You. Worthy, worthy of praise. Worthy of glory, so I'll bless His name and His mercies. I'm new every day. With all of my heart, soul, and strength, I will say, God is worthy, worthy of praise. With all of my heart, soul, and strength, I will say, God is worthy. And thank you for joining us this morning. If you would stand, we'll continue with our song service. Galatians chapter 5 verse 25 says, if we live in the spirit, let us also walk in the spirit. Thank you so much for being with us today. Let's continue to praise our God who is worthy of it. Preston, would you open us an order prayer? Amen. Amen. Please join us in singing hymn number 164, Praise Him, Praise Him. Yeah. Raise it! Raise it! Raise it! Raise it! Raise it! Raise it! Raise it! You. ♪ And all that's in me bless his holy name ♪ Ask the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits, and forget not all His benefits. Bless the Lord, O my soul. All that's in me bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. ♪ And forgive not all his benefits ♪ ♪ Who redeems, who restores ♪ ♪ Who renews your youth like the eagles do? ♪ Oh my soul will, oh my soul will bless the Lord ♪ Heavens are above the earth ♪ ♪ So great His steadfast love toward those who fear Him ♪ ♪ Bless the Lord, bless the Lord, O my soul ♪ ♪ For as the East is from the West so far ♪ ♪ God, hear me, move our trespasses from us ♪ ♪ Bless the Lord, bless the Lord, O my soul ♪ Let us adore those who fear him. Bless the Lord. Bless the Lord. Oh, my soul. Oh, I will bless the Lord. O my soul, O my soul, O my soul. who redeems, who restores, who renews for you, like the eagle soars, who forgives, Who is raising us to new life again? Oh, my soul, where are you? Allah, Allah Here stand once again, we'll sing hymn number 140, We Have an Anchor. Hymn number 140. ♪ To anchor all in the struggle of life ♪ ♪ When the clouds unfold their beams of strife ♪ ♪ When the strong fight to save us all ♪ is Grounded, burning deep in the Savior's love. In your eyes he shows you the gathering light. A city of gold, all of water bright. Which shall make the vast land of heavenly joy. As we stand, we bow the Lord in prayer for our offering today. you Yeah. I'm satisfied with just a cottage below. ♪ A little silver and a little gold ♪ ♪ But in that city where the ransom will shine ♪ ♪ I want a gold one that's silver lined ♪ ♪ Oh, if God I made a change ♪ Just over the hilltop In that prime land far to me Will never grow I'll find my way to the other side And yonder I will never more wander I'll see my Saviour face to face The folks on St. Vincent are pure as gold Often tempted, tormented and tested, And like a prophet, my pillow a stone. And though I find here no permanent dwelling, I know he'll give me a mansion my own. Just have a look and you'll see I just don't care. With my bird, we'll never grow old. And some day, you'll never more see my Savior face to face. Those streets, those arbors, Deserted or lonely, I'm not discouraged. I'm heaven bound. I'm just a pilgrim in search of that city. I'm on a mission of life and of prayer. ♪ I'm gonna cheer, just never look and you'll see ♪ ♪ I just don't care where I'm going to be ♪ ♪ We'll never grow, I'll find my way to the other side ♪ ♪ And someday, we'll never walk alone again ♪ ♪ I'll see my Savior face to face ♪ And if you would stand, once again, we'll sing hymn number 405, The Banner of the Cross. for Christ's sake. ♪ The Lord he knows is from where you came ♪ ♪ His ways we've made by faith ♪ ♪ With you Lord our kingdom comes to this day ♪ ♪ When the cross of the world drops away ♪ ♪ Marching on, marching on ♪ ♪ For Christ now everything belongs ♪ ♪ When we're crowned in glory ♪ ♪ There's a dog on the cross ♪ ♪ Amen, you may be seated ♪ Sometimes the doubt will whisper. Sometimes it roars like thunder. Sometimes it grips my soul and won't let go. Sometimes I think I'm worthless. That voice is so relentless. Sometimes I question, Lord, where did you go? Take me back to Calvary. Take me to the cross. Remind me where I was. Remind me what it cost. You thought I was worth it, even knowing who I am. Redeemed is how I plead, forgiven's where I stand. When the voice of doubt and unbelief has driven me to my knees, and I wonder how you still love a wretch like me. Take me back to Calvary. Sometimes the weight has crushed me, and without even knowing, I've tried to do it all in my own strength. But you were my strong tower, my hope in this dark hour. You alone are my rock and my defense. Take me back to Calvary. Take me to the cross. Remind me where I was. Remind me what it cost. You thought I was worth it, even knowing who I am. Redeemed is how I plea, forgiven's where I stand. When the voice of doubt and unbelief has driven me to my knees, and I wonder how you still love a wretch like me. Take me back to Calvary. Oh, what boundless everlasting love. Calvary proves it'll always be enough. Take me back to Calvary. Take me to the cross. Remind me where I was. Remind me what it cost. You thought I was worth it, even knowing who I am. Redeemed is how I plead. Forgiven's where I stand. When the voice of doubt and unbelief has