It's time for another
hour of blessing on 3ABN.
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We are studying
a Lesson entitled:
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Three Cosmic Messages
by Pastor Mark Finley.
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This is Lesson Number 4
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and the Title is: Fear
God and Give Glory to Him.
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It's going to be a blessing.
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Music...
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Dinzey: Welcome to
3ABN Sabbath School Panel.
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This is Lesson Number 4:
Fear God and Give Glory to Him.
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My name is John Dinzey,
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it's a blessing
for me to be with you
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along with my Three ABN Family,
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well, part of the
family that is here,
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and I like to introduce them.
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To my left is Pastor Ryan Day.
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Ryan: Amen, I
have Monday's lesson
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and it's entitled:
Fearing and Obeying God.
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Dinzey: Amen...
Sister Jill Morikone
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Vice President of 3ABN.
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Jill: Thank you, Pastor Johnny,
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I have Tuesday which is:
Living a God-centered Life.
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Dinzey: Amen... Pastor
John Lomacang, welcome.
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Lomacang: Mine is: Giving
Glory to God on Wednesday.
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Looking forward to it.
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Dinzey: Amen... amen.
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Well, we have Professor
Daniel Perrin here with us,
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welcome.
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Perrin: Thank you, and I've got
the final Lesson of the week,
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Thursday: Good
News to the Overcomers.
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Dinzey: Amen, praise the Lord.
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Well, I'd like
to ask Daniel Perrin
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to lead us in prayer... this...
we have to start with prayer,
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this is a wonderful Lesson
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and we want to make
sure we are with the Lord.
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Please... Perrin: Thank you.
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"Dear Father in heaven,
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Lord, we come to You
today giving thanks to You
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that in Your Word we
find strength and power
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not to glorify ourselves
but to give glory to You.
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Lord, as we study
today and as we learn...
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we commit ourselves again to
let our lives shine the light
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that You put within
us... the light of Jesus.
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in His name, we pray, amen. "
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Panel: Amen... amen.. amen.
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Dinzey: Amen, well, as
we look at Lesson Number 4,
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we see that it
presents to us in the beginning,
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that the world
seems to be going about
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their every-day thing
not thinking about the signs
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that are all over the world
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telling us that
Jesus Christ is coming soon
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and the Lesson brings
out an interesting story
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about a stage and a clown
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and in this situation,
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there was a fire in the
back of the stage that broke out
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and this fire
was getting dangerous
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and the... one of the clowns
came out to warn the people,
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"You got to leave the building,
the building is on fire. "
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But the people in
the audience thought,
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"Well, this is just a joke... "
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and they were
laughing and laughing
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and he urgently
tried to tell them,
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"Please leave as soon as
you can... there's a fire... "
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and the more he pled with
them, they more they laughed
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and they applauded
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not understanding
the danger they were in.
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This is a story
that's presented to us
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by Soren Kierkegaard...
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it's a parable he came up
with, it's not a real story,
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but it really illustrates
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the things that are
going on in the world,
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people are going
about their every day life
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as if nothing is happening,
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every day will be another day.
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But in Luke
chapter 17 verses 26 to 30,
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we have a
message from God's Word
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that helps us understand
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that this is what we're going
to be seeing in the last days.
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Notice Luke 17
beginning in verse 26,
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"And as it was
in the days of Noah,
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so it will be also in
the days of the Son of Man:
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They ate, they
drank, they married wives,
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they were given in marriage,
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until the day that
Noah entered the ark,
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and the flood came
and destroyed them all.
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Likewise, as it was
also in the days of Lot:
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they ate, they drank,
they bought, they sold,
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they planted, they built;
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but on the day that
Lot went out of Sodom
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it rained fire and
brimstone from heaven
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and destroyed them all.
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Even so, will it be
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in the day when the
Son of Man is revealed. "
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So, when Jesus returns, this is
what we are going to be seeing.
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People are going
about their everyday life
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not knowing that
Jesus Christ is coming.
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and this takes us to
Sunday's portion of the Lesson
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entitled: Fear God
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and we're going to look
at... "What does it mean
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to fear God?"
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I'd like to read
the opening message here
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by Pastor Mark Finley...
in the Lesson, it says:
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The purpose of the book of
Revelation for our generation
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is to prepare a people to
be ready for Jesus' soon return
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and to unite with Him
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in giving His
last-day message to the world.
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Revelation
reveals the plans of God
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and unmasks the plans of Satan.
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It presents God's final appeal,
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His urgent,
eternal, universal message
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for all humanity. "
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And the question is:
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Why does God even
bother to make a final appeal?
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The Bible
reveals that God is love
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and He would love to see each
and every one of His children
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repent and accept the
great plan of salvation
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and escape the... what
is going to happen to people
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that the wages of sin is
death if they don't repent.
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Let's go to 2nd
Peter chapter 3 verse 9,
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a very well-known passage
in the Bible for most people,
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it says, "The Lord is not
slack concerning His promise,
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as some count slackness,
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but is
longsuffering toward us... "
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that means, He's
very patient with us.
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"Not willing
that any should perish
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but that all should
come to repentance. "
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It is God's desire
that all come to repentance.
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But you and I
have been giving...
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have been given a great gift
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and that is the
freedom of choice.
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You can choose
what you want to do.
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God is not going to
force anyone to be saved.
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The angels are not
going to come down from heaven
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dragging people to
accept eternal life.
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You must make a choice
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and really, God
has the best offer.
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What does Satan offer?
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"Oh, enjoy
yourself here and there
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but in the end, you're going
to burn in the fires of hell
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and eventually die. "
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Let's go look at
Revelation chapter 14,
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I'm just going to
read verses 6 and 7
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because here we have a
message that we need to look at.
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The Lesson said verse 7,
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but I want to look at verse
6 to give us a little context,
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Revelation 14:6 and 7,
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"Then I saw another angel
flying in the midst of heaven,
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having the everlasting gospel
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to preach to those
who dwell on the earth...
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to every nation,
tribe, tongue, and people... "
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this is everybody...
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this is the whole world...
needs to know this message.
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And this says,
"Saying with a loud voice,
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'Fear God and give glory to Him,
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for the hour of
His judgment has come;
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and worship Him who
made heaven and earth,
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the sea and the
springs of water. "
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There's obviously here a message
that we all need to know...
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all need to understand
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and that it is a final
appeal that God is making
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there in Revelation chapter 14
for each and every one of us...
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the whole world...
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every nation, kindred, tongue,
and people needs to hear...
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needs to know
this message urgently
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and I praise the Lord for Three
Angels Broadcasting Network
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that has been doing
this since the fall of 1986,
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first began in North America
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then eventually spread
throughout the whole world.
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Panel: Amen.
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Dinzey: And for... since 1986,
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that's amazing
what God has done.
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Millions of people have
heard this urgent message
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and million more
need to hear this message.
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But, we need to ask ourselves
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what does this
word "Fear God" mean?
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The Lesson brings out the Greek
New Testament word for "fear"
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in Revelation
14:7 is: "phoebe. "
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It is used here not in the
sense of being afraid of God
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but in the sense of
reverence, awe, and respect.
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And God deserves all of that
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because He is holy.
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He created us...
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He is daily providing for us
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and we need to be in reverence
awe of His great love...
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His great mercy and His
desire for you to be saved...
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His desire for me to be saved.
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"It is an attitude of
mind that is God-centered
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rather than self-centered. "
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This is what the
lesson brings out.
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So, I'd like to go to
some of the Scriptures
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that are presented in the Bible
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but it is interesting...
I want to ask this question
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in the context
of Revelation 14:6,
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what does it mean to fear God?
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Yes, be in reverence awe of Him,
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but there's an interesting
passage in Revelation chapter,
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I'm sorry, Proverbs chapter 8
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that defines...
that helps us understand
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a little more about what fear...
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what "to fear God" is.
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In Proverbs chapter 8 verse 13,
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this is not
found in your lesson,
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so, those of you
following with the Lesson,
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write it down,
Proverbs chapter 8 verse 13,
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"The fear of the
LORD is to hate evil;
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pride and
arrogance and the evil way
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and the perverse mouth I hate. "
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So, to fear the
Lord, is to hate evil.
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Now, this is not something
natural for human beings.
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We must have a change of heart.
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We must become a new
creation in Jesus Christ.
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Then, being a new
creation of Jesus Christ,
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the old things have passed away,
all things have become new.
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The Lord helps us
to learn to hate evil
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because all that evil does...
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there's this moment of joy...
you enjoy it for a moment,
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but it does bring death.
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It does bring suffering
to yourself and to others.
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So, notice Psalm 97 verse 10,
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"You who love
the LORD, hate evil!
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He preserves the
souls of His saints;
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He delivers them out of
the hand of the wicked. "
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For God's children, there is
a process that must be learned
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and that is to hate evil
because it causes suffering.
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Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
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Remember that in
John chapter 14 verse 15,
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Jesus says, "If you love
me, keep my commandments. "
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So, when you
think of fearing God,
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yes, there's an
aspect of respect...
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of fearing Him
because He is holy
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and He is merciful and loving
to each and every one of us
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and so, out of love,
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out of gratitude
for what He does for us,
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we should do what Jesus says,
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if we love Him,
keep His commandments
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and really, it
is the commandments
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that help us
understand what evil is.
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So this message that "to
fear God" is to hate evil,
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is joined together
with the Ten Commandments
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because evil is shown to us
by what the commandments say
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and so, let's go ahead and
consider Psalm 34 and verse 11
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beginning there and
there we're going to see
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how wonderful the Lord is
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because of our own,
we cannot hate evil.
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Notice Psalm 34:11,
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"Come, you
children, listen to me;
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I will teach you
the fear of the LORD."
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So, if you want to
learn how to hate evil,
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we have to come to the Lord
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and the more you
learn from the Lord,
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He is going to
bless you step by step
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to learn to hate evil.
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Notice what it says... verse 12,
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"Who is the man
who desires life,
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and loves many days,
that he may see good?
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Keep your tongue from evil.
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and your lips
from speaking deceit.
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Depart from evil and do good;
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seek peace and pursue it. "
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So, this is all joined together.
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This is accompanied with
the message that Jesus said,
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"If you love Me,
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keep My commandments. "
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I'm reading to
you from the Lesson,
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it says, "Instead...
it is... to fear God...
