open your Bible to Mark chapter 12. We're gonna be looking today at verses 35 through 40. And in fact, what we have here is in verses 35 to 37, you have one section that will flow into a second in verses 38 through 40. So we'll be looking at that together this morning as we continue our series here in the gospel of Mark. So I'll begin reading to you at verse 35, now read to verse 37, we'll get into our study. Mark chapter 12, beginning at verse 35, reading to verse 37. Mark writes, Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, how is it that the scribe say that the Christ is the son of David? For David himself said by the Spirit, the Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your footstool. Therefore David himself calls him Lord, how is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly. And so let me lay the foundation and then we'll get into our study here. We're gonna be looking at two segments of scripture verses 35 through 37. And then again, as mentioned, verses 38 through 40. And so you see these as events that are actually, they collapse into something that's occurring concurrent. What we have in Mark's gospel is the Lord ministering to people. And as we've seen, his opponents have asked him three questions. The first question they had asked was whether it was lawful to pay a tax to Rome. You know, it said lawful to pay a tax to Caesar. And we saw Jesus' response to that. And then the second question concerned the resurrection from the dead. The third question that we've seen relates to the greatest command. And so we've looked at those portions of scripture and we've seen Jesus as he's responded to that. Well, Luke reveals how they responded to him after he answered them. In Luke 20 verses 39 and 40, it says, some of the scribes answered and said, teacher, you have spoken well. But Luke went on to say, but after that they dared not question him anymore. In other words, they became silent. They didn't wanna ask any further questions to the Lord and they withdrew. So now he's beginning to question them. Now, why would the Lord be asking them questions? You see, he's not being petty and he's not being vindictive. He's not a small minded man. He's certainly not just saying, well, you've offended me by asking me questions. Therefore, I'm gonna turn the tables on you and make you look bad. That's not the reason he's doing that. He's doing this because this is his last week on earth. They need to decide who he is. What we're seeing here is an act of grace. He's graciously giving them an opportunity to come to him. Now, the Bible in 2 Peter verses 9 in chapter three says, the Lord is not slow about his promises. Some people understand slowness, but is being patient with you. He does not want anyone to perish, but wants everyone to repent. He's showing great patience in this. He's giving people great opportunity to come to faith in him. It's not that he's petty. It's not that he's vindictive. It's that he's giving them in a gracious way a further opportunity. I thank God that he was patient with me. And again, I didn't realize how young I was when I got saved. I was 20. There are others who are raised in a Christian home. There are others who've never known any other faith other than the faith of Christ. But he gave me 20 years, 20 years for me to come to faith in him. He's very patient. We've had people in this fellowship who have gotten saved at the age of 80. God gave him 80 years patiently waiting for him. So the Lord doesn't want any to perish. He wants everybody to come to repentance. And so the Lord wants these people and he's given them opportunity. He wants them to come to faith in him. In second Peter three, verse 15, the apostle said, remember, our Lord's patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom that God gave to him. And so God is patient. So I would ask how long has he waited for some of us here? How long has he waited for someone we're watching online? How many years has he given people opportunity to awaken in their sin and say, Lord, be merciful to me, I'm a sinner. Well, that's what we're watching here in this particular story where the Lord Jesus Christ has been responding to questions even though the people who are asking him these questions are belligerent and are rejecting him. He's giving them a patient response and now he's asking them a question that's gonna cause them to have to consider where they stand with him. When you look at the patience of God, you can look into the book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible and you can look at what's taking place in the earlier years of man's history on earth. And when you look at chapter six, the Bible tells us there in Genesis six that the earth had grown terribly wicked and the earth was ripe for judgment. In Genesis six, verse five, it says, the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth and every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. There may be a great discovery, a great invention, guys, and you know this, but it's not too long until that great invention or discovery is used for evil purposes. I don't know how many of you may remember or realize that what used to be called moving pictures, very often when the moving pictures were first beginning to be produced were used as gospel presentations, they were used for good. And then pictures that were taken to family and friends, those were used for good, but it didn't take very long for man to begin using it for evil, producing pornography and various things like that. The radio and other things were used for good to broadcast the gospel throughout the world, but it wasn't too long until that broadcast was twisted to have something that was profane. That's what happens. Anything new, it doesn't take a moment until it's used for the wrong thing. So the internet and the variety of things that we have, all those things, phones in our pocket that for people who were young, that's been something that they've always experienced for somebody like myself. I saw that develop over time and what at one time was used for good can be now used for evil. That camera on your phone that could be sent sending your grandchild, the picture of grandchild to somebody can also be used for the wrong reasons. We know that, why? Because the imagination of man is evil consistently and constantly. That's why in the early days it was that way too at the beginning and it makes it very clear when it says that the Lord God saw, the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time and