Most theologians and historians
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agree that the year 1800 began
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what we call the Second
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Great Awakening.
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The Second Great Awakening
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was a uniquely American
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phenomenon though its
effect reached around the world.
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In North America you had
men like Finney and Craig
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and Masterson
and Taylor and Tyler.
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Later on even Dwight L.
Moody was at the back end
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of that Awakening.
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In South America you had
men like Manuel de le Cunza:
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Juan Josephat Ben
Ezra... his pen name.
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In Europe you had many men.
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But the Second Great
Awakening had in common
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what all great awakenings have,
and that is a strong emphasis
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on the Word of God...
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a getting back to
the Bible as a source.
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People like William
Miller secreted himself away
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for many years with only the
Bible and Cruden's Concordance.
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Unlike the First Great Awakening
which took place in about 1760,
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the Second Great Awakening
saw the genesis of many
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Bible societies and track
societies and missionaries
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that went around the world.
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But again, all
great awakenings...
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all great revivals...
have one thing in common,
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and that is an
elevation of the Word of God.
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Men going back to the Bible
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and highlighting the
Bible and the Bible only.
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So it is fitting that Elder Cox
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has called this
particular series
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Give Me The Bible.
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Because if man is ever
to extricate himself from
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the pit of sin that
he finds himself in,
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it's going to be the Word of
God and study of the Word of God
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that will do precisely that.
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My name is C.A. Murray, and
it is my privilege and pleasure
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to welcome you to Volume 3
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Section 4 of plain, powerful,
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practical preaching
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from the Word of God.
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We've been
discussing the Holy Spirit,
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and tonight we will deal
with the gifts of the Spirit.
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What that means, what that is,
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what that does.
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What the Holy Spirit
wants to do to us, for us,
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with us and through us.
And our preacher, our teacher,
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our pastor, our
evangelist, and our friend
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is Elder Kenneth Cox.
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I'm excited - as I
know you are - to hear
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what the gifts of
the Spirit are all about.
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But before he comes to us,
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we will be blessed by some
special music by our organist,
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the lovely Dona Klein.
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Thank you Dona Klein!
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Enjoyed that very much.
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Well, we welcome
you back tonight.
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Appreciate you being
here for Give Me The Bible.
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We hope that as we're going
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through each subject
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that its helpful to you.
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We decided when we were going
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to put the series together
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that we would take a subject
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and spend five nights
on that particular subject.
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And that's what
we've done so far.
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Like now, we're into the
subject of the Holy Spirit,
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and we're going to spend
five presentations on the
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Holy Spirit. We spent five
on the second coming of Christ,
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and each month we will be
spending five presentations
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on a particular subject.
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So we hope that it helps you
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get a picture of
what's happening and what the
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scripture has to say
about it in a way that will be
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a blessing to you.
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Tonight we're talking about the
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Very, very important subject.
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And so we hope it will
bless you in a special way.
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And then our next
presentation is entitled the
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The scripture talks about what
is known at the Latter Rain.
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That's what we'll be looking
at in our next presentation.
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So we hope you'll
be sure be with us.
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If you're watching by
television, we hope you'll
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keep being there each
evening as we study God's Word.
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If you're listening on the
radio, we hope you're where
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you can tune in, follow
as we continue to study it.
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As I mentioned tonight,
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we're talking about the
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Very, very important subject
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because it's one that I find
is misunderstood a lot today.
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And we need to find
out... What says the Bible,
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the blessed Bible?
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This should my only question be.
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God gives us His Spirit
to lead and to guide us.
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What says the Book of God to me?
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That's what we want to find out.
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So what are you looking
at in tonight's presentation?
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What are you looking for?
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Well one, of course, is to
find out what the gifts are.
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What are the gifts God gives?
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And we'll look at those.
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But also how they relate to you
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and how they work in our lives.
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And what's the
purpose in those gifts?
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Why does God give them?
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So we're going to look at that.
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We hope that it will help you
understand what your gift is.
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Help you
understand how God uses those
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and how you and I can
put ourselves in a position
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to be used more by God.
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So we hope it will
bless you in a special way.
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During the series
we've been very happy to have
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David Tank with us.
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David is from Modesto,
California - where he lives.
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And tonight he's going to
sing a song on the 8th Psalm
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which he wrote. I'm sure you'll
be blessed in a special way.
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As I look at Thy heavens,
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the works of Thy fingers,
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the moon and the
stars which Thou hast made,
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what is man that
Thou art mindful of him?
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And the son of man
that Thou dost care for him?
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As I think of Thy greatness...
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the powers You command,
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the majesty and
glory that You have,
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what is man that
Thou art mindful of him?
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And why Lord do You
care so much for him?
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Yet Thou has made
him just a little less
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than God.
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And did crown him with glory
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and with honor.
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Thou has given him dominion
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o'er the workings of Thy hands.
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The sheep and the oxen,
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the beasts of the field,
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the birds of the air,
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and the fish of the sea.
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Oh Lord, my Lord,
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Creator of all things,
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how majestic is Thy
name in all the earth.
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What is man that
Thou art mindful of him?
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And why Lord do You
care so much for him?
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What is man that
Thou art mindful of him?
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I just don't
know, Lord, why You care
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so much for him.
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Amen.
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Gracious Father,
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we come to You this evening
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first, Lord, just to give You
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our thanks. Thank you, Lord,
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for loving us.
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For supplying all our needs
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with the fruits of the Spirit,
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the gifts of the Spirit.
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Lord, help us to know how
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to open up our
hearts and to accept You.
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To let the Holy
Spirit work in our lives.
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Give us understanding tonight
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that we may know what
You are willing to do for us
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and that we might know how
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to be the
witnesses that we should be.
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For this we pray in
Christ's name, Amen.
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Have you ever received a gift?
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And have you noticed
when given a gift how much
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excitement, eagerness there is.
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You wonder what's...
what's in the box, what's there,
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and you're excited about it.
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Can you remember a particular
gift that you received that
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kind of stands out more than
any other gift you ever got?
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You know? What gift have you...
was given to you over the years
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that just kind of stands out?
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I have one in my life
that stands out more than
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any other gift
that I've ever received.
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I've forgotten many,
many, many of the others.
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I don't know. I can't
remember what they were.
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They've all gone.
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But this one... I
have never forgotten it.
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I've remembered it all my life.
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And it was when we were...
my wife and I were at school
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in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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And we were
absolutely so poor...
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I can't describe to
you how poor we were.
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It's just so much
that... it was my birthday.
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I didn't think
she'd get me a present.
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I didn't... I mean, she didn't
have any money to buy it with
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period. I mean,
there was no such thing
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as having money to
go get me a gift with.
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There wasn't such.
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And so I didn't expect anything.
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But my birthday
came, and sure enough
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there was a box... a little box
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and she gave it to me
for my... my birthday.