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it is the attitude of Christ,
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who, though 'being
in the form of God...
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humbled Himself and became
obedient to the point of death,
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even the death on the cross. '"
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And so, the Lesson
continues by saying,
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"The essence of
the great controversy
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revolves around
the submission to God.
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Lucifer was self-centered.
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He refused to submit to
any authority except his own.
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Rather than submit to
the One upon the throne,
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Lucifer desired to
rule from the throne. "
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He wanted to take God's place.
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"Put simply, to fear God is to
place Him first in our thinking.
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It is to renounce our
self-centeredness and pride
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and to live a
life wholly for Him. "
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So, good news also is
found in Philippians chapter 2,
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verse 13... 12 and 13...
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"Therefore, my beloved,
as you have always obeyed,
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not as in my presence only,
but now much more in my absence,
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work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling;
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for it is God who works in you
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both to will and to do
for His good pleasure. "
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Praise the Lord.
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In Signs of the
Times, May 16, 1892, it says,
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"The Lord has commanded us
to work out your own salvation
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with fear and trembling. "
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Well, what does this mean?
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It means that you
feel your necessity,
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that you are poor in spirit,
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that you rejoice with trembling.
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It means that you know
that in the very words you utter
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you may make a mistake,
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that in the very
best of your work
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self may be so mingled that
your efforts may be valueless. "
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So, we need to fear
God and give glory to Him
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because the hour of
His judgment is come.
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Learn to hate evil
through the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Panel: Amen, amen.
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Ryan: Thank you Pastor Dinzey
for that great introduction.
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My name is Ryan Day
and I have Lesson Number 2
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in this week's Lesson
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and it's entitled:
Fearing and Obeying God
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and basically, this
Lesson is just extending
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from what Pastor Dinzey has
already set the foundation for
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and that is... exploring...
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looking deeper into
how we can indeed fear God
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and as Pastor Dinzey
brought out very clearly,
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you know, we don't fear God
in the sense that we tremble
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in our... in our clothes and
run in the opposite direction
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because we're
terrified of Him, no...
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this is a reverential awe...
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this is a
respect... it's an honor
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that you have for
Him because He is God...
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because He is Creator
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and that's
essentially what Monday
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is taking it a step further
and saying, "You know what?
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one other aspect that
we can learn to fear God
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and to show our
reverence for him
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is obeying Him
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it's simply living
a life of obedience
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and so, we're
actually going to dive
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right into the book
of Deuteronomy chapter 6
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verses 1 and 2... this is...
this is right within the context
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and previous to or
before the great Shema there.
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Hear O Israel, the
Lord our God is one and...
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but right before that...
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this is what God says
in Deuteronomy chapter 6
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verses 1 and 2,
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it says, "Now,
this is the commandment,
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and these are the
statutes and judgments
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which the Lord your God
has commanded to teach you,
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that you may
observe them in the land
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which you are
crossing over to possess,
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that you may fear
the Lord your God,
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to keep all His
statutes and His commandments
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which I command you,
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you and your son
and your grandson,
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all the days of your life,
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and that your days
may be prolonged. "
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In other words,
this is God the Father
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indeed the Father... a
parent... our heavenly parent
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who is saying to His
children, saying to His people,
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"I'm... I'm not only
your God, I am your Father
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and I want you to respect Me,
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I want you to honor Me,
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I want you to love Me,
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I want you to... to have a
reverence and an awe for me
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and understand
that I am your God...
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I am your Lord...
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I am your Creator... "
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and this isn't,
you know, God saying,
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"I want you to fear
Me... " like it says before,
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"I want you to be
terrified and tremble... "
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even though they
did when He came around
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and when God's
presence was there,
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especially when He
was filling the temple
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and when He spoke
from the mountain,
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the people would hit their faces
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and they would
just tremble and shake
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because of God's presence...
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because of God's majesty
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but nonetheless,
God is not saying,
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"Run away from Me...
be terrified of Me... "
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He's saying,
"Respect Me... honor Me... "
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and what are one of the
best ways that we can do that?
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Even I think of the relationship
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between a parent
and their children,
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one of the best ways
that you can honor and respect
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your parents is
simply by obeying them...
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showing that you care for them
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and that you respect them by
doing what they tell you to do
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and... and refraining from doing
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what they tell you not to do
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and so, even Psalm chapter
119 verse 73 also communicates
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the same powerful point
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and it says here, "Your hands
have made me and fashioned me;
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give me understanding,
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that I may learn
Your commandments.
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Those who fear You will
be glad when they see me,
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because I have
hoped in Your Word. "
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I love that.
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And, of course, the great...
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probably the... the pinnacle
epicenter text, I guess,
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that you could say
on this whole subject
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in fearing God and
understanding the relationship
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between... again
fearing God and obeying Him
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would be, of course, you
can't leave out Ecclesiastes
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chapter 12 verses 13 and 14.
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The wisest man
to ever live, right,
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with the exception of
Christ... Solomon here
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in his... in the last
words that he's writing
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in his great
book of Ecclesiastes
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where he's talking about
life and the point of life
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and how all of live is vanity
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but then he comes down to
this one final major point
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and he says here in
Ecclesiastes 12 verse 13 and 14,
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if he could just
juice all of his wise mind
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down to just a few words,
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this is his final
kind of thesis statement
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for all of what our goal
and our purpose is in life,
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and he says here
in verse 13 and 14,
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"Let us hear the
conclusion of the whole matter:
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Fear God and
keep His commandments,
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for this is the
whole duty of man. "
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Or as the King
James Version says,
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well no, actually, this
is the King James Version,
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New King James Version
says, "this is man's all. "
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Right, "For God shall bring
every work into judgment... "
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this is verse 14,
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"with every secret thing
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whether it be good
or whether it be evil. "
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And so, this is our purpose,
our goal is to reverence God,
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to show Him and
to respond to Him
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with obedience to let Him know,
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"Lord, we know who You
are... we respect who You are,
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and You are our God. "
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And one of the best
ways we can do that is simply
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following through in obedience.
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Obedience is the
natural response to grace.
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I love that.
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Panel: That's good.
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Ryan: In the natural response to
someone you respect and honor.
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I remember growing up in...
in the Day-family household.
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You know, many people might say
00:18:55.56\00:18:58.20
based on my parents'
old-school parenting style
00:18:58.23\00:19:00.54
that, "Well, you respected
them because they spanked you. "
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No... of course, you know,
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they put the fear in us often
00:19:04.91\00:19:06.24
and the respect in us often,
00:19:06.27\00:19:07.61
because they did
not put up with nonsense
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and they certainly weren't
putting up with disrespect
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and disobedience,
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but my parents
did it in such a way
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in an appropriate
way... in a balanced way
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and they did it in such a way
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that they would
always talk to us
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and they would
always share with us
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and they would
always earn that respect
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and earn that...
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that love and that
honor that we had for them,
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but in our
household, there was a respect,
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there was... I guess you could
say an appropriate reverence
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for our parents that
when dad walked into the room
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and he said,
"Son, clean your room. "
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you didn't just
stand there and look at him
00:19:36.54\00:19:38.04
like he was
some... node on a log,
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you said, "Yes
Sir... " you go do it.
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If Mom said, "Hey, go in there,
go out there and mow the lawn
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and have it done
before your dad gets back... "
00:19:44.81\00:19:46.15
you know what?
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You don't sit there
and you know, think on it
00:19:47.55\00:19:48.88
and ponder on it for
the rest of the afternoon
00:19:48.92\00:19:50.35
about "You know, hey, I don't
think I want to do this or not"
00:19:50.39\00:19:52.85
and that seems to be
kind of the mentality today
00:19:52.89\00:19:55.52
among many households as
their children have a choice
00:19:55.56\00:19:58.13
and it's not that
we don't have a choice
00:19:58.16\00:19:59.63
or that parents steal
or take that away from us,
00:19:59.66\00:20:01.86
but that you
reverence... you respect...
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you honor the parents
that God has given you.
00:20:03.53\00:20:06.17
I... you know, this
is the same relationship
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works with our God,
00:20:08.84\00:20:10.17
I remember, you know, years ago,
00:20:10.21\00:20:11.61
I was on my way to
pick up my wife, Stephanie,
00:20:11.64\00:20:14.44
she was doing her internship
for her education degree
00:20:14.48\00:20:17.05
and we only had
one vehicle at the time
00:20:17.08\00:20:18.98
and so, I would drop
her off in the morning
00:20:19.01\00:20:20.75
and then, I would
pick her up in the evening.
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Well, in this
particular afternoon,
00:20:22.55\00:20:24.35
after, you know, we
were in the end of the day
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and I was going to pick her up,
00:20:25.99\00:20:27.32
you know, went down
the same little path,
00:20:27.36\00:20:29.02
same little road
that I always go on,
00:20:29.06\00:20:30.99
and on this particular
day, I got a little excited...
00:20:31.03\00:20:34.26
because I was
excited to go pick up my wife
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and see my wife...
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we hadn't seen each
other in seven whole hours
00:20:37.17\00:20:38.83
and so, top this hill and
I as I was topping the hill,
00:20:38.87\00:20:43.04
I looked down to the
bottom and there was a cop
00:20:43.07\00:20:45.84
and I'm... and I knew
immediately... I thought,
00:20:45.87\00:20:48.64
"Well, there's no need
for me to even hit the brake
00:20:48.68\00:20:50.85
because he's already got me. "
00:20:50.91\00:20:52.78
So, of course,
when I passed him,
00:20:52.81\00:20:54.58
I just automatically started
putting... applying the brake,
00:20:54.65\00:20:56.89
because I saw him
pull out behind me
00:20:56.92\00:20:58.42
and he put his lights on.
00:20:58.45\00:20:59.99
Needless to say
when he pulled me over...
00:21:00.06\00:21:02.06
he came to my vehicle...
he asked me a few questions
00:21:02.09\00:21:04.86
you know, the usual...
you know, your license,
00:21:04.89\00:21:06.70
insurance and
registration and all that stuff.
00:21:06.73\00:21:09.03
Where you going and
why you're going so fast?
00:21:09.06\00:21:11.30
and I told him... and I just
kind of let it away from me,
00:21:11.33\00:21:14.00
I wasn't paying attention,
I take this route every day,
00:21:14.04\00:21:16.71
I'm excited to
go pick up my wife.
