The hour is urgent as darkness
is dispelled by the light of
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God's word.
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A new day begins.
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Jesus, the light of
the world is shining.
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Prepare your hearts to
proclaim the final cry.
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This is 3ABN
Summer Camp Meeting.
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Hello and welcome once again
to our summer camp meeting.
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My name is Idalia Dinsie
and it's a privilege for me to
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greet you in this hour.
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How many of you have
been blessed thus far?
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Let me hear a loud amen.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Bless his holy name.
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You know the theme for our
camp meeting is preparing to
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proclaim the final cry.
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And I am so happy to see each
one of you here as well as you
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at home.
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Thank you for tuning in and
don't forget to share with your
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friends.
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The messages are
urgent messages for this hour.
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Well, during this hour, it's my
privilege to present to you my
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brother from another mother.
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Carlos Muņoz.
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He is the bilingual evangelist
for AFCO, which is an amazing
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facts center of evangelism.
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Sometimes we hear AFCO and
we don't really understand what
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those letters mean
and that's what it is.
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He and his wife are
passionate about the gospel.
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He and his wife train
churches for evangelism.
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He and his wife
do prophecy seminars.
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He and his wife love to
read, travel, and do CrossFit
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together.
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I'll take pictures
while they do the CrossFit.
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Well, during this hour, we're
going to hear the power of the
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everlasting gospel.
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And we're going to
have music by Tim Parton.
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And after his participation at
the piano, Tim Parton, we will
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hear the sermon entitled
The Power of the Everlasting
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Gospel.
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not ashamed.
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Allow me to pray with you.
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Father God, here
we are, your children.
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We rejoice in your word.
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Thank you for the words of hope.
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Thank you, Father,
because you speak to our hearts.
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Your Holy Spirit does
the work that no one can do.
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So we are vulnerable right now.
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We open our hearts.
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We're empty vessels
ready to receive your word.
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Fill us, Father.
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In your name we pray.
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Amen.
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Tim Parton with you.
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Tell me if you agree with this.
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We are not ashamed of
the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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For it is the
power of salvation.
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To everyone that receives it,
to everyone that believes it,
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they shall have everlasting.
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We are not ashamed of
the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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For it is the
power of salvation.
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To everyone, everyone that
believes it, to everyone that
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receives it, they
shall have everlasting life.
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God's word is a
light unto my pathway.
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God's word is a
lamp unto my feet.
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Oh, God's word is gonna
take me all the way to glory.
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It sets the captive free.
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It made my blinded eyes to see.
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God's word is the
power of salvation.
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His word is
healing for every nation.
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God's word will
truly set you free.
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And you'll live
eternally, eternally.
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That's why I'm not ashamed of
the gospel, the gospel of Jesus
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Christ.
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I am not afraid to be counted,
for I'm willing to give my
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life.
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And I've got too much behind
me to let this world blind me.
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To some he's just a name,
but to me he's my everything.
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I am not ashamed.
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I am not ashamed.
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Oh, we are not ashamed.
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No, we are not ashamed of
the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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For it gives me
everlasting life.
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Maranata!
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Christ is coming, amen?
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Good to see you all.
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Good to see extended family,
not only family in Christ, but
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also as Tita
and Dalia mentioned.
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My name is Carlos Munoz.
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I am the AFCO
director at Amazing Facts.
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Amazing Facts and
3ABN are also family, amen?
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So I'm excited to be here.
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And of course I've been
collaborating with the Latino
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side of 3ABN for
over 10 years now.
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And so they asked me to
jump on the English side.
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And I had to think about it
because, you know, we talk the
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language of heaven in Spanish.
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But I said, I'll make a
consideration for you all.
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Just kidding.
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It's a blessing to be here.
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And I'm so excited for the
topic that I have to present,
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which is titled, The
Power of the Everlasting Gospel.
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Amen?
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Let's have a word
of prayer as we begin.
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Father, thank you for the
blessing and the privilege to
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be here tonight, to
spend time in your Word.
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And as we open your Word, we
ask for the blessing that you
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have for those that come to
seek you and want to rejoice in
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your presence.
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We thank you for this blessing,
Father, and we ask this in
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Jesus' precious name.
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Amen.
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So I want to
start with a question.
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Is there anybody here tonight
that is an Army or Armed Forces
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veteran?
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Any veterans here tonight?
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Yes, we have a
number of veterans.
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Thank you very
much for your service.
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My father is a
Vietnam veteran, right?
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My father fought in Vietnam,
so I know a little bit about the
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military aspect of it.
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And it's very interesting
because for those that have
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been in the Armed Services,
there is a very rigorous
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training.
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that have access to dedicated
military information or
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intelligence, right?
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And if you know that,
they especially train them in
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regards to not only weaponry
and different aspects of
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military strategies and
things, but also in information.
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And so they train them
specifically in regards to if
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you get captured, what happens
if you get captured, right?
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The enemy, what's
the enemy going to do?
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The enemy might abuse you,
misuse you, torture you, do
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anything to try to what?
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To try to extract
that information, right?
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And so certain people that
especially have access to very
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delicate information, were
they to fall in the hands of the
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enemy, they are also trained
in the area in regards to how to
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support, how to hold
on in case this happens.
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But there's something worse
than being caught as a prisoner
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of war, being
tortured, being beaten.
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There's
something worse than that.
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And you're like, really,
what could be worse than that?
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Worse than that, imagine if
after the army, the country you
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fight for, wins the war, you're
supposed to be given back to
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your country of origin, right?
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This is even in the Geneva
Conventions, the rules of war,
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which sounds like an oxymoron,
but that's a different point,
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right?
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What happens if you get taken
prisoner and then after the war
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is over, you're not taken
back or you're not given back to
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your country, right?
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That's even worse.
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And there are stories of people
that have been days, weeks,
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months, years, even died
in captivity after the war was
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over.
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still here, right?
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Why am I still here if my
country won, if the war is
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over, why am I still here?
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And the reason I say this
is because my brothers and my
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sisters, we are also on the
battlefield, but our general
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has already won.
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Our general defeated the enemy.
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Perfect life, perfect
death, resurrection, ascension.
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And so the question
is, why are we still here?
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If Christ already defeated
Satan with his life on the
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cross of Calvary at his
resurrection, why are we still
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here on this battlefield?
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And that implies
that the war is not over.
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Amen.
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And so the question that we
should ask ourselves is, why
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are we still here?
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Why has Christ
delayed 2000 years to return?
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What is he waiting for?
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Now I have a full study on
this topic where I go through a
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number of
different reasons biblically.
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But this topic specifically,
I really dove deep into about
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four years when
COVID came, right?
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You know, when COVID came,
I was traveling for Amazing
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Facts.
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So it was
basically a four sabbatical.
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And so I was like, well,
now I got a lot of extra time to
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study.
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And if you would have asked me
this question before that, four
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or five years previously, I
would have told you what most
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people tell you.
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evangelists and brethren
and laymen in the church.
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Hey, why are we still here?
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Why hasn't Christ returned?
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And the answer that usually
everybody gives and the one
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that I would have given you
would have been off of Second
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Peter, where Peter says that
God is long suffering, right?
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Being patient, not willing that
any should perish, but that all
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should come to, right?
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That's the typical answer.
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But you know,
there's a problem there.
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Because what we say is, well,
you see what Christ is waiting
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for.
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gospel, that haven't
heard the gospel yet.
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He's waiting for them.
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And then once
they hear it, then.
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Now, I'm not saying
that that's not incorrect.
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But we have an issue if we
try to use Peter's writings for
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that.
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You know why?
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Because Peter isn't
writing to the world.
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Peter is writing to the church.
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So when he says God is being
patient and long suffering, so
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that none should perish, that
all come to repentance, he's
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talking to his church.
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Now we confirm this in the
Laodicean message, Revelation
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chapter 3.
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What does Christ say
to the Laodicean church?
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He says, all I love,
I chasten, and I what?
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And he says, be
patient, and he says, repent.
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Doesn't he call the
Laodicean church to repent?
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Who's the Laodicean church?
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So you see the confirmation.
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In other words, what I'm going
to propose to you is that the
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main thing God is waiting
for is not those that are in the
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world.
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The main thing he's waiting
for is for the church to get on
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board with his plan.
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Now as again, I go through
a number of Bible verses and I
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show you about five or six
or seven different biblical
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reasons, but tonight I'm only
going to share one with you.
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One main one which I find to
be fascinating that is connected
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with the topic of the power of
the everlasting gospel, and is
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to prepare us to
proclaim the final cry.
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Now we find this verse in
the book of Matthew chapter 24,
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verse 14.
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And what does Matthew
chapter 24, verse 14 says?
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We're going to have some
verses and some quotes up on the
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screen.
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Preached.
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In all the world.
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How?
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Through our witnessing to all
nations and then what happens?
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And then the end will come.
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Now I have a question
my brothers and my sisters.
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Does this verse explain
why Jesus has not returned?
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Oh yes it does, because it
says that when the gospel is
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preached to all the world,
as our witness to all nations,
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then the end will come.
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So if the end has not come
based off of that Bible verse,
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what does that imply?
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That the gospel has not been
preached or witnessed yet to
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the world.
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Now somebody might be here and
say, oh no, wait a minute, that
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doesn't apply to me
because I'm not a preacher.
