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, friends, welcome to
Friday night Family Worship.
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Thank you for
taking the time to tune in.
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And I'm sitting
here with my better half.
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Good to have you here,
honey. I'm so happy to be here.
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Happy Sabbath, everyone.
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Aren't you glad that of Sabbath?
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I am. That's right.
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Oh, I just love Sabbath.
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That's right and we
have a wonderful group
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with us tonight.
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We'll introduce
them in just a moment.
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But tonight's topic,
hit that record button
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because it's one that
really calls us to a place
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where we want to
reflect the glory of God
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in harmony with His will.
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And I'll tell you in
just a moment more specifics
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but before we have
our opening prayer,
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why don't you introduce
our panel kind of just...
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Oh, I'm so excited
about our guests today.
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To my right is the Will Family.
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Why don't you introduce yourself
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and tell us what you both do?
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Well, my name is Gary Will.
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I'm a video editor here at 3ABN.
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And my wife Tanya,
let her introduce herself.
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And I'm Tanya
Will, and I'm a nurse
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who is currently working
as a cardiology consultant.
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That's right.
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All right.
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And over to my left,
everyone knows Tita, Idalia.
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Tell us who you
are and what you do?
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'Cause there may be
somebody who don't know.
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Who is watching for
the first time, yeah.
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Well, welcome to the program
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and Friday evenings are
very special as we share,
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my name is Idalia Dinzey,
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and I work as
administrative assistant
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to John Dinzey
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on 3ABN Latino Network,
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and we've been doing
that for a few years,
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and we love what we do.
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Right, babe?
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This is my husband John Dinzey.
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That's right. Don't forget it.
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Never.
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No, we are happy to be
a part of the 3ABN family
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and we're happy to be
here for Family Worship.
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And we say, happy Sabbath. Amen.
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That's right.
That's right. Amen.
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And tonight's topic
is the "body temple",
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"the body temple."
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So often as
Christians and particularly
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because we're
Seventh-day Adventists,
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as Seventh-day
Adventist Christians,
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we are very particular
about what we put in our bodies,
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you know, health
reform in the body
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has been designed by
God to work optimally
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when we follow
His particular plan.
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But if you have...
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If you own a
home, you'll know that
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what happens inside your
house is just as important
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is what happens on
the outside of your home.
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And if you are a renter,
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you know when
you sign that lease,
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any changes you make
to the inside or outside
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must be by the
permission of the owner.
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And so we're going to talk
about tonight, the body temple,
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not what's
happening on the inside
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but what's
happening on the outside,
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and what standards and
what scriptures we can use
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to govern our lives
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and make sure
that we are reflecting
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the glory of God
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and not really the substitute.
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But before we go into the topic,
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would you like to
pray, honey, for us?
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Yes, let's bow our heads.
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Our gracious Heavenly Father,
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we humbly bow
before Your presence
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and, Lord, we just
thank You for the Sabbath,
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thank You for Jesus,
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and we just ask
that Your Holy Spirit
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that will come in
to our midst right now
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and that You will bless
our viewers and listeners
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as they are
participating in Family Worship.
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So, Lord, we give
this program to You
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and we just thank You
for leading and guiding
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as You always do.
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In Jesus' name. Amen. Amen.
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And as you know, if
you have your Bibles,
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that's really all you need.
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If you don't have a Bible
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you could just
hit the record button
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but we always have a
conversation, don't we?
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Yes, we do. This
is a conversation.
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This is not like the
one by, two by, three,
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even though our
script is in order.
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But we're going
to talk about a topic
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that's vitally important.
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Now most of us...
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I know the Dinzeys
travel all over the world,
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most of the Latino world
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and we've been
privileged to join you
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in some of those events.
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Praise the Lord.
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To Spanish-speaking countries
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trying our best to
understand what they are saying.
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It's not easy.
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And I know that Gary and
his wife Tanya are natives,
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are you natives of California?
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Actually no, I
was born in Michigan.
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Oh, Michigan? Yeah.
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So you really
appreciated a change in weather
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when you went to California.
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I did.
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I'm a native of Texas.
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Oh, small little state of Texas.
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Yes. Wow.
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But I'm sure
you've traveled also.
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We have travelled quite a bit.
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Okay. I've been to Canada.
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She's been to
Ireland and Canada.
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Oh, yeah. That's right.
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Yeah.
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And you've even gone to
the small city of New York.
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I have. I have.
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Which we're
natives of, New York.
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Actually born in England
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but one raised in New York City.
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The reason why I mentioned that
is because society in the...
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real sense, each place we go,
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there is a
culture to that society.
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Yes, that's right.
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And when we look
at the culture...
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As I know, there
are certain places
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where if I go to
preach in the Caribbean,
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people are going to be
saying amen all the time.
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That's right. It is true.
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It's just the way the culture...
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And the
singing. And the singing.
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Mercy, you'll hear
it down the street.
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Yes. Right.
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Also in a Spanish country.
Yes. Oh, yeah, Caribbean.
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We've been in Columbia
and before the service even...
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before the meeting even began,
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people were singing
as they just came in
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and started singing.
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Just popping their
voice. That's right.
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In New Guinea. Yes.
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Before the
meetings began, we just...
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As we were coming in,
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people were
sitting in their seats
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and one person would
just start singing a song...
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Oh, yeah. Everybody is singing.
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There was no
need for a director,
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no musicians up front
and the glory was wonderful.
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Pastor. Yeah.
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When we went to Como, Italy,
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there was the majority of
the people in a congregation
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and I don't remember
the name of the church
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but they were from
Kenya, most of them.
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Yes.
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And they harmonized every song
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and it brought me back
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to what we do with
the Spanish community,
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it was an
English-speaking church
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but we had the pleasure
of listening to that too,
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you know,
worshiping with them in music.
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Yes. Yes. Yes.
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Absolutely. Any input?
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Well, I had a privilege
to go to Canada one time
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and while I was at a little shop
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getting some food,
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they asked me where I was
from because I had an accent
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and I thought that
was the weirdest thing
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because I didn't have an accent,
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they had an accent.
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So, you know, it's
interesting when you go places,
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you meet people
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and their perspective is
often the opposite of yours,
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the exact mirror opposite.
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That's right.
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And then when you
go to New York City
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and you go to church,
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it's just a standard to
be dressed to your best.
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Yeah, that's right. You
give your best on Sabbath.
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That's how we were raised.
That's how we were raised.
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Everybody dresses, the suit,
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the tie,
everything is cordial...
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Well, we couldn't wear
pants to church either.
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Right. But that's in New York.
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That's in New York. It's
still that way, isn't it?
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It's still that way today.
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But then you go to the Midwest
where people are farmers.
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Right.
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And people have
to deal with cattle.
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Yes. They are...
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There's a very slim chance
of seeing a suit on Sabbath.
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Yeah. Right.
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And you don't stress
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because that's
the cultural effect.
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Yeah.
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Then you go to
places like Australia,
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where they may be a
lot more contemporary
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and you probably
won't see many ties at all
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among the young
people, very casually.
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Very casual.
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But then you go to California,
hey, any impact on California,
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California is very contemporary.
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Very.
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Very casual.
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Very casual.
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And a lot of young people,
a lot of college students,
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university students.
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So those are the things
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that when you go
from culture-to-culture,
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those are things that
you make allowance for.
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But then on the same note,
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there are aspects of the Bible
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that should fit
into all cultures.
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Amen.
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For example, the
way we contend our body,
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how, what we eat,
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whether we drink alcohol,
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the Bible doesn't make
that permissible to any culture.
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No. Or drugs.
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Or drugs. Cigarettes.
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Cigarettes, unclean
foods. Unclean foods.
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You can't say,
"Well, in my culture,
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we eat horse heads, you know."
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Yeah.
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Or "In our culture, you know,
camel is normal for dinner."
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And that might sound funny
but in some places you go...
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We've been in Asian countries...
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Monkey brain... Yeah.
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Yeah, what kind
of? What did you say?
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Monkey brain. Yeah.
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It's a dish, I don't
remember the place but...
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Not that she eats it but she...
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She has heard of a culture...
Just verify it, that's right.
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It's different
cultures, you know.
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And when we were in
Singapore, we went to the market
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and everything that
moved in the ocean was there,
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from starfish to squid to...
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Some of the, you know, sea
urchins and weirdest stuff.
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Insects.
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And then... It's a delicacy.
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And in some restaurants,
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they eat that
stuff live in the soup.
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That's right.
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You know, a roach,
just pick up the roach
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and eat it while you snap
its head off and swallow it.
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Yeah. Yeah.
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And please do
not turn the channel,
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that's not what our
topic is about tonight.
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That's what happens
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when we sit around a
table like family, we...
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But what I want to begin with
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is talking about
the principle first.
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Let's go to the 1
Corinthians 6:19-20
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because it's good
to have a principle,
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and we all have a syllabus,
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and we have our Bibles together.
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So I'd like to...
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Tita? Yes, sir.
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Tita is our...
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We call her Tita but, Idalia,
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would you please read
our first text for tonight.
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This is the principle. Sure.
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So 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says,
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"Or do you not know
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that your body is the
temple of the Holy Spirit
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who is in you,
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whom you have from God
and you are not your own?"
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Verse 20 says,
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"For you were bought at a price,
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therefore
glorify God in your body
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and in your spirit,
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which is God's."
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That's right.
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Notice two things,
what are the two ways
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that God is
asking us to glorify Him?
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In our body and spirit.
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In our body and in our spirit.
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And unfortunately, in
many Christian communities,
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there's no focus
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on how to
glorify God in the body.
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But everybody says
we're in the spirit.
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You see, and then
also John 4:23 says,
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"Worship the Lord in
spirit and in truth."
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Very few...
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Very few
communities emphasize truth,
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that are wise in
the Spirit, you see.
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Yeah.
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"Be not
conformed, be transformed
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by the renewing of your mind."
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So, you know, we
must present our bodies
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as a living sacrifice.
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Yes.
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Not just our spiritual worship,
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but our bodies
are really important.
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Amen. Right?
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Are you comfortable, Tanya,
1 Corinthians, the next one,
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1 Corinthians 3:15-17?
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Certainly.
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1 Corinthians 3:15-17 says,
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"Do you not know that
you are the temple of God
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and that the Spirit
of God dwells in you?"
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Verse 17,
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"If anyone
defiles the temple of God,
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God will destroy him, for
the temple of God is holy,
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which temple you are?"
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And so let's talk
about that for a moment.
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What does the
Bible say about us?
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Let's look at those
first... We're the temple.
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We're the temple. Say it again.
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We are God's
temple. That's right.
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And what does that mean, temple?
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Okay, why do you
need a temple for?
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To dwell or worship.
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Well, I was
thinking Paul's talking
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to a very
temple-centric society.
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That's right.
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They had a temple
there and they revered it,
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they felt like it
was their national pride,
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even the Romans had lavished...
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In fact, that's why Jesus got...
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One of the reasons
why Jesus got in trouble
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was because they thought
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He was speaking
against their temple.
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And yet God...
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And here Paul's
saying that no that's...
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You're the temple of God,
not the physical buildings.
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Exactly.
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And it was showing when
Jesus died on the cross,
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when the curtain was torn,
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that the Shekinah
Glory wasn't there.
