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Thanks for listening to 34 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 3: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If you 35 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 3: enjoy today's message, why don't you be a blessing and 36 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 3: share it with a friend. We appreciate you and pray 37 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 3: put God's very best in your life. Oh God bless you. 38 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 3: It's a joy to come into your homes each week 39 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 3: and we come with good news. We know that God 40 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 3: is on your side and we just believe that He's 41 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 3: going to bless you today for tuning in. We know 42 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 3: He rewards people that seek after him, so thanks for 43 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 3: tuning in. If you're ever in our area, come out 44 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 3: and see us give you a personal invitation. You'll love 45 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 3: our new facility and we'd love to meet you one 46 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 3: on one, so stop by whenever you can. You know. 47 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 3: I like to get started each week with something kind 48 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 3: of funny. And I heard about these three aspiring psychiatrists. 49 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 3: They were taking their first test on emotional extremes. And 50 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,399 Speaker 3: the professor asked the first student from the University of Arkansas, 51 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 3: what's the opposite of sadness? He replied happiness. He asked 52 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 3: the next student from Oklahoma, what's the opposite of depression? 53 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 3: He replied joy. He asked the third student from Texas, 54 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 3: A and M what's the opposite of woe? Woe? The 55 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 3: agg you looked kind of confused, and finally he said, 56 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 3: give y up. Hold up your Bible. Say it like 57 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 3: you mean it. Are you ready? This is my Bible. 58 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 3: I am what it says. I am. I have what 59 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 3: it says I have. I can do what it says 60 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 3: I can do. Today I will be talked the word 61 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 3: of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my 62 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 3: heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In 63 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 3: Jesus's name, God bless you. I want to talk to 64 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 3: you today about the importance of having pure motives. What 65 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 3: we do is not near as important as why we 66 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 3: do it, because we can do the right thing and 67 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 3: have the wrong motive, and the truth is, we're not 68 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 3: going to be blessed. And I know people today, they're 69 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 3: very nice and kind to somebody. They'll go out of 70 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 3: their way to do them favors. And that's great. We 71 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 3: should treat people good. But the problem is they're not 72 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 3: doing it because they love them. They're not doing it 73 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 3: because they care. They're doing it to get something from them. 74 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 3: They have an ulterior motive, and so they'll kind of 75 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 3: play up to them to try to get what they want. 76 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 3: But really all that is is being a phony, that's 77 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 3: being a pretender, and we're never going to be blessed 78 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 3: like that. Our heart and our actions need to match up. 79 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 3: And the scripture says here in Romans twelve, verse nine, 80 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 3: love from the center of who you are. Don't fake it? 81 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 3: What does that mean? Be real? Don't go around being 82 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 3: two faced, pretending, acting one way, talking one way, yet 83 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 3: on the inside you're thinking something totally opposite. Now, keep 84 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 3: your heart pure. It's interesting back in Bible days, the 85 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 3: Pharisees did a lot of good things, but they didn't 86 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 3: receive any reward because they were doing them for the 87 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 3: wrong reason. They went to the temple regularly, but they 88 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 3: didn't go to worship. They went to be well thought of. 89 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,919 Speaker 3: They went to try to build their reputation, and they'd 90 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 3: stand outside and pray these long, fancy prayers, not because 91 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 3: they were concerned. They just wanted everybody to hear them. 92 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 3: They wanted to draw attention to themselves. And they even 93 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 3: gave their money. They helped the poor, but again not 94 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 3: because they cared. They were just trying to impress people 95 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 3: and see. They did the right thing, but they had 96 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 3: the wrong motive and it kept them from being blessed. 97 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 3: And we too need to find out why we're doing 98 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 3: what we're doing. Let's not just look on the surface. 