- [Announcer] This
presentation is brought to you
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by the friends of the
Amazing Facts ministry.
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- Each branch of
the US Armed Services
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has one or more
elite teams of commandos.
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They fight using sophisticated
guerilla warfare tactics.
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To serve in one of
these select units,
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a soldier must be
highly disciplined
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and they pass
through incredibly difficult
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physical and mental training.
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Even a small team
of these commandos,
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because of their
intense training,
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can achieve great
victories in a short time.
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During the Gulf War,
a team of US Navy Seals
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created a convincing
diversion by storming
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the beaches of Kuwait,
and they created such havoc
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that the Iraqi
generals were completely fooled
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into thinking the US-led
attack was coming from the sea.
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Within a couple of
days, the whole war was over,
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and it all started
with less than 20 soldiers.
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The Book of
Revelation tells about
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another special forces unit,
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an army of 144,000 that
have the greatest mission
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in the last days: to prepare
the world for Jesus' return.
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Let's explore together
what the Bible facts are
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about the 144,000, and
learn how you can receive
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the seal of the living God.
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(bright inspiring music)
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Our study tonight is going
to deal a lot with the subject
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of not being manipulated,
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not being
controlled by the crowd.
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If you're going to be saved,
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you need to have a one-on-one
relationship with Jesus
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where you're not
following the mob,
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because it's
often true that the mob
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is going the wrong direction.
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Even Jesus, when
He walked the earth,
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was it the majority or the
minority that believed Him?
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And that's often the way you're
going to see it happening.
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In the days of Noah, was it
the majority or the minority
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that got on the ark?
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So you need to
think for yourself,
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how do you know what's right?
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It must be rooted and
grounded in the Word of God.
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And our presentation
tonight is dealing with
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the subject of
the goal of the godly.
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Now, one of my heroes in
the Bible is the Apostle Peter,
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and you'll find one
story in particular here
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in Matthew 26:31-75.
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And I suppose I
identify with Peter because
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Peter was very gregarious
and sometimes bombastic
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and outspoken,
and he would have his,
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his mouth was going, but his
brain was engaged, I might say.
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And Peter always
had something to say
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on almost every occasion.
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He was very willing
to share his opinion.
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And he was concerned
often with what others
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thought about him.
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Some of you remember the
story where the disciples
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were out rowing by
themselves in the middle
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of the Sea of Galilee one night
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and they
couldn't make any progress
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and they were afraid and
the wind was swamping the boat.
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And then they
saw this apparition
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out on the water, walking.
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And they cried out in fear.
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They thought it was a spirit.
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And Jesus said,
don't be afraid. It's me.
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And Peter of the other
12 apostles was the one
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who actually had the
idea of saying, Lord,
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if it's you, let me
walk to you on the water.
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No one else had the
gumption to think of
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something like that.
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And Jesus was pleased.
He said, well then come.
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So Peter gets out of the
boat and he starts walking
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towards Jesus on the water,
and he's feeling pretty good.
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He's got his eyes on Christ
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and he feels
something firm under his feet,
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and this has
never happened before.
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He's worked around
the sea his whole life.
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And then he got it in his head
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there's probably
nobody in the world
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that has ever walked on water
before besides Jesus and I.
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I wonder if the guys are
getting this on their iPhones.
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And he turned around to see if,
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he's wanting to go,
hey guys, you getting this?
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Are you getting this?
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And when he took
his eyes off Jesus,
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then he put his
eyes on the storm
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and he saw all
the wind and the waves
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and his faith began to
sink and he began to sink.
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And just before he went down,
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he uttered the
shortest prayer in the Bible.
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"Lord save me."
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And Jesus immediately
took him up and said,
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why did you doubt?
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By the way, in
the Christian life,
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it's impossible to live a
godly life without a miracle.
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But that miracle is
keeping your eyes on Jesus.
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You can walk in a
different way in this world
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if you have your eyes on Christ.
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If you take your eyes
off Christ, you can't do it.
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Hebrews tells us in chapter 12,
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let us therefore
lay aside every sin
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and the weight that
does so easily beset us
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and let us run with endurance
the race that is before us,
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fixing our eyes,
setting our eyes upon Jesus,
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the author and
finisher of our faith.
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This is the way
that we run the race.
