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What's underneath the covering
- He commends what the congregation has just seen demonstrated on the platform for the last forty-five minutes: a structured church - order and structure underneath the covering is what produced the young man who preached.
- There was order before sin entered the human race, and after sin entered, God had a plan of salvation; Abraham laid the wood in order, and the tabernacle that represented that plan had order - you did not even get to choose where you lived around it; the order told you what tribe you would be with.
- Order and structure will correct any issues you have in your personal life and in your marital life; outside the covering is just do whatever you want to.
Nobody can make you
- God gave you a free will that you choose: nobody can make you live under the authority, and nobody can make you come Wednesday night, Sunday morning, or Sunday night - you have to willingly submit that time.
- If you will submit that time and raise your family in the house of God, hearing good messages like the one heard tonight, God is going to raise up godly young men and young women, and he can correct errors in our life.
Heaven has order; hell has none
- Heaven has order to it: it has twelve gates, the throne, streets, and a river; hell has no measurements - it is called the bottomless pit - and the prophet Isaiah said hell has opened its mouth without measure.
- There is only one way to be saved, but you can be lost a million ways; there is only one God, only one savior, only one plan.
- As for me and my house, we are going to get under the covering of authority - under that divine covering, where there is order in the house of God.
Scriptures: Isaiah (book-only, as spoken)
Time, talent, and treasure submitted
- Tithe and offerings are all about order and structure.
- When we submit to God's authority, he will withhold no good thing from us; he closes the series by having the congregation lift their hands and love God, and dismisses them.
Scripture index: Isaiah (book-only, as spoken).
Transcript
Let's give Pastor Nolan a hand tonight. Now, Now, I know I know I know I know that he he said a lot about his I know that he he said a lot about his I know that he he said a lot about his mother and his father tonight, but what mother and his father tonight, but what mother and his father tonight, but what you just seen demonstrated on this you just seen demonstrated on this you just seen demonstrated on this platform for the last 45 minutes is a platform for the last 45 minutes is a platform for the last 45 minutes is a structured church. structured church. structured church. That's what produced that young man, a That's what produced that young man, a That's what produced that young man, a structured a structured church. And yes, structured a structured church. And yes, structured a structured church. And yes, his mom and dad had something to do with his mom and dad had something to do with his mom and dad had something to do with it, but a structured church had it, but a structured church had it, but a structured church had something to do with it. Order. Order something to do with it. Order. Order something to do with it. Order. Order and structure produces godly people. and structure produces godly people. and structure produces godly people. Order and structure. What's underneath Order and structure. What's underneath Order and structure. What's underneath the covering? Order and structure. the covering? Order and structure. the covering? Order and structure. That's what's underneath. And that will That's what's underneath. And that will That's what's underneath. And that will anything of God, anything that has anything of God, anything that has anything of God, anything that has redemption, redemption had order to it. redemption, redemption had order to it. redemption, redemption had order to it. Before sin entered the human race, there Before sin entered the human race, there Before sin entered the human race, there was order. There was order. After sin was order. There was order. After sin was order. There was order. After sin entered, God had a plan of salvation. entered, God had a plan of salvation. entered, God had a plan of salvation. Abraham laid the wood in order. The Abraham laid the wood in order. The Abraham laid the wood in order. The tabernacle that represented the plan of tabernacle that represented the plan of tabernacle that represented the plan of salvation. I'm going to tell you salvation. I'm going to tell you salvation. I'm going to tell you something. There was order, were there something. There was order, were there something. There was order, were there not? There was order to that tabernacle. not? There was order to that tabernacle. not? There was order to that tabernacle. As a matter of fact, you didn't even get As a matter of fact, you didn't even get As a matter of fact, you didn't even get to choose. You You didn't even get to to choose. You You didn't even get to to choose. You You didn't even get to choose where you lived around the choose where you lived around the choose where you lived around the tabernacle. tabernacle. tabernacle. The order told you what tribe you were The order told you what tribe you were The order told you what tribe you were going to be with. You were going to be going to be with. You were going to be going to be with. You were going to be with this tribe. That that's called with this tribe. That that's called with this tribe. That that's called that's called that's called order and that's called that's called order and that's called that's called order and that's called structure. Now, it's often that's called structure. Now, it's often that's called structure. Now, it's often been said, what's what's underneath the been said, what's what's underneath the been said, what's what's underneath the cover of of of authority? Order and cover of of of authority? Order and cover of of of authority? Order and structure. And order and structure will structure. And order and structure will structure. And order and structure will correct any issues you have in your correct any issues you have in your correct any issues you have in your personal life. It'll correct any issues personal life. It'll correct any issues personal life. It'll correct any issues you have in your marital life. As a you have in your marital life. As a you have in your marital life. As a matter of fact, what's under the cover matter of fact, what's under the cover matter of fact, what's under the cover of authority is order and structure. of authority is order and structure. of authority is order and structure. What's outside the covering? Just do What's outside the covering? Just do What's outside the covering? Just do whatever you want to. whatever you want to. whatever you want to. >> Just do whatever that I You're not going >> Just do whatever that I You're not going >> Just do whatever that I You're not going to make me. You're you're exactly right. to make me. You're you're exactly right. to make me. You're you're exactly right. Nobody can make you. Nobody can