driven me to my knees, and I wonder how you still love a wretch like me. Take me back to Calvary. Take me back to Calvary. Take me back to Calvary. So we're very honored to have Ms. Katelyn, I mean Lalo and Ms. Katelyn, work on staff with us. I appreciate very much that the Lord was in giving them to us. Beyond a shadow of a doubt. I'm so thankful for it. And Brother Lalo is going to turn another year older on Thursday. Yep, sure is. He's going to be 25. Man, 25. There ain't no way I'd go back there, but I'm glad you're turning 25. This is from the church. We love you and appreciate you very much. Psalms chapter 20, if you found that, you can stand with me in reverence to the reading of the word of God. Music's been wonderful today. Choir, you nailed it. And I'm telling you, the specials have been fabulous. And even our singing has been good. It's been wonderful. Verse number one. The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble. The name God of Jacob defend thee. Send thee help from the sanctuary and strengthen thee out of Zion. Remember all thy offerings except thy burnt sacrifice, Selah. Grant thee according to thine own heart and fulfill all thy counsel. We will set up our banners. Thought it interesting that we sang about marching on banner of the cross. The Lord fulfill all thy petitions. Now know, I, that the Lord saveth his anointed. He will hear him from his holy heaven with a saving strength of his right hand. Summon horses. But we are God. But we are risen and stand up. Let the King hear us. Lord Jesus, I love you today and I'm so thankful for the cross of Calvary. So thankful to know that I'm saved and on my way to heaven. Dear God, thank you for the gift of salvation. Lord, we come before you today a needy people. We live in a time of uncertainty, a time of great stress and doubt and uncertainty that lies before us as a nation and as a people. Even as your people, God, there can be a carryover that affects our lives. Lord, as David, wrote this wonderful psalm, I pray that we might take refuge from it and find help even for the way that we are living here in 2024. Lord, I believe your return is soon and I pray for it to happen even today if it be your will that you would allow it to happen even now. What a wonderful thing. Anticipating, Lord, that maybe we all can go in the rapture to be gathered together with you. Lord, meet with us here this morning, allow the Holy Spirit to have power and freedom to move in our lives. And all the people said, you may be seated. So one person wrote that this is a prayer for victory in battle. Such prayer can help us to prepare for any great challenge. David knew that trust should be placed in the Lord more than in human power. David was a man of war who kept his trust in the Lord. And we live in a world where spiritual war is a rarity. into these last days that there's going to be more and more spiritual warfare that we will have to fight. When you do, remember what God did for David, he will do also for you. Got three points here today, and the first one is a prayer probable. Where else do you turn in time of need but to prayer? That ought to be the place that the Christian runs to. And here, David, in verse number one, he runs to God in the first three verses, I think, and we read, the Lord hear thee in the day of trouble, the name of God of Jacob defend thee. So he starts with that phrase, the Lord hear thee in the day of trouble, Where else should we turn? Where else should we go? In the day of trouble, we need to turn to God. He ought to be the first place the Christian thinks about going is to God. God, here I am, and it may be like you're there every day or maybe every hour of the day, but that's okay. God wants you to come to him. God, here I am, and I've got this need. Here's the reality of my life, and here's the issue, and here's the problem, and here's the trial. God, I need your help. David turns to God and he pours his heart out to God and he says to God, hear thee in the day of trouble. God, in my time of need, I'm turning to you. In my time of uncertainty, I'm turning to you. The reality is that every day that we ought to be turning to the Lord in prayer, even for the simplest of things, the simplest of things. We ought to pray every morning when we get up, God, thank you that I made it through another night. Thank you that I'm still alive. God, give me breath today. Give me wisdom today. Lead in my life and use me for your glory. We're to pray seeking his guidance. Seeking his guidance. God, what would you have me to do today? Or maybe there's a decision that needs to be made. Listen, don't ever make a decision without turning to God. He ought to be the first place we turn to. God, I need your help. Help me to make wise choices and decisions. Many times as I pray, seeking God's wisdom in making decisions, I always pray, God, give me wisdom beyond myself. Because I know in me I don't have enough wisdom. I need God's help. We ought to pray seeking his deliverance. God, deliver me today from those things that will come my way that might hinder my growth with you or my walk for you or that might present a