that was then and that is now. In the same passage in Genesis chapter six verse three, it says, the Lord said, my spirit will not contend with man forever for he is mortal. His day shall be 120 years. He was saying in 120 years, judgment is coming. Peter responds to that actually writes referring to that in first Peter three verse 20. He speaks of God waiting patiently while Noah was building the ark. He speaks of Noah as being a preacher of righteousness. And so it had never rained on the face of the earth and God patiently waited while he was building the ark and was actually preaching a message of repentance. And then ultimately, well, the animals got into the ark. The ark was closed. God himself closes the ark and judgment came. God will be keeping his promise. And so Jesus is ministering here and he's trying to reach people still to this day. Notice how it begins in verse 35, how Mark says, Jesus answered and said, while he was in the temple. Jesus is in the temple courtyard there in Jerusalem and he's instructing those who will listen. But he now asks a question of a religious group called the Pharisees. Now these Pharisees are huddled off to the side. They're considering what they're gonna do next. Matthew 2241 says that they were gathered together. So they're considering what to do next. Now he had just taught the greatest commandment was to love God and to love others. He said to love God and to love your neighbor, fulfill the law of God. So he's now fulfilling this commandment by in love, pointing them to himself. What he's doing is loving them and telling them the truth about salvation. Now the Pharisees during the day of Christ were ensnared by a system that was built on good works. They weren't really aware of the grace of God. And Paul clearly stated something concerning that when he was writing Titus chapter three verse five and he said that he saved us not by the righteous deeds we had done but according to his mercy through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. It wasn't works of righteousness which we have done but it's God saving us. You see we don't save ourselves, we need him to save us. The Pharisees had built a works righteousness system. And in building this works righteousness system they didn't understand what grace is, they didn't understand the grace and love of God. And so Jesus is asking them a question. Why? Because without Christ no Pharisee or anybody else will ever be saved. What he's doing is he's calling them to salvation by him and through him. Again in Acts chapter four verse 12 the apostle Peter said neither is there salvation in any other for there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved. No other name. We're Christians. It's the name of Christ that we have trusted in and believed it's the work of Christ on the cross. It's the redemption that he want for us and we can't be saved any other way. You can't be saved through your good works because there's none good. No, not one. You can't be saved through any other name. It's the name of Christ and that's what Jesus is teaching here. That's what he's causing us to understand. He asks them a question. They need to come to a decision about him and it's the most important question anybody must ever answer. Now notice he's asking this question to the Pharisees but he's doing so in front of the people and it's a question that centers on the Messiah. It says in verse 35 he answered and said while he taught in the temple how is it that the scribes say that the Christ the Messiah is the son of David. The Christ is a Greek way of speaking of the Messiah the Messiah or anointed one. How is it that the scribes say that the Christ Messiah is the son of David? Why do religious scholars call Messiah son of David? Now Matthew gives us a clear picture of how Jesus posed the question. He gives us more of the order. In Matthew 22 42, what do you think about the Christ Jesus said? Whose son is he? They said to him the son of David. So he responds and he says how is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? Now what he's about to do right now? He's about to inform them that Messiah is not simply a man. Messiah is not simply a prophet. Messiah is not simply a teacher. Messiah is not just a good human being. That's what he's about to teach them. Messiah is not just a man. Now even today many Jews believe the Messiah whom they believe has yet to come. Many Jews believe that Messiah is simply a man. I remember in our first one of our first trips to Israel back I believe it was around 1983 or so. We had a guy, his name was David. And so I got to know him a little bit. We had a conversation. I asked him the question. I said, because he was an Orthodox Jewish man. So I asked him a question. I said, David, why do you have difficulty with Jesus Christ as Messiah? Why from a Jewish perspective, do you have a problem with Jesus Christ as Messiah? I wanted to know. And David told me, he says because we believe that Messiah is a prophet, is a human being. We believe that you Christians in referring to Messiah as God in the flesh are actually violating the commandments of God where he states to us that no graven image of anything in heaven should appear on earth. He says, so we believe that you are, you are actually wrong in your belief because Messiah is gonna be like Moses. Now in Deuteronomy chapter 18 verse 15, it reads and Moses wrote this, the Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers. It is to him you shall listen. So they believe that Messiah is a human being, which is interesting and this is what we're looking at today because that makes Israel vulnerable to anti-Christ. You see, as we've studied before together, the anti-Christ is going to be regarded in a messianic way as a Messiah. And that is how man will be deceived. In 2 Thessalonians, Paul wrote this in chapter two verses nine and 10. He said, the coming of the lawless one, which is another name for the anti-Christ, the coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refuse to love the truth and so be saved. And so the anti-Christ is going to come, he has a false prophet, and they're going to convince the world that the beast is Messiah. Now, when Jesus is asking this particular question, he's clarifying that he is more than simply a prophet, he is more than simply a good man. He's pointing out some things and in doing so, he's actually quoting David, the king. Now, the Pharisees knew that Messiah would be from King David's line. 1,000 years earlier, God had made a promise to David the king. It's found in 2 Samuel chapter seven verses 12 and 13.  