JIREH BIBLE STUDY - Rahab and The Scarlet Cord

All right. Good evening ul Ja. Good evening sa mga nandito ngayon. Um first mga anak, thank you for giving the opportunity, giving the time. Um I really believe in my heart na first si Lord naman yung nagbigay ng desire na to sa ating lahat to be gathered here. But at the same time I believe na this is not in vain. Na the Lord is using itong kanina ba pinag-uusapan natin yung about the small. Um ito ngayon sabihin natin just 1 hour of 1 week ' ba out of the whole week 1 hour lang ilabas na

natin yung Sunday 1 hour na ganito. But ano yung 1 hour na yon? What can it do? You know, sabi nga natin kanina pinag-uusapan natin God loves to use the little things. So itong 1 hour na to we do not know it. Magkausap kami ni Leo. Sabi ko nga, "I am really sensing na the Lord is doing something great." even dito sa ating ah JA group and I'm so ano din happy um na yung itong group natin does not remain sa atin. Amen. Madami din palang nakikinig sa background. Madami din na mga nakikiismis. So hello

sa asawa ko na nandito sa harap ko ngayon. Hello kay Sarah na katabi ni Andre. Hello kay Shane na nasa kabilang linya. Tapag ito ah. Hello kay Junda na nakikinig din diyan. Um hindi ko alam kung maririnig din to ni ah parang nagag ah nagtanggal si Louis ah minsan alam ko naririnig nakikinig din minsan si Cat Jundan ayun narinig ko na minsan alam ko si Cat minsan nakikinig kuya sorry kuya no problem Louis you know um tawag dito you know in my heart kung sino ang pwedeng makapakinig let them hear um sabi ko nga ginagamit

lang tayo. ginagamit itong group natin ngayon. If God would allow na through this magkaroon tayo ng kailangan ng church iyung ano iyon iyung midweek na service. Kung ito ang gamitin ni Lord, why not? Pero um kung anong meron sa atin, what sabi ni Lord is ano eh one thing natutunan ko kay Jesus kung sino iyung nag-respond just focus on them. Parang um enjoy the people who I'm giving sa'yo. Amen. So even sa mga nakikinig via recording kay Don, kay um Brother Bong, kay Brother Pow Jess, kay Brother William kay um tawag ito kay PJ kung

sino pa yung makikinig nito you know let the Lord kung ano yung ibibigay ni Lord sa atin tonight um may the Lord release sa inyo na nakikinig via record. Amen. So, Hallelujah. You know, itong day na 'to, I am just gonna I say na I am just so full. Parang um kaninang umaga I was preparing for the message na ituturo ko sa atin today. I I told my wife, I'm so excited. Um, and then I was studying. And then pagdating nung middle ng day na na-shift ako doun sa ituturo ko ngayong Sunday. So nung na-shift

ako doun sa tuturo Sunday, grabe I was telling your ate Lira. Sabi ko, "Grabe, how excited I am. Ah, ang daming binigay sa akin ni Lord." And and yung alam ko pag sobrang excited, nanginginig ako habang shine-share siya. Sabi ko nga, "I cannot wait." Tapos um kailangan kong mag-focus uli sa ituturo ko ngayon. Tapos nung nagpe-prepare ako, na-excite ako ulit. Sabi ko, "Lord, I pray na mai-release ko what you want to release." Amen. So, samahan niyo ako in prayer. Everyone of us, Lord, thank you so much because you are in our mids. Lord, maraming salamat

na um binigyan mo yyung church namin ng passion and desire na whatever light we have, i-focus sayo Lord Jesus. Lord, it is our prayer na even tonight sa aming pag-aaral walang ibang mataas, walang ibang makita kundi ikaw our Lord Jesus. Lord, we want to see you more. And Lord, maraming salamat because you the word is true na the more we see you, we are transformed from glory to glory. Lord, holy spirit, continue to uh move into in our mids. Open our eyes, open our ears. Give us a heart that can understand. And God, right now

we are um opening our hearts to receive from you fully. Lord, we thank you in Jesus name we pray. Amen. And amen. And amen. So to be honest, I want na ituloy sana yung turo nung last Sunday regarding doun sa um ah do not let your heart be troubled. I was talking do sa iba kong mga um kausap na ah meron siya kasing ano eh parang ah ano yun mino-move siya sa isa pang lesson yung ano yun remain at rest. So sabi ko parang after ko ituro nung Sunday sabi ko tama-tama um kung hindi ko

man siya maituro ngayong Sunday pagdating sa Jira yun na ituturo ko yung to remain at rest na there's power kapag we allow ourselves kasi to to let not our hearts be troubled means to keep resting to not be troubled eh not be troubled means to rest pero you know sabi saakin ni Lord no anak ang one thing na gusto ko ituloy is yung tinuro nung last Tuesday about kay Zakus na 'di ba there's a truth na even kahit ako um hindi siya talaga 'yung um ah tawag no pinurpose ko na ituro because I was really

focused sa Sikamore 3 ah nung sa story ni Zakus but as I was preaching may lumabas na another truth about how grace is so scandalous na 'di ba parang of all the people na pwedeng puntahan ni Jesus na pinuntahan si Ezakeus tapos we saw through the story ni Zake na Jesus came sa houseus no command was giv no law was giv the gift ng kanyang presence and then it changed the chaos and then ultimately nagkaroon tayo ng revelation na what really change us changes us is the goodness of god so in in line doon sa

revelation na iyon we're going to study a character study you know i love character study Um medyo konting challenge lang on my part kasi madami din sa atin na bago. Um merong luma, merong bago pero kahit yung luma baka hindi alam to. So we're going to study an important character. Kaya lang ah kahit important siya i sure na madaming believers hindi siya ganon kakilala. Why siya important? Nasa genealogy siya ni Jesus. The name is a woman by the name of Rahab. Amen. So pag-aaralan natin ngayon itong story na to ni Rahab. Um Rahab was uh