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And I didn't have
any idea what it was.
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And I can
remember opening the box.
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And as I took the
lid off and looked inside
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there was a lollipop.
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A sucker that she had
bought me for my birthday.
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That gift has stayed
in my mind and in my heart
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more than anything else
because to me it was a symbol
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of her love and devotion to me,
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and it just had a
special meaning to me.
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Well God has gifts
that He wants to give you.
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Definite gifts He
wants to give you.
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And the gifts
that God gives to you -
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how should I put it? -
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aren't so much to do with
the physical part of it, folks.
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God wants to give you gifts
that deal with the spiritual
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side of it. That's the
gifts He wants to give you.
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And because the physical part...
that's not going to stay around.
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You know? It says: "the
flesh profiteth nothing. "
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It isn't. But the Spirit is
what is life and what lives.
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And so God wants to give you
gifts that deal with the Spirit.
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And you'll find that there
are several gifts in the Bible.
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I mean, not just one of two
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but a lot of different gifts
that are given in God's Word.
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In fact, the
scripture gives three lists
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of gifts that God wants to give.
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And I'm going to read
with you those three lists
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so you'll know what they are.
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And these are gifts
that God wants to give to you
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and to me. So the
first one we're reading about
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is in I
Corinthians the 12th chapter.
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And here God lists
gifts He wants to give.
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How many?
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Be very clear
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that God gives you a gift
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and that gift is
not for just you.
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It's not
something that you hoard.
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It's not something
that's just for you.
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That gift's given
for the "profit of all. "
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Very, very important.
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Those are two gifts.
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Those are gifts. We
just read nine gifts
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that God wants to
give to you and to me.
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And it has a very definite
purpose that we'll talk about
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in just a moment.
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There are other
gifts that are listed here
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in Romans the 12th
chapter and verse 6.
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Talks about
gifts that God gives.
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Those are gifts that the
Holy Spirit gives to you and I
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that we are to use.
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Now, God gives five gifts
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for the church. Five
gifts for the church.
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And He spells
them out very clearly,
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and He says these are
the five gifts that He gives
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to the church. And when
I'm saying to the church
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that is... for the
operation of the church.
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For how it should
operate and take place.
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Apostles, folks, are
people in leadership.
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That's what that's referring to.
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They are the ones
who guide and direct
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in the affairs of the church.
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And the leadership in that
respect referred to as apostles.
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And then it says
"some prophets, "
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Gives a gift to the church
because that is helpful to the
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church to know where it's
going... where it's headed.
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"to some evangelists, "
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and that's for the
spreading of the gospel.
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"and some
pastors and teachers. "
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Those five gifts
are given to the church
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and they are given for
the work of the church.
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That's what they
are to be used for.
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And those are gifts
that the Holy Spirit gives.
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By the way, that
doesn't apply just to clergy.
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That doesn't
apply just to clergy.
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That applies to
the work of the church.
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And that includes all of us.
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Not just one but all of us.
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It says: "for the" what?
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That's more than clergy.
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And I have known many laymen
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who God has given a gift to
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that they do outstanding
jobs in these five areas.
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So God gives those
gifts, and they are to be used
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in the work of the
church as it takes place.
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Now, He lists nine gifts
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that He gives, and
those gifts are to be used.
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The thing of it is... is it
says that Christ is the head
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of the church.
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That's what it says.
It says Christ is the head
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of the church. And the
Bible says here in Corinthians
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it says that the
"church is the body. "
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Way it describes it.
The church is the body.
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And it says that you and
I are members of that body.
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OK? Have you got the picture?
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Christ is the head.
The church is the body,
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and you and I are
members of that body.
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OK. Paul takes that theme
up and talks about it here
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in the 12th
chapter, and he says:
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In other words, if the foot says
"I don't like being the foot.
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I want to be the hand. "
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See? No, just because it
doesn't like being the foot...
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No, it's still part of the body.
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And by the way,
it's just as important
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as the hand.
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And so some of us are the eyes.
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Some of us are the feet.
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Some of us are the hands.
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Some of us are the ears.
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We are all
different parts of God's body.
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But every part is important.
00:20:02.26\00:20:05.47
OK? So he puts it all
together. He goes on and says:
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If the ear doesn't like
it and wants to be the eye,
00:20:16.75\00:20:19.78
no... it's still
part of the body.
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And it fulfills a very
definite function and purpose
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in the body.
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Are you following that?
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Because I find that sometimes
00:20:30.99\00:20:33.53
church members don't
follow that very well.
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Watch:
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You know, it's not
just one... it's all of us.
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We're members.
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Now, what I'm trying to tell you
00:21:04.69\00:21:07.03
is God has put you in the church
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just exactly where
He wants you. Amen!
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That's what that's saying.
00:21:16.40\00:21:18.34
He's put you there just
exactly where He wants you.
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And you and I are to fulfill
the purpose by which He has
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called us to do with the
gifts that He has given us.
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Now let me tell
you what bothers me.
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What bothers me is...
let's say that I wake up
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some morning with a toothache.
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And my tooth is
really hurting me.
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And I... I go and
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get something to try to
00:21:51.64\00:21:54.18
deaden the pain a little bit
00:21:54.38\00:21:55.78
till I can get to the dentist.
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And I go into the bathroom
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and see if I've got something
there in the medicine cabinet
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that I can put
there by that tooth
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to deaden the pain and
just give me some relief
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until I can get to the dentist.
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And I go in the bathroom
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and I get ready to get whatever
I have in the medicine cabinet,
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and my hands won't move.
00:22:14.66\00:22:16.60
You know, I
can't pick up my hands.
00:22:16.90\00:22:20.07
And pretty soon
my hands say "Well,
00:22:20.27\00:22:23.97
that's good enough for you.
00:22:24.17\00:22:25.84
You shouldn't have
been eating so much sugar.
00:22:26.04\00:22:28.81
You ought to have known better.
00:22:29.01\00:22:31.35
That's what you get
for what you've been doing.
00:22:31.55\00:22:33.98
You shouldn't do that. "
00:22:34.18\00:22:35.32
Is that the way my
hands treat my tooth?
00:22:35.52\00:22:38.65
Huh?
00:22:38.85\00:22:40.29
No, my hand
sympathize with my tooth.
00:22:40.49\00:22:44.16
It tries to help and relieve
the problem that I'm having.
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I don't understand
when each one of you
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are members in the body
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and yet I hear some
member say of another member
00:22:55.34\00:22:58.57
"Good enough for 'em. "
00:22:58.77\00:23:00.04
"Shouldn't have done that. "
00:23:00.18\00:23:01.68
No! That isn't what you do.
00:23:01.88\00:23:04.08
You sympathize with the person.
00:23:04.08\00:23:06.65
You sympathize
and you help them.