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And he's saying that
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that Shekinah
Glory should be in you
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and in your
body, your soul temple.
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I would like to say something.
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I guess I'm
thinking of younger people
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that may ask themselves,
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"What does this mean
about glorify God in your body?"
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Because to them,
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what do you mean by glorify God.
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And I guess I'm
thinking along the lines of that
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we as Christians
represent God wherever we go.
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That's right.
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And if we
represent God wherever we go,
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we should show the
same characteristics
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because we represent God
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to other people
that don't know God.
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So as they see us,
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the way we are
dressed, the way we speak,
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the way we behave,
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it should point them to God
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because there's something
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that should be
different, you know,
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and I have to say that
I have been in some areas
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where there have been
some of us Christians there
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and I've heard people say,
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"You know, you
seem to project peace"
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or "Why are you so happy?
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What... Why is it
that you are happy?"
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And this is one of the
things people have noticed
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about our programs as well.
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Yes.
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I remember one young man that...
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He was a drug addict,
he was, you know, a...
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"Hey, you didn't look
at me right, let's fight."
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You know, he was
this type of person
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and so he got
home late one night
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and his mother
would leave the TV on...
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On purpose.
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On 3ABN Latino on purpose,
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so that he comes,
and he sits down, and...
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At first, he used to
pretend that he was asleep
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but anyway, he
watched the program,
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he was watching
one of the young...
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One of the programs
with young people in it
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and he began to see a
difference between his life
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and the life of the young people
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that were in the
program and he says,
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"They have something I don't.
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They seem to be happy,
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and they seem to have
something that I'm missing."
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And so that's
what attracted him.
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So that's what
people that see Christians
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should see a
difference, you know.
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Yes, that's right.
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Our body is the
temple of the Holy Spirit.
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In other words, the Holy Spirit,
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God is supposed to dwell in it.
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That's right.
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And so this is why we
are sharing some things
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to help people see
that we should be different
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in the way we do things.
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If I may, it just takes me to...
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We refer to going to church,
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it is going to the
temple, going to church.
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To church, to worship Him.
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But when we are
preparing to go to church,
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there is a
different spirit in us
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and looking
forward to going to church
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and our behavior is different
because we're in church.
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Yes.
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But that, we're referring
to the church, the building,
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but we forget
that we are the church.
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The building is just the...
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It just dawned on
me that we should walk
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as if we're in church
every day, all the time
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in the presence of Jehovah
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because that invites reverence,
that invites compassion,
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that invites
kindness, and goodness, and...
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Okay, pastor, preach it.
No, it's true. You're right.
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It's so true. I like that.
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And this is done
because we love God,
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you know, there is a difference
of a parent telling a child,
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"You better not embarrass
me in front of other people,
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otherwise when they're
gone, you're going to get it."
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So the child is, you
know, he's behaving really nice,
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he's not going
around breaking things
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but he's afraid,
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this child is
afraid to misbehave.
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And so there's a difference
because God dwells in us
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and we have the joy,
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the joy of the
Lord is my strength,
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you know, and it's...
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That's why we're sharing
these things, not that we...
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We better behave, otherwise
God is going to, you know...
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But He is not going
to zap us from one high.
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So there a difference
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because Jesus
says, "If you love Me...
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If you love Me,
keep My Commandments."
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There's a difference
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and what we're saying here
instead of "We better behave."
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Yeah. That's right.
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Moving right
along, any other comments?
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No? Okay.
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Well, we're going to go...
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We're not gonna
go to the third point
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'cause I was going in a
different direction, sure,
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actually we're going
to go to the third point,
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which the question
is why is it imperative
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that we show the world
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that we are not
led by its standards?
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It's really important.
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Who'd like to read
that one? That's a good one.
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Honey. Yeah.
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Okay, 2 Corinthians 5:20
says, New King James Version,
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"Now then we are
ambassadors for Christ,
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as though God were
pleading through us,
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we implore you
on Christ's behalf,
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be reconciled to God."
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Okay. So we are...? Ambassadors.
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Ambassadors. Yes.
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Ambassador is somebody
who represents a country.
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Yeah.
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Funny story, and,
Danny, you remember the story,
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we had an ambassador
here from another country.
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Ben.
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Yeah, Ben,
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and we were
playing basketball with him
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and one of the local
guys wanted to beat him.
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You know, he couldn't
care less but he was a pastor,
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ambassador or not,
he wanted to beat him.
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And we said, "No,
let the ambassador win."
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Right.
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And then the other
thing about ambassador,
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ambassador,
literally when they travel,
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they are only governed
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by the law of the
country they came from.
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Yes.
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Not the country that
they're in can't touch him,
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they are like surrounded.
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That's true.
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And so we are
ambassadors of a kingdom.
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Wherever we are,
we have to remember
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that our allegiance
is to a higher country.
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Amen. Yes, no
matter where we go.
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No matter where we go.
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And we have to make sure
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that we are representing Christ
in all aspects of our lives.
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I liked how the text said that
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it's God who is
pleading through us.
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This week I was
thinking about that,
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you know, our
job is to help people
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make a decision for Christ.
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Yes.
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Plant that seed but help
them make a decision for Christ
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and if we're not
living for Christ,
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how can we help anybody
make a decision for Christ?
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That's right.
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It doesn't show on
us outward and inward.
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Yes. You know, we're not...
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God won't be
pleading through us to others
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to make a decision for Him.
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That's right.
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If I may, I'd
like to make a mention
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that I love to see the
men and women in uniform,
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how crisp they are,
you know, when they stand
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and their shoes are shined,
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it reminds me when my husband
was raising our kids, Thursday,
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you better be
shining those shoes,
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be ready for Sab, for Friday...
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He was a military man too.
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Yes, he was
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but in Dominican
Republic and in Puerto Rico,
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it's our custom that you
shine, get your shoe shine.
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It's very common
in Spanish countries,
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in the Caribbean.
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So anyhow, I like... I wish...
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When it's within our means,
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if we would worry
about our outward look,
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like we do
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and the
reverence that there exists
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in the military ranks...
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Yeah.
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Ranks, yes
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because when you
see them marching,
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they're all in uniform
on one accord, in order,
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and it's to be admired.
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It's just beautiful.
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And they represent
their country, you know.
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Exactly. A
temporal power at that.
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A temporal, yeah. Yes.
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And they are
neat, they're clean,
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you know, the hair has
to be a certain length,
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they can't touch
the shoulders at all.
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That's true.
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Remember years ago when we moved
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from New York to Orlando
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and I had my
degree in electronics
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and I was trying to
get a job at Disney World,
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and I had a mustache.
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Well, I still have it now.
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And they said, "If
you work for Disney World,
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you have to cut your mustache,
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you can't wear a
mustache at Disney World."
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Yeah, no mustache.
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And they had a
whole lots of things
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that I could not wear
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or couldn't have on my body
if I'm working at Disney World
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and I thought, like she said,
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your hair can't
touch your shoulder,
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it has to be nice,
and neat, and groomed,
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you can't have a mustache.
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Girls can't wear big
earrings is one of that.
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Yeah, everything has to be mods
and I thought, Disney World,
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they gave me a
different attitude about...
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Wow.
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If Disney World
could have standards
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and the military
could have standards...
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Yes.
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And when you go to
court, they have a sign,
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when you're
called to be a juror,
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this is what you
cannot wear in court.
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But if you're going to
appear before the judge,
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do not wear this.
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That's right.
Halter top, strings.
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T-shirts.
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Anything immodest,
t-shirts, no jeans,
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you got to come
'cause you're standing
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before the
judge, an earthly judge.
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So if those are
required for an earthly judge...
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Yes.
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Are there any requirements
for a heavenly judge?
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I would think
so. I would think so.
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Tanya, what are we called to do?
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I want to ask you to
read the Isaiah reference.
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What are we call to doing
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and make
comments, each one of us.
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What are we called to do?
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Isaiah, what? Isaiah 62:10.
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Isaiah 62:10 says,
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"Go through, go
through the gates,
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prepare ye the way
of the people, cast up,
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cast up the highway,
gather out the stones,
00:21:41.83\00:21:45.43
lift up a
standard for the people."
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Okay, notice what...
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You know what
was happening here?
00:21:49.10\00:21:50.71
It's talking about prepare
the way, cast up the highway,
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gather out the stones,
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this was in reference
to the city of refuge.
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People running for refuge,
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they couldn't have
anything in the way
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that's going to
make them stumble
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because their
lives were in danger.
00:22:04.15\00:22:06.32
If a person committed a crime
and the people in the community
00:22:06.35\00:22:09.52
was seeking to kill them,
00:22:09.56\00:22:10.89
the only safety
they had was running
00:22:10.93\00:22:12.36
to the city of refuge
but if there was stones
00:22:12.39\00:22:14.96
or things blocking their way
00:22:15.00\00:22:16.53
and things that
can make them stumble,
00:22:16.56\00:22:18.80
they would not get there safely
00:22:18.83\00:22:20.17
and their lives
would be in danger.
00:22:20.20\00:22:21.80
And so in all of this,
00:22:21.84\00:22:23.44
the ending part
of the verse says,
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in order to make
their redemption safe,
00:22:25.81\00:22:30.98
a standard
needed to be lifted up.
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That's right.
00:22:32.88\00:22:34.22
So when they made these roads,
they used the highest standards
00:22:34.25\00:22:37.19
because there
could be no hindrance
00:22:37.22\00:22:39.05
for the offender to get
00:22:39.09\00:22:40.99
to the city of
refuge, to be there,
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and as long as the
high priest was alive,
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he was safe or she was safe.
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You know, and these...
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We're talking about things
00:22:47.96\00:22:49.43
that perhaps
somebody listening could say,
00:22:49.46\00:22:53.64
well, you mean I have
00:22:53.67\00:22:55.00
to change this,
or this, or that.
00:22:55.04\00:22:57.61
You know, what
God asked us to do...
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May...
00:23:02.68\00:23:05.91
I don't know, may
even hurt, how they say,
00:23:05.95\00:23:08.55
may even hurt some people
00:23:08.58\00:23:09.92
that are accustomed to
doing things a certain way.
00:23:09.95\00:23:12.05
But everything that God asks
us to do is for our own good
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and for the good of
God's, all of God's family.
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Right.
00:23:20.16\00:23:21.50
So it's not that
God is saying to us,
00:23:21.53\00:23:23.53
"Don't do this
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'cause I just
don't want you to."
00:23:24.93\00:23:26.50
It's for our own good
and when we understand
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that God says don't
eat certain things...
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Right.
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And we have to ask ourself,
why, why, what's wrong with it,
00:23:35.78\00:23:38.71
it tastes good.
00:23:38.75\00:23:40.18
See, but not everything
00:23:40.22\00:23:41.55
that tastes
good is good for you.
00:23:41.58\00:23:44.29
So in the same way,
00:23:44.32\00:23:47.96
as parents we
have to make decisions
00:23:47.99\00:23:50.33
for our children sometimes,
00:23:50.36\00:23:51.69
they wanted
something that we know
00:23:51.73\00:23:53.70
was not good for
them, we have to say,
00:23:53.73\00:23:55.96
"You cannot have that
but you can have this."