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We must fix our eyes on Christ,
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and you can do the impossible.
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But Peter was always
concerned what the others
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were thinking and what
the others were watching.
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You know, they're
at the Last Supper,
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when Jesus said this night
you're going to forsake me,
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Peter jumps up and
pounds on his chest and says,
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though all of
these might forsake you,
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I will never forsake you.
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And Jesus needed to help Peter
learn a lesson in humility.
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He said, now Peter,
before the rooster crows twice,
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you're going to
deny me three times.
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Oh no, I'd never do that.
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And the others
said the same thing.
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Well, you know the story.
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Jesus was
betrayed. He's being tried.
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And during the trial,
Peter followed from a distance,
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and they're taking
Jesus to the judgment hall,
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Peter followed from a distance.
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Why was he
following from a distance?
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He was worried about
what the crowd might think.
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So he kept his distance.
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There's a lot of Christians
in the world out there.
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They follow
Jesus from a distance.
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They don't want
to get too close.
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And when Jesus went
into the judgment hall,
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the Bible says John the
Apostle went in with him,
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but Peter stayed
out and he kind of,
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he tried to hang
around and act like
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the other
servants of the high priest
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and the court
officials in there,
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but he didn't want it to be
known that he was an apostle.
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But in the flickering of the
fire that was keeping him warm,
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someone
recognized him and they said,
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aren't you one of his followers?
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The one in there
that's been arrested,
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that this false prophet
that they're mocking inside?
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Now Peter has a
different audience
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and he changes his
behavior pretty quickly.
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It's amazing, 'cause
you go back, you know,
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half an hour earlier when
they came to arrest Jesus,
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and he was
surrounded by his buddies,
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he pulls out a
sword to fight for Christ.
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Now all of them are
gone. He's by himself.
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He starts to morph
back into the crowd.
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He says, I don't
know who Jesus is.
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And they asked him
again, He denied it again.
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And then they asked it
and with swearing and cursing
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he said again, he denied
it, and with an oath he said,
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"I do not know the man!"
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And right at that
moment the rooster crowed,
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he looked inside
the judgment hall,
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Jesus turned and looked at
him and it broke his heart.
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It just came back to
his mind that God had said
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night will not be over
until you deny me three times.
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And it says he went
out and he wept bitterly.
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Peter was a
broken man after that.
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He was dramatically converted.
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You know it's
interesting to note that Peter,
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when Jesus rose from
the dead, he told Mary,
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go tell the disciples and Peter.
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Why did he say that?
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'Cause Peter was thinking
that maybe he had gone too far.
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And Jesus said, no I haven't.
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I know that you're sorry.
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Go tell the disciples and Peter.
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But you know,
after that experience,
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Peter was thoroughly converted,
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and the Bible
tells us that when he was
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being tried for his faith,
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he boldly stood up and he said,
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"We ought to obey
God rather than men."
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From then on, Peter was
not going to be intimidated.
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So we need to have
that kind of courage,
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'cause in the last days
everybody's going to feel
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incredible
pressure from every corner,
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sometimes even
within the family,
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to compromise your faith
and not to follow the Bible.
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So I want to
encourage everybody,
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follow Christ,
not the crowd. Amen?
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So it's with that
kind of background,
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let's go into our
question for tonight.
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Number one, how
does God determine
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whether or not
we are on His side?
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"Not everyone who says
my to Me, 'Lord, Lord,'
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shall enter the kingdom
of heaven," but he who what?
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Doeth.
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"Who does the will
of My Father in heaven."
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It's not just
hearing the will of God,
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it's doing the will of God.
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Jesus said the wise
man is the one who builds
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his house on the rock.
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The fool builds
his house on the sand.
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And Jesus goes on to describe
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He that hears these
words of mine and does them.
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It's so simple.
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James says, be not a
hearer of the word only
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and not a doer of the word.
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There's a lot of
people out there,
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they'll come to church once
a week and they hear the Word,
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but that doesn't save you.
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Are you willing to
then do what you hear?
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I heard a preacher that
came to a new church assignment,
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and three weeks in a row
he preached the same sermon.
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And he was a little past
middle age and someone had
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to pull him aside and said,
you need to visit a doctor.
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He says, you
probably don't know,
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but you've preached the same
sermon three weeks in a row.
