Gallagher and the boys and Grit-Sol. Iron Moor. I was nearly out in Iron Moor yesterday. I've had a paddle much more mechaic that would have been something like Jerry Early's about 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Or maybe not. Just before I go any further, we came up tonight, we're pleasantly surprised. Delighted, actually. I got a lovely carrot and a box of chocolates. To me, didn't get any chocolates, but it's from T.J. McDade's family, and I want to thank them very, very much because they didn't have to do that. It's a lovely box of chocolates and a nice wee carrot. And as you know, Margaret is organising a fundraising appeal on behalf of Clare McDade, and it's for T.J. The help along the journey of this child has went through. But I just want to thank them very, very much indeed, and to say you didn't have to do that. And then, we got this big box of stuff, didn't we? It was unbelievable. I could, we had a bit of a fight out there to see who was getting what, but Valerie, hello to you from up there in Lai, and she just sent us a few wee beaks to say thank you on behalf of Onor for all they've done for them, but listen, we didn't do anything they'd done to themselves. But you want to say, oh, I meant to say, Brian DeVenny, thank you, Brian, for the DL debates, and of course, Kevin Fury as well on production. And you want to see their faces, either raging, raging that we got to stuff like that, Brian DeVenny, sick of himself. It's not that door going bloody to Rome, I've got to ring again, so... Anyway, there's no way it's 60, 25,000. Now, I want to say hello and welcome to our first guest. It's Bridgette O'Neill. Bridgette, very good evening. Hello there, how are you? It's great to be here. I'm very well. It's lovely to see you. And of course, you're joined by your son, Cain McGrory, Cain, how are you? I'm all good. Keep him well. I'm keeping Brian well. And you've been down here for a few days, Bridgette, haven't you, or tell me? Yeah, we were very lucky. Yeah, we got lovely weather there. You brought that weather with you, obviously. Yeah, yeah, so... Yeah, and I was over at Glencombe Kill on Friday and saw dolphins and silver strand. That's right, I heard that. It was amazing to see. Someone who was telling me, I was out in Port Salon, yesterday, out in the water, and somebody was telling me there's photographs of the Baskin Sharks. Oh, really? Yes. I had a no-night, I wouldn't have been hitting no kayak out there. I wouldn't have been hitting your kayak. I'll bring a spear the next time I'm going to stay through them. It's beautiful down there, isn't it? Oh, absolutely beautiful, yeah. Do you come down regular? Oh, yes, we're here very often. We have this there near Carrick Finn. Ah, lovely. It's really beautiful, yeah. That is a lovely, lovely area. Well, come here anyway. First of all, it's lovely to see you, and thanks for coming on, and... It's lovely to be here. I'm a big fan of your show. Oh, yeah, well, thank God we've won. That's...  It gives a wee introduction just to yourself for people who aren't familiar with you. Yeah, well, I've been a singer all my life, really, you know, from when I was very young, and used to sing in the folk club circuit back in Belfast in the day when the Sunflower was the folk club there, the original Sunflower. But I never really thought about writing till sort of, fairly recently, when I was over at our songwriting workshop over in Rattlin Island, and a friend invited me to go out there, and I took to the writing, really, I suppose, then, and it was sort of unexpected, I didn't think I would, because I always really, really enjoyed... I always really just enjoyed singing. I mean, I always saw myself as a singer and loved capturing other songs from other people and interpreting them. But it just took a hold of me, really, when I started writing my first songs. So, since then, I've been... How long goes that, roughly? It's about 10 years now. Is that right? Yeah. You've written, what have you got? Four albums and... Yeah, yeah, it sort of took off quite quickly. Well, I suppose it has to when you get on a bit. Well, yeah. But, anyway, listen, we're going to go straight into a piece of music. If you don't mind, I'm just going to wait to talk more and find out more about both yourself and Kean, and this musical journey you're on. The first song you're going to do for us this evening? Yeah, we're going to do a good old country song called Messy Path, and it's on the new album, The Truth and Other Stories. Bring it on. When you're ready. Let's go check it out. OK. As you say... Yeah, the songwriting, for you, as you say, it took off about 10 years ago. Did you have a particular sort of genre in your head that you wanted to... Yeah, I suppose in those days it was much more into folk singing, but I always had a love of kind of jazz and did quite a bit of sort of jazz singing at those days, just popular jazz, really, you know. And in my gigs, I did a lot of gigs with, you know, the late great Jimmy Faulkner in those days and Gary O'Brain, and when we travelled around, we always did some swing and some jazz, but a western swing and stuff like that. So I suppose I was always influenced by that in my own writing, you know, and it was going to come through eventually. Was music at home growing up? All was always music, but we didn't, you know... None of the family actually played music, but my father was a great lover of all kinds of music, and he had a whole collection of vinyls. He was really into the musicals, but he was also really into songwriters like Carl King and Carl B. Seger and people like that, you know, and he, and, you know, he just...  Less long before internet, no, that's like really, really so. Yeah, very much so. It was all vinyl, really, then, and he... So I suppose I... He had a love of lyrics as well, but a love of also great melody. He loved good melody. And did he write himself songs? No, not at all. But he had a great voice, but my mother was the singer of the whole family, and, you know, she would be always asked to get up at weddings, you know, she had an absolutely beautiful voice, you know, to this day, so it was great to have all that music about always.  My parents would always tell me that, you know, I was always, always attracted to music. I would run down the street if I heard a band, you know. I'm still doing that. But anyway... Not wrong, that. No, so it was a bit of a surprise to start writing, and I just couldn't get over how much I sort of enjoyed it, and also the fact that people wanted to hear these songs that I had written. And that's a nice feeling, isn't it, from people, you know, if you are a gigant, do you notice, do people ask for your songs, you know, when you're out or...? Oh, yes. Oh, yes, all the time. Now, I mean, I think I've got a lovely following that means all the world to have people who really appreciate your music.  That's brilliant. And it's a lovely feeling when people, or people specifically ask for particular songs or sing along. I've always thought that about songwriters. It must be the greatest feeling when you look down and people are singing along to your songs, you know. Yeah, it was a lovely feeling. I had a big album launch there in Belfast for this new album, and it was amazing, because we were trying to work out which songs from the back catalogue to sing as well as the new songs, and there was, you know, definitely people have their favourites. That's brilliant. So, the plans going forward, then, and what are we thinking? They're just gigging or keep doing what you're doing? Yes, I'm... Any big happen? I'm definitely... I think I really want to just... I've been doing a lot of gigs at home, you know, and really in the north, and I'm just really enjoying I getting out and about. Everything was supposed to happen just before Covid, and I did a tour with my last album Touchstone, where I went over to London and started... I was starting to do that, and it was... You were gigging in London, were you? Yeah, yeah, and had some lovely gigs over there, but we were just about to continue that when Covid came. So, everything sort of stopped as it did for everybody for a while, and the whole making of this album, which had planned to go out to Nashville, you know, because I've been going out to Nashville now for seven years. I was very fortunate to get an award from the Arts Council in Northern Ireland and also the Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival. Oh, I've heard teller. That's a big event, isn't it? It's a brilliant festival. It really started me off, to be honest, and they invited me out to Nashville and introduced me to a lot of songwriters. Many of them are on that album. I co-write with them still to this day, and that was a big changing point for me when I was going out to Nashville. Do you see when you go to Nashville and you're out there, say, with a songwriter, compared to the... See, you said, you know, in Rathen Island, you went to a songwriting school, for want of a better word, right? Is there two different styles? Did you notice two different styles or what way is it? Yeah, well, in the... Just in Rathen Island, it was a lovely and formal writers weekend. Yes. You know, the, like, the Columns Sands and Breach Murphy and John Spilland and Juliet Turner Juliet... Do you know us? We're always asking about that, where, as Juliet Turner's co... I know, I know. I was such a massive fan of her. Beautiful song. Yeah, in fact, I recorded one of her songs on my very first album, which was an album of covers the way back, back before I had any. We haven't heard her, have we? Yeah, she's wonderful. I love her. I love her so much. And Kathleen, her sister, is another fantastic singer. But, yeah. But whereas when I go out to Nashville, it's more like co-writing, you know, where I would meet up with very established songwriters and not so established songwriters and just get together in a room and write together. And I do that at home, too, with a lot of writers at home. Is that contrary, then, you would do it in Nashville? No, you see, Nashville is full of all kinds of songwriters of all kinds of genres, so whatever you want to do in Nashville, it's there. And the best thing as well about it is they've got musicians who can play absolutely anything. I have no doubt about that. I have no doubt about that. We're going to talk more. I want to talk to this gentleman to your left, Kain. How are you? I'm brand. Stafford, we've got to end up here, so... Good stuff. Good stuff. Yourself, were you college in Dublin? I was, yeah, I went to BIM from... What's that, just for people? BIM is a thing, well, it started actually in Brighton 2000, a while ago now, about 15 years ago. But then they spread, so they have campuses all over Britain, and they have a Dublin campus as well. It stands for British, I think originally it was British Institute of Modern Music, and now there's an extra I there for Irish. And they have ones in Hamburg and Berlin, just like that, but it's an amazing place. So it's just a course that offers you, if there's anybody, any school students out there who are interested in music, interested in studying music, I highly recommend it, because you can study songwriting, or you can do what I did, which I did, the guitar course. And then all aspects of music, and you want to learn. Did you go in there to learn the guitar?  