00:23:56.00\00:23:58.33
Yes, there you go.
00:23:58.37\00:23:59.70
"You can have this, so
you can wait till later."
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And so everything
that God asks us to do
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is for our own good.
00:24:05.04\00:24:07.84
That's right. Yes.
00:24:07.88\00:24:09.21
Tanya is in the medical field.
00:24:09.24\00:24:11.81
Tell me what again...
00:24:11.85\00:24:13.18
You're into cardiologist,
cardiology field, am I correct?
00:24:13.21\00:24:16.65
Am I using...
00:24:16.69\00:24:18.02
That's right. That's
right. Are procedures important?
00:24:18.05\00:24:21.02
Procedures are very important.
00:24:21.06\00:24:23.19
I mean, it's
basically the procedures
00:24:23.22\00:24:26.09
that I have been involved
with in my career has been
00:24:26.13\00:24:29.03
because people's
bodies are failing.
00:24:29.06\00:24:33.44
They're not as
healthy as they should be
00:24:33.47\00:24:36.71
and a lot of it has been shown
00:24:36.74\00:24:39.21
because of what
they put in their bodies
00:24:39.24\00:24:40.84
or what they do,
their lack of exercise,
00:24:40.88\00:24:43.45
their lack of drinking water,
00:24:43.48\00:24:45.95
their lack of
following a healthy diet,
00:24:45.98\00:24:48.92
those things that
taste good aren't necessarily
00:24:48.95\00:24:51.99
the best things that are for us
00:24:52.02\00:24:53.56
and it affects
insides of our body.
00:24:53.59\00:24:57.13
So if a doctor...
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Let me finish.
00:24:58.53\00:24:59.86
If a doctor decides that
he has to perform surgery.
00:24:59.89\00:25:02.83
Are any of the
steps in preparation
00:25:02.86\00:25:04.33
for surgery unimportant?
00:25:04.37\00:25:07.54
Well, like, let's say,
00:25:07.57\00:25:10.61
if you don't clean off the skin,
00:25:10.64\00:25:13.34
you're pretty much guaranteed
00:25:13.38\00:25:15.18
that you're going
to get an infection.
00:25:15.21\00:25:16.61
So if the patient eats
before going under anesthesia,
00:25:16.64\00:25:22.58
then that patient is
at risk for aspirating
00:25:22.62\00:25:25.92
and getting
that stomach contents
00:25:25.95\00:25:27.66
into their lungs.
00:25:27.69\00:25:29.02
So every step that is preparing
that patient for surgery
00:25:29.06\00:25:33.23
is designed to
keep that patient safe.
00:25:33.26\00:25:36.43
And the only
reason I mentioned this is
00:25:36.46\00:25:37.80
because Pastor
Dinzey talked about,
00:25:37.83\00:25:39.50
and this is a
really important point,
00:25:39.53\00:25:41.34
sometimes, he said,
it may hurt some of us
00:25:41.37\00:25:44.67
but if we were
going under the knife
00:25:44.71\00:25:47.64
and the doctor says,
"Nothing past midnight..."
00:25:47.68\00:25:52.31
That's right.
No food, no liquid.
00:25:52.35\00:25:53.92
"Nothing past midnight,
no liquids in your stomach."
00:25:53.95\00:25:56.02
Not even water.
00:25:56.05\00:25:57.39
You might say, "Well,
I'm going to drink a 7 Up.
00:25:57.42\00:25:59.69
I don't really
care what time it is,
00:25:59.72\00:26:02.09
and I'm going to drink
one before I go to surgery."
00:26:02.12\00:26:04.53
And that person may be
in danger of even dying
00:26:04.56\00:26:06.66
and aspirating or...
00:26:06.70\00:26:08.06
That's right.
00:26:08.10\00:26:09.43
And we'll say,
"Did they not follow
00:26:09.46\00:26:10.80
the specifics
of the instructions
00:26:10.83\00:26:12.70
in preparation for surgery?"
00:26:12.73\00:26:14.80
Well, the reason I'm
going to that direction
00:26:14.84\00:26:16.47
is we're not
preparing for surgery,
00:26:16.50\00:26:17.84
we're preparing
for eternity here.
00:26:17.87\00:26:19.54
Amen. That's
right. That's right.
00:26:19.57\00:26:20.91
And if surgical
procedures and...
00:26:20.94\00:26:23.81
Will, you like aviation,
00:26:23.85\00:26:25.78
just talk about
some of the procedures.
00:26:25.81\00:26:27.52
What's the phrase you
call, the death zone or what?
00:26:27.55\00:26:29.65
Oh, yeah, the kill zone.
00:26:29.68\00:26:31.02
The kill zone, talk
about that for a minute?
00:26:31.05\00:26:32.39
Well, when you hear kill zone,
00:26:32.42\00:26:33.76
you think of maybe
military and firing
00:26:33.79\00:26:35.79
but actually the kill
zone in aviation is that time
00:26:35.82\00:26:38.29
that you get
complacent in the aircraft.
00:26:38.33\00:26:40.20
So if you've been in
an aircraft for 350 hours,
00:26:40.23\00:26:43.06
you think you know the aircraft
00:26:43.10\00:26:44.43
and you think
you've mastered it.
00:26:44.47\00:26:46.10
And so you get overconfident.
00:26:46.13\00:26:48.27
But if you get overconfident,
00:26:48.30\00:26:50.31
you will find that the
plane will not respond sometimes
00:26:50.34\00:26:52.94
because the winds
00:26:52.97\00:26:54.31
and different
atmospheric pressures
00:26:54.34\00:26:56.04
and things that
you would expect it to
00:26:56.08\00:26:58.45
and you can find
yourself in serious trouble
00:26:58.48\00:27:00.65
because you become complacent.
00:27:00.68\00:27:02.55
What do you have before
you take off in the plane?
00:27:02.58\00:27:05.12
What do you follow?
00:27:05.15\00:27:06.49
A checklist, you
have to have a checklist.
00:27:06.52\00:27:07.92
And if you have a pilot
00:27:07.96\00:27:09.69
who doesn't go
through a checklist,
00:27:09.72\00:27:11.06
you don't have a good pilot.
00:27:11.09\00:27:12.43
At what point do you
not need the checklist?
00:27:12.46\00:27:13.86
I mean, in how
many years of flying
00:27:13.90\00:27:15.23
do you not need a checklist?
00:27:15.26\00:27:16.60
Every pilot all the
time needs a checklist.
00:27:16.63\00:27:18.57
Even 30 years after flying?
00:27:18.60\00:27:19.93
Yeah. Yeah.
00:27:19.97\00:27:21.30
Still need a checklist?
Still need a checklist.
00:27:21.34\00:27:22.67
What about the guy
that's flown every other plane?
00:27:22.70\00:27:24.07
Does he still need a checklist?
Still need a checklist.
00:27:24.11\00:27:28.04
Okay, checklist.
That's right. That's right.
00:27:28.08\00:27:31.81
No matter how long you've been
a Christian, we all need a...
00:27:31.85\00:27:34.58
Checklist.
00:27:34.62\00:27:35.95
So we want to
check the list to see
00:27:35.98\00:27:40.39
before we decide to
take off to the kingdom.
00:27:40.42\00:27:42.72
Amen.
00:27:42.76\00:27:44.09
A couple of...
00:27:44.13\00:27:45.46
Yeah, you go ahead.
00:27:45.49\00:27:46.83
I want to mention something
because I said that something
00:27:46.86\00:27:48.20
that God may ask
us to do may hurt
00:27:48.23\00:27:50.03
but it's for our own good.
00:27:50.07\00:27:51.40
Right.
00:27:51.43\00:27:52.77
And, you know, since we
were talking about the heart...
00:27:52.80\00:27:54.14
Right.
00:27:54.17\00:27:55.50
It's already been shown
medically or scientifically,
00:27:55.54\00:27:58.44
however you want to phrase it,
00:27:58.47\00:28:00.21
that smoking does
cause problems to the lungs,
00:28:00.24\00:28:04.81
to the heart, different organs.
00:28:04.85\00:28:07.62
But the people that
smoke, they say it tastes good,
00:28:07.65\00:28:13.02
it makes them feel good,
00:28:13.05\00:28:14.56
you see, so there's
one thing for an example...
00:28:14.59\00:28:17.46
Right.
00:28:17.49\00:28:18.83
That okay to you, it
may hurt to put it away
00:28:18.86\00:28:21.73
but you have
benefits in putting it away.
00:28:21.76\00:28:23.93
Right, the body...
00:28:23.97\00:28:25.30
You'll breathe
better, you'll live longer,
00:28:25.33\00:28:26.67
you'll feel stronger,
00:28:26.70\00:28:28.70
and, you know, one
of the things I learned
00:28:28.74\00:28:31.07
when we were doing
00:28:31.11\00:28:32.54
some door-to-door work is
that if you give up cigarettes,
00:28:32.57\00:28:35.98
your body will try to fight back
00:28:36.01\00:28:38.21
and regain that health
00:28:38.25\00:28:39.78
that you've been
losing as you're smoking.
00:28:39.81\00:28:41.55
So I want to get some
good news to maybe somebody
00:28:41.58\00:28:43.08
who is watching
this and smokes in here,
00:28:43.12\00:28:45.15
you mean, I have
to give up smoking.
00:28:45.19\00:28:46.99
It's for your own good.
00:28:47.02\00:28:48.39
If you want to be healthier,
you're going to see benefits.
00:28:48.42\00:28:51.39
That's right.
00:28:51.43\00:28:53.23
And so that's one
of the examples I guess
00:28:53.26\00:28:54.60
we can say got away.
00:28:54.63\00:28:56.00
And it doesn't say in the Bible,
00:28:56.03\00:28:57.37
thou shall not smoke.
00:28:57.40\00:28:58.73
No. It says,
"Thou shall not kill."
00:28:58.77\00:29:00.10
It says, "Thou shall..."
00:29:00.14\00:29:01.47
Including yourself.
00:29:01.50\00:29:02.84
But since we're
talking about that body
00:29:02.87\00:29:04.21
is the temple
of the Holy Spirit,
00:29:04.24\00:29:06.34
then you should not destroy
the temple that God gave you
00:29:06.37\00:29:11.25
by taking something,
00:29:11.28\00:29:13.28
smoking something that's
going to destroy the body
00:29:13.31\00:29:16.25
that God gave you.
00:29:16.28\00:29:17.62
Okay. Any input on that.
00:29:17.65\00:29:18.99
I like what you said
before we guys go on this
00:29:19.02\00:29:21.36
about the trip
from the Canaan...
00:29:21.39\00:29:24.33
What was that
you said about that?
00:29:24.36\00:29:25.69
Yeah, the Lord
brought them out of Egypt
00:29:25.73\00:29:27.06
without any requirements.
00:29:27.10\00:29:28.70
But they didn't get into Canaan
00:29:28.73\00:29:30.20
without
following His requirements.
00:29:30.23\00:29:32.40
The wilderness
journey was the place
00:29:32.43\00:29:34.47
where He was
getting them ready for,
00:29:34.50\00:29:36.20
the land that was ahead of them.
