Hello, and welcome again to
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"Behold the Lamb Presents."
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I am Chris Shelton
your host and today we're
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presenting the fourth
message in a five part
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series that we have entitled
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"Addressing the
Power of the Holy Spirit."
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My husband Pastor
Kenny Shelton is going to
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teach us how we
can receive that power.
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So, stay tuned, you
won't wanna miss it.
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You know, the time has
come where we must know
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for ourselves the
working of the Holy Spirit
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in our hearts and in
our lives and how this
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power is diligently
seeking to lead us into
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all truth and righteousness that
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we may gain eternal life through
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Jesus Christ
our Lord and Savior.
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Second Timothy
2:19 tells us that the
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foundation of God standeth sure.
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In this life so much
is uncertain, our jobs,
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our faith, our relationships
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with one and
another, but praise God
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the truth of his
word never changes,
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of the Apostles it is written in
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Mark 16 and verse 20,
they went forth and preached
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everywhere the
Lord working with them,
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and confirming the
word with signs following.
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What exciting words
of affirmation are found
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in scripture to give
us hope and assurance.
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And that same power
that Apostles had back then
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is available for each
and everyone of us today.
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We just have to
know how to receive it.
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First, we are blessed
to be able to go to the
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3ABN worship center
and listen to a wonderful,
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beautiful song
entitled "Flowers in the rain"
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and it will be
sung by Stephanie Dawn.
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You are the One;
there's no one else
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Who lifts me up And
gives me water from the well
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But there's a hole That
seems to drain it all away
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And once again I'm
left in fear and doubt
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When all my
strength is crying out
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So here I am again
Willing to be opened up
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and broken like a
flower in the rain
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Tell me what have I to
do To die and then be raised
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To reach beyond the pain
Like a flower in the rain
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The evil wind, it blows
a storm To rock my world
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Just when I
think I'm safe and warm
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I'm led astray far too easily
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It's always hard
for me to say I'm wrong
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Until I know I can't
go on So here I am again
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Willing to be
opened up and broken like
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a flower in the rain
Tell me what have I to do
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To die and then be
raised To reach beyond the pain
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Like a flower in the rain
Lord, You have searched me
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And know when I
sleep and when I rise
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You're familiar with all my ways
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Even the darkness
will shine Like the day
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When you look into my
heart So here I am again
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Willing to be
opened up and broken like
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a flower in the rain
Tell me what have I to do
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To die and then be
raised To reach beyond the pain
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Like a flower in the
rain Like a flower in the rain
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Thank you for joining
us once again for another
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program and by the way thank you
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Stephanie for
that beautiful song.
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I know it'll bless many hearts.
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We have a beautiful study today.
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But before we
study, we always do what we
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the Bible say we need to do.
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We need to do pray, don't we?
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So, why don't you
wherever if you can,
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you maybe
driving down on the road,
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you maybe
somewhere where you can't,
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but if you
maybe close your eyes,
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even if you can't.
You can pray along with me
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for the power
of the Holy Spirit.
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Let's pray, shall we?
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Merciful God in
heaven, we thank you
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for the privilege
of studying your word.
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How desperately we
need that sweet Spirit,
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the Holy Spirit to lead
and guide us into all true.
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We ask now that you
would take our hearts,
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our minds may the
things of earth go strangely
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damage we spend
this time with you.
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We need this time.
May it strengthen us
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and we pray for
everyone who views,
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who would listen,
who sees that may their
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hearts and life be
drawn closer to Jesus,
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it's my prayer
in Jesus name, Amen.
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Wall as always,
we always invite you
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where you can to make
sure you have your Bible.
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It's very, very
important because we cover a
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lot of material and in
covering this material,
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many times we need
to jot some things down.
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I've often said
me we need to, oh!
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I remember all of
that. Well, you know
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hour or two goes, we forget.
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So, I encourage you to
jot down these passage of
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scripture and
then by the way study
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to show yourself,
approved unto God.
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Our message for today
is actually part four of
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the five part
series that we are doing,
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how we receive that power?
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How do we receive that power?
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Do you want that
power? Is it necessary? Well,
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God's word says that it is,
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and so why do, why it's
so important, good question.
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Why is it so
important to receive this
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Holy Spirit power in our life?
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Let me just
answer that very quickly.
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It'd be easy for
us to understand, why?
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Because our eternal
destiny depends upon it.
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Did you get that?
Our eternal destiny
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depends upon how we receive that
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power that is available to us.
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Now, by the way is it
enough just to say well,
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I, yeah well I, I know
the truth, I know the Bible,
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I know the word, O friend.
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It's not enough, and we're gonna
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prove that from
God's word today.
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Not enough to say
well, I know the teachings
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of the Church and I
know the doctrines, no,
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you're going to
have to take those trues
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by the power of
the Spirit and put them
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in your heart and in your mind.
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By the way how we
receive this power,
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I would like to just
go over rather quickly,
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give you some things
that you can think about,
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and then as you jot this down.
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I want you to use
this, these points of
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information as, as
a, a point to which
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to draw from as we
continue in our study.
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We are gonna cover
several different areas here.
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But these are the points
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I want you to really
consider, jot them down,
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you know, receiving this power,
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we know that it only comes,
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listen number one as
an answer to your prayer.
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You can't receive that power
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unless you pray about
it. I'm gonna ask please God,
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God I want this
power, I need this power.
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Please send this power
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from the throne room of God,
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and God wants you
to have it by the way.
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So, the first
thing is that we want to
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receive this power,
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how we receive it
is we pray for it.
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We spend sometime on our knees.
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Somebody say, well you know
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I prayed last week
for. You pray until that
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power comes and it will come
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if that's a
desire of your heart.
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And by the way as
we want to receive
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this power I believe
this, that we need to strive
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daily to be able to understand
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God and the plan of salvation.
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If you're
contemplating on these things,
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you know, I wanted
to know God better,
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I want to know the
plans of salvation better,
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then our mind and
heart is in tune with what?
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In tune with
heaven and then heaven
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can pour out this
power, the blessing,
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the Holy Spirit,
the power of the word
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and will give you the
desires of your heart.
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And by the way you
realize some people say,
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well, I don't
seem to have the power
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like this person over here that.
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You realize
there are the degrees
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of the
development of these powers.
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Oh! It's very, very interesting
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I was reading in a,
just a precious book,
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education page 50.
Now, allow me to read this
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and pay close attention to it.
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It makes a lot of
sense. It starts out and says
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there are different
degrees of development
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and different manifestations
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of His power, but
notice this, to meet
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the need and wants of
men in different ages.
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God works in all
times, the work that he
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does in all times is the same.
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People says well God changes,
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no, God never changes.
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Bible say he does not change.
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The teacher is the same.
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God's character and
his plan are the same.
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Now, notice what
we need to do then
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is we need to follow the
principles of God's word.
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Do you want to
receive, how are we going to
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receive this power,
we are going to have
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to be able to adhere,
that means we are going to
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have to follow the
principles of God's word
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and it's going to bring
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great blessings and great power.
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By the way have
you been following
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the principles of God's word.
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I'm not talking about
just part of the time,
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I am talking about
every day of your life,
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every moment, because
the principles that God had,
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they're truths and
if you want more power
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and more victory, if
you want to allow the
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Holy Spirit to be
able to use you to help
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finish the work
to be soul-winner.
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Then we're gonna have to follow
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the principles of God's word.
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He just doesn't give
you the Spirit because
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you say well, I
want the Spirit and then
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you're going to
maybe abuse that Spirit,
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oh! Yes, there's many
people who have tried to
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abuse the Spirit, you
know, you can't do it.
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Many people by the
way try to use the Spirit.
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We need to let
the Spirit use us.
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Many people
think to have a Spirit,
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but dear friend
let me just be real,
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real clear with you.
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There are two Spirits
as it were in the world
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today and listen, one
or the other is going to
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control your life,
going to control my life,
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one or the another,
and might if we don't know
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the word, if we're not
receiving the Holy Spirit.
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The precious
powerful word of God
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then we might be deceived.
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Remember the power
that God gives, it comes
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in degrees and it
begins to develop over time.
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But God is always
the same. He's faithful.
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And by the way,
if you really want to
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receive this, here,
here's another point
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I want to just chew
on this for a moment.
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Is that we need to began to act
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on the principles of God's word.
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Remember it, not
just, not just knowing
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the principles,
but we need to begin to
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act on the word of
God, that means follow it.
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Things that you
read, things you understand
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say God so, so
ordered my life in harmony.
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Our belief then is,
that put it into action,
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not we just
believe it and we go about
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doing everything,
but put it into action.
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God's looking for
action people today.
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He's not looking for
people who sit on the couch.