one of the few na pangalan ng girls na minention sa genealogy ni Jesus. And nabigyan ko na to pahapiaw eh noon. Parang of all the names na in-ename ni Jesus to be in his genealogy mga questionable na women yung nandoon. Except na lang kay Mary. Si Mary lang yung talagang pinaka maayos. Pero yung name ni Batshiba, yung asawa ni David kung saan nagkaroon sila ng adultery. Yung name ni Tamar ah, yung name ni tawag dito ito ngayon ni Ruth and then name ni Rahab. Kasi bakit si Rahab was a prostitute? So yun yung babasahin natin

ngayon. So before nating basahin, let me just give a brief context sa atin para somehow meron din tayong background. Uh the story, yung context ng story is that Israel finally tapos na yung 40 years nila of wandering sa wilderness. Parang ah they were tested by the Lord kasi dahil sila rin naman yung nagmakulit. So under the leadership of Moses um tawag ito tinanggal ni Lord lahat ng mga unbelieving believers na nandoon. Ang ang pangit tingnan e. Sabihin eh no unbelieve ah believer ka pero unbelieving. So ah inantay ni Lord mamatay. One of this days pag-aralan

natin yon. Hinintay ni Lord mamatay lahat ng kayang lumaban. Can you imagine it? Inantay ni Lord lahat ng kayang lumaban bago sila makapasok sa promise land. In itself in itself it's a lesson. Yung bago ka makarating doun sa pangako ni Lord sa'yo. Inhintay ni Lord mamatay 'yung kakayanan mong lumaban. Kaya nga yung 3 na pinag-aralan natin last week ' ba yung kailangan na kailangan gamitin mo yung you cannot to see Jesus. Ito ngayon sa sa story ni Moses yung iba sinasabi bakit 40 years kaya 40 years hinintay ni Lord mamatay lahat ng kayang lumaban. Oh

wow. Amen. That that that in itself is a lesson sa grace. You want to experience the blessing of God. You want to experience the promise of God, mamatay ka sa kakayanan mong lumaban. Kapag hindi mo na kayang sabihin kaya pa. Hanggang kaya mo pang sabihin kaya pa hindi pa kayang mag-flow ng grace. Pero kapag yung hindi kaya I cannot yun hindi na kaya. That's the time grace flows. So after 40 years, namatay na lahat ng kayang lumaban. The Bible declared it. Namatay na si Moses. Pumalit si Joshua. And then this time it's a new generation,

the Joshua generation. So they now ah they are about to cross yung um tawag dito River Jordan. Tinuruto one time ni Pastor Noel 'di ba yung kung paano si Lord um ini-stop yung River Jordan. So yung babasahin natin is this. So ngayon bago bago tumawid sila Joshua like Moses, nagpadala si Joshua ng spice. Pero ang nakakatuwa at the same time nakakatawa si Moses ang pinadala niya 12 spice. 'Di ba? 12 spice. Yung 10 nagbigay ng bad report, dalawa lang yung nagbigay ng good report. Si Caleb saka si Joshua. So ngayon si Joshua nung siya na

yung nagpadala ng spice, dalawa na lang ang pinadala niya. Amen. Parang siguro sinasabi niya na okay ah ulitin natin yung yung dalawa na nagbigay ng good report, dalawa na lang yung pinadala niya. And then the first city na they are about to conquer is honestly sabi ko nga Lord ganito si Lord mag-work eh. Hindi siya 'yung sabi ko kanina 'di ba little by little. Pero sometimes si Lord um gusto naman niyang i-push ka don sa hindi mo talaga kaya. So minsan ang ibibigay naman talaga sa'yo 'yung sobrang laki. So um the first city that they

were about to conquer, Mind you 'di ba na na na sorry forgive me first city sa sa Kanan kasi outside before the Jordan River may dalawa na silang city na pinatumba. Amen. So may experience sila sa warfare. Pero the first city sa Canan, Jericho. Kaya lang the problem is this. This Jericho was the world city. Yung ah hindi ko nai-prepare yung pictures eh. Yung kasi dahil giants yung nakatira doon, can you imagine gaano kalaki yung mga walls. So yun yung babasahin natin. Amen. So um hindi tayo about kay Joshua, hindi tayo about sa Israelites. Pinag-aaralan

natin tonight. is Rahab. Si Rahab is a citizen ng Jericho. She's not an Israelite. All right? So verse 1. So now Joshua the son of N sent out two men from Acasha Grove to spy secretly saying, "Go view the land, especially Jericho." So they went and came to the house of a Harlot named Rahab and lodged there. And it was stall the king of Jericho saying, "Behold, men have come here tonight from the children of Israel to search out the country." You know, I love kapag nagkakaroon ako ng deep study kasi medyo ano rin ako

eh, medyo history buff. So gusto kong pinag-aaralan yung ano yung nangyayari behind. Dati ang akala ko ito kasi dahil ang may kasalanan dito yung super book, 'yung mga ah tawag dito animation na pambata. Ang akala ko dati parang tumatakbo itong dalawang spice na 'to tapos pagtakbo nila parang ang inabutan nila na bahay yung kay Rahab tapos saka sila kumatok doon kasi hinahabol na sila. Pero according sa Bible na binasa natin, intentionally pumun pagdating nung spice don sa ah sa city ng Jericho, pumunta sila sa bahay ni Rahab. Tapos 'yung word doon nag-lodge. So nung ni-research

ko siya, ang ibig sabihin kasi pinakita doon si Rahab in keepeper siya. Yung may-ari parang hostel. So inkeeper siya. So kung saan talaga lahat ng mga travelers, lahat ng mga foreigners doon nagpupunta, nag-stay the night. Pero at the same time, hindi lang siya inkeeper. Nagpo-provide siya ng extra service. So 'yung 'yung kanyang ah tawag dito in 'yung kanyang hostel. Kaya nga hostel 'yung alam na natin kung ano 'yung mga hostel dito sa Pilipinas 'di ba? 'Yung um huwag na lang kayo umoo para kunwari talagang hindi niyo alam ano yung sinasabi mo kuya team ang tawag

dito ako alam ko din naman siya by name lang hindi ko naman siya pinuntahan yung ah ano yun yung kung mahal mo i ano yun is ano yun darling isogo isogo mo 'di ba ung yung ganon na um tawag no ito that that's the place so ganun 'yung place ni ano ni Rahab. So ah pagkaron kayo ng study, it is believed na yes siya 'yung conci nagha-handle, nagma-manage yung bahay niya ah was a hostel but at the same time siya rin yung nag-o-offer nung kanyang sarili para magkaroon ng extra service. That's part of her business.

