Unashamed with the Robertson Family - Ep 109 | Phil's Prayer for Our Country, the Bad Boy of the Podcast & the Isolation of the Internet

Episode Date: July 1, 2020

Phil prays for a mass awakening in America, and Jase explains why everything going on these days makes this an epic time for Jesus. But first, Phil reads from his new book, "Jesus Politics," and says people at the New York Times will wince when they see how well it's doing. Phil, Al, Jase, and Zach also discuss the narrow road to the kingdom of God, the King of kings, Marxism, justice, and the isolation of the internet. And is Jase the bad boy of the podcast? See episodes of "Unashamed with Phil Robertson": https://bit.ly/2J4XsiX   See clips from Phil's TV show "In the Woods with Phil": https://bit.ly/2PNM6k1   To take a FREE 30 Day Trial of Phil's TV show and the rest of BlazeTV: https://www.BlazeTV.com/Phil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am unashamed. What about you? So this was my first outing since the coronavirus to go and speak some of it. Because now some churches are opening up and, you know, people are still like weird and you got a lot of rules and stuff like that. But some folks up in Tulsa at the Park Church up there in Tulsa, some friend of mine, they had invited me way back when. And everybody else had postponed or canceled all our events and stuff like that. And we've all had some of that pushed. But, you know, they started meeting the week before.

So they were like, come on. So it was Father's Day. And it was really, it was great. It was good for me because I hadn't been in front of a live audience and so long. You know, it's just been the camera, live stream and all that. So they did their first one outside because they wanted to try to make available for people that didn't have to want to wear a mask because they made their inside, like, mandatory to mass.

And so it was really, so even now, it's just interesting, different because I was speaking in this courtyard outside, but it was really good. But, you know, when you're in some of these places in the south, you start talking about going outside to meet. I mean, it gets pretty rude, you know, around here. Sun gets up and all that. But luckily, it was overcast, it was perfect. And so I decided since it was Father's Day, Dad, to talk about, I had never told the Phyllis story,

you know, publicly yet, other than what we do on the podcast. So I kind of just worked that into my lesson about the father and the son, the idea that, you know, how the grace and what happens in the building up of people. So I kind of told a little bit of your story and what God had done to humble you to get you ready for everything that we've done and all that and our family. And then how that you go through 44 years and you're living a certain way and you're trusting him and he's brought success. and we've certainly had it and we keep helping people.

And then all of a sudden, he can just drop something in, you know, to say, let me give you a little something new to deal with, you know. And so I told the story about how, you know, you and I discovered the letter and all that stuff. But, you know, it's really interesting with an audience when you're preaching or, you know, or even just or teaching, you know, you know whether they're listening or not. I always do by the level of noise in the room,

which, by the way, is a little harder outside. but the quieter it gets, the more intense they are to listen. And that's what happened with the snowmen. Unless they're sleeping. But usually then you get snoring. Yeah. It's always a deterrent. I actually have my first this Sunday.

I met a guy who I don't. You went on the road? Well, sort of. They're having a convention, a cattleman's convention, Sunday. in our hometown. They have a big... Oh, here. Yeah.

Well, and so I met this guy. He goes by chicken. I don't know what's real name. Everybody calls him chicken. So he's chicken, and he's heading up the cattlemen's. Well, I think he has cows. Yeah.

But he told me, he said, they're having a, you know, they have a little church deal because it's a weekend on Sunday. And he said, you know, they were having trouble finding somebody to speak because of coronavirus, and he asked me to speak.

I don't know this guy real way. you know but I was like yeah I'll do and uh so I it'll it'll be interesting it's like he said it's at 7 o'clock in the morning on Sunday and they're having a little church service for they trade the cows huh so what do y'all think I should uh you got any advice a guy named chicken has sent me up at a cattle convention and what they're having a church service at the cattle convention is that Is it at the Ike? Yeah, at the I.

So. You need to do, yeah, what would be a really interesting one? I mean, I went, you know, first Peter 315. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone to ask you to give the reason. You can do one on the golden calf, you know, but I don't know. I mean, I'm going to definitely stick with Jesus to me if you're in Jesus. He's the same yesterday, today, and forever in our world today. You could tell the story.

I mean, just illustratively, remember when we first started school of preaching, They used to always joke that you could always hear in the background the lowing of the sacred cows that were being slayed by all these people that came to preaching school. You know, because everybody comes in with their ideas. My first thought was to get up and say, and for what? A bunch of cows? More cows. That's open range. Have you seen open range?

