they little both of my girls did this they were at Central the old junior high you were at Central the old junior high you were at Central the old junior high you remember the old junior high and I had remember the old junior high and I had remember the old junior high and I had this yellow line and I would drop them this yellow line and I would drop them this yellow line and I would drop them off to school Lisa was still going to off to school Lisa was still going to off to school Lisa was still going to school I'd already graduated and so I school I'd already graduated and so I school I'd already graduated and so I would pull in and I would drop Micah off would pull in and I would drop Micah off would pull in and I would drop Micah off and I would notice that Micah would not and I would notice that Micah would not and I would notice that Micah would not walk straight towards the door uh-uh walk straight towards the door uh-uh walk straight towards the door uh-uh she would make a beeline to get behind she would make a beeline to get behind she would make a beeline to get behind the yellow line and then she would walk the yellow line and then she would walk the yellow line and then she would walk all the way behind it she'd make it hard all the way behind it she'd make it hard all the way behind it she'd make it hard right and then she would walk there and right and then she would walk there and right and then she would walk there and then she would go to the door and in it then she would go to the door and in it then she would go to the door and in it and one day I said honey why don't you and one day I said honey why don't you and one day I said honey why don't you just walk to the door dad we can't we're just walk to the door dad we can't we're just walk to the door dad we can't we're supposed a behind the yellow line I said supposed a behind the yellow line I said supposed a behind the yellow line I said honey that's so you won't get hit by honey that's so you won't get hit by honey that's so you won't get hit by carpet you need to understand there's no carpet you need to understand there's no carpet you need to understand there's no one in front of me and no one can get one in front of me and no one can get one in front of me and no one can get around me so when you get out just walk around me so when you get out just walk around me so when you get out just walk to the door I can't do that we're not to the door I can't do that we're not to the door I can't do that we're not supposed to and my wife one day heard me supposed to and my wife one day heard me supposed to and my wife one day heard me saying honey just do it and she said saying honey just do it and she said saying honey just do it and she said listen to me Alan the rule-followers I'm listen to me Alan the rule-followers I'm listen to me Alan the rule-followers I'm a rule follower let them follow the a rule follower let them follow the a rule follower let them follow the rules Macy did the very same thing now rules Macy did the very same thing now rules Macy did the very same thing now to me that was a stupid rule I to me that was a stupid rule I to me that was a stupid rule I understand it if people are picking up understand it if people are picking up understand it if people are picking up kids and you're afraid that you're going kids and you're afraid that you're going kids and you're afraid that you're going to be hit but if that's not gonna happen to be hit but if that's not gonna happen to be hit but if that's not gonna happen that's a stupid rule and I'm not gonna that's a stupid rule and I'm not gonna that's a stupid rule and I'm not gonna follow it now people I've been like that follow it now people I've been like that follow it now people I've been like that since I was born since I was born since I was born my parents found out real quick that if my parents found out real quick that if my parents found out real quick that if they wanted me to do something they they wanted me to do something they they wanted me to do something they needed to explain why they wanted me to needed to explain why they wanted me to needed to explain why they wanted me to do now my dad was a disciplinarian and do now my dad was a disciplinarian and do now my dad was a disciplinarian and sometimes his reason was because I said sometimes his reason was because I said sometimes his reason was because I said so and then I said that's good enough so and then I said that's good enough so and then I said that's good enough for me for me for me because those who don't listen must feel because those who don't listen must feel because those who don't listen must feel my dad could smack good anyways let's do my dad could smack good anyways let's do my dad could smack good anyways let's do a little quick survey here if you don't a little quick survey here if you don't a little quick survey here if you don't mind how many of you are rural followers mind how many of you are rural followers mind how many of you are rural followers in other words if there's a rule you're in other words if there's a rule you're in other words if there's a rule you're gonna follow it without questioning it gonna follow it without questioning it gonna follow it without questioning it if that's you know what you raise your if that's you know what you raise your if that's you know what you raise your hand how many real followers yeah all hand how many real followers yeah all hand how many real followers yeah all right how many of you are rural right how many of you are rural right how many of you are rural questioners in other words if there's a questioners in other words if there's a questioners in other words if there's a rule but you can't see a purpose for it rule but you can't see a purpose for it rule but you can't see a purpose for it then you're not gonna follow it unless then you're not gonna follow it unless then you're not gonna follow it unless someone can explain the purpose behind someone can explain the purpose behind someone can explain the purpose behind it and then it better make sense or it and then it better make sense or it and then it better make sense or you're not going to do it how many of you're not going to do it how many of you're not going to do it how many of you fall into that category you fall into that category you fall into that category alright so we're about 50/50 here we've alright so we're about 50/50 here we've alright so we're about 50/50 here we've got about 50% rule followers and fifty got about 50% rule followers and fifty got about 50% rule followers and fifty percent real questioners well if you're percent real questioners well if you're percent real questioners well if you're a real follower and I tell you that you a real follower and I tell you that you a real follower and I tell you that you need to have a quiet time with God it's need to have a quiet time with God it's need to have a quiet time with God it's a rule then you're gonna do it no a rule then you're gonna do it no a rule then you're gonna do it no questions asked questions asked questions asked and if someone asks you why you have a and if someone asks you why you have a and if someone asks you why you have a quiet time this morning every morning quiet time this morning every morning quiet time this morning every morning you're gonna say because I'm supposed to you're gonna say because I'm supposed to you're gonna say because I'm supposed to and if they press you on it you're gonna and if they press you on it you're gonna and if they press you on it you're gonna say well Jesus had a quiet time with God say well Jesus had a quiet time with God say well Jesus had a quiet time with God so I should have a quiet time with God so I should have a quiet time with God so I should have a quiet time with God and that's good enough for you because and that's good enough for you because and that's good enough for you because you're a rule follower but if you're not you're a rule follower but if you're not you're a rule follower but if you're not a real follower and you're a real a real follower and you're a