99 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 3: Let's go deeper than that. It's what's going on on 100 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 3: the inside that really counts. And I don't think these 101 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:37,840 Speaker 3: days we're taught enough to examine our motives and on 102 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 3: a regular basis. We need to get quiet and just 103 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 3: ask ourselves why am I doing this? Am I being 104 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 3: nice to this person because I really care? Or am 105 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,160 Speaker 3: I just trying to get something from them? Am I 106 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 3: giving to really help? This cause, or am I just 107 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 3: putting on a show trying to impress people. Or do 108 00:05:57,720 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 3: I go to church because I want to because I 109 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 3: love God? Or am I going like the Pharisees just 110 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 3: to be well thought of? Or do I go just 111 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 3: because my parents make me go. Now, I don't know 112 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 3: about you, but I want to really get to know myself. 113 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 3: And if I have wrong motives, I don't want to 114 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 3: go my whole lifetime and not realize it. I want 115 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 3: to search my heart and get it out in the 116 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 3: open so I can deal with it. And it's funny 117 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 3: how we'll regularly check the oil in our cars, and 118 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 3: if we have to, we'll change that ail two or 119 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 3: three times a year. We know if the oil gets 120 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 3: dirty and it breaks down, it's going to affect the 121 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 3: performance of that car. Really, the oil is the key 122 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 3: to the engine running smoothly. We may not see it. 123 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 3: It's on the inside. It's hidden. All we can see 124 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 3: is the exterior, and we can clean up the car 125 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 3: and polish it, but really that's all superficial. If the 126 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,840 Speaker 3: oil is all filthy and corroded, no matter how beautiful 127 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 3: the outside, eventually that car is not going to run 128 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 3: very well well our motives are just like the oil. 129 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 3: And if we don't check them on a regular basis 130 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 3: and make sure that they're pure, make sure we're doing 131 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 3: things for the right reason, then it's going to affect 132 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 3: our performance. It's gonna keep us from rising higher. And 133 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 3: this is one of the main areas that keeps people 134 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 3: in mediocrity. What's going on on the inside. God is 135 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 3: a god of hearts, and our inner life is more 136 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 3: important than our our life. And on the outside, we 137 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 3: can be doing all the right things, but what's really 138 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 3: gonna determine how high we're going to go is what's 139 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 3: going on down in here. And I don't want us 140 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 3: to be like the Pharisees and go year after year, giving, serving, 141 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 3: doing the right things, but we're not seeing any good 142 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 3: results because we're doing them for the wrong reason. Well, 143 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 3: you say, Joel, I've volunteered here in the nursery for 144 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 3: six years and nobody even thanks me anymore, nobody even 145 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 3: tells me they appreciate me. I just don't understand it. 146 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 3: I don't think that's right. Well, that may not be right. 147 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 3: Maybe somebody is not doing their job, But let me 148 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 3: ask you, are you working unto men or are you 149 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 3: working under God. Are you doing that just to impress 150 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 3: people to be well thought of like the Pharisees, or 151 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 3: are you doing it simply to honor God. See what 152 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 3: I'm saying today is examining your heart. And please don't 153 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 3: go another six years not being blessed because you're doing 154 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 3: it for the wrong motive. Our attitude should be God. 155 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 3: It doesn't matter if they never tell me thanks. I'm 156 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 3: not doing it for them. I'm doing it for you, 157 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 3: And I know you're keeping the records, so I'm gonna 158 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 3: keep my head held high. I'm gonna keep doing my 159 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 3: very best, knowing that my reward is coming. If you 160 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 3: have that kind of attitude, you're gonna be blessed. And 161 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 3: I know sometimes facing the truth about ourselves can be uncomfortable. 162 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 3: Sometimes it's hard to well, maybe I didn't do it 163 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 3: for the right motive. Maybe I did do that for 164 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 3: the wrong reason. Human nature, we like to make it, 165 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:02,959 Speaker 3: we like to blame others, and hey, it's not my fault. 