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Right?
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I've heard people
tell me that before.
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That's okay, that doesn't
apply to me because I'm not a
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preacher, Carlos.
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You're a preacher.
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And I'm like, well, Jesus
explains how the gospel is
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preached.
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Right?
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for the preaching of the gospel.
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Who says amen?
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Public evangelism is a
powerful, powerful resource for
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the preaching of
the everlasting gospel.
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How many of you came in
through public evangelism to the
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church, right?
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Powerful.
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But do you know that it is
not the primary way that God
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preaches the gospel?
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Because in Matthew 24, 14,
he says that the gospel will be
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preached through our witnessing.
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Our witnessing is the main
instrument that God uses to
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preach the gospel.
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Amen?
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You're a witness.
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You've probably
heard this before.
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You're a pulpit.
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You're a sermon.
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Your life, you are
preaching the gospel.
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The way you talk, the way you
live, the way you act, the way
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you dress, the way you eat.
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Everything that you do and
everything that you show and
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represent is what?
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Is preaching the gospel.
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The question is, what
gospel is my life preaching?
00:16:14.80\00:16:17.94
Amen?
00:16:19.31\00:16:19.57
Now, going back to the verse.
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It says that the gospel will be
preached in all the world as a
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witness to all nations,
and then the end will come.
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So I'm going to
hit you with a thesis.
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Now, this might make some of
you uncomfortable, but that's
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okay.
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Here's my thesis.
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I don't believe that the
gospel has not been preached or
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witnessed as it should be
because of a lack of sincerity
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on our part.
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I think that most Christians
are sincere in wanting to
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finish the work.
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Amen?
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In wanting to
witness to the gospel.
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But I believe, my brothers and
my sisters, that the reason why
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this gospel has not been
preached or witnessed to the
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world is not because of a lack
of sincerity, but I think it's
00:17:03.32\00:17:06.72
because there's a lack
of understanding in what the
00:17:06.72\00:17:09.56
gospel is.
00:17:09.56\00:17:10.43
Now, that's pretty bold.
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You're like, man,
that's pretty bold, Carlos.
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And I'm going to
prove it to you tonight.
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All right?
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I don't think it's a lack of
sincerity, again, that we are
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not witnessing and preaching to
the gospel as God wants it to.
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I don't think it's
a lack of sincerity.
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I think most Christians are
sincere in their desire to want
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to witness and
preach to the gospel.
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Amen?
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But I think it's a
lack of understanding.
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Let me give you an example.
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I used to be a
teacher in New York City.
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I taught in Manhattan in an
area called the Jungle, right
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off of the Bronx River.
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I can see Yankee
Stadium from my classroom.
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And I always get students that
would come in, and some of the
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students, you don't know
what you're getting, right?
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And some of the students would
come in with this great desire
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to want to do good in school.
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They really,
they really wanted to.
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They had the great attitude,
the great heart, but there was
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a problem.
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So, for example, if you have
a little child and you put the
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little child into school,
what's the first thing they'll
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learn in math class?
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How to count, add,
and subtract, right?
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Then after adding,
subtracting, what do they learn?
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They learn how to
multiply and divide, right?
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Those are the basic
foundational aspects of math.
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And then after that, then you
start with decimals, fractions,
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pre -algebra, trigonometry,
geometry, pre-calc, and so on
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and so on.
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I have a question.
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If a child is not grounded
well in the basics of math,
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counting, adding, subtracting,
multiplying, and dividing, are
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they going to have issues
to execute the more complex
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aspects of math?
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Yes or no?
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It doesn't matter
how hard they try.
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It doesn't matter how
much they want to do good.
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It doesn't matter
how sincere they are.
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If they don't have the
skills, if they don't have the
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knowledge, if they don't have
the resources, they will not be
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able to execute the
more complex parts of it.
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My brothers and my sisters,
I'm going to propose to you that
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that's part of the
problem that we have today.
00:19:05.31\00:19:07.01
I'm going to propose to you
that it's not because of a lack
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of sincerity.
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I think most of us are sincere.
00:19:11.38\00:19:12.71
But I think there's a lack
of understanding in what the
00:19:13.21\00:19:16.42
Gospel is trying to accomplish.
00:19:16.42\00:19:18.12
Now for that,
what do we need to do?
00:19:18.72\00:19:21.09
We need to have a
101 study on the Gospel.
00:19:21.66\00:19:25.69
And that's what
we're going to do tonight.
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We're going to go
back to the basics.
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Amen?
00:19:28.60\00:19:32.33
something?
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Because I'm going
to tell you the truth.
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I noticed I missed something.
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And that's why I
want to share it with you.
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Because I'm so excited.
00:19:38.37\00:19:39.37
Amen?
00:19:40.64\00:19:40.91
Now, I'm going to do a survey.
00:19:41.58\00:19:43.61
But because of the scenario and
the time, I'll keep it short.
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If somebody asks you, if
somebody off of the street, a
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non -believer comes to you
and asks you, hey, you're a
00:19:51.02\00:19:53.89
Christian and I've
heard about this Gospel.
00:19:53.89\00:19:56.09
And somebody asks
you, what is the Gospel?
00:19:56.29\00:19:58.59
What would you tell that person?
00:19:58.99\00:20:00.53
What would you respond to that
person that is a non-Christian
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and ask you, hey,
what is the Gospel?
00:20:03.53\00:20:05.33
I've heard so much Christians
talk about the Gospel.
00:20:05.40\00:20:07.17
What is the Gospel?
00:20:07.40\00:20:08.37
Now this has been the result
of when I do these surveys.
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I do them in my classroom.
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I teach in AFCO a
class on the Gospel.
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And the result is I'll get
10 people to answer and they'll
00:20:15.51\00:20:19.28
give me 10 different answers.
00:20:19.28\00:20:20.88
Now, this is
what they might say.
00:20:22.02\00:20:23.52
Oh, the Gospel is
the death of Christ.
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The Gospel is
the life of Christ.
00:20:25.62\00:20:27.02
The Gospel is the Word of God.
00:20:27.12\00:20:28.32
The Gospel is the second coming.
00:20:28.39\00:20:29.66
The Gospel is the
resurrection of Christ.
00:20:29.99\00:20:32.23
The Gospel is the
ascension of Christ.
00:20:32.33\00:20:33.66
The Gospel is the
second coming of Christ.
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The Gospel is...
00:20:36.03\00:20:36.93
and they'll give me
10 different answers.
00:20:36.93\00:20:39.53
And don't get me wrong.
00:20:39.90\00:20:40.77
Those answers are not wrong.
00:20:40.84\00:20:42.17
But there's a problem.
00:20:43.17\00:20:44.37
It's confusing.
00:20:45.41\00:20:46.21
If the Gospel is the core
of our mission here, then we
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should be able to concisely,
precisely, and accurately
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explain what it is.
00:20:55.38\00:20:56.69
Amen?
00:20:56.75\00:21:00.66
Gospel, boom,
this is the Gospel.
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Now again, don't get me wrong.
00:21:03.32\00:21:04.76
Those answers are not wrong.
00:21:04.99\00:21:06.29
But those answers
are part of the Gospel.
00:21:06.63\00:21:08.80
But my search was, can we find
a place in Scripture where it's
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concisely, precisely
broken down and explained?
00:21:12.63\00:21:16.04
And the answer is, yes, it is.
00:21:16.04\00:21:19.21
And where do we find that?
00:21:19.64\00:21:21.68
We find it in the book of
Romans, chapter 1, verse 16.
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So go with me, please.
00:21:26.18\00:21:26.95
That's going to be our study.
00:21:26.95\00:21:27.92
We're going to read off of a
bit, just a basic study off of
00:21:28.42\00:21:31.72
Romans, chapter 1.
00:21:31.72\00:21:33.19
I believe.
00:21:33.66\00:21:34.39
Now you can find the concept
of the Gospel in all Scripture.
00:21:35.02\00:21:37.99
From the very beginning
all the way to the very end.
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But looking for a precise
and precise where the Gospel is
00:21:41.53\00:21:46.50
explained.
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Romans, chapter 1, and
this is what we're going to do.
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We're going to read through it.
00:21:49.24\00:21:50.61
And then we're just going to
talk a little bit about it for
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the rest of our time together.
00:21:53.64\00:21:54.78
Did that sound good?
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Romans, chapter 1, verse 16.
00:21:56.51\00:21:57.81
Let's just read through it.
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For I am not ashamed of the
Gospel of Christ, for it is the
00:21:59.58\00:22:02.85
power of God's salvation
for everyone who believes.
00:22:02.85\00:22:05.69
For the Jew first
and also for the Greek.
00:22:06.49\00:22:08.66
For in it, that means in
the Gospel, the righteousness of
00:22:09.36\00:22:13.13
God is revealed from faith
to faith, and as it is written,
00:22:13.13\00:22:17.33
the just shall live by faith.
00:22:17.80\00:22:20.30
Amen?
00:22:20.47\00:22:20.70
Now, let's break this
down a little bit more.
00:22:21.47\00:22:24.14
Let's chew on it
a little bit more.
00:22:24.17\00:22:25.84
Let's begin.
00:22:26.14\00:22:26.74
For I am not ashamed
of the Gospel of who?
