The message emphasizes the centrality of God’s Word in authentic Christianity, asserting that where the Word is weak, faith becomes mere religion or superstition. The speaker encourages believers not to be intimidated by intellectual questions from skeptics, using Jesus’ response to the tax trap as an example of divine wisdom. He stresses that believers should never envy unbelievers, regardless of their status, because salvation is the ultimate treasure. A major focus is soul-winning, which he describes as evidence of a genuine encounter with Jesus. He argues that speaking in tongues alone is not the clearest sign of the Holy Spirit; rather, the Spirit’s primary assignment is to reveal Christ and convict the world of sin. Therefore, believers must rely on the Holy Spirit’s power before preaching, as instructed in Scripture. He critiques a modern Christian culture focused on personal prosperity and convenience, calling it a “great omission” of the Great Commission. Using the story of the healed demoniac, he illustrates that transformed lives must lead to public testimony. He also references the parable of the lost sheep to show that God’s heart is for reaching the lost. Ultimately, the message urges believers to move beyond self-centered faith, embrace sacrifice, and actively participate in outreach, recognizing that the Lord has need of them to bring others to Him.
Welcome. Thank you for listening to another faith-generating word by David Entry. God has packed his life in the words of an anointed man of God. Prepare your heart to receive and for your life to change through this anointed message. Be blessed. The quality of Christianity anywhere has to do with the strength of the word day. If the word is not the it can be superstition. It's just religious or some traditional behavior. But where God's word isn't God isn't. In the beginning was the word the word was God and the word was God. In the beginning God said. He always begins with the word. If God is coming to visit you, you come with the word. If satan wants to really damage an attack you come and attack the weight. Sometimes I find it interesting when people who people think they are so smart. I saw this Christianity have questions. Everybody have questions. Don't you think I have questions about your health? You have questions about your hair. Up to now I don't know why some parts of my hair only grow the other one. But there are things about your life you don't understand. The reason why your dad is the way he is you don't understand your mom's and your wife. You understand. Life is always you can never finish knowing. So it's preposterous to assume that you can know everything about God. Can you imagine God? They see we can't finish knowing about the sea. They want to know about everything about God. For someone, sometimes especially people who they look at Christianity and it's all this is why I guess they are mad. They don't know what they are talking about. Meanwhile you, you, you, you have even passed finished degree. Somebody asked me a question at that time. Why is it that Christian? There are so many Christians for it. God blesses. I said when they came they came poor. They were poor. They didn't make them poor. They came poor. Okay. You came poor and then we are just trying to help you reduce your level of poverty. So then one day people ask those kind of questions you are wondering. You don't have understanding. Sometimes you are so disappointed you seem to think that your questions are so authentic. By so porous like they came to Jesus to trap him in the book of Luke. They said, in fact, their herodians sent so they come and trap you. I think in Luke chapter 22 also to come and cut so they'll cut him by where he says. So they didn't come even to find out. They came to cut him. I believe maybe it's Luke 22. To cut him in the same way. And so they asked him master. Is it right to pay taxes? And he right look 11 saying, where he didn't cut you as well. What question did they ask him? Please. Where is they said that? That's the one I'm talking about. That one too. They came to tempt him. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar? If you say to the Jew pay taxes to Caesar, you know, normal religiously is not right. It doesn't sound right. So it's rather Luther. Is it lawful? Is there lawful to pay to give tribute to Caesar? Or not. And you know why they were asking the previous questions. And they asked him say, master, we know that you are teaching. They were afraid before. They came. Yeah. And they watched him and sent for spice. We should frame them some, themselves just men that they might take hold of his words. That's what they can do. They behave like they are one of the church members. They are like, oh, they are generalists. They are generalists. They are coming. I don't know why pastors should be interested in always talking to journalists. Not just of them. So they came to ask him. And when they asked him the question, he said, bring me a coin. And they brought him and said, whose head is on the coin? It says Caesar. So what's wrong if you give it to Caesar? That he said this on that. They