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He's not looking
for people who, who have
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no desire to
help their fellowmen,
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have no desire to be,
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desire to be ready
when Jesus shall come.
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God's looking for active people.
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Boy, to belong to
a Church, a movement
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that people are
active and there is,
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I like the word
movers and shakers in the
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cause of Christ, I
like to be around that.
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I'd like to move
for the cause of Christ,
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why? Because we serve a big God.
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God wants us
moving for him and we need
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that power and
when we begin to act
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on the principles
of God's word, then we
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receive more of the
Holy Spirit's power.
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And by the way,
if you still want
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somoe more power,
notice how closely
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we need to put this together,
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that divinity and humanity
must cooperate together.
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We must so attach
ourselves with heaven
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that there is no difference,
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that we breathe
the air of heaven,
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that we walk as we are by faith,
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listen carefully on
the streets of gold.
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God wants to have
that close communion.
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He wants us to be
feel with his Spirit.
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He wants us to cooperate
with him and with heaven,
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and by the way
we have to receive
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as the Spirit imparts.
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Not as you see
fit or as I see fit.
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Sometimes we say,
Lord just pour out on me,
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just give me all of the Spirit,
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maybe you're not
ready, maybe I am not ready.
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There's been times in
my religious experience
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in my walk with Jesus. I said,
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I'm ready and my,
several years passed by
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before the Lord was ready.
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He knows us better
than we know ourselves,
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doesn't he? But we
have to ready to, listen,
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advance as the
Spirit does what, imparts.
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This is a key to us
receiving how we receive
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the power of God.
Interesting, read another
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little book and I
just, just read a little
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paragraph with it, in
eight testimonies page 55.
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This is really
powerful. Notice with me.
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"Through his Spirit God
makes his word a vivifying"
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now notice the
word, through what?
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Through his Spirit
God makes his word.
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So, I want to
associate today and I want you
00:15:51.21\00:15:52.99
to keep this in
mind, the Spirit of God
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and the close
connection to his word.
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Close connection,
Spirit and his word.
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He makes it a vivifying
power, notice this, that
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means oh say well I am
not sure what that means.
00:16:07.02\00:16:09.22
That means God make
his word come alive,
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is that a little
clear? To come alive.
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He makes it active,
he puts action into it,
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he gives power to
his word it becomes quick
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I am reading on and powerful,
00:16:23.60\00:16:26.06
exerting a strong
influence upon minds.
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Friend, I need a
strong influence on this mind,
00:16:31.05\00:16:33.38
I don't know
about you? I really need
00:16:33.39\00:16:35.87
a strong influence on
this mind, you know why?
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Because, I don't
really know what I ought to
00:16:37.75\00:16:39.74
pray for, how about you?
00:16:39.75\00:16:40.89
That's what the
Bible says, we think we do,
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but we need to be
careful. We need to,
00:16:44.95\00:16:46.51
what the Bible says,
let's ask to get, what this,
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let's just decide right now
00:16:49.34\00:16:50.76
that we're going
to follow the word,
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regardless of what men
may say, what the church,
00:16:52.31\00:16:55.27
different churches
may be teaching but
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we are going to
follow God's word.
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Now are you in
agreement with me?
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Are you going to
agree with heaven right now
00:17:05.36\00:17:07.58
I say, it doesn't
matter what my church teaches
00:17:07.59\00:17:10.25
I am interested in
what God says in his word.
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Question, as we are
studying about how we
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receive this
power, how it comes to us,
00:17:18.35\00:17:21.34
what if we fail to
receive the power of
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the Spirit or the
power of his word.
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What might happen
to us? See this is,
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this is so all
important as we study,
00:17:34.90\00:17:37.36
as we are here in the
last days of earth's history,
00:17:38.95\00:17:42.38
Jesus is coming,
probation is going to close,
00:17:42.64\00:17:45.36
there's not going to
be another opportunity,
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there's a lot of people
preaching and they teach,
00:17:47.47\00:17:49.93
oh if we don't
make it this round,
00:17:50.25\00:17:51.58
you will make it
on another round.
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This is the time of probation
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for you and for me.
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This is it, it's our
life time, our life span that
00:17:56.31\00:17:59.12
we have here whether it
be short or whether it be
00:17:59.13\00:18:01.20
long, this is our
time of test and trial
00:18:01.21\00:18:04.41
and we are going to
have to pass that test.
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If you're going
to repopulate heaven.
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What if we don't really receive
00:18:09.11\00:18:11.26
this power that's
offered so freely.
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What if something
takes priority in our
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life and somehow we
put it on a back burner
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and we decide that
one of these days we're
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going to do it after
certain issues are settled.
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You know today, listen friend,
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the enemy loves to
hear you talk or think
00:18:28.66\00:18:31.22
like that
because what you think,
00:18:31.23\00:18:33.03
he can't read
your mind but he what,
00:18:33.04\00:18:34.54
it always comes out into action.
00:18:34.55\00:18:36.23
So he is very well
aware. You think he might know,
00:18:36.98\00:18:40.01
I'll give you an example,
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somebody say now be careful.
00:18:41.00\00:18:41.97
You think the
devil doesn't realize,
00:18:42.30\00:18:43.79
if you've got maybe
you're inpatient about things,
00:18:43.80\00:18:45.84
you're out there in
the backyard and you're
00:18:46.13\00:18:47.51
just hammering away,
just really hitting some
00:18:47.52\00:18:49.82
things and all of a
sudden you hit your thumb,
00:18:49.83\00:18:52.26
oh, and you take that hammer and
00:18:54.22\00:18:57.56
you throw it in
the neighbor's yard.
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You think the devil doesn't have
00:19:01.88\00:19:03.19
a pretty good idea
that you're aggravated.
00:19:03.20\00:19:05.30
That you've lost
patience, sure and so
00:19:06.18\00:19:10.38
he begins to work
very hard at that time,
00:19:10.39\00:19:12.61
what if we're not
receiving that power of
00:19:12.80\00:19:15.09
the Holy Spirit that
leads us and guides us into
00:19:15.10\00:19:18.56
all truth, is it
possible, it is my question,
00:19:18.57\00:19:20.80
that we might be deceived.
00:19:21.23\00:19:22.58
You know Jesus warned
over and over in Matthew 24,
00:19:23.72\00:19:26.09
oh be careful that you
know you're not deceived.
00:19:26.10\00:19:28.72
Why because he
knew that Satan would be
00:19:29.02\00:19:31.12
working and
deceiving the people.
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Now by the way,
how long, how long
00:19:33.91\00:19:36.95
will he deceive people?
As long as probation last.
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He's going to
deceive right up to the
00:19:42.20\00:19:43.83
very end of
time. And he is out to
00:19:43.84\00:19:46.94
deceive those who profess to be
00:19:46.95\00:19:48.91
followers of Jesus Christ.
00:19:48.92\00:19:50.64
I want to give you a
scripture, you may not
00:19:50.65\00:19:52.27
be able to place it
together right now but
00:19:52.28\00:19:54.58
as we go over it, I
think you'll see what
00:19:54.59\00:19:56.38
I am talking
about because I think
00:19:56.39\00:19:57.68
we need an example.
You have your Bibles
00:19:57.69\00:20:00.08
turn with me to
Second Thessalonians 2:9-10,
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this passage is used
for many different studies
00:20:05.35\00:20:08.08
but I want you to closely
look at it with me today.
00:20:08.33\00:20:11.22
The Bible says
as we begin reading,
00:20:11.78\00:20:13.58
where we at? Good,
Second Thessalonians
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chapter, what?
2:9-10, the Bible says
00:20:16.44\00:20:20.70
Even him who's
coming is after the working
00:20:20.71\00:20:24.30
of Satan, did you
notice that, with all what?
00:20:24.31\00:20:26.99
With all power and
signs and lying wonders.
00:20:28.00\00:20:32.38
Jesus is warning us,
he's warning his people
00:20:32.67\00:20:36.39
that the devil is
going to be working with all
00:20:36.40\00:20:39.96
power and signs and
lying wonders through people,
00:20:39.97\00:20:43.85
through individuals.
Now when Jesus himself
00:20:44.51\00:20:49.38
says that he is going
to be performing things
00:20:49.39\00:20:52.13
that are out of what
the mind and the eyes just
00:20:52.46\00:20:55.06
cannot explain,
friend, we need to be aware
00:20:55.07\00:20:58.49
and then the Bible
goes on there in verse 10,
00:20:58.92\00:21:01.33
it says the devil is
going to be doing all this,
00:21:02.21\00:21:03.92
he says and verse 10,
and with all deceivableness
00:21:03.93\00:21:08.19
of unrighteousness
in them that perish.
