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Okay Jerry, do you have your prayer request for yesterday Jerry? Say again, no I don't have it, can you send it again? Uh, yeah, I'll send it again and we'll have you pose in prayer. And then I got Steve and Mark and Burke, so stand by one. Copy sir. Yeah, go ahead Will. Just checking in. Okay, thanks Will. KB7, KQI. Oh, there's Kathy. I got up this morning, guys, gals, I got up this morning and I couldn't get my radio to work until just a couple minutes ago. I don't know what I did, but nothing would work. Nothing would transmit. So I'm way behind here. Just hang on and we'll get things lined out here. Hey, good morning Kevin. I'll be counting on you guys a lot this morning as I try to get things lined out here. Jim, be getting blood here too. Thank you. Thank you. so Thank you. All righty. Jerry, you should have got that email I just sent to you. And we'll get rocking and rolling here. We'll do a short inversion today. We have the vintage military radio net. And I conversed with them, you know, you recall last Sunday, about the time we went to prayer. We had some tune-uppers, and I'm thinking perhaps they weren't bothering us. But anyway, they graciously, graciously apologized, and they brought in the whole troops and said, we need to apologize, and we need to be good stewards of amateur radio, and we need to be good neighbors. And it was just an email exchange that went two or three times. And it's all good. They felt really, really bad. But we have to know that, you know, on occasion there's going to be oopsies. And I told them there will be oopsies over on our part also. I remember one time I led prayer and I just prayed right up to 7 o'clock. Just spaced it. You know, those things are going to happen. But we know that nothing's malicious, nothing's intense. We have really, really good neighbors with the vintage military radio group. And I invited them to come and join us. So anyway, that's all good. And so we're going to do a hard stop at 6:50 this morning. So that's with that. I'll have Jerry, I'll have you close in prayer. And I want to go over the SDRs here. Let's see, I got Peter there. Good morning, Peter. KJ7BA. I got you, Peter. I got Darrell there with the IOS. There's anybody else? Oh, there's Brian. KJ7PWM. Good morning, Brian. I want my heart to see that you and your dad got home safe and sound. Going up the list here. There's Bert, W7RJD. Bert, are you on the radio this morning? I don't hear Bert. Let's see here. jump over to the everything to the disarray this morning. I'll tell you what. There we go. There's Phillip. K6HSD. Good morning, Phillip. My half moon bay was hiding. And there's JR. Good morning, JR. K6LBP. Had a nice visit with JR All Star here a couple weeks ago. And W6RLJ, that looks like dock. And so I think we're good to go. Kathy, KB7KTY, you're on frequency. Okay, I thought I had her on there a few moments ago. Let's see, I have on the check-in, I got Pete and David and Beck and Al and Jerry and Darryl and Kathy and no Roger yet, and George. Jim, Steve, Mark, Bert, Will, and Kevin. Anybody not hear their name called, come down. WB730ZL, waiting for the appropriate time. Good morning. Thank you for your prayers for Friday. And, yeah, looking forward to the next. All righty. And assume the memorial service went grand? That's right. Thank you for your prayers for that. I appreciate that. Okay, Roger, I'm a little bit behind the eight ball here this morning. I got to here about a little after five, and nothing in the shock would work. The computers were down, the radios were down. I went over to my 12-volt radio, which is a little 100 watt, and for some reason looked on the radio, and it was only putting out 40 watts. And I must have got to know that I was frantically... trying to put everything together. And I don't know what it did, but it started working. So I'm not going to touch it. It's not how I normally run it, but we'll deal with it later after church, I guess. All right, looking for check-ins, looking for check-ins. We're running a little late this morning, but that's fine. We'll figure it all out. Please call at 7 NCA. Thank you. Okay, one more call for KT7, KTY, Kathy, are you back on your microphone yet? Okay, no Kathy, what I wanted to do with you and the group, I believe, I believe that Max will be back Tuesday, so I believe I'm here trying to navigate things tomorrow and then I believe Max will be on Tuesday. Kathy gets back, I'll text her and see if that's the case. But that's what I have. - All right. Steve, can you open up in prior this morning? - I don't hear Steve there. - Beck, could you open this up in prior this morning? - Yeah, I hear you calling me. Scott, what can I do? It's 7:45. - Okay, could you open this up in prior this morning, Steve? Okay, let's power ahead. I'll carry me in. So thank you, and just, uh, we're in charge of all of your creations. Heavens and everything in his hand, and we've got these, uh, we've