give it to him. And no one asked you a question again. Because sometimes when you think you have a very powerful intellectual question, you are not aware that you are so narrow-minded on the subject. So when I meet people, they will say, I have a question. I have a lot of questions. I get excited. I get it. Just that I feel sorry for people when they want to come and ask me questions. Because you might not like the answer. Depending on where you are coming from, the answer might not be your favorite. I will give you an answer that will let you know how, not all the time, but sometimes ignorance you are. So what we come to church, that is why one of the things we should be doing in church, besides the shelter, which is part of it, is to be leaning from the face of God. Don't let unbelievers make you feel sorry or not make you feel proud. No! Unbeliever, I don't envy you. I don't envy you. I don't care what you have. I don't care which you need. I don't care where you live. I don't care where you work. I don't care how you look. You can even be a prisoner. We look into America if you are not believer. No, no, no, no. Why would I envy someone who went to hell? No, since I've gone born again, about 30 years ago, I've never given any singular or mini-bath an opportunity to feel better than me. You can feel yourself, but you won't let me feel less than you. No! You are not unbeliever. I've never, I've never desired and craved to be in the company of unbelievers. That's a matter of what they have. That's why I don't even know a lot of all the so-called stars. I really don't care about them. But you know, you have to be aware of what. I just, I just, I've met one huge football star standing by me. I didn't even know who he was. I said, "Abby, who is this guy? Everybody?" I just come to board it and it doesn't take for me. One thing I know, that Jesus is Lord. Really, I want to preach about so-winning. So-winning. In the book of, "I like to hold my Bible." In the book of, I'm just thinking of ways to start from. Okay, let me start from that one and go here and go here. So, in the book of Mark, let's start from Matthew, Mark, Mark, Mark, okay. In the book of Matthew, chapter 21, chapter 13, Mark, chapter 11, verse 13, Luke, chapter 19, verse 31. Right? Right? I think it's just to do justice to start rather from the verse 1. I'm going to the verse 3. Matthew, chapter 21, verse 1, "I like Mark, chapter 11, verse 1." It's also in the same thing. So, that's just the one. And when the New Julianians, Jerusalem, and where come to Bethlehem, onto the mount of Holy their sent, then said Jesus to disciples to His people. If you have sent one, but it always calls Christianity, cannot be Jesus. Others are always between me and God. You don't understand Christianity. It's between us and God. So God doesn't just focus on me. Focus on us because everybody, we are a body according to first Corinthians chapter 12. So, now I said, I sent them to look at the next verse, says, "Saying unto them, go into the village, save village, save village, go into the village over against you and strata when you shall find an ass tight." That's so in it. They are tight plants in the village, in the city. Sooner you will see, when you see, in this very interest, it is going to look for you find. That person you met on the bus is a tight ass. And you then not leave that ass still tight. Tight and a coat with hair, lose them and bring them to me. When you enter the village, you see it and God will let you see it. In other words, your movements are supernatural, right? Because how come they win that path? Where the house will be? Suddenly where the donkey is? That's where they went. This is going to the. want you enter the billet obviously there will be enjoyment food foods to enter the billet open country one you see KNOWS DON'T LIKE THAT LIKElol э פریں к ни eotr gonna try ëAnim won 가was ae m'nger look chapter 19 verse 31 and if anyone asks you why do you loose him that you shall stay on the stream because the Lord has need of this guy the Lord has need of that's why I'm preaching to you that's why you go out we are not going up because I want to look good we are going up because the Lord has need of someone who has been tied some of you you are such a blessing to this church some of you are such a blessing to your family since you became born again since you became born again you are like cold water on a rainy on a very hot day to family members because your life is speaking so beautifully to the people are not beginning to force to reconsider this God thing because of you why should you have been left to have been tied no no that is the essence of going somewhere and telling people that Lord has need of you that's why we do outreach but suddenly some of you this essence you won't go because it's all about you it's all about you why is it we are going to do outreach so you will find something to do you will find. listen everybody is busy I know somebody is busy but then generally generally everybody is busy you will always have something to do some of you much of your time is engaged on your phone you always busy on your