In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes God's great love for humanity, even when they were dead in sin. He highlights the story of the prodigal son as an example of God's love and mercy. The preacher also mentions the parable of the lost coin, comparing it to how Jesus seeks out and saves lost souls. The sermon encourages listeners to recognize and appreciate God's love and to share it with others.

Hello, this is Brother Denny. Welcome to Charity Ministries. Our desire is that your life would be blessed and changed by this message. This message is not copyrighted and is not to be bought or sold. You are welcome to make copies for your friends and neighbors. If you would like additional messages, please go to our website for a complete listing at www.charityministries.org. If you would like a catalog of other sermons, please call 1-800-227-7902 or write to Charity Ministries, 400 West Main Street, Suite 1, Afropie, 17522. These messages are offered to all without charge by the freewill offerings of God's people. A special thank you to all who support this ministry. Yes, Father, we come in Jesus' name. Oh, God, we're not worthy, Lord, of your great love. Father, we're with you. You loved us, but we say thank you, Jesus, for loving a sinner like me. Thank you, Jesus, for your salvation, Lord, so rich in your love. Thank you, Jesus, for your love, Lord, so full, so free. Oh, God, this morning we just ask you in Jesus' name, Lord, that you would enlighten our hearts, illumine our eyes, Father. God, that we may behold you, that we may behold what manner of man Jesus is. Father, this morning I just pray especially for those in our midst, God, who are not saved. They know you're not, Lord. The God of this world has blinded their eyes. They love darkness rather than light. Oh, God, have mercy. Maybe their hearts are just in a deep pit, Lord, and they don't see how they could ever be delivered, how they could ever be saved. Oh, God, would you open up their eyes to see the way, the plan of salvation, Lord. Oh, I think of the words of Paul when he said, I would to God that I were a curse for my brethren that they could be saved. Oh, Lord. Father, we know that you have to open up the eyes, Lord. Father, you have to draw all men unto yourself, Lord. And so, Father, today we just pray that you would help us to lift up Jesus, because Jesus said, if I be lifted up, I will draw all men unto me. Oh, Father, the old, old story, it never grows old, Lord. We'd be like to hear it again and again, Father, and to hear the testimonies of lives changed by your power, God. Oh, Father, today we pray that you would break through, Lord, to the souls who have been wrestling and have been seeking, and they're yet not saved, Lord. Oh, bring salvation. Lord, we ask you for it in Jesus' name. You alone are worthy. We praise you. Come now, have mercy upon your servant, Lord. Touch these lips, Father. Sanctify this vessel. Wash me in your blood that I may speak the word of God as I ought. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Amen. You may be seated. Read a few verses in Ephesians. That will not be our text. We'll turn to Luke a bit later. But Ephesians tells us, and you hath he quickened, made alive. Ephesians 2, verse 1. Who were dead in trespasses and sins, wherein time passed ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air. The spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience, among whom also ye all, we all, had our conversation in times past, in the lust of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. That was us. Amen? It's us. We have nothing to boast about. We have nothing to glory in in this flesh, this carnal man. But you know it doesn't stop there. And I'm so grateful it doesn't stop there. Verse 4 says, But God, but God who is rich in mercy for his great love, wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses and sins. Now that's love. That God loves us. That God loved us, even when we were yet dead in trespasses and sins. God, who is rich in mercy and for his great love. His great love, wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins. So I'd like this morning to share a message. Simple gospel message. God's great love. It's the old old story, but it's new every day. It's the old old story. Oh tell me the story of Jesus. Tell it again. You may be sitting here today, and you don't know the power of the quickening of being brought from death unto life. From darkness to light. From the kingdom of Satan unto the kingdom of God. I was so blessed in the testimonies this morning. That was me. I was out there, lost, wandering around. But then, love found me. It was love. It was love that moved the mighty God. It was love that found me. We all know the verse very well, I'm sure. John 3, 16. Let's just share it together. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Oh glory. For God so loved the world. And you know this morning, his arms and his hands are outstretched still. Today can be a brand new day for you. A brand new life. The old things passing away, and all things becoming new. God's great love. Romans tells us that God commended his love toward us. And that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 1 John 3, 16 tells us, hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us. Hereby perceive we the love of God. Hereby we can grasp a hold of God's love. Hereby we can understand it. And it becomes within reach of our perception. Because Jesus Christ gave himself for us, and he laid down his life for us. Oh such love. Such wondrous love. For a scripture text this morning, turn with me to Luke chapter 15. Luke chapter 15. Just listen to a few verses while you're turning there. Here in his love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us. And sent his son to be the propitiation for our sins. We love him, because he, first, laid down his life for us. He loved us. Titus tells us that after, that the kindness and the love of God, our savior, appeared toward men. The love of God. God's great love. Luke chapter 15 and verse 1. Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners, for to hear him. The publicans and the sinners drew near unto Jesus. Why do you think they drew near to Jesus? Was it not love? Was it not the love in his heart? Oh I encourage us this morning. Don't be afraid of Jesus. Don't be afraid to draw near to Jesus. Sinner friend, he loved you. Did you catch it? In our sister's testimony? I realized God loves me. He doesn't hate me after all. He loves me. Even me. There's been quite a crowd that day. Quite a gathering. Publicans, sinners, gathering near to Jesus. Verse 2. And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured saying, this man receiveth sinners and eateth with them. They didn't know what they said. I don't believe they understood the depth of what they said. They were looking with a critical eye. Jesus, you're supposed to be holy. What are you doing with these sinners? See they had it all wrong. They thought holiness is some sort of caste society that separates itself and has no contact with sinners. How do our lives measure up today? How do our churches measure up today? May I be so bold? How does our church measure up today? Is there the seed of the love of God shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost that sinners say, you know, that man has something that I know is real. Did you hear it in the testimony? You know, his life was changed. He was glowing. He had something that I knew was real. This man receiveth sinners and eateth with them. Jesus receiveth sinners. That's good news. He receiveth sinners. He didn't come to call the righteous, but sinners. Oh, he has a message for sinners. That woman, that sinner woman, he told her, I don't condemn you. Now go and sin no more. Oh, amen. Yes, he has a message for sinners. Jesus didn't defile himself with sinners. He didn't partake in their sins. You know, today there's a thought that you just have to become like sinners to win them. It doesn't have any attraction. What are you going to win them to? If you get down there in the gutter with them, how are you going to be able to help them? But you know, it's not an air of I'm better or holier, untouchable. It's not that. It's not that. But it's a love of Jesus that just flows out. See, Jesus' mission was to seek and to save that which is lost. What is our mission? What is your mission? Oh, I know we have work to do. We have families to raise. We have jobs. These things are right and good. But what is your mission? What is your heartbeat? What is mine? To share the gospel, the old, old story with a soul who's never heard it before? You know, people that are bound up in religion and they're sick and tired of religion. They've given up on religion. They're looking for real Christians. And when they see them, many times there's something within their heart that sparks. They say, oh, you mean? You mean maybe? There's hope for me too that I could have what that person has? I like the thought that was shared with me and my brother recently. Someone came to witness him and said, I don't do religion. The other person who was sharing the gospel of Jesus said, I don't do religion either. I'm in love with my Savior. And I get to serve Him. And I fellowship with Him. And walk with Him. I don't do religion. You know, if you have to do religion, it's pretty hard pretty quick, doesn't it? But when you get to walk with Him and talk with Him and have fellowship with Him, and your heart burns in the way, oh, how different that is. How beautiful that is. Now Jesus is going to reveal His heart to us. Does your Bible have red letter? Mine does. Doesn't matter if it doesn't, but I have a red letter. And when we see red letter, we ought to give double ear. All scripture is inspired. Don't want to confuse anyone here this morning, but oh, when Jesus begins to speak after the setting that we have here. Now He gives the parable. And He says, which man or what's man of you having a hundred sheep? If he lose one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and goeth after that which is lost until he find it. What's man of you having a hundred sheep? If he lose one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and goeth after that which is lost until he find it. Jesus is giving us His heart of the worth of one soul. The ninety and nine and the one that is lost. If you ever doubt that Jesus loves you and you doubt the love of God, oh listen to the words of Jesus here this morning. He goeth after that sheep out into the wilderness, and He goes after that which is lost, and He seeks, and He seeks until He find it. You know many times we can