00:23:06.85\00:23:08.35
You know, we sing a song...
00:23:08.55\00:23:09.92
sing a song and say:
"You may notice that we say
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brothers and
sisters around here.
00:23:12.79\00:23:14.62
It's because we are a... family
00:23:14.82\00:23:18.16
and these folks are so dear.
00:23:18.16\00:23:20.06
If one has a
heartache, we all shed the tear.
00:23:20.26\00:23:24.17
And rejoice in each victory
in this family so dear. "
00:23:24.37\00:23:28.14
That's what God
wants us to be, folks.
00:23:28.34\00:23:30.54
That's what we are to be.
00:23:30.74\00:23:32.31
God has placed
you in the church,
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in the body of Christ,
00:23:35.24\00:23:36.48
and you have a
purpose for being there.
00:23:36.68\00:23:39.81
And I don't care who you are...
00:23:40.02\00:23:42.55
you have a
purpose, you have a place
00:23:42.75\00:23:46.86
in God's body.
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And He calls us to
work within that place.
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Now, He tells us clearly
that He give us these things
00:23:53.76\00:23:58.07
to be witnesses. Acts 1 verse 8:
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So He says
clearly that you and I
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are to be witnesses, and
He gives these gifts to us
00:24:19.85\00:24:25.23
to make our witness effective.
00:24:25.43\00:24:28.36
Did you follow me?
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Without the gift of God
00:24:31.20\00:24:34.50
your witness
will not be effective.
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Gives us those gifts
to make us effective.
00:24:37.87\00:24:41.08
And what you have to realize
00:24:41.28\00:24:43.78
is it's not your place,
00:24:43.98\00:24:46.51
not my place,
00:24:46.72\00:24:49.02
to get down on my
knees and plead with God
00:24:49.22\00:24:52.85
to give me a certain gift.
00:24:53.05\00:24:55.76
That is not what
the scripture teaches.
00:24:56.06\00:24:59.59
The scripture does not
teach that I should get down
00:24:59.79\00:25:03.73
on my knees and plead with
God for the gift of tongues.
00:25:03.73\00:25:08.84
It just doesn't teach that.
00:25:09.97\00:25:11.77
This is what it teaches:
00:25:11.97\00:25:13.64
In other words,
it makes it clear
00:25:23.59\00:25:25.49
that the Holy Spirit
gives us whatever gift
00:25:25.69\00:25:28.66
He wants us to have.
00:25:28.66\00:25:30.59
It is not up to
you; it's not up to me
00:25:30.79\00:25:33.93
to say "Lord, I need
this particular gift. "
00:25:34.13\00:25:37.03
He gives us what
gift He wants us to have
00:25:37.83\00:25:41.07
because He knows
us a whole lot better
00:25:41.27\00:25:43.81
than we know ourselves.
00:25:44.01\00:25:45.54
So He gives us whichever gift
00:25:58.39\00:26:01.79
He would like us to have.
00:26:01.99\00:26:03.46
He gives us that gift, and
that is what we are to use.
00:26:03.66\00:26:08.43
Now, there are nine gifts
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that are given for
witnessing, as I mentioned.
00:26:11.70\00:26:14.54
How do you know your gift?
00:26:14.74\00:26:17.21
Well, as we found out
in our last presentation
00:26:17.41\00:26:20.71
when we talked about
fruits of the Spirit,
00:26:20.91\00:26:24.58
that you and I are to have
all the fruits of the Spirit.
00:26:24.78\00:26:28.68
Those are to be in our lives,
00:26:28.88\00:26:31.32
and we are supposed
to grow in them and all.
00:26:31.52\00:26:33.72
And those are to be present.
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Not... that's not that way
in the gifts of the Spirit.
00:26:35.09\00:26:38.33
In the gifts of the
Spirit, He gives us one gift.
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He may give somebody two gifts.
00:26:42.63\00:26:44.37
But it's the Holy
Spirit that gives us what gift
00:26:44.57\00:26:47.14
He wants us to have.
00:26:47.14\00:26:48.57
And so he gives us
different gifts of the Spirit.
00:26:48.77\00:26:52.57
So I need to look and watch
00:26:52.77\00:26:54.84
for what gift He
wants to give me.
00:26:55.08\00:26:58.08
Secondly, folks, I need
to be very, very clear -
00:26:58.28\00:27:02.45
and I'm telling you how
to know what your gift is -
00:27:02.65\00:27:05.69
be very clear on
what the Bible teaches.
00:27:05.89\00:27:09.06
So spend time. Read I
Corinthians 12, 13, 14.
00:27:09.36\00:27:14.56
Understand clearly what
God teaches about these gifts.
00:27:14.73\00:27:18.73
And then, I just
need to watch for them.
00:27:19.97\00:27:23.30
Secondly, they come
as a result of prayer...
00:27:23.51\00:27:28.18
and so I need to pray
00:27:29.24\00:27:31.25
that God will show me
the gift He's given me
00:27:31.45\00:27:34.95
and that I will
bring it about in my life.
00:27:35.15\00:27:38.22
Paul wrote to Timothy,
and he said this to him:
00:27:38.42\00:27:41.56
Paul said the gift is in you.
00:27:52.73\00:27:54.64
It's present with you.
00:27:54.84\00:27:56.27
Spend time in
prayer; stir it up!
00:27:56.47\00:27:58.54
Use that gift
that God has given you.
00:27:58.74\00:28:01.81
Friend, that... we
shouldn't allow that
00:28:02.01\00:28:04.95
gift just to lie there dormant.
00:28:05.15\00:28:07.25
I need to be using it.
00:28:07.45\00:28:09.38
It's very
important for it to be used.
00:28:09.58\00:28:13.66
You and I must be teachable.
00:28:13.86\00:28:16.83
I must surrender.
00:28:17.03\00:28:20.53
Folks, I cannot say enough
00:28:20.73\00:28:23.70
of how important it is
that we surrender ourselves
00:28:23.90\00:28:28.74
to be used of the Holy Spirit.
00:28:28.94\00:28:31.01
I must do that for that
gift to operate in my life
00:28:31.21\00:28:36.18
and do what needs to be done.
00:28:36.38\00:28:38.61
So be teachable.
00:28:38.81\00:28:42.08
Be willing; be flexible.
00:28:42.28\00:28:44.82
Let God use you
in a special way.
00:28:45.05\00:28:48.09
All right, let's take a
look at these nine gifts
00:28:48.32\00:28:51.56
that the Holy Spirit
gives us for witnessing.
00:28:51.79\00:28:56.36
Says:
00:28:56.56\00:28:57.60
So it's given to each one of us
00:29:02.07\00:29:04.37
for everybody.
00:29:04.57\00:29:05.94
That's part of
the gift. All right.
