Hello, friends, welcome
to another Wednesday night
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Bible study here at
the 3ABN Worship Center.
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Thank you so much for
taking the time to join us.
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And we know that if
this is your first time,
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we'd like to welcome those
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who are joining
us for the first time
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whether by
satellite, by television,
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or like my sister-in-law
lives here in Orlando, Florida.
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Oh, I should say in
Ocoee, Florida by Roku box.
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Welcome tonight
to our live audience
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as we continue studying
the Word of God together.
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Can we all say amen? Amen.
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And I should've
said, we'll say welcome,
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but we know that
some are joining us
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from around the world,
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some are joining us
locally on local television,
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whatever the medium,
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we know that God is
gonna bless you tonight
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as we study the
Word of God together.
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Our topic, we're continuing on,
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matter of fact the overall theme
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is how to know the
truth about the truth.
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Now the truth is Jesus,
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He is the way, the
truth and the life.
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But whatever the Bible
teaches about Jesus is the truth
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about the truth, the
truth about the truth.
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Anything the Bible
teaches about Jesus
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reveals who He is in personality
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and in character.
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Now I'll tell
you in just a moment
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where to find a
copy of the lesson.
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But before we do anything,
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let's bow our heads
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and invite the Lord's
presence to be with us.
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Heavenly Father, we thank
You that when we open Your Word,
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You promise to
come into our hearts.
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And, Lord,
tonight, open our hearts
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that as we open Your Word
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that the power can flow
from Your Word to our hearts
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and it can change our lives
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that what we learn tonight
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will not only
increase our understanding,
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but will increase
our dedication to Jesus.
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This is our prayer.
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Holy Spirit be our
teacher, we pray in Jesus' name.
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Amen.
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Now, lesson number 27,
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if you'd like a
copy of that lesson,
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if you have the internet,
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go to this website as
it appears on the screen,
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asf.3abn.org.
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Don't put www,
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just asf.3abn.org
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and click on the Study Guides
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and click on lesson number 27,
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"The Truth about
God's True Church."
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The Truth about
God's True Church.
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There's a lot that's being
said about God's true church
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or there's a
lot being said today
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about churches in general.
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Tonight, we're
gonna cover that topic.
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And I'm always excited
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when we open the
Word of God together.
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Can you say amen? Amen.
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And so tonight...
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But before we do that,
we have our theme song.
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What's our theme song called?
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"Victory in Jesus."
Let's sing that song together.
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I heard an old, old story
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How the Savior came from glory
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How He gave His life on Calvary
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To save a wretch like me
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I heard about His groaning
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Of His precious blood's atoning
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Then I repented of my sin
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And won the victory
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O victory in Jesus
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My Savior, forever
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He sought me and bought me
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With His redeeming blood
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He loved me ere I knew Him
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And all my love is due Him
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He plunged me to victory
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Beneath the cleansing flood
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I heard about a mansion
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He has built for me in glory
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And I heard about
the streets of gold
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Beyond the crystal sea
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About the angels singing
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And the old redemption story
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And some sweet day
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I'll sing up there
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The song of victory
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Key change.
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O victory in Jesus
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My Savior, forever
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He sought me and bought me
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With His redeeming blood
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He loved me ere I knew Him
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And all my love is due Him
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He plunged me to victory
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Beneath the cleansing flood
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He plunged me to victory
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Beneath the cleansing flood
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Amen? Amen.
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Victory in Jesus.
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Now, this is the third session
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where we're
covering lesson number 27,
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"The Truth about
God's True Church."
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Now let me just
lay some foundation
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as to why this lesson
is so vitally important.
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I mentioned
this at the beginning
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of each of these topics
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covering this particular lesson.
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There are in the
Christian category
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more than 33,000 churches
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and for the most part,
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each one believing something
either vastly different
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or slightly different.
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All claiming to serve one Lord,
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all claiming to
serve and follow one Jesus,
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some claiming
Jesus to be a lesser God,
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some claiming to be
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that He is
equal with the Father.
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Others may think of
Him as a good prophet.
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There are some
religious denominations
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outside of Christianity,
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where you have Judaism,
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Buddhism, Islam,
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the list goes on and on.
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Even this is startling,
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but even the Church of
Satan is listed among churches.
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So you have those that
don't believe in God at all.
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You have
movements that are esoteric
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in the sense of yoga,
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Zen Buddhism,
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Eastern Mysticism,
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all these Eastern religions
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that claim
themselves as a church.
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And in America as well
as all around the world,
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each one sets a
particular criteria
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to identify itself as a church.
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And in some governments,
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matter of fact, I
think it was in 2007,
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I think, I
remember very carefully,
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a book written by man,
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by the name of Aleister
Crowley or Aleister Crowley,
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however you enunciate his name,
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a very satanic book
was officially accepted
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by the United
Kingdom as a holy book,
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so even that is
included in the genre
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of Christian or
religions of the world.
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So tonight if I sent
you to Chicago O'Hare,
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or let's say the largest,
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one of the busiest
airports in America,
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Atlanta, Georgia,
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I don't know, I forgot
the name of that airport,
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but anyhow, you know
exactly where I mean.
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The airport in
Atlanta, Georgia...
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If I send you to the
airport to take a flight
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to go to a specific
location at a specific time,
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on a specific airline,
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I think you would really
want to know the details.
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Can you say amen to that? Amen.
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I mean, you would want
to know the details exactly,
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in order to be able to
identify the right airplane.
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You just don't go to the airport
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and pick any plane to
get to where you want to go.
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You have to be
on the, what plane?
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On the correct
plane, on the right plane.
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Now my point is,
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there are many churches
identified in the world today,
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and what I want to do
as we lay some foundation
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to begin on
question number seven
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because we ended last
week on question number six,
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in Exodus Chapter 20.
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Let's peek at Exodus Chapter 20.
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Then I'm going to take
you to Revelation Chapter 12.
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We're gonna tonight
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walk through a
summary of God's Church
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from the Old
Testament until Jesus comes.
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A summary of God's
picture of His true church
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from Revelation 12:1
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all the way to Revelation 12:17.
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But tonight, I'm
just gonna peek back.
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This is not gonna
appear on the screen.
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This is a question
that I'm gonna ask you
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and we're gonna peek
together at Exodus Chapter 20.
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At a particular command that,
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and the reason I'm beginning
with this is this command
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is not so
welcomed in Christianity
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for whatever reason.
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You know in the Book of Luke,
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Dr. Luke says,
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when he cites the
demise of Lot's wife,
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when she turned
to a pillar of salt,
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he says to the
Christian three simple words,
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what are those words?
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Remember Lot's wife.
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Now, what does that mean?
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If God calls you out,
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the example is don't, what?
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Don't look back.
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If God calls you to
go forward, don't what?
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Don't look back.
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Disconnect your
affections from those things
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that are behind you.
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And Paul encompasses that
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by saying
forgetting those things
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that are behind us.
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Then there's another
command by a very wise man,
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and his name is Solomon.
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And he gives this
counsel to the young people.
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He says, remember the creator
in the days of your youth.
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Is it important for
young people to know Jesus?
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Okay, so every church
teaches, remember Lot's wife.
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Every church
teaches what Solomon said,
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remember the Creator
in the days of your youth.
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But so many, too many,
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a large
multitude of churches say,
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when God said,
remember the Sabbath day
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to keep it holy, forget that.
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So this is vitally important
as I lay the foundation
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because when you
look at Exodus Chapter 20,
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let's look at
this very carefully.
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And most of you have
already turned there.
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I'm there now.
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All right, let's look at...
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Let's look at verse 8.
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And we're gonna just read
to the beginning of verse 10.
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All right?
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The Bible says, "Remember
the Sabbath day to," do what?
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"To keep it holy.
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Six days you shall
labor and do all your work,
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but the seventh day
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is the Sabbath of the Lord,"
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what's the next two words?
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"Your God."
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Very big statement.
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Because you know,
when you reverse it,
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your God is the
Lord of the seventh day.
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So if you reverse that
the question really is not
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what day is the Sabbath?
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The question
really is who is your God?
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That's really
what it comes down to.
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Who is your God?
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So if you answer the question,
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the God of creation,
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then you really have responded
and there's no more confusion,
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there's no more quandary.
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You have clearly identified
that the Lord of creation
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is your God.
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Therefore, you will remember
what He said to remember
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and He connects
this right to creation.
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Look at verse 11.
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Look at verse 11
of Exodus Chapter 20.
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This remembering is to say,
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I want to
remember what my Lord did,
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what my God did, how
He created the world.
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And He says,
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this is a weekly reminder to you
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that I am the God of creation,
I'm the God of redemption,
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and I am the soon coming King.
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For He says in verse
11 of Exodus Chapter 20,
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"For," in how many days?
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"Six days the Lord made
the heavens and the earth,
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the sea, and all that in them,
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and rested the" what day?
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"Seventh day,
therefore or wherefore
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the Lord blessed
the Sabbath day,"
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and did what else?
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"Hallowed it."
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Now notice this, I
want you to keep in mind,
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he's talking...
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Moses is pointing to
an event that happened
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when there were only
two people on the earth.
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Does anybody have any
idea what their names were?
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Come on, what about the man,
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what's his name? Adam.
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And the woman? Eve.
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So there were no Jews around,
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there were no
Babylonians around.
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The Christian church
was more than 4,000 years
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in the future
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and there were
just two individuals,
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and he said to them,
in reminding the Jews now,
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as he takes them out of Egypt,
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He's saying, "Wait a minute,
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remember what I
did at creation week.
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I need you to remember that
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because now I'm going to
send you around the world,
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to proclaim to
the rest of the world
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what's vitally important."
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All right?
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Now let's go to
Revelation Chapter 12.
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And by the way, as we go
to Revelation, Chapter 12,
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let's peek at question
number seven very quickly.
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You go to Revelation Chapter 12,
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and if there are those of you
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who are
scripturally ambidextrous,
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that means able to look at
two verses at the same time.
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Let's go ahead and do that
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because as we ask
question number seven,
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we're gonna also read
the answer to question seven,
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then we're going to go to
Revelation Chapter 12, okay?
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Here's the question.
Question number seven.
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Why is the Sabbath so important
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in worshiping God?
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Why is the Sabbath so important
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in worshiping God?
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Let's go to John Chapter 4,
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but keep your tab there
in Revelation Chapter 12.