Amen. So kaya nga she's really morally sabihin nating corrupt. Okay? So yun yung story. Okay? Balikan natin yung binabasa natin. Okay. Sabi, "So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered your house, for they have come to search out all the country." So kaya pumunta sila dun sa in na yon kasi dahil nung panahon na yon doon ka talaga makakakita ng mga chism. So ah kaya doon pumunta yung spice. So nalaman ng king yon. Alam niya na doon pumupunta talaga yung mga foreigners. So they

he sent for Rahab. Verse 4, then the woman took the two men and hid them. Amen. Meron daw siya ang sabi dito sa may taas nila sa may hay stock doon tinago. So she said, "Yes, the men came to me but I did not know where they were from and it happened as the gate was being shot when it was dark that the men went out." So to save itong mga spice na to nagsinungaling si Rahab. Ano daw ang ginawa sa verse 4? Nung kumakatok na yung mga guards nung king, inakyat ni Rahab yyung dalawang

spice sa tuktok. Itinago niya. Pero nung inopen niya na, ang sabi niya, "Yes, pumunta dito pero umalis na." Tapos medyo alam mong sanay talaga siya magsinungaling kasi sabi rito um where the men went I do not know. Pursue them quickly for you may overtake them. But she had brought them up to the roof and hidden them with the stocks of flax which she had laid in order on the roof. Then the men, ito iyung guards pursued them by the road to the Jordan to the fortg. And as soon as those who pursued them had gone

out, they shot the gate. All right. So verse 8. Now before they lay down, ito yyung spice na. So before that natulog sila, she came up to them on the roof and said to the men, "I know that the Lord has given you the land, that the terror of you has fallen on us, and all the inhabitants of the land are fainthearted because of you. For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt. And what you did to the two kings of

the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan, Sion and OG, whom you utterly destroyed. And as soon as we heard these things our hearts melted. Neither did there remain anymore courage in anyone because of you. For the Lord your God, he is God in heaven, above and on earth beneath. So kung sakaling nagtatanong siguro yung dalawang spice ba't sila tinutulungan ni Rahab? So sumagot si Rahab sabi we have heard kung paano si Lord um tata tawag ito yung Red Sea inopen sa inyo na we have heard the miracles ni Lord sa inyo.

We have heard kung paano tinalo niyo yung mga mighty kings beyond the Jordan si Sihon and OG. Tapos sabi niya na siya na nagsabi itong buong inhabitants ng ng Jericho, they are fainthearted because of you. You know ba binabasa ko 'to? Sabi ko, "Lord, grabe." Alam mo yun? Nung hindi alam to nung mga Israelites nung sila yung sumusugod and umiikot sa sa Jericho. I don't know. No, I mean yung 12 spice. Naalala niyo yung story na yon 'di ba? Nung nakita nila yung Jericho, nakita nila yung mga giant, sila yung na-fainthe hearted not knowing na

yung mga kalaban nila fainthearted na because of them. Oh. Amen. Alam mo yun yung kaya si Lord parang anak, huwag kang matakot kapag may umaattack sao huwag kang matakot sa mga trouble na nangyayari sa'yo. Yung si Satanas na gumagawa niya sa'yo, takot na ikaw ang inatake niya. Takot siya na gamitin mo 'yung authority mo. Takot siya na tumakbo ka sa pagmamahal ni Lord. Takot siya na hindi mo i-letbled. Hallelujah. Amen. So anyway, so yun ang sinabi ni Rahab. All right. So ngayon, ito yung sinabi niya. Verse 12, "Now therefore, I beg you." So nagmamakahawak siya

doon sa dalawa. Swear to me by the Lord since I have shown you kindness that you also will show kindness to my father's house and give me a true token and spare my father, my mother, my brothers, my sisters and all that they have and deliver our lives from death. Alam ni ah alam ni Rahab na sure win yung mangyayari sa Israel. Alam niya na just a matter of days na sila naman 'yung uh like SH and OG. 'Yung sabi ko sa inyo dalawang cities na sila naman 'yung magiging rubble. So sabi niya save me.

Now before we go there's something there is just something na I would like to really sabi ko nga sa inyo, we are just continuing dun sa how scandalous yung grace kay Zakus kung paano pinili si Zakus. There's one thing, one detail na I want us to notice. Sabi rito nung nagpapaliwanag si Rahab, sabi niya, "We have heard verse 10, narinig namin how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt. and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side

of the Jordan, Sihon and Og whom you utterly destroyed. And as soon as we heard this things, our hearts melted, neither did there remain any more courage in anyone because of you. For the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above and on earth beneath. It's a it's a detail. Sinabi ni Rab that moment she was believing God as the real God. Sana makita ninyo during time na to si Israel lang yung nakakaalam of who God is. Siya lang sila lang yung nagse-serve of sa real God and then itong mga cananites na they have

all their gods. They have all their belief but here was a believer. Rahab was already believing. Amen. Two two evidence. I'm excited na i-share siya sa inyo kasi may bottom line to. Amen. Two evidence na she was a believer. The mere fact she called the Lord Lord. Lord in Hebrew is Yahwe. God in Hebrew is Elohim. Unbeliever they call God they call God Elohim. Pero only the people who believe in God, only people who has a relationship with God sa Yahwe which is Lord. Si Rahab did not just call God, she called God Yahwe. Yun

ang Lord dito. Lord. Kaya nga hindi niyo ba napansin sa Bible na 'to lahat capital 'di ba? 'Yung 'yung God ung kanina sabi nito he is God. Can you see G capital G small O D? Hindi ba kayo nag-wer bakit everytime Lord sa Bible natin capital L, capital O, capital R capital D? Kasi why? It's all looking doon sa Yahwe yuthe He vat he yung real name ni God. Actually that's the name of Jesus. You know I love ewan ko baka ano meron sa Jira. Alam niyo yung I'm just giving you all of this bits

and pieces. You know, alam niyo yung nung kinrucify si Jesus yung kanyang meron siyang nakalagay doun sa taas niya ' ba. Jesus of Nazareth, king of the Jew. Um you know yung acronym non yut he vaav he Yahwe. So parang talagang pinakita talaga. Kaya yung mga high priest nung nakita si Jesus na naka-crucify doon sabi take it down. Baguhin niyo. Baguhin niyo yung sinasabi kasi sila mismo alam nila yung nakalagay doon. Yahwe. So for someone to call God, not just God but Yahwe speaks meron siyang relationship with the Lord. So si Ruth not Ruth si

