Participants: Scott Moore (Host)
Series Code: LOE
Program Code: LOE000005
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00:01 Harvest truly is plenteous,
00:03 but the laborers are few. 00:04 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, 00:06 that he will send forth laborers into his harvest. 00:10 Also, I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 00:13 "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" 00:17 Then said I, "Here am I. Send me, Send me!" 00:23 Life on the Edge will enable you to be 00:25 infected harvest before the Lord. 00:27 We now invite you into our 00:29 classroom to come, experience life. 00:43 Again we just like to welcome everyone 00:45 that is here in our classroom, 00:47 we'd like to welcome those of you that 00:48 are at home who are joining us in the 00:50 classroom here at the 00:51 Lay Institute for Evangelism. 00:54 We are going over the second half of 00:56 the Bible study called the great controversy. 00:59 The second half of the Bible study called 01:01 the great controversy and if you go to your 01:03 graphic there on the screen you will see 01:05 that the code for marking this Bible study is what? 01:08 GC. GC, that's absolutely right. 01:10 You will also note that the purpose 01:13 of this Bible studying is to show that there 01:15 is a cosmic conflict between God and Satan. 01:20 And in the first half of this Bible study 01:22 we discussed that everyone of us have 01:25 felt that battle that goes on where God 01:28 is struggling, not God isn't struggling 01:31 but God is wooing us to do what is right, 01:34 while Satan on the other hand is pulling us, 01:38 carssing us, deceiving us, 01:40 conning us and trying to get us to do 01:43 what is wrong. But God's motivation 01:45 for getting us to do what is right is love. 01:48 And our motivation for being victorious 01:52 in this cosmic conflict between God 01:55 and Satan is our love for God the Father 01:58 and his Son and the Holy Spirit. 02:00 Each one of our studies are centered 02:04 on Jesus Christ and the center for this 02:06 study is, God is a God of justice 02:10 who desires the service of genuine love 02:14 and genuine loyalty. We can win the battle 02:17 with evil through his son Jesus Christ. 02:21 We can win the battle with evil through who? 02:24 Jesus Christ, through Jesus Christ. 02:26 And that's what we are gonna get to 02:27 in the second half of this study. 02:29 You will also see there on the screen 02:31 all the references that we are going 02:32 to use in this great controversy study. 02:35 There are 15 of them and those 15 references 02:38 are divided into three different groups. 02:40 The first group is the source of evil, 02:43 the second group is the thrust of evil 02:46 or what gives evil its motivation and the 02:48 third section is the cosmic battle over you, 02:52 the cosmic battle over you. 02:55 In our first Bible study, the first 02:59 half of this Bible study we discussed 03:01 very thoroughly the source of evil, 03:04 and where did we learn that evil came from? 03:06 Devil. The devil. The devil came from where? 03:09 Originally he was in heaven and how did 03:14 he get into heaven? He was created. 03:16 Who created him? God. 03:18 And how did God created him? Good. 03:20 Good or perfect, that's right. 03:23 Now we're going to go into the part 03:25 of this Bible study called the Thrust of Evil. 03:28 So you see there on your screen the 03:30 Thrust of Evil. We are going to go and 03:33 we are going to see in scripture 03:35 what is it that gives evil its motivation? 03:39 Why does evil act the way that it acts? 03:43 And so you will see the graphic there 03:44 on our screen, we're going to Isaiah. 03:47 We're in Isaiah 14, we are now going to 03:50 Second Thessalonians chapter 2 verses 1-4, 03:53 so our seventh great controversy text, 03:56 you see we just changed that again, 03:58 Second Thessalonians chapter 2 verses 1-4. 04:02 Now Elita, I'm brand new at studying the Bible, 04:06 brand new at studying the Bible, 04:07 my Bible is closed how you are going 04:09 to help me get to Second Thessalonians. 04:12 Pick up their Microphone and 04:14 help me understand how am I going to 04:16 get to Second Thessalonians, 04:18 give me some of those Bible working 04:20 clues to get there, but you have to pick 04:23 that mic upwards, it's just not going 04:24 to be helpful for those at home. 04:26 Elita said she doesn't want to do that evidently. 04:29 Well that's alright we'll wait for her to get 04:32 that microphone and then she'll help us 04:34 get there. She is laughing too much 04:36 we'll just do it. So, I'm brand new at 04:39 studying the Bible, I'm brand new at studying 04:41 the Bible, how do I find Second Thessalonians? 04:44 Well, you're going to go to the New Testament. 04:47 Now is the New Testament in the 04:49 front of my Bible or the back half of my Bible? 04:51 Back half. The back half, that's right. 04:53 And when I get to the back half of my Bible 04:55 there are several landmarks. 04:57 The first landmarks are the four Gospels, 04:59 aren't they? Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. 05:01 Almost everyone in Christendom knows 05:03 that the first four books of the 05:04 New Testament are Matthew, Mark, Luke 05:06 and John. Then we're gonna go through 05:08 a section called General Electric power 05:11 company or go eat popcorn, or George 05:14 eats popcorn. And it stands for Galatians, 05:17 Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians. 05:22 Then we're gonna come to a section of the 05:24 New Testament called the T section. 05:27 And in the T section you will note, 05:29 in your English Bibles it doesn't work in all 05:31 languages but in your English Bibles 05:33 the T section is in alphabetical order. 05:37 So we've gone pass the first landmark, 05:39 Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. 05:41 We're continuing to the right in the 05:42 New Testament we go past General 05:45 Electric power company or Galatians, Ephesians, 05:48 Philippians, Colossians and we come to the 05:50 T section. And I'm here in Timothy and 05:54 because we know that the T section 05:56 is in alphabetical order what direction am I 05:58 going to turn, left. I'm gonna turn to the left 06:01 that's right and so we're going to 06:02 Second Thessalonians chapter 2 verses 1-4 06:09 and Elita, if you could read that for us. 06:12 Second Thessalonians chapter 2 verses 1-4, 06:17 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the 06:20 coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by 06:23 our gathering together unto him. 06:26 That ye be not shaken in mind, or be troubled, 06:30 neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter 06:34 as from us, as that the day of Christ 06:36 is at hand. Let no man deceive you 06:39 by any means: for that day shall not come, 06:42 except there come a falling away first, 06:46 and that man of sin be revealed, 06:48 the son of perdition. Okay, stop right there 06:50 Elita. The Bible only calls one other figure 06:54 in scripture, the son of perdition is only used 06:57 one other time and that is used to 06:59 describe Judas, Judas Iscariot the Betrayer 07:02 of Christ. Now was Judas Iscariot a 07:06 violent opposer of Jesus, Elita? Yes. 07:08 Was he a violent opposer of Jesus? No, 07:11 no he was a subtle imposter that brought 07:13 the evil people to arrest Jesus, right? 