Sunday Message - Pastor Tony Augustus (June 19, 2016) | Life Bible Church

Shiffy and their grandson Aaron which is Shiffy

and Rocky's son and then Rocky. So would you

welcome the whole family again as Pastor Tony

and Neelam come. God bless you. Come on up. Come

on up family. words and then Aaron and Alan and

Chiffy, they will lead us in a song and I'll

come and share with you what the Lord is doing

in India. Praise the Lord. I certainly want to

glorify the name of the Lord and want to thank

Pastor Brad for giving this opportunity to come

and minister. I'm so thankful to the Lord for

taking good care of us back in India. And thankful

to all the people who have been standing with

us all over these years. It's because your support,

your help has enabled us to reach the country

of India and to save many souls. God is on the

move in India. Miracles are happening each day.

Young men and women are standing and taking the

baton to serve the Lord and we glorify the name

of the Lord. God is pouring down his spirit,

chains have been broken, healing has been done

in a tremendous way. People are getting healed

from cancer and AIDS and tumors are falling down

and blinds are seeing, you know, lame are walking

and we see the gospel real in the country of

India. Just recently, 15 days back, there's a

young guy who went to a new city called Gonda

and he was preparing himself, fasting and praying.

He said, Lord, you have chosen me to serve thee

and I want to serve thee with all my heart. And

as he went to the city of Gonda, there was a

lady whom God was talking and she said, God told

her that she's going to send a young man to serve

the Lord in this city who will... Who God will

use in miracles. And in the first meeting. He

started praying for the sick. And sick got healed.

And the name of the Lord be glorified. Very soon

we will have a big church there. And we will

glorify the name. So God is on the move. Keep

praying for us. We need your prayers. And I am

so thankful to the Lord. Again. One more time.

This is the time for our family. Which God and

God's people have given us. You know this one

and a half month. We will be in America. And

this is a great time. Since the time Rockies

got married. It's almost 10 years. Aaron will

be 10 years. We have never been together as a

family for one and a half months. So I want to

glorify the name of the Lord. For he does wonders.

And we are really enjoying. Enjoying the presence

of the Lord. God's people are taking good care

of us. We want to thank you Smuckers. We are

really, really enjoying. Beyond our expectations.

We are so happy. And I am like, you know, I love

to work, work, work as many people know. And

I enjoy that serving the Lord. But here as if

I have nothing to do, I'm just eating and relaxing

and laughing and praying and praising the name

of the Lord. Thank you very much for having this

one more time. I would like to share just one

verse this morning. As we all go to the church,

we love to come to the church and it is good

to come to the church and serve the Lord. There

are many people who come and go, come and go.

It's like a ritual or customary that we come

and go with our families and serve the Lord.

But many a times while even serving the Lord,

so many times we are so distressed. We are so

upset. We are so full of sorrow inside that we

really do not know how to deal with. People look

up to us because they are expecting few things

from us because we are on a... On a level, we

have been given a position and we are not able

to share our heart with anybody. Inside our hearts,

we are so troubled and we do not know what to

do, who to go and share. People will say, oh,

you're a leader. Oh, you have a position and

you are going through all this. What is this?

We feel ashamed to share our problems with us.

And one after another, one after another, our

heart becomes so sorrowful, so upset. When I

was going through this word, Psalm 94, 19. I

read and it says, in the multitude of my anxieties

within me, within us, we get so troubled. We

get so sorrowful. We get so upset. One after

another problem. One after another. Our family

problem. Our spouse's problem. Our kids' problem.

Problem regarding our court cases. Problem regarding

our jobs. You name things one after another,

one after another. How long, Lord? How long will

I have to go and suffer? How long will this carry

on? One after another, we get tired. We get tired.

We try to give it up. So many people, if we read

in newspapers, so many people are committing

suicide back in India. Why? You're doing PhD.

You're doing MBA. You are going to become a CEO

of a company. But what happened? All of a sudden,

this great man who people are looking up to has

committed suicide. gone into depression. What's

going on? Nobody knows what's the problem. The

problem is there is so much trouble inside. Outside

when people see us, they feel, oh, you're great.

Wow, you've got such a big house. Wow, you've

got everything in life to enjoy with. Everything

is taken care of. It seems very good from outside.

But sometimes when you talk to people, when you

put your hand on their shoulder, they have trouble

inside. They have problems inside that they cannot

share. And here the Swami says, in the multitude

of my anxieties within me, where to go, what

to do? We look to some people, they fail us.