Rahab was already a believer. Amen. And kung hindi pa kayo convince, James chapter 2 showed it. Amen. James chapter 2. Okay. Sabi sa James chapter 2. Thank you Jesus. Hallelujah. Gugulatin ko kayo. Allow me lang to establish all of these things muna for a while. Amen. Verse 25. Look at this. Ang pinag-uusapan sa James 2 is so notorious doon sa turo na faith without works is dead. Oh, how I love one of these days. It natin anong ibig sabihin no'n. Faith without works is dead. Ito 'yung pinangco-condemn ng madaming mga pastor sa mga dini-disciple. Alam

mo 'yun? 'Yung kung wala kang work, alam yun, kung hindi mo pinatutunayan, yung faith mo hindi enough. Kasi faith without works is dead. one of these days pero gayon pa lang pwede ko ituro ang sinabi ng faith without wors is dead it is as simply as this parang it's impossible na when you truly believe na hindi ka magkakaroon ng evidence yun ang ibig sabihin nung faith without work hindi sinasabi na yung faith samahan mo ng work and then kapag yung faith mo walang work then hindi ka totoong naniniwala no ang ibig sabihin nitong verse na

'to ong passage na 'to is this pag ang isang tao tunay na naniniwala hindi pwedeng hindi magkakaroon siya ng work. Tapos ang inexample si Abraham daw sabi Abraham believe God and it was accounted to him for righteousness and he was called a friend of God. You see then that a man is justified by works and not by faith only. So ang sinasabi rito is si Abraham daw naniwala kay Lord when he was 75 years old. Pero ang pine-pertain dito when Abraham was able to offer Isaac and during nung time na inoffer niya si Isaac, Abraham

was around 115 years old. So parang sinasabi ng Bible is this. 35 years, 35 to 40 years yung parang you know when you believe God, ito sabi nung Bible when you believe God you know it will take time. Pero darating iyung time, yung pinaniniwalaan mo magkakaroon ng works. Hallelujah. And actually medyo encouraging to sa madami sa atin. Yung iba ganito. Minamadali mo 'yung sarili mo. Inuunahan ko 'yung sarili ko. Minamadali natin yung sarili natin. Naniwala ka Lord bakit ganito? Nanininiwala ako. Pero ito pa rin yung mga problema ko. Ganyan. Si Abraham nga nagkaroon siya ng

works after 40 years. Hallelujah. Amen. Huwag mong problemahin yung works. Lalabas yung works mo. Ang problemahin mo you're believing. Hallelujah. I love what I said. Amen. Hag mong problemahin yung works mo. Yung sinasabi do na faith without works is dead. Lalabas yung works mo. Just believe. Tapos pumasok si Rahab. Oh, si Rahab daw was not also Rahab the Harlot. Kailan daw siya naniwala? 40 years ago. Nung time na binabasa natin, Rahab was already 50 years old. Ah pag ni-research ninyo it is believe na naniwala siya na-convert siya 10 years old pa lang siya nung marinig

niya yung nangyari sa Israelite kung paano si Nave. Naniwala na siya. And then after 40 years nagkaroon siya ng finally ng works kung saan tinulungan niya yyung spice. Amen. Are we clear? Hallelujah. Amen. So um wow bonus. Pag sinabing faith without works is dead. What it means is this. Your faith will inevitably have works. Amen. Pero it does not mean na 'yung faith mo samahan mo ng works mo. No, no, no. Believe, believe, believe. Pinag-usapan namin ni Migs kanina just like si Mary. Upo lang siya. Upo lang, upo lang, upo lang, upo lang. One day

makikita mo yung sarili mo. You're doing the right thing at the right time without any effort sa'yo. Hallelujah. Pag lumabas 'yung works mo, makikita mo talaga truly naniniwala ka na. Hallelujah. Amen. So, balik tayo doun sa binabasa natin kay Ram. So, um, na-prove ko ba sa atin na she was a believer? She was a believer. But you know, ah Amen. This will be an encouragement. Even though she was a believer for how many years 40 years, she was still a prostitute even though she believe God is God of heaven, God of earth, and she believed

na yung sine-serve ng Jew. Sabi ko nga sa inyo, she called God Yahwe if she was believing, she was still practicing yung prostitution na even dumating yung spice, she was a prostitute. You know, it does not take a rocket scientist para makita kaagad ano yung pinapakita ni Lord at wow. God is not really after sa labas. What is really important kay Lord is your heart that believes. Your heart that believes. You know, binig tayo ni Lord ng picture ng alam mo yun yung a believer who's I really believe nagi-struggle pa rin si Rahab dito. Amen.

