Transcript of I Spent 13 Years In Prison, But Then God Did This | Discord Stage #53
Unlearned Wisdom by Johnny Chang
0:00Welcome back to another Discord stage.0:02This is where I talk directly with my0:03community. I tell personal stories,0:05share deep biblical learnings, and I0:07answer questions from the chat. These0:09episodes are audio only. So, thanks for0:10listening. And you can join my Discord0:12to catch the next Discord stage live.0:14Link in the description. The issue is0:17the thing about people that I've noticed0:19nowadays is they think other people0:21aren't listening to them and they're the0:23ones not listening. That's the craziest0:25thing. Narcissists never think that0:27they're narcissistic. Do you do you guys0:29know what the tell what the telltale0:31sign of a narcissist is? They never ask0:34the question, are they a narcissist? If0:36you sit there, brothers and sisters, and0:38you ask this question, am I a0:40narcissist? That's one of the rules that0:42literally cuts you off from being a0:44narcissist. Cuz a true narcissist who's0:47under NPD, who has a a narcissistic0:50personality disorder, will never ask0:52that question. So test it on you. If0:54you've asked that, you're not a0:54narcissist. Okay? That's what God is0:56saying. That's what people say. That's0:57what DCM5 says. Understand? In the same1:01way, right? When people are sitting1:03there, understand what I'm saying,1:05right? And they think that they're good1:07people, they can never hear anyone else1:09who's better than them because their1:11standard of good is their standard of1:13good. They'll even think wicked people1:15are good if it just matches their1:16standard. Guys, I'm not just saying1:18that, brother. I'm saying everybody here1:20is like that because the Bible says so.1:22Isaiah 53:6. Amen. So, if you come here1:26and you and you think you're good,1:28you're not going to be able to hear what1:29I say. You're only going to hear it as1:31this guy's power tripping. He's got ego.1:34He doesn't want to really lead. What1:36kind of person does this? He's supposed1:38to There's new believers here. He should1:39be speaking to them in a specific way,1:41yada yada yada. Understand what I'm1:43saying? But y'all don't even know how1:45Jesus spoke to his disciples. Was he1:47like, "Yes, Peter, I will answer all of1:50your questions." Or am I wrong when he1:53said that he called him Satan and that1:54he lives for man and not for God?1:56Interesting.1:58Did he not call that woman a dog? And2:00I'm not saying this that we do that all2:02the time. Make sense? I'm not saying you2:04have to cuz Jesus was nice to them. But2:06the one thing he asked for the original2:0812 after the 70 others left him. He2:11said, "Will you leave, too?" Notice how2:13when they left, he didn't chase.2:15Shouldn't Jesus who is long-suffering,2:17patient, and kind and teach his Paul and2:20Timothy to sit there and be meek and to2:24the servant shall must not strive? It2:26says it in second Timothy. Make sense,2:29right? Shouldn't he be like, "No, no,2:30no, no. Judas." Okay, okay, okay, guys.2:32Guys, I'm sorry. Okay, I'm sorry. Come2:33back, guys. My apologies. I have to be2:35meek, you know? I have to be meek. Make2:38sense? I have to love you guys. He2:41literally let them walk. What the faith2:43is going on? If you love someone, you2:46let them walk. You know why? Because the2:48most loving thing you can do for someone2:50sometimes and the most spiritual thing2:52you can do for someone is to let them2:54go. A lot of you guys know that exact2:57thing. Amen. Look, I'm not going to3:00force you to love me. I'm not going to3:01force you to to listen. I'm going to3:04preach about the gospel from a qualified3:06standpoint. And if you decide not to3:08listen, that's on you. I'm not going to3:11chase you. I'm going to try my best to3:13fight for you and I'm going to explain3:15for the past hour like I've been3:17explaining. And if you're still like, I3:19want to talk, I want to do this, that's3:21on you. I I I me me. Amen, [snorts]3:24brothers and sisters. I mean, that's3:25just I can't help it. Jesus Christ did3:28not chase after people. When King Herod3:30asked him, "Are you the miracle worker?3:33Can you perform some miracles for me,3:35Mr. Miracle Boy?" Isn't didn't he just3:38tell people in Matthew 6 to preach the3:40gospel to the ends of the earth, Matthew3:425 as well? Didn't he do that? How come3:45when King Herod stood in front of him?3:48How come he didn't go, "Brother, it's3:49not about miracles, but the miracle3:52worker. It's about me, Yeshua, the3:54Messiah, and if you don't listen to me,3:56you will burn. You are not a king here,3:59right? Nor are you a king in heaven. I4:01am the king, the king of the Jews."4:03Shouldn't he have said that? and he4:04would have been smack dab right. But4:07notice what he does in front of King4:09Herod. Y'all don't even have to read the4:10Bible. Just watch passion, the passion4:13of Christ. He sits there and he stays4:15silent. So wait, Jesus is a hypocrite4:18then. He told everybody else to make4:20disciples of many nations. And he stands4:22in front of a king who discipled the4:23whole nation. If he saves him, he can4:25save the whole nation cuz he can4:26mandatorily tell other people, "Y'all4:28need to follow Jesus now." And he said4:31nothing. Do y'all understand that? That4:33is called heart posture here. Oh ye of4:35little faith. Understand? Do you4:38understand? Right guys? Why didn't he4:41say that? Because love that is forced is4:44not love that's abuse. I will say what I4:47have to say. If y'all can't get it, ask4:50God to give you that heart to understand4:52because I make it very plain and simple.4:55The problem is that not that I'm hard to4:57understand. Your pride is hard to break.5:00That's the problem. Do you guys5:02understand what I'm saying? It's really5:03It really is. It really is, guys. And5:05I'm just keeping it real, right? And I5:07understand how hard how hard pride is.5:10But at the same time, you guys do know5:12that that's only going to affect you,5:14right? I'm not one of those pastors and5:17preachers who's just going to coddle you5:19respectfully. I'm not. I wasn't coddled.5:22I can't coddle you guys. God doesn't5:25cuddle you when he puts you out in this5:27broken world. Understand? And he allows5:30you to figure it out through scripture.5:32And he gives you the book to read, which5:34is scripture, which is the sword of God,5:36and you ain't even trying to unshath it.5:38Meaning, you don't even crack it open.5:40How you going to tell me that you5:41respect God, and you won't even open his5:44Bible? Understand what I'm saying? Like,5:46you can't tell me that you love God. You5:48can't even talk about the love of God if5:50you can't even look to the one who is5:53love God who created his book. If you5:55love God, you would love his word. Amen,5:57brothers and sisters. So all I'm saying5:59is I'm not saying it in a negative6:01connotation. You have an idea of what6:03you think is love. Absolutely. I I don't6:06disagree with that. You love your kids.6:07Absolutely. But to say that you have the6:10love of God, impossible. The only way6:13that you can have that is to realize how6:15heinous and nasty and ugly internally6:18and spiritually lost we are. And then6:21realizing that although we're like that,6:24Father God still loves us. What? Amen.6:28What? How can God love a person like me6:32who didn't put a person in a wheelchair,6:34who didn't did 13 years in the6:35penitentiary, who didn't thought lustful6:38thoughts and angry thoughts and did all6:41kinds of heinous things. I deserve to6:43burn in hell. And yet he didn't burn me.6:46He burned his son. If he didn't crucify6:48me, he crucified his son. He didn't6:50forsake me, he forsook his son. Now that6:53generates different type of love. Not6:56tell me how to love God because I feel6:57like I do. Old prideful people.7:00Understand what I'm saying? There's a7:02different type of love, y'all. Amen,7:04brothers and sisters. Again, this isn't7:06these aren't valid points for you to7:08check off. This is just the real. So,7:10please don't miss me with that, guys.7:13Oh, it may Wow, that makes Okay, I'll7:14listen. That doesn't make sense. I won't7:16listen. Guys, listen to me carefully. If7:18you don't get anything out of this7:19stream, [snorts] if you only follow God7:22when it matches your checkbox, when you7:25think point proven, when you think that7:28it makes sense and it filters through7:31you as a human being, who are you7:33following? Who are you following? You're7:36following yourself. If Johnny Chang7:39thinks that the New Testament is the7:41only testament that should be read7:42because all the old stuff is crazy,7:45right? And I liken God to like a crazy7:48single father where before he had a kid,7:50bro was crazy. He got his son and it7:53calmed him down. And I think this way,7:55which is blasphemous and freaking7:57hilarious to think like that. Oh guy,7:59you knew you did you know God when8:01before he had Jesus. Woo, bro. Was8:03crazy. Woo. And then he had Jesus. He8:05calmed down finally. He wasn't wiping8:06people away. If I think like that, I'd8:08be a fool number one. And you'd be you'd8:10be right to call me a fool, number one.8:12You would say that I was blaspheming8:13which is true because all of the Bible8:16works cohesively right works together8:19[snorts] in correlation with one another8:22right and I go brothers and sisters in8:24core of the heart you guys don't need to8:25read old testament just read new8:27testament and then I make all these8:29claim cuz the new testament right is8:31like more about Jesus you know and and8:33like you know it's it's more pertaining8:35to us because it was written to the8:37gentiles like I could do all of this too8:38and spin it up and brainwash you guys8:41but I'll be burning in the hottest