Hello friends, grab
your Bible and a friend
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and sit back as
we explore God's word
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together on this
edition of House Calls.
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Well friends,
welcome to our house,
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like the doctors of
old we get a chance to make
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House Calls in
everyone's home at the
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same time. So,
welcome to this program
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where we walk
through the word of God
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together. Get your
Bibles; get your pens
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if you want to,
hit record, because
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this program
promises to be a blessing as
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God's Holy Spirit
is going to guide us
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through his word. I
have in the studio with me
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today my good
friend John Stanton.
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It's good to be
here John, it's been a
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few weeks I think,
we had a chance to do
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some programs, our
schedules have been
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a little crazy.
But for those of you,
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who have missed
both of us we're here.
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That's right John
and John, John Lomacang,
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John Stanton and we always enjoy
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getting together,
this was a dream of ours
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years ago, when we
were in California,
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that's right. One day
would come that the Lord
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will give us a chance
to share with the world
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his word and
amazing. And what is the text?
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Make known to God
what your desires are,
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that's right, that's
right. It's a, it's a
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wonderful thing and
so John as we get into
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our program today
let's, let's say a word of
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prayer and let the
Holy Spirit lead. Okay,
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let's do that.
Our Father in Heaven,
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we thank you so much
for another opportunity here
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to open your word
we just pray that your
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Holy Spirit will
lead and guide not only us
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as we talk about it.
But Lord all those who are
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hearing us, well
impress upon their hearts
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what you have for their lives.
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And the
responsibility that all of us
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have to follow
you with all our heart
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in Jesus name. Amen, Amen.
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And friends as you know
it, your Bible questions
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make this program
what it is that's why
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it's called House
Calls. We want to allow you to
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continue to send questions to us
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and so here's the
email address that's
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Housecalls@3abn.org, that's
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Housecalls@3abn.org, organized,
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organization,
whatever you wanna make
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that out. If
you use that address
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we'll find your
questions and download
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them and try our
best by God's word
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to answer them. Now,
some of you really are
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very supportive, some of you are
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very to the
point, some of you write
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distortions, try to
make it is as concise
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and to the point as
you can so that we can
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cover many of them.
And so John is gonna begin
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with our first question today,
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what do you have John?
Well, I've got a several
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parterre question
here, a several parterre.
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Yeah, he's got
several questions in a one
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email, okay and I
can't cover all of them
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but I will cover a
couple of them, okay.
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So, let's go
through here it says,
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thank you for
your informative Bible
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based show, he
says that Christ is,
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is really involved in
and he appreciates us.
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Thank you very
much, we appreciate all
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encouragement that you give us.
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Couple questions
here, number one,
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do we or can we
pray to the Holy Spirit?
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Good question,
okay, you know I've heard
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this as several
times before you know as a
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pastor you know we
say you know Our Father
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or some people say Dear Jesus.
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But you don't
hear that many say Dear
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Holy Spirit, right.
You know in the opening
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of our prayer
and there's a reason
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for that and we find
in the example prayers
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that Christ gave to
us. He said, here is what
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you should do,
here's how you ought to pray
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and he says our
Father. And we find in also
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John chapter 16
how he's encouraging
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his disciples to pray
directly to the Father
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because the Father
will loves them so much,
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and in fact maybe
that's a good verse to
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start off with John chapter 16,
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okay Christ encouraging
them to go to the Father
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directly and I think
this is, provides a good
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bases for why we pray our Father
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and we appeal to
the Father rather then
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praying to the
Holy Spirit. Okay,
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John 16, John 16, okay
I know it's in my Bible
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somewhere. 24 to
start with, alright it says:
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Until now you have
asked nothing in my name.
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Ask, and you will
receive that your joy
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may be full. So, the
first statement here is
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Jesus is saying
you haven't asked for
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anything in my name, alright.
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But he wants them
to ask and so then
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it goes on verse
25: "These things
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I have spoken to you
in a figurative language;
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but the time is
coming when I will no longer
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speak to you in
figurative language,
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but I will tell
you plainly about
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the Father. In that day
you will ask in My name,
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and I do not say that
I shall pray the Father
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for you." So, here
he's, he's acknowledging that
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you ask in my name and
that's why at the end of
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prayers you hear
a say in Jesus name
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or for Jesus
sake, that's an example
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or at least how
Christ asked his disciples
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to pray. Well, he
didn't say that he would pray
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to the Father for
us and now that's an
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interesting statement
John because you would
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think that if we're
praying in Jesus name
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that somehow he
would do something
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with our prayers.
Okay, that isn't his role,
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okay so we will get
to what his role is here
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in just a minute,
verse 26: In that day
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you will ask, oh
I already said that,
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verse 27: for the
Father, here's the
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reason, the
Father Himself loves you,
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because you have
loved Me, and have believed
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that I came forth from God.
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So, Jesus is saying I
don't say that you pray
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in my name and
that I will turn around
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and pray or somehow
try to appeal to the Father
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for you with
those prayers because
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you know what?
He loves you, okay,
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he Himself loves
you, because you have
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loved Me. So,
when we pray our Father
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we are praying to
the Father directly,
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we are praying in
Jesus name not so our prayers
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are accepted, but for
Jesus sake we want Jesus
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will to be done everything that
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our motive is,
is for Jesus to be
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the conqueror, to be our King,
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to be our Savior, to
be everything for us.
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And that's why we
appeal in His name.
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But the other
thing is now how does
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the third person
of the God head enter
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into the
picture, the Holy Spirit
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and we go to Romans
chapter 8 to find out
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what his role is in prayer and
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communicating with
the Father, alright.
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So, let's turn there Romans 8
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and lets pick it up
right about verse 26,
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okay, it says:
Likewise the Spirit also helps
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in our
weaknesses. For we do not know
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what we should
pray for as we ought,
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but the Spirit
Himself makes intercession
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for us with groanings
which cannot be uttered.
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For He who
searches the hearts knows
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what the mind of the Spirit is,
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because He makes
intercession for the
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saints according
to the will of God.
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And then of course
the very famous text
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we know that all
things work together for good
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to those who
love God. So, somehow
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the Holy Spirit
when we communicate
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with our Father,
the Holy Spirit helps us
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understand first of all
what we should pray for.
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Sometimes, I don't
know if you've ever felt
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this John but I
felt this at times
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where I just
sometimes don't even have
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the words. I don't,
I know what my heart
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is feeling, I just
can't express it the way
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that I feel like I,
I need to express it.
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And sometimes I
just remain there in the
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presence of God
it's quiet and silent,
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waiting for the
Holy Spirit to impress
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upon me my need. And
I believe that's impart
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what this is
talking about but also the
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Holy Spirit then,
even though we can't
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communicated
directly, we can't somehow
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communicate our
prayers the way we should.
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He helps those
prayers to be communicated
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to our heart, to be communicated
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with the Father
directly, so there is a
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communication there,
the avenue or the vehicle
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by which we communicate with God
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is through the
power of the Holy Spirit.
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And that is how God,
that is how the Father
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and how we
communicate with each other,
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I mean we're created beings.
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He's, he's God, how
could we possibly talk
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with him? Well,
somehow the Lord for what
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he's done, what Jesus has done
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and what we're doing
for him on this earth
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and then the Holy
Spirit and working to
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communicate our
need. And then of course
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communicate that
back with the Father,
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all that works
together through prayer.
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In a way it's
difficult to understand but yeah
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we catch a glimpse
of that through this
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various texts and
how we should pray
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and appeal to our
Father and Paul says
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we should cry out Abba Father,
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in other words
Father, you are my,
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you are my Father, I
don't have anyone else
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I can go to,
please hear my prayer
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and answer me. And
even in our frailty God,
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God answers,
Amen, he understands us.
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You know John
sometimes my wife and I
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go to a restaurant
and sometimes we encounter
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a new waiter or
waitress at a restaurant that
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we're very familiar
with and we know the menu
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and the cook in
the kitchen knows us.
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But this new
waiter or waitress doesn't
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and we have this
meal that we always order
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and we don't even
ask for the menu because
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we know that the
waiter that often comes
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to our table knows
exactly what we want.
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So, we were just
simply say you know
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what we want and they'll say,
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they'll run it off I
mean they'll write it
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down or sometimes
we'll just not even say this,
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oh I know what you
need, don't worry about it.
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Because when we
get something that we,
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we like, we don't
change very often,
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periodically we
change before the most part
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we go to our
favorite Chinese restaurant
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or favorite Mexican restaurant
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and the waiter knows
exactly what we want.
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So, that waiter is
able to communicate
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to the person in
the kitchen exactly
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what we want. But
once in a while we run
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into a new waiter or waitress
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and I remember
one of our favorite
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Chinese restaurants,
it was a, a young lady
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just started to
work there and she came
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to our table and
we said oh she said,
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you need the
menu we said oh, well,
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actually we don't
really use the menu,
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right because we
know what we want, yeah
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and so we try to communicate it,
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then there was
a language barrier
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because she was
really, really new,
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I think she just
had come from Asia.
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And do you know what you like
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and so we're just
trying to communicate this
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and we're thinking
boy, she doesn't even speak
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our language how do we do these?
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And we have the
specialty that we like
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and but a
certain way it's prepared
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and so we say is
that, we ask for the,
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we ask for the
cook is such and such
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in the kitchen
today? Or is the owner here?
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And we say, well the
owner knows what we like
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and so the owner
seeing that we're not getting
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it right comes to
our table, oh I know
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when they speak in
their language to each other
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in Chinese. And
then the waiter says oh
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and she comes out the first time
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and we think
okay she's getting it,
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it's not right there
yet. Because even the,
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even the waiter
that knows us well,
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brings out all the
things that we like
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extra, you know extra
cashews and extra garlic
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sauce and you know
all these extra things
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that they know we
need. And so that's kind,
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I think that's like
it is with the Father,
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he knows what we have
need of, the Bible says
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before we ask, so why ask.
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And then so you look
at this person between us
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and when we pray,
let's look at the whole train
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line here. First of
all, it's like coming to a
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restaurant and you
don't know what you want.
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But the waiter on
that day says oh I know
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exactly who it is,
they're tired today
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I know what you
want. So, they take our,
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our request
that's coming all garbled
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to the kitchen and we're tired,
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we're strung out
and they bring it back
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exactly and they
said. And we say thank you,
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I was just too
tired to get it out today
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but you knew
exactly what I needed
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and so the role of the
Holy Spirit is to search
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our hearts, search our minds,
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understand what we
wanna come to the Father
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and ask but we don't
even know how to ask it.
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And then he takes
that to the Mediator,
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for the Bible says
in First Timothy 2:5,
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For there is one
God and one Mediator
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between God and
man, and that is the Man
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Christ Jesus, so
he is our Mediator.
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Hebrews 7:25 says,
He ever lives to make
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intercession for
us and John 14:6 says,
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He is the way the
truth, and the life.
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No one comes to
the Father except
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through Him. And
that's the role of Jesus
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in there, exactly,
it's not that we're
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convincing the Father
or Jesus is convincing
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the Father,
right, to somehow answer
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our prayer but just
that the righteousness
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of Christ and we find
that with the altar of
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incense, right. You
know it's the prayers
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of the saints mixed
with this smoke of incense
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or this sweet
aroma, which is the
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righteousness of
Christ. He is the one that
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mixes it with his righteousness,
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that's acceptable to the Father.
