Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by-chapter by chapter verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message,

disturbed by the truth.

As we pick up in Galatians chapter 4 verse 11.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck. Paul said, I'm afraid of you,

or I am fearful, lest I have bestowed upon you labor in vain. Brethren, I beg you,

be as I am, for I am as ye are. You've not injured me at all. Now, don't be offended with me,

Paul is saying. I'm not offended with you. Be as I am. I am not angry. I'm not offended. I love you,

but I've got to tell you the truth. And sometimes the

truth is painful. So don't be upset with me. Be as I am. For I'm really not upset with you.

You've not really injured me. So be as I am, don't be injured by me or feel injury towards me.

For Paul said, you know how that through the infirmity of the flesh

or the weakness of the flesh, I preached the gospel unto you at the first.

And my temptation or trial was in my flesh. And you did not despise me

nor reject me, but you received me as an angel of God. You received me even as Christ Jesus.

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