The Highest Achievement Man Can Attain In Life That Is Highly Valued By God | Armond Valdez

Today, the, the, the, the, the title is long, you know, in as

much as I wanted to shrink it, you know, to to make it the

simple, but this is the simplest way I can give a title for this

topic. So Are you ready for this?

All right. I call it the highest

achievement man can attain in life on earth that is highly

valued by God. You know, this is so important.

These are some of the topics in the Bible that that that's not

discussed so often, OK, because this is going to challenge us.

So listen well because this is going to challenge you.

You know, as we are preparing to travel, I'm preparing what to

share, especially in a place where they don't have a land,

they live in high rise buildings.

They don't have soil to really, you know, like to, to, to, to

make the garden bed. What they have is rooms and

windows. So window sill planting is good,

but that's not enough. OK, So to help the brethren, we

we need to do more prayers and research.

Amen. Amen.

So, so please pray for us. But then as we prepare not just

for the things we want to share with the brethren in other

places, we also need to prepare ourselves to get acquainted with

the rules and regulations. What is accepted and not

accepted in certain places. Is that correct?

Is that correct? How about our missionaries?

OK, from the West, you come here.

Of course you need to know the rules here, right?

The values, the the culture, Correct.

Is that correct? Our Indian friends, Where are

they? Yeah, right.

Am I right or am I right? Am I I'm right.

OK. So you see, wherever you go, you

know, different places, different cultures, Correct.

Hello. OK, so I'd like to show you the

first page. Understand the laws of the

country you're visiting. Where's at the Casey?

You know, at the Casey, you know, she's well travelled.

They are well travelled like her husband right now, ASA Shakaran

somewhere OK in the world. So my point is that everywhere

we go, you know, we face people of different kinds, not just

people, but they have different loss of the land.

Now we're travelling. So you know, there are different

laws in in Malaysia and in Singapore, you know, etcetera,

etcetera. So The thing is, when travelling

anywhere in the world, it's crucial to know and understand

the loss of the destination you're visiting.

You are subject to the loss of the country you're in, even if

you are not aware of them, correct, and can face penalties

for violations like legal consequences.

This includes understanding local regulations, customs and

potential restrictions on items like medications or weapons.

Or you know, there are things that you can bring and not

bring. See, I have things I want to

bring to Malaysia, but I cannot. I am not allowed, OK, but there

are things I can bring to Singapore, not in Malaysia.

Do you understand? So I have to, you know, because

if I, if I bring something that's not allowed, they will

hold me at the immigration, do you understand?

So I need to know, correct? Now here's my point.

So maybe you're thinking we're not travelling.

Why are we talking about this? OK, this is the point.

We our citizens of heaven, Philippians 320, it says.

But our citizenship is in heaven and we eagerly await a Savior

from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who by the power that

enables Him to bring everything under His control will transform

our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body

from incorrupt from corruptibility, a corruptibility

to incorruptibility. Do you understand?

So the point is this Philippians 320 states that are citizenship

is in heaven and living as a citizen of heaven while here on

earth means knowing and striving or making every effort to

embody. Excuse me, the values of God's

Kingdom in all aspects of life or to live according to heavenly

values, which includes loving and forgiving one another and

and the truth is many still don't understand that we are

being trained here right now in this present life on earth,

trained by to what? To love, to forgive.

That's why we face a lot of conflicts, misunderstandings.

Are you having this trial? These are allowed trials.

Why? Because God is preparing us in

to heaven. Hello.

Hello. I told you this is going to

challenge all of us So listen. So know what's allowed and

what's not allowed. Question example is lying, Is

stealing, murdering or gambling Sugal?

Is it allowed in heaven? Yes No no.

Is singing worldly songs allowed in heaven?

What does the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords require of his

subjects? So it's very important because

even now, as children of the king, we ought to live worthy of

his return. Amen.

You see, God is holy, so we should start to, you know,

behave to conduct ourselves to live a holy life when here or in

heaven only here. Why we'll still here.

The things that we need to change, that we need, things

that needs transformation must happen.

Not in heaven starts here. This is where we are right now

and I tell you, there's so much struggle that we will grow

through and don't tell me you don't have because I'm a pastor

for many years, but I still have challenges, challenges that the

Lord allows why he wanted you, you know, to learn the Kingdom

values. Amen.

So praise the Lord. OK, so I have a testimony, but

I'm going to skip that one so we can continue.

So to to give contrast, you want a testimony.

OK, let me give you a testimony. When when was the birthday of

Kai? July 5.

OK, last July 5, we had the family like celebration

dedication. OK, I'm sorry.

So we dedicated Kai. It's it was his first birthday,

one year old and John Lord was there and they set up and done.

They set up the what? They decorated the place.

But you know what happened when everybody left?

So I started to leave the place, but I did not know that there

was a car on my right side. It's so dark, OK.

And I said, OK, no, the car, it's it's empty.

So I just drove turn left and you know the pickup truck, you

know, I, I hit the, the Toyota Vios again.

I said, oh, oh, there's a car there, Simon.

So we you know, and, and my daughter said I cannot even see.

It's so dark. It's So what?

They called it the tint and no lights and said, oh, no.

So we could have left. Nobody saw.