I've been a guitar player since I was about nine, as when I started playing guitar. And then I got into it more seriously when I was about 16 or so. So I could already play when I arrived there, but it just takes your musicianship to a whole other level because it offers you the opportunity to just take all your time to just explore music and learn as much as you can about it, you know, learn as much as you can about any style you want to play, you know, so it's just a handy plan. Of course. And if anybody's listening, just how do you go about that? Well, you can go down to open days that they'll have around this time of year. I suppose you could just Google them really quick. Yeah, so it's B-I-M-M, B-I-Double-M, and BIM College. And then you can look up BIM College Double. It's funny, I wouldn't have heard of that, no way I would have heard of people. No, it's a fantastic place. And then since then I graduated there last summer this time last year. So I've just been living in Belfast and gigging. Gigging around Belfast. Music scene is good in Belfast. Fantastic. It's amazing. I mean, I'm a paper as well. I'm a non-paper as well. Yeah, so the traditional music scene over there is phenomenal. Like it's one of the best cities in the country, I think, really. Excellent. For Irish music. I know, because I've been out in it from my daughter's up there, and I used to love going out there at the weekend and stuff. Or even any nature in the week. There's music somewhere. That's a fantastic spot. To change place, like, isn't it really, really embracing the music now? Oh, absolutely. It's everywhere, yeah. So what are you doing now? Yeah, I'm a gigging. Is that just you're just a gigging musician? No, I don't mean just, but that's what you do, full-time? That's what I'm doing pretty much full-time, yeah. And then the odd bit of recording and that. Or session stuff, do you? Yeah, yeah. I'm actually working on a thing right now. I'm going to say a whole lot about it, actually, with the guy called James Jemison, if he's out there. But that's really, that's an Irish language project, actually. All right. Yeah, that's contemporary music with Irish language. Vocals and things on it, so it'll be an interesting thing that's going to be coming out, I think, towards October time. That's the look of it. You'll have to keep us up to date now. Do you write yourself, as in? No, I do write songs, but it's never been the main thing for me. The main thing for me has been playing, yeah. And I've written a lot of tunes, actually, and things like that there. And we kind of nerdy guitar music pieces. OK. Well, the songwriting might just land it for your mother. Yeah, yeah, you know, there's time yet. Oh, plenty of time. It'll probably emerge, of course. Right, well, we're going to get another piece of music, but we're going to take an ad break for us. What have you got going on for us next? We're going to sing a song called Ask me in a Year. And this is from what album? This is, I'm just doing all material from the new album. From the current album. The Truth and Other Stories, so this is... Right, after this break, Don't Go Away, we're live in studio here. It's Bridget and Eil, of course, and Kay and McGrory on The Monday Night Sessions. In this week's RT guide, today shows Sinead Kennedy on long-distance relationships and how parenthood has changed her life. From biking to bathing, our out-of-out issue is bustling with tips for things to do this summer. And from Barbie to Oppenheimer, we preview summer's big movie releases, Everything and More, or RT guide on sale now. Do you suffer from high cholesterol, menopause symptoms, digestive issues, anxiety, aches and pains, or a lack of energy? The highly trained team at The Natural Way, Letter Kenny can provide advice on natural remedies for a number of individual health issues. 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We're live on our streaming services, as always, on our Monday Night Sessions at highdigital.com on YouTube as well. And just before, during the break, we had a bit of an accident with the guitar there. It fell over once, eh? Is it okay? It'll be okay. Please go on. Is that a Martin guitar? It's a Loudon. Loudon? Oh. Yeah, yeah. A Loudon from County Down. Ah, that's right. That's the ones at Ed Sheeran's? That's right, yeah. That's quite a recent thing, yeah, he said. George has made a whole range. But both, we're both play Loudons and they're both hand-made, so. So, I don't know what she'll be in next. They'll probably sound better. It's a great boost. I'm not saying George, obviously, was established as a guitar maker, but with the Ed Sheeran thing in it, you know, it's really like. Just brought the name to so many more people. And because you just say Loudon, now you know what you're talking about, you know, was prior, maybe, unless you were involved in the music, you know. How long has he been doing that up there? Oh, my goodness, for like, because he was in Bangor before, and he had the factory before Avalon, and then Avalon took it over in Bangor. And so, he's not Bangor, Newton-Ards. It was in Newton-Ards, or was he in Hollywood? It was Newton-Ards. Newton-Ards first, and I remember it back then, so that was like, that was going back. Like, I had 30, I mean, people out there probably correct me, but it's around 30 years. Wow. Or so anyway, I'm not sure if I'm gonna... And is it a big production, or is it just himself, or? Well, he has a team. It's a big enough shop, no? Yeah, yeah, it's a great spot to have just O.T. Cross-Garand. It's between Cross-Garand and Patrick. And it's a class place, you know, they have a big warehouse and then they can have the wee workshops you can take, I've taken mine in to get a set up a couple of times, you know, stay there. And they do, I think they do... I'm not sure if they do it open to everybody, but they definitely, if you're absolutely in love with guitars, they'll take you on a tour and show you how they're made. It's fascinating, absolutely. The workmanship is unbelievable. It is, because when you look at them, and you just think where they came from, to what they are, you know. Oh my goodness, the way they do it is amazing. Right, they were next song then, you said, these are songs from the current album. That's right. And this one is called... Ask Me In A Year. When You're Ready. Like a feather lightly flown... Absolutely beautiful, absolutely beautiful. That is taken from your current album and if people want to get the album, Bridget, how can they go about that? Yeah, well, nowadays is a good way to support all artists by getting things from their bandcamp site, you know, rather than streaming it. But so it's on bandcamp, it's also on my website, which is easy to remember, bridgeitoneal.com. And yeah, it's actually through a distributor, through proper records as well, but not sure how many are in these records stores, but I have a vinyl out. I see that, a vinyl. That's the first time I've ever done a vinyl of any of my albums and it's really beautiful. Is that an expensive process? Is it, you know what I mean, is it viable? It's very expensive and I'll tell you next year if it's viable. That's a good answer. That's big an appointment and I'll come back Oh, definitely, I'll give you a word about it. And I'll fill you in on whether it was viable or not. I get that. You see me sort of sitting in the street corner. Sell them? But no vinyl is, as I say, it's made of resurgence again and I think it's just more for collectors, you know what I mean? And people do just love the crackle of it and they... It's actually, it's so much about the actual, I must say, since I've got mine back to you and also I would know like my husband's a big Bruce Springsteen fan and you're getting him those LPs. There's just so much detail. You remember we used to love that about getting an album, you know? And you could do so much artwork and that's what I really loved when they arrived in that box. We're the same and do you know this? When you get, if someone give us, you know, same we have a singer open to give us an album and you're looking at and the next thing, it's like a book and you're going, oh, this is fantastic. And you're getting, I love it when the lyrics are there and they talk about the song. You're not getting that downloadin', you know, you're missing that. And I really find it irritating to not know the musicians that were on an album, for example, because I love knowing about different musicians. But also the particular vinyl I have, I have a special edition one which is cream. So the black ones, but then I have this cream and it's just so lovely to look at. And then a lot of the photographs are from, you know, my experiences out in Asheville recording and the musicians I worked with there, you know, and I worked with like, you know, just Doug Glance, he'll play us with Bob Dylan at Amenity.  He's part of the Grand Ole Opry. So, you know, the Opry House band, imagine being on the Opry House band. And no air addresses were these people? Not at all. It was a really lovely experience because they're just interested in music and they're interested in making sure that they play these songs to the absolute, to get the absolute best out of them. And they're really careful with them and that was a really lovely experience, you know. The CD market has sort of slowed about two, isn't it? Because I got a car and I only have a CD player now. Yeah, a lot of people, that's a big problem because I think an awful lot of people listen to music in their cars and there was nothing. But I do find there's a difference in the sound quality between streaming music and playing the CD. And it's lovely to listen to the difference between the CD, which is lovely and bright and strong and clear compared to the vinyl, which is a lovely, and the only way I could describe it is it's warm or has a lovely warm sound. I think you're psychologically mindset to listen. You know, you feel you listen to something different and it's nicer as you say, it feels that way. I get that with them playing vinyl or LP's as they call them, more than vinyl. Vinyl's safe to the modern words, you know.  No, they're vinyls, right?  So you get it, is there much, you know, up, down Patrick and Belfast nuts? Yeah, I've been very fortunate. I mean, I've been playing gigs now, apart from the obvious interruption we had, but I get some beautiful gigs in art centres. There's great art centres up in the north and like down Patrick, there's a whole circuit of art centres, there's, you know, and I get to play lovely gigs there and they're always beautiful listening gigs, you know. But we also have a couple of really cracking music bars and Belfast, like there's the sunflower, which is very, very well known. It's just one of those venues that just, you just never have a bad gig there. And you never go to a bad gig. Do you know the way there's just certain venues that just hold the music and hold the vibe? And funny, I was playing the cobblestone in Dublin and I got the same feeling from the back room, you know, you just walk in, you just know it's going to be a good gig. There's a lovely vibe and the sunflower's like that. Music lovers, people who appreciate it, whereas I know disrespect, but if you're playing in a bar, you know, just to your own epaunters, they say, it's the, it's the classics they want to hear. It's difficult if you don't know Wonderwall. That's it, they're going to hear that, you know what I mean? But it's lovely to be able to play your own to an appreciative audience. No, I think it's very fortunate. And then we are also really lucky in that we have great festivals. So the Belfast Songwriters Festival, but the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival is another festival that really boosts, you know, a lot of local musicians and Moustandal Festival, which is a brilliant festival. So we're very lucky and I've been very lucky and I've played a lot of these festivals. Have you played Glastonbury or not? No, I was, the nearest I got to Glastonbury was winning the Emerging