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We're gonna go
to John Chapter 4.
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Not 1 John, not
2 John, not 3 John,
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we're gonna go to John,
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the Book of John Chapter 4
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and we're gonna look together
at verse 23 and verse 24.
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All right?
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Here's why it's
important, so important.
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Why the Sabbath is so
important in worshiping God?
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Listen to the words of Jesus.
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Here's what He says,
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John 4:23 and the Bible says,
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"But the hour is
coming, and" what?
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"Now is when the,"
what kind of worshiper?
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"True worshipers
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will worship the
Father," in what?
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"Spirit and in
truth for the Father
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is seeking such to worship Him."
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Notice what else it says,
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"God is Spirit, and
those who worship Him,"
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what is the next word together?
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"Must worship in
spirit and in truth."
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Now let's pause
for a brief moment.
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A lot of people
say, I'm in the spirit,
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but according to the text,
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you can't be in the
spirit and omit the truth
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because the
spirit has a job to do.
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So notice the very
important context of the verse.
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The hour has come when the,
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what kind of worshiper?
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True worshiper.
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Put this down.
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Why is the Sabbath so
important in worshiping God?
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Because God is looking
for, what kind of worshipers?
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True worshipers.
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Now let me put this into context
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because I know,
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there are some
very deep thinkers
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on the other end of this camera.
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Some individuals may say,
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well, are you saying
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that because I
don't keep the Sabbath,
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I'm not a true worshiper.
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The answer is no.
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What's the answer? Say it again.
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No, that's not the answer.
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The answer is, as the
Lord reveals to someone
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what He requires of them
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and He says,
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I'm looking for true worshipers.
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And by the way,
this conversation
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is taking place with a woman.
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And she is the woman at the...
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She's the woman at the well.
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And she's saying to the Lord,
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well, you know, the
Jews and the Samaritans,
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they don't get along anyway.
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And the Lord said,
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so she pointed out the mountain
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in which she
worships, and the Lord says,
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"You worship what
you don't even know."
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And there are some
individuals that worship
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what they don't even know.
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Now it's
amazing the conversation
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is taking place
between Jesus and a woman.
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Put your caps on.
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What symbol does the
Bible use for the church?
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The woman.
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So the Lord is
talking to the church today,
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there are many that
worship what they don't know
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and they are
worshiping in sincerity,
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that woman was
worshiping in sincerity.
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She pointed out the mountain,
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our fathers
worshiped in that mountain.
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And the Jews bragged
about worshiping in Jerusalem.
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And even the Jews
boasting on their worship,
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they were
standing in front of Jesus
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and he said to
them in John 5:39,
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you search the
scriptures, for in them
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you think you have eternal life,
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but those are the scriptures
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that testify about Me.
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In other words,
let me add the other...
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I'm right here.
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You're looking for me
in there, I'm right here.
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And they reject the
living word in preference
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for the written word.
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And there are some people today
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that are
comfortable with worship,
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but Jesus is looking
for what kind of worship?
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Say it again, what kind?
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True worship.
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So when people come to
the knowledge of the truth,
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the Lord is saying, okay,
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let's follow the
spirit as He leads.
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Let's go to John 16.
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Go to John 16.
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And, you know, I tell
you, God is calling us people
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from all over the world.
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I know we're
gonna go to Revelation,
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but let's just add
another tag on here.
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John, Chapter 16,
isn't that what I said?
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John Chapter 16.
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The Lord's got
sincere Christians
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in every
denomination of the world.
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But let me go
ahead and interrupt,
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let me go ahead and
turn your featherbed over.
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He doesn't say just stay there,
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He says, as the
spirit leads you,
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there's a response
that's necessary on your part.
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Look at John 16:13.
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Okay, here I am, I
was in the wrong book.
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All right, here
it is. John 16:13.
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However, Jesus says,
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"When he the spirit of" what?
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"The Spirit of truth has come,
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He will guide
you into most truth."
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What's that word?
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"He will guide
you into all truth."
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Let's pause for a brief moment.
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So is there truth.
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But what else is there?
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All truth.
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There's truth,
then there's all truth.
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Let me go back
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to the
illustration of the airport.
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Hartsfield is the
airport in Atlanta.
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Hartsfield. Thank you.
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You communicate
that to... Hartsfield.
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I can go to
Hartsfield airport in Atlanta.
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I could go to
the American Airlines
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ticket counter,
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I could go through security
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and still end up
at the wrong gate.
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Matter of fact,
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that's happened to me before
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and my wife and
I sat at the gate.
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We were the only two
there in Wisconsin or Minnesota,
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one of those
two places up North.
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And we said, "Man,
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are we the only two on our way."
00:19:03.67\00:19:05.74
Matter of fact,
it was Wisconsin,
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we were getting
the fight to Minnesota.
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I said, "Are we the only two
that's gonna be on this flight.
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It must be a
small commuter plane."
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There we are sitting, sitting,
sitting looking, I said, "Man,
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I guess nobody
else is showing up,
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we're the only ones here."
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You know what?
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Plane came and left.
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We got to 10 minutes
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before leaving, I said,
00:19:23.12\00:19:24.46
"I think something's wrong.
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That plane is not here.
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Let's go check
with the ticket agent."
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We did not hear
the change of gate.
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And they said to us,
00:19:30.63\00:19:31.97
"Well, that plane
is already departed.
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And we need to rebook
you on the next flight.
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Fortunately, sir, there's
one more going out tonight.
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Amen?
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So we got on an airplane
and made our final destination.
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So we could go to
the right airport,
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go through security
in the right terminal,
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but the wrong gate
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and sometimes we are
content to be at the wrong gate.
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So this message is for those
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who are content
to love the Lord.
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Amen?
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These are...
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This is for those
who love the Lord.
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This message is
for those who say,
00:20:02.90\00:20:04.60
"I want to follow Jesus,
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and I want to be
receptive to God's Holy Spirit."
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Let's look at that again.
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I'll read the text
from the beginning.
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John 16:13,
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"However,
00:20:15.68\00:20:17.01
when he the
spirit of truth has come,
00:20:17.05\00:20:18.85
he will guide
you into all truth,"
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how much truth?
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"All truth,
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for he will not
speak on his own authority.
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But whatever he hears,
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he will speak
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and he will tell
you things to come."
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So the work of the Holy Spirit,
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one of the
functions of the Holy Spirit
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is to lead God's
people into how much?
00:20:35.66\00:20:37.97
All truth.
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Very important because today,
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there's some people that say,
00:20:41.14\00:20:42.97
and believe me
after pastoring 27 years,
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I've heard people say,
00:20:45.04\00:20:46.51
"I'm happy with my
church, that's your thing,
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you keep that thing.
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This is the
religion of my mother.
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My parents, it was good
enough for my grandparents."
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I heard one preacher say,
00:20:55.12\00:20:56.55
that shouldn't fit
00:20:56.58\00:20:57.92
because your grandparents
didn't come to church
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in a fuel injected vehicle.
00:21:00.86\00:21:02.59
Matter of fact,
00:21:02.62\00:21:03.96
your great
grandparents surely didn't.
00:21:03.99\00:21:05.33
They came in a horse and buggy,
00:21:05.36\00:21:06.70
and there is no such thing
00:21:06.73\00:21:08.06
as a fuel
injected horse and buggy.
00:21:08.10\00:21:10.50
So don't settle yourself
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into the horse stable
00:21:15.20\00:21:16.77
when you could be in the garage.
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In the time of
your grandparents,
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or your great grandparents,
or your family's religion,
00:21:22.41\00:21:26.05
there are certain things
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that they may
not have understood.
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And Acts tells us,
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at times of
ignorance God does what?
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He winks that.
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In other words
that they didn't know.
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Like if a kid
pours the wrong thing
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in a cup,
00:21:37.49\00:21:38.83
if they put too much sugar,
00:21:38.86\00:21:40.20
a parent doesn't
knock the kid out.
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They say, they didn't know.
00:21:41.96\00:21:44.20
If we make
mistakes, they didn't know.
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And this is not the age
00:21:47.34\00:21:48.67
where people can
walk away and say,
00:21:48.70\00:21:51.17
I don't want to hear it
because here's the point.
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We are not only responsible
for what we don't know...
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Sorry, we're
not only responsible
00:21:58.61\00:22:00.55
for what is the truth,
00:22:00.58\00:22:02.52
but we are responsible
for what we could have known.
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Let me rephrase that.
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There's some
individuals who say,
00:22:06.72\00:22:08.06
"I don't want to know."
00:22:08.09\00:22:09.42
Well, they think
that by not hearing it,
00:22:09.46\00:22:10.79
they're not responsible.
00:22:10.83\00:22:12.16
Well, we are also responsible
for what we could have learned.
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When you get to the
end of the year in school
00:22:15.96\00:22:18.43
and the teacher says
this is our final exam,
00:22:18.47\00:22:21.54
and they say, "Well,
I didn't study that."
00:22:21.57\00:22:25.01
She said, "Well,
it was in your book,
00:22:25.04\00:22:27.58
and I gave you
the book to read."
00:22:27.61\00:22:29.71
And if we're going to be judged
00:22:29.74\00:22:31.08
according to
what's in God's book,
00:22:31.11\00:22:32.98
Matthew 4:4
00:22:33.01\00:22:34.35
"Man shall not
live by bread alone,
00:22:34.38\00:22:36.58
but by every word that
proceeds from the mouth of God."
00:22:36.62\00:22:40.86
If we are going to be judged
00:22:40.89\00:22:43.09
according to the things
that are written in the book,
00:22:43.12\00:22:45.36
that's also in the Book of Life,
00:22:45.39\00:22:46.73
we should be aware of that.
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Amen?
00:22:48.13\00:22:49.46
So God is looking
for true worshipers.
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Now, quickly
peek at Revelation 12.
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I'm gonna show you two texts.
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I'm not gonna take
a lot of time there
00:22:56.44\00:22:57.84
because we have a lot to cover
00:22:57.87\00:22:59.54
and I want to cover
quite a few questions tonight.
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Revelation Chapter 12,
00:23:02.21\00:23:04.85
I mentioned earlier
00:23:04.88\00:23:06.21
and we established in Scripture
and in prophecy in particular,
00:23:06.25\00:23:09.38
the Bible uses the woman
as a symbol of the church.