There was no camera. It's just, I said hi, just a

scratch. Do you understand?

But you know what I did? I said OK I park again and I

asked everyone I said who owns this car until I came to the

what is the hall and I saw John Lord Hey I asked the people who

work there do you know the owner of the red views and then they

don't know I said. So we went to the other place

until we found. But the owner left already.

His wife was there and the driver.

And then I asked Mom, I'm not going to leave until I will find

the owner of the red car. Why?

Because I have scratched. All right?

I mean, I'm not going to, you know, You know, repentance means

what? What's another word for

repentance? Yeah, turning away.

No, no, no, I'm sorry. This I'm not pertaining to

repentance. It's something that you can

restitution. That's the word.

If you have done something wrong, you know restitution is

the word. You have to you borrowed

something, you lost it, you give it back.

Do you understand? Compensate.

That's training. Remember this?

That's an incident. Work where I can run.

I nobody saw, nobody knew except me and Anjeli.

Ah, that's the wrong mindset. God sees all I said.

Mom, I cannot live without integrity.

I will find you. So we we connected.

I said I'm willing to pay whatever I said my husband will

bring it to the shop so they can do an estimate.

I cannot give the price. I said it's OK.

So I give the calling card, etcetera.

And then OK, I've been waiting for a Sunday, etcetera.

I have you understand if you've done something wrong, you need

to apologize. You apologize.

Why am I talking about this? Because this is what training we

are being trained here while we are living in the flesh in this

planet, so that we are prepared OK when we get to heaven.

Amen. So now I want to compare this.

So that's my testimony. So anyway, everything is sold,

we pay, etcetera. We call, I call them, Hey man,

is it etcetera? I've been waiting for your call.

You see the point was they got my number.

I did not get their number, OK, so I'm waiting.

Where are they going to call? I'm so eager to solve the

problem. That's the kind of hard don't

run away. Don't run away from the mess

that we you know it's it was not intentional.

Do you understand it was not intentional, but God.

Does God allow such trials Yes, and I'm glad it happened.

No, I'm not glad that I, that I scratch somebody's car.

It I, I don't like that, but the test was on me.

Will you accept responsibility? That's restitution.

So I don't care how much the cost, but at least Lord, I will

pass the test. Can you tell somebody what test?

Come on, tell somebody. What test are you facing right

now? Ha ha, ha, ha.

And tell somebody. Come on, tell that person.

Don't run away. Face it.

OK, now you got the point. OK, so let's let's go to the

main point. This is somehow a comparison.

Are you ready for this? OK, So what I have on the left

side, the greatest achievement or status pursued or sought

after by men. This is the flesh on the right

side, the greatest verse virtue in the Kingdom of heaven

accepted by God. So the first one, let's discuss

this now in Matthew chapter 20, verses 20 to 28, you will read

Matthew 20:20–28

that there was this mother who requested the Lord Jesus that

his sons will sit, one will sit on the right and one will sit on

the left. He said, Lord, may you I have a

request. It's in the Bible.

OK. The mother of Zebedee's sons

came to Jesus with her sons and kneeling down, ask a favor of

him. And Jesus said, what is it that

you want? She said, grant the one that one

of these two sons of mine, mine may sit at your right and the

other at your left in your Kingdom.

So the mother knew that Jesus is the king of kings, Amen.

But he asked, she's asking something.

No, because Sinabang parents Nah diligus omahimo successful and

Ilangana correct. We want our children to become

successful in life, correct? That's why this mother, you

know, he she came to Oh God, please, you know, have my the

other son will sit on the right or on the left.

And then and then what happened? Let me go directly to the point

verse 23, Jesus said to them, you will indeed drink from my

cup, but to sit on my right at my right or left is not for me

to grant. These places belong to those for

whom they have been prepared by my father.

Wow. So the Ghantan ambition,

correct, correct. That's normal.

I am not saying it's a sin, it's not OK.

But what what we're trying to do is we're going we're going to

compare. So this is what the Lord Jesus

said I did. He made a contrast between the

leadership in the world and his kind of leadership.

So this is what he said in verse 24.

He said when the 10 heard about this, they were indignant with

the two brothers. OK, verse 25 Jesus called them

together and said hey guys, come here, come over, gather around.

Said you know that the rulers of the Gentiles Lord it over them

and their high officials exercise authority over them.

He said in verse 26, not so with you.

Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your

servant, verse 27, and whoever wants to be first must be your

slave, verse 28. Just as the Son of Man did not

come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom

for many. So that's the contrast between

the leadership that is being exercised, the custom, the the,

the culture in the world compared to Jesus kind of

leadership. The leadership in the world is

like a pyramid where the leader is on top, everybody's below.

But Jesus leadership is different.

It's like an inverted pyramid where he is beneath serving

everyone, holding everyone, supporting everyone.

Is that amazing, right? That's amazing.

His leadership is not do this, do that.

His leadership is let me show you, follow me, correct?

It's not telling you you do this.

He will say follow me, I'll do it.

I'll show you. That's a many.

That's amazing. Amen.

So in the world, leaders here are bossy, you know, but in the

Kingdom of God, it's not. You don't feel like you're

superior or better than others. You see, this is This is why I

told you this is a challenging topic because this is going to

change our perspective in life. We will have a Kingdom mindset,

A heavenly mindset, not an earthly one.