level8:43of hell and so will you guys understand8:45what I'm saying? You'd be lined up to8:47punch me in the face because I got you8:49there. Make sense? In fact, what I want8:53to do is know the Old Testament needs to8:55be read and the New Testament needs to8:57be read. But imagine if I led the8:59congregation based off of what Johnny9:00thinks and feels. You guys wouldn't find9:02you guys wouldn't be following Jesus.9:04You'd be following Johnny and his9:06interpretation of Jesus. That's what we9:08don't do here. That's what so many9:10There's one Bible, brothers and sisters.9:12How the hell is there 45,0009:14denominations? How do you get 45,0009:17different messages when the Bible is9:19literally about Yeshua, the Messiah? How9:22do you get that many things? Well,9:25because the Bible is about this and the9:27Bible No, the Bible is about one thing.9:28Can I show you guys? I'll show you.9:31Okay, I'll show you what the Bible's all9:33about. Okay, it's pretty simple, not9:36hard to understand. John 5:39 says,9:39"Search the scriptures, right? For in9:42them you think you have eternal life9:44because these guys, these freaking9:45Pharisees just want eternal life." Sound9:47familiar? I don't care what God does.9:49Just get me to heaven, right? And they9:51are they which testify of me. Red9:54lettering, right? Red lettering means9:57Jesus Yeshua is speaking. He says, "You10:00can look in the scriptures all you want,10:02little Pharisees and scribes and Sodies10:04who think you wrote the Bible and10:05canonized and put it all together,10:06whatever it is that you thought you did,10:08but they're about me and you're missing10:10me. You think about this, that, and the10:13other, you don't even know what it's10:14talking about. You done read it so many10:15times and wrote parts of it and noted10:17and annotated it and yet for some reason10:20you don't know it's about me." Huh? And10:22it's sp it talks about it in Luke again.10:25Luke 24:27. And beginning at Moses,10:28remember Moses, Moses wrote the Torah,10:30right? Which is the five books, right?10:32Genesis, Leviticus, Exodus, Deuteronomy,10:35right? Numbers, right? So, and beginning10:38at Moses, so the Old Testament and all10:40the prophets in the Old Test because10:42there's a lot of prophets in the Old10:43Testament ends at Malachi, the last10:45prophet, right guys? He expounded unto10:48them in all the scriptures. Not some of10:50the scriptures, not all the scriptures,10:52every one of those. From Moses to the10:54last prophet, Moses to Malachi, the10:56scriptures concerning himself.10:59Make sense? What is he talking about?11:01Scriptures concerning who? Prophecy,11:03dreams, visions. No, cuz all of that is11:05about him, too. Amen. Another one here.11:08Okay. All right. Okay. Luke 24:44. And11:12he said unto them, "These are the words11:14which I spake unto you while I was yet11:16with you that all these things in the11:20scripture must be fulfilled which were11:22written in the law of Moses." He doubles11:24down with Moses and in the prophets and11:26in the Psalms concerning me. So11:29basically all of Old Testament is about11:30Jesus Christ, right? How do you guys11:33read the Bible though? Oh, I want more11:35understanding so that I can grow, so11:38that I can love God, so that I I I me11:41me. No, no. It's not about me me. It's11:43about Gi Jesus. Not me messes. And then11:46that's why you sit here and you're like,11:48"Yo, I don't know what the heck it's11:50talking about." Because you play Bible11:52lottery, right? Bible roulette. Okay,11:55let me just flip through this. Boom.11:57Land on Matthew 7:21-23, which is this12:00scripture here. I'll show you guys.12:01Right? Watch this. This is what you do12:03because you guys make yourselves the12:04main characters, not Jesus, right? As12:06the Bible tells us to. This is what you12:09land on right here. Okay? Right here.12:11Ready? Boom. Holy Spirit, talk to me,12:13please. Boom. You land right here. Not12:15everyone that saith unto me, Lord, Lord,12:16shall enter into the kingdom of heaven,12:18but he that doeth the will of my father.12:19Oh my gosh, Lord. Oh no. Are you saying12:23that I'm you're unhappy with me? Oh no.12:25I can't believe I did this cuz I am that12:28person cuz I'm not doing prophecy and12:30I'm not casting out demons and I'm not12:31doing wonderful works and I and you12:33start doing I I I me me and you cry your12:35eyes out. Amen. That's why you don't do12:38it like that. This is about Jesus. All12:40of this stuff is about Yeshua. Make12:42sense, right guys? Work out your12:44salvation with fear and trembling.12:45Philippians 2. Oh no, I'm not working12:47out my salvation. I'm out here partying12:49and drinking and sleeping around and12:51lusting. Oh no, I can't work. I'm going12:53to go to hell. You start doing that?12:56Make sense? Am I not dissecting your12:59spiritual life? Especially newcomers and13:01people who are even old people who you13:04used to live like this. Am I not lying?13:07Amen. Right. You have so many questions13:10because of this. Well, okay, then what13:12am I supposed to do? And and and am I13:14supposed to do this? And am I supposed13:16to do that? And am I am I supposed to do13:18understand like, okay, but Johnny then,13:20but how do you discern that you're not13:22the one Johnny Chang using scripture to13:24then to then ruin us? Oh my gosh, bro.13:27Right. How do you know that Johnny Chang13:29isn't using the scripture to ruin us?13:31Because it's very, very simple. Can I13:33Can I What am I doing with scripture? Am13:35I pointing to Juanito Changalito? Am I13:38pointing you guys to works? No. No. Who13:40am I pointing with scripture? That's the13:43unlock. Hello. Can't even figure that13:45out. Call yourself a Christian. My13:47goodness. Understand? Been in here for13:49how long? Right, guys? Some of y'all13:51been in here for how long? Well, how do13:52we know? You're discerning the How do we13:54know? Because of scripture and who it13:57points to. If Johnny Chang is pointing14:00to Jesus Christ, right? And not only14:03Johnny Chang, any leader should be14:06pointing to who? Yeshua. Brothers and14:09sisters. Understand? If I'm not doing14:12it, it's over for me. It's over for you.14:16Y'all can't even figure that out. And14:18y'all want to say I'm so smart and and14:21God told me. Are you sure that which14:24God? Big G, little G, probably little G.14:27Probably little G that's in the world,14:29the God of this world, which is Satan.14:31God told me I'm so smart. How come14:34you're the only one with the gospel?14:36Huh? Because I'm the only one that14:38points to Jesus. I don't know. Did you14:40figure that out? Is there anyone else14:42that's preaching like us that does that14:43points to Jesus and only Jesus? No. Then14:46why are you asking that question?14:48Exactly. Figure it out, brothers and14:50sisters. Y'all, it's so funny. We use14:53our brain to figure out if Johnny Chang14:54is wrong. We don't use our brain to go14:56and read the Bible and actually figure14:58out where Jesus is in the Bible. Ain't15:00that freaking funny? The irony. Amen,15:03brothers and sisters. We're like that.15:05Me, too. Me, too. Right. That's just how15:07it is. Make sense, brothers and sisters?15:10Right, guys? Nobody told you that faith15:12would come with this many unanswered15:14questions. You pray, you read, you fast,15:16you tithe, and yet you're still not15:18growing. But there are things that15:20you're still carrying that you haven't15:21said out loud to anybody. Not because15:23the answer doesn't exist, but because15:24you don't know who to ask. That's15:26exactly why every Tuesday I do a group15:29mentorship session. You bring your15:31questions and whatever you've been15:32sitting on, whether it's a decision you15:34can't make, past trauma you're still15:36working through, or a relationship15:37that's draining you, and I answer them15:39scripturally, foundationally with15:41biblical truths that meet you exactly15:43where you are. Even if you're not ready15:45to ask a question yet, come and listen15:47in. Because chances are somebody else in15:50that room is carrying the same weight15:51you are. It doesn't matter if you're new15:53in faith or you've been walking with God15:55for many years. No question is too15:57small, too messy, or even too15:59complicated. The group mentorship is an16:00exclusive benefit for gold members only.16:03To join, download Core the Heart Daily16:05or use the link in the description. I'll16:07see you guys Tuesday. As long as you're16:09pointing to Jesus, I have no issue with16:11whoever it is. You could, if you're16:13Catholic and you point to Yeshua only, I16:16love that. I love that. But I'm going to16:18be honest with you, not a lot of people16:20are. Most people aren't. Remember,16:23there's a lot of information about16:24Jesus. Understand? Right? Make sense?16:28But there isn't a lot of people who16:30point to Jesus. Amen. And also, just so16:33you know, you can also point to Jesus16:35and still not say that you're perfected.16:37That you can say that you're a sinner.16:39Understand? Right? If you say that16:41you're a sinner, respectfully, you16:43you've completely missed what Jesus did.16:45Anyways, I would say I would argue that16:48probably not saved. You guys got that?16:50probably not saved, right? Ain't that16:53crazy? Right? Because think about it,16:55brothers and sisters, right? What did16:57Jesus do? What do we call Jesus,17:00brothers and sisters? Our Lord and what?17:02H17:04interesting. So, what did he save you17:07guys from? Sins. Are you sure? Saved you17:10from your sins? Good. Amen. He saved you17:13from your sins. That's why you go away17:14from hell. You don't get there, right?17:16So then are you guys sinners? No, man.17:21What the faith? Hell of liars, dude.17:24Right. Stephanie's like, "Yes, we are."17:27Right. Donniey's