00:23:09.42\00:23:14.89
So when the
Bible refers to Jesus
00:23:14.92\00:23:16.86
as the husbandman,
00:23:16.89\00:23:19.06
if you are a
husband, what do you have?
00:23:19.09\00:23:22.53
Talk to me. What do you have?
00:23:22.56\00:23:23.93
A wife.
00:23:23.97\00:23:25.30
Brother Richard is a
husband, he has a wife.
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I'm a husband, I have a wife.
00:23:27.37\00:23:29.14
We all, husband, wife, see.
00:23:29.17\00:23:31.91
If you're a
husbandman, you have a wife.
00:23:31.94\00:23:34.94
And when the Lord says,
00:23:34.98\00:23:36.44
"Husbands love your wife
as Christ loved the church."
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So the symbol there of
the woman is the church.
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Let's look at
this very carefully
00:23:41.25\00:23:42.58
with that in mind.
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The Bible says
in Revelation 12:1,
00:23:44.09\00:23:45.99
"Now a great sign
appeared in heaven,
00:23:46.02\00:23:48.99
a woman clothed with the sun,
with the moon under her feet,
00:23:49.02\00:23:54.30
and on her head, a
garland of twelve stars."
00:23:54.33\00:23:59.63
And verse 3,
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I'm gonna just jump
down to some of the verses.
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"And another sign
appeared in heaven,
00:24:03.47\00:24:05.44
behold, a
great, fiery red dragon
00:24:05.47\00:24:08.74
having seven
heads and ten horns,
00:24:08.78\00:24:10.41
and seven diadems
or crowns on his heads,
00:24:10.45\00:24:13.45
and his tail drew a
third of the stars of heaven
00:24:13.48\00:24:16.85
and threw them to the earth.
00:24:16.89\00:24:19.42
And the dragon
stood before the woman
00:24:19.45\00:24:21.26
who was ready to give birth,
00:24:21.29\00:24:23.76
to devour her Child
as soon as it was born."
00:24:23.79\00:24:27.50
Let me pause briefly.
00:24:27.53\00:24:29.16
Now we know
that Mary was the one
00:24:29.20\00:24:30.73
that was gifted
00:24:30.77\00:24:32.90
with the deliverance
of Jesus into the world.
00:24:32.93\00:24:36.91
Now, in the literal story
00:24:36.94\00:24:38.27
recorded in the Book of Matthew,
00:24:38.31\00:24:39.64
and also in the Book of Luke,
00:24:39.67\00:24:41.24
we find there
00:24:41.28\00:24:42.61
that there was an attempt
to kill the Christ child,
00:24:42.64\00:24:45.78
and Jesus, and Mary, and Joseph
were told to flee to Egypt
00:24:45.81\00:24:50.32
until the king
that had put forth
00:24:50.35\00:24:53.32
that edict was dead,
00:24:53.36\00:24:54.69
and then it'll be
safe for them to come back.
00:24:54.72\00:24:56.69
That was the literal
attempt to take His life.
00:24:56.73\00:24:59.56
But there's another
spiritual application here
00:24:59.59\00:25:01.93
because the devil
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is not only angry with the woman
00:25:03.40\00:25:05.13
that is ready to
deliver this child,
00:25:05.17\00:25:08.17
but the woman
has another function.
00:25:08.20\00:25:11.04
Let's go on further
to see what happens here.
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And I wanted to go down
to identify this dragon.
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Go to Revelation 12:9.
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All right?
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And it says, so,
00:25:20.02\00:25:21.88
verse 9, "The great
dragon was cast out,
00:25:21.92\00:25:24.75
that serpent of old,
called the devil and Satan,
00:25:24.79\00:25:27.72
who deceives,"
how much of the world?
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"The whole world he
was cast to the earth
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and his angels
were cast out with him."
00:25:31.76\00:25:35.30
Now, let's go down to
the further aspect of this.
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I'm gonna go down.
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Now, who is the
dragon? Somebody tell me.
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The devil,
00:25:42.17\00:25:43.51
the serpent of old
call the devil and Satan,
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that's clear.
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Who's the woman? The church.
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Now let's go.
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I remember Revelation
12:1 gives us the beginning,
00:25:49.24\00:25:51.45
the introduction
to who this woman is.
00:25:51.48\00:25:54.18
Let's see what the
attitude of the dragon
00:25:54.22\00:25:56.05
is toward the woman
00:25:56.08\00:25:58.02
as the story comes to a close.
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The last part of
the woman, verse 17,
00:26:01.09\00:26:06.56
"And the dragon
was enraged or wroth,
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if you have the
King James Version,
00:26:09.63\00:26:11.77
"enraged with the woman."
00:26:11.80\00:26:13.80
Another word, Satan
was angry with the woman.
00:26:13.84\00:26:17.14
"And went to make war
with the rest of her offspring,
00:26:17.17\00:26:20.68
or the remnant of her seed,
00:26:20.71\00:26:23.65
who keep the commandments of God
00:26:23.68\00:26:25.95
and have the," what else?
00:26:25.98\00:26:27.52
"The testimony of Jesus Christ."
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Now, why is this important
in identifying the church?
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Because this is a
summary of the church.
00:26:33.02\00:26:36.12
From the church
as the Lord sees it,
00:26:36.16\00:26:38.79
this woman clothed
00:26:38.83\00:26:40.16
with the sun, the
moon, and the stars,
00:26:40.20\00:26:41.53
reflecting the glory of God.
00:26:41.56\00:26:43.06
The Old and the New Testament,
00:26:43.10\00:26:45.53
the 12 tribes, the 12 stars,
00:26:45.57\00:26:47.87
reflecting the
Old Testament Church
00:26:47.90\00:26:50.14
as well as the
New Testament Church,
00:26:50.17\00:26:51.67
the moon and the sun.
00:26:51.71\00:26:53.04
The moon reflects the sun,
00:26:53.07\00:26:55.08
the sun doesn't
reflect the moon,
00:26:55.11\00:26:57.01
the moon reflects the sun.
00:26:57.05\00:26:58.88
So the Old Testament
and the New Testament
00:26:58.91\00:27:01.02
combined together 12
tribes, 12 disciples,
00:27:01.05\00:27:03.75
and you find here,
00:27:03.79\00:27:05.55
the woman that the
devil is upset with,
00:27:05.59\00:27:07.66
keeps the commandments of God.
00:27:07.69\00:27:09.46
So here's my point
00:27:09.49\00:27:10.83
and we're gonna go
to the next question.
00:27:10.86\00:27:12.19
As we go to discussing
how the church is established,
00:27:12.23\00:27:14.96
you must keep this in mind.
00:27:15.00\00:27:16.87
If the Lord says
00:27:16.90\00:27:18.70
that His Sabbath is a
part of the Ten Commandments,
00:27:18.73\00:27:21.47
and this woman or this church
00:27:21.50\00:27:23.10
keeps the commandments.
00:27:23.14\00:27:25.64
That is something that
will make the devil angry,
00:27:25.67\00:27:28.18
would it not?
00:27:28.21\00:27:29.54
So if you are a
commandment keeper,
00:27:29.58\00:27:31.58
and you are
interested in worshiping God
00:27:31.61\00:27:34.52
by honoring His
Ten Commandments,
00:27:34.55\00:27:37.49
then you're doing
something that upsets the devil.
00:27:37.52\00:27:39.99
And he's not
just slightly upset,
00:27:40.02\00:27:41.59
the Bible says he's
angry, he's enraged,
00:27:41.62\00:27:44.66
and he's warring against
00:27:44.69\00:27:46.03
those who keep the
commandments of God.
00:27:46.06\00:27:47.93
Now this is an
imperative instruction here,
00:27:47.96\00:27:51.93
the church,
00:27:51.97\00:27:53.30
those who follow Jesus
should keep His commandments.
00:27:53.34\00:27:57.31
Now let me ask you the question.
00:27:57.34\00:27:58.67
Are you all looking up?
Let me ask you the question.
00:27:58.71\00:28:00.41
What's the reason
00:28:00.44\00:28:01.78
we should keep His commandments?
00:28:01.81\00:28:03.24
Somebody tell me.
00:28:03.28\00:28:05.75
Okay, say it again.
00:28:05.78\00:28:07.48
Because we love Him.
00:28:07.52\00:28:08.85
John 14:15.
00:28:08.88\00:28:10.22
Let's peek at that
quickly because verse 16,
00:28:10.25\00:28:12.15
we often don't read.
00:28:12.19\00:28:13.56
John 14:15.
00:28:13.59\00:28:14.92
Let's go there very quickly.
00:28:14.96\00:28:17.16
John 14:15.
00:28:17.19\00:28:20.36
You see, by being obedient
to what the Lord commands,
00:28:20.40\00:28:25.27
there's a gift that
comes along with obedience.
00:28:25.30\00:28:29.47
Like parents like
to give their children
00:28:29.50\00:28:31.27
or give them a
reward for being obedient.
00:28:31.31\00:28:33.94
Our Heavenly Father
does the very same thing.
00:28:33.98\00:28:36.41
He gives a gift,
00:28:36.44\00:28:37.98
He can entrust into the
hand of those who are obedient,
00:28:38.01\00:28:41.75
something that He knows
they will handle responsibly.
00:28:41.78\00:28:45.05
And He doesn't
have to worry about it
00:28:45.09\00:28:46.42
because they've proven
00:28:46.45\00:28:47.79
that they are loyal to the Lord.
00:28:47.82\00:28:49.19
Notice this, John 14:15.
00:28:49.22\00:28:51.69
He says, "If you
love Me," do what?
00:28:51.73\00:28:54.73
"Keep My commandments."
00:28:54.76\00:28:56.10
In verse 16, "And,"
00:28:56.13\00:28:58.47
see, it says,
00:28:58.50\00:29:02.00
"And I will pray the Father,
and He will give you," what?
00:29:02.04\00:29:05.54
"Another helper
or another comforter,
00:29:05.57\00:29:08.48
that he may abide
with you," how long?
00:29:08.51\00:29:11.11
"Forever."
00:29:11.15\00:29:12.48
That's very important.
00:29:12.51\00:29:13.85
If you love the
Lord, do what church?
00:29:13.88\00:29:15.38
Keep His commandments.
00:29:15.42\00:29:17.72
Now let's go to
question number eight.
00:29:17.75\00:29:19.49
If a person is honoring the Lord
00:29:19.52\00:29:21.32
by keeping His commandments,
00:29:21.36\00:29:22.69
He says, you know
what I'm gonna do?
