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John 1, Gospel of John. In the beginning was the word and the word was was God and the word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things was made by him and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life. And the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in the darkness and the darkness comprehended it not. There was a man sent from God whose name was John. The same came for a witness to bear witness of the light that all men through him might be might believe. He was not He was not that light but was sent to bear witness of that light. That was the true light which lighteneth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the in the world and the world was made by him and the world knew him not. He came unto his own and his own received him not. But as many as received him to give him power to become sons of God even to them that believe it on his name. It's already 1 John 1 through 12. May May the Lord add a blessing to his already blessed word. Amen. Good morning, Boy Hill. Good morning. This week I've I've been asking the Lord to Come on, Jesus. Come see about me. We need you. Can't do without you. Come on. >> [singing] >> Come on, Jesus. And see about me. I need you to come on. [singing] And see about me. If you stay a little while >> [music] >> I'm begging you, Jesus. >> [singing] >> Don't turn from me, Jesus. >> [music and singing] >> Come see about your child tonight. >> [music] >> That's why [singing] I'm down here. I'm waiting. >> [music] >> Oh, come on. >> [music and singing] >> Come on. >> [music] >> Come on. >> [singing] >> And see about me. Come on. And see about me. >> [singing] >> I need you to come on. And see about me. If you stay a little while I'm begging you, Jesus. Don't turn from [music] me, Jesus. Come see about your child tonight. That's why I'm [singing] down here. >> [music] >> I'm waiting. Oh, come on. Come see [music] about me. [singing] Sometimes you feel >> [music] >> like you need a shoulder to cry on. So, you reach out to friends and family. And they just leave you alone. You know, in the midnight. And you can't get no sleep. That's when I dare you. I double dare you to call on Jesus. That's why I'm down here. >> [music and singing] >> I'm waiting. Oh, come on. >> [music] >> Come on. >> [singing] >> Come on. >> [music] >> Come on. >> [singing] >> I need you, Jesus. I need [music] you, Jesus. I need you, Jesus. >> [music] >> Don't leave me, Jesus. >> [singing] >> Don't leave me, Jesus. Don't leave me, Jesus. >> [music] >> That's why I'm down here. I'm waiting. Oh, come on. >> [music] >> Come on. Come on. Come on. >> [singing] [music] >> That's why I'm down here. I'm waiting. OH, COME ON. Come see about me. >> [music] >> Lord our God, we come to you praying humble as we know how. First and foremost, we want to say thank you, Lord. Thank you for all that you have done for us. We realize that you didn't have to do it. But we thank you for for blessing us, taking care of us, watching over us all night long as we slumbered and slept. You woke us up this morning and started us on our way. And we said thank you, Lord. Lord, just thank you for your grace and mercy. We come praising your name. We just want to give you all the praise, [music] honor, and the glory. Thank you, Jesus. I can't say it [music] enough. If I had 10,000 times, God, I know that just wouldn't never be enough to say thank you for all that you have done for us all through the years. Now, Lord, I know you you have blessed me in so many ways. [music] Thank you, Lord. Lord, thank you for blessing my church family. We all have received a blessing cuz we're still here. And we love you, Lord. Lord, we ask that you just continue to bless this [music] Boyd Hill family, church family. We all need you. Whether we realize it or not, each and every one of us need you, Lord. So, Lord, we down here calling on your name. Just come and see about us. Keep us. Show us the way. Lord, and we blessing asking for a blessing for everyone that's in authority. [music] Lord, I'm praying for that White House. I'm playing I'm praying [music] for this country. For this state. [music] And Lord, I'm praying for Boyd Hill. And every church in the nation. Bless us, Lord. Keep us. Guide us. Lord, and then continue to take care of the sick and shut-in. The hungry, Lord. And then, Lord, the bereaved. Lord, we know that you can soothe any broken heart. And we pray for them now because we know sooner or later it'll be our turn. And no one can soothe their hearts like you you can. So, Lord, just be a part of us within this service today. Bless the one that's going to give us the word of [music] life. And of course this first Sunday in in May of 2026, we come in to commemorate you going to the cross and died and shared your blood. So, we thank you, Lord. Continue to bless us and keep us. Show us the way. We can't say it enough. Thank you, Lord. We give you all the praise, honor, and the glory. In Jesus Christ's name we do pray. Amen. When I've done [singing] the best that I can, oh Lord, [singing] when I can't [singing] do no more, >> [singing] [music] >> when I can't do no more, oh Lord, >> [singing] >> now let the word the meditation [singing and music] be accepted >> [singing] [music] >> oh Lord when I sing my last song oh Lord when I can't >> [singing] >> sing no more oh Lord >> [singing] >> now let the the meditation be accepted >> [music and singing] >> oh Lord >> [singing] >> when I pray my last prayer oh Lord when I pray >> [music and singing] >> can't no more oh Lord >> [singing] >> now let the the meditation be accepted >> [music and singing] >> oh Lord oh be accepted >> [music] >> oh Lord oh be accepted >> [music and singing] >> now let the >> [music and singing] >> the meditation >> [music] [singing] >> be accepted Oh Lord. [singing] Oh be accepted Oh Lord. Oh be accepted >> [singing] [music] >> Now [singing] let the >> [music] >> the meditation >> [singing] >> be [music] accepted Oh Lord. >> [singing] >> Thank you all. Thank you all for helping us this morning. Appreciate it. >> [applause] >> All right, we're going to have Minister Donovan to come up and take over. Thank you. Amen. Let the church say amen. Let the church say amen again. Now let the redeemed of the Lord say hallelujah. Amen. Good morning, Board Hill. Amen. We first give honor to God who is the head of all our lives. We give honor to Pastor Barbara to leading lady Barbara to the pulpit associates and to the tears of leadership of the Board Hill Baptist Church. I greet you in the joy of Jesus on this morning. Amen. Amen. Let us stand for our call to worship. Amen. The word of God says make a joyful noise unto the Lord all you lands. Serve the Lord with gladness. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise. Be thankful unto him and bless his name for the Lord he is good. His mercy is everlasting and his truth endures to all generations. Amen. We're going to have our opening selection, hymn number one, Holy, Holy, Holy. Then we have our morning prayer by Reverend Nelson, and then Minister Waters will come to our responsive reading on this morning. Amen. Amen. Holy, holy, >> [singing] >> holy, >> [music] >> Lord God Almighty. Early in [singing] the morning our song [music] shall rise to Holy, holy, holy, >> [singing] >> merciful and mighty, God in >> [singing and music] >> three persons, blessed Trinity. >> [music] >> Holy, holy, >> [singing] >> holy, >> [music] >> all thy saints adore >> [singing and music] >> thee, casting down their golden crowns around the glassy >> [singing and music] >> sea, cherubim and seraphim falling >> [singing] >> down before >> [music] >> thee, which were >> [singing] >> and are and evermore shall be. [music] Holy, holy, >> [singing] >> holy, though the darkness >> [music] >> hide thee, though the >> [singing] >> eye of sin or fallen man thy glory [music] may not see, only >> [singing] >> thou art holy, there is none beside >> [singing] >> thee, >> [singing] [music] >> Amen. Holy, holy, holy. Lord God almighty. Oh Father and our God, first again, first and again we just want to say thank you. For allowing us one more opportunity to come out to give you the praise, the honor, and the glory. Thank you, Lord, for a reasonable amount of health and strength and soundness of mind. But at this time, oh merciful Father, we ask that you will send the Holy Spirit, the Holy Comforter, that it might go from heart to heart and breast to breast. Giving us, oh Lord, that that we stand in need of. For we know, Lord, nobody can supply like you. Some need strength, some need understanding, some need faith, some even need hope. But, Lord, we know that you are able to do exceedingly and abundantly above anything that we can even ask or think. Then, Lord, we ask that you bless and touch those that are in authority over us. Our president, our vice president, the Congress, the Senate, the Supreme Court. Lord, we ask that you send forth understanding, send forth grace and mercy that they might do those things that are pleasing in the sight of God. Touch them, oh merciful Father. Lead them and guide them down the path of righteousness for your name's sake. Then, Lord, we ask for peace on earth, goodwill toward men. Bless our military Lord. Give them what they stand in need of. For the word of God said, for God has not given us a spirit of fear. But of power, love, and a sound mind. Let them know oh Lord that you are in charge. Let them know that they can do nothing unless you allow it. Lord, we ask that you touch this war situation going on in the Middle East. We ask you oh Lord that you would intervene and have your way. For we know a man have his way would not go the right way. But if you have your way all things would be done right. Lord, bless each and every family assembled here. And Lord, just let all that we do and say glorify and magnify be. For in Jesus' name we pray. [music] And say amen. Amen. And amen. Amen. Good morning. Good morning. We're going to be doing responsive reading 581 in the back of your hymnals. The Lord's Supper. It'll be in 1 Corinthians 11:23-34 to amen. Amen. The word of God say for I received of the Lord that which I also delivered unto you. That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread. After the same manner also he took the cup when he had supped saying, "This cup is a new testament in my blood. This do you as often as you drink it in remembrance of me." and drink this cup, you do show the Lord's death till he come. Wherefore, whosoever should eat this bread and drink this cup of the Lord unworthily should be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily even drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. For if we judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord that we should not be condemned with the world. Let's read the last two together. Wherefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, tarry one for another. And if any man have hunger, let him eat at home, that you come not together to condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come. Amen. Good morning, boy, here. Praise the Lord. Come on, LET'S GIVE THE LORD A hand clap of praise cuz HE'S WORTHY. OH, WE CAN DO BETTER than that because God has been so good to us. He allowed us to wake up this morning and come to the house of God just to give him worship and to honor him. They got me singing this morning, and my voice ain't right, but, you know, to God be the glory. I'm going to give it my best. >> [clears throat] >> It's all [singing] right now. It's all [singing] right now. I turn [singing] it over to Jesus. It's all [singing] right now. It's all [singing] right now. It's all [singing] right now. I turn [singing] it over to Jesus. It's all [singing] right [music] now. It's all right now. IT'S ALL RIGHT. OH, I TURN IT OVER. >> [screaming] >> IT'S ALL RIGHT. OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S ALL RIGHT. >> [cheering] >> I TURN IT OVER. IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S all [music and singing] right now. It's all right now. I turn [singing and music] it over to Jesus. It's all right now. It's all [singing] right now. Oh, all right now. I turn [singing] it over to Jesus. It's all [singing] right, now. IT'S ALL RIGHT. >> [screaming] >> IT'S ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I TURN IT ALL IT'S ALL RIGHT. OH, IT'S OH, IT'S ALL I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT. OH, I TURN IT ALL >> [music] >> I TURN IT ALL NO MATTER WHAT YOUR SITUATION MAY BE RIGHT NOW. JUST PUT IT PUT IT IN THE hands of the Lord. CUZ SEE THE BIBLE TELL ME WEEPING MAY ENDURE FOR A NIGHT, BUT JOY COMES IN THE MORNING LIGHT. >> [music and singing] >> IT'S ALL RIGHT. OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT. NO MATTER WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW. OH, I TURN IT ALL OH, I TURN IT ALL I KNOW HE WILL MAKE IT EVERYTHING all [music] right. Just put your trust and your FAITH IN HIM RIGHT NOW. [music] JUST TURN IT OVER TO THE LORD. HE WILL WORK IT HE WILL WORK IT OUT FOR YOU. YES, HE WILL. >> [music] >> TURN IT OVER. TURN IT ALL IT'S ALL RIGHT. >> [screaming] >> IT'S ALL RIGHT. I COME TO LET YOU KNOW IT'S ALL RIGHT. TURN IT OVER. >> [music] >> TURN IT OVER. WHATEVER YOU'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW, >> [music] >> PUT IT IN THE [singing] HANDS OF THE LORD. He will MAKE IT ALL RIGHT. YES, HE WILL. >> [music] >> TURN IT OVER. >> [music and singing] >> IT'S ALL RIGHT. HALLELUJAH. HALLELUJAH. HALLELUJAH. Thank you right now, Lord. >> [applause] [applause and cheering] [cheering] >> Everybody giving out gift bags. We're going to have lunch. We're going to have cake and a whole bunch of stuff. But, if you'd like to either participate or donate something that's going into the bag, you can see our project manager, Sister Quadra Walker. She's the one shaking her head up right over there. Or you can see me immediately afterwards. Um but certainly we would certainly appreciate any contribution. Um no monetary contribution, but any contribution you can make either participating or um things items that can go in the gift bag. And the reason we're doing this is because we know that with senior citizens sometimes gets warehoused into these nursing homes and forgotten about. So we are making it a point so that every month going forward we will go and have a good time with them. And certainly there are a lot of mothers in that home. So that was the inspiration. And that was brought to us by the project manager, Quadra Walker, sitting right over there shaking her head. Thank you. >> [applause] >> Thank you, Brother James, Sister Quadra, for that announcement. Okay, let's continue our announcements. Let us remember our sick and shut-in through prayer and visitation. Um newly added to your sick list, um Sister Sandra Nelson is home. Um Brother Junius Redwood is home. Um Shamika Stinson is home. Let us keep them in prayer. And also, let us continue to pray for sick and shut-in members. Um Brother Redwood, um Reverend Hazel Hill, Sister Phyllis Perry, Sister Shenaya Mason, um Ms. Angela Barber Parker, and Sister Tawana Parker. Funeral service for the nephew of Sister Carrie Bryce, um Mr. Jeffrey McFadden, was held yesterday in Wingate. Let us continue to pray for those in bereavement. Due to the rain forecast on yesterday, the annual field day was postponed and the new date is scheduled for Saturday, June the 6th. Please encourage the children to come out and participate in the planned activities outlined for them. Uh for additional information, see Sister Frenchie Barnes or Brother Lawrence Berry. Uh deadline register to vote in the South Carolina Democratic