I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Removing pain
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Lord, let my words
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Heal a heart that hurts
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people
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I want to spend my life
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Mending broken people.
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Hello, and welcome to another
3ABN Today Family Worship.
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We are so glad that
you've joined us this evening.
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Happy Sabbath to
you. That's right.
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Hope you've had
a wonderful week.
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I know we have here
in southern Illinois,
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it's not really a
booming big city area of a boy.
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It's a lot of
fun, we keep busy here.
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And we thank the good
Lord for His watch care,
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His providing for
3ABN, for us personally,
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and you do too, right?
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I mean, if you sat down
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and made a list
of all the things
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that you're thankful
for and really sat down
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and start thinking
about all the details
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of how God has blessed you,
boy, the list would be go on
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and on and on, it
can be very large.
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But again, thank
you for your prayers
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and support of
the ministry of 3ABN.
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If it weren't for
you and Jesus Christ,
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this ministry would
not be spread in the gospel
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around the world.
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Anyway, we have a
wonderful family here.
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They're sitting
with us at the table
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along with you at home.
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Who do we have
with us this evening?
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Amen. That's right.
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We're always blessed
to open up the Sabbath.
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We are.
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With you at home and
just to share family worship.
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You know, sweetie,
we have people right in
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and prisoners
right in and shut-ins
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and older and
younger and families and say,
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I join with you
in Family Worship,
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so we just want to
welcome you and know that
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you are part of our 3ABN family.
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And we're so glad
that you're spending
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this worship hour with
us around the table here.
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On our left is Jason Bradley.
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And, Jason, it's just
a joy to have you here.
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We're just so thankful for
what God's doing in your life.
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Well, it's a joy to be here.
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I love having
worship with you guys.
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Yeah.
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So what is your, I
know your role here at 3ABN,
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but tell our
friends just a little bit
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about what you do here at 3ABN.
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Okay, so as you know,
we all wear multiple hats.
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The title is
assistant to the general manager
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of the Dare to Dream network.
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And so sometimes, it's
having worship with you guys,
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sometimes it's doing office work
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or going to
conventions and meeting people,
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and sometimes
it's going to churches
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and talking about the network.
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And so it's never a dull moment,
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it's always a
exciting in ministry.
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You know, this has been busy
week for you in Dare to Dream
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because we've been doing
some new foundations of faith
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which I know those
who watch Dare to Dream
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will be seeing
coming up shortly.
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Yes.
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So it's Dare to
Dream keeps you busy.
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Yes.
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I'm sure, you and
your mom do a great job.
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Praise the Lord.
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Always produce wonderful
Christ center programming and...
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Oh, that's for sure. It's
exciting. It's a blessing.
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Praise the Lord.
Thank you for being here.
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And on this side
is brother Tim Parton.
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And, Tim, you're just
a blessing to Greg and I
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and to 3ABN family.
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You're general manager
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of 3ABN Praise
Him Music Channel.
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Right. Yeah,
that's what they tell me.
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So that keeps me
busy in all things musical
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and then being open and
willing to be available to do
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whatever else
God wants me to do.
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Whenever you all ask me to help,
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I'm more than thrilled
and I'm learning so much.
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Not only, you
know, there's a lot of...
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I did not come from a
television background.
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In fact, I didn't even have a TV
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because I don't
have the attention span
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to sit and watch TV.
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But I have learned so
much behind the scenes,
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and then one of
the dearest things
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I have learned is loving people,
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I mean, that 3ABN
staff and all the employees
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are such wonderful people.
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And I love being able
to be part of a family that
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where you get to know people,
you get to go to their homes
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and, you know, just dine
with them and get to know
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what they're all
about and that's community.
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Oh, yeah. And I love that.
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You know, what I think God
calls us to be in community
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as brothers and sisters.
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You think about
the early church,
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the time of the apostles
and how they gathered together
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in breaking of bread
and study of the Word of God
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and outreach and sharing.
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And I think God
calls us as believers...
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Sure.
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Through that, especially
as we near the end of time.
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Oh, yeah. You
know coming together.
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And that's how we grow,
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that's why we get
together that's why...
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This fellowship. This is so fun.
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Yeah.
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Because and so it's
a learning opportunity
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to get to see
where how these subjects
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that we talk
about at family worship,
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how they relate to our lives
and how we see our likenesses,
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we're going
through the same struggles
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or we're learning the
same things or learning,
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we feed off with each other.
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You know, it's
encouraging. Absolutely.
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As I enjoy
studying the Word of God
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and it's need to
someday in heaven,
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if we don't get to
do it on this earth,
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we'll all be in heaven,
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build that to
study together there,
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you know, God and have eternity,
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we'll have
eternity to study Jesus
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and what He's done for us.
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That's right.
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Wonderful day, do you know that?
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Yeah, it's so important to
be a part of the family of God.
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That's right. Amen.
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So we can be family together.
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And we'll get to ask
him questions face to face.
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Yes.
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We'll have a lot of questions
I can't wait to ask Him.
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Yeah, I know.
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If I remember,
hopefully, I remember.
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Yeah.
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They probably
don't matter by then.
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I know that's...
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It matters now.
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Yeah. You're right.
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Well, as we go
start with our worship,
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we're going to be studying
on the Holy Spirit this evening.
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And it's a great
topic and, you know,
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there's so much to
learn from the Bible.
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So we're going to be studying
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on the working
of the Holy Spirit.
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But before we get started,
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we always like
to have some songs.
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We've asked Tim Parton to,
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again he's going to be here
on the set, well, at the piano.
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He is on the set
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but at the piano
playing and singing,
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and we're going to start
out with "Sweet, Sweet Spirit".
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Hopefully, you know this song.
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If not, the words will be
on your screen, so join us.
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Don't just sit back but
participate with us here
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on "Sweet, Sweet Spirit".
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There's a sweet, sweet spirit
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In this place
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And I know that it's the spirit
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Of the Lord
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There are sweet expressions
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On each face
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And I know they
feel the presence
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Of the Lord.
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There is the chorus.
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Sweet Holy Spirit
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Sweet heavenly Dove
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Stay right here with us
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Filling us with Your love
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And for these blessings
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We lift our hearts in praise
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Without a doubt we'll know
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That we have been revived
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When we shall leave
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This place.
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Hey, Tim, let's go into
the "Spirit Of The Living God".
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Spirit of the living God
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Fall afresh on me
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Spirit of the living God
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Fall afresh on me
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Break me
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Melt me
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Mold me
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Fill me
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Spirit of the living God
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Fall afresh on me.
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Jason, we want you to
sing a opening prayer.
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Absolutely.
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Dear heavenly Father,
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we thank you so
much for the opportunity
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to worship you and to serve you.
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It's such a joy to
be in your presence.
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We asked that you
would fill this place
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with your Holy Spirit
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and that you would be
with our viewers at home
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and fill their homes
with the Holy Spirit Lord.
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We need the Holy Spirit to lead
and guide us into all truth.
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Help this study be
a blessing to everyone
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who's viewing it
and to us as well.
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In Jesus name we pray.
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Amen. Amen.
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Amen. Thank you so much.
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We're talking
about the Holy Spirit.
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Yeah.
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We know the Holy
Spirit is part of the Godhead.
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We have God the
Father, God the Son,
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God the Holy Spirit,
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but many times we
don't really look at the work
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the Holy Spirit does.
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That's a good point.
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The work the Holy
Spirit does in our own hearts
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and in our own lives,
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the transforming
power of the Holy Spirit.
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And how we can receive
more of the Holy Spirit.
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So that's what
we're looking at now
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we want to encourage you,
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open up your Bibles
with us and study along.
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We're going to start with
John 3, so let's turn there.
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We're in John 3.
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We know the
ruler, one of the rulers,
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one of the Pharisees.
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He was a ruler of
the Jews Nicodemus,
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he came to see Jesus by night.
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And, you know, I always
used to maybe criticize,
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is that the right
word, Nicodemus a little bit?
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Why didn't he have
the guts to come by day?
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You know, he went by
night to go see Jesus
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but then as I studied it more,
praise the Lord he went at all.
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Yeah, that's right.
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You know, whether you go by
night, whether you go by day,
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it really doesn't matter.
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We just want to
come, where you go.
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That's the key
is going to Jesus.
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So let's read, Tim,
you want to read for us.
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Sure.
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Let's read verses, I
don't know 5 through 8
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that really talks
about the Holy Spirit.
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So John 3:5 through 8.
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Turn in your Bibles at
home too, get your Bibles out.
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Let's do this study together.
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And you know, Jill, when
you mentioned that about him
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coming to Jesus by night,
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the fact that he was a Pharisee,
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he was a leader,
and so, you know,
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we do things when we don't
want other people to see is
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we'll do it at the
most inconspicuous time.
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That's right.
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So that may be one reason
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why Nicodemus
went to Jesus at night.
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He was afraid.
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Yeah, he was afraid
of people seeing him.
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So he came to Jesus and
ask, "How man can be born..."
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in verse 4, "when he is old?
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How can he enter his
mother's womb again to be born?"
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In verse five.
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"Jesus answered, I assure you,
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most solemnly I tell you,
unless a man is born of water
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and even the Spirit,
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he cannot even
enter the kingdom of God.
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What is born of
the flesh is flesh,
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what is born of
the spirit is spirit."
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Verse 7, "Marvel
not, my telling you,
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you must all be
born a new from above."
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And in verse 8.
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"The wind blows where it wills,
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and though you hear it sound,
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yet you neither
know where it comes from
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nor where it's going.
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So it is with everyone
who was born of the Spirit."
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Wow.
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Why do you think
Jesus is the comparison
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of the Holy Spirit to the wind?
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'Cause I have noticed
he said the wind blows
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where it wants
to and you can't...
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Yeah, verse 8.
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And then so is everyone
who is born of the Spirit.
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So he's comparing the
Holy Spirit with the wind.
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Why do you think that is?
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Probably because
you don't see the wind
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but you can feel the
presence of the wind,
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just like you can feel
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the presence of the Holy Spirit.
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And you feel when
the wind is blowing
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and you feel when
the Holy Spirit's moving.
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So that, that could be a reason.
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You know when you also
see the effects of wind,
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I remember several years
ago when we had they call
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that inland,
hurricane or they call derecho.
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Yes.
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Here like in 2008
in southern Illinois.
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And the winds were so
strong, it basically took leaves
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or right off green
leaves off the trees.
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I remember, Jill and
I, we weren't at home
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but when we came
home, it was amazing
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because all four sides,
our house is vinyl sided.
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All four sides of our
house had green leaves stuck
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to the, to all
four sides of the house.