00:29:36.24\00:29:38.24
He was disconnecting them
from the land behind them,
00:29:38.27\00:29:40.81
getting them ready for
the land ahead of them.
00:29:40.84\00:29:42.38
And when you read the
journey of the Israelites
00:29:42.41\00:29:43.88
in 1 Corinthians
10, the Bible says,
00:29:43.91\00:29:46.45
you know, "They all
passed through the cloud,
00:29:46.48\00:29:48.22
they all went through the sea,
00:29:48.25\00:29:49.58
they all were
baptized unto Moses
00:29:49.62\00:29:50.95
and into the cloud..."
00:29:50.99\00:29:52.32
Yeah.
00:29:52.35\00:29:53.69
But with many of them,
God was not well pleased.
00:29:53.72\00:29:55.06
No.
00:29:55.09\00:29:56.42
And in one day, 23,000 died
00:29:56.46\00:29:57.79
in the wilderness
because of sexual immorality.
00:29:57.83\00:29:59.16
Wow.
00:29:59.19\00:30:00.53
And then you had others
00:30:00.56\00:30:01.90
who refused to honor the Sabbath
00:30:01.93\00:30:03.26
and they died by continually
going out on the Sabbath
00:30:03.30\00:30:05.07
looking for manna
when there was none.
00:30:05.10\00:30:07.00
Flesh between their teeth.
00:30:07.04\00:30:08.40
And they die with
the flesh in their teeth.
00:30:08.44\00:30:10.37
So with so many...
00:30:10.41\00:30:11.74
And then the
others when Moses was,
00:30:11.77\00:30:13.51
this is what we're going
to kind of dive in right now.
00:30:13.54\00:30:15.24
When Moses was in
the mountain for 40 days,
00:30:15.28\00:30:18.28
and Aaron was in the
valley with the Israelites,
00:30:18.31\00:30:21.48
one of the suggestions was,
00:30:21.52\00:30:22.85
"We don't know what
happened to this man."
00:30:22.88\00:30:24.29
Oh, yeah.
00:30:24.32\00:30:25.65
"Let us make us a golden...
00:30:25.69\00:30:27.02
Let us make us a God
that we may go back to Egypt."
00:30:27.06\00:30:29.22
So what we're going to do
00:30:29.26\00:30:30.59
is we're going to
take a turn right now
00:30:30.63\00:30:32.39
and look at that in
particular because today...
00:30:32.43\00:30:35.00
Pastor Doug said this once,
00:30:35.03\00:30:36.46
he said, "If you look
at us as modern Israel,
00:30:36.50\00:30:39.73
we've got enough adornment,
00:30:39.77\00:30:41.27
we have enough jewelry in
our own congregations today
00:30:41.30\00:30:43.71
to make us a God
to go back to Egypt."
00:30:43.74\00:30:46.51
That's interesting.
00:30:46.54\00:30:47.88
And how amazing it is,
00:30:47.91\00:30:49.24
and I want to just
set this up real quickly
00:30:49.28\00:30:50.61
because when the
Israelites left Egypt,
00:30:50.65\00:30:52.45
they had been
slaves for 400 years,
00:30:52.48\00:30:55.12
430 if you count,
when Joseph was there.
00:30:55.15\00:30:57.72
But for 400 years,
00:30:57.75\00:30:59.09
they were slaves and
slaves don't get paid.
00:30:59.12\00:31:01.22
And then the Lord had
plans to build a temple
00:31:01.26\00:31:03.96
but everything that He
needed to build the temple,
00:31:03.99\00:31:05.89
the Egyptians had.
00:31:05.93\00:31:07.30
So when they left,
the Lord gave them favor
00:31:07.33\00:31:09.86
in the eyes of the Egyptians
00:31:09.90\00:31:11.40
and all the gold,
the jewels, the silver,
00:31:11.43\00:31:13.47
the diamonds,
everything that's precious,
00:31:13.50\00:31:15.50
stones and metals,
00:31:15.54\00:31:17.01
they plummeted Egypt
00:31:17.04\00:31:18.37
and left Egypt
literally bankrupt.
00:31:18.41\00:31:20.61
That's right.
00:31:20.64\00:31:21.98
Financially depleted,
00:31:22.01\00:31:23.38
they had nothing of
great value there any longer.
00:31:23.41\00:31:26.72
But the Lord said,
"Take all this stuff,
00:31:26.75\00:31:29.08
let the women carry
some, the men carry some,
00:31:29.12\00:31:31.95
the boys carry some,
the girls carry some."
00:31:31.99\00:31:34.19
And here they are carrying
all this expensive jewelry,
00:31:34.22\00:31:36.46
all this expensive
gold, all these diamonds,
00:31:36.49\00:31:39.13
and in the journey,
00:31:39.16\00:31:40.50
He was going to
use that to build
00:31:40.53\00:31:41.86
the tabernacle furniture.
00:31:41.90\00:31:43.23
Yes. Yes.
00:31:43.26\00:31:44.60
And they said, "Wow,
I like this necklace."
00:31:44.63\00:31:46.60
Looks good.
00:31:46.63\00:31:50.11
They saw Egyptian jewels
and they started wearing it.
00:31:50.14\00:31:52.51
Somebody says,
00:31:52.54\00:31:53.88
"Hey, these are
really nice earrings."
00:31:53.91\00:31:55.24
He didn't say big or small.
00:31:55.28\00:31:56.95
They started wearing that
and they lost their identity
00:31:56.98\00:31:59.45
in the wilderness.
00:31:59.48\00:32:00.95
And when Moses
was on the mountain
00:32:00.98\00:32:03.65
getting the Ten
Commandments, Aaron,
00:32:03.69\00:32:06.69
he said that
"People made me do it."
00:32:06.72\00:32:08.12
But they didn't
make him do it. No.
00:32:08.16\00:32:09.79
He acquiesced to their request
and made this golden calf
00:32:09.82\00:32:14.00
and when the Lord
came down, he heard...
00:32:14.03\00:32:16.70
Moses heard this
noise and Moses said...
00:32:16.73\00:32:20.57
Moses came down and Moses...
00:32:20.60\00:32:23.57
The Lord said,
"What is that sound?"
00:32:23.61\00:32:25.14
And he knew what it was,
00:32:25.17\00:32:26.51
"Moses, is that
the sound of war?"
00:32:26.54\00:32:27.88
He said, "No, it's
not the sound of war."
00:32:27.91\00:32:29.24
The people are
rebellious and he pointed out.
00:32:29.28\00:32:31.98
So here's the
point of the story.
00:32:32.01\00:32:33.35
We're going to dive into
some of the passages here
00:32:33.38\00:32:34.95
and then go back
to the principles.
00:32:34.98\00:32:37.02
And I want us to go to
the Genesis 35 to begin.
00:32:37.05\00:32:40.16
It's in here but just go to
Genesis 35, point number 10.
00:32:40.19\00:32:43.79
We're going to look at that.
00:32:43.83\00:32:45.16
And here's the key,
00:32:45.19\00:32:46.53
the set up is when the Lord
was establishing His people,
00:32:46.56\00:32:51.47
now remember, Jacob,
how many sons did he had?
00:32:51.50\00:32:55.50
Have, how many sons did he have?
00:32:55.54\00:32:56.97
Twelve. Twelve.
00:32:57.01\00:32:58.34
But before he had...
00:32:58.37\00:32:59.71
Before he had any,
00:32:59.74\00:33:01.08
the Lord established a
particular standard for him
00:33:01.11\00:33:03.41
and the Lord
delivered him from his brother,
00:33:03.45\00:33:05.08
remember his brother's name?
00:33:05.11\00:33:06.65
Esau. Esau.
00:33:06.68\00:33:08.35
Esau saw Jacob
00:33:08.38\00:33:10.15
and because Jacob
stole his birthright,
00:33:10.19\00:33:11.75
he's going to deal with him
and the Lord delivered Jacob,
00:33:11.79\00:33:16.06
blessed his
family, then he said,
00:33:16.09\00:33:17.43
"This is
something I want you to do
00:33:17.46\00:33:18.96
before you go to Bethel,"
00:33:18.99\00:33:20.40
meaning the house
of God, "to bless them,
00:33:20.43\00:33:23.16
this is what I want you to do."
00:33:23.20\00:33:24.83
And matter of fact,
who hasn't read yet?
00:33:24.87\00:33:27.14
Genesis 35, Pastor
Dinzey, Genesis 35,
00:33:27.17\00:33:30.34
look at verse 2 to 4.
00:33:30.37\00:33:32.57
We're going to look at
that and see what happened.
00:33:32.61\00:33:33.94
The Lord called
them to the place
00:33:33.98\00:33:35.81
where He was going
to sanctify their family
00:33:35.84\00:33:37.68
and look what He
said they should do.
00:33:37.71\00:33:39.71
"And Jacob said to his household
00:33:39.75\00:33:41.82
and to all who were with him,
00:33:41.85\00:33:43.62
'Put away the foreign
gods that are among you,
00:33:43.65\00:33:47.12
purify yourselves
and change your garments,
00:33:47.16\00:33:50.66
then let us arise
and go up to Bethel
00:33:50.69\00:33:52.99
and I will make an
altar there to God,
00:33:53.03\00:33:55.40
who answered me in
the day of my distress
00:33:55.43\00:33:58.73
and has been with me in
the way which I have gone.'
00:33:58.77\00:34:01.77
So they gave Jacob
all the foreign gods
00:34:01.80\00:34:05.24
which were in their
hands and the earrings
00:34:05.27\00:34:08.44
which were in their
ears and Jacob hid them
00:34:08.48\00:34:11.55
under the terebinth
tree which was by Shechem."
00:34:11.58\00:34:14.75
Right. So he called them gods.
00:34:14.78\00:34:16.92
He called them gods
and, you know, the reason
00:34:16.95\00:34:18.52
why he called them
gods is his wife Rachel,
00:34:18.55\00:34:21.09
her father Laban sold idols.
00:34:21.12\00:34:24.06
Yes.
00:34:24.09\00:34:25.43
Remember when she had
stolen some of his idols?
00:34:25.46\00:34:27.10
Yeah. That's
right. And she hid them.
00:34:27.13\00:34:29.23
She sat on the
camel and hid them.
00:34:29.26\00:34:32.33
But she brought
those idols into their home
00:34:32.37\00:34:35.14
and the Lord says,
00:34:35.17\00:34:36.50
"As long as
these idols were here,
00:34:36.54\00:34:38.07
including the jewels, I
can't bless your family.
00:34:38.11\00:34:41.14
So before you go to Bethel,
00:34:41.18\00:34:42.68
there's some changes
that need to be made."
00:34:42.71\00:34:44.71
And these changes
00:34:44.75\00:34:46.08
were in preparation for worship.
00:34:46.11\00:34:47.78
That's right.
00:34:47.82\00:34:49.15
God, before God could sanctify
00:34:49.18\00:34:50.52
the sons that
Jacob was going to have,
00:34:50.55\00:34:51.92
he had to sanctify
the leader of the family.
00:34:51.95\00:34:54.49
He started with the dad. Yeah.
00:34:54.52\00:34:56.46
He started with their father.