take these verses and they say, oh yes, they're for her or they're for him, but we can't believe it for ourselves. Dear sinner friend this morning, dear lost sheep this morning, Jesus is seeking you. The Spirit of God is brooding, drawing you this morning, I believe it. The grace of God is speaking to your heart even now, that lost sheep. I don't know if you ever saw the artist's rendition of Jesus on the mountain seeking the lost sheep. How many saw that? Where He's like reaching down over the side of a steep mountain cliff there, and there's the sheep. Poor lost sheep, stuck, can't help itself, just ready to fall over the edge. But there's Jesus just reaching down and taking a hold of that lost sheep. Jesus loves you. He loves you. Oh whence is that track out on the mountain's track there, the 99 song tells us. Whence are the hands so pierced and bloody? The shepherd, the shepherd is seeking his lost sheep. The shepherd, he giveth his life for the sheep. He layeth down his life for the sheep. He loves you this morning. He loves you. He goeth after that which is lost. You know to be lost is a helpless feeling. If you were ever really lost, as long as I know enough of my bearings to find my way out, I'm not lost, right? But once you're really lost, that is a feeling of despair and hopelessness. Like that person in the woods, deep dense woods, and the sun disappears behind the clouds, and he has no compass and he's lost, and night begins to fall, and it becomes dark, and it's overcast, and it's just dark. And you walk in the direction you think will take you back out to the road, but there's just no familiar territory anywhere. Lost. Resources begin to deplete. The water gets all. You get cold at night, and you're lost. Lost for days. I read accounts of people being lost at sea. Just one person in a little life boat. Lost at sea. Lost for days. Lost at sea. Drifting and drifting. Just lost. The only hope that those who are seeking will somehow be able to find that lost, drifting boat. Is your life like that this morning? You're lost. You're just drifting like a boat lost at sea. Driven by the winds, whichever way they go. Driven by the power of your own flesh and of the devil. You're lost, and you know you're lost. And you see other people get saved in a spark, a flicker of hope. Maybe there's hope for me. But then another puff of wind comes and just drives your little boat farther away. Or like that person in the woods, just keep wandering, wandering, and everything looks the same. And life is miserable. Some of these stories have happy endings. Some don't. Many times, just when all hope of being rescued was just gone, they were rescued. They were saved. You know, I just want to make an analogy here this morning that it's futile to try to take your hands and row that little life boat to shore when the ship went down in the middle of the ocean. You're not going to make it. Not going to make it. It's futile. That's like trying to save ourselves. You know, get our hands out and row and push. Or shouting as loud as you can to just way in the distance you can see that big freighter ship going way in the distance. It's futile. Or you're lost this morning. Is your life a wandering from here to there? Trying this, trying that. Trying to do better? Row a little harder? You know, I get a little closer to shore. Maybe I'm ten miles closer to shore than I was, but it's still three thousand miles to shore to be lost. Probably some of you can remember being lost as a child. And your heart beats faster as you realize you're in the middle of a big crowd of people at the market. Where's mom? Where's dad? Jesus is seeking the lost. He's after you this morning. Like one sister shared in her testimony I believe it was that, you know, I didn't even realize what all God was doing as he was pursuing me before I even got born again. God is working, wooing, drawing. Listen to the words of Jesus. What man have you having in hundred sheep? If he lose one, don't believe that lie of the devil that nobody loves me. I'm just one. Jesus loves you. He loves you so much that he died for you. He loves you so much that he gave his life for you. He's seeking that lost sheep. Verse five says, and when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders rejoicing. Hallelujah. When he comes home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors and saying unto them, rejoice with me for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repents. Oh, there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repents. Just one. Are you saved this morning? Are you trusting in Jesus for your salvation? Are you sitting pretty secure that I'm a member of the church? I don't really want to mention denominations this morning, but I'll just say this. You know no church can save you. Only Jesus can save you. Now Jesus goes on to give another parable. Verse eight. What woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, does not light a candle and sweep the house and seek diligently till she find it. You know, if you die in your sins, you can't blame God. Jesus Christ hath died and given himself a ransom, his life and atonement for sin. And he came to seek and to save that which is lost. If you're sitting here this morning and you've sat here for a long time, you know it grieves the heart of God when you just keep on going your own willful way. But oh his love, his great love wherewith he loved us, that while we were yet dead in trespasses and sins, Christ died for us. The atonement has been made. The price has been paid. The price has been paid. All you need to do is believe. You know sometimes you make it so complicated. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life. You know it's so simple. But look at the heart of Jesus. This woman, you know ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, she lights a candle and she sweeps the house and seeks diligently till she find it. You know sometimes we don't know what all is going on in our lives and I believe it's like the parable. Jesus is seeking that lost coin. He's allowing circumstances in life to come in there and turn that house upside down as it were and begin sweeping. I'm reminded of Brother Abner when he shared this. Brother Abner from Bedford. He said, you know it gets dusty and it gets dirty and you know you're coughing and it is too dusty and it is too dirty. Stop the sweeping. Oh but there's a lost coin. There's a lost soul. There's a lost soul. Sweep the house. Light the candle. Seek diligently. Pick up all of the things you know. Turn over everything. Move the furniture. Keep searching. Taking that candle and looking and seeking for that lost coin. That's the heart of Jesus. Seeking diligently till she find that coin. When she has found it, she calls her friends and her neighbors together saying rejoice with me for I have found the piece which I had lost. Now listen to what Jesus says. Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. God's great love. It's your life tossed to repentance. Through and fro. Like a ship drifting, but I shouldn't even say a ship, just like a little boat you know, drifting. No power in your life. Just however the winds blow and the waves beat, so drift that little vessel. Jesus loves me. He loves me. This I know. This I know. How do we perceive his love? Because he laid down his life for us. Now let's read on. Verse eleven. Jesus continues to show forth his heart. A certain man had two sons and the younger of them said to his father, father give me the portion of goods that falleth unto me and he divided unto them his living. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country and there wasted his substance with riotous living. You know he thought he's just going to get away and just escape that conviction upon his heart. That drawing of the Holy Ghost. Get away from his family. He's just going to leave. Going to go enjoy life. But verse fourteen tells us when he spent all there arose a mighty famine in the land and he began to be in want. And he went and joined himself unto a citizen of that country and when he had sent him into his field to feed swine and he would fain have filled his belly with a husk that the swine did eat and no man gave unto him. You know everything was gone now. All of his money, all of his fun was all over. He was coming to the end of himself. Sinner friend, is that where you're at this morning? You're at the end of yourself. Serving yourself isn't fulfilling. It's not satisfying. Life is miserable. Verse seventeen says when he came to himself he said, how many hired servants of my fathers have bred enough in despair and I perish with hunger. He began to realize and understand the consequences of his choices and of his sin. He began to realize there he is. All alone. Hungry. Faint. Perishing. And he came to himself. Verse eighteen. He said, I will arise and I will go to my father and I will say unto him, father I have sinned against heaven and before thee and I am no more worthy to be called thy son. Make me as one of thy hired servants. You know he was no longer that arrogant, demanding, proud boy who said, father give me. Now he was at the bottom. He was at the end of himself. And he saw the folly of his sin and the misery and the lostness and the wanderings. He saw his sin. No more excuses. No more demands. Just make me as one of thy hired servants. I am no more worthy. And verse twenty says this. And he arose and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. Oh the heart of our father God. When he sees the repentant son turning and acknowledging his sin and coming no more proudly but now broken, humble, I have sinned. I am no more worthy to be even called thy son. Just make me as a hired servant. Oh when the father sees that kind of a heart. Look at the response of our father. Our heavenly father who is a beautiful picture of the love of Christ and the love of God. Says he ran, he saw him and he ran and he had compassion and he fell on his neck and kissed him. Son hadn't even said any words yet. Oh but he saw. He saw his heart. He saw his brokenness. He saw his repentant spirit and attitude. And now the son says, father I have sinned against heaven and in thy sight and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But listen to the words of the father. The father said to his servants, bring forth the best robe and put it on him and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet and bring hither the fatted calf and kill it and let us eat and be merry. For this my son was dead and is alive again. He was lost and is found and they began to be merry. Oh the rejoicing. Oh the rejoicing in heaven over one sinner that