166 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 3: But I'm asking us all today to take a good 167 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 3: look inside and be honest with yourself. If you get 168 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 3: upset and disappointed with people because you gave them something 169 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 3: and they didn't give you anything in return. Well, the 170 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 3: fact is you gave with the wrong motive. Well, Joel, 171 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 3: I gave him tickets to the ballgame. I thought for 172 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:24,680 Speaker 3: sure he'd put in a good word for me at 173 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 3: the office. I thought for sure i'd get that new contract. No, 174 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 3: that's the wrong reason. And the Bible says the pure 175 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,559 Speaker 3: in heart are going to be blessed when we have 176 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 3: wrong motives. It's like we're always giving, we're serving, we're 177 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 3: doing the right things, but like the Pharisees, we're not 178 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 3: receiving any reward. We're not seeing any of that fruit. Now, 179 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 3: if that's happening in your life, first thing to do 180 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 3: is look on the inside, make sure that you're doing 181 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 3: it with a pure heart. And parents, it's so important 182 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 3: that we teach our children to do things for the 183 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 3: right reason. They need to learn this at a very 184 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 3: early age. This is going to determine how high they're 185 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 3: going to go. Because they can have all the education 186 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 3: in the world, they can have all the talent, but 187 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 3: if they don't learn the importance of doing things with 188 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 3: the right motive, they'll never become all God's created them 189 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:18,199 Speaker 3: to be. And I know people today that are very talented. 190 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:21,680 Speaker 3: They're following all the right principles and they work the 191 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 3: formulas just right, but it seems like they just can't 192 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 3: get ahead. And it's because there's a problem on the inside. 193 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:32,319 Speaker 3: And the only way we really get to know ourselves 194 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 3: is to get in touch with our motives. We've got 195 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 3: to get beyond the surface and not just look at 196 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 3: what we do. Let's go deeper than that. When we 197 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 3: find that maybe our motives are not right, we need 198 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 3: to be willing to face the truth, and then let's 199 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:51,439 Speaker 3: be quick to make the necessary adjustments. The good news 200 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 3: is we can all change. And if you have a 201 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 3: habit of giving to people to try to get something 202 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 3: from them, well, next time you just make a decision. 203 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 3: I'm gonna give you this and not expect anything in return. 204 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 3: I'm gonna give you this simply to be a blessing. 205 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 3: Or maybe you tend to play up to people to 206 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 3: try to buy their friendship, to try to buy their favor, 207 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 3: We'll just make a decision to stop. Don't do it anymore, Well, 208 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 3: you said, Joe, If I quit doing that, what if 209 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 3: they put me out of their group, What if they 210 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 3: won't be my friend anymore? Well, God will give you 211 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 3: some new friends. And let me tell you, you don't need 212 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 3: friends like that anyway. You need people that will love 213 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 3: you and accept you for who you are and not 214 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 3: for what you can do for them. And the fact 215 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 3: is nobody can perform perfectly all the time. And if 216 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 3: people are putting that kind of pressure on you, not 217 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 3: only are they going to be disappointed, but you're not 218 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 3: gonna be happy. Don't be a people pleaser, be a 219 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 3: God pleaser, and God would rather you have a pure heart, 220 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:52,199 Speaker 3: then go through life pretending, playing up to people, trying 221 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 3: to win their acceptance. The apostle Paul said, and Second 222 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:59,839 Speaker 3: Corinthians four, verse two, we refuse to wear masks and 223 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:03,960 Speaker 3: play games. Rather we keep everything out in the open. 224 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:07,599 Speaker 3: The whole truth is on display. That's the kind of 225 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 3: people we need to be. Our attitude should be. My 226 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 3: life is an open book. I'm not a phony. I 227 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 3: don't go around saying one thing meaning something else. No, 228 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 3: the whole truth is on display. What we're saying is 229 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 3: what you see is what you get. One time, the 230 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 3: disciples had been out fishing all night long, and early 231 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 3: the next morning Jesus came along and he said, boys, 232 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 3: have you caught anything. 