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Sunday Morning Worship Service

First Apostolic Church of Knoxville (Knoxville, TN)

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Summary prepared by Acts 2:38 Life from the transcript below — the preacher’s words follow in full.

Stand in the Ways and Ask

  • His text is Jeremiah: stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.
  • The same chapter exposes the false peace: from the least of them even unto the greatest of them, every one is given to covetousness, and the hurt of the daughter of his people is healed slightly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace.
  • Jesus warned of blind guides: let them alone; if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the pit.
  • The old paths are not the traditions of men; they are the proven ways of God, found in his word.

Scriptures: Jeremiah 6:16; Jeremiah 6:13-14; Matthew 15:14

The Old Paths Have Not Moved

  • Isaiah's highway shall be called the way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it, and the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
  • The old path still requires repentance, baptism, and the infilling of the Holy Ghost; the apostles' doctrine has not changed with the times.
  • A generation raised in the church must still choose the old paths for itself; no one can ride on a parent's walk with God.
  • He warns against adding anything to the word of God, or taking anything away from it.

Scriptures: Isaiah 35:8

By the Footsteps of the Flock

  • His closing text asks where the beloved feeds his flock, and answers: go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
  • Young people are charged to take up the old paths with new feet, so that those coming after them will have a path to follow.
  • He closes in prayer that the church would still be walking in the old paths years and years from now.

Scriptures: Song of Solomon 1:7-8

Scripture index: Jeremiah 6:16; Jeremiah 6:13-14; Matthew 15:14; Isaiah 35:8; Song of Solomon 1:7-8.