00:21:08.20\00:21:11.60
Interesting what the
Bible says, the Bible says
00:21:12.95\00:21:16.32
the deceivableness
of unrighteous in them
00:21:16.95\00:21:19.89
that perish, so
those that perish the Bible
00:21:19.90\00:21:22.96
said then are what?
Unrighteous, they are
00:21:22.97\00:21:25.82
not doing the right
thing. They had been
00:21:25.83\00:21:28.50
may be deceived, but
notice how it goes on.
00:21:28.51\00:21:31.99
Now why were they
deceived? Why were they
00:21:32.80\00:21:37.03
living an unrighteous
life? The Bible is clear,
00:21:37.04\00:21:40.68
because they
received not the, what? Good,
00:21:40.69\00:21:44.58
I heard someone,
they received not the love
00:21:44.59\00:21:47.94
of the truth that
they may be saved.
00:21:47.95\00:21:50.58
Look friend, the Bible
is very, very clear being
00:21:50.81\00:21:53.69
saved and truth lie
right together, those who
00:21:53.70\00:21:58.03
will be saved in
God's kingdom dear friends
00:21:58.04\00:22:00.41
will uphold the truth
of his word. Do you see it?
00:22:00.42\00:22:02.57
But, it's not just
knowing what is truth, the Bible
00:22:03.48\00:22:07.79
says we have to do
what, we have to love
00:22:07.80\00:22:10.48
the truth and in the
Greek it's talking about,
00:22:10.49\00:22:14.01
this love is
talking about, we have to
00:22:14.02\00:22:15.63
have an affection for the truth.
00:22:15.64\00:22:18.60
A benevolence for the truth.
00:22:19.57\00:22:21.30
And it's
interesting here, the love that
00:22:22.69\00:22:25.16
God wants us to have
for the truth, he said,
00:22:25.17\00:22:27.23
when you know the
truth you can have a love
00:22:27.24\00:22:29.57
feast. Oh, how
long has it been since
00:22:29.58\00:22:32.59
you've feasted on
the word? You went to
00:22:32.60\00:22:34.23
church and boy,
you've heard a good message.
00:22:34.24\00:22:36.03
Maybe you studied the
word and you just felt
00:22:37.69\00:22:39.47
the power of the Holy
Spirit that we've been
00:22:39.48\00:22:41.26
talking about,
you've received that
00:22:41.27\00:22:43.05
and you say boy,
it's been like a feast.
00:22:43.92\00:22:46.46
Oh it's so good, oh I
can't wait till the next
00:22:47.75\00:22:50.46
time that I open
the word and spend some
00:22:50.47\00:22:52.28
time with God, but
those who are going to
00:22:52.29\00:22:55.76
make it to
heaven they must come to
00:22:55.77\00:22:57.60
love the truth, not
just know the truth.
00:22:57.61\00:23:00.34
Now notice, none
need be deceived.
00:23:01.83\00:23:06.19
The Bible said that
the base of the whole world
00:23:06.20\00:23:08.16
is going to be
deceived, but none need to be
00:23:08.17\00:23:10.49
deceived. You not
hearing this preached
00:23:10.50\00:23:13.55
around the world.
This is an interesting
00:23:13.56\00:23:18.44
subject, Jesus makes
this comment and I love
00:23:18.80\00:23:23.08
in the book of
Matthew in the New Testament,
00:23:23.09\00:23:24.85
Matthew chapter 7, verse 20,
00:23:24.86\00:23:26.91
he makes this
statement, a lot of people have
00:23:27.62\00:23:29.45
fussed over this one
and it says where therefore
00:23:29.46\00:23:31.82
by their fruits, ye
shall what; good, ye shall
00:23:31.83\00:23:35.82
know them. A lot of
people make a lot of talk
00:23:35.83\00:23:40.64
about, oh by their
fruit, oh we need to be care.
00:23:40.65\00:23:42.01
The word fruit
here, by their fruit means
00:23:42.02\00:23:45.23
that listen, that
which is ready to be plucked
00:23:45.24\00:23:49.24
from the tree. Now a
fruit is ready to be plucked
00:23:49.76\00:23:53.84
from the tree that
means that it's what? Good,
00:23:54.21\00:23:58.42
ripe and ready. It's not
in question of what it is?
00:23:58.43\00:24:02.82
By their fruits
you can identify them.
00:24:03.87\00:24:07.38
Did you get they're
ripe by their fruits by their
00:24:07.39\00:24:11.68
doing, did you get
it? You shall know them.
00:24:11.69\00:24:14.78
You say while I am
still quite I am a little bit
00:24:16.40\00:24:18.01
confused, well let's
just get an example here,
00:24:18.02\00:24:20.23
shall we? Let's say
that something because the
00:24:20.24\00:24:24.02
devil said here that
there's going to be signs
00:24:24.03\00:24:25.99
and lying wonders.
Let's say something
00:24:26.00\00:24:28.57
supernatural
happens. Now this, we have to
00:24:28.58\00:24:31.91
remember what we
just talked about?
00:24:31.92\00:24:33.45
How we have to adhere
to the principles of God's
00:24:34.29\00:24:36.45
word here. How we
have to receive that
00:24:36.46\00:24:38.41
power and we need
to act on the truth and
00:24:38.42\00:24:40.86
principles that God
has given us. We have
00:24:40.87\00:24:42.66
to pray for, we have
to strive daily to be
00:24:42.67\00:24:44.71
like Jesus. Keep
these things in mind,
00:24:44.72\00:24:46.76
because you'll
see how it fits here,
00:24:47.35\00:24:48.95
because the devil's
trying to take all these
00:24:48.96\00:24:50.56
things away from us.
And when the Bible says,
00:24:50.57\00:24:54.54
that Jesus healed
people, he really healed them.
00:24:56.81\00:24:59.63
And, so the devil is
a counterfeiter and so
00:25:00.60\00:25:02.93
he too will strive
to try to persuade you
00:25:02.94\00:25:05.98
that he's in the
healing business. So let's just
00:25:05.99\00:25:08.52
say that there
is a supernatural,
00:25:08.53\00:25:10.54
something supernatural happen,
00:25:10.55\00:25:12.36
and lets say it's
a healing, shall we?
00:25:12.37\00:25:14.28
It would be well for
you and for me to examine
00:25:15.89\00:25:19.22
that person who claims
to have done that miracle.
00:25:19.57\00:25:22.95
Somebody say well I
don't want, no you need to.
00:25:24.25\00:25:26.60
If its
supernatural, there's a healing,
00:25:27.38\00:25:29.72
we need to find out
how this power came about.
00:25:29.73\00:25:32.95
Is it the power of
God or is the power of
00:25:32.96\00:25:35.39
the enemy, it's going
to be one or the other.
00:25:35.40\00:25:37.70
You say well why
do we need to do this?
00:25:40.04\00:25:41.83
Because we just read in
Second Thessalonians 2:9,
00:25:41.84\00:25:44.20
that the enemy's
going to do what?
00:25:44.56\00:25:46.04
The workings of Satan is
going to be with all what?
00:25:46.43\00:25:48.96
All power, signs and wonders.
00:25:48.97\00:25:52.20
And we know they're
lying wonders because
00:25:52.55\00:25:54.62
he is a liar and
the truth is not in him,
00:25:54.63\00:25:57.46
is what the Bible
said. But you know majority
00:25:57.47\00:25:59.75
of the world is
following a liar today, sad.
00:25:59.76\00:26:05.07
He needs to be
exposed, oh! How he hates to be
00:26:05.31\00:26:07.79
exposed, and so when
this supernatural let's say
00:26:07.80\00:26:13.22
healing takes
place, let's question it.
00:26:13.23\00:26:15.57
Here's what the
scriptures teach by the way in
00:26:16.08\00:26:18.60
First John 4:1, the
Bible is very clear on that.
00:26:18.80\00:26:22.33
Remember, we are going
to receive power from what?
00:26:25.28\00:26:27.78
One Spirit or the
other, isn't that right?
00:26:27.79\00:26:30.62
First John says,
believe not every what;
00:26:31.30\00:26:34.10
First John 4:1
believe not every spirit but
00:26:34.83\00:26:38.79
try the spirits
whether they are of God.
00:26:38.80\00:26:43.09
So we're told that we
need to try, we need to
00:26:43.97\00:26:47.87
examine when
something supernatural happens,
00:26:47.88\00:26:50.48
we need to examine
it, we need to try it,
00:26:50.49\00:26:54.14
we need to test it,
because it's coming from
00:26:54.15\00:26:57.51
one power or the other.
Friend, I am going to do
00:26:57.52\00:27:02.68
what the Bible
says, how about you?