primary and we have in person May 8th, online May 10th, by mail May 11th. I underlined that May 11th cuz I think it might be a little bit later, so you might want to go with 10. Uh there to verify your status, find your polling location, and more, go to scvotes.gov. We need to add s to that votes.gov scvotes.gov to check your voter's registration. Make sure that you are still on the rolls. Please check it before June the 9th when you go to vote. Now, the date we have for the Democratic primary is June the 9th. I don't have a date for the Republican primary. It is the same. Same day. Okay, so June 9th. All right. So, at this time, the ushers will prepare the microphones and if we have visitors at this time, um the usher will bring you the microphone. If you would please stand and give us your name and church affiliation so that everyone can hear your voice. We love to hear who you are and where you're from. Any visitors, please. Good morning. Uh good morning, church. Uh my name is Sandra Hoyle. I'm a member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Laurens with Bobby Pastor Fes- Bobby Featherstone as our pastor. I have with me today my daughter, Sierra. Stand up. And my grandson, Chance. And we are neighbors of uh Pastor Barbara and First Lady Barbara. And we're just glad to be here today. >> [applause] >> My name is Sheryl. I've been visiting here for a couple weeks and stuff. And I do belong to a church, but my main thing is I belong to God. So I go where he leads me. And he's leading me to Boyd Hill. So you might see me a lot. You know what I'm saying? So >> [applause] >> And I do see Representative King who's not standing, but we're glad to have you today. >> [applause] >> And we're glad to see Sister Kelly with us this morning. And Sister Chisholm. I was looking to see if I saw Miss Worder. >> [applause] >> And I think Brother Lightfoot, good to see you again. You haven't been with us in a little while. >> [applause] >> All right, at this time if we have any May birthdays, if you would like to stand. May birthdays? And now we'll just bring you the microphone so we can hear your information. Good morning, church. This past Friday, May the 1st, I was blessed to be born to this lovely young lady right here 65 years ago. >> [cheering] [applause] >> You know, I was I was about to call her Miss Bassoon. Okay. Happy birthday. to deacons in May. All right. Good morning, church family. Good morning. On May 12th, I will be 58 years old. Good morning, church. Good morning. On May the 30th, I'll be 58 years old. >> [applause] >> Women, let me get the baby. Hold on. We have somebody in the back. Good morning. >> Good morning. So, on May 29th, I will be turning 11 years old. >> [applause] >> Good morning again. On May 8th, God's willing, I will be turning 64 years old. >> [cheering] [applause] >> Good morning again, everybody. Good morning. On May the 20th, God's willing, I'll be 63. >> [applause] >> Did I overlook anyone? Okay. We pray that you will have many more birthdays, um, and thank God for those he's already blessed you with. Okay. Do we have any May wedding anniversaries? I thought Sister Pam was standing over there. Who got married? Wedding anniversaries? Okay. We pray that, uh, you will be blessed with many more birthdays, anniversaries. And to our visitors, Sister Hoyles and Sister Cheryl, come back and visit with us again and anytime the doors of the church are open. And Representative King, anytime the doors of the church are open, you are welcome to join us. And we pray that you will have a blessed day. Let every every heart say, "Amen." Nobody was born Well, I got married in May. What's wrong with May? We give all praises to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. And certainly, it's good to be in the number one more time. Uh, uh, what time is that on Saturday? Okay. All right. All right. All right. So, that's after we finish here. Uh, you're going at 11:00. All right. We close at 11:00. All right. Just wanted to be clear that we're not >> One very important announcement. Um, dear pastor and congregation, with great joy, we cordially invite you to join us in celebrating the installation of our pastor-elect, Reverend Shamika Simmons. I was going to take care of that. >> I'm going to take care of that. You'll finish it? >> Yeah, I'll take care of that. >> The pastor will complete it. Again, we thankful for what God has done. And certainly, we hope and pray that you take the announcements in. Uh, on Friday night, they had the well and uh, workshop here on Friday night. And certainly it was very very interesting and I wish that we'd had more from board here to attend on Friday night. And a lot of information that we may not need it now but we certainly would need it in the future. Because people nowadays it seem like getting sick of quicker now than it used to be and nowadays years ago you didn't hear people talk about all time but like years ago but now as you turn now there's so many things happening now. And you know I see all the time that when these things are available for you and you do not attend it's your own fault and a lot of us needed that information because we're getting older. Not only we're getting older but our family members and certainly if we know how to address dress our family members it would make a difference knowing when it's time sometimes we wait too late to get help for our family. But in workshop that was on Friday evening would let us know that we can't stop it but we can help start on time for them to look into it. Sometimes we wait too late. But certainly we thank Sister Miles and the Women's Convention for that workshop this past Friday this past Friday night. Now on Saturday will be the Mother's Day breakfast from 9:00 to 11:00. Don't come at 5:00 minutes to 11:00 and expect to get a full meal because usually I don't usually like to go to a restaurant when it's right near closing time because you don't know what you're going to get. Because people trying to clean up so they can get out and you might just get anything. So, we're pleading with you to get here at least by 10:30 if you want a full breakfast. And that'll give us time. But if you come at 5 minutes to 11:00, I guarantee you somebody going to be cleaning, somebody going to be wiping this up and you might not get what you should get or how you should get it. And I'm being honest. I've worked in food service for over 50 years and I do know what happens in the kitchen when you come late. So, I'm I'm asking you, please ma'am and and certainly it would be good if we have some of you ladies to at least thank us. At least the men that give you breakfast, at least you could come and thank and give us a tone and keep us happy. I mean, we like to be happy. And so, that would be highly appreciated. This coming this coming Saturday. Now, on the second Sunday in June not next Sunday, the second Sunday in June. This is May. All roads all roads all roads lead to Crossroads Baptist Church in Chester for the installation service of our very own Sister Shamika Simmons. And I told her THAT WE WOULD >> [applause] >> I I TALKED TO HER ON Friday and I told her that I was going to be a band load, bus load, car load. I said, "Everything in Rock Hill is coming to Chester that afternoon at 2:00." And she said, "They're going to feed you prior to the service. So, if you want to eat before the service, please ma'am and please, sir, let us leave two and I'll match them both choir to singing for that afternoon. We're going to let Chester know that we love her. Yeah, well, when I go when I go down there, just as I cross the Chester line But if you if you go and I guarantee you if you go the right way, you'll find out that at the Crossroads the bottom line, meet us at Crossroads on that Sunday afternoon. But usually right after I pass Mount Hopewell right down the road it says Chester