233 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 1: Now. 234 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 3: I think it's interesting that Jesus called them boys. I mean, 235 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:38,959 Speaker 3: obviously there were grown men, but he must have seen 236 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 3: some kind of immaturity, something that he didn't like. I 237 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 3: don't know, maybe a wrong motive, a wrong attitude. And 238 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 3: he said, boys, have you caught anything? They said, no, Jesus, 239 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 3: we hadn't caught a single fish. He said, well, throw 240 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 3: your nets on the right side of the boat and 241 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 3: you'll catch a great haul of fish. And they did that. 242 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 3: They caught so many fish that their nests begin to break. 243 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 3: And one principle I think we can liken this too, 244 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 3: is having wrong motives is like fishing on the wrong 245 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 3: side of the boat. It's like you're fishing with this 246 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 3: single little pole. You may catch something. Ever, once in 247 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:18,719 Speaker 3: a while you're working the right principles, few things may 248 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 3: go your way, but you're not gonna catch that much. 249 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 3: You're not gonna experience God's abundant life. But when you 250 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 3: do it God's way and you have right motives and 251 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 3: you get on the right side of the boat, that's 252 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 3: the equivalent of fishing with a great, big net. You 253 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 3: don't have to struggle to make things happen. You don't 254 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 3: have to manipulate people. You don't have to fight your 255 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 3: way to the top. No, when you have the right 256 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 3: motive and an obedient heart, the Bible says that God's 257 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:48,559 Speaker 3: blessings will chase you down and overtake you. I mean, 258 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 3: when you have a pure heart, you can't even outrun 259 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 3: the good things of God. I remember, just a few 260 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 3: years ago, we were searching for property to build a 261 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 3: new sanctuary Arnor, and I can tell you a heart 262 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 3: was to simply help more people. We weren't trying to 263 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 3: just build a big building. We weren't trying to just 264 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 3: one up somebody. Now, you'll never be blessed like that. 265 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 3: And you've heard me tell the story. We searched and 266 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 3: searched for a long time, and twice the property that 267 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 3: we found was sold right out from under us. Wasn't fair, 268 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 3: it wasn't right. But we didn't get mad, we didn't 269 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 3: try to get even. We just said, God, this situation 270 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 3: is in your hands. You know, our motive is to 271 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 3: help others. You know our heart is purity. And it 272 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 3: wasn't long after that that we got word that the 273 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 3: Compact Center was coming available, and things just supernaturally begin 274 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 3: to fall into place. I mean, really, we didn't have 275 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 3: to come to it. It came to us. When you 276 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 3: have the right motives and you have a pure heart, 277 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 3: all the forces of darkness can't keep the blessings of 278 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 3: God from chasing you down. That's when you're fishing with 279 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 3: a great, big net. That's when you're going to see 280 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 3: God do more than you can even ask or think. 281 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 3: On the other hand, though, when our heart is not right, 282 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 3: we can be doing the right thing. But like those disciples, 283 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 3: we're not seeing any good results. We're not catching any fish. 284 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 3: Nothing's going our way. We can't seem to get ahead. Well, 285 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 3: we need to check the inside. And sometimes I found 286 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 3: we can be doing something for so long that we 287 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 3: don't even realize it, but we're not doing it for 288 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 3: the right reason. I have this friend. She worked at 289 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 3: this big company years ago, and she wanted so badly 290 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 3: to be accepted by everyone, and she'd been through a 291 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 3: lot of hurts in her life, a lot of rejection, 292 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 3: and so she just naturally went overboard doing things for 293 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 3: her boss. And she'd bring him coffee in the morning 294 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 3: and make sure she got him doughnuts. If he needed 295 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 3: her to work late. She'd certainly stay in work late. 296 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 3: She never missed his or his wife's