Hello friends and
welcome once again to
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Behold The Lamb
Presents. I am Chris Shelton
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your host and today
our message is the first
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in a two part
series we've entitled,
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blinded by the counterfeit.
For those of you with
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good eyesight, have
you ever wondered what
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life would be like
without that wonderful
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gift of sight? When I
was growing up one of our
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favorite games to play
was pin the tail and the
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donkey. We would blindfold
the player and then spin him
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or her around several
times and then let them go free
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to walk forward with
the pin and imaginary donkey
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tail in their hand and
try to pin it to the picture
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that was up on the
wall. The person who was able
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to pin the tail the
closest to the correct area was
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declared the winner. You
know we all wanna be winners,
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right. But the laughter
began as we watch the player
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aimlessly, stumbling,
and pinning the tail in the
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strangest places on the picture.
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And unfortunately as
we age and as we mature,
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we begin to see what
life, our life is much like
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that game. We find
ourselves stumbling around
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in spiritual darkness.
Always striving to be the winner
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in game of life, but
often finding ourselves pinned
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under the weight of sin
only then to find out just
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how spiritually blind
we were because we believed
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in a counterfeit of
truth. Is this God's plan
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for our life, is this,
his will that we continue
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to stumble and fall
over every word of doctrine
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or did he leave us with
the better plan a much safe
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and assured plan of salvation.
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Let's listen closely
today to Pastor Kenny
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as he shares with us his
God given message on being
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blinded by the counterfeit.
And see if we can find
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answers to these
questions, but first as always
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we are blessed to go
to 3ABN's worship center
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and listen to a
song sung and performed
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by Denise Barclay
entitled Come Thou Fount.
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Come thou fount
of every blessing,
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Tune my heart to sing thy grace;
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Streams of mercy never ceasing,
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Call for songs
of loudest praise.
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Teach me ever to adore Thee;
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May I still Thy goodness prove;
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While the hope of endless glory,
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Fills my heart
with joy and love.
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Here I raise my Ebenezer:
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Hither by Thy help I've come;
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And I hope by Thy good pleasure,
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Safely to arrive at home.
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Jesus sought me when a stranger,
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Wand'ring from the fold of God;
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He to rescue me from danger
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Interposed His precious blood.
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O to grace how great a debtor
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Daily I'm constrained to be!
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Let Thy goodness like a fetter
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Bind me closer still to Thee.
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Prone to
wander, Lord, I feel it,
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Prone to leave the God I love;
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Here's my heart,
O take and seal it,
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Seal it for Thy courts above.
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Here's my heart,
O take and seal it,
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Seal it for Thy courts above.
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Welcome we are glad
you can join us today
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for another program
as we study the word of
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God together.
Wherever you may be around the
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world let's take this time
together because its so very
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important that we
spend time everyday in God's
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word preparing
for his soon coming.
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Today, we are going to
be talking about Blinded
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by the Counterfeit.
Well what is the counterfeit,
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what we are talking
about here on this issue?
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But before we do those
you might be thinking about
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may be you are going
outside or doing something else.
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I am gonna give you
four very important tips,
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points from God's word.
That will help you when the
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enemy comes
against you and tempts you.
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If you take these four
points you will never fall,
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you will never be
taken by the enemy,
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man that's strong
words in it. Follow
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these four points,
but before we do as always
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let's go to God in
prayer and let's pray together.
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Merciful Father in heaven
we thank you for the privilege
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of being a child of
God we ask for the divine,
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anointing thy Holy
Spirit upon every word that
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spoken we pray that
will penetrate the hearts
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and minds of your
people around the world,
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may we draw closer to
thee as we see the day
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approaching. May the Holy
Spirit impresses the truths
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that we need to take into
our hearts and lives and to
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change us into your image.
Thank you for this privilege
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and thank you for every viewer,
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every listener may
you touch their hearts,
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meet their needs
now as we thank you and
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we praise you in
Jesus name, amen.
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Well as I promised I
am gonna give you these
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four points so you want
to have a pencil and paper
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and jot these things
down. And I'll give you little
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reference from
scripture too because as you see
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things you see how the
enemy comes against us.
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You'll see how victory
can be gained every time
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the tempter comes
around. Now Proverbs 1 verse
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10 says, My son, notice
how it starts out, My son,
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if sinners entice
thee, consent thou not.
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Please take in these words,
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My son if sinners
entice thee. You see the devil
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is an enticer and sometime
we think some of our friends
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and relatives they are
also sometime trying to
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entice us to do
something that we know we
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shouldn't be doing. The
Bible says if they try to
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entice you, Bible
says consent thou not.
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Please take that in
consideration as we give
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these points before
we get into our study.
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Notice there is a
consent, you have to consent.
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The devil can't
make you do anything.
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You have to consent
first, so when these things
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come don't consent,
step number one if you detect
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that there is something
going on, the devil is making
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a suggestion something
that is wrong and you detect
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what would you do
first? Quickly you send up a
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prayer to heaven. Very
first thing as you notice
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that some may be it's a
friend, may be a relative
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or somebody you work
with. They are suggesting
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something that you
know from the word of God
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is not correct.
Immediately when you hear that
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and you understand
that you send a prayer up
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to heaven for help,
quickly send it up there.
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By the way Isaiah says
in Isaiah 26:16 it says,
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Lord, in trouble
have they visited thee,
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they poured out a
prayer when thy chastening
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was upon them. See when
we are tempted or chastised
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we need to send up
a prayer very quickly.
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So this is the first as
we are fighting the enemy
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as we send up a
prayer and ask God for help.
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Number two, step number
two, you must firmly resist
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the temptation. Now
why would you firmly resist
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it because we've already
said it's already been declared
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wrong in God's word.
So we detected and we said
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God we need some help and
then it's up to us to what,
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to resist this
temptation. Resist this because
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we know that we
are they've heard us.
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James 4:4 says, you know
we have to resist the devil.
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And when you resist
the devil the Bible says
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he will flee from you.
We have to resist even on
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to death, if we are
going to gain the victory.
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We have to be willing
to do that rather as Jesus
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did rather die
than knowingly sinned.
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And so number three, the
first time the temptation
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comes to you we have to
meet it in such a way that it
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will not be repeated.
Think on that for just a moment,
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when a temptation
comes and you are almost
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overwhelmed with it we
have to meet it so hard,
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right head on that the
devil says ho, I find no place
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in them for this temptation.
Isn't that the way when
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the devil came to Jesus
trying to tempt him and lead
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him in the wrong
direction. Oh, the devil says
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well I came to him
but I find nothing in him.
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So we have to resist that
temptation in such a strong
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decided way that the devil
says oh there is no use to.
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I have to try
something else because they are
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gonna resist me. We
need to be like Jesus.
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Now step number four,
now this is gonna be a little
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bit difficult may be
more than the others because
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we are gonna say, well
I know when the temptation
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come I need to get
a prayer to heaven.
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I realize I need to
resist and I need to,
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you know first time
the temptation comes I need
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to approach it in such
a way that it will not be
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repeated again. But the
forth thing becomes very
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difficult because, may be
there is little more earthly
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feelings and emotions involved.
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Here's what we need
to do for that person,
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that may be is
tempting us or trying to get us
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to may be go
somewhere where we shouldn't go.
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Go look at something,
hear something, see something,
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taste something get
involved with something that we
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shouldn't. We need to
separate our self from that
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person. If someone is
always trying to get you to do
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something that you
know it's not right.
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The times come when
you have to say I cannot,
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I cannot go with you
here or may be I'm going
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to have to separate
for a while because you are
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going against that
which I believe in.
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We have to do that, 2nd
Corinthians 6:17 it says
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that we need to
come apart and do what?
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To separate touch not
the unclean and then God says
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he is going to do
something very special with us.
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He said then I will receive
you. So we are to do what?
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We are to come out
from among them we are not
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to touch that thing
which is unclean and that could
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be the person who is trying
to get you into the situation
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that you are not
wanting to get involve with and
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then God says I will
receive you after you done
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these things. Now
can we just recap those,
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temptation comes you
are almost overwhelmed.
