Hello.
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I'm Shelley Quinn
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and I welcome you to
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Exalting His Word!
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Today's topic will be
about salvation by Grace
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and God's gift of redemption.
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We're going to develop
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an affirmation
for you to declare
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with your living
voice to bring God glory
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and set your heart free!
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It would be a
good idea to have a pen
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and paper ready because
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you might want
to take a few notes.
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Before we begin
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as our habit has become,
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let's review the same
text for this program.
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Its Psalms 138:2
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and in this verse
the Bible says that
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God exalts His Word
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and His Name above all things
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and He exalts His
Word even above His Name!
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Now, what
exactly does that mean?
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It means that God
has assigned His word
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the highest position of praise!
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Nothing is more
important to God than His word.
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And because nothing
is more important to Him
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He has promoted His word to
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the highest rank of importance.
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-That should apply
to you and I as well.
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God exalts His word
above all things because
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He has granted creative
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life-giving force to His word.
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Power that can
accomplish all of He is will!
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Today were going to
learn how to exalt God's word
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and return it to Him
to set our hearts free!
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But before we begin,
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let's go to the Lord in prayer.
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Heavenly Father
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we come today asking that
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you would circumcised our ears
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and circumcised
our hearts Father God.
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In the Name of Jesus help us to
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see You for who You are.
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Help us to
understand your great love
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and the great gift of
salvation and redemption.
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And Father in the Name of Jesus
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I pray that you would send
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your Holy Spirit
to be our teacher
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and sanctify us by His word.
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In Christ Holy
Name we pray, Amen.
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Now here's our first Life
Affirmation from Scripture.
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[Affirmation on screen]
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What we are doing here is
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we're taking Bible texts
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and we're turning
them into an affirmation.
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A declaration declaring
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God's testimony over our lives.
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So let's take
this affirmation apart
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just line by line
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and I'll show you
the supporting scriptures
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and where they came from.
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The first line said,
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"I am the redeemed of the Lord
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"saved by His marvelous grace."
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I got that from
Psalms 107:2 which says,
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"Let the redeemed
of the Lord say so."
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God wants us to testify
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we are the redeemed of the Lord!
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And Ephesians 2:4-5 is
where I got the part about
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being saved by
His marvelous grace.
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The Bible says
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"But because of
His great love for us,
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"God who is rich in mercy,
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"made us alive with Christ
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"even when we were
dead in transgressions."
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It is by grace
you have been saved!
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Nothing I could do
could earn or merit
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His super abundant favor.
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That's our next line.
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"It is purely a gift
of grace from the Lord."
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You know, all
things come to us by grace.
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Everything that's
good in our life is
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by the grace of God.
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And I got this from
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four different scriptures that
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I want to read to you now.
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Galatians 3:10,13
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I'll be reading
from the Amplified.
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And listen carefully...
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it says,
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"And all who
depend on the law..."
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Now the reason why I
said listen carefully is
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I used to think
this was talking about
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the Ten Commandments
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but that's not the
law it's talking about.
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We're gonna see is
the book of the law or
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the book of Moses.
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And it says;
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"all who depend on the law
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"who are seeking to be justified
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"by obedience to
the law of rituals are
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"under a curse and doomed to
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"disappointment and destruction.
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"For it is
written in the scriptures
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"cursed be everyone
who does not continue to
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"abide or live and remain,
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"by all of the
precepts and commands
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"written in the book of
the law and practice them.
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"Christ purchased our freedom
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"redeeming us from the
curse or doom of the law
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"and its condemnation
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"by Himself
becoming a curse for us.
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"It is written in the scriptures
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"cursed is everyone
who hangs on a tree."
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(which means is crucified)
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It is so
important that we understand
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we can not take a
scripture out of context.
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And if you read
the book of Galatians
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you will see that every time
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when Paul is
referring to the law
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he's talking about
the book of the law
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which had all of
the ritualistic symbolic
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sacrificial things written in it
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as well as the Ten Commandments.
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But the book of
the law was placed on
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the outside of the
Ark of the Covenant.
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And it contained
all of the curses in it!
