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Sing it out.

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Jesus loves you.

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Tell the news.

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Spread the word.

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There are people all around you who have

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never, never heard that the Savior really cares

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for them and his great love is true.

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Sing it out.

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Jesus loves me and you.

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All around us there's a sad world just

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waiting to be happy and you can share

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the message of good news.

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The message of good news.

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Sing it out.

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Jesus loves you.

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And the song goes on and on.

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I am Richard Yerbe, servant of the Most

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High God, called to be one of his

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foreign messengers in this Buddhist and Shintoist nation

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of Japan, which boasts of being the land

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of the rising sun.

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Right now, I am in the very center

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of Japan as I preach this to you.

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And I continue with my sermons taken from

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the Old Testament book of Job, chapter 3,

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verse 26, where perfect and upright Job proclaims,

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neither was I quiet.

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My title for this sermon is Keep Not

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Silence.

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And as I continue preaching on not being

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quiet, I want to start with prayer and

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you should pray this with me too, please.

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Heavenly Father, please show me where and how

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to start in telling others about thee and

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about Jesus Christ.

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Please teach me all the different ways that

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I can use in my present circumstances to

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let all the people around me know about

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salvation in the Savior of the world, Jesus

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Christ.

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I now open my heart to thee for

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thee to teach me how to be the

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most effective and efficient messenger of thine that

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it is possible to be.

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So please help me in this I only

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pray.

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Amen.

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I was serving in the US military here

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in Japan when God clearly led me to

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get discharged from the military in Japan and

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stay here as a missionary.

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And that was in February 1975.

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I had no Christian college education at that

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time, and I still do not.

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And about the only previous experience I had

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in Christian service was teaching Sunday school and

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going on church visitation.

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Therefore, I felt so helpless not knowing how

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to try to spread the gospel to a

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foreign people in their language.

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I started my missionary journey studying the language

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full time in a missionary language school here

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in Japan.

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And during that time, I attended a Japanese

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church, sometimes joining with local Japanese Christians and

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passing out tracts and invitations to church and

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doing other such simple service.

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prayer and fasting, seeking God's wisdom, guidance and

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power as I was at such a loss

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to know how to win Japanese people to

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Christ.

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Also, during that time of preparation, I keenly

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observed that almost no Japanese people were interested

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in hearing anything from the Bible.

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Many refused to take literature we offered to

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them in public, and of the few who

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did take it, most received it grudgingly and

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didn't read it.

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or as soon as they got out of

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our site on a public street.

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I would watch Japanese Christians spending long hours

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in passing out invitations to church in hopes

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of getting lost people to come hear the

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gospel, but usually no one would respond to

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those invitations.

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I believe that passing out Christian literature and

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invitations to church is a wonderful thing to

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do, but I wisely observed how that the

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vast majority of the people targeted by that

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outreach successfully avoided hearing any gospel truth.

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So I became most desirous of a better

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method that would cause more Japanese people to

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hear about the Savior of the world.

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just a year or so, God crystallized in

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my mind that the very best way to

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get the Japanese people to hear about the

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one way to heaven and the one way

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to escape eternal hellfire would be for me

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to just stand out in public where many

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of them are and verbally proclaim with my

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voice, Thus saith the Lord God to them.

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started preaching out in public.

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The more I do it, the more impressed

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I am with what a good method it

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is to convey the contents of the Bible

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to everyone.

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And I become more convinced that God desires

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that we Christian men often lift Christ high

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out in public with our voices.

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That method naturally does away with many hindrances

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and with time consuming chores associated with most

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other methods of telling people, Thus saith the

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Lord God.

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When we call at a residence in the

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name of Christ, they can and they do

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refuse to let us come in.

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When we call someone in public and ask

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to speak to him or her, often they

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brush us off, offer literature and they can

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refuse that.

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These methods involve a battle of the wills

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in which the targeted person is at an

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advantage in that he or she can easily

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refuse the message.

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So God has taught me the wisdom for

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going all that and just going out in

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public where those hardened, rebellious souls are passing

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their existence on their way to an eternal

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hell and just start speaking.

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Thus said the Lord without having to get

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permission from them or anyone else.

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The earth is the Lord's and the fullness

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thereof, the world and they that dwell therein.

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Our God tells us that in Psalms 24

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Almighty God owns each and every square inch

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of this creation of his.