Transcript

return to your seats but just grab your Bibles remain standing and go with me to Jeremiah chapter number six you can grab your Bibles or if you're like Moses get your tabl just don't throw them down Jeremiah chapter number six we're going to read one verse here at the introduction but I want to give honor to all of our pastors our leadership our Bishop thank you to everyone who helped yesterday to serve had a wonderful time uh celebrating the marriage of George and Emily Russell thank you to everyone who is a part of that we honor you today and uh uh we give honor to Pastor if you were not able to be here Wednesday due to the weather you need to go online uh and listen to Pastor's uh lesson from Wednesday night it was absolutely incredible and we've had a great time on Wednesday nights uh in our series leadership begins at home and so we pushed it back just a week but that tied in uh so well to our Series so don't miss Wednesday uh Pastor Anthony sister Kelly will be ministering in those sessions Wednesday night it's going to be a great time and we're looking forward to it Jeremiah chapter number six and we're going to read verse number 16 probably a familiar verse to many of us but I want us to look at it today and just see uh the riches that are in this one verse thus sayeth the Lord stand ye in the ways and see and ask for the Old Paths where is the good way and walk therein and ye shall find rest for your soul Souls but they said we will not walk therein now if you have your uh highlighter pencil pen if you like to Mark in your Bible you like to take notes or you're marking in your tablet I want you to notice all the verbs in this verse but there are several verbs in this verse stand see ask walk find said and here's the negative verb we will not walk this morning I'd like to minister to you from this text Old Paths and new feet Old Paths and new feet why you put your Bibles down when would you just slip up your hand and one more time acknowledge the presence of Jesus and ask him to speak to you and your neighbor today Father we're so thankful we're so thankful for the word of God we're so thankful for your spirit that we feel here today Lord I pray that you would speak to us one more time let the word of God be seed that finds good ground today that it might find a harvest in each individual's life a harvest of sanctification a harvest of maturity a harvest of responding to your word of a response to Commitment oh God and devoting our lives unto you and to the truths of your word let your spirit just permeate this room today in jesus' name we pray and everyone said amen before your would you clap your hands one more time to Jesus today and you could be seated in 2001 a man named Maro prosperi an Italian police officer an experienced marathon runner entered the marathon disables a grueling 6 day 155 mile race across the Sahara Desert now this was not some casual jog through the park it was one of the most brutal endurance races in the world but on one particular day of this ultramarathon a sandstorm blew through the desert and Maro made a wrong turn just a slight deviation he wandered for nine days surviving on whatever scarce resources he could find even Resort according to Extreme Measures to stay hydrated when he was finally rescued he had lost 35 lbs and was severely dehydrated by the time they had found him he was nearly 150 miles off course did you catch that 150 miles off course what's striking about his story is that he didn't set out to get lost he didn't wake up that morning and say you know I think I'll just wander aimlessly through the Sahara today now he thought he was on the right path but one miscalculation One Missed signed and he was hopelessly lost in our text the context for this text that we read is found in God's Judgment of Israel in Judah Jeremiah was sent as a prophet to declare God's message and to offer this a chance to repent of their idolatry one of the biggest factors to God's judgment upon his people were the false prophets and Priests he says in that same chapter verses 13 and 14 for for from the least of them even unto the greatest of them everyone is given to covetousness and from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people look at this word slightly saying peace peace when there is no peace so they thought they were offering them good healing restoration Deliverance when really they were only slightly healed because there was in fact no peace Israel's false prophets offered them a religion or a faith of peace and prosperity when actually there wasn't any Israel had lost their way and a generation was about to be taken into captivity ity and with that generation facing opposition carnality idolatry and even false hope God spoke through his Prophet Jeremiah and had a remedy for their plight thus sayeth the Lord stand ye in the ways see and ask for the Old Paths where is the good way and walk therein and ye shall find rest for your souls but this is their response we will not walk therein and this is the message Israel was to stand in the way see ask for the Old Paths and they were to walk in them the reason for the people's judgment was their straying from the old pth the ancient ways of the Patriarchs and into the ways of idolatry Jeremiah pictures for us Travelers who have lost their way and when they arrive at a fork in the road or at a Crossroads this moment calls for a clear Decision One Way leads to death the other way leads to life and well look like an outdated outmoded Antiquated uh way was actually the way that they were to take to return to God is to take the path that leads to God and again again I want you to notice all of the verbs in this one message stand see ask walk find said there is action to be taken place here there are things that are required of the traveler here they are to make sure before they take one more step to calculate where they are and where they are going I want us to look