So if you guys will go back to another one, if you are new to this channel, I'm Goldpony under new car truck, SUV reviews on YouTube and today, we are in the brand new 2024 Mercedes Benz GLE 350 courtesy of Mercedes Benz of Hagerstown in Hagerstown, Maryland. For more information on their inventory, please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. So today we are in this one because there are plenty of updates for 2024, including a refreshed front end, refreshed back end and also some new standard features for this one as well. And there are some amazing color options available for the GLE, including the color option that we have on this one today. We'll get more into that on the exterior portion of this review, but ultimately in this video, we will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking, steering feel, ride quality, sound system, exhaust clip, all that fun stuff. So having said all of that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing. And so MSRP for the GLE 350, we'll start at $62,650, but that is just the starting MSRP. As I always say with Mercedes, there are so many different options available. Price as tested in the one we are in today goes for $75,465. But regardless of what options that you go with, the power plant on the GLE 350 is going to be the same. Powering the beast is a two liter turbocharged four cylinder with a mild hybrid drive, putting out 255 horsepower, 5,800 RPM, 295 pound feet of torque coming in at 1,800 RPM, that power being sent to all four wheels through a nine speed automatic with paddle shifters, which we will be testing out here in a little bit. Zero to 60 time coming in at approximately seven seconds flat with MPG numbers coming in at 20 in the city, 27 on the highway taking premium unleaded fuel. But so before we do any kind of fun acceleration or paddle shifter test here in our GLE, wanting to mention to you guys the drive modes. So there's a little silver toggle switch located just to the left of that touch pad controller. It's labeled dynamic, stands for dynamic select. If you hit that, you have your choice between eco, comfort, sport and individual, adjusting things like the shift points, the throttle response and the steering sensitivity with the individual mode, of course, being the mode where you can really tailor it to your own liking if you want to have your steering feel, but not that instant acceleration kind of thing all the time. So anyways, that's what that's there for. But now I've got all of that out of the way. What do you guys say? Let's go ahead and find it straight away. Let's put the paddle shifters and acceleration here to the test. Let's see how quickly the paddle shifter is going to react for us. And let's see how quickly we can get this one here up the speed. All right, got it in sport driving mode here. We got it straight away. Let's downshift first gear. Go, baby. You like that sound? All right, plenty of acceleration, slight delay to the paddle shifters. So it's not that bad. Honestly, I don't think many people are going to be using the paddle shifters in GLE anyways, but having said that, acceleration was quite good. So you certainly are not going to have any issues in merging onto the highway in the GLE 350. But to go along with that acceleration as always, braking is equally important. So as expected, you will find four-wheel ventilated disc brakes coming standard on the GLE 350. As far as that 60-zero stopping distance goes, that actually comes in at a very impressive 118 feet. That is sports sedan good in terms of that number. As far as the braking feel goes, it's on the firmer side, 100%. That is definitely a firm braking feel, which I love because traditionally, you don't find that in SUVs. Typically in SUVs, you find a softer braking feel because you don't need that sporty braking feel that you would find in a sports sedan. But in the GLE 350, you got it. So that's a good thing. I really do like the braking feel on this thing, but anyways, then touching on suspension and handling, up front, you're going to get an independent double-wishband tight front suspension. In the back, independent multi-link rear suspension, but you also get an adaptive variable suspension. So I always love that suspension because essentially what that is, is it monitors each shock absorber individually, not only adjusting to the road imperfections, giving you a smoother ride, but it's also going to tighten up that suspension during heavy cornering, really giving you the best of both worlds. You got better handling, you got better ride quality as well. And it's typically a feature that you don't find in the non-luxury brands. It's sometimes even optional in the luxury brands like Mercedes. So I do like that it comes standard on the GLE 350. That definitely lends to a much more smoother ride as we are getting right now, although Hager Sound roads are pretty darn good. But very smooth ride in my short little test drive here today, so certainly no issues there. As far as cabin noise goes, I want to touch on that next because Mercedes always crushes it with their cabin noise. It's very little wind noise, no road noise whatsoever. You got a little bit of that engine noise when you really get on it, which is a good thing, it sounds good. But cabin noise is really on the luxury side of things in here. It's a very serene cabin. So big fan of that. As far as steering feel goes, it feels good in that sport driving mode. I will say that, it leans on the heavier side of things. Let me just do a little experiment with an Eco, let's say. It does loosen up a little bit, but it still kind of leans on the heavier side of things. Nope, I'm just kidding. It's a loose steering feel. So yeah, I like the steering feel in the sport driving mode. But having said that, there is something for everyone with the drive mode. So that's a good thing. If you like a heavier feel to the steering like me, put it in the sport driving mode or individual at that. And if you like a looser steering feel, you got the Eco where the normal driving mode. So it's there for everybody, I guess you could say. Then touching on visibility, I can see 100% perfectly fine out of my rear view mirror. There's certainly no issues there whatsoever. Brainsensing windshield wipers actually do come standard on the GLE 350, so I love that as well. Essentially what that means is it's gonna detect any kind of mist or rainfall and then it's gonna automatically turn on your windshield wipers for kind of like automatic headlights. So just one last thing you gotta worry about there. And if you were interested in a head-up display that is available, that essentially is gonna project your speed, speed limit and safety features up onto your windshield so you can better help keep your eyes on the road for forward visibility there as well. But that pretty much rounds out the performance segment of this review, you guys. Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350. All right, so here she is you guys, the new 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 finished in manufacturer Alpine Gray, which is a $1,750 paint option if you wanted to go that route. But again, they got some pretty darn cool colors for the GLE and this is definitely one of them. It's a very, very matte pearl kind of color. So I like it, I think it looks good. But as always, let's go ahead and start with where the GLE is made. Take a look at the bin. First character is the number four, indicating that the GLE is built and assembled in the US. However, most of the parts do still come from Germany, of course, but final assembly point is going to be in the US. But let's go ahead and start up front on this one. Dual horizontal slat front grille is going to come standard. However, if you go with one of those AMG line packages like we have today, you are going to get that signature Mercedes-Benz Diamond Block front grille like you guys are currently looking at, which definitely looks good. It did what I also mentioned there, there is an illuminated star available. That one doesn't come standard, but it typically goes for right around $500 if you were interested in that. There are some chrome accents on the front lip traditionally, unless you go with the night package that we have today and then all those chrome accents essentially are going to be switched up to gloss black, like just around the front air curtains to the bottom corners there as well, which by the way, help direct the air around the wheel and tire combination. So a little aerodynamics there, but full LED headlights do come standard with LED daytime running lights. Of course, get the automatic feature with them. You also get automatic high beams. So when you have your high beams on at night, since the vehicle coming in the opposite direction, it's going to automatically dim them back to low beams. So very convenient feature there. And also there is an adaptive front lighting system that is optional. I did want to mention that. So when you're going around a bend at night, those headlights are going to swivel based on the direction of your steering angle, better help illuminating what is around that bend. So definitely a pretty cool feature there as well. Again, it doesn't come standard, but it is available. But very good looking front end. I like the slight refresh here, but let's now go ahead and make our way to the side. All right, so now some CR around to the side of the GLE. Aluminum roof rails do come standard. Satin chrome windows surrounds typically come standard, but again, with the night package, everything's going to be gloss black. Of course, rear privacy glass do come standard, of course, as well. You still get that satin chrome accents though on the door handles. Still got them on this one here today. So I do like that. I also like that everything is body colored in terms of the side skirts and the fender surrounds because even with Mercedes-Benz, most SUVs will finish that in like a matte black finish, but everything's body colored here on the GLE 350. So I do like that. Take a look at the side mirrors. They traditionally are body colored. However, they can be gloss black like you're looking at. They are power adjustable. They are heated. You get LED integrated turd signals and they are actually power folding as well. So when you lock this one up, they're going to fold in. When you unlock it, they're going to fold back out. Pretty cool feature there. Then take a look down at the wheel setup. 