It's great to be with you again
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today for another
Bible Alive program.
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Today, another exciting story
to make this Bible come alive.
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We're going to be talking about
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David and Bathsheba.
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For those that you know
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you know what happened, but
we're going to talk more about
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some problems before
that ever got started.
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For those that you don't know,
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it's going to be great.
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So, you're not going
to want to miss this.
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but before we start,
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I want to introduce you
to a good friend of mine,
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Co-Host, Pastor Mark Howard.
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Good to have you here, Pastor.
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Yeah, we- this is a
great- great story today
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we're going to jump into with
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You know, people
look at David and they
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Yeah
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say, "How did he get
into this situation?"
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You know, we run
into people that say,
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"Well, I don't know why I
always fall into the same sin. "
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Well, sometimes we don't
look at what leads up to it and
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That's right.
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today, we're going
to do that in the story
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Let's find out
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of David
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Yeah.
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OK. Well, good.
Before we start, I want you
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to get your Bibles and
turn them to its, 2nd Samuel.
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OK. 2nd Samuel.
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I think, What is
that? Is that Chapter 11?
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Chapter 11
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2nd Samuel,
Chapter 11, and go ahead.
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Page 368, if you're
using the Remnant Study Bible.
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OK, that's it.
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368 with the Remnant Study Bible
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and at Chapter
11, and it states here
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in the beginning
of my Bible here,
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"David Bathsheba and Uriah"
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and we're going to
be talking about that
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but before we get going,
hopefully you've got your Bibles
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already. If not, just
pause with me a minute
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and Pastor, would you have a
Word of Prayer before we start?
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You know,
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Certainly
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we have a Word of
Prayer, we've shared this before
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but we want God to open our
minds up, it's not about what
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we think. It's about what God
says and that your minds might
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be opened up. You should
always pray before you study the
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Scriptures that and ask God
to open that mind up, that the
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Holy Spirit would
enlighten you on truths, so
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That's right. The
disciples on the road to Emmaus
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the Bible says that
Jesus appeared to them
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and they didn't
perceived things,
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and then he opened
their understanding.
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Yes.
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That's what we want, is
our understanding opened
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Yes
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so we understand what
God is trying to say to us.
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Very good.
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OK.
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So let's pray.
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Father in
Heaven, we just thank you
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that You have condescended
to send Your Son to us,
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to give us the written Word,
to give us evidences of Your
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love that we may understand
Your will and Your ways
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and we just pray Lord
as we study this story,
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in the Old Testament, that
You would help us to understand
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how it applies to us today
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Umm hmm, Amen
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and to practically apply
it to our own experiences.
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We ask and pray it
in Jesus Name. Amen.
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Amen. Thank you, Pastor.
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OK, let's get right
into it. Chapter 11 and
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No, actually, even before 11.
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OK
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Maybe a little bit of background
on what's happening here.
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There was a King in-
King of the Ammonites who had-
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you know, of course
they were enemy of Israel.
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Right.
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For a time but then they-
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Is- Israel made peace and David,
actually, was on good terms
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with the Ki-
King of the Ammonites.
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but he passed away and
his Son came to the throne
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OK
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and so David, in a
gesture of goodwill,
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sent Ambassadors to
the Son basically to say,
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"Hey, we want to have the same
kind of peace that we've had
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with your Father and
we're supportive of you,"
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and this, that, and the other.
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Well, when his Son
received these Ambassadors,
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he- he took these men and
he had their robes cut off
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mid- midsection so he- so he
basically, they were naked from
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the waist down and then he
shaved off half of their beards,
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really just to shame them
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Yes
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and sent them away that way
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as a way- when he sent
them back to basically say,
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"This is what we think of your"
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and I think in the Scriptures,
one thing they were so ashamed
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that David or whoever let them
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They didn't even go home.
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Yeah, they let
them stay somewhere
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till they grew
that beard back out.
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That's right.
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What a deal?
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That's right. And so naturally,
Israel went and retaliated
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and in fact, the
King of the Ammonites knew
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that was going to happen.
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I mean, it was almost
like, "Hey come fight us. "
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Yes.
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and so they went into league
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with the Syrian soldiers and
Israel when they went to battle,
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they- they- of course, they-
they thought- the Ammonites
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thought that Syrians would
protect them. Well, the Syrians
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were wiped out in no time.