And binigyan tayo ni Lord ng picture ng a believer struggling with sin, struggling with with tawag dito. Hindi lang siya prostitute ' ba nakita natin pathological liar ' baung parang nung nag nage-explain siya doun sa guards talagang parang walang siguro hindi siya kumcurrupt eh alam mo yung talagang parang bin mo para mapaniwala mo yung mga guards 'di ba syempre naghahanap sila so talagang yung she has the face of a liar pero you know she was called a believer and god did not say tayo ' ba we are oh wow alam mo I'm g to be

corrected dito sa sinasabi ko. Minsan we are quick to dismiss people living in sin na baka hindi sila born again. This person was still a prostitute. Tapos ito pa wow ano tayo deeper deeper deeper. And then talagang kaya mag-scandal of grace talaga. Napaka-scandalo nung grace. Alam mo 'yun 'yung kaya dito hindi pasado 'yung grace sa madami. Alam mo 'yun 'yung madaming pastor. Alam mo 'yun 'yung su ano 'yun ung na 'yung 'yung nauubos yung buhok sa grace. Alam mo ang hirap niyang i-explain. Alam mo yung parang 'yung yung sabihin na ganito na parang hindi. Alam

mo 'yun ung kapag binili pag naniwala ka kay Lord dapat baguhin mo yung buhay mo. Dapat ganito dapat ano yun yung pakita mo yung buhay mo na talagang you you glorify God. Totoo yun. Pero it does not negate the fact itong story na to. And so many stories Bible wherein this person who is really struggling with sin. But still God, can you imagine this? God used the story ni Rahab sa James. Hallelujah. Amen. So siguro ngayon pa lang sa atin ako ay encourage. Yung kung sakaling meron kang things in your life parang Lord parang ganito

pa rin nandito pa rin ong ganito. You know talaga binalik yung kanina pinag-uusapan na natin yun e yung do not wow hallelujah buti naka-record to. Balikan natin to do not worry about your actions. You focus on what you believe. Wow. Do not focus kung sakaling Lord wala pa bakit bakit parang hindi ko pa nagagawa to or parang ganito just like si si Rabb ano pinakita sa atin what really matters kay Lord is what she believe now let's go deeper soun na yung ano ni ni anounung status ni Rahab she a believer pero she is a

practicing prostitute. Um talaga yung moral standard niya sobrang bagsak, sobrang failure. So what happened was this, even though ganun siya, nag-request siya kay Lord. Nag-request siya kay Lord through the spice. So ito yung binasa natin kanina. Sabi, "Now therefore I beg you, swear to me by the Lord since I have shown you kindness that you also will show kindness to my father's house and give me a true token. Spare my father, my mother, my brothers, amen, my sisters and all they have and deliver our lives from death." Alam mo yun yung pwede mong sabihin um

ah Rahab, hindi ka ba masyadong demanding? Amen. Hindi nga parang sa sa life sa lifestyle mo ah how you failed the Lord ' ba. She was a believer but she is not a good testimony. She's also alam mo yun she's leading pain as a prostitute. Alam mo yun yung she's not a good testimony. And then alam mo Rehab para sagutin ni Lord yung sarili mo, medyo sobrang grace na yon. Isama mo pa yung nanay mo, tatay mo, mga kapatid mo. Parang hala, sobra-sobra na yata to. Ba? Do you understand me? But what was the answer

of the Lord through the spice? Hallelujah. Amen. I I pray our eyes be opened J. Amen. Um alam niyo ako kanina habang binabasa ko sabi ko Lord, thank you for bringing me back to an adulterated grace. Sabi, so the men answered her, "Are lives for yours. If none of you tell this business of ours, and it shall be when the Lord has given us the land that we will deal kindly and truly with you." Then she let them down by a rope through the window for her house was on the city wall. So iyung ah

bahay daw ni Rahab nasa wall. So dahil nasa wall meron siyang butas doon. So nag-let down siya ng rope. Tapos sabi uh she said to them, "Get to the mountain less the pursuers meet you. Hide there 3 days until the pursuers have returned. Afterward you may go your way." So the man said to her, "We will be blameless of this oath of yours which you have made us swear. Unless when we come into the land, you bind this line of scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down. So ang context was nung

pinatakas na siya ni Rahab iyung dalawa through a Scarlet rope. Okay? Yung Scarlet rope na iyon maybe part ng business ah as an owner nakakuha si Rahamb tapos sobrang haba siguro nung nung rope na iyon. So yun yung yun yung tinali niya sa window niya parang si Rapunzel pero baliktad tsaka red instead the gold. So do bumaba 'yung spice. Tapos sabi nung spice is this. Huwag mo 'tong ano pag dumating kami ah pag nakita namin ito sabi niya pag nakita namin itong Scarlet cord na 'to sa kapag unless you bring your father your mother your

brothers and all your father's household to your own home so it shall be that whoever goes outside the doors of your house into the street his blood shall be on his own head and we will be guiltless and whoever is with you in the house, his blood shall be on our head if a hand is laid on him. And if you tell this business of ours, then we will be free from your oat which you made us. So ano sinasabi nung dalawang spice? Sabi ng dalawang spice, "Ganito, Rahab, pag dumating kami diyan, kung sino yung

nandon sa loob ng bahay, sila yung ma-spare. Pero pag lumabas sila sa bahay, doun sila wala kami, ano yun? Wala kaming responsibility kasi lumabas sila sa bahay. Itong bahay na ' paano namin malalaman na yan yung bahay na bahay mo? Because of the Scarlet trend. The Scarlet trend. Scarlet. Okay. So anong nangyari? Verse 21. Then she said, "Acording to your words, so be it." And she set them away and they departed and she bound the Scarlet cord in the window. Ang usapan lang nila eh kapag dumating na sila doon pag nakita yung Scarlet Cord yun

yung ano yun yung symbol na yun yung bahay ang ginawa daw ni Rehab anong ginawa me sure na naka bound naka nakatali alam hindi niya na tinanggal hindi niya hinintay binoundr fast forward na natin hindi natin babasahin para hindi tayo magtagal when the Israelites came we all know this powerful story The story was ba nag-circle yung Israelites for 6 days tapos they were blowing the trumpet. May binigay ko na yung revelation doon. Tapos on the seventh day they circled seven times and then they blew the trumpet. According to the Bible all four corners nung wall

fell down flat. All four. Bakit all four? Kasi nakaikot na yung mga Israelites. So pagbagsak niya yung Israelites, they just ang sabi sa Bible, they went kung yung sa harap nila they went. You know what's amazing? You know what's amazing? The only part left standing was yung house. Tandaan niyo nasan yung bahay ni Rahab? Nasa wall. Alam niyo ba before this sabi ni Lord all walls pababagsakin ko pero the only wall part that remained standing was the house kung saan nandun yung Scarlet Court. Amen. I was I was trying to get a picture ah kanina.

