Bill Walsh
Can you hear me? So how did you know what I was preaching about? I've asked if when people act rude and Charlie and a memory loss there was another person that I asked to come up George. Are there some props in the back room it would you mind come and help me to take them?
There's some pillars and up a bag of concrete and and just let me get this out here if you don't mind. So you guys if you don't mind helping me.
Whatever you want. Whatever you wanted to be.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. cement
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just bring it over. That closer so that other
Is heavy work in that?
I got my hat on because sometimes in the building site stuff gets thrown around. And just in case you start throwing stuff at me, at least I'll have something on my head to protect protect me. God this young Pastor was asked to preach at the church cuz you want to make an impression on the congregation. So he started preaching Anyone want any weight on until a half an hour an hour an hour and a half? You're still going of course people are starting to fall asleep. Eventually. He stopped. the congregation left he said dick and he said how did I do? the Dickinson pastor I know you're here to feed the sheep. But next time don't give him the whole day of hate.
If this is the last time I'm a dispute, maybe I'll keep you here to midnight member Paul till midnight. I think as you just got to promise, you won't follow the window like you Annika stick. I was down in public gardens the other day and brand of us have had kids all our specially little babies, you know, they love to play with their feet and how they like to put their feet in their mouth. We learn early, don't we?
I just want to ask different folks this and Joe. Would you mind standing? Can you stand Joe Jeffries?
and and Jerry Would you mind standing Jerry? Sheila would you mind standing?
I know Rhonda is in the back room. there
Just take a look around and see who's who's standing up. Just just so you'll know I'm in I'm trying to prove a point here. I'm trying to make a point here. I'd like to you guys maybe see that now. I like to refer to these folks as pillars in this church. He's mentioned Pastor Keith mentionables pillars. A church has to have members who support the work.
I asked people in different parts of the church to stand. There are many other pillars here at mosaic. So when I asked those people to stand up as simply trying to prove a point. Just like a building has to have support.
Under it. So what church has to have men and women? Go get behind to work. They'll support the work. Those are part of what their time their talents their money. Their Ministry through difficulties through misunderstandings through good times and bad times and people who won't run when things get tough. Did that's why you go through basic training when I was in the military and what they put me through and what they put other military people true is that they didn't want people to turn and run when the bullets or start flying over their head.
C1 has to be living in a fantasy world to think that things will always go smoothly in the church. If there's people in it. You'll be issues to deal with and more than often. That's why God puts us in a body. iron sharpens iron so smooth
That's why God is places here. So if you have been in this war for any length of time. You understand? We're not fighting flesh and blood. People are not our enemy. We are fighting an unseen enemy, and he's called the accuser of the brother.
an important lesson in war know your enemy He has one goal and that's to take you out as a Christian. And there's other planets destroyed the Church of Jesus Christ. I just want to point this out in a couple weeks.
University movie starting or some will be the beginning of a whole new phase in your life. Before you get a job in the secular field one realizes that probably a good education is a good foundation to do that. And in some cases even a second language now is probably an asset to you finding a job out on city streets we call it. So if it's important to have an education as a building block or a foundation to your secular life. Let's ask ourselves a very important question. How much more is it important to have a knowledge of spiritual things Eternal issues? If and I'm going to ask this question, it's a rhetorical question. Not that I want to show up and it's just simply that you have to ask yourself. If Heaven is real
And Hell Is Real. Should be not be concerned about building our spiritual eyes. In a fantastic my son turned 50 on Monday. And he can't believe we're 50 years was gone. Life is like a vapor of smoke and it's here in my minute. It's gone. You just can't can't see it. I don't know how many people here and maybe I can see a show of hands how many people here have ever built their own house?
I think you will agree with me. That the most important important part. That building is the foundation am I correct?
The most important part of the foundation would be the Cornerstone. I believe all other storms are set from that Cornerstone that one stone because if you misplace their views don't have a proper Cornerstone than your house with your foundation will be crooked one. Am I right Jerry?