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And so the Holy Spirit
takes what we can't say,
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fixes it up,
presents it to Christ.
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And Christ as our Mediator,
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ever living to make
intercession for us,
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brings it before the Father.
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And because they
know what we have need of
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even before we ask
what we get is a lot better
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then what we ask for,
that's the beauty of it.
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What we get is so far
beyond what we ask for,
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because He ever lives
to make intercession for us
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and the Spirit says.
Let me just put this back
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to the
restaurant, Father, he's tired
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and he's been
here before. You know,
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his heart's open
to us, he's open to us
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and we know what
he needs. We know
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what he needs,
let's just really fix this
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dinner because
he's really tired,
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he's really weak,
he needs the energy,
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so the waiter, the
waiter. The beauty of
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the Father he brings
before us the plate of
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food and we live refreshed
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and nourished
because the Father knew
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exactly what we
needed. You know,
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in direct
answer to the question,
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can we pray to the Holy Spirit,
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there is no
scripture that says we cannot
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but I don't think
that's the Holy Spirits role,
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right. So, you
may pray to the Father
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and I'm not sure
that it's necessarily
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you know a good or
bad thing it's just that
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that's not his
role. And he's not our
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intercessor; yeah,
he's not our intercessor,
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so we pray in
Christ name. We communicate
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with Christ
obviously too because you know
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as our brother
he's helping us through,
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there's several roles
that Christ plays here,
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but Christ does
encourage us to talk
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to the Father
directly. They will handle
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the communication, but
we're to open our hearts
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to the Father
directly and that's who I would
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suggest that you open your heart
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and mind to as you
pray. Think of the Holy Spirit
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as the interpreter,
not, not the source of
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the blessing, right
and so it's like going to
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oh man this is kind
of terrible analogy,
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but if you ever,
if you ever visited
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somebody in a prison before.
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You can't talk to them directly,
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you got to talk
through that microphone
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and the glass, yes,
yeah. If that microphone
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were turned off you
could look at each other
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but you can just do hand signs,
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the Spirit of God
is like that microphone
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right there, brings
it before the Christ
00:14:00.08\00:14:01.98
and then Christ
makes the request
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clear to the Father. Because he
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and the Father
are working together
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to bring forth his
will. Now the second part
00:14:07.64\00:14:10.29
of this question,
okay you know it's not
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connected to the
first part but it's got
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you know some,
some important things
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I think we need
to look at, alright.
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He says I'm not a member of any
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organized Church,
although I consider
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myself a believer
in Christ and practice
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Seventh-day Sabbath worship and,
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and some of the,
many of the things that we
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believe here, yeah.
But now he goes on to say
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I'm distrustful
of Pastors, Preachers
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and Priests, all
the leaders of Christian
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churches asking
for money and tithes.
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I believe that if
God truly calls a man to
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preach, teach,
etcetera and be involved
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in the Prophecy
of his Almighty word.
00:14:43.89\00:14:45.57
That he would meet
all the needs of that
00:14:45.58\00:14:48.42
individual, so
there is a direct meaning
00:14:48.43\00:14:50.89
of the needs. They
should not have to ask
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mortal man,
asking the creator God
00:14:54.27\00:14:57.53
in the mighty name
of Joshua, Jesus Christ
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should be
enough, what do you say?
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Well, we follow the
example of, of Christ,
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we followed the
example of Paul as he laid out
00:15:08.38\00:15:10.46
in the epistles to
the early Church as to
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how God set forth the
way in which blessings
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would come back
through the Church actually
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to the Church and
through the Church
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as the gospel
spreads. So, we look
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to the word of God
to see how he does that,
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so let's look at
just a few texts here
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because John I
think a lot of people have
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this issue and
it's, it's an issue raised
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because there are
many out there with
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television
programs, with radio programs
00:15:36.00\00:15:39.08
who are always asking for money
00:15:39.09\00:15:40.73
and they hold out gimmicks
00:15:40.74\00:15:42.41
and other things to
extract money from you.
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And it seems an awful
like, an awful lot like
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they aren't really
relaying as much on
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the blessings of
God, okay. And they're
00:15:50.91\00:15:53.61
having to pull it
out of people and,
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and it does skew or
it does hurt I think
00:15:55.94\00:15:58.80
sometimes. The
way in which God does
00:15:58.81\00:16:01.38
design for us to
be blessed as a church
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and to be
blessed as individuals.
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Yeah, we call that,
we call those begathons,
00:16:06.09\00:16:08.54
begathons, you know
that there is almost
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the signs of manipulation that
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makes you, you
know if the person says
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well if you sow
today you'll reap tomorrow
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and the reason
why you don't have is
00:16:20.53\00:16:22.73
because you're not
sowing and God wants
00:16:22.74\00:16:25.00
you to be
prosperous and wealthy and.
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It's almost like a gimmick, give
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and you'll get, yeah.
And the Bible does teach
00:16:28.67\00:16:31.05
the reciprocal
blessing of give and it shall be
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given unto you, but
some people take that
00:16:33.43\00:16:35.35
to the extreme
almost to the point of
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manipulating you to
support something that
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is not in the
will of God. And it's
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and it becomes
almost a gambling thing,
00:16:41.67\00:16:43.36
they give to get,
right. See, the getting
00:16:43.37\00:16:46.66
is the natural
response of the giving by God,
00:16:46.67\00:16:50.01
because he sees our
heart and our desire to
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give to the cause of
God and he blesses us
00:16:52.79\00:16:54.55
as a response. But
when we give to get,
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that's a whole
different thing and often people
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don't receive
because they're giving so
00:16:59.88\00:17:01.66
they can receive.
And so that's your,
00:17:01.67\00:17:04.17
your motive should be giving,
00:17:04.18\00:17:05.40
but there's a couple
ways I'd like to answer
00:17:05.41\00:17:07.00
this John, okay and
one of them is a text
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we're gonna get to
when we get to our subject.
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First Corinthians 16, alright,
00:17:10.06\00:17:12.51
this is a letter to
the Corinthian Church
00:17:12.52\00:17:15.85
by Paul and he's
instructing them to do
00:17:15.86\00:17:19.46
something in fact
he's commanding them to do
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something. And we
read in verses 1 & 2 of
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First Corinthians
16: "Now concerning
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the collection for the saints,
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as I have given order
to the churches of Galatia,
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so you must dwell
so. So, this isn't just
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one church, this
seems to be repeated, right.
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Among churches
this collection for
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the saints. On the
first day of the week
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let each one of you
lay something aside,
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storing up as he may prosper,
00:17:46.13\00:17:48.18
that there be,
maybe no collections
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when I come. So,
Paul as we know throughout
00:17:50.26\00:17:53.04
the scriptures
Acts tells us over
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and over again
the Paul went into
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synagogue and
into churches on the
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Sabbath day, the
Seventh-day of the week
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we talk about that
when we get to our subject.
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But he's sending
letters ahead saying,
00:18:01.83\00:18:04.37
on the first day begin
to take up your offering
00:18:04.38\00:18:06.88
for that coming
Sabbath. So, when I get there
00:18:06.89\00:18:09.17
I don't have to beg you for it,
00:18:09.18\00:18:11.19
we don't have to
go about scrambling
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to get our money
together. But those
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things will already be ready;
00:18:14.65\00:18:15.83
your gifts will be
ready to give on the Sabbath.
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And so he's, he's
actually giving here a,
00:18:18.25\00:18:21.96
a command that
there be offerings
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and there be
giving that's going on
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throughout the week
as they lay money aside
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and then at the
end of the week that
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they're brought to the church,
00:18:31.20\00:18:32.33
to give to the
church for the benefit of
00:18:32.90\00:18:35.49
everyone. A
principle that we can't deny.
00:18:35.50\00:18:38.01
Acts over and over
again talks about the church
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come together and
how the blessings that
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they receive from
people as they brought them in.
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They parcel them
out or they gave them
00:18:46.26\00:18:48.26
out to those who had the needs.
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Okay, so that's
our principle there,
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Malachi 3, a
very common text and,
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and you may wanna
read it or something but,
00:18:55.66\00:18:57.30
alright, but just
briefly we find that
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God's people aren't
following this example
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and we know in the old system in
00:19:02.78\00:19:06.32
the Old Testament
we see that the Levites
00:19:06.33\00:19:09.10
who were the
ministers for God to the people.
00:19:09.11\00:19:11.05
Were sustained by the blessing,
00:19:11.06\00:19:13.02
by the tithes that
came in and were given by
00:19:13.03\00:19:14.86
the people the
ten percent, okay.
00:19:14.87\00:19:16.57
And but in the
addition to that there were
00:19:16.58\00:19:18.40
offerings that were
given to God's cause
00:19:18.41\00:19:21.04
and we're picking
this up here in Malachi 3
00:19:21.05\00:19:23.27
and verse 8:
"Will a man rob God?
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Yet you have
robbed me. But you say,
00:19:27.48\00:19:30.50
in what way have we robbed you?
00:19:30.51\00:19:32.14
In tithes and offerings."
00:19:32.15\00:19:34.36
So, withholding those
from God, from, from God
00:19:34.37\00:19:36.95
and giving them we
find that we in fact
00:19:36.96\00:19:39.51
robbed God
himself. So, we to answer
00:19:39.52\00:19:43.87
or begin to answer this
question we can't expect
00:19:43.88\00:19:45.94
God to just give
directly like his hand
00:19:45.95\00:19:49.11
is gonna come down with money
00:19:49.12\00:19:50.30
and hand that to a
preacher or hand that to
00:19:50.31\00:19:52.88
someone in need.
He excepts and Paul
00:19:52.89\00:19:56.67
commands that the
people in the church
00:19:56.68\00:19:59.52
give those offerings
freely from their heart,
00:19:59.53\00:20:02.50
right, for the
people for their needs
00:20:02.51\00:20:04.67
and for the church
to sustained the church
00:20:04.68\00:20:06.49
and the expanses,
to sustain the Pastor
00:20:06.50\00:20:09.08
through tithes, our
church does it through
00:20:09.73\00:20:11.92
a general conference
or a local conference
00:20:11.93\00:20:14.46
that receives
those and gives them back
00:20:14.47\00:20:15.89
through, through salaries.
00:20:15.90\00:20:17.42
But, but this is
the way that God designs
00:20:18.03\00:20:20.46
that we do it, so
you know the question
00:20:20.47\00:20:23.36
really isn't? Well,
you know God can bless
00:20:23.37\00:20:25.13
anyway he should
be able to just do it
00:20:25.14\00:20:26.85
himself. The issue
really is that God is
00:20:26.86\00:20:29.98
saying, no I'm
using you to bring about
00:20:29.99\00:20:33.22
the blessings and
those blessings come through
00:20:33.23\00:20:36.08
tithes and they
come through offerings
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that's right. Of
course if you read on in
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Malachi it says:
"Bring all the tithes
00:20:39.41\00:20:40.94
into these
storehouse, there is one
00:20:40.95\00:20:42.68
store house God's
Church. So, we can't
00:20:42.69\00:20:44.97
say now where am I
gonna put my tithe,
00:20:44.98\00:20:47.62
right. You know,
God has already said
00:20:47.63\00:20:49.54
you return your
tithes back to his house,
00:20:49.55\00:20:52.65
into the
storehouse. You know, and I like
00:20:52.66\00:20:54.61
the word there
return, yeah because
00:20:54.62\00:20:57.34
you know if you go to New York
00:20:57.35\00:20:58.56
but you're from
California, you return
00:20:58.57\00:21:00.34
back to California.