19-inch alloys do come standard. There are several wheel options available in both 1920 and 21-inch designs. 20-inch AMG alloys is what you guys are currently looking at. These are the ones that come with the AMG line package. So pretty darn good looking. You guys have probably seen that before if you're familiar with AMG, but that pretty much rounds out the side profile. Let's now go ahead and make our way to the back. All right, and so been now since I have climbed into the wilderness, the tall brush here for you guys. First one to mention though, there is no shark fin antenna all the way to the top. That is something Mercedes-Benz have been doing lately. Love that clean look. It's something that probably most people will notice, but I do because I look at too many cars. But anyways, rear spoiler with the integrated brake light does come standard rear window wiper as well. LED tail lights do come standard. You gotta love that added illumination at night there. To the very bottom, you're either going to get chrome accents around in the bottom portion of the rear bumper or gloss black as I keep mentioning to you guys. There is a towing package available. We got that of course as well. But then just below it all, Mercedes-Benz would have you think they are integrated dual exhaust outlets with chrome tips. And it looks like that, but the actual exhaust tips themselves are actually folded down just underneath the rear bumper. I'll share that to you guys, but I don't know, I got mixed feelings about that. But having said that, I do believe you guys know what we have to do next as always here is that exhaust clip. All right, so been now since we are around to the back of the GLE. When it comes to opening that rear tailgate, it is a hands-free power tailgate for all trim levels across the board. Love that, that makes it so convenient when you have groceries or kids in your hand or whatever the case, but once opened up, cargo capacity comes in at 33.3 cubic feet behind that second row. If that was not enough space, of course the rear seats do fold down, bumping that up to 74.9 cubic feet. So that's a respectable amount there. There is some cargo lighting back there. You got a couple grocery bag hooks as well. There are some chrome plated tie-down anchors. There is a cargo cover. Got some netted storage on the left-hand side looking in the cargo area back there. That if you were to lift up underneath of that cargo floor, you will actually find a spare tire. You can probably put an ice scraper within that cargo floor as well. So there's a decent amount of space there. And I love how everything is carpeted nicely back there as well. That is pretty cool. You don't always get that, but anyways. Then making our way up to the rear seats here. First thing I wanted to mention to you guys, there is a third row available that traditionally goes for right around $2,100. We obviously don't have it in this video today, so I can't show it to you guys, but I do want to mention it is there if you wanted it. But second row legroom then is going to come in at 40.9 inches. For reference, I'm an even six feet tall. This is how much space I had back there. Can find rear ventilation for those rear passengers. There's a little bit of storage, some foam charging ports as well. Rear center armrest with cup holders, of course, is going to come standard. If you wanted heated rear seats, that's an option for right around $580. Four-zone climate control is going to be optional on the GLA, meaning both rear passengers can actually set their own individual temperatures. So that's pretty cool. The one thing I do wish was available back there for the rear passengers would be rear window sunshades. That's something that you can traditionally find in non-luxury automakers. So would make sense if Mercedes-Benz would possibly offer that, maybe a future generation or something like that. But anyways, then making our way up to the front seats, power adjustable front seats with four-way power lumbar do come standard. You will find memory settings for not just the driver, but the passenger as well. That's something that you don't usually see, but Mercedes-Benz does tend to do it quite often. So passenger can actually set their own memory settings as well. I absolutely love that. But heated front seats do come standard. Leatherette seating coming standard. Leather seating is going to be optional obviously then. Ventilated front seats goes for right around $450. Multi-contour front seats with a massage function that is going to be available if you wanted to go that route. Overall, as far as seat comfort goes, it's not the most comfortable Mercedes seats out there. I'll just put it that way. Mercedes has kind of hit and miss with their seat comfort. Typically the S-Class or a Maybach obviously, it's going to be super comfortable because they have vertical seams. The seats are nice and plush, but in the GLE 350, the aren't as plush. They're kind of stiff and they got a bunch of horizontal seams. If I were to compare it to another vehicle, I would say it's very similar to like a Honda CR-V in terms of seat comfort and kind of how the seats are set up. So not the most comfortable seats for me in my bad back. But anyways, let's take a look at the steering wheel. It is tilt and telescoping and it's power adjustable. It is wrapped in leather of course, but there is a wood leather combination available for right around $600. That is pretty darn cool. And it kind of gives you that new home smell if you were to go with that particular setup. I remember that in my review last year of the GLE, I loved that smell, but this one still has a good new home smell in it, but it's just not as much as the one last year. But then making our way to the startup, let me start by showing you guys the key here. You got all of your buttons are located on one side, lock on lock, and the button has the rear tailgate there, but it is all keyless entry with the push button start. You can also get that remote start at the Mercedes me mobile app. But in this case, all I'm going to do here is simply put my foot on the brake and press that engine start button located just by the driver's right knee. It's simple, once started up, there is a 12.3 inch digital gauge cluster that does come standard and I absolutely love it. Mercedes-Benz does an amazing job at their gauge cluster. It's super bright. And of course, using the steering wheel mounted controls, you can adjust it to a bunch of different loadouts that can completely change the look up there, including an understated loadout. There's sport, classic, you can choose to display only navigation up there, which is pretty cool. You can also have kind of an off-road setup up there as well, if you wanted to. So plenty of different loadouts. And really Mercedes-Benz crushes it with their gauges. They do an absolutely amazing job. I personally like the understated. It's a very calm, very tranquil gauge cluster, if you will. So I'm a big fan of that. But anyways, then make your way to overall interior quality. There is a panoramic sunroof that goes for right around a thousand dollars. We actually do have that option. I absolutely love it. And since we're looking up here, I love this lighting, this interior lighting. It kind of fades in and fades out slowly. So it's a pretty cool little effect there. Autodimming rear view mirror with home light controls does come standard. And by the way, that's home light controls are up to three different garage doors. So that's pretty cool. Dual zone climate control does come standard. But like I said earlier, four zone climate control is available. Heated and cooled cup holders go for around $180. If you wanted that option, we don't have that option today, but it is available just in front of that. We have a wireless phone charger, a couple phone charging ports as well. Don't want to forget to mention though, there are 64 colors of ambient lighting. And Mercedes Benz always does an absolute amazing job with their ambient lighting. And I like the overcast lighting that we had in this video because I'm gonna actually be able to show you guys some of the nice ambient lighting that this Mercedes actually does have. So it's everywhere and it's super bright. Plenty of one trims available as well. We have one of those wood trims. And again, it does contribute to a nice new home smell as opposed to that new car smell. So I know you guys can't smell it over YouTube, but take my word for it.  