He is the one who will build a house for my name and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. So that was a promise that God had made to David. The Psalmists in Psalm 89, three and four said it like this. He said, you said I have made a covenant with my chosen one. I have sworn to David, my servant. I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations. So Jesus is asking the question, again, the Pharisees knew that Messiah was from King David's line. So he says, how is it that the scribes, how is it that the religious leaders, the lawyers, say that the Christ is the son of David? Your own teachers, in other words, say Messiah is the son of David. So he's asking that question. They knew that God had made a promise to King David but they also knew that Jesus was called son of David. We saw this in chapter 10 of Mark verses 46 and 47. That's one example. It says, they came to Jericho. As he went out of Jericho with his disciples in a great multitude, blind by Demias, the son of Temias, sat by the road begging.  So he's calling them to decide. Is he the son of David? Is Jesus Messiah? Now notice verse 36, he says, for David himself said, by the Holy Spirit, the Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool. So he now quotes scripture. But I want you to see verse 36. Notice how he said, David himself said, by the Holy Spirit. David was writing under the inspiration of the Spirit of God and under God's inspiration called Messiah, his Lord. His inspiration, Jesus is making it clear by saying by the Holy Spirit, his inspiration was the Holy Spirit. It was not a human insight and it was not a human emotion. So if Messiah is simply a man, why does David declare him to be Lord? And that's the question he's asking. And he says, the Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand. So that shows that David spoke of Messiah as his Lord. Now this is a prophetic picture of the resurrection of Jesus Christ as well as his ascension. The right hand refers to a position of co-equality and rank and authority. And so Messiah is seated in the most holy place at the right hand of the Father. In Hebrews 12 verse two, it says, looking into Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despised in the shame and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. And so Jesus is asking this question, why did he say that? Why did the Lord say to his Lord, sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your footstool? Why did he do that? Now it's interesting when he says till I make your enemies your footstool because he's pointing out all who reject Christ will be subdued by him as and become as his footstool. In other words, all who reject Jesus ultimately lie helpless before him. He's pointing to the fact Messiah is gonna completely triumph over those who reject him. And that would include these men who are rejecting him even as they speak into them. In Psalm 2, 11 and 12, it says, serve the Lord with fear.  But a little blessed are all those who put their trust in him. And so you don't want to fall into the hands of an angry God is what he's saying because the enemies of Christ will be subdued. In Philippians 2, 9 through 11, God exalted him. God exalted Jesus to the highest place, gave him the name that is above every name that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God, the Father. You see this teaching here, the things that we're looking at, the thing that Christ is saying, that's the thing that causes people so much problems with evangelical Christians like us. Because a lot of people will say, well, you know, as long as you believe in something, that's a good thing, believe in something. Well, what if I believe in a cosmic grape? Is that a good thing? I mean, that's something. So when we begin to say that and we say it's just as long as you believe, what if you're believing the wrong thing? And so the Bible is very clear and this is something I had to learn as a new believer to be honest with you because this idea that all roads lead to God is in a new one. This is something that many people have been teaching and believing for centuries. All roads ultimately lead to God. Well, that's true in one form. All will stand before the throne of God and give an account of themselves. But the bottom line is what you say of Jesus, who's son is he, that matters. It's not that you can say, well, he's a great man because he was, it's not that you can say he was a miracle worker, he was. It's not that you can simply say he was a great teacher. Of course he was. He did all of these things and even more. But is he the son of God? Is he your Messiah? Have you committed yourself to him? Has his blood washed and cleansed you from all sin? Has he written your name in the Lamb's book of life? Those things matter because ultimately every knee shall bow, every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. We all will bow. All of us will. I do so willingly, but all will. And that's what the scripture teaches. This is that simple. And so he's making it very clear. And in verse 37, when he says that David himself calls him Lord, how is he then his son? My father respected me and thought it was his past but he never called me his Lord. And David most certainly wouldn't call his son his Lord unless there was something greater than that going on. And so the point he's making is Messiah is more than a physical descendant of King David. Messiah is actually David's Lord. He is David's son by human birth, but he is David's Lord by divine nature.  