real a real follower and you're a real questioner and I tell you that you need questioner and I tell you that you need questioner and I tell you that you need to have a quiet time with God you're to have a quiet time with God you're to have a quiet time with God you're gonna want to know why and if I say gonna want to know why and if I say gonna want to know why and if I say because the Bible says you're supposed because the Bible says you're supposed because the Bible says you're supposed to it's a rule you're gonna want to know to it's a rule you're gonna want to know to it's a rule you're gonna want to know why you're supposed to why is it a rule why you're supposed to why is it a rule why you're supposed to why is it a rule and if I tell you well Jesus had a quiet and if I tell you well Jesus had a quiet and if I tell you well Jesus had a quiet time so you should have a quiet time time so you should have a quiet time time so you should have a quiet time you're gonna say so I'm not Jesus tell you're gonna say so I'm not Jesus tell you're gonna say so I'm not Jesus tell me why I need to have a quiet time how me why I need to have a quiet time how me why I need to have a quiet time how many of you real questions know exactly many of you real questions know exactly many of you real questions know exactly what I'm talking about what I'm talking about what I'm talking about yeah so I'm not Jesus why should I have yeah so I'm not Jesus why should I have yeah so I'm not Jesus why should I have a quiet time so for all of you rule a quiet time so for all of you rule a quiet time so for all of you rule questioners let me explain why you need questioners let me explain why you need questioners let me explain why you need to have a quiet time with God every to have a quiet time with God every to have a quiet time with God every morning there are three reasons why you morning there are three reasons why you morning there are three reasons why you need to have a quiet need to have a quiet need to have a quiet time the first reason that you need to time the first reason that you need to time the first reason that you need to have a quiet time with God is because have a quiet time with God is because have a quiet time with God is because that's the only way to develop an that's the only way to develop an that's the only way to develop an intimate relationship with him let me intimate relationship with him let me intimate relationship with him let me say that again it's the only way to say that again it's the only way to say that again it's the only way to develop an intimate relationship with develop an intimate relationship with develop an intimate relationship with God you see you can't know God if you God you see you can't know God if you God you see you can't know God if you don't spend time with him in fact notice don't spend time with him in fact notice don't spend time with him in fact notice what first John chapter 2 verse number what first John chapter 2 verse number what first John chapter 2 verse number four says it says whoever says I know four says it says whoever says I know four says it says whoever says I know him talking about God but doesn't keep him talking about God but doesn't keep him talking about God but doesn't keep his Commandments is a liar and the truth his Commandments is a liar and the truth his Commandments is a liar and the truth is not in him is not in him is not in him now the word know was translated from now the word know was translated from now the word know was translated from the Greek word conozco the Greek word conozco the Greek word conozco and it means to know intimately in fact and it means to know intimately in fact and it means to know intimately in fact the Septuagint uses this word as a the Septuagint uses this word as a the Septuagint uses this word as a euphemism for sex in Genesis chapter 4 euphemism for sex in Genesis chapter 4 euphemism for sex in Genesis chapter 4 verse number one it says Adam knew Eve verse number one it says Adam knew Eve verse number one it says Adam knew Eve his wife everyone knows what the his wife everyone knows what the his wife everyone knows what the Septuagint is right it was translated Septuagint is right it was translated Septuagint is right it was translated about third century BC what happened was about third century BC what happened was about third century BC what happened was after Alexander the Great came in and after Alexander the Great came in and after Alexander the Great came in and conquered the known world Greek became conquered the known world Greek became conquered the known world Greek became the international language much like the international language much like the international language much like English is today so everyone learned English is today so everyone learned English is today so everyone learned Greek even the Jews in Palestine or what Greek even the Jews in Palestine or what Greek even the Jews in Palestine or what should say Palestine that's not the should say Palestine that's not the should say Palestine that's not the correct term for it the Romans did that correct term for it the Romans did that correct term for it the Romans did that Hadrian did that in 135 to punish the Hadrian did that in 135 to punish the Hadrian did that in 135 to punish the Jews but anyways so anyways when he came Jews but anyways so anyways when he came Jews but anyways so anyways when he came through and he conquered the known world through and he conquered the known world through and he conquered the known world everyone started speaking Greek that everyone started speaking Greek that everyone started speaking Greek that became the international language and became the international language and became the international language and even the Jews did that they lost their even the Jews did that they lost their even the Jews did that they lost their ability to actually read and speak ability to actually read and speak ability to actually read and speak Hebrew except for the ones that were Hebrew except for the ones that were Hebrew except for the ones that were more educated as a result of that they more educated as a result of that they more educated as a result of that they had the Bible translated the Old had the Bible translated the Old had the Bible translated the Old Testament because it's written the 3rd Testament because it's written the 3rd Testament because it's written the 3rd century BC before the New Testament was century BC before the New Testament was century BC before the New Testament was ever written ever written ever written they had it translated from Hebrew into they had it translated from Hebrew into they had it translated from Hebrew into Greek now in in Genesis chapter 4 verse Greek now in in Genesis chapter 4 verse Greek now in in Genesis chapter 4 verse number one it says an Adam knew Eve his number one it says an Adam knew Eve his number one it says an Adam knew Eve his wife and of course that means that Adam wife and of course that means that Adam wife and of course that means that Adam had sex with Eve now in the Septuagint had sex with Eve now in the Septuagint had sex with Eve now in the Septuagint the word new is translated from the the word new is translated from the the word new is translated from the Greek word good no-scope Greek word good no-scope Greek word good no-scope so as you can see gano school means to so as you can see gano school means to so as you can see gano school means to intimately know Adam didn't just know intimately know Adam didn't just know intimately know Adam didn't just know Eve he knew her intimately he knew her Eve he knew her intimately he knew her Eve he knew her intimately he knew her carnally carnally carnally does that make sense so notice what does that make sense so notice what does that make sense so notice what first John chapter 2 verse 4 is saying first John chapter 2 verse 4 is saying first John chapter 2 verse 4 is saying whoever says I know God intimately me whoever says I know God intimately me whoever says I know God intimately me and God are like this but doesn't