00:29:06.14\00:29:08.34
Those are the nine
gifts that are given.
00:29:38.41\00:29:42.11
Now, I'm going to talk about
them in a little different order
00:29:42.31\00:29:46.61
and three of them I'm
going to put to the very end.
00:29:46.82\00:29:52.05
And the reason I'm
putting them to the very end
00:29:52.25\00:29:54.96
is because they are very public
00:29:55.16\00:29:57.66
to begin with and
because they are misused today
00:29:57.86\00:30:03.10
in a very definite way.
00:30:03.10\00:30:05.03
One of the gifts
that's given is wisdom.
00:30:05.23\00:30:09.17
That's a gift that
the Holy Spirit gives.
00:30:09.37\00:30:12.67
Now folks, that word wisdom
00:30:12.87\00:30:15.68
means somebody who
can give good counsel.
00:30:15.88\00:30:20.55
Somebody who has
a... more than just
00:30:20.75\00:30:26.29
book knowledge. They have
the ability to understand life
00:30:26.49\00:30:30.69
and give good counsel in
relationship to what God says.
00:30:30.89\00:30:34.66
That does not
have a great lot to do
00:30:34.93\00:30:38.47
with formal education.
00:30:38.67\00:30:40.77
OK?
00:30:40.97\00:30:43.41
I'm sorry. I have
seen people who have
00:30:43.61\00:30:47.38
lots of formal education
that don't have much wisdom.
00:30:47.58\00:30:53.38
And I've seen people who have
very little formal education
00:30:53.58\00:30:57.62
that had great wisdom.
00:30:57.82\00:30:59.52
And those are the type of people
that I'm going to look for
00:30:59.72\00:31:02.56
and hunt if I need counsel.
00:31:02.76\00:31:05.99
That's somebody
I want to talk to
00:31:06.19\00:31:08.33
is someone that God
gave the gift of wisdom to.
00:31:08.53\00:31:11.50
That's a gift that's given.
00:31:11.70\00:31:13.60
To another is given
the gift of knowledge.
00:31:13.80\00:31:16.17
That's what I
call book learning.
00:31:16.37\00:31:19.47
They have
knowledge... book learning.
00:31:19.67\00:31:22.28
Or they've been able to apply
things they've learned in life
00:31:22.48\00:31:25.71
and they have
knowledge that way.
00:31:25.71\00:31:28.28
I went to school with a
young man that I believe
00:31:28.28\00:31:31.75
had the gift of knowledge.
00:31:31.95\00:31:33.09
Because I can
remember we would... we would
00:31:33.29\00:31:37.23
sit there in the room
and be studying Greek.
00:31:37.43\00:31:42.06
And I'd be over at the
desk pouring over the Greek book
00:31:42.26\00:31:45.57
and he would sit on his
bed and strum his guitar
00:31:45.77\00:31:49.30
and page through the Greek book.
00:31:49.50\00:31:51.71
You know? And when we
took tests, he'd make A's;
00:31:51.91\00:31:54.68
I'd make B's.
00:31:54.68\00:31:55.78
I mean, he just seems to
be a walking encyclopedia
00:31:55.98\00:31:59.48
and even to this day, folks,
00:31:59.68\00:32:01.55
I can pick up the
phone and call him
00:32:01.75\00:32:03.85
and I can ask him about
places or dates, and he can just
00:32:04.05\00:32:06.92
spiel them off. I mean,
just seems to be a walking
00:32:07.12\00:32:10.16
encyclopedia.
00:32:10.16\00:32:11.46
Has a tremendous
amount of knowledge.
00:32:11.66\00:32:13.63
But if I need
counsel, I don't call him
00:32:13.83\00:32:18.13
because he
doesn't have horse sense.
00:32:18.33\00:32:20.54
See? You understand
what I'm talking about?
00:32:20.74\00:32:23.81
There's a
difference between wisdom,
00:32:23.81\00:32:25.44
and there's a difference
between that and knowledge.
00:32:25.64\00:32:27.91
But both of those
are gifts of the Spirit.
00:32:28.11\00:32:31.55
Given by the Holy Spirit.
00:32:31.75\00:32:34.92
Makes a big difference.
00:32:35.12\00:32:36.79
To another is given faith.
00:32:36.79\00:32:38.55
Now every one of you is
given the gift of faith.
00:32:38.75\00:32:42.32
But when it's listed here
it's more than just a gift
00:32:42.52\00:32:47.23
of faith. It's much
larger, much bigger.
00:32:47.40\00:32:50.40
And you've know people,
I'm sure, that seem to have
00:32:50.40\00:32:53.34
the gift of faith. They just
have a tremendous faith that
00:32:53.34\00:32:56.94
they can reach out and
take hold of things and believe.
00:32:56.94\00:33:01.11
That's a gift that's
given to them by God.
00:33:01.31\00:33:03.91
That gift... very
important. Those are gifts
00:33:04.11\00:33:07.12
that are given to you and to me.
00:33:07.32\00:33:10.72
To another prophecy.
00:33:10.92\00:33:12.99
Now the next three gifts that
I'm going to talk about here
00:33:12.99\00:33:16.42
are given to help us
understand where we're going.
00:33:17.73\00:33:22.83
What's happening. And
prophecy is one of those gifts
00:33:23.03\00:33:26.37
that God uses. And
that gift of prophecy
00:33:26.37\00:33:28.94
takes place several ways.
00:33:29.17\00:33:31.17
1. It takes place by
the study of God's Word.
00:33:31.37\00:33:35.34
As I pick up the Bible
and I read the prophecies...
00:33:35.54\00:33:40.38
the prophecies of
Daniel and Revelation...
00:33:40.58\00:33:43.62
and it helps me
understand where we're headed.
00:33:43.82\00:33:46.96
What's happening;
what's taking place.
00:33:47.16\00:33:48.99
That's prophecy, folks.
00:33:49.22\00:33:50.69
That's... God put it down
there; it helps us know that.
00:33:50.89\00:33:53.53
Then there's other
people that God gives
00:33:53.76\00:33:56.77
the gift of prophecy to.
00:33:56.77\00:33:59.20
They are able to see the future
00:33:59.40\00:34:02.54
and understand what is coming.
00:34:02.54\00:34:04.41
And of course you and I
understand that was done
00:34:04.61\00:34:07.24
in the writings
of Ellen G. White.
00:34:07.44\00:34:09.38
And we can pick up
her books and read them
00:34:09.58\00:34:12.08
in which she talks
about things that are coming.
00:34:12.28\00:34:15.58
And we understand
it. And by the way,
00:34:15.58\00:34:18.09
you know, I wasn't born
yesterday as you well know.
00:34:18.29\00:34:22.42
And so I've been... I've
been here for a good while.
00:34:22.62\00:34:26.33
And I've been following
the Lord for a good while.