00:21:16.74\00:21:18.07
I told him that we attended
the local Christian school,
00:21:18.11\00:21:21.28
we were going to a
Bible school at that time
00:21:21.31\00:21:22.94
and, you know, I'm
going to pick up my wife
00:21:22.98\00:21:24.51
where she's doing
her education degree
00:21:24.55\00:21:26.08
and explained all that...
00:21:26.11\00:21:27.45
he said, "Okay,
give me a moment. "
00:21:27.48\00:21:28.82
He went back to his
truck and I'm thinking,
00:21:28.85\00:21:30.19
"Man, the last thing I
need right now is a ticket.
00:21:30.22\00:21:31.89
I'm a college student, I
don't make a lot of money,
00:21:31.95\00:21:34.36
I don't have the
money to pay a ticket... "
00:21:34.39\00:21:36.52
I started praying,
"Lord, please let this...
00:21:36.56\00:21:38.66
let this cop have mercy on me. "
00:21:38.69\00:21:40.50
But in my mind, I
remember thinking,
00:21:40.56\00:21:41.96
"You know what?
I broke the law...
00:21:42.03\00:21:43.40
I deserve that ticket
00:21:43.47\00:21:44.80
and more than likely I'm
probably going to get a ticket.
00:21:44.83\00:21:47.77
" The cop came back to my
vehicle and he hands me my
00:21:47.80\00:21:50.81
license, registration,
insurance... proof of
00:21:50.84\00:21:53.04
insurance... back and he says,
"Hey look, just have a great
00:21:53.07\00:21:55.04
day, slow it down a little bit,
00:21:55.08\00:21:56.41
go pick up your wife and
enjoy the rest of your day. "
00:21:56.44\00:21:58.08
He goes and walks back
to his vehicle and I...
00:21:58.11\00:22:01.18
and at that moment I thought,
"Ah, yes... I received grace,
00:22:01.22\00:22:06.42
he was merciful on me
and he showed me grace,
00:22:06.45\00:22:09.92
you know, I didn't deserve...
00:22:09.96\00:22:11.66
or... I deserved the penalty
00:22:11.69\00:22:13.33
but he didn't give me the
penalty that I deserved. "
00:22:13.36\00:22:15.33
And so, as he got in his car...
00:22:15.36\00:22:16.87
and... or as he
was walking to his car,
00:22:16.90\00:22:19.30
I put my vehicle
down in second gear
00:22:19.33\00:22:21.80
and I did... vroom... and
I peeled out throwing rocks
00:22:21.84\00:22:24.64
on the... on the
cop car behind me
00:22:24.67\00:22:26.54
because I was so excited that
I was not under the law anymore,
00:22:26.57\00:22:29.84
I had been shown grace
00:22:29.88\00:22:31.21
and I no longer
needed to obey the law
00:22:31.25\00:22:32.85
because he told me that I
didn't have to have a ticket
00:22:32.88\00:22:35.85
or that I wasn't
going to receive the penalty
00:22:35.88\00:22:37.39
for breaking the law.
00:22:37.42\00:22:38.75
Jill: No...
00:22:38.79\00:22:40.86
Ryan: No, that's not
exactly what happened.
00:22:40.89\00:22:43.36
It was right the opposite,
00:22:43.39\00:22:45.66
my natural
response obviously was...
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none of that ever happened,
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I didn't throw rocks on the car
behind... the cop car behind me,
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I literally, I
was... I was just so blessed
00:22:51.47\00:22:54.10
and so thankful that
I had been shown grace,
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that my natural
response was to put it in drive
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and eeeease
slowly out on to the road
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and make sure I
put my turn signal on
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and made sure I was following
all the laws that I could
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because the natural response
that I had been shown grace
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was that I wanted...
I respect the law now,
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I respected the law man,
00:23:15.06\00:23:16.39
I respected the fact that that
law was put there to protect me
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and to keep me safe.
00:23:19.16\00:23:20.50
and I wanted to follow
it out of respect and honor
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and that's the
same thing for us,
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Ephesians chapter 2
verses 8 through 10 tells us
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that for by grace you
have been saved through faith.
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And not of works,
it is the gift of God,
00:23:28.80\00:23:31.01
excuse me... it
is the gift of God,
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not of works, lest
any one should boast.
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For we are His workmanship,
00:23:35.21\00:23:37.15
created in Christ
Jesus for good works,
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which God prepared beforehand,
00:23:40.05\00:23:41.52
that we should walk in them. "
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We're not saved by works
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but because we are
saved by grace through faith,
00:23:44.42\00:23:46.86
the natural response
is that God has created us
00:23:46.89\00:23:49.32
for good works.
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Even Romans chapter 1 verse 5
00:23:50.73\00:23:52.49
clearly
communicates this as well.
00:23:52.53\00:23:54.13
It's just through
Him... that is Christ
00:23:54.16\00:23:56.46
we have received grace
and apostleship... for what?
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what's the response?
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What happens
because of that grace?
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For obedience... it says,
00:24:03.14\00:24:05.27
"the faith among all
nations for His namesake. "
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So, my Friends, the
point of... of Monday's Lesson,
00:24:08.61\00:24:11.85
Fearing God and Obeying Him
00:24:11.88\00:24:13.75
or Fearing and
Obeying God is simply the fact
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that, you know
what? We don't obey God
00:24:16.12\00:24:17.45
because we feel that
this is going to gain us
00:24:17.49\00:24:19.65
entry into heaven
00:24:19.69\00:24:21.02
or it's going to
give us some kind of,
00:24:21.06\00:24:22.39
you know, special
gold stars beside our name
00:24:22.42\00:24:24.13
every time we do something
that God tells us to do.
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We do it because we love Him,
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we do it because
He first loved us
00:24:27.93\00:24:29.46
and we obey Him because we
reverence Him and respect Him
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as our loving heavenly Father.
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Panel: Amen.
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Dinzey: Amen, amen.
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Dinzey: Welcome back,
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we continue now with
Sister Jill Morikone.
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Jill: Thank you so
much Pastor Johnny and Ryan.
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What an incredible Lesson!
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Fear God and give glory to Him.
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I'm Jill Morikone...
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on Tuesday, we look at:
Living a God-centered Life.
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I want to ask you, what is
at the center of your life?
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Is the center of your
life money... or is it, God?
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Is the center of your
life pleasure... or is it God?
00:25:43.04\00:25:46.84
Is the center of your
life power... or is it God?
00:25:46.88\00:25:50.65
Is the center of your life
movies and entertainment...
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or is it God?
00:25:54.62\00:25:55.95
Is the center of your
life music... or is it God?
00:25:55.98\00:26:00.19
Is the center of your
life sports... or is it, God?
00:26:00.22\00:26:04.83
Is the center of your
life self... or is it, God?
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Do you have a self-centered life
00:26:09.46\00:26:12.63
or a God-centered life?
00:26:12.67\00:26:15.80
You know,
Matthew 6 verse 33 says,
00:26:15.87\00:26:19.37
"But seek first
the kingdom of God
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and His righteousness,
00:26:22.94\00:26:25.01
and all these things
will be added unto you. "
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How do we seek God first?
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How do we live a
God-centered life?
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I think for people
all throughout time,
00:26:34.59\00:26:38.59
especially if we're Christians,
we wrestle with this.
00:26:38.63\00:26:41.93
How do we make God
the center of our lives?
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I want to ask
you another question.
00:26:47.50\00:26:49.60
Where does your
mind go when it relaxes?
00:26:49.64\00:26:52.81
Maybe we shouldn't
answer this question out loud
00:26:52.87\00:26:55.58
but where does your
mind go when it relaxes?
00:26:55.64\00:26:58.28
Some people... it might
go to like plans and dreams
00:26:58.31\00:27:01.28
and... "Oh! this is
what I want to do tomorrow. "
00:27:01.32\00:27:04.22
Or some people... it
might go to some place
00:27:04.25\00:27:06.76
that you'd rather not
tell other people about.
00:27:06.79\00:27:09.29
Or some people
might go to an idol
00:27:09.32\00:27:13.53
or whatever you've made
the center of your life.
00:27:13.56\00:27:17.87
Where does your
mind go when it relaxes?
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There's a quote from the
Lesson... I loved this...
00:27:21.70\00:27:24.77
one sentence here that
Elder Mark Finley wrote.
00:27:24.81\00:27:27.71
It says, "The central
issue in earth's final conflict,
00:27:27.74\00:27:32.98
is the battle for the mind. "
00:27:33.01\00:27:34.85
That's the point.
00:27:34.88\00:27:36.48
The central issue is
the battle for your mind.
00:27:36.52\00:27:40.09
Are you going to
live a self-centered life
00:27:40.12\00:27:43.86
or are you going to
live a God-centered life?
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If we just drift along in
life, Ryan and we just say,
00:27:47.80\00:27:51.67
"Oh, it doesn't really matter
00:27:51.70\00:27:53.03
and I can let my mind go
wherever I want to let it go
00:27:53.07\00:27:55.77
and I can just be involved
in whatever I want to do... "
00:27:55.80\00:27:58.64
Pastor John.
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If we just drift, God will
not be the center of our lives.
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That's a fact, if we
just allow it to drift.
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Choice is essential
00:28:06.18\00:28:09.08
to creating a God-centered life.
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Lomacang: That's right.
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Jill: So, we're going
to talk about six choices
00:28:14.06\00:28:15.59
that you and I can make today
00:28:15.62\00:28:17.96
to make God the
center of our lives
00:28:17.99\00:28:22.23
and as we do this,
00:28:22.26\00:28:23.60
we're going to
incorporate the Bible verses
00:28:23.63\00:28:25.30
that were found in
my lesson for today.
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So, choice number 1:
00:28:27.27\00:28:28.70
Choose to allow God to
give you the mind of Christ.
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So many times we
think we have to strive
00:28:34.08\00:28:36.54
to get the mind of Christ
00:28:36.58\00:28:37.91
or we have to work harder
to earn the mind of Christ.
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No, look at
Philippians chapter 2,
00:28:40.35\00:28:42.48
Philippians 2 verse 5,
00:28:42.52\00:28:44.75
what's that word?