Hello, hello. So listen #2 it says driven by

prominence. Driven by prominence.

We have Matthew 23. Now this is a long one, but I'm

going to read it anyway. Jesus said to the crowns and,

and to his disciples, the teachers of the law and the

Pharisees said that. Moses said, so you must be

careful to do everything they tell you.

You know what? What is Jesus saying?

They said He said that. The teachers of the law, the

rabbi, what do they like to do? Can I have that seat over there,

please? If this is Moses, sit as a

judge. This rabbi, they like to sit.

Why? Because this is identified.

With who? With Moses, The judge, The

authority so as though when they're seated there and and and

conduct affairs and and give instructions.

It's like elevating themselves. I have this authority.

Do you understand why do they do that?

Verse 3 So you must be careful to do everything they tell you

control. They wanted to control people,

but do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they

preach, you see. Hello.

Never give an advice that you cannot do or that you're not

practicing yourself. That's the point.

Now listen here it says verse 4, they tie up heavy loads and put

them on other people's shoulders.

They give you burden and they themselves are not willing to

lift a finger to move them. Verse 5, everything they do is

done for people to see. They make their, I don't know

how to pronounce this, their phylacteries wide and tassels on

the garments long. You know, the the uniform.

It's like the attire. All right.

Correct. Verse 6, if you you're on verse

6, what does it say? Verse 6 says they love the place

of what? Honor at banquets and the most

important seats in the synagogues.

OK they want to sit in front OK and they want what because they

want what honor place of honor verse 7 everybody are you

following ready go. They love to be greeted with

what respect in the marketplaces and to be called what rabbi or

teacher by others. No, it's not a sin if you're a

student and you call your teacher teacher, OK?

Because your teacher is really your teacher, correct?

But this is not talking about your teacher whom you call

teacher. This is talking about the heart

of this rabbis who wanted to be called rabbis.

There is a difference when somebody calls you teacher and a

difference between you will you will require them.

Hey, you call me this. You call me this with this

title. OK.

Hey, I am a Bishop. You call me Bishop.

Oh, do you understand? Throw away those titles.

They're not important. Those titles are just for you.

So people know your function, your job description.

Correct. But you are not to crave the

title, the position, the honor, the prestige, because that is

not allowed in the Kingdom of God.

There is a different kind of character and values practiced

in heaven because the leader is your servant.

Wow, now you're shocked. What kind of preaching is this?

This is the biblical leadership I'm talking about.

Let's continue. And it says but you are not to

be called rabbi, for you have one teacher and you and you are

all brothers. Verse 9 And do not call anyone

on earth Father for you have one Father he and he is in heaven

again, this is not telling us not to call our Father Father.

This is these are the people you know, the Lord is making a

correction that these people are the people who demands to be

called this with this title and with this name.

Hello. And it says nor are you to be

called instructors for you have one instructor, the Messiah.

Wow. But do we give instruction?

Yes, we do, but it's different when you when you demand it.

OK, verse 12 for those who exalt themselves will be humble.

Listen, those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and

those who humble themselves will be exalted.

This is what's going to be on the judgement of works.

The motive of our hearts. OK, has a big part of the

criteria. Amen.

So the greatest among you will be your what, verse 11 servant.

I'm telling you, I've been serving the Lord for many years

and I, my heart's desire is not to become, to be called to have

this whatever position. The only thing I want to do is

to serve him, That's all. Forget about, oh, he's a

prophet. Oh, he's a teacher.

Oh, he said, forget about that. It's just the grace of the Lord

who has granted me understanding and wisdom.

So I understood. Oh, he's a good farming

instructor. Oh, no, no, no.

Listen, I just learned it. Also, I'm a good student.

Maybe. Yeah, I will accept that.

But I'm a student. What school?

School of the Holy Spirit. You know what?

My latest experiment. I have to convert cultivation of

mushroom because the mushroom we have here are cultivated best

outdoors, but I'm going to teach in a country where they don't

have outdoors for their farming. So we have to teach them how to

grow things indoor. So it was a challenging for me

that I have to bring it in and this and adjust this.

So, so many things that Lord, it's not working and Lord, I

don't have much time. Lord, I like everything and I

slept and in the morning got boom dropped and inside said,

you have to turn this, you have to drop this signature.

I said what? What?

So I did message. Oh yes, that's it.

So do you understand? I'm learning a lot of things not

because of I'm so intelligent that I understood everything,

but you have to open your ears. That's why we call it biblical

farming, because not everything I learned is from the articles

that you find from books and then the Internet.

There are so many practical things you will never find

there, but you will find it when you pray.

Of course, a lot of tips from the Israelis, but how are you

going to convert the modern high tech AI technology to something

doable for people who doesn't have money?

Ask again, Lord. OK, down on your knees is the

answer. So we're trying to help people,

whether it plants or people who are sick a lot their help even

pastor said pastor, what happened to the pain, etc.

Or just one night overnight 50% gone.

I said whoa very good because you have to understand that the

the needs of the plants are same needs of people.

I just realized why look at me when God created Adam from

where? He formed a clay from the soil.

So where do you need? Where do the nutrients that we

need? Where do we get it?