phone always if you are not watching pictures you are chatting you are gossiping you are not gossiping you are surfing if you are not surfing you are watching how to do something I like this some people when you see the I like you can't tell they learn it from YouTube it is like yeah so when someone say I'm so busy it depends on what's important to them when you are. it doesn't matter how busy you are you will always have time for what you value I'm studying so I can't do outreach but you. you're studying you are on the phone or you had a girlfriend you were always spending. I was with you had time to be kissing for long so if you actually love their Lord you have time for their Lord actually so winning points to something anyone who does so winning is an indication or is indicative of the fact that you have met Jesus why would people ring so? because the reason why people. if true so winning then real driver motivation behind true so winning is an encounter with Jesus oh when you meet Jesus it doesn't matter how gentle you are how private you are you can't keep it to yourself that Jesus you claim to have met which you can't talk about who you can't talk about is a different decision from the one we have been teaching in church it's a bad Jesus I'm going to say to you that's a very strong bad Jesus you say you have met who you are so ashamed to mention you can't talk about you have to hide it's not that Jesus we are that same the church because the one that saved the church even if they put a gun on you don't mention it it's like he's sounding louder in your heart than the gun on your mind what kind of belief is this? that can't talk about Jesus ah ah she'll be wow well where can't believe is this? what type of belief is this? you can't talk about Jesus and this Americanized charismatic move has raised a generation of church, shoppers and whoppers who come to church for shopping to claim prosperity and work go can do for them but know what they can do for God that's why if God should put a meter he should have done this that there's a meter to measure level of sacrifice on anybody some of your own negative negative is right great it's like the normal sacrifice that I will you're on as gold you are not even eating into other people's home dense no level of sacrifice always want to go what's going on for me what's going on for me what's in need for me there's always something for you but as well they didn't call you just because of that so there's no clear evidence that you've met Jesus that when you begin to tell people about Jesus number two the reason why evidence of so we need is what makes people win shows is when you win show it shows that you have the Holy Spirit dance is not the biggest sign of having the Holy Spirit can I say that again dance is not the biggest sign that you have the Holy Spirit I don't understand that I mean to know people who are speaking tongues and still watching pornographic what she's saying what I'll cut that by shakka it has become like a second language many people some of us tongues have become like a slamish mark like a slamish mark slamish shakka tongues in itself oh wow thank you Jesus I'm about to make a very good statement thank you Jesus tongues in itself doesn't carry intellectual meaning the meaning of the meaning of tongues comes to play based on the one speaking the tongues so somebody can be speaking in tongues you see some of the easy children it doesn't mean anything some of them are not even one again yeah you see we are praying the children yandere le le le le le le le bae yandere le le le let us not celebrate the children speaking in tongues it's not the wrong way because they are also saying it because tongues in itself doesn't have any meaning it's only carry spiritual weight based on the one speaking spiritual state and connectivity with Jesus the only spiritual state so they all become to speaking tongues at the only three actually after two days four as the only three gave them it is their only spiritual state but according to first Corinthians chapter 14 verse two it says that anyone who speaks in tongues does not speak to men but speaks to go no one understands him but that's going to be as serious as they were 13 and 14 but my understanding is so when I'm praying for people to receive a list of imbacism I always thought that stop thinking I want to say because the strength of tongues is not in the intellectual realm so you can't even do it la la la la la la la la la la la la la yeah that's tongues but it is determined its quality as tongues is determined by what is happening in your spirit you are engaging your spirit because my understanding is unfruitful so it doesn't engage thinking tongues is not based on intellect so the clearest sign of their holy spirit is not because you're smoking tongues because you can't say how many of you are smoking in tongues without thinking about it before we do it always I'm smoking tongues but really is it yes or no yes maybe maybe its not so some of us are smoking in tongues when they didn't mean it because it's like it's so much part of you sometimes like the way someone say oh gee the people say that oh gee what the gosh oh my gosh oh my days good some people who speak in tongues is that I'm saying oh my days and is it bad it's not
