Hello Friends, welcome to
3ABN Sabbath School Panel.
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I'm John Lomacang thanking you
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This week is Week Number 6.
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We're talking about:
The Mystery of the Gospel.
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The question is:
What is that mystery
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and how does it
enhance our walk with Christ?
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Ephesians is a book
with just six chapters
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but we're discovering
it's far deeper than that.
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We have found that the
message is about salvation
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and surely exalting the
central figure... Jesus Christ.
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So, join us for this exciting
study through Ephesians.
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Music...
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Lomacang: Welcome to
3ABN Sabbath School Panel,
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I'm John Lomacang.
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Thank you for
taking the time to join us.
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We're talking about
the mystery of the gospel
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and so many people wonder,
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"What is that
mystery all about?"
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Well, we're going to talk
about that today and allow God
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under the
direction of His Holy Spirit
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to open our minds...
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open His word
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and we pray that
you'll open your heart
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to receive what
the Spirit has to say.
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Before we go any further though,
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let's introduce our
Sabbath School Panel
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which, as you might know by now,
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is just all family.
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Shelley, good to have
you here... Shelley Quinn.
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Shelley: Oh, it's such a joy,
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we're so glad you're joining us.
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I have Monday: The Long-hidden
Mystery of the Gospel.
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Lomacang: And Pastor
Dinzey, good to have you here.
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Dinzey: It's a blessing
for me to be here as well.
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I have Tuesday... The Church:
Revealer of God's Wisdom.
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Lomacang: Wow! And I
know Jill probably has
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at least one item on her list.
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Jill: Laughter...
we got five today.
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On Wednesday, we're looking at:
Christ, Dwelling in Your Heart.
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Lomacang: Good to have
you here Jill Morikone...
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and Daniel
Perrin... all the way down
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where the book ends today.
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Perrin: Down at the
end... on Thursday's lesson
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takes us to the very
middle of the book of Ephesians:
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Glory in the Church
and in Christ Jesus.
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Lomacang: Well, Danny,
would you have our prayer for us
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before we dive into the Lesson?
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Perrin: Yes.
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"Dear Father in heaven,
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Lord, it's one thing to
come before you on our own
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which we must have day by day.
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When we come
before You together,
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searching Your Word,
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we know that we are
brought closer to each other...
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closer to You...
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closer to the cross
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and closer to Your kingdom.
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As we listen and as we present
and share and study today,
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fill us with Your
wisdom and Your wisdom alone.
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We pray this in
Jesus' name, amen. "
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Panel: Amen.
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Lomacang: Thank you so much.
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We're talking about the mystery.
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You know, Ephesians chapter 3
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begins with a
prepositional phrase.
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When you think
about what Paul is writing
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and how he's writing it,
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he begins with the
phrase, "For this reason... "
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and then he
breaks it into two parts
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from verses 1 to 13
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and then, verses 14 to 21
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and he makes it very clear
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that the reason for his
present circumstances...
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he lists the two reasons
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why he is incarcerated
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but I find it
interesting and I'll begin...
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I'll talk about the
prepositional phrase in just a
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moment, I find it interesting
that while he is a Roman
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prisoner, he identifies
himself as being incarcerated
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for someone else.
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"For this reason, I, Paul,
the prisoner of Jesus Christ
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for the Gentiles. "
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Panel: Hmmm...
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Lomacang: And then, he
contributes his incarceration
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to... "I'm doing this
if it causes my freedom
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to get the
gospel to the Gentiles
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I'm willing to give that away
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so someone could receive
the knowledge of Christ. "
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So, I want to talk
about the prisoner of the Lord
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because this was continuous
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throughout the
writings of the Apostle Paul.
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From his early days to
the very ending of his life,
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he talked about
his imprisonment.
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He shared it with the
other fellow laborers...
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other fellow prisoners
that were in similar situations
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for sharing the gospel.
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Let's look at a
couple of those examples.
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Ephesians 4 verse 1,
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"I, therefore, the
prisoner of the Lord,
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beseech you to walk
worthy of the calling
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with which you were called. "
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Now, you might think,
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"Will my calling
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lead me to be incarcerated?"
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It might... you'll find
out why in just a moment.
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Colossians 4 verse 10,
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"Aristarchus my
fellow prisoner greets you,
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with Mark, the
cousin of Barnabas.
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About whom you
receive instructions:
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if he comes to
you, welcome him. "
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And Paul is
saying that from prison.
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Then we find in 2nd
Timothy 1 and verse 8,
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"therefore do not be ashamed
of the testimony of our Lord,
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nor of me His prisoner,
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but share with
me in the suffering
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for the gospel
according to the power of God. "
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The gospel is something that
is always anathema to the world
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and the world is
anathema to the gospel.
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When you proclaim what the
Lord wants you to proclaim,
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it's going to
get you in trouble.
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As a matter of fact, one
of my church members said,
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"Pastor, if you
keep preaching that way,
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you're going to get arrested. "
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I said, "Well, then
I'll start Prison Ministry. "
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And so, I don't want to
start Prison Ministry...
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I'm not aiming for jail
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but there's a
reason that the Lord says,
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"You'll be brought
before judges and magistrates
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to give a testimony... "
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and then He said,
"The time will come
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when even those who kill you
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will think they
offer God service... "
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in John 16 verse 2 to 3.
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But He said,
"These things they will do
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because they
have not known Me...
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they have not
known the Father. "
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Let's look at
Philemon 1 verse 1,
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"Paul, a
prisoner of Christ Jesus,
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and Timothy our brother,
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to Philemon our beloved
friend and fellow laborer. "
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Notice, in all the
locations that Paul visited and
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administered, he
found himself imprisoned.
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We go to
Philemon 1 verses 7 to 9,
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and he talks about why.
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"For we have great joy and
consolation in your love... "
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he's saying this
from a prison cell...
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"because the
hearts of the saints
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have been
refreshed by you, brother.
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Therefore, though I
might be very bold in Christ
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to command you what is fitting,
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yet for love's sake I
rather appeal to you...
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being such a one
as Paul, the aged,
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and now also a
prisoner of Jesus Christ. "
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So, Philemon is
identifying with Paul.
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"He was a
prisoner... I'm a prisoner... "
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and then, 2nd
Timothy 1 and verse 8,
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I... I brought this up
earlier but I'll leave that...
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I don't want to repeat that.
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but Paul looked at hardship
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as evidence of faithfulness.
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Notice, 2nd Corinthians
chapter 12 and verse 10,
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hardship is a
part of being faithful.
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He says, "Therefore I
take pleasure in infirmities,
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in reproaches, in needs,
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in persecutions, in distresses,
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for Christ's sake. "
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Notice, he's not
saying, "this is for me... "
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he's saying, "I'm
doing this for Jesus. "
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Panel: Hmmm...
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Lomacang: Here's the point,
if they found fault in Jesus,
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and if Jesus was
arrested and tried,
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in an unjust tribunal,
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what makes us any different?
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Panel: Hmmm...
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Lomacang: And he
says, "For when I am weak,
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then I am strong. "
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2nd Corinthians 12 and verse 10.
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And then he talks
about how being persecuted
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is the evidence
of your faithfulness.
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Now, I always say sometimes,
if somebody is not facing trial,
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I question their faithfulness.
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Sometimes, Christians say to me,
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"I have never
been through trials...
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I have never had any
hardship as a Christian... "
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you have to ask yourself, why?
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Because the Apostle
Paul says to Timothy,
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2nd Timothy 3 verse 12,
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"Yes, all who live
godly in Christ Jesus
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will suffer persecution. "
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As Pastor C.A. used to say,
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"If you haven't gone through
it yet... it's coming... "
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Panel: Yeah.
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Lomacang: "it's coming. "
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Be faithful and you
will have "your day"
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as I say in quote.
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The Apostle Paul
also reveals the reason
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why he was
willing to be a prisoner.
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We find in Ephesians
chapter 3 verses 6 and 7,
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let's look at that together,
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he says that the Gentiles
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should be fellow
heirs of the same body,
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and partakers of His promise
in Christ through the gospel,
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of which I became a minister
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according to the
gift of the grace of God
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given to me by the effective
working of His power. "
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This thought came to my mind.