at this first word here stand stand someone say stand this word uh pictures for us maybe a traveler walking moving traveling journeying at some point and here's what the first message is stop stand still do not take another step forward another step could be a dangerous step but you know what men are natural Wanderers aren't they we like to wander we we we are prone to get lost and this is Jeremiah's message to that generation stand still don't move don't go any further if you are going to take another step you must realize where you are and where you have come from you didn't get there on your own something brought you to this place and before you take one more step you better stand you better realize where you are and where you are headed you better look back and see where he's brought you from and where you are going don't move don't go one more step stand still stand still stop don't move because you're at a fork in the road you're at a Crossroads many people get lost by not paying attention to the direction they are going now I was thinking about this uh this week when I was working on this I think I put more miles on my car doing urns and going in the wrong direction than I have going the right direction if you have ever rode with me Ashley's over here saying amen I will go in the wrong direction if it says if my my GPS will not update I'm G to say you I'm going to make a guess here I'm going to go left and as soon as I do so it's like turn right every time it's going it's always going to be the opposite way and if I take the opposite way nope turn left never fails I am directionally challenged I am do y'all remember Map Quest and having to print off the maps printing off the maps and having to follow through and watching it with your odometer I still missed it because I'm not very good at math either maps and math not my thing give me the Bible I'm pretty good with that I'm I'm directionally challenged but if you are going to make any progress in the right direction you must take calculation or inventory of where you are right now before you turn before you go straight before you go left before you go right stop and see where you are if we are not careful if we do not consider our Direction then we run the risk of going the wrong way listen to me now many lives many churches and many generations have gone the wrong direction due to not paying attention to where they are going right stand stand still stand in the ways and consider your path One Way leads to life and rest the other way to death and eternal torment no man now listen to me no man can go to heaven blindly no one will end up Holy by accident no one will end up righteous by accident or guessing you must be in intentional about where you are going with your life some young person hear me today don't you take one more step without taking into consideration where you are going and how you got there in the first place Hall you will not wander into Holiness you will not accidentally run into spiritual maturity you will have to do it with the intention that I will be holy I will be Godly I will make Heaven my home I must make up my mind and before I choose I better stand still come on somebody help me Preach Today you got to stand still stand someone say stand look at look at the next one see stand ye in the ways and see marrow in our story at the beginning could not see he could not discern the sandstorm interrupted his vision the Hebrew word for see here means to a appear approve consider discern gaze take heed there is intention with seeing or looking by seeing we are able to discern whether it's an old path or A New Path how can you know which path is good if you don't stop and look you need to look around you above you behind you and assess the path if you're driving if you're walking if you're running and you are on a path and you don't know where to go you look for the markers signs where did I have I passed this way before does this look right is this telling me I'm going in the right direction you must assess where you are and where you are going and here's how you do that spiritually have there been those who have found rest for their souls on that path or has there been death on this path is this path marked with Signs of Life or signs of death and before I take a step before I move anywhere close to any vicinity I must take into consideration where this is going to take me you need to see it you cannot rely upon somebody else's spiritual vision when choosing your path you can't follow their Direction but because here's the deal if you relinquish your choosing power and you're following someone blindly you might end up in a ditch Jesus said this in Matthew 1514 let them alone they are blind guides and if the blind lead the blind both will fall into a pit it's not enough for you listen to me now I'm thankful for our Bishop I'm thankful for our pastors I'm thankful for those who have taught me the word of God but that's not enough for me you must get it in your own heart and in your own mind don't believe me Jesus said whom do men say that I am well they say you're Jeremiah they say you're John the Baptist they say you're Elijah he Sayes that's well and good but who do you say that I am because it's you're you're you're listening to the all kinds of voices and they've all got their opinions but I want to know out of your heart out of your mouth who I am well Bishop says this and pastor says that and this is what the church believes that's well and good but what do you believe who do you say that I am Jesus said that's fine I appreciate that but who do you you've been following me around all these years who do you say that I am well I just go to that church on Sundays I have no idea who you are you better find out you don't just go somewhere and hoping you're going to end up there where you're supposed to be you better look and see where you're going who do men say that I am you are the Christ the son of