Welcome back. Just
before we went to the break
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we talked about Romans 12, and
where Paul says, I beseech you
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therefore, brethren
by the mercies of God,
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present our bodies
a living sacrifice.
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Then he says, Be not conformed
to the world: but be transformed
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by the renewing of our minds.
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Let's imagine for a moment
that my glass of grape juice
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I have sitting right
here, imagine that this glass
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represents all of your
lusts, all of your junk,
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all of those impure thoughts and
actions that are in your life.
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Now if I stare at that
glass and say, Go away!
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Come on now, I said go away!
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Is it changing? Is
it changing colors?
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Is the grape
juice moving? uh uh.
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But what were to happen
if I were to take from my big
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pitcher of water...
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And, hopefully,
I won't spill here.
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...and I were to
start to pour water in.
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What's happening? Right
now you could say the glass is
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simply filling up.
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Now it's starting to overflow.
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You can see the grape
juice starting to fill up
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the dish underneath.
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To me this is what
happens when the Word of God
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comes into our heart, and the
Word of God comes into our life.
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Can you see, if I were to
stop a moment, can you see it
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starting to get cleaner?
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Can you see it's not
as red as it used to be?
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Now if I keep pouring, it's
going to displace more and more
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of that grape juice
until what happens? it's clear.
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If I pick that up, can
you see that? It's clear.
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There's no
reflection from underneath.
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The Word of God has
transformational power.
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The Word of God, when
we put it into our minds,
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and into our
hearts, what happens?
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It cleans out some of that
junk, some of that impurity.
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Not some of it; it
cleans out all of it.
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This week I want you to
go before God and figure out
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what you're going to replace
some of those lustful thoughts
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and emotions with.
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It could be a Scripture.
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You could pick a
Scripture and use that
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Scripture to replace it.
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It could be a
song, as we talked about,
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or possibly even a prayer.
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Whatever it is, ask God,
What is the lust in my heart,
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and in my life? Then go to
God and start to fill your mind,
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fill your heart
with the Word of God,
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with prayer, and with music.
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That will make an incredible
difference to give you a clear
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glass, and to
get rid of that junk.
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As always, our closing
Scripture is Romans 15:13.
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Now may the God of hope
fill you with all joy and peace
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in believing, that
you may abound with hope,
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by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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