And dear Heavenly Father, thou hast asked us to pray for needs. We have done so. We ask thee to take these needs, so many that have needs of healing, of comfort, of cheer, of provision, and we take them before the throne of grace and the Lord Jesus Christ who intercedes for every one of these, whether it's for salvation, whether it's for physical healing, coming back to normalcy once again. When we take it to Thee, Lord, we trust Thou would provide the need, and those that are having these needs, give them Thy peace, regardless of what's happening surrounding them, whatever need they have, that they may have Thy peace that passes all understanding, be able to put up with all that is there. In Jesus' name we ask and pray. Amen. All right, we're glad that everybody's here. Those that are listening to us, give us a call if you wish at 856-261-9018 or questions at bftbc.org. Glad to hear from you. In the book of 1 Corinthians again, that last verse, we took up just a half of the verse last Thursday. We'll cover the rest half as well and move on to chapter 16. And that's page number one. What is it? It was 1521 or something. 1521. Okay, thank you. All right, let's read verse 58. We'll just stop there. We'll get to chapter 16 a little bit later, together. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that ye are not vain in the Lord. The last third we talked about for therefore goes back to what main theme in chapter 15? What main theme has Paul been talking to? Any answer on that? Mr. Dan? Death versus life. Death versus life. All right, Tammy? Victory over sin in the grave. Okay. What else? Deliverance from the law. Deliverance from the law, Moses, that's right. It's about resurrection, isn't it? Bodies that have died, incorruptible, will be made from corruption. Those that are Christians that have died, that have been buried, and those of us who are alive, who are mortal, will turn to immortality when the Lord Jesus returns in the air at the rapture. And so I come to verse 58. I say we've talked about it before. I ask the question again, who is referring to in my beloved brethren? Who are they? Pastor Dan? Born-again Christians at Corinth. Born-again Christians at Corinth, and by application, those are genuine Christians born-again saved Christians today. Now does that include all the ones that call themselves Christian? The general ones, like the ones who accepted Jesus. Who accept Jesus? Pastor Dan? I'll start with what I call small C Christians and capital C Christians. It doesn't apply to the small C Christians. Small C Christians are those that are brought to me as part of the modernism of today. Modernism is an apostasy of churches that are very liberal and are in the dark and do not know the truth. So just because their name is a Christian denomination or Christian group, does that make them genuine Christians, Bible Christians? No. Bill? No, that's right. They have to believe in their heart. they have to be thoroughly convinced that the Lord is the Savior, and the Lord is God. He is deity, as it says in the Gospel of John. If they assume an understanding, they value their intellectual understanding that Jesus is the Savior, that's not a true belief. that's just something that they reasoned to, or assume, or something like that, is not thoroughly convinced, convincing to them. So the beloved brethren, be just genuine, true Christians, that trust in the Lord Jesus generally as their Savior. Tammy? Last week I looked at the word for brethren, and it said it felt us. Adolphus, yes. And my husband said that means they had something in common. So if somebody isn't genuinely saved, then they don't have that bond in Christ. That's right. So just because somebody has to remember a Christian Church instead of being Muslim, or Jewish, or Hindu, does not make them a genuine Christian at all. You must trust genuinely the Lord Jesus, who died for their sins, and accept Him as your Savior. All right, so now he's talking to his beloved brethren. And last week we also covered what the word steadfast is. How would you define that word? He says, be steadfast. That's a command, isn't it? What does it mean, steadfast? Any answer to that, Bill? Determine. Determine, that's good. Determine in what way? They have their mind fixed on a goal. OK. And they're working towards that goal. OK. And what goal do you think that would be? Any old goal? Not to be distracted by other things. Proving firm to the doctrines of the faith. Are some people steadfast in total and complete error? They sure are. Is that what God means by these beloved brethren, steadfast in error? No, just the faith of the scriptures, the doctrine of the scriptures. And last week, remember, we talked about this word unmovable. What did we decide on that? What does that mean in the hands of that? Unmovable. Tammy? I think the grammar of it, it cannot be moved. Cannot be moved. Now what if somebody is in complete and total error, scriptural error? Should those people be unmovable in their error? No. Often are, absolutely. I was talking to a lady, Mrs. Rose Schlegel, today, visiting her as a chaplain of the hospice, and we talked about John chapter 9, the blind man who was healed by the Lord Jesus. He said, go wash in the pool of Siloam. He washed and became seeing. And those