It's pretty cool. Anyway, it's just behind the touchpad controller within the center armrest here. There is a decent amount of space in there. You also have a USB charging port within there. And I always liked the grab handles kind of in the middle of the driver and the passenger for the GLA. I thought that was a pretty cool design element. But overall, everything is finished very high quality. A lot of soft touch material. Got leather finishes on the doors. You have of course wood finishes everywhere as well. And it's a kind of matte wood texturized finish. So a lot of nice texturized finishes on the climate control vents and things like that too. So as expected, Mercedes-Benz does a wonderful job with their interior quality. But now let's go ahead and take a look at the infotainment screen here to match the gauges. It is yet again another 12.3 inch screen. And it is a touch screen, but there is also a touchpad controller and buttons located just behind the cup holders there. And it is voice activated by simply saying, hey Mercedes, how can I help? Turn on the radio. So that is pretty darn cool that you have that functionality. But nonetheless, Bluetooth and audio streaming does come standard Android Auto Apple CarPlay. You got factory navigation system up there as well. You of course could check out your ambient lighting settings up there as well. But one thing I did notice that is different from last year is I don't see the theme section anymore. I think that's probably just adjusted based on the gauge loadouts that I was showing you guys earlier, but there is a cool off-road kind of icon with the GLE on a bunch of rocks. Let's see what happens if we press that. That is pretty cool. It gives you your tire pressure. It gives you your elevation. Gives you your different angles and everything, a nice compass. I like that screen. Well done Mercedes. I'm glad you put that. That is pretty darn cool. So you can climb a mountain in the GLE. But anyways, you can check out your radio information of course up there as well. And so there is a standard sound system, but there's also an optional 13 speaker Bermester sound system. And that of course is the one that we have today. So what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and turn on the radio, see what we got playing today, and let's test out the clarity of our 13 speaker Bermester sound system that we have with us here today. All right guys, that sound system has officially slotted into my number three sound system of all time. That was beautiful. And it wasn't the kind of sound system that was overwhelmingly too much on the bass or anything like that. That honestly felt like you were at a concert just surrounding you it. It was absolutely amazing. The clarity was 100% on point. When I say that you could hear it from every single angle. I heard it in the back. I heard it from the side in the front. It was brilliant clarity. That is really where that sound system shines with Bermester bass was of course amazing as well. But I like the aluminum speaker colors as well. I didn't even mention that, but that was an incredible sound system. And definitely I would say my number three sound system out of the last 700 plus that I have tested. That was remarkable. Excellent. Anyways, last thing I wanna mention you guys on the infotainment screen is of course when you do put the GLA in reverse, you will find a rear view camera coming standard across the board. The surround view monitor that you guys are seeing on the left, that is gonna be an option but that's gonna give you that bird's eye view which is always is going to lead us into safety. And so to start the GLA 350 is an IIHS top safety pick plus which is the very highest rating given by IIHS. That pretty much is it all right there. Front side, side curtain airbags do come standard. There is a driver's knee airbag up front as well.  It is an absolutely amazing system. I love playing around with that. Adaptive braking technology and a parking damage detector with the Mercedes Me app. So if somebody at Target rams into your front bumper and then leaves without leaving a note like what happened to me a couple of years ago, that app is going to tell you that and then I'm not sure what you're gonna do from there but that's pretty darn cool though. But overall when it comes to my final thoughts here of the GLA, it is a nice refresh. This thing still looks plenty good. Great interior quality, great driving dynamics as well. And my very favorite part quite honestly, I didn't expect it but this sound system, this 13 speaker Bermester sound system absolutely blew me away. It is incredible. So I would 100% recommend that sound system if you're into music even a little bit. So it's absolutely amazing. But so far it's been for improvement guys. Like I said at the beginning of the video, this thing can get very pricey, very quick. MSRP starts at 62 when I'm driving a $75,000 SUV. So $13,000 worth of options. And the other thing is there's no rear window sunshades and maybe the person spending $75,000, their kids are a little bit older, you would think at least and maybe you don't need them at that point. But anyways, let me know what you guys think of the GLE 350 in the comment section below and that is about it for this one. You guys, thank you so much for watching. Feel free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen if you wanna see what's coming next on the channel before it gets to YouTube. Be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button if you're in any new car reviews cause that is what we do here on this channel. After all, do appreciate you guys watching more than you know and I will see you guys all in the next video. Stay gold, I'm gonna turn back on the radio for that sound system.


Black History Month is the shortest month of the year. But have you ever wondered why? Why? It might not be the reason you think. But to understand why February, we need to understand why Black History needed a month in the first place. In the early 20th century, there was a little club called the United Daughters of the Confederacy. And their primary mission was to spread their version of history throughout the South, the American school system, and eventually the world. Now you might be wondering what their version of history was. I don't want to put words in their mouth, so let's just take a little break for story time from their 1904 Catechism for Children. And I quote, What was the feeling of slaves towards their masters? They were faithful and devoted and was always ready and willing to serve them. Okay, I'm getting pretty serious. Plantation Princess Propaganda's vibes. And wouldn't you know it? Those garsh darn debutant downers were successful in keeping any real account of slavery from most classrooms for many, many years. But don't worry, because just like Mariah said, then a hero comes along. That's right, a knight in shining armor named Carter G. Woodson pointed out that the school textbooks were leaving out some pretty important parts of the U.S. history, like all the black parts. And if you're wondering if this Carter guy was qualified to criticize education in the U.S., his PhD from Harvard would tell you, do spend a lot of time in the classroom. Well, Carter was the be about it, not talk about it type. So in 1915, he and his buddy Jesse Marlin got together and founded the A-S-A-L-H, a.k.a. The Association for the Study of African-American Life and History. Woo, they couldn't shorten that up. First order of business, create an annual observance honoring black history. Negro History Week was established in 1926. They decided to kick off everything on February 12th. It was the week of Abraham Lincoln's birthday and Patrick Douglas' birthday. And that's how Negro History Week was born. Wait, what? Yep, black history didn't actually get a full month of February until way later. Which brings us to the 1960s. Negro Week was just starting to get some love, but American textbooks still hadn't quite caught on. Put it this way, the most popular eighth-grade history book at that time mentioned two whole black people to represent everything after the Civil War. Fast forward to 1976, after a lot of librarian from Carter and them, the NAACP and some woke mayors, President Gerald Ford officially declared Black History Month a national holiday. Okay, so Black History Month was born and everybody lived heavily ever after. Well, not exactly. A lot of people think black history should be taught year-round. Now, that's a totally reasonable idea. And here's the truth. We've come a long way, but there's still more to do. This is a story by the Southern Poverty Law Center found that most states are flunking when it comes to teaching about the Civil Rights Movement. And there's some states just skipping it all together. So maybe we can all agree to keep our special month on the calendar until students are getting a full story in every American school. It is important that we use this gift of African American History Month to make all of us better, to make ourselves better individually, to make our communities better. Fortunately, most people see Black History Month for what it is. Not only as a way to honor the great contributions of the black community, and there's a lot, but it's also a roadmap to learn from the past, to live out that dream and to inspire the next generation. Because like Maya Angelou said, you can't know where you're going unless you know where you're being. Now that's something to celebrate. Thank you so much for watching. If you like what you saw, go ahead and give this video a thumbs up. And for more from attention, click that subscribe button.