07:16 He was used, and so the Bible here is 07:19 talking about a figure that is used by the 07:23 devil to get something and what does 07:26 he want there in verse 4, the son of perdition, 07:29 the man of sin which is also called 07:31 the anti-Christ. Pastor Sizemore 07:33 is going to do a study for us in the future 07:35 on the Anti-Christ power out of 07:37 Daniel chapter 7 and so the anti-Christ 07:40 and man of sin, the son of perdition who does 07:42 what Elita? Who opposeth and exalteth 07:45 himself above all that is called God, 07:48 or that is worshiped; so that he as God 07:51 sitteth in the temple of God, showing 07:53 himself that he is God. Now this type of 07:56 language Tom, this type of language 07:58 right here should just, it should cause 08:00 our spiritual antennas to jump up 08:02 because we already read about a figure 08:05 that opposes God and wants to exalt 08:08 himself above the place that is at, 08:10 and what figure is that? Satan. 08:12 That's Satan, that's absolutely right. 08:13 We discovered that in Isaiah and in 08:15 Ezekiel didn't we, in the first half of this study. 08:18 So this figure here this anti-Christ power, 08:22 this man of sin, this son of perdition 08:25 who opposes and exalts himself above all 08:28 that is called God, or that is what's the word, 08:31 worshiped, worshiped. This anti-Christ power 08:36 wants to get worship and who is, 08:40 who is behind the anti-Christ power? 08:42 That's Satan. So Satan gets worship, 08:45 that's what he wants, that's the motivation 08:48 behind evil, is power or worship, 08:54 does that make sense there in this context. 08:57 Because this, this anti-Christ figure that 09:00 gets its power from Satan he opposes God, 09:04 exalts himself above God, above all that is 09:09 called God, or that is worshiped, worshiped. 09:12 And so this power is Satan, we are going 09:15 to read a little bit more about this 09:16 anti-Christ power in our next reference. 09:19 We are in Second Thessalonians chapter 2 09:22 and we are gonna go you see there 09:23 on the graphic on your screen, we are gonna 09:25 go to Revelation the 13th chapter, Revelation 13, 09:29 we'll begin reading in verse 1. 09:32 And this will describe to us again the 09:35 anti-Christ power and we're gonna go 09:37 ahead let Vanessa read this for us, 09:39 Revelation chapter 13 beginning in verse 1, 09:46 Revelation 13, Vanessa, beginning in verse 1 09:48 and go through verse 4. And I stood upon 09:54 the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise 09:57 up out of the sea, having seven heads 10:00 and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, 10:05 and upon his heads the name of blasphemy, 10:09 blasphemy, blasphemy, that's right, forgive me. 10:13 And the beast which I saw was like 10:16 unto a leopard, and his feet were as the 10:19 feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth 10:24 of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, 10:28 and his seat, and great authority. 10:31 Okay so stop right there Vanessa, 10:33 notice that the scripture says there 10:35 in Revelation 13 and verse 2, the dragon 10:40 gave him his power, his seat and great 10:43 authority. And, remember there 10:45 on the graphic that maybe back on 10:47 your screen right now, we have there 10:48 beside Revelation 13:1-4, we have 10:51 Revelation 12:9. This is where you take 10:54 Revelation 12:9 and you write that 10:56 reference above the word dragon. 10:58 Write that reference above the word dragon 11:02 and so we're gonna go over to Revelation 12 11:04 verse 9 and since Danielle is sitting 11:07 right beside Vanessa, why don't we just go 11:08 and let Danielle read Revelation 12:9 11:11 for us then we'll go back to Vanessa 11:13 to finish the earlier passage. 11:15 And the great dragon was cast out, 11:18 that old serpent called the Devil and Satan, 11:21 which deceiveth the whole world: 11:22 he was cast out into the earth, and 11:24 his angels were cast out with him. 11:26 Okay so who was the dragon according 11:28 to this reference? The devil. The devil 11:30 and Satan, so the devil, Satan gives 11:34 his power, his seat and his great authority 11:38 to this beast and we'll learn later 11:40 on in Bible prophesy that a beast is 11:42 representative of a nation or a country. 11:45 And so here it says Revelation 13 verse 2 11:51 that the dragon, Satan gives this beast 11:54 or this country or this nation, this 11:55 anti-Christ power, the dragon gives him 11:58 or the devil gives him his seat, his power 12:01 and his authority. Keep reading Vanessa, 12:05 we will read there in verse 3. 12:09 And I saw one of his heads as it were 12:13 wounded to death; and his deadly wound 12:16 was healed: and all the world wondered 12:19 after the beast. And they worshiped the 12:23 dragon which gave power unto the beast: 12:26 and they worshiped the beast, saying, 12:28 who is like unto the beast? Who is able 12:33 to make war with him? So verse 4 tells us 12:37 that they worshiped the dragon, 12:39 who is the dragon? Satan, Satan. 12:42 They worshiped who? Satan, Satan. 12:46 If Satan came to you Laura, 12:49 if Satan came to you and said hi my name 12:51 is Satan and he had this red pitchfork 12:54 you know the typical Halloween guard, 12:55 and this little tail coming out of the back, 12:57 and says, hi I'm Satan, worship me. 12:59 Would you worship him? No. No. 13:01 But if Satan was a subtle imposter and 13:05 he presented himself with a religious front 13:08 that looked very glorifying to God, 13:12 you might be deceived and fall 13:14 for it wouldn't you? Here the Bible says 13:17 that the dragon Satan gets worshiped, 13:22 he gets worshiped when, notice verse 4, 13:24 it says they worship the beast, so by 13:29 worshiping the country, or the nation, 13:31 or the power that Satan gives his authority to, 13:35 then Satan gets worship. That's what, that's the 13:40 motivation for evil. The motivation for evil, 13:44 you remember we were in Second Thessalonians 13:45 2:1-4 and we saw that this anti-Christ power, 13:49 this man of sin, the son of perdition, 13:52 exalts himself above all that is called God, 13:55 above all that is worshiped and 13:56 he puts himself in the place of God and 14:00 shows himself that he is God. 14:01 But can anybody else be God other than God. 14:05 No. Of course not. So this anti-Christ power 14:08 is a subtle imposter of the true thing. 