00:27:02.69\00:27:04.19
I am going to test it,
I am going to see what,
00:27:05.11\00:27:07.27
but, but how can I
know? How can I know that?
00:27:07.28\00:27:12.37
I test this one who
seems to have a cure.
00:27:12.62\00:27:15.93
The one who performs
this miracle, now by the way,
00:27:16.77\00:27:21.51
are we going to
believe, now I want you
00:27:21.52\00:27:23.36
to listen carefully. If
you're living on feelings
00:27:23.37\00:27:25.82
and emotions and all
these things in what your
00:27:25.83\00:27:27.83
eyes see, you're in
trouble, you're going to
00:27:27.84\00:27:30.20
be deceived, I'm just
going to be real plain
00:27:30.21\00:27:31.97
and honest with you.
The Bible is very, very,
00:27:31.98\00:27:37.19
very clear. Are
we going to believe?
00:27:37.20\00:27:39.67
Here is your
choices, are we going to
00:27:39.68\00:27:41.00
believe God's word
on this issue, or are we
00:27:41.01\00:27:44.56
going to believe
what man says? God or man,
00:27:44.57\00:27:49.04
even, are we going
to believe this person
00:27:49.82\00:27:51.92
this man even if he
goes opposite of God's word.
00:27:51.93\00:27:54.52
Well we shouldn't,
but sometimes people say,
00:27:55.76\00:27:58.53
I will, I just, I
can't explain it so
00:27:58.54\00:28:00.52
it must be from God.
No friend, there is a
00:28:00.78\00:28:04.18
test and we've got
to apply that test why
00:28:04.19\00:28:07.02
because he's deceiving
the world and the world's
00:28:07.03\00:28:09.54
not even
fighting it. We need to be
00:28:09.55\00:28:12.84
fighting it today. Now
what is it, you will say,
00:28:12.85\00:28:16.22
okay well good. I
need to check out whether
00:28:16.23\00:28:18.74
this miracle is from God or not.
00:28:18.75\00:28:20.72
It seems like it
was in church service,
00:28:20.73\00:28:22.93
people were
jumping up, running around,
00:28:22.94\00:28:24.63
somebody got healed as it were.
00:28:24.64\00:28:26.56
We've got it, let's
take it, test it, by the
00:28:26.57\00:28:28.72
standard of God's word
and it's very, very simple.
00:28:28.73\00:28:32.47
But it's one that the
majority of the world and
00:28:33.05\00:28:35.15
the so-called Christians
reject. Are you going to
00:28:35.16\00:28:38.89
reject God, you are
going to reject man?
00:28:38.90\00:28:40.42
You've got to come, you
have got to make a choice,
00:28:41.33\00:28:43.42
you can't be indifferent
to it. The Bible tells us
00:28:43.43\00:28:45.67
how this is a standard.
Isaiah 8:20, you remember,
00:28:45.68\00:28:49.66
come on some of you memorize it,
00:28:50.28\00:28:51.64
help me up out. The Bible says
00:28:51.65\00:28:54.08
Isaiah 8:20 what is
it, to the law and to the
00:28:54.09\00:28:57.68
what; testimony, if
they speak not according to
00:28:57.69\00:29:01.67
this, what it was,
this word it is because
00:29:01.68\00:29:05.33
there is no light
in them. Now you know,
00:29:05.53\00:29:10.83
I wanna be careful
with it, because I want you
00:29:10.84\00:29:12.33
to hear every word.
It didn't say because
00:29:12.34\00:29:15.56
where there's not
much light in it or there's
00:29:15.57\00:29:17.82
90 percent light,
the Bible says to the law
00:29:17.83\00:29:21.25
and to the testimony.
The world has nothing,
00:29:21.47\00:29:24.58
most professed Christians
you don't have anything,
00:29:24.59\00:29:26.54
because you're saying
God's love done away with.
00:29:26.94\00:29:29.00
The test, that God says
is to the law and to the
00:29:29.81\00:29:33.85
testimony if they
speak not according to
00:29:33.86\00:29:36.35
this it's because
there is no light in them.
00:29:36.36\00:29:39.93
Listen, regardless of
how great, regardless of
00:29:40.72\00:29:43.39
how overwhelming
this miracle may seem.
00:29:43.40\00:29:47.48
The Bible says
basically we are looking at here
00:29:50.23\00:29:52.63
as if a person is in
disobedience to God's law,
00:29:52.64\00:29:55.27
then they're going to
have to reorder their life.
00:29:58.27\00:30:01.23
If they are not
willing to reorder their life.
00:30:01.73\00:30:04.65
If they are not
worried about being obedient.
00:30:05.31\00:30:07.78
If they tell you,
you know, we don't really
00:30:08.64\00:30:10.95
have to worry
about this being obedient
00:30:10.96\00:30:13.09
anything anymore because
God's working through me.
00:30:13.10\00:30:15.81
You see all
these miracles, you see
00:30:16.35\00:30:17.95
all these things
that are taking place.
00:30:17.96\00:30:19.63
God's working, you
see the church it's big,
00:30:19.95\00:30:21.89
we've got a lot of
people, a lot of things
00:30:21.90\00:30:23.78
are going on,
we're helping the sick,
00:30:23.79\00:30:25.60
we're doing
this, we're doing that.
00:30:25.61\00:30:26.82
But they're saying
what, we don't have to be
00:30:28.09\00:30:29.99
obedient, because
we're working signs
00:30:30.59\00:30:33.96
and wonders and by
the way if they don't
00:30:33.97\00:30:37.15
advocate keeping God's
moral Ten Commandment Law,
00:30:37.16\00:30:41.01
you can be sure that
the miracle that has been
00:30:41.28\00:30:44.09
performed is that of
the enemy and not from God.
00:30:44.10\00:30:46.98
Why? Because the Bible
said the test is to the
00:30:47.60\00:30:50.31
law and to the
testimony so if a man says
00:30:50.32\00:30:52.79
I don't worry
about keeping God's law,
00:30:52.80\00:30:54.54
we are under this,
or we are doing this,
00:30:54.82\00:30:56.27
or we are doing
that, then it cannot be,
00:30:56.28\00:30:58.19
that miracle cannot
be from God, because
00:30:58.20\00:31:00.74
he is not striving by
the Grace of God, to keep
00:31:00.75\00:31:03.18
God's Ten Commandment law.
00:31:03.19\00:31:04.58
He said whoa boy,
that's a little may be
00:31:07.20\00:31:08.88
a little bit more than
I, than I bargained for.
00:31:08.89\00:31:11.23
You had the
challenge a while ago, are you
00:31:13.19\00:31:16.41
going to believe man
because it looked good,
00:31:16.42\00:31:18.71
it sounded good, the
church shouted or you're
00:31:18.72\00:31:21.09
going to believe
what God's word says.
00:31:21.10\00:31:22.61
Friend, may I just to
be so bold, don't call
00:31:24.48\00:31:25.99
yourself a Christian
if you are not willing by
00:31:26.00\00:31:27.74
the Grace of God
to be Christ like,
00:31:27.75\00:31:29.20
if you're not willing
to follow the principles
00:31:29.83\00:31:32.52
of God's work. What
makes you a Christian?
00:31:32.53\00:31:35.46
What makes you fruit
for the kingdom of God?
00:31:36.84\00:31:39.42
What makes you
think? Well, I am going to
00:31:40.11\00:31:43.06
repopulate heaven or you
will, being disobedience.
00:31:43.07\00:31:45.56
Say well I know what
God, God's word says but.
00:31:45.57\00:31:48.07
We're living in the
last days of earth's history
00:31:50.71\00:31:53.72
and people today you
know, you know the devil
00:31:54.98\00:31:57.51
himself he claims to be
what? An Angel, of what?
00:31:57.52\00:32:00.47
Of light, Second
Corinthians 11:14,
00:32:00.48\00:32:03.05
So we know that the
enemy is going to be working
00:32:04.25\00:32:06.31
as what, Trying to
as an angel of lights.
00:32:06.32\00:32:08.27
He's going to be
working in and among the
00:32:08.28\00:32:09.30
churches to do what?
To deceive and to tell
00:32:09.31\00:32:12.89
you exactly what
he said in heaven that
00:32:12.90\00:32:15.57
you don't have to
worry about God's laws,
00:32:15.58\00:32:17.32
they are not really important.
00:32:17.36\00:32:18.78
It can't be, they can't
be kept. Does God not have
00:32:19.83\00:32:25.13
the power? Does Holy
Spirit not have power
00:32:25.14\00:32:27.97
enough to equip and to
help us to be obedient?