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So yes, I didn't see the wind
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but I saw the
effects of the wind
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that all these green leaves
from the force of the wind,
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I think some places
had 100 mile per hour
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straight line winds.
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But anyway just
when we saw the effects
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so the Holy Spirit
compared to the wind.
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Maybe I guess,
you can see the effect
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of the Holy Spirit on our lives.
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Right, absolutely.
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And I think even Him in today
as much technologies we have,
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the meteorologist
still can't really track it.
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They can tell you
which way it's blowing today
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a weathervane is always
been able to tell us which way.
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But tomorrow they can't predict
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which way it's
gonna be the wind.
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They can predict a lot
if they can watch the radars
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and that kind thing
and tell us when the rain
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and those kind of situations
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but probably not
the wind as much.
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No.
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And so I think that,
that's one of the aspects
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of the Holy Spirit that we,
that's why it's so important
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that we're
constantly in tune with him...
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Yeah.
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So that we know
because we can't,
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but we just have to be
ready and willing to be moved
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wherever he blows Holy Spirit.
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Yeah, that's good.
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And you think
sometimes the wind is strong,
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as Greg mentioned
that derecho, you know,
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that we had really strong.
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And then sometimes it's
like a breath on your cheek.
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You know, gentle.
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I like that. It's good.
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And we think about Elijah.
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Remember, when he
reigned from Jezebel
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those 40 days or whatever...
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The Mount Carmel.
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Then he went into the wilderness
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and after the
Mount Carmel experience
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and remember he went
and then there was the wind,
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there was the
fire, there was the...
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Earthquake.
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Whatever, and then at the
end it was a still small voice.
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So sometimes, the Holy Spirit
moves in our hearts and lives
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as just a still small
voice as a gentle breath.
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And then, other times
He needs to use some force
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to get my attention or you know.
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Yes.
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You know and that's
what I hope I don't miss,
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and I know I do.
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I'm sure the Holy Spirit
just like little puffs of air
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and I maybe missing that,
my mind, you know, technology,
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we're talking about
technology and all these stuff.
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Yes. And I need to distract it.
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Yeah.
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Really distracted
where I might, you know,
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maybe like a derecho
blowing, it gets me, you know,
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I notice that
but the Holy Spirit
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like you said, speaks
in a still small voice too.
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But He cares
and loves us so much
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that He'll raise
His voice just enough...
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Till I get the attention...
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Yeah, 'cause He
doesn't want you to miss out
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I don't believe.
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He want to miss out
on what He has for you.
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You're right.
Yeah, that's good too.
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And you don't wanted
to have to get to have
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you don't want that
humbling experience.
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Yeah.
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You know, you want to try
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and just answer
the calling right away.
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Yes.
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You know, the word if you
look in the Greek in that verse,
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verse 8, the word for
wind, you see it says,
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"The wind blows
where it wants to
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and then so is everyone
who is born of the Spirit,"
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the Word for wind
and spirit in the Greek
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is the very same word.
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Wow. Which is powerful to me.
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That's really powerful.
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It's like our word for pneumonia
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it be like pneumo,
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I don't know how to pronounce it
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but it's the same word,
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it's the same for
breath, wind, or spirit.
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So when we read it we think,
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"Oh, Jesus is comparing
the spirit to the wind."
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And it's actually same route.
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But when it was
spoken, it's really the same
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which is really powerful to me.
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And so, the Holy
Spirit is pivotal in the work
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of the new birth, right,
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in the new generation
the work of the new birth.
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Let's look at another scripture.
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We're looking at the
work of the Holy Spirit.
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Well, it's
pretty deep, isn't that,
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you could really
study that for a while
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which you're just talking about.
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I like that.
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You know, that's
what the Bible is,
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man, there are so many words
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specially go back to
the Greek to the Hebrew.
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Isn't it?
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I mean, man, the Bible is
just like that treasure chest.
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Yeah.
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And so that's a
really good point.
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Sorry, what was it
in... In John 16:8.
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I was still thinking about that.
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John 16:8. No, this is good.
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Sixteen. John 16:8.
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Jay, you got that? Yes.
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"And when He has come,
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He will reprove
the world of sin,
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and of
righteousness, and of judgment."
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Shall we read verse 7,
so we know who He is maybe?
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Sure.
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"Nevertheless, I
tell you the truth
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it is expedient for you that
I go away, for if I go not away
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the Comforter
will not come unto you,
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but if I depart I
will send Him unto you."
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And so then when He comes
the Comforter, the Holy Spirit,
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He will convict
the world of sin,
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righteousness of judgment.
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Have you ever felt
the convicting power
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of the Holy Spirit?
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Yes. Oh, yeah.
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Yes.
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So do you think sometimes
we sense the convicting power
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of the Holy Spirit more
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and then other
times not as much?
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And what makes the
difference in our experience?
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Let me ask you
actually a question.
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Explain what do you
think, like what is convicting
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of the Holy
Spirit, who'll that be?
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Like for example, if I
feel convicted what is that,
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what do you mean by that?
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Well...
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I know in my own experience
but what do you think?
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I'm thinking in
our own marriage.
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Yes.
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If maybe I've said something
that I wasn't supposed to
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or I had maybe a
negative attitude
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toward my own husband,
00:18:09.58\00:18:10.92
but, you know,
sometimes that happens
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we get attitudes toward people.
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Other than Greg to see.
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Well, I know I do
that for her, you know,
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sometimes I may
say something that,
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I'm blessed with
a wonderful wife.
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For me, I can sometimes, yeah,
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not always be the
husband I should be.
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So I'm thinking our
first year of marriage
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just going back a
little ways but I remember,
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we had some disagreement
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and I couldn't tell you to
this day what it was about,
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all I know is I was right.
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That was understood.
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Yeah. She was right.
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Good answer, great.
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But looking back, you
know, I don't even remember
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what it was about but I just
remember the convicting power,
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here's the convicting
power of the Holy Spirit saying,
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"Jill, you need to
apologize to your husband.
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Whether you're right or wrong,
00:18:53.53\00:18:54.90
you need to
apologize for your attitude."
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You know, for giving
the cold shoulder treatment
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for doing that and I resisted.
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You know, we can push
back against the Holy Spirit,
00:19:06.21\00:19:08.61
when it's like a
still small voice,
00:19:08.64\00:19:10.35
a gentle prompting,
"Jill, go apologize."
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And I say, "I
don't want to do that
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because it makes me
look wrong or me to look weak
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and he needs to
apologize to me."
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And this situation,
the Lord convicted Greg
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that we should pray together.
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And I remember thinking,
"God, help him pray first
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because then I don't
have to apologize right now
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'cause there's a convicting
part of the Holy Spirit."
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And then he did
and the God used that
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to break my defenses down.
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Go ahead.
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That's
interesting and, you know,
00:19:42.61\00:19:43.95
this a lot of times there
are two different thoughts
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maybe on this, because
some people would say that
00:19:46.88\00:19:51.55
this is for the unbeliever.
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Yes.
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That the unbeliever is convicted
00:19:54.89\00:19:56.22
because and so those of
us who walk in the Spirit
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wanting to where He prompts us
00:20:02.40\00:20:06.77
to do things or
the way that we are,
00:20:06.80\00:20:10.17
the way that we're acting,
the way that we're thinking.
00:20:10.21\00:20:13.58
So that's another
thought about the fact that
00:20:13.61\00:20:18.15
He will convict and convince
the world again all the things
00:20:18.18\00:20:23.25
that that verse says
that the Spirit will do.
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I like that
because it says the world.
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Correct. Right.
00:20:28.26\00:20:29.59
You know, looking
at the unbelievers
00:20:29.62\00:20:30.96
who convict the world, right?
00:20:30.99\00:20:32.69
And then if you
go down to verse 13,
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"When He the Spirit of truth
has come, He will guide you,"
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now who was he talking to?
00:20:37.23\00:20:38.57
His disciples. Yeah.
00:20:38.60\00:20:39.93
So in this case, He's
saying before convicting
00:20:39.97\00:20:43.20
bring conviction to the
world and now it's for you,
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guiding you, my disciples,
Christians and all truth.
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Yeah. That's great, Tim.
00:20:49.58\00:20:51.08
And I mean we're good.
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Naturally, there is no good
in us until we accept Christ
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as our personal Lord and savior.
00:20:56.89\00:20:58.62
So the Holy Spirit comes
in and fills us in with Him,
00:20:58.65\00:21:03.59
dwelling in us, then
comes about the good,
00:21:03.63\00:21:08.36
then comes
everything being motivated well,
00:21:08.40\00:21:12.27
everything should
be motivated by love.
00:21:12.30\00:21:14.50
But I think the Bible
uses the word charity,
00:21:14.54\00:21:16.91
that selfless love.
00:21:16.94\00:21:18.47
Yeah.
00:21:18.51\00:21:19.84
Because everything that
God does is motivated by love,
00:21:19.87\00:21:22.44
it's because He loves us.
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So you know,
00:21:24.55\00:21:26.08
as the Holy
Spirit speaks to us...
00:21:26.11\00:21:27.88
It's good.
00:21:27.92\00:21:29.25
And impresses upon
us, prompts us what to do,
00:21:29.28\00:21:33.29
we need to
listen to that voice...
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Yeah.
00:21:34.69\00:21:36.02
Because what happens is
00:21:36.06\00:21:37.39
if we start ignoring that voice,
00:21:37.43\00:21:39.09
the more that we ignore it,
00:21:39.13\00:21:40.46
the quieter and
quieter it becomes
00:21:40.50\00:21:42.86
until it's almost nonexistent,
00:21:42.90\00:21:45.67
because you've
shun the Holy Spirit.
00:21:45.70\00:21:48.20
That's a
dangerous place to be in.
00:21:48.24\00:21:50.17
Yeah, very
dangerous. Very dangerous.
00:21:50.21\00:21:51.54
Especially in today's time.
00:21:51.57\00:21:54.21
I know, yeah.
Yeah, that's very true.
00:21:54.24\00:21:55.71
I love the
setting of this verse.
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Yes.
00:21:57.58\00:21:58.91
Because it's talking Jesus,
00:21:58.95\00:22:00.45
it was saying
that He must go away...
00:22:00.48\00:22:02.32
Yeah. So that the
comforter can come.
00:22:02.35\00:22:04.55
And I wondered why
can't they both be here?
00:22:04.59\00:22:07.86
Why can't you both be here?
00:22:07.89\00:22:10.06
But as I studied
and realized, you know,
00:22:10.09\00:22:12.83
that even with
Jesus, He was mortal,
00:22:12.86\00:22:17.07
He was God but
His body was immortal.
00:22:17.10\00:22:20.74
It was mortal.
