If Looks Could Kill

All right, let's go into the sermon. Now look at my watch. And you see the title. If looks could kill. You ever had one of those looks? You ever gotten one of those looks? Haven't we all? Maybe it was a parent. I got a few of those from my dad. I don't think I ever got any my mother. She would have like she, well, she did slap me. So, I mean, it wasn't like she could kill me, but she did slap me. Not that I didn't deserve it. Or maybe it's a mate. Hmm. You ever had one of those looks just like? If I could just melt you. Not that I've ever had. I just asked you guys. I have to sleep with her tonight. I'm gonna sleep with one eye open. Or maybe you had a boss. That gave you that if looks could kill. So, I want to look at that today. And so, let's go back almost 2,000 years to the time of the disciples. Would you want to? Would you like to be one of the disciples? Raise your hand if you wanted to. If you could go back 2,000 years, 1,990 years ago. I don't see any hands raising. I think you've read, read too much. Because it wasn't gonna, it wouldn't be the cookies and lollipops, if I could say that, because it turned out to be a challenging life. And we have those examples so that we can kind of match up where we are going down the same path, following Jesus Christ, following those words. We just don't have to do it without air conditioning. And we have lights we can turn on, not candles. And so many other things that we're able to enjoy today. But I bring this out because the men who followed Christ, the 12, the 13, or so, it was a change of life for them. Change of life and thought. Christ's disciples were taught to let go of those long-held beliefs they had. Think about it. The Jews were superior. I mean, that's the way they were raised. They could look down on people. And not because I'm taller than you, Bill, but because if I was a disciple, I'd be, you know, I could look down. They had that thought. They had that mindset.

They looked at anyone who wasn't a Jew as inferior. Not only that, but it was about race and not about grace. And they also had to overcome and be taught the lesson that women, women, were not inferior to men. And that the Messiah was going to put them up right with men. Because in that society, you may be a Jewish woman, but you're still a woman. Childlike creatures! As many were treated.

But you know, their paradigm had to change. Just like so many of our paradigms had to change from the past, but even have to change now. Because God's Spirit is working with each and every one of us to transform us, to change us, to enlighten us, to be like Jesus Christ. That means we're probably going to leave here today, and next week you're going to see some challenges. Because God is moving in our lives. He is working with us because we're not perfect yet. Neither were those disciples. Can you imagine Peter, extrovert Peter, take charge Peter, having all the answers Peter, bold Peter, being told he could walk on water, being told to come on out. He was a fisherman most of his life, if not all of his life. He knew you couldn't walk on water, but yet Jesus Christ said, walk, come out. Because he said, call on me and I'll come out.

In a way, I'm sure in the back of Peter's mind, God, well, you don't have to. But he wanted. He's like, wow, could this really happen? So are we ready for some of our beliefs to be transformed?

I don't see any of that nervous look like, oh, we're going to find out that next week we meet here on Sunday. Not going to happen. As long as I'm here. But today, I want to look at a lesson in teacher-student ethics. And one of the rules of that is that there is only one right, and only one of us with Christ is going to have to change.

Because unless you can walk on water, and I think when we had our last baptism here, we almost need to, right, Jeff? But we could. So we're not there yet. I don't think any of you moved a mountain. If you did, no big deal. It's just a trash heap here in Florida. But there are a lot of things that we need to perfect. That God wants to perfect in us because most of us can look around and say, well, we've tried on our own, but we've only gotten so far. There was the old bracelets, necklace, a WWJD. What would Jesus do? Well, I'd like to look at today, not what He did, but what would He teach? What would He teach? And are you ready to sit in on the class? Because that's what He asked His students to do. Those 12 guys that start out 70 and whittle down to 12. 11 were actually paying attention in class.