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Yes
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But they- they
came into a season
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of the year and you
need to understand this,
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our Viewers need
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to understand that
in the fall of the year,
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there were heavy rains
in the fall and the winter,
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and it made it very
hard on chariots, horses,
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Yes
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that kind of thing.
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and so, it was typically, it
was not the season for warfare.
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If they are in a middle
of a war, they would back off
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of the battle and they
would resume it in the spring.
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and that's
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Yes
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where we're coming to,
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where the Syrians have been
defeated and now the Ammonites
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are left, and
they're a small number.
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David doesn't figure there's
going to be any problem with it,
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and so we pick up in
Chapter 11 in verse 1
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OK
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which tells us that,
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So right there you know, they-
they- when Israel resumes the
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battle
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I see some problems already.
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Yeah, David figures, "Hey, it's
not enough- big enough battle
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Yeah
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for me.
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Worry with- we've already wiped
out the Syrians, it's just the
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Ammonites, we've got a good
hold on this. We've taken their
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strongholds. " "We'll just-
this'll be easy"and so he sent
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out his soldiers.
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" Take a- I'm
going to take a little
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vacation. "
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and "takes a little
vacation," kicks his feet up
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there in Jerusalem and
this is what the Bible says in
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Verse 2,
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Evidently, his
rooftop was higher than the
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Yeah
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others around
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being in the palace.
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and- and- and what a sad,
sad story about one of the best
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Kings
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That's right.
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that Israel
ever had, King David.
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So let's- I guess,
let's flush that out so
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You know
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this
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Number 1
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conquest with
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the Ammonites really
had brought Israel into
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its zenith practically
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Yeah
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I mean, they-
everybody was tribute to Israel
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so this was at the
height of David's Empire.
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Yes.
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and like you said, he was
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a faithful man of God and
this was at the height of his
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experience.
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Yeah.
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And- and- and so
therefore, guess what?
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He relaxed.
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That's right.
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Have you ever played a game,
any of you ever played a game
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out there, I've- I've played
racquet ball or basketball
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before but you're way
ahead and then you relax.
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because you want to
beat somebody too bad
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and then you
relax just a little bit
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and you're ahead, I
mean, you've got the game.
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I mean, it's
like, "I only need like
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I only
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two more"
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I can't even see how
you have that problem.
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Well, I've had that problem.
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I'm on the other end
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Are you?
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I've had that problem and I
thought "Well, I want to be a
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nice guy. " and-
and you know what?
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They beat me!
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They beat me because
why? Because I relaxed.
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Yeah.
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I thought, well, I've got
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so many points ahead, no way,
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I could beat them with my eyes
closed so I'm going to let them
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come up a little
bit. And once you relax
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There's the old story, the
Tortoise and the Hare you know.
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Yeah, you cannot do it.
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and David relaxed.
You know, like you said,
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they was- it was at the
height of- of you know, of his
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Kingdoms, he had
everything going for him.
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and it says there
that he stayed back but
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At that time when
Kings go to battle, David
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Yes
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was the King.
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Yes, that's right.
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but David wasn't
where David needed to be
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That's it
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and as a result, you
know, if he was, none of the
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rest of this would happen.
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and I think
something else too if David
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Now, I'm reading
in between lines here.
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Yes.
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but because- because
I'm looking at human nature.
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Uhh hmm
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but it's so often when
we think we're spiritual
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and many times, we
don't think we're spiritual
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because of the
Bible that we read
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or the quiet time that we have.
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We're spiritual because of the
blessings that God has given us.
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Hmm
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and I know
that's happened with me.
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I mean, even at Remnant, I
mean, God has blessed Remnant
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in so many ways.
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I mean, we're on 3ABN and
God has blessed 3ABN in so many
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ways, and other
Ministries in so many ways.
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but we as- as Leaders of
these Ministries cannot say,
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"Well, look at
what God has blessed. "
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"You know, we've- we've got
this Bible that we put out. "
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"We're- we're doing
all sorts of things"
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"God has tremendously blessed. "
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and if I'm not careful Pastor,
I kind of let my guard down.
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Uhh hmm
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because instead
of staying humble
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Now I don't go around bragging,
"Oh, look at all I've done,"
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because it's all God.
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I know that and I won't
say, "Look what Dwight's done. "
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I will say, "By God's grace,
look at what He has done. "
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"through me. "
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but psychologically, we
can let down and we can think,
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"Wow! Look at the great
things that God has done. "
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Right
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and we- and when we say that
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we start falling right then.