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He said, yeah, I'm
doing it again next week
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until you start listening to it.
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(congregation laughing)
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He wants us to be
doers of the Word.
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Jesus tells a
parable, the man had two sons,
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and he said to his
sons, go work in my field.
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And one said,
I'm not going, Dad.
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But he later
repented and he went.
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The other son said, I'm
on my way, but he didn't go.
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And Jesus said, which of the
two did the will of the father?
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And they said,
well, the one that said
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I'm not going, but he repented.
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And Jesus said, you know,
the scribes and Pharisees,
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they're all going Lord, Lord,
but they're not doing my will.
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But the the tax
collectors and the harlots,
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they're repenting of their
sins and they're willing to
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follow and make these practical
changes in their lives.
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So God is very clear.
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It's not everyone that
says to me, Lord, Lord,
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but he that does the
will of my Father in heaven.
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If you really love
him, if you really believe,
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He wants us to be
doers of the Word.
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Another verse on
that, Romans 6:16.
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"Do you not know that
whom you present yourselves
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slaves to obey, you are the
servants of the one you obey.
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Whether of sin leading to death
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or obedience
leading to righteousness."
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In other words, if
you say I'm a Christian
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and you're saying, Lord, Lord,
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but every day you're
really living for the devil,
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you can't really
say you're a Christian
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because you are the
servant of another master.
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The Lord wants us
to be on His side.
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Number two.
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When the commands of
God and men conflict,
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whom did Peter
say we should obey?
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We just read this a
moment ago, Acts 5:29.
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Peter and the other
apostles are being tried
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for their faith.
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They're before
the Supreme Court,
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the Sanhedrin of
the Jewish nation.
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They're
commanding them not to preach
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in the name of Jesus anymore.
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What would you do in
a situation like that?
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They're telling you how
to preach and how to witness.
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By the way, that
could happen in our country.
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You know, there's parts of
the world that I've been to
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where I used to be
able to preach freely
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and now there are certain
subjects you're not allowed
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to preach, even
though they're Bible topics
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in some countries.
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So what do you do?
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"We ought to obey
God rather than men."
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Is there going to be a
command in the last days
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telling us to worship
contrary to the Word of God?
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What will you do?
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Will you follow the crowd?
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Or will you say we ought
to obey God rather than men?
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Why did Daniel
survive the lions den?
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Because he made up
his mind to obey God
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instead of the king of Persia.
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And Hananiah, Mishael, and
Azariah, the three Hebrews,
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how did they
survive the fiery furnace?
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There was a law that
they were supposed to bow
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to the image of Babylon
and they wouldn't bow to it
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because they decided we ought
to obey God rather than men.
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We're going to have the same
issue in the last days, friends.
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That's why this
lesson is so important.
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That we are
determined that the Word of God
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and following
Christ is absolute,
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no matter what it costs.
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That's the only
safe thing to do.
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If you only follow
God when it's convenient,
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then the devil will see
to it it's never convenient.
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If you're waiting,
and I used to do this,
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I'd be struggling with
cigarettes and I kept thinking,
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when would be a
good time to quit?
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I'll wait until this stress
is gone or that stress is gone.
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If I quit now I
might gain too much weight.
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I had all these excuses.
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That actually wasn't my excuse,
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but I've heard it used a lot.
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I had all these
excuses waiting for it to be
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the perfect time.
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And you know, the
devil arranged my life
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so it never was
the perfect time.
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I had to just make up my
mind, perfect or not perfect.
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No matter what the struggle is,
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this is what God wants
me to do, and I did it.
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How do we best
demonstrate our love for God?
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John 8:31.
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"If you abide in My word,
you are My disciples indeed."
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Abiding in the
Word of God means that
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you're rooted
in the Word of God,
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that you're feeding it,
you're gathering sap from it.
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And you know, if you're
separated for very long,
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you don't get that
nourishment and you shrivel up.
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We need to be drawing from
the sap of God's Word every day.
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And we've had some
people that have written in.
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They said, you
know, I struggle reading.
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That's okay. Some people do.
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Today, praise the Lord.
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You can listen to tapes,
you can listen on your phone,
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there's all these
streaming devices.
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There are websites
you can go to and click on
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any verse in the Bible that'll
just start reading to you.