00:29:22.72\00:29:24.66
I'm going to fill
you with My Holy Spirit.
00:29:24.69\00:29:27.53
If you want to be obedient,
00:29:27.56\00:29:29.46
if you are willing and obedient,
00:29:29.50\00:29:30.90
I will pray that the Father
will give you a comforter,
00:29:30.93\00:29:35.27
and He will
abide with you forever.
00:29:35.30\00:29:37.21
Now, the opposite of that
is a very startling reality.
00:29:37.24\00:29:41.71
If someone says,
00:29:41.74\00:29:44.65
I love You, Lord,
but not that much.
00:29:44.68\00:29:48.48
I'm not going to
honor Your commandments.
00:29:48.52\00:29:51.22
Would God entrust
00:29:51.25\00:29:53.76
someone as
powerful as the Holy Spirit
00:29:53.79\00:29:56.16
to reside in that
individual's life?
00:29:56.19\00:29:58.39
No, you've seen that
in the New Testament.
00:29:58.43\00:30:01.06
When the apostles
were performing miracles,
00:30:01.10\00:30:03.23
there was another man
00:30:03.26\00:30:04.60
that wanted to use the
power of the Holy Spirit
00:30:04.63\00:30:05.97
for his own
aggrandizement, his own benefit.
00:30:06.00\00:30:09.74
And we know the
rest of the story.
00:30:09.77\00:30:11.81
It was a spirit
that took a hold of him
00:30:11.84\00:30:13.17
but not the Holy Spirit,
00:30:13.21\00:30:14.54
the devil nearly...
00:30:14.58\00:30:15.91
Well, you know
the rest of the story.
00:30:15.94\00:30:17.81
The devil jumped on him
00:30:17.85\00:30:20.02
and beat him and
tore his clothes off
00:30:20.05\00:30:22.52
and he ran naked
into the streets.
00:30:22.55\00:30:25.02
Your obedience to
Christ must be based on love
00:30:25.05\00:30:28.12
and when you love Him,
00:30:28.16\00:30:29.72
He will fill you with His Spirit
00:30:29.76\00:30:32.16
that will guide you
00:30:32.19\00:30:33.53
and continue
leading you into all truth.
00:30:33.56\00:30:36.10
Now how that happens
00:30:36.13\00:30:37.57
in the measures by
which that happened
00:30:37.60\00:30:39.53
is not for me to decide.
00:30:39.57\00:30:41.20
But God does reward
the heart that is obedient.
00:30:41.24\00:30:44.91
Look at question number eight.
00:30:44.94\00:30:46.61
Question number eight.
00:30:46.64\00:30:48.34
Very important.
00:30:48.38\00:30:49.71
On whom does the Bible
reveal the church is built?
00:30:49.74\00:30:53.18
On whom does the Bible
reveal the church is built?
00:30:53.21\00:30:58.05
Really, really
wonderful question.
00:30:58.09\00:31:00.46
Let's go to 1 Corinthians 3:11.
00:31:00.49\00:31:03.63
1 Corinthians 3:11.
00:31:03.66\00:31:07.46
All right.
00:31:07.50\00:31:08.83
This is important.
00:31:08.86\00:31:10.20
I read an
article not too long ago.
00:31:10.23\00:31:11.73
And let me preface it as
you turn there by saying,
00:31:11.77\00:31:16.77
if the church is built
on man, it's in trouble.
00:31:16.81\00:31:21.51
Any church that's
built on man is in trouble.
00:31:21.54\00:31:25.91
Right?
00:31:25.95\00:31:28.52
We're gonna make that
point very clear in a moment.
00:31:28.55\00:31:30.75
Any church built
on man is in trouble.
00:31:30.79\00:31:34.06
1 Corinthians 3:11.
00:31:34.09\00:31:36.46
Here it is,
00:31:36.49\00:31:37.83
"For no other,"
read the next word,
00:31:37.86\00:31:40.66
"foundation can anyone
lay than that which is laid,
00:31:40.70\00:31:45.10
which is Jesus Christ."
00:31:45.13\00:31:47.80
Or Christ Jesus.
00:31:47.84\00:31:49.17
I'm a King
James Version guy too,
00:31:49.20\00:31:50.74
it's Christ Jesus in
the King James Version.
00:31:50.77\00:31:53.07
So let me ask the question.
00:31:53.11\00:31:54.98
Who is the
foundation of the church?
00:31:55.01\00:31:56.71
Jesus.
00:31:56.75\00:31:58.25
Jesus is, write that down.
00:31:58.28\00:31:59.95
Question on number eight,
00:31:59.98\00:32:01.32
on whom does the Bible
reveal the church is built?
00:32:01.35\00:32:03.42
Next to 1 Corinthians 3:11,
00:32:03.45\00:32:05.69
write, Jesus
Christ, the church is built.
00:32:05.72\00:32:09.22
There's no other foundation.
00:32:09.26\00:32:10.86
What other
foundation can you lay it on?
00:32:10.89\00:32:13.09
You know, the
Bible talks about stone,
00:32:13.13\00:32:14.56
and brick, and wood,
00:32:14.60\00:32:15.93
and gold, and silver,
00:32:15.96\00:32:17.53
for there's no better
foundation than Jesus.
00:32:17.57\00:32:19.97
He's the tried stone.
00:32:20.00\00:32:22.30
He's the cornerstone.
00:32:22.34\00:32:25.24
All right.
00:32:25.27\00:32:26.61
Let's go now to another portion
of question number eight.
00:32:26.64\00:32:29.51
Let's go to Ephesians Chapter 5.
00:32:29.54\00:32:34.02
Ephesians Chapter 5.
00:32:34.05\00:32:36.18
I quoted the text a moment ago.
00:32:36.22\00:32:37.55
I want to read it to you now.
00:32:37.59\00:32:39.69
Galatians, Ephesians.
00:32:39.72\00:32:41.66
Ephesians Chapter 5 is
where the second portion
00:32:41.69\00:32:44.49
of this question is answered.
00:32:44.53\00:32:49.43
Okay.
00:32:49.46\00:32:50.80
On whom does the Bible
reveal the church is built?
00:32:50.83\00:32:52.70
Here is Ephesians 5:23,
00:32:52.73\00:32:57.01
"For the husband is
the head of the wife,
00:32:57.04\00:33:00.11
as Christ is the
head of the church
00:33:00.14\00:33:03.41
and He is the
Savior of the body."
00:33:03.45\00:33:05.95
So who is the
head of the church?
00:33:05.98\00:33:07.58
Christ.
00:33:07.62\00:33:08.95
Okay, now, so
far, put that down,
00:33:08.98\00:33:10.99
Ephesians 5:23,
00:33:11.02\00:33:12.35
"Christ is the head."
00:33:12.39\00:33:14.12
Now I want you
to get this picture.
00:33:14.16\00:33:15.82
Christ is the
foundation and He is the head.
00:33:15.86\00:33:20.33
All right?
00:33:20.36\00:33:22.06
We're not the head,
we're somewhere in the middle
00:33:22.10\00:33:25.53
because where are we
described in this text.
00:33:25.57\00:33:28.17
What word describes us?
00:33:28.20\00:33:30.41
The very last
word, come on, say it.
00:33:30.44\00:33:31.81
Body. Body.
00:33:31.84\00:33:33.17
We're the body,
but Christ is the head
00:33:33.21\00:33:35.54
and He's the foundation.
00:33:35.58\00:33:37.41
The church is built on Him
00:33:37.45\00:33:39.31
and all the thinking faculties
of the church are in the head.
00:33:39.35\00:33:43.75
See, He is the Alpha and Omega,
00:33:43.79\00:33:47.72
the beginning and the end,
00:33:47.76\00:33:50.36
the first and the last.
00:33:50.39\00:33:52.79
That's what this describes.
00:33:52.83\00:33:54.33
Christ is the
head of the church.
00:33:54.36\00:33:56.73
So, so far we've discovered
00:33:56.77\00:33:58.23
that Christ is not
only the foundation,
00:33:58.27\00:34:00.80
He is the...
00:34:00.84\00:34:02.17
You know, when you
go to build a house,
00:34:02.20\00:34:03.54
you clear the lot
00:34:03.57\00:34:05.14
and then you put
down a concrete pad,
00:34:05.17\00:34:07.54
at least that's my
limited understanding
00:34:07.58\00:34:10.68
depending on what you build.
00:34:10.71\00:34:12.15
If you build a
building, you dig down deep,
00:34:12.18\00:34:14.78
get some goods, bedrock in there
00:34:14.82\00:34:17.05
and you put the
rebar and all that stuff.
00:34:17.09\00:34:19.25
I'm not trying to get technical.
00:34:19.29\00:34:20.96
Whatever you build has
to have a solid foundation.
00:34:20.99\00:34:23.53
And Christ is a
solid foundation.
00:34:23.56\00:34:25.29
Amen for that?
00:34:25.33\00:34:26.66
But now look at Ephesians 4:15.
00:34:26.70\00:34:29.56
All right?
00:34:29.60\00:34:30.93
We're going to
emphasize this one more time.
00:34:30.97\00:34:32.90
Ephesians 4:15,
00:34:32.93\00:34:35.90
just
reemphasizing the second answer.
00:34:35.94\00:34:39.31
Ephesians 4:15,
00:34:39.34\00:34:41.58
speaking about the unity,
00:34:41.61\00:34:43.68
speaking about the church again.
00:34:43.71\00:34:45.08
And the Lord says,
00:34:48.28\00:34:51.65
"But, speaking the truth..."
00:34:51.69\00:34:53.72
Let me put this on.
00:34:53.76\00:34:55.09
"But, speaking
the truth in love,
00:34:55.12\00:34:57.76
may grow up in all things
00:34:57.79\00:35:00.63
into Him who is the
head," and what's His name?
00:35:00.66\00:35:04.87
"Christ."
00:35:04.90\00:35:06.23
He is the head.
00:35:06.27\00:35:07.60
So we emphasize that,
Christ is the foundation,
00:35:07.64\00:35:10.17
He is the head.
00:35:10.21\00:35:11.54
He is the head of the church.
00:35:11.57\00:35:12.91
Now, which will bring us
00:35:12.94\00:35:14.28
to the next text
to make some sense.