We go from one corner to another corner. We go

asking people, telling people, and all these

things, you know. They multiply within us. The

problem. Oh, I shared. I shared my problem with

somebody. And look, they were laughing. She went

and shared with somebody else. We are scared

to confess to anybody. But I want to tell you

a good news. If you confess in the Lord, you

say, but thy comfort delight my heart. No matter

how much troubled we are. No matter how much.

In other translation, it says, when I was upset.

And beside, you calmed me. So many people try

to tell us so many things, but our heart never

seems to be calmed down. But there's a God in

heaven who is real, who cares for us. He calms

us down. Not only calms us down, but he says,

and cheered me up. It's easy to calm down, but

who can cheer me up? It's only the presence of

the Lord who can cheer me up. It's only the presence

of the Lord. No matter how much, how many years

we have been coming to the church. I was just

thinking about this lady, Hannah. She was regularly

coming as customary with her family to the house

of God. Once a year they used to come and offer

their offering. And she kept coming and coming

and coming. But the word of God tells us every

time she came and went back, her heart was troubled

all the more. And she was so sad for many days

that she would not even eat her food. Her husband

tried to tell her, oh, come on, come on, be cheerful.

Am I not like seven sons to you? Why do you cry?

No, but she was so troubled inside. She was so

upset inside in spite of all the problems. Her

adversaries were teasing her. When we walk a

Christian life, we go through many adversaries.

We go to many people who just tease us. We just

don't know what to do. We are so troubled inside.

The good thing is she kept coming to the Lord.

My dear friends, it was very good. Even if we

have troubles, keep coming to the Lord. And one

day when the spirit of the Lord touches you,

when the spirit of the Lord touch Hannah, then

the word of God says, and the priest said, go,

your prayers have been answered. And the word

of God tells us she rose. She got up. She ate

her food. And her countenance was never sad again.

Hallelujah. I'm talking about today. If you come

to the Lord and your countenance is sad, you

are troubled inside. There's nothing nobody can

do to you. But there is a God in heaven who's

promising you today. If you're troubled inside,

if you have a lot of problems within, you're

not able to share. Come on, let's give your life

to the Lord. Ask him. He will take it and not

only calm you down, but he will fill your heart

with joy. Hallelujah. Amen. Presence of the Lord

is here. And in this meeting, the Spirit of the

Lord is really moving. It's moving. Holy Spirit

is moving. And expect great miracles. God has

already touched a few people. And God is going

to touch many more this morning. May the Lord

bless you. Yes, Lord. Good morning. And as we

say in India, in ABC, praise the Lord. And I

always say that I believe what God has called

us to do, not just to say it, but to really praise

God in all our circumstances. Amen? I guess we

need a bigger amen to that. Psalms 29 and verse

9. And you know, the second part of this verse

in the KJV version says, and in his temple, does

everyone speak of his glory? A lot of translations

say they speak glory, but I like this translation

very much. It says, in his temple, in the temple

of the Lord, everyone speaks of his glory. And

I believe we need to tell ourselves that in his

temple, all we will say. It's about the glory

of Jesus. Not just in the church. But the word

says we are the temple of the Lord. And you know

church, whatever we say in our hearts should

be about glorifying Jesus. Nothing else but only

about glorifying Jesus. But that's what we have

been created to do. Is glorify him wherever we

are in all times. and all times and all circumstances.

For he deserves all glory and all honor. Amen.

So let's start glorifying him for that's what

he has made us. Thank you Jesus. Just thank him

for one thing that you remember that he has done

good to you. Think about maybe a healing, maybe

a provision. Thank you for your fathers. Thank

you for your parents. Thank you. As a sacrifice

of thanksgiving. All what we have and all we

are. Is just his grace and grace alone. Thank

you Jesus. Thank you Lord. And it's going to

be an entirely new area. And we just got it.

And we started church on the 12th of this month.

And our pastor went there. and they're not careful

Therefore arise. Yes. Go over this Jordan. You

and all these people. Yes. Into the land that

I am giving to them. Yes. To the people of Israel.

Yes. Third verse. Every place that the sole of

your foot will tread upon. Yes. I have given

to you. Very good. I will give to you. I have

given to you. You're the one. No election. I've

chosen you. Final. Nobody as good as you. I've

done it. Fifth verse. No man shall be able to

stand before you. No man will be able to stand.