make you. Nobody can make you. God gave you a free will that you God gave you a free will that you God gave you a free will that you choose. choose. choose. >> You choose whether you want to live >> You choose whether you want to live >> You choose whether you want to live under the authority or going to live out under the authority or going to live out under the authority or going to live out of authority. But but if you why why do of authority. But but if you why why do of authority. But but if you why why do we have three services a week? Why? To we have three services a week? Why? To we have three services a week? Why? To give us an opportunity to have order and give us an opportunity to have order and give us an opportunity to have order and structure. Guess what I get to do with structure. Guess what I get to do with structure. Guess what I get to do with my time now? Out from under out from my time now? Out from under out from my time now? Out from under out from under the out from under the cover. Not under the out from under the cover. Not under the out from under the cover. Not going to tell me what to do with my going to tell me what to do with my going to tell me what to do with my time. That That's correct. That's right. time. That That's correct. That's right. time. That That's correct. That's right. Nobody can make you come Wednesday Nobody can make you come Wednesday Nobody can make you come Wednesday night. Nobody can make you come Sunday night. Nobody can make you come Sunday night. Nobody can make you come Sunday morning, Sunday night. You have to morning, Sunday night. You have to morning, Sunday night. You have to willingly submit that time. But oh, if willingly submit that time. But oh, if willingly submit that time. But oh, if you'll submit that time to your family, you'll submit that time to your family, you'll submit that time to your family, if you will raise your family in the if you will raise your family in the if you will raise your family in the house of God, hearing good messages like house of God, hearing good messages like house of God, hearing good messages like you've heard tonight, I promise you, God you've heard tonight, I promise you, God you've heard tonight, I promise you, God is going to raise up godly young men and is going to raise up godly young men and is going to raise up godly young men and young women. And God can correct errors young women. And God can correct errors young women. And God can correct errors in our life if we give we we give God. in our life if we give we we give God. in our life if we give we we give God. You see, heaven heaven has order to it. You see, heaven heaven has order to it. You see, heaven heaven has order to it. You realize we're going to a place that You realize we're going to a place that You realize we're going to a place that has order to it. has order to it. has order to it. has 12 gates. It has 12 gates. It has has 12 gates. It has 12 gates. It has has 12 gates. It has 12 gates. It has order to it. Has the throne. It has order to it. Has the throne. It has order to it. Has the throne. It has order to it. Has streets. It has order order to it. Has streets. It has order order to it. Has streets. It has order to it. Has a river. It has order to it. to it. Has a river. It has order to it. to it. Has a river. It has order to it. But you know what the Bible says about But you know what the Bible says about But you know what the Bible says about hell? Hell has no measurements. hell? Hell has no measurements. hell? Hell has no measurements. Called the bottomless pit. Has no Called the bottomless pit. Has no Called the bottomless pit. Has no measurement. Prophet Isaiah said, "Hell measurement. Prophet Isaiah said, "Hell measurement. Prophet Isaiah said, "Hell has opened its mouth without measure." has opened its mouth without measure." has opened its mouth without measure." Without measure. You see, there's only Without measure. You see, there's only Without measure. You see, there's only one way to be saved, but you can be lost one way to be saved, but you can be lost one way to be saved, but you can be lost a million ways, a million ways, a million ways, >> but there's only one way to be saved. >> but there's only one way to be saved. >> but there's only one way to be saved. >> There there's only one God. There's only >> There there's only one God. There's only >> There there's only one God. There's only one savior. There's only one plan. But one savior. There's only one plan. But one savior. There's only one plan. But if you want to be lost that you just if you want to be lost that you just if you want to be lost that you just choose you whatever road you want to choose you whatever road you want to choose you whatever road you want to walk down, but as for me and my house, walk down, but as for me and my house, walk down, but as for me and my house, >> we're going to get under the covering of >> we're going to get under the covering of >> we're going to get under the covering of authority. We're going to get under the authority. We're going to get under the authority. We're going to get under the covering. covering. covering. We're gonna get under that. We're gonna We're gonna get under that. We're gonna We're gonna get under that. We're gonna get under that divine covering. There's get under that divine covering. There's get under that divine covering. There's there's order. There is order in the there's order. There is order in the there's order. There is order in the house of God. God, I'm going to submit house of God. God, I'm going to submit house of God. God, I'm going to submit my time to you. God, I'm going to submit my time to you. God, I'm going to submit my time to you. God, I'm going to submit my talent to you. God, I'm going to my talent to you. God, I'm going to my talent to you. God, I'm going to submit my treasure to you. Do you submit my treasure to you. Do you submit my treasure to you. Do you realize that tithe and offerings is all realize that tithe and offerings is all realize that tithe and offerings is all about order and structure? about order and structure? about order and structure? >> It's it's all about order and structure. >> It's it's all about order and structure. >> It's it's all about order and structure. But we find that when we submit to God's But we find that when we submit to God's But we find that when we submit to God's authority that he will withhold no good authority that he will withhold no good authority that he will withhold no good thing from us. God's ways are perfect. thing from us. God's ways are perfect. thing from us. God's ways are perfect. And I appreciate this series on And I appreciate this series on And I appreciate this series on Undercover. And one more time tonight, Undercover. And one more time tonight, Undercover. And one more time tonight, would you just lift your hands and love would you just lift your hands and love would you just lift your hands and love a God that loves you and you're a God that loves you and you're a God that loves you and you're dismissed?
Scripture references as spoken: Isaiah (book-only, as spoken).