But I'd like to look at today, Professor Yahshua was teaching a class that could easily be called Ethics of Humanity. Ethics of Humanity. And each and every one of us can learn from that class. I know I can, just the study of it, just the time I spent studying this, thinking about this. Because I look at the qualifications of the teacher. And I went online for various things after my time. Mike spent the same thing, I'm sure. I had three years of theology classes from our instructors. And then I went on and did others online and would watch theology classes from MIT, from Harvard, Yale, by some of the most acclaimed theological minds in the world today. And they would all give you, and watch online, their qualifications. And they had doctors of divinity and all these titles and I thought, Jesus Christ didn't have any of that. Because his qualifications were that he was fully human and fully divine. He was fully God and he was fully God. Fully human, fully God. Now, somebody says, well, explain that to me. Well, he was physical. Fully physical because he could die. That was evidence. But inside, he had the Spirit from birth. Holy Spirit, led and guided by the mind of God. Who else better to teach the ethics of humanity? Than Jesus Christ. Who else better to teach us, from his word, ethics of humanity, than the Creator? Then the entity, the being, the power that actually created us, and took nothing and spoke and it became.

Kind of hard for us to wrap our minds around. And back when I was in Tennessee, I had a dog and I spoke and it wouldn't mind me.

Purely human, but this divine being spoke and light happened, creation happened. And so, this same being that created everything out there in here and beyond, can teach us like no one else about humanity. In a way that I don't know if he could have taught it without first becoming flesh. Because there's nothing like experience, is there Phil?

Down that road we see it. So, two lessons we'll learn today by the Master Teacher, just as the disciples did. Except we do not have to transport ourselves back nineteen hundred and eighty eight years ago to the starting of the ministry.

The first lesson that he will teach us is words. Words! Very simple. Words. Words are very powerful, but you see he dealt with things that we didn't deal with, that we do not deal with today. In a similar manner we do, but no. You see, his words were not politically correct. Sound like today? Some of our words are not politically correct. I just gave a message this morning, a different message in Fort Lauderdale, and had one of my graphics of Bruce Jenner. I didn't call him Caitlyn Jenner, not politically correct in today's society. But Christ dealt with this because he had to deal with civil law as civil authority that was Roman law. The Roman mindset, if you don't like it, beat it into submission. That was a Roman way of doing it. But besides that, he had to deal with the religious authority which were the Sadducees. And when he insulted them, when he first started his ministry, Pharisees got all excited one night and sent Nicodemus to him to see if they could recruit him. And then he put him in his place, and then the Pharisees turned on him. So he had not only the civil authority against him, he had religious authorities, and then the two major religious parties that couldn't stand each other, the Pharisees and the Sadducees decided, let's get him. We'll go after him. So with this background, you realize that Jesus Christ's words were incredible. And sometimes we do not appreciate them enough. Yes, we've read the Gospels, but have we just dwelt on those letters and read as the old saying used to go? What he said, how he said it, and frame everything with that reference, because he was incredible. Jesus Christ was fearless, fearless when it came to the word of God and the words that came out of his mouth and how he handled things. That's why I originally brought Matthew 21 that Mike's going to cover in Bible study, because it's so powerful. Just that one chapter, just those verses, because we see the Master being the Master and teaching us. Teaching us.

So I'd like you to go with me, but first I'd like you to answer a question. Are we fearless like Jesus Christ?

Are we fearless using the word of God? Well, it might make people feel uncomfortable. I wouldn't want to do that.

If you think of that, guess what? You're just like one of the disciples. They weren't ready for this either. They weren't sure how this was going to go. They just realized, wow, this incredible calling, this incredible individual. And wow. But then there came some very hard things for them to swallow. Just like sometimes there is for us, too. Because we're not called to take the high road. We're called to take the highest road, the road Jesus Christ took. And it's just not a little elevation from other people. It's the highest road that we've been called to. So go with me. I'll read from the New King James Version. Let's go with me to starting a Jesus Christ ministry. Let's go to John 2. John 2! And so, of course, we know that Jesus Christ turned the water into wine at a wedding, which I'm sure the disciples, well, I don't know how He did that, but I kind of like that. Wow! Instant wine anytime we want. Because this is the start of the ministry.

