You may have heard this saying,
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"If you fail to
plan... you plan to fail. "
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We don't want
that to happen to you
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so, join us today
on Sabbath School Panel
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where we will be
studying: Planning for Success.
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If you do not have your
Adult Bible Study Guide:
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Managing for the
Master Till He Comes,
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you can go to
3abnsabbathschoolpanel. com
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and download a copy.
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Get your Bibles and your pens
and papers and join us today.
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Music...
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Hello, I'm Shelley Quinn
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and we are so glad
that you're joining us today
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for 3ABN Sabbath School Panel
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because we do this for you
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and we have fun
doing it don't we?
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We enjoy
studying the Word of God.
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Today, we're on Lesson
8: Planning for Success
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but let me
introduce the Panel to you...
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I have here Ryan Day.
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Ryan: Amen, I've
got Monday's Lesson
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entitled: The
Blessing of Work... Ideally.
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Shelley: Amen, and John Dinzey.
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Dinzey: Thank you, I...
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it's a blessing for
me as well to be here
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and I have
Tuesday: The Earning Years.
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Shelley: Ah... it's good...
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my sister in
Christ... Jill Morikone.
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Jill: Thank you,
Shelley, on Wednesday:
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Working With Integrity.
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Shelley: Amen... and finally
my Pastor: John Lomacang.
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Lomacang: I'm way
down here at the end.
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I have: Seeking Godly Counsel...
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a powerful lesson.
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Shelley: That is... it's all...
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what I love about
this particular Quarter...
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it's very practical...
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it's... it's getting
us right at that place
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where we need counsel the most
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and John Dinzey, would you
please have our opening prayer?
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Dinzey: Sure,
let us pray together.
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"Our loving Heavenly Father,
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blessed be Your holy name.
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Thank You, Lord for the
privilege to be used by You.
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We ask that You will
bless us with Your Holy Spirit.
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Let us not speak our
words but Your words.
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We pray Lord for a blessing
upon each and every person
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that would join us... wherever
they may be in this world,
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we pray that Your Word
will not return unto You void...
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that it will bring fruit
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that will bring
You honor and glory.
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Thank You for 3ABN
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and what You are doing
every day through this ministry
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of divine origin.
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Thank You, heavenly Father,
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we pray for these things
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in the holy and
blessed name of Jesus, amen. "
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Panel: Amen.
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Shelley: We always love...
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we believe that the
Holy Spirit is the Teacher...
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we're just being
a mouthpiece here.
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If you have your Bible,
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please open to Colossians 3:23
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and we are going to read
together our Memory Text,
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Colossians 3:23 and 24,
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it says, "Whatever
you do, do it heartily,
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as to the Lord, and not to men;
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knowing that from
the Lord you will receive
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the reward of
the inheritance... "
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that's what He has
stored up in heaven for us.
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"For you serve the
Lord Jesus Christ. "
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Do you want to live a
happy successful life?
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You know, in our fallen world,
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sometimes that's hard to achieve
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but it depends upon what
your definition of success is.
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We can look at Joseph in Egypt
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and he went from
a pit to a prison
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to a palace
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and say... he was successful.
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Or we can look
at John the Baptist
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who went from
preaching and making the way
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for Jesus Christ
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to being
imprisoned and then beheaded.
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But yet, he was a success.
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So, it depends on
how we define success.
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But this week
what we're going to do
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is look at the idea of success
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in the context
of basic stewardship
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and financial principles.
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So, what we're going to do
is look at these practical steps
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that won't guarantee success
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but I do
guarantee... if you follow them,
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you're going to be
better off than if you did not.
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So, Sunday's Lesson
is: First Things First.
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Ecclesiastes
12:1, Solomon writes,
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"Remember now your Creator
in the days of your youth,
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before the difficult days come,
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and the years draw near,
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when you say, 'I have
no pleasure in them. '"
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I talked to a lot
of Seniors who say,
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this whole idea of the
golden years is a joke.
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Sometimes, as
you're growing older,
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you're in pain...
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you are going
through difficult times,
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and we need to
remember to look to the Lord
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when we're young.
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As youth begin to mature,
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they take on responsibilities
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for basic necessities of life...
food and clothing and shelter
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and there are so many things
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that can complete
with our attention
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and distract us
from serving the Lord
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so, we need to
learn how to prioritize...
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first things first.
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Jesus tells us what
to do in Matthew 6:33,
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He says, "Seek ye
first the kingdom of God,
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and His righteousness;
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and all these other
things will be added unto you. "
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When you enter into a covenant
relationship with the Lord...
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when you are
seeking His righteousness
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which He gives us by faith
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but then, we also
continue to develop...
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it is something to see
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how God provides
for His children...
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I'll tell you.
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Isaiah says this...
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I'm going to tell you,
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I pursue righteousness.
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That is something
every morning I say,
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"Create in me a clean heart...
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cleanse me of all
unrighteousness...
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Oh Lord, cause me to hunger and
thirst for Your righteousness. "
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And people say, "But why?"
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Here's one of my favorite
promises about righteousness.
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Isaiah 32:17 says,
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"The work of
righteousness will be peace. "
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When you are in
right standing with God,
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and you're in
right doing with God,
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you can count on God's peace
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and the effect
of righteousness...
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quietness and assurance forever.
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You can count on God
to satisfy your needs.
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But I always like to show people
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that being made
righteous by faith doesn't mean
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that we don't walk in obedience
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because the goal of
righteousness by faith
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is that we become like Jesus.
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Romans 6:16,
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Paul says this,
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"Do you not know that to
whom you present yourselves
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slaves to obey,
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you are that one's
slaves whom you obey... "
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we're all a slave to
one power or the other.
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He says, "Whether of sin
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leading to death,
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or of obedience
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leading to righteousness?"
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God expects His children
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to walk in loyalty to Him
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and in love that
motivates obedience.
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Jesus said in
Matthew 7:21 to 23,
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"Not everyone who
says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,'
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shall enter the
kingdom of heaven,
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but he who does the
will of My Father... "
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So, what we're going
to look at in this Lesson,
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is the story of
Jacob in Genesis 28.
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So, let me set this up,
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we know that Jacob's
mother was told by God...
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the younger
would serve the older
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of the two twins
that were in her belly.
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So, she devices this scheme
and Jacob participated in it.
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Jacob means Deceiver.
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And she tricks
her husband, Isaac,
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into giving the clan blessing...
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the firstborn-clan blessing
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that actually, Esau had
sold for a bowl of lentils
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but she
disguises her son, Jacob,
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and Isaac gives the
firstborn-clan blessing
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to Jacob.
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Well, what happened?
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Esau felt like he'd
been supplanted again
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even though he had
sold his birthright
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for a bowl of soup
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and he thought his
father was near death
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and he planned to
kill him as soon as...
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kill his brother Jacob
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as soon as the days
of mourning were over.
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So, Rebecca says,
"Go to my... my...
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your uncle Laban's house
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and stay there for a few days...
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a few days ended
up to be 20 years.
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But, I did some
research in the Bible...
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this is going to fascinate you.
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Did you know that he... Jacob
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was close to 77 years old...
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he was beyond middle-aged
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because he
lived another 70 years
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but he was 77 years old
when he fled for Laban's house.
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Now, he was weary
because he was running from...
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he believes his
brother is going to kill him.
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He stops for the night...
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he wasn't looking for God...
but God was looking for him
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and God appeared to
him in a divine dream
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and there was a
ladder with angels
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that went from
earth to heaven...
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heaven to earth
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and there were
angels going up and down
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and God stood at
the top of the ladder
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and He said, "I am
the Lord your God...
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the God of Abraham your father
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and the God of Isaac... "
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and in Genesis 28:18 through 22,
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what we see is... Jacob has
had a spiritual wake-up call.
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He has had... he
has seen the Lord
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in the form of the vision.
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He recognizes...
God as his provider
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and he is ready to
submit and commit to the Lord
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and he promises
right there in Genesis 28
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that he is going
to return a tenth
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of all that he
receives to the Lord
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and you know what happened?
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God became known not just
as the God of Abraham and Isaac
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but the God of Jacob as well.
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So, it shows us that
even when we're older,
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maybe we haven't always
made the right choice for Jesus,
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but it's never
too late to wake up
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and to enter into...
I... I say it's never too late
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as long as you've got a breath,
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you've got time
but we never know...
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none of us are
promised tomorrow.
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So, Jacob makes some
important life choices
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both spiritual and financial
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and as part of his vow,
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he says in Genesis 28:21,
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"The LORD shall be my God. "
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Now, it's
interesting because our...
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the author of our
Adult Bible Study Guide
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says, "What is important
about the timing of this event?"
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After Jacob made
his spiritual commitment
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and his financial
commitment to God,
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you know what happened?
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He arrives at
Uncle Laban's house
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and he sees Rebecca at the well
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and he falls in love
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and let me read directly
from what the Quarterly says.
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"It is fitting to make
your spiritual decision
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and your life-work decision
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before commitment to marriage. "
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Your future spouse should
know what they're getting into.
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Hey, if you're
getting ready to get married,
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know what you're getting into.
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Is this person a
committed Christian?
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What type of work
will they be involved in?