It's all done. I have already given you enough

strength, power. You take your sword and you

start getting victory. Verse 6. Be strong. But

still, you cannot afford to be weak. You got

to be strong. Verse 6. Listen to this. Verse

8. Sorry, verse 8. This book of the law. Shall

not depart from your mouth. I have decided that

you are going to be the leader. I have made you.

The head. You are going to go. Wherever the.

Soul of your feet will tread. I have already

given that land to you. But still I want to warn

you. That you have to listen to each word. That

is written in this book. Folks. On the father's

day. The message of the father is. Even though

I have chosen you. I have selected you. You are

a born again man. I have given you my spirit.

I like you. I love you. I have given you a task

to do. You are a Sunday school teacher. You are

an elder. You are a deacon. You are a pastor.

I have chosen you to go and evangelize. You are

giving. You are going to make a lot of money.

And be a big businessman. And you are going to

extend the kingdom of God. But while doing all

these things. I want you to be vigilant. Careful.

I want you to be cautious. Strong. Watch up.

Because God intends, wants, desires for us to

complete the task. Do the job that we have called

for. We remember in the New Testament there is

a mention of three guys getting talent. One got

two, the other got five. And the third one got

only one talent. And you know what happened.

The guy who got. Two talents. The guy who got

two talents. He worked hard. He was vigilant.

He was very careful. He remembered everything

master told him. He did it. And then when master

came. Master cheered him up. And master said.

Just go and rule on two cities. Not on two villages.

On two cities. Oh that's a big. Big authority.

On two cities on the head. I can do anything

in two cities. The other guy was made in charge

over five cities. And the third guy. He was bound.

And he was thrown in the darkness. And he was

called wicked. Even though he was chosen by the

master. And he was given a talent. Many times

we are chosen by God. And God loves us and has

given us the talent. And by not doing that what

we have been called for. And what God intends.

Instead we start thinking so many other things.

The guy instead of doing the job that he had

been given. He started thinking, my master is

not very good. You know, he's going to ask his

talent back. And suppose I lose money while using

this talent. What will I do? What will I say?

And he started thinking so many other things.

And not worried about doing what he was supposed

to do. He hid the talent. Folks, you and I are

continuing. To do the task that we are called

for. Even though God has chosen us. He has liked

us. He has given us a new birth. He has filled

me with the Holy Spirit. But there is something

that the Father is saying. That I want you to

do. I want you to be vigilant. I want you to

be careful. I want you to be cautious. I want

you to watch out. And church. You have a task

given to you. And you are going to touch the

whole world. People are going to go from here

and touch the other part of the world. Elton

and Heather came to India. We have never ever

experienced anything like this with the children.

Children were crying and weeping and repenting.

Making place to serve the Lord. Like never before.

Why? Because some people were faithful. Even

though they knew that God has called them. But

they were strong in taking. A trip to India.

Folks, you have been called for something very...

I want you to read the scripture. And this is

Luke's Gospel, 8th chapter, 15th verse. Luke's

Gospel, 8th chapter, and 15th verse. Listen to

this one. Luke 8, 15. Yes. As for that in the

good soil... As for that in the good soil...

There are those... There are those... Who hearing

the word... Now, you know that the sower... sowed

the seed in four different kind of ground. The

stony ground, thorns, roadside, and good ground.

As for those who were sown in the good ground,

the same seed was sown everywhere. But the ones

that were sown in good ground, what was the goodness

of the ground? I want to show you. What is the

goodness? You say, God, I want to be good ground.

You can pray two hours. Lord, I want to be a

good ground. But what was the goodness of good

ground? Listen to this. On those who hearing

the word. Now, these are the good grounds with

those who hear the word. Hold it fast. What?

Hold it fast. After you hear the word, the enemy.

They burst in the air like other ground. They

want to come and snatch it from you. Not only

after you go out of the building, they will snatch

many times while you're still sitting in the

building and the word of God is preached to you.

They burst in your mind. I'm not going to give

my money. I'm not a servant. I cannot accept

this. Maybe you are a pastor, but I've got my

own business. I've earned my money. This is my

money. The birds don't only come when you hit

the road. Let me tell you, lots of birds even

enter in the church building. While you hear

the word of God, those that have good ground,

what do they do when they get the word of God?

They tightly hold it. This is the word of vigilance.