The nutrients from the soil. But who will process it first?

The microbes will feed the plants.

So the plants has needs for nutrients and then people who

needs those minerals and nutrients will get it from the

plants. Hello, do you understand the

connection? Now I'm not going to talk about

farming today. So, but The thing is that what

I'm trying to say to you is that the Bible is very significant

because it is in the Bible. You want tips, you want to learn

and understand farming, you read the Bible, it's here.

That's why I, I, I was trying to research and did a lot of, you

know, on, on many things. And I tried to experiment and

it's, it's, it was not, it didn't work.

It worked 20 percent, 30%, but not really.

OK. After a time, whatever you're

experimenting will fail. And guess what?

You know what I did? I go to the Bible.

I said, what does the Bible talk about this thing?

And you read it, the tip is there.

I said, whoa, that is what we need.

And then after experimenting and it worked.

You know what I did? Even at the middle of the night,

I was outside working. I stepped one step backward and

I give God a salute. I said God, wow.

I don't understand how it worked, but it worked.

The Bible is true. Do you understand?

The Bible is so amazing, but in order for you to get something

from God, you have to go down on your knees and say God, I do not

understand anymore. I don't know the solution.

Even the scientists in the world do not know the solution for

forsarium. That's the truth until today.

A lot of banana plantation in the Philippines went down close.

Why? Because of forsarium and now

we're changing it. That's why the Israelis are

coming here because we're going to expand the cacao in Mindanao.

So we're going to be travelling with them in Mindanao and I'm my

ears are listening. More tips.

But here's the thing friends, it's the heart.

We need to have a heart that beats after God, Say God.

I am so bankrupt of myself by myself, I cannot do anything,

but I look up to you and say, God, you're the only help.

Do you know the song? Any young song?

You are my shepherd, my protector.

That's my king. That's my king.

Let's go back to the topic. Amen.

So leadership through dominance, that's number three people on

earth wants control and often seek to be served and revered.

Don't you know, oh Nasi, boss, boss, you know they can do

whatever they want and you just obey.

This is the kind of leadership here.

And if you are not the boss, you're only.

The way you relate to your boss, you're going to please your

boss, correct? But not in the Kingdom of God.

You do not please people in the Kingdom of God.

That's why Jesus said I do not receive praise from men, but he

wants praise, commendation from who?

From the Father. That's why it doesn't matter if

people will not like you here on earth because you preach the

gospel. It doesn't matter, OK?

Give them the right to their own opinion, Hello.

What matters is what does God have to say about you?

So your reputation here on earth doesn't matter anymore.

What matters the most is that Lord, am I doing well?

Are you pleased with my life? Lord, are you happy with me?

Hello. Amen.

So I'm not going to read Luke 22 anymore.

Just it's for you to just take a picture.

And I studied at home. So let's go to the next side of

the presentation. So we already explained to you

the left, which is the greatest achievement or status pursued by

men. This is what the flesh desire,

desires to be. Somebody desires to be elevated

above other people. Do you understand?

Because we wanted honor, we want respect.

We want people to respect us and to give us comfort.

You know, it's, it's, it's different when you're at the

pedestal. That's the point.

And this is a common struggle in India too, right?

Because in India, there is a, what we call the caste system.

So people, you know, before you were born, people already

striving to be somehow elevated in life.

And, and I, I understand that, but remember this, the good news

is this, we don't need to do that in the Kingdom of God.

It is God who will tell you, come up here, Amen.

It is God is going to promote you.

It is God is going to equip you. Is that amazing?

But what kind of heart is God looking for somebody who is what

meek, humble and meek who is open to him.

Are you learning something? I'm going to challenge you more.

This is the this is the point. Let's go to the next one.

The greatest commandment is what Yes, Matthew 22.

OK, let me read. Let the the teacher of the law,

verse 36, he asked Jesus this question.

He said teacher or Lord Jesus or say Rabbi, which is the greatest

commandment in the law. Jesus replied, love the Lord

your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all

your mind. And this is the first and

greatest commandment and the second is like it.

Love your neighbor as yourself. All the law of the prophets hang

on these two laws. Now if you read Mark chapter 12,

Mark 12 · chapter mention

it has more information, which is a scripture that I like to

read also because Jesus, I mean because this this Rabbi affirm

what Jesus said and Jesus said you are not far from the Kingdom

of God. But the point here, friends, is

that what is the virtue? What are the things like the

acid for God? What are the things that God

considers important? OK, intimacy.

It's you loving God above all else.

Do you love God? Hallelujah.

Hallelujah. Make the Long story short, right

the mess message, the best message.

So every week in Israel from the Old Testament Friday afternoon,

when the, the, the shofar is, you know, they blow the shofar

and call people to gather and the Shabbat thing and they will,

they will read Shema, O Israel, the Lord our God is 1 OK, love

the Lord your God with all your heart mind.

So they will, they will always be reminded about the first

commandment. Love the Lord your God, Amen,

Amen #2 But there are least, there will be least in the

Kingdom of heaven, not least because you want to take the

lowly places, you want to humble yourself.

But literally, they are considered least in the Kingdom

of heaven because these are the people who are what they are

hearers, but not doers. They don't obey.

They're like the hypocrites. OK, Matthew 5/19, 2:20 it says.

Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the list of these

commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least

in the Kingdom of heaven. But whoever practices and

teaches these commands will be great.

I will be called great in the Kingdom of heaven.

For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of

the Pharisees and teachers of the law, you will certainly not

enter the Kingdom of heaven. Meaning to say we should not be

like the hypocrites. Hypocrites because they're great

pretenders because they do not do what they preach.

Hello. So the point here is that Jesus

said those people who, who follow the Bible and and that's

it. OK, you hear and you obey.

So you're you're modeling it to other people so that, he said

these people are called great in the Kingdom.

Hello, so by your own assessment, are you great in the

Kingdom of heaven? You have to do your assessment

now because on graduation day you don't have time anymore.

This is the time to accept the challenge.

Amen. Last but not the least, the

greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.

True greatness in God's Kingdom is found in what?

Humility and servant leadership, Not in power, not in might, not

in authority. You know, a Matthew 18, the Gan

Coyote, No, the Matthew 18, Mark 9, Luke 9, Luke 22.

I'm not going to read all those chapters, but I'm going to tell

you, you take a picture and you read that at home and you will,

I mean, try to read it again and again until you get it, until

you catch it. Because you need to apply it to

heart. You need to understand the

context of those scriptures because in those scriptures, the

Lord Yeshua himself is the one teaching.

He taught His disciples the right conduct, the right heart,

OK of his followers, those who want to live in the Kingdom of

heaven. But let me just go to the main

scripture, the the the keynote, OK, in Matthew 18, I'm going to

I'm going to read verse 4. It says, therefore, whoever

humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the Kingdom

of heaven. Wow, wow.

A child. You see a child.

Why do we say a child is humble? Because the child has has

nothing to boast. Bring Kai.

Is Kai there? The Le?

The lassie Kai, The river. I I I know we have a lot of

babies here. OK?

But I choose Sky because he knows me.

Does Sky look intimidating? No.

Does Sky have something to tell his grandfather?

That You know, Grandpa, you know I'm.

Huh. Yeah, I'm better.

And I'm. I'm good.

And I'm, you know, I'm your boss.

Grandpa. Can Kai say that to me?

Grandpa, I'm more knowledgeable than you.

And no, unless you become like a child because he has nothing.

OK, do you understand? So what a child does?

The child has the heart and longs for love, for touch,

correct? Correct.

And a child wanted to be with somebody who, who, whom they,

you know, and actually they trust, correct.

So I hope you got the revelation right.

Now it is different when Jesus said unless you become like

little children, He wanted this kind of heart.

If I tell my grandson, Amen, does my grandson argue with me?

No, the point in the Bible is that whatever Jesus says,

obeyed. Don't argue.

Just like Abraham said, Abraham, give me the one you love.

Oh, that's very hard. But he did not argue with God.

That's why Israel is so blessed. Go to mumsy, mumsy.

Go to mumsy first, later than or later.

What happened to you? Chocolate.

You like chocolate? All right, so let's help me

preach then. OK, Where are we?

So it says here verse. Let's read.

Where are we? Mark 9 OK in verse 35, sitting

down, Jesus called the 12 and said anyone who wants to be

first, he must be the very last and the servant of all.

OK, can you get? OK, there you go, my bigot name

with that long power. So where am I?

All right. OK, Mark 9, anyone who wants to

be first, you must be the very last and the servant of all.

Wow. Wow.

This sounds to me you're not competitive.

You don't need to compete in order to get attention, Amen.

You don't need to be known to be recognized, Amen.

You don't need to be told you know to be, you know to feel

important because God knows. God is watching us, and God will

allow trials for us to have an opportunity to respond, to

overcome, to learn new things, to change.

That's why praise God for the trials.

Unless you're not excited to face those trials, don't run

away like Jonah, respond to God. I'm blessed, you know, this

humility thing and servanthood. I remember the other night.

That's why I had this revelation the other night during our

prayer satellite prayer meeting. Not just the other night, even

the other week. Dawn was not there last night.

But at Dawn and May, after eating, they will, you know,

just rush to the the sink and then wash the dishes.

I said no, no, no, no, no. I'll do that.

No, no. Yeah, no, no, I can do that.

So whoever is there, the first, you know, I'm going to give you

a picture. Not just them.

OK, Axel. Also, I remember Axel, if Axel

is in the house, he will be the first to be at the, I don't

know, Magoo Gaston Plateau wash the dishes, you know, look,

look, of course, even my son Jerry, he's so busy things, but

whenever he has the time, he washes it without.

I like people who you don't don't tell them.

And Jelly will is automatic. You know, I can hear the voice

of mom. You refill the water.

It's it's in the system. OK, I'm going to show you a

picture. I like.

I like this one. I like this one too.

Why? Because they're very young.

But look at them. And I want to.

I want to. I also want to give credit to

the mentor, Kuya Jovi, Kuya, Kuya, OK?

He's the one mentoring them what to do next and this and that and

and you know, I like it because they whatever Kuya says, OK,

let's do it. Said wow, this is amazing.

Unless you become like little children.

We need teachers here. We need to do this and nobody's

cooperating. You don't need to be told.

You just say Kuya buddy. Sir, what can I do?

How can I serve? Amen.