You will began to see
00:21:00.35\00:21:03.49
that the Lord in
essence is saying to you,
00:21:03.50\00:21:05.10
the blessings come from me,
00:21:05.11\00:21:06.70
so return unto me and
I will return unto you.
00:21:06.71\00:21:09.77
Let's keep this
a reciprocal value,
00:21:09.78\00:21:11.96
let's keep this
revolving door going
00:21:11.97\00:21:14.02
and you'll discover
when you are obedient
00:21:14.03\00:21:16.53
and when you are
faithful and return you
00:21:16.54\00:21:18.18
to God what
started with him anyway.
00:21:18.19\00:21:19.81
I mean honestly where
did the gold come from,
00:21:19.82\00:21:22.02
the gold and silver is mine,
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you discovered that
the economies of the world
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are based on how
much gold reserve
00:21:25.52\00:21:28.09
they have, how
much precious metals
00:21:28.10\00:21:30.36
they have, what
kind of precious economy
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they have and
you'll find in the Bible
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there were those who
had great crops of wheat,
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so they gave to the
Lord a portion of that.
00:21:37.17\00:21:40.12
There were those
who had great crops of,
00:21:40.13\00:21:41.67
of, of herd and
cattle and, and whatever
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livestock that
they had and they gave
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to the Lord one tenth
of that for the benefit
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of the people and
they brought that to a
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general location
the storehouse, right.
00:21:50.88\00:21:53.03
And everyone who was
able to be blessed by
00:21:53.04\00:21:56.19
what each person brought to that
00:21:56.20\00:21:58.67
particular place,
what's so nice about
00:21:58.68\00:22:01.20
that is the Lord
is in essence saying,
00:22:01.21\00:22:02.86
it starts with
me, return unto me
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and I will return unto you,
00:22:06.42\00:22:07.83
it starts with
me and the opening
00:22:07.84\00:22:09.50
of the window of
Heaven pouring out
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a blessing. God
gives us blessings
00:22:10.76\00:22:12.81
in other ways then
just financial blessings.
00:22:12.82\00:22:15.16
Some people are
blessed with health,
00:22:15.17\00:22:17.62
some people are
blessed with wealth,
00:22:17.63\00:22:20.18
some people are
blessed with possessions,
00:22:20.19\00:22:22.70
some people are
blessed with gifts.
00:22:22.71\00:22:24.39
Wonderful family
relationships and,
00:22:24.40\00:22:26.29
oh man some people
are blessed with children,
00:22:26.30\00:22:28.34
some people have
like a, a whole slew of
00:22:28.35\00:22:31.60
children, that's not
probably not the best
00:22:31.61\00:22:32.85
word to use. They
have like 8, 9, 10, 12,
00:22:32.86\00:22:36.76
and in this day and
age that's a tremendous
00:22:36.77\00:22:39.33
challenge to have,
yeah. But some people
00:22:39.34\00:22:41.08
are able to raise 8 children
00:22:41.09\00:22:42.63
and they're all in
the Lord. Some people
00:22:42.64\00:22:45.03
are not able to
raise 2, but sometimes
00:22:45.04\00:22:47.49
you have the
blessing of holding the house
00:22:47.50\00:22:49.22
together and you'll discover
00:22:49.23\00:22:50.75
that as you follow God's plan
00:22:50.76\00:22:53.04
and his word which is
this tithing principle.
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It won't be, it
won't become a manipulating
00:22:56.12\00:22:58.41
factor, it'll become
a source of continued
00:22:58.42\00:23:00.90
blessings, that's
right and the minister
00:23:00.91\00:23:02.83
would live
according to God's will,
00:23:02.84\00:23:04.38
not above the
will of God. You know
00:23:04.39\00:23:06.67
I don't believe
that God ever designed
00:23:06.68\00:23:08.67
that ministers or
that even churches
00:23:08.68\00:23:10.99
should beg for
money, I don't think
00:23:11.00\00:23:12.93
that's the way
that was God's designed
00:23:12.94\00:23:14.26
at all. In fact
God says, Paul says
00:23:14.27\00:23:16.79
that God loves a cheerful giver,
00:23:16.80\00:23:18.44
someone who just
from their heart,
00:23:18.45\00:23:20.67
they're always
giving, that seems to be
00:23:20.68\00:23:22.99
what happened in
the early church,
00:23:23.00\00:23:24.77
we find in the
book of Acts that people
00:23:24.78\00:23:25.87
gave freely, right.
It wasn't this question
00:23:25.88\00:23:28.17
oh boy you know
how much should I give,
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they just gave what they had
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and God continue to
blessed them through
00:23:31.17\00:23:32.79
the church. And
now, connected to
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that is my
second way of answering
00:23:34.69\00:23:35.94
this question,
okay God gave gifts
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to his church,
Apostles, Pastors, Preachers,
00:23:38.65\00:23:42.78
Teachers, tongues other things,
00:23:42.79\00:23:45.03
other gifts. One of
those gifts is giving,
00:23:45.04\00:23:47.84
right. Would he
have given the gifts
00:23:47.85\00:23:51.88
of giving to the
church if he was the one
00:23:51.89\00:23:55.68
that was gonna
be giving directly
00:23:55.69\00:23:56.94
and not including
them in that giving, no.
00:23:56.95\00:24:00.35
God gave the gift
of giving to people
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in the church, so
that the church will be
00:24:03.51\00:24:05.45
blessed by those
who had special ministry
00:24:05.46\00:24:10.02
of giving to people
when they needed it.
00:24:10.03\00:24:12.82
Whether it be
finances, whether it be a
00:24:12.83\00:24:14.49
warm home, whether
it be goods in whatever
00:24:14.50\00:24:17.02
way, but those
gifts were given because
00:24:17.03\00:24:19.94
God intended
that always the gifts
00:24:19.95\00:24:22.68
would come through
people as they were
00:24:22.69\00:24:24.67
blessed. Giving
back to the church,
00:24:24.68\00:24:26.38
giving back to the
Lord and so I just,
00:24:26.39\00:24:28.38
everything points
John, right to that
00:24:28.39\00:24:30.60
we just don't step back and say,
00:24:30.61\00:24:31.95
well God will bless them anyway
00:24:31.96\00:24:33.15
and just not do
our part. God calls us
00:24:33.16\00:24:35.61
to do our part and I
would suggest as it says
00:24:35.62\00:24:37.94
in Malachi, Malachi 3
that if aren't giving,
00:24:37.95\00:24:40.64
if we aren't
stepping forward with a,
00:24:40.65\00:24:42.65
as it in a cheerfulness to give,
00:24:42.66\00:24:44.31
that in fact we are robbing him
00:24:44.32\00:24:46.76
of the very
blessing that he intends
00:24:46.77\00:24:48.65
for his church.
And as you, as you
00:24:48.66\00:24:51.78
so wonderfully
pointed out the Lord
00:24:51.79\00:24:54.33
gives to us but
the greatest blessing
00:24:54.34\00:24:57.26
that comes to us is us giving.
00:24:57.27\00:24:59.60
It's more blessed to
give then to receive.
00:24:59.61\00:25:02.35
And the phrase I like
to use here is the giving
00:25:02.36\00:25:04.85
without looking for
anything in return is
00:25:04.86\00:25:07.13
called
disinterested benevolence.
00:25:07.14\00:25:08.85
I'm not giving to
you because you're able
00:25:08.86\00:25:11.94
to give to me; I'm
giving to you because
00:25:11.95\00:25:14.22
I don't really,
without conditions.
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Without
conditions, I'm not concerned
00:25:15.75\00:25:17.69
whether or not you give back,
00:25:17.70\00:25:18.73
but we must recognize the source
00:25:18.74\00:25:21.25
of our blessings
and you'll find in
00:25:21.26\00:25:23.10
scriptures. The
Bible says you know give
00:25:23.11\00:25:25.63
thanks to the
Lord for he is good,
00:25:25.64\00:25:27.25
his mercy endures
forever, give thanks
00:25:27.26\00:25:29.92
to the Lord, forget
not always benefits, right.
00:25:29.93\00:25:32.73
You see, some people
don't like to mention
00:25:32.74\00:25:34.78
the fact that God
is our the source of
00:25:34.79\00:25:37.21
our benefits, but I think it's
00:25:37.22\00:25:38.73
Deuteronomy 5 or Deuteronomy 7
00:25:38.74\00:25:41.07
where it talks
about there are those who
00:25:41.08\00:25:42.57
become wealthy
and houses and lands
00:25:42.58\00:25:44.52
and they will
forget that it was God
00:25:44.53\00:25:46.34
that gave them the
health to get wealth.
00:25:46.35\00:25:49.66
And they'll say
my hands and my plans
00:25:49.67\00:25:52.35
have prospered me
and the Lord would say
00:25:52.36\00:25:54.64
as he did to the
rich fool in Luke,
00:25:54.65\00:25:57.48
he says, fool,
tonight your soul is required
00:25:57.49\00:26:00.84
of you, yeah. Well,
who would all these things
00:26:00.85\00:26:03.28
before, you've laid
up all these treasures
00:26:03.29\00:26:05.21
for many years and
it says sit down soul
00:26:05.22\00:26:07.95
and take ease
because everything is full,
00:26:07.96\00:26:09.80
you're fat and happy, yeah.
00:26:09.81\00:26:11.34
And Lord says
that's not why I gave it
00:26:11.35\00:26:13.05
to you and there are
those who are living fat
00:26:13.06\00:26:14.86
and happy and when I say fat,
00:26:14.87\00:26:16.55
I'm not speaking
physically but those
00:26:16.56\00:26:18.19
who are materialistically fat
00:26:18.20\00:26:19.92
and they're
giving absolutely nothing
00:26:19.93\00:26:22.36
and they're
hoarding to themselves
00:26:22.37\00:26:23.89
and by the way
you'll discover one
00:26:23.90\00:26:26.46
of the reasons why the dead sea
00:26:26.47\00:26:27.85
is the dead sea. Is because
00:26:27.86\00:26:29.56
it only
receives, it gives nothing
00:26:29.57\00:26:31.36
and it just coagulates
from a greedy appetite,
00:26:31.37\00:26:36.27
it receives but it
gives absolutely nothing,
00:26:36.28\00:26:38.77
there is no aqueduct
for this stuff to leave,
00:26:38.78\00:26:40.92
just comes in,
yeah. Now, let me pass off
00:26:40.93\00:26:43.74
the other part of this question,
00:26:43.75\00:26:44.92
okay we kind of
went by it but I wanna,
00:26:44.93\00:26:46.93
I don't wanna read
all the questions here,
00:26:46.94\00:26:48.41
sure. This person
starts off by saying
00:26:48.42\00:26:50.85
I'm not a member of
an organized church.