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Even though more
blessings can come
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we're already in the
way, in the dumpster.
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and David- and David had- had-
had humbled himself before God
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in all these other battles.
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You know, like Goliath,
before he ever got started,
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and now, he's at the
height of his Empire.
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He sees all the
blessings. He's wealthy.
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He's got lots of
wives and concubines.
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He's got chariots. He's
got everything that he desires
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and guess what? It's
all from God. Which is true.
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Yeah.
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but he takes his eyes off of God
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and puts him-
and starts thinking.
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He's now back from
battle, look at all these stuff.
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He probably goes
out on his- on his roof,
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we don't know for sure.
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We know he went out on his roof.
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He goes out on
his roof and says,
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"Wow. Look at all this. "
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and now he sees this
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Sees something he doesn't have.
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He sees something he
doesn't have. Beautiful!
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Yeah.
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That he doesn't have.
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Even though he has
lots of other women.
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and we'll get into that, again,
in the next- in the next part.
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But be thinking
is- if God is blessing,
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it doesn't mean just
because God blesses that-
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in- in ways that you
think that he's blessing,
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doesn't mean that you
personally are blessed.
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That's right.
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So we'll come back
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I- Sometimes I hate these
breaks but we need to have them
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Yeah
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but we'll be right
back right after this.
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So don't go away.
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Have you ever
noticed how some people
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have a way of making
cool stuff look easy?
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As if they were born doing it!
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but ask anyone of
them and they'll tell you
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that it took them a lot
of hard work and dedication.
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Sometimes, they even fall
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but a winner gets
up and keeps going.
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Well, did you know that our
walk with God is just like that?
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We have to
practice and be dedicated
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if we want a close walk with God
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and one day, we won't
just be walking with God,
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we'll be soaring with Him!
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Hi. I'm Larry and I want
to share something with you
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that comes straight
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and I know it will help you too.
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I am so excited
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Russian Officials
accepted the Vatican credentials
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of Archbishop Antonio Mennini
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as the first ever
Papal Nuncio to Russia.
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The event ushers in a new
era of full diplomatic relations
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between the Holy See
and the Russian Federation.
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Pope Benedict The 16th
and President Dmitry Medvedev
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had agreed to establish
full diplomatic relations
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in December of 2009,
after they met at the Vatican.
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"The purpose of this
diplomatic cooperation
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is for the moral growth
of the people of Russia,"
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said Mennini.
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That would certainly include
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enforcement of
Sunday worship eventually.
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In Revelation 13:3,
the Bible says that,
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"All the World
wondered after the beast. "
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"All the Nations
will support and worship
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the Papal Religious Power
that will dominate the World
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in the last days. "
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I'm Hal Mayer,
reminding you to keep the faith.
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OK. I'm glad that
you stayed with us.
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Now we just left
off before our break
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where David was
at ease, prosperity,
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at the height of his Kingdom.
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and Pastor, you would think
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that with all the
wives and concubines
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that he already
had, he would be fine.
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Because the Bible says, in
1st Timothy Chapter 6, verse 6
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that, "Godliness with
contentment is a great gain. "
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Yes
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In other words,
we should be content
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with what God gives us but
with this ease and prosperity,
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and this lack,
probably of communing with God,
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like Moses to begin with, before
he went out in the wilderness
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He looked left, then
he looked to the right.
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He never looked at Christ,
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he did his own thing.
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He slayed that Egyptian.
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and David was
looking to the left,
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"Oh, look at that over
there. The beautiful sea. "
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"Oh, look over here. "
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and then he said, "Oh!
Look at that beautiful lady. "
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He never looked at Jesus.
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and- and I think
that's exactly what's
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going to happen
in the end of time.
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Don't you?
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Well you know, I absolutely do.
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In fact, there's a passage here.
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I want to come back to those
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OK
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concubines and wives because-
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OK
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because you know, some of
our viewers may think that
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that was OK because
it was in the Bible.
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Yeah
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You know, "Well, David did it. "
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Yeah, well, David did some other
things he shouldn't have done.
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and this particular
idea of his prosperity
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in his Kingdom,
it makes me think
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of a passage in the
Book of Daniel, you know
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OK
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This is- this
is Daniel Chapter 8
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and I'm going to be
looking at Verse 25.
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That's page 1018 in
the Remnant Study Bible.
