Hello Friends,
I'm Jill Morikone.
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I just want to welcome you
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to another 3ABN
Sabbath School Panel.
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This Quarter we are studying:
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Managing for the
Master Till He Comes.
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If you would like your own copy
of the Adult Bible Study Guide,
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we encourage you to visit
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your local
Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
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They will give you a copy
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or you can go to our website:
3abnsabbathschoolpanel. com
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Download the Study and follow
along with us for Lesson 7:
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Unto the Least of These.
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Music...
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Jill: Hello
Friends, I'm Jill Morikone,
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we look forward to this time
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when we get to
open up the Word of God
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and study with you for
the Sabbath School Panel.
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I can't believe
we're in Lesson Number 7:
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Unto the Least of These.
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I want to introduce your family,
my family here at the table,
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To my left, Brother Ryan
Day, so glad you're here.
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Ryan: Amen, I'm
excited to be here
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and I actually have
Mondays lesson entitled:
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God's Provision for the Poor.
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Jill: Wonderful...
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in the middle,
Pastor John Lomacang,
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glad you're here.
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Lomacang: Yes, I
have The Rich Young Ruler.
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Wow! we're going to
talk a lot about him.
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Jill: Sounds like a great study.
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Brother John
Dinzey, so glad you're here.
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Dinzey: It's a
blessing to be here,
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I'm talking about another rich
individual named: Zacchaeus.
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Jill: Ooooh, I like that,
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then, last but not
least, Brother Daniel Perrin
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who's a newer member of
the Sabbath School Panel family
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and we're so glad you're here.
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Perrin: And I get to help
you consider another rich man,
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consider the man Job.
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Jill: Oh, wonderful,
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well, we're going to
go to the Lord in prayer
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before we go any further
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and Daniel,
would you pray for us?
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Perrin: I will be happy to.
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"Dear Father in heaven,
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Lord, it's Your
Word that we desire
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to not only change
our minds and our hearts
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but change our
priorities and our actions
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and Lord, as we study today,
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fill us with the
heart that You have,
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the heart that
cares for those around us
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because You cared for us.
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Thank you for
leading us in this discussion
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in this study today,
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we pray in Jesus' name, amen. "
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Panel: Amen.
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Jill: We're
looking at Lesson Number 7:
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Unto the Least of These.
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There's a... at least
the Lesson brought out
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there are at
least four individuals
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mentioned in Scripture
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called the least of these.
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Now, I'm going to read
a couple of Bible verses
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and let's see if we can find
out who those individuals are.
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First one is James 1:27,
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"Pure and undefiled religion
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before God and
the Father is this,
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to visit orphans and
widows in their trouble,
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and to keep oneself
unspotted from the world. "
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So, who are the least
of these in that passage?
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The orphans... ah
ha... and the widows, yes,
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the orphans and the
widows, so those are two.
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Let's read another
verse, Deuteronomy 24 verse 17,
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"You shall not pervert
justice due to the stranger
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or the fatherless,
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nor take a widow's
garment as a pledge. "
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There are three
mentioned in that passage
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any guesses what they were?
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Panel: Stranger.
Jill: Stranger, yes,
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stranger... fatherless...
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now, fatherless and orphans
are kind of used synonymously
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and widows.
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Now, we're going to
look at Zachariah 7:9 and 10
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and you see all four
of them mentioned here.
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"Thus says the LORD of hosts:
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'Execute true justice,
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show mercy and compassion
everyone to his brother.
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Do not oppress the
widow or the fatherless,
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the alien or the poor. '"
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Now, here its reference is alien
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but it could also be stranger.
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"Let none of you plan evil in
his heart against his brother. "
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Those four groups are
mentioned... Old Testament
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and New Testament.
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The orphans or the fatherless.
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Today, we would say, those would
be kids who don't have parents.
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Maybe their parents
died through an accident
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or an illness.
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Or maybe their
parents are in prison
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for whatever reason... they
don't have parents with them.
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The widows... those who would
be maybe single-parent homes
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where a spouse has died
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or a spouse through divorce
is no longer in the picture.
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We have the
strangers or the aliens...
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now, that's an interesting
concept in Scripture.
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The word in
Hebrew of for stranger
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often used to refer to
those who left their homeland
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perhaps because
of famine or war.
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In Genesis 15... it
says Abraham's descendants
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were to be strangers in Egypt
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because they had
left their homeland
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and they were sojourning there.
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In Exodus 2, Moses
named his son, Gershom
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which means... a
stranger in a foreign land
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because they were in
that land of captivity.
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In Exodus 12, the strangers
to the nation of Israel
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could partake of the heritage
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and join the Israelites and
become a native of the land.
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And in Exodus 22, they
were told not to oppress
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the strangers in the land.
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And then we have the fourth
category of the least of these
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which would be poor and
we know Jesus said, what?
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"The poor you will
always have with you. "
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Our memory text is
Matthew 25 verse 34.
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It says, "Then the king will
say to those on His right hand,
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'Come, you blessed of My Father,
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inherit the
kingdom prepared for you
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from the
foundation of the world. '"
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And if you read the context,
why do they inherit the kingdom?
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One of the reasons...
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they ministered to
the least of these.
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On Sunday's Lesson, we look at
the life and ministry of Jesus
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and we discover...
remember the Jews thought what?
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Jesus was coming to
proclaim Himself King
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and He would
overthrow the Roman oppression
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but yet, Jesus came to minister
unto the least of these.
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Let's read His
mission statement,
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that's actually
my lesson on Sunday
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is Jesus' mission statement.
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We find it in Luke
chapter 4, let's turn there.
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We're going to
read Luke chapter 4,
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we pick it up in verse 16.
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This is Jesus' Messianic
ministry being announced
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or you could say,
His mission statement
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for coming to this world.
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He chose to announce
His ministry of preaching...
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of healing... of
liberty here in Nazareth.
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We're in Luke 4:16,
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"So He came to Nazareth,
where He had been brought up.
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And as His custom was,
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He went into the
synagogue on the Sabbath day,
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and stood up to read. "
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He was very well
known by this time.
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In fact, verse 14 says that
He had returned from Galilee
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and the news of Him
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went out through all
the surrounding regions.
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So, Jesus was well
known and the hometown Boy...
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I say that with
the most respect,
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but that's what we would say,
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He came home for a
visit... He came to Nazareth
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and the people had
heard of his miracles
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and they'd seen what He had done
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and then, He
comes into the synagogue
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and what happens? Verse 17,
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"He was handed the
book of the prophet Isaiah.
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And when He had opened the book,
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He found the place
where it was written... "
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here we see... coming
forward His mission statement.
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Of course, He's
quoting from Isaiah chapter 61
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and verse 18,
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"The Spirit of
the Lord is upon Me,
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because He has anointed Me... "
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Before we go any further
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I just want to stop with
that word "anointed Me. "
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Remember Jesus at His
baptism, what happened?
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The Holy Spirit
descended like a dove
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in bodily form upon Him.
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He was, you could say,
anointed with the Spirit
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for His mission.
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Peter in Acts
chapter 10 verse 38,
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he is speaking to
Cornelius and he says
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how God anointed
Jesus of Nazareth
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with the Holy
Spirit and with power...
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Anointing is
essential for service.
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We cannot work
effectively for God
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without the
anointing of the Holy Spirit...
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without the
infilling of the Holy Spirit.
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Now, of course, we know
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Jesus was filled with the Spirit
from His birth in a special way
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because the Holy
Spirit overshadowed Mary
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with the conception
of Jesus and we know that
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but in another fuller measure,
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the Holy Spirit came
upon Jesus at His baptism.
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So, Jesus is saying,
"He has anointed me. "
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He's speaking of Himself
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even though it's quoting
the words back here from Isaiah
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but He's speaking of Himself.
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The Holy Spirit
anointed Him for His mission
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and what was that mission?
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We're going to talk
about the six-fold mission
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of the Messiah
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and for each one of those
points we have a takeaway,
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so, let's jump into
the six-fold mission.
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What was His mission?
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Number 1: To preach
the gospel to the poor.
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In Greek, the word
"poor" means one who crouches
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and cowers...
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one who is deeply destitute.
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Takeaway Number 1:
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The Gospel is for
those who need it most.
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The gospel is for
the least of these.
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The gospel is for the orphans...
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for the widows...
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for the strangers...
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for the fatherless...
the gospel is for the poor.
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Jesus came for those
who are deeply destitute.
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He came for me...
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He came for you.
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Let's look at the
second part of His mission.
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Not only did He come to
preach the gospel to the poor,
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He came to heal
the brokenhearted.
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Now, that word in Greek
means to break in pieces...
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to crush...
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literally or figuratively
to scatter those pieces.
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The gospel... Takeaway Number
2: The gospel is for the broken.
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Jesus came for the broken.
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Those who are
broken emotionally...
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those who are
broken spiritually...
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He came... remember He cast out
the money changers in the temple
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remember that story...
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and all those people who
thought that they were something
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and thought that they were
worth... worthy... they left,
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but it was the poor who stayed.
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It was the needy who stayed.
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It was the destitute who stayed.
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Those were the ones.
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Of course, He came for all
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but those were the
ones who received Him.
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Part 3 of His six-fold mission:
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To proclaim
liberty to the captives.
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Now, this word is
fascinating to me...
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that word "liberty" in Greek
means deliverance or forgiveness
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and almost every time,
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if you look, almost every time,
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it is translated
in the New Testament
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is translated: forgiveness.
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Now, if you
understand that in context,
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to proclaim
liberty to the captives...
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what does that mean?
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You and I are bound...
stuck in addiction and sin
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and Jesus came to
give us forgiveness.
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Jesus came to set us free.
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The captive...
it's amazing to me
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the word means: a
prisoner of war...
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to buy back.
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You know, you think
about how He redeemed us
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and bought us back.
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Takeaway Number 3:
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The gospel...
it's for the sinful.
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Jesus came to offer forgiveness.
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We know all have sinned
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and fallen short
of the glory of God.
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Let's look at the
fourth part of His mission:
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To grant recovery
of sight to the blind.
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Now, that blind sometimes
is translated in Greek...
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physical blindness...
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sometimes it's
translated "spiritual blindness"
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like when Jesus talked about
the Pharisees and Sadducees
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being blind or blind guides.
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So either way, the gospel
is for those who cannot see.
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Jesus came to heal us
of our spiritual blindness.
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He didn't come to
just take away our sin
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and to forgive our sin
and to cleanse us from that.
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He came to open our
eyes so that we could see...