antichos mal Enforth a you stand on cause of the So what i'm trying to say is that the clearest one of the clearest sign that a person is indwelt by the Holy Spirit is when you see the unique one main assignment of the Holy Spirit being played out in the presence like not even character The Holy Spirit's number one assignment is not to come and reform our character He said when he comes he will teach the well he will take what is mine and give it to you. He will reveal chapter 16 of John The job of the Holy Spirit is the one that is the biggest job is to as the revealer of Christ Is the revealer of Christ? That is why you said they're going to the world and preach the gospel, right? Matthew chapter 28 verse 18 Great commission has become the great omission Going to the world to pray and preach the gospel Just before 11 He said going to the world and preach the gospel in mark chapter 16 from verse 15 He's going to the world and make disciples He said go He said go but in Luke chapter 20 Verse 24 verse 49 he said wait in Jerusalem, but we sure he should go by some way go no wait I said go but wait before you go Why because you don't carry what he takes to tell people about me There's only one person personality that can review Jesus Wait until you are in duty power So in chapter 4, chapter 1 verse 4 when they are assembled he told them not to depart He told them not to depart from Jerusalem but wait I promise the Holy Spirit and then it's best five says that walk look at it Five for John to leave up time but not many people have been part of the Holy Ghost that's why she waits Wait don't wear preach wait don't wear preach wait don't wear preach Why don't wear preach as if in the name of them to preach without the Holy Spirit coming You never preach any gospel any message until the Holy Spirit came So that means that the Holy Spirit when it comes is main job is to reveal Jesus Review Jesus to the world if you are in John chapter 16 It's that you conflict the world of sin you you can't convict anyone you can convince them but they will not be convicted You can argue and convince before they say yeah, yeah, I agree by no one is not for me. This is not for me But even when you are not about to convince them the Holy Spirit can't convict them They are not convinced but they know this this thing I just have to do it I have many of you ever got you are not convinced about some things But you are convicted you need that this thing out to do that content so the Holy Spirit is said he will Convict the world of sin That's something that you have the Holy Spirit or when you tell people about Jesus I'm not about yourself Not by yourself your testimony is good back. I can't say anybody I used to be a thief and I've stopped so what they are not a boy with a thief and stop you But I don't want to gain Yes, nice. I just changed my life. That's good put it on Jesus. Don't tell people about Jesus preach Jesus But I was said fill it in chapter 8 He went down to San Maria and preach Christ to them He said we preach Christ crucified The Christian message is we preach Christ crucified I need someone needs to understand because that's it. We are stepping out So it's an evidence that you have met Jesus in Mach. 5 verse 18 19 and 20 very nice one and not just like that this man who was in the tomb go healed and then And when he got into the booth he he watched this he who had been demon possessed that's a sound like somebody here Many many people here right Demon of life had possessed you for so long demon of Fonication had possessed you for so long demon of masturbation had had Posed you for so long demon of bitterness had put demon of jealousy demon of alcoholism Yes demon of girls Demon of gambling Demons She had been deleted here the one who had been delivered from the demon said Pray there was begging Jesus that I want to be with you Oh I just want to be you see when you are pedaling me Jesus. He just want to be in church. The people who are strongly we have to fight you Yeah, he said I want to be with Jesus. He was begging but you have to beg for the opportunity to be in church Stop thinking that coming to church. You are doing it for the leader or the pastor or some people That's basically those who are following you up. You think you have done the river by coming to church You don't know how you have done yourself a favor and deliver yourself from fever So I want to Look at Jesus in response. Hey Jesus. You never think Jesus would have said that however Jesus did not permit him but said to him go home to your friends He said go and start patting and start a foreignation again with them. He said go home to And tell them what great things that Lord Jesus has done for you and how he has come and this man went to the capitalist Metropolis Metropolis has to do is it then Metropolis This man Departed and began to proclaim in the capitalist all that this has done for him. See that's what he just said instead of sitting in church and feeling good Step out there