Bro Huntley said once said one way you can tell is by how long everyone stays after each church service to fellowship. The person locking up is having to ask the last person that leaves to cut out the lights 🙏lol can’t get folks to leave!
Both matter. A healthy church will grow both qualitatively and quantitatively. As we grow closer to the Lord, we'll want to obey Him in every way. Jesus' words in Matthew 28:19-20 command us to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to observe all of His commandments. Souls matter. The number of souls matters. Discipleship matters. A healthy church will grow, though not all growing churches are healthy.
@Christine LaGrone God doesn't have a problem adding and multiplying to the church daily as should be saved. People are easily deceived by quantity instead of quality. God can accomplish the same thing with 1 person or a multitude. The emphasis is always on being fruitful as the vinedresser does the pruning for more fruit
Will. Your answer sounds good... as I sit here trying to figure out what does good and quality fruit looks like... I wonder if we would focus on each other - rather than on God. I think the number of people matters not to the adversary... you can be a small, closed group with a sanitary environment - that fails to teach transgressors His way. The Church is lovely... it's all those humans in the church that are flawed, at varying degrees... I'm fairly certain that if God named iniquity, no one would be able to stand. Dr Bernard is absolutely correct when he said there is to be an interdependency among believers. Our salvation is wrought out in Christian Community... not in our individualism. The Ancient and Unbroken Church in her wisdom has said of mankind, no man who has ever lived, leaves this life having not sin.... May we all encourage one another to press on... learning how to fully put on Christ... according to the measure of Grace present in our lives. I think I agree with your statement of producing good fruit... but, how do we encourage others to find that place in God, in the quietness of their soul, to continue to repent and to become fully human... as God sees us... not as we perceive ourselves. Be encouraged.
@Lee McCoy collectivism from a secular pov is not of God. It's the individual who is saved and then placed into the body, which is a collection of saved people
@@Outrjs oh Got it. 1st cor 14:26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. A church that does things unto edifying? I’m guessing you mean that part? I’m just trying to understand you correctly.
@REVAMP Perish: to destroy utterly Parish: one's own church(body) and clergymen. Clergyman: a person(body) set in office; job. Job: a task performed for pay. What does the corporate church get paid to do? To destroy the body of Christ utterly.
@@Outrjs so basically you were being deceptive in your inquiry??? You are not looking for a church. Rather you are looking to point a finger. Try honesty, It’s right and biblical.
PASTOR DAVID, YOU FORGOT TO MENTION THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT OF WHAT HAPPENED AT THE PENTECOST EVENT, THAT EVERYONE THERE, WERE SPEAKING IN TONGUES IN THEIR OWN UNIQUE NATIVE LANGUAGE AND YET EVERYONE THERE .....HEARD..... EVERY WORD IN THEIR OWN NATIVE LANGUAGE, NO MATTER WHAT LANGUAGE ANYONE ELSE WAS....SPEAKING.....!!!. THEREFORE EVERYONE IN THE BUILDING HEARD AND UNDERSTOOD EXACTLY WHAT WAS SPOKEN AND HEARD FROM EVERYONE ELSE AND EACH PERSON HEARD EXACTLY IDENTICAL WORDS FROM EVERY ONE ELSE. LETS SAY 300 TOTALLY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES WERE BEING SPOKEN SIMULTANEOUSLY IN THE BUILDING, BUT EACH PERSON SPEAKING.....HEARD.....EVERY WORD SPOKEN IN THE SAME LANGUAGE, HIS OWN LANGUAGE, SO EVERYONE SPEAKING HEARD ALL 3000 PEOPLE SPEAKING IN PERFECT HARMONY, THE SAME WORDS IN THE SAME LANGUAGE, THEIR OWN, ONLY!!! THAT FACT IS THE SECRET TO KNOWING FOR CERTAIN WHETHER ANYONE IS TRULY SPEAKING IN TONGUES AS THEY DID AT PENTECOST, BECAUSE IF YOU SPEAK ONLY JAPANESE THEN YOU WILL ONLY HEAR JAPANESE SPOKEN WHENEVER SOMEONE IS SUPPOSEDLY SPEAKING IN TONGUES, EVEN IF THE PERSON SPEAKING IS SPEAKING ONLY IN RUSSIAN AND IF SOMEONE ELSE IN THE CHURCH BUILDING SPEAKS ONLY MANDIRIN THAT PERSON WILL HEAR ONLY MANDIRIN SPOKEN. I DID NOT KNOW THIS AMAZING FACT AND NO PASTOR OR PREACHER EVER TAUGHT ME THAT. I GUESS FATHER JESUS, SON AND HOLY GHOST, THE ONE TRUE GOD IN HIS UNIVERSE LED ME TO READ THAT IN MY 1611 KJV BIBLE, THE ONLY ONE I REALLY TRUST.