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He is more pleased with us speaking up

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about him anywhere and everywhere in his creation

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than he is about us speaking up about

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anything else.

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So far, I have never used a megaphone

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or any such mechanical means of amplifying my

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voice when preaching out in public.

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Nor do I have any plans to do

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so in the future.

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And I have two reasons for that.

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Speaking with my God given voice is a

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more natural and personal way to talk to

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people.

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And I do not have to get involved

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with man's laws and regulations regarding amplified speech

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out in public.

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The Lord gave me a voice strong enough

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that it amplifies naturally enough.

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Knocking on resident doors in the name of

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Christ, if they do admit us into their

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abodes, we feel compelled to start with kind

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greetings and a certain amount of friendly, small

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talk to appear civilized.

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That also applies to lesser degree when we

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accost someone out in public desires to talk

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I only have a limited number of breaths

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to breathe during my short life here on

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the earth.

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Thus, I see the wisdom of dispensing with

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appearing civilized rather simply setting in preaching out

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in public, endeavoring to make each word as

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meaty and valuable as possible, trying to make

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each breath count for all eternity.

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Mark chapter one, verse four reads as this.

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John did baptize in the wilderness and preach

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the baptism of repentance by the remission of

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sins.

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And going on in Mark chapter one, I'm

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going to now read verse 14 and 15.

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Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of

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the kingdom of God and saying, the time

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is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is

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at hand.

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Repent ye and believe the gospel.

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That's the end of that Bible reading.

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I believe these are direly important examples for

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us today.

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No flowery introduction or kind, gentle closing words

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by John Baptist or by the man Jesus.

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Repenting to God is the one thing necessary

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to save a human soul from eternal hellfire

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torment.

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So both of these key speakers for all

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eternity got right to the point.

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Repent.

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We should also follow that example as the

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Lord leads.

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The written word and the spoken word each

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have their own strengths and weaknesses.

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When we distribute a Bible or written Bible

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teachings to anyone, that writing remains available to

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them indefinitely to read anytime and many times.

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That's a strong point, but they can easily

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choose to never once read it.

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That can be said to be a weak

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point.

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When we speak thus saith the Lord God

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into people's ears, they only have that one

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chance at that time to receive it.

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Hear it.

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I can call that a weak point, but

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glory to God, they cannot help but hear

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it that one time.

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And that's a strong point, folks.

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They cannot choose to totally keep that message

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from reaching their soul, no matter how much

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they hate for it to reach their mind.

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God has purposely created us so that it

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is not impossible for us to shut out

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the spoken word.

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Amen.

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Amen.

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Once in the late 1970s, when I was

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preaching on local narrow white streets.

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children gathered around me.

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They were not much interested in what I

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was saying, but just wanted to gawk at

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the Caucasian foreigner, which is a rare sight

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in this town, especially back then.

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And one boy, about eight years old, remarked

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in disgust that I was noisy, I was

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loud.

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And then he stopped up both ears with

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his hands.

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But he soon took his hands away from

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his ears, disappointedly saying that he could still

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hear me anyway.

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Glory to God, that's right, buddy boy.

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Just couldn't shut it out, could you?

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God purposely created your ears like that, and

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it would behoove you to listen for all

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eternity.

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My friend, will you please intercede for the

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many Buddhist Japanese that my vocal preaching reaches,

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goes into their ears, into their heart and

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mind.

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Cry out to God with me for God

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to give them ears to hear, a mind

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to comprehend, and a heart to believe and

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receive the eternal truths that I preach.

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And if you fellow Christian have a zeal

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to tell others about Christ, but are frustrated

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because you can't get people to stop and

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listen to you, then just cease your vain

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efforts of trying to get them to stop

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and listen.

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Just preach to them anyway as they flow

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by you.

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God, their creator, has already prepared their ears

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so that they can't help but hear it.

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So just stand there and let her fly.

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Thus saith the Lord, let that fly into

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those ears.

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For that reason, I delight to preach out

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in public.

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I invite children of the devil to come

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to church to hear about God, but they

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refuse.

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I give them Bible literature, but they throw

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it down without reading it.

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I knock on their doors, but they won't

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let me into their houses.

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And in doing these things, they glory in

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having won the contest against me.

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But when I stand as close as two

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feet from them out in the crowded public

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places here in Japan and just haul off

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with old fashioned preaching, I fail to detect

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any victory looks on their faces.