Now as he's saying this, the common people are listening. The average folk, the ordinary people, and as they're listening, they're responding. Notice the second portion of verse 37, the common people heard him gladly. The things that he had to say were moving them. It is very true that the average is the ordinary people, the blue collars if we wanna call them that anymore. It is the ordinary people who most often respond to the teaching of Christ. The intellectuals and the great, the rich, and the powerful, the famous, they don't. Not that none of them do. There are those who see that, that the money that they thought would make them happy never has. I was listening to a great philosopher named Mike Tyson. And he said this, and it struck me, Mike Tyson said, those who think money will make them happy have never had money. That's interesting. Those who think money will make them happy have never had money. Because Mike Tyson went through millions of dollars. If anybody can speak with experience about just blowing all of his money, Mike Tyson could do that. And he said, I want something more than that. And the interviewer was asking him, what do you want? He says, I just want to love my children. I just want love. I wanna be loved by people. That matters. Nobody on the hospital bed about to die has ever said, I wish I had a few more million dollars. They never laid their say, and I wish I had a new car. They don't say that. They never have why, because they're facing eternity. And so all of us will one day do the same. We one day will face eternity. Now the common people who haven't been ensnared by the desires of this world to the point that they've been captured by it and follow that. Well, as they're listening to Jesus, they're hearing him speak to these people who in many ways have burdened them with laws that they themselves will not keep and rules and obligations that they themselves don't obey. We have the same kind of thing today. You understand it? I do too. You need to wear a mask and not go into a restaurant. Then there are pictures of this person and several friends in a mask. And you say, no, what is it rules for thee but not for me? Is that how it works? We see that. You need to be careful. We all have to make a little sacrifice. Some of us have heard recently some say on TV. I've heard that we all have to make a little sacrifice. But wait a minute, you just jumped in a plane. You just went to a very well place with the $20 million place that you're gonna be staying for a few days with your son and family and nobody's paying a cent to do that.  You don't even pay for your own meals. How do you know what I feel?  But we understand that, don't we? When you go and you start pumping gas in your car and you're looking at what used to be this and now it's that. You know, I have a long life now and I can look back and I can tell you, I remember when I was upset at paying 30 cents a gallon. Some of you remember that, you old people.  When you could fill your tank for three and a half dollars? See, so we see this.   See, so again, I know I'm not supposed to make you mad but why not, just a little bit. Because it's true. And the common people heard him gladly. Somebody finally is saying something we all think. That's what Jesus was doing. Somebody is simply saying what we already think. The common people heard him gladly and they saw. They saw him as more than an ordinary man. They weren't saying that his miracles were done by Satan as the religious elite were saying at that time. Jesus walked on water. Who does that? Jesus raised the dead back to life. Who does that? Jesus multiplied fish and loaves and fed thousands. Who does that?  Whoever did the amazing things that Jesus did. They saw it but the religious leaders who were afraid to lose their position, they said, no, he doesn't do that. Oh, it's by the power of Satan that he does that or we don't believe that. And so the common people are listening as Jesus is putting them in their place.  We probably would. Well, as this is all going on and they're listening to him, notice verse 38. He said to them in his teaching, beware of the scribes who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, the best places at feasts, who devour widow's houses and for a pretense, make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation. So he's saying this in his teaching and he's saying beware. So what he's doing now is Jesus is moving from the beliefs of the scribes to their behavior. You need to remember that belief always produces behavior. What you believe is what you do. Belief always produces behavior. And if you believe bad doctrine, you will have a poorly lived life. You see, what you believe is what you do. It's like the invisible. Your beliefs become visible. Your beliefs are incarnated in your behavior. Like it says in Proverbs 20 verse 11, even a child makes himself known by his acts, by whether his conduct is pure and right. Even a child, you can see what they're doing and know who they are, what their character is. Rebellion is bound up in the heart of a child and they demonstrate what they believe by the way they live. And so Jesus is speaking about that. Again, there are surveys after surveys I've been in ministry for a long time and I've looked up surveys many times and Americans' belief in God in the United States is getting lower than it used to be. But there are still many people, a high percentage of people who claim to be Christians because they had a survey. The survey said, what is your religious belief? And they answered Christian. A large percentage of Americans still profess to be Christians in that way. And so it's not always true that they're Christian because they may say they believe these things but do they act as if they do? And so Jesus is dealing with hypocrisy. And I want you to see this with me for a moment. Imagine how these scribes are reacting because Jesus is openly rebuking them. He is not saying it behind closed doors. He's saying in front of the common people who are listening carefully to what he's saying. Some may say, well, that seems to be wrong. Well, Proverbs 27.5 says open rebuke is better than love that is concealed. And so he's speaking in an open fashion to these people. Notice again, verse 38, beware of the scribes. But as he's saying, do not imitate the hypocrisy, guard against their teachings. Beware of their hypocrisy.  We all know the word. The origin speaks concerning the actor, the hypocrite, the one who would wear tragedy or happiness, joy. They wore masks whenever they were performing and they were called the hypocrite, the actor. And so he's saying, be careful of hypocrisy. I remember I was talking to my wife and John in between service and I was remembering something that I thought, I'm gonna tell everybody that because it made me laugh, so I'll tell you. If you don't laugh, I'll cry. But yeah, many years ago, I have a cousin, his name is Ray. And my cousin Ray invited Marie and me to come to a performance that he was in at his church. It was a choir. So they had the risers and all of them were standing on like three rows of risers and we happened to be seated to his direct right. And then there were people like yourselves there but we were on the direct right to him. So I could see him plainly. I wasn't more than 15 feet from him. And there they were. I still remember they were singing songs and it was supposed to be some kind of evangelistic outreach and all. And so Ray was there and they had this, and he was in the bottom tier, the first step up. And they had a song called Don't Be a Phony. It was on hypocrisy, Don't Be a Phony. I still remember it, because every one of them had popsicle sticks and they had a piece of paper on the popsicle stick like that, we'll say.  