00:26:50.86\00:26:52.88
Now, these are
tied together this issue
00:26:52.89\00:26:55.92
of the church
asking you know God asking
00:26:55.93\00:26:58.44
to the church for
people to freely give.
00:26:58.45\00:27:00.39
How are these
connected and is it true that
00:27:00.40\00:27:03.79
we don't need to
be connected to an
00:27:03.80\00:27:05.36
organized church
because there is this thing
00:27:05.37\00:27:07.13
out there and I
know you've heard it,
00:27:07.14\00:27:08.60
you know we've all heard this.
00:27:08.61\00:27:09.75
Well, I, I don't
believe in organized religion,
00:27:09.76\00:27:12.33
what's the
opposite? Yeah exactly.
00:27:12.34\00:27:16.84
Disorganized, disorganized yeah
00:27:16.85\00:27:19.28
but you know
I'm gonna hear this,
00:27:19.29\00:27:21.09
I attend a nondenominational
00:27:21.10\00:27:22.71
church, I don't
believe in denominations,
00:27:22.72\00:27:24.27
I don't believe in
organized religion.
00:27:24.28\00:27:25.86
You know to a
degree there are issues
00:27:25.87\00:27:28.51
behind that, that
are causing them in fact
00:27:28.52\00:27:31.17
to say it because
God believes in organized
00:27:31.18\00:27:33.92
religion. He
has an organization;
00:27:33.93\00:27:36.56
it's called the
church, right. And he asks us
00:27:36.57\00:27:40.11
to organized in
harmony with the scripture,
00:27:40.12\00:27:41.93
so what do you say
you know as he starts off
00:27:41.94\00:27:44.18
I'm, I'm not a member
of an organized church
00:27:44.19\00:27:46.72
but I believe in these things.
00:27:46.73\00:27:47.77
And then the issue
of course comes out
00:27:47.78\00:27:49.25
you know with
giving and so forth, right.
00:27:49.26\00:27:50.63
What are you a member
of, the first question
00:27:50.64\00:27:52.77
I'd ask is what
are you a member of.
00:27:52.78\00:27:54.45
And what's the
motive for your membership,
00:27:54.46\00:27:57.06
even a nondenominational
church is a denomination
00:27:57.07\00:28:00.45
that's an oxymoron
because there is no
00:28:00.46\00:28:02.52
such thing as nondenominational.
00:28:02.53\00:28:04.13
It's the other
statement of beliefs and, right,
00:28:04.14\00:28:05.79
if you're teaching the
Bible and a lot of times
00:28:05.80\00:28:08.99
nondenominational
church it says we don't
00:28:09.00\00:28:10.60
emphasize
doctrines. Well, what if you
00:28:10.61\00:28:13.05
realize that not
the word teaching has
00:28:13.06\00:28:15.88
bloomed the word
doctrine. In Timothy
00:28:15.89\00:28:18.75
and Paul
admonished Timothy to, to eat
00:28:18.76\00:28:20.24
his word and
pay attention to the
00:28:20.25\00:28:21.52
doctrine, right.
And there what they mean
00:28:21.53\00:28:23.77
is we don't teach
people about the state
00:28:23.78\00:28:25.11
of the dead, about
hell, about heaven.
00:28:25.12\00:28:27.16
We just got this
feel good you know we just
00:28:27.17\00:28:29.73
wanna get together and
do all these good things
00:28:29.74\00:28:31.46
and nowadays
Christianity is becoming
00:28:31.47\00:28:33.29
more of an
activist religion rather
00:28:33.30\00:28:35.47
than a Christ center
religion, yeah it is.
00:28:35.48\00:28:36.97
See, so that's not
what Christ intended
00:28:36.98\00:28:39.04
but just one
last question somebody
00:28:39.05\00:28:42.20
mentioned in
Luke 11, I mean John
00:28:42.21\00:28:44.44
chapter 11 when
I talked about soul
00:28:44.45\00:28:46.06
sleep this I
referred to John chapter 11
00:28:46.07\00:28:48.56
in the context of
soul sleep which they said,
00:28:48.57\00:28:52.48
which is most troubling to me,
00:28:52.49\00:28:53.69
I will get right
to the point so they
00:28:53.70\00:28:55.80
mentioned a few
points about Jesus mentioning
00:28:55.81\00:28:58.04
to Martha that
your brother will come
00:28:58.05\00:29:00.09
forth in the resurrection at the
00:29:00.10\00:29:01.32
last day and
whoever lives and believes
00:29:01.33\00:29:04.23
in me shall never
die believe thou this.
00:29:04.24\00:29:06.69
And so they wind
up, it's a pretty long
00:29:06.70\00:29:08.89
question and I, I
appreciate what you're
00:29:08.90\00:29:11.10
saying here and let
me go to the very end.
00:29:11.11\00:29:12.95
Let me again say the obvious,
00:29:12.96\00:29:14.70
they said it is
apparent from the context
00:29:14.71\00:29:16.65
of verse 25, that's
John 11 that Jesus was
00:29:16.66\00:29:20.13
referring to Martha's
brother Lazarus one who
00:29:20.14\00:29:23.09
believing in him
had, had physically died.
00:29:23.10\00:29:26.24
The Christ promises
this, yet shall he live,
00:29:26.25\00:29:29.46
but going beyond
this Jesus lifts the veil
00:29:29.47\00:29:33.72
and reveals that in
the realm of the physically
00:29:33.73\00:29:36.19
alive who's
believes, whoever believes
00:29:36.20\00:29:40.32
in him shall never
experience the greatest
00:29:40.33\00:29:42.70
of all terrors, spiritual death.
00:29:42.71\00:29:44.86
And I think what they meant
00:29:44.87\00:29:46.74
there is the
second death at least I
00:29:46.75\00:29:48.73
hope that's what they meant,
00:29:48.74\00:29:49.93
because we do
die, but what the Lord
00:29:49.94\00:29:52.16
was in essence saying here,
00:29:52.17\00:29:53.14
is he who lives
and believes in me
00:29:53.15\00:29:55.11
shall never
die, meaning you will
00:29:55.12\00:29:56.62
not be heard of
the second death.
00:29:56.63\00:29:58.27
For references go
to Revelation 2:11,
00:29:58.28\00:30:01.19
Revelation 20
verse 6, Revelation 20
00:30:01.20\00:30:04.61
verse 14 and
Revelation 21 verse 8,
00:30:04.62\00:30:08.06
just reading
one of those he that
00:30:08.07\00:30:10.09
overcomes shall not
be heard of the second
00:30:10.10\00:30:13.28
death because all
of us die once, right.
00:30:13.29\00:30:15.70
Even though
Lazarus was resurrected
00:30:15.71\00:30:17.38
as a special token
of God's love to show
00:30:17.39\00:30:19.35
he is the
resurrection of the life.
00:30:19.36\00:30:20.66
He's still died
and he's waiting the
00:30:22.32\00:30:24.07
first resurrection,
right there is a only a
00:30:24.08\00:30:25.77
very small group that will die,
00:30:25.78\00:30:27.12
well that will
never die, that's right.
00:30:27.13\00:30:28.57
And those are those
who are alive when Jesus
00:30:28.58\00:30:31.37
comes so, right, but
everybody experiences
00:30:31.38\00:30:33.37
at least one
death before that point.
00:30:33.38\00:30:35.01
Well, friends
thank for you questions
00:30:35.02\00:30:36.89
we will like to
continue, but we want
00:30:36.90\00:30:38.79
to go into our
topic today which is as
00:30:38.80\00:30:40.46
Pastor Stanton
alluded a moment ago,
00:30:40.47\00:30:42.46
he read Luke I mean he read
00:30:42.47\00:30:43.82
First Corinthians chapter 16 and
00:30:43.83\00:30:45.74
by the way if you
have anymore Bible
00:30:45.75\00:30:46.90
questions you can
send those questions
00:30:46.91\00:30:48.45
to housecalls@3abn.org, that's
00:30:48.46\00:30:51.39
housecalls@3abn.org
and no matter
00:30:51.40\00:30:55.52
your time zone that
question will show up
00:30:55.53\00:30:57.92
at the right
location. Today we're going
00:30:57.93\00:31:00.22
to talk about
first day texts in the
00:31:00.23\00:31:04.50
New Testament,
first day texts in the
00:31:04.51\00:31:09.26
New Testament text
like an English teacher.
00:31:09.27\00:31:11.66
You know, now
there are some words
00:31:11.67\00:31:13.81
that you have that's in it, that
00:31:13.82\00:31:17.14
English
teachers really emphasis.
00:31:17.15\00:31:19.43
So, these first day texts in the
00:31:19.44\00:31:22.06
New Testament are very important
00:31:22.07\00:31:23.46
because of
something that's commonly
00:31:23.47\00:31:26.73
practiced today, the honoring
00:31:26.74\00:31:28.95
of the first day of the week.
00:31:28.96\00:31:31.36
And John, the
reason why I felt motivated
00:31:31.37\00:31:34.51
to just touch on this today.
00:31:34.52\00:31:35.73
And by the way the next program
00:31:35.74\00:31:37.27
we will talk about
how prophecy understood
00:31:37.28\00:31:39.00
the change would
come is that many honest
00:31:39.01\00:31:42.80
God loving, Jesus
loving, Christ centered
00:31:42.81\00:31:46.33
Bible believing
Christians have been
00:31:46.34\00:31:51.04
taught that the
first day of the week is
00:31:51.05\00:31:53.05
Holy, blessed by God, honored
00:31:53.06\00:31:55.69
because of the
resurrection of Christ,
00:31:55.70\00:31:57.11
changed by the
apostles. Now, it's the new day
00:31:57.12\00:32:00.83
of worship and in
order for those things
00:32:00.84\00:32:02.65
to be true there has to be some
00:32:02.66\00:32:04.62
scriptural
support. I believe that if
00:32:04.63\00:32:07.13
you're watching this program
00:32:07.14\00:32:08.11
and you don't honor the Sabbath
00:32:08.12\00:32:09.63
the Seventh-day of the week,
00:32:09.64\00:32:10.74
sunset Friday
to sunset Saturday,
00:32:10.75\00:32:12.75
is because for
some reason you maybe
00:32:12.76\00:32:15.14
have been raised
in a denomination,
00:32:15.15\00:32:17.38
maybe your grandma,
or your grandfather,
00:32:17.39\00:32:19.27
maybe your pastor or
your church has taught.
00:32:19.28\00:32:21.13
That the Sunday, the
first day of the week
00:32:21.14\00:32:23.52
now is the new day of honoring,
00:32:23.53\00:32:25.14
the new day of worship. But now,
00:32:25.15\00:32:27.37
if you're a Bible
believing Christian
00:32:27.38\00:32:28.89
that's where the
quandary comes in,
00:32:28.90\00:32:30.19
because if
you're a Bible believing
00:32:30.20\00:32:32.68
I think it's
important to like saying
00:32:32.69\00:32:34.53
I'm a map
believing or like a pilot say
00:32:34.54\00:32:37.83
I'm a compass believing pilot,
00:32:37.84\00:32:39.97
he has to end in a
certain radius, right.
