In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of not letting the teachings of God slip away. He compares it to a boat slipping away from its mooring due to the tide and waves. The preacher explains that we will be judged not only on our works, but also on the life we have lived. He highlights the difference between salvation and rewards, stating that rewards are earned through living a life aligned with God's will. The preacher also dismisses the idea that crowds or popularity are important in the eyes of God, emphasizing that true rewards come from living a righteous life.

...of life, the word of salvation... ...the outflowing of that which you received at Calvary, now it's flowing... ...now no flesh can shut it... ...but I want you to see, that's the opening, the inner openings of Jesus... ...the door... ...we begin to discern, what do we see? We see all of the things that are hidden away in Him... ...all His purposes, His desire, His inner thought concerning... ...so here, we find that He's talking about some kind of a revelation of truth... ...it brings us to this question of salvation and rewards... ...as you do that, that is really the life that God wants... ...your rewards are earned through... ...and the crown is the seat that was faithful, you remember... ...and yet He received the fact that He was able to... ...a symbol... ...but you have to have some... ...well now let's go back to the life of Jesus... ...reward business... ...1 Corinthians 3, 12 to 15... ...let me read it, you take the note... ...for other foundation can no man lay... ...than that is laid... ...that's your salvation, that's all... ...leaving the first principles, let us say there was salvation... ...all of that, that was the foundation... ...now He says, let us leave that where it is... ...don't deny it, don't throw it away, accept it... ...but let us go on... ...telios... ...it's finished... ...telios... ...it's completion... ...let us go on... ...you have all of that... ...and there's no other foundation than that... ...our call now... ...to be stones in the building... ...of that great... ...for other foundation can... ...now comes our building... ...now this is our part... ...there's the building... ...now if any man build upon this... ...he's the same man building on the... ...building on the... ...he has given up the material... ...now if any man build upon this foundation... ...he's building on his foundation... ...which God is... ...if he build upon this foundation... ...gold... ...see it... ...manifold... ...we gather it all... ...gold... ...silver... ...gold is always a type of... ...deity... ...of divine value... ...are you taking the things of... ...silver... ...is always redemption... ...are you building it... ...a material... ...that has been redeemed... ...that has no shadow yet being judged... ...the material... ...is silver... ...it has passed its judgment... ...it is a redeemed thing... ...you get it... ...I want you to see... ...precious stone... ...you've been able... ...and gather out... ...it should be a very beautiful... ...it should be a very magnificent... ...thing to come... ...now he says... ...you may build... ...you may build... ...of the things of gold... ...they are divine value... ...that's all quality... ...that's the life... ...we have it all here this morning... ...every one of us have some materials... ...of gold... ...in the structure... ...some of us have... ...every one of us... ...every one in this room... ...certainly... ...every one of you have a... ...materials which have come through... ...a redemption of Christ... ...that have not yet... ...been judged... ...by his redemption... ...you get it... ...silver is redeemed... ...silver is the atoning... ...reach into the Christ... ...that will make... ...but he says... ...listen... ...on that same foundation... ...who is resting above... ...the salvation... ...that is his foundation... ...that is not the building... ...he says... ...it is now possible... ...to build... ...with other materials... ...hey... ...there's no character to it... ...it is combustible... ...it can't stand fire... ...gold and silver... ...and the precious stones... ...and build a fire... ...of hell around it... ...go the gates of hell... ...a storm it... ...he says... ...they shall not prevail... ...how will you see the high tower... ...into which we run... ...how will you see... ...the mere building too... ...hey... ...wood and stubble... ...always have their roots... ...good... ...rigorous... ...hey... ...wood... ...stubble... ...it can still be... ...arranged... ...that it becomes... ...all of that material... ...has its origin... ...everyone shall be tried... ...by fire... ...you get that text... ...put that right on with it... ...all the works shall