Talent Award one year. I was long listed for it. So I'm fortunate I didn't get any further, you know. And during the lockdown, Bridget, how did it affect you as a performer? Did you go online or did you? Funny enough, I just absolutely was very slow to do those lives that everybody, you know, did. And I hated it all of it. But once lockdown came, I remember feeling, I remember feeling really at a loss. What can I do? Do you know, I think everybody wanted to know what they could do to help. You felt very helpless, you know. And you knew there were so many people worse off than yourself, you know, you just, and we live in a lovely part of County Down and I felt really lucky. And I just thought, what can I do? And I thought, well, the thing I have to give is music. So I just sat in the kitchen one Thursday night and said, I'm going to do a few songs from the kitchen. And I didn't really think there'd be that much interest, you know, but I couldn't believe how it took off. And I just had this lovely follow-up of people who watched me every Thursday night. From around the world? Yeah, oh yeah, a lot of people were from, friends that I would have from Nashville and then people that I would know, they would know and then, so it turned out to be a lot of Americans, a lot of Scottish people and a lot of local people as well. And then it was a laugh because Burkian was stuck in the house, he was back from uni. So Fred had drafted him in and then it became a real thing between the two of us. And he would halfway through the set, he'd come down the stairs from his den and partake in it. And it became a lovely thing. And it was really weird because after lockdown was over, I just kept meeting people who said, I can't believe how we looked forward to that Thursday night show, it was a real lift. We had singers too, and I was the same. I loved them coming on. Yeah. And I knew they'd be on a certain night. Yeah. To me it was just, I listened to them on a shed thing that I have. And it's just so personal. Isn't it? I think that was exactly the way it was. It was like I was just, we did it from the kitchen. It was very much our kitchen and the dog would be bothering about to know one. And then, It was a very good sense of event for us, though, even in the middle of COVID, it was like you were going out to do a gig, you know? Because the nerves one suffers when doing a live online is far beyond anything I've ever experienced in front of people in real life. It's interesting. But it was a good thing for us during COVID because it was a marker of the week. You know, you didn't go into the haze that you sort of went into. And we also ended up demoing, you know, a lot of these new songs. But I'd been sort of writing. Age and a reaction. Yeah, because that's normally you have this great opportunity to go out to audiences to find out if they're keepers or not. You know, that's how you test your new songs. Yes, yes, a good way. We're putting out two and you think about it? Yeah. Well, anyway, as I say, the album's called The Truths and All Our Stories. And we're going to get another track from it. But I'll give you time to check the guitars a little even well and we'll take a nap. But the next song, what are we going to do first? Well, I think we're going to finish off with a song called Easy. And it's the song that's been a favourite on the album. And, yeah, it's just one that has a message in it. It's nice to get it out there. We look forward to that after this break. Bridget and me live in studio on the Monday night sessions. Spring is here and so too are the new arrivals at Green Shoes. Shop in store or online now from best-selling brands like Doc Martens, Una Healy and Echo. Also Riker, Kate Appleby, Tommy Bow and many more. Shop LK and one-for-all gift cards, accept it in store. Visit Green Shoes and discover the perfect footwear to complement your style. Green Shoes at Market Square, Leta Kenny Shopping Centre, Fulcara and online at greenshoes.com. 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Yes indeed, welcome back. 10 minutes in front of 9 o'clock and the Monday night is always here and we're just looking out just an absolutely beautiful evening and if you've just joined us, Bridget O'Neill has been performing for us playing tracks from her current album and the Trists on All Her Stories which is available on all the platforms and you can check out BridgetO'Neill.com and for more information and it's a fairly, I have to commend you on the website, it's a very good website. Oh, thanks for that. I was just going through it, there's a lot of information and stuff which is nice, you know what I mean? Right, this next song is again. This is easy. Right, when you're ready.  Thank you so much. Thanks very much. I really love that. I just want to say thanks very much for making the effort to come up here. We really appreciate your music and thank you for having us who've been absolutely lovely hosts all together. Ah, well, no. Great chatting to you. It's lovely, it is. And it's a great introduction to your music for people who are not familiar with yourself and no doubt you can check it out on all the platforms your music is available and I highly recommend it. The Trists and All Her Stories is the current album from Bridget O'Neill and Keyin McGlory. Thank you very much indeed. I really enjoyed your company and I hope that things go from strength to strength. I've noted that because you're delivering your lyrics, your voice is just beautiful to listen to. So we'll be making a point of sitting back and listening to the entire album in the next couple of days. Where are you gigging next? Yeah, God, I'm supposed to have all this. I have a whole string of gigs coming up now and I'm just trying to remember where the next one is. You really should know this. I was supposed to have it all lined up. It doesn't matter. If people want information, would it be available on your... Yeah, we're going to do a gig in Derry. Oh, yeah? We're doing a gig in Derry and we're doing a gig in... Now, that's going to be in the autumn, but lots and lots of gigs are coming up in the autumn too, and I'm going over to England to do a tour there too, so, yeah. Things are going from strength to strength. It's 21st of September and I'm doing Sandinus. Sandinus. And I'll be doing the Schemacini Centre to you in December. Oh, and Vlai. Yeah. Brilliant. Well, listen, have a safe journey back up to down, Patrick, and... Thank you very much. You'll call in again and see us some night. I'd love to. Thank you very much. Bridget, thank you. Bridget, thank you, and Cain, thank you. Our good friend Paul Tolley has just released a brand-new song and he's co-written it with Mickey Joe Hart on his call count on you. And this is it.


Matthew chapter seven super I'm listening to this chapter and if there's so much great doctrine in Matthew chapter seven we're going to focus on one specific part of Matthew chapter seven but what are we talking about this evening we're starting a new series tonight we're talking looking at salvation roadblocks what we're looking at is is what is what are some things that are common out there amongst people that we run into today amongst people in especially in Fresno in America what is keeping people from believing the gospel what are some common things that people believe that are causing them to not be saved that's what we're looking at in this sermon series now look down at Matthew chapter seven and verse number 21 a lot of people tonight we're going to look at the number one cause now a lot of people a lot of people claim the name of Jesus today a lot of people claim to believe in Jesus they claim that they know who Jesus was they believe Jesus was God a lot of people claim this today but it's always been this way and as a matter of fact the bible tells us in Matthew chapter seven if you look back at actually verse number 13 let's look there first most of Matthew chapter seven if you have a red letter bible by the way the words are red that means this is Jesus talking okay this is Jesus himself if you look back at Matthew chapter seven look at verse 13 Jesus says entry in at the straight gate for why does the gate and broad is the way that lead it to destruction and many there be which go in there at Jesus here is responding to a question that one of the disciples asked him earlier saying are there few that be saved the disciples asked Jesus at one time are there few that be saved I mean are most people saved or are most people not saved and as I showed you this morning God wants it's God's will that most people that all people would be saved but that's just simply not reality the reality is is that most people are not saved tonight we're going to look at the number one roadblock that keeps people from being saved and that is the belief in works based salvation the belief that you must work your way to heaven that you must do things yourself to earn your own righteousness this is the number one thing especially if you become a soul winner this is this is what everybody is hung up on is works based salvation look down at Matthew chapter 20 Matthew chapter seven in verse number 21 a lot of people as I said a lot of people claim the name of Jesus if you talk to probably 50 60 percent of people I don't know what the percentage is now but I would guess being a soul winner somebody that knocks doors every single week I would guess that it's 50 60 percent of people maybe more that they claim the name of Jesus but the Bible says Jesus himself says that straight is the gate meaning narrow not straight like an arrow straight ST AI STRI I'm an engineer I've never known how to spell okay STR AI T not straight as an arrow okay straight is the gate like the straights of Hormuz like a narrow passageway that is the that is the path that leads to life but why but why it's a gift it's not hard to get a gift it's not hard to trust on Jesus it's not hard to receive something that's free but it is something that is difficult for most people to do because they can't take the trust off themselves and put it on the Lord Jesus Christ okay but a lot of people claim the name of Jesus so what gives Jesus explains this Matthew chapter seven look down at verse number 21 Matthew chapter seven in verse number 21 looking at works tonight we're looking at the the stumbling block of works based salvation tonight look at Matthew chapter seven in verse number 21 not everyone that sayeth unto me Lord Lord these are red words in your Bible this is Jesus Christ talking not everyone that sayeth unto me Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdom of heaven these people are calling Jesus Lord that is the first point I need to make here these people and Jesus saying not everybody that calls me Lord look they're acknowledging that he is God they're acknowledging that he is the Savior they're acknowledging that they're saying not everyone this he says not everyone that says on me Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdom of heaven but he that doeth the will of my father which is in heaven what's the will of the father that everyone would believe on the son John 640 verse number 22 he goes into further detail he says many will say to me in that day this is the day this is the moment where they have died and they're standing in front of the Lord Jesus Christ many will say to me in that day Lord Lord have we not prophesied in thy name in in thy name cast out devils in in thy name done many wonderful works look at verse 23 and then I will profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquity these people are going to hell right here they call Jesus Lord they're standing in front of Jesus and he says I never knew you notice notice and