In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of staying faithful to God and following His word. He uses the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace as an example of how God can protect and deliver His people in difficult times. The preacher also warns against lying and deceit, using the story of Ananias and Sapphira as a cautionary tale. He encourages listeners to live a life of overflowing abundance in Christ and to experience the promised land here on earth. The sermon concludes with a reminder that if one has not experienced heaven on earth, they will not experience it in the afterlife.

We will find our text this morning in Luke chapter 2 and then verse 21 And when the eight days were completed for the circumcision of the child and his name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. And it was my desire that on this first day that I speak about this word. Yesterday evening we spoke about the end of the year. Right, coming to the end, the last day. And now the beginning. Now as we stand before a new year it is like standing in front of a great wall, a huge wall. We don't know if you look to the side where that wall ends or the height of it where it ends. What's on the other side, we don't know. For this year, this new year, 2010, we will never fathom, we will never know what's on the other side, what awaits us. But in this wall there is a door. And above it is written Jesus. Because blessed is that person that will enter the new year in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and with him. And for me, I find no other word to be able to speak about this morning when we enter this new year. And when eight days were completed for the circumcision of the child. Now today we remember that day when our Lord Jesus Christ was circumcised. Another person might say, but what does this word mean? And being circumcised he received a name. And that was on the eighth day. The things of God are amazing. And the Israelites were told that a male child must be circumcised on the eighth day. And that's an amazing word. And the doctors confirmed it today that there is no better day to be circumcised than on the eighth day. Because then a child doesn't bleed that much. And it quickly gets healed. And you see God's wisdom. How amazing that is. That it is on the eighth day. And it is because God knows. Now for an Israelite, if he wasn't circumcised, he was of the Gentiles. A sinner. And that he had to become an Israelite, a child of God, he had to be circumcised on the eighth day. And that was a sign that he belonged to the nation of God. But for me, the Lord circumcised something that I don't fully understand. It's difficult for me to grasp it. Because circumcision was specially for the Israelites and for those that were sinners. It was a sign and a covenant that God had made with the Israelites. And so we Christians, we aren't circumcised in the flesh. But in our heart, we must be circumcised. If we are circumcised in the heart, then all evil, all rubbish is done away with. And the stiff-necked ones in Israel, they didn't want to accept our Lord Jesus Christ. Of them it was said, You stiff-necked people, you uncircumcised people. And now why is it? What was the reason that Jesus had to be circumcised? And that is what is difficult for me to understand. It wasn't a need for the Lord to be circumcised. He was God himself, creator of heaven and earth. And everything that was created, was created by Him. And everything that exists, exists because of Him. And everything that was created, was created for Him. Now He then came and became flesh like us. But the amazing thing is that on the 8th day, they circumcised Him. There was no need for Him to be circumcised. But here is the mystery, that God himself, Christ who was God, came down to earth to become man. And He came down to our standard, to our level. And then He came and He became one of us. Although He needed circumcision, He needed, He didn't. But He came to be with us, we who were sinners. Now the baptism of John is completely different to what the Christian baptism is like. When we are baptised, we unite ourselves with the Lord by saying, we died with Him and we rose with Him. But the baptism of John the Baptist was one of repentance and confessing your sin. Now when Jesus Christ came onto this earth to carry on with His work, He started with baptism. John the Baptist who was filled with the Holy Spirit while being in the womb of his mother, before he was born. Now when John the Baptist saw Christ coming to be baptised, he said, never, I can't baptise you, I can't do that. And John the Baptist knew, this is the Lamb of God who was pure without any sin and He was the one that would save the people from their sin. Not his sin because he had no sin. But your sin and my sin. And the Lord said, no, it must be done like that because He entered into your shoes. He entered into your footsteps, into