Hello friends, grab
your Bible and a friend
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and sit back as we
explore God's word together
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on this addition
of "House Calls."
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Welcome to another
edition of House Calls,
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exciting program we
have in store for you today.
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We are so glad that
you decided to join us.
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My name is, Pastor John Stanton,
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and with me in the
studio is, Pastor C.A. Murray.
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Pastor Murray, great
to have you here again.
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Good to be here, I don't
get to do this quite enough
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as I would like to, but
it's always get to share
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the living room
dare I say with you.
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There we go and its always
a blessing to have you here,
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I will say that,
because it really I mean it,
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it's been a joy any
time you have had a chance
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to do this
program here with me so.
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Fine, thank you. Yeah.
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We have a program that
is just a single program on,
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well, we've titled
it "Lessons in Faith."
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And I think that you will
learn something from this,
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I certainly did as I dived
into the story in God's word.
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Before I was doing it, as I
was creating a sermon actually.
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And it just, it jumped out
at me so much in my own life,
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you know, those are
sermons that God's puts together
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for you that really
mean more to the preacher
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than it does to
those been preached to.
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This is one of those
and so I just thought
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I would pull this together
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and kind of share
some things with you all.
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But thank you for
joining with us today.
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Here we want to make
sure that we start off
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by going to the Lord in prayer.
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So would you lead us?
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I'll be glad to do so.
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Gracious Father,
again we come to you
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with thankful hearts
with grateful hearts,
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so much to be thankful for
including the top of the list
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is the death of Your
Son, in Him we live, move,
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have our being and we thankful,
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we're thankful for an
opportunity to join hands
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with you at the
greatest work ever given
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to the frail
hand of men and women
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and that is sharing the love
of Christ with the dying world.
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And so today, we
ask that Your spirit
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would again
surround us and fill us
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as we seek only to lift up Jesus
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and let Him be
seen of men and women.
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Securing the knowledge
that Christ is coming soon
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and that we must be
prepared for that grand
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and awful day and we
thank you in Jesus name, amen.
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Amen, and as we
depend upon on this program.
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We depend upon our listeners
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and our viewers
to sending questions.
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We're gonna cover some
of those questions today.
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They are good ones as usual
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and we just want to invite
you to continue to send those
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in either by regular
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or care of House
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We will make sure, we
do our best to get to those
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as we're doing
here today, a couple,
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a few questions
that are very good.
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We try to group
them into subjects
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that I think more
people are asking.
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There are some ones out
there that are really lengthy
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and then it will
cover a lot of topic
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or topic that we
can really go into
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and cover on the program
specially when a lot people
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really gonna
asking that question,
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but we have some that we
have repeated questions on,
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we like to get to those.
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Pastor Murray, you want to
go ahead and start this off.
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Okay, I've got a
question from Linda,
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and it says, hello, the
subject of no marriages or birth
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will be in the time of the
thousand years with Christ.
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I'm wondering if there
will be marriages or births
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in the new earth.
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Thank you so very much
for answering and God bless.
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Well, let's go pastor
to Matthew 22 verse 30.
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There are many,
many statements about,
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about have any
knowledge the Bible does say,
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Eye has not seen, ear nor heard,
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neither has entered
into the heart of man,
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what God has, the
things that God has prepared.
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So God hasn't given us verse
by verse by verse by verse--
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an outline of
what's going to happen.
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But we have some
very broad brush strokes.
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What are the things we
know and we have to trust them
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that is going to be
better than what we have here.
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Whatever you, whatever we got,
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it's going to be
far superior to that,
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they are not going to
get old and slow down.
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But as pertains marriage
and these kinds of things
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verse 30 of
Chapter 22 Book of Matthew
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"For in the
resurrection they neither marry
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nor are given in marriage,
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but I like the
angels of God in heaven."
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So it, let us
know that this marrying
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and divorce and
those kind of things
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not going to happen
anymore, praise the Lord.
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And we're gonna be
like the angels as it were,
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you know, there is
going to be a higher order
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of it says, if I had to say.
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Trust in God, that
whatever is best will be there.
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You know, we can get
so hung up on the things
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that we know and see
here on planet earth.
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But what are very
best pales in comparison
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to what's gonna
be there in heaven,
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plus the Bible says
no good thing will God,
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will God withhold
from them that fear Him.
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And if that is
true about this earth,
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then it's certainly
must be true about heaven.
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We're gonna get
heaven's very, very best
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and be able to enjoy that
throughout all eternity, yeah.
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You know, and it's not like
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there will not
be marriage per say,
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because this question
often comes from someone
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who really has a
desire to have a family.
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And maybe with a husband
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or with a wife be
able to have children,
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and raise those children. Yeah.
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Obviously if there was
never ending birth of children
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and generation after generation,
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then you get to a
point we're living forever
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that this earth can
hold everybody anymore,
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but so that's a
common sense answer.
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But I think that as far
as marriage is concerned,
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obviously the marriages we
have now will continue to exist,
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because God is a God of oneness
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and He is--the marriage
relationship is blessed by Him
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and that's--he
won't just eradicate that.
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So, you know, that's
one answer I would have,
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obviously Jesus is
our husbandman as well.
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So for each person they actually
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are married to their Savior.
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And let me tell you if,
I mean, you may be living
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on this earth for eternity,
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but this isn't the
only place you're gonna be,
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you're gonna be spending a lot
of time doing a lot of things
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to serve the Lord and
in ministering to others
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and it is going to
be a blessing I think.
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Sometimes we can
really get confined
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into thinking about one aspect
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and missing that potentially
in the kingdom to come,
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but whatever God has, I
like the way you've said it,
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is going to more
than make up for anything
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that we have now in here.
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Yeah, this term marrying,
given marriage is usually
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used as I'm running it
through my mind pejoratively
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as sort of a
worldly pursuit of marrying,
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breaking down marriage, marry
somebody else break it down,
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I say, break it on divorce,
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you know, it sort of running
in and out of relationships.
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We know that will not
exist in heaven this running,
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you know, I get tired,
I'd go to somebody else
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is running in our
relationships will not exist.
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So in that
context, it will not exist,
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there will be
stable relationships,
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eternal relationships in heaven,
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but this jumping back and
forth and that kind of thing
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and I'm tired or I've seen
somebody else better over here
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kind of thing that
will not be in heaven.
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Yeah, and praise the
Lord. Praise the Lord indeed.
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Here is the question from Ivona.
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And she says here, she
has been watching some videos
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and things and
in House Calls from,
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it looks like YouTube
actually there is some stuff
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that we put up there on YouTube.
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And she says, here
on one of the programs,
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a point was made about
the second coming of Jesus.
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I don't fully understand it,
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but I'd be glad if you
can enlarge on that point.
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As the Bible said, the
second coming of Jesus,
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at that time there
will be two groups,
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those who belong to God
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and those who
don't belong to God.
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And she says, the
truth is in the Bible
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it seems--it says
that there are some
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who pretend to know Jesus,
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but Jesus rejects
them when He returns.
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And so is it
possible really for people
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to pretend to know
Jesus and use His name
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and do all these things
and does God listen to them
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when they're doing those things,
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anyway there's
just a general questions
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here about the second coming
of what the Lord will find
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when he returns to the earth.
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Of course there is all
that text that we've read
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several times that
when the Lord comes again,
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will He really find, or
will He find faith on the earth.
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Yes. That's really
what He is looking for,
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those who believe in Him.
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But there are
other aspects of faith
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that are so
important for us to realize
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and that is, you
know, faith as far as
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relationship is
concerned, knowing the Lord
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and that word knowing in
the Bible is very intimate word,
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it's a oneness, it's a
coming together to really know
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and to have a relationship with
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and, you know, I've
always said that if,
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you know, I married Rochelle,
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and we exchanged vows and
we were pronounced married
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and we went away
from that wedding
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and I said hey,
we'll see you tomorrow
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and I jumped in my
car and went to my house
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and she went to hers and
I called her the next day
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and said hey, you
want to get together?
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It just wouldn't quite work. No.
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And I don't think she
would accept it nor would I.
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But, you know,
marriage as well as
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us being married to
God to Jesus, our Savior,
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has everything to do with
a deep intimate relationship.
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And so when Jesus pronounces
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and this is found
in Matthew Chapter 7.
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When Jesus pronounces upon those
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who are doing all
these things in Jesus name,
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He pronounces a
judgment on them he says this,
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let me just read it here
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"Many will say
to Me in that day"
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from verse 22 of
Matthew 7 "Lord, Lord,
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have we not
prophesied in Your name,
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cast out demons in Your name,
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and done many
wonders in Your name?'
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And then I will
declare to them, Jesus says
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'I never knew
you, depart from Me,
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you who practice lawlessness!"
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So they are many
in the world today
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that are taking God's name. Yes.
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Upon their
lips, upon their mind,
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upon everything they do,
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but they don't
really know Jesus.
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And that is a problem. Yes.
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Because the works
that they are doing,
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they and others
are seeing the results,
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so things are happening.
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But it's not
Jesus, who is doing them.
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Yes, yes, yeah. And
this is one of the huge
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issues that Jesus
had with the people
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during His
first advent. He says,
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you people seek a sign,
you want me to do miracles,
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you want me to prove that
I'm God through these things
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that I do and
that's not what I'm about.
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And Jesus again when He
comes back the second time,
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you know, who is going
to be doing the miracles?
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Although Jesus will
be doing some miracles.
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But the one who
does them for show
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is going to be the
enemy Satan himself
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claiming to be
Christ himself. True.
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And so that's why, it
is so important to know God
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as far as the relationship
and just let Him take care of.
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The experience
we have in salvation
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and saving us on that day
that He comes to take us home.
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Very, very powerful and
very, very important and
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very, very necessary.
There is so much counterfeit
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so much around today that
can sort of lead us off track.
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We need to make sure
that we're focus and centered.
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Yeah, you know, there are
some just some scriptures here
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with regard to
the second coming.