00:28:44.79\00:28:46.12
"Let this mind be in you
00:28:46.15\00:28:49.42
which was also
in Christ Jesus. "
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The word "Let" in Greek
means to allow or to choose.
00:28:52.36\00:28:56.87
So, in other words,
we don't have to strive
00:28:56.90\00:28:59.43
for the mind of Christ.
00:28:59.47\00:29:00.80
We simply let Christ
place His mind in us.
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We choose to allow Him to
give us the mind of Christ.
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Choice Number 1:
00:29:11.18\00:29:12.51
Choose to allow God to
give you the mind of Christ.
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Choice Number 2:
00:29:15.18\00:29:16.62
Choose to think about
Christ and heavenly things.
00:29:16.69\00:29:21.89
Now, this is not always easy.
00:29:21.92\00:29:24.39
If I'm being honest with
you, it's not always easy
00:29:24.43\00:29:26.63
for me to think about
Christ and heavenly things
00:29:26.66\00:29:28.86
and if I'm being
very transparent,
00:29:28.90\00:29:31.00
I know I don't always do
that right... I know that...
00:29:31.03\00:29:33.90
that there are times
when your mind wanders
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or your... goes a certain place
00:29:36.54\00:29:37.97
and maybe you want to go there
00:29:38.01\00:29:39.37
instead of... God's
tapping you on the shoulder,
00:29:39.41\00:29:41.18
"Well, bring it back to me... "
00:29:41.21\00:29:42.54
and you're thinking,
00:29:42.58\00:29:43.91
"I'm not sure I want
to go there right now. "
00:29:43.95\00:29:45.28
Choose to think about
Christ and heavenly things.
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In Colossians... Colossians
chapter 3 verse 1 and 2,
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it says, "If then you
were raised with Christ,
00:29:51.85\00:29:54.72
seek those things
which are on earth... "
00:29:54.76\00:29:57.76
is that what it say? Panel: No.
00:29:57.79\00:29:59.13
Jill: No... "seek
those things which are above,
00:29:59.16\00:30:02.16
where Christ is,
00:30:02.20\00:30:03.87
sitting at the
right hand of God.
00:30:03.93\00:30:06.43
Set your mind on things above,
not on things of the earth. "
00:30:06.47\00:30:10.67
Hebrews 12 verse 2,
00:30:10.71\00:30:13.17
we're going to spend some
time in Hebrews 12:1 and 2
00:30:13.24\00:30:15.48
for several of our points
00:30:15.51\00:30:16.85
but Hebrews 12 verse 2
says, "Looking unto Jesus,
00:30:16.88\00:30:22.58
the author and
finisher of our faith. "
00:30:22.65\00:30:27.66
You know, beholding Jesus
is not just in the morning,
00:30:27.72\00:30:30.86
I'm going to behold Jesus
when I have my time with God
00:30:30.89\00:30:33.80
in prayer... in worship
00:30:33.83\00:30:35.33
and then I'm going to
behold anything I want
00:30:35.36\00:30:37.63
the rest of the day... no...
00:30:37.67\00:30:39.00
beholding Jesus is
a consistent pattern
00:30:39.03\00:30:42.47
and it is a habit, you could say
00:30:42.50\00:30:45.54
that we can seek to
cultivate or develop.
00:30:45.57\00:30:49.68
I've told this story before
but I'm going to tell it again.
00:30:49.71\00:30:52.81
My husband Greg...
he's a fabulous driver,
00:30:52.85\00:30:54.98
I love when he drives
because I feel very safe
00:30:55.02\00:30:57.09
and he doesn't start and
stop and he doesn't swerve...
00:30:57.12\00:31:00.32
he's just very
steady when he drives
00:31:00.36\00:31:02.36
and this one particular time,
00:31:02.39\00:31:04.03
there was a pothole in the road.
00:31:04.09\00:31:05.66
we were driving down 57
which is the Interstate here,
00:31:05.69\00:31:08.26
and he avoided the pothole
00:31:08.30\00:31:10.10
and he was kind of
pleased with himself,
00:31:10.17\00:31:11.87
you know, if Jill was driving,
we would hit the pothole
00:31:11.90\00:31:14.50
because that's how I drive,
but he avoided the pothole
00:31:14.57\00:31:17.14
and instead of
keeping his eyes on the road,
00:31:17.17\00:31:19.51
he looked in the rearview mirror
00:31:19.57\00:31:21.24
to see how the car behind fared
00:31:21.28\00:31:22.94
for they can
avoid the pothole too.
00:31:22.98\00:31:24.55
Well, the truth was... there
were two potholes on the road
00:31:24.58\00:31:27.18
and just at the
moment when he looked behind
00:31:27.22\00:31:30.12
to see how the car behind did,
00:31:30.15\00:31:31.85
he hit the second
pothole in the road
00:31:31.89\00:31:34.72
and I'll never forget...
he was really mad at himself
00:31:34.76\00:31:37.06
because he strives on
being this really careful driver
00:31:37.13\00:31:39.39
and here he had hit
that pothole... why?
00:31:39.43\00:31:42.50
Because he had taken
his eyes off the road.
00:31:42.53\00:31:45.43
It's so important
when we think about Christ
00:31:45.47\00:31:48.30
in heavenly things...
00:31:48.34\00:31:49.67
that it's a
consistent looking to Jesus.
00:31:49.70\00:31:52.91
We don't look at Jesus and then
look around at other people.
00:31:52.94\00:31:56.31
We don't look to Jesus
and look behind us... no...
00:31:56.34\00:31:58.41
we consistently look to Jesus.
00:31:58.45\00:32:00.92
Choice Number 3:
00:32:00.95\00:32:02.28
Choose to say "No" to sin.
00:32:02.32\00:32:05.42
We're still in Hebrews 12...
00:32:05.45\00:32:07.49
Hebrews 12 verse 1,
00:32:07.52\00:32:09.19
"Therefore we also,
00:32:09.22\00:32:10.89
since we are surrounded by
so great a cloud of witnesses,
00:32:10.93\00:32:15.26
let us lay aside every weight,
00:32:15.30\00:32:17.13
and the sin which so
easily besets us... "
00:32:17.17\00:32:19.97
or so easily ensnares us,
00:32:20.00\00:32:22.20
New Living Translation,
00:32:22.24\00:32:24.37
"the sin which so
easily trips us up. "
00:32:24.41\00:32:27.24
What are we supposed
to do with those sins?
00:32:27.28\00:32:30.08
Choose to say "No" to sin.
00:32:30.15\00:32:32.41
There's a
verse... Jesus talking,
00:32:32.45\00:32:35.15
this is in Mark...
00:32:35.18\00:32:36.52
Mark chapter 9... we
won't read the whole passage,
00:32:36.55\00:32:39.52
but Mark 9 starting
in verse 43 it says,
00:32:39.55\00:32:42.22
"If your hand
causes you to sin... "
00:32:42.26\00:32:43.59
what do you do Daniel?
00:32:43.63\00:32:44.96
"cut it off... "
00:32:44.99\00:32:46.33
it's better for you
to enter life maimed,
00:32:46.36\00:32:48.26
rather than having two
hands, and go to hell. "
00:32:48.30\00:32:51.13
Verse 45, "If your
foot causes you to sin,
00:32:51.17\00:32:53.87
cut it off...
00:32:53.90\00:32:55.24
if your eye causes you to sin,
00:32:55.27\00:32:57.14
pluck it out. "
00:32:57.17\00:33:00.11
Ooooh... I used
to read that and say,
00:33:00.14\00:33:01.64
"Why is God being so harsh?"
00:33:01.68\00:33:03.04
You know, if you're
working with poison,
00:33:03.08\00:33:04.75
you don't just
put a label on it.
00:33:04.78\00:33:06.18
You dispose of it.
00:33:06.21\00:33:07.65
Jesus is not
promoting self-mutilation.
00:33:07.68\00:33:10.62
What He's saying is that
sin in your life and in mine
00:33:10.65\00:33:14.32
it needs to be dealt
with quickly... at any cost.
00:33:14.36\00:33:17.99
Do not explain away sin.
00:33:18.03\00:33:19.79
Do not excuse sin.
00:33:19.83\00:33:21.63
Do not re-name sin.
00:33:21.66\00:33:23.47
Do not justify sin.
00:33:23.50\00:33:25.23
Do not minimize
sin in your life.
00:33:25.27\00:33:28.34
When drastic action is
required, take drastic action.
00:33:28.37\00:33:33.21
That goes along
with choice number 4:
00:33:33.24\00:33:35.34
Choose to make no
provision for the flesh.
00:33:35.38\00:33:39.58
We're going to
Romans 13 verse 14,
00:33:39.61\00:33:42.68
"Put on the Lord Jesus Christ,
00:33:42.72\00:33:44.29
and make no
provision for the flesh,
00:33:44.32\00:33:46.89
to fulfill its lusts. "
00:33:46.92\00:33:48.56
In other words, if your
addiction is pornography,
00:33:48.59\00:33:51.76
maybe you need to cut
off that television channel
00:33:51.79\00:33:54.90
or maybe you need to put
filters on your Internet access.
00:33:54.93\00:33:59.67
Choose to make no
provision for the flesh.
00:33:59.70\00:34:03.51
Choice Number 5:
00:34:03.57\00:34:05.31
Choose to look at the goal.
00:34:05.34\00:34:06.91
Now, we talked
in choice number 2,
00:34:06.94\00:34:08.84
choose to look at Jesus.
00:34:08.88\00:34:10.21
How important it
is to look at Jesus.
00:34:10.25\00:34:12.51
But Jesus also
looked at the end goal.
00:34:12.58\00:34:15.15
We see that in
Hebrews 12 verse 2,
00:34:15.18\00:34:17.69
first of all, as
we're looking unto Jesus,
00:34:17.72\00:34:19.65
how important it
is to look at Jesus...
00:34:19.69\00:34:21.59
that was choice number 2.
00:34:21.62\00:34:22.96
Then it says, "who for the
joy that was set before Him... "
00:34:22.99\00:34:27.86
that's the end goal...
00:34:27.90\00:34:29.23
"endured the cross,
despising the shame,
00:34:29.26\00:34:32.40
and has sat down at the right
hand of the throne of God. "
00:34:32.43\00:34:36.24
Christ could endure the cross
00:34:36.27\00:34:38.07
because of the joy of
your and my salvation.