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so that we could know...
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so that we could
understand and comprehend truth.
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You know, without Jesus,
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we can't
understand the Word of God.
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Without the
infilling of the Holy Spirit...
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spiritual things are
spiritually discerned
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and it takes that
to understand that...
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to open our eyes spiritually.
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Let's look at the fifth aspect.
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To set at liberty
those who are oppressed.
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Now, I told you Jesus
was quoting from Isaiah 61
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in the previous Section is
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but this Section is
from Isaiah chapter 58,
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"To set at liberty
those who are oppressed. "
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The word "liberty" is
the same word used before
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it means forgiveness
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or that liberty or setting free.
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So, to set at liberty...
those who are oppressed.
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Oppressed is translated to
crush, bruise, oppressed...
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in Isaiah 42 verse 4, it
is translated "discouraged. "
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So, you know what my
takeaway is from this Number 5,
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the gospel is for the bruised.
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The gospel is for the crushed.
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The gospel is
for the discouraged.
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If you say, "I
don't even know a way out,
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I don't even know what to do. "
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Jesus came to set you free.
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Finally, the
last part, Number 6,
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He came to proclaim the
acceptable year of the Lord.
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This is an illusion
to the Year of Jubilee
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which would be the 50th year.
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The year of universal release
for persons and property.
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The year when the
slaves were set free
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and the debts were forgiven
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and the land returned
to its original owner.
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Jesus was saying...
what's the final takeaway?
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The gospel is now.
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He's saying that
My time is now...
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I am here now as your Messiah.
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God's grace is for now.
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God's forgiveness is for now.
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His deliverance
from sin is for now
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so, what an incredible gift.
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He did not come to
break the oppressor's yoke...
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yoke as in from Rome,
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but He came to deliver
us all and to set us free.
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Ryan: Amen, wow!
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Thank you so much, Jill,
for that... I appreciate it.
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Powerful truth
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and this Lesson continues
on with Monday's Lesson
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entitled: God's
Provision for the Poor.
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There is so many rich counsels
that we find in the Word of God
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that helps us to
come to understand
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God's heart on these issues
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and, you know, God's
heart on these issues
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and how He sees
it... how He views it
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should also be ours if we
are in relationship with Him
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and we're growing in Him
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and we are coming in
full harmony with His plan
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and His will for our life.
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We also should be
sharing in the heart of the Lord
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especially in our relationship
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and in our actions and
our thoughts towards others.
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God's Provision for the Poor.
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As I was studying this Lesson,
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it brought me back to
some of my own experiences.
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You know, there are
different levels of poverty
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or different levels of poor,
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and, you know, there are
those in the extreme cases
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are literally homeless
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and, you know, you can see
these very extreme situations
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if you just go to
some of the big cities
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in... in the world...
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some of the big cities
even here in the United States.
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But then there is...
maybe... not so extreme
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but yet still levels of
poverty that exists out there
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for instance, there are
people that are not necessarily
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homeless but yet they
have hit some misfortunes
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or for whatever reason
they are in a situation
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in which they're living
in an extreme poverty level
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or in a level of
poverty that is...
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is in the lower level of things.
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I guess I could
just say it like that.
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It brought me back to a
little bit of time in my life
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when I and my family experienced
some levels of poverty
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and, you know,
there was a time...
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you know, my parents...
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while growing up my
parents were extremely...
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extremely hard workers
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and they instilled that within
me and my brother and my sister.
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They taught us what
it meant to work hard.
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They... they
taught us to work hard...
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they taught us to be honest,
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to give our all...
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to do everything not
in a half-hearted way.
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Not to do things, you know,
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to start
something and not finish it,
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but to finish it...
to do it the right way
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and do it the best
way... the most efficient way,
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and so, I watched as both of my
parents just labored very hard,
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they were very hard
workers all their lives,
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well, this ultimately led to a
time in which both of my parents
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were declared "disabled"
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because my dad had had a
string of... of surgeries,
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my mom had had a
string of surgeries
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and this was in my... you know,
latter years of High School
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and... and, you know, my
dad and my mom usually worked
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and I worked as I
got a little older
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but there came a time
when I was the only one working
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in the house and
also going to school
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and so, you know, making less...
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less than ten to 15
thousand dollars a year
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which is, you know,
again, extreme poverty level
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in terms of what Americans
make in regards to an income.
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But, you know, I say all of
that because there were times
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when I remember, you know,
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we didn't know where the
money was going to come from
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come from to keep the lights on
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but didn't know where the money
was going to come, you know,
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for the... sometimes
for the next day's meal
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even though God... we
knew God would provide
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but there was
times when we're like,
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you know, what are we
going to eat tomorrow?
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we don't... we don't
have enough money but...
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but you know it's
amazing God always came through
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but we still lived in a
situation where it was like
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where... where are
these things going to come
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because we were in a situation
where I was the only one working
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and my money... my salary
was not enough to provide.
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There were times when we
were wondering, you know,
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when... when... how are we
going to put gas in the vehicle
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to get to here...
to get to there...
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or get to school or
wherever it was we were going,
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and, of course, some misfortunes
and some misunderstandings
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led to a point in time in which
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there was a cop showing up
at our door... serving papers
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and threatening
to take away our home
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and threatening to
take away our vehicles
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and every time we would
hear a knock at the door,
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you know, my heart would sink
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because I'd think, "Oh no,
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is it that cop again
coming to threaten to take away
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our belongings... "
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you know, but if it
wasn't for friends and family
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and others that God
had placed in our life
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to help us through this
time of... of trouble...
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this time of trial
for us and difficulty,
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you know, praise God that
there are people out there
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that understand
God's heart on this issue.
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I just want to read
through a few texts in Scripture
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and... and just share with you
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what the Bible
teaches on this subject
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because God has commanded us,
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He has... He has
counseled us and told us
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how we should make
provisions for the poor
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and how we should relate
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and treat those who are
less fortunate than we are.
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Exodus chapter
23 verses 10 and 11,
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the Bible says this,
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it says, again, this is
Exodus 23 verses 10 and 11,
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it says, "Six years
you shall sow your land
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and gather in its produce,
00:18:13.19\00:18:15.12
but the seventh year you shall
let it rest and lie fallow,
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that the poor of
your people shall eat;
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and what they leave, the
beasts of the field may eat.
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In like manner, you
shall do with your vineyard
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and your olive grove. "
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So, here God is saying, "Look,
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you know, it's not all for you,
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it's not all for
just your business
00:18:31.14\00:18:32.47
and for your personal gain,
00:18:32.51\00:18:33.84
leave a little
bit for someone else
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who might be less
fortunate than you. "
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Leviticus
chapter 23 verses 22...
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again Leviticus 23 verse 22,
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it says, "When you reap
the harvest of your land,
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you shall not wholly
reap the corners of your field
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when you reap,
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nor shall you gather any
gleaning from your harvest.
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You shall leave them for
the poor and for the stranger:
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I am the LORD your God. "
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So, again, God
telling His people,
00:18:54.50\00:18:55.93
"You're My people,
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you're My beacons
of light to this world,
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I want you to be those people
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who are compassionate
for your brothers and sisters
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who are poor... who are
less fortunate than you,
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when you go out and
gather that harvest,
00:19:05.17\00:19:06.81
don't gather it all,
leave the corners there
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so the people can come around
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and they can gather some
food for them and their families
00:19:09.88\00:19:12.08
and their home. "
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Deuteronomy chapter 15 verse 11,
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it says, "For the poor
will never cease from the land;
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therefore I command you, saying,
00:19:17.89\00:19:19.45
'You shall open your
hand wide to your brother,
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you shall open your
hand wide to your brother,
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to your poor and your
needy, in your land. '"
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These are just
some general principles
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that God
instilled within His people
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and commanded and
counseled His people to do.
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Also, we have a responsibility
not just for the physical needs
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but just the needs in general...
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to be there... to represent and
to stand up for those in need.
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Psalm chapter 82 verses 3 and 4,
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makes it very clear,
00:19:46.41\00:19:47.75
it says "Defend the
poor and the fatherless;
00:19:47.78\00:19:50.95
do justice to the
afflicted and needy.
00:19:50.99\00:19:53.15
Deliver the poor and needy;
00:19:53.19\00:19:55.46
free them from the
hand of the wicked. "
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You know what? We
are to treat others
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the way we would
want to be treated
00:20:00.06\00:20:01.96
and I can tell
you being on again...
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I'm not going to go as far
as to say that we were homeless
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and that we were in
extreme, extreme, extremes
00:20:06.13\00:20:08.00
but I've been in the situation
and I have a heart for people
00:20:08.04\00:20:10.91
who... who...
because I've been there
00:20:10.94\00:20:12.84
and I know what it's like
00:20:12.87\00:20:14.21
and the Lesson just
goes on and brings that
00:20:14.24\00:20:16.08
it says, "Then
there are promises
00:20:16.14\00:20:17.48
to those who help the needy. "
00:20:17.51\00:20:18.85
and it gives... Proverbs
28 verse 27 where it says,
00:20:18.88\00:20:21.48
"He who gives to the
poor will not lack. "
00:20:21.52\00:20:23.65
That's a beautiful promise.
00:20:23.69\00:20:25.02
Proverbs 29 verse 14,
00:20:25.05\00:20:26.99
I know these are
rapid-fire Scriptures
00:20:27.02\00:20:29.52
but just go with me on this,
00:20:29.56\00:20:30.99
Proverbs chapter 29 verse 14,
00:20:31.03\00:20:32.43
"The king who
judges the poor with truth,
00:20:32.49\00:20:34.96
his throne will be
established forever. "
00:20:35.00\00:20:37.27
And, of course, the
blessing also brings out
00:20:37.30\00:20:39.33
and King David noted in
Psalm chapter 41 verse 1,
00:20:39.37\00:20:42.27
"Blessed is he who
considers the poor;
00:20:42.30\00:20:44.67
the Lord will deliver
him in time of trouble. "
00:20:44.71\00:20:47.68
So, these are
promises that are given to us
00:20:47.71\00:20:49.84
if we will share in the
heart of God on these issues.
00:20:49.88\00:20:52.61
It goes on to say, "This,
then, always had been a priority
00:20:52.65\00:20:56.42
in ancient Israel
even if, at times,
00:20:56.45\00:20:58.12
it had been lost sight of. "
00:20:58.15\00:21:00.36
In contrast though, get this,
00:21:00.39\00:21:02.69
and this...
this really hit home.