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Why we call it the
second coming in John 14:1-3,
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He promised his
disciples "I will come again."
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Again, yes. That
means another time,
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a second time,
because that was His first.
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Hebrews 9:28 talks about
Him coming a second time, okay.
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First Thessalonians
4:15 to 17 is description
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of that event of Christ
coming that second time.
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Also several
references in the Bible
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talking about
the day of the Lord
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or the day of Christ all
referring to the second coming
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and so there is definitely
not only scriptural support,
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but there is-its clear,
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clearly in the Bible
it support that Jesus
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literally will
come in a visible way.
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In a audible way and to
the point where the world
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all of us at one
time will see Him
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coming in the clouds of glory.
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Amen, amen. Yeah, He
is coming in very public,
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left very public,
coming back very, very public.
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Now slipping in one night
under the shadow of darkness.
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That's right. Well,
In fact when He comes
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there will be no
darkness, it will all be light.
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I sense some concern
here I think, you know, am I,
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if I'm serving God in the
way that I don't really know Him
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and all of sudden I'm
surprise when He gets here
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that I don't
know. I don't believe
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there is going to
be a real surprise.
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I think the
evidence here in Matthew 7
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even when they
talk about, you know,
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we've done all
these things in your name,
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how could you not
take us home with you.
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I don't really
think they're surprised,
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I think they're just
trying to talk Him into it.
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And so there is something about
our relationship with Jesus
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that when we are in
that relationship we know it,
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and that the evidence is,
there is a spiritual inside
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that we all have when we are not
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in a right
relationship with Christ. True.
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So that He lets us know that
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we need to open
our hearts more to Him.
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So I don't think
anybody is gonna be surprised.
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Ooh, what you
mean, I didn't know You.
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I think He lets us know
those things ahead of time.
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Yeah, and I
think all of the ways
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that the Holy Spirit pleads
with us and tracks us down
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and gives us opportunities.
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I think people know
when they're rejecting
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and you may not know
every individual case,
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but if there is this consistent
turning way from Lord,
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you know, the bent
of your life, you know,
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so then if you are
not among the redeemed,
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well, I don't think its gonna
be a total 180 degree surprise.
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I agree with you
that there is going to be,
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because God provides
for us so many opportunities
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to get right with Him.
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He introduces
Himself to us in so many ways
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and introduction can be a
river car crash where your car
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was mangled and you
got up and walked away.
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You know, those kinds of things,
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and I think when we
look back over our lives.
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The things we're going to
see is the multiplicity of ways,
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that God try to
insert Himself into our life
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flows our experience
and for those who are not,
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who are not finally
saved, how we've rejected those
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and we shall remember, He said,
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no I'm doing this, I
don't want to do that.
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Right, right. So I guess the end
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to whole conclusion of
the, the moral of that story
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is to make sure that you are
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in that
relationship with Christ.
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You are letting
Him lead in. Yes.
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And you are
being, you are following
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what He reveals to you through
the spirit in the word of God.
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Thank you for that question.
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I have a question, and
it's a rather lengthy one,
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the answer won't be,
won't be quite as long.
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She says let me first
say, I love this program,
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I watch it whenever possible.
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Though right now, I
have very heavy burden
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that I can't seem to get lifted.
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I have been married for
three years to the most loving
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caring, wonderful
husband and father
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that anyone will pray for.
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The position is
that I've never been
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physically
attracted nor do I love him.
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I've experienced
those feelings in the past
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and in past relationships
where actually I find myself
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attracted to someone
that I work with right now.
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This is in fact the second time
during my three year marriage
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that I have, I've had
those feelings for other men.
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I'm talking about
butterflies in my stomach,
00:16:13.54\00:16:16.40
heart racings, skipping upbeat,
00:16:16.41\00:16:18.91
when I hear this
man's voice or see his face.
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It drives me
crazy that I can't feel
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those things for my own husband.
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In fact every little
thing he does irritates me
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and I'm
constantly shouting at him
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or criticizing
him and I hate that.
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My husband knows how I feel
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and we both have shared
quite a few tears over this.
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I just don't know what to do?
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Why do I find myself
attracted to other men
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and not my spouse? I
have prayed about this
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for number of
years even sort prayer
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from 3ABN prayer warriors,
so far nothing has happened.
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We have a four-month-old son
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which
complicates matters further.
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I wish I could just disappear.
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I've already had an
affair two years ago
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and have fantasized about
being with other men also.
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I honestly feel,
I'm at my wits end?
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And there is some other
things don't know where to turn,
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she says maybe Christians
and I supposed to feel passion
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and desire for the spouses.
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I'm just so depressed
about this in the back of mind,
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I'm hoping my husband will
take the courage and leave,
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so I don't feel so guilty.
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So, we've got pretty
complicated kind of deal here.
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A number of things,
obviously Satan is at work
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and I need to tell our writer,
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our viewer what I said this
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once to our friend who
was in the same situation.
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And I told them, in fact
they were actually getting ready
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to consummate an affair.
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They had made a date
to meet at certain hotel.
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And I told her, there
is no corner of heaven
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that co-signs what you're doing?
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Once you have given
your vows to your spouse
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in the presence of God,
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that's what
you've signed on for,
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I use that terminology.
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The fact that Satan
plans thoughts in your mind
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and that you entertain
those thoughts is not licensed
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for following
through on those thoughts.
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Yeah, that's right.
Yeah, yeah, you know,
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where I'm going, I'm
in Second Corinthians 10
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and I'm gonna
pick it up at verse 4,
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because we are dealing
with some super natural
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kinds of things that
are going on here too.
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You know, devil is
playing games with our mind.
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So we're in verse 4,
Second Corinthians 10
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"For the weapons of
our warfare are not carnal,
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but mighty in God for
pulling down strongholds,
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casting down
arguments and every high things
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that exalts itself
against the knowledge of God,
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bringing every
thought into captivity
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to the obedience of Christ."
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What I think she is
dealing with John is
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an attack of the enemy that is,
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I'm gonna use the term
playing games with her mind.
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But again, because
Satan plans a thought,
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it doesn't mean we have
to entertain that thought.
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We have to replace
it with another thought.
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I found that fighting against
the devil is not the way to go.
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Surrender to
Christ is how you fight.
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You let Christ to fight.
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What our dear viewer
needs to do is surrender
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her life for thought,
life her imagination to Jesus.
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Rather than trying to
not think about other guys.
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Focus on a loving
relationship with Christ.
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See the one thing if she
said, my husband beats me,
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my husband is mean to me,
my husband is a, is a rat.
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She says, "I've been
married to the most loving,
00:20:15.56\00:20:18.49
caring, wonderful
husband and father
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that any woman could pray for."
So, she has a got a good man.
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Trust God and even ask
God for love for her husband,
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because these, these other
things are demonic insertions
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into her life that are gonna
destroy not only this marriage,
00:20:36.72\00:20:41.13
but any hope that she
would have for a future marriage
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if she doesn't deal with this.
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And that's what
I was going to say,
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even this guy that she
is looking at down the road,
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if she gets rid of
her first husband. Yeah.
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And goes with this new
guy, they're going to be,
00:20:54.34\00:20:57.12
there's going to be
a time where the haaa,
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the heartbeat
and the palpitations
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and all the things that go with,
00:21:02.67\00:21:04.70
you know, an
intense feeling goes away.
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And she is now
going to--she would then
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face the same issue
she is facing today.
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Pricisely. And if--if you're
always chasing an emotion,
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if you're always
chasing a feeling,
00:21:18.26\00:21:19.60
if you're always
chasing for that experience,
00:21:19.61\00:21:22.24
you know of
intimacy in a whether
00:21:22.25\00:21:25.67
even with the
sexual perspective too,
00:21:25.68\00:21:28.77
it is going to in marriage
you're going to face with
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what is normal
everyday life. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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And learning that
before you ruin the one
00:21:37.30\00:21:39.96
you're in is really key.
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And I think the text
you read is really good.
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This is a
stronghold. It is, yeah.
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The devil has a
stronghold right now.
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He knows this area is
strong. We all have them.
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I mean, you know we're talking
about this one specifically,
00:21:52.14\00:21:55.09
but all of us had
those areas in our life
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that the devil knows
we struggle with the most.
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And he works it and he
works it and he works it
00:22:00.43\00:22:03.61
and he is working it
with her for all he has got,
00:22:03.62\00:22:07.01
and she is continuing
to go and succumb to that.
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Yes. And there is God,
00:22:11.10\00:22:12.21
the only way that
she can break that
00:22:12.22\00:22:13.97
stronghold is to cry out to God.
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Give these thoughts
to Him and say, "Lord,
00:22:17.05\00:22:19.14
I know You can
break down the stronghold,
00:22:19.15\00:22:21.06
I can't do it, I'm not going
00:22:21.07\00:22:22.67
where I need to
go in these thoughts.
00:22:22.68\00:22:24.77
I'm giving it to You,
please take these things away,
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and cleanse me from
them." And the Lord will do it.
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Yeah, see the stronghold
is developing an appetite
00:22:30.68\00:22:33.92
for what you don't have.
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And when, I think your
point is very important
00:22:35.24\00:22:38.88
when you get the next one,
00:22:38.89\00:22:40.16
you're still gonna
want somebody else,
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because that's a stronghold,
00:22:41.81\00:22:42.92
its
dissatisfaction where you're.
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Before you get married,
00:22:45.51\00:22:46.98
your goal is to get
what you want. Right.
00:22:46.99\00:22:49.89
You see something,
you get what you want.
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Once you get married your
goal is to want what you got.
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You know, and
that it's important
00:22:55.10\00:22:59.86
that you make that shift. Yeah.
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Because you,
you've got what you want,
00:23:01.37\00:23:04.18
now you got a want what you got.
00:23:04.19\00:23:06.54
And you said, he is a good man.