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What kind of life
are you committing to?
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And then he says... other
questions that need answers
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before marriage
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are what level of
education have they completed?
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What amount of debt
will come into the marriage?
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And, am I willing to
accept this situation
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as part of my responsibility?
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I want to tell you,
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the second most important
decision you ever make...
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the first being
accepting Christ as your Savior,
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the second most important
decision is who you marry.
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So, enter into that
commitment very prayerfully.
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Ryan: Hmmm... amen...
thank you so much, Shelley
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for that great foundation.
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An introduction...
my name is Ryan Day
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and I have Monday's Lesson
entitled: The Blessing of Work
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and I found it interesting
because in parenthesis,
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Brother Reid put "Ideally".
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Panel: Laughter.
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Ryan: That's the idea, right?
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Idea is that work
is for sure a blessing
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if we will allow it to be.
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I'm going to actually...
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the way I approach this lesson
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even though there was some
incredible things brought out.
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As I begin to
really develop this lesson
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and really study it through
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you know, I basically
broke it up into a list.
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I have... I have
eight truths about work.
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We know that it is a blessing...
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we're going to see it,
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the Bible brings
out many different ways,
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of course, it's not
limited to just these eight.
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But just to share a few
of these things with you
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as we go through.
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Work... Number 1:
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Work is meant to be a
blessing even before sin.
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Did you know that
Genesis chapter 2 verse 15,
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that perfect world that God
had created for Adam and Eve
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in placing them into
the garden of paradise,
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He told them... it says
here in verse 15 of Genesis 2,
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"Then the LORD God took the man
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and put him in
the garden of Eden
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to tend and keep it. "
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So, it was
meant to be a blessing
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even before sin...
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a lot of people think work is...
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is the result of sin...
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no... God meant for it to
be a blessing even before that.
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Even in "Our High
Calling" page 223,
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the lesson brings out this...
I'm quoting: Our High Calling,
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page 223,
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it says, "And to Adam
was given the work of caring
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for the garden.
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The Creator knew that
Adam could not be happy
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without employment.
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The beauty of the
garden delighted him
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but this was not enough.
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He must have labor
to call into exercise
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the wonderful
organs of the body.
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Had happiness
consisted in doing nothing,
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man in his state of...
of... of holy innocence
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would have been left unemployed.
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But He who created man
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knew that what
would be for his happiness
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and no sooner had he created him
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than He had given
him an appointed work...
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a promise of future glory
and the decree that man must
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toil for his daily bread
came from the same throne. "
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So, again, even before sin,
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work was meant to be a blessing.
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Number 2... point Number 2:
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Work teaches us to give our best
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and be disciplined to
do things the right way.
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Ecclesiastes
chapter 9 verse 10 says,
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"Whatever your hand finds
to do, do it with your might;
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for there is no work or
device or knowledge or wisdom
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in the grave
where you are going. "
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You know this
Scripture as well as many others
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teach us that God not
only wants us to be blessed
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with the idea and
the very reality of work
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but that it teaches us...
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it helps to discipline us in...
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in doing things the right way,
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there's nothing more irritating
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than having to work with someone
who does something, you know,
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half-heartedly or give them
a job and they do it half way.
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When my dad sent
me out as a young man
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to start mowing the
lawn at 9 years old,
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I started at 9 years old
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and I remember, he wasn't
about to have a half-mowed lawn,
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he said, "You're going to
go out and do it the right way.
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You're going to weed it...
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you're going to
pull the weeds... "
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and he taught us
how to do all of that
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and so, no stranger to
hard work in good.. good labor.
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Point Number 3:
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It's God's plan for us
to work for our resources
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and needs.
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And so, the Bible says in
2nd Thessalonians chapter 3
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verses 8 to 10,
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it says, "For you yourselves
know how you ought to follow us,
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for we were not
disorderly among you;
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nor did we eat
anyone's bread free of charge,
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but worked with labor
and toil night and day,
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that we might not be
a burden to any of you,
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not because we do
not have authority,
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but to make ourselves an example
of how you should follow us.
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For even when we were with
you, we commanded you this:
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If anyone will not
work, neither shall he eat. "
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We live in a world today where
people... you know, this...
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this modern culture
and this modern time
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where people have the
idea that you know what?
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Just... just to
receive free handouts
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and I'm not
saying that's everyone
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but there's
certainly a mentality out there
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that they're entitled
to just receive things.
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I saw an episode... and I
wouldn't watch the whole episode
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but I saw a clip
that somebody had shared
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on Social Media recently
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of a young girl who
appeared on Dr. Phil Show
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and her mother had just
showered her with Credit Cards
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and she had maxed them all out
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and she just
wants to go shopping
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and she wants free handouts
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but then the mother...
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Dr. Phil encouraged
and brought the mother
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to make the decision...
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"Do you know what?
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Make your... your
16-17-year old daughter
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go out and get a job. "
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And the girl just wept and cried
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because she had
no idea to work...
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to actually go out and
earn something for herself
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and it was just
sad to watch the state
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of this young girl's mind.
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Ephesians chapter 4
verse 28... it says,
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"Let him who
stole steal no longer,
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but rather let him labor,
00:18:13.92\00:18:15.46
working with his
hands what is good,
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that he may have something
to give him who has need. "
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Point Number 4:
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Work teaches us a
sense of accomplishment.
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It helps establish healthy goals
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and a healthy mindset.
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Oh, I love this...
every time I read it I...
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it just... just me read it,
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Proverbs chapter 12 verse 11,
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I'm going to read
New King James Version,
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it says, "He who tills the land,
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will be satisfied with bread,
00:18:36.68\00:18:38.61
but he who follows frivolity
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is devoid of understanding. "
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But then, I
read NIV and it says,
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same... same text...
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Proverbs 12:11,
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"Those who work with their
land will have abundant food,
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but those who chase
fantasies, have no sense. "
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I mean, that's
just the way it is.
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If you chase
fantasies, you have no sense.
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How many people have
some sense here today?
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Let's... let's act
like we have some sense.
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The Lord has
given us some clear...
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clear counsel on this issue,
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Proverbs 12:24 even says,
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"The hand of the
diligent will rule,
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but the lazy man will
be put to forced labor. "
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All of these principles are
made clear in the Word of God.
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Point Number 5:
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Work helps to prevent poverty.
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Proverbs 14 verse 23,
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"In all labor there is profit,
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but idle chatter
leads only to poverty. "
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You know, we know not always...
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we understand poverty sometimes
comes in the form of misfortunes
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and other things
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but for the... for the...
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for the sake of
this particular lesson,
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yes, talking about work...
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if you choose not to
work, it could lead to poverty.
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Proverbs 6 verse 10 and 11,
00:19:37.44\00:19:39.14
"A little sleep,
a little slumber,
00:19:39.17\00:19:40.84
a little folding of
the hands to sleep...
00:19:40.88\00:19:43.04
so shall your poverty
come on you like a prowler,
00:19:43.08\00:19:46.18
and your need
like an armed man. "
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And so, again, God
wants us to work...
00:19:49.18\00:19:52.05
it's His plan that we
are to labor for those things
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and... and... and to
bring about a healthy situation
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in our life.
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Point Number 6:
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Work helps us
stay out of trouble.
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Now, when I...
when I... when I...
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when I... when I
thought of this one,
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immediately there was a
story that came to my mind.
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I'm going to read it...
00:20:08.54\00:20:09.87
then we're going to talk
about it just for a moment,
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2nd Samuel 11 verses 1 and 2,
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We know this chapter to say,
00:20:12.94\00:20:14.64
"It happened in
the spring of the year,
00:20:14.68\00:20:16.95
at the time when
kings go out to battle,
00:20:16.98\00:20:19.18
that David sent Joab
and his servants with him,
00:20:19.21\00:20:21.48
and all of Israel;
00:20:21.52\00:20:22.85
and they destroyed
the people of Ammon
00:20:22.88\00:20:24.22
and besieged Rabbah.
00:20:24.25\00:20:25.59
But David remained in Jerusalem.
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Then it happened one evening
that David arose from his bed
00:20:28.09\00:20:30.93
and walked on the
roof of the king's house.
00:20:30.96\00:20:33.03
And from the roof,
he saw a woman bathing,
00:20:33.06\00:20:35.10
and the woman was
very beautiful to behold. "
00:20:35.13\00:20:37.27
You know the rest of that story.
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David stayed home from work,
00:20:39.23\00:20:41.07
he didn't go to work when
he should have been at work
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and should have been attending
00:20:43.24\00:20:44.61
to what he should have been
doing as the Leader of Israel,
00:20:44.64\00:20:47.28
setting the example,
00:20:47.31\00:20:48.78
he stayed home from work
and it got him in trouble.
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So, be careful not
to stay home from work
00:20:51.01\00:20:52.88
when you ought to be at work
00:20:52.91\00:20:54.25
doing those things that
the Lord even counsels us
00:20:54.28\00:20:56.92
that we should be doing.
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Point Number 7:
00:20:58.32\00:20:59.65
We have a responsibility to work
00:20:59.69\00:21:01.26
and provide for those who
cannot provide for themselves.
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This is a big one.