be tried... ...so as by fire... ...that's his text... ...now we will go on... ...a little bit more with this... ...he may build... ...build with wood... ...every man's... ...soul... ...no... ...he's saying... ...every man's... ...manifestation of life... ...his... ...manifestation... ...not that... ...doesn't mean the works... ...that you do... ...like teaching and preaching... ...saying so... ...the work here means... ...a manifestation... ...of all... ...the... ...conduct... ...not merely... ...I've done a few things... ...that's included too... ...but the whole group... ...of life processes... ...they must stand... ...a test of fire... ...and everyone shall be judged... ...for the deeds... ...not the works... ...but remember the other text... ...while we're embodied... ...the deeds... ...whatever they may be... ...whatever life... ...we have offered to him... ...in this life... ...he's... ...not just... ...my work as a teacher... ...that's going to be judged... ...but that isn't it... ...that's included... ...very, very much... ...but I have to give an account... ...the element of life... ...is given to me as my talent... ...everyone has a talent... ...he said... ...and you remember all those talents... ...were the same... ...he didn't say any gave to one... ...all the talents... ...were one thing... ...he didn't... ...people get gifts... ...of manifestation... ...he gave everyone... ...the same thing... ...he gave everyone... ...the same thing... ...when it came to promise... ...he gave everyone... ...the same thing again... ...that is the universal... ...gift... ...he calls it sometimes... ...at the... ...at the great... ...white throne... ...judgment... ...and all they have... ...every sinner will have... ...just to be judged... ...according to God... ...the failure which is... ...the white throne... ...is the seat of judgment... ...first... ...he gave a testimony... ...now do this... ...bay tree... ...every man's work... ...shall be manifest... ...for the day shall declare it... ...because it... ...the fire shall try... ...every man... ...if any man's work abide... ...which he hath built there... ...but... ...now this is salvation you see... ...but he himself... ...shall be saved... ...yet... ...so is the fire... ...come you see... ...he gets in... ...the business of... ...thousands and millions of people... ...all of each... ...here are some... ...he hath built... ...doesn't say the foundation... ...but the building... ...on the foundation... ...is the thing that is red... ...he didn't say... ...your salvation is burned up... ...that's still... ...the building... ...the fire is like the... ...the estimate... ...in judgment of God... ...it's like a fire... ...the judgment... ...the soul is... ...lost... ...because he went... ...does the Lord say... ...he that believeth on the... ...they have a certain trust... ...none of us are perfect... ...all of us have... ...a sin in the sense... ...that we have not perfectly... ...is not a specific... ...well what we do not... ...glorify God... ...that is sin... ...for sin is what... ...therefore... ...if that happens... ...they go to hell... ...strange in their... ...they judge people... ...by... ...a... ...sense of... ...moral consciousness... ...which was gathered up by the... ...of the church... ...has made a standard... ...that if you don't come... ...will it... ...I always want to say... ...who made you... ...we have one in Christ... ...but a lot of people do... ...and don't do... ...not God at all... ...but they do... ...or do not do... ...because it is a standard... ...which... ...and you face them with it... ...and they'll... ...they'll find... ...standards... ...which people... ...now... ...in Africa where I was... ...a woman's dress... ...begins at her hip... ...and her knees... ...some of them even to their feet... ...but her whole upper body... ...will be stark naked... ...and they are... ...properly dressed... ...and they all think so... ...and there's no sense of shame... ...or immodesty about it... ...because they don't have that... ...how many of you see... ...you can't judge by such things... ...as that, Tom... ...and I have some of the pictures of... ...she'd be disgusted with... ...showing everything they have... ...as daring as they dare to... ...without getting jailed... ...and then... ...in Hebrews 2... ...therefore... ...we ought to give... ...the more... ...earnest heed... ...to the things which... ...lest at any time... ...we should let them slip... ...from the moorings... ...the moorings never move... ...lest we... ...you're getting people... ...all under law... ...and he had his mystic going... ...where is the grace... ...well he had such a big... ...God saved you... ...if you're saved... ...you'll have your crown... ...we're not