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And listen to good
inspirational sermons.
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Listen to Christian music.
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But you need to be feeding your
soul good food all the time.
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Jesus said, if
you love me, do what?
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(congregation murmuring)
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"He who says, 'I know Him,'
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and does not keep His
commandments is a liar,
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and the truth is not in him."
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I was doing a
Bible study one day,
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and friend I was
studying with, he says,
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Doug, you're being legalistic.
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He said, we don't need
to keep His commandments.
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He said, I'm a Christian
and I'm being led by the Spirit.
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And this was very early
in my Christian experience,
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and I thought, this isn't right.
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And I opened my Bible and
my eyes fell on this verse,
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and I hadn't remembered
ever reading it before
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and I read that to him
and he was just thunderstruck.
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He was dumbfounded by that.
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It's so simple.
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You say I know Him and you
don't keep His commandments,
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you're a liar.
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"For whoever shall
keep the whole law,
00:14:21.39\00:14:23.83
and yet stumble in one
point, he's guilty of all."
00:14:23.86\00:14:27.66
So if you know,
if we say, well look,
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you cheat on
your wife and you say,
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but I'm keeping the
other nine commandments,
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that's not going to work.
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I can tell you right now.
00:14:38.04\00:14:40.18
That one's going to
make a big difference.
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The whole relationship's
going to be broken.
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Would you agree?
00:14:43.58\00:14:45.08
And some people will say, well,
00:14:45.11\00:14:46.88
doesn't God give us at
least like a 10% discount?
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I mean can't we keep all of 'em
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except like the fourth
commandment that says remember?
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No, they're not optional,
they're not 10 recommendations.
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Someone said the 10 commandments
are not multiple choice.
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They're all 10.
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They're not the 10 suggestions.
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God wants us to
obey them and He's God.
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If there's anybody
that has a right to tell us
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how we should
live, who would that be?
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- [Parishioner] God.
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- Creator and our Redeemer.
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The one who made us and
then died to save us again.
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Don't go anywhere, friends.
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In just a moment
will return for the rest
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of today's presentation.
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What if you had an
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Always dependable,
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bringing out your
best character traits
00:15:31.89\00:15:34.03
and loving you no matter what?
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Someone who would
be with you throughout
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your entire life.
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Well, let's get back
now to today's presentation
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and learn some more amazing
facts about the Word of God.
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According to Jesus, why did
the hypocrites act religious?
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You know, in the
teachings of Christ,
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the first thing that
Jesus hit with both hands,
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He said, you pray,
you fast, you give.
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That's all good.
00:16:34.26\00:16:35.56
But He said to
the religious leaders,
00:16:35.59\00:16:36.89
you're praying
to be seen of men.
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Praying long prayers
while you devour widow's houses.
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He says you fast and
then you try to, you know,
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beat yourself up and drag around
00:16:44.77\00:16:46.63
and let everyone
know you're fasting
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so they'll be impressed
by how you're suffering
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for your religion.
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And you give, but when you give,
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you blow the trumpets
so everyone sees you give
00:16:52.47\00:16:54.31
so you can look real generous,
00:16:54.34\00:16:55.98
but at the same time you
really have much more than that.
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Some people give, you know?
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You can give a hundred
dollars and think, wow,
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that's very generous.
00:17:01.82\00:17:03.12
Well, I got 10 million.
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It's no sacrifice for them.
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What was it that
Jesus was condemning?
00:17:06.22\00:17:08.52
It says, "That they
might have glory from men."
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"That they
might be seen by men."
00:17:11.99\00:17:14.13
This was the
challenge that Peter had.
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He was always concerned
about everybody watching.
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When Jesus was raising the dead,
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when Jesus was doing miracles,
00:17:20.67\00:17:22.34
Peter wanted to be
right there next to Him
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like His bodyguard
running interference,
00:17:24.07\00:17:26.21
and you know, being His
administrative secretary
00:17:26.24\00:17:28.58
because he thought, you know,
00:17:28.61\00:17:29.91
I want to be with
the one who's popular.
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We're good friends.
Jesus and I were like that.
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But when Jesus
was no longer popular,
00:17:35.48\00:17:39.15
Peter would get into trouble.