Sabi ko, um I was really trying my my best para hanapin siya. Ah, may nakita ako pero ayaw niyang i i-show. Um, yung nagbagsakan na lahat kasi nagbagsakan. Sorry, I really cannot. Kanina medyo nakita ko na siya. Nagbagsakan na lahat nung wall. The wall left was kept standing. The one with the ano Scarlet corn. You know, all of the stories sa Bible, sana makita ninyo mga kapatid, mga anak, it speaks of Jesus. You know, the Scarlet cord speaks of his blood. Kung paano si Jesus nasa cross. Tapos nung tinusok siya sa side, yung wall na

to is the side. Pagtusok sa kanya sa side, umagos yung dugo niya. So there was a picture of blood sa side. So yung can you imagine yyung wall na iyon? Tapos may nakadrape. Bakit of all the color red? It speaks of the blood. So iyung blood na iyon speaks of the blood of Jesus. Now here's the wow the wow part. It did not matter si Rahab tumigil sa prostitution o as long as she was in the house na nandon yung Scarlet Cord. It did not matter kung nagi-struggle si Ruth sa character niya si Rabb. It

did not matter kung yung mga dinala niya na family niya na nandoon naniniwala with her. It did not matter if Rahab was disobeying the Lord, obeying the Lord, what mattered was as long na nandon sila sa place na nandun 'yung Scarlet Thread, they were safe. They were protected. Oh, Jra, bakit? Paanong sinagot si Rahab? 'Di ba? Ano yung request ni Rahab? Save us, save us. Yun ang request niya. Ano yung naging sagot? What was the guarantee nung sagot ni Rahab? Good works? No. Good behavior? No. Following the Lord? No. As long na nandun yung chord

sa window, you know what is the Lord saying? You know, as long na maalala mo Jesus bled for you, your blessing is sure to come. Hallelujah. Kung sakalingam ka pero you keep looking dun sa Scarlet Thread. You know ba meron tayong Ewan ko ewan ko Leo. Si Leo kasi yung kayang magano dito eh. Si Leo kasi medyo fresh pra from the old ways. Parang fresh pa from the old ways ' ba yung ' ba may turo na ano pag may request ka kay Lord tapos kapag nagkamali ka alam niyo na nabi-whold. Ano yun? Yung ano

' ba yung parang ano yun na uudlot 'di ba? Yung parang you're praying kay God tapos you utter this prayer request kay God tapos you when you utter the prayer request alam mo na kasi dahil it was a Sunday and you were okay. Tapos may turo na yun nga lang kapag quared during the week tapos ikaw ay nagkamali, you doubted, you ano ah napuputol here. The promise remained as long as the Scarlet cord was on the window. What is the Lord saying? My promise remain sa inyo. Window is our eyes. This is a revelation. Bakit

sa window? Window is our eyes. Window is our eyes. Anak, as long as you see, Jesus died for you. Kahit paano pagkakamali meron ka, my blessings are sure to come. Hallelujah. Hindi na hindi nanalify nung disobedience yung promise ko because of the scarlet thread because of the scarlet cord is it wonderful chayra amen bakit ka sinasagot ni lord bakit dito mo makikita may it release you are god does not answer our prayers by because of good behavior God does not answer our prayer because of commitment. Wala siguro hindi sinabi doun sa Bible yan yung kulang

na yung oras natin eh. Alam mo nung sumigaw si Joshua alam mo yung sabi shout Israelites. Tapos they all shouted bumagsak. Ginawa ni Joshua hinanap niya yung dalawang spice. Tapos sinabi niya ah spice ano yung sabi niya um make sure Rahab is safe kasama ng family niya. Hindi sinabi ni ni Joshua, "Um, Spice, tanungin niyo muna kung nagde-devotion ba si Rehab ha. Tanungin niyo muna kung ah simula nung umalis kayo at nawala na he they he she he followed." Hindi na siya naging prostitute. At siguraduhin niyo no. The only condition was the Scarlet cord. Even

si Lord na nagpabagsak ng wall. The one who saw si Rahab. I'm so sure from the moment na pinakawalan yung spice hanggang dumating yung isolites months yung itok. Not months vix. Nagkasala yan. Tuloy pa rin siya sa ginagawa niya. Pero did it disqualify her from receiving her blessing? No. Because of the scarlet cord. You know, I can just imagine si Rahab. Alam mo 'yun yung nung lalo na lalo na nung umiikot na yung Israelites 'di ba? Parang ganito anong kasiguraduhan mo na you will be saved? Just put your shoe yourself in Rahab shoes. Baung parang

ang nakausap mo lang naman dalawang spies just have their word. Tapos nakita mo na yung army umiikot na tapos nakita mo na na may nangyayari na. I can just imagine Rhab sumisilip dun sa Scarlet Cord. I can just imagine si Rabb sinisigurado niya yung Scarlot cardo. Alam mo yun I'm so sure ag nagkakamali siya nag-aaway sila kasi can you imagine dinala niya lahat nung kanyang pamilya ever it is believed after umalis nung spice dinala na ni Rahab yung pamilya niya sa sa inya. I am so sure nag-away na sila as a family. Pero habang nag-aaway

sila as a family, sumisilip si Rabb don sa Scarlet Cord. Kasi bakit? What is her assurance? She's gonna be answered. Not the good behavior. Hallelujah. Not the sinless life. The scarlet cord. What is your guarantee na God will take care of you na your promise hindi naudlot? The scarlet corn blood of Jesus kaya scandalous ang grace. Anong sinasabi mo pastor? Pastor Prince Pastor ano anong sinasabi mo pastor team na ano yun? Okay lang na magkasala no? Sinabi din ni apostol Paul 'yun. Hindi ko sinasabi 'yon. But what I'm saying is our guarantee. The reason why

our prayers are answered because of the blood of Jesus. Hallelujah. Amen. Kung ito ba remember niyoung sinabi ko last week kung kaya nating maging ano to? Maging tawag habit. Magugulat kayo sa sasabihin ko na after you sined look sa scarlet cord. Amen. I dare to say kakaibang pastor ibang mga pastor sabi hawag na hwag kayong magkakasala. Ah tawag ito uh tingnan ninyo 'yung Scarlet Chord. Ah at para pag tingnan niyo 'yung Scarlet Cord kayo. No ang sasabihin ko is this. Kaya nga binigay 'yung Scarlet Cord. On the time you fail, the time you miss it,