got these, uh, situations and others, and, uh, T-layers and F-layers and just all kinds of confusing layers. And, uh, we have to understand that, Lord, we know that it's part of what's causing the, uh, problems with the radio this morning. And we can't just call folks and hear one another. But, Lord, we just ask for your blessing on us this morning. Help us, oh God, to hear your word. Help us to be the reader of the word that God has given us. And just help us, oh God, to be in your heart. We'll give you praise and the honor and glory. Be the same, I pray. Amen. All right, appreciate that, Dave. I'm going to call an audible this morning. I know that we're starting on chapter... verse 11. What I'd like to do, there's four thoughts between now and the end of the chapter, and what I would like to do, this is what I'm shooting for, is Max being back on Tuesday, and I would like for Max to be able to start Galatians. And so today and tomorrow, I would like to take, there's four thoughts. We'll bust up two and two, two thoughts today and two thoughts tomorrow. And that should bring us at the end of the chapter for tomorrow. So we'll back up from chapter 7 to chapter 10, verse 7 to verse 10. We'll start at verse 7 today, and we'll go from verse 7 to verse 13. And then from verse 7 to verse 10, there's a thought of strength and weakness. And then verse 11 to verse 13, we have a thought of, Paul confirming his credentials. So there's two schools of thought there. And then tomorrow, 14, verses 14 and 18, Paul explains the Father's heart and then in 19 to the end of the Let's see. Am I messing up here? Good. Let's scratch that. No, we can't do that. What am I thinking? We gotta go... Let's go to the end of the chapter today, and then we'll do chapter 13 tomorrow, and then we'll be in Galatians. Okay. Scratch what I was thinking, I'm kind of running on the flight here. You're watching the quarterback in the back of the field scrambling in the deep end. So I'm about ready to throw a Hail Mary here. Let's read verses 11 to the end of the chapter. And we'll cover these four thoughts today, and then tomorrow we'll do chapter 13, and then that will give Max a good opportunity to start us off in collations on Tuesday. Let's do that. All right. Roger, could you read verses 11 to the... What is that? Verse 21 to the end of the chapter? Chapter 12, over. Yeah, truly. And we, I think, had our prayer. Am I correct? Steve had our prayer, over. Yeah, Steve opened in prayer, and the band's a little wonky this morning. but with the majority of those around the table have SDRs. And then I chose Steve 'cause I was thinking the band was long and his signal would reach up into the nuclear part or the nucleus part of the the round table, but maybe it didn't. And I'd like you to read, Roger, because you can reach into Montana and you can reach into Oregon and California with your big signal. So that was my thought process. So the prayer has been spoken. We invited God into the room, into our hearts and minds. So take it away, Roger. Over. Thank you Scott, this is WB7VNL, and yes, I usually hear Steve from California quite well. Chris 11, I have become foolish. You yourself compelled me. Actually, I should have been commended by you. For in no respect was I inferior to the most eminent apostles, even though I am a nobody. The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with all perseverance by signs and wonders and miracles. For in what respect were you treated as inferior to the rest of the churches, except that I myself did not become a burden to you? Forgive me, this wrong. Verse 14. Therefore this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you, for I do not seek what is yours, but you, for children, are not responsible to save up for their parents, but parents for their children. And I will most gladly spend and be extended for your souls. If I love you the more, am I to be loved the less? But be that as it may, I did not burden you myself. Nevertheless, crafty fellow that I am, I took you in by deceit. Certainly I have not taken advantage of you through any of those whom I have sent to you, have I? I urged Titus to go, and sent a brother with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit, and walk in the same steps? Verse 19: "And all this time you have been thinking that we are defending ourselves to you. Actually, it is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ, and all for your upbuilding, beloved. For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you in to be not what I wish, and may be found by you to be not what you wish. But perhaps there may be a strife, jealousy, angry tempers, disputes, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disturbances. I am afraid that when I come again, my God may humiliate me before you, and I may mourn over many of those who have sinned in the past and not repented of the impurity of... immorality and sexuality which they have practiced. That is a