14:12 And then we are here in Revelation 13:1-4 14:16 and we see that the dragon or the devil 14:19 gets worship through this entity called the 14:22 anti-Christ power. Is everybody on the 14:24 same page? You feel like you could explain 14:26 Second Thessalonians 2:1-4, and then 14:29 Revelation 13:1-4, could you explain that. 14:32 Some people are shaking their head yes, 14:34 other people just starring at me like 14:35 did you really ask me that question? 14:37 It's true, I did ask you that question. 14:39 The anti-Christ's power is his motivation 14:44 for doing what he does, so that he 14:47 can be worshiped. And we're gonna 14:50 notice the worship texts that are associated 14:53 with the anti-Christ power in Revelation 13 14:56 and in Revelation 14. So we're just gonna 14:59 notice the worship text, just like we noticed 15:02 the good texts in our previous program 15:06 when we talked about Genesis chapter 1 15:08 or in the first half of this study, so you'll 15:11 notice there on your screen, 15:12 we are now going to our Ninth great 15:15 controversy text, this is in Revelation 13 15:19 and we'll read verses 4 again then 8,12,15 15:23 then we'll go to chapter 14 verses 9 and 11. 15:26 And you'll notice on the screen that 15:27 we are going to note the worship texts. 15:31 All of these texts when it's associated 15:34 with worship here, all of those worship 15:36 words are associated with the beast. 15:38 So we're in Revelation 13, we're gonna 15:40 begin here in verse 4 and Solita, 15:43 if you could read that for us, 15:45 And they worshiped the dragon which 15:48 gave power unto the beast: and they 15:50 worshiped the beast saying, who is like 15:53 unto the beast? Who is able to make war 15:55 with him? Okay verse 8, And all that dwell 16:00 upon the earth shall worship him, 16:02 whose names are not written in the book 16:04 of life of the Lamb slain from the 16:07 foundation of the world. And verse 12, 16:10 And he exerciseth all the power of the 16:14 first beast before him, and causeth the earth 16:17 and them which dwell therein to worship 16:20 the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 16:23 Isn't that amazing? This anti-Christ power, 16:26 the devil wants worship so desperately 16:29 that he will even force people to worship him. 16:33 Will God do that? No. Not in the least. 16:36 Keep reading there let's go to verse 15, 16:39 Revelation 13 and verse 15, 16:43 And he had power to give life unto the 16:45 image of the beast, that the image of 16:47 the beast should both speak, 16:49 and cause that as many as would not 16:52 worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16:55 So this the devil wants worship so 16:57 desperately that he is willing to kill people 17:01 that refused to worship him and 17:02 we are not done, we are gonna keep reading, 17:04 you are gonna go to Revelation 14 17:05 and verse 9, Revelation 14 verse 9. 17:09 we are ready, And the third angel followed 17:14 them, saying with a loud voice, 17:16 If any man worship the beast and his image, 17:19 and receive his mark in his forehead, 17:21 or in his hand, The same shall drink 17:23 of the wine of the wrath of God, 17:25 which is poured out without mixture into 17:27 the cup of his indignation; 17:29 and he shall be tormented with fire 17:31 and brimstone in the presence of the 17:34 holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb. 17:37 I what did you notice there when Solita 17:40 first began to read. And I told that 17:42 we were ready she was listening 17:44 because there were so people in the 17:45 classroom that were turning the pages 17:47 of their Bible to get to the reference. 17:49 You as a Bible instructor, you will 17:52 want to remember that you too want to 17:55 make sure that everybody you're 17:56 giving the Bible study to is in that reference 17:59 prior to reading this. So I appreciate that 18:01 about what you just did there Solita you looked 18:03 around, you noticed some pages were 18:04 still turning, you were like I'm not gonna 18:06 read until then and you didn't do that, 18:08 you did very good there. And so now 18:10 go to Revelation 14 verse 11. 18:13 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth 18:16 up for ever and ever, and they have no 18:18 rest day nor night, who worship the beast 18:21 and his image, and whosoever receiveth 18:24 the mark of his name. 18:26 So Solita, what is it that the anti-Christ 18:29 power wants? Worship. He wants worship. 18:33 How bad does he want worship? 18:34 He will kill those that don't worship him? 18:36 He wants worship so desperately 18:38 that he will kill those that don't worship him. 18:40 Who alone Mike deserves our worship? 18:43 God. God alone deserves our worship. 18:46 We are going to see that the devil 18:48 was so pompous and arrogant that 18:50 he would even ask the son of God to 18:54 worship him. He would even ask the 18:56 son of God to worship him, on your screen 18:58 there you will notice that we're gonna 19:00 go to the tenth text in the great 19:02 controversy study and that is Matthew 19:04 chapter 4 and verse 9. Matthew of course 19:08 is to the left from the book of Revelation. 19:11 Matthew chapter 4 and verse 9. 19:15 Matthew chapter 4 verse 9 and we're gonna 19:18 go over to Miss Laura and she'll read that 19:21 for us, Matthew chapter 4 and verse, 19:25 why don't you read 8, 9 and 10 for us? 19:30 8, 9 and 10. Again, the devil taketh him 19:35 up into an exceeding high mountain, 19:37 and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, 19:40 and the glory of them; And he saith unto him, 19:43 All these things will I give thee, 19:45 if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 19:49 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, 19:53 Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship 19:55 the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 20:00 So here we see Jesus being tempted 20:03 in the wilderness, he's been out there 40 days, 20:06 Satan takes him out to a high mountain 20:08 shows him all the glory of the earth. 