temptation that I don't want in my life and I don't need in my life. God, give me deliverance. And then if we find ourselves in the midst of a temptation, we ought to pray, God, deliver me from this and run, run, run. We ought to seek his provision. Seek his provision. I've met individuals who are pretty, they think I don't need God, I've got money. I don't need God, I'm pretty healthy. I don't need God to fill it in, whatever. I'm telling you, you need his provision, not only in the financial realm of life, but we need his provision in our health, we need his provision in leadership, we need his provision. He says, the name of the God of Jacob defend thee. I like that. I like someone to defend me. That's why I hired Lalo to come defend me. Actually, actually, I've got the youngest black belt in Kansas as my defender. Matthew's off in another part of the building, but I'm telling you, you're ever gonna take preacher on, Matthew's gonna stand in front of him. Kid, man, I'm telling you, it's amazing. God's blessed that little guy. But isn't it good to know that if no one else is around, God's there. God defends me. Oh, hey, you know, we could go, man, someone, you know, they're talking bad about me, and they're talking smack about me, and they're doing this, and they're doing that. Hey, just turn God loose on them. God, you're my defender, I'm not gonna worry about it. Matter of fact, I had a friend one time that said, I never answer critics, I let God take care of it. He just refused to lower himself to get involved with that, I'll just let God defend me. David knew God would hear and answer his prayer, because God had done it for him many times before. Isn't it good to look back on your life and say, I had that issue, and I had that problem, I had this issue, and I had that problem, and I prayed, and I saw God's face, and I prayed, and saw God's face, and I prayed, and I saw God's face, and God worked in a way that only God could work. Those are the type of prayers I love to see answered. God's the only one who can do the work, and everybody else would turn away and say, it's impossible. God says, oh, just turn to me. All things are possible with me. The first place every Christian ought to turn is to the Lord. No greater defender than the Lord. No greater defender than the Lord. Send thee help in the sanctuary and strength of Zion. I believe that's verse two. Remember, David would be praying for help of the Lord, referenced two of the places on earth that the Lord was seen among the children of Israel, places of acknowledgement where they would say, well, this is the sanctuary of God or the mount of God, but the sanctuary in Zion. In the area we live, in the era in which we live, we have direct access to God through prayer. Isn't it good to know that we're not, David was bound in the Old Testament. He didn't have the avenue of prayer that we have. We have direct access to God. He would pray and he would turn to God, but I'm telling you, if David looked today, if David was here, he'd go, man, you guys have it so much better than I do because you have that direct access. You've even been told to come boldly to the throne of grace, that we might seek Him, that we might know Him. And it's good to know that God is everywhere we go, that He's there to hear and answer our prayer. He is our help. Remember all thy offerings and accept burnt sacrifice. Again, David, under the law of the Old Testament, would have to bring sacrifices that were required for sin and for just the issues of his life. He was to bring these sacrifices and these offerings and offer them up before the Lord. It's great to know that now in the New Testament, there's no more sacrifices. except if a man would make the sacrifice to say, Lord, here I am. Here I am a living sacrifice. Isn't that really what God wants in Romans chapter 12, one, two? Present your bodies a living sacrifice? Would it be that every day as a child of God, we might say, God, here I am, a living sacrifice. Here I am today, God, use me for your glory. Fill me with your spirit and use me as you would see fit. It's great to know that we're not required to bring sacrifices, that our salvation doesn't hinge upon the blood offerings, but that Jesus paid the price that all mankind might have their sins forgiven and that heaven can be our eternal home. Hallelujah. And he ends it with Selah. Selah is like an amen. or one writer I was reading after yesterday said, stop, look, and listen. You see, we live in a fast society, don't we? Life goes too quick. My wife and I, we've got a joke at the house, and we'll look at each other and go, it's Wednesday. And then we'll look at each other and go, it's Sunday. It's like, that's what our lives hinge off of, Wednesday and Sunday, Wednesday and Sunday, Wednesday and Sunday. The life of a preacher, he's always getting ready. He's always striving towards that next point that he's gonna be preaching. It's Wednesday or Sunday, Wednesday or Sunday. And if we're not careful, though, we can fall into that whole idea that, man, life is just flying by, and things are getting by, and we fail to recognize that, hey, I just