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And God told Moses you
place the book of the law
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on the outside of
the Arc of the Covenant
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as a witness against the people.
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It was never
meant to be permanent.
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But in the inside of
the Arc of the Covenant
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he placed the Ten Commandments.
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The two tablets of stone
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written on the
front and the back
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by the finger of God.
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John 3:16-17 is
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one you ought to know by heart.
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"For God so loved the world
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"that He gave
His only begotten Son
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"that whoever believes in Him
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"should not perish
but have everlasting life.
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"For God did not send His Son
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"into the world
to condemn the world
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"but that the world
through Him might be saved.
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And in Romans 5:8 says
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"But God demonstrates
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"His own love toward us in that
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"while we were still sinners
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"Christ died for us."
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And Ephesians 2:8-10 says,
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"By grace you have
been saved through faith.
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"And that not of yourselves
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"It is the gift of God.
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"Not of works lest
anyone should boast.
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"For we are His workmanship."
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In the Greek it says,
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"We are His work of art.
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"His handy work.
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"Created in Christ
Jesus for good works
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which God
prepared before hand that
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we should walk in them.
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Isn't that beautiful?
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Now, let's put all
of those back together
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line by line,
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and look at our Life
Affirmation From Scripture.
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We can confidently declare
God's testimony over our life
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and say, I am the
redeemed of the Lord!
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[affirmation on screen]
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Please stay tuned.
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We'll be right back
after this announcement to
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go through another Life
Affirmation From Scripture.
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If this dynamic series is
making a difference in your life
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then you should know
about a special study guide
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written by Shelley Quinn.
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Exalting His Word with
Life Affirmation 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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Well we're back with another
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Life Affirmation From Scripture!
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And here's our next Affirmation.
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[affirmation on screen]
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This is one of my
favorite affirmations!
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And if you will
speak this over your life,
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God will renew your mind.
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He will help you to
understand who you have become
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since you have
accepted Christ as your Savior.
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Let's go through
this one line by line.
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And this one is
kind of difficult to
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break down line by line
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because several
lines actually come from
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a couple of scriptures.
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We began by saying
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"I am a chose
and redeemed person.
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"He paid a price of
unspeakable value for me
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"and I am worth nothing
less than the price He paid.
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"I am bought paid
for and covered by
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"the precious blood of Jesus.
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Before we look
at those scriptures,
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I just wanna make
sure that you understand,
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if you have accepted
Christ as your Savior
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this is God's
testimony about you.
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You know, even if you've yet to
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accept Christ as your Savior,
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God sent Jesus to die for us
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while we were still sinners.
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And, you are worth
nothing less to Him than
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the price He paid for you.
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He lavished His
love on you on the cross.
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And if you are
feeling worthless or
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if you're feeling that
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you have no value to God,
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quit relying on
your human understanding
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and rely on what
the word of God says!
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You have great
value to the Lord.
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Now, let's look at the
scriptures that support this.
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I Peter 1:18-19
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"You must recognize that
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"you were redeemed or ransomed
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"from the useless way of living
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"inherited by
tradition by the forefathers.
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"You weren't redeemed
with corruptible things
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"such as silver or gold,
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"but you were
purchased with the precious
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"blood of Christ the Messiah.
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"Like that of a
sacrificial lamb.
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"Without blemish or spot."
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And I Corinthians
6:19-20 says this...
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"Do you not know that
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"your body is a
temple of the Holy Spirit
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"who is in you whom
you have received from God?
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"You are not your own.
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"You were bought at a price.
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"Therefore honor
God with your body!"
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I love these verses!
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Now, let's look
at the next line...
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The next line of
our affirmation says,
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"He has made me a
member of a royal priesthood.
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"A special person
belonging to the Lord."
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Let's look at
those scriptures...
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I Peter 2:9-10 is the first one.
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And it says this...
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"But you are a chosen generation
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"A royal priesthood.
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"A holy nation.
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"His own special people that
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"you may proclaim
the praises of Him
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"who called you out of darkness
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"and into His marvelous light.
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"You who were once
not a people are now of
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"are the people of God.
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"You who had not obtained mercy
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"have now obtained mercy!"
