Hello.
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My name is Shelley Quinn
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and I welcome you to
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Exalting His Word.
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I'm so glad
that you can join us!
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Today's program is going to be
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informative and fun!
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It's okay to
enjoy our Bible study
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so much that we can call it fun!
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Isn't it?
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Today we'll learn that
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when God's word
becomes RHEMA to us.
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It sustains and upholds us.
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Washes away the
influence of the world
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and becomes the sword of
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the spirit in our hands.
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I hope you've got a
paper and pen ready to
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jot down a
couple of program notes.
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What you learn today
can be life changing!
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Before we begin our study,
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I'd like to
take just a moment to
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review our theme text.
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Psalms 138:2
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In this verse
the Bible says that
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God exalts His name
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and His word
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above all things.
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And that He magnifies His word
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even above His name.
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Now, what
exactly does that mean?
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It's really important for us to
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understand this.
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It means that
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God has promoted His word to
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the highest rank of importance.
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Nothing's more important to God
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than His word.
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He has promoted it
to the highest praise...
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or place of praise!
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And God has granted His word,
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creative, life giving force,
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force to
accomplish all of His will.
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The Bible and the word of God is
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God's number one priority.
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If it's number one
on His priority list,
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it should also become number one
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on our priority list because
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God's word is life to us.
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It's alive and active
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and has the power to
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accomplish His
will in our lives.
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If we'll just open up our hearts
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and let it come in.
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Let's ask the Lord to
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bless our time together today.
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Heavenly Father,
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we come to you in
the Name of Jesus,
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asking you would send
your Holy Spirit to teach us,
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and that you would
sanctify us by your word.
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Setting us apart from
old attitudes and thoughts.
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And Lord,
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open up our understanding.
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Expand our vision of who you are
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and how you want to work
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your plan in our lives.
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In the Name of
Jesus we pray, amen.
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I'd like to quickly review
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the difference between
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God's LOGOS word
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and His RHEMA word.
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Those are two distinctions of
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God's word as defined in
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the original Greek language.
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LOGOS implies
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the entire
expression of His will
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as revealed to humanity.
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The Bible is God's LOGOS word.
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RHEMA implies a
specific word of God
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used for a practical
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and immediate function.
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Now,
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where you and I are concerned,
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the word of God
becomes RHEMA to us.
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When we take a
single Bible verse,
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confess it over our lives,
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and personally apply it.
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The Bible says that
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God's word becomes
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the RHEMA word of faith.
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When it's in our mouths
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and confession is
made into salvation.
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Jesus said,
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we don't live by bread alone
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but by every RHEMA word that
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we put into practice!
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Now, let's see
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the RHEMA word sustains us
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and upholds us.
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We'll look at Hebrews 1:3 from
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the Amplified Version.
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And that says...
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[text on screen]
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You know,
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before we focus
on His mighty RHEMA
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word of power,
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I just have to take a moment
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and comment on the first part of
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the scripture that says,
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"Jesus is the
perfect expression of
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"the character of God."
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I love this verse!
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It opened my eyes to
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see my Heavenly Father for
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who He really is!
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I grew up
without a father figure.
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My father was a pilot
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and he died in a plane crash
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when I was just six years old.
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My step-father was
an abusive alcoholic.
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So I grew up in an extremely
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dysfunctional environment!
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And to top it all off
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as a youth at church
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I was taught that
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I had to be perfect for
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my Heavenly Father to love me.
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I thought that God
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watched over me constantly
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ready to punish me
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and cast me away
from His presence.
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And although, I
loved and trusted Jesus,
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my thoughts
toward God the Father
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were ones of fear and anxiety.
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Until I
discovered this scripture!
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How liberating it was
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to learn that my Father God is
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exactly like my
Tender, Loving Savior.
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He is Holy
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and Righteous.
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Yet he is filled with love,
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mercy,
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compassion,
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and patience.
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I could speak for days
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on this topic alone
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but we better move forward
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with our teaching.
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Our subject verse
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Hebrews 1:3 says that,
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Christ sustains
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all things in the universe
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by His mighty
RHEMA word of power.
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By personal experience,
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I can testify that this is true.
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Every scripture that
has become RHEMA to me,
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sustains me and upholds me
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in my walk with the Lord.
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And the quality of
my life here on earth!
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There are so many
examples to choose from that
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I'm hard pressed
to pick just one.
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But let me share
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one of my favorites
with you and that is...
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Isaiah 26:3.
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In that verse
the Bible says that
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"God will keep in perfect peace
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"those whose mind is
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"steadfastly fixed on Him.