00:21:02.72\00:21:05.63
"In contrast,
even in modern times,
00:21:05.69\00:21:08.56
particularly in
England, Western Europe,
00:21:08.60\00:21:11.17
under the impact of what
was known as 'Social Darwinism,'
00:21:11.23\00:21:15.20
many thought that not only
was there no moral imperative
00:21:15.24\00:21:19.21
to help the poor
00:21:19.24\00:21:20.58
but that it was, in
fact, wrong to do so. "
00:21:20.61\00:21:23.28
When I read this, my
mind immediately went to...
00:21:23.31\00:21:25.41
you know, I've met a lot of
Christians with this mindset...
00:21:25.45\00:21:27.52
professed
Christians, I'll say that.
00:21:27.55\00:21:29.08
I met a lot of people in this
culture, especially in our time,
00:21:29.12\00:21:31.85
we have this mentality...
00:21:31.89\00:21:33.22
well, they need
to help themselves
00:21:33.25\00:21:34.62
and so, we don't need
to help these individuals
00:21:34.66\00:21:36.76
because they have a problem,
00:21:36.79\00:21:38.13
they're just lazy.
00:21:38.16\00:21:39.49
No... are there...
00:21:39.53\00:21:40.86
is it truthful that there
are some lazy people out there
00:21:40.90\00:21:42.23
that need to get up and
do something for themselves,
00:21:42.26\00:21:43.83
and to provide for
themselves and their family?
00:21:43.87\00:21:45.43
Absolutely.
00:21:45.47\00:21:46.80
That's why I'm not
saying that, you know,
00:21:46.84\00:21:48.17
everyone falls
under this category,
00:21:48.20\00:21:49.54
but at the same time, there
are people in need out there
00:21:49.57\00:21:51.44
that have
experienced misfortunes
00:21:51.47\00:21:52.94
that we cannot throw under the
bus and put into the category
00:21:52.97\00:21:55.91
that... well, they just
need to help themselves,
00:21:55.94\00:21:57.65
it's... it's wrong
for me to help this person
00:21:57.71\00:21:59.38
because I am enabling them.
00:21:59.41\00:22:00.75
Well, that's
not always the case.
00:22:00.78\00:22:02.12
I remember there was a time
00:22:02.15\00:22:03.49
when me and my family
were on EBT Food Stamps
00:22:03.52\00:22:05.85
and that was a difficult
thing because in my culture...
00:22:05.92\00:22:09.76
especially in the
South, you'd hear people say,
00:22:09.79\00:22:11.36
"Well, you know,
those people on EBT...
00:22:11.39\00:22:13.70
I'm just paying for their
groceries and I'm just... "
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and they have all these
ideas where it's... it's...
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it's a harsh mentality of
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"I'm the one paying
to support this family
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and my tax dollars are
going to help these people
00:22:22.20\00:22:24.47
they should go out and get
a job and do for themselves. "
00:22:24.51\00:22:26.47
Well, you know what?
00:22:26.54\00:22:27.88
I could tell you
with absolute certainty
00:22:27.91\00:22:29.24
that we were a
hardworking family...
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we went through some misfortunes
00:22:30.65\00:22:31.98
and praise God for
them EBT Food Stamps
00:22:32.01\00:22:33.62
during the time that they were
provided to us and given to us,
00:22:33.65\00:22:36.95
that it was very much of a help.
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Now, praise God... God
also brought us out of that
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because the happy
ending of the story is,
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there came a time
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in which my father was able to
gain a little bit better health,
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my mother was able to gain
a little bit better health,
00:22:45.89\00:22:48.53
I was able to become of age
where I could get a better job
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and we let go of
those food stamps
00:22:51.17\00:22:52.67
because we no longer needed them
00:22:52.70\00:22:54.40
and God brought us out of that
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through blessings down the road.
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But my Friends,
we have to understand
00:22:57.64\00:22:59.27
that the Bible does not have...
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does not place
upon us this mentality
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always for those
who are in the poor
00:23:02.98\00:23:04.88
that everyone
should just help themselves
00:23:04.91\00:23:07.08
and figure out
their own problems,
00:23:07.12\00:23:08.78
God has placed us there
to be a blessing to others
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and to give and
share the heart of the Lord
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in being there for
them when they are needed.
00:23:13.52\00:23:15.49
"Instead," it says,
00:23:15.52\00:23:16.86
"following the forces of nature,
00:23:16.89\00:23:18.23
in which the strong survive
at the expense of the weak,
00:23:18.26\00:23:21.46
'Social Darwinists' believed
that it would be detrimental
00:23:21.50\00:23:24.97
to society to help the poor,
00:23:25.00\00:23:27.44
the sickly, and
the indigent because,
00:23:27.47\00:23:30.41
if they multiplied,
they would only weaken
00:23:30.47\00:23:32.87
the social fabric of
the nation as a whole. "
00:23:32.91\00:23:35.81
This is just a cruel thinking,
this is not the heart of God.
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You know, I had another
passage, I was going to read
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but I don't have enough time
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but go read Revelation 18.
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Go read Revelation
18 and look and see
00:23:43.59\00:23:47.42
how God will bring
punishment upon those in the end
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who have built wealth off of...
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of the lower-class people
00:23:52.36\00:23:53.83
who built wealth off the needy
00:23:53.86\00:23:55.20
and who have, you know,
just hoarded all the riches
00:23:55.23\00:23:57.53
and all the wealth for
themselves and not sharing...
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they... they will
meet their demise,
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my Friends, God has
called us to love one another
00:24:01.60\00:24:04.34
as we love ourselves
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and as He loves us
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and that, my Friends, is what we
see here in Monday's Lesson...
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God's Provision for the Poor.
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Let us read the Bible
and let us bring our lives
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in harmony with His counsel.
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Jill: Amen, thank
you so much, Ryan,
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what a wonderful
reminder for each one of us.
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Jill: Welcome back
to Lesson Number 7,
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our Study on:
Unto the Least of These
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and we continue the Study
with Pastor John Lomacang.
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Lomacang: Yes, and I'm talking
about: The Rich Young Ruler
00:25:04.97\00:25:08.64
which describes
our society today.
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Young people are rich in
things that they don't recognize
00:25:10.84\00:25:14.91
like health and strength
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and they are wasting
their wealth on a world
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that's just sapping the
God-given riches from them
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much like the rich young
ruler, he had many things.
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Let's go to Mark chapter
10 and peek into his story.
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As a matter of fact, Mark
10... let's go to Matthew 19,
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I actually feel like Matthew 19.
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There are so many
parallels in the story
00:25:35.73\00:25:37.77
of the rich young ruler
that we could identify with
00:25:37.83\00:25:39.87
regardless of our age
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and this even bridges over
into one of the Commandments
00:25:41.94\00:25:46.07
and I'll talk
about that in a moment.
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Let's pick up the
story in Matthew chapter 19
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verses 16 to 21,
00:25:49.74\00:25:51.18
"And behold, one
came and said to Him,
00:25:51.21\00:25:54.85
'Good Teacher,
00:25:54.88\00:25:56.25
what good thing shall I do
that I may have eternal life?'"
00:25:56.28\00:26:01.86
The first takeaway, or
the first application is this
00:26:01.89\00:26:05.03
there's a presumption that
00:26:05.06\00:26:06.73
or an assumption that there's
something good that we can do
00:26:06.80\00:26:09.80
you know, like people say,
00:26:09.83\00:26:11.20
"Why do bad things
happen to good people?"
00:26:11.23\00:26:13.23
Well, I've said
that's a presumption to think
00:26:13.30\00:26:15.27
that we're all good
00:26:15.30\00:26:16.64
but there's none
that are good, no not one
00:26:16.67\00:26:18.01
and so, when he
talked about that,
00:26:18.04\00:26:20.18
he came with the mentality
that there's something he can do
00:26:20.21\00:26:23.01
to contribute to
his standing before God.
00:26:23.04\00:26:25.31
So, let me lay
that fallacy aside.
00:26:25.35\00:26:28.02
There's nothing we can do...
00:26:28.05\00:26:29.38
nothing... no
good thing we can do
00:26:29.42\00:26:31.35
to contribute to our salvation.
00:26:31.42\00:26:32.99
We are saved by
grace through faith
00:26:33.05\00:26:35.09
and that not of ourselves,
it is a gift of God...
00:26:35.12\00:26:37.96
not of works lest
anyone should boast
00:26:37.99\00:26:40.13
and this young man
being a Jewish young man
00:26:40.16\00:26:42.66
should have known that
00:26:42.70\00:26:44.07
but that's what happens
00:26:44.10\00:26:45.43
when you are
possessed by your possessions...
00:26:45.47\00:26:47.57
it clouds your understanding
00:26:47.60\00:26:48.94
thinking that I did all
this to gain all this...
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there must be
something that I can do
00:26:51.57\00:26:53.51
to gain something
even more valuable
00:26:53.54\00:26:55.44
which is eternal life.
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The story picks
up in the next verse.
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Verse 17, "So He said to him,
00:26:58.65\00:27:00.88
'Why do you call Me good?
00:27:00.92\00:27:03.02
No one is good
but One, that is, God.
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But if you want
to enter into life,
00:27:06.29\00:27:09.49
keep the commandments. "
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I could spend a
lot of time on 17...
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Jesus was introducing to him
00:27:12.36\00:27:14.66
the God that he thought
about as just the Teacher.
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He says, "There must be a
reason you're calling Me good,
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are you
recognizing something in Me
00:27:21.37\00:27:23.10
that's greater than the rabbis?"
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And Jesus is in
essence saying to him,
00:27:24.87\00:27:27.08
"This is in fact true but I'm
not going to tell you I'm God
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but, in fact, I'm
better than just a teacher. "
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Verse 18, He said
to Him, "Which ones?"
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And this is really a question
that many Christians ask today,
00:27:37.29\00:27:41.82
"Which
commandments do I need to keep?"
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Rather than keeping them all,
which ones do I need to keep?
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There are those people that
think that Sabbath is irrelevant
00:27:46.90\00:27:49.86
"I don't have to keep that
one to enter into eternal life"
00:27:49.90\00:27:52.87
because many people
link that to "works"
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but it's in fact not.
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"And the Lord said to him... "
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knowing this young
man's heart He made it clear
00:27:58.34\00:28:01.61
and notice he didn't focus
on the first four Commandments
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because those were things
that were very, very stringent
00:28:04.78\00:28:07.85
among the Jewish people.
00:28:07.88\00:28:09.22
They were very strict
about keeping the Commandments.
