As we seek to do every Quarter
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here on the 3ABN
Sabbath School Panel,
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for sure, this Quarter is
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we're making our way
through the book of Ephesians,
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we are indeed
exalting Jesus Christ.
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In fact, that's what
Lesson Number 3 this week
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is entitled: The
Power of the Exalted Jesus.
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Ryan: Hello Friends...
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you are watching
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We do this for you
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we do it for us too
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because we love
to study God's Word
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but this week, we are
making our way obviously through
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our study of the
book of Ephesians
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and we're on week
number 3... Lesson Number 3:
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entitled: The Power
of the Exalted Jesus
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and just two lessons into this,
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I'm being
tremendously blessed so far,
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it's just saturated with
the message of the gospel
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and the love of Jesus Christ
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and we're going to
continue on that theme.
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Before we go any further though,
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I would like to
introduce our Panel Members,
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to my direct left
is Ms. Shelley Quinn.
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Shelley: And it's a
blessing to be here,
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my Lesson is: Experiencing
Insight from the Holy Spirit.
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Ryan: Amen, of
course, to your left is
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Pastor John Lomacang.
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Lomacang: Mine is...
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Participating in
Resurrection Power.
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What a beautiful topic!
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Ryan: Amen... absolutely.
Lomacang: Looking forward to it.
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Ryan: Sure, and, of
course, to your left
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is Doctor...
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I call you Doctor
because you are like a surgeon
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when it comes to
the Word of God...
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very precise... and always enjoy
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the encouraging word that
you bring to us, Daniel Perrin.
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Perrin: Thank you Ryan, I
have... Christ Above All Powers.
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Ryan: Amen, praise the Lord
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and last but not
least, Pastor James Rafferty,
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always a blessing
to have you join us.
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Rafferty: Always good to be here
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I have: Power of
the Exalted Jesus...
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which is Thursday's Lesson.
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No, no, excuse me,
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Jesus, All
Things, and His Church
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which is Thursday's Lesson.
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Ryan: Got you, okay,
praise the Lord for that.
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As well always,
we thank you so much
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for joining us here on
the 3ABN Sabbath School Panel.
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We've got lots to cover
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but before we get into
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this most important
subject of exalting Jesus,
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I'm going to ask
Ms. Shelley Quinn
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if you don't mind to
have an opening prayer for us.
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Shelley: I would love to.
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"Our loving heavenly Father,
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we come in the name of Jesus
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to praise You... to thank You...
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to say we love You,
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how we thank You for
the gift of Jesus Christ
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the gift of Your Holy Spirit
and the gift of Your Word.
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Lord, there is rich...
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there's a richness in Ephesians
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that we ask You would
help us to translate now.
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Send Your Holy
Spirit to be our Teacher.
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We give You all the glory,
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in Jesus' name, amen. "
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Panel: Amen... amen.
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Ryan: Praise God.
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Our Memory Text comes from
Ephesians chapter 1 and verse
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19, verses 19 and 20,
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and I'll actually
read those right now,
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it says here,
"Through the Holy Spirit
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believers may know
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what is the exceeding
greatness of His power
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toward us who believe,
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according to the
working of His mighty power
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which worked in Christ
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which He worked in Christ,
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when He raised Him from the dead
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and seated Him at the
right hand in heavenly places. "
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Just a beautiful message
indeed and the Lesson brings out
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an interesting story
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some interesting statistics
that I did not know about
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and it says here,
"Human beings, it seems,
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are always
reaching for more power. "
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Isn't that the truth?
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Panel: Hmmm...
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Ryan: Auto manufacturer...
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Auto manufacturer
Devel Motors, for example,
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showed off the
prototype of his Devel Sixteen,
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a vehicle with a
16-cylinder, 12.3-liter engine
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producing more
than 5,000 horsepower. "
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Have mercy! Panel: Hmmm...
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Ryan: Or... it says
"if that is not enough,
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consider the
Peterbilt semi-truck
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that sports three Pratt
and Whitney J34-48 jet engines.
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Boasting 36,000 horsepower,
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the truck does a
quarter-mile in 6.5 seconds
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and regularly hits 376 mph
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before deploying
its two parachutes. "
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That's a lot of power.
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Panel: Hmmm... Wow!
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Ryan: "In contrast though,
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Paul prays that
believers in Ephesus,
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under temptation to
admire the various powers
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and deities of their culture,
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will experience
through the Holy Spirit
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the immensity
of the power of God
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makes available
to them in Christ.
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This divine might is
not measured in horsepower,
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or magic,
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but is seen in
four cosmos-shifting,
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salvation-history events... "
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and it lists those four events.
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The first one: the
resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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Number 2: His
exaltation at the throne of God.
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Number 3: All things being
placed in subservience to Christ
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and Number 4: Christ being
given to the church as its Head
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and of course, we read about
this in Ephesians chapter 1
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verses 19 to verse 23,
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and, of course, it says,
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"In considering
these four events,
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believers may begin
to grasp and experience
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the vast scope of the power
God exercises on their behalf. "
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And, of course, that
sets us up for Sunday's Lesson
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which is entitled:
Praying and Thanksgiving.
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Now, this is powerful
because when you study
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through the book of Ephesians
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and of course, this is
in... you could see this
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in... in much of
Paul's writings in other books
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but especially in
Ephesians you can see that
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Paul is very much
often motivated to pray
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for the church
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as we should be motivated
to pray for each other often
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but not just any kind of prayer,
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always just
seeking to ask for things,
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but praying in thanksgiving...
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praying and
thanking God for His power
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and what He is
doing through His church.
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In fact, it gives us a
couple of examples right here
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in the book of Ephesians
chapter 1 verses 15 to 23,
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which we're going
to read, by the way,
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and then also, Ephesians
chapter 3 verses 14 to 21,
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probably won't
read both of these
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but I do want to go
to Ephesians chapter 1
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and read... actually
let's go to Ephesians chapter 3,
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let's go to Ephesians chapter 3
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and let's read verses 14 to 21,
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Ephesians 3 verses 14 to 21
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and notice what
the Bible says here,
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it says, "For this reason...
" this is Paul praying,
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he says, "For this reason
I bow my knees to the Father
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of our Lord Jesus Christ...
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of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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from whom the whole family
in heaven and earth is named,
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that He would grant you,
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according to the
riches of His glory,
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to be strengthened with
might through His Spirit
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in the inner man,
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that Christ may dwell in
your hearts through faith;
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that you, being
rooted and grounded in love,
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may be able to
comprehend with all the saints
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what is the width and
length and depth and height...
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to know the love of
Christ which passes knowledge;
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that you may be filled
with all the fullness of God.
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Now to Him who is able
to do exceedingly abundantly
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above all that
we can ask or think,
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according to the
power that works in us,
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to Him be glory in the church
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by Christ Jesus
to all generations,
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forever and ever. Amen. "
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This is... this is a
perfect example of...
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of course, you can read another
one of these in Ephesians 1
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as I referenced
earlier, verses 15 to 23,
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Paul praying
earnestly for the people
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but not just prayers of,
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"Lord, do this for
them and this for them
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and this for them
and this for them... "
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as those are
important as God does...
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hears... the Bible says,
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our petitions that
are brought before Him
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on behalf of each other
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if we ask that which
is of the will of God,
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the Bible says in 1st
John chapter 5 that He hears us
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and He... He will answer
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but in... in
most cases, you know,
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we need to be taught and
we need to learn how to pray
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and give thanks to God in prayer
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and offer
prayers of thanksgiving
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for what He is
doing in our lives...
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what He's doing in the church
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and that's what
Paul is exemplifying here
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on more than one occasion
here in the book of Ephesians
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as He's recognizing that
"God, You're doing a mighty work
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in... in Your
people's lives... "
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and he's encouraging the church,
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He's saying, "Look
what God is doing in you,
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look how God is
transforming the church
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and He's uplifting you
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and He's brought you
into the knowledge of His love
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and... and... and in faith
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and in His mercy.
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In fact, it's interesting
that when you go on to...
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I want to read three verses here
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that you see that Paul does this
in multiple other books as well.
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In Ephesians... excuse
me, Philippians chapter 1...
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Philippians
chapter 1 verses 3 and 4,
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He says, "I thank my God
upon every remembrance of you,
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always in every prayer of mine
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making request for
you all with joy. "
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Did you catch that?
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When you uplift a prayer
for your brothers and sisters,
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when you say a
prayer for your pastors,
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when you say a
prayer for the church,
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for your family
members... whoever it is,
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do you... in all of your prayers
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pray in making requests
for them with joy to the Lord
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because you're
thankful, you're excited,
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you're happy at what
God is doing in your life.
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I've heard
people say oftentimes,
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"Well, nothing good
has happened in my life. "
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You know, sometimes,
yes, we go through trials,
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we go through tribulations
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and we know that there's those
tough things that bring us down,
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but, you know, God is there
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and God is with you
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and I know, if you just
focus in and think about it,
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you can see many blessings
that God has blessed you with
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and there's
always an opportunity
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to lift up a prayer
of thanksgiving to God.
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1st Thessalonians
chapter 1 and verse 2,
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Paul again says, "We give thanks
to God always for you all,
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making mention of
you in our prayers. "
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So, praising God
and giving thanks to Him
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for the church and what
He's doing in the church.
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Also, 1st Thessalonians
chapter 5 verses 16 to 18,
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I love this text,
we've read it many times,
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the beautiful counsel
that comes from Paul here,
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he says, "Rejoice always... "
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do we do enough rejoicing?
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Panel: Hmmm...
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Ryan: Do we do enough rejoicing
in our prayers, my Friends?
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Do we stop, you know, I...
I... I... have made it a...
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I've made it a...
again, uplifting myself here
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because I certainly
can learn how to pray more
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and pray better,
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but I have made it
a habit that when I...
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when I... when
I address the Lord
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and I go to the Lord in prayer,
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I'm not quick to
say, you know, "Lord,
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you know, I have this problem
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and this problem,
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I need You here
and I need this fixed
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and I need this... "
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I always go to the Lord
and... and try to humble myself
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and say, "God, You're so good,
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You... You are so wonderful... "
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and I praise Him
and spend a few moments
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just uplifting Him
in a joyful exalting way
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because He is
worthy and He hears us
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and He is our God of salvation
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and He is worthy to receive that
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so, I love how
Paul says in verse 16,
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one of the shortest
verses in the Bible,
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1st Thessalonians
chapter 5 verse 16, two words,
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"Rejoice always... "
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Panel: Hmmm...
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Ryan: I love
that... rejoice always.
