9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The Call of Jesus 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Welcome to this lesson called[br]"Carry No Money". 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We are in Luke 10, looking at[br]the call Jesus has given us. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 As you will see, Jesus is [br]very, very, very specific in the call. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He is very specific in instructions [br]He has given to His disciples 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and given to you and me. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I know it's a little funny title[br]"Carry No Money", 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but it's, actually, very, very important[br]what Jesus is saying to us. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So, let's start with reading from my book. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "The next thing Jesus says in Luke 10[br]is very important for us to understand, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 especially those of us who are living[br]in the materialistic Western world 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 where mammon (money)[br]is the biggest god of them all. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We read in Luke 10:4, [br]'Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and do not greet anyone on the road." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We are going to look at this now. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Do not take a purse, or carry no money. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We heard this, but many people[br]never stopped to actually think about it, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 what it is Jesus is saying. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But, you have to understand,[br]what Jesus is saying, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He did not just said it without thinking.[br]He said it with a very specific purpose. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He said it for us to listen, to understand[br]and to obey. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Jesus sent His disciples out [br]without anything. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He sent them out without anything. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why? Because He wanted to teach them[br]something. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He also said that they should not [br]greet anyone on the road. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 That is something we are going to[br]look more the next time. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But, we read here that Jesus said:[br]Do not take purse or bag or sandals. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why? Why did Jesus do that? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why did He send people out[br]without... or not allowing them 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to take a bag, or purse, or sandals? [br]Why? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Because He wanted them to teach them[br]something. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He wanted to teach you and me something. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He wanted us to learn to be dependent[br]on Him 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and not on our money and what we have. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 If we look at the church today,[br]that is a big problem. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's a big problem in the church today[br]because almost everything in the church today 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 comes down to money. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 In the churches we are so controlled [br]by money. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Controlled of what we have. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But we should not be controlled[br]on what we have. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We should be led by the Holy Spirit, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 not led by money. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Let me read a longer part from my book[br]"The Call of Jesus". 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Almost everything in our lives today[br]and in our churches in the Western world 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 is centered around money. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We are controlled by what we have[br]or what we lack. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It is also money that, for many,[br]is the main factor 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 when it comes to missions, [br]church life, etc. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 If the money is there, we will do it,[br]and if not, then we will not do it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But, in the Kingdom of God,[br]money is not the problem, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and money should never control[br]what we can do or cannot do. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It is really important for us to learn[br]to be dependent on God 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 instead of our money or lack of money. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We often think we should really see[br]a breakthrough 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 if we have a lot of money and that we[br]then could do so many things for God, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 as if our growth or our obedience[br]stands or falls with money. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We think that if we have money,[br]we can do many things for God, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but if we do not have money,[br]there is not much we can do. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 This is not how it should be. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We should not be dependent or controlled[br]by money or what we have. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Instead, we should learn to understand that [br]God has all the silver and gold in the world. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Everything belongs to Him, [br]and with Him, we lack nothing. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What is clear in the Bible is that[br]the lack of money is not the problem. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The lack of workers is the problem." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What I'm saying here is not so often[br]what I've heard people talk about it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But, if you think of it,[br]so many things in our churches 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 is controlled by money. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I met many people who say:[br]If I just had that money 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and do this and this,[br]I would go out and do this and this, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 like money is the problem.[br]Money is not the problem. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Why? Because if you step out,[br]when you step out, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 when you serve God... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He will take care of your needs. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And I've seen that so many times. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I remember when I started our journey 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 we had many, many times, as a family,[br]had nothing, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but we decided to go out[br]on the Word of God. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And when we stepped out [br]on the Word of God 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 we saw that He took care of us. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He provided our needs. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It started with small things,[br]with food, and clothes, and many other things, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He provided, but there we learned[br]to be dependent on Him. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And then it grew, and grew, and grew,[br]and now it's bigger things. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Let me come with a testimony. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Some years ago... we have three movies,[br]as you maybe know, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "The Last Reformation: The Life",[br]"7 Days Adventure With God" and 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "The Last Reformation: The Beginning". 