Then it would turn around and it was two eyes with a sad face. I'll never forget, it was extremely creative. But anyway, so they're doing that. And so all of these are about 30 of them and they're all singing and they're trying to keep rhythm as they're doing it and they're singing Don't Be a Phony. But the problem is they only gave him a popsicle stick. He didn't have the mask. And so everybody had this mask with eyes except for my cousin. And he kept on looking at me like, what am I gonna do? And I was telling me about that because of the hypocrisy, Don't Be a Phony. And while they were having this great old thing, one of my friends, his name was Ray, was on the last tier and he was trying to keep his rhythm which he didn't have any. He was rhythm challenged and he was trying to move back and forth. He got so into the song, he took a step back. But he was on the top row. And yeah, don't say, oh, it was funny. Because he flew off that thing, he hit the ground. And the funny thing about it is he first looks at us because we can see him and we're just good. I like that. So anyway, I'll get back to the Bible study. I was thinking about that hypocrisy, wearing masks. And Jesus is speaking about that and he says, beware of them. Why? Because the things they do, they're doing to be seen by men. He says, what they are is they are seeking attention. Matthew, giving us the same insight in chapter 23 verse five says all their works they do to be seen by men. That's hypocrisy. You see, all their religious fervor is on the outside. It's not something that burns from within and he speaks concerning this and it's the outside thing. So he says again in verse 38, he says, who desired to go around in long robes. Now, when he says long robes, they're long flowing robes. They were normally worn by royalty or by priests. And so they like to wear their righteousness on the outside, but they're hypocrites. It's an outside thing, not an inside thing because true righteousness comes from within and expresses itself on the outside. These people like to wear symbols of righteousness and they go around getting attention. You see, a genuine believer is not to be clothed in that way with those kinds of garments. According to Colossians chapter three verse 12, the genuine believer is to be clothed with as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved. They are to be clothed with compassion and kindness with humility, gentleness and with patience. These are things that express what God's kingdom is all about, not just the outer garment, but the inner heart. He says in verse 38, they love greetings in the marketplace. They like open recognition. They like prominence. They like people to recognize them and they say, oh, there are so-and-so, how are you? They love that. In Matthew 23 verse seven, Jesus said they love greetings in the marketplaces and to be called by men, rabbi, rabbi, which is an exalted title. It's something that they like. They wanted the honor of that. They wanted the title. Genuine believers don't seek special titles or attention from man. In 1 Corinthians four verse one, Paul said it like this, let a man so consider us as servants of Christ, stewards of the mysteries of God. We're servants. We're not some exalted one, reigning and ruling right now, Paul was saying. We're just servants of Christ. That's what we are. Humility is very attractive. It really is. Humility is very attractive.  People who think that they're special because they have something, a talent of some sort or money, a position of some sort, that's just not the way to handle that. My father was a very humble man. I'll say this quickly. My dad was a very humble man. My dad told me this and I've never forgotten. My dad didn't really give me lectures and he didn't give me verbal training at all. But when he did, I listened extra carefully because my dad, when he spoke to me, he taught me his ways in that fashion. And he said this to me and I've never forgotten and I'll say it to you. Some of you might resonate with this, others perhaps may not. But my father said it like this. He says, son, I don't stand in line for any man. He says, the way I look at it, he goes, they put their pants on just like I do, one leg at a time. That was my dad. That was just his humble way of saying, don't get caught up with men. Don't get caught up with people because they may have money or a position or some kind of fame. Don't get caught up with that. Because the people who at one time were so famous when I was a kid, they're all dying right now. They all are. And Marie and I talk about this a lot. I'll say, my goodness, that one's done. Another one bites the dust. I mean, that's what's happening, you know. And so you're only here on the face of the earth for a short time and then you're gone. Keep that in mind. And so these people are looking for attention and Paul says, no, a true person is in clothes with long robes. A righteous person is clothed with the various things that demonstrate that they know the Lord. Because what we are, a servants of God. Notice again in verse 39, they love the best seats in the synagogues. The best seats in the synagogues were in front of the platform on which the prayers and the readings would occur. And when they were up there in the front, they got attention from the people. The people would see them and they were there facing them. But a genuine believer doesn't seek personal glory or special attention. Once again, it's like what John said in John 3, verse 30. John the Baptist said, he must increase, but I must decrease. So we have to be careful that we don't seek positions or attention. I don't know if this will make sense. I'll say it quickly. When I go to pastors conferences over the years, I've been going to pastors conferences for a long time. And when you go to pastors conferences, sometimes what they do is they'll give you a badge and you put your name and the church you're from. It's just a way of identification. They'll use that for you to enter in and out of certain places and also you have a badge and I'm not one who likes to wear badges like that. I just don't. And I was at a pastors conference and I wasn't wearing my badge and I started to walk in to a room and one of the ushers who were there who were told, don't let anybody in if not wearing a badge. As I was about to walk in, he stopped me. Now see, a lot of people know, I don't know how to say this because it sounds arrogant. As I'm hearing myself say it, it sounds arrogant. Forgive me if it comes off that way, but people know our name and know my name because I've been in ministry for a long time and in Calvary for a long time. They know my name and I was on the radio and have been on the radio in various places for many years. And so they know my voice. I just ran into somebody in a supermarket just this Friday. I was looking for olives and olive oil. No, I was no, Popeye. No, I was looking for olives and I walked up to a lady and I figured, well, you'd know a supermarket better than I do probably.  