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If he, if he is indeed a
good man then concentrate
00:23:08.66\00:23:12.48
on being a good wife
and disabuse yourself
00:23:12.49\00:23:15.24
of those other fantasies.
00:23:15.25\00:23:16.93
Don't allow your
mind to ruminate over
00:23:16.94\00:23:18.98
even when a thought
comes in, take it captive,
00:23:18.99\00:23:21.33
get rid of it, and
don't, don't spend time there
00:23:21.34\00:23:25.35
because a thought presupposes
an action. That's right.
00:23:25.36\00:23:29.50
An action becomes a habit,
a habit becomes a lifestyle.
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So, you're moving into
an area that you certainly
00:23:33.50\00:23:37.18
don't want to go in
because there is no,
00:23:37.19\00:23:38.70
there is no end to it.
Cut if off now while you can,
00:23:38.71\00:23:41.89
stay with the man
who God has given you
00:23:41.90\00:23:44.24
and who you've
said is a good man,
00:23:44.25\00:23:46.53
and bring your
thoughts into captivity
00:23:46.54\00:23:48.95
and don't follow through
on any of those thoughts.
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James, Chapter 1,
Verse 14, each one is tempted
00:23:51.94\00:23:55.73
when he's drawn away by
his own desires and enticed.
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Then when desire is
conceive and I would say,
00:23:59.72\00:24:02.00
it's already conceived
here, it gives birth to sin.
00:24:02.01\00:24:06.16
Now, here is where
you don't want to go
00:24:06.17\00:24:07.42
and sin when it is full
grown brings forth death.
00:24:07.43\00:24:11.05
At some point in your life
you've got to make the decision
00:24:11.06\00:24:13.78
that you want Jesus more
than you want these other men.
00:24:13.79\00:24:17.03
You want Jesus more
than you want the sin
00:24:17.04\00:24:20.27
and that has to be a deterrent.
00:24:20.28\00:24:23.61
Because if, if having
Jesus and having eternal life
00:24:23.62\00:24:26.70
is not a deterrent
for what you've here,
00:24:26.71\00:24:28.93
that's temporary,
I don't know what is.
00:24:28.94\00:24:30.57
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You'll always be dissatisfied,
00:24:30.58\00:24:33.78
if you can't find
satisfaction in Christ.
00:24:33.79\00:24:35.82
Precisely, and
the canvass upon which
00:24:35.83\00:24:38.19
this is being played is
bigger than just your home
00:24:38.20\00:24:41.44
or just your
husband and your wife.
00:24:41.45\00:24:43.20
There is alienation of
relationship with Jesus Christ.
00:24:43.21\00:24:47.43
You know, you can't be in
Christ and have these things.
00:24:47.44\00:24:50.03
So now since the spirit
is not in charge of life,
00:24:50.04\00:24:53.81
Satan is, and he
will take you anywhere
00:24:53.82\00:24:55.95
he wants and take
you, you've no buttress,
00:24:55.96\00:24:58.74
no bulwark, no
defense against him,
00:24:58.75\00:25:00.68
because you surrender
that relationship with Christ
00:25:00.69\00:25:03.73
for the one of
something which is illicit,
00:25:03.74\00:25:06.68
which you should not have.
00:25:06.69\00:25:08.35
So, you're really
putting yourself on very,
00:25:08.36\00:25:10.14
very shaky ground and playing
with your eternal salvation.
00:25:10.15\00:25:14.40
It's more than
just this husband,
00:25:14.41\00:25:15.81
or even this
child, or even your life,
00:25:15.82\00:25:18.01
we're talking about your,
00:25:18.02\00:25:19.04
your future not
only in this life,
00:25:19.05\00:25:22.10
but in the world to
come with Jesus Christ.
00:25:22.11\00:25:24.27
You don't want to jeopardize
those things over an illusion
00:25:24.28\00:25:27.43
that Satan is
putting before your eyes.
00:25:27.44\00:25:29.30
That's right, that's right.
00:25:29.31\00:25:30.62
Good points, good
points, good counsel.
00:25:30.63\00:25:32.89
Alright, the last
question real quick here,
00:25:32.90\00:25:34.59
it is a short one. Do you know,
00:25:34.60\00:25:37.48
that dinosaurs are
mentioned in the Bible?"
00:25:37.49\00:25:40.48
Is this manifested in
Job or any other books?
00:25:40.49\00:25:44.90
You know, there are
couple of words in the Bible,
00:25:44.91\00:25:46.81
in the book of
Job's specifically
00:25:46.82\00:25:49.57
that some have
scribed to dinosaurs.
00:25:49.58\00:25:52.82
One is
Leviathan. Leviathan sure.
00:25:52.83\00:25:54.93
The other one is
Behemoth. Those two some had us,
00:25:54.94\00:25:58.68
you know believed at
least that they may be
00:25:58.69\00:26:01.73
talking about dinosaurs there.
00:26:01.74\00:26:03.12
Leviathan seemed to
be more serpent like,
00:26:03.13\00:26:05.72
because it
talks about, you know,
00:26:05.73\00:26:06.84
he's even the ability to go
into water and other things.
00:26:06.85\00:26:09.51
Behemoth, it is a
bigger description,
00:26:09.52\00:26:11.17
a longer
description of Behemoth,
00:26:11.18\00:26:12.51
that really seems to
be, to me least what I would
00:26:12.52\00:26:15.91
typically think
of as a dinosaur.
00:26:15.92\00:26:18.29
And so if you would like
any further description of that
00:26:18.30\00:26:20.78
how the Bible
speaks of dinosaurs,
00:26:20.79\00:26:22.60
I believe it's
probably very accurate.
00:26:22.61\00:26:25.03
Look up, how it
describes Behemoth
00:26:25.04\00:26:26.90
in Job Chapter
40 verses 15 to 24.
00:26:26.91\00:26:29.84
I'll just mention the text
00:26:29.85\00:26:30.92
and they can go
take a look at it there.
00:26:30.96\00:26:32.84
But it looks to be
that, that is probably
00:26:32.85\00:26:35.21
where it most
closely resembles dinosaur,
00:26:35.22\00:26:39.29
of course, the word dinosaur
did not exist back then so,
00:26:39.30\00:26:42.42
it's a modern term that we use
to describe those animals so.
00:26:42.43\00:26:45.61
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much for your questions.
00:26:45.62\00:26:46.89
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00:26:46.90\00:26:49.25
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00:27:01.96\00:27:03.62
The topic today,
"A lesson in Faith."
00:27:03.63\00:27:08.05
It is one story that has
varying perspectives, aspects,
00:27:08.06\00:27:14.82
emotion, all kinds of
things gonna wrapped up in it.
00:27:14.83\00:27:18.49
And it is found
in Luke Chapter 8,
00:27:18.50\00:27:22.54
if you turn with us
there, if you've your Bibles
00:27:22.55\00:27:24.45
and I hope you've your Bibles.
00:27:24.46\00:27:26.66
If you're sitting
in front of House Calls
00:27:26.67\00:27:28.10
without your Bible
can be very challenging,
00:27:28.11\00:27:29.99
because that's what
we do a lot of searching
00:27:30.00\00:27:32.39
through is our Bibles. So
if you go to Luke Chapter 8,
00:27:32.40\00:27:36.46
we're gonna see a
story of a man named Jairus.
00:27:36.47\00:27:40.67
J-A-I-R-U-S, and
all we know really
00:27:40.68\00:27:44.93
about him is
that he is a leader of
00:27:44.94\00:27:48.54
one of the authority
figures in the synagogue.
00:27:48.55\00:27:53.88
And here we have, it describes
him very little except as such
00:27:53.89\00:27:59.84
but it does
describe his situation,
00:27:59.85\00:28:02.27
which is very dire here
and we're going to pick up
00:28:02.28\00:28:05.89
the story in Luke 8
starting with Verse 41.
00:28:05.90\00:28:09.95
And it says "There a man,
00:28:09.96\00:28:12.38
and behold there
came a man named Jairus,
00:28:12.39\00:28:16.07
and he was a ruler of
synagogue and he fell down
00:28:16.08\00:28:19.24
at Jesus feet and begged
him to come to his house.
00:28:19.25\00:28:23.90
For he had only one
daughter about 12 years of age
00:28:23.91\00:28:28.90
and she was dying,
00:28:28.91\00:28:30.67
but as he went the
multitudes thronged him.
00:28:30.68\00:28:34.88
"Now, as we talk, as
we look at this story
00:28:34.89\00:28:38.39
and the different things
that happened along this road
00:28:38.40\00:28:40.88
to his daughter
being healed by Christ.
00:28:40.89\00:28:44.81
You know, I want to do
it in a certain way, pastor.
00:28:44.82\00:28:47.18
I want to think, I want to
read ourselves into the story.
00:28:47.19\00:28:51.06
Okay. I want you to
put yourself in the story,
00:28:51.07\00:28:54.52
put yourself in Jairus'
shoes, because you're gonna see
00:28:54.53\00:28:57.51
some things here that I
think can apply to your own life
00:28:57.52\00:29:00.11
at least I found that
in applying to my life
00:29:00.12\00:29:02.76
and my walk, my personal
walk of faith with Jesus,
00:29:02.77\00:29:05.50
and I learned so much from that.
00:29:05.51\00:29:07.86
And so the first thing
is I ask you to do that,
00:29:07.87\00:29:10.44
the first thing I
want you to do is imagine.
00:29:10.45\00:29:13.45
you're a leader,
you're looked up to,
00:29:13.46\00:29:16.38
people look at you as
may be someone the stable,
00:29:16.39\00:29:20.04
not only in the
family, but in the synagogue,
00:29:20.05\00:29:22.52
and here now you're anxious.
00:29:22.53\00:29:25.33
You're at wits end,
your daughter is dying,
00:29:25.34\00:29:27.64
you don't know what to
do, but you've heard of Jesus.