00:32:27.98\00:32:30.72
When the Bible
simply says real clear,
00:32:30.73\00:32:32.64
that he's coming after
a church without a spot
00:32:32.65\00:32:35.17
or a wrinkle, or any such thing.
00:32:35.18\00:32:36.84
He's coming after a
people whose characters
00:32:39.29\00:32:40.96
has been purified by
the blood of the lamb.
00:32:40.97\00:32:43.33
And so we understand
that, as we look at this
00:32:46.21\00:32:48.96
standard that God
has said this test.
00:32:48.97\00:32:51.30
Oh by the way,
do you realize that?
00:32:52.78\00:32:54.60
I like to call it
the character detector.
00:32:55.35\00:32:58.26
God has given us a
what? A character detector,
00:32:59.77\00:33:02.82
after all this law
that the world says
00:33:04.11\00:33:06.21
is going to be done away with,
00:33:06.22\00:33:07.55
is going to be
used in the judgment.
00:33:09.44\00:33:10.91
Oh you've read it
before in James 2:10-12,
00:33:11.51\00:33:13.95
it says, for
whosoever shall keep the whole
00:33:14.65\00:33:16.37
law, but offend
in what? One point,
00:33:16.38\00:33:18.93
he is guilty of
all. And verse 11 says,
00:33:18.94\00:33:21.89
For he that said,
do not commit adultery,
00:33:21.90\00:33:24.02
said also, do not
kill. But if thou commit no
00:33:24.03\00:33:27.30
adultery, yet you do
what? You kill you have
00:33:27.31\00:33:30.45
become a
transgressor of God's law.
00:33:30.46\00:33:33.22
Verse 12, So speak
ye, and do, as they that
00:33:33.63\00:33:37.17
shall be judged, listen to this,
00:33:37.18\00:33:39.15
by the law of
liberty. Do you realize the
00:33:39.16\00:33:42.61
boldness of some
people say, but you
00:33:42.62\00:33:44.78
guys want to keep God's
love, oh I tell you what?
00:33:44.79\00:33:48.37
They just, it's
like chains around us.
00:33:49.63\00:33:52.65
That's not what the
Bible says; the Bible calls it
00:33:53.56\00:33:58.47
the Law of Liberty.
Shouldn't we be reading
00:33:58.48\00:34:04.74
scriptures that Praise
God for this law of liberty?
00:34:04.75\00:34:07.84
So speak ye, and do
as they that shall be
00:34:08.42\00:34:10.50
judged by the law
of liberty. How can we
00:34:10.51\00:34:12.30
judged by the law
of liberty if it's done
00:34:12.31\00:34:14.05
away with? I want
you to see the importance
00:34:14.06\00:34:16.77
of what I am talking
about. As we receive this
00:34:16.78\00:34:20.30
power upon receiving
it, is also the receiving
00:34:20.31\00:34:23.67
the power of the word
that helps us and leads
00:34:23.68\00:34:26.98
us into all truth, if we
don't know it, we will be
00:34:26.99\00:34:29.42
deceived, because
the devil's working
00:34:29.43\00:34:32.66
the Bible says. The
law of liberty, instead of
00:34:32.67\00:34:37.40
somebody saying oh,
you're on that old law of
00:34:37.41\00:34:39.90
bondage, Bible
doesn't say that at all,
00:34:39.91\00:34:42.56
we need to be careful.
So is it really important
00:34:43.87\00:34:47.39
how we receive the word
or the power of the word
00:34:47.40\00:34:51.62
of God. If it wasn't important,
00:34:51.63\00:34:55.78
why would Jesus
say? Do you remember,
00:34:55.79\00:34:58.45
what he taught in
Matthew 4:4, He said we need to
00:34:58.46\00:35:01.29
listen to what?
Every word, we need to heed
00:35:01.30\00:35:04.17
every word that proceeds
out of the mouth of God.
00:35:04.18\00:35:07.46
Every word, not
picking and choosing,
00:35:07.90\00:35:11.00
not when it suits
your need or your lifestyle
00:35:11.72\00:35:14.01
but every word that proceeds
00:35:14.02\00:35:15.88
out of the mouth of God.
00:35:16.12\00:35:17.84
Let me tell you
dear friends, let me
00:35:18.29\00:35:19.44
just tell you this, I
want you to get your ears
00:35:19.45\00:35:22.29
open right now and
don't worry about the phone
00:35:22.30\00:35:24.30
and all these other
things but listen carefully,
00:35:24.31\00:35:26.03
God's word is
solid as a rock. What?
00:35:26.35\00:35:30.91
God's word is solid
as a rock. It is a secure
00:35:31.25\00:35:34.93
foundation that we
have right here, but every
00:35:34.94\00:35:39.80
faith and every doctrine
must be tested by the law
00:35:39.81\00:35:45.37
and the testimony.
Please remember that,
00:35:45.61\00:35:47.56
remember there is
no other safe course.
00:35:47.86\00:35:50.79
Sure we're talking
about power, and this is the
00:35:51.35\00:35:54.10
power inside that
helps us to detect,
00:35:54.11\00:35:56.72
what we're talking
about? If you don't have it,
00:35:56.73\00:35:58.90
you will be deceived.
If you don't use the word
00:35:58.91\00:36:02.67
that's powerful, if you
don't use what God gives
00:36:02.68\00:36:07.40
you dear friends,
we're talking about even this
00:36:07.41\00:36:08.91
word you lose. This
is God is telling us here
00:36:08.92\00:36:13.09
that we have come to a
point in earth's history,
00:36:13.10\00:36:15.85
listen carefully
that we must contend
00:36:15.86\00:36:18.77
for the faith. How
many? Listen, are you really
00:36:19.14\00:36:23.40
contending for the
faith today? That's found
00:36:23.41\00:36:26.70
by the way in Jude verse 3,
00:36:26.71\00:36:28.62
notice the Bible says
we have to contend for the
00:36:29.03\00:36:31.35
faith once
delivered to the saints.
00:36:31.36\00:36:33.97
Contend, the word contend
means, are you struggling?
00:36:35.59\00:36:39.79
Are you really
struggling for that faith?
00:36:40.62\00:36:43.20
Are you really
earnest about that faith?
00:36:43.63\00:36:45.81
Are you fighting for that faith?
00:36:45.82\00:36:47.71
Are you laboring for
that faith and by the way,
00:36:47.72\00:36:50.92
the word contend here,
thus means, that we must
00:36:51.17\00:36:53.51
be willing to
contend with the advisory.
00:36:53.52\00:36:56.92
Are you willing to
contend with the advisory,
00:36:58.62\00:37:00.47
oh you're not
capable and I am not,
00:37:00.48\00:37:02.13
but with Jesus Christ we
are more than conquerors.
00:37:02.14\00:37:04.08
We have to be
willing to contend, how many
00:37:05.80\00:37:07.93
is contending for the
faith? The real faith,
00:37:07.94\00:37:11.66
that was once
delivered to the saints.
00:37:11.67\00:37:13.62
Isn't it time that we've
started striving for this?
00:37:14.32\00:37:16.75
We started fighting
for this, we want it
00:37:17.07\00:37:19.07
brought back into the
church, we want it brought
00:37:19.08\00:37:21.67
back into our own
hearts and for our life
00:37:21.68\00:37:23.72
and the Bible
says contend for what?
00:37:24.33\00:37:26.03
What's the word for the faith.
00:37:26.04\00:37:27.34
What is the faith
for you dear friend.
00:37:27.96\00:37:29.70
Faith dear friend
simply put as a conviction.
00:37:29.71\00:37:32.03
Do you have a
conviction when it comes to
00:37:32.82\00:37:34.48
the things of God? A
conviction has to do,
00:37:34.49\00:37:37.60
the faith has to do
with the truth itself.
00:37:37.61\00:37:39.64
The faith here has
to do with our belief.
00:37:41.67\00:37:44.52
Faith has to do
with our persuasion.
00:37:45.28\00:37:47.89
When are you
persuaded? Are you persuaded
00:37:49.32\00:37:54.76
that we want truth,
we want righteousness
00:37:54.77\00:37:57.80
more than
anything in this world.
00:37:57.81\00:37:58.89
We want to be
like Jesus, are we?
00:37:59.14\00:38:00.94
I am convinced that every
form of air is going to be
00:38:03.23\00:38:06.19
brought in before Jesus comes.
00:38:06.20\00:38:09.97
Every form, we
haven't seen anything yet.
00:38:09.98\00:38:12.17
But why? Because
my Bible says this in
00:38:12.76\00:38:14.80
Matthew 24:24, he said,
if it were possible what
00:38:14.81\00:38:19.58
would happen? If it were
possible they should what?