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The Lord focused on
the issues of his heart.
00:28:11.72\00:28:14.06
He says in the verse continuing,
00:28:14.09\00:28:16.16
"You shall not murder,
00:28:16.19\00:28:18.69
you shall not commit adultery,
00:28:18.73\00:28:20.50
you shall not steal,
00:28:20.53\00:28:21.86
you shall not
bear false witness,
00:28:21.90\00:28:23.43
honor your
father and your mother,
00:28:23.47\00:28:24.97
and, you shall love
your neighbor as yourself. "
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So, He focused on the social
aspects of the Ten Commandments.
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Verse 20, "The
young man said to Him... "
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now, notice this,
his perfection came out,
00:28:35.84\00:28:38.88
"I'm just so spotless, Lord,
00:28:38.91\00:28:40.58
all these things I
have kept from my youth,
00:28:40.62\00:28:43.28
why do I still lack?
00:28:43.32\00:28:45.52
I mean, I've
been very particular
00:28:45.55\00:28:47.56
about keeping the Commandments,
00:28:47.59\00:28:49.52
you mean to tell me,
00:28:49.56\00:28:50.89
I've been so particular
about the letter of the law
00:28:50.93\00:28:53.80
but there's a spirit of the law
that's still being violated?"
00:28:53.83\00:28:57.67
The Lord was
saying "yes" to him,
00:28:57.70\00:28:59.63
so he says,
"What do I still lack?"
00:28:59.67\00:29:01.54
And Jesus said to him,
00:29:01.57\00:29:03.14
"If you want to be perfect,
00:29:03.20\00:29:04.57
go, sell what you
have and give to the poor,
00:29:04.61\00:29:09.04
and you will have
treasure in heaven;
00:29:09.08\00:29:11.25
and come follow Me. "
00:29:11.28\00:29:12.61
Now, this story
caused a lot of consternation
00:29:12.65\00:29:15.12
among the disciples.
00:29:15.15\00:29:16.48
Those who were
listening, they were thinking,
00:29:16.52\00:29:17.85
"Well, this is really not...
00:29:17.89\00:29:19.22
You're making
eternal life hard. "
00:29:19.25\00:29:21.12
Peter said, "Who
then can be saved?"
00:29:21.16\00:29:22.96
The disciples,
as a matter of fact,
00:29:22.99\00:29:24.73
almost in chorus,
"Well, who then can be saved?"
00:29:24.76\00:29:27.16
And the Lord said,
00:29:27.20\00:29:28.53
"You know, if you
could leave houses and lands
00:29:28.56\00:29:30.57
and mothers and fathers
and sisters and brothers
00:29:30.60\00:29:32.77
for my sake and the kingdom,
00:29:32.80\00:29:34.14
I'm going to
bless you tremendously.
00:29:34.17\00:29:36.00
You will have eternal life
00:29:36.04\00:29:38.54
but in this life
you'll have a 100 times more
00:29:38.57\00:29:41.68
than you presently have. "
00:29:41.71\00:29:43.31
Let me put a pin in that.
00:29:43.35\00:29:45.25
God can provide more for us
00:29:45.28\00:29:47.12
than we can
provide for ourselves.
00:29:47.15\00:29:49.38
So, this provisional
aspect of our mindset
00:29:49.45\00:29:52.39
thinking that, well, if
I get a really good job,
00:29:52.42\00:29:54.29
very good education,
00:29:54.32\00:29:55.66
a really good
position in a company,
00:29:55.69\00:29:57.03
a really good house...
00:29:57.06\00:29:58.39
a really good
standard in the community,
00:29:58.43\00:29:59.96
then all my needs
are going to be provided.
00:30:00.00\00:30:01.33
God is saying,
"You can get all that,
00:30:01.36\00:30:02.70
and you still cannot beat My
ability to provide for you. "
00:30:02.73\00:30:06.17
So, the question is, "What
did Jesus mean when He said,
00:30:06.20\00:30:09.57
'If you want to
be perfect... ' "
00:30:09.60\00:30:11.74
this is where his possessions
conflicted with his God
00:30:11.77\00:30:15.34
because his
possession became his god.
00:30:15.41\00:30:18.08
That's why he couldn't see
beyond who Jesus really is.
00:30:18.11\00:30:21.62
Now, let's look at the impact.
00:30:21.65\00:30:23.39
The impact of money
and things above God.
00:30:23.42\00:30:26.92
Matthew 19 verse 22,
00:30:26.96\00:30:29.16
the impact
comes out in verse 22,
00:30:29.19\00:30:31.49
"But when the young
man heard that saying,
00:30:31.53\00:30:34.76
he went away... " how?
00:30:34.80\00:30:36.26
"sorrowful, for he
had great possessions. "
00:30:36.30\00:30:41.07
This is a very
significant aspect
00:30:41.10\00:30:43.27
especially in the
world we live in today.
00:30:43.30\00:30:45.74
I mean, I've been
around the world quite a bit,
00:30:45.77\00:30:47.18
seen a lot of countries...
00:30:47.21\00:30:48.54
and whenever I come back home,
00:30:48.58\00:30:49.91
the thing I remember
the most is either the...
00:30:49.94\00:30:53.58
the amazing poverty
or the opulent luxury.
00:30:53.62\00:30:57.62
I'm often impressed,
00:30:57.65\00:30:58.99
"Wow! that country
hardly had anything. "
00:30:59.02\00:31:01.12
"Wow! that country
had just too much. "
00:31:01.16\00:31:03.19
We are very few times in a place
that is very perfectly balanced
00:31:03.22\00:31:07.63
because the mindset...
00:31:07.66\00:31:09.00
that's why it's important
like us to live in the country
00:31:09.03\00:31:11.20
because we got trees...
00:31:11.23\00:31:12.97
we got an abundance of trees.
00:31:13.00\00:31:15.67
We can breathe clean
oxygen, praise God for that.
00:31:15.70\00:31:18.57
We don't walk out of our
doors every day and think,
00:31:18.64\00:31:21.48
"Let me go to the
mall across the street... "
00:31:21.51\00:31:22.84
no, across the
street is a field.
00:31:22.91\00:31:25.35
We don't even have a Stop Light.
00:31:25.38\00:31:26.72
So, it helps to kind of minimize
the mentality of possessions
00:31:26.75\00:31:30.99
when you live
out in the country.
00:31:31.02\00:31:33.29
But the impact
of it is verse 26,
00:31:33.32\00:31:35.36
the impact of
money on the things...
00:31:35.39\00:31:37.36
on things... the impact of
money in things on salvation.
00:31:37.43\00:31:40.90
Matthew 16:26,
00:31:40.96\00:31:43.23
"For what profit is it to a man
00:31:43.26\00:31:45.43
if he gains the whole
world, and loses his own soul?"
00:31:45.47\00:31:49.24
Or "What will a man give
in exchange for his soul?"
00:31:49.27\00:31:52.74
When you're grasping for
things remember that passage.
00:31:52.77\00:31:56.21
Even when its
brand new and shiny,
00:31:56.24\00:31:58.85
in just a short period of time,
00:31:58.88\00:32:01.45
it loses its
impact on satisfaction.
00:32:01.48\00:32:04.15
When a person is
ill and near death,
00:32:04.19\00:32:06.79
they don't say, "I
need more possessions... "
00:32:06.82\00:32:08.82
they're praying for more time.
00:32:08.86\00:32:10.36
Don't let your
possessions possess you.
00:32:10.39\00:32:12.56
Secondly, don't allow
yourself to be covetous.
00:32:12.59\00:32:16.30
Don't let your
possessions covet you
00:32:16.33\00:32:18.40
or covet your possessions.
00:32:18.43\00:32:20.10
Let's look at a
couple of examples.
00:32:20.14\00:32:21.47
Luke 12 and verse 15,
00:32:21.50\00:32:22.87
"And He said to them,
00:32:22.90\00:32:24.34
'Take heed and
beware of covetousness,
00:32:24.37\00:32:27.01
for one's life does not consist
00:32:27.04\00:32:28.64
in the abundance of
the things he possesses. '"
00:32:28.68\00:32:30.88
When you die... all
that stuff is left behind
00:32:30.91\00:32:33.08
who are you going to give it to?
00:32:33.11\00:32:34.48
Nobody ever went to
the cemetery with a U-Haul.
00:32:34.52\00:32:38.25
Nobody ever got buried
in a mausoleum of stuff.
00:32:38.29\00:32:41.96
Now, in Egypt, they did that...
00:32:41.99\00:32:43.46
but nobody was rowing,
00:32:43.49\00:32:45.16
bones... when they got into
there too, they turned into dust
00:32:45.19\00:32:47.33
and those bones stayed there
00:32:47.36\00:32:48.70
and stayed in those...
those tombs for decades...
00:32:48.73\00:32:51.23
for millennia as it were.
00:32:51.27\00:32:52.60
Possessions often
affect people's lives,
00:32:52.63\00:32:55.67
like for example,
00:32:55.70\00:32:57.04
Abraham and Lot were
affected by their possessions.
00:32:57.07\00:32:58.67
Look at Genesis 13 verse 6,
00:32:58.71\00:33:00.11
"Now the land was
not able to support them,
00:33:00.14\00:33:02.44
that they might dwell together,
00:33:02.48\00:33:04.75
for their
possessions were so great
00:33:04.78\00:33:06.61
that they could
not dwell together. "
00:33:06.65\00:33:08.42
That's how it happens
in some family members...
00:33:08.45\00:33:10.55
some homes are so
packed with stuff...
00:33:10.59\00:33:12.25
you move into somebody's house,
you're bringing your stuff.
00:33:12.29\00:33:14.62
I remember moving...
00:33:14.66\00:33:15.99
we were moving to
Thompsonville here
00:33:16.02\00:33:17.83
and we were moving
around from house to house
00:33:17.86\00:33:19.59
until we finally
got a place to live.
00:33:19.63\00:33:21.93
We still have stuff in our barn
00:33:21.96\00:33:23.73
that we haven't
touched for ten years.
00:33:23.77\00:33:25.77
because we said...
00:33:25.80\00:33:27.14
and somebody said,
"Well, just throw it away. "
00:33:27.17\00:33:28.90
But the mindset is, "Well,
we might throw away something
00:33:28.94\00:33:31.51
that really is needed for us. "
00:33:31.54\00:33:33.27
That's the
impact of possessions.
00:33:33.31\00:33:34.98
It also affected Isaac in
the minds of the Philistines.