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and then, of
course, verse 17 and onward,
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"Pray without ceasing,
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in everything give thanks;
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for this is the will of
God in Christ Jesus for you. "
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And, of course,
the lesson brings out
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that this isn't
talking about, you know,
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when it says, "Pray
without ceasing... "
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many people take
that so literally,
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they think that, you know,
you have to remain on your knees
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constantly... all
the time in prayer,
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but rather, this
is... this is talking about
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that, you know,
"we move through life
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with hearts open to the
presence and the power of God,
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seeking cues for
thanksgiving to Him.
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It means a readiness to
process the issues of life
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in the presence of God,
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to seek divine counsel
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as we experience the twists
and turns that life brings. "
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Being... being always in
constant connection with the
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Lord and always in
constant communion with Him,
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whether it's in small
prayers throughout the day
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or simply being in a
worshipful attitude towards Him,
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you are praying...
you are exalting...
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you are living for
Christ without ceasing
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and that's the
purpose of that message there.
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You know, I did
an anointing recently
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it was my very
first-ever anointing,
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I was visiting a church
that didn't have a pastor,
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they didn't even
have a Head Elder
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and... and they
called me and they said,
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"Could you... we have
a lady that has cancer,
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could you... could you
carry out an anointing?"
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Well, I didn't feel
comfortable at first,
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I thought, "I'm not a Pastor,
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I'm... I'm not a Head Elder...
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I am an Elder but I... I just...
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if there's a Head Elder there
or someone that could do that,
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I'd feel much better. "
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They said, "We
don't have any of that
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and we're hoping that you
could step up and lead out
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because we've never done this. "
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Well, I've been a
part of these anointing's
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but I remember this
lady who had cancer,
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we were praying for her,
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we went through
the whole outline...
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we went through
this beautiful moment
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but as we were
praying, you know, I was just...
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again was
encouraged to perform...
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I went right into this prayer
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and.. you know, "Lord, this lady
is struggling with this and... "
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God already knows...
He already knows this
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but yet, we started with
a prayer of thanksgiving,
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"Lord, thank You
for this Sister's life,
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thank You for what
You have done in her life.
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Thank you, Lord for what You
are going to do in her life. "
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And we just took a moment
in the beginning to exalt Him
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because He is worthy.
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We're talking about prayer...
of praise and thanksgiving.
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The title of this lesson again:
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Praying... and
this Sunday's Lesson,
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Praying and Thanksgiving.
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Those two things go
together well... and they should
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and as I was, of course,
studying for this lesson,
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and... and looking into
all of its multiple aspects
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that we don't have
time enough to go through,
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of course, the great
song popped in my head,
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I always think of:
Great is Thy Faithfulness.
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It's just one of
my favorite hymns...
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message of it so
just so powerful.
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"Great is Thy faithfulness
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Great is Thy faithfulness... "
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if you don't know
how to pray, sing it,
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"Morning by morning
new mercies I see...
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All I have needed
Thy hand hath provided...
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Great is Thy faithfulness
dear Lord unto me... "
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Sing it... pray it... live it
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because He is worthy.
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Jesus will be exalted if
not by you... by the rocks.
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So, you are a living being
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and He is worthy to
be praised and exalted
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so, next time you
offer up a prayer,
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start it with,
"Lord, You are worthy...
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thank You, Lord... "
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with joy and exaltation,
lift up your King today.
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Go ahead, Shelley. Panel: Amen.
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Shelley: Amen, thank you
Ryan for that rousing beginning,
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my name is Shelley
Quinn, I have Monday's Lesson:
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Experiencing Insight
From the Holy Spirit.
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We're going to focus
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on Ephesians 1:16-19
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I want to back up
first though because
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in Ephesians 1:13,
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Paul has already
said that the Holy Spirit
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is given at the
time of conversion.
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Let's read that, "In
Him you also trusted... "
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Ephesians 1:13,
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"after you heard
the word of truth,
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the gospel of your salvation;
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in whom also having believed,
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you were sealed with the
Holy Spirit of promise. "
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So, now what Paul is saying,
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"You have the Holy Spirit... "
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He wants the Holy Spirit
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to give us divine insight
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and to give us a
deeper understanding
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of who the person
of Jesus Christ is,
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His inheritance in the saints,
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and understanding the power
that's available to all of us,
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along with the wisdom
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to apply God's instructions
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in our lives,
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so that we can enjoy
what He's given to us.
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Panel: That's right.
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Shelley: So, we're
going to take this apart,
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hopefully, we'll have time to
go back and put it all together,
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but I'm just going to
take it apart verse by verse.
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Ephesians 1:16,
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this is Paul praying.
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And by the way,
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if you don't know how
to pray for your family
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that may not be saved,
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pray Ephesians 1:16 through 19.
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Paul begins in Ephesians 1:16,
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"I do not cease to
give thanks for you,
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making mention of
you in my prayers... "
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Ryan: Hmmm...
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You know it's interesting
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Paul suffered so many problems,
trials and tribulations.
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We don't always think of
him as a joyous Christian
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but he was a
very joyous Christian
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and his constant habit
was to pray for the saints...
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to pray for their
spiritual development.
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So, when you were talking about
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praying without ceasing,
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I consider that...
practicing the presence of God.
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I pray and say,
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"Lord, give me a divine
awareness of Your presence. "
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And then, throughout the day,
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what you find yourself doing...
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it doesn't have
to be on your knees,
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I'm sure Paul just said,
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"Lord, what am I
supposed to do here?"
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He was talking with
the Lord all the time
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because he was very
aware of His presence.
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So, verse 17,
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"For I always pray to the
God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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the Father of glory... "
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I have to say this
that God is the Father
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of His covenant
Son... of Jesus Christ
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does not indicate
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that Jesus is subordinate
in power or position.
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Panel: Right.
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Shelley: It is a
covenant term... God the Father.
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Jesus was equal to the Father,
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He said in John 10:30,
"I and the Father are one. "
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And He prayed
before His crucifixion.
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He prayed, "Now, Lord,
glorify Me. " John 17:5.
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So, continuing
in Ephesians 1:17,
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He's praying that
God would grant you
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a spirit of wisdom
and revelation... "
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insight into the
mysteries of the gospel,
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"in the deep and
intimate knowledge of Him. "
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A spirit of
wisdom here could mean
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an illuminated human mind
or it could be the Holy Spirit.
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But wisdom is a heart
that applies knowledge
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because that's important.
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When spiritual
truths are revealed to us,
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we have
instructions from the Word...
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that's knowledge.
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Wisdom is in applying them.
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The spirit of Revelation
is the ability to understand
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God's will to us
through a revelation of Himself.
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You know what?
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the Bible says... we love
Him because He first loved us.
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When we really
see the Lord revealed,
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we are inspired and motivated
to walk in obedience by love.
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But God's words
are spiritual words,
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they are spiritually discerned.
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We cannot
understand the Word of God
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without the Holy Spirit.
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John 14:26... Jesus said that
the Holy Spirit is our teacher.
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He brings us into
remembrance of all things...
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so, what I want to
encourage you at home,
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I try to remember this
every time I open the Bible,
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is... I pray for the
Holy Spirit to lead me
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because you can start
studying and think, "Ah ha...
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I've got something here... "
00:19:06.68\00:19:08.01
and when... you may
be misinterpreting it
00:19:08.04\00:19:10.85
unless the Holy
Spirit is leading.
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So, what He does
is... He floods our heart
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with a live God
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and that is the... the
representative of the truth.
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So, you know, Peter
tells us in 2nd Peter 3:8,
00:19:22.92\00:19:27.36
we are to have an experience
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of progressive revelation.
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We are to grow in grace
00:19:34.67\00:19:38.11
and in the knowledge of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
00:19:38.14\00:19:41.54
and Jesus said in John 17:3,
00:19:41.58\00:19:44.81
He's praying...
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He said, "And this
is eternal life, Father,
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that they would know You,
and the One whom You sent. "
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This isn't mental ascension...
00:19:52.49\00:19:55.36
this isn't knowledge merely,
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because even the demons
believe and tremble, right?
00:19:58.23\00:20:02.23
So, what he is saying
00:20:02.26\00:20:04.00
is an experiential knowledge.
00:20:04.03\00:20:07.30
Knowledge that
is... is developed
00:20:07.34\00:20:10.41
as we live in
relationship with Him.
00:20:10.44\00:20:13.48
He continues in verse 18,
00:20:13.51\00:20:16.18
Ephesians 1:18,
00:20:16.21\00:20:17.91
so illuminate your mind...
00:20:17.95\00:20:20.12
increase your revelation...
00:20:20.15\00:20:22.22
by having the eyes of your heart
00:20:22.25\00:20:24.52
flooded with light.
00:20:24.55\00:20:27.02
The heart is the inner man.
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God wants to speak to us
through the study of His Word
00:20:29.46\00:20:35.13
and by the power
of the Holy Spirit,
00:20:35.16\00:20:38.53
He illuminates these truths
00:20:38.57\00:20:41.27
so that He can
call us out of darkness
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and into His light.
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When He says, "The eyes
of your understanding... "
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pause...
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we... we get insight
00:20:54.42\00:20:57.52
into God's plan of love.
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I guarantee you
00:21:00.69\00:21:02.02
if you ever really understand
God's everlasting covenant,
00:21:02.06\00:21:06.49
if you understand all
that God has done to save us,
00:21:06.53\00:21:11.30
He paid the penalty for our sin
00:21:11.33\00:21:13.94
but He's also saving
us from the power of sin
00:21:13.97\00:21:17.91
through the
sanctification process
00:21:17.94\00:21:20.01
and He's got this
wonderful future glory for us
00:21:20.04\00:21:24.25
that's so amazing.
00:21:24.28\00:21:26.72
It will change
00:21:26.75\00:21:29.18
how you react to Him...
00:21:29.22\00:21:31.35
how you respond to Him...
00:21:31.39\00:21:33.52
how you live your lives.
00:21:33.56\00:21:35.26
So, it goes on and he's saying
that your eyes would be...
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of your heart would
be flooded with light...
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he continues in Ephesians 1:18,
00:21:43.26\00:21:45.77
"so that you can
know and understand
00:21:45.80\00:21:48.97
the hope to
which He has called you
00:21:49.00\00:21:52.07
and how rich is His glorious
inheritance in the saints. "
00:21:52.11\00:21:58.11
Understand the
hope of His calling.
00:21:58.15\00:22:02.42
Did you know when man sinned,
00:22:02.45\00:22:06.55
when humanity sinned...
00:22:06.59\00:22:08.09
pause...