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How many prisoners are
going to be in the kingdom
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because Paul was incarcerated?
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Panel: Hmmm... amen.
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Lomacang: You know, if
you get incarcerated...
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I heard this
story about a man...
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I was reading a book
called: Mental Fitness...
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ah... Mental Toughness...
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and they tell a story
about a man who was incarcerated
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and it so affected the prisoners
that they let him out early
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because they said,
"He's changing our jail. "
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The prisoners
were being changed...
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their lives were
being transformed
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by this man's faithful impact
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on those who were
being incarcerated.
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To keep the prison
in a drabbed condition,
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they let this man out early...
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they said, "He's
changing our prison. "
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pause...
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If I go to prison,
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I hope that those who
are there will be changed
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to get to know Jesus.
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Then, Paul also, in verse
13 encourages the Ephesians
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not to be...
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not to be discouraged
by his incarceration...
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notice what he says,
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"Therefore I ask you
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do not lose heart at
my tribulation for you,
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which is for your glory. "
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Sometimes, people face hardships
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but when we do for the
reason that will exalt Christ,
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it shouldn't bring us
to the point of hardship
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or it shouldn't
bring us to the point of...
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"Ah, I'm so sorry for them,
they're going through so much. "
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Sometimes, we have
to go through much.
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Jesus Christ has
gone through much more.
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If we go through
anything that's temporary,
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let's consider the
sufferings of this present life
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to not be worthy to be compared
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with the glory that
shall be revealed in us.
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So, Jill, I
have... let me see...
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I have seven takeaways today...
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Jill: Okay.
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Lomacang: So, let's
look at that together.
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First of all, I
want to bring out
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Colossians 1 verses 24 to 27.
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because let's talk
about what the mystery is
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before we go any farther.
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Colossians 1 verses 24 to 27,
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and the Apostle Paul writes,
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"I now rejoice in my
suffering for you... "
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there he is again,
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"and fill up...
and fill up in my flesh
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what is lacking in
the afflictions of Christ,
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for the sake of His
body, which is the church,
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of which I became a minister
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according to the
stewardship from God
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which was given to me for you,
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to fulfill the word of God,
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the mystery which
has been hidden from ages
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and from generations,
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but now has been
revealed to His saints. "
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In verse 27,
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"To them, God
willed to make known
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what are the riches of
the glory of this mystery
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among the Gentiles:
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which is Christ in
you, the hope of glory. "
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Paul the Apostle was
incarcerated because he was
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determined that
there will be no separation
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between the
Jews and the Gentiles
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which for both
of those individuals
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and both of those
classes of people,
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the gospel was available.
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So, here are
the seven takeaways,
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Don't allow trials to
deter your faithfulness.
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Matthew 5 and verse 10,
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"Blessed are
those who are persecuted
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for righteousness' sake,
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for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven. "
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2nd Point: Don't
look at trials as
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unrelenting...
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don't look at
trials as something
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that could deter
your faithfulness.
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1st Peter 4 verses 12 to 14,
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"Beloved, do not think it
strange concerning the fiery
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trial which is to try you,
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as though some
strange thing happened to you;
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but rejoice to the extent
that you partake of Christ's
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sufferings, that when
His glory is revealed,
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you may also be
glad with exceeding joy.
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If you are approached
for the name of Christ,
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blessed are you,
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for the Spirit and
glory of God rests upon you.
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On their part He is blasphemed,
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but on your part
He is glorified. "
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The third point:
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Trials are allowed by God
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as a point
sometimes of refinement.
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Hebrews 12 and verse 11,
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"Now no chastening seems
to be joyful for the present,
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but painful;
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nevertheless,
afterward, it yields
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the peaceable
fruit of righteousness
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to those who have
been trained by it. "
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The fourth one:
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Persecution is the
default for faithfulness.
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All who live
godly in Christ Jesus
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shall suffer persecution.
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Number 5:
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Persecution cannot
eclipse the future blessing.
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Romans 18:18,
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"For I consider that the
sufferings of this present life
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are not worthy to be compared
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with the glory which
shall be revealed in us. "
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Number 6:
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Learn how to sing
through your persecution.
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Acts 16 verses 24 to 25,
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"Having received such a charge,
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he put them
into the inner prison
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and fastened their
feet in the stocks.
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But at midnight,
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Paul and Silas were praying
and singing hymns to God,
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and the prisoners
were listening to them. "
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And Number 7:
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The gospel should
unite us not divide us.
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Romans 10 verse 12,
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"For there is no distinction
between Jew and Greek,
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for the same Lord is over all
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and rich to all
who calls upon You. "
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And finally, Galatians 3:28,
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"There is neither Jew nor Greek,
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there is neither slave nor free,
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neither male nor female;
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but you are all one in Christ. "
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That's the
mystery of the gospel.
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Panel: Amen... amen.
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Shelley: Thank you
for that foundation.
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My name is Shelley Quinn,
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I have Monday's Lesson:
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The Long-hidden
Mystery of the Gospel.
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Let's begin with
Ephesians 3 verses 1 through 6.
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"For this reason I, Paul,
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a prisoner of Christ
Jesus for you Gentiles,
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if indeed you've
heard of the dispensation
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of the grace of God
which is given to me for you...
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how that by revelation
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He made known to me the mystery;
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as I have
briefly written already,
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by which, when you read,
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you may understand my knowledge
in the mystery of Christ...
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which in other ages
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was not made known
to the sons of men,
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as it has now been
revealed by the Spirit
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to His apostles and prophets:
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that the
Gentiles... " here it is...
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"that the Gentiles
should be fellow heirs,
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of the same body,
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and partakers of His promise
in Christ through the gospel. "
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I have to say this...
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the Old Testament
certainly was not silent
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about God's
grace and blessings...
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the salvation blessings
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that He had
intended for the Gentiles.
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Genesis 12:3,
God promises Abraham.
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"In you all the nations
and the families of the earth
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will be blessed. "
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Genesis 26 verse
4, He talks to Isaac
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when renewing the
everlasting covenant...
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"in your seed all
the nations of the earth
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shall be blessed. "
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Genesis 28:14, He's renewing
the covenant with Jacob.
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This is the everlasting covenant
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and He says to Jacob,
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"in you and in your seed
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all the families of the
earth will be blessed. "
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Now, to me the
most significant ones
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are the servant songs,
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In Isaiah 42 verse 6,
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this is the first servant song,
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it's speaking of
the Messiah Christ
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and this is the
Lord and He says,
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"I the LORD have
called you in righteousness,
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I will hold your hand... "
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he's speaking of the Messiah...
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"I will keep you,
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and give you as a
covenant to the people,
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as a light to the Gentiles. "
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Then, you go to the second
servant song in Isaiah 49:6,
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"Indeed He says... "
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speaking to the Messiah...
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"It is too small a thing
that You should be My Servant
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to raise up the
tribes of Jacob... "
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not just the Jews...
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"or to restore the
preserved ones of Israel;
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I will also give You as
a light to the Gentiles,
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that You should be My salvation
to the ends of the earth. "
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Now, this is interesting,
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the promise of the
everlasting covenant
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of righteousness by faith,
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shows that God's
plan of salvation
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had no geographic
or ethnic boundaries.
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His revelation was frequent
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but it was never
fully understood.
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Now see, when Paul says
he's revealing a mystery,
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it's not in the
sense that it was a secret,
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but that it was unrecognized.
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You can look at
the history of Jews,
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the... the
national history of the Jews
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shows they could not comprehend
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the extent of God's
plan for the Gentiles.
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They didn't realize
that all beliefs... believers
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of all nationalities
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would come
together to be one body
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and that the Messiah
Christ would be the Head.
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Listen to this,
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Hebrews 4:2, I love this verse,
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Hebrews 4:2 says,
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speaking of the first
generation of the Israelites
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who are wandering in the desert,
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listen, "For
indeed the gospel... "
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the good news...
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"was preached to us
as well as to them... "
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Panel: That's right.