County. And Crossroads is All right. All right. We ain't going to We ain't going to We ain't going to fall out about stuff. But please ma'am and please, sir, let us keep that in mind. Let her know that we love She paid her dues here. And I believe that you ought to get credit for your dues. When you work when payday come you don't want to hear nothing but give me my check. So, let us go to Chester on that and we're going to be announcing that from now until the second Sunday in June. Let us continue to pray for our sick list because it's them now and we don't know when our time's going to be. We're happy to certainly to see uh Brother King here this morning. He's going to come and have a word of mouth at this time. >> [applause] >> Good morning. Let me say thank you Pastor for allowing me to be here and to Boyd Hill Church. Let me say thank you. Thank you for allowing me to serve you all in Columbia for the last 17 plus years. Thank you so very much. >> [applause] >> Let me tell you it's not fun down there being beat up on all the time fighting for our people. Um I never wavered on that and I will continue to fight for black folk. >> [applause] >> Let me say um many of you may wonder what has John done since he's been in Columbia in the 17 plus years I've been here. Let me just start off by saying one of our jewels in this community is Clinton College. When I first went to Columbia, um Clinton received no state government funds. Zero. Um and it took me some years um to highlight who Clinton is and what and how important Clinton is to our community. Since I've been there, Clinton has received over 10 plus million dollars >> [applause and cheering] >> Some of the folk say, "Well, what have you done on the south end of Rock Hill where the majority of black people live?" Up under my leadership, I've gotten over 10 plus million dollars for infrastructural needs, which also allows us to build more homes, to eventually have a grocery store, and other things that will benefit our community. North Central Medical Center. You know, I have something personal that hit my family, made me realize that kids who suffer with sickle cell did not have a medical home here in our community. Um I created with Mr. Brown a sickle cell unit over at North Central, and now we're working on some mental health things also. And since that inception, we have gotten 3.5 plus million dollars >> [applause] >> Now, if you keep up with me on Facebook, you know I just tell it like it is. That's the way I was raised. And I'm unapologetically black. And I let folks know that when I'm in Columbia. I represent every black person, even if you don't live in my district. I am the only black elected official that goes to Columbia from York County. >> [applause] >> And I recognize that I have to represent every black person regardless if they're in District 49, because I'm your voice. Why do I say that? It's because I need you, even if you don't live in my district. I need you to spread the word. Y'all, we are in a crisis. We're in a crisis when we have the Supreme Court who's cutting off voter rights for us. It's important that we elect people who are going to go down there and speak up for us and not sell us out. I have a proven record of speaking up for our people. I have not shied away from that. When others would walk up to me and say, "John, you need to calm down." My people are important to me. And I'm I will never be quiet when it hurts my community. And so, while you may not see me, and where why I may not always come around, I am working for you. I am one of the most influential Democrats in the state of South Carolina's General Assembly. I am the most senior member on Judiciary, which will be drawing the maps that they're trying to take Jim Clyburn out. I am the And And some people who are running against me said that my colleagues don't like me. Well, I don't go down there for people to like me. >> [applause] >> But, what I will say But, what I will say is my colleagues had to vote. All 123 I'm going to make 124, but all 123 had to vote to elect me to be on Ethics, which covers every elected official in the house that may have ethics concerns. They trusted me enough with their vote to be on Ethics. >> [applause] >> I said as we have faced this week with South Carolina State University and the outrage that we have saw from the other side, I sit on the committee which appoints or recommend the appointment of board members. And so, we will be able to reevaluate it. Sending someone else to Columbia besides me jeopardize the influence that York County has in the General Assembly. Let me say this. My opponent, well respected, and I respect him. But, he cannot match me when it comes to standing up for our people. I have a proven track record of standing up for black people, and I will continue unapologetically standing up for our people. And if you will give me an opportunity to continue to serve you, I will continue to do what I've been doing. And I thank you all for the last 15 plus years that I did not have opposition because you saw something in me that kept me there. And I appreciate if you will continue to vote for me. Thank you. >> [applause] >> We thank for the king for those remarks and certainly we must learn that I had to discover later that local election to me is more important than the president election. I say that because I can talk to him. If I need something, I can go directly to him. But I can't go to y'alls president. But I can go to him. I can pick up the phone and I don't have to go through 10 people to get to him. So, let us let us learn to vote locally. And then you can vote nationally, but let us learn to vote locally first because it's our local officials that is going to do us some good. And I'm going to say this and maybe I shouldn't and I shouldn't say it, but I'm going to say it anyhow. I'm tired of the white man making us work against each other. I am. I I'm sick of that. Let Let put one in and all of us stand behind that one. >> [applause] >> BECAUSE AS LONG AS HE KEEP US WORKING among ourselves, they will always win. Let let let me let me go with that. This is not probably the time. Let us give uh brother King another hand. >> [applause] >> The usher is going to come down. Oh, yes. Let's give my new usher a hand back down the road. >> [cheering and applause] >> And I got news for you. He's a happy usher back there, too. >> [applause] >> Yeah. Yeah, now now I don't want y'all to get mad with me when I'm going to say this. But he is so happy back there. Some of the ushers ought to take note of that. >> [applause and cheering] >> I I love my ushers. Now, don't get me wrong. Don't get me wrong. But they say a little child I should lead. Isn't that what the word say? So, don't get mad cuz I I I followed what the word said. But sir, now I've enjoyed him. I mean, he have lifted my spirit since I've been sitting here to see him on that door. I mean, he's happy. He's happy. If you take him away from that door now, you got problems. >> [laughter] >> The usher is going to come down and make preparations for altar time and all. Take that. Train up a child in the way he should go. >> And then what I like, he got on his suit and I'm a suit man. [laughter] Good morning, Boyd Hill. May we stand? Let us pray. Our heavenly Father, thank you for waking us up this morning. We thank you, heavenly Father, for allowing us to come out this morning with hopes of learning more about you. We want to be more like you. Father God, we ask that you bless this offering that we will receive and may it be used toward the upbuilding of your kingdom. For us in your son, Jesus' name, we pray. Amen. And let let's give my little buddy a hand back there. Stand up. Stand up. Let give my little buddy a hand back there. >> [applause] >> So good to have them with us this morning. Those are my neighbors. Praise the