00:22:27.24\00:22:29.34
Let's start right here.
00:22:30.15\00:22:31.11
The Gospel is of who?
00:22:31.48\00:22:33.38
Christ.
00:22:34.05\00:22:37.12
Amen?
00:22:37.22\00:22:37.69
The good news of
God is Jesus Christ.
00:22:38.12\00:22:40.49
Amen?
00:22:40.59\00:22:43.79
It wants to go deeper and
explain to us and reveal to us
00:22:43.86\00:22:47.10
what exactly this good
news in Christ is talking about.
00:22:47.10\00:22:50.87
Is everybody with me?
00:22:51.20\00:22:51.90
Let's continue to read.
00:22:52.23\00:22:53.47
For I am not ashamed of the
Gospel, for it is the power of
00:22:53.97\00:22:58.47
God.
00:22:58.47\00:22:59.54
It doesn't say
power there in the text.
00:22:59.61\00:23:02.51
We're reading a translated
version, where we read it says
00:23:02.78\00:23:05.91
the Gospel is the power of God,
but in Greek, really, you know
00:23:05.91\00:23:10.12
what it says in Greek?
00:23:10.12\00:23:10.95
For the Gospel is the poo.
00:23:11.22\00:23:13.05
That's what it says in Greek.
00:23:15.19\00:23:16.49
The Gospel is the what?
00:23:16.89\00:23:18.03
The poo.
00:23:18.56\00:23:19.23
Come on.
00:23:19.59\00:23:20.30
What does that mean?
00:23:22.26\00:23:26.17
the word dynamite.
00:23:26.17\00:23:27.90
Amen?
00:23:28.00\00:23:28.67
It says here that the Gospel
is the poo, the dynamite of God.
00:23:29.24\00:23:34.11
Now, what does that mean?
00:23:34.61\00:23:35.74
Let me give you an example.
00:23:35.78\00:23:36.91
Let's say I would have
gotten here late, and I walk in
00:23:36.91\00:23:40.35
through the door, and I
walk in, and I'm gimpy, I'm on
00:23:40.35\00:23:43.69
crutches, I got blood, I
got stains all over, I'm all a
00:23:43.69\00:23:46.79
mess, I lost a couple of teeth,
and I'm like, hey, everybody,
00:23:46.79\00:23:49.86
I'm sorry I'm late.
00:23:49.96\00:23:50.96
What happened was I got
run over by an 18-wheeler.
00:23:51.46\00:23:54.63
Now, if I would have said that,
you would have thought one of
00:23:56.83\00:23:59.93
two things.
00:23:59.93\00:24:00.67
Either I'm crazy or I'm lying.
00:24:01.67\00:24:04.84
Right?
00:24:06.34\00:24:06.74
Why?
00:24:07.34\00:24:07.91
Because if an 18-wheeler
were to run over me, I would be
00:24:08.54\00:24:13.31
what?
00:24:13.31\00:24:13.58
Destroyed.
00:24:15.65\00:24:16.05
Amen?
00:24:16.25\00:24:16.82
If I were to put a car in front
of this building right now, and
00:24:17.52\00:24:20.66
in that car there was dynamite,
and it went off, how would you
00:24:20.66\00:24:24.96
react?
00:24:24.96\00:24:25.83
You would have been like, oh,
honey, did you hear that noise?
00:24:26.19\00:24:27.86
Did you hear that?
00:24:30.10\00:24:30.80
Was that you, honey?
00:24:30.83\00:24:31.50
No, right?
00:24:32.33\00:24:32.97
You would have what?
00:24:33.60\00:24:34.54
If dynamite would have
went off, you would have ran,
00:24:34.94\00:24:37.37
because that dynamite
would have exploded, the car,
00:24:37.94\00:24:40.51
probably the windows
here, who knows the damage?
00:24:40.61\00:24:42.68
You and I would have run out of
this place thinking that there
00:24:42.94\00:24:45.15
was a terrorist attack.
00:24:45.15\00:24:45.88
Amen?
00:24:45.91\00:24:46.25
And yet I would come here and
tell you that an 18-wheeler ran
00:24:47.15\00:24:49.72
over me, and you would
think that's impossible, because
00:24:49.72\00:24:53.49
what?
00:24:53.49\00:24:55.86
I have a question.
00:24:56.02\00:24:56.86
Who is more powerful?
00:24:57.33\00:24:58.76
An 18-wheeler or God?
00:24:59.63\00:25:01.70
So if God runs over me, that
means I should be radically and
00:25:02.60\00:25:08.94
completely
transformed by his power too.
00:25:08.94\00:25:11.31
Amen?
00:25:11.37\00:25:11.57
It's not a slight modification.
00:25:12.07\00:25:13.74
It should be a radical
transformation from what I used
00:25:13.88\00:25:17.11
to be to what I am now.
00:25:17.11\00:25:18.65
Amen?
00:25:18.85\00:25:22.65
of God, to radically transform
a human being's life and
00:25:22.65\00:25:26.15
existence.
00:25:26.15\00:25:26.55
Amen?
00:25:26.96\00:25:27.26
Now let's continue.
00:25:27.92\00:25:28.76
For I'm not ashamed of the
Gospel of Christ, for it is the
00:25:29.69\00:25:31.73
power of God to...
00:25:31.73\00:25:33.56
Salvation.
00:25:33.56\00:25:34.56
To salvation.
00:25:34.73\00:25:35.26
Now to salvation from what?
00:25:35.40\00:25:37.40
To save me from cancer?
00:25:37.80\00:25:39.50
To save me from
financial problems?
00:25:39.90\00:25:41.84
To save me from
marital problems?
00:25:42.14\00:25:43.84
To save me from political and
social and cultural problems?
00:25:44.04\00:25:47.11
Is that what the Gospel
is here to save us from?
00:25:47.74\00:25:50.28
No, my brothers and my sisters.
00:25:50.78\00:25:51.98
It says in Matthew 1, verse
21 very clearly that you shall
00:25:52.01\00:25:54.92
call his name Jesus, for
he shall save his people from
00:25:54.92\00:25:59.79
their sins.
00:25:59.79\00:26:00.46
Amen?
00:26:00.46\00:26:00.96
So the Gospel is the plan of
salvation that God is doing in
00:26:01.69\00:26:05.43
Christ to save us from what?
00:26:05.43\00:26:07.50
From our sins.
00:26:07.86\00:26:09.03
Amen?
00:26:09.30\00:26:09.90
Now, I'm not saying that
cancer and sickness and war and
00:26:10.43\00:26:15.67
murder, I'm not saying
that those are not issues in the
00:26:15.67\00:26:17.84
world, right?
00:26:17.84\00:26:18.27
They are.
00:26:18.27\00:26:18.81
But that's not the main problem.
00:26:19.11\00:26:20.51
The main problem is sin.
00:26:20.74\00:26:22.38
And so God's plan, God's good
news is that in Christ, He's
00:26:22.88\00:26:26.58
going to solve
the problem of sin.
00:26:26.58\00:26:28.28
How?
00:26:28.92\00:26:34.62
to see in Christ, He takes
care of every other problem.
00:26:34.62\00:26:37.83
Because everything else is not
the problem, it's the symptom
00:26:38.56\00:26:40.86
of the main problem.
00:26:40.86\00:26:42.10
Cancer and death and war and
social and cultural, those are
00:26:42.60\00:26:46.63
the symptoms.
00:26:46.63\00:26:50.04
And when He solves sin,
everything else will be solved
00:26:50.21\00:26:52.44
by itself.
00:26:52.44\00:26:53.07
Is everybody with me so far?
00:26:53.34\00:26:54.11
Amen?
00:26:54.21\00:26:54.71
Now, let's go back to
Romans, chapter 1, verse 16.
00:26:55.31\00:26:57.41
Now, Paul does something
inspired by the Holy Spirit,
00:26:57.41\00:26:59.68
very interesting in here.
00:26:59.71\00:27:01.45
Now, what he's going to do in
verse 16, he explains that the
00:27:01.78\00:27:04.29
gospel, the good news of
Christ, is the power of God to
00:27:04.29\00:27:08.72
save us from our sins.
00:27:08.72\00:27:09.69
Amen?
00:27:09.69\00:27:10.06
But now, in verse 17, he's
going to do what is known as a
00:27:11.13\00:27:15.00
Hebrew parallelism, and
he's going to explain the same
00:27:15.00\00:27:18.80
concept using different
words or coming from a different
00:27:18.80\00:27:21.84
angle.
00:27:21.84\00:27:24.74
Scripture, especially in
the Psalms and poetry, God says
00:27:24.74\00:27:27.91
something, then He repeats
it using different words.
00:27:27.91\00:27:30.08
This is for people like
me that are thick-headed.
00:27:30.08\00:27:31.91
You know, sometimes I don't
get it straight, and God has to
00:27:32.21\00:27:34.42
repeat it.
00:27:34.42\00:27:34.88
Anybody like me?
00:27:35.05\00:27:35.92
Right?
00:27:36.15\00:27:36.69
And then I come,
oh, I got it, God.
00:27:36.99\00:27:38.49
Right?
00:27:38.62\00:27:41.89
people like me.