we'll talk about eternal security in a few minutes but notice how he doesn't say I used to know you and then I forgot you he says I never knew you because what are these people trusting in look back up at verse number 22 when Jesus asked them and they stand in front of Jesus what are they trusting in what do they say they say look at all the wonderful works that we have done and Jesus at that point will say I never knew you look folks there's going to be a lot of people that are very surprised in that day there's going to be a lot of people that claim the name of Jesus that are very they're going to be very surprised in that day look James 2 19 says even the even the devils even the devils turn to James chapter 2 turn to James chapter 2 James chapter 2 and look at verse number 19 James chapter 2 look at verse number 19 even the devils believe that there is one God James 2 19 thou believe is that there is one God thou do us well the devils also believe in tremble look it is it is not about believing that there's one God even believing Jesus is that God and then trusting in your own works that's these people in Matthew chapter 7 the problem is works and what they were trusting in in Matthew chapter 7 turn to Ephesians chapter 2 in verse number 8 turn to Ephesians chapter 2 in verse number 8 you say what's the problem you say what's the problem I mean these people were doing they were wonderful works they're casting out devils look that's a good thing to do devils are bad you know they're doing they're prophesying in Jesus name the problem is is that he never knew them okay look it's all about when it comes to salvation it's all about whether or not it's not whether you claim Jesus it's whether he claims you it's whether he knows you or not and these people he did not know look at Ephesians chapter 2 in verse number 8 for by grace are you saved that means saved from hell folks for by grace he's saved through wonderful works no for by grace he's saved through faith and not of yourselves it is they it is the gift of God and then just to make sure we get it I love verse number 9 just to make sure we get it he says it again not of works I mean there's there's probably the simplest verse in the entire Bible right there you are saved not of works lest any man should boast that that is two of the simplest verses in the entire Bible at this point we could pray start the grill and have a good time all right but here's the problem why are so many people hung up on this why are people I mean look the the Catholic church is just straight up works you know it's just straight up they just preach works I mean it's just Ephesians 2 8 through 9 that proves that wrong right there very simple the problem though is when you get into the Protestants and you know all these different denominations of the Reformation is that what you get into is this veiled works theology it's not right out in front like the Catholics you just must do these things you must do the sacraments you must confess your sins to a priest you must go to mass this time this many times a week or whatever it is it's it's veiled works but it's works all the same it's works based salvation all the same that's why I've always said that the Reformation everyone thinks that the Reformation was so great now the Reformation was the devil's plan B the Catholic church was simply getting too stupid too far away from the Bible where they're selling indulgences they're saying you can buy your relatives out of hell all these things that are just not in the Bible at all and they're trying to get rid of all the Bibles and they're trying to persecute people that have Bibles or that are translating Bibles they just couldn't get them all finally you know the Reformation happens and you get this this veiled works based theology that pops out of this all right the Reformation was it's just as wicked it's just a veiled works based theology and it's really got some people wrapped around the axle out there so that's what I want to give you I want to use some Bible verses we're going to give some doctrine tonight to where if you have somebody that's confused on these doctrines that's confused on this this worse works based intertwined theology that just trying to put works into salvation you'll have some horsepower to get people beyond this so they could actually get saved all right the Bible says he that believeth on the sun hath everlasting life another very simple verse believeth on meaning trust as Ephesians chapter one says hey when you trust in Jesus you have it it's done and it's what and it's life that lasts for five years no it's everlasting it's eternal the Bible says everlasting everlasting eternal eternal eternal you're sealed by the Holy Spirit it's done it's over at that point works has nothing to do with it so the first one I want to kind of come after is this veiled works turn to Romans chapter 11 is this idea of belief plus works like I have to believe on Jesus but I also have to do the works to go to heaven to be saved okay don't get me wrong folks we preach against we preach the whole Bible here I just I stand up here and I scream Sunday morning Sunday night Wednesday night I scream against sin I preach everything that the Bible says but look getting getting good works into your life has nothing to do with whether or not you go to heaven nothing not even a little bit so this whole idea of well you got to believe but you got to do the works too look it's it's false doctrine it's false doctrine turn to Romans chapter 11 you say why does it matter you know why does it matter you know I've had I've had Protestants I've had Lutherans tell me you know why why do you baptists why do you baptists have to make have to make salvation so narrow it's like were those my red words in the Bible this is Jesus said straight is the gate look it's people making salvation narrow salvation is easy my friends it's easy turn to Romans chapter 11 turn to Romans and you know you know when I was a Protestant before I was saved let me just say this I never thought Baptists were unsaved so the Baptists you know the Lutherans and the Protestants will look at the Baptists look what's a Baptist when you when the Bible is your boss you're a Baptist that's it that's what a Baptist is when you believe everything in the Bible and nothing outside the Bible we don't have any extra biblical doctrine here I don't stand up here and read commentaries to you if it's in the Bible that's what gets preached here if it's not it doesn't it's very simple it's very simple so look turn to Romans chapter 11 why can't works be intertwined why why can't it be both why because the Bible that's why first of all logic the Bible is very logical okay the Bible matches a person's logic God didn't write a book that didn't match what he puts in what he put in our hearts in Romans 2 15 look at Romans chapter 11 look at verse number five the Bible points this out many times that it cannot be both it cannot be works-based salvation and grace look at verse number five of Romans chapter 11 the Bible says even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the according to the election of what of grace remember for by grace are you saved through faith and not of yourselves it is they the gift of God look at verse number six of Romans chapter 11 and if by grace so Paul says this it's a it's a rhetorical question because we know it's by grace in Ephesians chapter 2 then look at this it is no more of works otherwise grace is no more grace then he says it the other way so we there's no possible way you can misunderstand this then he says but if it be of works then it have no more grace he's saying it's either grace or it's works pick one because if it's by grace i mean think about it just think of the logic of it folks think of the logic of it it's like if it's by grace you're like it's by grace but i also it's a free gift but i also want to pay for it it makes no sense you know somebody gives you a gift and let me pay you for that free gift it makes no sense so if it's by grace it can't be of works just logically the bible's telling us that but if it's by work look if it's by works look and think of it the other way says it the other way too if it's by works then guess what you earned it you earned it it wasn't free you paid for it whether through work or whatever but the bible tells us that it's only grace it can only be grace not works turn to galatians chapter 2 there's tons of bible on this but it's a very simple concept turn to galatians chapter 2 we'll look at verse number 21 you cannot intertwine works with grace or it's not grace the bible says look at galatians chapter 2 and verse 21 i mean think about this look at galatians 2 21 i mean this is the huge i mean why would somebody why would somebody come to the earth suffer and die for humankind if they didn't have to why would somebody go through the terrible you know life death the soul going to hell resurrection from the dead if it didn't if it wasn't necessary look at galatians chapter 2 verse 21 that's called frustrating the grace of god paul says he says i do not frustrate the grace of god for it's right if righteousness come by the law meaning if i can be good enough if i can be good enough to get myself to heaven this is this is what he's saying he's saying then christ is dead in vain is unnecessary if i can be good enough or you can be good enough to get yourself to heaven through the works of the law jesus is is all together unnecessary that's what the bible is saying turn to galatians chapter 5 and verse number three galatians chapter 5 and verse number three galatians chapter 5 verse number three the bible says for i testify again to every man that is circumcised that he is a debtor to do the whole law what were the what was the problem with the jews at this time they thought that they were righteous through the law and what paul is saying here is look i mean seriously there's there's according to the bible there's two ways to heaven keep the whole law that's the first one which we're all toast for for all have sinned for all has that we've already broken the law we've already broken the law so nobody can do that one or trust on jesus christ those are the two ways and only one is possible for us look at verse number four for i testify again to every man that is circumcised that he is a debtor to do the whole law you better be perfect no verse four christ has become of no effect to you whosoever of you are justified by the law you're fallen from grace that just means that you don't get grace he's saying if you think that if you think that you can keep the law you're going to have nothing but debt that's it you're going to owe because you haven't kept the whole law look you may do all kinds of great things over here but that doesn't take away the law that you have broken over here and we've all broken god's law that's the definition of a sin is the transgression of the law go back to matthew chapter seven matthew chapter seven i should have had you keep your place there but go back to matthew chapter seven look folks everything in the bible matches our logic that we have it makes no sense that works could be intertwined with grace because it it wouldn't be grace look at matthew seven twenty two the bible says many will say to me in that day lord lord have we not prophesied in thy name and i named cast out devils and i named on many wonderful works here's another reason why god would never have salvation be even a little bit by your works why what are these people doing here what are these people doing as they stand in front of jesus christ and and what are they doing are they saying thank you jesus christ for dying for me are they saying thank you god