birthday, always had 297 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 3: them an appropriate gift. One time, she told how she 298 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 3: even went over to their house and cleaned it all 299 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 3: up for him. And she didn't like doing this, she said, 300 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 3: she didn't want to do it. She did it only 301 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 3: because she thought this was the way she could have 302 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 3: the boss's favor. She thought this was the only way 303 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 3: she could have his approval. And what's interesting is she 304 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 3: was doing all the right things, but she wasn't seeing 305 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 3: any right results. She was constantly struggling, just always working, 306 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 3: worn out, run down, no joy, no energy. And one 307 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 3: day she and the boss got into this disagreement and 308 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 3: it got a little bit heated, and he said something 309 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 3: to her that really opened her eyes. He called her 310 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 3: by name, and he said, you know, nobody does any 311 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 3: more right than you do, nobody works any harder, and 312 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 3: I can't put my finger on it, but something is 313 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 3: just not right. And that just cut her to the heart. 314 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 3: I mean, she was so hurt, so wounded, and she 315 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 3: began to sit around and sult for a couple of days. 316 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 3: And see, when somebody speaks the truth to us, especially 317 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 3: when we don't want to hear it, our defense mechanisms 318 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 3: go up. And so she's sitting there having a pity party, thinking, man, here, 319 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 3: everything I do for you and all I get in 320 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:06,400 Speaker 3: return is this No gratitude, no appreciation. But she said 321 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 3: a couple of days later, when she got quiet and 322 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 3: she really got honest with herself, she began to realize 323 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 3: that she was doing all those things for the wrong reason. Yes, 324 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:20,639 Speaker 3: she loved that couple, but the main reason she was 325 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 3: doing it was to buy their friendship, to be accepted, 326 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 3: to be well thought of. And I wonder how many 327 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 3: of us today are fishing from the wrong side of 328 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:33,400 Speaker 3: the boat. We're doing the right thing, but like her, 329 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 3: we have the wrong motive, and it's keeping us from 330 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,919 Speaker 3: being blessed. And really this was all born out of 331 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 3: her insecurity. And what's interesting is she didn't even realize 332 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:47,160 Speaker 3: she was doing it. She had been doing it so long. 333 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 3: This is all she had ever known. And I found 334 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 3: it's very easy for us to live in self deception. 335 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 3: It's very easy to go around playing games, pretending trying 336 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 3: to manipulate people, and we don't even realize that we're 337 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:04,120 Speaker 3: doing it. And that's why I'm challenging us today on 338 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 3: a regular basis to examine our motives, and we need 339 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 3: to understand everything we're doing for the wrong reason is 340 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 3: just wasting our time. We're just spending our wheels, working, struggling, 341 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:19,679 Speaker 3: but not making any progress. It's like we're fishing with 342 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 3: that little pole and God wants us to have this great, 343 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 3: big net. Now I found we can do a whole 344 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 3: lot less with right motives and get much greater results 345 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 3: than doing a lot of things with the wrong motive. 346 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:36,880 Speaker 3: I remember years ago I wanted to meet this man 347 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 3: that owned a professional sports team. He lived in another state. 348 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:44,120 Speaker 3: He was very influential, very well thought of, And one 349 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 3: day this man I knew called me and invited me 350 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 3: to go to a banquet. It was a charity event, 351 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 3: and the truth is I didn't really want to go. 352 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 3: This man was not normally somebody I do something with. 353 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 3: He was a fine gentleman, but I told him, I'm sorry, 354 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 3: my schedule's really full and I'm just not going to 355 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:02,600 Speaker 3: be able to do it. Well. A couple of days 356 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 3: after that, I found out that this man I wanted 357 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 3: to meet was going to be there. And not only this, 358 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 3: but this gentleman who had invited me he was personal 359 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:14,639 Speaker 3: friends with this man, and all of a sudden I 360 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 3: had a desire to go. Suddenly he became my best friend, 361 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 