00:27:41.89\00:27:42.66
Now, He's going to say,
now He's going to identify, and
00:27:43.99\00:27:46.56
He's going to zoom in to what
is that power, where is that
00:27:46.56\00:27:50.33
boom, that God is
going to save us from sin.
00:27:50.33\00:27:54.84
Where is that power found?
00:27:54.84\00:27:56.81
Notice what it says in verse
17, for in it, that is in the
00:27:57.37\00:28:00.88
Gospel, what does it say?
00:28:00.88\00:28:02.01
The
righteousness of God is what?
00:28:02.81\00:28:06.31
Revealed.
00:28:07.15\00:28:07.55
It's revealed.
00:28:07.55\00:28:07.98
Amen?
00:28:08.05\00:28:08.42
Now, watch this.
00:28:09.25\00:28:10.05
Where have we seen the
most beautiful, complete, and
00:28:10.89\00:28:15.49
perfect picture of the
revelation of the righteousness
00:28:15.49\00:28:19.33
of God in Jesus Christ?
00:28:19.33\00:28:21.56
Amen?
00:28:22.16\00:28:27.80
revelation, manifestation
of the righteousness of God.
00:28:28.20\00:28:32.77
Amen?
00:28:32.87\00:28:33.48
And the life of Jesus
was a manifestation of the
00:28:33.94\00:28:37.21
righteousness, the holiness,
the integrity, living a life in
00:28:37.21\00:28:41.95
perfect harmony with God's will.
00:28:41.95\00:28:45.05
Amen?
00:28:45.25\00:28:45.62
Through the power
of the Holy Spirit.
00:28:46.29\00:28:48.12
Everybody with me so far?
00:28:48.32\00:28:49.19
So we're seeing how all of
this is focusing and pointing to
00:28:49.62\00:28:52.56
who?
00:28:52.56\00:28:52.89
To Christ.
00:28:53.46\00:28:56.90
caught my attention and
I hope it catches yours.
00:28:56.90\00:28:59.40
Because notice what it says.
00:29:00.34\00:29:01.74
It says, we're going back
to verse 16, it says that the
00:29:02.64\00:29:06.91
Gospel of Christ, but
then it says that it's the
00:29:06.91\00:29:12.11
righteousness, it's the power
of God and the righteousness of
00:29:12.11\00:29:17.65
God.
00:29:17.65\00:29:18.45
It doesn't say
Christ, it says God.
00:29:18.45\00:29:20.99
Look at it again.
00:29:21.82\00:29:22.69
It says the Gospel of Christ
is the power of God and the
00:29:23.22\00:29:29.10
righteousness of God.
00:29:29.10\00:29:30.40
Now why doesn't it say that the
Gospel of Christ is the power
00:29:31.23\00:29:36.81
of Christ and the
righteousness of Christ?
00:29:36.81\00:29:38.87
It doesn't say that.
00:29:39.37\00:29:40.98
Now, whenever you're studying
your Bible, ask yourself one
00:29:41.54\00:29:44.55
question and
the question is why?
00:29:44.55\00:29:46.88
You do that and your
Bible study will never get old.
00:29:47.38\00:29:50.02
Lord, why this?
00:29:50.85\00:29:51.35
Lord, why that?
00:29:51.42\00:29:52.02
Why this word?
00:29:52.02\00:29:52.55
Why not that word, Lord?
00:29:52.59\00:29:53.42
Why did you put this here?
00:29:53.46\00:29:54.26
Why did you do that?
00:29:54.29\00:29:58.69
And when you do that,
the Bible becomes alive.
00:29:59.23\00:30:01.60
So I noticed that when I was
studying this number of years
00:30:02.16\00:30:05.33
ago, Lord, why does it say the
Gospel of Christ, but then it
00:30:05.33\00:30:09.40
says the power of God
and the righteousness of God?
00:30:09.40\00:30:12.11
Why doesn't it say the
Gospel of Christ is the power of
00:30:12.31\00:30:15.54
Christ and the
righteousness of Christ?
00:30:15.54\00:30:17.61
And you know what?
00:30:18.58\00:30:19.45
At the due moment,
God answered my question.
00:30:19.98\00:30:22.22
And you want to know
what He shared with me?
00:30:22.65\00:30:24.19
The key is the term Christ.
00:30:25.02\00:30:28.32
What do I mean by that?
00:30:29.06\00:30:30.03
When the Bible says or mentions
Christ, what is it making
00:30:30.43\00:30:34.83
reference to?
00:30:34.83\00:30:35.86
Jesus Christ
incarnate as a human being.
00:30:37.07\00:30:40.57
Amen?
00:30:41.20\00:30:45.24
Sometimes they get all
shut down when it says God and
00:30:45.51\00:30:48.24
Christ.
00:30:48.24\00:30:48.68
And they say, well,
Christ can't be God.
00:30:49.18\00:30:50.91
Well, no, because what the
verse is not focusing on the
00:30:50.91\00:30:53.38
divinity of Jesus Christ, it's
focusing on God and His Son,
00:30:53.38\00:30:57.45
Jesus Christ
incarnate, to save us.
00:30:57.49\00:30:59.75
That's why it's explained
or written in that way.
00:31:00.36\00:31:03.06
So here is the same thing.
00:31:03.49\00:31:04.86
It says the Gospel of Christ,
the power of God, and the
00:31:05.16\00:31:08.90
righteousness of God.
00:31:08.90\00:31:09.56
What is God trying to tell us?
00:31:09.60\00:31:11.13
And I thought
this was beautiful.
00:31:11.13\00:31:11.17
What Christ is telling us in
the text is, listen, the good
00:31:12.50\00:31:16.94
news that you see in
me, the manifestation of the
00:31:16.94\00:31:19.84
righteousness of God in me,
is not product of human effort.
00:31:19.84\00:31:24.35
It's not product of
human, because we cannot produce
00:31:25.21\00:31:29.32
righteousness.
00:31:29.32\00:31:30.19
What Jesus is saying is the
Gospel that you see in me, the
00:31:31.09\00:31:34.82
good news in me, which is
the power of God and it's the
00:31:34.82\00:31:38.66
righteousness of God
manifested in a human being.
00:31:38.66\00:31:42.60
It's not what God can do in
Himself, it's what God can do
00:31:43.26\00:31:48.00
in us, in you and in me, amen?
00:31:48.00\00:31:51.01
And that's how God
saves us from what?
00:31:51.37\00:31:54.28
From sin.
00:31:54.71\00:31:55.48
It's by manifesting
His righteousness where?
00:31:55.64\00:31:58.15
In you and in me.
00:31:58.51\00:32:00.95
Everybody with me.
00:32:01.02\00:32:01.82
Because what is, now
watch this, what is sin?
00:32:02.18\00:32:05.79
Sin is the
transgression of the law.
00:32:06.49\00:32:07.79
Romans chapter 30 verse
20, Romans chapter 7 verse 7,
00:32:07.82\00:32:10.16
Romans 1 John
chapter 3 verse 4, right?
00:32:10.39\00:32:12.79
So, if sin is the transgression
of the law, and the plan of
00:32:13.46\00:32:16.26
salvation is to save us
from sin, what does that imply?
00:32:16.26\00:32:19.03
And sin is the transgression of
the law, that implies that the
00:32:19.13\00:32:21.64
plan of salvation, which is
through the manifestation of
00:32:21.64\00:32:24.11
the righteousness of Christ, is
to restore us back into harmony
00:32:24.11\00:32:27.18
with His law.
00:32:27.18\00:32:27.94
Amen?
00:32:29.28\00:32:29.54
That's what it's saying.
00:32:30.38\00:32:31.25
It's saying God, through
the righteousness of Christ, is
00:32:31.58\00:32:34.45
going to do what?
00:32:34.45\00:32:35.12
He's going to reveal Himself.
00:32:35.28\00:32:36.79
So, it's not about what God can
do, but it's primarily what God
00:32:36.79\00:32:44.73
can do in you and in me.
00:32:44.73\00:32:47.13
Because that's
what the gospel is.
00:32:47.20\00:32:48.66
It's the beautiful
manifestation of God in Christ,
00:32:48.86\00:32:52.93
in incarnate human beings.
00:32:53.44\00:32:54.67
Everybody with me.
00:32:54.74\00:32:55.57
Now, some of you might
say, well, Carlos, that doesn't
00:32:56.00\00:32:57.74
sound right.
00:32:57.74\00:32:58.37
That doesn't sound right.
00:32:58.97\00:32:59.81
What do you mean by that?
00:32:59.81\00:33:00.74
Well, let's look
at some Bible verses.
00:33:00.74\00:33:00.78
John chapter 8,
look at what it says.
00:33:02.11\00:33:04.08
Jesus says,
00:33:04.08\00:33:04.75
Christ did not come to show
us what a human being can do.
00:33:12.52\00:33:16.99
Christ came to show us what
God can do in a human being.
00:33:17.23\00:33:20.50
And He's saying what?
00:33:20.96\00:33:22.13
I can do nothing of myself.
00:33:22.36\00:33:23.80
Now, wait a minute.
00:33:23.87\00:33:24.77
I thought, did Jesus did this
and that because He was God?
00:33:25.10\00:33:27.60
No, of course not.
00:33:27.60\00:33:28.54
Everything that Jesus did, He
walked on water, He healed the
00:33:29.04\00:33:31.91
sick, He
resurrected dead people.