your being, who you are. He took your position and my position. And that's an amazing, you cannot describe what it really means. He who was sinless without sin, that He came and united Himself with us who were sinners. And John, to whom it was revealed, pointed to Christ and said, it is He who will remove the sin of this world. Now who told John this secret? It was the Holy Spirit who revealed this secret to him. Yesterday evening we spoke about the Spirit and the Bride. They were one, united. The Child of God and the Holy Spirit. And it was the Holy Spirit who revealed this secret to him. And it was the Holy Spirit that revealed this secret to John the Baptist to say, this is the Lamb of God. This is the sinless one who is going to take away the sin of the world. The Bible says, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of the Father, and then the oneness, the unity of the Holy Spirit be with all of you. And then the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. It is when the Holy Spirit is one with the believer that He will reveal and speak about secrets which are from heaven. Simeon, who was at the temple, was revealed through the Holy Spirit that he won't die having not seen the Saviour. The Holy Spirit led him and said to him, go into the temple. And when he entered the temple, he met Mary and Joseph with the Child there, who had brought the Child. And then nobody had written a letter, nobody had told Simeon about it, but the Holy Spirit had led him and showed him, this is the Child. And then Simeon said, my eyes have seen the salvation and now I can die in peace. And it's wonderful, it's something heavenly when the Holy Spirit comes and speaks to somebody, reveals things of heaven to a person. And our Anna, an old widow who was faithful, she also went to the temple. And she also saw this Child and then prophesied about Him. And it is said, Anna was in prayer day and night. And she was a widow that wasn't troubled about man or wanting a man, no. Her husband, he was God. And she spoke to him day and night. And the Holy Spirit then said, Anna, here is the Messiah. The Holy Spirit can reveal things to man. Now Peter, who was in the church, was there when men and different people brought money to the church? Now it's an amazing thing. We won't just come and bring money and place it at the feet. But we'll take our money and we'll put it into the pocket which is close to our heart. Now the amazing thing is, the Apostle said, no, the money will be brought and placed at our feet. And that's something amazing. You hear, you disciples of our Lord, that money mustn't play any role in our lives, in our heart. And when Ananias brought his money Now Peter didn't say, oh praise the Lord Ananias for the money that you have brought. But you know, there are so many people, three, five thousand people, it costs so much money. And we're so thankful for this money. But it wasn't like that. But Peter had an ear to hear what the Holy Spirit said. Many a time God's word says, he who has an ear to hear, let him hear what the Spirit says. Do you have an ear to hear what God says? So when Ananias brought that money, the Holy Spirit spoke to Peter and said, you ask him if this is all the money that he had brought. Was it complete? And the way Ananias went about it and how he did it, it showed as if it was everything that he had brought. But Ananias only had brought half. But Ananias with his wife back at home had agreed and they were united in this saying, well, let us make as if we're bringing everything, but let us keep something back like some people do. But Peter through the Holy Spirit sensed that there's a rotten rat. And then Peter asked Ananias, have you really sold your land for this money, for this amount? And he said, yes. And then he said, but why do you lie to the Holy Spirit? And it was the Holy Spirit that had spoken to Peter and said, no, this is not the truth. What this man is doing, he's got some money back at home. And that's why Peter said, you're not lying to me, but you're lying to the Holy Spirit. And then Peter said, but Ananias, you had the right. You sold the field. It was yours. The money is yours. But why did you have you decided to do this? Maybe you saw others doing it and then thought, well, I'm going to be a Pharisee and I'm going to do the same. But in the meantime, holding back. He had the right to withhold some of that money. Maybe only give 10%, keep 90% or keep 80%. But the whole thing was he lied. He told a lie. And that was the wrong thing. And then Peter said, but Ananias, why did you lie? Why did you tell a lie? And when Ananias heard those words, he fell over and he died. He wasn't sick. Maybe you're also not sick. You aren't sick. After three hours, his wife Sapphira comes in. She doesn't know what all had happened. And Peter asked Sapphira, have you sold your land for this amount of money? They had agreed beforehand. And she