Ilau ndinga anafa atiyashikuwe. Situ nadabu tuwa onyo kali sana gama wanafuzi. Let them try, let them dare. We have seen hata polisi wene wana sema baba ashikuwe. Siwa ndi wana shika na kwa ni wana sema atiyashikuwe. Nani anafa kwa shika, anafa kumu shika. Ama newanangoja kumbu rezoende waka shikane. First of all, my name is Anthony Manera. The President Kenya University Students Organization, also doubling as the President of East Africa Students Union. Nani wana we have seen the statement that has been done by Raytona Boraila Molo ndinga. We have spoken something very pertinent in this country. As the Kenya University Students Organization, we have made it very categorical and I would like even to emphasize, our university students will be on the streets on Monday and also on Thursday. We have made this decision because they are pressed. University students are among those people. They are among the Hoipoloi, they have nots, they are among all those people who are targeted by this drug regime. Number two, we have come out to be very clear that the student who was killed by the police in Maseno must receive justice. We have given our ultimatums, you have seen the government must ensure they bring to book the person who is behind it. This is a person who is known. It's a female policeman. We know her name, we know her contacts and we will not tire until justice is served. Number three, I would like to make it very clear and very categorical. Starting next week from today, starting next week, we will have nationwide demonstrations of university students on Fridays until help is released. We have made this decision by a sitting of the National Steering Committee this afternoon and we have made it very clear that all university students, finally, regarding the statement which is written on Aburrela Molo Dinga's mind this afternoon, it should be very clear to all Kenyans that on Saturday last week I myself did a press statement at Chesterhouse. We were arrested alongside 50 students and all our attires, they were taken by the police there, the Central Police Station and I have seen Rello Molo Dinga say that the police intend to wear those attires on Monday so that they will be able to bled in with as many supporters so that they will be violers. Mata kakusema iso attires, sizi tafutu embali, iso nizili attires abayos tulipeana on Saturday, na tunawomba sana, kukwena peace on Monday. We expect the government to use their people to destabilize or to paint a bad picture of those people who are demonstrating of course violating the right of Kenyans to picket and to demonstrate which is what is enshrined in the Kenyan Constitution. Thank you. Bandu watu wana sama ya pomba kutaku wana in investigation, lakintu na uleza unafanya in investigation ni anini. What are you investigating? We are just calling upon the government to take action immediately because we are not saying that the DCI will investigate or Aipua will investigate. All we want is justice to be served to that family. Already they are suffering, perversi students in Maseno have never had any call from Mandi. They have been on the streets. Yesterday I was in Kisumu. We delivered a statement in Kisumu. We even told university students to remain calm for the moment we pushed the government to take action. What we want is to tell Inspector General Police Kaume kindly this is not a matter of to say that you are investigating. This is a matter you should be able to take action immediately. We want to take action immediately. We want to take action immediately. We want to take action immediately. If you want to take action openly, take action quickly and shoot this media. We won't even actually to say in Kenya, even if you surprised the media and tell them don't cover those events. We have influence, social media people, we have content creators they are all over with their cameras. We want to say this is no the government is going to intimidate those folks free media. Kwaa kwaa? Nora niwa Back to Wezizanionya, But every Friday well In February Late February, this year I was able to talk to the CEs of education that is vulnerable Ezekiel Mashouk and We resolved that continuing students need to be paid fast and the amount of money that the government released was 2.7 billion Keneshileks. What we are telling the government to pay this time is more than 5.7 billion to cater for more than 40,000 students. We made an appeal, we have used our diplomatic and peaceful ways to get them to pay students but they haven't. All we are telling them kindly pay before Friday next week because every week we will be able to tell students to fight for what is theirs, not actually even to fight. We want them to come out the streets, show the whole world that Kenya doesn't care about quality education. I want to remind the government that in the United Nations they approved sustainable development goals and SDG, amongst the 17 SDGs, number 4 is quality education. This government, if you look at even version 2030, Moe Kibaki came up with a plan, a solid plan and etc. Blueprint which was incorporating quality education. He is still of us moving towards free education. They are taking us back once, regresively. We are saying this is the La Quenceco. This is punitive and this is something we are not going to allow. We want to ensure our students are comfortable in campus. Remember, this is a time when students are hunting bans, they are frying rats, they are skipping meals. I don't know even this government, we really understand what we mean by kwenama. Students are living hungry and what we want to tell the president, you cannot lead a country that is hungry and hungry. Remember, kumbrans and barometers of wisdom and kathetas of knowledge. We expect them to be in class. We want to eat and drink. Just like any other Kenyan, you need two meals a day. These students are skipping meals, not just breakfast. Actually, only children of rich kids, they have an idea what a breakfast is. They have an idea what a brand is.  You see that combination, you're still doing starch. So, you're just urging the government kindly before you prioritize and use to $800 million to buy vehicles. To that money multiplied by close to six times, seven times, becomes $5.7 billion. Release that gives students, let them survive.  Use that money to ensure the child of a poor Kenyan gets something to survive. Instead of killing many students through suicide, depression, all those things kindly release the money that they deserve. It is their right. Thank you. How are you feeling now? Now, personally, we have had several meetings with the CS. We can be able to attest. Face to face meetings is not Zoom meetings and so forth. And we have resolved to ensure we improve the quality of life of students back in campus. We have been fighting for a long time. We have been doing education. Kindly talk to the president and ensure these students are paid. Sometimes these students may not even know whether it is help to blame. Is it the CS education to blame? Is it the government? All they do is to come and blame me as manyara. Kuso does not release any money to students. Kuso is just a voice to fight for the rights of students. We may not be able to make our work easier by releasing that money. There is not a lot of money to the government. We may not be able to double help. Instead of giving us a forced promise, pay what they deserve. We may not be able to pay what they deserve. That is what we expect. Number two, instead of even saying you are doubling that help, ensure each and every student gets the money that you guys claim that you give. Instead of giving students $16,000, others you give them $30,000, others you give them $39,000. Really that is not wise. And don't dictate how our students should use that money. You never know what needs students to use. If you give me that money, you may not be able to make your work easier. You may not take a girl out when all the money has been taken to academics. And actually, just to emphasize on that point, this government is to blame. This government is to blame even for the rise of LTGPQ issues in our universities. This government is to blame even for the increase, the rise of Gonori in Nairobi. Not just in Nairobi, even in other counties. And what we are saying instead of these social voices being increased by the government indirectly by not funding students so that they can sustain their relationships in campus, let them prioritize releasing funds so that university students can be able to live harmonious, holistic life in the universities. Not just to fight for their own rights, but to fight for the rights of Kenyans. You have seen how the economic times are really struggling in Anomo Kenyan. And another issue which we are fighting for is electoral reforms. University of Nairobi right now, they are doing their elections tomorrow. And no one within the institution knows whether they are elections. We are seeing our voices are being suppressed. We are moving back once to that days when there was no democracy. So that informs the name movement for the defense of democracy. Number two electoral reforms. We expect that if there is a referee, that referee should be neutral. We expect the government assures that if there are people to be in the IBC, they should be equal from the parties involved. We are not in the same position to say that we can't go to the streets, but we can still look for the people to be neutral. Let them try, let them dare. We have seen, even the police say that Baba is in the same position. We don't say that he is in the same position, but that he is in the same position, but that he is in the same position. So mimi ni gata kwa puseima, watu waate kubita around the bush. There's only one person in Kenya, an individual, a civilian. Nani sababu amekua kibua pura. Who cannot be arrested? Who is non arrestable? If they won't let them try. Ata kido wotu, let them try. Labda wam shike zasa wam pelike mimi bisaelsa wuko U.K. a ma U.S. Bada wuko wakenya wala tembea. Mugu baka wafikia wu. Thank you.