for sending your son to live a perfect life and take the sacrifice for my sins thank you i'm a poor miserable sinner thank you for doing that for me i deserve nothing but hell is that what they're saying no they're saying look how great we are they're saying what are they doing they're boasting they're boasting as it as in Ephesians chapter two verse eight through nine god says we would do not of works why why is it not of works lest any man should boast because god knew if he even let it be even part of your works you just sit up there and you would say look at me look at how great i am and the and his and his own son's death would be in vain what would be the point of that we would just boast about it turn to isaac chapter 64 god literally tells us why he designed salvation this way why because you all will brag about it if i don't do it for you is what he says i mean you could claim credit you could claim credit look at isaac chapter 64 verse but but what it is when people do try to mix works in to in with grace what they're doing is they're claiming credit for something that they had nothing to do with and in isaac chapter 64 verse number six we see how god feels about that look at verse number six of isaac 64 but we are all as an unclean thing we're all sinners folks and all our righteousness you know what that means all the good that you do all the good that you do this is what it means for your salvation all our righteousness are as filthy rags and all we do will fade as a leaf and our iniquities like the wind have taken us away you know what that's saying it's like when it comes to your salvation it's your iniquities that's the problem it's like all your good all the good things that you've done it's like filthy rags it's like walking it's a we're we're going to go to the clobas farmers market the other day and it's like walking up to some guy at the booth at the farmers market and grabbing a bunch of fruit and nuts and all these things and he come to pay and you know i just give him a pile of filthy rags from my garage like here you go how's that going to work it's not going to work that's mixing works with salvation right there it's it our works their ability look look good works are good things to do don't get me wrong this is what we are supposed to do it is our reasonable service as pastor me he has said a week ago but trying to buy your salvation with your good works they're filthy rags payment not accepted look every single this every single religious unsaved person believes the version of what i'm talking about right now and guess what all those people all those religious people that are relying on their works to get themselves to heaven they all think they're pretty good they all think that they're good people but guess what put yourself in god's shoes here i know that's that's impossible for us to do but let's just just think about this for a second just think about doing something great think about just think about any analogy that i could make here is not good enough think about doing something great for someone think about you have a great friend someone that you love and you just like they're struggling and you they're struggling and they don't have any money and you and they don't have a way to get to work and you like you give them a car you're like here's a car brother you just give them a car and you say here you go i mean that's that's a big gift a car and then this person they take the car and and they go around and and they come they come in and they they're around all their friends and your friends and they're saying well you know everyone's like that's a great car that's a great car that you have and they say well i have this car because i work hard and and god has blessed me and i have this car and and if you were if you're like me you could have a nice car too and you're standing there and you've just given them the car wouldn't that be irritating it's a small analogy but think about us think about god sending his own son to do what he did only god could do it only god could live a perfect life and die and be an acceptable sacrifice no matter how much i like any of you i cannot die for your sins because i am a sinner i am not innocent god does this he does it successfully he suffers and he dies and that payment is accepted and then we claim credit no i don't think so it's never gonna work that way anybody claiming the name of jesus that believes this they're on their way to hell unless they understand what the bible says that they must take all of their trust and they must believe on jesus christ they must put all their belief on the lord and savior jesus christ remember folks we exist for his glory there is nothing that we are here for for our own glory we exist only for the glory of god anything that we're doing for our own glory is wrong and we don't want to be wrong on salvation how about this one turn to jonah 3 10 or just look at the front of your bulletin jonah 3 10 an extremely powerful soul-winning verse jonah 3 10 we looked at god changing his mind this morning how about this one you have to yes you got to believe on jesus but then you have to turn from your sins or you have to you have to repent of your sins people will teach but guess what this is veiled works look folks turning from your sins is good repenting or changing your mind about your sin and getting out of sin is good again that's why i stand up here and i yell and i holler and scream three times a week but it's not for salvation it has nothing to do with you being saved by turning from your sin look at jonah 3 10 look what i'll prove it to you first of all the phrase repent of your sins never occurs in the bible it's made up there is nowhere in the bible first of all it doesn't even say repent of your sins in the bible the closest verse that has anyone repenting from their sin is jonah 3 10 and it has nothing to do with salvation it's just people just getting right with god it's just about a nation a city getting right with god look at verse number 10 and god saw their works but isn't this interesting what are their works what are their works that they turned from their evil way repenting from your sin is works look it's a good thing to do but it's works and it has nothing to do with being saved it has nothing to do with salvation and then god changes his mind about what he's going to do we talked about that this morning and he decided to not destroy the city but then it says god repented and we talked about you know repent just means to change your mind folks repent means to change your mind god changed his mind all the time in his management of us doesn't mean he made a mistake just we have free will god changes his mind according to whether we got right or not that's what the bible teaches but the point is i'm trying to make this evening is turning from your sin or what people come and claim out there today look this is a definition that's just been ruined we must use the bible as our dictionary you know repent just means to change your mind repenting from your sin or turning from your sin or getting sin out of your life is a work it's a good work i hope you all do it it has nothing to do with whether or not you go to heaven nothing how about this one turn to romans chapter four how about this one so repent to your sin is veiled works you must repent of your sins to be saved this is uh ray comfort this is ray comfort when he goes around and he gives the gospel and then he gets to he tells people how their sinners and look that's the easy part most people realize just with their conscience that they're a sinner all right and then he tells them all to be saved you gotta repent from your sin you gotta turn for your sin it's a false gospel he's accursed it's a false gospel it's works based salvation turn to romans chapter four how about this one how about this one yeah i i believe it's only only trusting on jesus it's only believing on jesus but if you're truly saved you will do the works well let's see if this is true if you're truly saved you will do the works all right look at romans chapter four verse number four let me tell you something that's not true either there's plenty of christians out there doing nothing for the lord there's plenty of saved people out there doing nothing for the lord i'm not happy to report that to you but that's the case and they're not any less saved than you and i tonight look at romans chapter four and verse number four for the person that says this this is the verse that you go to in romans chapter four verse number four and verse number five we're looking at two people we're looking at two guys here look at what the bible says in verse number four now to him that worketh now to him that worketh now this is a guy doing good works this is a guy he's out there he's going to church he's very you look at him and say that guy's pretty religious now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace but of what but of debt to him that's out there and he's doing good works he's out there and he's coming to church and he's he seems spiritual and he's not into all kinds of sin but he's trusting on that he's going to have debt that's what he's going to have when he stands in front of jesus he's going to have a debt that he can't repay he's the one that's going to say jesus said i i i never i never knew you like just i don't know who you are look at verse number five now here's another guy so the guy in verse number four he's doing good works you might look at this guy and say that's a nice guy that's a nice christian guy people might say in verse number four but look at verse number five but to him that worketh not this guy's a jerk this guy's not doing any works this guy he's into all kinds of whatever he's just not doing works at all hey look it doesn't say he worketh a little the bible's making a very clear contrast here the guy in verse four worketh the other guy worketh not speaking about good works but look at the guy in verse five says but what there's those two words but this guy believeth on him that justifies the ungodly his faith is counted for righteousness the guy in verse number five is going to heaven he's a jerk but what he believeth on he trusted on jesus he's not trusting in his own works the guy that seems nice and seems religious in verse number four he's trusting his own works is going to hell because it has nothing to do with whether or not you will do the works you should do the works that's why all through romans you see this this word this word this is why like we're king james only by the way you change one word in the bible you change salvation paul says again and again you should do this i should i should do this yes you're saved you should get in church you should listen to the bible you should learn what the word of god has for your life but you know what that means it means it's all for how you will profit other people it has nothing to do with your own salvation nothing not even a little bit you know people that are told this doctrine people that are told this doctrine that oh if if if you're really saved you will do the works you know what they could be relying on that for their salvation it's very dangerous to teach that to believe that especially the last one tonight the last one tonight and this this is actually the one that i was hung up on before i got saved the last one turned to john chapter 10 the last one is this we're talking about veiled works we're talking about works based salvation and how it can be veiled and intertwined with you know the true gospel is the idea that you could lose your salvation the idea that you could believe it on the sun half everlasting life and then somehow that's taken away from you if you don't