Pharisees said, who are you? Why are you trying to teach us? And so on. They were unmovable in their error. And in that chapter, it says, I came that those that are blind might be made to see. The blind man physically made to see spiritually. And those that can see, that is physically see, but not spiritually, may be made blind. Those Pharisees certainly were made blind. And so unmovable are the things of the Lord. and scripture, and unmovable things are true and faithful that way. So steadfast, unmovable. And then what's this word abounding mean? What do they do abound in? Any hands on that? Questions at bftbc.org or 856-261-9018. Yes, Tammy? In the work of the Lord, like in Ephesians 2.10 says, Yes, before our day we should walk in them. So, work of the Lord, scriptural work, scriptural ministry, and unmovable. We've mentioned last week many things in the churches that are not unmovable. What are some of the things that people have changed in the churches as they've gone from decade to decade, for years and years. Started one way or another and moved away. What are some things they've moved away from in many churches? Question there. Their own doctrinal statement. Doctrinal statement moved away from doctrine. They changed it. They may have it still in their doctrinal statement, but they don't practice it. What else? Yes, Tammy? Christian standards. Christian standards have flown away. They used to have strong ones. What else? What else have they moved away from, many of these churches? The Gospel. The Gospel of the Lord Jesus. They've moved away from the churches and schools and so on. Anything else? What about the Bible? They've moved away the Bible. All kinds of verses. They've thrown out the King James Bible, which is an accurate translation from proper Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. What about dress standards in churches? Yes. Yes. Yes. It has changed. Changed, changed, changed. Everything. Changed everything. And all these different things have been not unmovable, but we have to have an unmovability among the dearly beloved brethren. Abounding in the work of the Lord. What in the last part of this verse says to say about, you know, what do they know in verse 58? Questions at bftbc.org, 856-261-9018. What do they know? He says, you know. What verse? 58. What did the pastor say? Why is that? Bound in the work of the Lord, they should know that their labor for steadfastness is not empty. Not empty, not laying in the Lord. When you labor for the Lord, there's a Christian hymn that talks about that, doesn't it? Let us labor for the Master, from dawn till setting sun. Let us talk of all His wondrous work and care. When all our life is over, work on earth is done, and the roll is called up yonder. We'll be there. Labor for the Master, not in vain. And that's worthwhile, and we must remember that. Any other comments on verse 58 or chapter 15 before we move on to chapter 16? Well, let's read verse 16, 1, 2, and 3 together. Now concerning the collection for the saints. As I have given order to the Christians of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week, let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring their liberality unto Jerusalem. All right, in verse number one. collection for the saints. What do they mean by collection? Any hands on that? Collection. Ten? Well, in 2 Corinthians, the Apostle Paul talks about a gift that was given from the Church of Corinth to the poor Christians in Jerusalem. Right. Ten? Ten percent? The churches of Galatia, the main churches of Galatia. The region of Galatia, right up in this area here, that's the whole region of Galatia, and the map is Anna. I don't think the collection is for the saints of Galatia. It's concerning the collection for the saints. As I've given order to the churches of Galatia, I thought I was seeing order as a command, right? Because he's told the churches of Galatia the method of doing it. And verse number three tells the destination of these gifts. What is the destination, the city? Jerusalem. Jerusalem, all right. So, he's, the collection, what is a saint in scripture? And what is a saint in some of the churches that misuse that word? Yes, Anna? My Greek word is hagios. Hagios. Which means holy ones or set-apart ones. Set-apart ones, yes. Linda? Well, the Catholic Church makes a project out of it. Okay. Do the Catholic Church saints, are they biblical saints as defined in the Bible? The Bible is a saint. Yes, Pastor Dan? The standard is different. The rule is different. It's more man-based criteria than God-based criteria. As far as what genuine capital S Saint is, it was a phony small S Saint. Anne, do you have something? Oh, well, some of them whom they call saints are in fact saints, but many of them who In the Bible, whenever the Bible uses the word saint, what does it mean? Any hands on that? Pastor Dan and Tammy. It's sanctified by Jesus Christ, the work. It is the work of Jesus Christ, it's not man's. But in Rome, it's the work of the person that makes them a saint, rather than the work of the Lord Jesus Christ. So in the Bible, only genuine Christians that have received the Lord Jesus as their Savior and Redeemer are saints. Nothing to do with anything else than genuine Christian believers. That's the way it's