Let's begin reading together at verse 31. I'll read to verse 35 and We'll begin our study John chapter 5 beginning at verse 31 reading to verse 35 Jesus says If I bear witness of myself my witness is not true There is another who bears witness of me and I know that the witness Which he witnesses of me is true You've sent to John and he has borne witness to the truth Yet I do not receive Testimony for man, but I say these things that you may be saved He was a burning and shining lamp and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light And so as we've been going through chapter 5 Let me remind you how that in previous verses Jesus had made a statement He has actually claimed equality with God and When he was claiming equality with God when he said my father works up to now and I work and they Recognize that those who were listening to him recognize that he was claiming equality When Jesus was claiming equality. He was saying that he was equal to God in nature power and authority When he said I'm equal to him in nature in verse 18 He had said that that God was his father making himself equal with God When he was saying he was equal in power in verse 19. He said whatever God does the son also does in like manner and Then when he spoke of authority he did so in verse 22 When he said God is committed all judgment to the son and so Jesus Christ has claimed equality with God in Nature power and authority in verse 23. He had declared that for a person to truly honor God they must also honor him and I mentioned this to you, but as way of introduction the Bible teaches that worship of Anything other than God himself in scripture is very clearly declared to be idolatry and remember how in the book of Exodus when the Lord was giving his commands in Exodus chapter 20 verses 2 and 3 It said I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt out of the house of bondage And he went on to say you shall have no other gods before me And so Jesus declared himself as being equal to God and even was saying that they must honor him He instructed his hearer said if they were really honoring God they would honor him Now you can imagine What they were thinking when Jesus was saying this to them I mean what if some man what if I came up and said you know you need to honor me even as you honor Honor God Well, I guess I'd be here by myself within five minutes Because you would recognize immediately that that's blasphemy that that's wrong. That's absolutely not true There's only one God you worship and yet that's how they're responding to what Jesus is saying that is what's provoking them They're thinking this man blasts fiends and so Even I guess to add that the cherry to the top of of it all He made it clear that he was the one who has the ability to grant people eternal life Let's read verse 24 again just to remind you of that he had said in chapter 5 verse 24 Most assuredly I say to you he who hears my word and believes in him who sent me has Everlasting life and shall not come into judgment has passed from death into life to believe him to believe his message is to have everlasting life and So he's speaking to religious people and he's speaking to those who already believed themselves to be spiritually alive Yet he's making it clear that they need to hear his word and believe in God in order to be saved and In the entire history of the nation of Israel no other king no other leader prophet or teacher has ever claimed that kind of Authority so immediately those listening would question inside How can he say such things? They would say that he's promoting himself. That's what they were later to say in John 8 13 The Pharisees said you bear witness of yourself. You're your witnesses in truth. They'd be thinking he's promoting himself But Jesus anticipates this and that's why he says in verse 31 if I bear witness of myself My witness is not true. So we anticipate that he anticipates that suggestion that he's Promoting himself and that's why he says if I bear witness of myself my witness isn't true You see Jewish law required independent confirmation of at least two or three witnesses You could never make an accusation with capital of a capital offense without two witnesses or three According to Deuteronomy 1915 one witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin That he commits by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established That saved them against false accusations They're needed to be more than one person making that statement And so Jesus is making it very clear that he is Not a bearing witness of himself and now he's going to give various witnesses that are going to speak on his behalf If you will and so he's presenting four witnesses that establishes claims in verse 32 and 33 He says there's another who bears witness of me And I know that the witness which he witnesses of me is true, and then he goes on in verse 33 to name this witness You have sent to John and he is born witness to the truth So first he says you've sent to John You saw something unusual in John You even questioned him concerning his ministry Remember back in chapter 1 verses 22 through 27 they had spoken and had asked John. Who are you? They asked are you Elijah the prophet? So you sent to John you saw something unusual in him you questioned him concerning his ministry And so you're very aware of the things that he is doing the things that he was saying yet verse 34 says yet I don't receive testimony from man But I say these things that you may be saved in other words. I'm not relying on his testimony or man's testimony I'm only stating this so you might be saved Now remember John remember his ministry John was the forerunner of Messiah. He was the voice of one crying in the wilderness In John chapter 1 verse 7 we had read this man came for a witness to bear witness of the light That all through him might believe and so he's speaking concerning him that voice cried in the wilderness He's saying that John came to reveal Jesus to the people it was John who said behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world John is the one who presented Jesus Christ as a witness John presented Jesus as the Savior And so by referring to John Jesus is confirming his mission as well as this message But John's message and mission Isn't the greatest witness. It's one of the witnesses You see this is the reason Jesus refers to John He wanted people to be saved That's the whole point of his ministry again verse 34. I say these things that you may be saved That's why I'm referring to John. That's why I'm speaking to you We've already seen in John 3 how that God has said that he loved the world so much that he gave his only begotten son That whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life God didn't send a son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him That's the whole point of Christ coming and so Jesus said John was bearing testimony, but the whole purpose of all of this is so that you might be saved Jesus came to save Now that's a word that we Christians use we used to use it an awful lot more in the early days of my walk with the Lord That was a very common word. We would use the word saved. Are you saved? Today there seems to be different ways of describing the salvation experience But at that time we would ask that question. Are you saved? Jesus came to save in the New Testament the word saved is used around 53 times and The word in the New Testament Is is the Greek word so so and and it means to be delivered. It means to be healed Made complete it speaks of being rescued or even being made whole Jesus came so that people would be rescued that they'd be delivered That they'd be made complete That they would be made whole He didn't want any to perish But all to have everlasting life. That's what Isaiah 45 22 says look into me and be saved All you ends of the earth for I'm God There is no other You need to look to me to be saved. That's the heart of Jesus's message and ministry That's what he's doing. He's saying these things that you he said may be saved that you might be rescued that you may be Made complete that you would be made whole So that you might be delivered Well, wait a minute somebody says what do I need to be saved from? Why should I be rescued? What's wrong with me? well one Before we come to Christ and the Bible describes us as as being in the wilderness of sin the Bible speaks of us as Being in bondage. We're like sheep that have gone astray And we have a shepherd that is seeking after us in Luke 15 verse 4 Jesus said what man have you have in a hundred sheep if he loses one of them does not leave the 99 in the wilderness and go after the one which is lost until he finds it So we're out there wandering in the wilderness We're dry thirsty broken messed up. We're lost and so Jesus is here in order that we might be made whole Maybe saved maybe delivered maybe rescued We're in sin and in sin. We're spiritually lost But Jesus in Matthew 1811 said the Son of man has come to save that which was lost in First Timothy 115 Paul said this is a faithful saying worthy of all acceptance that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners of whom I am chief Isaiah 53 verse 6 tells us all we like sheep have gone astray we have turned everyone to his own way and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all and So we have to be rescued. We're in the wilderness of wilderness of sin. We're in bondage. We're spiritually lost but one day We're gonna be judged It's appointed according to Hebrews 9 27 is appointed into men to die once after this the judgment Somebody says I've heard people say no, I believe in reincarnation. No you don't You don't want to I mean who wants to come back as a snail come on Now the Bible the Bible doesn't give us second opportunities Mark that in your heart and understand that You have one life to live One opportunity of a lifetime and within that lifetime you can make that choice But it's appointed and demanded I once and After this judgment we all shall stand before the judgment seat of Christ you remember when Paul and Silas were in a Philippian jail. It's recorded in Acts 16 and and they had been taken They had been put in stocks and at midnight the scripture says there were singing praises to God and The people in the jails were listening Philippian jailer who was there came and spoke to them and As he was speaking to them he asked the question sirs How can I be saved and the response was quick believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved and your household What do you mean and your household does that include everybody when I got saved it everybody Automatically get saved no because when you look further on in the passage It speaks out Paul had an opportunity to share with this whole family the same message the Philippian heard But how do I get saved? Well, I was lost My shepherd found me called me by name. I Turned to him. I Said to him God forgive me a sinner And he did I've been rescued and my spiritual brokenness that heart that was so torn and so messed up so filled with anger and evil He well, he took the heart