I know. That's a newer one, though. You know what's weird? I want to have a confession. I got a scathing email. I don't know how they got my email. they said you had your cousin's act there and you never let him say anything I mean it was just rude and uh I said that oh you did he said that they would have a fake email I did I responded

I said I responded in all caps I said he had not seen the outlawed Josie Wales exclamation point sent it back and look they sent back and said wow I can't believe you responded that was Whoever that guy was, I liked it. No, it was a woman. She's great. Yeah. And so I thought you didn't. I hear that a lot, Jess.

They complained about you. They said you interrupt dad too much. They said, tell too many stories. You're kind of the bad boy of the podcast. I guess so. I mean, okay, whatever. God's grace reaches to all points. Well, it's funny because I was, I was in Tulsa, and the night before I preached and I was

there, Trump was there. Yeah, that's what I was going to ask you with. So I fly in and get off the plane and I'm driving to a friend's house that I was staying with. And there's a police car at every exit, you know, as I'm leaving that area, I mean, I bet six or seven miles, there's a police car at every exit. I thought, man, you talk about what I guess Oklahoma is saying, whatever is happening the rest of the country, it ain't happening here.

Did you see protesters? Never saw any. Really? Yeah, none. The church I spoke at, the chief of police for the city of Tulsa goes to this church. It was really interesting hearing some insider about everything. But it was actually relatively calm. They didn't have a lot of problems.

But again, heavy police, you know, to keep people apart, which is the main thing. You don't want them, you know. They didn't want them stopping the interstate up. No, that's right. And it wasn't going to happen. Plus, I know when Trump got there, I'm sure he got the, you know, he gets to, as we saw from here, Monroe, when he gets there, it's clear the road. I had never seen the interstate closed. They closed the entire interstate?

The interstate was closed. I went to get on it. I was like, what the heck? Is there a wreck? There's just ghost town down the interstate. I was like, old Trump, boy, he said, no, I'll be having that interstate to get to the airport. That's what they always do when he just comes out, which would be, how awesome would that be? Every time you travel, Jay's if they just shut down everything to get you to do.

It's not awesome for everybody else. I remember you guys had a little run there where they did that. We did it a few times. I went down with Willie to Lafayette, and I mean, they had 15 cop cars. I mean, we were 90 miles an hour, the sirens going. I mean, just shut down street. This is back at the hate. I was like, whoa.

Remember they did that dad for me and you in South Carolina? That time we spoke on Super Bowl Sunday. And look, I mean, they had every red light. Everything was green. It was like Bruce Almighty. It was pretty impressive. Oh, it was. And we just zoop.

We went straight to the airport. I left an LSU baseball one, because I, I had an event, but we wanted to go to the LSU, and it was packed, and I was getting panicky. I was like, so I told the coach, Manaria, I was like, look, I'm going to have to leave early because I have to go to this event, the game was just, and it was an awesome game. He's like, no, no, we'll get you fixed up.

You know, he's like, you know, made a phone call during the game. And when they grabbed me and we, I mean, we went through everywhere, wide open. It was like five minutes. We're out of there. I was like, gee, where is this? Me inside, we were to the LSU game. We did a book signing at the student center or whatever they go,

the book club or whatever, the day of the game. So I call the guys, LSU police, you know, like on the campus. I'm way out on the outer, you know, part of the campus, and I call him, and he said, we'll be there in about five minutes. So they showed up with a car for us to get into like an SUV, and then there were motorcycles front and back. And you know how it is on football game day down there, just people everywhere. Same deal.

I mean, parting of the Red Sea and here we come. You know, you can see some people, they're like, they're stopping traffic for that Duck Dynasty guy. And look, I don't blame them for being mad. No, because you didn't like it. You couldn't get on interstate. You're so right. This is what's wrong with our society.

It's embarrassing. But when you're in the car, I have to admit, it's pretty awesome. Well, you're like, it's embarrassing. It's nice. So if you're on the waiting in, it's like, yeah. I'd be saying the same thing. It's embarrassing, but fun. That explains most of it. So we didn't mention it on the last podcast,

but we are still trying to get folks to do a early, get your book early, reserve your book, Jesus Politics, which is Dad's New Book, which is going to be released August 4th. And you basically go to Jesus books, Jesus Politicsbook.com. Jesuspoliticsbook.com and you can reserve your early copy.

And so we need you to do that. That drives it up where we have a chance to get on some of the book lists. The fair, you bought that website, Jesuspolitics.com. Jesus politics book. So now. He has a guy.

