1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks so much for 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: listening to the podcast. 3 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 2: Did you know you can watch our weekend services live 4 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 2: online each week. 5 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: Of course, we'd love to have you in person if 6 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: you're ever in the Houston area. 7 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 3: But the next best thing is our online services. 8 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,159 Speaker 1: Thanks for downloading the podcast today, and we hope you 9 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: enjoy the message. 10 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 3: God bless you. It's always a joy to come into 11 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 3: your homes. We love you. We come with a message 12 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 3: of hope. We believe today is. 13 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: That listen that you'll be inspired and encouraged to just 14 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: be all that God's created you to be. But thanks 15 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 1: for tuning in, and if you're ever in our area, 16 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: I hope you'll stop by. We give you a personal invitation, 17 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: promise you we'll make you feel right at home. But 18 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: thanks again for tuning in. And I'd like to start 19 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: each week with something kind of funny. And of course 20 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: you know these are just jokes, so don't anybody get offended. 21 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: John was the only Protestant in a large Catholic neighborhood 22 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: and every Friday during Lent, while his neighbors were eating 23 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: cold fish, he was in his backyard grilling a steak 24 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:59,319 Speaker 1: and they couldn't stand the temptation and decided to try 25 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: to convert him to Catholicism. After several talks, John agreed, 26 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: and they took him to the church and the priest 27 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: sprinkled water over him and said, you were born a Baptist, 28 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: you were raised a Baptist, but now you're a Catholic. 29 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: A year later, during the first Friday of Lent, the 30 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: neighbors smelled the same smell of steak in the air. 31 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,119 Speaker 1: They rushed to John's house. He was in the backyard 32 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: sprinkling water over his steak, saying, you were born a cow, 33 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: you were raised a cow, but now you're a fish. 34 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 3: All right, Hold up your bibles, say it like you mean. 35 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 3: Here ready, this is my Bible. I am what it. 36 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: Says I am. I have what it says I have. 37 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: I can do what it says I can do. Today 38 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 1: I will be talked the word of God. I boldly confess. 39 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will 40 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: never be the same. I am about to receive the incorruptible, indestructible, 41 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: ever living seed of the. 42 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 3: Word of God. 43 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: I'll never be the same, never, never, never, I'll never. 44 00:01:59,240 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 3: Be the same. 45 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want to talk 46 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: to you today about the importance of submitting to authority. 47 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: Everywhere we go, we're under some kind of authority. 48 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 3: A speed limit sign. 49 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: Is an authority or an USh you're asking us to 50 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: go a certain way. 51 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 3: He's an authority. 52 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: And most every person has a boss or a supervisor. 53 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 3: The choir members have a choir leader. On a ball team, 54 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:26,519 Speaker 3: you have a coach. 55 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: So we're all under some kind of authority, and every day, 56 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: maybe a couple of dozen times, we are tested on 57 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 1: how we're going to respond to that authority. And some 58 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,519 Speaker 1: people have a real problem in this area. They don't 59 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 1: want anybody telling them what to do. 60 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 3: They're always kind of trying to buck the system. Well, 61 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 3: I'll drive. 62 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: As fast as I want to I'm in a hurry, 63 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,839 Speaker 1: or it's okay to park in this no parking zone, 64 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 1: it's not hurting anything. Or I'll sit in that church 65 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 1: wherever I want to. I don't have to listen to 66 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: that usher man. I've been coming here longer than he's 67 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: been a lot. Who does he think he is telling 68 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: me what to do? 69 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 3: Now? 70 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:08,959 Speaker 1: Really, that kind of defiant, rebellious attitude is going to 71 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: keep you from being blessed. And some people wonder why 72 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: their prayers aren't being answertain why they can't seem to 73 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: get out of that rut. And it's all because they 74 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: have a problem with authority. And if you don't learn 75 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: how to submit to authority, you will never be in 76 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: a position of authority. We've got to first pass that test. 77 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: And when I say submit to authority, I don't mean 78 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: that you do what you're told and then you complain 79 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: about it the whole time. Well, I'll park over here, 80 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: but I sure don't understand it. When I get home, 81 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna write that company a letter and give them 82 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: a piece of my mind. 83 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 3: That's not really submitting to authority. 