00:21:04.76\00:21:06.09
1st Timothy chapter 5 verse 8,
00:21:06.13\00:21:07.46
notice what the Bible says,
00:21:07.50\00:21:09.00
it says, "But if anyone
does not provide for his own,
00:21:09.06\00:21:11.80
and especially for
those of his household,
00:21:11.83\00:21:14.10
he has denied the faith
00:21:14.14\00:21:16.91
and is worse than an
unbeliever... " my Friends,
00:21:16.97\00:21:20.64
I mean that's a...
that's a strong one
00:21:20.68\00:21:22.74
and we live... unfortunately,
we live in a society
00:21:22.78\00:21:26.01
where it is the case that many
men and women are neglecting
00:21:26.05\00:21:30.99
the needs of those
within their control.
00:21:31.02\00:21:33.69
Maybe it's their children...
00:21:33.72\00:21:35.06
maybe it's their family...
their wife... their mother...
00:21:35.09\00:21:36.76
their father who
cannot provide for themselves.
00:21:36.83\00:21:39.06
I mean, we even
live in a culture
00:21:39.09\00:21:40.43
and I'm certainly
not kicking this down
00:21:40.46\00:21:42.20
because I recognize
that in certain situations
00:21:42.26\00:21:43.97
you know, you cannot avoid
00:21:44.00\00:21:46.27
certain cases in which your
own family members need to go
00:21:46.30\00:21:49.00
in Special-Care
Homes or what not
00:21:49.04\00:21:51.04
but, you know, we
certainly live in a society
00:21:51.07\00:21:52.91
and even this was
condemned in Scripture
00:21:52.94\00:21:54.71
that people just
forget about their loved ones,
00:21:54.74\00:21:56.24
they say, "Ah, I'm
just going to live for me...
00:21:56.28\00:21:57.75
I'm going to do my thing...
00:21:57.78\00:21:59.11
Mom and Daddy, get
out of my life... "
00:21:59.15\00:22:00.98
and then... it's...
it's just a sad thing
00:22:01.02\00:22:02.98
that that is a reality
in the world that we live in
00:22:03.05\00:22:05.22
where people live
more for themselves
00:22:05.25\00:22:07.09
than to live up
to the responsibility
00:22:07.12\00:22:08.96
that God has called them to do
00:22:08.99\00:22:10.33
and that is... work
is not just a blessing,
00:22:10.36\00:22:12.69
it's a blessing not just for
you and for your personal gain,
00:22:12.73\00:22:15.80
but also for the... for
the sustaining of others...
00:22:15.83\00:22:18.87
and the helping of others
00:22:18.90\00:22:20.24
especially those
within your control...
00:22:20.27\00:22:21.84
within your
home... your household...
00:22:21.87\00:22:23.61
in your family...
00:22:23.64\00:22:24.97
so, remember that...
1st Timothy 5 verse 8.
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Of course, the last
one here I had to add
00:22:27.28\00:22:29.71
just came to my mind...
I'm excited about it, you know,
00:22:29.74\00:22:32.85
a lot of times we think,
00:22:32.88\00:22:34.22
you know, I've heard people say,
"Oh, I'm getting tired of work
00:22:34.25\00:22:36.48
and tired of labor...
00:22:36.52\00:22:37.85
I'm ready for Jesus to
come back and deliver me
00:22:37.89\00:22:39.52
from all this hard, hard,
hard labor and this life. "
00:22:39.55\00:22:41.89
Well, you know what?
00:22:41.92\00:22:43.26
Work is still a blessing
even in the new earth to come
00:22:43.29\00:22:46.16
because in Isaiah
chapter 65 verses 21 to 23,
00:22:46.19\00:22:49.93
it says, "They shall build... "
00:22:49.96\00:22:51.73
this is in the new earth, right?
00:22:51.77\00:22:53.30
This is when we have a city home
00:22:53.34\00:22:54.77
and the Bible says we're
going to have country homes,
00:22:54.80\00:22:56.64
we're going to work
on these properties,
00:22:56.67\00:22:58.24
we're going to...
we're going to build them...
00:22:58.27\00:22:59.81
we're going to care for them
00:22:59.84\00:23:01.18
and it's going to be a blessing.
00:23:01.21\00:23:02.54
Isaiah 65 verses 21 to 23,
00:23:02.58\00:23:04.31
"They shall build
houses and inhabit them;
00:23:04.35\00:23:06.82
they shall plant
vineyards and eat their fruit.
00:23:06.85\00:23:09.32
They shall not
build and another inhabit;
00:23:09.35\00:23:11.45
they shall not
plant and another eat;
00:23:11.49\00:23:13.56
for as the days of a tree,
00:23:13.59\00:23:15.29
so shall be the
days of My people,
00:23:15.32\00:23:17.79
and My elect... " notice,
00:23:17.83\00:23:19.46
"My elect shall long
enjoy the work of their hands.
00:23:19.49\00:23:24.30
And they shall
not labor in vain. "
00:23:24.33\00:23:27.04
When we... when we get
to the new heaven and earth,
00:23:27.07\00:23:29.37
we'll never get tired...
00:23:29.40\00:23:30.74
we'll look at
work as a blessing.
00:23:30.77\00:23:32.91
Not a single soul
is going to complain
00:23:32.94\00:23:34.71
about labor or work when
they get to the new earth.
00:23:34.74\00:23:36.95
It's going to be a blessing,
00:23:36.98\00:23:38.31
we're going to
co-exist together...
00:23:38.35\00:23:39.85
we'll have a country
home... a beautiful property,
00:23:39.88\00:23:42.78
a beautiful home
00:23:42.82\00:23:44.15
and a venue that
we're going to tend and work
00:23:44.19\00:23:46.35
each and every day
with a smile on our face
00:23:46.42\00:23:48.82
and so, work is for sure.
00:23:48.86\00:23:50.73
Ideally, a blessing
according to Scripture.
00:23:50.76\00:23:53.50
Panel: Amen and amen.
00:23:53.53\00:23:54.86
Shelley: Amen and
I just want to say...
00:23:54.90\00:23:56.23
Parents, your responsibility
is to teach your children
00:23:56.26\00:23:59.20
to have a love
relationship with the Lord
00:23:59.23\00:24:02.04
but the
second-most important thing
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getting ready to get married,
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it's more important to me...
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Shelley: And now we
continue with Tuesday's Lesson
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and Pastor John Dinzey.
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Dinzey: Thank you, the blessing
of Tuesday's Lesson is...
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the title: The Earning Years.
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And this takes us
into what the family...
00:25:08.27\00:25:11.34
what their responsibility
is... family unity
00:25:11.37\00:25:14.38
and the
importance of work as well.
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And according to
the Lesson's ah...
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we are supposed to understand...
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teach the children
that work is important
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and it says here that
the average individual
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works about 40 years
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and it says,
"During the earning years,
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this can be a very
intense time financially.
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It is a very sensitive time
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because the family is
learning to work together,
00:25:38.60\00:25:42.07
and its members are
creating lifelong bonds.
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Financial stress can wreck
the marriage at this point,
00:25:45.54\00:25:48.88
and frequently does. "
00:25:48.91\00:25:50.25
And this is true.
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You look at the statistics
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and one of the top
reasons why there is divorce
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is because of
financial difficulties.
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So, it is important to
learn to handle finances.
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And that's why this...
this whole Quarterly is
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important for the
Christian families.
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And really, it is important for
us to learn how to handle money.
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We talked about putting
the Credit Cards in the Freezer
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and not getting them out
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and so, let's go right to
1st Timothy chapter 5 verse 8,
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notice this Scripture,
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"But if anyone does
not provide for his own,
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and especially for
those of his household,
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he has denied the faith
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and is worse
than an unbeliever. "
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And the King James
Versions says, "an infidel. "
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So, we see that the Bible really
brings the importance of work
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to a very high level.
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So, we have to also understand
that there are individuals,
00:26:50.24\00:26:55.18
there are families
that have some difficulty...
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maybe there's a
family member that has a...
00:26:57.68\00:27:00.08
let us say, a life-long illness
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and so, the
family has to adjust.
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At some time it
could be that the father
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which normally is
the... what they call
00:27:08.26\00:27:11.13
"the breadwinner
of the household. "
00:27:11.16\00:27:12.66
A disease comes
or... has a heart attack
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or a stroke
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and now the
family has to adjust.
00:27:17.47\00:27:18.80
Perhaps the wife
that did not work
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now has to work
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and it creates a
difficulty in the family.
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So, we understand that
there are some individuals
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that cannot work
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but those that can
work and refuse to work...
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this is why you
have this Scripture
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and if you don't
provide for your own,
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especially for
those in your household,
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you have denied the faith.
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So, according to this,
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it is part of
the Christian faith
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to be a worker
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to provide for
yourself and your family.
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In Proverbs chapter 14 verse 23,
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we have the following words,
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"In all labor there is profit,
00:27:50.43\00:27:52.33
but idle chatter
leads only to poverty. "
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A very important
point to understand
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in order for us to have the
things we need in our homes,
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the food on our table,
00:28:03.21\00:28:04.55
electricity, water,
00:28:04.58\00:28:05.91
and the things that
are necessary for life,
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somebody has to work.
