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Ministry Meeting California Spring Conference 2026 UNEDITED TRANSCRIPT:00:00:00:14 - 00:00:35:16UnknownGood afternoon. It's been a lovely, lovely time of conference. Wonderful to speak of the walk in Christ. Walking in love. Walking in the light. Walking by faith. Walking in the spirit. But this is kind of like I should say. This is more descriptive descriptions of what the walk is. I'd like to spend just a few moments this afternoon speaking of how we can make that walk very practical in each of our lives, how each one of us can have that walk with Christ.00:00:35:17 - 00:01:01:01UnknownIt's not something that's exclusive to just a few, or just those that maybe spend a lot of time, in the word, of course, it's a good thing to spend a lot of time in the word. I wouldn't diminish that in any way, but it's available for every believer. And if you're not walking in Christ, why not?00:01:01:03 - 00:01:38:01UnknownBefore we get to the how to walk in Christ, I just want to, if you will, lay some groundwork, I want to begin. Galatians chapter two, well known verse, verse 20 says, I am crucified with Christ and no longer live. I but Christ lives in me. But in that I now live in flesh. I live by faith, the faith of the Son of God, who has loved me and given himself for me.00:01:38:03 - 00:01:46:16UnknownThis is where we all begin. You want to walk in Christ?00:01:46:18 - 00:01:51:13UnknownWe start here. I am crucified with him.00:01:51:15 - 00:02:18:15UnknownWe're going to get a little develop this just just briefly. But he says I no longer live the person that I used to be. No longer exists. The personality is there, the body is there. But it's a new creation. Old things have passed away. Second Corinthians tell us, tells us that chapter 5 or 4 old things have passed away.00:02:18:17 - 00:02:22:07UnknownAll things have become new.00:02:22:09 - 00:02:40:13UnknownIf we're going to walk in Christ, we have to realize that we have been crucified with him, crucified to this world. We are dead. That's what crucifixion does. It means we are dead.00:02:40:15 - 00:02:47:03UnknownNow just turn. Turn over to Colossians chapter two.00:02:47:05 - 00:03:14:19UnknownWe have Christ living in us according to this passage in Galatians. But Christ is living in us. But we want to take this a little bit further. Colossians chapter two, verse 12 says, buried with him in baptism, in which we have been also raised with him through faith the working of God, who raised him from among the dead.00:03:14:21 - 00:03:36:13UnknownSo we not only dead with Christ, but we have been buried. You don't get any more permanent than that. And now we have been raised with him, resurrected. We can only walk with Christ on the basis of resurrection.00:03:36:15 - 00:03:59:08UnknownI've been crucified, buried, and now I'm raised with him. And this is the point where we all must be. This is, of course, this is true of every believer. But it's not always real. I will say realized that a good way to put it is not always realized by us all. We think, oh yeah, I have Jesus as my Savior and that's wonderful.00:03:59:10 - 00:04:15:06UnknownBut we need to get to that point of being crucified with him, buried, and then resurrected. It is a new beginning, a wonderful thing, a new beginning.00:04:15:08 - 00:04:45:00UnknownThis is why. We can forget about those things that are in the past, because Christ has paid for those and they're done. And we can move on, move forward. How to walk with Christ. I'm going to take up just four verses, and there are verses that are all right together. Just look down the page. Chapter three of Colossians.00:04:45:02 - 00:05:13:16UnknownWe're we're raised with Christ. Remember that we have been crucified with him, buried and raised with him. And so he continues his thought. Verse one of chapter three of Colossians. Since therefore you have been raised with Christ, seek the things which are above, where the Christ is sitting at the right hand of God. Have your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.00:05:13:18 - 00:05:31:02UnknownFor you have died, and your life is hid with the Christ in God. When the Christ is manifested, who is our life, then shall you also be manifested with him in glory. Do we need to say anything more than that?00:05:31:04 - 00:06:05:23UnknownHow sufficient is the Word of God since we've been raised with Christ? We have been right. We talked about that crucified, buried, raised with him. Since we've been raised with Christ, what are we to do? How are we to walk with him? The first step. Seek the things which are above heavenly things. Things of eternal value. In Jeremiah chapter 45, and I think it's verse five, God asks a question.00:06:06:01 - 00:06:35:03UnknownHe says, do you seek great things for yourself? And he goes ahead and answers the question too. But let me let me just stop there. Do you seek great things for yourself? This is what society teaches us. And unfortunately, it has gotten into the Christian home and Christian circle as well. We're seeking great things. If not for