00:34:56.49\00:34:58.19
And notice it said in verse 4,
00:34:58.23\00:35:00.30
"They took off the earrings
which were in their ears
00:35:00.33\00:35:02.06
and the foreign gods
which were in their hands,"
00:35:02.10\00:35:05.17
they had all
kinds of foreign gods,
00:35:05.20\00:35:06.77
"and he hid them"
00:35:06.80\00:35:08.14
and if you look at
the King James Version,
00:35:08.17\00:35:09.50
"he buried them
under the oak tree,"
00:35:09.54\00:35:11.71
which is the terebinth
is oak tree, he buried them.
00:35:11.74\00:35:14.91
He didn't put him
in his jewelry box
00:35:14.94\00:35:16.95
for when he came
back home, he buried them.
00:35:16.98\00:35:21.02
So that when he came back
home, they wouldn't be there.
00:35:21.05\00:35:23.95
You know, it's interesting
and Angela mentioned it,
00:35:23.99\00:35:29.22
she said, "They
called them gods,"
00:35:29.26\00:35:31.03
he says, "The gods
which were in their hands..."
00:35:31.06\00:35:34.06
That's right.
00:35:34.10\00:35:35.43
So what do you
mean gods in your hands?
00:35:35.46\00:35:36.80
Well, you normally have...
00:35:36.83\00:35:38.17
People will
normally have earrings
00:35:38.20\00:35:39.53
and they have bracelets.
00:35:39.57\00:35:40.90
These were gods that
people had in their hands
00:35:40.94\00:35:42.80
and the earrings,
00:35:42.84\00:35:44.17
they were
hanging from their ears
00:35:44.21\00:35:45.57
and people carried their gods
with them wherever they went.
00:35:45.61\00:35:48.51
That's right.
00:35:48.54\00:35:49.88
Speaking...
00:35:49.91\00:35:51.25
Go ahead. Yes, go ahead.
00:35:51.28\00:35:52.61
Speaking of that,
00:35:52.65\00:35:53.98
years ago we were
at a camp meeting up
00:35:54.02\00:35:55.35
in Wisconsin, you got
to share what happened.
00:35:55.38\00:35:57.82
Very quick and
to the point story.
00:35:57.85\00:35:59.19
I was preaching
00:35:59.22\00:36:00.56
at Camp Wakanda up in Wisconsin.
00:36:00.59\00:36:01.92
Oh, yeah.
00:36:01.96\00:36:03.29
And a young lady,
00:36:03.32\00:36:04.66
I was telling my
life story and she said,
00:36:04.69\00:36:06.03
"I want my friend to meet you."
00:36:06.06\00:36:07.40
Yeah.
00:36:07.43\00:36:08.76
Her friend she
told me was a Wiccan.
00:36:08.80\00:36:10.13
Wiccan.
00:36:10.17\00:36:11.50
You know, "a good witch,"
that's what they call them
00:36:11.53\00:36:12.87
but there's no such
thing as a good witch.
00:36:12.90\00:36:14.24
But she says,
00:36:14.27\00:36:15.60
"She wants to meet you
but then again, maybe but..."
00:36:15.64\00:36:16.97
And I thought what
is this hesitancy then,
00:36:17.01\00:36:18.34
yes, well and then she said,
00:36:18.37\00:36:19.71
"Well, it'll be okay
she has on her protection."
00:36:19.74\00:36:21.68
And I thought
protection, protection from me,
00:36:21.71\00:36:26.31
and I said, "What do
you mean her protection?"
00:36:26.35\00:36:27.68
"Well, her jewelry
is her protection."
00:36:27.72\00:36:29.85
Yes.
00:36:29.88\00:36:31.22
And that ignited in me a study
00:36:31.25\00:36:35.39
that revealed what
jewelry was all about.
00:36:35.42\00:36:40.33
Jewelry, the reason
why it was not to be worn
00:36:40.36\00:36:42.76
by the Israelites
00:36:42.80\00:36:44.13
and the reason why
pagans wore it or people
00:36:44.17\00:36:45.57
that did not acknowledge
the true God wore it is
00:36:45.60\00:36:47.94
because it
represented their gods.
00:36:47.97\00:36:50.31
And this came out of my
study, when people died,
00:36:50.34\00:36:55.01
now those who knew God
did not believe in the soul
00:36:55.04\00:36:57.68
leaving the body and
floating around the earth,
00:36:57.71\00:36:59.61
but those who
didn't believe in God,
00:36:59.65\00:37:00.98
believed in the
immortality of the soul.
00:37:01.02\00:37:02.82
So to protect themselves,
00:37:02.85\00:37:05.35
they put a
representation of their god
00:37:05.39\00:37:06.96
by every opening on their body.
00:37:06.99\00:37:08.89
So to protect this
spirit from going into the air,
00:37:08.92\00:37:11.26
they wore an earring,
00:37:11.29\00:37:13.03
to protect the spirit
from going into the nose,
00:37:13.06\00:37:14.66
they wore a nose
ring, a tongue ring.
00:37:14.70\00:37:16.10
Yeah.
00:37:16.13\00:37:17.70
And to be very
modest about it but wherever
00:37:17.73\00:37:19.33
there was an
opening on the body,
00:37:19.37\00:37:20.70
they wore some
kind of jewel there
00:37:20.74\00:37:22.37
to prevent this spirit
from entering into their body
00:37:22.40\00:37:25.77
and possessing them.
00:37:25.81\00:37:27.14
That's why when the Lord called
the Israelites out of Egypt
00:37:27.18\00:37:29.58
where this
practice was very dominant,
00:37:29.61\00:37:32.05
He said, "No."
00:37:32.08\00:37:33.42
And this is the commandment
00:37:33.45\00:37:34.78
that is often
totally misunderstood.
00:37:34.82\00:37:36.22
Do your own study,
00:37:36.25\00:37:37.59
"Thou shall have no
other gods before thee."
00:37:37.62\00:37:39.95
We often think
the fourth commandment
00:37:39.99\00:37:41.32
is the most misunderstood,
it's really that one,
00:37:41.36\00:37:44.23
"Thou shall have no
other gods before thee."
00:37:44.26\00:37:45.99
So let's go ahead
and dive in a story,
00:37:46.03\00:37:47.40
we don't have a
whole lot of time.
00:37:47.43\00:37:49.13
We might have
to go to a part two
00:37:49.16\00:37:50.50
but I think we
could cover most of this.
00:37:50.53\00:37:52.20
So now the stories again...
00:37:52.23\00:37:53.87
Who'd like to
read point number 11?
00:37:53.90\00:37:55.60
Because here's the key,
00:37:55.64\00:37:57.41
when the Lord came
down from the mountain,
00:37:57.44\00:37:59.84
He gave Moses a
particular command
00:37:59.87\00:38:01.88
to give to the Israelites.
00:38:01.91\00:38:03.28
Honey, you want to
read that one for us?
00:38:03.31\00:38:04.65
Yes. Exodus 33:4-6.
00:38:04.68\00:38:09.35
"And when the
people heard this bad news,
00:38:09.38\00:38:12.65
they murmured
00:38:12.69\00:38:14.32
and no one put on his ornaments.
00:38:14.36\00:38:18.79
For the Lord had said to Moses,
'Say to the children of Israel,
00:38:18.83\00:38:24.33
you are a stiff-necked people,
00:38:24.37\00:38:27.24
I could come up into your midst
in one moment and consume you,
00:38:27.27\00:38:33.78
now therefore
take off your ornaments
00:38:33.81\00:38:36.75
that I may know
what to do to you.'
00:38:36.78\00:38:40.72
So the children of
Israel stripped themselves
00:38:40.75\00:38:45.55
of their
ornaments by Mount Horeb."
00:38:45.59\00:38:48.82
Took them all off.
00:38:48.86\00:38:50.59
He says, "I want to bless you
00:38:50.63\00:38:53.13
but you got to take
them off before I can do it."
00:38:53.16\00:38:55.63
And you know what
it meant when He says,
00:38:55.66\00:38:57.00
"So that I may know to
do to you or with you,"
00:38:57.03\00:38:59.33
that's how the translation say,
00:38:59.37\00:39:01.17
it's because they
lost their identity.
00:39:01.20\00:39:02.97
Yeah.
00:39:03.00\00:39:04.34
"I don't know
what to do with you.
00:39:04.37\00:39:05.71
People know you
as the Israelites
00:39:05.74\00:39:07.08
but I can't tell, I
have no use for you."
00:39:07.11\00:39:08.84
They were stiff-necked,
meaning they were stubborn.
00:39:08.88\00:39:11.01
They didn't want
to listen to the Lord.
00:39:11.05\00:39:12.51
They didn't want to hear Him.
00:39:12.55\00:39:13.88
They didn't want to
follow God's guidance.
00:39:13.92\00:39:15.28
So you're saying
they lost their unique...
00:39:15.32\00:39:17.85
They lost their
identity. Yeah, unique identity.
00:39:17.89\00:39:20.56
They became like the world.
00:39:20.59\00:39:22.36
They became after very
nation they came out of.
00:39:22.39\00:39:24.43
Yeah.
00:39:24.46\00:39:25.79
They became just
like the Israelites
00:39:25.83\00:39:27.16
and when you do more study...
00:39:27.20\00:39:28.53
I don't want to
take all the time
00:39:28.56\00:39:29.90
but let me give
somebody a chance
00:39:29.93\00:39:31.27
to comment, very powerful point,
00:39:31.30\00:39:32.63
he wanted them to be different
00:39:32.67\00:39:34.00
and God wants us to be
different from the world.
00:39:34.04\00:39:35.47
To be a peculiar
people. Say it again, Tita.
00:39:35.50\00:39:37.57
To be a peculiar people.
00:39:37.61\00:39:39.07
Okay, and the word "peculiar"
00:39:39.11\00:39:40.64
is not weird
because people often think
00:39:40.68\00:39:42.84
"Well, if I don't
look like the world,
00:39:42.88\00:39:44.71
I'm going to be weird,
they're not going to like me."
00:39:44.75\00:39:47.05
But there's a
standard that we must uphold
00:39:47.08\00:39:48.92
and that standard
does not make us less,
00:39:48.95\00:39:51.45
it brings us up
to a higher standard.
00:39:51.49\00:39:53.62
Any comments on that?
00:39:53.66\00:39:54.99
Well, I think the term
00:39:55.02\00:39:56.36
"peculiar" is
actually not a negative,
00:39:56.39\00:39:57.86
it's actually a
positive because it were...
00:39:57.89\00:40:00.33
It means different. Different.
00:40:00.36\00:40:01.93
And we are to be different
in our dress, and our look,
00:40:01.96\00:40:04.00
and everything
from what the world is,
00:40:04.03\00:40:05.60
and I think that's kind
of where we've fallen short
00:40:05.63\00:40:08.74
within our church and
in the Christian world
00:40:08.77\00:40:11.17
is that we've become
to look like the world.
00:40:11.21\00:40:13.34
We kind of do the
things the world does.
00:40:13.38\00:40:15.14
We go to their entertainment,
we watch their movies,
00:40:15.18\00:40:17.75
we listen to their
music, we dress like them.
00:40:17.78\00:40:20.28
There's really no
difference anymore.