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I have met some people
00:28:08.95\00:28:10.32
that... there are some societies
like the United States,
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that because somebody
has some type of incapacity,
00:28:14.29\00:28:18.76
they have
something called Welfare,
00:28:18.79\00:28:20.80
but there are people
that try to find loopholes
00:28:20.83\00:28:23.30
and they say, "Oh, Man! I can...
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I can live without work...
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I just have to claim that I
have some kind of incapacity. "
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And so, unfortunately,
there are those types of people.
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So, the Bible says
what we have just read.
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You deny the faith if you
refuse to work when you can.
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Colossians chapter 3 verse
23 tells us how we should work
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and I'll also read verse 24,
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"And whatever you
do, do it heartily... "
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how?
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as "to the Lord and not to men,
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knowing that from the Lord
you will receive the reward
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of the inheritance;
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for you serve the Lord Christ. "
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Wherever you work...
whatever your job is,
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we should consider that
we're working for the Lord...
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not only that...
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we are representing Jesus Christ
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especially if
you work in a place
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where it's not a
Christian company...
00:29:12.05\00:29:14.45
it's not a
Christian environment...
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you are representing the Lord
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and people should look upon you
as somebody that is dedicated...
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somebody that
does... is not a slacker.
00:29:23.63\00:29:26.03
Sometimes... sometimes
the word "slacker" is used
00:29:26.06\00:29:28.03
and Christians
should be the best example
00:29:28.06\00:29:30.93
and have the best
reputation of doing a job well.
00:29:30.97\00:29:33.74
Not somebody that
is looked upon as,
00:29:33.77\00:29:36.67
"Okay, he's gonna... he's
not going to do the job right,
00:29:36.71\00:29:40.08
he's going to take his time
00:29:40.14\00:29:42.71
and also not somebody
that you can count on. "
00:29:42.74\00:29:46.41
Here in the Lesson,
00:29:46.45\00:29:49.42
we have this thought
that I like to read to you,
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it says, "The Children
who are brought into the world
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during this segment of life... "
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that's the earning years...
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"are called a heritage from
the LORD." Psalm 127 verse 3.
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"We must remember
that that children bring
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with them an
awesome responsibility. "
00:30:05.10\00:30:07.60
And while we have to work,
00:30:07.64\00:30:10.01
we have to balance these things
00:30:10.04\00:30:11.74
because society...
00:30:11.77\00:30:14.38
you know you have that
thing that's still around:
00:30:14.44\00:30:17.88
Keeping up with the Joneses...
00:30:17.91\00:30:19.25
"Oh, they have a
car... we'd better get a car
00:30:19.28\00:30:22.08
because the Joneses have a car
00:30:22.12\00:30:23.45
and whatever they
get, we have to get. "
00:30:23.49\00:30:25.59
We have to be
careful with those things
00:30:25.62\00:30:27.72
and use money wisely.
00:30:27.76\00:30:30.36
And I want to
bring some points out
00:30:30.39\00:30:32.59
that are brought
out in the Lesson
00:30:32.63\00:30:34.76
which are very important...
they... they did a good job.
00:30:34.80\00:30:36.87
Keeping this in mind...
00:30:36.90\00:30:39.73
in the last part of
Hebrews chapter 2 verse 13
00:30:39.77\00:30:42.80
because we're talking about
bringing up children as well.
00:30:42.84\00:30:44.67
"And again: 'I will
put My trust in Him. '
00:30:44.74\00:30:47.51
And again: 'Behold,
00:30:47.54\00:30:48.88
I and the children
which God hath given Me. '"
00:30:48.91\00:30:52.68
So, if God has
given you children,
00:30:52.71\00:30:55.28
you have the
awesome responsibility...
00:30:55.32\00:30:57.85
the great responsibility
00:30:57.89\00:30:59.22
to show them
the way of the Lord.
00:30:59.25\00:31:00.92
To let them know that
there is a God in heaven.
00:31:00.96\00:31:03.96
He created us and
there's a plan of salvation.
00:31:03.99\00:31:06.96
It's a great responsibility
00:31:07.00\00:31:10.10
and we have to set an example.
00:31:10.13\00:31:11.47
Children see us just being lazy
00:31:11.50\00:31:15.34
when there are
things to do in the home
00:31:15.37\00:31:17.74
that are necessary
00:31:17.77\00:31:20.28
but the... the thing
they see from day to day,
00:31:20.31\00:31:24.25
week to week is that,
00:31:24.28\00:31:25.71
"Okay, Honey, when are you
going to take the garbage out?"
00:31:25.75\00:31:28.92
Because
according to most families,
00:31:28.98\00:31:30.85
the husband is supposed
to take the garbage out.
00:31:30.89\00:31:32.55
"When are you going
to take the garbage out?"
00:31:32.59\00:31:34.62
And if you see this
thing kind of taking place...
00:31:34.66\00:31:36.76
the children are
learning... they are sponges
00:31:36.79\00:31:39.36
and I've learned a lot
from our Samuel and Caleb,
00:31:39.39\00:31:41.90
it's very interesting
00:31:41.93\00:31:43.26
and one of these things
that we're going to share is
00:31:43.30\00:31:45.53
as we go along...
00:31:45.57\00:31:46.90
here it says in... Number 1...
00:31:46.94\00:31:49.24
there are three points
brought out in the Lesson:
00:31:49.27\00:31:50.91
Provide a
Christian Home Environment.
00:31:50.97\00:31:53.31
This would include regular
and interesting family worship.
00:31:53.34\00:31:56.95
Regular Sabbath
School and Church Attendance,
00:31:56.98\00:31:59.51
and faithfulness in
tithes and offerings.
00:31:59.58\00:32:02.32
Children need to
learn to see you faithful
00:32:02.35\00:32:05.09
in tithes and offerings.
00:32:05.12\00:32:06.65
It's not that you just prepare
it and drop it in the envelope
00:32:06.69\00:32:10.59
because kids are watching you
00:32:10.63\00:32:11.96
and they want to
drop it in the envelope.
00:32:11.99\00:32:13.83
Tell them why you are
preparing your tithe envelope.
00:32:13.90\00:32:17.40
Why you are preparing offering
00:32:17.43\00:32:20.07
and let them know that
they too from what they receive
00:32:20.10\00:32:24.31
because children receive gifts,
00:32:24.34\00:32:26.61
they too can set aside offerings
00:32:26.64\00:32:28.88
and of their increase,
00:32:28.91\00:32:30.78
we taught our children that
whenever they receive something,
00:32:30.81\00:32:34.75
they should save a
tithe to give it to...
00:32:34.78\00:32:37.39
to return it to the Lord.
00:32:37.42\00:32:38.75
And this is an interesting quote
from Adventist Home, page 32,
00:32:38.79\00:32:43.06
"The greatest evidence of
the power of Christianity,
00:32:43.09\00:32:48.03
that can be
presented to the world
00:32:48.06\00:32:50.97
is a well-ordered,
well-disciplined family.
00:32:51.03\00:32:54.24
This will recommend the
truth as nothing else can
00:32:54.27\00:32:58.37
for it is a living witness
00:32:58.41\00:33:00.81
of its practical
power upon the heart. "
00:33:00.84\00:33:04.51
So, provide a Christian
environment for the home.
00:33:04.55\00:33:07.68
This is something
that children need
00:33:08.02\00:33:09.78
and teach them.
00:33:09.82\00:33:11.25
As it says in Proverbs 9:10-11,
00:33:11.29\00:33:13.92
"The fear of the LORD
is the beginning of wisdom,
00:33:13.96\00:33:17.03
and the knowledge of
the Holy is understanding.
00:33:17.06\00:33:20.06
For by me thy days
shall be multiplied,
00:33:20.10\00:33:23.47
and the years of thy
life shall be increased. "
00:33:23.50\00:33:26.57
Let's go to Point Number 2:
00:33:26.60\00:33:28.07
Teach them a willingness to work
00:33:28.10\00:33:30.14
and an appreciation for it.
00:33:30.17\00:33:32.31
Children will discover that
diligence and integrity at work
00:33:32.34\00:33:35.51
are always noticed,
appreciated and rewarded.
00:33:35.54\00:33:38.68
So, it was very interesting
teaching our children to work.
00:33:38.71\00:33:42.15
You know, we... one of the
things I would tell the kids...
00:33:42.18\00:33:45.62
"It's good to work...
00:33:45.65\00:33:47.76
but it's better to work smart
00:33:47.79\00:33:49.86
so, you know, if
you're doing a job around,
00:33:49.89\00:33:51.56
if there's a
better way to do it,
00:33:51.59\00:33:53.16
try... it's not...
don't just be a robot,
00:33:53.19\00:33:55.10
try to figure out a
better way to do it. "
00:33:55.13\00:33:56.97
I also told them
00:33:57.00\00:33:58.33
because sometimes,
you know, "Do this... "
00:33:58.37\00:34:00.64
and I found them...
they started playing
00:34:00.67\00:34:03.10
and I said, "Hey, wait a minute,
00:34:03.14\00:34:05.64
do what you're supposed to do
00:34:05.67\00:34:08.14
and when you're done,
00:34:08.18\00:34:09.51
you can do what
you like to do. "
00:34:09.54\00:34:11.11
And so, these are
very simple things
00:34:11.18\00:34:12.81
to bring to children's attention
so that they can understand
00:34:12.85\00:34:15.42
there's a time to work...