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Boyfriend, girlfriend,
situations right here the
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temptation comes. First
thing you say oh I realize
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this is not right God, help me.
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Number two firmly
resist that temptation.
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Firmly resist, Bible
says we resist while we pray,
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we resist the devil,
he is going to do what?
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He is going to flee
from us. Number three,
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the first time the
temptation comes what
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we have to do? We resist
it so firmly so decidedly
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that the devil says,
I'll find something else
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can't do this. Number
four, may be very difficult
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but we are going to
have to separate from those,
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whether they will be
family or friends that try
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to lead us down
the wrong path. If you
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follow these four
things you will not be blinded
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by the counterfeit. You
will not be fooled by the
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counterfeit; you will
not be overtaken by the
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counterfeit. It
sounds very simple,
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but we have to put it
into practice divinity
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and humanity working together.
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Now here is our
subject, now I hope you take
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that to heart and you
follow by the grace of God.
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You have your
Bibles I know that you do,
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we are gonna turn the
Old Testament to the book
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of Jeremiah.
Jeremiah chapter 29,
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now as we turn our
Bibles and those you are may
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be looking for
your Bible right now.
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We are going to be
turning to the chapter 29.
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Jeremiah chapter
29, now there is,
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we are going to be
looking at how the enemy works
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against God's people
to the very point that
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we are not sure of
what truth is anymore.
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This is why I think
it's important for God's
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last day church. How
can the devil work us over,
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it seems like day in and
day out to the point that
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we don't even
know that God is God.
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How does he do these things,
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what kind of
tactics is he using?
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Well when we
mention counterfeit,
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what does that
really mean to you?
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Now Jeremiah 29
again we are there,
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I am going to read
verses 8 through 10.
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Jeremiah
chapter 29:8 through 10.
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Now this is just a
little springboard that
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we are gonna jump off
on but if you keep this
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in mind it's
going to make sense.
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Jeremiah chapter 29
verses 8 through 10 the Bible
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says, For thus
saith the Lord of hosts,
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the God of Israel; Let
not your prophets and your
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diviners, that be
in the midst of you,
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deceive you. God is saying
to us let not the prophets,
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they are either a
prophet of God or they pretend
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to be a prophet of God,
they are either or they aren't?
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But he say we
have to keep in eye,
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we have to keep in ear,
we have to know that they
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are telling the
truth but watch out.
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He said, Let them not your
diviners to be in the midst
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of you, deceive you
neither hearken to your dreams
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which ye cause to be dreamed.
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So there was evidently
some prophets that were
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coming up to God's
people send oh we had a dream
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and in the dream this is
what God has revealed to us.
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God said you know
that person who comes up
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to you when I have
already revealed something
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very clear. And they
come up and tell you something
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different. They are not
for me and you'll notice
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in this, what we are
talking about in just a moment.
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Verse 9, it says For
they prophesy falsely unto
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you in my name: I have
not sent them, saith the Lord.
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Verse 10, For
thus saith the Lord,
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That after seventy
years be accomplished at
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Babylon I will visit
you, and perform my good word
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toward you, in causing
you to return to this place.
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This seems very simple to
me. I am a simple individual,
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but this seems very,
very plain. God said,
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the children of Israel would
go into captivity to Babylon
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for how many years?
70 and God said this is
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what's going to
happen for 70 years.
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But something began to happen.
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God prophesied in clear
tones 70 years they would
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be in captivity but all
of the sudden some of the
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prophets begin to
say something different.
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It began to confuse the people,
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why would anyone say
anything different than what
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God has already told
through his true prophets.
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Could it be causing
confusion, causing a dilemma,
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people going in
different directions not knowing
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what to do. So blinded
by the counterfeit here
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is how the enemy
begins to work these things.
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But before that how
about a good definition
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of counterfeit? Oh, I've
heard a lot of them before
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and looked up several of them.
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But it simply means imitating
something that's genuine.
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So counterfeit is looking
as close to the real thing
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as it possibly can but
with the purpose of being
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deceiving or defrauding
may be a person, a company,
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a group,
counterfeit dollar bills,
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lot of counterfeit
in the world today.
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A counterfeit could
be what we are talking a
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forgery here
there. Remember a forgery
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is always with the
purpose of doing what deceiving
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somebody when you go
to spin that you want
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him think as a Real
McCoy when its really not.
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Your enemy works
that way through people,
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through messages that
are sent and when I guess
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my problem and dilemma
is I read this I am saying
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when God has said
this seventy years how can
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his prophet,
supposedly his prophet come back
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later and say a couple
of years is all we are going
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to be in captivity. And
the people begin to grasp
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and they like that
rather than the 70.
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But the prophet
Jeremiah makes it very,
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very plain that
Israel will be in captivity
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the Bible says but
somehow and I call it
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strangely enough some other
prophets begin to rise with
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a different message
to confuse the people.
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Now they predicted a
soon return to their homeland.
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The interesting is the
Bible begins to talk what from
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Babylon over and over
the Lord made it clear
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in fact in Jeremiah
25:11 the Bible says,
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these shall serve the
king of Babylon for 70 years.
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You see line upon line
precept upon precept here
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a little and there a
little once again God makes
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it clear, He said you
will serve the king of Babylon
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for what? For 70
years. So why is there another
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message coming. Have
you seen that may be in the
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church, you seen it
wherever you might attend that.
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It's very clear what
the word of God says that
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somebody gets up
and begins to tell you,
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was not quite like
this. Oh, one of the best ones
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you hear sometime is
what once you realize that
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the date that we live
in. Oh, it's much different
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then way back you
know 1000, 2000 year,
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we live in a new age
now. Listen the Bible
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was the same
yesterday, today, and forever,
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God does not change,
people change but God does
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not change. And so we
see in scripture here,
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in fact God makes it so
clear, it's still in the book
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of Jeremiah
chapter 29:4 through 6,
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here's what God said.
You are gonna be in captivity
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for so long here's
what I want you to do.
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God said through
his true prophets,
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He said I want you
to build some houses.
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I want you to marry, I
want you to have children,
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I want you to plant
gardens, I want you to
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seek peace. That's very
interesting he said seek
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peace, he say
you will seek peace,
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here we are in captivity.
But the Bible goes on in
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Jeremiah 29:7 God
says, pray for peace even in
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captivity for the peace
thereof shall ye have peace,
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that make sense
doesn't it? Regardless of what
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state that we are in,
in this life Israel was in
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captivity but God said
you know you need to pray
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that there be peace in
the land because if there
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is peace in the land it
will also mean peace for you.
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Is it God
Thoughtful? He cares about us.
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So we find here that
among God's people as we are
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talking about Blinded
by the Counterfeit here.
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The falls prophets arose
and begin to talk to the people
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and they said it's
going to be just two years,
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we are gonna return.
Well how could another
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prophet
supposedly a prophet of God,
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which they are not telling
what the scripture has said,
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what the true prophet
said. But two years we are
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going to return. Now they
are either just really bold
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or they just really
defiant or may I use the word
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they were simply
ignored or they were blinded.
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I think may be I've been
all of those at certain times,
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I don't know about you
but God has sent his prophets
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many, many times to
warn the world of the coming
00:22:50.93\00:22:54.01
doom and what was
going to take place.
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And as soon as God
sent a prophet we find
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the false prophets
are also on the scene.
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God sends the truth
all of the sudden somebody
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comes up advocates a falsehood,
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a counterfeit or a
lie. The devil is angry when
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the church moves
forward. The devil is angry when
00:23:09.52\00:23:12.46
you begin to do
something for Jesus.
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Get your church acted
start passing out the truth
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of God's work,
pass out some books,
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feels about the incoming.
Talks about the Jesus and
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you watch your enemy
rare his ugly head and begin
00:23:23.11\00:23:25.90
to call division among
the church rather than as they
00:23:25.93\00:23:28.84
focused on what
we should be doing.