repented. Are you dead this morning? Are you dead in trespasses and sins? Are you lost? God's great love. What man of you having a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness and goeth after that which is lost until he find it? That's Jesus. What woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, does not light a candle and sweep the house and seek diligently till she find it? It's still true today. Jesus receiveth sinners. He receiveth repentant sinners. He receiveth broken sinners. Those cords that are broken, oh he wants to make them vibrate once more. That life that is without purpose. That life that is wrecked and ruined. That life that has no meaning. That life that is as it were in the pig pen, you know, at wit's end, reduced to feeding the swine, hungry, destitute, perishing with hunger. Oh be wise this morning and look unto Jesus and say in your heart, I will arise and I will go to my father and I will say unto him, I have sinned against heaven and before thee. And then he did something about it. He didn't just stay there, but he arose and he went. Let's sing that song, Alas and Did My Savior Bleed, 176. Jesus is standing with arms outstretched still. Today is the day of salvation. Today if you hear his voice, harden not your heart. He loves me. He loves me. He loves you, sinner friend. He is seeking you. Verse 2 says, Was it for crimes that I have done? Yes, it was for crimes that I have done. He laid upon himself our sins and our iniquities on that cruel cross. Alas and Did My Savior Bleed? And Did My Sovereign Die? Would he devote that sacred head for such a crime? Alas and Did My Savior Bleed? Alas and Did My Sovereign Die? Would he devote that sacred head for such a crime? Alas and Did My Sovereign Die? Would he devote that God's own Son was crucified for man, the creature's sin. Thus might I hide my blushing face while His dear cross appears. Dissolve my heart in thankfulness and melt mine eyes to tears. The drops of grief can ne'er repay the debt of love I owe. Dear Lord, I give myself away. Dissolve that I can do. He loves me, He loves me, He loves me, this I know. He gave Himself to die because He loves me so. Let's pray together. Father in heaven, we just ask You once again in Jesus' name, Lord. Father that You love. Lord, Your cords of love would just draw those that are lost unto Yourself, God. And Father, we pray, Lord, that You would work deeply in our own hearts, God. That the same love wherewith Jesus loved us, we may love one another and love those around us. Father, we pray for those that are in the valley of decision this morning. Oh God, would they just like the prodigal son come to their senses and say in their heart, I will arise. I will go to my Father. I'll stop trying to row this little boat with my own hands. I'll stop trying to save myself with all these other things. But I'm through, I give up. I'm tired of sin. I'm sick of sinning. I'm tired of my own life. I'm at my wits' end. I will turn away from myself and I'll turn to Jesus. Oh God, please Lord, save the lost, poor lost, hurting souls, the lost sheep. Father, draw all men unto Yourself, Lord. We lift up Jesus as the Savior, as the only propitiation for man's sins. Jesus, Savior, Redeemer, Friend. Jesus receiveth sinners. Oh, that's such good news. Father, I pray that today You would break down every wall, every hindrance, Lord. And I pray that sinners would get up out of their seat and come to meet Jesus and be saved. Lord, we just give You these dear souls and ask Your blessing upon each one, Lord. Thank You for each one here today. Bless them, Lord. We ask it in Jesus' name. Amen. Well, amen. That God would love a sinner such as I, it's one of the greatest truths that our ears could ever hear. We bless God for that. Those of you that have responded, if you would like to have some counsel or open your heart up to pray with someone else, you can go down to the basement on my left and someone will meet you there. Or you can stay here and pray. If you'd like to have counsel, you go downstairs. We could have a few brothers that would be willing to go down and share, maybe a couple of you here. Brother Kenny, would you want to go? Another brother that does some counseling. We should have one more. God's great love. As I was thinking about this, a question came to my heart. What should our response be to God's great love? As He has revealed it to us, what should our response be? You know, this truth that we heard this morning is one that I believe that the world has taken and turned it into a teddy bear, puppy dog, tight love where we just kind of accept the fact that God loves us and our life just goes on as usual in the same old sin, same old self. That's not the love that the Bible talks about. At least my Bible doesn't. But that doesn't take away from the truth that God loves us. And even while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Do you really and do I really want the love of God to be perfected in my life, in your life? How shall that happen? How is it possible for me and you to have the love of God perfected, made perfect, made real, made complete in our life? Well, we can learn a lot from the Apostle John who was the disciple that Jesus loved. He was the disciple that spent a lot of time with Jesus. He was the disciple that leaned on Jesus' breast and