Sino Dito. Who among us here when our

parents tell us, hey, please wash the dishes?

Why me? Are you getting this?

OK, let me finish some of those. Mark 9 next is Luke Chapter 9.

Luke 9 · chapter mention

OK, let's just have where is Luke Chapter 9?

Luke 9 · chapter mention

OK, I just want the highlights. OK?

It says in verse 48, Luke Chapter 9 it says.

Luke 9 · chapter mention

Then he said to them, whoever welcomes this little child in my

name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who

sent me. For he who is least among you

all, he is the greatest. OK, Luke 22, OK, verse 26,

listen to this. It says, but you are not to be

like that, not like the Gentile kind of leadership.

You understand the bossy kind of thing.

The the, the person who just points, hey, who tells you what

to do and they don't do what they do what they don't know how

to do what they told you to do. Anyway, verse 26, it says you

are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you

should be like the youngest. So even if you are the eldest,

you, you know, sometimes you, you don't reprimand.

Hey, I am the eldest, you do as I tell you.

Understood, Sir. Yes, Sir.

No, we're not in the military. Even if you are the eldest, it

says here you should be like the youngest, meaning to say be

gentle as a kuya or as an ate. Do not be harsh.

Be gentle. Hello.

Hello. Are you still there?

All right, Very good. Verse 27.

Listen, Verse 27, if you're following with me, if you're

reading your Scripture, OK, I'm reading NIV just in verse 27.

For who is greater? The one who is at the table or

the one who serves? What do you think?

In the Kingdom of God, the one who serves is greater, but in

the Kingdom of men, the one who is being served is greater.

Do you understand? I have a chair.

I have a table. OK, Just can you sit here?

Let's say just has is in a restaurant and then he ordered

food and Axel is the waiter. OK, And then Axel is serving the

food in a plate called IMAP apple.

OK, sorry. And then the question is this

Jesus said, oh, I'm sorry. Jesus said, who is greater?

The one who sits at the table who ordered food or the one who

serves? Who says the one who serves?

That's the Kingdom of God. But in this world, I'll tell

you, he's not great. He's just a waiter.

Is that true? Hey, waiter, Waiter.

Triba, do you understand? We treat waiters AAS wolla

quisquila mornan waiterka ako politician Co ha.

I'm just exaggerating things. So you understand that the

Kingdom of the of men and the Kingdom of God is opposite.

They're not in parallel. So how can you live in the

Kingdom of this world where where the the principles of the

Kingdom of God is not being practiced or followed or

steamed, correct. But in the Kingdom of God, Jesus

is the one who will serve us. What's amazing, I'm still

wondering how he can do that. There's a lot of us, but he's

willing to serve. Hallelujah, Amen.

So right now, in this present world, the man, the man sit

sitting on the table who ordered food is greater than the waiter

who is serving. But in the Kingdom of God, the

one who serves, it's the greatest.

OK, look at me. Look at me.

Where's Bobby? Come here.

Bobby and Anna for the sake of example.

Now this is no longer an example.

For many years they are serving food and look, look at me, look

at me. Whether you like it or not.

A lot of people will look at Bobby and say I am more

important than Bobby because what he does, he just prepare

food for for the kids for feeding program.

In your eyes, when we get to heaven, this is what Bobby will

tell you because in heaven nothing is hidden.

The things that you that you have in your mind about Bobby

and you're belittling Bobby in heaven, this is what you will

get. Look at Bobby's eyes.

That's what you will get in heaven.

That's why even if we, I'm a pastor, I tell you, I travel.

They, they respect, oh, this is our, our vision.

This is our so and so. And every time they say that I

said, oh God, no, it's not, it's you, Lord.

But listen to me. Why?

Because when I stand on stage, it's because I was tasked to do

this. But there's, there are people in

the church, the unheard, unsung heroes.

They prepare the church. They, they, they sweep the

floor. They, they, the janitorial

services. Oh, don't belittle them.

Don't you ever do that because the time will come, you will be

surprised that they did what they're called to do 100%.

That's great reward because that is their lot.

That is their task. That's the word 100%.

But to us who are more gifted more we would, we were given

more talents and we're not using it.

Oh no, think about it. And we're so busy about so many

things and we do not employ, we do not utilize nor get things to

work all the entrustments that God has given us, us people.

Think about how much time we're wasting in this life.

What matters to the world doesn't always, you know, in

this operation always matters to God.

So think about the things that matters to God.

Even Lat Ivy going to Cambodia is, is something whatever God,

wherever God will lead. You say yes, Lord, Yes, Lord.

Lord, I don't know why I'm here right now, but I'm going to do

my best. 100% yes, Lord, I am here to serve. 100% yes Lord

always like that. God has called you to wherever

do it serve God, be his representative.

You are the ambassador of Christ.

Yes Lord, that's the heart. Amen.

Singers NATO huh contact you so you can say long hearts.

They're doing their best on music, team, etcetera.

I'm the DPS facilitators. You're giving time.

DPS, all of you who are serving God, continue to do that.

Alex, how's the mission works, Buddha, I'm happy to hear that.

You see, when God gives you an assignment, finish it.

Amen. A pilmo DBS OK, so OK, where are

we? And Jesus said in verse 27, for

who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who

serves? Is it not the one who is at the

table, but I am among you as one who serves.

