 Happy day. Justa, you want to say hello to the church? Say hi. Okay, let's pray before we start. Dear Lord, we have come to learn from you. Please help us that we may know you and that we may know what you desire from us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. So once again, it's still March. So we are still doing the fundamental belief number 19. And this is quadril B before you. And today we are going to learn about obedience. Or? Or? Josiah, do you obey your mommy and daddy? Yes. You love to obey? Yes. What's your favorite commandment? What's your favorite commandment? Wow. And because that's your favorite commandment, mommy and daddy made you a married tree. What is this? A married tree. So when you do good things and you obey and you help mommy to wash your tansils or you help daddy to wipe his shoes or you sweep the house or you're kind to people, you take a merit and you come stick on your married tree. Isn't it? Yes. You love your married tree? Yes. It has nice apples. Yes. These apples show good character, isn't it? Yes. And when you disobey what happens, get at the merit, you come and pluck your apple, isn't it? Yes. Yes, and the tree will be very lonely, isn't it? Yes. Do you like to disobey? No. No, you like to obey and keep your apples, isn't it? Yes. And when all these merits are full everywhere, what do mommy and daddy do? They take you merit shopping. You do what merit? Shopping. This one, they turn it into currency and you are able to buy some good things. What is this? A halkut. Who is it? Mine. Yes, you are able to buy some good merits, good things because you are a good boy, isn't it? Yes. So this is your merit bag? Yes. And you love it? Yes. Now, can I tell you something? Yes. Oh, there's something I've forgotten. Whose name is here? Justara. What is it written? Justara kungu. Children, can you see? Yes. What is it written? Justara. Yes. Now, can I tell you something interesting? God works with us the same way. God works with us the same way. What does God say in Matthew chapter 6 verse 20? He says, Lay for yourselves up treasures in heaven where moth and rust do not corrupt, isn't it? Yes. And he also says in the relation 22 verse 12 that behold I come and my reward is with so that does that mean we have treasures in heaven? Yes. When we do good, does Jesus reward us? Yes. And we have nice treasures and when he comes he's going to give them to us? Yes. Now, let me tell you a story. Story. Of a man called Joshua. Who knows Joshua? Who knows Joshua, the son of Nun? Who knows him? Now, Joshua was the man who obeyed God and he got good, good merits. In Joshua chapter 1 verse 9 God said, have I not commanded thee? Okay, what was the command? You're not fear? No, that was not the command. What was the command? Command came one verse before. It was in Joshua chapter 1 verse 8. The microphone is not loud. Communication team, the microphone is not loud enough for Josiah. Okay. So verse 8 says this word of this book. The words of this book shall not depart from your mouth. You shall meditate upon it day and night and do everything according that is written therein. And then your way will be prosperous and you shall have good success. Isn't that what God commanded Joshua? Yes. Yes, that is what God commanded Joshua. And did Joshua listen? Was Joshua obedient? Yes. Even in the simplest of things. Do you remember the story of Jericho? Yes. God told Joshua, for you to take Jericho, I need you to go around it every day once. And on the seventh day, how many times? Seven times. And then you shout to the loud voice and what will happen? The walls will come tumbling. Joshua fought the battle of Jericho. Jericho. Jericho. Joshua fought the battle of Jericho. And the walls came tumbling down. If it were you, would you have done what God had said? Or you say, this is very silly. How will it even work? But Joshua obeyed God. Even when it looked so simple and wondering how can this even happen as long as God has commanded you, you obeyed. You do what? Obeyed. Now this man called Saul. He was the first king of Israel. How many know King Saul? King Saul disobeyed God. He did not obey God fully. Because he wanted to kill David. He wanted to kill David. That is very true. And he did not obey God fully. You know when God gave him the full commandment he only did half of it, isn't it? Yes. He didn't obey God fully, isn't it? Yes. Now, can we have two families here? We want to do an illustration. Two families come, Tendai and Baba Tendai here and then somewhere with your child. Now we are going to have a small illustration. There are two families here. These two families have raised their children in God. They have brought their children to sabah school. Their children have come for VBS, camp meeting, adventurers, pass finders and everything they could do in their power. Ten years from now Baba Tendai how would you feel if Tendai tells you on sabah morning Daddy, I'm not going with you to church because I have a football club meeting today and I want to go with my friends. How would you feel? Sad. You feel very sad, isn't it? Yes. And here we have Samuel and Ian. So ten years from now if Ian comes and tells you Daddy, this sabah morning you know we have prayer meetings in church before sabah school and I have invited my friends to come with me but you and Mami are delaying. Can you please pay for us a cab so we can go? How would you feel? I feel good. You will feel good, isn't it? But you have both raised your children almost the same way, isn't it? So what happened between this family and this family? What is the difference? Teacher Joseph, do you mind to tell us what's the difference between these two families? The difference between the two families is that one family may have raised a child to just face duty or to do things dutifully. The other family because the father was joyful and happy when he was taking them to church he raised them to do things out of love. Okay, well done. So, children and parents it is important to know obedience comes out of love. Obedience comes out of love. If you don't love your mummies and your daddies will you obey them? It's the same way with God. If you don't love God will you keep his commandments? No. No you will not but it is important for us as a family to show each other in the home that we love each other fast mummies and daddies and then we love the child because if the child does not see the love in the family will they know that God really loves them? No, a child will not comprehend God's love if you do not have the love in the family. So obedience comes out of love. Okay, so will you remember to love God with all your heart, with all your mind with all your body and with all your soul and then it will be very easy to do your duties, isn't it? Yes. Okay, so now we are going to pray with psalms 23. Josiah, you lead us with psalms 23? Yes. Psalms 23. The Lord is my shed. I shall not one. He maketh me lie down and be fast child. He restored my distinct water. He restored my soul. He leadeth me in the paths of preciousness? For his name sake. Yeah. Do I walk to the valley of the shadow of death? I shall fear no evil. For thou are with me. The Lord and the staff take care of me. I prepare a table before me. The presidents of my enemies. Thou have noticed my headed old. My cup planet over. Shuali. Goodness and mercy shall follow me. All the days of my life that will dwell in the house of the Lord for me. Amen. And that's the end of our story today. So see you again next sabat same place, same time. But now it's bye.