00:40:20.32\00:40:22.52
The other day, I
was at the airport
00:40:22.55\00:40:25.62
and one of the
gentlemen said to me...
00:40:25.65\00:40:27.76
Or said to another
gentleman, he say, "Oh, well,
00:40:27.79\00:40:29.22
we can't talk like that
around Gary, he's a Christian."
00:40:29.26\00:40:31.86
And I haven't made a big deal
00:40:31.89\00:40:33.23
about my faith
or anything to them
00:40:33.26\00:40:34.63
but they know
that I'm different,
00:40:34.66\00:40:36.00
that I don't talk like that,
that I don't act like they do.
00:40:36.03\00:40:37.57
Amen.
00:40:37.60\00:40:38.93
So there should
be that difference,
00:40:38.97\00:40:40.30
people should
notice that difference,
00:40:40.34\00:40:41.67
and they should maybe
even curb their own behaviors
00:40:41.70\00:40:43.44
around Christians.
00:40:43.47\00:40:44.97
It's true.
00:40:45.01\00:40:46.34
When I was in the secular world,
00:40:46.37\00:40:47.71
they said the same thing.
00:40:47.74\00:40:49.08
They wouldn't curse around
me because of that same thing,
00:40:49.11\00:40:51.61
they knew I was a Christian.
00:40:51.65\00:40:52.98
So let your light
so shine. See there...
00:40:53.01\00:40:56.62
What you're saying there
is exactly what the Bible...
00:40:56.65\00:41:02.16
What we've been reading
00:41:02.19\00:41:03.79
that our body is our
temple of the Holy Spirit,
00:41:03.83\00:41:08.20
that the way we
behave and the things we say
00:41:08.23\00:41:11.03
and the things we do
00:41:11.07\00:41:12.40
will let people
know we are different.
00:41:12.43\00:41:13.77
Yes.
00:41:13.80\00:41:15.14
And so this is interesting
00:41:15.17\00:41:18.54
when you say,
"Hey, wait a minute,
00:41:18.57\00:41:20.44
he's a Christian, be careful,
00:41:20.48\00:41:22.01
don't swear around this person"
00:41:22.04\00:41:23.95
because apparently they say,
00:41:23.98\00:41:26.25
they notice we
should have respect
00:41:26.28\00:41:28.95
or this person's
belief, this person...
00:41:28.98\00:41:31.69
And that is something
good because one, they notice,
00:41:31.72\00:41:36.46
two, they're
letting others know,
00:41:36.49\00:41:37.99
I know, so that you may know.
00:41:38.03\00:41:41.53
So that's a good thing
00:41:41.56\00:41:42.93
that takes place
when that happens
00:41:42.96\00:41:44.83
and I praise the Lord for that
because I've heard it before,
00:41:44.87\00:41:47.97
I've heard it, you
know, people say that about us
00:41:48.00\00:41:50.41
and it's
something that is speaking.
00:41:50.44\00:41:54.14
That's why, you
know, from time-to-time,
00:41:54.18\00:41:56.28
we mentioned this little
sign that used to be here.
00:41:56.31\00:41:58.11
You remember, honey,
00:41:58.15\00:41:59.48
can you tell them about the sign
00:41:59.51\00:42:00.85
that used to be in the hallway?
00:42:00.88\00:42:02.22
Yeah, preach the
gospel. That's right.
00:42:02.25\00:42:03.82
"If necessary, use
words, if necessary.
00:42:03.85\00:42:08.09
Say that again.
Preach the gospel.
00:42:08.12\00:42:10.86
And if necessary... And
if necessary, use words.
00:42:10.89\00:42:13.90
Wow. Wow.
00:42:13.93\00:42:15.33
Yeah, as your testimony,
you know, and as Christian,
00:42:15.36\00:42:18.30
I know this does not have
anything to do with the topic
00:42:18.33\00:42:20.94
but just came to my
heart, as Christian family,
00:42:20.97\00:42:26.88
and when we have children,
they feel the pressure,
00:42:26.91\00:42:28.84
you know, that they have
to, you know, meet certain...
00:42:28.88\00:42:34.82
Lift the standards, you know,
when a lot of the young people
00:42:34.85\00:42:38.45
are not worrying
about lifting the standards.
00:42:38.49\00:42:42.32
But by God's grace,
anyone that's struggling,
00:42:42.36\00:42:45.56
you have
victory in Christ Jesus.
00:42:45.59\00:42:47.06
Amen. That's right.
00:42:47.10\00:42:48.96
I heard a sign was posted
I think at a auto body shop
00:42:49.00\00:42:52.23
or something that said,
"Leave a lasting reflection."
00:42:52.27\00:42:55.04
And I like that
00:42:55.07\00:42:56.40
because normally you think
leave a lasting impression,
00:42:56.44\00:42:58.07
that's just something
somebody thinks about you
00:42:58.11\00:43:00.21
but if you
actually leave a reflection,
00:43:00.24\00:43:02.44
then when you leave that person,
00:43:02.48\00:43:04.11
they're going
to be mirroring now
00:43:04.15\00:43:05.48
what you've modeled for them.
00:43:05.51\00:43:07.58
So I like that, leave
the lasting reflection,
00:43:07.62\00:43:09.28
not just an impression.
00:43:09.32\00:43:11.25
Amen.
00:43:11.29\00:43:12.85
Tanya, anything?
00:43:12.89\00:43:14.96
Well, I was reading
through the Spirit of Prophecy
00:43:14.99\00:43:17.26
and I'm...
00:43:17.29\00:43:18.63
I think it's
Adventist Home and it says,
00:43:18.66\00:43:24.60
it's comparing
imperishable ornaments
00:43:24.63\00:43:29.40
versus the
world's gold or pearls.
00:43:29.44\00:43:32.77
"There is an urn
ornament that will never perish,
00:43:32.81\00:43:35.94
that will promote the happiness
of all around us in this life
00:43:35.98\00:43:40.25
that will shine
with undimmed luster
00:43:40.28\00:43:43.02
in the immortal future.
00:43:43.05\00:43:44.92
It is the adorning of
a meek and lowly spirit.
00:43:44.95\00:43:48.89
God has bidden us
00:43:48.92\00:43:50.26
where the richest
dress upon the soul,
00:43:50.29\00:43:52.83
instead of
seeking golden ornaments
00:43:52.86\00:43:56.26
for the exterior,
00:43:56.30\00:43:57.63
an earnest effort
would be put forth
00:43:57.67\00:43:59.90
to secure that wisdom
00:43:59.93\00:44:01.64
which is more
valued than fine gold."
00:44:01.67\00:44:05.04
And that really
impressed me today.
00:44:05.07\00:44:06.78
Yes.
00:44:06.81\00:44:08.14
I said, you know,
00:44:08.18\00:44:09.51
there are so
many jewels out there
00:44:09.54\00:44:10.88
that are beautiful to the eye
00:44:10.91\00:44:13.42
but the meek and lowly
spirit, that's lasting.
00:44:13.45\00:44:17.25
People spend
thousands and thousands.
00:44:17.29\00:44:19.35
Remember we were in
Tiffany's in New York?
00:44:19.39\00:44:21.22
Yeah, we just walked
into the store of Tiffany.
00:44:21.26\00:44:23.53
We were walking through
it... I love Tiffany lamps.
00:44:23.56\00:44:25.53
We can never
afford anything there
00:44:25.56\00:44:27.33
but we were walking through it.
00:44:27.36\00:44:29.10
We went to the
floor where they had...
00:44:29.13\00:44:30.67
'Cause you have to
pass the jewelry section.
00:44:30.70\00:44:32.63
Yeah, that's the
standard of Tiffany,
00:44:32.67\00:44:34.30
before you get up to the
floor where they have like pots
00:44:34.34\00:44:37.94
and different types of things.
00:44:37.97\00:44:39.77
But we came to
discover that in Tiffany,
00:44:39.81\00:44:41.64
we can't even
afford a juice jug,
00:44:41.68\00:44:46.01
a nice juice jug, not
even a nice juice jug.
00:44:46.05\00:44:49.15
This was the joke of the day.
00:44:49.18\00:44:51.02
I thought it was
a joke but it wasn't
00:44:51.05\00:44:52.72
'cause Angie
picked up, she said,
00:44:52.75\00:44:54.39
"Look, we are not
buying the jewelry,"
00:44:54.42\00:44:55.76
so we went to the
floor where they have,
00:44:55.79\00:44:57.13
you know, stuff of the kitchen.
00:44:57.16\00:44:58.76
She said, "This is a really
nice one, this is so nice,
00:44:58.79\00:45:01.30
we should get two
of these, you know,
00:45:01.33\00:45:03.37
'cause it should look nice
00:45:03.40\00:45:04.73
when people come over
for us to serve juice."
00:45:04.77\00:45:06.80
And I said,
"Well how much is it?"
00:45:06.84\00:45:08.90
"$25,000."
00:45:08.94\00:45:10.87
Have mercy.
00:45:10.91\00:45:12.67
That's the juice
jug. Oh, that's a shame.
00:45:12.71\00:45:15.18
They say, "Well,
sir, that's gold inside
00:45:15.21\00:45:18.31
and it's platinum
outlined, you want one or two?"
00:45:18.35\00:45:23.15
Neither.
00:45:23.18\00:45:24.52
I thought plastic
will be just fine.
00:45:24.55\00:45:27.56
"Mind measures gold
00:45:27.59\00:45:29.29
but gold cannot
measure the mind."
00:45:29.32\00:45:31.19
Wow, that's a
powerful point. Yeah.
00:45:31.23\00:45:34.26
Say that again.
00:45:34.30\00:45:35.63
"Mind measures gold
00:45:35.66\00:45:37.07
but gold cannot
measure the mind."
00:45:37.10\00:45:39.70
That's right. That's right.
00:45:39.73\00:45:41.27
It's true but when we
saw that, it was like...
00:45:41.30\00:45:43.27
What?
00:45:43.30\00:45:44.64
We ran out of
that store so fast.
00:45:44.67\00:45:46.81
Yeah, we thought well,
00:45:46.84\00:45:48.34
there must be a Walmart
here somewhere in Manhattan.
00:45:48.38\00:45:52.11
Couldn't find one but in
fact the point was well-made.
00:45:52.15\00:45:53.95
Well, the good thing is that
00:45:53.98\00:45:55.32
there are people that
can pay $25,000 for that item
00:45:55.35\00:45:58.42
and just as they
purchased that item,
00:45:58.45\00:46:02.22
I just pray and desire for them
00:46:02.26\00:46:04.89
to invest in the
preaching of the gospel as well,
00:46:04.93\00:46:07.60
you know.
00:46:07.63\00:46:08.96
So, but yes that, the items
and I'm thinking about myself,
00:46:09.00\00:46:12.83
I'm like sitting here and said,
00:46:12.87\00:46:14.40
"Lord, I need to
really look at my life,
00:46:14.44\00:46:17.71
how many pots
and pans do I have?"
00:46:17.74\00:46:19.64
You know what I mean?
00:46:19.67\00:46:21.44
Have they become my
God? Well, you're a cook.
00:46:21.48\00:46:22.84
You're a cook. You
know what I'm saying?
00:46:22.88\00:46:24.21
Yeah, yeah.