00:22:20.77\00:22:22.10
And so He was going
to die at some point,
00:22:22.14\00:22:27.18
and He did die, He
fulfilled what he was doing...
00:22:27.21\00:22:29.68
Right. In salvation.
00:22:29.71\00:22:31.05
He was just the one
of a kind, Jesus Christ,
00:22:31.08\00:22:33.25
so He was crucified
and was resurrected,
00:22:33.28\00:22:36.18
but He said,
00:22:36.22\00:22:37.99
"I've got to go, my
mission is done here.
00:22:38.02\00:22:41.06
But for all the people, though,
00:22:41.09\00:22:42.42
all the miracles that He did
00:22:42.46\00:22:44.39
He was only able to be
in one place at one time."
00:22:44.43\00:22:47.40
Yes.
00:22:47.43\00:22:48.76
And so, any, for Him for...
00:22:48.80\00:22:51.53
I love the fact
that God had this plan...
00:22:51.57\00:22:55.90
Yes.
00:22:55.94\00:22:57.27
That He said, "I'm going
to create the Holy Spirit,"
00:22:57.31\00:22:59.91
the Holy Spirit
has always been...
00:22:59.94\00:23:02.88
Always existed. Yes.
00:23:02.91\00:23:04.41
But the Holy Spirit
will go, at this time,
00:23:04.45\00:23:06.88
the Holy Spirit
will go and be Jesus
00:23:06.92\00:23:10.89
a bunch of like little
Jesuses everywhere to, you know,
00:23:10.92\00:23:15.62
no disrespect in any of
that but to the fact that,
00:23:15.66\00:23:18.43
you know, that way you
don't have to stand in line
00:23:18.46\00:23:21.76
to have a miracle or
to get to talk to Jesus.
00:23:21.80\00:23:26.20
The Spirit will go and
be everywhere at all times.
00:23:26.23\00:23:31.54
Isn't that, what a
description that one word,
00:23:31.57\00:23:34.54
"I will see I go
not away the comforter."
00:23:34.58\00:23:37.51
Yeah.
00:23:37.55\00:23:38.88
I mean, isn't that, I
mean, the word where to use
00:23:38.91\00:23:40.35
comforter.
00:23:40.38\00:23:41.75
Yeah. Holy
spirit is the comforter.
00:23:41.78\00:23:43.59
I love what you said, Tim,
00:23:43.62\00:23:44.95
because Jesus gave
up his omnipresence.
00:23:44.99\00:23:47.02
He did.
00:23:47.06\00:23:48.39
When He became man, now
He was still fully divine
00:23:48.42\00:23:51.53
but yet human
00:23:51.56\00:23:52.89
and we don't
understand how that works,
00:23:52.93\00:23:54.43
but he gave up his omnipresence,
00:23:54.46\00:23:56.50
and you're right, when
He returned to his Father
00:23:56.53\00:23:58.30
He said, "I will send you
00:23:58.33\00:24:00.34
someone who will the Holy Spirit
00:24:00.37\00:24:02.40
who will be omnipresent."
00:24:02.44\00:24:04.07
You know, Psalm 139 says where,
00:24:04.11\00:24:05.74
"With her can I
go from your spirit."
00:24:05.77\00:24:07.68
You know, we cannot get
away from the Holy Spirit
00:24:07.71\00:24:10.51
'cause the Holy
Spirit is present everywhere.
00:24:10.55\00:24:12.38
That word for
comforter, I love that.
00:24:12.41\00:24:15.48
Greg said
comforter in King James,
00:24:15.52\00:24:17.02
I have New King
James it says, helper.
00:24:17.05\00:24:19.45
But in the Greek
it's Paraklitous.
00:24:19.49\00:24:21.16
It's one word. Yeah.
00:24:21.19\00:24:22.76
I love that.
00:24:22.79\00:24:24.66
It means, one called
alongside someone else,
00:24:24.69\00:24:27.86
and you think in
their ancient court of law
00:24:27.90\00:24:30.27
they assigned the Paraklitous
00:24:30.30\00:24:32.00
to help someone who
was in legal trouble.
00:24:32.03\00:24:35.90
Now they helped them physically.
00:24:35.94\00:24:37.27
They gave them food and water
00:24:37.31\00:24:39.24
and what they needed physically,
00:24:39.27\00:24:40.98
they helped emotionally
and brought help in comfort
00:24:41.01\00:24:43.68
and, you know, support.
00:24:43.71\00:24:45.65
But legally, they
stepped in as their defense,
00:24:45.68\00:24:49.78
as their advocate
in the midst of that
00:24:49.82\00:24:53.39
and that's amazing to me
00:24:53.42\00:24:55.12
and one chapter
back, chapter 14.
00:24:55.16\00:25:00.80
The same thing. John 14.
00:25:00.83\00:25:02.53
John 14:16, He says,
"I will pray the Father,
00:25:02.56\00:25:06.27
He will give you
another helper or a comforter.
00:25:06.30\00:25:09.24
He may abide with you forever.
00:25:09.27\00:25:11.54
That word for another is Allos.
00:25:11.57\00:25:14.14
It means, another
of the same quality.
00:25:14.18\00:25:17.65
Now He could have
used a different word.
00:25:17.68\00:25:19.01
Yeah.
00:25:19.05\00:25:20.38
He could have used katoteros,
00:25:20.42\00:25:21.75
which means like
an inferior quality
00:25:21.78\00:25:23.39
but He used the same quality.
00:25:23.42\00:25:25.62
You know, you think
about them panning for gold,
00:25:25.65\00:25:27.99
and they find fool's gold.
00:25:28.02\00:25:30.96
Oh, it's not the same quality,
00:25:30.99\00:25:32.36
it looks the same but
it's not the same quality.
00:25:32.39\00:25:34.83
But in this case,
Jesus says, "I'm going away.
00:25:34.86\00:25:37.47
I'm sending you someone
just like me, to be everywhere."
00:25:37.50\00:25:41.34
So like this and then brand X.
00:25:41.37\00:25:45.01
You got premium quality
and then you have brand X.
00:25:45.04\00:25:48.04
Well, no, that this
is premium and premium,
00:25:48.08\00:25:50.51
the same which is amazing.
00:25:50.55\00:25:52.61
And you know what we
serve a detail oriented God
00:25:52.65\00:25:55.78
and something
that's very comforting
00:25:55.82\00:25:57.52
about serving a
detail oriented God
00:25:57.55\00:25:59.45
is He cares about all
the details of our lives.
00:25:59.49\00:26:02.26
The small ones, the
medium sized ones, the big ones,
00:26:02.29\00:26:05.73
He wants us to bring
it all to him, I mean,
00:26:05.76\00:26:07.96
He even knows the numbers
of hair that are on our head.
00:26:08.00\00:26:11.27
I have no idea.
00:26:11.30\00:26:12.63
I don't have whole
bunch of hair but, you know...
00:26:12.67\00:26:14.67
The God knows. He
knows the numbers.
00:26:14.70\00:26:16.87
And what's
interesting to me, I mean,
00:26:16.91\00:26:18.24
again not any disrespect to God
00:26:18.27\00:26:19.81
but why does that matter to Him?
00:26:19.84\00:26:21.81
But it's the detail right?
00:26:21.84\00:26:23.28
I mean, he knows all
the cells of our body.
00:26:23.31\00:26:25.91
Yeah. How we we're created.
00:26:25.95\00:26:27.75
It's amazing, it's phenomenal.
00:26:27.78\00:26:29.68
Priceless. Sure. Yeah.
00:26:29.72\00:26:31.05
Amen. We know we love him more.
00:26:31.09\00:26:32.42
Oh, yeah, you're
absolutely right.
00:26:32.45\00:26:33.92
You know, I was
thinking about, you know,
00:26:33.96\00:26:35.29
we're talking about
convicting the world of sin
00:26:35.32\00:26:37.56
and of righteousness, you know,
00:26:37.59\00:26:39.29
for me just this
week at work well,
00:26:39.33\00:26:42.23
actually it's before
work as this past weekend.
00:26:42.26\00:26:45.73
And I was in a situation
and I felt the Holy Spirit,
00:26:45.77\00:26:50.17
you know, sometimes we
say, it's God's voice speaking
00:26:50.21\00:26:51.74
to us just that impression.
00:26:51.77\00:26:53.27
And it was pray
with this person,
00:26:53.31\00:26:55.51
and I thought, "Oh,
that's really weird.
00:26:55.54\00:26:57.31
It doesn't really
fit," but, you know,
00:26:57.35\00:26:58.78
you could tell we're
going through something
00:26:58.81\00:27:00.35
and it wasn't the church
'cause the church, you know,
00:27:00.38\00:27:02.65
feels like that's
kind of place to pray,
00:27:02.68\00:27:04.19
but this was not a church.
00:27:04.22\00:27:06.02
And I was like oh, man.
00:27:06.05\00:27:07.39
You know and it's
this weird how you can do
00:27:07.42\00:27:08.76
these type of battles.
00:27:08.79\00:27:10.13
You know, you're
just like back and forth.
00:27:10.16\00:27:11.49
I don't know, you're still
00:27:11.53\00:27:12.86
in the
conversation with the person.
00:27:12.89\00:27:14.23
Well, maybe I
don't know, it's just,
00:27:14.26\00:27:15.70
I will just
forget I'll pray for them
00:27:15.73\00:27:17.07
after the fact and I thought,
00:27:17.10\00:27:19.00
"Just forget it,
Greg, just admit."
00:27:19.03\00:27:20.80
So you know, praise the Lord,
I didn't shun him to the point
00:27:20.84\00:27:25.71
I didn't pray, I did pray
with this person and, boy,
00:27:25.74\00:27:28.71
it just feels
good because you know
00:27:28.74\00:27:30.21
that was the direction
that God wanted me to make.
00:27:30.25\00:27:32.45
I don't know what
impression made on them
00:27:32.48\00:27:34.58
but still as those little,
00:27:34.62\00:27:35.95
still small voice I think of God
00:27:35.98\00:27:37.42
just what I consider
convicting me to, yeah,
00:27:37.45\00:27:41.26
to do something
He's tell me to do.
00:27:41.29\00:27:42.62
I don't know all
the ramifications
00:27:42.66\00:27:43.99
or reasons why.
00:27:44.03\00:27:45.36
But God does and so,
00:27:45.39\00:27:46.73
I don't know we
just leave that to him.
00:27:46.76\00:27:48.10
And then that
builds faith in you...
00:27:48.13\00:27:49.63
Yes.
00:27:49.66\00:27:51.00
What you're doing when
you finally follow through.
00:27:51.03\00:27:52.53
Right. You're right.