84 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: You're submitting with your actions, but God is looking at 85 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: our hearts, and true submission is when we just humble 86 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: ourselves and say, God, I don't really understand this, I 87 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: don't agree with this, but I will come under this authority. 88 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 3: And be obedient anyway. See, if you're really going to 89 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 3: pass the test, you got to do it with the 90 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 3: right attitude. 91 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: Maybe your boss asks you to run this package over 92 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: to a client's and you're busy, You've got your day 93 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: all planned out. Of course you say, sure, I'll do it, 94 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: But that whole way you complain, Well, who does he 95 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 1: think he is? Doesn't he know I'm made for more 96 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 1: than this? He's getting me off schedule. Now you've got 97 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 1: to learn just swallow your pride, submit yourself, and do 98 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: it with a proper attitude. 99 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 3: If not, you're not passing the test. 100 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:31,280 Speaker 1: And the scripture says here in Romans thirteen, verse one, 101 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: every one of us must submit to the governing authorities. 102 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: For there is no authority except that which God has established. 103 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: Notice God has established all authority. It may be a 104 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 1: security guard at work, may be an usher at the 105 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 1: ball field, may be a supervisor at the office. We 106 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,239 Speaker 1: may not agree with them, but that's not the point 107 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: God has established it. We're always going to have people 108 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: and policies and rules that we don't lie and we 109 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: don't understand. But if we're going to experience God's best, 110 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: we got to learn how to come under that authority, 111 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: to respect those leaders, and to basically have a submissive attitude. 112 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 1: And even if we don't do it for them, we 113 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 1: need to learn to do it under God. 114 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 3: God. 115 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: I don't want to park over here, but I'm gonna 116 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: do it unto you or God. 117 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 3: I don't agree with this, boss. 118 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: But I'm gonna be obedient anyway for your sake or God. 119 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: I don't feel like paying these taxes. They seem too high, 120 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna do it all because I love and 121 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: respect you. 122 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 3: And understand this. 123 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 1: When we don't obey those that have authority over us, 124 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: really we're disobeying God. I know this is kind of 125 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: a tough pill to swallow, but the fact is, when 126 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: we speed down the highway, we're not just disobeying the city, 127 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 1: We're disobeying God. Or when we walk across the lawn 128 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: when there's a big sign that says please stay off 129 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: the grass, We're not just disobeying that park. 130 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 3: We're disobeying God. And listen, I was the world's worst. 131 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 3: When I used to. 132 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: Get on the freeway. I wouldn't even think twice. I'd 133 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: put it on seventy miles an hour. My attitude was 134 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: fifty five is just too slow, and I'm busy. I've 135 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: got a lot of things to do. Not even get 136 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: spiritual about it. Say God, I'm speeding down the highway 137 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: because I'm in a hurry to get to church. I'm 138 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:20,279 Speaker 1: in a hurry to minister to your people. In other words, God, 139 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: I know it's okay to break the law as long 140 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 1: as I'm doing it for you. And of course i'd 141 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: find me some good scriptures to back it up. You know, God, 142 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 1: the apostle Paul said, we're not under the law anymore. 143 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: Thank God for that. I've discovered you can find a 144 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 1: scripture to justify anything you want to if you look 145 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:41,119 Speaker 1: hard enough. And even speeding down the highway, I would pray, God, 146 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: I thank you that you're gonna show me which hell 147 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: the policeman is over. God give me that spirit of discernment. 148 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:48,159 Speaker 3: Man. 149 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:50,480 Speaker 1: Now, I thought, even if I did get caught, I'm 150 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: just gonna pray for more God's favor. 151 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 3: I'm gonna try to get out of it. 152 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: But one day I realized that I'm never gonna be 153 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 1: in a real position of authority until I learn how 154 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:01,799 Speaker 1: to come under authority. 155 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 3: That's the only way we're ever going to get promoted. 156 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: I don't know about you, but I don't want to 157 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: get stuck at a certain level in my life all 158 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 1: because I have a problem with swallowing my pride and 159 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: coming under the authority that God has established. 