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We begin to focus on
somebody else and what they
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are doing and what
they are saying and I should
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be in charge or were
these books are too expensive.
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Pass them out like
the leaves of autumn.
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We need to be getting
the word out. So the prophet,
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then the false prophets
come up and say don't know,
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less not really, we are
not going to be hear that long,
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we are going to be, you
know we are going to be going
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home real soon. And
they began to prophesy peace
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and safety when God has
made it clear that they are
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going to be in
captivity a longtime.
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Now we can be sure of
one thing, one thing based
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upon the word of
God until Jesus comes.
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Listen church until
Jesus comes we can be sure
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that man will arise the
Bible says in Acts chapter
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20 verse 30. Men will
arise saying perverse things.
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Did you get that? Men
will arise till Jesus comes
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saying perverse
things, what does that mean?
00:24:27.05\00:24:29.14
Perverse mean here
that they are going to
00:24:31.08\00:24:32.59
misinterpret
scripture. Perverse means they
00:24:32.62\00:24:36.50
are going to corrupt scripture,
00:24:36.53\00:24:39.06
perverse means that
they are going to distort
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scripture. We find that
all over the world the devil
00:24:42.07\00:24:45.87
is working inside the
church. He is distorting,
00:24:45.90\00:24:49.00
he is misinterpreting, he
is corrupting the beautiful
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truths of God's word and
he is going to corrupt inside
00:24:52.48\00:24:55.54
and outside wherever
he can. Now how about you,
00:24:55.57\00:25:00.58
are you going to
be skip off your fear,
00:25:00.61\00:25:02.48
you are gonna to be so
blinded that you become
00:25:02.51\00:25:05.47
confused of what is
truth. The children of Israel
00:25:05.50\00:25:09.13
became so blinded by
the counterfeit that they
00:25:09.16\00:25:13.38
no longer could tell
who was a true prophet
00:25:13.41\00:25:15.65
and who was not. They
couldn't tell who was the
00:25:15.68\00:25:18.49
true God and who
wasn't, they couldn't even tell
00:25:18.52\00:25:21.45
who they were supposed
to worship seems impossible,
00:25:21.48\00:25:24.46
doesn't it? How could
they, when they had seen
00:25:25.33\00:25:28.75
so much and experienced
so much of a wonderful
00:25:28.78\00:25:31.46
loving God that so
provided their needs.
00:25:31.49\00:25:34.23
Time and time again he
preserved them and yet they
00:25:36.19\00:25:39.65
become confused and
yet the Bible said listen
00:25:39.68\00:25:42.09
these things were
written for and what a good,
00:25:42.12\00:25:44.99
good an example. And the
same things will be coming
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back again, what
goes around comes around.
00:25:49.42\00:25:51.42
But how is it that could
it be here in the last days
00:25:52.33\00:25:54.46
that we are gonna
become so, so confused by every
00:25:54.49\00:25:57.35
wind of doctrine. So confused
that we don't really know
00:25:57.38\00:26:00.62
the true God? Oh
Friend the world,
00:26:00.65\00:26:03.19
we are in that
situation right now.
00:26:03.22\00:26:05.15
We are in that
situation right now;
00:26:05.18\00:26:07.80
there are many people
who are worshipping what
00:26:07.83\00:26:09.30
they call the God of heaven,
when it's not a God of this
00:26:09.33\00:26:11.69
earth. We are supposed
to be worshiping the creator
00:26:11.72\00:26:16.22
of heaven and earth and the sea.
00:26:16.25\00:26:18.68
And how many of you are
really worshiping that God
00:26:20.70\00:26:22.66
which has identified
in the commandments by the
00:26:22.69\00:26:24.59
way the fourth commandment?
00:26:24.62\00:26:25.62
So what God are you
really worshiping today,
00:26:27.33\00:26:29.34
have you become so
confused that there were no
00:26:29.37\00:26:31.06
different than
Israel. In Jeremiah's time,
00:26:31.09\00:26:35.23
oh how sad that would
be? Confusion and rebellion
00:26:35.26\00:26:41.33
lawlessness, but the
devil says I am going to create
00:26:41.36\00:26:44.44
this kind of confusion.
Could it be that we are having
00:26:44.47\00:26:49.49
the same results as
in the day of Jeremiah
00:26:49.52\00:26:51.71
when the prophet says
that we are the preachers
00:26:53.03\00:26:54.87
were prophesying
and telling lies.
00:26:54.90\00:26:56.66
Lies from the
pulpit, may be there whoever,
00:26:56.69\00:27:00.75
may be they are not but
they are not telling truth
00:27:00.78\00:27:02.79
of God's word. You
know the Bible says you know
00:27:02.82\00:27:07.62
when they are
talking about the law of God
00:27:07.65\00:27:09.95
the Bible
definition is in 1st John 3:4,
00:27:09.98\00:27:12.68
what is it? Sin is the
good, the transgression
00:27:12.71\00:27:17.66
of God's law. We
really don't have any right to
00:27:17.69\00:27:20.74
recalling sin to any church
or wherever you may belong
00:27:20.77\00:27:24.34
and say sin is bad, sin
is going to keep you out
00:27:24.37\00:27:26.60
of heaven, but you don't
know the definition of what
00:27:26.63\00:27:29.91
sin is? Sin is the
transgression of God's law
00:27:29.94\00:27:33.51
then you turn around
and say God's laws done away
00:27:33.54\00:27:35.75
with. Book of Romans
says where there is no
00:27:35.78\00:27:39.10
law there is no sin. So
if we can't get the biblical
00:27:39.13\00:27:43.05
definition of what
sin is and stand behind
00:27:43.08\00:27:45.12
that may be you shouldn't
be preaching against it.
00:27:45.15\00:27:47.17
Is it we become so
confused by the counterfeit
00:27:49.10\00:27:51.99
that we can't see any
clear than they did in the
00:27:52.82\00:27:54.73
days of Jeremiah; this
is the burden that I have.
00:27:54.76\00:27:57.19
I pray there is a
burden that you also have.
00:27:59.41\00:28:01.35
Sometimes, we take it as a
light thing that it doesn't
00:28:03.60\00:28:05.59
really matter if we call
sin by its right name but
00:28:05.62\00:28:08.00
let's say how about a
false prophet that means
00:28:08.03\00:28:10.11
they are prophesying
lies. A false teacher that
00:28:10.14\00:28:12.65
are telling lies, a false
preacher he is telling lies,
00:28:12.68\00:28:15.35
a false Christian
he is telling lies.
00:28:15.38\00:28:20.31
But you know God doesn't change.
00:28:20.34\00:28:21.85
I've heard it said
many times that lying words
00:28:24.03\00:28:26.40
often make many
friends. Does that make sense
00:28:26.43\00:28:29.96
to you, now I
wanted you to come closer,
00:28:29.99\00:28:32.19
I want you to listen.
Does that really make sense?
00:28:32.22\00:28:34.84
Do you see that in the
world around you lying words
00:28:36.10\00:28:39.27
often make many
friends? I just want to be,
00:28:39.30\00:28:43.58
you know bold and
straight forward but you know.
00:28:43.61\00:28:45.15
I know a lot of
people; I want to say you know
00:28:45.18\00:28:47.31
friends that
were made over here.
00:28:47.34\00:28:48.51
They would rather
lie than tell the truth.
00:28:48.54\00:28:50.25
And they seem to have
a lot of friends because
00:28:52.12\00:28:56.00
they usually tell the
people what they really
00:28:56.03\00:28:57.40
like to hear and want to hear.
00:28:57.43\00:28:58.89
And they just
come and back for more.
00:28:58.92\00:29:00.76
The devil likes it
that way but you know that's
00:29:02.58\00:29:04.39
not gonna change
their heart and the lie only
00:29:04.42\00:29:06.19
the truth inside your
heart and your mind will change
00:29:06.22\00:29:09.20
you into the
image of Jesus Christ.