Lord, everybody. Praise the Lord. Amen. Professor King, that was my actually my first professor when I went to Clinton. Uh so you have two valedictorians from Clinton up here on this choir this morning. >> [applause] >> So those millions you gave to Clinton did not go in vain. Amen. Glory, hallelujah. HOW MANY KNOW GOD IS ABLE THIS MORNING? DO YOU REALLY KNOW HE'S ABLE? >> [applause and music] >> LISTEN TO THIS. Exceedingly abundantly Oh above all all that you ask or think according to the power that work is in [music and singing] you you and me too faith God is able to do just what he said he will do >> [music] >> he's going to fulfill every promise to you don't give [music] up on God cuz he [singing] won't give up on you he's able how many believe that this [music] morning he's able >> [music] >> come on choir HELP ME SAY GOD >> [music] >> JUST WHAT HE SAID he's going TO FULFILL EVERY PROMISE >> [music and singing] >> DON'T GIVE UP ON GOD >> [music] >> CUZ HE WON'T >> [singing] >> YES HE IS YES HE IS OH HE'S ABLE >> [music] >> LET'S SAY IT ONE MORE TIME LISTEN God is able to do just what he said he would do. [music] He's going to fulfill every promise to you. Don't [music] give up on God cuz he won't give up on you. He's able. [music] He's able. >> [music] >> God God is able to fulfill JUST WHAT HE SAID JUST [music] what he said he would do. HE'S GOING TO FULFILL HE'S GOING TO FULFILL [music] every promise every PROMISE TO YOU. DON'T GIVE UP ON GOD DON'T GIVE UP >> [music and singing] >> ON GOD CUZ HE WON'T CUZ HE WON'T GIVE UP ON YOU. HE'S ABLE. He's able. How many know THAT HE'S ABLE? YEAH, HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. >> [music] >> Listen to this. >> [music] >> He's able. Say >> [music] >> He's able. >> [singing] [music] >> He's able. He's able. Say He's able. >> [music] [singing]

[music] >> He's able. HERE WE GO. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. [music] HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. I TRIED HIM. HAS ANYBODY TRIED HIM? GOD IS. HE'S >> [music] >> ABLE. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. GOD IS. HE'S ABLE. WHATEVER HE SAYS, >> [music] >> HE'S GOING TO DO IT. WHATEVER HE PROMISED, HE'S GOING TO DO IT. >> [music] >> HE'S ABLE. He's able. He's able. He's able. HE'S A HEALER. HE'S ABLE. GOD [music] IS. HE'S ABLE. HE'S A DELIVERER. HE'S ABLE. HE'S >> [music] >> ABLE. HE'S ABLE. PROMISE KEEPER. HE'S ABLE. GOD IS. >> [music] >> HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. I TRIED HIM. ANYBODY TRIED HIM? GOD IS. >> [screaming] >> GOD IS. GOD IS. GOD IS. GOD IS. GOD IS. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. >> [music] >> HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. HE'S [music] ABLE. JOY. JOY. JOY. JOY. HE'S ABLE, Y'ALL. HE'S ABLE. >> [music] >> HE'S ABLE. HE'S [singing] ABLE. HE'S ABLE. HE'S ABLE. >> [music] >> HE'S ABLE. LISTEN. Don't give up on God. Listen. Don't give up on God. >> [singing] >> No matter what you're going through, don't give up on God. If you got a sickness, don't give up on God. >> [singing] >> IF YOU NEED A HEALING, DON'T GIVE UP ON GOD. >> [singing] [music] >> HE'LL COME TO YOUR RESCUE. DON'T GIVE UP ON GOD. >> [singing] >> HOW MANY KNOW HE'LL WALK RIGHT BESIDE YOU? >> [singing] >> IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR, HE'LL SHOW UP. >> [singing] >> DON'T GIVE UP on God. DON'T THROW IN THE TOWEL YET, Y'ALL. DON'T GIVE UP ON GOD. >> [singing] [music] >> DON'T GIVE UP ON GOD. >> [singing and music] >> ONE MORE TIME. DON'T GIVE UP ON GOD. LISTEN, cuz he's able. >> [cheering] [applause] >> COME ON, GIVE HIM A PRAISE. >> [applause] [cheering] [music] [singing] [singing] [music] >> DON'T GIVE UP ON GOD. At this time, it's prayer time. Whatever you need from God, ask him in the bands. Don't look at your neighbor, don't look at your friend, but it's the personal relationship between you and God. Because the Bible lets us know cast all our cares upon him because he cares for you. So, as we come to the altar, gather around kids upon him. Let us pray. Must Jesus bear Thank you, God. The cross alone? And all the world go free? Father God, I know there is a cross for everyone. And there is a cross for me. This consecrated cross that I bear. Should death, thank you, set me free. Then go home, my crown to wear. Let us pray. Our Father and our God. It's truly again we come in this consecrated altar to tell you that you that you Lord because you been so good, you been so kind. Lord, I thank you all for waking us up early this morning. And let us sleep through night. But Lord, I thank you Lord because we was in our right mind. I thank you Lord because we has closed the veil. I thank you Lord because we been able to go down to the breakfast table without nobody else feeding us, God. Father God, I thank you Lord for being a fence around us all night long. Not even knowing we was in this old world. But Lord, I heard somebody declare >> [laughter] >> that you reached way down and picked us up. Father God, I feel good this morning. I've been feeling good all week. Father God, Lord, I'm able to talk to you. Because you are my Father and I am your son, Father God Lord. Continue to work and bless certain members of the congregation Father God Lord. Continue to work and keep on the job Father God Lord. Day in and day out Father God Lord. Continue to work and bless me Father God Lord as I'm on my job Father God Lord. Continue to work and bless everybody Lord that who have job Father God Lord. Because they need a job Father God Lord to provide for their family. Father God Lord I want you to work and continue to work and bless this church Father God Lord. As we come into the fifth communion Father God Lord. You said let us examine ourselves. We don't have time to examine ourselves about nobody else. Father God Lord I want you to work and work on my heart Father God Lord who is in need of something Father God Lord. And surely Father God Lord let them know Lord that everything will be all right Father God Lord. Whatever they is going through Father God Lord. Continue to work and work on our home base Father God Lord. That they may be sheltered Father God Lord. Continue to work and work on our waiting congregation that they may seek for blessings from you. And we might go out and say did our hearts so burn as the Lord God speak to us through his word. Continue to work and bless our pastor. Continue to work and bless his wife Father God Lord. Bless our board of deacons and our trustees Father God Lord that we may serve you in the right way. Father God Lord our ministry walk of life is over down here. We can't preach no more down here. Maybe preach our a sermon and here. Maybe sing our last song down here. Don't you vote for Lord sitting in your son Jesus. YOU MEANT THE CAVALRY CROSS, BUT IT WAS OVER one Sunday morning. Thank you. You died, but you rose and three days later. Father God, Lord, I want you to continue to bless the church. Continue to take us higher and higher in you. In Jesus' name. Amen and thank God. Let's pray. Let's pray. Let's pray. Thank you, God. What Jesus bare the cross alone. All the way. Go free. He must bear bear the cross >> [singing] >> cross alone. Bear alone. >> Though there's a cross for everyone. Yes. And there's a cross for me. >> [music] [singing] [singing] [singing] >> Oh, yes. All the saints of God who washed with sorrow here. >> [singing] [singing] [singing] [singing] >> But now they unveiled love and joy without a tear. >> [singing] >> The cross >> [singing] >> the cross the cross the cross The cross the cross The cross the cross >> [singing] >> the cross the cross the cross the [singing and music] cross the cross the cross the cross >> [singing] >> the cross >> [music] >> the cross the cross >> [singing] [music] >> the cross the cross the cross the cross the cross The cross the cross the cross the cross the