like, "The trick17:28question." Chef Josh is like, "Yes, we17:31are." Isn't that saying our identity is17:33actually decided by what we believe and17:35we are and not what Jesus makes it?17:37Right. Right. Read the room. That's what17:39I'm trying to go through. [laughter]17:41I'm trying to take these people through17:43that. Understand what I'm saying? Right.17:45Read the room here. Think about it.17:47Okay. Right? Think about this. Okay? Are17:51you guys sinners or not? No. No. Yes.17:55No. What the heck, dude? Right.17:59[sighs and gasps]18:00Well, are you guys? Yes. Stephanie's18:02like, "Yes." Okay. So, to the people who18:04type yes, type yes again. To the ones18:07who said yes, type yes again. Good.18:09Thank you. Okay. So, Donnie, Aiden, Pink18:12Gremlin, uh, Chernobyl, Gas King,18:15Stephanie, Heart Africa, Fabiola,18:20LBC,18:21uh, Carrie, Aragon,18:24Yimoshino,18:27um, Diana, we are born sinners and saved18:30by Jesus. Okay, so let me ask you guys18:33something, okay? What did Jesus die?18:35Just those people answer. No one else.18:37Just those people. Okay. All right. LBC18:40typo. That's fine. What did Jesus die18:42for? Our sins. Amazing. How many?18:46[snorts] All. Remember, I'm I'm I'm a18:48gang member. I have a GED education.18:51What does all mean? It does that mean my18:53past sins, present sins, and my future18:54sins? Or just my past sins? Just my18:56present sins. Which ones? All sins. All18:58means all. Right. Okay. Past, present,19:00and future. Amen. So, I'm going to ask19:02you this question. Ready? Ready? You say19:04that Jesus is your Lord and Savior. What19:07did he save you from? Sins. So you still19:09have sins then? No. Interesting. Wait,19:12wait, wait, wait, wait. What? What's the19:14one thing we have to do? Profess Jesus19:16as our Lord and Saviors, right? As our19:18Lord and Savior. I'm sorry. Right. So19:20that's the one thing to believe and19:22profess. So you believe in Jesus. Okay.19:24You profess that he's your Lord and19:26Savior, but you still say that you're a19:28sinner. Okay. Let's let's let's clarify19:30this. I sit here. I sit here, right,19:33brothers and sisters? And I'm drowning19:35in the ocean. A lifeguard comes and19:37saves me from the ocean. And similar to19:40what Isaiah says, similar to what Psalm19:43says, he takes me from east side of the19:46town where the water was. I'm sorry,19:48west side of the town where the water19:49was cuz we're in California. And he19:51takes me all the way east to like San19:53Bernardino, which there's no water19:55whatsoever, no ocean,19:59right? So he removes me from the water20:01as a lifeguard and saves me. Can I still20:04say that I'm drowning on land? Because20:06you have to be submerged in water. No.20:08No. Right. Interesting. Right. Okay.20:11Watch this. Okay. Watch this. You're20:14drowning in your sins. You believe that20:17Jesus washed you from all of your sins,20:19past, present, and future. Right? Sins,20:21right? Okay. But you still say that20:24you're a sinner. It doesn't make sense.20:26If Jesus took you all the way away and20:31north and you know, I'm sorry, east and20:33west, sin can never touch cuz east and20:35west don't touch. Right. Right. How can20:38you still say that you're a sinner?20:40Okay. So, we then so we then sin, but20:42that doesn't mean it's our identity,20:44right? You see how you guys move the the20:46goalpost,20:48but then why do we still sin, right?20:51Tell me you don't understand the Bible20:52and what sin is without telling me.20:55That's how you're you don't understand20:57what sin is. Okay. So, what is sin in20:59context? What is sin? Lord, help me.21:02Right? Lord has to help you. He's21:03helping you now. Right? All of us here.21:05Amen. What is sin? Hm. No. No. True sin.21:09You guys say it's unbelief in identity.21:12But you keep talking about why do I sin?21:14You even said, look, Gas King said was21:16the same person said, "Then why do we21:18still sin?" And then answers identity.21:20Tell me that you know scripture or you21:22know but you don't believe without21:24telling me understand right so even21:27though you guys know how to answer21:29parents do too respectfully21:32right well is sin just nothing then you21:35see and right frustration comes out21:37right amen well is it just well what is21:40it then well let me ask you something21:42when did you become a sinner when you21:43sit there and you lust and you drink and21:45you smoke and that's what you confess21:47about right you confess your sins one to21:49another Right. James 5:16. Isn't that21:52sin? Yeah, it is. Right, brothers and21:55sisters? It is. Amaria. Amen. Missing21:58the mark. Right. Right. But we were born22:02sinners. Amen. Grey Leo. Okay. So, let22:05me explain something to you. I'm22:07Chinese. Okay. Did I choose to be22:10Chinese? No. Born that way. Okay. But,22:13but let me throw a little bit of stuff22:15here. Okay, guys. Let me throw a little22:16bit of stuff on it. Okay. like how you22:18guys would throw it on there. If I'm22:19Chinese, don't I have to stop eating22:22orange chicken and fried rice? That way,22:24I'll be less Chinese. Why are you guys22:26laughing? No, genuinely, I'm Chinese.22:30Okay, I can't I but Okay, it's not about22:33being sinless. Fine, but it's about22:36sinning less.22:38Because that's the intention. Notice how22:40people add everything to the Bible when22:42the Bible doesn't say that. I'm Chinese,22:45but I gotta sin. I got to eat less22:48orange chicken then I'll be less Chinese22:50and I got to, you know, pronounce things22:53correctly and annunciate my words and22:56understand what I'm saying? Make sense?22:58Not how it works. Exactly. But when I23:01put it in this perspective, you guys23:03understand now. So let me ask you again.23:06[snorts] Y'all think that because you23:09stopped sinning or you sin less, somehow23:12you're going to be accepted? No. God23:14needs sinlessness. Do you understand23:16what I'm saying? That's why he sent23:18Jesus. Cuz look, if you could just sin23:20less, try harder, right? And just do23:24less sins. You have to explain one big23:28problem with that. Why then did Jesus23:31have to be brutally murdered? I'm just23:33curious. I'm just curious. Why if you23:36could just try harder and do better and23:39God knows your heart, let's say, I'm23:41just curious. Why? Why did have Jesus23:44have to die if you can just do those23:45things without Jesus dying? Because you23:48can't. That's what God is saying. It's23:51not about trying harder. But you were23:53taught that. Amen. Cuz you were taught23:55that. So you don't know what sin is. Sin23:58is a birth problem. You're born that24:00way. Everybody believes this. It's24:02called the origin of sin. So then when24:04you when remember what what the whole24:06point of me saying all of this was to24:07come back to it was what? Let's see if24:09we were listening. What was the whole24:11point of me even saying all of these24:12things? H Are we sinners? No. No. The24:17whole point was some of you guys aren't24:19even truly saved. Sheesh. Y'all don't24:22listen, man. My gosh, dude. Understand?24:28What I'm saying is, how do we know we're24:31saved? That was the whole point. Well,24:33if Jesus is my Lord and Savior and I say24:36that I still have sin, what the hell did24:38he save me from? That means he's not my24:40Lord and Savior. You know what my Lord24:41and Savior is? Works, behavior24:44modification,24:46doing better, trying harder. That's my24:49savior. Sheesh, that's a clippy.24:52[snorts] Amen. Your savior is not Jesus.24:57Your savior is I try harder or it's me25:01plus Jesus. Not only is it that, but I25:04have to also do well, dude. And Johnny25:07never said don't do well. Johnny is25:09saying, "Don't forget the one who did25:11well for you, though." That's what25:13Johnny is saying. Do you guys understand25:15what I'm saying? Amen. But people don't25:18even realize that. If you ask anybody if25:21once saved always saved is true or not,25:24and the ones who say it's not, look25:26carefully to their responses. So, do you25:29believe once saved always saved is um25:33is uh is is is biblical? They'll say,25:36"Of course not." Right? And then they'll25:38start quoting scripture25:40without context. Amen. The Bible says25:44you if you can turn away. The Bible says25:47Hebrews 10:26 if you send willfully. The25:49Bible says they'll do this. But25:52basically what they're actually saying25:54is if you notice they will always always25:58tack it on to them and their management26:02of their sin. Let me explain. Hey Johnny26:04Chang, do you believe that once saved26:06always saved is biblical? Of course not.26:08Right? If I continue to sin, listen to26:11me carefully. If I continue to sin, I26:16then I will not be led into the gates of26:19heaven. Okay? If I turn my back from26:22God, if I turn my back away from God,26:26you guys see that, right? If I do this,26:29if I do that, so let me explain26:31something to you guys. What is their26:33salvation based off of? Jesus or I?26:37Exactly. I Right. Their salvation is26:41based off of me. If I stop sinning, then26:44I'll get saved. Plus Jesus.26:47Understand? If I am not obedient, right?26:51Plus Jesus, of course, and sprinkle them26:53in. Then I won't be saved. So you guys26:56did that for how many years? I must keep26:59the commandments. God says, "If you love27:01me, keep my commandments." But remember,27:04God doesn't say, "Try to keep my27:06commandments." He says, "Do it." Okay,27:08Johnny Chang. Satan plants a thought,27:10right? Plants a thought. Well, then why27:12would God say that then? How many times27:14have you read the Bible? Uh, it doesn't27:15matter. I'm asking, "How many times have27:17you read the Bible?" That's my question27:19first. You would know why he says that27:21if you read the Bible in context, he's27:24trying to show people. You think you27:26love me? Okay, keep my commandments. and27:29keep them all like Leviticus tells you27:31to. Go back to the Mosaic laws, the27:34Tammudic laws, and keep them all. And27:37let's see if you love me. Because if you27:38break one, you break them all. He's27:40trying to show them that they cannot27:42love him through works. Cuz if you can27:45love Jesus through work, brothers and27:47sisters, right? If you can love him27:49through works, then he didn't have to27:52die on the cross. His death is in vain.27:54Anyone willing to say that? I guarantee27:57you, you wouldn't. Amen, brothers and27:59sisters. Right. Makes sense, right?28:02Right. People are even in here. Oh, I I28:03thought the only ones he he he included28:06the Can you even do the ones he he28:08included, though? So, let's see. Ready?28:10Ready? Love your neighbor as yourself.28:12Love God with all your heart and all28:14your soul and all your mind and all of28:15your body and all your Can you do that?28:19[laughter]28:20Come on, bro. I failed at least the28:23first one. You failed right at all of28:26them. All of us trying, right? Oh, yeah.28:28That's what it says, right? Gas King,28:30right? It says, "If you love if you love28:32me, right? Try to love your neighbor."28:35That's what it says, right? 