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and it's speaking of the
anti-Christ power at the end
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of time,
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OK
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through whom the
Devil's really working
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to deceive the World.
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and it says,
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Hmm
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and we could go over so
many places in the Bible.
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I think of Baal Peor,
when the Children of Israel
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came to the borders of Canaan
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and the Devil
overtook them there
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once again with
sexual immorality
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because Baal
Peor was a place like
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it was a little
tropical paradise.
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Yes
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Palm trees and what have you.
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and the people
got comfortable there
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and they- they were
at ease, and you know
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It wasn't- it wasn't that time,
they were just getting close
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to going to the Promise Land?
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Exactly
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They've been 40 years, they've
been out there struggling in the
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wilderness. Now look
at- we're just about ready.
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That's right
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and- and they felt
good about themselves
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and- and they- they disconnected
themselves with Christ.
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That's right.
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They were on a spiritual high.
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Yeah
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and suddenly you think of Elijah
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Elijah
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on Mount Carmel
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Yeah
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Where you know, this great
display of the power of God
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and then he runs from Jezebel.
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and so often
times, the Devil hits us
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when we are at a
position of prosperity.
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When things are going well,
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when things are easy.
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and I think
about our World today
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in light of this
passage in Daniel,
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here we are at the end of time.
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What do we
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Everybody spend
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spend our time doing?
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Yeah
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Are we, you know,
Jesus said when he went
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to Heaven, He
told His disciples,
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"Occupy, till I come. "
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Yeah
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"Do business till I come. "
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Right
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"Stay busy. "
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Right
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"Don't be idle," because the
old saying is, "Idle hands... "
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"is a devil's workshop. "
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Yeah
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I know that's not in the Bible
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but it might as well have been.
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Yeah, Well we see the
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the principle right here.
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I see the in the story of David.
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principle right
here in the story
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Yeah
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of David.
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Absolutely. That's right.
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So- so anyways.
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Now, we know that's going
to happen in the end of time.
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You know people, may be wanted
to know before we get back here.
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People are more and
more selfish today. >Yeah.
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You're seeing kids,
when you see- go in stores
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I mean, listen,
when I went into a store,
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I didn't- I didn't sit there
and start crying and stomping my
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feet because I wanted something.
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and what Parents
don't seem to realize
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is that if we allow our Children
to do- to do what they want
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we're not helping them.
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That's right
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We're creating
ease and prosperity,
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we're not teaching
them to look to the Lord
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and- and usually,
the more we don't have,
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the more we depend upon God.
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That's right
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You know I thought
I had a lot of faith.
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When I sold our
business, we had some money
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when we sold it years ago now.
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I- I thought I
had a lot of faith.
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but as that money
started getting used up
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in my bank account and it kept
going down, and down, and down,
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it just seemed like
that all of a sudden
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my faith started to waver.
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because money
wasn't coming in and
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but you know what?
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It kept me humble. That's right
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and it kept my eyes on Jesus
and not on my bank account.
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That's right
00:19:01.14\00:19:02.11
and I think that
sometimes we don't realize
00:19:02.12\00:19:03.62
that like David here
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and David, the sad
part about David is
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he was the King, he knew better.
He was to set an example.
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I mean, what did this Guy do?
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He ended up lying.
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I mean
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and- and- and
something here too.
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I- I think that we
ought to read it, some
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In Chapter 11 of 2nd Samuel,
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in- in Verse 3.
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Well- well, let's
go to Verse 2. It says,
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Well, he wasn't
sleeping real well apparently.
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So, I can
understand he's the King
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and he probably thought,
"I wonder if she's married. "
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Hmm
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He didn't know who she was.
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So he said, in Verse 3 it says,
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What did he inquire about?
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Let me add to that too, that
the- for the sake of our Viewers
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here. It was customary for
the Kings of other Countries,
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they could take
whatever woman they want.
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Yes.
00:20:01.21\00:20:02.18
and so there was
that temptation for David
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and it was justified.
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Where it may have
been wrong for the citizen,
00:20:04.58\00:20:06.03
it was right for the King
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and so, David was-
was- was drawn into that
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and- and evidently,
thinking that he was the King,
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felt that he should
have some privileges
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that others didn't.
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That's why he had all
the wives and concubines
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which God did not endorse.
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Approve of for anyone
00:20:19.88\00:20:21.18
but- but he was
merciful in spite of it.