00:34:38.11\00:34:42.38
We need to choose
to look at the end goal
00:34:42.41\00:34:46.65
which is
eternal life with Jesus.
00:34:46.68\00:34:49.28
This world that we
have is not all there is.
00:34:49.32\00:34:53.25
Choose to look to the hereafter
00:34:53.29\00:34:56.22
and finally, Number 6:
00:34:56.26\00:34:57.59
Choose to
persevere in the journey.
00:34:57.63\00:35:00.90
Don't give up...
00:35:00.93\00:35:02.26
don't get discouraged.
00:35:02.30\00:35:04.03
Don't get tired.
00:35:04.07\00:35:06.00
If you feel like, "Wow! I don't
have a God-centered life today"
00:35:06.03\00:35:09.94
get up tomorrow and try again.
00:35:09.97\00:35:12.91
Hebrews 12:1, "Let
us run with endurance
00:35:12.94\00:35:16.81
the race that
is set before us. "
00:35:16.85\00:35:20.12
He who endures to
the end, will be saved.
00:35:20.15\00:35:24.39
So, it's a daily
choice that you and I can make
00:35:24.42\00:35:27.66
and we can reap the benefits
of living a God-centered life.
00:35:27.72\00:35:32.29
Panel: Amen.
00:35:32.36\00:35:33.70
Lomacang: Thank you, Jill,
00:35:33.73\00:35:35.06
thank you,
Ryan... thank you, John.
00:35:35.10\00:35:36.43
and... I'll tell you,
mine is: Give Glory to God.
00:35:36.46\00:35:39.10
This one passage is so potent
00:35:39.13\00:35:41.87
there's so much in it
00:35:41.90\00:35:43.24
but I'm going to read it again
just in case you missed it.
00:35:43.27\00:35:45.74
Revelation 14 and verse 7,
00:35:45.77\00:35:47.51
"saying with a loud voice... "
00:35:47.54\00:35:49.24
now, let's stop right there.
00:35:49.28\00:35:50.91
This is something that has
to be proclaimed everywhere.
00:35:50.95\00:35:53.72
It has to be apparent
00:35:53.75\00:35:55.75
that what is to
follow is vitally important.
00:35:55.78\00:35:58.79
"Fear God and give glory to Him,
00:35:58.82\00:36:01.56
for the hour of
His judgment has come;
00:36:01.59\00:36:04.23
and worship Him who
made heaven and earth,
00:36:04.26\00:36:06.90
the sea and the
springs of water. "
00:36:06.93\00:36:08.43
Five different topics are
in that singular Scripture
00:36:08.46\00:36:12.07
and mine is simply to
point: Give glory to God.
00:36:12.10\00:36:15.60
We live in a world today where
the glory of God is hidden.
00:36:15.64\00:36:18.54
But the glory of
God is not obscure.
00:36:18.57\00:36:22.28
Now, what do I mean?
00:36:22.31\00:36:23.65
People choose to hide God's
glory from pervading their lives
00:36:23.68\00:36:27.38
but God's glory
refuses to be hidden
00:36:27.42\00:36:30.75
and what I'm going to do is
walk you through some elements
00:36:30.79\00:36:34.26
in Scripture where we find
how important God's glory is
00:36:34.29\00:36:37.83
and also quote something
that really impressed me.
00:36:37.86\00:36:41.10
When you're gifted
it's important to understand
00:36:41.13\00:36:44.33
what that gift is all about
and the extent of that gift
00:36:44.37\00:36:46.63
but Pastor Finley brings out in
the introduction of Wednesday,
00:36:46.67\00:36:49.67
he says, "The study
of the use of the phrase
00:36:49.70\00:36:52.01
in the Old Testament
'to give glory to God'
00:36:52.04\00:36:54.31
shows that it,
interestingly enough,
00:36:54.34\00:36:58.11
often... but not only...
00:36:58.15\00:37:00.58
appears in the
context of divine judgment,
00:37:00.62\00:37:03.39
just as it does in the first
angel's messages, as well. "
00:37:03.42\00:37:07.56
So, you find the glory
there is connected to judgment,
00:37:07.59\00:37:11.69
so, what is that saying?
00:37:11.73\00:37:13.06
If we refuse to give God
the glory that He is due,
00:37:13.09\00:37:16.63
judgment will follow.
00:37:16.67\00:37:18.40
A lot of people don't
choose to give God glory
00:37:18.43\00:37:21.00
because they don't
see any ramifications
00:37:21.04\00:37:22.70
that come after that.
00:37:22.74\00:37:24.07
So, let me show
you a couple of things
00:37:24.11\00:37:25.44
about what the Bible
says in the Old Testament
00:37:25.47\00:37:28.04
about God's glory.
00:37:28.08\00:37:29.41
I'll start with
Isaiah 42 and verse 8,
00:37:29.44\00:37:31.71
and the application here
is God's glory is exclusive.
00:37:31.75\00:37:36.89
God's glory is exclusive...
00:37:36.92\00:37:38.92
"I am the LORD, that is My name;
00:37:38.95\00:37:41.82
and My glory I will
not give to another,
00:37:41.86\00:37:45.99
nor My praise
to carved images. "
00:37:46.03\00:37:48.73
And, a number of
years ago, I heard a phrase
00:37:48.76\00:37:51.43
that I never forgot,
00:37:51.47\00:37:52.87
one of my favorite writers,
Oswald Chambers, he says,
00:37:52.90\00:37:55.44
"Never use God's gifts
to rob God of His glory. "
00:37:55.47\00:37:59.17
Panel: Hmmm... yes.
00:37:59.21\00:38:00.54
Lomacang: And
today, I need to say it,
00:38:00.58\00:38:02.18
the Christian world
is replete with that.
00:38:02.21\00:38:04.21
I've seen it plasticked...
00:38:04.25\00:38:06.38
I've seen it plastered
all throughout Christianity.
00:38:06.41\00:38:08.65
It even behooves me today,
00:38:08.68\00:38:10.45
how can you give a Christian
artiste an award for singing?
00:38:10.49\00:38:13.72
Honestly... think about that.
00:38:13.76\00:38:15.92
That's God's glory.
00:38:15.96\00:38:17.39
We follow the
patterns of the world,
00:38:17.43\00:38:19.36
we say, "Well, song of the year"
00:38:19.39\00:38:21.26
how many people
have found Christ?
00:38:21.30\00:38:23.06
How many people have
given their lives to Christ
00:38:23.10\00:38:24.53
because of the
song you just sang?
00:38:24.57\00:38:25.97
That's the glory
that the Bible is saying,
00:38:26.00\00:38:28.44
don't steal God's glory.
00:38:28.47\00:38:30.41
Do not use God's gifts
to rob God of His glory.
00:38:30.44\00:38:34.78
"My glory I will
not give another. "
00:38:34.81\00:38:36.88
And so, preaching...
singing... teaching...
00:38:36.91\00:38:39.18
never say, "I'm
such a good teacher
00:38:39.21\00:38:40.88
that God should
not get the glory. "
00:38:40.92\00:38:42.28
As a matter of fact,
when people compliment,
00:38:42.32\00:38:43.89
I... there's a
book that I read called:
00:38:43.92\00:38:45.75
The Difference Between
Compliments and Flattery.
00:38:45.82\00:38:49.86
It is so vitally important
when you're working for the Lord
00:38:49.89\00:38:52.53
to understand the difference.
00:38:52.56\00:38:53.90
Somebody might say,
"That sermon touched me. "
00:38:53.93\00:38:55.26
Say... "Praise God for that...
00:38:55.30\00:38:56.90
if I could be a blessing
to you, praise God for that. "
00:38:56.93\00:38:59.70
But don't say,
00:38:59.73\00:39:01.07
"Yeah, that was one of my
really good ones, wasn't it?"
00:39:01.10\00:39:03.47
You know... no... God's
glory is what we are to do.
00:39:03.51\00:39:06.31
Give all the glory to God.
00:39:06.34\00:39:07.68
The other one is: Not
only God's glory is exclusive
00:39:07.71\00:39:10.58
but God's glory is pervasive.
00:39:10.61\00:39:12.18
Isaiah 6 and verse 3,
00:39:12.21\00:39:14.12
"And one cried
to another and said:
00:39:14.15\00:39:17.05
'Holy, holy, is
the LORD of hosts;
00:39:17.09\00:39:19.82
Holy, holy, holy,
is the LORD of hosts;
00:39:19.85\00:39:22.92
the whole earth is
full of His glory!'"
00:39:22.96\00:39:25.46
This is what
amazed me about Atheists.
00:39:25.49\00:39:27.93
You can't find God's
glory for the same reason
00:39:27.96\00:39:31.57
a crook can't find a police.
00:39:31.60\00:39:33.17
You don't want to.
00:39:33.20\00:39:34.54
You don't want
to but the entire...
00:39:34.57\00:39:37.37
if you look around you
00:39:37.41\00:39:38.74
as far removed as we are
from perfection at creation,
00:39:38.77\00:39:41.48
God's glory is still there.
00:39:41.51\00:39:43.55
On a beautiful spring morning
00:39:43.58\00:39:45.55
when creation is
starting to wake up,
00:39:45.61\00:39:47.15
when the earth is covered by
the snow that God sends down,
00:39:47.18\00:39:50.82
and sin has been
covered... it reminds us
00:39:50.85\00:39:54.52
of the redemption of God
00:39:54.56\00:39:56.06
when you come out on a
beautiful snowy morning,
00:39:56.09\00:39:58.03
no footprints in
the snow, no tracks...
00:39:58.06\00:40:00.36
you say, "Wow!"
00:40:00.40\00:40:01.73
Yes, your sins can
be as white as snow...
00:40:01.76\00:40:05.33
God cleans us up.
00:40:05.37\00:40:06.77
God's glory is everywhere.
00:40:06.80\00:40:08.14
The other thing about it
is, God's glory is imperative.
00:40:08.17\00:40:11.37
Paul the apostle talks
about a generation that knew God
00:40:11.41\00:40:14.61
but chose not to
glorify Him, Romans 1 verse 20,
00:40:14.64\00:40:17.15
"For since the
creation of the world
00:40:17.18\00:40:18.75
His invisible
attributes are clearly seen... "
00:40:18.78\00:40:21.32
there it is... all of creation.