keep and God are like this but doesn't keep and God are like this but doesn't keep his Commandments is a liar the truth is his Commandments is a liar the truth is his Commandments is a liar the truth is not in him not in him not in him people were commanded to pray in fact people were commanded to pray in fact people were commanded to pray in fact we're commanded to pray without ceasing we're commanded to pray without ceasing we're commanded to pray without ceasing we're commanded to seek God's face and we're commanded to seek God's face and we're commanded to seek God's face and draw near to him and the promises if we draw near to him and the promises if we draw near to him and the promises if we draw near to God God will draw near to draw near to God God will draw near to draw near to God God will draw near to us we're commanded to study his word and us we're commanded to study his word and us we're commanded to study his word and to meditate on it day and night and to meditate on it day and night and to meditate on it day and night and that's what a quiet time is all about that's what a quiet time is all about that's what a quiet time is all about it's all about praying and seeking God's it's all about praying and seeking God's it's all about praying and seeking God's face and and reading his word and face and and reading his word and face and and reading his word and meditating on it so if we're not doing meditating on it so if we're not doing meditating on it so if we're not doing that and we say that we know God that and we say that we know God that and we say that we know God intimately people were a liar and the intimately people were a liar and the intimately people were a liar and the truth is not in us and let me tell you truth is not in us and let me tell you truth is not in us and let me tell you something your lie will find you out and something your lie will find you out and something your lie will find you out and I'll explain how in just a second listen I'll explain how in just a second listen I'll explain how in just a second listen to me you cannot know God if you don't to me you cannot know God if you don't to me you cannot know God if you don't have a daily quiet time because the only have a daily quiet time because the only have a daily quiet time because the only way to know God is to spend time with way to know God is to spend time with way to know God is to spend time with him no ifs ands or buts and if you say him no ifs ands or buts and if you say him no ifs ands or buts and if you say that you know God and you don't spend that you know God and you don't spend that you know God and you don't spend time with him quality time with him on a time with him quality time with him on a time with him quality time with him on a daily basis you're a liar and your lie daily basis you're a liar and your lie daily basis you're a liar and your lie will find you out and let me tell you will find you out and let me tell you will find you out and let me tell you how we'll do that there will come a time how we'll do that there will come a time how we'll do that there will come a time when you will die and when you're on when you will die and when you're on when you will die and when you're on your deathbed if you have an intimate your deathbed if you have an intimate your deathbed if you have an intimate knowledge of God if you know God if knowledge of God if you know God if knowledge of God if you know God if you're like this you don't have a fear you're like this you don't have a fear you're like this you don't have a fear of death of death of death but let me tell you something just but let me tell you something just but let me tell you something just because you're a Christian just because because you're a Christian just because because you're a Christian just because you come to church just because you know you come to church just because you know you come to church just because you know the Bible stories just because you know the Bible stories just because you know the Bible stories just because you know what Jesus did for you that is no what Jesus did for you that is no what Jesus did for you that is no guarantee that when you get ready to guarantee that when you get ready to guarantee that when you get ready to take your last breath that you're take your last breath that you're take your last breath that you're confident that when you take that last confident that when you take that last confident that when you take that last breath of Jesus is there to take you by breath of Jesus is there to take you by breath of Jesus is there to take you by the hand and take you into the presence the hand and take you into the presence the hand and take you into the presence of God you won't know God therefore you of God you won't know God therefore you of God you won't know God therefore you won't have the confidence I can't tell won't have the confidence I can't tell won't have the confidence I can't tell you as a pastor how many times I've been you as a pastor how many times I've been you as a pastor how many times I've been called to a person's bed their deathbed called to a person's bed their deathbed called to a person's bed their deathbed and they're scared to death of dying and and they're scared to death of dying and and they're scared to death of dying and I can see it written all over their face I can see it written all over their face I can see it written all over their face and I say are you scared and so I and I say are you scared and so I and I say are you scared and so I minister to them and I usually share one minister to them and I usually share one minister to them and I usually share one thing and I'm not gonna do that because thing and I'm not gonna do that because thing and I'm not gonna do that because I don't have time but I share something I don't have time but I share something I don't have time but I share something with them that gives them great comfort with them that gives them great comfort with them that gives them great comfort and most of them are ready to go home at and most of them are ready to go home at and most of them are ready to go home at that point but let me say this if you that point but let me say this if you that point but let me say this if you don't know God don't know God don't know God you can say you do but you're a liar and you can say you do but you're a liar and you can say you do but you're a liar and that lie will become evident on your that lie will become evident on your that lie will become evident on your deathbed the only people who are ready deathbed the only people who are ready deathbed the only people who are ready to go home truly ready to go home are to go home truly ready to go home are to go home truly ready to go home are those who know God have kept his those who know God have kept his those who know God have kept his Commandments they've spent time with him Commandments they've spent time with him Commandments they've spent time with him they know him intimately the second they know him intimately the second they know him intimately the second reason you need to have a quiet time reason you need to have a quiet time reason you need to have a quiet time with God is to increase your knowledge with God is to increase your knowledge with God is to increase your knowledge of him and his word you see the more you of him and his word you see the more you of him and his word you see the more you know the more you grow as a Christian know the more you grow as a Christian know the more you grow as a Christian let me say that again because it rhymes let me say that again because it rhymes let me say that again because it rhymes and this will stick with you the more and this will stick with you the more and this will stick with you the more you know the more you grow as a you know the more you grow as a you know the more you grow as a Christian notice what Paul told the Christian notice what Paul told the Christian notice what Paul told the Corinthians in his first letter to them Corinthians in his first letter to them Corinthians in his first letter to them