00:35:14.31\00:35:16.44
You see, if you read
the next text by itself,
00:35:16.48\00:35:19.25
Matthew 16:18,
00:35:19.28\00:35:21.48
you can apply
anything you want to it.
00:35:21.52\00:35:23.92
But if you lay the foundation
00:35:23.95\00:35:25.45
as the Bible gives us
the opportunity to do.
00:35:25.49\00:35:27.86
then you come to Matthew 16:18,
00:35:27.89\00:35:30.06
then it's really clear.
00:35:30.09\00:35:31.46
Let's go to Matthew 16:18,
00:35:31.49\00:35:34.26
Matthew 16:18.
00:35:34.30\00:35:35.96
All right?
00:35:36.00\00:35:38.50
You might want to hold your...
00:35:38.53\00:35:40.14
You might want to
hold your Bible there
00:35:40.17\00:35:42.37
because I'm going to
make some other application,
00:35:42.40\00:35:44.07
all right?
00:35:44.11\00:35:45.44
Because I'm going to turn
00:35:45.47\00:35:46.81
to some other
places in the Bible
00:35:46.84\00:35:48.18
because this is something
00:35:48.21\00:35:49.54
that needs to be
clearly articulated,
00:35:49.58\00:35:51.41
clearly delineated
00:35:51.45\00:35:53.92
or very little
delineation, I should say,
00:35:53.95\00:35:56.38
clearly articulated.
00:35:56.42\00:35:58.49
When you delineate, you
kind of go away from it.
00:35:58.52\00:36:00.49
We want to make
sure that it's clear.
00:36:00.52\00:36:02.62
All right, I'm going
to go to another book,
00:36:02.66\00:36:04.29
I'm trying to
find something else
00:36:04.33\00:36:05.69
as you're turning there.
00:36:05.73\00:36:07.06
All right. Okay.
00:36:07.10\00:36:08.43
Wonderful.
00:36:08.46\00:36:09.80
Matthew 16:18,
00:36:09.83\00:36:11.17
let's look at this
together for the fourth part.
00:36:11.20\00:36:15.20
"And I also say to you
00:36:15.24\00:36:19.17
that you are Peter,
00:36:19.21\00:36:22.04
and on this rock
00:36:22.08\00:36:24.61
I will build My church,
00:36:24.65\00:36:27.98
and the gates of Hades or hell
shall not prevail against it."
00:36:28.02\00:36:31.75
Now, when you
understand the Greek here,
00:36:31.79\00:36:34.19
this is so vitally important
00:36:34.22\00:36:35.56
because there are
probably 1.2, 1.3 billion people
00:36:35.59\00:36:40.50
that adhere to a
particular church
00:36:40.53\00:36:42.90
that says Peter
started that church,
00:36:42.93\00:36:46.97
Peter is the foundation on
which that church has begin
00:36:47.00\00:36:49.97
or that church
has been established.
00:36:50.01\00:36:52.27
Some say,
00:36:52.31\00:36:53.64
Peter is the first
pope to just be candid.
00:36:53.68\00:36:55.41
And I could use
that phrase or that word
00:36:55.44\00:36:57.88
'cause predominately
all my family are Catholic.
00:36:57.91\00:37:01.02
And in respect
to all that worship
00:37:01.05\00:37:02.98
in that particular denomination
00:37:03.02\00:37:04.65
what needs to be clear tonight
00:37:04.69\00:37:06.05
is that Christ
00:37:06.09\00:37:07.42
is the foundation of the church.
00:37:07.46\00:37:08.79
Christ is the rock.
00:37:08.82\00:37:10.19
The word Peter there comes
from the Greek word Petros,
00:37:10.23\00:37:13.70
which means a tiny
little rolling pebble.
00:37:13.73\00:37:16.67
If the church is built on Peter,
00:37:16.70\00:37:18.27
then what would have
happened to the church
00:37:18.30\00:37:20.30
when Peter fell?
00:37:20.34\00:37:21.77
Tell me what happened.
00:37:21.80\00:37:23.30
What would happen?
00:37:23.34\00:37:24.67
The church would fall.
00:37:24.71\00:37:26.04
This was before
Peter denied Christ,
00:37:26.07\00:37:28.04
he denied Him how many times?
00:37:28.08\00:37:29.41
Three. I make it easy.
00:37:29.44\00:37:30.78
Three times.
00:37:30.81\00:37:32.15
So Peter, this impetuous,
00:37:32.18\00:37:34.15
pious Peter and
then if Peter died,
00:37:34.18\00:37:37.39
what happened to the church?
00:37:37.42\00:37:39.72
Oh, but the church
is built on the one
00:37:39.75\00:37:42.29
whoever lives.
00:37:42.32\00:37:44.39
Amen to that?
00:37:44.43\00:37:45.76
Let's get some
qualification here.
00:37:45.79\00:37:47.23
Because the word on this rock,
00:37:47.26\00:37:50.30
that's from the
Greek word, Petra.
00:37:50.33\00:37:52.63
When you think of Petra,
00:37:52.67\00:37:54.70
it's in the Holy
land, the Bible lands,
00:37:54.74\00:37:57.41
there's an entire mountain
00:37:57.44\00:37:58.87
out of which city is carved
00:37:58.91\00:38:01.51
and that's called Petra.
00:38:01.54\00:38:03.01
It's called The Rock City.
00:38:03.04\00:38:05.45
Well, Jesus is the
rock of my foundation,
00:38:05.48\00:38:09.15
His banner over us is what?
00:38:09.18\00:38:10.52
Love.
00:38:10.55\00:38:11.89
You can say that
without hearing the song
00:38:11.92\00:38:13.25
in your head,
00:38:13.29\00:38:14.62
Jesus is the
rock of my salvation,
00:38:14.66\00:38:15.99
His banner over us is love.
00:38:16.02\00:38:17.36
Kids sing that song.
00:38:17.39\00:38:18.86
Now go with me to
Deuteronomy Chapter 32.
00:38:18.89\00:38:21.23
So on Matthew 16:18,
00:38:21.26\00:38:24.07
put there on whom
00:38:24.10\00:38:25.43
does the Bible
reveal the church is built?
00:38:25.47\00:38:27.27
On Jesus, the rock.
00:38:27.30\00:38:30.54
Okay, that's a really easy one.
00:38:30.57\00:38:32.71
Now, let's verify that because,
00:38:32.74\00:38:34.28
you know, the
Bible does not allow us
00:38:34.31\00:38:37.18
to build an entire
doctrine on one scripture.
00:38:37.21\00:38:41.02
Deuteronomy 32:4.
00:38:41.05\00:38:43.85
Look at Deuteronomy 32:4.
00:38:43.89\00:38:48.06
Okay.
00:38:48.09\00:38:49.62
Speaking of the
words that God speaks,
00:38:55.13\00:38:59.67
Moses says,
00:38:59.70\00:39:02.37
and is even in capital letters,
00:39:02.40\00:39:04.81
He is the rock,
00:39:04.84\00:39:08.14
His work is what?
00:39:08.18\00:39:09.78
Perfect.
00:39:09.81\00:39:11.15
For all His ways are what?
00:39:11.18\00:39:13.15
Justice.
00:39:13.18\00:39:14.52
And a God of truth
and without injustice,
00:39:14.55\00:39:18.72
righteous and upright is He?
00:39:18.75\00:39:21.59
Who is He? God.
00:39:21.62\00:39:23.66
The whole passage is about God.
00:39:23.69\00:39:25.73
He is the rock, He is just,
00:39:25.76\00:39:28.76
He is the God of truth.
00:39:28.80\00:39:30.67
And so from the very beginning,
00:39:30.70\00:39:32.30
He is mentioned
in the beginning,
00:39:32.33\00:39:34.14
He is mentioned in the end,
00:39:34.17\00:39:36.24
God is there and He is the rock.
00:39:36.27\00:39:39.41
So whenever you make it click.
00:39:39.44\00:39:40.91
And by the way,
00:39:40.94\00:39:42.28
this is not just an
Old Testament concept.
00:39:42.31\00:39:45.08
Let's go to 1 Corinthians.
00:39:45.11\00:39:46.85
Let's go to 1
Corinthians Chapter 10.
00:39:46.88\00:39:50.59
Let's go to 1
Corinthians Chapter 10
00:39:50.62\00:39:52.32
to see that this is a teaching
00:39:52.35\00:39:54.29
that existed from
Old Testament times
00:39:54.32\00:39:57.39
to New Testament times
00:39:57.43\00:39:59.43
because some
individuals may say,
00:39:59.46\00:40:00.80
"Well, that was
the Old Testament."
00:40:00.83\00:40:02.16
But when Jesus came,
00:40:02.20\00:40:03.53
He changed it and
made Peter the head.
00:40:03.57\00:40:06.63
All right.
00:40:06.67\00:40:08.00
Let the Bible speak.
00:40:08.04\00:40:09.60
I don't want to preach
tonight, I want to teach.
00:40:09.64\00:40:12.37
Here it is.
00:40:12.41\00:40:13.74
1 Corinthians Chapter 10.
00:40:13.78\00:40:16.11
And we're going to
read about the journey
00:40:16.14\00:40:18.81
of the children of Israel
00:40:18.85\00:40:20.32
as they sojourn
in the wilderness.
00:40:20.35\00:40:22.45
Paul the Apostle is
reminding the church in Corinth
00:40:22.48\00:40:24.82
of the very important
journey of their forefathers.
00:40:24.85\00:40:27.72
He says,
"Moreover, brethren," verse 1,
00:40:27.76\00:40:29.92
"I do not want you to be unaware
00:40:29.96\00:40:31.69
that all our fathers
were under the cloud,
00:40:31.73\00:40:33.83
all passed through the sea,
00:40:33.86\00:40:36.73
all were baptized
into Moses in the cloud
00:40:36.77\00:40:40.20
and in the sea.
00:40:40.24\00:40:41.57
All ate the
same spiritual food."
00:40:41.60\00:40:43.54
Verse 4,
00:40:43.57\00:40:44.91
"And all drank the
same spiritual drink,
00:40:44.94\00:40:47.94
for they drink of
that spiritual rock
00:40:47.98\00:40:51.08
that followed them."
00:40:51.11\00:40:52.45
Let's read the
last part together.
00:40:52.48\00:40:53.82
"And that rock was Christ."
00:40:53.85\00:40:56.69
Okay, this is after Jesus
is already ascended to heaven.