00:27:52.57\00:27:53.90
It builds muscles on
your faith, you know,
00:27:53.94\00:27:55.27
this is next time...
00:27:55.30\00:27:56.64
I'll get better
I will be more...
00:27:56.67\00:27:59.07
Like baam, he says. Yes.
00:27:59.11\00:28:00.44
He'll promise I'll move.
00:28:00.48\00:28:01.81
And we have to you
know, the child like faith.
00:28:01.84\00:28:03.48
You know, that saith the Lord.
00:28:03.51\00:28:05.18
I don't have to, you know,
00:28:05.21\00:28:06.55
we don't always
need to know why,
00:28:06.58\00:28:07.92
just God said it
they were type of thing.
00:28:07.95\00:28:10.32
Unless that
child like obedience.
00:28:10.35\00:28:11.82
Yeah.
00:28:11.85\00:28:13.19
And which is tough
'cause sometimes, you know,
00:28:13.22\00:28:15.69
you want to know
why it's natural.
00:28:15.72\00:28:17.19
You want to know
why, but sometimes
00:28:17.23\00:28:18.83
you need help with that.
00:28:18.86\00:28:20.76
Right.
00:28:20.80\00:28:22.13
Took one of our nephews
they like farm equipment,
00:28:22.16\00:28:23.50
took them on a combine
when they came to visit us
00:28:23.53\00:28:25.53
several years ago.
00:28:25.57\00:28:26.90
And you know,
combines are really high up,
00:28:26.94\00:28:28.30
when you climb up
those steps on that platform.
00:28:28.34\00:28:30.67
So they want to lease,
it was at a dealer's lot,
00:28:30.71\00:28:32.97
so it was for sale.
00:28:33.01\00:28:35.34
And they climbed up
these steps which you know,
00:28:35.38\00:28:37.85
is way above me, I
don't know four years old.
00:28:37.88\00:28:40.52
And then without
warning, they're just like jump
00:28:40.55\00:28:42.65
instead of going
down from the stairs,
00:28:42.68\00:28:44.62
I was you know uncle
Greg, standing at the bottom.
00:28:44.65\00:28:46.65
Oh, hey, Nelson. Oh,
he's jumping toward me.
00:28:46.69\00:28:50.33
I'm going to catch him,
of course, but you know,
00:28:50.36\00:28:52.43
no questions asked.
00:28:52.46\00:28:53.83
It wasn't like,
"Okay, uncle Greg.
00:28:53.86\00:28:55.20
You're ready.
Here I go. Here I go."
00:28:55.23\00:28:57.10
It might have been
nice to have a little wine.
00:28:57.13\00:28:59.73
But anyway,
talking about that trust,
00:28:59.77\00:29:01.30
there was
obviously he had trust in me,
00:29:01.34\00:29:03.51
which I'm not sure
exactly why I guess,
00:29:03.54\00:29:06.17
I hadn't drop them but anyway.
00:29:06.21\00:29:08.21
He leapt off of this...
00:29:08.24\00:29:09.58
So that was build from before.
00:29:09.61\00:29:10.95
I guess so.
00:29:10.98\00:29:12.31
Yeah, so anyway he just
leapt off of this the combine,
00:29:12.35\00:29:14.28
you know, and I
caught him but again
00:29:14.32\00:29:15.65
you're talking about that trust.
00:29:15.68\00:29:17.42
You know, in God
and when he speaks
00:29:17.45\00:29:19.45
just obey right away
and no questions asked.
00:29:19.49\00:29:21.79
Right.
00:29:21.82\00:29:23.16
A lot of faith and
trust so I need to work on.
00:29:23.19\00:29:25.09
Yeah, and we all do.
00:29:25.13\00:29:26.66
Amen.
00:29:26.70\00:29:28.56
Let's look at Galatians 5.
00:29:28.60\00:29:30.33
There's so many
verses about the Holy Spirit.
00:29:30.37\00:29:32.27
But we'll just do a couple.
00:29:32.30\00:29:34.57
Galatians 5.
00:29:34.60\00:29:36.81
This is about the
fruit of the spirit.
00:29:36.84\00:29:39.74
I like this passage.
00:29:39.77\00:29:41.11
And it's interesting, right
before the fruit of the spirit
00:29:41.14\00:29:42.88
talks about the
conflict between the flesh
00:29:42.91\00:29:45.31
and the spirit
warring against each other.
00:29:45.35\00:29:47.55
We see the lust of the flesh,
00:29:47.58\00:29:48.95
in the end we see
the fruit of the spirit.
00:29:48.98\00:29:52.45
Who wants to read that?
00:29:52.49\00:29:53.82
Galatians 5. Galatians 5:22, 23.
00:29:53.86\00:29:58.19
You have it,
Tim? Sure, 22 and 23.
00:29:58.23\00:30:00.60
"But the fruit
of the Holy Spirit,
00:30:00.63\00:30:01.96
the work which he..."
00:30:02.00\00:30:03.33
Okay, so this is
the amplified way.
00:30:03.37\00:30:04.90
Oh, I love it. Yeah.
00:30:04.93\00:30:06.27
It sometimes
gets a little wordy...
00:30:06.30\00:30:07.64
No, I like it. But
I'm gonna just word it.
00:30:07.67\00:30:09.00
I'm gonna read it.
00:30:09.04\00:30:10.37
Yes. I promise.
00:30:10.41\00:30:11.74
"But the fruit
of the Holy Spirit,
00:30:11.77\00:30:13.11
the work which his presence
within accomplishes is love,
00:30:13.14\00:30:17.05
joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness,
00:30:17.08\00:30:21.28
faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control.
00:30:21.32\00:30:24.32
Against such
things there is no law."
00:30:24.35\00:30:27.89
There is no speed
limit. There is no limit.
00:30:27.92\00:30:30.76
I like that. Of
those fruit of the spirit.
00:30:30.79\00:30:34.03
You can't, you know,
you've got how many carbs
00:30:34.06\00:30:37.33
you should eat and how many...
00:30:37.37\00:30:38.70
Right.
00:30:38.73\00:30:40.07
You know, maybe
even grams of protein
00:30:40.10\00:30:41.54
and all those things.
00:30:41.57\00:30:42.90
Sugar.
00:30:42.94\00:30:44.27
But when it comes to
fruit of the Holy Spirit,
00:30:44.31\00:30:45.87
you can't eat enough of those.
00:30:45.91\00:30:47.34
And you can't even
display enough of it.
00:30:47.38\00:30:49.88
Sure. In my opinion.
00:30:49.91\00:30:51.65
You know, that's great.
00:30:51.68\00:30:53.01
So how, when I read this
list, it can be discouraging.
00:30:53.05\00:30:58.85
Yeah, quite a list.
00:30:58.89\00:31:00.36
Right, you look at that saying,
00:31:00.39\00:31:01.82
"Wow, do I have God's love,
and do I always exemplify joy,
00:31:01.86\00:31:06.39
and do I walk in peace toward
my fellowman and my patience."
00:31:06.43\00:31:10.70
So how are we supposed to
grow this fruit in our life?
00:31:10.73\00:31:13.90
Let's talk practically. Good.
00:31:13.94\00:31:15.77
How is the fruit
grown in our life?
00:31:15.80\00:31:19.67
Any thoughts?
00:31:19.71\00:31:21.04
Well, there's an interesting
statement here in Christ
00:31:21.08\00:31:24.85
Object lessons on page 68.
00:31:24.88\00:31:27.68
And it says, "As you
receive the Spirit of Christ,
00:31:27.72\00:31:29.95
the Spirit of unselfish
love and labor for others,
00:31:29.98\00:31:32.82
you will grow and
bring forth fruit.
00:31:32.85\00:31:34.79
The graces of the Spirit
will ripen in your character.
00:31:34.82\00:31:37.59
Your faith will increase,
your convictions deepen,
00:31:37.63\00:31:40.03
your love be made perfect.
00:31:40.06\00:31:41.66
More and more you will
reflect the likeness of Christ
00:31:41.70\00:31:43.97
in all that is
pure, noble, and lovely."
00:31:44.00\00:31:48.00
And also so by
beholding we become chained
00:31:48.04\00:31:50.97
so what we're filling our
minds with, if we are reading
00:31:51.01\00:31:54.14
and studying the
Word of God and praying,
00:31:54.18\00:31:57.88
that will definitely help us
to be able to live up to this.
00:31:57.91\00:32:02.62
Amen.
00:32:02.65\00:32:04.29
Well, I think that was
a key point that you said
00:32:04.32\00:32:06.15
what we fill our minds with.
00:32:06.19\00:32:08.36
Now I'm going
back to that song, Tim,
00:32:08.39\00:32:10.96
that we're saying
and you played and sing.
00:32:10.99\00:32:14.10
Let's see "Spirit of
Living God it says, break me,
00:32:14.13\00:32:17.90
melt me, mold me, fill me.
00:32:17.93\00:32:23.54
So we want and we
really want the Holy Spirit,
00:32:23.57\00:32:25.91
we want Christ
to be in our lives
00:32:25.94\00:32:27.48
and fill us which you know,
00:32:27.51\00:32:30.55
I don't know
this will makes sense,
00:32:30.58\00:32:31.91
I'm just thinking here
00:32:31.95\00:32:33.28
but like we're 100%
filled with something
00:32:33.31\00:32:35.45
but as we put Christ in,
00:32:35.48\00:32:38.92
then the ugly should be coming
out right displacing the bad.
00:32:38.95\00:32:43.79
Yes. That's great.
00:32:43.83\00:32:45.16
It's been filling with the good.
00:32:45.19\00:32:46.70
Absolutely. We need
our characters refined.
00:32:46.73\00:32:48.96
Yeah.
00:32:49.00\00:32:50.33
And we need, and we definitely
need our characters refined.
00:32:50.37\00:32:53.07
Amen.
00:32:53.10\00:32:54.54
It reminds me, are you
looking at the scripture, Tim?
00:32:54.57\00:32:56.37
You're fine. Go come on.
00:32:56.40\00:32:57.74
Okay, it reminds me of John 15,
00:32:57.77\00:33:00.21
talking about the
abiding and divine.
00:33:00.24\00:33:03.21
John 15.
00:33:03.24\00:33:04.58
You know, abiding
in Christ, and it says,
00:33:04.61\00:33:06.58
as the branch
cannot bear fruit of itself
00:33:06.61\00:33:08.55
unless it abides in divine.
00:33:08.58\00:33:10.85
No more can we bear
fruit, unless we abide in Jesus.
00:33:10.89\00:33:14.06
And so it's
exactly what you said, Jay,
00:33:14.09\00:33:16.66
that being filled
and you too, sweetie,
00:33:16.69\00:33:18.53
being filled with Jesus.