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And then our next line says,
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"I walk in the
marvelous light of His kingdom.
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And it is marvelous!
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Acts 26:18 is where I got that.
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Actually there's
three verses that
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I want to read to you.
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Jesus was talking
to Paul and He said,
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I am sending you
to open their eyes
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in order to turn them
from darkness to light.
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And from the power of Satan to
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the power of God that
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they may receive
forgiveness of sins
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and an inheritance among
those who are sanctified.
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How?
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By faith in Him.
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And I John 1:7 says this,
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"If we walk in the light as He
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"(Christ) is in the light,
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"we'll have
fellowship with one another
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"and the blood of
Jesus Christ His Son
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"cleanses us from all sin."
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Hallelujah!!
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And in John 8:12
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Jesus spoke to them saying,
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"I am the light of the world.
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"And He who follows me
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"shall not walk in darkness but
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"will have the light of life."
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"God grants me
favor with mankind."
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Let me read you
three scriptures with that.
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Psalms 5:12 says,
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"For you oh Lord
will bless the righteous.
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"You bless them with favor.
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"You will
surround them as a shield."
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Psalms 84:11 says this...
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"For the Lord God
is a sun and a shield.
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"The Lord will
give grace and glory.
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"No good thing will He withhold
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"from those who walk uprightly."
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And in Proverbs 3:3,4 says,
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"Let love and
faithfulness never leave you.
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"Bind them around your neck.
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"Write them on the
tablet of your heart.
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"Then, you will win favor
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"and a good name
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"in the sight
of God and of man."
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Now, let's put all
of those back together
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and we'll see where
that affirmation came from.
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[affirmation on screen]
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You can say that right now!!
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"I am worth nothing less to God
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"than the price He paid!!!"
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[affirmation on screen]
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Isn't that wonderful?
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You know there's
something so powerful
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as we speak God's
word over our lives,
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He will absolutely
rewire this computer
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that's up here in your head.
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He will renew your attitudes!
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You'll see
yourself as God sees you
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and you'll quit being
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beat over the
head with your past,
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you'll quit being
beat over your head
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with guilt and condemnation!
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You can become just like Jesus!
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That's your destiny!
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Now let's look at
our next affirmation...
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It says...
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[affirmation on screen]
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Oh this is such a
special affirmation to me!
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Let's take in about apart
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line by line
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and I'll show you
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the supporting scriptures
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and where it came from.
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First the line says
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"His word is a lamp onto my feet
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and helps me to walk
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in Christ's footsteps.
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That comes from
several different verses.
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Psalms 119:105 says,
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"Your word is
the lamp onto my feet
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"and a light onto my path."
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And Colosians 2:6,
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I want to read this to you
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from the amplified...
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It says,
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"As you have
therefore received Christ walk
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(which means regulate your lives
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(and conduct yourselves)
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"In union with Him.
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"In conformity to Him."
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One thing that I know is that,
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so many of us think that
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we're powerless over sin.
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That's true if we're doing it
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by our human effort.
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But it's not true
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if we're relying
on the power of God.
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Jesus Christ came to
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destroy the works of the devil!
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And if we will just rely on
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the infused power
of His Holy Spirit
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and His word,
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we can walk in
Christ's footsteps.
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As a matter of fact
1 John 2:6 says this...
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"Whoever claims to live in Him
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"must walk as Jesus did.
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Now, you know,
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I used to really
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beat myself up
over the head with
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this scripture when
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I first started
speaking affirmations.
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And I would say,
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"Because I live in Him
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"I must walk as Jesus walked."
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And I thought...
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"Oh, Lord I know I'm not
walking like Jesus walked!!
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"Help me Father!"
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And when He took
me to Philippians 2:13
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and helped me to understand that
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He's working in me
to cause me to will
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and to act for
His good purposes.
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And then He took me to
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Philippians 1:6 that says that
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God will complete
the good work that
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He's begun in us.
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In Romans 4:17 that says that
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God calls things that are not
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as though they already were.
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I realized this is
what God is working in me!
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He is helping me day by day,
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conforming me to
the image of Jesus
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and helping me to walk
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in the footsteps of Christ.
