Dudley Rutherford - Kings And Kingdoms (Part 2)

February 4, 2026 | 27:29

Pastor Dudley Rutherford seeks to “lift up the name of Jesus across the country and the world through uncompromising biblical teaching.”

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| Dudley Rutherford - Kings And Kingdoms (Part 2) | February 4, 2026
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  • Pastor dudley rutherford: look at these lists of kings.
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  • Know the ones that served, god blessed;
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  • The ones that didn't serve god, he didn't bless.
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  • God will honor kings and leaders and rulers and presidents
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  • And nations and families and marriages and individuals
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  • Who'll serve and honor him with all of their heart.
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  • He will, he will, he will.
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  • Pastor dudley: thank you so much for joining me here today
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  • On "lift up jesus."
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  • I'm pastor dudley rutherford, and i'm so glad
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  • That you've chosen to tune into our television broadcast.
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  • Let me ask you this question:
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  • Do you ever visit southern california?
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  • If you do, consider this a personal invitation
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  • To visit us here at shepherd church.
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  • You'll meet some amazing people, and it would be an honor
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  • To have you drop by.
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  • Visit our website at liftupjesus.com
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  • To get service times and locations.
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  • And now, let's get right to today's message
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  • Because i believe it's a word that you need to hear.
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  • So grab your bible, your notes, and a pen, and let's begin.
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  • Pastor dudley: the problem is, like many people,
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  • He looked good on the outside,
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  • But on the inside there were still
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  • Some transgressions and some carnality.
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  • We know for a fact that god never measures a man
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  • By his stature,
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  • But he always measures a man by whether or not
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  • He has surrendered to him, to god.
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  • And eventually, it's too long to tell,
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  • Through a series of wrong decisions
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  • And a series of sinful mistakes, the same samuel
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  • That anointed saul comes back and rebukes saul.
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  • So by the time you get to 1 samuel chapter 13,
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  • The story doesn't end well.
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  • In verse 13, samuel says, "you have acted foolishly."
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  • Everybody say, "foolishly."
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  • "samuel said."
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  • And how has he acted foolishly?
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  • "you have not kept the command the lord god has given to you.
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  • If you had," now watch this.
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  • "if you had simply chosen to obey god's command,
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  • He would have established your kingdom
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  • Over israel for all time."
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  • But then god says this in verse 14:
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  • "but now your kingdom will not endure.
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  • Instead, the lord has sought out a man."
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  • This will be king number two in a few--a little bit.
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  • "he has sought out another man after his own heart
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  • And anointed him the leader of his people,
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  • Because you have not kept the lord's command."
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  • I want you to write this down.
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  • Saul is told, "your foolishness has derailed your destiny."
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  • Your foolishness, your disobedience,
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  • Ignoring god's word, has derailed your destiny.
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  • And i just want you to know you don't have
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  • To be a rocket scientist to see a common thread
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  • Throughout the entire bible,
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  • That anytime you choose to obey god's word
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  • And you faithfully serve and honor him and glorify him,
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  • God will put his hand of blessing on your life.
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  • And anytime you choose to disobey god and dishonor god,
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  • God can and will remove his hand of blessing,
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  • And you will miss out on god--
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  • What god had, his plans, what he had,
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  • His best plans for you.
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  • Your destiny will not be blessed.
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  • And that is true for any nation.
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  • Can someone say amen?
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  • It's true for any family in here today.
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  • It's true for any marriage.
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  • It's true for any church, it's true for any company.
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  • It's true for any university,
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  • It's true for any political party.
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  • It's true for you.
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  • It's true for me.
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  • If we will follow god, honor god, obey god,
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  • And serve god, he will honor and bless us
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  • And if we choose not to,
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  • Then god will remove that hand of blessing.
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  • The psalmist said in psalm 14, verse 2,
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  • I don't know if you've ever seen this verse.
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  • It says that "the lord looks down from," where?
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  • Where's the lord looking down from?
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  • He's looking down from heaven
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  • And he's looking on the sons of men,
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  • And what is he looking for?
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  • He's looking to see if there are any who understand.
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  • Are there anyone--is there anyone who's seeking after him?
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  • I believe god right now is looking down
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  • And he knows whether or not we are truly seeking him or not.
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  • I'm looking at an audience here.
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  • You appear to have it all together.
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  • You look marvelous.