160 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 3: Notice I said again, God has established it. 161 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: If it's your a company policy for you to be 162 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 1: there at eight, but you show up every other day 163 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 1: fifteen twenty minutes late, I don't see how God can 164 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: bless you. Or if the speed limit says thirty but 165 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: you think nothing of going fifty or sixty all the time, 166 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: that's going to keep you in mediocrity. We may not 167 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: agree with it, but God has established it. If the 168 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: parking attendant ask me to park over here, he may 169 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: be a teenager, I may be quote more important, or 170 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: maybe I make more money. 171 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 3: Listen, none of that matters. He's the authority there, and. 172 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 1: I need to respect his authority, knowing that when I 173 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: respect him, really, I'm showing my respect for Almighty God. 174 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 3: It's amazing today how many people people have a. 175 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: Problem in this area. I was thinking about this young man. 176 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: I knew he came to the church for a long time. 177 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: This was years and years ago, and he was the 178 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: nicest guy in the world. He used to volunteer for 179 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: us and I had nothing but respect for him. But 180 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 1: little did I know he had a major problem with authority. 181 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: And we started getting reports that he was giving the 182 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: police officers outside a hard time about where he could 183 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: park and why he couldn't do this, and why he 184 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: couldn't do that, and I could hardly believe it was 185 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: even the same guy. But one day he tried to 186 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: turn in the front drive here after a service, and 187 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 1: the officers asked him not to, and they were making 188 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:39,079 Speaker 1: the traffic go the other way, just trying to keep 189 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: everything flowing. They didn't have anything against him, they didn't 190 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: even know. I mean, there's thirty or forty policemen out there. 191 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 3: But he went. 192 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: Ahead and turned in any way and disobeyed their orders. 193 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 1: And so an officer came over to him and started 194 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 1: talking to him, and that young man got so belligerent 195 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: and he threw such a fit they finally had to 196 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:58,839 Speaker 1: put him in the car and just take him off 197 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 1: the property. So, you know, I have not seen that 198 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 1: young man since, and I thought, what a shame that 199 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 1: he is allowing something so minor really to keep him 200 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 1: from fulfilling his destiny. And if you don't discipline yourself 201 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:16,080 Speaker 1: and really make yourself come under that authority, then that 202 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: old rebellious don't tell me what to do attitude is 203 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: going to develop into a stronghold. And unfortunately that will 204 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,680 Speaker 1: plague you your whole lifetime. And if you have a 205 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: problem with authority today, you need to look down deep 206 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 1: on the inside and get to the root cause of it. 207 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:34,719 Speaker 1: I heard somebody complaining just last week about how they 208 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:37,239 Speaker 1: were going to have to start clocking in at their office, 209 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: and this was something new and they just couldn't understand it. 210 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: They were all bent out of shape about it. But 211 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 1: usually the only people that have a problem with submitting 212 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: to authority are the people that are breaking the rules. 213 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:50,559 Speaker 3: I mean, what's the big. 214 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 1: Deal if you have to clock in at your office. 215 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: If you get to work every day on time, The 216 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: problem is when you don't get there on time. 217 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 3: I remember my father. 218 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:00,959 Speaker 1: He used to ask people to be at their desk 219 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: at nine am. He didn't want you to be in 220 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 1: the lunch room getting a cup of coffee at nine, 221 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: didn't want you to be visiting with a coworker at nine. 222 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 1: He wanted you to be at your desk ready to 223 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 1: go at nine o'clock sharp. 224 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:15,839 Speaker 3: That was his pet. Peeve. Well, there was a young 225 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:16,719 Speaker 3: lady that worked here. 226 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: This was years ago, and she just didn't understand that. 227 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 1: She had a kind of a defiant attitude. She said 228 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: that's not right. If I'm on the property at nine o'clock, 229 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: that means I'm officially at work. Well, the reason she 230 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: had such a problem with it was because she was 231 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: late every other day. And if you make a big 232 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: deal out of something like that, that's not a big deal. 233 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:40,560 Speaker 1: Nine times out of ten, you're the problem. And you 234 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 1: need to recognize that company is paying you your salary. 