00:32:39.98\00:32:42.40
He could not tune his
plane to go 361 degrees,
00:32:42.41\00:32:47.52
because they're only 360 degrees
00:32:47.53\00:32:50.00
so he couldn't tune
in outside of the radius
00:32:50.01\00:32:52.68
because it
doesn't exist. And as a
00:32:52.69\00:32:55.37
Christian we
must not step outside
00:32:55.38\00:32:57.97
of the Bible to
practice things that are not
00:32:57.98\00:33:01.53
supported by the
Bible. Our foundation
00:33:01.54\00:33:03.63
of safety and
practice is in the Bible,
00:33:03.64\00:33:05.60
so what we're gonna
do John is we're gonna go
00:33:05.61\00:33:07.35
through the text
in the New Testament
00:33:07.36\00:33:08.63
all of them that
talk about the first day
00:33:08.64\00:33:10.42
of the week and
methodically find
00:33:10.43\00:33:12.69
that the Bible is
not in support of the
00:33:12.70\00:33:16.37
transference of
something that God
00:33:16.38\00:33:18.06
blessed from the Seventh-day
00:33:18.07\00:33:19.43
to the first day
and the reasons given,
00:33:19.44\00:33:21.52
we're gonna
methodically see if the Bible
00:33:21.53\00:33:24.09
supports any of those reasons.
00:33:24.10\00:33:25.58
So, what we're gonna began is,
00:33:25.59\00:33:27.77
we're gonna first
look at 6 Bible verses
00:33:27.78\00:33:31.08
that are in the New Testament,
00:33:31.09\00:33:33.20
that have to do
with the first day
00:33:33.21\00:33:35.71
of the week and
they're actually mentioned in
00:33:35.72\00:33:37.58
8 verses in the
Bible. Okay, let's begin
00:33:37.59\00:33:41.82
with Matthew 28 and
we're gonna see verse 1,
00:33:41.83\00:33:45.24
Matthew 28 and
verse 1 John and I
00:33:45.25\00:33:48.36
like you to begin
with that one because
00:33:48.37\00:33:49.76
we will discover now these texts
00:33:49.77\00:33:51.76
all have a particular
theme that are running
00:33:51.77\00:33:55.47
from one text to
the other, to the other.
00:33:55.48\00:33:57.88
Let's start
with that, Matthew 28
00:33:57.89\00:34:01.12
and verse 1 it says:
Now after the Sabbath,
00:34:01.13\00:34:03.52
as the first day of
the week began to dawn,
00:34:03.53\00:34:05.92
Mary Magdalene and the other
00:34:05.93\00:34:08.29
Mary came to see
the tomb. And of course
00:34:08.30\00:34:12.18
we're speaking of
the tomb of Jesus Christ
00:34:12.19\00:34:14.29
here. Okay, so now
this, this first text
00:34:14.30\00:34:17.70
will discover is
in reference to the
00:34:17.71\00:34:20.45
death of Christ.
Because it says now after the
00:34:20.46\00:34:24.40
Sabbath as the first
day of the week began
00:34:24.41\00:34:27.61
to dawn, if you
follow the story,
00:34:27.62\00:34:29.76
it's talking about
the events that are
00:34:29.77\00:34:31.68
happening around the death,
00:34:31.69\00:34:33.37
the burial and the
resurrection of Christ.
00:34:33.38\00:34:36.37
So, this first
text let's look at it
00:34:36.38\00:34:38.60
very carefully and
maybe read the next verse
00:34:38.61\00:34:40.90
John and see if we
could find anywhere
00:34:40.91\00:34:42.68
in that passage
Jesus authorizing
00:34:42.69\00:34:45.75
a new practice or
new day of worship
00:34:45.76\00:34:48.13
based on that text. And behold,
00:34:48.14\00:34:50.28
there was a great earthquake,
00:34:50.29\00:34:51.52
for the angel of
the Lord descended
00:34:51.53\00:34:52.96
from heaven, and
came and rolled back
00:34:52.97\00:34:54.87
the stone from the
door, and sat on it.
00:34:54.88\00:34:57.29
okay, so this
angel based on that text
00:34:57.30\00:35:00.97
we find the
events of surrounding
00:35:00.98\00:35:03.68
the resurrection of Christ,
00:35:03.69\00:35:05.21
right the
rolling away of the door,
00:35:05.22\00:35:06.90
the angel sitting on the door.
00:35:06.91\00:35:08.74
This is the resurrection
and this is happening
00:35:08.75\00:35:11.33
after the
Sabbath is passed toward
00:35:11.34\00:35:13.13
the first day of the
week. Now, John based
00:35:13.14\00:35:15.60
on the resurrection is
that text saying there,
00:35:15.61\00:35:18.26
that because Jesus
rose on the first day,
00:35:18.27\00:35:21.92
now there is a
new day of worship.
00:35:21.93\00:35:23.50
No, I think in just simple terms
00:35:24.34\00:35:26.56
it's a fact that
he resurrected on
00:35:26.57\00:35:28.49
the first day of the
week and it's statement
00:35:28.50\00:35:31.17
to that, testing
to that, that's all
00:35:31.18\00:35:33.20
this is, it's a
historical statement
00:35:33.21\00:35:36.47
in the Bible that he resurrected
00:35:36.48\00:35:38.06
on the first day of the week.
00:35:38.07\00:35:40.10
But I don't see
anything involving worship
00:35:40.11\00:35:42.90
at all here. There
isn't an issue of, of worship
00:35:42.91\00:35:46.05
going on here, okay
it's an issue of concern
00:35:46.06\00:35:48.51
by the women to
come and to see the body
00:35:48.52\00:35:50.73
of Jesus. And they
were shocked of course
00:35:50.74\00:35:53.30
because the
stone was rolled away
00:35:53.31\00:35:54.74
and an amazing
event, but we don't wanna
00:35:54.75\00:35:56.95
diminish this event and
that's one of the things
00:35:56.96\00:35:58.51
that we don't want
you to have the impression
00:35:58.52\00:36:00.31
of this, somehow.
Because the first day
00:36:00.32\00:36:02.19
of the week if not
a Holy day of worship
00:36:02.20\00:36:04.29
that somehow it's not a
wonderful amazing thing,
00:36:04.30\00:36:10.14
because the
resurrection of Christ
00:36:10.15\00:36:12.77
I mean if we didn't
have the resurrection
00:36:12.78\00:36:14.33
where will be. The Paul says,
00:36:14.34\00:36:15.79
people most
pitiful, right exactly,
00:36:15.80\00:36:19.73
so we would be
miserable in essence.
00:36:19.74\00:36:22.85
That's right, we
would see that just
00:36:22.86\00:36:24.75
oh what use is there
if we don't have a risen
00:36:24.76\00:36:27.74
Lord, we serve a risen savior.
00:36:27.75\00:36:29.30
So that one doesn't
say, now as the result
00:36:29.31\00:36:32.61
of the resurrection,
let's honor this day
00:36:32.62\00:36:35.45
or let's serve the
Lord now because of this day
00:36:35.46\00:36:40.04
on this day, right.
In fact we're gonna read,
00:36:40.05\00:36:43.02
we will have several other texts
00:36:43.03\00:36:44.28
that we can give
here they all essentially
00:36:44.29\00:36:45.67
say the same
thing as pointing to the
00:36:45.68\00:36:47.23
resurrection. The
first day of the week,
00:36:47.24\00:36:49.48
Luke's account
though, okay just the
00:36:49.49\00:36:52.30
same account as here
it has a couple other
00:36:52.31\00:36:54.33
significant things
if we read that passage
00:36:54.34\00:36:56.14
in Luke because before
you get to the first day
00:36:56.15\00:36:58.36
it says some key
things about the Sabbath
00:36:58.37\00:37:00.83
itself and if you
wanna read that next.
00:37:00.84\00:37:03.32
We're gonna go to
that one right after
00:37:03.33\00:37:04.30
this passage here
but let's go to Mark 16
00:37:04.31\00:37:06.31
first, we're
gonna see another one
00:37:06.32\00:37:08.37
and this one is
about the same incident,
00:37:08.38\00:37:10.58
about the same event
rather then incident,
00:37:10.59\00:37:13.69
about the same event,
about the resurrection
00:37:13.70\00:37:15.64
and the death of
Christ. Let's began with
00:37:15.65\00:37:18.44
verse 1, do you have
that one John Mark 16
00:37:18.45\00:37:21.89
verse 1 and 2, yes.
Now when the Sabbath
00:37:21.90\00:37:23.84
was passed Mary Magdalene,
00:37:23.85\00:37:25.36
Mary the mother of
James, and Salome bought
00:37:25.37\00:37:28.58
spices. That they might come
00:37:28.59\00:37:30.63
and anoint him,
very early in the morning
00:37:30.64\00:37:32.85
and on the
first day of the week;
00:37:32.86\00:37:34.15
they came to the
tomb when the Sun
00:37:34.16\00:37:36.94
had risen, okay.
And they said among
00:37:36.95\00:37:38.79
themselves, who
will roll away the stone
00:37:38.80\00:37:40.87
from the door
of the tomb for us.
00:37:40.88\00:37:42.41
And as you see in
Matthew the angels
00:37:42.42\00:37:44.60
probably said, I
will, and it's already done,
00:37:44.61\00:37:48.96
it was already done,
they were contemplating
00:37:48.97\00:37:51.47
well, we've got
to enter the tomb
00:37:51.48\00:37:53.45
and we've got to
anoint the body of Jesus
00:37:53.46\00:37:55.41
with these
spices and anointments,
00:37:55.42\00:37:56.80
so that as we do
today, so that we'll keep
00:37:56.81\00:38:01.17
the smell down to a minimum.
00:38:01.18\00:38:02.79
Because if he stays
in there, he's going to
00:38:02.80\00:38:04.70
begin to, to rot, so
let's just do this now
00:38:04.71\00:38:08.24
because we wanna honor the Lord
00:38:08.25\00:38:09.51
and they came
and discovered as the
00:38:09.52\00:38:11.89
prophet, as the prophet said,
00:38:11.90\00:38:13.64
the Lord God did
not allow his body
00:38:13.65\00:38:16.53
to see corruption.
You know it was custom
00:38:16.54\00:38:18.51
to anoint the
body with the spices
00:38:18.52\00:38:20.55
and it's very
likely that they couldn't
00:38:20.56\00:38:22.18
get to that prior
to the burial because
00:38:22.19\00:38:24.80
it was so close to the Sabbath.
00:38:24.81\00:38:25.98
And that's what
we're gonna find here in
00:38:25.99\00:38:28.07
Luke's account, matter of fact
00:38:28.08\00:38:29.44
lets go to Luke now.
We're gonna go to Luke
00:38:29.45\00:38:31.19
chapter 23 verse 54
to 56 and then we're
00:38:31.20\00:38:35.21
gonna go to Luke 24 verse 1.
00:38:35.22\00:38:36.98
So, John why don't
you begin to unfold
00:38:36.99\00:38:38.87
that account for
us Luke chapter 23
00:38:38.88\00:38:42.21
verse 54 to 56 and
Luke chapter 24 verse 1,
00:38:42.22\00:38:46.97
okay go for it.