chapter 3 verses 1 & 2 he said dear chapter 3 verses 1 & 2 he said dear chapter 3 verses 1 & 2 he said dear brothers and sisters when I was with you brothers and sisters when I was with you brothers and sisters when I was with you I couldn't talk to you as I would to I couldn't talk to you as I would to I couldn't talk to you as I would to spiritual people I had to talk to you as spiritual people I had to talk to you as spiritual people I had to talk to you as though you belong to this world or as though you belong to this world or as though you belong to this world or as though you were infants in the Christian though you were infants in the Christian though you were infants in the Christian life in other words baby Christians I life in other words baby Christians I life in other words baby Christians I had to feed you with milk not with solid had to feed you with milk not with solid had to feed you with milk not with solid food because you weren't ready for food because you weren't ready for food because you weren't ready for anything stronger and here's the sad anything stronger and here's the sad anything stronger and here's the sad thing you still aren't ready now thing you still aren't ready now thing you still aren't ready now I love Paul's analogy you see a baby I love Paul's analogy you see a baby I love Paul's analogy you see a baby can't handle anything but milk for about can't handle anything but milk for about can't handle anything but milk for about the first four to six months but when the first four to six months but when the first four to six months but when they reach about four to six months it's they reach about four to six months it's they reach about four to six months it's time to start adding some pureed food to time to start adding some pureed food to time to start adding some pureed food to their diet now have you ever noticed their diet now have you ever noticed their diet now have you ever noticed when you pick baby food that's pureed when you pick baby food that's pureed when you pick baby food that's pureed and you feed them have you ever noticed and you feed them have you ever noticed and you feed them have you ever noticed when you stick that little bitty spoon when you stick that little bitty spoon when you stick that little bitty spoon in their mouth that they spit half of it in their mouth that they spit half of it in their mouth that they spit half of it out ever notice that you put it in there out ever notice that you put it in there out ever notice that you put it in there they go and half of it comes out so you they go and half of it comes out so you they go and half of it comes out so you take the spoon and you wipe it across take the spoon and you wipe it across take the spoon and you wipe it across their lips and then their lips and then their lips and then stick it back in the second time and you stick it back in the second time and you stick it back in the second time and you do that every time ever notice that do do that every time ever notice that do do that every time ever notice that do you know why babies do that babies do you know why babies do that babies do you know why babies do that babies do that because they're born with the that because they're born with the that because they're born with the instinct to suck it's an innate instinct instinct to suck it's an innate instinct instinct to suck it's an innate instinct within them so how they suck and the way within them so how they suck and the way within them so how they suck and the way any one sucks is we take our tongue and any one sucks is we take our tongue and any one sucks is we take our tongue and we stick it out actually we're going to we stick it out actually we're going to we stick it out actually we're going to push it to the top of her mouth and push it to the top of her mouth and push it to the top of her mouth and we're going to suck but they don't have we're going to suck but they don't have we're going to suck but they don't have any teeth and because they don't have any teeth and because they don't have any teeth and because they don't have any teeth see our teeth will stop our any teeth see our teeth will stop our any teeth see our teeth will stop our tongue so if you want to suck and you tongue so if you want to suck and you tongue so if you want to suck and you can go home and you experiment today in can go home and you experiment today in can go home and you experiment today in fact go out to eat say honey look and fact go out to eat say honey look and fact go out to eat say honey look and take that straw and put that straw in take that straw and put that straw in take that straw and put that straw in there and notice what happens with your there and notice what happens with your there and notice what happens with your tongue it'll go to the top of the roof tongue it'll go to the top of the roof tongue it'll go to the top of the roof of your mouth but the reason it stops is of your mouth but the reason it stops is of your mouth but the reason it stops is because you have teeth but if you're because you have teeth but if you're because you have teeth but if you're toothless like a baby then that tongue toothless like a baby then that tongue toothless like a baby then that tongue comes out and when it comes out they're comes out and when it comes out they're comes out and when it comes out they're trying to push it up so that they can trying to push it up so that they can trying to push it up so that they can suck and that's instinct within them suck and that's instinct within them suck and that's instinct within them they innately know to do that that's why they innately know to do that that's why they innately know to do that that's why you can put them on your breast and they you can put them on your breast and they you can put them on your breast and they will latch on and start sucking but will latch on and start sucking but will latch on and start sucking but here's the problem when you take that here's the problem when you take that here's the problem when you take that pureed food and you stick it in their pureed food and you stick it in their pureed food and you stick it in their mouth the first thing they want to do is mouth the first thing they want to do is mouth the first thing they want to do is suck it so the tongue comes out and when suck it so the tongue comes out and when suck it so the tongue comes out and when it comes out it pushes half of the food it comes out it pushes half of the food it comes out it pushes half of the food out and then they suck the rest of the out and then they suck the rest of the out and then they suck the rest of the pure fade pureed food in and then you pure fade pureed food in and then you pure fade pureed food in and then you wipe their tongue or your lips and you wipe their tongue or your lips and you wipe their tongue or your lips and you stick the other part back in right stick the other part back in right stick the other part back in right everyone with me yeah and when they hit everyone with me yeah and when they hit everyone with me yeah and when they hit about 10 to 11 months old and start about 10 to 11 months old and start about 10 to 11 months old and start grabbing for your food it's time to add grabbing for your food it's time to add grabbing for your food it's time to add some soft food because they've been some soft food because they've been some soft food because they've been developing the ability to swallow so developing the ability to swallow so developing the ability to swallow so they're not just sucking now but the they're not just sucking now but the they're not just sucking now but the reason you want to make sure that a soft reason you want to make sure that a soft reason you want to make sure that a soft food is because if you give them hard food is because if you give them hard food is because if you give them hard food they're going to choke they haven't food they're going to choke they haven't food they're going to choke they haven't really mastered yet that that's really mastered yet that that's really mastered yet that