00:33:31.91\00:33:33.51
I have a question.
00:33:33.51\00:33:34.31
Do we not see
that in scriptures?
00:33:34.34\00:33:35.38
Yes or no?
00:33:35.48\00:33:35.94
Yes, we see the
disciples did it.
00:33:36.51\00:33:37.78
We see that Elijah did it.
00:33:37.78\00:33:38.98
We see that a number of God's
people did the same work in
00:33:38.98\00:33:41.82
scripture.
00:33:41.82\00:33:42.28
Does that mean they're God?
00:33:42.48\00:33:43.25
No, it just means that what?
00:33:43.99\00:33:45.19
That there was
something working in them.
00:33:45.39\00:33:46.92
And so what it's saying here,
my brothers and my sisters,
00:33:47.69\00:33:50.03
Christ said, this is not I.
00:33:50.06\00:33:51.59
I can't do anything.
00:33:51.66\00:33:52.93
Humanity cannot
produce righteousness.
00:33:54.46\00:33:56.46
But notice, if He
didn't do it, then who did it?
00:33:57.70\00:34:01.50
It says in John chapter 5,
verse 30, I can do of myself
00:34:01.50\00:34:05.54
nothing.
00:34:05.54\00:34:06.64
And then in John 14, 10, who
did it then if Jesus didn't do
00:34:07.04\00:34:10.28
it?
00:34:10.28\00:34:14.62
Amen.
00:34:14.72\00:34:15.08
So again, the
gospel is focusing on what?
00:34:15.62\00:34:17.62
On what God, the glory and the
power of God, did in the life
00:34:17.75\00:34:21.92
of Jesus Christ.
00:34:21.92\00:34:22.76
Amen.
00:34:22.86\00:34:26.86
sin.
00:34:26.86\00:34:28.63
OK, one more witness.
00:34:28.76\00:34:29.96
First, Ephesians, I'm sorry,
Ephesians chapter 1, verse 19.
00:34:29.96\00:34:33.23
Notice what it says.
00:34:33.30\00:34:34.07
Ephesians chapter 1, the
exceeding greatness of His
00:34:34.40\00:34:38.84
power towards us who believe
according to the working of His
00:34:38.84\00:34:43.98
mighty power,
which He worked in.
00:34:43.98\00:34:46.92
So who has that great power?
00:34:49.32\00:34:51.05
Who has that great working
of the Holy Spirit in Christ?
00:34:51.29\00:34:53.89
It was God, the Father, working
in Christ through the Holy
00:34:53.96\00:34:58.96
Spirit.
00:34:58.96\00:34:59.56
Everybody with me so far?
00:34:59.56\00:35:00.70
Now watch this,
let's go back to Romans.
00:35:01.66\00:35:03.03
It says in verse 17, for
in it, in the gospel, the
00:35:04.40\00:35:08.70
righteousness of
God is revealed how?
00:35:08.70\00:35:10.91
From faith to faith.
00:35:11.24\00:35:13.34
Is this not the
life of Jesus Christ?
00:35:13.54\00:35:14.98
Yes or no?
00:35:15.08\00:35:21.38
dependence on God the Father?
00:35:21.38\00:35:23.65
Yes or no?
00:35:23.79\00:35:24.25
Continually, completely,
continually depending on God.
00:35:25.35\00:35:28.56
And that was the life of faith.
00:35:28.56\00:35:29.76
That's why God was able, the
Father, to reveal and manifest
00:35:29.96\00:35:33.19
His righteousness in Christ.
00:35:33.19\00:35:35.13
Amen?
00:35:35.16\00:35:35.56
But there's
something very interesting.
00:35:36.56\00:35:37.97
Because up to now, everything
in this verse exalts Jesus
00:35:39.10\00:35:41.84
Christ.
00:35:41.84\00:35:42.04
Amen?
00:35:42.14\00:35:45.74
abundantly about Jesus Christ.
00:35:46.21\00:35:48.11
But when you read the last part
of the verse, it says, And as
00:35:48.58\00:35:53.38
it is written, the
just shall live by faith.
00:35:53.38\00:35:58.29
This verse, my brothers and
my sisters, while it's exalting
00:35:59.92\00:36:03.39
Christ, the focus of it is
not pointing directly to Christ,
00:36:03.39\00:36:07.60
because Christ has already
resurrected, already ascended,
00:36:08.06\00:36:10.90
and was already in heaven.
00:36:10.93\00:36:11.97
It's pointing to that same
righteousness, that same power,
00:36:12.83\00:36:18.27
that same glory, that was
revealed in Christ, will be
00:36:18.77\00:36:22.61
revealed in the just, if
they live by the faith of Jesus.
00:36:22.61\00:36:27.22
Amen?
00:36:27.75\00:36:28.35
What it's saying is, that
the way God is going to save you
00:36:28.98\00:36:32.65
and me from our sins, is that
He's going to take that same
00:36:32.65\00:36:35.89
righteousness that He revealed
and manifested in Christ, and
00:36:35.89\00:36:39.76
He's going to do what?
00:36:39.76\00:36:40.90
He's going to impart it
and reveal it through each and
00:36:40.93\00:36:44.43
every one of us.
00:36:44.43\00:36:47.07
What?
00:36:49.00\00:36:49.30
That's what it's saying.
00:36:50.81\00:36:51.74
That's how God
is going to save us.
00:36:52.07\00:36:53.84
By the revelation and
the manifestation of His
00:36:55.21\00:36:57.51
righteousness, which was
in Christ, and that means that
00:36:57.51\00:37:01.42
Christ must dwell in us, the
hope of glory, to reveal that
00:37:01.42\00:37:05.22
righteousness.
00:37:05.22\00:37:05.75
Because it's not
our righteousness.
00:37:06.05\00:37:07.26
This is not human righteousness.
00:37:07.89\00:37:09.52
This is God's righteousness.
00:37:09.82\00:37:11.89
Amen?
00:37:12.03\00:37:15.76
manifest through
you and through me.
00:37:15.76\00:37:18.07
Now, when I say these types
of things, some people say, No!
00:37:18.83\00:37:22.10
What?
00:37:23.27\00:37:23.71
Yes.
00:37:23.94\00:37:28.01
They just say, Oh yeah, just
accept Jesus Christ, you know.
00:37:28.78\00:37:31.38
Do X and Y.
00:37:31.75\00:37:32.65
Here's a good checklist.
00:37:32.71\00:37:33.52
Just follow this, and you
know, hold on, and when Christ
00:37:33.85\00:37:37.02
returns, it's all
going to be solved.
00:37:37.02\00:37:38.05
That's not what it says here.
00:37:38.25\00:37:39.52
It says that God is yearning
for the manifestation of
00:37:40.32\00:37:44.76
Himself, of Jesus Christ, of
His righteousness, and each and
00:37:44.76\00:37:49.13
every one of us.
00:37:49.13\00:37:54.77
reveal in each
and every one of us.
00:37:54.77\00:37:56.57
No, no, no, no,
no, no, no, Carlos.
00:37:57.51\00:37:58.87
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:37:59.31\00:38:00.24
Wait a minute.
00:38:00.24\00:38:00.28
What?
00:38:01.11\00:38:01.48
Yes.
00:38:01.81\00:38:02.21
No.
00:38:03.04\00:38:04.11
John chapter 14 verse 12.
00:38:04.21\00:38:05.88
Most assuredly I say to you,
He who believes in me, the works
00:38:07.22\00:38:12.22
that I do...
00:38:12.22\00:38:14.16
What does He say?
00:38:14.16\00:38:14.96
What is He saying?
00:38:16.99\00:38:18.03
If you believe in me, the
works that I did, you what?
00:38:18.09\00:38:22.03
You will also do.
00:38:22.90\00:38:25.30
Is everybody with me?
00:38:25.77\00:38:26.57
And greater works than
these, because I go where?
00:38:26.87\00:38:29.04
Now, some people say, how is it
possible that we're going to do
00:38:30.17\00:38:32.54
greater works than Christ?
00:38:32.54\00:38:33.74
Well, the focus of the
verse is not on quality.
00:38:34.28\00:38:37.91
The focus on the
verse is quantity.
00:38:37.91\00:38:40.88
Because if Jesus Christ was one
man, and He permitted, and He's
00:38:42.32\00:38:46.76
put Himself under the direction
of the Father, for the Father
00:38:46.76\00:38:50.89
to reveal and manifest
His righteousness in Christ
00:38:50.89\00:38:54.63
completely, beautifully, and
perfectly, and the world could
00:38:54.63\00:38:58.17
not hold three and
a half years of that.
00:38:58.17\00:39:00.14
Is everybody following me?
00:39:01.87\00:39:02.97
What's going to happen in
the end with the latter rain?
00:39:03.81\00:39:05.77
It says, the glory of
God will cover the earth.
00:39:06.57\00:39:09.01
And what does that mean?
00:39:09.54\00:39:10.55
It means talking about
the righteousness, the gospel,
00:39:10.68\00:39:13.45
which is the manifestation
and revelation of the power, the
00:39:13.92\00:39:17.39
dynamite of God in a
transformed life, which is the
00:39:17.39\00:39:20.19
righteousness of Christ being
revealed and manifested in us,
00:39:20.19\00:39:22.82
is going to be not in
one person, tens, hundreds,
00:39:23.22\00:39:26.56
thousands, tens of thousands,
hundreds of thousands of people
00:39:27.00\00:39:29.76
all around the earth,
manifesting the righteousness
00:39:29.76\00:39:33.00
and the glory of God.