00:34:15.45\00:34:16.79
there's also a
time that you can play.
00:34:16.82\00:34:18.49
In Proverbs chapter 6
verse 6 and onward, it says,
00:34:18.55\00:34:24.16
"Go to the ant, you sluggard!
00:34:24.19\00:34:26.13
consider her ways and be wise,
00:34:26.19\00:34:28.06
which have no
captain, Overseer, or ruler,
00:34:28.10\00:34:30.70
provides her
supplies in the summer,
00:34:30.73\00:34:32.63
and gathers her
food in the harvest.
00:34:32.67\00:34:34.74
How long will you
slumber, O sluggard?
00:34:34.77\00:34:37.07
When will you
rise from your sleep?
00:34:37.11\00:34:39.17
A little sleep,
a little slumber,
00:34:39.21\00:34:41.24
a little folding of
the hands to sleep...
00:34:41.28\00:34:43.31
so shall your poverty
come on you like a prowler,
00:34:43.35\00:34:46.88
and your need
like an armed man. "
00:34:46.92\00:34:49.68
So, the Bible stresses
the importance of work.
00:34:49.72\00:34:53.19
And, of course, it says here,
00:34:53.22\00:34:55.46
Number 3: Help
with a good education.
00:34:55.49\00:34:58.53
Children need to be educated.
00:34:58.56\00:35:00.30
They need to understand
that they have to study
00:35:00.33\00:35:03.26
to learn some type of career
00:35:03.30\00:35:05.23
that will be a...
a benefit to them...
00:35:05.27\00:35:07.80
a blessing to them
00:35:07.84\00:35:09.17
and their families if
they choose to have families.
00:35:09.20\00:35:12.17
So, time is gone and
so, consider these things.
00:35:12.21\00:35:15.78
Jill: Amen, thank you
so much Pastor Johnny.
00:35:15.81\00:35:19.31
We know Samuel and Caleb well
00:35:19.35\00:35:21.55
and you and Idalia did a
great job with your sons.
00:35:21.58\00:35:23.65
I'm Jill Morikone, I
have Wednesday's Lesson:
00:35:23.69\00:35:26.96
Working With Integrity.
00:35:26.99\00:35:29.39
Now, I've renamed it:
Living a Life of Integrity
00:35:29.42\00:35:33.70
because, you know, Integrity
counts in your workplace
00:35:33.73\00:35:35.86
absolutely
00:35:35.90\00:35:37.23
but it also
matters in your home.
00:35:37.27\00:35:38.77
Integrity matters at the school.
00:35:38.80\00:35:40.80
Integrity matters in the
church and in the community.
00:35:40.84\00:35:45.27
So, first, we'll just
look at: What is integrity?
00:35:45.31\00:35:47.74
And then we have
five Biblical keys
00:35:47.78\00:35:50.91
to living a life of integrity.
00:35:50.95\00:35:53.92
But what is integrity?
00:35:53.98\00:35:55.32
The dictionary says...
it's the quality of being honest
00:35:55.35\00:35:58.95
and having
strong moral principles.
00:35:58.99\00:36:02.52
Another site says, "Integrity
implies trustworthiness
00:36:02.56\00:36:06.66
and incorruptibility
00:36:06.70\00:36:09.10
to a degree
that one is incapable
00:36:09.16\00:36:12.37
of being false to a trust,
responsibility or a pledge. "
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This is Jill's
definition of integrity.
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A person with integrity
is a person who is honest.
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They always tell the truth.
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Incapable of being
deceptive or dishonest.
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A person of integrity is
a person who is trustworthy.
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They're reliable.
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They accomplish what
they say they will do.
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They meet you at the
time they say they will
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or they let you know if
they can't make it at that time.
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I remember we had an employee...
this was several years ago
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that... she possessed
reliability and trustworthiness.
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She possessed integrity.
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If she would take a paper
clip by accident from 3ABN
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and she would get home
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and discover that the
paper clip was at home,
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you know what she did?
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She got in her car...
she drove back to 3ABN
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and she would return
the paper clip after hours.
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Now, if it was me...
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sometimes, I'd bring a
pen home by accident...
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I'd just say, "I'd
bring it in the morning. "
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You know, I'll
return it in the morning
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but she would get in
her car that night...
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that is a person
who is trustworthy.
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A person who is trustworthy
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keeps your
information in confidence...
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does not spill secrets...
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a person who is
loyal... has your back...
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does not discuss
you with others...
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never cheats.
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A person with integrity
is a person with morality.
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They take the highest road.
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They don't lie...
they don't cheat...
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true to their word...
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they avoid even the
appearance of fraud,
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deception or immorality.
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A person of integrity is
a person who is accountable
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to God and to other people...
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who accepts responsibility
for their own actions
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and does not,
Shelley, as Molly used to say,
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blame, shift and
justify their actions.
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A person with integrity
is a person who is ethical...
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who chooses to
do the right thing
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regardless of the consequences.
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Now, I don't know about
you but when I hear that list,
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wow! that's a high list.
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How are we even supposed
to live lives of integrity?
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The heart is deceitful above all
things and desperately wicked,
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who can know it?
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We can think, "Oh yes,
I live in integrity... "
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and then the next
moment, you realize,
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"I didn't even know
what was in my heart. "
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So, how do we
live lives of integrity
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as men and women of God?
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Here are five keys to
help you on that journey.
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Number 1:
Choose God and His Law.
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We're going to Jeremiah 31.
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Jeremiah 31 verse 33,
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"Choose God and His law... "
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this key is foundational
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to developing a
life of integrity.
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"But this is the covenant I will
make with the house of Israel;
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after those days, says the LORD,
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I will put my
law in their minds,
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and write it on their hearts;
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and I will be their God,
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and they shall be my people. "
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You cannot be a person
of integrity without God.
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You know, Pastor John, people
say, "Oh, I'm a good person,
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I can live a moral life...
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I can live an upstanding life. "
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The truth is, you cannot be a
person of integrity without God.
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The principles of integrity
are Biblical principles.
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So, the first key... if you want
to live a life of integrity,
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is just choose God.
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Say, "God, I'm
choosing to give You my life
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and will You write
Your law in my heart. "
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Key Number 2:
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You have to make a
choice to walk in integrity.
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Proverbs 22 verse 1,
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"A good name is to be chosen
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rather than great riches. "
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You have to make a choice.
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I want to walk in integrity.
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"Loving favor rather
than silver or gold. "
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You know, integrity... it
doesn't just happen by accident.
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You just don't roll out
of bed and say, "Oh yeah,
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I'm a person of integrity. "
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It is a choice to
take the high road
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and to take the
difficult road sometimes.
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There's a quote I like...
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this has to do with
integrity in business.
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Integrity alone will not make
you a great business leader.
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But if you act
without integrity,
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you will eventually
erode your opportunity
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to influence other people.
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There are three
forms of integrity
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I would submit to you.
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We have internal integrity.
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That's doing the right thing
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even when
nobody else is looking.
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I'm going to do the right thing.
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We also have external integrity.
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That's doing what you
promised to other people.
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This is external integrity.
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But we also have... and
we don't often consider this,
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the image of integrity.
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What does that mean?
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How do you even
protect the image of integrity?
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Here's an example,
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say you have a
business Corporate Card,
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and you charge
something personal on that card
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and then you
say, "It won't matter,
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I can repay it later... "
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and you repay it later.
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There was nothing
morally wrong with that
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because it's paid...
nothing ethically wrong with it
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but if someone sees
you make that charge...
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this is the
"image of integrity... "
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if someone knows
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and doesn't know that
it was actually paid back,
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that that could be tarnish
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on that image of integrity.
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If you say...
you'll do something
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to do it.
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Live a life in private that
possesses just as much integrity
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as the life in public.
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Key Number 3 to
living a life of integrity:
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Choose Biblical principles
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and God's law over your personal
feelings and preference.
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You know, so many times...
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I'm a feeling-based person
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and so, that's
how I tend to operate
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but that's not how
God's Word says it.
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We need to choose
to operate by principle
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not by how we
feel at that moment.
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You know, I think
about the story of Joseph.
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You know, Genesis 39...
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he was in Potiphar's
house... he was a slave
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and what does the
Bible say in verse 6?
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Potiphar... Genesis 39:6,
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Potiphar left everything
he had in Joseph's hand.
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Why?
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Joseph was a
person of integrity.
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He did not know what he had
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except for the
bread which he ate.
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Potiphar... he trusted Joseph
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and yet in verse 9...
if you follow the story,
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you see that Potiphar's
wife attempted to seduce Joseph
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and... well how does he respond?
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He says, "There is no one
greater in this house than I;
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nor has he kept back
any thing from me but you,
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because you are his wife:
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how then can I do
this great wickedness,
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and sin against God?"
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You see, we see that Joseph
chose the approbation of God
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over the approval of men.
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Joseph chose
principle over preference.