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Yes
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and- and it still
wasn't enough for David.
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It wasn't
enough because- because
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he took his eyes off
of Christ, and it says
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here he inquired about
her, found out that she was a
00:20:32.51\00:20:38.07
married woman but
like you said, Kings-
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you know, he probably said,
00:20:39.89\00:20:40.86
"Well, I'm the King "
00:20:40.87\00:20:41.84
and- and if you go real quickly
00:20:41.85\00:20:43.92
and then I want to get back on
00:20:43.95\00:20:45.38
how that's
practical on our day today.
00:20:45.41\00:20:47.71
but Uriah, her
00:20:47.74\00:20:50.32
her husband
00:20:50.35\00:20:51.32
husband. He wasn't even
a Jew, he was a Hittite.
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He was a Hittite but he
was out fighting the battle,
00:20:53.17\00:20:57.00
could have lost his life.
00:20:57.03\00:20:58.74
David, of course, obviously,
he laid with this woman.
00:20:58.77\00:21:02.38
He had sex with this lady.
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She became pregnant, he thought-
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and- and it shows
what a conscience David had
00:21:06.08\00:21:08.19
because now he's going to
try and cover this thing up.
00:21:08.22\00:21:10.23
Yep
00:21:10.26\00:21:11.23
and you know what it does?
00:21:11.24\00:21:12.21
Be sure your sins will
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Find you out
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always find you out and
00:21:14.18\00:21:15.15
and so, he tries to cover it up.
00:21:15.16\00:21:17.08
So he calls Uriah back
00:21:17.11\00:21:18.98
and Uriah- Uriah
doesn't even want to be his Wife
00:21:19.01\00:21:21.61
He wants to say hi
to her but he says,
00:21:21.64\00:21:23.37
"Listen,
everyone else is battling"
00:21:23.40\00:21:24.53
"It's not fair for me "
00:21:24.56\00:21:25.53
David gives Uriah the experience
of ease and prosperity,
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Yes
00:21:28.06\00:21:29.03
"Go home. " he says, "Go to
your house, kick your feet up. "
00:21:29.04\00:21:30.89
Even sends him some-
some gifts there, you know.
00:21:30.92\00:21:33.92
"and just have a good time with
your wife," is what he says.
00:21:33.95\00:21:36.01
This is lawful for him.
00:21:36.04\00:21:37.01
Yeah
00:21:37.02\00:21:37.99
You know, he's out in battle.
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I mean, think about it.
00:21:38.98\00:21:39.95
You've been out to
battle for how many months
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Take care of your
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and you're
00:21:42.08\00:21:43.05
woman, you know.
00:21:43.06\00:21:44.03
"Spend some nice
00:21:44.04\00:21:45.01
Yeah
00:21:45.02\00:21:45.99
vacation time with your Wife "
00:21:46.00\00:21:46.97
"... and go into," he says.
00:21:46.98\00:21:47.95
Yeah
00:21:47.96\00:21:48.93
and he- and he wouldn't do it.
00:21:48.94\00:21:49.91
and- and even- even to the
point that they got him drunk.
00:21:49.92\00:21:51.39
Yeah.
00:21:51.42\00:21:52.39
and he still wouldn't do it.
00:21:52.40\00:21:53.37
That's right
00:21:53.38\00:21:54.35
He was faithful and he
was- he was trustworthy.
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and now all of a sudden,
David has another problem
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So just because
you're in a situation
00:21:58.48\00:22:00.72
of ease and prosperity,
doesn't mean you have to sin.
00:22:00.75\00:22:02.90
That's right.
00:22:02.93\00:22:03.90
You know, David didn't
have to commit adultery
00:22:03.91\00:22:04.94
That's right
00:22:04.97\00:22:05.94
here.
00:22:05.95\00:22:06.92
Well, again, he lost touch.
00:22:06.93\00:22:10.71
He- he- he- he...
00:22:10.74\00:22:11.71
Well, the reason
I'm saying that, Dwight,
00:22:12.86\00:22:13.91
He is disconnected himself
00:22:13.94\00:22:14.91
You've met people
00:22:14.92\00:22:15.89
from Christ.
00:22:15.90\00:22:16.87
I know people that
make it - they're like,
00:22:16.88\00:22:17.85
"Well you know, I just have
these weaknesses and I just "
00:22:17.86\00:22:19.50
We tend to talk so
much about our weaknesses
00:22:19.53\00:22:21.40
Yes
00:22:21.43\00:22:22.40
as if there was
really no other option,
00:22:22.41\00:22:24.30
when the reality
is, we have Christ.