used. Hagia, set apart ones by the Holy Spirit, by genuine faith and trust in Christ. Yes, Dan? If someone becomes a saint, a Kabbalist saint, at the moment of salvation, the way they become a small-ass saint is by what they call canonization, by committee, or let's decide whether or not someone can be a small-ass saint or not. based upon if it's confirmed they've done some wonderful thing or some wonderful person, which gives them a ticket out of purgatory and they're into heaven. So if that's their false doctrine, we don't believe that at all. A lot of Catholics believe that they have to have three miracles before they become a saint. Now just because the Roman Catholic Church calls someone, appoints someone to be a saint, does that mean they're genuinely born again, saved, going to heaven, trusting the Lord Jesus as their Savior or Redeemer? Pastor Dan? They're merely a small-s saint, a small-c Christian. It's not based upon what a community does. It's based upon how they went in in their lifetime. what they did with the Lord Jesus Christ. Bill? Yeah, St. Teresa always said that you pray to the Pope, you put your trust in the Pope and your faith in the Pope. That's entirely wrong. Only through Jesus Christ are we to be saved. The Pope has absolutely no power at all on earth. All right? Biblically, we've got a stick of the scriptures, and the scriptures always use the saint as a denigrate to the genuine Christians, true Christians, and genuinely born-again Christians that have trusted the Lord Jesus as their Savior and Redeemer. All these saints. So that's a collection for the saints. How did they know to make a collection in verse number 1 of 16.1? Who told them that? Any hands on that? Who told them? Who told them to have a collection? The Tammy. The Apostle Paul gave an order. All right, he gave an order. So these Christians there at Corinth, the genuine saved people. And also to the Churches of Galatia. The Churches of Galatia. Galatia is in that general area right over here, this general area of Galatia, whole area there. And Corinth is over here, there's Corinth right there. And so the order was to take some collections, What were they going to collect? Oh, anyone else? What were they going to collect? Chickens? Goats? Yes. Farm. Money? Linda? Farm? Yes, money. Okay. Anna? They were providing for the Saints of Jerusalem. I mean, theoretically, it wouldn't have to be money, but it would make the most sense, because it would be the easiest to carry to Jerusalem, where the money could then be converted, if necessary, into whatever the saints of Jerusalem had need of. So, the saints of Jerusalem, the Church of Galatia, in other words, they told them to do that, even so do ye. The command was there. He should not do it. That's another command. Yes, Anna? He's referring to instructions that he gave to another, to, well, churches, churches in Galatia, and he's saying, well, I employ the churches in Galatia to do this, and I want you to do it too. So do ye. You and Corinth do the same thing. That's correct. And then in verse number 2, first of all, questions at bftbc.org or 856-261. 9-0-1-1-8. OK, if it's a call or comment, I'd like to hear from you. And then when is this to take place, folks? Yes, Jacob, right here. Yes, Jake, you're from Texas. Go ahead, Jacob. Yes, Jacob, right ahead. Yes, Jacob. Hello, Pastor Wade and everybody. Hello. Yes. Hello. Pastor Wade in Acts 11. In 11.26, at the very end of the verse, it says that the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. And then I'll read the rest of this. Speak up real loud until we hear you there. In these days came prophets from Jerusalem. This is, I'm reading from Acts 11.27 through 29. to be a great dirt throughout all the world, which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto his brethren which dwelt in Judea, which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul." I think this is the first time in the book of Acts it mentions this, but it does repeat it a couple of times. All right. Thank you very much. Let's wave to Jacob. There in Texas. Appreciate that. Jacob and his brother, Gromer. Mrs. Gromer as well. Dave. All right. The first time what? First time priority set was used in the scriptures. Is that what he said? What? The collection? I think that's what he said. First called Christians at Antioch. I remember that. First called Christians at Antioch. That's true. So the question in verse Two, when does this collection take place? Any hands on that? Linda? Is it Sabbath? What does it say? Anna? Okay, Tammy? And what is the first day? Today. It's not Sunday. Sunday is the first day. It's not today. Thursday. It's not Thursday. It's not Monday. This is the fifth day. It's the Sunday is the first day of the week. Sunday. Yes. In the Old Testament, what's the difference between the Sabbath day in the Old Testament and Sunday in the New Testament? First day of the week versus the seventh day of the week. Bob? The Sabbath is the last day of the week. And what's the difference between what they do on the Sabbath, Old Testament Sabbath, and New Testament, First Day of the Week? Law versus grace. Sabbath is law. Sixth day of the week is Sabbath. Seventh day of the week is law. First day of the week is grace. And what are you supposed to do on