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He chose decision over desire.
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He chose faith over feeling.
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Integrity might
not always be easy
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but it is always worth it.
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When we make the
choice to choose principle
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and the principles of God's Word
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over how we feel
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or our personal preference.
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Key Number 4 to
living a life of integrity:
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Choose to live
with eternity in view.
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1st Corinthians 10 verse 31...
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1st Corinthians 10 verse 31,
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"Whether you eat, or
drink, or whatever you do,
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do all to the glory of God. "
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Everything should be filtered
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through the lens of God
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and what is pleasing to God.
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Not what I want to do...
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not what I feel like doing
00:43:47.16\00:43:49.19
but what is pleasing to God?
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We should make
decisions in light of eternity.
00:43:51.23\00:43:55.23
Integrity... it
focuses on the end goal
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not the here and now.
00:43:57.80\00:43:59.43
We can say... Pastor John,
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integrity practices
delayed gratification
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in some of those things.
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Finally, Key Number 5...
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Last key...
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Choose to trust
everything with God.
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A person of integrity will
trust the results with God.
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It's not our job
to try to gain favor,
00:44:15.95\00:44:18.59
it's not our job to
try to get a promotion
00:44:18.62\00:44:21.22
or any of that.
00:44:21.26\00:44:22.66
We leave the results with God.
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We trust Him.
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We choose to
praise and exalt His name.
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Proverbs 21 verse 1,
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I love this verse
because it says that
00:44:32.97\00:44:35.84
truly we can trust
God with everything.
00:44:35.87\00:44:38.67
"The king's heart is
in the hand of the LORD.
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Like the rivers of water;
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and He turns it
wherever He wishes. "
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What does that tell us?
00:44:46.85\00:44:48.18
That says that God's
in charge of everything.
00:44:48.22\00:44:49.65
We think we have to
worry about stuff...
00:44:49.68\00:44:51.59
we think we
have to be concerned?
00:44:51.65\00:44:53.56
No, God sees the government...
00:44:53.62\00:44:56.32
God sees the kings and rulers...
00:44:56.36\00:44:59.03
God sees the church...
00:44:59.06\00:45:00.90
God sees Organizations.
00:45:00.93\00:45:02.66
We can trust all that with Him.
00:45:02.70\00:45:05.90
So, I just want to
challenge you if right now,
00:45:05.93\00:45:08.44
you're not living
a life of integrity,
00:45:08.47\00:45:11.57
you can make a choice,
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a choice for God and His Word.
00:45:12.97\00:45:15.24
You can seek to practice
the principles of integrity
00:45:15.28\00:45:19.61
and watch as God can
change your life for the better.
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Lomacang: Wow! Thank you, Jill,
00:45:23.95\00:45:25.29
wonderful...
wonderful... praise the Lord.
00:45:25.32\00:45:27.79
Wonderfully said and
wonderfully communicated
00:45:27.82\00:45:30.49
which leads in a beautiful
way right into Seeking Godly
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Counsel. That's the foundation
from which integrity can
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continue. You know, the
writer... and I appreciate the
00:45:37.83\00:45:40.67
approach to the Lesson
00:45:40.74\00:45:42.07
as I mentioned, knowing
you personally knows that
00:45:42.10\00:45:43.74
this is a man whose
heart has been consumed
00:45:43.77\00:45:46.27
in understanding finances
00:45:46.31\00:45:47.84
in the context
of Godly application
00:45:47.88\00:45:50.61
and Godly living.
00:45:50.65\00:45:51.98
This talks about
seeking Godly counsel
00:45:52.01\00:45:54.58
and he points out
that there are many
00:45:54.62\00:45:56.65
money-management
companies today...
00:45:56.69\00:45:58.65
many money-management gurus...
00:45:58.69\00:46:01.49
many get-rich-quick schemes
00:46:01.52\00:46:04.26
and people are
anxious to counsel you
00:46:04.33\00:46:06.36
as to how to handle your money.
00:46:06.39\00:46:08.30
You know, you hear people say...
00:46:08.33\00:46:09.93
and they may have
good intentions...
00:46:09.96\00:46:11.53
"I could help your money grow,
00:46:11.57\00:46:12.90
I could invest it aggressively
00:46:12.93\00:46:14.30
but be willing
to take the risk. "
00:46:14.34\00:46:15.84
One person once says,
00:46:15.87\00:46:17.54
"Don't be willing to invest more
than you are willing to lose. "
00:46:17.57\00:46:20.04
When it comes to
handling God's money,
00:46:20.08\00:46:22.11
God doesn't want you
to put your life at risk.
00:46:22.14\00:46:25.18
God doesn't want you to
put your hard-earned monies...
00:46:25.21\00:46:28.05
your hard-earned possessions
00:46:28.08\00:46:31.35
in the hand of someone
who is promising you something
00:46:31.39\00:46:32.95
that he cannot
predict or she cannot predict
00:46:32.99\00:46:35.22
and cannot honestly deliver.
00:46:35.26\00:46:36.86
That's why the Bible says
in Proverbs 24 and verse 6,
00:46:36.89\00:46:39.39
"For by wise counsel
you will wage your own war,
00:46:39.43\00:46:42.96
and in a multitude of
counselors there is... " what?
00:46:43.00\00:46:46.47
Jill: safety...
Lomacang: "there is safety. "
00:46:46.50\00:46:48.54
God sent off the
people that have experience
00:46:48.57\00:46:50.57
and I say that... people
have experience in finances
00:46:50.61\00:46:53.68
like... people
like G. Edward Reid
00:46:53.71\00:46:56.18
appreciate him so much.
00:46:56.21\00:46:57.88
People that have been there...
00:46:57.91\00:46:59.25
have seen the
money markets go up...
00:46:59.28\00:47:00.62
sometimes even those of
us who have retirements,
00:47:00.65\00:47:03.25
the market may shift
00:47:03.28\00:47:04.65
or there may be an earthquake
in the financial world,
00:47:04.69\00:47:06.76
don't get nervous and, you
know, damage your entire future
00:47:06.79\00:47:10.63
by pulling your money out or...
00:47:10.66\00:47:11.99
those are plans you
have to make with counsel...
00:47:12.03\00:47:15.30
people that
understand how things operate
00:47:15.33\00:47:16.67
and so, when we
think about that,
00:47:16.70\00:47:19.43
you almost always have to
include God in those decisions
00:47:19.47\00:47:22.64
and so, don't put your money
00:47:22.67\00:47:27.58
in the hand of a
secular-minded person
00:47:27.61\00:47:28.94
who doesn't use
Godly principles.
00:47:28.98\00:47:30.31
Psalm 1 verses 1 to 3
makes this point very clear,
00:47:30.35\00:47:32.85
"Blessed is the man
00:47:32.88\00:47:34.82
who walks not in the
counsel of the ungodly... "
00:47:34.85\00:47:36.89
That means, people who
don't have any Godly commitment.
00:47:36.92\00:47:39.59
They say, "I can make
your money grow... who is God?"
00:47:39.62\00:47:42.26
Don't put your money
in that person's hand.
00:47:42.32\00:47:45.16
"Nor stand in the
path of sinners... "
00:47:45.19\00:47:47.46
Sometimes, we like to meander
in the maze of mediocrity...
00:47:47.50\00:47:50.30
be around people that
are financially savvy...
00:47:50.33\00:47:52.27
people that have lot of money...
00:47:52.30\00:47:53.64
but what's their
relationship to God
00:47:53.67\00:47:55.90
is more important
than how much they possess
00:47:55.94\00:47:57.27
because many
people that possess much
00:47:57.31\00:47:58.87
are possessed by much.
00:47:58.91\00:48:00.24
"Nor sits in the
seat of the scornful... "
00:48:00.28\00:48:02.88
but watch this...
00:48:02.91\00:48:04.25
"But his delight is
in the law of the LORD,
00:48:04.28\00:48:06.21
and in His law, he
meditates day and night. "
00:48:06.25\00:48:08.65
People that have a...
an accountability factor,
00:48:08.68\00:48:11.02
I like the way
you said that Jill,
00:48:11.05\00:48:12.39
and that accountability
factor is not based on public
00:48:12.42\00:48:15.69
but public and private life.
00:48:15.72\00:48:17.06
They're not saying, "How
can I swindle this person?"
00:48:17.09\00:48:20.70
Life the Bernie Madoffs
00:48:20.73\00:48:22.06
and the individual that...
00:48:22.10\00:48:23.43
there was somebody
that was recently arrested
00:48:23.47\00:48:25.77
had, you know, this
Ponzi Scheme and this...
00:48:25.80\00:48:28.44
you know the digital currency...
00:48:28.47\00:48:29.80
all these
things that are just...
00:48:29.84\00:48:31.17
for the most part a
"Get-rich-quick" movement
00:48:31.21\00:48:34.41
and people say,
"I promise you...
00:48:34.44\00:48:36.41
I could make your
money grow exponentially. "
00:48:36.44\00:48:38.91
No... you are
standing in this...
00:48:38.95\00:48:41.98
you are standing
in the path of sinners
00:48:42.02\00:48:44.09
and you may be sitting
at the seat of the scornful.