00:29:09.42\00:29:11.51
Lying words, false
leaders they always find many
00:29:11.54\00:29:15.78
friends, that's why I
am not impressed on behalf,
00:29:15.81\00:29:19.06
I'm not impressed when
someone says but we have,
00:29:19.09\00:29:20.87
be careful Kenny.
We have a mega church,
00:29:20.90\00:29:24.71
man we've got
25000 members to at so.
00:29:24.74\00:29:28.52
God knows here but I am
just, I won't fill that out
00:29:31.34\00:29:33.20
so you can think
along with me. Oh, they have
00:29:33.23\00:29:36.21
25000 members; oh we
like to have that too so
00:29:36.24\00:29:38.46
what are they
doing. The Bible is very,
00:29:38.49\00:29:42.86
very clear on this,
the principles of God's
00:29:42.89\00:29:46.34
word are very, very
clear. We watch it in scripture
00:29:46.37\00:29:49.98
that the lying
prophets in the Bible always had
00:29:50.01\00:29:53.74
a larger following
than the true prophets,
00:29:53.77\00:29:56.21
always why because
people didn't want to hear
00:29:57.28\00:30:00.14
the truth. God was
warning them to straighten it up
00:30:00.17\00:30:03.36
to get it right or
the judgments were coming
00:30:03.39\00:30:06.81
and they didn't
want to hear that.
00:30:06.84\00:30:08.07
Jesus said to the prophets,
00:30:08.10\00:30:10.99
He said to them you
know into the Holy Spirit,
00:30:11.90\00:30:13.48
look you need to go
down and warn the people
00:30:13.51\00:30:15.86
before I come
down and visit them.
00:30:17.02\00:30:18.38
He says the same thing
today, he is visiting us.
00:30:19.64\00:30:21.74
He has given us
warning after warning,
00:30:21.77\00:30:24.00
he is sending
people even into our lives.
00:30:24.03\00:30:26.25
We read it in the
word that's a warning,
00:30:27.28\00:30:28.87
we need to get right
with him and when we refuse
00:30:28.90\00:30:31.82
the first two then the
third one will come and that
00:30:31.85\00:30:35.26
third one begins the
same judgments against us
00:30:35.29\00:30:38.17
to get our
attention. Do you want that?
00:30:39.33\00:30:41.04
Oh, no you don't want
that, I don't want that.
00:30:41.07\00:30:43.45
We have experienced
enough of them in this life,
00:30:44.47\00:30:46.02
haven't we; friends
and relatives and different
00:30:46.05\00:30:47.84
ones are come God's
trying to get your attention
00:30:47.87\00:30:50.21
and my attention, He
is God. So we see these
00:30:50.24\00:30:55.39
same things happening
and they are happening
00:30:55.42\00:30:56.96
over again today, same
thing Jeremiah, Israel,
00:30:56.99\00:31:01.48
false prophets, false
teachers. Its' interesting
00:31:01.51\00:31:07.37
too that the false
prophets always blame the true
00:31:07.40\00:31:11.70
prophets for the
world. When a judgment would
00:31:11.73\00:31:15.09
come the false
prophets would turn on the true
00:31:15.12\00:31:17.78
prophets and say
well they are the reason.
00:31:17.81\00:31:19.75
They did the
same thing to Jesus,
00:31:21.23\00:31:22.31
they are gonna do
same thing to God's people
00:31:22.34\00:31:24.34
before it's allover.
They are gonna point a finger
00:31:24.37\00:31:26.59
and say you are the one
who is causing all of this
00:31:26.62\00:31:30.02
trouble. Better to get
ready you than the whole nation
00:31:30.05\00:31:33.33
to suffer, we
know how that goes.
00:31:33.36\00:31:34.98
We have people who are
laughing at this message
00:31:36.76\00:31:38.91
right now. Oh God is
not gonna operate that way
00:31:38.94\00:31:42.37
you know what friend
you haven't read in your
00:31:42.40\00:31:44.04
Bible if you believe
that. If you really believe
00:31:44.07\00:31:47.90
that Jesus is coming
you are gonna get your nose
00:31:47.93\00:31:49.53
and your mind and your
heart in the word of God
00:31:49.56\00:31:52.39
and we are gonna
spend sometime with God.
00:31:52.42\00:31:53.90
Jeremiah 25 verse 3 and
4, I've just gonna paraphrase
00:31:58.15\00:32:01.42
here just a little bit, I
don't wanna read both verses
00:32:01.45\00:32:03.34
here but it's simply
says Jeremiah was pleading
00:32:03.37\00:32:06.06
with the people he
said this, but ye have not
00:32:06.09\00:32:09.33
hearkened, nor
inclined your ear to hear.
00:32:09.36\00:32:13.37
So what do we see? We
see the prophet of God
00:32:16.81\00:32:19.36
then comes upon
the scene and he begins
00:32:19.39\00:32:21.52
to warn the people over
and over and over and then
00:32:21.55\00:32:25.31
Jeremiah says in result,
you need to pay attention
00:32:25.34\00:32:27.91
close to this. Because
you are gonna see the result
00:32:27.94\00:32:30.77
of neglecting or
rejecting thus saith the Lord,
00:32:30.80\00:32:36.67
or a warning that God may give.
00:32:36.70\00:32:38.63
See those people
receiving warnings from God
00:32:39.45\00:32:41.00
right now, you are
going through turmoil,
00:32:41.03\00:32:43.09
you are going through
stress and trial and all kind
00:32:43.12\00:32:45.36
of heartache right now.
Let's say these can be God's
00:32:45.39\00:32:47.49
little trials and
trying to get your attention.
00:32:47.52\00:32:50.07
He wants to bring you
back before it's too late.
00:32:51.59\00:32:53.75
He wants to bring me back.
00:32:53.78\00:32:54.75
But Jeremiah had to look
at the people and say look
00:32:55.96\00:32:57.94
we've come to you
and said this is the way,
00:32:57.97\00:32:59.63
it's going to be
this is what God has said
00:32:59.66\00:33:01.64
and the people he said
you've not hearken to me,
00:33:01.67\00:33:04.86
you've not
inclined your ear to me.
00:33:04.89\00:33:07.03
You know I can say it a
not a prophet by any form
00:33:08.55\00:33:10.99
or shape but just as the pastor.
00:33:11.02\00:33:12.78
There is nothing more
hurtful and discouraging
00:33:14.62\00:33:16.18
as you constantly
bring the truth of God's word
00:33:16.21\00:33:18.93
to the people and the
people just will not listen.
00:33:18.96\00:33:21.98
Regardless of how clear,
how plane that it is they
00:33:22.01\00:33:26.79
will not listen
because their heart is inclined
00:33:26.82\00:33:29.12
for something else, the
world or to do what they
00:33:29.15\00:33:32.34
want to do. They are
neglecting thus saith
00:33:32.37\00:33:36.30
the Lord. We must
be able by God's grace
00:33:36.33\00:33:41.28
and I am talking about
God's grace you can't do
00:33:41.31\00:33:44.43
it on your own I
cannot do it on my own;
00:33:44.46\00:33:46.77
it's an impossibility
to be able to contend with
00:33:46.80\00:33:50.59
mockings, to be able to
contend with opposition,
00:33:50.62\00:33:55.05
to be able to
contend with threatenings.
00:33:55.08\00:33:57.94
You know there are
people that would threaten you.
00:33:59.75\00:34:01.53
People just gonna try
to discourage you and Jesus
00:34:03.30\00:34:07.80
turned around and
says look don't just get
00:34:07.83\00:34:09.92
discouraged in well
doing in Galatians 6 verse 9.
00:34:09.95\00:34:13.64
Because he knew that
the enemy will be coming
00:34:13.67\00:34:16.56
against over and over
and trying to discourage
00:34:16.59\00:34:19.23
and or threaten
you. Have you ever been
00:34:19.26\00:34:21.63
threaten for the cause
of Christ if not you will be
00:34:21.66\00:34:23.91
if you are
faithful. Remember doing
00:34:23.94\00:34:28.07
programs at 3ABN
many, many years ago.