Let's go to verse 16. Because Jesus Christ comes and leaves the wedding, comes into Jerusalem, just as Passover is beginning, and He goes in, and what does He do? He stirs it up! He didn't just come in and go, hi, guys. Ready for some lamb? No. No. He went in and made a whip of cords, and then He turned over the money changers and tables, and then He stirred everything up in the Sadducees temple. And I say that because it's supposed to be God's temple, but Sadducees had taken it over. The Romans gave them complete control. Just show, just do what we tell you, do and bring us some money. And that's it. So, can you imagine the disciples looking at this? Wait a minute. You're just starting your ministry, and it's about to come into the Holy Days, the Spring Holy Days, and all of a sudden, verse 16, and He said to those who sold doves, take these things away. Do not make my father's house a house of merchandise. It's powerful words. And I said it that way because I don't think He's, oh, do you guys mind if you could pick up and move some of this stuff over to the side? Why do I say that? Because, verse 17, then His disciples remembered that it was written, zeal for your house has eaten me up. He said it was zeal. Passion. His words were full of passion. He knew. He designed that temple. He gave the plans to David. He knew what it was supposed to be. He saw it burnt to the ground, being rebuilt.

Verse 19, Jesus answered and said to them, destroy this temple in three days. I will raise it up. You know His disciples had to go, what is this guy doing? He's upsetting everybody that is anybody who's in charge.

We're just starting this thing, and already we're getting off on the wrong foot. Verse 24, you see in verse 23, they saw the many signs that He did, the healings and so forth. But then 24, but Jesus did not commit Himself to them because He knew all men. What? There were already sides lining up to get Him to come. Come on, join us. We'll give you a high position. We'll send you to New Zealand. No, this is not how the disciples thought it was going to go, you know, in the back of their minds because He was taking over. In verse 25, and He had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man. He created them. He knew. He knew their thoughts, their hearts. He knew what they were up to, the no good they wanted to do. Words were so powerful, and Jesus was setting the tone for His ministry here, and that it was a privilege to be one of those men. It was a privilege to be taught by God Himself. Shame people do not look at the Bible the same way and read it and be taught by God Himself. For my words are life, my words are spirit. But we do. God has shown us that. But let's go. Let's go over and follow me to John 6. John 6. John 6 in verse 64. Now, what had happened here just before John 64, 65, 66, 67, Christ had given us incredible sermon, and He had all these people, and they were just like, ha. And then He said those words. You really want to follow me? You're going to eat my flesh. You're going to drink my blood. And they're gone. What? If looks could kill, those people would have looked at Him and said, you've lost your mind. They knew He had lost His mind and their might, because who in the world would say that? Who would say you're going to have to... cannibalism. Drink blood? They weren't even supposed to drink the blood of a clean animal, much less this. What is this nut teaching? Did He have a purpose for it? Absolutely. 6, chapter 6, and verse... let's do 64. For there are some of you who do not believe. I guess so, because they were looking at the words instead of the man. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were, who did not believe, and who would betray Him. He knew it. Then we come to 65. And He said, Therefore, I have said to you that no one can come to me unless it has been granted to Him by my Father. One of the memory scriptures we've always had in the church, because we just didn't get here by just our vehicles. And we wouldn't be here just if we walked. It's because God has called us here. You can't come to Him. Verse 66 said, From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more. Was that where the 70 turned around? Was that where the 70 decided, Ah, now, you've gone too far. Eat, flesh, and drink blood. Who do you think we are? Could that be some of the women who supported Him?

With their finances that the scriptures talked about? But many, many of His disciples, probably most of the 70, are what we can perceive from reading other scriptures. And then it comes to verse 67. Then Jesus said to the 12, Do you also want to go away? Do you also want to go away? You know what He was saying? If you don't like it, go on. You don't like this? You want to join them? Because you know there had to be grumblings, and then there all of a sudden people are talking, and, well, I'm not staying around that place. I'm not staying. Look at that. There's something wrong. He's already caused problems with everybody now. He's talking about drinking blood and eating fingers. This is crazy.

And He puts it to them that way. You know what He's really saying? I don't need you. Unless you're willing, if this is going to throw you, I don't need you. If you're going to be a little upset because you hear something you can't understand, and you're going to leave the church because that's what they did, go. Go.

Because their faith should have been in Him.

Christ Himself. They'd already seen miracle after miracle after miracle. The reality is, no person had ever seen before the healings. He says, you also want to leave? Kind of put you in His place because even though He said, I can raise up stones. So any of you feel really important today? Feel like, well, God needs me.

Guess what? There's a rock out there in the driveway that He can raise up and do. The same that He could do with you. Because it doesn't denigrate you. It raises Him up. Because God's that great.