00:39:33.00\00:39:34.97
Amen?
00:39:35.37\00:39:39.01
earth to the core.
00:39:39.01\00:39:40.14
Right now, you
know where the devil is?
00:39:40.48\00:39:41.94
The devil is in Punta
Cana drinking a piņa colada.
00:39:42.01\00:39:44.21
We're not doing any damage
to him, but when the devil sees
00:39:45.08\00:39:47.82
that the church begins to
consecrate and surrender and
00:39:47.82\00:39:52.19
submit continually, constantly,
completely to the guidance of
00:39:52.19\00:39:58.13
the Holy Spirit and to the Word
of God, and the righteousness
00:39:58.13\00:40:00.93
of God with that full surrender
begins to be fully manifested,
00:40:00.93\00:40:04.83
and the devil begins
to see that in the world.
00:40:04.83\00:40:07.00
He's going to jump off of
that hammock, and he's going to
00:40:07.27\00:40:09.34
start to tighten the screws,
because that, my brothers and
00:40:09.34\00:40:13.21
my sisters, is the
detonator to the end of times.
00:40:13.21\00:40:16.58
That is what's going to get him
out of his seat to try to what?
00:40:17.08\00:40:19.55
He's like, I already had
to deal with three and a half
00:40:19.58\00:40:21.48
years of Jesus.
00:40:21.48\00:40:22.25
I'm not going to
deal with the church now.
00:40:22.45\00:40:25.12
And that, my brothers and
my sisters, is going to lead to
00:40:26.19\00:40:29.32
what?
00:40:29.32\00:40:32.96
Now, I don't want you to
say this, because I say it.
00:40:33.13\00:40:35.40
Let's look at this quote from
the book Desire of Ages on the
00:40:35.53\00:40:38.17
verse that we just
read, which is John 14-12.
00:40:38.17\00:40:40.64
Notice what it says.
00:40:40.67\00:40:41.54
He that believes on me,
the works that I do, what?
00:40:42.27\00:40:46.17
He shall also do.
00:40:46.64\00:40:47.91
Same quote, same context.
00:40:47.98\00:40:49.41
The Savior was deeply anxious
for His disciples to understand
00:40:50.11\00:40:53.85
for what purpose His
divinity was united to humanity.
00:40:53.85\00:40:57.79
Jesus revealed no qualities and
exercised no power that men and
00:40:58.89\00:41:05.59
women may not have
through faith in Him.
00:41:05.59\00:41:09.03
Amen?
00:41:09.63\00:41:10.20
And the quote continues, His
perfect humanity, His perfect
00:41:10.87\00:41:14.30
humanity, not ours, is
that which all His followers may
00:41:14.30\00:41:18.54
possess, which is His
righteousness, if we will be in
00:41:18.54\00:41:23.24
subjection to God as He was.
00:41:23.24\00:41:26.48
Amen?
00:41:27.78\00:41:28.15
You thought I
was making that up?
00:41:28.95\00:41:30.39
Right?
00:41:30.39\00:41:31.22
Confirmation, two
or three witnesses.
00:41:31.62\00:41:32.85
Amen?
00:41:32.99\00:41:33.22
This is the gospel.
00:41:33.72\00:41:34.89
This is how God is going to.
00:41:34.99\00:41:36.12
God did it in Christ, but what?
00:41:36.32\00:41:38.23
God now wants to do it
in each and every one of us.
00:41:38.63\00:41:41.33
God wants to reveal that
same power, that same glory.
00:41:41.90\00:41:45.67
That's why when I heard
Brother Hutchinson talking about
00:41:45.80\00:41:47.94
righteousness, I was
like, oh, the Lord is speaking.
00:41:47.94\00:41:49.97
Because that's exactly
what I was going to talk about.
00:41:50.91\00:41:53.04
Amen?
00:41:53.11\00:41:53.34
And the God is telling us this.
00:41:53.81\00:41:55.71
That's God's plan.
00:41:56.31\00:41:57.25
Tell the person next to
you, God wants to reveal His
00:41:57.68\00:41:59.45
righteousness in you.
00:41:59.45\00:42:00.22
Tell them.
00:42:00.32\00:42:00.65
Tell them.
00:42:00.78\00:42:01.45
Go ahead.
00:42:01.65\00:42:02.15
Amen?
00:42:02.55\00:42:02.82
Now, I've had people come to
me and tell me, oh no, Carlos,
00:42:05.82\00:42:09.36
that's not going to be now.
00:42:10.43\00:42:11.46
That's impossible.
00:42:11.49\00:42:12.59
That's impossible.
00:42:13.26\00:42:14.13
You're not understanding
the text correctly.
00:42:14.46\00:42:16.20
It's impossible.
00:42:16.40\00:42:17.17
It's not possible to be able
to live the righteousness of
00:42:17.57\00:42:20.50
Christ in this life.
00:42:20.50\00:42:21.50
That will happen at the second
coming when our bodies are
00:42:21.70\00:42:23.94
transformed.
00:42:23.94\00:42:28.84
the righteousness of
Christ will be revealed.
00:42:28.84\00:42:30.25
That's very interesting.
00:42:30.28\00:42:31.65
And they're like,
forgiveness is enough.
00:42:32.68\00:42:34.68
Praise God for forgiveness.
00:42:34.85\00:42:35.88
Amen?
00:42:36.02\00:42:36.28
But God doesn't only want
to forgive us of our sins.
00:42:37.72\00:42:39.55
God wants to give us power
so that we can overcome and be
00:42:39.92\00:42:42.42
victorious over our sinful ways.
00:42:42.42\00:42:44.03
Amen?
00:42:44.39\00:42:44.83
And I'm going to give you
an example when people say, oh,
00:42:45.59\00:42:47.03
what?
00:42:47.13\00:42:47.50
Isn't forgiveness enough?
00:42:47.76\00:42:48.60
And I'm going to
give you an example.
00:42:48.63\00:42:49.40
Isn't forgiveness enough and
when we have new bodies, then
00:42:49.86\00:42:52.67
the sin problem will be solved?
00:42:52.67\00:42:54.30
No.
00:42:55.17\00:42:55.57
You know why?
00:42:55.57\00:42:56.27
Because Adam and Eve were
created with perfect natures.
00:42:56.77\00:42:59.51
Amen.
00:43:00.34\00:43:02.04
Amen.
00:43:02.04\00:43:02.31
And so was Lucifer.
00:43:02.58\00:43:03.88
So the problem is not, if you
want to say, the fallen nature.
00:43:04.11\00:43:07.68
It doesn't cooperate.
00:43:07.88\00:43:08.78
Don't get me wrong.
00:43:08.82\00:43:09.72
The problem is the carnal mind.
00:43:10.25\00:43:11.82
Amen.
00:43:12.22\00:43:15.49
natures.
00:43:15.49\00:43:19.46
To reveal His righteousness,
then the problem of sin is
00:43:19.69\00:43:23.47
solved because the
righteousness of God is what?
00:43:23.47\00:43:26.67
Is harmony with God's Word.
00:43:26.90\00:43:28.17
Amen.
00:43:28.24\00:43:31.77
and to me, but to the universe.
00:43:31.77\00:43:33.51
Amen.
00:43:33.94\00:43:37.65
couple of dimensions.
00:43:37.65\00:43:40.18
sense.
00:43:40.18\00:43:40.42
It's only then.
00:43:40.62\00:43:41.48
Okay, let's look
at some Bible verses.
00:43:41.52\00:43:42.45
I love to use Bible
verses to prove everything.
00:43:42.82\00:43:44.39
Second Corinthians,
chapter four, verse ten.
00:43:45.49\00:43:46.89
Look at what it says here.
00:43:46.89\00:43:46.92
That the life of Jesus
also may be manifested where?
00:43:48.56\00:43:52.03
Oh, Carlos, it says the life
of Jesus in our body but that's
00:43:53.06\00:43:56.56
the new body.
00:43:56.56\00:43:57.47
Well, just look
at the next verse.
00:43:57.87\00:43:59.43
Look at what
the next verse says.
00:43:59.57\00:44:00.84
That the life of Jesus
may also be manifested in our?
00:44:01.10\00:44:05.87
What is the mortal flesh?
00:44:10.88\00:44:12.25
This right here.
00:44:12.88\00:44:13.95
And God wants to do what?
00:44:14.55\00:44:15.98
He wants to reveal
the life of Jesus where?
00:44:15.98\00:44:19.82
In this mortal flesh.
00:44:20.19\00:44:21.69
When does God want to do that?
00:44:22.62\00:44:24.33
Look at the next verse.
00:44:24.39\00:44:25.29
Luke chapter
one, verse 74 and 75.
00:44:25.49\00:44:27.60
It says, to grant us that we
might serve him without fear in
00:44:27.60\00:44:33.20
holiness and
righteousness before him when?
00:44:33.20\00:44:36.67
Oh, ho, ho, ho.
00:44:37.87\00:44:39.34
All the days of our life.