235 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 1: They may have some pet peeves, they may do some 236 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 1: things you don't like, but you're gonna have to swallow 237 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:52,559 Speaker 1: your pride, quit complaining about it, and start coming. 238 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 3: Under that authority. 239 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: That young lady she didn't last around here but a 240 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: couple months time. 241 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:00,080 Speaker 3: My father wouldn't put up with that. And here's the problem. 242 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: If you're not submitting to authority and you're always looking 243 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:06,599 Speaker 1: for some reason to buck the system, that's gonna. 244 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 3: Follow you wherever you go. You'll leave that place all 245 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 3: sour with the bad attitude. 246 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: You'll go to the next place and have the same 247 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 1: problem the next place, and the next place. You might 248 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 1: as well just make up your mind that you're gonna 249 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: swallow your pride and say, God, I'm gonna start coming 250 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 1: under this authority. I know you have established it and 251 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: they're not the problem. I'm the problem God. I know 252 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: they don't need to change. I need to change. When 253 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 1: we have that kind of attitude, that's when God can 254 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 1: promote us. But really, I believe in all of us, 255 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 1: there's something that doesn't like being told what to do. 256 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 3: There's something in human nature that says, you know what, 257 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 3: just don't tell me what to do. 258 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,760 Speaker 1: And usually if we have a problem with authority, I 259 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 1: found it's one or two areas. It's either pride, we're 260 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 1: too proud, man, don't tell me what to do. I 261 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 1: know what I'm doing, Or we're insecure and we think 262 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: that when we submit, we're going to look like we're 263 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: weak or we're gonna feel like we're a little inferior. 264 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 1: But really it's just the opposite. When you can submit 265 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 1: to authority, you know who you are. When you're kind 266 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 1: and courteous to those that are over you and you 267 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: do what they tell you to do with a good attitude. 268 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 3: That's the mark of a very mature person. That's a 269 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 3: mark of maturity. I know. 270 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 1: On these events we've been doing on the road not 271 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: too long ago, we pulled up at this one arena 272 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 1: about a half hour before the service was to begin, 273 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 1: and there was this long line of cars waiting to 274 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 1: get in. There were probably six or seven different gates open, 275 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: and there was an eight dollars charge for the parking 276 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 1: and somehow nobody on our team had notified them that 277 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: we were coming through that gate, or maybe we came 278 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: to the wrong gate, I don't know. But when we 279 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 1: pulled up there, the parking attendant happened to be a 280 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 1: young teenage guy, and he came up to our car 281 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 1: and he said, that'll be eight dollars, and you know, 282 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:48,679 Speaker 1: we kind of laughed in the car. I thought, that's 283 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: kind of interesting. I've never paid to see myself. 284 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:53,440 Speaker 3: And our driver. 285 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 1: He said, no, no, no, no, no, this is the 286 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: main men that they're all coming to see. These are 287 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: the main people we need to get in now. I'll 288 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 1: never forget that teenage He stuck his head in our 289 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: car and he looked at me and he didn't know 290 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 1: me from Adam. 291 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 3: He wouldn't let us in, and so he got. 292 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:09,839 Speaker 1: On the radio and he started calling around and really 293 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,439 Speaker 1: it wasn't his fault. He didn't have the authority to 294 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: let us in. But this all took place maybe just 295 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 1: ten or fifteen seconds The first thing I did was. 296 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 3: Check my wallet. 297 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: I thought, man, let's pay him and move on. Unfortunately 298 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 1: I didn't have any money, and I had asked somebody 299 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 1: to call let me borrow eight dollars. But you know, 300 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 1: my attitude was, we don't have to make a big 301 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 1: deal out of this. Let's just swallow our pride, pay 302 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: the money. Thank god we got enough money, and let's. 303 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:35,839 Speaker 3: Just move on. 304 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: But the truth is we could have just burrowed our 305 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: way in there and embarrassed the guy. And I'm sure 306 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: it would have been okay. After all, it was our event. 307 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 1: We were bringing thousands of people to that arena. But 308 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 1: my point is you can't be too proud to just 309 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 1: swallow your pride and do what you're told to do, 310 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 1: even though you know it may not be right or 311 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 1: it may not seem fair. 312 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 3: Let me tell you, in the long run, God will 313 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 3: make that up to you. And sure I could have 314 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 3: thrown a fit. I could have said, look at here, buddy, 315 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 3: don't you know who I am. That's my picture up 316 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:12,959 Speaker 3: there on the marquis. I'm the smiling preacher man. Where 317 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 3: you been not smiling too much? Now, buddy, learn to 318 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 3: swallow your pride. 