00:33:18.56\00:33:20.10
You know, the life
giving sap flowing up.
00:33:20.13\00:33:22.36
And if you think about a
branch if you disconnected
00:33:22.40\00:33:25.47
or I love flowers.
00:33:25.50\00:33:27.30
And so when you cut
them fresh flowers, you know,
00:33:27.34\00:33:30.91
from the garden and
cut and bring in the house
00:33:30.94\00:33:33.11
and at max you get
a week, maybe 10 days.
00:33:33.14\00:33:36.75
And they start to die
because they were disconnected
00:33:36.78\00:33:39.18
from their life-giving source.
00:33:39.21\00:33:40.72
So as long as we remain
in Jesus and connected him
00:33:40.75\00:33:44.55
flowing through that
fruit, it can begin to develop.
00:33:44.59\00:33:47.79
I like the fact that
Christ gives us the strength.
00:33:47.82\00:33:51.99
When we're back,
we talked about...
00:33:52.03\00:33:54.10
Good point. Of the
spirit regenerates us.
00:33:54.13\00:33:55.96
Yes.
00:33:56.00\00:33:57.33
But when we are regenerated
in Christ, regenerated means,
00:33:57.37\00:34:00.94
renewed, restored, He
changes our disposition.
00:34:00.97\00:34:06.57
Yes. And our
will and our desires.
00:34:06.61\00:34:09.84
And life gives us plenty
of opportunities to practice
00:34:09.88\00:34:16.38
even whether you're a
Christian or a non-Christian,
00:34:16.42\00:34:20.56
we are giving opportunities
driving down the road
00:34:20.59\00:34:23.99
on how we want
to react or respond.
00:34:24.03\00:34:27.50
Very true.
00:34:27.53\00:34:28.86
And so but when the
spirit has regenerated us,
00:34:28.90\00:34:32.63
we have the privilege
of responding in a way
00:34:32.67\00:34:37.11
that doesn't just, you
know, go crazy, you know,
00:34:37.14\00:34:42.08
because we have our love,
00:34:42.11\00:34:45.21
and we take on
the spirit of Christ.
00:34:45.25\00:34:48.48
And that's wonderful to
think that God and that's why
00:34:48.52\00:34:51.59
I think, when we
pray that Christ is moved
00:34:51.62\00:34:56.69
with our concerns.
00:34:56.73\00:34:59.59
And so those kind of things
just again enamor me to Christ.
00:34:59.63\00:35:05.93
Amen. Knowing that...
00:35:05.97\00:35:07.37
Because I want to be like him.
00:35:07.40\00:35:08.90
And the fruit of the
Spirit are just beautiful.
00:35:08.94\00:35:12.34
Yes.
00:35:12.37\00:35:13.71
They're not harsh,
they're not in your face.
00:35:13.74\00:35:16.51
They can be bold, but
they're bold in a loving way.
00:35:16.54\00:35:21.58
So I just love the opportunity,
00:35:21.62\00:35:24.22
I like to watch
people's reactions
00:35:24.25\00:35:26.19
to situations and wonder,
00:35:26.22\00:35:28.66
"Are they
Christians or non-Christians?"
00:35:28.69\00:35:30.56
You know, I'm
not judging them...
00:35:30.59\00:35:31.93
Yeah.
00:35:31.96\00:35:33.29
But I'm just thinking, you know,
00:35:33.33\00:35:34.86
"Is that let me see is that
00:35:34.90\00:35:36.50
one of the fruit of the Spirit?"
00:35:36.53\00:35:37.87
And if that's not
one of and I'm thinking,
00:35:37.90\00:35:40.00
"Did they add a
fruit of the Spirit?"
00:35:40.04\00:35:41.94
No, I think no. I
think there was...
00:35:41.97\00:35:45.17
By their fruit,
you shall know them.
00:35:45.21\00:35:46.74
Right. There you go.
00:35:46.78\00:35:49.51
You know, I
think about the verse
00:35:49.54\00:35:50.88
not by mind nor by power.
00:35:50.91\00:35:52.25
Absolutely. By my spirit.
00:35:52.28\00:35:53.78
Yeah, so you're right,
00:35:53.82\00:35:55.18
because it's not
of our own strength
00:35:55.22\00:35:56.58
because if we rely
on our own strength,
00:35:56.62\00:35:58.09
we're destined to...
00:35:58.12\00:35:59.45
Failure.
00:35:59.49\00:36:00.82
Failure and discouragement.
00:36:00.86\00:36:02.19
So you're, Tim, thank
you for bringing that up.
00:36:02.22\00:36:04.03
We can't fill ourselves.
00:36:04.06\00:36:05.89
No. We know how to act.
00:36:05.93\00:36:08.70
I mean, we were
taught to say thank you
00:36:08.73\00:36:11.50
and please when we're children.
00:36:11.53\00:36:13.74
Social graces we can,
00:36:13.77\00:36:15.10
we can learn some social graces.
00:36:15.14\00:36:16.81
But the fruit, genuine
love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
00:36:16.84\00:36:20.41
gentleness,
goodness, kindness, weakness,
00:36:20.44\00:36:22.34
those kind of things
are, those are Christ.
00:36:22.38\00:36:25.55
Amen. Oh, yeah.
00:36:25.58\00:36:26.92
Coming through us.
00:36:26.95\00:36:28.28
You said genuine, we can't have
00:36:28.32\00:36:30.55
a genuine
transformation without Christ.
00:36:30.59\00:36:33.86
Amen.
00:36:33.89\00:36:35.22
You know, it will only
be behavioral modification.
00:36:35.26\00:36:36.73
Right, very good.
Yeah, that's good point.
00:36:36.76\00:36:39.39
Amen.
00:36:39.43\00:36:40.76
Let's look at one more here.
00:36:40.80\00:36:44.80
Let's go to Acts.
00:36:44.83\00:36:46.40
Every time I read this,
this one really gets me.
00:36:46.43\00:36:48.90
Acts 5.
00:36:48.94\00:36:50.64
I love what we've been saying,
00:36:50.67\00:36:52.01
because it's the
work of the Holy Spirit,
00:36:52.04\00:36:54.38
the work of Jesus in our hearts,
00:36:54.41\00:36:56.54
it's what makes
all the difference.
00:36:56.58\00:36:57.91
You can't like you said,
behavioral modification, Jay,
00:36:57.95\00:37:00.48
you can't try to pull
yourself up by your bootstraps,
00:37:00.52\00:37:03.75
and you're right, Tim,
00:37:03.79\00:37:05.12
it always comes out
who we are really inside.
00:37:05.15\00:37:08.29
When you get
under pressure, stress,
00:37:08.32\00:37:11.19
difficult circumstance,
who you are comes out.
00:37:11.23\00:37:14.86
You know, Mollie
has many Mollie-isms
00:37:14.90\00:37:17.00
we always say
around here, you know...
00:37:17.03\00:37:18.60
She does.
00:37:18.63\00:37:19.97
She's famous for around
here and one of them is,
00:37:20.00\00:37:22.70
time is not a
healer, time is a revealer.
00:37:22.74\00:37:24.47
It's is a revealer.
00:37:24.51\00:37:26.64
And overtime,
observing, watching people,
00:37:26.68\00:37:31.55
you can see do they
have a connection with God,
00:37:31.58\00:37:34.02
are they truly
connected with him with Vine.
00:37:34.05\00:37:36.52
You know, are they
getting that life giving sap.
00:37:36.55\00:37:39.02
And you can see God
working in their lives and not
00:37:39.05\00:37:41.39
in that situation.
00:37:41.42\00:37:42.76
Have you ever bitten
into a nice looking apple
00:37:42.79\00:37:46.96
and the inside was all nasty?
00:37:47.00\00:37:48.96
Oh, that's gross.
00:37:49.00\00:37:50.87
But it looked
nice on the outside
00:37:50.90\00:37:52.93
but over time that rotten
from the inside of that apple
00:37:52.97\00:37:55.64
would have made it
to the outside skin.
00:37:55.67\00:37:59.17
But, boy, I should have,
00:37:59.21\00:38:00.78
I'm gonna say tested that
apple by taking a big bite.
00:38:00.81\00:38:02.98
Right.
00:38:03.01\00:38:04.35
There was some
rotten stuff inside
00:38:04.38\00:38:06.55
that I did not
swallow by the way.
00:38:06.58\00:38:09.28
You get the point.
00:38:09.32\00:38:10.65
So any away, yes,
puked out, that's true.
00:38:10.69\00:38:12.02
But you're
talking time of reveal.
00:38:12.05\00:38:13.52
Yes, that's right.
00:38:13.56\00:38:14.89
So Acts. So we're in Acts.
00:38:14.92\00:38:16.29
We'll time out how to allow
00:38:16.32\00:38:17.66
the Holy Spirit
to work in our lives
00:38:17.69\00:38:19.03
and we'll talk about
connecting to Jesus in the Vine,
00:38:19.06\00:38:21.86
allowing Him to work
the fruit in our hearts.
00:38:21.90\00:38:23.97
We're in Acts 5:32.
00:38:24.00\00:38:25.73
Acts 5.
00:38:25.77\00:38:27.44
You got that, Jay? Yes.
00:38:27.47\00:38:30.51
"And we are His
witnesses of these things,
00:38:30.54\00:38:33.17
and so is also the Holy ghost,
00:38:33.21\00:38:35.74
whom God have given
to them that obey Him."
00:38:35.78\00:38:39.81
So is it possible to resist
00:38:39.85\00:38:44.89
or grieve the spirit
00:38:44.92\00:38:46.42
by when he
prompts me to do something
00:38:46.45\00:38:48.46
and I say no.
00:38:48.49\00:38:50.63
Then I'm pushing the spirit away
00:38:50.66\00:38:53.76
because I'm not
walking in obedience
00:38:53.80\00:38:55.96
to what He's asked me to do.
00:38:56.00\00:38:57.77
Am I making sense? Yes.
00:38:57.80\00:38:59.37
Oh, Yes. Yeah, that makes sense.
00:38:59.40\00:39:02.57
It makes a lot of
sense. She said is it possible?
00:39:02.60\00:39:05.51
I think it is.
00:39:05.54\00:39:07.44
I don't know what
do you think, Tim?
00:39:07.48\00:39:08.81
Think it's possible?
00:39:08.84\00:39:10.18
Restate your
question one more time.
00:39:10.21\00:39:11.55
I'm sorry.
00:39:11.58\00:39:12.91
I want to make sure... Yeah.
00:39:12.95\00:39:14.28
So is it possible that,
00:39:14.32\00:39:16.62
we know it's
possible to grieve the spirit
00:39:16.65\00:39:18.42
because scripture tells us that.