3: and so I called him up and I said, hey, buddy, 362 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 3: old pall, my schedule has opened up. You think i'd 363 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 3: still be able to go? And he said, oh, sure, 364 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 3: Jorde loved to have you. Now. He didn't know it, 365 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:31,879 Speaker 3: but I knew down in here the only reason I 366 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 3: was going was to meet this other man. I wasn't 367 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:37,560 Speaker 3: going to support the charity. I wasn't going to be 368 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 3: his friend. I was going because I wanted something from him. 369 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:44,440 Speaker 3: I had an old TEARI or motive. Now quit looking 370 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 3: at me like you've never done this before. We're gonna 371 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 3: give you the mic next and you're gonna confess your faults. 372 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 3: But sure enough we went, and you know, a couple 373 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 3: of hours into that, he took me over and introduced 374 00:19:57,840 --> 00:19:59,919 Speaker 3: me to his friend. And do you know, it was 375 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 3: the strangest thing in the world. I promise you that 376 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 3: man never even looked at me. He put out his 377 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 3: hand over to the side and we shook hands, but 378 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 3: he never turned his head. He just kept talking to 379 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:12,199 Speaker 3: his friend. I couldn't believe it. He didn't even know 380 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 3: what I looked like. I could have been a monkey 381 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 3: over there, and I'll never forget. When I left that night, 382 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 3: I said to myself, right down in here, that was 383 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 3: the biggest waste of time. See, I was fishing from 384 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:27,160 Speaker 3: the wrong side of the boat. I had my little 385 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 3: tiny fishing pole over here. And of course there's nothing 386 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 3: wrong with wanting to meet somebody, but God sees our hearts. 387 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 3: And if I just changed my attitude and said, you 388 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 3: know what, I'm going to go to enjoy this time 389 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:41,679 Speaker 3: being with you, and if I get to meet that man, fine, 390 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 3: If not, though my main reason for coming is to 391 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 3: be your friend, is to support this cause, then I 392 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 3: believe things would have turned out differently. Friends, we can 393 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 3: fool a lot of people, but we can't fool God. 394 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 3: And he's looking right down in here what's going on 395 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:57,399 Speaker 3: on the inside. It's much better to just get it 396 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 3: out and open and deal with it. And when an 397 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:02,920 Speaker 3: opportunity comes up, the first thing that we should do 398 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:06,399 Speaker 3: is check our motive well, to ask ourselves, why do 399 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:08,439 Speaker 3: I want to do this, And if it's not for 400 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:11,679 Speaker 3: the right reason, let's recognize it's going to be a 401 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 3: waste of our time. Even in spiritual things. Do you 402 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 3: know you can go to a Bible study for the 403 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,879 Speaker 3: wrong reason. If you go just to look good, or 404 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 3: just to keep up with your neighbor, or just to 405 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 3: impress somebody. Well, it's good that you're going, But if 406 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 3: you want to be blessed, if you really want to 407 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 3: make it worth your while, you need to go with 408 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 3: the right motive. You need to get up and go 409 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 3: read your Bible in the morning. With the wrong motive, Well, 410 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 3: I just want to show my wife I'm more spiritual 411 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 3: than she is. I'm gonna stay in here an extra 412 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:44,800 Speaker 3: ten minutes today. Now, that's being a pharisee. That's being 413 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 3: a phony. When you go read your Bible, do it 414 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 3: to honor God. Do it because you want to grow 415 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:51,880 Speaker 3: and feed your spirit. Man. I know people that read 416 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:55,119 Speaker 3: their Bible because they think they're getting brownie points with God. 417 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 3: Their attitude is God, I'm gonna do you a favor today. 