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righteousness... we
lost our spiritual innocence.
00:22:09.49\00:22:13.50
Once you've lost
that spiritual innocence,
00:22:13.53\00:22:16.83
there's nothing
that you can do...
00:22:16.87\00:22:18.73
nothing that you can do
to restore it on your own.
00:22:18.77\00:22:22.40
God's plan of
salvation has always been
00:22:22.44\00:22:26.24
righteousness by faith
00:22:26.27\00:22:27.78
and what He does
00:22:27.81\00:22:30.91
is... the Holy Spirit helps
us to understand our life in
00:22:30.95\00:22:36.58
Christ, our life through Christ,
00:22:36.62\00:22:39.12
our life for Christ
00:22:39.15\00:22:41.56
and our life with Christ.
00:22:41.59\00:22:43.99
To understand that by
His power working in us
00:22:44.03\00:22:49.70
to will and to do
His good pleasure,
00:22:49.73\00:22:52.30
God intends... this
is Philippians 1:6 says,
00:22:52.33\00:22:56.57
"to complete the good
work that He has begun in us. "
00:22:56.60\00:23:00.28
I think you
touched on this last week,
00:23:00.31\00:23:02.51
when it talks about how
rich is His glorious inheritance
00:23:02.54\00:23:07.72
in the saints,
00:23:07.78\00:23:09.12
we have an inheritance that
we have obtained through Christ,
00:23:09.15\00:23:13.49
but we are also
God's inheritance.
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It makes me think of
the ringing proclamation
00:23:17.06\00:23:20.50
of the everlasting gospel
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throughout the Old
and the New Testament.
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God is saying, "I will be your
God and you will be my people. "
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I pray and I say, "Oh Father,
I thank you that you are mine
00:23:29.70\00:23:34.88
and I am Yours. "
00:23:34.94\00:23:36.85
I pray that almost everyday
because it helps me realize
00:23:36.88\00:23:40.62
not only do I have
an inheritance in Him,
00:23:40.65\00:23:43.92
but I am His inheritance.
00:23:43.95\00:23:46.22
Deuteronomy 9:29 says,
00:23:46.25\00:23:48.46
"They are Your
people and Your inheritance,
00:23:48.49\00:23:52.26
whom You brought
out by Your mighty power
00:23:52.29\00:23:56.03
and by Your outstretched arm. "
00:23:56.06\00:23:58.23
And I'm out of time now.
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Panel: Laughter.
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Ryan: Amen... praise the Lord.
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Ryan: Hello Friends,
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We're going to pass it
over to Pastor John Lomacang
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for Tuesday's Lesson.
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Lomacang: And mine is entitled:
Participating in Resurrection
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Power and this is an amazing
topic as all of Ephesians is
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so I'm going to begin
with a verse... verses 20 to 23
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in Ephesians chapter 1
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and if I'm following
carefully, some of us overlap
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so, we'll just
continue to squeeze this orange
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till there's no more
spiritual content left.
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Well, let's go to
Ephesians chapter 1 verse 20,
00:25:09.47\00:25:12.64
and we're talking
about resurrection power.
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You know, many people
celebrate the resurrection
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but how many people
celebrate resurrection power?
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So many people focus on,
"Wow! resurrection weekend...
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resurrection week...
00:25:25.45\00:25:26.79
resurrection day... "
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there's something more
powerful than the event itself
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is the life that
it identifies with.
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It's the power
that has been provided
00:25:32.73\00:25:35.00
because of the
resurrection of Christ.
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It doesn't get us excited about
an event coming and passing,
00:25:37.27\00:25:40.74
but a life that continues to get
better and better by the day.
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That's what the focus
is... not just the event.
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Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:25:46.98\00:25:48.31
Lomacang: Everybody
gets excited about the event.
00:25:48.34\00:25:49.91
It's a selling point in
stores and on television
00:25:49.94\00:25:52.35
and all over the world,
00:25:52.38\00:25:53.72
Easter... Easter... the
resurrection of Christ...
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but how many Christians
00:25:55.65\00:25:57.29
get excited about
the resurrected life?
00:25:57.32\00:25:59.52
That's what Paul
the Apostle talks about.
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Look at verses 20 to 23,
00:26:01.76\00:26:04.33
he says, "which
He worked in Christ
00:26:04.36\00:26:07.40
when He raised Him from the dead
00:26:07.43\00:26:10.37
which God worked in Christ
00:26:10.43\00:26:12.13
when God raised
Jesus from the dead
00:26:12.17\00:26:15.07
and seated Him at His right hand
00:26:15.10\00:26:17.97
in the heavenly places,
00:26:18.01\00:26:20.51
far above all principality
00:26:20.54\00:26:22.94
and power and
might and dominion,
00:26:22.98\00:26:25.01
and every name that is named,
00:26:25.05\00:26:27.05
not only in this age
00:26:27.12\00:26:29.38
but also in that which is come.
00:26:29.42\00:26:32.29
And He put all
things under His feet,
00:26:32.32\00:26:35.36
and gave Him to be head
over all things to the church,
00:26:35.39\00:26:39.59
which is His body,
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the fullness of Him
00:26:41.20\00:26:43.60
who fills all in all. "
00:26:43.63\00:26:45.97
You know, the
promise that was fulfilled
00:26:46.00\00:26:48.47
that Jesus
participated and received
00:26:48.50\00:26:52.01
as a result of His resurrection,
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is also going to passed on...
00:26:54.24\00:26:56.08
going to be passed on to us...
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"to those who overcome,
00:26:57.95\00:26:59.31
I will grant with you to
sit with Me on My throne. "
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Isn't that wonderful!
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So, we receive that
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but, you know, I want to
bring out some of the imagery
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that's... that's
pointed out in these verses,
00:27:05.75\00:27:07.96
now, we know that right now
we're not sitting in heavenly
00:27:07.99\00:27:10.86
places, but when you read
the Apostle Paul's writing,
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"Faith is the bridge between the
promise and the fulfillment. "
00:27:13.23\00:27:16.46
But he's saying that we
don't have to wait till the
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fulfillment to know that
by faith we are already there.
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Look at
Philippians 3 and verse 20,
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the imagery sits
us there by faith,
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"For our
citizenship is in heaven,
00:27:27.68\00:27:30.55
from which we also
eagerly wait for the Savior,
00:27:30.58\00:27:34.18
the Lord Jesus Christ. "
00:27:34.22\00:27:35.55
Now, why is
that important to me?
00:27:35.58\00:27:36.95
My wife and I have traveled
to more than 60 countries
00:27:36.99\00:27:38.55
but no matter where we go,
our citizenship is still here.
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Panel: That's right.
00:27:41.76\00:27:43.09
Lomacang: Our
bodies may be there,
00:27:43.12\00:27:44.46
but our citizenship
has not been removed.
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Panel: Hmmm... hmmm.
00:27:45.96\00:27:47.30
Lomacang: And the
beautiful thing about my wife...
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and I use this... she was
a citizen of... of England...
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of United Kingdom
00:27:51.77\00:27:53.84
but then she made a decision
00:27:53.87\00:27:55.44
to have her
citizenship moved to America.
00:27:55.47\00:27:58.51
So, she still says,
"I'm an English girl... "
00:27:58.54\00:28:01.54
but she chose for her
citizenship to be someplace
00:28:01.58\00:28:04.58
else. Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:28:04.61\00:28:05.95
Lomacang: Here we are...
we are earthly human beings.
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corruptible, mortal,
00:28:09.35\00:28:11.29
but our citizenship by
faith is in heavenly places.
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That's going to be
followed by the actuality.
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Let's go to Matthew
chapter 25 verse 34,
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Matthew 25 verse 34,
00:28:20.63\00:28:23.47
"Then the King will say
to those on His right hand,
00:28:23.50\00:28:27.67
'Come, you blessed of My Father,
00:28:27.70\00:28:29.97
inherit the
kingdom prepared for you
00:28:30.01\00:28:31.81
from the
foundation of the world. '"
00:28:31.84\00:28:33.98
Notice... the promise one day
00:28:34.01\00:28:36.04
being replaced
by the fulfillment.
00:28:36.08\00:28:37.88
Panel: Hmmm...
00:28:37.91\00:28:39.25
Lomacang: We have the promise
that we're going to be there
00:28:39.28\00:28:40.62
in one of our lessons,
00:28:40.65\00:28:41.98
we were told that the Holy
Spirit has been given to us as
00:28:42.02\00:28:46.29
guarantee that we will be one
day sitting in heavenly places
00:28:46.32\00:28:49.19
and I don't know... it
could just be me but I doubt it,
00:28:49.22\00:28:52.23
I can't wait
till that day comes...
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Shelley: Amen.
00:28:53.63\00:28:54.96
Lomacang: that we're
done sitting down here,
00:28:55.00\00:28:56.33
and we begin sitting up there.
00:28:56.36\00:28:57.90
Let's go to
Ephesians chapter 2 verse 6,
00:28:57.93\00:29:00.60
Now, the other factor is we
are... we are there by faith
00:29:00.64\00:29:03.84
but Paul continues in
Ephesians chapter 2 and verse 6,
00:29:03.87\00:29:07.04
and it says, "And
raised us up together,
00:29:07.08\00:29:11.11
and made us sit together
in heavenly places in Christ.
00:29:11.15\00:29:15.82
So, he's not
talking about being alone,
00:29:15.85\00:29:17.99
but he's talking about
the unity of the believer.
00:29:18.02\00:29:21.42
We could sit
together with Christ
00:29:21.46\00:29:23.06
in heavenly places.
00:29:23.09\00:29:24.43
So, the kingdom
is not just mine,
00:29:24.46\00:29:26.46
the kingdom is ours.
00:29:26.49\00:29:27.83
Those of us who, by
faith, trust in Christ,
00:29:27.86\00:29:30.73
by faith... walk in Christ,
00:29:30.77\00:29:32.10
by faith...
embrace... and I like...
00:29:32.13\00:29:33.60
I like Ephesians
2 verses 8 and 9,
00:29:33.64\00:29:35.20
and not too
many verses from this
00:29:35.27\00:29:37.01
that's the whole
gift of salvation,
00:29:37.04\00:29:38.74
"For by grace are you
saved through faith... "
00:29:38.77\00:29:40.74
that faith enables us to know
00:29:40.78\00:29:42.54
that it brings with us
not only the package of
00:29:42.58\00:29:45.35
changing our lives,
00:29:45.38\00:29:46.72
but one day
changing our location...
00:29:46.75\00:29:50.15
sitting in heavenly places.