From Matt from that stone. All other stones are set in place. I'd like to go to Matthew Chapter 7. Verse 24 starting with 7. Is that up there? Okay good.
Summary for my Bible the other sister the other screens are down. So that's why we're having issues and we're sort of narrow to one. screen like these I have to keep taking my glasses off and putting them on so I can so I can read there for Anyone who hears these words of mine?
And puts them into practice. Is like a wise man who built his house on the rock? The rains came down the streams Rose. And the winds blew and beat against that house yet. It did not fall. Because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine that does not put them into practice as like a foolish man who built his house on the sand the rain came down. the streams Rose the wind blew and beat against that house in it fell. With a great crash Uncle Rodger, there's some slides there, but maybe we can start showing. Solaris I went online and I know the pixels are our kind of off but what do you notice about that house?
How do you spell butt? Look up solid it look look look at that Foundation, right? Yes the next one.
Would you know what's up with that? What? But look at the foundation of the point is I want to get across to look at the solar Foundation that that house is being built on the next one.
That's the way a-ha should be built. I found it from the foundation up. Go ahead.
You dig deep Jesus talks about digging deep deep going down deep finding Solid Ground finding Rock next one. That's a house that was built on the 2nd. Is there another one there? Show me see what happens. So that's just an illustration, but I wanted to show about what happens when a natural house a physical house is built on solid foundation and what happens when a house is built on this and this was Jesus message that now, I don't know there was another slide that I had sent there. Which no, that's not it. Okay. Just take that one off right now. I sent Pastor Keith a slide of of a house maybe that Jesus lived in your didn't get that brother. Did you okay? It was a picture of a first century house. And it's possibly something that Jesus could have lived in it was built of solid rock.
Somehow I'm sure the inside might have been plastered walls or whatever. His dad was a carpenter, but the fact is that it is possible where Jesus grew. There is rocks all around him. And so he calls himself The Rock right? Jesus calls himself The Rock there's countless numbers of songs have been written referring to Jesus as the rock build your house on the rock and it will stand Jesus is the rock of my salvation. He is my rock my sword my shield Rock of Ages cleft for me. I've anchored my soul in the cleft of The Rock. And so you saw what happens to houses that are built on the Rock and sandy soil? This is a fact. Storms are coming.
And I'm talking about spiritual storms. I'm talking not hurricane Harvey that just blew Texas apart. I'm talking about storms. The Bible says in the last days men's Hearts will fail them for fear of things coming upon the Earth. I don't think as Christians were immune to them. So what are some of the storms that can come against us as Christians or Believers are non-believers.
What about financial troubles? That can be a storm can it when all of a sudden we get a bill in the mail that we weren't expecting or something happens financially a loss of a job or or or one of your kids comes to you and ask you for money.
well That's right. That's one of them Stickman.
relationship break breakups When a man takes off when his wife or vice versa or boyfriend and girlfriend decided they don't want to be together anymore Evanescence a storm if any more emotional storm that can probably Shake us to the Core.
kids on drugs
betrayal by a friend
The list goes on. I want to try to sing and I think you know me well enough I don't have a a singing voice, but I'm just going to sing A Chorus of a song. An old song and it goes something like this. When the storms of life are raging Stand By Me.
When the storms of life are raging Stand By Me. When this all world is tossing me like a ship upon the sea who stilled Raging Waters Stand By Me. Jesus is a rock in a weary land.
He's our foundation. He's our Cornerstone. And no matter what comes our way in the storms of life. He'll be your rock. She'll be your anchor you'll always be there for you. He won't take off. He won't leave you so I won't leave you comfortless. I won't leave you as an orphan.
The Bible says that which can be shaken. Will be shaken.
There's going to be a shake.
The Bible says in that which can remain shall remain God wants us to be so grounded. and so deep and so cemented in his love that no matter what comes our way. You'll be able to stand.