God and he said this man did not reveal this unto you Flesh and Blood did not reveal this unto you but my Father which is in heaven has revealed this come on we need a revelation today we need a revelation yes we must be taught yes it must be preached but you need to get a revelation stand and see stand and see it's foolish to go with the multitude without individual convictions if you're not if you're not careful you'll listen to the wrong voice I don't have to do all that stuff it doesn't take all of that which way are they heading I guarantee there's evidence of where they've been and where they're going you better get a revelation for where you are stand see look at the next one ask ask now I remember one time mom and I don't mean to embarrass you but I remember we go to Indianapolis to go shopping or we' go to Indianapolis to go to Calvary Tabernacle go church services and I was like I don't know 13 12 or years I mean we did a lot I'll never forget as soon as it would get dark mom's like Oh Jesus oh Jesus how do I get home I'm like you didn't know this when we left today it's the same way that we took to get here and she would ask me I'm like I am 12 I barely I barely got my own clothes on today you said I would forget my head if it wasn't attached and you're asking me how to get home from Indianapolis to Bloomington and here's what I would do Mom am I right I would go to sleep you'll figure it out next thing I know I'd wake up and here we are at home I said see I was right but I I remember saying something like stop and ask right stop you better ask somebody we'd have to stop and ask somebody which way this is before the days of GPS and phones and all the things like that but listen if you're going to go somewhere you got to stand and you see but if you are not sure where to go you need to ask somebody right don't just keep going straight just don't keep going this way you better ask somebody where you must go but thankfully Jesus did not leave us to our own devices he gave us the instructions he gave us the manual he gave us the map Jesus said search ye the scriptures for in them you think you have eternal life and they are they which testify of me if you are unsure you need to not go to Google don't go to YouTube YouTube don't go to Facebook you need to open up this book and say Lord open my eyes that I might behold wondrous things from thy law if you don't know where to go ask somebody and young person I'm preaching to young people today I'm preaching everybody but young people importantly please hear me you know who you need to ask don't ask somebody you heard on a podcast I like podcasts I appreciate all that but if you want to ask somebody for directions for the for the condition of your soul and where you're wanting to spend eternity you know where you need to ask ask our elders ask some folks who've been around here for a while ask some folks who are here Faithfully ask some folks who have witnessed the Lord Heal ask some folks who have witnessed the Lord deliver ask some Elders who've lived through some things and lived through some storms ask them where is the good way where is the right path let me ask somebody who's done it ask somebody don't just keep wondering but ask somebody Jesus said ask and it shall be given unto you seek and you shall find knock and it shall be open everyone that ask receives and he that seeketh findeth and him that knth it shall be open don't just stand there paralyzed ask him say Lord show me show me the truth from your word god reveal it unto me let me have ears to hear what the spirit says don't just stop but ask somebody only a fool will refuse to ask for directions when he is lost or cannot find his way and you know what keeps people from asking for directions Pride well they might think I'm lost guess what you are they might think I'm dumb no they won't they'll think this is a smart person who stopped and asked somebody for directions it's a fool who will not ask the questions that pertain to Faith the answers can be found if you're willing to now let me just say this there is nothing wrong with asking questions God does not say that we cannot have questions and we cannot have doubts but here's what we cannot do we cannot let our doubts become doctrines too many have doubts and they stop there and they make a Doctrine out of their doubt out never getting the answers let me tell you there are answers to your questions if you'll ask but let me say this there are no dumb questions right you got to ask ask for what he said ask for the Old Paths what paths the Old Paths that's what they're to ask for stop stand still see where you're going ask somebody don't just ask something randomly but ask for the Old Paths let me read something to you from my favorite writer the prince of preachers Mr Charles Spurgeon let me quote him at length here for a second speaking on this text he says in reference to the Old Paths in this case the older the better many think the m evil paths old but indeed they are yesterday and and are new inventions may we not trust the fathers says one and our answer is better far to go back to the apostles and to their Master certain churches boast of their venerable age but no way of religion is so ancient as that which is found in the scriptures themselves councils sins assemblies Bulls decretal are all modern the Old Paths are to be be found marked down in the old book and they bear the footprints of the old Saints the way of repentance is as old as John the Baptist yay as old as David the way of faith is as old as Abraham the way of communion with God is as old as Enoch the way of approaching the god to approaching God by the lamb slain is as old as Abel yay the true lamb was slain from the before the foundations of the world romanism and anglicanism and half theisms are the MOs which has grown upon the ancient Stones all of this is yesterday but we must go back to the writings of the ages the word of God let