teaching about... ...how to get saved... ...and it says... ...all that he had was burned... ...and yet he is saved... ...so as... ...the fire... ...he got through... ...well who wants an... ...when it says we should have... ...a joyous victory... ...gave me over... ...merely an instrument... ...which will... ...the glory of Christ... ...we take... ...any glory... ...that we can get... ...in John... ...that is 2nd John 1 and 8... ...look to yourselves... ...that we lose not... ...those things... ...which he was calling... ...the son of thunder... ...wasn't he... ...now when Jesus saw that... ...we heard the others... ...saw the potential... ...he saw the capacity... ...well he's full of thunder... ...tremendous... ...revolution and change... ...in that whole... ...they'll say it behind you... ...but how many know... ...John had another... ...now one more... ...then we'll go... ...1st Corinthians 9... ...know ye not... ...that they which run in a race... ...run all... ...that one receiveth the prize... ...are they running now... ...to get salvation... ...and all these sinners are out running... ...to get salvation... ...give to the missionaries... ...and run fast... ...so run... ...that he may... ...and every man that striveth... ...now they do it... ...but we... ...an incorruptible... ...I therefore so run... ...not as uncertainly... ...so fight I... ...not as one that... ...less... ...than by any means... ...when I have preached to others... ...I myself... ...should lose myself... ...Paul... ...was afraid of being a... ...Paul wasn't talking about... ...winning the prize... ...now... ...let's relate it... ...first... ...holding fast with you... ...now when he was on the earth... ...moving... ...this principle... ...this truth... ...what did he have before him... ...for the joy... ...which was set... ...he endures... ...using... ...all this... ...reward... ...that's the... ...objective... ...that... ...all his life... ...he walked... ...he walked in that life... ...did he have any message... ...he had to... ...he had to garrison... ...all of that... ...keep it... ...he held... ...and guarded... ...and sheltered... ...and... ...and loved... ...the message which God had... ...but what form will this... ...obedience... ...you know that... ...he bore a cross... ...not some token... ...of the cross life... ...he... ...he... ...he was not a... ...a... ...sin bearer... ...in the sense that... ...he was made sin... ...when he was walking... ...but all this time... ...though he were a son... ...that he learned... ...obedience... ...the will of God... ...obedience... ...if any man wants to follow me... ...to my destiny... ...to the things that I have... ...let him... ...you... ...let him... ...take up... ...his own... ...cross... ...it is a cross... ...for trials... ...and testings... ...this is something... ...which we may... ...voluntarily... ...resist... ...it amounts to great suffering... ...but it's a suffering... ...embrace that... ...in your life... ...and there is... ...no crown... ...without a cross... ...and every cross... ...if born... ...will take a crown... ...how do you get it now... ...hold that past... ...which thou hast... ...what is it... ...the truth... ...which becomes a... ...a cross... ...which will slay... ...hold fast to it... ...as a treasure... ...hold fast that... ...which thou hast... ...that's the word of truth... ...lest... ...what... ...your truth... ...no... ...snatch your crown... ...for the crown... ...is the answer to the truth... ...he never says... ...guard your crown... ...he says... ...hold to your truth... ...hold to your cross... ...hold to that... ...lest... ...in not holding it... ...the crown is affected... ...only got anything this morning... ...they forget something... ...guard as a treasure... ...guard as... ...now dear Lord... ...sorrowful... ...the joy of the Lord... ...we give strength to hold... ...grant that we shall part... ...learn what it is saying to us... ...and now I want to read you... ...prizing... ...value this cross... ...don't deny... ...if thou impatiently... ...do let slip thy cross... ...thou will not find it in this world... ...again... ...nor in another... ...here... ...and here alone... ...is given thee... ...in other worlds... ...we may more perfectly... ...love him... ...and serve him... ...praise him... ...grow nearer... ...nearer to him... ...with delight... ...but then... ...if he would call thee... ...from thy... ...getst thou not... ...some... ...then I would say... ...so soon... ...let me go back... ...and suffer yet a while... ...more patiently... ...and praise the God... ...when e'er so it comes... ...but that... ...we'll never be asked... ...this is the appointment... ...God bless you for listening... ...children... ...you've been saved...