see it. Lord buti na lang your goodness to me is not because I'm good but because Jesus bled. Hallelujah. Amen. Amen. Alam mo yung protection mo andun pa din hindi nawala because of your mistake. What grace? I can only say it grace. And only say it grace. Kaya nga ba ano ano iyung bottom line natin ba it's not the works. It's believing. Believing in what Jesus has done. Now pa tayo tapos. Amen. Though patapos na tayo, mauubos na yung oras natin. Pero you know what's amazing? This is what's amazing. Um, kailangan nating sabihin to. I

don't want just simply end it. So when everything fell down, ang ganda nung itsura. Siguro kaya alam, you know, the Lord has his way. Kung paano ipakita sa tao, sino yung pinapaboran niya. The mere fact na hindi bumagsak. Alam nung alam ng mga Israelites, uy, favored 'yun. 'Yung bahay na 'yan. Alam mo lahat ng wall bumagsak. Itong wall na to hindi bumagsak. Ah sana makita ninyo. Huwag kayong matakot sa nangyayari sa mundo. You have the scarlet cord. Hallelujah. Amen. Can you imagine? Bumagsak lahat yung sa kanyang house hindi bumagsak. So bumagsak lahat. You know anong

nangyari? Ah wow. Ito yung amazing. Pag tining pag pinag-aralan niyo, it's in the Bible na pangasawa ni Rahab si Salmon. Nakalagay yun sa genealogy ni Jesus. Si Salmon. Al right. Pag pinag-aralan ninyo si Salmon, si Salmon is from Judah. All right. Ah, pag pinag-aralan niyo siya, nagkaroon kayo ng deeper study. It is believe na dito sa raid na to, itong sa Jericho war na to, si Salmon yung naging MVP kasi siya yung agag ang it is believed out pagbagsak si Salmon yung pinaka-chief. So si Salmon yung unang pumasok. Tapos pagpasok ni Smon siya yung madaming

napatay. Siya 'yung ano, siya 'yung MVP. Siya 'yung ginawang champion. Tapos nakita niya si Rabb. Alam niya na prostitute pero na inin love. Kasi napangasawa niya eh. Siya napangasawa niya si si Reab. You know anong sinasabi ni Lord? Ang request lang ni Rahab mag-survive. That's just his request. Her request. Si Salmon because he is the chief, siya yung isa sa pinakamayaman. Kaya nga makikita ninyo, magugulat kayo ang anak ni Salmon at ni Rahab, si Boaz ' ba. Si Boaz yung napangasawa ni Ruth. Tapos si Boaz ang sabi sa Bible, the richest bachelor. So mayaman sila.

So mayaman si Salmon. You know, Rahab is the ah patay na siya ngayon pero during tayo ngayon the living breathing reality nung exceedingly abundantly above all you ask or think. Ang ni-request lang ni Rahab was to survive. Ang puhunan lang niya. Hindi niya pwedeng sabihin na Lord pakinggan mo yung request ko kasi maayos ako. No, ang pinuhunan lang niya is just to trust God to trust in his grace. Ba kanina nabasa natin please I beg you in your kindness. So ang ang pinuhunan lang ni Rahab magdepend na itong God na to is kind. Ginawa ni

Lord hindi lang inansurvive siya. inayos yung buh from a messy life to something for salmon na mainlo sa isang prostitute i believe it was god na nagbigay ng heart eyes kay kay kay that is divine alam mo yung this this chief na mayaman alam mo yun yung could have gotten mas madami na mga mas madaming mga bacheloret But of all the people na kainlaban niya, I really believe binuhusan ni Lord si Rahab ng favor. Hindi ba tayo tapos? At sa sobrang favor na yon, sinama pa siya sa genealogy ni Jesus. The ultimate glory. What is

the Lord saying? Simple tonight. Don't worry about your works. Just trust me in my goodness. Trust me, depend on my kindness sayo. Not about your works, not about your character. Just And let me show you how exceedingly, abundantly pansinin ninyo Jra make ano yun yung pag tiningnan mo si Rahab ' ba pag tinan mo si Rahab wala. As in there's nothing about Rahab. There's nothing special about Rahab para pakitaan siya ng favor na ganito ni Lord. On the contrary, everything was going wrong kay Rahab. Si Rahab yung tipo ng mga tao na pinapaubaya sa debonyo

yung sinasabi ng madaming mga pastor si Reab yung tipo ng mga tao na ganon. But you know anong pinakita ni Lord? One that there to trust in my goodness. One that dare to trust Scarlet Corn. one that there's to trust ginaes in spite of who he is I will show him great and mighty things and it doesn't matter if you start messy it doesn't matter kung ano yung pas mo when you dare trust the scarlet cordeluj Amen. That's the scandal of grace. So alam niyo sana makita niyo paano mo naka-catch yung attention ni Lord not

with works. Amen. Not sabihin ko na not with good behavior. Pero let me tell you, let me tell you. Ito yung sinasabi ko. Amen. I am so sure dahil sa sobrang goodness na siguro si Reab din nagulat. Sabi sa Bible, ginawa niyo, after siya pakasalan ni Salmon, tumigil siya sa pagpo-prostitute. Anong tawag doon? The goodness of God leads you to change your mind. Alam mo yun yung pauulanan ka ng sobrang kabaitan ni Lord. Ikaw mismong mahihiya ka sa sarili mo na hindi ka pa nagbabago. Alam mo parang ikaw mismo parang Lord alam mo ako and