319 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: Just humble yourself. You got to have a submissive attitude. 320 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 1: And remember when we disobey and disrespect those in authority, 321 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: even if it's a teenager, we're really disobeying and disrespecting God. 322 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 1: And too many people just are always looking for some 323 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: reason to bust the system. They're always looking for some 324 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: reason to fight. 325 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 3: Man. 326 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: You can't tell me where to park, don't tell me 327 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: where to sit around here. You know, they got that 328 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: rebellious kind of defiant attitude. And you know some people 329 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 1: they'll even come into church and sing and pray, Yes, 330 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: this is the day the Lord has made. God bless you, brother, 331 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: You sure look great. Then they go out in the 332 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: parking lot and chew the policeman out. Don't tell me 333 00:14:57,520 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: I can't turn left you here, buddy, I didn't turn 334 00:14:59,080 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 1: and left. 335 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 3: You all my life. 336 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 1: They bust out of here, going fifty in a thirty, 337 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: almost mow down two neighborhood kids trying to beat the 338 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 1: Baptist to Luby's. 339 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 3: You know. Then they pray, you know, God, how come 340 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 3: you never answered my prayers. 341 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: I went to church, I gave in the offering, haven, 342 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 1: volunteered in the nursery. Last week, the whole problem is 343 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: they're not submitting to authority. 344 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 3: They're not dealing with. 345 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 1: That stronghold of rebellion. And as I said, God can't 346 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: bless that. And I've learned most of the time it 347 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 1: is not the big things that keep most people in mediocret. 348 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: It's not lying sheet and committing adultery. It's just the 349 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: small things. The scripture says, it's the little foxes that 350 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: spoil the vine. Why don't you start submitting to that authority. 351 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: Just swallow your pride and do it with a good attitude. 352 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 1: When we went down to Minute May Park this year 353 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 1: for our Easter service, the policy there at the park, 354 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 1: as most of you probably know, is they got to 355 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: check your bags before you come in. And so when 356 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: Johnny and I pulled up before the service, we had 357 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: a couple bags, and so we just got into line. 358 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 3: I'll never forget what the security lady said. 359 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 1: She said, you know what, that's what I like about you. 360 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 1: You don't think you're too good to get into line 361 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: like everybody else. And really I never really thought about it, 362 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: you know, I mean we were on their turf, it 363 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: was their building. I thought, if I'm going to go 364 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: in and have our Easter service. I'm gonna have to 365 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 1: come under their authority and see, don't always be trying 366 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: to be the exception to the rule. Listen, I'm too important. 367 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 1: I don't have to follow those rules. Or I've worked 368 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 1: at this company a long time. I can make some 369 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: personal long distance phone calls. I can leave early if 370 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: the boss sitn't looking. I can play on the internet 371 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: if I want to know. Those are the little things. 372 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 3: That keep so many people from God's very best. 373 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: And after all, what kind of witness are we being 374 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: if people see us feeding down the freeway cutting people off, 375 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 1: or if we're always gossiping about the boss behind his back, 376 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: or if we throw a big fit because the elevator 377 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 1: is closed for repairs and we got to walk up 378 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 1: a couple flights a stair well. 379 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 3: That's not right. I want to speak to the manager. 380 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 1: No, the Bible says we are Christ's ambassadors here on 381 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 1: this earth. We represent Almighty God. Now, I would hate 382 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 1: to think that somebody could look at my life and say, man, 383 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 1: isn't that that minister? Can you believe how rude he 384 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,879 Speaker 1: was to that security guard? Can you believe how fast 385 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: he's driving? Can you believe he's parked in that no 386 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:26,360 Speaker 1: parking zone. You're talking about ruining your witness. 387 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 3: Friends. We got to start respecting and obeying authority. 388 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:33,120 Speaker 1: I've found most people are not listening to a sermon. 