00:33:35.01\00:33:38.81
Look at Genesis
chapter 26 verse 12,
00:33:38.85\00:33:40.78
"Then Isaac sowed in that land,
00:33:40.82\00:33:42.32
and reaped in the
same year a hundredfold;
00:33:42.35\00:33:44.32
and the LORD blessed him. "
00:33:44.35\00:33:45.69
And verse 13,
00:33:45.72\00:33:47.06
"The man began to prosper,
00:33:47.09\00:33:48.42
and continued prospering until
he became very prosperous... "
00:33:48.46\00:33:50.73
Notice, he had to prosper...
became very prosperous
00:33:50.76\00:33:53.66
until he prospered.
00:33:53.70\00:33:55.03
Verse 14, "For he
had possessions of flocks
00:33:55.06\00:33:57.67
and possessions of herds
and a great number of servants.
00:33:57.70\00:34:00.24
So the Philistines envied him. "
00:34:00.27\00:34:02.64
That's what happens when
your possessions possess you,
00:34:02.67\00:34:05.54
people become
envious of your possessions.
00:34:05.57\00:34:07.48
If somebody comes to visit you,
don't show them your stuff...
00:34:07.51\00:34:10.75
show them, Christ.
00:34:10.78\00:34:12.11
Panel: Amen... amen.
00:34:12.15\00:34:13.48
Lomacang: Also, Jacob and
Esau had troubles in this area.
00:34:13.52\00:34:14.85
Look at Genesis 36 verse 6,
00:34:14.88\00:34:16.75
"Then Esau took his
wives, his sons, his daughters,
00:34:16.79\00:34:18.99
and all the
persons of his household,
00:34:19.02\00:34:20.46
his cattle and all his animals,
00:34:20.49\00:34:22.02
and all his goods which he had
gained in the land of Canaan,
00:34:22.06\00:34:24.79
and went to a country
away from the presence
00:34:24.83\00:34:26.96
of his brother Jacob.
00:34:27.00\00:34:28.33
For their
possessions were too great
00:34:28.36\00:34:30.10
for them to dwell together,
00:34:30.17\00:34:31.50
and the land where they were
strangers could not support them
00:34:31.53\00:34:34.94
because of their livestock. "
00:34:34.97\00:34:36.54
Possessions possessing us.
00:34:36.57\00:34:37.91
Third point: The
Deception of possessions.
00:34:37.94\00:34:40.78
1st Timothy 6 verse 17,
00:34:40.81\00:34:42.74
verse 7, "For we
brought nothing into this world,
00:34:42.78\00:34:45.68
and it is certain we
can carry nothing out. "
00:34:45.71\00:34:48.42
The prioritizing of
possessions, Matthew 6:33,
00:34:48.45\00:34:51.12
"But seek first the kingdom
of God and His righteousness,
00:34:51.15\00:34:53.46
and all these things
will be added to you. "
00:34:53.49\00:34:55.49
And the divinity that brings
to us the promise of our needs.
00:34:55.52\00:35:01.20
Philippians 4:19,
00:35:01.26\00:35:02.60
"And my God shall
supply all your need
00:35:02.63\00:35:04.37
according to His
riches in glory... "
00:35:04.40\00:35:06.53
here's the point,
00:35:06.57\00:35:07.90
Don't let your
possessions possess you.
00:35:07.94\00:35:09.64
Panel: Hmmm...
amen... amen... amen.
00:35:09.67\00:35:11.77
Dinzey: I'm going to
have to remember that...
00:35:11.81\00:35:13.14
don't let your
possessions possess you.
00:35:13.17\00:35:14.91
And now we are now on
00:35:14.94\00:35:16.91
Wednesday's portion
of the Lesson: Zacchaeus
00:35:16.95\00:35:20.02
and that's the
title of the Lesson
00:35:20.05\00:35:22.92
and Zacchaeus was a wealthy Jew.
00:35:22.95\00:35:25.75
He was very rich
00:35:25.79\00:35:27.12
and we take his
story in Luke chapter 19,
00:35:27.16\00:35:30.69
please join me
beginning in verse 1,
00:35:30.73\00:35:32.99
"Then Jesus entered
and passed through Jericho.
00:35:33.03\00:35:36.67
Now behold, there
was a man named Zacchaeus
00:35:36.70\00:35:40.24
who was a chief tax
collector, and he was rich... "
00:35:40.30\00:35:45.87
the Bible says.
00:35:45.94\00:35:47.28
Now, here we see something
interesting that the...
00:35:47.31\00:35:51.11
that the tax
collectors or publicans
00:35:51.15\00:35:53.11
as you have also,
they've been referred to,
00:35:53.15\00:35:54.82
they were considered that
they had gained their riches
00:35:54.85\00:36:00.06
through taking more
than they were supposed to
00:36:00.12\00:36:03.43
and they were hated.
00:36:03.46\00:36:05.26
They were hated by...
00:36:05.29\00:36:07.03
here we have Zacchaeus
that is a Chief Tax Collector.
00:36:07.06\00:36:10.27
So, you may consider that
00:36:10.30\00:36:12.27
if they hated the
regular tax collectors,
00:36:12.30\00:36:14.77
they hated him more because
he was a Chief Tax Collector.
00:36:14.80\00:36:18.17
And notice how we see verse 3,
00:36:18.21\00:36:21.01
"And he sought to
see who Jesus was;
00:36:21.04\00:36:24.08
he could not because of
crowd for he was a short...
00:36:24.11\00:36:28.02
he was of short stature. "
00:36:28.05\00:36:29.48
And perhaps some people are
remembering that little song,
00:36:29.52\00:36:32.32
Zacchaeus was a wee little
man and a wee little man was he.
00:36:32.35\00:36:35.12
Panel: Laughter.
00:36:35.16\00:36:36.49
Dinzey: And so, because
he was short of stature,
00:36:36.52\00:36:38.89
it says in verse 4,
00:36:38.93\00:36:40.40
"So he ran ahead and
climbed up into a sycamore tree
00:36:40.43\00:36:45.83
to see Him. "
00:36:45.87\00:36:47.20
Who knows when the last time
was that when he climbed a tree
00:36:47.24\00:36:50.84
but because Jesus was coming by,
00:36:50.87\00:36:53.14
and he was eager to see Him,
00:36:53.17\00:36:55.61
it says that he ran up into...
00:36:55.64\00:36:58.05
and climbed up
on a sycamore tree.
00:36:58.11\00:36:59.91
For He was going
to pass by that way
00:36:59.95\00:37:01.75
he calculated his move
00:37:01.78\00:37:03.52
and he was going to
take a look at Jesus.
00:37:03.55\00:37:05.22
Apparently, he wasn't even
interested in talking to Him.
00:37:05.25\00:37:07.76
He just wanted to
see who Jesus was.
00:37:07.79\00:37:09.72
And when Jesus
came to the place,
00:37:09.79\00:37:11.69
He stopped...
00:37:11.73\00:37:13.26
He looked up and
saw him and said to him,
00:37:13.29\00:37:16.87
"Zacchaeus, make haste,
00:37:16.90\00:37:19.70
and come down;
00:37:19.73\00:37:21.07
for today I must
stay at your house. "
00:37:21.10\00:37:25.07
Wow! I love that part.
00:37:25.11\00:37:28.04
What a wonderful
thing to hear for Zacchaeus.
00:37:28.08\00:37:31.31
He got even
better than he hoped.
00:37:31.35\00:37:34.02
"Jesus... coming to my house?"
00:37:34.05\00:37:36.65
He knew that people
didn't really like him,
00:37:36.69\00:37:39.45
but here comes
Jesus to his house.
00:37:39.49\00:37:42.29
You know,
00:37:42.32\00:37:43.66
and I think Jesus wants to
come to your house as well...
00:37:43.69\00:37:45.43
wants to come to my house
00:37:45.46\00:37:47.70
and would you do the same?
00:37:47.73\00:37:49.93
Make haste and make
preparations for Jesus.
00:37:49.96\00:37:53.54
Now, it says there in verse 6,
00:37:53.60\00:37:55.64
"And he made
haste, and came down,
00:37:55.67\00:37:57.67
and received Him joyfully. "
00:37:57.71\00:38:00.51
But when they saw it...
now here are the people,
00:38:00.54\00:38:03.58
the people sometimes create
problems for us don't they?
00:38:03.61\00:38:08.58
So, he... when the people saw...
they all complained, saying,
00:38:08.62\00:38:13.42
"He has gone to be a guest
with a man who is a sinner. "
00:38:13.46\00:38:17.83
Isn't that interesting...
00:38:17.86\00:38:19.19
that sinners call
other people sinners.
00:38:19.23\00:38:21.76
Panel: Laughter.
00:38:21.80\00:38:23.13
Dinzey: Apparently,
they're trying to say,
00:38:23.16\00:38:24.70
"Well, we're not sinners... "
00:38:24.73\00:38:26.07
They are really saying,
"He is worse than we are,
00:38:26.10\00:38:28.24
why is He going to their house?"
00:38:28.30\00:38:31.01
And I take you
now to Luke chapter 5
00:38:31.04\00:38:33.71
because here's an interesting
story that we must consider
00:38:33.74\00:38:37.45
as we talk about Zacchaeus.
00:38:37.48\00:38:38.81
And we are also
comparing a little bit...
00:38:38.85\00:38:40.85
the rich young
ruler and Zacchaeus.
00:38:40.88\00:38:43.12
Let's look at Luke
chapter 5 really quick,
00:38:43.15\00:38:45.19
and begin in verse 27,
00:38:45.22\00:38:46.72
"After these things, He went
out and saw a tax collector... "
00:38:46.76\00:38:49.59
that's Jesus...
00:38:49.62\00:38:50.96
that He was... He
saw a tax collector...
00:38:50.99\00:38:52.83
"named, Levi... " or Levee...
00:38:52.86\00:38:55.50
"sitting at the tax office.
00:38:55.53\00:38:57.00
And He said to
him, 'Follow Me. '
00:38:57.03\00:38:59.37
So he left all, rose
up, and followed Him. "
00:38:59.40\00:39:03.44
That's Luke chapter 5.
00:39:03.47\00:39:04.81
"Then, Levee or Levi gave Him
a great feast in his own house.
00:39:04.84\00:39:10.35
And there was a great
number of tax collectors
00:39:10.41\00:39:13.11
and others who
sat down with them.
00:39:13.15\00:39:15.32
And their
scribes and the Pharisees
00:39:15.35\00:39:17.49
complained against
His disciples, saying,
00:39:17.52\00:39:19.22
'Why do You eat and drink with
tax collectors and sinners?'