of stone and he replaced it with a living heart a heart of flesh And he wrote on my heart on the tablet of my heart his word And he made my body his temple and he took my name and he put it in a book of life And now I belong to him and the reason I belong to him is because he sought me out It wasn't me seeking him It was a shepherd call in his sheep by name Out of that wilderness and he said come unto me all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest That's what the Lord Jesus Christ does and so why did he come he tells us he says I came in order that you You might be saved these things. I'm saying Are in order that you might be saved my words are life Speaking of John in verse 35. He says he was a burning and shining lamp And you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light Now a lamp when he says he was a burning and shining lamp a lamp has three qualities that reveal his Dependence on Jesus when you look at a lamp one a lamp doesn't light itself So Jesus is the one who ignited John a lamp guides people in the darkness and the Bible tells us John was a voice crying in the wilderness and a lamp needs oil and John was filled with the oil of the Holy Spirit and that's why Jesus refers to him as a Lamp a burning and shining lamp and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light One of the things I found interesting about that and it's true today, too. By the way, we know this to be so People can appreciate a prophetic voice like John's Without responding to the message there are people who are not believers who when you're speaking to them and Sharing Christian things with them. They'll agree with you. They'll say you're right. We need this you're right We need that you say I think it's better that a husband and a wife Remain married for a lifetime and many people will agree with you. They'll say yeah, I think that's true, too It's better for society. I think it's good that a man and a woman when they have children They ought to be married first and they'll say yeah, I can see that makes sense to me They can agree with you. They might even agree about some things about the Lord They might even say well of his if there ever was a a messiah It certainly could be Jesus Christ They might like the things that you say and sometimes they listen in when you're having a conversation you'll be surprised and They appreciate what you're saying if you're speaking to somebody on the job or whatever and you have opportunity and you're sharing They may appreciate it. Sometimes they even come to church.  Maybe they come on a Christmas Maybe they'll come in a you know sometime and they hear it and they might even appreciate and some of you've invited friends And and sometimes they'll walk away and say yeah a lot of that. I agree with you They would say that if you have an honest conversation But it makes me think of Ezekiel and the Old Testament book of Ezekiel chapter 33 Versus 30 through 33 listen to this God is speaking to the prophet and he says ask for you son of man The children of your people are talking about you besides the walls and the doors of the houses and They speak to one another everyone saying to his brother Please come in here. What the word is that comes from the Lord So they come to you as people do they sit before you as my people and they hear your words But they do not do them For what their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain Indeed you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument For they hear your words, but they do not do them and when this comes to pass surely it will come to pass Then they will know that a prophet has been among them There are people who appreciate he says Ezekiel you'll give that message your prophetic word and The people are speaking about you out out in the town around the wall Talking around the dinner table man. Did you hear what Ezekiel had to say? He said they appreciate it They say this guy is amazing. He's like someone who sings well and plays the guitar skillfully He says they'll come and they'll sit before you and they do so as my people In other words, they're they're they're assuming the posture of a believer We can say well they go to church.  He says, but they're not my people. Why? Why are you saying? They're not my people because they hear and They do not do that's the difference Why do you call me Lord Lord and do not the things that I say Jesus says Why if you love me he said keep my commandments See the way to demonstrate that we really love him is to do what he says To keep his word to sit and appreciate it. That's one thing to apply it. That's something else And so Jesus is speaking about John and he says they appreciated him Because he would speak to the powers that be he spoke to the to the Roman Soldiers and and he spoke to the to the Pharisees and he confronted them and the common people Appreciated what what he had to say many of them. He said they they rejoiced you rejoice in his light for a little while He was a lamp and you rejoiced in his light for a little while. You were willing to do that He was a good witness and you heard his witness. He says I have a witness Witness was John then he has a second witness in verse 36 I have a greater witness than John's For the works which the father has given me to finish They're very works that I do Bear witness of me that the father has sent me Now when he says the works that works Are his general works including miracles of the things that were associated with what Messiah would do In in John chapter 3 verse 2, do you remember that conversation that Nicodemus had with Jesus? You remember how Nicodemus came to the Lord by night and And he began to speak to him. It's recorded in John 3 verse 2 rabbi. We know that you are a teacher come from God For no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with them So he says I have a greater witness than simply the testimony of John He says the works that I'm performing the works that Messiah does the miracles are Undeniable When you read your Bible and you begin to look at the miracles that are recorded in the New Testament Especially in the Gospels the Gospels record no less than 34 miracles and Jesus in John chapter 10. Let's see we're in chapter 5 now in about two years. We'll get here in John chapter 10 and Jesus said in verse 25 The works that I do in my father's name. They bear witness of me in chapter 10 verses 37 and 38 Jesus said if I do not do the works of my father do not believe me, but if I do Though you do not believe me believe the works that you may know and believe that the father is in me and I in him We're gonna see that his his detractors and opponents His enemies didn't deny that he performed works But they gave his works The definition that they were done in a satanic way in Luke 11 verse 15 Some of them said he cast out demons by Beelzebub the ruler of the demons. They didn't deny his works They simply attributed his works to Satan So Jesus said but these works are intended to draw you These works are not being done in order for you to be entertained these works that I'm doing Intended to draw your attention So that you'll know there's one greater in your midst that that the works that are being performed are actually Signs that would draw your attention to come to faith in God The way that Nicodemus saw the signs spoke amongst his friends and came and interviewed Christ and later on We know Nicodemus became a follower of Christ. So I have the witness of John. I also have my works Then he has a third witness verse 37 and 38 the father himself who sent me has testified of me You've neither heard his voice at any time nor seen his form but You do not have his word abiding in you because whom he sent You do not believe and so he has a third witness the father Now the testimony of the father was already alluded to in verse 32 When he said there's another who bears witness of me and I know that the witness which he witnesses of me is true That's an allusion to his father. So he's already spoken concerning his father But we see this witness also at his baptism in Matthew 3 16 and 17 it says when he had been baptized Jesus came up immediately from the water and Behold the heavens were open to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon him and Suddenly a voice came from heaven saying boo. No saying This is my beloved son in whom I'm well pleased They could hear the voice imagine that for a moment This is my beloved son in whom I'm well pleased Later in the Gospel of John Jesus is on his way to his betrayal and death His hour has finally arrived. He speaks concerning it in John 12 27 and 28. He says now my soul is troubled And what shall I say? Father saved me from this hour But for this purpose I came to this hour Father glorify your name And John writes then a voice came from heaven saying I have both glorified it and will glorify it Again, you have the witness of my father This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased But he says in verse 37 you've neither heard his voice at any time nor seen his form When he says you've neither heard his voice or seen his form That's another way of saying you have no real knowledge of him and you have no fellowship with him You see even when your prophet spoke to you You refuse to hear them You refuse to obey In Luke 11 verses 47 through 51. He said woe to you For you build the tombs of the prophets and your fathers killed them In fact you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers For they indeed killed them and you build their tombs Therefore the wisdom of God also said I will send them prophets and apostles and some of them They will kill and persecute That the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar in the temple Yes, I say to you it shall be required of this generation You have neither heard his voice at any time nor have you seen his form You have no knowledge of him and you know you have no fellowship with him Someone said this has been the uniform characteristic of the nation their ancestors Disregarded the testimony of God and their generation was also guilty of disregarding him He says in verse 38 But you do not have his word abiding in you because whom he sent him you do not believe The Old Testament prophesied the coming of Messiah Jesus fulfilled the prophecies and Though he gave them evidence they still don't did not value the word of God there. He is right before them Fulfilling the things that were written Concerning Messiah and they are still rejecting and So he gives a fourth witness the Bible God's word in verse 39 You search the scriptures For in them you think you have eternal life And these are they which testify of me As we've seen the father has been a witness to the son in various ways Jesus already said that the father loves the son the father committed all judgment to the son the father granted the son to have Life in himself the father gave him authority the father sent to him But the question is how does the father most clearly bear witness and he does it through The belief in and reception of the message Christ brought You're not saved