389 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,919 Speaker 1: They're watching our lives. Quit looking for reasons to always 390 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:40,320 Speaker 1: buck the system. Start obeying those that have the authority 391 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 1: over you. Thinking about that young teenager at the parking gate. 392 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: What if he could go to his friends and say, man, 393 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 1: you should have seen that guy. When I wouldn't let 394 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 1: him in, he threw a fit. He's one way on TV, 395 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 1: But no, I know what he's really like. No, thank god, 396 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: I've learned, and I'm learning to have a submissive attitude. 397 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,080 Speaker 3: I'm doing my best to obey. 398 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: And spect authority, knowing that other people are watching, especially 399 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 1: our children. I remember a few years back, when Jonathan, 400 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: our son was about six years old. We were driving 401 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: home from basketball practice one night, and he started asking 402 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 1: about the street signs and how I knew where we 403 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:19,679 Speaker 1: were going, and all these questions about driving, and so 404 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: I started explaining this to him, and about that time, 405 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 1: we came upon this speed limit sign and he saw 406 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:26,959 Speaker 1: the three oh and he said, hey, Daddy, what does 407 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: that thirty mean? I said, well, Jonathan, that's the speed limit. 408 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:32,679 Speaker 1: That's how fast we're supposed to be going. I'll never forget. 409 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: He leaned up from the back seat and looked at 410 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: my subdometer. He said, as innocently as you can imagine, Daddy, 411 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 1: how come we're. 412 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:41,959 Speaker 3: Going forty five? Now? 413 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,120 Speaker 1: I thought to myself, why am I teaching him this? 414 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,679 Speaker 1: But you could hear the concern in his voice. I 415 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:50,119 Speaker 1: know exactly what he was thinking. 416 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,919 Speaker 3: If it says thirty, daddy, why aren't we doing it? 417 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 3: And the truth is I didn't have a good answer. 418 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:56,879 Speaker 1: I wanted to say, you're gonna have to talk to 419 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 1: your mother about this, I said, Jonathan, I'm just in 420 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: a hurry to get home. There's really no excuse for it. 421 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 1: So we're going to slow down and obey the law. 422 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: But see, we can't tell our children to do one thing, 423 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:13,679 Speaker 1: to respect their teachers, to respect other authority, and then 424 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:16,920 Speaker 1: by our own actions we're not respecting and obeying other 425 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:17,920 Speaker 1: people's authority. 426 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 3: We need to be a. 427 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:23,159 Speaker 1: Good example to our children, to our coal workers, to 428 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 1: the lady at the grocery store. When it says express 429 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 1: lane twelve items limit, don't go up there with twenty 430 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 1: seven items. Say I just lost count today, be a 431 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: good example. 432 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:35,880 Speaker 3: I've made up my mind. 433 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,679 Speaker 1: I'm gonna respect the authority in my life. Sure, I 434 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: may be the boss when I'm up here, but when 435 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:42,159 Speaker 1: I get out on the freeways, I got to come 436 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,720 Speaker 1: under that authority. When I go to the ball field, 437 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:46,919 Speaker 1: I got to come under that authority. When I go 438 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: to the swimming pool and they ask you not to 439 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: bring drinks in, I'm not going to hide my doctor 440 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:55,880 Speaker 1: Pepper's under my towel when they say no children under sixteen. 441 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: I'm not going to take my ten year old and 442 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 1: just say, boy, he sure looks young, doesn't he. No, 443 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,960 Speaker 1: I know, I'm not gonna continue to be blessed. I'm 444 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:07,359 Speaker 1: not gonna stay in a position of authority until I 445 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: really know how to stay under authority. 446 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 3: Now. 447 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: I learned so much of this from my father when 448 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 1: we used to travel overseas to India. 449 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 3: Daddy had such respect for those leaders. We would go way. 450 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: Back into the villages and sometimes they would gather as 451 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: many as two or three thousand native pastors and here 452 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 1: Daddy was well known and well thought of throughout India. 453 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:28,880 Speaker 1: But when he got there, one of the first things 454 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: he would do was to meet with the main leaders 455 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: and just basically submit to their authority. He would ask them, 456 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 1: what do you want me to do? How long you 457 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 1: want me to speak? What subjects would you like me 458 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:41,880 Speaker 1: to do with? How can I help you the best? 459 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: He just did his best to honor them and to 460 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:47,880 Speaker 1: come under their authority. And sure Daddy could have blown 461 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 1: in there like a big shot here I am, I'm ready. 462 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 3: To do my thing. 463 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 1: No, he just humbled himself and he had that submissive attitude. 