00:29:27.65\00:29:30.46
Yes. And how many of us find
ourselves in those situations
00:29:30.47\00:29:35.05
where you know what life
to us has been fairly common,
00:29:35.06\00:29:37.96
fairly simple, but all of
a sudden something happens.
00:29:37.97\00:29:41.45
Yeah, yeah, yeah, you know,
00:29:41.46\00:29:44.83
I always look at how the
Bible introduces the character
00:29:44.84\00:29:47.31
and it brings him on as a ruler.
00:29:47.32\00:29:50.29
So, this is
someone who is accustomed
00:29:50.30\00:29:52.68
to having people
defer to him a little bit.
00:29:52.69\00:29:57.04
When I need
something, I get it done.
00:29:57.05\00:29:59.86
I'm accustomed to
having people around me
00:29:59.87\00:30:02.25
who facilitate my needs.
00:30:02.26\00:30:04.68
Now, I'm in need
and it's not something
00:30:04.69\00:30:09.32
I can snap my
finger and get done.
00:30:09.33\00:30:12.09
Also the doctors have
dealt with this already
00:30:12.10\00:30:14.74
or he has just gone to
doctor and gotten it fixed,
00:30:14.75\00:30:16.86
so this is
beyond something that,
00:30:16.87\00:30:18.39
that perhaps even the
physicians can deal with,
00:30:18.40\00:30:20.78
so I'm constrained now
to go to the one person
00:30:20.79\00:30:24.86
who can help me and,
of course, that is Jesus.
00:30:24.87\00:30:28.33
But, I can even get
single treatment from Him,
00:30:28.34\00:30:32.22
because there is all
kinds of people around.
00:30:32.23\00:30:34.49
And my ruler ship
status doesn't help me here,
00:30:34.50\00:30:36.44
because those people
and-- so I've got to sort of get
00:30:36.45\00:30:39.54
in line with
everybody else. Yeah.
00:30:39.55\00:30:41.04
And wait my turn,
so he is frustrated,
00:30:41.05\00:30:43.39
you know, there's
anxiety and stress here
00:30:43.40\00:30:45.98
because he has got a burden,
00:30:45.99\00:30:47.79
he is used to
getting it done quickly
00:30:47.80\00:30:49.55
and now he has got a wait
on getting his burden done,
00:30:49.56\00:30:51.81
but that's the way Jesus is,
00:30:51.82\00:30:52.95
you know
sometimes He make you wait.
00:30:52.96\00:30:54.24
And he has got to be kicking
himself a little bit too,
00:30:54.25\00:30:56.09
because he could
have come to Jesus before.
00:30:56.10\00:30:58.87
He is waited,
He has put that off
00:30:58.88\00:31:00.39
and how often I put these
things off in my own life.
00:31:00.40\00:31:02.62
You know, in trying
to solve the problem,
00:31:02.63\00:31:04.44
you figure all the way to do it.
00:31:04.45\00:31:05.74
All of a sudden the
thought comes. Yeah.
00:31:05.75\00:31:07.71
Why I haven't, why I
haven't gone to Jesus yet?
00:31:07.72\00:31:09.92
Yeah. Why I
haven't prayed to Him?
00:31:09.93\00:31:12.38
And I'm even as a pastor, I
can get so caught up quickly
00:31:12.39\00:31:15.83
in the situation that I
forget to go to Jesus first.
00:31:15.84\00:31:19.75
And so here this
man, you know he sees,
00:31:19.76\00:31:21.43
He is thronged, he sees this
multitude around Jesus' knees,
00:31:21.44\00:31:24.26
he has got to
be kicking himself,
00:31:24.27\00:31:25.29
because I could
have found Him yesterday
00:31:25.30\00:31:27.47
or maybe a day before, a little
earlier if He can really help,
00:31:27.48\00:31:30.10
He could have
helped even easier,
00:31:30.11\00:31:31.49
more easier at
least little easier
00:31:31.50\00:31:33.30
than without all the
multitudes and he is coming up
00:31:33.31\00:31:36.77
trying to get Jesus'
attention and what happens.
00:31:36.78\00:31:41.29
Finally is this multitude
is thronged, is around him.
00:31:41.30\00:31:44.70
But verse 43 says,
00:31:44.71\00:31:47.50
"That a woman, having a
flow of blood for twelve years,
00:31:47.51\00:31:51.05
who had spent all her
livelihood on physicians
00:31:51.06\00:31:53.73
and could not be healed by any,
00:31:53.74\00:31:55.94
came from behind and touched
the border of His garment.
00:31:55.95\00:32:00.60
And immediately her
flow of blood stopped.
00:32:00.61\00:32:03.89
And Jesus said,
"Who touched Me?"
00:32:03.90\00:32:06.18
When all denied it, Peter
and those who are with him said,
00:32:06.19\00:32:09.43
"Master, the
multitudes throng and press You,
00:32:09.44\00:32:11.34
and You say, 'Who touched Me?
00:32:11.35\00:32:13.22
But Jesus said,
"Somebody touched Me,
00:32:13.23\00:32:15.55
for I perceived
power going out from Me.
00:32:15.56\00:32:18.84
Now when the woman saw
that she was not hidden,
00:32:18.85\00:32:21.48
she came trembling and
falling down before Him,
00:32:21.49\00:32:23.57
she declared to Him in
the presence of all the people
00:32:23.58\00:32:26.40
the reason she had touched Him
00:32:26.41\00:32:27.45
and how she was
healed immediately.
00:32:27.46\00:32:29.72
And He said to her,
"Daughter, be of good cheer
00:32:29.73\00:32:32.85
your faith has made
you well. Go in peace."
00:32:32.86\00:32:36.63
Now, I'm not inserting
myself in the woman shoes,
00:32:36.64\00:32:39.57
because we're
talking about Jairus here.
00:32:39.58\00:32:42.98
But this has to be a
little, a little anxious.
00:32:42.99\00:32:46.76
He has got still be a
little more anxious now
00:32:46.77\00:32:48.45
because He is stopping to
take time with this woman.
00:32:48.46\00:32:52.18
Now culturally, the woman gets
the last of everything, right.
00:32:52.19\00:32:57.48
Very true. Not only are
the multitudes thronging Him
00:32:57.49\00:32:59.65
and there are people
who want things from him,
00:32:59.66\00:33:01.05
there is this woman,
come on she has been bleeding
00:33:01.06\00:33:03.53
for how many years
my daughter is dying
00:33:03.54\00:33:05.56
and He is stopping to help her.
00:33:05.57\00:33:06.89
Yeah, yeah, His
miracle is interrupted,
00:33:06.90\00:33:08.93
because the Bible does say,
Christ turned to go with him.
00:33:08.94\00:33:12.81
Yes. As they're
going so he gets little,
00:33:12.82\00:33:15.23
hey, He is coming, He is coming,
00:33:15.24\00:33:16.77
all of sudden
the brakes are put on
00:33:16.78\00:33:18.23
and here comes this
woman out of nowhere
00:33:18.24\00:33:20.56
and Christ stops
to not only heal,
00:33:20.57\00:33:23.40
but turn it into a
kind of a testimony meeting.
00:33:23.41\00:33:25.64
You know this is,
this soften the road,
00:33:25.65\00:33:28.34
meanwhile, while
we're concentrating
00:33:28.35\00:33:30.09
and praising God for
this woman being healed.
00:33:30.10\00:33:31.83
This guys has got a
daughter that's back home
00:33:31.84\00:33:34.15
very, very ill and
Christ is asking questions
00:33:34.16\00:33:37.29
and getting stuff
from His disciples,
00:33:37.30\00:33:39.32
and who touched Me and
Master everybody is around You,
00:33:39.33\00:33:42.51
what do you
mean, who touched You.
00:33:42.52\00:33:43.80
There is this long run off
conversation and Jairus is back,
00:33:43.81\00:33:46.68
I can see him just sort
of you know tapping his foot,
00:33:46.69\00:33:49.04
like okay, remember me,
do, go along with a kid,
00:33:49.05\00:33:52.49
I got this child here.
00:33:52.50\00:33:54.19
We need to get on down
the road, but Christ stops him
00:33:54.20\00:33:57.04
and Jairus' is king of
put on hold for just a moment
00:33:57.05\00:33:59.49
while Christ takes up
care of something else.
00:33:59.50\00:34:01.41
And then the neat thing
here is, Jairus is put on hold,
00:34:01.42\00:34:04.58
but I think Jesus
has a reason for it.
00:34:04.59\00:34:06.95
I do too, yes.
00:34:06.96\00:34:08.52
There's a reason why
Jairus has to sit here
00:34:08.53\00:34:10.13
and wait and watch
because it seems to be
00:34:10.14\00:34:12.77
that all the things that
the woman needed Jairus needs.
00:34:12.78\00:34:16.55
True. Everything that the
woman needed about her life
00:34:16.56\00:34:20.33
that had been going
on for years, 12 years.
00:34:20.34\00:34:25.12
His daughter needs
in an instant. Yeah.
00:34:25.13\00:34:27.81
And he is now seeing
what the power is that comes
00:34:27.82\00:34:31.56
from this Jesus that he
is trying to get to his home.
00:34:31.57\00:34:34.94
And what's
interesting, John, we don't see
00:34:34.95\00:34:36.64
any great faith
statement from Jairus.
00:34:36.65\00:34:39.22
I think he knows,
he is in the presence
00:34:39.23\00:34:40.72
of someone who can help,
00:34:40.73\00:34:42.02
but there is no
great statement of faith.
00:34:42.03\00:34:44.88
We don't have
any great statement.
00:34:44.89\00:34:46.88
We know, we are
dealing with a ruler
00:34:46.89\00:34:48.51
and someone who is
used to getting things done,
00:34:48.52\00:34:51.23
but there is no
great surrender statement
00:34:51.24\00:34:53.57
or statement of faith.
00:34:53.58\00:34:55.14
But Jairus now has to stand
and witness what true faith is,
00:34:55.15\00:34:58.91
because this
woman was all faith.