guys, you're not saved, you know this but I'll say it quickly By your feelings your feelings can lie to you Feelings do that, you know feelings lie Our heart is deceitful and desperately wicked it lies sometimes your feelings if You rest your eternal life on them sometimes your feelings will betray you Because sometimes you may not feel saved I know that when I first became a Christian I know that Maybe two weeks into my walk with the Lord I woke up one morning and I didn't have that Amazing joy that I had had for the last two weeks You know because when I got saved it was like a giant boulder of sin rolled off my shoulders I felt peace and and and love and and and joy something I had Never had had before but two weeks or so within With within the first two weeks of my walk with the Lord I began to wonder and doubt and I didn't feel saved and I came to discover very early That I'm not saved by feelings. I'm saved by faith and that It's by grace that I'm saved through faith not out of myself It's a gift of God and not by worthless anyone should boast I had to come to know that Because my heart is deceitful and and it can cause me to wonder sometimes whether or not I really did commit myself to the Lord and so The father most clearly is going to to strengthen us in terms of witnesses by his message It's by receiving and doing and that gives to you the peace of knowing That that God has actually fulfilled his word to you in John 7 16 and 17 Jesus answered them and said my doctrine isn't mine But his who sent me he said if anyone wants to do his will he shall know concerning the doctrine Whether it is from God or whether I speak on my own authority just put it into practice and see if it doesn't bear fruit you see One of the things that I'm concerned with in in our time in the church's lifetime Is in this generation right now as we're starting to trust our feelings much more than than God's word We're if if somebody says something that makes me feel good, then it must be true And unfortunately, there are a lot of things being said that are not true I'll give you an example I won't name the guy because I don't remember his name, but I happened to see him yesterday He was on tv And I saw him for a minute He refers to himself as a prophet and that that to me that's that's interesting enough. I want to see what this prophet has to say So I put him on and he turned out to be a non-profit as I was listening As I was listening My wife and I I I I could only listen less than five minutes I turned to Marie and I said This is amazing This guy's on television preaching A message that is so absolutely false And I just shook my head He was he was saying I'll give you one example At the voice In the garden that adam and eve The voice of the lord in the garden is referred to his lord was walking in the garden He said that that was elisha the prophet walking in the garden Yeah And I'm looking at him You know, that's what you do when you watch tv. I was looking at him And I was shaking my head and then he went on and said several things that were just so Outlandish and I turned to my wife and I said man, I said There are there are a lot of people listening to this guy right now And he's and he's advertising himself as prophet so-and-so And he looks with certainty into the camera and and raises that prophetic finger and points And I'm going my my my listen There are people listening to him There are people believing people like that Because they want to Because their feelings Their heart wants to accept the things that he's saying And that's how false prophets very often work And in today's church, and I'll say this quickly because I don't want to condemn my own family But in today's church We really have to get back to loving god's word We have to come back to reading it We have to come back to spending time meditating on it And taking our notes and and seeking god So that we're not deceived remember I've told you out of scripture matthew 24 When jesus is asked by his disciples, what is the sign of your coming? And and it's singular. What is the sign of your coming? singular And though jesus speaks about earthquakes and you know that with our recent earthquakes that we've had here That that a lot of prophets were shouting out earthquake, you know because Because it's in matthew 24 and and and let's be prophetic in this and that But the but the sign that jesus said because it was a question singular.  What is it? false teachers False teachers four times in matthew 24 jesus warrants about false teachers So the sign of the last days Is not simply the earthquakes and the pestilence and the various other things that he speaks of The sign of the last days is false doctrine bad teaching And his people that he came to speak to were aware of traditions and rabbinic teachings But god's word had incarnated in front of them and they were rejecting jesus the messiah himself And so he's speaking concerning that when he says in verse 39 you search the scriptures For in them you think you have eternal life and these are they which testify he says of me You ransacked the bible The word search means to ransack you thoroughly investigate it But you're coming up short because in your investigation You have failed to see me Your traditions are keeping you from understanding That scripture is revealing me. This is the witness He says in verse 40 You're not willing to come to me that you may have life You see they thought they were god's children because they were familiar with the bible The problem was they they read the word but in unbelief they didn't allow it to penetrate their heart Their problem was not intellectual Their problem was moral it was spiritual Notice he says you're unwilling to come to faith in me It's an action of your wills. I was speaking to a friend of mine when I was in the military his name was rich We called him big rich Because he was big And he told us to So big rich He was my roommate. He was also my my best friend in the army And rich came from delano And so He and I roomed together and and I would share with him I was a new christian. I was a brand new christian But I would share with him about the lord the little that I knew I would give to him I can still remember I would be reading scripture and he'd come into the uh Into our room and and I'd say rich I want to read this to you and I would read I always found a passage that would be about getting saved And you need to believe in the lord jesus christ to be saved rich Look at that. This is what he'd say and I would do that to him all the time I still remember one day he came walking in and I said rich. I want to tell you something He says now wait a minute and then he goes Shutteth. This is what he says to me. Shutteth thy moutheth He goes Book of big rich chapter five verse one. I'll never forget that But I would share with him and I loved him. He was my friend And and you love someone you tell them the truth, right? You love someone you tell them about the lord And one day he and I were conversing rich. Why don't you give your heart to christ? And this is his answer He said to me because If I come to faith in the christ you proclaim david Then i'm telling my mother she's a liar Because of the way she raised me He says I cannot go back on what my mom has taught me And I thought what an unusual unusual thing until a few years later I was talking to somebody else and I asked the same question. Why haven't you given your heart to christ? and he says because The way my mother taught me and I don't want to dishonor my mom And I said this to him. I'll never forget.  And he said yes, I am And I said I wasn't I wasn't willing to go to hell for my mother But I was willing to bring my mother to heaven You need to know the lord jesus christ That's that's how it works and and jesus is making it very clear. You are not willing to come to me that you may have life Your problem is spiritual. It's not simply intellectual.  You're refusing to believe You're refusing to believe what you've read your entire lifetime A lot of people go to church the whole life and never come to faith in christ I remember a young woman who approached me after a church service years ago now She walks up to me after a church service when we were in ontario at the ontario high school And she approached me after the service Because she had come forward to give her heart to christ and as she wanted to talk to me And I remember her saying My father is a pastor in the city here in ontario My father's a pastor if I mentioned his name. She said you'd know who he is She was a woman. She wasn't a little girl. She was a woman. She says I've been going to church my whole life She said I decided to come and visit today. She said and for the first time in my life. I realized I never have committed my heart to jesus christ. I never have I was talking to holland davis who's uh when my dear friends in a wonderful worship leader and pastor of a church in sancle many And I was we were talking about how the lord can speak to you in ways that sometimes can can be kind of Well, I'll say it like this. I said holland I said this is years ago again in ontario high school. I said I gave an invitation and one of the worship leaders Who was playing lead guitar and our worship team? Came off the stage and came and received the lord and I'm looking at him think How'd you make it on a worship team? You don't even know jesus christ Because he and that's this is true for many people He was convinced he knew christ because of ritual and tradition I must be a christian. I'm not a muslim. I must be a christian. I'm not a buddhist. I must be a christian Because I go to church America It's been said that in the united states more people went to hell in the 50s than in any other time In history that's true or not true. I don't know but what an interesting statement Why is that because in the 50s almost everybody went to church? You know here in california um, it's not like It was in the 50s, you know, I grew up obviously in the 50s and I can tell you that Sundays church church churches had people in it and stores were closed There were no stores open on On sundays now that's true in the south to this day. You can go to certain cities in the south and and it's closed on sunday But in california in normock where I grew up No markets were open stores were closed everything shut down There used to be these norman rockwell pictures of families around the table having pot roast That was true Even my mexican family had pot roast on sunday It's true with tortillas, but we had it It's true So did you That's how it was right there you could you could America Still had a moral spine Still did they still had what they called undesirable aliens That's something many of you wouldn't even know what that means That means that if someone was morally Charged with a crime in another country they wouldn't even allow them to come in when they went through passport control They would be sent back They were undesirables Why because there was this real strong moral base here I could go on and on it's just true That's how it was It was very moral. I