00:46:24.25\00:46:25.58
Because we don't need
10 sets of pots and pans.
00:46:25.61\00:46:27.95
Right.
00:46:27.98\00:46:30.25
So, you know, you invest
in where your heart is, right?
00:46:30.29\00:46:33.29
Yeah.
00:46:33.32\00:46:34.66
I think the subject is
about where our allegiance is.
00:46:34.69\00:46:37.43
Right. That's exactly right.
00:46:37.46\00:46:38.79
And I found this
quote in Desire of Ages,
00:46:38.83\00:46:40.80
I thought was
pretty appropriate.
00:46:40.83\00:46:42.30
It says, Jesus was
talking to the people,
00:46:42.33\00:46:45.73
"But what went you out to see
a man clothed in soft raiment,
00:46:45.77\00:46:49.40
behold they which
are gorgeously appareled
00:46:49.44\00:46:51.71
and live delicately
are in king's courts.
00:46:51.74\00:46:55.21
John had been
called to reprove the sin
00:46:55.24\00:46:57.18
and the excesses of his time
00:46:57.21\00:46:59.95
and his plain dress
and self-denying life
00:46:59.98\00:47:03.85
were in harmony
00:47:03.89\00:47:05.22
with the
character of his mission.
00:47:05.25\00:47:06.59
Rich apparel and the
luxuries of this life
00:47:06.62\00:47:08.59
are not the
portion of God's servants
00:47:08.62\00:47:11.43
but for those who
live in the king's courts,
00:47:11.46\00:47:12.99
the rulers of this world
00:47:13.03\00:47:14.36
to whom pertain
the power and riches.
00:47:14.40\00:47:17.43
Jesus wished to direct
attention to the contrast
00:47:17.47\00:47:19.97
between the clothing of John
00:47:20.00\00:47:22.14
that worn by the
priests and rulers,
00:47:22.17\00:47:23.81
these officers
arrayed themselves
00:47:23.84\00:47:25.87
in rich robes
and costly armaments.
00:47:25.91\00:47:27.41
They loved display and
hope to dazzle the people
00:47:27.44\00:47:30.48
and thus command
great consideration.
00:47:30.51\00:47:33.05
They were more anxious to
gain the admiration of men
00:47:33.08\00:47:35.72
than to obtain
the purity of heart
00:47:35.75\00:47:37.85
which would win
the approval of God.
00:47:37.89\00:47:40.09
Thus they reveal
that their allegiance
00:47:40.12\00:47:41.46
was not given to God
00:47:41.49\00:47:42.82
but to the
kingdom of this world."
00:47:42.86\00:47:44.29
That's right. And
that's why Peter...
00:47:44.33\00:47:46.56
Let's go back to point...
Thank you for bringing that up.
00:47:46.59\00:47:50.37
That quote was powerful
00:47:50.40\00:47:51.87
and it's strongly
supported by the Apostle Peter
00:47:51.90\00:47:54.97
under point number nine.
00:47:55.00\00:47:57.01
Who would like
to read that for us?
00:47:57.04\00:47:58.37
Point number
nine, the 1 Peter 3.
00:47:58.41\00:47:59.84
I'll read it. Sure.
00:47:59.87\00:48:01.21
Okay, Idalia. 1 Peter 3:2-5.
00:48:01.24\00:48:04.05
It says, "When they
observe your chaste conduct
00:48:04.08\00:48:08.92
accompanied by fear,
00:48:08.95\00:48:10.79
do not let your
adornment be merely upward,
00:48:10.82\00:48:13.76
arranging the
hair, wearing gold,
00:48:13.79\00:48:16.56
or putting on fine apparel.
00:48:16.59\00:48:18.63
Rather let it be the
hidden person of the heart,
00:48:18.66\00:48:21.60
with the incorruptible beauty
of a gentle and quiet spirit,
00:48:21.63\00:48:25.33
which is very
precious in the sight of God.
00:48:25.37\00:48:28.17
For in this
manner in former times,
00:48:28.20\00:48:30.87
the holy women
who trusted in God
00:48:30.91\00:48:33.81
also adorned themselves
00:48:33.84\00:48:35.61
being submissive to
their own husbands."
00:48:35.64\00:48:38.35
To their own husbands.
00:48:38.38\00:48:39.71
And there's a particular reason
00:48:39.75\00:48:41.08
why he said to
their own husbands
00:48:41.12\00:48:42.58
is because the ostenty,
00:48:42.62\00:48:44.05
the women of the
community that were not wanting
00:48:44.09\00:48:47.26
to just to get the
attention of their own husbands
00:48:47.29\00:48:50.39
made themselves extravagant
00:48:50.43\00:48:51.89
to get the
attention of the other men.
00:48:51.93\00:48:53.33
Yes.
00:48:53.36\00:48:55.30
See, so the modesty...
00:48:55.33\00:48:57.23
The modesty was
important for them
00:48:57.27\00:48:59.27
'cause this is my husband
00:48:59.30\00:49:00.64
just, you know, this my
wife, she's, I'm her husband,
00:49:00.67\00:49:03.77
I'm not going
to be going outside
00:49:03.81\00:49:05.14
trying to get the attention
of all these other men.
00:49:05.17\00:49:06.51
Right.
00:49:06.54\00:49:07.88
And today, the
society which we live in,
00:49:07.91\00:49:09.24
Lord have mercy.
00:49:09.28\00:49:10.61
Wow.
00:49:10.65\00:49:11.98
How many women dress
00:49:12.01\00:49:13.35
to just get the
attention of their own husbands?
00:49:13.38\00:49:15.88
Not this society we live in.
00:49:15.92\00:49:17.42
And unfortunately,
many of our churches,
00:49:17.45\00:49:19.05
you have that effect.
00:49:19.09\00:49:20.66
I talk to men
in men's ministries
00:49:20.69\00:49:22.16
in some places
that I've traveled,
00:49:22.19\00:49:23.53
they said, "It's hard to
keep their minds on the Lord
00:49:23.56\00:49:25.09
when they come to
church on Sabbath morning."
00:49:25.13\00:49:26.90
Well, pastor, I'd
like to share that
00:49:26.93\00:49:29.43
not only do I
agree with your statement
00:49:29.46\00:49:34.04
but I also have
experienced the same thing
00:49:34.07\00:49:36.57
when I've gone to
speak in different places.
00:49:36.60\00:49:39.41
I've noticed...
00:49:39.44\00:49:42.24
Before I notice
somebody's faces,
00:49:42.28\00:49:44.81
I've noticed the lack
of length of their skirt
00:49:44.85\00:49:47.95
only because
they're sitting in front
00:49:47.98\00:49:50.32
and the cleavage
and it's distracting.
00:49:50.35\00:49:52.95
Yeah. It's honestly distracting.
00:49:52.99\00:49:55.36
And it's not that
I'm there to judge anyone
00:49:55.39\00:50:00.60
but you're showing me
what should be covered up.
00:50:00.63\00:50:03.67
Yeah.
00:50:03.70\00:50:05.03
And showing not just
you but everyone else.
00:50:05.07\00:50:07.30
And then I think
and I pray for those...
00:50:07.34\00:50:09.64
Men.
00:50:09.67\00:50:11.01
Poor pastors or
deacons and what have you,
00:50:11.04\00:50:14.58
whoever takes
part in the platform,
00:50:14.61\00:50:17.98
they see all this continually
and we take it so lightly,
00:50:18.01\00:50:21.62
"Oh, it's no big deal.
00:50:21.65\00:50:22.98
If you don't want to
see, don't look at me.
00:50:23.02\00:50:24.59
But, you know,
we are responsible
00:50:24.62\00:50:26.76
if we want to be respected
00:50:26.79\00:50:28.92
and we need to
dress respectful as well.
00:50:28.96\00:50:32.13
You know you made me think
of the scripture that says,
00:50:32.16\00:50:34.66
"Follow me now."
00:50:34.70\00:50:36.03
And I do respect you
too, sometimes he says,
00:50:36.06\00:50:38.83
"You know what, I don't think
00:50:38.87\00:50:40.30
that that
outfit will do, honey."
00:50:40.34\00:50:42.00
Oh, yeah, my
husband will tell me too.
00:50:42.04\00:50:43.71
So I'm like,
"Okay, I won't get that."
00:50:43.74\00:50:47.18
Because you know what
goes through our minds
00:50:47.21\00:50:49.81
and, you know, I
guess you can say
00:50:49.84\00:50:52.45
people are thinking about women
00:50:52.48\00:50:53.82
but men sometimes
dress in a certain way,
00:50:53.85\00:50:57.09
maybe with too tight clothing,
00:50:57.12\00:50:58.85
too tight 'cause
I've seen some guys
00:50:58.89\00:51:00.42
dress like their shirt
is about to break on them.
00:51:00.46\00:51:04.53
They're...
00:51:04.56\00:51:06.03
normally they are t-shirts.
00:51:06.06\00:51:08.00
But we need to be
careful with the way we dress
00:51:08.03\00:51:10.80
and I'm thinking of
the scripture that says,
00:51:10.83\00:51:12.23
"Be slow to
speak, swift to hear."
00:51:12.27\00:51:15.64
Hear.
00:51:15.67\00:51:17.01
I've never used the
scripture this way before
00:51:17.04\00:51:18.37
but maybe we
should be slow to dress
00:51:18.41\00:51:21.01
and ask ourselves,
"Will this glorify God?
00:51:21.04\00:51:24.11
Will this draw attention to
God or attention to myself?"
00:51:24.15\00:51:26.88
Yes, amen.
00:51:26.92\00:51:28.25
Matter of fact, Romans 12:1-2
is a good scripture to fit here
00:51:28.28\00:51:30.72
under point number five.
00:51:30.75\00:51:34.09
You've been
pretty quiet over here,
00:51:34.12\00:51:35.46
I'm going to have you
read that for us, Romans 12.
00:51:35.49\00:51:38.13
Tanya. Sure.
00:51:38.16\00:51:39.96
"I beseech you
therefore, brethren,
00:51:40.00\00:51:42.90
by the mercies of God,
00:51:42.93\00:51:44.63
that you present your
bodies a living sacrifice,
00:51:44.67\00:51:48.20
holy, acceptable to God,
00:51:48.24\00:51:50.54
which is your
reasonable service."
00:51:50.57\00:51:53.64
Verse 2, "And
do not be conformed
00:51:53.68\00:51:56.78
to this world
00:51:56.81\00:51:58.15
but be transformed by
the renewing of your mind
00:51:58.18\00:52:01.92
that you may prove
00:52:01.95\00:52:04.35
what is that
good, and acceptable,
00:52:04.39\00:52:06.99
and perfect will of God."
00:52:07.02\00:52:09.92
Oh, that's amazing.
00:52:09.96\00:52:11.39
When you read the
same scripture in the NIV,
00:52:11.43\00:52:13.96
when it says "Which is
your reasonable service,"
00:52:14.00\00:52:15.66
it says, "Which is your
spiritual act of worship."
00:52:15.70\00:52:18.87
And that impacted me
when I read that one day
00:52:18.90\00:52:21.70
and notice what it's saying,
00:52:21.74\00:52:23.07
"Do not be
conformed to the world."