and we'll lose that ass And if anyone has a does it he asked you what you preach it tell them the master has He said Hallelujah In the book of Luke chapter 15 verse 1 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 and then we take it from verse 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 and 15 I know you like that scripture. I knew it then junior unto him all the publicans and sinners To hear him this is nice The public the sinners came to hear him then there's a problem look at the next verse No Pharisees and for and the Pharisees and describe Mehmet say this man Receives sinners and eats with them He receives in this I say we shouldn't go to Iana pa. Well, see if he was doing an ana pa with it He wasn't doing what they were doing they came to listen to this one Junior Unto him they came to hear him not to teach him But you the friends are teaching you They have recently sent you a new link to another side Block them and just tell him I can't leave my friends. I can't leave my friends. But they are leading you away from Christ If you can't change them space them Don't be moved by people's complaints Let me tell you we were all in a world I always do know I before I go on again And up some five and they kind of bucks and never bucks did it once I'm always I'm always been on fire. This thing is that's yesterday This is fire This is fire I've been on fire more than the age of many of you here I'm fire so I've got something to say to you from my teenage years. I'm not backslided So when I talk listen to me somehow backslided don't listen to them So So when we tell you you have to know how
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They're memorizing. They're memorizing, they're memorizing, they're memorizing. I'm going to say that. For receiving sinners, they were remembering! They were doing prayers and worship and they were remembering. And they believe that they were the right spiritual people. All right, let's go to the next one. Verse 8-15, quickly. "Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not like a candle, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it. And when she had found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together saying, "Renjoice with me, for I found the piece which I lost." Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God. Over one sinner who repents, if anyone asks you why you're doing this, tell them the Lord has needed this. In John chapter 4, we like talking about the woman and the wealth. God, verse 24, "God is the Spirit, and who about worshiping my wife, and she was Spirit, and all that." And then she went, she left the basket, went to town, and went and brought the people. And so once she went, while she was away, the disciples of Jesus had not returned from town, from the shopping center, from Westfield, with food. So when they came, they brought Jesus from verse 34, verse 35, and at this point in the disciples, okay, they brought the food. But Jesus said, "I have food to eat." And they were saying, "There's not a woman." So it's a woman bringing food or something. But Jesus said, "My food is to do the will of people who sent me and to finish his work." That's my food. That's my bread through. That's my designer. That's what my pride is to do this thing. That's more important to me. So you guys, I'm just finished. You are going to the Westfield, from fashion. I'm going to Westfield, for so many. No, no, that's not what I'm saying. Because Jesus will eat later. But look at this faith. Look at the next verse. This is serious. It makes me want to shake. Do you know what I say? They are still four months, and then comes the harvest. "Be old." I said to you, "Lift up your eyes, and look at the fields." "For they are already white and are for harvest." You are thinking your breakfast next year. But I'm telling you this year. It is connected to your soul, we need approach. Your soul, we need step. It's one link to your biggest breakfast life. You are thinking about when we're going to give you scholarship. And now we're going to make you meet your husband. I'm going to give you a wife and get a job. And miracle job. Healing. But he said, you are thinking about something. That's the way to do it. I'm telling you, if the harvest is right, this is the time. That's what the fields are white. So then anyone can step. Now look at this. Just to the end. And he who rips. She went up right to the column from said the harvest is ready. He who rips will receive wages. He who rips receives wages. And God has fruit for eternal life. That both he shows. Both he who shows. And he who rips rejoices together. Let's all say that together. Say that again. Say that again. Saturday we are stepping out to go and rip. So don't be demanding miracles from God until you have some ripping to show that rip. You finish your job. You brought you brought a captain to come and fix your door. He comes. He said to take five hours. So he left him in the house. He was there. When he finished, he said, "Can I have money?" He checked that. He asked him down in the job. And he's asking for pay. "Ah, ah, ah, we do pay such a person."