mean you could watch tv you could watch These are still classic you can still watch them if you wanted to you know, I love lucy And and there were jokes about that because lucy became pregnant and people say how because ricky and she didn't share the same bed And they would laugh about that, you know, she became pregnant with little ricky And they'd say how'd that happen? That's another miracle, you know, because They didn't share the same bed. Those are things you didn't do you didn't talk about There were certain things that were right and there were certain things that were wrong and as a society We agreed with them as a society So what you have today is so different Than what it was even 50 years ago 60 years ago so different for the young people today. It's all you know For the older people. We've seen the corruption over time, but there were people who were thinking themselves christians in the 50s because churches were full on sundays They would hear but they did not do They listened But they didn't really believe that's not new Jesus is saying the same thing to these jewish people during his day When he makes that point to them, you're not willing to come to me that you may have life In verse 41, I do not receive honor from men But I know I know you that you do not have the love of god in you I have come in my father's name You don't receive me If another comes in his own name Him you will receive So in verse 41, I don't receive honor from men the great majority of men. He said are rejecting me I'm not seeking the applause of men But people are refusing to see me for who I am He says in verse 42, I know you that you don't have the love of god and you you've read the bible It's like a rule book But you don't see it as god's love letter And because you have no love for god You will have no love for his son. You you don't know me But I know you And i'm aware of what you have in your hearts I know what's in your hearts But I also know what is not in your heart Because you don't have god's love Because if you did You would love me In john 842 jesus said if god were your father you'd love me For I proceeded forth and came from god Nor have I come up myself, but he sent me If you had the love of god in you you'd love his son In verse 43 he says I have come in my father's name You don't receive me If another comes in his own name Him You will receive You're not seeking the one sent from god That means you're open to imposters This is a there are those who would point out that the antichrist Who is yet in the future obviously Will be received he comes in his own name In second timothy chapter four verses three and four Paul said this he said the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine But according to their own desires because they have itching ears They will heap up for themselves teachers And they will turn their ears away from the truth And be turned aside To fables this one who is coming in the future the antichrist Presents himself And they will receive him you don't want to receive true messiah But in the future people will receive the false one He says in verse 44 how can you believe who receive honor from one another and to not seek the honor that comes From the only god You study Indeed you do But you study in order to become famous for your knowledge But you don't study to become famous for your godliness This is something that is really appropriate when we speak when I speak and when I speak with and to My fellow pastors Or bible teachers And I could go on a long time with you and I won't I'll just make a real quick comment One of the dangers in ministry One of the dangers that pastors wrestle with Is the danger of fame The danger of being well known and well respected When a pastor begins his ministry and say he begins a home bible study And there's three or four or five people. What's he gonna brag about? Does he go to around go around other friends and say man? I had six people last night in my bible study. No because people say really I have more people in my car pool But what happens when you have From that six you have 60 And then what happens that you now have 600 And then what happens that you now have 6,000 When you had six There was a humility there. There was an awareness. There was a on your face time before gods and lord I just want to be used by you But when you begin to see numbers show up You can begin to be taken by the numbers And guess what happens in churches just like this You can begin to be an air tickler Because you start getting letters You start getting comments I don't like the way you said that pastor You shouldn't have said that pastor. How come you said that?  I had a lady approach me here When we used to do Sunday mornings here And I shared and I do in a Sunday and I teased my wife You guys know I do that sometimes those of you who go to my church know that I will I tease my girl Why not? And the lady stopped me outside And she says this is my first time here and I want to tell you how I didn't appreciate the way you spoke of your wife No, she said I want to tell you I don't appreciate how you spoke of your wife And I looked and I said this is your first time here, right? She said yes, I said I said I understand I said If you were here longer than that you would know that I would never Ever say anything about my wife that would Make her look bad, but my church knows That I tease with her Oh, see people are that way I I I just I get letters and I get comments and It's just a fact So you can begin to be that person Who's afraid to speak Because you're afraid people won't show up And guess what people vote with their feet If they don't like what they heard They leave Sometimes they'll say something Sometimes they'll say something from From within the congregation. It wasn't that long ago that I was teaching. I was making a point and Using an illustration and a gentleman yelled out at me.  I thought you were At your church today, no people will um Say the worst things the most unthinking things and you can get to the point where you You want to just please them So if I was speaking to pastor right now, I'd be saying to the pastor Speak in a way that pleases god Don't worry about the way people feel Speak the truth speak it in love speak it with gentleness Speak it with encouragement But speak the truth Because in the day when people are searching for teachers to itch their ears to say the things they're itching to hear That's a sign of the last days And every pastor needs to remain faithful to what god has proclaimed To present the truth of the gospel regardless of whether people show up the next week Because you don't stand before them in judgment to receive reward You stand before him so you make sure you honor him And that's what I share with pastors and that's what I share with myself Some people want to become famous for their knowledge But they don't want to be famous for their humility and godliness In matthew 23 23 jesus said it like this. He said woe to you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites For you pay tithe of mint and anise and coming And have neglected the weightier matters of the law justice mercy and faith These you ought to have done without leaving the others undone For you scholarship is more important than character In matthew 23 jesus said in verses six and seven that they love the best places at feasts The best seats in the synagogues the greetings in the marketplaces and to be called by men rabbi Rabbi you receive honor for one another, but you're not seeking god's honor And finally he says in verse 45 to 47 Do not think that I shall accuse you to the father. There is one who accuses you moses In whom you trust For if you believe moses you would believe me For he wrote about me But if you do not believe his writings How will you believe my words? To believe the writings of moses is to believe the words of jesus christ He's saying in your rejection of god's witness of scripture you judge yourself It's not only the specific specific words that jesus spoke It includes the words that moses wrote So scripture condemns them because they reject the words that lead to faith in him And god's word is perfect and god reveals jesus to man So in the rejection of his word You reject your own salvation If you do not believe his writings How would you believe my words? If you don't believe moses you will reject me


So we are at Aiko. Welcome to Aiko again. This is Rani and we have two big price here. So this is 24.9 with a rock chip? Rock chip, quad core. Quad core rock chip? Yeah, quad core. What is the number? 3, 3126 quad core. Alright, 3126 and this is 24.9. What is MOQ? MOQ is 10K. 10K and then you have a 7 inch for 24.9. And how about 29.9 is MTK dual core? Yes, this one, dual core. Very good price. But the MOQ is also 10,000. 10,000 pieces? 29.9 include the memory? Yes. How much? 512? 5K and 4G. How about 1GB? How much more do you have to pay? 1GB for dollars more. Alright. Which other part do you show here? This all is rock chip product. Okay, let's see rock chip. Nine inch. Nine inch? Yeah. D90M? Yes. How much is that one? The price is 45. 45? Yeah. With a RK? RK33026. Alright. And here? And this one 10 inch. D10M? And this one how much? This one 47. RK3126? Yes. Cool. And here you have all kinds of power banks? IPS screen. IPS? Yeah. With a 3188. How much? This one is much expensive. It's $95. $95 quad core? Yeah, quad core with IPS. Can we see the screen? Power? Yes, sure. This is high quality. This is 1280 by 800 IPS. Yes. Alright. And here you have all kinds of battery packs? Yes. What is this? Unicycle. But I cannot change it. Just use that one here. Yeah? But I cannot. Sorry. How much is that? The price? The price. This is our new list of products. So I need to come for the price. Yes, secret. So you can see our power banks. Power banks? How much for power banks? We have these two new list models. We have mass production last month. These two. It's very nice design. Sorry. It's closed. This is the package box. Alright. And you can choose the ending color you want. How much? This one is $8. Yeah. Alright. Let's go around. You have more stuff here. And here is for entire products. From 7 inches, 7.85 and 18 inches. How much is the Intel product? It's for 8 inches. The price is $89. $89 and 7? 7 inches is very cheaper. $33. $33 for 7 inch Intel? Yes. Intel. Let's go to some of the phones. You have phones here. What is this? This is 16 inches. It's a good price. What is the CPU here? Is this MediaTek? MTK. So this is a quad core dual core MediaTek. This one can do dual core and quad core auto. Dual core quad core. And there we have it like this. Yes. And what kind of price is that one? This one price is $79. Another model is $10 less. Alright. That one is more bigger. And we also have 4G tablet. So how about in the factory? Very busy. Everyday? Yes. How many tablets do you make? More than 5000. 5000 every day? Yes. And which one is the most popular? Rock chip or which one? For 3G model MTK is popular. For Wi-Fi model Rock chip is better.


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