00:39:18.45\00:39:19.79
But is it possible that
if the Holy Spirit prompts me
00:39:19.82\00:39:22.32
to act in a
certain way to reach out
00:39:22.36\00:39:24.59
and love Jay when I want to
react with anger or whatever,
00:39:24.63\00:39:27.86
the Holy Spirit says, "Jill,
I want you to go do this."
00:39:27.90\00:39:30.67
And I say, "No,
I don't think so."
00:39:30.70\00:39:32.93
This verse says the
Holy Spirit is given
00:39:32.97\00:39:34.87
to those who walk in obedience.
00:39:34.90\00:39:37.94
So if I'm...
00:39:37.97\00:39:39.31
The Holy Spirit is
prompting me to do something
00:39:39.34\00:39:40.98
and I say no,
then is it possible
00:39:41.01\00:39:43.75
to push the Holy Spirit away
00:39:43.78\00:39:45.91
through my saying no
00:39:45.95\00:39:48.08
or through my disobedience?
00:39:48.12\00:39:52.55
No, I'm good with you.
00:39:52.59\00:39:54.99
Okay.
00:39:55.02\00:39:56.76
Well, I think that if,
you know, if we say no,
00:39:56.79\00:40:02.56
over a period of time,
00:40:02.60\00:40:03.93
like we serve a God
that is a God of love.
00:40:03.97\00:40:07.00
And He allows us
to make our decision,
00:40:07.04\00:40:09.87
our choice whether or
not we want to follow Him.
00:40:09.90\00:40:12.94
Now if we choose
not to follow Him,
00:40:12.97\00:40:16.04
He's going to allow
us to make that decision,
00:40:16.08\00:40:18.78
it's going to
make him sad, you know,
00:40:18.81\00:40:21.72
it's hurtful that
we've rejected Him.
00:40:21.75\00:40:25.69
But He being the God of love
00:40:25.72\00:40:27.69
has to allow us
to make that decision
00:40:27.72\00:40:29.76
'cause He's not a dictator,
He doesn't control our lives.
00:40:29.79\00:40:33.80
But yeah, I think
that it's hurtful.
00:40:33.83\00:40:36.06
You know, if you're saying no,
00:40:36.10\00:40:38.07
especially to someone
who loves you so much,
00:40:38.10\00:40:40.14
who wants the best for
you, who desires your salvation,
00:40:40.17\00:40:45.97
it's hurtful for you
to tell that person, no,
00:40:46.01\00:40:48.78
over and over again.
00:40:48.81\00:40:50.15
You know, it's like
your parents on earth.
00:40:50.18\00:40:52.51
You know, think
about if you disobey them
00:40:52.55\00:40:56.22
and go against their word,
00:40:56.25\00:40:57.59
they have your best
interests at heart like
00:40:57.62\00:40:59.35
they want to see you
do well and be healthy,
00:40:59.39\00:41:03.63
and all that other stuff,
you know, all the good parents.
00:41:03.66\00:41:06.09
And... That's right.
00:41:06.13\00:41:07.56
That's true.
00:41:07.60\00:41:08.93
And, you know,
00:41:08.96\00:41:10.30
if you're constantly
going against their will,
00:41:10.33\00:41:12.50
against what they're
desiring for your lives,
00:41:12.53\00:41:15.54
then it's going to
be hurtful to them.
00:41:15.57\00:41:18.21
And I would
imagine that it would be
00:41:18.24\00:41:19.71
extremely hurtful
to God especially,
00:41:19.74\00:41:21.91
when you look at the
fact that Christ died for us.
00:41:21.94\00:41:24.91
He gave up his ability
to be everywhere at once,
00:41:24.95\00:41:29.08
so that we may have
a shot at eternal life.
00:41:29.12\00:41:31.75
So, yeah, I definitely think
00:41:31.79\00:41:33.19
that that's a
long convoluted way
00:41:33.22\00:41:35.62
to answer that question.
00:41:35.66\00:41:37.13
Oh, that's good.
00:41:37.16\00:41:38.56
But I think that, you
know, it would make him sad.
00:41:38.59\00:41:42.20
Yeah.
00:41:42.23\00:41:43.57
And I do think that the fact
00:41:43.60\00:41:46.07
that the Holy
Spirit is a person.
00:41:46.10\00:41:49.84
That's right.
00:41:49.87\00:41:51.21
And in that He can be resisted,
00:41:51.24\00:41:54.44
He can be what was the word...
00:41:54.48\00:41:57.01
Grieved. Grieved.
00:41:57.05\00:41:58.68
He can be lied to
because there are...
00:41:58.71\00:42:00.25
Yes.
00:42:00.28\00:42:01.62
Character
examples of him having...
00:42:01.65\00:42:02.98
That's right.
00:42:03.02\00:42:04.35
People having lied about things.
00:42:04.39\00:42:05.72
And so if that were
your spouse or like you said,
00:42:05.75\00:42:09.69
your parents...
00:42:09.72\00:42:11.06
Yeah.
00:42:11.09\00:42:12.43
You know, I think that's how
we ought to be able to relate
00:42:12.46\00:42:15.63
to the Holy Spirit to know
00:42:15.66\00:42:19.03
as how would my spouse feel
if I were resisting him or her.
00:42:19.07\00:42:24.97
And so the fact that we
want fellowship and communion
00:42:25.01\00:42:28.78
with any person here on earth,
00:42:28.81\00:42:32.11
it's interesting how we treat
00:42:32.15\00:42:33.78
since it's a
spirit we kind of get...
00:42:33.82\00:42:37.02
Weird, nervous. Weird about it.
00:42:37.05\00:42:39.12
And yeah, how do
we deal with this?
00:42:39.15\00:42:41.72
How do we live like this?
00:42:41.76\00:42:43.12
Just consider Him a real person.
00:42:43.16\00:42:45.06
Yes. That's
right. Because He is.
00:42:45.09\00:42:46.63
And just put on in your
mind, put flesh on in so that,
00:42:46.66\00:42:51.70
you know, that and just
treat him then like you would,
00:42:51.73\00:42:55.67
like somebody that you
want to be your best friend
00:42:55.70\00:42:58.27
to have communion with
and to fellowship with,
00:42:58.31\00:43:00.61
and that's...
00:43:00.64\00:43:03.11
Consider how you
treat your best friend...
00:43:03.14\00:43:04.48
Amen.
00:43:04.51\00:43:05.85
And treat the Holy
Spirit better than that even.
00:43:05.88\00:43:09.18
That's great. Yeah.
00:43:09.22\00:43:10.55
And so I believe the
same because if by obeying,
00:43:10.59\00:43:14.22
let's see what does it say here?
00:43:14.26\00:43:16.12
God has given to
those who obey Him.
00:43:16.16\00:43:17.86
Yes, the Holy Spirit.
00:43:17.89\00:43:19.23
So basically, if you don't obey,
00:43:19.26\00:43:21.26
then you wouldn't.
00:43:21.30\00:43:22.70
Yeah, basically
have a voice spirit.
00:43:22.73\00:43:24.07
So, yeah, I think
it's critical that as
00:43:24.10\00:43:26.30
the Holy Spirit is
talking and speaking to us,
00:43:26.33\00:43:28.00
we'll feel those
impressions that we obey.
00:43:28.04\00:43:30.61
Yeah, I really do because then
it gets stronger and stronger
00:43:30.64\00:43:33.38
and then we know the
voice of God basically.
00:43:33.41\00:43:35.08
Yes.
00:43:35.11\00:43:36.44
Like when God spoke
to Abraham and said,
00:43:36.48\00:43:38.28
go into a land,
that He didn't even know
00:43:38.31\00:43:40.65
where he was going
but he was supposed to go.
00:43:40.68\00:43:42.92
And so he went. Yeah.
00:43:42.95\00:43:45.25
And so he went because he knew
it was the voice of God like
00:43:45.29\00:43:47.89
and he was asked to
sacrifice his son Isaac.
00:43:47.92\00:43:51.06
That's right.
00:43:51.09\00:43:52.43
I mean, doesn't
it make any sense?
00:43:52.46\00:43:54.76
So it comes down
to faith, doesn't it,
00:43:54.80\00:43:56.13
like you're talking, Tim,
00:43:56.16\00:43:57.50
relationship when
you're with someone
00:43:57.53\00:43:59.03
and we're working
together and you know,
00:43:59.07\00:44:03.41
as a spouse, family,
friends, time builds trust...
00:44:03.44\00:44:08.64
Sure. In
relationship, doesn't it?
00:44:08.68\00:44:10.01
Yeah. So that's good.
00:44:10.05\00:44:11.38
I think about Moses too.
00:44:11.41\00:44:12.75
You know, God
called upon Moses to lead,
00:44:12.78\00:44:16.79
to set the people free.
00:44:16.82\00:44:18.22
And He called them to do a job.
00:44:18.25\00:44:21.92
And He came up with
every excuse in the book.
00:44:21.96\00:44:25.36
It sounds like me
sometimes actually.
00:44:25.39\00:44:27.13
Yeah, well, I don't think so.
00:44:27.16\00:44:29.33
I can't do this but
oh, I can't do this but
00:44:29.36\00:44:32.27
oh, now I can't do
this 'cause of this.
00:44:32.30\00:44:34.47
And God answered to him
and said, "I'm with you."
00:44:34.50\00:44:38.57
Yeah.
00:44:38.61\00:44:39.94
"I've called you to do this,
I'm not going to let you..."
00:44:39.97\00:44:42.61
God's not going to let you fail
00:44:42.64\00:44:44.41
at something that
He calls you to do.
00:44:44.45\00:44:46.61
And so he called Moses
00:44:46.65\00:44:48.62
to set the
Israelites free from captivity.
00:44:48.65\00:44:53.15
And He just kept making
every excuse from the book.
00:44:53.19\00:44:57.93
And after a
certain point, it was like
00:44:57.96\00:44:59.86
God got frustrated with him
00:44:59.89\00:45:02.53
because it's
like now you're not,
00:45:02.56\00:45:05.60
you're doubting my power.
00:45:05.63\00:45:07.07
You're doubting who God is
and what God can do for you.
00:45:07.10\00:45:10.94
You know, He's
already provided every,
00:45:10.97\00:45:14.44
He's made every provision.
00:45:14.48\00:45:16.14
But yeah, you're saying,
well, God, I can't do that.
00:45:16.18\00:45:20.22
You're placing more
value on yourself than God.
00:45:20.25\00:45:23.59
That's deep.
That's a good point.
00:45:23.62\00:45:24.95
It is.