90% of your28:37time, love your neighbor. Is that what28:39it says? [laughter]28:40He says, "If you love it, do it. If you28:42love me, do it." He doesn't say, "Try to28:45do it." No. Trying is not good enough.28:48Let's say, right? Hey guys, I spent28:50$200,000 on this app. I tried my best to28:54give you guys this app. All of you guys28:56are paying $33 a month for it, but h I I28:59I'm going to try to make it to Bible29:01class every Saturday. Okay, you guys are29:03going to be like, I'm going to try to29:05pay you $33 a month, too. Then29:08understand, hey guys, I'm going to try.29:12Okay, I'm trying. Okay, I'm coming from29:15China. I'm trying. Okay, Jimmy Chang is29:19going to try. China, right? Do you29:22understand? Right. I'm going to try. I29:24don't know. It's the best Bible class.29:27Best Bible class in the world. I'm going29:29to try, right? He didn't come. Fake29:31news. Fake news. They didn't start29:33getting mad, right? Fake news. He I was29:35there. I was recording. I was there.29:37It's like, right? Make sense? Imagine29:40though. I'm going to try, right? I'm29:43going to try to make it to San29:45Francisco. You guys all line up for me.29:47And in San Jose, you line up for me.29:50Where are you? I'm like eating chicken29:51at home. Louisiana fried. She's just29:54eating it. Where you at? I tried, bro.29:57Johnny. Oh my gosh. You're I'm trying,29:59guys. I'm trying to get over there.30:01What? I tried. You know how hard it is30:03for me. Start crying. You know how hard30:06it is for me. I deal with people every30:09day. They ask me the SAME QUESTION EVERY30:12SINGLE DAY. I TRIED. I tried and I'm30:16still trying. Right? You guys will be30:18like, "Yo, what the hell's wrong with30:19you, bro?" Right? But then what do you30:22guys do though? That's what you do. I30:24try. God, I'm trying to listen, but30:27really I'm just protecting my pride.30:29God, I'm trying, but really I'm not30:31going to change my ways. But God, I'm30:32trying. Like, come on, man. Jokes aside,30:35make sense. You think you're all that,30:37too? Huh? Sheesh. What the hell is wrong30:40with us? You guys understand? What is30:43wrong with us? Respectfully, what is30:45wrong with us, man? a heck of high30:49hearts for nothing. Literally nothing.30:54You know what I'm saying? Nothing. Like30:56we have nothing to stand on except I try31:00and somehow that's enough. Like what31:03make sense? That's why I do the31:04streamathon so you guys can read. Amen.31:07I have the streamathon so you guys can31:09read and learn and grow. Brothers and31:12sisters, I teach about grace. Because I31:15know some of you guys are going to hear31:16this and you're still not going to be31:17able to learn it. And that's okay.31:19Understand what I'm saying? It's okay.31:22Amen. Because it's not like you can sit31:24there, right? Right. Make sense, right?31:27You can mess up. I'm not saying I'm not31:30saying it's wrong to mess up. What I'm31:32saying is when you mess up, however, and31:35when you have like let's say I'm not31:37doing something right. If someone tells31:40me that I'm not doing something right,31:41is that them judging me or is that them31:44making a truth claim? Like if I'm31:46sitting here and they're observing and31:48analyzing that I'm not doing what I'm31:50supposed to do and they say, "Hey,31:52Johnny, respectfully, you're not doing31:53this biblically speaking." Of course,31:56you have to be biblically sound to say31:57that, but let's say you are. Can should32:00I get mad at that? No. Cuz it's true.32:03Amen. Nobody told me that faith would be32:05this lonely. I thought when I gave my32:07life to God, everything would just32:08click. Community, peace, direction. A32:11lot of us are out here just trying to32:12figure it out alone. Your family thinks32:14it's a phase. You go to church on32:15Sunday. You're smiling. And then on32:17Monday, reality hits and you're back32:19alone in your home in your thoughts. I32:22know exactly what that's like. I got out32:23of prison at the age of 25. I didn't32:25have a church home. I didn't have32:26friends. I didn't even really have32:28family to back me up. I had God. I had a32:30Bible. But more importantly than32:32anything, I had a pastor who I could32:34lean on to ask questions and to just32:36receive mentorship and have fellowship32:37with. And the thing that changed32:39everything for me wasn't just studying32:40alone. It was actually having someone I32:42could bring my real questions to. Not32:44the Sunday school questions, the real32:46ones, the ones that keep you up at32:48night. The ones that make you feel32:49unworthy because you can't figure it out32:51on your own. Therefore, you feel as if32:53you're less of a Christian. That's why32:55every single Saturday at 10:00 a.m.32:56Pacific Standard Time, I go live inside32:58the Core of the Heart daily app. First,33:00we do a full Bible class. Real teaching,33:02not that surface level stuff. We go33:04super deep. You were never supposed to33:06do this alone. And now you don't have33:07to. Bible class every Saturday at 10:0033:09a.m. Pacific Standard Time. Can't wait33:11to see you guys there. If somebody tells33:13you, "Hey, you're not in your word,33:15you're in your feelings." Or, "Hey, you33:17don't know God as much as you think you33:19know God." And it's true. Why would you33:23get mad at that? I'll tell you why.33:25Because of pride. Understand what I'm33:27saying? Because you don't want to33:29change. You want people to mold to you33:32and change for you. Make sense, brothers33:34and sisters? Make sense? That's what it33:36is. Amen. Right? All of us are like33:40that, right? There's so much passive33:42aggressiveness. It's kind of crazy,33:44right? You guys know what I'm talking.33:45We're so good at that, too. Oh. Oh,33:48well, you know, you may have33:49misunderstood me, but their heart is33:52like freaking idiot. I wasn't saying33:53that, idiot. Right. you know, I'll pray33:56for you, right? It's like this heart,33:59right? Like, I I'll I'll pray, brother.34:01It's it Let's just agree to disagree.34:03I'll pray for you, right? [laughter]34:04It's like, dude, all this passive34:06aggressiveness. Amen. Right, guys? I34:10don't want to create a community like34:12that. Do you guys know why we we we're34:14passive aggressive? Do you guys know why34:16we do we act the way that we act? Can I34:18ask you why? Because you live in front34:20of man. You don't live in front of God.34:22That's why. Somewhere along the lines in34:25your heart, you don't truly believe that34:29God sees you through and through. That's34:32why you try to be passive aggressive.34:34You also don't believe in God and that34:37he's the one who's going to help you cuz34:40you don't take it to him. Right? You34:42hold court right here. Do you guys34:44understand what I'm saying? If you sat34:46there and you truly believe that God34:48sees everything in your heart, you'd34:50come correct. Respectfully, you would.34:52you would. But a lot of people don't34:56come correct because they don't live in34:57front of God. That's why he was talking34:58trash to Peter like that. He's like,35:00"Peter, get thee behind me, Satan."35:02Yeah, Peter was the only disciple that35:04walked on water. He's the only disciple35:06that chopped off another. He stood 1035:07toes 100%. But he's also the only one35:10that God called Satan, too. Let that35:12sink in for a second. When people start35:15to think that they do good, when they35:17start to think that they're all that,35:19they start to live in front of it. You35:20guys know who I am. I'm Pedro. I'm35:22Peter, bro. All of you guys will run35:25away. I won't. Right. Jesus says, "Get35:29thee behind me. You think you're all35:32that." That's what Satan is. At the core35:35of it, Satan is just a big dumb dum. He35:38thinks he's all that. Bro, I made you35:41out of bag pipes, broki. I gave you35:44wisdom and beauty, dummy, and now you35:47think you can have my throne. You think35:49you can have my throne? You think you're35:51all that, bro? I gave you everything in35:55the same way. I don't read the Bible. I35:58don't study the Bible. I don't learn the35:59original lexicon. I don't care about the36:01Septuagent. I don't care about any of36:03those things. All I care about is me.36:07And even though I don't know any of36:08that, I'mma show you what's up. I'mma36:10ask you questions. I'm going to checkbox36:12you. Amen. Right? Why? Cuz you think36:16you're all that.36:18Amen. If you look at your lifestyle and36:21you look at yourself in front of God,36:23are you really all that? Amen. Hold