00:48:44.12\00:48:46.22
But if they
delight in God's law,
00:48:46.25\00:48:48.19
and watch this...
00:48:48.22\00:48:49.99
they meditate on that
principle day and night.
00:48:50.03\00:48:52.49
What will happen to you?
00:48:52.56\00:48:53.96
"You shall be like a tree
planted by the rivers of waters,
00:48:54.00\00:48:56.87
that brings forth its
fruit in its season...
00:48:56.90\00:48:59.20
Your investments
will come to pass
00:48:59.23\00:49:01.20
when you follow Godly principles
00:49:01.24\00:49:03.24
"whose leaf also
shall not wither;
00:49:03.27\00:49:05.94
and whatever he
does shall prosper. "
00:49:05.97\00:49:08.14
But you must
delight in the Lord.
00:49:08.18\00:49:10.18
How do you delight in the Lord?
00:49:10.21\00:49:12.21
Proverbs 3 verses 5 and 6,
00:49:12.25\00:49:13.88
"Trust in the LORD your
God with all your heart... "
00:49:13.92\00:49:17.29
and whether you can't
see the future or you can,
00:49:17.32\00:49:20.66
"lean not on your
own understanding... "
00:49:20.72\00:49:22.76
when you write your
checks, when you pay your bills,
00:49:22.79\00:49:24.93
"in all of your
ways acknowledge Him,
00:49:24.96\00:49:26.96
and He promises to
direct our paths. "
00:49:27.00\00:49:29.60
So, Jill, what I
loved about my day is,
00:49:29.63\00:49:32.13
I like to put points together
but He put them together for me.
00:49:32.20\00:49:35.64
So, let's go through this seven
points of how you can apply
00:49:35.67\00:49:39.11
Godly principles to have...
00:49:39.14\00:49:41.44
to have a life
of... of integrity
00:49:41.48\00:49:44.18
and financial feasibility.
00:49:44.21\00:49:46.55
First one...
00:49:46.61\00:49:48.12
Get organized.
00:49:48.15\00:49:49.48
Say it with me...
00:49:49.52\00:49:50.85
Panel: Get organized.
00:49:50.89\00:49:52.22
Lomacang: Devise a plan...
00:49:52.25\00:49:53.62
Proverbs 27 verses 23 to 24,
00:49:53.66\00:49:55.62
"Be diligent to know
the state of your flocks,
00:49:55.66\00:49:59.49
and attend to your herds... "
00:49:59.53\00:50:01.46
that means...
understand your bank balance.
00:50:01.50\00:50:03.37
Understand how
you're spending money,
00:50:03.40\00:50:05.50
look at that in reality.
00:50:05.53\00:50:07.04
Some people are
afraid to look at money
00:50:07.07\00:50:09.77
but it tells a
story about their heart.
00:50:09.80\00:50:12.47
He says in verse 24,
00:50:12.54\00:50:14.24
"For riches are not forever,
00:50:14.28\00:50:16.58
now does a crown
endure to all generations. "
00:50:16.61\00:50:19.71
You might be at the top today
but at the bottom tomorrow.
00:50:19.75\00:50:23.15
You might be basking
in that corner office
00:50:23.18\00:50:25.65
overlooking the ocean
00:50:25.69\00:50:27.06
but one false move...
00:50:27.09\00:50:28.42
you're in the
basement sweeping the floors.
00:50:28.46\00:50:30.39
Be careful not to glory
in the position you're in
00:50:30.43\00:50:33.70
but to use principles
guided by Godly counsel.
00:50:33.73\00:50:36.97
The other one... Number 2:
00:50:37.00\00:50:38.40
Spend less than you earn.
00:50:38.43\00:50:39.80
Determine to live
within your means.
00:50:39.83\00:50:41.90
Don't covet other
people's possessions
00:50:41.94\00:50:44.07
or don't even covet
your own possessions
00:50:44.11\00:50:46.17
saying, "I need more. "
00:50:46.24\00:50:47.71
Proverbs 15 verse 16,
00:50:47.74\00:50:49.14
"Better is a little
with the fear of the LORD,
00:50:49.18\00:50:52.95
than great
treasure with trouble. "
00:50:52.98\00:50:55.45
Wow! Isn't that nice?
00:50:55.48\00:50:56.82
You know, if you could
have a heart at peace at night
00:50:56.85\00:50:58.85
and not worry
about... "I heard a siren...
00:50:58.89\00:51:00.76
are they coming to arrest me?"
00:51:00.82\00:51:02.16
No, be able to
walk down the street
00:51:02.19\00:51:03.73
and not fear going to jail
00:51:03.79\00:51:05.13
or go to the store
00:51:05.16\00:51:06.49
and be honest when
you purchase something
00:51:06.53\00:51:07.86
that you're not using
someone else's Credit Card
00:51:07.90\00:51:09.93
without their permission.
00:51:09.96\00:51:11.30
Believe me...
that happens today.
00:51:11.33\00:51:13.44
That's why my wife
and I when we throw out
00:51:13.47\00:51:15.60
things like bills
or Credit Card offers,
00:51:15.64\00:51:17.77
we shred it
00:51:17.81\00:51:19.14
because people take that.
00:51:19.17\00:51:20.51
I lost my identity once
00:51:20.54\00:51:21.88
and it took me six
months to get it back
00:51:21.91\00:51:23.24
to prove I am who I am.
00:51:23.28\00:51:24.61
So, I speak from experience.
00:51:24.65\00:51:25.98
Many people in
the Western world...
00:51:26.01\00:51:27.88
they live above their means.
00:51:27.92\00:51:29.48
They spend more than they earn
00:51:29.52\00:51:31.22
and they make it impossible
00:51:31.25\00:51:32.89
to live a life where
children could look forward
00:51:32.92\00:51:36.22
with a great heart of,
00:51:36.26\00:51:37.89
"My Mom and Dad are
taking care of me...
00:51:37.93\00:51:39.69
my Mom and Dad are
making wise plans. "
00:51:39.76\00:51:41.36
Which brings me
to the third point:
00:51:41.40\00:51:43.63
Save a portion
from every paycheck.
00:51:43.67\00:51:45.80
John Dinzey used this passage,
Proverbs 6 verses 6 to 8,
00:51:45.83\00:51:50.01
"Go to the ant, you sluggard;
00:51:50.04\00:51:52.01
consider her ways, and be wise:
00:51:52.04\00:51:53.98
which having no
captain, Overseer, or ruler,
00:51:54.01\00:51:56.44
provides her
supplies in the summer,
00:51:56.48\00:51:58.85
and gathers her
food at the harvest. "
00:51:58.88\00:52:01.22
So, look at the ants...
00:52:01.25\00:52:02.95
I mean, really, you
can try and get rid of ants
00:52:02.98\00:52:05.95
but there are so many of them
00:52:05.99\00:52:07.32
because you know why
you can't get rid of them?
00:52:07.36\00:52:08.79
They have a plan
00:52:08.82\00:52:10.16
and that plan is way
deeper than you think.
00:52:10.19\00:52:12.49
Those ants are
working their hearts out
00:52:12.53\00:52:15.26
because they know the
cold weather is coming
00:52:15.30\00:52:17.03
and I'm not going to
be out there freezing.
00:52:17.07\00:52:18.77
While you're
trying to get rid of them,
00:52:18.80\00:52:20.80
they're planning
for the seasons ahead.
00:52:20.84\00:52:22.80
What does that say to us?
00:52:22.84\00:52:24.41
Plan for the seasons where
00:52:24.44\00:52:25.94
all the circumstances
may not be in your favor
00:52:25.97\00:52:29.24
but if you look down the road,
00:52:29.28\00:52:30.75
I would say, "You
got to perspire...
00:52:30.81\00:52:33.08
perspire now and
be at ease later. "
00:52:33.11\00:52:35.35
Number 4:
00:52:35.38\00:52:36.72
I love the way he said this,
00:52:36.75\00:52:38.19
Avoid debt like COVID-19.
00:52:38.25\00:52:39.92
Panel: Laughter.
00:52:39.95\00:52:42.52
Lomacang: Wonderful Elder Reid.
00:52:42.56\00:52:44.46
Proverbs 22 verse 7,
00:52:44.49\00:52:46.23
"The rich rule over the poor,
00:52:46.29\00:52:48.06
and the borrower is
servant to the lender. "
00:52:48.10\00:52:51.80
You know some people have just
come out of the holiday season
00:52:51.83\00:52:54.57
out of the
season, they were spending
00:52:54.60\00:52:57.17
and they are sitting there...
00:52:57.21\00:52:58.54
the gifts no longer
look as appealing as they did
00:52:58.57\00:53:00.78
at the beginning
00:53:00.81\00:53:02.14
because the
bills are coming in now
00:53:02.18\00:53:04.15
and they cutting
on all the edges.
00:53:04.18\00:53:06.05
What do I pay?
What do I not pay?
00:53:06.08\00:53:08.25
Did I really
need that television
00:53:08.28\00:53:10.39
because it's like 25
dollars more than I could afford
00:53:10.42\00:53:12.82
per month.
00:53:12.85\00:53:14.19
Watch out... the slave
that you have made yourself
00:53:14.22\00:53:17.36
is not one that you can
easily extricate yourself from.