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  • You're looking at a pastor at first glance,
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  • You might say it appears as though he has it all together.
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  • Don't let appearances fool you.
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  • Don't let outward appearances define you,
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  • Because everything god does in our lives,
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  • He does from the inside out.
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  • Now we see the-- we see the outside.
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  • I can't see the inside.
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  • We have to look at each other's outside.
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  • That's just the way it is.
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  • But god sees the inside.
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  • And the inside is the real you.
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  • So then we come to point three.
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  • God's people then follow an anointed monarch named david.
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  • Everybody say david.
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  • This is king number two.
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  • Now king number two is polar opposite of king number one.
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  • Saul is impressive outwardly and shallow inwardly.
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  • David, he's still good looking, but he's unqualified
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  • If you look at him from the outside, but on the inside,
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  • David is devoted to god.
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  • He is known as a man who had a heart fixed and devoted to god.
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  • 1 samuel chapter 16, we jump all the way to the 16th chapter.
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  • The lord comes to samuel, and he says--
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  • I'll turn over there in chapter 16
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  • In that first verse.
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  • "'how long will you mourn for saul,
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  • Since i've rejected him as king over israel?'
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  • The lord said to samuel.
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  • 'here's what i want you to do.
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  • The same way you anointed saul, i want you to go get that horn,
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  • Fill it up with oil, be on your way.
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  • I'm sending you down the road to a man named jesse
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  • Who lives there in bethlehem,
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  • And i have chosen one of his sons.'"
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  • He had eight.
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  • "'i've chosen one of his sons to be the next king of israel.'"
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  • So samuel runs down there to bethlehem to the house of jesse.
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  • He's got these eight boys.
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  • They march them all out in front of him.
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  • The first son, his name is eliab.
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  • Eliab, he's a tall warrior.
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  • He does crossfit every single day.
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  • He could be on the cover of "gq magazine."
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  • He could be a quarterback for the rams,
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  • And samuel looks at this kid and thinks to himself,
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  • "this, this, now this guy could be king."
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  • And yet god says to him in 1 samuel 16, verse 7:
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  • "the lord says to samuel,
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  • 'samuel, do not consider his appearance.'"
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  • We did that on the last king.
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  • "'do not consider his appearance or his height,
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  • For i have rejected him.
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  • The lord does not look at the things that man looks at.
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  • Man looks at the outward appearance, but god says,
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  • 'i look at the heart.'"
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  • Now look, that's just his first boy.
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  • He had eight sons altogether.
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  • Verse 10: "jesse had seven of his sons," and there's eight,
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  • But he only had "seven of his sons
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  • Pass before samuel.
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  • Samuel said to him, 'the lord has not chosen any of these.'"
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  • Well, he's gotta be one of these.
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  • No, i--god--the lord hadn't chosen this one, this one,
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  • This one, this one, this one, or this one or that one.
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  • Do you have any more?
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  • Well, verse 11, "'are these all the sons you have?'
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  • He said, 'well, i got this runt.
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  • He's the youngest.
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  • He's about 14 years old, maybe 15.'
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  • 'where's he?'
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  • 'well, he's out tending the sheep.'"
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  • Everybody say, "tending the sheep."
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  • Where is he?
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  • He's out tending the sheep.
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  • "samuel said, 'send for him
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  • Because we are not gonna sit down until he arrives.'
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  • So he sent and had him brought in.
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  • He was ruddy, with fine appearance
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  • And handsome features.
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  • And the lord said, 'rise and anoint him; he is the one.'
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  • So samuel took the horn of oil,
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  • Anointed him in the presence of his brothers,
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  • And from that day on, the spirit of the lord
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  • Came upon david in power."
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  • And all god's people said--
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  • Now david is probably just a teenager.
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  • He's out tending the sheep.
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  • But he had a heart devoted to god
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  • And he was a worshiper of god.
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  • I don't have time to read to you psalm chapter 23,
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  • But the next time you read psalm chapter 23,
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  • That will give you a picture of how david
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  • Thought of god when he said, "the lord is my shepherd;
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  • I shall not want."
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  • And even though at this time in his life,
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  • Nobody--nobody knew who david was,
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  • God knew who he was and had him anointed
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  • When he was just a teenager.
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  • About 15 years go by.
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  • And in 2 samuel chapter 5, verse 4, it becomes official.
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  • David, the bible says, was 30 years old
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  • When he became king, and how long did he reign?