00:34:29.06\00:34:31.55
I used to do a Revelation
seminar verse by verse
00:34:32.40\00:34:34.28
study and some things
like that on there and many
00:34:34.31\00:34:37.50
times the phone would
ring and I would answer
00:34:37.53\00:34:39.46
the phone and so on.
Several times a man would
00:34:39.49\00:34:43.13
say on there, the
message you are preaching
00:34:43.16\00:34:46.09
we do not like to hear
and we would like it stopped.
00:34:46.12\00:34:48.90
But he wouldn't say who he was,
00:34:49.77\00:34:50.96
where he was from.
And I said you know I
00:34:50.99\00:34:54.18
believe what we are
preaching here is the truth
00:34:54.21\00:34:55.92
and it needs to be on the
air, people need to here it
00:34:55.95\00:34:58.32
and make a decision
and then the bottom line
00:34:59.41\00:35:01.71
is simply this; he says
you need to quit preaching
00:35:01.74\00:35:05.29
that truth because we
have a way of silencing you.
00:35:05.32\00:35:08.93
Well that was a very
interesting, he said if I
00:35:10.69\00:35:13.84
knew where you are at I
would come there now and you
00:35:13.87\00:35:16.26
would not
preach another message.
00:35:16.29\00:35:17.58
My simple response is
I am glad you don't know
00:35:18.18\00:35:20.20
where I live because I
am sure it can be easy to
00:35:20.23\00:35:21.80
find out but I am going
to continue on until God says
00:35:21.83\00:35:24.96
to stop. Have you ever
been challenged in such
00:35:24.99\00:35:29.17
a way that the word
of God instead of a bomb
00:35:29.20\00:35:32.64
in Gilead would be, well
like a bomb wanting to blow
00:35:32.67\00:35:35.97
up and they are wanting
to get rid of the mouthpiece.
00:35:36.00\00:35:38.55
They don't want to
hear the truth anymore.
00:35:39.36\00:35:40.59
Friends bowling down
is always been that way.
00:35:43.01\00:35:45.45
Let me just give you an
example of we are talking
00:35:47.52\00:35:49.68
about Jeremiah. What a
man of God and yet because
00:35:49.71\00:35:54.71
of the opposition
the mockery and the,
00:35:54.74\00:35:57.71
listen the people
just wouldn't listen.
00:35:57.74\00:36:00.17
You realize there has
been many pastors been
00:36:01.22\00:36:03.39
call of God to do their
work but after years of trying
00:36:03.42\00:36:06.63
to get the people to do
and the people just refuse
00:36:06.66\00:36:08.81
to do it that they get
discouraged and they just
00:36:08.84\00:36:11.12
quit and they go get
them a job somewhere else.
00:36:11.15\00:36:14.21
How sad that is? You
know, I've been tempted
00:36:15.51\00:36:17.33
that several times
myself. Because if we can't just
00:36:17.36\00:36:22.57
a simple thus saith
the Lord is very plain.
00:36:22.60\00:36:25.71
We will not heed that
certainly we will not heed
00:36:27.44\00:36:30.07
may be the greater things
or the things that's going
00:36:30.10\00:36:32.36
in our hearts, in our
minds, in our life that no one
00:36:32.39\00:36:34.69
else even knows about.
We are just talking about
00:36:34.72\00:36:38.21
few open things that
need to be dealt with
00:36:38.24\00:36:39.88
and they don't want it,
they don't want to hear it.
00:36:39.91\00:36:42.02
What happened to poor Jeremiah,
00:36:44.15\00:36:45.71
you know what he said?
Jeremiah simply made this
00:36:46.71\00:36:50.12
statement, Jeremiah
20 verse 9 if you are
00:36:50.15\00:36:53.10
following along, he
got so, let me use the word
00:36:53.13\00:36:56.91
sick and tired if
you let me do that.
00:36:56.94\00:36:58.72
He got so sick and
tired of coming to people
00:36:59.50\00:37:01.28
and say we are
not going to listen,
00:37:01.31\00:37:02.51
we are going to do
what we want to do,
00:37:02.54\00:37:03.88
no God has said, no we
are not going to listen
00:37:03.91\00:37:06.03
he finally said this and
he said it publicly as record
00:37:06.06\00:37:09.05
in scripture first
part of that he says,
00:37:09.08\00:37:11.14
I will not make mention
of him, talking about God.
00:37:11.17\00:37:14.19
He became so discouraged
he said I am not going
00:37:14.22\00:37:17.65
to make mention of him
of God anymore I am not
00:37:17.68\00:37:20.56
going to speak his
name anymore or in his name.
00:37:20.59\00:37:23.72
Oh, how sad how
discouraging such a man
00:37:25.44\00:37:29.85
of God, that God uses
such a mighty miraculous
00:37:29.88\00:37:33.03
way that he came to the
soul, the point the devil
00:37:33.06\00:37:35.33
just beat and beat
and beat till he said
00:37:35.36\00:37:37.68
I am not going to
mention the name anymore.
00:37:37.71\00:37:39.20
But you know when you
have something in your
00:37:41.44\00:37:42.58
heart, I am glad it
didn't stop there it gives me
00:37:42.61\00:37:46.13
encouragement. But
what happened when Jeremiah
00:37:46.16\00:37:50.12
found himself in the
midst of a group of people.
00:37:50.15\00:37:53.34
May be in a service, what
did he do? I'll tell you what
00:37:54.63\00:38:00.58
he did; I'll read the
scripture last part of it.
00:38:00.61\00:38:02.87
Jeremiah found this
out, we might say well
00:38:03.81\00:38:06.26
I have had enough I
can't stand it anymore,
00:38:06.29\00:38:08.83
I can't take this
pressure anymore but let me
00:38:08.86\00:38:11.39
tell you there was a
fire in that man's bones.
00:38:11.42\00:38:13.85
A spiritual fire was in
his bones he found that the
00:38:14.60\00:38:17.34
spirit of God was
stronger than he was.
00:38:17.37\00:38:19.96
Because he really
didn't want to quit,
00:38:22.10\00:38:23.40
he really had a
burden for souls,
00:38:23.43\00:38:25.42
he really had a
burden to work for Jesus,
00:38:25.45\00:38:27.08
but he lays emotions and
his feelings get the best
00:38:29.35\00:38:31.13
of him but when the
opportunity came he had
00:38:31.16\00:38:33.71
a fire within him
Jeremiah 20 verse 9 last part
00:38:33.74\00:38:36.79
here is what he
finally say it, and I believe
00:38:36.82\00:38:39.63
he said and this is my thinking.
00:38:39.66\00:38:41.32
He said this in response
probably there is somebody
00:38:43.80\00:38:46.99
who said;
remember you said you won't
00:38:47.02\00:38:49.01
gonna talk about God anymore,
00:38:49.04\00:38:50.66
you said you had, had
it. I know how the last part
00:38:51.30\00:38:54.34
of the verse fits in
Jeremiah; he said His word
00:38:54.37\00:38:57.53
was in my heart as a burning
fire shut up in my bones.
00:38:57.56\00:39:05.48
He had to say
something he had to do something
00:39:08.45\00:39:13.24
or as though he was
going to explode inside.
00:39:13.27\00:39:16.47
He said it was like a
fire shut up in my bones
00:39:16.50\00:39:19.81
and it was burning and
I had to replace to goers,
00:39:19.84\00:39:21.55
I am going to explode,
have you ever feel that way?
00:39:21.58\00:39:24.72
Have you ever just
been, we call it busting
00:39:27.35\00:39:29.34
at the scenes. The
goodness of the Lord just
00:39:29.37\00:39:32.64
hitch you and your
study or your witnessing
00:39:32.67\00:39:35.48
and you seen
somebody and you couldn't help
00:39:35.51\00:39:38.57
but start talking about
Jesus, there is a fire killed
00:39:38.60\00:39:41.39
inside of you and you
had to go ahead not God
00:39:41.42\00:39:43.63
was working
contrary to you, but he knew
00:39:43.66\00:39:46.29
in your heart this is
really what you wanted,
00:39:46.32\00:39:47.86
you have been
praying for these things.