00:39:19.25\00:39:22.89
Jesus answered and said to them,
00:39:22.92\00:39:24.59
'Those who are well
have no need of a physician,
00:39:24.63\00:39:29.13
but those who are sick,
00:39:29.16\00:39:30.77
I have not come to
call the righteous,
00:39:30.80\00:39:33.97
but sinners, to repentance. "
00:39:34.00\00:39:35.60
And this is why Jesus
went to the house of Zacchaeus.
00:39:35.64\00:39:40.38
So, as we consider this story,
00:39:40.41\00:39:44.05
we must consider
00:39:44.08\00:39:45.41
that Jesus went there
not to have a good meal.
00:39:45.45\00:39:47.98
Jesus went there because
this man needed salvation.
00:39:48.05\00:39:52.02
And the Bible
doesn't tell us what...
00:39:52.05\00:39:54.59
what conversation they had
00:39:54.62\00:39:56.62
but it's the result
of Jesus being there
00:39:56.66\00:39:59.86
tells you that it
was a conversation
00:39:59.89\00:40:02.06
that drew Zacchaeus to Jesus...
00:40:02.10\00:40:05.17
drew Zacchaeus to Jesus
00:40:05.20\00:40:07.17
to understand that
he needed the salvation
00:40:07.20\00:40:10.21
that Jesus came to offer.
00:40:10.24\00:40:11.81
Now, let's go
back to Luke chapter 19
00:40:11.84\00:40:15.34
and go to verse 8,
00:40:15.38\00:40:16.81
"Then Zacchaeus
stood and said to the Lord,
00:40:16.85\00:40:18.51
'Lord...
00:40:18.55\00:40:19.88
Look, Lord, I give half
of my goods to the poor;
00:40:19.91\00:40:24.72
and if I have taken
anything from anyone
00:40:24.75\00:40:28.46
by false accusation,
I restore fourfold. "
00:40:28.49\00:40:32.09
Wow! now this is a
marvelous thing that he said
00:40:32.16\00:40:35.86
and notice verse 9,
"And Jesus said to him,
00:40:35.90\00:40:39.60
'today... '"
there must have been joy
00:40:39.63\00:40:41.90
because the Bible
says, "There's joy...
00:40:41.94\00:40:44.17
more joy in heaven
over one sinner that repents
00:40:44.21\00:40:46.88
than the ninety-nine
who need no repentance. "
00:40:46.94\00:40:49.58
And Jesus surely was full of joy
00:40:49.61\00:40:51.81
"And Jesus said to him,
00:40:51.85\00:40:53.18
'Today salvation
has come to this house,
00:40:53.21\00:40:57.19
because he also is
a son of Abraham... "
00:40:57.22\00:41:01.56
Praise the Lord!
00:41:01.59\00:41:03.29
When Zacchaeus heard
that he must have rejoiced
00:41:03.32\00:41:06.83
to understand,
"Hey, you are accepted...
00:41:06.90\00:41:09.56
you are a son of Abraham. "
00:41:09.60\00:41:11.67
And it says there in verse 10,
00:41:11.70\00:41:13.74
"For the Son of Man has come
00:41:13.77\00:41:15.54
to seek and to save
that which was lost. "
00:41:15.57\00:41:19.64
Great rejoicing...
00:41:19.67\00:41:21.01
the best thing that
Zacchaeus could have ever done
00:41:21.04\00:41:23.24
in his life... he
did it on that day.
00:41:23.28\00:41:25.11
Went to see Jesus...
00:41:25.15\00:41:27.18
went to find... made
time to spend time with Jesus
00:41:27.22\00:41:31.85
or to just look at Him.
00:41:31.89\00:41:34.06
But here Jesus went further.
00:41:34.09\00:41:36.69
You know, the Bible says that
Jesus came to seek and to save
00:41:36.73\00:41:39.93
that which was lost.
00:41:40.00\00:41:41.33
Panel: That's right.
00:41:41.36\00:41:42.70
Dinzey: Jesus knew that He
would meet Zacchaeus that day
00:41:42.73\00:41:44.70
and this is a marvelous thing.
00:41:44.73\00:41:47.14
Now, I'm going to read to you
from Desire of Ages, page 555,
00:41:47.20\00:41:50.71
it says, "No
repentance is genuine
00:41:50.74\00:41:53.54
that does not work reformation.
00:41:53.58\00:41:56.31
The righteousness of
Christ is not a cloak
00:41:56.34\00:41:59.91
to cover
unconfessed and unforsaken sin;
00:41:59.95\00:42:03.49
it is the principle of life
that transforms the character
00:42:03.52\00:42:08.02
and controls the conduct.
00:42:08.06\00:42:09.62
Holiness is wholeness for God;
00:42:09.66\00:42:12.36
it is the entire
surrender of heart and life
00:42:12.39\00:42:15.86
to the indwelling of
the principles of heaven. "
00:42:15.93\00:42:19.37
We don't have any
record that Jesus says,
00:42:19.40\00:42:21.44
"Hey, Zacchaeus,
you're going to have to...
00:42:21.47\00:42:23.44
you're going to have to
turn... return things back
00:42:23.47\00:42:25.81
and give fourfold. "
00:42:25.84\00:42:27.68
No, this came out of his heart
00:42:27.71\00:42:29.84
and we praise the Lord that
Zacchaeus made that decision.
00:42:29.88\00:42:34.35
Now, in the Lesson,
00:42:34.38\00:42:35.72
I'm going to read
this from the Lesson,
00:42:35.75\00:42:37.09
it says, "Zacchaeus
and the rich young ruler
00:42:37.12\00:42:39.72
had some things in common.
00:42:39.75\00:42:41.62
Both were rich,
00:42:41.66\00:42:43.36
both wanted to see Jesus,
and both wanted eternal life.
00:42:43.43\00:42:49.33
But here the
similarities stop. "
00:42:49.36\00:42:52.70
And that's a very good point
that the Lesson brings out.
00:42:52.73\00:42:56.00
And it says, "And
notice that when Zacchaeus said
00:42:56.04\00:42:58.81
that he would give
'half of my goods... '"
00:42:58.87\00:43:01.14
Luke 19:8, "to the poor
00:43:01.18\00:43:03.18
Jesus accepted this gesture
00:43:03.24\00:43:05.18
as an expression of a
true conversion experience. "
00:43:05.21\00:43:08.85
And the Lesson
brings this thing out
00:43:08.88\00:43:11.19
and I think it's kind of cute...
a little bit interesting.
00:43:11.22\00:43:13.56
"He didn't say to
him, 'Sorry, Zac... tsk...
00:43:13.59\00:43:17.13
but like the rich young
ruler, it's all or nothing.
00:43:17.16\00:43:21.93
Half is not going to cut it. '"
00:43:21.96\00:43:25.10
Why? You see the
rich young ruler,
00:43:25.13\00:43:28.17
his God became his possessions.
00:43:28.20\00:43:31.27
He let possessions possess him.
00:43:31.31\00:43:34.34
That was his idol
00:43:34.38\00:43:35.71
but apparently to Zacchaeus,
that was not an issue.
00:43:35.74\00:43:38.05
That was not an
issue for Zacchaeus...
00:43:38.08\00:43:40.38
his possessions
were not his God.
00:43:40.42\00:43:42.55
When we look at this
Desire of Ages, page 555,
00:43:42.58\00:43:46.45
we read this... very powerful,
00:43:46.49\00:43:48.36
"When the rich young ruler
had turned away from Jesus,
00:43:48.39\00:43:51.33
the disciples had marveled
at their Master's saying,
00:43:51.39\00:43:54.30
'How hard... '"
00:43:54.33\00:43:55.66
notice I said,
"rich young ruler"
00:43:55.70\00:43:57.70
"When the rich young ruler
had turned away from Jesus,
00:43:57.73\00:44:00.54
the disciples had marveled
at their Master's saying,
00:44:00.57\00:44:03.30
'How hard is it for
them that trust in riches
00:44:03.34\00:44:07.58
to enter into
the kingdom of God!'
00:44:07.61\00:44:10.08
They had
exclaimed one to another,
00:44:10.11\00:44:12.55
'Who then can be saved?'
00:44:12.58\00:44:13.98
Now they had a demonstration
of the truth of Christ's words,
00:44:14.02\00:44:19.29
'The things which
are impossible with men
00:44:19.32\00:44:22.09
are possible with God. '"
00:44:22.12\00:44:23.46
Mark 10:24 and
26 and Luke 18:27.
00:44:23.49\00:44:26.73
"They saw how,
through the grace of God,
00:44:26.76\00:44:30.53
a rich man could
enter into the kingdom. "
00:44:30.57\00:44:34.50
So, we see here that
every single individual
00:44:34.54\00:44:38.44
has the
opportunity for salvation.
00:44:38.47\00:44:40.48
We're talking
about the least of these.
00:44:40.51\00:44:42.88
Even people that others say, "Oh
no, that person over there...
00:44:42.91\00:44:46.41
can't be saved... impossible. "
00:44:46.45\00:44:48.78
Jesus came to seek and
to save that which was lost.
00:44:48.82\00:44:52.15
And today, Jesus
continues to seek and to save
00:44:52.19\00:44:55.46
that which was lost.
00:44:55.49\00:44:56.83
We may not see Him physically
going from place to place,
00:44:56.86\00:44:59.16
but in the
person of His disciples,
00:44:59.19\00:45:01.80
which you and we are,
00:45:01.83\00:45:03.43
Jesus is seeking to
save that which was lost.
00:45:03.47\00:45:06.23
And I praise the Lord for 3ABN
00:45:06.27\00:45:07.90
because through 3ABN, Jesus
continues to seek and to save
00:45:07.94\00:45:12.04
that which was lost.
00:45:12.07\00:45:13.41
And if you have been a recipient
of being saved through Jesus
00:45:13.44\00:45:16.44
through 3ABN, we
want to hear about it.
00:45:16.48\00:45:18.45
Give us a call or write us.
00:45:18.48\00:45:20.15
Jill: Amen.
00:45:20.18\00:45:21.98
Perrin: Wow, I love the thoughts
there about the rich young ruler
00:45:22.05\00:45:25.55
and Zacchaeus
because it reminds us
00:45:25.62\00:45:27.46
that: God loves the
poor... God loves the rich
00:45:27.49\00:45:30.49
and He certainly
cares about each person...
00:45:30.53\00:45:33.26
that we have the same need
00:45:33.29\00:45:34.83
and so I lead us
to another rich man...