How great thou art? Pretty great. It's just what we can do there. You also want to go away. Because He was all in. Because He was all in. Christ was all in. This is everything. He was saving humanity. And He wanted people who were willing to dedicate that much to them, too.

So let's go. Let's go over to John 19. John 19, before we bear down into this. John 19, which really makes me wonder how many of the disciples were there. You see various movies and you see pictures of Peter, you know, skulking around, trying to watch what's going on when he's in front of the pilot. And just kind of hiding back. But I don't know. I don't know. But here we have here in 19, in verse 10, He's coming before Pilate.

And Pilate said to him, Are you not speaking to me? Because he asked him a question and Christ never answered it. Are you not speaking to me? Which he almost had to laugh about that. Why? Here was the most powerful man within a thousand miles. He controlled everything and he's asking, Well, wait a minute. You're not going to, you're not even answering me?

Do you not know that I have power to crucify and power to release you? And Jesus answered him these incredible words. You could have no power at all against me. Unless it's been given to you. From above. Here's the most powerful man and Christ is delivering this. No, you can't. No, you can't. Everything is controlled from above. How do you think Pilate felt? This man should be shaking in his boots. Or sandals. But he's not. He's fearless. He's standing before him. Therefore, the one who delivered me to you has the greater sin.

Had to be shocking to those who would hear Christ use such words. But that's just part one of the ethics of humanity that was going to be taught. It had to be. It had to start with the words. Because that was the power that Christ had. Is the words. That's why it's so important that we listen. But number two, the final one is interaction.

Interaction. Second lesson. The interaction was about one thing. Serving people. Serving people. Ethics of humanity 101. Because you see, if looks could kill, disciples had to look. It was in their nature. It was also in our nature. And sometimes it can be too. But we have to look at those things. These are the lessons that are laid out for us.

Here you have first the incredible story of the greatest sermon ever given. The Sermon on the Mount. Jesus is up there teaching and you hear all these incredible words and you had a lot of people gathered there and it's like, ah! And the disciples all had to be gathered around going, man, did you hear those words? Everyone was moved. And so then they come down off of that more of a mountain.

And as they're walking, people are probably looking at Christ to just be, what an order, what a teacher, what a philosopher, what a prophet. All the people are gathered around and then all of a sudden, this centurion walks up to him. Now, can you imagine the disciples? Can you imagine the look on their face? Oh, oh, who is this? And he comes up and he has the audacity to say to Christ, I need your help. And they had to be going through their minds. We don't help people like this. They're against us. This man has killed probably, I don't know how many people, he's a murderer.

That's how he got to be a centurion. He was just a great Roman soldier. And he's the one they put over us. We don't help him. And Christ said, paraphrase, what do you need?

Well, my servant, sick. And I'd like you to come and heal him. Oh, if looks could kill. His disciples had that look. Because this is not what he should be doing. This is not how you treat your enemy in their minds. See the mind shift? Started.

Jesus Christ said, well, I'll go. Said, no, I'm not worthy to have you even come under my roof. Just say the word and he'll be healed. I tell soldiers to come and they come. I tell them to go and they go. And Christ turned around to those disciples and said, I have not seen such faith in awe of Israel. Oh, if looks could kill. This man that they hated, and they did hate.

Not only the zealot that was with them, but most of them hated the Romans. Occupiers.

What a story. The man's servant was healed. Go with me to Mark, if you will. Mark the very first chapter.

Get over there.

Mark 1.

Verse 40. Let's go to verse 40. Hmm. So now a leper came to him. Do you know what this is talking about? This is the same day that he came down off the Sermon on the Mount. This man came to him before, according to Matthew's account, who was actually there, came to him before this Roman centurion. Let's read what happened. Now a leper came to him, imploring him, kneeling down to him and saying to him, if you are willing, you can make me clean. Then Jesus moved with compassion, stretched out his hand, and touched him. If looks could kill. His disciples had to say, what in the world have you lost your mind? Because lepers were walking dead men. The walking dead, they were not dead yet, but they were getting closer there. And so you weren't to touch them for any reason. In fact, they hired people in major towns to walk in front of them and say, unclean coming this way, unclean coming this way. Because nobody wanted to be around them. And leprosy. And in most cases, it was deadly. In most cases, I'm sure this one was, the people, they smelled so bad.