I miss that one. Oh, no. We got you, Phil. Tell us what the book's about. Yeah, Dad, give us a little short time. Basically, what the book's about is, being members of another political structure, if you want to call it there. The kingdom of God, Jesus being the king, operating in this case, it will vary with the nation.

But in this case, the kingdom of God, how it should operate inside an earthly kingdom. United States of America. It's a Democratic Republic, the kingdom of God, the members of it are within that structure. But our politics are different because the king is the one who arrived over in Rome, Jerusalem, and traveled all across the apostles hitting all the major nations of the earth as far as they could go. So it ends up being, this is a book about a narrow road. I wrote this in the front of this one that produces the kingdom, love. So you look out in the streets and you see this mighty throng coming by

and you might see rioting, looting, burning. They have signs, placards. Well, that's not the kingdom of God. We're within this whole structure trying to have a good impact that involves love, joy. You don't get up in the morning angry. You get up in the morning thankful to be a member of the kingdom. Peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.

The kingdom of God is putting those qualities out for everyone to see. So, to get on the road, because speaking of roads, that path you see, that path you see, see that the looters and the one that burned the towns down and the theft and hollering and cursing and bitterness you see all that you say and it and it's a good picture of the two roads the road that they're on is wide wide broad is the road and they're all on it would seem well over here on the little pig trail you have a little narrow road only a few find that one where there's your kingdom of god the few that are walking on the narrow road the gate to that road is locked at all times except when one puts his faith in jesus his death on a cross his

burial, resurrection, your faith in that and your response to it, baptized, God sees you with his spirit, the little narrow gate. Is that a creaky gate? The little narrow gate has just opened. Jesus said, don't forget to get on the right road. You have to go through me because I am the gate to the road. Do you all understand that? Well, wouldn't his gate be open though? I mean, is the gate but it's open for everybody it's only open through faith in Jesus that's what that unlocks but everybody qualifies remember Peter had the keys to that gate to the kingdom he had the keys to it you say what when they said what do we do well he stick the key in the gate he said repent and be baptized all of you in the name of Jesus God to remove your sins and give you the

spirit it opens and they go in about 3,500 in that case wouldn't it hang on dad let's take a break for you. So Jesus is the king of the kingdom. We're priests in the kingdom. I know that if you saw me or some of y'all walking down the road. When people drove by, Jace, and they looked at you walking down the road, they would not could fathom. They would never say, there goes one of those priests in the kingdom.

Yeah. They wouldn't say that, Jace. They'd say some old homeless boy that's turned around. Judas place. Yeah, they run you out of, you know, Trump Tower. You know, you, you didn't come across as a priest. It always comes back to that. I was the one person evicted from the Trump Tower.

You came across as riffrapped. I thought there's been others. So, do you know, I actually bought the rights to if the facial profiling.com. So if you want to try to get that, I've already. What's it called? Facialprofiling. Dot com. Dot com.

I bought it. It's like $25. dollars you can buy. So back to the book, Jay Stealem a thunder. So here's what. You say this book is about how to get on access to the narrow road. Marxism is a highway to hell. Just tell us what you think. Broadgate. You have to dethrone the kingdom of God to do what they want to do. You have to get rid of the kingdom of God. And mankind has been doing that. The Roman Empire tried it. They said, kill them all. And you can see what happened at the Coliseum and all the wild animals feeding their brothers and sisters.

Rome will rule where you looked up at the end of the day and you say, the kingdom of God prevailed. Christ on. That's right now. It's because it's hidden. Yeah. So it's things like this. This is chapter two. American politicians are undermining the godly foundations of this country by promoting a godless, atheist, the jesus, the jesus.

that is eroding the religious liberty of the citizens of the king. You say, who are they? Marxist. We must rebuild the foundation of the country. Returning to the word of God, I got one in front of me there, and protecting the religious liberty of the citizens of the kingdom, you hear about all those old founding fathers, get rid of them, tear their statues down.

All they were saying is, trust in God, do what's right, keep your Bibles. Vote, vote for leaders who will promote religious liberty. Donald Trump is doing that, fortunately, protect our rights to practice Christianity, and every public square and live lies aligned with Jesus politics. That's just a little bit of reading over and about chapter two. Look, I'm a C-plus man. I don't claim to be a rocket scientist or a theologian. I'm just saying common sense and Jesus Christ,

and we would go a long way in America, and we've forgotten both. That's just my opinion. So here's a book that how we take it back. And it really, we talked about this before, it's a follow-up to the theft of America's soul, which is the book we came out with a year ago. And basically it's saying,

here's some solutions to some of the problems you laid out in the first book. So it's Jesus Politicsbook. is where you go to pre-order the book. And look, the reason why we're asking you to do this is because the more we pre-sell, the higher it puts us on some of the list. Because I don't know if you know there's or not, but a lot of the media likes to put down people like us to not. The New York Times, when they see the numbers of my books out, they wince.