And she goes, I have a photographic memory. And I said, oh boy. And she said, I do too, but the film never developed. But I said, so she says, I have a photographic memory. So she says, I have a photographic memory. And she told me where it was. She was exactly right. I said, thank you so much. She says, may I ask you a question? I said, yes. She says, are you David Rosales? And I said, she goes, are you a pastor? I said, yeah. She says, I recognize your voice. She said, I'll listen to you for years on the radio. I said, really? How sweet. What's your name? She said, and I said, you never send an offering. I don't have time. No, I didn't say that. I'm playing with you. So I said, how sweet. See, so I've heard that, Marie and I've heard that many times on airplanes, name it, because they hear your voice. And they know your voice, but they don't know you. And so I didn't like wearing badges for years because people sometimes will treat you differently when they think you're something. I don't like that. So I wanna sit at a table with people where I can fellowship with them without them treating me differently. Because believe it or not, sometimes they do. Even pastors can. And I don't like that. I like to have real fellowship. And so this guy's telling me, where's your badge? Where's your badge? And I said, I don't need no stinking badges. I really did. I said, I don't need no stinking badges. And he goes, all right, you gotta be an example. I said, of what? But anyway, I put the badge on. Anyway, I had to. Because sometimes people like that attention. They want people to know. It's been said that the most beautiful sound in anyone's ears is the sound of their name on somebody else's lips. It's that attention that people want. And sometimes when you're serving the Lord, you may want that attention. And he says, no, these are people who are seeking attention. He says in verse 39, they love the best places at feasts. He goes on and he speaks concerning the fact that verse 40, they devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. These were people who would approach the widows. Actually, the widows would approach them and they would say, I have a need. Would you pray for me? But there was always this idea that an offering should be given to the person praying. So if the widow gave a lot of money, he'd make a long prayer. If she gave him a little, he'd say, God help this woman. It would be a short prayer. But if she gave a lot of money, he'd go into a long prayer. That's what Jesus is calling hypocrisy. It's hypocrisy. He said, for a pretense, they make long prayers. They take money that should have supported that widow and their families. Isaiah 5611 says it like this, they are greedy dogs. They never have enough. They're shepherds who lack understanding. They all turn to their own way. Each seeks his own gain. You see, true faith cares for those in true need. Now he says they receive greater condemnation. Why? Because they have greater responsibility. Like Luke 1248, the second portion of that verse says, from everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded. And from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. Greatness in the kingdom is built on service to the king. And Christians are to humbly serve the Lord and give him glory. At the end, when he's rewarding us, we simply will say we're unworthy servants. We have only done our duty. As it's been said, we have merited nothing. We have not benefited God or laid him under any obligation. If he rewards us, it's a matter of unmerited favor. And John Newton once said, I am persuaded that love and humility are the highest attainments in the school of Christ. And the brightest evidence is that he is indeed our master. Love and humility. Every knee shall bow. Every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ's Lord to the glory of God, the Father. We need to learn to bow our knee now and to confess now because after all, all we are is servants. And that's what Jesus has called us to be. Our Father, we ask that as we


Creativity. What makes you stand out as a content creator? How are you creative in your videos? Tell me in the comments below. We will feature some creative people in this episode of The George Show. But for future episodes, I would love to see all of you tell us with links what makes you special. How are you creative in your channels or live streams? We would love to see them. So a few days ago, we made a video challenging you to be creative to make a game, which is right here. If you missed that video, click that I. You know the drill. Four of you made videos, made games, but actually, there were over eight games made as time went on. And I promised in yesterday's video where we talked about how is raising a YouTube comment to the top helpful. In case you missed that video, click that I. In that video, I promised I would showcase two games that were very creative, in my opinion. So those two games are a platformer game by Syncro Gaming, which is right here. And the other one was not built with Play Canvas, as all the others were. This one was built as a standalone game. It's a Windows app called Survivorean. It's a survival game. So before I go into showcasing these games, I again want to ask all of you, Freedom Family, to share with me what it means to be creative for you. For me, it means I've done something that surprised people, that isn't what they expected. And if I'm not creative, I feel I'm just boring you, the audience. What does being creative mean to you? Tell me in the comments below. And let's all learn from each other, because that is the spirit of freedom. We help each other grow together as a family. Now let's take a look at these two particular creative people, and down