Because their flesh was rotting. You ever smelled rotted flesh? Okay. You even had a chicken that you had to throw out because it wasn't. Okay. Meat is putrid. That's what this man was. That's what this leper was. You couldn't stand the smell. He could have had his nose already fallen off. He could have had his fingers not all there. That's what happened to leprosy. You just disintegrate. And it could spread so easily. And Jesus Christ reached out his hand in front of all his disciples and said, I am willing. Be clean. If looks could kill, those disciples had to go. You've corrupted us all. Now we've got to hang around you. You've touched this man. You've touched him. Verse 42, as soon as he had spoken immediately, the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.

Did that probably clear the disciples' minds? Not really. But that night when they gathered for meal and they had bread and they passed around the bread when Christ pulled his part of the bread off and ate it and then handed on the other. You don't think they had things going in their minds? No, you go ahead, Judas. You eat the first piece.

This was a different way of life. And then he did something that right after the sermon on the Mount, if you'll go with me to Matthew 9. Matthew 9. As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man named Matthew, Matthias, sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, follow me so he arose and it followed him. What do you think the disciples were saying? We already got our group. This is a tax collector. We hate them worse than we do the soldiers, the lepers. They're cheats. They're liars. They're thieves. And you're bringing a ... and you want us to go around with him? If looks could kill.

They had to accept a tax collector. Wow.

Verse 9. Verse 10. Now as it happened, Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. It only got worse. Not only one, it was a bunch of others thinking tax collectors. Scumbags. And they were invited to this nice house because they all had money. They were wealthy because they ripped everybody off. And now we're having to sit with them. Could it get any worse? Verse 12. When Jesus heard that ... oh, verse 11. Then the disciples, when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, obviously they were there. Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners? It didn't say anything about them saying anything back, did it? Because they didn't like it either. When Jesus heard it, or how about overheard that, he said to them, those who are well and are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means. I desire mercy, not sacrifice, for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Teaching with his words, but his actions were even more so. Can you imagine the disciples looking at him going, I can't figure this thing out? And then you go to John 8, and here is a woman right after the Feast of Tabernacles. They're all in Jerusalem, and it's a major sin. And so then in John chapter 8, they bring this woman to him who is caught in the very act of adultery.

They say, what do we do with her? And you know the story. What do you think the disciples were saying? Well, the law says put her to death.

And then, of course, Christ did his incredible drawing on the ground, whatever he said. And he said, he who is without sin, he picked up the first stone and cast it. And they couldn't. They were not without sin. And then she looks up. And he said, where are your accusers? She said, there are none. What did he say? Go and sin no more. Neither do I. Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more. Wow! What a sight to see! Totally different than the disciples would have handled it.

They were learning about mercy, not just sacrifice. I just have a couple more before I wrap this up. I'd like you to go to Luke 7, if you will. Luke 7, this story. Ah, I wish I could have been there. I would have loved to have seen this. Because here, the disciples are thinking here, we're getting Luke and we're in the middle of Christ's ministry or in the first year, year and a half. They think this thing figured out. And so they're looking and all of a sudden, this Pharisee invites them over for dinner. They get to go to a Pharisee's house, which means they're going to get prime rib. They're going to get lamb chops. They're going to have hog and ice cream. They're going to have everything they want because these Pharisees have money. And so they really want to be a part of this. And so they're excited about it because they never get invited. They thought they'd turned against them. So Luke 7, verse 36. Then one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house, and he sat down to eat. And verse 37, And behold, a woman, a woman in the city who was a, what does your Bible say? Sinner, which means she was what? That's right. 99% of all the commentary, that's how she would be known. She was a prostitute, fallen woman. Ones that you don't hang around. And when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at his feet behind him, weeping, and she began to wash his feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. She touched him.

What priest, what man of God is going to have a woman like that touching? Really wasn't even allowed at the time by Jewish law. You didn't have anything to do. And here he was, he was enjoying it. And she kissed his feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. And when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying this man, if he were a prophet, if he were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching him. For she is a sinner. If looks could kill, the disciples had that look. Because here was going to be a great day. And all of a sudden now he's turned it into such an embarrassment that this supposed prophet who could do all this couldn't tell what type of woman this was. He knew exactly what type of woman. She was.