00:40:56.72\00:41:01.56
Paul the Apostle is reiterating
00:41:01.59\00:41:03.46
the rock is Christ.
00:41:03.49\00:41:07.23
So He was the rock
00:41:07.26\00:41:08.60
when the children
were in the wilderness.
00:41:08.63\00:41:11.90
He was the Rock of
Ages as the songwriter says,
00:41:11.93\00:41:15.70
He is the Rock of ages and
He is still the rock today.
00:41:15.74\00:41:18.44
Amen.
00:41:18.47\00:41:19.81
So on whom is the church built?
00:41:19.84\00:41:21.28
The foundation is
Christ, the head is Christ,
00:41:21.31\00:41:25.25
and He is the rock.
00:41:25.28\00:41:27.08
Can we say amen to that?
00:41:27.12\00:41:28.98
Now, let's go to
question number nine.
00:41:29.02\00:41:30.69
Hopefully, we're clear on that,
00:41:30.72\00:41:32.49
that the church
is not built on man,
00:41:32.52\00:41:34.02
the church is built on Christ.
00:41:34.06\00:41:35.92
That gives me more
assurance because you know what?
00:41:35.96\00:41:39.43
If the church was
built on Martin Luther,
00:41:39.46\00:41:41.50
then Martin Luther died,
00:41:41.53\00:41:43.20
if the church was built on
00:41:43.23\00:41:44.67
Calvin, Zwingli, Hus,
00:41:44.70\00:41:46.13
Jerome, Wycliffe
00:41:46.17\00:41:47.84
or as some other
people say Ellen White,
00:41:47.87\00:41:50.11
then the church is in trouble.
00:41:50.14\00:41:51.77
The church is built on Christ.
00:41:51.81\00:41:53.78
The church is
not built on any man,
00:41:53.81\00:41:55.64
the church is not
built on any woman.
00:41:55.68\00:41:57.45
The foundation and
the head of the church
00:41:57.48\00:41:59.91
is Christ Jesus.
00:41:59.95\00:42:02.78
Question number
nine. Question number nine.
00:42:02.82\00:42:07.39
What does the Bible teach
00:42:07.42\00:42:08.76
about the ultimate
goal of the church?
00:42:08.79\00:42:11.93
The ultimate goal of the church.
00:42:11.96\00:42:14.10
Now some people may have
a different answer to this
00:42:14.13\00:42:16.50
but since I'm
teaching, this is my answer.
00:42:16.53\00:42:18.73
All right.
00:42:18.77\00:42:20.10
Let's go to
Matthew 24:14 and I believe
00:42:20.14\00:42:22.34
that this is so
significant when it comes to,
00:42:22.37\00:42:25.01
and the reason I
put this as the goal,
00:42:25.04\00:42:26.88
Dan, is, why is God chosen us?
00:42:26.91\00:42:29.11
What does He want us for?
00:42:29.14\00:42:31.18
What does He want Yannick for?
00:42:31.21\00:42:33.55
What does He want Marlena for?
00:42:33.58\00:42:34.92
What does He want us for?
00:42:34.95\00:42:36.28
Let's go to Matthew 24:14
and see what He wants us to do.
00:42:36.32\00:42:40.06
All right?
00:42:40.09\00:42:41.42
He wants us to do something.
00:42:41.46\00:42:43.09
The Bible says in Matthew 24:14,
00:42:43.12\00:42:46.23
"And this gospel of
the kingdom will be," what?
00:42:46.26\00:42:49.53
Preached.
00:42:49.56\00:42:50.90
"Preached in all the
world as a witness unto," what?
00:42:50.93\00:42:55.67
"All nations,"
and what will happen?
00:42:55.70\00:42:58.74
"Then the end will come."
00:42:58.77\00:43:01.11
He wants us to do, what?
00:43:01.14\00:43:03.75
To proclaim this message
throughout all the world.
00:43:03.78\00:43:06.51
Now, you don't
have to be a preacher.
00:43:06.55\00:43:08.22
3ABN.
00:43:08.25\00:43:09.68
That's right.
00:43:09.72\00:43:11.05
My answer going right over here.
00:43:11.09\00:43:12.42
Yannick.
00:43:12.45\00:43:14.99
No, really, you don't
have to be a preacher,
00:43:15.02\00:43:17.06
but you have, you can
proclaim by your life.
00:43:17.09\00:43:21.13
You don't have to
preach a single sermon,
00:43:21.16\00:43:22.66
you can give out a tract.
00:43:22.70\00:43:25.13
You can give a Bible study,
you can give somebody a video.
00:43:25.17\00:43:28.47
You can be the vessel
00:43:28.50\00:43:29.84
through which Christ
gets the message to the world.
00:43:29.87\00:43:32.04
And by the way, if you want
to get some good Bible studies,
00:43:32.07\00:43:34.54
go to the website,
we told you earlier,
00:43:34.58\00:43:36.31
I just plug it right here,
00:43:36.34\00:43:37.68
asf.3abn.org.
00:43:37.71\00:43:41.22
And there is a whole
line of study guides,
00:43:41.25\00:43:44.25
27 to be right.
00:43:44.29\00:43:45.99
And there are
about 88 videos thus far
00:43:46.02\00:43:48.19
that you can have a
beautiful in home Bible study
00:43:48.22\00:43:50.99
by clicking on the first
video and it will tell you
00:43:51.03\00:43:53.63
what lesson to follow along.
00:43:53.66\00:43:55.70
And every video
that you click on
00:43:55.73\00:43:57.47
will tell you what lesson,
00:43:57.50\00:43:58.83
don't click the
lesson first, click the video
00:43:58.87\00:44:00.97
and it will tell you
in the very beginning
00:44:01.00\00:44:02.60
at the introduction,
00:44:02.64\00:44:03.97
what lesson to choose
00:44:04.01\00:44:05.34
to follow along with that video.
00:44:05.37\00:44:06.91
But you make it very clear,
00:44:06.94\00:44:08.28
the gospel is to
be in all the world.
00:44:08.31\00:44:10.48
Now, now get this very carefully
00:44:10.51\00:44:12.48
because we laid
some foundation earlier
00:44:12.51\00:44:14.78
that is vitally important.
00:44:14.82\00:44:16.15
Go back with me to Matthew,
sorry to Revelation Chapter 14.
00:44:16.18\00:44:20.19
If the gospel is
going to be preached
00:44:20.22\00:44:21.62
in all the world,
00:44:21.66\00:44:22.99
where does God's
Church need to be?
00:44:23.02\00:44:26.33
Help me out,
somebody, say it, brother?
00:44:26.36\00:44:27.96
In all the world.
00:44:28.00\00:44:29.56
If UPS is going to get
packages to all the world,
00:44:29.60\00:44:34.60
where does UPS have to be?
00:44:34.64\00:44:36.54
In all the world.
00:44:36.57\00:44:37.91
FedEx has access to
how much of the world?
00:44:37.94\00:44:40.01
Hopefully all the world.
00:44:40.04\00:44:41.58
I don't think they're
delivering any packages
00:44:41.61\00:44:43.01
right now to Iraq
00:44:43.04\00:44:46.05
or to certain parts or
portions of Afghanistan
00:44:46.08\00:44:49.68
or Syria.
00:44:49.72\00:44:51.39
But I want to tell you
underground we're there.
00:44:51.42\00:44:56.39
God's got His people in there.
00:44:56.42\00:44:58.09
Don't want to tell
any more about that.
00:44:58.13\00:45:01.16
But God has not left
Himself without a witness.
00:45:01.20\00:45:03.63
Praise the Lord to that.
00:45:03.67\00:45:05.30
Revelation Chapter 14.
00:45:05.33\00:45:06.77
Let's look at this gospel,
00:45:06.80\00:45:08.30
how is it going to
get to the whole world?
00:45:08.34\00:45:11.14
And we'll cover
this in greater detail
00:45:11.17\00:45:12.71
in a few more questions.
00:45:12.74\00:45:14.08
But I just want
to peek at it here.
00:45:14.11\00:45:15.44
Revelation
14:6. Revelation 14:6.
00:45:15.48\00:45:20.28
"Then I saw another angel
00:45:20.32\00:45:22.48
flying in the midst of heaven
00:45:22.52\00:45:25.82
having the," what?
00:45:25.85\00:45:27.59
"Everlasting gospel."
00:45:27.62\00:45:29.46
So if the church is
preaching the gospel,
00:45:29.49\00:45:31.19
what gospel are they preaching?
00:45:31.23\00:45:33.03
The everlasting gospel.
00:45:33.06\00:45:34.40
Which meant,
let's finish the text,
00:45:34.43\00:45:36.90
"The everlasting
gospel to preach to those
00:45:36.93\00:45:39.53
who dwell on the earth,
00:45:39.57\00:45:41.17
to every nation,
00:45:41.20\00:45:43.20
tribe, tongue, and people."
00:45:43.24\00:45:46.71
And what are they saying?
00:45:46.74\00:45:48.24
"Saying with a loud voice,
00:45:48.28\00:45:49.74
fear God and give glory to Him,
00:45:49.78\00:45:52.21
for the hour of
His judgment has come.
00:45:52.25\00:45:54.98
And worship Him who
made heaven and the earth,
00:45:55.02\00:45:57.75
the sea and the
springs of water."
00:45:57.79\00:45:59.39
Now, let me go ahead
and emphasize something.
00:45:59.42\00:46:01.66
Loud does not
only mean importance,
00:46:01.69\00:46:04.03
but if something is loud,
00:46:04.06\00:46:06.16
is it heard just in
your house or other places?
00:46:06.19\00:46:10.63
Let me just give
you some examples.
00:46:10.67\00:46:12.43
Some people call the police
00:46:12.47\00:46:13.80
because they say the
neighbor's music is loud.
00:46:13.84\00:46:17.41
Or some people I
remember being in Australia,
00:46:17.44\00:46:19.47
Brisbane, Cannes,
00:46:19.51\00:46:23.28
we were in
Cannes, a few years ago,
00:46:23.31\00:46:24.65
my wife and I, the
tropical part of Australia.
00:46:24.68\00:46:27.68
But we just so happened
to get a room during the AYC.