20:10 Doesn't show him the destruction that 20:12 Satan had caused, that belonged to Satan, 20:14 just the glory of the earth and he tells 20:17 Jesus that he will give it to him if Jesus 20:19 would do. If he will just fall down and 20:22 worship him. How pompous, notice 20:27 that the created being is asking the 20:30 creator to worship him. This anti-Christ power, 20:38 this power that gets its own power from 20:41 Satan is that the only way that Satan 20:45 can get worship. And so Satan works through 20:48 an earthly entity that looks Christian. 20:51 That portraits itself as Christian and 20:57 when people worship that entity they're 20:59 worshiping who? Satan himself. 21:02 But the only way that Satan can get 21:05 that worship, the only way he can get 21:07 that worship is if he deceives us. 21:10 Because nobody is gonna go to Satan 21:13 and just worship him because he has a 21:15 pitchfork and of course we know that, 21:17 that Lucifer himself did not have a pitchfork 21:20 when he left heaven, nor does he have a 21:22 pitchfork now. And we'll get into a study 21:24 on hell in the future in our topics. 21:27 Our 11th text, you will notice on your screen, 21:29 well let's back up to that graphic on the 21:32 10th text, you will notice there that 21:35 underneath Revelation 13:4, 8, 12, 15 and then 21:38 14:9 and 11. It says Genesis 1 and 2 and 21:44 Revelation 21 and 22. You remember this, 21:49 in Genesis chapter 1 and 2, we had a perfect 21:54 God in face to face communication with 21:58 the perfect people. Remember that, 22:00 what happens in Genesis 3? Adam and Even sin. 22:04 Sin comes to this earth right? 22:06 Then we get to Revelation 21 and 22 22:10 and you see God in face to face communication 22:14 with a perfect people. So everything in 22:19 between Genesis 2 and Revelation 21 22:22 or from Genesis 3 to Revelation 20 is God 22:27 bringing his people back into face to face 22:32 communication with him. That's what going there. 22:36 In face to face communication with 22:39 his people. Now we're going to see that 22:42 Satan wants that to end. 22:46 Satan wants that to be over and we're 22:48 gonna go to our next reference, 22:50 we're going to go, we are going to go 22:53 to First Peter chapter 5 and verse 8. 22:56 So let's turn there, First Peter chapter 5 22:58 and verse 8, we'll go to Tom for this, 23:01 Tom if you could read First Peter chapter 5 23:03 verse 8 and we've got that graphic up 23:05 there I'm sure you've seen it, we needed 23:08 to do a review but we could certainly 23:10 come back to that in a moment. 23:11 What we're gonna focus on now is the 23:12 cosmic battle that is going on over you. 23:17 The cosmic battle that's going on over 23:18 you we were in Matthew 4:9, now we're going to 23:20 First Peter 5 and verse 8. So Tom if you could 23:23 read that for us, First Peter chapter 5 23:26 and verse 8, Be sober, be vigilant; 23:30 because your adversary the devil, 23:33 walks about like a roaring lion devouring 23:37 whom he may will. So the Bible says there 23:40 in Second Peter, is it First Peter 23:41 or Second Peter? First Peter, First Peter. 23:43 Alright. The Bible tells us that Satan walks 23:49 about like a roaring lion seeking to do what, 23:55 seeking to devour us. So who is that needs 24:02 to look out for the devil? It's us, we do, 24:05 everybody. The Bible tells us that Satan 24:09 wants to devour us. God wants to recreate us. 24:14 God wants to make us new but Satan wants 24:17 to destroy us, have you ever been to the 24:18 zoo and you see that lion that's behind the, 24:21 behind the cage there and he's just walk 24:22 and he's pacing and never takes his eyes 24:24 off of you. it doesn't matter which way 24:26 is body turns it's eyes are right there on you, 24:28 have you been there and seen that. 24:30 You know as a, as a young and immature 24:33 child that I used to taunt that lion 24:35 and I'm so glad that that lion did not get out. 24:38 The only thing that protects us from 24:42 that lion that wants to devour us is a 24:44 fence named Jesus Christ. Amen. 24:48 We're going to learn very soon here 24:51 in this studying that Jesus is our only 24:55 defense against this enemy called Satan. 25:00 And so let's go now to our next reference, 25:03 Revelation chapter 12 verses 7-9 25:06 and you will see that there are on your screen. 25:08 Revelation chapter 12 verses 7-9 25:12 and we'll ask Mrs. Gloria to read this for us, 25:15 Revelation chapter 12 verses 7-9 25:21 and we're gonna see how this, 25:23 what caused this Lucifer to fall from heaven. 25:26 We know that it was sin was found in him 25:29 but how did he actually get out of heaven, 25:31 what happened and what does the Bible 25:33 tell us right here. And war broke out 25:37 in heaven: Michael and his angels fought 25:41 with the dragon; and the dragon and 25:44 his angels fought. But they did not prevail 25:47 nor was a place found for them 25:50 in the heaven any longer. 25:52 So the great dragon was cast out, 25:56 that serpent of old, called the Devil 25:59 and Satan, who deceives the whole 26:03 world: he was cast to the earth, 26:06 and his angels were cast out with him. 26:08 The devil deceives the whole world, 26:12 pick up on that clue there, he deceives 26:15 the whole world. Now First Peter chapter 5 26:17 verse 8 told us what, told us the devil 26:20 wanted to devour us. Is he literally going to 26:23 come eat you up? No. No, no, no. 26:26 He is going to deceive you so that 26:29 you miss out on eternity. 26:31 It's alright to be sincere but if we're sincerely 26:35 wrong does that help us? No. 26:37 Not in the least. It's alright to be sincere 26:40 but it's not alright to be sincerely wrong. 26:42 Now the first part of that there in verse 7 says, 26:45 a war broke out in heaven Michael and 26:47 his angels fought with the dragon. 26:49 So here we have the forces of evil fighting 26:54 with the forces of good, don't we? 26:56 So we have the forces of evil fighting 26:59 with the forces of good. Now because Satan 27:02 could not get to Jesus who is it that 27:07 he's after right now. He is after us right now, 27:11 that's absolutely right. the only way 27:13 if somebody can not get to me, 27:16 the only way to really get to me 27:18 is to mess with my children. 27:20 If what they do to me it doesn't really 27:23 affect me or get me mad the way they 27:26 want me to be mad the only thing they 27:29 can do to get to me is to get my children 27:32 and then I become like a momma bear, 27:34 and I let loose you know. 27:38 The only way that Satan can get Jesus 27:44 or bothered Jesus is to mess with Jesus' children. 27:51 That's the only way, that's the only way. 27:55 But the only way that you and I can have 27:59 victory over evil in this world is through Jesus. 