05.5.24. Evening Service

Rydyn ni'n gweithio'n dda iawn, ond rydyn ni'n gweithio'n dda iawn. Rydyn ni'n gweithio'n dda iawn, ond rydyn ni'n gweithio'n dda iawn. Rydyn ni'n gweithio'n dda iawn, ond rydyn ni'n gweithio'n dda iawn. Rydyn ni'n gweithio'n dda iawn, ond rydyn ni'n gweithio'n dda iawn. Rydyn ni'n gweithio'n dda iawn, ond rydyn ni'n gweithio'n dda iawn. Take the meeting over to work with. And as generations have come forward and generations have gone and come since AXA was created and generations kept on going and then reset at NOAA and kept on going again, unfortunately we see in the world that the knowledge of God, though His works and the evidence of Him has remained, people in their sinful nature and in their rebellious heart towards God have looted the knowledge of God and tried to pervert it and lead people astray. But yet, even though that has happened, God still preserves His Word and God still preserves the fact and the evidence and gives it clearly that He exists. And so in Psalm chapter 19 verse 1, all that is to say, lead into this, the heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament showeth His handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech and night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. It says that the heavens declare the glory of God. We look up in the sky and we had an awesome example of this just a couple of weeks ago. Normally we'll be able to see up and we'll commonly talk about the night sky. You can look up and you can see the stars and you can see the grandeur of it. You can see how God just put everything just right in the way it was. There's comets that come and go and follow their pattern, follow their form. There's planets that have their common rotation that seems to be set as if by the master hand of God to go in just a way so that it supports life, so that it does what it needs to do. We had the eclipse that happened just the other day where the moon came in front of the sun and blocked it and we could see the glory. I don't know if y'all were able to watch it. I don't know if y'all were able to see that magnificent thing that happened. Even still you can see how all the precise different things that come along show that God does exist. Or at least there is a creator God. None of this just came about on its own. There are many that say that scientists are coming to... I heard a deal the other day on... AFR is what I listen to commonly. I mentioned that there are many scientists that are coming to this realization that all of this didn't come from nothing. There's no possible way, but even still they will not say it's God. They'll just put off the facts and push it out of the way and just ignore it. Latent neglect of facts that were presented to them. Everything that has come in that we see today is incredibly unique and it is incredibly made in such a way that it just couldn't just come about. It says, day and today in others' speech am not undenied to show with knowledge there is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Even though the sun, it doesn't speak. Even though the stars, obviously there is no voice about it. The wind, you can see it going by. You can kind of hear it, but you don't actually see it physically. It doesn't speak. It doesn't give testimony of itself in a verbal manner, but yet it's obvious. The things and the patterns of the world that we've been blessed to live in come from someone, come from someone somewhere. It says that there's no speech, no language where their voice is not heard. Verse 4, their line has gone out through all the earth and their words to the end of the world. And then he has set a tabernacle for the sun. The patterns are set and interestingly enough, verse 4 points out that the sun is the center of it. For hundreds of years, hundreds of years ago, it wasn't too long in the history of humanity at least that the common conception was that the earth was the center of it all. Yet God in his word declares that the sun is where it's all rotating around. It's an interesting thing to point out there. Verse 5, the sun it speaks of, which is a bridegroom coming out of the chamber and rejoices as a strong man runs a race. And he brings forth, and he brings forth is from the end of the heaven and it's circuited unto the ends of it and there is nothing hid from the heat of it. The sun, we see that it has a common rotation, or the earth has a common rotation around the sun. And we see it has its common path going up from the east to the west every day. It comes up in the morning. I saw this beautiful purple hue that the sun was displaying the other day. I had to take a picture of it. Because it's not too often that it all just kind of works out just right. The sun coming up, it's a beautiful thing to watch a sunrise or a sunset. And then it says that it presses on as someone that's a strong man, a runner, running a race throughout the day. And it keeps on going and keeps on going following its path. And then finally setting in the evening. But we also see the heat thereof. I don't know about y'all, but when I'm pinned up inside, I love to just go outside and feel the rays of the sun on my face. There's nothing like it. We keep on going and we see this, what's called a general revelation. This idea that, yes, there is a God. Romans chapter 1 says this. In Romans chapter 1, verse 18, it says this. For all, for the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against the ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who hold the truth and unrighteousness. Verse 19. Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen. The invisible things of God from creation are clearly seen. Being understood by the things that are made, even his external power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse. The creation itself gives us this idea that there is a God, a creator God, an intelligent God that has given us all of this to live in. But yet, it kind of stops there. And praise the Lord that God didn't stop there. We also see another thing that I know that y'all have heard of as special revelation. Special revelation, of course, is this, is different means which God has communicated himself to us. So we have the prophets in the Old Testament. We have the law. We have different prophecies that come up. We have the son of God himself who came and lived as a man. We see the apostles as they spoke through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. And we have finally the written word of God today. God has given us more than just all these things to know there is God. He has given us this word to know who that God is and what he has done for us. We keep on going in Psalms chapter 19. And it says in verse 7, The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul. The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The law of the Lord is perfect. His word is faithful. His word is sure. His word is unfailing. His word is something that we can rely on. His word is something that he can use to penetrate our hearts and that we may be changed for him in his glory. The testimony of the Lord is sure, he cannot lie. He maketh wise the simple. If we really want to grow in knowledge, if we really want to grow in wisdom, we have to grow in our relationship with God and knowing of what he says to us. Verse 8. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart. The statement of the Lord is pure, enlightening in us. The word of the Lord gives direction. It helps us to manage interpersonal relationships between man and man, but also, and more importantly, helps us to manage interpersonal relationships between man and God. Through his word, it shows us what is right, what is pure, what is true, and what are his standards. Verse 9 says, The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever. The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold. Yea, much more than fine gold. Sweeter also than honey in the honeycomb. More ever by them is thy servant warned, and in keeping of them there is great reward. First Peter chapter 1 verse 24 says this, For all flesh is grass, all the glory of the man is of the flower grass, so the grass where he liveth and the flower thereof followeth away. But the word of the Lord endureth forever. And this is the word by which the gospel is preached unto you. The word of the Lord endureth forever. And this by which the gospel is preached unto you. The word of the Lord, of course, teaches us how to live for him and how to have life and have more abundantly. It says that this word is going to endure forever. God's word helps us to understand what is needed for life and godliness. Most importantly, salvation in Jesus Christ. Repenting from sin, turning to Jesus Christ, trusting in him, and calling on his name for salvation. The most important thing of it all. But also the word that God has blessed us with that we may take unto others. The word which God has given us is an eternal word that others may have life as well. As we receive it, we can pass it on. And we see that it says the flower of the field. It says the grass of the field and the flower of the earth falls away. We're getting older. We're not getting younger. As the Lord's age is coming, all of us will one day have to come face to face with death. I'm losing my hair. I'm seeing I'm getting older. I'm seeing effects of age just on me personally. And I'm only 24 and I'm thinking, man, oh man, could it get any worse? But I'm told it does. See, y'all are laughing. Just wait. I was told by a fellow that I used to work with, getting old ain't persistent. But the things of God are said to be desired more than gold. How do we know what those are? His word. And as we grow in our relationship with the Lord, the things on this earth, they're going to pass away. But as we grow closer to him, we are setting eternal things, eternal treasures in heaven waiting for us that are eternal, that will not pass away like the things of this world. Things that we can one day give back to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It says in verse 12 of Psalms chapter 19, Who can understand of theirs and cleanse me from, who can understand of theirs, cleanse now me from secret faults. David, as he's writing, you know, he's saying if I've messed up and I've messed up in a way that maybe I don't quite know or things that you know that maybe some others don't know, forgive me for it. Keep back my servants from presumptuous sins. Let them not have dominion over me. Then shall I be upright and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight. O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. Notice all of that, that part of him wanting to pursue God, him wanting to have a heart set on God, it's all based on his word, what he's given to us, that special revelation that we've brought up. And so the question is will we live for him and will we take heed to his word, will we take it and apply it to our lives that we may live for him and seek him, his things, his word, more than even going to have him at the forefront. And with that, the Giddings are here tonight, as you all know. They are going to be presenting their work and everything that's going on there. But without further ado, I'll invite my brothers to come on up and to give their part of the presentation. Then afterwards we'll receive an offering and just a service.