00:44:39.94\00:44:42.28
Amen?
00:44:42.31\00:44:42.61
That's the gospel.
00:44:43.08\00:44:44.15
That's how God is going
to revealing Christ in us.
00:44:44.15\00:44:44.18
Right?
00:44:46.75\00:44:47.48
So that the devil has no more
power in us because the power
00:44:48.02\00:44:49.98
of God is dwelling in
the surrendered new heart.
00:44:49.98\00:44:53.19
Amen?
00:44:53.36\00:44:53.66
One more verse.
00:44:54.06\00:44:55.02
It's always good to
give two or three witnesses.
00:44:55.02\00:44:55.06
Job chapter 33, verse 26.
00:44:56.26\00:44:58.29
Look at what it says.
00:44:58.46\00:44:59.19
It says, We shall pray.
00:44:59.66\00:45:00.80
He shall pray to God
and he will delight in us.
00:45:01.10\00:45:03.43
He shall see...
00:45:03.73\00:45:05.77
What?
00:45:05.77\00:45:06.47
He shall see our face with joy.
00:45:07.00\00:45:09.20
Who's he?
00:45:09.27\00:45:09.84
God.
00:45:10.54\00:45:11.14
For he restores to
man and woman what?
00:45:11.61\00:45:15.14
His righteousness.
00:45:15.94\00:45:17.15
Amen?
00:45:17.35\00:45:17.61
God is revealing
and restoring what?
00:45:18.21\00:45:20.08
His
righteousness in human beings.
00:45:20.38\00:45:23.02
Look at what it says also.
00:45:23.05\00:45:23.92
One more quote.
00:45:23.92\00:45:25.79
Romans chapter 3.
00:45:25.99\00:45:27.02
You can read from
verse 21 all the way to 26.
00:45:27.19\00:45:29.52
This is just a
condensed part of it.
00:45:29.59\00:45:31.39
It says, But now the
righteousness of God apart from
00:45:31.53\00:45:36.03
the law is what?
00:45:36.03\00:45:36.97
Is revealed.
00:45:37.50\00:45:41.57
Through faith in
Jesus Christ to who?
00:45:42.17\00:45:44.51
To all and on who?
00:45:45.14\00:45:47.18
And on all who believe the
righteousness shall be revealed
00:45:47.58\00:45:50.78
because in his forbearance God
had passed over the sins that
00:45:50.78\00:45:54.75
were previously
committed to demonstrate what?
00:45:54.75\00:45:57.55
In this present time what,
my brothers and my sisters?
00:45:57.92\00:46:00.82
His righteousness.
00:46:02.12\00:46:03.26
Amen?
00:46:03.53\00:46:03.96
My brothers, I could do
this all night with you.
00:46:04.93\00:46:07.96
It's all over the Bible,
my brothers and my sisters.
00:46:08.46\00:46:11.77
Why was I not shown this before?
00:46:12.07\00:46:14.37
Right?
00:46:14.54\00:46:15.10
And if you have seen
it before, praise God.
00:46:15.47\00:46:17.51
But if you haven't,
now you know why you exist.
00:46:18.14\00:46:21.01
Now you know why you are here.
00:46:21.61\00:46:24.01
Because the plan of God
for your life is to reveal his
00:46:24.98\00:46:30.25
righteousness in you.
00:46:30.25\00:46:31.65
Now here's the question.
00:46:32.19\00:46:33.19
What does the righteousness,
the life of Christ look like in
00:46:33.92\00:46:38.63
practical terms?
00:46:38.63\00:46:39.86
Because I can say here,
Righteousness of Christ,
00:46:40.40\00:46:41.80
Righteousness of Christ.
00:46:41.90\00:46:42.50
What does that mean practically?
00:46:43.00\00:46:44.20
What does that look like
in rice and beans, bread and
00:46:44.63\00:46:47.67
butter terms?
00:46:47.67\00:46:48.37
Well, here's a beautiful quote
from the book Christ's Object
00:46:48.94\00:46:50.97
List.
00:46:50.97\00:46:51.21
The last message of mercy
to be given to the world is a
00:46:52.11\00:46:58.28
revelation of his
character of love.
00:46:58.28\00:47:03.18
The children of God
are to manifest his glory.
00:47:04.05\00:47:08.86
What is the glory of God?
00:47:09.39\00:47:11.23
The glory of God is
the manifestation of what?
00:47:11.56\00:47:14.30
Of his character of agape love.
00:47:14.96\00:47:18.37
That's righteousness
in practical, amen?
00:47:18.93\00:47:21.60
In practical terms it's what?
00:47:21.97\00:47:23.41
Is God's love.
00:47:24.04\00:47:25.21
And how do we know
what God's love is?
00:47:25.47\00:47:26.98
Just go into scripture and
look, because God's glory and
00:47:27.21\00:47:30.21
his love is revealed
in every single story.
00:47:30.21\00:47:32.35
And especially in the life
of Jesus Christ, a life of what?
00:47:32.98\00:47:35.48
Of service.
00:47:35.75\00:47:36.55
A life of humility.
00:47:36.95\00:47:37.89
A life of
surrender to others, amen?
00:47:38.19\00:47:40.22
To win their hearts
over, so that he can what?
00:47:40.42\00:47:43.19
He can then share them and
reveal to them God's plan for
00:47:43.29\00:47:46.53
them, which is complete
salvation from the penalty, the
00:47:46.53\00:47:50.17
power, and the
presence of sin, amen?
00:47:50.17\00:47:52.03
There's another quote that I
did not add, but I'll read it
00:47:52.60\00:47:54.44
for you.
00:47:54.44\00:47:56.57
I love how this goes.
00:47:56.64\00:47:57.54
Notice what it says.
00:47:58.21\00:47:58.91
Through the church,
that's you and me, amen?
00:47:59.21\00:48:01.24
Eventually, at some point
in the future, will be made
00:48:02.64\00:48:07.18
manifest the final and
full display of the love of God,
00:48:07.18\00:48:11.92
amen?
00:48:12.65\00:48:17.56
manifest his love, not
partially, not incompletely,
00:48:17.56\00:48:20.70
not sometimes here, sometimes
there, but finally and fully,
00:48:20.90\00:48:24.43
completely and consistently,
and look at what the quote says
00:48:24.87\00:48:27.30
to finish.
00:48:27.30\00:48:27.87
The full and final display
of the love of God to the world
00:48:28.67\00:48:31.01
that is to be
lightened with his glory.
00:48:31.01\00:48:34.34
Well, wait a minute.
00:48:36.51\00:48:41.62
glory of God?
00:48:41.62\00:48:42.38
Romans, Revelation 18, verse 1.
00:48:43.49\00:48:46.72
The fourth angel's
message, which is what?
00:48:47.09\00:48:48.89
It's the three angels'
message on steroids, amen?
00:48:49.06\00:48:52.13
With the latter rain to
go out and give the loud cry.
00:48:53.46\00:48:57.67
What's the title
of this camp meeting?
00:48:57.83\00:48:59.67
Preparing to
proclaim the final cry, amen?
00:49:00.60\00:49:03.87
What is the final cry?
00:49:04.24\00:49:05.51
It's the witness of God, which
is his righteousness, which is
00:49:05.71\00:49:10.45
his love.
00:49:10.45\00:49:11.35
Agape unconditional of
love that he did in Christ to
00:49:12.21\00:49:15.98
manifest it in each
and every one of us.
00:49:15.98\00:49:19.09
That is the power of the
everlasting gospel, my brothers
00:49:19.72\00:49:23.06
and my sisters, amen?
00:49:23.06\00:49:24.06
The power of love that
transforms our life, and then
00:49:24.53\00:49:29.13
when others see that same
love that we have witnessed and
00:49:29.13\00:49:33.03
experienced, because some
people will not come into a
00:49:33.03\00:49:35.77
church, some people will
not open the Bible, but the way
00:49:35.77\00:49:38.77
that they will initially see
the love of God is through your
00:49:38.77\00:49:41.84
witnessing and mine, amen?
00:49:41.84\00:49:44.15
And that's going to draw
them as it drew people and
00:49:45.05\00:49:48.08
multitudes to follow
Christ, who says amen.
00:49:48.08\00:49:51.19
And notice what it says in the
book of Galatians, chapter 1,
00:49:52.62\00:49:54.59
verse 15 and 16.
00:49:54.62\00:49:55.69
It says, When it pleased God,
who separated me from when, and
00:49:56.09\00:50:02.83
what did he do?
00:50:02.83\00:50:03.57
He called me through his grace.
00:50:03.70\00:50:06.47
I have a question.
00:50:06.67\00:50:10.47
through his grace?
00:50:10.47\00:50:11.37
Why?
00:50:11.61\00:50:12.21
So that he can reveal his
son in me that I may preach him
00:50:12.84\00:50:17.41
among who?
00:50:17.41\00:50:18.11
Among the Gentiles, amen?
00:50:18.61\00:50:20.48
God has also called you from
before the foundation of the
00:50:21.52\00:50:25.39
world, from before you were
even formed in your mother's
00:50:25.39\00:50:28.86
womb.
00:50:28.86\00:50:33.29
already chosen you, and God had
accepted you in Jesus Christ,
00:50:33.29\00:50:36.40
it says in Ephesians chapter 1.