00:45:24.99\00:45:26.32
That is deep because that's
that self-reliance thinking,
00:45:26.35\00:45:29.86
"I got it. I can do it myself,"
instead of reaching out to Him.
00:45:29.89\00:45:34.26
Luke chapter, let's see,
00:45:34.30\00:45:35.63
we have time for
one more scripture.
00:45:35.66\00:45:37.00
Think we do.
00:45:37.03\00:45:38.37
Luke 11, and this is
that verse about asking
00:45:38.40\00:45:42.04
and I love that.
00:45:42.07\00:45:44.61
God is so willing to
pour out the Holy Spirit
00:45:44.64\00:45:47.64
and to give us the spirit.
00:45:47.68\00:45:49.01
Luke 11.
00:45:49.04\00:45:50.55
Maybe we read 9
through 13 you think.
00:45:50.58\00:45:53.78
Sure. We have
just time for that.
00:45:53.82\00:45:55.65
Yes.
00:45:55.68\00:45:57.02
Luke 11.
00:45:57.05\00:45:58.39
9 through 13. 9 through 13.
00:45:58.42\00:46:01.72
Jay, you want
to read that? Sure.
00:46:01.76\00:46:04.16
"And I say unto you, ask
and it shall be given you,
00:46:04.19\00:46:07.23
seek and you shall find,
00:46:07.26\00:46:08.76
knock and it shall
be opened unto you.
00:46:08.80\00:46:10.83
For everyone
that askth receiveth,
00:46:10.87\00:46:13.60
and he that seeketh findeth
and to him that knocketh,
00:46:13.64\00:46:16.07
it shall be opened.
00:46:16.10\00:46:17.87
If a son shall ask
bread of any of that of you
00:46:17.91\00:46:23.08
that as a Father,
will he give him a stone?
00:46:23.11\00:46:25.81
Or if he ask a fish,
00:46:25.85\00:46:27.48
will he for a fish
give him a serpent.
00:46:27.52\00:46:31.35
Or if he shall ask an egg,
will he offer him a scorpion?
00:46:31.39\00:46:36.16
If he then being evil,
00:46:36.19\00:46:38.43
know how to give good
gifts unto your children,
00:46:38.46\00:46:40.86
how much more shall
your heavenly father
00:46:40.90\00:46:43.06
give the Holy Spirit
to them that ask him!"
00:46:43.10\00:46:45.60
Wow.
00:46:45.63\00:46:46.97
Does the amplified
say, anything on that, Tim,
00:46:47.00\00:46:48.80
because you have
amplified, did it...
00:46:48.84\00:46:50.17
It just reiterates, it
says, when you ask, keep asking,
00:46:50.21\00:46:53.17
when you seek...
00:46:53.21\00:46:54.54
Oh, nice. Keep seeking.
00:46:54.58\00:46:55.91
Knock it's a
persistence thing. Okay.
00:46:55.94\00:46:57.91
Even upright to the very end,
00:46:57.95\00:47:00.15
how much more will
your heavenly Father
00:47:00.18\00:47:01.58
give the Holy
Spirit to those who ask
00:47:01.62\00:47:03.28
and continue to ask.
00:47:03.32\00:47:05.12
So a question for your, Tim.
00:47:05.15\00:47:06.49
'Cause you're a
dad and you're father.
00:47:06.52\00:47:09.36
Right. You have
a couple of boys.
00:47:09.39\00:47:11.29
So these
questions are being asked,
00:47:11.33\00:47:13.76
what would your
answer be to this?
00:47:13.80\00:47:16.20
Yeah.
00:47:16.23\00:47:17.57
You wouldn't
give them a scorpion.
00:47:17.60\00:47:18.93
No. Yeah.
00:47:18.97\00:47:20.30
Absolutely not.
00:47:20.34\00:47:21.67
No. No.
00:47:21.70\00:47:23.04
I would not. I would...
00:47:23.07\00:47:24.81
And so then the very
last as the verse 13 says...
00:47:24.84\00:47:26.98
I like then.
00:47:27.01\00:47:28.34
"If you then being
evil," basically all of us,
00:47:28.38\00:47:30.25
all the righteousness
is filthy rags here.
00:47:30.28\00:47:32.81
And this says, "know
how to give good gifts."
00:47:32.85\00:47:35.18
Because, you as a
dad wouldn't do that.
00:47:35.22\00:47:36.82
Your son's asking
for something, you know,
00:47:36.85\00:47:38.82
that's good for him,
00:47:38.85\00:47:40.19
and you're going to
give him something bad,
00:47:40.22\00:47:41.56
no, you wouldn't do that.
00:47:41.59\00:47:43.12
So it says, "If
you then being evil
00:47:43.16\00:47:44.86
know how to give good
gifts unto your children.
00:47:44.89\00:47:47.13
How much more shall
your heavenly Father
00:47:47.16\00:47:49.86
give the Holy Spirit?"
00:47:49.90\00:47:51.77
Boy, it's
beautiful. Isn't it? It is.
00:47:51.80\00:47:54.47
Just like it's right
there. Great example.
00:47:54.50\00:47:56.24
I love the part
in the amplified,
00:47:56.27\00:47:58.37
you said it asking
keep on asking, I like that.
00:47:58.41\00:48:01.78
How much more were
your heavenly Father
00:48:01.81\00:48:03.45
give the Holy Spirit to
those who ask and keep on asking
00:48:03.48\00:48:05.75
'cause I think
sometimes we think, okay,
00:48:05.78\00:48:08.48
'cause scripture
talks in Acts 2, remember,
00:48:08.52\00:48:11.52
Peter preaches the sermon
00:48:11.55\00:48:13.15
after the Holy
Spirit was poured out
00:48:13.19\00:48:14.76
and he preached
that powerful sermon
00:48:14.79\00:48:16.59
and 3,000 people were converted,
00:48:16.62\00:48:18.19
and they said, what shall we do.
00:48:18.23\00:48:19.56
And he said,
"Repent and be baptized
00:48:19.59\00:48:21.16
everyone of you,
00:48:21.20\00:48:22.53
and you shall receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit."
00:48:22.56\00:48:24.43
So we receive the
gift of the Holy Spirit,
00:48:24.47\00:48:26.20
when we come to
Christ in repentance,
00:48:26.23\00:48:28.00
when we're baptized,
when that we receive that.
00:48:28.04\00:48:30.34
But this indicates
it's not a onetime filling.
00:48:30.37\00:48:33.48
It's not just like,
"Okay, I got the Holy Spirit.
00:48:33.51\00:48:36.04
I'm good for life."
00:48:36.08\00:48:37.41
This is a
continual consistent asking.
00:48:37.45\00:48:40.82
Right. I like that.
00:48:40.85\00:48:43.52
And I like also
the idea that you know,
00:48:43.55\00:48:47.06
was it John F. Kennedy
00:48:47.09\00:48:48.56
that mentioned
ask now what you...
00:48:48.59\00:48:52.53
What your country can do?
00:48:52.56\00:48:53.90
What your country can do for you
00:48:53.93\00:48:55.26
but what you can
do for your country.
00:48:55.30\00:48:56.63
Yes.
00:48:56.67\00:48:58.00
Consider, we're always asking
00:48:58.03\00:49:02.20
what the spirit can do for us?
00:49:02.24\00:49:05.54
But what can we do to help,
we can't give the spirit...
00:49:05.57\00:49:10.75
Any assistance but
we can be the hands
00:49:10.78\00:49:14.12
and feet of the spirit.
00:49:14.15\00:49:16.38
And in terms of what we can do
00:49:16.42\00:49:20.79
to be more open to His spirit.
00:49:20.82\00:49:23.06
Yes.
00:49:23.09\00:49:24.43
What can we, and so I think that
00:49:24.46\00:49:25.79
ought to be a prayer of
ours also that God fill us,
00:49:25.83\00:49:30.67
where can we go that we can
be an extension of your spirit.
00:49:30.70\00:49:34.47
Yeah that's good.
00:49:34.50\00:49:35.84
I don't know
that's something that I...
00:49:35.87\00:49:37.21
Amen.
00:49:37.24\00:49:38.81
I think about whenever
I read that as well but...
00:49:38.84\00:49:41.08
I like that persistence aspect
of it ask, and ask, and ask.
00:49:41.11\00:49:47.18
Ellen White said
something in the prayer book
00:49:47.22\00:49:50.05
and I'm paraphrasing
00:49:50.09\00:49:51.79
because I don't
have it down verbatim.
00:49:51.82\00:49:54.92
But she said something
about how we are to pray
00:49:54.96\00:49:59.23
and be persistent in our prayer
00:49:59.26\00:50:02.13
because sometimes we let
go of the arm of God too soon.
00:50:02.16\00:50:06.37
Like when you look
at, I think it was Jacob.
00:50:06.40\00:50:09.64
When Jacob was fighting
00:50:09.67\00:50:12.27
and he would not go
until he was blessed.
00:50:12.31\00:50:15.04
Yeah, that's true.
00:50:15.08\00:50:16.41
Sometimes we let go
off the arm God too soon,
00:50:16.44\00:50:18.85
we just pray and then
sometimes we pray without faith,
00:50:18.88\00:50:22.62
without believing.
00:50:22.65\00:50:24.12
You know, another thing
in that prayer book was that,
00:50:24.15\00:50:25.95
we have to pray
and live our prayers.
00:50:25.99\00:50:27.82
That's good.
00:50:27.86\00:50:29.19
Which I mean, if you if
you're praying for deliverance,
00:50:29.22\00:50:32.63
after you get done praying,
00:50:32.66\00:50:34.00
live your life like
you've been delivered.
00:50:34.03\00:50:35.73
Amen. If you're
praying for faith...
00:50:35.76\00:50:37.17
Walk out in faith.
00:50:37.20\00:50:38.53
Walk out in faith and
live your life out in faith
00:50:38.57\00:50:41.57
as if it's already
been granted to you.
00:50:41.60\00:50:43.51
Claim the
promises of God. Yes, amen.
00:50:43.54\00:50:45.21
So that's an
excellent book to read
00:50:45.24\00:50:47.78
if people haven't read it.
00:50:47.81\00:50:49.81
We did a week of
prayer at the church
00:50:49.84\00:50:52.08
and he was going,
00:50:52.11\00:50:53.45
Pastor Lomacang was
going over the prayer book.
00:50:53.48\00:50:55.52
But that prayer
book is powerful.
00:50:55.55\00:50:58.35
The name of it? Prayer.
00:50:58.39\00:50:59.79
Just prayer? Yeah.
00:50:59.82\00:51:01.16
It's a compilation. Just prayer.
00:51:01.19\00:51:02.52
Yeah.
00:51:02.56\00:51:03.89
It's amazing. Amen.