that's swallowing now eventually they get to swallowing now eventually they get to swallowing now eventually they get to the point where they can chew and they the point where they can chew and they the point where they can chew and they can eat solid food but if your child is can eat solid food but if your child is can eat solid food but if your child is 3 to 4 years old and still can't eat 3 to 4 years old and still can't eat 3 to 4 years old and still can't eat solid food there's a problem with their solid food there's a problem with their solid food there's a problem with their development something is wrong and development something is wrong and development something is wrong and that's what Paul was saying to the that's what Paul was saying to the that's what Paul was saying to the Corinthians he was saying something is Corinthians he was saying something is Corinthians he was saying something is wrong with your development as wrong with your development as wrong with your development as Christians because you should be able to Christians because you should be able to Christians because you should be able to handle the meat of God handle the meat of God handle the meat of God but you can't handle it you're still a but you can't handle it you're still a but you can't handle it you're still a baby Christian and not growing you're baby Christian and not growing you're baby Christian and not growing you're still sucking on the nipple of Jesus still sucking on the nipple of Jesus still sucking on the nipple of Jesus Christ that's all you can handle his Christ that's all you can handle his Christ that's all you can handle his milk in fact look at the last three milk in fact look at the last three milk in fact look at the last three verses in Hebrews chapter 5 and the verses in Hebrews chapter 5 and the verses in Hebrews chapter 5 and the first verse in Hebrews chapter 6 notice first verse in Hebrews chapter 6 notice first verse in Hebrews chapter 6 notice what it says you've been believer so what it says you've been believer so what it says you've been believer so long now that you ought to be teaching long now that you ought to be teaching long now that you ought to be teaching others instead you need someone to teach others instead you need someone to teach others instead you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God's you again the basic things about God's you again the basic things about God's Word you are like babies who need milk Word you are like babies who need milk Word you are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food for someone and cannot eat solid food for someone and cannot eat solid food for someone who lives on milk is still an infant and who lives on milk is still an infant and who lives on milk is still an infant and doesn't know how to do right solid food doesn't know how to do right solid food doesn't know how to do right solid food is for those who are mature and who is for those who are mature and who is for those who are mature and who through training had the skill to through training had the skill to through training had the skill to recognize the difference between right recognize the difference between right recognize the difference between right and wrong so let us stop going over the and wrong so let us stop going over the and wrong so let us stop going over the basic teachings about Christ again and basic teachings about Christ again and basic teachings about Christ again and again let us go on and stand and become again let us go on and stand and become again let us go on and stand and become mature and our understanding surely we mature and our understanding surely we mature and our understanding surely we don't need to start again with the don't need to start again with the don't need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from fundamental importance of repenting from fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God evil deeds and placing our faith in God evil deeds and placing our faith in God you ever noticed people who fall away you ever noticed people who fall away you ever noticed people who fall away then they feel bad to come back to then they feel bad to come back to then they feel bad to come back to church and they get saved again church and they get saved again church and they get saved again you don't get saved again but anyways you don't get saved again but anyways you don't get saved again but anyways they think they do and then they fall they think they do and then they fall they think they do and then they fall away from church they come back again away from church they come back again away from church they come back again and they rededicate their lives and they and they rededicate their lives and they and they rededicate their lives and they keep doing and we're always staying with keep doing and we're always staying with keep doing and we're always staying with the same thing yeah why because if the same thing yeah why because if the same thing yeah why because if you're not learning you're not growing you're not learning you're not growing you're not learning you're not growing if you're not learning you're not if you're not learning you're not if you're not learning you're not growing growing growing you have Arrested Development which you have Arrested Development which you have Arrested Development which simply means you've stopped maturing as simply means you've stopped maturing as simply means you've stopped maturing as a Christian you stop growing as a a Christian you stop growing as a a Christian you stop growing as a Christian and that wouldn't be happening Christian and that wouldn't be happening Christian and that wouldn't be happening if you had a quality quiet time with God if you had a quality quiet time with God if you had a quality quiet time with God every morning your knowledge of God and every morning your knowledge of God and every morning your knowledge of God and His Word would be increasing the way His Word would be increasing the way His Word would be increasing the way it's supposed to if you were spending it's supposed to if you were spending it's supposed to if you were spending time with God the third reason you need time with God the third reason you need time with God the third reason you need to have a quiet time with God it's to have a quiet time with God it's to have a quiet time with God it's because the process itself requires you because the process itself requires you because the process itself requires you to evaluate yourself on a daily basis it to evaluate yourself on a daily basis it to evaluate yourself on a daily basis it requires you to do a self-evaluation requires you to do a self-evaluation requires you to do a self-evaluation look at 2nd Timothy chapter 3 verses 6 look at 2nd Timothy chapter 3 verses 6 look at 2nd Timothy chapter 3 verses 6 and 16 and 17 and I'll show you what I'm and 16 and 17 and I'll show you what I'm and 16 and 17 and I'll show you what I'm talking about all Scripture is inspired talking about all Scripture is inspired talking about all Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is by God and is useful to teach us what is by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is true and to make us realize what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives it corrects us when wrong in our lives it corrects us when wrong in our lives it corrects us when we are wrong and it teaches us to do we are wrong and it teaches us to do we are wrong and it teaches us to do what is right God uses it to prepare us what is right God uses it to prepare us what is right God uses it to prepare us and do equip us to do every good work and do equip us to do every good work and do equip us to do every good work then did you catch those five things then did you catch those five things then did you catch those five things God's Word teaches us what is true it God's Word teaches us what is true it God's Word teaches us what is true it makes us realize what is wrong in our makes us realize what is wrong in our makes us realize what is wrong in our life