ourselves, we want them for our children or our grandchildren seeking great things.00:06:35:05 - 00:06:49:05UnknownWhat's God's answer to that? That question that he asks. He says, seek them not. You want something great for yourself. Seek the things which are above.00:06:49:07 - 00:06:55:20UnknownSeek the things which are above. Where Christ is.00:06:55:22 - 00:07:09:00UnknownNot where he was or not. Where he's going to be. Where he is. This is where he is now, in glory. Sitting at the right hand of God. It says.00:07:09:02 - 00:07:13:13UnknownHe can sit down because his work is done.00:07:13:15 - 00:07:24:21UnknownYou remember one of the last utterances on the cross? Maybe it's the last one. I haven't looked into it, but he said, it is finished.00:07:24:23 - 00:07:27:13UnknownCompleted.00:07:27:15 - 00:07:52:00UnknownAll done. The work is done. And he could sit down. At the right hand of God. Many people, many Christians. Sorry just just to say this. Many Christians misinterpret the opening verses of John chapter 14. You know, in my father's house are many mansions. If it were not so, I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you.00:07:52:02 - 00:07:59:17UnknownThey say, well, you know, Christ has gone to heaven now, and he's preparing the place for me. No.00:07:59:18 - 00:08:03:23UnknownHe's gone to heaven. The place is prepared.00:08:04:01 - 00:08:09:03<p data-r...
Sunday School California Spring Conference 2026 UNEDITED TRANSCRIPT: Good morning. It's a delight to be with the Saints here in California, enjoying the fellowship with many dear brothers and sisters, bringing greetings from the saints in Willowdale, in Toronto, in Canada. Um, we were occupied with walking with Jesus, walking in Christ and the beautiful singing that we have this morning. One of the songs, walking with him all the day, walking with him all the way. And that reminds me of, uh, one of the saints in the Old Testament who his life was summarized from the beginning to the end that he was walking with God. And if you please, turn with me to the book of Joshua, chapter fourteen. This wonderful man, this wonderful man of faith. His name is Caleb. And before we get to read a few verses from his life, let me speak first about this man. His name is Caleb and the meaning of Caleb. It comes from word means dose. I'm not sure many here. I think they know Arabic. I believe so it comes from word means Kalb, which is hard. So, Caleb, if you search it, you'll find it in some concordances that say it's from dog. But I asked Brother Gideon one time and he said, yeah, it is very close. And those who knows Arabic, they know that Kalb and Kalb are very close. So he said, it is more. Kalb. So the meaning of Caleb, that is someone who is wholeheartedly. He is someone that characterized his life, characterized that He followed the Lord. Exactly. And the Word of God teaches us six times. It speaks about this man of God that he followed the Lord. Exactly. He followed the Lord wholeheartedly. And if you go to first King, we see the King Solomon, the divine report about King Solomon. It says that he did not follow the Lord. Holy. And here Caleb, who is the one who followed the Lord wholeheartedly, and the age of Caleb as he writes, reading this account about him. He was eighty five years old. He started when he was forty and then thirty eight, about thirty eight years in the wilderness, wandering, and then about seven years when where they were occupying the land until we reach the book of Joshua, chapter fourteen. When Joshua was dividing the land to the people and Caleb came here in the picture. And then, um, he is we read from verse six, the book of judges. Sorry. Book of Joshua, chapter fourteen. And verse six in the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb the son of Jaffna. The king said to him, you know, the word of the Lord said to Moses, Man of God, concerning you and. And me in Kadesh Barnea here we find the first characteristic of Caleb that he cling to the Word of God. The Word of God for him didn't change. He didn't say, ah, the Lord promised me, you know, that's forty five years ago and it didn't happen. I don't know if I should trust him or not. I don't know if I should remember this word of God or no, no, no, he didn't do that. He from the first day he believed in the Lord, he trusted him. He said, this is the Word of God. And as the Lord spoke this word, I believe totally. I believe from all my heart that this word will come to fulfillment. This is the first thing we learned from him. The second thing I just for the sake of time, I will not go back to all the verses. But in the book of numbers, chapter thirteen, we see at the beginning of the chapter that the Lord told Moses, you send to all the spies to spy out the land. And one of those twelve spies was Caleb, and then Joshua, and then another ten. older names are mentioned. So when they went to spy the land, the ten of them, they came with a bad report. They said, oh, this is a very difficult area. Those enemies are really strong and we are in their eyes as grasshoppers. And as well, we are