on36:25real quick. Let me remove this person.36:27Sky VA, like I said, right in real time,36:29your psychology, if looked at in an36:31analytical sense, might give you the36:33answer. Yeah, I'm so great, guys. Look36:36at me. I can tell you guys about36:38psychoanalysis36:39and right like this is the problem in36:42real time. It happens. They don't care.36:45They're here to be like, I want to show36:47you guys how great I am. VA, would you36:49like to take the stage and teach36:50everybody here? Go once. Would you like36:53to please jump on? Teach everybody. I36:55can look at that. You guys see it,36:57right? You see how smart people are? You37:00see that? If you're fine with it, you37:01see, right? I told you. I told you. What37:04is What is leprosy? Numbness, right? And37:08then flip it back on. Oh my gosh, I'm37:10realizing this isn't good. You You asked37:12me to, though. You guys see that, right?37:14Don't be like this, brothers and37:16sisters, is what I'm saying. in real37:18time. We can see scripture. We can see37:20it. They Yeah. You know, I'mma let you37:22on, man. You're amazing, brother. You37:24ready? I'm gonna let you on. Okay. I'm37:26gonna let you on. Okay. You ready?37:27Please. Please respond. Come on. I'm37:29going let you on. Don't be scared now.37:31Right, guys? What I'm saying here is37:34right right now. It's just jokes. Right.37:37I I mean no harm. I'm nervous now. Yeah.37:40Uh-oh. In real time, we live for who? We37:45live for ourselves. understand what I'm37:48saying? Oh, snap. Okay, I gotta Oh, I37:50gotta get an exit route here. You37:52understand? In real time. This is what I37:55love about these stages. Amen. Amen. Can37:58I not be kind and say how I'm feeling?38:01No. You can be respectful. You can be38:03kind, but kind also means respectful.38:04Would you agree? So, how disrespectful38:07do you think it is when someone is38:09asking me the question and you're38:11sitting there answering their question38:13when they weren't even talking to you?38:15[snorts] You understand? Got it. Right.38:16Well, I just told you how you were unre,38:18you know, disrespectful, right? I just38:20told you, right? So, so you're kind and38:23you're loving and you think you can38:24teach, right? No worries. That's fine.38:26But let me ask you something. Are you38:28kind when someone is pouring their heart38:30out and then you interrupt and then sit38:32there and go, "Hey, I'm going to sit38:34there and I'm going to answer these38:36questions. Are you able to?" Is that is38:38that resp All All I'm saying is that is38:40that it's a it's a real question. I'm38:41not trying to gaslight you. It's an on38:43yes or no. If you're saying you're kind38:45and respectful, is that respectful or is38:48that not respectful? Would you say when38:50someone is sharing their heart and38:52they're not talking to you, right? Amen.38:56Notice how you have no respect. The the38:58comment, the right answer would be,39:00"Hey, I apologize. I didn't know that."39:02Understand? I didn't know that. My bad.39:04You're right. I didn't think that. You39:06know what? He wasn't really asking me.39:08Understand? He wasn't asking you and he39:10wasn't asking in a general sense. He39:12wasn't asking specific people. He's here39:14on this main stage. There's only one39:16talker. Common sense tells us he was39:18asking me. Understand? Right. But look39:21it, you can't accept it because39:23acknowledging that it's disrespectful39:25will now make you not kind and not a39:28good person. That's the problem here in39:30real time. Make sense? You can't39:33acknowledge that now. So, you're going39:34to spin it however you can. That's what39:37it is. So, go ahead. And what else is39:40it? Tell me all of your good moral39:42things. Tell me without apologizing.39:45Please tell me. Right. Exactly. Do you39:48guys understand now? Right. Don't I'm39:50not just saying VA. We all have this39:52heart. Do you understand what I'm39:53saying? We all have this heart that if39:55we sit there and we think we're all that39:56and we're trying to I'm just trying to39:58help people and we get corrected40:00foundationally, what happens then? we go40:02silent or we run away or we leave. I'm40:04not telling him to leave. I'm fighting40:06for him. Make sense, brothers and40:08sisters? Right? Amen. Cuz I could just40:10ban him and then move on. I don't want40:12to do that. What I want you guys to40:14realize is this. You cannot claim to be40:17respectful and to be kind because kind40:20people listen. Understand what I'm40:22saying? Kind people respect people. Kind40:25people don't butt in and try to offer40:28advice to people who are not asking for40:30them for advice. Do you understand what40:32I'm saying? They don't do that. So then40:34again, it goes back to what I'm saying.40:37Where what is your concept of kind? And40:40is it godly concept or is it yours? It's40:42your own. Make sense? Understand what40:45I'm saying? Right? Make sense? Right?40:48And then they do this to be smart.40:49Right? If he asked you directly, look,40:51we'll just do this, Mark. Now, what he's40:53trying to do is he's going to say, "It's40:54your fault, Mark." That's what I'm I'm40:56I'm I'm getting at. Okay? He's going to40:59say because you grammatically didn't put41:00it in a direct sense that basically he's41:03going to give you right right this out41:06of like it's going to give him an out41:08basically right he doesn't see that41:09we're saying right understand he doesn't41:11see that what we're saying and what41:12we're seeing here amen Mark you asked41:15right so that I can answer or did you41:17want everybody to answer you right so41:20you exactly thank you Mark right but now41:23it's still your fault mark it's still41:25your fault just so you know because you41:28didn't grammatically put it in a sense.41:30Notice how it wasn't him being41:31disrespectful and assuming that because41:34you didn't do that, he wanted you to41:35answer him. Make sense, right? So, this41:38is what it is. Make sense? Right. And41:41also, you say you're respectful, but41:44there's Discord stage rules here.41:46Doesn't a I'm just wondering, doesn't a41:47respectful person come in and read the41:49rules first before they enter? Huh.41:52Interesting. I I'm just I'm just Maybe41:54I'm Maybe I'm stupid. I don't know. This41:56isn't my discord stage, let's say.41:58Shouldn't I come in and read the So, I'm42:00being respectful. You guys understand,42:02right? So, again, this is why it's so42:05hard to talk to Pharisees in real time,42:07brothers and sisters, because no matter42:09what, they're never wrong. Do you guys42:11understand what I'm saying? That's why42:13Jesus can't get to them. Even Jesus42:16can't get to these people. Understand?42:19Scripturally speaking, he couldn't get42:20to them. No, think about it. What? I I42:23what I I said I love God of Isaac,42:25Abraham, and Jacob. No, then why are you42:26crucifying me? I didn't crucify you. I42:28thought that you were fa You didn't42:29announce. You didn't say you were the42:30son of God. I said it multiple times.42:32But you didn't say y v. You didn't say I42:34am that I actually did say that I am42:36that I am. No, but the thing is this,42:38right? And they start making excuses.42:40It's always everybody else's fault,42:43but their own. Make sense, brothers and42:45sisters. Do not do that. That's what I'm42:48telling you guys. It's simple to just42:50go, "Hey, you know what? You're right.42:51My bad. I do think that I'm good. See,42:53the thing is, I wouldn't even listen to42:55you cuz I was literally sitting there42:57doing this, this, and this, and this,42:58right? Amen. You guys got that right?43:01Make sense, brothers and sisters? Right?43:03Why is this? Why is your truth the real43:05truth? Well, what did I say that was my43:07truth? Right? Did I say anything that43:10Johnny Chang believes this, Johnny Ch,43:12right? No. No. I'm saying it's about43:14Jesus. So, I'm speaking about the43:16gospel. That's a good question, but43:18you're you're interpreting. You're not43:20listening to what I'm saying. Make43:22sense? Cuz you see it as right?43:25Understand? Oh, this is your truth. When43:28did Johnny Chang ever say it was his43:30truth, though? I literally pointed43:32everything to Jesus Christ. Even the43:34discernment I said comes from scripture.43:36Amen, brother. Right? So, I'm not saying43:38I know you're seeking. See, there's a43:40difference. You're just trying to figure43:42it out. Amen. Understand? Amen. Right?43:46So, that's what it kind of comes down to43:47at the end of the day, right? Okay. So,43:50it's not my truth. What did I say that43:53was about Johnny Chang? Like, I'll give43:55you an example, right? Okay. It's okay,43:58Scar. We're all like that, bro. It's I'm44:01I'm trying to be even though the44:02tonality isn't there. I could remove44:05them, right? But that's not It's okay.44:07It's It's They're not trying to be44:09disrespectful. They just don't know that44:11they are. Right. Amen. Good. Good. So,44:14so good, Ezekiel. Right. You're saying44:16you are right, but I'm always a critic.44:18Right. I think it's something that God44:19gave me, but I have your redirected.44:21Good to know that you know about me,44:23right? So, let me tell you something,44:25Ezekiel. The only reason why you liked44:28my answer was cuz I wasn't mean to you.44:31[laughter]44:32Understand? Ju genuinely speaking,44:34right? Because look at what you're44:35saying. Look, read it carefully, right?44:37I have you redirect it, right? I have to44:39redirect it. God, good to know that you44:41know about me. So, the heart posture is44:43this. Amen. You know about me. You heard44:47me. Understand what I'm saying? Make44:49sense, right? No, I didn't threaten to44:51ban you because I gave a reasonable44:52answer. So now you're spinning the44:54narrative. I didn't threaten to do