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We just need to
rely on His power.
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And then,
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II John 1:6 says,
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"This is love that
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"we walk in
obedience to His command."
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And His command is
that you walk in love.
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I have to pause here and say...
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God is love and God is Holy.
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So the Holy Spirit is
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not only the
spirit of holiness but
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He is the spirit of love.
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And when the Holy
Spirit is in our heart,
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everything that we
do will be motivated by
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the love of God.
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and we have to understand that
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anything that we do that is not
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motivated by love and holiness,
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is not of God.
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That's important
for us to remember!
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And in Psalms 89:15 says,
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"Blessed are those who
have learned to acclaim you.
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"Who walk in the light
of your presence oh Lord."
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Now, the next line on
that affirmation says,
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"His word illuminates might path
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"and shows me the
direction of my future steps."
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That comes from
two scriptures...
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Proverbs 4:18 that says,
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"But the path of just is like
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"the shining sun that
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"shines ever brighter
unto the perfect day."
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And you know what that means is
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none of us have
all the truth yet!
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But as we're walking
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God increases our
truth day by day that
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we will come to a
greater understanding of
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who He is and who
we are in Christ Jesus.
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And in Psalms 85:13 says,
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"Righteousness
will go before him
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"and shall make his
footsteps our pathway."
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Don't you love that scripture?
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But now here's one
of my favorite that
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refers to the RHEMA word of God.
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It says;
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"He will sustain me
with his powerful word."
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That comes from Hebrews 1:3.
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I'm going to read
that from the Amplified.
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"He (Jesus) is
the soul expression of
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the glory of God.
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"He is the light beam,
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"the out ring,
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"the radiance of the divine."
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And Christ is
the perfect imprint
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and He is the very
image of God's nature.
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Jesus said,
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"If you've seen me
you have seen the Father."
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The Father is just like Jesus.
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And it goes on to say that,
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"He upholds and
sustains all things
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"by His powerful word.
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"Upholding and
maintaining and guiding
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"and propelling the Universe!
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"By His mighty word of power!"
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Now, let's put
that all together again!
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What the Bible says in
taking all of these scripture
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we can now claim over
our life that His word...
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[affirmation on screen]
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I have found in my personal
Christian experience that
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before I started
speaking God's word
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as my life affirmation,
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before I understood that
God's word is life to me, that
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I sometimes felt like
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I was in a roller
coaster ride with the Lord.
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One day it was up and
the next day it was down.
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And, when the Lord lead me to
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start speaking His
word over my life...
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Declaring it with
my living voice...
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Lining up my thoughts
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and my attitudes with
what God believed about me
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and what He vowed about me...
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He changed my life!
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And He truly does sustain
me with His powerful word.
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I want to encourage you that
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if we would just
remember that Jesus said,
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"The Spirit gives life.
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"The flesh counts for nothing."
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And He said,
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"The words that I have
spoken to you are Spirit
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"and they are Life."
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That's John 6:63.
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And then in Deuteronomy 32:46,47
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God says,
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"My words are not idle.
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"My words are life to you."
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IF we could only recognize that
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there's transforming power
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in the word of God.
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Not only does God's word reveal
His plan for you and me...
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But, when we get that
word planted in our heart
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and we hold on to it
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and we speak it back to Him,
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it does not return void!
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The Bible says in
Jeremiah 1:12 that
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God watches His
word to perform it.
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And, who is He
performing His word for?
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For those who have
faith in His testimony.
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I hope that you are
enjoying this study.
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And I hope that you will
be able to join us next time
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when we are going to study about
00:27:18.97\00:27:21.48
what it means to
be included Christ
00:27:21.53\00:27:24.72
and how God conforms us
to the character of Christ.
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May God multiply His
mercy, love and grace to you.
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And watch over His word
to perform it in your life.
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I thank you and ask
that you will spend your time
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making that which is
most important to God
00:27:40.80\00:27:44.68
the very thing that is
also most important to you.
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Get in His word!
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Speak it over you life!
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Accept His testimony.
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And be "Exalting His Word"!
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