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"but the word they
heard did not profit them
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not being mixed with faith
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by those who heard it. "
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So, the everlasting gospel...
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the covenant of
righteousness by faith...
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was preached
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to the saints of
the Old Testament
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and then there's
this progressive unfolding
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of this everlasting covenant.
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Each generation
had some revelation...
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some present truth
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but they never fully understood
00:18:58.47\00:19:01.60
until the person of
Jesus Christ showed up.
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You know, it's interesting,
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prophecy is never fulfilled...
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or, excuse me,
never fully understood
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until it is fulfilled.
00:19:10.28\00:19:11.91
Three times Jesus
told His disciples
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that He was going to be
beaten, tortured, crucified...
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and resurrect on the third day.
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You know what?
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He told them this three times...
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three times it
rolled right past...
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right over the wall
of their human reasoning
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because of
preconceived opinions.
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Panel: Hmmm...
00:19:36.87\00:19:38.21
Shelley: Listen
to what I'm saying.
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Preconceived opinions...
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that means, an
opinion you formed
00:19:42.31\00:19:44.48
without having the
Bible truth for it.
00:19:44.51\00:19:47.38
Preconceived opinions
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effectively insulate your mind
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against truth.
00:19:55.36\00:19:56.96
Panel: Hmmm...
00:19:56.99\00:19:58.49
Shelley: We've
got to be so careful
00:19:58.53\00:19:59.93
but Paul received
a clear revelation.
00:19:59.96\00:20:01.83
He said, "Hey, I
got the revelation. "
00:20:01.86\00:20:03.73
When did this happen?
00:20:03.77\00:20:05.13
On the road to Damascus.
00:20:05.20\00:20:06.53
Jesus knocks him off his
high horse... so to speak
00:20:06.57\00:20:11.64
and Jesus commissions
Saul... the persecuting Saul
00:20:11.67\00:20:16.71
to be the
Pharisee of Pharisees...
00:20:16.75\00:20:21.55
the Hebrew of Hebrews...
00:20:21.58\00:20:22.95
to be what?
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His Ambassador of
Grace to the Gentiles
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and he says favorite...
00:20:27.02\00:20:29.69
this is one of my
favorite passages.
00:20:29.72\00:20:32.26
He says, "I am sending
you now to these Gentiles
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to open their eyes
00:20:36.43\00:20:38.73
in order to turn them
from darkness to light...
00:20:38.77\00:20:41.37
from the power of Satan to God
00:20:41.40\00:20:44.07
that they may
receive forgiveness of sins,
00:20:44.11\00:20:46.74
and an inheritance among those
00:20:46.78\00:20:50.45
who are
sanctified by faith in Me. "
00:20:50.48\00:20:53.31
There are all
three aspects of...
00:20:53.35\00:20:56.12
of righteousness by faith.
00:20:56.15\00:20:58.29
You're going to be justified
00:20:58.35\00:21:00.42
when you turn from
darkness to light...
00:21:00.46\00:21:03.06
from the power
of Satan to God...
00:21:03.09\00:21:04.66
you're going to be sanctified
by the power of God...
00:21:04.69\00:21:07.76
and you've got an inheritance.
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But when the Old
Testament prophesied
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pause...
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of the coming Messiah,
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none... none of... no
one realized as you said...
00:21:16.71\00:21:22.68
Colossians 1:27
is the bottom line
00:21:22.71\00:21:26.18
that Christ would end up
living in our hearts by faith,
00:21:26.21\00:21:31.92
Ephesians 3:17 says,
00:21:31.95\00:21:33.89
but that He would
be our hope of glory.
00:21:33.92\00:21:38.99
What is the glory of God?
00:21:39.03\00:21:41.80
It is the character of God.
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Panel: That's right.
00:21:44.63\00:21:45.97
It is the light of God...
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there's no sin in God.
00:21:47.57\00:21:49.37
It is when Christ
lives inside of us,
00:21:49.40\00:21:52.94
that we, by the
power of His Word,
00:21:52.97\00:21:55.74
by the power of
His Holy Spirit...
00:21:55.78\00:21:59.31
we walk in His
righteous footsteps
00:21:59.35\00:22:02.85
and begin to
develop His character.
00:22:02.88\00:22:06.32
Galatians 3:27... I'm
not going to get through this
00:22:06.35\00:22:09.92
but... 3:27 through 29
00:22:09.96\00:22:13.09
talks about those who
are baptized into Christ...
00:22:13.13\00:22:16.16
have put on Christ...
00:22:16.20\00:22:17.97
there's neither Jew nor Greek,
00:22:18.00\00:22:19.47
neither slave nor free,
00:22:19.50\00:22:20.90
neither male nor female...
00:22:20.94\00:22:22.27
we're all one in Christ Jesus...
00:22:22.30\00:22:24.87
and he says, "If
you're Christ's...
00:22:24.91\00:22:27.51
you're Abraham's seed,
00:22:27.54\00:22:30.11
and heirs
according to the promise. "
00:22:30.15\00:22:34.38
Now, another favorite,
00:22:34.42\00:22:37.05
Romans 8:14 through 17,
00:22:37.09\00:22:39.62
Paul writes to the Romans...
00:22:39.65\00:22:41.82
chapter... it's so rich!
00:22:41.86\00:22:43.86
Verse 14,
00:22:43.89\00:22:45.36
"For as many as are led
by the Spirit of God... "
00:22:45.39\00:22:51.17
let me ask...
00:22:51.20\00:22:52.73
Are you led by
the Spirit of God?
00:22:52.77\00:22:54.54
Panel: Hmmm... hmmm... hmmm...
00:22:54.57\00:22:55.90
Shelley: Only as you are
led by the Spirit of God,
00:22:55.94\00:22:58.87
can you become a
covenant child of God?
00:22:58.91\00:23:02.58
"As many as are led
by the Spirit of God,
00:23:02.61\00:23:05.58
these are sons of
God... " the children of God.
00:23:05.61\00:23:08.58
"For you did not receive the
spirit of bondage again to fear,
00:23:08.62\00:23:12.72
but you received
the Spirit of adoption
00:23:12.75\00:23:15.99
by whom we cry
out, 'Abba... Papa... '"
00:23:16.02\00:23:19.23
He becomes our heavenly Father
00:23:19.29\00:23:21.36
and the spirit
Himself bears witness
00:23:21.40\00:23:24.07
that we are children.
00:23:24.13\00:23:25.63
So, the mystery
that Paul is proclaiming
00:23:25.67\00:23:28.94
is that all who have
been saved since Pentecost
00:23:28.97\00:23:33.34
are united in one
body... no social barriers...
00:23:33.38\00:23:37.71
no racial barriers...
00:23:37.75\00:23:39.98
it's all about unity in Christ.
00:23:40.02\00:23:42.72
Panel: Amen.
00:23:42.75\00:23:44.09
Lomacang: Thank
you so much, Shelley,
00:23:44.12\00:23:45.45
we're just getting started.
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more days to cover,
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Lomacang: And now we
go to Pastor John Dinzey
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as we continue our study.
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Dinzey: Thank you so much.
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It is Tuesday's
portion of the lesson,
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it is The Church:
Revealer of God's Wisdom.
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And here we go
into Ephesians chapter 3
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beginning in verse 7
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and we hope to get to verse
13 before this time is over.
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Let's begin with verse 6,
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"That the Gentiles should be
fellow heirs, of the same body,
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and partakers of His promise
in Christ through the gospel. "
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Panel: Hmmm... hmmm...
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Dinzey: This is
a marvelous verse.
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I mean I... I don't really
have words to describe it,
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all these verses are full of so
much rich, spiritual blessings.
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So, the Gentiles, who are those?
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Well, that's you and me as well
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and it says, "They
should be fellow heirs,
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we're not going to be left out.
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The Gentiles
will not be left out.
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They can be part
of the same body.
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And please understand,
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the same body... that
is... we are all together,
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we're all one family.
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You know today, you have
nations divided by boundaries,
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nations divided by flags,
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you know, when you
have these sporting events,
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the nation that wins...
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their flag...
you know, flies high,
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but we are all one big family
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and there are not going to
be boundaries and divisions
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in God's kingdom.