They like groan and say, oh. Well, and they do more than that. They come up with ways to exclude us, you know, off of these lists just because you're conservative or Christian. No, I think when they see us, because we've had a New York Times bestseller, you know. Yeah. And don't you know that people, when they see that, they're like, oh, oh, they winch. I use the word quince, how you're going.

I mean, Jay, you're kind of going like throwing a fit. You know what, but this book right here, Jesus Politics, I think you've pre-sold more copies of this and any other book that you've done. You told me that this morning. I didn't know that until you're talking. It's going exceptionally well. And that has a lot to do with Unashamed Nation. I think so. I think it's the guys, the people, the folks that are listening.

But, you know, one of the things I think that's interesting about this book because obviously, you know, me and now are heavily involved in working on this with you, getting it pulled through. I love it because even if, you know, we lose the United States of America, which every nation has eventually fallen over time. That is correct. that passage that you it's in the book I think where it talks about in Daniel the different kingdoms you know Daniel's prophecy when he by the way that's in the book that's in the book and I love that

I love that idea that in those days what it says there they'll be a rock that destroys that final kingdom and in those days God will establish a kingdom that cannot be shaken nor destroy and it'll last forever it'll last forever so we are a part of that which is encouraging for me because when I look at, you know, the nation going to hell in a handbasket, I do have to remind myself, because it's not just Marxism. That's part of the problem. But it can also be nationalism on the other side. If my loyalty is to the United States of America before the kingdom of God, then I've got a problem. You know what I mean. That's correct. That's why I love what this, the message of this book really is transcendent. It's, it's something that no matter what happens,

you know, we're part of a different kingdom. This basically is how to get off planet Earth alive. Yeah, and in the presence of God. When you mentioned the gate, Jesus isn't only the gate. He's also, he's the road. He's the way. He's the actual way. You got it.

And I think the books, we've mentioned this before when you've been on. By the way, those of you may be new listeners, this is Zach Dasher, our cousin, Jan. We mentioned Jan along the podcast, Dad, Youngest Sister, that went on to be with the Lord. This is her son. But Zach and I have been partners for a while,

and we started our first project, was Torchbearer, which was the movie that Zach wrote most of the treatment for, which, by the way, you can get Amazon Prime. You can still find that if those you guys hadn't watched it. But it really, I feel like Dad's books, the books we've been doing, are really a response to sort of what you guys talked about in the movie. And that's the reaction to what happens without God. In other words, without God in these systems, countries, nations, movements, whatever you want to do. I mean, it always falls to tyranny. I don't know how many of you would have. have to see in history that rose and fall before you would say this thing can fall we better

be careful i'm trying to keep that from happening well and look how fast our country i mean this has been quite a rise quickly tell me about it it's beginning we're all beginning to think was the fall going to be that fast as well because man things unraveled pretty quickly here in just the last few We're basically on a little narrow pig trail, the sons and daughters of God. There are more of them, the ones on the other side than there are of us, I think. I'm just looking over at that wide road. Well, you're quoting the verse. Yeah, and what they're doing, I'm just watching that road, that wide road, and I'm thinking,

what are they doing? They're tearing down statues, burning and eluding. Which I don't even know what Marx is. is I mean I hear y'all talk about it you know but it came from a guy named Carl Marx who was up to no good jace thank you for that but what I'm saying is it doesn't matter to me because you can be in Jesus what is Marxism yeah I don't know y'all you all this stuff I don't I get my read things in books I have one book it's one I stick with and uh hey I feel I'm better off for it because I don't like the news media to whip me up into a frenzy. I like to get my facts from other people that I see

on the streets and, you know, from this book. So like when you're talking about all that, talking about, yeah, okay, I got kicked out of the Trump, you know, whatever. When somebody sees me walking down the road, they're not thinking, boy, there's one of the kings of the earth. Never. But when you think about what Jesus, my favorite chapter in the Bible is Luke 15. I've probably said that before here's Jesus he even though the road is narrow he's eating with tax collectors and sinners and the religious people came up there and said well this ain't right if you're religious why are you eating with him which shows you that he was after everyone a lot of religious people they have trouble with a friend to them all with this with this chapter because it's like what he

tells these three stories based on him just having a meal with the broad road that you brought up, but he's having a meal with him. So he's showing those qualities. You talk about love, joy, peace, patient. And so at the end of the third story, when the son, you know, returns, what did he do? He kind of made him a king. He got him a robe. He put a ring on his finger.