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  • He reigned for 40 years.
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  • How long did he reign?
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  • For 40.
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  • I like to look at that 40 years in groups of 20.
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  • He had a 20-year reign, a 20-year reign,
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  • And something happened
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  • Between those two 20-year windows,
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  • Right smack dab in the middle of that 40-year reign
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  • Where there was a dramatic failure in his life.
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  • The bible says that he reigns mightily
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  • And then he falls dramatically.
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  • He will eventually repent and he will be restored.
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  • Most of you know the story.
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  • It's a bad story.
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  • It's an ugly story.
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  • It's a sinful story.
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  • It's as wrong as wrong can be.
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  • It happens right in the middle of this 40-year window.
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  • He's in his palace.
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  • He looks down and on a rooftop down below,
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  • He sees a woman who's out on the roof bathing.
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  • Her name is bathsheba.
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  • He sees her, he sends for her, he sleeps with her.
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  • Then he ends up having her husband killed.
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  • This is like a hollywood-style movie.
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  • And as you read it, it hurts to read it.
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  • And it's another example of a flawed man
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  • In a position of leadership who's supposed to be godly.
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  • I do believe he had a heart for god,
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  • But sin crept into his heart.
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  • He commits both adultery and murder.
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  • But the main difference between saul and his flaws,
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  • And david and his flaws, is that after david sins,
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  • He fully repents.
  • 00:12:38.677 --> 00:12:41.714
  • And i have it there in your notes.
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  • We don't have time to read it.
  • 00:12:43.449 --> 00:12:45.818
  • But it's psalm chapter 51.
  • 00:12:45.818 --> 00:12:49.355
  • And when you read psalm chapter 51,
  • 00:12:49.355 --> 00:12:51.524
  • It's a prayer of humility.
  • 00:12:51.524 --> 00:12:53.659
  • It is a prayer of repentance.
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  • You will see as you read it, it's not,
  • 00:12:56.128 --> 00:12:58.998
  • "i'm sorry, i got caught," fake apology.
  • 00:12:58.998 --> 00:13:03.636
  • He's truly remorseful, with complete brokenness
  • 00:13:03.636 --> 00:13:07.740
  • And pure humility, contriteness, honest confession,
  • 00:13:07.740 --> 00:13:12.912
  • Prayer of repentance.
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  • He calls upon god,
  • 00:13:14.346 --> 00:13:15.915
  • And god gives him a second chance.
  • 00:13:15.915 --> 00:13:21.153
  • And i say to you, if you're here today and you have ever sinned,
  • 00:13:21.153 --> 00:13:28.627
  • And you've ever felt the weight of sin,
  • 00:13:28.627 --> 00:13:32.464
  • You need to read psalm chapter 51
  • 00:13:32.464 --> 00:13:36.268
  • Because that is a prayer of repentance.
  • 00:13:36.268 --> 00:13:39.939
  • But in the midst of this story, there are 100 stories.
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  • That 20-year window before bathsheba,
  • 00:13:44.176 --> 00:13:49.782
  • He's 30 years of age to age 50,
  • 00:13:49.782 --> 00:13:52.117
  • That 20-year window, the kingdom is united.
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  • He conquers the city of jerusalem.
  • 00:13:54.954 --> 00:13:57.189
  • He establishes zion as the city of david.
  • 00:13:57.189 --> 00:13:59.825
  • He defeats the philistines.
  • 00:13:59.825 --> 00:14:01.660
  • He brings the ark of the covenant
  • 00:14:01.660 --> 00:14:03.028
  • Back to jerusalem.
  • 00:14:03.028 --> 00:14:04.597
  • He institutes worship and music,
  • 00:14:04.597 --> 00:14:06.999
  • And he is feared among the nations.
  • 00:14:06.999 --> 00:14:09.168
  • And then he sins and then he falls.
  • 00:14:09.168 --> 00:14:12.438
  • And then he repents.
  • 00:14:12.438 --> 00:14:15.140
  • And then god restores him.
  • 00:14:15.140 --> 00:14:17.710
  • And the next 20 years from age 50 to age 70,
  • 00:14:17.710 --> 00:14:22.047
  • He accepts god's discipline.
  • 00:14:22.047 --> 00:14:24.283
  • He continues to worship.
  • 00:14:24.283 --> 00:14:26.385
  • He raises up solomon, his son, that's king number three,
  • 00:14:26.385 --> 00:14:30.389
  • And he prepares the temple to be built.