00:22:24.33\00:22:25.95
That's right.
00:22:25.98\00:22:26.95
We have the power of Christ.
00:22:26.96\00:22:28.05
We should be able to turn to Him
00:22:28.09\00:22:29.68
and gain strength over anything.
00:22:29.71\00:22:31.55
Jesus says, "To him who
overcomes, I'll give a right
00:22:31.58\00:22:33.01
to sit on My throne. "
00:22:33.04\00:22:34.01
That's right.
00:22:34.02\00:22:34.99
But we, Oh, I have
all these weaknesses. "
00:22:35.00\00:22:36.50
and so that's the
reason I make that point.
00:22:36.53\00:22:38.03
What Jesus says
00:22:38.06\00:22:39.19
You don't have to
fall just because you
00:22:39.22\00:22:40.19
That's right
00:22:40.20\00:22:41.17
are in a situation
00:22:41.18\00:22:42.15
of ease and prosperity.
00:22:42.16\00:22:43.13
Right
00:22:43.14\00:22:44.11
and he says,
00:22:44.12\00:22:45.09
"With Me, all
things are possible. "
00:22:45.10\00:22:46.78
That's right
00:22:46.81\00:22:47.78
and you know, my Mom,
it reminds me of my Mom.
00:22:47.79\00:22:50.28
Years ago when I was in school,
00:22:50.42\00:22:51.70
she bought me a T-shirt
00:22:52.17\00:22:53.45
and it said, "The
Devil Made Me Do It. "
00:22:53.48\00:22:54.99
Ah huh
00:22:55.02\00:22:55.99
and I wore that
like once or twice,
00:22:56.00\00:22:57.42
and I started getting
all bad kinds of thoughts.
00:22:57.45\00:22:59.29
"The devil can't
make me to do anything. "
00:22:59.32\00:23:01.22
That's right.
00:23:01.25\00:23:02.22
"I have to accept, I
have to make that choice. "
00:23:02.23\00:23:04.51
You know, Pastor
C.D. Brooks, years ago,
00:23:05.07\00:23:07.28
many of you have- have
listened to Pastor C.D. Brooks.
00:23:07.31\00:23:09.94
He'd been very blessed.
00:23:09.97\00:23:10.94
He was part of- of my blessing
years ago listening to him
00:23:10.95\00:23:14.24
because he was so
practical but he said,
00:23:14.27\00:23:15.71
"The Devil cast
his vote against you.
00:23:15.74\00:23:18.65
Jesus cast his vote for you,
00:23:18.68\00:23:21.00
and you are the tie-breaker. "
00:23:21.03\00:23:22.39
That's right
00:23:22.42\00:23:23.39
We are the ones
that make that choice.
00:23:23.40\00:23:24.37
David made the choice
00:23:24.38\00:23:25.53
You know, Bathsheba
didn't make the choice.
00:23:26.14\00:23:27.98
He was the King, he
made his own choices
00:23:28.01\00:23:30.97
but he lost connection
with his Heavenly Father.
00:23:31.00\00:23:33.79
and I think today, the
practical application is that
00:23:33.82\00:23:36.43
I've seen Pastors, I've
counselled with Pastors,
00:23:36.46\00:23:39.38
they went out on their wives,
00:23:39.41\00:23:41.14
wives that went
out on their husbands,
00:23:41.17\00:23:42.56
and- and why?
00:23:42.59\00:23:44.72
because they
weren't really satisfied.
00:23:44.75\00:23:47.70
Something's going on
at home and you know,
00:23:47.73\00:23:50.13
maybe the Pastors or men
that went out on their spouses.
00:23:50.16\00:23:52.56
but it might have -
but usually, it takes two,
00:23:52.59\00:23:55.07
not always, but
most of the time it does.
00:23:55.10\00:23:56.34
That's right
00:23:56.37\00:23:57.34
Maybe the woman
isn't fulfilling her man.
00:23:57.35\00:23:59.08
Maybe they're arguing so much.
00:23:59.11\00:24:01.06
Maybe the man isn't coming home
00:24:01.09\00:24:02.74
and spending time with his wife.