They killed a cow. Maybe this is where I need to go about a cow thing. Because the fat and calf got killed. That's where I'm going. That's it. I need a fat cow. Can I say that? I'm going to say that.

I'm going to say that. I'm looking for a fat cow. And then I'll tell them this story of redemption. Perfect. Thank you for this. Let's give the credit to God. So now, then when you, I had a thought while you were talking. Jesus is the king of kings.

That's it. But we usually think of kings of the earth. While you're there, he's a king whose yoke is easy and his burden is light. Think about that. You say, this is not difficult. You can do this. Hang on, Jess. Let's take another break.

So there's your sermon. That's it. I mean, I really think that he's made us kings of the earth. Because all our forgiveness, you know, we have forgiveness for all our past. we have access to God and his spirit and all these qualities that make someone really valuable you know he's not talking about the ring and that was a spiritual analogy we have intercession yeah and if you die

I mean what makes you the king of the earth is that the earth can't hold you so you're a king if you can beat death you're a king and now he's the king of kings So when you're talking about the kingdom, I don't know that's just where my head went. You know, it's interesting about the prodigal son story. There's a famous painting by Rembrandt called the prodigal son. I'm a very famous painting.

And the picture is the father's embracing the son. And you can see the two hands. And one hand is like this firm, fatherly, masculine hand to show kind of the firmness and the power of God. And then the other hand is a very feminine, loving hand. like a motherly hand. And what Rembrandt was trying to get across is the God that we serve. Yes, he is this, and it's in the prodigal son.

Yeah, he's powerful, he's sovereign, he's holy, he's mighty, he's not to be trifled with, but at the same time, he's loving, embracing, gracious, caressing the, you mentioned about the yoke being easy. The burdened light. When you think about it, because God does represent both ideas of mother and father. And Paul even has, there's a verse that said, he gathers his children together as a mother would gather her children together. Because think about we refer to it in the masculine gender,

but he's got to say to God, he's above all gender. Well, I think it's why he said in Galatians 3, there's neither man or female, which is such a hot button subject in our culture. Yeah. And really, you find it in Jesus. I mean, you're just kings. And the way I describe it, when I give my testimony about, because I was a prodigal son,

And when I talk about coming home, essentially said that, Zay hadn't thought about that, that I talk about, you know, dad and I had the hard conversation when I left, but I stayed a little bit in contact with mom because, you know, mother always is going to keep a little tether, you know, to her son. Dad and I never talked. But when I came home, mom and dad both came out to me. And so when I tell that story, I talk about how that father met that son, you know, on the road. He didn't wait until he got there and was sitting in his chair and just going to, you know,

lamb based him. Instead, he went out and met him. So I said, mom and dad met me in the yard. That's beautiful. Which was both of you saying, welcome home. And then I always say, we kill the fat and catfish and have a celebration. Yeah. Because I see that story.

Listen, this, Jason, on the Kings, you are a chosen people. That's the kingdom of God within the United States of America. A royal priesthood is alive and well within these United States of America. a holy nation inside a democratic republic a people belong to god that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness i've been there for 28 years the last 45 i've been with jesus into his wonderful light once you were not a people but now you are the people of god once you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy the people of the kingdom are always be merciful what's amazing and as he ends up and says,

Dear friends, I urge you, here's the way we're to be, the kingdom of God, inside the United States of America. I urge you as aliens, Zach, and strangers in the world to abstain from sinful desires

which war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that though they accuse you are doing wrong, which happens all the time, they may see your good deal, and glorify God on the day he visit us.

That's the job of the kingdom, that royal nation, that people of God, royal priesthood. You're like, good night. I am thrilled to be a member of that. You read those verses when it says, you can Google it, look, when it says king of kings, his king is capitalized, but the little kings, we're not capitalized. Lord of Lords. I don't know why I thought that. But by the way, so just to that point, when you see, if you're reading your Bible

and you see Spirit capitalizes Holy Spirit, and then you see Little Spirit, that's us. Same thing. That's a distinction. You almost can get the point where if they pulled over and saw you, J. He said, who are you? You could answer, you're not going to believe what I'm fixed to tell you. Well, it all comes back to that. Is that first Timothy 6th where when he was.

makes that that illustration when Jesus was before pilot and he said are you a king yeah i mean because then yeah timothy addressed that he said he made the yes first timid and i think it says king of read that one read that now that's a good one i think it says we'll see if my theory is true about the capitalization there on both of us first kings i mean not first king first timothy six starting in verse 13 which is why you had the uh two old testament al uh the kings because it was the shadow that one day we would be kings that's right seriously i know it's pretty incredible so you think about you know because i usually don't like a king for that kind of system and our rebeled against the king which was interesting unless i am one

because of the king of king. This kingdom living. You're a spiritual king, James. But nobody knows it, but God. But I look like a vagrant. That's it. Kingdom living is sort of like TV living. I'm a king.