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"Because he trusts in Him."
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I took that promise
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and I made it
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a RHEMA affirmation by saying,
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"Thank you Father for
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"keeping me in perfect peace.
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"Thank you for keeping my mind
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"steadfastly fixed on You.
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"I do trust in you Lord,
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"I know that you have
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"my eternal benefit in mind."
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And you know,
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after I confessed this
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over my life for a while,
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I had a situation pop up that
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totally robbed me of peace!!
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So I fretted
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and I rung my hands
for about an hour...
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Then the Lord suddenly brought
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this scripture
to my remembrance!
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And this thought was
impressed upon my mind
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by that still small voice of
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the Spirit of God.
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"Where are your eyes focused?
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"On me or on the circumstances?"
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And I immediately recognized
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why I had lost my peace.
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And I changed my focus!
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Turning my eyes back to Jesus!
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The Author and the
Finisher of my faith!
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And you know something?
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My peace was restored instantly.
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His mighty RHEMA word of power
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kept me in peace
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throughout a
very difficult trial.
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Christ will not only sustain you
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by the RHEMA word of power.
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He will also give you
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the tongue of an
instructed disciple
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and a word of His love that
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will support other weary souls!
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As we develop
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an intimate
relationship with His word
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God empowers us to
give Godly council.
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Instruction that is
based on His wisdom,
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rather than human wisdom.
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God will teach us
to share His love,
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His encouragement
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and His comfort with others.
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He increases our wisdom
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through His RHEMA word.
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That word which we are
confessing over our lives
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and putting into practice!
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There's no comparison
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between knowing God's word
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as head knowledge
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and knowing His word
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through experience
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as heart knowledge.
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When the scriptures become
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our RHEMA word of faith,
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it causes our hearts to just
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bubble over with hope!
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He is the God of hope!
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Hope defined by
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the Greek definition is
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"eager expectation" .
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Eager expectation that
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God will perform His word.
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Hebrews chapter 6 says, that
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God has confirmed what
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He promised with an oath.
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And since it's
impossible for God to lie,
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we can take hold
of this hope that
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He offers us
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and be greatly encouraged!
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Hebrews 6:19 says it this way...
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"We have this hope as
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"an anchor for our soul
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"firm and secure."
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What does an anchor do
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for a ship in a stormy sea?
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Well, it helps
it stay on course.
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And when we have real hope
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in the promises of God.
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We'll be anchored
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and we will not
be double minded.
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Let me read what James says in
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Chapter 1 verses 5 and 8.
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That's James 1:5,8...
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"If any of you lacks wisdom,
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"let him ask of God
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"who gives to all liberally
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"and without reproach
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"and it will be given to him.
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"But let him ask in faith
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"with no doubting.
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"For he who doubts
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"is like a wave of the sea.
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"Driven and tossed by the wind.
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"For let not
that man suppose that
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"he will receive
anything from the Lord.
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"For he is a double minded man.
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"Unstable in all that he does."
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We need to be encouraged by
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the eager expectation that
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God will perform
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His word in our lives.
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And the confession of our hope
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will keep us from wavering.
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It will keeps in
faith from doubt!
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Here's how Hebrews
10:23 explains it...
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[text on screen]
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When God's word
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becomes RHEMA to us
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the level of trust that
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we have in His
faithfulness just soars!
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Our hearts will
overflow with hope
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and the power of
Christ's RHEMA word
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will sustain us
in all situations!
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The Bible says,
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[text on screen]
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Now, don't go away,
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please.
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We'll be right back
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after this brief
announcement to see
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how the RHEMA word washes away
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the influence of
the world system.
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If this dynamic series is
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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 RHEMA word also washes away
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all the influence of the world.
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Let's look at Ephesians 5:25-27.
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The Bible says this...
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[text on screen]
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Let me share
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a brief experience with you that
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might help you better
understand this scripture.
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My husband JD and I lived
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in Dallas when we...
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...oh I guess for
the first five years of
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our marriage.
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And we frequently
made a 400 mile round trip
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on the weekends to
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visit his parents on the farm.
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Along the way JD's habit was to
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stop at this
particular service station.
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And necessity often
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required me to enter
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the convenience store there.
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I would walk in
all clean and shiny...
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And each time
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I walked out with my hair
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and my clothes stinking
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like cigarette smoke!
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You know,
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no matter how fast I dashed in
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and out of that store,
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the smoke still permeated
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everything about me
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and it clung on until
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I washed it off.
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It's a similar
situation for Christians
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walking in a polluted world.