  • 00:14:30.389 --> 00:14:33.359
  • He writes most of the psalms that are in your bible.
  • 00:14:33.359 --> 00:14:37.029
  • He exhorts the nation, and by the time
  • 00:14:37.029 --> 00:14:39.765
  • You get to 1 kings chapter 2,
  • 00:14:39.765 --> 00:14:41.567
  • He passes the throne on to his son solomon,
  • 00:14:41.567 --> 00:14:45.571
  • And he himself goes down as the greatest king
  • 00:14:45.571 --> 00:14:48.140
  • Who ever ruled israel.
  • 00:14:48.140 --> 00:14:50.910
  • And then i have about 2 minutes
  • 00:14:50.910 --> 00:14:53.078
  • To explain the next 500 years to you.
  • 00:14:53.078 --> 00:14:58.350
  • At this point, god's people are divided.
  • 00:14:58.350 --> 00:15:03.322
  • And in your notes, the third king, solomon,
  • 00:15:03.322 --> 00:15:06.492
  • David's son, goes--he's like-- he's got a high i--
  • 00:15:06.492 --> 00:15:13.799
  • One of the wisest people who ever lived.
  • 00:15:13.799 --> 00:15:16.168
  • He's the richest guy who ever lived.
  • 00:15:16.168 --> 00:15:18.437
  • But he too begins to ignore the things of god.
  • 00:15:18.437 --> 00:15:22.241
  • And because of his sins, the kingdom will eventually crumble
  • 00:15:22.241 --> 00:15:25.044
  • And split into two sections and what you know today
  • 00:15:25.044 --> 00:15:29.281
  • As the land of israel, i have a map to show you.
  • 00:15:29.281 --> 00:15:32.985
  • It splits between the north and the south,
  • 00:15:32.985 --> 00:15:35.821
  • And the north is israel.
  • 00:15:35.821 --> 00:15:37.456
  • You can see the big white letters, you see israel there.
  • 00:15:37.456 --> 00:15:40.125
  • And down in the red, you see judah.
  • 00:15:40.125 --> 00:15:42.795
  • So the kingdom splits between the north and the south.
  • 00:15:42.795 --> 00:15:45.831
  • I want you just to see where the capital jerusalem is.
  • 00:15:45.831 --> 00:15:48.367
  • Jerusalem is in judah.
  • 00:15:48.367 --> 00:15:50.302
  • You see that?
  • 00:15:50.302 --> 00:15:51.637
  • You see where jerusalem is?
  • 00:15:51.637 --> 00:15:52.972
  • And then, to the north, you see the city of samaria.
  • 00:15:52.972 --> 00:15:56.342
  • Samaria is the capital of israel.
  • 00:15:56.342 --> 00:16:01.213
  • So it's divided between the north and the south.
  • 00:16:01.213 --> 00:16:04.516
  • And throughout all of this, this entire time period,
  • 00:16:04.516 --> 00:16:07.820
  • It's 500 years.
  • 00:16:07.820 --> 00:16:09.154
  • Everybody say "500."
  • 00:16:09.154 --> 00:16:10.556
  • It's 500 years.
  • 00:16:10.556 --> 00:16:12.224
  • I want you to take your bulletin and turn it over.
  • 00:16:12.224 --> 00:16:13.892
  • I have a list of all the kings on the back.
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  • There's over 40 of them.
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  • There's one woman.
  • 00:16:21.467 --> 00:16:23.635
  • She's a queen.
  • 00:16:23.635 --> 00:16:26.305
  • She's about five, six down on the list of judah.
  • 00:16:26.305 --> 00:16:30.509
  • Her name is athaliah.
  • 00:16:30.509 --> 00:16:33.712
  • And what i want you to write down in your notes
  • 00:16:33.712 --> 00:16:38.117
  • Is that some of these kings are good
  • 00:16:38.117 --> 00:16:40.352
  • And some of these kings are bad.
  • 00:16:40.352 --> 00:16:43.255
  • And i will tell you right up front, most of them are bad.
  • 00:16:43.255 --> 00:16:47.893
  • If you look at your notes or you look at the big purple screen
  • 00:16:47.893 --> 00:16:51.897
  • Behind me, all the asterisks, do you see the asterisks?
  • 00:16:51.897 --> 00:16:55.334
  • There's only a few of them.