CROSS >> [music] >> THE CROSS THE CROSS THE CROSS THE CROSS THE CROSS THE CROSS THE CROSS THE CROSS the [singing] cross the cross THE CROSS THE CROSS THE CROSS >> [singing] >> THE CROSS THE CROSS THE CROSS THE CROSS >> [cheering] >> WAY, HEY, HEY. >> [singing] >> WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. >> [singing] >> WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. >> [cheering and applause] >> WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. >> [cheering] >> WAY, HEY, HEY. >> [music] >> WAY, HEY, HEY. >> [singing] >> WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. >> [cheering] >> WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. >> [cheering] >> WAY, HEY, HEY. >> [music] >> WAY, HEY, HEY. WAY, HEY, HEY. GLORY, GLORY. THEY CRIED. THEY CRIED. GLORY, GLORY. GLORY, GLORY. GO HOME. >> [cheering] >> GO HOME. GLORY, GLORY. GLORY, GLORY. THEY CRIED. THEY CRIED. GLORY, GLORY. GLORY, GLORY. GLORY, GLORY. [cheering] GLORY, GLORY. GO HOME. GO HOME. GLORY, GLORY. GLORY, GLORY. >> [singing] >> THEY CRIED. >> [applause] >> THEY CRIED. GLORY, GLORY. GLORY, GLORY. >> [cheering] >> GLORY, GLORY. GLORY, GLORY. GO HOME. GO HOME. GLORY, GLORY. GLORY, GLORY. THEY CRIED. THEY CRIED. >> [applause] >> GLORY, GLORY. GLORY, GLORY. GLORY, GLORY. GLORY, GLORY. GO HOME. GO HOME. >> [cheering] >> GLORY, GLORY. >> [music] >> GLORY, GLORY. THEY CRIED. >> [cheering] >> THEY CRIED. GLORY, GLORY. GLORY, GLORY. GLORY, GLORY. >> [screaming] >> GLORY, GLORY. GO HOME. GO HOME. GLORY, GLORY. GLORY, GLORY. THEY CRIED. THEY CRIED. GLORY, GLORY. GLORY, GLORY. GLORY, GLORY. GLORY, GLORY. HOME. >> [singing] >> My Lord. There is There is no place no place >> [cheering] >> like home. I'M GOING I'M GOING HOME. I'M GOING HOME. I'M GOING HOME. MY LORD. THERE IS >> [cheering] >> THERE IS NO PLACE NO PLACE LIKE HOME. DON'T YOU WANT DON'T YOU WANT DON'T YOU WANT DON'T YOU WANT MY LORD. THERE IS THERE IS NO PLACE NO PLACE LIKE HOME. I'M HOME AT I'M HOME AT MY LORD. >> [singing and music] >> THERE IS THERE IS NO PLACE NO PLACE LIKE HOME. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL >> [cheering] >> IT'S [applause] A BEAUTIFUL IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MY LORD. >> [cheering] >> THERE IS THERE IS NO PLACE NO PLACE >> [cheering] >> LIKE HOME. DON'T YOU WANT DON'T YOU WANT >> [cheering] >> DON'T YOU WANT >> [singing] >> MY LORD. THERE IS THERE IS NO PLACE NO PLACE LIKE HOME. I'M GOING I'M GOING HOME. I'M GOING HOME. MY LORD. >> [screaming] >> PLAY IT. PLAY IT. WHY AIN'T THEY? WHY AIN'T THEY? I'M GOING HOME, Y'ALL. DO YOU WANT TO GO HOME? I'M GOING HOME. >> [cheering] >> DO YOU WANT TO GO HOME? >> [cheering] >> AIN'T IT GOOD RIGHT NOW? I'M GOING HOME. AIN'T it good I don't know why. Do you want TO GO HOME? >> [screaming] >> GOT TO GO. Got to go to church. AIN'T IT GOOD RIGHT NOW? >> [screaming] [cheering and applause] >> THANK YOU. OH LORD, THANK YOU. >> [screaming] >> OH YES, SIR. >> [screaming] >> OH LORD. OH LORD. >> [screaming] [cheering and applause] >> GOT TO BE KIDDING. >> I PRAISE HIM BY HIS NAME. YES, your Lord. >> [screaming] >> We don't know when it's going to be our last. We may feel good, we may look good, but we do not know. A few more years, your Lord. A few more seasons come, and we will be with those that rest, that sleep within the tomb. Realizing that we've had our ups. We've had our downs. But soon and very soon it will all be over. But I thank God that he will not give up on us. I thank him because he's not a god of a second chance, but he's a god of another chance. And I thank him right now. And when we have done all that you set our hearts and hands to do, not the highest seat, but wherever you place us in your kingdom, we'll be all right. For it's in your son, Jesus' name we ask it all, and the saints of God says, "Amen." To our maker and creator of all things, to my co-laborers in the gospel, and to all of you, my father's children, it's once more and again that he have allowed us another chance. And we ought to say, "Thank you." Because if justice was done, all of us would have been gone. But I thank him because he looked beyond my fault. I don't know about your fault, but he looked beyond my fault. And he saw my need and allowed my golden moments to roll on a little while longer. In the book of St. Matthew, the 26th chapter, the book of Saint Matthew. The 26th chapter of Matthew beginning at the 36th verse. Matthew 26:26 Matthew chapter 26, verse 26 read And as they were eating Jesus took bread and blessed it. Uh-huh. And break it. And gave it to the disciples. >> I hear you, pastor. And said take Take. eat. This is my body. And he took the cup and gave thanks and gave it to them saying, drink all of it. For this is my blood of the New Testament which is shed it for many for the remission of sin. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my father's kingdom. And the 30th verse says And when they had sung an hymn they went out into the mountain of olive. And the people of God says, amen. Amen. From those verses for a few minutes, Christ after communion. Christ after Amen. communion. We witnessed the first communion. But this is after the first communion. Christians everywhere breaks bread and share the cup of communion. Communion began with Jesus and his disciples around the table. And I say all the time that if you really want to get to know a person, >> [clears throat] >> sit down at the table and eat with them. You will get to know them. Because I've discovered that around the table, you're going to get some things out of them you don't get out of the ordinary. When When I went to Mount Pleasant and all of the preachers predicted that I wouldn't last six months because they said nobody stays at that church and the longest was two years. And my pastor said to them, "If anybody stays, he'll stay. And he'll leave when he gets ready or when God tells him it's time to go." And when I went there, when I went there, the membership was small and you had people singing on the choir together when he was speaking to each other. You could cut the tension with a knife. But being only 10 minutes away from the church where I was working and each Sunday I would take food to church every Sunday. And when we finished service, we would go downstairs and eat together. All right. Not one Sunday but every Sunday. Yes, sir. God had blessed me and I were able and every Sunday I would take food to church. And when we finished, we'd go downstairs and eat together. And within I'd say three to four weeks they were coming back together. Those who wasn't speaking to each other was beginning to speak to each other. They know each other's name but they did not know the person. And don't you know in your own family you can know their name and don't even know them. That's right. But we find here that Jesus was sitting at the table with his disciples Uh-huh. giving them their final instruction. Word. And this is taking place after the first communion. The first communion was a preview of the cross. It was a preview for them but it is a memorial for us. Yeah. It is a time to remember the savior's death and anticipating his return. And as we come to this table today, we are remembering what he went through just for you and I. And it it bothers me when I hear folks say, "You You're going to church Sunday?" Well, I'm going. I ain't got nothing else to do. That's sad. God has been good to you all week long. And enabled you to have a job, to go to work, and given you health and strength. And you're going because you ain't got nothing else to do. If God didn't wake us up in the morning, God didn't give us strength, where would we be? What can we do? But I come not because of what he'd done for me, but I come because of who he is. Realizing that he was the one that hung on that old cross, took all of the abuse just for you and I, even before we came