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We try not to be
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influenced by thoughts,
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attitudes and images of
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the world system.
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Still just because we've walked
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into the environment,
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they invade our minds
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and sometimes cling to us.
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But praise God
He has the answer!
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Psalms 119:9 says,
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"How can a young
man cleanse his way?
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"By taking heed
according to your word."
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When we come to the Bible
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and take His
word into our hearts,
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He will wash us
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by the living
water of His RHEMA word.
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Our minds are refreshed
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and our attitudes are made new
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as His word washes away
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the influences
of the world system.
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You know,
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Psalms 119 continues in verse 11
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and it says,
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"Your word have I
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"hidden in my heart that
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"I might not sin against you."
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That reminds me of
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what Paul wrote in
his letter to the Romans.
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He said
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"For whatever
things were written before
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"were written for our learning.
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"That we through the patience
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"and the comfort of
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"the scriptures might have oath.
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That's Romans 15:4.
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You know,
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second hand smoke
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was once thought to be
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simply an annoyance.
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But now,
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we've realized is hazardous
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to our health.
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What's our attitude about sin?
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Do we think second hand sin
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does us no harm?
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Is the evil of the world
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a near neucense to us?
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Or is it a real hazard to
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our spiritual health?
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The more Bible
verses that I've made RHEMA
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the further I've advanced to
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look upon sin
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with the same attitude of
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our Holy and Righteous God!
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The smell of the smoke of hell
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can cling to us
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simply by
beholding "second hand sin"!
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We need to wash it off
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with His RHEMA word!
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The Bible says...
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[text on screen]
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I chose the NIV translation
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for this verse because
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it was closest to
the original Greek.
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Because it does speak there of
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those who washed the robes.
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You know
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it's interesting
other translations
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talk about the -
that those who are
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walking in
obedience to His commands
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and it's because
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washing our robes
00:17:03.40\00:17:04.48
and walking in obedience to
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His commandments are
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really synonymous.
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It's by putting God's RHEMA word
00:17:10.30\00:17:12.18
into practice that
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we can wash our robes
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and then we'll be without spot
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or wrinkle
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or any such thing.
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If we want to be
sanctified, wholly
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and without blemish
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we need to be practicing
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God's word!
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We need to come to
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the fountain of Living Waters
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and allow the Holy Spirit
00:17:32.13\00:17:33.68
to wash us with the
water of the RHEMA word.
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Now, here's where our study of
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the RHEMA word of God
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really gets exciting to me!
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The RHEMA word is
the sword of the Spirit.
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[text on screen]
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You know I was
00:17:59.30\00:18:00.68
accustomed to thinking that
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the entire Bible
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was the Sword in the Spirit
00:18:04.13\00:18:05.18
until I did this
study in the Greek.
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And I looked at the terms
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LOGOS and RHEMA
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And suddenly I recognized that
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the Bible is the
sheath that holds the sword!
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The Sword of the Spirit is
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the particular verse that
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I can draw from the Bible
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and make it my
RHEMA affirmation saying;
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"It is written."
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When I was young,
00:18:30.67\00:18:31.78
there was a popular
television program about
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a Spanish noble man named Zoro.
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He was always fighting for
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the good of the people.
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And after his daring rescues,
00:18:42.47\00:18:43.95
he would draw his
sword from his sheath
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and with three bold swipes
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[swipe sounds]
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he would make his mark.
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A "Z" for his name's sake
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on the doors
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and the gates of his enemy.
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May I suggest that
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as Christians
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we should be doing the same?
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We can either be
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spiritual 'zeros' or
00:19:05.11\00:19:07.05
spiritual 'zoros'.
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We should have God's word
00:19:10.00\00:19:11.72
hidden in our hearts so that
00:19:11.77\00:19:13.82
we can pull out
00:19:13.87\00:19:15.62
the sword of the spirit
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and in three bold swipes...
00:19:16.77\00:19:18.68
[swipe sounds]
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"IT
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"IS
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"WRITTEN."
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Leave our marks on
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the enemy's gate!
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Let me give you
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a demonstration of how we wheel
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the Sword of the Spirit.
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When we face the enemy
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and he comes in against us
00:19:36.40\00:19:39.18
with guilt and condemnation,
00:19:39.23\00:19:41.82
we need to pull out our sword
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and say...
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"IT IS WRITTEN".
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I am a new
creation in Christ Jesus.
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God is working in me to
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cause me to will and to act
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according to His good pleasure.
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He will complete
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the good work that
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He has begun in you.
