 Good afternoon pastor David. Hey John welcome everybody to a random moment with pastor David unfiltered and and Pastor before we get into our topic for today I just want to ask our church family to keep you and Marie in prayer as you guys are going to Rosarito tomorrow Yes, we are and ministering at a pastors conference in Mexican pastors conference Yes, and so we ask the church family pray for traveling mercies, and they'll just be a day trip. Correct Yes, we'll go in the morning and we'll be God willing returning in the In the early afternoon if they if they allow us to come back Well, I mean a day of tacos won't be that bad. I don't think I don't think it would be bad at all Church channel if you would please keep them in prayer as they head down tomorrow morning and and spend time with some of the Pastors that are in Mexico, and and it's amazing that you get to share a message to the pastors that are down I love doing that. Yeah, I remember the last time we went down there I had the privilege of going with you and I remember when You were introduced You're introduced in Spanish as that you hold in Mexico, which is an honor It is and to have the pastors down there that are that see you as a son of Mexico to to go down there And so It's gonna be a great time for me It's very special time because you know as Paul said that he had a special love and burden for his people according to the flesh for his Jewish Brethren, you know Jewish Jewish the Jewish people even so I have a love a love for my My Mexican brothers, and so yeah, it's just a Real joy. It's a blessing to be able to go and share with them and I remember the last time we went though the response that The brothers down there had they're very sweet. Yes. Yes, and and that's something I wish everybody could see that The way that Their response to to you and but to the word of God The hunger for the word of God pastor last time we've met we spoke about crusade evangelist and You know, I've been thinking about the crusades that the various ones and we're not specific any specific ones but the various ones where Where there can be a tendency for it to become a tradition within the church it could be a tradition to attend it can be a tradition to to go and and Of course one I invite friends and family. What are your thoughts about that pastor when? different crusades yet Evangelical and getting people to come and receive the gospel But have become a tradition and I think that's unfortunate at the beginning of The crusade type ministries it was with the intent of preaching the gospel and evangelizing and inviting people to come to a relationship with Jesus Christ and and that's what a Crusade I would assume that's what a crusade is Intended to do, you know here in our fellowship. We do evangelistic outreaches, you know, we'll we'll have some worshipful music and Give a message and give an invitation and we see people get saved here in our fellowship I give invitations every time I teach sometimes I invite them to come forward most of the time I'll ask them to raise their hand there in the pew or in the chair and I believe that that's part of what God has called me to do is to share the gospel and encourage people to To conversion and so that's all good. And so when you have Major crusades, which there are there are numbers throughout the world, you know, especially we know There are those crusades here in the United States that are fairly well known They're intended to Reach the The one who doesn't have a relationship with Christ and all of that is good and again, you know We spoke about this recently in my heart for those things is That the word of God is going forth and it's my hope that people are actually converting to faith in Jesus Christ I I think unfortunately over the years that they can become in some people's minds at least a Traditional thing where we go every year to the quote-unquote crusade when in in fact they ceased Long time ago Inviting any unsafe friends or family perhaps they did at first. Maybe they still do I don't know But I I would say there's a number of people today who go to it as a free concert They're hearing some in some cases. They're hearing some of the more better known Christian groups music groups that are in the United States and They're not being charged for this if they were to go to one of the concerts that these groups or individuals would put on They'd be spending some money for a ticket But here they don't have to and they just show up and they bring the friends or bring the families You know, they enjoy a free concert and then share when people go on on the field at the invitation I personally think that that is not exactly what the evangelists would intend I'm pretty sure that those who do evangelism would would prefer speaking to People who are bringing unsaved friends and unsaved people that's who they'd like to reach That's what the whole purpose is and so over the years. I've heard more than once People saying well, are you going to the crusades gonna have great music and they're not speaking to Unbelievers are posting it on social media. You know, we're going to such and so crusade and they'll be great music We're bringing our family. It's become a tradition. I'm pretty sure the evangelist doesn't want to be putting on free concerts I'm pretty sure the evangelist Wants to reach the unsaved because the message that's being given is not necessarily a Bible study per se where you're building up the believer in their faith here. It's it's focusing on reaching the unbeliever and So as a believer I have I have no particular reason to attend an evangelistic crusade and as a believer I would like to believe that I've been equipped by the Lord to be able to proclaim the gospel in such a way as to Encourage someone to have faith in Christ. So I have never really been the Christian who feels well I should take them to hear this person because of his gifting or whatever I just have never had that inclination and so I'm not a crusade attendee I have no need to be in the crusades and in this church I preach the gospel and encourage people to receive salvation and so I would like to believe I'm doing the work of an evangelist every time I open the book and so When people are posting on Facebook or you know, Twitter or whatever, you know going to the crusade or whatever I Will I would only hope that they're bringing unsafe friends because that's what the quote-unquote crusade is supposed to Be geared towards and so You know, I have read John like you I have read people say it's become a tradition What for you to go to a free concert to bring your family to an evening a Church service and then not to go to church the next day because you think you're already went to church I mean, I'm not necessarily a fan of that and I like what you said when we open when you share the message every Sunday you're preaching the gospel and And thank you pastor, you know, I was thinking about that and I wanted to get your feedback on that because that one time too was a Tradition for me and to get together with other friends and and we'd go down to hear a great concert and again It's it's a good thing when it's when it's reaching the last year, but when it's become for me at least I can come hear that at church, you know, and it's not a substitute And so I wanted your feedback on that pastor because I was thinking about that as as since we had done our last Unfiltered so thank you for giving us some instead or at least answering the question that we had that I had in and one Invite you guys to come out speaking of an evangelistic message come out on Sunday morning 8 30 and 10 45 as we're going you're gonna teach in book of Mark What chapter are you a pastor chapter for chapter I'm going to the parables found in chapter 4 And we'll be looking at two or three of them this upcoming Sunday, you know and part of part of the The study I'll be doing John is Related to the purpose of the church. I mean, what is the church supposed to be doing, you know We're going to be the the light that isn't hidden under a basket, right? What's that talking about? You know, it's it's about being an evangelistic Proclaiming group of people see what we should be doing is we should be aware of the fact that the church Is not made up of only one body part, you know, not everyone Paul said is an eye not everyone is an ear You know, we all have different gifts and different abilities and we're supposed to be exercising those and so that's why I don't emphasize the The one part of the body body over the others. We're not supposed to do that You know, you're supposed to just see the body working in concert and again, you know I think that one of the dangers is is that we can overemphasize the importance of one over the other You know, so one person may have a mouth will say he speaks but the other person may have an ear They listen and we need both the mouth and the ear in order for the body to function properly and so I just I just think that if people are going to To special events and crusades to be very careful Not, you know, not to make this special event or even that wonderful event called a crusade Not to make that the premier thing I mean, you can still invite friends to your own church. You could invite friends to your house You can invite friends to your Bible study. You can invite friends to know Christ just by speaking yourself I don't want to rely on one person or one gift in the body of Christ when every member is to do its work every member and so That's that's that would be my response once again returning to that I just really I really feel that we can overemphasize certain parts of the body of Christ to the Neglecting of other parts. We need to be careful. Amen pastor. Thank you for that I also want to remind the church that on Sunday, October 24th after second service We have a couple of events going on. We have our Israel information meeting and And newly advertised, we're going to be serving a Some Mexican meal a good meal that a church is able to purchase. We'll have some more information on that That'll be after first and second service on October 24th, and I think the church will like that. I do So church family come on out on Sunday morning 8 30 10 45 and pastor David. Thank you so much. I bless you church family. We'll see you soon You