Hello.
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I'm Shelley Quinn
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and welcome to
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Exalting His Word.
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Today,
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we'll be looking at
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how we can receive
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the transforming power of
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God's promises.
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Power that is life changing.
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Promises that are based on
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the vows of God to you and me.
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I hope you have a pen
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and paper handy so
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you can take some notes
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from our study on
this exciting topic!
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First,
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I'd like to review
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the title for this program
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which was taken
from Psalms 138:2.
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In that verse
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the Bible says that
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God exalts His name
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and His word above everything.
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And that He exalts His word
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even above His name.
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Why?
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Why does God exalt His word
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over everything?
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He has given His word
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the highest rank of importnace.
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He has given His word
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the highest
expression of praise!
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God exalts His word
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over everything because
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He has given it life,
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transforming power that
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is in His word.
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You know,
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it is something that
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we need to undesrtand that
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God has empowered His word
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with everything that
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we need to change our lives.
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God has a message for us
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about His word!
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He declares His
word is life to us
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because it reveals His love,
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His character
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and His plan for us.
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His word is life to us
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because it
contains the creative power
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to transform our lives.
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Lets ask the Lord
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to bless the
study of His word today.
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Heavenly Father,
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we come just to praise you
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and to thank you Lord
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for this
opportunity to be in Your word.
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And I ask Father,
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for a special blessing
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on all my
brothers and my sisters.
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I ask Father God that
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you would teach us
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how to truly receive
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and retain the
seed of Your word.
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That it might be
develped in our lives.
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We give you the praise
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and the honor and the glory.
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In Jesus name, amen.
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Did you know that
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the promises of God
can keep you from evil?
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Transform your character
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to be like Christ
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and give you an abundant life?
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Let's look at where
the Bible tells us this
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in II Peter 1:4
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[text on screen]
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When we plant God's promises
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we can flee form evil!
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I want to remind you of
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something that's important!!
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God will empower us to do
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all that He has called us to do.
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In His love
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and concern for our well-being
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God has given us
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His commandments
for our eternal benefit.
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Every commandment that
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He has ever given us
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can also be
considered a promise of
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what the Lord
will empower us to do.
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But that's just the beginning.
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When we plant God's promises
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the creative power of His word
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will work in us
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and cause us to be transformed
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into the very image of Jesus.
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Now I think that's
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a reason to celebrate,
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don't you?
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Let's quickly review
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the process of
planting God's promises.
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Jesus defines these four steps
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in Luke 8:15
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as He concluded the parable of
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the sewer and the seed.
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And He told us
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how to reap a
hundredfold harvest!
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First...
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[information on screen]
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The first step
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preparing our
hearts for the planting
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requires that we plow up
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our hardened areas of our heart.
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And we do this by
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coming before the Lord
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in humility and repentance.
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Acknowledging our dependence
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upon His spirit.
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Step number two
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broadcasting
the seed of His word
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into our hearts
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requires that we hear the word.
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And then the third step,
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requires that we
receive God's word
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as a promise of
what He will accomplish
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and we have to retain it!
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To grab hold of
it and not let go!
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This is the actual step that
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releases His
creative power into our life!
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Let me illustrate
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what I means by recounting
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an historical of event.
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In my opinion,
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I think that the greatest
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and most at amazing act of
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the story of a young Jewish girl
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who had the trust to receive
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an incredibly
personal word from God.
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When angel came to
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this virgin named Mary
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and said that she would have
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the Son of God.
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She was curious
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and a little troubled
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and wondered
how it would happen.
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Then the angel
explained to her that
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the Holy Spirit
would overshadow her
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and he concluded...
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[text on screen]
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You know
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many Bible translations omit
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the second part of that verse.
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They stop at
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"nothing is
impossible with God",
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but the original in Greek
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includes that
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"no word from
God is without power
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"or impossible of fulfillment."
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I think it's critical that
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we understand this truth.
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Now listen to Mary's response...
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Again I have chosen
the translations that
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are closest to
the original Greek.
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[text on screen]
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What incredible trust in God!
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And believe in
the power of His word!