00:38:19.59\00:38:23.27
They shall
deceive the very elect.
00:38:23.67\00:38:26.85
And you know
what the elect means?
00:38:27.62\00:38:29.10
Let's not get
carried away here, but we,
00:38:29.36\00:38:31.28
they deceive if it's
possible the very elect.
00:38:31.29\00:38:33.93
Elect means, the
select. Have you been selected?
00:38:35.67\00:38:44.07
Have you
selected to follow Jesus,
00:38:44.77\00:38:46.60
you're selected to
follow him. He selects to take
00:38:46.61\00:38:48.58
you to the heaven.
You are the select,
00:38:48.59\00:38:52.04
I like that, the elect
by the way that's chosen
00:38:52.05\00:38:56.31
and I'll put it
down where we can really
00:38:57.37\00:38:59.25
understand it and
here's the word when it talks
00:38:59.26\00:39:01.12
about the elect, the favorite.
00:39:01.13\00:39:03.87
Wow! God favors
us with his presence,
00:39:05.72\00:39:08.71
with his grace
and with his power.
00:39:08.72\00:39:10.66
Is it in, is it
really important that how we
00:39:11.45\00:39:13.64
receive the
powerful word of God and
00:39:13.65\00:39:16.41
the power of the Holy Spirit.
00:39:16.42\00:39:17.89
Do you realize today
there's people having
00:39:18.47\00:39:20.51
false dreams,
there's people having
00:39:20.52\00:39:22.47
false visions. They're
printing them along the
00:39:22.48\00:39:26.63
page and people are
swallowing everything that
00:39:26.64\00:39:28.91
they have to say,
and by the way when they
00:39:28.92\00:39:32.43
have these visions
and when they have these
00:39:32.44\00:39:34.36
dreams, always there
is, listen, a measure of
00:39:34.37\00:39:37.64
truth involved. And
so if you haven't hid the
00:39:37.65\00:39:42.80
word of God in your
heart, if you're not
00:39:42.81\00:39:45.33
really praying for
that Holy Spirit power to
00:39:45.34\00:39:47.93
really come in, to
really receive that
00:39:47.94\00:39:50.80
power, to deal
with that power you are
00:39:50.81\00:39:54.20
going to be
deceived. I am going to be
00:39:54.21\00:39:56.38
deceived if we
don't have this love,
00:39:56.39\00:39:58.87
because there's a certain amount
00:39:59.32\00:40:00.37
of truth and if we're
not really sold on the
00:40:00.38\00:40:02.88
truth and really know
what truth is dear friends.
00:40:02.89\00:40:05.18
But always this,
whatever vision, whatever dream
00:40:06.44\00:40:10.71
that they may have,
as end results, they will
00:40:10.72\00:40:14.44
always listen, they
always try to lead you
00:40:14.45\00:40:17.18
away from the
truth. Every time it will
00:40:17.19\00:40:21.53
never fail, they'll
try to lead your way from
00:40:21.54\00:40:24.92
the original, original
faith. When we're called
00:40:24.93\00:40:29.04
to contend and hold it in place.
00:40:29.05\00:40:31.76
Who will do it today?
Who has the courage to do it?
00:40:32.56\00:40:35.48
And so I'm thankful
that God has given us
00:40:36.54\00:40:39.31
this rule, that we may
detect error to the law
00:40:39.32\00:40:47.08
and to the testimony.
So if they tell you can't
00:40:47.09\00:40:51.49
find friend, once
again that the law of God
00:40:51.50\00:40:53.50
is not
important. Are you going to
00:40:53.51\00:40:56.52
believe them? If
they downplay it just a
00:40:56.53\00:40:59.87
little bit, if
they belittle the word,
00:40:59.88\00:41:03.64
if they won't pay any
attention to the revealed
00:41:05.19\00:41:07.67
will of God, or if
they say really it doesn't
00:41:08.04\00:41:11.80
matter because they
are taking their feelings
00:41:11.81\00:41:15.52
and their impulses
and their impressions
00:41:15.53\00:41:18.72
over ye thus saith the Lord.
00:41:18.73\00:41:20.31
Which, the by the
way they considered more
00:41:23.13\00:41:25.10
reliable than God's
word. You realize that
00:41:25.11\00:41:27.30
if you take man's
word over God's word,
00:41:27.31\00:41:28.94
you're saying that
man's word is more reliable
00:41:28.95\00:41:31.03
than God's word.
Then we're gonna have to
00:41:31.04\00:41:34.65
try these Spirits.
If this be the case
00:41:34.66\00:41:40.46
dear friends they
are, whether their dream,
00:41:40.47\00:41:42.71
or visions or
whatever they say that leads us
00:41:42.72\00:41:44.59
away from the
truth of God's word
00:41:44.60\00:41:46.09
they are deceivers.
They are the enemy's workmen.
00:41:46.10\00:41:50.23
You see why we need to
receive the word of God
00:41:51.68\00:41:54.29
with real power.
That we need that power
00:41:54.30\00:41:57.28
inside of us in our
hearts and in our minds
00:41:57.29\00:41:59.39
because what the
devil is pulling nowadays?
00:41:59.66\00:42:02.23
It's not some little
five and dime gimmick,
00:42:03.27\00:42:06.18
are you with me? He's
doing things dear friends
00:42:06.19\00:42:10.84
that the mind
just cannot comprehend,
00:42:10.85\00:42:12.62
that cannot be
explained and people are
00:42:12.63\00:42:15.17
wondering after.
And by the way for those
00:42:15.18\00:42:18.20
of you who try, to say
the law of God has done
00:42:18.21\00:42:21.79
away with, let's just
give just a couple of minutes,
00:42:21.80\00:42:23.52
Oh I just can't stop
with this, because I've
00:42:23.53\00:42:27.19
heard it say well you
know the law of God's done
00:42:27.20\00:42:28.91
away with. How
do we deal with the
00:42:28.92\00:42:34.04
simple passage,
surely everyone knows,
00:42:34.05\00:42:36.10
First John 3:4, the
only Biblical definition of
00:42:36.11\00:42:40.86
what sin is, sin is
the big issue, is it not?
00:42:40.87\00:42:44.56
Sin is the what?
Transgression of God's law
00:42:44.57\00:42:50.43
isn't it? Sin is
what? Transgression of
00:42:50.44\00:42:53.25
God's law, notice
that. And of course if we're
00:42:53.26\00:42:57.79
doing line upon
line, precept upon precept,
00:42:57.80\00:43:00.33
in Romans chapter
5, verse 13, it says,
00:43:00.60\00:43:03.78
and of course without the law
00:43:04.12\00:43:05.93
there's no transgression.
So if the law's done away
00:43:06.68\00:43:10.76
with, there is no sin,
there's no transgression,
00:43:10.77\00:43:12.88
wow. How many of us
are really putting our
00:43:12.89\00:43:18.14
thinking caps on
right now? And by the way in
00:43:18.15\00:43:22.73
Romans 3 verse 20, by
the law the Bible said is
00:43:22.74\00:43:26.70
the knowledge of sin.
Thank God, that he's given
00:43:26.71\00:43:30.36
us a knowledge of what
sin is that would drive
00:43:30.37\00:43:32.69
us to the savior.
Also Roman 7:7 when you
00:43:32.70\00:43:36.04
get an opportunity, but
my Bible is clear on this,
00:43:36.05\00:43:38.76
in Romans 6:23 the Bible
said, the wages of sin is
00:43:39.68\00:43:44.55
what? Wages of sin is
death. Did you notice that?
00:43:44.56\00:43:48.09
By the way, when the
person says well we don't
00:43:49.95\00:43:52.58
need to keep the law
now because we live by
00:43:52.59\00:43:55.46
faith. Oh that's
good, dear friend.
00:43:55.47\00:43:58.03
But what do you with
Romans 3:31, see what
00:43:58.04\00:44:02.29
I am talking about here
is if we are not putting
00:44:02.30\00:44:04.93
in what the Holy
Spirit brings and the power
00:44:04.94\00:44:07.38
of the Spirit inside
of us, we will not be
00:44:07.39\00:44:09.54
able to give an answer
to every man that ask us
00:44:09.55\00:44:11.56
a reason of the
hope that is with in us.
00:44:11.57\00:44:14.15
Romans 3:31 the
Bible is very clear,
00:44:15.23\00:44:17.62
do we then make void
the law through faith?
00:44:17.63\00:44:20.88
No, God forbid, yea,
we establish the law.
00:44:21.52\00:44:25.49
And by the way
just one more point here
00:44:26.32\00:44:27.84
because some of us,
oh well I understand
00:44:27.85\00:44:29.20
that you know we live
in the dispensation of
00:44:29.21\00:44:31.74
grace so it's grace.