That's the thing. Jesus is greater.

He's the King of Queens, Lord of Lords, but he said I serve,

Amen. Anyway, let's let's proceed to

the next verse. The Lord Jesus or Yeshua is our

best and perfect example. What did Jesus do?

He wash the feet of his disciples.

Now I'm not going to read that again.

It's a long read. OK, so please take a picture.

He said. I have set you an example that

you should do as I have done for you.

OK? No servant is greater than his

master, nor is a messenger greater.

OK, I know I'm I have preached. OK, let's Philippians chapter 2,

Philippians 2:3

verse 3 do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain

conceit, rather in humility, consider others better than

yourselves or value others above yourselves.

It's of you. This is the point each of you

should not only I was each of you should look not only to your

own interest, but also to the interest of others.

And it says in verse 5, verse 5, it says your attitude should be

the same as that of Jesus Christ, of Christ Jesus.

Amen. Listen to this.

Who being in a very nature of God, did not consider equality

with God something to be grasped or used to his own advantage.

Rather He made himself, He made himself nothing by taking the

very nature of a servant being made in human likeness.

Listen to this Jesus is God, he's equal with the Father, but

he does not, he does not he has no ambition.

That's why if you read Jesus words he honors the Father

greater. If you read the the the words of

the Father in Hebrews, he honors the Son.

If you read from the lines of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit

will what we honor the Son. And do you understand the honor

1 And that's the kind of culture, the honor Kayata Yedito

we here in the Philippines, we address our pastors Kuya.

We want to be a family. It doesn't mean he's when you

say kuya, he's older. No, it's sign of respect.

Amen. That's why if you call me by

title, you call me hey, so and so and pastor.

That's OK, because I'm a pastor. But you see, in a Philippine

culture, when you call a person kuya, that's something

relational. In Singapore, they call the

uncle even in India, right? Am I?

Am I right, Uncle and Auntie, even if they're not related by

blood, Uncle Auntie. Anyway, so verse 8 And being

found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became

obedient to death, even death on the cross.

Verse 9 Listen, therefore God exalted him to the highest place

and gave him the name above every name, that at the name of

Jesus every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and under

the earth, and every tongue will acknowledge or confess that

Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father, praise

the Lord. Can you prepare that song?

Therefore God has exalted him. Do we have that song?

Why? Why do I want to to sing that

song? Listen to me the word.

Therefore, there is a precedent. Not actually he discussed.

That's why it says therefore God, the Bible says, therefore

God is exalted him. Why?

Because he has humbled himself even to the point of death.

But listen to this. Jesus is God.

Jesus is perfect. He has not sinned.

He's holy, but he died in our place.

He serve us. If Jesus, who has all the

entitlement, the right, you know, to not to do those things

for us, not to serve us, he has the right because he's the King.

Hello. Why would you sacrifice your

king? Correct in a battle?

But he gave his life for his subjects.

What a great humility. He's not just a king.

He's the creator. He's the word.

Through him all things were created.

Do you understand? Why would he die for his

creation? He has all the reasons, the

right, valid reasons not to do it, but he did it anyway.

That's a perfect example of a servant heart.

My challenge today is that we ask God.

Lord, don't ask God that you will become God.

No, that's not the right prayer. OK, Lord, I will be like God.

No, that's Lucifer's. It's a wrong thinking.

The right thing is that Lord help me, help me become like you

in character. Lord, I would learn this because

you know why You can only go as far as your character.

If your character is smells bad, the Lord is not going to promote

you in his Kingdom. You have to understand this.

WWJD. In this situation, what would

Jesus do? Clark, are you gay?

That's a revelation right there. When people explode and they

say, oh, that's a confirmation. Yeah, Amen.

Jesus washed his disciples feet. He was willing to do that.

He was willing to serve. But there are people says, oh,

why would I do that? You, I'm your boss.

You wash my feet, that's the world, but that's not our Lord.

Amen. And one thing for sure, this is

what Jesus commanded. Are you listening?

This is the last page, Mark 14. I like this verse and in Matthew

26 it says verse 13. Just the main point.

It says truly, I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached

throughout the world, what she has done will also be told in

memory of her, of her. You see how much the Lord honors

people, who humbles themselves and honor him.

If you bring glory to God, you worship God, you're loyal to

God, you humble yourself. We humble ourselves.

Wow. The Lord will honor you.

He who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble

themselves will be exalted. That's the kind of heart I say,

God, I want that heart. I want that heart so you can use

me. Amen.

So that's the you can read that in Mark 14-1 tonight.

So I'm not going to read again the the chapter because it's

it's going to eat some time. So I'm done with my preaching.

I hope you have a revelation today.

Desire to grow, to mature spiritually.

It all happens here, but we need God's help.

Say God. I thought I was humble already.

Now I realize I am proud. Listen to me.

If you think you are humble enough, then you're proud.

That's pride. Our my boss, my partner, my

boss, the consul of Israel. Every time we meet, he's older.

He was. He's one of the people whom God

used as like a father to me ever since, OK?

Ever since when? Even before, when he was not a

consulate. But what happens is that every

time we meet, we race even without the Dali.

We race on taking their hand. It's just because we want to.