00:34:26.53\00:34:30.23
And I have been reading
the writings of Ellen G. White
00:34:30.43\00:34:34.27
for a long time.
00:34:34.47\00:34:36.44
And I'll just tell you this:
00:34:36.64\00:34:37.91
the prophecies that she made
00:34:38.11\00:34:40.01
have all been fulfilled
00:34:40.21\00:34:42.18
as she said they would be.
00:34:42.18\00:34:43.88
Amen.
00:34:44.08\00:34:45.21
See? Because God gave those.
00:34:45.41\00:34:47.78
Those take place. So
you and I have the gift
00:34:47.98\00:34:52.32
of prophecy
among us or to people.
00:34:52.32\00:34:54.29
And I believe
particularly in the last days
00:34:54.49\00:34:57.69
the gift of
prophecy will be prevalent.
00:34:57.89\00:35:01.26
I believe that many will
have that gift in the last days
00:35:01.46\00:35:05.50
As we face serious
times, God will bless and help
00:35:05.70\00:35:11.24
lead and guide
His church that way.
00:35:11.24\00:35:13.34
So that's the gift of
prophecy that's given.
00:35:13.54\00:35:15.94
To another the
discerning of spirits.
00:35:16.14\00:35:18.45
In other words, God
gives to that individual
00:35:18.65\00:35:22.45
the ability to know whether
it's of God or whether it's not.
00:35:22.65\00:35:28.29
Peter. Peter had the
gift of discerning of spirits.
00:35:28.59\00:35:33.36
Mean that's very
clearly taught in scripture.
00:35:33.56\00:35:36.26
That was a gift that Peter had.
00:35:36.26\00:35:37.53
You remember Ananias
and Sapphira came in there.
00:35:37.73\00:35:42.24
Ananias said: "Yeah,
we sold the property.
00:35:42.44\00:35:44.44
This is how much we got. "
00:35:44.64\00:35:46.17
And Peter said: "No, Ananias.
00:35:46.37\00:35:48.98
Why are you lying to God? "
00:35:49.18\00:35:52.21
See he discerned what was there.
He understood the situation.
00:35:52.41\00:35:57.99
So you and I will find
that there will be people
00:35:58.19\00:36:01.52
in the church
that have that ability.
00:36:01.52\00:36:03.96
Let me just say this, folks.
00:36:04.16\00:36:06.43
You have to be very
careful in these areas.
00:36:06.43\00:36:10.00
I must make sure
that what I am saying
00:36:11.47\00:36:17.07
harmonizes and agrees
with the Word of God. Amen!
00:36:17.27\00:36:23.78
Never, never,
never - put it down -
00:36:23.78\00:36:27.05
will God give you
something and show you something
00:36:27.25\00:36:30.59
that will go
contrary to this book.
00:36:30.79\00:36:32.95
It just doesn't happen.
00:36:33.15\00:36:35.66
And if it is not in
agreement with the Word of God,
00:36:35.86\00:36:41.13
recognize it as
that and stop it.
00:36:41.33\00:36:43.83
I run onto people who come
and they have some prophecy
00:36:44.03\00:36:48.34
that is totally out of
context with God's Word
00:36:48.54\00:36:52.14
and they want you to
accept it, believe it,
00:36:52.34\00:36:54.38
as the word of God. No way!
00:36:54.58\00:36:56.38
No way! It will always
harmonize with the Word of God
00:36:56.61\00:37:00.98
if it's from the Lord.
00:37:00.98\00:37:02.08
So make sure when
it comes to prophecy,
00:37:02.28\00:37:05.55
when it comes to the
discerning of spirits,
00:37:05.75\00:37:08.39
you have to make
sure this is of God.
00:37:08.59\00:37:13.26
This is what the Lord says.
00:37:13.46\00:37:15.06
The interpretation of tongues.
00:37:15.26\00:37:18.13
Interpretation of
tongues is given... it's given
00:37:18.33\00:37:24.34
1. To put a check
on the use of tongues.
00:37:24.34\00:37:29.74
There to put a check
on the use of tongues.
00:37:30.05\00:37:35.62
In other words, that person
has the ability to interpret
00:37:35.82\00:37:40.09
what is being said and
they know if it is of God
00:37:40.29\00:37:44.53
or if it is not.
00:37:44.53\00:37:46.49
Very, very vital
00:37:46.70\00:37:49.36
thing that has to
take place in our lives
00:37:49.56\00:37:52.57
and to be used. These
are gifts that God gives.
00:37:52.77\00:37:56.07
Now the last
three, as I told you,
00:37:56.27\00:37:58.67
are gifts that are very public
00:37:58.87\00:38:02.34
and they're also
very, very misused today.
00:38:03.88\00:38:08.08
And therefore we
need to be very clear
00:38:08.28\00:38:11.02
on what God's Word
says about these gifts
00:38:11.22\00:38:13.99
and how they are
used. One is healing.
00:38:14.19\00:38:17.46
Now, the
scripture is crystal clear
00:38:17.66\00:38:22.66
when it comes to healing.
00:38:22.86\00:38:25.40
Does God heal?
00:38:25.60\00:38:27.44
Absolutely!
00:38:27.64\00:38:29.94
No question God heals.
00:38:30.17\00:38:32.47
That is true.
00:38:32.67\00:38:34.48
But there are
certain things about healing
00:38:34.68\00:38:38.81
that the scripture also
makes clear. It tells us
00:38:39.01\00:38:41.92
that if somebody's sick
exactly what we ought to do.
00:38:42.12\00:38:45.72
And this is what it
tells us here in James:
00:38:45.92\00:38:48.86
It says:
00:38:48.86\00:38:49.89
So the
scripture tells us clearly
00:39:09.04\00:39:10.91
that if somebody is sick
00:39:11.11\00:39:12.85
that they're to call
the elders of the church.
00:39:13.05\00:39:15.45
Pray for that person,
00:39:15.65\00:39:17.25
and the prayer of
faith will save the sick.
00:39:17.45\00:39:20.29
Nowhere... nowhere in
scripture does it ever say
00:39:20.49\00:39:25.33
that I should wholesale it.
00:39:26.86\00:39:29.16
You know? And I
find that's done today.
00:39:29.36\00:39:31.87
It's abused unbelievably.
00:39:31.87\00:39:35.47
It's used to advertise
and all this kind of stuff.
00:39:35.67\00:39:39.84
No! That's not what Christ did
00:39:40.04\00:39:41.91
and that's not what
the scripture teaches.
00:39:41.91\00:39:43.88
It simply says if they're sick,
call the elders of the church
00:39:44.08\00:39:48.58
and pray for them.
00:39:48.58\00:39:49.65
"Anointing them with oil,
00:39:49.85\00:39:51.15
and the prayer of
faith will save the sick. "
00:39:51.15\00:39:52.99
I will remember I
was holding a meeting in
00:39:53.19\00:39:58.03
Louisville, Kentucky.