00:39:47.89\00:39:49.56
He says oh
don't get discouraged,
00:39:51.24\00:39:52.40
truth will never be
popular, people not gonna
00:39:53.98\00:39:55.91
love the truth.
They are gonna silence,
00:39:55.94\00:39:58.49
try to silence the
messenger. So, we have been
00:39:58.52\00:40:02.45
saying battles going on
today when God's servant
00:40:02.48\00:40:04.61
speaks his word in
church, when God's servant
00:40:04.64\00:40:08.22
begin to reprove
wrongs that are done or being
00:40:08.25\00:40:12.23
done rebuke those who
are bringing wrong principle
00:40:12.26\00:40:15.33
into the church.
People don't want to hear it
00:40:15.36\00:40:19.20
many times and may be
when something develops
00:40:19.23\00:40:23.27
some course of action
or something comes into the
00:40:24.10\00:40:26.60
church to prevent or
subvert may be the truth
00:40:26.63\00:40:30.02
of the justice
and judgment of God,
00:40:30.05\00:40:32.09
we must take the word
and let the word do the
00:40:32.12\00:40:34.47
speaking. This is what
God challenges us to do,
00:40:34.50\00:40:38.85
he did back then and
he still does it today.
00:40:38.88\00:40:41.38
We have to watch out
for corrupting influences.
00:40:41.41\00:40:44.65
Now so God warns us
about the avenues that
00:40:45.44\00:40:48.35
will blind us spiritually.
Now we need to start
00:40:48.38\00:40:50.22
repaying attention here,
we just dig it in remember
00:40:50.25\00:40:53.31
this is a two part
series. How we can be blinded
00:40:53.34\00:40:58.97
spiritually, warnings
are given to us to stay away
00:40:59.00\00:41:02.79
from things of pagan
origin. In fact just read
00:41:02.82\00:41:09.31
Deuteronomy 18 the
whole chapter when you
00:41:09.34\00:41:11.09
get an opportunity,
I'll just condense it down.
00:41:11.12\00:41:13.19
God has warned us
always in the word,
00:41:13.22\00:41:15.60
he said stay away
from things like astrology,
00:41:15.63\00:41:18.28
sorcery. We go down the street,
00:41:18.31\00:41:21.64
we see the palm
readers and we see magic
00:41:21.67\00:41:24.85
and witchcraft and
cards and soothsayers
00:41:24.88\00:41:28.42
that the Bible talks
about. These were always the
00:41:28.45\00:41:33.22
main features of the
system of paganism, always.
00:41:33.25\00:41:38.25
You say well you
know I am not really sure.
00:41:39.55\00:41:40.84
You see God warned
Israel over and over about the
00:41:41.70\00:41:44.12
worship of the sun
and the moon and the stars
00:41:44.15\00:41:47.13
you've read that,
you've understand that always
00:41:47.16\00:41:50.79
he has warned them.
He warned them about
00:41:50.82\00:41:52.91
worshiping things of
nature rather than to worship
00:41:52.94\00:41:56.29
the creator of nature.
And many would not listen,
00:41:56.32\00:42:02.11
but Jeremiah 10:2
makes it really clear,
00:42:04.16\00:42:06.76
it points out the
primary way in which the heathen
00:42:06.79\00:42:11.53
worshiped and
the Bible says this,
00:42:11.56\00:42:13.62
Thus saith the Lord learn
not the way of the heathen,
00:42:14.23\00:42:17.25
and be not dismayed
at the signs of heaven
00:42:17.28\00:42:20.63
for the heathen
are dismayed at them.
00:42:20.66\00:42:23.49
This is something we
need to play close attention.
00:42:26.77\00:42:29.42
What did they study,
what did the heathen study,
00:42:29.45\00:42:32.85
why were they
studying this phenomenon here,
00:42:32.88\00:42:35.38
why were they
worshiping the sun,
00:42:35.41\00:42:36.72
the moon and the stars?
History bares fact that they
00:42:36.75\00:42:40.45
like to study phenomena,
things such as eclipses,
00:42:40.48\00:42:44.68
things such as commons
and the orderly conjunction
00:42:44.71\00:42:49.96
of the heavenly bodies.
They studied these things
00:42:49.99\00:42:54.04
and try to make them
say something to them
00:42:54.07\00:42:56.39
or give direction. God
says we need to be very
00:42:56.42\00:42:58.94
careful; we have a God
in heaven that He can speak
00:42:58.97\00:43:02.27
speak the truth to us.
You see the same wanders
00:43:02.30\00:43:07.49
that Satan use
these, using again. This
00:43:07.52\00:43:10.72
is my heart felt
problem here that I am dealing
00:43:10.75\00:43:15.91
the truth to us.
You see the same wanders
00:43:15.94\00:43:16.91
that Satan use
these, using again. This
00:43:16.92\00:43:17.89
is my heart felt
problem here that I am dealing
00:43:17.90\00:43:18.87
with it, you know as
we talk on this subject.
00:43:18.88\00:43:19.85
It's not something
that's passing and never will be
00:43:19.86\00:43:21.05
used again; it's
being used right now.
00:43:21.08\00:43:22.58
He is blinding our eyes,
he is getting us a counterfeit
00:43:23.73\00:43:27.14
and we become content with that.
00:43:27.17\00:43:28.75
But regardless of the
old devil and what he tries
00:43:31.56\00:43:34.49
to use here in the last
days, I can praise God because
00:43:34.52\00:43:37.86
he can only do what
God allows him to do.
00:43:37.89\00:43:40.85
Lord that's enough
say thank you Lord.
00:43:41.48\00:43:43.42
He can only do what
God allows him to do and he
00:43:43.45\00:43:46.26
is always, always going
to fall short of the power
00:43:46.29\00:43:49.77
of God. The enemy
will always fall what,
00:43:49.80\00:43:53.22
short of the power of
God. He can't contend with God,
00:43:53.25\00:43:57.89
God is greater is
that you want to listen you
00:43:58.53\00:44:00.88
greater than he
that's in the world,
00:44:00.91\00:44:02.29
over challenged
with these things today.
00:44:03.19\00:44:05.32
Can the counterfeits of
Satan today be as blinding
00:44:07.06\00:44:11.13
as they were on Israel?
Somebody say well you know
00:44:11.16\00:44:15.31
I am not so sure
that I don't know,
00:44:15.34\00:44:16.81
how about Baal worshipers?
Satan working through
00:44:16.84\00:44:23.99
Baal, Israel looking
and finding what Baal was up
00:44:24.88\00:44:30.52
to and what was going
on around them and they
00:44:30.55\00:44:32.94
begin to say, it
might, there must be something
00:44:32.97\00:44:34.66
in this and what
they are worshiping.
00:44:34.69\00:44:36.51
They are seemed to be
something new and something
00:44:37.73\00:44:39.19
strange from serving
the real God in heaven.
00:44:39.22\00:44:43.92
But can that same
type, yes today same thing
00:44:45.80\00:44:49.53
in Jeremiah's day, same thing
that's working on us today.
00:44:50.27\00:44:54.09
Baal simply called the
Goddess of what vegetation,
00:44:54.12\00:44:57.63
the Goddess fertility,
that Israel became so degraded
00:44:57.66\00:45:02.17
and so blinded by Baal,
the counterfeit religion
00:45:02.20\00:45:05.98
of who; good of Satan.
Then most of Israel did
00:45:06.01\00:45:10.80
not know the difference
between the Lord and Baal
00:45:10.83\00:45:15.13
and which
prophets to believe in.
00:45:15.16\00:45:17.45
Now here's a challenge
for you, a challenge for me.
00:45:19.40\00:45:21.38
As we read the Bible in
First Kings and if you read
00:45:22.48\00:45:25.40
chapters 16 through
19 we won't do all that
00:45:25.43\00:45:29.12
but I want you to do
a little homework if you
00:45:29.15\00:45:32.05
read these you are
gonna find and here's a king.