go to church enough or you don't i shouldn't tell you this right i should tell you you need to come to church you need to come to church or you're going to go to hell you need to give money in the offering or you're going to go to hell look then we'd be a pentecostal church but that's not what the bible says that's a false gospel then we'd be a catholic church we are a bible-based baptist church once you are saved it is everlasting life you can never lose your salvation look at john chapter 10 and verse number 28 there's so much bible on this it's it's it's so clear it's a sermon in itself but jesus said these are red words as well my favorite verse to this is john chapter 10 and verse number 28 the bible says jesus says and i give what do you give you give a gift by the way and i give unto them eternal life and when shall they go to hell when shall they get the second death i give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish once you have everlasting life it's done you will never you have no chance ever that you will ever perish ever get the second death neither well what if what if somebody comes and teaches you something different and you turn away from church or you quit going to church neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand see god is telling you here that when you get saved this is why he says in Ephesians chapter one that you are sealed by the holy spirit you know who the holy spirit is it's god you know it keeps your salvation in his hand god you can't you can't i've seen it demonstrated where somebody brought up their child the pastor brought up his child and said you know because a lot of people say oh yeah but you can turn away from god and they bring up their child and they you know a strong pastor is holding his child hand and said all right son get away from me look you're not strong enough to get out of god's hand once you are saved you are always saved because guess what believe just think of the logic of it again believing that you have to work to stay saved is no different than believing to work to get saved it's the same thing it's exactly the same thing Titus one two says in hope of eternal life which god and guess what if god told you that something was a gift and it was eternal and then he takes it away for any reason that's not truthful but in Titus one two it says in hope of eternal life this is in hope of eternal life meaning here's how you can know it's eternal which god that cannot lie there's only one thing in the bible god says he can't do imagine god created the whole universe he created you he created me he can do anything except lie he can't lie so when he tells you that it's eternal that it's everlasting that you're sealed that he holds it it's true because he can't lie turn to first john chapter five first john chapter five here's some more logic for you look it's just it's the only way that salvation by grace through faith is the only thing that makes any sense it's the only thing that makes any sense i mean how many times have i just said think about it logically think about it logically think about this logically look at first john chapter five in verse number 13 first john chapter five verse number 13 these things have i written on to you that believe on the name of the son of god so he's talking about people that are saved who are who are people that believed on the name of the son of god these are people that have trusted on jesus you think i've written this to you why why why god why did you write this that you may know that you have eternal life did he say did he say uh that you may think you might have it he said no i'm writing these things to you know it now let me ask you this if you could lose it if it was possible for you to lose it first of all if it was possible for any of us to lose it we'd lose it but second of all if you could if you could possibly lose it could you ever know that you really had it don't you and i sin every day don't you and i slip up or don't we have the flesh the bible says that's going to be with us until my heart stops beating you could if you could ever lose it through your works you could never know that you have it and this is what got me this is what got me when i was thinking about these things before anybody had ever given me the gospel because i didn't know i was going to church i was trying to read the bible i was trying to do these things but i was like man i don't know i don't know because i'm messing up all the time here and i know i'm going to church and i'm confessing my sins as first john one nine says i should and i know that i'm but sometimes when i confess my sins i know i'm going to do those sins again am i am i really thinking that i'm fooling god i didn't know the only way to know is if it's only through trusting on jesus and once you have it you can never lose it that's the only way there's no list of sins in the bible that says you can look if there's a list if there's if there is sins that can cause me to lose my salvation i need a chart i need nexel spreadsheet i need something that says you can do this many sins of this much uh you know of the of these varying degrees in this period and it needs to be over time there's nothing like that in the bible and the reason that there isn't because it has nothing to do with your works to get saved it has nothing to do with your works to stay saved you can know that you're saved and the only way you can know is it because once you trust it in a moment you have it and that's done it's it and look god will chastise you on this earth but he'll never take away your salvation you can't tell people that you can't tell people they can do whatever they want hey go to hebrus chapter 12 if you want to be chastised and beaten by god but you're not going to lose your salvation you're not going to be losing you're not going to lose your salvation you become a child of god god adopts you into his family and look god's a good father he's going to chastise his children but you will never stop being his son just like your child your child may mess up and you if you're a good father you'll punish that child that child grows up to be a wicked kid you may kick them out of your house one day but they will never stop being your son that's exactly how it works hebrus chapter 12 verse number 7 says if you endure chastening meaning if god is beating you god dealeth with you as sons lowercase s for what son is he whom the father chastened if not but if you be without chastisement wherever you're all partakers you'd be bastards and not sons this is why you see so many people out there that are not saved that seem like they're getting away with stuff i mean that's a big question too i'll deal with that in another sermon that's a big question have is why why are all these evil wicked people able to get away with all these things why are they able to go out and do all these things and it doesn't seem like god cares because he's going to burn them in hell for eternity that's why no vengeance that we could ever come up with on this earth could ever compare to what god is going to do to these wicked evil people that murder people that hurt children you know whatever god says vengeance is mine the reason he says that is because look he's like you know what let me handle it it's like i got this but look he's going to chastise us as believers in this body on this earth king saw saved at a young age became a wicked king murdered priests god sent an army against him he saw the army he committed suicide first time in chapter 28 says he's in heaven god killed him god got so tired of that believer that he's like i'm done with you i'm taking you off this earth but god can't lie he will never take away our salvation it's a promise it's a promise look here's the irony as a soul winner you'll see this as you get to become a experienced person out there just seeing the soul winner out there had there is no better person that has their pulse on our current society than somebody that is out there sharing the gospel with people it is one of the biggest benefits in my opinion of being a soul winner you just you see the state of our communities of our country of our states of other parts of the world if you become a soul winner here we're going to send you all over but look people here's the irony that you will see the more people believe in works it's just it's just a trend i noticed trends the more people believe in works to justify themselves the more wicked of a person they are it's just a trend that i've noticed and i was like this must be in the bible somewhere and i was thinking about it and sure enough turn to job chapter nine turn to job chapter nine everyone because guess what this is the trap of works based salvation is everyone thinks they're pretty good i'm sure hitler thought he was pretty good i'm sure stalling thought he was doing the right thing or you know doing you know i'm pretty sure when he sat at the end of the day these evil most wicked people that have ever lived had thought they were pretty good but look at job chapter nine in verse number 20 job a very godly man a very godly man who passed this this amazing test from the lord god just allowed his life to be crushed allowed everything to be taken from him he never one time blamed god look what he says in verse number 20 he says if i justify myself isn't that what these people are doing isn't that what anyone that believes in works based salvation or any combination of the things that we're doing like i can be good enough i can get good enough to cover up my sense look you're justifying yourself he says jope says if i justify myself my own mouth shall condemn me if i say i am perfect it shall also prove me perverse isn't that interesting the more perfect someone you ever met somebody who a few times i've met somebody that says i've never sinned i've met i've met that person but look that is a perverse person the bible says that says that i have never sinned that i am pretty good that i'm going to justify myself through my works this is why the more people believe they can justify themselves the worse people they actually tend to be and you'll see that you'll see that that's just a a side note for you but all that to say this folks just to conclude tonight any any addition of works to the gospel is a different gospel that's what you need to understand and the bible says in galatians 1 verse 8 and verse 9 twice it says anybody preaching a different gospel is a cursed meaning damned it's very serious so here's what i do to these people here's what you should do out soul winning you should ask people if they know if they're going to heaven as we ask that question but let them tell you in their own words let me ask you if i was if i was your friend you know what would you tell me it takes to get to heaven ask them and then listen to their own words and hit record because a lot of these people are so twisted around the axle it's very difficult for you to even tell them the truth and then to realize there's a difference in what you're saying so just ask them if i was your friend what would you tell me it takes to get to heaven and then just listen to what they say and then i will usually say to those people if i can show you from the bible how the bible says something different would you be interested in hearing and then what you can do is when you get to these verses that you're going to use to show them what the bible actually teaches you can use their own words you see how that's different than repent of your sins do you see how that's different from what you told me at the door from what you told me at the beginning and we go and you use roman's chapter 4 roman's chapter 11 galatians chapter 2 galatians