418 00:21:57,520 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 3: I'm gonna read you a chapter. No. God already knows 419 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 3: the Bible, he wrote it. Don't do it for his sake, 420 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 3: do it for your own sake. Keep your heart pure. 421 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 3: When an opportunity comes up, the first thing we should 422 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 3: do is check our hearts. Make sure we're doing it 423 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 3: for the right reason. That's when we're going to really 424 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 3: have God's blessings in favor. A couple of years ago, 425 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 3: this man called me. He lived in another country, and 426 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:28,679 Speaker 3: he asked me to come over and speak for him. 427 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 3: And normally I don't go out and speak other places 428 00:22:31,480 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 3: except the events that we do on the road. But 429 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 3: what's interesting is this gentleman offered a very substantial donation 430 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 3: if I would come. It wasn't for me, it was 431 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:44,160 Speaker 3: for the building project, but it was enough to make 432 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 3: me think, Wow, this could get us a long ways 433 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 3: down the road. And at first I began to reason 434 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 3: it all out. I thought, what's a couple of days 435 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 3: of my time gonna hurt? I could make an exception 436 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 3: in this case. We could really use these funds. And 437 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 3: I don't know, technically there'd have been anything wrong if 438 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 3: I had gone. But when I really begin to search 439 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:06,640 Speaker 3: my heart, when I really begin to look down in here, 440 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 3: I realized that for me, this wasn't gonna be right. 441 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 3: And don't get me wrong, this man was very sincere, 442 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 3: he was very generous, but I knew down in here 443 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 3: the only reason I would really be going was to 444 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 3: get that donation, and I know that's not right. If 445 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 3: I can't go to help the people with a pure heart, 446 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 3: I'm not only gonna waste his time, but I'm gonna 447 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:30,440 Speaker 3: waste my own time. And so I just graciously declined it, 448 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:33,160 Speaker 3: and I felt very good about it. And do you know, 449 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 3: the next couple of weeks we received in the mail 450 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:41,800 Speaker 3: several large donations from people that had never given to 451 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 3: our ministry before, and when we added them up, they 452 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:48,159 Speaker 3: totaled more than double what that man had offered. If 453 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:51,359 Speaker 3: I'd come to speak for him. Friends, you never miss 454 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 3: out if you'll just keep your heart pure, if you'll 455 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 3: honor God by having the right motive, He'll always make 456 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 3: it up to you in abundance. Believe if I had gone, 457 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 3: not only would we not have received those other donations, 458 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 3: but I believe that money that he had given we 459 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:11,480 Speaker 3: just needed it for something else, just an added expense. 460 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 3: In other words, we never really gained. One thing I've 461 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:17,439 Speaker 3: learned is you've got to do things with the right motive. 462 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:21,199 Speaker 3: You can't fool God. He's keeping the records. And always 463 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 3: remember he's the one that brings promotion. Promotion doesn't come 464 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 3: from your boss and your supervisor or your banker. Promotion 465 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:33,120 Speaker 3: comes from Almighty God. And I'm asking you today. I'm 466 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,640 Speaker 3: asking you today to stay on the high road. I'm 467 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 3: asking you to make sure that your motives are right. 468 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:41,280 Speaker 3: When you have a pure heart, that's when you're going 469 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 3: to increase and experience God's very best. And this inner 470 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:48,160 Speaker 3: life is so important because on the outside we can 471 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 3: all put on a good show. I mean, I could 472 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 3: have gone and spoken for that man and nobody in 473 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 3: the world would have known it wasn't right except me 474 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 3: in God. But you know what, he's the one that matters. 475 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 3: I don't want to fish with a net. I don't 476 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 3: know about you, but I'm throwing away my fishing pole. 477 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:06,360 Speaker 3: I'm gonna get on the right side of the boat. 478 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 3: That's when we can expect a great haul of God's blessings. 479 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:13,720 Speaker 3: Because you know, too many people today they're like the Pharisees. 480 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 3: They were pretenders, and when they did good things for people, 481 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:20,680 Speaker 3: when they gave their gifts, they always made sure they 482 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:23,680 Speaker 3: did it in public. They wanted everybody to see how 483 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 3: great they were. Listen, that's a sure sign of a 484 00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:30,400 Speaker 3: wrong motive. The scripture says, when you give don't even 485 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 3: let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. 