00:34:58.92\00:35:00.53
Right. You know,
see if I can touch,
00:35:00.54\00:35:02.83
I'll be healed, and of course,
Christ commends that great faith
00:35:02.84\00:35:05.85
so Jairus is forced to watch
00:35:05.86\00:35:07.95
what a real grasp or
touch of faith he is in.
00:35:07.96\00:35:11.79
I'm sure that Jairus,
who started with Jesus
00:35:11.80\00:35:14.34
and the Jairus post this
woman, is a different guy,
00:35:14.35\00:35:17.76
because he is seeing something
00:35:17.77\00:35:18.89
very, very
powerful with his own eyes.
00:35:18.90\00:35:20.83
And that is, that is so key
00:35:20.84\00:35:22.14
because as I think
about my own life even,
00:35:22.15\00:35:25.21
how many times
does having to wait.
00:35:25.22\00:35:28.87
Instead of destroy my
faith, build my faith.
00:35:28.88\00:35:31.90
You know, initially we
would think having to wait
00:35:31.91\00:35:34.55
would just tear us down. Yeah.
00:35:34.56\00:35:36.94
But it's not that way with God.
00:35:36.95\00:35:38.50
When we wait, our
faith we tend to dig in
00:35:38.51\00:35:42.79
and that's why when
Revelation talks about
00:35:42.80\00:35:44.83
the faith of
Jesus, it's Him giving us,
00:35:44.84\00:35:48.68
inserting His faith in
the place of our weakness,
00:35:48.69\00:35:51.55
as we wait and
building us to the point
00:35:51.56\00:35:53.81
where we can
receive something by faith,
00:35:53.82\00:35:56.04
where before we didn't
have a faith to receive it.
00:35:56.05\00:35:58.57
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:35:58.58\00:35:59.89
I think the fact
that he witnessed this
00:35:59.90\00:36:02.40
in for tune it faith in
and there are some indications,
00:36:02.41\00:36:05.26
a folk kind of knew
this woman situation,
00:36:05.27\00:36:09.22
as she is
slipping through the crowd
00:36:09.23\00:36:10.85
and then Christ
stops them to see,
00:36:10.86\00:36:12.56
sort of part, that sea
of people sort of part.
00:36:12.57\00:36:16.16
Jairus has an opportunity
to really reflect on faith
00:36:16.17\00:36:21.35
and the answer to faith
and the response of faith,
00:36:21.36\00:36:24.33
all in the context that
hey, if this is anybody else,
00:36:24.34\00:36:28.17
I had this done
hours ago. Right.
00:36:28.18\00:36:30.04
But now I've got to wait here
00:36:30.05\00:36:31.53
and just put my trust in Jesus
that when He gets around to it,
00:36:31.54\00:36:36.71
first my daughter
will still be alive
00:36:36.72\00:36:38.65
and that she will be healed,
00:36:38.66\00:36:40.16
and that things are
going to be all right.
00:36:40.17\00:36:41.42
So his faith, what
little faith he may have
00:36:41.43\00:36:43.63
is really being tested now,
00:36:43.64\00:36:45.47
because he dos not
get an immediate response.
00:36:45.48\00:36:47.93
Right. Yeah.
00:36:47.94\00:36:48.96
Now, someone else
is looking on here too,
00:36:48.97\00:36:51.44
and that's the enemy. Yes.
00:36:51.45\00:36:53.30
And he sees that
Jairus is needing that faith
00:36:53.31\00:36:58.58
and Jesus is
beginning to give it to him.
00:36:58.59\00:37:01.52
And so right when that happens
00:37:01.53\00:37:03.71
and Jairus is seeing
the possibilities here
00:37:03.72\00:37:05.73
and his faith is being
strengthen, even though
00:37:05.74\00:37:07.44
he is having to wait,
he is little anxious still.
00:37:07.45\00:37:09.92
We see something happen here
00:37:09.93\00:37:12.03
and we get back to the
story of Jairus in Verse 49,
00:37:12.04\00:37:15.51
"While He was still
speaking" that's Jesus. Yes.
00:37:15.52\00:37:18.16
"someone came from the
ruler of the synagogue's house,
00:37:18.17\00:37:21.76
saying to him,
"Your daughter is dead.
00:37:21.77\00:37:24.84
Do not trouble
the Teacher." Yeah.
00:37:24.85\00:37:28.11
So, right when you
need that faith the most
00:37:28.12\00:37:31.43
and we're holding on,
but is going little longer
00:37:31.44\00:37:34.01
than its supposed
to, the enemy steps
00:37:34.02\00:37:35.52
and then says Jesus
isn't gonna respond.
00:37:35.53\00:37:38.72
Don't bother Him,
it's going to work.
00:37:38.73\00:37:40.67
Think of the rains, the
constellation of emotions,
00:37:40.68\00:37:44.65
the fact that
this woman is touches
00:37:44.66\00:37:46.82
and is immediately
healed and Christ makes,
00:37:46.83\00:37:48.89
let's say a big deal about this.
00:37:48.90\00:37:51.02
His faith must have
said, ha, ha, He can do this,
00:37:51.03\00:37:54.09
He can do this,
this is gonna happen.
00:37:54.10\00:37:55.89
And just as you
say, just as things
00:37:55.90\00:37:57.70
are beginning to
percolate in his system,
00:37:57.71\00:37:59.61
someone comes with the bad news,
00:37:59.62\00:38:01.19
don't bother Him,
well, she is dead.
00:38:01.20\00:38:03.25
From the mountain top right down
00:38:03.26\00:38:06.74
to the depths of the valley.
00:38:06.75\00:38:07.84
Yeah, yeah,
Christ had let us stay
00:38:07.85\00:38:09.78
there too long, praise God.
00:38:09.79\00:38:12.64
In fact, Jesus
comes to the rescue,
00:38:12.65\00:38:14.52
because He knows what
the enemy is trying to do
00:38:14.53\00:38:16.26
through this bad report.
Verse 50, when Jesus heard it.
00:38:16.27\00:38:20.44
Now as Jesus is
paying attention to Jairus,
00:38:20.45\00:38:22.64
He is knowing
what his experience is
00:38:22.65\00:38:26.39
and He is hearing this
report given to Jairus,
00:38:26.40\00:38:28.45
it's not given to Jesus,
but he overhears it and he says,
00:38:28.46\00:38:32.13
"Do not be afraid
Jairus, only belief
00:38:32.14\00:38:36.28
and she will be made well. Yeah.
00:38:36.29\00:38:38.28
So He is focused on this woman,
00:38:38.29\00:38:40.84
but he hadn't
forgot about Jairus.
00:38:40.85\00:38:42.22
You know, Jairus may
be thinking what this is,
00:38:42.23\00:38:44.52
God totally focused
on this little lady,
00:38:44.53\00:38:47.10
I had got a situation here,
and that's say something that
00:38:47.11\00:38:49.75
that there is
enough Jesus in heaven
00:38:49.76\00:38:52.41
to deal with John
Stanton and C.A. Murray.
00:38:52.42\00:38:55.73
You know, and everybody
else that comes on to Him.
00:38:55.74\00:38:58.26
With our now
problem. Yes, precisely.
00:38:58.27\00:39:00.70
He can fully
give you His attention
00:39:00.71\00:39:03.24
and fully give me His attention,
00:39:03.25\00:39:05.05
that's the kind of God we serve.
00:39:05.06\00:39:06.28
Wow, wow. And it goes on,
00:39:06.29\00:39:08.96
I mean, this
story just continues,
00:39:08.97\00:39:10.48
there is so much depth to it.
00:39:10.49\00:39:12.36
Jesus continues on
now to walk with Jairus,
00:39:12.37\00:39:14.62
even though I'm sure Jairus
is little bit discouraged.
00:39:14.63\00:39:16.36
She is already
dead. He knows that now.
00:39:16.37\00:39:19.13
And it says that "When
he came into the house,
00:39:19.14\00:39:23.60
this is Jesus, He
permitted no one to go in except
00:39:23.61\00:39:26.57
Peter, James, and
John and the father
00:39:26.58\00:39:29.16
and the mother of the girl.
00:39:29.17\00:39:31.85
Now all the people
wept and mourned for her,
00:39:31.86\00:39:34.65
but he said do not weep,
she is not dead, but sleeping,
00:39:34.66\00:39:38.81
and they ridiculed him
knowing that she was dead.
00:39:38.82\00:39:43.56
But He put them all
outside, took her by the hand
00:39:43.57\00:39:46.34
and called saying,
"Little girl arise."
00:39:46.35\00:39:49.26
Now before we get to
that actual resurrection,
00:39:49.27\00:39:52.48
we're seeing some
insight here into Jairus' home.
00:39:52.49\00:39:55.74
And I think, He
made the statement before
00:39:55.75\00:39:58.51
that He didn't make a
big statement of faith.
00:39:58.52\00:40:01.56
This isn't a man that
has a lot of faith in Jesus.
00:40:01.57\00:40:05.25
And his house is showing
it, because they're mourning,
00:40:05.26\00:40:09.30
it's over, write the
books, close them up,
00:40:09.31\00:40:13.12
she is dead, nothing is
going to bring her back.
00:40:13.13\00:40:16.21
They are
wailing, there seems to be
00:40:16.22\00:40:17.80
no faith in God of any type.
00:40:17.81\00:40:20.33
And it's probably that just
the experience of their home.
00:40:20.34\00:40:23.79
And there is no record of
him saying, wait Jesus is here.
00:40:23.80\00:40:27.05
You know, He is
sort of just goes
00:40:27.06\00:40:28.68
along with
everything that's going on.
00:40:28.69\00:40:30.31
So you're
dealing with the person
00:40:30.32\00:40:32.14
who if He has any
faith is very, very small
00:40:32.15\00:40:35.51
and yet He is a
ruler in a synagogue.