the Old Testament Sabbath? What are you supposed to do on the First Day of the Week? Well, the Lord was resurrected on the First Day of the Week. Lord Jesus Christ, and as far as the seventh day, they were not to work. They were not to do any type of labor. And in fact, they could only walk so far. A lot of various laws in the Old Testament about that. Bill? On Sabbath, the Lord rested on the seventh day from His creation. And we were commanded in the Ten Commandments to observe the Sabbath until grace came. What happened in grace came? Is there anything about the Sabbath to remember in the New Testament? Was that commandment repeated anywhere in the New Testament? No. Sabbath, Sabbath. Keep the Sabbath. The Ten Commandments. Yes, Tammy. The Pharisees often got angry with the Lord because He healed on the Sabbath day. They accused Him of working on the Sabbath. But He was only displaying His omnipotence. Some people, they messed up on the difference between the Sabbath and the first day of the week. Yes. They're messed up. How are they messed up? Anna? Well, some people believe in the Sunday Sabbath, and other people believe that Christians should worship on the seventh day of the week. Are they right or wrong scripturally? Are they right or wrong scripturally, to worship on the seventh day of the week? They're wrong. Definitely wrong. It's Old Testament. Old Testament? What is that? It's Old Testament. No, I mean, yeah, it is Old Testament worship on the seventh day of the week, but New Testament is just an act. it was just Jewish. Yes. And they would do it on the Sabbath, on the Saturday. That's right. And then the Christians would do it on Sunday. Right. Anna and Pastor Dan. See, in the Old Testament, they had the seventh day of rest because they were remembering the creation when God rested in six days. God made bread on the earth and He rested on the seventh day. And so they rested on the seventh day. But in the New Testament, we know that Christ arose on the first day of the week, which is why we believe that we have to worship the Lord on the first day of the week. It's why it's sometimes called the Lord's Day. Do the Jews of the Old Testament always keep the Sabbath as God wanted them to keep it? Hands on that? That's right. But didn't the Old Testament Jews always keep it? That's what happened. If there was a violation, there was consequences. They did not always keep it because there was penalties when they broke it. But just reading generally in our scripture reading, Jeremiah and others, God says, why you don't honor the Sabbath? You're just not keeping it. He was very angry at the Jews for violating his Old Testament Sabbath. I was just going to say, well, never mind. It's all right. OK, Hannah. Well, even when the Sabbath was broken, the laws that they were depending on were not always enforced. There were many laws that were broken. It would be if Israel did not follow the law, they often strayed. from following the Lord. There were many times they were serving other gods. You get this idea that they were always worshiping the Lord, but they weren't. They weren't. Yes, Rob from Chicago. Go ahead, Rob. Hi, Pastor. Everybody. Exodus 31. says, wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever. Very good scripture verse. Thanks for that. I appreciate that. 31 what? 31, 16, and 17. Thank you. Let's wave to Rob in Chicago. Thank you, Rob. Appreciate that very much. And other questions, ask your questions at bftbc.org or 856-261-9018. Give us a call or comment. Glad to hear from you. Vaughn. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever, for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed. Now, in the New Testament, For genuine Christians, what does God want them to do on the first day of the week, which is Sunday? Any hands on that? Go to church. All right. What else? Pastor Dan. Lay in store. All right. Anna. First faith, not the assembling of yourselves. That's good for Nick. Is that Bob? No, no, there's no rest on the first day of the week. No, never. That's Sabbath, Sabbath, Sabbath. Sabbath means rest. Yes. Yes, Pastor Dan. when it was all finished and done, that they would have a right to indicate there was no more need for that old system anymore. Yes. A lot of Christians get it mixed up. Now what is usually done and should be done on the first day that we call the Lord's Day, for genuine Christians, not heathen people or people who are little to see Christians, what does God say in His Word that should be done? One or two things at least. What are they? Any hands on that? Pastor Dan? Ideally, you get together with a brother, go to the capital to seek Christians and fellowship, and hear the Word of God preached, and be able to sing doctrine-based hymns. You have to reflect upon what God has done for us. First day of the week, that's good. Tammy? I remembered reading this, but I couldn't remember where. It's Isaiah 58, 13. If thou shalt turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, this is for the Jews, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable, and shalt honor him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words. Then thou shalt delight thyself in the Lord, and I will cause thee to ride upon high places of the earth. and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob, thy father, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it." So, it was a commandment, but the Lord also gave a promise with it. In the Old Testament of the Sabbath? Yes, with the Jews. Now, the assembly of shalls together on the first day of the week for genuine believers, Christians, in their churches. In verse number two, what else should be done on the first day of the week? When they are assembled? Any hands on that? 10? Take up a collection the first day of the week. Now did the disciples after the Lord, even during when the Lord Jesus stood on this earth, did they do anything special on the first day of the week? Any hands on that? And if so, what? Anna? in the upper room. All right. But the door is locked. The door is locked. That's right. The first day of the week is at 10. And they met together for prayer, for fellowship, for breaking of bread, and for something else. Yes. Now, after the Lord Jesus' bodily resurrection, after the Lord Jesus' bodily resurrection, The disciples do anything on the first day of the week, and if so, what and when? Any answer to that? Ken Saves Me. Ken Saves Me, okay. Yes, Ken Saves Me. What you have, Ken? Good talking to you. Hello, Pastor. I'm just enjoying your broadcast here on the internet. Good. Praise the Lord. Thank you for calling us. to follow in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks to worship Him. So I think that's a significant point. Worship Him, that's right, first and foremost. Thank you very much. Thank you, I appreciate that. Okay, let's wave to him from Arkansas, where are you from? Kansas City. Kansas City, thank you. The disciples, after the bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, not under law, not under grace, What did the disciples do and when? What happened? They locked themselves in the upper room. All right. What day of the week was that? Sunday. It was Sunday, the first day of the week. And what do we know on that Sunday? Was it morning service or evening service? Answer that. Morning service. Probably before morning service. Was it 10? The morning came and the evening. All right. It was the evening service, wasn't it? Thomas was absent. That was one Sunday evening meeting in the upper room. What about the second evening, second Sunday night? What happened there? Thomas was there. Thomas was there. Was he there? He was called Darling Thomas. Was Thomas there the first Sunday evening? No, he was not. He missed it. Did you ever hear of something called Resurrection Sunday? That's what we call Easter, but some Christians call it Resurrection Sunday. Yes. When did the Lord Jesus rise from the dead? Any hands on that? Early Sunday morning. Sunday morning. And that's the first day of the week he rose from the dead. Pastor Dan? Well, in a certain sense, every Sunday should be, every first day of the week should be a resurrection Sunday. We should be commemorating and reflecting on the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Not just one particular, not just the first Sunday, the first full moon after the equinox, but every Sunday. Every Sunday. Anna? We were discussing between ourselves, because of the Jews' time frame, and the Lord died before the new day began, it was likely that, it was actually, it could have been Saturday night, even, when the Jewish first day of the week began, that the Lord could have resurrected. Alright, fine, and then? First thing in the morning, on a Sunday morning, that would be very early, like three o'clock. Well, the Linda's and Pashtun. But he had, they had to die before the Sabbath started in the evening. The Pashtun. The overall point, I think, is that our calendars, we start our tomorrows, we'll start at midnight. We start at midnight and we start the next day. already be the next day, right now. When did the Jews begin the next day? I think that's the overall... 6 p.m. 6 p.m. was the next day. Yes. They have to be home for their certain holidays. They have to be home before sundown. All right. When did the Jewish day begin? Any hands on that? When did the Jewish Old Testament day begin? After that? Day as opposed to night? Day? I would say that's 6 o'clock or around there where sunset or 6 o'clock is when the next day begins. All right. So that the old day ended 6 p.m. and one went out to 6 p.m. the new day. That was a new day. When does our day end and when does our day begin? Midnight. Midnight, all right. Anna? Well, see, and it says in Genesis that the evening and the morning were the first day. The evening and the morning were the second day. And so forth and so on. But we have a strange thing where it's night and then it's day and then it's night. And that's a day. And I was like, huh? But is that night and day the same thing? In other words, our day starts at 12 midnight when it's dark outside, at least in most places. And then it goes, and then the sun comes up, and then the sun goes down, and it's dark again. So we have... So our evening is divided, which is strange. You have a good point. So I was going to say, a lot happens while we're sleeping. The day changes. Yes, the day changes. Unless we happen to be awake. That's right. So, the collections on the first day of the week. What did God create in the Old Testament on the first day of creation? Any hands on that? That there be light. That there be light. Created the light, and there was light. Alright, so that's first upon the first day of the week. Who is to take... The heaven and the earth. God created the heaven and the earth. That's right. Now, what's to be done on the first day of the week here at verse number 1? How many people are in action here? How many people should be in action on the first day of the week according to 1 Corinthians? Any hands on that? 10? Everyone. 