that.44:57Understand what I'm saying? I I asked44:59you a few questions and then based off45:02of the questions and scriptural45:03knowledge, I came to the conclusion that45:06you're a Pharisee. Right? But even then,45:09you're still proving it. Right? The and45:11I still haven't removed you. Amen. So45:14the whole point here is you disagree45:16with what I'm saying. That's fine. We45:19can agree to disagree. All I said was,45:22"Hey brother, Mark wasn't speaking to45:24you. He was asking me. You got offended45:27because you think, which is making my45:29point, that you can help other people."45:31Do you understand? That's it. And what45:34I'm saying is you can ask Mark, "Was45:36that helpful and reasonable?" I don't45:38think so. I don't think it was. But cuz45:41he wouldn't keep asking it if that's the45:43case. He wouldn't be here in here45:45listening still. He would be like, "All45:46right, I'm good. I'm out. I got it." So45:48it was it was reasonable again to you.45:49That's subjective. Make sense? So that's45:52on you, right? You're not studied45:55clearly, right? Cuz if you were, you45:57would be able to listen. And then I45:59obviously said, "Do you want the stage?"46:01You said, "Absolutely." And then was46:02like, "Oh, wait. This probably won't46:04make me look good, so let me just46:06chill." Right? So again, of course, we46:09have to be patient. We have to, right?46:11We have to. But number one, I want to46:14apologize to everybody else here. You46:16know why? Because you guys have to46:17listen to this. But why I allow you guys46:20to listen to this is because it's a46:21lesson, guys. It's all a lesson or a46:24blessing at the end of the day, right?46:26Is this is how you deal with people,46:28too. I'm trying to make it a valid46:31argument here, right? And I'm trying to46:33highlight something. If people can't46:35hear you and they think that they're46:36good, they're going to prove that to you46:39that no matter what you say, brothers46:41and sisters, it's not going to matter.46:43So, this ties into evangelism. You guys,46:45did you guys catch that? Did you catch46:47that? It don't matter how much someone46:49can use this large vernacular. I'm46:51respectful. I love you. You know, uh46:54like they use these buzzwords, but what46:56are their hearts saying? I don't respect46:58you, bro. You don't know anything. You47:00getting at me foul cuz I'm I'm47:02reasonable and you're not. Like they're47:04literally like that. That's what I'm47:05trying to expla explain to you guys.47:07Make sense? They don't even see it or47:10they think that I can't see it. I don't47:11know what it is. But again, right?47:14That's how it is. Amen. So, no problem.47:17No problem. Right. I'm not saying this47:19to hurt anybody, right? And it's no hard47:21feeling. I don't even know who VA is.47:23What I do know is this. Scripture will47:25teach if you're going to be kind and you47:27claim to be that, if you're going to be47:29this and that, right? I have to test it47:31against the word. Do do you guys47:33understand what we are called to test47:34the spirits, right? We have to test it,47:37right, Ezekiel? It's okay. You have to47:39listen, brother. Okay? You have to47:40listen. I know English isn't your first47:42language, right? You're saying you're47:43from South America. I'm assuming here,47:45but you have to listen. Just listen to47:47me, okay? Cuz right now, you're very47:49sensitive towards I want validation,47:52okay? And this is not normal. I get it.47:54I don't blame you guys. This is a47:56parasocial thing because no one like47:59they're not talking to us like they're48:00not guiding you guys like this. You go48:02on I show speed you go on these other48:04platforms they're not giving you direct48:06game like that respectfully they're not48:08understand they're not right. So when48:11you guys feel it, you think, "Oh, this48:13is this is how it is." Like any any48:16A-list celebrity is not showing up on a48:19Discord talking to you guys. This is48:20this and that, right? They're just not48:21doing it, right? Any celebrity, A-list48:23or not, it doesn't matter. You guys48:25understand what I'm saying, right? So48:27anyone who's doing that. So it's very48:29difficult. I understand. But you guys48:30have to learn that you have to have48:32gratitude, too. Amen. You have to think48:34like, okay, he's taking his time to48:36explain these things and to grow, right?48:38Am I wrong for saying that? Right? We48:40have to have gratitude because it48:41affects your attitude 100%. Right? So, I48:44get why it feels like, "Oh, you could48:47help me. I could ask you questions, but48:49it shows how much people don't respect48:52it when I do do it." Do you guys48:54understand what I'm saying? Amen. Like,48:56that's different. Like, no one sits48:58there. Any megaurch pastor, have you met49:00him, guys? Right. We have a mega church.49:03We have 32,000 members in here. If I if49:06I drop a location, minimum 2,000 plus49:09people are coming. That's considered a49:11mega church to a lot of people, just so49:13you know. And yet, whenever I do49:15Whittier, OC, whatever it is, I wait in49:18the end to shake your guys' hand and49:19give you guys a picture, right? Do you49:22really think that you can do that with49:24Joel Austin or with all these? You're49:25not going to be able to do it. You're49:26just not. Do you guys understand what49:28I'm saying? It's just not going to49:30happen. So, you have to think about it.49:31Like, I'm not saying I'm better than49:33y'all, that I shouldn't be doing this.49:35I'm just saying like, do you recognize49:37that? Like, there's some things where we49:38have to sit there and be like, "Hey, you49:40know, right?" Amen. So, it it's not a49:43bad thing, right, to not be thankful.49:46The issue is when we talk about being49:48thankful and gratitude, then you still49:50don't correct it. That's the problem. We49:53can't be spiritual all the time.49:54Understand what I'm saying, right? Amen.49:57You guys got that, right? So, it's just50:00kind of how it is, right? Amen. Guys,50:03our live events are getting super50:04packed. We genuinely need some help. So,50:06we're looking for a live events50:08producer. So, I'm going to be completely50:10honest about this. There's a lot of50:12moving pieces from booking a church,50:14finding the vendors, scanning in the50:16people, the volunteers, the merch. Like,50:18there's so many moving pieces that I'm50:19just going to say right now, we're50:21looking for a professional. We're50:22looking for someone who has done this50:23before. If you're watching and you're50:24like, "Oh, I think I can help their live50:26events." Honestly, you're probably not50:27the pick. But if you're watching and50:29you're saying, "Oh, I've done this50:30before. I've thrown live events. I've50:31even maybe worked in a church space."50:33Please reach out. We're looking for a50:34killer, someone who can really50:36coordinate everything. It's a ton of50:37moving pieces. At the end of the day,50:38it's nothing too hard or complicated,50:40but it's a lot of details, a lot of50:42moving pieces. And for us to be doing50:44this every single month, once a month or50:45even more, it's almost impossible50:47because we each run different branches50:48of the business. So, for us to do these50:50ourselves, it's becoming unscalable. So,50:52if you think, you know, you know, I can50:54come in, take this over, I'll learn from50:56them, we'll teach you everything. and50:57you think I can take the information and50:59go throw them live events every single51:01month in a different city for the rest51:02of the next 10 years. If you're hearing51:04this and you think that's you, please51:06reach out. We pay super competitively.51:08We have honestly a really good pay for51:09you guys cuz we really want to do this.51:11Live events are super important to51:12Johnny and all of us and all of you51:14guys. So, we want to keep doing them. We51:16want to keep making them super amazing.51:17And that's why honestly, we're looking51:19for a killer. Like it we're not really51:21going to hire anyone to test them out or51:22try to train. We're looking for someone51:24who has done this before and is ready to51:25do it for us. and we're going to pay you51:27very handsomely for it. So, please reach51:29out. The best way to do it, there's a51:31link in the description. There's a job51:32application that details everything and51:34the pay. So, please fill it out. Please51:36pay attention to the instructions.51:37There's a lot of instructions that if51:39you don't pay attention to them, we're51:40not even going to look at your51:41application. So, cutting to the chase,51:43we're looking for a live events killer.51:45If you are that person or if you know51:46that person, if someone at your church51:48maybe throws the events, if you want to51:50recommend it to a friend or a family51:51member, we want an awesome beast live51:54events producer. The last thing I'll add51:56is you're going to be handling51:57everything from thousand to 5,000 person52:00live events. We do prison ministry,52:02overseas trips. We want to do we have52:04big plans to take core of the heart52:06global and you would be the lynch pin52:08that controls all of that. So with that52:11being said, again like Aaron said, I'm52:13only harping it again. There's a lot of52:15people that are applying because you52:16have a heart for the miss mission which52:18is great but only because of past52:21experiences. We have a very particular52:23vision of what this person needs to be.52:25We're also being advised by people that52:27have done this at extremely high level52:28who are helping us vet the applications.52:31So it's going to be a very like select52:35group of people that are looking at your52:36application. So please do not be52:38offended if we don't pick you. Just52:40understand we have a