00:40:35.52\00:40:37.65
This is someone that,
that people look up to,
00:40:37.66\00:40:40.59
someone who is
incharge of the service,
00:40:40.60\00:40:42.61
but we get some insight
00:40:42.62\00:40:44.41
into what's going
on in his own heart,
00:40:44.42\00:40:45.87
the emptiness in his own life.
00:40:45.88\00:40:47.65
And this of course is a test now
00:40:47.66\00:40:50.16
that will either make
him or break him, right.
00:40:50.17\00:40:53.35
As far as his own
faith is concerned.
00:40:53.36\00:40:55.34
We had a question earlier.
00:40:55.35\00:40:57.29
You remember about those
who did things in his name
00:40:57.30\00:41:00.83
but Jesus says, I depart
from me, I never knew you.
00:41:00.84\00:41:04.02
I think this
experience with Jesus,
00:41:04.03\00:41:05.91
he is getting to know Jesus.
00:41:05.92\00:41:08.20
And his family
does not know Jesus.
00:41:08.21\00:41:11.97
Nor did he know him
before he got to Jesus.
00:41:11.98\00:41:15.19
And so what we're seeing here
as he is getting to know Jesus
00:41:15.20\00:41:17.75
and the response of the
family is very indicative
00:41:17.76\00:41:23.06
of maybe those who proclaim
God's name in the last days.
00:41:23.07\00:41:28.38
But don't really
have an experience,
00:41:28.39\00:41:31.16
or deep knowledge,
00:41:31.17\00:41:32.24
or intimate relationship
with God, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:41:32.25\00:41:34.54
And their faith
is nothing for them.
00:41:34.55\00:41:36.63
I mean these folks
are Jews, they're Jewish.
00:41:36.64\00:41:40.21
They know about God
they've been taught by God,
00:41:40.22\00:41:41.88
they've been taught in a
synagogues, in the schools.
00:41:41.89\00:41:44.60
They know that
what God is capable of,
00:41:44.61\00:41:47.08
they read those stories,
yet there is no practice of it.
00:41:47.09\00:41:49.80
Precisely and I think
its interesting Jesus has
00:41:49.81\00:41:52.61
and could have healed
00:41:52.62\00:41:53.71
in the presence of
all that negativity.
00:41:53.72\00:41:55.81
He chose not to, you
know, He put them all outside.
00:41:55.82\00:41:59.42
I don't want to be surrounded
by all of this unbelief.
00:41:59.43\00:42:03.13
He chose not to, in
this particular instance.
00:42:03.14\00:42:05.49
There were times when He healed
00:42:05.50\00:42:06.53
in the presence of unbelievers.
00:42:06.54\00:42:08.17
Folk who
weren't quite convinced?
00:42:08.18\00:42:10.06
But He chose not to
in this particular time.
00:42:10.07\00:42:11.85
He took a small
group Peter, James John,
00:42:11.86\00:42:14.69
who all have issues
themselves, that's right.
00:42:14.70\00:42:17.37
And mother and father went in
00:42:17.38\00:42:18.99
and close the door,
yeah, just that group.
00:42:19.00\00:42:21.84
and it doesn't
say much about mother.
00:42:21.85\00:42:24.95
But mom needs
this experience too.
00:42:24.96\00:42:26.79
I think so, yes.
00:42:26.80\00:42:28.11
And it doesn't surprise us,
00:42:28.12\00:42:29.21
because husband
and wife are one.
00:42:29.22\00:42:30.96
And Jesus wants that
experience for both of them.
00:42:30.97\00:42:34.50
But He comes into
the room, it says here
00:42:34.51\00:42:36.31
and He says to the
little girl "Arise."
00:42:36.32\00:42:39.59
And in verse 55 it
says, "With spirit return
00:42:39.60\00:42:42.46
and she arose immediately."
00:42:42.47\00:42:43.97
There was no hesitation.
00:42:43.98\00:42:46.11
And He commanded that
she be given something to eat
00:42:46.12\00:42:49.55
and her parents were astonished,
00:42:49.56\00:42:51.86
still they're still not in
a faith to get them to say--
00:42:51.87\00:42:55.81
Oh, I knew that would happen.
00:42:55.82\00:42:58.45
They were still shocked
this is amazing they think.
00:42:58.46\00:43:02.97
And He, but He charged them
00:43:02.98\00:43:04.35
to tell no one
what had happened.
00:43:04.36\00:43:07.87
But this, before we get to that,
00:43:07.88\00:43:09.20
the astonishment
part here shouldn't,
00:43:09.21\00:43:11.98
it should surprise us
that they were astonished,
00:43:11.99\00:43:14.09
because what had Jairus
just experienced with the woman.
00:43:14.10\00:43:17.17
Right, yeah, yeah, he just.
00:43:17.18\00:43:19.27
I mean, He didn't
reach out to the woman,
00:43:19.28\00:43:20.37
the woman reached out
to Him and she was healed.
00:43:20.38\00:43:24.17
And you would think
that he will be saying,
00:43:24.18\00:43:26.57
wow, okay, yeah, I
expected something like that.
00:43:26.58\00:43:30.29
It shows how sometimes you
can be so steeped in tradition
00:43:30.30\00:43:33.53
and so steeped
in your own history,
00:43:33.54\00:43:36.36
that the evidences
of the love of Christ
00:43:36.37\00:43:39.43
don't quite compute
right at the second you know.
00:43:39.44\00:43:42.44
And I'm sure down the
road, I'd certainly pray
00:43:42.45\00:43:45.02
because we don't get a
long term view of this story
00:43:45.03\00:43:48.45
that seeing that child grow up
00:43:48.46\00:43:50.73
and fellowshipping
with her and watching her.
00:43:50.74\00:43:53.64
Every time she
laughed or giggle,
00:43:53.65\00:43:55.95
you have to be taken
back to the Christ raise,
00:43:55.96\00:43:58.40
because even though
the parents are told,
00:43:58.41\00:44:01.57
don't tell anybody, do you think
00:44:01.58\00:44:02.59
the story leaked
out, I believe so.
00:44:02.60\00:44:04.31
Because you had a large who may,
00:44:04.32\00:44:06.97
who knew she was dead,
00:44:06.98\00:44:08.40
but same people
who ridiculed Him,
00:44:08.41\00:44:09.54
when He says you're
sleeping, they knew.
00:44:09.55\00:44:11.89
And I'm sure they were
the first one to publish
00:44:11.90\00:44:13.48
this story that this young girl
00:44:13.49\00:44:16.27
that was dead was
raised by Jesus Christ.
00:44:16.28\00:44:19.07
The other part
of the astonishment
00:44:19.08\00:44:20.17
also could be tied to the fact
00:44:20.18\00:44:23.35
that he is the
ruler of the synagogue
00:44:23.36\00:44:24.77
and he knew what were
people saying about Jesus.
00:44:24.78\00:44:27.72
See so he, he has heard the
stories of this false teacher
00:44:27.73\00:44:32.12
as far as they're concerned
00:44:32.13\00:44:33.71
and he doesn't
think it's possible,
00:44:33.72\00:44:36.66
but he was so desperate
that he went to Him any way.
00:44:36.67\00:44:39.06
Yeah desperation, I
suppose send you a long way
00:44:39.07\00:44:43.01
when you need something
00:44:43.02\00:44:44.42
you can't get it
at any place else,
00:44:44.43\00:44:45.62
you go to the one
person who can give it to you.
00:44:45.63\00:44:47.97
And so, you
know, he is astonished
00:44:47.98\00:44:49.54
at just you know what happened
00:44:49.55\00:44:51.14
and I'm sure was
capable of bearing testimony.
00:44:51.15\00:44:54.89
But Jesus says,
don't tell anyone
00:44:54.90\00:44:58.73
and I grapple with that one.
00:44:58.74\00:45:00.45
Yeah, so do I, yeah, yeah.
00:45:00.46\00:45:02.01
Why not tell everyone, Yeah.
00:45:02.02\00:45:05.89
And it stuck me
that it's possible
00:45:05.90\00:45:08.93
and in not, you know
in this case it would be
00:45:08.94\00:45:10.41
different than every
situation it's little different.
00:45:10.42\00:45:12.24
But it's
possible that this family
00:45:12.25\00:45:14.24
was not ready to
witness for Christ yet.
00:45:14.25\00:45:16.74
It could very well be.
00:45:16.75\00:45:17.86
And just similar
to even the disciples,
00:45:17.87\00:45:20.92
they had to go and
wait in the upper room
00:45:20.93\00:45:23.43
for the Holy Spirit
to descend upon them,
00:45:23.44\00:45:25.28
to give them that ability to
witness before they witnessed,
00:45:25.29\00:45:28.89
that something
similar was happening here,
00:45:28.90\00:45:30.78
that Jesus was
saying, you know what,
00:45:30.79\00:45:32.82
right now you might do
more harm than you will good.
00:45:32.83\00:45:37.31
Keep this to yourself
and He knew that over time
00:45:37.32\00:45:40.63
of course that their
strength would be all they need
00:45:40.64\00:45:42.59
have that right witness
but Sometimes I do think
00:45:42.60\00:45:46.11
that we run ahead of
God, in our witness, yeah.
00:45:46.12\00:45:49.64
And you know I can think
to in my past I was very,
00:45:49.65\00:45:55.70
when I was young, very
dogmatic about my faith.
00:45:55.71\00:45:59.20
I mean, I knew I
was right, you're wrong.
00:45:59.21\00:46:02.29
There is no
offensive, that's about it,
00:46:02.30\00:46:03.70
let me tell you
about what I know
00:46:03.71\00:46:05.64
and if you don't
accept it, so what.
00:46:05.65\00:46:08.56
And that kind of dogmatism
really turn people off.
00:46:08.57\00:46:11.67
Oh, yes, very much
so, I see that now.
00:46:11.68\00:46:14.15
Fortunately, it
didn't last very long.