28:06 Satan can only get to Jesus through us, 28:11 the only way we can stay away from 28:13 Satan is through Jesus, so what is that 28:16 we need, we need Jesus. Jesus is that 28:19 fence that separates us from that lion 28:22 that wants to devour us, you've got the 28:24 concept there, right. War breaks out in heaven, 28:27 Satan is down here on this earth, 28:29 he wants to devour us, he wants to destroy us, 28:32 he wants to take away our opportunity 28:34 for eternal life and you my friend are 28:37 the only one, you are the only person 28:40 in this world that can make the choice 28:42 to stay on the side of Jesus Christ from 28:45 now throughout all of eternity. 28:48 Jesus is the answer to us being victorious 28:54 in this world. Jesus is the answer to us 28:58 being victorious in this world. 29:01 Let's go to our next reference you'll 29:02 see it there, First Corinthians 15:57 29:06 is going to tell you exactly what we just 29:09 told you, that we have victory through 29:14 Jesus Christ. First Corinthians chapter 15, 29:19 so we're turning to the left from where we were, 29:21 if you get to Romans, you need to go back 29:23 to the right a little bit, First Corinthians 29:25 chapter 15 and verse 57, First Corinthians 29:31 chapter 15 and verse 57, and Roberto, 29:34 if you could read that for us. 29:39 But thanks be to God, who gave us the 29:44 victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 29:47 So how is it Roberto that you and 29:49 I can have victory. How is it? 29:53 Through Jesus Christ. Through Jesus Christ, 29:55 there's no other way. If you and I are 29:59 struggling against the forces of evil, 30:02 the only safe place for us to go, 30:05 now when you're giving this Bible study 30:07 you need to show that the pathos, 30:10 the empathy that you feel toward 30:12 that person that is a lost sinner, 30:14 that has been given in to Satan time 30:16 after time after time, you right now in this 30:20 appeal section of this study, you are 30:23 revealing to that person that he's so 30:26 overcome by Satan that there is a way 30:30 to escape. You don't know how often 30:33 in our ministry here at Life that people 30:37 tell us that they just didn't think they could 30:40 make it anymore. And then somebody knocked 30:43 on their door, somebody thought they just 30:45 couldn't make it anymore but then 30:46 they were introduced to Jesus. 30:48 Jesus is the only way that we can overcome 30:55 what we're struggling with. Now Solita the 30:59 amazing thing about teaching classes 31:01 like this, is that when you teach classes 31:05 like this the spirit of God reaches 31:08 people's hearts. So we're not only learning 31:11 how to give a Bible study but God is actually 31:14 speaking to us right now and maybe God is 31:17 speaking to you. Maybe God right now is telling 31:21 you that you know longer have to 31:23 struggle with what you've been going 31:26 through. It doesn't matter what the 31:28 struggle is, Jesus will give you the victory. 31:33 Our next reference is going to flush 31:36 this out in a much greater detail, 31:38 let's go to our next reference there 31:41 First Corinthians chapter 1 and verse 24, 31:46 how is it that we can overcome evil with 31:51 Jesus in our lives and we are gonna 31:54 go to Elita. Elita if you will read that for us, 31:58 First Corinthians chapter 1 and 32:00 verse 24 and I too am going to go there, 32:03 so we were in the end of Corinthians 32:05 we're just gonna go to the beginning now. 32:07 First Corinthians 1 and verse 24 and then 32:10 Bill you can read for us the next reference 32:12 that we go to alright. But unto them which 32:16 are called, both Jews and Greeks, 32:19 Christ the power of God, in the wisdom of God. 32:23 And that's right. The Bible tells us 32:25 that the only way that you and I can have 32:28 victory is through who? Jesus, Jesus and then 32:32 it told us that Jesus Christ is the power 32:35 of God and the wisdom of God. 32:39 So Jesus is not only the only way that 32:41 we can have victory, He is the power of 32:44 God in our lives and He is the wisdom 32:47 of God in our lives. You and I have heard over 32:51 and over again how people will say to us, 32:53 I just hit rock bottom and I had nowhere 32:56 else to go. I have a theory on that and 33:00 this is my theory. We don't really hit 33:01 rock bottom, we actually hit the rock. 33:05 And when we hit the rock, we hit the only 33:09 one that can save us from what's going 33:12 on in our lives. You and I hit the rock, 33:15 and the rock is who? Jesus, is Jesus. 33:18 And when we hit the rock, the rock 33:21 gives us power, power that's right 33:25 and he gives us wisdom, quite 33:27 laughing Mike, Mike's over here, 33:28 he's got like a six pack, I'm just hiding 33:29 my six pack anyway. So God gives us power 33:34 and he gives us wisdom. It's very important for 33:39 us to understand that, there is only one way 33:42 to overcome and to win in this battle, 33:46 this cosmic battle with evil and that way 33:50 is through Jesus Christ. We can go to the doctor 33:55 and get medicine, we can go to the psychologist 33:58 and have somebody listen to us, 34:00 and those things may all be well and good. 34:03 But the only way for us my friend to have 34:05 victory is in Jesus Christ, because 34:10 he is the power and the wisdom of God. 34:14 I want you to turn to a reference 34:16 that's not in this study today. 34:18 Let's go to John chapter 16, John chapter 16 34:21 verse 33. John the 16th chapter 34:25 and the 33rd verse. So John chapter 16 34:29 verse 33 and we'll go ahead and we will 34:34 let Bill read this, John chapter 16 and Bill, 34:38 verse 33. What does Jesus say there? 34:43 These things I have spoken unto you, 34:46 that you and I might have peace. 34:48 In the world you will have tribulation: 34:50 but be of good cheer; I have overcome 34:53 the world. So just because Jesus is in 34:56 our life does that mean that everything 34:57 is going to be hunky-dory all the time. 34:59 No, no, no. Jesus said these things have 35:02 I spoken to you that in me you may have what, 35:05 peace, peace. So in Jesus we get power, 35:09 we get wisdom, we get peace. 35:13 And then he says, in the world you will 35:16 have what tribulation, tribulation, 35:17 does that sound peaceful? No, 35:19 but if we have Jesus will it be peaceful? 35:22 Yes. That's absolutely right. 35:23 You know I've been reading a book lately 35:25 on the fruit of this spirit. And when 35:28 we talk about love and joy and patience, 35:32 that word joy, that word joy is something 35:36 that transcends or goes beyond our circumstances. 35:40 And that's what Jesus is talking about there 35:43 when he's talking about peace; he's talking 35:44 about something that goes beyond our 35:46 circumstances. So it may still be that 35:49 our life feels like it's falling apart. 