00:51:03.93\00:51:06.09
I love that to
ask and keep asking,
00:51:06.13\00:51:08.06
that persistence.
00:51:08.10\00:51:09.43
And, you know, we
get letters in the office
00:51:09.46\00:51:13.10
from different
people who write in.
00:51:13.13\00:51:14.47
And I remember,
one person wrote in
00:51:14.50\00:51:16.91
and it just broke
my heart, she said,
00:51:16.94\00:51:19.41
"How do I know that the
Holy Spirit hasn't left me?
00:51:19.44\00:51:22.08
How do I know that I
haven't grieved the spirit
00:51:22.11\00:51:25.71
to the point of He's
not going to hear me,
00:51:25.75\00:51:29.35
He's not going to
help, he's not so?"
00:51:29.38\00:51:31.45
Well, as we share today,
00:51:31.49\00:51:32.95
we want to encourage you
00:51:32.99\00:51:34.89
that if you feel
at all in your heart
00:51:34.92\00:51:37.59
any prompting
from the Holy Spirit,
00:51:37.63\00:51:39.86
if you feel any desire for God,
00:51:39.89\00:51:42.10
that is evidence
00:51:42.13\00:51:44.07
that the Holy Spirit
is working on your life.
00:51:44.10\00:51:46.74
So do not feel discouraged,
00:51:46.77\00:51:49.30
feel that God wants to come in.
00:51:49.34\00:51:51.71
Just open up your
heart to Him by faith,
00:51:51.74\00:51:53.88
I love that, Jay.
00:51:53.91\00:51:55.24
Receive Him, ask
and keep on asking
00:51:55.28\00:51:58.28
for the Holy Spirit.
00:51:58.31\00:51:59.71
I know that He
longs to fill you,
00:51:59.75\00:52:01.98
He longs to transform you,
00:52:02.02\00:52:04.65
work the fruit of
the spirit into your life
00:52:04.69\00:52:07.09
and then empower
you to be His witness.
00:52:07.12\00:52:09.16
So that's what God
wants to do in our lives.
00:52:09.19\00:52:11.79
Yeah, it's precious. You know.
00:52:11.83\00:52:13.53
Well, we sure are in the
last few minutes so have prayer.
00:52:13.56\00:52:16.56
It's always a blessing to reach
out to God in prayer, isn't it?
00:52:16.60\00:52:19.20
And we hope that
you at home as well
00:52:19.23\00:52:21.67
are joining us as we pray.
00:52:21.70\00:52:23.07
Jason, why don't you start?
00:52:23.10\00:52:24.44
We'll just sort of go
around the circle maybe.
00:52:24.47\00:52:25.81
Sure.
00:52:25.84\00:52:27.18
Dear heavenly Father,
00:52:27.21\00:52:28.54
we thank you for
pouring out the Holy Spirit
00:52:28.58\00:52:31.48
as His presence has certainly
been felt in this place,
00:52:31.51\00:52:34.42
and we ask that you would
please be with our viewers
00:52:34.45\00:52:37.65
as they continue
to seek your will
00:52:37.69\00:52:40.52
and study your word.
00:52:40.56\00:52:41.89
Lord, help them to know
00:52:41.92\00:52:44.53
that the Holy Spirit
is there to comfort them,
00:52:44.56\00:52:47.53
to lead them into all truth,
00:52:47.56\00:52:49.66
and to just fill them
and refine their characters.
00:52:49.70\00:52:54.24
Amen.
00:52:54.27\00:52:55.77
We ask that you would
please continue to work on us...
00:52:55.80\00:52:59.17
Yes.
00:52:59.21\00:53:00.54
And mold us and
shape us into your form
00:53:00.58\00:53:04.15
as our prayer in
Jesus name we pray.
00:53:04.18\00:53:06.01
Amen. Amen.
00:53:06.05\00:53:08.05
Father God, I'm amazed
00:53:08.08\00:53:10.32
at the way you
work in our lives.
00:53:10.35\00:53:12.15
And thank you for sending
your Holy Spirit to guide us
00:53:12.19\00:53:17.03
and to be our friend,
and our comforter, or guide,
00:53:17.06\00:53:20.23
or counselor, all the things
you are Holy Spirit we just,
00:53:20.26\00:53:26.84
we honor you and we love you.
00:53:26.87\00:53:29.84
We thank you for
being such a friend.
00:53:29.87\00:53:33.04
And I just pray that
00:53:33.07\00:53:35.64
for the viewers
that are watching.
00:53:35.68\00:53:38.01
And for me,
sometimes it's not hard
00:53:38.05\00:53:41.98
that understand and
hard to put into words,
00:53:42.02\00:53:45.35
what the Holy
Spirit is and how it acts
00:53:45.39\00:53:47.66
and it seems like
a complicated topic.
00:53:47.69\00:53:50.83
But, Father,
just let us remember
00:53:50.86\00:53:52.93
that you want to
be close to us...
00:53:52.96\00:53:55.56
Yes.
00:53:55.60\00:53:56.93
And you want us
to be close to you,
00:53:56.97\00:53:58.30
you want us to rely on you.
00:53:58.33\00:54:00.04
And so I just pray
that the Holy Spirit
00:54:00.07\00:54:03.10
will reveal to each one of
us of what it wants from us...
00:54:03.14\00:54:07.71
Yes.
00:54:07.74\00:54:09.08
And then as we read
your word, dear God,
00:54:09.11\00:54:11.21
we will understand better.
00:54:11.25\00:54:12.71
And we will live it in
your spirit and just trust
00:54:12.75\00:54:16.79
that you will not make
this anymore complicated
00:54:16.82\00:54:21.89
than it is, it's not.
00:54:21.92\00:54:23.39
It's just we thank you that
00:54:23.43\00:54:26.19
we have the fruit of
the spirit in you, God,
00:54:26.23\00:54:28.36
and I really do
thank you for that.
00:54:28.40\00:54:30.27
Yes.
00:54:30.30\00:54:31.63
Father, as we
continue in prayer,
00:54:31.67\00:54:33.13
we thank you for
the gift of the spirit.
00:54:33.17\00:54:35.90
We thank you that when
Jesus went back to heaven,
00:54:35.94\00:54:39.27
you promised
that you would send us
00:54:39.31\00:54:42.08
another helper or comforter.
00:54:42.11\00:54:43.98
And, Father, thank you for that.
00:54:44.01\00:54:45.78
Thank you for the work
of the spirit in our lives
00:54:45.81\00:54:47.88
to show us you
to lead us to Jesus,
00:54:47.92\00:54:51.92
to prompt us, to enable us,
00:54:51.95\00:54:55.22
and empower us, and encrypt us,
00:54:55.26\00:54:57.79
and develop your
fruit in our lives
00:54:57.83\00:55:00.46
the fruit of the spirit.
00:55:00.50\00:55:01.83
Thank you for the transforming
grace and power of the spirit.
00:55:01.86\00:55:05.33
And right now, we
open up our hearts,
00:55:05.37\00:55:06.97
we ask that you would
empty us of ourselves.
00:55:07.00\00:55:09.60
Yes. Oh, fill us with Jesus.
00:55:09.64\00:55:12.11
We want to be filled
with the spirit just now.
00:55:12.14\00:55:14.88
We pray for our
family, our 3ABN family at home
00:55:14.91\00:55:18.78
who are watching
that you would work
00:55:18.81\00:55:22.52
in each one of their lives too
00:55:22.55\00:55:24.12
and fill them with your spirit.
00:55:24.15\00:55:28.32
Father, in
heaven, we're so grateful
00:55:28.36\00:55:30.53
and so thankful for the
gift of the Holy Spirit.
00:55:30.56\00:55:33.36
And, Lord, we thank you
00:55:33.40\00:55:35.96
for the comforter
that you have sent.
00:55:36.00\00:55:39.23
Lord, to be there with
us and as we feel, we hear,
00:55:39.27\00:55:44.41
the promptings
of the Holy Spirit
00:55:44.44\00:55:46.07
in our own lives.
00:55:46.11\00:55:47.44
Lord, in my own life
personally I want to obey...
00:55:47.48\00:55:49.98
Amen. Right away.
00:55:50.01\00:55:52.91
Sometimes, I don't know why
00:55:52.95\00:55:54.28
I even kind of wait a little bit
00:55:54.32\00:55:55.92
but, Father, we know
you know what is best,
00:55:55.95\00:55:57.42
so, Father, help
me to obey right away.
00:55:57.45\00:55:59.12
Amen.
00:55:59.15\00:56:00.49
What I want to ask
in my own heart, Father,
00:56:00.52\00:56:02.99
that you would
create in my heart
00:56:03.02\00:56:05.06
a clean heart of God
00:56:05.09\00:56:06.56
and renew a
right spirit within me.
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We think of the
stony heart, we don't,
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none of us those of you in
at home listening on the radio,
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we don't want to
stony heart, Father,
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we want to be
pliable, soft heart.
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You are the
potter, we are the clay,
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mold us, and make us after
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but we want to
be made after you.
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Amen. God, help
us not to resist.
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And so maybe feel squeezed
00:56:28.02\00:56:29.78
and pushed in
different directions
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but, Father, we know
that you know what is best.
00:56:31.19\00:56:33.56
We pray for the prayer requests
00:56:33.59\00:56:36.12
that are on
people's hearts and minds,
00:56:36.16\00:56:37.83
things that
they're dealing with.
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Father, we just pray that
you would be with each one.
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Lord, may we feel your
comfort, your Holy Spirit.
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Yes.
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And, Lord, realizing that
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we can trust you with everything
00:56:47.00\00:56:48.70
and that you will turn
all things out to your honor
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and to your glory.
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And we thank you, we
thank you for the Sabbath
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in these holy Sabbath
hours and in Jesus name we pray.
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Amen. Amen.
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Thank you so much, Jay and, Tim,
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for joining and...
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Really. For
sharing. It's a blessing.
00:57:04.65\00:57:06.49
And we thank you
for joining us as well.
00:57:06.52\00:57:09.02
Just the privilege
to open up God's word...
00:57:09.06\00:57:10.39
It is.
00:57:10.43\00:57:11.76
To spend time with you
are part of our 3ABN family.
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And you know that we love
you and that we pray for you.
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That's right.
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And we hope that as you've heard
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the topic of the
Holy Spirit this evening,
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that you'll
continue to study God's work
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'cause there is so much treasure
00:57:23.64\00:57:25.04
to be on earth in God's word.
00:57:25.07\00:57:27.18
We hope you have
a wonderful Sabbath.
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We hope that you feel
God's presence in your life.
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Amen. Thank you for joining us.
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May God richly bless you.
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