Oh, I don't want birds to take it. I don't want

a stone to kill it. I don't want anybody to stop

what I'm hearing. You hear the word of God. Many

times the word of God comes to you to change

you, transform you, and to enable you to do the

task that God wants or heaven wants you to do.

But those that were in good ground, what was

their goodness? They heard the word and they

tightly held it up. Okay. In an honest and good

heart. Not a wonderful ear. Beautiful ear. It's

good. Your ears are beautiful. You have some

earrings. Maybe you have a very good sound system.

So you can hear it good. But I'm talking about

something different. I'm talking about honest.

Are you honest to yourself? When the word of

God, same word of God is preached to everybody.

Somebody becomes Billy Graham and somebody ends

up in alcohol. Same church people who go to same

church. Don't blame God. It's your job. It's

you to be vigilant. It's you to be strong. It's

you to watch up and be careful. When the word

of God is given to you, you have to hold it.

You have to safeguard it. Then what happens when

you safeguard it? It goes deep down into you

and then brings forth fruit. And you start flourishing.

Your children start flourishing. Your family

becomes a blessing. Your church becomes a blessing.

God has chosen you. The word of the father was

to the son. Son, I know you're a great man. You're

a very intelligent man. You want to do things

for God. I know God has chosen you. He said no

to me. I wanted to build a house. And he said

no. But God said, your son, I know God wants

you to do it. But you will not be able to do

until you are vigilant. Until you are careful.

Now listen to this. 1 Peter 5 .7. 1 Peter 5 .7.

And then. 1 Peter 5 .8. 1 Peter 5 .7. Listen

to this. Casting all your anxieties on him. Casting

all your anxieties on him. You have got nothing

to do. Nothing left to do. You can go back home.

Sleep. Casting all your anxieties on him. Because

he cares for you. Because he cares. So you don't

have to care for yourself. Is that written there?

Casting all your care. Now if that was it. Listen

to the next verse. The next verse. Be sober minded.

You give your cares to God. And say to God. God

take everything. You do it. But you got to do

something in your mind. While you have already

asked God to do it. You have casted your cares

upon him. And you asked him to do it. He said

I will do it. Don't worry. But still have some

work to do. And that is in your mind. You have

to be sober mind. Don't get entangled. And don't

get involved in the rotten things. That will

kill the word of God. And kill your prayers.

And you will not be able to do anything. Even

though you have prayed. And God said I will take

care of you. But still God will not be able to

take care of you. Because the mind is not sober.

Listen to this. Be a sober mind. Be watchful.

Now, after you prayed a prayer, after the answer

came from God, don't worry. I'm going to take

care of it. You've been successful. You prayed

for this lady. She's going to be healed. Don't

worry. You're praying for your brother. Your

brother is going to come to me. Answer from heaven

is yes. But your work is not finished. You've

got to be vigilant. You've got to be careful.

You've got to be... Of good conscience. I want

you to read this one. Paul is writing a letter

to Corinth. Church of Corinth. Gives a letter

from Paul. And Paul has written this. 1 Corinthians

16 chapter 9th verse. 1 Corinthians 16 chapter

9th verse. 1 Corinthians 16 chapter 9th verse.

Listen to this one. For a wide door. What kind

of door? Say a wide door. Okay. For effective

work. Not only. Effective work. A lot of children

in ministry. A lot of youth. A lot of born again

experiences. A lot of water baptism. A lot of

Holy Spirit baptism. A lot of tent conventions.

A lot of church establishment. A lot of healing.

Effective work is there. Paul is writing church.

A white door is open. What else? Effective work

has opened to me. Effective work is open to me.

And he said, my work is finished. I'm going to

sleep. Listen to this. And there are many adversaries.

But there are many adversaries. He said, even

though the building is completed. Even though

the debt is paid. Even though we got the pianos

and we got the building and we got the park and

we got armies and we got preachers, we got youth.

But there is still a lot of enemies that will

try to destroy the work. Paul, you got to be

very cautious. You got to be strong. You got

to be vigilant. You've got to be very careful.

And Paul says, even though big door is open,

I can go anywhere and preach. Many people are

coming to the Lord, but I know that I have many

enemies. Sister and brother, a man of God. And

a daughter of God, I'm talking to you. There

is a word that's coming on the Father's Day to

all the children. Even though God has chosen

you. God has selected you. You heard the voice

of God. And God loves you. But your work is not

finished. You've got to still be vigilant. And

when you hear something in your ear, be sober

in your mind. Take it in your heart. Say it in

your heart. Because the enemy is going to speak

against the word that you've received. Now listen

to this one. Jesus Christ said. As. A chicken.