So praise God for grace
00:44:31.75\00:44:34.44
without that we're all
in trouble, but they say
00:44:34.45\00:44:37.35
well don't worry about
keeping the law and why
00:44:37.36\00:44:38.69
because we're under
grace. How long has it been
00:44:38.70\00:44:41.42
since we read
the Romans 6:15-16,
00:44:41.43\00:44:45.09
allow me to do that
as quickly as I can,
00:44:45.10\00:44:46.50
as time is running
out. It says what then shall
00:44:46.51\00:44:48.70
we send because we
are not under the law,
00:44:48.71\00:44:50.80
but under grace? God
forbid, and in verse 16,
00:44:50.81\00:44:55.53
it goes on and
says, it makes it clear.
00:44:55.54\00:44:57.24
Know ye not to
whom ye yield yourself
00:44:57.61\00:45:00.23
servants to obey, his
servants are ye to whom
00:45:00.24\00:45:04.33
ye obey; whether of
sin, notice this, the word
00:45:04.34\00:45:07.74
sin unto what?
Death or obedience unto
00:45:07.75\00:45:11.04
righteousness? So
how we can say that
00:45:11.05\00:45:12.89
God's law is done
away with when Paul
00:45:12.90\00:45:14.66
goes right on says,
he talks about sin, talks
00:45:14.67\00:45:17.44
about the wages of
sin is death and he talks
00:45:17.45\00:45:19.63
about the gift of
life deals with what?
00:45:19.64\00:45:21.40
the obedience
and righteous living.
00:45:21.41\00:45:24.46
Wow, see we need
to receive the word,
00:45:25.82\00:45:29.05
we need to receive it
now. This is the power
00:45:29.06\00:45:31.71
that we need inside, but
the Bible says by the way
00:45:31.72\00:45:34.11
there's power in the
word of God. Listen carefully
00:45:34.12\00:45:36.67
as Second Timothy 2:15
tells us, when we rightly
00:45:36.68\00:45:40.78
divide what, the
word of God. Friend,
00:45:40.79\00:45:46.36
are you rightly
dividing that the word of God?
00:45:46.37\00:45:48.87
How important that
is, not just picking and
00:45:49.99\00:45:52.09
choosing and taking
things out of context
00:45:52.10\00:45:54.31
but let the word
of God speak to you,
00:45:54.66\00:45:56.58
how do we receive
this power, we went over
00:46:00.13\00:46:02.63
several different
points why? Because the devil
00:46:02.64\00:46:04.65
is going to try to
deceive us but here is the
00:46:04.66\00:46:06.43
real point, listen
to this very carefully.
00:46:06.44\00:46:08.19
As we receive the
power of the word we receive
00:46:08.45\00:46:11.07
it through and it is
written. We have to be
00:46:11.08\00:46:16.37
willing to receive that.
It is written, it must be
00:46:16.38\00:46:21.44
the weapon of our
resistance. It is written,
00:46:21.45\00:46:25.22
it is what, has to be
the weapon that we fight
00:46:25.23\00:46:27.69
against the
devil of our resistance
00:46:27.70\00:46:29.67
against the devil.
And then we have to think
00:46:29.68\00:46:32.53
in terms of the
sword of the Spirit.
00:46:32.54\00:46:35.12
Do you have the sword
of the Spirit? Every human
00:46:36.30\00:46:39.92
being is to use. The
Spirit, the word of God
00:46:39.93\00:46:44.30
and by prayer, it is written.
00:46:45.91\00:46:50.75
Sword of the spirit
and by prayer we are
00:46:51.46\00:46:54.76
going to be braced
for duty and for trial.
00:46:54.77\00:46:57.91
Are you ready for these
things, dear friend are we
00:46:58.36\00:47:00.20
ready for Jesus to
really come? We need to
00:47:00.21\00:47:02.63
receive power of the
word. People say well
00:47:02.64\00:47:04.26
why the power of the
word? Because my Bible tells me
00:47:04.27\00:47:07.09
very quickly in
John 1:1-4, Bible says
00:47:07.10\00:47:11.05
in the beginning was
what? Good, in the beginning was
00:47:11.06\00:47:14.87
the word, and the word
was what? Was with God,
00:47:14.88\00:47:17.50
notice that? And
the word was God.
00:47:17.51\00:47:20.38
In verse 4 it says, In
Him was life; and the life
00:47:21.54\00:47:24.46
was the light of men.
In the beginning was what?
00:47:24.47\00:47:26.88
In the beginning was
the word the Bible says,
00:47:27.20\00:47:29.35
is the word powerful?
Yes. Do we need the word
00:47:29.36\00:47:31.56
inside of us? Yes. Is
the word going to protect us?
00:47:31.57\00:47:33.95
Yes. Is the word
going to empower us? Yes.
00:47:33.96\00:47:36.22
Is the word going to
give us victory? Yes.
00:47:36.23\00:47:38.06
Friend, we have to
have it inside of us?
00:47:40.12\00:47:41.85
This is what we need
to be pleading for right
00:47:42.50\00:47:44.46
now? We must be
receiving this daily in our
00:47:44.47\00:47:48.54
hearts and in our
life. By the way you know
00:47:48.55\00:47:50.31
the story, just
quickly we get into it in
00:47:50.32\00:47:51.99
Luke 8:11, it talked
about the parable of the sower.
00:47:52.00\00:47:56.78
We won't go through
all of that but you just,
00:47:57.56\00:47:59.40
you read that when
you have the opportunity
00:47:59.41\00:48:01.07
and it says that the
sower went out and he begin
00:48:01.69\00:48:04.41
to sow and then in
verse 11 it simply says this,
00:48:04.42\00:48:07.38
the seed is the word
of God. The seed is what;
00:48:07.39\00:48:11.65
the seed is the word of
God, that which is sown,
00:48:11.66\00:48:14.14
that which is planted,
that which is notice this,
00:48:14.15\00:48:17.01
which is received,
that which is extended,
00:48:17.02\00:48:19.69
that which is
scattered is God's word.
00:48:19.70\00:48:22.04
This is what we need;
this is what gives us power.
00:48:22.05\00:48:24.50
Are you searching as
for hidden treasures today?
00:48:26.61\00:48:29.23
This is very important;
the Bible goes on in verse
00:48:31.12\00:48:33.43
15 of Luke chapter 8
and it says, but that on the
00:48:33.96\00:48:37.07
good ground are
they which are honest and
00:48:37.08\00:48:40.52
good in heart. The
good ground is what?
00:48:40.53\00:48:43.34
Honest, they bring
forth fruit with patience.
00:48:43.35\00:48:46.59
Oh friend, this it's
home, it's home to me,
00:48:47.42\00:48:50.08
it's going to hit
home to all of you when you
00:48:50.70\00:48:52.33
think about this and
I am going to do this
00:48:52.34\00:48:53.80
quickly with parents.
What kind of seed are you
00:48:53.81\00:48:57.89
sowing in the home?
Notice, evil will increase
00:48:57.90\00:49:02.77
faster than good. What?
Evil will increase faster
00:49:02.78\00:49:07.22
than good. What kind
of seed are we sowing?
00:49:07.23\00:49:10.92
Impressions, words
that are made just stay upon
00:49:11.28\00:49:16.67
the mind of our
youth. And the wrong things
00:49:16.68\00:49:20.75
stay upon, they
are not easily erased.
00:49:20.76\00:49:22.74
What responsibility
that we have? As parents
00:49:24.33\00:49:28.15
we must sow clean seed
so that later on we don't
00:49:28.16\00:49:31.94
have to come back and
try to pull the weeds out
00:49:31.95\00:49:33.92
of the garden, that
maybe we've let grow up.
00:49:33.93\00:49:36.69
What a difficult
chore that would be?
00:49:37.34\00:49:39.43
A man well known the
Duke of Wellington said this.
00:49:41.32\00:49:44.07
He said, the thing
that impresses me most
00:49:44.52\00:49:47.45
about America. What?
The thing that impresses
00:49:47.46\00:49:50.55
me most about America
is the way the parents
00:49:50.56\00:49:54.26
obey the children.
How sad? To be impressed
00:49:54.61\00:49:59.78
about the way the
parents obey what?
00:49:59.79\00:50:01.78
Obey the children.
We hear it over and over
00:50:02.57\00:50:07.18
in this world, oh
let's just let the children
00:50:07.19\00:50:09.44
alone though, if
they're a little mean and
00:50:09.45\00:50:11.42
cantankerous, as they
get older they all grow
00:50:11.43\00:50:13.53
out of it, oh friend.