The BOC church did not start in Acts 2. In a KJB, it says in verse 41 that, "there were ADDED UNTO THEM about three thousand souls. One must ask, added unto WHAT or WHO? It was a JEWISH assembly. How bout Acts 2:5 KJB which says, And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under Heaven. ( Note it does not say: Jews AND devout men out of every nation under Heaven!) Why did Jews come from every nation that day to celebrate Pentecost? Because those Jews had been scattered, that's why! Gentiles would not have been welcome there that day! Acts 2 is really about Israel's final rejection of the Messiah & a murder indictment against them from Peter that day; not the start of anything! The truth is, the BOC began after Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus when the ascended Christ appeared to him with a NEW dispensation of grace, a NEW gospel of grace ( 1 Cor.15:1-4, Eph.2:8-9 KJB) & made Paul the first member saved into a NEW entity called the BOC ( not just Jew & Gentile combined but a NEW creature ( not born AGAIN, that's the nation Israel in the future EARTHLY kingdom, THEY were God's firstborn, not us) into a NEW destination, the HEAVENLY realm, never a thing before ; it was always about the EARTHLY kingdom before this. Learn right division, 2 Tim.2:15 KJB, only a Pauline Mid-Acts Dispensational view seems to "get it"! Romans-Philemon is what God is doing now & till the rapture. Heb-Rev is future instruction for Israel as they go through the trib & into the Mil., God's final dealings to restore the earthly realm. Gen.1:1 KJB, In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. TWO REALMS He is restoring back to Himself means there's TWO PROGRAMS going on in the Bible & that's where right division comes in: separating ( NOT HARMONIZING) prophecy/law/earth/Israel mystery/grace/heavenly realm/BOC. God Himself will bring the two together one day in the disp of the fulness of times ( Eph. 1:10 KJB)but until then we're to KEEP 'EM EPARATE. Grace & Peace
Richard,.Amen!.Pastor David k Bernard.to the saving of all peoples souls in Jesus Christ Name.
Thank you for solid biblical teaching, brothers. Blessings in Jesus name
Love and concern for souls a perfect example like Jesus
Thank you for posting this.
Great preaching bro bernard
Another great words from Sir Bernard. Got some inspiration on my channel. Great work again sir! To Jesus be the glory now and forevermore. Amen!
Amen! I totally agree! Brother Bernard explains with such understanding. God bless! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thanks so much Sir Bernard for the inspiring Message. God bless
Thank you for this useful teaching.
Bro Huntley said once said one way you can tell is by how long everyone stays after each church service to fellowship. The person locking up is having to ask the last person that leaves to cut out the lights 🙏lol can’t get folks to leave!
Nice video!
Amen in JJesus name.
Mark 12:28-32, John 17:3, John 20:17, Rom 15:6, Rom 16:27, I Cor 8:6, II Cor 11:31, I Tim 2:5, Rev 3:2, Rev 3:12, and many more.
IT HAS PRAYER 🙏 EVERYDAY
wow. this is sooooooooo helpful!!!!
Appreciate this perspective DKB
Amen
On one episode could y'all explain the gospel of John 20:22. In reference to the giving of the spirit prior to the events of Acts. Thanks.
Pastor barnard can u please make a video of what happened to Christ spiritually and physically when he died 😅
Doctor Jesucristo bless you. Please What does the bible about that clothing?
Preachers preach truth the whole Bible to the whole world
It's always about fruit and quality. Not quantity. If it's more about quantity, then even the devil can sow that in your church.
Both matter. A healthy church will grow both qualitatively and quantitatively. As we grow closer to the Lord, we'll want to obey Him in every way. Jesus' words in Matthew 28:19-20 command us to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to observe all of His commandments. Souls matter. The number of souls matters. Discipleship matters. A healthy church will grow, though not all growing churches are healthy.
Great answer Christine! Amen
@Christine LaGrone God doesn't have a problem adding and multiplying to the church daily as should be saved. People are easily deceived by quantity instead of quality. God can accomplish the same thing with 1 person or a multitude. The emphasis is always on being fruitful as the vinedresser does the pruning for more fruit
Will. Your answer sounds good... as I sit here trying to figure out what does good and quality fruit looks like... I wonder if we would focus on each other - rather than on God. I think the number of people matters not to the adversary... you can be a small, closed group with a sanitary environment - that fails to teach transgressors His way. The Church is lovely... it's all those humans in the church that are flawed, at varying degrees... I'm fairly certain that if God named iniquity, no one would be able to stand.
Dr Bernard is absolutely correct when he said there is to be an interdependency among believers. Our salvation is wrought out in Christian Community... not in our individualism.
The Ancient and Unbroken Church in her wisdom has said of mankind, no man who has ever lived, leaves this life having not sin.... May we all encourage one another to press on... learning how to fully put on Christ... according to the measure of Grace present in our lives.
I think I agree with your statement of producing good fruit... but, how do we encourage others to find that place in God, in the quietness of their soul, to continue to repent and to become fully human... as God sees us... not as we perceive ourselves. Be encouraged.
@Lee McCoy collectivism from a secular pov is not of God. It's the individual who is saved and then placed into the body, which is a collection of saved people
Church of Omaha is healthy
❤I am 99%+
ALWAYS Remember that it's NOT your Church but it's God's Church!
God doesn't change people do holiness is still required to get to heaven
Am I the first one to see this?
NO!....... Just the first to comment. Take the win and enjoy it! 😁
@@mt9567 hahahaha
Bible!