00:45:32.08\00:45:34.41
Now what I want to do is
dissect his life little bit
00:45:34.44\00:45:37.07
and see how the enemy
work through this king
00:45:37.10\00:45:39.88
and as he work through
the king he also work through
00:45:39.91\00:45:42.68
the people. And how a
religious nation can go down
00:45:42.71\00:45:46.45
from worshiping the
God of heaven to worshiping
00:45:46.48\00:45:48.99
the devil, these are
things that are close to you
00:45:49.02\00:45:52.78
and close to me.
Ahab, you remember the king
00:45:52.81\00:45:56.52
of Israel; he was the
guardian he was the leader
00:45:56.55\00:45:59.20
of the chosen people.
And the Bible said king Ahab
00:45:59.23\00:46:02.93
did more to provoke the
God of Israel that all the
00:46:02.96\00:46:05.91
kings before him.
God can be provoked,
00:46:05.94\00:46:10.29
there will be a time
when God says that's enough.
00:46:11.12\00:46:12.87
You think you are
gonna get by somebody for
00:46:13.64\00:46:15.08
ever and ever doing what
you are doing, you are not.
00:46:15.11\00:46:17.01
God can be provoked,
King Ahab provoked God.
00:46:19.18\00:46:24.36
Now let's look at
how this happened and how
00:46:25.52\00:46:28.45
it could be repeated today
and is being repeated today.
00:46:28.48\00:46:32.41
First of all king Ahab,
listen very carefully because
00:46:35.01\00:46:40.18
this may be in
your life right now.
00:46:40.21\00:46:42.40
King Ahab was not
spiritually minded,
00:46:43.65\00:46:48.41
now remember he was raised
up to do the right things,
00:46:48.44\00:46:51.60
to know the God of
heaven, to know what truth,
00:46:51.63\00:46:54.68
all about the truth
but he became so confused
00:46:54.71\00:46:57.97
in his mind that he was
not, he wasn't spiritually
00:46:58.00\00:47:01.71
minded and if you are not
spiritually minded you are
00:47:01.74\00:47:04.18
gonna fall short I
am going to fall short.
00:47:04.21\00:47:05.18
Spiritually minded,
now we are gonna take some
00:47:07.54\00:47:10.86
these and dissect them
all but notice quickly this.
00:47:10.89\00:47:13.88
He did not
particularly like to attend
00:47:13.91\00:47:19.00
religious services.
Now the king did what?
00:47:19.03\00:47:22.81
He was not spiritual
minded, he did not like
00:47:23.49\00:47:25.89
or he did not recommend
to the people as the king
00:47:26.79\00:47:29.33
of Israel to
attend religious services,
00:47:29.36\00:47:32.17
is it important? Number
three, he was not content,
00:47:32.80\00:47:38.92
oh friend to be not
contend in your worship.
00:47:41.38\00:47:44.93
When you are not contend
in serving God and worshiping
00:47:46.23\00:47:48.82
God and contend
where you are at,
00:47:48.85\00:47:50.50
you are going to be
looking for something that's new
00:47:50.53\00:47:53.16
and strange. Do we find
it in this moment today;
00:47:53.19\00:47:57.15
yes do we find it
around the world yes.
00:47:57.18\00:47:59.09
There are people
constantly know how
00:47:59.81\00:48:02.19
wild the teaching
may be, they are looking
00:48:02.22\00:48:05.66
for something new
and strange because
00:48:05.69\00:48:07.60
they are not content
with their relationship with
00:48:07.63\00:48:09.80
Jesus Christ. I don't
mean that always we have things
00:48:09.83\00:48:13.38
perfect and
everything is alright.
00:48:13.41\00:48:14.48
But you have to know who God is;
00:48:15.29\00:48:16.56
you have to have him
in your heart and in your
00:48:16.59\00:48:18.62
mind. How about this
thing called new and strange.
00:48:18.65\00:48:24.25
I have read it in little
book second selected messages
00:48:26.17\00:48:28.59
14 and it
addresses of something,
00:48:28.62\00:48:30.85
it says new and
strange. And I just want to try
00:48:30.88\00:48:32.27
to read that if I may, we
are gonna read this to you.
00:48:32.30\00:48:34.86
It says the danger
that for our churches,
00:48:35.95\00:48:39.69
the danger for our
churches is that something
00:48:39.72\00:48:42.16
new and strange
will be brought in.
00:48:42.19\00:48:44.52
Things that confuse the
mind, does this make sense?
00:48:45.74\00:48:48.30
And the people and give
them no strengths spiritually.
00:48:50.73\00:48:54.55
See we need strengths
spiritually right now,
00:48:55.63\00:48:57.91
I believe as the people
we need encouragement right
00:48:57.94\00:49:00.05
now in the hour in
which live. But somebody bring
00:49:00.08\00:49:03.93
in this new and
strange thing thus he talks
00:49:03.96\00:49:06.59
about here we need
things that are clear things
00:49:06.62\00:49:09.49
that we can discern
is needed new and strange
00:49:09.52\00:49:13.04
things shall not be
laid the side of the truth
00:49:13.07\00:49:16.57
as they part of the
burden of the message that
00:49:17.42\00:49:20.32
is to be given at this
time. If you notice how so many
00:49:20.35\00:49:24.39
people coming with
something new as it were,
00:49:24.42\00:49:26.75
they call it new truth
and they lay it right beside
00:49:26.78\00:49:29.31
the track of the
truth as been established
00:49:29.34\00:49:31.02
and people get their
eyes of what they should
00:49:31.05\00:49:32.94
be doing and begin to
focus on the new and strange.
00:49:32.97\00:49:35.66
One of the ways that
counterfeit of the enemy
00:49:37.67\00:49:40.16
God's prophets said
don't lay it beside the truth,
00:49:41.09\00:49:43.90
don't lay it there. We
need something the clear right
00:49:45.30\00:49:47.28
now; we need the
message that gives strength
00:49:47.31\00:49:49.62
to the people, an
encouragement to the people.
00:49:49.65\00:49:52.03
Patriots and Prophet,
another wonderful book page
00:49:52.06\00:49:55.49
114 says that from
the beginning of his rein
00:49:55.52\00:49:58.52
talking about
Ahab that was marked,
00:49:58.55\00:50:01.47
it was marked by
something that was strange
00:50:01.50\00:50:04.53
and terrible and
it's called apostasy.
00:50:05.23\00:50:07.83
From beginning of his
rein something had marked,
00:50:08.90\00:50:11.41
it was marked by
something that strange,
00:50:11.44\00:50:13.02
something was terrible
it was terrible apostasy.
00:50:13.05\00:50:15.60
And God's going to
deal with apostasy wherever
00:50:17.51\00:50:19.52
it is at. So I like to
say in my mind he is bend;
00:50:19.55\00:50:23.83
what he wanted to do the
direction he wanted to go.
00:50:23.86\00:50:29.39
He wanted to go away
from doing what was right.
00:50:29.42\00:50:33.41
And you know in the
home, this is where it begins.
00:50:36.54\00:50:40.10
This is where it
all begins in the home,
00:50:42.31\00:50:45.26
where we are to be
taught to do the right thing.
00:50:46.23\00:50:48.65
Here is the culprit, we
are not teaching in the home,
00:50:49.90\00:50:54.64
our young people the
way we should be or our
00:50:54.67\00:50:57.63
young children. The
culprit and he started with
00:50:57.66\00:51:01.87
Ahab's father. Ahab's
father, he was the founder
00:51:01.90\00:51:07.18
of Samaria but also
the Bible said he did evil
00:51:07.21\00:51:10.82
in the eyes of the
Lord and we will see also
00:51:10.85\00:51:12.75
he was a high
priest of a Pagan religion.
00:51:12.78\00:51:15.02
So in the home Ahab
supposed to be what,
00:51:15.69\00:51:17.56
the leader of God's
people but because of his death
00:51:17.59\00:51:20.26
and so on there was a
lot of pagan that's in that
00:51:20.29\00:51:22.04
was going on, was
influencing his mind.