Well, I'll read verse 53
00:38:46.98\00:38:50.20
okay, talking about
the body of Jesus it says:
00:38:50.21\00:38:52.31
Then they took it
or they took it down,
00:38:52.32\00:38:54.35
wrapped it in linen,
and laid it in a tomb
00:38:54.36\00:38:56.94
that was hewn out of the rock,
00:38:56.95\00:38:58.57
where no one had
ever been lain before.
00:38:58.58\00:39:00.77
Okay, that day
was the preparation,
00:39:00.78\00:39:03.73
and the Sabbath
drew near. You know
00:39:03.74\00:39:06.40
and this is also an
answer to some people
00:39:06.41\00:39:08.51
who think that
maybe the, the crucifixion
00:39:08.52\00:39:10.88
happened on a
Wednesday or a Thursday
00:39:10.89\00:39:13.01
or some other day.
This happened on the
00:39:13.02\00:39:15.73
preparation day,
right on preparation day
00:39:15.74\00:39:18.22
which is Friday,
the day right before
00:39:18.23\00:39:19.78
the Sabbath day the
Seventh-day of the week.
00:39:19.79\00:39:21.91
And it says the
Sabbath drew near, verse 55:
00:39:21.92\00:39:25.15
And the women
who had come with Him
00:39:25.16\00:39:27.24
from Galilee followed
after and they observed
00:39:27.25\00:39:30.23
the tomb and how
his body was laid.
00:39:30.24\00:39:31.97
Probably thinking
you know we would like to
00:39:31.98\00:39:35.77
anoint him with
spices now, but it's getting
00:39:35.78\00:39:37.63
too close to the
Sabbath, so they're
00:39:37.64\00:39:40.04
observing the body
and how it was laid
00:39:40.05\00:39:41.49
because they're
gonna come back, oh yeah.
00:39:41.50\00:39:43.85
They're gonna come
back and anoint his body
00:39:43.86\00:39:45.47
because that was
the custom and then
00:39:45.48\00:39:47.28
verse 56 says:
Then they returned
00:39:47.29\00:39:49.52
and prepared
spices and fragrant oils.
00:39:49.53\00:39:51.55
And they rested on
the Sabbath according
00:39:51.56\00:39:53.61
to the commandment.
They only had enough
00:39:53.62\00:39:55.46
to prepare for
the spices and oils,
00:39:55.47\00:39:57.11
but they rested on the Sabbath
00:39:57.12\00:39:59.35
according to
what? According to the
00:39:59.36\00:40:01.64
commandment, the commandment.
00:40:01.65\00:40:02.69
Now, now John I
know we're just clicking
00:40:02.70\00:40:04.85
right here because
we've been asking ourselves
00:40:04.86\00:40:06.46
the question which
we're gonna convert,
00:40:06.47\00:40:08.92
confer or convey to
you whether we got that,
00:40:08.93\00:40:13.16
there you go. What's
exciting about this text
00:40:13.17\00:40:16.79
friends is it says
that even after Jesus died
00:40:16.80\00:40:20.02
the Sabbath rest
was still in place,
00:40:20.03\00:40:24.16
still in place.
Because they returned they
00:40:24.17\00:40:26.34
and they rested on
the Sabbath according
00:40:26.35\00:40:30.38
to the commandment.
Notice, rested Sabbath
00:40:30.39\00:40:33.96
after the death of
Jesus. So, this right
00:40:33.97\00:40:36.96
away dispels the idea
that the death of Jesus
00:40:36.97\00:40:40.46
removed the Sabbath command,
00:40:40.47\00:40:42.42
that's what so
many teach in order to
00:40:42.43\00:40:45.12
get rid of one they
had to find an event to
00:40:45.13\00:40:47.55
get rid of it and
many people sight the
00:40:47.56\00:40:49.71
death of Jesus as
the defining moment where
00:40:49.72\00:40:52.83
that one was
nailed to the cross.
00:40:52.84\00:40:54.50
But that's not the
case because these women
00:40:54.51\00:40:56.84
who followed Jesus
from Galilee were followers
00:40:56.85\00:41:00.70
of Jesus, right
and they understood it,
00:41:00.71\00:41:02.88
they knew, they
knew, the preparation
00:41:02.89\00:41:05.63
they put them in
the tomb, they went put
00:41:05.64\00:41:08.74
their spices and
anointments together
00:41:08.75\00:41:10.10
and waited till
the Sabbath was done
00:41:10.11\00:41:12.22
before they went
back to the tomb.
00:41:12.23\00:41:13.77
That's right, you know
I hear what some people,
00:41:13.78\00:41:15.95
I hear it echoing
in my mind what they're
00:41:15.96\00:41:17.58
saying, okay, okay.
Well, that's because
00:41:17.59\00:41:20.74
the new Sabbath
hadn't come yet because the
00:41:20.75\00:41:22.54
resurrection
hadn't occurred yet,
00:41:22.55\00:41:24.29
I could see that
challenge. But the
00:41:24.30\00:41:27.21
challenge falls pretty short
00:41:27.22\00:41:28.64
and falls fairly
quickly because in the
00:41:28.65\00:41:30.60
book of Acts where we see the
00:41:30.61\00:41:31.97
Acts of the church
their act or their custom
00:41:31.98\00:41:36.00
was to meet
continually in the church on
00:41:36.01\00:41:39.92
the Seventh-day of
the week, so it didn't
00:41:39.93\00:41:41.67
change, we get
to those texts here
00:41:41.68\00:41:43.03
in a little bit.
But it didn't change,
00:41:43.04\00:41:44.88
right so you say well
that's where it changed,
00:41:44.89\00:41:46.91
it didn't, it didn't
change. They continued
00:41:46.92\00:41:48.99
to honor the Seventh-day Sabbath
00:41:49.00\00:41:50.40
so you can't use
that line of reasoning
00:41:50.41\00:41:52.77
because it just
falls short, the issue here
00:41:52.78\00:41:55.04
is that Jesus
taught that the Sabbath
00:41:55.05\00:41:57.49
commandment was
important, important
00:41:57.50\00:41:59.70
enough for the
disciples to continue to keep
00:41:59.71\00:42:01.85
and especially
keep here right after
00:42:01.86\00:42:03.87
his crucifixion.
And so Luke 24 verse 1
00:42:03.88\00:42:07.34
John is the first
day text bring that now
00:42:07.35\00:42:09.18
let's put the
context together preparation
00:42:09.19\00:42:11.55
day, Jesus laid to
tomb that's the Sabbath
00:42:11.56\00:42:14.10
was drawing near.
They took him down before
00:42:14.11\00:42:16.79
the Sabbath laid him in the tomb
00:42:16.80\00:42:18.55
and in order to
understand we'll count
00:42:18.56\00:42:20.61
back from the Luke
24 verse 1 we'll come
00:42:20.62\00:42:23.34
backward to see
exactly what three days are
00:42:23.35\00:42:25.96
represented there, that's right.
00:42:25.97\00:42:27.08
Luke 24 verse 1
John: "Now on the first day
00:42:27.09\00:42:29.76
of the week, very
early in the morning,
00:42:29.77\00:42:31.40
they and certain
other women with them
00:42:31.41\00:42:33.30
came to the tomb
bringing the spices
00:42:33.31\00:42:35.75
which they had
prepared. But they found
00:42:35.76\00:42:38.92
the stone rolled
away from the tomb.
00:42:38.93\00:42:40.92
Then they went in
and did not find the body
00:42:40.93\00:42:43.83
of the Lord
Jesus. Okay, now notice
00:42:43.84\00:42:46.35
this began from this
text, Luke 24 verse 1
00:42:46.36\00:42:48.82
first day of the
week. In some countries
00:42:48.83\00:42:52.96
this is so
strategic and I used to work
00:42:52.97\00:42:55.67
for a shipping
company when I work at the
00:42:55.68\00:42:58.62
World Trade
Center in New York city
00:42:58.63\00:42:59.96
and I will go to
the ports in New Jersey
00:42:59.97\00:43:02.55
and take what they
call bill of lading,
00:43:02.56\00:43:04.39
which was in sense
the approval of certain,
00:43:04.40\00:43:06.86
by certain companies
to allow these shipping
00:43:06.87\00:43:09.48
containers to come
in. They had a maritime
00:43:09.49\00:43:12.43
calendar which they
listed Monday on their
00:43:12.44\00:43:17.90
calendar they listed
Monday as the first day
00:43:17.91\00:43:20.38
because they lined that up as a
00:43:20.39\00:43:22.25
business calendar.
And they listed Sunday,
00:43:22.26\00:43:25.38
right they listed
Sunday as the Seventh-day
00:43:25.39\00:43:28.18
and that was done on
the maritime calendar,
00:43:28.19\00:43:30.54
yeah is that way
actually in Europe
00:43:30.55\00:43:32.51
as well. Europe has
gone to that same calendar,
00:43:32.52\00:43:34.46
Monday being the
first day Sunday being
00:43:34.47\00:43:36.53
the Seventh-day.
Now, we will ask ourselves
00:43:36.54\00:43:38.33
the question why is
it that so prevalent in
00:43:38.34\00:43:40.81
Europe. Because of
the influence of the
00:43:40.82\00:43:42.56
Roman Catholic
Church the influence
00:43:42.57\00:43:44.61
is a tremendous
overbearing influence.
00:43:44.62\00:43:48.52
And I'm using the
phrase because it's not
00:43:48.53\00:43:50.33
something that's
optional you know
00:43:50.34\00:43:52.02
we have the common market;
00:43:52.03\00:43:53.15
we have the
European market that's pulled
00:43:53.16\00:43:54.47
together. And so
you have these countries
00:43:54.48\00:43:56.47
that have act
well yes to that under
00:43:56.48\00:44:00.10
the Euro, first day
of the week for them
00:44:00.11\00:44:02.39
as Monday,
Seventh-day of the week for them
00:44:02.40\00:44:04.37
as Sunday. But
that's not scriptural
00:44:04.38\00:44:07.12
nor is that
supported by our history
00:44:07.13\00:44:10.62
nor is that
supported by the dictionary.
00:44:10.63\00:44:13.22
It's simply what
they refer to as their,
00:44:13.23\00:44:15.50
as their civil
calendar, which is the business
00:44:15.51\00:44:20.26
work week. But if
you follow the Bible,
00:44:20.27\00:44:22.08
the women went back
to work on the first day
00:44:22.09\00:44:24.71
of the week, that's
right. Jesus rose on the
00:44:24.72\00:44:26.77
first day of the
week and look at the
00:44:26.78\00:44:28.59
book of Genesis the
creation story he began
00:44:28.60\00:44:31.10
creating on the
first day of the week.
00:44:31.11\00:44:32.98
So, it's listed the
first day of the week
00:44:32.99\00:44:35.35
is really in fact
Sunday that's why when people
00:44:35.36\00:44:38.35
say what are you
going to do, what are you
00:44:38.36\00:44:40.08
going to do on the
weekend? Well, they mean
00:44:40.09\00:44:43.83
weekend, right,
Saturday is the weekend,
00:44:43.84\00:44:47.60
Sunday is the
first day of the week.
00:44:47.61\00:44:50.35
And but in America
and around the world,
00:44:50.36\00:44:52.57
it's risen to
prominence as the day to be
00:44:52.58\00:44:55.86
honored and worship.