me tell you where you can find the Old Paths the Old Paths are in 66 books the Old Testament through the New Testament can I tell you we must get back to the Old Paths what P the old P the inspiration and the inherence of scripture the creation of man and woman the fallou of man sin Faith the Virgin birth The Life of Christ and his miracles the Cross of Christ and the death of Christ and the resurrection of Christ the Forgiveness of sins repentance baptism in the name of Jesus Christ the infilling of the Holy Ghost with evidence of speaking with other tongues the Oneness of the godhead the name of Jesus the gifts of the Spirit healing miracles signs and wonders the church triumphant praise worship fasting studying giving missions evangelism discipleship taking care of the widows and the poor sanctification Holiness righteousness separation godliness the second coming Heaven and Hell all of these are the old P that's what we must ask for that's what we must ask for we need the whole counsel of God that's what we must ask for don't just ask for the new thing ask for the old thing that's the Old Paths and you know what he says about the old path this is the good way he doesn't say it's the easy way but it's the good way you see our generation This Modern World they want the easy way but the easy way Jesus said was this that it's the Broadway the wide gate that leads to destruction and many there be which go in there at because straight is the gate and narrow is the way which leadth unto life and few there be that find it he did not say it's the easy way but it is the good way are there any Elders in this room who said you know what I've been through some things but you know what it's still the good way you know what you need to ask a drunk is this the good way ask ask ask a former addict it what was that the good way come on Michael am I right is this no it's not the good way I'll tell you what the good way is is the house of the Lord where you can still find deliverance and you can still find rest for yourself this is the good way it may not be the easy way but it's going to be the good way that leads come on somebody this is still the best way this is still the good way living for the Lord is the blessed life come on is there anybody who knows what I'm talking about that I had it not been for him I'd be in the ditch somewhere but he brought me out of the myy clay it's the good way you know when we get lost we're trying to you know a lot of times when we get lost it's because we try to take a shortcut you might know what I'm talking about I'm gonna take a shortcut this is a shortcut and you get lost trying to you'll never shortcut your way through faith you can't short there there are no Shortcuts To Heaven There are those who believe the shortcut is this I'll give my life to Christ on my deathbed how many people do you know have died on their deathbed I guarantee it's very few because most people don't see death coming and most people if not all of them have no idea when death is coming and you think you're going to plan your last few moments and then you're going to give him the last few seconds of your life brothers and sisters there is no shortcut to this if you are here today it still takes faith it still takes repentance it still takes baptism it still takes the infilling of the Holy Ghost I'm telling you other the good way don't put it off don't look for shortcuts this is the only way it might be the narrow way it might be the exclusive way but it's still the good way someone say amen amen oh can I read one more text to you this is the good way this is the good the old path is the good way but can I tell you what Isaiah said of this way Isaiah 35 and8 and a highway shall be there and a way and it shall be called the way of Holiness the unclean shall not pass over it but it shall be for those the wayfaring men though fools shall not he therein you know why we have Holiness unto the Lord above those doors because it still takes Holiness this is still a holy way we are not going to compromise on Holiness and godliness we're not going to we're not going to compromise come on somebody yes we love people yes we want to give people grace and mercy but I'm I'm telling you this is still the best way it's the good way it's the Blessed Way and let me tell you it is a holy way it's a holy book with a holy God who gives us his holy ghost someone say Amen walk in it ask ask for it but you got to walk in it it's the good way but you got to walk in it the standing the seeing the asking are the means but the walking that's the ends there will be those who have stood seen asked and know but they won't walk in it they do everything in their power to avoid walking in the old past they are enamored with the new and the shiny but all that Sparkles isn't gold everything that is new isn't always right you have to walk on the Old Paths it's not enough just to stand see and know about it you must tread upon it yourselves one of my favorite books outside of the Bible was written by John bunan it's called the pil the Pilgrim's Progress if you if you've never read it I highly recommend that you do it's a great book but he introduces us to several characters in this story and it's fascinating and one of the characters that he introduces us to is Mr talkative I know I've quoted Spurgeon at length today but let me quote Mr Bunyan's story The Pilgrim's Progress in Christians uh the Christian is the is the uh is the traveler and he runs into this man by the name of Mr talkative and let me read this to you because it's very important that you hear this he says this friend which way are you going are you going to the Heavenly country talkative said yes I'm headed that very same place that's good faithful said I do hope you will join us by all means I have every intention of being your traveling companion faithful motion for him to join him in Christian come on with us then let's spend our time talking