00:40:21.35\00:40:22.95
"being understood by
the things that are made,
00:40:22.98\00:40:25.62
even His eternal
power and Godhead,
00:40:25.65\00:40:28.42
that they are without excuse. "
00:40:28.46\00:40:31.13
So, nobody can say,
"I didn't see God. "
00:40:31.16\00:40:33.19
But here is the
problem, verse 21,
00:40:33.23\00:40:35.80
"because,
although they knew God... "
00:40:35.83\00:40:38.20
this is... this
is not worldlings,
00:40:38.23\00:40:40.57
this is people
that say, "I know God...
00:40:40.60\00:40:42.47
they did not glorify Him as God,
00:40:42.50\00:40:45.84
nor were thankful,
00:40:45.87\00:40:47.48
but became futile or
vain in their thoughts,
00:40:47.51\00:40:50.21
and their foolish
hearts were darkened.
00:40:50.25\00:40:52.31
Professing
themselves to be wise,
00:40:52.35\00:40:54.12
they became fools. "
00:40:54.15\00:40:55.88
God's glory is imperative.
00:40:55.92\00:40:58.25
You must give God...
00:40:58.32\00:41:00.02
if you know God,
give Him the glory.
00:41:00.06\00:41:01.86
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:41:01.92\00:41:03.26
Lomacang: Don't rob
that glory to yourself
00:41:03.29\00:41:04.63
and there are so
many people today...
00:41:04.66\00:41:06.33
you know, we remember them
00:41:06.36\00:41:07.70
rather than
remembering the God in them
00:41:07.73\00:41:10.63
and that's where
God's glory is imperative.
00:41:10.67\00:41:13.54
Give that glory back to God.
00:41:13.60\00:41:15.04
And so, I have Jill, as it were,
00:41:15.07\00:41:17.41
six ways that
God's glory can be given
00:41:17.44\00:41:20.11
and ways to glorify
God, let's start with...
00:41:20.14\00:41:24.15
I just read Romans
1 verses 20 and 21,
00:41:24.21\00:41:26.61
that's the first one.
00:41:26.65\00:41:28.08
But the other one
is 1st Corinthians 6
00:41:28.12\00:41:30.19
verses 19 and 20,
00:41:30.22\00:41:31.55
1st Corinthians
6 verses 19 and 20,
00:41:31.59\00:41:34.16
the one is: Glorify
God because you know Him.
00:41:34.19\00:41:37.23
That's the first one.
00:41:37.26\00:41:38.59
The second one is:
Glorify God in your body.
00:41:38.63\00:41:40.40
1st Corinthians
6 verses 19 and 20,
00:41:40.43\00:41:42.63
and... and I like
the King James Version
00:41:42.66\00:41:45.07
but I have the New King James,
00:41:45.10\00:41:46.53
I like the way
Paul says, "What...
00:41:46.60\00:41:48.00
what... "
00:41:48.04\00:41:49.60
and then he's talking to
people that should know better,
00:41:49.64\00:41:51.67
"What!
00:41:51.71\00:41:53.11
do you not know that your body
is the temple of the Holy Spirit
00:41:53.17\00:41:55.91
who is in you,
00:41:55.94\00:41:57.28
whom you have from God... "
00:41:57.31\00:41:58.65
he's like, "You
do not know that?"
00:41:58.68\00:42:00.55
"And you are not your own?"
00:42:00.62\00:42:02.92
People say,
"This is my body... "
00:42:02.95\00:42:05.45
No... that's not your body,
00:42:05.52\00:42:07.52
you didn't design it,
00:42:07.56\00:42:08.89
you didn't shape it.
00:42:08.92\00:42:10.26
"For you were bought at a price;
00:42:10.29\00:42:13.03
therefore
glorify God in your body
00:42:13.06\00:42:15.73
and in your
spirit, which are God's. "
00:42:15.76\00:42:18.33
And so, today a lot of people
say, "I'm in the spirit... "
00:42:18.40\00:42:21.24
God said, "Be
in the body also. "
00:42:21.27\00:42:22.87
Because what we do in our
body... we'll give an account
00:42:22.90\00:42:25.84
that we must all give an
account of the things done
00:42:25.87\00:42:28.74
in the body.
00:42:28.78\00:42:30.11
So, don't just say,
"This is my vessel... "
00:42:30.15\00:42:32.68
poking holes in
it... painting it...
00:42:32.71\00:42:35.65
altering it...
00:42:35.68\00:42:37.02
as one preacher said,
00:42:37.05\00:42:38.39
"You can get all the
augmentations you want
00:42:38.42\00:42:40.06
but your kids will remind
you how ugly you really are. "
00:42:40.09\00:42:42.46
And so, watch out with
all Those, plastic this
00:42:42.49\00:42:45.33
and plastic that.
00:42:45.36\00:42:46.70
You know, I just want to
say that I know it shocked you
00:42:46.73\00:42:48.53
but it's... it's
a reminder that...
00:42:48.56\00:42:50.13
it shocked you didn't it, Jill?
00:42:50.17\00:42:51.63
It reminds us that let's
glorify God with what we have.
00:42:51.67\00:42:56.04
Don't say, "God,
you made a mistake
00:42:56.07\00:42:57.51
and I need to
really augment this. "
00:42:57.54\00:42:59.77
Anyway, while
you're getting over that,
00:42:59.81\00:43:02.01
let me go to Number 3,
00:43:02.04\00:43:03.38
Glorify God through your
body... not just in your body
00:43:03.41\00:43:08.52
but through your body.
00:43:08.55\00:43:09.88
1 Corinthians 3
verses 16 and 17,
00:43:09.92\00:43:11.95
"Do you not know that
you are the temple of God
00:43:11.99\00:43:14.62
and that the Spirit
of God dwells in you?"
00:43:14.66\00:43:16.62
Now, this is vitally important.
00:43:16.66\00:43:18.29
When you become a
new creation in Christ,
00:43:18.36\00:43:20.76
the Spirit takes up
residence in your body.
00:43:20.80\00:43:23.13
So, from that point on,
00:43:23.16\00:43:24.57
you just can't do with
your body as you please.
00:43:24.63\00:43:26.87
You cannot be a
person given to immorality
00:43:26.90\00:43:29.87
or... or sensuality
00:43:29.90\00:43:31.41
or carnality
00:43:31.44\00:43:32.77
because the Spirit of
God says, "Wait a minute...
00:43:32.81\00:43:34.28
what are you doing to my house?"
00:43:34.31\00:43:35.74
What is...
what's going on with...
00:43:35.81\00:43:37.21
excuse me... excuse me,
00:43:37.25\00:43:40.25
I'm living here now,
thank you very much... "
00:43:40.28\00:43:43.42
I want to make that real,
00:43:43.45\00:43:45.05
your body
becomes the resident...
00:43:45.09\00:43:47.52
the residing place
of God's Holy Spirit.
00:43:47.56\00:43:49.86
He comes in to reconstruct
that terrible nature.
00:43:49.89\00:43:53.06
Justification forgives you
of the past transgressions,
00:43:53.09\00:43:56.77
but sanctification says,
00:43:56.80\00:43:58.20
"I got to make sure that
you don't do this again. "
00:43:58.23\00:43:59.93
Make sure your
body is God's temple
00:43:59.97\00:44:01.77
by the residing
presence of the Spirit
00:44:01.80\00:44:03.61
because the verse 17 says,
00:44:03.64\00:44:05.37
"If anyone
defiles the temple of God,
00:44:05.41\00:44:07.44
God will destroy him.
00:44:07.48\00:44:08.81
For the temple of God is holy,
00:44:08.84\00:44:10.18
which temple you are. "
00:44:10.21\00:44:11.55
The fourth one...
glorify God in your works.
00:44:11.58\00:44:14.12
Matthew 5:16, "Let your
light so shine before men,
00:44:14.15\00:44:17.52
that they may
see your good works
00:44:17.55\00:44:19.15
and glorify your
father in heaven. "
00:44:19.19\00:44:20.76
Similar to that... don't
take God's glory to yourself.
00:44:20.79\00:44:23.56
Now, why is that
so vitally important?
00:44:23.59\00:44:25.53
I'll speak like a New
Yorker now, Jill, here it is,
00:44:25.56\00:44:27.50
our works reveal us.
00:44:27.53\00:44:29.80
"They profess to
know God... " Titus 1:16,
00:44:29.83\00:44:32.93
but in works they deny Him... "
00:44:32.97\00:44:35.64
our works reveal us.
00:44:35.67\00:44:37.61
Secondly, our works confirm us.
00:44:37.64\00:44:40.11
Revelation 2 verse 13,
00:44:40.14\00:44:41.48
"I know your works... "
00:44:41.51\00:44:43.01
our works confirm us.
00:44:43.04\00:44:44.55
We may say things
but the Bible says,
00:44:44.61\00:44:46.61
"Hey, I know what you're saying
but I see what you're doing. "
00:44:46.65\00:44:49.28
Third thing... our
works survive us...
00:44:49.32\00:44:51.62
"that they may
rest from their labors
00:44:51.65\00:44:53.56
and their works
do follow them. "
00:44:53.59\00:44:55.49
If you live an ungodly life...
00:44:55.52\00:44:57.39
you can be the best preacher,
singer, teacher on earth,
00:44:57.43\00:45:00.13
but people said, "I
remember him for who he is. "
00:45:00.16\00:45:02.96
So, be careful
with how you live.
00:45:03.00\00:45:05.20
Number 5: Glorify
God through our conduct.
00:45:05.23\00:45:09.10
Peter said, "By your good works
00:45:09.14\00:45:11.94
which they observe,
00:45:11.97\00:45:13.31
glorify God in the
day of visitation. "
00:45:13.34\00:45:15.38
When the Lord comes, He'll say,
00:45:15.44\00:45:16.85
"Not only do you speak well,
00:45:16.88\00:45:18.21
but you lived the
way you should have. "
00:45:18.25\00:45:20.02
And finally,
glorify God in unity.