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And if they walk away or even run

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away in defeat, still several sharp barbs of

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truth penetrate their being before they can get

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out of my hearing.

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How God delights for us to be like

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Job, brothers and sisters.

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Neither was I quiet.

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When I come to the States from Japan

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for a short period of time, I like

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to rent a selling spot at flea markets.

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Display much good Christian books and literature.

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Bible is free for the taking on my

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table there and stand behind my table singing

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old fashioned hymns into all the passing ears

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strolling by looking for a bargain.

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I got a bargain for you folks.

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I feel like I am next to heaven

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as I do such.

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Down through the many years that I have

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been preaching out in public, I continue to

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pass out much Christian literature, invite people to

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attend church services and verbally witness to them

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person to person.

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But I put much emphasis on public preaching

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and I'm so richly blessed doing it.

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So little preparation is needed.

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It is relatively free of hindrances.

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It can be done any time that I

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have a few spare minutes.

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And I have come to believe that it

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is a main source of rich blessings the

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Lord pours out on all the many other

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methods I use to spread gospel preaching and

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teaching.

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It is most pleasing to God, brothers and

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sisters.

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Please believe me when I say that and

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you too.

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Follow God's leading to get out and do

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it yourself.

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With much admiration for them, I watch diligent

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Japanese Christian seed sowers and sow winners here

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print up thousands, even tens of thousands of

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invitations to special evangelistic services, revival meeting that

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they have scheduled.

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And for up to a month or so

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before those services begin, these Christians diligently go

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out most every day, passing out those notices

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to a mass of people, spending much time

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and money in doing so.

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But often no one responds to those many

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invitations by coming out to attend.

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Usually a short gospel message is printed on

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the invitation and likely some people read that.

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That is good.

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Still, the Christian workers feel so disappointed, defeated

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and frustrated when no lost soul responds by

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coming and sitting on one of their pews

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to get preached to.

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As I diligently observed those Christians' efforts and

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the poor results of few or no people

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responding to those invitations, God quickly taught me

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a much more efficient way to preach to

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the masses of people running from God as

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hard and fast as they can.

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I just simply go out in public where

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their sinful, God-rejected carcasses are passing their

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daily resistance on their way to God's eternal

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hell.

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And I just open my Bible in my

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mouth and let them hear from the judge

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of the universe.

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Neither was I quiet.

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God help us all, all of us Christians

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to be like Job.

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Please listen keenly now as I read God's

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charge to Ezekiel in the book of Ezekiel

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chapter 2, verses 3 through 7.

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And he said unto me, Son of man,

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I send thee to the children of Israel

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to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against

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me.

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They and their fathers have transgressed against me

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even unto this day, for they are impudent

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children and stiff-hearted.

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I do not send thee unto them.

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I do send thee unto them, and thou

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shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord

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God.

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And they, whether they will hear or whether

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they will forbear, for they are a rebellious

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house, yet shall know that there hath been

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a prophet among them.

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And thou, Son of man, be not afraid

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of them, neither be afraid of their words,

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though briars and thorns be with thee.

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And thou dost dwell among scorpions.

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Be not afraid of their words, nor be

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dismayed at their looks, though they be a

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rebellious house.

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And thou shalt speak my words unto them,

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whether they will hear or whether they will

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forbear, for they are most rebellious.

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That's the end of that, somewhat long, but

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folks, that is meaty.

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I want you to think on that.

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Be not dismayed at their looks, because you'll

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get some looks.

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I firmly believe with all my heart that

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God wants all or most all of us

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present-day male Christian believers, us men, to

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do exactly what he commanded Ezekiel to do

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here.

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Go out and let all the imprudent, stiff

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-hearted, rebellious God-haters know that there has

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been a prophet among them.

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Let's pray this.

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Heavenly Father, please confirm to me in my

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heart right now thy will and thy desire

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toward me personally regarding proclaiming thy word out

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in public.

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Dost thou desire that I go out like

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thou commanded Ezekiel to do, and let all

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the people around me know that there hath

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been a prophet among them?

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If so, please tell me that so plainly

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that I cannot possibly be mistaken about.

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Teach me, Lord, I pray.

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Amen.

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It is the most wonderful and glorious thing

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when the lost souls who hear our preaching

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respond by repenting to God and receiving Christ

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as their Savior.