11. Let every one of you. Now, who's the you referring to there? Any hands on that? Who's the you referring to? born-again Christians? These were born-again genuine Christians in Colossi. In my application, we can apply that to our day-to-day. Not just one or two. What was everyone supposed to be doing according to Paul's suggestion and really sort of a command? Any hands on that? What was it supposed to do? What does it mean? What did they say it was supposed to do? 1 Corinthians 16 In verse 2, what is everyone supposed to do? Every genuine Christian. The Corinth of application here. Tammy? Hands on here. Tammy? They're supposed to take their money, I suppose, and put it in a place together. What does lay in store mean? Lay it aside. Lay it aside. And in store would be? What? Safe place. What else? Something that is stored means what? Enhancement. Kept for later. Kept safe. Set aside. Keep it somewhere. Storage place. That's what I'm saying. You're in a drawer in a certain place in your home. Land store. Could be a box. Land store. How was the procedure to be laid aside? What sort of thing was... How much are you supposed to lay aside in verse number 2? Or as God has prospered him. What do you think that might mean? As God has prospered you. Anna? Well, if you're able to give a lot, then you can give a lot. And if you're only able to give a little bit, then you can just give a little bit. Is there any command in the New Testament to tithe? Not a single leaf of it. How about the Old Testament? Is there any command in the Old Testament to tithe? What does tithe mean? He was a 10th of his poor. A nocturnal millionaire. In the New Testament, he was a genuine Christian. How much did he lay aside? I bet you that. He kind of prospered so much that he was able to lay aside about 90% of his income. Yes, in fact, it was 99%. He just had, you're right, 10% he kept and 90% I think he kept. That's right, Adam? That's what they say. When was this? Was there no income tax? Oh, there's always been, in many, many decades. How did he put that much aside if the income tax was eating up? Well, I suppose whatever he had left, he gave 90% of that to the Lord and kept the 10% after taxes. Yeah, they cut up the government first. Yvonne? You take it out first. You don't give God the leftovers. That's possible, too. I don't know exactly the details of Latorneau, but he was a well-to-do man, and the Lord took care of him. It could be tax deductible, too. So... I read that years ago, and I don't know what the details... Well, about Lattorno, giving 90% to the Lord, keeping 10% for himself, because he's got many, many things that he doesn't need, and so that's what he did. He was a tractor seller, but Lattorno tractor type of thing and mobile things. Yes, Linda. I remember one of the Testaments or one of the Gospels or something. This man comes up to Jesus, what do I do for everlasting life? Go to heaven. And Jesus told him, this is everything you have. Not even to keep a percentage. Yes, that was a test. What about Anna? the Lord had listed certain commandments and the guy said, oh, I've kept all of those. And then the Lord said, yeah, that'll allow us one thing. And then he said, told him to go sell everything that he had. And the young man went away very soulful because he was rich. And you see, it wasn't that he didn't do the selling, it was that See, the commands I wrote, these are stinless. Or, thou shalt worship the Lord only. Like, the Lord, the God is one Lord. Him only shalt thou worship. And thou shalt have no other gods before me. This young man was worshiping him as well. And it didn't say, and thou shalt not covet him. Our Father, we thank Thee that we could talk about the things of heaven, the things of Corinthians, this local church of genuine believers that trusted the Lord Jesus genuinely as their Savior. Apply it to us. Help us to do what He said. Be steadfast, be unmovable, abounding in Thy work, the scriptural work. that we rejoice in Thee, Thou would bless us in that. Help us with the collection, help us with what the God has prospered us in. Different ones prosper differently. God has directed us in how we give it to the believers, the Christian believers in all of Thy work and ministry. We thank Thee for those that are given to our local church and our missionaries around the world. We praise and thank Thee for them that they've done this. Go take care of us now, Lord. Bring us back on the Lord's Day. And may our Savior be glorified in all that we do and say. And may those that are listening to us, if they're lost, if they're bound for hell, if they never genuinely trusted the Savior and Him alone, not works, not baptism, not church membership, may they trust Him and be genuinely saved according to that Word. In Jesus' name we ask it. Amen.