  • 00:16:55.334 --> 00:16:58.470
  • Those are the good kings.
  • 00:16:58.470 --> 00:17:02.341
  • The rest of them are all bad.
  • 00:17:02.341 --> 00:17:05.711
  • I have a chart to show you a kind of a color chart.
  • 00:17:05.711 --> 00:17:09.214
  • If you look over on israel, the northern kingdom,
  • 00:17:09.214 --> 00:17:11.517
  • There's not one good king.
  • 00:17:11.517 --> 00:17:16.255
  • And if you look at judah, the southern kingdom,
  • 00:17:16.255 --> 00:17:19.291
  • Where jerusalem, they had a few, like seven or eight.
  • 00:17:19.291 --> 00:17:24.296
  • There's one's up in the air, so we painted it yellow.
  • 00:17:24.296 --> 00:17:26.965
  • So you've got over 40 kings, 43, 44, 45 if you count david
  • 00:17:26.965 --> 00:17:33.172
  • And solomon and saul, over what period of time?
  • 00:17:33.172 --> 00:17:43.082
  • Five hundred years.
  • 00:17:43.082 --> 00:17:44.416
  • Now listen to me.
  • 00:17:44.416 --> 00:17:46.151
  • Next year our country will be celebrating 250 years.
  • 00:17:46.151 --> 00:17:51.023
  • When they write down the history of the united states of america,
  • 00:17:51.023 --> 00:17:53.158
  • It's a 250-year window.
  • 00:17:53.158 --> 00:17:55.260
  • That's the window you and i are part of.
  • 00:17:55.260 --> 00:18:00.532
  • How many presidents have we had in a period of 250 years?
  • 00:18:00.532 --> 00:18:04.403
  • We've had 45.
  • 00:18:04.403 --> 00:18:08.607
  • I've just shown you all the history of israel and judah
  • 00:18:08.607 --> 00:18:11.677
  • And everything that went on there
  • 00:18:11.677 --> 00:18:13.545
  • Over 500 years, and all those kings,
  • 00:18:13.545 --> 00:18:16.548
  • All those kings, when there was a good king who honored god
  • 00:18:16.548 --> 00:18:20.986
  • And called the nation to repentance,
  • 00:18:20.986 --> 00:18:23.021
  • God blessed that nation.
  • 00:18:23.021 --> 00:18:24.723
  • And when that king was evil and did evil in the eyes of god
  • 00:18:24.723 --> 00:18:28.327
  • And led the nation down the path of evil,
  • 00:18:28.327 --> 00:18:30.529
  • Then god removed his hand of blessing off those people.
  • 00:18:30.529 --> 00:18:35.567
  • Our nation is 250 years of age, and every president
  • 00:18:35.567 --> 00:18:40.506
  • That becomes the president,
  • 00:18:40.506 --> 00:18:41.940
  • What do they do when he's inaugurated?
  • 00:18:41.940 --> 00:18:43.942
  • He puts his hand on god's word.
  • 00:18:43.942 --> 00:18:49.481
  • And yet i ask you this question: how many presidents
  • 00:18:49.481 --> 00:18:51.917
  • Of the nation's history,
  • 00:18:51.917 --> 00:18:54.119
  • I'm talking about the entire 250 years.
  • 00:18:54.119 --> 00:18:57.055
  • I'm talking about every one of the 45 men.
  • 00:18:57.055 --> 00:19:01.393
  • How many of them stood before this nation
  • 00:19:01.393 --> 00:19:04.229
  • And called this nation to repent and turn back to god?
  • 00:19:04.229 --> 00:19:10.836
  • And i would say it's not a surprise
  • 00:19:10.836 --> 00:19:12.437
  • That we have all the problems that we have in our nation
  • 00:19:12.437 --> 00:19:14.473
  • Because our leaders are not people
  • 00:19:14.473 --> 00:19:17.709
  • Who call our nation to get down on our knees
  • 00:19:17.709 --> 00:19:20.078
  • And to repent and to serve a holy god.
  • 00:19:20.078 --> 00:19:22.948
  • I don't care what your politics are.
  • 00:19:22.948 --> 00:19:25.517
  • The bible says this in proverbs chapter 14,
  • 00:19:25.517 --> 00:19:27.753
  • You can ignore this all you want, but it's in the bible.