By the way but sometime
00:50:13.54\00:50:17.06
before we're
married, sometime before we
00:50:17.07\00:50:18.39
have children
everyone of us come to
00:50:18.40\00:50:19.89
conclusion that we know
how to raise the children
00:50:19.90\00:50:21.65
and we know we're
going to exactly how to do,
00:50:21.94\00:50:23.40
to correct them
and exactly what we're
00:50:23.41\00:50:25.50
going to do to make
the children like we want
00:50:25.51\00:50:27.17
them to be. Here's
what one man said, he said
00:50:27.18\00:50:33.04
you know, before I got
married I had six theories
00:50:33.05\00:50:38.01
on how to bring up
children. Now I have six
00:50:38.37\00:50:45.02
children and no
theories. How about you today?
00:50:45.03\00:50:50.91
You cannot let your
children come and go
00:50:52.45\00:50:54.72
and do what they
want to do for many,
00:50:54.73\00:50:56.87
many years until may be
they're 18 or 20 and then
00:50:56.88\00:51:00.03
you know may be a
while for a while and they're
00:51:00.04\00:51:02.27
sowing their oats in,
and some people say well
00:51:02.28\00:51:04.70
when they get 18 or 20
they'll get some senses
00:51:04.71\00:51:06.62
and they'll come back.
You think they're gonna
00:51:06.63\00:51:10.97
come back from those
evil habits and those wild
00:51:10.98\00:51:13.02
tempers and that selfishness.
00:51:13.03\00:51:14.64
What a mistake? What a
mistake? For years you let
00:51:14.65\00:51:20.66
the enemy sow seeds of
rebellion in that child,
00:51:20.67\00:51:25.00
with no correction.
Sowing long habits of
00:51:25.32\00:51:29.00
character in the
heart, wrong principles that
00:51:29.01\00:51:31.67
are left unchecked.
And may, and in many cases,
00:51:31.68\00:51:36.31
later on it doesn't
matter how you till the soil,
00:51:36.49\00:51:39.49
no matter how much
begging and pleading that
00:51:39.61\00:51:41.27
you do and time spend
on the soil it will make
00:51:41.28\00:51:44.49
no difference what you
have allowed has become.
00:51:44.50\00:51:47.47
How sad? We realize now
that children every defect
00:51:48.57\00:51:53.14
of character, every
fault in their disposition,
00:51:53.15\00:51:56.53
their tempers, their
sassing, their smart mouth,
00:51:56.54\00:52:00.01
every act of disobedience
must be cut away while
00:52:00.32\00:52:03.28
they're young or
it's going to mar their
00:52:03.29\00:52:07.08
character possibly for eternity.
00:52:07.09\00:52:09.38
And parents let me just
say this, if you let this
00:52:12.16\00:52:14.18
go in your children
sin lies at your door.
00:52:14.19\00:52:18.53
We need power. We
need that power to come in;
00:52:19.85\00:52:23.58
we must keep our
children if we have to from
00:52:24.85\00:52:26.95
associating with the
careless and with the
00:52:26.96\00:52:29.42
disobedient and the ungodly.
00:52:29.43\00:52:31.78
Friend are you willing
to do, do you love your
00:52:32.67\00:52:34.84
children enough. How
do we receive that power?
00:52:34.85\00:52:38.75
Do you really want
that power? The Bible says
00:52:39.44\00:52:43.60
in Acts 2:41, "Then
they that gladly received his
00:52:43.61\00:52:46.63
word were baptized."
Just put it in a nutshell
00:52:46.64\00:52:50.84
shall we, how receive
that power? Let me say
00:52:50.85\00:52:53.25
open your heart to God,
right now, pray for that
00:52:53.26\00:52:56.91
power. Let the power of
the Holy Spirit have full
00:52:56.92\00:53:00.27
control, begin to work
with heaven dear friend.
00:53:00.28\00:53:03.33
Be obedient to God's
principles; strive daily
00:53:03.34\00:53:06.38
to know more about God
and his great sacrifice.
00:53:06.39\00:53:10.30
Give your life to
Jesus Christ. Friend,
00:53:10.31\00:53:13.09
if you want to receive
that power, if you really
00:53:13.10\00:53:15.89
need that power in
your life, how we deal with
00:53:15.90\00:53:18.63
that power as it comes
in, dear friends, right now
00:53:18.64\00:53:20.85
has to do with
opening your heart to Jesus
00:53:20.86\00:53:23.85
right now. Why
don't you do that, in the
00:53:23.86\00:53:26.35
closing-seconds that
we have. Why don't you
00:53:26.36\00:53:28.95
just invite him to come
in? I am going to invite
00:53:28.96\00:53:30.63
him right now as
we pray together.
00:53:30.64\00:53:32.96
You want to pray with
me? Oh I know that you do.
00:53:33.94\00:53:36.41
The power is
available to everyone one of us
00:53:38.01\00:53:40.08
and we're accountable
for ask God to let it
00:53:41.07\00:53:43.43
come in that we may,
right we may not be deceived
00:53:43.44\00:53:46.35
by the enemy, that
we may have power in our
00:53:46.36\00:53:48.75
hearts and in our
lives. Let's pray about
00:53:48.76\00:53:50.73
it right now.
Let's kneel together.
00:53:50.74\00:53:52.32
Merciful Father in
heaven, we so thank you for
00:53:52.70\00:53:54.88
your word, thank
you for the power,
00:53:54.89\00:53:56.80
thank you for the
promise that you would give us
00:53:57.42\00:53:58.94
that power of victory,
the Holy Spirit and Power
00:53:58.95\00:54:01.30
of your word that we
may not be deceived here
00:54:01.31\00:54:03.60
in these last days
of earth's history.
00:54:03.61\00:54:05.28
Thank you for hearing,
thank you for answering
00:54:05.63\00:54:07.15
prayer for every
precious soul around the world
00:54:07.16\00:54:09.36
that will hear and be obedient
00:54:09.66\00:54:11.32
to your word in
Jesus name. Amen.
00:54:11.33\00:54:14.22
Until next time may
God richly bless you.
00:54:15.51\00:54:17.44
We look forward
to seeing you then.
00:54:17.45\00:54:18.96
Friends, the savior
is waiting for a people,
00:54:21.60\00:54:25.20
who will rightly
represent Him, His spirit,
00:54:25.50\00:54:28.65
His love, His
character. Heaven so wants to
00:54:28.66\00:54:32.08
bestow these
precious gifts to us.
00:54:32.09\00:54:34.71
So that the real
power of Christianity
00:54:35.01\00:54:37.78
maybe revealed. Zeal
for God and his cause
00:54:37.79\00:54:41.62
move the disciples
to bear a mighty witness
00:54:41.63\00:54:44.53
of Christ with power.
We too need that same zeal,
00:54:44.54\00:54:48.64
that same power as
they had as we bear the
00:54:48.65\00:54:52.81
testimony of a
crucified, risen and soon
00:54:52.82\00:54:56.57
to return Lord and
savior Jesus Christ.
00:54:56.58\00:54:59.94
Only those who are
diligent students of scriptures
00:55:00.34\00:55:03.46
have received the
power of God's word within,
00:55:03.47\00:55:06.36
with the love for the
truth will be shielded
00:55:06.37\00:55:09.22
from the delusions of the enemy.
00:55:09.23\00:55:11.03
I want you to ask
yourself are you firmly
00:55:11.29\00:55:14.03
established in God's
word and have the power
00:55:14.04\00:55:17.29
of the Spirit. This
last great conflict of which
00:55:17.30\00:55:21.06
we're apart like it or not,
00:55:21.07\00:55:23.09
is between truth and error.
00:55:23.48\00:55:25.49
We implore you to place
yourself fully under the
00:55:25.75\00:55:29.53
control of God to be lead and
00:55:29.54\00:55:32.01
inspired by his
Spirit, because only those
00:55:32.02\00:55:35.34
who are living up to
the light that they now
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posses will receive
greater light and enduring
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strength to stand
firm in the truth.
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So won't you open
your heart and your mind up
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to God today and
receive the power he has
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so graciously promised
to each and every one of us.
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And let us know your
decision. Would you write
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us today, you can write us at
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Behold the Lamb
Ministries, PO Box 2030,
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Herrin, Illinois-62948
or call us its central
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standard time here
in the United States at
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618-942-5044. Email us at
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Beholdthelambmini
steries@yahoo.com
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or you can visit us
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Beholdthelamb ministeries.com
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and don't forget when
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your very own copy
of this five part series
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that we have entitled
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"Addressing the
Power of the Holy Spirit."
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We are only asking
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$35 or more and we
appreciate your prayers
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and your financial
support. Until next time
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may our precious Lord
richly bless you and yours.
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