35:51 But Jesus says that we will have peace 35:55 even amongst the tribulation we will 35:59 have peace and it goes on to say there, 36:01 but be of good cheer; I have overcome 36:05 the world. What did Jesus overcome? 36:09 World. He overcame the world. 36:12 So Jesus overcame for you and Jesus 36:16 overcame for me. Now when you're given 36:18 this Bible study, when you get to this 36:21 point in the appeal it's very important 36:24 that you're making that very strong 36:26 eye contact with the person that 36:28 you're studying with. You are sitting there 36:32 as the representative of Jesus in that home 36:35 breaking the bread of life to the people 36:37 that you're given the study to. 36:39 And it's very important that you will connect 36:42 with that person and if you notice even 36:44 during the appeal here that my voice 36:46 got a little different, it got softer, 36:49 it got more inviting, I'm trying to and 36:55 you know I'm not acting or anything, 36:56 that's just the way it happens when 36:58 I give a Bible study, because when I 37:00 get to the appeal I'm trying, I've already 37:02 informed the intellect and now what 37:04 I'm trying to do is I'm trying to get 37:05 to the heart. And Jesus says that we're 37:08 gonna have tribulation, but then he says, 37:10 but be of good cheer, I've overcome the world. 37:15 Now who is in the world? The devil, 37:17 that's specifically who He is talking about 37:19 isn't it? I have overcome the world, 37:22 you live in the world the devil was cast out 37:25 to the world, you were there in the world 37:27 but be of good cheer, even though you're 37:28 going to have tribulation Jesus says 37:30 I have overcome the world. 37:33 And so now we're gonna go to our last reference. 37:37 Our last reference is First John chapter 37:40 4 verse 4, First John chapter 4 and verse 4, 37:45 you will now see that on the screen there, 37:47 it's our 15th great controversy text and 37:50 First John is of course in the New Testament, 37:52 First John chapter 4 and verse 4 37:55 and we are gonna over to Caitlin and 37:57 Caitlin is going to read that for us. 37:59 You are a God of little children and have 38:02 overcome them: because he who 38:04 is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 38:07 So, Caitlin, the Bible tells us the greater is 38:11 he that is in us than he that is where? 38:13 In the world. In the world. 38:14 So Caitlin where is that we want Jesus? 38:16 In us. In us. Then we'll have what, victory, 38:21 over what? The world. Over the world. 38:24 So you're giving this Bible study to someone 38:26 that has been just very burdened with 38:30 struggles maybe they have an addiction 38:32 to drugs, maybe that person has an 38:35 addiction to pornography, 38:36 maybe that person has an addiction 38:38 to something that they know is not right 38:41 and maybe even that person is one of us. 38:43 What do you do when that person 38:47 who feels like they have no hope? 38:49 Hears this Bible study and they know 38:52 that Jesus can help them; they know 38:54 Jesus can help them because you've just 38:56 shown them that Jesus can help them. 38:58 But they've never ever talked to Jesus before. 39:03 Or maybe they did when they were going 39:05 to Sunday school or Sabbath school 39:08 so many years ago but what do they do now? 39:10 Some people will tell me, pastor you have 39:14 no idea what I've done and what I've 39:18 been through. Let's go a text, this is, 39:22 this is when that person starts to give 39:25 you those excuses, they've been struggling 39:28 with sin, they've been struggling 39:30 with an addiction, they've been struggling, 39:32 they've been given in more to the devil 39:35 then they have to Jesus Christ, they're 39:37 in despair and so what we're doing now is 39:39 we're looking at references that 39:40 will give that individual hope, 39:44 what are we hoping to give that person? 39:45 Hope. Let's go to First John chapter 1 39:49 verse 9 and we'll have Krista read that for us, 39:53 First John is back near the Book of Revelation. 39:56 So if you find the book of Revelation 39:58 then you just back up a little bit to the 40:00 left and we are going to First John chapter 1 40:02 verse 9, and Krista, if you could read that 40:04 for us. He who says that he is the light 40:09 and hates his brother and the darkness. 40:11 Okay now is that John chapter 1 or 40:13 First John? We're gonna to First John chapter 40:19 1 verse 9, that was a great verse, 40:21 we like that verse but we need verse 9, 40:24 If we confess our sins, he is faithful 40:28 and just to forgive us and our sins, 40:32 and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 40:36 So the Bible tells us that if we confess 40:41 our sins, so I'm talking to the person 40:44 that I am giving the Bible study to. 40:46 They have just read that, I let them read it, 40:49 because they need to hear the voice 40:51 of God speaking to them. 40:53 And so God says to that person, 40:56 if you confess your sins, I'm faithful 41:00 and just to forgive you of your sins 41:02 and to cleanse you from all unrighteousness. 41:06 God is the one that's faithful isn't he? 41:09 God is the one that will deliver us. 41:13 So who is that we need to depend on? 41:17 God, Jesus. Who is that we confess to? 41:20 Jesus. It's Jesus. But you have no clue, 41:25 you just don't know what I've done, 41:27 you hear that over and over again. 41:29 You don't know what I'm struggling with, 41:30 go to Philippians 4:13, maybe this verse 41:33 right here's for you. Philippians, 41:36 so we're in First John, we're going to turn 41:37 to the left again, we're gonna go to 41:41 Philippians chapter 4 and verse 13, 41:44 Philippians chapter 4 and verse 13. 41:47 Let me read this for us, Philippians 41:49 chapter 4 and verse 13, the Bible says here 41:54 and I see some of us are still turning 41:57 their Philippians that's in, that's after 42:00 Corinthians, then you have Galatians, 42:02 Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians then you 42:05 get to the T section. So here we are, 42:07 we're in Philippians chapter 4 and verse 13. 42:10 And God says, I can do all things through 42:15 Christ who strengthens me. 42:20 Satan is not going to win the battle 42:23 in your life. Because you're going to ask 42:27 Jesus to come into your life and Jesus 42:30 is going to give you the power to overcome 42:32 every struggle that you have, everyone 42:36 of them. Jesus says that you can do all 42:39 things through him because he is going 42:41 to give you what? Strength, he's going 42:43 to give you power, power. 42:46 He is going to give you wisdom; 42:48 he is going to give you victory, isn't he? Amen. 42:51 Isn't that power? My friend you don't have 42:54 to struggle anymore, you can let it go, 42:56 you can give it to Jesus and Jesus will 42:59 take it all. Because greater is he that 43:02 is in you, then he that is in the world. 