McManus English. What do you call that?

OK, There's no word in English, bless or whatever.

But look, he, he doesn't have to do that.

Do you understand? Lumba Anaya, we call this in

Cebuano, Lumba aneta Paobos. Listen, that's never heard in

the world. In the world, Lumba aneta patas,

we call it the ladder of success, right?

How many of you have heard ladder of success in the Kingdom

of God? It's different Ladder of

success. Remove your thigh and all of

your suit, wear a rug and serve. I would rather do that than than

to go around with all the medals, with all the, the rank,

the titles. Amen, Amen.

Because you know what? If you live, if you promote

yourself, look at me. If you promote yourself, how

would you look like? If you stand before God, the

Glorious 1, you will feel ashamed because you've been

prideful on earth. And the truth is there's nothing

you can do apart from him. Everything you have, everything

that you are, all the things that you can call your asset are

not yours, not yours. If you understand that, you

would fear God and say God, I am nobody.

You know, Aqua Andrelim, when he shared in in his training camp

in Eagle's Rock, he said, I'm so grateful to God because it was

God who helped me understand about farming.

There are so many people who want to understand this, but

they cannot understand. But I understood it because of

God. And I really thought about that

because sometimes I teach, I said this is so simple, but

people cannot understand. And I said, why do you see?

You realize that you have nothing?

Because unless God will make you understand, you will not

understand. So what can we do?

Can we boast? There's nothing to boast about

because even your very life, your very breath, your, your

heartbeat is not yours. It's a borrowed time.

It's a borrowed light. What can you boast about?

Nothing. I have one thing to boast about.

I will boast in knowing Him. Some boast in Chariots, some

boast in horses, but we will boast in the name of the Lord

our God. You know that song?

Who knows that song? 1 two.

OK, they're all three. OK, three people.

It's from from Ernie Palacios. Some boast in Chariots,

OK, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait up.

I know you don't understand why we why do we have to boast with

Chariots? Look at me, Look at me.

What is the finest, the most expensive car today?

Rolls Royce. Bentley.

Ha Ben Bentley, Bentley. Lamborghini.

Lamborghini. OK, look, these are expensive

cars in the old times. They don't have those cars.

They have Chariots. They decorate it with gold, you

understand? That's why there's some boast in

Chariots. Or let's just say some boast

with what What Car again? OK, so we don't both on having

expensive cars. Amen.

But people when they ride expensive cars, they feel like,

oh, I'm higher, I'm greater, I'm more successful because I have

an expensive pickup truck or whatever you have I have, right.

That's the temptation. Be careful.

That's not yours. Even your very life is not

yours. That's why some boast in Chario,

some boast in horses. Horses means what?

Strength. Military life or military

strength or power? Power.

Horsepower. But we will boast in who?

The name of the room. So that's not my song.

So the song Are you ready for the OK, I'm sorry spontaneous

and your song Ganina. OK past 12 now.

OK. Did you learn something today?

So I want to every time we share, make it simple, but I

want to download the impart to you the heart, because we are

preparing the body of Christ for the return of the king.

When we face God, delete that. We don't need to feel ashamed.

Say, Oh God, I've been so boastful about myself, my life.

No need can say. How can say get 100 selfie

selfie? No, it's there's nothing wrong

with selfie. You want to take picture

remembrance, etcetera. But there are people when they

do selfies because they, they like, you know, they it's like a

little bit adore, they adore them.

I mean, they yeah, it's like for self, you know, don't do that.

You don't need to. If there's something that you

want to promote more on Facebook, that's my king.

That's our God. Amen.

Promote Jesus. Let's sing this song.

Let's stand on our feet. Jesus is the great high priest,

He's the king, but he humbled himself, right?

Sing. By the way, you cannot worship

God if you lift yourself. He must increase and you must

decrease. It's the attitude of the heart.

So let's love the Lord our God and honor Him and thank Him for

all the things that He has granted us.

Amen. Can we do that in prayer?

Just one minute. Right now let us thank the Lord,

Say God, Salamatika regudi aye and rasonga nung nakko nakko

kinabuhi pagua. There's nothing we have that

that that we own for ourselves. Every good and perfect gift

comes from above. Hallelujah.

Thank you, Jesus, now let's ask God.

Lord, grant us the opportunity to serve you.

We will serve you and ask God. Lord, give me the kind of heart.

Give me a humble spirit. Lord, teach me how to humble

myself. Teach me not to be critical.

Oh God, teach me how to forgive others.

Oh God, teach me your ways. Oh God, teach me your ways.

You are the shepherd of our soul.

honoring our prayer, our song. Make us a servant, Lord, let

there be a lip, lip of change and transformation to each one

of us so we can honor you, so we can serve you, so we can be Lord

your, your conduit. So God, in Jesus mighty name, we

want to be your vessels here, noble vessels here on earth.

So help us Lord, bring the change.

Only you can change us, Lord, change us so people will see

that you are alive in US. Thank you Lord Jesus, Amen.

And now the Lord bless you and keep you.

May the Lord light the light of His countenance upon us and give

us his peace. May the grace of the Lord Jesus

Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be

with us all and all of God's people say Amen and Amen.

God bless you. Everyone, be the servant of all.

OK, God bless you.