also said, and agreed and said it was true. And Peter said to Sapphira, have you sold your land for this amount of money? They had agreed beforehand. And she also said, and agreed and said it was true. And so Peter said, you, why did you agree about this, both this thing, which was a lie. So you woman, be careful when you agree with your husband and something that is wrong, you better be there to help him. And then Peter said to Sapphira, those feet that carried out your husband, they're outside the door to kill you. And when she heard those words, she fell over and she died. And why? Because they had told a lie against the Holy Spirit, the spirit of truth. And maybe you say, well, you know, I've already told lies and why haven't I died? Nothing has happened to me, but let me tell you, spiritually, you are dead. You are dead spiritually. And then Sapphira fell over, she died and was the second person that was buried. And then how did Peter know it was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit? And then it is said, by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of the Father and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. Now, I want to ask you in this year, beginning of this year, do you know what it means to have a fellowship with the Holy Spirit? He will lead you into all the truth. Now when Paul walked, there was a certain young girl that followed him and she was telling everybody, listen to these people because they are the servants of the Most High. And they tell you the truth. And she did that daily. And Paul disliked it and so after a certain time, he said to this girl that she should stop. Because she didn't have the Holy Spirit, but she had a spirit of fortune telling. And so the fellowship of the Holy Spirit is something so important in our life. But when that child was brought into the temple, people who had fellowship with the Holy Spirit, they were next. And so in this year, 2010, blessed is that person who enters having the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. So let's come back to this point where Mary and Joseph brought this child into the temple to be circumcised on the eighth day. And the child was circumcised. And then the blood flowed. It was the bleeding of the blood that flowed from the Lamb of God. And it was spilt because of our sin. And it was the beginning that the blood of our Lord dripped down and that blood would be spilt for our sins. So do you understand now why this matter of circumcision of our Lord is so great and means so much? And then he was circumcised and given the name Jesus, which was given to Mary and was told Mary before he even was conceived in a womb. And then Jesus was born and the angel had told Mary to name him Jesus. It's our beloved Joshua because that is what his name means. The Joshua of heaven had come. And after the eighth day, then already his blood started flowing. And that's because he was the Lamb of God and that Lamb of God who was going to carry the sin of this world. Jesus should be a treasure to each and every one of us. And that name should be above every other name in heaven and on earth. I read of a certain man of God overseas. And this man said, you know, I cannot pronounce that name. I cannot even write that name without something happening within me. That is something that I feel. And so people just today, when they name that name of Jesus, they just mention it without feeling or knowing anything what they're saying. And so even last night we spoke about that word, Amen. And that also word, that word means our Lord. Amen. Amen. Praise the Lord. Amen. Amen. A certain preacher was preaching and in the congregation there was a person who always called out Jesus and Amen. And he didn't like it. He didn't like it. He would say something and this man would call out Amen. And then one day this preacher decided to say something wrong in a sermon. And then this man suddenly called out Amen to that. And then the preacher stopped and says, Sir, how can you say Amen to something that is wrong? And that closed his mouth. And there are so many things that are done where a person just plays the fool and it's not acceptable to God. So with our Lord Jesus Christ on the eighth day, then the blood started to flow and was spilt because of your sin and because of my sin. So that name just doesn't mean anything. That name is a name above any other name. It's the most wonderful, beautiful name. That name of our Lord Jesus Christ in actual fact is a treasure. And when the angel came down from heaven and told Mary, you will name him Jesus, she said, you'll receive that name. The angel said, you'll receive that name because he will save his people from their sin. And Jesus means Savior, a person who will save the people from their sin, you from your sin. And so when you say Jesus, Jesus, and you live in your sin and you carry on in your sin, you are a liar because you're not