43:07 But you'll just have no clue when you study 43:12 the Bible with people they'll be over and 43:14 over and over again. And you remember 43:16 last week in the cycle of evangelism 43:19 we learned that when somebody gives us 43:22 an excuse, we don't argue with that person, 43:26 we don't argue with them, we don't banter 43:28 back and forth with them, we persuade 43:30 them with the word of God. 43:32 So that person again says, you just don't 43:35 know what I've gone through, 43:37 you don't know, you'll just have know clue 43:40 and so we just go to another Bible verse, 43:42 let's go to Matthew chapter 19 and these 43:44 are not in your notes. So, you're gonna wanna 43:46 make sure that you are writing down, 43:48 Matthew chapter 9 and verse 26. 43:55 Matthew chapter 9 and verse 26, 44:00 and let's go ahead and let, who's gonna 44:02 read that one, let's go ahead let Bill, Bill, 44:04 can you read that for us, Matthew 44:06 chapter 19 and verse 26. 44:11 But Jesus looked at them, and said to them, 44:14 with men this is impossible; but with 44:16 God all things are possible. 44:18 So with men these things are what? 44:21 Impossible, but with God how much is possible. 44:25 All. All things. Even overcoming sin, 44:30 even letting go of an addiction, 44:33 even letting go of something where 44:36 we hurt our own selves by doing. 44:38 Jesus promises to give us victory, 44:43 do you want that victory? Yes. 44:47 Are you willing to believe that God 44:50 will you give that victory. You know 44:53 there's an old hymn that says, 44:54 faith is the victory, faith is the victory, 44:59 sing Solita you know this, oh glorious 45:02 victory that overcomes the world. 45:08 So our faith, the Bible says what is that, 45:10 it's Ephesians 2:8, it says we are saved 45:13 by grace through faith. And who is that our 45:18 faith needs to be in? Jesus. 45:20 Our faith needs to be in Jesus Christ. 45:22 Well. Once that person eventually 45:26 stops giving you excuses as to why 45:30 they've been so bad or that, 45:32 done so many bad things that God 45:35 can't forgive them and you will overcome 45:37 those excuses with scripture, 45:39 you will overcome the next excuse with 45:41 scripture, you overcome the next 45:43 excuse with scripture. Eventually that person 45:46 is going to say to you, it doesn't matter 45:48 what I say, God always has something 45:50 to say that what I'm going to say 45:51 and that's the point you wanna bring people to. 45:54 You want them to understand that it is 45:56 God that is speaking to them through his word. 46:00 And those of you that at home, 46:02 you need to understand that 46:03 when you give a Bible study, 46:04 you are giving a Bible study to people, 46:06 you're introducing people to Jesus Christ 46:09 through his word. And you don't argue 46:12 with that person you just continually 46:14 go to the Bible and you overcome every 46:17 excuse that person has with the word of God. 46:20 We call that overcoming excuses with scripture. 46:23 Well some people after this Bible study 46:26 some people say well you know didn't God 46:29 create evil? Even after you go through a 46:32 Bible study like this somebody will say 46:34 well didn't God create evil and what's the 46:36 answer? No. The answer is no. 46:39 What Bible reference would you give, 46:41 anybody at any table pick up a microphone, 46:43 what Bible reference would you give to 46:46 remind that person that God did 46:49 not create the evil. What Bible reference 46:52 would you give them, somebody? 46:53 Well you got, you need a microphone. 46:56 Somebody tell me what reference 46:57 would you give them? Just pick that thing, 46:59 it won't bite you. Genesis 1. Genesis, 47:03 and what did Genesis chapter 1 say. 47:05 That God created, when God created it was good. 47:09 That's right. So didn't God created evil 47:12 though, no. But where in the world did evil 47:16 come from? Matthew, say it loud enough. 47:21 Matthew, I think it was 13, no it wasn't 13, 47:25 it was 13, okay. Yes. So you see even after 47:29 you give these Bible studies, people will 47:31 still have questions, what do you mean 47:33 the devil doesn't have a pitchfork 47:35 and he's not red with two horns on his head, 47:36 what do you mean by that? 47:37 Well, the devil would never get the worship 47:40 that he wanted if that's why he came 47:41 to people would he. So when you have 47:44 those people, those people they will say, 47:46 they will say but didn't God create evil? 47:48 Well no, God created who? Lucifer. 47:52 Then people will say well why did God 47:55 create something that he knew would 47:59 turn out so bad? Pick that microphone up 48:03 and tell me that again Bill, what did you say? 48:05 He wants their love. He wants their love, 48:07 that's absolutely right. 48:09 And so when God created people, 48:12 when God created the angels he created 48:14 them with a power of choice, didn't he? 48:17 Go to Revelation, go over to Revelation, 48:19 Revelation chapter 12, I'll read this, 48:22 Revelation chapter 12 and verse, let me see 48:28 Revelation chapter 12 and verse 4, 48:33 the Bible says in Revelation chapter 12 48:35 verse 4, His, speaking of the dragon, 48:38 his tail drew a third part of the stars 48:41 of heaven, and threw them to the earth. 48:44 What are those stars of heaven that the 48:47 devil drew a third of out of heaven. 48:50 Angels. Those are angels, that's absolutely 48:52 right. We can find that in Revelation chapter 1, 48:55 that an angel is the same thing as a star. 49:01 So that Bible tells us here that the devil 49:05 took one third of the angels with him 49:07 out of heaven. How was he able to do that? 49:11 By deception. By deception, 49:14 but if all of the angels have been created 49:16 as robots would he had been able to do that? 49:19 No. No, no, no. those angels that fell with 49:22 Satan made a choice just like Lucifer made 49:26 and you and I have the same opportunity. 49:31 If we want to choose evil God will allow us 49:35 to do that, will that break his heart, 49:38 absolutely. But God has provided a way 49:43 for us to chose what is right. 49:46 And that is through Jesus Christ. 49:48 So people will say well didn't God create evil? 49:50 And you just go right back through it, 49:52 no he didn't create evil, he created 49:54 a perfect angel. Well why didn't God just 49:57 go ahead and destroy Lucifer the very 50:01 moment that Lucifer began to exhibit 50:03 what God knew what happened. 50:05 Whey didn't God just destroy him right then? 50:08 Well, I'll tell you exactly why. 50:10 Lets suppose that somebody in congress 50:16 stands up and hollers at the president you lie, 50:23 and the next day that congressman 50:26 ends up dead. What would you think? 