the Bible says that Jesus loved him. And later on he writes in the first epistle of John, chapter 2, verse 5, it says, But whoso keepeth his word in him verily is the love of God perfected. When God's love comes down and touches us as we heard them sing, When God's love comes down and touches us, it will leave an impression. It doesn't just touch us and do nothing. But it changes us. God's love changes us. And I know when God's love changed me, it put within my heart a desire to do His word. To do what I know would please Him. To obey Him. To obey His commandments. And later on in John here it says that His commandments are not grievous. In other words, they're not difficult. But if we're not lined up the way that we should be lined up with the love of God, they're going to be difficult because they are against the flesh and they are against sin. But when we're willing to give up those things, then His commandments aren't grievous. But rather they're a joy. And I've been reading through the Gospel of John and also the Epistle of John and have just been blessed. If you're here this morning and you don't know where you're at in relation to God's love, and you don't know where you're at in relation to others, I would just encourage you to read through the Epistle of 1 John. There's so many words that stood out here to me. And I'm not going to read all of them, but it says, We know that we have passed from death unto life. Hereby perceive we. Hereby know ye. Hereby know we. There's so many places where it says, Herein is. And hereby know we. And it says, This is the way you find out. This is the way you can tell. This is how you can know. And over and over he says that. He lays it all out. And it was such a blessing to me. And I think if you're here this morning and you're struggling, take this and read it again and again and let it wash your heart and let it speak to your heart. And I believe that God will make His will and His desire for you. I think He'll make it plain. That's my challenge and encouragement to all of us this morning. Maybe there's someone here who has a testimony to share. Ushers, if you could get the microphones. If you have a testimony, a confession, some other thoughts that you might have, that would be an inspiration to all of us, raise your hand. We'll get a microphone to you. There was a hand up front here. Others, raise your hand so we can get a microphone to you. Keep it going here. Yeah, the word I like to express is love. I thought I knew what love was. Being raised Italian and being raised a Catholic, I thought we had a lot of love in our life. We did. Yes, we did. When I was a little boy on weekends, we used to have what we called loving time where our parents would all, my mom and dad and my brother and I, would get in the same bed with my mom and dad and we'd all hug and kiss. But the love I have for Jesus, the love that Jesus has given to me, within one year, the words can't explain where He can even take me further with His love. And love has, you know, I feel protected with Jesus. I feel guided with Jesus. He's given me wisdom. He's given me knowledge. And it'll never stop as long as I'm on this earth and it'll never stop when you go to heaven. I'm just, He's just laid it on my heart in the last several days. I knew I was going to give my testimony. I was just praying that He can use me as a vessel to save someone, because someone saved me. God used Merle, used Claire, used Irvin to save me. And we as Christians owe it to God to save others that aren't saved. And to continue to save ourselves. Because I slide, we all slide. And I just pray that this world's corrupted. But you know, with Jesus, we can enjoy what we have to enjoy. And I just pray that we all can help each other and help others to have what we have. I didn't have to pay for it, but when I was in a Catholic religion, and there's a lot, I'm sure there's several Catholics here. It was all about domination to the church, what you gave, you know. How you did favors. And I'm not trying to compare anything, but I'm just saying, I'm glad this is not a religion. I have a one-on-one connection with my Creator. I never thought that was available in this world. I was searching for it in sports. I was searching for it in women. I was searching for it in the wrong places. And it's right inside us. It's right inside us that the Lord put everything there is. We just have to sacrifice. And we're not sacrificing a thing. It's a blessing that the Lord died for us. So what I'm saying is, don't forget what the Lord has did for us. And what are we doing for Him? Don't ever forget that. Because life can be gone within a breath. And have we lived it to our fullest? And have we served our Creator? And will we always serve our Creator? So God bless you and thank you very much. There's someone else. I just want to confess that I've been a hypocrite. And praise God. He's still breaking genes. He just passed by. He just brought me to the end. And He took me from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of His dear Son. Amen. I'm sorry for living a hypocritical life. Making it look like I'm taking my death and using it to fathom. May God cause His face to shine upon you and take you on. We forgive you. There is no bounds. Day by day. Just today, not just on Sunday. You can even get saved on a Friday.