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"And partakers of the promise
in Christ through the gospel. "
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You are a partaker of God's
promise through the gospel.
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The gospel... the good news...
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What is the good news?
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The good news is that you do
not have to die for your sins,
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Jesus Christ died for you.
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This is the gospel...
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this is the...
this is the message
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that needs to go
all around the world.
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3ABN has taken this
message all around the world.
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Tell your friends...
your families about 3ABN.
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They can tune in...
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it's easier than
ever to share about 3ABN.
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You can tell them... you
can just go to the Internet
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and you can watch 3ABN.
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Before... you know...
"Oh, do you have this...
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this Cable Station?
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Do you have this Channel?"
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"No?"
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"On the Internet,
you can watch 3ABN."
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And here we go to verse 7,
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"of which... " Paul says,
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I became a minister
according to the gift
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of the grace of God given to me
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by the effective
working of His power. "
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This... this verse begins to
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promptly goes to
amplify this idea
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that he became minister
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according to the
gift of the grace of God.
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It's not, "Ah man! I
have so many talents...
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I... I just... I just
need to be made a Minister
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because I just have all this...
overwhelming amount of talents.
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" No, God chose him
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and God can do
anything through anyone
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that places himself...
herself... in the hands of the
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Lord. Let's
continue because this is...
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this is... we can't stop
unfortunately at one verse,
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we have to continue.
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It says, "To me... " notice...
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"who am less than the
least of all the saints... "
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stop for a
moment... think about that...
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he's saying... he's less than
the least of all the saints.
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"Oh, there's this
little brother over there,
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that's the least of the
saints... that guy there... "
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Paul says, "I am
less than that guy. "
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You know, sometimes
people look at other people
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and they say, "Oh, you know,
this guy has so many talents...
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oh, that poor
little sister over there,
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she's only got one
little talent... poor thing!"
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No, Paul says, "I
am less than the least
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of all the saints. "
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He's saying... he's...
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he's just
overwhelmed by the gift of God
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that was given to him,
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notice what he says,
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"this grace was given... " wow!
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"that I... Paul... should
preach among the Gentiles... "
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wait... what should he
preach among the Gentiles?
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"The unsearchable
riches of Christ... "
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It is true... it
is unsearchable riches
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that we have in
Christ. Panel: Amen.
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Dinzey: To think that
you and I could be saved!
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What great love God has for you!
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What great love God has for me!
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This is beyond
our understanding.
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"Paul... " you know you
can see his... humility here,
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when he first
started, Paul was like,
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"Hey, look at me, I'm Paul...
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I am Paul... you know,
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I... I am from
the stock of Israel,
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I am this and this
and this and that... "
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but now Paul is saying,
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"I am less than the
least of all saints. "
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I don't know how
you consider yourself,
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perhaps in your
church, you may say,
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"Well, I have this position,
I'm a Sabbath School Teacher...
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I'm an Elder... I'm an Deacon...
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I... I... " you know,
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we are all one in Christ.
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Panel: Amen. Dinzey:
We're all one in Christ.
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And... and he just... he just...
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"I'm blessed and
the least of all saints,
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this grace was given... "
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In the lesson,
Dr. McVay brought out
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a... a wonderful message
from the book: Steps to Christ.
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He is quoting here and he says,
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"Perhaps this line
of thinking here by Paul
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can explain this famous
quote by Ellen G. White:
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'The closer you come to Jesus,
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the more faulty you
will appear in your own eyes;
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for your vision will be clearer,
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and your
imperfections will be seen
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in broad and distinct contrast
to His perfect nature. '"
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Our eyes, right now, cannot
really behold what we really are
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but the closer we come to
Christ and see His beauty...
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His perfection...
His righteousness...
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His holiness...
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we will begin to understand
what our place should be
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to exalt Jesus... Panel: Amen.
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Dinzey: To exalt Him because
He is worthy of all praise
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and he says, "This grace... "
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and again the word
"grace" the Greek word: charis
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what kind of
words come out to...
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to you as you think
of this word "grace"?
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Some of the Hebrew... I
mean, Greek definitions:
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Grace:
goodwill, loving-kindness.
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It is through the
loving kindness of God
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that we get the
gifts that God gives to us.
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And every good and perfect
gift comes from heaven above...
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and God in heaven above.
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And it says, he has to preach
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the unsearchable
riches of Christ.
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Think of the
richness of these words.
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"Consider Jesus...
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Jesus Christ who came to
this sin-darkened world... "
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I don't know... if you've
given some thought to that,
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this world is a
horrible, horrible place.
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It was horrible in
the time of Christ...
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He came to a time when the
world was really dark with evil.
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Satan was doing a...
a job that you can...
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if you were to... to
examine what He did and say,
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"Well, you know,
got to give it to Him...
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He did a good job.
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People were just...
ah... in the sense of...
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how much wickedness
was around the world,
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people were just demon possessed
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and He came to make a
difference in the world.
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Wherever He went,
Jesus brought light.
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Wherever He went...
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there was
comfort... there was healing.
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Lives were transformed
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and the
unsearchable riches of Christ.
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Perhaps, you have a story
of how God has rescued you...
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share the story with Jesus
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because that is sharing
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part of the
unsearchable riches of Christ.
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He saved me from a
world of wickedness.
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He saved me from
a life of evil...
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the unsearchable
riches of Christ.
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Consider Jesus... lift
Him up in your testimony
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because He is
worthy of all praise.
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Jesus is able to
save to the uttermost.
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I don't know if
we're talking to somebody
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that, maybe,
has killed people...
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that maybe has
committed adultery...
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lived a very wicked life
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and thinking,
"You're not worthy...
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you're not... "
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Jesus Christ could
not possibly save me...
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but yes He came to save you...
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He came to save me...
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we are blessed
with the understanding
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that He is able to
save whoever... whomever...
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whatever you have done.
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Ephesians 3:9 says,
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"and to make all see
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what is the
fellowship of the mystery,
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which from the beginning of
the ages has been hidden in God
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who created all
things through Christ Jesus;
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to the intent
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that now the
manifold wisdom of God
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might be made
known by the church... "
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that's you and I...
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we should, by the
grace of the Lord,
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ask Him to give us words...
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ask Him to give us opportunities
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to share the
manifold wisdom of God.
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Who can conceive
such a marvelous plan...
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the plan of redemption?
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Panel: Hmmm...
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Dinzey: I mean, we
don't fully understand
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this great plan of redemption.
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We need to study this
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and dedicate time to
understand and you say
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you know, "Try as hard as
you can to understand this... "
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because the more you do,
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the more God opens the door...
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opens and gives you light.
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I'm quoting to you from
the book: Education, page 308.
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"In the plan of redemption
there are heights and depths
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that eternity
itself can never exhaust,
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marvels into which the
angels desire to look into.
00:33:25.93\00:33:31.21
The redeemed only,
of all created beings,
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have in their own experience
00:33:35.34\00:33:37.55
known the actual
conflict with sin;
00:33:37.61\00:33:40.82
they have wrought with Christ,
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and, even as the
angels could not do,
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have entered into the fellowship
of his sufferings... "
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this plan of
redemption demands our attention
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even in this
time that we live in.
00:33:52.83\00:33:54.90
A lot of things are
calling for our attention.
00:33:54.93\00:33:57.73
New Apps... new toys...
new technology coming out.
00:33:57.77\00:34:00.50
New shows...
00:34:00.54\00:34:01.87
new movies...
00:34:01.90\00:34:03.24
they're calling
for our attention.
00:34:03.27\00:34:04.61
Whatever it is out there...
calling for our attention...
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but what should
call our attention?
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What should be the priority?
00:34:09.61\00:34:10.95
Seek first the kingdom of
God and His righteousness.
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Panel: Amen.
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Dinzey: That
should be our priority.
00:34:15.75\00:34:17.09
This is the time
that we're living in,
00:34:17.12\00:34:18.45
we're living in
dangerous time...
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now more than ever, we
should study the Word of God
00:34:19.85\00:34:21.69
so that we may be prepared for
what is coming upon the earth.
