Two Words That Make Discipleship Difficult

You're listening to a message to go from X Church.

We hope this message will light up your day.

I want you to know that God... is in the picture.

我要告诉你, 神祂一直都在。 He is allowing discomfort.

神祂允许我们经历这些不舒服。 So that we can become better.

好让我们能够变得更好。 Everything that has value must go through fire.

每一样有价值的东西都一定要经过烈火的锻炼。 Amen.

Even pure gold must go through fire. 纯正的金也是这样, 一定要经过烈火的洗炼。 And the pearl,

you know, women like the pearl. 你知道, 女生很喜欢的那个珍珠啊。 The process of

pearl is very hard.

珍珠要成为珍珠啊, 那个过程也很难哦。 If you learn about how pearl is made, you

know that there must be an irritant that must go inside.

如果你知道这个珍珠是怎么形成, 你就知道这个珍珠棒里面一定要有一个, 能够就是一个外来物来刺激它。 No irritant, no pearl. 没有刺激就没有珍珠。 So God

allows for irritant to come into your life. 所以是神允许某些人就会刺激到你。 And

then you run away.

你跑掉。 So how the process... is short-circuited.

I tell a lot of Christians, I warn them actually,

you know, because a lot of Christians like to tell

Christian brother, Christian sister, oh, you're feeling very, very uncomfortable

in this church, just move to another church.

I warn a lot of Christians, because some Christians, they're kind,

they tell another person, if you're not happy in one church,

not comfortable, then just go, go find another church.

I know you love your friend very much. But that's

not the best advice. I know family members love your

family very much but don't advise wrongly. Otherwise, your friend

will keep going from one church to another church.

But never fulfill his destiny.

Because they never become a disciple. And one day we

have to answer God. You know what God will ask us?

Why you ask your friend to change church?

Because I saw my friends are free.

And then God tell you, yeah, but I was working

in his life.

I was trying to make him more like Jesus.

And then you go and tell him to change church.

So you are more guilty than your friends.

Are you ready for God.

To tell you that?

Why you block my plan? Why you disturb my process?

Please don't simply tell people to change church. Just encourage them.

Be patient. Pray. God is doing something in your life.

Amen.

The Apostle Paul He himself kept getting broken again and again.

But the more Paul was broken, the more God used him.

And then in the end, Apostle Paul said.

When I'm weak, I'm strong. Amen. When I'm weak, I'm strong.

Before God even used Paul, the Word of God says, Go,

for he is a chosen vessel of mine to bear

my name before Gentiles, kings, and.

The children of Israel.

For I will show him how many things he must

suffer for my namesake.

That means before Apostle Paul started his.

Job, This is his job description.

How many of you want to work for the company

like that?

Welcome, welcome, Shirley.

I want to tell you that from today onwards.

Every day you will suffer. And Shelly said thank you.

Where do I sign? She don't sign it. She cut

it off. But this is God's. I will tell him

how much he must suffer for my sake.

So my friends, this is God's plan. Discipleship is not easy.

We have something we say in my church. In English,

it goes like this. Discipleship is very easy.

Discipleship is very easy as long as there's no two words.

As long as no don't have these two words, discipleship

very easy.

What are the two words? No and go. Every Christian

like yes, yes, yes. Every time yes. Pastor, can I

come late to church?

Yes.

This pastor so nice. This pastor so nice. Pastor, can

I sleep when the pastor is preaching? Of course, you're tired.

I know all of you are tired. You work so

hard from Monday to Saturday. Don't worry. You are sleeping

in God's presence. Pastor, can I marry second wife?

Oh, as long as your first wife agrees, of course.

As soon as the pastor said no, second wife.

Cannot come late to church, cannot. Don't sleep in the church,

sleep at home. When the pastor.

Say no Discipleship starts And you say bye bye.

I will go down to the other church The other

church never say.

No one And the other word is go Go for

missions Go for fun camp I don't want.

Go and say sorry to your wife. I don't want.

Go and preach the gospel. I don't like.

Without No and go discipleship, very.

Simple.

Because it's yes, yes, yes, everything yes. Stay, stay, stay,

be comfortable.

Don't have to go anywhere. So it's not easy. But

how many of you still want to be a disciple?

Let me see your hand go up.

How many of you still want to be a disciple? Wow,

half of the church, praise God.

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God bless.