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But if we seldom or never see such

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results, God still wants us to go out

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and preach to God-rejecting people.

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God glories in you preaching out in public,

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and no matter what kind of results you

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see or don't see, he will highly reward

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you for doing so, highly reward you now

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and also in eternity.

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Please believe that because it is most true.

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Let's pray again.

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Heavenly Father, if this is true, what Brother

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Richard says here, please confirm that to me

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now and help me to fully believe it.

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If I can believe that, I will not

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become discouraged and quit proclaiming thus saith the

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Lord out in public when the hearers all

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rebel against thy word instead of embracing it.

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So please give me the fortitude to proclaim

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thy gospel to everyone out in public, regardless

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of how they respond to it.

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Amen.

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Be not afraid of them, neither be afraid

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of their words, nor be dismayed at their

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looks.

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Verse six reads, If you will proclaim God's

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word out in public, you will soon learn

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why God warned Ezekiel about this.

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You will see many faces terribly distorted with

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anger, scorn, disdain, rage, and wrath against God

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and against you.

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You will see faces laughing, sneering, snickering, and

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mocking you.

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And from the mouths of those wicked, sinful

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faces, you will hear all kinds of harsh

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words, including most vulgar words spoken in opposition

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to you.

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So be sure to obey God here when

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he commands, be not afraid of them.

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Let's pray.

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Heavenly Father, please give me all the courage

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I need to obey this command of thine

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and to not be afraid of the evil

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looks and words of the rebellious God-haters

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to whom I preach out in public.

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Please fortify me with thy divine courage so

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that I never flinch before their terrible onslaught

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of opposition to thy word.

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No matter what thine enemies do or say,

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help me to stand firm in front of

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all their wickedness and keep proclaiming to them,

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thus saith the Lord.

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In my own frail power, Lord God, I

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am most weak and fearful.

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So please help me in this, Lord, I

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pray.

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Amen.

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Bear with me as I read again.

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Listen.

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They are imprudent children and stiff-hearted.

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I do sin thee unto them, and thou

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shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord

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God.

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And they, whether they will hear or whether

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they will forbear, for they are a rebellious

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house, yet shall know that there hath been

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a prophet among them.

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That's verses four and five of Ezekiel chapter

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two.

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When God commanded Ezekiel here to go street

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preaching, he didn't promise that prophet any converts,

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any fruit for his street preaching efforts.

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So we can plainly see that winning souls

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is not the primary reason God commanded Ezekiel

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to get out there and preach to the

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public.

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But almighty God does clearly tell Ezekiel one

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thing he wants that street preacher to accomplish.

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He wants those God-hating, God-rejecting creatures

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whom he created to glorify him.

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God wants them to know for sure that

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there hath been a prophet of God among

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them.

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I believe that God is presently commanding you

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Christian men listening to me, and he's commanding

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me at this date and time to do

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exactly what Ezekiel did.

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Go out in public, stand right in the

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faces of the many people who are in

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stiff-hearted rebellion against their creator, God, and

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let them know that there had been a

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prophet among them.

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I like that scripture.

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Let's pray again.

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Lord God, please give me a zealous, burning

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desire to do just that, and then give

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me the courage and guts necessary to go

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out and do it.

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Please give me the endurance to do it

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many long hours without rest and without fearing

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for my own personal safety.

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Amen.

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God-rejecters want their creator to leave them

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alone so they can rest easy as they

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habitually go about wallowing in sin and glorifying

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God's enemy, the devil.

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God does not want those who live in

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rebellion against him to rest easy at all.

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He wants them to constantly hear, thus said

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the Lord God.

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Those sinners surely do not want to hear

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that, but God wants us believers to proclaim

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enough of his holy writ to them so

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they will know that there had been a

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prophet among them.

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Even if you get no converts, you greatly

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glorify God, and therefore he will greatly reward

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you for broadcasting his word.

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He'll reward you in this life and in

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the life to come.

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So by all means, broadcast it to everyone.

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Neither was I quiet.

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Amen, Job.

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Amen.

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I admire you for that, Job, and I

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sure want to be like you.

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Lord, help me to be like Job.

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Help all my fellow believers, the ones listening

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to me now, to be like Job.

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God bless you, dear friends, for listening.

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I appreciate you.

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May the Lord do you much good this

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day and every day.