00:52:23.10\00:52:24.44
The world has a standard
00:52:24.47\00:52:25.81
and it's trying
to mold the church
00:52:25.84\00:52:27.18
and unfortunately in
many of the city churches,
00:52:27.21\00:52:29.94
it's not much of
an issue out here
00:52:29.98\00:52:31.31
in Thompsonville
or in West Frankfort,
00:52:31.35\00:52:33.15
but in many of
the city churches,
00:52:33.18\00:52:34.52
in the metropolis
areas and the warm climates
00:52:34.55\00:52:37.22
and the places
00:52:37.25\00:52:38.59
where people don't necessarily
wear a lot of clothes
00:52:38.62\00:52:40.66
year-round anyway
because it's so hot, so warm.
00:52:40.69\00:52:43.73
You have to really take
an extra step as Christians
00:52:43.76\00:52:45.79
to not allow ourselves
to conform to the world.
00:52:45.83\00:52:49.16
Yeah.
00:52:49.20\00:52:50.53
We were down in...
00:52:50.57\00:52:51.90
We were down in
Southern California once
00:52:51.93\00:52:53.44
and we were just going to
try to get some directions
00:52:53.47\00:52:55.20
and we walked into a
restaurant to get directions.
00:52:55.24\00:52:57.67
On the way out,
a guy said to us,
00:52:57.71\00:53:00.04
"You guys must be Christians."
00:53:00.08\00:53:02.84
He said, "I can tell
by the way you look."
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Praise the Lord.
00:53:04.31\00:53:05.65
Didn't even know
him from anywhere
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and that was just
that short exchange,
00:53:07.05\00:53:08.38
you remember that?
00:53:08.42\00:53:09.75
Yeah. I know, yeah.
00:53:09.78\00:53:11.12
Went to Marie
Callender's and they said,
00:53:11.15\00:53:12.49
"You must be Christians."
00:53:12.52\00:53:13.86
I'm like, "Oh,
wow, praise the Lord."
00:53:13.89\00:53:15.59
That goes back to the
sign that we were talking
00:53:15.62\00:53:17.39
about that 3ABN
had, "Preach the gospel.
00:53:17.43\00:53:21.86
If necessary, use
words." Yes, use words.
00:53:21.90\00:53:25.60
And I want to
bring the principle out
00:53:25.63\00:53:26.97
because the
principle is something
00:53:27.00\00:53:28.34
that we hadn't
really catapulted so much.
00:53:28.37\00:53:30.21
We've talked about the specifics
00:53:30.24\00:53:31.57
and by the way,
00:53:31.61\00:53:32.94
this is not an
exhaustive study on the topic.
00:53:32.97\00:53:34.61
There's so much more.
00:53:34.64\00:53:36.44
Prime example, you find...
00:53:36.48\00:53:39.48
When you look at
the Old Testament
00:53:39.51\00:53:40.85
and the New Testament,
the principle is the straight,
00:53:40.88\00:53:42.88
it supported all the way
through about how Christians
00:53:42.92\00:53:45.82
should not look at
when it comes to jewelry,
00:53:45.85\00:53:48.89
when it comes to alcohol,
when it comes to unclean foods.
00:53:48.92\00:53:51.46
It's not how
much, it's abstinence.
00:53:51.49\00:53:54.03
Yes.
00:53:54.06\00:53:55.40
And we live in a
society nowadays where they say,
00:53:55.43\00:53:56.77
"Well, tiny earrings is okay,
00:53:56.80\00:53:58.57
tiny bit of wine
on Sabbath afternoon
00:53:58.60\00:54:00.17
is okay."
00:54:00.20\00:54:01.54
We're getting to where
it's creeping in like erosion
00:54:01.57\00:54:04.77
and before you
know the whole house
00:54:04.81\00:54:06.14
is going to fall
and somebody says,
00:54:06.17\00:54:07.51
"Did you not
know it was leaking?"
00:54:07.54\00:54:09.58
And the whole
foundation is gone.
00:54:09.61\00:54:11.11
But look at the principle,
00:54:11.15\00:54:12.48
Exodus 35:22 under point
number 13.Whoever like to read
00:54:12.51\00:54:16.18
that will be
great, Exodus 35:22,
00:54:16.22\00:54:19.32
and when the Lord
brought Moses to the place
00:54:19.35\00:54:21.32
where the people
had to make a decision,
00:54:21.36\00:54:23.12
look at what they
did, Exodus 35:22.
00:54:23.16\00:54:25.19
Who'd like to read that for us?
00:54:25.23\00:54:26.56
I have it here and it says,
"They came, both men and women,
00:54:26.59\00:54:30.10
as many as had a
willing heart, brought earrings,
00:54:30.13\00:54:33.74
and nose rings,
rings, and necklaces,
00:54:33.77\00:54:36.24
all jewelry of gold that is,
00:54:36.27\00:54:38.11
every man who made an
offering of gold to the Lord."
00:54:38.14\00:54:41.58
And, you know what,
this passage is, they said,
00:54:41.61\00:54:44.21
"Let's get back
to the real reason
00:54:44.25\00:54:45.68
why God gave us these things."
00:54:45.71\00:54:47.05
Yeah.
00:54:47.08\00:54:48.42
"We want to build a temple,
which one of you is willing?"
00:54:48.45\00:54:50.39
Yes.
00:54:50.42\00:54:51.75
And what kind of
heart did they have?
00:54:51.79\00:54:53.12
Willing, it's so important.
00:54:53.15\00:54:54.99
The cardiologist...
00:54:55.02\00:54:57.09
The Will
Family. The Will Family.
00:54:57.13\00:54:59.23
A willing heart,
that's what Tanya is.
00:54:59.26\00:55:02.33
And so...
00:55:02.36\00:55:03.70
Yeah.
00:55:03.73\00:55:05.07
Pastor, I like where
1 Corinthians 10 says,
00:55:05.10\00:55:06.47
"Therefore whatever you eat
or drink or whatever you do,
00:55:06.50\00:55:09.30
do all to the glory of God."
00:55:09.34\00:55:10.77
It's often we stop
there but the next one says,
00:55:10.81\00:55:12.44
"Give none offence,
00:55:12.47\00:55:14.21
neither to the
Jew, nor the gentile,
00:55:14.24\00:55:16.51
nor to the church of God."
00:55:16.54\00:55:17.88
So it's talking about address
even in the church of God,
00:55:17.91\00:55:20.12
"Even as I please
all men in all things,
00:55:20.15\00:55:22.75
not seeking mine own profit
00:55:22.78\00:55:24.42
but the profit of many
that they may be saved."
00:55:24.45\00:55:27.32
So we're talking about...
00:55:27.36\00:55:28.69
It's not just for us personally.
00:55:28.72\00:55:30.09
That's right.
00:55:30.13\00:55:31.46
It is also that we don't try
00:55:31.49\00:55:32.83
to becoming a
stumbling-block to others.
00:55:32.86\00:55:34.20
Exactly.
00:55:34.23\00:55:35.56
You know, we start
out with, you know,
00:55:35.60\00:55:36.93
we're to bring
honor and glory to God
00:55:36.97\00:55:39.33
for His temple, He dwells in us,
00:55:39.37\00:55:42.07
and He doesn't want us
to be offensive to others
00:55:42.10\00:55:44.64
and the things
we eat, whether we,
00:55:44.67\00:55:46.51
you know, drink or whatever
we do, whatever we wear,
00:55:46.54\00:55:50.48
we need to do it
to the glory of God.
00:55:50.51\00:55:51.85
Everything. Amen.
00:55:51.88\00:55:53.31
Honey, you had a point
you want to bring out before.
00:55:53.35\00:55:54.95
Oh, yeah, I was saying
that some people will say,
00:55:54.98\00:55:56.82
"What about my car?
00:55:56.85\00:55:59.79
My expensive..."
00:55:59.82\00:56:01.16
"Oh, look at that person,
they have an expensive car."
00:56:01.19\00:56:04.09
What's the difference between
that and our body temple?
00:56:04.13\00:56:07.53
Well, that's...
00:56:07.56\00:56:08.90
You answered the
question. That's the difference.
00:56:08.93\00:56:10.67
The car is not our body temple.
It's not a sin to be wealthy.
00:56:10.70\00:56:14.70
The Bible doesn't say that.
00:56:14.74\00:56:16.07
Solomon, his house
was adorned in ways
00:56:16.10\00:56:17.67
that nobody's
ever before or since.
00:56:17.71\00:56:20.98
Abraham was a very
wealthy individual.
00:56:21.01\00:56:22.88
God is not against wealth
00:56:22.91\00:56:24.25
and that's not the
purpose of this program.
00:56:24.28\00:56:25.71
But it's what do we
do with our body temple.
00:56:25.75\00:56:27.98
Yes.
00:56:28.02\00:56:29.35
If our bodies belong to
God, which in fact they do,
00:56:29.38\00:56:31.45
we should let all things be done
00:56:31.49\00:56:32.92
to reflect the glory of God.
00:56:32.95\00:56:34.92
That's right.
00:56:34.96\00:56:36.29
Not the corrosion of the world
and, you know, there's so many
00:56:36.32\00:56:38.99
more we're not going
to get to but I'd like us
00:56:39.03\00:56:40.70
to end with this
one, Matthew 5:16.
00:56:40.73\00:56:44.13
And this is a beautiful passage,
00:56:44.17\00:56:45.87
I could say it
00:56:45.90\00:56:47.24
and you could repeat it at home,
00:56:47.27\00:56:48.60
"Let your light
so shine before men,
00:56:48.64\00:56:51.11
that they may
see your good works
00:56:51.14\00:56:53.88
and glorify your
Father which is," where?
00:56:53.91\00:56:55.74
"In heaven." "In heaven."
00:56:55.78\00:56:57.11
So we just wanted
to, in a loving way,
00:56:57.15\00:56:59.21
say to our brothers and sisters
00:56:59.25\00:57:00.58
whether you're
Adventist or other denominations
00:57:00.62\00:57:02.65
that as Christians,
00:57:02.68\00:57:04.02
there's a much higher
standard we're called to bear.
00:57:04.05\00:57:07.56
Don't let the world
bring you down to its level.
00:57:07.59\00:57:10.03
No.
00:57:10.06\00:57:11.39
Bring the world
up to God's level.
00:57:11.43\00:57:13.40
One day, we're going to
walk on streets of gold,
00:57:13.43\00:57:15.46
walk through
gates made of pearl.
00:57:15.50\00:57:17.13
Can you imagine chiseling away
00:57:17.17\00:57:18.53
the gates to put
them on our ears?
00:57:18.57\00:57:20.37
If that's not going to
be the case in the future,
00:57:20.40\00:57:22.54
let's live for
the glory of God now.
00:57:22.57\00:57:24.14
Thank you for tuning
00:57:24.17\00:57:25.51
into Friday
night Family Worship.
00:57:25.54\00:57:26.88
We pray that we've
been a blessing to you
00:57:26.91\00:57:29.04
and may the glory of
God always be seen in
00:57:29.08\00:57:31.65
and through your life.
00:57:31.68\00:57:33.01
Amen. God bless you.
00:57:33.05\00:57:34.38
Happy Sabbath.
00:57:34.42\00:57:35.75