00:53:17.39\00:53:21.26
Watch out... and
even interest payments.
00:53:21.30\00:53:23.77
Those things may look good,
00:53:23.83\00:53:25.23
"Hey, zero
interest for six months...
00:53:25.27\00:53:27.44
after that, 31
percent interest. "
00:53:27.47\00:53:29.57
Don't go for it...
be a diligent worker
00:53:29.60\00:53:32.31
which brings me
to Point Number 5:
00:53:32.34\00:53:33.68
Be a diligent worker.
00:53:33.71\00:53:35.61
Proverbs 13 verse 4,
00:53:35.64\00:53:37.58
Proverbs is a powerful book.
00:53:37.61\00:53:40.05
If you want to be wise,
00:53:40.08\00:53:41.62
get some of these
Proverbs in your heart
00:53:41.65\00:53:43.62
so they can guide your life.
00:53:43.65\00:53:45.05
Proverbs 13 verse 4,
00:53:45.09\00:53:46.69
"The soul of the lazy
man desires, and has nothing:
00:53:46.76\00:53:50.23
but the soul of the
diligent shall be made rich. "
00:53:50.26\00:53:53.70
And that
doesn't necessarily mean
00:53:53.73\00:53:55.06
you're going to
have a lot of money,
00:53:55.10\00:53:56.43
but that means you are
going to be financially soluble.
00:53:56.46\00:53:59.00
You're going to be
able to cover your needs
00:53:59.03\00:54:01.27
and there's another passage,
00:54:01.30\00:54:02.97
"The lazy man says,
'There's lion in the streets,
00:54:03.00\00:54:05.84
if I go out he's
going to devour me. '"
00:54:05.87\00:54:07.94
There are some
people who won't find a job
00:54:07.98\00:54:09.81
because they want
the job to come to them.
00:54:09.84\00:54:11.61
I asked a young
man once, I said,
00:54:11.68\00:54:13.25
"Are you looking for a job?"
00:54:13.28\00:54:14.78
every day... "Have
you left the house yet?"
00:54:14.82\00:54:16.92
"Nah... "
00:54:16.95\00:54:18.29
"What are you doing?"
00:54:18.32\00:54:19.65
"Playing video games but I put
some applications in online. "
00:54:19.69\00:54:21.26
That's laziness.
00:54:21.29\00:54:22.92
Don't be a lazy person.
00:54:22.96\00:54:24.76
Money, you know, even if
somebody mailed a check to you,
00:54:24.79\00:54:27.66
you got to go to the
Post Office to get it.
00:54:27.70\00:54:29.36
You got to walk across the floor
to the mailbox to get it...
00:54:29.43\00:54:32.03
don't be lazy... be careful...
00:54:32.07\00:54:33.94
be a diligent worker and
let me tell you something,
00:54:33.97\00:54:36.47
nobody ever died from being
a diligent and honest worker.
00:54:36.50\00:54:40.88
Number 6:
00:54:40.91\00:54:42.24
Be financially faithful to God.
00:54:42.28\00:54:44.61
Deuteronomy 28 verse 10,
00:54:44.65\00:54:46.61
it's a very long one
all the way to verse 14,
00:54:46.65\00:54:49.05
but it points out very carefully
00:54:49.08\00:54:51.15
that all the people of the earth
shall see that you are called
00:54:51.22\00:54:53.72
by the name of the LORD,
00:54:53.76\00:54:55.09
and they shall
be afraid of you. "
00:54:55.12\00:54:57.09
Why? Because God
is prospering you,
00:54:57.13\00:54:59.33
God is blessing you
00:54:59.36\00:55:00.70
and when you
follow those principles,
00:55:00.73\00:55:02.26
it's not that
their fear of you is
00:55:02.30\00:55:04.33
because you're
going to hurt them
00:55:04.37\00:55:05.70
but they say, "Wait a minute,
don't touch that individual,
00:55:05.73\00:55:08.27
that person is under God's
guidance and God's blessings. "
00:55:08.30\00:55:10.81
When you are faithful to God,
00:55:10.84\00:55:12.17
God will be more
than faithful to you
00:55:12.21\00:55:14.84
and Point Number 7,
00:55:14.88\00:55:16.21
Remember that this
earth is not our real home.
00:55:16.24\00:55:19.71
Matthew 25:21,
00:55:19.75\00:55:21.28
"His lord said to him,
00:55:21.32\00:55:22.65
'Well done, good
and faithful servant;
00:55:22.68\00:55:24.79
you were faithful
over a few things,
00:55:24.82\00:55:27.16
I will make you
ruler over many things.
00:55:27.22\00:55:29.59
Enter into the
joy of your Lord. '"
00:55:29.62\00:55:31.96
Yes, seek Godly counsel
00:55:31.99\00:55:34.16
and God will bless you.
00:55:34.20\00:55:36.33
Panel: Amen.
00:55:36.36\00:55:37.70
Shelley: Ah, thank you,
each and every one of you,
00:55:37.73\00:55:40.00
I just so
appreciate the opportunity
00:55:40.04\00:55:43.74
to sit and learn from
what you all have studied.
00:55:43.77\00:55:47.64
We have a few
moments for closing thoughts.
00:55:47.68\00:55:50.21
Ryan: Amen, we
learned on Monday's Lesson
00:55:50.25\00:55:52.71
that work is a blessing.
00:55:52.75\00:55:54.08
In Ecclesiastes
9:10 which we read,
00:55:54.12\00:55:56.02
let me read it again,
00:55:56.05\00:55:57.39
"Whatever your hand finds to do,
00:55:57.42\00:55:58.95
do it with your might;
00:55:58.99\00:56:00.32
for there is no work
nor device or knowledge
00:56:00.36\00:56:02.96
or wisdom in the
grave where you are going. "
00:56:02.99\00:56:05.56
Dinzey: Amen, thank you so much
00:56:05.59\00:56:07.76
and for those who have family
members... those parents...
00:56:07.80\00:56:11.53
I would like to encourage you
00:56:11.57\00:56:13.30
to let your light
so shine before men
00:56:13.34\00:56:15.54
and your
children and your family
00:56:15.57\00:56:17.31
that they may
see your good works
00:56:17.37\00:56:19.21
and glorify your
Father in heaven.
00:56:19.24\00:56:21.08
Shelley: Amen, thank you.
00:56:21.11\00:56:22.44
I had Wednesday which is
living a life of integrity
00:56:22.48\00:56:24.81
and if you've not
lived a life of integrity,
00:56:24.85\00:56:27.05
maybe you've been dishonest
or not always told the truth
00:56:27.08\00:56:29.42
and maybe you're not even sure
00:56:29.45\00:56:31.19
if there's any hope for you,
00:56:31.22\00:56:32.89
I want to tell you...
there is hope for you.
00:56:32.92\00:56:35.39
1st John 1:9, "If
we confess our sins,
00:56:35.42\00:56:37.76
He is faithful and just
00:56:37.79\00:56:39.13
to forgive us and to cleanse
us from all unrighteousness. "
00:56:39.16\00:56:42.13
From today, you can
begin that life of integrity.
00:56:42.16\00:56:44.80
Lomacang: That's right
in Proverbs 24 verse 6,
00:56:44.83\00:56:47.47
"In a multitude of
counselors there is safety. "
00:56:47.54\00:56:50.14
Here's the point,
00:56:50.17\00:56:51.51
When your mind is guided by God,
00:56:51.54\00:56:53.38
your life will not
be deceived by man.
00:56:53.44\00:56:55.78
Trust the safety of a
multitude of counselors.
00:56:55.81\00:56:59.21
Shelley: Amen and amen,
00:56:59.25\00:57:00.82
thank you Ryan... John Dinzey...
00:57:00.85\00:57:04.05
Jill... John Lomacang.
00:57:04.09\00:57:06.15
Thank you so much for your input
00:57:06.22\00:57:08.82
and we're so
grateful that you've watched.
00:57:08.86\00:57:10.89
Remember, if you fail to
plan, you are planning to fail.
00:57:10.93\00:57:16.70
We want you to plan for success
00:57:16.73\00:57:18.83
and it begins
with your priorities.
00:57:18.87\00:57:21.20
Jesus said, "Seek
first the kingdom of God
00:57:21.24\00:57:24.81
and His righteousness
00:57:24.84\00:57:26.71
and all this will
be added unto you. "
00:57:26.74\00:57:30.91
Seek to do God's will...
00:57:30.95\00:57:35.95
to do it His way.
00:57:35.98\00:57:37.79
He wants you to be successful.
00:57:37.82\00:57:40.42
Now, we are so glad that
you are with us this week
00:57:40.46\00:57:45.79
but be sure and
join us next week
00:57:45.83\00:57:48.00
for Lesson Number 9:
Beware of Covetousness.
00:57:48.03\00:57:53.10
Our prayer for you
00:57:53.13\00:57:54.60
is that the grace of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ...
00:57:54.64\00:57:57.71
the love of the Father
00:57:57.74\00:57:59.07
and the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit
00:57:59.11\00:58:01.44
is with you today and always.
00:58:01.48\00:58:03.71