00:29:50.19\00:29:52.02
Then we find
also, Revelation 3:21,
00:29:52.05\00:29:54.56
I quoted this but
here's where it comes from.
00:29:54.59\00:29:56.83
"To him who overcomes
00:29:56.86\00:29:58.36
I will grant to sit
with Me on My throne,
00:29:58.39\00:30:01.60
as I also overcame
00:30:01.63\00:30:03.97
and sat down with My
Father on His throne. "
00:30:04.00\00:30:07.77
That is the overcoming promise.
00:30:07.80\00:30:09.94
One day, because of citizenship,
our citizenship being in heaven,
00:30:09.97\00:30:14.64
we being sons
and daughters of God
00:30:14.68\00:30:16.54
one day, we'll get
a chance to sit down
00:30:16.58\00:30:18.45
and... you guys don't see
it but we all have cushions.
00:30:18.51\00:30:21.55
Panel: Laughter.
00:30:21.58\00:30:22.92
Lomacang: You know, we
won't need a cushion...
00:30:22.95\00:30:24.29
we won't need a
cushion in heaven,
00:30:24.32\00:30:25.95
God... the Lord Jesus
is going to know exactly
00:30:25.99\00:30:29.26
how we like our seat
00:30:29.29\00:30:32.13
and I tell you, I don't
care if I'm in the first row
00:30:32.16\00:30:35.40
or the fifteenth row,
00:30:35.43\00:30:36.77
I could be on the
ceiling or on the floor,
00:30:36.80\00:30:38.60
I'm going to be glad
that I'm in that kingdom.
00:30:38.63\00:30:40.07
Panel: Amen.
00:30:40.10\00:30:41.44
Lomacang: It's going to
be a beautiful experience.
00:30:41.47\00:30:42.80
Also, the promise... I'm going
to read this in the NIV version,
00:30:42.84\00:30:45.37
also... and you've heard this,
00:30:45.41\00:30:47.01
I can quote it
in the King James...
00:30:47.04\00:30:48.38
and the New King James
00:30:48.41\00:30:49.74
but I want you to hear
it a little differently,
00:30:49.78\00:30:51.11
John 14 verses 1 to 3,
00:30:51.15\00:30:52.48
the promise... because
the message of Ephesians
00:30:52.51\00:30:55.35
talks about the
fulfillment of that promise,
00:30:55.38\00:30:58.39
that promise is citizenship
and then I have four takeaways,
00:30:58.42\00:31:01.29
"Do not let your
heart be troubled.
00:31:01.32\00:31:03.66
Trust in God,
00:31:03.69\00:31:05.19
trust also in Me.
00:31:05.23\00:31:06.66
In my Father's
house are many rooms... "
00:31:06.70\00:31:09.03
now, the reason I
like that "rooms" is
00:31:09.06\00:31:10.87
because it's
going back to the time
00:31:10.90\00:31:12.37
of the preparation of the bride.
00:31:12.40\00:31:13.84
There was also a room where
the bride was being prepared
00:31:13.87\00:31:17.67
to wait there for
her... for her husbandman.
00:31:17.71\00:31:20.08
It wasn't necessarily a mansion,
00:31:20.11\00:31:22.14
but it was more beautiful than
anything she embraced before
00:31:22.18\00:31:25.21
and the Bible uses the
word "dwelling place... "
00:31:25.25\00:31:27.68
this is really what
the word is in the Greek.
00:31:27.75\00:31:30.15
A dwelling place...
00:31:30.19\00:31:31.52
that dwelling place
will be with me and my Father
00:31:31.55\00:31:34.22
in His kingdom.
00:31:34.26\00:31:35.59
He says, "If it were not
so, I would have told you,
00:31:35.62\00:31:38.03
I'm going to
prepare a place for you,
00:31:38.06\00:31:39.83
and if I go and
prepare a place for you,
00:31:39.86\00:31:41.90
I will come back and
take you to be with me
00:31:41.96\00:31:43.97
that you may
also be where I am. "
00:31:44.00\00:31:47.30
So, that's the promise.
00:31:47.34\00:31:48.67
As citizens of the kingdom,
we are there in citizenship,
00:31:48.70\00:31:52.94
we are there by faith
00:31:52.97\00:31:54.31
but one day, we will
be there in actuality.
00:31:54.34\00:31:57.61
Now, what is this all based on?
00:31:57.65\00:31:59.45
It's all based on
the resurrected power,
00:31:59.48\00:32:01.65
it's all based on
the fact that Christ rose
00:32:01.68\00:32:03.82
and because He rose,
00:32:03.89\00:32:05.22
we know that He now sits there,
00:32:05.25\00:32:07.49
when we rise, we will
sit in the very same place.
00:32:07.52\00:32:12.13
But there was always a
dispute about the resurrection,
00:32:12.16\00:32:15.06
whether or not,
it was a reality.
00:32:15.13\00:32:17.00
And 1st Corinthians
15 verses 14 and 17,
00:32:17.03\00:32:20.47
focusses on the fact
that it's not a fairy tale,
00:32:20.50\00:32:23.71
it's not a folk
lore, it's a reality
00:32:23.74\00:32:25.41
and I love this,
00:32:25.44\00:32:26.78
he says in 1st
Corinthians 15 verse 14,
00:32:26.81\00:32:28.88
"If Christ is not risen,
00:32:28.91\00:32:30.65
then your preaching is empty
00:32:30.68\00:32:32.28
and your faith is also empty. "
00:32:32.31\00:32:33.95
Some other translation says,
00:32:33.98\00:32:35.58
"futile or in vain... "
00:32:35.65\00:32:37.09
But verse 17 says,
00:32:37.12\00:32:38.45
"And if Christ is not
risen, your faith is futile;
00:32:38.49\00:32:41.42
you are still in your sins!"
00:32:41.46\00:32:43.36
If your
preaching does not include
00:32:43.39\00:32:45.86
the
resurrecting power of Christ,
00:32:45.89\00:32:48.30
it's futile.
00:32:48.36\00:32:49.70
It's in vain.
00:32:49.73\00:32:51.07
That's why when Paul was...
00:32:51.10\00:32:52.97
failed so much with the Greeks
and the combative philosophy,
00:32:53.03\00:32:56.64
he said, "Look, I don't
want to know anything else,
00:32:56.67\00:32:59.41
but Christ and Him crucified. "
00:32:59.47\00:33:00.84
That's where the power is.
00:33:00.88\00:33:02.44
I've said to people,
00:33:02.48\00:33:03.81
and it... it's been...
00:33:03.85\00:33:05.18
I've been changing as
I've gotten older, you know,
00:33:05.21\00:33:06.61
being in the ministry and
pastoring for more than three
00:33:06.68\00:33:10.05
decades, it gets to the
point where you say, "Okay,
00:33:10.09\00:33:11.62
what have I not preached about?
00:33:11.65\00:33:12.99
I've done the prophecy...
00:33:13.02\00:33:14.36
I've done Revelation...
I've done Daniel...
00:33:14.39\00:33:16.06
I've done issues, you know,
00:33:16.09\00:33:17.43
we all going to...
I've done the health...
00:33:17.46\00:33:19.36
and I've done the...
you know, the clean diets
00:33:19.39\00:33:21.36
and the... all the
different things... "
00:33:21.40\00:33:22.80
and as I get older, I realize,
00:33:22.83\00:33:24.33
"I could have all
that but not have Christ
00:33:24.37\00:33:27.84
and I'll just be
a lost Christian. "
00:33:27.87\00:33:29.47
Panel: Hmmm... that's right.
00:33:29.50\00:33:30.84
Lomacang: Highly
informed lost person.
00:33:30.87\00:33:32.21
But when you get Christ first,
00:33:32.24\00:33:33.78
Christ and Him crucified.
00:33:33.81\00:33:35.44
It's a guarantee
that will not disappoint.
00:33:35.48\00:33:38.35
The resurrection of
Jesus is a guarantee
00:33:38.38\00:33:41.22
that the
believer will be raised.
00:33:41.25\00:33:42.98
The resurrection of
Jesus is an affirmation
00:33:43.02\00:33:46.25
that our faith is valid.
00:33:46.29\00:33:48.02
The resurrection of
Jesus is a verification
00:33:48.06\00:33:50.26
that we are
forgiven of our sins.
00:33:50.29\00:33:52.29
So, four points about the
resurrected power very quickly:
00:33:52.33\00:33:55.90
The resurrected
power brings a new life.
00:33:55.93\00:33:58.30
Romans 6 verse 4,
00:33:58.33\00:33:59.73
"Therefore we were buried with
Him through baptism into death,
00:33:59.77\00:34:02.67
that just as Christ
was raised from the dead
00:34:02.70\00:34:05.07
by the glory of the Father,
00:34:05.11\00:34:06.44
even so, we also walk
in the newness of life. "
00:34:06.47\00:34:09.14
That's the resurrected life.
00:34:09.18\00:34:10.51
It's also a confirmation
that we can be victorious over
00:34:10.55\00:34:13.92
the power of sin.
00:34:13.95\00:34:15.72
Romans 6 verse 13,
00:34:15.75\00:34:17.42
"Do not present your members as
00:34:17.49\00:34:18.95
instruments of
unrighteousness to sin,
00:34:18.99\00:34:21.19
but present yourself to God
as being alive from the dead,
00:34:21.22\00:34:24.66
and your members as instruments
of righteousness to God. "
00:34:24.69\00:34:28.10
And then we have
the third affirmation
00:34:28.13\00:34:30.23
which is a part of
the resurrected life.
00:34:30.27\00:34:32.33
Fellowship with Christ.
00:34:32.37\00:34:33.74
Philippians 3 verses 10 and 11,
00:34:33.77\00:34:35.94
"That I may know Him
00:34:35.97\00:34:37.91
and the power of
His resurrection,
00:34:37.94\00:34:40.04
and the
fellowship of His sufferings,
00:34:40.08\00:34:42.14
being conformed to His death,
00:34:42.18\00:34:44.38
if, by any means, I may attain
00:34:44.41\00:34:46.51
to the
resurrection from the dead. "
00:34:46.55\00:34:48.25
And finally, that
eternal victory over death
00:34:48.28\00:34:51.15
is a gift of His
resurrected life.
00:34:51.19\00:34:53.29
"Blessed and holy is he who has
part in the first resurrection.
00:34:53.36\00:34:56.69
Over such the
second death has no power,
00:34:56.73\00:34:59.93
but they shall be
priests of God and of Christ,
00:34:59.96\00:35:02.36
and shall reign with
Him a thousand years. "
00:35:02.43\00:35:04.80
That's the promise
of the resurrection.