00:45:34.86\00:45:37.17
consider the man Job.
00:45:37.20\00:45:39.20
There's a lot to
consider in 42 chapters
00:45:39.23\00:45:41.84
of spiritual wrestling
with God over suffering.
00:45:41.87\00:45:44.67
But it's in that
spiritual wrestling with God
00:45:44.71\00:45:47.48
that Job's
character is revealed here.
00:45:47.51\00:45:49.98
Now, I ask you, "What
would you love to hear
00:45:50.01\00:45:53.65
God say about you?"
00:45:53.72\00:45:55.38
There are some things that
God says in the Bible about
00:45:55.42\00:45:58.15
people that we
wouldn't want to hear.
00:45:58.19\00:45:59.79
But I don't care what
others might say about me
00:45:59.82\00:46:02.69
but I want to know
what God says about me
00:46:02.72\00:46:05.03
and so, we find out
what God says about Job here
00:46:05.06\00:46:07.86
in chapter 1...
00:46:07.90\00:46:09.36
Satan... whose name
means the adversary,
00:46:09.40\00:46:11.97
has come into God's presence...
00:46:12.03\00:46:13.74
we're not told exactly
when or where this happens
00:46:13.77\00:46:16.94
but based on what God
says here in chapter 1 verse 8,
00:46:16.97\00:46:20.11
we realize that
he's making a claim that
00:46:20.14\00:46:23.18
his kingdom of
sinfulness and selfishness
00:46:23.21\00:46:26.15
is superior to God's
Kingdom and God's Government
00:46:26.18\00:46:28.78
of love and submission.
00:46:28.82\00:46:30.45
And so, God responds in
chapter 1 verse 8 saying,
00:46:30.49\00:46:34.12
"Lord God said to Satan,
00:46:34.16\00:46:35.96
'Have you
considered My servant Job?'"
00:46:35.99\00:46:38.39
And there's the
title of the Lesson.
00:46:38.46\00:46:40.90
"There is none
like him on the earth,
00:46:40.93\00:46:43.37
a blameless and upright man,
00:46:43.40\00:46:45.60
one who fears
God, and shuns evil?"
00:46:45.63\00:46:48.34
Ah, man!
00:46:48.37\00:46:49.70
That is the equivalent of
00:46:49.74\00:46:51.07
"Well done good
and faithful servant. "
00:46:51.11\00:46:52.71
God points to Job and says,
00:46:52.74\00:46:54.51
"Here is a person who
has My righteousness...
00:46:54.54\00:46:57.21
he's just like Me. "
00:46:57.25\00:46:58.58
Well, Satan is unconvinced.
00:46:58.61\00:47:00.12
He accuses God
essentially of abusing His power
00:47:00.15\00:47:03.35
and buying Job's righteousness
00:47:03.39\00:47:05.82
as if you can pay
for a person to love you
00:47:05.85\00:47:08.69
and to take on
your righteousness.
00:47:08.72\00:47:10.69
And so, all of Job's
physical carnal prosperity
00:47:10.73\00:47:15.06
is wiped away
00:47:15.10\00:47:16.43
and again, Satan
comes before the Lord
00:47:16.46\00:47:18.50
and in chapter 2 verse 3,
00:47:18.53\00:47:20.34
God points
again to Job and says,
00:47:20.37\00:47:23.00
"Have you
considered My servant Job?"
00:47:23.04\00:47:25.61
And repeats the
same... the same words there.
00:47:25.64\00:47:28.74
So, Job's
righteousness was not based upon
00:47:28.78\00:47:31.85
the things that he owned.
00:47:31.88\00:47:33.55
God said, "I look into his
heart and I see that he loves me
00:47:33.62\00:47:37.25
and he is
displaying what I am like. "
00:47:37.29\00:47:39.05
Even when Job's wife says,
00:47:39.09\00:47:41.49
"Why do you hold
fast to your integrity?"
00:47:41.52\00:47:43.76
In chapter 2,
00:47:43.79\00:47:45.13
"Curse God and die!"
00:47:45.16\00:47:46.49
In verse 10 of chapter 2,
00:47:46.53\00:47:48.90
it says, "In all of this,
Job did not sin with his lips. "
00:47:48.93\00:47:53.17
Job doesn't hear these
words spoken about him...
00:47:53.20\00:47:56.44
he just does what is
right because it is right.
00:47:56.47\00:47:59.67
His blessings have
not gone to his head
00:47:59.71\00:48:02.04
and this becomes
then the backdrop
00:48:02.08\00:48:05.05
for the conversation
we're going to hear next.
00:48:05.08\00:48:07.28
In Job chapter
29, verses 12 to 16,
00:48:07.32\00:48:11.39
Job is... he's kind of looking
into the past and saying,
00:48:11.42\00:48:15.76
"I... I long for the old days
when I sat at the city gate...
00:48:15.79\00:48:20.10
when the young and
the old respected me
00:48:20.13\00:48:22.56
and longed for my wisdom. "
00:48:22.60\00:48:23.97
But in verse 12,
00:48:24.00\00:48:25.33
we see one of the other
things that he longs for.
00:48:25.37\00:48:27.54
"I delivered the
poor who cried out,
00:48:27.57\00:48:30.91
the fatherless and
the one who had no helper.
00:48:30.94\00:48:33.94
The blessing of a
perishing man came upon me,
00:48:33.98\00:48:36.75
and I caused the
widow's heart to sing for joy.
00:48:36.78\00:48:39.55
I put on righteousness,
and it clothed me;
00:48:39.58\00:48:42.22
My justice was like
a robe and a turban.
00:48:42.28\00:48:44.82
I was eyes to the blind,
00:48:44.85\00:48:46.89
and I was feet to the lame.
00:48:46.92\00:48:48.92
I was a father to the poor... "
00:48:48.96\00:48:50.83
and this phrase right here
00:48:50.89\00:48:52.29
the end of verse 16,
00:48:52.36\00:48:53.70
"I searched out the
case that I did not know. "
00:48:53.73\00:48:57.27
Panel: Hmmm...
00:48:57.30\00:48:58.63
Perrin: Job takes the initiative
00:48:58.70\00:49:00.27
he doesn't wait for someone
to appear upon his doorstep,
00:49:00.30\00:49:03.51
he goes out and looks
for those who are in need
00:49:03.54\00:49:06.11
and if you're applying for a job
00:49:06.17\00:49:07.71
and someone writes a
reference letter for you,
00:49:07.74\00:49:09.88
you want them to say,
"He takes initiative...
00:49:09.91\00:49:12.01
he doesn't wait to
be told what to do,
00:49:12.05\00:49:14.05
he searches for
what needs to be done. "
00:49:14.08\00:49:16.05
And Job here is just
doing exactly what God does...
00:49:16.08\00:49:20.12
who is the good Shepherd...
00:49:20.16\00:49:21.59
who goes out into the night
00:49:21.62\00:49:22.99
searching for the
sheep who is lost.
00:49:23.02\00:49:24.83
Revelation 3 verse 20,
00:49:24.86\00:49:26.83
we find that Jesus
comes to our door...
00:49:26.86\00:49:29.93
He takes the initiative...
00:49:29.96\00:49:31.30
He says, "I'm
standing at your door knocking
00:49:31.33\00:49:32.97
and calling to you. "
00:49:33.03\00:49:34.64
And Job does the same because
00:49:34.67\00:49:36.84
as 1st Peter says
there in chapter 1 verse 4,
00:49:36.87\00:49:40.21
he is a partaker
of the divine nature.
00:49:40.24\00:49:42.91
He is simply displaying
the characteristics of God
00:49:42.94\00:49:46.05
that he has witnessed.
00:49:46.08\00:49:47.42
He's not waiting
for someone to appear
00:49:47.45\00:49:49.22
to the window of his
car with a cardboard sign...
00:49:49.25\00:49:51.92
he is the words of Jesus...
00:49:51.95\00:49:53.49
going out into the
highways and the hedges,
00:49:53.52\00:49:55.72
rolling up his sleeves
to be eyes to the blind...
00:49:55.76\00:49:58.63
feet to the lame...
00:49:58.66\00:50:00.00
and I know,
sometimes, we might say,
00:50:00.03\00:50:02.23
"Lord, I'm willing to serve You
if You do all the work for me.
00:50:02.26\00:50:06.30
If you plop it
right here in my lap,
00:50:06.33\00:50:08.64
and make it impossible
for me to step... step around,
00:50:08.67\00:50:11.97
then, I'm willing
to take the last step
00:50:12.01\00:50:14.34
because I'm really
kind of reluctant. "
00:50:14.38\00:50:16.61
Job... with the character
of Christ that he has allowed
00:50:16.64\00:50:20.32
to fill him and cover him...
00:50:20.35\00:50:21.68
that's not what he does.
00:50:21.72\00:50:23.05
He does not do the bare minimum.
00:50:23.08\00:50:25.32
He says, "Lord, I'm
going to go wherever you go
00:50:25.35\00:50:27.76
and I'm going to
share with whoever it is
00:50:27.82\00:50:29.89
that... that you
helped me to find. "
00:50:29.92\00:50:31.89
And he's not doing this because
he read about it in Leviticus,
00:50:31.93\00:50:35.50
or Deuteronomy or Proverbs
00:50:35.53\00:50:37.00
which hadn't been
written about yet,
00:50:37.03\00:50:38.57
he is doing it because of
the prompting of the Holy Spirit
00:50:38.63\00:50:41.50
and that's what does it to us.
00:50:41.54\00:50:43.34
The Spirit moves
upon us and says,
00:50:43.37\00:50:45.21
"Look at what I've given to you.
00:50:45.24\00:50:46.88
I've helped you
when you were needy
00:50:46.91\00:50:48.44
and I have help for
you to share with others. "
00:50:48.48\00:50:50.81
So, how can we look
for those opportunities?
00:50:50.85\00:50:53.62
It can be as simple
as becoming familiar with
00:50:53.65\00:50:56.42
other outreach
ministries in your church...
00:50:56.45\00:50:59.15
in your city...
00:50:59.19\00:51:00.52
other believers who
already have a network
00:51:00.56\00:51:02.72
of reaching out to those in need
00:51:02.76\00:51:04.63
and you then get
on their e- mail list
00:51:04.66\00:51:07.00
so, you can be encouraged
by seeing what's happening
00:51:07.03\00:51:09.26
and pray for
missionaries and ministers
00:51:09.30\00:51:11.60
in other places
00:51:11.63\00:51:12.97
and using your
finances if God directs you.