00:17:39.19\00:17:40.86
He had to get the
victory over the crowd control.
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He struggled with crowd control.
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Is it generally
safe to follow the crowd?
00:17:47.23\00:17:50.13
What does the Bible say?
00:17:50.17\00:17:51.90
"You shall not
follow a crowd to do evil."
00:17:51.93\00:17:54.80
Now, if a crowd's doing
something noble and good,
00:17:54.84\00:17:56.87
that's great.
00:17:56.91\00:17:58.37
Sometimes I've seen crowds
of people that get together
00:17:58.41\00:18:00.34
and get involved
in cleaning a beach
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or doing some good humanitarian
thing, and it's great.
00:18:02.11\00:18:04.81
But we're talking about in
the context of the last days.
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It's typically the multitude
that goes the wrong way.
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On Mount Carmel there was
a brave prophet named Elijah.
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Elijah against
800 false prophets,
00:18:16.42\00:18:19.76
400 prophets of Baal
and 450 prophets of Asherah.
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I know that adds up to 850.
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But you've got one Elijah.
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All the other prophets
had kinda gone underground.
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You only had one that
had the audacity to stand up.
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That's often what
you see in the Bible.
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Like Noah in the last days.
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Do not follow the
crowd, again, Jesus tells us.
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"Enter by the narrow gate;
00:18:41.05\00:18:43.55
for broad is the way
that leads to destruction,
00:18:43.59\00:18:47.12
and there are
many who go there."
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And you know, the
heartbreaking thing is,
00:18:49.29\00:18:51.99
how many people's
sins did Jesus die for?
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The Bible says He died for all.
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- [Parishioner] Amen.
00:18:57.93\00:18:59.23
- All those
people He'd like to save.
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It's not that
salvation cannot be found,
00:19:01.00\00:19:03.41
but they're just
preoccupied with the world.
00:19:03.44\00:19:05.64
There are many who go by that.
00:19:07.11\00:19:08.58
"Whereas narrow is the
gate and difficult the way
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that leads to life, and
there are a few who find it."
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Pastor Doug, what do
you mean difficult the way?
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Well let me just
explain here. Life is difficult.
00:19:17.79\00:19:20.92
So if you're
thinking I'm looking for that
00:19:20.96\00:19:22.42
which is not difficult, there
is no option in this world.
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It is difficult for the wicked.
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The Bible says the way
of the transgressor is hard.
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So if you're wondering is
it easier to be saved or lost?
00:19:30.80\00:19:33.77
Let's put it this way.
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Would you rather
be a slave in Egypt
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serving under hard labor,
00:19:39.41\00:19:42.11
or would you rather
follow the Lord through a desert
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on your way to
the promised land?
00:19:44.18\00:19:46.51
Those are are your options.
00:19:46.55\00:19:48.98
You can either be a
hopeless slave in Egypt
00:19:49.02\00:19:52.89
or you can follow
the Lord where you have
00:19:52.92\00:19:54.22
the presence of God.
00:19:54.26\00:19:55.56
He feeds you with
bread from heaven,
00:19:55.59\00:19:56.89
gives you water from a rock,
00:19:56.93\00:19:58.96
and an occasional
quail every now and then.
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And you've got His
presence and He's teaching you.
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I mean, how much better?
00:20:04.97\00:20:06.27
But you know, even
the people following God
00:20:06.30\00:20:08.04
to the promised land got
discouraged and they said
00:20:08.07\00:20:10.27
I wish I was back in Egypt.
00:20:10.31\00:20:11.67
What benefits come
as a result of accepting
00:20:12.87\00:20:15.28
and following the truth?
00:20:15.31\00:20:16.68
"Great peace have
they who love Your law,
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and nothing
causes them to stumble."
00:20:22.02\00:20:24.39
You know, Peter
learned those lessons of peace
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after he completely
surrendered to the Lord.
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Bible tells a
story in Acts chapter 12
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where Peter was in prison,
00:20:31.09\00:20:32.59
he's going to be
executed the next day.
00:20:32.63\00:20:34.73
He's chained
between two soldiers,
00:20:34.73\00:20:37.20
and he's sleeping like a baby.
00:20:37.23\00:20:38.77
He had great peace
because he knew his life
00:20:40.47\00:20:43.17
was in God's hands.