00:35:04.83\00:35:06.84
Panel: Amen... amen.
00:35:06.87\00:35:08.20
Perrin: All right, let's keep
on going with the resurrection
00:35:08.24\00:35:09.70
here. I'm Daniel Perrin,
I have Wednesday's Lesson:
00:35:09.74\00:35:12.77
Christ Above All Powers.
00:35:12.81\00:35:14.84
Now, in my family, we were
reading the book of Ephesians
00:35:14.88\00:35:18.41
for family
worship about a month ago
00:35:18.45\00:35:20.38
and my children noticed
Paul has long sentences.
00:35:20.42\00:35:24.52
Panel: Laughter.
00:35:24.55\00:35:25.89
Perrin: I'm
taking verses 20 and 21
00:35:25.92\00:35:28.02
which is right in the middle
of one of those long sentences
00:35:28.06\00:35:30.33
and if you have a hard
time with long sentences,
00:35:30.36\00:35:32.36
think about it this way,
00:35:32.39\00:35:33.83
Paul just enjoyed it so much
00:35:33.86\00:35:35.23
he couldn't get himself
to stop talking about it.
00:35:35.26\00:35:38.17
Panel: Laughter.
00:35:38.20\00:35:39.53
Perrin: So, before
we get to verse 20,
00:35:39.57\00:35:40.90
let's go to the last
three words of verse 19,
00:35:40.94\00:35:43.61
"His mighty power
which He worked in Christ
00:35:43.64\00:35:46.71
when He raised Him from the dead
00:35:46.74\00:35:48.14
and seated Him at His right
hand in the heavenly places,
00:35:48.21\00:35:51.98
far above all
principality and power
00:35:52.01\00:35:55.75
and might and dominion,
00:35:55.78\00:35:57.89
and every name that is named,
00:35:57.92\00:36:00.32
not only in this age
00:36:00.36\00:36:01.96
but also in the
age which is to come. "
00:36:01.99\00:36:03.99
All right, you can
see where I'm going...
00:36:04.03\00:36:05.96
all the "ands" there.
00:36:05.99\00:36:07.33
Lucifer, the
enemy, exalted himself.
00:36:07.36\00:36:10.50
Jesus humbled Himself
even to the point of death
00:36:10.53\00:36:14.37
appearing to be conquered
00:36:14.40\00:36:16.44
so that He could be exalted
being raised from the dead
00:36:16.50\00:36:20.04
to receive all authority
00:36:20.08\00:36:21.78
and Paul simply repeats
00:36:21.81\00:36:23.45
what is clearly
demonstrated in the gospels
00:36:23.48\00:36:25.81
Jesus has all authority.
00:36:25.88\00:36:28.18
Panel: Amen.
00:36:28.22\00:36:29.55
Perrin: He said so, He
says, "I am He who lives... "
00:36:29.58\00:36:30.92
this is what Jesus
says in Revelation 1
00:36:30.95\00:36:32.65
"and was dead and
behold I am alive forevermore.
00:36:32.69\00:36:36.73
Amen. And I have the
keys of death and Hades. "
00:36:36.76\00:36:40.80
So, Jesus was seated then
00:36:40.83\00:36:43.63
at the right hand of
the Father where He belongs
00:36:43.67\00:36:47.60
and He's in the heavenly places
00:36:47.64\00:36:49.94
and I love how that
phrase appears here throughout
00:36:49.97\00:36:52.84
Ephesians chapter 1 verse 3,
00:36:52.87\00:36:54.44
Blessings are
received from heavenly places
00:36:54.48\00:36:57.31
by Jesus' authority.
00:36:57.35\00:36:58.68
We are seated, in
chapter 2 verse 6,
00:36:58.71\00:37:01.38
in heavenly places
by Jesus' authority.
00:37:01.42\00:37:04.09
Chapter 3 verse 10,
00:37:04.12\00:37:05.85
the wisdom of God is
made known by the church
00:37:05.89\00:37:08.96
to principalities and
powers in heavenly places.
00:37:08.99\00:37:11.89
We're participating with
what Jesus gives authority to do
00:37:11.93\00:37:14.50
and chapter 6 and verse 12,
00:37:14.53\00:37:16.53
a conflict is still raging
00:37:16.56\00:37:18.33
and we are fighting against
principalities and powers
00:37:18.37\00:37:21.30
and forces of
darkness in heavenly places...
00:37:21.34\00:37:23.41
but we're not fighting alone
00:37:23.44\00:37:24.97
because Jesus is already
seated there in heavenly places
00:37:25.01\00:37:28.74
and being seated
is not inactivity
00:37:28.78\00:37:31.78
it is full authority
00:37:31.81\00:37:34.05
and certain victory.
00:37:34.12\00:37:36.25
There is
nothing... not a single thing
00:37:36.28\00:37:37.99
over which Jesus
does not have dominion.
00:37:38.02\00:37:40.86
Not a single
power... not a force...
00:37:40.89\00:37:43.46
not any
so-called god or a goddess,
00:37:43.49\00:37:45.99
or a spirit or a demon
or conspiracy of powers
00:37:46.03\00:37:49.43
or multinational
conglomeration of leaders,
00:37:49.46\00:37:52.63
no secret societies...
supernatural force...
00:37:52.67\00:37:55.80
the list could go on.
00:37:55.84\00:37:57.17
No temptation is not
under Jesus' dominion.
00:37:57.21\00:38:00.81
Not that He leads or is
in charge of these things,
00:38:00.84\00:38:04.55
but His dominion means
they are already conquered
00:38:04.58\00:38:08.22
and so, we are not
fighting a losing battle.
00:38:08.28\00:38:11.42
Daniel chapter 12...
sorry chapter 7 verse 12,
00:38:11.45\00:38:14.56
he sees this when he writes,
00:38:14.62\00:38:16.09
"As for the rest of the beasts,
00:38:16.12\00:38:17.56
they had their
dominion taken away,
00:38:17.59\00:38:19.86
yet their lives were prolonged
for a season and a time. "
00:38:19.89\00:38:24.00
In other words,
there is still a period
00:38:24.03\00:38:26.43
where fighting goes
on... spiritual conflict,
00:38:26.47\00:38:28.97
but we already
know the battle is won.
00:38:29.00\00:38:31.64
Victory is complete.
00:38:31.67\00:38:33.24
Yesterday, I was cutting
up some logs for our fireplace
00:38:33.27\00:38:37.08
and my youngest
daughter was there with me
00:38:37.11\00:38:39.18
and I set up
a... a big round one
00:38:39.21\00:38:40.82
"Go ahead, pick that up
and put it in the trailer. "
00:38:40.85\00:38:42.82
And she said, "If you help me. "
00:38:42.88\00:38:44.65
"All right... " I
said, "can you do it?"
00:38:44.69\00:38:46.59
She's like, "Yes. "
00:38:46.62\00:38:47.96
And I helped her...
00:38:47.99\00:38:49.32
I picked it up and I
said, "Let's do this together. "
00:38:49.36\00:38:51.39
And once we got it in the
trailer I said, "Did you do it?"
00:38:51.46\00:38:54.23
"Because you helped me. "
00:38:54.30\00:38:55.63
All right, and that's
what this is all about.
00:38:55.66\00:38:57.83
You and I can be victorious
00:38:57.87\00:39:00.17
because Jesus already has been.
00:39:00.24\00:39:02.80
This is why Jesus can say
so confidently to... to Peter,
00:39:02.84\00:39:06.01
and the disciples
there in Matthew 16:18,
00:39:06.04\00:39:08.61
"I will build My church,
00:39:08.64\00:39:10.08
and the gates of
Hades shall not prevail. "
00:39:10.11\00:39:13.48
Panel: Hmmm...
Perrin: "against it. "
00:39:13.52\00:39:14.95
And the believers in Ephesus
who received this letter,
00:39:14.98\00:39:17.55
they'd seen that,
00:39:17.59\00:39:18.92
all right, Acts 19, tells
us about Paul's ministry there.
00:39:18.95\00:39:21.82
Verse 11 of Acts 19 says,
00:39:21.86\00:39:24.16
they'd seen
unusual miracles in Paul
00:39:24.19\00:39:27.06
with... with the power
of God and cast out demons
00:39:27.10\00:39:29.63
and others who tried to do that
00:39:29.66\00:39:31.00
could not do it on their own.
00:39:31.03\00:39:32.93
Acts 19:19... I love this...
00:39:32.97\00:39:34.77
"Also, many who
had practiced magic
00:39:34.80\00:39:36.81
brought their books
together and burned them
00:39:36.87\00:39:38.37
in the sight of all.
00:39:38.41\00:39:39.74
And they counted
up the value of them,
00:39:39.77\00:39:41.11
and it totaled fifty
thousand pieces of silver. "
00:39:41.14\00:39:44.08
If it was the Greek drachma
00:39:44.15\00:39:46.55
it was equal to about a
day's wage for a common laborer.
00:39:46.58\00:39:49.95
Considering 260
working days a year,
00:39:49.98\00:39:52.75
50,000 pieces of silver
would be 192 years of labor...
00:39:52.82\00:39:57.53
four life's wages.
00:39:57.56\00:39:59.69
So, suffice it to say,
they were of considerable value.
00:39:59.73\00:40:03.73
And these people said,
00:40:03.77\00:40:05.10
The Lord has
conquered all these things,
00:40:05.13\00:40:07.44
we're going to participate
in their destruction,
00:40:07.47\00:40:10.17
we... we're going to
be a part of the removal
00:40:10.21\00:40:12.51
of these things that
are already conquered
00:40:12.54\00:40:14.64
and here's the
problem of so many of us,
00:40:14.68\00:40:16.75
that we hold on to things
that are already conquered...
00:40:16.78\00:40:20.22
that we should be letting go of.
00:40:20.25\00:40:21.92
"God, You've taken care of this,
00:40:21.98\00:40:23.62
this has no power.
00:40:23.65\00:40:24.99
All right, sometimes it's things
we read... things we watch...
00:40:25.02\00:40:27.26
habits that we have
00:40:27.29\00:40:28.62
that... that Jesus says,
00:40:28.66\00:40:30.23
"I have been
victorious over temptation,
00:40:30.26\00:40:32.29
so I can help you,
00:40:32.36\00:40:33.70
I can help you be
victorious as well. "
00:40:33.73\00:40:36.16
So, what has Jesus conquered?