00:24:02.77\00:24:04.00
You know, I- I worked
with marriages and families,
00:24:04.03\00:24:06.65
and I'll tell you,
there's a lot going on there.
00:24:06.68\00:24:08.66
but I can tell you, in 33
years of marriage with my Wife,
00:24:08.69\00:24:11.74
we've had our issues
00:24:12.22\00:24:13.87
and we certainly did
when we first got married.
00:24:13.90\00:24:16.00
but I made a commitment to Lord
00:24:16.03\00:24:17.72
and here's my commitment,
00:24:17.75\00:24:18.72
"Lord, I know I probably
could find a better wife"
00:24:18.73\00:24:20.74
My Wife has told me,
00:24:20.77\00:24:22.14
"Dwight, I know there's
better women out there. "
00:24:22.17\00:24:23.89
but I always tell Deb, I said,
00:24:23.92\00:24:25.81
"Deb, but I chose you. "
00:24:25.84\00:24:27.39
You know, I chose her.
00:24:27.93\00:24:29.72
Yeah
00:24:29.75\00:24:30.72
And she says then,
00:24:30.73\00:24:31.70
"Dwight, I probably
could find a better man. "
00:24:31.71\00:24:32.93
I said, "I know
you could, Honey. "
00:24:32.96\00:24:34.02
Yeah
00:24:34.05\00:24:35.02
I know there's a
better Dwight Hall out there
00:24:35.03\00:24:36.41
that would probably...
00:24:36.44\00:24:37.41
You know,
00:24:37.42\00:24:38.39
Yeah
00:24:38.40\00:24:39.37
Deb tells people,
00:24:39.38\00:24:40.35
"I don't even know
to cook," which I don't
00:24:40.36\00:24:41.33
She says, "I don't even know
where silverware drawers at"
00:24:41.34\00:24:42.50
So don't even put
me in the kitchen. "
00:24:42.53\00:24:44.03
In other words, she could
find a man that loves to cook.
00:24:44.06\00:24:46.17
I know my son will
love, David; he loves to cook.
00:24:46.20\00:24:48.45
I think Tash and him have to
00:24:48.48\00:24:49.93
Yeah
00:24:49.96\00:24:50.93
fight for the kitchen.
00:24:50.94\00:24:51.91
Deb never has to
fight for the kitchen.
00:24:51.92\00:24:53.41
but you know something?
00:24:53.44\00:24:54.41
She says,
"Dwight, I chose you. "
00:24:54.43\00:24:56.02
and she's content with me
00:24:56.05\00:24:57.97
and I think the problem is,
when we disconnect with Christ,
00:24:58.00\00:25:02.28
then we're not
happy with what we have.
00:25:02.31\00:25:03.90
Uhh hmm
00:25:03.93\00:25:04.90
The rich young
Ruler had much riches.
00:25:04.91\00:25:05.88
Yeah, that's right
00:25:05.89\00:25:06.86
He was unhappy.
00:25:06.87\00:25:07.84
and so you have the first step,
00:25:07.85\00:25:08.82
it was the disconnecting.
00:25:08.83\00:25:09.80
That's right
00:25:09.81\00:25:10.78
In- in case, maybe the
Viewers didn't understand that,
00:25:10.79\00:25:13.18
there's the
spiritual application.
00:25:13.21\00:25:15.84
David didn't go
out to the battle.
00:25:15.87\00:25:17.91
Yes
00:25:17.94\00:25:18.91
and that should be-
that's significant to us.
00:25:18.92\00:25:20.42
In other words, God
had a work for David to do
00:25:20.45\00:25:22.57
that he wasn't doing.
00:25:22.60\00:25:23.81
That's why we know
he was disconnected.
00:25:23.84\00:25:26.09
Yes.
00:25:26.12\00:25:27.09
and when God has
work for us to do
00:25:27.10\00:25:28.39
that we're not doing
00:25:28.42\00:25:29.96
In other words,
Christianity isn't just about
00:25:29.99\00:25:31.77
going up in some
monastery somewhere,
00:25:31.80\00:25:34.04
some place having my
own little private time.
00:25:34.07\00:25:36.26
Yes.
00:25:36.29\00:25:37.26
But- but it's about
00:25:37.27\00:25:38.24
actively reading the Word,
00:25:38.27\00:25:40.42
applying the
Word, living the Word
00:25:40.45\00:25:41.87
in my life on a daily basis.