00:46:14.16\00:46:15.47
In the way it humbled me.
00:46:15.48\00:46:17.73
But you know here it is
this ruler of the synagogue
00:46:17.74\00:46:20.35
and He could have
entered into a lot of debates
00:46:20.36\00:46:22.43
and disputes with the
other rulers who were there,
00:46:22.44\00:46:24.60
who were denouncing Christ.
00:46:24.61\00:46:26.83
The time for him to
witness just wasn't there.
00:46:26.84\00:46:31.56
And Jesus was saying wait.
00:46:31.57\00:46:34.00
Yeah, we have this
sort of parenthetical
00:46:34.01\00:46:38.61
insertion He appears
00:46:38.62\00:46:39.98
He is a ruler of
the ethnic synagogue,
00:46:39.99\00:46:41.99
Christ does a
marvelou work in his life.
00:46:42.00\00:46:45.26
But we don't get any statement
00:46:45.27\00:46:47.46
of overwhelming
transforming faith.
00:46:47.47\00:46:50.11
We don't see he and his
whole household believe.
00:46:50.12\00:46:53.50
We don't see where
he became one of most
00:46:53.51\00:46:56.20
vocal advocates for
the kingdom of Christ.
00:46:56.21\00:46:58.57
We don't, we just have
00:46:58.58\00:46:59.60
this wonderful
little miracle story
00:46:59.61\00:47:02.97
of the fellow who is the leader,
00:47:02.98\00:47:05.58
who Christ does an
extraordinary kindness for.
00:47:05.59\00:47:10.83
And he is
shocked and astonished,
00:47:10.84\00:47:13.20
but there is no response listed
00:47:13.21\00:47:16.42
of a great move of faith
00:47:16.43\00:47:18.27
in response to this
healing, its not there.
00:47:18.28\00:47:20.85
The woman caught in adulatory,
00:47:20.86\00:47:23.08
much more dramatic experience,
00:47:23.09\00:47:26.92
that's where you got
this two stories sort of
00:47:26.93\00:47:28.62
right up against each other.
00:47:28.63\00:47:30.80
One a dramatic faith
experience one a resurrection
00:47:30.81\00:47:36.61
an incredible act of
mercy by Jesus Christ.
00:47:36.62\00:47:41.06
But there is no great response,
00:47:41.07\00:47:43.52
just we're astonished
00:47:43.53\00:47:45.43
and we sort of
press on with their lives.
00:47:45.44\00:47:47.76
Its interesting
how those two stories
00:47:47.77\00:47:49.41
are kind of just
goes one with the other.
00:47:49.42\00:47:50.89
Yeah and its God ordained.
00:47:50.90\00:47:53.70
He designed that
these would go together,
00:47:53.71\00:47:55.61
because one
helped the other, yes.
00:47:55.62\00:47:58.01
And sometimes we need help.
00:47:58.02\00:47:59.54
Why do we have testimony time?
00:47:59.55\00:48:01.34
Why do, why is it good
that the people of God say so?
00:48:01.35\00:48:05.44
When God does good for them,
00:48:05.45\00:48:06.67
it's because it helps others
along in their walk of faith
00:48:06.68\00:48:10.69
to see that Jesus
does work this way.
00:48:10.70\00:48:12.94
Amen. not only for others,
00:48:12.95\00:48:14.04
but he can work that way for me.
00:48:14.05\00:48:16.43
And as we start
to think about this,
00:48:16.44\00:48:19.14
you know, we're gonna be
closing this program out.
00:48:19.15\00:48:20.60
What are some of
the things that we can
00:48:20.61\00:48:22.04
learn from this
story about our own life?
00:48:22.05\00:48:24.85
And each one of you who are
00:48:24.86\00:48:26.87
watching or
listening to this program,
00:48:26.88\00:48:28.07
I'm sure have your
own experiences of faith
00:48:28.08\00:48:32.10
and I think one of
the first things I took
00:48:32.11\00:48:34.69
from this story is
that Jesus has me on a road.
00:48:34.70\00:48:40.87
I'm on a program and
He knows where I am at,
00:48:40.88\00:48:44.32
He has given me
a measure of faith,
00:48:44.33\00:48:45.90
but that faith I'm sure
it started out is very weak.
00:48:45.91\00:48:50.13
And over time He has
worked, He has been patient.
00:48:50.14\00:48:53.04
He has been very kind
and He has given to me things
00:48:53.05\00:48:55.70
I do not deserve as this
man did not deserve, yeah.
00:48:55.71\00:48:59.94
To have this
incredible miracle, right.
00:48:59.95\00:49:02.16
But Jesus in His mercy,
in His love, His great love
00:49:02.17\00:49:08.58
knew that by showing this
love to Jairus and his wife
00:49:08.59\00:49:14.53
and the daughter
that He would gain a soul.
00:49:14.54\00:49:19.19
you know, John started me too,
00:49:19.20\00:49:21.37
John, is that Christ responds
to our need, not our goodness.
00:49:21.38\00:49:27.70
The only thing
that really commends us
00:49:27.71\00:49:29.46
to Him is our great need.
00:49:29.47\00:49:33.65
There is nothing to say that
Jairus was a great follower,
00:49:33.66\00:49:38.37
or great believer, or
even a great practitioner.
00:49:38.38\00:49:41.31
He is just a ruler, He is
in charge, but we don't know
00:49:41.32\00:49:44.79
how that played out
in his everyday life.
00:49:44.80\00:49:46.94
So he doesn't have a pedigree
to commend him to Christ.
00:49:46.95\00:49:50.48
All he has got is this need.
00:49:50.49\00:49:52.13
He has got a daughter
00:49:52.14\00:49:53.47
who is sick at
the point of death.
00:49:53.48\00:49:56.07
Nobody can help her
and that's the deck he has,
00:49:56.08\00:49:59.75
that's what he
has been dealt with.
00:49:59.76\00:50:01.30
And so he brings that to Jesus
00:50:01.31\00:50:02.72
and that's
enough to get Jesus say,
00:50:02.73\00:50:04.74
I'm coming to
your house right now.
00:50:04.75\00:50:06.38
You know, so when I go to Jesus,
00:50:06.39\00:50:07.87
I don't have to be flowery,
I don't have to be important.
00:50:07.88\00:50:11.21
None of that impresses
Christ, all I got is this need.
00:50:11.22\00:50:14.58
And that's what He wants
and a little tiny bit of faith,
00:50:14.59\00:50:18.28
just a little bit of faith.
00:50:18.29\00:50:20.16
And I take that to Him
and He honors that faith.
00:50:20.17\00:50:24.73
And He says
I'll go to your house
00:50:24.74\00:50:26.21
and I'll take
care of the situation.
00:50:26.22\00:50:28.39
And I think time and
time again we see that is,
00:50:28.40\00:50:30.43
that is Jesus at
work, yeah, yeah.
00:50:30.44\00:50:32.41
Because my faith
isn't always strong,
00:50:32.42\00:50:37.98
sometimes it's very
strong, but it's strong
00:50:37.99\00:50:40.56
because of what Jesus has done
00:50:40.57\00:50:42.13
in that program of
strengthening my faith.
00:50:42.14\00:50:45.41
Yeah. Until that day
00:50:45.42\00:50:46.90
that He finishes it finally.
00:50:46.91\00:50:48.84
But here I think
what He wanted the way He,
00:50:48.85\00:50:51.81
the reason He was able to
work is because of faith first.
00:50:51.82\00:50:55.65
But first of all
like you said need,
00:50:55.66\00:50:58.51
Jairus came to Him.
00:50:58.52\00:51:01.09
And how many times does
the devil use this tactic of,
00:51:01.10\00:51:07.92
you are not good
enough to go to Jesus.
00:51:07.93\00:51:09.36
Oh yes, yeah.
00:51:09.37\00:51:11.15
You better clean
yourself up first, yeah.
00:51:11.16\00:51:13.97
You know, you
better, you better get good.
00:51:13.98\00:51:16.98
You know you get
rid of the smoking
00:51:16.99\00:51:19.33
and the drinking
and you get rid of this
00:51:19.34\00:51:21.04
and that in your life
00:51:21.05\00:51:22.12
and then maybe
Jesus will listen to you.
00:51:22.13\00:51:23.90
A trick of the enemy.
00:51:23.91\00:51:25.07
And I'm sure that Jairus
had some of that thought,
00:51:25.08\00:51:28.58
that if I go to Jesus,
00:51:28.59\00:51:29.82
here I'm a ruler
of the synagogue.
00:51:29.83\00:51:31.31
All my friends can't stand Him.
00:51:31.32\00:51:33.54
What is He going
to think of me? yeah.
00:51:33.55\00:51:34.93
He might tell me get lost.
00:51:34.94\00:51:37.56
And that is I'm sure it
dealt with some of the enemy
00:51:37.57\00:51:40.30
or the enemy I'm sure He does.
00:51:40.31\00:51:42.08
He uses in some of
our lives or situations
00:51:42.09\00:51:44.95
that he will try very hard
00:51:44.96\00:51:47.06
to get you not to go
to Jesus with your need.
00:51:47.07\00:51:51.25
And so what I
learned from this story
00:51:51.26\00:51:52.86
and what maybe I'm
hoping you will learn
00:51:52.87\00:51:54.10
from this story is
that you need to go to Jesus
00:51:54.11\00:51:56.59
with that need regardless of
what the enemy is telling you.
00:51:56.60\00:51:59.89
Regardless of how you think,
00:51:59.90\00:52:01.09
how you feel, Jesus will work
00:52:01.10\00:52:03.30
because you go to
Him with your need
00:52:03.31\00:52:05.71
Amen, amen, and I'm so
glad that the Bible says that,
00:52:05.72\00:52:09.30
"He that cometh unto me I
will in no wise cast out."
00:52:09.31\00:52:12.20
You know with just a
little hope, a little flicker.