Rahab was changed. Hallelujah. Amen. You know ang mga another story is hindi pinag-focus ni Lord si Rahab sa how to change like Zakus Latin last week pinakitaan lang ni Lord ng goodness at siguro sana makita ninyo our part. Tingin lang si Rahab sa Scarlet Cord. Ja, as men we will always fall, will always fail kung kaya mo lang tingnan lagi yung Scarlet Cord what Jesus has done Lord thank you parang you forgiven me thank you Lord and then you dare believe kung anong kayang gawin sayo ni Lord it doesn't ityung I love saying this it

does not matter how you started. Amen. Daig na daig ni Rahab. Sobrang daming Bible character na nagsimula ng maayos. Ang daming kings and emperors na ngayon hindi alam ang pangalan. Rahab, her name is etched for all eternity. So the scandal of grace. gentlemen and ladies na nakikinig sa akin. Amen. Um, tawag ito ang maganda ngayon I believe this is also a shock sa Christian life. Not about change. It's not about change. It's not about hindi ka tinawag ni Lord para baguhin. But he wants to change you. Kasi alam niya na pag ka nagbago, yung yung

yung habit mo na yan, it will it will harm you. It will cause you pain. Pero you know what? Christian life is all about what? Binding the Scarlet cord sa window mo. Siit lang. Alam mo yun yung habang nagkakamali ka alam mo yun yung instead na mag-focus ka bakit hindi ako nagbabago ang i-focus mo Lord crab kahit paulit-ulit ko ong ginagawa I'm still forgiven by you and Lord God yung proteksyon ko hindi nagbabago Lord your favor that's what you call looking do sa scarlet court darating iyung time just like Rahab k sabi ko faith outworks

is dead balik tayo doon doon tayo mag-end It is impossible na when you truly believe na alam mo yung talagang yung heart mo nag-rest na na parang kahit anong gawin ko I'm forgiven and God is so good sa akin and my blessing does not come dahil ako ay nagwo-work. My blessing does not come mabait ako. My blessing does not come dahil maayos ako. Dahil obedient ako. My blessing comes because si Jesus namatay for me. Darating iyung time works will follow. Darating yung time ikaw mismo magugulat ka sa sarili mo. Ayaw mo na ng mga dating

gusto mo na nahihirapan ka natanggihan na even yung yung problema mo about this suddenly makita mo kasi why the goodness of God leads people to repentance. Tayo ngayon ito ngayon ang ang pag-approach sa atin ni Lord anak don't look sa sarili mo. 'Di ba yung turo ko nung last Sunday? Don't look sa sarili mo. Look sa Scarlet Cord. Yun ang i-celebrate mo. Okay? Itong itong day na to nagkamali ka. Hwag mong hwag mong masyadong big deal yung nagkamali ako. Ganito ang i-big deal mo Lord na kahit nagkamali ako. Wow how you have forgiven me. How

you have blessed me. Hallelujah. That's grace. I love it. Amen. Naalala niyo 'yun sa mga 'yung 'yung medyo may tawag ako 'to eh. 'Yung fathers ng JRA. May fathers ang Jra eh. Si Migs, si Leester, si Leo saka si Jano saka si Paul 'yung fathers na Gra 'yung doon nagsimula. Pero ang pinaka-father talaga dito si si Mig saka si Lester. Alam mo yun? Yung ah tawag naalala niyo yung nagsisimula pa lang tayo very first weeks natin ba sabi ko yung I want to use the gyra as a time where I can preach grace. Alam niyo

yung talagang unadulterated grace. I'm so happy. Even tonight it's still happening. Wow. Amen. Hallelujah. Amen. Stop looking failures. Ja, start looking scarlet thread. Scarlet cord. Amen. Ano? Put your have confidence na your your prayers are answered. Not because of your good behavior, your conduct, kung nagkamali ka o hindi. Amen. Yun nga yun e. Pag nagkamali ka, siguraduhin mo na naka-type pa 'yung Scarlet cord sa bahay mo. Anong ibig sabihin non? You just see it. Parang Lord, thank you. Thank you. Your blood still flows. Hallelujah. Amen and amen. Hoo. Amen. Parang medyo may team sa atin

si Lord ah. Parang through the items last week, the Scomore Trey. Amen. Ngayon naman the Scarlet Cord. Hallelujah. Hindi ko alam kung ano next week. Amen. Next week, the batya. I don't know. I'm just I'm just joking. Amen. Hallelujah. Father, marami pong salamat for today. Lord, kanina lang I prayed that we may see more of Jesus. Lord, tonight we are seeing more of him. We are seeing how amazing, how important, how Lord, everything Lord is all about what you did, Lord Jesus. Lord, we would like to take this opportunity, magpasalamat Lord, kung hindi dahil sa'yo,

kung hindi ka namatay Lord, we will not be dissecured. Lord, thank you for dying on our on the cross in our place. And because of that, Lord, today Lord, nakabound na yung Scarlet Corn na Lord minsan ang hirap paniwalaan but this is true. Kahit anong mali na magawa namin because of your blood, the blessing will still flow. The protection will still flow our prayers are answered. So Lord we truly owe it all to you Lord Jesus. Lord God starting tonight we uh take our eyes off sarili namin and even Lord how we are failing and

we are now looking to you looking Scarlet cord looking to what you have done. We choose to celebrate what you have done Lord sa buhay namin. I bless your people. I bless the JRA. Even the ones listening saing maranas L God the blessing of Rahab na L God your goodness just flows and flows and flows. Bless you Lord. We give you all the glory in Jesus name we pray. Amen and amen and amen. Hallelujah. Amen. Hallelujah. Grabe parang amen. So amen hindi ako magugulat kung sakali pagdating natin ng Sunday yung mga kotse niyo may Scarlet

Cord. Yung yung bahay ninyo may Scarlet Court. Yung yung damit niyo may Scarlet Court. Ketin mo naka-bound na lagi ko to tinitingnan. Hallelujah. Amen. God bless you JRA. See you this Sunday. May you have wonderful week away. You're welcome I'm so happy to see you Kino. Hindi kita napamusta kanina. Thank you for coming. God bless you. God bless you. Jan God. Thank you kuya team. You are welcome Louis. Kaya pala Louis kaya ganyan ka pa rin hanggang ngayon naka-bound yung Scarlet Cord sayo. Hallelujah po kuya sa Scarlet Cord. God bless JA. God bless JRA. God

bless you all. God bless you din. Ba-bye. God bless.