But so far we can't find
00:44:55.87\00:44:57.99
any support in these
scriptures right here,
00:44:58.00\00:44:59.51
that's right okay.
Now, let's go to John
00:44:59.52\00:45:01.88
chapter 20 verse 1
and I think we're gonna
00:45:01.89\00:45:04.40
read it right there
again John chapter 20
00:45:04.41\00:45:06.74
friends if you have
your Bible go with us to John
00:45:06.75\00:45:08.77
chapter 20 verse 1,
and, and John is gonna read
00:45:08.78\00:45:13.15
that one for us,
John chapter 20 verse 1
00:45:13.16\00:45:15.30
and you'll notice again
so far we have followed,
00:45:15.31\00:45:18.00
Matthew 28, Mark
16, Luke 23 and 24.
00:45:18.01\00:45:22.36
Now, John
chapter 20 and verse 1,
00:45:22.37\00:45:25.74
do you have that
John? Yes, okay go for it.
00:45:25.75\00:45:28.32
Now on the first day
of the week Mary Magdalene
00:45:28.33\00:45:30.90
went to the tomb early,
while it was still dark,
00:45:30.91\00:45:33.72
and saw that the
stone had been taken away
00:45:33.73\00:45:36.33
from the tomb.
And verse 19 and then
00:45:36.34\00:45:38.95
verse 19 of the same chapter:
00:45:38.96\00:45:40.46
Then the same day at evening,
00:45:40.47\00:45:42.92
being the first day of the week,
00:45:42.93\00:45:44.27
when the doors
were shut, where the
00:45:44.28\00:45:46.25
disciples were
assembled for fear
00:45:46.26\00:45:47.81
of the Jews, Jesus came
and stood in their midst
00:45:47.82\00:45:50.46
and said to them,
"Peace be with you."
00:45:50.47\00:45:53.50
John, this is an
exciting passage,
00:45:53.51\00:45:55.55
first we find that
Mary went and found the tomb
00:45:55.56\00:45:58.53
rolled away and,
and the stone had been
00:45:58.54\00:46:03.44
rolled away and if
you follow the story
00:46:03.45\00:46:04.86
further on Peter
and John they ran
00:46:04.87\00:46:07.52
to the tomb, didn't
to know what had happened
00:46:07.53\00:46:09.59
to Jesus and
they found that Jesus
00:46:09.60\00:46:12.19
was not there,
they saw his clothing,
00:46:12.20\00:46:14.04
they stooped in and
saw that his clothing was
00:46:14.05\00:46:16.35
there and they were excited.
00:46:16.36\00:46:17.87
And they eventually had
a rendezvous with Jesus,
00:46:17.88\00:46:20.28
but the rendezvous
happened not because
00:46:20.29\00:46:25.06
Jesus was
conducting a worship service,
00:46:25.07\00:46:28.91
now this passage
is really good John 20
00:46:28.92\00:46:32.87
and verse 19
people often use this
00:46:32.88\00:46:35.33
and pastors have
used this and say, see
00:46:35.34\00:46:36.99
the disciples
assembled on the first day
00:46:37.00\00:46:39.17
of the week. That an assembly,
00:46:39.18\00:46:41.23
but John you've read
the passage why did they
00:46:41.24\00:46:43.77
assembled? Well, they
were assembled because
00:46:43.78\00:46:45.78
they were fearful,
first of all because
00:46:45.79\00:46:47.93
here there leader
has just been killed,
00:46:47.94\00:46:50.43
that's right.
And they're thinking
00:46:50.44\00:46:52.19
that they're
next, right so they meet
00:46:52.20\00:46:54.37
in this upper room,
they meet in this room to
00:46:54.38\00:46:56.25
hide kind of away
from what might occur.
00:46:56.26\00:46:59.58
And Jesus in fact the
words of Christ tell you
00:46:59.59\00:47:02.64
why he appears,
he appears to them
00:47:02.65\00:47:05.22
to bring them
peace, right. He says,
00:47:05.23\00:47:08.00
Peace be with you, he
says. They were fearful,
00:47:08.01\00:47:11.36
don't be afraid, be at peace.
00:47:11.37\00:47:13.98
As my, my
Italian friends would say
00:47:13.99\00:47:16.14
don't worry about
it, forget about it.
00:47:16.15\00:47:18.74
They were so
fearful that they were next
00:47:18.75\00:47:21.07
on the menu,
they were so fearful,
00:47:21.08\00:47:23.03
they were in essence
saying if they killed
00:47:23.04\00:47:24.84
our Lord, what are
they going to do to us.
00:47:24.85\00:47:27.94
So, they were not worshiping,
00:47:27.95\00:47:30.47
for fear of the
Jews, for fear of the Jews.
00:47:30.48\00:47:32.59
What's gonna happen
to us, so this my friends
00:47:32.60\00:47:35.42
is not a recording
of a worship service
00:47:35.43\00:47:38.95
that Jesus
instituted on the first day
00:47:38.96\00:47:41.24
of the week, they
got together on the day
00:47:41.25\00:47:43.76
that Jesus rose. And a
matter of fact you will
00:47:43.77\00:47:46.57
discover that they
had hidden already,
00:47:46.58\00:47:48.34
they had run, they had fled,
00:47:48.35\00:47:49.87
and they had left
the side of Jesus.
00:47:49.88\00:47:51.84
And the only one
that said at the side of
00:47:51.85\00:47:53.89
Jesus was Mary
the woman, she stay
00:47:53.90\00:47:56.32
at the tomb. So,
it says in verse 20
00:47:56.33\00:47:59.34
and when he had
said this he showed them
00:47:59.35\00:48:02.50
his hands and his side
then disciples were glad
00:48:02.51\00:48:06.37
when they saw the
Lord. So, they saw the Lord,
00:48:06.38\00:48:10.19
they were excited
that Jesus had appeared in
00:48:10.20\00:48:13.84
their midst but
he did not gather
00:48:13.85\00:48:15.59
there to have a
worship service and begin
00:48:15.60\00:48:18.86
a new day of worship,
he gathered there to say
00:48:18.87\00:48:20.89
don't worry about it
I'm risen. And here is
00:48:20.90\00:48:23.34
another peace
John, verse 26 says:
00:48:23.35\00:48:25.16
Eight days later the
disciples were gathered
00:48:25.17\00:48:27.08
again inside
that's not the first day,
00:48:27.09\00:48:29.24
that's right. So, okay
now did it change again,
00:48:29.25\00:48:32.14
so did this worship
service is now changed
00:48:33.17\00:48:34.96
to Monday on the
next text, that's right,
00:48:34.97\00:48:37.28
I mean if you
reason the first time,
00:48:37.29\00:48:39.03
you got to go again to
that verse 26 eight days
00:48:39.04\00:48:42.07
later which would be
Monday and say oh look
00:48:42.08\00:48:44.28
the day changed
now they're worshiping
00:48:44.29\00:48:45.56
on Monday, not the
case. Very good point,
00:48:45.57\00:48:49.63
because I hadn't seen
that jump out that way.
00:48:49.64\00:48:51.73
The point is every
time they gathered does not
00:48:51.74\00:48:54.83
institute a new day of worship.
00:48:54.84\00:48:56.16
Some of you have
church services that you may
00:48:56.17\00:48:58.75
have a week of
revival or a week of
00:48:58.76\00:49:00.31
special
meetings when you gather.
00:49:00.32\00:49:02.00
Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday,
00:49:02.01\00:49:04.44
Thursday, Friday,
Saturday, every night at
00:49:04.45\00:49:06.74
7 pm such as the
custom. You're not
00:49:06.75\00:49:09.15
instituting a new
day of worship even as
00:49:09.16\00:49:11.32
disciples of
Christ, you're not changing
00:49:11.33\00:49:13.20
what God has blessed
and that's what missing
00:49:13.21\00:49:15.65
here you don't
see any new blessings
00:49:15.66\00:49:17.00
being handed down,
but let's go faster
00:49:17.01\00:49:19.09
because John now we
go to Acts chapter 20
00:49:19.10\00:49:21.27
verse 7, another
passage and this one is one
00:49:21.28\00:49:24.15
of the first ones.
Acts chapter 20 verse 7,
00:49:24.16\00:49:27.75
very amazing passage
and I'll have you read
00:49:27.76\00:49:30.32
that when you get to
that. Read that for us
00:49:30.33\00:49:33.12
John. "Now on the
first day of the week,
00:49:33.13\00:49:34.87
when the disciples came
together to break bread,
00:49:34.88\00:49:37.06
Paul ready to
depart the next day,
00:49:37.07\00:49:39.70
spoke to them and
continued his message
00:49:39.71\00:49:42.39
until midnight,
there were many lamps
00:49:42.40\00:49:44.64
in the upper room
where they were gathered
00:49:44.65\00:49:46.47
together. Okay,
so now John what were
00:49:46.48\00:49:49.97
they doing, they
were breaking bread on
00:49:49.98\00:49:51.49
what day of the week?
It says on the first day
00:49:51.50\00:49:53.32
of the week, okay
and what was the context
00:49:53.33\00:49:55.63
of that whole
meeting. Well, it's an evening
00:49:55.64\00:49:59.60
meeting we know, okay,
okay so it clearly says
00:49:59.61\00:50:01.98
that he continued his
message until midnight,
00:50:01.99\00:50:05.05
so the lights are down,
the candles are probably
00:50:05.06\00:50:07.38
you know burning,
there's no, you know
00:50:07.39\00:50:10.61
it's dark outside,
this is an evening meeting.
00:50:10.62\00:50:12.35
And in fact John,
one of the things I,
00:50:12.36\00:50:14.78
I looked at as I was
studying this passage
00:50:14.79\00:50:17.74
out was there
was. This was a custom
00:50:17.75\00:50:22.32
for the Jews to get
together in the evening
00:50:22.33\00:50:24.77
of the Sabbath as
the Sabbath closed for
00:50:24.78\00:50:27.47
we call it in modern
day terms vesper service,
00:50:27.48\00:50:30.69
okay closing out of the Sabbath
00:50:30.70\00:50:32.55
and evidently when,
when Paul came out to
00:50:32.56\00:50:35.86
preach he was
gonna leave the next day.
00:50:35.87\00:50:37.62
He gave them a
message on that vesper,
00:50:37.63\00:50:41.33
during that vesper
service. A farewell
00:50:41.34\00:50:42.96
sermon. And so,
but the issue here
00:50:42.97\00:50:45.90
and I know what
we're gonna get to,
00:50:45.91\00:50:47.13
this meeting was
not on Sunday night.
00:50:47.14\00:50:50.70
This meeting was on the
evening of the first day
00:50:50.71\00:50:54.84
of the week and, and
why don't you take it
00:50:54.85\00:50:56.55
from here John
because we find that God
00:50:56.56\00:50:59.67
doesn't treat the day
light as the first part
00:50:59.68\00:51:02.27
of the day. Instead
he treats the evening
00:51:02.28\00:51:04.89
as the first part of the day,
00:51:04.90\00:51:06.41
so when the
evening comes, when sunset
00:51:06.42\00:51:08.23
comes it begins
the very next day
00:51:08.24\00:51:10.65
and we get that from creation.