464 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:58,679 Speaker 1: In fact, one thing in India at that time was 465 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:00,680 Speaker 1: that the women didn't wear any jewelry. 466 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 3: They didn't think that was right. 467 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 1: And so when we got there, first thing Victoria would 468 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 1: do was take off her jewelry. We had any other ladies, 469 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:10,119 Speaker 1: we'd ask them to take off their jewelry as well. 470 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:11,199 Speaker 3: We didn't have to. 471 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: We could have argued with them, we could have debated it, 472 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 1: we could have tried to make a statement to them, Hey, 473 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:17,400 Speaker 1: why you're being so legalistic. 474 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:19,160 Speaker 3: Now we knew the right. 475 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: Thing to do was to just respect those leaders and 476 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: come under that authority. And my point is, when you 477 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:28,399 Speaker 1: go to somebody else's office, somebody else's home, you're on 478 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 1: somebody else's turf. They may not do everything exactly the 479 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:32,960 Speaker 1: way you used. 480 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 3: To, but respect them. 481 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:37,919 Speaker 1: Don't have that defiant attitude. Well, this is not the 482 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: way we do it at my office. We can leave 483 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: fifteen minutes early on Friday. I don't understand it. Or 484 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: this church made me sit over here, and I really 485 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:46,440 Speaker 1: wanted to sit over there. 486 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 3: At my church, I can sit anywhere I want. Have 487 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 3: you ever realized you're not at your church? 488 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 1: Respect that authority and do it with a good attitude. 489 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:56,639 Speaker 3: Who is getting hot in here today? 490 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:01,439 Speaker 1: After my father went to be with the Lord, the 491 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:04,199 Speaker 1: first few months, we had quite a few guest ministers. 492 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 1: We always had these guidelines we asked them to follow, 493 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:09,239 Speaker 1: and one thing that was important to us was that 494 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:11,679 Speaker 1: they speak a certain length of time. As you know, 495 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: we have our children's and youth services going. We have 496 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: parking issues to deal with, and so it's very important 497 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: to us that. 498 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 3: We get out on time. 499 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 1: Well, we asked this one young minister, a good friend 500 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: and a very good person, if he would speak for 501 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: us for thirty minutes and then turn it back over 502 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: to us. 503 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 3: He said, absolutely, I'll do whatever you want. 504 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 1: And he got up here in the pulpit and he 505 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:34,159 Speaker 1: was very gracious and very honoring toward us, and he 506 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 1: even said publicly at the very beginning, I'm only going 507 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 1: to speak thirty minutes tonight. I really want to honor 508 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:42,719 Speaker 1: the leadership here. And I realized that anybody can make 509 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:45,159 Speaker 1: a mistake, but I'm just making a point. And the 510 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:49,199 Speaker 1: funny thing is, thirty minutes came and went, forty five minutes, 511 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 1: one hour, one hour, and fifteen minutes. An hour and 512 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,200 Speaker 1: a half later, he finally got through. 513 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:58,439 Speaker 3: Half the congregation was gone. And the truth is I 514 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:00,159 Speaker 3: wanted to be gone. 515 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: Our kids had been out for an hour running around 516 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:04,399 Speaker 1: with no parents. 517 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 3: I mean, it was a big mess. 518 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:08,200 Speaker 1: He told me after his boy I just really got 519 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: caught up in the spirit tonight. And I thought to myself, man, 520 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 1: you got caught up in the wrong spirit, because listen, 521 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:16,720 Speaker 1: God is not going to give you a different plan 522 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 1: than he's given the leader of that place. And even 523 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 1: if you do feel like that you have different direction 524 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: and you want to do something different, you should at 525 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:27,880 Speaker 1: least meet with that leader and submit to their authority 526 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,360 Speaker 1: and ask them about it. The problem with what he 527 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 1: did is unless God split this auditorium wide open and 528 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,639 Speaker 1: gave us a sound from heaven. We would never invite 529 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:40,040 Speaker 1: him back, you know. And if you're not submitting to authority, 530 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: really you're only hurting yourself. When you're on somebody else's turf, 531 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: at their home, their business, if it's their seminar, their 532 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 1: ball team, come under that authority, respect, honor, and obey 533 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: what they're asking you to do. 534 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:54,880 Speaker 3: One thing I really. 535 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 1: Appreciate about Victoria is she's always respected my authority as 536 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 1: the leader in our home. 537 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 3: She's got a very strong. 