there in the comments in the description below are all eight games that I mentioned previously. So you can check those out if you haven't seen them already. So the first one is this platformer game, which I was really impressed by because, and I'll hide myself, because there's a lot of variety to this. This is level two. Level one was a very simple version of the game, and level two, I just got knocked off by the little robot, has robots that you have to jump over, and level three has a lot of other variety. So here we are in level three, and you can see we've added moving platforms, in addition to the robots, making it a lot more challenging to not die. I like I just died. And each level adds something new. That's how I felt this game was very creative. Let's look at the other game, Survivorian. It's a full screen game, so I'm going to switch to full screen. So here we are in Survivorian. I'm going to start a new game. Just call myself George. It'll be a single player game. I'm going to try with two islands instead of just one. And here is the game. So you can see there's some wildlife, but there's some things I can pick up, some rocks. And I actually, I'm not sure what to do, but I'm going to press Tab to see the map. So there's our two islands. I assume I can pick up some of these items here, like this mushroom. And I'm wondering what will happen if I try to chase this deer. It runs away from me. Very creative. I think that's what a deer would do. Let's see if we can catch him. I wonder if we can catch him. What happens when he hits the water? Will he slow down? Oh, looks like there's some people there. Let's go talk to this person. So we have a voice menu. You can press V. And should we help each other out? Follow me. Are you going to follow me? Looks like you're going to follow me. Oh, no. You're running away. You're going the wrong way. Why are you following me?  Wow. Now that's impressive. How do I pick up a stick? Let me pick up a stick. I want to pick up a stick. I'm pressing the E key, which is supposed to pick up a stick. I don't think I picked up the stick. So I'm having a little trouble with the controls in the game, guys. But if you play this game, tell me what I'm doing wrong here. Oh, I think I got it. I had to hold the E key down. That was the problem. So now that I have a stick, oh, it looks like I am out of breath. I can't run very fast anymore. Let's see. Let's look at my inventory, shall we? So it looks like I am where I am holding a stick. And we have some fireworks outside, because it is the Chinese New Year. Good timing for the fireworks. All right, guys, I'll leave you to explore this game. Tell us in the comments below if you do play it and what you think of Survivorean, or the platformer game that I displayed earlier. And how does this affect creativity? I would love to hear your examples of how you are creative. And who am I? I am George, CEO and founder of Freedom. And someone's coming to catch me in this game. And you've been watching. And we will grow together as a family, because this is the Freedom family. You are part of it. We are all part of it. We are all growing together. So grow with us and partner with Freedom. That play now button right there on the video bar is all you need to click to get started.


Not only does Britney Spears have her marriage to Sam as Garry to celebrate, but the pair has a new Calabasas mansion to call home, and the newlyweds are already packed up to move. While Brit has spent a handful of years living in her sprawling Thousand Oaks estate, even throwing her recent wedding there, she and her new hubby are reportedly moving onto a nearly 12,000 square foot mansion, which is located pretty close to where her ex Kevin Federline lives with her two sons. In these videos, we don't reveal any addresses, and even though I've done a house tour of my own place, please do not show up at any private residences because it's not safe for anyone. Britney Spears, aka the Princess of Pop, needs no introduction, and recently, this former teen icon celebrated her love to longtime boyfriend Sam as Garry with an intimate wedding at her Thousand Oaks property. Despite spending most of her time holed up in this mansion, which she purchased back in 2015, it seems that, along with the new marriage, came an address change. After Brit earned some of her financial freedom back post-conservatorship, she and her new hubby had been spotted house hunting in L.A., even checking out Jeffrey Starr's former mega-home. Finally, the two are on the move, and this time it's to a new $11.8 million spreading Calabasas, not too far from where Britney's ex-husband and sons are living. Hey guys, it's Cara the Vampire Slayer, back with another exclusive house tour here on Famous Entertainment in this one looking at the brand new home of Britney Spears. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit me up on Instagram to chat, and now let's get into this video. In June 2022, it's been reported after a few months of house hunting that Britney Spears and her newly wed husband Sam as Garry have found a new place to go home and are already on the move. Located in the exclusive community of the Oaks in Calabasas, California, Britney has dropped $11.8 million on a mansion that's equipped with a ton of security and privacy. Also situated on 1.6 acres of land. Not only is the mansion itself protected, the Oaks is a gated community within another guard gated community. Some other celebrities who call this lavish area home are Courtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, and apparently also not too far from here is none other than Brits ex-Kevin Federline and the home that he lives out with their two sons, Sean and Jaden. Just after their intimate wedding, the couple was spotted moving into the new home with Brits white Mercedes in the driveway along with some moving truck. The move might explain why Britney and Sam didn't leave for a honeymoon right after their wedding. As for how her ex K-Fed feels about the move, a source claimed, Kevin was surprised that of all the neighborhoods she can afford to move to, she chose his. As long as his peace and tranquility aren't invaded as a result, more power to her. Built in 2008, Britney's new mansion seems to be decked out in the usual opulent fashion which she's a fan of. In fact, I can definitely see a lot of similarities in this home with her thousand oaks place. The sprawling single level home boasts 11,649 square feet of space and tall custom steel doors open into a luxurious and glam 