We have the story in Luke 10, verse 33. It says the story is story of the good Samaritan. How could that be? There wasn't any good Samaritans. And this story of a good Samaritan. And this story of a good Samaritan. And Christ is telling this story, and the Samaritan is the hero, if looks could kill.

That's what they would have thought. Don't you remember? That it was sons of thunder because the Samaritan village wouldn't have Christ come in. He said, let us call fire down from heaven, not looks. We're ready to do it. Let us say the word. We'll call fire down. We'll burn this whole city up. Not just looks killed. They wanted to kill. Isn't that amazing?

What did Christ say?

He said, you don't know what you're even talking about. I didn't come to destroy but to save. Stinking Samaritans.

You see the interaction here? You see why these stories are so important? He's teaching ethics of humanity to his disciples. I'm Luke 8 verse 30. His demon possessed man. Remember the one the hogs all got thrown out and you know, Legion of demons and all this kind of stuff and they went there and so then at the end, the man got his right mind because Christ healed him and cast out the demon. And you know what he said? He wanted to go with the disciples and start to get in the boat. Can you imagine the disciples look? This man had been in the graves and been out living like an animal all this time. He didn't smell too good either. I'm sure. Didn't look good or anything. Wait a minute. He's going to join our group. If looks could kill.

But Christ said, no, I don't want you to come. I want you to be a preacher in your own city. I want you to do my work in your town and show them what God can do for them in a gentile city.

One more. John four. We all know the story. John four and verse nine. The woman of Samaria.

You know the story. He meets her at the well and he talks to her and she's been married four or five times and then when she was living in a sin with the man she had now and Christ brought all that out. But that isn't the main story because I always admire that because he didn't condemn her for that. We start working with her. But you know what got you was that as he was finishing his conversation, the all the other disciples, all twelve of the disciples were coming down the road, coming to this well where they had left Christ. Gone in by food or whatever they needed to do. And they came there and found him talking to her. A Samaritan. If looks could kill. They were thinking, what in the world are you doing talking to the Messiah? And Christ, why would you talk to this woman? Why? There to help. Christ was there to help. For you see, brethren, we have all given the look of disgust, superiority, and even looks that could kill two people. Why is it so important that I would take the time today? There's a certain problem here in Vero Beach that's not in Fort Lauderdale. No. It's a lesson for all of us. Because you see, if looks could kill is just an idiom. It's an idiom. A saying, a phrase. But it's very important, should be important to us. Because even how we look can crush another human being. If you haven't seen it, you haven't been looking. Because it happens. See, we were not sent, but put here on earth to do Christ-like things to all God's people. That's why we were put here. We were put here to show people how they should treat God's children from the lowest to the highest, all the same.

See, we were put here, no matter where you're at, no matter what city, Cocoa Beach, Merritt Island, Port St. Lucie. We're all put here with a purpose, a direction, all because of God's selection of us.

He selected us to be Christ's disciples. And why it's so important? Because they're all God's children, everyone out there, even some people we don't like. That's why God said to do what? Love your enemies. What? It's hard to love family sometimes, but then enemies? Yes. There's a reason why Jesus Christ is called in Isaiah 9, Everlasting Father, because it's not talking about God the Father, it's talking about Jesus Christ. The same reason why John 1.10 and Colossians 1.16 lays out that all things were created by Him for Him. He created every one of us. We came because of what He did, the very beginning. Everyone means something to God. We are the representatives to show exactly what Christ did in 1900. And 89 years ago. If we're all students of the Master Teacher, that's us. That's why we study the Bible. We should want to learn from the Master. We have an important responsibility to the lowest below on every street that we represent God. So this week, what grade will you get in the real life class of ethics of humanity? God's watching. God wants to see how we treat others, how well we use our blessings. Is it any wonder that He says in Hebrews 13.2 that gives us the hint that we may have entertained angels unaware? How did you do? You know what angels are? Mike knows Malek is the word. They are messengers. Messengers to God. What did those messengers take to Him? What will they take to Him a week from today about us? We must look at ourselves and examine ourselves and see if we have looks that could kill.

And we can put that behind us like the disciples did. And we can become what we've been destined to become. Christ-like disciples.