ku'tak ricana'an, ni'ctakimin Hurryis Tu'ans ni'ctakimin Eng żadta'om J.U.R. deadly Nice I' eux meldi laath Ma' chek? No Sing O'erad o'tush Sing Com' Com' Com' Com' Com' Com' Com' Com' Com' Com' 'Gosh, who can make you understand? 'Goh, who can make you understand? 'Goh, who can make you understand?' 'Goh, who can make you understand? Hey! Stay out of that. It's not for you. You bring the song and that is your coupon for your wages. [Applause] Shalala naya! [Applause] He who reads receives wages. He didn't say he receives prayer. Receives wages. He received profit as well. All those things have their place. But these things have their place. But these things have put his endorsements. He finished saying this as I said, I approved this myself. He said, look at the beautiful thing. He said, I'm sending you to go and rip and send you to rip for which you have not lebed. I sent you to rip for which you have not lebed. That adonkida has been tied. God has already been working on it. The boyfriend already broke in the hat. You didn't make it happen. So, her hat is ready. Her hat is ready because she's broken already. Her hat is ready. So, when you make this, I talk to her about this. She felt like, no, I did not know what it loves me. Say, it died for you. Suddenly, her hat is already ready. You didn't saw it. But you're going to rip it. Now you're coming to use it as your coupon. For your wages. I feel like preaching. Thank you, Jesus. Finally, don't attempt to go and preach without Holy Spirit. If you go and preach, try to win souls without the Holy Spirit. You'll be like a hollow spirit that messes. Hollow. Hollow. That's where the devils can get an advantage of you. What am I trying to say? It's prayer. Don't be afraid of anybody. It's not your job. He's already going ahead. He said, I'm sending you to rip from what you have not shown. I sent you to rip that for which you have not leapt. Others have leapt and you have entered into their lebes. So, it's the only spiritual guide us. Don't exempt yourself because the harvest is ripe. I know what you're thinking about. I don't know what I will say. I'm very sharp-vasive. You are not the only one. Most of us are very shy. But it's the Holy Spirit who does the same. He's not shy. I'm shy, but he's not shy. He's like, well, Holy Spirit, how much are you? That's why you pray and let the Holy Spirit you. Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit. So, you are not ignorant and yet the Holy Spirit is also with you. Did you receive something? Thank you for listening to this message by David Entry. Welcome to Connect with David Entry on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. You can also find more life-changing messages from Carriage Church on YouTube and all well-event streaming platforms. Don't forget to subscribe, like and share this message. Be blessed.
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
The quality of Christianity depends on the strength of God’s Word; God always begins with the Word, and attacks often target the Word.
Intellectual questions about faith are common, but people are often narrow-minded; Jesus handled such traps wisely, as seen in the tax question, and believers should not envy unbelievers.
Soul-winning is a core duty; it stems from an encounter with Jesus and demonstrates the Holy Spirit’s work, not just speaking in tongues.
The Holy Spirit’s main role is to reveal Jesus and convict the world of sin; believers must wait for this power before preaching.
Sacrifice and outreach are essential; the example of the delivered demoniac shows that after transformation, one must go and tell others what God has done.
The Great Commission is often neglected, but true discipleship requires stepping out, not just attending church.
Summary:
The message emphasizes the centrality of God’s Word in authentic Christianity, asserting that where the Word is weak, faith becomes mere religion or superstition. The speaker encourages believers not to be intimidated by intellectual questions from skeptics, using Jesus’ response to the tax trap as an example of divine wisdom. He stresses that believers should never envy unbelievers, regardless of their status, because salvation is the ultimate treasure.
A major focus is soul-winning, which he describes as evidence of a genuine encounter with Jesus. He argues that speaking in tongues alone is not the clearest sign of the Holy Spirit; rather, the Spirit’s primary assignment is to reveal Christ and convict the world of sin. Therefore, believers must rely on the Holy Spirit’s power before preaching, as instructed in Scripture.
He critiques a modern Christian culture focused on personal prosperity and convenience, calling it a “great omission” of the Great Commission. Using the story of the healed demoniac, he illustrates that transformed lives must lead to public testimony. He also references the parable of the lost sheep to show that God’s heart is for reaching the lost.
Ultimately, the message urges believers to move beyond self-centered faith, embrace sacrifice, and actively participate in outreach, recognizing that the Lord has need of them to bring others to Him.
FAQs
The quality of Christianity depends on the strength of the Word of God. If the Word is not central, faith can become superstition or mere religious tradition, because God always begins with His Word.
Christians should not be intimidated by questions from unbelievers, as these questions often come from a narrow understanding. Jesus handled tricky questions wisely, and believers should trust in God's wisdom rather than feeling inferior.
True soul-winning is driven by an encounter with Jesus. When you truly meet Him, you cannot keep it to yourself, and sharing about Him becomes a natural outflow of your faith.
Speaking in tongues is not the greatest sign of the Holy Spirit. The clearest sign is when the Holy Spirit's main assignment—revealing Christ to others—is played out in your life, such as through preaching the gospel.
Jesus told him to go home and tell his friends what great things the Lord had done for him. This shows that after receiving deliverance, believers should step out and share their testimony rather than just staying in church.
Coming to church is not a favor to the pastor or leaders; it is a favor to yourself. It delivers you from harm and helps you grow, so you should value the opportunity to be in church.
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