lot of input and we52:42are very specific on what we need. So52:44we're very appreciative if you try, but52:46please again understand that we've we've52:49gone through a lot of ups and downs to52:51understand what we need or want.52:52>> So if you want to apply, the link is in52:54the description. Also for anyone else52:55still listening, if you want to come to52:57these awesome live events, text in52:58afters to 323613357753:03for free live events in a city near you53:05>> or download Core of the Heart daily. I53:07genuinely want to thank you guys for53:10tuning in and just supporting Core of53:11the Heart. Without you guys, we53:13obviously we wouldn't be able to go53:15global and so we are looking for that53:18that perfect piece, right, to uh take us53:21global and help us with the live event.53:23So, if that's you, we really do53:25appreciate you guys for for applying and53:28um hope to work with you guys soon. I'm53:30simply a person that wants to help53:31people and I ask a lot of questions in53:33my life. So, I read his question and53:34wanted to help him with a good answer. I53:36will take the criticism to heart. I do53:38struggle with interpreting people right53:40and putting myself in the middle when53:42it's not the place. Good. That's53:44beautiful. That's good. Right. So if you53:47if you understand that then yeah that53:50was the whole reason why you hardened in53:52the beginning. You know that knot in53:53your chest when you get corrected,53:55right? That's the initial sting, right?53:58And then afterwards you acknowledge.54:01That's beautiful. You're going to feel54:02the sting. That's why I didn't kick you.54:04Everyone's going to feel that sting.54:06Every one of you guys have felt that54:07type of sting. But scripturally54:09speaking, right? Do you want kind words54:12from the enemy or do you want things54:13that are sharp, which is the word54:14Hebrews 4:12, that cuts you but then54:17heals you? Do you guys understand what54:19I'm saying? That's all it is, right? The54:22whole point cuz it does mean nothing to54:24tell you what you're struggling with.54:27Like, have you guys, you have to54:29understand that, brothers and sisters.54:31It does me no good. doesn't. In fact, it54:33goes against me if if you really think54:35about it. If I tell you what you're54:37struggling with and you don't want me to54:39see, then you're going to feel exposed,54:40right? That's how it is. This is54:43discernment because the scripture says54:44this, right? So, if you don't want54:47somebody to see, like the man with the54:49withered arm, but Jesus said, "Stick out54:51your withered arm, that rotten, stinky54:53arm." Hey, we all struggle here, myself54:55included. No one's better than other54:57people. The problem is when you're like,54:59I struggle and I don't want you guys to55:02see my struggle and that means and it55:04plates to the point that I'm saying,55:06right? It supports my point. It means55:08you live in front of man, not in front55:10of God. Because doesn't God see the55:11struggle? Then what's the point if a55:13human being sees the struggle?55:15Understand about my original question55:17though. Why is temptation louder than55:19the voice of God in my head? I want your55:20answer.55:23He made it so clear this time so it's55:25not directly misinterpreted. Gotcha.55:27Gotcha. Listen, listen. Um, the reason55:30why your temptation is louder than the55:32voice of God is because that's the job.55:35The voice of God is not in your head. Do55:37you know where the voice of God is? It's55:39in the word. So, I would I would argue55:42and I would make a point that you're55:44probably not in the word. And so, it's55:47not that the voice of right, it's kind55:49of like this. Let's say I go into a55:50chicken coupe and I'm just in a chicken55:53coop and I don't I'm not in another55:54room, let's say, right? I'm going be55:56like, "This place is filled with55:58chickens because that's all I see. I56:00have nothing, no other room to go into."56:03Make sense? But imagine if there's56:06another room and you know there's56:08another room. You don't you know that56:09this room is full of chickens, but you56:11don't go there. You go to the other room56:12and it's super nice. Now you're56:14chilling. You're relaxed. You don't got56:16chip chicken poop and all that other56:17stuff. Understand what I'm saying?56:19Right. Make sense? Amen. Right. Make56:22sense? So yeah, I'm not in the word at56:24all. Exactly. So it's not that your56:27words are loud. It's not that the the56:29temptation is loud. It's that all you56:31see is the temptation. You have nothing56:33else to run back to. That's why I give56:35the word. Make sense, bro? So like the56:37way to fight temptation is how Jesus56:40through the blueprint fought temptation.56:42Understand what I'm saying? Make sense?56:45Right? So how did Jesus fight? He says,56:48"It is written, man shall not live by56:49bread alone by Right. It is written, do56:51not tempt the Lord your God." It is56:53written, "Serve only God." It is56:55written. It is written. It is written.56:56Satan tempted Jesus, too. But Jesus56:58didn't go in my feelings. He didn't say,57:00"Hey, be nicer to me. Hey, don't talk to57:02me that way. Hey, offer me this." He57:04doesn't talk like that. He goes, "It is57:06written." Amen. This is the last one I'm57:08going to answer cuz I already know57:09you're not really going to accept it,57:10but you got to just hear what I have to57:12say. I want honesty, but it's better to57:14give that to people in a calm way.57:17Right? Hey, man. There's a lot of things57:19I want too. respectfully. I want people57:23that no matter how much anxiety they57:25have, right? I want people to know that57:29it is really about respect and that we57:31don't cut people off. We don't try to57:33insert ourselves into conversations that57:35aren't talking to us. But hey, I didn't57:38get that today. Right? I want people57:40that when they sit there and I'm57:41actually fighting for them and I can be57:43way meaner when I'm not. I'm actually57:45very very clear and just scriptural,57:49right? talking about the Pharisees and57:51it's a truth claim by the way, right?57:53And direct. I can't I I I want them to57:56accept it, but they don't. I want people57:58to value the fact that I'm sitting here58:01and I'm explaining things in super58:03detail and they don't have the audacity.58:06They don't have at least the the the58:08respect to go, "Hey, man, he's talking.58:12Let me let him guide this person."58:13Obviously has a platform. He's not58:15struggling with anxiety. I am no matter58:17what. Even though I want to help people,58:19he's probably helping other people58:20better than me. I would like that, too.58:22But guess what? I'm not getting that58:24either. There's a lot of things that58:26Johnny Chang wants too from the58:28community, right? If we do this tiff or58:30tat respectfully, none of you got none58:33of you guys, I'm not going to be here.58:35I'm going to go, "Oh, that sister asked58:37that question. That brother feels this58:39way. This guy just keeps spamming. This58:41guy thinks he knows every." You58:42understand what I'm saying? Like, I58:44could say the same thing, too. I could58:47do the same thing too. Understand? I58:49just want you to realize and I want you58:51to realize more than anything what is58:53the heart behind this? Why do I have to58:55spend time on you respectfully? There's58:57so many other people who will actually58:59listen. Why am I taking the time out of59:01my day to explain it to you after time59:04and time again you're showing me I don't59:06I don't care what you have to say and59:08that I'm I'm defensive because you you59:10pricricked me in a way that I didn't59:11like. Why do I have to do that? Because59:13I care.59:15I would like for you to see my heart59:17too, but you don't. So then what do I do59:19with that? I should get anxiety, too. I59:22should get depression, too. Nobody59:24listen to me. All they do is fight for59:26them. Nobody cares about me.59:29What about me? Huh? All they see is good59:32things. What about the bad things? What59:34about all the people behind my back59:36talking to pastor about me? What about59:38people saying they love me but using me?59:41What about people who sit there and like59:43want a refund because one thing doesn't59:45work after we worked for eight months to59:47build this app? What about all these59:49other what about what about bunch of59:51what abouts? You understand what I'm59:53saying? What about understand? I have59:54more compounded trauma than most of you59:56guys honestly. So, shouldn't I also have59:59a reason to to have anxiety and1:00:02depression and loneliness to kill people1:00:04even right being molested at the age of1:00:0712 by a 17-year-old girl straight took1:00:09advantage of me. I don't even know what1:00:10happened. got roofied all that.1:00:12Shouldn't I sit there and be like, I1:00:13hate women. I hate them. Every time a1:00:16girl opens her mouth, it just bugs me.1:00:17Remind should I do that, too? And would1:00:20I be valid if I felt like that?1:00:22Probably. So, again, if we plate to1:00:25these things, brothers and sisters, oh1:00:26yeah, Juanito got a really, really good1:00:29point, too. You ain't out arguing me,1:00:31y'all. If y'all don't know, I got a1:00:32mouthpiece for days.1:00:35Make sense? We got 10 clips loaded1:00:38already. You over here on one.1:00:40understand. We could do it, too, but1:00:42we're not going to do it. Why? Why?1:00:45Because I live in front of Jesus. I1:00:47believe I'm healed, and so are you. Do1:00:49you guys have anxiety and depression and1:00:51loneliness, brothers and sisters? I'm1:00:53going to tell you guys right now, you1:00:54don't. Do you know why you don't?1:00:56Because the Bible says in 2 Corinthians1:00:585:17, it says you are a new creature.1:01:01Doesn't