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Notice what the
Bible records about
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the amazing faith
that Mary demonstrated
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when she received
and retained His word.
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[text on screen]
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Because Mary trusted in God
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and she believed
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in His faithfulness
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and the faithfulness of His word
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she was willing to receive
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His word personally.
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God would fulfill
His purpose in her.
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Scripture often refers to...
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[information on screen]
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When Mary
received the word of God
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His seed was planted in her.
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She held fast to His word.
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Then the power
of the Holy Spirit
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overshadowed her.
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And the purpose of God's word
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was birthed in her.
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She brought
forth the Son of God!
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And the word says
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or the Bible says that
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the word became flesh.
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What if Mary had
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merely believed all things
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are possible with
God but thought...
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Surely He can't mean
that it'll happen to me!
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What if she had
disregarded God's word?
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Rejecting His seed
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and His purpose for her life?
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There's no doubt
that God would have found
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another handmadden
to fulfill His plan!
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But Mary's history
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would have to be rewritten!
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God's Word has creative power.
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Life-changing power.
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Still that power
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cannot be released in you
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unless you're willing to receive
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and retained the
seed He has for you.
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It's a dangerous thing to
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reject God's testimony
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about who we are in Christ.
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Let us often remember that
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the Bible warns
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if we don't
accept God's testimony
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we are
regarding Him as the liar.
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God wants us to come to Him
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believing that He exists
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and that He has the power to do
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all that He vows to do.
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He rewards those who
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earnestly seek Him
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with this attitude.
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If we receive
the word seed of God
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and pray for the Holy Spirit
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to overshadow us with
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the power of God
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the Creator will cause us to
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become pregnant with expectancy!
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He wants to birth
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the purposes of His word in us.
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He wants the word
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to become flesh in our lives
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as we put it into practice!
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Glory to God!
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Now let's move on
to the fourth step
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and the final step for
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planting God's promises.
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We must persevere
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to allow the harvest
to be produced in us.
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What is it that
causes God's promises
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to take root in our hearts
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and produce a
harvest of righteousness?
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Perseverance!
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And that perseverance
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is determined by the level
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of believe we have.
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There are
different degrees of believe.
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One is mere mental ascent.
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In other words
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it's arriving
at that point where
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we accept something as true but
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we have no real
personal experience with it.
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The greater degree of believe is
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when we receive the truth
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and apply it personally.
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I can better explain this
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by sharing a story I once heard
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when I was young.
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A famous circus
star was renown for
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his tight rope act.
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And he performed
for heads of state
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and Kings
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and large audiences
throughout the world.
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During one the
evening performance
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he peddled a bicycle across
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this high wire with
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a young woman
sitting on the handlebars.
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And to make his act more daring
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he always
performed without a net!
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Oh to crowds went crazy!
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spectacular! [Applauding]
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They cheered!
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Bravo!
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Well suddenly,
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the Circus Star
climbed down from the wire
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and then he approached the crowd
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going to a heavyset man that
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was on the first row
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and he explained
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what he proposed to do for
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the next part of his act.
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He said I am going to
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walk a 300 pound man
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across that high
wire in a wheelbarrow!
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Do you believe that
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I can accomplish this?
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Well the
starstruck admirer just said
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"Absolutely,
absolutely I believe!"
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And the Circus Star
looked at him and said,
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good.
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Then hop into the wheelbarrow!
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Obviously
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hopping into the
wheelbarrow would require
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the greater degree of believe.
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Do you see the
point this illustrates?
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Our most vital
necessity as Christians is
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to apply this
greater level of believe
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to God's word.
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We'll be right back
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after this
announcement to discuss how
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you and I can live in that
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greater dimension of believe!
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If this dynamic series
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is making a
difference in your life,
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then you should know about
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a special study guide
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written by Shelley Quinn.
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Exalting His Word with
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Life Affirmations From Scripture
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is an in depth
study of the word of God.
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Please send
your love gifts to...
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The Bible testifies in John 3:16
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"For God so loved the world that
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"He gave His
only begotten Son that
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"whosoever believes in Him
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"should not perish
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"but has everlasting life."