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If you're taking program notes
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that affirmation came from
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three scriptures
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II Corinthians 5:17
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Philippians 2:13
00:20:09.13\00:20:11.05
and Philippians 1:6.
00:20:11.10\00:20:14.42
When the enemy
00:20:14.47\00:20:16.02
tries to cloud our minds
00:20:16.07\00:20:18.22
with confusion
00:20:18.27\00:20:19.45
we need to pull
our sword and say...
00:20:19.50\00:20:22.15
"IT IS WRITTEN.
00:20:22.20\00:20:24.45
"GOD IS NOT THE
AUTHOR OF CONFUSION
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"BUT OF PEACE.
00:20:28.70\00:20:30.55
"I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN
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"A SPIRIT OF FEAR.
00:20:32.30\00:20:34.28
"GOD HAS GIVEN ME
00:20:34.33\00:20:36.08
"A SPIRIT OF POWER
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AND OF LOVE
00:20:37.87\00:20:38.98
AND of SOUND MIND.
00:20:39.03\00:20:40.82
GOD IS RIGHTEOUS.
00:20:40.87\00:20:42.28
HE HAS CUT ME FREE FROM
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THE CHORDS OF THE WICKED.
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That affirmation came from
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I Corinthians 14:33,
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II Timothy 1:7,
00:20:54.07\00:20:58.88
and Psalms 129:4.
00:20:58.93\00:21:05.15
When the tempter
00:21:05.20\00:21:07.08
tries to trick us
00:21:07.13\00:21:08.45
and entangle our feet
00:21:08.50\00:21:10.22
with his snare,
00:21:10.27\00:21:11.25
we need to pull out
our sword and say...
00:21:11.30\00:21:13.85
"IT IS WRITTEN"
00:21:13.90\00:21:16.02
I AM DEAD TO SIN
BUT ALIVE TO GOD!
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I AM UNDER THE
POWER OF HIS GRACE
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AND SIN SHALL NOT BE MY MASTER.
00:21:22.67\00:21:26.12
I HAVE PUT ON CHRIST
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AND I MAKE NO
PROVISION FOR MY FLESH.
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GOD HAS GIVEN ME
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THE VICTORY THROUGH
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THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
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This affirmation comes
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from four scriptures.
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And let me give
you the references.
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That's Romans 6:11, 14,
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Romans 13:14,
00:21:49.43\00:21:53.52
and I Corinthians 15:57.
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I need to share
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something spectacular about
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God's two edged sword.
00:22:02.13\00:22:04.92
In Hebrews 4:12
00:22:04.97\00:22:07.12
the Bible says that
00:22:07.17\00:22:08.92
the Word of God is
00:22:08.97\00:22:10.55
living and powerful
00:22:10.60\00:22:13.58
and sharper than
00:22:13.63\00:22:15.15
any two edge sword.
00:22:15.20\00:22:17.78
You know
00:22:17.83\00:22:19.15
a study in the Greek
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revealed something remarkable
00:22:20.47\00:22:22.12
about this familiar verse.
00:22:22.17\00:22:23.95
The word "TWO-EDGED" is
00:22:24.00\00:22:26.45
dissonant in Greek.
00:22:26.50\00:22:28.55
And it means
literally two mouths.
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Like a double mouthed river.
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Now please carefully consider
00:22:36.07\00:22:38.75
the following excerpt from
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Life Affirmations From Scripture
00:22:40.70\00:22:42.65
that the Lord
inspired me to write.
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[information on screen]
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Now if you're
taking program notes
00:23:41.37\00:23:43.38
and you just want to
00:23:43.43\00:23:44.92
jot these references down
00:23:44.97\00:23:46.88
very quickly.
00:23:46.93\00:23:48.22
That affirmation was derived
00:23:48.27\00:23:50.12
from Hebrews 4:12,
00:23:50.17\00:23:54.05
Isaiah 55:9-11, and 13,
00:23:54.10\00:24:01.62
Jeremiah 1:12,
00:24:01.67\00:24:08.08
and Luke 1:20,
00:24:08.13\00:24:11.92
and finally Habacuc 2:3.
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Can you see
00:24:19.00\00:24:20.85
the power of life affirmations?
00:24:20.90\00:24:23.38
The word of God
00:24:23.43\00:24:25.92
becomes two mouthed
00:24:25.97\00:24:27.55
as we draw His word
00:24:27.60\00:24:28.95
and make it the
confession over our lives.
00:24:29.00\00:24:32.62
Scripture says that
00:24:32.67\00:24:33.82
what becomes
RHEMA to us is alive
00:24:33.87\00:24:39.55
and active within us.