chapter 5 all these different verses isaia chapter 64 matthew chapter 7 when you use all these verses to show them and look this is why we carry a bible out there so we carry a bible because it's god's words that have power not ours you know it's it's not me trying to come out and just convince people you know of something that i came up with no i'm using god's words they have power i have nothing my words are nothing but look some people they're so wrapped around the axle they're they're not that you're gonna it's going to be hard to untwist them but if you find somebody that truly wants to know the truth they will listen and the bible has power and it will show them but look here's the point folks here's why it works is the biggest stumbling block that we were running to out there why why because it's from satan that's why because workspace salvation is satan's religion there's only two religions in the whole world you say what are you talking about you're crazy there's two religions in the whole world you say what there's thousands no there's two there's religions that teach that you justify yourself as job said that's every think of it that's Mormons that's Catholics Buddhists Hindus Sikhs Muslims Jews name a religion and then there's what the it's all different forms of working your way to heaven you got to do this you got to do this you got to do this you can't do that it's all different forms of works based salvation justifying yourself and then there's what the bible says that it's through grace and jesus did it all and all you have to do is trust on that that's it two religions in the whole world the works based religions all of them are designed look you can tell you can tell like if if somebody's designed a bridge or a factory or something you can tell if it's the same designer that's designed a bunch of different machines because they tend to come out of the same way that works based salvation is definitely designed by satan because they all have that same characteristics that is trying that that those religions are trying to get you to justify yourself and those religions are going to send you to hell why because what does satan what is satan's main philosophy in isaac 14 what does he say what does satan say in isaac 14 he says i will be like the most high works based salvation is trying to get you to claim credit for something that only god can do it's trying to get you to say every single person that you come to the door you say do you know if you're going to go to heaven yeah i'm pretty good you know what they just said i'm like the most high only jesus christ can justify us only jesus christ can justify any person in the world that has ever lived only jesus christ and if we say i can do it myself i'm saying i like the most high you know who said that satan said that i'm trying to arm you with the truth tonight so you can go out and you can pull these people you can pull these people to the truth and look if you find somebody that wants to know the truth they will listen to this because it makes perfect sense and god's word has power it's not of works folks not a little bit that is satan's religion thank god for the bible what's power heads and have a word of prayer


J-E-L-L-O! The Jell-O program starring Jack Benny with Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Kenny Baker, and yours truly, Don Wilson. The orchestra opens a program with You've Got Everything. Do you remember this popular song called You've Got Everything? Well, you know, that song might well have been dedicated to Jell-O, for really, there is one dessert that does have everything.  Flavor, extra-rich, cool, and refreshing, as tempting as the real ripe fruit. Ease and speed, for Jell-O dissolves instantly and sets quickly. Economy, Jell-O costs only a few cents a package, and one package serves the average family generously. And variety, for Jell-O offers you dozens and dozens of delicious new dishes. Serve it plain in a colorful mold of beauty. Garnish it with whipped cream or any seasonal fruits. Use it for salads, for Jell-O makes swell salads that even the men folks go for. Yes, sir, one box of Jell-O is filled with real kitchen magic, the kind that every busy woman appreciates. So ask your grocer tomorrow for Jell-O. Look for those big red letters on the box. They spell Jell-O, and Jell-O spells a treat. That was You've Got Everything, played by the orchestra.  Thank you, Jell-O again. This is Jack Benny talking. And Don, I appreciate you're calling me a glamour boy, but really, that's not quite my classification. Oh, it isn't? No, Don, according to the latest publicity from Paramount, I'm the oomph man. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Oomph. A oomph man. Yeah, you see, Don, a glamour boy is merely good looking. But when a star has, in addition to that, a certain charm and appeal to women, then he becomes an oomph man, which is me. You better stay out of the hot sun, brother. Oh, you're here already. Listen, Phil, I'm not a fortune teller, and I'm not psychic. But I see you soon scattering your brilliant remarks in greener pastures. And hello. You know, Don, ever since we switched the ending of the picture, Man About Town, and I marry Dorothy Lamour, Phil has been a wrecked. So jealous, because I'm a ladies' man. Me jealous?  Well, that's part of my technique. I sneak up on him. So don't be so sour grape-sy. Oh, by the way, Jack, last week you had an argument with the studio about Rochester. Are you going to let him be in the picture? Rochester? Oh, he's in it already, Don. And am I having trouble with him at the house? The heirs he's been putting on. Oh, getting ritzy, huh? Ritzy bought a sport coat yesterday with three belts in the back. Not only that, it's getting so he won't wear anything, but silk underwear. Well, it's all right for him to wear silk underwear, isn't it? Not when the monogram says JD. No, sir. Jack, I can't understand why you keep Rochester when he causes you so much trouble. Why don't you fire him? Oh, I can't. You see, he found the treasure map of my backyard and won't give it back. But I'll get him in time. Hello, Jack. Oh, hello, Mary. Say, Mary, have you heard the latest? They changed the ending of the picture, and instead of Phil getting Dorothy Lamour, I'm the one that marries her. Yes, I know. She's sick about it. She's nothing of the kind. You're just making that up, because Dorothy happens to be very fond of me. In fact, the other day, she gave me an autograph, Sarong. How do you look in it? Gorgeous. Are you surprised? Oh, Mary, Jack's got a new one. He says that everybody at Paramount's calling him the oomph man. Yeah, but did Jack tell you how he got the title? Quiet. The director punched him in the stomach, and he went oomph. That's not the reason at all. They call me the oomph man, because in this picture, I'm Viral and rugged. Oh, yeah? Tell them what happened when you shot the wedding scene yesterday afternoon. Oh, well, that was just a novelty. That's all. Something different. What was it, Mary? Yeah, tell them. Oh, well. After Jack marries Dorothy, he's supposed to pick her up in his arms and carry her across the threshold. Mary. Well, Jack tried and tried, but he couldn't lift her. And what happened? She carried him across. Mary, I told you it was just a novelty, something original. Well, say, Jack, did you feel kind of silly being carried in the girl's arms? Well, I didn't mind being in her arms, Dom, but when she started to rock me, I thought that was going to be fine. Anyway, let's drop the whole thing, because we've got an important sketch to do tonight. Where's Kenny? Hey, Kenny? Kenny? What? It's time for your song. Well, wait till I get through. The drummer's teaching me how to play poker. I'll tell him to give you your shirt back and come over here. OK. Phil, I wish you'd tell your boys not to take advantage of Kenny. He's too young to gamble. Oh, yeah? I got over 1,000 marbles hit under my mattress.  I don't want you learning how to play cards. Hmm, I got a fine chance to grow up around here. Never mind. I don't want any more gambling. Now go ahead, young man, and sing your song. I will not. You will too. I'll tell you what, I'll match it. Two songs or nothing. Kenny, sing your song and not another word out of you. Hold it a minute. There's the phone. I bet five bucks it's for me. Quiet. Hello? Yes? Oh, he's right here, Mrs. Wilson. It's for you, Don. It's your wife. Oh, thanks. Hello, dear. Yes, I know we're having company for dinner. Oh, that's up to you, dear. Any flavor will do. Well, strawberry or raspberry would be swell. Don, we've got a long play to do. We haven't had cherry in a long time. What about orange, darling? Don, we've got a long play to do. Oh, I know. Let's have lemon. Don't forget lime. You might as well get them all in. Well, look, sweetheart. It's all up to you. If you want a real tempting and economical dessert. Give me that phone. Hello, Mrs. Wilson. Look for the big red letters on the box and hang up. We've got a play to do. Sing, Kenny. That was a frame up if I ever heard one. When the sombre shadows of the night grow dim, and the daylight dawns on the hillock's brim, in the black of the night by the light of the moon, on the top of the day when the clock is at noon, no matter what the hour, I'm a slave in the grip of your pan-colly mood. Forever haunts me, steals upon me in the night. Forever taunts me, oh, what a lonely soul am I, stranded high and dry by melancholy mood. Gone is every joy and inspiration. Tears are all I have to show. No consolation, all I can see is grief and gloom, till the crack of doom, oh, melancholy mood. Deep in the night, I search for a trace of a lingering kiss, a warm embrace. But love is a whimsiest flimsiest lace, and my arms embrace. Why must you blind me, pity me and break the chains? The chains that bind me, won't you release and set me free? Bring her back to me, oh, melancholy mood. Night I search for a trace of a lingering kiss, a warm embrace. But love is a whimsiest flimsiest lace, and my arms embrace. Why must you blind me, pity me and break the chains? The chains that bind me, won't you release and set me free? Bring her back to me, oh, melancholy mood. Melancholy mood sung by Kenny Baker. And Kenny, that was a swell song, a natural for you. I threw a seven, huh? Kenny. And now, ladies and gentlemen, we have a great treat and store for you. Last week, the Benny Gypsies gave you their interpretation of Gangadine, which took place in far away India. And tonight, to show you that we get around, we take you to Boston, Massachusetts, and present our version of Daryl Ebsanik's outstanding 20th Century Fox production, that grand tribute to a great man and famous scientist, Alexander Graham Bell. Thank you. Can I go home now, Mr. Benny? I'm all in. Not yet, Jojo. Now, as you all know, Donna Michi portrayed the famous inventor in the picture. So in our version, I will naturally play the title role. May I ask why? Certainly. Now, this picture also featured, I said, why should you be Alexander Graham Bell? Well, for one thing, Phil, the part fits me. I used to be an inventor myself. Wasn't I merry? Oh, Jack, you weren't the first one to think of putting a mousetrap in a wallet. I don't mean that. Years ago, when I was in the Navy, I invented a chin rest for portholes. They went over very big. Now, getting back to our play, Mary, you will be my wife. As portrayed on the screen by that sweet, gorgeous, beautiful, and talented young actress, lovely Loretta Young. Well, if you think she's so good, why didn't you get her? Don't think I didn't try. You were quite good friends, you know, but she had a previous engagement. Listen, Dreamer, you're not even acquainted with Loretta Young. I'm not, eh? Might interest you to know, Phil, that I've got Loretta's address right in my little book. What book? Guide to the movie star's homes. I mean my little red book. Now, Kenny. Yes, Jack?  