in our eyes also saw ourselves as grasshoppers. So people of Israel, we, we, um, encourage you, we invite you, we tell you do not go there. And then Caleb, you say, hmm, let me see. One, two, three, ten. And then here are Joshua with me. So let me, I think, follow the majority. I think ten against two, I think, or against one here, because only Joshua was in his side. Let me just go with the majority. Definitely those ten people from the other tribes are right. And maybe Joshua is wrong. I will follow the majority. It is easier for me to follow and I see many people going this direction just to go with them. No no no no no, he didn't do that. He didn't do that. He followed the Lord wholeheartedly. He didn't look to the enemy, but he looked to the Lord and he told the people, you know what, those people this, this land is, is from the Lord for us. And it overflows with honey and milk. And those people are our food, those enemies. They are not giants and we are not grasshoppers, but they are actually our food. We can eat them. He looked at the difficulties not as something to prevent him from going with the Lord or walking with the Lord or hinder him. But he looked to the difficulties as steps that he can step on, and he go in his way with the Lord. And the second important lesson for us today. Do not follow the majority just because of the number or the majority. Look for what the Lord wants you. Look for what the Lord in His Word is telling you. And then he said in verse eight of chapter fourteen, nevertheless, my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt. See what he says here, my president. He didn't speak bad about them. In chapter thirteen of numbers, we read that they brought a bad report. But here someone. He did not bring a bad report about his presence. Although they were wrong, they were wrong. But he didn't say about them anything. But he said, my president. It reminds me of Joseph when he was in Egypt. He said. And they asked him what happened. He said, I was stolen. He didn't mention what his brethren did to him. And the Lord Jesus on the cross while they were crying, crucify him, crucify him. He said, forgive them because they do not know what they are doing. Here is someone looking to their to his brethren in their position in Christ. And then he said, but I wholly followed the Lord my God, my God. Here is someone. He didn't speak about the Lord just as, as, as a God in heaven. But he said, you know what? He is the creator of this universe. He's the creator of everyone. But this creator is Not God, but my God. I have a personal relationship with him, and that actually the main source of power and energy that kept Caleb going, that is the source that he was drawing his, his, his energy and his hope from it is my, my God. And you know what? We know that, um, the, the verses dividing the Bible to verses and chapters is not in the original manuscript. It was not inspired by the Lord, but in this just speech that he has. In these few verses he mentioned the name of the Lord, the name of God twelve times. Twelve times. What do you want to tell us, Caleb? Here, he wants to say, even if I am a good warrior, if I can say, even if I am here after all this year, it is not by my power. It is not by my strength. It is everything. He refers everything to God. You know, in First John chapter two, it teach us don't love the world because all what is in the world is lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of of life. And we can divide this to or match this with the age groups, the lust of the flesh, usually early in life, maybe the first portion of life, maybe one to twenty five or two to thirty. And then the the lust of the eyes when someone is growing and he starts to work and has money and you know, I like iPhone, whatever here. I like this car, I like this house. And then later in age, it is the pride of life. Oh, when someone getting older, you know, I did this in my life, I did this, I did this, I went to this place. I had these certificates. I, I this is my accomplishments in life. But here is someone who is eighty five years old and he refers all things to the Lord. He didn't say, I am Caleb, the strong warrior who kept the word of God. I'm Caleb, the one who is, um, managed to arrive safely here. I am the one who followed the Lord wholeheartedly. He didn't say that. But everything. He refers everything to God. He recognized God in every aspect of his life. But then the other thing that he said in verse, end of verse ten, um, I am. This day eighty five years old. Let me read just a couple of verses in Psalm ninety two, verse. Fourteen it speaks about those who. All those who are planted in the house of God shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in all the age. And then quickly to Proverbs sixteen and verse thirty one. And how wonderful to have among us older brothers and sisters, the Lord give them this wisdom, give them this experience of walking with the Lord. And as they grow, they are still flourishing in their old age. Proverbs sixteen, verse thirty one. The silver haired head is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness. A lot of wisdom, a lot of experience from those older ones who work with with the Lord in their, um, age. And then we can find also that Caleb was very selective in his friend. He didn't select any, just one to be his friend, to be close to him. But it's only someone who has the same mind, the same desires, the same interest in the things of the Lord, in the word of the Lord. And that's why we almost we don't find the name of Caleb mentioned by himself in account, but always mentioned with was Joshua. Not only that, but Brother Gideon. He used to say Yeshua, Messiah, which is the name of the Lord Jesus. Yes, It's similar to Arabic. Yes, sir. So Jesus in Hebrew is Yeshua, is Joshua. So here w...