50:31 Come on tell me what would you think? 50:34 You would think he was murdered by who, 50:37 or by somebody the President sent to 50:40 murder him right. so Jesus when Lucifer 50:44 begins to exhibit these things, 50:47 and Lucifer begins to lie, he begins to deceive, 50:52 he begins to just talk, incidentally the word 50:55 war there in Revelation chapter 12 50:58 verse 7 says there was a war in heaven 51:01 that word war is Polimos, that's 51:03 where you and I get our word politics. 51:06 So Satan begins to insinuate things 51:11 about God, he begins to start a political 51:14 war in heaven. He doesn't just come out 51:17 and say well God want you to serve him 51:19 and he doesn't want you to serve me, 51:21 you need to serve me because I'll offer 51:22 you the better, he would do things like 51:25 I wonder if God really knows what 51:27 he is doing in this situation. 51:29 He created that doubt in the angels' minds, 51:35 and then when Satan's debate 51:39 tactics didn't work. He was cast out 51:43 of heaven and a third of the angels made 51:46 that choice. But if, and if God had just, 51:51 if God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit had 51:54 said yeah, he's doing exactly what 51:55 we knew he would do, and he's talked 51:57 to several of the angels and there is 51:59 rumblings now, let's just go take him out, 52:01 he's gone. The other angels would have 52:05 been served God out of what? Fear, fear. 52:09 But does God as we noticed in our center 52:11 at the very beginning of the study, 52:13 does God want the service that is forced 52:17 to work, no, no that's what the devil will 52:20 take if he can get it. But God wants service 52:24 that comes from genuine love for him. 52:28 So you and I when we are studying 52:30 the Bible with people on this topic, 52:33 let's just review the entire thing. 52:35 Genesis chapter 1, God creates everything 52:39 and it is what? Good. It's good. 52:42 Then we went to Matthew chapter 13 52:45 and we saw in Matthew chapter 13 52:47 that God took no credit whatsoever 52:51 for the tares. You remember, 52:53 there was a man that went out and 52:54 sowed good seed in Matthew 13 and then, 52:57 an enemy came and sowed tares among 53:00 the good seed. And then we got went to 53:04 verses 37-39 of Matthew 13 that 53:06 explained the parable that Jesus told. 53:10 And it said that the enemy was who, Satan. 53:14 That's right Mrs. Gloria. The enemy was Satan. 53:17 Satan is the one who was responsible 53:18 for the evil in this world. God took no 53:20 responsibility for it, then we went to 53:22 Luke chapter 13. Luke chapter 13:10-16 53:26 and in verse 16, Jesus said that Satan 53:29 is the one that was responsible for 53:31 binding that woman for how long? 53:34 18 years, 18 years. So did God in that 53:37 situation take any responsibility? 53:40 No, absolutely not. Then we went to 53:42 Luke chapter 10 verse 18, does anybody 53:45 remember what that says? I'll beheld 53:48 or I saw Satan what fall like lightening 53:51 from heaven. So that then begged the 53:55 question how did Satan get into heaven 53:59 in order to fall from there? He was created; 54:03 we found that in Ezekiel chapter what, 54:05 28, 28 verses 11-18, that's absolutely right. 54:11 And in there we see that Lucifer was 54:14 created perfect, until inequity was 54:18 found in him. He was lifted up because 54:21 of his what? His beauty. 54:23 Lucifer took a gift that God had given him 54:25 and he perverted it. And some of us are in 54:29 that same situation aren't we? 54:31 God has given us talents, God has given us gifts 54:35 and we take what God has given us and 54:37 we've perverted it. Then we went from 54:40 Ezekiel to where? Isaiah. Isaiah I just gave it 54:42 away, didn't I? And so we went to Isaiah 54:44 what chapter, 14, 14 that's right. 54:47 And what verses, 12-14, and we found out 54:50 that Satan begins to say all of these things 54:52 in his heart I will, I will ascend, I will exalt, 54:56 I will put my throne. Satan had an eye problem. 54:59 Then from Isaiah chapter 14 where did we go? 55:03 Second Thessalonians. Second Thessalonians, 55:05 that's right Bill. Pick up and microphone 55:07 and tell me what we learned in 55:08 Second Thessalonians? You got to do it quick 55:10 because this is a review here. 55:11 That the falling away comes first, 55:14 the man and the son of perdition is revealed. 55:17 Alright and the son of perdition is just 55:19 another name for who? Satan. That's right. 55:22 Because Satan, the only other time the 55:24 son of perdition is used is talking about who? 55:26 Judas. Judas. Now was Judas a violent 55:29 opposer of Christianity. No. He was a subtle 55:31 guy that came in wasn't he? Then we went from, 55:34 we went from what, what was the text 55:36 we were just in? Second Thessalonians 55:38 and we went from Second Thessalonians 55:39 to where, Revelation 13, Revelation 13. 55:42 And what did we find in Revelation 13. 55:44 The anti-Christ power and what does he want? 55:47 He wants worship. Then what did we 55:50 do in Revelation 13 and 14. 55:52 We checked all, all the worship texts 55:56 that apply to the anti-Christ power. 55:58 Then where did we go? We went to Matthew 4:9 56:02 and Satan was so pompous that he 56:04 asked who to worship him? Jesus. 56:05 He asked Jesus. Then we began to focus 56:09 on who? We began to focus on Christ, 56:11 didn't we? Absolutely. That Christ will give us 56:14 victory; Christ will give us power, 56:16 even though the Satan is walking around 56:18 like a roaring lion, wanting to devour us, 56:21 that we can have victory through the power 56:25 and the wisdom of Jesus Christ. 56:28 And that's this study in a nutshell isn't it? 56:31 And then our very last reference 56:33 Jesus says greater is he that is in you 56:36 than he that is in the world, 56:37 so let me ask you my friend who is that 56:40 you need in you that has already overcome 56:43 the world? Who is that you need? Jesus. 56:47 Jesus Christ. Never let Satan deceive 56:51 you so much that you would think 56:53 I've gone too far, or I've done too much, 56:57 or my life is just way out of line, 57:00 Jesus wouldn't accept me because Jesus 57:02 will accept us and Jesus will accept you. 57:08 Is it your desire to land on the side of 57:11 Jesus Christ rather on the side of the 57:16 anti-Christ. And my friend what would 57:21 keep you from doing that? 57:24 Jesus will help you overcome it. 57:28 Jesus will give you victory, 57:32 Jesus will live in you if you will only let him. |
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