It does Not have dictators that reject Elders, 1 Peter 5
You should look at 1 Corinthians 14:26.
Where is there a church like this?
What do you mean?
@@revamp6612 I'm looking for a church that operates this way. Do you know of any?
@@Outrjs oh Got it. 1st cor 14:26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
A church that does things unto edifying? I’m guessing you mean that part? I’m just trying to understand you correctly.
@REVAMP
Perish: to destroy utterly
Parish: one's own church(body) and clergymen.
Clergyman: a person(body) set in office; job.
Job: a task performed for pay.
What does the corporate church get paid to do?
To destroy the body of Christ utterly.
@@Outrjs so basically you were being deceptive in your inquiry??? You are not looking for a church. Rather you are looking to point a finger. Try honesty, It’s right and biblical.
PASTOR DAVID, YOU FORGOT TO MENTION THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT OF WHAT HAPPENED AT THE PENTECOST EVENT, THAT EVERYONE THERE, WERE SPEAKING IN TONGUES IN THEIR OWN UNIQUE NATIVE LANGUAGE AND YET EVERYONE THERE .....HEARD..... EVERY WORD IN THEIR OWN NATIVE LANGUAGE, NO MATTER WHAT LANGUAGE ANYONE ELSE WAS....SPEAKING.....!!!. THEREFORE EVERYONE IN THE BUILDING HEARD AND UNDERSTOOD EXACTLY WHAT WAS SPOKEN AND HEARD FROM EVERYONE ELSE AND EACH PERSON HEARD EXACTLY IDENTICAL WORDS FROM EVERY ONE ELSE. LETS SAY 300 TOTALLY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES WERE BEING SPOKEN SIMULTANEOUSLY IN THE BUILDING, BUT EACH PERSON SPEAKING.....HEARD.....EVERY WORD SPOKEN IN THE SAME LANGUAGE, HIS OWN LANGUAGE, SO EVERYONE SPEAKING HEARD ALL 3000 PEOPLE SPEAKING IN PERFECT HARMONY, THE SAME WORDS IN THE SAME LANGUAGE, THEIR OWN, ONLY!!! THAT FACT IS THE SECRET TO KNOWING FOR CERTAIN WHETHER ANYONE IS TRULY SPEAKING IN TONGUES AS THEY DID AT PENTECOST, BECAUSE IF YOU SPEAK ONLY JAPANESE THEN YOU WILL ONLY HEAR JAPANESE SPOKEN WHENEVER SOMEONE IS SUPPOSEDLY SPEAKING IN TONGUES, EVEN IF THE PERSON SPEAKING IS SPEAKING ONLY IN RUSSIAN AND IF SOMEONE ELSE IN THE CHURCH BUILDING SPEAKS ONLY MANDIRIN THAT PERSON WILL HEAR ONLY MANDIRIN SPOKEN. I DID NOT KNOW THIS AMAZING FACT AND NO PASTOR OR PREACHER EVER TAUGHT ME THAT. I GUESS FATHER JESUS, SON AND HOLY GHOST, THE ONE TRUE GOD IN HIS UNIVERSE LED ME TO READ THAT IN MY 1611 KJV BIBLE, THE ONLY ONE I REALLY TRUST.
The BOC church did not start in Acts 2. In a KJB, it says in verse 41 that, "there were ADDED UNTO THEM about three thousand souls. One must ask, added unto WHAT or WHO? It was a JEWISH assembly. How bout Acts 2:5 KJB which says, And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under Heaven. ( Note it does not say: Jews AND devout men out of every nation under Heaven!) Why did Jews come from every nation that day to celebrate Pentecost? Because those Jews had been scattered, that's why! Gentiles would not have been welcome there that day! Acts 2 is really about Israel's final rejection of the Messiah & a murder indictment against them from Peter that day; not the start of anything! The truth is, the BOC began after Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus when the ascended Christ appeared to him with a NEW dispensation of grace, a NEW gospel of grace ( 1 Cor.15:1-4, Eph.2:8-9 KJB) & made Paul the first member saved into a NEW entity called the BOC ( not just Jew & Gentile combined but a NEW creature ( not born AGAIN, that's the nation Israel in the future EARTHLY kingdom, THEY were God's firstborn, not us) into a NEW destination, the HEAVENLY realm, never a thing before ; it was always about the EARTHLY kingdom before this. Learn right division, 2 Tim.2:15 KJB, only a Pauline Mid-Acts Dispensational view seems to "get it"! Romans-Philemon is what God is doing now & till the rapture. Heb-Rev is future instruction for Israel as they go through the trib & into the Mil., God's final dealings to restore the earthly realm. Gen.1:1 KJB, In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. TWO REALMS He is restoring back to Himself means there's TWO PROGRAMS going on in the Bible & that's where right division comes in: separating ( NOT HARMONIZING) prophecy/law/earth/Israel mystery/grace/heavenly realm/BOC. God Himself will bring the two together one day in the disp of the fulness of times ( Eph. 1:10 KJB)but until then we're to KEEP 'EM EPARATE. Grace & Peace
The people are not likE they used to be