00:34:21.72\00:34:24.96
We got only to verse 10.
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I'm going to read verse 11
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just to give a
little more taste.
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"According to
the eternal purpose
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which He accomplished in
Christ Jesus our Lord... "
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verse 12, sorry,
I've got to include that,
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"in whom we have boldness
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and access with confidence
through faith in Him. "
00:34:39.71\00:34:43.08
God... blessed by His holy name.
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I have to stop there.
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Jill: Amen, thank
you so much Pastor Johnny
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and Shelley and Pastor John.
00:34:50.19\00:34:51.92
What an incredible
Lesson, I'm Jill Morikone.
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On Wednesday, we look at
Christ dwelling in your heart.
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Panel: Amen.
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Jill: You know, we
can know about Him,
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but yet, we've never met Him.
00:35:02.03\00:35:04.43
We can proclaim the doctrines
and the truth in His Word
00:35:04.47\00:35:08.30
but we've never been
changed in our character...
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our attitude... our behavior.
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We can even teach who Jesus is
00:35:14.74\00:35:18.21
but we never talked
with Him or walked with Him
00:35:18.25\00:35:22.12
or experienced His love
and grace for ourselves.
00:35:22.15\00:35:25.65
What does it really
mean to have Christ-dwelling
00:35:25.72\00:35:29.19
in our hearts by faith?
00:35:29.22\00:35:31.26
We pick up the
prayer that Paul started
00:35:31.29\00:35:33.90
in Ephesians 3 verse 1
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and then he interrupted it
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or interrupted
himself, you could say
00:35:37.43\00:35:39.63
to talk about the
mystery of the gospel.
00:35:39.67\00:35:41.84
Now, we come back to that prayer
00:35:41.87\00:35:44.01
and the same phrase
that we started in verse 1
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for this reason,
00:35:46.31\00:35:47.64
we pick it up with this prayer,
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this is... we're in Ephesians
3 verses 14 through 16,
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we're going to pick it up there,
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"For this reason
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I bow my knees to the Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ... "
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Now, you're going to notice here
we have the Godhead present...
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we have God the Father,
00:36:02.76\00:36:04.09
we have the Lord Jesus Christ,
00:36:04.13\00:36:05.73
"from whom the whole family
in heaven and earth is named,
00:36:05.79\00:36:09.56
that He would grant you,
00:36:09.60\00:36:11.93
according to the
riches of His glory,
00:36:12.00\00:36:14.54
to be
strengthened with might... "
00:36:14.57\00:36:17.11
dunamis...
miracle-working power...
00:36:17.14\00:36:21.21
through His Spirit
in the inner man. "
00:36:21.24\00:36:25.31
Now, we go to verse
17, the crux of the matter,
00:36:25.35\00:36:28.95
"that... " why is this prayer?
00:36:28.98\00:36:30.95
why is God the
Father... God the Son...
00:36:30.99\00:36:32.95
why is the Holy Spirit involved?
00:36:32.99\00:36:34.32
why this prayer?
00:36:34.36\00:36:35.69
"that Christ may dwell in
your hearts through faith. "
00:36:35.72\00:36:40.30
Now the word "dwell" in Greek
"oikeo" happens quite often
00:36:40.33\00:36:45.17
and we use it a lot
00:36:45.20\00:36:46.53
and it means to settle
down... take up residence...
00:36:46.57\00:36:49.54
but this word is
actually even a stronger word
00:36:49.57\00:36:52.87
if you could
call it that for it.
00:36:52.91\00:36:55.41
It means to house permanently...
00:36:55.44\00:36:58.21
to take up permanent residence.
00:36:58.25\00:37:00.95
Christ may dwell...
00:37:00.98\00:37:02.48
in other words He's
going to settle down
00:37:02.55\00:37:04.35
and abide forever in
our hearts through faith. "
00:37:04.42\00:37:09.96
Do you have
Christ in your heart?
00:37:09.99\00:37:11.53
Are you Christ-like?
00:37:11.56\00:37:14.03
Have you ever
held on to a grudge
00:37:14.10\00:37:16.50
or nursed
bitterness or unforgiveness?
00:37:16.53\00:37:19.73
Have you ever
gossiped about somebody else?
00:37:19.77\00:37:23.41
Have you ever taken
out anger or frustration
00:37:23.44\00:37:27.01
on someone else?
00:37:27.08\00:37:28.41
Have you ever wished for
something that wasn't yours
00:37:28.44\00:37:31.61
or held on to a
thought that was impure?
00:37:31.68\00:37:35.15
Have you ever
reacted to someone else
00:37:35.18\00:37:38.42
with a critical
or judgmental spirit?
00:37:38.45\00:37:41.59
Have you ever indulged feelings
of your own self-importance?
00:37:41.62\00:37:46.70
I want to ask these questions...
I look at my heart...
00:37:46.76\00:37:50.40
I've probably done all of that.
00:37:50.43\00:37:52.57
Conversely,
00:37:52.60\00:37:54.90
do you love other people?
00:37:54.94\00:37:59.11
Do you walk in
peace with others?
00:37:59.14\00:38:01.61
Do you freely forgive?
00:38:01.64\00:38:02.98
Do you react in kindness?
00:38:03.01\00:38:05.15
Do you seek to encourage?
00:38:05.21\00:38:07.42
Do you stand for
principle no matter what?
00:38:07.45\00:38:10.69
Is Christ in your hearts?
00:38:10.72\00:38:12.75
We're going to get to our
five takeaways, Pastor John,
00:38:12.79\00:38:15.36
how Christ can
dwell in our hearts
00:38:15.39\00:38:17.79
because that's what I want.
00:38:17.83\00:38:19.49
I want to be a Christian
where Christ dwells in my heart.
00:38:19.53\00:38:25.93
Let's keep
going... we're in verse 17,
00:38:25.97\00:38:27.94
"that you, being
rooted and grounded in love,
00:38:28.00\00:38:31.04
may be able to
comprehend with all the saints
00:38:31.07\00:38:34.08
what is the width and
length and depth and height...
00:38:34.11\00:38:36.91
to know the love of
Christ with passes knowledge;
00:38:36.95\00:38:39.68
that you may be filled
with all the fullness of God. "
00:38:39.71\00:38:41.38
Christians... these are those
with Christ in their hearts
00:38:41.42\00:38:46.05
are to be settled in
our identity with Christ
00:38:46.09\00:38:50.16
or rooted and grounded in love.
00:38:50.19\00:38:53.26
Love is the foundation
00:38:53.29\00:38:55.16
on which our Christian
experience is to be built.
00:38:55.20\00:38:57.57
Christians are to experience and
understand the love of Christ.
00:38:57.63\00:39:02.80
These four dimensions...
00:39:02.84\00:39:04.51
the immensity of
the love of Christ...
00:39:04.54\00:39:06.24
the length and the breadth
and the width and the height.
00:39:06.27\00:39:09.91
Christians... those who
Christ dwells in their hearts
00:39:09.94\00:39:13.55
are to be filled
with the fullness of God.
00:39:13.58\00:39:16.62
We are to experience
the constant presence of God
00:39:16.65\00:39:20.32
in our daily lives.
00:39:20.36\00:39:22.12
So, how does Christ
dwell in our hearts?
00:39:22.16\00:39:24.03
How does that happen?
00:39:24.06\00:39:25.89
Here are five steps for
Christ to dwell in your heart
00:39:25.93\00:39:30.70
through faith.
00:39:30.77\00:39:32.10
Step Number 1:
00:39:32.13\00:39:33.47
Acknowledge your
inability to change yourself.
00:39:33.50\00:39:37.01
When I read that list
before of just stuff...
00:39:37.07\00:39:41.54
I guess we can call it: stuff.
00:39:41.58\00:39:42.94
This is the lust of the flesh,
00:39:42.98\00:39:44.31
the lust of the eyes...
00:39:44.35\00:39:45.68
the pride of life...
00:39:45.71\00:39:47.05
this is just the temptations
that we're surrounded with
00:39:47.08\00:39:48.42
on a daily basis.
00:39:48.45\00:39:49.78
Do you acknowledge that
"Wow! I've indulged in that...