need to stop in the prayer, Stop, look, and listen. Listen. Have you ever been asked a question? So, back to when I'm a mechanic. I'd have a younger mechanic come over and they go, How do you change like this water pump? The Cadillac 4100 was a real notorious water pump because it had like six different size bolts, and it was all aluminum. So as you took those bolts out, you better have some way to mark them, okay? You get a young guy who didn't know, man, he'd just start ripping bolts out. He'd go, whoa, whoa, whoa, stop, stop. You've got to take those out in Pacific order because if you don't, you're going to puncture the water jacket. You're going to ruin the motor. But you'd have a young kid come by. So how do I do this? And you explain it to him. And you'd walk by five minutes later, and he wouldn't be doing anything that you told him. So I'd be like, well, next time he asks, I'm not going to have time to tell him because he won't listen. He won't listen. Sometimes people come in for counseling, they wanna know this, they wanna know that. And you tell them and they walk out and they're gonna do it their way. They won't listen. So it's like time's worth something, right? If you don't have time to listen, if you don't have time to apply, then why are you begging people to give up their time that you're not gonna listen? But listen, listen. God is always there. Isn't it good to know that I can stop in the middle of my busy day and call out to God, say, God, would you speak to me? And just stop and listen. Sometimes it requires I pick up my Bible. Sometimes there's a thought that comes into my mind and God brings verses back to my mind that I've studied or that I've memorized and he's ministering to me because I've stopped in the busyness of it all and just listened to what God wanted to say. Stop, look, and listen. Second thing is a prayer of provision. It's a look back. Verses four and five. Grant thee according to thine own heart and fulfill all thy counsel. We will rejoice in thy salvation in the name of the Lord. We will set up our banners. The Lord fulfilleth all thy petitions. So he says, grant thee. recognize that the Lord's will needs to be done, that we would say, God, this is a need that I have, and God, I'm coming to you, and I would ask that you would grant this prayer, but God, on the same time, I want your will to be done. God, I want you to fulfill your will, but God, this is the request that I have. If it would be within your will that you might touch this person and heal them or that you might help in this time of need, this issue, this problem that I'm walking through. I know what. God, I'm turning to you. Grant me, though, according to your own heart and fulfill all thy counsel. God'll never go against his counsel, by the way. God'll never go against himself, but he's more than willing through his word to help share with us his counsel and his help. And we will rejoice in thy salvation. I don't think there should be a day go by in the life of a Christian that we don't rejoice in our salvation. Now with that said, let me go back to scripture for a minute because the salvation that I think he's really speaking of here is the salvation from his enemies and the issues of life. Now let's jump ahead to where we are. I don't think there should be a day go by that we're not happy about our salvation. When I think about all that God delivered me from, goodnight, Miss Tiffany, what a song. What a song, it spoke to my heart. I mean, I can relate so much to that song, the uncertainty of life and the issues and the problems, and I don't deserve what God gave me, but I'm so thankful that I'm saved. I'm so thankful that he gave the answers to problems and issues. I'm so thankful that he was there. I'm so thankful for my salvation. And we need to be careful lest we ever lose the joy of our salvation. If we lose joy of our salvation, we need to cut out time for God and say, God, I'm not leaving until you give me joy of my salvation again. I want that joy, I wanna know what it's like. You know what he might do? He might tell you to get a handful of tracts and go stand on the corner and give them out to people, because the greatness of the joy of salvation I've ever experienced is when I'm sharing the gospel and someone prays the sinner's prayer and they get saved and I'm like, oh, I know exactly what happened to them. I know exactly what happened. It's kind of like these young parents walking around with these babies. Man, I'm telling you, that little Miles guy and Liam, they are going to be a handful when they get to walking, I'm telling you. But I look at those little guys, matter of fact, I made the statement today, man, it makes me wish I could have one. It does. But I'm also thankful as grandpa that I get to send them back home, amen? So I guess I should say I'm thankful they got them. But I'm telling you, young couples hanging around, and one of them have a baby, and next thing you know, it's kind of, hey, we got a baby, maybe, yeah. And if they got a baby, maybe we ought to have a baby. And it kind of gets contagious and in the water. Anybody want to sign up? I see a