big, big heart of a pastor call for us today. Scott, back to you. This is WB70's Edel. - Oh, what a great reading there, Roger. I appreciate that very much. Okay, in my scrambling this morning, we may have bit off more than we can chew, but we'll do the best we can, and we'll move forward. So looking around the roundtable this morning, as you were following along with Roger, anything that jumped out at you that you would like to share or like to expand on, please call at 7NPA. Yeah, go ahead Kevin, get us rolling here. I don't know if this is on, because this is a... Yeah, that's good, roger....summarized, but what is the healing heart of the Master Old Smart right here? And there's so much back in here. As we know, all of y'all are kind of dealing with the kind of fission of these fossils, if you will, that have come in, and all their traditions and all of their polished weathering. And, you know, they're puffing themselves up. But all of you are reminding them on many levels. That is the, uh, got to check in humble for a reason. And the phone could easily post on his own. Hold on. He never posts upon himself. He's hitting himself out. Order to search for the seats here. And, uh, to get John to answer the question, uh, just to keep him, uh, on his plate. And, you know, it's interesting sometimes, uh, we sometimes wonder why the doctor doesn't answer some of their questions in the way that we think they might ought to be answered. But John is working his will, you know, and hoping, uh, good to have him around here recording his purposes. Paul clearly reported his love for his church with great profoundness and a limitless sarcasm. He addresses this portion of the lesson, two times in a row, through humility and sacrifices effort. He has in the church itself. and his great love for the church. And he's not going to be the judge on whatever person he is. He's not taking an offering collection from the church as many other churches have helped support him in his life. He has not done that to the Corinthian church, which is kind of interesting because they're probably one of the more off population there financially. But yet his focus has been on spiritual, spiritual, and the sexual immorality, all the, the justice and all these things. And, but he has been, he is, he's pointing out, his artistic role as a apostle in the, in the, the, the growth and the establishment growth of the church itself. It's a great micro-harmony. Yeah, I appreciate that, what you had to say, Kevin. As you were so delicately laying out how you see what Paul was laying out, as you were explaining it, my mind was spinning, knowing that, that this is exactly what it looks like. And I'll back up just a moment here. You know, and I look around the table, we have many that have been called into the ministry here, some in different forms, one or another. And then we have others that are all part of the church, your ministries are perhaps looking a little bit different. So we have those that teach and nurture the church family. in similar roles like Paul is doing here. And when you're called to do this, it is a calling. There's those that take on a, you know, in this fallen world, there's those that take on a... a similar role like these false apostles. And maybe their motive isn't 100% square like Paul's. And those are never like that. It has to be, it has to come from God as a calling deep into you in a role just like what Kevin was saying and Paul was laying out. So as we move forward, any thoughts on that? I could give some personal testimony. Maybe some others that have a good grasp of what Paul's saying could give us some testimony. Please call at 7MPA. Thank you. Yeah, go ahead, David. Well, this will come through. I know the band is pretty bad. But in any event, what Paul is doing here is, you remember back in 1 Corinthians 5, after the church was full of all kinds of issues and problems, And Paul addressed it, and he did so harshly to let them know that you can't allow this sin. And so Paul dealt with that, and they responded in kind, in a proper way, and they dealt with the sin. And Paul reminds them now here in 2 Corinthians, the 12th chapter, He's concerned that if he comes again, which he is, this is the third time that Paul has gone to the church there, and he's saying, I hope that I don't find contention, jealousies, outbursts, wrath, selfish ambitions, backbiting, whisperings, conceit, and promote, because he's afraid that there are some we still have to pretend that something happened before for the uncleanliness, the fornication, and all those things that took place. Paul's being a good, humble pastor of the church, if you will. He's an apostle, and he's telling them, I'm going to support these signs and wonders they will make as an apostle. You know who I am, and I have a deep love and concern for you, and I am even spending myself. I'm willing to die for the church. Paul has said that. He was always concerned for the brethren. He would