00:20:43.20\00:20:44.51
By the way, God
delivered him from that jail
00:20:44.54\00:20:45.84
and he did not die.
00:20:45.87\00:20:48.41
David said even though
my enemy is hunting my life,
00:20:48.44\00:20:51.88
I will lay me down and sleep
'cause God watches over me.
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Great peace has who?
00:20:55.25\00:20:57.15
Those that love His law.
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If you make up your
mind to do the will of God.
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And by the way, I
have mentioned this,
00:21:01.26\00:21:02.96
but you may have missed it.
00:21:02.99\00:21:04.49
The law of God
is the will of God,
00:21:04.53\00:21:06.49
and the will of
God is the law of God.
00:21:06.53\00:21:08.06
The law of God is the most
simple expression of His will.
00:21:08.10\00:21:11.20
They got great peace.
00:21:12.20\00:21:13.87
You will know the truth and
the truth will make you free.
00:21:13.90\00:21:17.01
It gives you purpose,
it gives you direction,
00:21:17.04\00:21:18.91
it gives you a
wonderful sense of serenity
00:21:18.94\00:21:21.18
knowing that God is guiding
you and watching over you.
00:21:21.21\00:21:23.28
And I don't worry
like people that don't know
00:21:23.31\00:21:25.98
there's a God that loves them.
00:21:26.01\00:21:28.25
I think it was
George Whitfield who said
00:21:28.28\00:21:30.52
several people
tried to kill him.
00:21:30.55\00:21:31.85
He was a famous preacher.
00:21:31.89\00:21:33.36
He'd preach in public
and people would throw rocks
00:21:33.39\00:21:34.92
at him and try and kill him,
00:21:34.96\00:21:36.62
and he was kind of an
unconventional preacher.
00:21:36.66\00:21:38.56
And he said, "I am
immortal until my work is done.
00:21:38.59\00:21:42.46
As long as I'm serving
God, nobody can hurt me."
00:21:42.50\00:21:45.47
He ended up dying at home on
his knees with his Bible open.
00:21:45.50\00:21:48.47
And you don't have to worry.
00:21:49.84\00:21:51.21
Since you have
purified your souls in obeying
00:21:53.04\00:21:55.34
the truth through the Spirit.
00:21:55.38\00:21:56.68
God promises to
give us the Spirit,
00:21:56.71\00:21:58.95
and He'll purify our hearts.
00:21:58.98\00:22:00.62
Don't worry about
making every change in one day.
00:22:00.65\00:22:03.18
You surrender
your life to Jesus,
00:22:03.22\00:22:04.82
He is then given
permission to work in your life.
00:22:04.85\00:22:08.76
Work out your own salvation
00:22:08.79\00:22:10.53
and He'll be the author
and the finisher of your faith.
00:22:10.56\00:22:13.63
Does following Jesus
involve some struggle
00:22:13.66\00:22:16.60
and self denial?
00:22:16.63\00:22:18.50
It requires commitment.
00:22:18.53\00:22:21.10
There's struggle involved.
00:22:21.14\00:22:22.90
And there's sacrifice
involved in following Jesus.
00:22:22.94\00:22:26.11
And I know it's easy
for us to talk about it.
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It's a little
harder to do it sometimes.
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I remember that
chicken and a pig really liked
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the farmer 'cause he fed
them very well and they said,
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we need to do
something nice for the farmer
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and let's make 'em breakfast.
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Pig said, that sounds
fair. What have you got in mind?
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So let's make him a
ham and eggs breakfast.
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And the pig said, well,
for you it's a contribution.
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For me it's total commitment.
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(congregation laughing)
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When you really get down to
doing it, it's serious business.
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Is there self
denial in following Jesus?
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Luke 9:23.
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"If anyone
desires to come after me,
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let him deny himself
and take up his cross."
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Do you do that once?
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"Daily, and follow me."
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Every day as a Christian,
it's kinda like marriage.
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Marriage is not a
sprint, it's a marathon.
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Every day it's like farming.
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You get up and
you're committed every day.
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Say I've loved this person,
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I'm going to do my best to
honor and serve this person.
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And that's the secret
also in the Christian life.
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It's a relationship
you renew every day.
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And you must die
to self every day.