Gospel Meeting California Spring Conference 2026 UNEDITED TRANSCRIPT: In the hymns that we were singing from our Spiritual Songs book. There was a word repeated in all of them and that you might be here this evening. Nobody knows what's going on in your life. Nobody knows the things that you are personally dealing with. Nobody knows the struggles that are happening inside. Well, let me tell you, my friend, the Lord Jesus. He knows. The Lord Jesus knows and he is concerned about every single aspect of your life. God is so concerned that he sent the Lord Jesus Christ to take care of a problem, a problem that we have no solution for. God would provide for us. That word that we have sung this evening is all in three hundred and sixty nine. The first hymn that we sang. Says in verse two. All the price is paid. All the price is paid. And if we stop to ask ourselves. Price for what? What's been paid. What was the cost? How much was it? Let's turn together. We're going to look at just a few scriptures. We'll begin. Romans chapter three verse twenty three says, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. For all have sinned. There is no exclusion from that word. Turn to Isaiah fifty three. Isaiah fifty three. We'll read the end of verse six. It says, and the Lord has laid on him. On him. That's the Lord Jesus, the iniquity of us all. All have sinned. All have sinned. There is no way For you to determine even what that means for yourself. You. That is, you cannot count or measure the extent of your own sin. Not even the sins of all the people who are in this room. Scripture tells us that all have sinned. Every single one. And the Lord has laid on him. The iniquity of not just a few of us, of not just the ones who did. Just a little bit of us. All of us all. There is one who knows. Who knows sin's full weight. There is one who is able to bear the cost. There was one who was sent to be that sacrifice for our sin and sins. It's the man, Christ Jesus. And you might be sitting here this evening and you have no relationship with him. Maybe you sat here. You enjoyed some of the things that you heard today during the conference. Maybe you could say amen to some things, but there is something that is missing in your life, and that is a relationship with the one who loved you and gave himself for you. Our sins bear a penalty. We deserve death. We deserve judgment. We deserve to be cast away. But, my friend, we also sang about the love of God and just how we cannot measure the amount of sin that the Lord Jesus would bear. We cannot measure his love. And we probably can't even comprehend what that means. That a man would love everyone. We were saying it today. It's probably easier to get along with some of us than it is others. You know, there might be some even believers in here who would say, yes, I love my brethren. But, you know, that's the thing about what God has done. God did not just tell us that he loved us. God did not just tell us that he loved us. He showed us. He gave. He was willing to give. The Lord Jesus went into death for us. He took your place and mine. Is when we sing that song sometimes guilty of death. Oh God, we were. Thy judgment was our due. So all have sinned. He has borne the iniquity of us all. And you might be here this evening. Again, nobody knows. Nobody knows what's going on in here except for God above. And you might have done a really great job of fooling everybody else. But you cannot fool God. You cannot. And why is it that this evening God has ordained that you would be here today? Because, my friend, he has a message for you. God has something that he desires to say to your heart. And he wants you to dispense with the pretense, dispense with the, the the wall that you've put up. Because you can. You might fool mom and dad. You might fool brother and sister. I'll tell you recently. A young man who has been with us at Camp Pine Valley. Who was just a joy as a camper. Enjoyed what seemingly was every single aspect of camp. I had a conversation with him a couple of months ago. He said all that Jesus stuff I don't believe. And it literally broke my heart. Because it seemed like he was just putting on a show. My friend. Everyone in here has a birthday. You have no idea what that other date is. Should the Lord Jesus tear? You have no idea how much time you have left. But