00:25:41.90\00:25:43.40
Wit- witnessing for
Christ and that kind of thing,
00:25:43.43\00:25:45.94
that shows my connection.
00:25:45.97\00:25:47.53
and David,
that's where he failed,
00:25:47.56\00:25:49.57
and after that,
everything was just downhill.
00:25:49.60\00:25:51.28
It went downhill.
00:25:51.31\00:25:52.28
and I- and I wanted to really
to appeal to theViewers today.
00:25:52.29\00:25:55.72
Listen,
00:25:55.75\00:25:56.78
God never promised us
a rose- a rose garden.
00:25:57.95\00:26:00.07
He just never did.
00:26:00.10\00:26:01.09
He said that, "Those that
follow Me shall be persecuted. "
00:26:01.12\00:26:05.83
"Will be persecuted. "
00:26:05.86\00:26:07.06
He said, "If I was- If I'm
persecuted, how much more will
00:26:07.09\00:26:10.05
you be persecuted?"
00:26:10.08\00:26:11.05
You know, he says, "Pick
up your cross and follow Me. "
00:26:11.06\00:26:14.54
Which means that
00:26:14.57\00:26:15.92
you know, a cross is painful.
00:26:15.95\00:26:18.32
I mean, we- we watch
movies on- on the cross.
00:26:18.35\00:26:21.15
It's a very painful thing.
00:26:21.18\00:26:22.54
So it's not an easy street
00:26:22.57\00:26:25.15
but our burden is light. Why?
00:26:25.18\00:26:26.78
because our conscience is clear.
00:26:26.81\00:26:28.31
When David sinned,
00:26:28.34\00:26:30.38
it ruined his Kingdom basically.
00:26:31.11\00:26:32.96
I mean, from then on he couldn't
tell his Kids what to do
00:26:32.99\00:26:35.52
because they say, "Well,
Dad, who are you to say?"
00:26:35.55\00:26:37.20
Uhh hmm
00:26:37.23\00:26:38.20
but yet, as the King, he
should have still told them
00:26:38.21\00:26:39.89
the right from the wrong
00:26:39.92\00:26:42.28
and- and all because why?
00:26:42.31\00:26:44.26
because God had a battle for him
00:26:44.29\00:26:47.11
and to me, it
was a battle of self.
00:26:47.14\00:26:48.76
Yeah.
00:26:48.79\00:26:49.76
Every day, he
should've been self
00:26:49.77\00:26:50.75
should have been crucified...
00:26:50.78\00:26:51.75
like Paul says, "I died daily. "
00:26:51.76\00:26:53.06
and that's what
we need to be doing.
00:26:53.09\00:26:54.56
and you know, when
he lost his connection,
00:26:54.59\00:26:55.94
his spiritual connection,
everything else started looking
00:26:55.97\00:26:58.88
better to him
00:26:58.91\00:26:59.88
That's right
00:26:59.89\00:27:00.86
than what he had.
00:27:00.87\00:27:01.84
Yes.
00:27:01.85\00:27:02.82
Whether it be a woman
or whether it be whatever,
00:27:02.83\00:27:03.80
and a lot of
people in this World,
00:27:03.81\00:27:04.78
a lot of the Viewers
maybe dissatisfied with life,
00:27:04.79\00:27:06.22
thinking that your
pleasure is going to be,
00:27:06.25\00:27:08.11
or your fulfilment
is going to be in a job,
00:27:08.14\00:27:09.52
or in a woman, or
in something else.
00:27:09.55\00:27:11.22
You're only going to
find that fulfilment in Christ
00:27:11.25\00:27:13.23
and once you put
your heart and your mind
00:27:13.26\00:27:15.50
in seek- seeking on serving
Him, you'll find contentment.
00:27:15.53\00:27:18.42
Yeah
00:27:18.45\00:27:19.42
Godliness with contentment
- as you were sharing earlier.
00:27:19.43\00:27:20.52
Great gain.
00:27:20.55\00:27:21.52
Is a great gain.
00:27:21.53\00:27:22.50
Amen
00:27:22.51\00:27:23.48
It's in 1st Timothy 6
00:27:23.49\00:27:24.46
Chapter 6 verse 6
00:27:24.47\00:27:25.44
OK
00:27:25.45\00:27:26.42
So listen,
00:27:26.43\00:27:27.40
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Make the Bible
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00:27:30.99\00:27:33.52
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If you do that and
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