00:40:36.20\00:40:38.33
Paul could have said,
00:40:38.37\00:40:39.70
"He's conquered
all... all wickedness... "
00:40:39.73\00:40:41.94
But he gives us a
list of five things.
00:40:41.97\00:40:44.01
I'm going to try
to race through them.
00:40:44.04\00:40:46.14
All right, no
angle is not covered.
00:40:46.17\00:40:48.21
All principalities...
"arché" is the Greek word,
00:40:48.24\00:40:51.45
meaning: first...
active... cause...
00:40:51.48\00:40:53.42
the beginning or the origin...
00:40:53.45\00:40:55.18
things that claim superiority
00:40:55.22\00:40:56.89
and this is the enemy
who says, "I own this city...
00:40:56.92\00:40:59.92
I built this place...
I'm in charge of your life...
00:40:59.95\00:41:02.92
your long-time
habits... all right,
00:41:02.96\00:41:05.09
I've had you since birth. "
00:41:05.13\00:41:06.46
Panel: Hmmm...
00:41:06.49\00:41:07.83
Perrin: And God says...
00:41:07.86\00:41:09.20
"Jesus has already
accomplished that...
00:41:09.23\00:41:10.80
He has already
been victorious. "
00:41:10.83\00:41:12.17
Panel: Amen.
00:41:12.20\00:41:13.54
Perrin: Power is "exousia... "
00:41:13.57\00:41:14.90
authority or influence,
00:41:14.94\00:41:16.27
privilege or superiority.
00:41:16.30\00:41:17.64
Something that tries to
control the way you think...
00:41:17.67\00:41:20.34
"I'm better than you...
00:41:20.38\00:41:21.74
I know more than you...
00:41:21.78\00:41:23.21
I can influence you. "
00:41:23.24\00:41:24.61
And our enemy certainly is
trying to influence in the world
00:41:24.65\00:41:27.95
today. Might is
the word "dunamis"
00:41:27.98\00:41:30.32
strength and ability,
00:41:30.35\00:41:31.95
power of armies and forces,
00:41:31.99\00:41:34.12
and "I'm going to
force you and bully you...
00:41:34.16\00:41:36.39
if you follow
Christ, you will pay,
00:41:36.42\00:41:38.96
I'm going to take
things from you. "
00:41:38.99\00:41:40.53
Fortunately, Romans 1:16 says,
00:41:40.56\00:41:42.93
"I am not ashamed
of the gospel... "
00:41:42.96\00:41:44.90
it is the
"dunamis" of salvation.
00:41:44.93\00:41:46.87
All right, literally, that's
where we get the word "dynamite.
00:41:46.90\00:41:49.20
" It will change the
landscape of your life.
00:41:49.24\00:41:51.27
Panel: Amen. Perrin: All right.
00:41:51.31\00:41:52.64
Satan tries to do that.
00:41:52.67\00:41:54.01
He says, "I can... I can force
you to submit to my temptation.
00:41:54.04\00:41:57.28
" No, you can't make me
00:41:57.31\00:41:58.65
because Jesus has
already been victorious.
00:41:58.68\00:42:00.85
Panel: That's right.
00:42:00.88\00:42:02.22
Perrin: And
dominion... "Kurieuótis... "
00:42:02.25\00:42:03.75
Lordship or
dominion... I own you...
00:42:03.79\00:42:05.85
all right, you
have to serve me...
00:42:05.89\00:42:08.56
all right, the servant simply
gives allegiance to the master
00:42:08.59\00:42:11.99
because they're
the one in charge.
00:42:12.03\00:42:13.50
The enemy doesn't have any
power over the Lord of Lords
00:42:13.53\00:42:16.43
who has already conquered.
00:42:16.46\00:42:17.93
Think of that resurrection
over and over again.
00:42:17.97\00:42:19.73
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:42:19.77\00:42:21.10
Perrin: And then
every name that is named.
00:42:21.14\00:42:22.70
For the Ephesians,
00:42:22.74\00:42:24.07
naming names was a big
deal in their magic books
00:42:24.11\00:42:26.74
involving spiritualism
00:42:26.78\00:42:28.28
and invoking the
names of gods and powers.
00:42:28.31\00:42:31.08
And we may not think
we're doing the same thing today
00:42:31.11\00:42:33.38
but a lot of our
immediate culture
00:42:33.42\00:42:35.22
is giving homage to
some of the same gods
00:42:35.28\00:42:37.79
we're worshipping them today.
00:42:37.82\00:42:39.22
And you might say,
00:42:39.25\00:42:40.59
"I don't have
demonic magic books,
00:42:40.62\00:42:42.62
I'm not casting
spells... spiritualism...
00:42:42.66\00:42:44.63
no magical names in my home.
00:42:44.66\00:42:46.43
But these
principalities and powers
00:42:46.46\00:42:48.73
and might and dominion
00:42:48.76\00:42:50.10
is not just what we
might think of as demonism.
00:42:50.13\00:42:53.57
All right, this is not
just theological concepts
00:42:53.60\00:42:57.11
that are overthrown.
00:42:57.14\00:42:58.47
This is not just a web of...
00:42:58.51\00:42:59.84
of linguistic
connections we're making,
00:42:59.87\00:43:02.08
not clever ideas...
00:43:02.11\00:43:03.45
not just game pieces
that are moved around
00:43:03.48\00:43:05.55
that get put back into the box,
00:43:05.58\00:43:06.92
it really literally does
mean something for you and me
00:43:06.95\00:43:10.89
because all of
this... this dominion...
00:43:10.92\00:43:12.95
might... power... principalities
00:43:12.99\00:43:14.42
are aimed to do
something in your life
00:43:14.46\00:43:16.59
and that is temptation.
00:43:16.62\00:43:18.43
Panel: Hmmm...
00:43:18.46\00:43:19.79
Perrin: Jesus says, "I
have conquered temptation
00:43:19.83\00:43:21.73
so, you can too. "
00:43:21.76\00:43:23.16
Panel: That's right.
00:43:23.20\00:43:24.53
Perrin: All the
powers of darkness
00:43:24.57\00:43:26.00
are... I'm using
this word right here...
00:43:26.03\00:43:28.54
hell-bent on your
destruction and mine.
00:43:28.57\00:43:31.04
Panel: That's right.
00:43:31.07\00:43:32.41
Perrin: And so, the enemy suits
his temptations to each person.
00:43:32.44\00:43:35.38
Temptations of appetite,
00:43:35.41\00:43:37.21
what is it that
they're weak for?
00:43:37.25\00:43:39.15
What is it that they like?
00:43:39.18\00:43:40.62
And when those
things are presented to us,
00:43:40.68\00:43:42.65
as often as we spend time
00:43:42.68\00:43:44.15
thinking of the
resurrection power of Jesus,
00:43:44.19\00:43:46.69
we can say,
"Already conquered. "
00:43:46.72\00:43:48.96
That temptation... because
temptation itself is not sin.
00:43:48.99\00:43:52.43
A thought comes to your mind
00:43:52.46\00:43:54.10
and you say, "Ah,
I'm such an awful...
00:43:54.16\00:43:56.53
you know... because that
thought came to my mind... "
00:43:56.56\00:43:58.70
that thought is the temptation
00:43:58.73\00:44:00.37
and it gives you
the opportunity to say,
00:44:00.40\00:44:03.00
"Lord, You have overcome that,
I'm not going to dwell upon it,
00:44:03.04\00:44:06.31
You're the One with the power
00:44:06.34\00:44:07.84
You're the One with the victory,
00:44:07.88\00:44:09.28
but I'm going to
put forth the action
00:44:09.31\00:44:11.18
that You empower within me. "
00:44:11.21\00:44:13.05
Panel: That's
right. Perrin: All right.
00:44:13.08\00:44:14.42
There are temptations
in the area of selfishness.
00:44:14.45\00:44:16.95
If you've got a family,
00:44:16.99\00:44:18.62
you've got
selfishness and temptations.
00:44:18.65\00:44:22.22
All right, we know that.
00:44:22.26\00:44:23.59
All right,
temptations in honesty.
00:44:23.63\00:44:26.33
The... the enemy
would love for us
00:44:26.36\00:44:29.00
to see the truth as
something that can be bent...
00:44:29.06\00:44:31.90
something that can be set
aside in just a small way.
00:44:31.93\00:44:34.77
Not an enormous
way... just a... a little way
00:44:34.80\00:44:37.37
and it's that little way that
begins to twist our character
00:44:37.41\00:44:40.78
to become more like
his and less like Jesus.
00:44:40.81\00:44:43.18
I know that the enemy
tempts us in the area of media
00:44:43.24\00:44:47.32
and consumption of that...
00:44:47.35\00:44:49.05
things that go into our mind,
00:44:49.08\00:44:50.72
you sit down in
front of that device
00:44:50.75\00:44:52.79
and already
temptation is before you
00:44:52.82\00:44:54.79
and God is inviting you
to say, "Put that aside...
00:44:54.82\00:44:57.93
put Me first. "
00:44:57.99\00:44:59.33
All right, have you
ever been in a losing battle?
00:44:59.36\00:45:01.76
You're not in one
when we deal with this
00:45:01.80\00:45:05.40
all right, not only in this age,
00:45:05.43\00:45:07.87
but in the age to come.
00:45:07.90\00:45:09.24
Jesus has... has conquered
00:45:09.27\00:45:10.61
it's so good to
meditate on that.
00:45:10.64\00:45:12.17
Panel: Hmmm... amen.
00:45:12.21\00:45:13.54
Rafferty: Amen, I love that...
00:45:13.58\00:45:14.91
I love that...
that emphasis there
00:45:14.94\00:45:16.81
you know, that Paul just
couldn't stop talking about it
00:45:16.85\00:45:20.42
and as you said,
Pastor John, you know,
00:45:20.45\00:45:22.65
that... that in all of
our ministry, you know,
00:45:22.68\00:45:25.42
to put Christ first...
Christ and Him crucified
00:45:25.45\00:45:28.12
and then that whole thing
about Shelley... we love Him
00:45:28.16\00:45:31.33
because He first loved us.
00:45:31.36\00:45:32.96
And that's why,
as you said, Ryan,
00:45:32.99\00:45:35.93
we can rejoice
first and foremost
00:45:35.96\00:45:38.83
and it seems like that's
what Paul is doing in Ephesians.
00:45:38.87\00:45:41.57
It seems like he just can't
seem talking about Christ first
00:45:41.60\00:45:45.11
and the love of God
00:45:45.14\00:45:46.54
that causes us to
just rejoice evermore.