lot of heads shaking. That's because you're raising them. Telling you, the joy of our salvation ought to be contagious. Maybe if we'd witness to a few more people and we'd see them saved, it would remind us, oh yeah, I remember what that was like. I look at these guys and I go, I remember what it was like to have that baby and hold them for the first time, what a joy. But then you gotta raise them. But to see someone accept Christ and pray the sinner's prayer and to get up with that joy, it just goes, oh, it was worth it. It was worth all those people who took my tracks and never paid attention or maybe would even curse me or throw them on the ground. It was worth it all when that one said, yes, Jesus, come into my heart, forgive me of my sins and save me today. It's worth it all right then. Worth it all right then. we might rejoice in our salvation. Every day we ought to pray, God, help me to rejoice in my salvation. Show me how I ought to rejoice in my salvation. Thank you that my sins are forgiven, that heaven's my eternal home. No matter what happens today, I'm gonna go be with Jesus one day. I love this. We set up banners. Banners were many times set up in preparation for war. They were as a rallying point for warriors. They would set up their banners as the armies would gather and as they would go off into war, the different groups would be under a banner as they would lead them away. You know, if we set up banners today in our Christian life, they might look like, forgiven. Well, that's a great banner. Redeemed. Well, that's a great banner. I like this one. Joint heir of Jesus Christ. What a banner, amen? But here's the good news. All our banners replaced with the one, the cross. The cross. There's no Jesus on that cross. He's seated at the right hand of the throne of God. This cross is a banner, an emblem, it's a picture of what's happened. And the cross is a rugged testament to the fact that Jesus there shed his blood that all mankind might be saved. We as children of God wouldn't be thankful for the cross, and it ought to be a banner that we live by. It ought to be a banner as we head out of the house. Today, I'm going to fly my banner. I'm going to let everyone see my banner of the cross. I'm going to be reminded as I'm holding my banner, as I'm carrying my banner, I'm not my own anymore. I'm the Lord's. He bought me. He paid the price. I'm no longer living for myself. I'm walking under the banner of the cross. Mighty causes just to live each and every day. God, I'm living for you, I'm serving you, I'm thankful for my salvation. God, I'm walking under the banner of the cross. That leads us to our third point, the prayer of praise. The prayer of praise. David recognized the great value of answered prayer and I would think that 95% of us here today would recognize the great value of answered prayer. David says in verse number six, now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed. He will hear him from his holy heaven and the saving strength of his right hand. God is not too busy to not be touched by our prayers. God cares. Isn't that good to know? God cares. Man, it seems like no one else cares. No one else answers the phone. No one else has time for me. Jesus does. He cares. He tells us to come boldly to the throne of grace, making our requests known to him. We can go to him knowing that he's there to hear our prayers and to answer according to his will. Then verse seven, some trust in chariots. and summon horses, but we will remember the name of the Lord our God." Listen, we're living in a world that's trusting in chariots and in horses. They're trusting in strength of the world. They're trusting in the cares of this world. Listen, child of God, don't fall into that. Don't fall into that. Our trust is in the Lord. Don't let it fall over into the world. Listen, we are to be separate from the world. That means there's to be a division. We ought to look different, we ought to talk different, we ought to act different, we ought to be different than the world. Too many Christians today, they want to be undercover Christians. I don't want to stand out, it might cost me. People might ridicule me, people might make fun of me, that's okay. Remember what Jesus said? Jesus said, you're not here for a love campaign. He said, they hated me. They'll hate you too. They'll hate you too. So don't go sucking up, thinking, well, you know, I just want to blend. I want to blend with everybody. Maybe you ought to stand up and be a witness and a testimony. Separate from the world. But we remember the name of the Lord, because he will never Fail. Some trust in chariots, some in horses, their strength, their wisdom, the world, but I'm not gonna do that. I remember the name of the Lord our God. I remember what he's done for me. Isaiah 31 three says, now the Egyptians are men and not God. Just mark that down. You just take the Egyptians out and put anybody in there you want. The Egyptians are men and not God, and their horses flesh and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is hopin' shall fall down, and they shall fail together. They shall all fail together. Put your