I just want to lighten things up with that. I know I know not that I want to come across too heavy uncle Ron if you could just put that first. Went up there about the bridges. So this is what happens when you don't have your coffee in the morning.
This is what happens when you don't pray. What's an excellent brother?
No, you can add your own caption to that one. Okay, so that might apply to a toilet.
Yes, this is her is that the people who obviously didn't follow the blueprint Maybe? Hey, what's the next one?
But what's up?
What is it to drive into that pole? And then hope the two pieces of Carlo come back after the but okay.
Roper. Waterspout is over the electrical outlet like this is real fault.
I guess they're called building blunders.
Adore. Look at that door while where is it? Where's that going to there's a couple more there. Go ahead.
I want to tell you a joke about that when there. Just leave that when their uncle Ron. desperateness pastor the pastor was invited to a church to preach. And it was one of those churches where they believed in handling snakes. cuz they they misunderstood that scripture that if you pick up anything deadly it won't harm you but he didn't know that when he went to that church, so he's sitting there on the pulpit and so this guy comes out handling these snakes.
I'm going to go back to that one that of the that one there anyway. He says to the Deacon sitting beside him. Where's the nearest store?
Oh, I said really? Where do you want one?
Look at that one.
What's your favorite scripture Charlie?
Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and don't lean to your own understanding in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your steps.
We put the door Harbor there should be a window or butt and I think it wrong.
That first picture but that bridge close only counts in horseshoes, right? At what?
If we could turn to 1st Corinthians chapter 3. There we go. Thank you. Just going to read from 1st Corinthians chapter 3
Paul and Sandy's right into the Christian church in question a little better with the Corinthian Church. They had probably more gifts than the other church and yet they were one of the most Carnival church is going. We already heard some of the stuff that they were entertaining are going allowed to go on in their Church. Some guy living with his mother-in-law or whatever it was. But so Paul says by the grace. God has given me. I've laid a foundation as an expert Builder and someone else has building on it. But each one should be careful how he bills. For no, one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid which is Jesus Christ or Paul makes it very clear here who are foundation. Stone must be who are Cornerstone must be but then he says if any man bills on this Foundation using gold silver costly Stones wood. Hay or straw This work will be shown for what it is because the day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire and the fire will test the quality of each man's work if what he has built survives. He will receive his reward if it is burned out people suffered a loss. He himself will be saved but only as one escaping through the flames. Don't you know that you yourselves are God's Temple? And that God's spirit lives in you. If anyone destroys God's Temple God will destroy him for God's Temple is sacred. And you are that Temple those two slides there about the wood. Hay and straw.
So that's what hay and stubble will you know, what happens when fire is set to Woodhaven stubble poop. so when he's basically saying there is if you believe in Jesus Christ as your lord and savior
And you don't work. What do you think you're going to make it in? Because you believe in Jesus, but you'll have no Works to offer the Lord. You'll you'll have nothing no trophies to offer him. And then what is the next one?
So that's the golden the silver and the precious stones those those are the things that we will be able to trophies that we will have to lay at his speech. remember when Gertie and and George and Charlie were bringing stuff out and they said this is heavy and what are you building? And I said what whatever you want. So God gives us a choice, right?
Who has the prodigal son or daughter or family member and what keeps you interested in with God on their behalf?
is that
what did you say? What gives you praying for unsaved family members? love What makes a man or woman in uniform?
Go to another country.
At the risk of life and limb.
What would make a man or woman do that?
love for their people left behind What will send someone like a missionary to a foreign land knowing that they could not maybe not come back?
love
Jabba talking about building a house We are his house his building his Temple. Let every man. Be careful. How we build? How do you build?
How do we build mosaic?
Mosaic Church, this is where we are, right 28, Willow Street. I don't think we nothing has changed.
How do we build Mosaic under the leadership of the holy spirit that when people come through the doors of this church, they know that they are accepted. What's unconditional love? They want to stay here. They want to become part of the Mosaic Family without being judged or prejudiced because of skin color tattoos hairdos high heels are blue suede shoe.