saying the truth because he came to save you from your sin. Jesus, sweetest name. And then you say, Jesus, Jesus. That's the sweetest name, but you are bitter because yes, you call his name, but you live in sin. When people look at you, they say, what? He calls himself and he calls out that name, but look at his life. He's a person of hell. It was Jesus, the one that led his people out of Egypt. And they were a nation of slavery. They were under the heel of Pharaoh. He was the one that enslaved them. And so when it said that you are living in the land of Egypt, it means that you are living a life of sin. You are in bondage of sin. Now Christ must come and he must lead you out of that land to a land flowing with milk and honey. And milk resembles life. That is what life is. And honey resembling that wonderful life that goes together with life. Not that only honey tastes sweet to the tongue. But not only is honey sweet and tastes good, but it has healing properties. If a person has maybe a sore or something and you put honey onto it, it heals that sore. And a renowned doctor in Peter Meritsburg, Dr. Strauss, a woman came to him after she had been operated. And there where they had knitted together, sewn it together, it was so to say rotting away. And then this doctor, he took some honey, smeared it on that wound and it healed. And when it says a land of milk and honey, it means a land that is full of life. And a land where it's wonderful and where a person can be healed from all different kinds of bacteria. If you go to the hothouses, those that work there, you will find that there is a secret. And that secret is that the people who prune there, each one has a little cup hanging around their neck with milk inside. Where you tip your fingers into that milk you prune that plant before touching the next plant you dip your fingers in that milk again And it destroys that the virus Koshoko team be like Kiki my yo easily T See no Pila Sinaku Kiki me I would think of a man who Kiki me Kiki make who's who food a boon Zinny no moon to good cheese and It's an overflowing life and Christ said to us in the world His word says you will have life and life and and overflowing not just a little bit But in such a manner that Jesus will be written on your forehead. Everybody will be able to see it good Well, most of us are well, it's your turn. You're gonna come on Yeah, oh Good fun a little good economy. We'll total I'm Sabine woman, I'll tell Angela Giggle tolly no Mussoorie totality and it has said when a person dies and dying He crosses the Jordan into the promised land. That's true But that promised land that Canaan you've got to experience here already in this world. Oh, no for no boy. Azul. Weenie Giggle tolly You'll never receive it if you haven't received it here What come on with two more? Not so long. He's Zulu. Who's off our best? We're Zulu in who's our Papa minutes for Queen. Oh, no, not so long. He's Zulu Would you a little any pillar if I don't know Zulu would we have yoga? It's a wood. We're again. I'm gonna go musha Orchid or congenital Look at me. Oh my goodness. I look a good tolling on God now if you haven't experienced heaven yet Don't think you'll ever experience it on the other side you wake up and you wake up in hell If you wake up in the mornings, then a person says what a wonderful day What what what heaven what heaven haven't I experienced what joy don't I have? So you'll never find and to heaven on the other side if you didn't enter it on this side Greg Isoled or a bun a bun is Lately about Pilek a canine a Kima will be seen as he knows heaven You only receive on the other side But when you have received it on this side a land flowing with milk and honey Who twirling on it? You'll be some who to chase Nobles or Cindy Saban tobacco is on rainy. I appeal a manga We have payloads and Zisa motion and Adam twine And it has said his name will be Jesus because he will save you from your lies on already on the side Who should we? Let it come I leave pith wall. Oh, no. Oh, wow. Oh won't come a come I think I've seen this one and he'll save you from Hypocrisy and why because this name is above every other name Please let a la in Cindy's. Oh in Kulule go the Kulule is only It brings us salvation. It brings us freedom freedom from sin Oh moon, you move towards a tolling Kulule getting is enough freedom. What? Hey, Luba, and you look it. Hey, I was in toy show you in Kulule. Golly. I've been to be bulalani I've been to be tata tan Abba to be covered up a glass on He couldn't a go lay bet agi way best a bar In Ghana's tolling guy in Ghana Makaya and or 12 years Is he a me take a drink and form a scottine? He couldn't a go lay you I'll now I'll now put topic on We include Lego is a paila What you're sure was his ruin? watches Austin decides on when he's eight and so it is somebody said well now we have received freedom in South Africa But what does this freedom then all about but