on the scene. That's enough to say thank you. My question is, what picture of Jesus' development follows follow the first communion? When I look in verse 30, there we have a picture of the singing savior. When they had sung a hymn, they went out. Question may be asked, what kind of hymn did they sing? That's why I tell people you have to be careful in the songs that you're singing, because you're making a commitment. You may be singing to make us feel good, but you're making a commitment. And in the you going to have to answer to every song that you sung. Every prayer that you prayed. Every deed that's been done in this body, we going to have to pay in the end. I love the song that they sung a few Sundays ago, "The Debt I Owe." All of us got a debt that we got to pay. I can't pay your debt, you can't pay mine. Yes, but I say the question was to ask, "What kind of hymn did they sing?" Jesus had given thanks for the bread and the cup. That song was likely one of Thanksgiving. Thanking him for what he had done. Christ thankful doing communion is the mystery of grace. He was thanking the for the coming cross. And my brothers and sisters, the song say the consecrated cross I bear till death shall set me free. All of us got a cross that we going to have to bear. I can't bear your cross and you can't bear mine. Everyone got to bear their own cross. And then I I I I can speak for myself. Every now and then my cross get heavy. I I don't know about yours, BUT MY CROSS GET HEAVY SOMETIMES. Sometimes it causes me to knock to my knees. But I realize that if Jesus had to bear it, what about me? All right. All right. I often say that. You don't want me to be better than Jesus, do you? That's what I worry about when they talk about me. Amen, preacher. Amen. Because Jesus was talked about. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Jesus had to bear the cross. Sometimes sometimes the sickness is a heavy cross, my man. So heavy, preacher. Sometimes I get up in the morning it's a heavy cross. Yeah. But I realize that I got somebody to help me to bear my cross. Amen, pastor. Yes. I realize that he said in his word cast all your cares on me Yes. because I care. And then then then one song writer say uh take everything to God in prayer. And sometimes sometimes that that cross gets so heavy and we trying to bear it ourselves, but it's our own fault because he say we can bring it to him. And he'll help us to bear that cross. All right. All right. Yes. Jesus was thankful for all that they had done for him. to him. Yes, every communion service should give us a song of praise. Make no difference what we've gone through. We ought to say Lord, thank you. I I don't care how heavy how bad things look you ought to say thank you. Because I read where IT SAYS IN ALL THINGS GIVE ME praise and give me thanks. Yes, Jesus paid for our sins with his blood. This is the understanding song of heaven. Yes, when I look in verse 36 through 38, here is a picture of the sorrowing savior. He began to be sorrowful. My soul is exceedingly sorrowful. The closeness of the coming cross was about to break in on Jesus. Jesus recognized the pain, the shame, the suffering ahead. But what I like about it is that out of all the pain, the suffering, he didn't say a mumbling word. He had to know that his purpose was to die on the cross for you and for me. He will fulfill the prophecy of Isaiah, the suffering savior. Some will leave this service to face unknown sorrow. We're sitting here now and somebody got to go back home to a miserable situation. Somebody got to go home worrying about this or worrying about that. Don't be misled with the smile on the face. Because sometimes the smile on the face does not recognize what's going on on the inside. Or I can recall in 19 95 I had gone to Los Angeles, California to a convention. Not knowing the condition that I was in. Went on California had a good time. Got back on that Monday. And end up had to go to the doctor. Feeling good not knowing what was going on on the inside. Doctor said Mr. Bobby, it's good that you came when you when you got here. Because I didn't realize what was going on on the inside of me. A lot of us are walking around right now with a condition on the inside and don't even know it. But I stopped by to tell somebody that Jesus knows all about us. Jesus is here to help us. Not only to bear our pain, but to bear our heavy load. I don't know about you, but the older I get, the more I learn how to depend on him. I I used to try to bear everything by myself. Uh something would go wrong, I would try to do it myself. But I had to realize the more I try, the more I mess it up. And some of us are in the condition we're in right now because we're trying to do it ourselves. But I stopped by to tell you this morning, turn it over to Jesus. He's able to work it out. He died to work it out for us. And if he went through all of those PAINS FOR US, WHY NOT WE DON'T let him help us to bear our load? Yes. Many goes through sorrow. They didn't think they would. And the sorrow and some goes through things that we didn't know that we could bear. But the sorrow savior understands and he cares. God is with us in our sorrow. There is no pain that God do not know about. Every time I have a pain, I say, "Lord, thank you." I don't complain, I just say, "Thank you." When God realize that you are thankful, I'm a living witness. I don't know about you, but I'm a living witness. He'll ease the pain. Do I have a witness THIS MORNING? GOD WILL EASE THOSE PAINS. ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS BE SINCERE WHEN YOU CALL ON HIM. YES. My brothers and sisters, here we have a picture of the submission saying. If you submit yourself to him, when you look in that 40 second verse, if you submit yourself to him, God will submit himself to you. I can hear him saying when he was on the cross, when he said, "Father, not my will, but thy will." Yes, they are the four more difficult words to pray. Thy will be done. And my brothers and sisters, I always say that when you say, "Lord, let your will be done." I always underline it. Help me to accept your will because you know and I know all the time God's will is done. It does not always please us. That's why I say, "Help me to accept your will." We'll ask God for something, but we want him to answer the way we want it answered. But when you say, "Lord, let your will be done." It's not going to be all the time the way you want it to be answered. But I'm so glad that I serve a God that will answer it in the right way. Way we do us some good. We realize that at our best we're just like filthy rags. But I'm glad that I serve a God that will create in me a clean heart and renew the right spirit on the inside of me. I wonder this morning now as you walk through the door did you come through with the right spirit? Or did you come through uh wondering if the choir going to sing long? If they they're going to pray a long time? And God knows I don't want the preacher to be up there all day long. But I stopped by to tell you this morning that it's going to take more than 2 hours to get you in. Uh it's going to take more than coming to church on Sunday morning to get you to get in. But I stopped by to let you know this morning that when you come to this table uh you ought to be reminded that here is a man that hadn't done any wrong uh but took on the load uh come down to die for you and for me When you come to this table this morning, uh, there shouldn't be no MALICE IN YOUR HEART. WHEN YOU come to this table this morning, you ought to ask him again to create in you a clean heart and give you the right spirit that when you take it, you're not JUST TAKING IT BECAUSE SOMEBODY ELSE IS TAKING IT, but you're taking it because you're thankful for what he has done for you. Thanking him because he brought you from A MIGHTY LONG WAY. WHEN YOU COME TO