00:39:49.82\00:39:52.59
I've stepped into that
00:39:52.62\00:39:53.96
and I have...
00:39:53.99\00:39:55.32
I have fallen away from
God's ideal for my life,
00:39:55.36\00:39:56.99
just acknowledge that
we can't change ourselves.
00:39:57.03\00:39:59.59
Acknowledge your
inability to change yourself.
00:39:59.63\00:40:02.63
Isaiah 64 verse 6,
00:40:02.66\00:40:05.00
"All our righteousness
is as filthy rags... "
00:40:05.03\00:40:08.27
there is nothing we
can do in and of ourselves
00:40:08.30\00:40:11.51
to be made holy or
to be made righteous.
00:40:11.54\00:40:15.01
My nephew... he's older now
00:40:15.04\00:40:16.51
but when he was two,
00:40:16.54\00:40:17.91
I still remember him having
a little temper tantrum...
00:40:17.95\00:40:20.95
two years old...
throwing himself on the floor...
00:40:20.98\00:40:23.15
kicking his feet and his hands
00:40:23.18\00:40:25.95
and he's crying... angry...
00:40:25.99\00:40:28.72
you know
little-kid temper tantrum,
00:40:28.76\00:40:30.33
but I'll never forget the words
00:40:30.36\00:40:31.89
in the midst of
that temper tantrum...
00:40:31.93\00:40:33.43
"Jesus! Help me be good...
00:40:33.46\00:40:36.33
Jesus, help me be good. "
00:40:36.36\00:40:39.17
You see, even a little
child if they're taught,
00:40:39.20\00:40:41.50
understands that of
ourselves, we can't be good.
00:40:41.54\00:40:43.97
Acknowledge your
inability to change yourself.
00:40:44.01\00:40:46.37
Number 2:
00:40:46.41\00:40:47.74
Choose your master.
00:40:47.78\00:40:49.84
Now, this is a daily and
a moment-by-moment decision.
00:40:49.88\00:40:56.15
Romans 6 verse 16,
00:40:56.18\00:40:58.42
"Do you not know to
whom you present yourselves
00:40:58.45\00:41:00.52
slaves to obey,
00:41:00.56\00:41:01.89
you are that one's
slaves to whom you obey,
00:41:01.92\00:41:03.96
whether of sin leading to death,
00:41:03.99\00:41:06.43
or of obedience
leading to righteousness?"
00:41:06.46\00:41:08.56
You see, every
morning when we wake up,
00:41:08.60\00:41:10.70
we have a choice to make.
00:41:10.77\00:41:12.10
Am I going to follow the
desires... the carnal nature
00:41:12.13\00:41:16.30
in... in myself?
00:41:16.37\00:41:17.74
Am I going to follow
and walk out those desires
00:41:17.77\00:41:20.18
or am I going to choose
Jesus which leads to obedience
00:41:20.21\00:41:24.55
and leads to righteousness?
00:41:24.58\00:41:26.28
Make a choice,
00:41:26.31\00:41:27.65
choose your master
00:41:27.68\00:41:29.25
and it's not just every morning,
00:41:29.28\00:41:30.62
it's throughout the day
00:41:30.65\00:41:32.95
when we're faced with
those daily decisions.
00:41:32.99\00:41:35.52
Number 3: Accept Him by faith.
00:41:35.56\00:41:39.19
Did you notice when we
read in Ephesians 3:17,
00:41:39.23\00:41:41.63
it says, "Christ
may dwell in your hearts
00:41:41.66\00:41:43.40
through faith. "
00:41:43.47\00:41:45.27
How does He dwell?
00:41:45.30\00:41:47.10
He dwells through faith.
00:41:47.14\00:41:49.57
I love this sentence
00:41:49.60\00:41:51.97
and I claim it often because I
can be a "feeling" type of girl.
00:41:52.01\00:41:54.84
"When you can't feel
Him with your feelings,
00:41:54.88\00:41:57.35
feel Him with your faith. "
00:41:57.38\00:42:00.38
What does that mean?
00:42:00.42\00:42:01.75
We're not saved by how we feel,
00:42:01.78\00:42:03.18
we're saved by
the blood of Jesus.
00:42:03.22\00:42:05.12
We're not
forgiven by how we feel,
00:42:05.15\00:42:07.49
we're forgiven
by the Word of God.
00:42:07.56\00:42:09.82
He does not dwell in
our hearts by feelings,
00:42:09.86\00:42:12.49
He dwells in
our hearts by faith.
00:42:12.53\00:42:15.30
God stands back of every promise
00:42:15.33\00:42:17.83
that He has made
in the Word of God
00:42:17.87\00:42:20.30
and you do not accept and
claim those promises by feeling,
00:42:20.34\00:42:23.44
you accept and
claim it by faith.
00:42:23.47\00:42:26.11
Panel: That's right.
00:42:26.14\00:42:27.48
Jill: Step Number 4...
00:42:27.51\00:42:28.84
"Ask for the Holy Spirit. "
00:42:28.88\00:42:30.28
There's a battle
in Romans chapter 7,
00:42:30.31\00:42:33.62
we've talked about it before.
00:42:33.65\00:42:34.98
This lust
between... strife, not lust...
00:42:35.02\00:42:38.02
strife between
the lust of the flesh
00:42:38.05\00:42:40.49
and what the
Spirit wants us to do.
00:42:40.52\00:42:42.42
We say the
things, Pastor Johnny,
00:42:42.46\00:42:44.29
that I really want to do,
00:42:44.33\00:42:46.06
I'm not doing those things
00:42:46.09\00:42:47.73
and the things I
know I shouldn't be doing,
00:42:47.76\00:42:49.56
those are the things I'm doing.
00:42:49.60\00:42:50.93
This battle...
this war takes place.
00:42:50.97\00:42:52.63
In fact, at the
end of the chapter,
00:42:52.67\00:42:54.67
he says, "O
wretched man that I am... "
00:42:54.70\00:42:56.67
he's miserable.
00:42:56.71\00:42:58.04
Who can deliver me
from this body of death?
00:42:58.07\00:42:59.84
We get to the next
chapter... chapter 8
00:42:59.87\00:43:02.21
and you discover what happens.
00:43:02.24\00:43:03.58
Enter the power
of the Holy Spirit.
00:43:03.65\00:43:06.38
When the power
of the Holy Spirit
00:43:06.41\00:43:09.08
enters into the
life of the Christian,
00:43:09.12\00:43:11.82
you're going to
see transformation.
00:43:11.85\00:43:13.96
The difference
is the Holy Spirit.
00:43:13.99\00:43:16.02
"There is
therefore now no condemnation
00:43:16.06\00:43:18.59
to those who
are in Christ Jesus,
00:43:18.63\00:43:20.23
who do not walk
according to the flesh,
00:43:20.26\00:43:21.93
but according to the Spirit. "
00:43:21.96\00:43:24.07
Verse 11,
00:43:24.10\00:43:25.43
"If the Spirit of Him who
raised Jesus from the dead
00:43:25.47\00:43:28.50
dwells in you... "
00:43:28.54\00:43:29.87
has settled down and
taken up residence in you,
00:43:29.90\00:43:33.17
"He who raised
Christ from the dead
00:43:33.21\00:43:35.58
will give life to
your mortal bodies
00:43:35.61\00:43:37.58
through His Spirit
who dwells in you. "
00:43:37.61\00:43:39.98
You know, Jesus
says in Luke chapter 11,
00:43:40.02\00:43:42.48
"Ask and it will
be given to you... "
00:43:42.52\00:43:44.99
Panel: That's right.
00:43:45.02\00:43:46.35
Jill: Seek, and
you will find... "
00:43:46.39\00:43:47.72
and it doesn't
mean just ask once,
00:43:47.76\00:43:49.09
ask and keep on asking...
00:43:49.12\00:43:50.83
seek and keep on seeking...
00:43:50.86\00:43:52.79
knock and keep on knocking.