about the things that are profitable certainly certainly talk could have stepped in line with them to talk about things that are good is most enjoyable with you or anyone else I am glad I have met someone inclined to such discussions to tell you the truth there are few who care to spend their traveling time in this way instead they rather discuss things that are quite unprofitable able in fact this is something that has often troubled me indeed faithful agreed that is something to be disturbed about for the things worthy of conversation are the things of God of Heaven I certainly admire your attitude talkative said for you speak with conviction and I might add what else is so pleasant and so profitable as to talk about the things of God let me stop here and interject Mr talkative walks with faithful and Christian and talks with them about the things of God accurately and happily but Christian has to pull faithful aside to reveal something about talkative this is what he says in I quote he talks about prayer of repentance of faith and of the new birth but he only knows how to talk about them I have visited his family and have observed him both at home and abroad and I know what I say is the truth his house is as empty of religion as the white of an egg is devoid of flavor there is no prayer offered in his house nor any sign of repentance for sin yes even an animal serves God far better than talkative to all who know him he is the very stain reproach and shame of religion Mr talkative knew the things of God but chose not to walk in them he was talkative but not walkative there are twoo many who are talkative about the things of God but they refuse to walk the paths they will argue with every Tom Dick and Harry on Facebook but you click on their profile picture brother Nate you're you're walking a fine line that's all right I'm not here to be I'm not here to win a popularity contest I'm trying to tell you to walk in the Old Paths because it's the good way that leads to rest for your souls I'm drawing to a close if musicians want to come look at this last part here more verb and you shall find rest for your soul there is a rest a laziness which rusts and injures but the gospel rest is very peculiar the Old Paths brings satisfaction not self-satisfaction but contentment and satisfaction we need to be satisfied in Christ so many forsake the Old Paths because they think something else will satisfy them more than Christ in actuality what it is is they never tasted and seen that the Lord is good or they're simply overstuffed they're full with worldliness carnality and so many other things that they have no room for Christ in their life to be satisfied but they want him when those things be begin to ens snare and enslave them there is a way that leads to rest and that is the Old Paths what's the opposite of rest worrisome anxiety fear hurt injure sickness but there 's a path that leads to rest and Jesus said this come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you let me read this one more time I'm not trying to hurt your feelings I want you to understand something today he does not say come unto the pastor come unto this particular Sanctuary you need pastors we need the church but I can't give you rest I want you to hear me today there we are blessed here at this church we are we are blessed with great leadership in this church but there there is a movement in our Apostolic Pentecostal churches that is confusing leadership with manipulation that if you don't see it my way come unto Christ you know what a lot of us need a revelation of the Gospel the gospel is not just for when you get baptized in Jesus name the gospel is for every day that you find rest I can't give you rest and some I'm not trying to get up here and cause a fight but there there there's a movement in our in our churches that if you don't come to church here you're going to hell brothers and sisters that is not the of this church what you must obey is not me but is the word of God and I will preach the word of God and you need to obey the word of God but if listen I can't Pastor everybody we can't Pastor everybody but let me tell you something if you will follow the word of God there is rest for your souls I'm not going listen I'm not going to preach to you my preferences or my opinions I'm telling you I'm going to preach the word of God because it's the word of God that will get you into heaven not my preferences not my opinions I want you to know the gospel and if you know the gospel you will find rest for your souls would you stand to your feet Saints are being worn out with all of this stuff that people are adding to the word of God I don't know where this is coming from life of the Holy Ghost if we would just there is there is a enough in this book to preach that I don't have to tell you my opinion or my preference on Jesus said this if you take anything from that book I will remove your name from The Book of Life I'm going to preach the whole counsil of God Genesis to Revelation but he also said this we talk about compromise yeah a bunch of compromisers they don't they leave all this stuff out that's fine that's fine we can we can we can we can argue that we have precedent to not do that but he also said this don't take anything out of it but you better not add anything to it why because when you start to add things to this book that's not there you try to put yourself in the place of God who inspired this book God does not need my opinion God does not need my oh come on somebody it is enough it is sufficient to get you into heaven he said if you add anything to this book I will add unto you the plagues and if I add anything unto it he is going to add the plagues to me that is why it's important to preach the word of God this is not a place for you to come up behind this pull pit and give your opinion on politics I'm not going to tell you who to vote for I'm going to tell you who to serve and that's