00:46:27.72\00:46:32.12
On the side of the hotel,
we had a beautiful balcony
00:46:32.15\00:46:35.02
but it just so
happened that weekend
00:46:35.06\00:46:37.19
there was some
gigantic music festival
00:46:37.23\00:46:39.43
going on in the
park right downstairs
00:46:39.46\00:46:41.96
right across the
street from our window.
00:46:42.00\00:46:44.57
And I tell you,
they piped it up.
00:46:44.60\00:46:47.14
We were on like
the 9th or 11th floors
00:46:47.17\00:46:49.14
way up there.
00:46:49.17\00:46:50.51
Maybe 15, we were way up there
but they pipe that music up.
00:46:50.54\00:46:54.51
Well, for us to get to sleep
we had to put our earplugs in
00:46:54.54\00:46:58.11
and play Christian
music just to overwrite that
00:46:58.15\00:47:01.55
because the music was loud.
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Here's my point.
00:47:04.45\00:47:05.95
The reason why the
gospel is called loud
00:47:05.99\00:47:08.62
is not just because it
needs to be heard far and wide
00:47:08.66\00:47:11.83
but people
everywhere is hearing it.
00:47:11.86\00:47:14.93
You can go to the Philippines,
you can go to China,
00:47:14.96\00:47:18.23
you can go to the West
Indies, you can go to Asia,
00:47:18.27\00:47:21.14
you can go to Australia,
you can go to the Caribbean,
00:47:21.17\00:47:23.67
you can go to Europe,
00:47:23.71\00:47:25.04
this message, the
three angels' messages
00:47:25.07\00:47:27.48
is being
preached in all the world.
00:47:27.51\00:47:28.88
Can you say amen tonight?
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Why?
00:47:30.28\00:47:31.61
Because God's Church is
on all of those continents.
00:47:31.65\00:47:33.52
It's in Canada, it's in Mexico,
00:47:33.55\00:47:35.58
it's in Central, South America.
00:47:35.62\00:47:37.45
It's in South
Africa, Central Africa,
00:47:37.49\00:47:38.99
Northern Africa.
00:47:39.02\00:47:40.36
It's everywhere.
00:47:40.39\00:47:41.72
That's why the message
is going forth with clarity
00:47:41.76\00:47:44.23
and to every
nation, every kindred,
00:47:44.26\00:47:46.29
every tongue and every people.
00:47:46.33\00:47:48.73
Now let's go to the next one.
00:47:48.76\00:47:50.50
So the gospel
that's been preached
00:47:50.53\00:47:52.53
in Revelation Chapter
14 is a part of the gospel
00:47:52.57\00:47:56.50
that's talked
about in Matthew 24:14.
00:47:56.54\00:47:58.87
The gospel has to be
proclaimed to the whole world
00:47:58.91\00:48:01.14
as the everlasting gospel,
meaning it didn't just begin,
00:48:01.18\00:48:05.31
if it's everlasting and
it's connected to the one
00:48:05.35\00:48:08.28
who is everlasting.
00:48:08.32\00:48:09.68
That's the gospel
that the Old Testament
00:48:09.72\00:48:11.39
accepted by faith,
the coming Messiah.
00:48:11.42\00:48:14.56
That's the gospel
that we proclaim today,
00:48:14.59\00:48:16.56
the coming Messiah.
00:48:16.59\00:48:17.93
Jesus came the first
time, He's coming back again.
00:48:17.96\00:48:21.63
Let's go to question number 10.
00:48:21.66\00:48:23.06
Here it is.
00:48:23.10\00:48:24.43
Number 10.
00:48:24.47\00:48:26.53
What is the main
focus of the gospel?
00:48:26.57\00:48:28.97
What is the main
focus of the gospel
00:48:29.00\00:48:30.67
given to the church?
00:48:30.71\00:48:32.24
Let's go to that.
00:48:32.27\00:48:33.61
1 Corinthians 2:2.
00:48:33.64\00:48:36.51
1 Corinthians 2:2,
00:48:36.54\00:48:38.98
what's the main
focus of the gospel
00:48:39.01\00:48:41.28
given to the church?
00:48:41.32\00:48:42.65
Now as much as we like prophecy,
00:48:42.68\00:48:44.99
and I love prophecy.
00:48:45.02\00:48:46.89
As much as we like the messages
in the Bible about good health
00:48:46.92\00:48:50.23
and we all want good health.
00:48:50.26\00:48:52.16
As much as we like all
the doctrines there is a...
00:48:52.19\00:48:54.83
We have to keep in
mind to keep the main thing,
00:48:54.86\00:48:58.33
the main thing.
00:48:58.37\00:48:59.70
All right?
00:48:59.73\00:49:01.07
What is the main
focus of the gospel
00:49:01.10\00:49:03.41
given to the church?
00:49:03.44\00:49:04.77
1 Corinthians 2:2.
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And here it is.
00:49:06.71\00:49:08.04
Let's read this one together.
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We haven't done too
much of that tonight.
00:49:09.44\00:49:10.78
It's on the screen.
00:49:10.81\00:49:12.15
And the Bible says,
00:49:12.18\00:49:13.52
"For I determined not
to know anything among you
00:49:13.55\00:49:17.12
except Jesus Christ and," what?
00:49:17.15\00:49:20.22
"Him crucified."
00:49:20.26\00:49:22.72
When the church began,
00:49:22.76\00:49:25.13
the reason why this
was so vitally important
00:49:25.16\00:49:28.23
because the church was
just beginning to resonate
00:49:28.26\00:49:30.80
that the teaching of
Jesus was just beginning
00:49:30.83\00:49:33.07
to get around the world.
00:49:33.10\00:49:34.44
It hadn't yet
gotten to the world then.
00:49:34.47\00:49:37.27
It took 34 years to
get to the entire world
00:49:37.31\00:49:40.34
according to the
historian Josephus
00:49:40.38\00:49:42.31
and about 34 years the
message of the risen Savior
00:49:42.34\00:49:46.21
got to all the world.
00:49:46.25\00:49:47.95
But up until this point,
00:49:47.98\00:49:49.32
the time frame
hadn't passed yet.
00:49:49.35\00:49:51.15
So Paul is now an
ambassador to the Christ
00:49:51.19\00:49:55.12
that he had an experience
with and he lost his vision,
00:49:55.16\00:49:58.99
the Lord blinded him,
00:49:59.03\00:50:00.36
restored his sight and
made him now an apostle.
00:50:00.40\00:50:03.60
And by the way, most
of the New Testament,
00:50:03.63\00:50:05.37
many of the books
of the New Testament
00:50:05.40\00:50:06.74
are written by the Apostle Paul.
00:50:06.77\00:50:08.27
So we say now to
the Corinthian believers
00:50:08.30\00:50:10.07
which was an international city,
00:50:10.11\00:50:11.44
he's saying to
them, they're saying,
00:50:11.47\00:50:12.87
what is the message?
00:50:12.91\00:50:14.28
Christ.
00:50:14.31\00:50:15.98
Christ and Him crucified?
00:50:16.01\00:50:18.35
That was the message
00:50:18.38\00:50:19.71
because Christ wasn't
crucified too long ago
00:50:19.75\00:50:22.85
in context to today,
00:50:22.88\00:50:25.29
it wasn't too long ago.
00:50:25.32\00:50:26.86
So this message
was still resonating.
00:50:26.89\00:50:28.96
And it was still to get to
Rome and various parts of the,
00:50:28.99\00:50:31.79
of Asia Minor
and then Asia Proper
00:50:31.83\00:50:34.50
and then parts of Europe,
00:50:34.53\00:50:35.86
it was still to get
to the seven churches.
00:50:35.90\00:50:37.70
It hadn't gotten to
all the churches yet.
00:50:37.73\00:50:40.14
It wasn't too far.
00:50:40.17\00:50:41.50
It wasn't too long
00:50:41.54\00:50:42.87
beyond the church of Ephesus
00:50:42.90\00:50:44.31
because if you
look at the time frames,
00:50:44.34\00:50:47.64
if you look at the time
frames, the church of Ephesus
00:50:47.68\00:50:49.54
is continuing to
exist during this time,
00:50:49.58\00:50:52.08
it hadn't gotten too far
because even up to the time
00:50:52.11\00:50:55.92
that John was on
the Island of Patmos,
00:50:55.95\00:50:58.19
there was a persecution
that was going to happen
00:50:58.22\00:51:00.59
in the year 303 AD to 313 AD.
00:51:00.62\00:51:04.46
And that was
going to be put forth
00:51:04.49\00:51:05.83
by the Roman Empire.
00:51:05.86\00:51:07.33
And John was a prisoner of Rome.
00:51:07.36\00:51:09.03
But Paul now, he's
proclaiming what was,
00:51:09.06\00:51:12.70
what was the main
component of the gospel then.
00:51:12.73\00:51:15.47
And I want to say today,
00:51:15.50\00:51:16.84
the main component
of the gospel today
00:51:16.87\00:51:18.44
is still Jesus.
00:51:18.47\00:51:19.81
What do you say? Amen.
00:51:19.84\00:51:21.18
You can preach
about the Sabbath,
00:51:21.21\00:51:22.98
the state of the
dead, the 2300 days,
00:51:23.01\00:51:25.48
the Beast of Revelation,
00:51:25.51\00:51:26.85
you can preach all
that and not know Jesus.
00:51:26.88\00:51:29.65
But you can but
you can't know Jesus.
00:51:29.68\00:51:33.49
And not want to preach that
00:51:33.52\00:51:36.29
because you
can't separate the two.
00:51:36.32\00:51:38.39
So we're talking about
the complete package here,
00:51:38.43\00:51:40.20
the Church of
God will uplift Jesus
00:51:40.23\00:51:42.83
as the only means
by which we are saved,
00:51:42.86\00:51:45.20
not by works.
00:51:45.23\00:51:46.63
Say that again, not by works.
00:51:46.67\00:51:48.77
The Sabbath is not a work issue.
00:51:48.80\00:51:51.44
The Sabbath is thou
shall not do any works.
00:51:51.47\00:51:54.78
Can I get an amen? Amen.
00:51:54.81\00:51:56.64
So when people say you
trying to be saved by work,
00:51:56.68\00:51:58.51
say read that commandment again.
00:51:58.55\00:52:01.22
It says, "Thou
shall not do any works."
00:52:01.25\00:52:04.32
It's a rest
command, not a work command.
00:52:04.35\00:52:08.12
It's a refreshment with
the presence of the Lord
00:52:08.16\00:52:11.09
on the day that He set
aside for communion with Him.