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Paul said, I die daily.
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What do you think
he's talking about?
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Instead of living
for myself, the world,
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it's all about
what shall I do for me?
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Most of the
thoughts about me, me, me.
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And sin is S-I-N.
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I is in the middle of sin.
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It's all about this.
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But the secret
to happiness is joy.
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J-O-Y.
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Jesus, others, then yourself.
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That's the equation.
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And you've gotta
make up that decision
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to not just die daily, but
to be born again every day.
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Renew your commitment to Christ.
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Is it safe to
procrastinate or postpone
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a decision to follow Jesus?
00:24:05.24\00:24:07.64
I heard one time that
the devil had a convention,
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and he invited all
his top demons to come.
00:24:11.11\00:24:13.58
There were
thousands of 'em there.
00:24:13.62\00:24:15.72
And he said,
look, we're looking for
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a new marketing campaign.
00:24:17.09\00:24:18.75
We need something really good.
00:24:18.79\00:24:21.19
I'm open to suggestions.
00:24:21.22\00:24:22.82
And one demon comes up
and he says, I've got it.
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He said, tell
'em there's no God.
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The devil says, well,
we've done that before
00:24:30.07\00:24:31.70
with some success, but
there's so much evidence of God,
00:24:31.73\00:24:34.20
we're still
losing a lot of people.
00:24:34.24\00:24:36.00
And another one
came up and he said,
00:24:37.14\00:24:39.14
tell 'em God doesn't love 'em.
00:24:39.17\00:24:40.74
And the devil said,
well, that often works,
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but, he said, even
though I don't understand it,
00:24:43.65\00:24:46.21
he said, there's a lot of
evidence of God's goodness
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and love in the world
and still we're not able
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to get people.
00:24:51.62\00:24:53.39
And one after another,
00:24:53.42\00:24:54.72
these different
demons came up with
00:24:54.76\00:24:56.19
their brilliant
marketing strategies.
00:24:56.22\00:24:58.69
And Satan was
listening and finally this one
00:24:58.73\00:25:01.66
especially diabolical
devil, he came up and he said,
00:25:01.70\00:25:05.67
I know what the answer is.
00:25:05.70\00:25:08.30
He said, tell 'em
that there is a God.
00:25:08.34\00:25:10.81
Tell 'em they
should go to church.
00:25:10.84\00:25:12.54
Tell 'em that God loves 'em.
00:25:12.57\00:25:14.14
Tell 'em they should
make a complete surrender.
00:25:14.18\00:25:16.91
But tell 'em not today.
00:25:16.95\00:25:18.55
And a satanic smile
curled over Lucifer's face
00:25:20.55\00:25:24.99
and he said, that's it.
00:25:25.02\00:25:27.39
Just get 'em to
plan on doing it all,
00:25:27.42\00:25:30.16
plan on believing it all,
00:25:30.19\00:25:31.49
but don't ever come
to the point of making
00:25:31.53\00:25:33.73
a complete surrender.
00:25:33.76\00:25:36.06
And I think that hell is
going to be bursting over
00:25:36.10\00:25:38.53
with people who really
had the best of intentions,
00:25:38.57\00:25:42.04
but they never got around to it.
00:25:42.07\00:25:43.37
You know, people
often die the way they live.
00:25:43.41\00:25:45.94
Procrastinating
day after day in making
00:25:45.97\00:25:47.71
that complete surrender.
00:25:47.74\00:25:49.48
Is it safe to procrastinate?
00:25:49.51\00:25:51.41
"Today if you hear His voice,
do not harden your hearts."
00:25:51.45\00:25:56.45
"How shall we escape if we
neglect so great a salvation?"
00:25:57.85\00:26:00.69
I heard a sermon one
time where someone said,
00:26:00.72\00:26:03.66
here's something
that God can't answer.
00:26:03.69\00:26:05.73
You think God can do everything.
00:26:07.20\00:26:08.90
God can't answer
how we will escape
00:26:08.93\00:26:10.77
if we neglect so
great a salvation.
00:26:10.80\00:26:13.40
Don't neglect it, embrace it.
00:26:13.44\00:26:15.24
Surrender to Him.
00:26:15.27\00:26:16.74
Trust Him with your life
and He will not let you down.
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I promise, friends.
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