00:51:10.66\00:51:12.70
That's true and so this was not,
00:51:12.71\00:51:15.41
this was not some
now a new worship service
00:51:15.42\00:51:18.58
and people cite the
breaking of bread John
00:51:18.59\00:51:21.94
now see they
broke bread, how do you
00:51:21.95\00:51:23.98
get rid of that.
But friends of you read
00:51:23.99\00:51:25.93
Acts chapter 2 verse
46 the Bible talks about
00:51:25.94\00:51:28.17
the fact that they
broke bread everyday,
00:51:28.18\00:51:29.93
it was not a one day
of the week in other words
00:51:29.94\00:51:32.38
they imparted to
each other the word.
00:51:32.39\00:51:34.09
And sometimes they
did that over a meal,
00:51:34.10\00:51:37.26
a lot of churches
have done that to gain
00:51:37.27\00:51:39.55
more attendees, they
have a nice warm meal,
00:51:39.56\00:51:42.21
they have something hot to drink
00:51:42.22\00:51:44.26
or they have some refreshments
00:51:44.27\00:51:45.58
and Acts 2 verse
46 says: So continuing
00:51:45.59\00:51:49.07
daily with one
accord in the temple,
00:51:49.08\00:51:51.94
and breaking bread
from house to house,
00:51:51.95\00:51:55.08
they ate their
food with gladness
00:51:55.09\00:51:57.62
and simplicity of
heart. Day by day they
00:51:57.63\00:52:00.49
broke bread. So,
this is not an institution
00:52:00.50\00:52:02.66
of a new day of
worship anymore then
00:52:02.67\00:52:04.62
breaking bread
from house to house
00:52:04.63\00:52:06.13
everyday. It's a new
every day institution
00:52:06.14\00:52:09.14
of a new every day worship day,
00:52:09.15\00:52:10.98
that's right, yeah
it's not and more then that
00:52:10.99\00:52:13.06
they had been
worshiping on the Sabbath day
00:52:13.07\00:52:15.06
right and they're
continuing into the
00:52:15.07\00:52:16.67
vesper program in the evening,
00:52:16.68\00:52:17.91
so this isn't
even meeting on Sunday
00:52:17.92\00:52:19.57
in the terms of today
this is a Saturday night
00:52:19.58\00:52:21.56
service going on right here.
00:52:21.57\00:52:23.26
And another one
which is very interesting,
00:52:23.27\00:52:26.66
First Corinthians 16 verse 2,
00:52:26.67\00:52:29.30
First Corinthians
16 verse 2 we read that
00:52:29.31\00:52:33.17
earlier, First
Corinthians 16 verse 2
00:52:33.18\00:52:36.50
and it pointed out
about this collection.
00:52:36.51\00:52:40.37
If you read the
full context of this
00:52:40.38\00:52:42.30
you'll discover
that there was a famine,
00:52:42.31\00:52:45.74
there was hardship
happening in Jerusalem
00:52:45.75\00:52:48.07
and this
collection for the saints.
00:52:48.08\00:52:50.22
You'll discover here it says:
00:52:50.23\00:52:52.08
Now concerning
the collection for the
00:52:52.09\00:52:54.18
saints, First Corinthians 16
00:52:54.19\00:52:56.28
verse 1: As I have
given order to the churches
00:52:56.29\00:52:59.44
in Galatia, so you must do also.
00:52:59.45\00:53:01.35
On the first day of the
week let each one of you
00:53:01.36\00:53:04.53
lay something
aside, storing up as
00:53:04.54\00:53:07.11
he may prosper that
there be no collections
00:53:07.12\00:53:09.40
when I come.
Notice and when I come,
00:53:09.41\00:53:12.47
whomever you
appoint by your letters
00:53:12.48\00:53:15.69
I will send to bear
your gift to Jerusalem.
00:53:15.70\00:53:19.00
You study the history John,
00:53:19.01\00:53:20.36
you see that
Jerusalem is going through
00:53:20.37\00:53:21.88
hardship kind of
like a, a disaster relief,
00:53:21.89\00:53:24.63
if there is a
hurricane, or tornado,
00:53:24.64\00:53:26.28
or earthquake, they
said know we're gonna be
00:53:26.29\00:53:28.30
coming by the red
cross, we're coming by
00:53:28.31\00:53:30.33
on Sunday. We're
gonna put it a door hanger
00:53:30.34\00:53:33.52
like in some
communities, they put it
00:53:33.53\00:53:35.35
on Thursday and they
come on Sunday to pick
00:53:35.36\00:53:37.71
that door hanger
up, that plastic bag
00:53:37.72\00:53:39.57
and they say we
don't have time to wait.
00:53:39.58\00:53:41.80
Please have it
ready when we get there,
00:53:41.81\00:53:43.88
that's what happen
here, not us worship service
00:53:43.89\00:53:46.49
and notice this. The
collection didn't happen
00:53:46.50\00:53:49.15
when they went to
church the collection
00:53:49.16\00:53:51.07
happened when
somebody came to their house,
00:53:51.08\00:53:52.77
right. Let everyone
of you lay by in store,
00:53:52.78\00:53:55.62
that happen when
people came to where I was,
00:53:55.63\00:53:58.28
I laid it by
where I live. And as God
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prospered me
that's what I had already
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when they got
there, right, so that's not
00:54:03.33\00:54:05.94
a new day of
worship, that's right.
00:54:05.95\00:54:07.54
And so, so far you
begin to see friends
00:54:07.55\00:54:10.06
that over and over and
over again in the Bible
00:54:10.07\00:54:13.84
you'll discover that
the Lord has references
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and they are in fact
only twelve first day
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references. Eight
of those have to do
00:54:21.17\00:54:23.70
with the
crucifixion, the resurrection of
00:54:23.71\00:54:27.61
Christ. And so you
only have 4 chances to find
00:54:27.62\00:54:30.30
a new day of worship,
so, so far we've talked
00:54:30.31\00:54:32.71
about three, right. One
is the breaking of bread
00:54:32.72\00:54:37.00
on the first day of
the week Acts 20 verse 7.
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Then you find
the other one because
00:54:39.15\00:54:41.85
that one was not a
new institution of day
00:54:41.86\00:54:43.89
of worship, in
Acts 16 verse 1 and 2.
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The collection of
the saints, that was not
00:54:46.11\00:54:48.43
a new day of
worship, you have also another
00:54:48.44\00:54:52.86
one that's
cleverly used, let's go to
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Revelation chapter
1 and while this is
00:54:56.20\00:54:59.52
not in our notes
you will discover that
00:54:59.53\00:55:02.08
this one used in
a different setting.
00:55:02.09\00:55:04.89
It's kind of used to
slide in the term that
00:55:04.90\00:55:08.00
really was never
applied to the first day
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of the week by God, by Jesus
00:55:10.68\00:55:13.70
or by the
disciples. While you're going
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there too, I'll just
mention really briefly
00:55:16.08\00:55:17.51
here that the
passage we read from Matthew
00:55:17.52\00:55:20.00
when they were
gathered together, right.
00:55:20.01\00:55:22.01
They did even know
Jesus had resurrected yet,
00:55:22.02\00:55:24.14
okay so the first day
it can't be an honor of
00:55:24.15\00:55:27.68
the resurrection
because they were there
00:55:27.69\00:55:29.45
meeting together and
they didn't even know
00:55:29.46\00:55:31.31
the resurrection had occurred.
00:55:31.32\00:55:32.50
So, even the
reasoning behind why
00:55:32.51\00:55:35.53
the institute,
there is an institution
00:55:35.54\00:55:37.64
of a new day of
worship which we disagree with,
00:55:37.65\00:55:39.83
right. The Bible disagrees with,
00:55:39.84\00:55:41.34
it doesn't follow
through, there can't be
00:55:41.35\00:55:44.35
because there
was no resurrection
00:55:44.36\00:55:46.09
in the minds of the
disciples at that time.
00:55:46.10\00:55:47.85
Revelation 1 and
verse 10, you have that
00:55:47.86\00:55:50.86
John yes, it says:
"I was in the Spirit
00:55:50.87\00:55:53.55
on the Lord's day,
and I heard behind me
00:55:53.56\00:55:56.05
a loud voice, as of a trumpet."
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This is where the
new, this is where you have
00:55:57.90\00:55:59.94
to be careful of your
Bible reference notes,
00:55:59.95\00:56:02.27
it's amazing,
that's right. Because Bible
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reference, those who
put the references in.
00:56:05.37\00:56:07.96
Sometimes the
Scofield reference chain,
00:56:07.97\00:56:10.15
sometimes the
Thompson chain reference
00:56:10.16\00:56:12.57
would link the
Lord's day to Acts 20
00:56:12.58\00:56:15.68
and verse 7 and
when you go to Acts 20
00:56:15.69\00:56:17.18
and verse 7, it
doesn't say the Lord's day
00:56:17.19\00:56:19.27
at all, it says
they broke bread on the
00:56:19.28\00:56:21.71
first day of the week.
This has been the clever
00:56:21.72\00:56:24.11
way that
throughout the years people
00:56:24.12\00:56:26.61
have had their
minds molded in the wrong
00:56:26.62\00:56:28.65
direction. If you
wanna find out what day is
00:56:28.66\00:56:30.73
the Lord's day
you go to Isaiah 58
00:56:30.74\00:56:32.81
verse 12 and 13
and 14 and it calls
00:56:32.82\00:56:35.95
the Lord's day the Sabbath day.
00:56:35.96\00:56:37.94
The first time that
the first day of the week
00:56:37.95\00:56:40.15
was called the
Lord's day who was done by
00:56:40.16\00:56:42.24
the Roman hierarchy
during the dark ages.
00:56:42.25\00:56:45.21
They applied that
term to the first day
00:56:45.22\00:56:48.09
of the week, but
not using scripture
00:56:48.10\00:56:50.18
and they said there is
no scriptural foundation
00:56:50.19\00:56:53.01
for that reference,
yeah. It's a tradition,
00:56:53.02\00:56:55.72
it is, not
supported by the Bible, it is.
00:56:55.73\00:56:57.85
And so we need to
look carefully John,
00:56:57.86\00:56:59.88
we need to search
the scriptures carefully
00:56:59.89\00:57:02.25
to make sure that
we're following what
00:57:02.26\00:57:04.08
God's design is for
his Holy day of worship
00:57:04.09\00:57:06.95
or you know what,
the traditions of the day
00:57:06.96\00:57:08.87
will continue to
guide us down the wrong
00:57:08.88\00:57:10.28
road when God is
asking us to honor
00:57:10.29\00:57:12.95
his Holy Sabbath
day, that's right.
00:57:12.96\00:57:14.63
So, friends
whatever you do make sure
00:57:14.64\00:57:16.45
you do it based on God's word
00:57:16.46\00:57:18.51
and not on
tradition, because one day
00:57:18.52\00:57:21.22
the Lord is gonna
come to you with a
00:57:21.23\00:57:23.00
house call and we
pray that when he does
00:57:23.01\00:57:24.90
he will find you in
truth begin to walk with
00:57:24.91\00:57:27.37
Christ today in
his word and may the
00:57:27.38\00:57:29.44
Lord Jesus
Christ keep you always,
00:57:29.45\00:57:31.75
may you have a
great day in Christ.
00:57:31.76\00:57:34.07