in other words where we're screwing life in other words where we're screwing life in other words where we're screwing up where we're failing and it teaches us up where we're failing and it teaches us up where we're failing and it teaches us what we should be doing to succeed in what we should be doing to succeed in what we should be doing to succeed in life and more importantly God uses his life and more importantly God uses his life and more importantly God uses his work to prepare us to do the things that work to prepare us to do the things that work to prepare us to do the things that we need to do in order to be successful we need to do in order to be successful we need to do in order to be successful in this life so every day as I read in this life so every day as I read in this life so every day as I read God's Word and meditate on it it's God's Word and meditate on it it's God's Word and meditate on it it's revealing where I'm screwing up and revealing where I'm screwing up and revealing where I'm screwing up and where I'm doing good where I'm doing good where I'm doing good it's revealing the areas that I need to it's revealing the areas that I need to it's revealing the areas that I need to improve in and the things that I need to improve in and the things that I need to improve in and the things that I need to want working on so as you can see the want working on so as you can see the want working on so as you can see the whole process of reading the Bible and whole process of reading the Bible and whole process of reading the Bible and meditating on it and how it applies to meditating on it and how it applies to meditating on it and how it applies to my life and then praying about it causes my life and then praying about it causes my life and then praying about it causes me to personally evaluate whether or not me to personally evaluate whether or not me to personally evaluate whether or not I'm living the way that God's words says I'm living the way that God's words says I'm living the way that God's words says that I should be or not and if I'm not that I should be or not and if I'm not that I should be or not and if I'm not it convicts me to repent and change so it convicts me to repent and change so it convicts me to repent and change so instead of doing a yearly evaluation in instead of doing a yearly evaluation in instead of doing a yearly evaluation in January and then making some new year's January and then making some new year's January and then making some new year's resolutions that and all probability I'm resolutions that and all probability I'm resolutions that and all probability I'm never going to keep I'm doing a personal never going to keep I'm doing a personal never going to keep I'm doing a personal evaluation of my life every morning in evaluation of my life every morning in evaluation of my life every morning in my quiet time people that alone is worth my quiet time people that alone is worth my quiet time people that alone is worth the price of the ticket that alone is the price of the ticket that alone is the price of the ticket that alone is worth the price of the ticket because if worth the price of the ticket because if worth the price of the ticket because if you're stuck in life I can tell you why you're stuck in life I can tell you why you're stuck in life I can tell you why it's because you don't have a daily it's because you don't have a daily it's because you don't have a daily quiet time with God or if you do have a quiet time with God or if you do have a quiet time with God or if you do have a quiet time with God it's not a quality quiet time with God it's not a quality quiet time with God it's not a quality quiet time you're just going through the quiet time you're just going through the quiet time you're just going through the motions you're just wanting to check off motions you're just wanting to check off motions you're just wanting to check off read my Bible I prayed but it's not a read my Bible I prayed but it's not a read my Bible I prayed but it's not a quality time where you are listening to quality time where you are listening to quality time where you are listening to God you know what's interesting studies God you know what's interesting studies God you know what's interesting studies show and these aren't just Christian show and these aren't just Christian show and these aren't just Christian studies these are even secular studies studies these are even secular studies studies these are even secular studies studies show that people who read their studies show that people who read their studies show that people who read their Bible everyday and have a time for Bible everyday and have a time for Bible everyday and have a time for prayer and meditation are more prayer and meditation are more prayer and meditation are more successful than those who don't and do successful than those who don't and do successful than those who don't and do you want to know why that is it's you want to know why that is it's you want to know why that is it's because the people who read their Bible because the people who read their Bible because the people who read their Bible every day and have a daily time for every day and have a daily time for every day and have a daily time for prayer and meditation are performing a prayer and meditation are performing a prayer and meditation are performing a self-evaluation and they don't even know self-evaluation and they don't even know self-evaluation and they don't even know it every morning they are critiquing it every morning they are critiquing it every morning they are critiquing their life every morning they're saying their life every morning they're saying their life every morning they're saying God show me where I'm screwing up show God show me where I'm screwing up show God show me where I'm screwing up show me what I need to improve in or on show me what I need to improve in or on show me what I need to improve in or on show me what I should be doing and I'm not so me what I should be doing and I'm not so me what I should be doing and I'm not so they're making daily changes and they're they're making daily changes and they're they're making daily changes and they're remaining focused on the things that remaining focused on the things that remaining focused on the things that really matter in life instead of getting really matter in life instead of getting really matter in life instead of getting sidetracked and they don't even know sidetracked and they don't even know sidetracked and they don't even know that they're doing that because the that they're doing that because the that they're doing that because the process itself of doing a daily quiet process itself of doing a daily quiet process itself of doing a daily quiet time requires that they do a time requires that they do a time requires that they do a self-evaluation every morning not once a self-evaluation every morning not once a self-evaluation every morning not once a year good lord year good lord year good lord you've wasted a whole year just to find you've wasted a whole year just to find you've wasted a whole year just to find out that you're a screw-up but if you out that you're a screw-up but if you out that you're a screw-up but if you were doing a quiet time every morning were doing a quiet time every morning were doing a quiet time every morning the Holy Spirit says hey Alan yeah this the Holy Spirit says hey Alan yeah this the Holy Spirit says hey Alan yeah this is where you're screwing up did you is where you're screwing up did you is where you're screwing up did you really say that to your wife last night really say that to your wife last night really say that to your wife last night did you really do that you know you did did you really do that you know you did did you really do that you know you did because I heard it here's what you're because I heard it here's what you're because I heard it here's what you're supposed to say and do you want to know supposed to say and do you want to know supposed to say and do you want to know why you did that and then he reveals