People are looking for answers people are looking for hope. They shall know we are Christians when they see the love we have one for another. Is that right? How is the world going to know? That we are Christians. What is the determining Factor? Mosaic needs to display or we need to display cuz Mosaic is just a name of a group of people who happened to gather here once or twice a week.
Because they shall know we are Christians when they see the love that we have one another my right is that scriptural?
Boy, that's some heavy.
I don't know if I can put it on but it's going to stand. This is water. You know, what more there is. What's mortar used for?
How do you say Jarrett? Stick bricks together. What else could it be used for? What's up? The Bella Foundation, right?
She just like a house. Needs a good foundation.
Cement Foundation. We saw what happens when people build their houses on the sand. Love or a church needs love as the cement. That supports and holds everything together. next to Jesus Christ Alone love has to be the Cornerstone. Of a congregation when everything else is falling apart. when the storms come
and I'm not saying Love is Easy. It's not for sissies. It takes hard work to love.
The only way we can do it is pray and ask God to the Bible said he's already giving us Romans 5:5 the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts to the Holy Ghost. It's It's Supernatural.
I saw a Budweiser commercial that used to say real men. Love Budweiser. And I say why is up by the real men love Jesus.
And women of course, I'm not you know what I'm saying when I say man, I'm saying man and women.
Super day, we're super day. Super Dave come on up here for a minute.
I hope you don't mind me being under the light is important. That we stay close to the light, right?
last Sunday superlative taxi all the way over to church thinking of his preaching last night. He wanted to be here to support me. Willie was a way in New Brunswick and that's why.
He also pray that God will touch my heart when it comes to going down to kill bit because for 5 years ago. I had no plans on going to Cuba at all. I was retired on on holidays. Why did I need another holiday down in Cuba, but be praying God answers prayers. And cuz he felt God wanted me there. I know plans are going and now my back there until about change my plans.
I could go on but I don't want to embarrass your brother about how you're going to such a support in my life. This is the kind that puts God first others second and self last talking about a gal pail of selfless love when you're in a church. You have to realize that you're not there for you. You're there for him and you're there for each other.
You stay up here. You stay up there.
No, I simply I simply wanted to use Davis example. I know that there are a lot of people in this church who sacrifice so that the family of God can benefits whether it's financially the fact that you use your vehicle to take people to church and back again all the cards that are sent emails phone calls. I understand all that. I just want wanted to use David as an example because of the support that he's been Did every everybody have a bulletin? Does everyone have a bullet? Can you take your bullets and then just turn to the back page of that bulletin for a second?
I'm going to ask Dave. I don't know if there's another Mike there or not.
Eddie can you hear me back there?
Is that anyone able to hear me? Oh, okay. So Dave I want you to read that cuz you practice that. 1st Corinthians 13 4 through 8
Okay a little bit closer.
Yes. amen
Love is patient love is kind. It does not envy it does not boast. It is not proud. It does not dishonor others. It's not self-seeking. It's not easily.
but rejoices with a it always protects always trusts always hopes always perseveres.
Thanks, Dave.
I just want to say something else before we start to wind down. And I shared this with Pastor Keith is well, my pastor are we put Bibles in hotels and all of that stuff? But I want you to know that my priority is to this church. Anything I do any Ministry, I do outside of this church is something else. This is my you are my priority when I say the people of God hear. And I told Casey if God ever spoke to me and said bill. I want you to stop being a member of the Gideon family or whatever I would do it. Some of you don't know that I had opportunity. To go to Africa and India and Pakistan and I don't know why it was so much.
An opportunity or the devil trying to Lead Me Away. Casino said he wants to be here. I want to be here. So I just went to critic and I'm here because I love God and I'm here because I love you. and I hope That love no matter what happens no matter what storms come into your life no matter what Storms Come into this church.
That love will be the cement. That keeps us together. As a family of God. Can we play that last song?