trust in the world, put your trust in horses, put your trust in chariots, put your trust in the Egyptians. Jesus is coming. I don't wanna be hub nubbing with them. I wanna be living for him. I don't want him to call and me come from the place I shouldn't be coming from. I want to be looking for his soon return. I want to be living for his soon return. So back in the day, we grew up on 10 acres and the neighbors were quite a distance from the house. And there'd be times we'd ask to go to the neighbors and it would have to be okay with the neighbor's parents if we could go over. But sometimes we'd just sneak off. Sometimes we just sneak away. I'm telling you, when Mama came out and called, it was amazing the call that she had. It'd be like from here to the end of the street over at the neighbor's house. But when Mama started calling, it was like, oh, oh, oh, how am I going to get back without Mama knowing that I was over here where I shouldn't be? Mamas have eyes in the back of their head. I know it. Try to sneak in. Listen, there are gonna be a lot of Christians gonna wanna sneak in on Jesus. He already sees. He already knows. I just encourage you, just walk with Jesus. Don't trust the world. Don't be drawn to them. Their way will fail. It's gonna fail. It's gonna fall apart. So many illustrations, but I'm gonna let them go. Because I don't wanna get political. Verse eight. They are brought down and fallen. Hope we get this. But we are risen and stand upright. Listen, if you get sucked into the world and you get sucked into their living and you get sucked into their mode, listen, that's what happened a lot as they moved into Sodom and Gomorrah. They got sucked into living. You find them outside living in a tent. Before long, they're living down on Walmart Drive. And they're living there and here comes the angels. And men grope at the door all night long because of the homosexuality and the sin that was all the perversion around them. And the next day they say, look, we're going to destroy this. You better get your family together. And when Lot went to talk to his son-in-laws and his daughters, they mocked him. He failed in his family. No wonder he failed in the community. because he didn't step up and say, it is my responsibility to see that my children know about God, that they learn about God, that they might love God, it's my responsibility. Wasn't Mrs. Lott's responsibility, it was Lott's responsibility. There was responsibility before her, but it really rested upon his head. So what happens? So they leave. And the daughters and the son-in-laws stay behind. They're destroyed. And as they're leaving, Ms. Lotz, so in love with her house and all the fine things that she had, she goes, this is stupid. I can just hear her all the way out the gate. This is the dumbest thing you've ever led us to do. The dumbest decision you've ever made. It would make a great sitcom for TV today. Because a man's always made to look like a moron. Let me just tell you this, man. Sometimes leading is not fun, but it's necessary. Sometimes, listen, we are to guide our homes, right? I never will forget, did one wedding here, and I get to the point where the wife says in the vows that she'll submit to her husband, and afterwards her family made fun of her. You're gonna submit to your husband? That's kind of what the scripture says. But they need a man they can follow. A man who loves God, who seeks God, who wants to walk with God. A man who's more interested in pleasing God than pleasing appetites and pleasing themselves. A man who'd rather be found when God comes, walking uprightly and standing justly, rather than being back over here in the world, letting his wife just lead him around to all these different things and all the things that kids might wanna do. Well, what do you wanna do, kids? Where do you wanna go, kids? What about you, kids? Listen, be a man, just lead. Amen, preacher, come on, give us some of that. They were brought down and fallen, but we are risen and stand upright. Their horses and their chariots that they trust in were done. Listen, be reminded of this, one day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord. Every, not some, not most, every knee. I don't care if they've been president of the free world. I don't care if they've been the greatest entertainer ever. I'm telling you, every knee will bow the knee that day in the presence of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Verse nine. Save, Lord. Let the king hear us when we call. Now this, to me, this was the most exciting, yet as I read it, I see king is just small, small king there. But I'm telling you, it was most exciting to me, because there's no place better to turn than to the Lord. David says, let the king hear us when we call. Look with me if you would, take your Bibles, turn to Revelations chapter 19. Clear at the end of the book, you get to concordance, you've gone too far. Revelation 19. Verse number 11. And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. Got my boots on today. Are you ready to go riding? I'm ready to go riding. I'm not gonna ride this white horse, though. It's already a God rider. And he that sat upon him was called faithful and true, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. Isn't it good to know we have a righteous judge? His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns. And he had a name written that no man knew but he himself. I can't imagine what that name's gonna be. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood, and his name is called the Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. That's us. You're a child of God. That's us. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations, and he shall rule them with a rod of iron. And he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. And I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he crieth with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God. that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sat on them, and the flesh of men, both free and bond, both small and great. I'm so thankful that the King of Kings hears my prayers. I'm so thankful for the Lord of Lords, and how instrumental he is in leading my life as I submit myself to him. God, I want to be in the center of your will. I want you to lead me. I want you to guide me. God, I want you to lead and guide in all that I do. Why? Well, he's king of kings, lord of lords. Who better to choose? Oh, well, I can choose for myself. Pardon the English, but are you a moron? The king of kings can help you choose? but you know more than he does? That just doesn't make sense. Our prayer would be, God, I don't know, but I know you, and I know that you're the Lord, and you're God, and you're the king of kings, and God, I pour my heart out before you, and I need you to help me, I need you to lead me, I need you to guide me. God, I just wanna be surrendered to you. I want to be in the center of what you have for me to do. God, lead in my life. No greater joy than to know that you're in the center of where God wants you to be. No greater joy. Lalo gets to turn 25 this week. No one asked, but no, I wouldn't want to trade with him. I've already taken all my bumps. Well, most of my bumps. I'm sure there'll be a few more before this life is over. He's got a lot of learning to do, but Lalo, just keep going to him. That's what you gotta do. Keep turning to him, turn to him. Daily, God help me, lead me, guide me, I don't know, I don't know what to do, but God, show me through your word, lead in my life, show me where to go. Be the best thing you can ever do. Well, the skies look all dark, it looks so ominous, there's problems on every turn, what do I do? Turn to God. That's the best thing you can do. He's the only one that knows. He knows the end from the beginning. Turn to God, let God give you the wisdom, the insight that you need as you live for him. Lord Jesus, I love you, and I thank you that Psalm 20 is in the Bible. I thank you that you had David pen it for us, that here in 2024, in the midst of all that's going on in our nation, that we can turn to you and say, yeah, God's been God all this time, God's still God, I'm just gonna walk with him. I'm just gonna let him lead me, I'm gonna let him guide me, I'm gonna run my race to please him, not anyone else. Lord, thank you for your goodness, your love. Take this invitation, use it for your glory. If there's one that's lost today, might they come to the saving knowledge of Jesus? We ask these things in your name. Amen. Would you stand with me today? The Lord has spoken to your heart. I encourage you to come. We're going to sing, I Surrender All. God has spoken to your heart. Would you come? Brother Foster, if you would. All to Jesus I surrender, all to Him I freely give. I will ever love and trust Him in His presence daily live. I surrender all. I surrender all. All to Thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all. All to Jesus I surrender, humbly at his feet I bow. Early pledgers all forsaken, take me, Jesus, take me now. Good to be in the Lord's house today. Brother Foster is going to come with our announcement. Announcements if I can have the Metzinger's and the Labus come up here please. This month is pastor or staff appreciation month as well. I'd like to recognize how thankful we are as a church for the dedication that these families have serving us and serving the Lord and great example, dedication. By way of announcements, we have team cleaning this coming Saturday, October 12th at 10 a.m. Bring money for lunch, youth rally, Saturday, October 19th from 11 to three at St. Joe Riverside Baptist. Youth activity, the all-nighter will be on October 25th, beginning at 9 p.m. Pick your children up at 6.30 or 7 a.m. Fall Praise Festival here at the church, October 26th at 5 p.m. There's a sign-up sheet, is it available? Captain's on the back for food to bring. Patch program will be October 27th in the afternoon service. The upcoming ladies retreat November 1st and 2nd. I believe the registrations due next week at. Then the ladies Thanksgiving. Saturday, November. Please remember these in the prayer area as well. Those dismiss in a word of prayer. Take the wisdom that you get. I would like to help us in our time of need. Yeah.