00:39:58.03\00:39:59.66
A little girl 10 years of age
00:40:00.80\00:40:04.50
came to me and she
said: "Brother Cox,
00:40:04.70\00:40:07.14
I have a very serious
00:40:07.34\00:40:09.94
condition.
00:40:10.14\00:40:12.67
In fact, it's life-threatening.
00:40:12.87\00:40:15.11
And when the meetings here
00:40:15.11\00:40:17.45
are over, my parents are
00:40:17.45\00:40:19.41
taking me to Mayo
00:40:19.41\00:40:20.98
for a physical. And
if they can't find out
00:40:21.18\00:40:24.82
or figure out how to solve it,
00:40:25.02\00:40:26.65
then it probably
will take my life.
00:40:26.86\00:40:29.09
It was a kidney condition.
00:40:29.29\00:40:31.53
And she said: "I was
just wondering if you'd
00:40:31.73\00:40:34.10
pray for me. "
00:40:34.10\00:40:35.36
And I told her, I
said: "Young lady, I'll
00:40:35.56\00:40:37.57
be glad to pray for you. "
00:40:37.57\00:40:39.00
But I said: "Why don't we just
call some of the other pastors
00:40:39.20\00:40:42.64
and have an anointing
service and anoint you? "
00:40:42.84\00:40:46.04
And she said: "OK. "
00:40:46.24\00:40:47.91
And so we got the
pastors together and we had
00:40:48.14\00:40:50.48
an anointing
service and prayed for her
00:40:50.68\00:40:52.85
and anointed her with oil.
00:40:53.05\00:40:54.42
And, you know, folks...
00:40:54.62\00:40:58.39
there wasn't any lightning.
00:40:58.59\00:41:00.52
There wasn't anything like that.
00:41:00.72\00:41:02.79
We just prayed for her
as the scripture said...
00:41:02.79\00:41:04.86
anointed her as God's Word said.
00:41:05.06\00:41:07.10
When the meetings were over,
her parents took her to Mayo.
00:41:07.30\00:41:10.63
And they had had her
there for about two days
00:41:10.87\00:41:14.74
running tests on her,
00:41:14.94\00:41:16.00
and the doctors
called in the parents
00:41:16.20\00:41:18.41
and they said...
Doctor said to them, he said:
00:41:18.41\00:41:20.78
"Now, we've run
tests now for two days, "
00:41:20.78\00:41:23.88
and they said: "we
can't find any problem. "
00:41:24.08\00:41:27.68
Amen!
00:41:27.88\00:41:28.98
And the parents
said: "Well, great! "
00:41:28.98\00:41:30.65
The mother said:
"We'll take her home. "
00:41:30.85\00:41:32.69
And the doctor said:
"No, you're not going to take
00:41:32.89\00:41:34.69
take her home. " Said: "We're
going to keep her 2 more days
00:41:34.69\00:41:37.79
because we want to
continue to run some tests. "
00:41:37.99\00:41:40.90
They said: "In fact, "
they said, "you brought
00:41:41.06\00:41:45.67
all the medical records so
we know there's been a problem
00:41:45.67\00:41:49.10
because you've got
all the records here. "
00:41:49.30\00:41:51.17
In fact, she'd
previously had surgery
00:41:51.37\00:41:54.04
for this problem and said:
00:41:54.24\00:41:55.74
"We can't even find
any signs of that. "
00:41:55.94\00:41:57.81
And so they kept
her two more days.
00:41:58.01\00:42:01.82
Never could find anything.
00:42:02.02\00:42:04.95
Sent her home.
That's been, oh, folks,
00:42:05.15\00:42:08.09
I don't know, that's
probably been 30 years ago.
00:42:08.29\00:42:11.89
That woman's
grown. Has children.
00:42:12.09\00:42:15.93
Sends me a Christmas
card regularly and all.
00:42:16.13\00:42:19.83
You know, God healed her.
Just took away the whole thing.
00:42:20.04\00:42:23.44
God does that.
00:42:23.64\00:42:24.97
That's a promise that He
gives us... that's healing.
00:42:25.17\00:42:27.51
But dear friend, please...
00:42:27.71\00:42:30.95
it's not
something that we want to...
00:42:31.15\00:42:34.52
Like it's for
the benefit of all.
00:42:34.52\00:42:36.18
It's not for something that
we are going to wholesale or
00:42:36.18\00:42:39.29
talk about in that
sense. It's something that
00:42:39.29\00:42:41.32
we do and give all the
glory and honor to the Lord.
00:42:41.52\00:42:44.69
All right, the other is tongues.
00:42:44.89\00:42:48.20
Speaking in tongues.
00:42:48.40\00:42:50.83
Scripture clear about tongues,
00:42:52.30\00:42:55.87
and you need to understand
exactly what the scripture
00:42:56.07\00:42:59.81
teaches concerning tongues...
00:42:59.81\00:43:01.51
and so that's what
we're going to look at.
00:43:01.51\00:43:03.04
This is when the Holy
Spirit was poured out.
00:43:10.35\00:43:12.62
Now here they were, as we
found out in our previous deal
00:43:27.84\00:43:31.11
they were Jews
and they were there,
00:43:31.31\00:43:33.74
and the Holy
Spirit was poured out
00:43:33.94\00:43:35.64
and they began to
speak in other tongues.
00:43:35.84\00:43:38.71
Talking in other
languages, if you please.
00:43:38.91\00:43:42.25
Now Paul gives us very,
very clear counsel about this.
00:43:42.45\00:43:48.16
Listen to what he says here:
00:43:48.36\00:43:50.09
Why is that?
00:44:05.77\00:44:07.01
Why would he say the
person who prophesies
00:44:07.21\00:44:10.85
is greater than the
person who speaks in a tongue?
00:44:11.05\00:44:14.05
Well, he goes on
and tells you why.
00:44:14.25\00:44:16.08
Paul is saying: "If I stand
up here and I speak in a tongue,
00:44:22.79\00:44:26.46
a language that
you don't understand,
00:44:26.66\00:44:29.26
if I speak to you
tonight in Swahili,
00:44:29.46\00:44:31.80
none of you are
going to understand. "
00:44:32.00\00:44:34.27
He said: "Much
better that I speak to you
00:44:34.47\00:44:37.41
in a language that
you CAN understand. "
00:44:37.61\00:44:40.54
He said: "I've got to
speak to you by something
00:44:53.22\00:44:57.16
that you can understand. "
That's what he's trying to say.
00:44:57.16\00:45:00.96
He said: "If I just
talk to you in a language
00:45:15.41\00:45:18.35
you don't understand,
it's not going to help you. "
00:45:18.35\00:45:21.32
But he said: "Much better
that I said five words to you
00:45:21.52\00:45:26.32
that you can understand. "
00:45:26.52\00:45:28.16
So, yes. Tongues is a gift.