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This wonderful promise
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is referring to a belief that is
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much greater than mental ascent.
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It requires the
degree of belief that
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receives His word is truth
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and personally applies it.
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You have to be willing to
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hop into the wheelbarrow.
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Believing in Jesus for salvation
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means to be living in Jesus!
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Do you want proof?
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Let's look at James Chapter 2.
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It's not enough
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to simply agree that
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Jesus is the Son of God
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and died to pay the penalty
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for our sins.
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To receive God's
gift of salvation
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we must receive Christ
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as our personal Savior.
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And make it our practice
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to be living in Him.
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The same principle applies to
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His word.
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It's not enough to agree that
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the Bible is to word of God.
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We must receive His word
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planting His
promises in our heart.
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Then we must hop
into the wheelbarrow
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and be living in His word!
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Applying His word
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through daily practice.
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We deceive ourselves
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if we think just
knowing about God
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and about His word will save us.
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We're made a
righteous by faith in Christ.
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His righteousness working in us
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will cause us to act in
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His right way of
doing all things.
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You know the
Bible says in I John 3:7
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"Let no one does the few
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"he who practices righteousness
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"is righteous just
as He is righteous."
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God's love is unconditional!
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But His promises carry
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a condition of
obedience to His will.
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Do you remember the verse
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from Hebrews 10:36 that
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I shared last time?
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It says that
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we have needed of perseverance
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so that after we
have done the will of God
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we may receive the promise.
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We don't have to worry.
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If we will just
cooperate with Him
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a loving God will empower us to
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do all that he asks us to do
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as we plow up our hears
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and expose them to His love.
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God will cause us to
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He... when we sow to the spirit
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God will empower us to receive
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and retain His seed.
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And as we step out in faith
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the Holy Spirit will empower us
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to put His word into practice.
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As we persevere God
will do a creative act of
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renewal in our hearts!
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The word of God has
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creative life-giving power!
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Let's look at Mark 4:26-28.
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The Bible says
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God gives the
increase and the growth.
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It is God who will
finish the good work that
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He has begun in us
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and establish His harvest of
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righteousness in our lives.
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Doesn't that make you just want
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to shout with joy?
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God nurtures our development by
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the living water
of His Holy Spirit.
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Then as we
persevere in His promises
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He causes
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the miracle working
function of the word to
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reproduce Christ's nature in us.
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And by His power
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we are kept a
well watered garden!
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The fruitful
vineyard of the Lord!
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Let me quote the Lord's words
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from Isaiah 27:2,3
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He says,
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"In that day,
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"a vineyard of red wine
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"I the Lord will keep it.
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"I water it every moment
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"and lest any
hurt should hurt it
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I keep it night and day!"
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Christ Jesus the seed of God is
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reproduced in our
hearts through His word.
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The seed of God.
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And the living
water of the Holy Spirit.
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You know, this
process amazes me!
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I plant a promise in my heart
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and I put His
word into practice.
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Then one day a
little seedlings stalk
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suddenly springs forward.
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And His word is
alive and active in me
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causing me to be
living in His truth.
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I've witnessed!
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God works this way in all
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who plant His promises
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and persevere.
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His life continues to grow
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and mature in us.
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We're led from one level of
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sharing in His
divine nature to the next.
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Hallelujah!!
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God's purposes are unchanging.
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There's
certainty in His promises.
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This provides us hope
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for a harvest of
righteousness in us.
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Hope that could be defined as
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an eager expectation.
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We can expect God to
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perform His word in us
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even though we have
yet to see the evidence.
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Our hope of
developing His character
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and fulfilling our destiny is
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the word alive
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and active in us.
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Listen to what the Bible says
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in Hebrews 6:17-20
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And let me continue from
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Hebrews 7:24-25
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[text on screen]
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Hope in God's promises is
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the anchor for our soul!
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Keeping us from
being double minded.
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Christ the living word is
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able to save completely.
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He stands at the right hand of
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the Father
interceding on our behalf
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EVERYDAY!!
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if you're looking
for a prayer partner
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Jesus Christ is
your prayer partner!
