I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.”I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.I was well-nigh in all evil In the midst of the assembly and congregation.
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I'll just read it to you. Proverbs 5, verse 14, if you're taking notes. I was on the verge of total ruin in the midst of the assembly and congregation. I was on the verge of total ruin in the midst of the congregation. There's a statement that's often credited to a couple of different people, Marilyn Monroe, and then one of my favorite comedians. His name slipped my mind. But the statement goes like this. The worst thing in life is not to be alone. It's to be with people who make you feel alone. and sometimes you have to be the one who initiates and it doesn't mean that I can't connect with every person, neither can you, but I can connect with somebody and I've got to make sure that my life not just from a pulpit, I'm thankful for the position, but real life happens on the one to one, in the connection, being in one another's homes, workplace, in the marketplace, having fun together, doing the things that we do in life. …
… I'll just read it to you. Proverbs 5, verse 14, if you're taking notes. I was on the verge of total ruin in the midst of the assembly and congregation. I was on the verge of total ruin in the midst of the congregation. there's a statement that's often credited to a couple different people Marilyn Monroe and then one of my favorite comedians his name slipped my mind at the moment but the statement goes like this the worst thing in life is not to be alone it's to be with people who make you feel alone and sometimes you have to be the one who initiates and it doesn't mean that I can't connect with every person neither can you but I can connect with somebody and I've got to make sure that my life not just from a pulpit I'm thankful for the position but real life happens on the one to one in the connection being in one another's homes workplace, in the marketplace, having fun together, doing the things that we do in life. …
… GOING TO WANT WHAT YOU GET. AND THEN NUMBER FOUR, THERE'S DISGRACE. LOOK IF YOU WILL IN VERSE 14, I WAS ALMOST IN ALL EVIL IN THE MIDST OF THE CONGREGATION AND ASSEMBLY. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN PLAIN ENGLISH? THE LIVING BIBLE SAYS, FOR NOW I MUST FACE PUBLIC DISGRACE. YOU CAN ONLY HIDE IT SO LONG. ONE OF THESE DAYS, SIR, GOD IS GOING TO EXPOSE YOU. ONE OF THESE DAYS, YOUNG LADY, YOUR SIN IS GOING TO BE MADE KNOWN. IF NOT HERE AT THE FINAL JUDGMENT. FOR LUKE CHAPTER 12 AND VERSE 2 SAYS, FOR THERE'S NOTHING COVERED THAT SHALL NOT BE REVEALED, NEITHER HID THAT SHALL NOT BE KNOWN. WHAT A DISGRACE THAT'S GOING TO BE. YOUR WIFE, YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR PARENTS, YOUR PASTOR, YOUR FRIENDS WILL KNOW. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HIDE THIS SIN. YOU MAY BE HIDING IT NOW, BUT SOONER OR LATER IT WILL BE MADE KNOWN. THAT'S WHAT VERSE 14 IS TALKING ABOUT. I remember reading about a newspaper that had this motto, if you don't want it printed, don't let it happen. …