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Many years ago, when we gave out[br]"7 Days Adventure With God", 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I remember I was sitting [br]with my friend Robert 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and we were talking about[br]how to give out this movie. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We talked about that we wanted[br]to give it out for free. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And we agreed on that.[br]All our movies are for free. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But then he said: But, if it's a free movie[br]and then people have to pay 5 $ in shipping, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 people would not feel it was free. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So, he said: What about if we just[br]also ship the move out for free? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And I looked at him and said: [br]But if there is 10,000 people 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 who want the movie like the last time,[br]that is 50,000 $. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And we don't have 50,000 $. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But there I felt God said: Do it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And I was nervous. We there felt[br]God said: Do it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Not only make this movie for free.[br]Not only give the movie out for free, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but, actually, ship it out for free. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But, it's 50,000 $[br]and we did not have 50,000 $. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But if we go, if we do what He said,[br]He will take care of us. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 One week later I did a meeting,[br]a woman came to me, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and I've never experienced before[br]like that. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 She came and said: Torben,[br]I feel God spoke to me 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 that I should give you 50,000 $. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hallelujah! And we gave out the movie[br]and shipped it out. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 How many movies do I need to sell[br]to get 50,000 $? A lot. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But this is what we do, also with the book.[br]If you don't have the money to get the book, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 then write to us in "The Last Reformation"[br]and we will give you code 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and you can download it right away.[br]You can read the book right away. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We want it to come out. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I have seen again, and again, and again,[br]that when we go out 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 on Jesus' words, not only He's with us,[br]as we looked at last time, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but He will also provide our needs. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But we need to start to obey Him[br]and learn that in small things. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So, we start slow, we start obeying[br]Jesus in small things. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We start obeying Him the way[br]He said we should obey Him. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Go out on His word,[br]find the person of peace, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and then we will see that[br]everything in Luke 10 is correct. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Also that He will take care of [br]our needs. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So, it's very important that we learn[br]to be dependent on Him. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Now, I am in a place, because[br]I've learned that dependence on Him, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 if Jesus says something to me -[br]I do it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I don't ask: Yeah, but I don't have[br]the money to do it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I don't sit down and count[br]do I have the money to do this and this. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 No. If He has said: Go,[br]I go. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Because then He will take care of us. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The same is with you. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 If He says: Go,[br]then go and He will take care of you. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So, when Jesus sent His disciples out[br]in Luke 10, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 it was also for them to learn this. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The reason Jesus said:[br]Don't take this with you, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 because He wanted them[br]to learn to be dependent on Him. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And I'm thankful that He taught [br]me this, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 when I started this amazing life,[br]some years ago. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It doesn't mean that I cannot have[br]money now 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and that it's always wrong to[br]have money with you. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Because we also read this later, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 because later in Luke 22:35-37:[br]we read this: 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Then Jesus asked them, [br]'When I sent you out without purse, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 bag or sandals, [br]did you lack anything?' 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 'Nothing,' they answered. [br]He said to them, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 'But now if you have a purse, take it,[br]and also a bag; 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and if you do not have a sword,[br]sell your cloak and buy one." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So, here we see something[br]interesting. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 What Jesus said in Luke 10,[br]when He sent them out without anything, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 it did not mean[br]that the rest of their lives 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 they are not allowed [br]to have anything with them. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 No. He sent them out that time,[br]for them to learn something very important - 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 not be dependent on what you have. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Now we have more than we have[br]when we started, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but I'm not dependent[br]on what we have. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 If I have more or less,[br]I'm not dependent on what I have. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'm dependent on Him. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And this is, actually,[br]exactly what we do in our Luke 10 school. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We have our training school.[br]And when we train people in our Luke 10 school 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and send them out on what we call[br]"The Luke 10 trip", we do like this. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We send them out and very often[br]we send them out without money, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 without a place to sleep,[br]without a telephone, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 without a credit card,[br]without anything. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Out with you. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 See you in three days. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And we have done that again, and again, [br]and again for many years now. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And every time it's amazing. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Every time the students come back:[br]Wow! I've seen it! I've experienced it! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We did not have the money, but[br]then we prayed for somebody 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 who got healed, and we shared Jesus,[br]and suddenly they said: 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hey, do you want something to eat,[br]or we found some money on the way, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 or we did not have a place to sleep,[br]and then God opened the doors, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and we slept there, and we slept there.