00:43:52.83\00:43:54.46
And then, he goes on to say,
00:43:54.50\00:43:56.06
"If you being evil, know
how to give good gifts to your
00:43:56.13\00:43:59.13
children, how much more is the
Father going to give the Holy
00:43:59.17\00:44:01.70
Spirit to those who ask... "
00:44:01.74\00:44:04.11
Step Number 5:
00:44:04.14\00:44:05.71
Allow Him
access into your heart.
00:44:05.74\00:44:11.11
You know, it's not enough
00:44:11.15\00:44:12.48
just to acknowledge
we can't change ourselves
00:44:12.51\00:44:13.88
or to choose our master
00:44:13.92\00:44:15.25
to accept it by faith,
ask for the Holy Spirit...
00:44:15.28\00:44:19.09
you and I have to
give Him all of us.
00:44:19.12\00:44:21.49
Many times, we hold on to things
00:44:21.52\00:44:23.93
that we're
afraid to give to God.
00:44:23.96\00:44:26.06
Or we don't want to give to God.
00:44:26.09\00:44:28.16
We hide things that
we don't want to give up.
00:44:28.20\00:44:32.10
Surrender is simply
saying "yes" to Jesus.
00:44:32.13\00:44:35.17
When He calls to
your heart those things
00:44:35.20\00:44:38.21
that you don't want to give up,
00:44:38.27\00:44:39.61
those things that
you want to hold on to,
00:44:39.64\00:44:41.58
say, God, "I'm not even
sure I'm willing right now
00:44:41.61\00:44:44.05
but I'm willing
to be made willing.
00:44:44.08\00:44:47.05
Panel: Amen.
00:44:47.08\00:44:48.42
Jill: Romans 8:13, "If you
live according to the flesh
00:44:48.45\00:44:50.19
you will die;
00:44:50.22\00:44:51.55
but if by the Spirit you put
to death the deeds of the body,
00:44:51.59\00:44:54.66
you will live. "
00:44:54.69\00:44:56.02
Choose to walk in surrender
00:44:56.06\00:44:57.96
and you will have
Christ dwelling in your heart.
00:44:57.99\00:45:01.23
Panel: Amen... amen.
00:45:01.26\00:45:02.60
Perrin: Wow! This...
00:45:02.63\00:45:03.97
this study of
Ephesians is powerful
00:45:04.00\00:45:05.63
and it gets better each week
00:45:05.67\00:45:07.00
and I hope you
have Ephesians with you,
00:45:07.04\00:45:10.34
hope you got your Bible open,
00:45:10.37\00:45:11.87
I've got just two verses to talk
about and they're good ones.
00:45:11.91\00:45:15.08
Hold on to it for a minute,
00:45:15.11\00:45:16.44
it's the last two
verses of Ephesians 3
00:45:16.48\00:45:18.61
and I'll get to
reading it in just a minute.
00:45:18.65\00:45:20.18
But first, have you ever bitten
off more than you can chew?
00:45:20.22\00:45:24.22
Panel: Laughter.
00:45:24.25\00:45:25.59
Perrin: God never bites
off more than He can chew.
00:45:25.62\00:45:28.86
Jeremiah 32 verse 17,
00:45:28.89\00:45:31.86
Jeremiah... when he
was facing a situation
00:45:31.89\00:45:34.66
he saw no
possibility of... of success.
00:45:34.70\00:45:37.43
He says, "Ah, Lord God!
00:45:37.47\00:45:38.80
Behold, You have made
the heavens and the earth
00:45:38.83\00:45:41.20
by Your great power
and outstretched arm.
00:45:41.24\00:45:43.47
There is nothing
too hard for You. "
00:45:43.51\00:45:46.88
Panel: That's right.
00:45:46.91\00:45:48.24
Perrin: He understood that
00:45:48.28\00:45:49.61
and that's the
background of Paul
00:45:49.64\00:45:50.98
as he's writing
this to real people
00:45:51.01\00:45:52.35
who were facing
impossible situations.
00:45:52.38\00:45:54.62
I want to share with you
also from the book Education,
00:45:54.65\00:45:57.62
page 126, one sentence,
00:45:57.65\00:45:59.19
"Every command is a
promise; accepted by the will
00:45:59.22\00:46:03.96
received into the soul,
00:46:04.03\00:46:05.36
it brings with it the
life of the Infinite One. "
00:46:05.39\00:46:08.36
Nothing God asks of us is
not given without the power
00:46:08.40\00:46:11.43
to accomplish it.
00:46:11.47\00:46:12.87
Panel: Amen.
00:46:12.90\00:46:14.24
Perrin: And so with
those thoughts in mind,
00:46:14.27\00:46:15.60
Paul interrupts
his letter for prayer
00:46:15.64\00:46:18.24
and his last two
verses are called a doxology
00:46:18.27\00:46:21.14
which just means a verbal
or oral praise that pours out
00:46:21.18\00:46:25.75
and sometimes we
speak our prayers,
00:46:25.78\00:46:27.25
sometimes we write them
00:46:27.28\00:46:28.62
but you just think about
walking out... the sunrise
00:46:28.65\00:46:30.75
and you can't
help but say "Oh Lord,
00:46:30.79\00:46:32.32
my life belongs to You...
I'm so thankful to be Yours. "
00:46:32.35\00:46:35.16
Oftentimes Paul begins or might
end his letter with a prayer,
00:46:35.19\00:46:40.43
just like we might at a
meal or the beginning of a day
00:46:40.46\00:46:42.66
but he punctuates
the middle of this letter
00:46:42.70\00:46:45.83
with a prayer.
00:46:45.87\00:46:47.20
I think about somebody who came
and visited me where I worked.
00:46:47.24\00:46:49.87
The first job I
had after college
00:46:49.90\00:46:52.04
and it was an
office job for about a year
00:46:52.07\00:46:55.48
while I was waiting
until something else opened up
00:46:55.51\00:46:57.55
and this man walked in
there... his name was Mike
00:46:57.58\00:46:59.81
and I said, "What's
your business here today?"
00:46:59.85\00:47:02.12
He's like, "My
business is to pray with you. "
00:47:02.15\00:47:04.35
Panel: Ah...
00:47:04.39\00:47:05.72
Perrin: I'll
never forget that moment
00:47:05.75\00:47:07.09
and he said these words,
00:47:07.12\00:47:08.46
he said, "We need
an economic slowdown,
00:47:08.49\00:47:10.33
stop work to pray. "
00:47:10.36\00:47:12.59
All right, we should be
interrupting our life to pray.
00:47:12.63\00:47:16.87
Interrupting our marriages...
00:47:16.90\00:47:18.30
interrupting our parenting...
00:47:18.33\00:47:19.67
interrupting our
arguments to pray.
00:47:19.70\00:47:22.30
Our sermons... "We...
we interrupt this broadcast
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to bring you a special prayer. "
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We could interrupt
Sabbath School Panel
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and I'm going to right
now, will you pray with me?
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"Dear Father in heaven,
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Your name is glorified...
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we just want to add
to that by our words
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but they're not ours,
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fill us with
Your Holy Spirit, God,
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as we continue
to study and speak
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and I thank you.
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In the name of Jesus, amen. "
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Panel: Amen.
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Perrin: Paul
doesn't do this just here,
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there's no other place...
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there's a couple of
others but 1st Timothy 1:17,
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he says, "Now to the King
eternal, immortal, invisible,
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the God who alone is wise,
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be glory and honor
forever and ever. Amen. "
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All right, the mystery...
what... what else could He do
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but break out in praise to God.
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Some people... when
they see something beautiful,
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what do they do? They
take God's name in vain.
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Paul pours out praises to
His God and here's his prayer,
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verses 20 and 21,
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"Now to Him who is able
to do exceedingly abundantly
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above all that we 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 not just an inactive
rehearsal of religious phrases,
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I don't know if Paul
was raising his hands
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or just in quiet contemplation,
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but he couldn't help himself.
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"What can I do
but to praise God!"
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He starts his
prayer with "Now... "
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in other words, it affects this
moment of my life and beyond,
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and now, after
all that we've said,
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the mystery... the redemption...
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the preacher of peace...
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"I once was dead and
now changed to life...
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saved by grace through faith. "
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As a gift of God...