00:50:36.50\00:50:37.83
For what?
00:50:38.03\00:50:42.34
God called you for that,
and that is why you and I exist.
00:50:42.40\00:50:47.18
And I love it how Galatians
chapter 2 summarizes this
00:50:47.54\00:50:49.98
concept that says, we all
know this, for I through the law
00:50:49.98\00:50:53.28
died to the law,
that I might what?
00:50:53.28\00:50:55.92
Right?
00:50:56.45\00:50:59.42
of righteousness being
manifested in me, amen?
00:50:59.42\00:51:01.96
But notice what it says,
that I have been crucified with
00:51:02.59\00:51:06.03
Christ, amen?
00:51:06.03\00:51:07.40
And it is not the wrong
or I who live, it is who?
00:51:07.40\00:51:11.20
Christ who lives in me, and
the life which I now live in the
00:51:11.70\00:51:15.34
flesh, in this fallen
nature, what does it say?
00:51:15.34\00:51:18.67
I no longer live by me in the
flesh, I live by the faith of
00:51:19.74\00:51:24.21
the Son of God.
00:51:24.21\00:51:25.35
It's not that people see
you and me, it's that they see
00:51:26.18\00:51:30.05
Christ in us, the hope of glory.
00:51:30.05\00:51:32.12
It's not that they see Carlos
Muņoz, because I promise you,
00:51:32.99\00:51:36.02
if you spend enough time with
me, I am going to disappoint
00:51:36.02\00:51:39.73
you.
00:51:39.73\00:51:40.30
I promise you, just ask my wife.
00:51:41.26\00:51:43.00
And if I spend enough
time with you, guess what?
00:51:44.50\00:51:47.14
You're gonna disappoint me too.
00:51:47.60\00:51:49.10
That's just the
nature of it, right?
00:51:49.50\00:51:51.27
This battle with
self inside of us.
00:51:51.74\00:51:54.14
But if we are surrendered to
God, and it is Christ who they
00:51:54.34\00:51:58.61
see in us, they will never
be disappointed, because we will
00:51:58.61\00:52:02.28
never say, look at
what I can do or what I...
00:52:02.28\00:52:04.49
No, look at what Christ has
done in wicked me, in selfish
00:52:04.49\00:52:08.76
me.
00:52:08.76\00:52:09.12
This is not me.
00:52:09.19\00:52:09.86
People say, why are you this?
00:52:09.89\00:52:10.83
This is not me, please.
00:52:10.96\00:52:12.13
I was back there praying and
said, God, don't let them see
00:52:12.19\00:52:14.23
me, because if not, it's
gonna be a great disappointment.
00:52:14.23\00:52:16.73
I want them to see you, amen?
00:52:17.53\00:52:19.03
I want your glory to be exalted.
00:52:19.50\00:52:21.24
I want them to see you, amen?
00:52:21.47\00:52:24.04
Is that your purpose in life,
that people see the glory of
00:52:24.94\00:52:28.38
God in you?
00:52:28.38\00:52:28.94
Is that what drives you?
00:52:29.48\00:52:31.65
Notice this quote,
Desire of Ages, last quote.
00:52:32.18\00:52:34.95
God desires to manifest
through you the holiness, the
00:52:35.62\00:52:40.86
benevolence, the
compassion of His own character.
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Amen?
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Yet the Savior does not bid
the disciples labor to bear much
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fruit.
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Don't try to be
better, try to die better.
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Amen?
00:52:58.64\00:52:59.07
It's about dying to self.
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And so He can
reveal Himself in us.
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Notice what it says, it is
through the Word that Christ
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abides in His followers.
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Is there a part here?
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Oh, yes, that's
what this is about.
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What is the
purpose of this book?
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To see the glory of God.
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Anytime you open this book, any
story, from the beginning up to
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the end, when you open it,
read 2 Corinthians 3, verse 18,
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Lord, take this veil off of
my face, and let me contemplate
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Your glory so that I
can be transformed by it.
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It's the glory of
God in every story.
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Our job is to what?
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Go find it.
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So when you're going to
study your Bible, open it.
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You say, Lord, I
want to see Your glory.
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And I've been walking with the
Lord for 17 years, and there's
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not been once where I don't
have the right attitude and the
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right time frame.
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Nobody's going to bother me.
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blessed in His presence.
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Amen?
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Why?
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reveal it.
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That's His desire
so that you can see it.
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Why?
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Romans chapter 2, verse 4.
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And that's how we are
transformed by seeing His
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glory, by seeing
His righteousness.
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Automatically, what do we see?
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Selfishness, sin, pride.
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And we say, Lord, I'm so sorry.
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And you know what God does?
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God says, well, too bad.
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We can't do anything about that.
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No.
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He says, now, here's my son.
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Not only am I going to cleanse
you with His shed blood, but
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now I'm going to impart to you
the blood as our priest, as He
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imparts His life to
each and every one of us.
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The imparted righteousness of
Christ through His high priest
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ministry.
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The quote finishes.
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Receiving them, you
receive the life of the vine.
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That's the life of Christ.
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The life of Christ in you,
notice what it says, produces
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the same fruits as in Him.
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Living in
Christ, what's our part?
00:54:57.86\00:54:59.86
Adhering to Christ, supported
by Christ, drawing nourishment
00:55:00.26\00:55:03.63
from Christ, you
bear fruit after what?
00:55:03.63\00:55:06.10
The similitude of
Christ, who says amen.
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My brothers and my sisters,
why do you exist in this world?
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You do not exist in this world
to have a nice house, to get a
00:55:12.67\00:55:15.01
nice job, to have nice
things, to go on nice vacations.
00:55:15.01\00:55:17.51
Don't get me wrong.
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Those things in and of
themselves are not wrong.
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But the purpose and the reason
why you are alive and why God
00:55:21.65\00:55:25.29
has permitted you, and not
only you that are sitting here,
00:55:25.29\00:55:27.22
those that are watching, anyone.
00:55:27.39\00:55:28.79
This message is to all humanity.
00:55:29.09\00:55:30.53
The purpose that you exist
and the reason that God has
00:55:30.86\00:55:34.03
permitted you to come to this
earth is because God wants to
00:55:34.03\00:55:37.50
reveal His glory in you.
00:55:37.50\00:55:39.33
Notice what it says in
Isaiah chapter 43 verse 7.
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Why do you exist?
00:55:42.10\00:55:42.70
Everyone who is called by my
name, whom I have created for
00:55:43.47\00:55:48.74
my glory.
00:55:48.74\00:55:50.38
Amen.
00:55:50.75\00:55:51.41
You exist for the glory of God.
00:55:51.41\00:55:54.08
The question is not if God
is going to reveal His glory in
00:55:54.45\00:55:57.02
humanity.
00:55:57.02\00:55:59.79
it.
00:55:59.79\00:56:00.12
Amen.
00:56:00.16\00:56:04.16
and in me.
00:56:04.16\00:56:04.86
Are we going to participate
and collaborate which implies
00:56:05.33\00:56:09.23
putting yourself in place
to let God fulfill His covenant
00:56:09.23\00:56:12.73
promises.
00:56:12.73\00:56:13.44
Putting yourself in place to
let God do what He said He was
00:56:14.14\00:56:17.61
going to do.
00:56:17.61\00:56:18.17
Amen.
00:56:18.17\00:56:18.21
And so I close
with this Bible verse.
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Isaiah chapter 60 verse 1 and 2.
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Arise and shine for your light
has come and the glory of the
00:56:24.01\00:56:28.72
Lord is risen upon you.
00:56:28.72\00:56:30.49
For behold the
darkness shall cover what?
00:56:30.69\00:56:32.85
The darkness is
covering the earth.
00:56:33.25\00:56:34.69
The deep darkness the people
of the world but the Lord will
00:56:34.92\00:56:38.19
arise over you
and what does it say?
00:56:38.19\00:56:40.46
And the Lord will arise over
you and His glory will be seen
00:56:40.90\00:56:45.30
upon you.
00:56:45.30\00:56:46.37
Amen.
00:56:46.37\00:56:46.90
I have a question tonight
my brothers and my sisters.
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Do you want to fulfill the
purpose that God has created
00:56:49.17\00:56:51.04
you for?
00:56:51.04\00:56:51.74
To reveal the righteousness
the glory of God in Christ?
00:56:52.17\00:56:56.24
Stand up and arise and fulfill
your God given command to live
00:56:57.01\00:57:02.32
and exist.
00:57:02.32\00:57:02.85
Amen.
00:57:03.12\00:57:06.39
So from now on what is
going to be our main focus?
00:57:06.52\00:57:08.66
Seeking first the kingdom
and the righteousness of God and
00:57:09.02\00:57:11.93
say God I want to reveal
your glory and everything in my
00:57:11.93\00:57:14.86
life.
00:57:14.86\00:57:15.30
My time, my
resources, my home, my family.
00:57:16.10\00:57:19.40
I want everything to be for
your glory Lord and if it's not
00:57:19.40\00:57:23.61
in harmony with your glory
please do what you need to do
00:57:23.61\00:57:26.14
to make sure it is.
00:57:26.14\00:57:27.78
Amen.
00:57:28.44\00:57:28.71
Who says Amen?
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