THIS table this morning, you you ought to say, "Lord, I have not been all I could BE, BUT I THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME another chance. I don't know about you this morning, but I'm glad that he's a God that HAS LOOKED BEYOND MY FAULT AND SAW MY NEED AND let me know that I have not been so good cause me to be here, BUT ONLY BY his grace and his mercy THAT I AM HERE THIS MORNING. I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE SO HOLY AND SANCTIFIED, BUT I STOPPED BY TO TELL YOU THIS MORNING THAT you're still like filthy rags, but because he DIED ON THE CROSS, BECAUSE HE STAYED IN THE GRAVE ALL NIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT, ALL DAY SATURDAY, ALL NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT THEY CALLED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, GOT UP WITH ALL POWER IN HIS HAND. WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT IS HE SAID I'M GOING ON BACK TO MY FATHER, BUT I'M GOING TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU. AND AFTER A WHILE AND BY AND BY, A FEW MORE RIDING AND SETTING OF THE SUN, HE'S COMING BACK TO TAKE US TO THE place that he had prepared for us. I don't know about you, but I'm looking for that day when he comes back and call my name. I want to be able TO SAY I HAVE NOT DONE ALL THAT YOU told me to do, BUT LORD, I TRIED TO DO THE BEST THAT I COULD. I want to hear THAT WELCOME VOICE SAYING WELL DONE. WELL DONE. WELL DONE. THOU GOOD AND faithful servant. Don't you want to hear that welcome voice saying well done. Thou good and faithful servant. And let me say to you this morning, don't come like this is an ordinary thing. But this is a sacred part. That's why I tell you, and you look at me funny when I say it. This is the sacred part. When you come to take communion, it's not about waving at this one, shaking that one's hand, crisping that. It ought to be quietness, seriousness. I know you're glad to see this one and glad to see that one. Wait until after the service. If you want to If you want to see him that bad, you all wait a few minutes till the service is over with. But there's too much socializing when it's time for communion. Too much. This is a sacred part. It ought to be quietness. If you drop a match, you'll be able to hear it. That's how quiet it ought to be. Because this is the sacred part. Jesus was getting ready to leave his disciples. And he was giving them the instruction. Letting them know that this would be the last time. Wouldn't it be good if we knew the last time we're going to be with our loved ones? If we knew that this would be the last conversation that I would have with my loved one, don't you know I would be a little bit better? I would say things a little bit better. I would act a little bit better with them. But we don't know. This could be the last communion. This could be the last time we see each other. And y'all want the last to be the best. And I I have to admit this year this year people have been so good to me till it's unbelievable. I said, "Lord, I said they said your man did all to be your best day." And I said, "Am I getting ready to leave?" People have done stuff for me that haven't even spoke to me in I don't know how many years. I said that to say this. That we better start taking inventory. Cuz we don't know how long we going to be here. When you talk to one another, talk in love, peace, and in harmony. You don't have to get all excited. Everybody ain't going to like what you say. And everybody ain't going to like what you say. But we ought to be able to leave one another in love, peace, and in harmony. And when you say what you got to say, leave it alone. Let it Let it go. Don't drag on it. And I I I got a saying now, whatever I got to say, I say it, and when I finish with it, I'm finished with it. Because you don't know when you lay down at night whether you're going to get up in the morning. And in my closing, let me say, when you're holding grudges, you know who got the problem? You. So it's why I carry a load. You have no business. And I tell people all the time, if you take If you You stop to think about it, do you not know 80% of our problems we create them ourselves. But I ain't satisfied till I blame it on you. But we create most of our problems ourselves. And one day, one way, we keep by sticking our nose in other folks' business. And if it comes a problem to you, and they're going on about their business, 6 months in my my business, and 6 months to leave you alone. We don't know We don't I don't you were looking for, but it's the message that he gave me to give to you. And I've learned now, like I said, I'm living in the last days now. And when you he gives us, he said, three score years and 10, if I reckon that four scores, so I've done the four scores plus six, so I my view is heaven. My view is not what you say about me, not how you treat me, but my view is heaven. That's what I'm That That's my goal. If I look like I'm acting funny, I'm just on my way home. Not that I hate you, but I just don't want to be bothered with foolishness. And see, folks will When when you don't want to be bothered with foolishness, they'll say, "Oh, you think you're something better than anybody else." Think what you want to think. I'm on my way home. And I refuse to let anybody or anything stop me now. I've come too far now to turn around. I'm on my way home. God bless you. Heaven smile on you. If I don't get mad with you, don't blame it on me cuz I I I have no time to get mad with nobody. I'm on my way home. When you come to this table, realize the meaning of this table. Realize that Jesus shed his blood for you and me. Realize when you come to this table, he had to suffer, was falsely accused, spit on, wanted water, they gave him vinegar, thorns around his head. Think about those things. And just say, "Lord, thank you. Thank you for the punishment that you went through just for me." God bless you. Heaven smile on you as you stand on your feet. If there's one this morning who want to come and give their life to Christ, now is the time. And I stopped saying join the church. I say join Jesus first. >> [singing] >> Join Jesus first. And he will direct you which way to go. >> [music] >> Will I be one this morning? >> [singing] [singing] >> Too late now. >> [singing] >> I've gone through a lot, but I will not turn back now. Will I be one this morning? This may be your last opportunity. >> [singing] [music] >> Before the sun go down today, we can be called from labor to reward. Will I be one? >> [music and singing] >> Will I be one? >> [singing and music] [singing] >> Will I be one? >> [music] >> He said if you're ashamed to own me before man, I'll be ashamed to own you before my father. >> [singing] [cheering] [singing] [singing and music] >> Our father and our God is again we thank you for what you have allowed us to do. We realize that there's nothing we can do except you allow us to do it. We thank you for those who helped us not rob but to come this morning. Not yet for the saying and not for the preaching but come because they're thankful for what you have done for them. You know God as we make ready to vacate from this building but not from your presence for we realize that you're everywhere at the same time. Lord, be a fence around us that no hurt, harm or danger will get to us. Cover us with your blood and then Lord when we've done all that you sent our hearts and hands to do, we save us in your kingdom. Now may the grace of God, the sweet communion of the Holy Spirit, may it rest rule and abide with people now and forevermore. Will you repeat after me? Create in me Create in me a clean heart a clean heart O God O God and renew and renew the right spirit the right spirit in all of us. in all of us. And all the saints of God will say Amen. [singing] [music] Amen. Amen. Amen. [singing] Amen. >> [music] >> Yeah.