why you did that and then he reveals why you did that and then he reveals something in the word and I'm praying something in the word and I'm praying something in the word and I'm praying and let me tell you on a continual basis and let me tell you on a continual basis and let me tell you on a continual basis I'm doing this self-evaluation every I'm doing this self-evaluation every I'm doing this self-evaluation every morning every morning I'm wanting to morning every morning I'm wanting to morning every morning I'm wanting to know okay God where did I screw up show know okay God where did I screw up show know okay God where did I screw up show me where I need to improve help me to me where I need to improve help me to me where I need to improve help me to focus on what's really important in life focus on what's really important in life focus on what's really important in life and the process itself of doing a daily and the process itself of doing a daily and the process itself of doing a daily quiet time forces me to do this quiet time forces me to do this quiet time forces me to do this self-evaluation every morning and I self-evaluation every morning and I self-evaluation every morning and I don't even realize I'm doing that no don't even realize I'm doing that no don't even realize I'm doing that no wonder people who read their Bible and wonder people who read their Bible and wonder people who read their Bible and have a time for prayer and meditation have a time for prayer and meditation have a time for prayer and meditation every day are more successful than those every day are more successful than those every day are more successful than those who who who don't let me just be honest with you you don't let me just be honest with you you don't let me just be honest with you you want to know why you have a bad marriage want to know why you have a bad marriage want to know why you have a bad marriage you've had a bad marriage for 15 years you've had a bad marriage for 15 years you've had a bad marriage for 15 years it's because for 15 years you've either it's because for 15 years you've either it's because for 15 years you've either not had a quiet time or you're just not had a quiet time or you're just not had a quiet time or you're just going through the motions because I going through the motions because I going through the motions because I promise you over that 15 years if you'd promise you over that 15 years if you'd promise you over that 15 years if you'd had a quiet time with God and you were had a quiet time with God and you were had a quiet time with God and you were saying God showed me where I'm screwing saying God showed me where I'm screwing saying God showed me where I'm screwing up he'd be showing you if he had to send up he'd be showing you if he had to send up he'd be showing you if he had to send someone all the way across the Atlantic someone all the way across the Atlantic someone all the way across the Atlantic Ocean to speak into your life if he had Ocean to speak into your life if he had Ocean to speak into your life if he had to bring someone that's a stranger to to bring someone that's a stranger to to bring someone that's a stranger to talk to you if he had to put a book in talk to you if he had to put a book in talk to you if he had to put a book in your hand if you're there and you're your hand if you're there and you're your hand if you're there and you're wanting to know God how do i improve and wanting to know God how do i improve and wanting to know God how do i improve and you're listening God's gonna show you you're listening God's gonna show you you're listening God's gonna show you he's gonna show you where you're he's gonna show you where you're he's gonna show you where you're screwing up in your marriage and what screwing up in your marriage and what screwing up in your marriage and what you need to be doing to fix it if you you need to be doing to fix it if you you need to be doing to fix it if you have financial problems and you really have financial problems and you really have financial problems and you really want to know how to fix it if you're want to know how to fix it if you're want to know how to fix it if you're doing a quiet time God's gonna show you doing a quiet time God's gonna show you doing a quiet time God's gonna show you how to fix it every day your life should how to fix it every day your life should how to fix it every day your life should be getting better now in fact let me be getting better now in fact let me be getting better now in fact let me give you an example today is March the give you an example today is March the give you an example today is March the 24th and if I quiet time I read through 24th and if I quiet time I read through 24th and if I quiet time I read through the Bible every year that's just the Bible every year that's just the Bible every year that's just something that I do I'm a fast reader something that I do I'm a fast reader something that I do I'm a fast reader and the reason I'm a fast reader is and the reason I'm a fast reader is and the reason I'm a fast reader is because that's what I do for a living so because that's what I do for a living so because that's what I do for a living so I can read the portions that I'm I can read the portions that I'm I can read the portions that I'm supposed to read in about five to seven supposed to read in about five to seven supposed to read in about five to seven minutes my wife says don't say that minutes my wife says don't say that minutes my wife says don't say that anymore for most people that probably anymore for most people that probably anymore for most people that probably takes 15 to 20 minutes to read through takes 15 to 20 minutes to read through takes 15 to 20 minutes to read through if you don't have that much time because if you don't have that much time because if you don't have that much time because you need to read through the Bible you you need to read through the Bible you you need to read through the Bible you need to meditate on it you need to pray need to meditate on it you need to pray need to meditate on it you need to pray want to spend at least 30 minutes then I want to spend at least 30 minutes then I want to spend at least 30 minutes then I recommend that you only read the New recommend that you only read the New recommend that you only read the New Testament portion and maybe the Proverbs Testament portion and maybe the Proverbs Testament portion and maybe the Proverbs but today's March 24th so this was my but today's March 24th so this was my but today's March 24th so this was my daily reading today and in the New daily reading today and in the New daily reading today and in the New Testament part Luke chapter 6 says start Testament part Luke chapter 6 says start Testament part Luke chapter 6 says start in verse 37 do not judge others and you in verse 37 do not judge others and you in verse 37 do not judge others and you will not be judged do not condemn others will not be judged do not condemn others will not be judged do not condemn others or it will all come back against you or it will all come back against you or it will all come back against you forgive others and you will be forgiven forgive others and you will be forgiven forgive others and you will be forgiven given you will receive your give will given you will receive your give will given you will receive your give will gift will return to you and full of gift will return to you and full of gift will return to you and full of press down shaken together to make room press down shaken together to make room press down shaken together to make room for more running over and pour it into for more running over and pour it into for more running over and pour it into your lap the amount you give will your lap the amount you give will your lap the amount you give will the amounts you get back so every year the amounts you get back so every year the amounts you get back so every year I'm going through this Bible and you can I'm going through this Bible and you can I'm going through this Bible and you can