00:45:20.05\00:45:22.42
Romans 15 verse 6,
00:45:22.45\00:45:24.79
"that you may with one
mind and with one mouth
00:45:24.82\00:45:27.46
glorify God and the Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ. "
00:45:27.49\00:45:30.43
Let the unity that...
that brothers and sisters have
00:45:30.46\00:45:33.23
via glory... so people that
are on the outside might say,
00:45:33.29\00:45:36.03
"Wow... the
reason I know God is here
00:45:36.06\00:45:38.13
is they are in
harmony... they are in unity. "
00:45:38.17\00:45:41.07
Whatever you do, fear
God and give glory to Him.
00:45:41.10\00:45:44.01
Perrin: Amen, thank
you Pastor Lomacang.
00:45:44.04\00:45:47.48
This is a
powerful study this week,
00:45:47.51\00:45:50.08
and I'm sure appreciating it,
00:45:50.11\00:45:52.28
I'm Daniel Perrin and
I have Thursday's Lesson:
00:45:52.31\00:45:54.98
Revelation's Overcomers.
00:45:55.02\00:45:57.02
And overcomers...
it's not just talk...
00:45:57.05\00:45:59.99
it's not just words
that... that can get us excited,
00:46:00.02\00:46:02.59
there is real living power
in your life and my life today
00:46:02.62\00:46:06.66
to actually overcome.
00:46:06.70\00:46:08.50
We find Revelation's
overcomers introduced to us
00:46:08.53\00:46:12.23
in chapters 2
and 3 of Revelation
00:46:12.27\00:46:14.90
where Jesus is giving
messages to seven churches.
00:46:14.97\00:46:18.17
There are churches
that are doing well...
00:46:18.21\00:46:20.04
there are churches
that are doing poorly...
00:46:20.08\00:46:21.88
churches under persecution...
00:46:21.91\00:46:23.71
churches battling deception
00:46:23.75\00:46:25.48
and in every single
one of those churches,
00:46:25.51\00:46:28.18
there are overcomers
00:46:28.25\00:46:29.78
and to each one of
them is given a promise
00:46:29.85\00:46:32.19
because the power of overcoming
rests on the promises of God...
00:46:32.22\00:46:36.46
not on our power alone.
00:46:36.49\00:46:38.23
From the Lesson, Mark Finley
included this sentence here:
00:46:38.26\00:46:42.73
Revelation's message is
one of victory not of defeat...
00:46:42.76\00:46:47.17
and that is so
important to remember
00:46:47.20\00:46:48.97
that we're... we're not
going to be fighting a battle
00:46:49.00\00:46:51.97
where there is going to
be defeat on the horizon,
00:46:52.01\00:46:54.91
we could choose
that if we so desire.
00:46:54.94\00:46:56.71
But the enemy is defeated...
00:46:56.75\00:46:58.25
death is defeated...
00:46:58.31\00:46:59.81
the curse that covers
this earth is defeated...
00:46:59.85\00:47:02.68
and sin... not
just a concept out there
00:47:02.72\00:47:05.55
but sin in our
lives is defeated.
00:47:05.59\00:47:08.22
And so, we don't hear
the Bible talking like this.
00:47:08.26\00:47:10.86
"Well, God gave
it His best try... "
00:47:10.89\00:47:13.46
no... it says things like this,
00:47:13.50\00:47:16.00
Revelation 3:21 and this is the
message to the Laodicean Church
00:47:16.06\00:47:20.14
the one that seems to have
some of the worst problems.
00:47:20.20\00:47:24.67
It says. "To him who overcomes
00:47:24.74\00:47:27.41
I will grant to sit
with Me on My throne,
00:47:27.44\00:47:30.48
as I also overcame
00:47:30.51\00:47:33.11
and sat down with my
Father on His throne. "
00:47:33.15\00:47:35.45
Every bit of overcoming
00:47:35.48\00:47:37.62
is contingent
upon Jesus overcoming
00:47:37.65\00:47:40.46
and that's already
done in the past...
00:47:40.52\00:47:43.02
what He did there
for us on the cross...
00:47:43.06\00:47:45.53
what He's doing for us in heaven
00:47:45.56\00:47:47.10
so you don't have to worry...
00:47:47.13\00:47:48.60
I don't have to wonder whether
or not I'm going to make it here
00:47:48.63\00:47:51.53
safely in my car this morning
00:47:51.57\00:47:53.54
because it's
already in the past.
00:47:53.57\00:47:55.47
I know it's finished.
00:47:55.50\00:47:57.01
And so, we can look at the past
00:47:57.04\00:47:59.71
and then we can have
confidence right here and now.
00:47:59.74\00:48:02.58
Join me in 1st Thessalonians
chapter 5 verses 23 and 24,
00:48:02.64\00:48:07.75
such an excellent promise here
00:48:07.78\00:48:10.89
that Paul, under
inspiration, is giving for you.
00:48:10.92\00:48:13.76
And it begins with
this word, "Now... "
00:48:13.79\00:48:16.46
right there right now,
00:48:16.49\00:48:18.49
"may the God of peace
Himself sanctify you completely;
00:48:18.53\00:48:23.47
and may your whole spirit... "
00:48:23.50\00:48:25.40
that's the breath of life
from God that animates you,
00:48:25.43\00:48:28.70
"and your soul... "
that's you as a person,
00:48:28.74\00:48:31.41
"and your body be
preserved blameless
00:48:31.44\00:48:34.01
at the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ. "
00:48:34.04\00:48:36.58
And then, verse 22,
00:48:36.61\00:48:38.21
24... "He who
calls you is faithful,
00:48:38.25\00:48:41.32
and who also will do it. "
00:48:41.35\00:48:44.19
Panel: Amen... that's right...
00:48:44.25\00:48:45.59
Perrin: "He who calls you is
faithful who also will do it.
00:48:45.62\00:48:48.56
This is an invitation
to take Jesus at His word.
00:48:48.59\00:48:51.93
Not just to
believe it in your mind,
00:48:51.96\00:48:54.10
but to step out in action.
00:48:54.13\00:48:55.76
And so, we've got to start
with the right attitude here.
00:48:55.80\00:48:58.87
All of heaven praises
God's power constantly.
00:48:58.90\00:49:02.50
We see that in chapter 4 of
Revelation and 5 and 7 and 15,
00:49:02.54\00:49:07.54
and so, this is why
Jesus gives us this prayer,
00:49:07.58\00:49:10.55
"Thy will be
done... " in Matthew 6:10,
00:49:10.61\00:49:13.52
"on earth as it is in heaven. "
00:49:13.55\00:49:16.12
That we can here on earth
say, "Lord, you have all power
00:49:16.15\00:49:19.85
and I want it to be
exhibited in my life. "
00:49:19.89\00:49:21.82
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:49:21.86\00:49:23.19
Panel: So, we
don't say things like,
00:49:23.22\00:49:24.56
"I can't overcome... "
00:49:24.59\00:49:26.56
"I can't stop sinning. "
00:49:26.59\00:49:29.10
We might say,
"Lord, I am weak...
00:49:29.13\00:49:30.97
You are strong, but
not... Lord, it's impossible. "
00:49:31.00\00:49:35.17
When we see this, we're saying,
00:49:35.20\00:49:37.34
"He who promised is not faithful
00:49:37.37\00:49:39.47
and He will not do it. "
00:49:39.54\00:49:41.48
But that's not
what the promise is.
00:49:41.51\00:49:43.38
It says, "He who
calls you is faithful...
00:49:43.41\00:49:46.35
who also will do it. "
00:49:46.41\00:49:47.75
And this isn't some
pop psychology that says,
00:49:47.78\00:49:50.02
"You can be
whatever you want to be...
00:49:50.05\00:49:51.99
the power is in you. "
00:49:52.02\00:49:53.36
No... but you can do
whatever God calls you to do
00:49:53.39\00:49:57.63
by the power that
He places within you.
00:49:57.66\00:49:59.93
So, this is why we are called,
00:49:59.96\00:50:01.46
not to ever
breathe a word of defeat
00:50:01.50\00:50:04.10
or of impossibility or futility
00:50:04.13\00:50:07.14
because remember,
as it's been said,
00:50:07.17\00:50:08.84
the battle is for our
minds... it's for our thoughts
00:50:08.87\00:50:11.84
and in our thoughts we say,
00:50:11.87\00:50:13.21
"Lord, you have conquered...
you are victorious. "
00:50:13.24\00:50:16.34
The enemy loves to
hear us talk of failure...
00:50:16.38\00:50:19.51
talk of defeat...
00:50:19.55\00:50:20.88
talk of His power and
exalt His false glory,
00:50:20.92\00:50:23.85
but he's already defeated.
00:50:23.89\00:50:25.22
Panel: That's right.
00:50:25.25\00:50:26.59
Perrin: In the
book of Revelation,
00:50:26.62\00:50:27.96
17 times we have the word that
is translated as overcomers.
00:50:27.99\00:50:32.19
Sometimes, we see
"prevailed" or "conquered"
00:50:32.23\00:50:34.90
or "victory"
00:50:34.93\00:50:36.26
and in each of those instances,
it's from the Greek word, nikaó
00:50:36.30\00:50:40.44
we can translate
that sometimes as "Nike. "
00:50:40.47\00:50:43.14
That's the reason
why people wear Nike's...
00:50:43.17\00:50:45.84
they want to win.
00:50:45.87\00:50:47.21
We actually have
Nike missiles somewhere
00:50:47.24\00:50:48.94
because we want to win...
00:50:48.98\00:50:50.58
we want to be victorious.
00:50:50.61\00:50:52.11
But that word "nikaó" says...
to prevail... to be victorious,
00:50:52.15\00:50:57.39
to overcome and to win the case.
00:50:57.42\00:51:01.02
That's the part of
the definition there
00:51:01.09\00:51:03.69
because there's a
pending case against you.
00:51:03.73\00:51:06.29
There's an enemy
who is accusing you.
00:51:06.33\00:51:09.30
Listen to Revelation 12:10,
00:51:09.33\00:51:11.57
"the accuser of our brethren,
00:51:11.60\00:51:13.80
who accused them
before our God day and night,
00:51:13.84\00:51:17.77
has been cast down. "
00:51:17.81\00:51:19.47
Panel: Amen.
00:51:19.51\00:51:20.84
Perrin: What's...
what's he accusing you of?
00:51:20.88\00:51:22.21
He says,
"They're not victorious,
00:51:22.24\00:51:24.81
look what they've done...