00:51:22.07\00:51:25.33
What shall we be
doing as a people today?
00:51:27.29\00:51:29.44
Little book called
Adventist home, everybody should
00:51:30.51\00:51:32.03
have one, should be
reading here page 182 and 183,
00:51:32.06\00:51:36.04
it says here, I am reading
listen, No work entrusted
00:51:36.64\00:51:40.77
to human beings, no work what;
00:51:40.80\00:51:42.76
entrusted to human
beings involves greater and
00:51:43.66\00:51:46.92
far more reaching
results then does the work
00:51:46.95\00:51:50.91
of fathers and mothers.
That's heavy, could Ahab's
00:51:50.94\00:51:57.84
life been different? If
father and mother had been
00:51:57.87\00:52:01.99
dedicated to Jesus Christ,
could it be? No greater work,
00:52:02.02\00:52:07.08
no more far reaching
results. There is a work of
00:52:09.09\00:52:14.76
father and mother,
the lack, I am reading on,
00:52:14.79\00:52:17.92
the lack of right home
training may be traced to the
00:52:17.95\00:52:22.45
larger share of the
disease and the misery
00:52:22.48\00:52:25.88
and the crime
hat curse humanity.
00:52:25.91\00:52:28.60
Where did it start? The
wrong training in the home,
00:52:29.52\00:52:32.17
we see it day in
and we see it day out.
00:52:32.20\00:52:34.74
The children run the
home, there is smart-mouthing,
00:52:34.77\00:52:37.33
they are not
made to be obedient,
00:52:37.36\00:52:39.04
they are not made
to do anything here but
00:52:39.07\00:52:41.26
the Bible is very,
very clear because mother
00:52:41.29\00:52:44.32
and father is not
doing the job that we need
00:52:44.35\00:52:46.50
to do in the home
because the enemy is constantly
00:52:46.53\00:52:49.76
badgering the ones who
would like to raise their
00:52:49.79\00:52:52.09
children in the
admonition of the Lord,
00:52:52.12\00:52:54.12
to train them to be
obedient, train them to do the
00:52:54.15\00:52:56.83
right thing. As we read,
it says we can follow the
00:52:56.86\00:53:01.43
disease and misery and
crime and the wow that's on it.
00:53:01.66\00:53:05.13
The curse to humanity
is because mom and dad
00:53:05.16\00:53:07.79
would not raise that
child in the admonition
00:53:07.82\00:53:10.41
of the Lord. Now that, you say,
00:53:10.65\00:53:12.27
well that's enough; now
let me read something else.
00:53:12.30\00:53:14.50
Adventist Home 225,
women have need of a
00:53:14.53\00:53:21.07
great patience before
they are qualified to become
00:53:21.30\00:53:25.90
mothers. Did you get
that one; women have need
00:53:25.93\00:53:30.58
of a great patience
before they are qualified
00:53:30.61\00:53:33.51
to become mothers. God
has ordained that they shall
00:53:33.54\00:53:37.47
be fitted for this
work. The work, oh listen,
00:53:37.50\00:53:41.98
the work of the mother
becomes infinite through
00:53:42.01\00:53:46.34
her connection with
Christ. The mother's work with
00:53:46.37\00:53:51.01
raising the child
becomes infinite for eternity
00:53:51.04\00:53:53.44
for this little one when
she connects herself with
00:53:53.47\00:53:56.06
Jesus Christ. But notice
when we connect with Jesus
00:53:56.09\00:54:00.52
Christ the well being
of the child, every mother
00:54:00.55\00:54:05.20
would say every
perspective mother would say
00:54:05.23\00:54:06.97
I want my child to be well,
the well-being of the child
00:54:07.00\00:54:11.02
will be affected by
the habits of the mother.
00:54:11.05\00:54:13.66
Again referring back
to Ahab, the things have
00:54:14.79\00:54:16.49
been little
different in the home,
00:54:16.52\00:54:17.57
would it been different for him.
00:54:17.60\00:54:18.80
He did more on all the
other prophets involved
00:54:19.56\00:54:21.60
against God of heaven
because of his home training.
00:54:21.63\00:54:24.14
We see it going on today.
00:54:24.17\00:54:27.13
The well-being of the
child will be affected by the
00:54:28.70\00:54:31.34
habits of the mother. Her
appetites and her passions
00:54:31.37\00:54:36.29
are to be
controlled by principle.
00:54:36.32\00:54:38.62
Her appetites and what
passions are to be controlled
00:54:40.08\00:54:44.86
by principle because
what mother thinks and
00:54:44.89\00:54:48.01
what she views and how
her attitude is and how
00:54:48.04\00:54:50.54
her temperament is
will effect the unborn baby
00:54:50.57\00:54:53.27
to become just like
that. Eating the wrong thing
00:54:53.30\00:54:57.31
will affect that child,
smoking and taking in and
00:54:57.34\00:55:00.50
drinking things will
affect that child and God will
00:55:00.53\00:55:04.07
hold you mother
responsible for that,
00:55:04.10\00:55:05.95
parents and
perspective parents you cannot,
00:55:08.86\00:55:14.73
before we close, you
cannot displease God anymore.
00:55:15.53\00:55:18.85
You cannot
displease God anymore than by
00:55:23.38\00:55:25.33
neglecting to train
your child in the admonition
00:55:25.36\00:55:29.02
of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:4 by the way,
00:55:29.05\00:55:31.94
it says train them in
the nurture and admonition
00:55:34.40\00:55:37.07
of the Lord. People
like those words because that
00:55:37.10\00:55:39.77
we don't quite
understand what they are and
00:55:39.80\00:55:42.35
I want you to
understand this with me quickly
00:55:42.38\00:55:43.97
the nurture means
the instruction, nurture
00:55:44.00\00:55:46.33
means the disciplinary
correction and also it
00:55:46.36\00:55:50.78
means the training of
that child and the admonition
00:55:50.81\00:55:54.01
that is the rebuke of
that child that is the warning
00:55:54.88\00:55:57.43
of that child and
calling attention to the things
00:55:57.46\00:55:59.41
that may hurt that
child. Can hurt God anymore
00:55:59.44\00:56:02.61
then neglect that
mothers and fathers.
00:56:02.64\00:56:04.94
Now time has run out
for now, but you know we are
00:56:08.15\00:56:10.15
gonna continue on part
two because we are saying
00:56:10.18\00:56:12.22
this is hitting home for
us. The points that we are
00:56:12.25\00:56:16.75
going to be looking at
really hit to us because we
00:56:16.78\00:56:20.23
find that Jeremiah set
aside the worship of the true
00:56:20.26\00:56:23.45
God for Baal, how
could he come to that point.
00:56:23.48\00:56:25.93
We'll examine that
little more in the second half,
00:56:26.58\00:56:28.00
but I am gonna pray
for some of you right now.
00:56:28.03\00:56:29.40
The Holy Spirit has brought
conviction upon your heart
00:56:29.43\00:56:32.08
and your life as we
close, we'll just have a quick
00:56:32.11\00:56:34.27
word of prayer together that
00:56:34.30\00:56:35.60
the Holy Spirit will help us.
00:56:35.63\00:56:36.67
Merciful Father in
Heaven, we thank you for your
00:56:38.35\00:56:39.70
word thank you for
giving us all these warnings
00:56:39.73\00:56:41.81
thank you for the truth
that you brought home to us.
00:56:41.84\00:56:44.48
We pray that now
people are making decisions
00:56:44.51\00:56:46.16
right now for your
honor and for your glory
00:56:46.19\00:56:48.40
and I thank you for
it in Jesus name, amen.
00:56:48.43\00:56:51.36
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00:56:53.68\00:56:55.10
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00:57:01.99\00:57:03.96
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00:57:07.71\00:57:09.51
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00:57:16.71\00:57:20.42
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00:57:20.45\00:57:23.88
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00:57:24.45\00:57:28.79
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00:57:29.37\00:57:32.26
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