00:45:46.57\00:45:49.64
I'm James Rafferty, I
have Thursday's Lesson
00:45:49.68\00:45:52.05
which is entitled: Jesus,
All Things, and His Church
00:45:52.08\00:45:55.98
and I have been given the
verse in Ephesians chapter 1
00:45:56.02\00:45:59.85
two verses actually in
this lesson for Thursday.
00:45:59.89\00:46:02.32
Thursday's lesson
covers verses 22 and 23,
00:46:02.36\00:46:05.09
we've touched on them,
let's just read them again.
00:46:05.16\00:46:07.40
Ephesians 1:22 and 23,
00:46:07.43\00:46:09.13
"And have put all
things under His feet,
00:46:09.16\00:46:11.93
and gave Him to be the head
over all things to the church,
00:46:11.97\00:46:15.80
which is His body,
00:46:15.84\00:46:17.37
the fullness of Him
that fills all in all. "
00:46:17.41\00:46:20.41
And as Pastor John
was saying so clearly,
00:46:20.44\00:46:23.41
we are in Christ...
00:46:23.45\00:46:25.05
Christ is the Head... all things
have been put under Christ
00:46:25.08\00:46:28.05
and we're His body.
00:46:28.08\00:46:29.65
So, all things have been
put under us in that context.
00:46:29.68\00:46:33.19
That's what...
00:46:33.22\00:46:34.56
the message that Paul is
trying to communicate here.
00:46:34.59\00:46:36.22
The Quarterly
says: Note carefully
00:46:36.29\00:46:38.19
that having "put all things
under His... Jesus' feet,"
00:46:38.23\00:46:41.50
the Father "gave Him as the Head
over all things to the church,"
00:46:41.53\00:46:44.33
compare this...
it goes on to say,
00:46:44.37\00:46:47.24
compare "gave Him to
be Head over all things"
00:46:47.27\00:46:50.04
to the church,
00:46:50.07\00:46:51.41
that's the New
King James Version,
00:46:51.44\00:46:52.91
while "all things" is a
universal, inclusive term,
00:46:52.97\00:46:56.18
Paul still has
in mind "the powers"
00:46:56.21\00:46:58.25
mentioned in Ephesians 1:21.
00:46:58.28\00:47:00.82
All things... the
cosmic, supernatural,
00:47:00.85\00:47:04.12
the spiritual powers included...
00:47:04.15\00:47:06.29
are all under Christ...
they're all subservient to Him
00:47:06.32\00:47:09.36
and we are the body of Christ.
00:47:09.42\00:47:11.69
Panel: Amen... yeah...
00:47:11.73\00:47:13.06
Rafferty: That's incredible
when you think about that.
00:47:13.09\00:47:15.13
And so, we look at this
in relationship, for example,
00:47:15.16\00:47:17.43
to Ephesians 6, which
we haven't gotten to yet,
00:47:17.47\00:47:19.30
and the same point
is being made there.
00:47:19.33\00:47:21.30
Paul is going to move
through the book of Ephesians.
00:47:21.34\00:47:23.67
He's... he's
making this introduction
00:47:23.71\00:47:25.94
and he's going to come to
the same point of conclusion
00:47:25.97\00:47:28.84
but he's going to
prove now in between,
00:47:28.88\00:47:31.48
the connection that
the church has to Christ
00:47:31.51\00:47:33.88
so that we can put
on the armor of God
00:47:33.92\00:47:36.15
and actually have all
power subservient to Christ
00:47:36.18\00:47:39.49
whose body we are.
00:47:39.52\00:47:41.09
It's powerful...
principalities... powers...
00:47:41.12\00:47:43.56
the same Greek
words are used literally
00:47:43.59\00:47:46.63
in relationship
in Ephesians 6:2,
00:47:46.66\00:47:48.86
the devil and his angels.
00:47:48.90\00:47:50.23
You know, this is not a
battle that we are equipped for
00:47:50.27\00:47:53.20
without Jesus and
that's Paul's point.
00:47:53.23\00:47:55.30
That's the reason why
00:47:55.34\00:47:56.81
each one of us has been
emphasizing Christ and His love
00:47:56.84\00:47:59.97
because there's no way
00:48:00.01\00:48:01.34
we were going to get
to the end of Ephesians
00:48:01.38\00:48:03.04
and be able to
handle what we have to face
00:48:03.08\00:48:04.75
without being body of Christ...
00:48:04.81\00:48:07.22
the body of Christ.
00:48:07.25\00:48:08.58
It's a battle that Jesus has won
00:48:08.62\00:48:10.32
it's a battle that calls
us to focus on Jesus Christ,
00:48:10.39\00:48:14.16
we are His body...
Christ is the Head...
00:48:14.19\00:48:16.89
this is our destiny...
00:48:16.93\00:48:18.26
this is our pre-destiny
or pre-destination in Christ.
00:48:18.29\00:48:22.96
So, the Quarterly asks,
00:48:23.00\00:48:24.33
"What benefits does
the exaltation of Christ
00:48:24.37\00:48:26.43
to the throne of the cosmos,
00:48:26.47\00:48:27.94
and His rule over all
things in heaven and on earth,
00:48:28.00\00:48:31.04
provide for His church?"
00:48:31.07\00:48:32.71
And then it quotes Ephesians
chapter 1 verses 22 and 23
00:48:32.74\00:48:37.71
and basically... the... the...
00:48:37.75\00:48:39.21
the thought I got out of it
00:48:39.25\00:48:40.65
well, there were three
points I got out of it,
00:48:40.68\00:48:42.02
first of all, the
church is the body of Christ
00:48:42.05\00:48:43.55
and I just really
want to emphasize that
00:48:43.59\00:48:45.55
again and again and again,
00:48:45.59\00:48:46.92
the church is
the body of Christ.
00:48:46.96\00:48:48.29
Whatever Christ
has accomplished...
00:48:48.32\00:48:49.66
whatever Christ has...
00:48:49.69\00:48:51.03
whatever He... He is
pictured as being in charge of
00:48:51.06\00:48:54.33
or control... you
know, be power over,
00:48:54.36\00:48:56.97
we are His body.
00:48:57.00\00:48:58.33
So, we're
connected to Him in that way.
00:48:58.37\00:49:00.77
Christ is the Head over all
things... we can't forget that.
00:49:00.80\00:49:03.74
Sometimes, we think about
00:49:03.77\00:49:05.37
everything
Christ has accomplished,
00:49:05.41\00:49:06.74
we say, "Yes, that's ours
because we are His body... "
00:49:06.78\00:49:09.08
and all of a sudden, we get...
00:49:09.11\00:49:10.45
start moving up the body
00:49:10.48\00:49:11.81
and we start
moving into the head area,
00:49:11.85\00:49:13.48
we can never move
into the head area.
00:49:13.52\00:49:15.25
Panel: That's right.
00:49:15.28\00:49:16.62
Rafferty: Christ is the Head...
He'll always be the Head.
00:49:16.65\00:49:18.29
And then it says, "Christ
is far above all things. "
00:49:18.32\00:49:22.12
Of course, we are His body.
00:49:22.16\00:49:24.59
Far above all things.
00:49:24.63\00:49:25.96
And as has been said already,
00:49:25.99\00:49:27.83
sometimes, we settle down
in the earth too comfortably
00:49:27.86\00:49:31.00
and we don't realize that
Christ is far above all things.
00:49:31.03\00:49:33.77
Panel: That's right.
00:49:33.80\00:49:35.14
Rafferty: And God wants us
to be far above all things.
00:49:35.17\00:49:36.67
Panel: That's right.
00:49:36.71\00:49:38.04
Rafferty: So God... The
quarterly goes on to say,
00:49:38.07\00:49:40.68
"has made Christ
victorious over all evil powers.
00:49:40.71\00:49:43.75
The church, closely
identified with Christ
00:49:43.78\00:49:47.02
and supplied by
Him with all it needs,
00:49:47.05\00:49:50.19
is itself guaranteeing
victory over the foes.
00:49:50.25\00:49:53.49
The power of God... " it
goes on to say in the Quarterly,
00:49:53.52\00:49:56.19
"on display in the resurrection
00:49:56.22\00:49:58.69
and in the
exaltation of Christ...
00:49:58.73\00:50:01.10
is... is being displayed
over every cosmic power,
00:50:01.13\00:50:04.90
and has been
activated for the church.
00:50:04.93\00:50:07.24
So, God has given the
victorious Christ to the church,
00:50:07.27\00:50:10.74
which is so united with Him
00:50:10.77\00:50:13.11
that it is called His body. "
00:50:13.14\00:50:15.41
Then it goes on
to ask this question,
00:50:15.44\00:50:17.61
"How can believers
know the exalted Christ
00:50:17.65\00:50:21.55
and experience
God's power in our lives?"
00:50:21.58\00:50:25.12
So far, we've been
talking about Christ
00:50:25.15\00:50:28.62
the Head and we're the body
00:50:28.66\00:50:30.39
and we're
connected with the body...
00:50:30.43\00:50:31.76
we're going to
sit in heavenly places
00:50:31.79\00:50:33.13
and we going to
rejoice in Christ and we're...
00:50:33.16\00:50:34.50
but how does that actually...
00:50:34.53\00:50:35.96
what is the
practical application of this?
00:50:36.03\00:50:38.80
How does it
actually happen in our lives?
00:50:38.83\00:50:41.60
And I love this because
00:50:41.64\00:50:43.61
when we compare
Ephesians chapter 1
00:50:43.64\00:50:46.11
with Ephesians chapter 6,
00:50:46.14\00:50:47.84
we see that Paul specifically
directly addresses us
00:50:47.88\00:50:52.38
to the mechanisms
and the strategies
00:50:52.41\00:50:55.68
by which we can
know and experience
00:50:55.72\00:50:57.35
God's power in our lives.
00:50:57.39\00:50:58.72
Now... know what?
00:50:58.75\00:51:00.09
We're not in
Ephesians chapter 6 yet,
00:51:00.12\00:51:01.46
so, we can't
jump ahead and do that
00:51:01.49\00:51:02.82
and get into all those
mechanisms and strategies,
00:51:02.86\00:51:05.26
but at the same time,
00:51:05.29\00:51:06.63
I believe Paul is laying out
a more comprehensive strategy
00:51:06.66\00:51:10.17
right here in
Ephesians chapter 1
00:51:10.20\00:51:12.67
and I'm going to
say, two and three.
00:51:12.70\00:51:15.04
Right here, Paul is laying out
a more comprehensive strategy
00:51:15.07\00:51:18.87
for knowing God's
power in our lives.