Gathers. Its chicks. I wanted to gather you under

my wings. In such a way. Then do it. Why don't

you do it. Do it. You know what he said. The

second line you said, but you wouldn't. But you

wouldn't. And he said, I couldn't do it because

you wouldn't. He has desires to take you under

his wings. He wants to bless you. He wants to

bless your entire family, your business, your

husband, your wife, your children. He wants to

take a great work from you. But there are enemy

that is trying to reach your brain. There's enemy

trying to reach and snatch the. Seed that is

given to you instead of keeping inside your heart.

The enemy is wanting to snatch it from you. The

word from the father on the father's day is be

vigilant. Be careful. You know, we started a

small work in India. We had 33 people. And we

worked hard. Today we have 800 people and lots

of church building. At that time we had nothing.

Today we have a lot of things. But our work is

bigger today. Than at that time. Don't you think

that after things start happening. After heaven

starts being poured upon you. And God starts

hearing your prayer. And God says amen to you.

Don't worry. I'm there. I've heard your prayer.

Don't think that your work is finished. Church,

your work is not finished. You have to be more

vigilant. Because the work is bigger. Let me

talk to you about this. This is very good. I've

got two people. Whose name I've written here,

Elijah and Elisha. Both of them had a disciple

or a servant. And they had chosen them. They

have selected them. They must have chosen them

because of some good qualifications in them.

They were chosen. They were both chosen. But

one of them died with leprosy. And another one,

the other one operated in the double portion

of the master. Why? Because one of them, when

he was chosen, he was all the time thinking about

what can I get? What can I get? What can I get?

And there will be some people in this tendency

after God spreads his hand upon you and you're

chosen. And often, all the time, we keep thinking,

what can I get? What can I get? What can I get?

What can I get? And you know, I was amazed that

Naaman came to his master's house. And Naaman

left the house because master said, I'm not going

to take anything from you. So he ran after the

Naaman. He is running after Naaman. And he told

Naaman, Naaman, could you give me some gold?

Could you give me two pieces of clothing that

you brought? I was thinking, how does he know

that Naaman has brought some clothes? How does

he know that Naaman has got some gold? While

the master was busy in giving healing to... Elisha,

this guy was busy in inquiring from the servant.

Hey, what you people have brought? What's on

the chariot? What is your master doing? How much

money you got? Oh, they said we've got some gold

and some silver. Oh, you got gold and silver?

Sometimes, you know, when God chooses you for

something different, but you involve and engage

yourself in doing something different, inquiring

other things rather than inquiring about what

the will of God is. Running after the master?

No. Instead of running after the master, you're

running after Naaman. Now, there's another guy

who was chosen. He was asked, what do you want?

He said, nothing. I don't want anything from

you. I'm looking toward heaven. I want the double

portion that you got from heaven. I want its

double portion. Gehazi was looking to Naaman.

Elisha is looking to God. Gehazi got leprosy

and Elisha got the double portion. What are you

looking to? Are you looking to double portion?

When you get the double portion, you get the

double portion and you get everything else. But

it's very important for every individual, every

one of us to take heed. And be very careful as

to what we are after. People love you. People

respect you. Everybody says, hey, anything you

want, I will give you. But let's be after what

Master wants. We have been chosen to build the

house of God. And we need to continue to look

to God and say, God, I want to build your house.

Tell me, how do you want your house to be built?

You are asking, Brother Tony, how do you do it?

Very simple. Ask God to make you so humble that

you're down to earth. And continue to look to

heaven. By becoming down to earth man and by

connecting to God, you will be able to build

a house. You will be able to build exactly the

house that God wants and his presence will be

in the house. You will be able to be a person

in this church that God wants you to be. You

will exactly do the same thing in whichever area

God has selected and chosen you for. You'll be

down to earth after doing everything. You'll

say, I am not worthy. And when you're looking,

you're only looking to heaven. You're not looking

to any person. Father's message. To sons. Even

though I've selected you, chosen you. But don't

forget you have to take heed. Be cautious. Be

careful. Be vigilant. So that you are able to

do my work. May the Lord bless you. Thank you,

Pastor Tony. Let's just, as we're closing, I

want to remind you that after the service, to

my left, we're going to have altar ministry.

Those that need a touch of God, we believe in

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