486 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 3: That means this, don't go announce it to everybody, don't 487 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:38,479 Speaker 3: go make a big deal about it. If you do that, 488 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:40,720 Speaker 3: you better enjoy it because that's the only reward you're 489 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 3: gonna give. But on the other hand, if you'll do 490 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 3: it God's way and give in secret, give without making 491 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,640 Speaker 3: a big deal about it, then the Bible says God 492 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 3: sees that, and what you do in secret, God will 493 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:55,440 Speaker 3: reward you openly. I don't know about you, but I'd 494 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 3: rather get my reward from Almighty God than from other people. 495 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:03,400 Speaker 3: I think about my father. He was very careful about 496 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 3: his giving, and he made several large donations to India, 497 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:10,359 Speaker 3: and more than once the people call back and ask 498 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,399 Speaker 3: if they could put his name on a building, maybe 499 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 3: a Bible school or some kind of hospital. Now I'll 500 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 3: never forget what Daddy did. He always told him, no, please, 501 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 3: don't put my name on anything. That's just between me 502 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 3: and God. Just keep that quiet. No wonder he was blessed, 503 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:28,080 Speaker 3: No wonder God honored him. When you go to do 504 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 3: good things, when you're able to bless somebody, when you 505 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:33,760 Speaker 3: can just do it in sacred The mark of a 506 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:36,159 Speaker 3: pure motive is that you want to help others and 507 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 3: you're not looking for any kind of recognition. The scripture 508 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,160 Speaker 3: says in First Corinthians that we can build on all 509 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:46,600 Speaker 3: different kinds of foundations, a foundation of wood, of straw, 510 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 3: of hay, in other words, on things that are not 511 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:53,159 Speaker 3: going to last, or we can build on a foundation 512 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 3: made of pure, solid things like gold and silver. And 513 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 3: one day all of our work will be juds. Every 514 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:04,439 Speaker 3: motive will be clearly known. Why we did what we 515 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:08,119 Speaker 3: did will be revealed every person we've helped, every gift 516 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:12,000 Speaker 3: we've given, every friendship we've developed. The scripture says, all 517 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 3: of our work will have to pass through the fire, 518 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:18,640 Speaker 3: and everything done with impure motives will be burned up. 519 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 3: It may have been a good thing, but if we 520 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:23,119 Speaker 3: did it for the wrong reason, it's not going to last. 521 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:26,360 Speaker 3: We will only be rewarded for the things we've done 522 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:29,080 Speaker 3: with a pure heart. And I'm asking you today to 523 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:32,159 Speaker 3: go beyond the surface and go a little bit deeper. 524 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:35,919 Speaker 3: There are already enough pharisees, there are already enough pretenders. 525 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 3: Let's be real, and David said, God test my motives. 526 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 3: I want to live according to your truth. That's the 527 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 3: prayer we should pray every day. God search my heart, 528 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:48,479 Speaker 3: show me areas I need to change, show me how 529 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 3: I can come up higher. Friends, I want you to 530 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 3: receive your full reward. And I know every one of 531 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:57,159 Speaker 3: you has the seed of a pure heart on the 532 00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:00,240 Speaker 3: inside of you. Right now. God put it there. You 533 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 3: have to do your part and regularly examine your motives, 534 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 3: be honest, be willing to change if something's not right. 535 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 3: You've got to work with God to keep your heart pure. 536 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:13,840 Speaker 3: We get ourselves into trouble when we feel the conviction. 537 00:28:14,080 --> 00:28:16,520 Speaker 3: We know God's dealing with this, but we just ignore it. 538 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 3: Now we need to learn to face the truth about 539 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:22,320 Speaker 3: ourselves and then let's be quick to make the adjustments. 540 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:22,800 Speaker 2: Now. 541 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 3: If you'll do your best to keep your heart pure, 542 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 3: just remember you're not fishing with a little pole, You're 543 00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:30,439 Speaker 3: fishing with a great big net. When you have right motives, 544 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 3: you're on the right side of the boat. That's when 545 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:35,480 Speaker 3: God can pour out his blessings and you can expect 546 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 3: to live that life of victory that He has in store. Amen, 547 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 3: do you receive it today? 548 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 4: Or we never like to. 549 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:44,960 Speaker 3: Propose on broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make 550 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:47,880 Speaker 3: Jesus the lord of your life. Would you pray with me, 551 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 3: Just say, Lord Jesus, I'll repent of my sins. Come 552 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 3: into my heart. 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