say you're going to be. Doesn't1:01:02say in the process. You are. The only1:01:05issue is you don't believe. God told me1:01:07that I'm a new creature, but my mind1:01:09tells me I'm a gang member. Which one am1:01:11I going to believe? If I believe myself,1:01:14oh yeah, I'm going back to that. We need1:01:16I need that. You guys know what that1:01:18means? I need that. Right. Right. But I1:01:21always go back to the word of God. God1:01:23says, "No, Johnny, you were that but you1:01:26were crucified with me. Nevertheless,1:01:28not you live, but I live in you." And1:01:30every day I have to remind myself too.1:01:32So y'all don't have depression alone.1:01:33I'm not saying this as a motivational1:01:35speaker. I'm not disregarding chemical1:01:37imbalances and people who are1:01:38pathologists and all that. I'm not1:01:40disregarding that. I'm just not allowing1:01:42that to take precedence over the word.1:01:44That's all I'm saying. Nothing can ever1:01:47take precedence come above the word of1:01:49God. That's all I'm saying. Amen,1:01:51brothers and sisters. Amen. Right? You1:01:54guys got that? Okay. All right. That's1:01:57all I'm saying, guys. God is amazing.1:01:59He's beautiful. He loves you. But the1:02:02issue is he loves you so much. He's1:02:04going to let you trust your thoughts cuz1:02:06he doesn't want to force you. Remember1:02:08guys, love honors choice. Got it? I1:02:11cannot say I love you guys and then make1:02:13everybody pay $1,000 to hear me talk.1:02:16That's why I give you the free the1:02:18events free and I do these things for1:02:19free. Understand? I cannot force you. If1:02:22you love somebody, you cannot force them1:02:25to then love you back. That's abuse, not1:02:27love. So love honors choice. God loves1:02:30you so much that he gave Jesus Christ.1:02:31He gave servants like me. He gave1:02:33servants like Moses. He gave servants1:02:35like Pastor Kim. He gave the Bible as1:02:37well. But you have to choose. If you1:02:40don't want to choose it, that's okay.1:02:42But that's on you, too. That's it.1:02:44That's why he doesn't make everybody go1:02:46to heaven because he would force people1:02:48into heaven. He doesn't want force. True1:02:50love, brothers and sisters, is choosing.1:02:53I choose to love you. Yeah, this world1:02:56is broken, but I choose you. Yeah, I'm1:02:59not a kind person, but you made me a1:03:01kind person. Yeah, I have anxiety and1:03:04depression, but God, I choose that you1:03:05say that I don't. And I trust you. I1:03:08choose you, God. Amen. [snorts] I choose1:03:11you. So, choose. If you don't want to1:03:13choose, hey, I can't help you guys. I1:03:16don't know how to. I I I promise you,1:03:19right? Right. I promise you. If I could1:03:22choose for you, I would. Trust me, I1:03:26would. I'll be like, "It's cool, God.1:03:27Let me choose for them. Let me just I1:03:29know how to live by faith in this way.1:03:31Like, let me help." But trust me guys, I1:03:33can't do that for you. You have to1:03:35choose. So today, are you going to trust1:03:37yourself who's anx, you know, anxiety,1:03:40depression, loneliness, compounded1:03:41trauma, right? Struggling all day, all1:03:44night. You going to choose that person1:03:45to lead your life? Are you going to1:03:46choose Jesus Christ who has who healed1:03:49you of all of those things? Right? Don't1:03:50just sing those songs, guys. Right?1:03:53Amen. Amen. Don't just sing them like1:03:56live those songs out. Believe them.1:03:58Amen. What can wash away my sin? You1:04:01guys know that song, right? Nothing but1:04:03the blood of Jesus, right? Right. I1:04:06trust in God, right? You guys, right? I1:04:09trust in God. Don't just sit there and1:04:11be like, I trust in God. Right. It's1:04:14like my savior. And then the next1:04:17minute, I'm a sinner. I'm a sinner. I'm1:04:19a sinner. I trust in God, my savior, but1:04:21I'm a sinner. Interesting, right? The1:04:25one, right? You guys are all singing and1:04:26stuff all crazy. I'm like, he can never1:04:28fail, but like he failed every day cuz1:04:31you still say that you're a sinner. Like1:04:32what? What's going on? Right. Amen.1:04:35Don't just sing, right? Believe.1:04:39Sheesh. Amen. Amen. So, if you guys want1:04:42to go deeper with the Bible unlocks and1:04:44just having these biblical resources,1:04:46guys, we created an app called Core of1:04:48the Heart Daily. Every single morning, I1:04:50write a personal daily devotional. It1:04:52helps you start your day with God and1:04:53make God a habit in your life. We also1:04:56have the King James version Bible where1:04:57you can annotate, you can highlight. We1:05:00also have a gospel bot where it's1:05:02trained on my teachings for the past 101:05:04years. All my secret notes, my sermons,1:05:06all the lives and the Q&As's, everything1:05:08is in there. So, it will answer your1:05:11questions when you don't have that1:05:12pastor at 2:00 a.m. in the night time1:05:14and you're spiraling. And check it out,1:05:16guys, if you want to download it. It's1:05:17on the app store called Core of the1:05:18Heart Daily. Link is in the description.1:05:20Back to the episode. Okay. All right,1:05:23guys. Uh let let me end with prayer. I1:05:25think a lot of you guys need some prayer1:05:27too. Let us bow our heads. Heavenly1:05:29Father, truly we appreciate you, Lord.1:05:32So many of us here are struggling with1:05:34pride and we don't even realize it.1:05:36Every single day, God, we let you down.1:05:38But even though we let you down, you1:05:39lift him up. You lift the mediator for1:05:41us, Father God. Although we sin and we1:05:44backslide, you don't count those against1:05:46us. Rather, Lord, you crucified him in1:05:49our place. God, please remind us that1:05:51we're nothing without you. In John 15:5,1:05:54you said you can do nothing without me.1:05:57Lord, even the breath in our lungs is1:05:59borrowed by you. Although we don't1:06:02believe and we don't deserve anything,1:06:04Lord, you believe for us. Although we1:06:07get high-hearted every single day, Lord,1:06:10you also humble us every single day.1:06:12Lord, if there's any brothers and1:06:14sisters in here who are struggling with1:06:16their faith, God, you are faithful even1:06:18when we aren't. Please impute that faith1:06:20into them. Yes, you chose us 2,000 years1:06:23ago, but we're still striving at times1:06:26to be seen by you, to be validated by1:06:29you. Lord, please give us the heart to1:06:31remember that before we were even born,1:06:33you chose us. You validated us, God.1:06:36Anyone who gets corrected, Father God,1:06:38please allow them to see that it's out1:06:40of love. Allow them to have the wisdom1:06:42that we need correction and chastisement1:06:44many, many times, but it's all done out1:06:46of love. Lord, I also ask that you allow1:06:48us to spread the congregation across the1:06:50globe as you've given us 100 plus1:06:53million views last month. I can see,1:06:56Father God, that you really are anxious1:06:58to preach the gospel. Lord, thank you1:07:01that you use us, such weak vessels, such1:07:05hypocritical, prideful people like us,1:07:08not to glorify ourselves, but to glorify1:07:11you. That when our family members look1:07:13at us, they see that we had anxiety. We1:07:15were ex gang members, ex-convicts, ex1:07:17drug addicts, ex lustful people. And yet1:07:21that's what you used as a vessel, Father1:07:23God, to edify your name and exalt your1:07:26word. Lord, we truly don't believe and1:07:28we truly don't deserve, Father God, but1:07:31you're so merciful and faithful. I ask,1:07:34Father God, that you also allow the1:07:35brothers and sisters to be faithful1:07:38towards you because you said in the1:07:40Bible, it's not about their tithe or1:07:42their fasting that pleases you, but1:07:44faith. Faith pleases you, God. And1:07:47please give us that faith. You are the1:07:49God of faith, the God of grace, the God1:07:51of mercy. Please allow us to have all of1:07:53that in our hearts, Lord, and to believe1:07:55that you already gave that to us 2,0001:07:57years ago. Father God, if there's1:07:59anybody who's also struggling1:08:01financially, physically, emotionally,1:08:03mentally, especially spiritually, God,1:08:06please help them. God, you can give them1:08:08anything, but please first till their1:08:10heart and allow them to accept you1:08:12tilling their heart as well. Lord, you1:08:14know us, it's so difficult for us. We1:08:16just want the blessings and we just want1:08:19everything good for our flesh and we1:08:21want everything to go smoothly. But1:08:23please don't allow the brothers and1:08:25sisters in this congregation to go a1:08:28day, Lord, without understanding your1:08:30heart and receiving your heart. Please1:08:32allow them to see that receiving your1:08:34heart and gaining your heart is more1:08:35important than any blessing. That that's1:08:37the true blessing. Father God, please1:08:39allow the brothers and sisters also to1:08:41feel not just your presence, but to feel1:08:44the word inside of their hearts. Allow1:08:46them also to be able to think about the1:08:48word and reflect on the word as you've1:08:50done with me. God, you've really given1:08:51me so much grace to be able to think1:08:53about the word always for the word to1:08:55pop up. Please allow that to have please1:08:57allow them to have that too, Lord. It1:08:59really does help them. But also till1:09:01their hearts. Please make them humble,1:09:03good soil, so they can receive your1:09:05word, which is the seed that produces1:09:07life. Thank you, Father God. We leave1:09:09everything in your hands. And in Jesus1:09:11name we pray. Amen. Amen, guys. All1:09:14right. I'll see you guys later. Tech,1:09:17man. Say you, man. Okay, man. Bye1:09:21everybody. See you. Bye, guys.
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