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unity in the body...
the treasure of riches...
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all of that
explodes in a prayer here
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and that prayer has no bounds,
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it says, "God You have no bounds
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and so, I'm keeping nothing
out of bounds in my life. "
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And we're going to see
that, it's going to cover family
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and work
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and politics
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and every relationship...
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all those things...
placed at God's feet
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because He does
exceedingly and above
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and you may not know it
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but in the Greek,
that's the same word as "huper"
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which... from
which we get "hyper. "
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Maybe you've seen a kid, you're
like, "That kid is hyper!"
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In other words, he doesn't stop!
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And so, thinking about
what God does, He doesn't stop.
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Panel: Amen.
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Perrin: What could you
ask of God in your prayer?
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You're probably
not asking enough.
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Your prayer is
probably not big enough.
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What else could you ask?
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Too small... we only ask for
the things that we can see...
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for the things
that we can think of.
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God says, "I've got things
you could never think of. "
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Panel: That's great.
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Perrin: As it was
written, 1st Corinthians 2:9,
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"Eye has not
seen, nor ear has heard,
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nor have entered in
the heart of man... "
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some... some translations say,
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"No mind has conceived
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of the things which God has
prepared for them who love Him.
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" This promise is
vast and we limit God...
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we don't mean to,
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but we don't have the...
the slightest inclination
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of how much God
wants to do through us.
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Listen once again to the book:
Education... what a great book!
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Page 18, "Higher than the
highest human thought can reach
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is God's ideal for His children.
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Godliness... godlikeness...
is the goal to be reached.
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Before the student
there is opened a path
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of continual progress.
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He has an object to achieve,
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a standard to attain,
that includes everything good,
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and pure, and noble.
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He will advance as
fast and as far as possible
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in every branch
of true knowledge.
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But his efforts will be directed
to objects as much higher
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than mere selfish
and temporal interests
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as the heavens are
higher than the earth. "
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God wants to take us higher
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and that event... advance
is an advance in our character.
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Panel: That's right.
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Perrin: It says this
prayer is not just about
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what God can do for
our grades or for our work,
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or for our relationships.
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It says, "I want to take you
and do things in your character.
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Me doing the work
while you work it out.
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that you can never
imagine would be possible. "
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"I can never do that...
I cannot overcome this. "
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You're right, you
can't overcome that
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but Christ dwelling in us
is going to give that power.
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All right, the body
is going to be re-made.
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All right, but the character...
our choices... our decisions
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is who we are.
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God doesn't change our identity.
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He helps us to change
it to become like His.
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And so, we ask God,
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"Lord, I'm having
trouble with something
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that's causing
problems in my life,
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a damaging relationship
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or something that's disturbing
my peace... help me. "
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And God comes in and He says,
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"I'm going to start
there as I did with every...
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with the people in
the Old and New Testament,
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but I'm going to
keep on working on stuff
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you never thought was a problem.
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I'm going to bring to
your mind things that...
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that could draw you closer to Me
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that you had no
intention of bringing to Me
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but I'm going to
bring them to your mind. "
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Panel: Hmmm...
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Perrin: Jesus created the world
and He looked down and He said,
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"It's good... "
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but those two
people... Adam and Eve
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and each of their descendants
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were expected to
continue growing,
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there's an old kid's song:
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He's still working on me
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To make me what
He wants to be...
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It took Him just a week
to make the moon and stars
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The sun and the
earth and Jupiter and Mars
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How loving and
patient He must be
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He's still working on me.
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All right, so we
can keep on advancing.
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One more from
the book Education.
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This sounds like a
book we ought to read.
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Page 124, "He who is sincere...
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who is sincere
and teachable spirit,
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studies God's Word seeking
to comprehend its truths,
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will be brought in
touch with its Author;
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and, except by his own choice,
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there is no limit
to the possibilities
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of his development. "
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God wants to
take us step by step
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higher and higher
through all eternity
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and this is all accomplished
by the power working in us
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and that's the power of the
resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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Verse 21, "to Him be
the 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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The King James Version says,
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"throughout all
ages, world without end. "
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God's character
has been under attack
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and God can't just
simply say, "I'm right...
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the enemy is wrong. "
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It has to be demonstrated.
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Panel: Hmmm...
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Perrin: And that
demonstration is made known
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by what He does in us
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so He puts us on
display in the church
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to see His character
revealed and lived out.
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Listen to this
in John 15 verse 8,
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"By this my
Father is glorified... "
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How is God glorified?
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"That you bear much fruit;
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so you will be My disciples. "
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God is glorified in the church
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His character dwelling in us and
the prayer ends with "amen. "
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It's called the
best-known word in human speech,
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it's not translated...
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it came from Hebrew
into Greek... into Latin...
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and into English...
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the same in
almost every language
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"amen... " it
simply means: it's sure
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or truly or agreed...
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it's settled...
as it should be...
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trustworthy.
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In other words,
what God promises here...
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what Paul is praying about...
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what God wants to do in you...
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is sure...
settled... trustworthy...
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not because of you,
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in fact, Jesus, to the
church of Laodicea is called:
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The Amen.
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Panel: That's right.
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Perrin: So, we get to
this end of the prayer...
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to the end of this
Section... the prayer
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and Paul simply says,
"Jesus will do this...
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He is the Amen. "
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All right, He's the One who
works out His will within us
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and all we have to do is be
willing and cooperate with Him.
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Panel: Amen...
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Lomcang: Thank you,
Daniel, such energy!
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Praise God for that!
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Shelley: Great Study!
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Lomacang: Wonderful study...
very deep and very thorough.
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Shelley, what are
your thoughts before we...
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Shelley: What's
running through my mind
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is that you may
not feel worthy...
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pause...
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I want to tell you,
God has no partiality.
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God has no favorites.
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God has always intended...
His heart is to save all.
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You're worth nothing less
than the price He paid for you
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with the precious
blood of Christ Jesus.
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Panel: Amen... amen.
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Dinzey: Ephesians chapter
3 verse 12 talks about Jesus
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and it says, "In
whom we have boldness
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and access with confidence
through faith in Him. "
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You know,
today, you enter a code
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and you have
access to your e- mail.
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You enter a code and you
have access to some website,
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you enter a code and you have
access to your checking account
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or savings account.
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Through Jesus, we
have access to heaven.
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Through Jesus, we
have access to blessings
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that we cannot even imagine.
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Through Jesus, we have
access to the throne of grace
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and salvation.
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Blessed be His holy name.
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Jill: Amen, we look at
Christ dwelling in your hearts
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through faith.
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I love that it's
rooted and grounded in love.
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It's not rooted and
grounded in works...
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or legalism...
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or fear...
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or coercion.
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It's always in love.
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Perrin: When Jesus says,
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"Let your light so
shine before men... "
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what is your light?
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It is Jesus.
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He is the light of the world.
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Let your light so shine
that men may see your good deeds
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and glorify your
Father who is in heaven.
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Lomacang: Thank you so
much everyone on the Panel.
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You know, I talked about...
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we began with a
Prepositional phrase
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and we end with
that for this reason,
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Paul talked about the
purpose of his incarceration
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to get the
gospel to the Gentiles.
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For this reason, Paul
talked about the joy of
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his incarceration.
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I would rather be incarcerated
and someone be freed
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and so, Friends,
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if you experience
any kind of tribulation
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because of your
faithfulness to the gospel,
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remember this
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and this is not a
Prepositional phrase,
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this is a promise.
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Romans 8 and verse 35,
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"Who shall separate us
from the love of Christ?
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Shall tribulation, or distress,
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or persecution, or famine,
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or nakedness, or
peril, or sword?"
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Romans 8 verses 37 to 39,
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"Yet in all these things,
we are more than conquerors
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through Him who loved us.
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For I am persuaded
that neither death nor life,
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nor angels nor
principalities nor powers,
00:57:41.02\00:57:43.16
nor things present
nor things to come,
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nor height nor depth,
nor any other created thing,
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shall be able to
separate us from the love of God
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which is in
Christ Jesus our Lord. "
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Join us next time for Lesson
7: The Unified Body of Christ.
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