33 foot front foyer. Much like the spot Britney loves to post videos dancing in at her current mansion, this new entryway offers soaring ceilings, open space, polished stone floors and a sparkling chandelier. Interiors offer up six bedrooms and nine bathrooms throughout along with details like imported onyx, hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, arched hallways, designer mosaic tiles and much more. The bright main hallways look as if they're out of a palace while common areas like the formal dining room and great room offer all of the ornate aesthetic that Brit loves so much. There are also hand carved fireplaces throughout one of which is situated in the main area that combines a family room with a massive kitchen and windowed breakfast nook in an open concept. The gourmet kitchen where Brit's hubby Sam will likely be cooking her up some meals offers top grade appliances, an oversized center island and some more glitzy chandeliers. Also the family room here opens up to a 2,000 square foot entertainment patio with barbecue center and fireplace to easily take any party outside. Nearby there's also an elegant wood paneled study and elsewhere a lounge fitted with a wet bar and even a room just for gift wrapping. Considering Brit spends so much time at her current property an abundance of amenities isn't exactly a bad thing. There's also a wine cellar within the mansion and an extravagant 10 seat home theater pop notch surround sound. Of course the princess of pop needs a master suite fit for royalty and this new one it doesn't skimp out.  In fact the ensuite is decked out in marble with both a soaking tub and steam shower, a vanity of small TV and more. While her custom closet looks as if it's a luxury boutique featuring custom walnut cabinets. Aside from the expansive terrace attached to the mansion the resort style grounds pack in a stunning 55 foot pool and spa. Complete with waterfalls and even a water slide. For when guests come to stay Brit's property also has a separate one bed one bath guest house with its own kitchen and elsewhere a five car garage. Before moving on to this new mansion Brittany had been living at her beloved Thousand Oaks mansion which she purchased in 2015 for 7.4 million dollars. Situated on nearly 21 acres of land this mansion boasts a park like grounds to Roman to say the least. With that kind of space it's no wonder the pop star held her recent wedding here. Her estate is perched on top of a hill and a gated enclave with a villa style mansion spanning over 13,200 square feet centering the property. Everything about Brittany's home is grand with a marble floor entryway stepping directly down into her lobby sized great room with a ton of windows 35 foot high ceilings and a huge fireplace. This space is hard to miss since it's been featured as the backdrop on her Instagram posts time and time again. The massive entryway features a grand staircase which leads to an open concept second floor area that overlooks that great room but there's also an elevator to travel around the home. As I mentioned before Britt loves to dance in her spacious foyer too as her followers would definitely know. Some spaces to explore include five bedrooms 7.5 baths, an old paneled library with views of the Santa Monica mountains and a huge media games room. There are multiple common spaces in Brittany's home including a center island kitchen with top of the line appliances and a casual dining nook with bay windows and fireplace. One formal living room has a classic glam aesthetic featuring a crystal chandelier and limestone fireplace. Brittany's also fixed herself a complete home gym in her mansion the same one that she nearly burned to the ground at one point. Here her master suite is also fit for a queen. Her private and massive bedroom comes complete with a private terrace, two custom walking closets and two luxurious bathrooms. With a jetted tub and one with a steam shower. So which one of these suites seems to be better? This one or the one at her new place? The guests in the family bedrooms round out the upstairs level of this mansion. Once Brittany settled into her thousand oaks home the home quickly became her go-to setting for many of her favorite activities like dancing, painting and showing off her home workouts. Only time will tell if she spends that much time at her new place too. Outside the impressive features continue including 1200 square feet of patio space an infinity pool and spa and a tennis court and charming golf course. Elsewhere there's an orchard and more landscaped grounds surrounding the place. There is even a sprawling poolside pavilion with its own full kitchen, bathroom and wine cellar. Before packing up to move to Calabasas Brittany and Sam celebrated their nuptials hosting an intimate wedding at her thousand oaks mansion in June 2022. The surprise wedding was complete with about 60 guests including celebrity friends of Brittany such as Madonna, Paris Hilton, Selena Gomez, Drew Barrymore, Ansel Elgort and Donatella Versace who also designed Britt's $20,000 wedding dress. It was reported that Britt and Sam didn't have a first dance together but Spears danced with some of her famous girlfriends to her hit song Toxic and saying her guests and friend Paris Hilton single stars are blind. Meanwhile Britt's first and very brief husband Jason Alexander who she married for 55 hours in 2004 attempted to crash the wedding. He streamed video on Instagram live before this ceremony reportedly from the inside of her property before being arrested and a book for trespassing, vandalism and battery. Aside from that minor hiccups the newlyweds managed to have a beautiful ceremony. Britt told Vogue about the aesthetic for the day that she wanted to have a small and beautiful moment with family and friends. She was hoping for warm and feminine colors like blush, white, cream and gold. The front of Britt's thousand oaks mansion was decked out in roses while a white horse with golden hooves and a carriage pulled up for the couple outside. Well I think it's safe to say that if those are some of Britt's final memories at her long-time thousand oaks estates then they're pretty good ones. But that about wraps up our Brittney Spears and Sam's Garry House tour. What did you think about the Paul Princess' brand new dress? What about their wedding? Be sure to let me know down in the comments. Thanks for tuning in. Don't forget to hit that subscribe button if you haven't. Follow me on Instagram to chat and I'll see you all in another video. Bye!