see where I've highlight highlighted see where I've highlight highlighted see where I've highlight highlighted these things that God speaks in and when these things that God speaks in and when these things that God speaks in and when it becomes too highlighted I just grab it becomes too highlighted I just grab it becomes too highlighted I just grab another one and start all over again but another one and start all over again but another one and start all over again but today as I'm reading through this I see today as I'm reading through this I see today as I'm reading through this I see the law of reciprocity and the law of the law of reciprocity and the law of the law of reciprocity and the law of reciprocity says you get what you give reciprocity says you get what you give reciprocity says you get what you give you can say it in many ways you can say you can say it in many ways you can say you can say it in many ways you can say tit for tat what goes around comes tit for tat what goes around comes tit for tat what goes around comes around but basically it's this what you around but basically it's this what you around but basically it's this what you dish out to others you're gonna receive dish out to others you're gonna receive dish out to others you're gonna receive right back that's just the way it is right back that's just the way it is right back that's just the way it is judge not and you won't be judged if judge not and you won't be judged if judge not and you won't be judged if you're a judgmental person let me just you're a judgmental person let me just you're a judgmental person let me just say when you goof up everyone's going to say when you goof up everyone's going to say when you goof up everyone's going to jump on that why because you are a jump on that why because you are a jump on that why because you are a self-righteous and if they're not a self-righteous and if they're not a self-righteous and if they're not a Christian that broadly a de it's Christian that broadly a de it's Christian that broadly a de it's bleeding to it but anyways condemn not bleeding to it but anyways condemn not bleeding to it but anyways condemn not you won't be condemned forgive and you won't be condemned forgive and you won't be condemned forgive and you'll be forgiven given it she'll be you'll be forgiven given it she'll be you'll be forgiven given it she'll be given to you now here's what's given to you now here's what's given to you now here's what's interesting there's always a proverb interesting there's always a proverb interesting there's always a proverb that goes with it and so I'm reading that goes with it and so I'm reading that goes with it and so I'm reading this the Holy Spirit speaking to me this the Holy Spirit speaking to me this the Holy Spirit speaking to me about the law of reciprocity you get about the law of reciprocity you get about the law of reciprocity you get what you give Alan are you forgiving are what you give Alan are you forgiving are what you give Alan are you forgiving are you judgmental on others are you you judgmental on others are you you judgmental on others are you condemning and then I get to this last condemning and then I get to this last condemning and then I get to this last part this is the proverb if you search part this is the proverb if you search part this is the proverb if you search for good you will find favor but if you for good you will find favor but if you for good you will find favor but if you search for evil it will find you you search for evil it will find you you search for evil it will find you you know what's kind of interesting what God know what's kind of interesting what God know what's kind of interesting what God ministered to me and what he spoke to me ministered to me and what he spoke to me ministered to me and what he spoke to me about was I need to look for the good in about was I need to look for the good in about was I need to look for the good in people not look for the bad because when people not look for the bad because when people not look for the bad because when I only look for the bad in others then I only look for the bad in others then I only look for the bad in others then it finds me and back comes out in me but it finds me and back comes out in me but it finds me and back comes out in me but if I look for the good and I over if I look for the good and I over if I look for the good and I over overlooked these things that goes with overlooked these things that goes with overlooked these things that goes with the law of reciprocity and I'm not the law of reciprocity and I'm not the law of reciprocity and I'm not condemning and I'm not judgmental and I condemning and I'm not judgmental and I condemning and I'm not judgmental and I want to give forgiveness and that's what want to give forgiveness and that's what want to give forgiveness and that's what I receive I receive I receive in this morning and my self-evaluation in this morning and my self-evaluation in this morning and my self-evaluation time the Holy Spirit said you start time the Holy Spirit said you start time the Holy Spirit said you start looking for good in people you're looking for good in people you're looking for good in people you're becoming a little too critical you're a becoming a little too critical you're a becoming a little too critical you're a little too judgmental now here's what's little too judgmental now here's what's little too judgmental now here's what's great I don't know what God's gonna great I don't know what God's gonna great I don't know what God's gonna speak to me about tomorrow I have no speak to me about tomorrow I have no speak to me about tomorrow I have no idea but tomorrow I will open up the idea but tomorrow I will open up the idea but tomorrow I will open up the Bible and I will pray before I start a Bible and I will pray before I start a Bible and I will pray before I start a very simple prayer for the Holy Spirit very simple prayer for the Holy Spirit very simple prayer for the Holy Spirit to illuminate the word to speak to me to illuminate the word to speak to me to illuminate the word to speak to me from the Word of God what he wants to from the Word of God what he wants to from the Word of God what he wants to tell me and I'll start reading and tell me and I'll start reading and tell me and I'll start reading and there's always something I'll be there's always something I'll be there's always something I'll be highlighting and then when I come to my highlighting and then when I come to my highlighting and then when I come to my prayer time my prayer time is always prayer time my prayer time is always prayer time my prayer time is always personal because God's already been personal because God's already been personal because God's already been dealing with me and then I know on dealing with me and then I know on dealing with me and then I know on Tuesday self-evaluation again Tuesday self-evaluation again Tuesday self-evaluation again Wednesday's self-evaluation again Wednesday's self-evaluation again Wednesday's self-evaluation again Thursday self-evaluation again and every Thursday self-evaluation again and every Thursday self-evaluation again and every day God's working on me little by little day God's working on me little by little day God's working on me little by little line upon line precept upon precept and line upon line precept upon precept and line upon line precept upon precept and not only that I get where I know God and not only that I get where I know God and not only that I get where I know God and I hear his voice and I expect when it's I hear his voice and I expect when it's I hear his voice and I expect when it's time to go home I know God and I'm ready time to go home I know God and I'm ready time to go home I know God and I'm ready to see my mom to see my dad to see my to see my mom to see my dad to see my to see my mom to see my dad to see my grandparents

Channel: Cornerstone Fellowship

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Id: e_b3JgRBwoQ

Length: 41min 35sec (2495 seconds)

Published: Mon Mar 25 2019