00:51:18.91\00:51:21.11
When we look at the
book of Ephesians as a whole,
00:51:21.14\00:51:24.38
it's a very interesting epistle.
00:51:24.41\00:51:26.61
It has something that no
other epistle of Paul has.
00:51:26.65\00:51:29.85
In fact, I don't think any
other book of the Bible has this
00:51:29.88\00:51:32.45
except for maybe
the book of Revelation
00:51:32.52\00:51:35.79
and that is this,
00:51:35.82\00:51:37.49
when you get to
Ephesians chapter 3,
00:51:37.53\00:51:40.86
Paul ends this
chapter with a word
00:51:40.90\00:51:44.17
that isn't found in
any other of his epistles
00:51:44.20\00:51:46.90
in the middle of a chapter
00:51:46.94\00:51:49.07
and that word is: Amen.
00:51:49.10\00:51:51.17
Paul goes through
Ephesians 1 and Ephesians 2
00:51:51.21\00:51:55.24
and Ephesians 3,
00:51:55.28\00:51:56.61
he sums it up
00:51:56.64\00:51:57.98
by talking about how
he wants us to be filled
00:51:58.01\00:52:00.02
with the fullness of God...
00:52:00.05\00:52:01.38
to know the length...
the breath... the height...
00:52:01.42\00:52:02.75
the depth of God's love,
00:52:02.78\00:52:04.12
and then he says, "Amen... "
00:52:04.15\00:52:05.49
as if he's done
with the whole message
00:52:05.52\00:52:07.09
because that's the end of it...
00:52:07.12\00:52:08.56
it's like he's
dividing it in half in a sense.
00:52:08.62\00:52:11.19
And he is... because
when you look at Ephesians 1,
00:52:11.23\00:52:13.56
and you look at Ephesians 2
and you look at Ephesians 3,
00:52:13.60\00:52:15.96
you're going to
find as you look here,
00:52:16.00\00:52:17.73
this beautiful
plan of salvation.
00:52:17.77\00:52:19.97
You're going to find this
emphasis on the love of God.
00:52:20.00\00:52:22.04
You're going to find this
beautiful call to focus on
00:52:22.07\00:52:26.91
Christ and sit by faith in
heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
00:52:26.94\00:52:30.21
What you're not going to find
in these first three chapters is
00:52:30.25\00:52:33.31
any practical emphasis on
something that we have to do
00:52:33.35\00:52:38.19
other than to
connect with Christ
00:52:38.22\00:52:40.69
and behold what He's
already accomplished for us.
00:52:40.72\00:52:42.62
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
00:52:42.66\00:52:43.99
However, when you move
into Ephesians chapter 4
00:52:44.03\00:52:45.79
and Ephesians chapter 5
and Ephesians chapter 6,
00:52:45.83\00:52:48.06
it gets very practical.
00:52:48.10\00:52:49.66
In Ephesians
chapter 5 for example,
00:52:49.70\00:52:52.47
four example,
00:52:52.50\00:52:53.84
you're told how the
Christian is to operate
00:52:53.87\00:52:57.27
within the
bounds of the church...
00:52:57.31\00:52:58.94
within the confines of...
00:52:58.97\00:53:02.31
of rubbing shoulders
with other human beings
00:53:02.34\00:53:04.61
who are fallen and faulty.
00:53:04.65\00:53:05.98
In... also in Ephesians 4
you'll find practical counsel
00:53:06.01\00:53:10.75
on how Christians are
to relate to the world
00:53:10.79\00:53:14.02
and navigate
through the licentiousness
00:53:14.06\00:53:16.66
and the sin and
iniquity of the world.
00:53:16.73\00:53:19.63
In Ephesians
chapter 5 you begin to find
00:53:19.69\00:53:22.56
really intense strategies
00:53:22.60\00:53:26.70
of how we're to navigate
relationships in the home.
00:53:26.74\00:53:29.37
How the husband
has to love the wife
00:53:29.40\00:53:31.01
and the wife is to
submit to the husband
00:53:31.04\00:53:32.77
and I don't know
which one is the harder but
00:53:32.81\00:53:34.84
what I'm saying for
fallen human beings is
00:53:34.88\00:53:36.95
this is where it
gets nitty, gritty for us
00:53:36.98\00:53:38.98
and in Ephesians chapter 6
00:53:39.01\00:53:40.52
begins with children
relating to their parents
00:53:40.58\00:53:42.88
in a very Godly way
00:53:42.92\00:53:44.25
and finally
talks about servants,
00:53:44.29\00:53:45.62
in other words, the workplace
00:53:45.65\00:53:47.32
and those who are the boss
00:53:47.36\00:53:49.02
and those who are
subservient to the boss
00:53:49.06\00:53:50.66
and how that in a relationship
is supposed to take place.
00:53:50.69\00:53:54.30
So, Paul here is
taking Ephesians 4, 5 and 6
00:53:54.33\00:53:59.93
which is very practical
00:53:59.97\00:54:01.30
and he's
separating it by an "amen"
00:54:01.34\00:54:02.97
from Ephesians 1, 2 and 3
00:54:03.00\00:54:05.57
and the point he's
making is powerful.
00:54:05.61\00:54:08.54
We use a simple illustration,
00:54:08.58\00:54:10.51
we say often as Christians...
00:54:10.55\00:54:12.38
as believers in the
gospel of Jesus Christ
00:54:12.41\00:54:14.48
and those who
believe that that gospel
00:54:14.52\00:54:16.38
is powerful enough to
sanctify us and to transform us,
00:54:16.42\00:54:19.55
we say, "Now, don't get
the cart before the horse. "
00:54:19.59\00:54:22.72
Paul in Ephesians is making sure
00:54:22.76\00:54:25.33
we don't get the
cart before the horse.
00:54:25.39\00:54:26.90
The cart will be the
fruits of the gospel...
00:54:26.93\00:54:29.63
what it looks
like in the church...
00:54:29.66\00:54:31.77
in the world...
00:54:31.80\00:54:33.13
in the home...
00:54:33.17\00:54:34.50
in the workplace...
00:54:34.54\00:54:35.87
and then there's
the gospel itself
00:54:35.90\00:54:37.24
and you will not find...
00:54:37.27\00:54:38.67
look... search... scrutinize...
00:54:38.71\00:54:40.78
you will not find practical,
"This is what you need to do"
00:54:40.81\00:54:45.11
other than being
connected with Jesus
00:54:45.15\00:54:46.78
in Ephesians 1, 2, and
3... it's all about Christ.
00:54:46.82\00:54:49.48
He's pre-destined
us... He's blessed us...
00:54:49.52\00:54:51.95
He's... He has forgiven us...
00:54:51.99\00:54:53.92
He's lifted us up...
00:54:53.96\00:54:55.29
He's filled us with
His Spirit in earnest...
00:54:55.32\00:54:58.16
on and on and on...
00:54:58.19\00:54:59.53
the focus is Christ... and
he can't hardly stop Himself,
00:54:59.56\00:55:01.86
he just... "and...
and... and... and... "
00:55:01.90\00:55:03.67
he just wants to talk
about the love of Christ...
00:55:03.70\00:55:05.17
the love of
Christ... the love of Christ,
00:55:05.20\00:55:06.53
the love of Christ, why?
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Because he wants us to be
so full of the love of Christ
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that it bursts out in
its practical application
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in the church and in the world
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and in the home
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and in the workplace.
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It bursts out
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and then finally he's
going to sum it all up and say,
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"Now, remember, I want you
to put on the armor of God,
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I want you to be saturating
yourselves with this love
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that we talked about in
the first three chapters. "
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I mentioned the
book of Revelation...
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that's the same thing,
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in fact, in
Revelation chapter 12 verse 17,
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that's the first
place that you find
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mention of a people who
keep the commandments of God.
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That's because before you
can keep God's commandments,
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you got to know His love.
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Jesus says it this way,
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"If you love me, you
will keep my commandments. "
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And then John
says, "We love Him... "
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as Shelley said earlier,
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"because He first loved us. "
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That's the emphasis in the
power in the book of Ephesians.
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Panel: Amen... amen... amen.
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Ryan: Beautifully put...
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great
messages... great lesson...
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let's go ahead and
get some final thoughts.
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Shelley: I was just thinking
in Ephesians 1:16 through 19,
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Paul's talking
about the Holy Spirit
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illuminating our
mind and us understanding.
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It requires some study...
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we've got to get into the Word,
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we've got to pray
every day for the Holy Spirit
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but I didn't finish
this verse, verse 19,
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he says that you've got
this divine understanding
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"that you may
know and understand
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what is the
immeasurable, unlimited,
00:56:24.81\00:56:27.72
surpassing
greatness of His power
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in us who believe in Him. "
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Pray for the Holy Spirit to
bring you spiritual insight.
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Receive His power.
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Panel: Amen... that's right.
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Lomacang: You know,
the resurrected life
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is not just a
new way of believing
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but it's the
power to live a new way.
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Panel: Yes... amen.
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Perrin: Our final thought...
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I just want to press
this promise in one more time
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for our minds and our hearts.
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"His mighty power
which He worked in Christ
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when He raised Him from the dead
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and seated Him at His right hand
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in the heavenly places,
00:57:00.85\00:57:02.18
far above all
principality and power
00:57:02.22\00:57:04.29
and might and dominion,
00:57:04.32\00:57:05.65
and every name that is named,
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not only in this age
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but also in that
which is to come. "
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Rafferty: There
is no other power
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than the power of
the exalted Christ.
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Panel: Amen.
00:57:14.76\00:57:16.10
Ryan: Amen, praise the Lord,
00:57:16.13\00:57:17.47
thank you, Guys, so much,
00:57:17.50\00:57:18.83
for the powerful
lesson today, my Friends,
00:57:18.87\00:57:20.20
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00:57:20.24\00:57:21.57
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00:57:21.60\00:57:23.14
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00:57:23.17\00:57:25.54
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00:57:33.35\00:57:35.55
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00:57:35.58\00:57:36.95
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00:57:36.99\00:57:38.79
You're not going to
want to miss next week
00:57:38.82\00:57:40.56
because we're going to be
diving in to Lesson Number 4
00:57:40.59\00:57:43.96
which is entitled:
How God Rescues Us.
00:57:43.99\00:57:48.33
We all need rescuing
00:57:48.36\00:57:49.70
and we're going to be applying
00:57:49.73\00:57:51.07
all the emphasis on
that Lesson next week.
00:57:51.10\00:57:53.20
So, my Friends, again,
00:57:53.23\00:57:54.57
thank you for watching
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00:57:54.60\00:57:56.97
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