  • 00:19:27.753 --> 00:19:30.322
  • It says that righteousness exalts the nation,
  • 00:19:30.322 --> 00:19:33.625
  • But sin condemns any people.
  • 00:19:33.625 --> 00:19:36.428
  • I want you to look at that verse.
  • 00:19:36.428 --> 00:19:37.863
  • Leave it up there.
  • 00:19:37.863 --> 00:19:39.198
  • It says: "righteousness exalts the nation,
  • 00:19:39.198 --> 00:19:41.233
  • But sin is a disgrace to any people."
  • 00:19:41.233 --> 00:19:43.802
  • Do you believe that verse?
  • 00:19:43.802 --> 00:19:46.104
  • You say, "yeah, preacher, but he was talking to israel
  • 00:19:46.104 --> 00:19:48.640
  • Back in those days."
  • 00:19:48.640 --> 00:19:51.343
  • Well, let me ask you that question.
  • 00:19:51.343 --> 00:19:52.778
  • Do you believe that about israel?
  • 00:19:52.778 --> 00:19:55.414
  • Do you believe that god will bless israel
  • 00:19:55.414 --> 00:19:56.815
  • If it's a righteous nation
  • 00:19:56.815 --> 00:19:58.650
  • And that sin will condemn any people?
  • 00:19:58.650 --> 00:20:02.087
  • That sin is a disgrace to any people?
  • 00:20:02.087 --> 00:20:04.056
  • The answer to that is yes.
  • 00:20:04.056 --> 00:20:05.390
  • Well, forget about israel.
  • 00:20:05.390 --> 00:20:06.725
  • What about judah?
  • 00:20:06.725 --> 00:20:08.060
  • What if judah serves god?
  • 00:20:08.060 --> 00:20:09.761
  • Would god bless judah? yes.
  • 00:20:09.761 --> 00:20:11.196
  • But forget about that, what about korea?
  • 00:20:11.196 --> 00:20:12.764
  • If god--if korea serves--
  • 00:20:12.764 --> 00:20:14.266
  • There's a north and a south korea.
  • 00:20:14.266 --> 00:20:16.268
  • One is atheistic.
  • 00:20:16.268 --> 00:20:19.938
  • South korea, they-- many people serve god.
  • 00:20:19.938 --> 00:20:23.008
  • Some of the largest churches in the world are in south korea.
  • 00:20:23.008 --> 00:20:26.545
  • You can just see it there.
  • 00:20:26.545 --> 00:20:27.980
  • One half serves god, one half does not.
  • 00:20:27.980 --> 00:20:30.749
  • What about china?
  • 00:20:30.749 --> 00:20:32.284
  • Do you think if china, 2 billion people decided
  • 00:20:32.284 --> 00:20:34.920
  • Instead of ignoring and saying there is no god,
  • 00:20:34.920 --> 00:20:37.522
  • They woke up and their leaders said,
  • 00:20:37.522 --> 00:20:38.857
  • "from now on, we want as a nation,
  • 00:20:38.857 --> 00:20:40.492
  • We want to serve and honor the one true god,"
  • 00:20:40.492 --> 00:20:42.427
  • Do you think god would bless them?
  • 00:20:42.427 --> 00:20:43.862
  • I believe he would.
  • 00:20:43.862 --> 00:20:45.330
  • He would do the same for cuba.
  • 00:20:45.330 --> 00:20:46.665
  • He would do the same for africa.
  • 00:20:46.665 --> 00:20:48.834
  • And ladies and gentlemen, he would do the same thing
  • 00:20:48.834 --> 00:20:50.669
  • With the united states of america.
  • 00:20:50.669 --> 00:20:52.904
  • He would do with any nation, any country, any church, any family,
  • 00:20:52.904 --> 00:20:56.942
  • Any corporation, any school, any family, any entity.
  • 00:20:56.942 --> 00:21:00.846
  • Righteousness exalts a nation.
  • 00:21:00.846 --> 00:21:04.049
  • Open god's word.
  • 00:21:04.049 --> 00:21:05.917
  • Look at these lists of kings.
  • 00:21:05.917 --> 00:21:07.352
  • Know the ones that served, god blessed;
  • 00:21:07.352 --> 00:21:08.920
  • The ones that didn't serve god, he didn't bless.