Let this be our testimony.
the SAW stand
First verse for listening it was singing together tickets to the river.
GPS to the Salvation Army
When is Santa real?
GTA V race at River City Studios, Raleigh
Give me the CNN Student News.
Listen to the Florida Mall.
Triumph
Take us to the Moon. Take us to the mall.
Justice in the shadows
Describe the ocean.
shower
distance to Mississippi
Take us to Atlanta.
biggest Lift Us in the shadow of you
synonym describing motion
shower
distance to Mississippi
Sawmill Salvage
witness generation
take us to the throne room in the city of Arvada. Take us to throw in the city.
take us to take us to
Amen, that was great. I love this.
I love it. It's so good. I love props. Hello, you know we can have all the songs we can have all the programs. We can have a great building we can have everything but if we don't have love it really it. It's just really that's what we should be our first priority so off and other things come into it so I can we get a ride to another things but it's good to have that reminder again, but it's loud that's going to really when we get in front of God. It's just going to be hot in July. That's what it's going to be. You might have done your job. Really? Well, you might have been a good pastor in some way or a good Christian or whatever. But did you love this it is and it's the thing that everyone can do not everyone can be a carpenter. Not everybody can be a plumber, but everybody can love because it's a choice. It's not a feeling, right? Anyway, praise God. It's a couple testimonies. I just want Sharon. Can you just come up and tell your testimony about her job? This is just so wonderful. She's here from Uganda and is going to the Mount and the radio. Just tell the story.
Praise the Lord said I found the Lord for his love. He is provision keeping really wonderful to me. He's taken care of me back home.
Yeah, I've been student of the master of public relations.
But I want to thank the Lord he f******* provided me a summer job, which I have enjoyed so much and next week is my last week. But what he did for me this week is I didn't even expect. But yeah, he's just amazes. I said we I guess so the mount is touching a new project. It's a digital media consultancy and they were looking for a project manager. So I stream application. I didn't even do so much with my cover letter and stuff. I just edited the first paragraph of the last I had kind of thought I should you applying. But anyway, I did and guess what the lord gave me the job. And yeah, so I feel like that's a great title to have on my CV so it
compass
so much for better. I feel like like like nights. You know me come in the night, but joy comes in the morning. So yeah, it feels like like really great for me one day during the winter. I was working on campus and I was tired of people asking me where you from. How long have you been here? But what brings you here when you just come here. Only conversations UK.
Like what? Have you done to yourself?
Yeah, but then I have people people right now. I don't think that I just come here.
See what the Lord has done so much for that.
That's so wonderful. I'm so excited when she told me that. Project manager is a very good thing to have on your resume and it's in her and set her campus and it's just another testimony I want to tell you about I was talking to someone this week. We're going to try to get electronic giving going on in the church and I was talking to the gentleman. He's in Toronto and he said I just got back from Manila and I said, well, what were you doing in Manila? And he said well my respirator and we're going back to basically take him off the respirator and let him die and then we would do that and he said before we took him off the respirator the doctor check to make sure that there is no actual breathing up the Rhone like they he wasn't able to breathe on his own. So he said my family got together and we prayed and we sang some songs and just pray for them and then they took out the respirator and that was last Sunday, and he is now home.
The man is home. Like the doctors just we don't know what happens. He was dead on the respirator that they were keeping him Alive by pumping his lungs and they took it out and he's home now. It's just so exciting. He and I were just kind of having a time on the phone about it. It's just so amazing but don't give up don't give up God is in the miracle business. He really is. Sometimes he wants us to go through something. But sometimes he will move something and will give him the auction by believing that he'll do that. And finally Heather is going to have the women's breakfast. And she wanted us to play this song Ron if you could play this some it's for the ladies. and it's a I'll have to wait for it to get going here. This is the theme is going to see you in September summer of you who are of an age you can just click that ahead one will remember this song.
remember that it's too bad if you do.
So that's Heather's theme song for The Women's breakfast. My bus number. Okay, we can stop that.