538 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:06,159 Speaker 1: Personality, she's bright, she's got great insight into things, and 539 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:09,399 Speaker 1: probably ninety nine point nine percent of the time we 540 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,360 Speaker 1: see eye to eye, we agree. But there are times, 541 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:15,399 Speaker 1: like anybody that you know, I just don't agree. I say, Victoria, 542 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I do not see it that way. 543 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 3: And when it comes down to making. 544 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: The final decision, she always tells me, Joey, you know 545 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 1: how I feel. 546 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 3: Just do what you think best for our family. 547 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 1: Sure enough, I'll do it my way, And a couple 548 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: of weeks later she'll say, see, I told you so. 549 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 1: But in a marriage, somebody has to make the final decision. 550 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 3: And the fact is God is going to. 551 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:41,679 Speaker 1: Hold a man responsible for that home, and I'm not 552 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:45,400 Speaker 1: saying that we're not equal. We both should have equal input, 553 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:47,680 Speaker 1: but somebody has to have the final say. 554 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:50,200 Speaker 3: The key is I respect. 555 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: Her, I value her opinion. I listen to her input. 556 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:56,399 Speaker 1: A lot of men today they love that scripture the 557 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:59,280 Speaker 1: wife has to submit to their husbands. But the problem 558 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 1: is that husband is not submitting himself under God's authority. 559 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: You got to love and honor and respect your wife, 560 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 1: and submitting to you doesn't mean you just blow her off. 561 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:12,399 Speaker 1: You run over her like a door matt, you know, 562 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 1: and never listen to her. Now, you've got to value 563 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: her opinion. You've got to listen to her input. 564 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 3: You've got to respect your wife. All the women are claughing. 565 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:26,119 Speaker 1: I heard about this guy that was bragging to his 566 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: buddy about how he was the head of his house. 567 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:31,439 Speaker 1: He said, yeah, I run things at my house. About 568 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 1: that time, his wife walked up. He hung his head 569 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 1: and said, I'll run the vacuum, the lawnmower, and the dishwalker. 570 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 1: Daddy used to say, the man is the head, but 571 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 1: the woman is the neck that turns the head. Men, 572 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:45,640 Speaker 1: you won't have any problem being the leader of your 573 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: home if you'll respect and honor your wife. 574 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:49,400 Speaker 3: I like what somebody said. 575 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: Men, if you want to be the king of your home, 576 00:25:51,359 --> 00:25:54,679 Speaker 1: make your wife the queen. Let me ask you this today, 577 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: how do you respond to the authority in your life? 578 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 1: Do you humble yourself and submit to it or do 579 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 1: you kind of have that defiant don't tell me what 580 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 1: to do attitude? 581 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:05,879 Speaker 3: No, God can't bless that and some of you. 582 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: That's the only thing that's keeping you from going higher. 583 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:12,600 Speaker 1: If you would just swallow your pride and start respecting 584 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:16,920 Speaker 1: that authority, you'd see God's favor in a greater way. Remember, 585 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:20,640 Speaker 1: when we disobey authority, we're really disobeying God. It may 586 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 1: not be a big thing, but if we don't deal 587 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:24,080 Speaker 1: with the small. 588 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 3: Things, they're going to keep us from God's very best. 589 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:28,439 Speaker 1: So why don't you make a decision with me that 590 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:31,120 Speaker 1: you're going to start coming under the authority in your 591 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 1: life with a good attitude. 592 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 3: Be a good example. 593 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:37,119 Speaker 1: You may not agree with everything, but at least do 594 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 1: it under God. If you will have a submissive attitude 595 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 1: and respect the authority in your life, let me tell 596 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:44,120 Speaker 1: you there's no. 597 00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:45,159 Speaker 3: Limit to what God will do. 598 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 1: He'll promote you, He'll pour out his blessings in favor 599 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,480 Speaker 1: and you'll experience the victories he has in story. 600 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 3: Amen, how many of you receive it today? I know 601 00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:53,119 Speaker 3: you do. 602 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:58,919 Speaker 1: We never like the closal broadcast without giving you an 603 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 1: opportunity to make Jesus the lord of your life. 604 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:02,919 Speaker 3: Would you pray with me? 605 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent of my sins. Come 606 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 1: into my heart. I make you my Lord and savior. Friends, 607 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:16,360 Speaker 1: if you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got 608 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:16,920 Speaker 1: born again. 609 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:20,399 Speaker 3: Get in a good Bible based church. Keep God first place. 610 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 3: He's going to take your places that you've never dreamed of. 611 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 2: Sometimes life can make you feel like you are just 612 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:30,359 Speaker 2: living in the dark. Even your prayers don't feel like 613 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,200 Speaker 2: they are making it to heaven. 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