Jesus Christ I don't know where this is coming from I feel the Holy Ghost today we need some rest we need some rest we need the saints of God to get some rest and we it starts when we get a revelation of the Old Paths my title was Old Paths and new feet we got some Elders in here who have paid way for us they're getting older time is catching up and you know what we need we don't need a new path we just need some new feet we just need some new feet the path was not just for one generation and there's some in here Bishop M came to this town fought every devil and demon that he could preaching the truth of God's word you know what he was doing Paving the path you know he who he was Paving that path for new feet it wasn't just for him and sister M and Pastor Mark it was for everyone that they couldn't see that were coming God for bid listen to me now God forbid that this church builds a monument to the Old Paths we listen we are not built to be a monument we are built to be a movement and if we're going to be a movement we need some young people we need some young adults we need some young marries we need some young families who'll say you know what brother Nate you know what Pastor you know what Bishop I want to take our family on the Old Paths I want the Old Paths because that's where rest is that's the good way here's what I'd like to do today this is okay what I would like to do I want everyone to come but I want us to do it just a little bit of a different way if you are 50 and under I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable if you don't want to come that's fine I'm not trying to make anybody feel uncomfortable if you are 50 and under I want you to to come to this altar saying I'll be some new feet but I'm going to commit myself to the Old Paths and I'm not just going to do it because well that's what my preacher says and that this is what my pastor preaches and this is what my church believes no no no no that's well and good but you need to get it in your heart and say you know what I'm going to commit myself to the Old Paths come on 15 come on come on now come on you come and here's what I want you to do 50 and under I want you to gather in I want 50 and up I want you to come in from behind them and I want you to lay your hands upon them today because it's important to know that they are not alone we are not alone in this but we're going to walk this path together we are going to be committed to this truth together I'm not going to let it slip I'm not going to let it go and fade away oh no I am going to commit myself to the good way come on would you come and would you lift up your hands and lift up your heart if you have your family with you I want you to lay your hands upon them if your spouse is next to you I want you to grab their hand and pray but listen we must we must commit ourselves to the old past we must commit ourselves to the old past this is the good way this is the Blessed Way and it will lead to rest come on would you lift up your voice come on would you lift up your voice this is this is the good way this is the good it's not the easy way oh no come on it rain on the just and the unjust but I know that there's something beyond that that there's something beyond that that there's something Beyond this life that's going to give me rest for eternity come on somebody I want to be committed to it I want to be committed to the doctrine I want to be Comm committed to the truth I want to be I want to be committed to the lifestyle of the word of God I want to be committed to I need a revelation I need understanding oh God Holiness come on lift up your voice and pray come [Music] on come on I'm committed I'm committed to it I'm committed to it I'm committed to it what I need I'm committed to it oh H Hol is what you want me take my take my [Music] and yes take my take my WI [Music] my my [Music] take my [Music] heart and pour it take [Music] my Lord [Music] take me Lord [Music] I want to read one more text there's a lot of voices in the world today trying to tell us which way to go go this way go that that way leave this forsake that don't doesn't take all of this there's two verses in Song of Solomon verse 7 tell me oh thou whom my soul loves where thou feest where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon for why should I be as one that turneth aide by the flocks of my companions if thou know not oh thou phoh among women this is the response go thy way forth look at this by the footsteps of the flock and feed thy kids beside the shepherd's tents he said don't listen to the voices of your companions but if you want to know where to go look for the footsteps of the flock there are some Footprints of those who have tread down this way before and if you don't know where to go look for some Elders who've been walking this path for a while you say I don't know how to live this find somebody who has for a while find somebody who's been committed to this for decades that's what you should do don't just listen to your peers but look for somebody who will lead you to a path towards rest are you thankful for these Old Paths are you thankful for these Old Paths one more time would you lift up your hands would you lift up your hands father we want to walk in the Old Paths Lord which is the good way the Highway of Holiness oh God this is the way of blessing this is the way of rest this is the good way but God I pray that you would touch every individual every family but God more importantly as a corporate body let this church re remember the Old Paths and not just let it be a monument but Lord let it be a move movement Lord we don't just need the Old Paths we need the some young feet some new feet who will walk this path because there are those who are going to need it years and years from now if you would T in the name of Jesus

Scripture references as spoken: Jeremiah 6:16; Jeremiah 6:13-14; Matthew 15:14; Isaiah 35:8; Song of Solomon 1:7-8.