00:52:11.13\00:52:13.80
And by the way, let me say this,
00:52:13.83\00:52:15.16
too, because
there's some thinking folk
00:52:15.20\00:52:16.53
and I'm here and you think.
00:52:16.56\00:52:18.00
There's some people say, I
commune with Jesus every day.
00:52:18.03\00:52:20.34
Do we do the same? Yes.
00:52:20.37\00:52:22.34
Every single day, you
must commune with Christ.
00:52:22.37\00:52:25.91
But like my wife and I,
00:52:25.94\00:52:27.28
every day is
not our anniversary.
00:52:27.31\00:52:28.64
And every day is
not your birthday.
00:52:28.68\00:52:30.38
And every day is not Christmas.
00:52:30.41\00:52:32.18
And every day is not a holiday.
00:52:32.21\00:52:34.32
If you say that, you
keep the Sabbath every day,
00:52:34.35\00:52:36.18
then you've got a problem.
00:52:36.22\00:52:37.55
You need to get a job.
00:52:37.59\00:52:40.36
Because the Sabbath is
thou shall not do any work.
00:52:40.39\00:52:43.16
I know all the excuses.
00:52:43.19\00:52:44.53
I've been around long
enough to hear them all.
00:52:44.56\00:52:46.09
There's some
people on the other side
00:52:46.13\00:52:47.46
arguing with me.
00:52:47.50\00:52:48.83
There he is that
legalistic pastor.
00:52:48.86\00:52:50.20
That's okay.
00:52:50.23\00:52:51.57
I rather be legal than illegal.
00:52:51.60\00:52:53.84
All right? Okay.
00:52:53.87\00:52:55.60
'Cause we serve a
legal God, what do you say?
00:52:55.64\00:52:57.47
Amen.
00:52:57.51\00:52:58.84
He's the God of law and order.
00:52:58.87\00:53:00.21
He's the God of
mercy and justice.
00:53:00.24\00:53:01.58
He's the God of
truth and righteousness.
00:53:01.61\00:53:03.31
He's not illegal and
neither should the church be.
00:53:03.35\00:53:06.38
So it's not about
legalism, it's about Christ.
00:53:06.41\00:53:09.22
When you love the Lord,
the truth is not a problem.
00:53:09.25\00:53:12.99
When you have a
relationship with Jesus,
00:53:13.02\00:53:14.76
the truth is not
an adverse thing.
00:53:14.79\00:53:16.93
When you know Him
as your Savior and Lord
00:53:16.96\00:53:19.09
and He's the one
that has given you life
00:53:19.13\00:53:20.83
and given you the
gift of eternal life.
00:53:20.86\00:53:22.83
Then to say, remember
the Sabbath to keep it holy
00:53:22.86\00:53:24.80
is a small, it's
a small dedication.
00:53:24.83\00:53:28.87
Yes, of course,
I love you, Lord.
00:53:28.90\00:53:30.54
The Sabbath, no problem.
00:53:30.57\00:53:33.81
But if it's just about religion,
00:53:33.84\00:53:35.51
you could design
it however you want.
00:53:35.54\00:53:37.31
It's just about being
excited and being in church.
00:53:37.35\00:53:39.78
There are some places
that are very highly energetic
00:53:39.81\00:53:42.25
and that's convenient for them.
00:53:42.28\00:53:43.62
There are some
places that are as dead
00:53:43.65\00:53:45.09
as a funeral parlor.
00:53:45.12\00:53:46.62
And it's convenient for them.
00:53:46.65\00:53:48.66
There are two extremes.
00:53:48.69\00:53:50.03
So being loud
doesn't mean you're wrong
00:53:50.06\00:53:52.36
and being completely
quiet doesn't mean you're right.
00:53:52.39\00:53:56.53
Following the
truth of God's Word,
00:53:56.56\00:53:58.20
is what he's saying
in spirit and in truth.
00:53:58.23\00:54:00.30
What do you say?
00:54:00.34\00:54:01.67
Let's get one more
before our time gets
00:54:01.70\00:54:03.04
away from us.
00:54:03.07\00:54:04.41
I think we can do one more.
00:54:04.44\00:54:05.77
So what is the main
focus of the gospel?
00:54:05.81\00:54:07.38
Put down, Jesus Christ.
00:54:07.41\00:54:09.14
That's the main focus
of the gospel, to know Him.
00:54:09.18\00:54:12.85
Let me go ahead and
give you another text.
00:54:12.88\00:54:14.22
I think I had this here.
00:54:14.25\00:54:15.62
Yes, that's question number 11.
00:54:15.65\00:54:17.95
Here's number 11.
00:54:17.99\00:54:19.32
What method must the church
use to lead people to Christ?
00:54:19.35\00:54:22.46
What method must the church
use to lead people to Christ?
00:54:22.49\00:54:26.73
John 12:32. What?
00:54:26.76\00:54:30.43
How do we lead people to Christ?
00:54:30.47\00:54:32.20
What's the
method that we must use
00:54:32.23\00:54:33.84
to lead people to Christ?
00:54:33.87\00:54:35.37
In interest of time,
00:54:35.40\00:54:36.77
I'm going to go
and bring the text up.
00:54:36.81\00:54:38.84
John 12:32.
00:54:38.87\00:54:41.41
"And I, if I am," what?
00:54:41.44\00:54:44.58
"Lifted up from the earth,
00:54:44.61\00:54:46.45
will draw all people to Myself."
00:54:46.48\00:54:49.18
Where as the King James
says all men unto myself.
00:54:49.22\00:54:51.62
Now this was a text prefiguring
the crucifixion of Jesus.
00:54:51.65\00:54:56.22
If I'm lifted up,
once that cross is stood up
00:54:56.26\00:55:00.30
and it's standing
there, all men will see.
00:55:00.33\00:55:03.13
And by the way, at
the foot of the cross,
00:55:03.16\00:55:04.50
the Roman centurion
confessed that he is the Christ,
00:55:04.53\00:55:06.90
the first convert of the cross,
00:55:06.94\00:55:08.40
the Roman
centurion, a Roman soldier,
00:55:08.44\00:55:11.37
the first convert of
the cross, a Roman soldier,
00:55:11.41\00:55:15.81
the one who was there
involved in His crucifixion.
00:55:15.84\00:55:18.25
Let me make this point.
00:55:18.28\00:55:19.61
This is so beautiful,
when you think about that,
00:55:19.65\00:55:21.05
even the one
involved in His crucifixion
00:55:21.08\00:55:23.08
still had a time to repent
00:55:23.12\00:55:24.89
and accept truly
He is the Son of God.
00:55:24.92\00:55:28.99
If we lift up Jesus
in all of our preaching,
00:55:29.02\00:55:31.29
you see, I'm talking
about difficult topics here,
00:55:31.33\00:55:33.23
the Sabbath.
00:55:33.26\00:55:34.60
And we've covered a
number of other topics
00:55:34.63\00:55:35.96
that are not very well
accepted in the Christian world.
00:55:36.00\00:55:38.33
But as you do them and
keep Christ at the center,
00:55:38.37\00:55:41.64
you cannot lose focus
if Christ is the center.
00:55:41.67\00:55:44.27
I'll say to somebody,
they get all upset about
00:55:44.31\00:55:46.14
what I'm saying.
00:55:46.17\00:55:47.88
Let me give an example.
00:55:47.91\00:55:49.24
With children,
do you like to eat?
00:55:49.28\00:55:50.61
I love to eat. Okay.
00:55:50.65\00:55:52.58
Well, here's some spinach,
but I don't like spinach.
00:55:52.61\00:55:55.35
But I like to eat,
00:55:55.38\00:55:56.72
then you got to explain to them
00:55:56.75\00:55:58.09
the benefits of spinach, like,
00:55:58.12\00:56:00.06
I wasn't always a
spinach fan either.
00:56:00.09\00:56:02.99
But if you
understand the benefits,
00:56:03.02\00:56:05.29
the health benefits,
00:56:05.33\00:56:07.46
but there's a greater
benefit than the health benefit.
00:56:07.50\00:56:09.36
And that's the benefit of
knowing Christ as your Lord
00:56:09.40\00:56:11.53
and your personal Savior.
00:56:11.57\00:56:12.90
What do you say? Amen.
00:56:12.93\00:56:14.27
So you got to lift up Jesus.
00:56:14.30\00:56:15.64
You have to lift
Him up in all you do,
00:56:15.67\00:56:17.07
lift Him up in your life
00:56:17.11\00:56:18.44
and as well as in your practice.
00:56:18.47\00:56:20.28
Very quickly
we'll lay the foundation
00:56:20.31\00:56:21.94
for question number 12
and we'll wind up on this.
00:56:21.98\00:56:24.78
We have enough time to
go to question number 12.
00:56:24.81\00:56:27.62
What additional message
must God's Church include
00:56:27.65\00:56:31.85
in preaching Christ?
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What additional message
must God's Church include
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in preaching Christ?
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Since we're in Revelation,
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let's go ahead
and wind up tonight
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with these two
particular passages,
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it's very important.
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Revelation 14:8
is the first one,
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the Bible says, "And
another angel followed,
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saying, 'Babylon
is fallen, is fallen,
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that great city,
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because she made
all nations drink
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of the wine of the
wrath of her," what?
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"Of her fornication.'"
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That's verse 8 of Revelation.
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We must preach that Babylon,
be careful with Babylon.
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And this last one, verse 9.
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And it says, "Then a
third angel followed,
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saying with a loud voice,
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'If anyone worships
the beast and his image,
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and receives his
mark on his forehead
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or on his hand, he himself
shall also drink of the wine
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of the wrath of God,
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which is poured
out full strength
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into the cup of His indignation.
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He shall be tormented with fire
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and brimstone in the presence
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of the holy angels
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and in the
presence of the Lamb.'
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" So here's what we're going
to cover starting next week.
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What is the
message about Babylon
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that's warning us?
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What is this mark of the
beast that we must all avoid?
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It's included in
the three messages
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of Revelation Chapter
14, the judgment hour,
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Babylon is fallen,
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don't worship the
beast and his image.
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Friends, you know,
tonight we covered quite a bit
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and we believe that
if you study God's Word,
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it will become clear.
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But if you don't, keep studying
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and one day it will
come into A Sharper Focus.
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God bless you.
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