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  (CLIP) YOUR OBEDIENCE MAY COST OTHERS THEIR LIVES
  by Henry Blackaby
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Summary: This sermon emphasizes the importance of being willing vessels
for God's work, highlighting a powerful encounter where a man is called
to preach the gospel to China despite the risks involved. It underscores
the need for obedience to God's calling, even when it may come at a
great personal cost, and the profound impact of spiritual decisions in
geopolitical events like the communication between North and South
Korea.

Duration: 2:49 Topics: "Obedience to God's Calling", "Impact of Spiritual Decisions"
Scripture References: Proverbs 3:5, Matthew 16:24, Acts 20:24, 1 Peter 4:19

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This sermon emphasizes the importance of being willing vessels for God's
work, highlighting a powerful encounter where a man is called to preach
the gospel to China despite the risks involved. It underscores the need
for obedience to God's calling, even when it may come at a great
personal cost, and the profound impact of spiritual decisions in
geopolitical events like the communication between North and South
Korea.

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And there were a number there who came and said, South Korea has not
seen a touch of God like this in 30 years. And I had talked to them and
asked them a question. I said, do you believe that God is willing that
any North Koreans perish? And they all on accord said, no, he wants them
to be saved.

And I said, are you willing for God to begin to prepare you for what he
might be about to do to open the doors to North Korea? I'd said that
earlier. Well, I'd said that with fear and trembling because I just come
from Taiwan and not of that magnitude, but something very similar, I had
not given an invitation, I had not finished the message, and pastors
began to come with brokenness at the altar and on the front row, and I,
when I thought it was appropriate, went down to talk to one who looked
to be in his early thirties. And through swollen eyes, he looked at me
and I said, sir, did God speak to you? He said, yes, sir.

I said, what did God tell you? He said, God commanded me to go and
preach the gospel to China. And I looked at him and said, you know, sir,
that may cost you your life. He looked back at me and I'll never forget
the look in his eyes.

He looked straight through me and he said, sir, that's the issue. I just
settled with God a few minutes ago. And then I trembled because I
realized that for me to be obedient to God may cost others their life.

And you see, it's so critically important that spiritual leaders know
the tremors of the activity of God. And so this past week I listened as
North and South Korea are communicating. It's not a political decision.

It's a spiritual decision. And I watched to see how God was touching the
pastors, because when God's about to do something here, he starts it
over here. And then he works his way to this moment so that everything
is in place when God does a mighty work.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/q7Lx-0_5hzA.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/henry-blackaby/clip-your-obedience-may-cost-others-their-lives/
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