00:51:24.85\00:51:26.51
look at their sins...
00:51:26.55\00:51:28.08
look at the
record of their life... "
00:51:28.15\00:51:30.65
and then accusing
God, "You have no right
00:51:30.69\00:51:33.05
to save and take
these people to heaven,
00:51:33.12\00:51:35.42
they've chosen me... look
at their sinful behavior. "
00:51:35.46\00:51:38.66
But the testimony is
this to the overcomers.
00:51:38.69\00:51:42.46
But how... how do we overcome?
00:51:42.50\00:51:44.97
Revelation 12:11...
the very next verse,
00:51:45.00\00:51:47.90
"They overcame him
by the blood of the Lamb
00:51:47.94\00:51:50.81
and by the word
of their testimony,
00:51:50.84\00:51:53.24
they did not love
their lives unto death. "
00:51:53.27\00:51:56.51
Through the power of
Jesus... that's where it is.
00:51:56.54\00:51:59.21
Revelation 14 verse 12,
00:51:59.25\00:52:01.45
it says, "Here is the
patience of the saints... "
00:52:01.48\00:52:03.42
we love this text,
00:52:03.45\00:52:04.79
"here are those who
keep the commandments of God
00:52:04.82\00:52:07.09
and have the faith of Jesus. "
00:52:07.12\00:52:10.26
And that gives us the
instructions about how
00:52:10.29\00:52:13.60
to keep the commandments of God.
00:52:13.63\00:52:15.33
How is it?
00:52:15.36\00:52:16.70
By the faith of Jesus.
00:52:16.73\00:52:18.47
What a rich phrase!
00:52:18.50\00:52:20.44
This is not just faith in
Jesus but which we should have
00:52:20.50\00:52:24.24
but this is the
faith of Jesus...
00:52:24.27\00:52:26.54
the faith that He had.
00:52:26.57\00:52:28.01
So, you want to
be an overcomer...
00:52:28.04\00:52:30.01
then meditate upon
the life of Jesus...
00:52:30.05\00:52:32.98
look to Him and see
the faith in His life.
00:52:33.01\00:52:35.88
Look at Him who had a
pure picture of the love of God
00:52:35.92\00:52:39.15
because this is
where following God begins
00:52:39.19\00:52:41.89
to understand His love
00:52:41.92\00:52:43.53
and to see Him
for who He really is
00:52:43.59\00:52:45.69
and that's what our enemy
is trying to hide all along
00:52:45.73\00:52:47.93
so that we don't
see the love of God.
00:52:47.96\00:52:49.96
The victorious life
begins by meditating on Him.
00:52:50.03\00:52:54.00
We follow Jesus as He
leaves the courts of heaven,
00:52:54.04\00:52:57.94
trusting fully in the Father's
power to come to this earth...
00:52:57.97\00:53:01.84
to make Himself
of no reputation...
00:53:01.88\00:53:04.08
taking the form of a bondservant
00:53:04.11\00:53:06.21
and coming in the likeness
of men, Philippians 2:7,
00:53:06.25\00:53:09.48
we follow Him as He resists
temptation with the Word of God
00:53:09.52\00:53:13.72
in Matthew 3.
00:53:13.76\00:53:15.09
We follow Him as He
holds tightly to the Father
00:53:15.12\00:53:17.56
through a night of prayer
and through days of prayer.
00:53:17.59\00:53:20.60
We follow Him as He says,
00:53:20.63\00:53:22.43
"Where the Father is working,
I'm working. " John 5:17,
00:53:22.46\00:53:27.00
We follow Him into
the Garden of Gethsemane
00:53:27.04\00:53:29.20
where He says, "Thy will be done
00:53:29.24\00:53:31.97
regardless of what happens. "
00:53:32.01\00:53:34.28
He says, "Lord...
Father, is there any other way"
00:53:34.31\00:53:36.85
but then He says,
"Thy will be done. "
00:53:36.88\00:53:38.98
And then we
follow Him to the cross
00:53:39.01\00:53:41.05
where He could have
come down from the cross
00:53:41.08\00:53:43.12
of His own power at any point
00:53:43.15\00:53:44.95
but He did not
love His life unto death
00:53:44.99\00:53:48.36
and He says, "I will give it up
00:53:48.39\00:53:49.96
for the will of the Father. "
00:53:49.99\00:53:51.49
So, this is how
we give glory to Him.
00:53:51.53\00:53:55.26
We have the faith of Jesus.
00:53:55.30\00:53:57.43
I'm going to go back to
the text that Jill used there
00:53:57.47\00:54:00.40
in Hebrews 12 verse 2,
00:54:00.44\00:54:02.30
"looking unto Jesus,
00:54:02.34\00:54:04.11
the author and
finisher of our faith... "
00:54:04.14\00:54:06.94
and I love the
translation that says,
00:54:06.98\00:54:09.74
"fixing our eyes on Jesus... "
00:54:09.78\00:54:12.25
this is not a glance...
00:54:12.28\00:54:14.02
this is not a...
a look for a moment,
00:54:14.05\00:54:16.32
but staring intently
at Jesus and who He is.
00:54:16.35\00:54:19.62
I don't think we
repeat this often enough.
00:54:19.65\00:54:22.89
If you want to be victorious,
00:54:22.92\00:54:24.96
then we meditate
upon the life of Jesus
00:54:24.99\00:54:27.66
and this gets
practical in your life
00:54:27.70\00:54:30.37
because we don't
overcome all at once,
00:54:30.43\00:54:33.07
but we overcome today
00:54:33.13\00:54:35.24
because there is temptations
and there are struggles
00:54:35.27\00:54:37.87
that you are going to face today
00:54:37.91\00:54:39.47
and you know what
they are... God does too.
00:54:39.51\00:54:41.88
And it says that
He knows our frame
00:54:41.91\00:54:44.51
there in Psalm 103...
He knows that we are dust.
00:54:44.55\00:54:47.75
What that doesn't mean is that
He makes allowances for our sin
00:54:47.78\00:54:52.25
but think about this.
00:54:52.29\00:54:53.62
You head into the store
and there is that Section
00:54:53.66\00:54:56.06
that always tempts you
with the indulgence of appetite
00:54:56.12\00:54:59.66
and so, you meditate on Jesus
and you take Him at His word
00:54:59.69\00:55:03.23
and you say, "I can do
all things through Christ
00:55:03.26\00:55:06.63
who strengthened me. "
00:55:06.67\00:55:08.00
That indulgence of appetite
with the electronic device
00:55:08.04\00:55:11.47
that demands your
time and your mind
00:55:11.51\00:55:13.81
that belonged to God,
00:55:13.84\00:55:15.18
you meditate on Jesus
and you take Him at His Word
00:55:15.21\00:55:18.81
and you say,
00:55:18.85\00:55:20.18
"Be strong in
the power in the Lord
00:55:20.22\00:55:21.88
and in the power of His might. "
00:55:21.92\00:55:24.05
Ephesians 6:10,
"His might... not mine. "
00:55:24.09\00:55:27.22
When the temptation for
unrighteous anger arises
00:55:27.26\00:55:31.76
and you know it's going to come,
00:55:31.79\00:55:34.20
God does too...
you meditate on Him
00:55:34.26\00:55:36.60
and you say, "He
gives power to the weak,
00:55:36.63\00:55:39.57
and to those who have no might
00:55:39.60\00:55:41.44
He increases their strength. "
00:55:41.47\00:55:43.44
That's Isaiah 40 verse 29.
00:55:43.47\00:55:45.37
We can be victorious
overcomers through Christ
00:55:45.41\00:55:48.74
who strengthens me
and so we look to Jesus
00:55:48.78\00:55:52.25
not just once a day
but moment by moment.
00:55:52.28\00:55:55.68
Panel: Amen... amen... amen.
00:55:55.72\00:55:57.65
Dinzey: Thank you Daniel Perrin
00:55:57.69\00:55:59.59
and we have a moment
to say final comments,
00:55:59.65\00:56:02.99
We start with Pastor Ryan Day.
00:56:03.02\00:56:04.36
Ryan: Amen, you know,
Pastor Mark Finley brings out
00:56:04.39\00:56:06.93
in the Lesson here, he says,
00:56:06.96\00:56:08.30
"The Christ of Scripture
never leads us to minimize
00:56:08.33\00:56:10.83
the doctrines of the Bible.
00:56:10.87\00:56:12.20
The Christ of Scripture never
leads us to reduce His teaching
00:56:12.23\00:56:15.67
to pious platitudes
that are nonessential.
00:56:15.70\00:56:18.07
Christ is the embodiment
of all doctrinal truth.
00:56:18.14\00:56:20.84
Christ is truth incarnate.
00:56:20.88\00:56:22.34
He is doctrine lived out. "
00:56:22.38\00:56:24.61
Jill: Amen, I've been so
blessed by this Lesson...
00:56:24.65\00:56:26.85
it's so practical.
00:56:26.92\00:56:28.25
When you look at
living a God-centered life,
00:56:28.28\00:56:31.25
it all starts with a choice.
00:56:31.29\00:56:33.52
Lomacang: That's right
00:56:33.56\00:56:34.89
and that's why the
highest effect on earth
00:56:34.92\00:56:37.36
that can be evidence
that Christ is in you,
00:56:37.39\00:56:40.40
is you allow Him to
receive glory through your life.
00:56:40.43\00:56:44.17
Perrin: Romans 8:37 says,
00:56:44.20\00:56:47.67
"Yet in all these things
we are more than conquerors"
00:56:47.70\00:56:51.54
the word there is hyper-Nike...
00:56:51.57\00:56:53.81
above and beyond victory
00:56:53.88\00:56:55.91
through Him who loved us.
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Dinzey: Amen... amen, thank you.
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What a blessing
this Lesson has been!
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And we hope you
have been blessed.
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We want to
encourage you to remember that
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the first angels message is:
"Fear God and give glory to Him
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for the hour of His
judgment has come. "
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We encourage you to
continue looking unto Jesus
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the author and
finisher of our faith
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who for the joy
that was set before Him
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endured the cross...
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this Jesus Christ who came
to this world to die for us
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today is alive and well
helping us to be victorious
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and by His grace we will be.
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Join us for
next week's Lesson...
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Lesson Number 5: The
Good News of the Judgment.
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