  • 00:21:08.920 --> 00:21:11.657
  • God will honor kings and leaders and rulers and presidents
  • 00:21:11.657 --> 00:21:15.661
  • And nations and families and marriages and individuals
  • 00:21:15.661 --> 00:21:19.431
  • Who will serve and honor him with all their heart.
  • 00:21:19.431 --> 00:21:21.300
  • He will, he will, he will.
  • 00:21:21.300 --> 00:21:25.337
  • And ultimately, number five.
  • 00:21:25.337 --> 00:21:27.839
  • God's people were longing-- they didn't even know it.
  • 00:21:27.839 --> 00:21:30.609
  • They were longing for a divine king.
  • 00:21:30.609 --> 00:21:36.014
  • You know, i think it was mr. kendrick
  • 00:21:36.014 --> 00:21:38.116
  • Who told me once,
  • 00:21:38.116 --> 00:21:39.451
  • "there's no such thing as a perfect house."
  • 00:21:39.451 --> 00:21:42.621
  • I have moved four or five times in my lifetime,
  • 00:21:42.621 --> 00:21:44.823
  • And every time i move,
  • 00:21:44.823 --> 00:21:46.158
  • I'm looking for the perfect house.
  • 00:21:46.158 --> 00:21:47.492
  • As soon as i get in, i notice all the things
  • 00:21:47.492 --> 00:21:48.960
  • That are wrong with this house.
  • 00:21:48.960 --> 00:21:51.296
  • You can actually build a house, i know people--
  • 00:21:51.296 --> 00:21:53.398
  • I've never had that privilege,
  • 00:21:53.398 --> 00:21:54.733
  • But i would like to one day design my own house.
  • 00:21:54.733 --> 00:21:56.201
  • Some of you have to-- if you had a--an amount,
  • 00:21:56.201 --> 00:21:58.937
  • A large, large amount of money,
  • 00:21:58.937 --> 00:22:00.772
  • You could build any house you want,
  • 00:22:00.772 --> 00:22:02.441
  • You'd plan it, design it, and as soon as you moved in it,
  • 00:22:02.441 --> 00:22:04.443
  • You'd say, "i should have had more closet space.
  • 00:22:04.443 --> 00:22:07.646
  • I should have had more electrical outlets,"
  • 00:22:07.646 --> 00:22:10.148
  • Because there is no house on this planet
  • 00:22:10.148 --> 00:22:12.284
  • That you can walk into and just think,
  • 00:22:12.284 --> 00:22:13.919
  • "man, i've finally reached home,"
  • 00:22:13.919 --> 00:22:15.520
  • Because god put an instinct in us for a perfect home,
  • 00:22:15.520 --> 00:22:21.259
  • But the perfect home is not a temporary house.
  • 00:22:21.259 --> 00:22:24.129
  • The perfect home that will only satisfy us
  • 00:22:24.129 --> 00:22:26.932
  • Is that heavenly home.
  • 00:22:26.932 --> 00:22:30.902
  • And in the same way, we try to set up little kings
  • 00:22:30.902 --> 00:22:36.041
  • And kingdoms in our world,
  • 00:22:36.041 --> 00:22:37.609
  • Thinking that these kings and these kingdoms will satisfy us,
  • 00:22:37.609 --> 00:22:42.781
  • That they will somehow provide for us
  • 00:22:42.781 --> 00:22:44.516
  • And protect us, and they're idols.
  • 00:22:44.516 --> 00:22:48.754
  • Because there's only one king that can provide for you
  • 00:22:48.754 --> 00:22:52.958
  • And protect you against everything,
  • 00:22:52.958 --> 00:22:55.327
  • And that's the lord jesus christ.
  • 00:22:55.327 --> 00:22:57.562
  • I want you to write this down.
  • 00:22:57.562 --> 00:22:59.231
  • He's the one king above all other kings.
  • 00:22:59.231 --> 00:23:02.934
  • And only he brings peace and his reign last forever.
  • 00:23:02.934 --> 00:23:10.342
  • Revelation chapter 17, verse 14 says:
  • 00:23:10.342 --> 00:23:13.078
  • "they will make war against the lamb,
  • 00:23:13.078 --> 00:23:17.249
  • But the lamb will overcome them because," why?
  • 00:23:17.249 --> 00:23:21.153
  • "because he's the lord of all lords,
  • 00:23:21.153 --> 00:23:22.854
  • And he's the king of all kings--
  • 00:23:22.854 --> 00:23:24.790
  • And with him on that day will be his called, his chosen,
  • 00:23:24.790 --> 00:23:34.332
  • His church, his people, his sons, his daughter,
  • 00:23:34.332 --> 00:23:41.706
  • His faithful followers."