sometimes we live like we have all the time in the world to do whatever we want to. Leave God out. To say, I don't need Jesus Christ. I don't need everything that people at church are talking about. I don't need a relationship with him. You know. There is coming a day when every knee will bow. Every single person that has mocked. Every single person that has said I don't need will bow. And they will confess and they will see him. The Lord Jesus Christ. There is another verse that was repeated quite often today. Let's turn to it in the book of Matthew. Chapter eleven. Matthew chapter eleven verse twenty eight says, come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden. You know, when I come to Southern California, I have a certain piece about me. Because I know that if I get sick, there is a doctor at every turn. Can you imagine for a moment if. You're in the emergency room, you have a problem, and then all of a sudden, every single person who has a problem comes in. Think about that. Every single person who has a problem walks into the door. That would be a nightmare scenario in any hospital, right? He says, come unto me, all you who labor and are heavy laden. He is the one person who is able to make that invitation. He's the one person who is able to say, everyone, come. Whatever your burden may be, whatever your problem is. Come. Because he is able. We. We spoke about it earlier today. He is the one who is able to deliver. Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ. Come unto me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. The only one who can promise that everyone will be taken care of. I had to go to the emergency room in San Diego, and I hope I never have to go again. You know, I haven't seen it so much over here. But out east, you drive on the highway and sometimes you'll see a billboard. Emergency room. Fifteen minute wait. Think about that. Fifteen minutes. That sounds great. When you are dealing with the Lord Jesus, he says, don't wait. There is no waiting. You don't need to wait one minute. You can come just as you are. God desires that you get right with Jesus Christ. God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. God says, repent of your sins. Make a decision to go a different direction, a different way than you have gone before. You have gone the other way already. That end is the way of death. You need to go the Jesus way. He is the way, the truth, and the life. He says, come unto me. You will find the rest. You know those of you in here who love the Lord Jesus, who know the Lord Jesus as your Savior. I've said this often recently. It's not promised to us that life will be easy in this world. But in this verse we have what is promised to us, what will be easy. It says, my yoke is easy, my burden is light. That's the easy thing for the believer to be with one who is going to be able to take you through any storm, to be with one who's going to be able to guide and direct you each step of the way. To be with one who is concerned about, as we said earlier today, the way you walk. Some of us are in a stage of life where we are pouring time and energy, tremendous amount of studying into what may come for me later on in my career. And we thank the Lord for so many young people who are really driven as students. But let me ask you, my friend, are you putting the same time and energy into this? You believe that the there's going to be fruit from all your studying through college, University, med school. ET cetera, et cetera. Eternal blessing. An eternal investment. Something that will carry you through. Through eternity. Let's look at another verse in the book of Isaiah. Isaiah forty five verse twenty two says. Look to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth, for I am God, and there is no other. Look to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth. There is one who can make that invitation. There is one who can save. Save you from a wrath to come. Save you from the lake of fire. To save you from being eternally lost should you die in your sins. My friend, God sent His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, born of the Virgin Mary, went to the cross of Calvary, shed his precious blood, went into death, rose again the third day. And he's saying now to you, come. He's saying now to you, look to me, all you ends of the earth, every single person in every single place, all whose sins I have borne you will be saved. Hey, we're living in a day and age. And I. I sometimes struggle with just how Difficult. The word difficult will be. Because there is coming in this AI age a lot of falsehood, fake things. So much so an ad pops up on your phone and there's a disclaimer these people aren't real AI generated. Brother was telling me a story about one of his family members in Lebanon. How she had a cell phone in her home and that cell phone got a message. The village is going to be bombed. So everybody got up in the middle of the night and left. And it was a prank by a high schooler. Can you imagine that? There are go...
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