[br]I have so many testimonies 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 of people going out, led by the Holy Spirit,[br]going to a place, they find somebody 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 who invites them home, open their home[br]and give them everything they can eat 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and everything they need. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 People go to hotel, pray for somebody[br]who get healed, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and the owner of the hotel says:[br]Hey, come and stay with us for two days. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We have so many amazing examples,[br]and that is one of the strongest things. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 One of the strongest things[br]when they are out on the Luke 10 trip, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 that is when they come home and[br]have learned this very, very important lesson. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Seek first the Kingdom of God[br]and do His will, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and everything else will be given to you. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 If we seek the Kingdom of God[br]and do what God has commanded us to, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 He will take care for the rest. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Don't worry about clothes.[br]Don't worry about food. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Don't worry about where to sleep.[br]Why? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Jesus said: Look at the birds.[br]Look at the flowers. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They don't worry. God will also[br]take care of you and me. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And I am so thankful to God[br]that He, some years ago, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 took us on this journey where He,[br]the harder way, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 it's sometimes hard to learn[br]something new, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but where He was teaching us[br]this important truth - 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 that we can trust Him. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 That we need to trust Him. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I would say the same to you. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You need to be dependent on God[br]and not if you have a job or don't have a job, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 not if you have money or don't have money. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 not if you have food or don't have food. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Learn to seek God and do His will[br]and He how He takes care of it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's so sad to see many Christians who have [br]never learned this very important thing, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and if they suddenly lose their job[br]and stand in a crisis - 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 the world is falling down. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They have never learned to trust God. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And I would say, especially in the time[br]we are in now. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We have just entered in the end times[br]in a way none of us could have imagined. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The world will never be the same again. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's a wake up call for all of us. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We are going into a time where there[br]will be an economic crisis, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 like we have never seen before.[br]We are going into a time 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 where there will be a control,[br]control, control and control, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and if you owe money and do this,[br]and do this, and do this - 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 it's not going to be easy for you[br]in the future. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We are going into the time in the future 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 where there will be a beast's mark[br]on your hand or your forehead 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and you will not be able [br]to sell or buy things without it. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We are going into the time[br]the Bible is talking about 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and we need to learn... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to be dependent on Him. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 How do we learn it? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 By doing what Jesus said. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But sometimes being sent out... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 without anything. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Go out. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Go out... 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and see how He takes care of your needs. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 This is important. I encourage you,[br]especially also with this chapter, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 take my book "The Call of Jesus".[br]If you don't have the money 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 send an e-mail and we can[br]send a code to you. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Get the book. Read the book. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Because in this chapter[br]where I talk about the money thing, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I cover so many more things. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And it's very important for the time[br]we are living in. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But until now we have looked[br]at the harvest that is ready 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and we need to believe that. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We need to pray for the workers[br]to go out 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and then we need to go out[br]as lambs among wolves. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And when we go out we will see[br]that Jesus is with us and take care of us. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And we will also see how He takes care[br]of our needs. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So, don't worry about those things. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Go out on the Word of God. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And again, I encourage you [br]to get my book 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 where there is many more testimonies[br]about this. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So, look forward to see you next time,[br]where we are going to look 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 at what Jesus has also said, when He said: [br]Don't greet anyone on the road. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Because that is also important. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Because when we go out,[br]we don't go out just to go out. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We go out not just to evangelize. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We go out to find the person of peace. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 And when I say go out, it's not only[br]to go out on the street. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's also to go out in your school,[br]to go out in your work place, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to go over to your neighbors. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's not only street we are talking about. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But much more about that later. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 In the end of the book,[br]in the end of this video series, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I will put it all together.[br]And when I put it all together 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I will share Luke 10 testimonies 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 where you'll see how He's with us.[br]You'll see testimonies 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 how He provides our needs[br]when we go out, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 you will hear testimonies[br]how to find a person of peace, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 how to sit in their house,[br]how to eat and drink what they serve. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We will put it all together in the end[br]and I look much forward to that. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 See you next timer! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 God bless you! Bye-bye! 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 The Call of Jesus