People are like, yep, yawn. Hang on, Jess. Let's take one more break for you. So he says in verse 13 in the sight of God, 1 Timothy 613, who gives life to everything. Boy, that's just what a statement. and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontchus Pilate made the good confession.

I think that was when he said, are you a king? Are you a king? He's like, he didn't disagree. He said yes. You're right. For this reason I came to be. Yeah. I charge you to keep the command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord

Jesus Christ, which God will bring about him in his own time. God, the blessed and only ruler. And then it says, the king of kings. It's kind of a subliminal. He made the good confession. Yeah, I'm a king. The Lord of Lords. Who alone, this is what makes you a king.

If you say, how do I be the king of kings or Lord of Lords, who is immortal, immortal, and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. to him be honor and might forever. Yeah, and think about this. He's unapproachable, but yet going to, so what's so we were going to talk about, John Sixth, the Lord's Supper, and he says,

I am the bread of life. Yeah. You know, you think about that this unapproachable being humbled himself allowed us to get our hands on it. We couldn't approach him, so he approaches us. Through Jesus. Which is the story of the prodigal son, right? Which is it.

He was a long way off. The Bible says, that then the father went after him. See, that's why I think, no, you don't disagree or whatever. That's why when I read something like the prodigal son and I look at our culture, because everybody I'm seeing,

because now I'm bumping into people or texting people that haven't seen for months because we've all been quarantined. And they all say the same thing. Well, what a time to live life. What has happened to our world? What kind of country is this? And I usually say something like,

well, it's an epic time for Jesus. You know, people need you. Because that's where everybody's, what is wrong? what is going on. And I think about all the riots, and we've got the coronavirus, and all these politicians are up making all this.

And here's Jesus in my mind, a modern day Jesus. He's in a back room somewhere having a meal with a bunch on the broad road. And we're like, well, wait a minute, now, this is not what you should be doing. You should be out here, you know, protesting. But that's what happened in Luke 15.

He was not doing what we want him to do, which goes back to our phrase about they wanted to make him king by force. He's having a meal with a bunch of hellions. And they're like, well, this is not the way this is supposed to be. To your point, that entire, the lost sheep, the lost coins and the lost son, all three of those parables, the purpose of the reason Jesus gave them was not for what we use, he emphasized the loss part, but for the son, the older brother, who represented of the Pharisees who didn't want him doing that.

I mean, that's where it starts. That's where it is. Because remember the older brother is really the point of the parable. You should be glorifying when people get on that narrow road. Instead, he was like, why should we, he's been out living this sinful a lot? Why should we accept him back? That was the purpose of what Jesus was talking about because the Pharisees were complaining that he was eating with the broad road people.

It's critically important that people understand again to Timothy, Paul to Timothy. If I'm delayed, you will know how. people are to conduct themselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth, beyond all question. And boy, is it ever, back then and today, the mystery of godliness is great. He appeared in a body, God becoming flesh, was vindicated by the spirit. He's dead. He's gone. He's gone. three days later, whoops, he's up again. Was he appeared on a body, was vindicated by the spirit,

was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, beginning over there, all the way to hear, who believed was believed on in the world, were part of the believers, was taken up the glory. He didn't mention the return, but when the return occurs, boys, all I have to tell you is what they're screaming for, on the streets of America, justice, they're going to get it. What we are thankful of, he was merciful.

You shouldn't scream for justice, you should scream for mercy from the God of heaven. Mercy triumphs over judgment. Therefore, we're members of the kingdom of God because of God's mercy extended toward us through Jesus. And you're like, man, mercy rules. Thank you, Lord, for not giving me justice because I deserve death. But it's hard to convey that in our society.

Oh, tell me about it. I'll share this story before. It's like pulling teeth, Jace. But it seems more applicable now today because of all the tensions, the race, you know, with what's happened in our culture. But, you know, Willie and I, I think it was when the Rodney King thing happened and all the tensions were there. Well, you know, back then I wasn't watching the news much.

and Willie and I How much has changed, Jason, and all that you. Some of our best friends were the Lewis's and we went over there and we had a fish fry and well we went and played basketball Willie and I at what they call the square which is basically an outdoor piece of concrete

with two rims that have no nets you know, it's pretty rough and well Willie and I we didn't notice we're the only two white people there I guess we knew that subconsciously but, you know, we were going to be at the Lewis's that night. Everybody was coming.