00:45:28.36\00:45:32.16
No question about that, folks.
00:45:32.36\00:45:34.00
But it tells us
exactly how it's to be used.
00:45:34.20\00:45:36.87
Watch this. It's telling you
now exactly how it's to be used:
00:45:36.87\00:45:40.27
Now folks, that direction
is just as clear as can be.
00:45:53.88\00:45:58.45
It said if there's going to
be somebody speaking in tongues
00:45:58.65\00:46:01.62
let there be one,
00:46:01.82\00:46:04.59
or two, or at the most three.
00:46:04.79\00:46:09.00
None of this stuff
that you see happening
00:46:09.20\00:46:12.47
where you've got 15, 20 people
all standing on their feet
00:46:12.67\00:46:16.04
speaking in an unknown tongue.
00:46:16.04\00:46:17.77
That is not of God;
that's confusion. Amen!
00:46:17.97\00:46:21.91
See? The Bible is clear.
00:46:21.91\00:46:23.11
It's to be one, two,
or at the most three -
00:46:23.31\00:46:26.98
now listen - and it
says "each in turn. "
00:46:27.18\00:46:30.92
What does that mean?
00:46:31.15\00:46:32.22
One at a time!
00:46:32.42\00:46:34.79
Doesn't mean all of
them at the same time.
00:46:34.99\00:46:37.29
It means one at
a time is to speak.
00:46:37.49\00:46:40.46
"And if there is no interpreter,
let one interpret. "
00:46:40.70\00:46:45.07
That's to put the check
on it that I talked about.
00:46:45.27\00:46:48.50
"And if there is
no interpreter, "
00:46:48.70\00:46:51.61
let him what?
00:46:51.61\00:46:52.97
So the scripture
is very, very clear
00:46:57.15\00:46:59.58
how tongues are to be used.
00:46:59.78\00:47:02.68
IT IS A GIFT.
00:47:02.88\00:47:04.09
And it is used,
and it has great power,
00:47:04.29\00:47:08.12
and it does great
good in many places where
00:47:08.32\00:47:11.56
God's Spirit uses it.
00:47:11.76\00:47:13.50
But we need to make sure that
we're lettin' the Holy Spirit
00:47:13.70\00:47:17.27
lead as we use it.
00:47:17.47\00:47:19.07
The last one is miracles.
00:47:19.27\00:47:20.87
What the scripture
has to say about miracles.
00:47:21.17\00:47:25.84
You'll find in the early
church, a sign of an apostle
00:47:36.42\00:47:41.06
was someone who
performed miracles.
00:47:41.26\00:47:45.19
And God used it as a sign
of their position and place.
00:47:45.49\00:47:51.40
They were apostles.
00:47:51.60\00:47:53.23
So they performed miracles.
00:48:11.59\00:48:13.89
Now, God performs miracles.
00:48:14.09\00:48:18.23
That's a gift that's given.
00:48:18.43\00:48:20.50
I had a friend I
believe that had that gift
00:48:20.70\00:48:23.43
because I walked sideways
every time I got around him
00:48:23.63\00:48:26.07
because something
strange was going to happen.
00:48:26.27\00:48:28.17
He just seemed
to have that gift.
00:48:28.37\00:48:30.37
But it's a gift of miracles.
00:48:30.57\00:48:33.38
But you must understand that
the devil can perform miracles.
00:48:33.58\00:48:37.35
So you cannot let miracles
be the basis of your belief.
00:48:37.55\00:48:43.28
You see?
00:48:49.89\00:48:51.13
So what am I to do?
00:49:03.77\00:49:06.68
What am I to do if somebody
00:49:06.88\00:49:10.78
predicts something,
00:49:12.25\00:49:14.82
says it's going to happen?
00:49:14.82\00:49:16.15
Or they... they work a miracle?
00:49:16.35\00:49:18.42
Can I believe that?
00:49:18.92\00:49:21.46
And can I accept that?
00:49:21.66\00:49:22.99
How am I to relate to that?
00:49:23.29\00:49:26.43
I want you to listen
because here in Deuteronomy
00:49:26.63\00:49:29.73
it tells you exactly how
you and I are to relate to this.
00:49:29.73\00:49:33.67
He predicts
something's going to happen
00:49:44.25\00:49:46.85
or he even
performs a miracle, OK?
00:49:47.05\00:49:50.85
Just exactly like
he said... it happened.
00:49:54.42\00:49:58.69
He tries to lead you away
from what you know is right,
00:50:04.47\00:50:08.77
lead you contrary to God,
00:50:08.97\00:50:10.57
Knows whether you are.
So He's telling us that we
00:50:24.79\00:50:29.06
are to follow Him. Listen,
this is what you're to do:
00:50:29.06\00:50:32.09
Yes, it says
clearly that you and I
00:50:43.47\00:50:46.11
are to hang on to the Lord.
00:50:46.31\00:50:48.78
I am to follow His Word.
00:50:48.98\00:50:51.58
I am to walk as God teaches me.
00:50:51.78\00:50:55.72
You see, dear
friend, it's very important
00:50:55.92\00:50:58.45
that I make sure that these
signs that Christ has given...
00:50:58.65\00:51:02.09
these gifts that He's given...
00:51:02.29\00:51:04.46
that they are used as
God would have you use them.
00:51:04.66\00:51:08.33
Yes, you need to desire them.
00:51:08.53\00:51:11.67
In fact, it says this:
00:51:11.87\00:51:13.57
That's what
we're supposed to do...
00:51:18.67\00:51:20.84
So he says clearly
that you and I are to seek
00:51:32.49\00:51:36.96
spiritual gifts.
00:51:37.16\00:51:39.53
That makes your
witness effective.
00:51:39.73\00:51:42.33
That's why many, many Christians
00:51:42.53\00:51:46.77
live uneffective lives
00:51:46.97\00:51:49.90
is because they don't
receive the gifts of the Spirit.
00:51:50.11\00:51:53.38
So, sure. I need to pray for
the infilling of God's Spirit.
00:51:53.58\00:51:57.91
I need to pray that God
will make that gift prevalent
00:51:58.11\00:52:02.98
in my life and that I
will use it as God wants me to.
00:52:02.98\00:52:07.59
So we need to follow
the Lord and His way.
00:52:07.79\00:52:10.89
Spirit of the living God,
00:52:16.03\00:52:22.04
fall afresh on me.
00:52:22.24\00:52:28.18
Spirit of the living God,
00:52:29.08\00:52:34.98
fall afresh on me.
00:52:35.18\00:52:41.12
Break me,
00:52:42.56\00:52:45.66
melt me,
00:52:45.86\00:52:48.63
mold me,
00:52:48.90\00:52:52.37
fill me!