00:24:39.60\00:24:41.08
The blessing is
not on the hearing
00:24:41.13\00:24:44.15
but on the practice of His word.
00:24:44.20\00:24:47.98
Jesus said,
00:24:48.03\00:24:49.00
"Blessed rather are those who
00:24:49.01\00:24:51.28
"hear the word of God
00:24:51.33\00:24:53.68
"and obey it
00:24:53.73\00:24:55.68
"and put it into practice."
00:24:55.73\00:24:58.82
The Sword of the Spirit
00:24:58.87\00:25:01.42
will cut us free from
00:25:01.47\00:25:03.18
the chords of the wicked that
00:25:03.23\00:25:05.75
try to bind us.
00:25:05.80\00:25:06.77
Did you know that
is a promise of God?
00:25:06.78\00:25:09.15
Psalms 129:4 it says,
00:25:09.20\00:25:11.88
"The Lord is righteous.
00:25:11.93\00:25:13.22
"He has cut us free from
00:25:13.27\00:25:14.92
"the chord of the wicked."
00:25:14.97\00:25:17.32
If we'll apply this
00:25:17.37\00:25:19.08
two mouth principle to our life
00:25:19.13\00:25:24.15
then we can
absolutely be cut free
00:25:24.20\00:25:28.15
by the Sword of the Spirit.
00:25:28.20\00:25:32.52
Confess God's word
00:25:32.57\00:25:34.88
over your life!
00:25:34.93\00:25:36.65
Declare...
00:25:36.70\00:25:37.67
"IT IS WRITTEN".
00:25:37.68\00:25:39.95
THE LORD IS RIGHTEOUS!
00:25:40.00\00:25:42.15
I AM FREE FROM SIN,
00:25:42.20\00:25:45.12
OPPRESSION
00:25:45.17\00:25:46.14
AND DEPRESSION BECAUSE
00:25:46.15\00:25:48.08
GOD HAS CUT ME FREE FROM
00:25:48.13\00:25:50.95
THE CHORDS OF THE WICKED THAT
00:25:51.00\00:25:53.28
WERE TRYING TO BIND ME!
00:25:53.33\00:25:55.65
Hallelujah!!!
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I don't know
00:25:58.33\00:26:00.68
where you're at today.
00:26:00.73\00:26:02.68
You may be sitting at home,
00:26:02.73\00:26:04.35
you may be riding in a car,
00:26:04.40\00:26:06.15
maybe you're in a hotel room.
00:26:06.20\00:26:08.92
You may be
suffering some great pain.
00:26:08.97\00:26:14.85
You may be agonizing
00:26:14.90\00:26:17.22
over certain decisions.
00:26:17.27\00:26:18.62
But I guarantee you one thing,
00:26:18.67\00:26:20.52
God's word has all the answers.
00:26:20.57\00:26:24.02
If you would learn to go to God
00:26:24.07\00:26:26.28
and look to Him
for all the answers
00:26:26.33\00:26:28.68
and speak His
word over your life
00:26:28.73\00:26:31.18
God will do something that
00:26:31.23\00:26:32.98
is absolutely outstanding!
00:26:33.03\00:26:35.48
I can testify to that
00:26:35.53\00:26:37.12
on a personal experience.
00:26:37.17\00:26:38.65
Well, unfortunately our time is
00:26:38.70\00:26:42.32
running out for today.
00:26:42.37\00:26:44.62
It certainly passes
by quickly! [chuckles]
00:26:44.67\00:26:47.35
I hope that
you'll join us next time
00:26:47.40\00:26:49.62
when you'll learn that
00:26:49.67\00:26:52.02
no RHEMA word of God
00:26:52.07\00:26:53.85
is impossible of fulfilling.
00:26:53.90\00:26:56.25
Let me say just a
brief prayer with you.
00:26:56.30\00:26:59.15
Heavenly Father
in the Name of Jesus,
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I pray for myself
and for every viewer.
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"Lord teach us the
power of your word.
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How to put it into practice.
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And watch over your word to
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perform it in our lives
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as we cooperate with you.
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In the Name of Jesus,
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amen.
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Well, may God
multiply His mercy,
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love and grace to you.
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And indeed He will
watch over His word to
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perform it in you
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as you cooperate with Him.
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Please remember
to spend you time
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making that which is
most important to God
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the very thing that is also
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most important to you.
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God's word is His
number one priority
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and we should make it
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our number one priority to
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spend our time
Exalting His Word.
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May God bless you!
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