00:52:12.21\00:52:16.02
He is not going to
cast out when you get there,
00:52:16.03\00:52:17.57
you'll find open
arms waiting for you.
00:52:17.58\00:52:19.10
And that's encouraging,
00:52:19.11\00:52:20.14
because all of us
have different needs
00:52:20.15\00:52:23.03
and all of us have
different places where we are.
00:52:23.04\00:52:25.34
But we know, if
we can get to Jesus,
00:52:25.35\00:52:27.25
if we can turn to Jesus,
00:52:27.26\00:52:28.58
we're gonna find a welcome voice
00:52:28.59\00:52:30.97
and help for our problem.
00:52:30.98\00:52:33.63
You know, as a preacher you try
00:52:33.64\00:52:35.53
and decide or you think more
00:52:35.54\00:52:39.15
about what's going
on around the story.
00:52:39.16\00:52:41.71
You know, we
talked about Jairus.
00:52:41.72\00:52:42.71
Little about Jesus,
00:52:42.72\00:52:44.22
You know what He is
doing in this whole thing,
00:52:44.23\00:52:45.50
we talked a little
bit about the woman.
00:52:45.51\00:52:47.54
Of course, she
was a woman of faith.
00:52:47.55\00:52:49.97
And that had
brought her to that point
00:52:49.98\00:52:51.99
where she could be healed
by the touch of His garment.
00:52:52.00\00:52:54.75
But there are
others involved here,
00:52:54.76\00:52:56.10
I mean there is a multitude,
there's the disciples.
00:52:56.11\00:53:01.07
What are the disciples
learning from all this?
00:53:01.08\00:53:03.43
Yeah, yeah, you
know and in those three,
00:53:03.44\00:53:06.35
in particular who were such
strong personalities you know.
00:53:06.36\00:53:11.26
Yeah the strong as described
as the strongest personality.
00:53:11.27\00:53:14.32
Yes yeah the bunch.
00:53:14.33\00:53:15.77
Though they have
particular three,
00:53:15.78\00:53:16.91
and he takes them in with Him.
00:53:16.92\00:53:19.03
There're so many levels
00:53:19.04\00:53:20.73
you got the people
at Jairus household.
00:53:20.74\00:53:22.74
You got the person that
came with a message real
00:53:22.75\00:53:24.57
and they don't bother teacher.
00:53:24.58\00:53:25.77
Who called them
teacher by the way.
00:53:25.78\00:53:26.89
Not savior, not healer just
00:53:26.90\00:53:28.22
don't bother a
teacher daughter is dead.
00:53:28.23\00:53:30.97
So there're
many levels of people
00:53:30.98\00:53:32.45
who're being
impacted by the gospel
00:53:32.46\00:53:34.72
and the power of
Jesus Christ in this story.
00:53:34.73\00:53:36.88
Yeah and then the
incredible thing here is
00:53:36.89\00:53:41.30
I think I don't know exactly
00:53:41.31\00:53:42.89
how many times I never counted.
00:53:42.90\00:53:44.69
But where they were four
times or three or four times
00:53:44.70\00:53:47.45
that he resurrected
someone back to life.
00:53:47.46\00:53:50.87
We know there's
Lazarus, where's this girl.
00:53:50.88\00:53:54.15
There was the son of the woman
00:53:54.16\00:53:55.81
that was in that procession.
00:53:55.82\00:53:59.81
Of course, Jesus Himself
00:53:59.82\00:54:00.92
but I'm thinking of
who Jesus resurrected.
00:54:00.93\00:54:02.96
So this did not
happen often, no.
00:54:02.97\00:54:05.94
Which lends to why you
know he was astonished.
00:54:05.95\00:54:09.53
Imagine what the people who're
veiling will think it about.
00:54:09.54\00:54:12.72
Now here it is his daughter.
00:54:12.73\00:54:14.29
Oh she is dead and the daughter
00:54:14.30\00:54:15.41
comes running out to
play up to she is, yeah.
00:54:15.42\00:54:19.38
I mean you got to be kidding me.
00:54:19.39\00:54:21.84
And they knew she
was dead have been,
00:54:21.85\00:54:23.13
they were certain
because the ridicule factor,
00:54:23.14\00:54:26.06
we know that they
knew that she was dead.
00:54:26.07\00:54:29.05
And now she up playing around
00:54:29.06\00:54:31.00
and all of the that give
her something to eat, you know.
00:54:31.01\00:54:34.02
You know what there's a
lesson here life resumes.
00:54:34.03\00:54:36.55
Yes, yes, life then goes on.
00:54:36.56\00:54:39.69
It's not like the lord teaches
us in life's experiences.
00:54:39.70\00:54:43.52
He doesn't set us
over on this platform
00:54:43.53\00:54:45.15
and gives us some book knowledge
00:54:45.16\00:54:46.66
and then test us
and all those things
00:54:46.67\00:54:48.12
and then says okay
well done you are ready.
00:54:48.13\00:54:49.86
Yeah, but we in
life He teaches us
00:54:49.87\00:54:52.93
in life's lessons
and we go back to life.
00:54:52.94\00:54:55.11
Yeah, and it just, it happens.
00:54:55.12\00:54:57.26
and Christ prepares
you through His blesses
00:54:57.27\00:54:59.80
and miracles for
service in this life.
00:54:59.81\00:55:02.16
He doesn't say lets
build three Tabernacles here.
00:55:02.17\00:55:04.21
Let's erect a
statue to this miracle.
00:55:04.22\00:55:06.33
Give him some
need and lets press on.
00:55:06.34\00:55:07.72
You know, very, very mundane
00:55:07.73\00:55:11.60
sort of circumstances
that follow in the way.
00:55:11.61\00:55:13.70
Yet a great miracle was done,
00:55:13.71\00:55:15.52
and I'm sure and
I pray not knowing
00:55:15.53\00:55:18.50
the Osborne in that Jairus
and his wife and his family
00:55:18.51\00:55:21.26
and his household were
never the same after that.
00:55:21.27\00:55:23.63
Even though we get
no further enlightment
00:55:23.64\00:55:26.56
after their life after that,
00:55:26.57\00:55:28.83
when Christ comes in
and He does a miracle,
00:55:28.84\00:55:30.33
that magnitude
things have to change.
00:55:30.34\00:55:33.64
Yeah, now later on we know that,
00:55:33.65\00:55:35.46
and I mention Lazarus
was raised from the dead.
00:55:35.47\00:55:38.40
That was another public
resurrection, very public.
00:55:38.41\00:55:41.48
In fact, I've--
of all the miracles
00:55:41.49\00:55:45.36
that was probably the
one that sealed Jesus death.
00:55:45.37\00:55:50.16
At least in the minds
of-- Yes, yes, yes, yes.
00:55:50.17\00:55:52.74
the leaders and Jairus
being one of the leaders
00:55:52.75\00:55:56.43
of the synagogue, I'm sure
00:55:56.44\00:55:58.17
when that story
surface that came to Him
00:55:58.18\00:56:00.59
whether he was there or not.
00:56:00.60\00:56:02.38
I mention that
maybe he wasn't there.
00:56:02.39\00:56:04.83
But when his friend said,
you know what Jesus did now.
00:56:04.84\00:56:07.89
You are right after
four days Jairus is thinking,
00:56:07.90\00:56:11.56
well, he waited to
get to my daughter.
00:56:11.57\00:56:14.00
After four days Jesus
calls Lazarus to come forth
00:56:14.01\00:56:19.11
and he lives again, yeah.
00:56:19.12\00:56:22.61
And Jairus is thinking there,
oh he did with my daughter.
00:56:22.62\00:56:25.67
So the faith I
think you've mention that
00:56:25.68\00:56:28.06
they were never the same,
00:56:28.07\00:56:29.11
but their faith
probably strengthened.
00:56:29.12\00:56:31.41
As they continued to
hear the stories about Jesus
00:56:31.42\00:56:34.58
which is one of the
reasons why on House Calls,
00:56:34.59\00:56:36.73
we spent time
studying the word of God.
00:56:36.74\00:56:40.34
From week to week and hope
to impart some of that faith.
00:56:40.35\00:56:44.41
Nor we will implant the
seed, because it already there,
00:56:44.42\00:56:47.17
I guess not plant
the seed is probably
00:56:47.18\00:56:49.22
even the word water
that seed a little bit
00:56:49.23\00:56:51.73
But to
strengthen you in your walk
00:56:51.74\00:56:53.72
with Christ to know that
not only does He love you,
00:56:53.73\00:56:56.52
He cares for
you, He has got a plan
00:56:56.53\00:56:58.99
for your life to build
and strengthen that faith,
00:56:59.00\00:57:01.52
but there is
some incredible things
00:57:01.53\00:57:02.88
that you can't even comprehend
00:57:02.89\00:57:04.73
that He has in
store for your life.
00:57:04.74\00:57:06.00
That verse about, eye has seen,
00:57:06.01\00:57:07.77
no ear has
heard, no one has even
00:57:07.78\00:57:09.92
entered in the heart
what God has prepared for us.
00:57:09.93\00:57:12.36
That there is no
context it indicates
00:57:12.37\00:57:14.25
that they are
talking about heaven.
00:57:14.26\00:57:16.21
That is talking about what
He has planned for your life.
00:57:16.22\00:57:18.78
Yes, yes, yes, for your life
00:57:18.79\00:57:20.31
God has a plan you
cannot even comprehend
00:57:20.32\00:57:23.22
and it is definitely in growing
00:57:23.23\00:57:25.02
and sustaining your faith.
00:57:25.03\00:57:26.28
So my prayer is that this story
00:57:26.29\00:57:27.72
has encouraged you
in your faith today
00:57:27.73\00:57:29.97
and with your walk
with Jesus would be
00:57:29.98\00:57:31.46
all that much
stronger, because of that faith
00:57:31.47\00:57:34.00
and His love for
you, See you next time.
00:57:34.01\00:57:35.84