00:51:13.00\00:51:14.80
But a little closer to home,
00:51:14.84\00:51:16.64
I want to share from 6th
volume of Testimonies, 296,
00:51:16.71\00:51:20.04
it says, "Wherever
there is a church established,
00:51:20.08\00:51:23.35
all the members should engage
actively in missionary work.
00:51:23.38\00:51:26.45
They should visit every
family in the neighborhood
00:51:26.48\00:51:29.38
and know their
spiritual condition. "
00:51:29.42\00:51:31.35
In our world today,
00:51:31.39\00:51:32.72
we shut our blinds...
00:51:32.75\00:51:34.09
we... we stay in our homes
00:51:34.12\00:51:35.99
and we're unaware...
00:51:36.02\00:51:37.36
some of the needs
right there nearby us
00:51:37.39\00:51:39.49
but I would
encourage you to begin by...
00:51:39.53\00:51:41.66
by looking around and saying,
00:51:41.70\00:51:43.03
"I'm going to at least
start praying for him...
00:51:43.06\00:51:44.90
I may not know his name
00:51:44.93\00:51:46.27
but I'm going to pray
for the man with the red car.
00:51:46.30\00:51:48.57
I'm going to pray for the
grumpy person who walks the dog
00:51:48.60\00:51:51.77
and doesn't like children. "
00:51:51.81\00:51:53.17
And you put those
names on your prayer list
00:51:53.21\00:51:55.84
and say, "Lord, help me
to understand their needs
00:51:55.88\00:51:58.51
and begin to then have
the desire and willingness
00:51:58.55\00:52:01.25
to reach out to
them and talk to them. "
00:52:01.28\00:52:03.18
Maybe you're saying to yourself,
00:52:03.22\00:52:05.32
"I'm the poor and the needy,
00:52:05.35\00:52:07.36
I... I don't have much to share
00:52:07.39\00:52:09.49
with people who are in
the same situation as I am. "
00:52:09.52\00:52:12.26
And in most situations,
00:52:12.29\00:52:13.63
those with limited
resources, I found,
00:52:13.70\00:52:15.63
are really are quick to share
00:52:15.66\00:52:17.10
with those who
share their situation.
00:52:17.13\00:52:19.00
And Jesus comes to
share the lot of the poor.
00:52:19.03\00:52:22.14
He who was rich
became poor for us.
00:52:22.17\00:52:26.14
So, caring for those
who are less fortunate,
00:52:26.17\00:52:29.68
is more than just money.
00:52:29.71\00:52:31.28
It's saying,
"Lord, put upon my heart
00:52:31.31\00:52:33.42
the needs of the others.
00:52:33.45\00:52:34.78
Help me to become
aware of the needs around me
00:52:34.82\00:52:36.79
so that I can begin
by praying for them. "
00:52:36.82\00:52:39.12
And maybe sharing
an encouraging word
00:52:39.15\00:52:41.16
or pointing
others to the resources
00:52:41.19\00:52:43.16
that I have found
00:52:43.19\00:52:44.53
that have been
useful and helpful to me.
00:52:44.56\00:52:45.89
In all of this,
00:52:45.93\00:52:47.60
we should keep in
mind Romans chapter 13.
00:52:47.63\00:52:51.43
I love verse 8 of Romans 13.
00:52:51.47\00:52:53.77
It says, "Owe
nothing to anyone. "
00:52:53.80\00:52:57.21
All right, and I
know in a previous Lesson,
00:52:57.27\00:52:59.91
we talked about
staying out of debt
00:52:59.97\00:53:01.81
and so, Paul confirms that here.
00:53:01.84\00:53:03.51
He says, "Owe nothing to anyone,
00:53:03.55\00:53:05.85
except to love one another. "
00:53:05.88\00:53:08.08
Now, when we
think about finances,
00:53:08.12\00:53:10.65
we think about business.
00:53:10.69\00:53:12.42
We want to be in the black.
00:53:12.45\00:53:14.09
We don't want our
accounts to plunge below zero
00:53:14.12\00:53:17.13
and to be in debt
00:53:17.16\00:53:18.49
and... a... a...
00:53:18.53\00:53:19.86
but when we think
about our spiritual life,
00:53:19.89\00:53:21.83
God says to us,
00:53:21.86\00:53:23.20
"I want you to recognize
00:53:23.23\00:53:24.57
that you're always
living in the red...
00:53:24.60\00:53:26.57
that you always have a
debt that you cannot pay. "
00:53:26.60\00:53:30.07
Based upon the priceless gift
00:53:30.11\00:53:32.11
that God has paid for you,
00:53:32.14\00:53:34.14
you need to then pay it back
00:53:34.18\00:53:36.11
but recognize you
can never pay it back.
00:53:36.14\00:53:37.98
And we begin to pay it
back by looking around us
00:53:38.01\00:53:40.68
and saying, "Lord,
are there those around me
00:53:40.72\00:53:43.32
who are also in need?"
00:53:43.35\00:53:44.85
I should not ever get
to the point where I say,
00:53:44.89\00:53:47.49
"I'm even with God...
00:53:47.52\00:53:48.99
I've... I've given my amount...
00:53:49.02\00:53:51.59
that... that equals
His sacrifice to me. "
00:53:51.63\00:53:54.50
Listen to what Paul
says in Romans 1:14,
00:53:54.53\00:53:57.73
he says, "I am a debtor both
to Greeks and to barbarians,
00:53:57.77\00:54:01.90
to the wise and the unwise. "
00:54:01.94\00:54:04.57
Look at what God's
given to me and I know it
00:54:04.61\00:54:07.18
and there are those out
there who don't know it.
00:54:07.21\00:54:09.74
It's not just their physical
needs that need to be met
00:54:09.78\00:54:12.55
but their spiritual needs...
00:54:12.61\00:54:13.98
those suffering
and as we meet the...
00:54:14.02\00:54:16.12
the physical needs, it
gives us opportunity to say,
00:54:16.15\00:54:18.75
"Let me share with you
what God has done for me,
00:54:18.79\00:54:21.36
the gifts that
He's given to me... "
00:54:21.39\00:54:23.19
and so, Paul then tell us,
00:54:23.22\00:54:24.73
"I want to go to a place
00:54:24.76\00:54:26.23
where no one's ever
talked about Jesus before. "
00:54:26.26\00:54:28.63
And so, we learn that he
wants to go on to Spain...
00:54:28.66\00:54:31.00
a place where
nobody had ever been
00:54:31.03\00:54:32.83
to share the good news of Jesus.
00:54:32.87\00:54:34.60
A final point as we
consider the man, Job.
00:54:34.64\00:54:38.04
Take you to Job
chapter 22 verse 6 and 7,
00:54:38.07\00:54:41.41
and we're listening to
Eliphaz one of his friends.
00:54:41.44\00:54:44.51
Listen to what he
says in verse 6 and 7,
00:54:44.55\00:54:46.98
"For you... " he's
talking to Job now,
00:54:47.02\00:54:49.38
"For you have taken pledges
from your brother for no reason,
00:54:49.42\00:54:53.15
and stripped the
naked of their clothing.
00:54:53.19\00:54:56.02
You have not given
the weary water to drink;
00:54:56.06\00:54:58.86
and you have withheld
bread from the hungry. "
00:54:58.89\00:55:01.93
We've already heard
God's testimony about Job
00:55:01.96\00:55:04.90
and maybe sometime in the past,
Job had... had been like that
00:55:04.93\00:55:08.10
and his character had changed.
00:55:08.14\00:55:09.84
But I want you to notice here
00:55:09.87\00:55:11.51
that when we give
and share with others,
00:55:11.54\00:55:13.81
it may not get a response...
00:55:13.84\00:55:16.11
a human response
here on the earth.
00:55:16.14\00:55:18.01
In fact, people
might not even witness it,
00:55:18.05\00:55:20.75
notice it and it
might be misrepresented.
00:55:20.78\00:55:23.45
But God knows the heart
00:55:23.49\00:55:25.05
and we don't serve and we
don't give for the accolades
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and the applause of others,
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we simply do it because
of what God prompts us to do
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because of what
He's done for us.
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Jill: Amen, thank you so much.
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What an incredible study
Daniel... each one of you,
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Brother Johnny and
Pastor John and Ryan,
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thank you for your
study of the Word of God.
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You have blessed my heart today.
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Want to give you an opportunity
for closing thoughts.
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Ryan: Absolutely, you know
simply it all comes down to
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Philippians 2 verse 5 for me.
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"Let this mind be in you,
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which was also
in Christ Jesus. "
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Jesus had compassion on
those who... who were in need
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and even had compassion on those
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who were,
maybe, physically or...
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or carnally or worldly rich
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but were spiritually lost.
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We should also share
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in that compassionate
heart of Jesus Christ.
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Lomacang: You may miss
your greatest opportunity
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for eternal life
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if you think that your
possessions can contribute
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in the least to
giving you eternal life.
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Be willing to let go
of what possesses you
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so that Christ can possess you.
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Jill: Amen.
Dinzey: Thank you so much.
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Ezekiel chapter 33:15 says,
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"If the wicked
restore the pledge,
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give again that he had robbed,
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walk in the statutes of life,
without committing iniquity;
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he shall surely
live, he shall not die. "
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We see Zacchaeus... not
only was willing to give one,
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he was willing to give fourfold.
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This is evidence of genuine
repentance, praise the Lord.
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Opportunity for
all is there in Jesus.
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Jill: Amen. Perrin: Thank you.
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When we consider the man Job,
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we remember that he was simply
wearing the character of Christ.
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He didn't seek out the
needy because of his goodness
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but because of God's goodness.
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And so, when we
consider the man Job,
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he points us to
consider the Son of Man
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who came to seek
and to save the lost
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and that's where we should look.
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Jill: Amen,
thank you all so much.
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Just so grateful
for this opportunity
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this time we had
to study together
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and we love sharing
this time with you at home.
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You are a part
of the 3ABN family.
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Whether the Lord has
blessed you with much
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and He's asking you
share that with others...
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or whether you
don't have so much
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and the Lord is going to
bring someone to your doorstep
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to help move that forward.
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Know that we love
you and we pray for you.
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I want to leave
you with this verse,
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this is Hebrews 13:16,
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"Do not forget to
do good and to share
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for with such sacrifices
God is well pleased. "
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What a blessing to
submit our lives to God
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and to then share
with those who are in need.
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Join us next week...
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Lesson Number 8:
Planning for Success.
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