give his life freely. for them that they obey the gospel. And so Paul is trying to do it out of humility and love for the church, and he's there for the third time now to lift them up. After all that happened in the first letter, he wants to make sure that they've got it and that they're doing what they should do, and he wants to build them up in the most holy faith. Cato, Cato, Simon, Papa, Delta, India, back to you. Thank you for that, David. And David was sharing how in the first letter there were some issues inside the church. And Paul addressed them. And the members, they come right under Paul's guidance. And Paul addressed those issues in a loving way. And they sing with his leadership that he was willing to die for the church. And you think, well, that's a big statement. Well, yes, it is. But what's the church? He's willing to die for Christ. This is Christ's church. We just manage it here on earth under Christ's guidance and counsel. And then in the second letter... some similar and even more profound issues are coming along inside the church and then he's dealing with these false teachers and these false apostles that are taking the church off kilter, and Paul is making a stand. So good comments, both you and Kevin and David appreciate that. All right, any other thing as we move forward? Please call in. Yeah, go ahead, Kevin. ... I hear most and learn most things. The Lord is with me. Most people and many of God's people are powerful and good. Most of the people will never know. But people can serve the Lord and God will serve them. Please please. ... ...... is ... that is about what you think of me in that we know that even though God will what he would do in service to God and that's really the word of God yeah that's absolutely key Kevin Kevin was pointing out and we both see him you can see through this some of these televangelists that, for one, they just preach the sunny side of the barn that you come to Jesus and your life is going to be perfect hereafter and after you have your perfect, everything's in harmony, just send money. And that's not the gospel story. And if we look deeper, those that shepherd the church give their whole life, their whole thought, you know, sleepless nights, whatever it takes. I know for me. I've been told that if I don't straighten up and do the way they want to run it, that my nose is going to be bludgeoned. I've been told that if we're going to do it my way, because I give more money to the church than anybody else here. And so we're going to do it this way. And that's not the direction that God wants to go. You adhere to Scripture, and you teach the truth, and you stand when you have to stand. You love when you need to love. And this is kind of what it looks like. And this is kind of like what Paul's alluding to. The net would like to welcome Keith. Keith, it's so good to see you this morning. WB7RKR. And we've been lifting you and Ronnie in prayer. And Henrietta. All right. Any other thoughts as we move forward in this reading this morning? and 7 and 5 BBI follow up yeah go ahead David I wanted to point out again the importance that I wanted to see these this church take advantage of what he was teaching them number one And it's not like he did it in the dark. Again, he said he did it in miracle signs and wonders and deeds. Paul was a great example to them of the power of the gospel that's through Christ, and he preached it to them. And he had to discipline the church as well. But now I notice it was heavy on his mind. He thought of this obviously often because in verse 14, again, he says, Now for the third time I am ready to come to you. And then you read, and I don't want to get too far ahead, but in chapter 13, verse 1, he says again, For the third time. So... It was on Paul's mind that he had to go again. They should have accepted the power of the God's word and let it dwell within their hearts and put away all the sin and move forward in the positive word of Christ and take all these thoughts that they were having, all this sin, and hold it captive under the Jesus Christ. And that's what they should have been encouraged to do, but some were still having difficulty, as we all do. for all their sin and fall short of the glory of God. But Paul was trying to encourage them, get them thoughts out of your head, stop sinning, and let the church be an example to the world on the beauty that's in Christ Jesus. They are the body of Christ. And Paul is trying to get them to be responsible and act accordingly. But he's having to remind them over and over for the third time. It should have happened on the first time, and there shouldn't have been an easy... Well, maybe the second time, but third time, that's complete. Anytime you see 3, 7, 10, that's complete. Paul is completing his mission with the Corinthian church now. Kilo Kilo 7, Papa Del Pabio, back to you. Great observations there David. I looked at that in verse 14 for this third time. And we know that there's two letters