of course when you look people live in sin people Drink people are murdered, but only freedom comes from that Joshua from heaven No, but I'm cool. Oh, they're all sick. Oh, no, but you do Who put some up? No, I'm taking a cool. Oh, they're all booze. I want to do It could look of booze. I will show you to own a punch You know Joshua was his ruin the own sin decides on when his arm in Kulule go yap I got a and I had freedom when the Afrikaners were ruling and I've even got freedom today when the black man is rooting because Joshua came he saved me from my sin and that's where I got eternal freedom This freedom of this world this that doesn't mean anything, but the freedom inside that is what it's all about He come a liquor trees the name of our Lord Jesus Um, oh seven Z Salona. No mouse. It's really we appeal Ah, if you use it, even on your deathbed, you will live no more bound to bite fuck. It's really Okay, yeah, thank you. I get my okay. Benga. Can I okay? Benga kufa Nellie who could tune in get a chair. They go to a Who's Cindy's way? What is who no more who's a jail? Quarter who been in Kulule go and even because of Christ's sake you are thrown into prison You still have your freedom because of him not that you are in prison because of something wrong that you have done Well, then you deserve it to be there. I didn't eat it. She pampered. Don't go to cool Anglea support and Bailey. No, no, no, no. I'm a book Now I said we stand in front of a great wall. What is on the other side? We don't know but I'd I say is it's dark out on the other side sick a deal a 2009 710 or Lunga Lee a size would be so slung events on a Nagu Picona now 2009 is behind us as past 2010 lies behind this wall. We don't know what we will meet up with a Southpaw Pila no Mungu fa Samba banyan buzzer goofa Good cardway No, I'm a good way to Ross No, I'm a good bill. Oh, come easy. See you are saz Gunga Lee now it can be life. It can be death. We don't know it can be crying Where people mourn or It can be something of great joy, but we don't know what is on the other side. Go Napa Oopila a cousin Go Napa. Oh And it can be physically that you are alive and well or that it can be death Hey, come on. Got you. We come in peace. Wow. Oh, come on. Come on Not sure. Sure. It's sanguine a temple. Eenie lap. Oh Peter ting. Hey, come on. You got you so vulgar That's a name above every other name where that lay man that set at that temple when Peter came along He said in the name of that name of our Lord Jesus Christ Arise, and that man was healed No, I'm not for good. Oh, yeah, good cut 2010 God Kamarika Jesu ring of Caesar lap Oh Nafi wayna Ophelia and Guinness ruin and even if you have to die in 2010 you can be saved by that name of our Lord Jesus Christ Because by that name you will be made alive and go to heaven You take a Nani Sango Nasi stoppa. Oh my uncle That's why I look I look it come on you got cheese all Munguena a come in you got cheese. Ooh, yeah, Gustavo. We'll go to the beginning. I'll be Nova was a Nova Nova Oh my you cheese So but as I said, there's a door in this wall and above it is written Jesus So if you go into this new with our Lord Jesus Christ, you don't need to be afraid But you will overcome you'll be victorious Yes, we'll tell our to my figures. Oh, really? It got us a colossal A bone of Kazikazi Nicole it allows us to renete a lot. They call it What he was a bull's-eye would all putress one And we remember what Luther said he said when I die and I get to heaven and see those golden streets The first thing that I would ask is where is my Lord? Oh my bet you says Hawking. He's only she's Yes, Hawking. Well, I love Connoisseur. I mean food looking back corner. Oh my says Hawking Naming food. Oh, but says Hawking. He has a foodie. Oh good. Is he hawk? Oh, so fun. I need to look even go back tonight and Luther said if I was told the Lord is in hell Then I would go to hell because that is where my Lord is and that was where I want to be But what I'm sure of is that if he's in hell hell will be heaven to me because of our Lord But that our lessons is very dark to all shit Rick But pinned only loggers come combis Baba pose a Pagoda It goes yet. How as Ponzanga in a bantamata to go to a man. Yes, I'm gonna burn it. No, no OSC no fun and then daughter Come cool Go shoot it. Be good. Jesus. What a noble by Kula Gaila Buzz of a poo man Lee Laney kuna shun gun on really Oh Lord Why can't I put my logo fuck over baby? No cheese? Now when Shedrick and them were thrown into that fiery furnace, it was made seven times hotter But when they were inside there was a fifth person and the king said he looks like the Son of God And they were free inside not even the hair on the head was burnt Gosh oh goody. Oh, no, no cheese on Yango 2010 a while. So good to those language. I know P got a woman. Oh, Jesus We all know but no, but if you then enter through this year to this through the store in 2010 and