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Amen. That's why when God sent a man, God sent a man to preach whatever, what the people don't want to hear, but what they need to hear. That's right. My job is to call your attention to what you need to hear. The churches you go to, the preacher fell asleep. Amen. You don't bought him his cars, you don't paid his electric, you don't bought him his houses. They got the preacher on a salary every week. That's right.
And here the book says through Paul, by God's permission, that he be chargeable of none of you. The gospel, the gospel. That's right. He don't is written, he don't charge none of you for. Go I preach. Listen at this. In 1 Corinthians chapter 9 and verse 16, I want you to get this. You that put your preacher on payroll. That's right. Listen. 1 Corinthians chapter 9, beginning verse 16. What it for though I preach the gospel, say though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory. I don't have nothing to brag about. For necessity is laid upon me. I have needs laid upon them. Yea, woe is unto me if I preach not the go. Unto me if I don't preach, regardless of what I need. Unto me if I don't obey God. Up at verse 18, what is it? What is my reward then? What is my reward then? Verily, that when I preach the gospel, that when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ, make the gospel of Christ without charge.
D. Jon don't believe that. No, they don't. D. Jon get paid when he come in town. That's right. Benny Hinn get paid when he come in town. That's right. T.D. Jakes get paid when he come in town. That's right. These big time Bishops and Bible Way Church of God of Christ, Refuge Church of Christ, and all these other churches, Church. They the members pay their preacher. You got them on a salary. Anytime you pay these preachers, they using the church as a business. That's right. You hear what the book says? I may make the gospel of Christ without what? Without charge. Without, without what? Without charge. That's why they got that $10 prayer line, $20 prayer line, $30 prayer line, $40 prayer line. The more money you give, the greater the blessing you get. That's right. That's right. Make the gospel of Christ without what? Without charge. We give it to you free, and folks still don't want it. That I abuse not my power. We give it to folks free, they back off from it. Man, that stuff is too strong. Amen. It's like a strong drink. They can't take it. You know, if you was out there in the world and you underestimate the power of some drink, you just grabbed it, and when you took it, you, it took your breath away. You. That's right. That's right. It's about to burn a hole in you. Amen. Amen. That's why folks feel about the way we preach. Too strong. For too strong. Come and hit them, they be, oh my God, did you hear what he said? That's right. He said, yes, I said it, and I meant it. Go ahead. God have not sent me to play with people with the Bible. Go ahead. I'm not on no church salary. I can preach as free as I want. Go ahead. Worried about getting a dime from the people. That's right. Anytime you pay the preacher, you got them in bondage. That's right. That's why when he preach something that people don't like, the board of directors jump on him. Amen. You jump on. Be the Lord going to get off. That's right. The board don't run me. No, no, no. My wife don't run me. Go ahead. My wife don't decide what to be preached and what should not to be preached. That's right. The only thing that signs what should be preached is God. That's right. Do you understand? Amen. Now, it's up to us to obey God who have made the decisions for us. That's right. Listen. I may make the gospel of Christ without charge. Without charge. That I abuse not my power. I abuse not. Don't you know when you charge the people money, go ahead, for preaching, you're abusing your authority. That's right. You are abusing your authority when you charge the people. Amen. Amen. Listen. That I may make the gospel of Christ without charge. Without charge. That I abuse not my power. I abuse not my power in the gospel. In the gospel. And in Isaiah 56 and at verse 10, what is it? His watchmen are blind. You hear the condition of the preachers? Amen. Their watchmen are blind. Blind, blind. And this is the condition now. Blind. That's right. Blind is leading the blind. That's right. This.