in Corinthians, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, and we understand there was a third letter, but it was lost. So this kind of dovetails onto this twice now. It becomes the third tag. The analogy that kind of comes to mind, and it's a real interest of mine and something on my bucket list, and that is they have -- sheepdog competition. And they'll put a bunch of, and I've watched this on YouTube, and it just fascinates me, these boiler pollies, how smart they are. And they'll take sheep and work them and put them out of a great big field, go get them, and bring them in and put them in a pen. Well, I'm one of those sheep, and I'm kind of one of those sheep that maybe doesn't always want to go in the pen. Well, that's a little bit of a snapshot of what the Apostle Paul is speaking about here. You can picture him as the lead collie dog. But there's some other collie dogs, border collies, that have maybe other motives. And so he's trying to bring those sheep into the pen, into Christ, and keeping them. the church together. So he's working with these sheep, trying to feed these false apostles, all trying to get little me's, because I'm a sheep, in this pen. I hope that analogy can kind of ring with you, because that's kind of what it looks like to me. So any other thoughts as we move forward here? 7 MPI. Okay. Well, let's break this down and let's take our focus. from verse 19 to the end of the chapter where Paul really humbled himself. You know, he's not building himself up. He's, and David hit on this earlier, and really humbled, he really wants them to go and repent and have really get away from their what they've been up to and really double down and get back into the loving church. And so we'll look at this, glance over this 19 to 21, and look at that before we close out and go to prayer here in a moment. In 7 MPA. You got it, Kevin? Yeah, go ahead, Kevin. Yeah, I just -- just kind of briefly just touched on a couple of the principles that you know, I want to be God and not identified by our spiritual experience or the highlights of the non-topic screen you know, Paul talks about even if they're persons and hopefully as he could about it, he claims to be taking action to be sure to have an opinion of the presence of God and yet, he comes back now to everyday life and the thorn of the flesh talking about I thought most Greeks believe that the entrance prayer was known, that we prayed that we did. And we learned in the Exodus that God's glory to the Greeks is most often revealed in our leaders. Yes, and it's not about us. and that God has worked through him in his humility and signs and wonders of the growth of a church. You think about every scriptural, every church is really truly a miracle of God. Every soul that is saved, every time someone comes to the knowledge of their sin and the knowledge of the gospel and repents and gives their life to our Lord, what a miracle that is, that transformation that takes place in this downer's son of the church. effort to grow and nurture our church despite ourselves, our sin, nature, the temptations of the world. What a blessing they had to have Paul there to pour himself out for them. And so we see a picture how I think God uses humble men like Paul, devoted men like Paul. And this is really truly the heart of a pastor. If your church is looking for a pastor, you don't want the guy that's hosting about his credentials. Yeah, we always look at credentials. But we want to look as best we can about his servitude and his heart and worth. the record of what he's done for the glory of God and servitude for the saints. KB7, is that acceptable? Yeah, thank you, Kevin, for putting a nice frame around what we are talking about today. And when we go and worship with our church families, You know, just, it's so refreshing to know that God is there amongst us. This is, you know, we're in the world, but we're not of the world. And we have our little hiccups in the way. But it's a special time to double down and spend time in a mountaintop experience with our Creator. And it's a little bit of a fresh air. And, yeah, we're going to have issues like the church in Corinth. But let's not forget that, like Kevin was saying, that God's grace is efficient to overcome any of these spikes, any of these little hiccups. God's greatness overcomes our weaknesses. and a deeper, wider, spiritually, we can't even put our mind around that. And it's so, so rewarding. we can just let the world make sure flow out and so I encourage us today this upcoming week to really reach out to our pastors and just be, take some rocks out of their pack sack if we can and just lighten their mood. And it's such a blessing. I know for one, I was slated to do a communion talk today and received a text message a couple days ago and said, "Hey Scott, I would really like for you to do a communion talk on Easter Sunday and I have a special part in Thank you. you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you