  • 00:23:41.706 --> 00:23:46.878
  • Now, i'll tell you this.
  • 00:23:46.878 --> 00:23:49.714
  • If this were a dodger game and it was the ninth inning
  • 00:23:49.714 --> 00:23:51.616
  • In the world series
  • 00:23:51.616 --> 00:23:54.119
  • And shohei ohtani in the bottom of the ninth,
  • 00:23:54.119 --> 00:23:57.522
  • Hit a grand slam and the dodgers won the world series,
  • 00:23:57.522 --> 00:24:00.292
  • You would be screaming at the top of your lungs,
  • 00:24:00.292 --> 00:24:03.628
  • Over a baseball game.
  • 00:24:03.628 --> 00:24:05.864
  • If the raiders could just win a game, some of you cheer.
  • 00:24:05.864 --> 00:24:12.871
  • I just said to you that they will make war against the lamb,
  • 00:24:12.871 --> 00:24:15.440
  • But the lamb will overcome them
  • 00:24:15.440 --> 00:24:16.875
  • Because he is the lord of all lords,
  • 00:24:16.875 --> 00:24:19.010
  • He's the king of all kings, and with him will be his called,
  • 00:24:19.010 --> 00:24:23.281
  • His chosen, and his faithful because he has defeated sin,
  • 00:24:23.281 --> 00:24:27.986
  • He has defeated satan, and he has defeated death.
  • 00:24:27.986 --> 00:24:31.423
  • You ought to get on your feet right now and praise the lord.
  • 00:24:31.423 --> 00:24:33.425
  • Come on, come on, come on.
  • 00:24:33.425 --> 00:24:35.193
  • [congregation cheering]
  • 00:24:35.193 --> 00:24:43.134
  • Pastor dudley: oh, it's late.
  • 00:24:43.134 --> 00:24:46.004
  • I just want you to know you can either bow right now
  • 00:24:46.004 --> 00:24:50.609
  • And name him as your lord.
  • 00:24:50.609 --> 00:24:53.678
  • Or one day you will do it whether you want to or not,
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  • Because there's coming a day where every knee will bow
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  • And every tongue will confess that jesus christ is lord.
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • Pastor dudley: oh, aren't you so glad that god is faithful
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  • In all that he does,
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  • That he's full of unfailing love,
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  • And that he alone saves?
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  • I'm so thankful we serve a god like that, amen?
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  • Amen.
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  • Every week here at "lift up jesus,"
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  • We study god's word and we get to know him better.
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  • And we want to take the truth of god's word
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  • To the four corners of the world
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  • Through radio, television, and the internet.
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  • If you'd like to partner with our ministry through prayer
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  • Or financial giving, please call the number on the screen below
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  • Or visit our website at liftupjesus.com.
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  • It's our goal to reach as many people as possible
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  • With the gospel, which has the power to heal hearts,
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  • Restore lives, and to save souls.
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  • We'd be honored if you'd join us in this mission.
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  • Thank you for spending this time with me today,
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  • And please tune in again next week,
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  • Same time, same place.
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  • And remember, whatever you're doing and wherever you're going,
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  • Don't forget to always lift up jesus.
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  • Announcer: research proves that it's the regular hearing
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  • And teaching of the word of god that takes our christian life
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  • To a new level.
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  • That's why we invite you to meet dudley rutherford every week
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  • On this station for another powerful message
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  • Straight from the bible.
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  • You can also visit liftupjesus.com to sign up for a
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  • Monthly email devotional, discover pastor dudley's books
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  • And other resources, and see our national tv and radio schedule.
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  • And don't hesitate to reach out on the phone or online.
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  • Pastor dudley has a passion and vision to reach more people
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  • With the message of hope and if you'd like to partner
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  • With us to touch the world, we'd love to hear from you.
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  • Your financial gift will do so much to help us impact
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  • The nations for christ.
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  • And if you're ever in the southern california area,
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  • We invite you to visit us at shepherd church
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  • Here in los angeles.
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  • It's an amazing experience you'll never forget.
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  • Until next time, remember to always lift up jesus.
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  • Announcer: the preceding program was sponsored
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  • By friends and partners of the lift up jesus ministry.
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