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And He will sustain our growth
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by the rich power of His word
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and His spirit.
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You know
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I just wanna stop here
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and share something that
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really ties in
to today's lesson.
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The reason that
I'm here today is
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because like Mary
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I learned to receive a
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very personal
word from the Lord.
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I was impressed
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like a couple of years ago
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by the still
small voice of the Lord.
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Those unspoken words when
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the Holy Spirit impresses
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God's thoughts on our minds...
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that God will
open up the doors for
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television radio and publishing.
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And I remember so clearly
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I had been praying for hours
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I was journaling my prayers.
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And I was so excited
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and I wrote this down.
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And I went
running down stairs to
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tell my husband.
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And I said Honey,
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the Lord is telling me that
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He's going to open up doors
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for television that I can share
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His message of
hope with the world.
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And my husband said,
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Honey we live Coleman Texas,
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a population of 5000
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out in the middle of nowhere.
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He said,
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how is anyone
going to discover that
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you even know
God's message out here?
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And I said to him,
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I don't know.
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But, let it be done to me
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according to God's word.
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Just as Mary said!
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And you know
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the Lord has blessed me because
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I believe that what
He was speaking to me
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once from Him!
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And I wanted a careful
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I'm cautious when I say this
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because there
are many people who
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will talk about
hearing something from God
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and they may be following
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the voice of the stranger.
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So I always like
to point out that
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it is important
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if we are relying
on the impression of
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the Lord that we will know
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God will never speak
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anything that violates
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any of His scriptures.
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The number one way
that God speaks to us is
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through the Bible.
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And I think the reason the Lord
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could trust me to
speak to me is because
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He'd been teaching me
to plant His promises.
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To retain His
promises for years.
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I've been speaking
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hundreds of Bible promises
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over my life on a daily basis.
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I was so familiar
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and becoming more
and more familiar with
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the word of God
that God knew that
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I would recognize
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His voice!
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Because He knew
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He could trust me not to follow
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the voice of the stranger.
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Not to follow
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just my own desires but
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to check everything out
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according to His word.
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And I'm so thrilled to
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have this opportunity to
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be talking with you today
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and to continue
in this series to
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teach you that God's word
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really is life to you!
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That is so important!
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If we would just learn to plant
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God's promises in our hearts
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if we'll just learn to
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plow up our hearts
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and come humbly before the Lord,
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and listen to His word
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and speak His
word over our lives
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and get His word
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in our hearts that
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it is there on a permanent basis
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and that we're living
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and abiding in His word.
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Then God can bring
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the creative miracle of His word
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to life in us!
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He will teach us
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who we are in Christ.
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He will wake up
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His slumbering church
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and we'll quit murmuring
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and complaining
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and living in the pity party.
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We'll serve the Lord with zeal!
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I am absolutely convinced that
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the closing moments of earth
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are approaching.
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And the only way that
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we'll make it through
00:26:16.30\00:26:18.08
the final trials on earth is
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if we have God's word planted
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and rooted in our heart.
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And if we are
walking in His word
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on a daily basis.
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Letting it be the
anchor for our soul!
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So that we're not double minded.
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You know James says that
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a double minded man will
00:26:37.97\00:26:39.45
receive nothing because
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without faith
00:26:41.83\00:26:44.35
we cannot please God.
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Oh, I hope that you
are being encouraged
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through this teaching.
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I pray that God is expanding
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your vision of
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His plans for your life!
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I want to tell you that
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next time that we get together
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we're gonna be looking at
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one of the greatest methods that
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the Lord has taught
me to renew our minds
00:27:07.63\00:27:11.88
and cause us to understand that
00:27:11.93\00:27:15.52
we are who God says we are!
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We're gonna start looking at
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the Bible's teaching on how to
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make God's word our
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affirmation of faith.
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May God multiply His mercy
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love and grace to you
00:27:32.10\00:27:33.65
and watch over His word
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to perform it in your life
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as you cooperate with him.
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Please remember
to spend your time
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making that which is
most important to God
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the very thing that is also
00:27:47.63\00:27:50.08
most important to you!
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And that is...
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Exalt His Word.
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