We were having like a gathering there like that. But there was a lot of racial tensions at that time that we weren't really taking seriously. Well, a cop car pulled up. Of course, and look, you know, to kind of give credit to a lot of people that are protesting, I would say half the players took off running. You know, he just pulled up. Half, no, it could have been because they were up to no good, or it could have been, you know, bad experiences, yeah, what happened.

And so they hollered at me and Willie to come over there, the cop. So, you know, we walked over there. I was mad because I'm playing, we're playing basketball. I'm in the heat of the game, you know. And they're like, what are y'all doing? And Willie's like, we're playing basketball. And he's like, well, you need probably all to get out of here before dark. And Willie said, why?

Because we were, like I said, in the heat. And I was just thinking, what, what is, what is he want? I mean, we literally were not thinking, hey, there's, have you not heard where there's racial tensions? You're white on a court. And we really were not thinking that. And he said, you're white. And Willie said, yeah.

No kidding. He said, we're eating fish here a little bit at Miss, you know, Uri-Dales, you know, we're having fish fry. We're playing basketball. before that and he's like we all just i'm just telling you you probably are leave here for for dark and well he's like i didn't say anything he's like all right we appreciate it you know and then we went back to playing basketball but now i look back on that i kind of get it as far as from his if i would have said look we're members of the kingdom of god these yeah that guy you see that guy there paula he's my brother okay he's black but i mean we're eating fish at his house we've gone over

on purpose. I'm not thinking about the black, white. We're in Jesus together. These are some of his friends. They all know. We're okay. Jay's, you've just given the problem in America and the solution. Jesus is the solution. That's what I think. I think it's right. From one man, God made every nation of men. If you say that, people go, yeah, okay. Oh, yeah. But what I'm describing is a meal that we were having and having some recreation in the meantime we weren't noticing that we because we go over there all time i gave uredale davis thousands of pounds of fish through my fishing career i'd go by there i said yurredale got you some fish and there were always she was an older woman and what a woman oh and look she had a house full of children i don't know where they came from some of herds

and some of them she just took care of where neighborhood because they're Let's take one last break. Well, it's interesting you bring that up. Great woman. She's passed on the other side. I'll see her again. When you talk about the kingdom, it is interesting that some of the parables,

other parables that Jesus uses or around a meal. You know, he talks about the feast and going out and bringing people to the feast and the idea that, and it's that idea you described Jason. I hadn't thought about it to you said that, that around a table is kind of that concept of bringing people in to be a part of that.

So, I mean, he kind of compares the kingdom. of God to that. It's like a feast. It's like a... Well, it's disarming. I mean, when you get... When you're around a table, it's a lot more difficult for me to rip you to Shrez than I could as an avatar on social media. I could rip your avatar. Yeah. I could virtue signal against your avatar because I'm just, I'm looking at a face on a screen. I don't even know who you. I don't even know you. And it's probably not even

what it looks like you. Yes. Absolutely not. It's gone through a filter or whatever. But when you, when we remove... And that's where culture is at, by the way. We're Instagram culture. Everything's on. online, everything's on social media, virtual world, I'm even, Zooms and all that. But what, they're not having meals together. They're not having meals together. When you have the fish dry, when you have the, when you have the jambalaya or the gumbo here in Louisiana and everybody comes around, it's disarming because you're, you're,

like I have to look you in the face before I rip you to shreds and kind of put you in some kind of category. And I think to your point, I mean, the, the own, what I see happening in the culture, now is they're clamoring for an answer that could only be found in Jesus' church. That's it. That's the only place you're going to smell the aroma of Christ is when you walk into a setting and you see some burly redneck, what's African-American, with Merrill Lynch financial advisor physician.