00:52:52.57\00:52:56.50
Spirit of the living God,
00:52:57.54\00:53:03.48
fall afresh on me.
00:53:04.48\00:53:10.49
Let us pray.
00:53:12.59\00:53:13.69
Father in Heaven,
00:53:13.89\00:53:16.99
we come to You this evening
00:53:17.19\00:53:18.99
Lord, opening up our hearts.
00:53:20.63\00:53:24.53
Asking that You
would be present.
00:53:25.93\00:53:29.80
That You would
help each one of us
00:53:30.01\00:53:32.27
to be aware of the
gifts that You have given us.
00:53:32.51\00:53:36.78
That we might stir them up.
00:53:37.08\00:53:39.21
That we might use them.
00:53:39.41\00:53:41.78
That we might grow spiritually
as You would have us to,
00:53:41.98\00:53:47.09
and that our
witness would be effective.
00:53:47.32\00:53:50.09
That it would touch
the hearts of men and women
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and that we might be the witness
that You would have us to be.
00:53:53.70\00:53:58.57
Forgive us, Lord,
where we have permitted
00:53:58.77\00:54:03.74
the things of this
life to absorb our attention
00:54:03.94\00:54:09.71
and that we haven't come to You
00:54:09.91\00:54:13.68
and placed ourselves to be
used as You would have us to be.
00:54:13.68\00:54:18.22
Bless each one here this evening
00:54:18.42\00:54:20.79
in a very, very
special way we pray.
00:54:20.99\00:54:24.33
In Your name, Amen.
00:54:24.56\00:54:27.10
Our next
presentation which will be
00:54:27.40\00:54:30.87
the last one in this series,
00:54:31.07\00:54:33.13
is on the Latter Rain.
00:54:33.34\00:54:35.37
And it says
00:54:35.57\00:54:36.87
just before Jesus comes
00:54:37.07\00:54:40.28
the Holy Spirit
will be poured out.
00:54:40.48\00:54:42.88
Will be poured out
in great, great measure
00:54:42.88\00:54:46.31
as it was in the
Day of Pentecost.
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That's what we'll be looking
at in our next presentation.
00:54:49.38\00:54:52.29
God bless you.
Be sure and be here!
00:54:52.49\00:54:54.12
A coal miner of old would
leave his family every day
00:54:55.59\00:54:58.66
and descend into
the depths of the earth
00:54:58.86\00:55:01.06
with the certain knowledge
that the smallest mistake
00:55:01.26\00:55:04.77
could keep him and others
from ever seeing daylight again.
00:55:04.97\00:55:08.27
Walking along in the dark,
00:55:08.47\00:55:10.07
he could only rely
upon his feeble oil lamp
00:55:10.27\00:55:14.18
to keep him alive.
00:55:14.18\00:55:15.64
He faced many
dangers down there.
00:55:15.64\00:55:17.55
Rockfalls, flooding, fires.
00:55:17.75\00:55:21.15
But perhaps the
danger he feared the most
00:55:21.35\00:55:24.02
was the one that
he could not see.
00:55:24.22\00:55:26.59
They called it
chokedamp or blackdamp:
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an unbreathable mixture of gases
00:55:29.82\00:55:32.33
that could quickly
snuff out his life.
00:55:32.53\00:55:34.93
Imagine for a moment the
terror he felt when he realized
00:55:35.13\00:55:38.90
he had hit a
pocket of blackdamp.
00:55:39.10\00:55:41.27
The sudden drop in
oxygen would put out his lamp
00:55:41.47\00:55:44.57
leaving him in terrifying
darkness, fumbling in vain
00:55:44.77\00:55:48.74
to relight it before
he lost consciousness.
00:55:48.94\00:55:52.05
Then in the late 1800's,
00:55:53.05\00:55:55.32
a bright new light began
to shine in the dark world.
00:55:55.52\00:55:59.39
Using marble-sized
pellets of calcium carbide
00:55:59.59\00:56:03.73
and a few drops of water,
00:56:03.73\00:56:05.06
this new lamp produced a gas
which burned six times brighter.
00:56:05.26\00:56:10.00
Not only did it make
his job a whole lot easier
00:56:10.20\00:56:12.97
but it also saved lives.
00:56:13.17\00:56:15.34
You can see this tiny reflector
00:56:15.54\00:56:17.81
could focus that beam of light
00:56:18.01\00:56:19.91
The lamp was
also easy to re-light.
00:56:24.31\00:56:26.92
And since it
required far less oxygen,
00:56:27.12\00:56:29.65
it could illuminate the way out
00:56:29.88\00:56:31.95
should they
encounter the chokedamp.
00:56:32.15\00:56:34.29
What an incredible
illustration this is
00:56:34.59\00:56:37.66
of the condition of fallen man.
00:56:37.86\00:56:40.06
After struggling to
survive the pitfalls of life,
00:56:40.26\00:56:43.37
he suddenly realizes
the danger he could not see
00:56:43.57\00:56:46.94
had left him without hope
and gasping for his last breath
00:56:47.14\00:56:51.47
in utter spiritual darkness.
00:56:51.67\00:56:53.78
For him there is no
eternal life through Jesus.
00:56:53.98\00:56:57.55
In fact, he may not
have ever heard about Him.
00:56:57.75\00:57:01.22
But friends, just
as that bright light
00:57:03.32\00:57:06.09
of the carbide lamp saved lives,
00:57:06.29\00:57:08.76
so does the light of the Bible.
00:57:08.96\00:57:11.06
We need the light of God's Word
to illuminate the dark corners
00:57:11.26\00:57:15.06
of our hearts. It focuses
our attention on Jesus Christ...
00:57:15.06\00:57:18.73
our only hope for salvation.
00:57:18.93\00:57:20.87
And all who read and study it
00:57:21.07\00:57:23.00
are warned about
the rockfalls of life.
00:57:23.20\00:57:26.27
That's why we call this
series Give Me The Bible.
00:57:26.47\00:57:30.05
We're trying our best to
bring the light of God's truth
00:57:30.25\00:57:33.31
to those who are
living and dying in despair.
00:57:33.31\00:57:36.38
It's our
mission. It's our passion.
00:57:36.58\00:57:39.02
Won't you join us?
00:57:39.02\00:57:40.69
Please consider what you can do
00:57:42.19\00:57:44.23
for those who still
don't know about Jesus.
00:57:44.23\00:57:46.76
As the Holy Spirit impresses,
00:57:46.76\00:57:48.66
you may send your
tax-deductible gifts to:
00:57:48.90\00:57:51.20
Thank you for helping us
to bring the Blessed Hope
00:58:03.01\00:58:05.25
to millions all
around the world.
00:58:05.45\00:58:08.78