Do you think you can handle it? I'll lay you three to one, I can. Now, Kenny. The last time, I don't want to hear another word about gambling. You're too young. Anyway, you're going to be my backer. And as I was saying, Mary, you're going to be my patient, loyal wife. We've had a hard struggle. I'm trying to invent the telephone, and everybody thinks I'm a madman. They think I'm eccentric. They think I'm crazy. But you, my little wife, what do you think? What do you think? Mary, will you please get in the mood for Pete's sake? Now, the locale. Say, Alexander, am I going to be in this? Yes, Phil. You're going to be my assistant who helps me invent the telephone. But, Jack, I'm a musician, not a mechanic. Listen, Phil, I'd rather have you tinker with my toaster than tamper with Tannhauser. Any day. Now, our dramatic offering will go on immediately after a number by, oh, come in. Hello, Mr. Billy. Hello, Rochester, what do you want? Say, boss, are you in a pleasant frame of mind this evening, or are you cloaked in bloom? I'm feeling very good, Rochester. Why? Well, I got some news that may turn your damper down. What? What are you talking about? Boss, remember when you and I were driving down to the studio in your car tonight? Yes. And when the motor kept stalling, you got mad and said, you wish somebody would steal this thing? Yes.  A pedestrian? That's from the Latin. I know where it's from. You mean to say somebody stole my car? Well, all I know is I parked the car in front of the studio and went across the street to buy a cigar. Uh-huh. And when I got back, there was nothing there but the anchor. Oh, that's awful. Now, who? Who would want to steal my car? Somebody that goes, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub, blub. That'll be funny. My car has been stolen, and it's nothing to clown about. Tell me, Jack, did you have any insurance on it? Only tornado. Ding the luck. Rochester, this is all your fault. I'm sorry, boss. Well, it's too late now to be sorry. Now, I want you to go right down to the police station and report the loss. Hurry up. I ain't going near that police station. Why not? I'm behind in my alimony. Alimony? Why, Rochester, I didn't know you'd been married. Oh, boss, repeatedly. Well, that's your business. Now, get going. OK, goodbye. So long. Oh, say, Rochester, I see you're playing a part in our picture. Yeah, that's right. How you coming along? Mr. Hess, I'm in the groove on the beam and darn victory, so long. He's the biggest ham I ever saw. The biggest, Jack? Yes, the biggest. I'm going to get that car back if I have to offer a reward. Play, Phil. Now, where would I go if I were a Maxwell? Snug is a bug in the rug whenever you hold me tight. Cozy and warm on the chilly as night. Just as snug as a bug in the rug Whenever I feel your kiss and talk about home, home is never like this. First your rhymes come stealing and my heart goes on the roller coaster.  Gee, but my life would be cold without your delicious hug. Keeping me snug as a bug in the rug. That was snug as a bug in a rug played by a mug and his lugs. How was that, Phil? Thanks for the plug, slug. Going from that neat bit of comedy to our dramatic highlight of the season, we are now going to offer our contribution to the annals of scientific progress. That epic of American ingenuity, Alexander Graham. Bell, wait for me. Now, the locale of our play is Boston, Massachusetts in the year 1870. The scene is the little attic laboratory where we find Professor Bell and his assistant, Mr. Harris, working feverishly on their great invention, the telephone. Mrs. Bell has just entered the room, curtain, music. I'll take it. It's residents. No, you can't talk to him. He's busy inventing the telephone. Goodbye. I'll say I am. Oh, Mr. Harris. Mr. Harris. Yes, Professor Bell. I think I've got something here. Hand me that duplex circuit repeater in the multiple induction coil. I'll attach them to the supervisory electromagnetic oscillator. You're kidding. I am not. Now, give me a hand. Give me a hand with this quadruplex frictional deflector. OK, here's the metallic cylindrical felicitator. What's that? The screwdriver. Oh, trying to top me, eh? Wait a minute. I'll use this little hammer. There, that's coming along all right. Say, Alex, I wish you'd hurry up and invent this telephone.  Has she got a friend? Oh, and she's gorgeous. Oh, what am I rushing for? I'm married. I'm so absent-minded. But I'll tell you one thing, Harris. We've got to work fast, and we expect any more help from our financial baker, Mr. Backer. I mean, our financial backer, Mr. Baker. Now, help me with this vacuum generator. Oh, darling, you look tired. You're working too hard, Alex. Much too hard. I am? Yeah, look at those bags under Harris' eyes. Oh, well, he got those on his own time. But, darling, I must work hard. I know it's a mad dream. I know it sounds impossible. But I'm going to invent the telephone, or my name ain't Alexander Graham Bell. Come on, Harris. Let's get to work. Come in. Well, what's this? This is the laboratory. Oh, pardon me. Turn these interruptions. Harris. Mr. Harris. Harris, hand me that enunciator, Magneto. Here you are. Now, hand me that vibrator. OK, Alex. Did you have a good time last night? No, it still won't regenerate. They were? Hand me some more of that copper wire. Here you are, Professor. Well, look, Barbara, we'd love to come over. But Alex is still working on that invention of his. How's it coming, Professor? I'm afraid it won't work, Harris. I'm afraid it's a failure. Oh, it's some gadget he calls a telephone. But it'll never be a success. I've got another idea, Harris. Hand me that real stack. All right, Barbara, I'll call you later. Goodbye. I don't know, Harris. The more I work on this, the tougher it seems to get. Sometimes I get so discouraged. Don't give up, Prof. I won't. Come in. Well, hello, Mr. Baker. Hello, Alex. How's everything coming along? I'm making great progress, Mr. Baker. Great progress. You see, it's my theory that if I could make a current of electricity vary in intensity, precisely as the air varies in density during the production of multiple sounds, I should be able to transmit speech electromagneticly. Oh, you can talk, planar nat. But unfortunately, Mr. Baker, my financial resources are depleted. And before I can continue with my experiment, I must have additional monetary aid. You mean more cash-a-roo? That's a bull's-eye if I ever heard one. Well, how much do you want? $4 million. What? Oh, I know. I know that sounds like a lot. But you've already given me $32. What's $4 million? What do you say? Why don't you gamble with me? You said I was too young. That was in the first routine. Oh, Mr. Baker, if I don't get the money from you, where else can I get it? You mean I'm the only sucker in the world? Yes. All right, then, Alex, I'll give it to you. Hooray! Did you hear that, darling? Did you hear that, Harris? He's going to give us $4 million. Here you are, Professor. $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $10. Two years later. $1,993, $1,994, $1,995. $1,999. Four years later. $3,999,998. Yes. $3,999,999. Yes, yes. And $0.40. I don't think I can make it. Well, that's close enough. Thanks. Well, I've got to go now. Goodbye. Oh, wait a minute, Mr. Baker. Where can I reach you in case I need you again? In the poor house, so long. Oh, boy, $4 million. I wonder how you could carry so much money in his pockets. He's got two pair of pants. Oh, well, Harris, we've got the money. You know what that means? You know what all this money means to us? Yes, I can tie a can to my orchestra. Yes, thank heaven. And it also means that I can finish my work, complete my invention. The telephone must and will be perfected. Let's go. Six weeks later, and on March 10th, 1876, in the public auditorium in Boston, Massachusetts, the first telephone accrued instrument stands on the desk before Professor Bell. For the first time in history, he is about to transmit the human voice. Quiet, gentlemen, please. I've got a chance. Now, gentlemen, all I ask of you is to have patience. You are about to witness the most amazing demonstration of our time. Gentlemen, please. Bring it on. What are you stalling for? Yippee! Young man, I'm introducing a telephone, not a fan dancer. Now, gentlemen, in just a moment, I will transmit my voice by wire to Professor Homer J. Osgood, who is waiting on the under end of this line in Baltimore. 500 miles away. 500 miles. Silence, please. All right, gentlemen, the experiment begins. Mr. Harris, lift the receiver. Yes, Professor. Hello. Hello, Baltimore. Baltimore, hello. Hello, Baltimore. Hello, Baltimore. This will work. This must work. Hello, Baltimore. Baltimore, hello. Did you put a nickel in? Quiet. Gentlemen, please. Please give me a chance. Hello, hello, Baltimore. Baltimore, hello. Boston Meat Market, your order, please. Get off the line. I want Baltimore. Don't worry, gentlemen, I'll get it. Hello, hello, Baltimore. Hello, hello. Jell-O. I said hello. And I said Jell-O. Hang up. I want Baltimore. Don't get disgusted, gentlemen. This will work. This must work. Hello, hello, Baltimore. Baltimore, hello. Baltimore, hello. Hello, hello, hello. Hello, friends. At last. Yes, at last. Professor Osgood, can you hear me? What? I said can you hear me? Am I coming over? Don't come over this week. We got relatives. I mean, am I coming over the wire? Can you hear my voice? What? My voice, my voice. Oh, my voice, fine. He's in college. No, no, no, not your voice, my voice. Sound, sound. That's what I said, my son's in college. Look, Professor Osgood. This is Alexander Graham Bell talking. This is important. This is for the advancement of science. Now, if you can hear me, repeat this sentence. I hear you clearly. Have you got that? I hear you clearly. I love you dearly. Hooray! There you are, gentlemen. The telephone is a success. Hooray! Brian, what a dramatic situation. What a picture this would make. I'll buy it. Thank you, Mr. Zanik. Play, Phil. I bet a lot of you men heard this line today. Say, daddy, can we please go for an automobile ride? Well, next time that happens and you get home kind of tired and hot, ask your wife for this cool, refreshing jello dessert, jello a la bode. She won't mind for it's quick and easy to make. Dissolve one package of raspberry jello in one pint of hot water. Turn into a shallow pan and chill until firm. Then take a sharp knife and cut the jello into shimmering rose red cubes. Pile the jello cubes into sherbet glasses and top with the vanilla ice cream. Or do it the other way around. Place the ice cream in sherbet glasses and top with jello cubes. It's a swell hot weather dessert and one that's bound to be popular. But here's a special word to wives. Be sure to make your jello a la bode with genuine jello if you want that tempting, delicious, extra rich flavor. That colorful summertime beauty. Ask your grocer tomorrow for raspberry jello. This is the last number of the 35th program in the new jello series and we will be with you again next Sunday night at the same time. Now come on with me, Mary. I'm going over to the police station to get a squad of men to go out and look for my car. J. Edgar Hoover's in town. Why don't you get him too? He's just the man I need. Good night, folks. J. G. L. L. O. Kenny Baker pairs on the jello program for courtesy of Mervyn Leroy production. Smuggler's A Bug is from the film The Gracie Allen Murder Case. This is the national broadcasting company.


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