you are with the Lord you'll be more than Victor. Oh My CP Who's a pale? She's a team paler. Oh, Jesus Carlo. He's a pet. Oh, who's clean? What's clean? I was a zonk is a lingo What's clean? I got good. So zonk is in go see What's it clean? I cook. Oh, okay. No mass zone to a band to see Zingalo again I if I'm gaily be cool. Um, I got being at Look a good little son. Oh my gosh, and if God keeps us if we come to the end of this year We will be able to say if we've gone through with the Lord Yes, he's the beginning and he's the end even if people spoke bad about us. We were persecuted the things Went very very difficult, but he because of him we were victorious. We overcame almost again, I believe Good luck. Oh, yeah figure is It's kitchen. We suppose some fun away pose I'm digging what and if you enter then through this door a boy will coming up a Post boy will come along running along and he will give you a letter He fully informed Open it and read it Long time away posse me and we will a telling what? Yes, it's really If only if only Nobody knew what he was a total a local guru Lakshmi. Oh, boy Who's a Brazilian fish a girl? No more. Ooh, I'm busy. Look what excellent. Oh, baby. Ooh No, my 80 was a bull our gang Evangely no my 80 was a shangana no bones II ma No, my son. Do you burn to? local soup Nova like what in Kupala? We were all my band to become Bella Manga The Kula Manga Gobi Jagu-Land Jane a toll a s by a normal Waxes on coolest ruin now. I am that post boy I have come and I'm the one that I was giving you that letter you open that letter you read it And then you will learn and ask the Lord to speak to you because he will tell you Even if it's two days till you've got to die or whatever it may be in your life Even if people mock you that that does nothing for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ Ghana Galilee sang a little Sha la gule lo sa gule lo come on a pumi gule lo come on a sugar ni gule lo ca na le lo come Pila Gule lo na le lo ca ma na lo le pila Guwe little bone a gallon a sip swing back a boon see Gucci Konica's Mooloo catches Now you enter through that door in that name and then you stay in that name Live it that name let that name live in you in such a way that it can be read in your life on your Forehead that that name is in you. I'm not here. We'll tell you get low to beg. Oh Barney. No muca Prieta. He Engulf see Yes, in the lows. Yeah, I do. Oh, no. Oh, so cool. Eh Oh, man, I got cool. Eh God we come a lot Lisa woman who chase I am a come in on key And then Gabriel the archangel came and said, you will call him Jesus because he will save you from your sin. So there is no other name, no better name than that name. And that that name means everything to you is of greatest treasure in your life. That name of our Lord Jesus. And it's my prayer that that name will grow in your life and mean more to you every day. And that you will be able to say like that man of God that said, if I just, I can't use that name without something happening to me, something that I feel about it. You know, amongst the Zulus, they can't call their king by name. If there's somebody that you respect and honor, you can't mention that person's name. You can't mention that person's name, you can't mention that person's name, you can't mention that person's name. But maybe amongst more the English speaking people, you find that children, they will call their parents by name, any other person by name, Holder or any other person. In other words, for them, there's no respect. That name doesn't mean anything so much to them anymore, but with our Lord Jesus Christ is different. Like that man said, when that name, I mention it, I hear it, there's something that happens within me. They even call their parents by name. They're still young, they were born by these people, but they call them by name. Doesn't mean anything. Now I ask you, does the name of Jesus mean anything to you? And I pray that you'll get to know that name better and that more and more will be revealed to you about that name and that as we enter this new year, let's enter in with this name and in this name. He's yesterday, today and forever the same, the alpha, the beginning and the end. Blessed is he who all the time lives in this name and he'll be blessed by that name. Let's bow our heads and pray. Lord Jesus, that angel gave you your name. Why? Because you would save your people from this sin. You would lead people out of sin, out of the slavery of sin. You would lead them out of Egypt and out of this world. Lord, lead them and get them out of these things of this world. That they might experience and receive heaven on this side. There's no criticizing, there's no going against each other, but it is like heaven. Lord, all hell and the demons of hell, they tremble when they hear this name. And Lord, help us that we might know this name, experience this name, which is above every other name. Amen.