You see all these people together and you're like, this does not make sense. Yeah. But it smells really good. That's fine. Yeah. Yeah, bless this Jesus. That's why I think the evil one's behind all that. You know, when it comes to disease and people suffering,

and I tend to put that on him because he wants to isolate people. And then you throw in the Internet where everyone's already, by nature, isolated. And so then you get all worked up about what's going on and the hate and our differences. And so then here we come back, you know, with a meal. That's why the Lord's Supper, which we were going to talk about from John 6th. it seems so simple and it seems so crazy to them and him even saying you know i'm the bread of life and i have living water and these simple little things that he was trying to get in their head that people say oh we come together as a meal all sharing a common you know problems and

solution in jesus and i think that's the picture that he wanted to well it's interesting because we've been talking about jesus as king and i preached a sermon a few weeks ago about this where you look at Jesus who is the king of kings, who is God, who is God who was in flesh here on the earth and went back. And he had no problem getting down on his knees and washing the feet of his disciples. I mean, he was a servant, you know, and he had no problem getting on his knees and praying for himself

and everyone in the garden. So I thought about that concept of him on his knees. But then I remember what he said to Satan when Satan was tempting him. Remember early when he was just starting his ministry, Satan asked him to bow his knee to him. Now here's a man who has no problem getting down on both knees serving anybody, including weak disciples. Satan asked him to get down on his knee and give him fealty and we'll rule together

because he said, look around. So you see who's in charge here. I mean, they're all. We're the kings. I'm really the king of this dump. That's what Satan was saying. And Jesus says, I'll never bow the knee to you because I serve the Lord, my God, and him only.

And so with this happening, it is a couple of weeks. weeks ago it struck me preaching that I was watching people on their knee to a cause. And it really struck me. I was like, why would you get on your knee to that? But you won't consider many getting on your knee to Christ, which would then eliminate this whole problem. Because if we were to gather on the thing as brothers in Christ and sisters in Christ, we could come up with the right solution.

That's what people who look at kings is like wealth and what they have, what they don't realize, because they're to look at Jesus. So what do I need that? Right. I mean, I have everything. And I'm like, yeah, but you're living in a fine house in a neighborhood that's going to be leveled. You know, we're talking about the Brawl Road that leaves a destruction. It looks awesome, but guess what?

It's going to be leveled. Yep. Think about all the great palaces of the past and, I mean, beautiful kingdoms that were there. And now, where are they? They're underground. I'm out there, metal detector trying to find that. The piece is trying to find the treasures that are left of. History, because it got leveled.

Well, the lie is that the lie is that we're told that we have to fight for, like personally, I've got to fight for my equal position. And then I think when you read the words of Paul in Philippians 2, he says your attitude should be like that of Christ Jesus, who being in very nature of God did not consider equality. with God, something to be grasped and made himself nothing. So you look at the nature of this holy, powerful being who spoke everything into existence. I mean, like we're talking about a, I mean, this guy, he's not a created being,

and he condescends, he makes himself nothing. He takes on human nature. Like, when you think about that type of humiliation? Yeah. And so the answer, I think this is the answer to what's going on right now. I don't think we have to come up with. I think the Christ has given it to us that we are to have that attitude. That's shocking in a world right now where everybody's on both sides.

Everybody's protesting. Everyone's trying to find their identity and their politics, whether they're Marxists or nationalist, Republicans, Democrats. And the kingdom of God is just be, I love that you don't read that because you do have a purity about you. I read all that stuff. Jesus politics. Basically, what I all said, my nephew.

What I've gathered here today is that we're humble kings. there you go we're humble kings i need to buy that humble kings dot com write a book maybe my next book unfortunately yes somebody's probably already i'm glad it's not based on iq because i would be coming up short short short short but most kings are not humble that's right no they're not very prideful that's kind of the you know what we should we should uh we should uh pray for us pray for our country we have to do that's in the podcast some idea so jack will you come back next time because I want to talk about John 6th. I want to talk about the bread of life.

We referenced it. We did. But I'm preaching on it. I got to talk about it more. So you'll come back next time. Yeah, I think so. Hopefully we'll get you back. If not we'll talk about it anyway.

Dad, why don't you close this one with a prayer for the country? Father, you have heard our words today. We grovel at your feet. The one you sent, Father. One thing he showed all of us. You are a one merciful God. Thank you, Father, for being merciful toward us. I pray that our country wake up and arise and stand up.

Put their faith in your son. He's done a mighty thing for us. He's removed our sins. Blessed is the man, Father, you said, whose sin you'll never count against them. That's the work Jesus did. On top of that, you guarantee. this, we could be raised from the dead, and we would go from mortal to immortal. What a thought.

Thank you for your spirit that you've given us that's available to all men and women in these United States and worldwide. I pray, Father, for a mass awakening. I pray, Father, that we would make you the main thing and everything the main thing. Thank you, Father, for being merciful to us. I pray that your people would rise up and we salvage the United States of America. Father, we are operating as your kingdom inside this Democratic Republic. Help us, Father, point everyone to Jesus, your son. I pray this in his name. Amen. So we're so glad you guys were with us today.

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